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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20118	The gentle craft A discourse containing many matters of delight, very pleasant to be read: shewing what famous men have beene shoomakers in time past in this land, with their worthy deeds and great hospitality. Declaring the cause why it is called the gentle craft: and also how the proverbe first grew; a shoemakers sonne is a prince borne. T.D.; Gentle craft	Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.	1637 (1637)	STC 6555; ESTC S118250	59,807	74

glad the warres were so soone ended But when hee came to the Court and missed his daughter there was posting vp and downe in euery place to séeke her but all in vaine for no man could meet with her for which hée made a great lamentation making a Proclamation throughout the whole Countrey That whosoeuer could bring her to him he should not onely haue a Princely reward but also if hée were a man of Noble blood hée should be honoured with the marriage of his faire daughter This was good newes to Crispine who was not to learne to make profit thereof But by that time his Lady was i●●ht Crispianus his eldest brother arriued into England wi●h great honour as before you haue heard And before he went to the Court he thought it good to visite his old Master who came also in good time to the christening of his brothers childe which when hee with wonder beheld noting what a strange accident there was that Maximinus daughter should be his brothers wife But after that he had in Princely manner saluted the new deliuered Lady taking the infant in his armes he kissed it saying Now I will say and swea●e said he that a Shoomakers Son is a Prince borne ioyning in the opinion of phicratis and henceforth Shoomakers shall neuer let their terme ●ie Then turning to his Master and Dame he said how much deare Master and Dame are we bound to your fauours that haue maintained our honours with our happinesse for by this meanes I hope wée shall make a ioyfull conclusion of our sorrowfull beginning and I will so worke that the Emperor shall confirme what is already begunne I meane the honour due to these Princely Louers and together with our happy fortunes procure our mothers liberty Hereupon within a short time after hee made preparation to the Court hée attired himselfe in Princely manner and with a most knightly grace he deliuered to Maximinus the ●ing of Gaules letter where he certified the Emperor of the honourable déeds performed by Crispianus whereupon he receiued him to great fauour and said vnto him Right renowned knight for the great honour thou hast done me in France I will honour thee with any thing which thou shalt command that standeth with the Maiesty and credit of an Emperour to giue Then I beséech your Highnesse quoth he to grant mée the life and liberty of my deare mother that late Quéene of Logria Art thou her sonne said Maximinus although thy father was my foe yet I must néedes say hee was a most couragious and warlike Prince thy sute is granted And once I had a daughter worthy of thy loue but vnconstant Fortune hath bereft me of that blisse but had it pleased the faire Heauens to haue left her me till this day I would haue made thee more honourable by her match But séeing that my wishing doth nothing profit thee take hence the richest Iewell I haue and be thou next my selfe in authority with that hee tooke from his owne necke a ●ollar of most precious Diamonds and gaue it to Crispianus saying Be thou as fortunate as Policrates CHAP. IX How faire Ursula came before her father with Crispine her husband who was joyfully received by him and in the end had his good will to confirme the marriage betwixt them whereupon there was great joy on both sides And the Shoomakers in honour of this happy day made a joyfull Song VVIthin a certaine space after word was brought to the Emperour that his daughter was with a Shoomaker come to the Court whereat Maximinus was stricken into a sudden ioy saying An honourable Shoomaker may hée be that hath brought my faire daughter againe Welcome my swéet Vrsula and in good time welcome to thy father and welcome also is this happy young man that hath so fortunately brought thee and turning to Crispianus he said Noble Sir Knight take here my daughter to wife Not so deare Father quoth she this man hath best deserued my loue that hath preserued my life and his wife will I ●e Why Vrsula said her father wilt thou darken the sun shine of my ioy with the clouds of foule obstinacy and yoke thy selfe so vnequally This man is a Prince And this mans sonne is another quoth she That is strange said the Emperour can that childe be a Prince whose father is but a Shoomaker Then answered Vrsula My Royall Father a Shoomakers sonne is a Prince borne Most gracious Lord quoth Crispianus the very like sentence did I heare the renowned Iphicrates pronounce to the King of Gaules when hee vpbraided him with his birth with that Crispines Dame presented the childe to the Emperour and faire Vrsula was very diligent to discouer the childs face and held it to her Father Why daughter quoth he art thou not ashamed to henour a base borne brat so much hence with the Elfe and therewithall pusht it from him whereat his daughters teares trickled downe her chéeks and so kissing the childe gaue it againe to the woman What said Maximinus doest thou loue the childe so well that thou must kisse it and wéepe for it I haue cause deare Father quoth she for that this childes mother lay in my mothers belly At these words the Emperor suspected something and demanded of Crispine of what parentage he was And then knowing that he was Crispianus brother all the controuersie was ended and their secret marriage confirmed openly with great ioy and triumph at which time the Shoomakers in the same towne made holiday To whom Crispine and Crispianus seat most Princely gifts for to maintaine their merriment And euer after vpon that day at night the Shoomakers make great cheare and feasting in remembrance of these two Princely brethren and because it might not be forgotten they caused their names to be placed in the Kalender for a yéerely remembrance which you shall finde in the moneth of October about thrée dayes before the feast of Simon and Jude The Shoomakers Song on Crispianus night Two Princely brethren once there were Right Sonnes unto a King Whose father tyrant Maximus to cruell death did bring Crispianus one was call'd the eldest of the two Crispine was the others name which well had learned to wooe These brethren then were after faine from fathers house to flie Because their foes to spoile their lives in privy waite did lie Into a kinde Shoomakers house they suddenly stept in And there to learne the Gentle Craft did presently begin And five yeeres space they lived so with great content of minde So that the Tyrant could not tell whereas he should them finde Though every day to Court they came with Shooes for Ladies feet They were not knowne by their attire they us'd themselves so meet At length unto the furious warres was Crispianus prest Whereas his knightly prowesse then he tried above the rest But Crispine found him better sport would I had Crispine beene The Kings faire daughter lov'd him well as it was after seene The length of this

imbracing with ioy the branches one of another And for mine owne part I am in loue too for first of all I loue my Make● and next my good Master and Dame But as concerning the loue of pretty wenches verily Madam I am cleare and the rather doe I abstaine from firing my ●ancy on women séeing many sorrowes do follow the married sort for a dram of delight hath a pound of paine That is answered the Princesse where Contention setteth the house on fire but where true Loue remaines there is no discontent and what can a man more desire for this worlds comfort but a vertuous wife which is reported to be a treasure inestimable Therefore Crispine say thy minde if I preferre thée to a wife euery way deseruing thy loue wouldest thou take it well Truely Madam sayd Crispine if I should not accept of your good will I should shew my selfe more vnmannerly than well nurtured But séeing it pleaseth you to grace me with your Princely countenance and to giue me liberty to speake my minde this is my opinion If I were worthy to choose a wife then would I haue one ●aire rich and wise first to delight m●●e eye secondly to supply my want and thirdly to gouerne my house Then said the Princesse her beauty I will referre vnto the ●udgement of thine owne eyes and her wisedome vnto the triall of Time but as concerning her portion I ●●●e make some report because it well deserueth to be praised For at her marriage thou shalt haue ●●ag full of rare vertues with her Truely Madam quoth Crispine such coynes goe not currant among Tanners and I know if I should goe wit● it to the Mar●et it would buy me no soale leather Notwithstanding when I do● sée her I will tell you more of my mind The Princesse taking him asi●e priuately walking with him in a faire Gallery sayd In looking vpon me thou mayest ●udge of her for she is as like me as may be When Crispine heard her say so hée right prudently answered I had rather Madam she were your owne selfe than it●e yourselfe and although my words sauour of presumption yet with your fauour I dare boldly pronounce it that I hold my selfe worthy of a Quéene if I could get her good will And were 〈◊〉 no danger to match with your Excellency so it should please you it should not dislike me Then said the Princesse Now Shoomaker I sée thou hast some courage in thee and doubt thou not but if I were of that minde but I would bée as ready to guide the● from the dangerous rockes of my Fathers wrath as the fish called Musculus is for the Whale But couldest thou not be contented to dye for a Ladies loue no Madam ●●oth he if I could kéepe her loue and liue Then liue faire friend answered she enioy my Loue for I will dye rather than liue without thee Crispine hearing this was stricken into an ex●asie of io● in such sort as he wi●● not whether he were asléepe or dreamed But by that time hée had summoned his wit● together with ●he plighting of his faith he o●ened his estate and high birth vnto her shewing all the extremities that he and his brother had béen put vnto since the death of their royall Father and of the imprisonment of the Quéene their Mother The which when faire Vrsula with great wonder heard giuin● him an earnest of her loue with a sw●●t kisse she sayd My deare Loue and most gentle Prince euer did I thinke that more than a common man was throwded in these poore habiliments which made me the bolder to impart my minde vnto thee and now dread no more my Fathers wrath for the ●●re thereof was lon● a●oe quenched No no quoth Crispine an Eagles thirst is neuer expelled but by blood And albeit your father haue now perhaps qualified the hea●● of his ●ury by the length of time yet if be should vnderstand of this my loue to thee it would cause him to take out of the ashes hot burning coales of displeasure againe and then might my life pay a deare price for thy loue Therefore my deare Vrsula I desire thee euen by the power of that loue thou bearest to me to kéepe secret what I haue the wet thee nothing doubting but that in time I may finde release of these miseries in the meane space wee will be secretly married by which holy knot wée as well in body as in heart he vnseparately tyed together To this Vrsula consented most gladly and thereupon told him that she would méet him in her Fathers Parke at any houre he would appoint which she might doe the more easily in respect she had a key to one of the garden doores which gaue present passage into the Parke The day and houre being concluded vpon they parted for this time both of them indued with such content as in all their liues they neuer found the like And at this time there was in Canterbury a blinde Frier that in many yéeres had neuer seen the Sun to this man did Crispine goe thinking him the fittest Chapplaine to ●hop vp such a marriage who méeting with him at Christ church one euening after the Antheme broke with him after this manner God spéed good father there is a certaine friend of mine that would be secretly married in the morning bet●mes for which purpose hée thinkes you the fittest man to performe it in all the Cleyster and therefore if you will be diligent to doe it and secret to conceale it you shall haue foure angels for your paines The Frier being fired with the desire of his gold rubbing his elbow and scratching his crowne swore by the blessed ●ooke that hung by his knée that hée would be both willing and constant to kéepe it secret Tush young man you may trust mee I haue done many of these feates in my dayes I know that youth are youth but they would not haue all the world wonder at their doings and where shall it be sayd the Frier quoth Crispine at Saint Gregories Chappell and because you shall not make your boy acquainted therewith I my selfe will call you in the morning Good father be not forgetfull to obserue the time at two of the clocke is the houre and therefore looke you be ready when I shall call you I warrant you replied the Frier and because I will not ouersléepe my selfe I will for this nightlye in my clothes so that as soone as euer you call I will straight be ready Then father I will trust you quoth Crispine and so departed When he came to his Master he made not many words but so soone as he had supt on Sunday at night he went to his Chamber and layd him downe vpon his bed making no creature in the house priuy to his intent not his owne brother his mind still running on his faire mistresse and the happy houre that should tye them both in one neuer was there hunger starued man that did long more for the