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A01998 Io. Gower de confessione amantis; Confessio amantis Gower, John, 1325?-1408. 1532 (1532) STC 12143; ESTC S106702 476,859 402

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shall_v change_v 〈◊〉_d glass_n worth_a and_o lass_n 〈◊〉_d to_o nought_o all_o over_o pass_n 〈…〉_o and_o heed_n that_o weren_a gold_n 〈…〉_o how_o that_o betoken_v shall_v 〈◊〉_d thy_o world_n a_o noble_a a_o rich_a to_o which_o none_o after_o shall_v be_v lyche_n depectore_fw-la argenteo_fw-la ¶_o of_o ●●er_n that_o be_v over_o forth_o 〈…〉_o a_o world_n of_o la_fw-fr e_o worth_a de_fw-fr ventre_fw-fr eneo_fw-la ¶_o and_o after_o that_o the_o ●ombe_n of_o bras_fw-fr ●oken_n of_o a_o be_v world_n it_o be_v the_o which_o steel_n he_o see_v afterward_o a_o world_n betoken_v more_o hard_a de_fw-fr tibeis_n ferreis_n ¶_o but_o yet_o the_o werste_fw-mi of_o every_o deal_n be_v last_o /_o that_z when_o of_o earth_n and_o steel_n he_o see_v the_o foot_n depart_v so_o for_o that_o betoken_v moche_n woe_n ¶_o de_n significatione_n pedum_fw-la que_fw-la ex_fw-la duabus_fw-la materus_a discordantibus_fw-la ad_fw-la inuseme_v divisi_fw-la extiterunt_fw-la ¶_o when_o that_o the_o world_n divide_v be_v 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figurabatur_fw-la secundum_fw-la temporum_fw-la diftinetiones_fw-la sensibiliter_fw-la hactenus_fw-la duminuuntur_fw-la ¶_o lo_o thus_o expow_v daniel_n the_o king_n sweven_n fair_a and_o well_o in_o babylone_a the_o cyte_n where_o that_o the_o wise_a of_o laldee_n he_o couden_a wit_n what_o it_o ment_fw-la but_o be_v tell_v all_o the_o hoole_n intent_n as_o in_o party_n it_o be_v befalle_fw-mi of_o gold_n the_o first_o regne_fw-la of_o all_o ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la aureo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la statue_n designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la nabugodonosoria_n regis_fw-la casdee_n usque_fw-la in_o regmi_fw-la cyri_n regis_fw-la persaril_n be_v in_o that_o king_n time_n tho_o and_o last_v many_o day_n so_o there_o /_o while_o that_o the_o monarchye_a of_o all_o the_o world_n in_o that_o party_n to_o babylone_o be_v subgette_v and_o hold_v he_o still_o in_o such_o a_o plight_n till_o that_o the_o world_n begin_v dyverse_a and_o that_o be_v /_o when_o 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their_o astate_n up_o leave_v and_o persiens_n go_v under_o foot_n so_o suffer_v they_o /_o that_z needs_o may_v ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la eneo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o venfte_n designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la ipsius_fw-la alexandri_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la julu_fw-fr romanorum_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la ¶_o and_o though_o the_o world_n begin_v of_o bras_fw-fr and_o that_o of_o silver_n end_v be_v but_o for_o the_o time_n thus_o it_o last_o till_o it_o befelle_fw-fr /_o that_o at_o last_o this_o king_n /_o when_o that_o his_o day_n be_v come_v with_o strength_n of_o dethe_v be_v overcome_v and_o netheles_o yet_o or_o he_o die_v he_o shape_z his_o reign_n to_o divide_v to_o knight_n /_o which_o he_o have_v serve_v and_o after_o that_o they_o have_v deserve_v yafe_a the_o conquest_n /_o that_o he_o win_v whereof_o great_a be_v though_o begin_v among_o they_o /_o that_z the_o reign_v have_v through_o proud_a envy_n /_o which_o them_z lad_n till_o it_o befelle_v ayene_v they_o thus_o the_o noble_a lesar_n julius_n which_o tho_o be_v king_n of_o rome_n land_n with_o great_a batayle_n /_o and_z strong_a honde_n all_o grece_n /_o perseus_n /_o and_o chaldee_n win_v /_o and_o put_v under_o so_o that_o he_o not_o all_o only_a of_o thorient_a but_o all_o the_o march_v of_o thoccident_n govern_v under_o his_o empire_n as_o he_o that_o be_v holle_fw-ge lord_n and_o sire_n and_o hold_v through_o his_o chyvalrye_n of_o all_o the_o world_n the_o monarchye_a and_o be_v the_o first_o of_o that_o honour_n which_o take_v name_n of_o emperor_n ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la ferreo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o tibiis_fw-la designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la julu_fw-fr cesaris_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la caro_fw-la si_fw-la magni_fw-la regis_fw-la francorum_fw-la ¶_o where_o rome_n than_o will_v assail_v there_o may_v no_o thing_n contrevayle_v but_o every_o country_n must_v obey_v though_o go_v the_o reign_n of_o bras_fw-fr aweye_n and_o come_fw-mi be_v the_o 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i_o the_o rede_n ¶_o hic_fw-la soquitur_fw-la super_fw-la eodem_fw-la et_fw-la narrat_fw-la qualiter_fw-la lara_n nimpha_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la jupiter_n juturnam_n abulteravit_fw-la /_o junoni_n jonis_fw-la uxori_fw-la secretum_fw-la revelavit_fw-la qua_fw-la propter_fw-la jupiter_n ira_fw-la commotus_fw-la singua_fw-la laris_n prin_v abscisa_fw-la /_o ipsam_fw-la postea_fw-la in_o profundum_fw-la acherontis_fw-la exulem_fw-la pro_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la mancipavit_fw-la ¶_o lo_o in_o another_o place_n i_o rede_v of_o thilk_o nymph_n which_o lara_n hyght_n for_o she_o the_o privete_n by_o night_n how_o jupiter_n lie_v by_o juturne_n have_v tell_v god_n make_v she_o overtorne_v her_o tongue_n he_o cut_v and_o in_o to_o hell_n for_o ever_o he_o send_v she_o for_o to_o dwell_v as_o she_o that_o be_v not_o worthy_a here_o to_o be_v of_o love_n a_o chambrere_n for_o she_o no_o counsel_n couth_a bele_z and_o such_o a_o day_n be_v now_o feel_v in_o love_n court_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o let_v her_o tongue_n go_v unteyde_v my_o son_n be_v thou_o none_o of_o though_o to_o jangle_n and_o tell_v tale_n so_o and_o namely_o that_o thou_o ne_fw-mi chide_v for_o cheste_n can_v no_o counsel_n hide_v for_o wrath_n say_v never_o well_o ¶_o my_o father_n sothe_o be_v every_o deal_n that_o you_o i_o teach_v and_o i_o will_v hold_v the_o rule_n which_o i_o be_o hold_a to_o flee_v the_o cheste_n as_o you_o i_o bid_v for_o well_o be_v he_o that_o never_o chydde_v now_o tell_v i_o forth_o if_o there_o be_v more_o as_o touching_n unto_o wrath_n lore_n daemonis_fw-la est_fw-la odium_fw-la quasi_fw-la scriba_fw-la cvi_fw-la dabit_fw-la ira_fw-la materiam_fw-la scripti_fw-la cordis_fw-la ad_fw-la antra_fw-la svi_fw-la non_fw-la laxabit_fw-la amor_fw-la odii_fw-la quem_fw-la frena_fw-la restringunt_fw-la nec_fw-la secreta_fw-la svi_fw-la iuris_fw-la adire_fw-la scivit_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la tractat_fw-la confessor_n de_fw-la tercia_fw-la specie_fw-la ire_n que_fw-fr odium_fw-la dicitur_fw-la cvius_fw-la natura_fw-la omnes_fw-la
speak_v a_o goodly_a word_n assent_v and_o netheles_o this_o dare_v i_o say_v that_o if_o a_o sinful_a will_v prey_v to_o god_n of_o his_o foryevenes_n with_o half_a so_o great_a a_o besynesse_n as_o i_o have_v do_v to_o my_o lady_n in_o lack_n of_o ask_v of_o mercy_n he_o shall_v never_o come_v in_o hell_n and_o thus_o i_o may_v you_o soth_o telle_fw-fr saufe_fw-fr only_a that_o i_o cry_v and_o bid_v i_o be_o in_o tristesse_n all_o amydde_v and_o fulfyl_v of_o desperaunce_n and_o thereof_o yeve_v i_o my_o penance_n my_o holy_a father_n as_o you_o like_v ¶_o my_o son_n of_o that_o thin_a herte_n syke_v with_o sorrow_n may_v thou_o not_o amend_v till_o love_v his_o grace_n will_v the_o send_v for_o thou_o thy_o own_o cause_n empeir_a what_o time_n as_o thou_o thyself_o despeire_v i_o not_o what_o other_o thing_n avayl_v of_o hope_n when_o the_o herte_n fail_v for_o such_o a_o sore_n be_v incurable_a and_o eke_o the_o god_n ben_fw-mi vengeable_a and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v right_v well_o frede_v these_o old_a book_n who_o so_o rede_n of_o thing_n which_o have_v befalle_a ere_fw-we this_o now_o here_o of_o what_o ensample_n it_o be_v ☞_o hic_fw-la narrat_fw-la qualiter_fw-la iphis_n /_o regis_fw-la theucer_n filius_fw-la ebb_n amorem_fw-la cuiusdam_fw-la puelle_fw-fr nomine_fw-la ara●arathen_n quam_fw-la neque_fw-la donis_fw-la aut_fw-la precibus_fw-la vin●●●●●tuit_fw-la /_o de●perans_n ante_fw-la patris_fw-la ipsius_fw-la puelle_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d nectant_a see_v suspendit_fw-la under_o dii_o commoti_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●nellum_fw-la in_o lapidem_fw-la durissimam_fw-la transmut●●nt_fw-la quam_fw-la rex_fw-la theucer_n una_fw-la cum_fw-la filio_fw-la svo_fw-la apud_fw-la s●●●num_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la veneris_fw-la pro_fw-la perpetua_fw-la 〈◊〉_d morta_fw-la sepeliri_fw-la et_fw-la locari_fw-la fecit_fw-la ¶_o whilom_o by_o old_a day_n for_o of_o mo●e_n be_v the_o king_n theucer_n which_o have_v a_o knyghte_n to_o son_n iphis_n of_o love_n and_o he_o so_o master_v be_v that_o 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qualiter_fw-la mida_n rex_fw-la frigie_n cillenun_n baccbi_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la quem_fw-la rustici_fw-la vinculis_fw-la ferreis_n alligarunt_fw-la dissoluit_fw-la et_fw-la in_o hospicium_fw-la suum_fw-la benignissime_fw-la recollegit_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la bacchus_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la munus_fw-la rex_fw-la exigere_fw-la vellei_fw-mi donari_fw-la concessit_fw-la vnde_fw-la rex_fw-la avatitia_fw-la ductus_fw-la /_o ut_fw-la quicquid_fw-la tangeret_fw-la in_fw-la aurum_fw-la converteretur_fw-la indiscrete_a petiit_fw-la ¶_o bacchus_n which_o be_v the_o god_n of_o wine_n accordant_a unto_o his_o divine_a a_o press_v the_o which_o cillenus_n hight_v he_o have_v and_o fall_v so_o that_o by_o night_n this_o press_v be_v drink_v &_o go_v a_o strayde_v whereof_o the_o man_n be_v evyll_n pay_v in_o frygelonde_n where_o as_o he_o go_v but_o at_o last_o a_o chorle_fw-mi he_o hent_v with_o strength_n of_o other_o felaushyp_n so_o that_o upon_o his_o drunkeshyp_n they_o bind_v he_o with_o 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the_o king_n upon_o his_o regalye_n as_o he_o which_o have_v to_o justify_v the_o world_n good_a from_o covetyse_n so_o sit_v it_o well_o in_o all_o wise_a a_o king_n between_o the_o more_o and_o less_o to_o set_v his_o herte_n upon_o largess_n toward_o himself_o and_o eke_o also_o toward_o his_o people_n and_o if_o not_o so_o that_o be_v to_o sayne_v if_o that_o he_o be_v toward_o himself_o large_a and_o free_a and_o of_o his_o people_n take_v and_o pylle_v largesse_n by_o no_o weigh_n of_o skylle_n it_o may_v be_v say_v but_o avarice_n which_o in_o a_o king_n be_v a_o great_a vice_n ¶_o nota_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la aristot_n ad_fw-la alexandrum_fw-la exemplificavit_fw-la de_fw-la exactionibus_fw-la regis_fw-la chaldeorun_n ¶_o a_o king_n behove_v eke_o to_o flee_v the_o vice_n of_o prodigalite_fw-la that_o he_o measure_v in_o his_o expense_n so_o keep_v that_o of_o indigence_n he_o may_v be_v saufe_fw-fr for_o who_o that_o need_v in_o all_o his_o werke_n the_o be_v he_o spede_v as_o aristotle_n upon_o caldee_n ensample_n of_o great_a auctorite_n unto_o king_n alysaunder_v teach_v of_o thilk_o folk_n that_o be_v unsaught_v toward_o her_o king_n for_o his_o pyllage_n whereof_o he_o bid_v in_o his_o courage_n that_o he_o unto_o three_o point_n intend_v where_o that_o he_o will_v his_o good_a dispende_v first_o shall_v be_v look_v how_o that_o it_o stand_v that_o all_o be_v of_o his_o own_o good_a the_o yeve_n which_o he_o will_v yeve_v so_o may_v he_o well_o the_o better_a live_v and_o eke_o he_o must_v take_v bede_fw-mi if_o there_o be_v cause_n of_o any_o need_n which_o ought_v for_o to_o be_v defend_v ere_o that_o his_o good_n be_v dispend_v he_o may_v eke_o as_o it_o be_v befall_v among_o other_o thing_n all_o see_v the_o decertes_fw-la of_o his_o man_n and_o after_o that_o they_o be_v of_o ken_n and_o of_o astate_n and_o of_o meryte_n he_o shall_v hem_v largelych_a acquyte_v or_o for_o the_o war_n or_o for_o the_o pease_n that_o none_o honour_v fall_v in_o discrease_n which_o may_v tear_v in_o to_o diffame_v but_o that_o he_o keep_v his_o good_a name_n so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o hold_v unkind_a for_o in_o cronike_n a_o tale_n i_o find_v which_o speak_v somdele_n of_o this_o matere_a herafterwarde_o as_o thou_o shall_v here_o hic_fw-la secundum_fw-la gesta_fw-la julii_fw-la exemplum_fw-la ponit_fw-la qualiter_fw-la rex_fw-la svorum_fw-la militum_fw-la quos_fw-la ꝓbos_fw-la agnoverit_fw-la indigentiam_fw-la largitatis_fw-la sue_v beneficiis_fw-la relevare_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ¶_o in_o rome_n to_o pursue_v his_o right_a there_o be_v a_o worthy_a pour_v knight_n which_o come_v alone_o for_o to_o seyne_v his_o cause_n when_o the_o court_n be_v pleyne_v where_o julius_n be_v in_o presence_n and_o for_o he_o lack_v of_o dispense_v there_o be_v with_o he_o none_o advocate_n to_o make_v plea_n for_o his_o astate_n but_o though_o he_o lack_v for_o to_o plede_v he_o lack_v nothing_o of_o manheed_n he_o wist_v well_o his_o purse_n be_v pover_fw-mi but_o yet_o be_v think_v his_o right_a recover_v and_o open_o poverte_a aley_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o thus_o he_o say_v o_o julius_n lord_n of_o the_o law_n behold_v my_o counseyll_n be_v withdraw_v for_o lack_v of_o gold_n to_o thy_o office_n after_o the_o law_n of_o justice_n help_v that_o i_o have_v counseyll_o here_o upon_o the_o truth_n of_o my_o matere_n and_o julius_n with_o that_o anon_o assign_v he_o a_o worthy_a one_o but_o he_o himself_o not_o word_n ne_o speak_v this_o knight_n be_v wroth_a &_o fond_a a_o lake_n in_o the_o emperor_n and_o say_v thus_o o_o thou_o unkind_a julius_n when_o thou_o in_o thy_o batayle_n be_v up_o in_o aufrike_n and_o i_o be_v there_o my_o may_v for_o thy_o rescous_a i_o do_v and_o put_v no_o man_n in_o my_o stead_n thou_o will_v what_o wound_n there_o i_o have_v but_o here_o i_o find_v the_o so_o bad_a that_o the_o ne_fw-fr list_v to_o speak_v o_o word_n thy_o own_o mouth_n or_o of_o thy_o board_n to_o yeve_v a_o floreyn_n i_o to_o help_v how_o shall_v i_o than_o i_o be_v yelp_v from_fw-mi this_o day_n forth_o of_o thy_o largess_n when_o such_o a_o great_a unkyndenesse_n be_v find_v in_o such_o a_o lord_n as_o thou_o this_o julius_n know_v well_o mow_v that_o all_o be_v sooth_n which_o he_o he_o tell_v and_o for_o he_o will_v not_o be_v hold_v unkind_a he_o take_v his_o cause_n on_o honde_n and_o as_o it_o be_v of_o god_n sonde_v he_o have_v he_o good_a enough_o to_o spend_v for_o ever_o unto_o his_o lyves_n end_n and_o thus_o shall_v every_o worthy_a king_n take_v of_o his_o knight_n knowlege_a when_o that_o he_o sygh_fw-mi they_o have_fw-mi need_n for_o every_o service_n ax_v meed_n but_o other_o which_o have_v not_o deserve_v through_o virtue_n but_o of_o iape_n serve_v a_o king_n shall_v not_o deserve_v grace_n though_o he_o be_v large_a in_o such_o a_o place_n ¶_o hic_fw-la ponit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la antigono_n /_o qualiter_fw-la dona_fw-la regius_fw-la secundum_fw-la maius_fw-la et_fw-la miw●_n /_o equa_fw-la discrecione_fw-la moderanda_fw-la sunt_fw-la ¶_o it_o sytte_a well_o every_o king_n to_o have_v discretion_n when_o man_n he_o crave_v so_o that_o be_v may_v his_o gift_n wit_v whereof_o i_o find_v a_o tale_n write_v how_o cinichus_n a_o power_n knight_n a_o somme_fw-fr which_o be_v over_o might_n pray_v of_o his_o king_n antigonus_n the_o king_n answer_v to_o he_o thus_o and_o say_v how_o such_o a_o yefte_n pass_v his_o power_n estate_n and_o than_o he_o lass_v and_o ask_v but_o a_o little_a penny_n if_o that_o the_o king_n will_v yevehym_v any_o the_o king_n answer_v it_o be_v to_o smalle_v for_o he_o which_o be_v a_o lord_n ryalle_v to_o yeve_v a_o man_n so_o lytell_a thing_n it_o be_v unworship_n in_o a_o king_n by_o this_o ensample_n a_o king_n may_v lere_n that_o for_o to_o yeve_v be_v in_o manere_fw-la for_o if_o a_o king_n his_o treasour_n lass_v with_o out_o honour_n and_o thankless_a pass_v when_o he_o himself_o will_v so_o beguile_v i_o not_o who_o shall_v complain_v his_o while_n ne_o who_o by_o right_n he_o shall_v releve_n but_o netheles_o this_o i_o believe_v though_o help_v with_o his_o own_o land_n belong_v every_o man_n his_o honde_n to_o set_v upon_o necessite_n and_o eke_o his_o king_n rialte_n mote_n every_o lyege_n man_n comfort_n with_o good_a and_o body_n to_o support_v when_o they_o see_v cause_n reasonable_a for_o who_o that_o be_v not_o entendable_a to_o hold_v up_o right_a his_o king_n name_n he_o aught_o for_o to_o be_v to_o blame_v ¶_o nota_fw-la hic_fw-la secundum_fw-la aristotelem_fw-la qualiter_fw-la princi●um_fw-la prodigalitas_fw-la paupertatem_fw-la inducit_fw-la communem_fw-la ❧_o of_o policy_n and_o over_o more_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o mater_fw-la more_o so_o as_o the_o philosophre_n tell_v a_o king_n after_o the_o reule_fw-fr be_v hold_v to_o modify_v and_o to_o address_v his_o yefte_n upon_o such_o largess_n that_o he_o measure_n nought_o exceed_v ☞_o sal._n sic_fw-la aliis_fw-la 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