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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How fame came in to the temple with burnȳge tonges / and other prayse. Ca. xlij.
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How fame came in to the temple with burnȳge tonges / and other prayse. Ca. xlij.
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XLII. How fame came in to the temple with burnȳge tonges / and other prayse. Ca. xlij.
And as remembraunce myn epytaphy set
Ouer my graue in came dame fame
With brennynge tongues withoute ony let
Sayenge that she wolde sprede aboute my name
To lyue in honoure withoute ony shame
Though that adeed were my erthely body
Yet my renowne sholde reygne eternally
Ouer my graue in came dame fame
With brennynge tongues withoute ony let
Sayenge that she wolde sprede aboute my name
To lyue in honoure withoute ony shame
Though that adeed were my erthely body
Yet my renowne sholde reygne eternally
The power estate and ryall dygnyte
Of dame fame in euery regyon
Is for to sprede by hy auctoryte
The noble dedes of many a champyon
As they are worthy in myne opynyon
For though his body be deed and mortall
His fame shall dure / and be memoryall
Of dame fame in euery regyon
Is for to sprede by hy auctoryte
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As they are worthy in myne opynyon
For though his body be deed and mortall
His fame shall dure / and be memoryall
Dyde not graunde amoure with his ryall dedes
Wynne la belle pucell the moost fayre lady
And of hyghe honoure attayned the medes
In the demeanynge hym so worthely
Sleynge the grete terryble gyauntes vgly
And also the fyry monster vyolente
Of the seuen metalles made by enchauntemente
Wynne la belle pucell the moost fayre lady
And of hyghe honoure attayned the medes
In the demeanynge hym so worthely
Sleynge the grete terryble gyauntes vgly
And also the fyry monster vyolente
Of the seuen metalles made by enchauntemente
Aboute the worlde in euery nacyon
That euermore he shall abyde alyue
Of his grete actes to make relacyon
In bokes many I shall of hym contryue
Frome one to other I shall his name so dryue
That euermore withoute extyngysshemente
In brennynge tongues he shall be parmanente
Ector of troy.That euermore he shall abyde alyue
Of his grete actes to make relacyon
In bokes many I shall of hym contryue
Frome one to other I shall his name so dryue
That euermore withoute extyngysshemente
In brennynge tongues he shall be parmanente
Vnto this day reygneth the hye renowne
Of the worthy Ector prynce vyctoryous
Aboute his spredde in euery regyon and towne
His noble actes and courage chyualrous
In full many bokes ryght delycyous
Vnto the reders who lyst gyue audyence
To here reporte of his grete excellence
Iosue.
And in lyke wyse duke Iosue the grete
Whiche was ryght stronge and fyerse in batayle
Whose noble feates hygh and excellente
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To abyde in bokes without ony fayle
Who lyst his story for to se or here
In the byble it dooth ryght well appere
Iudas machabeus.
Also the noble and hardy feates of warre
Of Iudas machabeus I about haue cast
In euery nacyon for to reygne aferre
Thoughe that his lyfe out of this worlde be past
His fame shall prospere and shall neuer wast
Thus with my power of euery worthy
I spred his dedes in tonges of memory
Dauyd.
Dyde not kynge Dauyd a lyons Iawes tere
In his tender youthe he so hardy was
The lyons cruelte myght nothynge hym fere
And after that he slewe grete Golyas
All in his tyme he dyde in honoure pas
And I dame fame without ony doute
Haue spredde his name in all the worlde aboute
Alexander.
Also kynge Alexander the noble conqueroure
Whose grete power in all the worlde was knowen
Of me dame fame he wanne the honoure
As I my trompe after his dethe haue blowen
Whose sounde aloude can not be ouerthrowen
Thus in flamynge tonges all about I fly
Through the worlde with my wynges swyftly
Iulius sezar.
And of the worthy sezar Iulius
All about with golden beames bryght
His name shall dure and be full gloryous
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His fame shall reygne he hath it wonne by ryght
For to abyde / and euer to augment
Withouten lette or yet impedyment
Arthur.
Also yet Arthur the good kynge of Brytayne
With all his knyghtes of the rounde table
I now dame fame shall make to remayne
Theyr worthy actes hygh and honorable
Perpetually for to be commendable
In ryall bokes and Iestes hystoryall
Theyr fame is knowen ryght hye tryumphall
Charles.
And than Charles the grete kynge of Fraunce
With all his noble douse pers also
As Roulande and Olyuer of his alyaunce
With all the resydue and many other mo
Theyr fame encreaseth rennynge to and fro
The hardy dedes dyde them magnyfy
Vnto me fame theyr names to notyfy
Godfrey of Boleyn.
And Godfrey of Boleyn of hardy courage
That of the paynyms wanne the vyctory
His worthy actes dyde theyr strength aswage
Whose same renowmed is full openly
About the worlde reygnynge so ryally
In flamynge tongues to be intellygyble
His moost hye actes so moche inuyncyble
And in lykewyse without abatement
I shall cause for to be memoryall
The famous actes so hygh benouolent
Of graunde amoure my knyght in specyall
His name shall dure and be eternall
For though his body be wrapte in claye
Yet his good fame shall remayne alwaye
I shall cause for to be memoryall
The famous actes so hygh benouolent
Of graunde amoure my knyght in specyall
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For though his body be wrapte in claye
Yet his good fame shall remayne alwaye
And ryght anone she called remembraunce
Commaundynge her ryght truely for to wryte
Bothe of myn actes and my gouernaunce
Whiche than ryght sone began to endyte
Of my feates of armes / in a shorte respyte
Whose goodly storyes in tongues seuerall
Aboute were sente for to be perpetuall
Commaundynge her ryght truely for to wryte
Bothe of myn actes and my gouernaunce
Whiche than ryght sone began to endyte
Of my feates of armes / in a shorte respyte
Whose goodly storyes in tongues seuerall
Aboute were sente for to be perpetuall
And thus I fame am euer magnyfyed
Whan erth in erthe hath tane his estate
Thus after dethe I am all gloryfyed
What is he nowe that can my power abate
Infenyte I am nothynge can me mate
The sprynge of honoure / and of famous clerkes
My selfe I am to renowne theyr werkes
Whan erth in erthe hath tane his estate
Thus after dethe I am all gloryfyed
What is he nowe that can my power abate
Infenyte I am nothynge can me mate
The sprynge of honoure / and of famous clerkes
My selfe I am to renowne theyr werkes
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