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The Castell of Courtesie

Whereunto is adioyned The Holde of Humilitie: With the Chariot of Chastitie thereunto annexed. Also a Dialogue betweene Age and Youth, and other matters herein conteined. By Iames Yates

Yates, James

[The Castell of Courtesie.]

[The Hould of Humilitie:]

To the Courteous construers of indifferent iudgement.

The Houlde of Humilitie.

A farevvell framed to the Hould of Humilitie.

A dialogue between Age & Youth,

Verses which were presented vnto the Patron of this booke at newe yeares Time. 1578.

Other verses presented vnto him, at new-Yeeres time.

Verses on friendship.

Verses on false Report.

Verses vnto his Muse.

Verses vpon the troubles of this Worlde.

Verses in declaration of a friend written at the request of P. W.

Verses vpon Hope, declared by Motion and Answere.

Verses written at the Departure of his friende W. G.

Verses sent vnto Master P.W. to Cambridge.

Other verses written vnto him vvhen hee was at Ipsvvich:

Verses vvritten vpon this vvord, vvho doth refaine to faine, declared vnto him priuatly by his friende, vvhome he ansvvereth thus.

Verses vvritten vpon a dreame which was dreamed on Sundaie night, the x. of April, and written vnto Mistresse F. W.

Verses vpon feare and Fury.

Verses vpon this Theame, Silence breaketh many Friendeshippes.

Verses written in a solitary suppose of a doubtfull Dumpe.

Verses sent vnto his friend, B. M.

Verses written for one, who espyinge his friends fauour and countenance to be altered from the former fashion, to satisfie his request, he wrote as followeth.

Verses declaring how each Desire Is satisfied in Time.

Verses written vnto one which had wrote A Curious Commendation of his happie Exchange.

Verses written for a requisite remembrance of the earth quake which happened on Wednesday the 6. of Aprill. 1580. betwene 5. and 6. of the clocke at night of the same day.

Verses written vnto his friend W. C. of not, and nor.

Verses written vpon the captiouse coniecture of one who not offended.

Verses written vpon a Question.

Verses written vpon Desire, to vnload the minde.

Verses which signifie the ease, Hovv medling least, doth not displease.

Verses written vpon Saint Iames his day.

[THE Chariot of Chastitie.]

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Ditties deuised at sundrie idle times for Recreation sake, written by Iames Yatis.

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Of wayling, and not preuailing.

I waylyng ,
Yet not preuailing,
In sorrow sayling,
alas, I mourne:
Such is the spight
To dimme delight
In me poore wight,
almost forlorne.

But God of grace
Graunt me solace
Within short space,
to ease my griefe:
And send release
Where woes increase,
I cannot cease
to craue reliefe.

For if the heart
Feeles inward smart
Without Desert
Death it desires:
The griefe of minde
Much woe doth finde
Their life resign'd,
So some requires.