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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07415	Philotimus. The warre betwixt nature and fortune. Compiled by Brian Melbancke student in Graies Inne	Melbancke, Brian.	1583 (1583)	STC 17801; ESTC S109987	173,818	238

Thus yow see quoth hee that the coniunction of manye in an vniforme vnitie cannot with ease bee crushed and suffer wrecke but euerye one singled by himselfe is easely dissolued The three Horatij marshalling together in the combat queld their coūtermarching enemies but seperated and disioyned were all one after an other slaine by one of the Curiatii therefore peace which is the preseruation of all cominalties and my motherly blessing be with yow both Lette the ill luck of your parentes be a patterne to your good life Ah Fuluia for I seau● Philotimus to his owne discretion being a man and Gods good direction who I trust will man him be curteous to all with modestie and coy of your honestie but not with disdaine For many men thinke yow loue them if yow looke but faire on them Pride said olde Briana is the sauce of a foole Your father in his life time did not meanely prouide for your marriage who espoused you here to your frend Aemilius therefore thanke God of his mercie obey your husband as your Lord and onely loue him without countinaunce to other If any man shall molest you with suche temptations as latelye the cursed Telamon meant to anticipate mine honour withall cut him of quickly For a small disease delayed becommeth desperate A litle sparke spreading burnes a whole Cittie and where delay is the trée daunger is the fruite Thus imbracing them both and kissinge them a 1000. times and still blubbering on Philotimus his cheekes with whome shee could not find in her hart to parte and taking a short farewell of all her other frendes that stoode by and commending Fuluia to Aemilius and Philotimus to the counsaile of his Tutor meaning to make amendes to God with penitencie for her twifolde murther committed on her selfe and Telamon praied as followeth O Mightie God most great most good that wreakes thy wrath on them that breake thy vowes forgiue my sinnes O youre thy precious oyle into my wounded harte and let the droppes of mercy swage the rigour of my smarte Thy blessed will I haue despisd thy lore forlorne my crooked wil I haue disposed thy statutes to repeale But nowe my Lord my loadstarre bright my former deedes doe dule my hart sorrow doth her selfe submit to take death for her dowrie yet not that lasting death O Lorde O God preuent that preiudice though merite say Amen to Hell yet let thy mercie deigne mee heauen The humble harte hath daunted the proude mind eke wisdome hath giuen ignoraunce a fall and triall hath taught the follie could not finde and penitence hath crueltie her subiacent thrall Thou that didst graunt the wise king his request thou that in Sea thy people didst preserue thou that forgauest the wounding of thy brest thou that didst saue the Thiefe in state to sterue wipe out of mind my faultes and this newe moody facte and since with faith I flie to thée and hope by faith to attaine desire let praiers appease thy righteous ire and me enioy thy heauenly throne Oh God thy name be praised deare sire I feele thy ghostly cōforte continue it till I be dead O Death where is thy stinge Hell where is thy victorie My God will not forsake me O Sauiour blesse my siely babes and cheare them with thy grace and sanctifie their hartes that they may glorifie thy hestes I die I die swete Lord receiue my soule when I am dead Herewithall she yelded breath Great mourninges were excited in euery corner and wofull Philotimus swounding thrée or foure times could scarcely be relieued with life who in time recouered a litle compiled these herbycall verses to bewaile his owne and his sisters piteous plight now left desolate When roote is old or rots by decay then wo to the braunches when sun abates moone is eclipst thē ay to the lesse stars How can a blind man goe without some guid for his ayder how shal a realme kepe rule vnles some prince be protector Sigh siely hart and dye sith th' head thy chiefe is erased sith Gods wil is to worke rhy woes serue his auowry Castibula buried and Philotimus and Fuluia hauing compounded for the diuision of their substaunce Fuluia was married to Aemilius and Philotimus hauking after honour and desirous to liue with Aurelia who was nowe a maide of honour to the Duchesse of Venice would mauger the counsaile of Senior Mondaldo and all his other frendes in all hast post it to Venice there liue a Courtier And when his former flagge of defiaunce to Venus was obiected to him hee alleadged the good Emperour Traians example who studying most painfullye till hee was sixtene yeares of age then gaue his Booke leaue to lye shutte and practised himselfe in other excercises much more lawfully saide he may I bee dismissed who am now full twentie yeares old or very nere He was no sooner arriued at Venice but he sente for Aurelia who accompanied with other Gentlewomen came to him without hunching at the first meting their sodaine ioy stopped the cōduits of their spéech but at length Aurelia saluted her swete hart O frende O swete and my desired frend these eies they sée these handes of mine thée touch yet scarcely can this mind beleue the same and scarcely can this brused breste susteine the ioy that is inclosed therein O gladsome glasse wherein I see my self Philotimus was earneste with them to take a small pittaunce with him at Supper Aurelia the company would nedes comstreyne him to take the paines with them I will not be daintie quoth Philotimus suche Guests as I be plentie but easely condiscend The Supper they passed with merrie glée and ioined Mercury to Bacchus that is good cōmunication with good cheare on euery side And bycause Philotimus was now to be initiated in the Court mistris Valeria one of the companye and an auncient seruitour prefined these preceptes Let your apparrell abroad bee robes though your homelye attire be ragges be curteous with your hat though you be currish in your hart and if the line of your liuing will not reach out either improue your Landes and racke your rentes or court some Lady and coossen her of coine or flatter your Prince purloine some good office Philotimus aunswered I wish to clime withouten crime or not at all I will not wringe out welth from others to bringe about mine owne toy will But you vse me as Clitomachus vsed his Spaniel who would cast him carrion to trie his clearnes as yow geue such counsaile to knowe my honestie I had forgot to tell you what graund gretinges were betwixte Parmenio and Antigone but as I remember these were Antigone her woordes Old acquaintaunce and new remembrance welcome to the Towne with a very vengeaunce Par. O Antigone I can tell you a tale in your eares will doe you good in your bellie Ant. Yow Sir What occupation are you of Par. A Brewer if you will lende mee your fatte and thus they two varnished their their