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A15818	The hould of humilitie adioyned to the Castle of courtesie. Compiled by Iames Yates Seruingman. Captious conceipts, good reader doe dismis: and friendly weigh the willing minde of his, which more doth write for pleasure then for praise, whose worthlesse workers are simplie pend alwaies.; Castell of courtesie. Part 2	Yates, James, servingman.	1582 (1582)	STC 26080; ESTC S113975	60,199	147

was to stray And like a yongling lost my selfe in forrest thicke vnknowne And crying out with ruthfull voyce to haue my miserie knowne By Gods assignement as I must of force c●nfesse in deede Came then vnto my father Ayde to helpe me at my neede And to be short I did declare vnto him all my minde How that I was affectioned some Noueltic to finde Why then quoth Ayde come on thy way rise vp and go with me And I will shewe you a Castel cal'd● by name of Courtesie And were you at the Castel Sir the better now apaide You are as welcome to this place as can with tongue be saide For I am Sir solemnly sworne this Hold I do maintaine To helpe the Castle when they neede or do commaunde my paine But Sirs since that you come from thence● you be most welcome sure And though you are straungers to me yet what I can procure You shall commaund vnfainedly sirs with a willing hearte Then Ayde and I both gaue him thankes and tooke it in good part Forthwith he call'd a seruant out whose name was Dilligence And gaue him charge in any wise as he woulde scape offence To shewe vs what we did Desire within the Houlde to see And charged him in any wise from vs two not to be He well obeyed his Masters hest he to●ke great paines in deede To shewe vs euery place within that might our pleasures ●eede Truely Dilligence delited much to signifie and tell To burnish out his Masters praise it seem'd he lou'd it well So vp and downe from place to place by Dilligence directed He was not slow to shewe vs all no labour he detracted But thus in briefe to cut it off and make relation small Of any sight that euer I sawe it passeth most of all Then Ayde and I when we had seene enough to please our minde We asked Dilligence if he could his Master for vs find That we might yeeld him thankes for this his friendship shewed And alwaies resting to requite the Courtesie bestowed Then Dilligence did bring vs both to Gratulation kinde Who asked vs if we had found the thing to please our minde I sir quoth we we haue that founde and seene we neuer sawe And if we may stand you in stead we sweare by faithfull lawe You shall command vs at all times and so we minde to parte Protesting yours for to rest with faithfull fixed hart And truelie of your gentlenesse we shall not let to tell Sith you haue entertained vs with faithfull minde so well And thus adue high loue of all be your chiefe guide and trust For we will homewarde take our way as needes of force we must Quoth Ayde to me my Youth marke this in each time state and season For to requite where paines are tooke me thinkes it were good Reason Shoulde wee depart and nothing giue to Dilligence O fie Since he hath taken all the paines to feede and please our eye I was forgetfull of the same of Trueth I must confesse I thanke you for remembring it my duetie to expresse So then I called Dilligence and gaue to him Rewarde Who gaue vs thankes with open mouth that easily might be heard So we departed from this Houlde and did retyre then backe Vnto the place from whence we came where I was in a wracke And Agonie of pensiue minde in place where I was lost And houling lay with yelling voyce as one whome fortune tost Quoth Ayde my Youth I found you heere and heere I will you leaue And followe you this path before and then you shall perceaue Your homeward way from whence you came it doth Direct aright And I will to my Cottage poore to rest my Aged spright Untill such time as fatall Mors bereaues my drudging dayes Unto whose pleasure I submit not vsing of delayes Oh father Ayde my onely guide my faithfull Trust and stay And is it thus nowe come to passe that you wil needes away Who hath since first our meeting heere so faithfull to me beene As euer was the trustie zeale of Dido that was Queene Whose loyall heart was firmely fixt to false AEneas hee That stoale awaye in truethlesse sorte to force her Miserie So trueth to tell I doe beléeue since thus you doe departe It will occasion be of griefe and wounding to my heart But Ayde will not be frustrate quite if vrgent cause require But Ayde will be a meane to helpe the simple that Desire Some knowledge of this waywarde world which tosseth vp and downe Like furious fretting foaming flouds when Neptune gins to frowne Perchaunce some mutall minde will Muse and murmure at this case And say what foolish fond Deuice hath feined such a place To which demand I doe replie the faithfull fixed heart Did study for to finde out this by Aydes good skill and art Humilitie a Houlde in deede for those that humble bee A place prepared for repasse In modest sort we see Where Godly graces grafted are with Impes of vertuous race The buddes do burnish on the braunch with gallant goodly grace Which Ioyes the heart of euery wight Whome Natures forme hath framed Whose lowlie life with lenitie deserues not to be blamed The Loyall lore that linkes in loue of force ●oth mer●ite fame The good and well disposed minde is worthie of the ●ame But Amorous ●ayes of Youthfull youth respecteth not with care The truethlesse troth and friendlesse fraud that some full closely bare No s●und no● sober counsell can their wil●ull minde aff●ay Est●eming it as speeches vaine wherein there is no stay Wherfore O Youthes marke now a Youth something to staiednesse bent Which spyes that romers raunge in ragges and lurke in deepe lament Who findes that likely Fortune is a fond incertaine Dame Which heapes more hazzardes to the heart then thought can thinke the same Who sées the stoute and lustie bloudes full quyetly abyde When as the hote and furiouse force is let out from their side I not commend the fickle friend that falles out for a strawe Nor that will rangle for a Rushe ne deale so like a dawe For he that sweares by woundes and bloude and lookes so like a Bull When as he comes to doe the seate his hart is in his skull And hotest men of many wordes are slewe enough in deedes And some will fainte that showe good face when but their finger bleedes And he that doth prouoke so much the sober man to fight If he be entered in his a●te the lustiest blowes will sinite A prouerbe olde in Englande here the still sowe eates the draffe And some do weepe which haue small cause● when some againe do laugh I must needes now declare a thing which co●es within my minde How some for to out●ace the worlde will seeme the world to blinde And since of Castell and the Hould I did at large display Now somewhat of this craftie world I breefly minde to say For I am priueledged in deede

THE Hould of Humilitie Adioyned to the Castle of Courtesie Compiled by Iames Yates Seruingman Captious Conceipts good Reader doe dismis And friendly weigh the willing minde of his Which more doth write for pleasure then for praise Whose worthlesse workes are simplie pend alwaies LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe dwelling in Distaffe Lane neere the Signe of the Castle To the Courteous construers of indifferent iudgement I See a sect which leane to false reporte And finde some cause to cauill in disdaine I wishe they would leaue off that friendlesse sorte And not triumph in vauntes which are but vaine Their doubtful doomes delighting in disdaine Might frustrate be from follie trust me true And not with contempt the simpler sorte to view To Courteous construers I doe this commende Which vvith good vvill doe vveigh the vvilling mind Indifferentlie their iudgement to extend And yeelde reporte according as they finde And so shall I at no time be behinde To vse my penne and practise vvith my pate In vvilling sorte my fancies to relate A homelie H●ulde for present I preferre Requesting those vvhich doe the same expect With Courtesie their iudgement to inferre For I presume all vvill not it reiect But fauour finde my indeuour to protect From truthlesse tongues vvhich ●a●tl● tales but fained And glorie great vvhen others are disdained No dolor to disdaine Iames Yates The Houlde of Humilitie 1582. AS fixed minde desire hath more noueltie to see And wanton wittes are soone intic'd with such toyes as they be So trueth to tell I must not faine that we●e no honest part I am as readie as the best to practise such an art Small practise sure I thinke will serue for nature hath vs taught For to forsake that which is good and take that which is naught In deede more readie for the worst then seeke the best to chuse For nature is an enemie her Impes for to abuse The frailetie of our present Time is much for me to write And silence seldome gets dispraise● when tatlinge moues despite For little saide a smalle amendes will serue to counterpoyse When too much mischiefe doth arise by talkers tatling noyse But whist me thinkes I heere a voyce which doeth commande me staye And telles me flatt in fewe wordes I am out of my waye O Youth what should become of thee if Ayde were not thy guide What way would'st thou haue wandred heere● how soone would'st thou goe wide Come followe me quoth father Ayde let vs this Houlde goe see To view each parts and how it standes in state and eke degree So forth we went through forrest thicke● and many craching Bryers Yet did we make no forse of them such were our due desires And when we had thus past the worst at length that place we founde The which did much delight our mindes an● pleasure did abounde For loe we sawe this passing Houlde so finelie frma'd in seate As in my minde I streight did muse to see a thing so greate So huge and monstrous of higth with Towers on each side That gaue it sure a goodly grace as did reporte my guide The Situation of the same vpon a pleasant greene Where Tellus bankes so braue did shew as like may not be seene● An entrie of Trees did growe so streight vp to the skye As made me meruaile very much to see their length so hye And m●●ted round where pleasant springe● doe yeeld a rare delight And him that gets a sip thereof I count a happie wight Pernassus Hill where Muses keepe and ioyfull noates abounde May not compare now with this Houlde or pleasant ●er●le ground Apollo if he were in place to take a view therof Would presently commend the same I knowe I do not scoffe The cost which Caesar did bestowe within the walles of Rome Is not coequall vnto this as I suppose by doome When we aproched neere this Hold. there did a Porter stand Whose name Resistance sir was cal'd a greate clubbe in his hand For Grimnesse sure he might be Mars ● or Hercules indeede Who did commaunde vs for to stay whereto we both agreed He asked vs wherefore we came and what was our intent We vp and told him all our minde and whereto we were bent Quoth Ayde we are both straungers we desirouse for to see This noble place the which is cal'd the Hold of Humilitie Then straight Resistance gaue vs leaue to passe his watched place But in my dayes I neuer sawe so coucht a crabtreed face Resistance sure he might well be his face did shew the same His gesture therto was alike as nature well can frame Thus onwarde still withouten stoppe● or any whit denyall When we had past Resistance hard we further put in tryall And ventero●ly we did presume to come vnto the gate Where as we met an other wight of meeke and comely state● Who asked vs from whence we came and what was our intent We saide to sée this noble Hold our mindes were fully bent Sir may we be so bolde quoth Youth for to demaund your name He gently disclosed to vs what was the verie same My name is Salutation which neuer doth disdaine The traueling wighte wh●ch wo●thie is All times I entertaine And as I was a going in by chaunce cast vp myne eye And looking vp vpon the gate this verse I did espye The verses vpon the gate of the Hold of Humilitie I Am humilitie the holde the humble to receiue The stubburne I renounce them quite the froward I do leaue Approch not nigh you currish earles lest that my battering shotte Dischardged be to coile your coates and make your stomackes hote O Master Salutation these verses carry fire Theire sense is alligant and tarte theire meaning I inspyre And when I came within The Houlde how lik'st thou this quoth Ayde Sir I am euen Rauished my senses be dismai'd Dismai'd why Because I am in Paradise I thinke Oh God what Christall glimmering shewes doe make my eies to wincke As Goulde surmounteth Copper base or siluer passeth t●nne So doe these sightes which I doe see which are the house within Whil'st Salutation Ayde and I. were looking round about I heard a dore which opened from w●ence there issued out Another wight of comely hu● at which I stood apal●ed And was Desirous for to kowe by what name he was called And as it seem'd he did one heare for why he aunswers made What be these wightes which aske my name or what Sir is there trade Quoth Salutation vnto him they are both straungers they Resistance gaue them leaue to passe hether as they doe say I Sir quoth we straungers we are but may we knowe your name It is Sir Gratulation of trueth the very same The Captaine I am of this Houlde commanding euery man That is within my gouernment to shew you what they can But by what meanes I pray you t●ll did you finde out this way I shall declare the cause is such I minded