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HANDEFULL 
 
 OF 
 
 PLEASANT DELITES 
 
 BY 
 
 CLEMENT ROBINSON 
 
 AND DIVERS OTHERS 
 
 REPRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL EDITION 
 OF 1584 
 
 PRINTED FOR THE SPENSER SOCIETY 
 1871 
 
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 1*7/ 
 
 Printed by Charles S. Simms, 
 
 Manchester. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 TO the reprint of Clement Robinson's Handefull 
 of Pleafant Delites which Mr. T. Park edited 
 for the Heliconia, (part ii. 1814), he prefixed an 
 Advertisement, which, in justice to him, we deem it 
 necessary to repeat on this occasion. 
 
 The following miscellany has been noticed in Cenfura Literaria 
 vol. i. 267, and vi. 258, where the title and two excerpts were 
 given. Mr. Ellis introduced another extract into the third 
 edition of his Specimens of the early Engli/Ji Poets, and Mr. 
 Evans inserted a few others in the republication of his father's 
 collection of old ballads. These, like the present reprint, must 
 all have been derived from different transcripts ; since one copy 
 only of the printed original is known to be extant, which was 
 long in the possession of Colonel Byng, and is now in the Marquis 
 of Blandford's valuable library. This volume will be found to 
 consist of pieces in a ballad strain of poetry, very different from 
 what the Gorgions Gallery exhibited; being written in general 
 with a modernised tone of versification, which must render them 
 more pleasing to modern readers. Some few indeed may aspire 
 to be praised for higher merit than mere smoothness of verse ; 
 particularly that commencing at p. 53, [page 43, post] which 
 
iv Introduction. 
 
 claims commendation for apposite metaphor, sarcastic sportive- 
 ness, ingenious illustration, and moral inference. Nearly the 
 whole of them had the disadvantage of being composed to cramp 
 and quaint measures, for the purpose of being sung to certain 
 tunes then in vogue. This was occasionally the practice with 
 other writers in the musical and poetical period of Elizabeth : in 
 some cases perhaps, to make their verses more vendible ; but in 
 others, to improve the morals of the age, by the adaptation of 
 serious or sacred words to tunes that had been the vehicles of 
 levity or grossness. Such was the avowed design of John Hall, 
 in his Conrte of Vertue, 1564; such seems to have been the 
 intention of the Godly and Spirituall Ballates, printed at Edin- 
 burgh in 1597; and such has been the plan pursued by Mr. 
 Plumptre of Clare hall, Cambridge, in his estimable collection of 
 Songs, original and compiled. 
 
 In the stationers' registers for 1565 was licensed to R. Johnes 
 " a boke intituled, Of very pleafaunte Sonnettes and Storyes in 
 myter, by Clement Robynfon? This looks like an early entry of 
 the present work, though the date does not correspond. In 
 Maunsell's Catalogue of Englijli printed books, 1595, was entered 
 " A Tower of Truilineffe, wherein every Chriflian, fighting under 
 the banner of Chrift, may defend himfelfe againft the cruell 
 affaults of his Enemies ; compiled, in verfe and profe, by Leonard 
 Gibfon." 
 
 These two are the only names among the poetical associates 
 in this publication, of which I can discover any trace elsewhere. 
 Thomas Richardson, Peter Picks, J. Tomson, and George Mann- 
 ington, are unregistered on our muster-roll of Elizabethan poets. 
 Their productions, however, seem not unworthy of being pre- 
 served in more than one printed copy, and they are accordingly 
 rescued from future mischance of oblivion, by incorporation in 
 the Heltconta. T. P. 
 
Introduction. 
 
 v 
 
 Most unfortunately, so far as the value of the reprint in 
 the Heliconia was concerned, Robinson's Handefull was 
 taken from a very inaccurate transcript of the original 
 unique copy, and without, as it appears, any collation 
 being made with the printed book as the sheets passed 
 through the press. The reproduction therefore, in that 
 elegant but very incorrect publication, may be said to be 
 nearly worthless. Whole lines are omitted ; misprints, 
 with some times editorial notes upon them as if they 
 were the actual text, occur in almost every other page; 
 and the punctuation neither represents that of the original 
 work nor of any intelligible system. In some cases the 
 errors are characterized by an ingenuity of perversion, as 
 on page 70 (page ^, post), where " sleep to cares" is 
 substituted for ''stinted eares" and, in the next line, 
 "naught is wiles" for "fraught with wiles." 
 
 The unique and precious volume itself, one of the most 
 prized of the poetical book gems of the Elizabethan 
 period, but which is unfortunately deficient of one leaf, 
 passed successively through the hands of Colonel Byng, 
 the Marquis of Blandford, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Jolley, to 
 those of the Rev. Thomas Corser, M.A.; and to his 
 liberality the Spenser Society owes the privilege of 
 being enabled to give for the first time a faithful repro- 
 duction of this most interesting collection of early songs 
 and ballads, certainly hot the least important or attractive 
 in the series from Tottel's Mifcellany to Davisons' 
 Poetical Rapsody. 
 
 To the little gleaned by Mr. Park in reference to 
 
VI 
 
 Introduction. 
 
 Clement Robinson and his associates, it is to be regretted 
 that, notwithstanding application made in various quarters 
 which appeared likely to afford it, no further informa- 
 tion can be added; except that Mr. Hazlitt, in his 
 valuable Handbook (1567, 8vo), under the heading of 
 Clement Robinson has included the following tract in 
 the possession of Henry Huth, esq.: "The true dif crip cion 
 of this marvellous ftraunge Fifli zvhlch was taken on Thurf- 
 day was fennlghl the xvj day of June this prefent month 
 in the year of our Lord God m.d.lxix. Finis quod 
 C. R. Imprynted at London in Fleetfcreate, beneathe the 
 Conduit at the figne of Saint John Euangelift, by 
 Thomas Colwell." 
 
 A large proportion of the notes and illustrations which 
 Mr. Park has subjoined to the reprint in the Hellconla, 
 would be considered at the present day as trite or super- 
 fluous. A selection therefore only has been given. 
 
 J. c. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 The Printer to the Reader 2 
 
 A Nofegaie alvvaies fweet, for Louers to fend for Tokens, of loue, 
 
 at Newyeres tide, or for fairings, as they in their minds fhall 
 
 be difpofed to write 3 
 
 L. Gibfons Tantara, wherin Danea welcommeth home her Lord 
 
 Diophon fro the war. To the tune of Down right Squire 7 
 
 HA proper new Song made by a Studient in Cambridge. To the 
 
 tutie of I wiJJi to fee thofe happie daies 9 
 
 HI 'he fcoffe of a Ladie, as pretie as may be, 
 
 to a yong man that went a wooing : 
 He wet flil about her, & yet he wet without her, 
 
 becaufe he was fo long a dooing 12 
 
 An anfwer as pretie to the fcof of his Lady, 
 
 by the yongman that came a wooing, 
 Wherein he doth flout her, 
 
 Being glad he went without her, 
 
 Mifliking both her and her dooing 14 
 
 HDame Beauties replie to the Louer late at libertie : and now 
 
 complaineth himfelfe to be her captiue, Intituled : Where is 
 
 the life that late I led 15 
 
 A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Green fleeues. To the new tune 
 
 of Greenflceues 19 
 
 A proper fonet, wherin the Louer dolefully fheweth his grief to his 
 
 L. & requireth pity. lb the tune of Row wel ye Mar?-iners ... 22 
 The Hiftorie of Diana and Acteon. To the Quarter Braules 
 
 (imperfect at end) 25 
 
 " How Venus can, and if lire pleafe, Her difobedient Subiecls 
 
 grieue" (imperfect at beginning) 29 
 
 The Louer coplaineth the loffe of his Ladie. To Cicilia Pauin ... 31 
 The Louer compareth fome fubtile Suters to the Hunter. To the 
 
 tune of the Painter , $^ 
 
viii Contents. 
 
 I'AGE 
 
 A new Sonet of Py ramus and Thisbie. To the, Dotvne right Squier 35 
 A Sonet of a Louer in the praife of his lady. To Cale/i Cujhire 
 
 me : fung at euerie lines end 38 
 
 HA proper Sonet, Intituled, Maid, will you marrie. To the Blacke 
 
 Almaine 39 
 
 The ioy of Virginitie. To, The Gods of lone 42 
 
 HA warning for Wooers, that they be not oner haftie, nor deceiued 
 
 with womens beautie. To, Salisbnrie Maine 43 
 
 IF An excellent Song of an outcaft Louer. To, All in a Garden green 46 
 The complaint of a woman Louer. To the tune of, Raging lone ... 50 
 A proper fonet, Intituled : I fmile to fee how you deuife. To anie 
 
 pleafant tune 52 
 
 A Sonet of two faithfull Loners, exhorting one another to be con- 
 
 ftant. To the time of Kyfiafcie 53 
 
 A proper new Dity : Intituled. Fie vpo Loue and al his lawes. To 
 
 the tune of lumber me ».. 54 
 
 The Louer being wounded with his Ladis beutie, requireth mercy. 
 
 To the time of Apelles 55 
 
 The lamentation of a woman being wrongfully defamed. To the 
 
 tune of Damon & 1 Pithias 56 
 
 A proper Song, Intituled : Fain wold I haue a pretie thing to giue 
 
 vnto my Ladie. To the tune of luflie Gallant 57 
 
 A proper wooing Song, intituled : Maide will ye loue me : ye or no % 
 
 To the tune of the Marchaunts Daughter went ouer thefielde ... cq 
 The painefull plight of a Louer oppreffed with the beautifull looks 
 
 of his Lady. To the time of, I loued her ouer wel 61 
 
 A faithfull vow of two conftant Louers. To the new Roger 63 
 
 A forrowfull Sonet, made by M. George Mannington, at Cambridge 
 
 Caflle. To the tune of Labandala Shot 65 
 
 A proper Sonet, of an vnkinde Damfell, to her faithful Louer. To, 
 
 the nine Mufes 68 
 
 The Louer complaineth the abfence of his Ladie, wifheth for death. 
 
 To, the new Almaine 69 
 
 The Louer compareth him felf to the painful Falconer. To the tune, 
 
 I loued her ouer wel 71 
 
|A Handefullg 
 
 [of pleafant deliteslp* 
 
 Containing fundrie new Sonets Y^JT 
 anti Delectable %'3tojie0 , in 
 
 diuers kindes of Meeter. 
 
 Newly deuifed to the newefl tunes^^, 
 tljat are nolo m fcfe, to fce fang: j^S 
 
 euerie Sonet orderly pointed J^^ 
 
 to his proper Tune. 
 
 (Lftiitlj netn a&Dttfonsf of certain feongsf, p 
 
 to verie late deuifed Notes , not 
 
 commonly knowen , nor 
 vfed heretofore, 
 
 25p Clement Robinfon, 
 and diuers others. 
 
 ^lAT LONDON 
 
 *^£j Printed by Richard I hones : dwel-'^U* 
 ^^ ling at the figne of the Rofe 
 and Crowne, neare 
 
 Holburne Bridge 
 1584. 
 
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 VMQ£ 
 
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The Printer to 
 
 the Reader. 
 
 YOu that in Muficke do delight 
 your minds for to folace : 
 This little booke of Sonets may 
 wel like you in that cafe, 
 Perufe it wel ere you paffe by, 
 
 here may you wifh and haue, 
 Such pleafaut fongs to ech new tune, 
 
 as lightly you can craue. 
 Or if fine Hiftories you would reade, 
 
 you need not far to feek : 
 Within this booke fuch may you haue, 
 
 as Ladies may wel like. 
 Here may you haue fuch pretie thinges , 
 
 as women much defire : 
 Here may you haue of fundrie forts, 
 
 fuch Songs as you require. 
 Wherefore my friend, if you regnrd, 
 
 fuch Songs to reade or heare : 
 Doubt not to buy this pretie Booke, 
 
 the price is not fo deare. 
 
 Farewell. 
 
A Nofegaie alvvaies 
 
 fweet,forLouersto fend for Tokens, 
 of loue, at Newyeres tide, or for fairings, 
 
 as they in their minds fhall be difpofed to write. 
 
 Ajpofepie lacking &oWv$ freu), 
 to pou noto 31 tso fentr* 
 2DeQnng: pou to look tfjereon, 
 tofjen tljat pou map intend : 
 ifoj flotoecg freff) begin to fade, 
 
 and Boreas in tlje field, 
 (fcten fcntlj T)t0 Ijacd coniealed frott, 
 
 no better ftotoer£ tiotf) peeld : 
 f But if tljat Winter could Ijaue fp^ung;, 
 
 a ftoeeter flotoer tljan tljte, 
 31 toould Ijaue Cent it patently 
 
 to pou toitljouten milfe: 
 Accept tt)i0 tljen a# time dotl) ferue, 
 
 be tljankful fo£ tlje fame, 
 SDefpife it not, but keep it toell, 
 anti marfce eclj fiotoer lji£ name* 
 
 f Lauander i0 fc>£ loua*0 true, 
 
 toljiclj euermo^e be faine : 
 SDetiring; aitoaieg fo^ to Ijaue, 
 
 fome pleafure fo^ tljeir pain : 
 #nd toljen tljat tljep obtained Ijaue, 
 
 tlje loue tljat tljep require, 
 l^ljen Ijaue tljep al tljeir perfect tote, 
 
 ant! quencljed i0 tlje fire. 
 
 & U f Rofe 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 f Rofemarie i0 foj remembrance, 
 
 bertoeene &0 Dale anD nigl)t : 
 Mitring tljat 31 migljt altoafeg fjaue, 
 
 pou patent in mp figftu 
 &nD toljen 31 cannot tmue, 
 
 as 31 fiaue fa?D before, 
 dim Cupid ftutlj lji0 Deatslp Dart, 
 
 Dotlj toounD mp Ijeart full fo^e* 
 If Sage 10 fo^ futlenance, 
 
 tljat ©oulD man0 life futfaine, 
 jfo^ 31 &3 ftfl H* languiftmg;, 
 
 cantinuallp in paint, 
 £nD ©all Do ttil tjntil 3 Die, 
 
 ercept tljou fauouc tijoto : 
 ^ paine anD all mp peeuou0 fmart, 
 
 ful toel pou Do it ftnoto, 
 
 IfFenel 10 fo£ flaterer0, 
 
 an euil tljing: it i0 fare : 
 But 3 fiaue altoaie0 meant truelp, 
 
 toitlj constant Ijeart mod putt : 
 &nD Ml continue in tlje fame, 
 
 a0 long a0 life Dotlj laft, 
 fe>till Ijoping; fo^ a ioiful Daie, 
 
 toljen all our patne0 be palt 
 1 Violet & fojfaitfifiilneffe, 
 
 Voljitf) in me ©all abiDe : 
 Roping lifeeftuTe tljat from jour Ijeart, 
 
 pou \xbiI not let it UiDe* 
 &nD toil continue in tfje fame, 
 
 a0 pou fiauc notoe bepnne: 
 
 £nD 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 &n& tljen toi euer to abiDe, 
 
 tljen yon my Ijeart Ijaue toonne* 
 T Time t'0 to trie me, 
 
 a0 eclj lie tries mult, 
 
 ttmg pou knoto toljile life tiotlj latf, 
 
 31 toil not be tiruM, 
 aim if 31 fyouto 3 tooulti ta (BoH, 
 
 to Ijell mp Cottle fyoult! lieare* 
 &nti eke alto t^at Belzebub, 
 
 toitlj teetl) Ije tfjoulti me teare* 
 K Rofes (0 to rule me. 
 
 toitlj reaton a0 pou to ill, 
 jfo^ to lie Hill olietrient, 
 
 pour min&e foi to fulQU: 
 &nti thereto toill not tuTapee, 
 
 in notlj in$ tljat pou Tap: 
 But toill content pour mint) truelp, 
 
 in all tljfnga tljat 31 map* 
 tieliflowers i0 fo^ gentleneCTe, 
 
 toljiclj in me tyall remame: 
 Roping fgat no fe&ition Hal, 
 
 Depart our Ijeartg in ttoaine* 
 #0 foone tlje funne ft;al loofe lji0 courCe, 
 
 tlje moone agatnft Ijer luntie, 
 »>ljall Ijaue no ligljt, if tljat 3 tio 
 
 once put yon from my mintie* 
 ^[Carnations i0 fo^ gratiouCnelle, 
 
 maile tljat noto hy tlje toap, 
 ^aue no reprti to flatterers, 
 
 noi palfe not toljat tljep Tap* 
 
 Si III jf 0£ 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 foj ftep totll come tottlj lying tale0, 
 
 pour eare0 fo£ to fulfil : 
 3|n ante cafe tio pott confent, 
 
 nothing tnto tljetr toil 
 f Marigolds t0 foj marriage, 
 
 tljat tooulu our mtnti0 fuffife, 
 Heatt tljat Mpitton of ti0 ttoaine, 
 
 bp ante meaner tljoulti rife : 
 &0 fo£ mp part,3i Do not care, 
 
 mpfetf3|toiiaflMe, 
 ^fjat all tfje toomen in tlje too^, 
 
 fo^ pou 3j toill refufe. 
 
 T Peniriall 10 tO p^tnt £OUl* lOUe, 
 
 fo deep tottljtn mp Jeart : 
 IC&at toljen pou look tljt0 ilMegap on, 
 
 mp pain you map impart, 
 &nti toljen tljat pou |aue reati tlje fame, 
 
 contifcer toel mp too, 
 ^Eljtnfe pe tljen Ijoto to recompence, 
 
 euen Ijtm tljat loue0 pou to* 
 1T Cowfloppes t'0 fo^ counfell, 
 
 (oi fecret0 ti0 bettoeen, 
 Cljat none but pou anti 31 atone, 
 
 fyoulti fenoto tlje t|)tng: toe meane : 
 &rib it pou toil t!)u0 tmlelp do, 
 
 a0 31 tljtnfcto tie belt: 
 %\}tn ^aue pou furelp toon tlje field, 
 
 anti fet mp tjeart at relt 
 31 p^ap pou top tW ilMepp toel, 
 
 anti fet bp tt fome fto^e: 
 
 -anti 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 &nti tijud faretori, tf)e (BoHjS ttjee pfoe, 
 
 tjot!) noto ana euermo:e* 
 jpot ag tlje common Cojt bo tiCe, 
 
 to ftt tt mpour frreft: 
 tOjat tojen tije Cmel ig gone atoap, 
 
 on ground Ije take^ lj(0 red* 
 
 FINIS. 
 L.Gibfons Tantara, wherin Danea wel- 
 
 comraeth home her Lord Diophon fro the war. 
 
 To the tune of, Down right Squire. 
 
 Y^uEo^tiing^caftoffpourtoeetie^of 
 me tjjuikg 3i I)*are (too 
 
 £mtpet ft^fltoljtclj platntiotlj fyoto 
 mp 1Loib i$ neare: 
 Cantara tara tantara, 
 
 tljigr tmmpet glatid our Ijeartg, 
 ^Ijerefoje to toelcome Ijome pour l&ing, 
 pott iojtimg0 plaie pour partg, 
 Samara tara tantara, u. 
 IF l^arke ijarke, me tljmkeg 3 iww again, 
 
 t^i0 trumpets* tiotce, 
 ^e is at Ijant) tlji0 i$ certame, 
 
 toljerefo^e relofce* 
 tantara tara tantara, $c+ 
 
 tiji0 trumpet ttfll tiotij Cap, 
 (Lfiiitij trumpets Matt, all Sanger^ pad, 
 Dot!) fyeto in ^anijall rap. 
 
 Si iiii TO 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 i& totfull tigljt mp fjeartg fceligljt, 
 
 mp Diophon tateue : 
 tflSj? cornel? grace, 3 So embrace, 
 
 toftf) foiful cljeece : 
 tantara tara tantara, 
 
 toljat pleafant Counti (0 tlji^, 
 M\)it\) fyougljt to me tmtfj Wtfotfe, 
 mp top anH mxzly hMz. 
 
 Samara tara tantaca, %u 
 
 Diophon. 
 
 ®$y ^tutmt anti toife, mj top ani life 
 
 in 'to-fiom 31 mfntie: 
 3jn euei:? pact, t^e trttdted Ijart, 
 
 tljat man can ftntse> 
 Cantara tara tantara, 
 
 me tljtnfe* 31 % mt £ 0m: Kaife, 
 gour tieitue^ race in zmm place, 
 
 toljfclj trumpet fo tiotlj raife. 
 Cantara tara tantara, $c* 
 f #>oto telcome Ijome to Siria fotle, 
 
 from batterer MD : 
 tC&at lialtantlp tljp foe$ na foile, 
 
 tDit!) fpeare anti (Inelti : 
 Cantara tara tantara, 
 
 me tljtnfcs g ijeare tt (lid, 
 IJp fountung; p^aife, abjoati to raife, 
 
 ioitlj trump tljat 10 mod i^jfll, 
 Cantaca tara tantara, $c* 
 f 3|f Jonour anD fame, £D noble SDame, 
 
 fuel) fceeWDoaffce: 
 
 ^Ijen 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 Cfien Diophon ijere to purcljafr fame, 
 
 Ijatlj Hone tljte taffce : 
 tantara tara tantara, 
 
 return^ Ije ig againe, 
 ^o leatie l)i0 life., toitlj tljee W taife, 
 
 fit ioie toitijout tiiTtiafne* 
 tantara tara tantara, tc+ 
 
 Finis. L. G. 
 
 If A proper new Song made by a Studient 
 in Cambridge , To the tune of I wifh to 
 fee thofe happie daies. 
 
 Ic&lljfclj toa£ once a Ijappie toigljt, 
 and Ijte m jfoittme^ grace: 
 ianD toijiclj Did CpenH nip gotten pnme, 
 
 in cunning pleasures race, 
 £m noto enfold of late, 
 
 contrarifcuTe to mourne, 
 ~>ince fomme ioieg, into annofeg, 
 my former Itate to turne* 
 If^Ije toiling; ore, tfje Ijone, tlje aHe, 
 
 Ijaue time to take tljeir retf, 
 gea all tljings elfe toljicl) Suture fcaougljt, 
 Cometlmeg ijaue ioies in Ineft: 
 >©>aue onelie 31 anl) fttclj 
 
 toljiclj fcejeti are toitij paine : 
 jfo^ (till to tearea, my life it toeare0, 
 antJ Co 31 nutft remaine* 
 H^oto oft Ijaue 3| in folDeti armes, 
 enioieti mv tieligljt, 
 
 *OtD 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 ^oto oft Ijaue 31 ejcufeg ntaDe, 
 of Ijer to Ijaue a ttgjt ? 
 But rxoVo to fortunes toil, 
 31 caufeD am to boto* 
 $nD foj to teape a ljugie ijeape, 
 toljtclj poutijM peareg DiD foto. 
 1 ffllljereftye all pe toljicij Do a0 pet, 
 
 remain* anD lu'De fceijinD : 
 Mljofe zizg Dame beauties Maying beams, 
 as pet DID neuer blinD* 
 "(fecample let me be, 
 
 topou anD otljer mo^e: 
 (Kffijofe Ijeauie Ijatt, Ijatlj felt tlje fmart, 
 CubDueD bp Cupids lo^e* 
 T 'Stake IjeeD of gating otter mut% 
 on HDamfels fafce fcnfcnotone: 
 5foj oftentimes tlje fenabe Dotlj lie, 
 toitij roCejaf ouergcotoDe: 
 £nD im&ec faired aotoecs, 
 
 Do notTome &DDecs lurke: 
 SBt tofjom take IjeeD, 31 tljee areeD : 
 leatt tljat ttjp cares tljep topifce* 
 IMiljat tljouglj tljat tlje Dotlj fmfle on tljee, 
 
 percljance ftjee Dotlj not loue : 
 $nD tljougf) tye fmack tljee once o^ ftoice, 
 tlje tijinks t|iee fo to p^ooue, 
 $nD toljen t!)at tljou Doll tljinke, 
 
 tye louetij none but tljee: 
 fe)|e ijatlj in (to^e, petljaps fome mo^e, 
 toljielj fo DecettteD tie, 
 
 ^Cruft 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 f ICcutt not tljerefo^e tlje outtoarti ft)rtu 
 
 betoare in anie cafe : 
 jfoj pots con&itiong do not lie, 
 toljere i£ a pleafant face : 
 But it it be % cljaunce, 
 alouer true toljaue: 
 2Se fure of tjfe, tjou Ojalt not mtCTe, 
 eclj tljing tljat tljott toilt craue> 
 f janfc toljen a£ tljou (goon BeaUer) fljalt 
 
 perufe tlj(0 fccole of mine : 
 Het tfjfg a Earning lie to tljee, 
 antJ fate a frienti of tljtne, 
 2D(U to^ite tljee tfjfg of lone, 
 and of a jealoug mmti : 
 Becaufe tljat Ije fuffictentlp, 
 Ijatl) tneti tlje female feinD* 
 f l^ere Cambridge nota 31 bid faretoeli, 
 
 atiue to »>tttt>ent0 all : 
 &tiue tinto tlje Colletsge^, 
 ant! Isnto Gunuil l§all: 
 ^CntJ you mp fellotoe^ once, 
 
 p^ap tinto ioue tljat 3 
 $pap Ijaue releef, foj tljt'0 m? grief, 
 anti fpeetrie remetue* 
 IF^lntJ tljat Ije i^ielD you euericljone, 
 
 from Beauties luring loofc£: 
 (Lcllbofe balte Ijatlj brougljt me to mp baine, 
 anti caught me front mp Books : 
 (Ixllljerefo^e, foj pou, my p^afer fyall be, 
 to fenti pou better grace, 
 
 IJat 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 <3D&at mo&etfie toftfi ijonetfie, 
 map guttie pour poutljfull race. 
 
 Finis quod Thomas Richardfon, fometime 
 
 Student in Cambridge. 
 
 ^[The fcoffe of a Ladie, as pretie as may be, 
 to a yong man that went a wooing : 
 
 He wet ftil about her,& yet he wet without 
 becaufe he was fo long a dooing. (her, 
 
 A 
 
 ^tenti tljee, go plap tljee, 
 fefteet loue §| am bufie : 
 
 mp Gift anti ttojff 10 not pet fpun : 
 $£p ^atue toill blame me, 
 3|f tfjat Oje Centi toi me, 
 
 ants tint! mp toojfte to tie fmtam : 
 l^oto tjen ? 
 l^oto fljall 31 be fet me ? 
 ^o fap loue tsiD let me ? 
 jfte no, it Ml not fit me, 
 3|t toere no fcufe fo^ me* 
 fj|f loue toere attafnets, 
 ^p toie0 tore fenfafnea, 
 
 mp feame anti Cilfee toil take no Ijolti : 
 flDft Ijaue 31 beene Garnets, 
 Bp of&erg p^oofe learned : 
 
 Ijote toanton loue Coone toajet?) cold, 
 (Bo nolo : 
 31 fap go pack tljee, 
 flDj mp neetsie ilial pjicfe tljee : 
 
 (Bo 
 
 12 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 (Bo feelte out 2Dame 3|tile : 
 
 Qfyait fit fo? tjp bridle, 
 
 ®$Qlt fit fo^ tljg fyit)le+ 
 1 Mel tuo^tljte of blaming, 
 Jfoj tljg long Detaining) 
 
 all Mm it 10 t^at t!)ou fjalt Done : 
 ISzfl nolo to be toantying, 
 4£o tiaunt of tijp toinntng, 
 
 anti tell tljg SDame tol)at tfjou Ijaft toon : 
 feap tt)i0: 
 ^Tljen Cap a0 3| bade tljee : 
 C&at tlje little tiogge JFancie, 
 Hie£ cljaffe toitljout moouing, 
 
 &nti neefcetlj no teaming, 
 
 ifo^ feare of toel beating. 
 
 jfoj feare of toel beating* 
 H^Pje bop i£ gone lurking, 
 CBooti Xatiieg be looking, 
 
 tiifpatcl) a toljile tljat toe Ijati Done, 
 ^Ije titie toill not tarn'e, 
 M timegf it tiotij tiarie, 
 
 Clje Hag tsotlj paCTe, 31 fee t^e »>un, 
 ^Ije frotf lifter fatre flotoerg, 
 %zt$ too$e at fcue Ijoto^eg, 
 
 ^affe, Ijafte, anti be merie, 
 
 <W, our needle^ be toerie* 
 
 ®ll our neefcleg be toerie, 
 HiPoto Hatiieg be merie, 
 Becaufe pott are toerie: 
 
 leaue too^fce 3| fag, anti t^zt pou Ijotne, 
 
 gour 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 goui; tmfineCTe fg Hacking, 
 gourlouert'0 packing: 
 
 pour anftoer Ijatlj cut off f)i0 comb* 
 i?D&> tljen ? 
 tljt fault toa0 in Ijtm fir, 
 % &>o0e£ it fa trim fir, 
 
 $la0 poo^e feelie Belloto, 
 
 $£afce mud) of tfij? ptlloto* 
 
 SBaliC mtltfy Of tljP ptilOtD* Finis. 
 
 An anfwer as pretie to the fcof of his Lady, 
 by the yongman that came a wooing, 
 
 Wherein he doth flout her, 
 Being glad he went without her, 
 Mifliking both her and her dooing. 
 
 %&$ Houe, toftp cljafe n ? 
 &HIjp fret ge, toli^ fume pe ? 
 
 to nte ft feemetlj foerfe Urange, 
 ^e t^fn&0 pe mifufe me, 
 feo foone to refufe me, 
 
 tsnieUe pou ijope of better cijanp : 
 
 Mlel noto, 31 pecceiue pe, 
 gou ace minDM to leaue me : 
 
 jPoto fure it tsotlj pfeue me : 
 
 Cijat 31 am tmtooyjfe: 
 
 Cljat 31 am totoo$)ie* 
 f 31 mean not to let pe, no j 31 can not fo^et 
 
 it toil not fo out of mp mintie : (pe, 
 % loue 10 not Daintie, 3 fee pott Ijaue plenty 
 
 tljat fet fo little bp pour fiienti* 
 
 (Boe 
 
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to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 45oe too fpitt on noto 31 p^ap pou, 3 lift not to 
 
 31 Ml goe plap me : (ftap, 
 
 31 am tmfi't fo^ pou, $c* 
 Heaue off to flout noto, $ pjftk on pour clout 
 
 pott are a tiaintie 2pame indeed, (noto 
 £nd ttjoglj of pouc touting:, 31 wap make mp 
 a0 bad o^ toojfe tlja 31 fyal fpeed : (taunting 
 fetoeet Ijeact, tljouglj nolo pou fotfafce it 
 31 truft pou toil take it: 
 and Cure 3\ tyafe it, ££ fine a£ pou make it, $c 
 #loto toil 3i be trudging, toitljout ante gcuti= 
 
 31 am content to ijiue pou ground : (gtng 
 d5ood refon dotl) innti me, to leue pou beljind 
 
 toi pou are better loft tljan found : (me, 
 (Bo plap, go feeke out SDame pleafuce: 
 gou are a trim tceafure, 
 
 cLQiife toomen be damtie, 
 
 flDf fooler tljece be plentte, |c* 
 fllf 3 miffljt atjuife pe, feto too^d£ fyuld tufc 
 $ pet pou fyold beftoto tljem toel : (fice pe 
 ^a(d£ muft be tnaneclp, not ful of CcuriKtp, 
 
 toijeirem 31 fte V$u do e,rcel, 
 
 jfaretoel gOOtl Nicibicetur, 
 
 (Pod feat) pou a ftoeeter, 
 
 & luftfe Itm lifter, pou are a trim lifter, $c* 
 
 Finis. Peter Picks. 
 
 ^[Dame Baauties replie to the Louer late at 
 
 libertie : and now complaineth himfelfe 
 
 to be her captiue, Intituled : Where is 
 
 the life that late I led. 
 
 ^Ije 
 
 *5 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 ^pft life tljat era tfjau letsd mv ftfenfr, 
 toa0 pleafant ta tljine tizi : 
 
 X But nofti tlje lade of Kbertte, 
 tljou Ceemelt to tsefpife* 
 CLcRljece ften tljou iotetsd tljp Ml, 
 
 noto tljou ^aed grudge to Ijeart: 
 ^Wfym tljou no paine no^ grief W&tt feele, 
 
 but notes ftou pined in Cmart* 
 ffllljat mDDueti tljee fcnto loue, 
 
 e,rp^eHe artti tell tlje fame: 
 »>aue fancte tljine, tljat Ijeapt tljp-patoe, 
 
 ftp Mite learne to blame* 
 IFjfoj toljen tljou freetsome tittad emote, 
 
 tljou pued tjj Celfe to eafe, 
 £nl3 letd fcl&tofll tlje ruling; beare, 
 
 fyy fancie fonti to pleafe : 
 W^zvi dealing; Cupid came, 
 
 toftl) boto anti gotten tract ; 
 % (truck tlje drofce, at pleafure fie 
 
 tljat noto tiotlj paine tjj? Ijart; 
 Blame not tlje (Rrtuaf of loue, 
 
 But blame % felt t|)ou maid : 
 jfoj free&ome toa0 tuftiatoti of t|ee, 
 
 anti bontiap mo^e tliou loafed* 
 VffiQS&o ltd, tljou fata, to hue at reft, 
 
 antr freetiome to poUeUe : 
 %%z figjt of p^pou0 2Dame0 mud fyun, 
 
 lead loue Uo tljem titdreffe : 
 Cljou blamed Cupidoes craft, 
 
 toljo drtkg to dealing; fojt : 
 
 #nti 
 
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to fundrie new tunes. 
 
 £nti izt& tljee mfoff tlje p^incelp flDameg, 
 
 of Btautie^ famous fo^t : 
 &m meaning; toel tljou fated, 
 
 a# one not bent to loue, 
 tEljen Cupid fje condcaing tljee peefti, 
 
 a3 tljou tljp felf canlt p^ooue* 
 1 jfaire Hatiieg looked m libertie, 
 
 enlarges not tljp patne : 
 iPe pet ttje ftgljt of go^geou3 SDame^, 
 
 coulti caufe tljee tlju^ complaine* 
 3[t toa# tljp felf in&eeti, 
 
 tljat caufD tljp pining tooe, 
 djp toanton toil, anti idle minDe, 
 
 caufd Cupid ttrifce tlje bioto : 
 Blame not Ijig ccaft, no^ ti0 
 
 tljat Beauties Sailings he, 
 #ccufe t\)v felfe to feeke tljp care, 
 
 tljp fancie DiD ag;cee* 
 TC&ere 10 none tljou faiff, tljat can 
 
 mo^e truelp iutige tlje cafe: 
 Wjan tljou tljat Ijalt tlje toounD receiu'De, 
 
 bp Ggl)t of Ha&ieg face* 
 l?er beautie tljee betoitcljt, 
 
 tljp minfce tljat ectf toag free: 
 ^ec co$0 fo comely fcamD, tljou fated, 
 
 DID fo^ce tljee to agree: 
 <<Xljou gaueit tljp felf it feeme0, 
 
 Ijec bontiman to abi&e, 
 Before tljat Ijer gooti Mlingneife, 
 
 of tljee toece Imotoen and tcitie* 
 
 B aflliat 
 
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Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 ffllijat judgement cand tljou pue: 
 
 lots) dod tljou plead t|)j cafe ; 
 3|t Voa^ not flje tfiat did tljee toound, 
 
 altljougl) tljou tod Jes face : 
 j£e could Sec beautte fo, 
 
 mcljaunt oj tw tljp fppte^, 
 jge feature Ijerg fo comely framde, 
 
 could toeafeen fo tljp \$it$+ 
 But tljat tljou migljted Ijaue ffyMnz 
 
 tlje cattfe to Ijer tndeede, 
 (Iillljo fpare0 to fpeafc, i&p fell dot lino^, 
 
 dotl) fafle of pace to fpeede* 
 H25? tlj(0 tljou fated, tljou fougljtd f mean£ 
 
 of toimentg t^at poti feeare, 
 ©g tl)f0 tljou tooulded men tafce i^eede, 
 
 and leantc of loue to fears: 
 iffy tailing; Ijolde tljou tzl% 
 
 to die tt i# too late, 
 £nd no toljere cand tljou iMotad ttjp felf, 
 
 hut Care mud lie tjjp mate, 
 ^Ijouulj loue do pleaCure feeme, 
 
 pet plape0 none £ttc!j tjjece are; 
 ^Ijerefo^e all louer£ noto tljou Mid, 
 
 of liking to lie toare* 
 M%l)V felf fiatfi fought tie meane and toap, 
 
 and none but tljou alone: 
 SDf all t|e grief and care pou feeare, 
 
 a^ plamelp it i& fljo&me: 
 %\)zn toljp Qjould men ta&e Seed, 
 
 tfjp counfell t0 tmfi't : 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 %f\ou fparefcft to fpeafc, anti failDlt to fpeeD, 
 
 tijp to ill ^ati banffyt toft 
 #nt> noto tljou blameff loue, 
 
 anti Hatueg fafre anti free : 
 ^Lnti better loll tljan founti mp frfnti, 
 
 pour cotoatti0 Ijeart toe fee* Finis. LP. 
 
 A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Green 
 
 fleeues. To the new tune of Greenfleeues. 
 
 Greenfleeues was all my ioy, 
 Greenfleeues was my delight : 
 
 Greenfleeues was my hart of gold, 
 And who but Ladie Greenfleeues. 
 
 A1L&Z mv loue, pe Do me fo^ong, 
 to cad me off tiifcurteouflp : 
 &nti 31 Ijatte loueti pou fo long:, 
 2Del(gljting: in pour companies 
 d^eentteeueg toa0 all mp fop, 
 
 d^eenfleeueg toag mp Deligljt: 
 ^eenileeue^ toa£ mp Ijeart of plti, 
 #nti toljo but 3Latne d^eendeeuesu 
 13 S^ ue 6**** reaDie at pour IjanD, 
 
 to grant toljat euer pou toouto craue* 
 3 Jaue botlj toaged life anD land, 
 pour loue anti pot) toill foj to Ijaue* 
 
 (^eenaeeue* toa£ all mp fop, $c* 
 113 bought ti}ee feercjeirg to t|jp ijeati, 
 tljat Voece to^ougljt tine ant? gallantlp : 
 
 3 a i 
 
 19 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 31 feept tljee bot!} at boo$ ants bets, 
 ffittfjfcS colt mp purfe toel fauouretslp, 
 
 (B^enfleeut0 toa0 al mp toft, $c* 
 If 31 bougljt tljee petfcoteg of tlje belt, 
 tlje clot!) Co fine a$ fine mtgfjt be: 
 3 n;aue tljee retell foj tljp cjeft, 
 anti all tW toft 31 Cpent on tljee* 
 
 <$l%milum$ "mm all mp tofe, $t* 
 T r 3R&P fmoefc of Oik, botS faire ants toljtte, 
 
 tottlj goto embjo&ereti p^pouCIp : 
 <2Efjp pettcote of Sntfiall tigljt : 
 anD tlju0 31 bought tljee glatslp* 
 
 (l^eenCIeetteg toag all mp tofe, $c> 
 illSp fftrtile of plD to rets, 
 
 toitl) pearled fce^eckD Cumptuouflp ; 
 f|e like no otljer laUe$ Ijats, 
 
 ants jet tfjou toouM not loue me, 
 d^eentoue^ ba0 all mp tog, |c + 
 Wfjp purfe anl3 eke tjp pp pilt kntueg, 
 
 tljp pincafe gallant to tlje eie : 
 iPo better too^e tlje Butplle totueg, 
 anfc jet t&ou tooultitt not loue me> 
 d^eenHeetteg toag all trip top, $c> 
 f %ty> crimfon (locking all of Ctlk, 
 
 toft$ pltre all to^oujftt aboue tlje knee. 
 W$> pump0 a0 toljfte a0 toa$ tlje milk, 
 ants pet tljou tooultiU m% loue me. 
 (0£eenCleeue0 toa$ all mp top, $c* 
 TOljp goton toa^ of tlje poflte green, 
 .tljp fleeue^ of featten Ijanpng bp : 
 
 aajtcj 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 clftlljtcf) made tljee be our Ijaruetf Sbuzzn, 
 and yzt ftott toouldtf not loue me. 
 d^eendeeueg toa?s all mp top, $c. 
 1[®JP pcterg fringed toitlj tfje goltie, 
 
 #nd filuec aglets ijangmg; b& 
 CLSlljicl) made tljee Mitlje foj to beljolde, 
 #nd pet tljou toouldft not loue me. 
 (B^eenUeeueg Voag all mp iop, $c. 
 <i<2$y gapelt gelding 31 tljee gaue, 
 %o ride toljere euec liked tljee, 
 $o Hadie euec toas Co fyaue, 
 
 #nd pet tljou toouldtf not loue me. 
 d^eenlleeue^ toag all my top, $c. 
 1[^p men toere clotljed all in green, 
 J&nti tljep did euec toait on tljee: 
 #1 tljig toa0 gallant to be feen, 
 anti pet tljou toouldft not loue me. 
 d^eenfleeueg toad all mp fop, $c. 
 TOljep fet tljee tip, tljep took tljee dotxrne, 
 
 tljep Cerued tljee toitjj ljumilitie, 
 W$y foote migljt not once touclj tlje ground, 
 and pet tljou toouldit not loue me. 
 d^eenfleeues toad all my top, |t. 
 T jFor euerie moaning toljen tljou rofe, 
 
 31 Cent tljee daintier o^derlp : 
 Co cljeare tljp ftomack from all tooe£, 
 and pet tljou toouM not loue me. 
 (Bizznfitmz0 toa# all mp iop, $c. 
 Tdjou couldtt defire no eactljlp tljing. 
 But ail tljou Ijadft it readilp : 
 
 15 Hi W$y 
 
 21 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 %%% tnuUtkz (till to plap ants Grig;, 
 £nti pet t^ou tooultstt not lone me* 
 <$ltztiHzmz$ toag all mp top, $t> 
 T^nD toljo tu& pap fo^ all tf)t0 pare, 
 
 tfjat t|ou tsttsll fpenta to!)en pleateti tfjee ? 
 <£uen 31 ftat am reietten Ijere, 
 anti tljDU fctlMnfl; to loue me. 
 
 ^eeuEeeue^ toag all mp top, $c> 
 1F52W, 31 toil p^ap to (Boti on Ijte, 
 
 tSjat tfjou mp conftaneie maift fee: 
 ^ntJ tljat pet once before 31 bfej 
 t|)Du toilt fooucljfafe to loue me* 
 
 (fteenileeue^ toa0 all mp top, &♦ 
 KBieenOeeueg noto faretoel atsue, 
 
 (Bob 31 P^p to ppfper t&ee : 
 ipoj 31 &w W ftp toer true, 
 come once apine anta loue me* 
 
 d^eenUeeue^ t^m all mp top, $c* 
 
 Finis. 
 
 A proper fonet, wherin the Louer dolefully 
 
 fheweth his grief to his L. & requireth pity. 
 
 To the tune of, Row wel ye Marriners. 
 
 & one tofr&ottt refuge, 
 
 jfo^ life tsotjj pleatie toftj panting 
 
 8itiJ rufullp tlje 3|utoge, (l^eatfj 
 ©eljolts^ (toljofe tioome grants life 0£ 
 fe>o fare 31 noto m^ onelie Houe, (tieatf), 
 aajom 3 tentser a^ turtle SDoue, 
 ffllfiote tentrer loofepf (flD tolp top) 
 fefiall torn me fure pour lotting to? : 
 
 iraice 
 
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to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 jfaire loofteg, ftoeet SDame, 
 
 flDj elfe (alas) 31 take m? bane : 
 
 jfh'ce talke, coping, 
 
 ffittil biin$ me fttre to mj entsing;, 
 ITCod little f£ mp f Ml, 
 
 2Sp pen (3 faie) mp loue to paint, 
 ianti tofpii tfjat my poD Ml, 
 
 £i£p ton$ toolfc fljeto, mj Ijeart Dotf) faint : 
 fei'tf) bod) ttie meaner tio fade tljerefo^e, 
 fl?j loue foj to trp^eUe toitt) lo^e: 
 
 tPjs to^tnentg of my intearD fmart 
 
 gou mag to ell geHe tatljm pour Ijart: 
 
 ffll&ecefoje, ftoeet toenclj, 
 
 feome lotting tootfijaf, tljtg Ijeat to qttenclj 
 jftne fmfltas, fmicfce looked, 
 £nD tljen 3 neeDe no otljer looker, 
 Igouc gleams Ijatl) pipt tlje Ijact, 
 
 ala0 tottljin m^ captttte t^eaft : 
 <B Ijoto 3 feele tlje fmact, 
 
 £nD Ijoto 3| finD mp ptef tncreaff: 
 £pp fancie 10 fo art on pott, 
 <3Tt)at none a&ap tlje fame can tio : 
 
 ®$y Deer tmfefle pott it remooue: 
 
 (LflXitljout retJjeiTe 31 Die fo£ loue, 
 lament toitlj me, 
 Se &?ufe0 nine, toljere euer &e, 
 
 ®$y life 3 lott), ; 
 
 ®$y 3|oie» are pne, 31 tel pou trotlj, 
 fjail ^ttCtcfes folemne found, 
 flDf fong, oj elfe of inffrument : 
 
 3 iiii $?e 
 
 2 3 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 $pe ti)tn&0 tjep U refounti, 
 
 tort!) Mtlul tune0, me to lament, 
 ^nt! in m$ 0eep trnfount*, ata0, 
 $®z tjtnfef fuel) ts^eatiful tljtnp* to paHe: 
 
 tljat out 31 ccfe m mW of &ieame#, 
 ffifljfiertoitl) mp teac0 run fcoton a0 feam0, 
 
 S) %$$, tlink % 
 
 felje t0 not ijere tfjat iljoulti be b^ : 
 afloat chance 10 t?)t0, 
 C&at 3| embrace ttjat fcotoar!) t'0 ? 
 TOfje Hion0 noble mmtse, 
 
 =1(0 racing; moofc (pou fcnoto) oft Ctafe0, 
 (Mjen beaft0 tso peelti bp fttn&e, 
 
 £Dn tfjem (fo^rootl)) lie mmt pjait0 : 
 Cljen fMjence tfjat 31 am pout 4 t^all, 
 «3Co eafe mp fmart on pou 31 talL 
 
 £ blotttne conqueft 10 pour part, 
 
 ^o Mil fo MntJ a loutng; Ijeart : 
 &la0 remote, 
 fBi p^elentlp 31 &fc perfo^ee : 
 
 (Etota grant pttfe, 
 
 djQiitftia pour fyeatf nolo planted be. 
 f £0 nature Ijatl) pou feecftt, 
 
 toiti) too^ie fftft0 aboue t&e reft, 
 &o to pour ppfe mod peat, 
 
 Het pitte titoell tott&tn pour fyeft, 
 Cjjat 31 map fate toitft Ijeatt anti toil, 
 3Lo, tl)t0 10 tye tljat mfffjt me fed: 
 
 jFoj toijp ? in janti tye tjelD tfje &mTe, 
 
 #nti pet (fo^ootlj) $e faueO mp life* 
 
 %P 
 
 24 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 %p-4jo, Dacltng: 
 
 mit\) luftie lotte, noto let ti0 ting, 
 plate on, ^tntfrel, 
 $$V Hatite 10 mine onelte grrle* 
 
 The Hiftorie of Diana and A6leon. 
 
 To the Quarter Braules. 
 
 Diana anti Ijer Darlings tieare, 
 flflialfct once m pou (Jail Ijeare : 
 Uljiouglj tooot!0 and toater£ cleare, 
 tljemfelttes to plap : 
 'STlje leaner toere gap anti green, 
 janH pleafantto befeen: 
 %l)tv toent tlje tree£ between, 
 
 fn coole arap, 
 &d long, tljat at tlje lad tljep founti a place, 
 
 of toater0 full cleare: 
 feo pure and fafre a Batlj neuer toag 
 
 fcitmti many a peare* 
 Wjece ffjee Voent fafre anti gent, 
 Iker to fpo^t, ag toas. Ijer toonteti ft^t: 
 
 3|n Cuclj tiefiroug fo^t:, 
 
 Clju^ goetlj tlje report: 
 Diana tiamteouflp began Ijer felfe therein to 
 
 &nti Ijer bo&p fo^ to laue, ( batlje 
 
 feo curious and fyaue* 
 H#g tljep m toater flood, 
 Batljing tjetc liuelfe blooti : 
 A&eon m tlje toooD, 
 
 cljaunft to come lip : 
 8nH tetoeti tijeir botu'eg bare, 
 
 apac-- 
 
 25 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 ^aruailtng; tofjat tljep toeare, 
 ^Lnti ail tseuotti of care, 
 
 oitt^emcaft Jigete: 
 3ut Wjen tlje jl-lpmpfjg IjaO peccemeti fjfm, 
 
 alouti tijen tjep meti, 
 (feclofeD jjer, ants tijougljt to fjttie Ijer f&tn, 
 
 tol)tc|) tie Jati fpteti : 
 But too tcue 31 tell #ou, 
 
 fe>?)e fene toa0, 
 
 foi ttx tielg^t i^e triti paUe, 
 
 (feci 2Dame of let race, 
 
 %arfce t&en A&eons cafe : 
 
 W&Z Diana Ditl peiTCUe, toljere A&eon tll'D 
 
 felje took botoe m |er |anti, (Hants, 
 
 &nti to Ojoot tlje began* 
 T&g ii)e began to Ojoot, A&eon ran about, 
 ^o Ijttie %t tjougljt no boote, 
 
 ljt0ftg!jt0toeretsim: 
 $nti m %t tfjougljt to Ccape, 
 Cljanget! ^m A&eons ti)ape, 
 feuc^ toag tinlucfete fate, 
 
 peelfceti toljtm; 
 
 JfOJ Diana fyDUgljt It tl)U0 tO paCCe, 
 
 ant! plaieti tier part, 
 feo tljat poo^e Aaeon cljanget toa0 
 
 to a ijugie Ifeart, 
 &n& tito beare, naugljt but Ijatre: 
 
 3|n t|)t0 change, 
 
 SiQiljicS 10 ag true a0 Itrange, 
 
 $n& tlm tsits lie range, 
 
 &b^oati 
 
 26 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 27 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 28 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 So tljat W toitoWg importunate, 
 H?aD enDeti W lift incontinent, 
 
 liafc not Hatip Venus grace, Hatip Hatw, 
 IMtfeb Ijer poo^e Ceruantg cafe, 
 
 ^p Ueer Hatiie* 
 f jfo& toljen lie Cato tlje to^mentg ffrong, 
 MlJecrtDitJ) tfte Xuiigflt toa£ Co^e opp^etf, 
 (L^ijicJ Ije (BoH knottier fjati Uttfereti long, 
 01 tljzouglj tjfef Hatiteg meccileffe, 
 3D£ tfjeic Defires tlje matie ercljange, 
 
 Halite, Hatrte* 
 #nt« to^ougjt a m^acle mod (tcange, 
 
 Q$y tieer Haute* 
 f &o tjat tjfef HaWe faitljfullp, 
 Sbid loue tljig Bntgljt afcoue all otljec : 
 &n& l)e tjnto ttje contrarte, 
 2DtD fjate Ijer rtjen aboue all meafure, 
 &nfc ptttfull ffje tnti complaine: latue, latue, 
 IRequfring; fauour, anti migljt not obtaine* 
 
 $$$ Deer latite. 
 1F2But tojeti tyz fato, ftat tn no cafe, 
 »>6e mtgljt into Ijte loue attafne: 
 jand ttjat tye could not finite Come grace, 
 Co eaCe ijer long enduring; patne, 
 £nd p 1 ljt0 tjart toolti not remoue* Hadp, ladic 
 fflitt&out all cure tje died foj loue, $£p Deer. 
 HBeftde^ t&ete matter martteloug, 
 €>ne otljer tljing 3j toil pott tell; 
 flDf one toljofe name toa3 Narciffus, 
 £ man tojofe beautte dot!) evcel 
 
 j3D£ 
 
 29 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 <Bt natures 0X0 Je ftati no mtCCe, HaD?, lats^ 
 %* tjaD p e to|)ole of beauties tiltlTe, (9^p Deere* 
 Itfeo ttiat out of manie a far Countrep, 
 3j reaDe of manie a tooman faire, 
 SDft come tijte Narciffus to fee, 
 M!)o perifl&eD toljen t&eg came tljere, 
 l^ougl) Jig Default % fap fit fine, laDp, laDp 
 CLSlIjo tsnto loue tooulD not incline, fl^p tseet% 
 WaiJoCe DifofceDience tinto loue, 
 Mlfjen tinto Venus it DiD appears 
 Ifeoto tljat Jig fjart tooulD not remoue, 
 felje punftljt Ijim m pou 0)al Ijeare : 
 
 & tljtng mod tanp fo^footj) it &a0, 
 HaDie, i.atste> 
 *go\o Jarlten Joto it came to paHe, ®$y Deer. 
 TJFoi toijen lie tent fcpon a Date, 
 aaittl otjer mo In Grange Difptfe, 
 ^imfelf fo^footl) 5c DiD arap 
 
 3ft tooman^ attire of a neto Deuite, 
 $nD ouer a fytDge a0 5c DiD go> HaDie, laDte. 
 3|n tfje toater 5e fatoe Ijte oton lijaDoto, 9£p* 
 ITftWcI) &5en Ije DiD perceiue anD fee, 
 & HaDie faire Ije fafft ft feemet!) : 
 jfo^pt Ijtmfelf t^at it toa0 5c, 
 $nD iuDgDe tljat it &a0 Dianaes j|£ptnplj, 
 CLcEljo in t|je toatecg in fuclj fat^ion, HaDp, la 
 2DiD life t5emfelue0 Qq recreation, $?p Deer. 
 1[&nD tlpug!) tije beautie of tojofe loo&0, 
 ttafcen 5e toag toitl) fuclj fonD Defire, 
 ^Tfjat after mante Jumble fute0, 
 
 3|ncontfe 
 
 30 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 incontinent fje DiD afptre* 
 Unto fjer grace Sim to refer, HaDte, 3LaDie 
 ^rutting jn mercie toa£ in fjer, $£p Deer, $c* 
 IfcLSlitfj armeg DtTplaiD fje took lji0 race, 
 #nD leapt into tlje riuer tfjere, 
 #nD tfjougfjt W iaDie to imfyace, 
 Being: of tjimfelfe, DeuoiD of feare, 
 &nD tljere toa£ D^otonD toitljout reD^effe, 
 %£ crueltie retoarDeD toa3, (HaDie, iaDie* 
 
 toitlj fttcf) follie* 
 llloe, Ijerebp pott map perceitte, 
 ^oto Venus can, anD if fye pleafe, 
 %r DifobeDient »>ubie(t0 grieue, 
 £nD make tljem D^inke tljeir otone Difeafe, 
 CL^lIjerfo^e rebel not 31 pott toify, HaDp, laDp* 
 ileatf tljat pour cjjaunce be too^fe tljan tljig, 
 
 if too^femap be. Finis. 
 
 The Louer coplaineth the loffe of his Ladie 
 
 To Cicilia Pauin. 
 
 HdEart, toljat mafce0 tljee tljttg to be, 
 in ertreame IjeattineCTe ? 
 3|f care Do caufe all tljp DiftrefiTe, 
 CLSlljp feefcetf tljou not fome reD^eCTe, 
 to eafe tljp carefulnede ? 
 %tij Cupid ftrofce in Slenerie, 
 %ty toofull co$S in ieoperDie : 
 
 rigljt toel tljen map 31 fob anD crie, (trie 
 %\\ tljat m^ ^ttfreCTe Deer, mj) faitlj map 
 (Ifllljp toottlD 31 cloake from Ijer p^eCence, 
 9£p loue anD faitljfuU Diligence ? 
 
 £nD 
 
 3 r 
 
Sonets and Hiftories. 
 
 £ttti coVoattilp tl)u0 to tiie* 
 #nti cotoartilp ti)U0 to Ut 
 
 Wo, no, 31 toil fyeto mp tooe, 
 
 in tl)i$ calamitie* 
 ^o Ijec totjom Mature Ojapte To free ; 
 
 (Lftitt?) all Dianaes cjjaftltie, 
 
 o j Venus rare beautie : 
 
 Wyzxi ffjall 3| fyace felicitie, 
 
 ^[nti line in all p^ofperitie* 
 
 tljen leaue off tW tooe, let teare$ go, 
 t|ou Hjalt embrace tljp Hadie Deere td iop, 
 
 3|n tfjefe tfjp arme0 Co louinglp, 
 
 &0 Paris Dftl faire Helenie, ' 
 
 2Bp fo^te of blintieti bo£* 
 Bp fo^ce of Minbeb bop* 
 f 3|f Venus tooulD grant tmto me, 
 fuel) fiappfneOe: 
 
 £g fl)e bftl fclttO Troylus, 
 Bp Ijelp Of Ijfe friend Pandarus, 
 ^0 Crefsids lone toijO tDO^fe, 
 
 ^Ijan all tlje toomen certainty : 
 
 lljat euer liueti naturally. 
 Mlftofe flight falfeb fattl), tje Oojfe faitj, 
 9Mb tijeeti bp plape0, l)er peat anb fo^e tri- 
 
 Jfoj flje became fo lep^ode, (toCTe, 
 
 CJat ffje Dtti Die m penurie: 
 ISecaufe ilje bib tranfpeile* 
 Becaufe l^e Hits tranfpelfe* 
 T3f ^ e > 3 ^ ai ' e > toil me reprb, 
 
 in tl)i0 mp ieoperbie, 
 
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 32 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 31 toil *!)eto ljer fidelity, 
 &nb efce declare ljer cuttefie, 
 
 to %mm far and me: 
 flD fjeart Ijoto Ijappie tyouM tljou lie, 
 Mfyzn my Hatiie dotlj fmfle on me: 
 
 SEljofe mflDe merte cljeare, 
 
 MMl ti^me atoap feare, 
 Cleane from m^ fyeff, ants ret iop in p e place 
 
 ft^en 3| fljall lifUe fo tentierlp : 
 %r fingerg Cmall and ftentierlp, 
 
 toljicf) Dotlj my Ijeart folace, $c* 
 Cfjerefo^e pe amorous* unp0 toljo imrne 
 
 fo (til in Cupids fire, 
 JLzt tW fy* fo^ce of my retire 
 Sample be to pour defire, 
 
 ®jatfotoloueafpice: 
 
 ifoj 3| did mate deniance, 
 
 #nd fet Ijer at defiance : 
 
 Mbitl) ntatie me full too, it cljanced fo, 
 Becaufe 3 ^ok at mp mfftcefle fo toy : 
 ^Ijerefo^e, toljen tye i£ merilp 
 SDifpofed, look pott curteottfip : 
 
 T&miuz Ijer fo^ pour fop* 
 
 Eeceiue Ijer fo^ pour iop* 
 
 Finis. I. Tomfon. 
 The Louer compareth fome fubtile Suters 
 
 to the Hunter, to the tune of the Painter. 
 
 W%n a0 tlje %mter pert) out, 
 toitlj Sounds in fyace* 
 
 33 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 C&e ^act to Ijunt, am fet about, 
 
 tmt!) toilte tract, 
 % tiotf) it mo^e to fee anti foieto, 
 Ifeec Xotlmelle (31 tell pou true.) 
 %r uip£ ants ftfpjg, no\x» Jeit, noto tljece, 
 <Mtf) fquatg an^ ftat0, ts)Ijfc!j Ijatlj no pece* 
 TT^oje tljan to t&in ®i get tlje game 
 
 to beare a\oap : 
 % 10 not gueettte of tlje fame, 
 
 (tfju^ftunter^rate: 
 »>o feme men Ijunt bp Ijote tseQre, 
 ^o Venus SDairag, ant! tto require 
 WXvfy fauoj to Jaue ijer, oj el0 tlje? toil Die, 
 tj)ep loue Ijer, | p^ooue Ijer, an'o toot ?e tof)P ? 
 HifDZfootb to fee Ijer fubtflnrife, $ toilp top, 
 Mfyz tlje? ((Poll Knots^) mean notljing: le&e 
 
 t?)an t|)ej tso fa? : 
 if(Q to^en tlje? fee t%zv map Tier loin, 
 <artjep leaue ttjen toljere tljep tatti begin, 
 tlje? p^ate anti ma'se tje matter nice, 
 
 J&n& leaue Ijer in fooled paratiice* 
 ifKB&ereJbie or fuel) (jyoofc SaHfe noto) 
 
 toifelg beware, 
 Heatt flinging fancied in tfjeir b^oto, 
 
 Do.bjeeb poucare: 
 £nD at t^e ftrit Qiuz tljem tpe cpcfee, 
 Head tlje? at Mt giue pou ttje ^zzii y 
 
 &m fco^nfullp tiifcsaine n tljen, 
 
 3in faitlj tjjere ace fuel) kinti of mem 
 
 fBut 
 
 34 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 If But 31 am none of tijoft fnbeeti, 
 
 Meeue me noto : 
 31 am pour man it you me neeti, 
 
 31 make a tioto : 
 ^o ferue pou toftfjout tiouMeneCTe: 
 cHLlttl) feruent fjeart mp otone mftfretTe, 
 
 2Demaunti me, commaunti me, 
 
 toljat pleafe pe, anti toljan, 
 31 toil tie (111 reatife, a^ 31 am true man. 
 
 A new Sonet of Pyramus and Thisbie. 
 
 To the, Downe right Squier. 
 
 Y£Du 2Dame0 (31 Cap) tfjat cltmbe tlje 
 Of Helicon, (mount 
 
 Come on toftlj me, anti gme account^ 
 toljatljatfj beention: 
 Come tell tfje cljaunce ye ^ufe0 all, 
 
 anti tiolefull netoeg, 
 m\)it\) on tljefe ^ouerg tiiti befall, 
 
 topics 31 ^tcufe> 
 3Jn Babilon not long agone, 
 
 # noble ^ince DID titoell : 
 toljofe Daughter fyigljt Dimti eclj oneg ttgljf, 
 
 fo farce tye DID ercel 
 ir&n otljer 3Lo$ of Ijtglj renotone, 
 
 Voljoljati afonne: 
 £nti Celling; tljece tottljin tlje totone, 
 great louebepnne: 
 
 Pyramus tljt0 tlDllle Italgljt, 
 
 31 tel pou true : 
 
 Cit ffll&o 
 
 35 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 <ffllf)0 \XSttI) tl)e lOUC Of Thisbie fyigbt, 
 
 Uft care^renue: 
 3|t came to palfe, tfjeir fecret0 Voag, 
 
 beftnotone tmto t^zm botb : 
 #n& tljen itt ntintie, tljeg place feo ftnfce, 
 
 toljere tfjep tljetr loue twclotl)e> 
 *b%W loue tljeg life long tract of time, 
 
 till it befell: 
 $t laft tljeg p^omffet! to mzzt at p^ime, 
 
 b# Minus toell : 
 ftflHjere tljep migjt louinglg imbjace, 
 
 in loue^tieligljt: 
 ^fjat Se migljt fee life Thisbies face, 
 
 anft.l|p$f&Sg!)t: 
 3|n iopful cafe, $)e app^ocljt tlje place, 
 
 tdjere ffje f)er Pyramus 
 Ifeati tljougijt to to^ts, but toa0 renetoti, 
 
 to tljem mod &olo>ou& 
 
 HC6U0 &t)lle Qje Clafe0 fOJ Pyramus, 
 
 tljere toft p^oceeH : 
 €>ut of tlje tooots a Hion tierce, 
 
 mety; Thisbie t^eeti : 
 &n& ag in IjaCle tlje Sets atoaie, 
 
 |ri; Mantle fine: 
 <3T!)e ILton tare m fteats of p^aie, 
 
 till tfjat tlje time 
 
 ^fjat Pyramus p^OCCetse^ tf)Ug, 
 
 anta fee Ijoto lion tare 
 
 %%Z ^antle tf)!0 Of Thisbie Sjfe, 
 
 Ije tsefpecatelt? Dotlj tare, 
 
 36 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 fifty toljp Ije t^ougpt tl)e lion fjan, 
 
 faire Thisbie flame* 
 #nti tijen tlje bead toitli ijt'0 i^tgfjt blade, 
 
 Ijefleto certaine: 
 ^ijen matse Ije mone anti faiD alag, 
 
 (S> tojetcfieu toigfit) 
 ipoto act tljou m a toofttl cafe 
 
 fO£ Thisbie fyigljt: 
 
 flDf) <EoHg aboue, mp faitfjfiill loue 
 
 fijal neuec fade tt)i0 neeti : 
 jfoj tljt'0 ntP fyeatf) bp fatall Heatfj, 
 
 fljal fcoeaue Atropos tlj^eeti* 
 ItC&en from lji£ tyeatlje Ije ti^eXo !j(0 blatie, 
 
 ant* to |)t0 Ijart 
 i?e tlj^uft tlje point, ant! life fcuD tiatie, 
 
 toitlj painfull fmart: 
 Cljeti Thisbie tfje from cabin came 
 
 toitlj pleasure great, 
 Sixth to tlje toell apafe Oje ran, 
 
 tljerefo^ to treat: 
 
 &llti tO tuTcttlle, tD Pyramus 
 
 of al Ijer former fearer 
 £nti toljen flame 0;e, fount! Ijim trulg, 
 
 ilje it?ets fo^tlj bitter teace& 
 TOUjen fo^coto great tjat tye Ijat! matie, 
 
 tyz took in fjanti 
 IDje bloulie knife, to enti Ijer life, 
 
 \)v fatall Ijantn 
 Sou iLa&ietf all, penife ants fee, 
 
 tlje faftljMneiTe, 
 
 C Hi ^oto 
 
 37 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 l^oto tljcfe ttoo JLoutvg tilti apee, 
 
 to WeinMftceffe: 
 fou $®uft$ toaile, anti tso not fade, 
 
 hut ftfll fco jott lament: 
 <cOjeCe louerg ttoame, toljo toftj) fuel) pame, 
 
 fcttJ tiie Co toell content 
 
 Finis. I. Tomfon. 
 A Sonet of a Louer in the praise of his lady. 
 
 To Calen o Culture me : fung at euerie lines end. 
 
 \um a0 31 Wsto P° ur wmlp pace, Ca. &c 
 
 gour goltitn Jatreg, jour angels face: 
 Sour arrets tsetneg muclj lifee tlje Cftfeg, 
 four Oiuer teetfj, jour C&iftall efe& 
 
 four Co^all lipg, jour crimfon cljeefe?, 
 C&at (fttog and mm fcotlj loue ants leefee& 
 1 9 our p^etie moutlj toitlj timers giftg, 
 MlljicJ tijiuetf) totfe men to tfietr tyfftg: 
 &o fyaue, fo fine, fo trim, fo jong, 
 SQltt!) fjeauenlie toft ant! pleafant tonpe, 
 ^Ijat Pallas rljougj tyz tiiD ercell, 
 Coults frame ne tel a tale fo toell 
 Tf our boice fo ftoeet, jour necfee fo toljtre, 
 
 jour botsie fine anti fmall in figljt: 
 four 6nger$ long fo nimble lie, 
 Co titter foo$j fuel) Ijarmonfe, 
 ^0 all tlje ^ufe0 toi a fpace: 
 %o fit ant! Jeare Do jp'ue jdu place* 
 f 9 our p^etie foot toitlj all tlje red, 
 %6at ma? lie feene o^ map be gefi : 
 
 aDotij 
 
 38 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 ©Dtp feeace My Cipape, ttjat beautie map 
 (Biuz place to tijee anD go jer toap : 
 
 jan& Paris notoe mull change ijte Doome, 
 jf02 Venus lo mult ijute tijee roome* 
 Tflflftofe gleams tiotf) Ijeat m^ |)act a£ ner, 
 gltljottglj 31 burn*, pet toauiD 31 nier; 
 &llitl)in mp reife tijen can 31 Tap : 
 ^e nigljt 10 gone, beljoiD tije Dap : 
 BeljolD dje (lac To cieare anti twfjt, 
 
 £0 tJtmme^ tlje Cigijt Of Phoebus iigljt; 
 
 IT&llijofe fame lip pen fo? to DtTcctue, 
 9Dot& paHe eclj toigljt tijat $ aliue : 
 djcn Ijoto Dace 3 toitlj boftmefc face, 
 fyttiumz to craue oj toify pour grace ? 
 8nD tijug amajeD ag 3 &*nD, 
 iPot feeling fenfe, noj mooning bantu 
 H"££}? foule Voitlj filence mooning fenfe, 
 SDotlj toity of (Boti toitlj reuecence, 
 Hong life, and becme pou poiTeiXe : 
 Co mate!) tljofe gift£ of too#]inciTe, 
 SLnb lone anD pitie map be fpiDe, 
 Co be pour cljief anD onelp guiDe* 
 
 If A proper Sonet, Intituled, Maid, wil you 
 
 marrie. to the Blacke Almaine. 
 
 M#iD, toil pou marie ? 3 P W Oft tarie, 
 3 am not DifpofeD to toed a: 
 $oi Ije p* fi)al Ijaue me, toil neucr De 
 ije fljal Ijaue mv maiDe^eD a. (np me 
 <HM? tljen pou toil not toeD me ? 
 $o face fire 31 W*t CpeU me, 
 
 C tiff gou 
 
 39 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 fott ntuft go feek fome otljer toifljt, 
 
 Cfjat better map pour Ijeart Mi$i)U 
 jftrt 91 am rpets 31 tell pou true, 
 Meeu me ft peeug me, 31 ma? not fjaue ^ott, 
 Co toeti pou $ beD pott a0 a tooman fjoto be 
 f Jfoj ff 3 c^Kij &* Ito 31 tooute, 
 
 conCent to pour Mire: 
 31 tooults not ^Dubt, to b^ing about, 
 
 etlj tljing; pou tooults require: 
 But p^omife noto tg matse, 
 WQfitft cannot lie ta'tse: 
 
 3jt 10 a toomang Ijoneltie, 
 
 Co keep Ijet p^mtlt fattfjMlp* 
 $nta To 3 tip meane til Deatlj to Do, 
 Conner ants gather, tljat tW fe true : 
 Cljoofe it, ants fofe it, tlje Ijonelter pou* 
 %3ut if pott feefe, foj to mifleefce, 
 
 tottlj tlji0 tljat 31 S&ue tsone: 
 flDj eife tsiltsaine, tfat 3 & ptente 
 
 00 talk toitl) pou Ijaue bepne: 
 farewell 3 tott not let pou, 
 l?e aOjet!) tel tljat getg pou* 
 
 $nti Cure 3 tljinfee pour otfjer frfenD, 
 
 SM p^ooue a Cuckolti tit t|e enti : 
 But %z toil take Ijeeti it Ije be Voife, 
 
 CO toatCl) pOU | Cattlj pOU, tDltl) Argus eieg, 
 
 ©efetttng anti letting pour toonteti gutfe* 
 T^ltljouff!) t|)e Cat tsotf) toinfee a toljile, 
 pet Cure tyz fe not blintie: 
 
 It 
 
 40 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 3ft 10 tlje toaie toi to beguile, 
 
 tf)e $®itz tijat run beljlnD : 
 
 £nD if il)e fee tijem running:, 
 <3Tljen (lraig;!)ttDap i£e 10 commfng: 
 
 fiUpon tljeir $eaD tfje clapa ijer foote, 
 
 <3Eo aciue tottt) ijer it fef no boote* 
 die feelfe pooje apfce Dare neuen plap, 
 feje catcljetlj anD fnatcljeti) tjem etterp Dap, 
 get toljip ti)ep, $ Hup tijep, toije ffje 10 atoap* 
 IT^Lnti if perijapg tijep Tall in trap, 
 
 to Deatlj tijen mult tijep peelD : 
 <3D&eg toere better tje, to ijaue ftept tljeir tien 
 
 tfjati tfraie afyoaD tlje field : 
 But tijep tijat toiil be ranging, 
 ^all foone repent tfjeic changing: 
 ^Lnti Co tyall pou ere it be long, 
 ftfltfjereft^e remember toell mp Cong : 
 
 &nD Do not fnuffe tljottglj 31 be plaine, 
 
 But cljerilp, metflp, take tlje fame. 
 
 ifo^ IjuflSng $ CmiiBng Defertteti) blame. 
 T iFo^ tojere pott Cap pott mud obap, 
 
 tlje pontile pou Ijaue maDe, 
 S>o fuce a0 31 toil neuec file, 
 
 from tf)at 31 ftaue faiD : 
 ^ijecefo^e to tljem 31 leaue pou, 
 
 tl&ftti) glaDlp toil receiue pou: 
 gou mult go cljoofe fome otljer mate, 
 #cco$ing to pour oton etfate> 
 
 jfoi 31 Do meane to Kue in red, 
 
 (00 
 
 4i 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 (Bo kzk pott, anti ieefc you an otljer pel!, 
 £nti c^oofe ijim, ants Ut ijim, a0 pou lifce foefc 
 
 The ioy of Virginitie : to, The Gods of loue 
 
 I3|utsp an& fint^e, fjoto (Boti tsotl) mintse, 
 to fitnu'fy, to furntft) 
 5(0 Ijeauenlp tf^one afooue, 
 flSliti) titro;m0 pure, tfrig am 31 fare, 
 tottljout tntiXe, tott|out mtile: 
 toitj ot|er featnt0 |e tsotl) loue: 
 git 10 allotoets a0 pou ma^ reatse, 
 $n& efce auotoets fo£ Paul tntseette, 
 
 Virginitie 10 accepted, 
 
 a tiling: Ijtgl) in <B*fo& Otffjt: 
 tDjouglj marriage f$ fttateD, 
 a tljtng: to foe mod rigljt : 
 
 pet mull 31 piaffe Virginitie, 
 
 jFoj 31 tooults faine a clltrpn be. 
 ITfou Otfrgfngf pure, pour feiue^ affure, 
 ants eremite, anti cre&ite: 
 great lop pou ftall poUeUe, 
 Mljtc!) 31 (dfrrti fcnotog) cannot tstfclofe, 
 mi fp^eatse it, no^ fp^eaDe it, 
 ne get fop pen e^eUe* 
 jl^oi fjaiie tlje iofeg tljat pou fljali fintse, 
 31 can not iutige foi pou aCTtgntie: 
 M^tn Ijence pour g|oft ffjall peeltseti foe, 
 
 into tlje tlpne of foltHe: 
 31n djade antJ pure TOrgtnitte, 
 foi tfjougfjt oi tseeti p&iffe: 
 ftSlijer pou i!jal raign, toftlj (BoS on ijte 
 jfoj euermo^e eternally &nb 
 
 42 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 f £nd toljert doubtleffe, pou fljal poffeffe, 
 tottf) giefu^ toitlj 3leOt0, 
 tljefe ioita celeftiall 
 ^Ijen Hadie jFame, toil bia^e pour name, 
 amongft W, amongft ti0, 
 toljiclj tljen on eartlj raigne tyal 
 »>lje toil recount! in euerie coaft, 
 Bp trumpet found, and toil pou boaff ? 
 feo tljat altljouglj pou tio Depart 
 1£6i0 mojtall life fo taint : 
 four cljaftitie in euerfe Ijeart, 
 lip memo^fe fyall remaine. 
 But Ijard it i£, 31 faie no mo^e, 
 tCo finde an ljundjetl) in a fco^e. Finis. 
 
 %A warning for Wooers, that they be not 
 ouer haftie, nor deceiued with womens 
 beautie. To, Salisburie Plaine. 
 
 Y(t louing too^meg come learne of me 
 'STlje plagueg to leaue tljat linked be: 
 ^jje grudge, tlje grief, tlje gret anop, 
 tOje fickle faitlj, tlje fading iop : 
 in time, take Ijeed, 
 3|n fruitlelTe Code foto not tljp feed : 
 huiz not, toitlj coft, 
 tlje tljing tljat peeldg but labour lolt 
 f 3if Cupids dart do cljance to lig&t, 
 feo tljat affection dimmer tljp figijt, 
 ^Ijen raife lip reafon i^ and h^ 
 failitlj fkill tljp Ijeart to fojtifie 
 
 Mllljeer 
 
 43 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 Mfyzvz 10 a fyeaclj, 
 <3Dft timzg too late tsotf) come tlje Eeact) : 
 
 s>parfe> are put out, 
 toljen fo^nace flamed tio rage about 
 TOfnne oftme fcelap mufJt torn tlje fieto, 
 cMjen lull tiotf) leaDe t^p Ijeart to peelti : 
 <Mjen tteeti 10 Mne, topo ma&e0 al faff, 
 ^aj go on foot fo^ al Ijt0 Ijaffe: 
 
 3Jn time Ojut gate, 
 
 Joj IjatJ 51 tottf, &atlj come too late, 
 jfatt iunti, fad fintr, 
 Eepentance al&ateg commetlj feefnnti* 
 TOlje Syrens tfme0 oft time lieguile0, 
 §5>o tJOtl) tfje teare0 of Crocotiile0: 
 3ut toljo fo learner viyffes lo^e, 
 ®$av paCTe tlje feag, anti torn tlje fl^e* 
 
 Ibtop eare0, ftants fad, 
 ^ouglj Cupids tnp0, t^ou 0)alt Ijtm catt: 
 
 jflie baftg, ffywx Ijoofee0, 
 Be tljou not fnartie toitS louelp looked 
 1T(L(Eljere Venus Ijatlj tlje maiftene, 
 Cijere loue liatlj loft Ijer Ittofe: 
 tofiere loue taotl) toin tlje tsicto^e, 
 %%z ln\t t0 fackt toitlj crueltte* 
 
 firH look, tfyzn leap, 
 3|n furetfe fo pour fyinnzg pou tope: 
 
 W$z fnalie tsotlj fang, 
 
 <3D&at lurking lietlj toitlj fjifimg* 
 WLWfym Cupids wit ^aft matse a toate, 
 'cRjere graue atsuffe trot!) tee no ftoaie, 
 
 tsljece 
 
 44 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 clxUfjere liout dotlj raigne and rule tl}e rotfe, 
 ^Ll)tvz reafon fe e.rilde tlje coaff : 
 Hike all, ioue none, wept pe tiCe discretion* 
 jfirlt trp, tlje traff, fee not neceiueti toitj finful 
 ir^arfce Priams fonne, !j& fonn deuife (lull, 
 Mfym Venus did obtaine tlje p^ice : 
 jfO£ Pallas ffefl antl Iunoes Cirengtl), 
 l^e cTjole tfjat fyed ij& bane at length 
 
 Cf)00f toit, ieaue toll, let Helen tie fcd Paris fttl ; 
 
 %mi$ petlj al, toljec facie fo^cetl) fooled to fall 
 f aoijere toag ttjere found a Ijappier toigfjt, 
 Cfjan Troyius toa# til lotte DfD ligljt ? 
 2HlI}at toa0 tlje enti of Romeus. 
 SDiti Ije not die like Piramus 
 toljo batljg in W$ ? let Ijim be mindful of iphis 
 toljo feefe to plefe, map ridde be like Hercules. 
 f|| lotije to tel tlje peeuity fyatoieg, 
 £nt> fond deligijtg of Cupids tf^atoleg, 
 Hifee montilS) mates* of Midas mood, 
 ^Ijep ppe to get tljat dorij no good : (Cup 
 jgoto doton, nolo ftp, a£ tapffecg life to tolfe p 
 3Dne fyeedetlj top, anotljec fyeedg ag gceat anoy 
 f &ome loue fo^ toealrlj, and fome fo^ ljue, 
 &nd none of botfj tljefe loueg ace true. 
 jfo& teljen tlje 9?fl Ijatlj loft Ijiu failed, 
 TOjen muft tlje filler lofe lji£ tiatle^ : 
 
 flD£ paHe commetlj Ijap, 
 £nd flo\oec0 faire tod foon decag : 
 
 flDf ripe commetlj rotten, 
 
 3jn age al Iieautie fjai fojffottem 
 
 &ome 
 
 45 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 fe>ome louetlj too Ijie, am fonte too lotoe, 
 $nti of tljem botlj peat griefg tso poto, 
 ^[nti Come Do loue tlie common Co^t: 
 &nts common folfee tift common fpo^n 
 
 Hoofee not too fife, 
 Head tljat a cjip fall in tfjine efe: 
 
 But Ijfe oj lo^oe, 
 ge map bt fure He fg a fi^oto* 
 T25ut fir0, 3| t§fe to tell no tale0, 
 (feci) ftO) tljat Ctoim^ &otf) not tore fcaleg, 
 3|n euene fjefcp 31 fin^e not tljo^neg: 
 jRo^ mtvit bead tsotlj came 5o^ne0: 
 
 31 fate not Co, 
 'flEJat euerte tooman caufetS too: 
 
 %$at toere too bimfy 
 Ml)® louetf) not tatom mud Ojun tlje totie* 
 HMMjo tsfet!) dill t|e tcutlj to nl, 
 g^ap Mamets fee tIjoug;Ij f)S fafe toel: 
 fe^ap Crotot fg toijite, ants fnotoe tg Mat&e, 
 Hap not tlje fault on toomaniaJ baefce, 
 CfjoufanUg toere pot!, 
 But feto fcapte ti^otomttg; in Noes ftooti : 
 
 $9od are tori bent, 
 3j mud fap fo, lead 31 &$ (&«tk Finis. 
 
 ^[An excellent Song of an outcafl: Louer. 
 
 To, All in a Garden green. 
 
 9 fancte fctti 31 to> 
 
 m faithful fo^me anti frame: 
 fn 5ope tfjer ftuft no fcluttcittff Mad 
 
 Jane pototr to moue tlje fame* 
 f&nU 
 
 4 6 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 f 0n& ag tlje d5ot)0 no fcnoto, 
 
 atitJ too$j can tofrneffe iieare: 
 31 neuec feruet! otljer Saint, 
 
 no^ 3RDoIl otljer toljere* 
 f But one, antJ tljat toa3 fye, 
 
 toljom 31 in Ijeart tifd limine: 
 &nti matse account tljat p^etiou^ pearle, 
 
 and ietoei riclj toa0 mine. 
 Hipo toile, noj labour great, 
 
 could toeacfe me Ijerein: 
 jfoj (HI 3 1)^ a lafons Ijeart, 
 
 tlje golfcen fleece to torn* 
 ir&n& Cure mj fute toas fjearDe, 
 
 3 Cpent no time in taint : 
 Si grant of frientsfyip at Ijer Ijanti, 
 
 3 got to quite mp paine* 
 OSiitfi folemne tiotoe and otlje* 
 
 toa# faitt tlje ®;ue-loue knot, 
 &nti fcienWp tiiD toe treat of lotie, 
 
 a# place anti time toe got 
 f jpoto tooulD toe fenD our figljetf, 
 
 a0 far as* tlje? migljt go, 
 /polo tooulti toe too^fce toitlj open ftgne0, 
 
 to bla^e our mtoarti too* 
 1[ jRoto rings anD tokens too, 
 
 renutie our frientifyip (til, 
 #nti eclj tietuce tljat couUj tie to^ougljt, 
 
 ejp^eft our plaine gootitoill, 
 %mz meaning toent toitljall, 
 
 ft cannot fcelienfoe: 
 
 &* 
 
 47 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 performance of tlie pontile pad, 
 
 toa$ f)Dpte t$i of eel) Ct&e: 
 IT&nti lookt foj out of §an& : 
 
 fuel) tiotoe^ dtti toe ttoo make, 
 ^ (Boti tsinxfelf Ijah p^efent been, 
 
 reco^ thereof to take* 
 1"&nti foj mp part 3 ftoeate, 
 
 b£ all ttje <Bots0 aboue, 
 3i netter tljougljt of ot&er fiientJ, 
 
 noj fougljt fo^ otljer loue* 
 HEfaz fame confent fn Ser, 
 
 31 fato ful oft appeare, 
 3|f ziz$ coul$ fee, oj Stati coulD iutsge, 
 
 $1 eare Ijati potoer to ijeare* 
 fife* loe too$0 ace but tointie, 
 
 an otljer neto come peft, 
 ^atl) toon Ijec fattour (a# 91 feare) 
 
 a0 fancied rife in fyelt 
 S?er fn'enti tljat toel tseferue^J, 
 
 i& out of countenaunce quite, 
 felje mato tlje game to fee me fljoot, 
 
 tofifle otljec^ $ft tfie toljtte* 
 % toap toel beat tlje bull), 
 
 a0 manie tljoufanW Doo : 
 $nti miCCe tlje btttsgj, ant! Ijaplp loofe 
 
 \)i& part of featljer^ too, 
 ITifee l)op0 tDit^out tlje ting, 
 
 pet tmuncetlj on tlje trace, 
 (Mjen fome come after foft anti faire, 
 
 a tjeaute Ijoblmg pace. 
 
 tin 
 
 48 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 1T3n tljefe tmconffant hrnzg. 
 
 Cud) trot!) tljefe toomen Ijaue : 
 Sl$ toauermg; a£ tlje afpen leaf 
 
 tljep are, To (Poll me Caue* 
 %$ 01 no Mtm of men 
 
 are toeiD, tofjat ere tlje? be: 
 Jfoj in a mooD tijefr minHjai are let! 
 
 lojtlj neto tielig:ljt0 toe fee* 
 1f®je piltleffe petl) to to^acfe, 
 
 tlje p^eoug peacock pj : 
 ^Ijep Do etfeem tipon no caufe, 
 
 ant! turne tljeir friend atoap* 
 1F3 blame not al fo\ one, 
 
 fome flotDer0 poto bp tlje toeeti0, 
 feome are a# fttre ad lock anti fcep, 
 
 ant! m(t of too$0 anti t!eeti0* 
 H^nti jet of one 31 toaile, 
 
 of one 31 trie anti plalne: 
 &nti foi ijer fake fyall neuer none, 
 
 fo nip mp Ijeart apme: 
 1[3|f foj offence oi fault, 
 
 31 Ijati been floong at ijeele: 
 %\)Z leCTe Ijati been mp bitter fmart, 
 
 anti patofng; peefe 3 ftele* 
 IT But being: once retefnti, 
 
 afrienti bp Ijer confent: 
 £nti after ttjat to be tufoafnti, 
 
 toljen belt pot) Ml 3 went, 
 131 ta & e it nothing Voell, 
 
 fo^ if my potoer coulD fyoto, 
 
 <Mt\) 
 
 49 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 Wiitl) ILamxn M anS open trie, 
 tfje too^lti Ojoulti tJjouffSlj fcnoto* 
 
 The complaint of a woman Louer, 
 
 To the tune of, Raging loue. 
 
 r I ^ougft toiftiom toolD 3| flwlti refrain, 
 flj$ Ijeapeti careg liere to Enfold : 
 1 (Booti Hatu'eg jet my tntoarH pate, 
 
 fee pjittetj me 31 !)^e no fiolUe: 
 25ut tjjat 31 niuft mp piefe beft^ap, 
 aBeDetoet! in teare£ fcntlj tioleful tune^, 
 ^ijat pou may fjeare, anti after fay, 
 Hoe, tij(0 10 %z to^om loue confume& 
 
 V9£g grief taotfi groto by my fcettre* 
 
 ^o fancie ?)im tljat fto^me^ mp tooe; 
 
 lie naugljt reprDg my flaming; Are, 
 
 &la# ^y Dotlj |e feme me fo ? 
 Mlljofe fatnets teaces* 31 tiiD Meeue, 
 &nD toept to ^eace IM bailing: tioice, 
 3ut noto, ala£, too foon 31 p^eeue, 
 #1 men are falfe, t^ere 10 no choice, 
 
 If^ad euer tooinan fuel) retoarti, 
 
 #t anie timt toi Ijer potfoill ? 
 
 i^at! euer tooman fjap fo f)ar&, 
 
 S>o cruelly foj loue to fpill ? 
 
 ftSlfjat pap0 (alag) tsiti giue l)im footi, 
 C&at tjug tsnfcintJlp too^tof mp too ? 
 Mijat beaft $ of fo cruell moo&e, 
 to Ijare tlje Jart tljat loue0 Ijim fo ? 
 
 %%ihz m tlje fimple turtle true, 
 
 j|n mourning gcoaneg 31 ^ m ^ ^ & a P : 
 
 Sft? 
 
 50 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 $?y daily care3 nigfit Hoot!) reneto, 
 %o tijinfee IjotD !)e fciti me betray : 
 
 J3nti toljen my toeary limme0 teold celt, 
 S?y fleepe fonfounti ijatl) ts^eatifull tizeam0, 
 %\ya$ greeuoug greefe0 mp fjart tiotlj ft^eft 
 ^ijat ftil mint eie0 run tsoiom like dreamt : 
 ^r^nts yet, full oft ft Boot!) me poti, 
 %o Jaunt tlje place toljere $e IjatJ beenc, 
 ^o lifSXe tlje ground toljereon Ije ftootie, 
 Mi)zn Ije (alag) my loue Utti tein+ 
 ^o fefffe tlje Ben to&econ toe laye ? 
 ii^oto may 91 tljmfee tnto mv patne, 
 <£> MiC&ill place full oft 3 Cay : 
 Bender to me my loue apine, 
 %3ut all i0 loft tljat may not lie, 
 ^notljer dootl) potTeiTe mv n'gljt: 
 ^10 cruell fjart, DfCdainetlj me, 
 jpeto loue Ijatlj put tlje olde, to ftigljt : 
 i^e loue0 to fee my toatereD eye0, 
 anti lausi)e0 to fee fjoto 9j tio pine : 
 iPo to02t)£ can toell my tooes comp^fe, 
 ala0 toljat grfefe (0 like to mine ? 
 f Sou comly 2Dam0, lietoare by me, 
 ^o rue ftoeete too^0 of fickle truft : 
 JFoj 3i ma P taett example be, 
 i^oto fileti talfee oft p^ooue0 tintuft 
 But fit!) tseceipt tjap0 to m^ pay, 
 (Footi Hadye0 Ijelpe my tiolefull tune0, 
 W$at you may Sere antJ after fay : 
 Hoe t!j!0 10 t^je tojom loue confume0* 
 
 2D i j A 
 
 5* 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 A proper fonet, Intituled : I fmile to fee how 
 you deuife . To anie pleafant tune. 
 
 Ihmttz to fee Ijoto ?du deuife, 
 iPelo maCking nm mg *fe* to Meare: 
 pour felf pott cannot fo tsiTpiTe: 
 But a0 pou are, pou mull appeare* 
 ITpour p^tute totokeg at boo^d % fee, 
 &nd Jota pu Cet pour routog; minis : 
 pour fe!fe pou cannot !jide from me, 
 $!t?)ougI) 31 toincke, 31 am not Mind* 
 TOJe fecret figljg and fatned cljeare, 
 ^Ijat oft tsotl) paine tfjp careful! bizft: 
 ^o me cigjt plain!? Dot!) appeare, 
 31 fee to to^om tljp Ijart dot!) reCt 
 TT^CntB tljouglj tfjou makelt a famed tioft, 
 ^Jat !oue no mo^e tljp Ijeart Ojoults nip, 
 pet ttyink 31 fcnoto a$ tbell a$ tfjou, 
 C&e fickle !jelm dotlj pine tlje ftnp* 
 TtE&e Salamander in tie fire, 
 2Sp course of kinde dotlj iiatlje W limine^: 
 %l)t floting: jfitl) taker!) $& deHre, 
 3|n running; fiream^ Mjereag f]e is&immzg* 
 T»>0 t!jou in cljange doll take delist, 
 jfu! toel 31 knoto tljp ilipperie kinde: 
 3ln tsaine tljou feemft to dim m? Cigljt, 
 <Hjp rolling eie£ ktD^aietlj tljp mtode* 
 T3 fe 5to &nfle *&** &8tt) poUeiCe 
 %ty loue toXiicT) once 31 honoured molt : 
 %l %z bz toife, Ije map toell gelTe, 
 fflfcjHj loue foon taon, toil foon be lolt 
 
 $nd 
 
 52 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 f&trti fttlj tljou canft no mart tntfce, 
 ®jat Ije ftoulti (111 loue tljee alone: 
 Wjp beautie noto Ijati) loll Ijec p^tce, 
 31 fee tljp fauo^te Tent 10 gone* 
 TOljecefo^e leatte off t\)v toonteU plaie, 
 But, as tljou act, tljou to flit appeace, 
 ffllnleffe tljou canff detuTe a toafe, 
 ^0 Hark tlje &un tljat tfnneg Co cleace* 
 1[£nD keep tljp fcienti tljat tljou Salt toon, 
 3jn truetlj to lj(m tljp loue fupplie, 
 Eeatf Ije at lengtlj as 3 Jatte done, 
 lafee off tljp Seller anti let tljee flie* 
 
 A Sonet of two faithfull Louers, exhorting 
 one another to be conftant. 
 
 To the tune of Kypafcie. 
 
 Tie famous ^ince of Macedon, 
 toljofe Voar0 ineceft Ijfs too^tljp name 
 ^riumpljeti not Co, toljen Ije Ijati toon 
 ISy conqueft great, immo^tall fame, 
 £S 31 retoice, reioice, 
 $o\ tljee, my cljoice, Voltlj Ijeart and tiofce, 
 
 &mce tljou act mine, 
 afltfjom, long: to loue, tlje (Bods aflfgne* 
 TOlje feccet flames of tljftf mp loue, 
 Wje ffacs Ijati to^ougljt ece 3 toas bo^ne, 
 ([(llljofe fugceti fo^ce my Ijact tiotlj moue, 
 £nti eke my Ml fo fuce Ijatlj ftoo^ne. 
 tljat jfo^tunes tee, no mo^e, 
 tljouglj 3 ttjecefo^e, tu'fci life abfjoje: 
 feljall nettec make, 
 ifo^getful tsetoes my Ijeat to flake. 3|f 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 1T|£ tljat 3 falfe mp faitj to tljee, 
 ®l Ceefee to cljaunge fo^ any netoe : 
 3if t|)Dug;|)t0 appeare Co til fix me, 
 3|f tljou tljp life Hall iuftfy re\x>, 
 feuft tuntse of tooe, of \ooe: 
 £0 frientie oj foe, ml^t to me OjO&e : 
 ffietttse me tfjan, 
 
 flDj tourfe, if ft map Ijap to man. 
 fZD&en let W iov in tl)i$ our loue: 
 3|n fpite of JF^ltune^ t^atlj, mp tore: 
 ^Etono toflleg in one, a£ ^ootl) fceljooue, 
 flDne loue in botlj, let Hill appeare : 
 fln* 3i MI be, tall be, 
 
 Piramus tO tljee, mp Ofemt Thisbie, 
 
 ^o t^ou apine, 
 
 $$V confcant louec Halt remaine* 
 
 A proper new Dity : Intituled. Fie vp5 Loue 
 and al his lawes. To the tune of lumber me. 
 
 SfficI) Utm fouct tljv loue tsotlj peel^e, 
 feudj broken sleeper, fuclj Ijope irnfure, 
 tRp call Co oft ijatlj me bepiite* 
 ®jat 31 tmnetlj can toell injure: 
 JBui crie (alag) a0 31 Ijaue caufe, 
 fit fcpon ?Loue anti all Ijfe Hatoe& 
 %HLikz Piramus, 31 Tig!) anD grone, 
 TOfljom ^tonie toal0, feeept from W loue, 
 
 £ntl a0 tljC ftsofull Palemon, 
 
 & tljoufanti Cto^me0, fo| tliee 31 p^ooue, 
 
 Set tijou a cruell {IQgecg toljelpe, 
 £11 llaielt tlje lart, toyom t^ou maid Ijelp* 
 
 54 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 f & ccaggie Koc&e, tljp CraMe, toa£, 
 #nt) TOgprg mtlfce Cure toa£ tljp footse, 
 (ElcEljerbp SDame Mature fyoougfit to palTe, 
 ^jjat like tje Surfe fyoulti be tl)P mooDe: 
 OTttilD anD Ijnkmtie, cruell anti fell, 
 to rent tlje ijact tljat lotted tljee VoelL 
 ITtOjc Crocatsile toitlj faineti teareg, 
 ^Ije jfityer not fo oft beguileg: 
 && tljou Ijaft lulti mp ItinteD eare£, 
 <<Io Ijere ftoeet too^0 full fraugljt to toilet, 
 tljat 31 map fap, ag 3 tioo p^ooue, 
 (Mo too^tlj tlje time, 31 fffa* to loue. 
 IT&itlj tljou Ijaft tiototi to too^fce mp fr^ack 
 £nti Ijaft no Ml mp toealtlj to toap : 
 jFaretoell tmfcmtie, | toill keepe back, 
 &ucf) tope0 a£ map mp Ijeitlj tiecap : 
 and ffiil tm'll crp a<*3 6aue cattfe* 
 if fe tipon Houe and all lji£ latoe& 
 
 The Louer being wounded with his Ladis 
 beutie, requireth mercy. 
 
 To the tune of Apelles. 
 
 T1£e Imelle fparke-3 of tijofe rtoo epetf, 
 mp tocunSeti ijact Ijatlj fet on fire: 
 £nS fmce 3 can no toap fcetule, 
 ^o (lap tlje ran;e of mp tieftre, 
 
 toitb &$)$ anH trembling teat# 31 craue 
 mp tseare on me fome pttp ijatte* 
 f 3|n betoma; tljee, 3 toofee fuclj fop, 
 &$ one tljat foagfjt {jig quiet red: 
 SlintsU 3 felt tlje fetljereti bop, 
 
 55 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 &jj fltcfering in my captiue 6'jttt.: 
 
 S>tnce tljat time foe, m ticepe tnjpatre, 
 all fooitse of top, mp time 91 toeare* 
 
 TOf)* tDOfull p^lfoneU.Palemon, 
 
 ilnti Troylus eke Mnge Pyramus Tonne, 
 Conftrainet! &j loue irfti mutt mone : 
 &$ 31 mj tseer fo^ tljee ijaue Done* 
 
 flet pitie tljen requite rrtp pained, 
 9£g life anti Ueatlj in tljee remained 
 1T3i£ contat loue map reape W Ijire, 
 $nti faftlj tmfainets map purdjace : 
 (B^eat Ijope 31 6aue to mp tolre* 
 four gentle Ijatt "toil grant me grace, 
 ®l tljen (mjj Heer) in feto too^ti0 plaine, 
 3Jn penCiue tfjougljt^ 3 flflO remains 
 
 The lamentation of a woman being wrong- 
 fully defamed. To the tune of Damon & Pithias. 
 
 Y£Du %atste0 fal0P tseemts, 
 of anfe fault o^ crime: 
 Commants pour penOue fjart0 to fjelp 
 tfjfe tiolefull tune of mine : 
 ifoj fpitefull men tljere are, 
 
 tljat faulty tooulti fain efpfe: 
 &la£, tofjat |eart tooults jjeare tljeir talfce, 
 
 bm fcullingij? toDuli3 Die, 
 131 toatte oft time^ in looe, 
 
 anti curfe mine Ijoure of Inrtl), 
 »>ucf) flan&eroug pang# Ho me opp^elle, 
 tol)en ot^er0 fop in mirtlj ; 
 
 ©elifce 
 
 56 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 ©eltke it Voa0 o^tiamti to be mp iietfinfe* 
 #la£ Voljat Ijeart toottlti Ijeare ttjeir talk, $c+ 
 1T& tfjoufanti gooti toomen, 
 
 Ijatte guiltleCTe been accuse : 
 jFoj tierie fpite, aitljoun;!) tljat tljep, 
 
 tfjeir bodies neuer abuftie: 
 tlje gotilp Sufana accttfeD toag falHp ala# $c* 
 
 l^fje pOlfonetl Pancalier, 
 
 ful faiap Hid accufe 
 ®Ije ffootJ SDutrfjelfe of Sauoy, 
 
 becaufe tye tiiti refuCe. 
 tCo grant tmto lj(0 loue, 
 
 tljat toa# Co trnpnlie* ^Lla0 toljat, $c> 
 Ifeuclj falfe fciflembling; men, 
 
 (loong; Voitlj Ale6los Dart: 
 S^utf nee&£ Ijaue place to fpit tljeic fpite, 
 
 tipon fome guiltleUe Ijait: 
 ^fjerefo^e, 31 mult be pleaftie, 
 
 tljat tljep uittmplj on me, #la£, $c* 
 TOljecefo^e, Hotfi, 3 tljee p?ap, 
 
 tlje like tieatlj tiotone to feno, 
 (Elpon tljefe falfe fufpecteD men, 
 
 o^ elfe tljeic mintig t'amenD : 
 #0 tljou Ijatf tJone tofo^e, 
 
 tinto tljefe pecfong tlj^ee* #la£ toljat, $c* 
 
 A proper Song, Intituled : Fain wold I haue 
 a pretie thing to giue vnto my Ladie. 
 
 to the tune of luftie Gallant. 
 
 If Fain would I haue a pretie thing, 
 to giue vnto my Ladie : 
 
 I name 
 
 57 
 
.it aa 
 
 I 
 
 Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 I name no thing, nor I meane no thing, 
 But as pretie a thing as may bee. 
 
 ^ » ^Mzntiz ioyxzyzg tooulti 31 ntafce, 
 
 anti ttoentte toaieg tooulD Ijte me, 
 ^o make atiuenture foj Ijer ^ake, 
 to fet fome matter bp me: 
 But 31 tooulti fame ^aue a pretie tljtng, $c> 
 
 3 name noting, noi 3 meane notljfng, $c* 
 H»>ome tso long fo^ p^etie fcnactef, 
 
 anti Come foi tf raunge tieufceg : 
 (Boti fenti me tjat mp Hatue lacked, 
 
 3 care not toljat tlje p^ice tjaf, tljug fame, $c* 
 T&otro goe {jere, and Tome go t|ere, 
 
 toljeare gafeg be not geafon: 
 &nti 3 ffoe gaping euerp tofjete, 
 
 but ftill come out of Ceafom get fafne, $c+ 
 f 3 )»afte t!)e tolone, anti treati tlje tfreete, 
 
 in euecp cornet fee&tng: 
 W$z pretie twinge 3 cannot meete, 
 
 ttjatg foi mp 3Latite0 liking* JFatne, $c> 
 title ^ercerg pull me going bp, 
 
 tlje feilfeie tofueg fap, toljat lac&e pe ? 
 Hje tiling pou !)aue not, tljen fap % 
 
 pe fooliO) fooled, go packe je+ But fain $c* 
 U3t 10 not all tlje ^>\\\z in Cljeape, 
 
 noi all t|)e golden treasure : 
 j^oj ttoentie 3u8)Zl$ on a Ijeape, 
 
 can do mp JLtibiz pleafure* But fame, $c* 
 f Hje (Brauerg of tlje golden fljoteg, 
 
 toitlj 3ue!te Do befet me* 
 
 53 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 Clje ^emtferg m tlje tyoppeg tljat fotoejaf, 
 
 tljep tio notljmg; but let me: But fame, $r* 
 IF But toere it m tlje Voit of man, 
 
 by any meaner to make it, 
 3 coulti fo^ Qfyonzy buy it tljan, 
 
 anti fap, f aire Hafcj£ take ft ®ju0, faux, $c* 
 fflD Hafcp, toljat a lucke $ t&feJ: 
 
 tljat mp gooti Mling milTetlj : 
 ^o fintie toljat p^etie tljmij it i£, 
 
 tljat my poti Ha&p toityetlj* 
 '(EljU'S fain toolD 31 Ijaue Ijati tljig p^eti tljing 
 
 to ijiuefonto my Hatiie: 
 3) fain no Ijacme, n$i 3 ment n & fjarme, 
 
 but as p:etie a tljing a# map be. 
 
 A proper wooing Song, intituled : Maide 
 will ye loue me : ye or no ? 
 
 To the tune of the Marchaunts Daughter 
 •went ouer the fielde. 
 
 M#p&e toill yz loue me pea 0£ no ? 
 tell me tlje trotlje, anti let me pe< 
 3(t can be no leffe tljen a Cmfull Deeti, 
 trutf me tmelp, 
 Co linger a 3touec tljat looked to fpeetie, 
 
 in Due time tmelp* 
 IT Sou S^aitig tljat tljinfce yout felu0 ag fine, 
 £g Venus and all tlje S^ufeg nine : 
 Clje jfatljec Ijimfelfe totje Ije firtf matie ma 
 
 tcuft me tcuelpj 
 ^atie yon foi lji£ Ijelp tolje tlje Voo^lti began 
 in Due time duel?* 
 
 Cljen 
 
 59 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 •PflRim fit!) dCtottf toil toag men fo> 
 (ItLiljp 0)oulti pou DfCDame pou %mti tljo ? 
 But ratljer toitf) a toilling Ijeart, 
 
 %oue Ijtm truelg ? 
 jFoj in To Doing, pou tso but pour part, 
 
 %n teafon rule pe* 
 IConfilier (ftoeet) to^at Sjftg anD fobbed, 
 2Do nip mp Ijeart toitlj crueil tljpbbegr, 
 £nD al (mp Deer) foj rtje loue of pou, 
 
 TOitt me trulp : 
 But 31 Ijope tljat pou toil Tome trarcie iljoto, 
 
 3jn Hue time Duelp* 
 f 3|E tliat pou tio mp cafe toell toap, 
 ^Lnti ilSeto Tome figne toljerebp 31 map 
 ^aue Come gooD fiope of pour gooD grace, 
 
 TOitt me truelp : 
 31 count mp Celfe m a blelfeD cafe, 
 
 %tt reafon rule pe* 
 l&nD foj mp part, toljillt 31 &£> ^'we, 
 •ZJTo loue pou molt fattljfullp, m^ IjaD 31 0to> 
 forking; all ot&er, fo^ pour ftoeet fake, 
 
 %m& me trulp : 
 3|n token toljereof, m^ trotj 31 betake, 
 
 to pour Celfe molt Duelp* 
 1T#nD tSougl) toi tW tinie toe mult Depart, 
 pet top pou tW tfttg tru tofcen of mp Ijart, 
 TO time Do Cerue, toe meet apme, 
 
 Het reafon rule pe* 
 Ml^e an anftoer of cofo^t 31 truft to obtain, 
 
 3in Due time Dulp. 
 
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to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 jpofc) mud 31 Depart toitlj figljing teareg, 
 &Bit|) fobbing: Ijeart anD burning eare^: 
 pale in tije face, anD faint a£ 31 map, 
 
 truQ; me trulp : 
 But 31 Ijope our nert meeting;, a iopfull Dap, 
 
 in Due time Dulp> 
 
 The painefull plight of a Louer oppreffed 
 with the beautifull looks of his Lady. 
 
 To the tune of, I loued her ouer wel. 
 
 Wtfz a# tljp #e#, p e te^etcljeD rpfejai 
 DiD fyeeD mp caufe of care : 
 #nD fifteen ti^ee DID full agree, 
 mp fatall tljjeeD to fpare* 
 %\ym let tljefe too^ ingxauen be, 
 
 on toomb toijereas? 3 to> 
 ^Ijat Ijere lie0 one toljom fpiteful loue, 
 Ijatlj caufeD foj to Die. 
 H&omtime0 31 fpnto tije nigftt to enD, 
 
 (nDolo^anD mtooe: 
 &omtime againe imto my pain, 
 mp cljiefelt fop Dotlj groto* 
 
 (Lftlijen a0 in minDe, tljp fljape 3i finDe, 
 
 a0 fancie Dotlj me tell : 
 (L&ljome noVoe 31 fcnotoe, a# p^oofe Dotlj 
 31 loueD tljee ouer toeL (tyoto 
 l^oto oft toitljm mp to^eatljeD arme, 
 
 DefireD31tofolDe: 
 ^Ijp c&iffall co^p0, of toljom 31 topeD, 
 mo^e Dearer tljan of golDe* 
 
 But 
 
 6i 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 But noto tstCtsaine , tsootlj hittU mp pafne, 
 
 ants t|)0u canft not Heme: 
 But tijat 3| ioueti tljee ouer toell: 
 
 t^at caufets me to Me* 
 %ty Ijounts tijat Izmzg W $&Mzt& Ml, 
 
 in raunging; Sere ants tljere, 
 C&e mojlinff f?otfe, tljat labours (till, 
 fjtg burthen great to fceare : 
 
 3|n to or paine, receiueg apfne, 
 
 of ijim tofjiclj tuD fiim otoe : 
 &$ jpature^ fteaff, toilet moft anti lead 
 tljem tjanfeefuil foj to fyotoe* 
 TOSe Upon ants tije ^ppr fierce, 
 
 a^ iPature Uotlj tljem Inntie: 
 jfo^ loue, like loue cepag apine: 
 tn j&totfeg toe boo fintie: 
 
 lljofe beaft0 $ bfrtig, botlj toilti g tame, 
 
 of ftenWSupg lo^e can tell : 
 JBut ftp reply, totlleg me to Me, 
 tljat ioueti tljee ouer toell 
 TOljerfo^e, mp tseare ants SDarling fatre, 
 
 enfample tafee ky tljofe, 
 ^Iljiclj equally toitlj loue apine, 
 tljetr loutng; mtntse^ Dtfpofe : 
 
 &nts glue ijtm glee, toljofe tseatlj \oe fee, 
 
 app^ocljetlj tserp me: 
 ftSHtljout jje pine, to eafe W pawe, 
 toljicl) Ioueti tljee ijartelp* 
 HCljen iljail tjg Cap tljat fee tlje fame, 
 toljere euer tljat tljep pe: 
 
 #nti 
 
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to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 £nti toity foj ap, a£ fo^ tty pap, 
 
 all Neftors peareg to fenoto : 
 £nD 3 no leCTe tljen all tlje reft, 
 
 fyoulti tofft) tljee Ijealtlj fo^ ape: 
 Becaufe tljou Ijaft Ijeard mp requetf, 
 
 anD fauet) me from tiecap* 
 
 A faithfull vow of two conftant Louers 
 
 To the new Rogero. 
 
 S^all affiance pact our loue, 
 o^ tiatlp cljoice of cljaunge ? 
 £>2 Cp^ite0 beloto, 01 (0otig aboue, 
 
 baue potoer to make tig (traunge: 
 ITipo notljing Ijere on eattlj, 
 
 tljat kin&e Ijatlj matie 01 to^ougljt, 
 »»ljall fo^ce me to fo^en 
 
 gooD Ml fo tiearelp bougljt, 
 H#nti fo^ mp part 3l toto, 
 
 tofecuefoi termeof life: 
 (LEIjiclj pontile map compare toitlj Ijer, 
 
 toljiclj toa0 Vliffes \Dlfe. 
 
 TOlljfclj boto if 3 Doo tyeafce, 
 
 let Vengeance on me fall, 
 (tclje plape tljat on tlje eartlj map raigne, 
 
 91 afke not one, but all. 
 T^ljouglj time map foeefce fufpect, 
 
 to fill pour Ijact Voitlj topeg: 
 #n& abfence map a mifcljefe beetle, 
 
 to let pour Vmftjeti iope£: 
 f Set tljinfce 31 Ijatte a trotlj, 
 
 anD Ijonedp to fteepe: 
 
 #n& 
 
 63 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 #nti toetn;!) tit time pour loue Ijatl) fctoelt, 
 
 toitf)tn mp tjait fo tieep* 
 U^nti peife tlje too$£ 31 rpalte, 
 
 an& mar&e mp countenance t^zn : 
 #nti let not dip no earned Cigl), 
 
 it tjou remember can, 
 Tfltt lead fo^et no teareg, 
 
 tljat tricMeti tiotone mp face: 
 $nti marfce Ijotoe oft 31 ft^oona; gouc fjanti, 
 
 anD MuOjeti all tlje fpace* 
 lUftemember l}Dto 3J ftoare, 
 
 anti drook tljeretottlj tap fyed: 
 3|n tmtnelTe tot»^rt tljou partd me fro, 
 
 mp Ijeart taitl) tfjee l^oulti red* 
 TOjinfee on tlje eg;er looked, 
 
 full lot?) to leaue % agfjt, 
 <3T|)at matie tlje Qgneg toljen tljat tye ltd, 
 
 to like no otfjer toirtt 
 T3If tljfe hz out of tljougljt, 
 
 pet call to mtntie aptne, 
 W$z tiuQe Cute, tlje muclj a&ae, 
 
 tlje labour anti tlje palne, 
 Tllp&at at tlje fird 31 Ijati, 
 
 eretljp pots tolil 3] gate: 
 #nti tfjinli Soto fo^ tljp loue alone, 
 
 31 purc^afe partly fjate* 
 f But all i$ one tott| me, 
 
 mp Ijeart fo fetleti fe : 
 jj^o frienU, mi foe, no^ toant of tsealtf), 
 
 it>all neuer ljurt to tf)i& 
 
 Be 
 
 6 4 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 f B£ contfant noto tljecefo^e, 
 
 anti faitljfull to tty enti ? 
 Be carefull Ijoto toe botg map Do, 
 
 to be ec!) otijerg ftfenb* 
 HflMtf) free and cleane confettt, 
 
 ttoo Ijeartg m one 3 knit: 
 ftftlljicf) foj mp part, 31 tioto to fecep, 
 
 and p^omife not to flit, 
 H" jgoto let tjjig footo be kept, 
 
 ercljanp rtjp jjeact fo^ mine : 
 £>o 0}al ttoo Ijart0 be in one fyeafl, 
 
 and botlj of tljem be ttjine* 
 
 A forrowfull Sonet, made by M. George 
 Mannington, at Cambridge Cattle. 
 
 To the time of Labandala Shot. 
 
 IcIUlatle in too, 31 plunge in pain, 
 toitf) fo^otoing: fob0, 3 tio complain, 
 (Lftittlj toallotoing; toaues 3 toity to Die, 
 3 langufCI) fo^e toljereag 3 lfe» 
 .3n feace 3 faint in Ijope 3 Ijol&e, 
 dZLiitf) rtttlje 3 rtmne, 3 *&&$ too bolDe: 
 #0 IttcltfeCTe lot aUtgneti me, 
 
 in Dangerous tiale of Deflinie: 
 Ifeope bitig me fmile, jfeare biDg me toeep, 
 
 9£p feelie foule tfjug Care Dot!) keep. 
 1[gea too too late 3 tio repent, 
 
 tije poutfjful peareg tljat 3 fiaue fpent, 
 %ty retrij Me race of caceletfe feintie, 
 toljiclj Ijatlj betoitc|)t mp tooful mintie. 
 & 
 
 65 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 »>uc!) 10 tlje c&aunce, fuel) (0 tlje date, 
 SX tljofe ftat trad too mucl) to fate* 
 iPo bjaggttto: Isoatt of gentle M00D, 
 WW Co Je be, can Do tljee poD : 
 i[5o toft, no tfrengtl), mi beautie0 Sue, 
 jf>o frienDlp fute can Dead) efcljue* 
 TO$e DiTmall Dag fjatl) IjaD Jt0 toil, 
 $nD wltice tote» mp life to Cptll: 
 l&euenpment craue0 bp rfpioitg lato, 
 (Iftljjereof 31 little ItooD fn atoe: 
 ^Ije Doiefull Doom to enD mp life, 
 BeDect toitlj care anD toojMe (TrtTs : 
 &nD frowning fuDge fiat!) puen W Doome* 
 iflD gentle Dead) tfjou art Welcome: 
 Wht loffe of life, 31 &o not feare, 
 %iim Welcome Deat{), tlje entr of care* 
 TO p^iToner0 poo^e, in Dungeon Deep, 
 WXfyfy paUe tlje nigljt fn flumping deep : 
 Wtl map pou rue pour youthful race* 
 #nD nolo lament pour curfeD cace* 
 Content pour felfe toftlj pour eflate, 
 3fmpute no i?)ame to Mile fate: 
 ftflltti) to^ong attempts, mcreafe no toealtlj, 
 EegarD t^e Hate of p^ofperou0 Jealtl) : 
 £nD tljtnfc on me, toljen 31 am DtaD : 
 Wfymn fuel) Deligl)t0 Ijaue letoDlp leD> 
 Wp frtenti anD parents, to^ere euer pou be 
 full little Do pou ttyxilz on me: 
 9Jp mother milDe, anD Dame fo titer: 
 %\M louing cPDe, 10 fettreD fietr: 
 
 (fflioulD 
 
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to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 faiiould (Bod I fjad, 31 *»W tD0 * ate > 
 Been fyed anti bo^ne of meaner effate: 
 S)l elfe, toould (Bod mp recljleCTe eare, 
 3£ad been obedient foj to Ijeare, 
 gour Tap aduice and counfel true : 
 But in tfie Ho^d parents adue* 
 f ffou baliant Ijeartg of poutljfull tram, 
 flfriljicl) Ijeard mp Ijeauie Ijeart complain: 
 Si good example take bp me, 
 ClSl^fclj runne tlje race Voljere euer pott be: 
 trull not too muclj to bilboto blade, 
 no^ pet to fo^tuneg fickle trade, 
 l^otft not pour failed no moje in toinde, 
 ILealt tljat Come rocke, pou cljaunce to finde, 
 0£ elfe be d^iuen to Lybia land, 
 toljcceag tlje Barque map fincfc in fand* 
 f Sou tfttdentg all tljat p^efent be, 
 ^o tifetD mp fatall deffinie, 
 toould (Bod 31 could requite pour pain, 
 toljerein pou labour, aliljouglj in bain, 
 it migljtie (Bod toottld tljinfc it good, 
 to fpare m^ life and tiitall blood, 
 jFoj t\)i$ pour p^ofered cttrteGe, 
 31 toould remaine molt tfedfatflp, 
 Sour feruant true in deed and too#, 
 But toelcome deatlj a# pleafe tlje Hotfu 
 Tgea Welcome deatlj, tlje end oftooe, 
 £nd faretoell life, mp fatall foe: 
 gea toelcome deatlj, tlje end of ffrtTe, 
 &due tlje care of mo^tall life, 
 
 67 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 jfoj tljougl) tW lift tiotlj fleet atoap, 
 
 3|n Ijeauen 31 iiope to lint foi a? : 
 & place of top anti perfect reft, 
 CIXLi|)ic|i CJifC fiatj) purcljatte fo^ tlje bed: 
 
 tOl tfjat toe meet m Ijeauen molt bletf : 
 
 ianue, farewell in 3JeCu C&flt 
 
 A proper Sonet , of an vnkinde Damfell, to 
 
 to her faithful Louer. To, the nine Mufes. 
 
 T% ofter tfjat 31 tiieto and fee, 
 W&at plefant face attti faire beatttie, 
 toljereto mg Jeart f£ bound : 
 ^Ije neer mg ^iflreile f# to me, 
 9£p Sealti) 10 fartljefl off 3 fee: 
 
 anti fretyer i& mp toounti : 
 3U'fce a0 tlje flame taotti quencp bp fire, 
 
 02 ffreamg confume bg raigne, 
 feo tiotlj tje figfjt tljat 3 defire, 
 appeafe mg grief anti patne: 
 KLikz a flie tfjat tiotj Ijte, 
 
 anti Ijafle into tjjefire: 
 »>o m b^fef, fintie^ Ijer grief, 
 
 tgat tljougljt to fpo^t afptre, 
 H&Siljen firft | fato tljofe Cfoitf al ffreamg, 
 3 little tljougit on beauties beamg: 
 
 ftoeet tienom to ijaue founti, 
 But toilful toil tiiti p^fcfc me foo$), 
 ^erfo^ce to take mp grief in tooo^tf), 
 
 tljat caufd mg mo^tall toounti : 
 &nti Cupid blinti compelti me fo, 
 mp fruitlelTe Ijope to Side: 
 
 Mifjerein 
 
 68 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 (HEljerem remainti mp bitter too : 
 
 Ijtljus till Je Diti me guide ; 
 ^en lji'0 Dart, to mp Ijart, 
 
 l)e ttung toirtj ccuell fitf : 
 (Hllfjofe poifon fel, 3i fenotD rigljt toel, 
 
 no louer map reftft* 
 TOtju0 tamlp ail, 31 frame my fate, 
 flDf ill fotoen feeds?, facf) 10 tije frute, 
 
 experience dotlj it tfjoto : 
 %\)t fault i$ ljer0 tlje pafn 10 mine, 
 #nd tlju0 my fentence 31 define, 
 
 31 lapneti on a fl^oto : 
 #nd noto betoare, pe pongmen all, 
 (Example take by mee : 
 Head beauties? bait fit Cupids tlj^all, 
 
 do catclj pou pjmilp : 
 feo Hap pou, 3l PW pou, 
 
 anU marfcc pou mp great to^ong, 
 ifo^faften, not taken, 
 
 tl)u$ end 31 iwto mp fong* 
 
 The Louer complaineth the abfence of 
 his Ladie, wifheth for death. 
 
 To, the new Almaine. 
 
 S3!tlj fpitefull fpite Ijatlj fpide Ijer time, 
 mp tDiit»cti ioies to end : 
 £nd djotopi'ng d^cad Ijatl) tyfueit me 
 from mp neto cljofen friend : (nolo 
 31 can imt toafie tlje to ant, 
 of tljigmp former foie: 
 »>itlj fpiteful fo^ce ^atlj fougfjt fo long, 
 mp bliffe fo^ to annofe* uB 
 
 69 
 
Sonets and Hiftories, 
 
 t But tfjoug;!) it be our chance 
 
 afuntier toi to be, 
 
 9£p Jeart m patone til tot £10 meet, 
 
 fe>f)al ftil remaine toitl) tljee: 
 
 #n& tfjen toe Qmll renue, 
 
 our fugreti pleafureg paff : 
 
 £nti loue tljat loue, tljat feeW no tfjanp* 
 
 toljilft life fit tig tJO lalt 
 T#>ei1)ap0 mp abfence map, 
 
 o^ elfe Tome ot^er let: 
 25p choice of cljanp, caufe tfjee mp tseer, 
 our former loue fo^et: 
 &nb t&ou renounce tje otlj, 
 toljicf) ertf tljou tsototslt to me: 
 9£g Peered blooD in recompence, 
 tljou Cure iljouM flatty fee. 
 & tljoufanD Og;lj0 U feu to t&ee 3 toil not let, 
 iPe to betoaile t^e lode of tljee, % neuer toill 
 3ut (til fuppofe 3| fee, (fo^et 
 
 tlje fame before mp face: 
 £n& louinglp bettoeen mp armegf, 
 
 tj? eo^p0 31 && embrace* 
 TOljug feeti I fancie ftil, 
 
 fo^ lacfce of greater log : 
 WLify fuclj like tljougljtg, toljiclj tiatlp tiotf), 
 mp toofull Ijeart annoj : 
 tljug (til in Ijope 3 itu^ 
 mv toityefci ioieg to tjaue: 
 $nfc in Difpaire oft time 3 toi0), 
 mg feeble Co^pg in graue* 
 
 70 
 
to fundrie new Tunes. 
 
 %Wtf& fe ttje life 3 leatie, til 31 tfjee fee apin 
 £nti Co toil Do, til fyeatiful tieatt), 
 
 tio feefc to eafe mp paine, 
 totjo ratijer 31 tio toift), tip fo^ce to enti m too, 
 ttjan fo^ to line in tjappie (tate, 
 tljp loue foj to fo^o* 
 IT^nti ttjug faretoell mp Deer, 
 
 toittj toljom mp Ijeart ftjall reff, 
 Remember tjim tljat tljig DID to^ite, 
 fit!) Ije tiotlj loue tt)ee bed: 
 ^Lnti toil til greetiie tieatt), 
 mp tiaieg tio fyo^ten noto : 
 jFaretoel mp Dear, loe tjere my faitlj 
 anti trot!) to tljee 3i tioto. Finis. 
 
 The Louer compareth him felf to the pain- 
 ful Falconer, to the tune, I loued her ouer wel. 
 
 Tie foaring; tjatofc from tilt tjat ftieg, 
 J)er jfalconec tiotlj conttraine: 
 Sometime to range tlje ground tin= 
 to find tjer out againe : (fcnoton, 
 Znb if tip ftgtjt o^ CounD of Ml, 
 
 lji0 falcon tje map fee: 
 too tjo tje crie0, toitl) ttjeerful tiofce, 
 
 tlje glautiett man i£ tje* 
 H£p Hure ttjen in fined fo& 
 tie feekeg to tying tjer in : 
 But if ttjat fye, fttt jyo&eb be, 
 
 tjecannot Co tjer toin: 
 jaittjouglj Jer t>ec&0 and bentiing eieg, 
 ffje manie plotters? mafceg : too 
 
 71 
 
Sonets and Hiflories. 
 
 Wo !)0 ijo ije meg, atoafe fye &iz& 
 
 anti To jjet leatte Oje tak0+' 
 TOfltg toofull man toft!) Voearie limmeg, 
 
 runnel toanti^ns; rounD about: 
 Sit lengtlj tip notfe of cljattenng peg, 
 
 Si0 tjatofee apine founts out 
 ^fe fjeart toa^ glati f)fe> ete0 fjati Teen, 
 
 Sfe falcon ttotft of aigljt: 
 (Kilo So ijo Ije crie£, ffje emptte go^gfte, 
 
 tipon |jt0 Hurt Dot!) ltg|t> 
 f %&to glati toa^ tljcn t|)e falconer tfjere, 
 
 no pen no^ tonpe can tel: 
 % ftoam m bltUe tljat lately felt 
 
 like patnegr of cruel jjel* 
 %'g IjanD fomtime tipon Ijer train, 
 
 fomtime fcpon tjer fyeft: 
 £&Io Jo fjo Ije cne0 tottl) cljearfull tiotce, 
 
 W fjeart toa£ noto at reit 
 ITflftj &eer lifcetotTe, Mjoltse tjg loue, 
 
 tofjat paineg fje tJOtlj induce; 
 £nti noto at lengtf) let pttie moue, 
 
 to ftoup tinto \)i$ KLutz* 
 # Ijooti of alfc, anti filuer belief 
 
 neto gtlt0 3 p^omffe tljee : 
 Mlo Ijo ljo, 3| crie, 3j come tfjen fate, 
 
 make me ag glati as> Ijee. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
NO T E S. 
 
75 
 
 The following Notes, with the exception of the additions in 
 brackets, are from the reprint in the " Heliconia." 
 
 Page 2. "As lightly you can craue."] — Lightly is commonly: as 
 in Shakspeare's Richard III., " Short summers lightly have a forward 
 spring;" and Ray's Proverbs, "There's lightning lightly before thun- 
 der." 
 
 Page 4. " Rosemarie is for remembrance."} — This is the property- 
 assigned to the same herb, and almost in the same words, by Shak- 
 speare's Ophelia. Mr. Malone observes, that rosemary, being supposed 
 to strengthen the memory, was the emblem of fidelity in lovers. Mr. 
 Steevens cites the following passage in accordance, from Chester's 
 Love's Martyr or Rosalin's Complaint, 1601. 
 
 There's rosemarie: the Arabians justifie 
 It comforteth the braine and memorie. 
 See note on Hamlet, act iv. sc. 5. Cowley ascribes to sage the virtues 
 here attributed to rosemary, and, from its strengthening and bracing 
 powers, infers its high reputation among medicaments for the memory. 
 See his first book of Herbs. 
 
 Page ^ " Fenel is for flaterers, an euil thing it is sure?} — In the 
 Paradise of day?itie Devises, a poem entitled " A bunche of herbes and 
 flowers," speaks in disparagement of " the fenell too, that is more fit for 
 some unfrendly gest." 
 
 Page 4. " And mil continue i?i the same as you haue nowe begunne."] 
 For And, the sense requires we should read But. 
 
 Page 5. " Nor passe not what they say."] — By passe not is pro- 
 bably meant report not. [It may mean, Put pass by.] 
 
J 6 Notes. 
 
 Page ii. "Andvnto Gunuil 'hall."] — Or rather Gonville hall, Cam- 
 bridge, founded in 1348 by Edmund de Gonville; and in 1557 
 advanced to Caius college by Dr. Caius, physician to Edward VI. 
 and his royal sisters. 
 
 Page 15. " Leaue off to flout now, and prick on your clout now."] — 
 The clout was the white mark in the centre of the target at which archers 
 took their aim. 
 
 Page 15. "As bad or worse than I shal speed."] — Than for then. 
 [Why so % The meaning seems to be, Though taunted by you I may 
 boast that not a better man than myself shall succeed with you.] 
 
 Page 15. " Good Nicibicetur"] — This looks like some cant term, 
 but its meaning is not apparent to the present editor. [Conceited and 
 hard to please.] 
 
 Page 19. " Greensleeues was all my ioy."] — This song has been 
 reprinted by Mr. Ellis in vol. iii. of his poetic Specimens. " The tune 
 (he observes) appears to have acquired an extraordinary degree of popu- 
 larity in the time of Shakspeare, and the ballad contains some particu- 
 lars respecting female dress and manners during the sixteenth century, 
 which may appear curious to the poetical antiquary." The song itself 
 was licensed in 1580 to Richard Jones, the printer of this miscellany. 
 Elderton, the noted ballad-maker, wrote a reprehension against Green- 
 sleeves, which was licensed in the same year; and other pieces that 
 seem to have borne relationship thereto, are cited by Mr. Steevens in a 
 note on the Merry Wives of Windsor ; act ii. sc. 1. 
 
 Page 20. u Thy peticole of sendall right."] — Mr. Ellis, in explanation 
 refers to Du Cange, voce cendalum, " a thin silk." 
 
 Page 21. " And siluer aglets hanging by"] — Aiglets, from aiguiletle, 
 Fr.; a lace with tags. 
 
 Page 25. "To the Quarter Braules"] — Braid was a French dance ; 
 
Notes. j j 
 
 and, from a description of the figure in Marston's Malcontent, it would 
 seem to have resembled the Cotillon. 
 
 Page 29. The burden of Ladie Ladie had been observed by Mr. 
 Malone to a song in an old morality printed in 1567. See his note on 
 Shakspeare's introduction of it in Twelfth Night, act ii. sc. 3. 
 
 Page 29. " Without all cure he died for loue"~\ — For he consistency 
 would read she. 
 
 Page 31. "To Cicilia Paitin"] — Pavin or Pavan was the name of 
 a grave dance, imported either from Spain or Italy. The figures of this 
 and other old dances are described in MS. Pawl. Poet. 108, in Bodl. 
 Bibl. The Cicilia Pavin was probably a favourite tune, but ill adapted, 
 it would seem, to vocal accompaniment. 
 
 Page 34. " And leaue her in fooles paradice."] — Shakspeare intro- 
 duces this term in his Romeo and Juliet, and Milton in his Paradise Lost 
 assigns it to the Limbus patrum of the schoolmen. 
 
 Page 34. " Least they at last glue you thegech."] — Geek is taunt, jibe, 
 or sign of derision. See Jamieson's Etymol. Diet. 
 
 Page 35. "A new sonet of Py ramus and Thisbie^] — This love-tale 
 had been familiarised to the English reader by Chaucer's Legend, by Cax- 
 ton's and by Golding's translations from Ovid; and in the Gorgious Gallery 
 it was versified at some length. This "new sonet" may have also con- 
 tributed to keep up its popularity, which was afterwards extended by 
 Dunstan Gale's poem, and by Shakspeare's burlesque interlude in the 
 Midsummer Nighfs Dream. It was likewise ingeniously interwoven 
 with a poem entitled Silkwormes and their Flies, which appeared in 1599. 
 
 Page 36. "At last they promised to meet at prime, by Minus well.'"] — 
 Rather Ninus well. 
 
 Page 37. "He thrust the point, a fid life did vade. n ] — i.e. did pass 
 away. 
 
78 Notes. 
 
 Page 38. " To Calen Custure me."] — Mr. Malone has surmised 
 that Pistol meant to repeat these unintelligible words in one of his 
 swaggering rants. See Shakspeare's play of Henry V. act iv. sc. 4. 
 
 Page 3 9. " Although I burne, yet tvould I nier."] — i. e. nigher. The 
 meaning seems to be, "yet would I approach more near." 
 
 Page 40, line 5. Instead of be, the rhyme requires do. [Rather you 
 in the previous line should be ye.] 
 
 Page 41. " And do not snuffe though I be p lame."] — i.e. " Do not be 
 angry." Instances of the usages of this word in this sense occur in 
 Shakspeare and other dramatists. 
 
 Page 42. u Go seek you, and leek you."] — Leek for look. 
 
 Page 44. "For had I wist."] — i.e. " Had I known." This was pro- 
 verbial. In Heywood's Epigrammes vpon Prouerbes, there is one on 
 " Had I wist ;" and in the Par. of D. Devices is a poem on the same 
 motto. 
 
 Page 45. " Amis goeth al."] — Amis for amiss. 
 
 Page 45. "Who baths in Mis."] — Baths for bathes. This was a 
 
 favourite mode of poetical expression. See Gascoigne's Weedes, p. 181. 
 
 Shenstone therefore did well to adopt it in his imitative lines on a 
 
 gothic alcove : 
 
 O you that bathe in courtly blysse. 
 
 Page 48. "He hops without the ring, yet daunceth on the trace?] — Qu. 
 if an allusion to hop-scotch % 
 
 Page 50. " To fancie him that stormes my woe"] — For stormes we 
 should perhaps read scornes. 
 
 Page 5 t " How filed talke"] — i.e. artfully polished or refined: as in 
 
Notes. 79 
 
 Lodge's address before Euphues' Golden Legacie — '"Not bought with the 
 allurement of a filed tongue." 
 
 Page 54. " That I vnneth can well injure."] — Unneth is scarcely. 
 [" Unnethe aboute hir mighte thay abyde." — Chaucer. Clerkes Tale.] 
 
 Page 55. " As thou hast luld my sleep to cares."] — We should rather 
 read, — "As thou hast luld to sleep my cares." [The copy from which 
 the reprint in Heliconia was made has transformed "stinted ears" in the 
 original, into " sleep to cares." Stinted is stopped.] 
 
 Page 56. "And Troylus eke kinge Pyramus sonne."] — We ought to 
 read king Priam's son. 
 
 P°g e 57- " The poisoned Pancalier, and good Dutch esse of Sauoy. ' '] — 
 This alludes to the sixth novel of Boisteau, where the story is told at 
 large. 
 
 Page 58. "And some for straunge deuices."] — These were on the 
 point laces, called point device. 
 
 Page 60. " Why should you disdaine you Louer thoV] — Used here 
 for then, as in some of the old metrical romances. See Ritson's 
 Glossary to his Selection. 
 
 Page 64. " Andpeise the ivords I spake."] — Peise, ftompeser, Fr., to 
 weigh or balance, is used by Spenser and Shakspeare. 
 
 Page 65. "The retch lesse race of carelesse kinde."] — Retchless is 
 careless according to Dr. Johnson, and in this place appears a pleonasm. 
 
 Page 67. "Trust not too much to bilbotu blade"] — At Bilboa, a city 
 of Biscay in Spain, the best sword blades were manufactured. Hence 
 Shakspeare speaks of " a good bilbo," in the Merry Wives of Windsor, 
 act iii. sc. 5 ; and Spenser in his Muiopotmos introduces " Bilbo Steele." 
 
80 N'otes. 
 
 Page 69. "To, the new Almaine"] — The Almaine, Allemaigne, or 
 Allemand, was a dance derived from Germany as its name imports. 
 In a breviate of the notes or tunes to the ditties contained in Munday's 
 Ba?iquet of daintie Conceits, 1588, there is one entitled " The 0/afc Alle- 
 maigne," to which this "new Allemaigne" might be nominally contrasted. 
 
 Page 71. "But if that she, fid gorged &e. 1, ~\ — In the Book of St. 
 Albans a particular direction may be seen, " How ye shall guyde you, yf 
 your hawke be full goorgyd, and ye wolde soone have a flyghte." 
 
 Page 72. "Wo ho ho, I crie"] — When a hawk was in the air this 
 was the call used by falconers to draw him down to them; as may 
 be gathered from Hamlet's call to Marcellus, and from many of our old 
 dramas. 
 
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 Issue No. 8. 
 
 HANDEFULL 
 
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 2. The Works of John Taylor the Water Poet. Reprinted from the 
 
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 For the Year 1868-9. 
 
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 Folio of 1630. Part II. 
 
 4. The Works of John Taylor the Water Poet. Reprinted from the 
 
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 5. Zepheria. Reprinted from the Original Edition of 1594. 
 
 For the Year 1869-70. 
 
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 7. Works of John Taylor the Water Poet, not included in the Folio 
 
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