EUPHUES SHADOW THE Battaile of the Sences Wherein youthfull folly is set downe in his right figure and vaine fancies are prooued to produce many offences Hereunto is annexed the Deafe mans Dialogue contayning Philamis Athanatos fit for all sortes to peruse and the better sorte to practise By T. L. Gent. LONDON Printed by Abell Ieffes for Iohn Busbie and are to be sould at his shop in Paules Churchyard neere to the West doore of Paules 1592. To the right Honourable Robert Ratcliffe Viscount Fitzwaters Robert Greene wisheth increase of honour and vertue EVer desirous right honorable to shew my affectionate duty to your Lordship as well for the generall report of your vertue vniuersally conceipted in the opinion of all men as for the natiue place oâ—… my birth whereby I am bounde to affect your honourable father and you for him aboue others in suspence of this dutifull desire it fortuned that one M. Thomas Lodge who nowe is gone to sea with Mayster Candish had bestowed some serious labour in penning of a booke called Euphues Shadowe and by his last letters gaue straight charge that I should not onely haue the care for his sake of the impression thereof but also in his absence to besâ—…owe it on some man of Honor whose worthye vertues might bee apatronage to his worke where vpon taking aduice with my selfe I thought none more fit then your Honour seeing your Lordships disposition was wholy giuen to the studie of good letters to be a Mecenas to the well imployed laboures of the absent Gentleman may therfore your lordship fauourably censure of my good meaning in presenting your honour with this Pamphlet and courteouslye graunt acceptance of his workes and my good will his labour hath his end and my desire in dutie rests satisfied and so humbly praying for your Lordships health and welfare I take my leaue Your honors humbly to commaund Rob. Greene. Norfolciensis To the Gentlemen Readers Health GEntlemen after many of mine owne labours that you haue courteouslie accepted I present you with Euphues shadowe in the behalfe of my absent friend M. Thomas Lodge who at his departure to sea vpon a long voyage was willing as a generall farewell to all courteous Gentlemen to leaue this his worke to the view which if you grace with your fauours eyther as his affected meaning or the worthe of the worke requires not onely I for him shall rest yours but what laboures his sea studies affords shall be I dare promise offered to your sight to gratifie your courtesies and his pen as himselfe euery waye yours for euer Farewell Yours to commaund Rob. Greene. Philautus to his Sonnes liuing at the Courte NOwe my good Sonnes that the ripenesse of your yeares makes you ready for fortune and the place of your present aboade is the Theater of hir tragedies least by making a simpathie betweene Will and Wit your rashness in youth might breede repentance in age I haue amidst the fatherlesse cares of your welfare shapen out Euphues Shadow by the substance of his first youth limming out vnder the figure of Philamis the fortunes of Euphues wherin yon shall see that young mens first wits are like Aprill dewes which breede more vnwholsome weedes then profitable flowers Euphues was my friend in his life and kinde to you by his legacie at his death but he tooke more paines to write it then you pleasure to followe it els had I heard you had bâ—…ene more mise and lesse wanton Sonnes the Conrt is full of delights but they be dangerous there you may cheapen beautie and buye it to deere Loue there is as busie as a Bee and coâ—…ts to make his Hiue in euery Gentlemans head but stop you your eyes and your eares least while she is making hir Hunnie Combe you repent and prooue a Cockscombe there bee many flatterers but fewe friendes much shewe of vertue but great practise of vanitie which made Euphues repent the prime of his youth mispent in follie and vertuouslie end the winter of his age in Solexedra Therefore I send you his Shadowe conteyning the substance of his young desire read it and followe it and then I hope you wyll saye the shadowe of my dead friend bred you the substance of many honourable vertues Farewell Philautus Euphues his Shadowe AT such time as Octauius possessed the mouarchy of the whole world and Rome the maiestie of all wealth and wisedome there dwelt at Rauenna a famous Citie in Italie a yong Gentleman who had as great reach in wit as riches and as many perfections as possessions beautifull hee was and this was natures benefit rich he was and that Fortunes bequest in breefe Nature and Fortune striuing to exceede each other strained so farre as Fortune could impart no more wealth nor Nature no more woorth But as the Beast Varius hath a ritch skin but a ranke flesh and the birde Struchio a big body but weake wings so Philamis hauing a rype wit had a running head placing his felicitie in trauaile not in temperance in seeking forraine countries not hearing fruitfull counsailes for which cause gathering together much wealth and neglecting his welfare forsaking his friends to trust to forrainers after he had trauailed many countries hee entered into Austria This prouince among all other is pleasant and plentifull inritched with fruitfull mould and replenâ—…shed with fortunate men hauing euerye part thereof deuided after this proportion what so is scituate betwirt the riuer of Laite and the beautiful floud of Anasus was subiect to Hungaria and what so is contained betwixt Anasus and the riuer Enno was woont to bee vnder the iurisdiction of 〈◊〉 Enno is a great riuer springing from the mountaines of Italie which passing by the populous Citie of Pasan entreth into Danubius Laite is a little riuer which also with â—…der floatings yeeldes his waterie homage to the mightie 〈◊〉 This countrey is bounded to the Northward by Boheâ—… and Morauia to the westward by Bauaria to the southward by the mountaiâ—…es of Sticia and to the Estward by Hungariâ—… and notwithstanding the spatious length and long spatiousnesse of the countrie yet Danubius seeming as though he were in a mored with the same with resistles mightinesse runneth thorow the midst of the soyle in this prouince and that pompious cittie of Passan did Philamis make his staye inuited therevnto by the salubritie of the aire and the sumptâ—…ousnesse of the buildings finding there both courtlye companions to conuâ—…rse withall and comlie ladies to disport with all it was woonderfull to see how insteed of Philosophie he subdued fancie reposing his worldly felicitie in prodigalitie and fashions but as the hungrie sparrow flieth to the full barne the diligent Bee to the delightfull flower as the raging Woolfe seeks out the ritchest fould and the carefull Ante the greatest haruest so Philamis hauing much mony had many attendants who with Aristippus could flattâ—…r for profit with Batillus dissemble for substance yea many there were that carryed vermine in theyr
famous that he quicklie after many woundes weakened his aduersarie and before the sunne had fully attained the noonesteed he had brought him vnder subiection The third brother impatient of delay mooued with the misfortune of his elders suddainly armed himselfe resoluing before the shutting vp of the euening to reduce Rabinus to a harde estate but he like the sturdle tree which the more it is shaken with the winde the surer is it fastned in the roote was rather embouldned therewith then abashed and calling to minde my vnfortune name he so valiantly behaued himselfe that ere the third hower was expired the last champion was his prisoner wherevpon with milde countenance signifieng his mercie hee embraced them commending their vertue in the honourable enterprise they had vndertaken enioyning them onely that day tweluemonth to meete him at Passan where they might bee discharged of theyr vowes and my selfe assured of his valure not forgetting to charge them to bring hir picture with them for that night stayde he with them signifieng vnto them all the sequele of his loue where at the Gentlemen were so mooued that the yongest of them in vehemencie cryed out with the Pâ—…et Faemina blanditur laqueos parat arma ministrat Faemina cerberium digua fouere canent No sooner did the bright morning discouer it selfe and Phoebus discâ—…ouding his watrie lockes began to leaue the dewie bed of the Ocean â—…ut Rabinus arose taking leaue of the Knights departed forwarde towarde his iourney many soyles crossed he and ouerpassed many citties seeing with Vlisses and getting science with Vlisses as he Qui mores hominum multorum vidit vrbes But at last with much trauell he â—…tered Libia this countrie is more fruitefull in sandes then in seedes in incomodious monsters then commendable commodities the people of the countrie being valiant but subtill leading idle liues but hauing adle braines not long had he trauailed feeding vpon his â—…uld trouble but amidst a parched plaine dryed vp with the furious beames of the frowning sunne he saw an angrie Rinocerotes pursuing a tender and yoong infant which fled to bee vndertooke and faintlie eâ—…deuoured to eschew death which he had already made choise of The pittilesse monster still following his pray which though he were slowe in race yet was he seuere in rigor had welnie ouertaken him when valiant Rabinus couching his Speare in his rest so forciblie assayled hir that he pierced hir bodye and left hir liuelesse Then dismounting him from his Steede and awaking the Child from his amazednesse hee cut of the head of the horrible monster conuaying the tender infante to his mother who trauayling ouer the plaines with that infant had forgotten hir yoong sonne to saue hir oulde lyfe No sooner perceyued shee the Childe delyuered from daunger hâ—…r selfe from detriment but humbling hir on hir knees shee heartilye thanked Rabinus for his succours conuaying him to hir Castell neere at hande where for that night with royall entertainement hee deluded the time with delightes amonge other Table talke Rabinus inquisitiue of newes was thus aunswered to his question Noble Sir as Libia our Countrie is full of waste so wanteth it no woonders and though our nation bee woonderfullye addicted to armes and chiualrye yet haue wee such strange and dangerous attemptes heare amongst vs that the bouldest warrior eyther fâ—…areth or faileth to bring them to â—…rigent Sir leagues from hence by marâ—…ilous industrie of a Magitian the Princes daughter of this prouince is kept prisoner who in that she condiscended not to the loue of Farasius nephew to Hermagoras the cursed Inchaunter but suffered him rather to perish then vouchsafe him pittie is inclosed in a strong tower situate on the top of a high hill round about which lyeth a darke and hideous groue ouer shadowed with huge Trees herein as gardaines of the maide he hath placed many monsters who with horrible cryes and fearefull howlings driue terror to all the inhabitants neither is there anye so valiant or els so venturous who either dare seeke hir freedome or subdue theyr furie Among the rest Tarpeia poore maide is most miserable for liuing in continuall feare shee is hourelie affrighted with visions sometimes with Tigers renting hir garments in the night time with ghostes threatning Tragedies so that neuer was there any since nature had power that deserued lesse plague or endureth more punishment it were vaine for mee noble Signior to tell all troubles the teares of hir parents the lament of the Peeres how for hir all the Lordes are disconsolate all the lande desolate onelye I annex this that who so setteth hir at libertie which cannot be effected without great felicitie may if he please be possessor of hir loue and maister of hir liuing Rabinus gaue diligent attention to the tragicall discourse of the Labian vowing without further delay to aduenture the danger and eyther the next day to giue Tarpeia hir libertie or loose his owne life The night by this time hath attyred the heauens with hir sable Curtaines softly powring hir dew vpon the drooping eyes of euery creature when Rabinus was conducted to his lodging where hee drowned sorrowe in the suddes of sweete sleepe and appeased his passions with sweece slumbers the sunne had no sooner on the next morrow after the maidenly blushes of Aurora showed forth hir shining glorie in the East but Rabinus arose and calling for his horsse and armes curteousâ—…ie tooke his leaue of the Ladye crauing onely a conducter who might guide him to the Castell The freendly Lady presently appâ—…inted him one commending him to the mercie of the Almightie who neuer fayleth them that succor such as are in miserie and in this sorâ—… roade he forth wishing a desired end of hir lament or of his life At last about noonesteed hee beheld the stately fortresse and sawe the huge forrest wherein he heard on euery side the howling of Woolues the hissing of Serpents heere sounded the shrill belowing of Buls heere the roaring of Lions so that it was sufficient to amase any man to behold and heare the horrour and terrible threatnings of these rauenous beasts The guide hauing conducted him to the entrance of the wood being wan with feare soddainlie fled but Rabinus whose meditation was on mee vnhappy Claetia set life at naught despised all dangers hauing no other desire but to accomplish my decree Long had not hee trauayled in this thicke and shadowie plot but soddainlie hee heard a great cracke of thunder a mistie fog ouerclowded the whole countrie then might he behould in the midst of the desart and by the meanes of the lightnings an old man vnchaning two Lyons which both at once seased vpon his Shield plucking it by maine force from his arme then renting his Steede with terrible rigor they renued theyr fight with him wounding him in sundry places but hee who was awayted with courage and woondered at for constancie so valiantlie behaued himselfe that he sâ—…ew them both which when the ould man
perceiued hee speedily fled and Rabinus hastely followed At last drawing neere the foote of the mountaiue the ould man opened a Caue from whence after there had been euacuated a vast and huge flame of fire there issued out a horrible and deformed monster headed like vnto Hidra whose locks were 〈◊〉 Serpents in height about nine Cubites hauing the back partes of him like a Centaure Rabinus behoulding this diuilish enemie was at the first some what astonished notwithstanding at last recouering courage he bouldly encountred him but the hydeous foâ—… cast foorth such foyson of poison that wheresoeuer it attainted the armour of the Austrian it presâ—…ntly burst off from his body Rabinus seeing the eminent daunger thought good to vse no 〈◊〉 but buckled himselfe with such bouldnesse to the Monster that hee parted two of his heades from the venemous bodie The beast heerewith enradged gan soddainly to practise reuenge and seazed vpon Rabinus with such 〈◊〉 that he cast him headlong to the ground but he who was both 〈◊〉 and hardie soddainlie arose loading his enemie 〈◊〉 such rude strokes that at last he seuered life from the 〈◊〉 carcasse and perceiuing that all the waight of the 〈◊〉 depended on the surprisall of Hermagoras 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the death of his champion fled toward the Castle â—…e speedily pursued him and fearing least he should enteâ—… the forte before hee might apprehend him he suddainly stroake the inchanters head from his shoulders when loe the cloudines was ouercast and with a thundring noyce the Castle vanished and the huge mountaine became an humble plaine wherein Rabinus beheld a faire and amiable Lady who deliuered from hir affright humbled hir selfe at his feete ascribing the beneâ—…ite of hir life to his bountie and the cause of hir happinesse to his hardinesse Rabinus who was not vntought in curtesie nor vntrained vp in intertainment began in this sort to comfort hir Ladye if my indeuoures haue preuented your daungers or my seruice hath procured your securitie I râ—…ioyce thereat since I onely liue to honour your sex and desire onely to serue them Whilst in this manner he was following hiâ—… discourse the Princes father approached who behculding Rabinus wâ—…th admiration 〈◊〉 imbraced him publishing in these termes hiâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 might my wordes discouâ—…r my will or my 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 my wants you should then heare how much I 〈◊〉 you and perceiue how I would rewarde you but since I neither may expresse what I wouldâ—… nor performe what I wishe accept what I may which is this Ladie and my liuelihood who 〈◊〉 my 〈◊〉 to depend on you who haue deliuered my 〈◊〉 from danger and restored a desolate father â—…o his daughter Rabinus no lesse vertuous then valiant as well tryed in humanitie as trayned vp in honour returned him this aunswer As my vnworthinesse great prince deserueth no such grace so my willingnesse to doe you further seruice may exemplifie how much I honour you for your offers as they exceede my deserts to enioy them so I beseech your highnesse better to bestowe them since neyther my basenesse vouchsafeth me to clime so high nor my fortunes concenteth I should be so happy were it your 〈◊〉 would exceed my demerite yet my former vowes preuented this vertue so that I beseech you to imploye those graces on your noble Subiects and suffer me to liue in my obscuritie The noble Libian seeing his leuell and knowing the Moore by his coulour the Erimme by his spot the Basilisk by his eye left oft to incinuate that which he could not intreate and imbracing Tarpeia demeaned such ioy as all his Nobles doated with ioy to see his delights and now began they to regard the huge body of the monster the deepe wounds the desperate aduenture and euerye one in common opinion praised Rabinus prowesse who cutting of the heads of the Lions and gathering this hideous monsters serpently shape together after he had made some staye in Libia for a while with great honour returned home into Austria And hauing finished and effected two of my demaunds he earnestly intended the third but I carelesse but not so carelesse as cruell and not so cruell as inconstant feeding on pride a cock of mine owne doonghill a birde of mine owne breeding hearing of hys returne became more rigorous abusing hys 〈◊〉 with seueritie O vayne course of vs Women who are more coye when wee are most courted who haue our frumpes at our fingers ends our follies written in our forheads we are froward when men are forwarde 〈◊〉 when they court vs we are like Apes who kill their yoong with too much fopperie measuring our Louers fortunes by our owne follies wee are loues diuels to feare men and Fortunes euels to infeeble them wee are woe men because women feeding them with toying and foyling them with coying and are to fine in loue and too foolish to define loue hauing our scornes linked to our toongs endes our scuses locked at our aperne stringes able to make fooles of Philosophers and ideots of Doctors oh that we were lesse so we were not so loose or that we had lesse bewty and more bountie but knew Ladyes what I can acknowledge and would they see more and sinne lesse wee should haue more bridals then burials and men would court more and complaine lesse Qui flos mane fuit vespere puluis erit If the fairest bud must be blasted if the cleerest day may be clowded if the strongest limmes may growe lither what are wee wantons who are so irefull to become shrowes when we should be saints pittifullones as we are prittie ones kinde Lambes as we are sweete tambes gentle lasses as we are goodly Ladies But to returne the ther where I left and report that which now I lament Rabinus haueing no other felicitie but my fauour not being able to know whom I most 〈◊〉 but by mine owne censure so wrought with Celidonia my handmaide and attendant that she so coulerablie enquired of me that at last I carelesly and cruelly confessed that onely Rabinus was 〈◊〉 whom I hated and whose death might make mee happie Celidonia vnderstanding my secrets and corrupted by lucre certified Rabinus of my 〈◊〉 who seeing crueltie was the rewarde of his courtesie began to thinke which way he might end his misfortune and publish my infamie for which cause the yeare prefixed being fully expired hee caused a ritch Chariot to be made fraâ—…ed of black Ebonie on the top whereof with curious Imagerie he caused death to be ingrauen after a triumphant maner from the backe whereof as if it were a 〈◊〉 sprouting out diuers branches thereon issued certaine fine and curious bowes at the end whereof he hanged a seuerall signe of 〈◊〉 victories and the tokens of his vertue the foote thereof was after the manner of a Chauldron wherein with cunning Imagerie Cupids triumphes were cut and with great workmanship cunninglie wrought which being effected in deepest of his melancholie his three Champions appeared readie to performe
their promise whom after he had freendly entertayned he so wrought with them that they vouch safed to draw him in this Chariot the next day to my fathers grange where onely I Celidonia and some small retinew of houshold seruants being informed of his forwardnes expected his comming when entering the place onely couered with a 〈◊〉 hee presented his presents surrendred his prisoners inforcing though no mercie yet admiration in me At last when I required the third dutieâ—… oh dutie full of domage with a stearne countenance and a stoute courage hee thus began O cruell Claetia oh my recurelesse discontents since my domage is thy delight and my martyrdome thy melodie as thou 〈◊〉 satisfied in two thingsâ—… so now surfet on the third I haue serued long with great loyaltie aduenturing mine owne preiudice to inlarge thy praise behould the scarres of my many woundes which are the signes of my truth but the seales of thy tyraunie behould Rabinus growne oulde with much griefe giuen ouer to too much disgrace oh tokens of my truth oh titles of thy tyrannie behould Rabinus who hath made thee famous in his life and will satisfie thy fancies in his death see heere my third vowe performed behould the death of him thou hatest the date of all my horror ah Claetia 〈◊〉 Claetia my heart 〈◊〉 shall giue thee hearts 〈◊〉 my lyfes terme shall yeeld thee 〈◊〉 eternitie and though I please thee not in my lyfe oh let me pacifie thee in my death â—…erevpon with a sharpe Raser he soddainly cut all his vaines leauing no vaine vntoucht that might protract life and whilst lyfe and death combated together and his toong had liberty of speeche to prosecute hir lamentable purpose he thus renewed his complaints Ah Claetia thy fauour is too high prised that for the kisse of thy hand crauest the bloud of my heart yet let me kisse it Claetia that I may spend my last breath on thy least beutie Oh you Nobles now gan I bow but without benefit my minde was to pitty when I had no meanes the behoulders exclaimed I cryed and approching the chariot sought all meanes possible to recouer his comfort now bestowed I kisses on his wan cheekes now imployed I wishes to restore his lost life But ah the fruites of my folly I pyned to see him perrish who perrished thorow my peremptorines But he oh kinde Rabinus sealing his loue with sweete sighes opening his conceits with amiable kisses since libertie of speech was reft him bestowed that was left him kinde lookes for my vnkinde loosenesse and when I was most tyred with loue he expired his last The Knights behoulding his mishap fled for horror leauing me to lament him whom my pride had lost Lord how comfortlesse laye I on hys course how imbraced I him whom I had imbaced and hauing killed him with vnkindnesse in loue how gladly would I with kindnesse haue kissed him aliue But oh we weakelings of nature but too waspish not so waspish as wretched nor so wretched as wicked we melt not in desire tyll men merrit by death and are kinde when we cannot possesse and cruell when we should pleasure hys woorst was past my wickednesse was apparant To be breefe for my breuity is now my benefit who must heryte nothing but myne owne shame I caused hys dead body to be conuayed into my Chamber wherein I inclosed my selfe acknowledging and vnworthy of comfort still seeking counsell of the gods how I might satisfie his ghost tyll at last this later night in my deepest sleepes I beheld this vision Me thought my Rabinus bearing new bloudie woundes stood by my bed side and soddainly awaking cryed out in this manner Haste thee Claetia bloud requireth bloud my ghost will be satisfied when thy lyfe is finished as thou hast wronged me in the sight of the world so satisfie me in the presence of many witnesses This sayd he vanished and I arose where taking the Sworde wherewith he was guirded and this Lampe whereby I was watched I caused my traine of Damsels to draw forth his Coache and hearing of your solemne assembly this day I thought good to make you eye witnesses of my penitence this sayd she caused the damsels to draw in the chariot driuing all the assistance into a maze when extinguishing hit lampe and casting hir selfe vpon the dead body of Rabinus she pierced hir brest with his sword and finished hir life with this answer Ah kind friend since I may not satisfie thee with my life I wil sacrifice vnto thee in my death 〈◊〉 Rabinus though thou art bloudlesse yet art thou beautifull receiue sweet friend with the warme vigor of my bloud that with the riuers of thine eyes thou maist rid me of the rigors of thine enuic My speech â—…yleth Rabinus I will follow thee ladyes learne learncladies by my death to auoid lewdnes by my crosse to flie cruelty thus said she gaue vp the ghost hir handmaids drew both him and hir out of presence conuaying both the bodyes according as Nicrosian commanded into a priuate chamber inuiting al the assistance to these haples louers funerals Eurinomes hart throbbed to consider on their thraldom and Harpaste taking Philamis by the hand asked if the chaunce were not pittifull But this noueltye and the night parted the whole companie so that Philamis had no meanes to sollicite his mistresse nor Philamour to bâ—…ay his misery for euery one in steede of opening loue was inforced to take leaue but among al the rest Harpasâ—… was most mooued who behoulding the haples death of Claetia was so discomforted that no speech can discouer the halfe of hir sorrowe Philamour as a body without soule seeing his mistresse without sollace departed to his lodging and fell a languishing Philamis both comforted him and sought to content hir and taking pen in hand presented hir with this letter consolatorie Philamis to Harpaste MIght I prooue as fortunate to confirme thee my Harpaste as I am forwarde to counsaile thee beleeue me thy affections should not warre against fortune and this accident should not mooue melancholie in that all things are mortall Thou art sorrie that Claetia is dead but remembrest not shâ—…e was borne to dye and art sick for that which happened to hir which will happen to thee and all men knowst thou not that things sodainely growne great are soonest in the graue that sprouting ripenes is a signe of speedy rottennesse why then greeueth Harpaste to loose hir Claetia who was too faire beyond expectation and cruell aboue conceit too ruthlesse in hir life to retchlesse in hir loue thou art sorrie she is dead but why sighest thou not for that shee dyed not better werâ—… thou greeued to see hir liue badlie and wilt not suffer hir to die beastâ—…e what is more certaine then that a lose life will haue a lucklesse end and that those that liue in impietie sildome die with repentance oh Harpaste as in all things enough is as good as a feast so in the
dâ—…cease of our freends our excesse of teares are our surfets of follie Thou wilt say that each things according to nature is good for so sayd Tullie since then nothing is more naturall then to die why mourneth Harpaste for the losse of Claetia caust thou recouer hir by thy teares that is impossible if thou canst not as I am sure thou maist not beleeue me this greefe is superfluous fondnesse not zealous pietie she was not borne in vaine in that she dyed but in that she liued improfitably she died vnhâ—…ppily Oh my Harpaste discharge these furrowes dismisse these follies death is the porte life the sea of trouble life the storme death the securitie life the corrisiue death the comfort death the end of sorrow life the beginning Socrates deuising among his familiars newes was brought him that his sonne Sophriniscus was dead and what followed he couered not his face with a vaile but confirmed his heart with vertue and in steed of bewayling him he sayd come lâ—…t vs burie him wilt thou mourne because thy friend hath out gone thee in thy iourney or for that hee hath attained the end for which he liued oh Harpaste this were mcere ignorance this is immoderate follie for euen as they are worse then Idiots that beate the sunne in that it shineth so are they ouer simple that lament th at for a maime which is the aime of nature nature thou saist hath robd thee of a Neece and did she not giue hir thee thou hast lost hir in hir prime she was to loose to be pyttied who greeueth to see the Rose blasted in the bud when he knoweth the Rose is but a dayes tasting who greeueth to see that weakened that was borne to waine Fabianus sayth that those who lament the dead are like such as weepe because they waxeould and Philimon that such as are sorrie for the deceased seeme to condempe nature which bringing many things to a prime must needly haue some thing perish If thou will needly weepe Harpaste for that thy Claetia is to be buryed why waylest thou not in that she was borne for had she not liued she had not beene so lewd and had she not beene so lewd she were not to be lamented and good Lord in dying how much detriment hath she escaped since death is euery mans end manies remedy some mens vow and wretched mens welfare she hath now no cause to beweepe hir inconstancie to wayle hir losse of friends to sigh hir change of fortune in briefe in one storme she hath escaped all tempests for as nothing is more seuere in showe 〈◊〉 death so 〈◊〉 nothing more sweete in substance death setteth the 〈◊〉 at libertie in dispight of his maister death deliuereth the Captiue from his Chaine the Prisoner from his penâ—…ie the condempned from his dungeon Death teacheth the exile to forget his countrie Death maketh all things common in breefe Death leaueth nothing carefull and death is that which Câ—…aetia hath tasted and for hir death it is that Harpaste lamenteth Oh ignorant of euill thou makest houey gall thou accomptest Antimony Egrimonie the Be anâ—… Baâ—…ll the Hearbe-grace Hemlock the pleasure poison consider Harpaste and considering counsaile thy selfe that opinion maketh miserie and that if thou wert not peremptorie in thy weeping thâ—…u caâ—…t yeeld no proofe of wretchednes Liuia lost hir sonne yet lamented not for seeing the father was gone before she knew the sonne must follow after then greeue thou not since Claetia is seazed by that which thou must â—…uffer neither sigh thee for feare the wiser sort accuse thee of enuie who sorrowest in that shee hath ouergone thee in happinesse in briefe Harpaste die to these toyes and drie by thy teares striue thee to amend that wherein she liued misgouerned so shall I reioyce at thy vertue and then inioye the fruites of my counsaile Thine in all vertue PHILAMIS Philamis hauing finished his letter both signed sealed it and sent it away spending all his other indeuors in meditation of his mistres and comforting his Philamour who poore Gentleman tossed in the sâ—…as of sorrow like a ship without a helme grew so wan with weakenes pale with pensiuenesse that euery one who beheld him thought him more fit for his funerals then meete for his mariage Philamis who preferred the safetie of his friend before his owne sollace in midst of his dumpes assailed him with this aduice How now my Philamour what wilt thou be so spent with griefe as to be past gouernment so giuen ouer to mone that thou wilt forget thou art a man â—…oderate teares are like immesurable showers which in steed of feeding the plants with forwardnes ouerflow theÌ„ with furie these weeping asswage not but incite gâ—…iefe which with the Aspis pricking but the arme pierceth the hart thy disease is not sicknes but want of foresight neyther any fauor but fancie a graft of thine owne eyes planting a griefe proceeding from thy owne idlenes The Tortuse â—…eping in the sun is soonest surprised the Mullet strained by the gill is sonest betraied in briefe your 〈◊〉 beuers are like y e trouts fish caught with tickling consumed by fancie because you will be foolish Fie my Philamour let reason teach thee that loue is but a sightly sweet not a substantiall shadowed in the shape of a woman to show hir wantonnes painted in the figure of a flying Child to show his fleeting inconstancie If thy reason had as great power as it ought and were thy opinions restrained by good perswasions thou shalt coÌ„fesse that time spent in loue is time lost in life then which before God there is nothing more foolish then which the more griefe there is not any thing more followed There is nothing can be vertuous that endeth in repent what then loue is more repented when it is possessed the ioyes are no soner attempted then ended a little kindnes maks him who was as hote as a tost as coole as a clock But say thou loue a Penelope euen in this chaste loue thou shalt haue some crosse a woman to kill thee with weepings Laertes to trouble thee with his lothed age Telemachus to try thee with his childish teares riuals to tempt thy wife if she wilbe wanton roisters to reuel in thy hall in briefe this one wife is the occasioÌ„ of many woes this one Penelope the cause of much preiudice say she be a Helena oh thou â—…happy that must weare Vulcans badge on thy browe and beare the seales of hir shame thy scant foresight Beâ—… Philamour as there is no shadow without a substance no Leopard without his spot no Lizâ—…d without his staine no sweete without his sower so is there no Woman without hir fault no Lady without hir imperfections may be faulse say she 〈◊〉 wise she will be wilfull say she 〈◊〉 an ideot she is a burthen how so euer she be she 〈◊〉 chuse but bee a woman which from their in fancie follow new fanglenesse say thy wise
must needely mooue pittie Alas he sayde iniurious sexe giuen ouer to subtiltie who with the vayle of honest occasion couer the dishonestie of your spirits I cannot lament your follyes so much as be discontented with your falshood you are plyant when you are not not pursued and fawne when you are most flattered Oh viperous brood full of vices who in your greatest calmes lyke Dolphins threaten stormes they like the Crab are crabbed the one hauing a crooked walke the other a cursed wit they are as full of despights as the Ermine of spots they are the foormes of sinne aud the fiendes of Sathan the gate of the Deuill and the Serpentes venome their beauties are lyke burning swords But whither now Philamis Shall men condenm them in their wickednes when they are themselues wretched What is man but a minde incarnate a fantasie of time a beholder of life a manciple of death a walker going a dweller of place a laborious mind subiect to passion being as subiect to bee seduced as women are subâ—…ill to seduce Shall we blame the fire because it burneth vs or our selues that thrust our fingers in the fire The potion that poysoneth is not to be blamed but he that presenteth it and our defaults are not to be ascribed to them but our owne follyes Thy Idlenes Philamis I there is the nurse of this same and the seale of thine incontinence Studie is the preseruanue of such vnstaiednes where the eye beholding good things is not besotted with euill and the eare that harboureth science is stopped to the Syren Blame not them therefore who are the weaker creatures but thy selfe which was so ill councelled In this manner ceased Philamis to complayne and beganne to contemplate resoluing with himselfe wholly to intend the succour of hâ—…s friend and otherwise euery way to giue ouer fancie During this troubled estate wherein Philamis stormed Claetia and her louer were buried and richly intombed to the great sorrow of all the beholders But leaue we these tragedies and returne we to Philamour who seeing Philamis sodaine depart began to suspect somewhat and nowe chaunged he his colour and straight wayes swelled in choller making much of the shadowe of griefe before he knewe the substance but considering with himselfe that it is meere vanitie to 〈◊〉 before there appeare some cause to condeâ—…e bee opened his letters and sawe the cause of more lamente and whylest hee canuased each sentence and consâ—…rued euerie lyne hee at last vnluckily behelde that doubt decyded which he most 〈◊〉 the loue of Harpaste towards Philamis and hereon grewe hee into desperate rage suspecting doublenes in his friend who detested all falshood so that with out any opinion of excuse he resolued to reuenge himself cruelly whereuppon apparelling himselfe and taking his weapons he sodainly knocked at Philamis chamber doore who little suspecting hatred from him whome hee loued with his heart was thus insolently assaulted Traytor as thou art and riuall in my loue who hast learned of the Cretan to lye of thy countrymen to dissemble did I not measure my dishonour more than I make account of thy life I would draw thy periured heart from thy panting brest who since thou hast robd me of my Loue canst no way satisfie my reuenge but by thy death If thou therefore bee no crauen cocke or hast desire to performe as thou canst prate arme thy selfe and follow me otherwise whâ—…re euer I meete thee Ile teach thee how to mocke mee So saying after hee had cast downe Harpastes letter he sodainly flung out of the doores Philamis greeued in soule to see this alteration pretended a reply but it would not bee 〈◊〉 whereuppon taking his weapons and gathering vp the letter he perused it as he passed on where hee sawe Philamours mistaking was the onely breach of their amitie notwithstanding stirred vp with his inciuilitie and instigated with contempt hee folowed his enemie hoping by counsaile to digest his choller or decide the difference by combat Thus parting both of them out of the Citie and walking along the bankes of Danubius Philamis knowing with Menander that the enuious is enemy to himselfe in that his spirit combats continually in contrary passions hauing the greater iudgement shewed the more moderation and taking Philamour by thâ—… 〈◊〉 sought to perswade him when hee altogether giuen ouer to his owne fury more inraged than Celius the Senator of whome sully maketh mention who being angry with one of his seruants and bond men who was alwayes most â—…bseruant and dutifull ful of disdaine saide vnto him why doest thou not contradict mee in some thing because we may be enemies in all things drewe his sword not suffering Philamis to shape defence wounding him to the death fled with all expedition vnscene vnperceiued into the Cittie Philamis in his fall declared his friendship and in stead of wishing hiâ—… preiudice saide I pardon thee Philamour See here Gentlemen the effects of furie which is neither tempered with desert nor extenuate by aduise Enen as saith Aristotle the smoake offending the eyes hindereth vs from seeing those things which are before our feet so anger assailing the mind and iudgement blemisheth reason Naucrates a man of great wisdome was wont to say that the cholorike men resembled lampes which the more oyle they haue the more they are inflamed for as the more the one gathers fire the more the other groweth furious It is therfore wisdome to temper this violent passion of the mind which in Caius Caesar had such superioritie that he was incensed against a cittie in Cirus that he waxed wroth with a riuer least herein we shew our selues bruter thaÌ„ beasts who are by nature taught to temper their fury when they haue aslaked their hunger following the lenitie of Antigonus of whom Seneca maketh mention who rather releeued than grieued his rebellious bondmen pulling them out of the durt not casting them in the dust Oh how the very fury of Alexander was a blemish to his fortune and the 〈◊〉 of Scilla a scarre in his victories But let me heere by way of digression prosecute this purpose a little further Gentlemen for that now a dayes forbearance is accounted want of forwardnes and moderation pusillanimitie prescribing by your patience three remedies wherby the impatiâ—…nt may 〈◊〉 and the willing may be warned The first is not to be angry the second to restraine the same the third to aduise counâ—…ail and heale the furious infirmities of anger in other men We shall not be angry if we consider all the errors of anger and considering them rightly iudge of them Anger is first of all worse than all vices where couetousnesse gathereth 〈◊〉 destroyeth anger breedeth griefe in the father diuorce to the husband hate to the magistrate repulse to him that reacheth at honour It is worse than lâ—…t for that 〈◊〉 his pâ—…liar pleasure this reioyceth in anothers harme it is worse than malignitie and enuie for they wish a man vnhappy these make him
vnfor â—…ate In briefe he hath no noble mind neither is magnanimous indeede who is broken with iniurie But to leaue this and prosecute our purpose Philamis being in this sort falne lâ—…y long time amazed weltering in his bloud and awaiting his death when Clorius a shepheard who kept the grange of Nicrosion scituate neare at hande secking out some stray lambes at last bcheld this lamentable spectacle when mooued by compassion he with a bloud stone which he carried about him stopped y e issue applying such coÌ„fortable salues that there was some hope of the Gentlemans succor Philamis more deade with vnkindnes than daunted with his wounds sâ—…king to shun the consort of all men beeing demaunded what he was shrowded his name labouring by all means possible to recouer such a course of liâ—… as might be free from the furie of fortune or the inconstancy of frends Wherupon remaining in Niciosions grange with old Clorius till such time as his wounds were healed hee wrought such priuye meanes by postes that he had some supplies out of his owne Countrye charging his deerest frendes to conceale the course of his safety he sought out the mountaynes â—…here buying through the assistance of Clorius a desolate and sweete seate on the top of a pleasant hill compassed with a faire groue hauing a sweet riuer murmering alongst it resembling Petrarchs seat neere Sorga among the thickest of the mountaines of Stiria hee betooke himselfe to his studie earnestly intending naturall Magicke wherein in short space he became so skiâ—…full that he not onely grewe famous in Austria but through all Bohemia where I will leaue him for a while hauing recourse to Philamour who entring his chamber vnsuspected caused a rumor to be spread of Philamis sodain depart out of Passan seeming to take y e vnkindnes heauily where in sooth his soule groned actually to remember his vngratiousnes he changed his youthful colors to ruthful discontent and in all â—…riumphs called himselfe the Knight of despaire neuer may heart imagine what mone hee conceyued if in priuate conference Philamis were named in that hauing a fewe dayes after searched for him to giue him secret sepulture he was sodainly carryed away often when he was solitary and had liberty to lament he watering his wan cheekes with weeping moysture began in this manner to expresse his complaints Woe is mee whose anger is the beginning of my folly the fall of my fortune who seeking my Philamis torture haue tormented my selfe Euen as the rust consumeth the Iron the moth the cloth the worme the woode So enuie the worst of all vices and rage the direst of all furies hath reâ—…te me of my friend hath roâ—…d me of my delights Oh that with delight and my frend I might loose my life too smal a plague for my ouer hasty peruersenesse Oh furie the surfet of Fortune that robbedst Alexander of his Clitus Dionisius of his Plato and mee of my Philamis Oh beautie thou deuourer of my delightes and death the possessor of my pleasure I would I had shunned the one and slept with the other or that my heart bloud might recouer his lost life but why bewayle I his fatall losse and forget my liuing torment Thou louest Philamour but art lothed oh fruitlesse comfort for faithfull seruice Harpaste is too faire to bee dispraised but thou too vnkind to be pittyed Philamis dyed by thy rage and disdainest thou to die by hir rigour The Marcians liue amongst serpents in peace without stinging the Phelii amongst vipers and not stiâ—…d oh fortunate they who among the hâ—…rs of nature find grace where I among the glories oâ—… nature die for griâ—…fe In this sort passed Philamour his life seeking all mâ—…anes to conquer the loue of Harpaste who after many repulses at last being wearyed with sâ—…tes 〈◊〉 him this peâ—…ce that vnlesse hee could bring the body of 〈◊〉 aliue and make Laite as bigge as Daâ—…by for two dayes hee shoulde neuer enioy her fauour or bee enterâ—…ned in her thoughtes Philamour enioyned to these 〈◊〉 thought it neuer pâ—…ssible to enioy her fauour 〈◊〉 conquering his hard fortune with a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hoping that inundations might effect the one of hir requests and fortune present him with the other hee set forwardes in quest of which his purpose let me leaue him to laugh with you faire ladies or at least wise to lament the follyes of some fine fillie follies among you who are like vipers in your â—…ings and for all your venâ—…mes you carry meanes to â—…ale mens harmes and recount vnto you the storie of Eurimone who during the presence of Philamis could prâ—… it in his absence repented hir for whether it were femeniâ—… feare or dissembled â—…ffection or some such folly or fancie that haunteth that sweete kind of cattel no sooner did she heare of Philamis departure but suspecting that hir coy answere had beene the occasion of his concealed depart she sodainly â—…led the whole house with her fond complaints renting hir haire and beating hir brest shewing such apparant signes of repent that euery man pittied hir pensiuenesse in briefe the 〈◊〉 of her griefe was so great and hir imperfections so many hir body beeing weake hir mind weaker that sodainly she loft hir wits continually exclaiming on the name of Philamis neither did the nobilitie of hir birth nor the reprehensions of hir friends nor ought els cause hir to forbeare but hir onely thought was on Philamis In this raging madnes continued she for the space of a whole yeare at which time after much penury and many miseries shee ended hir youthfull dayes and being riâ—…hly intombed was honored with this Epitaph The Epitaph of Eurimone Heere lies ingraude in prime of tender age Eurimone too pearlesse in disdaine Whose proud contempt no reason might asswage till loue to quite all wronged louers paine Bereft her â—…ts when as her friend was gone Who now 〈◊〉 tombed in this marble stone Let Ladies learne her lewdnes to eschew and whilst they lyue in freedome of delight To take remorse and louers sorrowes rew For why contempt is answered with dispight Remembring still this sentence sage and ould Who will not yonge they may not when they would Contrariwise Harpaste with more moderation kept Philamis in remembrance gouerning bir affections with such a raigne that though inwardly she felt the wound yet outwardly no one could perceiue the scar or showe of scath Such gouernment had she ouer hir fancies as Curio had in entertaining temporall fortunes who being presented by the Samnits with great sums of gould laughed hartely returning this constant answer Go you embassadors and tell the Samnites that Curio desireth rather to rule them that haue possession of gould then to haue gould and that neither money shall corrupt me nor dread of mine enemies confound me So was Harpaste as Curio moderate but not with like meane for as the one fancied not wealth so the other was fond of loue yet in that Harpaste being a woman couloured so well
hauing tasted the sweet waters of Danuby the wholsome herbage of Austria Phi. Why I salute thee Celio but cheapen not thy kid Ce. Oh sir that which I wil take at your 〈◊〉 shalbe but half the worth halfe a Bohemian crowne or no money Phi. I beleeue be 〈◊〉 I will speake lowder 〈◊〉 Celio I come not to cheapen thy Kids but to haue thy company for eld hauing many euels hath much experience hearst thou me or art thou deaffe Celio I heare you and yet am deaffe deaffe if you talke as you did first quick of hearing if you speake hie as you did last pardon me good Philamis in my imperfection it is not of will that I offend but by reason of 〈◊〉 if therfore thou 〈◊〉 keepe thy last key in speaking out sit thou neere me and pertake my shade and preferre what question thou list and I will 〈◊〉 thee Phi. I would I had Stentors voyce for thee Celio truly I should then need no strayning but so as 〈◊〉 I may and so long as you list I wyll â—…rye out my words before I loose this company Celio I but there is a meane in all things Maister a difference betwixt staring and starke mad speake therefore so as you may not hurt your selfe and I may heare you what newes Philamis Heare is a vaine world Celio Celio Thou tellest me no newes Philamis neyther may we mend it till God end it I aske no tydings of it but of thee howe thou spendest the daye heere in these mountaynes what are thy studdies what thy methode Philamis I studdy the Mathematiques Celio Thy studdie is then superficiall In alieno aedificat Mathematica it borroweth his principles from an other by meanes where of it attaineth to matters of higher perfection if by it selfe it comprehended truth 〈◊〉 to attaine the same if by it selfe it could decide and manifest the nature of the whole world it would profit our mindes help our memories but in that it doth not so doate not on it so Phi. I wonder Celio you dispraise that so generaly which is so perfect in his parts I haue red Aristotle who in his Elenchs saith that they who are vnredy in number are vncapable of the secrets of nature beside Augustine a catholique doctor concludeth this Nemo saith he ad diuinarum 〈◊〉 rerum cognitionem accedat insiprius artem numerandi discat If therefore Arithmatique being but the entrance to the Mathematiques be so beneficiall what shall we thinke of the rest but as of things exceeding singular Ce. I condemne them not as unnecessary but would teach and traine thee in studies more necessary numeration teacheth thee howe to count thy sheepe but not how to amend thy sinnes Arithmatique schooleth thee to apply thy fingers to auarice but I would haue thee instructed how to draw thy mind from couetousnes the candle is a faire light till thou behouldest the sun and these 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 blocks of wit are sweets till thou perfectly see wisdom Phi. What thinke you of Geometry Ce. Geometry lerneth thee how to mesure thy fields but not maister thy fancies what profiteth thee to know an 〈◊〉 of land not the anchor of life It teacheth thee how to obserue the â—…tting of thy laâ—…s but how much better were it for thee to learne howe thou mightest willing loose them It instructeth thee to knowe the round from the square the distances of the Planets but broughtest thou thy minde in proportion were it not better Alexander of Macedon began to learne this Science to his sorow for finding by dimension how little the world was and how small a part he possessed he found himselfe great in too little I tell thee Philamis had Philips sonne sought out true science as he studdied this silly secret he had seemed greater to himselfe in contemning the world then in conquering it Phi. What thinke you of Musick Celio It is the darling of lost time it teacheth thee to know sharpe and flat high and lowe Diapente and Diapason but could it teach thee consonance of the minde and constancie in counsailes this were better Musick this instructeth thee in vnitie but maketh thee not as one I haue reade that Zenophantus Harpe could mooue affections but neuer maister them these are trifles that aske much toyle and yeelde little treasure Phi. What thinke you of Astrologie Celio The kaye of presumption is Astrologie where men ascribe to the oposition of Planets the cause of alterations which are onely to be applyed to Gods prouidence who is he that dare claime the knowledge of things to come vnlesse he haue the seale of a Prophet these are vaine things young Philamis and lets in our way which hinder vs from the attainment of true blessednesse Beware therfore and bind not thy selfe to the things thou knowest not but learne thou to seeke out such things as thou shouldst know Phi. And what are they Celio Not trifling Philosophie but true learne to know thy selfe how weake thou art learne to know thy life how wretched learne to know thy death how certaine thou shalt then finde that al things in this earth are the fruites of error that heauen is the hauen of felicitie death the harbour of worldlye miserye Phi. And what is death Celio The law of nature the tribute of the flesh the remedy of euils the path eyther to heauenly felicity or eternall miserie Phi. Howe is the fruite thereof knowne Celio By the inâ—…rmities of life Phi. Why is it possible that lyfe should be inâ—…rine which may attaine the title of blessednes or may it be thought there is heaâ—…nes therein wherein men haue liued so happily had not Caesar liued where had his fame been which in the epicures opinion being speÌ„t in delight coÌ„taineth true felicity Ce. He had need be an epicure that so speaketh y t only councelleth himselfe by his sence not by science he hath a fleshly vnderstanding which as Paul saith is the enemie of the spirit I will tell thee what life is and thereby showe thee the commodities of death lyfe is a pilgrimage Philamis a shadow of ioy a glasse of infyrmitie the pathway to death wherein whilst we trauaile the most of vs loose tyme but preuent it not aud as sâ—…raungers from our infancie by many pathes we trauell to one end by many functions to one fate yet is there no estate so certaine in lyfe no stay so steddy that complayneth not his wantes ere he come vnto his waine begin in degrees what thinkest thou of princes liues Phi. I deeme theÌ„ hapy so they be vertuous Celio Thine exception then sheweth they may default and in that they may want see thou that there is no worldly felicitie true felicity Saye princes grow great they feare the vngratious if vertuous they are odious to the wicked if temperate they escape not contempt say zealous they are held seuere if they winke at faults they are thought retchlesse in breefe if they borrowe theyr happines from life which
lyes in the estimate of worldly eye they are onely wretched in being happy in worldly iudgement Dionisius a tyrant let him speake there is no princely happynes sayth hee but in death Phi. What deemest thou of nobilitie Ce. As of the â—…nowes of the body they are the linkes of the state yet haue they flatterers to seduce them ambition to depriue them desires is corrupt them in breefe they do dayly but begin to liue in that they feare to dye Phi. What of Lawyers Celio They are miserable for they get with care they thriue by contention they are all in the quantity not in qualitie you know the predicaments Philamis I may not preach further they are good members of a weake bodye who if they spend as much sâ—…uddie in learning God as they do in the liues of the kings thou would amend some qualities and leaue some quidities Philamis What of Merchants Celio They are studious to loose theyr wealth and weepe when they haue lost it carefull to get good but ready to forget God It is easier for a Camell to passe through a needles eye then for a ritche man to enter the kingdome of God if this be true as it is most true what is theyr life miserie what is theyr felicitâ—…e miserie what is their end miserie Is it not strange that these men should be miserable liuers yet hate miserie all is vanity saith the wiseman and Solons words are true Ante obitum nemo foelix Phi. Haue they not charitie Celio Yes charity painted in theyr walles not in theyr hearts Quilibet quippe euery Dog his loafe though we may be liberall at his funerals Phi. I see you then make no life but ful of languishing as there is no night without darkenes what deeme you of Poets Celio To run on the letter they are pennilesse studious to make all men learned and themselues beggars and whilst they lament al mens want of science they are supplanted by all men in substance they wright good tales and reape much taunts and are answered with oh it is a proper man but neuer a rag of money Philamis And why is that is it not for theyr corrupt life Celio Seest thou that pad in the straw truly Philamis thou sayst well some are excellent of good capicitie of great learning whose paster all pleasance includeth much wit and merits much reward but for the rest I would they might shift more and shifâ—…t lesse Philam. How meane you this shift me thinks it needs some syfting Celio I would they had more shift in shirts and lesse shift in subtiltiâ—… in briefe Philamis their liues is miserable looke on euery mans way it is eyther wickednes or wretchednes Phila. What thinke you of the deuine Celio Why this is Husteron Proteron the Cart before the horse this figure was not appoynted by Susenbrotus in this place this is a â—…euerend profession wherein the infirmities of lyfe are most healed a happye course in this worldlye wildernesse where mens thoughts are thornes to wounde theyr conscience these seeke theyr benefits in Gods booke yet haue they theyr maimes in lyfe theyr dayes and yeares are but miserie for in that they long after a further ioye theyr comfort is imperfect leaue we to discend to perticulars Philamis the end is there is no content in earth but this worlde is the onely pageant of inconstancie neyther hath man any thing whereof he may truly boast or wherein onely he dâ—…oth excell if he haue gnifts of the body they are blemished by sicknesse they are determined by death if of the minde they are weakened by the wantonnes of the flesh discend we in to those perticulars which are in our selues and rippe we vp our originals ground wee not vppon the benefite of reason the beautie of our soule whereâ—…y we learne to know God and discerne good from euell what goods haue we that beasts pertake not with vs We haue health so haue Lyons we are faire so are Peacocks we are swyft so are Horsses yea and in all these well nye are we ouercome by vnreasonable creatures Let vs now see what is greatest in vs we haue boddyes so haue trees we haue forces and voluntary motions so haue beasts and woormes we haue voyces but how shriller haue Dogges how sharper Eagles how deeper Bulles howe sweeter and delyuer Nightingales why boaste we then of that wherin we are ouercome and is not this misery of lyfe to be by them in these things ouercome Philamis But by your patience Celio heere is confusion growne in this discourse els are many learned men deceyued I haue read in Epictetus that a lyfe ioyned with vertue is felicitie so all lyfe by this meanes cannot be miserable Celio I wyl rid thee of all these doubtes cleere thee of al these clowdes confirme thee in all these controuersies There is good in apparance and good in deed felicitie in shadow and felicitie in substancâ—… the onely intermedium of which is death which kylleth the corruption of the one and furthereth vs to the fruiâ—…ion of the other hee onely good is God for hee is onely good as the Scripture teastifieth the good in shelve is this vertuous vniting of life and â—…arning which taken by it selfe is a sollace and compared with GOD is but a shadowe the true felicitie is to know God the fained is that which was Platoes Idea Aristotles summum bonum the 〈◊〉 Virtus the Epicures sensuall telicitie the one the inuention of man the other an inspiration from God As touching a lyfe led in vertue if it bee taken morrally according to the meaning of the E thnicks it may be termed felicitie who had not light in the darkenesse that doore that vine we haue to illuminate let vs in and refresh vs in our worldly trauell Cicero dâ—…emed Catoes 〈◊〉 lyfe Uertue his end happie so did Seneca so Caesar his enimie yet knew we it was myserie his life irreligious his end desperate Seneca himselfe talking grauely in his life time wrighting constantlye of death and touched somewhat with the thought of immortalitle made a sicknesse of a sigh and in his end shewed some ouer stoic all resolution but we that haue attayned the cleere day and are in the sunny lyght of the Gospell what shall we terme this vertuous life naught els my Philamis but a combate of the flesh with the spirite our time of temptation where we warre to haue victorye and by fayth attaine the crowne of immortalitie This is the path our flesh the hinderance Dâ—…ath the hauen where wearied wee rest vs and being dissolued attaine the direct fulnesse of our ioye Oh ioye without compare oh little daunger oh great crowne or waye to true lyfe Now seest thou Philamis what thou soughtest these doubtes are decided and the conclusion that followeth of all thys controuersie is that lyfe is miserable euery wayes but most miserable to them that lyue ill whose hope is dead whose faith is falsified who haue forsaken the
true Sheapheard to followe Sathan betrayed theyr soule to serue theyr bodyes who are become the bondeslaues of sinne and the seruauntes of vnrighteousnesse who serue 〈◊〉 and refuse God whose portion after death is the bottomlesse pitte where in steede of laughing they shall lament insteed of solacing they shall sigh and whilst the righteous shall clap theyr hands for ioy in heauen they shall foulde theyr armes for sorrowe in hell oh theyr horror oh theyr miserie oh that men can be so peruerse and God so propitious who calleth all and will succour sinners who wil ease the heauy laden comfort the comfortlesse giue 〈◊〉 euen to the murmurers oh whither am I carryed with these contemplations into what Oceans of delight wherein I behold as it were in a mirrour the indignitie of man the mercies of God the miseries of this life and the fruits of death of which when I begin to to thinke my Philamis I beholde these writhen lims as saylers doe theyr brused barke at the entrance of the hauen reioycing that I haue past my perils to enioy my paradise Oh happy death of those saith Cicero who being borne mortall haue so well liued as to enioy eternitie This is the last medicine of all euils saith Sophocles the way that leadeth vs to al beatitude as witnesseth Leonidas This bringeth vs through the stony way to the pleasant path this healeth vs in all infirmities to this were wee borne being by nature sent abroad to learne experience lyke yong sonnes to the ende we may with iudgement entertayne happy death as our best heritage Phil. Why pauseth Celio or what holdeth thee in suspence Ce. Oh Philamis I contemplate the true life and as trauellers by the beauty of the coast coniecture the benefits of the country so in describing the commodities of death and weighing the fruit thereof I gather the happines of heauen to which the spirit would flye were it not hindered by fleshly infirmities Phi. Leaue these contemplations good Celio and prosecute your discourse It were pittle your studies should preuent mine instructions I pray you let vs know why som men since death is so sweet account it so sower and why other men take that for pleasure which some esteeme to be their vtter perdition Ce. Truly Philamis thou hast propounded a quaint question which auayleth much to knowledge of death and causeth the better sort to reioyce thereat the worser to prepare them in worthines to receiue it That sort of men which feare death are they that liâ—…e in darknesse whose liues are worldly who consider not the iudgementes of God but are like Oxe and Mule in whom there is no vnderstanding these are not touched with 〈◊〉 â—…owledge of God but are very hypocrites in his church these proceed from euil to worse and their practises are often frustrate these seize vpon the widows gleanings and perseuer in their wickednes these are happy in seruing the deuill and hardened against the seruice of GOD these are they that thinke their sinnes are vnseene and who perseuering in their wickednes shall perish these are they against whome Micah crieth out whose iust condemnatioÌ„ is death these shal sigh in the day of iudgement whose blindnes is more thaÌ„ Cimarâ—…an wâ—…o shall haue portion with Sodom these are they whose company is to be eschewed who make teares dwell on the widowes cheeks and deuoure the fatherlesse desolate these are they who in stead of prayers make purchases whose indentures are their deuotions whose priuy seales bee theyr prayer bookes these are they that spende in wast what poore men want and bestow that on hounds they should giue to the hungry and imploy that on brauery they should vouchsafe the begger these are they as Bernard saith that are made riche by poore mens farms whose sin shall be reuenged in hell fire these feare death because they hope no better life and flie the graue in that they are fallen from grace And this sort of sinners haue many swarmes of attendants some more vehement some more desperate all damnable as are they who incounter violent death after their wicked liues and such as being adiudged for offence make the separation of soule and body adesperate laughing game These are they of whome Ezechiel speaketh the soule that sinneth shall die Examples of these sorts of men are infinite among which Saul may first exemplifie who being rent from his kingdome reft himselfe of lyfe Iudas who hauing betrayed his Sauiour hung him selfe in despayre Brutus who hauing murthered Caesar slew himselfe miserably with his owne sword Carundius Tirius wâ—…o hauing made a Bedlam lawe endured a bloudie end Oh too many too maruellous are the examples of suche men who in theyr desperatenes haue made death damnable and in theyr dissolutenes fearefull Wâ—…at are they that take pleasure in death oh blessed men oh happy pleasure Such as shine lyke the Sunne in theyr sinceritie such as ackâ—…wledge their deliuerance from God such as are fâ—…ythfull in afflictions and humble them in persecutions such as aâ—…e godly in patience and patient in godlinesse such as are obedient in dutie and stedfast in doctrine such as haue faith with the leaper confidence with the blind-men zeale with the woman of Canaan acknowledge them â—…infull with the sicke of the palsie prouing rather Cornelius a souldiour to beleeue than Simon Magus an inchaunter to lye such as looke for the promises of God and thirst after righteousnesse such whom the zeale of the Lordes house swalloweth vp such as suffer for persecution sake such whose faith is not wauering and whose vowes are in heauen though the body be on the earth such as are faithful and not fearful that trust in â—…od and mistrust not his promises such as are persecuted with Paul and beleue with Paul such as desire to indure for the truth not to be indurate against the truth the number is too many to tell them yet wold my numbring might breed more so that with Moâ—…s I might pray O blot me out of the book of life so they may liue so they may increase so they may florish these also haue folowers who thoe they deserue not to sit on the throne with the elders may wait vpon the lamb as their shepheard for my fathers house hath many dwelling places But let vs now consider of death for he craues constructioÌ„ ther is a diffeâ—…ence to die with Socrates in innocence and Ouid in exile there is a death to dy for euer there is a deâ—…th to liue for euer the one pertaineth to the nocent the other to the innocent the one to the impugner the other to the penitent the one to the merciles the other to the merciful the one to the blasphemer the other to the righteous among the righteous sort some may fal to arise for the righteous sinneth seuen times a day some fal to perish the examples are manifest let the learned dilate them Among the wicked some from Saul becommeth
possesse riches and vertue together 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 threw his wealth from 〈◊〉 and sayd thus O vaine riches 〈◊〉 me the Gods graunt me that I may euer loose you Thus did Ethnickes seeking but theyr chiefest good and shall not we leaue worldly trash to liue with our good 〈◊〉 Who had not rather be a blessed Nathan than a cursed Nabal though the wicked liue and growe in wealth it is his forbearance for what hope hath the Hypocrite saith Toby if when 〈◊〉 hath 〈◊〉 vp his riches 〈◊〉 take away hys Soule Chrysostome sayth God giueth benefites both to the worthie and vnworthy thou mayest then be rich in vnworthinesse and tryumph in thyne owne wretchednes Draw neare my 〈◊〉 sayth Athanatos I wil make your 〈◊〉 kingly though you bee caytiues I gouerne both the royal Crowne and the humble Cradle Come vnto me sayth Athanatos I wil with drawing one sigh end al thy sorrows with one grone end al griese make your soules fit I wil sette you forward Phila. Here stay good Celio thou hast long time discoursed heere of the benefits of life euerlasting but giuest no assurance of the same Saith not the Philosopher Post mortem nulla voluptas how can then this life be eternal wherin there is no pleasure If it be true that Apollonius Tianeus aledgeth and the Pythagorists perswade that the soules haue passage from one body to another me thinks this separation should be rather cause of molest than myrth to the spirit Homer besides a great Poet sayth that death is ful of horrour satissie me heerein good Celio that euery way thou mayest say sufficient Celio If it bee true Philamis as Tully testifieth that there is no nation so 〈◊〉 that standeth not in some religious awe of God whose seate is the heauen whose footestoole is the earth If it be vndoubted in thee that Christ his Sonne is the propitiation for our sinnes as each true Christian must confesse thou needs not doubt the scripture shal satisfy thee hark what Iohn the Apostle saith of our sauior nay 〈◊〉 himselfe speaketh of himselfe Jesus said to Thomas I 〈◊〉 the way the truth and the life no man commeth vnto the 〈◊〉 but by mee wilâ—… thou haue life euerlasting keâ—…pe the commandements Christ hath swalowed vp death that we might be heires of euerlasting life Christ is the bread of lyse the life eternal is to know God and Christ whom he hath sent his son Beleeuest thou Gods booke why art thou then besotted why bringst thou in this blind instance of the Epicurt Doth not Seneca the graue Philosopher condemne hiâ—… prouing by assured reasons that there is no felicitie but in death If there be no pleasure after the soule is departed what becommeth of the righteous deemest thou who hath runne hys race hath not his garland and that hee who hath finished hys course hath not his quiet For Apollonius Tianeus since the Fathers condemn him commend him not for as one swallow maketh not a sommer so a fewe instances subuert not an vniuersal certaintie Eusebius with other learned examining the cause of feare especially in death reasoneth thus If there be any euill in death it is the feare of the same that increaseth it and if there be no euill the feare it selfe is a great euil fond then is he that feareth death for that he augmenteth his euill or rather causeth it himselfe Base is the spirit of euery man saith Sabellicus which feareth deth for fearing it in his own respect in that he is in soule immortall he ought not to fear if he lose his body for what folly is it to be afraid of that which is at enmitie with vs If desire of gaine hath made death but a trifle among the men of no heauenly capacitie If it hath incouraged some to stop a swallowing gulfe with y e Romane to die for their maister as the slaue of Anthony what should death be to vs which expect not a momentary but an immortal glory nor raised among men but registred in immortality The sweetnes of death was manifest in the persecutions of the Primitiue Church where infantes with great constancie endured much crueltie sweete is the payne in expectation of the 〈◊〉 Beleeue mee Philamis there is nothing so accordant â—…o nature as death and nothing more enemie to the soule than mortall life which is a Sea so tempestuous that none but a constant mind 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 grace 〈◊〉 auoyd the shipwrack marke the hard penance of 〈◊〉 is life assigned to our grandsire Adam Bicause saith the Lord thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife and hast 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 whereof I commaunded thee saying Thou shalt not eat of it cursed is the earth for thy sake in sorrowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life Thornes also and thiâ—…les shall it bring foorth vnto thee and thou shalt eate the herbe of the field 〈◊〉 the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread till you returne to the earth c. 〈◊〉 how Iob cursseth that lyfe which thou commendest Let the day perrish wherein I was borne and the night when it was sayd there is a man childe conceiued heere haue we no continuing citty saith Paul to the Hebrewes I am wearied with speaking Philamis and the sunne inclineth to the West Thus time passeth like a shadowe and life as Barnard sayth consumeth away like a bubble scorne therefore to be in prison when thou maist haue libertie to be a bondman when thou maist be freâ—… â—…o â—…e captiue in the flesh when thou maist liue in the spirit cast of thy ould wayes and thy wonted vanities forsake vnprofitable studdies and search out the Scriptures there is the liuing fountaine the other are muddy puddles there the truth the other mens traditions there the strong anchor y â— other but a weake grapple oh looke on Gods booke leuel at Gods blessings his words are perfection the others the fruites of earthly opinion caâ—…t of vaine loues and put on the loue of vertue learne of Octauius to be continent trust nothing that sauoreth not to righteousnes beleeue not euery fable for follie hath many fine shadowes beware flatterers they are the snares of the innocent be warie like Esops Mowse for there be many cats stirring who will clawe thee where it doth not itch and catch thee in their gripe if thou haue no good regard in breefe liue thou well and thou art wealthie Senecat ather liked learned Senetios slaue Dipaostes then his obliuious master the Senator choose thy friends not by their coate but by knowledge and among all things loose no time it is thy best treasure in thy writings ascribe all good things to God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to thy wit in thy reading mediâ—…ate often it is Senicaes lesson Nulla dies 〈◊〉 if thou be passionate 〈◊〉 thee of thy 〈◊〉 if mery 〈◊〉 the meane the humble cot hath quiet when lofty towers haue greatest assaults finally 〈◊〉 all earthly things in comparison of heauenly ioyes