of her beauteous excellence that the bashful redde of Aurora at the sight of vnacquainted Phaeton was not halfe so glorious The Normane seeing this young Gentleman fettered in the lookes of the Ladyes draue him out of his memento with a shake by the shoulder Rosader looking backe with an angrie frowne as if hee had been wakened from some pleasaunt dreame discouered to all by the furye of his countenance that hee was a man of some high thoughts but when they all noted his youth and the sweetnesse of his visage with a general applause of fauours they grieued that so goodly a yoong man should venture in so base an action but seeing it were to his dishonour to hinder him from his enterprise they wisht him to bee graced with the palme of victorie After Rosader was thus called out of his memento by the Norman hee roughly clapt to him with so fierce an incounter that they both fel to the ground and with the violence of the fal were forced to breathe in which space the Norman called to minde by all tokens that this was hee whome Saladyne had appoynted him to kil which coniecture made him stretch euery limbe and try euerie sinew that working his death hee might recouer the golde which so bountifuly was promised him On the contrary part Rosader while he breathed was not idle but stil cast his eye vpon Rosalynde who to incourage him with a fauour lent him such an amorous looke as might haue made the most coward desperate which glance of Rosalynd so fiered the passionate desires of Rosader that turning to the Norman hee ranne vpon him and braued him with a strong encounter the Norman receiued him as valiantly that there was a sore combat hard to iudge on whose side fortune would be prodigal At last Rosader calling to minde the beautie of his new Mistresse the fame of his fathers honours and the disgrace that should fal to his house by his misâ—ortune rowsed himselfe threw the Norman against the ground falling vppon his chest with so willing a weight that the Norman yelded nature her due and Rosader the victorie The death of this Champion as it highly contented the Francklin as a man satisfied with reuenge so it drue the King and all the Peeres into a great admiration that so yoong yeares and so beautiful a personage should contâ—in such martiall excellence but when they knew him to bee the yoongest sonne of sir Iohn of Bourdeaux the King rose from his seat and imbraced him and the Peeres intreated him with all fauourable curtesie commending both his valour and his vertues wishing him to go forward in such haughtie deeds that hee might attaine to the glory of his fathers honourable fortunes As the King and Lordes graced him with embracyng so the Ladyes fauoured him with theyr lookes especially Rosalynd whome the beautie and valour of Rosader had already touched but she accounted loue a toye and fancie a momentary passion that as it was taken in with a gaze might be shaken off with a winke and therefore feared not to daily in the flame and to make Rosader know she affected him tooke from her necke a Iewel and sent it by a Page to the yong gentleman The Prize that Venus gaue to Paris was not halfe so pleasing to the Troian as this Iemme was to Rosader for if fortune had sworne to make himself sole Monarke of the world he would rather haue refused such dignitie than haue lost the Iewel sent him by Rosalynd To returne hir with the like he was vnfurnished yet that he might more than in his lookes discouer his affection hee slept into a tent and taking pen and paper writ this fancie Two Sunnes at once from one faire heauen there shinde Ten braunches from two boughes tipt all with roses Pure lockes more golden than is golde refinde Two pearled rowes that Natures pride incloses Two mounts faire marble white downe-soft and dainty A snow died orbe where loue increast by pleasure Full wofull makes my heartâ— and body faintie Hir faire my woe exceeds all thought and measure In lines confusde by lucklesse harme appeareth Whom sorrow clowdes whom pleasant smiling â—leareth This sonnet he sent to Rosalynd which when she read shee blusht but with a sweet content in that she perceiued loue had alotted her so amorous a seruant Leauing her to her new intertained fancies againe to Rosader who triumphing in the glorie of this conquest accompanyed with a troupe of yoong gentlemen that were desirous to be his familiars went home to his brother Saladynes who was walking before the gates to heare what successe his brother Rosader should haue assuring himself of his death and deuising how with dissimuled sorrowe to celebrate his funerals as he was in his thought he cast vp his eye and sawe where Rosader returned with the garland on his head as hauing won the prize accompanied with a crue of boon companions greeued at this he stepped in and shut the gate Rosader seeing this and not looking for such vnkind entertainment blusht at the disgrace and yet smothering his griefe with a smile he turned to the Gentlemen and desired them to hold his brother excused for he did not this vpon any militious intent or nigardize but being brought vp in the country he absented himselfe as not finding his nature fit for such youthful company Thus he sought to shadow abuses proffered him by his brother but in vaine for hee could by no meanes be suffered to enter wherupon he ran his foot against the doore and brake it open drawing his sword and entring boldly into the Hall where hee found none for all were fled but one Adam Spencer an English man who had beene an old and trustie seruant to Sir Iohn of Bourdeaux he for the loue hee bare to his deceased Maister fauored the part of Rosader gaue him his such entertainment as he could Rosader gaue him thanks and looking about seeing the Hall empty saide Gentlemen you are welcome frolike and be merry you shall be sure to haue wine enough whatsoeuer your fare be I tel you Caualiers my Brother hath in his house fiue tunne of wine and as long as that lasteth I beshrew him that spares his lyquor With that hee burst open the buttery doore and with the helpe of Adam Spencer couered the Tables and set downe whatsoeuer he could find in the house but what they wanted in meat was supplyed with drinke yet had they royall cheare and withal such hartie welcome as would haue made the coursest meats seeme delicates After they had feasted and frolicktit twise or thrise with an vpsey freeze they all tooke their leaue of Rosader and departed Assoone as they were gone Rosader growing impatient of the abuse drewe his sword and swore to be reuenged on the discourteous Saladyne yet by the meanes of Adam Spencer who sought to continue friendshippe and amity betwixt the brethren and through the flattering submission of Saladyne they were once
Rosalynde Euphues golden Legacie found after his death in his Cellat Silexedra BEQVEATHED TO PHILAVTVS Sonnes noursed vp with their Father in England Fetcht from the Canaries by T. L. Gent. LONDON Printed by Abelleffes for T.G. and Iohn Bushie 1592. To the right Honourable and his most esteened Lord the Lord of Hunâ—don Lord Chamberlaine cher Maiesties houshold and Gouernor of her Towne of Barwicke T. L. G. wisheth increase of all honourable vertues SVch Romanes right honorable as delighted in Martiall exploites attempted their actions in the honour of Augustus because he was a patron of souldiors and Virgil dignified him with his poems as a Moecenas of schollers both ioyntly aduancing his royaltie as a Prince warlike and learned Such as sacrifice to Pallas pâ—esent her with bayes as she is wise and with armour as she is valiant obseruing heerein that excellent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which dedicateth honours according to the perfection of the person When I entred right honourable with a deepe insight into the consideration of these premisses seeing your L. to be a Patron of all martiall men and a Moecenas of such as apply themselues to studie wearing with Pallas both the launce and the bay and aiming with Augustus at the fauour of all by the honourable vertues of your minde beeing my selfe first a Student and afterwards falling from bookes to armes euen vowed in all my thoughts dutifully to affect your Lordshippe Hauing with Captaine Clarke made a voyage to the Ilands of Terceras and the Caâ—aries to beguile the time with labour I writ this booke rough as hatcht in the stormes of the Ocean and feathered in the surges of maâ—y perillous seas But as it is the woorke of a Souldiour and a Scholler I presumed to shrowd it vnder your Honors patronage as one that is the faut or and fauourer of all vertuous actions and whose honorable Loues growne from the generall applause of the whole common-welth for your higher desertes may keepe it from the mallice of euery bitter toong Other reasons more particular right Honourable chalenge in me a speciall affection to your Lordshippe as being a Scholler with your two noble sonnes Maister Edmund Carew and M. Robert Carew two siens worthy of so honorable a tree and a tree glorious in such honourable fruite as also beeing scholler in the Vniuersitie vnder that learned and vertuous Knight Sir Edward Hobby when he was Batcheler in Artes a man as well lettered as well borne and after the Etymologie of his name soaring as high as the winges of knowledge can mount him happie euery way and the more fortunate as blessed in the honor of so vertuous a Lady Thus right Honourable tie duetie that I owe to the sonnes chargeth me that all my affection be placed on the father for where the braunches are so pretious the treâ— of force must be most excellent Commaunded and imboldened thus with the consideration of these forepassed reasons to present my Booke â—o your Lordship I humbly intreate your Honour will vouch of my labours and fauour a souldiers and a schollers penne with your gratious acceptance who answeres in affection what he wants in eloquence sodeuoted to your honour as his onely desire is to ende his life vnder â—he fauour osso martiall and learned a Patorn Resting thus in hope of your Lordships curtesie in deyning the Patronage of my worke I cease wishing you as many honorable fortunes as your L. can desire or I imagine Yours honors souldiour most humbly affectionate Thomas Lodge To the Gentlemen Readers GEntlemen looke not heere to finde anie sprigs of Pallas bay tree nor to heare the humour of any amorous Lawreat nor the pleasing vaine of any eloquent Orator Nolo altum sapere they bee matters aboue my capacitie the Coblers checke shal neuer light on my heade Ne sutor vltra crepidam I vil go no further than the latchet and then all is wel Heere you may perhaps finde some leaues of Venus mirtle but heven down by a souldier with his curtlaxe not boght with tle allurement of a filed tongue To bee briefe Gentlemen roome for a souldier and a sailer that giues you the fruits of his labors that he wrote in the Ocean when euerie line was wet with a surge euery humorous passion countercheckt with a storme If you like it so and yet I will bee yours in duetie if you be mine in fauour But if Momus or any squinteied asse that hath mighty eares to conceiue with Midis and yet little reason to iudge if he come abord our Barke to find fault with the tackling when hee knowes not the shrowds Ile downe into the hold and fetch out a rustie pollax that sawe no sunne this seauen yeare and either well bebast him or heaue the cockescombe ouer boord to feed cods But curteous Gentlemen that fauour most backbite 〈◊〉 and pardon what is ouerslipt let such come and welcome Ile into the Stewards roome and fetch them a kanne of our best beuradge Well Gentlemen you haue Euphues Lâ—gacie I fetcht it as farre as the Ilands of Terceras therfore read it censure with fauour and farewell Yours T. L. The Scedule annexed to Euphues Testament the tenour of his Legacie the tokâ— of his Loue. THe vehemency of my sicknes Philautus hath made mee doubtfull of life yet must I die in counsailing thee like Socates because I loue thee Thou hast soâ—s by Camilla as I heare who being yong in yeres haue green thoghts nobly boâ—n haue great minds bend theÌ„ in their yoâ—th like the willow least thou bewayle them in their age fâ—r their wilfulnes I haue bequeathed them a Golden legacie because I greatly loue thee Let them read it as Archelaus did â—assender to profit by it and in reading let them meditate for I haue approued it the best methode They shall find Loue anatomized by Euphues with as liuely colours as in Aâ—pelles table roses to whip him when he is want oÌ„ reasons to withstand him when he is wilie Here may they read that vertue is the King of labours opinion the Mistres of fooles that vnitie is the pride of Nature contention the ouerthrow of Families here is Elleborus bitter in taste but benefâ—cial in triall I haue nothing to sende thee and Camilla but this counsel that in stead of worldly goods you leaue your sons vertue and glorie for better were they to bee partakerâ— of your honours then lords of your mannors I feele death that summoneth me to my graue and my Soule desirous of his God Farewell Philautus and let the tenor of my counsaile be applyed to thy childrens comfort Euphues dying to liue If any man find this scrowle send it to Philautus in England Rosalynde THere dwelled adioyning to the Cittie of Bordeaux a Knight of most honourable parentage whome Fortune had graced with many fauors and Nature honoured with sundry exquisite qualities so beautified with the excellence of both as it was a question whether Fortune or Nature
his fathers and the vertues of himselfe then doo I say that fortune and the fates are most iniurious to censure so hard extreames against a youth of so great hope Oh Rosader thou art in the flower of thine age and in the pride of thy yeares buxsome and full of May. Nature hath prodigally inricht thee with her fauours and vertue made thee the myrror of her excellence and now through the decree of the vniust starres to haue all these good partes nipped in the blade and blemisht by the inconstancie of fortune Ah Rosader could I helpe thee my griefe were the lesse and happie should my death be if it might bee the beginning of thy reliefe but seeing we perish both in one extreame it is a double sorrow What shall I doo preuent the sight of his further misfortune with a present dispatch of mine owne life Ah despaire is a mercilesse sinne As he was readie to go forward in his passion he looked earnestly on Rosader and seeing him chaunge colour hee rose vp and went to him and holding his temples said What cheere maister though all faile let not the heart faint the courage of a man is shewed in the resolution of his death At these wordes Rosader Iifted vp his eye and looking on Adam Spencer began to weep Ah Adam quoth he I sorrow not to dye but I grieue at the maner of my death Might I with my Launce encounter the enemy and so die in the field it were honour and content might I Adam combate with some wilde beast and perish as his praie I were satisfied but to die with hunger O Adam it is the extreamest of all extreames Maister quoth hee you see me are both in one predicament and long I cannot liue without meate seeing therefore we can finde no foode let the death of the one preserue the life of the other I am old and ouerworne with age you are yoong and are the hope of many honours let me then dye I will presently cut my veynes and maister with the warme blood relieue your fainting spirites sucke on that till I ende and you be comforted With that Adam Spencer was ready to pull out his knife when Rosader full of courage though verie faint rose vp and wisht A. Spencer to sit there til his returne for my mind giues me quoth he I shall bring thee meate With that like a mad man he rose vp and raunged vp and downe the woods seeking to encounter some wilde beast with his Rapier that either he might carry his friend Adam food or els pledge his life in pawn of his loyaltie It chaunced that day that Gerismond the lawfull King of France banished by Torismond who with a lustie crue of Outlawes liued in that Forrest that day in honour of his birth made a feast to all his bolde yeomen and frolicke it with store of wine and venison sitting all at a long table vnder the shadow of Lymon trees To that place by chance Fortune conducted Rosader who seeing such a crue of braue men hauing store of that for want of which hee and Adam perished hee stept boldly to the boords end and saluted the company thus Whatsoeuer thou be that art maister of these lustie squiers I salute thee as graciously as a man in extreame distresse may know that I and a fellow friend of mine are here famished in the Forrest for want of food perish wee must vnlesse relieued by thy fauours Therefore if thou be a Gentleman giue meate to men and to suche as are euerie way woorthie of life let the proudest squire that sits at thy table rise and incounter with mee in any honorable point of actiuitie whatsoeuer and if hee and thou prooue me not a man send me away comfortlesse If thou refuse this as a niggard of thy cates I will haue amongst you with my sword for rather wil I dye valiantly then perish with so cowardly an extreame Gerismond looking him earnestly in the face and seeing so proper a Gentleman in so bitter a passion was mooued with so great pitie that rising from the table he tooke him by the hand and badde him welcome willing him to sit dowae in his place and in his roome not onely to eat his fill but the Lord of the feast Gramerry sir quoth Rosader but I haue a feeble friend that lyes hereby famished almost for food aged and therefore lesse able to abide the extremitie of hunger then my selfe and dishonour it were for me to taste one crumme before I made him partner of my fortunes therefore I will runne and fetch him and then I wil gratefully accept of your proffer Away hies Rosader to Adam Spencer and tels him the newes who was glad of so happie fortune but so feeble he was that he could not go whereupon Rosader got him vp on his backe brought him to the place Which when Gerismond his men saw they greatly applauded their league of friendship and Rosader hauing Gerismonds place assigned him would not sit there himselfe but set downe Adam Spencer Well to be short those hungry squires fell to their victuals and feasted themselues with good delicates great store of wine Assoone as they had taken their repast Gerismond desirous to heare what hard fortune draue them into those bitter extreames requested Rosader to discourse as it were not any way preiudicall vnto him the cause of his trauell Rosader vesirous any way to satisfie the curtesie of his fauourable host first beginning his exordium with a volley of sighes and a fewe luke warme teares prosecuted his discourse told him from point to point all his fortunes how hee was the yongest sonne of sir Iohn of Bourdeaux his name Rosader how his brother sundry times had wronged him and lastly how for beating the Sheriffe and hurting his men hee fled and this old man quoth he whom I so much loue and honour is surnamed Adam Spencer an old seruant of my fathers and one that for his loue neuer fayled me in all my misfortunes When Gerismond heard this he fell on the neck of Rosader and next discoursing vnto him how he was Gerismond their lawfull King exiled by Torismond what familiaritie had euer been betwixt his father sir Iohn of Bourdeaux and him how faithfull a subiect hee liued and how honourably he dyed promising for his sake to giue both him his friend such curteous entertainment as his present estate could minister and vpon this made him one of his forresters Rosadar seeing it was the King craude pardon for his boldnesse in that hee did not doo him due reuerence and humbly gaue him thankes for his fauourable curtesie Gerismond not satisfied yet with newes beganne to enquire if he had been lately in the Court of Torismond and whether he had seene his daughter Rosalynd or no At this Rosader fetcht a deep sigh and shedding many teares could not answere yet at last gathering his spirits togither he reuealed vnto the Kyng how Rosalynde was banished
are a great Philosopher in Venus principles els could you not discour our secret aphorismes But sir our Countrey amours are not lyke your Courtly fancies nor is our wooing lyke your suing for pore shepheards neuer plaine them till Loue paine them where the Courtiers eyes is full of passions when his heart is most free from affection they court to discouer their eloquence wee wooe to ease our sorrowes euery faire face with them must haue a new fancy sealed with a fore finger kisse and a farre fetcht sigh wee heere loue one and liue to that one so long as life can maintaine loue vsing few ceremonies because we know fewe subtilties and litle eloquence for that we lightly accompt of flattery onely faith and troth thats shepheards wooing and sir how lyke you of this So quoth Saladyne as I could tie my self to such loue What and looke so low as a Shepheardesse being the sonne of sir Iohn of Bourdeaux such desires were a disgrace to your honors And with that surueying exquisitely euery part of him as vttering all these wordes in a deepe passion she espied the paper in his bosom whervpon growing iealous that it was some amorous Sonnet she sodeinly snacht it out of his bosome and asked if it were anye secret She was bashfull and Saladyne blusht which she perceiuing sayd Nay then sir if you waxe redde my life for yours tis some Loue matter I will see your Mistresse name her praises and your passions And wich that she lookt on it which was written to this effect Saladynes Sonnet If it be true that heauens eternall course With restlesse sway and ceaselesse turning glides If aire inconstant be and swelling sourse Turne and returns with many fluent tides If earth in winter summers pride estrange And Nature seemeth onely faire in change If it be true that our immortal spright Deriude from heauenly pure in wandring still In noueltie and strangenesse doth delight And by discouerent power discerneth ill And if the body for to worke his best Doth with the seasons change his place of rest Whence comes it that inforst by furious Skies I change both place and soyle but not my hart Yet salue not in this change my maladies Whence growes it that each obiect workes my smart Alas I see my faith procures my misse And change in loue against my nature is Et florida pungunt Aliena hauing read ouer his Sonnet began thus pleasantly to descant vpon it I see Saladyne quoth she that as the Suâ— is no Sun without his brightnesse nor the Diamond accounted for precious vnlesse it be hard so men are not men vnlesse they be in loue and their honors are measured by their amours not their labors counting it more commendable for a Gentleman to be ful of fancy than full of vertue I had thought Otiasi tollus periere Cupidinis arcus Contemptaeque iacent sine luce faces But I see Ouids axiome is not authenticall for euen labour hath her loues and extremitie is no Pumice stone to race out fancy Your selfe exiled from your wealth friendes and country by Torismond sorrowes inough to suppresse affections yet amidst the depth of these extremities Loue will be Lord and shâ—w his power to bee more predominant than Fortune But I pray you sir if without offence I may craue it are they some newe thoughts or some olde desires Saladyne that now saw opportunitie pleasant thought to strike while the yron was hotte and therefore taking Aliena by the hand sate downe by her and Ganymede to giue them leaue to their Loues found her selfe busie about the foldes whilest Saladyne fell into this prattle with Aliena Faire Mistresse if I be blunt in discouering my affections and vse little eloquence in leuelling out my loues I appeale for pardon to your owne principles that say shepheards vse few ceremonies for that they acquaint themselues with few subtilties to frame my selfe therefore to your country fashion with much faith and litle flattery know bewtifull Shepheardesse that whylest I liued in the Court I knew not Loues comber but I helde affection as a toy not as a malady vsing fancy as the Hiperborei doo their flowers which they weare in their bosome all day and cast them in the fire for fuell at night I lyked all because I loued none and who was most faire on her I fed mine eye but as charily as the Bee that assoone as shee hath suckt honny from the Rose Flies straight to the next Marigold Liuing thus at mine owne list I wondred at such as were in loue and when I read their passions I tooke them onely for poemes that flowed from the quicknesse of the wyt not the sorrowes of the heart But now faire Nymph since I became a Forrester Loue hath taught me such a lesson that I must confesse his deitie and dignitie and saie as there is nothing so pretious as beuty so there is nothing more piercing than fancy For since first I arriued in this place and mine eye tooke a curious suruey of your excellence I haue been so fettered with your beautie and vertue as sweet Aliena Saladyne without further circumstance loues Aliena I could paynt out my desires with long ambages but seeing in many words lyes mistrust that truth is euer naked let this suffice for a country wooing Saladyne loues Aliena and none but Aliena Although these wordes were most heauenly harmony in the eares of the Shepheardesse yet to seeme coye at the first courting and to disdaine Loue howsoeuer she desired Loue she made this reply Ah Saladyne though I seeme simple yet I am more subtile than to swallow the hooke because it hath a painted bayt as men are wily so women are wary especially if they haue that wyt by others harmes to beware Do we not know Saladyne that mens toongs are like Mercuries pipe that can inchant Argus with an hundreth eyes and their words are preiudiciall as the charmes of Circes that transforme men into monsters If such Syrens sing we poore women had need stoppe our eares least in hearing wee proue so foolish hardy as to belieue them and so perish in crusting much and suspecting litle Saladine Piscator ictus sapit hee that hath been once poisoned and afterwards fears not to bowse of euery potion is worthy to suffer double pennance Eiue mee leaue then to mistrust though I doo not condemne Saladyne is now in loue with Aliena hee a Gentleman of great parentage shee a Shepheardesse of meane parents hee honorable and shee poore Can Loue consist of contrarieties Wyll the Fawlcon pearch with the Kistresse the Lyon harbor with the Woolfe Wil Venus ioyne roabes and rags togither Or can there be a simpathie betweene a King and a begger Then Saladyne how can I belieue thee that loue should vnite our thoughts when Fortune hath set such a difference betweene our degrees But suppose thou likest of Alienaes bewtie men in their fancy resemble the waspe which scornes that flower from which she