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A11272	Pans pipe three pastorall eglogues, in English hexameter. With other poetical verses delightfull. For the further delight of the reader, the printer hath annexed hereunto the delectable poeme of the Fisher-mans tale.	Sabie, Francis.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. Pandosto.; Sabie, Francis. Fisher-mans tale. aut	1595 (1595)	STC 21537; ESTC S110768	16,676	36

hap 〈◊〉 it So fare well my sonne God blesse and keep thee remember these things and God wil surely preserue thee Farewell THis once said he shed many teares his mother as heauy Skreeking out did bid him adue my daughter Alind● Seemed half mad with grief she skies with do●lorous ecchoes Made to resound amōg many words these sadly pronouncing I will with thee goe I wil be banished also Ile take also part of thine hard destiny Faustus But now must he depart time vrg'd his heavy departur● Now needs must he go hence farewel to the watery riuers Farwel he said to the fields to the woods greenleaued forrest And to the town whō he thought surely he shuld neueragain see Now was he gone quite away and at length came to the cittie Where great god Thamasis with an huge horrible murmur Guideth his vncoth waues here was the place where he rested Here was he forste to abide the seruile yoke of a master Here what euils he abode what miserie sufferd I need not Tel thee needlesse twas to tel thee'● Damon imagine That many gri●fes he abode much toyle and slauery suffred Many reproches he bore oft times my daughter Alinda Se●t priu●e gifts vnto him he greeted her oft with a token which was most rare their loue which whē they wer infants First began neither ire of Gods time an eater of all things Nor proud wa●pi●h Fate able was any whit to diminish But the more fate fretting time and gods cruel anger Sought by threatning force the same to cancell or alter More greater it did waxe she sent I remember a napkin With needle wrought vnto him wherin this posie she ●eined Though time fret gods chafe and peruerse destinie thunder her mind yet neuer shall thi●e Alinda varie This gift he rec●iu'd and opportunity chauncing a thing to him rate this wofull letter he framed Faustus to his loyall Alinda FAustus infaustus forsaken banished exilde in these sad writings sendeth Al●nda greeting Soone● my dear-loue each star●e which shines in Olympus each litle sand maist thou count by the watery sea-shore Each bird which flyeth each leafe in woods shady growing each sealed fish which swims in a frothy riuer Then halfe the miseries which thy poore Faustus abideth Ah but I feare too much least thou be grie●ed at it What ioy what comfort haue I wretch tis all in Alinda Oh but that name oft much dolour also causeth No sooner its named but ioy of sence me depriueth no sooner its named but teares fro mine eies doe trickle Ioy in that thou standst in such aduersitie stedfast teares in that from thee dest●nic me so withholds But yet though fate frown though gods pursue me with anger though Fortune plague m● penuri● pinch me dayly Greeue not Alinda for it when I was exiled imagine then that I died I say greeue not Alinda for it And if in hope thou lin'st say dearth sh●l neuer her●after take fro me a second loue still will I liue a widow And it may fall out gods taking pittie that once I shal to both our contents vnto the● safclie returne Then what thing mortall what thing celestiall each where shal ioyful Faust●s from his Alinda detaine it Not golden apples which rich Hisperia Yeeldeth not little gems where with Tagus in I●d● floweth How many mo miseries poore wretch how many Caribdis hoping to inioy thee would I not easily go through Be stable and constant whatsoeuer destinies happen thy Faustus wil stand be stil Alinda stable No gem I send thee yet a costlie iewell I send thee that which I want my selfe farewel I send thee my Loue THis to my daughter he sent and opportunitie fitting She this epistle framed and to him priuilie sent it KNow'st thou my Fastus by the superscription or seale who to thee this dolefull and heauy dittie frameth Tis thine Alinda my loue which in this dittie saluteth her Faustus whose griefes are to thy sorrowes equal But feare not Faustus liue in hope Ioue doth not all times thunder delay wil gods cruel anger abate In time the Lyon his fierce seuerity leaueth soft drops of water mollifie craggie pibbles In time the heifer to the yoke is easly reduced the stiffe-neck'd colt doth yeeld to the rusty bridle Then feare not Faustus liue in hope frost doth not at al times each thing nip time wil gods cruel anger asswage The troian Captain Venus ofspring faithles Eneas in time out wore th'ire of great and angry Iuno Ile be Penelope be thou my loyal Vlysses Ile be Perilla be thou my trustie Naso And be most certaine my mind I wil neuer alter my fate whos●euer Destinie please to varie But fire and water cold heat loue and enuie desire and hate shall first and sooner agree together Stream-hounting fishes forsake their waterie channels and in greene pastures and shadie medowes abide Earth shal bea●e starres heauen shal be cleft with a coulter then any but Faustus shal his Alinda cour● Faustus adue to the gods thy trustie and faithfull Alinda for thy safe returne prayes dailie Faustus adue This he receiu'd and now the griefes and sorrowes he suffred though greater and manie mo yet now far lesser he deemed TIme now past on apace hope was their an●hor hauen And though great distance of space detaind them asunder Oft times in letters yet they twaine pr●uil●e talked And last month his time was spent to his father Alexis And to his frinnds he returnde oh how my daughter Alinda Ioy'd at this amongst friends as his heauie departure Each thing seem'd to lament so each thing ioy'd his arriual Now pr●y thee tel me Damon who now so sharply reprouedst Should I remooue her loue who was more trustie to Faustus Then was Penelope the loyal wife of Vlysses Da. O rare ●idelitie O faith immooueable worthy Worthy to be rehearst to all posterities after Shouldst thou remooue their loue I t●l the friend Melibeus If thou shouldst thou hadst deseru'd with Tantalus endlesse Paines to receiue But loe the withered grasse is all hidden With hoarie ●nowes our sheep want meat Mel. Let's hastilie therfore Go f●tch them fodder which bleat so gr●d●lie for it VVInter now wore away cold with his hoary frosts And now sharp Bor●as was made a prisoner Now brought in Ladi● Ver smels odoristerous And with blasts verie calme Zephirus entred Each bird sent merrily musicall harmonie The Cuckow flew abroad with an ode vniforme This time euerte thing merily welcomed Swains with their silly truls sat by their heards feeding One while telling of ancient histories Now playing on a pipe rusticall harmony And the ruddie Goddesse her manie colloured Gates had scarce on a time to Titan opened When three Swaines Coridon Thest●lis and Damon Hauing new sro the fieldes their greedy flockes let out Met by chance on a time vnder a shady tree And who neere to the tree stood with his heard alone Faustus an aged man master of harmony These three mates when he saw speedilie

came to them Vp then rose Coridon Thestilis and Damon And prayd this aged heard to sit vpon a turse He sate they sate againe Thestilis and Damon And clownish Coridon each held a pipe in hand Th'old man left at home his musical instrument And he much reuerenc'd for his age of the rest First of all merily spake to the companie Eglogue third Faustus Coridon Thestilis Damon VVHat great thanks neighbors to the gods cel●stiall owe we which such goodly weather haue sent for our ewes that haue eaned Se neighbors ech one how finely Aurora saluteth Her louing Tytan how pale and ruddy she looketh Our weaklings doubtlesse this day wil mightily strengthen Co. O tis a fine weather a trim batling time for our heardlings And lesse I be deceiu'd this day will prooue ver●e faire too What great thankes therefore to the gods celes●●all owe we Fa. Yea Coridon for many mothings we be greatly beholding Vnto the gods I my self haue seen a time when as heardsmen Could not vse their pipes could not as we do together Sit thus far fro the flocks the Wolfe which priu●ly lurked In these woods the Beare which crastily croucht in a thicket Both sheep heards wold thē deuour yea oft frō our herdlings We by force were pluckt wretches vrg'd to be souldiers Seldom now doth a Wolf the beare exilde fro the mountains Doth neuer hurt our flocks the gates of peaceable Ia●●s Be now barred fast we heed not ●eare to be souldiers Nor feare sould●crs force we may now merrily pipe here Co. Faustus tels vs troth shy sire and grand-site oft time● Told me the same with many mo things more mercy the gods Pan doth fauor his herds we may nowe merily pipe here shew Th. Yea Coridon thou maist securely kisse Galatea Vnder a shade yea and more than that if no body see thee Co. My Galatea no doubt before your withered Alice Shal be preferd she lookes like an olde witch scortch'd in a Kil Da. Wel Coridon boast not too much of your Galatea house Shortly your ewes wil I fear take you for a Ram not a keeper Th. No Coridons sweet pipe which such braue melody maketh Nill on's head suffer Act●ons hornes to he ioyned Co. Ich wil pipe with you Damon or Thest●lis ●ither And let Faust●s iudge whose pipe best hatmony sendeth Fa. These reprochfull tearms should not be rehearsed among you You should not haue told him of his wife Galatea You should not haue told him of the deformity of his wife But let these things passe Coridon euen now made a challenge Wil ye with him contend I wil giue reasonable iudgement Both. We be agreed Fa. Begin Coridon you first made a challenge Coridors Sonet CVpid took wings and through the fielde did flie A bow in hand and quiuer at his backe And by chance proud Amintas did espie As all alone he sate by his flocke This sillie swain so statlie minded was All other ●eards he thought he did surpasse He hated Loue he hated sweet desire Equall to him no wight he esteemed Manie a Lasse on him were set on fire Worthy of his loue yet none he deemed Out from his sheath he pluckt a leaden dart Wherewith he smote the swain vpon the hart Forthwith he rose and went a little by Leauing his heard for so wold Cupid haue Faire Galatea then he did espie Vnder a shade with garland verie braue Straitwa●es he lou'd and burn'd in her desire No ease he found the wag had made a fire He sigh'd he burn'd and fryed in this flame Yet sillie wretch her loue he neuer sought But pinde away because he did disdaine Cupid him stroke with that vnlucky shaft Long time he liu'd thus pining in dispair Til's life at length flew into th● open aire Cupid abroad through shadie fieldes did flie Now hauing stroke proud Aminta● with his shaft Poore Coridon by chance he passed by As by his heard he sate of ioy bereft Sicke very sick was this lowly swain Many that he lik'd all did him disdaine Cupid him saw and pittied him foorthwith Chose out a dart among a thousand moe Than which a luckier was not in his sheath Wherewith he gaue the swaine a mightie blow Strait rising vp Galatea he espide Foorthwith he lou'd and in desier fride Ah how she pleasde pale and red was her face Rose-cheek'd as Aurora you haue seene A wreath of flowers her seemly head did grace Like Flora faire of shepheards she was Queene He passed by and deemed that she laught Her verie lookes did fauour shew he thought Therefore in hast with rude and homelie tearmes He did her woo her hoping to obtaine First she denide at length she did affirme She would him loue she could him not disdaine Thus di'd Amintas because he was so coy Poore Coridon his loue did thus inioy Fa. Wel Coridon hath done lets heare your melody Damon Da. Help me my chearful Muse O Pan melod●ous helpe me And wise Apollo to ●un● the stately progeny of heardsmen Damons dittie WHen Ioue first broken had the Chaos ancient And things at variance had set at vnity When first each element fire aire and water And earth vnmooueable were placed as you see A plow-man then he made he made a sheep-feeder The plow-man he made of stoni● progenie Rebelling to the plough like to the flinty field Hard-hearted full of hate The noble sheepfeeder He made of a milde and lowlie progenie Gentle and very meeke like a sheep innocent Oft times he to the Gods sacrifice offered One while he gaue a Lambe one while a tidy calfe Since that time sillie swaines and noble sheepseeders Haue bene much visited and loued of the gods Go to my merie Muse found out vpon a pipe Shepheards antiquities and noble progenie A shepheard was Abra● Lot was a sheep-keeper Great Angels from aboue came many times to these Yea Ioue omniregent leauing his heauenly seat Talkt with thē men affirm as they sate by their heards Of them sprung valiant and noble nations Go to my merie muse sound out vpon a pipe Heardsmens antiquitie and noble progenie Paris sate with his flocke in Ida redolent When he was made a Iudge to Venus and Iun● And Pallas beautiful three mighty goddesses Go to my m●rie muse sound out vpon a pipe Herdsmens antiquity and noble progenie Dauid sate with his heard when as a Lyon huge And eke a Beare he slew this little preti● swaine Kild a victorious and mightie champion Whose words did make a king al his host to feare And he ●ul many yeares raign'd ouer Israell Go to my merie Muse sound out vpon a pipe Heardsmens antiquitie and noble progenie Moses fed sillie sheep when like a fiery flame Iehouah called him out from a bramble bush O what great monuments and mightie miracles In Egypt did he shew and to king Pharao Iordans waues backe he driue Iordan obeyed him Go to my merie muse sound out vpon a pipe Heardsmens antiquitite and noble progenie Angels brought