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
doces Kennede clientes Ore verecundo verba Britanna loqui Vlla nec in toto prurit lascivia libro Non minus est nobis pagina vita proba Galterus Bellendinus In Kenedum Authorem GOrdius a Kenedo laxatur nodus amoris Nexibus haud ruptis ense sed arte datis Pingitur alma Venus non sic pinxisset Apelles Ced cut Naso splendet amoris Epos Nil miri expertum quod cantet amator amorem Cura quûm Musas perpete captus amet R. Fairlaeus The Mappe of this Muse. REader I wish thee hencefoorth to refraine To read the rupturs of madde O vids braine What canst thou find in al these lines of his But flatrings smilings or a baudie kisse Vaine wenching ieasting dallieing iealousies Fainde sights deceats and Venus vainities But view this pamphlet and thy witt shall finde Wise precepts and instructions for thy minde Sweet peace of thought the secreet ioy of heart Chaste modest loue void of all vitious airt Rare continence adornde with vertues shame Still lothing loue that lecherie doth name Loe heere are lynes of passing pleasant grace Which modest maids may read but blush of face Those are the first fruits of a braue ingyne Fortelling what his spirit will proue in time Then goe briefe booke and Momus seed defye Bee not affraid of Criticks base envie For to thy fame this boldly I relate No lines of loue shall liue a longer date Patrick Mackenzie THE HISTORY OF CALANTHROP AND LVCILLA ONE Summers day young Calanthrop sate downe In pleasant grove hard by a crystall brooke A Bay by vmbrage Flora by her gowne Gave such content that great delight he tooke For here his smell was pleas'd so was his sight His body safe from Phoebus scorching light Zephyrus motion 'mongst the fruitfull sprigges Made fall the Cherry Apple Prune and Peare Feath'red confed'rates sate on tender twigges Ready prepared for to please his eare These wing'd Musitians strain'd their pretty throates In divers Ditties warbling forth their notes In yonder rock sits Niobe immur'd Here Philomela 'gins for to lament Poenaean Daphne there growes vp obscur'd Phaetons sisters likewise doe relent And with their Amber teares through barke and rine Their losse and brothers fall seeme to repine Looke Adons floure yet of Vermilion dye Reteines the staine received by his blood The silver teares fell from faire Venus eye Vpon the leafe stand yet as then they stood For seeing how the Boare her loue had slaine Shee weeping kist and kissing't weeps againe Narcissus next presents it to his view With drouping head as he in fountaine gaz'd In signe he drencht yet is it wet with dew Without a breach it 's head cannot be rais'd Of colour white small savour doth possesse He foolish faire his death doth well expresse Turning by chance his eye aside he cast And there perceiues a fountaine richly fram'd Of Iet-black Marble snow-white Alabast Nature nor workman neither to bee blam'd The worke was portraits as I shall descrive Through liquid motion seem'd though dead alive There Mars and Venus might you see insnar'd In Vulcans net still toyling to getout Both of them vowing for to bee repair'd In taking vengeance on the polt-foot lout Phoebus peepes in shame sits on Venus cheeke Iu Scarletroabe Mars strength is now to seeke A statue next Orpheus doth represent His harpe in hand Sylvanus doth approach With Sylvans Fauns and Satyrs of intent To trip and daunce the woodie Nymphes incroach The tops of trees reverberate the ground Who if they rootlesse were would daunce a Round Even as the Ivie doth infold the Oke Right so Pygmalion can his Statue close Twixt breast and armes that scarce he leasure tooke To view it well for kissing't mouth and nose It seemes on him to smile with comly grace And still the water makes them move apace Next sits Arion on a Dolphins backe The light-foot Nercids tripping on the sand He playes the Dolphins tumbling dauncing make His speciall aime is to attaine the land Twixt sea and shore him tosse they to and froe Though not indeed by water seeme they so Then greedie Midas sencelesse in his sute To Bacchus made that what he toucht in gold Should quickly turne his Asses eares repute Midst gold halfe starv'd he heavens implores behold The response bids go bathe in Pactol's streame Thy vertue losse thy former state redeeme See how At'lanta and Hippomenes By foot-course try most swiftly who can run Venus gold apples of Hisperides The Lasse perceives lye glistering gainst the sunne First one an other before the third she catch The Lad prevailes and winnes her to his match As Icar soares with artificiall wings His father cries Sonne keepe a lower gate Oft-times ambition late repentance brings His waxen plumes shake loose through Titans heat Whilst Dedalus an equall course still craves The sea his sonne of flight and breath bereaves Grim-fac'd Medusa next with Snakie head Lookes all imbrewd in Serpents loathsome gore The vipers seeme by biting make her bleed Such is the water-worke I shew before Those that beheld her turned were to stone So are they here save Calanthrop each one Paris on Ide three goddesse him beforne Stands doubting which of them to giue the ball Pallas bids wit Iuno gold nere forlorne Venus faire Helen height and gained all Gold he reiects Prudence no whit prevail'd Bewitching beautie so his heart assail'd Last Venus sonne stands hood-winkt from his bow He shafts forth sends at randone through the aire Without respect both whom he hit or how If hee doe hit at all is all his care None can evite all-conquering Cupids sting The base-borne beggar nor the royall king This grove Gargaphiae iustly might be cal'd Save that a Dian doth it not containe Nor Cadmus Oye whose head with hornes impal'd For timelesse viewing of the chastest traine Precipitate Acteon of his rutblesse hounds For Fatall looke received Fatall wounds Whilst Calanthrop thus gaz'd him thought he heard Musickes sweet sound arrest his hearing sence Hee turnes and sees approch a lovely guard Of Damosels yet knew not their pretence His anxious thoughts import a tim'rous minde Himselfe he shrouds an Ivie-bush behinde By this those Nymphes at fountaine doe arriue Their instruments they lay apart and then Who can their Mistres first deroabe they striue This takes away her roabes that comes agen Thorow the bush still Calanthrop doth prye Their trickes he doth with small content espye One with a key vnlockes the fountaine gates And now the fairest doth the streame embrace Shee warmes the spring the spring her heat abates Her Iv'rie body doth the fountaine grace Shee ioyes to bathe but Calanthrop's afraid Poore malcontent he to himselfe thus said Oh heavens said he must I an Acteon prove This cursed Dian then is every where Infort'nate youth what fatall chance did move Thee at this time vnto these woods repaire Remed'lesse grieves I finde are most obscure What Fates decree we humanes must endure But oh if one might possibly
I liue I 'le dye And though I death desire death will me flye Therefore sweete Nymph since I haue told you plaine Beatifie me by your generous grant So shall I still your servant true remaine Whereof with credite I may iustly vaunt For such a Mistresse hath no mortall wight Gainst Mars himselfe I dare maintaine by fight Lucilla all this while attentively Remarkt his speech and felt she knew not what A more intire respect then vsually She heretofore to any bore whereat Aggriev'd her selfe of fondnesse doth reprove For she as yet ne're felt the force of love Yet this respect she caries to the youth I hope anone shall purchase him his fraught Now the sweet Organ of her lovely mouth Vtters such words as might haue Merc'rie taught Which words from out Loves lethagrie awake Young Calanthrop for thus to him she spake SVch titles sir I you intreat reserve As you give me for some of more desert For through selfe-loue many from honour swerve As those report in Nature most expert And if ambition once the heart subdue Honour wit vertue bid that heart adiew It may be Sir that you repute this strange That vndeserved many will assume Prerogatives and badly doe exchange Vertue with vice such is ambitions fume Those late repentance make their plumes decline Yet they ne're strive their hum ours to refine Let this suffice then now as to your suite Sir you shall know that we vse not permit Men in our comp'nie lest through scand'lous bruit Our spotlesse names in question come but yet Those Mar'ners you perhaps esteeme as men Yet are they Eunuchs though in number ten But lest your losse through our default accresse And we prove guiltie of your overthrow We will for this time our strict vse represse And for your weale our hazard vndergoe Since you 're a stranger then in charitie We should you aid if we may lawfully For this Calanthrop renders thousand thankes And on his knee offers her hand to kisse Which she refus'd now each in their own rankes Goe boord the Barke but ô what ioy by this Doth Calanthrop conceive now their saile They hoise for why they have a prosperous gale Now being imbarkt Neptune begins to ioy That he hath gaind which he of late was reft No wrinkling wave vpon his brow t'annoy Them now is seen no swelling surge is left Vpon the Oceans face but like to balme The seas appeare now through a pleasant calme Lucilla now the stranger plac't hard by Herselfe and seeing he so silent sate Smiling began she to enquire him why He lookt so sad or what he cogitate Whilst he so sate into a silent muse Whereat asham'd himselfe doth thus excuse MAdam by nature I 'me melancholy Yet doe I think by casuall accident This humour much more is infus'd in me Which if I could I gladly would prevent But so it is I 'me forc't to taste the soure And bittet sap whilst others smell the floure For know deare sweet the Fates doe so ordaine Whilst others ioy that I in woe must waile The blinde-borne Archers shaft I entertaine My heart within this makes me looke so pale And which is worse with griefe I pine and mourne She lovelesse lives mids Cupids flames I burne And yet in truth thus farre I must confesse I silent grieue for such I never shew To her directly neither did adresse My selfe to sute such for I thought I knew Already that I labour would in vaine And poure forth plaints to one would me disdaine Yet since I see that silence will redound To my great losse likewise in such a case It is not requisite lest I confound My selfe and so my fortunes all intrace In grizely lab'rynth of pale-looking woe I 'le speake in time heavens aid me thereinto The Mar'ners all this time were sleeping neere And glad to rest for they out-waked were Lucilla's maids apply'd themselues to heare The Page discourse no longer time deferre Would Calanthrop but since the time so serves Proceedes yet trembling feare possest his nerves For he was feard the Mar'ners might awake Or that the maides might to his speech advert He likewise feard Lucilla faire might take Exception by his words and so insert His name and hopes in scrolles of pale reiect Yet he resolues this speech to her direct THrice fairer then the fairest that doth breath Ortrampe downe Tellus by their harmlesse foote More worth to me then life do not in wrath This as presumption vnto me impute That I sore loue-sick must thy pitty crave For thou it's onely must me kill or save Thou whose Idea in my heart is fixt So firmly that no death can it remoue Let thy great beautie be with mercie mixt Pittie is cal'd the ornament of loue Pittie those shrowds disdaine would whip with roddes It 's pittie onely makes vs like to goddes Sweet lovely faire please you remember right When I of you my transport did obtaine I told you that my stay would marre my spright And through transport I should lost ioy regaine So true it is for since you shew such grace You gave me life by looking in your face For such like matter I ne're thought vpon As of transport but glad was to conceale My love vntill such time as there was none Hard by to heare what I to you reveale For since sweete loue I saw you in the wood I still esteem'd you my sole earthly good Even then when you did richly benefite The colding spring with touch of your faire hide The fountaine bathe within for to repeate What ioy the whole spectators were beside Did then conceive would scarcely purchase trust But as for me appeare no way I durst For whilst I on the fountaine statues gaz'd You marcht so swift with all your lovely bond That I by such great beauties much amaz'd Into a bush hard by my selfe abscond And all the while you did the bathe inure I silent sate with small content I 'me sure Cause I Diana absolute esteem'd You for such beautie humanes not possesse As you enioy so wisht I be exeem'd From such like comp'nie lest that such distresse Might me befall as him who wore Harts horne First on his head then by his dogges was torne But when I saw that dangers all were past And that you were a humane creature When you were gone I follow'd after fast Loves fierie faggots so my heart combure Such bait gave Cupid on a guilded hooke I could not stay till I you over-tooke So now sweet heart since opportunitie Hath made me fort'nate granting me such time My loue t' impart to your selfe privatly Grant me your favour that amidst the prime Of my yong yeares I may more ioy conceive Then Nestor old in all his life did have In thy sweet selfe my spotlesse loue 's ingraft In thee is plac't my ioyes and whole content Let not disdaine by his fastidious craft Frustrate my hopes nor yet my ioyes prevent For Nat'ralists this maxime oft observes A lovely face
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-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
to supper for them send Yet did the Duke and his faire Lasse conceive Great ioy that they had gaind what they would have But I beleeve Calanthrop did enioy As much content as any man aliue For now he doth his best wits all imploy To speake his mistres yet doth wisely strive To hide the same till time and place doe serve Though he meane while in love was like to sterve To supper went they after that to rest Lucilla by her maids was then conveyd To chamber but Calanthrop now supprest His passions great expecting fort'nate aid When Duke and Lords and Knights were all asleepe Sick-thoughts Calanthrop did best comp'nie keepe Thus then perplext hee went out at the gate Seeking to finde some solitarie place Where he might well vnheard or seene regrate His hard mishaps and wofull black disgrace In coverd walke ne're to the river side Haid by the garden him sweet Cedars hide Ov'rcharg'd with griefe hee 'gins for to impart His love-sick passions to each sencelesse thing Deepegrounded sighes opprest his loyall heart Which mov'd him to his Lute this Dittie sing The subiect was how Fortune crost each man In their loves suite thus Calanthrop began CALANTHROP HIS THRENODIE THE silent night summonds each thing to rest The schrieking Owle nights Herald notes her houres In sable robes when crystall welkin loures Each fowle an little bird flie to the their nest The Hamadriads haste to shadie bowres Each beast opprest with labour travell paine House hold or cave to rest them in remaine Now dew discends vnseene in silver shoures Refreshing scorched plants flours grasse grain Each thing that lives this season somway please The wearie Phlegon in the night findes ease Coolding in Tethys bowre his fierie waine Yet I tormented by a deepe disease In night find neither rest nor yet reliefe Pale-fac't disdaine is cause of all my griefe My frowning Fate I no way can appease Fortune aye me hath made me to be briefe A gazing-stock of discontented woe And still decrees I shall continue so Till death exhale my breath by lawlesse reife You whistling windes that ev'rywhere doe blow Tell all the world how I am forc't to prove The worst of Fortune in the best of love Smooth glyding streames that to the Ocean goe Shew raging Neptune limited above My restlesse passions and heart-killing feares Move me each houre as tribute pay him teares 〈◊〉 blessed Powers above the starres who move And when you list to vs below appeares I you implore to abrogate my smart Else lend Lucilla her coequall part For she as yet what love may be admires Therfore doe wound by sweet remorse her heart O Cupid if I durst I would demaund Why thou permits her thus thy lawes gain-stand I wish thou wouldst but touch her with thy dart Then should she be subiect to thy command And pittie me who daily for her feele Griefe paine and passions signes of sorrows seale And thou faire ring oft kist her fairer hand Now drouping sits and heares what I reveale Thou by that meane didst much more honor have Then I thy master who like blisse did crave Old doting Morpheus is most glad to steale The guerdon which in right I should receive Possessing her faire body he doth smile At wenching Iove who strives him to beguile Why doth not death me soone of breath bereave Since black disdaine affection doth exyle Satyrs Faunes which haunt those woods among And dauncing Driads witnes this my wrong See how the windes keepe silence all this while To heare the sad rehearsal of my tongue Sea-guyding Cynthia shames to come in sight And twinkling stars in clouds obscure their light Sweet smelling Cedars straight passing long Thrice happy I were this my finall night No no I yet must try a wearie day For to my griefe the Fates my death delay Lest I by death might ease this wofull spright O heavens what have I done that you assay In my loves quest each way to give me crosse Though I much fear to call heavens errors grosse Yet this abuse my sences so dismay I 'me sensible of nothing but my losse Looke how Aurora at my woe doth weepe Cleare dewie teares from her gray eyes downe leep On Flora's coat where gentle windes them tosse The pleasant brookes a grudging murmure keepe Faire Phoebus now beginnes to guild the fields And though his beames to all things comfort yeelds Yet since he sees me wrapt in sorrowes deepe Musing a mayd can see a man so pyne Sham'd of my wrong he now withdrawes his shine CAlanthrop having sung this Threnodie Sighes strive with teares and both prevent each word Teares wet his cheekes sighes dry them suddenly His matchlesse griefe deepe grounded groanes record Such wofull passions oft suggest despaire Whose on-wayters be sorrowe shame and care Yet Iove defend such like should him befall Superiour powers think it now high time That Fortune should in prosp'rous ioyes install Him whom till now she punisht without crime So lest perchance hee offer might offence Vnto himselfe by desp'rate violence Heavens mov'd Lucilla his complaint to heare For such like passions made her to awake With loving heart and with a listning eare Loves kingly power made her pittie take For by the consequent one may surmise Her selfe was subiect to the same disease And yet she did most cunningly proceed How skild bee women in their coying Art She well perceiv'd Calanthrop stood in need Of her sweet aid to ease his love-sicke heart And though she was most willing to extend Reliefe to him yet doth the same suspend Now ov'r the walke where Calanthrop then lay Therestood a gallerie on the garden wall To this same gallerie was a privie way From her bed-chamber here she vs'd to call Her maids by one dilating there her will To those shee pleasd whilst all the rest stood still Vnto this gallerie went she all alone For all that night she had receiv'd bad rest Hearing her knight relate with many groane The various wayes his vrgent grieves increast And when Calanthrop had left off to sing He slept which time shee dropt on him a ring The happy ring this posie did conteine Thy chiefe desire shortly shalt thou acquyre E're he awoke she went away vnseene Then to a secret walke did she retire Repenting her that e're this ring she threw Vnto her knight whereof he nothing knew Now being alone she ' ginnes her selfe to blame That should give place to such an idle thought As love even thus Lucilla now thy shame Apparent is which thou regardest nought What fond Lucilla wilt thou midst the yeares Of tender age subiect thy selfe to feares For Love's a field of feares of cares of paine Of trouble sorrow griefe and ghostly woe Since so it is in time it 's best restraine Such fruitlesse folly and such like forgoe Lest Venus boy thy gentle heart intrap Making therof no conquest but a rapt And what is hee that thou dost thus affect A stranger and perchance
of such base minde That having got thy love will then reiect Thee though at first he seeme to be most kinde Neither know's thou his revenewes nor state Therefore in time rue rather then too late But now Loves king once toucht her heart againe So that she now reputes herselfe ingrate Who could permit her lover to remaine So long in griefe and might the same abate For which in heart she vowes to make amends And ere she loose her loue shee 'l loose her friends For why shee s sure a knight of so good parts As is her knight must loyall bee in love Deceit ne're dwels in noble martiall hearts This maxime skildest Phylosophs approve His birth likewise is sure equivalent Els her to suite could ne're be his intent Yet she remembers beggar Irus sought The constant love of chaste Penelope Which he mongst Peeres of Ithaca deare bought Endymion lov'd the Huntresse Hecate Thus love both Prince and poore man doth controll The gayners ioy the loosers still condole But what though love a beggar did provoke Or yet a shepheard enterprise such aime And rich and poore bee subiect to loves stroke And Cupid with one dart both heale and maime Like to Achilles lance whom it did wound It selfe againe nought else must make them sound What then Lucilla can there be such thing As ever love such operation had To make a base-borne slave looke like a King Though love hath power to make one glad or sad Love in transformes will not prove so vnright To make a Heard or Beggar seeme a Knight Admetus flocks nine winters Cynthius kept And love made Iove in golden showre descend In Danaes lap whilst she faire Lady slept The heat of love those gods made such intend Love likewise hath made Kings themselves abase Yet Indigence still stops Preferments place Since so it is what then should make thee feare Yet try if that his love to thee be such That he esteems no love as thine so deare If it be so thou oughts reward him much Thus then resolv'd she cald her chiefest maid Sophona nam'd and to her thus she sayd MY sweet Sophona greatly need I ayde And none save thou I thinke can serve the turne For wit and truth with secresie conveyde Must onely helpe me to leave off to mourne Her love-sicke heart now secretly doth bleed Whereat she pausd as one sham'd to proceed Which passion wisely Sophona thought good To stop in time before it should accresse To greater height for now her mistresse blood From face to inward parts had swift regresse Whereby it seem'd that love should be the cause Of her stupiditie and shame-fac't pause Thus therefore spake she to Lucilla sweet How now Madam belike you mee mistrust Else sure you would not spare for to repeate To me your griefes if I prove false heavens thrust Me from their blisse so Madam doe notspare To shew to me the cause of all your care Praise to the heavens I likewise can shut vp A secret in the cabine of my heart Neither can Cresus worth my minde corrupt For to reveale the same in any part Speake what you will to heavens I here protest Till time you please it shall not bee exprest But give me leave Madam what if I gesse Your cause of griefe for I did well remarke While as you spake some passion to suppresse You greatly strove I doubt it is loves sparke For why a tim'rous pause your speech made faile Rose-red first waxt your face then ashy-pale And if Madam love doe your heart possesse Give Cupid place his deitie is supreame Rather then vrge an helplesse businesse It 's folly great to strive against the streame Then be content and prove not times abuse But freely shew how I may serve your vse My deare Sophona quoth Lucilla thou Knowst well that hitherto I ever lov'd Thee more then all my maids and shall I vow For why to me as yet thou ever prov'd Most faithfull constant kinde discreete and wise Thee secrets to divulge none can entyse Therefore to thee I 'le tell the simple truth A tale that scarce my heart dare well commit The pretious secret therof to my mouth Indeed Sophona thou the mark hast hit I loue aye me I loue what shall I doe The paines of loue my heart will rent in two Yet let mee tell thee hee 's a worthy one And this last night I secretly ov'r-heard His plaint which might have mov'd a heart of stone To pittie him then went I afterward Alongst the garden gallerie he below Lay fast asleepe so nought at all did know In this meane time I took from off my hand A pretty ring and dropt it on his cloake The posie whereof if hee vnderstand Of black despaire will quench both fire and smoake But though his plaint at first made me relent Yet that I threw the ring I did repent For why I thought I knew not well his worth And to my friends hee likewise was a stranger Yet loue me told valour though hid breakes forth For mee and mine hee put his life in danger In open field vnarm'd and without feare Couragiously alone he kild the Beare Disdaine sayes Honour pusht him thereunto And what he did was not for my respect Loue sayes againe what had he here adoe But for my sake should I him then reiect Reason suggesteth once he told mee plaine I was his earthly ioy and chiefest gaine For kinde Sophona this same is the knight That came from Epire in our companie And when we landed here took his good night Beleeve me woman faith the same is hee That came with vs last time we view'd the Spring This knight I meane on whom I dropt the ring And now Sophona I intreate thee trye If that his love to me be so entire As it appeares likewise if thou canst spye Him all alone I pray thee strive to heare His words remark his gesture and his lookes By these thou'le know if he contentment brookes Sophona kinde worke war'ly I exhort For long will I looke for thy wisht returne 'Cause sure I am thou wilt the truth report And helpe to quench the flames my heart doth burne Madam quoth she let me and that alone No more farewell Madam I will begone SInce she is gone it were no misse to show What cogitations companied the knight For when Lucilla him the ring did throw You know he sleeping was for why his spright Whilst he awoke was vext with griefe extreame For which in sleepe he had a golden dreame Hee dream'd he was into a lovely wood Where prettie birds melodiously did sing Hard by a river where they also stood Trees hearbes and flowers which pleasantly did spring All sorts of beasts here walkt most fearlesly Each thing strove here to satiate the eye In this meane time came Venus and her boy As he surmysd betwixt them was a Lasse Whom they conduct without guide or convoy Thus swiftly marcht they where Calanthrop was Venus then cald alowd brave
Is this Sophona els am I deceiv'd Goe fetch her quickly she perchance my care May ease which of her mistresse I receiv'd Heavens grant it so yet what way can I chuse To give her presence I can not refuse Now doth Calanthrop Sophona embrace Their salutations beeing finished Vnto a window they remov'd a space Sighes show his griefe is not diminished Faire Lady quoth he to a loyall heart You may your pleasure now at length impart Sir Tristius quoth Sophona I intreate You be not wroth I come to visite you Nor for my words repute me indiscreet For to my knowledge I most firmly vow I will not speake the thing may you offend Proceed quoth he faire Lady heavens defend I should be wroth at any Ladies words And namely those who faire Lucilla serve Since I 'me her knight with reason it accords I should such dutie towards her observe As strive to doe her meanest servants good In dangers la b'rinth though I me intrude Well then quoth she ever since you came here I have perceiv'd you wonderfully sad The reason hereof I doe much admire Your face declares your heart 's in sorrow clad To see so brave a knight it grieves me much As you so subiect vnto sorrowes touch Therefore I here the gods supreame obtest To witnesse this my true and kinde intent That since I see your minde is so opprest If you 'le shew mee the cause I shall consent To ayd you in each loyall endevour With secresie and diligence in store O blest Sophona wilt thou say me so Shall I beleeve thy Nectar-tasted speech 'Fore heavens quoth she what ever you me show I shall keepe secret and I you beseech If that my paines can stand you in good stead Shew me your minde and fearlesly proceed Indeed faire Lady I will then declare Thee all my griefe Love doth my heart molest Disdaine oft drives me very neare despaire Lucilla so bereaves my minde of rest Her love her love oft makes my hart to quaile For why I see no meanes for to prevaile Nor can I finde a time to shew my minde Vnto her selfe so Lady if you doe Be pleasd to show me such a favour kinde As finde a mean how I may speake her to Of me you shall have such reward allowd As you shall thinke your travell well bestowd Sir quoth Sophona you shall vnderstand No gifts can move Sophona to deceive Her loving mistresse but since your demand Is so discreet and sorrowes which you have Are passing great then bee you rul'd by me I 'le shew you when you may convenientlie Speake with my Lady this advice receive This very night some Lords will act a maske In the great hall so when you speech would have When they begin see you for me doe aske Hard by Lucilla you shall have a place And when you please I shall remove apace O sweete Sophona wise is thy advice Have here this Iewell for thy kinde assent As thou hast said so shall I enterprise Heavens grant that Fortune thereto give consent Now to the end I may avoid rebuke I will be gone for to attend the Duke Sophona now I thinke with merrie cheare Went to her mistresse who did then expect Her wisht returne yet not without some feare Although the message she did much affect And when Sophona came into her sight Twixt hope and feare vext was Lucilla's spright Hope tels her all is well be not afraid Take courage for thy comfort quickly comes Feare sayes it is not so which tale dismaid Her so that griefe her sences all benummes And ill advisd to try Lucilla's thought At first Sophona seem'd bad newes t' have brought How soone she went to try Calanthrops minde Lucilla to a chamber did retire And there herselfe most secretly confin'd Whereat her maides did very much admire For she in vse had ne're such formes of old Yet to enquire the reason none so bold Sophona findes her tumbling on a bed And making to herselfe a secret moane But at Sophona's sight her passions fled Yet every word 's prevented by a groane Now vp she rose then said with sighing breath Sophona sweete what newes Is 't life or death Madam quoth she I went at your command To trye your knight his vertue or his vice My voyage was like theirs who plow the sand Or those who search for fire beneath the yce At which Lucilla shrunk right where she stood Like to a snow-ball cast into some flood Which Sophona perceiving gript her fast Cursing the time that e're she so did iest Through her complaints Lucilla woke at last Then faintly said how sweete is death his taste And still Sophona pittifully cries Pardon Madam for what I said is lies Whereat she faintly heaveth vp her head Saying O heavens sweet heavens where am I now In heaven or earth or am I'mongst the dead She strives to stand her feeble sinewes bow Weakned through feare but yet she at the length Pac't vp and downe and so regain'd some strength Sophona now craves pardon for the wrong Which she had done her through her misreport Lucilla said Sophona thou art strong Enough to glad me by a wisht support But here before the gods I thee adiure That thou thy mistresse of the truth assure By heavens Madam this is the veritie This day I 'me sure you have the worthiest knight That lives or loves void of infirmitie I heard his plaints yet kept me out of sight Not so content I went and spoke him faire Whereby I tryd him to a very haire Blest gods what doe I heare what what words what Sophona sweet I pray doe but remaine And once repeate that Nectar-speech even that Of force sufficient fetch a ghost againe From darkest region of infernall shade To Limbus patrum where all ghosts be glad In truth Madam I pittied his complaint When in his waylings hee most plainly shew Loves passion made his loyall heart to faint And when I did his countenance review The figure of disdaine and black disgrace Pale discontent had portrait in his face Lucilla faire Lucilla did hee call Pittie deare sweet pittie thy love-sick slave For thee who would to death his life inthrall A truer love shall never woman have Aye me aye me wilt thou not pittie him That for thy love the Stygian lake would swim When thus I heard him truth I must confesse I could not chuse but sigh Madam how now I think you strive vs t' imitate vnlesse You spare those groanes I will the same avow No Madam no beleeve me if you please You are the authour of his great vnease Now Madam harke mee hee did mee intreate That I would move you for to give him eare In some convenient place for to repeate His plaints whereby his passions might appeare Therefore Madam pray be not discontent At maske this night I wild him be present Where he shall have a time convenient Whilst all the rest are exercysd in daunce To tell his griefe as is
expedient To you who may his fortunes best advance Say Madam say deare Madam shalt be so Sophona mine I cannot say thee no. It shall indeed I cannot still refuse To grant my worthy knight some audience Else iustly may he think I him abuse And that I light esteeme his good pretence But this is worst small time can wee acquyre There to discourse which both of vs desire Madame quoth shee can you not then appoynt Both time and place where you and he may meete His loyall love with ioy you may annoynt And be your selfe copartiner repleate This is the best so Madam thus conclude If ev'r you minde to taste contentments food My sweete Sophona thou art passing wise In each thing therefore I l'e be ruld by thee Vnhappy she such counsell would despise As comes of love seald with wise secresie The time drawes neare therefore let vs addresse Our selves and put each thing in readinesse Each houre a day each moment seemes an houre Vnto these lovers till this day be spent Delay of taste to lovers proves most soure The time seemes tedious which precurres content Yet day oncespent then the great hall within The trumpets sound before the Maske beginne The Duke with Lords and Knights went to the Hall Next doe the Actors of the Maske provide Then came Lucilla with her Ladies all Sophona still kept by her mistresse side Calanthrop doth salute the Ladies there Past by as though he sought a place elsewhere Sophona sees him therefore doth forsake Her place went to him as of courtesie Saying Come here Sir Knight though I should lacke A place since you 're a stranger I 'le supply You at this time he thankes her she conducted Him to the place as she before instructed Thus shee Calanthrop by Lucilla set The rest their roomes were distant a good way When they began to speake lest shee should let A good occasion she without delay Remov'd herselfe a little from them two To her Lucilla sayd where doe you goe Madam quoth she no way I 'le stay right here I doe attend the comming of a friend And to our speech lest you perhaps give eare I doe remove this happy time to spend Your knight Madam I causd to you repaire He in my absence will of you take care Indeed Sophona I did think no lesse For I admir'd you were become so kinde As give your place with such a willingnesse Except you had some other plot in minde Now there 's a iest quoth shee my life to pledge Servant that Sophona attends your Page Sweet Madam quoth Calanthrop glad am I If I or he can any way her please Or any of your servants because why I am your knight who never shall surcease Both you and yours to serve to my lives end My servants therefore should the like intend For my deare love when first I saw thy face I vowd my service absolute to thee Whose exc'lent beautie and sweet lovely grace Can ne're be darkned by obscuritie O wert thou pittifull as thou art faire Then wouldst thou ease those sorrows I declare Sweet cruell faire is it not now high time To pittie me thy captive wretch forlorne By thee disdaind made captive without crime Disdain still moves thee laugh my love to scorne Pittie deare love aye me how long how long Wilt thou persist in this thy wilfull wrong Oh if thou hadst but onely one poore touch Of that loves passion and tormenting paine Then sure thou wouldst be mov'd to pittie much Him who for thee doth hourely such sustaine The hope whereof seale in my heart by this Lend me of thy faire hand one sweet sweet kisse Beleeve me servant that 's a poore request Faith servant I much pittie thy estate For thou appear'st to be by love opprest Therefore in heart I doe thy state regrate Wishing that thou that humour couldst forbeare Which throbbling sighes demonstrate to my eare But trust me servant I thought long agoe Thou shouldst forget this idle humour love Yet I perceive belike it is not so Loves wound some say doth no way soone remove With credit therefore may I doe thee good I sweare I shall thee from those grieves seclude Servant perswade thy selfe of my good will In any thing with credit I may doe And if thou love me thou my honour still Must aye regard this favour I 'le thee show In signe whereof I give thee here my hand Thou shalt enioy my presence at demand So when you doe desire to speake with mee Send you your Page vnto my trustie maid Sophona she shall show him secretly When you to me may fittest be convaid The Maske's at end for this time must we part Yet take this secret kisse to ease thy smart Madam quoth he I never can repay This favour past the value of the earth Though I could dye for you ten times a day And with Deucalions stones live without birth Or Hydra-like revive when I were slaine My blood could never counterpoyse my gaine Now comes Sophona tels them of a match Betwixt her and the Page the morne at night How they had plotted to deceive the watch Steale forth at gates by helpe of Phoebe's light He runnes quoth she the water-walke 'gainst me Madam you and your knight our Iudges be Truth quoth Lucilla if I could vnseene I would most gladly view that prettie sport What say you servant will you then conveene Yes Madam yes I will in any sort Be present then quoth she take you a care To bring your Page I 'le bring Sophona there At two a clock in night see you attend For she and I will come the garden way Thorow the gallerie and the staires descend Take heed the watch be vnto you no stay No Madam we in time for that shall guard And never yeeld them thankes for their reward The Maske now ends the Duke and Lords them sped Vnto their chambers for to take some sleepe Lucilla and her Ladies goe to bed Though one intent did not them comp'nie keepe Her maids did minde of nothing but their rest But she sweet Lady was by love opprest She set an houre-glasse nights houres to recount And often cryd Sophona doest thou heare To what a clock doth now the houres amount Or pray thee tell me what a night doest make How tedious is the time that doth prolong Lovers content whose absence proves too strong The night wore out so likewise did the morrow When it grew late Calanthrop and his boy Went forth at gates lest that vnto his sorrow Their stay might turne for it would much annoy Him to be frustrate of such sweete solace Therefore before the time hee kept the place By ten a cloke hee did approach the walke The time appoynted was the houre of two Now with his Page hee secretly doth talke At last he walkt a little way him fro Where he the sweetest harmonie did heare That ever was presented to the eare From out the garden gallerie came the sound To a basse Lute
could not speake Whereat she smiling said and clapt his cheeke SErvant you men have a deceiving wit When you your mistres favour would acquire No sugred sentence doe you then omit Some lying sp'rite doth so your hearts inspire For when you seek to foyle poore womens fame Vnder a loves pretext serve you not blame It 's sayd that women when they list can weepe And men in love can when they please looke pale What passions plaints griefe groanes and sighes you keepe In store for to obscure a fained tale Likewise you 'le mourne like Crocodils with teares For ayd while as your false intent appeares With sweetest songs like Marmaids you 'le inchaunt The chastest eare when nothing else can doe it Blest are those women who in time dis-haunt Such smooth-tongu'd Sycophants who move them to it When plaints sighes groanes tears songs cannot prevaile By truthlesse praises you our sexe assaile One sweares his Nymph is more than Venus faire When one would thinke her Aethyopian borne Ioves Queene to her most sure hath no compare Squint drouping lookes her gesture so adorne How meek she is most lovely is her grace When fye on her she hath Alectoes face Now Dian must not be so chast as shee Though Lais-like shee have a loving heart Pallas I gesse no way so wise may bee For she can skill of Mopsa's hood-winkt art Penelope so constant none did finde As she whose Thain-like thoughts move with each wind And hee 'l maintaine she secretes can conceale Though scarce so well as babes who late got vse Of blabbing tongue ' who all they heare reveale Yet in one thing she merit may excuse Proud is she not perhaps against her will Cause to attaine the same she lacketh skill Her golden haires though crow-black will he guild Her starre-like eyes looke sleepie yet must glance Her snow-white cheekes an Amber colour yeeld Her proper nose huge great and crook't perchance Her Rubie-lips remaine of purple dye Her pearle-like teeth like Currall men espy Her Ivorie hands are wrinkled like a frogge Her comely breasts are such as babes forsake Her heavenly voyce sounds like a barking dogge Her breath perfum'd would make a whole head ake In end his mistres pardon he exhorts Cause of her worth he sparingly reperts And if we will not trust you then you 'le sweare The cursed'st oathes that ever mortal heard By this meane doe you banish all our feare Which to our losse oft turneth afterward That this is true servant be you assur'd Yet heavens defend that each man were periur'd But come sweet servant pray you tell me this Can there be love where that the truth 's conceald Some speciall reason may excuse that misse Madam quoth he though love by truth be seald Yet if a man can yeeld no reason good Their mistresse iustly may their sute exclude But Madam I intreate if that you can Shew me the woman that such wrong hath got Or what 's the name of that disloyall man That hath his honour staind with such a blot Servant quoth she my selfe the woman be And you the man that did the wrong to me Did I Madam did I yes servant you Yet shall it ne're be publish to your shame O grieve not servant till I tell you how Is not my knight cald Tristius to his name Wherat he blusht what quoth she is 't not so I 'le make you then speake true before you goe So if thou love me presently declare Thy proper name and what reason thou had For to conceale the same and so to spare The truth for truth with honour's ever clad Madam my life I weigh not to your love Therefore this is the truth by heavens above When first to you I did present my suite Heavens know my minde to you was ever true Yet you a foole or mad man me repute For why as then of love you nothing knew So nought regarding me you took good night And left me God knowes with a grieved spright Since for your love I had my countrey left My parents friends and all my royall state Your heavenly beautie so of sence bereft Me that asham'd I curst my cruell Fate Likewise I curst those contrarie aspects In birth beare rule in life work bad effects Sham'd to returne to my owne native soyle Because that I was ty'd eternally Vnto your beautie and had given the spoyle To you of all my former libertie For this cause in these woods and vnknowne wayes I Hermit-like resolv'd to spend my dayes Thus then resolv'd I to the forrest went A little after I came from your barke My Page to seek some Innes for me I sent When he was gone a grove I did remarke There lay I downe and there bewaild my griefe To sencelesse things which could yeeld no reliefe Incontinent a man I did perceive To me he came and asked if that way There came some huntsmen I againe did crave In any sort he would be pleasd to stay And show me how they cal'd this countrey where I now remaind at my request even there He told me all that I desir'd to know Thereafter went in truth I know not whither Most glad in heart of that he did mee show I rousd my selfe and then my Page came thither And told me that my Inne he did provide Into a towne where many knights abide Expecting on the hunting of a Beare Who had the countrey people much abusd Then for thy sake my love and dearest deare I thought I merit blame if I refusd To hazard life and that if I were slaine My worth vnknowne perpetuall might remaine For this cause I my proper name forsooke That likewise if I perisht through disdaine Vnder the name of Tristius I might brookes Oblivion which in death was all my gaine This was the reason which did most me move Obscure my name lest I succumb'd in love But since thou hast commanded me to tell My proper name I shall the same impart Deare love thou knowst the countrey where the well Once easd thy mother of a poysnous smart Of rich Epirus and that healthfull Spring Thy knight and servant Calanthrop is King Thou therefore who hast long my love inthrald Since time so serves deare sweet love be not coy With Epires crowne thy head shall be impald Each earthly pleasure shalt thou there enioy I care not for thy father nor thy friends So I have thee let them goe crave amends I'mesure it grieves thee much to bee confin'd Continually in chamber doth it not Aye me dearesoule that thou shouldst bee so pin'd And captive made by him who thee begot Kisse me sweet love and I shall make thee free My Epire ships through sea shall carrie thee My Calanthrop quoth she couldst thou acquire My fathers grant it would my minde much ease Then blamelesse might I grant thee thy desire Children should strive their parents wrath t' appease Yet I 'me afraid if thou propone such thing It thy designe to hindrance great doe bring High
Your ship quoth he and mariners abide Sweet boy quoth Calanthrop thou hast done well To helpe thy master out of this distresse Goe to Sophona and to her reveale Thy diligence in this our businesse Likewise do aske her when she thinkes it meete That I her mistresse to be gone intreate By chance Sophona now stood by the gate The Page salutes her tels to her comfort He brought a ship then willd he her dilate What time his master fittest might resort To take them hence and lib'rate them of thrall Stay then quoth she and quickly that I shall She swiftly went return'd againe and told Him that the time was best the second night And willd him to his master such vnfold That Luna's change would then prevent her light Therefore it 's best when that the night is darke That we quoth she our selves with speed imbarke Shortly the Page did to his master show The second night Lucilla had requir'd Him to attend the garden wall below By twelve a clock for then have they conspir'd To come away so Sir take you choyce horses Then need wee not to feare pursuers forces Calanthrop at the time appointed came Vnto the place where soone hee got a view Of his sweet love Lucilla beauteous Dame Accomp'nied onely by Sophona true Iesting quoth he faire Ladies you 're too blame To walke abroad so late doe you not shame Friend quoth Lucilla what doe you expect For robbrie sure and for no other thing Indeed I should have been more circumspect For why you little trunke my maid doth bring If rightly searcht more worth it will be found Then of good English coyne twelve thousand pound But you to prove a kingly robber now Belike intend who take our selves and all No stay my friend what mind you how now how Is 't so indeed you 'l force me then to call For ayd yet rather I 'le conceale my state Then folk should know I were abroad so late Thus merrily they talkt to horse they went Then to their ship the ready way they tooke Ere they attain'd the shore the night was spent The Page by chance did or'e his shoulder looke And there he saw a sight he did not please Yea it his master likewise did vnease The Dukes whole guard and knights came ov'r a plaine On horse and foot where then Lucilla lay But ere they came Calanthrop though with pain Imbarkt the Ladies yet was forc't to stay Himselfe on land his Lady to defend Against all those who her returne intend One railing knight cryes Yeeld you villaine you And render those faire Ladies you have stolne Else by the sacred gods above I vow I shall cut off thy head with rage so swolne Calanthrop was he could not speak a word But yet with courage he vnsheathes his sword The knight confronts him reaching him a blow Then to his guard returnes for his defence The wound was not so great as was the show Yet Calanthrop did yeeld him recompence Telling him first that he must now forgoe His life the which immediatly prov'd so The knight thus kild the rest beset him round His noble sword now stood him in good stead Lucilla ever shrunke when he got wound Each blow he got her tender heart made bleed Yet mongst his foes he strokes so strong did lend That each were glad their wages to suspend Lucilla seeing Calanthrop had kild Great numbers of her native countrey men Her heart with pittie towards them was fild Their cryes and dying groanes so griev'd her when Their life expir'd that she was forc't to crye Thus to Calanthrop when she saw them dye Stay stay thy murdring sword sweete heart quoth she And suffer some of those my people live Not for themselves yet doe for love of mee Their lookes and wretched state my heart doth grieve Spare them deare love for they my people be They doe repent that they offended thee Her gracious words did penetrate his eare That now his heart with pittie did relent He spares his blowes and doth himselfe retire His wearie armes to rest give their consent Till that he saw some boates goe to assaile Those in the ship where they might soone prevaile But then he quickly in a boat did leap Where that three ships-boyes and two knights abode The knights he kild the boyes for feare did weepe Yet to his ship where shee lay in the roade He made them row though much against their will Through feare or force he mov'd them to it still First sight he saw when that hee went aboard A mariner before his face lay slaine To him that kild him he did thankes affoord That he thereafter never tasted paine But when his foes his valour well did note He was most happy that could gaine a boate For like a mad man went he vp and downe Making great numbers welter in their blood Others for to eschew his sword did drowne Themselves for feare into the raging flood In end the ship he emptied of the rest Then to Lucilla he himselfe adrest She and her maid Sophona her beside Sate vndere ore-lap in a quyet place Calanthrops Page his masters wounds most wide Bath'd and bound vp then with a pleasant grace To hoise their sailes hee Mar'ners did intreate Thereafter went hee to Lucilla sweete Madam quoth he what thought you of this sport We had to day was 't not a goodly game Sweet love quoth she it nothing did comfort Me for to see you exercise the same For though my father or my lover gaine The victorie I looser must remaine But since that one of you must victor prove I love my father well I must confesse Yet neither him nor life to thee my love I doe respect this much I must expresse But ah my countrey people are forlorne This day for me they to their graves are borne But yet there 's one thing that doth grieve mee more As God knowes I most speciall reason had To sit and see thy blood diffusd in store In my default what marvell I be sad But come quoth she thy wounds I will vntye For I some Balsam thereto must apply He telles her there 's no need yet still shee vrg'd Him to vntye them for quoth she I 'me sure It 's best your wounds be mundify'd and purg'd Though you will not admit no other cure His Page vnties them Sophona betwixt Them stept and faind as she some vnguents mixt Goe hence quoth she Sophona let me see Those wounds els nothing can remove my feares She viewes them well yet with a weeping eye For she infusd in stead of Balsam teares Madam quoth he I very much admire This Balsam which you vse should be so cleare I 'me glad quoth she sweet heart to see thee so Thy ioyfull humour will my teares restraine This liquid vnguent did proceed of woe She oynts his wounds and binds them vp againe Now came a boy and told them that right neare The I le of Sason did to them appeare And that the
chest They welcom'd her then altogether went And with sad hearts inter'd Calanthrops boy When they had done they all with one consent Each other toward Cephalas convoy Where they in silence spent that wearie night Longing to see faire Phoebus come in sight When day appeard and that the night was past They went to finde some village or some towne For 'gainst their will they kept a two-dayes fast The wearie Ladies by the way sate downe To rest themselves Calanthrop found a boy Who said hee would to Tapra them convoy Riding hee was a spare horse in his hand He held whereof Calanthrop was most glad Yet at the boy hee humbly did demand For money leave to ride to which the Lad Gave good attendance telling him for pay He should them horse to Tapra all the way Calanthrop gives him coyne the boy alights And told him likewise that hee had some bread If they were hungry to refresh their sprights Likewise some wine if they thereof had need The bread and wine Calanthrop from him takes Thereof for Ladies noble banquet makes When they had done Calanthrop much admir'd A barbarous boy to them was so discreete To know his name therefore hee much desir'd The which the boy did willingly recite My name quoth hee Sir is Philodespot Likewise by birth I am an Epirot I 'me glad quoth Calanthrop for so am I At this Lucilla could not chuse but smile But quoth Calanthrop pray thee tell me why Thou in Barbaria loves to stay this while Sir quoth the boy our ship was run a-ground By this late storme where my sweet master drownd And now since I a master lacke I goe To Tapra for to try if I can finde Some shippe going for Greece that I may so Transported be which much will ease my minde Please thee quoth Calanthrop I 'le give thee wage If thou wilt stay with me and be my page I am content quoth he Sir if you please Yet much I long my native soyle to see But yet it will my minde most greatly ease To serve or be in honest companie So horse those Ladies I shall be their guide Behinde you one the other me shall ride Forwards they iourney'd towards Tapra Citie But by the way misfort'nate accident The vilest tyrant lecherous lacking pittie That breath'd or mov'd beneath the firmament They met with all Anxifer was his name Of Cyrenaica king yet lacking shame This shamelesse tyrant when that hee perceiv'd Such matchlesse beautie have so slender guard He and his comp'nie bea stlily behav'd Themselves not caring what came afterward For many wounds they to Calanthrop gave Thereafter of his Ladies him berave Two great misfortunes Calanthrop did prove For first the Ladies were bereft him there Next was so wounded that he scarce could move But yet the losse of his Lucilla faire More then his wounds did aggravate his griefe Though his kinde Page did yeeld him great reliefe For hee on horse set him when they were gone So through great labour they the Citie gain'd But oh to heare what wofull wailing mone The Ladies made when as they were constrain'd To part with Calanthrop and hee so wound That sight the gladdest heart might have confounded Calanthrop through his wounds was forc't to stay In Tapra Citie for a weeke or two Then towards Epire he without delay And his kinde Page addrest themselves to goe Minding a navie shortly for to bring Towards Corena and besiege the King For in Corena did this king abide This Anxifer who did Calanthrop wrong In Cyrenaica hard by the sea side Corena stands a Citie matchlesse strong The tyrant to this towne the Ladies brought Where many times he villanies had wrought Now must we leave Calanthrop in Epire Levying his forces with what haste he can And speak of those faire Ladies who were here Kept in Corena by this div'lish man This Anxifer that monster for a King Who sought the Ladies to dishonour bring For when he was as pittie were returnd Vnto Corena he made shut each gate Toward Lucilla he in lust so burn'd That he waxt carelesse of his owne estate Save onely that he lov'd to be secure Till time he might his vile content procure Therefore hee to a chamber quickly went Taking Lucilla with him all alone Minding for to effectuate his intent Which he I thinke might easily have done Had not the vertue of the Ladies ring Him disappointed of his curst designe But when he saw that strength could not prevaile Nor that he could not purchase her owne grant Another way he mindes her to assaile And that was this Some Sorcerers did hant Much in that palace for those hath he sent And bids them make that Lady be content To bed with him or else show him a cause Why hee could not doe what hee did intend Or else he sweares that without any pause Their wretched soules to Pluto he shall send They him request some space them to allow To morrow this time quoth he else I vow You all shall hang thus Anxifer dismist Those gracelesse Sorc'rers who in one accord Their master invocate and so insist Continually till he sent them this word Lucilla faire she keepes Calisto's ring On her left hand whose vertue lets your King Vnto the King the morrow went they all And told him that a ring was all his stay On her left hand shee keepes it they it call Calistos ring quoth they therefore assay If you can any way that ring acquire Then are you sure t' accomplish your desire Of this the King was glad gave them reward Charging them that to none they should impart What they had told him then without regard Of honour went he with a merrie heart Vnto Lucilla's chamber whose estate No heart so hard but must the same regrate She and Sophona bitterly did weepe Yet nothing did the tyrants heart relent Why doe you thus quoth he a mourning keepe Faire Ladies doe not so O be content For thou whose beautie gave my heart its wound Vpon thy head quoth he I 'le set my crowne Which if thou wilt not willingly receive Then shall you both be vylie prostitute To each base villaine and each filthy slave Then to the death I shal you persecute Yet e're you dye the hangman shall abuse You both if thou to be my wife refuse Sir quoth Sophona pray let vs advise Some little space which choyce of those to take For who so doth a marriage enterprise Should well advise before the match they make So Sir remove and doe appease your wrath For be you sure each flesh abhorreth death The King went to his Sorcerers and told How that by threats he hoped to attaine The Ladies love and to them doth vnfold That for their magick they should still remaine With him and honour'd bee as men of worth If their advice good successe now brought forth But now Sophona to her mistresse sayd Madame quoth she bewailes doe nought availe You see with tyrants and I am afraid
with his owne consent Thereafter was Lucilla crowned Queene To recompence the wrong she had receiv'd Fortunes inconstancie may well bee seene In this for why those folkes who lately crav'd To take her life now as their Queen most fit In one accord Lucilla they admit Thus liv'd Calanthrop and his Ladies here Into Corena for a prettie space At last Lucilla long'd to see Epire Yet er'e Calanthrop mov'd from that same place In favours of the nearest of the blood Royall did of the crowne himselfe denude So did Lucilla to her endlesse praise But yet they ever tendred this respect That Cyrenaican kings of them alwayes Should hold their crowne and likewise should elect If that the royall race were dead or gone Ever their kings by their advice alone Those Articles the Princes all have sworne Likewise they vow their dearest bloods to spend In his behalfe as if he had been borne Their native king they vow him to defend Thus they convoy Calanthrop to the sea Giving rich gifts to all his companie Now from the coast of Africa they goe Towards Epire with great celeritie Smoothly their ships divide the Ocean so The way they went cannot discerned bee Sweet Southerne windes affoord them so good way Comarus hav'n they gained without stay Then in Nicopolis a day or two They stayd then went they to Vallonia Calanthrop now not fearing any foe Embassdours sent vnto Calabria Intreating that the Duke without delay Would come to Epire 'gainst his wedding day Where many Princes of no meane degree Earles Lords and knights would likewise there expect And give their presence each as well as hee Hon'ring the nuptials with a great respect The Duke tells them his presence hee should give They thanke him humbly then they take their leave So to their King Calanthrop they returne Told him their answer whereof hee was glad Now in Vallonia did the King soiourne Where'gainst his Nuptials hee provided had Each in his court horse clothes and armour brave And each thing requisite their hearts could crave Amongst those Courtiers was one gallant knight Hee to Calanthrop Cousin-german was Likewise the King in him tooke great delight This knight did love Sophona that sweete Lasse Sophona likewise did the knight affect For why no wench his carriage could reiect Sophona Aunt was to Lucilla faire In birth his equall and such like in love Therefore the King the Queene and all were there Applaud this match and willingly approve Their equall choyce so king and Queene consent They wedded be with them to their content O what inestimable ioy and pleasure These lovers by this promise did conceive I thinke they brookt it in the greatest measure Imag'narie that mortall creatures have Thus they swift sliding time in pleasure spend Yetlongingly the nuptiall day attend Now when this day that every one desir'd So much was come and Princes Earles and Lords Were present each one whom the King requir'd Vnto them all Calanthrop spake these words Yet to Calabria's Prince he did direct His speech in speciall vnto this effect MY Princely brethren quoth hee I intreate You think not hardly I in Armes am clad Nor that my Queen stands maskt for I 'le repeate The reason hereof which yet makes her sad Till she bee wedded sheel 'e not show her face Nor I vnarme my selfe in any case This is the cause Of late in Africa By chance I was O fort'nate adventure When as the King of Cyrenaica A tyrant vile did many one iniure Heavens struck this tyrant with a lethargie So that no physick could his griefe supplie This Lady you see here was then his Queene Yet wedded to him much against her will Hee wasfound dead vpon the wedding ev'n So each one thought the Queen the king did kill Therfore the Queen and this her waiting maid Who likewise must be maskt as I have sayd Vntill she wedded be imprisond were Thereafter were they both adiudg'd to die Before the counsell would their king interre This time a boy acquaints me privilie That two the fairest Ladies that did breath For no offence this day must suffer death I hearing that having an Armie strong Hard by Corena for a speciall vse 'Cause that dead king before had done me wrong I long'd for to revenge that old abuse So I in spite of his releiv'd at length Those Ladies two by stratagems strength Thereafter homeward I my iourney tooke Those Ladies needes would beare me companie Since for my sake they Africa forsook It had in me been great discourtesie Their kindnesse to reiect in any sort Wherein I tooke thereafter great comfort For when I had with admiration gaz'd Vpon this Ladies beautie stands me next Her lovely face my spirits so amaz'd That ever since my ioyes in her are fixt Likewise because shee thinkes I sav'd her life She is content now to become my wife Now you the reason may perhaps admire Why she is pleasd be wedded vnder vaile It is their countrey fashion though not here Those that be widowes ever to bewaile Their husbands death with maids in like attire Till they do wed their husbands then require Them vsually for to leave off to mourne Likewise for to cast off their mourning weed The which they doe and so againe returne To love the quick and to forget the dead This is the cause why those their face obscure My Princely brethren hereof be you sure But now you may in reason likewise aske Why I thus arm'd desire to wed my Bride I else have showne you why the Ladies maske Their face so likewise know I arm'd abide Because the martiallkings of Epirus Who wan theirwives by Armes were wedded thus This other forme'they ever likewise vsd Some forraine Prince their Queene must to them give Which ancient custome none have yet abusd Nor shall by me for why it would me grieve To abrogate such worthy fashions old Ordain'd by my ancestors stout and bold For this cause I most humbly doe request You noble Prince of rich Calabria Doe me the honour before all the rest Of Kings and Lords of famous Grecia 'Cause you 're a forraine Prince as to bestow This Queene on me which all the rest allow Sir quoth the Duke if that can can do you good Your Queene I shall deliver vnto you Therefore it 's best you presently conclude To goe to Church for to the gods I vow I 'le honour you in any thing I can For why I love each martiall-minded man The king did yeeld him thankes and so they went To Church whereas the parties all were wed The Duke knew nothing of the Kings intent When to the armed king his Lasse hee led For this same Duke had vowd during his life With his consent his Lasse should nere be wife The Palace Royall stood amidst the towne When there they came Calanthrop went apart And on Lucilla's head he set hiscrowne Disarm'd himselfe then with a ioyfull heart The King the Queene Sophona and her Lord Vnmaskt or arm'd