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Iustice and Iudgement, pleaded at Beauties Barre.
The Argument.
In Beauties Pallace met, as Cupid had ordaynd,The Captayne with his crowne, and captiue led away:
All strife, debates, and iarres, which erst before remaind
VVhen Beauty sat as Iudge, were ended in that day.
And Hymeneus hee, exhorte them all to wed,
But those which can liue chaste, he do exempt therfro,
So Cupid is content, to rest him in his bed:
And Dian chose her path, in wandring woods to go.
Let Dian take her deare, and Cupid his delight,
For Beauty sate in throne, to pleasure euery wight.
Yet
once agayne, before the yeere was spent,
I did returne vnto my wonted wise:
When as the Sun, to the woods a shade had bent,
Whose smell, and hew, my fancy did suffice:
Wheras I couched, and couered both my eyes,
And drowsie sleepe, did soone arest my hart,
And wished rest, did binde eche weary part.
I did returne vnto my wonted wise:
When as the Sun, to the woods a shade had bent,
Whose smell, and hew, my fancy did suffice:
Wheras I couched, and couered both my eyes,
And drowsie sleepe, did soone arest my hart,
And wished rest, did binde eche weary part.
And loe as erst, my fethered Angell came,
And bad mee come, and wait in wonted sorte:
Doubt not (quoth hee) to vndertake the same,
For as I haue, so will I bee thy forte,
And eke thy guide, to bringe thee to that porte:
Wheras (be bolde) no danger shall in sewe,
Giue credit now as thou hast found mee true.
And bad mee come, and wait in wonted sorte:
Doubt not (quoth hee) to vndertake the same,
For as I haue, so will I bee thy forte,
And eke thy guide, to bringe thee to that porte:
Wheras (be bolde) no danger shall in sewe,
Giue credit now as thou hast found mee true.
Wherwith I rise, and gladly passed forth,
Not knowing whence, nor whither I should goe:
But followed him, whose counsell was much worth,
To ease my paine, and rid mee of all woe:
No loue of freend, nor dread of frowning foe,
Abasht my minde, or strooke my hart in feare,
For drowsie sleepe had clene expeld all care.
Not knowing whence, nor whither I should goe:
But followed him, whose counsell was much worth,
To ease my paine, and rid mee of all woe:
No loue of freend, nor dread of frowning foe,
Abasht my minde, or strooke my hart in feare,
For drowsie sleepe had clene expeld all care.
My God went fast, whose steps were neuer slow,
And guided mee vnto a fertill Fen:
Where many shrubs, of sundry sortes did grow,
A place no doubt, vnknowne to mortall men:
Which when I saw, I was amased then,
And gladly would, haue knowne the place his name,
But that I durst, not aske my guide the same.
And guided mee vnto a fertill Fen:
Where many shrubs, of sundry sortes did grow,
A place no doubt, vnknowne to mortall men:
Which when I saw, I was amased then,
And gladly would, haue knowne the place his name,
But that I durst, not aske my guide the same.
Within the Fen, there stood a Castle faire,
Most strongly built, most cumly to beholde:
The top wherof, assended to the aire,
And euery part, was gilted with pure golde:
My guide vnasked, the circumstances tolde,
Beauty (quoth hee) within this place doth dwell,
Who veweth this Fen, and rules it passing well.
Most strongly built, most cumly to beholde:
The top wherof, assended to the aire,
And euery part, was gilted with pure golde:
My guide vnasked, the circumstances tolde,
Beauty (quoth hee) within this place doth dwell,
Who veweth this Fen, and rules it passing well.
Wherby I saw, that which I did not know,
And did perceiue the end of his intent:
At last hee dayned, his purpose for to show,
What was the cause, and why that way hee went:
Wherfore to him I yeelded my consent,
And forth wee past, as hee did thinke it good,
Into the place, wheras this Castle stoode.
And did perceiue the end of his intent:
At last hee dayned, his purpose for to show,
What was the cause, and why that way hee went:
Wherfore to him I yeelded my consent,
And forth wee past, as hee did thinke it good,
Into the place, wheras this Castle stoode.
No sooner did wee enter in the same,
But loe a trumpe, did sound within my eare:
And euery one, gaue eare to sounding fame,
And noted well, what newes hee did declare:
Yea all those knights, which in the Castle were,
Attended well what newes there should befall,
From her which was the Iudge, and Queene of all.
But loe a trumpe, did sound within my eare:
And euery one, gaue eare to sounding fame,
And noted well, what newes hee did declare:
Yea all those knights, which in the Castle were,
From her which was the Iudge, and Queene of all.
The Preco sayd that all which were assembled,
With free consent, their Captiues should reseyne:
(Wherat no doubt, the feruent louers trembled)
Till Phebus beames, began in morne to shine:
Till Lucifer from his loue should decline,
To him which had, Dame Beauties birds in store,
And kept them cleane, full many yeeres of yore.
With free consent, their Captiues should reseyne:
(Wherat no doubt, the feruent louers trembled)
Till Phebus beames, began in morne to shine:
Till Lucifer from his loue should decline,
To him which had, Dame Beauties birds in store,
And kept them cleane, full many yeeres of yore.
To him therfore, the prisoners were committed,
Who kept them well, as Beauty did request:
And euery knight, a pleasant place hath fitted,
Where hee alone, that silent night might rest?
To sport him selfe, as hee should thinke it best,
But blame them not, though some were wery then,
Which came that day vnto that ioyfull Fen.
Who kept them well, as Beauty did request:
And euery knight, a pleasant place hath fitted,
Where hee alone, that silent night might rest?
To sport him selfe, as hee should thinke it best,
But blame them not, though some were wery then,
Which came that day vnto that ioyfull Fen.
But when Dame Nox hath couered euery thing,
And Cinthia, by Phebus is sent out:
Which to the world, most ioyfull light dooth bring,
And aydeth those, whom Phebus left in doubt:
Euen so I gesse that most of all this rout,
Haue yeelded vp, when Sopor seeme so tall,
I neede not gesse, when Morpheus shewd mee all.
And Cinthia, by Phebus is sent out:
Which to the world, most ioyfull light dooth bring,
And aydeth those, whom Phebus left in doubt:
Euen so I gesse that most of all this rout,
Haue yeelded vp, when Sopor seeme so tall,
I neede not gesse, when Morpheus shewd mee all.
And those likewise, which in the Closet kept,
(Excepting some) did lay them downe to rest:
Who sighed sore, while that the other slept,
And wayled the losse, of them whom they loued best:
Of whom that night, there passed many a iest,
Which if I should rescite them as they came,
It were enough for to discorse the same.
(Excepting some) did lay them downe to rest:
Who sighed sore, while that the other slept,
And wayled the losse, of them whom they loued best:
Of whom that night, there passed many a iest,
Which if I should rescite them as they came,
It were enough for to discorse the same.
Next to the gate, faire Iuliet did lye,
And in the Court young Romeus did stay:
Faire Cinthia gaue leue, to peke and pry,
But [illeg.] oft sayd, when wilt thou come away.
Windowes (quoth hee) I would assend faire May,
I looke to see, the place where erst I came,
But Tibalt hee, hath closed vp the same.
And in the Court young Romeus did stay:
Faire Cinthia gaue leue, to peke and pry,
But [illeg.] oft sayd, when wilt thou come away.
I looke to see, the place where erst I came,
But Tibalt hee, hath closed vp the same.
Then mighty Ioue came slidinge downe from Heauen,
And thought to fall, within young Danaes lap:
But yet behold, the tyles were not layd euen,
And hee his head, against the stones did rap:
And on the ground, hee did complaine his hap.
Alas (quoth hee) this fall hath made my paine,
Then looke (quoth I) before you slide agayne.
And thought to fall, within young Danaes lap:
But yet behold, the tyles were not layd euen,
And hee his head, against the stones did rap:
And on the ground, hee did complaine his hap.
Alas (quoth hee) this fall hath made my paine,
Then looke (quoth I) before you slide agayne.
Then Orpheus gat leaue to come from Hell,
To cheere vp her, which was his whole delight:
Which in the Lake, with Tartur kinge did dwel,
Whose Harpe did sound, almost the silent night:
Pluto saw that, hee thought hee did not right,
But with his might, hee troubled Orpheus minde,
Who fled for feare, and left his Harpe behinde.
To cheere vp her, which was his whole delight:
Which in the Lake, with Tartur kinge did dwel,
Whose Harpe did sound, almost the silent night:
Pluto saw that, hee thought hee did not right,
But with his might, hee troubled Orpheus minde,
Who fled for feare, and left his Harpe behinde.
Then Priamus out of the gardaynes came,
Into the place wheras young Lotis lay:
Who while shee slept, did thinke it was no shame,
In silent night, with her to sporte and play:
His Asse brayd out, for feare hee ran away.
And durst not bide, her curtesie to try,
Wherat the Nimphes did laugh exceedingly.
Into the place wheras young Lotis lay:
Who while shee slept, did thinke it was no shame,
In silent night, with her to sporte and play:
His Asse brayd out, for feare hee ran away.
And durst not bide, her curtesie to try,
Wherat the Nimphes did laugh exceedingly.
Then Tethis sonne, began his forme to change,
In sundry sorte, as well hee could deuise:
A cunning art, a worke which seemed most strange,
Whose firy flames, out of his mouth did rise:
The Iayler fered, and stopped both his eyes,
Then Proteus hee, vnto Pomona went,
Which turnd him selfe, euen for the same intent.
In sundry sorte, as well hee could deuise:
A cunning art, a worke which seemed most strange,
Whose firy flames, out of his mouth did rise:
The Iayler fered, and stopped both his eyes,
Then Proteus hee, vnto Pomona went,
Which turnd him selfe, euen for the same intent.
Neptune saw that, and causde Triton to sound,
And Eolus for him did rayse the weather:
Hee sought so longe at last his loue hee found,
And Alcion said, my Lord your are welcome hyther:
I will not say, how that they went togeather,
But yet beholde, the keeper spied their play:
The God for feare, did breechlesse run his way.
And Eolus for him did rayse the weather:
And Alcion said, my Lord your are welcome hyther:
I will not say, how that they went togeather,
But yet beholde, the keeper spied their play:
The God for feare, did breechlesse run his way.
Thus merily wee passed all the night,
For Morpheus was, contented in the same:
But yet mee thought, there was one passing sight,
Wherat my guide, did finde good sport and game:
Which to let passe, I thinke I were to blame,
I feare no foes, the truth I doo not feare:
For this I saw, which now I shall declare.
For Morpheus was, contented in the same:
But yet mee thought, there was one passing sight,
Wherat my guide, did finde good sport and game:
Which to let passe, I thinke I were to blame,
I feare no foes, the truth I doo not feare:
For this I saw, which now I shall declare.
When Clodius, vnto Pompeia wente,
And Vestall omnes, had tooke him in the trip:
They all at once trust him in continent,
And in their vse, began this youth to whip:
And what though hee alowe did hang the lip,
They sent him forth, and this charge did him giue.
To come no more, so long as hee should liue.
And Vestall omnes, had tooke him in the trip:
They all at once trust him in continent,
And in their vse, began this youth to whip:
And what though hee alowe did hang the lip,
They sent him forth, and this charge did him giue.
To come no more, so long as hee should liue.
And thus the night, hath run her timely race,
And Lucifer, hath left Auroras bed:
Don Phebus now, begin to take his place,
And with this Dame, doth rest his heauenly hed:
His burning beames, do stand vs all in sted,
And Cinthia sayth: adue, my brother come:
Unto whose rule, I must yeeld vp this rome.
And Lucifer, hath left Auroras bed:
Don Phebus now, begin to take his place,
And with this Dame, doth rest his heauenly hed:
His burning beames, do stand vs all in sted,
And Cinthia sayth: adue, my brother come:
Unto whose rule, I must yeeld vp this rome.
The morning came, the Preco sound againe,
And chargeth all, in place for to appere:
Where Beauty doth in Iudgement seat remaine,
Their direfull doome, or ioyfull newes to here:
They were content, and Morpheus did draw nere,
But Pryapus, when all were in the place,
Sadled his Asse, and rid away a pace.
And chargeth all, in place for to appere:
Where Beauty doth in Iudgement seat remaine,
Their direfull doome, or ioyfull newes to here:
They were content, and Morpheus did draw nere,
But Pryapus, when all were in the place,
Sadled his Asse, and rid away a pace.
For why hee sayd, such fate did him betide,
And such exployts, that night by him were done:
For feare this God, alas could not abide,
That neede hee must, Dame Beauties iudgement shun:
For well hee knew, before it was begun,
That hee by her, should iustly bee condemned,
And for his feare of all the Gods contemned.
And such exployts, that night by him were done:
For feare this God, alas could not abide,
That neede hee must, Dame Beauties iudgement shun:
For well hee knew, before it was begun,
That hee by her, should iustly bee condemned,
And for his feare of all the Gods contemned.
When Preco had tolde forth his sounding tales,
And all the knights, which came from Cupids war:
Addrest them selues, out of these greeuous gales,
To pleade their case, before Dame Beauties Bar:
Pretending there, either to make or mar,
Then Beauty sate, iust Iudgement for to giue:
To trust, to saue, to die and eke to liue.
And all the knights, which came from Cupids war:
Addrest them selues, out of these greeuous gales,
To pleade their case, before Dame Beauties Bar:
Pretending there, either to make or mar,
Then Beauty sate, iust Iudgement for to giue:
To trust, to saue, to die and eke to liue.
There all the Gods, assembled were in place,
And dainty Venus, sate by Beauties side:
To heare eche plead, and way of euery case,
And eke to know, what ende there should betide,
To euery one, that captiue did abide,
The keeper stands, and cryes Lordings giue rome:
Stand from the Bar, and let the prisoners come.
And dainty Venus, sate by Beauties side:
To heare eche plead, and way of euery case,
And eke to know, what ende there should betide,
To euery one, that captiue did abide,
The keeper stands, and cryes Lordings giue rome:
Stand from the Bar, and let the prisoners come.
Thus euery thing was brought to perfite stay,
The prisoners all doo tremble where they stand:
The trusty keeper, hee make no delay,
But dooth resigne them to Dame Beauties hand:
To haue eche case, with wisdome duly skande,
When all was whist, and statutes red at large:
The Cryer gan his dutie to discharge.
The prisoners all doo tremble where they stand:
The trusty keeper, hee make no delay,
But dooth resigne them to Dame Beauties hand:
To haue eche case, with wisdome duly skande,
When all was whist, and statutes red at large:
The Cryer gan his dutie to discharge.
Then Lemnon knight, and of the Ciclops cheefe,
Iudgement did craue, and Beauty graunt the same:
I will quoth hee, you graunt mee some releefe,
For mighty Mars, hath put my wife to shame:
Wherat the Gods did finde exceeding game,
And when they saw what thing hee went about,
Be whole consent, they hoyst the blacksmith out.
Iudgement did craue, and Beauty graunt the same:
I will quoth hee, you graunt mee some releefe,
For mighty Mars, hath put my wife to shame:
Wherat the Gods did finde exceeding game,
Be whole consent, they hoyst the blacksmith out.
Amphytrion did craue a full deuorce,
For Ioue hee sayd, with him had bin vnkinde:
Then Ioue stood vp, and asked some remorce,
And sayd hee would, content his troubled minde,
Yea Beauty then, did craue some grace to finde:
Hee was content, and mighty Ioue therfore,
Did vow himselfe, neuer to serue so more.
For Ioue hee sayd, with him had bin vnkinde:
Then Ioue stood vp, and asked some remorce,
And sayd hee would, content his troubled minde,
Yea Beauty then, did craue some grace to finde:
Hee was content, and mighty Ioue therfore,
Did vow himselfe, neuer to serue so more.
So great complaints, against this God were brought,
That at the last from bench hee slipt away:
Iuno was wroth, and due reuengment sought,
Of those which had deceiued her of her pray:
Shee rage and fret, shee curseth day by day,
But Beauty sought, to recompence the wronge,
Whom hee had made, to singe the Cookoes songe.
That at the last from bench hee slipt away:
Iuno was wroth, and due reuengment sought,
Of those which had deceiued her of her pray:
Shee rage and fret, shee curseth day by day,
But Beauty sought, to recompence the wronge,
Whom hee had made, to singe the Cookoes songe.
I let passe all, till Menelaus came,
And did complaine, because hee lost his peece:
The Troian knight, hee only sought to blame,
Which had conuayed, this Diamond from Greece:
More losse then hee, which lost the golden fleece,
The greefe wherof, did hazard much his helth,
For that the knight, had tooke this Dame by stelth.
And did complaine, because hee lost his peece:
The Troian knight, hee only sought to blame,
Which had conuayed, this Diamond from Greece:
More losse then hee, which lost the golden fleece,
The greefe wherof, did hazard much his helth,
For that the knight, had tooke this Dame by stelth.
Oenone then did heare this great complaint,
And fiatling fell, vpon her tender knee:
Lo worthy kinge beholde thy wished Sainte,
Hath stole away, my loyall knight from mee:
With trickling teares, these voyces vttered shee,
And wisht the Iudge, her sentence to declare,
To asswage her paine, and rid her of her care.
And fiatling fell, vpon her tender knee:
Lo worthy kinge beholde thy wished Sainte,
Hath stole away, my loyall knight from mee:
With trickling teares, these voyces vttered shee,
And wisht the Iudge, her sentence to declare,
To asswage her paine, and rid her of her care.
Then Beauty sayd, sith Paris hath delt so,
And left this dame, which cherished him before:
(When as his sire, did seeke to worke his woe,)
Who vnto him two children hath ybore:
Oenone liues, thy losse for to deplore,
Cherish thy babes, which for their fathers cry,
Defame hath vowed, his fact shall neuer dye.
And left this dame, which cherished him before:
Who vnto him two children hath ybore:
Oenone liues, thy losse for to deplore,
Cherish thy babes, which for their fathers cry,
Defame hath vowed, his fact shall neuer dye.
And as for her which hath this acte committed,
The blood of them, whose bones at Troy do stay:
Reuengment craues, the Gods haue it permitted,
Wherfore (quoth shee) let her be led away:
But whither it was, I cannot truly say,
Yet Morpheus sayd, that Robinson should tell,
As well her paine, as where this Lady dwell.
The blood of them, whose bones at Troy do stay:
Reuengment craues, the Gods haue it permitted,
Wherfore (quoth shee) let her be led away:
But whither it was, I cannot truly say,
Yet Morpheus sayd, that Robinson should tell,
As well her paine, as where this Lady dwell.
Then Menalaus was sory for his make,
Whose tricklinge teares, the Troians did inuie:
Who in the feeld, had perished for her sake,
So did the Greekes, which buried there doo lye:
And with consent, they ceased not to cry,
Wo worth the time, that Hellen came to Troy,
Wo worth that knight, which stole ye wretch away.
Whose tricklinge teares, the Troians did inuie:
Who in the feeld, had perished for her sake,
So did the Greekes, which buried there doo lye:
And with consent, they ceased not to cry,
Wo worth the time, that Hellen came to Troy,
Wo worth that knight, which stole ye wretch away.
Then Troylus true, stept vp among the rout,
And offered vp the bill of his complaint:
How that by chaunce, hee found his Cressid out,
Whose shrine he serued, whō he had made his saint:
For as hee sayd, Beauty had drawen constraint,
Wherfore hee craude, true sentence for his doome:
That Cressid might possesse deserued roome,
And offered vp the bill of his complaint:
How that by chaunce, hee found his Cressid out,
Whose shrine he serued, whō he had made his saint:
For as hee sayd, Beauty had drawen constraint,
Wherfore hee craude, true sentence for his doome:
That Cressid might possesse deserued roome,
But Diomed when as hee hard the truth,
Hee gate (Perforce) to parle in his cause:
Who moued the bench, with Pitty, Mone, and Ruth,
And sayd that thee, had neuer broke the lawes:
But yeelded there, where neede so strongly drawes,
Doo what shee could, Perforce compeld her so:
When shee was driuen, from Troy to Greece to go.
Hee gate (Perforce) to parle in his cause:
Who moued the bench, with Pitty, Mone, and Ruth,
And sayd that thee, had neuer broke the lawes:
But yeelded there, where neede so strongly drawes,
Doo what shee could, Perforce compeld her so:
When shee was driuen, from Troy to Greece to go.
Knight Troylus then, remoued the sute agayne,
Unto a place, wheras the ground was sure:
And by aduise, hee ceased not to complaine,
With hot assault, hee sewed her a periure:
But Diomed scant able to indure,
Let fall the sute vnto Dame Beauties pleasure,
To end in haste, or to defer to leysure.
Unto a place, wheras the ground was sure:
And by aduise, hee ceased not to complaine,
With hot assault, hee sewed her a periure:
But Diomed scant able to indure,
Let fall the sute vnto Dame Beauties pleasure,
To end in haste, or to defer to leysure.
Then Calcas hee, which was her louing Sire,
Did offer Mynes, and glistering gobs of golde:
To spare his childe, the Iudge hee did require,
But yet alas, Beauty would not beholde:
Nor yet giue eare, vnto the tale hee tolde,
But iudged her which was the Prophets daughter
A Leper vile, and so shee liued after.
Did offer Mynes, and glistering gobs of golde:
To spare his childe, the Iudge hee did require,
But yet alas, Beauty would not beholde:
Nor yet giue eare, vnto the tale hee tolde,
But iudged her which was the Prophets daughter
A Leper vile, and so shee liued after.
And as for him, which was the Troian knight,
With louely lookes, shee often gaue good cheere:
Though for her sake, hee ended in the fight,
Yet truth shall try, it plainly shall appeere:
That his desertes, so long as man liue here,
Shall pearce the clowdes, for euery man shall shew
That hee was iust, and to his Lady true.
With louely lookes, shee often gaue good cheere:
Though for her sake, hee ended in the fight,
Yet truth shall try, it plainly shall appeere:
That his desertes, so long as man liue here,
Shall pearce the clowdes, for euery man shall shew
That hee was iust, and to his Lady true.
Achilles then came trembling forth of Hell,
And brought with him Polixina the bright,
Whom hee did craue, because hee loued so well,
And should haue had if Paris had doone right:
But Beauty shee, desired the Grecian knight,
To stay his hand, and hold his liuely breath:
Contenting him, by faire Polixines death.
And brought with him Polixina the bright,
Whom hee did craue, because hee loued so well,
And should haue had if Paris had doone right:
But Beauty shee, desired the Grecian knight,
To stay his hand, and hold his liuely breath:
Contenting him, by faire Polixines death.
Orestes came into his former rage,
Which Pirrus felt, before Dame Beauties bar:
The Iudge did rise, his fury to asswage,
And did demaund the cause of all that iar:
Nestor auoucht, before hee went to war,
Hermione was young Orestes right,
Wherfore my thought the Iury set him quite.
Which Pirrus felt, before Dame Beauties bar:
The Iudge did rise, his fury to asswage,
And did demaund the cause of all that iar:
Nestor auoucht, before hee went to war,
Wherfore my thought the Iury set him quite.
Leander cryed and craued to haue the law,
And Hero shee, began with sobs to waile:
Of Neptunes force, they both did stand in awe,
They labored much, but yet could not preuaile:
They daily sought, but yet therin did faile,
Neptune (quoth hee) doth loue my Dame so deare,
That through his force, I am driuen backe by feare
And Hero shee, began with sobs to waile:
Of Neptunes force, they both did stand in awe,
They labored much, but yet could not preuaile:
They daily sought, but yet therin did faile,
Neptune (quoth hee) doth loue my Dame so deare,
That through his force, I am driuen backe by feare
Then Neptunes loue, began therat to frowne,
And for his sake, Dame Hero did inuy:
And did not cease, to seeke to put her downe,
In Neptunes lap, shee often times did cry:
Whose silly teares, her louers loue did try,
And hee content, to please this gallant Dame:
At her request, reuenged him of thesame.
And for his sake, Dame Hero did inuy:
And did not cease, to seeke to put her downe,
In Neptunes lap, shee often times did cry:
Whose silly teares, her louers loue did try,
And hee content, to please this gallant Dame:
At her request, reuenged him of thesame.
And on the Seas, hee caught this silly knight,
And sonke his boate, within the flowing floods:
Where hee was drowned, and quesned by dispight
This did the God to doo his lady good:
But shee alas, being fed with furious moode,
Cast vp his corpes, which Hero did espye,
And fell from Towre, and with her loue did dye.
And sonke his boate, within the flowing floods:
Where hee was drowned, and quesned by dispight
This did the God to doo his lady good:
But shee alas, being fed with furious moode,
Cast vp his corpes, which Hero did espye,
And fell from Towre, and with her loue did dye.
Amulius brought in his brothers childe,
Whom hee had lockt within the vestall caue:
Accusing Mars, which had that Dame beguilde,
And caused her lose, the life that shee would saue:
But Mars in wrath, this speedy sentence gaue,
That Illias Impes, should worke Amulius shame:
Who after that had tasted of the same.
Whom hee had lockt within the vestall caue:
Accusing Mars, which had that Dame beguilde,
And caused her lose, the life that shee would saue:
But Mars in wrath, this speedy sentence gaue,
That Illias Impes, should worke Amulius shame:
Who after that had tasted of the same.
Then Minos wife came raging all in ire,
And Beauty asked, her purpose and intent:
That speckled Bull (quoth shee) I doo desire,
The Gods gan laugh, and yeelded her consent:
Forthwith from thence, to Dedalus shee went,
But Beauty skould, and did this fact detest,
And sent forth Ire, to gnaw king Minos brest.
And Beauty asked, her purpose and intent:
The Gods gan laugh, and yeelded her consent:
Forthwith from thence, to Dedalus shee went,
But Beauty skould, and did this fact detest,
And sent forth Ire, to gnaw king Minos brest.
Then Theseus freend, shee stood on Naxus Ile,
And cryed alowd vnto the powres aboue:
Whom Baccus caught, and brought from long exile,
And in the ende, did choose her for his loue:
Whose rufull mone, Dame Beauties hart did mooue,
But all the Gods sent Theseus into Hell:
Whose paynes were more, then any toung can tell.
And cryed alowd vnto the powres aboue:
Whom Baccus caught, and brought from long exile,
And in the ende, did choose her for his loue:
Whose rufull mone, Dame Beauties hart did mooue,
But all the Gods sent Theseus into Hell:
Whose paynes were more, then any toung can tell.
Then Alpheus did Arethusa chase,
And left his course, euen as hee thought it best:
Diana shee, did stay her of her race,
And yet deceiued this long desiring guest:
And sith in her, shee saw a faythfull brest,
By Beauties will, shee changed her forme away:
Into a spring, which in her name did stay.
And left his course, euen as hee thought it best:
Diana shee, did stay her of her race,
And yet deceiued this long desiring guest:
And sith in her, shee saw a faythfull brest,
By Beauties will, shee changed her forme away:
Into a spring, which in her name did stay.
Then Cepheus childe, fearing the monsters might,
Cride to the Gods, vpon her mothers pride:
But Perseus hart, relented at the sight,
And truly vowde, no longer to abide,
Till for her sake, the monster hee had tryde:
And on conflicte, hee ended breathinge life,
And Beauty gaue, this damsell for his wife.
Cride to the Gods, vpon her mothers pride:
But Perseus hart, relented at the sight,
And truly vowde, no longer to abide,
Till for her sake, the monster hee had tryde:
And on conflicte, hee ended breathinge life,
And Beauty gaue, this damsell for his wife.
Apollo hee, which gaue Cassandra wit,
To tell all things, which after should insew:
Before the bar, wheras the Iudge did sit,
His whole complaint in open pleaded shew:
Hee sayd that shee, had neuer prooued true,
Wherat the Iudge, did ware exceeding wanne:
And longe amazde, at last shee thus beganne.
To tell all things, which after should insew:
Before the bar, wheras the Iudge did sit,
His whole complaint in open pleaded shew:
Hee sayd that shee, had neuer prooued true,
Wherat the Iudge, did ware exceeding wanne:
And longe amazde, at last shee thus beganne.
Sith you (quoth shee) which gaue to her this gifte,
Can not obtayne, the troth which shee did plight:
Tis good for you to vse some other shifte,
Her false attempt, some other way to quite:
Wherfore the God, thus said in open sight,
The wordes shee spake, no Troian shall beleeue,
But eche mans minde, they shall molest and greeue.
Can not obtayne, the troth which shee did plight:
Tis good for you to vse some other shifte,
Her false attempt, some other way to quite:
Wherfore the God, thus said in open sight,
The wordes shee spake, no Troian shall beleeue,
But eche mans minde, they shall molest and greeue.
A thousand more, to long for to repeate,
Came thronging in, the Iudgement for to heare:
Such preace was made, before Dame Beauties seat,
Of those which came, their matters to declare:
That if I should name all that did appeare
It were to much, the labour were to long,
My pen would faint, and say it had great wrong,
Came thronging in, the Iudgement for to heare:
Such preace was made, before Dame Beauties seat,
Of those which came, their matters to declare:
That if I should name all that did appeare
It were to much, the labour were to long,
My pen would faint, and say it had great wrong,
Sardanapalus, somtime Thassirian kinge,
With strange attire hee entered into place:
Upon his head a helmet hee did bring,
And in his hand, hee held a glistering glasse:
In Queenes attire, this foole bedecked was,
A rout of Heares, and Concubines hee led,
Which while hee liude his greedy humors fed.
With strange attire hee entered into place:
Upon his head a helmet hee did bring,
And in his hand, hee held a glistering glasse:
In Queenes attire, this foole bedecked was,
A rout of Heares, and Concubines hee led,
Which while hee liude his greedy humors fed.
But Beauty blusht, and bid him packe away,
And Venus smilde as one which likte it well:
Arbactus came of him to make a pray,
Whose wicked vse in presence hee did tell:
Whose life in pompe, and pleasure did excell,
Then Beauty sayd procure his timely death:
Arbactus went, and stopt his fatall breath.
And Venus smilde as one which likte it well:
Arbactus came of him to make a pray,
Whose wicked vse in presence hee did tell:
Whose life in pompe, and pleasure did excell,
Then Beauty sayd procure his timely death:
Arbactus went, and stopt his fatall breath.
What should I say eche one which did complayne,
Hath out of hand, a iudgement and redresse:
The Crier hee is gathering of his gaine,
Eche officer is busied with no lesse:
The inhabiters, prouide for gallant guesse.
And eueryone, prepareth passing cheere,
But euery thing is solde exceeding deere.
Hath out of hand, a iudgement and redresse:
The Crier hee is gathering of his gaine,
Eche officer is busied with no lesse:
The inhabiters, prouide for gallant guesse.
But euery thing is solde exceeding deere.
Since Saturns dayes, and golden yeeres ypast,
Since Ioue his birth, and all his brethren deere:
If ought were done, whose fame till now doth last,
You may suppose that it was truly there:
Yea euery thing in order did appere,
And euery iar, that present time was ended,
And eche offence, by iudgement was amended.
Since Ioue his birth, and all his brethren deere:
If ought were done, whose fame till now doth last,
You may suppose that it was truly there:
Yea euery thing in order did appere,
And euery iar, that present time was ended,
And eche offence, by iudgement was amended.
And since that time, I truly must confesse,
All strife is doone, Dian loues no debate:
Shee liues no more in woods and wildernesse,
But euery one hath choose a cherefull mate:
And some so much this life of hers do hate,
That for the feare of Cupids cursed checke,
They yeeld to bow, and come at euery becke.
All strife is doone, Dian loues no debate:
Shee liues no more in woods and wildernesse,
But euery one hath choose a cherefull mate:
And some so much this life of hers do hate,
That for the feare of Cupids cursed checke,
They yeeld to bow, and come at euery becke.
Then maruell not, though Cupid rule alone,
And though eche wight is ready to obay:
For surely now Dianas host is gone,
Her troupe is small, which in the woods doo stay:
When Cupid comes, eche one doth run his way,
Yet some there bee, I can it not deny,
Which liue with her, with whom they meane to dye.
And though eche wight is ready to obay:
For surely now Dianas host is gone,
Her troupe is small, which in the woods doo stay:
When Cupid comes, eche one doth run his way,
Yet some there bee, I can it not deny,
Which liue with her, with whom they meane to dye.
There Pitty stood, and pleaded many a case,
The blinded boy, had wisht him so to doo.
And often times, the Iudge to him gaue place,
As well for freend, as eke for forrain foe:
For sure shee thought, most meete for to doo so,
That freend and foe, might ioyne them both in one,
And as they ought, worship Cupid alone.
The blinded boy, had wisht him so to doo.
And often times, the Iudge to him gaue place,
As well for freend, as eke for forrain foe:
For sure shee thought, most meete for to doo so,
That freend and foe, might ioyne them both in one,
And as they ought, worship Cupid alone.
Thus euery thing, beeing brought to perfit end,
And euery one contented with the same:
Then mighty Ioue, from lofty clowdes did send,
His trusty knight, which vnto Beauty came:
Who merily began the Court to blame,
For that it stayd, and did defer so long:
While Vulcan thought, the kitchin had some wrong.
And euery one contented with the same:
His trusty knight, which vnto Beauty came:
Who merily began the Court to blame,
For that it stayd, and did defer so long:
While Vulcan thought, the kitchin had some wrong.
For when as Ioue from of the bench did part,
Whose eares did glow, to heare so many cry:
The sore complaints, did mone his tender hart,
With speedy pace hee mounted to the skye:
And caused his cookes with Vulcan for to fry,
Till all delights for Beauties trayne did stay:
For whom hee sent and wisht to come away.
Whose eares did glow, to heare so many cry:
The sore complaints, did mone his tender hart,
With speedy pace hee mounted to the skye:
And caused his cookes with Vulcan for to fry,
Till all delights for Beauties trayne did stay:
For whom hee sent and wisht to come away.
Then Beauty risde, and thus she gan to say,
My noble Lords, and Ladyes of estate:
Much are you bound, for this your happy day,
Your harty thankes to yeeld vnto your fate:
For that this Court, hath banished debate.
Then marke what hee, which is ordainde to speake,
Shall brefely say, and then the Court shall breake.
My noble Lords, and Ladyes of estate:
Much are you bound, for this your happy day,
Your harty thankes to yeeld vnto your fate:
For that this Court, hath banished debate.
Then marke what hee, which is ordainde to speake,
Shall brefely say, and then the Court shall breake.
From of the bench, a cumly Lord did rise,
Which vnto all dit pleasantly appeere:
And vnto Heauen, hee fixed his stedfast eyes,
Whose couler came, which did increase his cheere:
Whose voyce was such that euery man might here.
And at the last (making no long delay)
With filed speech thus hee began to say.
Which vnto all dit pleasantly appeere:
And vnto Heauen, hee fixed his stedfast eyes,
Whose couler came, which did increase his cheere:
Whose voyce was such that euery man might here.
And at the last (making no long delay)
With filed speech thus hee began to say.
Himenæ his Oration.
Renowmed Lordes giue eare, and marke what I shall say,Which now haue seene the whole exploites of all this lucky day.
I Hymenæus hight whose force you do obay,
In whom (twise happy may you bee) if you do rightly stay.
Now therfore sith ech case, hath bin discoursed at large,
And sith the Iudge, by Iustice rule her duty did discharge.
Leaue of those wanton toyes of loue, beeing vsed amisse,
And loue the lawes of wedlocks bond, which much more seemely is.
And you which long haue erred, and wandered to and fro,
Reuoke your selues, and stay your race, and cease for to doo so.
For holy bee the lawes, which wedlocke doo maintaine,
And duty must perforce be giuen, to those which there remaine.
To range abrode in woods, as many vsde before,
Beseeme the brutish beast to doo, then vse that vse no more.
Let Iuno serue for Ioue, sufficing for his wife,
And let not Neptune with his mate, dispise to lede his life.
If Hypolite the chast, can leade his life so still,
Why should not Phedra suffer him, to doo after his will?
What ill affectes bee these, cut of those Impes I pray,
Which may both bring the roote and stocke, with branches to decay.
And thus I end in breefe, as erst I haue begonne,
Desiring you to set your selues, in wedlockes lawes to ronne.
This sayd hee ceast, and setled downe agayne,
And Beauty rose, and vttered all her minde:
Requesting them that they would take the payne,
To wend with her, as Ioue had then assinde:
They did consent as duty did them binde,
But ere they went, beholde what did betide:
To mee poore soule, which did that sight abide.
And Beauty rose, and vttered all her minde:
Requesting them that they would take the payne,
To wend with her, as Ioue had then assinde:
They did consent as duty did them binde,
But ere they went, beholde what did betide:
To mee poore soule, which did that sight abide.
For as I looked, on euery thing that fell,
I did neglect, wheras my guide did goe:
And glauncing lookes, within that place did dwell,
With speedy pace, came running mee vnto,
Who drew mee forth, euen as a furious foe:
Who straightly said, thy iudgement shalbe geuen,
Bee sure to dye, God bring thy soule to Heauen.
I did neglect, wheras my guide did goe:
And glauncing lookes, within that place did dwell,
With speedy pace, came running mee vnto,
Who straightly said, thy iudgement shalbe geuen,
Bee sure to dye, God bring thy soule to Heauen.
Hee drew mee forth, and vrged mee to goe,
Yea Mauger all my force and all my might:
Alas sayd I, what meane you to doo so,
Take some remorse, and cease to worke your spight:
Doo well (quoth hee) if that thy case bee right,
Wherfore I wept, but yet alas in vaine,
And on my guide, I ceast not complayne.
Yea Mauger all my force and all my might:
Alas sayd I, what meane you to doo so,
Take some remorse, and cease to worke your spight:
Doo well (quoth hee) if that thy case bee right,
Wherfore I wept, but yet alas in vaine,
And on my guide, I ceast not complayne.
I sweat for feare, I tremble for to tell,
My haire stood vp, my sences were agast:
My reddy blood, this terror did expell,
Before that time, which in my cheekes was plaste:
And yet my foe did draw mee forth in haste,
Who told the Iudge, where hee had found mee out,
When all the throng began to preace about.
My haire stood vp, my sences were agast:
My reddy blood, this terror did expell,
Before that time, which in my cheekes was plaste:
And yet my foe did draw mee forth in haste,
Who told the Iudge, where hee had found mee out,
When all the throng began to preace about.
And when they saw, what nouelty had hapt,
Then euery one, began to shout and cry:
And on my head, their tender handes they clapt,
And sayd good Sir, you are welcome hartely:
Wherwith I thankte them for their curtesie,
Whē teares and swet, ran down my face by stremes
They awakte mee out of this dreadfull dremes.
Then euery one, began to shout and cry:
And on my head, their tender handes they clapt,
And sayd good Sir, you are welcome hartely:
Wherwith I thankte them for their curtesie,
Whē teares and swet, ran down my face by stremes
They awakte mee out of this dreadfull dremes.
So since that time I neither saw my foe,
Nor yet my guide, which then was slipt away:
Nay can I tell, if they to skyes did goe,
As Beauty had pretended all that day:
Of this nor that, no more I haue to say,
But when I wakte, I went from silent shade:
For darkesome night, the earth did then inuade.
Nor yet my guide, which then was slipt away:
Nay can I tell, if they to skyes did goe,
As Beauty had pretended all that day:
Of this nor that, no more I haue to say,
But when I wakte, I went from silent shade:
For darkesome night, the earth did then inuade.
And here beholde, I breefely will conclude,
For why? my pen is weary of her toyle:
But yet I pray, beare with these termes so rude,
And for my payne, yeeld not my worke the toyle:
Now gentle Muse, vnto thy Caue recoyle,
I yeeld thee thankes, for this thy gentle hart:
Thy Maister hee, hath playd his wished parte.
For why? my pen is weary of her toyle:
And for my payne, yeeld not my worke the toyle:
Now gentle Muse, vnto thy Caue recoyle,
I yeeld thee thankes, for this thy gentle hart:
Thy Maister hee, hath playd his wished parte.
And though not so, as hee hath wisht to doo,
Yet for his skill, hee hath displayde his due:
Hee craues remorce, if that it chaunceth so,
That any crime, therof there should insue:
Or if his pen, hath writ more then is true,
Iudge you which haue, run in this tedious way,
The Author doth expect what you will say.
Yet for his skill, hee hath displayde his due:
Hee craues remorce, if that it chaunceth so,
That any crime, therof there should insue:
Or if his pen, hath writ more then is true,
Iudge you which haue, run in this tedious way,
The Author doth expect what you will say.
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