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The poet.
The
famous renown through the worlde is sprōg
Of poetys ornate that vsyd to indyte
Of dyuers matters in theyr moder tong
Some toke vppon them trāslacions to wryte
Some to compile bokys for theyr delyte
But in our english tong for to speke playn
I rede but of few haue take any gret payn.
Of poetys ornate that vsyd to indyte
Of dyuers matters in theyr moder tong
Some toke vppon them trāslacions to wryte
Some to compile bokys for theyr delyte
But in our english tong for to speke playn
I rede but of few haue take any gret payn.
Except master Gowre which furst began
And of moralite wrote ryght craftely
Than master Chaucer that exellent man
which wrote as compendious & elygantly
As in any other tong euer dyd any
Ludgate also which adournyd our tong
whose noble famys through the world be sprong.
And of moralite wrote ryght craftely
Than master Chaucer that exellent man
which wrote as compendious & elygantly
As in any other tong euer dyd any
Ludgate also which adournyd our tong
whose noble famys through the world be sprong.
By these men our tong is amplyfyed so
That we therin now translate as well may
As in eny other tongis other can do
yet the greke tong & laten dyuers men say
Haue many wordys can not be englyshid this day
So lyke wyse in englysh many wordys do habound
That no greke nor laten for them can be found.
That we therin now translate as well may
As in eny other tongis other can do
yet the greke tong & laten dyuers men say
Haue many wordys can not be englyshid this day
So lyke wyse in englysh many wordys do habound
That no greke nor laten for them can be found.
And the cause that our tong is so plenteouse now
For we kepe our englysh contynually
And of other tongis many wordis we borow
which now for englysh we vse & occupy
These thingis haue gyuen corage gretly
To dyuers & specyally now of late
To them that this comedy haue translate.
For we kepe our englysh contynually
And of other tongis many wordis we borow
which now for englysh we vse & occupy
These thingis haue gyuen corage gretly
To dyuers & specyally now of late
To them that this comedy haue translate.
which all discrete men now do besech
And specyally lernyd men to take no dysdayn
Though this be compylyd in our vulgare spech
yet lernyng therby some men may attayn
For they that in this comedy haue take payn
Pray you to correct where faut shalbe found
And of our matter lo here is the ground.
And specyally lernyd men to take no dysdayn
Though this be compylyd in our vulgare spech
yet lernyng therby some men may attayn
For they that in this comedy haue take payn
Pray you to correct where faut shalbe found
And of our matter lo here is the ground.
Sometyme
in athins that noble cyte
A merchant callyd chremes had doughters two
The one passibula which had gret beute
The other philomena/then was there also
One phania which was broder him vnto
In athens these .ii. dwellyd many a day
Tyll for fere of the warr chremes fled away.
A merchant callyd chremes had doughters two
The one passibula which had gret beute
The other philomena/then was there also
One phania which was broder him vnto
In athens these .ii. dwellyd many a day
Tyll for fere of the warr chremes fled away.
And this phania also fering the warr
Toke ship & fled after from thens apace
And passibula his brothers doughter
He toke wyth him for aferd he was
To leue her behind him in that place
And at the yle of andro his ship there brake
That he was compellyd there land to take.
Toke ship & fled after from thens apace
And passibula his brothers doughter
He toke wyth him for aferd he was
And at the yle of andro his ship there brake
That he was compellyd there land to take.
And furst he chauncyd into a house there
Of an old man dwellyng therby
which had one Chrysys vnto his doughter
Sone after this phania there dyd dye
Then was passibula left desolately
wythout any socour of all her frendys
But after that dyed ther father of Chrysys.
Of an old man dwellyng therby
which had one Chrysys vnto his doughter
Sone after this phania there dyd dye
Then was passibula left desolately
wythout any socour of all her frendys
But after that dyed ther father of Chrysys.
Then this Chrisis because that she thought
To lyue better in some other cyte
Cam to athenys to dwell & thider brought
Passibula wyth her/which for so gret bewte
They callyd Glycery/this crysys than she
Kept there an household somewhat defamyd
To which much wanton company resortyd.
To lyue better in some other cyte
Cam to athenys to dwell & thider brought
Passibula wyth her/which for so gret bewte
They callyd Glycery/this crysys than she
Kept there an household somewhat defamyd
To which much wanton company resortyd.
So that a marchauntys sonne of the cyte
Callyd pamphilus got a chyld of glycery
Not knowing her chremes doughter to be
yet simo his father appoyntyd him to mary
Vnto philomena which was truly
Chremes other doughter as I sayd before
which one Carinus louyd very sore.
Callyd pamphilus got a chyld of glycery
Not knowing her chremes doughter to be
yet simo his father appoyntyd him to mary
Vnto philomena which was truly
Chremes other doughter as I sayd before
which one Carinus louyd very sore.
But chremes to gyue his doughter dysagreed
when Glycery gret wyth chyld he aspyde
yet simo sayd the weddingis shuld procede
And faynyd them onely to haue cause to chyde
His sonne pamphilus if he it denyde
Then dauus hys seruant perseyuyng his entent
Bad pamphilus to his father consent.
when Glycery gret wyth chyld he aspyde
yet simo sayd the weddingis shuld procede
And faynyd them onely to haue cause to chyde
His sonne pamphilus if he it denyde
Then dauus hys seruant perseyuyng his entent
Bad pamphilus to his father consent.
And thought that chremes woldnot gyue his doughter
Nor that he shuld not be weddyd in dede
And when simo hard his sonnis answer
He prayd chremes to let the weddingis procede
And so by his intysyng Chremes agreed
Then dauus & pamphilus so dysseyuyd were
That what thing to do or say they wyst nere.
Nor that he shuld not be weddyd in dede
And when simo hard his sonnis answer
He prayd chremes to let the weddingis procede
And so by his intysyng Chremes agreed
Then dauus & pamphilus so dysseyuyd were
That what thing to do or say they wyst nere.
Tyll that one Cryto from andro dyd repayre
To the cyte of athenys purposely
To clayme chrysys goodys as her next heyre
Shewing all the sayd matter hole & playnly
How to the yle of Andro this Glycery
was brought by her vncle callyd phania
And that she was callyd than passibula.
To the cyte of athenys purposely
To clayme chrysys goodys as her next heyre
Shewing all the sayd matter hole & playnly
How to the yle of Andro this Glycery
was brought by her vncle callyd phania
And that she was callyd than passibula.
Then Chremes to remember him began
Of his doughter & phania his brother
And by & by he knew perfytely than
That Glycery was his own very doughter
Then both simo & chremes contentyd were
And Chremes gaue Glycery vnto pamphilus
And philomena vnto charinus.
Of his doughter & phania his brother
And by & by he knew perfytely than
That Glycery was his own very doughter
Then both simo & chremes contentyd were
And Chremes gaue Glycery vnto pamphilus
And philomena vnto charinus.
Of
this matter shall ron all our comedy
which playnlyer anon declaryd shalbe
But I must go I may no lenger tary
The players be come now I do them se
Lo this is simo it is tyme for me
To go hens therfore I pray you all here
To gyue audyence vnto the matter.
which playnlyer anon declaryd shalbe
But I must go I may no lenger tary
The players be come now I do them se
Lo this is simo it is tyme for me
To go hens therfore I pray you all here
To gyue audyence vnto the matter.
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