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A21085	The historie of Ariodanto and Ieneura, daughter to the King of Scottes, in English verse, by Peter Beuerley	Beverley, Peter, of Staple Inn.; Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. Orlando Furioso. Book 5. English. Selections.	1575 (1575)	STC 745.5; ESTC S104573	64,300	183

And taught he was from infancie a walking tongue to spare Therfore vnto him selfe he kéepes that lodgeth in his mynde And stayes his mouth from breathing out his thoughts vnto the wynde Wherwith the Duke not well content but moued much with ire Considring that it fell not out as he did earst desire With angry cheere Unkind quoth he is this the curtesie That you vnkind Italians requite for amitie How can thy greedy eares kéepe● in such store of secrets tould Without imparting lyke for lyke and not for to vnfould Such iestes as hidden lye in brest which may content my mynd And ease perhappes a troubled head as therby friendes oft finde This said hard with blushing face the straunger as dismayde With fired looke and sober chere vnto the Duke thus sayd I trust my Lord y●ur honour will not to accompt quoth he Of him that doth remayne as yours 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from falshood free For we that ●e of Italie and bor●e in foren lande Doo b●nk it mearest vanitie and fond to ●ake in hand To ●reat of that that profit smal redoundes to them that heare The same and most of all in vay●e that goulden tyme do●h weare To hould your honor with such acts as I my youth did spend In Italie my natiue soyle to small effect would tende Sith both the land to you vnknown the deedes of such purporte As heard iudgd your self would say doo not discerue report And since my wandring féete did leu● the bounds of Italie No acte hath past from me that hath deserued memorie Therfore w pardon cravd my Lord I trust you will estéeme But well of this my silent tongue and rightly therof deeme Quoth he and then began the Duke no no Ariodant Thy deedes are not so secret done ●e yet my wittes so scant But well I can behould the thing that thou doest shunne to saie Both how thou hast and louest now the Prince Ieneuora Thy oft resort vnto hir court discloseth thy intent Thy plesant lookes to her doo show thy wyll therto is bent But if thy reckles head had w●yde my good wyll borne to thee Thou wuldst not once haue stickt to tell those secrets vnto mee Whose sage aduise perhaps mought moue thy mynde from that intent Which yelds in fine nought els but sighes and cares for tyme so spent Yet sith at first my fansie had in thee so good thinking I will inforce my tounge to speake against my lustes lyking Know thou therfore Ariodant the Princesse hates th● tour And scornes that thou should so presume● therto her grace to moue For though with smyling ●here ●he doth reward thy curtesie Yet is her mynde most fardest from the l●ste● of Uenorie● Beleue well Ariodant thy loue is euill imploy●e For I it is whom she doth loue whose hart I haue in ioyde Long time of whom I may commaund what listeth me to craue And eke obteyne what so I aske as proued oft I haue And least thy doughtfull head mought dem vntroth in this my tale I wyll to put thee out of dought this enterpryse assaile That is to bring the morow next from my Ieneuora Thy Dyamond thy gift to her the rynge that men doo say In clearnes shames our Scottishe gemmes wherby thou mayst perce●ue How well of thee and of thy loue thy Lady doth conceyue This tale no soner enterd had into the straungers eare But therwithal a heape of thoughts within his minde appeare Yet least his chaunged countnance mou be wray his secrete care And least his stayed speach mought show●● how he ny chokt doth fare with strain●d voyce moued minde he firmly doth denie Eche point of his accusing tale and profers for to die If euer so his mynd was bent or if he sought to moue At any tyme she Princes grace with his v●egall loue And as vnto his oft repayre vnto her graces Court Shows nought quoth he but youthful mynd with Ladies ●or to sport As courtiers vse of lustie age to weare the time away In daunce in talke in melodie and other chamber play But all for nought Ariodant his tounge speach doth spend His vowes are vowed all in vayne the Duke hates to attende Unto his long excusing tale and how he doth denie The gift of that rich Diamond which he did late discrie Wherfore the Duke in hast depart● and doth commaund beside His st●ede for to be● sadled straight for he post h●st wyll ryde Thus leaues he poore Ariodant and he to court doth hie And as he rydes he studies how this King he might come by At last he doth record how that there serues the princes grace A Ladie that Dalinda hight a mayde of Scottish race Who earst was proferd to the Duke in l●wfull mariage A ●●em●l● wyght Lady fayre of noble parentage B●t he nought forsed then the mayd his hautie hart was bent With hier match greater sums his wil for to content To this forsaken Dame this Duke concludeth forto goe To craue by proferd mariage the Dyamond also And as he ended had the thoughtes of this subtill minde He is ariued at the court where he doth séeke to finde In secret wyse this wayting mayde whome he at last hath founde Disporting her with Lute alone low set vpon the ground Her he salutes as tyme did serue and she requites againe His court●●ie that done the Duke still mindfull of his payne Doth craue a word in secreat with the Lady for to haue And she that least suspects disceite doth graunt that he doth craue And then the Duke with sober chere vnlodes his charged mynde Thus to the li●●ning maid that longs to heare of newes by kynde To hould thee long mine own qd he with painted tedious talk Or els in glosing eloquence to strayne my tounge to walke I séeke n●t n●w but simply I the secretes of my hart As playne as of a perfect truth to thee I wyll impart Thou knowst qd he not long or this thy faithfull friendes did moue By reason good and great aduise me greatly to thy loue Thou knowst I think also the cause that forst me not consent I meane thy welth and parentage could not my mynde content For I as thou doest know right wel without bost be it spoke For noble lyne and lyuing great mought match with Royall stocke But leauyng thus these lofty lettes inforst through hautie mynde And speakying to affections force that conquers all by kynde Know thou since then recording oft those vertuous giftes of thyne And eke thy beutie great which doth excell before myne eyne Forgettinge eke the causes all of that my former staye And callyng now vnto my mynde thy woorthy shape I saye I am as ready now to yelde vnto the friendes desire As they to gayne my graunt or this were wi●●yng to require And sith it is vnknown to me which way thy wyll is bent And eke for proufe how willingly thou doest therto consent If thou wilt not deny me that which I of thee

thou thou Witch thou hellish hagge thou wrinkled fury fell Hast forst my pen that painted blisse of foule mishappe to tell But sith with scorched limmes he craues to wpite his cruell fall Whom fortune late with honour deckt and reard to noble wall I will assay to turne my stile from louers happy life To frowning fittes to sobbes to cryes to falshod cause of strife And sith he séekes to haue his fall a myrrour to the rest That line I will begin with him and let the other rest THere was amongst the Scottish Lordes whom honour did aduaunce To noble style a mightie Duke of bloud although hard chaunce Oh filthie facte dispoyld him quite of former dignitie And forst him leaue his tipe of might to peruerse miserie This Prince was Duke of Albany and Pollinesso hight And vassall to the Scottish king a subtill craftie knight Who well increast in aged yéeres and yet to chuse a feare Gan greatly loue Ieneuora whom he as liue helde deare And sith he was of noblest birth of subiectes in the land He thought thee rather to obtayne that he did take in hand Wherfore he is in mynd oft tymes to moue the King herein Whose grace once got he soner thiks the Princes for to win Againe thinks he if she should know my mynd is for to craue Her fathers graunt before I doo her fauour seeke to haue The stately dame perhaps wold dain my sute and profred loue Therfore he minds this way to deale as for his best beh●ue He seekes I say to spend the tyme with her in stately court To play with her at chesse or cardes or other chamber sport And when he sées she pleasant is and in her mery vayne To breake to her such amours as within his hart remaine So thought so don he wears the day as earst he did deuise He hath his fill of Ladies lookes he feades ther with his eyes But sée the spight that ●●lousi● that prieth euery where Hath brought him in an ag●nie and in a soden feare He sees the straunger of resort to his reioysing place He sees his Ladie showes to him a pleasant smiling face But most of all and that that most augmentes his ielousie Is straungers ring which she doth weare still gleaming in his eye Wherwith dispayring in his mynde of his late hoped gayne He thinks to spend more time therin is booteles and in vayne Yet doth affection tell him that his doughtes b● contrarie The Straunger cometh to the court saith he of curtesie And she requireth like for like what if she weare his King The stone is rich and happely she hath therin liking Besides will she bestowe her loue of one a straunger borne Of mean estate when Princes loues she oft hath had in scorne Thus hope and dought doo hould this Duke he long hath felt what payne Dispayre doth bring and eke what toyes in doughtfull fittes remayne And when he sawe that wearing tyme could nothing wast his dought Inforst by loue and ielous●e this fetch he hath found out Firstly for to acquaint him self with this Ariodant That dayly dot● as well as he to Princes lodging haunt And then for to inuite him home vnto his mancion Where he concludes to put in vre this last inuention That is to hauke and hunt with him and passe the time away In such disportes as he delightes chiefly to weare the day In which meane time he wil disclose the secretes of his mynde To him as both his owne affaires and such as are assingde B● priuie counsell for the wealth of all the Scottish lande And eke what actes the king intends with spéede to take in hand Then of his pr●uate déedes to tell and how he leades his life And eke with whom he is in leage and eke with whom in strife Al these more then these this Duke doth mynd for to disclose To his inuited gest at home only of this purpose To haue the straunger yeld agayne the secrets of his hart In recompence of that which he to him did late impart Amōgst which thīgs he hopes to héer of this suspected loue And so to be resolud of that which ielousie did moue And if it be as he suspect I meane that she hath chusde Ariodant vnto her fere and he hath eke refusde All other for Ieneuora then he in friendly wyse Will beat into the straungers head what harmes therof may ryse Or els to perswade him that his time is spent in vayne In suing to obtayne her grace that doth great ●ordes disdayne And how that she doth mynd dif●●it and nought estéemes his loue As Ladie wilie heades doo oft the ●ielie soule to proue With such conceites as these the Duke doth thinke for to beguile This careles man that falshods craft hath farde●● in exile And now from craftie Parlament he calles his wylie wittes In mynde in hast to put in vre this same to ease his fittes And finding now Ariodant amongst the courtly crewe Of Scottish D●mes y ioyes in har● his Lady for to vewe He doth acquaint him self with him and with a friendly face Inuites him to his stately home and courtly dwelling place The straunger that for courtesie excells the Scottish rout Whose giltles mind cold not deuis● this treason to search out With bowed knée and humble thāks requites his ientlenes And shows him self at his commaūd as prest in readines ●he Duke is glad that thus he hath achevd his interpryse The straunger ioyes ● hopes hereby some happy happe may rise Now both haue left y Regall court both leaue their Ladies sight And now amidst the plesaunt fieldes to sport doo both delight Somtime their running féet● pursue the cry of yelling hounde Somtime they ioy to smite the dear● or els the hart to woun● Sometime in arms they seke y chase of Beare or ●yon fear●● Or els with sharp and cutting glayue the t●sked Boare to pearce Whē day is gon they welcom night with showes and harmonie Or els with well squard champions to force their treasure flie Amongst these sports plesant iests the Dukes let not to ●el What diu●rse●haps haue chaunst to him and all that ea●st be●ell As well to him as to the Realme he telles to him the state Of all the soyle and Region besides he doth ●ilate What is agreed by close consent of all the Scottish peares And then what lawes are ordained he heates into his cares Then how in youth he trapped was with traynes of Cupides might He tels and how vnhappie man he serude a scornef●ll wight Since when he saies how he hath lothd such passions to sustaine The fruit wherof wil not quoth he halfe counteruayle the payne Ariodant with listing eare markes well this diuerse talke And takes good heede vnto his tale when lauish tounge doth walke But from his lippes doo not procéede the secretes of his hart Ne from his close and priuie mynd no passed actes depart He countes it vilanie to tell that he could well declare