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Skelton Laureate agaynste a comely Coystrowne that curyowsly chawntyd And curryshly cowntred / And madly in hys Musykkys mokkyshly made / Agaynste the .ix. Musys of polytyke Poems and Poettys matryculat. | |
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Of all nacyons vnder the heuyn. 'O' of 'of' is guide letter in space set for large capital | |
These frantyke foolys I hate most of all. | |
For though they stumble in the synnys seuyn. | |
In peuyshnes yet the[y] snapper and fall. they] the R | |
5 | Which men the .viii. dedly syn call. |
This peuysh proud thys prendergest. | |
When he is well yet can he not rest. | |
¶A swete suger-lofe and sowre bayardys-bun. | |
Be sumdele lyke in forme and shap. | |
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10 | The one for a duke the other for dun. |
A maunchet for morell thereon to snap. | |
Hys hart is to hy to haue any hap. | |
But for in his gam_vt carp that he can. | |
Lo Iak wold be a Ientylman | |
15 | ¶Wyth hey troly loly lo whip here Iak. |
Alumbek sodyldym syllorym ben. | |
Curyowsly he can both counter and knak | |
Of Martyn_swart and all hys mery men. | |
Lord how perkyn is proud of hys Pohen. | |
20 | But ask wher he fyndyth among hys monacordys. |
An holy-water clarke a ruler of lordys. | |
¶He can not fynd it in rule nor in space. | |
He solfyth to haute hys Trybyll is to hy. | |
He braggyth of hys byrth that borne was full bace | |
25 | Hys musyk withoute mesure to sharp is hys my |
He trymmyth in hys tenor to counter pyrdewy. | |
Hys dyscant is besy it is withoute a mene. | |
To fat is hys fantsy hys wyt is to lene. | |
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¶He lumbryth on a lewde lewte roty bully Ioyse. | |
30 | Rumbyll downe tumbyll downe hey go now now. |
He fumblyth in hys fyngeryng an vgly good noyse. | |
It semyth the sobbyng of an old sow. | |
He wold be made moch of and he wyst how. | |
Wele sped In spyndels and turnyng of tauellys. | |
35 | A bungler a brawler a pyker of quarellys. |
¶Comely he clappyth a payre of clauycordys. | |
He whystelyth so swetely he makyth me to swete. | |
His descant is dasshed full of dyscordes | |
A red angry man but easy to intrete. | |
40 | An vssher of the hall fayn wold I get. |
To poynte this proude page a place and a rome | |
For Iak wold be a Ientylman that late was a grome | |
¶Iak wold Iet and yet Iyll sayd nay. | |
He counteth in his countenaunce to checke with th e best. | |
45 | A malaperte medler that pryeth for his pray |
In a dysh dare he rush at the rypest. | |
Dremyng in dumpys to wrangyll and to wrest. | |
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He fyndeth a proporcyon in his prycke-songe. | |
To drynk at a draught a larg and a long | |
50 | ¶Nay iape not with hym he is no small fole |
It is a solempne syre and a solayne. | |
For lordes and ladyes lerne at his scole | |
He techyth them so wysely to solf and to fayne. | |
That neyther they synge wel prycke-songe nor playne | |
55 | Thys docter deuyas commensyd in a cart. Deuyas] dellias M |
A master a mynstrell a fydler a farte | |
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¶What though ye can cownter Custodi nos. | |
As well it becomyth yow a parysh towne-Clarke. | |
To syng S[o]spitati dedit Egros. Sospitati] Suspitati R | |
60 | Yet bere ye not to bold to braule ne to bark. |
At me / that medeled nothyng with youre wark. | |
Correct fyrst thy-self / walk and be nought. | |
Deme what thou lyst thou knowyst not my thought. | |
¶A prouerbe of old say well or be styll. | |
65 | Ye are to vnhappy occasyons to fynde. occasyons] occasion M |
Uppon me to clater or els to say yll. | |
Now haue I shewyd you part of your proud mynde | |
Take thys in worth the best is behynde. | |
Wryten at Croydon by Crowland_in_the_Clay. | |
70 | On Candelmas euyn the Kalendas of May |
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¶Contra alium Cantita[n]tem
Cantitantem] Cantitatem R et Organisantem Asinum / qui impugnabat Skeltonida pierium Sarcasmos
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¶Preponenda meis non sunt tua plectra camenis. | |
Nec quantum nostra fistula clara tua est. | |
Sepe licet liricos modularis arundina psalmos. | |
Et tremulos calamis concinis ipse modos. | |
5 | Quamuis mille tuus digitus dat carmine plausus. |
Nam tua quam tua vox est mage docta manus. | |
Quamuis cuncta facis tumida sub mente superbus. | |
Gratior est Phebo fistula nostra tamen. | |
Ergo tuum studeas Animo deponere fastum. | |
10 | Et violare sacrum Desine / Stulte / virum. |
Quod Skelton laureat. |
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¶Skelton Laureat vppon a deedmans hed th
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t was sent to hym from an honorable Ientyll-woman for a token Deuysyd this gostly medytacyon in Englysh Couenable in sentence Comendable / Lamentable / Lacrymable / Profytable for the soule.
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¶Youre vgly tokyn. | |
My mynd hath brokyn. | |
From worldly lust. | |
For I haue dyscust. | |
5 | We ar but dust. |
And dy we must. | |
¶It is generall. | |
To be mortall. | |
I haue well espyde. | |
10 | No man may hym hyde. |
From deth holow-eyed. | |
With synnews wyderyd. | |
With bonys shyderyd. | |
With hys worme-etyn maw. | |
15 | And hys gastly Iaw. |
Gaspyng asyde. | |
Nakyd of hyde. | |
Neyther flesh nor fell. | |
¶Then by my councell. | |
20 | Loke that ye spell. |
Well thys gospell. | |
For wher-so we dwell. | |
Deth wyll vs quell. | |
And with vs mell. | |
25 | ¶For all oure pamperde paunchys. |
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Ther may no fraunchys. | |
Nor worldly blys. | |
Redeme vs from this. | |
Oure days be datyd. | |
30 | To be chek-matyd. |
With drawttys of deth. | |
Stoppyng oure breth. | |
Oure eyen synkyng. | |
Oure bodys stynkyng. | |
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35 | Oure gummys grynnyng. |
Oure soulys brynnyng. | |
To whom then shall we sew. | |
For to haue rescew. | |
But to swete Iesu. | |
40 | On vs then for to rew. |
¶O goodly chyld. | |
Of Mary mylde. | |
Then be oure shylde. | |
That we be not exylyd. | |
45 | To the dyne dale. |
Of boteles bale. boteles] botemles M | |
Nor to the lake. | |
Of fendys blake. | |
¶But graunt vs grace. | |
50 | To se thy face. |
And to purchace. | |
Thyne heuenly place. | |
And thy palace. | |
Full of solace. | |
55 | Aboue the sky. |
That is so hy. | |
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Eternally. | |
To beholde and se. | |
The Trynyte. | |
60 | Amen. |
Myrres vous y |
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WOmanhod wanton ye want. 'W' of 'Womanhod' is guide letter in space set for large capital | |
Youre medelyng mastres is manerles. | |
Plente of yll of goodnes skant. | |
Ye rayll at ryot recheles. | |
5 | To prayse youre porte it is nedeles. |
For all your draffe yet and your dreggys. | |
As well borne as ye full oft-tyme beggys. | |
¶Why so koy and full of skorne. | |
Myne horse is sold I wene you say. | |
10 | My new furryd gowne when it is worne. |
Put vp youre purs ye shall non pay. | |
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By Crede I trust to se the day. | |
As proud a pohen as ye sprede. | |
Of me and other ye may haue nede. | |
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15 | ¶Though angelyk be youre smylyng. |
Yet is youre tong an adders tayle. | |
Full lyke a Scorpyon styngyng. | |
All those by whom ye haue auayle. | |
Good mastres Anne there ye do shayle. | |
20 | What prate ye praty pyggys-ny. |
I truste to quyte you or I dy. | |
¶Youre key is mete for euery lok. | |
Youre key is commen and hangyth owte. | |
Youre key is redy we nede not knok. | |
25 | Nor stand long wrestyng there-aboute. |
Of youre doregate ye haue no doute. | |
But one thyng is that ye be lewde. | |
Holde youre tong now all be_shrewde. | |
¶To mastres Anne that farly swete. | |
¶That wonnes at the key in temmys_strete. | |
Cum priuilegio |