A balade specifienge partly the maner, partly the matter, in the most excellent meetynge and lyke mariage betwene our soueraigne Lord, and our soueraigne Lady, the Kynges and Queenes highnes, Pende |
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A Balade specifienge partly the maner, partly the matter, in the most excellent meetyng and lyke mariage betwene our Soueraigne Lord, and our Soueraigne Lady, the Kynges and Queenes highnes. Pende by Iohn Heywod.
The
egles byrde hath spred his wings
And from far of, hathe taken flyght
In whiche meane way by no leurings
On bough or braunch this birde wold light
Till on the rose, both red and whight
He lighteth now, moste louinglie
And therto moste behouinglie.
And from far of, hathe taken flyght
In whiche meane way by no leurings
On bough or braunch this birde wold light
Till on the rose, both red and whight
He lighteth now, moste louinglie
And therto moste behouinglie.
The monthe ensuing next to June
This birde, this floure for perche doth take
Reioysinglie him selfe to prune
He rousith, rypelie to awake
Upon this perche to chose his make
Concluding strayght for rype right rest
In the lions boure, to bilde his nest
This birde, this floure for perche doth take
Reioysinglie him selfe to prune
He rousith, rypelie to awake
Upon this perche to chose his make
Concluding strayght for rype right rest
In the lions boure, to bilde his nest
A birde, a beast to make to choose
Namelie the beaste most furious
It may seeme straunge, and so it doose
And to this birde iniurious
It semthe a case right curious
To make construction in suche sens
As may stande for this birds defens
Namelie the beaste most furious
It may seeme straunge, and so it doose
And to this birde iniurious
It semthe a case right curious
To make construction in suche sens
As may stande for this birds defens
But marke, this lion so by name
Is properlie a lambe tassyne
No lion wilde, a lion tame
No rampant lion masculyne
The lamblike lion feminyne
Whose milde meeke propertie aleurth
This birde to light, and him asseurth
Is properlie a lambe tassyne
No lion wilde, a lion tame
No rampant lion masculyne
The lamblike lion feminyne
Whose milde meeke propertie aleurth
This birde to light, and him asseurth
The egles birde, the egles eyre
All other birds far surmounting
The crounid lion, matcheth feyre
Croune vnto croune, this birde dothe bring
A queenelie queene, a kinglie king
Thus, lyke to lyke here matched is
What matche may match more mete thē this
All other birds far surmounting
The crounid lion, matcheth feyre
Croune vnto croune, this birde dothe bring
A queenelie queene, a kinglie king
Thus, lyke to lyke here matched is
What matche may match more mete thē this
So meete a matche in parentage
So meete a matche in dignite
So meete a matche in patronage,
So meete matche in benignite,
So macht from all malignite
As (thankes to god gyuen for the same)
Seelde hathe ben seene, thus sayth the fame
So meete a matche in dignite
So meete a matche in patronage,
So meete matche in benignite,
So macht from all malignite
As (thankes to god gyuen for the same)
Seelde hathe ben seene, thus sayth the fame
This meete met matche, at first meeting
In theyr aproche togither neere
Loulie louelie lyueli greeting
In eche to other, did so appeere
That lookers on, al must graunt cleere
Theire vsage of suche humayne reache
As all might lerne, but none coulde teache
In theyr aproche togither neere
Loulie louelie lyueli greeting
In eche to other, did so appeere
That lookers on, al must graunt cleere
Theire vsage of suche humayne reache
As all might lerne, but none coulde teache
Then in conioyning of these twayne
Suche sacred solempne solempnite
Suche fare in feaste to entertayne
Suche notable nobilite
Suche honour withe suche honeste
Suche Ioy, all these to plat in plot
Plat them who can, for I can not
Suche sacred solempne solempnite
Suche fare in feaste to entertayne
Suche notable nobilite
Suche honour withe suche honeste
Suche Ioy, all these to plat in plot
Plat them who can, for I can not
But here one deyntie president
Nombre so greate, in place so small
Nacions so manie, so different
So sodenlie met, so agreed all
Without offensyue worde let fall
Saue sight of twayne, for whome all met
No one sight there, lyke this to get
Nombre so greate, in place so small
Nacions so manie, so different
So sodenlie met, so agreed all
Without offensyue worde let fall
Saue sight of twayne, for whome all met
No one sight there, lyke this to get
This lamblyke lyon, and lamblike burde
To show effect, as cause affordes
For that they lamblike be concurde
The lamb of lambs, the lorde of lordes
Let vs lyke lambs, as moste acordes
Moste mekelie thanke, in humble wyse
As humble hart, may most deuyse
To show effect, as cause affordes
For that they lamblike be concurde
The lamb of lambs, the lorde of lordes
Let vs lyke lambs, as moste acordes
Moste mekelie thanke, in humble wyse
As humble hart, may most deuyse
Whiche thanks full gyuen most thankfullie
To prayer fall we on our kneese
That it may lyke that lorde on hie
In helthe and welth to prosper theese
As falth for thier moste high degreese
And that all we, their subiects may
Them and their lawes, loue and obay
To prayer fall we on our kneese
That it may lyke that lorde on hie
In helthe and welth to prosper theese
As falth for thier moste high degreese
And that all we, their subiects may
Them and their lawes, loue and obay
And that betwene these twayne and one
The thre and one, one once to sende
In one to knit vs euerichone
And to that one, such mo at ende
As his will only shall extende
Graunte this good god, adding thie grace
To make vs meete tobtayne this case
The thre and one, one once to sende
In one to knit vs euerichone
And to that one, such mo at ende
As his will only shall extende
Graunte this good god, adding thie grace
To make vs meete tobtayne this case
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