the trebble sang some voyce Palinode-like the subiect seem'd refound Tribute to Cupid and therein reioyce It was Lucilla whom love did constraine By this her Palinode her minde t'explaine LVCILLA HER PALINODE MAny one rashly give reasonlesse censures towards love But those as I beleeve his mightie pow'r did never prove Why should they speake were ne're love-sicke Of Cupids power or might Blind folke should not iudge colours but Give place to those have sight The time was once I thought as those vaine fooles do now surmise And I by all meanes sought to move each one his power despise But foolish I did not espy That Cupid was a God Though I was wilde hee made mee milde Like babes who kisse their rod. It 's more then madnesse great to raile against affections King Be he control'd hee 'l threat the gods themselves to ruine bring Him powers blist dare not resist Iove Neptune nor Apollo Should then not wee who mortals be Learne their example follow Though Danae was kept close and strictly watcht by matrons guard Her father life must losse by her first borne for his reward He knowing that incarcerate Her to pevent the same Iove did surmise gold blindes the wise And time make Dian tame Such sure is Venus boy deare bought experience makes me know None can on earth finde ioy vnlesse themselves his servants show Let yong and old let base and bold Let rich and poore obey For who gainstand Cupids command He workes their wrack alway Long since I must confesse I Venus deitie did detest And thought it foolishnesse in those their hopes so fondly plac't I cald Love blinde and now I finde He wounds without respect Yea all alike his darts doe strike With love or pale reiect But where as I before transgrest ' gainst Venus and her sonne I vow now to adore their sacred will till life be done No bad pretence but ignorance Made me their lawes forsake So Iewels rare some fooles will spare And yet a feather take Love all things overcomes to Love Lucilla doth give place Their sences he benummes who strive his deitie to disgrace Or seek his foyle or honours spoyle Therefore I thus resolve In life or death whilst I doe breathe My love shall ne're dissolve CAlanthrop in this song tooke such delight He now remaind the gladdest man that liv'd Her happy words he registrate in spright Whose force from death to life could have reviv'd The saddest malcontent that liv'd or lov'd To see how Princely love disdaine remov'd The time appointed came Lucilla faire And wise Sophona though the night was darke Came both so softly downe the gallerie staire None of her guard them absent did remarke They shut the privie gate themselues behinde Thereafter shortly whom they sought they finde Madam quoth Sophona to this advert Remember when you speake your knight this clame For men in love are cunningly expert As yet you know not Tristius proper name Is 't possible quoth she Madam it 's true Then quoth Lucilla I 'le that sute renue Now see they other through a lowring light For envious Cynthia gave vnwilling shine 'Cause why she knew that Cupids day was night Lovers convents move chastitie repine Yet told Lucilla Phoebe to her face Endymion saw her smile with better grace Thus doe they meet Calanthrop by the arme Tooke faire Lucilla paicing so along The night was dark yet was the season warme He calles to minde Lucilla's sugred song Whereby love told him plainly to conclude Lovers late meetings aimes at further good Therefore he was most loath for to neglect Such good occasion And so he desir'd Her whom on earth his sp'rite did most affect Vnto a parle she againe requir'd Sophona and his Page to try their game Of foot-course which to view she thither came The which they did the match Sophona gaind For midst the course the Page through fiercenesse fell So they him looser merrily ordain'd But yet the Boy their censures did repell Alledging that since Fortune gave the crosse They could not iustly say his was the losse Thus merrily discourst they on the sport Calanthrop took Lucilla faire apart Sophona did the Page be pleas'd exhort Who seem'd to take his losse in evill heart Whereat he smiling rounded in her eare To make them sport he did so sad appeare Sophona and the Page were quickly gone Towards the vtmost end of this same walke Calanthrop since he found himselfe alone With his sweet love he thus began to talke First craving pardon if he should offend This speech to her sweet eares he did commend O Bravest frame that ever Nature wrought Rare quintescence of beauties honoured frame Fairer then she to Troy whom Paris brought Thou who art staine to Cupids smiling Dame Poore lowring Cynthia shames her shine to showe Because she sees thy fairer face below Each gazing eye doe homage to thy beautie The fairest Nymphs as hand-maids wil thee serve Each heart adores thee in all soveraigne dutie Yet Phoebus faire midst envy's like to sterve For why black clouds eclipse his light divine Thy fairer rayes not subiect to decline The sparkling starres much imitate thy eyes When chilling frost doth cleare the azur'd skye In thee alone true vertue lives and dies My life and love on thy sweet selfe relye Look how the Lizard feeds on humane sight Right so thy face both yeelds me life light The Salamander lives amidst the fire Not burnt thereby nor choked by the fume So doe I live ' midst flames of hot desire Thy lookes my heart doe fire yet not consume Likewise thy words inchant my listning eare Like Syrens songs when shippes their rockes drew neare Since thou bewitches deare sweet vse me so As Circe did of Ithaca the king When he by sea late-sacked Troy came froe By magick spelles him to her I le did bring Yet through loves force when she her conquest viewd She yeelds herselfe to him she late subdu'd But if thou wilt not imitate a witch Let vertuous Dido thy example bee Who though she was most infinitely rich Sea-tost Aeneas kept she companie And though you iustly may to me obiect That he was false I 'me free of that defect Therefore sweet love while as the season fits Once make me fort'nate in my loves attempt Are they not wise their secretes most commits To sencelesse things from feare they 're sure exempt Windes rivers trees hearbes floures nor grasse can tell What we coact so let our ioyes excell No hindrance have we if thy selfe be willing Come deare sweet love come seale it with a kisse Then shall we looke like prettie Doves a billing If thou with-draw thy head thou robst my blisse O let me suck the Nectar from thy lippe Where loves Idaea still delights to skippe Midst fervent passion he doth softly crush Her whiter hand then snow that 's lately blowne He pulls she holds this mov'd a modest blush Possesse her face yet second by a frowne Which so him frighted that he
grace in the heart conserves That Oracle which Delphos did containe Sometime I hope was held in such respect That many did through great expence and paine Obtaine response whereon they did erect All their attempts so Calanthrop now prayes Her answer might gree with his hopes alwayes Looke how a man for capitall offence Being arraign'd a Iurie doth sustaine How pale-fac'd feare his heart holds in suspence Till from the Iudge his sentence hee attaine Of death or life even so doth hee expect Her answer which will worke the like effect But now Lucilla for to solve the doubt Which at this time yong Calanthrop surpriz'd Lifting her eyes and looking all about She lookt on him which looke might have intys'de The coldest minded Saturnist had breath To loue and thus her answer did bequeath GOod Sir I marvell you should so advance Fond loue so farre since wise men him deride Whose power 's onely foolish hearts t'intrance Must they not stray who haue a blinded guide Where Cupid reignes the sence hee deludes soone Making them see strange visions in the moone Some do report the Gods did once conveene A Parliament touching prerogatives Then of Ambition Envie hatcht hath beene Cupid and Folly at debate shee drives Him back scratcht out his eyes hee might not see Therefore appointed was his guide to be Since so it is good Sir let me intreate You to renounce such guides as be those two For though the heart with ioy bee full repleate At first by them yet in the end comes woe A prudent minde in vertue exercysde Within Loves limits seldome is comprysde And as for me fond Venus and her boy I scorne and doe ' their Deitie still detest To talk of loue I think it but a toy Lymphatick hearts he onely may molest Let such adore him and admire his power The higher is their flight their fal's the lower So now shee calls her maids and bids them goe Awake the Mar'ners for she sees the shore Is neere hand by them likewise there is moe Billowes appeare nor was seene heretofore The mar'ners rise they tackle veere and tye They gaine the land so Neptune they defye Her coach is waiting her approach so now She and her maids incoach themselves with speed They bid farewell to Calanthrop and bow Themselues in coach his griefe doth now exceed All mens on earth yea it may haue compare To those who in the Stygian shades repaire Not Sysiphus who roules the restlesse stone Nor Ixion who turnes the toylsome wheele Such griefe possesse as he since she is gone Whose beauteous presence was his safties seale Nor Beliles who midst infernall fire To fill still emptying buckets doe desire No nor Prometheus for his heaven-heaven-fire stealth By vultures torne alive midst fierie flame Nor Midas King whose cov'tous heart such wealth Requir'd as thereby lost both sence and frame No greater griefe doth any of those trye Disdaine yeelds heate his harmlesse heart doth frye Still starving Tantalus to quench his thirst Standing in water water craves to drinke To pull the flying fruite he doth insist The fruit eschew the waters from him shrinke His babling tongue iustly his paine procur'd But Calanthrop is guiltlesly iniur'd While Calanthrop with grief was thus or'e-swaid His Page suggesteth that it were the best To give the Mar'ners coine who as yet staid Belike expecting some the which request He soone fulfild bidding him giue a crowne To each of them wherat the Page did frowne Yet ne'rethelesse he must this charge obay Therefore he went and cald them for to row Their ships boat which they did without delay On each of ten a crowne he did bestow They yeeld him thanks requesting him in end Their service to his master recommend He said he would then to a wood hard by Directs his course which way his master went When he had walkt a while he saw him lye Mongst loftie Pynes famous for high ascent Calanthrop bids him with what hast he might Some where about provide their Innes that night As he directs the Page away doth passe Yet knew not where this Innes hee should provide At last by chance hee meetes a countrey Lasse Who shew him that the way longst the wood side Was best for him for by yond flowrie spring Hee 'l finde a way to citie will him bring Even this same time doth Calanthrop bewaile His hard mishaps the Destenies decree Even thus I see such Fortune's favours fraile What gain'd by month doth in a moment flee O happy I if I had never prov'd The sad effects affection hath mov'd So you sweet Cedars and you high-rear'd Pines I you intreat subvmbrate me by shade From mortall eyes lest spitefull worldlings mindes In ioy triumph to see my successe bad No let the earth alive my corpes interre Rather then Fortune thus my ioyes deferre Whilst Calanthrop through griefe bereft of sense Thus tumbles tosses welters here and there He sees a man now for his best defence He seekes his sword yet found he it no where The man salutes him in this courteous forme Which wrought in him a calm after this storm GOod gentleman please you came there this way Of late some Huntsmen chasing of a Deere Or did you heare the shrill-mouth'd hounds at bay With fearlesse Boare or with the crushing Beare For from a thicket distant scarce a mile Wee rouz'd a Beare whom we try to exile This hurtfull Beare doth much vnlookt for harme In killing men and women children weake His bad embracement rais'd a sad alarme Into a neighb'ring Castle by a Lake Lowring he lies mongst brambles briers and bushes Waiting his prey which got he teares and crushes Misfortune great a youth some twelue yeares old A Cousin to Lucilla beauteous creature This proper youth aye me lesse wise then bold Belov'd of all and of a comely feature One day would needs himselfe by times solace With horse hounds to keep the Beare in chase But he a little from his comp'nie singled The Div'lish beast perceiving him alone Despaire with chol'rick furie intermingled Begot in him revenge so that anone Running amaine he puld the youth at vnder Then vnresisted tore his ioynts asunder And ever since the Duke with many knights Try by all meanes this cruell beast to kill Or else expell but hee almost affrights All his pursuers for his lookes doe fill Their hearts with fear that they encounter dare No way but glad to view the chase a farre But yet the Duke appointed hath a day And letters sent to all his bordering mates Them in his aid requesting to assay Their valorous force so men of all estates Are lookt for here gainst Tuesday next at morn To chase the Beare with horse with hound with horne This present day some gallants brave to try Which was the place of his foule residence Came to this forrest and of late went by To yonder grove disturb'd his patience Rousd the foule monster from his loathsome cave Like Martialists to rob his life they
Pilot sent him to enquire If they intended for to view the I le For this day you can no way gaine Epyre And little Sason is within a mile Likewise it 's best that wee a harbour finde In time for now it blowes a mightie winde Then quoth Calanthrop to the Iland goe If that you feare the tempest will increase For now I trust we need not feare no foe If seas and windes desist vs to oppresse The boy acquaints the Pilot that he should Saile towards Sason with what haste he could Hard by the Iland in an harbour brave When Sunne was set they made their anchors fall To land Lucilla would Calanthrop have Where they erect Pavillions large and tall Amidst a wood and there that night they staid For why the storme the Ladies much dismaid But on the morne the storme was so decreast That it was turned to a new extreame For such a calme both Seas and Aire possest Their Ship could no where saile and they esteeme The I le so pleasant that they now resolve Themselves some further in the wood t' involve So for their disport after they had dyn'd Calanthrop and Lucilla walkt along From all the rest vnto a place refyn'd Where pretty birds by their melodious song Gave such content that on a little mount They laid them downe hard by a pleasant fount This hill with Cypresse trees was all inclosde With Mirtle Bay-tree and such sort of wood On blooming boughes the birds their eares reioyc'd Sweet smelling Cypresse did their braines much good Each various obiect by their sev'rall dyes As trees hearbes floures delighted much their eyes The pleasant murmure of the crystall spring Suggests Lucilla that she should desire Calanthrop to be pleasd some dittie sing The which she did and doth her suite acquire For to a Mandore shee brought from her tent He sung this Poeme wishing her content CALANTHROP HIS PANEGYRICKE ABove the skies where gods doe move Each sevrall deitie honours Love And entertaine the same Likewise the powers of fire and aire In concord keep their motions rare Despising hatreds name The liquid powers of groundlesse sea A sympathie affect And earthly powers nat'rally Sweet amitie affect Day bright Sunne night shine Moone And starres which twinkling shine Planets tell and signes twell Loues Deitie is divine The airie Fowles and Birds which sing Through love are mov'd to welcome spring at his desir'd returne Apollo and the Muses nine On Parnasse still without repine In mutuall love soiourne The fish and monsters of the flood Through love their kinde supplie Beasts wilde and tame finde love so good They love to multiplie The three Fates rule the states Without iarre of our life Graces three doe agree Vnitely without strife The Faunes and Satyrs of the woods The Sylvans Dryads each concludes To reverence Venus Boy Vallonia and the Nymphes of plaines Limoniads which in meads remaines A kinde of love enioy The Oreads which the mountaines haunt love towards other have The Nymphs which of their beauty vaunt They Venus aid doe crave The Furies and Fairies Which trip each pleasant green With Naiads and Nereids Doe all adore Loves Queene Trees which in thickest woods doe grow And deepes which neither ebbe nor flow to love their kinde appeare The flowres which beautifie the fields And vertuous hearbs which physick yeelds Doe fructifie each yeare Nature makes plants through Sympathie Affect their mother Earth And Earth she makes in like degree yearely renue their birth And floods when you see then By confluence they meete Voyd of harmes each in armes Imbrace and other greet Since sacred gods doe Love adore And each immortall power therefore Let humanes him obey Since the Calestiall Firmament And everie sev'rall element Love reverence night and day Since Sunne and Moone who yeeld vs light and starres transparent cleare Since the twelve signes and planets bright at name of Cupid feare Fowles and fish Muses wish Monsters of sea and land Fates and Graces with sweet faces And beasts Loves Deitie stand Since Gods Nymphs of woods meads Of hilles and vales and those exceedes All other Nymphes in beautie Since Nymphes of Seas and Rivers too And Furies Fairies likewise doe To Love confesse a dutie Since trees brooks rivers hearb flowre And all which serve mans vse Since all which live or move each houre May man to love induce Should not wee then who bee Most subiect vnto reason Condiscend to extend Loves power in the season But oh what reason then have I Whom Gods and men doe both envie For my Lucilla faire To honour Cupid and his dame And evermore their praise proclaime Where ever I repaire Who have so richly me possest of the most beateous creature That eye hath seene or tongue exprest and of most comely feature In each art I 'le impart Her beautie Natures praise For her sake I shall make Homage to Love alwayes THus having sung he renders to his deare The litle Mandore she of late him lent Intreating if his song dislik't her eare To pardon him for such a bad intent He swore ne're harbour'd in his loyall brest The which to witnesse Venus he attest Sweet servant quoth she you doe still preveene Me by your court'sie which I much admire In right I must if any wrong had beene Remit it freely for I did require You for to sing which since at my request You did To yeeld you thankes it is the least Now waxt it late Phoebus was gone to rest And Heards their flockes drave to their wonted fold The singing birds went chirping to their nest The Owle sate skrieking in an Hollyne old Therefore those lovers now forsooke their place And to their tent they walkt a comely pace When they had new refresht themselves with food And each one minded for to goe to bed One came and told the winde was marv'lous good And therefore willd them ev'rie thing expede So loath to let such good occasion slip Each one went presently aboord the ship They weigh their ankers and they hoyse their saile And now they lanch forth quickly in the deepe A west north-west yeelds them a prosperous gale The ship vpon the tops of waves did leape But on the morrow by the breake of day They saw a saile make towards them right way Yet they sweet folk their course kept without feare Still towards Epire as they had intended Little knew they this was a man of warre And though they had they could not have defended He gain'd the wind-ward emptied all their sheetes Then with a brasse-peece rudely he them greetes They by no meane were able to resist Againe he shootes yet never speakes a word Force must they yeeld thinke of it as they list His ship then theirs was taller by a boord In end he offers peace if they will render Which they accept for each their life did tender The Pyrat boords them took what he thoughtfit At last by chance hee lookes and doth espye The Paragon of beautie weeping