Certain Selected Histories for christian Recreations vvith their seuerall Moralizations Brought into Englishe verse, and are to be long with seuerall notes: Composed by Richard Robinson Citizen of London |
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 | Certain Selected Histories for christian Recreations vvith their seuerall Moralizations |  |
[Marche now my muse wt martiall might]
The argument
The constaunte course in spirituall combate and turneiment of eche faithfull Christian, against Antechrist our malignant aduersarie obtaineth in fine condigne rewarde of tranquile felicie in this worlde, and in the worlde to come, perpetuall felicities inspeakeable.
Marche
now my muse wt martiall might,
In spirituall combate conqueryng:
Condigne rewarde doeth euer light,
On verteous worthie trauellyng.
In spirituall combate conqueryng:
Condigne rewarde doeth euer light,
On verteous worthie trauellyng.
Declare of Adonias kyng,
That pretie Historie,
In wealth who sometyme florishyng:
Delighted muche to see,
His knights at tourney practisyng,
The feates of cheualrie.
That pretie Historie,
In wealth who sometyme florishyng:
Delighted muche to see,
His knights at tourney practisyng,
The feates of cheualrie.
It happened that vpon a daie,
By Proclamation made there:
His knights in armour should araie,
Them selues eche with shield and spere.
By Proclamation made there:
His knights in armour should araie,
Them selues eche with shield and spere.
Then by decree he did ordaine,
What knight so euer could,
Hym self with prowes best demaine,
Haue worthie hier he should:
This knowne of knights a noble traine,
Came tourney for to holde.
What knight so euer could,
Hym self with prowes best demaine,
Haue worthie hier he should:
Came tourney for to holde.
The daie of their appearaunce come,
And their assembly made so:
The kyng did will of those knights some,
In one parte should aside go.
And their assembly made so:
The kyng did will of those knights some,
In one parte should aside go.
The other halfe of them theare,
He made them selues deuide,
The first parte chosen streight to beare,
Their armour did prouide:
To lait in place of purpose wheare,
The tourney should bee tride.
He made them selues deuide,
The first parte chosen streight to beare,
Their armour did prouide:
To lait in place of purpose wheare,
The tourney should bee tride.
Then gaue the kyng commaundement,
Who on the parte contrary:
With speare to doe his best was bent,
To touche, awaie take, and carry.
Who on the parte contrary:
With speare to doe his best was bent,
To touche, awaie take, and carry.
The armour so that doune was laied,
The owner thereof presently,
Out of the troupe should be conuaied:
To tourney with his enemie,
And for the purpose was a maied,
Ordained to arme hym redily.
The owner thereof presently,
Out of the troupe should be conuaied:
To tourney with his enemie,
And for the purpose was a maied,
Ordained to arme hym redily.
What doen encounter should her knight,
Gainst hym that toucht the armour sate,
Whom if he foilde or put to flight,
That daie he should bee decorate.
Gainst hym that toucht the armour sate,
That daie he should bee decorate.
With royall croune and placed bee,
At table with the kyng,
A certaine knight with valiancie:
Conditions these hearyng,
With diligence about lookte hee,
Euery shielde beholdyng.
At table with the kyng,
A certaine knight with valiancie:
Conditions these hearyng,
With diligence about lookte hee,
Euery shielde beholdyng.
Emongst them all he marked one,
With apples three gilt garnisht:
In greate desire that shielde alone,
His greedie mynde had rauisht.
With apples three gilt garnisht:
In greate desire that shielde alone,
His greedie mynde had rauisht.
And that same shield he toucht with spere,
Straight waie the other knight,
Who ought it, of the maide there:
Did make hym self bee dight,
And entereth listes withouten feare,
Against the other wight.
Straight waie the other knight,
Who ought it, of the maide there:
Did make hym self bee dight,
And entereth listes withouten feare,
Against the other wight.
In tourney whiche loe he that ought,
The armour toucht by prowesse,
Behaded hym that so had sought,
To cary awaie his harnesse.
The armour toucht by prowesse,
Behaded hym that so had sought,
To cary awaie his harnesse.
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