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A21074	Ariosto's satyres in seuen famous discourses, shewing the state, 1 Of the Court, and courtiers. 2 Of libertie, and the clergie in generall. 3 Of the Romane clergie. 4 Of marriage. 5 Of soldiers, musitians, and louers. 6 Of schoolmasters and scholers. 7 Of honor, and the happiest life. In English, by Garuis Markham.; Satires. English	Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533.; Tofte, Robert, 1561-1620.; Markham, Gervase. 1568?-1637.	1608 (1608)	STC 744; ESTC S100232	98,188	118

Ariosto's SATYRES IN SEVEN FAMOVS DIScourses shewing the State 1 Of the Court and Courtiers 2 Of Libertie and the Clergie in generall 3 Of the Romane Clergie 4 Of Marriage 5 Of Soldiers Musitians and Louers 6 Of Schoolmastrs and Scholers 7 Of Honour and the happiest Life In English by Garuis Markham LABORE ET CONSTANTIA LONDON Printed by Nicholas Okes for Roger Iackson dwelling in Fleet-street neere the great Conduit 1608. To the Reader GEntle Reader the vertuous with their owne hauing alwaies regard to an others good do painfully bestow houres daies and yeares to make that easie to others which they with great labour haue obtained in their places vsing all meanes to reclaime all persons from all manner vices and to furnish them with such gifts of grace as make the possessors all iointly happy From the man of experience which hath learning and wisedome thou mayest bee sure to receiue good instruction I know my selfe vnable to giue the Author of this booke his due commendation if I were and did yet should I seeme to some to flatter to others not to haue sayd inough wherefore for thy contentment let this suffice thee the author had his education with the learned his liuing among the greatest concourse of people and his life vnreproueable For his gifts the world hath already had sufficient experience in that famous worke of Orlando Furioso Whosoeuer thou art I dare assure thee thou mayest in this discourse as in a glasse see thy present estate and so not misse to iudge rightly of thy end In reading thou shalt finde pleasure both in the matter and forme by considerng thou shalt be able to instruct thy selfe and others but by practising as thou ought thou shalt find setled happinesse Let the example of others be thy instruction to flie that euill which hath bin their ouerthrow and to embrace that good which was their aduancement Be thankful first to God then to the author and lastly to thy Country-man who for thy sake without any other recompence hath taken the paines in most exquisite manner to be thy interpreter Vale. The argument of the whole worke and the reasons why Lodouico Ariosto writ these Seauen Satyres THE reasons why Master Lodouico Ariosto writ these seauen Satyres so much renowned and esteemed amongst all the Italians were grounded vpon these fiue principles or discontentments First the Poet being giuen wholly vnto his booke and study was in the twentieth year of his age at what time he began to write his Oriando Furioso entertained into the seruice of Don Hypolito Cardinall of Esta a greate fauourer of learning and good wits where he continued certaine yeares at his study being imployed by his Lord in many matters of greate importance vntill this strange accident hapned which was the first occasion why he fell into disgrace with his Lord and master and this it was The Cardinall Hypolito Master vnto Ariosto falling in loue with a young Lady his kinswoman who for her owne part was no lesse in amored of Don Iulio the naturall brother vnto the Cardinall she confessed vnto him that the only thing which occasioned her aboue all other to affect his brother was the sweet aspect and beauty of his eies vpon which the Cardinall grew into so great a hatred against his owne brother that by iealousie turning his loue into too violent fury he set espialls ouer Don Iulio when he should goe out of the towne on hunting and set vpon him with a company of villaines whome the Cardinall commanded in his owne presence to thrust out the eyes of his brother because they onely were the choyce companions of his loue an acte no lesse infamous to the Cardinall then intollerable to all humane gouernement Whereupon the Cardinall to escape all punishment that might happen to be inflicted vpon him hee presently fledde to Agria a Citty in Hungary whereof he was Archbishop liued there vntill the death of Iulio the second then Pope of Rome to auoyde his fury who was much incensed against him And because Ariosto would not followe him thither as other of his seruants in his ranke did he tooke it maruellously ill at his hands and casting him from fauour vpon so sleight an occasion gaue the Poet a ground for his inuention The second cause of his discontentment was that he being of very familiar and inward acquaintance with the Medices of Florence of which family two were Popes in his time the one Leo the tenth the other Clement the seuenth both which he followed in good will and stood them in greate stead as well when they were banished their country as when they liued as priuate men in their owne citty but when he sawe his expectation was deceiued and that he found them not so ready to requite his seruice as himselfe imagined he had and that rightly deserued he gaue them ouer quickly and left the Romane Court retyring himselfe to liue priuatly in Florence For aboue all things he loued not to daunce long attendance at the Court for any preferment neither would he be bound longer then he pleased vnto any man although hee might haue had neuer so much he prizing his liberty at so high a rate as he esteemed the same more then the best Cardinals hat in Rome as himselfe in his second Satyre affirmeth more plainly The third cause which made him passionate was this his father dying left him a greate charge and very little liuing there being fiue brothers of them and as many sisters besides his old mother all which lay vpon his hands to prouide for them which was no small corsiue vnto him to be troubled with so many worldly businesses he beeing giuen by nature to ease and to sit quietly at his booke and this greeued him so much as oftentimes he was giuing ouer his study cleane meaning to follow the world another while had it not beene that he was perswaded to the contrary by a gentleman a d●…are friend and kinsman of his whom he dearely loued called Pandolfo Ariosto whose death afterward he very much lamented The fourth cause of discontentment was he was much galled with the loue of women whereunto he was a little too much giuen it being a veniall sinne amongst the Italians yet is he the rather to be pardoned in that he often confesseth his fault and sheweth himselfe to be sorry for the same wishing that he could haue amended it and also because he deuoted himselfe vnto the seruice of such as were honorable as was that most faire and vertuous widow descended of the noble family of the Lapi in Florence as hee himself testifieth in one of his Canzons in which he celebrateth the beauties and honors of his Mistrisse setting downe therein the time when and the place where he first was inamored of her which was in Florence in the yeare 1513. vpon Saint Iohn Baptist day in Iune at what time the Florentines vnder the conduct of their chiefe Captaynes Iulian and Peter di Medices

doe contend Nor am I hurtfull but the whole worlds frend The worst I doe is that I onely grieue Because I cannot with my mistres liue And thinke it torment more then torments be To liue from her which onely liues in me And yet I not forget t' acknowledge this That herein onely I doe still amisse Yet not so ill but that by intercession I may be pardond through mine owne confession The vulgar sort with water oftentimes Not onely greater faults then my small crimes Wash cleane away but which breeds greater shame Baptiseth vice with noble vertues name Hermilian that is growne so couetous As to behold the same t is monstrous Nor rests by day nor slumbers in the night But makes his gold his God and his delight No loue of friend or brother wil he hold Hates his owne selfe loues nothing but his gold Yet is esteemd a man of industry Of perfit wisedome and great policie Rainard swels big and doth disdaine his state Lookes as the world would tremble at his hate He thinks himselfe what he can neuer be And feeds his hopes with idle imagery He will surpasse in spending ill got wealth And in apparel goes beyond him selfe A steward he will haue a huntsman faulkoner A cooke a chamberlaine and a curious caruer Lordships he sels and makes them fly away A mannor or a parke goes euery day What his old auncestry had many yeares Gathered together and left vnto their heires That with immoderate lauishnes he spends And through the world in all disorders sends But what for this none murmures at his will Nor doth demaund why he consumes thus ill But rather cals him most Magnanimus Most bountifull gallant and vertuous The common sort the Hydra multitude Thus with their flattery doe him delude Solonio so much businesse takes in hand And meddles so with all things in the land That euen the waight is able to confound The strongest horse that euer trod on ground Within the custome house he hath a charge And in the Chancery a pattent large To Ports and Keies immediately he flies Where both his profit and commandment lies To Castell Angelo then will he scower And all this done in minute of an howre The very quintescense of all his braines He doth distill to bring the Pope newe gaines Nor doth his cares or painful studies end To any thing saue profit onely tend It ioyes his hart when he heares Rumor say That with his toiles he wastes his life away And so that to his Lord he crownes may bring He nor respects acquaintance friend nor kinne The people hate him and they haue good cause Since it is true t is he which onely drawes The Pope to plague the Citie and still lades Her with newe customes taxes and intrudes Yet a Magnifico this fellow is High stated and can nothing doe amisse Whilst like to peassants noblemen not dare To come to him and their great suits declare But they must cap and crouch and bare head stand As if he were the Monarch of the land Laurino takes vpon him of pure zeale In vpright iustice chiefe affaires to deale His country hee le defend through his desarts Whilst publike good to priuate he conuarts Three he exiles but six to death he sends Begins a Fox but like a Lion ends From tyrannie his strength he doth create Whilst gifts and bribes doe euen dam vp his gate The wicked he doth raise the good keepes downe And yet this man is rich in all renowne He is renound to be both iust and good When he is full of whordome theft and blood Where he should honour giue he giues disgrace Malice with pride pride with wealth doth place Whom he should most releeue he most offends His ope-eied sustice loues none but his friends Crowes oft for Swans Swans he takes for Crowes Now knewe this Iustice but my loue-sick woes VVhat sower faces from him would apeare Like him that on a close-stoole straining were VVell let him speake his pleasure with the rest I care not for their speeches that 's the best Only thee which art mine onely frend I doe confesse my pleasures are at end Since I first hither gainst my wil was tost My ioyes are gone and my delights are lost This of my reasons I haue chiefest tride Though others more I could alledge beside VVhy I haue left Pernassus learned mount Nor with the Muses talkt as I was wont Then when with thee in Reggio I did stay My natiue soile and past the time away In all best Iouiall sollace and delight Priding my selfe in waightie verse to write Those glorious places did me ample good Reuiu'd my spirits and inflam'd my blood Thy Mauritanian lodge for banqueting Withall the worthiest pictures flourishing And call my Rodan●… not farre from thence Of water nimphes the choisest residence Thy christall fishponds and thy garden which A siluer spring with moisture doth inrich Watring by Aite those checkerd flowers still And in the end fals downe into a Mill. O how I wish for that and for the rest Which whilst I did enioy my sense was blest Nor can my memorie forgoe the thought Of those braue vines from fertill Luco brought Those valleies nor those hils nor that high Tower Can I forget where I haue many an hower Reposd and searcht out euery shadowie place The Fresco coole I loued to imbrace Whilst I one booke or other would translate Which forraine Authors did communicate O then I youthfull was and in my prime My yeeres euen April or the springs best time Which now are like October somewhat colde For I begin and shall ere long be olde But neither can the fountaine Hellicon Nor Ascras valleies no nor any one Be of the power to make my verses sing Vnlesse my hart be free from sorrowing Which being so then this place where I dwell Is not for study sith it is my hell When here no pleasure is nor any ioy More then dissention horror and anoy This soile I barraine and vnwholsome finde Subiect to stormes to tempests and to winde One part is hillie th' other lowe and plaine VVherein there doth no pleasantnes remaine The place wherein I liue is like a cell Deepe and descending downeward as to hell From hence their 's none can come at any time Vnlesse he passe the Riuer Appenine I tell thee gentle Cuz ill is my taking Since thus of all my friends I am forsaken For stay I in my house or to the aire Seeke to disburthen some parte of my care Nothing I heare but spightfull accusations Brawle brabbles or more shamefull acclamations Murthers and thefts and such like villanie To which I must attend most patiently This is the cause s●…one while am compeld VVith mildest reasons to make some men yield Others to threaten and by force to drawe Others to punish by strict penall lawe Some I absolue to some I pardon giue In hope hereafter they will better liue Then to the Duke I

T is they alone which makes them beautilesse This curious painting when they vndertake True natures beautie doth the cheeke forsake All that is excellent away is fled Hating to liue with hell being heauen bred Likewise those waters which they vse with care To make the pearle teeth orient and more fare Turnes them to rottennesse or black like hell Whilst from their breaths doth issue forth a smell More noisome then the vilest iakes can yeeld Or carion that corrupts within the field Well let thy wife to none of these sins cleaue But to the Court these rarer cunnings leaue Let her apparell be in comely fashion And not stragnized after euery nation Head-tires in shape like to a corronet With pearle with stone and Iewels richly set Befits a Princesle right a veluet hood With golden border for thy wife 's as good The Loome the Needle and fine Cookery Doth not disparage true gentility Nor shall it be amisse if when thou art Within thy country home thy wife impart Her huswifely condition and suruay Her Dayrie and her milk-pans once a day The greatest states in these daies will respect Their profits when their honours they neglect But her cheese care shall on thy Children be To bring them vp in each good quality And thus if such a wife thou canst attaine I see no reason why thou shouldst refraine For say that afterward her mind should change And from corrupter thoughts desire to range Or that she seckes to scandalize her house With blacke disdaine or shame most impious When in her haruest yeares thou comst to mow And findst where corne was nought but weeds dohgrow Yet thou thy selfe as faulty ●…nst not blame But spitefull Fate the author of defame And that her infancie was misgouerned And not in vertue truly nurtered Thou canst but sorry be for her offence When want of grace doth draw on impudence But he that like a blind man doth run on And takes the first his fortunes fall vpon Or he that worse doth as doth basest he Who though he know her most vnchast to be Yet he will haue her in dispight of all Euen though the world him hatefull Wittall call If after sad repentance him importune Let him accuse himselfe for his misfortune Nor let him thinke any will moane his case Since his owne folly bred his owne disgrace But now since I haue taught thee how to get Thy best of choice and thee on horse-backe set I le learne thee how to ride her wild or tame To curb her when and when to raine the same No sooner thou shalt take to thee a wife But thou shalt leaue the old haunts of thy life Keep thine owne nest lest some strange bird lie hid And do by thee as thou by others did Like a true Turtle with thine owne doue stay Else others t'wixt thy sheetes may falsly play Esteeme her deare and loue her as thy life No matchlesse tr●…sure like a loyall wife If thou wilt haue her like and honour thee First let her thine affections amply see What she doth for thee kindly that respect And shew how thy loue doth her loue affect If by omission she do ought amisse In any thing that gainst thy nature is With loue and not with fury let her know Her errours ground for thence amendments grow A gentle hand A Colt doth sooner ●…ame Then chaines or fetters which do make him lame Spaniels with stroking we doe gentle find Sooner then when they coopled are or pinde These kind of cattell gentler then the rest Without the vse of rigor do the best Good natures by good vsage best do proue Disdaine breedes hate t is loue ingenders loue But that like asses they should beaten be Neither with sense nor reason doth agree For where loues art auailes not there I feare Stroakes will more bootlesse and more vile appeare Many will boast what wonders they haue wrought By blowes and how their wishes they haue cau●… How they haue tam'd their shrewes puld them downe Making them vaile euen to the smallest frowne But let those Gyants which such boastings loue Tell me what they haue got and it will proue Their wiues their blowes on hands face do beare And they their wiues marks on their foreheads weare Besides who least a wicked wife can tame Doth oftest brag that he can do the same Remember she is neighbour to thy heart And not thy slaue she is thy better part Thinke t is enough that her thou maist command And that she doth in loue-knots loyall stand Although thy power thou neuer do approue 〈◊〉 that 's the way to make her leaue to loue Giue her all wishes whilest she doth desire Nothing but that which reason doth acquire And when thou hast confirmd thee in her loue Preserue it safe let nothing it remoue And yet to suffer her do all she will Without thy knowledge may much vertue kill So likwise to instruct without all reason To perfit loue is more then open treason To go to feasts and weddings mongst the best Is not amisse for there suspect is least Nor is it meet that she the Church refraine Sith there is vertue and her noble traine In publike markets and in company Is neuer found adulterous villany But in thy gossips or thy neighbours house And therefore hold such places dangerous Yet as deuotion to the Church her leades Thou shalt do well to marke which way she treades For often times the goodly pray is still The cause why men do steale against their will Chiefly take heed what consort she liues in Beware of Wolues that weare the Weathers skin Marke what resort within thy house doth moue Many kisse children for the nurses loue Some for thy wiues sake much will honour thee Doe not with such men hold society When shee 's abroad thy feare is of small worth The danger 's in the house when thou art forth Yet wisely watch her lest she doe espy Thy politicke and waking iealousie Which if she do then is her reason strong Thee to accuse that dost her causlesse wrong Remoue all causes what so ere they be Which to her name may coople infamy And if she needes will cast away all shame Yet let the world know thou art not to blame I know no other rules to set thee downe How thou maiest keep vnstaind thy wiues renowne Nor how thou maist keep men from hauing power Thy wiues chast honours basely to deuoure And yet I le tell thee this if she haue will To tread awry thou must not thinke through skill To mend her for she is past all recure And what she will do thou must needes indure Doe what thou canst by art or obseruation She will create thee of a forked fashion All 's one if thou do vse her ill or well When women are resolu'd spight heauen or hell They will strike saile and with lasciuious breath Bid all men welcome though it be their death And for