the meanes to make Eneas to abyde deuysynge vnto hym â–ª that he oughte to doo soo Seynge and considerynge the wynter that is alle dystempred the grete orages the sygne of Oryon that rendreth the watres to be proude and cruelle Also the shippes that ben alle crased of the grete tornementes that haue hurte theym here byfore saylyng in the see The influences of the heuens so spytefull dyuerse contradyction moeuable one apposite ayenst another causynge dyuersite perturbatyffe in the lowe elementes whiche myghte be cause of his destruction yf he vndertoke ony vyage atte this tyme passinge the see from one lande to a nother By these raysons and other that by the desirous affectyon of thy wylle shalle be vnto the aduysed and shewed to the perfectyon of thys thynge thou shalte mowe peruerte the oppynyon of Eneas for to seiourne in this countrey that byfore was alle determyned for to goo The whiche thynges and other persuasions seruynge to the mater whiche enflamed the corage of Elysse esprysed with brennyng loue towarde Enee gaue a stedfast hope to her sorowfull thoughte leuynge by dyspense abstractyue her first vowes of chastyte promysed ¶ How Eneas aftre grete fortunys of the see arryued in cartage And How dydo for his swete behauoure and fayre spekynge was esprised of his loue Capitulo xiij BOthe togidre of one assente went the two sassustres fore named to the synagoges and temples where bifore the aulters thei offred sacrifices with grete supplycacyons and prayers and slewe sheep weders for to doo sacrefyces destynated vnto the noble goddesse Ceres to Appolyn and to Bachus and specyally vnto Iuno the goddesse of wedlocke whiche is lady mastresse and wardeyne of the connexes or bondes aminicules to whome they offred in pacifique Immolacion a white cowe by twix the hornes of the whiche Dydo by grete deuocyon shedde the fyole fulle of the holi libacion makynge the consecracion ouer the sacryfyce there dedied and doon in diuerse wise by solemnyte merueyllouse aftre the custome that was vsed at that tyme Dydo wyth her suster Aune went In to the temples and symulacres knelynge before the awters makynge requestes and prayers and aftre loked In to the entraylles Interiores of the bestes there slayne For to fuldo the sacryfyce In delyuerynge and sechynge aftre the moeuynge of them the comynge of the future maryage But what ouerserche nedeth more to be enquered wherof thys folysshe thoughte cometh to the woman thus a tysed wyth the swete flamme of loue esprised in to the mary and synewes whiche inseparably goeth thrughe the bones as depe as the. veray hertys roote To goo sekyng wythyn the symulacres the consentynge of lyght whyche is alredy determyned for to be acomplysshed Thys lady hathe norysshed pryuely in her thoughte the wounde of ambycyouse desyre whyche is so procured that she can not hyde it noo lenger She is graffed and myserably sette wauynge and tournynge here and there wythin her cyte embrassed and take wyth loue insacyable in contynuelle thoughte As a personne furyouse lyke as an hynde that is rought to the herte wyth an arowe goeth rennynge by the forestes and mountaynes Thynkyng vpon her sore onely wythoute to conceyue ne comprehende the wele of her abydynge Aftre wyth Eneas goeth thys lady deuysynge thrughe the towne to shewe hym the grete rychesses that she hath broughte from the partyes of Thyre asketh hym hys aduyse of the edyfyces of Cartage cheryssheth and enterteyneth hym to her power in alle thynges that she thynketh to be playsaunt and agreable vnto hym and atte last she yet spekynge her speche deffaylleth alle sodeynly and can not kepe purpos ne countenaunce as a persone transported from her vndrestandynge and ouertake wyth ouer grete loue inestymable Of it that other parte she doeth make grete appareylles for to feeste Eneas ryghte highely in dyuersitees of metes entermedled wyth some Ioyous dysportes playsaunte and in syghte aggreable After she taketh a delectacyon in his talkynge playsaunte requyrynge hym that for her loue he wylle recounte some grete fayttes or other aduentures that he hath seen in hys tyme in the werre of Troye And taketh her Ioye and consolacyon in his swete wordes and drawynge that atysen and enterteyne her in a contynualle thoughte towarde hym Soo that after theyr departynge from eche other that tyme the mone obscure comynge in his ordre supprymeth the lyghte of the sonne and the sterres launchynge theyr bryghte sparkeles excyte the appetyâ—e of slepe The lady that alone entreth to her chaumbre tryste and pencyfulle leuynge her bedde reste syttynge vpon tapysserye werke or other parte alle solitarye and desolate as a thynge habandouned Desirynge the presence of Eneas by Imagynacyon impraynted wyth in the fauntasme of her entendemente Her semeth that she seeth hym there presente heringe after his wordes playsaunte And deuysynge wyth hym and there she passeth ouer a parte of the nyghte in suche medytacyons and contynuell thoughtes ¶ And emonge she taketh in her lappe Ascanyus the sone of Eneas otherwyse callyd Yolus and holdeth hym bytwyxe her armes byholdeth kysseth and colleth hym Considerynge the beaultye and grete delectacyon of the fadre In whiche she is rauysshed by the representynge of his sone And no thynge there ys soo gretely greuable but that it is alle ynoughe facylle vnto her to be experymented for the entreteynynge of her loue wherinne she myghte be deceyued for the grete serche that she doeth wythoute ceasse for to eschew alle thynges that in this caas myghte be nocible and contrarye to her ANd for by cause of the whiche forsayd occupacyon or contynuelle thoughte wherinne she is Inexplycable occupyed as transported and rauysshed Alle the werkes and doynges of Dydo are taryed and lefte in the astate of Inperfection The wâ—rkes of the grete yates toures and othre edyfyces that were begonne for the perfectyon of Cartage be lefte wythout eny more werkyng alle Imperfyt the excercyse of armes is dyscontynued the noble men wexe robuste and rude wythoute excersice of fayttes of werre The brydges poortes and passages ben lefte wythoute warde And the deffences ben voyde add emptye wythoute entreteynynge redy to receyue the enmyes wythoute ony contradyctyon Alle werkes ceassen and appyeren interrupte for defaulte of conductours The stones of the walles that are bygonne whiche appyeren alle awry sette croked bowed and counterfette by cause thei be not fully made and polisshed Shewynge theyr teeth to threte and byte in to the other stonys redy to be masonned whiche oughte to haue be contynued and Ioyned to perfourme the enterprise thus lefte as alle to cutte and perysshed The grasse groweth faste and roteth on theyr heddes theyr teeth ben spredde wyth mosse all to tourne rusty and fulle of lothlinesse The grete edyfyces are lefte vncouered in dyuerse places And shortely alle falleth in to ruyne by cause of her grete furoure ¶ But Iuno the noble goddesse wedded wyff and spouse of Iubyter seeynge that the goode renomme of Elysse myghte
shippe ther shall be some of the oost after that he shall haue refused me that shal be content to take me but sorowfull caytyue lost who bringeth that in to this folye to thinke that this might be art thou madde or out of thi mynde hast thou lost thi knowlege knowest thou not that the troieÌ„ne folke is alle yssued desceÌ„ded of the forsworne laomedon this laomedon was the first fader that dyde enhabyte the grete troie and brought there a grete nombre of peple that made right faire edifices also multyplied wthin alitell tyme in grete quantite well grete in nombre for the good polycie that they kept also for the fertylyte of the grouÌ„de of that couÌ„treye And by cause that laomedon was all ynoughe occupyed for to make the palayces other edyfices intrinsique of the cyte that hym thought ouer moche diffycile to loÌ„ge a thinge to make the walles closed rouÌ„de aboute the towne he made acoÌ„posicion with phebus neptunê° that ben goddis grete and myghty by the whiche he promysed theym and conuenauÌ„ted by his othe to gyue theym a tonne full of golde yf they were playsed to make the walles rouÌ„de aboute the cyte of troye The whiche goddes hauynge confydence in trustynge his sayd promysse dyde close hit wyth ryght fayre his and grete walles And thus doon they somoned hym for to paye them that whiche he had promysed theym wherof he wolde neuer doo ne paye ony thynge And for this cause they submytted hym to suffre bere susteyne perpetuelly for euer more the detestable hate and reproche of a man forsworne ¶ Of the vysion that Eneas hadde for to departe towarde ytalye Capitulum xxvi THis lady whan she dyde remembre the forsweryng of laomedon of whom the troians are descended made grete doubte to folowe theym and stryuyng wyth in her tryst thoughte to herself sayd in this manere Alas myserable sorowfull what may I doo now oughte I to leue all the fenyces theym that I haue wythdrawen from thyr for to goo wyth the troians or that by puyssauÌ„ce bi my haÌ„de strongly armed I shold geo to destroye their nauye brynge theym to perdycyon wythout fawte I wote not what to saye and me semeth to harde a thyng for to habandouÌ„e my good subgettes whiche by well subtyl meanes grete difâ—â—culte I haue brought out of thyr and out of the lande of fenyce to expose bryng theym now sone in dauÌ„gers of the see to the harde peryll of batayll namly ayenste theym of Troye whom they haue no quarelle Verely whan I me aduy seit is better that I deye as I haue welle deserued And that my sorowe poure myserable be sone fynysshed by swerde O what hast thou doon my swete suster germayne of my teeres emense wepynges thou hast ben the first cause of the grete furoure where I am now in thou hast charged vpon my sholdres all the grete euylles that I bere supporte thou haste absorbed me reclosed in the grete see of amarytude thou haste fouÌ„de me well pesible but thou hast betaken me for to werre ayenst myn owne peas thou hast broughte me from solysitude remysed into resolysitude thou hast taken rest fro me hast brought me in to ryght grete turbacoÌ„n thou hast abolysshed my frauÌ„chise for to entre in to grete seruytude thou hast dyuerted my honour in to dishonest infamye thou hast conuerted my cyte in feâ—re drede perdurable thou hast all puerted my wyttes reduced in to madnesse forsenerie thou haste deliuerde me my traytour peruerse enmye vnder hope of loue benyuolence what eyleth me tryst poure weri full of teeâ—ys O fortune euyll fortuned why haste thou not permytted me suffred that wythout forfayte or ony cryme I myght haue vsed the residue of my dolauÌ„t lyf chastly alone wythoute companye of man as the bestes in the forestes doo lye as it apiereth full of ten all alone by theym selfe Yf thus I had mayntened myselfe I sholde neuer haue come ne falle in the sorowes displaysures coÌ„playntes clamours where I am now in all doled of grete furour forsened more than euer was woman of moder borne vnto this tyme presente but I beleue veritable that it is for to take vengeauÌ„ce of the feyth of the grete othe that I had first promysed to my husbonde sicheus whiche I haue violated falsly broken wylfully wherof I am â—alle in grete tormente replenysshed with langour mortall Alas what harde destynacye happed to me that daye that I was so ferre doled from my wytte so madde to habandouÌ„e my selfe to a man alone For whom I haue loâ—te all in a soÌ„me at one daye at one owre in somoche that I abyde all alone wythout coÌ„panye habandouÌ„ed fro all comfort thus made this fenyce her rewthes her sighynges in suche a sorowe so dolant termes that she fowndred all in teeris duringe the whiche aftre that alle the nauye of eneas was takled well nyghe redy for to departe ther appiered to eneas that nyght that he entred his shippe was leyde a slepe a certayne god in the propre fygure that mercure appiered to hym first for to admonneste him of his departynge in suche manere of semblauÌ„ce of voyce of coloure of heeris of golde as well proporcyned of meÌ„bres fayre facion of yongthe of fayre beaulte that sayde to him in this manere O eneas the sone of a goddesse how art thou so moche forsened to take rest of slepe in this grete dauÌ„ger wher thou art now ynne knowest thou not the fortunes perillous adueÌ„tures that enuyronne that on all sydes seest not thou the tyme couenable for to saylle the swete wyndes propice why coÌ„sumest thy self slepynge without exploityng that in thy vyage thou knowest not what the fayre dydo prepareth for the whiche is tourned in turbacyon thynkyng in herself what frawde or decepcyon or som grete myschef for to doo to the a greuauÌ„ce why feerest thou not lest she doo that to destruction sith that she wyl brynge herself to the dethe thynke theÌ„ne what euylles what harde adueÌ„tures what displaisirs what grete decepcioÌ„s iniuries she ymagyneth ayenst the but more ther is yf thou departe not with all diligence thou shalt soone see the see alle couered wtth vesselles of werre with grete strengthe coÌ„mynge ayenst the with torches lyght And cressettes esprysed of fyre brennyg for to brule and brenne thy nauye And wythout respyte ne remedye thou shal be dystroyed yf thou be fouÌ„de whan the prynge of the day shal be comen Aryse vp quykly without taryenge and abyde here noo lenger For awoman is founde euermore subtylle in alle her dedes As sayth the fable A grete daunger is thenne to the for whom she is thus endulled and fallen in dysperacyon to abyde in hyr iurisdyccyon nor to reside in her contree And to th ende that thou be not
leue to speke of Eneas And shalle retorne to speke of dydo And firste to shewe the dyfference of Iohn bochace and of vyrgyle to putte in bryef the falle of the sayd dydo recounted by bochace and after by the sayd virgyle ¶ Here bigynneth thistorye how dydo departed from the couÌ„trey ¶ ca. vjo. That other daye in passyng tyme I râ—dde the fall of noblys of whom IhonÌ„ bochace hath spoken in brief the adueÌ„tures of fortune harde dyuersly excecrable in all destructyue of theyr personis honoures goddes chyuauÌ„ches of whom the soÌ„me haue ben cause of ther harme euyl of the distruccoÌ„n of whiche some be yet and how be it that thei ben pourueyd moche more that it apperteyneth to theym seen theyr scyence prowesse vaillyaÌ„tyse or seruyce after the state their vocacoÌ„n in the whiche eche ought to holde be coÌ„tent like as saith thappostle wythout doyng grief or ony nuysauÌ„ce ne to bere doÌ„mage ne myssaye ony other this notwystoÌ„dyng alwaye they be in awayte delite themselfe to seche often tymes meanes for to grieue to saye wordes detractiues wherof foloweth the perdycoÌ„n of moche peple of them selfe in the ende whiche therin haue medeled ¶ And after certayne space I hadde been in beholdynge the peryllous aduentures and fortunes ryghte sorowfulle of many kynges prynces or knyghtes and many other I fonde the falle of dydo somtyme quene and fouÌ„â—resse of the noble cyte of cartage the whiche in redynge I was abasshed and had grete merueylle how bochace whiche is an auctour so gretly renoÌ„med hath transposed or atte leste dyuersifyed the falle and caas otherwyse than vyrgyle hath in his fourth booke of Eneydos In whiche he hath not rendred the reason or made ony decysion to approue better the his than that other And yf ony wolde excuse hym and saye that he hadde doon hit for better to kepe thonour of wymmen And wolde not treate ne saye thynge of theym dyshoneste but that myghte be to theyr auauÌ„cemente ¶ This reason hath noo place For he hath putte in many places other grete falles ouermoche infamous of some quenes and ladyes and hath not suffyced to hym to speke alle in generall but hath made expresse chapytres In blamynge the complexions of theym By the whiche partyculerly he sheweth the dyssolucyons and peruerse condycyons that ben in the sexe femynyne And for to shewe euydently vpon the sayd caas and falle the dyfference whiche is of vyrgyle and of bocace I haue enterprysed to shewe alle a longe the texte of vyrgyle The causes and occasions of the laste extynctyon and dolourous deth and despyte of the renoÌ„mee of dydo otherwyse callyd or named Elysse or Fenyce ¶ But fyrste and to fore for better and to vnderstande the mater I haue purposed to recyte here the caas and falle after the oppynyon of Iohn bocace whiche sayth as here after shall ensiewe and folowe YF In ony maner fayth oughte to be adiousted vnto the wrytynges and dyctes of olde and auncyente cronycles or historyers Or to theyr letters cronykes and historyes Vnneth maye men fynde ony of soogrete langage ¶ And dygne to yeue magnyfycence and somoche deuyne â— noÌ„mee as to the hye name of Fenyce wherof the rayson maye be this how be it that thauctour putte not precysely dedycte wythoute texte by cause that the Fenyces were the fyrst Inuentours of carecteris dyfferencyng that one fro that other â–ª of whiche were fourmed lettres for to write redyng in remembaruÌ„ce perpetual the thynges that they desireden to late be knowen to theyr frendis or otherwyse for the conseruacyon of theyr dedes fayttes scyences to th ende that they myghte reduyce in souuenauÌ„ce or remembrauÌ„ce by thynspection and lecture of theyr wrytyngys that whiche by lengthe of tyme debylyte of entendement sholde be wythdrawen Or otherwyse sholde haue be forgoten it and put in oublyauÌ„ce that the fenyces fonde to note wyth rede colour or ynke firste the sayd lettres of whiche our bokes ben gretely decorate socoured made fayr We wryte the grete and firste capytall lettres of our volumes bookes and chapytres wyth the taynture of reed coloure THe name thenne and royalme of Fenyce hath be moche hiely decored by merueyllous artes and myryfyke In ioyouse preysynge and laude wherof the clerenes and fame of his ouurages hath ben dyuulged shewed vnto the laste clymate of bondes habited wyth lygnage royalle ¶ Oute of the whiche Fenyce and prosapye auncyenne as it is to byleue by theyr wrytynges yssued a kynge named Belus After the dethe of whome one his sone named pygmaleon succeded hym And obteyned the royalme of the Fenyces ¶ He hadde also a doughter named Elysse whiche afterwarde was named dydo was maryed to one named Acerbe otherwyse called Sychee his vncle was preest of hercules honoured wel in the royame of thyre and the gretest of alle the couÌ„treye after the kyng of the same This gentylman was moche fayr to byholde yonge playsauÌ„t of grete reuerence ryght honorable emonge them of the couÌ„tre of grete audacyte and of name magnyfyque ryght moche byloued of Elysse Thenne his wyf whiche thenne he loued also moche of fyne loue wythout fayntasie whiche sone after fayled by his deth anguysshous wherof thenÌ„e it happed after the Iugemente that to hym was fortunat that he was so brenewrous that he was emonge all other estemed to be most in Ioye gladnes consideryng the beaute and bounte of dydo his wyf And also of grete rychesses of whiche Acerbe otherwyse callyd Sychee was moche endowed hadde preemynence in ryght grete habundauÌ„ce BY the couetyse of whiche goodes rychesses pygmalyon brother of Elysse and kynge of the couÌ„trey was sore esprysed For whiche cause the deth was conspyred of the fayr Sychee the sayd pygmalyon thynkynge in hymselfe to doo slee hym And by this moyen he sholde attayne to th ende of his desire wyll insacyable and full of couetyse And soo to hym selfe he sholde alle vsurpe his grete Innumerable rychesses and lyke as he thought he dyd and dyd do slee Acerbe or Sychee Thenne dydo his swete amyable spouse wyf bare it moche inpacyentli and sorowfully in suche anguysshe of herte that she swowned syncopysed syghed And oute of her fayr swete eyen tendre flowed teeris assyduatly and contynuelly that they better semed two grete sourges wellynge vp grete affluence of teerys whiche ranne doun by hir fayr freshe vylage And thus the sayd dydo suffred grete payne for the grete and harde syghynges heuynesses by cause of the grete horriyle nephande detestable cryme perpetred and commysed in the persone of sychee her swete and late amyable husbonde longe tyme demeaned she suche clamours wythoute ony hope euer otherwyse to lyue And alwaye she considerynge the causes of the sayd cryme and the couetyse of her sayd brother pygmalyon And that many tymes by dremes and other admonestements was ofte tymes incyted
brother pygmalyon had puâ—te to destruction whiche duryng the maryage of hem two dede hauÌ„te there full oste and made it to be welle ornated hanged with fayre tappytes white crowned well rychely with crownes of golde well enameylled right curiously proprely kerued of other somptuouse thynges in grete honoure reuerence out of the whiche sacrayre wthin the temple aforsayde after that this dydo had vtterly submytted dedicate her self to eneas out of the place of maryage in brekynge her first feithe promysed to sycheus her semed that she herd come ther out often some veyces of her sayde late husbande Sycheus hym complaynynge and blamynge her by cryes and lamentacyons in right grete wepynges quarellouse plaintes and after atte euen about the gooyng vnder of the soÌ„ne whan the derk night taketh the landes vnder her gouernance she beynge alle alone in her sercrete and pryue houses vnderstode herde at euery owre the owle whiche is a byrde fleyng by nyght ferynge the lyghte of the daye wherof the song termyneth in pyetous extermynacoÌ„n whiche dooth quake fereth thertes of the hereers constristeth theym wyth a sorowfull mynde wherby it is sayd that he is a byrde mortalle or otherwyse denouÌ„cer of mortalite And coÌ„uerseth often in the chircherde vpon the temples symulacres in places that ben solitare pestyleÌ„cious this byrde aboue declared cam almost euery nyght vpon the temples hie pynacles of the palayce cyte of elysse in syngyng of fyne manere in grete draughtes of a longe brethe his right sorowfull songe soo that ryght often he moeued of dydo the corage in to grete teres sobbynges malencolyouse full of trystesses merueyllouse thoughtes and of another side come to her remembrauÌ„ce the grete iustyces dyuynacoÌ„ns presagyous aruspycyous vnto her tolde soÌ„tyme denouÌ„ced by the anguryes prenostycatures of her harde and aduerse fortunes that to her were frustred wherof the most parte she had well knowen approued to haue ben veritable that contryste her alwayes to sorowe more than afore After whiles that she is lieng in her bedde wenynge to slepe take some reste horrible dremes cruel comen to fore her in hir mynde that tormente her in tremoure merueyllous her hert semeth somtyme that eneas foloweth her of nyghe as alle forcened replenysshed wyth rage tormented in furoure for to distroye her vtterly subcombe her in to persecucyon extreme And after seeth herselfe lefte all alone wythout companye goyng by longe wayes dystroied deserte vnhabyted as a woman loste vagauÌ„t aboute the landes vnknowen to her where she goeth After wyth this dreme cometh to her aduyse that her cyte and landes of Cartage are all dystroied and tourned in exyll wherfore she fleeth for doubte to be taken and retourneth towarde the marche of thyr wenynge for to come to a place of sauete but sodaynly coÌ„meth tofore her in her remenbrauÌ„ce the grete Iniurye that she hathe doon to the tyrynes withdrawen theire folke and taken theire goode and alle the rychesses of sycheus the whiche to be had pygmalion kynge of alle the lande made hym to be slayne and mordred falsly wherfore she doubteth lest asmoche shulde be doon to her yf she went thidre And thus she remayneth in this poynt desolate without eny hope of some refute to haue as all tourned from herself for grete sorowe in to a rageouse franesye euen thus as was the sone of pantheus cardynus whan in his grete furyosite was conuerted and tourned by Acho out of his witte so that hym semed that he sawe the felawes of the Emmendes and alle theire excercyte that is to wite Thesypho Megere and Atheleto thei thre furyouse goddesses infernalle incytatyue to alle euyll thynge that dystroyen and bryngen alle to nought kutten and choppen breken and marren alle the werke and subtyll artyfyce that men haue made Clotho and also Latheser that neuer ceassen to spynne and weue To sette to gyder and to coagule alle natures for generacyon Wherof are produced alle the creatures that out of the erthe ben heued vp to the ayere Of another syde she sawe also to her semynge two sonnes shynynge one by another that presente hemself by symulacyon wythin the fantasme of her entendement alle troubled in grete confusyon of dysplaysures and sorowes excessyue alle dyuerse in contrary qualyte And the two thebes grete citees merueyllouse that appieren in aduysion to be bifore her eyen whiche to her semyng are bothe proprely one lyke another How be it that there was neuer but one whiche akyng of grece called cadinus made sotyme that fouÌ„de first the lettres the arte of writyng whiche he sent in to diuerse couÌ„trees pryncipally in the land of fenice where he made scriptures grete bokes cronicles lerned the folke to rede to write wherof right grete lawde was to him at tribued to haue fouÌ„de by subtyll artyfice suche a manere of waye that men may doo knowe all his wille notyfie it to whome he will by one symple lettre be it nyghe or ferre be it of peas or of were of amyte or of eny other thing without to departe himself from his place but onely by a messager whiche is sent ther whiche haply shalle knowe nothing of the matere alle be he dombe or specheles yf he take the lettre vnto hym whome it is dyrected vnto howe be it that he were atte roome or in nauarre in hongary or in englande he shall therby vnderstande the desyre of hym that hath sente suche a messager vnto him wherbi yet atte this owre with a good right a Iuste cause is lefte of the god cadynus here in erthe his grete loenge and good renoÌ„mâ—e that neuer shal be eytyncted nor anychiled nor here after abolished But in token of this that the first lettres wherof he was inventour came out of fenyce equypared to purpre coloure By cause that in that countrey were the pourpre clothes fyrst made and the coloure founde We wryte yet in oure kalenders the hyghe festes wyth rede lettres of coloure of purpre And the grete capitalle lettres of the bygynnynge and princypal of the psalmes and chapytres wythin oure bookes ben alle mayde fayre ther wythalle ¶ But yet the grete trybulacon of Elysse is equypared to that of horrestes the sone of Agamenon welle ofte recyted in the comedies senoyses makynge mencyon Howe In sygne of vengauÌ„ce of the dethe of hys fader And turpytude dyshonest of clytemestra his moder after thoccysion of her that he torned himself in to furrosite him semed that he sawe incessanÌ„tli his saide moder clitmestra or ê“serpine of hell the gret goddesse or the moder of the emeÌ„des that I haue named aboue all enflamed in the face with fire breÌ„nyng the hed all full of right grete serpentes graffed there vpon as thike as heerys that pursued hym at alle houres in alle places for to distroye
notte contryste ayenste her grete desire embrasid wyth the swete flamme of loue Considerynge also that the goodely and grete chere of Dydo myghte be cause to make Eneas to abyde in Cartage wythoute to passe eny ferther towarde ytalye wolde speke to the goddesse Venus for to doo conuencyon of Eneas wyth the sayd Dydo and thenne byganne to saye vnto her by a maner of derysion the wordes herinne wrytten Certes Venus thou and thy sone Cupydo are gretely to be praysed and ye shall doo a grete conqueste wherof ye shall be hadde in perpetuell renommee yf a woman myghte be by you two vaynquysshed wherof the motyue that hath attysed you to that the cause whi ye haue ynoughe induced elysse to condescende to the loue of eneas ys to my semyng come for the drede that ye haue of the tyrauntes and of theym of affryque also of theym of the highe walles of our cytee of cartage For the wyhyche drede to pease ye wyll doo alyaunce wyth theym by meanes of the maryage of dydo wyth eneas whiche thyng myght be broughte to effecte so that ye wyll be fauorable and gracyous towarde eneas wythoute to bere hym fro hens forthe eny moleste or lettynge And for alle debates to accorde and pease and to brynge alle noyes atte an ende I gyue myn assente to a peas eternalle for the constructyon and makynge of the sayd maryage as ye doo desire to the whiche shalle mowe dydo eassyly acorde durynge this that the grete furour enflaÌ„med wyth brennyng desire of loue esprysed wythin her sinewes perse the bones of her presently thenne of one comyn assent we Iuno and venus goddesses shall haue all the domynacyon gouermente entierly of thise two peoples that is to wytte of the troians in soo moche as toucheth theym of Eneas that shalle be taken in dowayr to Dydo for her maryage and lyke wyse them of Thyre that are comyn wyth Elysse shalle thenne be subgette vnto Enee the whiche we shalle Ioyne togydre And of theym two we shalle make alle one people Wherof Cartage shalle be peopled and also the countrey THe whiche thynges thus sayd Venus that doubted leest Iuno wolde accorde the forsayd maryage to the entente that Eneas sholde abyde in Caâ—tage for this cause and sholde leue the enterpryse by hym made to goo and conquere the royalme of Ytalye that Iuno sayd that she hadde in her gouernaunce was well gladde seynynge to vnderstonde otherwyse the entencyon of the sayd Iuno wheronto she purueyd welle after warde And aunsuerde vnto her sayenge he that wolde gaynsaye this alyaunce and wyth the Iuno to steyne for to lette thy deliberacyon sholde well be oute of his wytte Yf thou woldeste accomplysshe by effecte this that thou mayntenest be thy wordee but I am not well certayne yf Iubyter the puyssaunte god that hath the dysposicyons of alle thynges in his hande shalle be contente that the tyryns and the troians shalle people in comyn this cyte of Cartage wythoute some deuysion And also yf our maryage and alyaunce for to speke shalle be vnto hym aggreable And by cause thenne that vnto the Iuno that arte his wyffe and flawe apperteyneth more better than to ony other to knowe of hym hys playsure Thou shalte vndertake this charge yf hit playse the to goo wythout taryeng and I shall folowe the all of nyghe Wherof Iuno takynge in hande the conduytte of this werke was wel coÌ„tent sayd in this manere syth that I haue taken the charg of this werke I wol telle and shewe clerly howe the thynge shalle mowe be broughte aboute Eneas and dydo sore taken wyth his loue haue purposed for to goo chasse and hunte the wilde bestes incontynent that the sonne makynge to morowe hys rysynge shal haue transmysed hys shynynge bemes for to Illustre clere alle the erthe And whan they shal be to the vttir moost of the game welle chaffed aftre the bestes I shalle sodaynly make the ayer to wexe obscure and alle blacke replenysshed with hayle rayne and horryble tempeste by the ayer and by the erthe wyndes and grete orages I shall girde alle the heueus wyth thondres lyghtnynges choruscacyous and merueyllouse tourmentes that shalle rayne the countrey ouere ryghte Impetuously so that alle the ayer shalle seme to be couered wyth the nyght fulle blak and obscure Thenne shalle alle the hunters flee awaye and othre fro the sayde chasshe wyth so grete haste that they shalle not wene to fynde sone ynoughe a place for to be in sauete And by thys manere I shalle doo that the duke Eneas and Dydo fleynge the wedrynge shalle rendre hemself bothe togydre alle alone as by veraye destynacye and by rencountre of aduenture vndre agrete hylle withyn a caue atte the ende of the forest And there they shalle fynde me Iuno that am lady of the maryages and doo couple them two wyth my sone hyemen whiche is named the god of weddynge And therfore yf I wyst that thou venus were not of accorde fo the maryag of eneas to dydo I shulde make hym fyrst to departe wythout eny respyte ¶ Of the grete tempest and storne atte maryage of theym ¶ Capitulo Decimoquinto UEnus was thenne welle contente wythoute ony contradyctyon and byganne to laughe strongly of the perfytte begylynge that Iuno hade fonnde soo soone for to accomplysshe this maryage Wherof she was syn after welle deceyued by cause that she made it to couertely and close wythoute testymonage and wythoute the knowleche of Iubyter The whiche enterprise thus made after that the sprynge of the daye and the poynte of the sonne hadde putte awaye the nyghte tenebrose the brackener hadde dystourned the herte in to his busshe and caste his trayne The hunters wylle that men spredde and sette the deffences putte theym in grete appareylle for to goo to the woode where as sholde be the chasse Assembled theyr rennynge houndes two and two togyder and chose theym one from the other for to assorte theym beste in thepathes Some wyth the brakkenere for to be atte the reysynge of the beeest for to renne after The other for to be sette atte the relesse and the other for to entermedle and redresse theyr brackes retches and bloode houndes for to take the beste better wyth force Toke theyr staues and theyr hornes and other thynges necessarye for to full make and acâ—omplysshe the better a fayr dysporte in huntynge bebouynge to a chasse royalle ¶ And after of a nother parte the barons the knyghtes and esquyers of the noble quene Dydo dyde putte theym in araye and came there to the palayse alle redy waytynge that she sholde come oute for to mounte vpon her fayr palfrey whiche wyth other for her ladyes and gentyll women was in the courte alle preste appareylled and couered wyth a grete cloth of purpre gnawyng his bytte garnysshed wyth botones of golde alle charged wyth the scume of the horse
the other in prson in right grete seruage captyuyte they shal be solde as wylde bestes iniuried defoyled beten Theyr fayâ— doughters their vyrgynes shall be habandouÌ„ed to men by force deflowred and to a ryght grete shame deliuered vyolated ayenst their wylle A hondred thousande euylles shall be appareylled for theym more than men can recouÌ„te ne telle Thenne shall my shame be socoured the maâ—ulates taken from me by Hanyball that shall be borne of myn asshes whiche shal be a man of grete power of grete renomee preu hardy cheualrouse aboue all men that shall be in his tyme. so that me more shal be therof as longe as heuyn erthe shall last but in the meane while I make a request to you all after to your children whan they shall be borne to all their lygnage that of theym shall come vnto th ende of the worlde that they make werre by armes by bataylles by see by londe by assawtes shippes ayenst that traytours troians aslonge as they shall lyue that the see whiche is in oure lond the ryuages portes the wawes be to them repulsyng coÌ„trare rebel euer more thise thynges sayd by dydo enraged from hir good wytte troubled in courage more than euer she was esprised fro all partes sekyng meanes moost subtil to th eÌ„de of her myserable lyf whiche she can support no lenger soo weri she was of it wyllyng to fynde som meane to voyde oute of hir castel all them that were there as she had of custume whan she wold do sacrifyces that she myght abyde alone for to delyuer herself soon to deth that she were not eÌ„peshed there froÌ„ she dyd call psently a good olde woman the made herself to be called barthe the whiche long tyme afore whan she dwelled in thyr was noryce as it was sayd of hir late husbond Sicheus and kept herself yet alwayes styll wyth the sayd Elysse as are wonte to doo thise auÌ„cyent good ladyes wyth theire firste mastresses but she called not her owne noryce that had kepte her in her childhode by cause that she was decessed in the regyon of fenyce And sayd in this maner to the for sayd barthe for to be ryddyd of her My good moder barthe goo lyghtly towarde my suster anne telle her that she make hast for to rise araye herself as it was of custome whaÌ„ men wolde doo sacrifyce and that she brynge wyth her proÌ„ptely the shepe other bestes wyth the other pynacles dedycated to the sacryfice that long agoo I dyde shewe to her And also it behoueth of thy parte for to admynystre the werkes that thou take the vestymentes the myter vpon thy hede for to fulmake thoblacyon to pluto the grete god of hell admyrall of the styge whiche is a grete pouÌ„de of fyre breÌ„ninge that renneth thrugh all helle composed made of brymston of pitche this immolacoÌ„n I haue purposed to doo vnto hym wyth my besy thought for to put an ende my grete tribulâ—coÌ„ns care eÌ„nuyouse for the whiche cause I wylle kindle a grete fire for to breÌ„ne the raymentes of eneas his ymage that are lefte wyth me wherwyth I shall do sacrifyce to â— grete flood infernall to th ende he be moeued wyth hate ayenst hym whaÌ„ by deth his trist soule shal be delyuerd to him after thise thynges this said barthe went hir waye hastely as her olde age myght suffre it lefte there her mastres dido the quyuered shoke of grete rage eÌ„â—red into a grete fraÌ„sie desiryng taccomplysshe the purpos of hir deth wherof the dredfull remeÌ„brauÌ„ce redy to be executed troubled hir in suche wyse that it made all hir wyttes to torne in to a wyked kynde and in a mynde for to destroye the first composicoÌ„n coagulate in couenable proporcion for the entreteynyge of the spiryte vitall wherof her fayre eyen greue and lawghynge were incontynent tourned in to a ryght hidouse lokynge mobyle sangwynouse to see the swete balle of the eye whiche is the veraye receptacle interyor of lyght visible and Iuge of the colours by reflection obgectyf whiche she bryngeth vnto the Impression cogytyue of the entendement wherof she maketh a present to the suppost indicatyf discernynge without interualle the differences abstractyue adherynge to theyr subgecte was sone made obscure her lyght empesched from the veraye Iugyng in parfyt knowlege her tendre chykes and vysage that afore was playsaunt debonnayre of sangwyne coloure to urnyng vpon white becam alle pale sodaynly in hydouse manere all mortyfied for the cruelle deth wherof the harde angwysshes had enuahyshed her alredy with grete furye betaken cast went mouÌ„ted the degres sll highe vpon her palayce tyl that she came ther as the wode was assembled for to kendle ther a fyre In whiche place the habilemeÌ„ts the bed the other thinges with the Image of eneas also his swerde were brought for to be breÌ„te cast out of memorye the whiche dydo alle thus vexed troubled in her wittes drewe the swerde out of the shethe for to murder slee herself bâ—t or euer she wolde doo this she dide loke vpon the habilimeÌ„tes the bed other remenauÌ„t that by other tymes afore had plaised her soo moche theÌ„ne she began somwhat for to lacryme syghe vpon the bed where she put herself inproferryng her last wordes in this manere O right swete dispoillynges plaisauÌ„t well loued honoured of me soÌ„tyme asloÌ„ge as god fortune wolde I beseche you take my sowle and delyuere her out of thys care And from these sorowfulle peynes in whiche I am absorbed in the grete viage of heuynes I haue lyued vnto this tyme presente and haue fynysshed the cours of my lyffe that fortune had gyuen to me It is now tyme presently that the ymage of my semblaunce be sent vnder the erthe I haue had of peynes and traueylles by my brother pygmalyon that made to deye cruelly my first husband sycheus Wherof I haue ben ynonghe auenged by me and holde me content therof I haue edified my cite fayre noble puissaunt and riche I haue seen the walles and batelmentes the deffenses accomplysshed O felycyte merueillouse wherof I shulde be well happy and aboue alle other honoured well loued and holden fulle dere yf the nauye of the troyens had not come wythin my stremes of the see O hard coÌ„mynge and cursed recepcion intrynseque false dauÌ„gerouse and full of grete dispite that hathe brought me in to confusion O tryste machynacyon of trayson approued full of frawdulouse induction that hath delyuered me to ashamefull dethe whiche shall come to me sodaynly and presently without taryenge And ascryed wyth a hyghe voyce saynge in thys wyse Must I thenne deye thus falsly wythout to be auenged of that traytour theffe and cruell by whome I am vitupered so sore and defyled Nowe thenne sith it is so I