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A08840 The second tome of the Palace of pleasure conteyning store of goodly histories, tragicall matters, and other morall argument, very requisite for delighte and profit. Chosen and selected out of diuers good and commendable authors: by William Painter, clerke of the ordinance and armarie. Anno. 1567.; Palace of pleasure. Vol. 2 Painter, William, 1540?-1594. 1567 (1567) STC 19124; ESTC S110236 560,603 890

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man_n do_v he_o reverence_n and_o that_o he_o be_v honour_v and_o obey_v of_o all_o yet_o be_v he_o for_o all_o that_o the_o servant_n and_o public_a minister_n who_o ought_v no_o less_o to_o defend_v his_o subject_n than_o he_o that_o be_v the_o subject_n to_o do_v he_o honour_n and_o homage_n and_o the_o more_o the_o prince_n do_v humble_a himself_o the_o great_a increase_n have_v his_o glory_n and_o the_o more_o wonderful_a he_o be_v to_o every_o wight_n what_o advance_v the_o glory_n of_o that_o julius_n caesar_n who_o first_o depress_v the_o senatorie_a state_n of_o government_n at_o rome_n be_v his_o victory_n achieve_v over_o the_o gall_n and_o briton_n and_o afterwards_o over_o rome_n itself_o when_o he_o have_v vanquish_v pompee_n all_o those_o serve_v his_o
&_o honour_n thus_o this_o wretched_a &_o miserable_a 〈◊〉_d burn_v &_o consume_v with_o love_n toss_v and_o tumble_v himself_o upon_o his_o bed_n not_o able_a to_o find_v comfort_n to_o ease_v his_o pain_n thus_o begin_v to_o say_v o_o sophonisba_n my_o dear_a belove_a wife_n o_o the_o life_n and_o comfort_n of_o my_o life_n o_o the_o dainty_a repast_n of_o my_o joy_n and_o quiet_a more_o amiable_a than_o the_o ball_n of_o my_o unhappy_a eye_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o we_o alas_o &_o out_o alas_o i_o cry_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v no_o more_o that_o incomparable_a beauty_n of_o thou_o that_o thy_o surpass_a comely_a face_n those_o golden_a lock_n those_o glister_a eye_n which_o a_o thousand_o time_n have_v darken_v and_o obscure_v the_o ray_n &_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n itself_o alas_o i_o say_v that_o i_o can_v no_o long_o be_v suffer_v to_o hear_v the_o pleasant_a harmony_n of_o thy_o voice_n who_o sweetness_n be_v able_a to_o force_n jupiter_n himself_o to_o mitigate_v his_o rage_n when_o with_o lightning_n thunderbolt_n and_o 〈◊〉_d clap_v in_o his_o great_a fury_n he_o 〈◊〉_d to_o plague_v 〈◊〉_d earth_n ah_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a any_o more_o for_o i_o to_o throw_v these_o unhappy_a arm_n about_o thy_o sweet_a neck_n who_o 〈◊〉_d of_o face_n intermingle_v with_o seemly_a rudd_n 〈◊〉_d the_o morning_n rose_n which_o by_o the_o sweet_a nightly_a dew_n do_v sprout_v and_o bud_v the_o god_n grant_v that_o i_o do_v not_o long_o remain_v on_o live_v without_o thy_o sweet_a haunt_n and_o company_n which_o can_v no_o long_o draw_v forth_o this_o breathe_a ghost_n of_o i_o than_o can_v a_o body_n live_v without_o like_a breath_n in_o it_o grant_v o_o mighty_a jupiter_n that_o one_o grave_n may_v close_v we_o twain_o to_o live_v among_o the_o ghost_n and_o shadow_n that_o be_v already_o past_a this_o world_n for_o like_v right_a love_a fit_n 〈◊〉_d intent_n of_o life_n be_v mean_v to_o i_o without_o thy_o fellowship_n &_o delectable_a presence_n and_o who_o o_o good_a god_n shall_v be_v more_o blissful_a amongst_o the_o elysian_a field_n wander_v amid_o the_o spirit_n and_o ghost_n of_o depart_a soul_n than_o i_o if_o there_o we_o two_o may_v jet_v and_o stalk_v among_o the_o shadow_a frith_n and_o forest_n huge_a beset_v with_o myrtle_n tree_n odoriferous_a and_o sweet_a that_o there_o we_o may_v at_o large_a recount_v and_o sing_v the_o sweet_a &_o sour_a pang_n of_o those_o our_o pass_a love_n without_o any_o stay_n or_o let_v at_o all_o that_o there_o i_o say_v we_o may_v remember_v thing_n already_o do_v rejoice_v for_o delight_n and_o sigh_v for_o the_o pain_n there_o shall_v no_o hard_a heart_a scipio_n be_v find_v there_o shall_v no_o marble_n mind_v captain_n rest_n which_o have_v not_o have_v regard_n of_o love_n toy_n ne_o yet_o have_v pity_v my_o bitter_a pain_n by_o have_v no_o experiece_n what_o be_v the_o force_n of_o love._n he_o then_o with_o over_o cruel_a word_n shall_v not_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v i_o to_o forsake_v thou_o or_o to_o deliver_v thou_o into_o the_o roman_n hand_n to_o incur_v miserable_a and_o 〈◊〉_d cruel_a bondage_n he_o shall_v there_o never_o check_v i_o for_o the_o servant_n love_v i_o bear_v thou_o we_o shall_v there_o abide_v without_o suspicion_n of_o he_o or_o any_o other_o they_o can_v not_o separate_v we_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o divide_v our_o sweet_a company_n i_o will_v the_o god_n above_o have_v grant_v i_o the_o benefit_n that_o he_o have_v never_o arrive_v into_o africa_n but_o have_v still_o remain_v in_o sicilia_n in_o italy_n or_o spain_n but_o what_o stand_v i_o upon_o these_o term_n o_o i_o fool_n and_o beast_n what_o mean_v my_o drowsy_a head_n to_o dream_n such_o fancy_n if_o he_o have_v not_o pass_v over_o into_o africa_n &_o make_v war_n against_o king_n syphax_n how_o shall_v i_o have_v ever_o see_v my_o fair_a sophonisba_n who_o beauty_n far_o surmount_v each_o other_o wight_n who_o comeliness_n be_v without_o peer_n who_o grace_n inspeakeable_a who_o manner_n rare_a and_o incomparable_a and_o who_o other_o quality_n general_o disparcle_v throughout_o dame_n nature_n mould_n by_o speech_n of_o man_n can_v not_o be_v describe_v if_o scipio_n have_v not_o transfrait_v the_o sea_n to_o arrive_v in_o africa_a soil_n how_o shall_v i_o o_o only_a hope_n and_o last_o refuge_n of_o my_o desire_n have_v know_v thou_o neither_o shall_v i_o have_v be_v thy_o féere_n ne_o yet_o my_o wife_n thou_o shall_v have_v be_v but_o great_a have_v be_v thy_o gain_n and_o loss_n not_o much_o never_o shall_v thou_o have_v feel_v the_o present_a painful_a state_n wherein_o thou_o be_v thy_o life_n whereof_o most_o worthy_a no_o doubt_n thou_o be_v shall_v not_o have_v lie_v in_o balance_n poise_v or_o rest_v in_o doubtful_a plight_n which_o now_o in_o choice_n of_o enemy_n thrall_n thou_o may_v prolong_v or_o else_o in_o roman_n hand_n he_o pray_v or_o spoil_v by_o captive_a state_n but_o i_o beseech_v the_o god_n to_o prevent_v the_o choice_n to_o be_v a_o roman_a prisoner_n and_o who_o can_v think_v that_o scipio_n ever_o mean_v to_o grant_v i_o the_o life_n of_o one_o &_o go_v about_o to_o spoil_v i_o of_o the_o same_o do_v not_o he_o give_v i_o the_o pardon_n of_o one_o when_o he_o send_v i_o to_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o cirta_n where_o i_o find_v fair_a sophonisba_n which_o be_v my_o life_n a_o strange_a kind_n of_o pardon_n by_o give_v i_o a_o pardon_n to_o dispossess_v i_o of_o that_o same_z who_o ever_o hard_o tell_v of_o such_o a_o pardon_n so_o much_o as_o if_o he_o say_v to_o i_o thus_o massinissa_n go_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o cause_v that_o city_n yield_v or_o ransack_v the_o same_o by_o force_n &_o i_o will_v pardon_v thou_o thy_o life_n &_o not_o with_o that_o only_a benefit_n but_o with_o croesus_n good_n will_v enrich_v thou_o &_o make_v she_o owner_n of_o the_o happy_a soil_n of_o arrabia_n &_o when_o i_o have_v so_o do_v &_o raze_v the_o wall_n by_o my_o indevor_n wherein_o my_o only_a life_n and_o joy_n do_v rest_n at_o my_o return_n for_o guerdone_v of_o my_o noble_a fact_n in_o steed_n of_o life_n he_o chop_v of_o my_o head_n and_o for_o fair_a promise_n of_o golden_a mount_n he_o strip_v i_o naked_a and_o make_v i_o a_o roman_a slave_n according_a to_o which_o case_n and_o state_n he_o deal_v with_o i_o for_o what_o avail_v my_o life_n if_o in_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d i_o drown_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o same_o do_v not_o he_o berieve_v my_o life_n and_o breed_v my_o death_n by_o divide_v i_o from_o my_o fair_a sophonisba_n ah_o caitiff_a wretch_n what_o luck_n have_v i_o that_o neither_o storm_n nor_o whirl_v wind_n can_v send_v he_o home_o to_o italian_a shore_n or_o set_v he_o pack_v to_o sicily_n land_n what_o mean_v cruel_a scipio_n when_o so_o soon_o as_o syphax_n be_v take_v he_o do_v not_o straight_a way_n dispatch_v he_o to_o rome_n to_o present_v the_o glorious_a sight_n of_o the_o numidian_a king_n to_o that_o roman_a people_n if_o scipio_n have_v not_o be_v here_o thou_o sophonisba_n frank_o have_v be_v my_o for_o at_o laelius_n hand_n i_o can_v have_v find_v some_o grace_n but_o sure_o if_o scipio_n do_v once_o see_v sophonisba_n &_o recline_v his_o eye_n to_o view_v her_o peerless_a beauty_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v be_v move_v to_o have_v compassion_n upon_o she_o and_o i_o and_o will_v have_v judge_v her_o worthy_a not_o only_o to_o be_v queen_n of_o numidia_n but_o of_o all_o the_o province_n beside_o but_o what_o do_v i_o make_v this_o good_a account_n the_o common_a proverb_n say_v that_o he_o which_o count_v without_o his_o host_n must_v reckon_v twice_o and_o so_o perhaps_o may_v be_v my_o lot_n for_o what_o know_v i_o if_o scipio_n do_v well_o view_v she_o whether_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v enamour_v of_o she_o or_o not_o &_o so_o utter_o deprive_v i_o of_o that_o jewel_n he_o be_v a_o man_n no_o doubt_n as_o other_o be_v and_o it_o be_v impossible_a i_o think_v but_o that_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o heart_n must_v bow_v to_o the_o view_n of_o such_o a_o noble_a beauty_n but_o beast_n as_o i_o be_o what_o mean_v these_o word_n what_o folly_n do_v i_o vaunt_v by_o sing_v to_o the_o deaf_a and_o teach_v of_o the_o blind_a o_o wretch_n wretch_n nay_o more_o than_o miserable_a wretch_n mark_v the_o word_n of_o scipio_n he_o demand_v sophonisba_n as_o a_o thing_n belong_v unto_o he_o for_o which_o cause_n he_o say_v that_o she_o be_v the_o pray_v &_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a spoil_n but_o what_o shall_v i_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v i_o give_v she_o unto_o he_o he_z 〈◊〉_d have_v she_o he_o 〈◊〉_d i_o he_o exhorte_v i_o he_o pray_v
i_o but_o i_o know_v full_a well_o 〈◊〉_d those_o entreaty_n tend_v &_o under_o the_o grass_n what_o link_a serpent_n lie_v shall_v i_o then_o put_v into_o his_o hand_n my_o own_o 〈◊〉_d but_o before_o i_o so_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d god_n above_o with_o his_o flash_a fire_n &_o 〈◊〉_d brand_n shall_v thunder_v i_o down_o into_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n the_o gape_a ground_n receyve_v my_o corpse_n before_o i_o yield_v to_o that_o request_n the_o trample_a stéede_n of_o savage_a kind_n do_v tear_v my_o membre_n in_o thousand_o gobbet_n the_o desert_a beast_n consume_v my_o flesh_n the_o 〈◊〉_d gripe_v and_o 〈◊〉_d kite_n pick_v out_o my_o tongue_n and_o eye_n before_o i_o glut_v his_o 〈◊〉_d mind_n with_o that_o demand_n to_o break_v the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o by_o holy_a oath_n i_o have_v promise_v to_o perform_v oh_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v then_o it_o behove_v to_o obey_v &_o in_o despite_n of_o my_o tooth_n to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o roman_a emperor_n command_v alas_o by_o think_v upon_o that_o straight_a and_o needful_a lot_n i_o die_v a_o thousand_o death_n wherefore_o of_o evil_n to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o least_o of_o twain_o and_o to_o preserve_v my_o plight_a faith_n o_o sweet_a sophonisba_n thou_o must_v die_v and_o by_o mean_n of_o thy_o belove_a féere_n shall_v void_v the_o yoke_n of_o roman_n thrall_n for_o so_o it_o please_v unmindful_a jova_n to_o appoint_v the_o wretched_a heaven_n by_o cruel_a fate_n have_v throw_v their_o lot_n that_o i_o of_o my_o own_o mischief_n shall_v be_v the_o minister_n and_o so_o o_o life_n most_o dear_o i_o shall_v perform_v the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o keep_v the_o faith_n which_o last_o of_o all_o before_o thy_o face_n i_o do_v confirm_v by_o this_o speech_n and_o manner_n of_o talk_n the_o good_a prince_n bewail_v his_o case_n excogitate_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o may_v do_v to_o death_n the_o thing_n which_o above_o all_o the_o world_n he_o love_v best_a at_o length_n it_o come_v unto_o his_o mind_n to_o send_v she_o a_o draught_n of_o poison_a drink_n which_o devise_n he_o have_v no_o soon_o invent_v but_o he_o be_v drive_v into_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o fury_n and_o kindle_v with_o disdain_n his_o 〈◊〉_d be_v on_o fire_n with_o extreme_a madness_n &_o as_o though_o 〈◊〉_d have_v be_v before_o he_o he_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o bedlemwise_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d taunt_n he_o check_v she_o to_o her_o 〈◊〉_d sometime_o lament_v her_o unfortunate_a state_n sometime_o with_o paw_n display_v he_o seem_v to_o ramp_v into_o her_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o again_o into_o amorous_a toy_n his_o passion_n drive_v he_o 〈◊〉_d when_o i_o do_v think_v what_o kind_n of_o man_n massinissa_n be_v who_o in_o deed_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d noble_a king_n 〈◊〉_d who_o with_o such_o prndence_n govern_v his_o new_a 〈◊〉_d recover_v kingdom_n &_o so_o constant_o persevere_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o roman_a people_n i_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o 〈◊〉_d my_o friend_n &_o myself_o also_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o so_o 〈◊〉_d and_o lovesonie_n labyrinth_n wherein_o this_o noble_a prince_n be_v tangle_v and_o with_o more_o 〈◊〉_d to_o govern_v our_o belove_a thing_n but_o return_v again_o to_o this_o afflict_a gentleman_n massinissa_n he_o send_v unto_o his_o belove_a wife_n and_o queen_n a_o pot_n of_o 〈◊〉_d to_o rid_v she_o of_o her_o life_n but_o yet_o stay_v his_o messenger_n he_o cry_v out_o these_o word_n god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v commit_v this_o infamous_a murder_n upon_o her_o whenie_n i_o most_o dear_o love_v i_o will_v rather_o 〈◊〉_d she_o into_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o unknowen_a and_o sandy_a coast_n of_o lybia_n where_o the_o cauntrie_n be_v full_a of_o venomous_a beast_n &_o crawl_v poison_a serpent_n in_o which_o place_n we_o shall_v be_v safe_a and_o sure_a from_o the_o danger_n of_o cruel_a &_o inexorable_a scipio_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o shall_v never_o see_v the_o rare_a &_o divine_a beauty_n which_o the_o serpent_n once_o behold_v will_v mitigate_v &_o assuage_v their_o bitter_a poison_n &_o for_o who_o sake_n they_o will_v not_o annoy_v ne_o yet_o hurt_v i_o her_o love_a husband_n &_o companion_n wherefore_o let_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o flee_v thither_o to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o bondage_n and_o death_n prepare_v for_o us._n and_o if_o so_o be_v we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o carry_v with_o we_o gold_n and_o silver_n yet_o shall_v we_o not_o want_v there_o some_o relief_n to_o maintain_v our_o line_n for_o better_o it_o be_v to_o feed_v on_o bread_n and_o water_n then_o to_o live_v in_o perpetual_a thraldom_n and_o live_v with_o thou_o sweet_a wife_n what_o 〈◊〉_d &_o beg_v gery_n be_o not_o i_o able_a to_o sustain_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o exile_n and_o 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v already_o suffer_v for_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o iny_a kingdom_n many_o time_n i_o have_v repair_v to_o obscure_a den_n and_o cave_n where_o i_o have_v hide_v myself_o and_o line_v in_o the_o wilderness_n among_o the_o sanage_n beast_n but_o what_o mean_v i_o thus_o to_o say_v of_o myself_o who_o no_o misadventure_n can_v affray_v or_o mislike_v but_o thou_o dear_a wife_n which_o have_v be_v train_v up_o and_o nourish_v amongst_o the_o delicacy_n &_o banquet_n of_o the_o court_n 〈◊〉_d with_o train_n of_o many_o fair_a &_o noble_a lady_n live_v like_o a_o queen_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n &_o delight_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v with_o thou_o i_o know_v thy_o heart_n will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o follow_v i_o and_o yet_o if_o the_o same_o will_v serve_v thou_o from_o whence_o shall_v i_o procure_v present_a ship_n upon_o the_o sea_n the_o roman_n fleet_n bear_v the_o swinge_n upon_o that_o land_n scipio_n with_o his_o army_n occupi_v every_o coast_n &_o be_v general_a lord_n of_o the_o field_n what_o then_o shall_v i_o most_o miserable_a and_o infortunate_a caitiff_n do_v for_o while_o i_o be_o thus_o make_v my_o bitter_a complaint_n the_o night_n be_v pass_v away_o day_n light_n approach_v and_o the_o bright_a shine_a morning_n begin_v to_o clear_v the_o earth_n and_o behold_v yonder_o come_v the_o general_n 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