Philomythie or Philomythologie wherein Outlandish Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, are taught to speake true English plainely. By Tho: Scot ... The second edition much inlarged |
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Dedicated to all the noble attendants
of Royaltie in the Campe of Vertue, who fight for the honor of the
Church, and Common-wealth.
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Dedicated to all the noble attendants of Royaltie in the Campe of Vertue, who fight for the honor of the Church, and Common-wealth.
Till now of late we feard that loud report,
Of Cressy field, Poicters, and Agincourt,
Fought by our Kings and Princes heretofore,
Had not been true, or should betold no more.
We wondred if those Nobles euer were
Whom fame for armes and bounty did prefer:
We doubted all our Countries had forgot.
The deede of Audely or beleeu'd it not
We thought our Nation was of worth bereft,
When bowes and arrowes and browne bills were left.
But see, occasion now hath turnd our eyes,
To inward wars where greater wonders rise.
To see affection conquerd, lust chastisd'e,
Pride humbled, Murther slaine, all vice despisd'e.
And all old vertues freshly now reneude,
By faire examples as the Sun ere vewd.
Of Cressy field, Poicters, and Agincourt,
Fought by our Kings and Princes heretofore,
Had not been true, or should betold no more.
We wondred if those Nobles euer were
Whom fame for armes and bounty did prefer:
We doubted all our Countries had forgot.
The deede of Audely or beleeu'd it not
We thought our Nation was of worth bereft,
When bowes and arrowes and browne bills were left.
But see, occasion now hath turnd our eyes,
To inward wars where greater wonders rise.
To see affection conquerd, lust chastisd'e,
Pride humbled, Murther slaine, all vice despisd'e.
And all old vertues freshly now reneude,
By faire examples as the Sun ere vewd.
In which braue war of wonders (passing far
All other conflicts that compounded are
(Of loue and hate) each Lord who lends a hand
To fight against vice for vertue, doth this land
More honor then his ancestors before
In conquering France, and shall be famd for't more.
Some for their Prudence who found out and led,
Others for zeale through whom the enemy fled.
Others for Art, whose skill the squadrons placed
Others for Iustice who the enemy chased,
And some for Constancie, who held it out.
And still vnwearied, not vnwounded fought.
But none more fame attaind then mercies squire,
Who begd to giue, all sauing in desire,
He Audely-like taught Courtiers how to craue
What they might giue away, and giuing saue,
Saue free from feare of forfeiture or losse,
Or there-begging or the next yeeres crosse:
Or enuies eye-sore, or the Commons hate,
Or poores complaint, or grieuance of the state,
To him and to the rest, this tale is sent,
Howsoeuer taken with a good intent.
(Of loue and hate) each Lord who lends a hand
To fight against vice for vertue, doth this land
More honor then his ancestors before
In conquering France, and shall be famd for't more.
Some for their Prudence who found out and led,
Others for zeale through whom the enemy fled.
Others for Art, whose skill the squadrons placed
Others for Iustice who the enemy chased,
And some for Constancie, who held it out.
And still vnwearied, not vnwounded fought.
But none more fame attaind then mercies squire,
Who begd to giue, all sauing in desire,
He Audely-like taught Courtiers how to craue
What they might giue away, and giuing saue,
Saue free from feare of forfeiture or losse,
Or there-begging or the next yeeres crosse:
Or enuies eye-sore, or the Commons hate,
Or poores complaint, or grieuance of the state,
To him and to the rest, this tale is sent,
Howsoeuer taken with a good intent.
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