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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06165	Euphues shadow, the battaile of the sences Wherein youthfull folly is set downe in his right figure, and vaine fancies are prooued to produce many offences. Hereunto is annexed the deafe mans dialogue, contayning Philamis Athanatos: fit for all sortes to peruse, and the better sorte to practise. By T.L. Gent.	Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 16656; ESTC S109569	72,106	104

me know the cause before we enter controuersie why thou keepest this tombe why thou requirest the combate that either I may with reason yeeld thee my right hand or else with courage enter conflict Sir said he in this tombe lyes buried the fayrest ladye that liued who renowmed thorow Bohemia by hir beauty was sought vnto by diuers princes among the rest Charondas a duke of this countrie preferred hi●… seruice and prosecuted his sinte making so many courtly 〈◊〉 and sending so many courteous presents that at last Seruatia consented ordering her desires euery wayes to occasion his delights but hee most trayterous Prince smothering deepe conspiracies vnder a smooth countenance one day vnder coulour of solemnizing the mariage inuited hir with me and my two other brothers hir neere allies to his Castle where after many gratious entertainements and agreeable triumphes the night being farre spent he conducted her to her Chamber the Northren Waineman had alreadie mounted in his course fixing his steedes betweene the armes of Aquarius when euerie eye was closed and each Lord silent Seruatia betooke her selfe to rest little fearing to bee rauished when sodainlye by a trap daore Charondas entred hir Cha●…ber charging her eyther to take care to satisfie his pleasure or to finish hir life the poore Lady knowing the Larke was to weake for the Eagle the Lambe for the Lion that Astroites stirreth in wine and sturdie natures are mooued by perswations with maidenlye modestie and matronlike constancie shee thus reasoned for hir libertie Ah Charondas if honor haue more power ouer thee then dishonestie if thy vowes haue beene vertuous and not vaine what neede these encountries to inforce fauour where thou hast conquered fancie thine eyes haue power like the Fishe Stella they haue subdued wh●…t they hane seene it onely re●… that thou obserue meane in thy conquest with Alexander who could forbeare his bondwoman till hir br●…dall The Limace stayeth what shee toucheth the Adamant draweth where it neereth and shall I not touching this hande for my peace escape my pretended perill all beasts when they see their dangers flie them and flying them befreend themselues It is but Catoes constancie may make thee a conqueror and a little forbearance a Lord in felicitie Charondas not able to endute delayes playde at fast and loose for a fall knowing that opportunitie was a good plea and that Venus counted Silemis for an Asse for his Nestor like sobrietie but Seruatia like the Bull made fierce by seeing red coulors so perceiuing the rude crueltie of Charondas resisted according to hir power till at last impatient of hir wrong and he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his will the Duke forsooke hi●… Chamber and sh●…e 〈◊〉 comfort when faring like Hecuba robbed of hir so●…ne 〈◊〉 Priamor bereft of his signorie shee seemed rather a sweete stature of Iuorie without life then a sacred and liuing saint quite dishonored faine would she had pleaded that Charondas was not not falce but casting downe her lookes on the charactor of his loosenesse alas she sayd would he had not or rather fond lasse would I were not and as the signes of distemperature come before the tempest so the teares of poore Seruatia were the commets of hir fat all sorrowe and as the Uipers teeth are most venemous when the serpent is most yoongest so this sorrow in the entrance was most seuere hir speech was closed vp with dispight and that her toong wanted power to crye reuenge yet hir angrie blush pretended a reuenge to bee shorte seeing hir honor lost hir louers lewdnes she loathed to breath that aire wherein she was betrayd and snatching vp his weapon the witnesse of his wickednesse which through hast he had left behind and through horror shee was bent to vse she sheathed it in hir body leauing the earth to enioy the sinfull partes to the end the heauens might pertake hir celestiall pertections Charondas hearing of this hir haplesse departure ashamed at his sinne and lamenting his lust fled presently liuing as it is reported a miserable life in the mountaines Lirenei when the rumor of this outrage sounded in the eares of vs three brethren hir neere allies finding no fit occasion of reuenge yet willing to auow hir right we inclosd hir body in this Ma●…ble graue vowing one of vs each day to attend here till a tweluemoneth were expired resoluing to trie against all commers that Seruatia was onely faire onely constant the paragon of chastitie the patterne of constancie If any gainsaye our reasons and aduenture an others right if he bee subdued he looseth his right hand but if wee after three dayes combate bee conquered loe here ●…he honour reserued him sayd the Knight when drawing a Curtaine hee discouered the picture of this Paragon Rabinus r●…uished with hir sight stood a long time amased till at last reuiued with the thought of me most haples Claetia he replied thus S●…r the cause of your quarrell is reasonable and the reward of the conquest honourable but what if I auowe my Mistresse more faire what shall then followe That thou art fonde sayd the Knight and vnfortunate Fortune or misfortune answered Rabinus I force not Claetia I say was more fayre more constant more famous then Seruatia If thou like not my sentence gaine-saye mee with thy Sworde wherevpon without any further discourse they entered fight great and dangerous was the combate till at last Rabinus attayned the better and drawing of the Helmet of him that was conquered he rather gaue him time to breath then sought to shed his bloud The stcar●…e Bohemian that sawe the strange and admirable bountie of the Austrian humbling hi●… on his knees began in this maner Though I haue falne by thy Sworde I haue not fayled in my desire courteous Knight who haue encountred a Gentleman who is as well skilled to conquer by affibilitie as by force commaund me therefore according to the prefixed couenants and I will verefie what thou auerrest in that thou art the victor Knight sayde Rabinus it is not reuenge that I seeke but renowne nor thy harme but my honour If therefore thou confesse that my Mistresse Claetia is fairer then Seruatia thou art free onely tyed to this to attend me into Austria where in hir presence in whome dependeth my delight thou must confesse that in courtesie which I haue atchieued by combate The vanquished quicklie condiscended to the victor desiring him in signe of theyr reconcilement to sleepe with him in his pauilion for that night the better to bee able to performe the combate the nexte daye Rabinus not able to fo●…et hys oulde greefe yet somewhat satisfied by his re●…ewed glorye easily condiscended Wherevpon they both together ●…tered the pauilion delyuering their horses to theyr attendants who dillig●…lye trimmed them Supper was serued in with great solemp●…tie and the two other brothers in whome remayned the pursuite of the Combate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Table guests at that present who behoulding the 〈◊〉 person of Rabinus but his discontented 〈◊〉

daunce and tuned his delightfull voice warbling out this Songe Philamis 〈◊〉 HAppie Phoebus in thy flower On thy teares so sweetly feeding VVhen she spyeth thy heart bleeding Sorrow dooth hir heart deuoure Oh that I might Phoebus bee So my Clitia loued me When with glorie thou doost rise Foorth his faire to showe she putteth●… When in west thy glorie shutteth Clitia shuts hir beautie dies VVere my mistresse such as she Oh that I might Phoebus be Phoebus beautie did allure His faire flower at first to loue him And till time from heauen remooue him Clitias glorie shall endure Oh that I might Phoebus bee So my Clitia loued me Thou that houldest in thy hande Natures glorie Phoebus treasure Now obserue the selfe same measure For I burne in selfe same bande VVere my mistres such as she Oh that I might Phoebus be This conclusion was shut vp with a long looke and a 〈◊〉 sighe when Philamis conducted Eurinome to her place from whom hee receiued this crabbed curtesie Sir in that you are to sillie to be the Sunne and I nothing so fonde to be your flower twere good you sought a more kinder 〈◊〉 for I like no such false harted Phoebus with this smiling answer and sorrowfull reput●…e Philamis nipped on the head rubd there where it itched not and drawing himselfe a parte gaue himselfe wholye ●…uer to penstuenesse whilst Philamour reddye to satisfie the expectation of the Ladyes after the Musicke had sounded his Madrigale tooke Harpaste by the hande and in this manner applyed his Song to the melodie Philamours Madrigale VNgratefull Greekes when on the sandie shore Wrongd by contempt strong Aiax stoutly stood He sighth and therewithall Since good deserts were wrongd in irefull moode He drew his sworde and straight his brest did gore and fainting downe did fall Ye gods he cryed if any gods he cryed Sincecountrie yeelds towards not good desart Be you propitious now These luke-warme streames that issue from my hart Since Greekes my right with rigor haue entied Beare witnesse of my vow I vowe oh fruitles vow that I haue serud For countries cause and not for seruile gaine And yet Laertes sonne Must haught Achilles mangled armes maintaine Who neuer once in combate hath deserud As I full oft haue donne Since therefore Vertue hath no recompence Among my Grecian peeres oh gentle mould Receiue my sacrifice The heauens can tell for Greece my bloud was sould The heauens can tell I die for no offence Thus closd his eyes And when the Ghost was ready to depart These later words with teares he forth did power Both gods and earth relieue me His bloud the earth transformd into a flower The heauens were mooued at the warriors smart Sweet Nimph beleeue me Long with Vlisses but with greater right For more then Pirrhus Fathers armes I striue But since repulsed still I liuing dye nought resteth now aliue But ioy but hope thus stil with feeble might I feed vpon myne ill The heauens behould how I am firme and true The earth my teares to flowers hath transformd my wound stil bleeding flowes Without some grace my greefe is not reformd Oh were my griefes wounds flowers so fresh in vew You then would end my woes Euery one in the companie was delighted with this dittie onely Harpaste counted all stringes out of tune since hir heart stringes were out of temper notwithstanding to shew her selfe courtelie though somewhat discontented she answered expectation with action not speech vouchsafing him a Basolos manos for his melodie and martirdome After all these Bargincts and Madrigales were daunced according to the custome of Austria the Ladyes called for a Basket wherein euery Gentleman and Gentlewoman casting their Gloues there was election made who should be Kings and Queenes the lottes cast Philamis was appointed King and Harpaste Queene who by order ought to preferre some question whereon the company should dispute and which they should decide the Rauennois therefore vouchsafing the place and incited to the performance began thus When Midas was made Judge faire Ladyes Apollo had the woorst homlie wits cannot decide heauenly doubts and better were it to giue ouer with ignorance then to be presumptuo●… in error but since I haue a Cibilla to assist me who if my words be ridiculous can aunswer you with Oracles I will speake that you may condemne me to the end she may sprake and all may commend hir The Lapidarie layeth the foyle before he setteth the stone The Dier washeth the cloath before he stayneth the coulour the Mason squareth his plot before he layeth his foundation so am I but the entrance to iudgement she the essence she the substance I the cipher hauing this onely happinesse to speake with her which of her selfe onelie speaketh well Harpaste blushed at this praise taking the commendation most kindlie at his handes from whom she expected most comfort and sodainly had shee yeelded him replye but that Philamis fearing least the wounde should be stung with too many Nettles began thus Since I am to propone the question and you to decide the quarrell faire Ladyes and braue Gentlemen let it bee this Whether it bee better to deserue and haue no friendship or offend and finde fauour A matter incident to the time and accordant to the persons and since Eurinome is cheefest in woorth and choisest in wisddme I will if so my Queene condiscend that she begin the controuersie Harpaste that liked the clawse quicklye subscribed Wherevpon after some attention disdainfull Eurinome began thus Since I am charged by those who may commaund and peremptorinesse is greater offence then ignorance I will vtter my opinion meo Iure yet conclude all things with reuerence and salua authoritate The question is not so doubfull as daungerous for either shall I war●…e against my selfe in wresting somwhat or lay my hand on my hart and wish I had sayd nothing B●…t since I must say something to obserue Decorum I will with Apelles drawe a line to showe my leuell giuing reasons rather of likelihood then opinion since I meant my words shall be no nets to intangle me and my desire is to please in speech to preuent offence not to performe what I pleade for that is against my conscience I say that offence to finde fauour is a fonde course for that were to catch the moone with a trammell to charme the haire with a tabor to couple the Cinick with the Stoick or the Snayle with the Storke for women are like quailes not charmed without a sweete call like Dolphins not allured but by musick and shew of obsernance towards them is the best meanes to be soueraignes ouer them but ●…nce this difference stands vpon election which is best and the choise is either desert or offence which are contrarie let vs examine the fruites of both so shall we finde the successe of fauour desert proceedeth rather of hope and will to please them by seruice whom we honour then to displease desert hath many branches