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 PREFACE. 
 
 N LY one copy is known to exist of the 
 original of this book. This seems to 
 have been in Bliss’ library, whence 
 it passed to the late Rev. Thomas 
 Corser, who described it fully in his 
 “ Collectanea Anglo- Pcetica,” v. 1 14-123. From his col- 
 lection it came into the Huth Library, so rich in literary 
 treasures and rarities. On application to Mr. Alfred H. 
 Huth he readily granted me permission to reproduce the 
 book, a permission for which all lovers of Elizabethan 
 literature owe him their best thanks. 
 
 
 
duatug et quanted Hz Daphnis et Hz Chlods gont 
 mor tg gang que puiggent iamaig mount np 
 
 Daphnis np Chloe ! 
 
 OMAN Hellas, Renaissance France, 
 and Elizabethan England meet in this 
 volume. It was long after the Greek 
 genius had blossomed and flowered and 
 borne fruit. The Epic had become 
 the Greek Bible, tragedy was being 
 read not acted, Greek comedy spoke Latin, philosophy 
 was mysticism if it was not theology. Only science was 
 winning fresh triumphs in symbolic mathematics and 
 geognosy : what cares she if Greek independence is gone 
 and Hellenes must pose to please barbarian Romans ? 
 Amidst this decadence of Greek thought and literary art, 
 the Pastorals of Daphnis and Chloe brought a new genre 
 into Greek literature, and added one more to the Greek 
 Immortals in the world’s literature. 
 
 Who was the Longus to whom the world owes this 
 gift we know not. An ingenious German has suggested 
 that even the name is a mistake for A oyoi cT, which has 
 been misread A oyyov <P. Whereon another and still more 
 ingenious Teuton finds A oyyov in the Codex Vaticanns , 
 
 b 
 
X 
 
 IntroduSiion. 
 
 and dismisses Herr Scholl’s suggestion as “ein nach jeder 
 Richtung monstroser Einfall.” Be it so. Let Longus be 
 the name of the author, and let us thank that shadow of 
 a name, for beyond the name nought is known of him. 
 His familiarity with certain parts of Lesbos may argue 
 that he was a Lesbian. He imitates Achilles Tatius, and 
 was therefore later than he, who in turn makes use of the 
 pious Bishop Heliodorus, whose Theagenes and Chan- 
 clea has the credit of being the earliest in date of the 
 Greek romances. Heliodorus, it is said, was given the 
 alternative of suppressing his romance, on account of its 
 warm colouring, or resigning his bishopric. He preferred 
 to be unfrocked. The story may be true or no, but, at 
 any rate, it identifies Heliodorus with the Thessalian 
 bishop of that name, who flourished at the end of the 
 fourth century a.d. Our Daphnis and Chloe then must 
 at least be as late as the fifth century, and represents 
 almost the last flicker of Greek genius. 1 
 
 All these Greek romances are interesting in their way. 
 It is curious to see the Greek mind, after filling earth and 
 sky with immortals, after sounding the depths of fate with 
 the plummet of the dramatist, after searching for God and 
 finding Him by aid of definition and syllogism, after all 
 these ambitious flights, setting itself to watch the adven- 
 tures of a youth and maid. Lor we find in them the first 
 
 1 It is right, to mention that Herr Rohde ( Der griechische Roman , 
 p. 503) reverses the borrowing process. According to him, Achilles 
 was the plagiarist, not Longus. This would put the Daphnis back into 
 the second, or, at latest, third century ; and it would be very unlikely 
 that no notice should have been taken of it in the two centuries 250 — 
 450, a.d. For this reason I am inclined to retain the old dating of 
 Longus in the fifth century. The pirates, too, are surely late. 
 
Intr'oduBion. 
 
 xi 
 
 germ of a form of literature which, now almost run to 
 seed, threatens to cover the whole field. If the novel be, 
 as Johnson contemptuously defined it, “ a short tale of 
 adventures, mostly dealing with love,” then the first 
 novels were these Greek Romances. Under the old 
 oriental position of the Greek woman during the Athe- 
 nian hegemony, no such thing as a girl’s free choice 
 of a man could be imagined. It was only after Rome 
 had spread its influence and ideas through the Hellenic 
 world that the conception of marriage as a contract to 
 which Roman law had developed, could be utilized for 
 the Love- Romance. It is to the relaxation of the grasp 
 of the iron manus of father and husband that we can trace 
 the first beginnings of modern love. 
 
 Another characteristic of modern sentiment finds its 
 first stirrings in these Greek Romances. The compara- 
 tive insensibility of the Greek poets to the beauties of 
 landscape is perhaps the chief surprise that awaits us in 
 studying them. A single scene in the Odyssey, the 
 iviinrox) of Sophocles, a few of Theocritus’ back- 
 grounds (imitated, it is thought, from Alexandrine 
 frescoes) are almost the only passages that can be cited 
 to prove an independent interest in Scenery. But in 
 these Greek Romances a number of “ set pieces ” show 
 that landscape-painting had become a distinct and con- 
 scious object of the literary artist, even when working 
 in prose. After all, the feeling is recent enough with 
 us to prevent our wondering at its late rise among the 
 Greeks. A hundred years ago scarcely a single Euro- 
 pean would have experienced amid the scenery of the 
 Alps the feelings which the spirit of Rousseau or of 
 
xii Introdu&ion . 
 
 Wordsworth nowadays raises within the most prosaic 
 of us. 
 
 Yet, with all these qualifications as heralds of the 
 love of maids, and of the love of scenery, the Greek 
 Romances are, as regards the majority of them, very 
 poor reading. Their plots, if plots their aimless suc- 
 cession of adventures can be called, afford only a very 
 elementary kind of interest. Their descriptions of 
 scenery smack of the rhetorician’s workshop, and depict 
 chiefly nature under domestication. And if we find in them 
 the beginnings of the love-interest of modern novels, 
 it is truly only the beginnings of love that we find in 
 them. Possession is nine points of the love they portray, 
 and we are not very far removed from the stage of 
 marriage by capture. They are, besides, lacking in all 
 the qualities which give vitality to a literary work and 
 raise it to a work of art. They do not possess vision, 
 style, individuality. 
 
 From this sweeping condemnation only one of the Greek 
 Romances can be excepted ; need I say that it is Daphnis 
 and Chloe ? Whoever Longus was, he had the artist’s 
 vision and the literary power to impart it to his readers. 
 He has drawn his pictures with such clear outline that 
 they have been readily accepted as types. A universal 
 consensus of literary appreciation has given that group 
 of lovers all naked, Greek and natural, an abiding place 
 in the world’s literature. Their figures shine clear against 
 the umbrageous background ; their shapely bodies gleam 
 amid the plashing waters in which they bathe, naked but 
 not ashamed. Let it be granted at once and frankly that it 
 is this combination of innocence and nudity that gives 
 
Introduction. 
 
 • • • 
 
 xm 
 
 the attractiveness to the picture. Possibly to the Greek 
 who wrote, and to the Greeks who first read the romance, 
 the combination was not so piquant because of the con- 
 ventional character of nudity in Greek art. There is, 
 however, a touch of very human fun running through the 
 descriptions which tends to show that Longus designedly 
 contrasted the possibilities of his situations and the igno- 
 rance of his actors. 
 
 The question of the Nude in Art is complicated by all 
 kinds of subsidiary questions. Climate and custom form 
 one set of conditions, and for literary art the age of 
 readers and the conditions of book-distribution are im- 
 portant factors. But amidst all these complexities, there 
 is one simple test which decides the comparitive purity of 
 studies in the nude, whether in plastic, pictorial, or lite- 
 rary art. Divested of clothing, is the figure depicted that 
 of a human being or that of a human animal ? That is the 
 test, and, judged by it, the purity of Longus’ Chloe, and, 
 still more difficult achievement, that of his Daphnis, is 
 amply vindicated. Contrast the nude Chloe with the nude 
 Nana, and there can be no question then of the purity of 
 treatment involved in the Greek Romance . 1 The one 
 can clasp hands with the Miltonic Eve, the other, be it 
 said to the credit of literature, finds no analogue outside 
 the human dregs that infest the slums of Paris and other 
 great cities. 
 
 It is this idyllic purity amid scenes which might so 
 easily have been turned otherwise, that enables us to 
 
 1 The most recent French edition is illustrated by a set of designs by 
 R. Collin (Paris, Boudet, 1890), which admirably express the pure and 
 idyllic tone of the original. 
 
XIV 
 
 Introduction. 
 
 trace to Daphnis and Chloe the first appearance in lite- 
 rature of Romantic Love. That curious amalgam of 
 affection, reverence and passion , 1 cannot exist where 
 the promptings of passion are conscious. By his naive 
 device of making his hero and heroine ignorant of the 
 very name of passion, though they feel all its urgence 
 through their young blood, Longus has given the dis- 
 tinguishing touch to his picture. Curiously enough, almost 
 at the same time, if Longus was of the fifth century, another 
 Greek was giving us a picture of two romantic lovers, 
 which also stands out with the individuality of true art as 
 the type of the inevitableness of love’s union, though all 
 the world oppose. The Hero and Leander of Musseus, 
 and the Daphnis and Chloe of Longus were not unfitting 
 swan songs of Greek genius, each with all the pure force 
 of Greek art, and yet infused with the spirit of Romantic 
 Love so characteristic of the modern temper. 
 
 Daphnis and Chloe is thus at once a type of the ancient, 
 and a prefiguration of the modern world. In its pure 
 outline and artless grace it recalls the best work of Greek 
 productive genius, the statue, the bas-relief, the cameo, 
 the coin. In its bold concentration of attention on the 
 love of a youth and a maid, it anticipates the most charac- 
 teristic and, if one thinks of it, the most curious pheno- 
 menon in modern art, at least up to and including the 
 present day. It is doubtless this union of antique grace 
 and modern sentiment that has given its typical character 
 to Daphnis and Chloe . Their figures have somewhat of 
 
 1 Whence comes it, by the way, that “passion” has been diffe- 
 rentiated to mean the physical side of love ? The usage seems almost 
 universal now-a-days. 
 
Introduction . 
 
 xv 
 
 the permanence described in Keats’ felicitous lines that 
 seem almost written for them : 
 
 “ Bold lover, never, never canst thou kiss, 
 
 Though coming near the goal — yet, do not grieve ; 
 
 She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, 
 
 For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair ! ” 
 
 Yes, that is the word with which to greet Daphnis and 
 Chloe — 
 
 “ For ever wilt thou love and she be fair ! ” 
 
 It is not, however, strange to say, the Greek Daphnis 
 and Chloe that has earned all the rhapsodies of the modern 
 world. Long before the Greek text had been edited (the 
 editio p vine eps is of 1598, eleven years later than the ver- 
 sion here reprinted), Jacques Amyot, at that time tutor to 
 the sons of Henri II., translated it from a MS. under the 
 title Les amours pastourales de Daphnis et Chloe , 1559. 
 This charming version retained all the charms of the 
 original in its pristine naivety while it gave a decorous 
 turn to the few things in the original which one would 
 have said otherwise ; Amyot was Bishop of Auxerre 
 shortly afterwards. It has made Daphnis et Chloe a 
 French classic ever since, and represented to the modern 
 world the Greek original, the style of which does not fit 
 the subject so well as Amyot’s French. For the Greek 
 of Longus was the Greek of a Sophist, full of artificialities, 
 and bearing signs of a decadence ill suited to depict youth, 
 whereas Amyot’s French is as young and as innocent of 
 artificialities as the lovers it depicts. Montaigne’s praise 
 of the simplicity and purity of Amyot’s style refers more 
 immediately to his translation of Plutarch, but it applies 
 with even greater force to his Longus. 
 
XVI 
 
 Introduction, 
 
 It is possible that we can trace the Amyot-Longus to the 
 interest in Pastoral Romance shown in West European 
 literature at that date. This owed its vogue to Sannaz- 
 zaro’s Arcadia , which set all Western Europe pining for 
 the health and innocence of the shepherd’s life (See F. 
 Torraca, Gl' imitatori stranieri di Jacopo Sannazzaro , 
 1882). It was the era of pastorals : society had not long 
 enough cooped itself up in walled cities to forget the 
 country air, nor developed sufficient of artificialities to 
 neglect country simplicity. There was just that remote- 
 ness from, and yet proximity to country life which is 
 favourable to an idealised reproduction in literature. Just 
 as Walter Scott reproduced in ideal form the fading feudal 
 sentiment, so the pastoral poets and romancers of the six- 
 teenth century reproduced, and in so doing reconstructed 
 the pastoral life that had flourished in Europe for 150 
 years after the Black Death. Of course the picture 
 they drew was an ideal one. La Terre may be a truer 
 “ document” of country life than Sidney’s Arcadia, 
 but it does not follow that it is as effective as literature. 
 
 From its appearance, Amyot’s version has been a 
 French classic, and Daphnis et Chloe has belonged more 
 to French than to Greek literature. No less than sixty 
 editions or reimpressions of editions in French are enu- 
 merated by M. A. Pons in the admirable Notice biblio- 
 graphique appended to the Quantin edition of 1878, 
 whereas of the Greek original only sixteen have appeared 
 throughout all Europe, 1 and another score exhaust the 
 versions and editions in English, German, Italian, and 
 
 1 M. Pons speaks highly of one by a modern Greek (Nic. Piccolos 
 Paris, 1886). I have used that contained in Didot’s Erotici Grceci. 
 
IntroduEiion . xvii 
 
 Spanish . 1 The book is one that naturally appeals most 
 strongly to the French genius. The esprit gaulois would 
 care most, it might be thought, to dwell on the possi- 
 bilities of Longus’ situations than on the actual facts of 
 the romance. But, as a rule, the French have refrained 
 from the temptation to lay the book as a sacrifice on the 
 shrine of the goddess Aselgeia. The book has been 
 much illustrated in France, but, except during the 
 Regency, the studies from the nude successfully face the 
 test of purity, while the proverbial skill of French art in 
 such matters has made many of their editions of Daphnis 
 et Chloe some of the most precious possessions of the 
 bibliophile. 
 
 The French are the only nation in Europe who love 
 books as such ; up to the present, indeed, they are the only 
 nation who can produce books that can be regarded as 
 works of art in paper, print, illustration, and binding. 
 Some of the editions of Daphnis et Chloe sustain their 
 reputation in this regard at the highest pitch. I do not 
 refer to the eighteenth century editions, which are nearly 
 all tinged with the grossness of the Regency. One 
 among these has, indeed, the unenviable notoriety of 
 being adorned with plates engraved from designs of the 
 Prince Regent himself (helped, it is more than suspected, 
 by the painter Scotin). When to this distinction is 
 added the fact that some copies possess a suppressed or 
 additional plate, entitled Les petits pieds , transgressing 
 the proprieties and the Horatian ne coram popnlo , it is 
 
 1 The German of Passow, and the Italian of Annibal Caro and Carlo 
 Gozzi are the only noteworthy ones among these. 
 
 C 
 
• • • 
 
 XV111 
 
 Introdu&ion. 
 
 perhaps not to be wondered at, human nature, and espe- 
 cially French nature, being what it is, that such copies 
 have been known to go for 8,000 frs. I am thinking 
 more of recent editions, many of which do not cost as 
 many shillings as these do thousands of francs. As the 
 Quantin edition of 1878, with its small but clear type, its 
 tasteful head-pieces in red and black, and its convenient 
 format, not to speak of M. Pons’ contribution already 
 referred to. Or again, take the “ Bibliophiles ” edition of 
 1872, with its designs by Levy, and the clear type and crisp 
 paper of the Sditeur ■ — what a significant word for a pub- 
 lisher, and how much it implies ! The most recent edition 
 of all, which appeared this year, with M. Collin’s truly 
 chaste designs, is perhaps too large in format and in price 
 to appeal to the true book-lover, who should be poor, or 
 he cannot love books. The unfortunate rich bibliophile 
 may buy books — he is debarred by his very riches from 
 loving them. 
 
 But I am dilating too much on the tempting subject 
 of the externals of the French Daphnis et Chloe when 
 there is still much to be said about the connection of 
 France with its internal beauties. I cannot, indeed, 
 point to any very brilliant Stude on Longus’ masterpiece, 
 such as we might have expected from the masters of 
 literary criticism on such a subject : Sainte Beuve’s 
 Nouveau Lundi (t. iv., pp. 96-115) is scarcely in his hap- 
 piest vein. But one of France’s most brilliant sons has his 
 name indissolubly connected with the contents of Daphnis 
 and Chloe , to which he made a notable addition. In 
 Amyot’s edition, just before Daphnis’ reflection on the 
 kiss and its bitter-sweets (p. 25, in Day’s version), there 
 
Introduction. 
 
 xix 
 
 is a notice that there is a hiatus valde deflendus in the 
 original (“ En cest endroit y a une grand obmission en 
 roriginal,” said Amyot). In 1807 Paul Louis Courier, 
 the Hellenist and pamphleteer, discovered the missing 
 fragment in the Biblioteca Laurentiana, in Florence, and 
 a very charming fragment it turned out to be, detailing 
 how Chloe fell in love with Daphnis on seeing his shapely 
 limbs in the bath, and how Daphnis in his turn felt love’s 
 pangs on winning from Chloe a kiss as prize in an amo- 
 bceic contest with a rival swain. Courier copied out the 
 fragment carefully, had it revised and authenticated by 
 the officials of the library, and then — spilt a bottle of ink 
 over the page ! Henceforth it was clear for that part of 
 the text of Daphnis and Chloe Courier’s copy was the 
 only authority. Recrimination followed : a war of pam- 
 phlets was waged, 1 in which Courier won a decisive victory 
 in his celebrated “ Lettre a M. Renouard sur une tache 
 d’encre dans une copie de Longus.” With all the resources 
 of French wit and irony he pointed out how absurd it was 
 to think that he, the discoverer of the fragment, should plan 
 its destruction. He records as proof of his bona fides his 
 offer, after the “ accident,” to present the library with a 
 copy of his copy. He draws an amusing picture of the 
 consternation of the officials of the library, and their vain 
 search for a remedy. In short, he proves his case all along 
 
 1 Besides Courier’s famous letter, there is Renouard’s account in his 
 Questions Litter air es, 1810 : he was with Courier at the time. Francesco 
 del Furia gave the library’s contention in his Della scoperta e subitanea 
 perdita di una parte inedita del prima libro de Pastorali di Longo, Firenze, 
 1810. As recently as 1882, M. H. P. Omant discussed the question in 
 his P. L. Courier et la tache d'encre. 
 
XX 
 
 Introduction. 
 
 the line to the satisfaction of the general reader, and retires 
 triumphant with the satisfactory knowledge that for all 
 time “ Courier’s text ” will form an integral part of the 
 Pastorals of Longus. 
 
 He did not, perhaps, satisfy all readers even of the 
 general kind. Goethe re-read Daphnis and Chloe in the 
 last year of his life with as much enthusiasm as in his 
 sallet days, and, Greeds Grcedor though he was, read it in 
 Courier’s revision of Amyot’s French. In his talks with 
 Eckermann on the subject ( Gesprache 18, 21 Marz, 1831) 
 one may suspect that that inferior imitation of Boswell put 
 some of his own banalities into Goethe’s mouth. But one 
 shot clearly comes out of the master’s quiver when doubt 
 is expressed whether Courier had quite cleared himself 
 from the “ ink-stain imputation.” But few readers were 
 so keen-sighted as Goethe ; and to this day the general 
 impression is that Courier had entirely cleared himself 
 from the imputation. Yet the time came when the ques- 
 tion was to be decided by one in every way competent 
 to say the final word upon it. Charles Cobet came to 
 Florence, and in a few words gave judgment on the ques- 
 tion : “No one,” he says ( Varies Lectiones , ed. 2, p. 172-3) 
 “ who has seen the Florentine codex of Longus but will 
 know that Courier knowingly and of malice aforethought 
 destroyed, by spilling ink upon it, that new and inedited 
 part of the Pastorals which he was the first to discover.” 
 He continues : “It was a wicked deed, I say ; but if the 
 man chose to be wicked, that is no affair of ours, nor are we 
 sitting as judges upon him. What we are concerned with 
 is the fidelity and skill with which he copied and described 
 that part of the MS. that was unique. For my own part, 
 
Introduction. 
 
 xxi 
 
 if he had done this with skill and care, I could have borne 
 with equanimity that deed of his, black as it is, to use 
 his own joking expression. But the contrary is the fact." 
 And Cobet proceeds to show that Courier was “ plum- 
 beus ” as to his Greek grammar, careless in his transcrip- 
 tion, and ignorant of the elementary rules of palaeography, 
 as is proved to demonstration by comparing his text with 
 those parts of the MS. which were not entirely obliterated 
 by the ink-stains. Truly truth is great, and shall prevail 
 even after many days ; and Courier’s ink-stain, to make 
 the obvious remark, will be a blot upon his reputation for 
 ever. A less obvious remark, perhaps, is that it is ques- 
 tionable how far this posthumous punishment meets the 
 justice of the case. How far is Furia recompensed for his 
 just rage and indignation, and the ridicule poured upon 
 him by his opponent ; how far Courier punished for his 
 decoration with false plumage, by this statement of the 
 truth when both have long been dead ? I may recommend 
 the question to casuistic theologians as an additional argu- 
 ment for the immortality of the soul. Perhaps theologians 
 will answer that the casuistry of the case was met by the 
 assassination of Courier, io April, 1825. 
 
 Meanwhile, the reader would, perhaps, care to see the 
 passage over which so much ink has been spilt. I find 
 among my note books a version which, judged by style 
 and spelling, would seem to aim at passing for Elizabethan 
 of a date earlier than Day’s version and nearly contem- 
 porary with Amyot’s. The spelling is, I fear, more after 
 the school of Artemus Ward than of Tottel or Jaggard, 
 and the style may recall Messrs. Butcher, Lang, and 
 Morris, rather than Lodge, Lyly, or Sidney. Such as it 
 
xxii IntroduEiion . 
 
 is, however, it is at the reader’s service, and will, at any 
 rate, serve to fill the lacuna in Day’s version on p. 25. 1 
 
 Hee then fared to the founte in thoughte to wafhe his long blacke 
 hair and his bodie all fun embrouned yet might men deem his hue 
 caufed of the shadowing Xrefoures of his haire. Fair he feemed to 
 Chloe in his bathe wherein fhe feeing him for the firfl: demed him 
 therefrom to haue come by his fairneffe. And whenas fhe laued his 
 backe and fhouldres eke his flefhe yeelded tender to hir touche : there- 
 with him all unwittynge fhee felt hire owne fkinne ofte, in mynde to 
 proue whether of the two was fofter. Phebus now declining, they 
 draue theyr flockes togithers to foldwarde, Chloes onlie wifhing beeing 
 to viewe Daphnis bath again. 
 
 Next daie at the familear paftourage Daphnis fateneeth the wonted 
 oke pleying his pipe and his gotes regarding, whiche leien ftille and 
 herknen aftho to his pipings. Nor Chloe neer him turned hir eies fo 
 ofte on hir fhepe as on Daphnis who piping seemed fayre and owed 
 hirthinks that beautie to hys muficke : therat fhe taketh his pypes to 
 play on yt wherfrom mayhap fhe likewyfe might be wened faire. 
 Nowe too he bathes by hir concille fhee lookyng on him and look- 
 yng touched his fkinne : thenes all longing fhe was as fhe wended 
 homewards thufwife beginning loue, though noughte knowing 
 thereof nor euen the name from anie, beeyng yonge and as contrie- 
 borne. 
 
 Thenceforth hir herte pineth hir nor fhe can lette hir eies from his 
 face neither hir mouthe from the ofte naming of his nam. She eteth 
 none, fhe waketh anights, fhe letteth hir herdes, this whyles leugh 
 fhe, that whyles fhe wepte, then wolde fhe dozen, now flerteth vp, 
 hir uifage ones waxeth pale, ageine al to brent with blufhes. Nor 
 the heefer ftong of the zephirs feeleth fuch painyng. Ones alone with 
 hirfelfe fhe held this refoning “ I ficken furely yet know not what my 
 “ fickneffe : I haue paine yet no wounde : I greeue yet none of min 
 “ herde haue gone : I burne tho in the fhadyng. Oft the brambles 
 
 1 J. Craggs, in his version, 1719, supplied the missing link from 
 imagination in a manner differing from the Courier fragment (Dunlop, 
 History of Fiction, ed. Wilson, i., 47, note). 
 
IntroduSiion. 
 
 XXlll 
 
 “ haue prickled my fkinne yet neuer a teare I fhed, ofte the bees 
 “ haue flong me yet I flille ate my meat in gladnefle. Therfor what 
 “woundeth me is the fharper of thefe. Daphnis is faire, fo the 
 “ flowers are, his pype pypeth fweete fo too the nyghtingale doeth : 
 “yet nor of flower nor of birde I reckon aught. Would I might be 
 “ a pypes that thereon Daphnis might pipe, yea euen a feelie gote if 
 “ that I might feed with him as my herde. O fountain to cruelle, 
 “ Daphnis onlie thou makefl to be faire, for me to bathe were uaine. 
 “ Ye Nimphes deere, I perifhe yet ye doe nought to faue the mayden 
 “nourtured amongeft you. Who will crowne me gone with gar- 
 “ lands ? Who tend my poor lambes ? Who will warde my chir- 
 “ ryng cicade that I hente with toilfome care to thend that yt fholde 
 “ chirpe me fleepwards, yit now I flepe not thurgh Daphnis and in 
 “ uaine my cicade chirreth.” 
 
 Thus felt Chloe , thefe hir wordes or ere fhe knewe the name of 
 loue. But the neatfherde Dorco , that Dorco which uplifted Daphnis 
 and his gote from out the pitte, a wight of buddinge berd knowing 
 the name of loue and eke the thynges therof, had loued Chloe from 
 whenas hee firfl behelde hir. Daie to daie his loue ouergrewe him 
 and recking nought of Daphnis as of a boie, he was minded to poflefle 
 hir or by gyftes or by maine force. To both at the fyrfl he giueth 
 fomwhat : to Daphnis namlie a herds pipe hauing nine reedes flopped 
 with metall in waxe Head. But vnto Chloe a fkinne mantell fuche as 
 Bacchus was wont to weare in hue variegate like vnto a pidlure. 
 Henceforth beeing accounted for a friende lytel by lytel he letteth 
 Daphnis but eache daie beareth to Chloe fomwhat, or a fofte cheefe or 
 a flowerie garlande or a goldene cuppe or nefllings of the wood- 
 widgeon. Whereat fhe all inept in the amatorie arte reioiced the 
 more at the gyftes that therewith fhe mighte plefure Daphnis. At 
 lengthe on a daie and fo Daphnis might learne what Loue is and 
 what his qualitie, a difput aroos twixte him and Dorco of their beautie. 
 Chloe fholde iudge and eke giue the prize for he that wonne fholde 
 kifle hir. So Dorco firfle : 
 
 Taller then Daphnis am /, a neatjherde while a gotejherd hee 
 Better thenne am I as kine thenne gates better be. 
 
 As milke my skinne is fair , my lockes broune like ripe comes , 
 
 And for my nourrice a mother of kinde and not a gote with homes. 
 
XXIV 
 
 Introduction . 
 
 Daphnis is shorte , as wimmen smothe , /m fkinne like a wolfes fell 
 And as he alwaies tendeth gates ?nufe beare a goatijhe fmelle ; 
 
 And fth as I heare a nannie roughe onlie was his nurfe , 
 
 No manne is he I vnderjlonde but a kidde or fomwhat worfe. 
 
 Thus and fuche was Dorco’s fpeche, thenne Daphnis in aunfwer 
 
 Tru a Jhee-gote fockled mee but fo ones one dide Ioue 
 Gotes 1 tende and better then he his kyne , Ille proue. 
 
 But no fmell haue I thenes , no more then godlik Pan : 
 
 And hee we knowe is halfe a gote and tother halfe a manne. 
 
 Ghees on tojle fujfceth me with a foupe of palijh beere ; 
 
 Thats the fare and thats the drinke that futes a contrie chere. 
 
 Like Bacchus I am berdelejfe , like the hyacynthe derke am /, 
 
 Yet Bacchus comes for fatires , hiacynths before the lilie 
 
 Nowe whenne thou comf to lok on him , hees fandie as a fox , 
 
 All herded like the goties and as whitfaced as an oxe. 
 
 And whenas thou giuef a kijfe, twille be on a mouthe with me , 
 
 But throwne awaie on brifles , kijfe thou fuche an one as he. 
 
 And this too thoult remember twas a shepe that fockled thee 
 
 And yet we knowe ful ivelle that this has marrd not thy beutie . 
 
 Chloe coude holde no lenger and in parte for that he lauded hir and 
 in part in defyr to kifle him, fpreng to himwarde and gaue him eft- 
 fones the prize, to witte a kiffe of ruftike mode and artlelTe 1 , but 
 yette that fired his herte. Thereat Dorco in grete ire went his waie 
 minded to feke fom other mode of winning to his ende. Daphnis 
 aftho ftong not killed becam trifte, tremblyng nor coulde ftaie the 
 thumpings of his herte. He foughte to loke atte Chloe but on the 
 firft feeing his face al brent with blulhyng. Now firft hee admird 
 hir haire for that it was golden and hir eies whiche were fo large and 
 luftrous and hir face that it was fairer farre then milk of his owne 
 gotes. Then firft had he eies, thou mighteft haue thought it, who 
 before had no power of fpeculation. 
 
 1 Probably the x^ T P a or amphora-kiss, taking him by the tips of the 
 ears as if to raise a pot to drink. 
 
Introdu&ion. 
 
 XXV 
 
 From then toke he no foode but onlie to take it, no drinke but 
 what mighte wette his lippes. From a chattering locuft he became 
 as one dumbe, he that whilom lkipped as his gotes was dull and lazie. 
 His herde he letteth, his pipes negledled, his face growes pale as the 
 fundride grafle. Of Chloe alone was all his talke and if he gat him- 
 self alone by himfelfe thus wolde he difcorfe vnto himfelfe. 
 
 The passage, it will be seen, is one well worth making 
 a fuss about, for it gives in true pastoral mode the begin- 
 nings of love in heroine and hero, and so motivates the 
 whole action. Thus with its studies from the nude, and 
 consequent adaptation for illustration, with the anecdotic 
 history of strange adventures with MSS. that has con- 
 nected itself with the book, with its combination of gaiety, 
 geniality, and good taste Daphnis cmd Chloe is just the class 
 of book that appeals to book-lovers, and especially to 
 French book-lovers, themselves the type of that class. 
 Altogether, the connection of France and her sons with 
 Daphnis and Chloe is sufficiently close to cause us to 
 regard Amyot’s version as one of the glories of French 
 literature . 1 Indeed, of Amyot’s Daphnis et Chloe , even 
 more than of the Greek original, we may use the refrain : 
 
 “ For ever wilt thou love and she be fair ! ” 
 
 We now come, and finally, to the English adaptation 
 made from Amyot’s version, which is again brought to 
 light in this volume, having been unknown even to biblio- 
 graphers till the Rev. T. Corser drew attention to it in 
 his Collectanea Anglo-Poetica. It is somewhat difficult to 
 account for this disappearance of the book. Such vanish- 
 
 1 Paul et Virginie , it should be observed, is simply an adaptation of 
 Daphnis et Chloe . 
 
 d 
 
XXVI 
 
 IntroduSlion . 
 
 ings are due, as a rule, to two opposite causes : over- 
 popularity thumbs books into the n£ant, want of popularity 
 causes them to be sent now-a-days to the paper-maker’s 
 “ devil,” a horrible monster that tears up with iron teeth 
 the unread or used-up page. Now we can scarcely attri- 
 bute the disappearance of Day’s book to popularity, or 
 else there would be some traces of this in contemporary 
 allusions, not to speak of the probabilities of later editions. 
 And. the “ devil,” or his substitute, the “ remainder,” 
 scarcely existed in Day’s days. We are confined, there- 
 fore, to a third path, down which many a book of pure 
 literature had to descend, especially if it had the credit of 
 being impure, during the Puritan ascendancy in taste and 
 thought. Daphnis and Chloe was just the kind of book 
 to be cast into the Puritan Inferno. 
 
 It is perhaps more easy to guess the reason why the 
 book came into being. For that it was a pastoral in the 
 first place, and because it had been done into French by 
 Amyot in the second — these were doubtless the reasons 
 why that enterprising stationer, Angel Day, thought it 
 well to adapt the Daphnis and Chloe. The vogue had 
 been set for pastorals by the Shepheardes Calendar of 
 1579, and kept on rising till it reached its acme in the 
 Arcadia of 1590. Day’s version of the Daphnis thus 
 came in on a rising tide. Besides this, another and 
 similar translation of Amyot’s had been very successful 
 when rendered into English. Gosson, in his Plays Con- 
 futed m Five Actions, published somewhere about 1580, 
 mentions The Palace of Pleasure and The ^Ethiopian 
 Historie among the “ bawdie comedies” that had been 
 “ thoroughly ransackt to furnish the playe-houses in 
 
• • 
 
 Introdu&ion . 
 
 XXVll 
 
 London.” The latter book was doubtless W. Under- 
 wood’s version of Amyot’s translation of Heliodorus. A 
 new edition of this appeared in the very year Day pro- 
 duced his Daphnis , and probably drew his attention to 
 the popularity of Amyot’s works, another of which, the 
 Plutarch translated by North, was one of the most 
 popular books of the time, and formed the groundwork, 
 as we know, of Shakespeare’s Roman plays. 
 
 It is, perhaps, worth while devoting a paragraph to the 
 man who thus added to English letters a version of 
 another of Amyot’s translations, besides the popular 
 Plutarch and Heliodorus. Practically, the only informa- 
 tion about his life and parentage is contained in the follow- 
 ing entry of the Stationers Registers (ed. Arber, 98 b i., 
 228) : 
 
 “ Thomas Duxsell Angell Daye the sonne of Thomas Daye 
 
 of London parysshe clerke hath put hym self 
 apprentice to Thomas Duxsell Cytizen and 
 Stacioner of London from the feaste of the 
 byrth of our Lorde god 1563 [Dec. 25] ij d .” 
 
 He was thus born somewhere about 1650, the son of a 
 parish clerk, was apprenticed to T. Duxsell, a stationer, 
 in 1563, was out of his time in 1575, and, we may 
 add, began to be an author in 1586. For in that year 
 he produced his most successful, indeed, only successful 
 work, “ The English Secretarie, wherein is contayned a 
 perfect method for the inditing of all manner of epistles and 
 familiar letters, nowe first deuised and newly published by 
 Angel Daye.” This Ready Letter- Writer was founduseful, 
 and went through no less than eight editions between 1586 
 and 1635 ; it is still quaint enough to be of interest. The 
 
xxviii Introduction. 
 
 list of contents deserves to be recorded- for the ingenious 
 use of a single class of adjectives. 
 
 I. 
 
 Of epistles meerly Descriptory. 
 
 Of epistles Laudatory and vituperatory. 
 
 Of epistles deliberative. 
 
 Of epistles responsory. 
 
 Of epistles Dehortatory and disswasory. 
 
 Of epistles conciliatory. 
 
 Of epistles Reconciliatory. 
 
 Of epistles petitory. 
 
 Of epistles commendatory. 
 
 Of epistles Monetorie and Reprehensorie. 
 
 Of epistles Amatorie. 
 
 II. 
 
 Of epistles Iudicialh 
 
 (accusatorie, excusatorie, Purgatorie, Defensorie.) 
 
 Of epistles expostulatorie. 
 
 Of Letters invective. 
 
 Of epistles Comemoratorie. 
 
 Of epistles Deprecatorie. 
 
 Of epistles familiar. 
 
 Of epistles remuneratorie. 
 
 Of epistles Iocatorie & Gratulatorie. 
 
 Of epistles obiurgatorie. 
 
 Of epistles Mandatorie. 
 
 An elegy on Sir Philip Sidney, in the same year, 1586, 
 and a catch-penny pamphlet on “ Wonderfull Straunge 
 Sightes seene in the Element ouer the Citie of London,” 
 conclude the list of his works as given by Mr. W. C. 
 Hazlitt in his Handbook , p. 146. A sonnet of his, pre- 
 fixed to W. Jones’ translation of Nennio, begins, very 
 truthfully, 
 
 “ My artlefs Mufe (if any mufe at all), 
 
 Couched in rude, in bafe, in home attire, 
 
 Not fitting thoughts or actions that afpire.” 
 
Introdu&ion. 
 
 XXIX 
 
 To speak truly, Day cannot lay claim to much distinc- 
 tion or grace of style. The verses he introduces are 
 somewhat wooden and bombastic. Yet his prose is, after 
 all, with all its faults, Elizabethan prose, the most com- 
 monplace of which comes to us trailing clouds of glory 
 with its suggestions of Authorised Version resonances 
 and dramatic grandiloquences. When, too, he sticks close 
 to Amyot’s limpid directness, he is not altogether ineffec- 
 tive, as may be seen in the following example, which 
 takes up the story immediately after the lacuna filled up 
 by Courier : — 
 
 Amyot. 
 
 Dea ! que me fera le baiser de 
 Chlo£ ? Ses leures sont plus ten- 
 dres que roses, sa bouche et son 
 haleine plus douces qu’une gaufre 
 k miel ; et toutefois son baiser est 
 plus piquant que l’aiguillon d’une 
 arbeille ! I’ay souvent baise de 
 petis chevreaux qui ne faisoient 
 encore que naistre et le petit veau 
 que Dorcon m’a donne mais ce 
 baiser icy est toute autre chose ; 
 le pour m’en bat, le cceur m’en 
 tressant, mon am en languit et 
 neantmoins ie desire la baiser dere- 
 chef. 
 
 Day. 
 
 Sweete, oh sweete said he, what 
 strangekindeofmaladiehath insued 
 vnto me, only in kissing my Chloe, 
 my sweetest Chloe, whose lippes 
 are more delicate then the softest 
 roses, and her mouth and deintie 
 breathing of far more sweetnes, 
 than the finest wafers, yet is the 
 impression of this softness far more 
 percing than the sting of a bee. 
 Often haue I kissed my tender 
 kiddes, newlie as it were fallen 
 from the dames, & that fine spec- 
 kled calfe that Dorcon did giue me, 
 yet felt I no damage, but this kisse 
 is of far other efficacie and opera- 
 tion, by touch whereof, my pulse 
 beateth, my hart trembleth, and my 
 verie soule languisheth, all which 
 notwithstanding, my suffizaunce of 
 remedie resteth yet onely in kissing 
 her . 1 
 
 1 Readers of Scheffel’s Trompeter will remember a cat’s soliloquy on 
 the topic “Warum kiissen sich die Menschen?” 
 
XXX 
 
 IntroduSiion . 
 
 On the whole, Day does keep close to Amyot, except where 
 he condenses the often tedious action of the original. It 
 is only in his verses that he adds to the French, especially 
 in that remarkable interpolation, The Shepheards Holidaie , 
 which has nothing whatsoever to do with Daphnis and 
 Chloe. The idea of making Lesbian swains of the fifth 
 century shout the praises of Queen Elizabeth was suffi- 
 ciently original. Time itself stands still in Arcady. The 
 praises of the virgin queen sound to us almost equally 
 original. Who would think that the princess described 
 on page ioi of Day’s book was the same subtle, calculat- 
 ing, unscrupulous, unconventional, and by no means re- 
 fined sovereign whose character has been so pitilessly 
 analysed by the late J. R. Green ? Yet, from his point 
 of view, Day was in the right, and so were all the Eliza- 
 bethans in their idealization of their sovereign. She had 
 a right to be judged by the results of her reign ; and the 
 Elizabethan Period is in itself one long paean in honour of 
 Elizabeth. Day’s book appeared just on the eve of the 
 Armada, and reflects accurately enough the idealisation 
 of the Queen, regarded not in her personal characteris- 
 tics, but as the nation personified. 
 
 Justifiable as was Day’s laudations from the point of 
 view of patriotism, they can scarcely be judged as effec- 
 tive in point of literary art. Day’s Daphnis and Chloe 
 we know, as a matter of fact, did not attain the popu- 
 larity of Amyot’s. Since his time four fresh attempts 
 (Thornby, 1657; Craggs, 1719; Le Grice, 1804; Bohn, 
 1855) have been made to nationalize Daphnis and Chloe 
 on English soil without much success. In reproducing the 
 earliest transference of Daphnis and Chloe across the 
 
Introduction. 
 
 XXXI 
 
 Channel, we can scarcely be more confident of their per- 
 manence, and in giving a last glance at Day’s Daphnis 
 and Chloe, can only repeat our refrain in a more inter- 
 rogative form : 
 
 “For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair ? ” 
 
‘ 'Daphnis and Qhloe 
 
 EXCELLENTLY 
 
 describing the weight 
 
 of affeElion , the fimplicitie of loue^ the purport 
 
 of honeft meaning, the refolution of men, and difpofi- 
 tion of Fate^ finifhed in a Paf orally and interlaced with the praifes 
 
 of a most pmlesst ^rmctsst, toontotfull in jMattsttt, 
 and rare in perfection, celebrated within 
 the same Pastorall, and therefore 
 termed by the name of 
 
 The Shepheards Holidaie. 
 
 By Angell Daye. 
 
 jtltior fortuna virtus 
 
 \ 
 
 \ 
 
 AT LONDON 
 
 printed by Robert Waldegraue, & are 
 
 to be sold at his thop in Paules church-yard 
 
 at the fgne of the Crane 
 
 1587 
 

 
 
 
 
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TO THE RIGHTLIE 
 
 ennobled in all virtues , Sir William 
 
 Hatton Knight, aduancement in virtue, wor- 
 
 Jhip in life , and fame in perpetuitie. 
 
 O enforce Sir vnto your worthynes 
 herein, by many circuftances how 
 much led on with the Bovntie, 
 Valor, Courtesie, Skil, and many 
 other complements of Virtue, reliant 
 in your wel noted and known dilpolition, I haue dared to 
 aduenture vnto your fauourable acceptaunce, this limple 
 and plaine dedication (limple I meane in relpedt of the 
 handling) might feem in the deliuerie, to equall an 
 other volume. 
 
 \ 
 
 Omitting therefore all thofe particularities to them 
 that know you, and to mine own priuate meditation, 
 that Ipecially do honour you, I will onely fay for this, 
 that the greateft forwardnefs craueth a fhrowd, and 
 the meanelt matter cannot be without defence. 
 
 To Virgil there was an Augustus, to Horace a 
 .Mecaenas, to Cicero a Caesar, to Apelles an 
 Alexander. If to thefe how much more then to 
 
4 The Spijlle TDedicatorie . 
 
 me needeth there, to couer the deformitie of my ftile, 
 a moft exquiAte Patron. 
 
 In a matter Ample, it is yet a grace, but to in- 
 An uate the name of fuch as do merite well, the verie 
 relpedt of whome, in the generallitie of the moft 
 beareth alwaies we fee, a more than common re- 
 putation. 
 
 Herein if I presume on your Virtues, I vrge the 
 neceAity, if to craue your patronage, then cuftome 
 may free me. 
 
 Nowe, if the courfe of the weeke-daies paftimes of 
 thefe Shepheards feeme happelie to miAike you, 
 turn then I pray to their holidaie where (how 
 rudelie so euer handled) yet the Maiefty of her, who 
 is without comparifon, being there in moft elpecially 
 honoured, ftiunneth not the fauour of anie fweete 
 conceipte to haue the fame recommended. 
 
 Fruitles were it on a Ihort requeft, to eredt large 
 matter. For which my fuit ihalbe, that with the 
 felfe Bovntie, wherewith your prefent yeares are 
 fo largely beautiAed, your Virtve will vouchfafe 
 fauourablie to repute both of me and my trauel, which 
 hauing obteined the fhrowd thereof as Aiax fhield, 
 ftiall become vnto me henceforth as a fufAcient gard 
 from all kind of biting ferpents whatfoever 
 
 Your worjhips in all to be com- 
 manded. Angel 1 Daie. 
 
The First Booke 
 
 of the loues Pafto- 
 
 rail fl/'Daphnis and Chloe. 
 
 ITELENE among all the notable cities 
 of Greece , is for the delicacie and ftrength 
 of the same, not the leaft in bewtie and 
 greatnes of all others to be commended. 
 The fcituation of which (being in the 
 I fie of Metelene) hath enuironed rounde 
 about it, a continuall springe of freshe, sweete and 
 deyntie water, the iffue whereof floweth from the Seas, 
 and ouer the fame are builded manie bewtifull and fine 
 bridges, wrought and curioufly polifhed of fayre white 
 done. The fhewe and brauerie of all which, giueth fo 
 large and goodly demonftration vnto the eyes, as he that 
 behelde the fame at a fodaine, woulde rather iudge it, an 
 I fland of it felfe, than the meere fcituation of one foie 
 Citie. 
 
 Not farre from thence (as is accuflomed vnto the moft 
 riche and popular cities of Greece) one of the worthiefl 
 and noble perfonages of the fame, had in the countrie by, 
 about two or three miles from the towne, a goodly 
 Mannour houfe, pleafant for the feate, and holfome for 
 
6 
 
 T) aphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 the dwelling, wherevnto were adioyninge diuers fayre and 
 welthie poffeffions, enlarged for commoditie, and exceed- 
 ing for pleafure : as namely, large hie and goodly moun- 
 taines, where were nourifhed and bred fundrie fortes of 
 wilde beaftes, groundes all couered with vines, plaines, 
 ftored with all manner of fruits and graines, and with 
 moft fertile paftures, whereon to feede and nourifhe their 
 cattell, the chiefeft whereof laye for the moft part, alongeft 
 the waters fide, which for that caufe, rendred the place, 
 fomething the more delebtable Within thefe groundes 
 Lamon a poore goatheard whilft warely he often con- 
 tinued to keepe his charge, founde by chaunce, a young 
 childe, the life of which was onely preferued by the fucke 
 it receiued from one of his fhee-goates, and nowe fee the 
 manner howe. There was about the place where he 
 fedde his flocke, a certain thicket all ouergrowne with 
 brembles and thornes, and compaffed about with furzes, 
 vnder the covert whereof grewe a foft fine and delicate 
 kind of graffe, the turfe thick, as in fuch fhadie places 
 is often accuftomed, whereon laid this tender infant. 
 Thither ordinarily ranne one of his fhee-goates, the cuftom 
 whereof made the heardfman oftentimes to miffe her, and 
 knewe not where fhe was become, for that leauing hir 
 young kiddes vncherifhed, fhee onely againft nature gaue 
 backe to the feeding and nourifhment of this preetie babe. 
 
 Lamon piteing the felie young ones, that thus were 
 abandoned by their Dam, began to marke and watche 
 the goate whether fhe went, and one time amongft the 
 reft in the heat of the daye, fued her trace fo neere, that 
 he fawe howe fhe paft vnder the thicket and that with fo 
 tender & warie touch, as y* with her hoofs going in, fhe 
 
‘Daphnis and Qhloe . 7 
 
 might no wayes hurte the babe : and there being entered 
 in moft louing fort, enclined her teates vnto the infant, 
 who hungerly fucked the fame, no otherwife, then if it 
 had beene the breftes of a naturall mother. At the fight 
 of this, the heardfman wonderfully abafhed, drew yet at 
 the laft more neere & fearching further, found it was a 
 male childe, well growen for his age, of beautie mar- 
 ueilous, and farre more richly attired, than befeemed any 
 wayes the infelicitie of his fortune, abandoned so mife- 
 rablie as he was, and laid forth, to euerie common aduen- 
 ture. The vefture wherein he was wrapped was a rich 
 mantle of purple ueluet the compaffe faftned about his 
 necke with a brooch of gold, and by his fide was layde 
 a fhort fine fworde of moft excellent workemanfhip, all 
 curioufly guilt, on the hikes and the handle thereof, of the 
 moft precious yuorie. 
 
 Lamon (greedie at the fight of the riche iewels he fawe) 
 refolued onely to beare them awaye, and to leaue the 
 childe as hee founde it, to fome other fortune, but hauing 
 confidered a while of that purpofe, a bafhfull fhame quickly 
 furprifed his though tes, that beeing a man, hee fhould bee 
 leffe pitifull and humaine than the poore beaft it felfe, 
 that he thereto had with fo great regarde attended and 
 nourifhed it. In fo much, that when night came on, hee 
 tooke both childe and other attire about it, and caried 
 them home vnto his wife, whofe name was Myrtale and 
 therewithall the fhee-goate that thither to hadde cherifhed 
 and brought it vp. 
 
 Myrtale, aftonnifhed at the vewe, demaunded if it 
 were poffible that goates in their felfe kinde, could pro- 
 duce young ones of fo marueilous fhape and proportion, 
 
8 
 
 TDaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 but Lamon fuppreffmg in her the fimplicitie of that con- 
 ceit, reuealed both the manner howe he found the babe, 
 and in what fort, and with howe great delicacie, hee fawe 
 the beaft enclining vnto it, and therewithall forgate not to 
 prefcribe vnto her and him a greater caufe of humanitie, 
 confidering that a beftiall nature, deuoyde of reafonable 
 liuing, had by the gentle condition thereof taught them 
 fo readie a waye vnto the fame. Myrtale (whofe humours 
 fauoured in nothing of a crab tree flock) did not at all 
 difcommend her hufbandes regard herein, but ioyning in 
 one moode of mannerly enterteinment togethers, as houfe- 
 wifely as fhe could, (hauing neuer had any of her owne) 
 fhee lulled the babie, and locking vp the ornamentes and 
 iewels in a faft barred chefte, they both thencefoorth en- 
 deauoured to fofter it vp, in no other fort, nor by any 
 other kinde of deliuerance then as their owne. And to 
 the intent it might as well in name as otherwyfe, refemble 
 the place of education, where it was bred, they called it 
 by the name of Daphnis. 
 
 Two yeares were not fullye paft and expired, ere one 
 Dryas a fheepeheard keeping his fheepe in great quan- 
 titye vppon the plaines and downes thereabouts, happened 
 after this alfo vppon the like, or verie felfe fame aduen- 
 ture. There was indifferent almoft between either of 
 thofe places a certaine great caue, handing in a rocke, 
 facred fometimes to the Nimphes and therefore called 
 by the name of the Nimphes Caue , fomethinge crooked 
 within, but altogether round without. In the inward 
 part whereof were diuers ftatues of Goddeffes and other 
 Nimphes , wrought finely out of ftone, the feete unfhod, 
 the armes all naked, & th’ atire buckled on the fhoulders, 
 
Tdaphnis and £hloe % 9 
 
 their haires caft onely vpon their necks, without treffing 
 at all, girded they were vpon their loynes, their lookes 
 fweetly fmiling, and their counternaunces fuch, as feemed 
 with interchaungeable fauour in delicate forte to greete 
 eache other. 
 
 Right vnder the hollowe rifing of this caue, fprang in 
 the middeft of the bottom a fweet fountaine, which raifing 
 it felfe, with a fofte bubling, gathered into a pleafaunt 
 fpringe, wherewith the frefh and fruitfull grenes round 
 about the fame, were continually watered. Ouer the 
 mouth of the caue, where the ouerflowinge waues with 
 Criftall humor, had wrought from the earth, fondrie 
 kindes of flowers and hearbs of delicate vewe, hong 
 diuers flutes, Pipes, and Flagiolots, made of reedes, 
 which the auncient fhepheards had often tofore-time 
 facred vnto the Nimphes for their greateft offrings. 
 
 To this caue, a fheepe from out of Dry as flocke, that 
 newly had yeaned her lamb, oftentimes in the day fre- 
 quented, and that with fuch continuaunce, as the fhep- 
 hearde thinking it manie times to bee loft, endeuoured at 
 the laft, to make fome deuice whereby to conftraine it to 
 feede in companie, without wandring any more as it was 
 accuftomed. And going to the Caue to feeke the fheep, 
 with an Ofier twig wreathed in his hande, wherewith to 
 fatten the necke and foote thereof togethers, a fight more 
 ftraunge then looked for, prefented it felfe vnto him. For 
 the Ewe (framed as it feemed by nature, to the pitying of 
 diftreffed creatures) hauing there found a fweete babe, 
 did in molt foft and gentle maner, uifite it many times 
 with her teats, and that with fo meek and tender handling 
 as if it had bin the proper Nurce. The childe vnufed to 
 
 c 
 
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 T^aphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 any difference, efteemed it as a naturall diet, and without 
 crying or other diftemperature at all, firft on the one fide, 
 and after on the other, as the Ewe turned her felfe, with 
 the prettie mouth (whiche was fweete and pleafaunt to 
 behold) fucked the fame. The Sheepe feeming therevnto 
 to haue borne a moft ftraunge and peculiar affedtion, 
 which one while with the licking of her tongue on the 
 vifage, and another while with fofte and deyntie coying 
 it with her head, it exceedingly did manifeft. 
 
 Dryas, though he were clubbifhe in condition, yet not 
 herein eftraunged from that pietie, which the gentle beaft 
 had thus alreadie portraied vnto him thought himfelfe alfo 
 in nature bounde to tender the infant, and perceiuing it 
 was a girle, and there withall what ornaments (teftimonies 
 that the place whence it came was of no meane reputation) 
 were alfo annexed vnto it, hauing on the head a coyfe 
 curioufly wrought and imbroidred with golde, iewels and 
 other precious things, not to be defpized : he adiudged the 
 chaunce thereof not to haue happened vnto him, without 
 fome diuine preparation : Wherefore taking it vp in his 
 
 armes, he gladly receiued the charge thereof, and making 
 his prayers to the Nimphes, that with good fucceffe he 
 might afterward bring her vp, whom as an humble 
 Suppliant, left (as it feemed) to their patronage) he had 
 found laid at their feet, he departed. 
 
 Nowe when night came, that he was to driue his 
 fheepe home to their folde, hauing fecretly in the meane 
 time conueied all the iewels and ornaments into his 
 bouget, affoone as he was returned to his houfe, he began 
 to recompt vnto his wife al that he had feene, and fhewed 
 her alfo what hee had founde : Nape was the Sheperdeffe 
 
Tdaphnis and Qhloe. 1 1 
 
 called, to whofe efpecial care her hufband with many 
 words recommended the regard of the deftreffed infant, 
 commanding her thenceforward to repute it as her own 
 natural daughter, & in fuch fort only to nourifh and 
 prouide for it. The woman was not ftony harted, but 
 according to her fhepheards guife began to imbrace and 
 entertain the girle, deeming already that fhe became a 
 mother vnto it, by meere affedtion, her conceit grew tender 
 ouer it, and with fuch feruent loue, and continvall watching 
 did fhe endeuour to fofter it, as that fhe feared left the 
 fheepe that whilome fucked the fwatheled impe, fhould in 
 the beaftly regard it fhewed be preferred before her. And 
 for that her care ftretched that the girle in farther fpringing 
 yeres might the fooner be taken and reputed for hers, fhe 
 gaue it thence-fro a name Paftorall, and called her 
 Chloe. 
 
 Thefe two children in proceffe of time grew to be great, 
 and fhewed well by theyr beautie and other complements, 
 that their parentage was not meane, nor their defcent 
 deriued from out of old thatched cotages. And about the 
 time that the elder of them, was come to the age of fifteene 
 yeares, and the yonger about two yeares leffe : Lamon 
 
 and Dryas at one very inftant, and in the felfe-fame night 
 interchangeably (as it fell out) dreamed in this forttogithers. 
 It feemed vnto them both, that the Nymphs , whofe ftatues 
 and images were in the caue (where you heard before the 
 fountaine was, and where Dryas (as is reported) had found 
 his daughter) took Daphnis & Chloe, and them both 
 iointly deliuered to the guidance and protection of a verye 
 yoongboy, gentle in all kinde of behauiours, but of beautie 
 moft wonderful, fruftrate was his body of garments, his 
 
12 Tdaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 fhape curious, his fkinne pure as alablafter, his fhoulders 
 feathred as wings, his left hand fupported with a flender 
 bowe, a fmall quiuer at his backe, and a fine arrowe in 
 his right hand. Who touching them both with one and 
 the fame dart, gaue charge vnto Daphnis thence-forward 
 to feed his goats on the paftures, and to the other imme- 
 diatlie to keep fiockes of fheepe. 
 
 The heardfmen both at once deepely concerning of this 
 vifion, were fodenly quailed of al their former expectation, 
 infomuch as the fruits of their carefull nurferies, feemed 
 thus contrarie to that they hoped, and what their feuerall 
 badges, might before that, refpectiuely haue prefaged, to 
 be deftined at one inftant to the keeping of cattell togethers. 
 F or that the markes of theyr birth, had offered vnto their 
 former notice, fo manifeft intendments of farre greater 
 fortune, in full purfute whereof, their carefull endeuors had 
 thitherto fought to conduct them, and that in farre more 
 delicate and daintie maner, than befeemed the children of 
 heardfmen, as wel in an honored kinde of vfage to theyr 
 perfons, as in liberall training them vppe in letters, and 
 other conuenient fkill and demeanours, whereof their 
 yeares at that inftant were nothyng ignorant, and that fo 
 farre foorth as the largeffe of their country dwelling, coulde 
 anye waies affoorde vnto them. Neuertheleffe, forfomuch 
 as the iniunCtion appeared to be deriued altogither from 
 the pleafure of the gods, they determined in their obedience, 
 rather to giue place vnto theyr commaundes, whofe 
 prouidence had faued them both from their former perilles, 
 than to yeelde vnto their owne proper fancies, whofe 
 greateft refpecl of care they were fure coulde leaft of all 
 auaile them. 
 
Tfaphnis and Qhloe . 13 
 
 Not long after, thefe two neighbor-dwellers found meanes 
 to conferre at full, touching both their vifions, and by one 
 ioine confent, they firfl agreed to go vnto the caue of the 
 nymphs, and there to offer facrihces, for the better prof- 
 peritie and happy proceedings of their feuerall charges, 
 which offering of theirs, they by one vowe togethers, 
 deuoted to the faire yoong boy, vnto whofe protection, 
 by the fame Nymphs , theyr nurceries had bene before 
 committed, whome they called by the name of the winged 
 god, for otherwife by anye more fpeciall title or particular 
 effeCt they had not difcerned hym. Which doone, they 
 iointly inferring, whatfoeuer after care of the two youthfull 
 and fweetefl of all natures creatures, vppon him, both 
 Lamon and Dryas recorded as a fumme of all their 
 expectation, thefe foure verfes to remaine on the wall of 
 the nymphes, as a perpetuall memoriall : 
 
 To thee thou winged God , what ere thou bee 
 (. A god thou art) we fheepheards fruits do bring 
 Let Daphnis and his heards be deare to thee , 
 
 A nd Chloes flocks eft cafl this f acred fpring. 
 
 Hauing herewith greatly fatiffied their longing defires, 
 and manifolde well-wifhinges vnto their tender fofterlings, 
 Lamon returned to hys Myrtale , and Dryas to Nape, 
 and by affent of both their wiues, difpatched the next 
 day with all kind of neceffaries, the two darlings of the 
 earth to their feuerall heards, fweet Daphnis to his goates, 
 and faire Chloe to hir fheep, instructing them feuerally, in 
 al things belonging to a heardfmans office. As how to 
 driue their beafts to pafturing before the heat of the daie, 
 
14 
 
 'Daphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 and in the coole of the euening againe home to guide 
 them : what times, & where to water them, when to 
 bring them home at night, and how in the mornings like- 
 wife to driue them to the field. In what fort, and vpon 
 what occafion to vfe the Whijlle-Pipe , and how at another 
 time to call with their voice alone. 
 
 Thefe Images of Beautie, mildly yeelding them felues 
 to what herein to them inioyned, receaued as willinglie 
 their charges, and with as deepe contenting pleafure, as 
 though they therwith had receiued fome great and notable 
 fignorie, Daphnis tendring his goates, and Chloe her 
 fheepe, and that with fo entier and more then common 
 affidtion accuftomablie vfed among fheapeheards, as well 
 fhewed, that hee for his part had fome reafon to induce 
 him, and fhee for her part could not omit it without 
 feeming vnthankefull. 
 
 The feafon was then of the yeare, about the beginning 
 of the fpring, when the very delicacie of Floras felfe was 
 growen to her moft naturall prime, and fhe as Lady and 
 queene of that iollie being, had by a meere earthly fhew 
 of moft exquifite perfourmance, coloured her walkes and 
 paffages, with bloffomes of fweeteft verdure and die moft 
 perfect, for the more ample beautifiyng and enrichment of 
 all her feemly creatures. Hearbs then began to be in 
 their force, trees in their pride, fields in their brauerie, 
 floures in their fweetenes, and the earth in her delicacie. 
 The birds had felicitie to refound their variable notes to 
 the woods, & to acquaint the hedge rowes with their 
 warbling tunes, the lambes and tender kids fkipped vpon 
 the hillockes, the yong rammes hurtled on the bankes with 
 their wreathed homes, & had pleafure to pearch to the 
 
T^aphnis and Qhloe . i 5 
 
 higheft mountaines, the bees fweetlye murmured from 
 vnder their hiues, and all that frequented the paftures had 
 uniuerfall gladnes. 
 
 The marke of Loue him felfe, combined within the 
 verie eieliddes of thefe two excellent creatures, feing all 
 things thus daintelie decked and trimmed vp, by fo curious 
 workemanfhippe, kindled in their mindes the felfefame 
 fparke and common defire of al naturall enforcements, 
 whereby each of them became ftudious, according to their 
 humaine nature and difpofition to immitate by like equalitie, 
 what they then perceaued to be graffed in all other 
 tenderlinges. In fo much as with the birds they fang, 
 feing the kids leape, they daunced, and after the bees they 
 gathered floures with fome part whereof they trimmed 
 their bofomes, and of others made prette fmall chapelets, 
 the braueft of which they caried vnto the N imp lies > and 
 therewith crowned their heades. Finally as it were 
 vnited in one continued linke of amitie, thefe feemely por- 
 traitures of well pleafing youth, louingly alwaies accom- 
 panied each other, and euermore on the paftures fed their 
 heardes together. 
 
 Manie times befell it, that when her sheepe were anye 
 waies ftraied, Daphnis with great defire would fpeede 
 him felfe before her to gather them in againe : And 
 
 when the most hardie of hys yong kids, and tender goats 
 had mounted to the top of fome hie or fteepe rocke, 
 neatlye would likewife Chloe applie her felfe to make them 
 drawe downe the fame with eafie pace againe. One 
 while guided fhe both herds her felfe, whileft he vfed his 
 paftime, and another while ordered he the flockes, whileft 
 fhee fported her felfe vnder the fhadie toppes. Their 
 
1 6 Tdaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 exercifes were in Sheapehearde games, and the pleafures 
 they intertained, fuch as befeemed the nonage of their 
 outgrowing childhood, for fome part of their time, they 
 fpent in gathering bulrufhes, wherewith Chloe would make 
 pretie bird cages and therein put the grafhoppers. 
 Daphnis on the other fide often times cut downe the 
 reedes,__ and vnclofmg their ioints, glewed them orderlie 
 together againe with foft waxe, and of thefe found diuers 
 paftimes wherewith to occupie them selues togethers. 
 Their vfages were holie, as vnexperienced of euill, and 
 fuch whofe delicate imaginations, were neuer furprizd with 
 the leaft taint at all of harmefull thinking. Enterchange- 
 ably did they ech to other impart their milke, their wine, 
 and what other vitailes, the fimplicitie of their fhewe, and 
 countrie being could befides afford. T o conclude, it might 
 feeme a thing more ordinary, to fee their flocks afunder 
 fcattred, than at any time to fee Chloe from him, or 
 Daphnis from her to be diuided. N ow as they thus paffed 
 their time in fuch kind of daliance Loue , the grand Prince 
 and Soueraigne of their vnmacheable bewties, had by this 
 time prepared a fecrete ambufh wherewith to frame fome 
 notable breache, into the vndefenfiue imaginations of thefe 
 two innocent louers, and thus ftoode the cafe. There was 
 not farre from the place where thefe two gentle Shepheards 
 kept their haunts a fhe-wolfe that newly hauing caff her 
 whelps, accuftomed there- vpon to run often-times into the 
 flockes thereabouts, and there to rauin the fmall cattell, 
 to carrie to her yong ones : By occaflon whereof the 
 
 hufband-men and fhepheards inhabiting the villages about, 
 and feeing their cattell thus to bee deftroyed, deuifed in 
 the night to make fundrie deepe pittes and trenches and 
 
2 ) aphnis and Qhloe, 1 7 
 
 them fubtilye to couer againe with thin earth caft vppon 
 fmall twigges whereby to make the place feeme plaine, fo 
 that whatfoeuer came running there-vppon, were it of the 
 fmaleft waight that might bee reafonablie conceiued, the 
 twigge s would prefentlie fall vnder them, and whelme 
 them there-with into the pitte. A number of fuch like 
 trappes both in the mountaines and plaines, were caft, 
 wherewith to catch the fubtill beaft : but fhee accuftomed 
 to thofe wiles, fhunned the traine and them continuallie 
 defcouered, notwithftanding manie fheepe and goates were 
 thereby deftroyed, and Daphnis him felfe by that onely 
 inconuenience was like to haUe perifhed. 
 
 It happened that two of the faireft buckes of all his 
 heard beeing vehemently chafed one againft the other 
 vpon a long fight together, ru filed at the laft fo rudely 
 vppon each other, that with the greatnes of the ftroke, a 
 home of one of them was broken, whereof feeling great 
 paine, the bucke thus difarmed of one of his homes turned 
 him-felfe to flight. The vidtor (proude of the conqueft 
 wonne) purfued notwithftanding, and haunted the pore 
 beaft both with ftrokes and pace fo bufilie, that he hardly 
 gaue it fo much leafure as to gather a little breath. 
 Daphnis grieued at the mifhap, to fee fo faire a beaft 
 thus vnhappely fpoiled, and vexed alfo in mind to behold 
 the vnquenchable furie and hote purfute of the other, 
 which with the hurt done could not be fatiffied, but with 
 further cruelty, fought to oppreffe him whom alredie he 
 had maimed, tooke vp a cudgell in the one hand, and his 
 whiftle pipe in the other, and followed the purfuer, laying 
 ftill at him as hee followed, in minde to beate him, The 
 beaft, fhonning the ftrookes, and he more enraged to hit 
 
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1 8 
 
 dDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 him, then circumfped: howe or where he followed him, 
 the buck for feare, and he for hafte, tombled both 
 together into one of thofe pits, the bead firft, and 
 Daphnis vpon him, the chaunce whereof (as it fell out) 
 faued his life, for that the bead fird fudeined the hard 
 droke, & himfelfe with leffe damage, fell the more 
 eadly vpon him. But Daphnis feeing himfelfe thus 
 pitifully didreffed in fo deepe a paffage, could do no 
 other but crie out, and with plentie of teares lament his 
 hard hap, attending if happely fome one or other comming 
 that way, might chaunce to here him, and fo proture 
 meane to relieue him. 
 
 Chloe, whofe eie was feldome edraunged from fome 
 (more then ordinarie) care of her regarded companion, 
 albeit die was then a great way from Daphnis wdien he 
 fell, perceiued yet his fodaine vanifhment, & was not 
 vnmidrudfull at all, of his prefent harme. And for that 
 fhe was altogether ignorant what it might bee, and yet 
 doubting the euill fhe knew not, becaufe fhee fawe him 
 not againe, fhe hadned to the place where her fight had 
 lod him, withal fpeede pofdble. There beholding the 
 great depth of the pit, & feeing contrary to expedacion, 
 that he was found & aliue, fhe thence fped her pace 
 quickly to a Coweherd that fed cattell hard by, requiring 
 his prefent aide to helpe Daphnis forth of that grieuous 
 place, who ferching vp and down for a corde, and find- 
 ing none of length diffident : Chloe with great defire 
 vntreffed quickly her golden wirie lockes, and with the 
 filken twine that bound vp the fame, eftfones dobled 
 togethers in manie compaffes, fupplied what wanted to 
 the former diortneffe, by fadning it to the cordes and end 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe. ig 
 
 that by the Cowherds meanes, they had there already 
 prepared. And this done, ioyning both their aides 
 together, they did fo much Daphnis without great hurt, 
 was goten forth again. 
 
 The louely fhepehard thus raized vp from fo depe a 
 dongeon, & by y e gentle trauaile of y e Nimph freed of the 
 great feare wherinto he was falne, calling many times his 
 bafhfull & deep peering countenances towards her, could 
 not for the prefent deuife with what kinde of fpeaches 
 (fufficient to fo great a benefit) to salute her. And much 
 the rather was he nowe'fo mazed, for that at that inftant 
 more then at any time before, it feemed there harbored 
 in her delicate fpirits, a more ftronger effcacie, then euer 
 hee had ere then perceiued, in her lookes, were caried an 
 efpeciall eye marke of he knewe not, what kynde of moft 
 fweete and pleafing delight, fome onething more then 
 common, refted as he thought in the precious content, of 
 her well applied countenaunce, her fpeeche was not as the 
 ordinarie found of her accuftomed deliuerance, hergeftures 
 (amiable of themfelues) were fraught as now to his feeming, 
 wyth a more eftranged kinde of excellence. Neither knew 
 he, whence the humor hereof proceeded, albeit he felt 
 himfelfe euen then deepely touched, but embracing wyth 
 an vnacquainted defire, the conceit whereinto hee was 
 carried by the prefent obiedl, he only framed fome few 
 fpeeches, in acknowledgement of this firft conceiued 
 benefit, which by the watchfull regard of Chloe he had 
 already receiued. And turning hymfelfe likewife to 
 Dorcon (for fo was the cow-heard called) giuing a multitude 
 of thankes vnto him for his trauell taken, his lookes and 
 fpeech at one inftant, were therewith both surprifed togethers . 
 
20 
 
 T^aphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 This being the firft publike place wherein loue, either 
 by looke or gefture had made way into the fecret thoughts 
 of thefe two louers to be difcerned. Daphnis as yet 
 ignorant of his paffion and holding himfelfe highly pleafed, 
 but nothing leffe than fatiffied in beholding of Chloe, 
 repofed his chiefeft content to gaze vppon hir, and the 
 moft pretious part of his delight in kiffing hir wherin, 
 redoubling eftfoones the pleafures, thereby conceiued a 
 fweeter humor than that which the hony Bee by nature 
 congealeth, or the Candy fugar in tafte deliuereth, iffued 
 (as hee thought) from her lippes, hir lookes were as 
 piercing arrows, and Cupid himfelfe feemed to lodge in 
 the very eie-browes of hir countenaunce. Rohe, nay far 
 more orient was the hew, that hir haftie pafe and yet 
 panting breathing to relieue him had fetled vpon her 
 cheekes, the delay mingled, wherevpon was the very die 
 of the white and pureft marble. Hir lockes difperfed on 
 hir fhoulders, in colour like the burnifht yellow of the 
 fineft gold, made hir to appeare as one of the nymphs, 
 whom Iupiter erft fauored, or Apollo with ardent flames 
 whilom eagerly purfued. Pleafing, and more than pleaflng 
 was fhee to be feene at that inftant, and fuch as wherein 
 not Daphnis alone, but the pore cow-heard Dorcon alfo 
 more than ordinarily reioiced. 
 
 The Ample cow-heard, vnacquainted before time, with 
 fuch admirable features, and not accuftomed to the con- 
 templation of fo diuine & far furpaffing meafures, efteemed 
 one while of Chloe, that according to fo rare and exceeding 
 beautie, fomewhat remained grafted in hir countenaunce 
 that appeared more Angular than was to be attributed to 
 the common proportion of euerie other creature. Another 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe . 21 
 
 while, confidering the meaneneffe of hir fortune, being but 
 in common reckoning the daughter of Dryas her felfe, but 
 as a fimple fheepheardeffe, inbred only to the downes, he 
 then deemed hir greatnes to be no more than as the 
 reputation of euery other common dweller. And though 
 his rurall condition had not till then made eftimate of any 
 thing, more than his countrie feeding, neyther in all his 
 pleafures had ought exempted more peculiar than his 
 cattel keeping : yet by the deep impreffion of hir fight 
 the grand maifter of al humane affedtions, had led him to 
 an imagination of far more greater consequent, yea the 
 bluntneffe of his former conceit (fuch as feldome falleth 
 out in men of bafe and seruile reckoning) began here-with 
 to be molified, his fpirits grolly weighed before wyth an 
 earthly nutriment waxed now more tender. His onely 
 houfhold care furnifhed till then with a couetous regard 
 of profit and hufband-like defire, by hardned labours, to fee 
 his cattell profper, was turned into a newe kinde of obfer- 
 uaunce : his morning walkes wherewith he wonted erft to 
 vifit his paftures, were conuerted into a heedefull attendance 
 of bliffull Chloe, and her moft daintie paffages. Now gan 
 he to aduert the holidays, and to long for the plefant 
 feafons, wherein heardfmen without checke or controlment 
 doe celebrate their interchangeable paftimes : him feemed 
 the boiftrous leather, and laborfome sweate, dried wyth 
 the dusty feafon vpon his wrinckled ele-browes, difgraced 
 at one inftant both his perfon and countenaunce, he meerely 
 waxed weary of his habite, and grew into great miflike, 
 that he were not prefently here, otherwife he might be 
 decked or changed. Much was it that he thoght in him- 
 felfe, wherewith he might afterward be better contented, 
 
22 
 
 Uaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 and hir whom he loued (by a like coniedture) to be both 
 the foner pleafed and fatiffied. 
 
 Thus and in fuch manner wrought the vnknowing 
 conceipts of these two heardfe-men eache vnto the other. 
 Daphnis by a reafon of too much youth and fmall expe- 
 rience, neither capable of fraud, nor iniured to anie Height 
 or fubtiltie, and leafte of all furmizing what hee coulde or 
 woulde go about to doe, to winne vnto himfelfe the effedt 
 of that where-vnto, though in trueth hee were fo farre forth 
 inclined, he was yet able of the fame to frame no perfect 
 end or diftinguifliment, not fo much as miftrufted at all 
 thefe fodaine alterations bred in the minde of hys newe 
 acquaintance Dorcon, for that neither knewe hee his 
 owne defire to be defined by any title or name of loue, or 
 that any other might be a copartner, or become an im- 
 patient rivall of his fo vehement a paffion. But wading 
 with all kinde of fimplicitie into the furie of his affedtion, 
 inclined to whatfoeuerin accompanienghis derely regarded 
 Chloe, was by the fubtilty of the cow heard afterward of 
 him required. 
 
 Here-vpon Dorcon hauing taken leaue for the prefent, 
 concerned thence-forward in his minde, that the place of 
 his intertainment, folicited vnto his remembrance, a refpedte 
 more curious in all his addons, than to-foretimeaccuftomed, 
 and forgat not in his holiday fhirt, and cleane walhed 
 doublet vnbuttoned to the girdle, and there faftened to the 
 wafte of his hofe wyth a newe greene filken point, importing 
 thereby, that all his youth was not yet fully fpent, often- 
 times to take occafion to vifit thefe louers. And for that 
 their pureft conceits, harmleffe of euill, and neuer fo muche 
 as tainted with any fimilitude of guile, gaue both fcope and 
 
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 courage, whereby wythout fufpicion, this newe tricked 
 cow-heard might be receiued into their companies. Hee 
 the better nowe to infinuate him felfe into their fauours, 
 one while indeuored to prefent them with his new made 
 frefh cheefes, couered wyth a faire white napkin, and 
 ftrowed ouer wyth the molt fweete and delicate floures, 
 therewithal! woulde hee bring of his belt and morning 
 fkimmed creame, fpice-cakes, and other preatie conceits. 
 To Daphnis befides gaue hee a yoong fatte calfe from the 
 damme, and manye other faire tokens to Chloe, fuche as 
 eyther his countrie trauell hadde purchafed, or wherewith 
 hir fweete conceited fpirits were any ways delighted. 
 
 This fudden alteration of Dorcon, both in habite and 
 other demeanors therevnto according, not so much by any 
 abilitie of coniebture, that thereby could folie arife in the 
 opinion of Daphnis, as by the generall notice and common 
 fpeech of all the other heardfmen, made euery where 
 knowne, that hee was become a louer, and who but fair Chloe 
 was fhee, to whome the man was so farre deuoted in 
 affebtion, infomuch as Daphnis alfo among the reft grewe 
 nowe to be partaker thereof, the manner of which, neither 
 place, time, or company, had taught him before to defcerne. 
 Yet knewe hee not for this, what was it to be mated wyth 
 a companion of fo vnufed iollitie, neyther did hee for ought 
 hee heard or fawe, emulate at all the cow-heardes proffered 
 courtefie. This onelye marked hee, which all men elfe 
 had fpecially noted, that fithence Dorcon first had 
 framed his fpirits to loue, hee became indeede farre more 
 gay, pleafant and trimmer attired, his treffes as woonted, 
 lay not fcattered or hard knurled vppon his head, but faire 
 kembed and rounded fine vnder his eares, neatly fhauen 
 
24 
 
 Tdaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 was he, as the braueft of the other fheepheards, and not 
 on the holiday alone, but euery morning faffing pinned he 
 (laced in a filke riband) on his buttoned cappe, a faire and 
 florifhing nofegay, well gartered and ftroked vp were his 
 hofen with a croffe bound caddis ribon, his buckled fhooes, 
 feemed vnweldie and curiofitie of the reft, made him at the 
 leaft to beftow on him felfe a paire of calues leather pumpes 
 for his wearing. 
 
 Thefe onely being fpecially confideredvppon of Daphnis, 
 and therewythall how paffmg cunning hee had framed the 
 notes of his old tuned pipe, where-upon he diuers times 
 plaied fundrie country laies, in the hearing of Chloe, draue 
 him at one time aboue the reft into a little melancholie, 
 not for that he ftoode ignorant howe muche the Nymphe 
 was vnto him aboue all others inclined, or that he miftrufted 
 Dorcon, or enuied his purfute, but for the vehemencie of 
 his paffion being fo feruent, as had already maftred and 
 ouerwearied his imaginations, neither experience of manly 
 knowledge, had yet fo farre inftru6ted him, as that he was 
 able to determine the fame vpon any certaine limits, nor 
 any other infight directed him, in what fort the operation 
 therof might with more facility be caried, both of which 
 (as he thought) Dorcon by this liking of his body & brauery 
 wherin he marched, had already atchieued : infomuch as 
 feing one day the fweeteft of his delights to haue taken 
 vppon her the feeding of both their heards, he priuilie 
 fecluded him felfe for a while into the thickeft of a preatie 
 pleafant groue adioyning, and repofmg his youthfull 
 limmes on the foft and tender graffe, nere vnto one of the 
 nimph-like fprings whereof the wood euerie where was 
 moft aboundant, the folemne tunes of a mofte fweete 
 
25 
 
 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 founding flute (wherein both priuate practize and the 
 common vfage of the coutitrie, had made him excellent) 
 gaue muflque to his martyred thoughtes, whereupon his 
 mollified fpirits fo preffed with the weight that which 
 trobled him, enforced him in the barke of a fine Popler 
 tree Handing thereby to graue thefe fewe verfes following. 
 
 What may I call the fweete whence fprings my fweetejl ioy, 
 On wherein refts that on fuch fweete depends fo great annoy , 
 How haps that where I touch the aire hath fweetejl breath 
 And in the f elf e-fame fume I find my caufe of death 
 Whence fues that where I Ime where mofi delight I fee 
 In f elf fame mood my life confumes , & ioies confounded bee 
 Whereon engendred is the heat that breeds the flame 
 
 Sith tempered is with fweetejl blafis the caufe that mooues 
 the fame 
 
 What phificke may I finde what art to cure the fore , 
 
 Which guided by the aide it feekes the wound makes flill 
 the more. 
 
 This done, led on by the folitarines of the place, muflque, 
 and prefent fancie, hee brake into these farther complaints. 
 Sweete, oh fweete faid he, what ftrange kinde of maladie 
 hath infued vnto me, only in kifling my Chloe, my fweeteft 
 Chloe, whofe lippes are more delicate then the fofteft rofes, 
 and her mouth and deintie breathing of far more fweetnes, 
 than the fineft wafers, yet is the imprefflon of this foftnes 
 far more percing than the fling of a bee. Often haue I 
 kiffed my tender kiddes, newlie as it were fallen from the 
 dames, & that fine fpeckled calfe that Dorcon did giue 
 me, yet felt I no damage, but this kiffe is of far other 
 
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26 
 
 c Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 efficacie and operation, by touch whereof, my pulfe beateth, 
 my hart trembleth, and my verie foule languifheth, all which 
 notwithftanding, my fuffizaunce of remedie refteth yet 
 onely in kiffmg her. O cruell vidtorie, O ftraunge 
 mifchiefe whereof I neither know the name or am able 
 to determine the qualitie. Is it poffible, the lippes whereof 
 the preffure is fo delicate, and the clofure fo excellent, 
 may be attainted with poifon, or that within the medicinable 
 compaffe of fo fweete a refrefhing may be included a matter 
 fo monftrous as may breede infection. No, no, for then 
 with the far piercing venim therof, had my death long ere 
 thistimebeene acquired. What then may I tearme itwhere- 
 of infueth fo great a languifhment. See, fee, the Nightin- 
 gale howe melodioufly fhee chaunteth, and my Flute hath 
 forgotten her wonted mufike. Behold how the yong 
 kiddes fkippe vpon euery hillocke, and I fitte heere laden 
 with teares, The floures are nowe in their chiefeft prime, 
 and Dorcon alone maketh chapelets and nofegaies : the 
 Violet and the Dafey haue couered the paftures with their 
 beauties, and Daphnis languifliing by his maladie withereth 
 onelie in flames. Dorcon is in his gaietie, and fhortely 
 will become fairer than I. Thefe, and fuch like fhepe- 
 heards lamentations deliuered hee foorth, till wearied with 
 the remembrance and fearch of that griefe, whereto he 
 knewe neither remedy nor end, hee left the defolate grove, 
 and with a counterfet excufe returned againe to his Chloe, 
 who long ere this time had awaited his prefence. 
 
 N ow Dorcon, whofe riper yeares had inabled his clownifh 
 fconce, both with larger fkil, and greater experience, 
 triumphing on the harmleffe fimplicitie of either of these 
 two louers, lifted not to fpend much time in the long and 
 
Tdaphnis and Qhioe . 27 
 
 needeleffe wooing (as he thought) of hir, whome though 
 of her felfe he were repulfed, yet by imparting fome part 
 of that whereof hee had fufficient, to the couetoufneffe of 
 him that guided hir, he prefumed he might when he lift 
 purchafe at all times of hir fuppofed father, fixing therefore 
 his eies on his ftore of cattell and other coine, wherewith 
 his laboring yeares were plentifully inough ftored, hee onely 
 wanted but time and meete occafion,to further his pretended 
 conference, for which hee thence-forth attentiuely waited. 
 Making therefore a fure reckoning of Dryas, whom antient 
 neighborhood, and long acquaintance had linked vnto him 
 in fome particular knowledge, it fell out, that by a preatie 
 occafion, his intendment grewe fpeedilye to bee effected. 
 Dryas hadde a peece of ground adioynyng not farre from 
 the dwelling of the cow-heerd, whereuppon, whileft hee 
 was there bufied, in planting an arbor, Dorcon made the 
 often furuiew thereof a meanes of his communication : and 
 greeting him euery day, and his people with fundry 
 neceffaries wherewith to eafe their far fet prouifion, as 
 well of cheefes, bread, and other vittelles, he one day 
 among the reft began to enter in purpofe and renouation 
 of their antient continuance their yeres both being alike, 
 their kepingof cattel togithers, and fuch like remembrances, 
 wherewith men of common account are wont to commend 
 their acquaintaunce. In continuall harping wherevpon, 
 he laftly fell on termes of Chloe, and to difcourfe of hir 
 marriage. 
 
 Much was it that the cow-herd, after his fubtil clownifh 
 guife, inforced vnto Dryas, whereby the better to make 
 him felfe feame a man adapted to fuch a purfute, & the 
 rather to incorage Dryas to make him his fon in law, 
 
28 
 
 Tdaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 befides the much reputation of his welth euermore thruft 
 forward, to giue vnto him alfo the greater and more euident 
 demonftration, that he fhould not marry his daughter to a 
 beggar or a pinch fift, hee tendred vnto him for his good 
 wil, many faire and hufband-like prefents, rich for the 
 date of a cow-heard as he was, wherof he praid him to 
 make acceptance, & to giue his good will to the mariage. 
 A yoke of fayre large oxen would he giue for the plough, 
 4 hiues of bees, fiftie foote fquare of the bed part of his 
 orchard, an ox hide large & thicke for lether, & euery 
 yere befides a faire & principal heefar. That Dryas was 
 couetous Dorcon had good experience, and therefore 
 intruded vppon him fo manye faire offers : the delicacie 
 and wealth wherof tickled indeede fomething exceedinglye 
 the minde of the man, and had it not beene, that a certaine 
 doubtfull feare ouer-tooke him, of fome vnlooked for after- 
 clappes, he had peraduenture, by defire of that commoditie 
 confented to the determined purpose. 
 
 But confidering afterwardes better of the cafe, and 
 edeeming by the likelihoods of thofe ornaments which 
 with Chloe hee had receiued, that hir defcent was not 
 fo meane, as to refpedte a place of fo bafe a calling, nor a 
 fhape fo far more than feemely, reding in hir excellent 
 proportion, ought to be bedowed vppon a creature fo far 
 out fauour, end altogither feruile : hee vtterly abdained 
 any further to harken to the fute of Dorcon, reckoning 
 fully with himfelfe, that if euer after it did happen, that 
 die were recognized by hir parents, & that then it diould 
 be known, that for couetoufness of gaine, hee had in fo bad 
 and vile maner mifprized hir, it could not but turne to his 
 great detriment and irrecuperable vndoing, if at the lead 
 
Daphnis and Qhloe . 29 
 
 wife he might vpon the knowledge thereof be infranchized 
 from death : Led therefore as he was, by the regard of 
 
 thefe doubts, he therevppon praied Dorcon for very neigh- 
 borhoodes fake, to pardon him, and excufing in other fort 
 the matter, willed him from thence-forth that hee woulde 
 fue no further vnto him. 
 
 This conceited fore-caft of Dryas, was nothing at al 
 pleafing to Dorcon, who feeing himfelfe now the fecond 
 time, with fo flat refolution put off, could almoft (what 
 betweene loue and griefe of fo many good gifts, that hee 
 had in vaine beftowed) haue become defperat. It vexed 
 the poore foule to the hart, to fee, that his mornings-milk 
 cheefes, his fat calues, and bacon, were thus vnto the chuffe 
 Dryas imparted, and all for nothing : he could haue whined 
 out-right for forrow, and his humors rumbled togither with 
 fo bad a medley, as made his fenfes wring foorth diuers 
 tender pafflons from out his wrinclded countenance. But 
 yet recomforted quickly (as to fuch it often hapneth) of 
 thefe vncouth pangs, the futtle clown began by a new 
 deuifed fraud now to compas that which before he found 
 fo difficult, watching for this caufe a conuenient time to 
 find Chloe (if it were poflible alone) & to this end, bethought 
 himfelfe, that vpon cuftome eche after others they vfed to 
 driue their flockes at one certain time of the day togithers 
 to drinke, the one of them daily, as it fel out after the 
 other. Hereof Dorcon tooke heede, and onely expedfed 
 the day when fliee alone fhould driue them, which being 
 come, the feelie cow-heard thinking to worke a great 
 maifterie in the fimplicitie of thefe foules, tooke vppon hym 
 a deceit of maruellous fineneffe (refpedting, that it was 
 wrought out of fo hammer-headed a trunke) and the deuife 
 
30 
 
 dDaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 was this. He took the fkin of a great wolfe which one of 
 his bulles fighting by chaunce had killed with his homes, 
 and fpread the fame all ouer his backe, and that fo fitly as 
 the fore-feete thereof, fell iuftly before him right ouer his 
 hands, and the hinder legges alfo couered his thighs downe 
 vnto his heeles, the head, as a vefard, lay ouer his face, and 
 thus difguifed as hee was, by likelihoode in the full fhape 
 and proportion of a woolfe, hee drewe himfelfe right vnto 
 the fountaine, whither fhould come the flockes of Daphnis 
 and Chloe to be watered. The fpring was fcituate in a 
 valley verye intricate and crooked, and all the place rounde 
 about for the moft part enuironed with brembles, fharpe 
 pricking furzes, and lowe declining ginipers, in fort, that if 
 a woolfe in very deede he had beene, he might eafily haue 
 couched himfelfe thereabouts to haue doone a fpoile, 
 Dorcon buffed himfelfe in the thickeft of thefe couerts, 
 waiting the houre when Chloe fhould come, affuring 
 himfelfe, that by the fearfull fhewe of his fhape, hee coulde 
 not choofe but amaze hir, and in fuch amaze might eafily 
 feaze vppon hir, and do what he lift vnto- hir. 
 
 Not long had the woolfe-like cow-heard couched himfelfe, 
 but the fhepheardeffe (as wonted) came with hir dainty 
 flocks, hauing left hir Daphnis behind, bufied in cutting 
 downe of the moft tender twigs and boughs, for his goats 
 to browze vpon, againft they were returned to pafture, the 
 dogges neuertheles, as accuftomed gards vnto hir yonglings, 
 at that inftant accompanieng her. And as it is a thing 
 vnto them naturall, to hunt vp and down, and range round 
 about the field, fo at the laft it befell, that drawing neere 
 vnto the bufh where this difguifed cow-heard lay couching, 
 they perceiued him buffing, and deeming it fome beaft, 
 
T^aphnis and Qhloe, 3 1 
 
 began to baie apafe : the fierceft of them herevpon began 
 to fnap at the woolfe, and the reft, hardned with this onfet, 
 fet alfo vpon him. Dorcon was now in an extafie, and 
 not daring to ftand vpright, for feare and fhame of the 
 difguife by him without effebt pretended, the dogges vn- 
 weeting of the fraud, tooke no more knowledge of him than 
 whilom did the hounds of Abteon vpon their matter, dif- 
 guifed as he was in the fhape of a Hart, but harrieng 
 faft vppon the cow-heard, one in one place, and an other 
 in an other place, fo rudely rufhed vpon him, as tearing 
 the woolfes ikinne from his fhoulders, they made him 
 difcouer him felfe at the laft to be no more than the poore 
 and fimple cow-heard Dorcon. 
 
 By this time the malice grew vtterly to be marred, & 
 the fharp percing teeth of thofe mercileffe dogs, pinched 
 fo neere his buttockes, as Dorcon was faine to ftart. Chloe 
 fearefull of the euent, & dreading the furie of fome wilde 
 bead, fkreched a maine, wherof Daphnis hauing regarde, 
 fped himfelfe in all haft to her refkue. But Dorcon 
 contrarie to expectation, hauing fufteined more penance 
 than he required, and peftered with the continuall biting 
 of the dogges, could no other waies releeue him felfe then 
 in difcouering what hee was, wherewith incite againft his 
 will, he cried vehemently to Daphnis. The fimple youth 
 fufpebting as little fraude, as his innocent yeares miniftred 
 vnto him occaffion of euill, wondering at the accident, and 
 thinking that it had bene done onely but as a ieft, where- 
 with to haue frayed them, approched the Coweherde, and 
 both he and the fhephardeffe rating the dogges, and 
 drawing them hence with their common whiftle-pipe tooke 
 poore Dorcon with much paine from out of the couert, 
 
3 2 T)aphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 whom fcarce being able to dande for the many hurts in 
 diuers parts about him receiued, hauing nothing where- 
 with to fende him felfe, they led betweene their armes to 
 the fountaine, and wafhed his woundes, which done, they 
 brought him by the hand vnto his waie, and recomforting 
 his decaied fpirites by all meanes poffible left him at the 
 laft to the peculiar in fight, & confideration of his owne euils, 
 vnknowing alas were thefe to hardie guiles and enterprizes 
 of Loue , vnto thofe tender Impes, nor did they at all 
 participate anye parte of the frawde to the fame incident 
 or belonging, whofe charie regarde of well-doing, became 
 the onely fupporte of their meere fimplicitie and good 
 meaning. 
 
 Dorcon, now folitarily concerning of this fo ftrange an 
 alteration, had all his imaginations thenceforth vtterly 
 benommed, for euer thereafter to continue a louer. And 
 in this hurlie burlie, the vnaccuftomed baying alfo of the 
 dogges, had fo farre fcattered abroade the flockes and 
 herdes, as both Daphnis himfelfe and Chloe had much 
 paine, til night to drawe them together againe, the one 
 part whereof climed to the hied rockes and mountaine 
 toppes that might be, and the other fearefully draggled in 
 diuers partes downe towardes the fea coades. And albeit, 
 their ioynt herdes were otherwife fo well ordred and taught 
 by their guides, as that with the lead clap of handes, 
 whidle, or other founde of voyce that might bee, they 
 woulde drawe to their companies, yet nowe were they fo 
 farre frighted with this vncouth noyfe, as that with all the 
 trauell to them vfed, they could fcarce be wholie brought 
 together againe to accompanie. But night, that bringeth 
 in conclufion euerie labour to ende, had at lad conducted 
 
dDaphnis and Qhloe. 33 
 
 alfo thefe heardes into their feuerall foldes. And weri- 
 somnes of the painefull trauel fufteined, ferved them as 
 a medicine to bring into the thoughtes of thefe paffionate 
 derlings the accuftomed reft, from whence a good while 
 fince they had beene bereued. Sleepe made them to 
 forget their loues, and the feruencie of their paffion 
 fwaied thereby a great deale leffe in the difturbance of 
 thofe their mutuall affedtes. But the bright fhining 
 day, which is the difcouerer and common renewer of 
 euerye crafed fantafie, put her and him in minde againe, 
 of their wonted mifeafe. The ruddie raies brandifhing 
 the Eafterne fkies, reuealed a new the frefli & quick 
 fpreading flames of their late receued pafflons, the enter- 
 uewe of each breding on the ferft fight, a nouell grief, 
 iffuing interchauncheablie from him to her, and her to 
 him, not for that they fawe eche other, in either of whom 
 the contemplation was a mithridate to a peftered con- 
 ceipted minde, but y l the deep percing in fight thereby 
 fuftened conceiued in each vew fo wonderfull and ftraunge 
 an effecte, as in conclufion conuerted the former phyficke 
 it receiued, to a moft encreafing and almoft irrecuperable 
 maladie. 
 
 Infinite were their defires (for to couet, is to mankinde 
 naturall) but what it was they defired, or wherein con- 
 fided the determinate conclufion of the fame, that by 
 their fimplicitie. could no waies be defined. If they 
 coueted to fee each other they faw, if to plaie togethers, 
 they plaied, if to fpeake, they fpake, if mutuallye to 
 embrace, they imbraced, and heereof there was vnto 
 them at all no kinde of controlment, At their libertie 
 they enioyed what they lifted, and hauing all that they 
 
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34 ‘JDaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 would, they could not yet, conceiue therein the principall 
 part, of that they moft defired. Contentment repofed it 
 felfe vppon their deepeft difquiet, and from their greateft 
 mifcontentment fprang vppe againe their chiefeft eafe. 
 Now was it in the decreahng time of the fpring, and 
 frefheft Sommer perking in her gayeft pryde, made waye 
 to her entrance, the flowrifhing growth of euerie liuing 
 thing, waxed prowde of their beeing. Nowe bloffomed 
 were the fruites on trees, and Ceres in her tillage, and 
 Pomona in her orchardes, brethed in the fresfheft ayre 
 their fweeteft fauours, Titan hauing wound hym felfe in 
 the Crabbe, drewe faft to the Lions cabbin, whereby the 
 feafon growing hoote, it feemed the Riuers and grauellie 
 fpringes, placed in moft coole and temperate fhades, 
 inuited each youthfull gallant, to theyr fweete pleating 
 vaynes. Whereunto Zephyrus gentlie bulling thorowe 
 the twigges of the loftie Pines his comfortable blades, 
 appeared by the pleafaunt murmure thereof to make a 
 kynde of Mufique, by meanes of which trilled fometymes 
 downe before them the fweete fmelling appels from the 
 hyeft braunches. 
 
 Phoebus fporting him felfe to glaunce through the 
 thickeft grooues vppon their naked fhapes, made Daphnis 
 (enflamed both by an inwarde loue and heate of the 
 prefent feafon) to vifite the fprings, where calling him 
 felfe into a delicate Riuer, one whyle would he chafe the 
 Swannes alofte, and an other whyle call him felfe to the 
 bottom, catching therewithall at the fmoothe gliding filhes. 
 Often would he gulpe into his entrayles a great quantitie 
 of the coole water, and then fwimme again walhing & 
 turning himfelfe in the ftreame difirous to fee if there- 
 
Tdaphnis and fchloe. 35 
 
 withall the hotte parching heate hee fattened, might anie 
 wayes bee cooled : but all inuaine, for that the force 
 thereof, by afarre more vehement furie, was inwardlye 
 fapported. 
 
 Chloe hauing by this time drawen foorth her fheepe 
 and goats to be milked, remained fo much the lenger 
 thereaboutes, for that the fharpe flinging flies buzzing 
 round about her vnftained vifage hadde in the drawing 
 downe of the fonne fomething bufilie uexed her, where- 
 vppon hauing wafhed her face in one of the neerft foun- 
 taines, fhee gathered of all fortes of flowers, and them 
 wreathed, in the braunches and tendered: twygges of the 
 Pine-trees, whereof fhee made a chapelet, and therewith 
 crowned her amber coloured treffes, and hauing girded 
 her felfe in the fkinne of a mightye heart, buckled fall on 
 her euen preffed fhoulders, fhe filled one pot of wine and 
 another of milke, and therewith came to entertaine her 
 deerlie fauoured Daphnis. Who fattening his earned: 
 lookes on her admirable bewties made waie to iffue from 
 the riuer, and fhe ftroking againe his delicate limmes with 
 frefh prepared clothes, flnding nothing therein to be 
 reprehended, (fo rightly proporcioned was hee in all 
 fewtures) with many fweete embracings clothed fhe him 
 apace in his fhepheards garmentes. In all this de- 
 meanour were not the conceites of Daphnis, in behold- 
 ing her graces altogether vnoccupied, who feeing her com- 
 paffed in fuch nymphlike attire, fuppofed one while that 
 fhe was as the fayre Lada, who for her exceading fhape, 
 deferued folie to become the mother of the mod; beau- 
 tifull Helena, an otherwhile him feemed that die was 
 fame Io, onely meete to be referued to none other but 
 
36 c Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 for the mightie Iupiter, fometimes hee likened her to one 
 of the Nymphes in the Caue, whofe lookes as he thought, 
 caried of her behauiour a moft notable refemblaunce, and 
 holding her pot in her handes of wine and milke towardes 
 him, hee was wholie confufed by Loue the force whereof 
 diftilling amaine within him, had wrought to his moft 
 fecret entrailes. Smilingly therefore taking the Chapelet 
 from her head, and with great deuotion kiffmg it, he put 
 it on his own, and taking in hand an harpe, whereon 
 his foftened ftrokes were varied with moft excellent con- 
 ning, he tuned the fame forthwith, and fong thereunto in 
 her praifes this dittie following. 
 
 Sweete fweetned be the houres , the dates , the monthes and 
 times , 
 
 Wherein with fweete conceipts my Joule , thy fweetened 
 fauor climes 
 
 Sweete be thy lookes , thy touch , thy /peachy thy gate and all 
 Ten thousand fweets betide the Jill, whofe fweetnes Jaines 
 them all. 
 
 Ye Joures whofe motlie hues so pranke in Nature s pride . 
 Do Jirowd your fellies, and for my fweete, your beauties 
 lay aside. 
 
 Ye temprate wejerne winds, whofe aire yeilds fweetned 
 breath 
 
 Denie your fweete to be as hers, whofe fweet yeelds life or 
 death 
 
 Ye deintie tuned fowles whofe notes do decke the fpring 
 Confeffe in hearing of her foundes, your fweets fmall 
 pleafure bring 
 
 Ye chrjall facred fprings, ye vales and mountaines hie, 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 37 
 
 Whofe pleafant walkes her paffage decks , and fpreading 
 fauours die 
 
 Agree with me in this , my fweete ( furpafjing far ) 
 
 Excels the fweetnes of you all , and doth your pleasures 
 bar. 
 
 His fong concluded in the delicacie of this fo great 
 a commendacion, Chloe took no fmall pleafure, in feeing 
 her felfe thus highlie to be magnified in the liking of him, 
 whom aboue al other fhe moil entierly fauoured, where- 
 fore inclining her lookes to his fweete diftilling fauours, 
 the while coceiued fhe great pleafure in parting of his 
 locks, brown in colour as the Mirtle berries, refembling 
 therein the comlie fhape of Adonis, lulled fometimes in 
 the lap of Venus, and denoting in particular termes the 
 fom of al his perfections, with many fugred fpeches fhee 
 began to admire him, which kindling in Daphnis an 
 earned; zeale in contemplacion of all her fauours, made 
 him in farther demonftration of the great felicitie he 
 thereby conceiued, to adde vnto his former praifes alfo, 
 thefe fucceding verfes. 
 
 Thofe hears the golden wiers of my wel tuned founde , 
 Become the pleafure of my panges , and make my ioyes 
 abounde. 
 
 Thefe feemely eies the glaffe, whereof my fewture faies, 
 And forehead large , the field on which , depends my 
 bliffull raies. 
 
 This mouth the deinte spring , that yeldes me caufe of life , 
 Thofe teeth the pearles of precious price, that cure mine 
 inward grife. 
 
38 ( Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 These lips the currol frefh, that comforts heart and mind, 
 Thefe looks the guarders of my lone, by whom / fauor 
 find. 
 
 Thofe cheeks the apples frefh, whereon vermilion taint, 
 
 Be mixed with the filuer white, my fugred pleafure 
 paint. 
 
 Thefe pits in dented cheeks, are chair es for Beautie plafie, 
 Wherein, triumphant fauor fits, impugning woes to 
 wafie. 
 
 This necke of yury white, confounder of my cares , 
 
 Thefe hands the aids to further that, which loue for me 
 prepares. 
 
 Thefe feet the wifhed fieps, whereout my ioies arife 
 
 From thefe and out of thefe enfue, what els I may 
 deuife. 
 
 Thus decked in my ioyes, on her I gaze my fil 
 
 Whofe fhape hath power to comfort all, but neuer force 
 to fpill. 
 
 Herewith Daphnis hauing taken his flute founded 
 thereupon diuers excellent ditties. And for fo much as 
 it grewe towards the middeft of the daie, the melodiouf- 
 neffe of the found together with the heate of the feafon, 
 brought Chloe a fleepe, their flockes by this time beeing 
 couched all together vnder the fhadie toppes which 
 Daphnis perceiuing, flayed quickly his mufique with- 
 drawing his flute, gaue him felfe thereupon to gaze at full 
 vpon her molt exquiflte perfections. And feeing that 
 there was none about him to countermaund his demeanors, 
 hee began fecretly thus to deliuer in him felfe. Oh howe 
 fweetlie thefe eie liddes of my fayre and bliffeful Chloe 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe. 39 
 
 are couched together, howe delicate is the fent and fauour 
 of her breath, the fweetneffe whereof neither thefe albpine 
 buddes, nor flowres them felues, doe in any fort imitate 
 yet dare I not for this, to kiffe at all, thefe fweete fauours 
 for that the very touch is more peercing than the fwords 
 point, and the force thereof cutteth the verie heart on 
 fonder, and as the receipt of the newe made honie, fo 
 fwelleth in thofe that touche it the harmefull poyfon 
 thereof: Neither would I yet inforce that iniurie to my 
 Chloe, as by to rude prefiing her lippes, to yeeld difturb- 
 ance to her quiet. Alas thefe grafhoppers I feare me 
 with their piping tunes, will wake my deeding. Yee cruell 
 beaftes, why hurt yee fo rudely with your homes, vnpa- 
 cient as it feemeth to give vnto my derling any reft. O 
 yee wolfes, at this inftant more crauinlike then the foxes 
 them felues, why rufh yee not into thefe heardes to fcatter 
 them on fonder : Whyleft, Daphnis continued in thefe and 
 fuch like complaintes, a feelie grefhopper egerly purfued 
 by a fwallowe, caft her felfe by chance, for her fauegarde 
 into the bofome of Chloe, by meanes whereof, the fwal- 
 lowe neither was able to catche her, nor lenger could vfe 
 vnto her the force of her wing, notwithftanding, the birde 
 came fo neere that with fluttering vp and downe about 
 her face, fhee awakened Chloe out of her fleepe, the feare 
 whereof, made the Nymphe , (for that fhee knewe not what 
 it was) to ajcritche alowde, but when fhee fawe the fwal- 
 lowe yet fluttering too and fro about her, and Daphnis 
 laughing by her at the harmeleffe feare and fporte 
 thereof, fhee deemed the leffe of the matter, and rubbing 
 her eies, yet greedie of fleepe, fhee made her felfe readie 
 to arife. 
 
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 The grafhopper was yet betweene her breftes, and as 
 one deliuered as it feemed from danger, and in the kinde 
 it bare, willing to fhewe it felfe thankefull, began to 
 chante where fhee fate, remunerating thereby the good 
 turne at her handes receiued, by reafon of which, Chloe 
 not yet experienced of the accident, cried outright, and 
 Daphnis againe laughed a pace at the fport, and loathing 
 to grieue her ouermuch, conueied thereupon his hande 
 betweene her breaftes, and tooke out the graffehopper, 
 which yet thankefull of hir fauegarde continued chaunting 
 betweene his handes, whereupon the faire Shepheards 
 knowing what it was, tooke it againe & returned it 
 forthwith into her bofome. Shortly hereupon it befell 
 that a certaine Ringdoue fitting in a groue hard by, began 
 to fing, in whofe fong Chloe taking great delight, 
 demaunded of Daphnis the reafon thereof, whereupon the 
 gentle Goatheard defirous of her.vtmoft fatisfadlion, began 
 to recompt vnto her, this storie following. 
 
 There was (my dere) fayd hee, in times paffed, a young 
 damofell fayre of fhape, and in the prime of her age, 
 bewtifull as your felfe, who keeping her cattell vpon thefe 
 paftures, had right excellent fkill, both to fmg and playe 
 delicately. Her beaftes had pleafure in her tunes, and fo 
 delightfull was the founde of her voyce and pipe, that 
 fhee gouerned them at pleafure, and was able to drawe 
 them whether the would. 
 
 This beautifull Nymphe fitting vnder a ftatelie Pine, 
 hauing her head crowned with the leaues thereof, one 
 daye happened to fing a fong in the honour of Pan, 
 wherewith her beaftes began fo earneftly to be enclined, 
 as that they drewe them clofe to her foundes. Neere 
 
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 vnto her was there likewyfe keeping of Cattell a certaine 
 young youth, frefhe and froolicke as her felfe, who right 
 well handled his pipe, and could thereon playe manie 
 deintie ditties. One daie amongft the reft, with intent to 
 fhewe that his comming was not bad, hee tooke his pipe 
 in hande, and thereon in difdaine of the Nymphe , plaied 
 fo fweetly and melodioufly, as that with the ouerpleafing 
 founde thereof, hee drewe from her eight of her fayreft 
 beaftes, purfuing the fweetneffe of his Pipe, doe what fhee 
 could, and made them to ioyne to his companie, where- 
 with the poore wenche vexed for griefe & intolerable 
 difpite, to fee hir flockes fo muche to be diminifhed, and 
 chiefly alfo, that fhe was thus ouercome in hir own cun- 
 ning, tooke fo great a griefe of the fame, as that fhee 
 praied the gods, and they vouchfafed to change hir into 
 a foule, rather than any more wyth fuch infamie to 
 returne to hir dwelling. This performed, and fhe, as you 
 fee, being made a bird of the mountaine, in accuftomed 
 fort, followeth vp and downe, plaining hir ill hap and 
 Ioffe of hir beafts, whome fhe feeketh, being thus as fhe 
 was vnluckily ouercome, and flinging as fhe was woont to 
 doe reteineth yet fome part of hir auntient tunes and 
 forowfull complainings. 
 
 In thefe, and fuch like deuifes, fpent they the difportes 
 of the pleafant Summer, till Autumne drawing on, the 
 vintage began to approch, for that the grapes grew fully 
 to be ripened, in which time certaine rouers of Tyre, 
 hauing a Foift rigged and manned lately from Carye, 
 hapned to come aland vppon the I Hand, and roming vppe 
 and downe here and there vppon the countrey, they pilled 
 and fpoiled all places where they came, and armed as 
 
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 TDaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 they were, ranne into euery corner to take what they 
 could get, whereby, as chance hapned, they tooke great 
 dore of wines, graine, and hony, the noueltie whereof 
 was such, as it was yet in the ware, and therewithall 
 robbed and spoiled the feelie Dorcon of all his beads and 
 cattell, leauing the man fore wounded, and wel-nigh dead 
 with their blowes. And courfmg as they were vp and 
 down in the I Hand, Daphnis by ill hap walking on the 
 fea-banke, was by them furprifed, for yet was not Chloe 
 gone foorth wyth her fheepe, being early dayes, and 
 fearing (for die was alone) to be inforced, by fome other 
 of the ruded fort of the fheepheards. The rouers feeing 
 this yong yeuth, faire, feemly, and drong, and thinking 
 him of better regard than any part elfe of their prize, they 
 made no further purfute after his goates, but contenting 
 themfelues with his perfon, and that they had befides, 
 they returned again to their Foid : Daphnis cryeng out 
 vpon Chloe, the remembraunce of whome in this extre- 
 mity did onelye confume him. 
 
 Thefe theeues being fcarce got aboard, and not yet 
 makyng way with their oares into the dreame, Chloe by 
 this time was come vnto the padures with her fheepe, 
 and failing of Daphnis in the place of their accudomed 
 meetings, feeing therewithall his goats and tender kiddes 
 all fcattered and defordered, here and there, die began to 
 feare the woord. At lad, hearing his voice, yet crieng 
 and complaining after her (for yet was hee within found) 
 fhe left hir dieepe, and throwing downe her Pipe, 
 hadned with all fpeede pofdble to Dorcon, in minde to 
 require his aide, whome betweene life and death fhee 
 founde groueling vppon the ground, halfe flaine of the 
 
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 theeues, and fcarce able for faintnes to deliuer his minde 
 vnto hir, hauing loft of his bloud an exceeding quantitie. 
 The cow-heard yet perceuing Chloe to be there, the 
 remembrance of his antient loue, kindled in his minde 
 fome nouell forces, whereby inforcing himfelfe a little, he 
 thus fayde vnto hir : M.y deere Chloe, thou commeft 
 euen nowe vnto mee at the rendring of my ghoft, for 
 long I knowe I cannot hue, fo many wayes haue thefe 
 cruell rouers wounded me, and beat me downe as an oxe 
 in the flail : neuertheles, if thou wilt, it is yet in thy 
 power to faue Daphnis, and to be reuenged on the wicked 
 creatures for my death. I haue (Chloe) hitherto accuf- 
 tomed my beafts to the found of my pipe, and that in fo 
 certaine and affured manner, as in the hearing thereof, be 
 they neuer fo far from me, they wil yet by all meanes 
 poffible draw homewards againe : take here my Flute 
 quickly, and hafting to the fea-coaft, found vnto the 
 beafts my tune, that often before this thou haft heard me 
 teach vnto Daphnis, and wherein thy felfe I knowe, art 
 reafonably well inftrudted by him, at the hearing whereof, 
 my beafts I dare affure thee will fhift to come back, and 
 Daphnis thereby may be faued. My Flute I freely giue 
 vnto thee for thy trauell, whereon heretofore I haue 
 gained the prize among all the heardfmen, onely for 
 recompence I require at thy hands but once to kiffe me, 
 whileft yet I am now dieng, and that my foule fhal foorth- 
 with depart the bodie, and when I am gone, bewaile my 
 death, and yet thinke vpon Dorcon at the leaftwife when 
 hereafter thou shalt behold any others a keeping of their 
 cattell, who once aboue all others fo entirely loued thee. 
 
 Hauing deliuered vnto her thefe fpeeches, the kiffe he 
 
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 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 receyued of Chloe, and his life ended at one inftant 
 togither. Whereupon fhe tooke his pipe, and foorthwith 
 fette it to hir mouth, on which the blafts fhe blewe were 
 fo fhrill, that the beaftes hauing knowledge thereof, and 
 the tune thereby deliuered, they altogither with one 
 amafe, bulled out of the Foift, and Jointly with one poife 
 rufhed into the fea, which being but on the one fide alone 
 of the fhip, the force and waight of the multitude was fo 
 great, that therewith they quite ouerturned the ueffels, 
 and whelmed men and all therein into the fea, but not 
 with one and the felfe fame hope of fafetie : for that the 
 theeues beeing clogged with theyr harneffe, fwordes, and 
 other defenfiue weapons, were not able by the waight 
 thereof long to helpe themfelues, but Daphnis being 
 light as the Summer feafon required, vnlhod and naked 
 in the vpper parts, eafily came to land, fupported by the 
 homes of two of thefe oxen iointly, betwene whome, 
 hauing call himfelfe, he was eafily carried to land, for 
 thefe kind of beads by common opinion hauing longer 
 force of fwimming than any other creatures whatfoeuer, 
 except onely the fifties and water-foules, the proofes 
 whereof haue beene made by diuers. In this sorte, as 
 you haue heard, efcaped the poore Daphnis in dangerous 
 aduentures at one inftant togithers, the one in becom- 
 ming a perpetuall bond-flaue to the theeues, the other 
 after efcape of that hazard, in being deliuered from 
 drowning. 
 
 In being come foorth of the fea, he found Chloe upon 
 the fhore betweene hir former diftilled teares, and prefent 
 reioicing of his fafe arriuall, entertaining him at one 
 inftant togethers : whereupon, calling himfelfe betweene 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe . 45 
 
 hir armes, he defired to vnderftand of hir the caufe of 
 hir playing at that inftant on the Flute. Chloe, vpon 
 fuch demand recounted vnto him the whole progreffion 
 of fpeech betweene hir and Dorcon, the vfe of his beaftes 
 to that found, the robberie, fpoile, and woundes by him 
 receiued, finally, his death, and before his dying, how he 
 committed to her vfage the cuftodie of his pipe, onely of 
 modeftie abftained fhee to tell of her kiffmg him, as a 
 matter ouer and befides the chance of that his prefent 
 deliuery. But Daphnis recreated of his heauie labours, 
 forgat not for to honour the memorie thereof in the 
 perfon of Dorcan for a perpetuall remembraunce, and 
 therefore togither wyth his parents and friendes cele- 
 brated accordingly his vnhappy funeralles, as by the 
 death of whome grewe the occafion of his vnlooked for 
 efcape out of fo manifeft perilles. His body therefore 
 being clofed in the ground, Daphnis with other fheepe- 
 heards round about his graue, planted fundry trees, and 
 eache one hung vppon the boughs fome part of his 
 cunning maiftries, they caft alfo therevpon hallowed 
 grapes, and milke, and for that he was cunning vpon the 
 Flute, they fixed ouer his graue fundrie fortes of pipes. 
 His beads being come afhore, piteoufly belowed, and 
 cryed after him, which fome heardfemen interpreted to 
 be a forowfull lamentation, for the want of their guide 
 and maifter. 
 
 When Dorcon was thus enterred, Chloe tooke here 
 Daphnis, and led him to the caue of the Nymphs where 
 fhee cleanfed and wafhed his bodie, neat, and pure of it 
 felfe, as the whiteft alablafter, afterwards gathering 
 together fundry fortes of floures, as the pleafant feafon of 
 
4.6 T)aphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 the yeare then frefhly ferued, they made chapelets for the 
 images, and ouer the mouth of the caue amongft the 
 other inftruments, tendered vnto the Nymphs the Flute 
 of Dorcon, as an offering, which being finifhed, they 
 returned both againe to their flockes, whome they founde 
 all forowfully couched togethers on the tender graffe, 
 abftaining (as it feemed) from their foode, for the Ioffe of 
 thofe who were woont to gouerne them, whome they 
 deemed to be vtterly perifhed. But hauing againe the fight 
 of their beloued guides, they fell afrefh to their paftures, 
 the found of whofe voices and melodious piping, made 
 them for to tafte the better their accuftomed feeding. 
 
 The goats couched before in the lowed; bufhes, began 
 now to peke to the hilles, the kiddes fkipped for ioy, the 
 fheepe and tender lambs amazed no more, but vniuerf- 
 ally reioiced at their prefence. Sitting therefore downe 
 on the hillockes, whileft Chloe wearied with erneft labor, 
 and moriled with trauell for the fearch of hir Daphnis, 
 gaue hirfelfe to the fountaine, wherein to bathe and wafh 
 hir tender limmes : the parts defcouered vnto the yong 
 goatheard, carrieng in themfelues the pureneffe of hir 
 complexion, reneued afrefh in his imaginations the thoghts 
 of his loue. Now began he again to pant & breath, as 
 if newly he were to be inforced for a pray to the theues, 
 nowe languifhhed he in like fort by his fecret imaginacions, 
 and fo much alfo inwardly fwelled, as it had bene one 
 that had dronke poyfon, his pulfes furioufly bet by a dif- 
 ordered heat, as if yet his fpirits had beene chafed, he 
 liued & longed, and looking was neuer fatiffied of that, 
 which alwaies he molt defired. The chriftall waters con- 
 teined onely in one flender fpring, in which the Nymphe 
 
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 wafhed herfelfe, became vnto his fight, more fearefull 
 than the verie depeft feas. Him feemed therevppon, his 
 life as yet ftood in hazard, at the hands of the moft 
 merciles rouers. And thus continuing in thefe variable 
 fits liued pore Daphnis fequeftred from the due accompt 
 and benefit of all his paffed pleafures, like vnto fuch a 
 one as him felfe, who beeing alwaies nourifhed in the 
 fieldes, knewe not howe to make decernement of LoiLe 
 or any part of his fubtilties. But fhee whofe gracious 
 lookes were replenifhed with all kinde of fauour towardes 
 him, perceiuing the melancholie Mufe whereunto he was 
 driuen, now frefh as the criftall dewes had made her, and 
 much like vnto one of thefe daughters of the Springs , or 
 Neptunes derling, the faire Venus her felfe iffuing out of 
 one of her father’s riuers, in fuch maner approched file 
 his prefence, wherfore for y 1 fhe was the foueraign guide 
 and director of all his thoughts, fhe quickly could finde 
 the delay wherewith his continuall courfing fancies were 
 prefently to be mitigated. Whereupon ioyning her felfe 
 fide to fide vnto him, each greting the other with many 
 louing imbracements, they enterchangeable framed their 
 tunes one to the other, concluding that daies traueill with 
 this fonet folowing, 
 
 Daphnis. Ye brightejl gleames within those percing eies 
 Whofe glimpfe retaines a Jhew of power diuine 
 Enclofe your felues, for feare from to f tie skies 
 Some enuious far do at your glory pine. 
 
 Chloe. Ye mightie powers, to whom thefe f acred groues 
 Right pleafing here. And Nimphes that haunt 
 this fade, 
 
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 ^Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 Enuie you not with wreake the hardye proues 
 That Nature felfe in Daphnis Jhape hath made. 
 Daphnis. Alas if Phoebus Jhould the heat for-thinke 
 That once for loue in burning breaft he bare 
 A nd mazed at thy fewter , gin to fhrincke 
 From her to thee , then woe betide my fhare. 
 
 Chloe. Alas if Venus flealing to her fprings 
 In mind her fweet Adonis to embrace 
 Thy curled locks Jhould new whofe beautie flings 
 A nd thee for him admire , then woe my cace. 
 
 Daphnis. Excelling iewels , beare the choiceft price 
 
 Things leffe in fhewe , enuie alwaies the befl : 
 Leffe Phoebe f tines, when Tytan ginnes to rife 
 Where mightie force effects, there shrowds the 
 leaft. 
 
 Chloe. Vnmatched pearles , liaue value fill for fiowe 
 
 When befl exceeds, who can denie the place 
 Though things be rated hie, yet this we knowe 
 It (needs) excels , whofe weight hath higheft grace, 
 Daphnis. Be honored then, thou Nimphe of all the flockes 
 Chloe. Be faireft thou of all that guide their heard 
 Daphnis. Let fill thy name refound on hieft rockes 
 Chloe. And Chloe nere be of thy chaunge afeard. 
 
The Second Booke 
 
 of the loues Pafto- 
 
 rail of Daphnis and Chloe. 
 
 Y this time had the harueft feafon ripned and 
 caried in all the corne, and the vintage began a 
 pace to bee brought in hand, Bacchus feafted in 
 his glorie fate enuironed with the vines and the Baccha- 
 nals of the youthful god were now to be cellebrated. The 
 people of Mitelene each where prepared their veffels fitte 
 and meet for this feafon, fome beginning to haue in a 
 readines their preffes, others to wafh their tu-nnes, fome 
 to make pots and panniers wherein to conuey the grapes, 
 others to fharpe their hookes, fheares and knives where- 
 with to cut downe the ftalkes, this man prepared peftles 
 to brufe the grapes, they againe fealed hempe to be 
 beaten wherewith to make creffet-light to continue burn- 
 ing for them, when the wine waxed readie for tunning. 
 Daphnis and Chloe were not idle in thefe companies, 
 who putting them-felves alfo forwardes to the common 
 labour, were of all fortes of the people generallie eche 
 where liked and commended. Hee for his part, carted 
 the grapes in the panyers, and trode them in the 
 troughes, afterwardes alfo tunned the newe wines, and 
 
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 T^aphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 gave him felfe with trauell vnto euerie exercife. Shee 
 likewife tricking her felfe neatlie, made fondrie things 
 readie for the workemen, dreffed their meates, and pre- 
 pared for them wir\es of the olde yeare paffed, and 
 mingled with milke, and when fhee had fo done, then 
 would fhe retourne againe to the vines, and from the 
 braunches that fhe might eafelie attaine vnto, cut downe 
 the grapes, for the vines of Vignenoble in Mitilene , doe 
 all for the mold part growe alowe, or at the lead: wife 
 neuer to hie, or fpreading to much on the trees, whereon 
 the bonches pendaunt also are commonly fo weightie and 
 great, and fpreading themfelves there-with into fuch 
 length and breadth, as that a childe of foure or hue 
 yeares olde, may almoft reach vnto them. 
 
 And as the cuftom is in thefe Bacchanales, when the 
 grapes are in this fort gathered in, they call from all 
 places of their viliages, their neighbours, as well men as 
 women togethers to help in the vintage. According 
 wher-vnto they being there affembled a wonder was 
 it to fee the womanifh demeanors of the moft part of 
 thofe goffips, what cenfures each of them gave of y 1 
 yong fhepeheard Daphnis. They feemed eache of them 
 to bee enamored on all his particularittes, fome of them 
 hauing in choiceft reconing his talke and feemely flature, 
 fome his youthfull countenances, not yet fullie growne 
 vnto manly ripenes, others his abourne locks curled 
 naturally in the forepartes and fides, and artificially 
 kerned and treffed behinde, on his fhoulders, this againe 
 had in eftimat his faire & goodly forehead, eies, & other 
 feemlie proporcioned fewturs not to be defpifed, fhee 
 looked on his legs ftraight and hie calued, that com- 
 
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 mended his amiable fauours, beeing fuch as where-with 
 the Nymphes them felves might not difdaine to bee 
 acquented. With thofe, his adliuitie was greatlye praifed, 
 and by them againe his fkill in Mufique principallie ex- 
 tolled. 
 
 One amongft the reft vnpacient, as appeared of her 
 feruent affedtion, running vppon a fudden to the bafhfull 
 Shepheard, kiffed ere hee was aware his delicate lippes, 
 wherewith as one that had beene pricked or ftong with 
 a wafpe, the blufhing youth angrie in his minde at the 
 wrong to him tendred in his Chloes prefence, rubbed 
 and roufed his lippes, as if thereby he had fufteined fome 
 notable blemifhe. 
 
 Nowe as the women fedde thus their gafing eies 
 vppon Daphnis, fo likewife the men on the other fide 
 vppon the furpaffing demeanours of Chloe grewe greatlye 
 to bee amazed. Her geftures to them appeared of fo 
 notable excellencie, as with the like whereof their groffe 
 conceiptes had feldome before beene inbred. The vnac- 
 cuftomed gafing of whom had call in her feemelie vifage, 
 a vermillion more perfebt, than refted in the frefhe 
 fpringing rofe, wherewith the verie coloure of the fine 
 and frefh garden lillie beeing conferred, a mixture fo 
 exquifite and deintie thereout arofe, as that it feemed 
 the pureft and liuelie counterfet of a fweet fauoured 
 beautie, that might be, had taken harbour in hir coun- 
 tenaunce. They daunced oftentimes, and fkipped about 
 hir, as whilom did the Satyres in their madding paf- 
 times, full oftentimes wifhed they themfelues to haue 
 become as the fheepe and tender lambes, the rather to 
 be refiant in the company of fo feemely a fheepe- 
 
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 heardeffe, and often to be dallied with and touched in 
 hir delicate hands. The inducements whereof, grewe 
 vnto the feelie Chloe, fo tedious, as before the feuerall 
 vfages of the others had bene vnto Daphnis. Often 
 wifhed they iointlye, that thefe vintages were once 
 paffed, and that their libertie (fequeftred from thofe 
 vnufed focieties) might returne to them again in haunt- 
 ing the valleis, as they were to-fore time accuftomed, 
 and that in fteade of thefe fawning praifes, they might 
 once heare againe their mellodious Flutes in the fields 
 amongft their flockes frefhly to be founded. 
 
 After a fewe dayes nowe paffed, and the vintage fome- 
 thing fpent, their wifhes therewith began alfo to take 
 effedt, by means whereof Chloe in woonted guife ledde 
 earelie in the morning her fheepe to the paftures : 
 Daphnis alfo fetled amongft his heards, as one that had 
 a long time beene eftranged from his delights, began 
 with pleafure to haunt the downes, and fometimes with 
 his goats to clime the fteepeft rockes. It was a world 
 of liking vnto him, to ioine his pipe and tunes to her 
 notes, fometimes alfo plaied (lie fweetly vppon his Flute, 
 wherevnto, one while with his voice, an other while with 
 his mufike would Daphnis anfwere againe artificially. 
 Then dooing their woonted obferuances to the Nymphs , 
 they vifited their caues, groues, and pleafant fountaines, 
 and on their ftatues hung they many bunches of their 
 faireft grapes : Chloe renued againe their heads and 
 treffes, with frefh herbs and fioures, and dallieng after- 
 wards togethers, as beeing returned to the place and 
 refiaunce of all theyr happineffe, they entered into their 
 woonted fheepeheardes paftimes. 
 
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 Now as they were thus playieng, and fpending the 
 time togithers, there hapned into their company on a 
 hidden, an auncient heardfman, his head and beard fnowifh 
 white for age, but yet not altogether fpent in yeares, who 
 beeing clothed in the fafhion of the oldeft fheepeheards, 
 faluted thefe darlings, and prefented them with fundry 
 fruits which he had brought thither in his budget. And 
 refting himfelfe vpon the foft turfe hard by their hides, 
 beganne to enter wyth them into diuers difcourfes. The 
 yoong fheepeheard and his Nymph had pleafure to heare 
 him, and with great attention gave heede to all the 
 fpeeches, that by his auncitient experience were deli- 
 uered, which hee perceiuing, the good old man con- 
 tinued with great good wil, & hauing ended the fame, 
 and they both woondring Hill what hee was, hee entered 
 at the laft with them into thefe termes following. 
 
 I am, my fonne (faid he) the aged Philetas, which 
 heretofore haue honoured thefe Nymphs , and haunts, 
 with diuers and fundry ditties, and yet record I my 
 Flute at this day, nothing worne from the ancient 
 melodie, in the honour of the mightie Pan. Many 
 (lately heardes heeretofore haue I guided, and onelye 
 by the found of my Pipe, to all thinges conftrained, and 
 to this ende came I nowe vnto you, to tell you what I 
 haue feene, and what on your behalfe, hath by the 
 mightie foueraigne of Loue beene deliuered vnto mee. 
 There is no hill nor groue heereabouts that hath beene 
 vnknowne vnto me, no valley that I haue not haunted, 
 nor fpring or fountaine, but I haue tailed, full ofte in my 
 youth have I repofed thefe decayed limmes vppon the 
 fweeteft graffe, and with pleafure haue I foong vpon 
 
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 thefe hillockes our fheepeheards merry layes and 
 paftimes. 
 
 And nowe vnderftande yee, that I haue heere-by a 
 very faire nurferye, which by mine owne handie exercife 
 I haue sowed, planted, laboured, and trimmed, with all 
 kinde of delicacies, euen fithence the uery time that (con- 
 ftrained by creeping age) I haue abftained any more 
 to feed and watch my beafts, vpon thefe goodly plaines. 
 Within my nurferie, there is nothing, that for the feafon 
 of the yeare may be deflred, but I haue it there feated. 
 For the fpring time, I haue rofes, violets, flouredelis, 
 hearbs, and other deuifes of fundry forts : for the fummer, 
 peares, apples, cherries, plummes, berries, and fruites, 
 of all kinde of pleafure. Now for this feafon of autumne 
 haue I alfo, grapes, figs, nuts, orenges, pomegranats, 
 mirtles, and twentie other like pleafures. To this 
 nurcerie by reafon of the fcituation and delicacie, haue 
 cuftomably alwayes reforted diuers fortes of birdes, of 
 the braueft kindes, flocking in troopes, both to feed and 
 folace themfelues, chanting on the branches and hedge- 
 rowes thereabout, their harmonious foundes, wherein the 
 couert being very fpacious and wide, by reafon of the 
 great number of trees, euery where growing, giueth 
 vnto them the more fcope and pleafure a great deale, 
 whereby at will they might recreat themfelues all toge- 
 thers. 
 
 In three fundry places of this plotte, arifeth three 
 principall fountaines, iffuing from the moft sweetefl: 
 and holefome fprings, watering with their ouer-flow- 
 ing toppes, all ouer the gardens. The grounde beeing 
 fo wide, and the trees fo thicke, make the place feeme 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe. 55 
 
 a farre off as if it were a woode. Whileft warily I have 
 daye by daye attended my fruites, and with great plea- 
 fure hearkened after the found of thefe gentle birdes 
 beholde, for a great fpace together ech day about noone, 
 I haue perceiued tripping in the fhade, vnder my mirtle 
 trees, & pomegranats, a faire yong boy, holding in ech 
 hand pomegranats and mirts. His fhape white as the 
 colour of milke, an other time red as the glowing 
 fire, his fkinne pure, neate, and cleane, as if euen nowe 
 he were come foorth of fome pleafant riuer, naked is 
 he alwayes in fhew, and euer alone, and without com- 
 pany : him feemeth to have great felicitie, in gathering 
 my floures, my fruits, and my berries, and that doth 
 he fo freely and fo careleffe of checke or controlment, 
 as if the plot were his owne, and not belonging at all 
 to anye other but himfelfe, which hauing often per- 
 ceiued, I indeuored manie times to runne vnto him, 
 fearing leaft in his tripping and fkipping vp and downe, 
 he might happen to breake my mirtle twigs or pome- 
 granat branches, but not for this could I euer fo muche 
 as once reach neere vnto him, fo nimble is he in his 
 flight, and therewithall fo fwift, and beeing fo efcaped, 
 then cooleth hee himfelfe couertly, fhrowding vnder 
 the roflers, and fometymes vnder the broad fpreading 
 poppies, no otherwife than if it were fome preatie flieng 
 partridge. 
 
 Many times haue I courfed after the yoong fucking 
 kiddes, and often folowed after my tender calues, but 
 this than thofe feemeth a farre more contrarye paftance, 
 for doe what I coulde, I might neuer attain vnto him, no, 
 when fometimes hee hath almoft feemed to be under my 
 
56 Uaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 handes. Wherefore, feeing that no purfute auailed, and 
 confidering, that by reafon of mine age I became wearie, 
 and fainted, I leaned once on my ftaffe, watching alwayes 
 his goings, that ftill I might keepe him in fight, and the 
 tripping lad, drawing fomething neere mee, I began to 
 reafon with him after my manner, and demaunded there- 
 vpon, what neighbourhoode he had vnto us, and vppon 
 what occafion hee tooke vppon him in fuch manner to 
 enter my nurferie and garden, and without leaue or other 
 demaunde, in forte as hee did to gather my floures and 
 fruites, wherevnto he anfwered me nothing, but approch- 
 ing fomething more neere vnto me, he fweetely began ne 
 for to fmile, and daintily feemed for to fporte at mee, 
 calling with his delicate handes, the mirtle berries on my 
 face and bread. What operation the fame might by 
 nature haue receiued I knowe not, but with the foft 
 touching blowes, I felt my fenfes and minde immediately 
 towardes him to be mollified, neither could I after wardes 
 for my life, fo much as feeme angrie. 
 
 Being thus calmed of all mine eager purfute againft hym, 
 I conuerted therevpon my collour to intreaty, gently pray- 
 ing that vpon affurance, and without any feare or doubt 
 at all hee woulde come vnto me, fwearing by my Mirts 
 and all my pleafant fruits and nurferies, that with as 
 much good wil as might be, I would let him go againe, 
 and befides of my mirtle berries, and faired pomgranats 
 would giue vnto him alfo the bed choice and plenty, and 
 differ him at all times after when hee lided, to gather both 
 floures and fruites at his pleafure, onely that for all thefe 
 courtefies and offers, he would permit me at his daintie 
 cheekes to haue but one foie kiffe. Here- vpon the 
 
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 gentle lad beganne to laugh right hartily and apafe, and 
 with a gay and pleafant cheere, filled with all kinde of 
 delight that might be, hee tendred vnto my hearing a 
 found fo fweete, amiable, and well pleafing, as there is 
 no nightingale, thrufh, or other kinde of bird whatfoeuer, 
 that haunteth either woods or hedge-rowes, that euer 
 gaue foorth the like, or carried in hir tunes, so delightfull 
 a melodie, and in the deliuery thereof thus he faide 
 vnto me. 
 
 It can not, nor fhall (Philetas) bee vnto me a paine to 
 kiffe thee, for that of .mine owne inftindt, and proper con- 
 dicion, the amiable cuftome thereof, is giuen to delight 
 mee, and more eftimate and pleafure haue I therein, then 
 there is defire in thee to recouer thy youth and wonted 
 paffed fportes, wherein thou haft bene conuerfant, againe. 
 But take heede that what herein thou demaundeft of me, 
 retourne not in the end to thine own hurt and damage, as 
 a thing altogether vnfit and difagreing to thy prefent age. 
 For that I can affure thee, that notwithflanding thine 
 auntient eftate, wherein thou thinkeft thy felfe to be 
 vtterly freed, is but in the leaft fort that might be my 
 lippes fhould touch thee, thou fhouldeft yet as hotelie 
 beroile in defire, and couet to followe me, as anie others. 
 Nowe is my flight fo great, as there is neither Egle, 
 Falcon, nor other foule whatfoeuer, be their winges neuer 
 fo fwifte, that can ouertake me. 
 
 I am not as thou deemeft, a childe, albeit in my fhape 
 there is at all no other appearance, but for my offspring 
 am more antient then olde Saturne, or anie auncientrie it 
 felfe. When thou Philetas waft here a young-man, and 
 in the flowre and prime of thy youth and iolitie, when 
 
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58 dDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 thou feddeft thy heardes in thefe marifhes, then and long 
 before that, did I knowe thee. Thy playing here on 
 thefe hillockes and plaines, whereon thou often founded: 
 vnto the hilles and rockes thy wonted tunes, are not to 
 me vnknowen. Neither thy faire Amarillis on whofe 
 youthfull beawties, thy amours waxed then fo feruent, 
 and notwithftanding nor fhee, nor thou coulde euer per- 
 ceiue mee, yet was I ftill in the middeft of your loues, 
 neere, and euermore here and there about you. By me 
 Philetas thou enioyedft her as thine owne, by meanes 
 whereof thou haft obteined many children, who as thy 
 felfe are at this inftant growen vp to be good heardfmen 
 and labourers. So nowe haue I alfo in like charge two 
 impes of the fame kinde, facred from their infancie to the 
 Nymphes , and honouring in their fhepheard habits, both 
 the paftures and downs, Daphnis and Chloe, derlings 
 vnto bewties felfe, and vnto whofe affections both Pan 
 and Satires become charie. Hauing this morning 
 brought them together vnto the downes, I entred imme- 
 diately for my difport into thy nourferie, culling as thou 
 feeft, thy fruites flowres and trees, which thou by thy 
 fruitfull labour haft there planted, and walking my fhape 
 in thy fountaines, doe folace my felfe round about the 
 fame, which is the caufe Philetas, why all they plantes 
 and herbes do grow with fo great fucceffe, and are in 
 their prime fo faire and feemely to fhewe, for that by the 
 felfe fame fpring wherein my louing limmes are bathed, 
 thy flowres and plants be watered. 
 
 For proofe of this, behold thy trees, and al thy 
 nourferie ouer, round about, and fee if by reafon of my 
 paffage, fport or daliance there-on, any one iote be broken 
 
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 or perifhed, the fruites any thing fpoiled, or either ftalke 
 or herbe, fo much as by any of my fteps fpoiled, or thy 
 fountaines troubled, and then repute thereby thine owne 
 happineffe, who only among all others of thine age, haft 
 the daily fucceffe and fruition of my wifhed companies. 
 He had no foner deliuered vnto me thefe fpeeches, but 
 fluttering forthwith ouer my Mirtes , no otherwife then if 
 it had bin fome pretie plefant redbreft, he perched fro 
 twig to twig through & befides the green leaues, and in 
 the end mounting to the verie toppe of the tree. I there 
 perceiued his bowe, his arrowes, his quiuer and winges 
 at his backe, in the beholding and admiring whereof, he 
 fodenly vanifhed away, and I beheld him no more. If 
 now my white heares and aged experience, may giue 
 teftimonie of any accident, or that my iudgement thereby 
 may be auaileable in ought, then dare I affure vnto you 
 both, that you be chairie vnto Loue , and that the refpebles 
 and fpeciall difpofition of your ablions are wholie deuoted 
 vnto his godhead. Daphnis and Chloe giuing heede to 
 this fage conclufion of the auntient Philetas, conceiued as 
 great felicitie therein, as if he had reported vnto them a 
 matter importing a mightie kingdome, vppon which 
 occafion they began earneftly to demaunde of him, what 
 maner of thing it might be, that fo was termed and called 
 by the name of Loue , if it were an infante, a birde, or 
 what other thing els that might be conceiued, and what 
 was the power and force, and in what manner it fwaied. 
 Wherevpon old Philetas anfwered them againe. Lo2ie, 
 faid he, is a God, young, faire, and beautifull to beholde, 
 fethered alfo with wings, by reafon whereof his appar- 
 ance is foden, and taketh pleafure to be conuerfant with 
 
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 young folkes, he fearcheth fauours, & maketh the hearts 
 of men to flie as it were with winges, his powre is mightier 
 than that of Jupiter, hee ruleth ouer the Elements and 
 ftarres, & ouer thofe alfo who are gods as him felfe. 
 Your felues have not fo great foueraigntie ouer your 
 flocks, as he hath powre ouer the world. The flowres 
 herbes and trees, are the labours of Loue, by him the 
 waters coole, and the windes doe blowe. I haue feene in 
 the verie beaftes and birds alfo his powre to have greatly 
 fwaied. I my felfe fome-times being young, loued the 
 faire and frefh Amarillis, in which time of the continu- 
 ance and feruencie of mine affedtion, my feeding and 
 appetite was taken away, I cared neither to drinke nor 
 eate, nor was capeable of any eafe or quiet, melancholie 
 and fadnes miniftered my pleafure, my heart panted in 
 the dailie imagination of her whom I loued, fometimes 
 feemed I to be in a traunce, an other time as one that 
 were beaten or tormented in his ioyntes. Uerie flames 
 as I thought, were kindled within me, for the ftanching 
 whereof, I often caft my felfe into the riuers, and called 
 often-times the mightie Pan to releue me, as he that 
 once had beene amourous him felfe of the faire Pithys, 
 and therefore was not vnexperienced of fuch louely 
 paffions. I often thanked the Nymphe Echo, in that 
 beeing in the woods, fhee fondrie times would repeate, 
 the name of fweete Amarillis after me. In fo much as 
 perceiuing my felfe manie wayes to be perplexed, I neuer 
 could fmde anie remedie whereby to leffen the vehement 
 and ardent flames that fretted within me, faue onely the 
 laft and finall conclufion of all manner of affedtion, which 
 was the foie and onely linke whereby enchained each to 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe . 61 
 
 other, my long beloued Amarillis did at the laft embrace 
 me. In the enioying whereof I founde that kiffes gaue 
 eafe to fighes, liking to longing, and bedding eache with 
 other after mariage concluded, the fome of all our deter- 
 mined affebtion. 
 
 Philetas hauing thus debated with thefe feelie louers 
 leuing (by difcription of him felfe) within them, a plaine 
 and euident difcouerie of their owne knowne difpofitions, 
 and continued griefes, departed at the laft vnto his 
 dwelling. Vpon all which fpeaches, Daphnis for his part 
 was not vnmindefull, but finding in him felfe, a perfect 
 patterne of all that by Philetas was before defcourfed 
 vpon, he founde himfelfe nowe in greater diftreffe then 
 before, for that Loue had long fince alreadie begon to 
 touch him to the quicke, wherefore feeing by all fimili- 
 tudes of comparing him felfe with the difcourfe vttered 
 by Philetas betweene him & his Amarillis, that the 
 paffion he fuftained, was only by Loue , and that to the 
 quenching and fatisfabtion thereof belonged, that eche of 
 them might freely and folely inioye eache other, hee 
 began now to ftudie by all meanes poffible how & in 
 what fort he might beft endeuour to compaffe the fame. 
 And hearing that Loue was a God, and remembring 
 there-withall that the like of the fame fhape and propor- 
 tion which Philetas had to them defcribed, appeared to 
 their parents in a vifion, at fuch time as by expreffe 
 direction both hee and Chloe were committed to their 
 cattell keeping, hee began in minde, with humble obferu- 
 aunce to reuerence him. But for afmuch as the ex- 
 tremittes reported by Philetas to be continued in his 
 loue, had bred in Daphnis more perfeuerance than the 
 
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 euent alfo therein deliuered, could by anie coniedture of 
 his owne, fucceed to good and prefent end, the Shepe- 
 heard uexed with his auncient paffion (renued by a frefhe 
 conceipt of an other imagination) brake into this com- 
 plaint, which as a teftimony to Pan and the other 
 Nymph , of his vnuiolable meaning, hee referued at one 
 time or other in fome of the trees there-abouts to be 
 engrauen. 
 
 To loue alas , what may I call this loue ? 
 
 This vncouth loue , this pajjion wondrous firaunge , 
 
 A mif chief e deadlie , fuch as for to proue 
 My heart would fhunne , if powre I had to chaunge. 
 
 To chaunge faid I ? recant againe that fownd 
 Recant I mujl , recant it fhall indeed 
 Sith in my heart fo many things abound 
 As yeelds defer t ow here my fancies fpeede. 
 
 Sweete is the lure that feeds my gazing eies 
 Sweete be the lookes , that whet my hot defire 
 Sweete is the harbour where my quiet lies 
 But to vnfweete , the meanes for to afpire. 
 
 Yet mufi I loue ? I mufi , and fo I doe. 
 
 Suppoze it hard the thing whereat I reach 
 Who doubtes but pearles are for the befi to wooe 
 A nd greatefi mindes to highefi actions fir etch. 
 
 Be witnes yet {my flockes ) of all my paine 
 And f acred groues that knowe my iufi complaint 
 Let aie my loue within this barke remaine 
 Whom harmefull force haue neuer power to taint. 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe . 63 
 
 Concluding in this folitary fantafie the lode-ftarre of his 
 happineffe, who for a little time after the departure of 
 Philetas, had wandered doune to the riuers, approaching 
 apafe, the uery apparance of whome was as the comfort- 
 able Sunne in the Spring time, calling his radiant beames 
 for ftirring vp and quickening of all earthly creatures. 
 Their entermeeting togither was not without the accuf- 
 tomed pleafure and torments, the mixture whereof, 
 neither grewe altogither exempted from the danger of 
 one other particular moft ftrange kinde of accident, and 
 thus fell out the matter. 
 
 There was a company of rich and wealthy youths of 
 the towne of Metelene, who intending to take a little 
 pleafure on the water, coafted in a calme fea, as it hap- 
 pened from the territorie of their owne citie, down along 
 the coaft of Metelene, the bourneffe whereof, made the 
 paffage the more pleafaunt, in that the fame is curioully 
 decked with faire and moll excelent buildings. Thefe 
 yong men, paffing along as they did, by the I Hand fide, 
 landed in diuers places at their pleafure, not offering 
 violence or hurt to any thing, but quietly Hill tooke the 
 delight they came for, and departed. They fifhed, 
 angled, and fowled, with ginnes, nettes, and hookes at 
 their pleafure, and the country being fertile of it felfe, 
 they not onely fatisfied their delight with prefent paftime, 
 but filled alfo the table the better with good vittelles. And 
 forfomuch as their intendment was onely to be merrye 
 abroad, they refolued to fallen their boat for one night, 
 with their corde vpon the fea fide, and there continue 
 themfelues in a towne hard by vppon the fide of the 
 Ifiand. 
 
64 'Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 It chanced that the vintage, not yet being fully gathered 
 in, the laborers working in the night as well as by day, 
 one of them by occafion, had to vfe a ftrong corde, which 
 for that he had none of his owne, he went to the coaft 
 hard by, and tooke the corde wherewith the boat was 
 faftned. Thefe youths in the morning, feeing the hazard 
 of their boat, being fo at libertie, made earned inquirie 
 of the wrong doone, but the party that did it could not 
 be found : wherefore chiding with their hoft alittle for 
 the iniurie, they retired backe againe into their veffel, 
 and hauing courfed vp along the coaft about two leagues 
 and more, they came at the laft on that parte of the 
 countrie where Daphnis and Chloe paftured their heards 
 together. And for that the foile on that fide the coaft 
 was altogither large and plaine, almoft without any 
 couert, they determined to land there againe, and to 
 haue a courfe or otherwife to hunt, with their dogges or 
 houndes, if fo they might be fuffred. For which caufe 
 they alighting altogither from their boat, drew the fame 
 as neere to the fhore as coulde be, and cutting downe 
 the braunches from a greene oziar Handing hard by, they 
 wreathed the ftrongeft of them that they coulde bend, 
 and therewith faftned their boat fafe enough (as they did 
 thinke) to the land. 
 
 Being now on the plaines furnifhed with their dogs, 
 hounds, and other neceffaries, they began to place their 
 toiles, on thofe fides and places that to them feemed 
 conuenient and neceffarie, but their dogges courfmg very 
 euill, ranne here and there uerye defordered, infomuch, 
 as leauing the game, they ranne into the middeft of the 
 heards of Daphnis and Chloe, and their continually 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe . 65 
 
 baying at their very heeles, fraied fo much the goats and 
 fheep, that all of them beganne therevppon to be imme- 
 diately fcattered, whereof the moft part of the goats 
 turning diredtly vpon the fea coafts, Daphnis ranne after 
 the one part of them, and Chloe after the other. 
 
 The goats there continuing, and hauing neither bufh or 
 ought elfe to browze vppon, got them to the oziar wreath, 
 with whiche the boat was faftned, and browzing two or 
 three of them vpon it, quickly riued the fame in funder, 
 whereby the boat being loofed, floted, by reafon of the 
 violence of the waues, immediately vppon the feas. The 
 Methiniens mifliking their fporte, and drawing downe 
 vnto the coaft, miffed the boat, and enraged deepely by 
 reafon that with fuch mifaduenture, the fame, by tempeft 
 was thus vehemently carried, had no other reuenge, but 
 altogether fell vpon the poore and folitarie Daphnis. 
 Nowe had the fheepheard no meane to make any refin- 
 ance againft a multitude, but defending himfelfe as hee 
 coulde, he kepte them backe, till he had cried and called 
 for more aid. Wherevpon Lamon and Dryas, olde 
 Philetas and others a number, that were nereft about 
 them, came foorth, and defirous to knowe the caufe of 
 the griefe of the Methiniens, they declared, as before you 
 haue heard, that beeing at their fporte, and hauing faftned 
 their boat with a ftrong oziar band, the goaets of Daphnis 
 by their euill attendaunce and keeping had browzed the 
 fame in funder, wherein their apparell, money, iewelles, 
 and diuers kindes of prouifion being, in the fame by 
 mifaduenture of the loofeneffe and tempeft was vtterly 
 loft. 
 
 The whole fault and accufation hereof, they vtterly laid 
 
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 to Daphnis, and for fentence therein they were content 
 to bee adiudged by Philetas. Daphnis, hee contrary-wife 
 pleaded for himfelfe, that in keeping his goates there a 
 long time together they neuer did fpoile or offence to any 
 man, but that the badnes of their hounds, & their owne 
 vnfkilful hunting driuing themfelues amongeft his heards, 
 made them to take the fea-coaft, where whileft he was 
 gathering the greateft number together, two of them lay 
 browzing vppon the greene oziar without his knowledge. 
 Philetas hauing heard both allegations, freed Daphnis 
 fro hurt, and imputed the whole fault as it was to the 
 Methiniens, the yong men enraged herewith, beganne 
 to ftand vpon force, and anfweared, that either they 
 woulde have Daphnis as flaue for the trefpaffe, or other- 
 wife be there recompenced their Ioffes. 
 
 Here- vppon enfued on all Tides a great hurlie-burlie, 
 and the Metilins drawing in ftill to their aides, the 
 Methiniens were quite beaten out with their Ioffes and 
 difcomfited. Being returned home to their Cittie, they 
 enforced marueilouflie to their rulers, the wrongs receiued 
 by the Metelians , not onelye affirming, that they had beat 
 them, but ftoutly alfo and vntruely inferted, that they had 
 robbed and taken their goods from them. The Methi- 
 niens concerning greate difpite heereof in fuche forte to 
 haue their citizens vfed, and they alfo defcended of their 
 moft nobleft parentage and houfes, denounced immediatlie 
 war in open helde againft the Metelenians for the reuenge- 
 ment of thefe wrongs, but fent them no word at all of 
 this their fpeedie intendment. For the accompliffiment 
 of this exploit, they gaue charge and direction to their 
 Captaine onely for the arming and furniture of 12. gallies, 
 
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 commaunding him with the ftrength thereof, to enter the 
 fields and territories of the Metelenians , and without all 
 pitie to forage, waft, and fpoile them of all they could get. 
 And farther ftrength then this they thought not meet at 
 this prefent to send, winter drawing on as it did, and 
 therefore the leffe meet to truft a greater flote on the 
 fea, than thofe which were in fuch maner by them pre- 
 pared already. 
 
 The captain Hacked no time, but furnifhed with al 
 things neceffarie, coafted that part of the countrie of the 
 Metelene , which altogether bordered vpon the fea, and on 
 that fide of the land next vnto them, foraged and wafted 
 all the countrie ouer, carryeng away diuers and fundrye 
 booties and praies, as well of cattel, corne, wine, and a 
 great multitude befides of prifoners, all for the moft parte 
 laborers, and such as at that inftant holpe in wyth the 
 vintage. This doone, hee proceeded further, and foraged 
 alfo al along the plaines, where Daphnis and Chloe main- 
 teined their paftures, and they being there in like maner, 
 as the others vnprouided of any rififtance, they tooke and 
 did what they would on the borders. Daphnis was not as 
 then with his heard, but trauelled a little way to gather 
 greene boughs for his yoong and tender kids to browze 
 vpon, & feeing a far off the great concourfe & formoft 
 entrance of his enimies, crept into the hollowneffe of a 
 certaine crooked paffage vnder a rocke, and there hid 
 himfelfe. Chloe was then a keeping the flockes, who no 
 fooner perceiuing the bruite and outrage alreadie begun, 
 tooke hir to flight, & thinking to faue hir felfe by fwift- 
 nes, got into the caue of the Nymphs. But the foragers 
 hauing quicke fight of hir, followed the trafl fo neere, as 
 
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 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 they purfued hir euen hard to the very caue. There 
 feeing no other remedy, fhe fell flat vnto the fouldiors, 
 & prayeng them for the reuerence and regarde due vnto 
 the Nymphs , that would tender no hurt, neither to hirfelfe 
 nor to any of hir beads. But this petition of hers pre- 
 uailed not, for the Methinian foldiours after many villa- 
 nies and difpites, doone and vttered in derifion of the 
 Images, led both hir and hir beads away as a fpoile, chafing 
 and driuing both hir and them before them, in mod cruel 
 manner, and without any pitie or compaffion. And feeing 
 nowe that they had fully laden their gallories, with all 
 kind of fpoiles and booties of euery fort, they ceafed to 
 tyre themfelues any further : but fearing the vncertain- 
 tie of the winter weather, befides the hazard of meetings 
 with any enimies, they deflred now none other, but in 
 fafetie to return home to their owne houfes, and dnding 
 the weather fortable to their purpofe, they laid drength 
 to their ores, and made way abroad, the feafon being fo 
 calme, as there was not fo much as one puffe of winde 
 wherewith to refid them. 
 
 When all the harrieng of this great fpoile and brute was 
 at the lad appeafed, Daphnis forted himfelfe out of his 
 hollowe chine, and came againe into the plaine, where 
 he lod their heards when hee went a feeding, and finding 
 there neither goates nor fheepe, nor any newes at all 
 either of them or of Chloe, but onelie the emptie fieldes 
 and plaines a lone without anye other creature or com- 
 panye, and the dute whereon the Nymphe fweetlye was 
 woont to found, cad downe and lying on the ground, his 
 heart fweltered within him by exceeding forrowe, info- 
 much as hee was not fcarce able to dand, but lykelie 
 
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 foorth-with to haue fwooned, and fhedding foorth abound- 
 aunce of teares, fo great was his griefe, as hee could not 
 chufe but crie out vppon Chloe, and that alfo right biterlie. 
 Firft ranne hee to the foot of a hie and umbragious rocke, 
 whereon cuftomablie they both were woont to fit and 
 talke togethers, and not hearing any newes of Chloe there- 
 abouts, he then trudged as faffc as hee could downe to the 
 fea coafts, and there not finding her, he laft of all returned 
 to the caue of the Nymphs , whether him feemed, at the 
 firft incurfion of thefe fouldiers fhee made hafte to die, and 
 calling him felfe downe proftrate there, at the feete of the 
 Images, hee entred into thefe or the uery like complaintes 
 deliuered in verft before them. 
 
 What griefe alas , what hell vnto my woes ? 
 
 What forrow may exceede my Joule mifhap ? 
 
 What more excejfe than mif chief e where it flowes ? 
 Or deepe difpaire that all my woes dooth wrap ? 
 Vnhappy downes, what ailed wicked fpight 
 To reaue from you and me , our fweete delight. 
 
 My tender kiddes if ere your louing fkips 
 You beare in minde , and on this p leaf ant dale 
 How manie times your young delight full trips 
 Haue Daphnis moud to mourne his bitter bale 
 Then for his fake that whilom was your guide 
 Yeeld foorth your plaints , and grief es to you betide. 
 
 Ye mournefull flockes disperfed where ye goe 
 To uncouth paflures, yeeld my drearie tunes 
 Lamenting teares , and fighings full of woe 
 
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 Wherein my thoughts for Chloes loue confumes 
 Let be your foode , and your tender walkes 
 Conceiue the forrowe that my pleafure balkes 
 
 Returne to me your Jlately heards. Returne 
 My heart , my ioye , my comfort and my care. 
 
 My blisfull Chloe once againe returne. 
 
 Ye f acred Nymphes , or death for me prepare 
 Seale vp your fprings , and praife in fecret lie 
 If Chloes rape doe caufe her Daphnis die. 
 
 Infinite were the complaints that the feemely fhepheard 
 made in the Caue, miffing the fweetened focietie of his 
 chiefeft dearling. One while exclaimed he, on the hilles, 
 the dales, the fprings, the groues and broade ftretched 
 fhades, eache one of which he inuited to lament the Ioffe 
 of her, whofe prefence he adiudged vnto them as to him 
 felfe to haue beene the greateft comfort. 
 
 Then conuerting himfelfe again to the Statues in the 
 caue. O vngratefull goddeffes faid he, that haue fo 
 fufifered her, who honored your being, with fo many fweet 
 regardes, to be thus rauifhed betweene your hands. O 
 negligent of her whome committed to your charge being 
 an infant, you would thus fuffer to become a praie to fo 
 vile and wicked perfons. Why fhewed you not your 
 mightie powers in fo manifeft contempt done vnto your 
 Images, your Statues , and thefe springs ? what booted 
 mee in all the time hithertoo that I haue guarded my 
 heards vpon thefe downes, in which neuer the woolfe 
 could fo much as bereaue me of one of my kiddes, when 
 now at one inftant the enemies haue carried awaye the 
 
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 whole flockes. Alas Chloe heareft thou the like paine of 
 thy feelie Daphnis, being nowe eftraunged from me by 
 forreine rouers ? or remembreft thou at all thefe fields, 
 thefe valleies, thefe Nymphes , or him that waileth for the 
 nowe, in this moft vnfortunate ftate ? Oh if the found of 
 my lamentations may any waies be caried to thofe landes 
 and feas wherein thou art (alas to farre from me cooped) 
 pittie yet his diftreffe, who defperate of all other comfort 
 than that which hee folie expedteth in thy happie pre- 
 fence, figheth and euermore longeth after thee. O Goddes 
 and Nymphes, to whom thefe woods and walkes haue at 
 any time bin charie, reuenge the wrong done vnto thofe 
 who have honored you, and let not my infortunate heardes 
 and faireft bewty of my deere Chloe become an honor to 
 that their cruell conqueft. 
 
 Hauing run himfelfe a great while into thefe & fuch 
 likewofull remembrances, (as it often happeneth vnto 
 minds furcharged with too extreme forrowes) a broken 
 {lumber furprifed at laft his reftles fantafies. And lying 
 before the ftatues of the Nymphs in fuch kind of Extajie, 
 there appeared to him in a vifion, thre women feming by 
 their port to haue bin godejfes, their attire altogether 
 Nimphlike, their countenances freyght with manifeft plea- 
 fures, who yelding vnto him fondrie and moft amiable 
 graces, appeared to put forward to his reliefe many occa- 
 fions of comfort, Afterwardes the moft excellent as well 
 in ftature port and bewty of them all, cafting vpon the 
 forlone fhepheard, her amiable geftures, faid vnto him : 
 Ceafe fhepheard, thy plaintes and inceffant lamentations, 
 and henceforth be recomforted, affuring thy felfe that thy 
 Chloe is, and fhall continue in fauetie. The Nymph is 
 
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 our charge, to whom her yeares and education haue bin 
 committed from her formaft cradle, and being left an 
 infant in this caue, we have purueied hetherto for her, 
 and fo will continue to haue fpeciall conceit & refpedt 
 towards her. Thinke not Daphnis that Ihe is the 
 daughter of Dryas, or borne in this village as thou haft 
 fuppofed, or that this eftate and calling wherein fhee now 
 is, befitteth her place and parentage. But know that in 
 keping her flocks here, & doing vnto vs obferuances, 
 we haue fufficiently laid down and prouided what fhall 
 become of her, and to what ende remaineth both your 
 fortunes. She is not, nor fhalbe lead away prifoner to 
 Methimne, nor fhall as thou doubteft become any part 
 or parcell of their fpoyle. To affure thee the better 
 whereof, knowe that we haue made meanes vnto the 
 god Pan, who refideth here-about this large Pine, to 
 become fauourable and aiding to our purpofe, for that 
 his power is more pliable, and better exercifed then ours 
 in feates of warre. He is euen nowe parted fron vs, and 
 gone forwardes at our requeftes in the caufe, intending 
 to become a daungerous enemy to the Methimnians. 
 Wherefore be of good courage, and rayfe thy felfe from 
 this folitarie Caue, goe home to thy foftering parentes 
 Larnon and Mirtale, and fhew thy-felfe vnto them for 
 their better comfort, who fuppofing thee with Chloe to 
 be taken, and fpoyled in this hurlie burlie, haue ferched 
 and forrowefullie fought the round about thefe paflures. 
 Thy Chloe, or euer the faire Arora next, fhal haue 
 quite vailed of her purple couer powdered with glimp- 
 fing ftars, together with both your flocks, whole fafe and 
 entier, fhalbe here againe returned vnto thee. Such is 
 
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 the pleafure of the Nymphs , that haue endeuored to per- 
 fourme this with fuch fpeede, in demonftration of the loue 
 and care they haue of thee. 
 
 Daphnis, afferteined in his imaginations of the truth of 
 this vifion, awooke, and weeping as much for ioy, as hee 
 did erft for forrow, made his deuotions before the 
 Nymphes , and there vowed that if according to their 
 promife his Chloe, and flocks vnblemifhed were returned, 
 he would then facrifice to the one of his fatteft kids. 
 And running fro thence incontinent, towards the image 
 of the God Pan, who appearing vnderneath the ftately 
 Pine , had the feete of a goate, and two homes on his 
 head, and helde in one of his handes a flute, and in the other 
 a young kidde, leaping as it were and fkipping about him, 
 he alfo made his prayers to him, to become forward in 
 the purpofe, promifing in like fort vnto him one of his 
 hieft and ftatelieft goates. The euening drawing on, he 
 tooke vp the twigges and fmall bowes which hee had 
 gathered for his goates, and departed home to Lamon, 
 who glad to fee him, contrarie to expectation to be re- 
 torned in fauetie, reioyced with his wife Mirtale. 
 
 By this time now the captaine of the Methimenians, 
 hauing long traueiled on the feas in his ways homewards, 
 and laden with great fpoiles, and finding his people alfo 
 to bee fome-thing ouerweried, thought to take a harbor 
 hard by, and there a while with victuals and fome reft to 
 refrefli them. And finding at the laft a place conuenient 
 did there caft ankers, and gaue them to all maner of 
 fport that might be delight to them, as thofe that befides 
 the rich bootie they had taken, had no want of wine or 
 other delicate viandes, that the Iflande whence they 
 
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 came, could any waies afforde vnto them. And careleffe 
 as they were of all things, freed and fecure of foes or anie 
 other hazard, it feemed at night in the middeft of their 
 banqueting, that all the land about them was on fire, and 
 a fodaine noife arofe in their hearing as of a great fleete, 
 and armed nauie for the feas, approching towardes them. 
 The found whereof and dreadfull fight, made fome of the 
 to crie Arme Arme , and others to gather together their 
 companies, & weapons. One thought his fellowe next 
 him was hurt, an other feared the fhot that he heard 
 ratling in his eares, this man thought his companion 
 flaine hard by his fide, an other feemed to ftumble on 
 dead carcaffes. In briefe, the hurrie and tumult was fo 
 wonderfull and ftraunge, as they almoft were at their 
 wittes endes. 
 
 This great afraie continued in fuch fort as you haue 
 heard all the night long, and that in fo terrible manner as 
 that they uehementlie wifhed for the daie, hoping in the 
 appearing thereof to be relieued. But yet their reft 
 grewe not by the mornings fhewe as was expedled, but 
 rather the light thereof difcouered vnto them farre more 
 fearefull and ftraunge effedles, for the goates and kiddes 
 of Daphnis were all wreathed and enuironed about their 
 homes with vine-leaues and grapes, their weathers, 
 fheepe, and lambes, howled as woolves, upon diuers of 
 their heads were garlands of pine trees. The feas alfo 
 them-felues were not void of thefe wonderfull fhewes, for 
 when they that ruled the oares went about to ftirre 
 them, they fhiuered all in fitters. When they went 
 about to hoyfe vppe their ankers They cleaued faft to 
 the feas. 
 
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 The dolphins tumbling about their veffels, bounfed 
 them fo hard, that they were ready , to fall in funder, and 
 themfelues to be drowned in the feas. A dreadful noife 
 was heard from the rocks, not as the found of any naturall 
 trumpets, but far more fhril and hideous, which fhewed 
 an onfet to be giuen vppon them by fome waighty armies. 
 Whereof the Methimnians being in exceeding dread, 
 hurled altogether to their weapons, fuppofing, that the 
 enemies from whome they had reft that fpoile, had come 
 vppon them on a fudden, without giuing them refpebt to 
 gather their weapons. 
 
 By the conceit hereof may eafily be gathered, howe 
 Pan the mightie fheepeheard ioining with the Nymphes , 
 became aiding to their petitions, and that exercifmg vpon 
 thefe cruell rouers, the power of a god, hee deliuered vnto 
 their knowledge, how the mighty powers were not for 
 fome caufe or other pleafed with thofe their fpoiles and 
 robberies. But the occafion by thefe Methimnians could 
 not be diuined, for that they could not imagine themfelues 
 to haue reft away any thing facred either to Pan or any 
 other of the Nymphs. And beeing as they were in this 
 mufe, about the middeft of the day, the captaine of their 
 galleies (not without expreffe diuine prouidence) was cafte 
 in a deepe and heauie dumber. And as he lay deeping 
 in his cabine, to the great amaze of all the company, 
 conddering thofe tumules, Pan himfelf in a vidon ftoode 
 right before him, and beeing as hee was in the fhape 
 vnder the Pine before defcribed, he vfed vnto him thefe 
 or the like fpeeches following. 
 
 O cruell and mifchiefous facrelegers, howe haue you 
 dared with fo great and vncontrolled boldnes, in armes 
 
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76 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 and fhewe of war, to enter thus cruelly vppon my haunts 
 and paftures, deare vnto me alone, as wherevpon repofeth 
 my fpeciall delights, why haue you rauifhed from me my 
 flockes and heards, my cattell and beeues, and fo thereby 
 difhonoured my walkes and valleis, they refting as parcell 
 of my charge, and vnder my foie protection : And not 
 contented herewith haue moft contemptuoufly, and in 
 greatest difpite that might be of the Nymphes and of mee, 
 who haue feene it with our own eies, caried away the 
 faire fheepeheardeffe Chloe, euen whe fhe remained in 
 the caue, as committed to their patronage and charge. I 
 heere proteft and denounce vnto you, as I am the god 
 Pan, and as the liuely flockes and heards, are vnto me 
 of facred pleafance, that no one of you fliall euer fee 
 Methimne againe, if you do but fo much as make 
 meane to paffe forwards with this pillage. Nor fhal you 
 efcape the wreake of thofe hideous foundes that you haue 
 heard, without leauing fo much as one of you aliue, but 
 that the fea it felfe fliall foake you vppe, and your 
 carcaffes become a foode vnto the fifhes : Render there- 
 fore backe againe vnto the Nymphs their Chloe, and to 
 me the flockes and heards you haue taken, and fet them 
 immediately on land, that I may conduCt them backe 
 againe into their haunts and paftures, fo dooing, I may 
 remit the refldue of the wrong, and fuffer you in faftie to 
 returne againe into your countries. 
 
 The Captaine whofe name was Briaxia, beeing awaked 
 of this viflon, grewe into greater feare and amaze of this 
 heauye charge and fpeeches. And calling together his 
 fouldiors and companies, he caufed prefent ferch to be 
 made for Chloe throghout all the galleis, among their 
 
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 number of prifoners, and fhee being found with a chapelet 
 of the Pine tree leaues vppon her head, hee declared 
 vnto them the expreffe commaundement and diredlion of 
 the god : which doone, they all by one confent fet hir 
 aland. Chloe was no fooner parted out of the veffel 
 where fhee was, but they heard from the hie rockes a 
 found againe, but nothing dreadfull as the other, but 
 rather much fweete, melodious, and pleafmg, fuch as the 
 moft cunning fheepheards vfe before their flockes and 
 heards, leading them vnto their paftures. At the noife 
 whereof the goates, kiddes, and fheepe togither with their 
 tender lambes, iffued ouer the plankes, without feare or 
 any regard at all of euil, fkipping and leaping about 
 Chloe, as if they feemed to have iointly with hir reioiced 
 at their prefent deliuerance. But the other heards and 
 flockes with them did not fo, faue onely thefe, to whome 
 it feamed, appertained the founde from the rocke, where- 
 with they alone were called. This fliewed vnto the be- 
 holders a great wonder which made them fearefully to 
 regard the power and puiffance of the mightie Pan. An 
 other thing as ftrange alfo as this was fhewed vnto them, 
 for that the fheepe and goats of Chloe led by the onely 
 mufike, without fhew of any perfon at all that conducted 
 them, followed on the paftures, and fedde together as 
 they went, as if they had been therevnto guided. 
 
 It was now about the time that the heardfmen after the 
 middeft of the day paffed, did accuftome to driue their 
 beaftes and flockes to be paftured, when Daphnis a far 
 off from the toppe of a hie mount watching the time of his 
 delightfome Chloes appearance, perceiued hir comming 
 with their heards. Wherevpon defcending with all hafte 
 
 
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 poffible into the plaines, with intent to meete hir, he 
 called and cried with loud voice. O facred Nymphs , O 
 honoured and gentle Pan, and without beeing able to 
 fpeake the reft, he ran with maine force vnto Chloe, and 
 embracing hir faft in his armes, grew fo vehemently 
 furprifed with the thoght, that he had no power to vn- 
 loofe himfelfe againe, fo great and exceeding was the 
 ioy whereinto he was whelmed, by the fudden and long 
 looked for fight of her defired prefence. But Chloe 
 during this long embracement, fo louingly chafed his 
 fpirites as that fhe quickly recouered his furcharged 
 conceits againe. And then recounting togither this long 
 feeming time of their fhort diffeuerance, impatient each 
 one at the rehearfall of the others euilles, they got them 
 to the vmbragious rocke, wherein erft they were accuf- 
 tomed with great pleafure to be recreated. 
 
 There being fet, it is not like but he with great defire 
 ferched of her the manner of her bereauing, her vfing 
 and entertainement during all her abfence, the fumme and 
 effebt whereof ftie gently recompted vnto him, not forget- 
 ting there-withall the hazards and daungers that for her 
 fake they were in, and finally, howe that by the gentle 
 conduction of Pan, fhee thitherto had beene garded and 
 deliuered, whereat the youthfull fheepeheard wondering, 
 and knowing howe mightily his prayers had wrought in 
 the eares of the Nymphs , he likewife vnfolded to her his 
 fortune for his part reckoned vnto her his griefes, his 
 ferch, lamentation, and all things that euer he had heard 
 or feene in her abfence. 
 
 Now when they had thus ech to other recounted their 
 griefes and cares, and feemed both of them to be well 
 
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 contented and eafed of their ill happes, they then deuifed 
 of thefe their ioyfull meetings, to fend word to Lamon 
 and Dryas : and onely to make preparation thence-forth 
 for their promifed facrifices. Daphnis hauing perfourmed 
 what he would or defired herein, the antient heardfmen 
 were by this time come, wherefore they deuifed imme- 
 diately to go forward to their facrifices. Daphnis for 
 himfelfe first wreathing the yong homes of one of his 
 fatteft kiddes, with broad vine leaues, in fort as at the 
 appearaunce of Pan to the captaine Braxia, they were 
 decked in the galleis, he brought the fame before the 
 caue of the Nymphs , and there flaying the kidde, did 
 flea off the fkinne, and fprinckling wine and milke thereon, 
 hung it vppe before the Nymphs for a memoriall, then 
 banquetted they with the flefhe by themfelues, and with 
 manie praifes and notable ditties framed, in their fweete 
 remembrances, praied all togither the Nymphs to become 
 vnto them for euermore fauourable and gratious. 
 
 But the next day approching vnto them with a nouell 
 paftime, brought alfo a new kinde of obferuance vnto 
 them, the maner whereof they wholie dedicated to Pan, 
 in whofe honor til this time, neither Chloe nor Daphnis 
 had euer emploied any feruice. To this adtion alfo were 
 abiding and affifting both Lamon and Dryas, Daphnis 
 thinking no rewarde fufficient to him that had done him 
 fo great a benefit, as not only to reftore vnto him againe 
 his heards, whole and founde, which vtterly els had mif- 
 caried, but alfo to bring vnto his bofome againe his Deere 
 Chloe, which of all other things earthly, he moft obferued, 
 tooke forth of his heard the goodlieft and faireft of all 
 his goates, amongft the which he choofe the greateft and 
 
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 moft principall bucke, him decking with wreathed bowes 
 of the goodlieft Pine, and al bedewing his forehead and 
 homes with newe wine, & the milke of one of his 
 fpeckled goates, he began to make ready his facrifice. 
 
 To this newe obferuance doone to the god of fheepe- 
 heardes, came alfo the good old man Philetas, and with 
 him his yongeft fonne Syterus, and filling his lap with 
 bunches picked of the fineft and moft deintie grapes, 
 fruits ftraunge and dedicate for that feafon, Mirtle bowes, 
 and pomegranats yet hanging vpon the branches, and 
 enuirouned with their greene leaues, hee approched the 
 Image of Pan, and honoring the fame with thefe fundrie 
 prefentes awayted the reft that fhould bee doone and 
 perfourmed by Daphnis. 
 
 Before the pinetree where ftoode the image of Pan, 
 compaffed as it were in a tabernacle, there was an alter 
 paftorall made of a great fquare done, fit and propor- 
 tioned in auntient time to the fhepheards god, whereon 
 the oldeft fhepheardes and greateft heard kepers, 
 were wont for the fauetie of them and their heards 
 yearly to performe diuers offerings and banquets, the 
 recordation whereof, brought good Philetas to this 
 padaunce. 
 
 Thither Daphnis hauing brought his gift, killed the 
 fame befides that done, and taking off the fkinne with 
 head, homes, and feete, hanging dill about it, fadned 
 the fame to diuers braunches of the Pine, and hong it 
 ouer the image of Pan, then caufing the flefh thereof in 
 diuerfe fortes to bee dreffed, they fpread their clothes on 
 the done, and there-with fird of all began to furnifh their 
 banquet. Then tooke Philetas in the honour of Pan 
 
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 Uaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 and Bacchus, a great goblet of wine and milke togethers 
 and dronke thereof as much as hee woulde, and gaue 
 it afterwardes to Daphnis. 
 
 During all this feaft, appointed to the memoriall of this 
 feemly fheepheardeffe, the antient heardfmen and fheep- 
 heards, when they had well drunke and vitled themfelues 
 together, took great delight to recorde amongft them, 
 each to other their trauels paffed, then beganne they to 
 reckon the fports and paltimes of their yong yeares, their 
 feeding of flockes, and keeping of cattell togethers, their 
 prizes wonne by diuers kindes of actiuities, theyr fhep- 
 heards loues, their laies, their many and hard kinde of 
 aduentures to compaffe their likings : and finally, out of 
 all thefe, how many dangers and threatned perilles, afwell 
 by theeues, as otherwife, both by land and fea they had 
 efcaped. One of them vaunted himfelfe in his youth to 
 haue killed a mightie woolfe, an other, that with ginnes 
 and trappes he had beene the deftrufilion of fundry 
 rauening wild beads, this man declared how well & 
 thriftily he had kept his cattell, only aged Philetas, for- 
 getting thefe long paffed memories, recorded howe many 
 times before all the heardfmen, & al that honored Pan 
 vpon their downs, he had in the feruice of Lone, & found 
 of al their brauest mufik gained the victorye : Infomuch 
 as, butonely Pan himfelfe with his fweet Syrinx, there was 
 neuer any fhepherd found, that in his daies was able to 
 excel him. The praife of this Philetas fkil, harftned the 
 frefh & iolly Daphnis with his faire Chloe, to pray of 
 him, that at that inftant in honour of the gentle Pan, he 
 would manifeft vnto them fome part of his fcience, as 
 the only gift wherein they had greateft defire to be in- 
 
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 ftrucfted, and wherewith the god of fhepeheards delighted 
 molt to be saluted. 
 
 Philetas would not denie them fo iuft a demaund, albeit 
 he fomething excufed himfelfe, by reafon of his great age, 
 which permitted him not fo good breathing and of fo long 
 continuance, as whilom in his youth he had. Notwith- 
 ftanding, he tooke in hand the pipe of yong Daphnis, 
 and beganne to profer thereon, but he found the fmalnes 
 thereof to be too little to comprehend thereon any excel- 
 lence of cunning, as being the pipe of a yoong beginner, 
 and fuch as whereon a man fo wel practifed, as himfelfe 
 was able to fhew no great (kill. For which caufe, he fent 
 his fon Tytirus to his lodge, which was diftant from thence 
 but halfe a mile at the moft, willing to fetche him his 
 owne pipe. Tytirus throwing off his iacket, tripped as 
 light as dooth the tender fawne, running away in his fhirt, 
 to fhewe vnto Philetas, and the reft, his agilitie, and great 
 nimblenes, during whofe abfence, to thintent thereby 
 fomewhat to recreat the hearers, Lamon tooke vpon him 
 to recount in their prefence, the hiftorie of the faire and 
 beautifull Syrinx, which hee faide he heard in his youth 
 deliuered by a Sicilian goat-heard. 
 
 The company gaue heed to his fpeaking, and Lamon 
 thus began therevpon in their hearing. This Syrinx 
 said he, the muficke whereof hath bene from Pan re- 
 counted alwayes fo excellent, was not by the formoft anti- 
 quity thereof at the firft an inftrument, but was a faire 
 yong maide of fauor and feature moft fingular & perfect, 
 wel loued fhe to chaunt and fmg foorth hir laies, with 
 grace moft wonderful, and harmonie right pleafant. Often 
 frequented fhe the downes, & had great felicitie in keep- 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe. 83 
 
 ing hir flocke. The fheep fhe fed flood amazed on their 
 paflures, and when they heard hir tunes, immediately 
 they left their appetite of eating. At hir voice they 
 danced & fkipped, the lambs themfelues frequented hir 
 founds, & at the hearing thereof, would trip vpon the 
 hillocks. The Nymphs regarded much hir mufike, and 
 had hir oftentimes to accompany their difports. Pan 
 frequenting at this infhant the fields & paflures, and 
 hauing plefure to chafe the fewnes & kids round about 
 the groues, heard vpon a time the faire Syrinx, fitting 
 by a pleafant fountain vnder the fhady thickets, melo- 
 dioufly to deliuer foorth hir tunes, & hearing the won- 
 derful and variable notes fhe fang, drew neere and neere 
 vnto the place, and feeing that afwel with excellent cun- 
 ning, as with mofl rare and piercing beautie fhe was 
 replenifhed, he boldly flept to hir, bicaufe he was a god, 
 & praied at hir handes, the thing he mofl defired, & 
 being exceeding amorous as he was, he began to tempt 
 the Nymph with gifts, & many other faire promifes, 
 faying, that if fhe would incline to his loue, he would 
 caufe, that twice a yere hir fheepe and goats fhould 
 yeaue and bring forth their yong, & for the greater 
 increafe of hir flocks, fhould haue two at once, befides, 
 the paflures fhoulde vnto them be euermore fruitfull. 
 But Syrinx nothing regarding thefe amorous offers, 
 vnto hir made by the god, fcoffed rather at his fhape 
 tha otherwife, faying fhe afpefiled not the loue of any 
 one, much leffe of fuch as he, who thogh he were a god, 
 yet was in proportion more like to one of y e goats of hir 
 troop, than to a man. The god angry at hir difdaineful 
 vfage, intended to take hir by force, but fhee preuenting 
 
84 c Daphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 his fraud by flight, indeuored to efcape, & he ftil pur- 
 fued her. And feeling hirfelf in thend to be gretly 
 wearied, fhe fudenly got at laft among the reeds, and 
 therein creeping from place to place, woond hirfelfe out 
 of fight. But Pan inraged with greater vehemencie than 
 before, in that hee coulde not ouertake hir, cutte downe 
 the reedes in hafte, in minde to feeke & fue after her, and 
 not finding any thing elfe befldes the marifhes, for that 
 fhee was vtterlie vanifhed, hee then perceiued the great 
 inconuenience wherevnto he was driuen, and forrowing 
 greatly for the Nymph , whome he knewe to haue beene 
 conuerted into a reede, hee cropped the fame reede alfo 
 from the place, and thereof framed in feauen quils his 
 artificiall and excellent pipe, the moft sweete and delicate 
 inftrument of any other, the pleafantnes whereof record- 
 ing yet the melodie of hir from whence it came, beareth 
 at this prefent the prize and honor of muflke among all 
 the fheepeheardes. Lamon hadde no fooner finifhed 
 his difcourfe, and that Philetas with all the reft hadde 
 highly commended it, but Tytirus was quickely returned 
 againe with his fathers pipe, which was compofed of 
 diuers reedes great and fmall togethers, trimmed at the 
 toppes with Laton, and to him that hadde not beene 
 acquainted with the difference it might haue feemed the 
 former inftrument of Pan, which he had framed out of 
 the faire Syrinx. 
 
 Philetas then raifing him felfe on his feete from off his 
 feate, beganne firft in gentle fort, to affay the quilles, 
 and finding them to be in order, and without any im- 
 peachment of the found or blaft, he beganne to fhew 
 his cunning. The noife thereof, was queftionleffe moft 
 
c Daphnis and Qhloe . 85 
 
 pleafant, and therewithal ftrange to be heard, wherein his 
 artificiall handling the hops, was fuch, as he could at 
 pleafure make them go foft or hie, as him lifted. Then 
 began Philetas for the more enlargement of his cunning, 
 to fhewe vnto them vppon his pipe all fortes of pleafures 
 and paftimes that hee could, the moodes whereof he 
 handled with fuch perfection, as all that he plaied, you 
 woulde haue thought almoft to haue beene a thing 
 indeede effected, whether it were in aCtions belonging 
 to the feeding and garding of all kinde of beaftes, which 
 in fundrie orderly tunes he diuerfly had expreffed, or in 
 any forte otherwife. 
 
 All the companie were whufht and uerie attentive vnto 
 his foundes, without one worde or other fpeaking at all, 
 till Dryas at the laft rifmg from his fiege, praied Philetas 
 that hee would founde foorth fome excellent tune in the 
 honour of Bacchus, wherevnto himfelfe likewife daunced, 
 and there handled the manner of their vintages, one while 
 feemed he to carry the pots, then to bring the grapes in 
 a trough, after to lade the iuce into diuers veffelles, laftly, 
 to tunne the wine when it was made, al which fo 
 promptly and readily he did, and with fo naturall a grace, 
 as vnto the beholders did minefter occafion of great 
 pleafure, infomuch as them feemed verily before their 
 eies, to fee the vines, the grapes, the troughs, the tunnes, 
 and Dryas himfelfe, drinking in very deed of the new- 
 neffe thereof. 
 
 This olde fellow hauing fo neate and finely done his 
 deuoire, ranne immediately after to Daphnis and Chloe, 
 and winding their turnes next wherewith to conclude the 
 paftime, the faire yoong goat-heard counterfeating him- 
 
86 
 
 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 felfe to be Pan, and fhe the faire Syrinx in their daunces, 
 he firft beganne to woe hir, and fhe refufed, then would 
 he inforce hir, and fhe then departed, he following hir, 
 fhe fled, then ranne he to ouertake hir, and fhe feeming 
 wearie, bicaufe the reedes wanted, hid hirfelfe clofely 
 behind the bufhes. Then Daphnis taking in hand the 
 great flute of Philetas, founded thereon a dittie lamentable 
 and piteous, and of one amorous, that knewe not to be 
 fatisfied : of one fuing, and ftill was refufed, then founded 
 hee the forowe and griefe of hys want growne by extre- 
 mitie, and that in fo rufull manner as moued the hearers 
 generally to compaffion and pittie, after clofing his pipe 
 vnder his arme, as one defperate of hir hee purfued, he 
 chaunted foorth in their prefence this rufull complaint 
 following : 
 
 Ye heauens {if heauens heme power to iudge of things amiffe) 
 Ye earthlie guides that fuuaie and rule, the fern of all my 
 bliffe. 
 
 Ye farres if you can iudge , ye Planets if ye knowe 
 Of haynous wrongs , that tendred beene to men on earth 
 belowe , 
 
 Then iudge , repute , & deeme , giue fentence and diuine 
 Of all the wo that rues my hart , and caufeleffe makes me 
 pine, 
 
 If right to men of right belongs with equall doome, 
 
 Then heauens I pray admit my teares, and do my plaints 
 refume, 
 
 Your f acred powre it is that yeeldes me bale or boote : 
 
 The fghs I fpend are elfe but wafte, and vaine is all my 
 fute. 
 
87 
 
 *Z ) aphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 I lone, alas , I loue, and loued long I haue , 
 
 My loue to labour turned is, my hope vnto the graue, 
 
 My fruit is time mifpent, mifpending breedes my gaine, 
 
 My gaine is ouer-rulde by Ioffe, and Ioffe breedes all my 
 paine. 
 
 Here my gafily ghofi could halt or go azvrie, 
 
 I aske no fauour for my fute, but let me flarue and die, 
 
 But if by fixed faith by trouth I fought to clime 
 By feruice long that neere fhould be fhut vp by any time. 
 
 If onely zeale I beare to that I mofi defire 
 A nd choice reguard of pur eft thoughts hath fit my heart 
 on fire 
 
 Why fhould not my reward conformed be with thofi 
 Whofi Hues at happiefi rate are led and craue aright 
 fuppofi 
 
 If this be all I feeke, if file for this I serue 
 Then heauens vouchfafe to graunt me this els let me die 
 and fierue. 
 
 Daphnis hauing ended his fong and mufique togethers, 
 the olde Philetas could not but commend therein both 
 his youth and verie forward inuention, and abafhing him 
 felfe wonderfullye of his fo great towardnes, in figne of 
 loue and good affebtion he bare vnto him, he gaue him 
 his flute as he that for his prefent fkill had well fhewed 
 himfelfe of all others neereft to approche his cunning. 
 The guyft whereof Daphnis taking right thankefully, 
 offered immediatlye his own pype vnto the god Pan, and 
 after he had fet forth Chloe and kiffed her, as one whom 
 newlie he had found & receiued from a very flight 
 indeed, the company diffolued here-vpon, and each 
 
88 
 
 ! T)aphnis and Qhloe, 
 
 one returned home feuerally. The night drawing on, 
 comanded euery man to the reft, y e daies trauel alfo 
 taking end, they iointly repofed their heards in their 
 peculiar places. But thefe two louers not hauing here- 
 with fully cocluded, al their determinate, began in their 
 going homewards, eche one to make a particular intereft 
 of the others affebtion. And to the ende the better 
 affurance thereof might paffe to both their contentments, 
 they iointly agreed to giue eche to other an interchange- 
 able oth. In fo much as Daphnis firft beginning, returned 
 back to the Image of Pan from vnder the Pine, and 
 taking his Chloe by the hand faid. 
 
 I fweare and here proteft by the god Pan, through 
 whofe facred aide, I purchafed thy late deliuerance, and 
 whom for this purpofe I zealouflie do here call to witneffe, 
 that Chloe of all others fhall euer be vnto me moft 
 deereft, and that without her I fhal not at any time think 
 my life to be prolonged in happines. This done, Chloe 
 leading him alfo to the caue of the Nymphs , fwore and 
 protefted there the like othe in their prefence, affirming 
 folemnelie that fhe would euer liue and die with her 
 Daphnis. But Chloe as she that was young, plaine and 
 fimple, and vnufed beforetime to the fidelitie of mens 
 promifes, recounting with her felfe that Daphnis in 
 his othe had called the god Pan to bee a witneffe, would 
 needes haue in the fame caue by othe alfo to make her 
 a newe promife. This Pan (my Daphnis said fhee) is a 
 wanton god, verie fubtil and amorous, in whom there is 
 at all no credit or affiance, he hath been enamoured on 
 Pitys he hath loued Sirinx he purfueth alfo dailie y e 
 Naiades (& like wife the Nymphs Dryades, in him is 
 
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 nothing but inconftancie and chaunge, fo that if fwearing 
 by him, thou afterwardes doeft falfifie thy promife to me 
 giuen, he will do nothing but fport at thy deceit, becaufe 
 he is truftleffe himfelfe, though thy loue tend to as many as 
 he hath canes in his Syrinx. But fweare thou me here 
 before thefe Nymphs , by the tender goat, by whofe louing 
 care and fuck thou waft preferued, that Chloe neuer 
 louing any but thee, thou wilt not forfake her. And 
 when fhee faileth at any time vnto thee of the othe and 
 promife fhe hath fworne before the Nymphes , then chafe 
 her heere and there, or flea her at one ftroke as if fhe 
 were a wolfe. 
 
 Daphnis greatly contented in minde at this hote 
 purfute of Chloe, would do nothing at all that might 
 impugne their fantahe, wherefore Handing before the 
 caue of the Nymphes , in the midft of his heard, hee tooke 
 the home of a buck in the one hand and of a fhe goate 
 in the other, and there fwore vnto Chloe the othe and 
 affurance fhe required, wherewith the Nymphe beeing 
 right well fatished, efteemed of the fheepe and goates to 
 bee gods more proper and meete vnto fhepheards, where- 
 on to haue protefted then any other perfons, that there- 
 unto might better bee accepted. And fealing vp the 
 memorie hereof with manifold embracements, the ftars 
 now ginning to peare throughout all the fkies, com- 
 mended the refidue of their meanings, to an other daies 
 coference, wherby their loue and paftimes were at this 
 inftant concluded togethers. 
 
 N 
 
The Third Booke 
 
 of the loues Pafto- 
 
 rail of Daphnis and Chloe. 
 
 HE brute of thefe late broiles hauing greatly 
 enraged the mindes and courages of the 
 Metelenians againft thofe of Methimne, in 
 that without all lawe and order of armes, they had thus 
 entred vppon and pillaged their landes and countries, 
 they efteemed it a thing to farre vnmeete this efhate and 
 feigniorie to put vp the reproche of fo great a damage, 
 confidering that the reputation of their foyle was neuer 
 before enabled to the difhonorable tolleration of fo heinous 
 and expreffe iniuries. Wherefore beliberating with all 
 poffible fpeede to be reuenged vpon them, the Prince and 
 councell of that date, caused incontinent to be leuied in 
 their I Hand, an armie of feuen thoufand footemen, and 
 three thoufand horsemen, and therof made Captaine 
 generall, a notable and right valiant gentleman, whofe 
 name was Hippafia, commanding them to leaue the fea 
 (for the winter ftormes approching) and to marche with 
 eafie iourneies by land, into the territories of the enemies. 
 
 Hippafia hauing receiued his charge, departed from 
 Metelene, and with his companie made fuch fpeede, as 
 
r Daphnis and Qhloe. 91 
 
 that in verie fhort fpace he came to Methimnia, where 
 behauing himfelfe right-honorablie, wherein he vfed 
 neither crueltie nor tyrannie, anie in the countrie where 
 he came, neither fourraged he their landes, or tooke at 
 all anie praye, fpoyle, or bootie from the poore people or 
 labourers. For that Handing highly vpon the honor of a 
 Captaine and his owne reputation, he deemed those kinde 
 of proferings to be the workes rather of fome thiefe or 
 rouer, than of him that fhould be a Captaine, or among 
 fouldiers efteemed as a generall. Wherefore to auoyde 
 this Oaunder, and to the intent by fome notable valor to 
 accomplifhe the matter hee came for, he tooke the diredt 
 waye leading towardes their citie, intending there by 
 force of armes to make his conqueft honourable, and not 
 otherwife. In which pretence he well hoped by his more 
 then common induftrie to vfe fo great expedition, as that 
 vppon a sudden hee might enter their portes before they 
 had time to knowe, or leifure to prouide for anie refin- 
 ance at all if it were poffible. 
 
 But he in this refolution being now come within a fix 
 miles of the citie, contrarie to all expectation, refpedting 
 the great brauado they had tofore time geuen, encoun- 
 tred with a Herault of armes fent vnto him from the 
 Magiftrates & people of the fame. Who had in requeft 
 with all submiffion to deliuer, that the Methimnians not 
 feeking warre at his handes, or to haue to do with armes, 
 defired only to haue peace. And that beeing enformed 
 that the vprore committed in Metelene, began at the firfl 
 by the infolencie of a fewe young men of their citie, and 
 only betweenethe peafantes of the Iflande and them, and 
 that the worthieft fort of the Metelenians neuer confented 
 
92 r Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 to the caufe, nor had hetherto till this prefent enter- 
 medled in the matter, they were therefore hartelie forie 
 for the iniuries by them on their partes offered, and 
 defired therefore, that as good and louing neighbours, 
 they both might thenceforth trafique and Hue anew toge- 
 thers, and for any wrongs by the Methimnians to them 
 tendred, or prifoners take, or fpoyles made, they were 
 readie to reftore and make amendes in anie fort that 
 reafonablie might be required. 
 
 Hereupon were thefe articles with other conditions 
 of peace therein alfo inferted, and to the Herault deli- 
 uered in writing, prefented to the generall Hippafia, who 
 being a man alwaies honorablie conceipted, and well 
 weighing of the caufe in hand, together with the large- 
 neffe of their offers, albeit he had in comiffion by full 
 power and authoritie to do vppon them what manner of 
 fpoyle he might or could, yet neuerthelelTe abftained hee 
 vtterly therefro, and yet continuing his forces hard by 
 vpon them, gaue leaue and libertie vnto the Ambaffa- 
 dours of Methimnia, to paffe through his armie, and to 
 goe with their ambaffage vnto their Prince, and both to 
 the fame Prince and councell, aduertifed hee alfo in report 
 the faid articles and offers, defirous to know therin their 
 fpedie opinions and pleafure. The confiderations of this 
 treatie feemed vnto the Councell of Metelene to bee of fo 
 great confequence, and the condicions eke of the fame to 
 them fo honorable, as that vpon a little debatement had 
 with th’ ambaffage they receiued their offers, & for the 
 more confirmation of what on each part intended (after 
 prefent reflitution made of fuch wrongs and trefpaffes 
 agreed vpon : and hoftages giuen for a furplufage of 
 
c T)aphnis and Qhloe> 93 
 
 mony (hortly to be paid vnto them) they affofiated other 
 commiffioners to Hifpafia, and by effedtuall letters re- 
 turned, gave order vnto him and them of a new league 
 and peace to be made. 
 
 Hifpafia harkened to all thinges to him on that behalfe 
 enioyned, & trauelling with thofe perfons to whom his 
 auflhoritie was herein now annexed, brought the matter 
 forth-with to very good conclufion. Thus was the Me- 
 thimnian warre being enterprifed and taken in hand by 
 a ftraunge beginning, affoone as the fame came in bruite, 
 by this meanes all at one inflant both publifhed and ended. 
 The fmifhing of this ftrife, brought the Winters entrie 
 vpon their backes : the fharpe feafon whereof, by reafon 
 of the great froftes and fnowes immedeatlye enfuing there- 
 vppon in fo great aboundance, became right piercing 
 and hideous. Now was the vncomfortable time wherein 
 nothing then ftormes, and bluftering northern blades 
 were fo rife, the fnowe lay thick lined on the ground, 
 (hutting the poore labourers with the great depth therof 
 faft into their houfes, the fprings ratled downe the moun- 
 taines with their icie ftreames, the trees fpoiled of their 
 gallant brauerie feemed as dead, the earth appeared no 
 where but euen vpon the verie brimme of the riuers and 
 fountaines. It was now no time to leade the beaftes to 
 paflures, nor to fuffer them almoft to go out of doores. 
 The freefing Boreas called for great fires, which according 
 to ancient hofpitalitie of (hepheards, was made on a large 
 harth in the middeft of their halles, the blafing fhewe 
 wherof immediatly after the mornings cocke, inuited 
 each one in the cold froftie feafons, to drawe round about 
 it : and there with farre more eafie labour then abroade, 
 
94 2 ~)aphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 to difpatch their houfholde bufines. The hindes and 
 fuch as tilled and labored the groundes, tooke herein 
 great pleafure, in fo much as the bitterneffe of the weather, 
 became vnto them for the time being, a releafment of 
 their hard endured labour, fo that fporting themfelues in 
 diuers houfholde paftimes, they chaunted their countrie 
 tunes, and divers fonges accuftomed in their vintages to 
 y e honor of Bacchus. 
 
 But young Daphnis, remembring himfelfe of his Chloe 
 and all their pleafures paffed, accufed the gods (as enemies 
 to nature, and her goodly brauerie) in this fort to ma- 
 cerate and punifh the mother of all earthly creatures, 
 Chloe whofe fancie was alfo as his, thought fome manifeft 
 wrong to be tendred vnto Pan and the Nimphlike foun- 
 taines, in thus difcolering their daintie fprings and walkes, 
 & fleing without mercie vpon their nurfes bofome, the 
 sweeteft of all their derlings. It ioyntly grieued them 
 when they fawe their fachell wherein they wont to carie 
 their foode togethers, their bottel alfo wherin their wine 
 was many times filled, how in a corner they lay defpifed 
 and vnoccupied, the hilles alfo, the groues, and fweete 
 fmelling eglantine, and woodbindes growing on euerie 
 bufhes, did wonderfully vexe them to see how all their 
 glorie was fpoiled. Often would they whifter & murmur 
 in them felues faying, O when fhall the earth againe 
 recouer her wonted forces, when wil the foft and frefh 
 coloured greene with motlie pinkes & sweeteft primrofen 
 fpring vpon thefe hard knotted turfes, & cluftered clods 
 againe. And when they beheld their flutes and pipes 
 lying by the walles vnoccupied, the echo whereof was 
 wount to refound ouer all the woods, then grieued it them 
 
r Daphnis and Qhloe . 95 
 
 to thinke what enterchangeable notes, each of the accuf- 
 tomed theron to deliuer vnto y e other, & how their fheep 
 & goats, would with great pleafure fkip & daunce at the 
 hearing thereof. Thefe & fuch like remebraces, renuing 
 in them a kinde of pleafure mixed with forrow, for their 
 ouerlong debarment of thefe defired recreations, made 
 them eftfones to pray, the Nymphs & gentle Pan to- 
 gethers, to hasten their deliuerie from these cruel euils, 
 & that at the leaft wife they would now in the end dif- 
 couer vnto them & their beafts the glorie of the faire 
 fonne fhining beams. And in making thefe praiers vnto 
 the gods they began to imagine of diuers and fundrie in- 
 uentions wherby to compaffe the companie eche of others, 
 but to to hard was it for Chloe anie way to enter therinto, 
 for y 1 fhee was alwaies watched vnder the wings of her 
 fuppofed mother, & kept hard to fpinning of wol and 
 other fuch countrie exercifes. 
 
 There was before the houfe of Dryas two Myrtes , 
 betwene whome did growe also an Iuie, the vaines whereof 
 wound on both sides over the others boughes, on which 
 the berries were as if they had beene bunches of grapes, 
 by occasion wherof, the winter being hard, and the 
 grounde thicke with snowe, there flocked thither con- 
 tinually a great multitude of bi[r]des, as well thrufhes, red- 
 breafts, larkes, ringdoues, and sundry other foules. Under 
 the colour of thefe, Daphnis, by pretence of going a 
 birding, having prepared his lime-twigs and other ne- 
 ceffaries, to come before the houfe of Dryas, and vnder 
 the Myrtes aforefaide, pitched his nets, and laid his lime- 
 twigs. 
 
 The diftaunce betweene both houfes of Lamon and 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 Dryas, was about halfe a mile, and were it not, that the 
 furie of Loue is fuch, as neither feeleth heat nor cold, 
 weather or winde, whereby to compaffe the fatisfadtion 
 defired, it happilye might haue bin (the feafon being fuch 
 as it was) the fowler would haue had litle liking at that 
 inftant, to haue paffed betweene both houfes to lay his 
 twigs, confidering y l the fame hauing no tradt at all, fo 
 moiled the labouring fheepeheard, as with long ftanding 
 afterward in the colde and wet, he might peraduenture 
 have had his paines but badly rewarded. 
 
 But thefe, and fuch like warie coniedtures, being fcaled 
 from Loue , the fheepeheard neither felt nor regarded it, 
 fo well able was his youth to out-countenance the burthen 
 thereof. Not long had Daphnis ftaid there, before his 
 nettes placed, and the twigs therevpon in order prepared, 
 but downe came the birds by heaps, and fluttred immediatly, 
 by the legges, he tooke and kept which he lift, and the 
 refidue let flie. Then returned hee backe to his nooke 
 againe, and there watched his birdes, and faire Chloes 
 alfo, to come thither togethers, but the enuious foile 
 hadde fo rammed in their doores, by fharpeneffe of the 
 weather, that there was not fo much as a cock or a pullet 
 feene to look out either at doore or windowe. Thus 
 ftaied the amorous lad all the forenoone long, and till alfo 
 the middeft of the day was reafonablye well fpent : his 
 birdes were vppe in his budget, and yet Chloe came not, 
 nor any body elfe appeared to take notice of his beeing 
 there, according as hee hoped, and faine woulde by fome 
 meanes or other haue procured, which feeing the difmaied 
 youth, he began to accufe the vnhappy houre, and vn- 
 fauoring planet that raigned at his foorth-going, deeming 
 
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 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 that hee had not well picked his time, that the gods were 
 vnto his wifh at that inftant no more fauourable : yet 
 refolued hee not fo to depart and loofe his long emploied 
 trauell and watching, but defperate howe by any chaunce 
 fhe might have occafion to iffue foorth, hee beganne to 
 imagine with himfelfe, what coulour or > excufe moft 
 credible, hee might fet vpon the caufe, whereby to take 
 occafion to vifite her. 
 
 If (faid he) I fhould fay I came for fire, they might 
 afke me whether neighbors neerer hand were not to giue 
 it, and fo laugh at my follie. If I fhould, being thus 
 farre from home, and now in fowling, craue of their 
 vittelles, they might by fearch of my budget perceiue that 
 I had enough. If I fhould afke of their wine, why, we 
 are not without our felues, for it is but thother day fmce 
 our vintage was in. If I fhould counterfeit a feare of the 
 woolfe, then where is the trace. If I fhall tell them I 
 came to catch birds, why am I not then packing when I 
 haue doone my bufineffe ? If plainely I fhoulde then 
 deliuer vnto them howe I came to fee Chloe, that ioie 
 were too plaine, for who is hee fo fimple that woulde faye 
 to a father and mother, I come to your daughter ? Info- 
 much, as none of thefe occafions feemed vnto him to be 
 voide of fufpicion, as that in handling of anye of them 
 hee coulde not needes be defcried. For which caufe, 
 feeing no way nowe left to fatisfie his intendment, he con- 
 cluded to make of neceffitie a vertue, faying to himfelfe : 
 Wei, this too cruel feafon and peruerfe enimie to our 
 affedlions will not euer holde, one day wil the fpring time 
 be returned to his prime, and then fhall I fee againe at 
 libertie my Chloe. 
 
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9 8 dDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 Whileft the louing lad was thus concluding vppon his 
 impacient affedtions, and hauing buckled vp all his 
 trinkets, in full minde to be gone : It feemed that Loue 
 expreily pitieng his hard and ouer long fufferance, 
 fuggefted a fudden occafion, which maruelloufly forted to 
 the effecting of this his awaited purpofe. Dryas and his 
 family within doores being ready to haue fetten down to 
 meate, it fortuned, their faces being turned from the 
 table, and the meat fet on the boorde, a maftiffe that was 
 in the houfe, feeing none to regarde him, fuddenly caught 
 in his mouth a great peece of meate from the table, and 
 as it hapned, of the beft and principall part of the fame. 
 Which Dryas feeing, as the dogge chaunced to go out of 
 doores, he followed, harrieng, and rating him with a great 
 cudgell in his hand, and paffing along to beat the dog, 
 fawe Daphnis without, yet Handing vnder the Myrtes 
 with his trinkets on his backe. Whom when Dryas per- 
 ceiued, forgetting at one inftant both his dogge and 
 meate togethers he louingly turned himfelfe to the yong 
 fheepeheard, and taking hym by the hand, led him into 
 his houfe. 
 
 Daphnis feeing the good fortune heereof, coulde not 
 frame himfelfe to make any fhew of refufall, to that which 
 he had before fo feruently longed after, but entred wil- 
 lingly with Dryas. Where the firft obiebt that prefented 
 it felfe before his eies, was the fweete Chloe, who meet- 
 ing alfo hir beloued on a fudden, with great paine, they 
 both with-held themfelves that they were not furprifed 
 and quite ouerwhelmed with ioy, but modeftie and 
 feemely bafhfulnes, cafting on hir a fecret couert, and 
 meere conftraint in him, that in any forte hee might not 
 
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 be reuealed, they ioyfully eache for the prefent faluted 
 the other, as befitted, and fo parting on funder Daphnis 
 was by Dryas led forward to Nape to be welcommed. 
 
 To tell you of the old Dryas, how much he made of 
 the youth, were wonderfull, for that being once entred, he 
 could not be fuffered that night to returne backe againe. 
 O thrice bleffed hap, how fauourable waft thou at this 
 inftant to the mutuall defires of thefe louers, and thou 
 Loue , well might it be faide, that thy care in them was 
 not fo much as in one iote perifhed. Daphnis looked not 
 to be demanded of his carriage, nor what lucke he had 
 then in his birding, but vnbuckling freely his budget, he 
 referred unto his friendly hoft, both the choice and plenty 
 thereof, at his pleafure to be accepted. 
 
 The dayes naturally approched at this inftant to their 
 greateft fhortneffe, and nowe the purple couert of Jupiter’s 
 fegniory, beganne to take hold in the element, and chafing 
 the fail fleeting Aurora, into her wefterne cabbin, all 
 bedewed as fhee was with hir dufkie fnowifh couering, 
 made Dryas both in fire, cheere, prouifion, and all other 
 intertainements to feeke to welcome within doores his 
 gueft. Chloe was not behinde hand to doo him al the 
 fauours fhee might, yet was (he wooed of a great many, 
 and many wealthy proffers were daily made vnto Dryas 
 to obtaine his good will to marry her, but the faire 
 fhepheardeffe, wholy deuoted as fhe was to an other pur- 
 pofe, freely now reioiced at the fight of him fhee liked, 
 but not fo frankly, as when befides the downes they paf- 
 tured their fruitful heardes, for the times, and feafons 
 thereof affoorded vnto them a farre greater bleffednes. 
 Yet Loue continuing his good graces in their auowed 
 
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 furtheraunce, made Dryas and Nape about fome fecret 
 occafions to withdraw a little their prefence, whereby the 
 amazed youth furprized at the fudden motion, and loth to 
 leefe the opportunitie, raught Chloe quickly vnto him, 
 and hole from hir a kiffe ere fhe was aware. O howe 
 hony fweete vnto him was the preffure of thofe hir candie 
 lippes, and howe much eafed hee his minde therein, the 
 content whereof was fuch as hardly he would haue ex- 
 changed for a mighty Seigniorie. 
 
 But when the Nymph alfo beganne in louing forte to 
 challenge him, and feemed to counterfeit an amorous 
 millike of that hee meant fo neare to approche the place 
 where fhee was and yet would not come in, if he had not 
 bene of Dryas required, howe neere then beganne his 
 very thoughtes to melt and confume him inwardly, when 
 excufing the manner thereof wyth fome bafhfulneffe, fhee 
 was faine to pronounce a free pardon vnto him, or euer 
 hee was able to demaunde it, elfe hadde hee bin in the 
 retourne of Dryas difcouered by his very countenance. 
 
 But Dryas hauing no other minde than howe to make 
 cheere to Daphnis, whome by a more peculiar affedtion 
 than to any other, he feruently embraced, called for what 
 might bee hadde to fupper, and afterwards fpent foorth 
 the time, vntill the length of the night called them to bed- 
 ward, where, with what kinde, and how many forts of 
 imaginations poore Daphnis repofed, I leaue to the full 
 pleafing content of euery louer to be difcerned. 
 
 The next day calling them foorth to the celebration of 
 a certaine yearly feaft, euermore with great and moft 
 religious deuotion honoured among all the fheepeheards 
 from the higheft vnto the loweft of that I Hand, and all 
 
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 the territories therevnto adioyning, made Daphnis (who 
 till his comming to the houfe of Dryas, and the prepara- 
 tion there feene was ignoraunt thereof) to beftir himfelfe 
 earely in the morning, with intent to prepare him alfo 
 with the reft to thefe facred obferuances, the cuftome and 
 occafion whereof grew thus. There was at that prefent 
 a Princeffe, by lyneall diffent fprong from out the auncient 
 and moft renowned race of their worthieft Kinges, who 
 fwaying the Scepter of that I Hand had with great happi- 
 nes to her people, fame to herfelf, honour to her countrie, 
 admiration to the world, and loue to her fubiedls, in a 
 farie eftraunged manner of pollicie, peace, and moft won- 
 derfull fucceffe ruled and raigned by the fpace of many 
 yeares ouer them. Their Queen was then, and fo alwaies 
 continued a virgin, wife was fhee as the fageft, reguarded 
 as the mightieft, honoured as the rareft, followed as the 
 faireft, and reputed of as the worthieft. Her yeares as it 
 feemed, were vnto her fubiedtes moft precious, for fhe 
 might affure herfelfe of all the Princes that liued in her 
 time, to be moft entierly beloued. Her foueraigntie and 
 rule in the greateft reputation thereof, it principallye bare 
 fwaie, and chiefe honour of that I hand, yet was fhee of 
 auntient, intitled to farre greater gouernements, and as 
 then alfo befides poffeffed of larger iurifdidtions and king- 
 domes. The recordation of her happines, her rule, her 
 power, her honour, and vertues, for the manifolde bene- 
 fites thereout dailie reaped by her exceeding worthines, 
 vnto the vniuerfalitie of all her louing fubiedts, made this 
 daye for euermore facred among them, in which fhee 
 liuing they in teftimonie of their infeparable and gratefull 
 pietie, loue, dutie, and affedtion towardes her, with fun- 
 
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 drie accuftomed triumphes, praiers, vowes, feaftes, and 
 banquetings, do ioyntly altogether reioyce, and ten thou- 
 fand times befeech the foueraigne director of all humaine 
 actions, that long and euer fhee may liue bleffed, famous, 
 happie, and in all her vertuous actions moft hie, peireles, 
 and inuincible among them. 
 
 Of this daies reuerend and moft feemely obferuaunce, 
 were fawtors the greateft and mightieft of all the Shepe- 
 heards, for that them-felues challenging in the fertilitie of 
 their fieldes and flocks, whereby their heards mightilie 
 ftill encreafed, and they in riches abounded, to be in this 
 action vnto her rare and moft Angular clemencie of all 
 others moft deuoted, as they that by her vertues and long 
 continuance had euer receiued the greateft benefit, did 
 alwaies therefore ioyntly and willingly, formoft of all 
 others proceede in this enterprize. The youthfull and 
 gallanted troppe of them richly trimmed on horfe-backe 
 and on foote, exercifed in her honer diuers and fundrye 
 feates of adtiuitie, the reft, and thofe that were more aun- 
 cient, attentiuely reioycing and beholding them. After- 
 wardes they altogether came to a publike place, to that 
 foie end and purpofe, fpecially of long time referued, 
 where reuelling and fporting themfelues vniuerfally in all 
 kinde of fhepherds, paftimes and dances, they flng before 
 Pan and the Nymphs: who reuerencing alfo with like 
 regarde the Paragon , whom they honor, affent to their 
 tunes and mufique, and yeelde therevnto for the greater 
 beautifiying of the fame, al fweetnes and pleafure that 
 may be. 
 
 To this feaft came the good Meliboeus and Fauftus, 
 the yong and gallant Thyrfis, Philetas, and Tytirus, with 
 
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 fundrie the moft antient and fkilfull fhepheards, de- 
 fcending out of the places moft ftatelie of all that I Hand, 
 they brought thither in figne of their loues, many faire 
 and gallant prefents, which they offered for her fafetie, 
 whome they honored to the father of the gods, to Pan 
 and to all the Nymphes. Eliza was the moft excellent 
 and braue Princejffe , in whofe fauor, memorie, regarde, 
 and kingly worthyneffe, they ioyntly thus affembled, to 
 celebrate with perpetuall vowes, her famous and long 
 continued happineffe. And to the intent, this feftiuall, 
 as it was the day peculiar and moft principale among the 
 fhepheards, and wherein each one then indeuoured to be 
 commended, in the greateft and higheft actions, fo gaue 
 they it a name fingular and proper to their owne intend- 
 ments, calling it vniuerfallie the Holiday of the Shepe- 
 heards , which in fort following beganne to be effected. 
 
 Thefhepeards Hollidaie. 
 
 HEIR facrifices, vowes and triumphes, with all 
 reuerence required being perfourmed, the moft 
 artificial & cunning of the fhepherds ioyned 
 togither in company, & their deliuery upo their in- 
 ftruments fundry forts of mufike, having among them 
 all moft excellent comfort, & knowing the great worthines 
 of Melebceus, & large accopt among them that uniuerfally 
 hee had attained, they prayed him firft, in example to all 
 the refidue, to ftrain his ancient tunes to the religious 
 aduauncement of thofe their forward feruices. 
 
 The graue old man denied not at all their futes, but 
 
104 Uaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 gladly taking in hand his harpe, plaied thereon a right 
 folemne found, fuch as whifom Yopas handled in the 
 banquets of Dido, at what time in her princely pallace 
 fhe feafted the noble Troian duke, Aineas, fo or more 
 exceeding farre were the ftrokes of this honored fhep- 
 heard, which done, he reuerently vncouering himfelfe, 
 and Handing vp before all the company, deliuered vnto 
 them in fong this inuention following. 
 
 JN ftatelie Romance of the worthie Hues, 
 
 Of mightie princes free from fortunes grieues, 
 
 An fuch as whilom in their kingly raygne, 
 
 Of vertues felfe were deemed foueraigne, 
 
 From out the flocke of euery princely line, 
 
 A choyce was made of noble worthies nine. 
 
 Of thefe and fuch as thefe a manie moe, 
 
 Haue diuers Poets written long agoe. 
 
 In fkilfull verfe and to the world made knewne, 
 
 The fondrie vertues in their Hues that fhone. 
 
 For kingdomes well we know and ftatelie ruls, 
 Poffeffions large and chaire of honours ftoole, 
 
 Gold pearle and Hones with iewels rich of price, 
 Large pallaces built by deintie rare deuice. 
 
 Yet all the pompe that worlde can here afford, 
 
 Or maffe of treafure laide in manie a hoorde 
 Ne are each one but for the roome they beare, 
 
 A mortall fhewe that earthly honors reare 
 But when we come to talke of worthines 
 Of kinglie adles and Princely noblenes, 
 
 Of right renowne each where that fpredeth farre 
 Of honored titles both in peace and warre, 
 
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 Of their deceafe that euer Hue by fame. 
 
 Tis vertue then that yeeldes a glorious name, 
 
 The welth of Crcefus quickelie was forgot 
 Darius eke his rule by death did blot 
 And Philips fonne the Macedonian king, 
 
 His lateft powre in fhrowde of graue did bring 
 King Dauids fonne the tipe of fapience 
 That whilome liud in greateft excellence 
 His gloryous ftate in life wherein he was, 
 
 Is fheuered all like to a broken glas 
 His rich attire his pompe and dailie charge 
 His rareft buildings, chambers wide and large 
 His temple huge with pillers ftately bult 
 Sweet fmelling roofe with rafters ouer guilt 
 The plated walles of brighteft golde vpon, 
 
 And coftlie filuer fret with manie a ftone. 
 
 His pallace and the numbred fquare degrees, 
 
 That from his throne a deepe defcent contriues, 
 With equal numbers matcht of lions ftrong, 
 
 Of maffie golde vpholding pillers long. 
 
 Of marble white, with veines by nature wrought 
 In precious wife, as rich as may be thought : 
 
 His coftly throne bright fhining to the eie, 
 
 That in it felfe reteind a dignitie, 
 
 His many pleafures thoufands moe than one, 
 
 In walkes, in fruits, in fountaines wrought of ftone, 
 In mufike ftrange, in fugred harmonie, 
 
 By found ftroke and voices melodie, 
 
 In quicke folucions made of ftrange demands, 
 
 In fundrie artes wrought foorth by diuers handes 
 In womens pleafures and their fugred fmiles 
 
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 In all the giftes of fortune and her wiles 
 In what by nature could for fweete delight 
 Befit the mind or pleafe the outward fight 
 What each conceipt imagine could or fcan 
 That might contenting be to any man 
 All this and more by all that may be thought 
 On earth to pleafe or liking breede in ought 
 Were it in (kill, in word, or power to frame 
 The fame in him did breede a glorious name 
 Yet perefht is his rich and fine aray 
 So that as erft I may conclude to faye 
 Thefe gifts of fortune, founds of earthly glorie, 
 Are of themfelues but meerely tranfitorie, 
 
 The greateft Prince, but while he hues in powre 
 Renowned is, and after in one howre 
 If vertue be not then to him more kinde, 
 
 His death him reaues full quickly out of minde. 
 Then not for nought the woorthies heeretofore, 
 That praifed were in elder times of yore, 
 
 And named chiefe of many Princes erft 
 On honors pal me to reare a ftately creft, 
 
 Did ftudie ftil for vertue by their names, 
 
 To be renowned with fundry kinde of fames, 
 
 As fome for zeale and fome for pietie, 
 
 Some for their warres and noted cheualrie, 
 
 Some for their triumphes had by lands fubdued, 
 Some of their adts by labours eft renued, 
 
 And each for bountie bright in them that fhone, 
 For which therebe that haue bene famde alone, 
 And fo of right ought euery noble minde, 
 
 To vaunt himfelfe by verie natures kinde, 
 
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 Who for they were put forth of fineft mould, 
 
 As by inftindt of neate and pureft golde 
 That cleanfed is from worft of natures droffe, 
 
 Or tailed timber growing free from moffe, 
 
 So is in truth eche ftately noble wight, 
 
 Of uery kinde, and fo fhould prove aright, 
 
 So Alcibiades to his endles praife 
 
 The ftately lauds of mighty Greece did raife : 
 
 So did with Galles the worthie Charlemaine , 
 
 So fundry kings in Britaine that did raigne, 
 
 So Albion had hir mightie Edwardes , peeres, 
 
 (And Henries eke) to greateft conquerers, 
 
 So hath our ifte (and euer praies to gaine 
 The ioy it hath) a peereleffe foueraigne, 
 
 So Brutus land inuidled euer Hues, 
 
 By felfe inftindt it proper vertue giues, 
 
 Yet guided ftil (what vertue elfe could vaile) 
 
 By grace diuine which neuer fhall it faile, 
 
 Such is the caufe that pridt with former praife, 
 
 Of worthie wightes that liud in auntient daies 
 The feedes long fince of all their vertues fowen, 
 From time to time are ftil fprong vp and growen. 
 And fpringes and buds with ripeft fruites are feene, 
 Of elder ftalkes that erft before haue bene, 
 
 So vertue fwaies (what end of vertues raigne 
 So long vpheld by Peres and Soueraigne) 
 
 O pierles uertue knit with endles fame, 
 
 Do guide my fkil and fhrowde my Mufe from blame, 
 Thy praife it is, thy mightie praifes I 
 In royall race do feeke to magnifie 
 Immortall fawtors facred filters nine, 
 
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 Of fugred artes fhew forth your powers deuine, 
 Let not your Poet blemifh with his vaine, 
 
 The honored fteps of her that fues your traine 
 Yet blemefh muft he or vnfhadowed httes 
 Set forth of her, who daunts the fineft wittes, 
 
 Can earthly eies geue in fight to the fonne, 
 
 Or reach the courfe that Phoebe faire doth ronne, 
 Can men the waters in a meafure holde, 
 
 Or thinke on all that may on earth be tolde, 
 
 Is it in powre the fkies to comprehende 
 Or witte of man the ftarres to bring to ende. 
 
 With reuerence yet though vertue feeme deuine, 
 Men may proceede to touch her facred fhrine. 
 
 All haue not tref the fkill to fpeake aright, 
 
 Nor may they aime thereat if fo they might, 
 Immortal Phoebus radiant in his beames 
 Yeelds dazled fight, for gazing on his gleames, 
 More (lately graces mighty powres do fhend, 
 Than meaneft wits are apt to comprehend, 
 
 Yet feedes Apollo frefh Auroras raies, 
 
 And fluttring fowles that chirp with pleafant laies, 
 So Philomene in fhade of gloomy night, 
 
 When Dian faire fhewes foorth hir bluer whight, 
 Recordes the comfort of hir forrows paft, 
 
 By change of times releeued from winter’s blaft ; 
 And as the graces of thefe beauties fheene, 
 Enuirond haue thee peereleffe noble Queene 
 So peereles, for thou art a ftately iem, 
 
 O care of fkies whome God and men efteeme 
 By all thy bountie fhed in princely line, 
 
 By all thy vertues which are (aide diuine, 
 
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 By all the fauours that thou haft from fkies. 
 
 And euery bliffe that on thy fafegard lies, 
 
 Affent I pray, and lowlie I befeech 
 
 Vnto my mufe thy gratious hands to ftretch, 
 
 Of Shepheards ioy, fo boldely dare I fing, 
 
 And happy fway thy gladfome yeares do bring, 
 
 Of faire Eliza then fhal I be preft, 
 
 To chaunt the praife that in hir uertues reft, 
 
 No other found fhal be to me fo deere, 
 
 As in my fong to praife this goddeffe peere, 
 
 Hir noble worthies and hir ftately knights, 
 
 Whofe honored adts in fundry valiant fights, 
 
 Whofe councell graue, whofe fage aduife at home, 
 Refembling much the flowring ftate of Rome , 
 Commend the titles of their endleffe praife : 
 
 But firft (O Queene ) of thee fhall be my laies, 
 
 Thou ftately Nymph , that in the fhadie groues 
 The fayreft art, of all whome Dian loues : 
 
 With quiuer deckt in glittering rayes of golde 
 Thy may dens bo we full feemely doft thou holde. 
 Thy garments are of filuer fhining white, 
 
 Thy feature rare, and hide with fweete delight. 
 
 Thy golden treffe like Phoebus burnifht chaire 
 Whom fweete Zephyrus puffes with pleafant ayre : 
 Like Venus felfe (or if but one then fhe, 
 
 Of all the Nymphes may more furpafing be) 
 
 Then like to hir, or hir excelling farre, 
 
 Thy feemely hue all other features barre, 
 
 Thy geftures are on honors placed hie, 
 
 Thy lookes doe beare a princely Maieftie. 
 
 Thy honored minde with dignitie is clad, 
 
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 Thy bountie rare the like but feldome feene. 
 
 And port-like fhewe befeeming fuch a Queene, 
 Thy nurfe was Skill, Minerua gaue thee fucke, 
 And Iuno preft to yeelde thee happie lucke : 
 
 Thy cradle was on Tempe placed hie, 
 
 Within the walkes of pleafant Thejfalie , 
 
 Full oft within thofe virgine yeares of thine, 
 
 Both Ida woods and bankes of Mufes nine, 
 
 Both Pegafe fpring and forked mountayne top, 
 Haft thou poffeft, and euerie roote and crop. 
 
 That Science yeeldes with all the fweete delights, 
 Where Poets wont refrefh their dulled fprights : 
 Thy fkilfull eye by choyce hath marked eft, 
 
 And from thy thoughts they neuer were bereft : 
 
 At morning walkes when forth thou lift to go, 
 
 A crue of Nymphs attend thee too and fro, 
 
 Like fragrant fmell of fweete Auroras dew, 
 
 When as the twinnes in Titan gin to fhew, 
 
 The frefheft prime of all the pleafant yeare, 
 
 When luftie greene the braueft hue both beare, 
 
 Or like the bloffomes hie on branches fweete, 
 
 That ftilled liquor of the morne hath weete, 
 
 Or as the beames of Thetis louer true, 
 
 When from hir bed he is but rifen nue, 
 
 In eafterne fkies to caft his cheereful raies, 
 
 Fore dulled mindes in fpring from dumps to raies. 
 So comft thou forth in royall veftures dight, 
 
 Frefh as the Rofe, of colour red and whight : 
 
 The glorie great of Brutus great renowne, 
 Diftilling fauors each where dropping downe. 
 
 The rurall gods, about my chariot flocke, 
 
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 That milke- white deeds of Pegafe heauenly docke, 
 With breathing nodhrils fparling fire amaine, 
 
 Do trampling drawe, and fomie bits condraine. 
 
 Thy virgin fway the gadly impes admire, 
 
 And feeke by flight to fhunne their deepe defire, 
 Which wifli to fee, and cannot gaze their fill 
 Vpon hir fhape whom yet they honor dill, 
 
 Of youthfull peeres eke iffue foorth a route 
 That fiercely mounted hie thy chayre about, 
 
 Like to the traine that once Bellona led, 
 
 When on her altars prowde they incenfe fhed 
 Triumphant on the honor and the fpoile, 
 
 That fell to Rome by mightie Affrickes foile, 
 
 They dately dride, and beating earth and fkies, 
 With nighing found of horfes lowd that flies 
 Now here now there, this one, and that amayne, 
 Doth ioy himfelfe to fhew in formod trayne, 
 
 With curled lockes like to the blooming fpring. 
 And colours deckt that fecret fauours bring, 
 
 In codly robes of Pallas curious wrought, 
 
 Bededl with gold and pearles from Pastole brought, 
 Then Phoebe like thou gladfome mornings darre, 
 To them appeard, or like the gleames afarre, 
 
 That iffue foorth before the glittering chayre, 
 When Phoebus fird him buffeth in the ayre, 
 
 And falued is with fauours bright and fheene, 
 
 Of hir that called in the Mornings Queene, 
 
 Who vailing of her hue that is fo white, 
 
 The darkened fhadowe of the gloomie night, 
 Didreffed hartes that long the day to fee, 
 
 Forthwith doth lade with euery kinde of glee. 
 
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 Such (gracious Nimphe) fo pleafmg is thy face, 
 Like comfort yeeldes thy hie diftilling grace, 
 
 A heauens repofe to feelie fhepheards is, 
 
 To vewe the fhadoe of thy heauenly blis, 
 
 And when thy pleafures be to reft thee downe 
 Or neere the fountaine fpring at after noone, 
 Amidft the fhades of hieft toppes to ftraie, 
 
 To fore the euening in a fommers daie, 
 
 Where cooleft blaftes of fweete Zephyrus ftraines, 
 His gentle breath throughout his pleafant vaines. 
 Each chirping birde his notes wel tuned hie, 
 Yeeldes forth to the their fweeteft harmonie, 
 
 The faireft then of al the gallant crue 
 Of water Nymphs, that fields and fountaines fue, 
 And fuch as haunt with filuer bowe the chace, 
 Thy virgin fteppes ful meekely do embrace, 
 
 The Satyr es and of fhepheardes mightie Pan, 
 Commandes the fields to thy obedience than. 
 Since Ceres firft thefe thickie groues purfued, 
 And countrie foile with facred walkes endued. 
 Since that Apollos curled lockes of gold, 
 
 For Daphnis loue in treffes gan to fold, 
 
 Since that A Peon by the water fide, 
 
 Transformed was in foreft large and wide. 
 
 There neuer Nymphe fo chairie was to vie we, 
 That did the walkes of Phoebe chafte purfue 
 Nor of fuch honor blafing in each eie, 
 
 Nor crowned fo with ftatelie dignitie, 
 
 Nor to her Peeres and vaffalls al fo deere, 
 
 Nor of fuch port and euer louing cheere, 
 
 Ne middeft fo manie that right famous beene, 
 
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 Ingrounded Science was fo throughly feene : 
 
 Nor better could with Mufes al accorde, 
 
 Nor vnto whom the gods could more afforde, 
 
 Nor yet of Virtue held fo hie a prize, 
 
 Nor in all knowledge deemed was fo wize, 
 
 Nor kept by peace, more quiet all her daies, 
 
 Ne happy flood fo many diuers waies, 
 
 As faire Eliza thou of heauens the care, 
 
 71ie elder times ne may with thee compare, 
 
 For if I fhould thy foueraignetie defcriue, 
 
 Tliefe 29 . yeares for to contriue, 
 
 Thy royall ftate and glory paffing great, 
 
 Thy wondrous a 6 ts if here I fhould repeat, 
 
 Th’ unfpotted honor of thy princely race, 
 
 And how thou ruleft now with kingly mace, 
 
 The riches that by this thy rule abound, 
 
 The happie daies that we for thee haue found, 
 
 Thy bountie fhining as the chriftall fkie, 
 
 Thy yeares replenifht with all clemencie, 
 
 The load ftar of thy gracious fweete conceipt, 
 
 Yea when it was furprized by deepe deceipt, 
 
 It were a world to thinke vpon the fame, 
 
 So honored is each where thy Princely fame, 
 
 Not Englifh fhore alone but farther coafts, 
 
 Both of thy name and of thy honour boafts, 
 
 In vncouth feas, in foile till then vnknowne, 
 
 Thy worthy Captaines haue thy praifes blowne, 
 
 And pillers fet and markes of fignorie, 
 
 Aduauncing there thy mightie Monarchic, 
 
 And lands fubdued tofore by forraigne dates, 
 
 That beare report of thefe thy blisful fates, 
 
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 And of thy peereles name fo mightly borne, 
 
 And how thy Virtues do thy feat adorne, 
 
 The glorie of thy {lately fwaie and power, 
 
 That fpringeth vp as doth the lillie flower, 
 
 They fue and feeke and humblie make requeft, 
 
 To yeeld them-felues vnto thy hie beheft, 
 
 So facred Queene fo fittes the noble name, 
 
 Of this our Ifland ftil to rule with fame, 
 
 So fits that fhe who others doth excell, 
 
 Be deemed from all to beare away the bell, 
 
 Eft haue the fhepeheards fong thy fweetefl; praife, 
 
 And them ychaunted on their holidaies, 
 
 Eft in their feafts they doe record thy deedes, 
 
 And regall mind whence all thine a6ls proceedes, 
 
 And with halfe founding voice of fhiuering dread, 
 
 As men amazed at thy feemely head, 
 
 71iey with whifpering found as eft thou paffeft by, 
 
 Tfliey praie to Joue to keepe thy Maieftie, 
 
 Lo thus can fhepeheards of thine honour fing, 
 
 7"hat of their ioies, art uerie root and fpring. 
 
 TTus Meliboeus of thy honored name, 
 
 That from the line of mightieft Princes came, 
 
 Of all thy virtues and thy datelines, 
 
 Which art the crop of verie gentlenes, 
 
 Reioyceth aie his tunes thereon to frame, 
 
 And meekely praies thou fhend his Mufe from blame. 
 
 Meliboeus hadde no fooner ended his fong, but the 
 whole companie clapping their handes, highlie com- 
 mended thefe hys Metaphoricall allutions, and there was 
 not one fhepehearde of them all that did not admire his 
 
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 rare and delicate inuention therin. And for fo much as 
 in honour of this fo datelie a perfonage, the formoft 
 memorie of all their meeting was at the fird purpofed to 
 bee continued. The fhepeheards intending the celebra- 
 tion of this whole daie to bee perpetuallie confecrated to 
 the eternall praifes of her deuine excellencie, and know- 
 ing alfo that Melibceus (greatlie deuoted to the feruices 
 of this Nymphe) had not omitted at many other times 
 before that to pen diuers ditties aduauncing the molt 
 fingular partes, that in this Paragon were ordinarilie 
 appearing, they altogether requeded him, and hee in 
 performaunce of that their earned fute, caufed his two 
 daughters yet virgins, the one of them named Licoria, 
 and the other Phoenicia to dand forth, ech of which 
 hauing a voice fugred with the mod fweeted delicacie 
 that might be, & ther-withall in countenance and gedure 
 naturally adapted, to what might bee required to the mod 
 pleafing eare,and bed contented eie in augmentation of their 
 melodious harmonie, the elded fird, being Licoria yelding 
 her foft and pleafant drokes, fitte to rauifhe the minde of 
 anie curious beholder, vnto a deintie harpe fadened with a 
 filken fcarfe cad ouer her alabader necke (whervnto by her 
 father fhe had with rare perfection bene indrudted) and 
 cading her moded eies eft foones to and fro vpon the atten- 
 tiue regarders, manifoldlie admiring (as it were) in her fong, 
 the wonderfull graces that therein fhe conceiued, deliured 
 her tunes anfwerable to the proportion of all the refidue of 
 her behauiour, as in fourme following the fame is repeated. 
 
 Phoebus vouchfafe thy facred Mufe to lend 
 
 Pieria dames, your folemne tunes applie, 
 
1 1 6 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 Aid fitters nine with me your deitie, 
 
 That to your feates thefe facred notes may bend, 
 That you with me, and I with you may praife, 
 Elizas name and blisfull happie daies. 
 
 A Nymph more charie farre to gods than men, 
 
 Of gods belou’d. O happy we that knowe, 
 
 O blisful foile where bloffoms fuch do growe, 
 Vnkindeft earth that fhould not loue hir then, 
 Vnworthie much of hir that lou’d thee ftil, 
 
 Whofe loue the gods accept with better wil. 
 
 People vnkinde, but thefe that vertues prize, 
 
 You kinde by loue do knowe what ioy it is 
 To dwel on foile where peace yeeldes fetled blis, 
 Vnkind the reft too much that doe deuize 
 To rue the foile, the feat, the ftate and al, 
 
 Of hir, for hirs that hues, and euer fhal. 
 
 O Nature, wert thou now as hrme on earth, 
 
 By equal mixture with the heauenly powers, 
 
 That in the foile where grewe fuch princely flowers, 
 The braueft bloffome fprung by ftately birth : 
 
 Now liuing ftil might euer Hue on mould, 
 
 And neuer fade (O gods) that you fo would. 
 
 Virtue be dombe, and neuer fpeake of grace, 
 
 And gracious Nymphs that Virtues handmaides be, 
 Shrowde al at once your fweet eternitee : 
 
 Be Vertue now no more, nor in your fpace 
 Let grace be fet without in large account, 
 
 O facred Queene , thou others dooft furmount. 
 
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 Peace be thy nurfe to feede thy happy yeares, 
 
 And endles Fame whereon thy throne is fet, 
 
 To found thy praife my Mufe fhal neuer let : 
 
 Liue long, and raigne in ioy among thy peeres, 
 Deare to the gods, to vertue, to thy foile, 
 
 Kept by thy grace from pray of forren fpoile. 
 
 Shee hauing done, the other of the maidens, faire and 
 young Phoenicia nothing backwarde of the number of all 
 her filters deferuings, with gratious countenaunce re- 
 plenifhed in all kinde of feemelie fauours (much like vnto 
 Cydippe when in the temple of chalt Diana kneeling at 
 Delos by reading the fubtill poelie of Acontius in a golden 
 apple trilled before her, fhe vnwittingly had vowed her 
 felfe to his choice, and that in the prefence of the goddeffe, 
 which in no wife might be infringed) her filter yet hold- 
 ing the harpe as before, and couerting the prefent found 
 thereof to the Mufe in hand, fhe thus framed her felfe, 
 admirable in grace, and furpaffing in deliuerie, fhee lirlt 
 beginning, and her filter anfwering, and both iointlye 
 repeated, as forted out in the dittie oftentimes to be 
 contriued. 
 
 Phoenicia. Lul pleafant fancie, bring my thoughts to reft 
 Licoria. O delicate Fancie , 
 
 Phoen. The Mufes on Ida fweete Phoebus be preft, 
 
 That whilelt I admire hir who heau’ns do loue 
 belt, 
 
 Lie. This molt fugred Fancie , 
 
 Phce. Wherewith my delightes are fully poffeft, 
 
 With muficall harmonie, with fongs of delight, 
 
1 1 8 Uaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 Both. All haile noble Princeffe may found in her 
 
 fight. 
 
 Phoe. Faire Phoebe thou knoweft my muze doth not 
 
 lie 
 
 Lico. In chaunting this fancie, 
 
 Phoe. If pearleffe I vaunt her whom precious in fkie 
 7"hou praizedft for perfect to blaze in our eie, 
 Lico. Extolling my fancie, 
 
 Phoe. O deintie furpaffing fweete Goddeffe fay I, 
 
 Enhaunfing thine honors whence all our ioyes 
 fpring, 
 
 Both. 7Tirife blisfull Eliza thy handmaids doe fmg. 
 
 No foner had ended the mufique, & Meliboeus with his 
 daughters a while repofed, but Titerus, whofe turne was 
 next, prepared himfelfe. And calling firft the immortal 
 gods to witneffe, how much both him felfe and all others, 
 were bound to their facred deities for the happie enioyng 
 and preferuation of this their pierles princeffe, willing to 
 honour the feafte, and to fhewe howe weightelie hee 
 conceiued of all their purpofes then prefently intended, 
 he framed his auntient yeares to refrefh renewed memorie 
 of his youth long fmce paffed, wherein he was knowne in 
 all kinde of fhepeheards paftimes to haue excelled. In 
 the recordation whereof perceiuing that he was already 
 mellowed in yeares, and grieuing that by reafon of his 
 drawing age, he was now debarred the ordinary vfe of 
 that in which being a bacheler he had fo greatly delighted, 
 (and yet not fo farre oreflipped, but that both Ikill & 
 voice reafonably ferued, to doe any thing, that of the 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe . 1 1 9 
 
 moft cunning fhepeheards might not feem vtterly to be 
 mifliked) he ordered his tunes to thefe proportions, ac- 
 quainting thereby the companie with that, wherevnto 
 thefe vnpradtized feafons of his, had not of long time 
 before bene accuftomed. 
 
 Since firft thy foile O countrie Pan I knewe, 
 
 Since on the dales my fheepe long time I fed, 
 
 Since in my heart the fweete remembrance grewe, 
 Of all thefe vallies where the Nymphes do tread, 
 Since firft thy groues and pleafant fhadie topps, 
 
 Thy chriftall fprings and fcituate hie profpedts, 
 
 The facred dewes which from the braunches drops. 
 That frefh Pomona on thy groundes eredts : 
 
 Since all thefe pleafures thoufands mo then one 
 My auntient yeares partaked haue ere this 
 The mightie I one doth know wherein alone, 
 
 I haue repozd the fomme of all my blis. 
 
 To Tytirus not all the yeaned lammes, 
 
 Nor of his flock a rich encreafe to gaine, 
 
 Ne fporting hops of young kiddes by their dams, 
 Are halfe fo pleading or to him fo faine 
 As are (Eliza blisfull maiden Queene) 
 
 The fweete recorde of all thy happie daies, 
 
 Thofe thoughts to me, full oft haue gladfome beene, 
 And on thefe ioies confift my fhepheards laies, 
 
 O happie foile long happie maieft thou hand 
 So facred be thy mountaines and thy groues 
 So be the walkes of that thy pleafant land, 
 Frequented eft with ftore of fatted droues, 
 
 Let be thy glorie like the fhining fonne 
 
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 That glides as far as doth the whirling fphere, 
 
 And as the courfe from whence the riuers ronne 
 That through the earth a compaffe round do beare. 
 Firft faile the fkies firft Phoebus ceafe to raunge 
 Firft chriftal dewes back to your fprings returne 
 Firft heate and cold defift your daily chaunge, 
 
 And let the fire leaue of his force to burne, 
 
 Let Phoebe firft by night her wandring ftaie 
 And darkened be to vs the ftarrie pole, 
 
 Let Phaeton lofe againe the milkie waie 
 And fifhes leaue to fwimme within the poole, 
 
 Ceafe birdes to flie ceafe Philomene thy fong 
 And yearely fpring that yeldes of fruites encreafe, 
 And ycie drops that dangling vnder fong, 
 
 Thy frozen chin let ( Saturne ) euer ceafe, 
 
 Ere Brutus foile, thou feate of mightie kings, 
 
 The antient race of haughtie princes peeres, 
 
 Ere from thy lappe the flippe whence honor fprings, 
 By this default do loofe the fway it beares, 
 
 Ere thou the glorie of the prefent rule, 
 
 And honor tied long fince to thy defert, 
 
 Thy {lately conquefts neere that didft recule 
 With cloked guile dooft feeke for to infert, 
 
 But wafle thy glory with the mightieft powres 
 And flay thine honor on the greatefl fame, 
 
 And felfe-fame time that al things els deuoures, 
 Renue thy faith, and yeeld thee glorious name, 
 
 As faire thy fate as are thy happie yeares, 
 
 As firme thy feate as euer Princes was, 
 
 Great be thy fway as any ftrength that reares 
 The mightieft force that euer man did pas : 
 
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 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 And faireft thou of al the Nymphs that haunt. 
 
 Thefe facred walkes, in which we fhepheards wone, 
 
 So I one vouchfafe our fprings of thee may vaunt, 
 
 As erft before our fertile fieldes haue done. 
 
 Tyterus hauing herewith ended his fong, and the 
 fhepheardes their mufique ac one inftant togethers. 
 Thyrfis flood vp, a youthfull impe feemely in fhape, and 
 as pleafmg in behauiour as delicate in conceit, fweete 
 were his countenances, his perfon generally commended 
 of all the fhepheardes : much was he beloued for that he 
 deferued. There was no Nymphe whatfoeuer, vnto 
 whome either fountaine, or broad fhadie woodes were of 
 refort but had him in great expectation for the vertues 
 by him purfuied, and as much remained, he deuoted 
 with all obeyzaunce to the greateft of their feruices as 
 anie fhepheard might be. Great was hee in accompt 
 amongeft them, as well for his more then common 
 inclination to the higheft exploits as that by defcent 
 hee was fprong out of thofe that whilom in that foile 
 paffed in greateft reckoning. And for afmuch as his 
 youthfull defires led him forwardes to far loftier pur- 
 pofes, then the aged yeares of the other feemed for the 
 prefent to bee adapted vnto, hee conuerting his Muse to 
 thofe delights wher-vnto he was accuftomed, vfed both 
 time and mufique to this purpofe following. 
 
 Geue me thy Syrinx , Pan , giue me thy flute, 
 
 (A worthier mufike farre, befeemes mylaies) 
 
 In fpeach of her I tel, the beft are mute, 
 
 And may not weld the greatnes of her praife. 
 
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 Uaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 If any Mufe of all the Nymphs that ftaies 
 About thefe walkes and louely pleafant fprings 
 Haue greater gift then others, let them raies, 
 
 The fweetned lawdes that faire Eliza, brings, 
 
 And fharpened be my wits, O God of Loue, 
 
 ( Loue hath men faie a furie tha’ts deuine) 
 
 Yelde me the fcope of my delights to proue 
 And in my breft thy fweetned fancies fhrine, 
 
 O would my pipe had fuch proportions fine, 
 
 Or that deriu’d from greateft excellence, 
 
 My endles fkil her fewtures could define, 
 
 Whom gods and men admire with reuerence, 
 Vouchfafe my Goddejfe yet vouchfafe to fee, 
 
 The will I haue to weld fo hie afpedts, 
 
 Yet fhall it be hence forth a grace to mee, 
 
 That Loue thy name within my Mufe eredts, 
 
 Much gratious Soueraigne t’is that Loue effedts, 
 Wherein if fkilful Pan and Nymphes me faile, 
 
 My adtiue forces fhall with large refpedts, 
 
 Compence the reft, and yeeld me more auaile, 
 
 Let be as yet for this not all in vaine, 
 
 My facrifice, my vowes, and praiers eke, 
 
 Wherein O Nymphe , thy fame fhall aie remaine, 
 Enhaunft by thefe that to thy Bountie feeke. 
 
 The wearing awaie of the daye and other braue feates 
 and exercifes to bee accomplifhed, with fundrie gallant 
 fhewes in honour and great regarde of this peereles 
 Princes, would not permitte the lenger continuance of 
 their mufique and inwarde paftimes. Where-fore 
 Thirds hauing in this his laft deliueraunce concluded, 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe. 123 
 
 what for the fhortneffe of the tyme, might of him-felfe 
 bee propozed, and finding it an endles Laborinth for 
 anie of them in diftinguifhing her commendacion to enter 
 into the fingularities of all her moft worthie and ineftimable 
 prayfes, which the farther they waded into, the more they 
 intended, in fomuch as the fame feemed a thing euer- 
 more to bee, but neuer able by anie fkill or inuention 
 whatfoeuer fully to be determined, they contented them- 
 felues with the teftimonies alreadye gyuen of their good 
 willes, and as forced there-vnto gaue ouer for the prefent, 
 gyuing place for the execution of the reft to the times apt 
 and conuenient. Nowethe night approcheing, they fpent 
 in feafting, reuelling, and dauncing, where-in Philetas oc- 
 cupied his pipe whileft Daphnis and the other youthfull 
 heardf-men, fported in the counterfeite difguifings of fundry 
 fhapes of Satyres, to the accompaning where-of Chloe and 
 the reft of the fhepeheards daughters ftood foorth, and by 
 them were in diuers ftraunge geftures fued vnto and 
 entreated. But Phoebe being by this time wounde into 
 the higheft fkies, called faft to the reft : where-vppon, as 
 all thinges haue an ende, fo this religious feftiuall (not 
 thereby fining at all) was but [lent] vnto the nexte yeares 
 folemnities, and after to the perpetuitie of their wifhes, 
 by their whole confents difcontinued, wherewith, as they 
 that euer wifhed happineffe, long life, health, hie eftate 
 and vnmatchable profperitie, vnto hir for whom they liued, 
 making a great fhout in conclufion, each one feuered 
 themfelues therevpon, and fo for the prefent departed. 
 
The Fourth Booke 
 
 of the loues Pafto- 
 
 rail ^Daphnis and Chloe. 
 
 His ftatelie feftiuall and holie daie of the fhep- 
 heards being thus folemnelie ended, Daphnis 
 with great longing continued the winter feafon, 
 and often tooke occafion to watch the herdes & his Chloe 
 togethers, vntill at the laid the paine of this vntamed 
 fharpnes vanifhed, and the frefh couloured fpring had 
 mantled againe the withered plantes in her fommers 
 liuerie. The delight whereof, none otherwife then is 
 accuftomed to the refidue of Natures derlings, reioyced 
 the hartes of thefe two louers, afwell for that the occafio 
 thereof became a medicine to their wonted diffeuerance, 
 as that alfo the iolitie of the prime then being in her 
 excellencie, reuiued the dul conceits of euery one, and 
 confounded the winters melancholie before paffed, with 
 a new maner tender of her furpaffmg fweetnes & brauerie. 
 Their heards vnpatient of their long penning in, now 
 driue to their accuftomed paftures, tooke pleafure to 
 elimbe the bankes, and to lifte vp their homes ouer the 
 frefh fpringing hedge- rowes. Vniuerfall reioycing was 
 in euerie thing, and now feemed it a kinde of louelie 
 
 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe . 125 
 
 fatisfadtion, to call in queftion their frequented places of 
 conference, of delight, of difturbance, and of forowe that 
 had hapned vnto them. 
 
 And as the fpring paffed in this kinde of pleafure, fo 
 likewife was not the fommer voyde of the paftime there- 
 unto belonging. In which occured vnto them fondrie 
 actions, as well to the intendement of their prefent loue, 
 as in other occafions right-pleafmg. It happened at one 
 time amongeft the reft, during this feafon that diuers 
 fifherme being in y feas, & the weather calme, the found 
 of their fongs and voice redoubled fo much vppon the 
 rockes, as thereon gaue a moft fhrill & notable Eccho the 
 woder hereof feemed vnto Chloe uery great as fhe that 
 feldome had bin vfed to the difference of the fame, by 
 reafon of which, fuppofing that on the other fide of them, 
 there alfo had bin an other fea, and other fifhermen, fhe 
 began to loke about hir, demanding Daphnis, by what 
 reafon they fhould in their fong fo well in thatmaner 
 agree togither. Daphnis fmiling at her fnnplicitie, the 
 better to fatisfie hir demaund, and to informe hir at large 
 of the plefures of the field, difcourfed vnto hir the cer- 
 taintie, by reuealing vnto hir the tale of the Eccho. 
 
 There were (faid he) in antient time (as yet there be) 
 Nymphs of diuers forts, fome of the groues, fome of the 
 woods, fome of the riuers, and others of the fprings, and 
 fountaines. Of one of thefe forts was fometimes a gallant 
 girle, who was called Eccho, fhe was norifhed by the 
 Nymphs , and inftrubted and brought vp with the Mufes, 
 the charie account of whome, gaue hir (befides fauor) a 
 moft excellent knowledge and cunning in all kinde of 
 fongs and inftruments, infomuch, as beeing come vnto the 
 
126 
 
 T) aphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 uery floure and full prime of hir age, fhee was for hir vn- 
 matchable fkill deemed fit to be intertained with their 
 praifes, with their companies, and with their pleafures, 
 and being conuerfant with them wholy in fort aforefaid, 
 lifted not to recke of at all the company of men, nor of 
 God, but being a virgin by difpofition, fought fully and 
 wholy how to preferue the fame. 
 
 Pan (my deere as thou knoweft) being a god altogither, 
 amorous, and folacing himfelfe as his nature is in the 
 woods and paftures, had hearing once of this Nymph , and 
 beganne therevpon to woonder at hir dainty and melodious 
 founds, indeuoring (if poffibly he could) to woe hir to his 
 fauor, but when in no fort hee could compas it, he waxed 
 angrie at the Nymph , and the being alone in the fields 
 without any company, he wrought fo woonderfully by his 
 power, as that for meere difpite of hir fauor, hee inraged 
 againft her all the heardfmen and fhepeheards of the 
 country where file was, that like woolues and mad dogges 
 they tare the poore Nymph peece-meale in their furie, and 
 throwing the gobbets here and there, as fhe was yet Ting- 
 ing hir fongs, the very earth it felfe fauored hir mufike, 
 and bureaued immediately hir foundes, in forte as euer- 
 more agreeing to this day with the Mufes in accorde, the 
 fame tune that it is fhe recordeth, the fame fong that by 
 any voice is deliuered, fhe repeateth. 
 
 The earth thus retaining the former condicion of the 
 Nymph while fhe liued, when either gods, or men, or in- 
 ftruments of mufike, or beads, or Pan himfelfe foundeth 
 his fweet Syrinx ouer the hollow rockes, it counterfeiteth 
 euermore theJame notes which the direbter of fhepheards 
 often-times perceiuing, fometimes runneth fkipping and 
 
127 
 
 Uaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 leaping after the found, not for defire or hope he hath to 
 inioy his faire Eccho, but only to find to what inftinCt the 
 manner of his ditties are fo difguifed withall, without 
 knowledge, how, or whence it commeth. 
 
 The recitall hereof grew of fuch admiration vnto Chloe, 
 as that to make prefent triall thereof, hirfelfe recorded 
 diuers tunes vpon hir flute, wherevnto the Eccho, as it 
 were in confirmation of that which Daphnis had faid, im- 
 mediately anfwered, not without the great pleafure of the 
 fhepheardeffe, who had felicitie often-times to fport hirfelfe 
 with thofe redoubled founds. But this valiance of theirs, 
 and fweete focietie euermore thus continued, could not 
 yet affure their minds with fuch fafety, as that the fame 
 fhould alwayes haue dured. for that Chloe becomming 
 both tall in ftature, and ripe in yeares for a hufband, the 
 fons of diuers the wealthieft fheepheards frequented 
 earneftly the houfe of Dryas, to wooe hir. And praifing 
 in their mindes all the complements of hir fauor and 
 wonderfull perfections : fome gaue in hand both to Dryas 
 and Nape many fruitful prefents, others promifed vnto 
 them a great deale more, fo that Nape hir-felfe being 
 nowe alfo ftoong with the couetious gaine thereof, coun- 
 felled hir hufband Dryas in any wife to marry hir. 
 
 And to the intent to moue him the rather thereunto, 
 fhe forgat not to laie before him her ripenes, and howe 
 aduenterous it was to keepe in their houfe a maide of 
 fuch beawtie and ftature to continue vnmaried, putting 
 him alfo in minde how that accepting the prefent offers, 
 he might now marie her to his profit and hir owne 
 aduancement, but if fhe fortuned once in keeping of 
 fheepe to lofe hir maidenhead, they might marie her 
 
128 
 
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 afterwarde for rofes and nuttes to whom foeuer would be 
 contented to take her, Dryas, as willing as her felfe to 
 finger the coine, and lothe to lofe the oportunitie in hand, 
 would not yet ouerhaftilie conclude any match, for that 
 him feemed ftiil to haue a mind to harken after hir 
 parents, and for this caufe found he diuers meanes and 
 doubts, whereby to delay the matter from one time to an 
 other, whereby the fubtill gnoffe, being of a great many 
 required, obtained alfo at their hads great plenty of gifts, 
 the fertility whereof he wifhed by all pollicie fo long as he 
 might to drawe on vnto him. 
 
 Chloe was not all this while ignorant of thefe deuifes, 
 as fhee that was a principall partie therein to be ac- 
 quainted, but forowing in hir minde of long time in feare 
 of the diffeueraunce to be made of hir and Daphnis, fhee 
 at the laft, aftermuch fighing and lamentation reuealed it 
 vnto him. The yoong youth aftonied at the firft, beganne 
 to bethinke himfelfe immediatly of the mifhap intended, 
 and his owne irrecuperable griefe, if the fame fhould 
 proceed to be effected, but recomforting for the prefent 
 her fweete imaginations, and ouer tender fpirites, hee 
 declared vnto her that he had good fuppofe, that if hee 
 demaunded hir himfelfe of hir father, he would not greatly 
 fay him nay, for that he thought he was not fo much backe- 
 ward, but that he eafely might furmount in any thing, but 
 in wealth, the greateft of all the other fhepeheards. Onely 
 this fomewhat quailed his affurance in that his fofter father 
 Lamon was not rich, but rather a very poore man, and 
 fuch as no way could deuife to fatisfie the couetoufneffe 
 of Dryas. Notwithftanding which, he yet refolued, what- 
 foeuer came thereof, to putte the requeft in aduenture, 
 
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 and this to accomplifhe, Chloe hirfelfe didde alfo aduife 
 him. 
 
 Not for all this durft the bafhfull youth, at the ferft 
 time to reueale it to Lamon, but rather chofe, as with 
 whome hee might be moft boldeft, to make knownen his 
 loue before hand to Myrtale. Myrtale, fhe held no fecret 
 of it, but the fame night alfo tolde it to Lamon. The 
 blunt fellow, quite contrary to expectation, accepted the 
 motion but very badly, calling his wife, beaft, dolt and 
 fottifh affe, that fo rafhly without confideration at all, 
 would become a meane to beftow their nurcerie (whom 
 of what parentage he was defcended they little knew) 
 vpon a fimple fhepheardeffe, the teftimonies of whofe 
 reputation, being found with him, did promife vnto them 
 a farre better fortune, and whofe parents, if happily by 
 his being in their cuftodie might be found, it might not 
 onely perchance be a meane to infranchize them from 
 that their yoke of feruitude, but happily alfo enrich them 
 with poffeffions of greater value than thofe that then they 
 liued vpon. 
 
 Myrtale hearing her hufbands coniedure, would not for 
 this difcourage the youth in his fancie, for feare leaft 
 quenched of all hope therof (being fo fharpe in loue as he 
 was) fome worfe matter might betide him than they 
 expeCted : wherefore laying thervppon fome other deuifes, 
 fhee propofed vnto him their pouertie, and the riches of 
 thofe that were tendred vnto Chloe, likewife their feruage, 
 by reafon of which nothing was their owne that could be 
 imployed to his preferment. But (faid fhe) be ruled by 
 me, the girle I knowe doth loue thee, and in refpeCt 
 thereof defireth to enioy thee aboue any other. Doe this 
 
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130 r Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 therefore, that fhee acquaint hir father with the purpofe, 
 and happily being her own fute, he will the fooner affent 
 vnto thee, and require my hufband Lamon for thee. By 
 this excufe Myrtale fuppofed with herfelfe honeftly to 
 haue fhifted off Daphnis : for well ftoode fhe affured, that 
 Dryas for his parte woulde neuer confent vnto it : but the 
 fimple gote-heard neuertheles tooke the deferment in 
 good part, and knowing with him felfe, that there was no 
 fuppofition of treafure to be had to fet forward his de- 
 maunde, he did as many other poore louers, intend to 
 proceede by intreatie. 
 
 For the furtherance hereof, it fortuned, that the Nymphs 
 euermore gracious vnto their ioint affections (Daphnis 
 fleeping at night) appeared vnto him, to whome, being 
 in fhape accuftomed, the eldeft declared, that the pat- 
 ronage of his loue, refted in the perfection of a greater 
 deitie than themfelues, but to giue hym meane to accom- 
 plifh it, by mollifieng the flintie conceited difpofition of 
 Dryas, that could they do : And it to bring to paffe, 
 returne thee to morrow next faid fhe to the place where 
 the laft yere the bote of the Methimnians by vnloofmg 
 the oziar twig wherewith it was tied, was loft and driuen 
 to the Sea, there by tempeft of the weather fhalt thou 
 finde in the banke vnder a bufh hard by the fame oziar, a 
 bagge of three hundred crownes, which in ouerturning of 
 the fame boat, the waues did there driue on lande, and 
 for that it hath hetherto lien couered with fande and 
 moffe throwne out of the fea, no man hath yet euer found 
 it, take that purfe, and giue the money to Dryas, that 
 fhalbe fufficient for the prefent to fhow thou art not 
 vtterly deuoide of riches. 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe. 1 3 1 
 
 Daphnis awakened out of the dreame, longed earneftly 
 for the morning, and the day appearing, ran in all haste 
 to the Tea coaft, where ferching in the place apointed, he 
 found the purfe and gold therein. Nowe thinking him 
 felfe to bee the welthieft man of all the fhepheards, he 
 hied him firft to the fieldes with his flocke, (& after de- 
 bateth the matter to Chloe, and without farther ftaie 
 (requiring her to haue care of their beaftes) he haftneth 
 as faft as he could to Dryas. Being thither come, he 
 faluteth the man, and afterward fetteth forth vnto him his 
 occafion of comming. I am faid he Dryas as thou 
 knoweft thy neighbour, well know I what belongeth in 
 euerie thing to the countrie, the ordering of Wines, 
 Oliues, and hufbandrie, is not to me vnknowen. How 
 able I am and with what good fucceffe and fkill I haue 
 garded my heard, Chloe her felfe can witneffe, and the 
 profe it felfe will difcouer. Thy daughter is woed of a 
 great manie, none of which as I, can or may fo wel 
 deferue her, they profer the for thy good will, goats, 
 fheepe, oxen & corne, as much as will bring the vp three 
 or foure chickens. But Dryas, though both for neighbour- 
 hood and thefe caufes before alleaged, I might feeme in 
 this adlion to be preferred, yet for that thou fhalt knowe 
 that as well as in other qualities I will not bee behind 
 them in giftes, geue me my Chloe in marriage, and take 
 here three hundred crownes for thy labour, which vnto 
 Nape heere, and thee, I frankly and freelie doe render : 
 but with this codition that you both promife me neuer to 
 be aknowne of the prefent, no not to Lamon himfelfe, for 
 whatfoeuer hereafter that herein may be fuppofed. 
 
 Dryas and Nape feeing fo groffe a fum, the like 
 
132 r Daphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 quantitie wherof they had neuer feene before, beeing ouer- 
 taken with the couetoufnes of the fame, gaue their imme- 
 diate confents without anie further deniall, and both tooke 
 vpon them thereunto to drawe the good liking of Lamon. 
 All bufines therefore nowe laide afide, and the purfe firft 
 locked vp with the gold, Dryas goes forward to feeke out 
 Lamon and Myrtale, and to them breaketh foorth the 
 purpofe intended. 
 
 The feelie man with his wife was winowing of corne, 
 and at the firft fight began to complaine of their harde 
 peniworths, and the bad yeelding thereof, all which (after 
 the maner) Dryas in his blunt & grollike condicion re- 
 comforted, and proceeding from out thereof began to 
 demaund of them Daphnis for his daughter in mariage, 
 & added further that albeit of others, he had bene there- 
 fore fairely offered, yet of them hee demaunded nothing, 
 but rather was willing to contribute of his own to haue 
 their confentes, his reafon for that they had bin norifhed, 
 brought vp, liued, and kept beafts togither, and that he 
 flood moft affured of, they loued and intirelie fauored and 
 defired ech other. Lamon who could not for the obieCtions 
 aforefaid excufe himfelfe by pouertie, by want of age of 
 the youth, by difference of education, nor otherwife, and 
 fearing to difclofe the thing it felfe, which in veritie did 
 withdraw him, which was the doubt and expectation of 
 his parentage, thanked Dryas hartilie of his good fuppofe, 
 commended the maiden, and praifed his courtefie verie 
 highlie, but yet anfwered therewithall, that he was a 
 feruant to another man, and that liuing in feruitude as he 
 did, he was not by reafon of his bondage to difpofe of 
 anie part of his owne, without his lords confent. And 
 
Uaphnis and Qhloe . 133 
 
 forfomuch as to the agreement of this match, it feemed a 
 thing meet and pertinent to his dutie, to haue him there- 
 vnto required, he perfuaded him they might continue 
 freends, and let the conclufion of the marriage fufpend 
 till the time of the next vintages, which not being long, 
 his L. he had vnderftanding would then be there in perfon 
 to furuiew the ftate of his houfe and maner of the countrie, 
 & then with the good liking on ech part they might be 
 the better folemnized. But heerewithall Drias (faid he) I 
 will of one thing aduertife thee, that thou (halt not in match- 
 ing with him marrie thy daughter to one of bafe birth, or 
 place of meane calling, but better a greate deale defcended 
 than either of vs both be, and fo giuing drinke ech to 
 other, they vpon this refolution for the prefent departed. 
 
 Drias who had not put thefe laft fpeeches of Lamon 
 into a deafe eare, as his waie laie homewards, reuolued in 
 his minde the ftate of his Chloe with that of Daphnis, 
 which by the few fpeeches that by Lamon had beene 
 oppofed, he found to be by likelihood of good place, which 
 made him not a little inwardlie to reioice that therein was 
 fome hope that fhe fhould not be much difparaged : in 
 the confideration wherof, he began to bethinke himfelfe 
 whether Lamon finding him as he did, had therewithall 
 receiued anie fuch like ornaments to fhow his birth as 
 himfelfe had doone with Chloe, and tickled with the con- 
 ceipt heereof, with twentie praiers made to Pan and the 
 Nimphs that it might be fo, he came in thefe mufes to 
 the place at laft where refted yoong Daphnis, togither 
 with his beloued Chloe, to whom hauing recounted the 
 ftorie hereof, a world of ioies befell immediatlie vnto the 
 youth, confidering that Autume was now at home, and 
 
134 dDaphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 the marriage fhould no longer be deferred, and thanking 
 his fuppofed father in lawe Dryas a thoufand times the 
 olde man departed. 
 
 Now after thefe fhepheards had both difpatched their 
 bufineffe, and the funne readie to go downe, they paffed 
 homewards, gathering in the waies diuerfe forts of apples, 
 the yeere was plentie, and frutes were now in their ripe- 
 neffe, among the number whereof, they chanced to come 
 by one tree, the frute whereof was all gathered, and the 
 tree thereby of the leaues left almoft naked, onelie one 
 apple excepted, the bewtie of which was as the colour of 
 the fhining gold mixed with an orient red of the frefheft 
 and braueft hew that might be, this apple ftood on the 
 verie top of the higheft branch of all the tree, and for the 
 hight thereof feemed to be left vngathered : the louelie 
 lad, calling eies therevpon, thought that it was a prefent 
 lit to be giuen for a loue token, and fuddenlie getting vp 
 to the tree, climed fo nimblie that he brought it downe in 
 his hand from the top where it grew. 
 
 Chloe became greatlie mifcontented at his ralhneffe, 
 and fearing to fee him fall, and wound hir felfe from the 
 place among the thickeft of hir flocks, but Daphnis purfu- 
 ing the gentle Nymph , my fweet faid he, the faire and 
 beautifull feafon hath brought foorth this frute, a ftatelie 
 tree hath nourilhed it, the radiant and moll comfortable 
 funnes beames haue ripened it, and onelie good fortune 
 as a thing moll choice and perfect, hath hitherto referued 
 it, the woorthineffe onelie appertaining to you as to a 
 creature moll excellent. Ill had I beene difpofed to fuller 
 fo faire a frute by falling on the hard ground to haue 
 beene brufed, foiled, or otherwife trode vnder feet, or 
 
TDaphnis and £hloe . 135 
 
 perifhed. The apple of gold was erft on Venus beftowed 
 for the prife of hir beautie, and that by a fhepheard, and 
 I likewife garding my beafts, haue found this apple, com- 
 parable to that in fhew, wherewith to prefent my Chloe, 
 who matched: hir in fauour. In this cafe am I Paris and 
 thou the felfe Venus. 
 
 The laffe appaifed with thefe delightfome fpeeches, 
 affented quickelie with hir Daphnis to be at attonement, 
 and he throwing the apple into hir lap, fhe onelie gaue 
 him a louers kiffe, wherewith the well pleafed goteheard 
 held himfelfe contented. 
 
 In thefe continued paftances, the often wifhed and 
 longed for Autume did now draw on apace, and a mef- 
 fenger from the maifter of Lamon was alreadie approched, 
 to informe them fhortlie of their lords comming, the 
 bruite of fpoile doone by the Methimnians on the grounds 
 thereabouts was caufe thereof, and to that end was deli- 
 uered their maifter intended to perview the harme by 
 them committed. It was now no need to appoint the 
 olde Lamon to his bufineffe, who carefull of himfelfe to 
 fee all things well, indeuored fo to prouide that no one 
 iote might in the leaft respedl be amiffe : Daphnis like- 
 wife tooke in charge neatlie to picke and trimme his 
 heards, and orderlie each daie to fee them fed on the belt 
 and moft frutefull paftures, to the intent the heard being 
 mightie and fat, they might haue the more thankes for 
 their trauell, and be the better reputed of at their maifters 
 comming. It was vnto him a matter of great nouell, to 
 thinke what maner of man fhould be his maifter, fo much 
 as the name of whome till that time hee neuer before had 
 heard. 
 
136 Tdaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 Lamon for his part began to paffe throughout all the 
 hearbers, the vines, the fruites, and the berries, thofe 
 boughes hee tricked, thefe knobs he pared, thefe branches 
 he flipped, and them in another place cut downe and 
 cropped. The fhew of this place was a thing of molt 
 excellent pleafure, as well as of the fcituation, profpedls, 
 plentie and varietie of deuifes, as alfo for diuerfitie of 
 trees, and all kinds of fruits. To this had Lamon of all 
 others a inoft fpeciall regard, wherein his careful in-fight 
 and continuale trauaile had wrought fo great perfection, 
 as feemed to bee helde a thing rare and wonderfull. The 
 trees hung yet laden with all kinde of fruites, plums, 
 apples, peares, mirtes, granades, oringes, limons, figs, 
 oliues, and twentie other pleafing conceits. Befides the 
 number whereof, the order yet curiofitie and braue dif- 
 pofition of euerie thing was fuch, as a man would haue 
 thought it a paradife, and deeplie haue forrowed to fore- 
 thinke that the leafte fpoile in the world fhould haue 
 happened vnto it. 
 
 The meffenger hauing feene all thinges in a readineffe 
 prepared, returned to the Citie againe to aduertife his 
 Lord of the eftate of the fame, who not being vnrewarded 
 of the poore Lamon and Mirtale, they onely defired his 
 good word in fetting forth the manner of that he fawe, to 
 their greater commendation, the meffenger omitted 
 nothing to him in charge giuen, but hauing afferteined 
 what he came for, waited onlie the time of his maifters 
 readineffe. 
 
 In this meane while of the returne made of the feruant 
 to his maifter, after all this toft bellowed and trauaile 
 taken of poore Lamon, happened a foule and cruell mif- 
 
c Daphnis and Qhloe . 137 
 
 chaunce, the euent of which made all the houfe forrowfull, 
 and them now onelie to feare the comming of him 
 thether, whome before they earneftlie looked and molt 
 inftantlie defired, the cafe Handing as it did, vppon a 
 dreadfull hazard of their vtter vndooing, the occafion of 
 all which infued in forme following. There was neere 
 thereabouts dwelling to them a cow-heard, a ftubborne 
 and a knurleheaded knaue, whofe name was Lapes, who 
 being of Chloe to-fore time exceedinglie enamoured, and 
 feeing that by a conuention betweene Dryas and Lamon, 
 hee was preuented of his purpofe, and hope to obtaine hir 
 in marriage, grew thereby into fo cruel and prefumptuous 
 a conceit of doing vnto him fome one or other notable 
 mifchiefe, as that hee endeuored nothing fo much as to 
 feeke occafion, how, and by what meanes to be reuenged. 
 
 He was well warie that the dependancie of this marriage 
 confided folie on the fauour and good opinion to be by 
 them receiued from their maifter, whereinto if it were 
 poffible, that hee could deuife by the committing of fome 
 one or other notable villany, to worke a breach, twenty to 
 one hee thought, that ill muft needes betide them, and the 
 marriage in hand fhoulde neuer be brought in queftion. 
 This vilde and mifchieuous imagination in fome forte to 
 effedt, the villaine aduifed him felfe of this beautifull 
 plotte, the trimming and decking whereof had now of 
 long time being attended, brought the fame to a moft 
 exceeding perfection, befides the deuifes thereof being 
 euerie waie (as they were) moft excellent, had made the 
 maifter of Lamon to be of all things about his houfe the 
 moft in loue with it. Hereuppon as the thing that on all 
 fides might turne them to moft difpleafure the cruell and 
 
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138 < Daphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 wretched Lapes defired to bee moft reuenged. Where- 
 fore fpyeng a time conuenient, one night when all about 
 the houfe were vniuerfally at reft : this falfe and villanous 
 churle, woond himfelfe fecretly into the garden, and there 
 moiled and fpoiled, with hookes, with hatchets, and other 
 cutting inftruments, the moft part of the hedgerows, 
 vines, fruites, and trees of all the hearberie and garden — 
 which being doone he returned himfelfe fecretly againe, 
 without being perceiued of any man. 
 
 Lamon, the next morning early, entring into his gar- 
 deine with intent to furuewe and tricke what he might 
 in the leaft iott fee thereabout amiffe, perceiued the 
 fpoyle and notable mifufance euery where doone vnto it, 
 and not knowing from whence it came, but moued ex- 
 ceedingly with the defpight & villanie thereof, as the 
 onely thing of all others that his maifter loued, looked for 
 no other reliefe at all, but to be beaten to death or 
 hanged. Wherefore ouercome as he was with great 
 griefe, hee tare his garment from his fhoulders, and there - 
 vpon fkritched and cried moft lamentably. 
 
 Myrtale hearing the clamor, left what was in hir hand, 
 and ranne in all hafte vnto him. Daphnis alfo which 
 euen then had but led his beafts to the field, moued with 
 great lamentation, returned backe againe vnto them. 
 And feeing this great difgrace moft vile and deteftable 
 hauocke and wracke doone and committed on all parts of 
 the hearberie, it could not but greatlie become vnto them 
 a matter moft forrowefull, for to faye the truth, were a 
 manne there- vnto but a meere ftraunger, hee coulde not 
 but haue deepelie greeued to fee the malicious and 
 caufleffe fpoile of fo faire and pleafaunt a dwelling, the 
 
r Daphnis and Qhloe. 139 
 
 partes yet vntouched whereof, for all the deforder therein 
 committed, carried notwithftanding fome maner demon- 
 ftration of the beautie of the other. 
 
 The greuoufnes of the fight made them al to fhed teares 
 abundant, for their vndoing ftoode vppon it, Lamon one 
 while for hym-felfe, and an other while for Daphnis ex- 
 ceedinglie weeped. During the continuaunce of which 
 difcomforte, Eudrome the page and meffenger, that before 
 had beene with them, from their Maifter was returned 
 againe, declaring, that after three dayes paffed, their olde 
 Maifter intended to be there prefent, but their yoong 
 Maifter his fonne would come thither the morrowe. 
 
 Preparation heere vppon enfued on all fides, and no we 
 the monftroufneffe of the euill doone did trouble them 
 more and more. But Eudrome beeyng of his owne dif- 
 pofition, a youth of verye good nature, they deuifed 
 amongft them-felues for to call him alfo to councell about 
 this enterprife. The cafe beeing made knowen vnto him. 
 Eudrome feeing their exceffiue forrowe and mone made, 
 recomforted them, and aduifed as moft meete, that the 
 matter were firft made knowne vnto their yong Maifter, 
 whome he affured vnto them to be of louing and moft 
 kinde condition, and that vppon their fubmiffion made, 
 hee woulde not fticke fo farre foorth to pittie them, as 
 that by his good and fauourable conceit, fome one thing 
 or other for redreffe might there be the better prouided. 
 
 Lamon notwithftanding was not yet idle, but flipped 
 and cropped the hanging boughes and twigges rounde 
 about the garden, hee didde what hee coulde by all the 
 arte and cunning hee had, to make the hauocke feeme 
 leffe, infomuch as by hys diligent looking too, and atten- 
 
140 
 
 'Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 daunce, hee hadde reafonablie amended the matter in 
 diuers places-. Their yoong Maifter according vnto 
 appointment came the next day, whofe name was Aftile, 
 and wyth him brought to accompany him for his difporte, 
 a parafiticall gefter, whofe name was Gnatho. The 
 gentleman was yet verye yoong, vpon whofe chinne the 
 tender downe hadde fcarcelie crept, and therewithall of 
 moft gentle and friendlie condicion : hee was no fooner 
 entred the grounds, but Lamon & Myrtale his wife 
 together with yoong Daphnis fell proftrat at his feete, 
 defiring his fauour and forgiueneffe, and that beeing com- 
 paffionate vppon the olde yeares of his bondman, hee 
 woulde indeuour fo farre as he might, to withdraw his 
 fathers rage and difpleafure from them. 
 
 Aftile rewed the miferable complaint, and the better to 
 relieue them, out of their woonted diftreffes and forrowes, 
 hee promifed, that at his fathers comming, hee woulde 
 endeuour to make fome preatye excufe of the matter, and 
 for to take the canie and choice occafion thereof wholly 
 vppon himfelfe. They thankefully heere-vppon tooke 
 his agreement, and endeuouring by all the meanes poffible 
 to content him, both Lamon and Daphnis, with diuerfe 
 notable prefents did afterwardes entertaine him, they 
 praied God alfo in refpebte of their difabilitie, that it 
 would pleafe him of his goodneffe to requite him. 
 
 Nowe Gnatho this parafite being a right belli god, a 
 villaine by nature, and one that loued none, but where 
 hee might be fedde, nor cared for any, but onelye for his 
 profite, feeing the fweete and naturall fauour of this yoong 
 Daphnis, beganne as an vnnaturall beafl, fo againft nature 
 become wanton ouer him. The paunch-filled rafcall, 
 
‘Daphnis and Qhloe> 141 
 
 feeing that Aftile was a braue yong gentleman, tooke 
 plefure in hunting, and to haunt the fields abroad with his 
 hawks and fpaniels, deuifed from time to time fundry 
 fhifts, whereby to ridde himfelfe of his company. And 
 in thefe fpaces would he haunt the heards of yong 
 Daphnis, & one while hearing him found his flute, and 
 another while fmg, thoght there was no felicitie in the 
 world fo great, as to be accompanied with his pleafure. 
 The wretch mouing to the goat-heard manie queftions, & 
 perceiuing his fimplicity and vnacquainted difpofition to 
 villanous purpofes, one time by watching his goings and 
 comings wold haue found meanes in forcible maner to 
 abufe him. But the infmuat condition by nature and his 
 former birth, planted in the imboldened fpirits of the 
 yoong youth, with a maner of fweltring kind of difdaine, 
 fhooke the rafkall off, and that fo rudelie, as his pampered 
 drunken carcas fquatted againft the ground with the 
 pezant and vnweldie burden thereof. 
 
 The parafiticall tricker perceiuing the vnmollified fpirit 
 of the braue goatheard, and weieng therewithall the 
 maner of his vnexpected colour and courage, fuch as 
 feldome falleth in thofe that by nature are borne to be 
 flaues, thought that in his natiuitie the ftars and planets 
 were vnto him too fmifter, in that vnto a mind & fauor fo 
 correfpondent, they yeelded an eflate & condition fo 
 mightilie different. Neuertheleffe though in fo forcible 
 maner he dared no more to affaie the youth, yet for all 
 that withdrewe he not fro him his fenfuall & beaftlie dif- 
 pofition, but confidering that the lad was but the fonne of 
 Lamon reputed, & therefore thought as a villeine to 
 belong vnto his lord, he deemed with himfelfe to pradtife 
 
142 
 
 'Daphnis and Qhloe. 
 
 another deuife more colourable, whereby when time fhould 
 ferue, he might the eafier attaine to that his wretched and 
 moft abhominable defire. 
 
 This could he not immediatlie bring to paffe, for that 
 the old man with his wife, children and familie were now 
 all arriued at this his countrie dwelling. In the firft two 
 daies after whofe arriuall, there was nothing but feafting 
 and banketting, Dionyfophanes was the old mans name, 
 and Clearifter his wife. After then that he had repofed 
 himfelfe by the fpace of two daies, he then began to vifit 
 his herberies, his gardens, walks, and other fine and 
 pleafant deuifes, in all which he found no fault at all, faue 
 onelie the fpoile which before you heard of, which yoong 
 Aftile had ere this to him execufed and taken the matter 
 vpon himfelfe, wherewith Dionyfophanes held himfelfe 
 contented. Then walked he forwards to fee the heardes 
 and flocks, at the fight of which companie of fo manie 
 ftrangers, Chloe bafhfull on a fudden, and being in the 
 fieldes, as fhe that had neuer bin accuftomed to their 
 view, Hole awaie fecretlie, and hid hir felfe in the woods, 
 but Daphnis flood ftill awaiting their comming. Lamon 
 then pointing out vnto his maifter his goats and fheepe 
 that fo daintilie had beene fed and increafed, added 
 further vnto him, that the youth handing by was his 
 goate-heard, who by his dilligent care and attendaunce 
 had thitherto conducted them. 
 
 Dionyfophanes and Clearifta beholding the excellent 
 fauor and fweete geftures of the youth, who furnifhed in 
 euery condicion as a heardfman, and hauyng a faire large 
 fkinne of a hee goate, fmoothelie dreffed with the haire 
 faftened vnto his necke, and hanging ouer his fhoulders, 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe . 143 
 
 thought that there appeared in him a kinde of beautie, 
 more commendable farre, than cuflomably was to bee 
 feene in euery other fheepeheard. Daphnis beganne to 
 make vnto them mufike vppon his flute, and with diuers 
 and excellent layes and ditties of the fheepheards to 
 entertaine them, all which of the company generallye, but 
 Clearifta efpeciallie, was in him both rewarded, liked, and 
 highly commended, befides commaunded fhee him, and 
 likewife Dionyfophanes his Maifter exprefly enioyned him, 
 not to bee abfent from the houfe during their abode and con- 
 tinuance in the country, but alwayes there to attend them. 
 
 All this vnto the vile and beaftly conceipt of Gnatho, 
 didde but adde fire vnto the flame, who beeing dedicated 
 vnto luxurie and his bellie, was not able to containe him- 
 felfe within limits, but taketh Affile on a time at one fide, 
 and thus cauteloufly, the better to accomplifhe his pur- 
 pofe deliuereth vnto him. I haue (Sir) heere-tofore neuer 
 in my life yeelded appetite or liking to any thing fo much, 
 as to quaffing companye, and aboundaunce of feeding, 
 but nowe is my minde chaunged there-fro, and fince I 
 fawe this frefhe yoong goate-heard playing on his pipe fo 
 melodioufly as hee dooth, me thinkes than the foie and 
 fweet pleafure thereof, there is no delight in the worlde, 
 Nowe Sir, albeit he bee the fonne of your fathers villaine, 
 yet furely refpedting the feemely fauours he beareth : for 
 eftraunged in fhewe from fo fimple a proportion, mee 
 thinkes you might doo uery well to craue him of your 
 father, and to take him from thefe heards to dwell with 
 you at home in the citie. Affile harkened heere-vnto, 
 and thought it not amiffe, and onely attended, but time 
 conuenient to mooue his father thereof. This fpeach by 
 
144 TDaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 Endrome the page, being ouer-heard, who knewe the 
 villanous delights of this parafite gefter, and marked fince 
 their comming thither this continuall fawning and pur- 
 fuite of the gentle Daphnis, and howe many exercifes 
 therewithall he tendered, that he woulde procure hys 
 freedome, thought this faire weather was not all for 
 naught, and therefore fpeeding him-felfe to Lamon and 
 Myrtale (as one compaffionate of the youths misfortune, 
 if the way in queftion fhoulde be taken) hee reuealed vnto 
 them both the pradtife, and alfo what of the euent thereof, 
 not without good caufe he had coniedtured. 
 
 The poore olde man furcharged no we, with farre greater 
 griefes than euer before hee was peftred, for that the Ioffe 
 of his life coulde not haue beene more miferable vnto him 
 than the forrowe of this mifchiefe, fawe that the difguife 
 of this youth in fending his fonne, fhoulde nowe without 
 fpeedie preuention, become meane to make him the 
 beaftly pray and fpoile (vnder pretext of bringing him to 
 the feruice of Aftile) to a bafe, vile, feruile, and gorbellied 
 drunkard. This thought the poore man, rather to die 
 than to fuffer : wherefore refoluing him-felfe to reueale 
 (if neede compelled) what he was, that the woorthineffe 
 of his birth might the fooner free him from fuch intoller- 
 able feruage, hee onely attended but for the oportunitie 
 when Aftile fhoulde begge him of his father, which 
 beeing by the continuall fuggeftion of Gnaro the next 
 day put in pradtife. The fimple bondman Handing foorth, 
 fell proftrate immediately at his lordes feete, and em- 
 bracing ftraightly his knees befought him to haue com- 
 paffion of his humble fute and petition then to be made 
 vnto him. Dionyfophanes willed him to fpeake, and then 
 
dDaphnis and Qhloe. 145 
 
 taking Daphnis by the hand. Clearefta prefent, and the 
 moft part elfe of the familie, Lamon therevpon faid : I 
 am not (fir) difcontented, that it is your good pleafure, 
 and my yoong L. Aftile heere, to take from me this 
 yoong youth out of thefe countrie laboures to attend, and 
 there to remaine with him in the citie, for fo might it 
 thereby happen, that a woorthie and noble Maifter, might 
 alfo enioy of him by this meanes, a free and noble fer- 
 uaunt, but that by pretext thereof, and vnder colour to 
 drawe him hence to an other place, whereby in moft vile 
 and infufferable manner to abufe the woorthineffe of his 
 fhape againft nature, onely by notice, that he is the fonne 
 of a bondflaue, and bred of my loines and that nameley 
 alfo to become a ueffell to his filthineffe, euen the groffe 
 villanie of this parafiticall gefter: this Gnatho heere pre- 
 fent, who vpon a beaftlie and wicked conceipt to accom- 
 plifh the fame, hath onelie fuggefted this motion, that can 
 I neuer fuffer. Wherefore (Sir) that the better it may 
 appeare vnto your knowledge, howe vnfit it is, that fo 
 great and not commonlye accuftomed feature and comeli- 
 neffe, fhoulde in fo vile and bad manner be mifprized : 
 vnderftande I befeeche you, that this yoong and braue 
 youth heere prefent is not my fonne (as it hath beene 
 fuppofed) nor is the bafeneffe of our condicion able to 
 produce fo excellent a creature : but beeing nowe 
 
 eighteene yeares fince I found him laide foorth in paftures 
 tenderly wrapped within a fmall thicket, where-vnto one 
 of my fhee goates, to my great aftonefhement ordinarily 
 reforted to fucke it, neither am I able to fay howe, or by 
 whofe handes it came there : but this know I, that the 
 defcent thereof cannot bee meane, refpedting the coftly 
 
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146 Tdaphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 attire, iewelles, and other ornaments which I found about 
 it, all which I haue hitherto whole and entirely preferued, 
 by the coniedture whereof you may the better deeme of 
 his parentage, and howe vnfeeming it is, that fo gentle a 
 nature fhoulde become the fubiedt and fpoile of fo bafe 
 and feruile a condition. 
 
 Lamon had not fcarce fhut his lippes vppon thefe 
 fpeeches, but that Gnatho enraged at thefe his fharpe 
 peercing tauntes and inforcements vfed againft him, 
 clofed ftraight wayes wyth his wordes, and threatened 
 that ere long hee woulde for this be thoroughly reuenged 
 on him. Dionyfophanes for his parte was amazed at the 
 accident, and charging his bondman, in verye vehement 
 and hard fpeeches thereof to deliuer a truth, Lamon 
 further added, and fwore by the immortall gods, by Pan, 
 and the Nymphs , that heerein he had not lied one word, 
 and to the ende to make cleere the matter, caufed his 
 wife Myrtale to bring foorth the attire, the mantle, and 
 iewelles, and there fhewed them in his prefence. 
 
 Dionyfophanes hauing heard thefe laft fpeeches of 
 Lamon togither with his attentiue countenance and 
 earned proteftation, looked vppon Gnatho with an afpedt 
 auftere and grimme, as one that with his demeanour was 
 no forte well pleafed, and commaunding him for the pre- 
 fent out of companye, hee beganne to call to memorie his 
 firft yeares, and originall of his marriage, and beholding 
 moil earneftlye, the mantle, the iewelles, the brooche, and 
 the fword. Lamon (faide hee) thou haft by this dayes 
 labour perfourmed vnto thy M aider the bed seruice that 
 euer thou couldeft doe, and calling therewithall his wife 
 Clearifta hee faide, looke well vppon thefe ornaments, 
 
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 and fee if before this time you haue euer knowen them. 
 Clearifta taking the mantle in hand, hir heart throbbing 
 at the firft touch, after fhe had on euery fide beheld it, 
 and feene the brooch, confidered alfo vppon the reft of 
 the iewelles and fine attire. Oh fatall godeffes, faide fhee, 
 howe fetled are all your determinations, recognize my 
 Daphnis thy mother, and fee heere thy father, beholde 
 Dionyfophanes alfo thy fonne, and Aftile thy brother : 
 her fpech wrought great amaze in the beholders, and 
 Daphnis half in a traunce to fee this alteration, and not 
 fully capable of this meaning, ftoode ftill. But Clearifta 
 with flowing teares : drawe neere my fonne, (faid fhe) 
 and kiffing him, made prefent of a new found childe, to 
 his newe acknowledged father. The auntient Dionyfo- 
 phanes falling vppon his necke, coulde not abftayne from 
 diftilling that plenty of moifture, which euidently dif- 
 couered his exceeding ioy, and melting minde, for that fo 
 long continuing his fathers paftures, hee coulde neuer till 
 then bee difcerned. Aftile, who as a ftander by, behelde 
 all thefe partes, on eache fide to bee thus handled, coulde 
 not but with the reft difcouer himfelfe to be a brother, 
 and embracing in that fort the feemely goate-heard, newe 
 apparell was immediatelye called for, wherewith hee was 
 apparelled, and beeing commaunded from his woonted 
 feruage and attendaunce, didde become euery day after, 
 the encreafing, delight, and dayly comforte of his father. 
 
 You may nowe coniedture, that in all thefe occurrents, 
 the minde of this daintie fofterling of poore Lamon, was 
 not alfo vnoccupied, who not certeine a great while 
 whether the thing in hand was an adlion, or that he might 
 deeme it a vifion, was filent a great while, at the laft per- 
 
148 c Daphnis a? / id Qhloe . 
 
 ceiuing their enterteinment on all Tides, and affured by 
 the teares and embracement of his father, mother and 
 freends, that it was a thing in veritie, he began alfo to 
 reioice among the others, infomuch as furprifed with the 
 noueltie and prefent gladneffe he had vtterlie forgot 
 Chloe, or almoft that he was a fhepheard. 
 
 But the next daie Dionyfophanes enterteining his 
 freends with a folemne feaft in reioicing of his fonne, 
 after the fame ended, fitting with all the companie about 
 him, he declared, that in the beginning of his marriage 
 when as yet he had not attempted the fortune of the 
 worlde, and feeing children to increafe vpon him, as firft 
 a fonne, then a daughter, after another fonne which was 
 Aftile there prefent, and laftlie the fourth child which 
 was this Daphnis newlie receiued, becaufe the poffeffions 
 left him by his frends were few, & his ftocke but fmall, 
 he greeuing with the great charge, concluded with him- 
 felfe by confent of his wife, to take this laft of all, and 
 with fuch things as were found about it, to commit the 
 fame to the guidance of Fate & hir fillers, which by 
 Sophrofine then his man was as appeareth, laid foorth in 
 the thicket, in mind that neuer againe he fhould heare 
 tell of it. But ftaie faid he, the deuine prouidence, for 
 thofe whom with care and tender cherifhment I nourifhed 
 at home, my formoft two children are dead, and this yet 
 liuing, fo that hauing no more left vnto me but Aftile, 
 were it not that Fortune had hitherto referued me this 
 Daphnis, the increafe of my ftocke, and fucceffion had 
 onlie confided in Aftile. 
 
 What then refteth vnto you now both my ioint children, 
 but that the pleafure of the gods being thus miraculouflie, 
 
Uaphnis and £hloe % 149 
 
 and that within mine owne bofome to preferue the one of 
 you, and vnto the other to giue alfo life to fee triall of the 
 fame, but that indifferentlie henfefoorth you doo loue one 
 another, and thou Aftile content thy felfe, that hauing my 
 poffeffions, goods and liuings diuided betweene you both 
 (the patrimonie whereof fhalbe right plentie and fufficient 
 to ech of you) doo oft with good and louing mind receiue 
 this thy brother to inherit with thee. And thou Daphnis 
 alfo not forethinking the wrong doone vnto thee, in being 
 fhut out as a ftranger fo long tyme from thy fathers houfe 
 doe hencefoorth omit the refpebt of the iniurie, and Hue 
 alike in loue with thy brother indifferentlie. And in the 
 parting of my poffeffions betweene you, I will that this 
 houfe, thefe lands, the moouables heere in my heards, 
 flocks, feruants, and all things elfe therevnto belonging, 
 doo remaine and continue vnto thee. Daphnis at the re- 
 petition of thefe laft words, not fuffering his father to 
 fpeake foorth the reft, ftart up quicklie on a fudden, and 
 therewith O Nymphs , faide he, my heards haue not all 
 this while beene watered, and I ftand heere ftil a doing 
 nothing. The companie heereat fell a laughing, to fee 
 that the remembrance of that wherein fo long he had 
 beene trained, could not yet make him forget what he 
 had to doo when he was woont to be a feruant. But they 
 aduertifed him that the care of his gotes belonged now 
 vnto another, and that he needed not to trouble his 
 thoughts therwith any longer. Chloe all this while being 
 filled with the brute of Daphnis and his new acknowledge- 
 ment of his parents, did nothing elfe but greeue and 
 lament to fee the bad fucceffe (as fhe deemed) of their 
 loues, for thinking that Daphnis being now aduanced to 
 
150 ‘Daphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 rich parentage, would not anie more regard or account of 
 hir, [f]he could but figh and waile, accufing hir felfe to haue 
 giuen more confidence to his oth fworne by his gotes 
 than to that he had made before to the Nymphes. Lapes 
 therefore, who for difpite and wreak of the loue of Daphnis 
 then made to hir, had fpoiled in the night time, and 
 marred the workmanfhip of Lamon as you heard before, 
 perceiuing now that the ftate of Daphnis might tend to 
 other effedt, began to deuife to fteale the fhepheardeffe 
 by force, and for that purpofe accompanied with a number 
 of rude rakell fellowes, encountered with hir one morning 
 as fhe was driuing hir flocks, and offering violence vnto 
 hir fhe fkritched alowd, the found of hir voice came firft 
 to Nape, and after to Drias, and from him to Daphnis : 
 but the yoonge goteheard conferring now the ftate and 
 reputation of his freends, durft not be acknowne publikelie 
 of the adlion, but called foorth fome of the houfe, to whom 
 he gaue fpecial direction to aid and affift Dryas. 
 
 Gnatho, who had euer fince his villenie difcouered, hid 
 himfelfe from all companie, hauing notice of the direction, 
 thought with himfelf that now was the time wherein oc- 
 cafion was offered him to be reconciled to Daphnis, and 
 putting himfelfe forth in the preafe, as he that intended to 
 be a guide vnto them in that adtion, they encountered 
 Lapes by their haft, and the refidue of his clownes that 
 now were euen readie to haue conueied awaie the Nimpt , 
 and buckling heerevpon togithers, with hard ftrokes on 
 either fides, Dryas and his companie in the end had the 
 beft, and refcuing Chloe againe lambskind the rude lob- 
 kins welfauoredlie. 
 
 Gnatho fuppofing that he had behaued himfelfe reafon- 
 
‘Daphnis and Qhloe. i 5 1 
 
 able manlie in this enterprife, chalenged the honor of the 
 conqueft into his hands, whereof he now thought to make 
 a gratefull prefent vnto his yoong maifter Dryas, was not 
 therewith mifcontented, but accompanied them both to 
 Daphnis, where being come, Gnatho made offer of the 
 braue Nymph into his hands, humblie fubmitting himfelfe 
 therewithall at his feet, and praied him of pardon for his 
 mifdemeanors paffed, and that he might againe be re- 
 ftored by his meanes to the former enterteinment that in 
 his fathers houfe he woontedlie receiued. 
 
 Daphnis gladded inwardlie at the fight of Chloe, ac- 
 cepted his feruice, and imbracing hir manie times, he was 
 in mind to haue committed her againe to Dryas, with 
 great defire that their loues might be kept fecret. But 
 Dryas vtterlie denied that, but rather deliberating to 
 make the matter plaine, feeing the other was alreadie by 
 fortune made knowne to his parents, tooke Chloe againe 
 for that inftant, and the next morning leading hir with 
 him to the houfe of Dionyfophanes, and defiring at the 
 hands of him and his wife a little attentive hearing he 
 made knowne vnto them the finding of Chloe, hir educa- 
 tion, hir putting to the charge of keeping of flocks in the 
 paftures, the vifion to him and Lamon appearing touching 
 the difpofition of their fofterlings, Daphnis putting alfo to 
 the feeld, the mutuall focietie of him and Chloe there 
 begun, continued and concluded vpon after in mariage, 
 and therewithall praied that the Nymph by change and 
 alteration of the date of Daphnis might not now be de- 
 fpifed : and to the intent that they might the better hand 
 affured of hir parentage, he fhewed alfo the call, mantle, 
 flippers and other attire and iewels that he found with 
 
152 
 
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 hir : and thofe with hir, recommended eftfoones to their 
 patronage, loue, care, and common defenfe. 
 
 Dionyfophanes and Clearifta beholding the beautifull 
 and feemelie parts of the fhepheardeffe, and weieng alfo, 
 that by like enfigne and badges as theirs, fhe had beene 
 laid foorth, concluded the likelihood thereof with their 
 owne intendments, and the rather in refpedt of thofe 
 teftimonies which fhewed in fome fort, the reckoning of 
 hir parents, and alking alfo of Daphnis his willingneffe 
 therein, they accepted hir immediatlie as their daughter 
 in law, and confirmed the liking, wherewith before he 
 had receiued hir as his wife. 
 
 Time wearing out the period of euerie determinat pur- 
 pofe and refolution, made Dionyfophanes & his wife to 
 thinke themfelues fufficientlie by this time recreated with 
 the pleafure of the countrie : wherefore apparelling Chloe 
 after the maner of the citie, and as befeemed their 
 daughter, they iointlie with all their whole houfhold 
 remooued, and came backe againe to Meteline, but firft in 
 recompence of the painefull trauell of both thefe aged 
 heardfmen, Dionyfophanes rewarded Lamon with his 
 freedome, and befides gaue him afterwards wherwith to 
 Hue richlie : to Dryas alfo of his bountie he gaue three 
 hundred crownes more than thefe he had before, and a 
 gowne furred, and other apparrell both for winter and 
 fummer. To Nape, and efpeciallie to Myrtale Clearifta 
 was not vnthankefull, both fhe and Lamon, befides greatlie 
 reioicing in their olde age to haue obteined their free- 
 dome. 
 
 Now grew there to be a woonder at their arriuall in 
 Metelene vpon this ftrange kind of accident ; by meanes of 
 
TDaphnis and Qhloe . 153 
 
 which, diuerfe of the woorthieft of the citie and their 
 wiues vifited Dionyfophanes to know the maner and truth 
 of the fame : among all the reft that were there to parti- 
 cipat this nouell, one Megacles a wealthie noble citizen, 
 hearing the recount of the finding and knowledge of 
 Daphnis made by Dionyfophanes, fighing deeplie in his 
 mind, began at a fudden to weepe verie tenderlie, and 
 being earneftlie of the affiftants demanded the occafion 
 therof, he faid : It is now about fixteene yeeres fince, that 
 by reafon of my great charge bellowed in trauell, and 
 fundrie Ioffes hapned vnto me by feas, I had then a 
 daughter borne vnto me by my wife Rhode, and forfo* 
 much as my eftate was at that inftant fo weake, as made 
 me in great hazard how I might recouer my Ioffes and 
 fortune againe, and yeelded me alfo fome defpaire how, 
 or by what meanes I might afterwards Hue hauing fo 
 manie children : in great agonie of minde I tooke the 
 infant and gaue it in like manner as thou Dionyfophanes 
 to one of my feruants, with apparell, iewelles, and other 
 things about it, and willed him, in fome conuenient place 
 to beftowe the fame, recommending it thereby to the 
 protection and guidance of fome better hap. My children 
 then had, are fince all of them dead, my wealth neuerthe- 
 leffe not any wayes diminifhed, but rather increafed, but 
 ah my greateft vnkindneffe to that infant, hath nowe 
 bereft mee of any childe at all, and there is none to 
 inherit the poffeffions and goodes I leaue behinde me. 
 The recordation heereof (Dionyfophanes) reported by a 
 newe relation and deliuerie of thy good hap in recouering 
 thy fonne, togither with the manner of thy departing from 
 him fo iuftly agreeing in euery thing with mine, maketh 
 
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154 ‘Daphnis and Qhloe . 
 
 me onely in this to accufe my ill hap, that can not alfo in 
 the felfe occahon attaine the euent and fortune of other 
 men, and lamenting the vntimely mifcarryeng of hir 
 (whome then I deemed fome one or other beeing without 
 childe might happilie finde, and take to their guidance, 
 but nowe do expedt vtterlie to be deftroied) do wifh to 
 continue for hir fake the refidue of my life in perpetuall 
 forrow and heauines. 
 
 This pitifull difcourfe of the olde Megacles, bredde in 
 the minde of all the companie an extreame fadneffe, 
 wherefore, as well on a fudden to alter the dombe conceit 
 therof, as otherwife to manifeft vnto them all, a double 
 occahon of his gladneffe : this aged Dionyfophanes firft 
 brought foorth to Megacles the ornaments found with 
 Chloe (hir-felfe hitherto remaining vnfpoken of, and 
 vnfeene, but altogether in fecret) and thereof demaunded 
 of Megacles if he had any knowledge, affirming, that in 
 the recouerie of his fonne, fuch maner of things alfo came 
 to his handes. But Megacles well knowing and remem- 
 bering the tokens of the fame, fell hereby into a greater 
 extremitie than before, thinking, that hee by this might 
 be affured, that his daughter could not nowe otherwife well 
 choofe but be dead, and that fome heardfman of the field 
 had by chance taken vp thefe things, and brought them 
 alfo to Dionyfophanes togither with Daphnis. Diony- 
 fophanes feeing heereby, that it was not requifit vnto the 
 intendment of a ioifull meeting long time in this fort to 
 dally, began with fweete words to comfort this Megacles, 
 and affured him, that his daughter was liuing, and there- 
 with prefenting vnto the viewe of all the company, the 
 meere diuine and exquifite proportion indeede of very 
 
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 Beautie it felfe, harbored in the amiable lookes of this 
 faire and excellent Chloe, hee made knowen alfo to their 
 hearing the whole maner of hir continuance euen to hir 
 prefent finding. 
 
 Megacles not fufficiently able vppon a fudden to digeft 
 his ioyes, ftraightly embraced the Nymph , and being alfo 
 informed of the marriage intended to be celebrated 
 betweene hir and Daphnis, defired no better aliance. 
 And in fign how well and worthily he deemed of the 
 match, he freely there gaue and beftowed vpon hir, to 
 hir prefent aduancement, the inheritance of al his lands, 
 wealth, and poffeffions whatfoeuer, onely referued vnto 
 thofe that fo charily had vnto that eftate conducted hir, 
 fuche liberall rewards and prefentes, as to the reputation 
 of his perfon, and the benefit at that inftant receiued, 
 might feeme moft agreeing and correfpondent. 
 
 The citizens all thereabouts, commending highly the 
 race and woonderfull accomplilhments of thefe two noble 
 creatures, extolled the indifferencie of the match, and 
 praied Himenseus to giue vnto them, a happie, 
 fruitfull, and gladfome continuance : whereby 
 were finifhed in moft honourable, and 
 fumptuous maner, to the reioycing 
 of al beholders, the finall de- 
 termination of all thefe 
 paftorall amours. 
 
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