The Castell of Pleasure by William Nevill: The text of the first issue of the poem with variant readings from the reprint of 1518; Together with introduction, notes and glossary by Roberta D. Cornelius |
 |
|
Beaute. |
 | The Castell of Pleasure |  |
Beaute.
I repute no blame in you ye came in good season
Ye haue well aspyed your tyme I holde me content
Your excuse I allowe it is grounded on reason
Here hath ben moche besynes syth ye hens went
Now I wyll declare my pleasure syth ye be present
As touchynge desyre after whose supplycacyon
Betwene Pyte & Dysdayne hath ben a sore argument
Tyll ye interrupted theyr communycacyon
Ye haue well aspyed your tyme I holde me content
Your excuse I allowe it is grounded on reason
Here hath ben moche besynes syth ye hens went
107
As touchynge desyre after whose supplycacyon
Betwene Pyte & Dysdayne hath ben a sore argument
Tyll ye interrupted theyr communycacyon
Pyte and dysdayne gyue ye good audyence
And ye desyre take this for an answere
Syth now is comyn to me credence
I wyll no lenge make delay nor defarre
But I commaunde you two to cese your plees and warre
And you desyre I wyll to my fauour take
Syth me to please aduenture so well ye darre
I were to blame yf I sholde you forsake
And ye desyre take this for an answere
Syth now is comyn to me credence
I wyll no lenge make delay nor defarre
But I commaunde you two to cese your plees and warre
And you desyre I wyll to my fauour take
Syth me to please aduenture so well ye darre
I were to blame yf I sholde you forsake
Forther I wyll that ye enioye and procede
The moost parte of this gardyn of affeccyon
Yf ye lacke ony thynge ye shall haue it at nede
And for the tender zele amyte and dyleccyon
That I haue to you ye shall haue proteccyon
Ouer me and myn durynge my mortall lyfe
I wyll moreouer be subdued to your correccyon
Yf it lyke you to mary me & haue me to your wyfe
The moost parte of this gardyn of affeccyon
Yf ye lacke ony thynge ye shall haue it at nede
And for the tender zele amyte and dyleccyon
That I haue to you ye shall haue proteccyon
Ouer me and myn durynge my mortall lyfe
I wyll moreouer be subdued to your correccyon
Yf it lyke you to mary me & haue me to your wyfe
| The Castell of Pleasure | |