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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11910	The eyght tragedie of Seneca. Entituled Agamemnon. Translated out of Latin in to English, by Iohn Studley, student in Trinitie Colledge in Cambridge; Agamemnon. English	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Studley, John, 1545?-1590?	1566 (1566)	STC 22222; ESTC S110864	34,427	120

THE Eyght Tragedie of Seneca Entituled AGAMEMNON Translated out of Latin in to English by Iohn Studley Student in Trinitie Colledge in Cambridge ¶ IMPRINTED AT LONDON in Fletestreat beneath the Conduit at the signe of S. Iohn Euangelyst by Thomas Colwell Anno Domini M. D. LXVI ¶ In Agamemnona Senecae Thomae Newcei NOn secus a●rostro crudelis vultur obunco● Caucaseirodit iecur immortale promethe● Inuida mens stolidi vitio contorta perenni Derogat assidue famam nomenque merentis● Cum legis hanc igitur si quicquā versio ridet Non quid verba velint sed quid ●es ipsa videto Sanguine spumante● pateras cum mente reuoluit Saeuit in Atridem mens impia saenit adult●i Et Deus Atr●●m patris de crimine prolem Perdit et iniustae tollunt Agamemnona parcae Debuit exemplum quosuis terrere superbos Et cuiuis opus hoc iuuenis laudare molestum Sed siturbaruant in quaeuis aequora praeceps Flumine paem●rum iusto Deus obruet ●llos ¶ Uppon the same to the same the verses of the same SI●th frends to frends do frēdly graūt in frednly cases muche And I perceaued that hys cause and hys request was suche How that to paynfull laboured stuffe my mynd I wolde annex And do but as his watched worke whych he doth here contex Deserues when as the Poets crabbed style I wayd aryght And saw how well and saw how apt and feetly he dyd wryte How hydden storyes oft he showes to make his poet playne So as in double offyce he might seeme for to remayne As sometyme barely to expound to cōment sometyme eke So that to vnderstand this booke ye neede no farther seeke This well deserued worke of hys when as I weyed well And partly knew hys fyled frame as other men can tell And wholly knew his springing youth and yeares for age yet greene So that dame Natures graue aray on face was scarcely seene I could not chuse but when I sawe his labour to be sore And eke hys wery webbe then this for to deserue much more Furthwith at hys request both to refrsh hys watchyng eeys And praysed paynes to others prayse thys litle worke deuyse Least haply he sho●ld meete with such as wolde scarce speke the best Nor halfe that it deserues but vnto nippyng wordes be prest And though I know this painfull wight can not hys carpers want Whych often tymes discorage men and make such studyes skant Yet be not thou dismaid go on and bolden well thy selfe The worthyest wyght that euer wrote did neuer want hys Elfe Such Emules such fyendly freaks if E thou take away Playn Mules they be y ● mump mow and nothyng els can say Who if in ranckours poysoned sincke they lurke and wallow styll Nor yet with cancred venome bolne do leaue theyr waspysh wyll But slothfull sluggerds still vpbraid that paynfull heads deuyse And with their tryple forked tongs anoy thys enterpryse Discorage him from other worke and further fruytes of wit And other towarde paynes dysgrace if they such poyson spit Tak● heede if tongs far worse do bite then double edged swerd If bytyng tongs be stinging ills why ma●ger then thy berd Thou canst not shun Ioues ruddy wrath that such deseruers haue Which willingly though wofully them selues they do it craue In whom it is if that they will much better to deserue And cease theyr wytles●e appetyte for any more to serue This wofull worke that Senec here depayntes before thy face The bloody yre of myghty Ioue propounds in ruthfull case To such as by their deuilysh deedes and harts with rancour mixt Alreddy be although they lyue in snakysh dongeon fixt The crumpled browes of lofty lord in cloudy throne that sytts His sore dyspleased mynd portend to euill vsed wytts Who in hys fomyng wrath can turne the worlds well ●etled seat And make an indigested thing and mingle mangle great● Beware therfore of Tantalus that stem and lynage vyle May cause the wel with vertues toole thy vycious lyfe to fyle For deadly deede whych Atreus dyd vnto Thyestes chylde Although Thyest hys brother then his spousall bed defyld Hys gryesly ghoast comes back againe from deepe infernall pyt To make reuenge in Aegists harte hys onely sonne to syt That fylthy great adulter streyght to stryfe and blood yprest Thyestiall tables to reuendg doth scarcely take hys rest First Atreus lyfe he seekes then while that Agamemnon laye In Castrall campe by Troyan towne for countreys cause streight waye Thys drousie swynehead fylthy he in brutysh pleasures wrapt Hath Agamemnons louyng wyfe in Cupid● snares entrapt Wherby of sacred Hymeneus the bonds he makes her flye● And Agamemnons pryuate bed through pleasure to denye And which is greatter greefe then this and vyllany moste vyle with deadly thought he makes the wife vppon her husband smyle When as tryumphantly he came a conquerour from Troy To th end he should suspecte the lesse and haue the greater ioy And thinking nought but mening wel myght take a cursed coat Which doing on they ea●ly myght the soner cut hys throte Thys deede was done by Talyon lawe here blood dyd blood requyer And now Thyest hath that reuenge that he dyd longe desyer Wherby thou cheefly mayst be taught the prouydence of god That so longe after Atreus fact Thyests reuenge abod And to thy selfe take better heede least loytryng styll in sinne In pinching slaunders touching talke whear greater greefes begyn Thy selfe alone thou do not plague which of it selfe is muche But also make thyne after stocke to smarte and for thy ●uche For be thou sure though god doth spare thee for a season here And suffer thee with poysoned tonge to frump and carp thys gere That eyther thou thy selfe shalt feele some bytter bytyng greese Or els shall thy posterytie with payne haue their releefe Unluckye chyldren reape that wycked parents handes haue sowne A warye wyght by others woes that knowes tauoyde hys owne Learne here to lyue a ryght and know how that thear is a god That well deseruers well rewardes andd ill doth scurge with rod. For to thys and is thys compylde thys play thou hast in hand In vertues race to make thee run and vyce for to withstand Which well deseruyng worke of his if thou can well digest Then shalt thou haue hys buddyng pen to greater matters pre●t ¶ W. R. to the Reader IF troublous toyles most tragicall Or blooddie broyles of enuyous i●e Discrybde with art poetycall Can moue thye hart or sett on fyre Thy wauering mynd then still procede With good aduise this booke to rede ¶ For here in is se●t furthe at large With sugred sopps of lettered tonge Thun stable state of gloryous barge Which enuyous harte hath freshlie stong● For when that hate encreaseth i●e Nought els but death can quench y ● fier ¶ What did avayle the martiall dedes Which Agamemnons valyant hand Did bring to passe they sowe the sedes Of enuyous hate in Mycene lande For