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HEre Folowythe dyuers Balettys and dyties solacyous deuysyd by Master Skelton Laureat. | ||
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¶With lullay lullay lyke a chylde. | ||
Thou slepyst to long thou art begylde. | ||
My darlyng dere my daysy-floure. | ||
Let me quod he ly in your lap. | ||
Ly styll quod she my paramoure. | ||
Ly styll hardely and take a nap. | ||
5 | Hys hed was heuy such was his hap. | |
All drowsy dremyng dround in slepe. | ||
That of hys loue he toke no kepe. | ||
With hey lullay .etc. | ||
ref.ed: 42 | ||
¶With ba ba ba and bas bas bas. | ||
She cheryshed hym both cheke and chyn. | ||
10 | That he wyst neuer where he was. | |
He had forgoten all dedely syn. | ||
He wantyd wyt her loue to wyn. | ||
He trusted her payment and lost all hys pray. | ||
She left hym slepyng and stale away. | ||
With hey lullay .etc. | ||
15 | ¶The ryuers rowth the waters wan. | |
She sparyd not to wete her fete. | ||
She wadyd ouer she found a man. | ||
That halsyd her hartely and kyst her swete. | ||
Thus after her cold she cought a hete. | ||
20 | My lefe she sayd rowtyth in hys bed. | |
I ####ab#### wys he hath an heuy hed. | ||
Wyth hey lullay .etc. | ||
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¶What dremyst thou drunchard drousy-pate. | ||
Thy lust and lykyng is from the gone. | ||
Thou blynkerd blowboll tho[u] wakyst to late. | ||
25 | Behold thou lyeste luggard alone. | |
Well may thou sygh well may thou grone. | ||
To dele wyth her so cowardly. | ||
I ####ab#### wys powle-hachet she bleryd thyne I. | ||
Quod skelton Laureate. |
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THe auncient acquaintance madam betwen vs twayn | ||
The famylyaryte the formar dalyau[n]ce. | ||
Causyth me that I can not my-self refrayne. | ||
B[u]t that I must wryte for my plesaunt pastaunce. | ||
5 | Remembryng your passyng goodly countenaunce. | |
Your goodly port your bewteous visage. | ||
Ye may be countyd comfort of all corage. | ||
¶Of all your feturs fauorable to make tru discripcion | ||
I am insuffycyent to make such enterpryse. | ||
10 | For thus dare I say without tradiccyon. | |
That dame menolope was neuer half so wyse. | ||
Yet so it is that a rumer begynnyth for to ryse. | ||
How in good horsmen ye set your hole delyght. | ||
And haue forgoten your old trew louyng knyght. | ||
ref.ed: 43 | ||
15 | ¶Wyth bound and rebound bounsyngly take vp. | |
Hys Ientyll curtoy[l] / and set nowght by small naggys. curtoyl] curtoyt R | ||
Spur vp at the hynder-gyrth with gup morell gup. | ||
With Iayst ye Ienet of spayne for your tayll waggys | ||
Ye cast all your corage vppon such courtly haggys. | ||
20 | Haue in sergeaunt-ferrour myne horse behynde is bare. | |
He rydyth well the horse but he rydyth better the mare. | ||
¶Ware ware the mare wynsyth wyth her wanton hele. | ||
She kykyth with her kalkyns and keylyth with a clench. | ||
She goyth wyde behynde and hewyth neuer a dele. | ||
25 | Ware gallyng in the widders ware of that wrenche. | |
It is perlous for a horseman to dyg in the trenche. | ||
Thys greuyth your husband that ryght Ientyll knyght. | ||
And so with youre seruantys he fersly doth fyght. | ||
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¶So fersly he fytyth hys mynde is so fell. | ||
30 | Yt he dryuyth them doune with dyntys on ther day-wach. | |
He bresyth theyr braynpannys and makyth them to swell. | ||
Theyre browys all to ####ab#### brokyn such clappys they cach. | ||
Whose Ialawsy malycyous makyth them to lepe the hach. | ||
By theyr conusaunce knowing how they serue a wily py | ||
35 | Ask all your neybours whether that I ly. | |
¶It can be no counsell that is cryed at the cros / | ||
For your Ientyll husband sorowfull am I. | ||
How-be-i[t] he is not furst hath had a los. How be it] How be is R | ||
Aduertysyng you madame to warke more secretly. | ||
40 | Let not all the world make an owt-cry. | |
Play fayre-play madame and loke ye play clene. | ||
Or ells with gret shame your game wylbe sene. | ||
Quod Skelton Laureat. |
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JSBal3 | ||
Knolege Aquayntance resort fauour with grace 'K' of 'Knolege' is guide letter in space set for large capital | ||
Delyte / desyre / respyte / wyth lyberte. | ||
Corage wyth lust conuenient tyme and space. | ||
Dysdayns / dystres / exylyd cruelte. | ||
5 | Wordys well set with good habylyte. | |
Demure demenaunce womanly of porte. | ||
Transendyng plesure surmountyng all dysporte. | ||
ref.ed: 44 | ||
¶Allectuary arrectyd to redres. | ||
These feuerous axys the dedely wo and payne. | ||
10 | Of thoughtfull hertys plungyd in dystres. | |
Refresshyng myndys the aprell shoure of rayne. | ||
Condute of comforte and well most souerayne. | ||
Herber enverduryd contynuall fressh and grene. | ||
Of lusty somer the passyng goodly quene. | ||
15 | ¶The Topas rych and precyouse in vertew. | |
Your ruddys wyth ruddy rubys may compare. | ||
Saphyre of sadnes enuayned wyth Indy-blew. | ||
The pullyshed perle youre whytenes doth declare. | ||
Dyamand poyntyd to rase oute hartly care. | ||
20 | Geyne surfetous suspecte the Emeraud comendable. | |
Relucent Smaragd Obiecte I[n]comperable. Incomperable] Imcomperable R | ||
¶Encleryd myrroure and perspectyue most bryght. | ||
Illumynyd wyth feturys far passyng my reporte. | ||
Radyent Esperus star of the clowdy nyght. | ||
25 | Lode-star to lyght these louers to theyr porte. | |
Gayne dangerous stormys theyr anker of supporte. | ||
Theyr sayll of solace most comfortably clad. | ||
Whych to behold makyth heuy hartys glad. | ||
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¶Remorse haue I of youre most goodlyhod | ||
30 | Of youre behauoure curtes and benynge. | |
Of your bownte and of youre womanhod. | ||
Which makyth my hart oft to lepe and sprynge. | ||
And to remember many a praty thynge. | ||
But absens alas wyth tremelyng fere and drede. | ||
35 | Abashyth me albe-it I haue no nede. | |
¶You I assure absens is my fo. | ||
My dedely wo my paynfull heuynes. | ||
And if ye lyst to know the cause why so. | ||
Open myne hart beholde my mynde expres. | ||
40 | I wold you coud / then shuld ye se mastres | |
How there nys thynge that I couet so fayne. | ||
As to enbrace you in myne armys twayne. | ||
¶Nothynge yerthly to me more desyrous. | ||
Than to beholde youre bewteouse countenaunce. | ||
ref.ed: 45 | ||
45 | But hatefull Absens to me so enuyous. | |
Though thou withdraw me from her by long dystaunce. | ||
Yet shall she neuer oute of remembraunce. | ||
For I haue grauyd her wythin the secret wall. | ||
Of my trew hart to loue her best of all. | ||
Quod Skelton. Laureat. |
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Cuncta licet cecidisse putas discrimina rerum | ||
Et prius incerta nunc tibi certa manent. | ||
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Consiliis vsure meis tamen aspice caute | ||
Subdola non fallat te dea fraude sua. | ||
5 | Sepe solet placido mortales fallere vultu. | |
Et cute sub placida tabida sepe dolent. | ||
Ut quando secura putas et cuncta serena. serena] serenas R | ||
Anguis sub viridi gramine sepe latet. | ||
¶Though ye suppose all Ieperdys ar paste. | ||
And all is done that ye lokyd for before. | ||
Ware yet I rede you of fortunes dowble cast. | ||
For one fals poynt she is wont to kepe in store. | ||
5 | And vnder the fell oft festerd is the sore | |
That when ye thynke all daunger for to pas. | ||
Ware of the lesard lyeth lurkyng in the gras. | ||
Quod Skelton laureat. |
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GO pytyous hart rasyd with dedly wo. 'G' of 'Go' is guide letter in space set for large capital | ||
Persyd with payn bleding with wondes smart | ||
Bewayle thy fortune with vaynys wan and blo. | ||
O fortune vnfrendly fortune vnkynde thow art. | ||
5 | To be so cruell and so ouerthwart. | |
To suffer me so carefull to endure. | ||
That wher I loue best I dare not dyscure. | ||
¶One ther is and euer one shalbe. | ||
For whose sake my hart is sore dyseasyd. | ||
10 | For whose loue welcom dysease to me. | |
I am content so all partys be pleasyd. | ||
Yet and God wold I wold my payne were easyd. | ||
ref.ed: 46 | ||
But fortune enforsyth me so carefully to endure. | ||
That where I loue best I dare not dyscure | ||
¶Skelton laureat at the instance of a nobyll Lady. |
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Cum priuilegio. |