The Pastime of Pleasure by Stephen Hawes A literal reprint of the earliest complete copy (1517) with variant readings from the editions of 1509, 1554, and 1555 together with introduction notes, glossary, and indexes: By William Edward Mead |
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Of the fyue Interyall wyttes. Ca. xxiiij.
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Of the fyue Interyall wyttes. Ca. xxiiij.
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XXIIII. Of the fyue Interyall wyttes. Ca. xxiiij.
The eyen / the eres and also the nose
The mouth & hādes inwarde wyttes are none
But outwarde offyces as ye may suppose
To the inwarde wyttes whiche do Iuge alone
For vnto theym all thynges haue gone
By these outwarde gates to haue the knowlegynge
By the inwarde wyttes to haue decernynge
The mouth & hādes inwarde wyttes are none
But outwarde offyces as ye may suppose
To the inwarde wyttes whiche do Iuge alone
For vnto theym all thynges haue gone
By these outwarde gates to haue the knowlegynge
By the inwarde wyttes to haue decernynge
These are the fyue wyttes remenynge inwardy
Fyrst comyn wytte / and than ymagynacyon
Fantasy and / estymacyon truely
And memory as I make narracyon
Eche vpon other hath occupacyon
Fyrst the comyn wytte vnto the front aplyde
Doth thynke decerne / it may not be denyde
Fyrst comyn wytte / and than ymagynacyon
Fantasy and / estymacyon truely
And memory as I make narracyon
Eche vpon other hath occupacyon
Fyrst the comyn wytte vnto the front aplyde
Doth thynke decerne / it may not be denyde
Of the eyen the offyce onely is the syght
To se the fayre the lowe or altytude
The whyte or blacke / the heuy or the lyght
The lytell or grete / the weyke / or fortytude
The vgly fauoure or yet the pulcrytude
This is the vse of the eyene intere
To se all thynges whiche may well appere
To se the fayre the lowe or altytude
The whyte or blacke / the heuy or the lyght
The lytell or grete / the weyke / or fortytude
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This is the vse of the eyene intere
To se all thynges whiche may well appere
But of themselfe they can decerne nothynge
One frome an other / but the comyn wytte
Decerueth colours by spyrytuall connynge
To the fyue inwarde wyttes it is so well knytte
Nothynge is sene but it doth iuge it
It dooth decerne the god frome badnes
The hye the lowe / the foule the fayrnes
One frome an other / but the comyn wytte
Decerueth colours by spyrytuall connynge
To the fyue inwarde wyttes it is so well knytte
Nothynge is sene but it doth iuge it
It dooth decerne the god frome badnes
The hye the lowe / the foule the fayrnes
The nose also euery ayre doth smell
But yet it hath nothynge auctoryte
Yf it be swete for to Iuge and tell
But the comyn wytte dooth it in certaynte
Decernynge sauours in euery degre
Knowynge the swete ayre frome the stynkynge
Whan that the nose therof hath smellynge
But yet it hath nothynge auctoryte
Yf it be swete for to Iuge and tell
But the comyn wytte dooth it in certaynte
Decernynge sauours in euery degre
Knowynge the swete ayre frome the stynkynge
Whan that the nose therof hath smellynge
The eres also ryght well gyue audyence
Vnto a tale herynge it ryght perfytely
But they can not decerne the sentence
To knowe where vpon it doth so ratyfy
Vpon grete wysedome or elles vpon foly
Thus whether the tale be ryght good or bad
By the comyn wytte the knowlege is had
Vnto a tale herynge it ryght perfytely
But they can not decerne the sentence
To knowe where vpon it doth so ratyfy
Vpon grete wysedome or elles vpon foly
Thus whether the tale be ryght good or bad
By the comyn wytte the knowlege is had
Foly hath eres as well as sapyence
But he can not determyne by his herynge
What tale it is for lacke of intellygence
For the comyn wytte is all vnderstondynge
And that he lacketh to gyue hym knowynge
Wherfore the eres are but an intres
To the comyn wytte that sheweth the perfytnes
But he can not determyne by his herynge
What tale it is for lacke of intellygence
For the comyn wytte is all vnderstondynge
And that he lacketh to gyue hym knowynge
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To the comyn wytte that sheweth the perfytnes
The mouth tasteth bothe swete and bytternes
But the comyn wytte decerneth proprely
Yf it be soure or replete with swetenes
Nor yet the handes fele nothynge certaynly
But the comyn wytte decerneth subtelly
Whether it he harde / moyst or of drynes
Hote / heuy softe or yet colde doutles
But the comyn wytte decerneth proprely
Yf it be soure or replete with swetenes
Nor yet the handes fele nothynge certaynly
But the comyn wytte decerneth subtelly
Whether it he harde / moyst or of drynes
Hote / heuy softe or yet colde doutles
Thus comyn wytte werketh wonderly
Vpon the .v. gates whiche are receptatyue
Of euery thynge / for to take inwardly
By the comyn wytte to be affyrmatyue
Or by decernynge to be negatyue
The comyn wytte the fyrst of wyttes all
Is to decerne all thynges in generall
Vpon the .v. gates whiche are receptatyue
Of euery thynge / for to take inwardly
By the comyn wytte to be affyrmatyue
Or by decernynge to be negatyue
The comyn wytte the fyrst of wyttes all
Is to decerne all thynges in generall
And than secondly ymagynacyon
Whan the comyn wytte hath the thynge electe
It werketh by all due inclynacyon
For to brynge the mater to the hole affecte
And fantasy than hath the hole aspecte
The ymagyned mater to brynge to fynysshement
With good desyre and inwarde Iugement
Whan the comyn wytte hath the thynge electe
It werketh by all due inclynacyon
For to brynge the mater to the hole affecte
And fantasy than hath the hole aspecte
The ymagyned mater to brynge to fynysshement
With good desyre and inwarde Iugement
And estymacyon doth well comprehende
The space / the place / and all the purueyaunce
At what tyme the power myghte entende
To brynge the cause vnto perfyte vtteraunce
Often it weyeth the cause in balaunce
By estymacyon ony thynge is nombred
By length or shortnes how it is accombred
The space / the place / and all the purueyaunce
At what tyme the power myghte entende
To brynge the cause vnto perfyte vtteraunce
Often it weyeth the cause in balaunce
By estymacyon ony thynge is nombred
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Fyftely the mynde whan the fourth haue wrought
Retayned all tyll the mynde haue made
An outwarde knowlege to the mater thought
Bycause nothynge shall declyne and fade
It kepeth the mater nothynge rethrogarde
But dyrectly tyll the mynde haue proued
All suche maters whiche the .iiij. haue moued
Retayned all tyll the mynde haue made
An outwarde knowlege to the mater thought
Bycause nothynge shall declyne and fade
It kepeth the mater nothynge rethrogarde
But dyrectly tyll the mynde haue proued
All suche maters whiche the .iiij. haue moued
Plauto the cōnynge and famous clerke
That well experte was in phylosophy
Doth ryght reherce vpon natures werke
How that she werketh vpon all wonderly
Bothe for to mynysshe and to multeply
In sundry wyse by grete dyreccyon
After the mater with all the hole affeccyon
That well experte was in phylosophy
Doth ryght reherce vpon natures werke
How that she werketh vpon all wonderly
Bothe for to mynysshe and to multeply
In sundry wyse by grete dyreccyon
After the mater with all the hole affeccyon
In my natyf language I wyll not oppres
More of her werke for it is obscure
Who wyll therof knowe all the parfeytnes
In phylosophy he shall fynde it ryght sure
Whiche all the trouthe can to hym dyfcure
No man can attayne perfyte connynge
But by longe stody and dylygente lernynge.
More of her werke for it is obscure
Who wyll therof knowe all the parfeytnes
In phylosophy he shall fynde it ryght sure
Whiche all the trouthe can to hym dyfcure
No man can attayne perfyte connynge
But by longe stody and dylygente lernynge.
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Of the fyue Interyall wyttes. Ca. xxiiij.
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