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A02110	Greenes mourning garment giuen him by repentance at the funerals of loue, which he presentes for a fauour to all young gentlemen that wish to weane themselues from wanton desires. R. Greene. Vtriusq[ue] academia in artibus magister. Sero sed serio.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1590 (1590)	STC 12251; ESTC S118388	40,320	59

left of trothlesse Alexis Here did he clip and kisse Rosamond and vowe by Diana None so deare to the swaine as I nor none so beloued Here did he deepely sweare and call great Pan for a witnesse That Rosamond was onely the Rose belou'd of Alexis That Thessaly had not such an other nymph to delight him None quoth he but Venus faire shall haue any kisses Not Phillis were Phillis aliue should haue any fauours Nor Galate Galate so faire for beauteous eiebrowes Nor Doris that lasse that drewe the swaines to behold hir Not one amongst all these nor all should gaine anie graces But Rosamond alone to her selfe should haue hir Alexis Now to reuenge the periurde vowes of faithlesse Alexis Pan great Pan that heardst his othes and mightie Diana You Dryades and watrie Nymphs that sporte by the fountaines Faire Tempe the gladsome Groue of greatest Apollo Shrubs and dales and neiboring hils that heard when he swore him UUitnes all and seeke to reuenge the wrongs of a virgin Had any swaine bene liefe to me but guileful Alexis Had Rosamond twinde Myrtle boughes or Rosemarie branches Sweete Holihocke or else Daffadill or slips of a Baie tree And giuen them for a gift to any swaine but Alexis UUell had Alexis done t'haue left his rose for a giglot But Galate nere lou'd more deare hir louely Menalcas Then Rosamond did dearly loue hir trothlesse Alexis Endimion was nere beloued of his Citherea Halfe so deare as true Rosamond beloued her Alexis Now seely lasse hie downe to the lake haste downe to the willowes And with those forsaken twigs go make thee a Chaplet Mournefull fit and sigh by the springs by the brookes by the riuers Till thou turne for griefe as did Niobe to a Marble Melt to tears poure out thy plaints let Eccho reclame them How Rosamond that loued so deare is left of Alexis Now die die Rosamond let m●n ingraue o'thy toombe-stone Here lies she that loued so deare the yongster Alexis Once beloued forsaken late of faithlesse Alexis Yet Rosamond did die for loue false hearted Alexis These verses she wrote and many daies after she did not liue but pined away and in most pittifull passions gaue vp the Ghost hir death did not onely gréeue hir father Sydaris but was bruted abroade vnto the eares of Alexis who when he heard the effectuall essence of her loues and entred in to consideration of his wrongs hée went downe vnto the water side and in a fury hung himselfe vppon a Willow trée This tragicke newes came vnto the eares of the King who being certified of the whole trueth by circumstaunce came downe and in mourning attire lamented for the losse of faire Rosamond and for that he woulde haue the memorie of such a Uirgine to bée kept hée erected this Toombe and set vp this Monument The shepheard had scarce ended his tale but they were within ken of a towne which gladded the heart of young Philador for had not this Historie of Rosamund made the way somewhat short he had béene tyred long before well the Towne once descryed yonder quoth the shepheard sir is your place of rest a prettie Citie it is and called Saragunta good lodging you shall find but the people within it are passing false especiall if a plaine countrie mans counsaile might auaile take héede of the signe of the Unicorne there sir is a house of great ryot and prodigalitie in youth it is like rust in yron that neuer leaues fretting till it be consumed besides there be thrée sisters all beautifull and wittie but of small honestie their eyes are hookes that draw men in and their wordes birdlyme that tyes the feathers of euerie stranger that none can escape them for they are as daungerous as the Syrens were to Vlisses Some saies they are like Circes riches and can turne vaine glorious fooles into Asses gluttonous fooles into Swine pleasant fooles into Apes proude fooles into Peacockes and when she hath done with a great whip scourge them out at doores take héede Master quoth the shephearde you come not there vnlesse you haue the herbe that Vlysses had least you returne someway transformed Thus Maister I haue brought you to the foot of the hill now will I take my leaue and home to my wife for the sunne will set ere I can get to my little cottage The Gentleman gaue the swaine heartie thankes both for his paines and his prattle and rewarded him well and so sent him away The shepheard gone Philador takes his way to the Citie and for that he had heard him tell of the thrée sisters he went to take vp his lodging there and so make experience of the orders of the house and qualities of the women in he rode and inquired to the place and there alighted these merry mynions séeing such a frolick gallant come ryding in thought that now their purses should be filled if his abiding were long there and his coffers full of any crownes his boy no sooner held his styroppe and he lept from his horse but the Eldest of them all a gallant and stately Dame came and saluted him and gaue him a heartie welcome shewing him her owne selfe straight to his chamber where he found all thinges in such order that he thought he was not come into a common I●●e but some stately pallace Philador séeing so faire an Hoastis and such good lodging saide to him selfe the olde text Bonum est nobis esse hic And so thought to set vp his rest for a wéeke or two as hée was in a quandarie what he should doe came in the seconde sister more braue then the first a woman of such comely personage and so swéete a countenance that Philador turned his doubt to a peremptorie resolution that there he would stay for a while this cunning Courtesan gaue him friendly intertainment and a welcome with a smyle and a cup of wine to wash downe all which Philador tooke kindly and desired her they might haue good cheare to supper and to promise that both she and her sisters would be his guests a little intreatie serued and she made faithfull promise which indéede was perfourmed for when supper time came and Philadors seruants had serued vp the meate in came for the last dish the thrée sisters verie sumptuously attyred but the youngest excéeded them all in excellencie vpon whom Philador no sooner cast his eye but hée felt himselfe fettered He that could his courtesie intertayned them all as gratiously and welcomed them on this manner Faire Gentlewomen quoth he I would by outward demonstration you could coniecture how kindly I take it that all thrée of you would vouchsafe so friendly to come and heare a Gentleman and a straunger companie now I haue no other meanes to requite you but thankes and such simple cheare as you haue taken paines to prouide but where so euer I come I shall make report what fauourable intertainement I haue found in this place and giue me leaue to seate you