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The faire Æthiopian Dedicated to the King and Queene. By their Maiesties most humble subiect and seruant, William L'isle.
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Lisle, William, 1579?-1637.; Heliodorus, of Emesa. Aethiopica.
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you are his although so faire This all I knew though nothing said before I got the silke that might confirme it more Then ere against your will Alcamenes Begin to worke or father Charicles With vs your Parents and your countrey seeke And there be married to this noble Greeke Remembring what of him and of your selfe Was prophesi'd by th' Oracles of Delph Then sith quoth she that we this shall acheiue The Gods declare you say and I beleiue Shew how I pray I say make you a show To like Alcamenes Alas you know 'T is hard quoth she to seeme loue that I hate Or but Theagenes like any Mate Yet sith I yeeld me to the Gods and you Suppose I could so counterfeit say how I may come-out of danger once got in To that I answer'd care not you a pin That leaue me Something ere woman knowes She boldly doth but knowing it forestowes Comply with Charicles and be not nice He will doe nothing without my aduice· She wept I left her met wit Charicles So sad as if his heart had no whit ease How now quoth I you cause haue to be glad Your daught'rs well and why are you so sad I dreampt quoth he that from Apollo's hand An Eagle came and snatcht my guirle t' a land I know not how farre hence where shadowes were Me thought in stead of men When this I heare I knew the meaning but him tell it thus T' auoid suspect of that was meant by vs Apollo's Eagle signifies that ho The God whose Priest you are will mindfull be To send her that you wish and in few words A man excelling men as Eagle birds Now marri'd once she must your bosome leaue And till she giue vp ghost vnt ' husband cleaue For that is meant I know by shadow of men Whereto she goes at length To blame you then To blame you are yet are you not the first That of the Gods good meaning make the worst Wherefore apply we to the better sense And make her willing with our conference My part is done and now must you doe yours How how I pray quoth he for yet she loures As much as can that face quoth I to heare Alcamenes is her intended Feere If they quoth I be faln-out what attones A woman more than pearle and precious stones Such tokens carrie you her in his name And if it please her not be mine the blame He did as I aduis'd and brought her est The jewels all that Queene Persina left Laid-out with her and said Alcamenes In token of his loue had sent her these She plaid her part well and when this I knew 'T was time to giue Theagenes his Q. So did and while I went to sacrifice Thus me preuenting Phoebus did aduise Away now strangers call And some I saw But knew not there according to their Law When some what they had offred merrie making Carouses filling emptying giuing taking And these enuite me There I sate a while And ate and dranke then said I with a smile Sith your enuitement doth me thus embolden Pray let me know to whom I am beholden We Tyrians are saith one for Carthage bound With wares of Blackmore and of Indy ground To morrow meane we plow the bracky Maine If winde thus hold and all together sayen To that effect Then I yet if you may And are content to tarrie but a day No more I craue to settle things at Dolph And for the way I le be your Fare my selfe We will say they for with so graue Diuine We more securely shall passe ore the Brine I left them set then all on merrie pin And each with other dancing Matakin Of some call'd Anticke as it well may bee It so presents old inciuilitee With rudely making faces body wrying Now vp now downe on this and that side prying And bid my younglings ready make to go Next day at eu'n This night it fell out so That ere the second Cocke was heard to crow A band of Thessall youths whereof now know Theagenes was chiefe gan so to rore That all the Citie wak'd out of the snore Of soundest sleepe yet no man durst arise Affrighted were they so with hideous cries And clattring armour such as shooke the ground And made Pernassus hill returne the sound With doubled eccho but amid the noyse There comes a troope of these vnruly boyes Breakes-ope Chariclia's doore with many a stroke Of purpose left so that it might be broke And takes the Ladie litle saying nay And with her packet carries her away The rest the countrey flie but he and she The louing paire come hand in hand to me Where was appointed Sane vs father crie And on her cheekes ran sudden blushing die As for a fault I comfort them and will They keepe them there vnseene of others till I come againe and going was but she Fast held my cloke and said what leaue you me With him to keepe O father doe not so 'T is treason-like I will not let you go Before you make him solemnly to sweare That now and euermore he will forbeare To touch me wantonly till we be wedde And may enioy a lawfull marriage-bed Agreed and done Then I to Charicles His house in tumult finde without appease For daughters losse And what should now be done They cannot tell though all vnto him runne For all the beauteous virgin held so deare They would reuenge the fact but know not where My masters then quoth I this sudden fit What hath it quite bereft you of your wit Before the rape of Hellen or Europe A beauteous Ladie was of war the scope Take armes and follow this vnruly Crew Of Thessall youths 't is they haue wronged you And specially that one friend Charicles With whom you made m'acquaint Theagenes So made them bend their force another way While we to ship and on the surges play From Delphi safe-conuey'd by this complot But what was after done there know I not Finis Libri quarti THE Faire AEthiopian NOw let vs rest a while though Cnemon you Can hold-out well I see Quoth he nor now Should I desire you stay but that I heare A noise below or me deceiues mine eare I cannot heare so quicke quoth Calasire Or for mine age or for my set desire To tell this storie But me thinkes I see Our Land-lord Nausicles come vp 't is hee What haue yee done Sir Nausicles repli'de Far better than we thought but lookt aside And seeing Cnemon askt what was the man A Greeke quoth Calasire Hee 's welcome than Quoth Nausicles and then said Calasire But needs we must of your successe enquire Know now but this quoth he that I haue found A better Thisbe than I did propound 'T is time to rest and so he went to bed But Cnemon lay all night with troubled head For name of Thisbe thought in Gypsiland The dead reuiue so soone and t' vnderstand The truth arose and groping in the darke At length t' a womans wofull crie doth harke And thus she said O wretched I tha◠out Of Spoylers hands escap'd now had no doubt T' attaine my libertie and death acquit