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A01848	A briefe declaratio[n] of the shews, deuices, speeches, and inuentions, done & performed before the Queenes Maiestie, & the French ambassadours, at the most valiaunt and worthye triumph, attempted and executed on the Munday and Tuesday in VVhitson weeke last, anno 1581 Collected, gathered, penned & published, by Henry Goldvvel, Gen.	Goldwel, Henry.	1581 (1581)	STC 11990; ESTC S105771	18,084	38

so manie as were or at the least as I c●uld come by I haue ●●re in their order placed them whereby their inucntions for whome they were spoken are therin plainlie declared Therefore I refer you to the reeding of them hereafter But thus the desendaunts entred the title yarde one after an other as followeth First M. Henry Grey Sir Thomas Parat M. Anthonie Cooke M. Th●mas Ratcliffe Master Henrie Knowles M. William Knowles M. Robert Knowles M. Frauncis Knowles M. Raffe Bowes M. Thomas Kelway M. George Goring M. William Tresham M. Robert Alexander M. Edwarde Dennie M. Herculus Meautus M. Edward Moore M. Richard Skipwith M. Richard Warde M. Edward Digibie M. Henry Nowell M. Henry Brunkerd And afterwards in the middest of the running came in Sir Henry Lea as unknowen and when he had brokē his sixe staues went out in like maner againe So passing on one after another when sir Thomas Parat and M. Cooke came to the end of the Tilt ouer against the Queens Maiestie one of their pages arraied like an Angel vttred these speches vnto her Dispayre no not dispaire moste high and happie Princesse could so congeale the frozen knighte in the ayer but that DESIRE ah sweete DESIRE enforced him to behold the Sun on the earth wheron as he was gasing with twinckling eye for who can behold such be●mes stedfastly he begun to dissolue into droppes m●lting with such delighte that hee seemed to preferre the lingering of a certaine death before the lasting of an vncertaine life suche is the nature of engrauen loyaltie that it chuseth rather to haue the body dissolued then the minde disliked Thus consuming with con●ent a sweete sicnesse is conceite and pining with more then speakable passions he suddenly beheld that Sunne to be besieged which he so deuoutly serued wherewith boiling in no lesse disdain● then surprised with immoderate pensiuenesse he vttered these wordes O Ioue if thou mean to resolue nature into contraries why doe I liue to see it if into nothing why doe I liue at all if the foote scale the head there is no rest if DESIRE ouershoote duetie there is no reason and where either of these are there can be no rule And so setting more sighes then may bee numbred by syphers this present time ah greefe this present time that honest and fayre harted frozen Knighte died what said I euen that which againe with grief I must say died whose ghost making speedy passage into the ELISIAN fieldes for what more swifte then a soule in the middest of the infernall multitude with s●re●ches cryes and clamers made both Heauen and hell to redouble this Eccho O times O men O cu●●uption of manners the Sunne is besieged the Sunne O mischiefe the Sunne is besieged which strange and vnacquainted tea●●es caused not onely murmuring amongest the Ghosts beneathe but amusing among the Gods aboue who aswell to represse the tumultes whiche might haue risen among the shaddowes as to reuenge the pride which began to growe on the earth sente downe an Angell with this commaundemente Goe discende and cause ADAM and EVE to appeare on the earth in that sort as they were in Paradise that the world may know them and wonder at them ●or seeing out of their loines haue issued those preposterous lymmes I know none more fit to correct them Certes none more willing They will attempte any thing for thy sake and seruice of that earthly and yet O straunge consceite moste heauēly Sunne for as they were before driuen frō their DESIRE because they desired to knowe the best so now shall they be driuen to their DESIRE whiche they couet to honour most This shall be their rewarde they shall come neeere and yet shall not searche and bee they farre of it shall warme A cloud may sometimes barre their sight but nothing shall depriue them the sauegarde yet commaunde them to be humble in affection thoughe ●●●uente leaste they seeme to disdayne that pride 〈◊〉 whiche they desire themselues The 〈◊〉 ●he higheste delighteth in the shaddowe whiche 〈◊〉 shortest and nourisheth the tree whose roote grow●th deepest not whose toppe springeth loftiest This commission and counsell ended all thinges were in a moment accompli●●ed with suche seleritie for to the Gods time is tied that they were sped as soone as they were spoken And now most renoumed and deuine Sunne Adam Eue being present vouchsafe to heare somwhat in their behalfs pronounced Sir Knights if in besieging the sunne ye vnderstood what you had vndertaken ye would not destroye a common blessing for a priuate benefite VVill you subdue the sunne who shal rest in the shadow where the weary take breath the disquiet rest and all comforte wil ye bereaue all men of those gl●stering and gladsome beames what shall then prosper in the shining but you will limbe it by the rayes O rare exhalations brothers you may bee to DESIRE but sonnes ye are to ill hap whiche thinkes you can not sincke deepe enoughe into the sea vnlesse you take your sal from the sunne Desist you knights desist sithe it is impossible to resist content your se●●es with the sunnes indifferent succour suffer the Ieniper shrub to growe by the loftie Oake and claime no prerog●tiue where the sunne grauntes no priuiledge for being of the same mettall that others are the sunne wil work the like effects as she doth 〈◊〉 others The Giants wold haue ben gods if they could haue scaled the heauens you no lesse then star●es could you cōquer the same But as their throwing hil vpō hil did manifest their pride but nothing further their pretence So your laying challenge vpō claim conquest vpon challeng may wel proue a wil but no worthinesse A desire to reach but no possibility to recouer In which your soaring attemptes if you chāce to fal the only cōfort you haue is to cry with PHAETOn MAGNIS EXCIDIMVS AVSIS But if no perswasions may moue your minds Know ye proud Knights there are that haue hearts as big as mountaines and as far aboue you in provvesse as ye are aboue all in presumption yet not so vaine vvhiche ye terme valiant to assault the sunne and vvhy because it is impregnible vvee content to enioy the light ye to ecclipse it vve to rest vnder the feete ye to run ouer the head we to yeeld to that vvhich nothing can conquer you to conquer that vvhich maketh all men Captiues But vveare it possible that head could deuise courage attempt or hand execute any thing that might shevv the depth of our vnspot ted Loialty soone should be seene and for your selues to soone that your enterprises should bee of as small account then as novv they are of lightlihood to deepe an impressi●n is engrauen in our thoughts for the maiestie of that sunne vvhich novv pearcing our eyes hath fully subdued our hearts that vve are prest in her defence to offer the vvhole vvorld defiance In proofe vvhereof I am charged to

wanting all merenes of comparison to susteine it And admiration is expressed finding the scope of it void of conceaueable limits Not any slight regarding the force of your valliant knights hath encoura●ed the Foster children of Desire to make this day an inheritour of yesterdayes action ●ut the wing of Memorie alasse the sworne enimie to the wofullmans qui●tnesse being constantly helde by the hande of perfection And neuer ceassing to blow the cole of some kindled Desire hath broughte their invvard fyer to blaze forth this flame vnquench●ble by any mean●s 〈◊〉 by death the whole fewel be consumed and ther●fore not able to maister it they are violently bo●●e vvhether desire dravves Although they must con●es alas●● that yesterdayes braue onse● should come to such a confession That they are not greatly companied vvith hope the common supplie● to Desi●es army So as novve from summoning this Cast●l to yeld they are fallen lowly to beseech you to vouchsafe your eyes out of that Impregnable Fortresse to beholde vvhat vvill fal out betvvixt them and your famous knights vvherein though they bee so eu●●pressed vvith the others vallure that a●ready they could vnnethe haue bene able to come 〈◊〉 if the charriot of Desire had not carried them yet vvill they make this vvhole assemblie vvitnesses so fai●e of their vvil That sooner their souls shall leaue their bodies then Desire shall leaue soules In that on●lye standes their strength that gaue them th●● fi●st courage and must be their last comfort For vvhat resistance is there vvhere not onely they are met with fo●ren enemies such as stately disdain vvhich looks from so high a Tower to pore Desire That though in it selfe it bee greate yet in her eies so seated it seemes small or such on the other side as vnfortunat dispair vvhich makes the count●ie so barren vvhere they lay their siege that it woulde take avvay all the foode of fancie But euen ciuill warre yesterdaye grew betwixt them and others who beares the same badge of Desire that they do so as thus bestead they are brought to this fayer passe to desire no more but that this death or ouerthrowe may be seen● by those eyes who are onely vnhappy in that they can neither finde fellowes nor see them selue● Which speech being done the defendants came in in such order as they came in the day before therefore I shal not need to make a newe repetition of the same sith al hath bene touched already Then wente they to the Tourney where they did very Nobly as the shiuering of the swordes might very well testefie And after that to the barriers where they lashed it out lustely and fought couragiously as if the Greekes and Troians had dealt their deadly dole no partie was spared nor estate expected but eache knight indued to win the golden fleece that expected eyther fame or the fauoure of his maistresse whiche sporte continued all the same daye And towardes the euening the sport being ended ther was a boy sent vp to the queen being clothed in Ash colored garments in t●ken of humble submission wh● hauing an Oliue brauch in his hande and falling down prostrate on his face and then kneeled vp concluded this noble exercise with these wordes to her Maiestie Most renoumed Princesse of Princesse in wh●● can nothing obtein victorie but vertue The Foster children of Desire but heires onely to misfortune ●end me to deliuer in such wordes as sorrowe can a●●orde their most humble hearted submission they acknovvledge this Fortresse to be reserued for the eye of the whole vvorlde farre listed vp from the compasse of their d●●tinie They acknovvledge the blindenes of their error in that they did not knovv 〈◊〉 hovv strong so e●er it be vvithin it self to be no stronger vvithout it selfe then it pleased the desired they acknowledge they haue degenerated frō their Fosterer in making violence accompany Desire They acknovvledge that Desire receiued his beginning and nourishment of this 〈◊〉 and therefore to committe vngratefulnesse in b●●●ing Armes though desirous Armesl against it● They aclovvledge Noble Desire should haue desired nothing so much as the flo●ishing of that For●●esse vvhich vvas to be esteemed according to it selfes 〈◊〉 They acknovvledge the least determination of vertue vvhich stands for guard of this Fortresse to be to strong for the strongest Desire And therefore they do acknovvledge them selues ouercome as to be 〈◊〉 to this 〈◊〉 for euer which Tylt they will beare in their foreheades as their other 〈◊〉 i● engrauen in their hea●●s For witnesse therof they present this Oliue branch to your presence in token of your Triumphant peace And of their peaceable seruitude VVhereby they present themselues as bondmen by those bondes vvhiche the losse of life can onely loose Only from out of that vvhich was theirs they craue thus much to giue sōe token to those knights vvhich may be iudged to hauedon best in each kind of vveapon or vvho by his deuise hath come in best sort in this desirous strife this being don they being now slaues in whom much duetie requires for fear of offēce dare say no further but wish from the bottom of their captiued hearts That while this realm is thus fortified and beautified Desire may be your 〈…〉 aduersarie Which speech being ended her maiestie gaue them al praise and great thankes which they esteemed so well thought themsel●es rewarded according to their own wishing And so they departed each 〈◊〉 in order according to their first comming i● The Aucthors conclusion to the Reader THVS haue I good Reader according to my s●mple skill set forth this singuler pastime that thou maiest beeing farre of peraduenture knowe more then they that were present and eye beholders of the same which so ●eere as I coulde either gather or get I haue for thy pleasure here placed it If any thing be wanting which is not here mentioned or ought awry and not right reported let this suffice that my ●il was good to haue gotten all and most vnwiling to do ought amisse yet s●ch as it is if thou well accept it I shal thinke my paines wel emploied for thy pleasure and gratified enough with that good will Therefore wishing thee to thinke no worse of my work then I thought the laber litle in working crauing but P●na verba for my well meaning I giue thee the friendly Farewell Thine to command in all courteous manner HENRIE GOLDVVIL The excellent ineuntion of the Triumph The first defie or challenge Vrgent ca●ses why the Challenge was deferd The order of the rovvling trench vvith most excellent inuentions The Earle of Arundels entrie the firste day The Lorde VVindsors entrie the first day M. Sydneys entry M. Fulke Greuils entry The second defie or chalenge Meaning the musicke vvithin the mount VVhervvith the mount moued and rose vp in height The shooting of of the tvvo Canons the one vvith svveet vvater and the other vvith svveet poulder The maner of the defendants comming in The defendant names that run at Tilte The speeche of sir Thomas Parrat and master Cooke to the Queene By the Sun is meant her Maiestie called before the Fortres of Beavvtie Sir Thomas Parrat and M. Cooke vvere both ●n like ar●our beset vvith apples and fruite he one sig●ifiyng Adā 〈◊〉 the other ●ue vvho ●ad haire ●ung all ●ovvn his ●elmet The Angell speaketh to the Queene He speaketh to the challengers in the behalfe of the tvvo knights Adam Eue. M. Ratcliffes speech to the Queene Here the boy deliuered M. Ratclifs shild to the Queene Here entreth the iiij sons of S. Francis Knovvles The speech of the foure sonnes of sir Frauncis Knovvles pronounced by their page being apparelled like vnto Mercurie The running of the Tilte the boy that vttered the defiance in this speeche tooke his goodnighte of the Queene Here entereth a most excelling braue chariot with rare curious and costly vvork vvith the four challengers in it vvhich chariot vvas very curiously shadovved vvith fine Lavvne The firste speech the second day Tourneyes and Barriers couragiously tried The last speeche to the Queene

A briefe declaratiō of the shews deuices speeches and inuentions done performed before the Queenes Maiestie the French Ambassadours at the most valiaunt and worthye Triumph attempted and executed on the Munday and Tuesday in VVhitson weeke last Anno 1581 Collected gathered penned published by Henry Goldwel Gen. Imprinted at London by Robert VValdegraue dwelling vvithout Temple-barre neere vnto Sommer-set-House To the verie worshipfull and his approued patrone Master Rowland B●asebridge of great VVickombe in the countie of Buck. Gen. his humble and faithful anowed Henrie Goldwell wisheth that welfare which highteth eternall happines SIr I stande at a stay like the Ladie of TH●SSALI● and in a ma●mering maze like ALEXANDERS man the o● making pitious plaintes in beholding the picture of her person fearing she● shoulde not be fancied and alwaies lamented when she wrote any letter doubting it shoulde be disliked The other wept in winter for extremitie of colde and sorowed in summer to remember the returne of HY●MS So rest I assayled vvith such perplexities and frozen with like ●eare not only douting to discouer these hono●rable Actions for feare of the misreporting but also fearing mine 〈◊〉 vnworthiness● and want of skilfull eloquence to set f●●th so woorthie a matter as was the last Triumph perfourmed before her Maiestie Yet I considered with my selfe better an ill reporter then a dumme speaker better badly 〈◊〉 open then quite forgotten better Porredge then no 〈◊〉 VVhen APPOLLO is a sheepe then ●AN is chief●●●nstrill vvhen PALLAS is absent then SERES is 〈◊〉 when TVL●IE is out of tovvn thē CRASSVS may crake of his cunning Therfore s●●h no mā vvriteth at al of these vvorthies nor no persō publisheth the exploits of these nobles rather thē oblition should diminish their merits I haue attēpted the vvriting And so nere as I could I haue made a collection both of their names speaches and chiefest inuentions vvhich as they bee I present to your presence in name of a nevvse or noueltie knovving none more vvorthie then your self to vvhom to present this Pamphlet both for your knovvledge in approued Martial Chiualrie nor none vvhō I honour or ovve more dutifull loyaltie As report hath rong forth your deserued vvorthynes and flying FAM● hath resou●ded your seruice both in greene youth● and these your graue yeres employed asvvell in vvarres as in peace in quailing the enemie as in ruling your countrey in aduenturing abroad in aduertising at home then a conductor novv a 〈◊〉 valiant as MARS novve made a ciuill MAGISTRAT● then boldly in battell till the last blovve novve 〈◊〉 home in trayning vp souldiers and to be short then 〈◊〉 ted a Captaine like ACHILLES for coura● 〈…〉 as SCIPIO for singuler c●unsaile 〈…〉 vvould delight you to heare of the tovvar● 〈…〉 English Nobles and of the courage of our courtlie crue sith you vvere absent at the perfou●●ing of these pleasures I haue at this present for your recreation thus certified these courtly and knightly discourses to you vvho in times past haue bene as gallant a courtier as a valliant souldier But if you ere this haue bene tolde of this Triumph it may be you heard not the names of the parties a●d though you haue heard of the number of rumours ye● paraduenture you knowe not theffect of their speaches and though you haue h●d of their seueral coppies yet happely you misse of their sund●e inuentions and though you be priuie to most o● these matters yet hope I you vvill like nere the vvorse of my labours nor make lesse account of this my vvel meaning therfore as one more aduenturus thē vvarie more presu●ptuous thē vvittie more ●oole hard●● then praise vvorthy I submit my selfe to the knees of your courtesie to like of me and my present hop●ng to find that fauour at your handes vvhich an Emperour once shevved to his simplest Subiect vvho more esteemed his poore dish of vva●er thē the gifts of gold of his richest ma●chāts the one proceding of loue to his povver the other in hope of a greater gain vvhose Image if you imitate I pronounce my self happie and tho gain that I looke for is your gracious good vvill vvhereby I shalbe emboldened to attempt some vvorke more vvorthy to gratifie your goodnes and to make mo●● manifest my dutifull loyaltie vvishing you novve and eueral things vvorldly to your vertuous vvill after the time of this transitorie life your soule may sing Alle●ia vvith the number of thelect and reap that revvard vvhich remianeth endlesse Yours most vvilling to be commaunded moste desirous to discharge his duety H. G. ¶ A Declaration of the Triumph shewed before the Queenes Maiestie and the French Ambassadours on VVhitson Munday Tuesday TO beginne particularly to wright of these attempts and briefly to runne ouer ●ache s●uerall action the cause of the same is firste to be considered After the arriuall of the French Ambassadours and vpon thei● comming to the English court The Nobles and Gentlemen of the same desirous to sh●w them alcourtesie poss●ble fittest for such estates and to sporte them with all courtly pleasure agreede among them to prepare a Triumphe whiche was very quickly concluded and being deuised in moste su●ptuous order was by them performed in as valiant a manner to their endlesse fame and honour The cheefe or challengers in these attemptes were these The Earle of Arundel the Lord Windsore Master Philip Sidney and Master Fulke Grevill Who calling themselues the four Foster Children of Desire made their inuention of the foresaide Triumphe in this order and forme following The Gallary or place at the end of the Tiltyard adioining to her Maiesties house at Whiteball whereas her person should be placed was called and not without cause the Castle or Fortresse of perfect beautie for as much as her highnes should be there included whereto the said Foster children layde Tytle and claime as their due by discent to belong vnto them And vppon deniall or any● cpulse from that their d●s●red pa●rimonie they vowed to vanquishe conquer by force who so shoulde seeme to wit●stand it For the accomplishing wherof they sent their challenge or first defiance to the Q●eens maiestie which was vttred by a boy on Sunday the sixt●enth of April last as her Maiesty came frō the Chappel who being apparrelled in red and white as a Martial messenger of Desires fostered Children without making any pr●cise reuerence at all vttered these speeches of defiaunce from his masters to her Maiestie the effect whereof ensueth O Lady that doth intitle the titles you possesse with the honour of your worthinesse rather crowning the great crowne you holde with the fame to haue so excellinge an owner then you receiuinge to your selfe any encrease keeping that outward ornament Vouchsafe with patient attention to heare the wordes which I by commandement am here to deliuer vnto you wherein if your eares vsed to the thankes giuing of your people and the due prayses of the earth shall feele a