Nestors art iâ—… ordering his souldiers Embattelling his men at armes and stirring all to blowes Points euerie legion out his Chiefe and euery Chiefe he showes The formes and discipline of warre yet his Commanders were All expert and renowmed men Great Pelagon was there Alastor manly Chromius and Hemon worth a Throne And Byas that could armies leade with these he first put on His horse troopes with their chariots his foote of which he chusde Many the best and ablest men and which he euer vsde As rampire to his generall powre he in the Rere disposd The slouthfull and the least of spirit he in the midst inclosd That such as wanted noble wils base need might force to stand His horse troopes that the Vantgard had he strictly did command To ride their horses temperatly to keepe their rankes and shun Confusion lest their horsemanship and courage made them run Too much presum'd on much too farre and charging so alone Engage themselues in th' enemies strength where many fight with one Who his owne chariot leaues to range let him not freely go But straight vnhorse him with a lance for t is much better so And with this discipline said he this forme these minds this trust Our Ancestors haue walles and townes laid leuell with the dust Thus prompt and long inur'd to armes this old man did exhort And this Atrides likewise tooke in wondrous chearefull sort And said O Father would to heauen that as thy mind remaines Agamemnon to Nestor In wonted vigor so thy knees could vndergo our paines But age that all men ouercomes hath made his prise on thee Yet still I wish that some young man growne old in mind might be Put in proportion with thy yeares and thy mind young in age Be fitly answerd with his youth that still where conflicts rage And young men vsd to thrust for fame thy braue exampling hand Might double our young Grecian spirits and grace our whole Command The old knight answer'd I my selfe could wish O Atreus sonne Nestor to Agamemnon I were as young as when I slue braue Ereuâ—…halion But Gods at all times giue not all their gifts to mortall men If then I had the strength of youth I mist the Counsels then That yeares now giue me and now yeares want that maine strength of youth Yet still my mind retaines her strength as you now said the sooth And would be where that strength is vsd affoording counsels sage To stirre youths minds vp t is the grace and office of our age Let yonger sinewes Men sprong vp whole ages after me And such as haue strength vse it and as strong in honour be The king all this while comforted arriu'd next where he found Well-rode Menestheus Peteus sonne stand still inuirond round With his well-train'd Athenian troopes and next to him he spide The wise Vlysses deedlesse too and all his bands beside Of strong Cephalians for as yet th' alarme had not bene heard In all their quarters Greece and Troy were then so newly stird And then first mou'd as they conceiu'd and they so lookt about To see both hoasts giue proofe of that they yet had cause to doubt Atrides seeing them stand so still and spend their eyes at gaze Began to chide And why said he dissolu'd thus in a maze Thou sonne of Peteus Ioue-nurst king and thou in wicked sleight Agamemnon to Vlysses and Menestheuâ—… A cunning souldier stand ye off Expect ye that the fight Should be by other men begun t is fit the formost band Should shew you there you first should front who first lifts vp his hand First you can heare when I inuite the Princes to a feast When first most friendly and at will ye eate and drinke the best Yet in the fight most willingly ten troopes ye can behold Take place before ye Ithacus at this his browes did fold And said How hath thy violent tongue broke through thy set of teeth Vlysses to Agaâ—…emnon To say that we are slacke in fight and to the field of death Looke others should enforce our way when we were busied then Euen when thou spak'st against the foe to cheate and leade our men But thy eyes shall be witnesses if it content thy will And that as thou pretendst these cares do so affect thee still The father of Telemachâ—… whom I esteeme so deare And to whom as a Legacie I le leaue my deeds done here Euen with the formost band of Troy hath his encounter dar'd And therefore are thy speeches vaine and had bene better spar'd He smiling since he saw him mou'd recald his words and said Agamemnon to Vlysses Most generous Lâ—…ertes sonne most wise of all our aid I neither do accuse thy worth more then thy selfe may hold Fit that inferiours thinke not much being slacke to be controld Nor take I on me thy command for well I know thy mind Knowes how sweet gentle counsels are and that thou standst enclind As I my selfe for all our good On then if now we spake What hath displeasd another time we full amends will make And Gods grant that thy vertue here may proue so free and braue That my reproofes may still be vaine and thy deseruings graue Thus parted they and forth he went when he did leaning find Against his chariot neare his horse him with the mightie mind Great Diomedes Tydeus sonne and Sthenelus the seed Of Capaneius whom the king seeing likewise out of deed Thus cried he out on Diomed O melin what a feare Agamemnon chideth Diomed. The wise great warriour Tydeus sonne stands gazing euerie where For others to begin the fight It was not Tydeus vse To be so danted whom his spirit would euermore produce Before the formost of his friends in these affaires of fright As they report that haue beheld him labour in a fight For me I neuer knew the man nor in his presence came But excellent aboue the rest he was in generall fame And one renowm'd exploit of his I am assur'd is true The historie of Tydeus He came to the Mycenian Court without armes and did sue At Godlike Polinices hands to haue some worthie aid To their designes that gainst the wals of sacred Thebes were laid He was great Polinices guest and nobly entertaind And of the kind Mycenian state what he requested gaind In meere consent but when they should the same in act approue By some sinister prodigies held out to them by Ioâ—…e They were discourag'd thence he went and safely had his passe Backe to Aesopus flood renowm'd for Bulrushes and grasse Yet once more their Ambassadour the Grecian Peâ—…res addresse Lord Tydeus to Eteocles to whom being giuen accesse He found him feasting with a crew of Cadmians in his hall Amongst whom though an enemie and onely one to all To all yet he his challenge made at euerie Martiall feate And easly foild all since with him Minerâ—…a was so great The ranke-rode Cadmians much incenst with their so
and fame and therefore threw Stones from the wals and towres as thicke as when a drift wind shakes Blacke-clouds in peeces and plucks snow in great and plumie flakes From their soft bosomes till the ground be wholly cloth'd in white So earth was hid with stones and darts darts from the Troian fight Stones from the Greeks that on the helms and bossie Troian shields Kept such a rapping it amaz'd great Asius who now yeelds Sighes beates his thighes and in a rage his fault to Ioue applies O Ioue said he now cleare thou shew'st thou art a friend to lies Asiâ—… neare his dâ—…ath blames 〈◊〉 for it Pretending in the flight of Greece the making of it good To all their ruines which I thought could neuer be withstood Yet they as yellow Waspes or Bees that hauing made their nest Apta ad rem comparatio The gasping Cranny of a hill when for a hunters feast Hunters come hote and hungrie in and dig for honny Comes They flie vpon them strike and sting and from their hollow homes Will not be beaten but defend their labours fruite and brood No more will these be from their port but either lose their blood Although but two against all vs or be our prisoners made All this to do his action grace could not firme Ioue perswade Who for the generall counsell stood and gainst his singular braue Bestow'd on Hector that daies fame Yet he and these behaue Themselues thus nobly at this port but how at other ports And all alongst the stony wall sole force gainst force and forts Rag'd in contention twixt both hoasts it were no easie thing Had I the bosome of a God to tune to life and sing The Troians fought not of themselues a fire from heauen was throwne That ran amongst them through the wall meere added to their owne The Greeks held not their owne weake griefe went with her witherd hand And dipt it deepely in their spirits since they could not command Their forces to abide the field whom harsh Necessitie â—…o saue those ships should bring them home and their good forts supply Draue to th'expulsiue fight they made and this might stoope them more Then Need it selfe could eleuate for euen Gods did deplore Their dire estates and all the Gods that were their aids in war Who though they could not cleare their plights yet were their friends thus far Still to vphold the better sort for then did Polepaet passe A lance at Damasus whose helme was made with cheekes of brasse Yet had not proofe enough the pyle draue through it and his skull His braine in blood drownd and the man so late so spiritfull Fell now quite spirit-lesse to earth So emptied he the veines Of Pylon and Ormenus liues and then Leonteus gaines The lifes end of Hippomachus Antimachus-his sonne His lance fell at his girdle stead and with his end begun Another end Leonteus left him and through the prease His keene sword drawne ran desperatly vpon Antiphates And liuelesse tumbled him to earth Nor could all these liues quench His fierie spirit that his flame in Menons blood did drench And rag'd vp euen to Iamens and yong Orestes life All heapt together made their peace in that red field of strife Whose faire armes while the victors â—…poild the youth of Ilion Of which thereseru'd the most and best still boldly built vpon The wisedome of Polydamas and Hectors matchlesse strength And follow'd fild with wondrous spirit with wish and hope at length The Greeks wall wun to fire their fleet But hauing past the dike And willing now to passe the wall this prodigie did strike Their hearts with some deliberate stay A high-flowne-Eagle sorde On their troopes left hand and sustaind a Dragon all engorde In her strong seres of wondrous sise and yet had no such checke In life and spirit but still she fought and turning backe her necke So stung the Eagles gorge that downe she cast her feruent prey Amongst the multitude and tooke vpon the winds her way Crying with anguish When they saw a branded Serpent sprawle So full amongst them from aboue and from Ioues fowle let fall They tooke it an ostent from him stood frighted and their cause Polydamas thought iust and spake Hector you know applause Polydamas to Hector Of humour hath bene farre from me nor fits it or in warre Or in affaires of Court a man imploid in publicke care To blanch things further then their truth or flatter any powre And therefore for that simple course your strength hath oft bene sowre To me in counsels yet againe what shewes in my thoughts best I must discouer let vs ceasse and make their flight our rest For this dayes honor and not now attempt the Grecian fleet For this I feare will be th' euent the prodigie doth meet So full with our affaire in hand As this high flying fowle Vpon the left wing of our host implying our controwle Houerd aboue vs and did trusse within her golden seres A Serpent so embrew'd and bigge which yet in all her feares Kept life and feruent spirit to fight and wrought her owne release Nor did the Eagles Airie feed So though we thus farre prease Vpon the Grecians and perhaps may ouerrune their wall Our high minds aiming at their fleet and that we much appall Their trussed spirits yet are they so Serpent-like disposd That they willl fight though in our seres and will at length be losd With all our outcries and the life of many a Troian breast Shall with the Eagle flie before we carrie to our nest Them or their nauie thus expounds the Augure this ostent Whose depth he knowes these should feare Hector with countenance bent Thus answerd him Polydamas your depth in augurie Hector to Polydamas I like not and know passing well thou dost not satisfie Thy selfe in this opinion or if thou think'st it true Thy thoughts the Gods blind to aduise and vrge that as our due That breakes our duties and to â—…oue whose vow and signe to me Is past directly for our speed yet light-wingd birds must be By thy aduice our Oracles whose feathers little stay My serious actions What care I if this or th' other way Their wild wings sway them if the right on which the Sunne doth rise Or to the left hand where he sets T is Ioues high counsell flies With those wings that shall beare vp vs Ioues that both earth and heauen Both men and Gods sustaines and rules One augurie is giuen To order all men best of all fight for thy countries right But why fearst thou our further charge for though the dangerous fight Strew all men heâ—…e about the fleet yet thou needst neuer feare To beare their Fates thy warie heart will neuer trust thee where An enemies looke is and yet fight for if thou dar'st abstaine Or whisper into any eare an abstinence so vaine As thou aduisest neuer feare that any foe shall take Thy life from thee for t
That day he sent thee from his Court to honour Atreus sonne My sonne said he the victory let Ioue and Pallas vse At their high pleasures but do thou no honor'd meanes refuse That may aduance her in fit bounds containe thy mightie mind Nor let the knowledge of thy strength be factiously inclind Contriuing mischiefes be to fame and generall good profest The more will all sorts honour thee Benignitie is best Thus charg'd thy sire which thou forgetst yet now those thoughts appease That torture thy great spirit with wrath which if thou wilt surcease The King will merit it with gifts and if thou wilt giue eare I le tell how much he offers thee yet thou sitst angrie here Seuen Tripods that no fire must touch twise ten pans fit for flame Ten talents of fine gold twelue horse that euer ouercame And brought huge prises from the field with swiftnes of their feete That man should beare no poore account nor want golds quickning sweete That had but what he won with them seuen worthiest Lesbian Dames Renown'd for skill in houfwifrie and beare the soueraigne fames For beautie from their generall sexe which at thy ouerthrow Of wel-built Lesbos he did chuse and these he will bestow And with these her he tooke from thee whom by his state since then He sweares he toucht not as faire Dames vse to be toucht by men All these are readie for thee now and if at length we take By helpes of Gods this wealthie towne thy ships shall burthen make Of gold and brasse at thy desires when we the spoile diuide And twentie beautious Troian Dames thou shalt select beside Next Hellen the most beautifull and when return'd we be To Argos be his sonne in law for he will honour thee Like his Oresles his sole sonne maintaind in height of blisse Three daughters beautifie his Court the faire Chrysothemis Laodice and Iphianesse of all the fairest take To Peleus thy graue fathers Court and neuer ioynture make He will the iointure make himselfe so great as neuer Sire Gaue to his daughters nuptials seuen cities left entire Cardamile and Enope and Hyra full of flowers Anthaea for sweet meadowes praisd and Phera deckt with towers The bright Epea Pedassus that doth God Bacchus please All on the the Sandie Pylos soyle are seated neare the seas Th' inhabitants in droues and flocks exceeding wealthie be Who like a God with worthie gifts will gladly honour thee And tribute of espâ—…iall rate to thy high scepter pay All this he freely will performe thy anger to allay But if thy hate to him be more then his gifts may represse Yet pittie all the other Greeks in such extreme distresse Who with religion honour thee and to their desperate ill Thou shalt triumphant glorie bring and Hector thou maist kill When pride makes him encounter thee fild with a banefull sprite Who vaunts our whole-fleet brought not one equall to him in fight Swift-foot Aeacides replide Diuine Laertes sonne Achilles answers Vlysses Oration T' is requisite I should be short and shew what place hath wonne Thy serious speech affirming nought but what you shall approue Establisht in my settled heart that in the rest I moue No murmure nor exception for like hell mouth I loath Who holds not in his words and thoughts one indistinguisht troth What fits the freenesse of my mind my speech shall make displaid Not Atreus sonne nor all the Grâ—…eks shall winne me to their aid Their suite is wretchedly enforc't to free their owne despaires And my life neuer shall be hir'd with thanklesse desperate praires For neuer had I benefite that euer foild the foe Euen share hath he that keepes his tent and he to field doth go With equall honour cowards die and men most valiant The mucâ—… performer and the man that can of noâ—…hing vant No ouerplus I euer found when with my minds most strife To do them good to dangerous fight I haue exposd my life But euen as to vnfeatherd birds the carefull dam brings meate Which when she hath bestow'd her selff hath nothing left to eat So when my broken sleepes haue drawne the nights t'extremest length And ended many bloodie daies with still-employed strength To guard their weaknesse and preserue their wiues contents infract I haue bene robd before their eyes twelue cities I haue sackt Assaild by sea eleuen by land while this siege held at Troy And of all these what was most deare and most might crowne the ioy Of Agamemnon he enioyd who here behind remaind Which when he tooke a few he gaue and many things retaind Other to Optimates and Kings he gaue who hold them fast Yet mine he forceth onely I sit with my losse disgrac't But so he gaine a louely Dame to be his beds delight It is enough for what cause else do Greeks and Troians fight Why brought he hither such an hoast was it not for a Dame For faire-hair'd Hellen and doth loue alone the hearts inflame Of the Atrides to their wiues of all the men that moue Euery discreet and honest mind cares for his priuate loue As much as they as I my selfe lou'd Brysis as my life Although my captiue and had will to take her for my wife Whom since he forc't preuenting me in vaine he shall prolong Hopes to appease me that know well the deepnesse of my wrong But good Vlysses with thy selfe and all you other Kings Let him take stomacke to repell Troyes firie threatenings Much hath he done without my helpe built him a goodly fort Cut a dike by it pitcht with pales broad and of deepe import And cannot all these helpes represse this kil-man Hectors fright When I was arm'd amongst the Greekes he would not offer fight Without the shadow of his wals but to the Scaean ports Or to the holy Beech of Ioue come backt with his consorts Where once he stood my charge alone and hardly made retreat And to make new proofe of our powers the doubt is not so great To morrow then with sacrifice perform'd t'imperiall Ioue And all the Gods I le lanch my fleet and all my men remoue Which if thou wilt vse so thy sight or think'st it worth respect In forehead of the morne thine eyes shall see with sailes erect Amidst the fishie Hellespont helpt with laborious oares And if the sea-god send free saile the fruitfull Pthian shores Within three dayes we shall attaine where I haue store of prise Left when with preiudice I came to these indignities There haue I gold as well as here and store of ruddie brasse Dames slender elegantly girt and steele as bright as glasse These will I take as I retire as shares I firmly saue Though Agamemnon be so base to take the gifts he gaue Tell him all this and openly I on your honors charge That others may take shame to heare his lusts command so large And if there yet remaine a man he hopeth to deceiue Being dide in endlesse impudence that man may learne to
him that hath dishonord me Lest such loose kindnesse lose his heart that yet is firme to thee It were thy praise to hurt with me the hurter of my state Since halfe my honor and my Realme thou maist participate Let these Lords then returne th' euent and do thou here repose And when darke sleepe breakes with the day our counsels shall disclose The course of our returne or stay This said he with his eye Made to his friend a couert signe to hasten instantly A good soft bed that the old Prince soone as the Peeres were gone Might take his rest when souldier-like braue Aiax Telamon Spake to Vlysses as with thought Achilles was not worth The high direction of his speech that stood so sternly forth Vnmou'd with th'Orators and spake not to appease Pelides wrath but to depart his arguments were these High-issued Laertiades let vs insist no more Aiâ—…x souldier-like speech and fashion On his perswasion I perceiue the world woâ—…d end before Our speeches end in this affaire we must with vtmost haste Returne his answer though but bad the Peeres are else-where plac't And will not rise till we returne great Thetis sonne hath stor'd Prowd wrath within him as his wealth and will not be implor'd Rude that he is nor his friends loue respects do what they can Wherein past all we honourd him O vnremorsefull man Another for his brother slaine another for his sonne Accepts of satisfaction and he the deed hath done Liues in belou'd societie long after his amends To which his foes high heart for gifts with patience condescends But thee a wild and cruell spirit the Gods for plague haue giuen And for one girle of whose faiâ—…e sexe we come to offer seauen The most exempt for excellence and many a better prise Then put a sweet mind in thy breast respect thy owne allies Though others make thee not remisse a multitude we are Sprung of thy royall familie and our supremest caâ—…e Is to be most familiar and hold most louâ—… with thee Of all the Greeks how great an host soeuer here there be He answerd Noble Telamon Prince of our souldiers here Achilles tâ—… 〈◊〉 Out of thy heart I know thou speakst and as thou holdst me deare But still as often as I thinke how rudely I was vsd And like a stranger for all rites fit for our good refusd My heart doth swell against the man that durst be so profane To violate his sacred place not for my priuate bane But since wrackt vertues generall lawes he shamelesse did infringe For whose sake I will loose the reines and giue mine anger swinge Without my wisedomes least impeach He is a foole and base That pitties vice-plagu'd minds when paine not loue of right giues place And therefore tell your king my Lords my iust wrath will not care For all his cares before my tents and nauie charged are By warlike Hector making way through flockes of Grecian liues Enlightned by their nauall fire but when his rage arriues About my tent and sable barke I doubt not but to shield Them and my selfe and make him flie the there-strong bounded field This said each one but kist the cup and to the ships retir'd Vlysses first Patroclus then the men and maids requiâ—…'d To make graue Phoenix bed with speed and see he nothing lacks They straite obeyd and thereon laid the subtile fruite of flax And warme sheep-fels for couering and there the old man slept Attending till the golden Morne her vsuall station kept Achilles lay in th'inner roome of his tent richly wrought And that faire Ladie by his side that he from Lesbos brought Bright Diomeda Phorbas seed Patroclus did embrace The beautious Iphis giuen to him when his bold friend did race The loftie Syrus that was kept in Enyeius hold Now at the tent of Atreus sonne each man with cups of gold Agamemnon to Vlysses Receiu'd th' Ambassadors returnd all clusterd neare to know What newes they brought which first the king would haue Vlysses show Say most praise-worthie Ithacus the Grecians great renowne Will he defend vs or not yet will his prowd stomacke downe Vlysses made replie Not yet will he appeased be Vlysses to Agâ—…memnon But growes more wrathfull prizing light thy offerd gifts and thee And wils thee to consult with vs and take some other course To saue our armie and our fleete and sayes with all his force The morne shall light him on his way to Pthias wished soile For neuer shall high-seated Troy be sackt with all our toile loue holds his hand twixt vs and it the souldiers gather heart Thus he replies which Aiax here can equally impart And both these Heralds Phoenix stayes for so was his desire To go with him if he thought good if not he might retire All wondred he should be so sterne at last bold Diomed spake Would God Atrides thy request were yet to vndertake Diomed to Agaâ—…non And all thy gifts vnofferd him he 's proud enough beside But this ambassage thou hast sent will make him burst with pride But let vs suffer him to stay or go at his desire Fight when his stomacke serues him best or when Ioue shall inspire Meane while our watch being strongly held let vs a little rest After our food strength liues by both and vertue is their guest Then when the rosie-fingerd Morne holds out her siluer light Bring forth thy host encourage all and be thou first in fight The kings admir'd the fortitude that so diuinely mou'd The skilfull horseman Diomed and his aduice approu'd Then with their nightly sacrifice each toooke his seuerall tent Where all receiu'd the soueraigne gifts soft Somnus did present The end of the ninth Booke THE TENTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS. THE ARGVMENT TH'Atrides watching wake the other Peeres And in the Fort consulting of their feares Two kings they send most stout and honord most For royall skowts into the Troian host Who meeting Dolon Hectors bribed Spie Take him and learne how all the Quarters lie He told them in the Thracian regiment Of rich king Rhesus and his royall Tent Striuing for safetie but they end his strife And rid poore Dolon of a dangerous life Then with digressiue wyles they 〈◊〉 their force On Rhesus life and take his snoâ—…e horse Another Argument Kappa the Night exploits applies Rhesus and Dolons tragedies THe other Princes at their ships soft fingerd sleepe did bind But not the Generall Somnus silkes bound not his laboring mind Agaâ—…nons cares That turnd and returnd many thoughts And as quicke lightnings flie These are the liâ—…htnings before snow c. that Scalligers Critiâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…worthily 〈◊〉 citing the place falsly as in the 3. bookes annotations c From well-deckt Iunos soueraigne out of the thickned skie Preparing some exceeding raine or haile the fruite of cold Or downe-like Snow that sodainly makes all the fields looke old Or opes the gulfie mouth of warre with his ensulphur'd hand In dazling
as not being satis compotes mentis Poeticae for want of which which all their reading and language cannot supply they are thus often graueld and mistaken d 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Veluti Aquila The sport Homer makes with Menelaus is here likewise confirmed and amplified in another Simile resembling him intentionally to a harefinder though for colours sake he vseth the word Eagle as in all other places where he presents him being so eminent a person â—…e hides his simplicity with some shadow of glory or other The circumstances making it cleare being here and in diuers other places made a messenger from Aiax and others to call such and such to their aid which was vnfit for a man of his place if he had bene in magnanimitie and valour equall or any thing neare it But to confirme his imperfection therein in diuers other places he is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mollis bellator and therefore was fittest to be employed to cal vp those that were â—…ardier and abler In going about which businesse Homer shewes how he looks about leering like a hare-finder for to make it simply a Simile illustrating the state of his addresse in that base affaire had neither wit nor decorum Both which being at their height in the other sence because our Homer was their great master to all accomplishment let none detract so miserably from him as to take this otherwise then a continuance of his Ironie The end of the seuenteenth Booke THE XVIII BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS. THE ARGVMENT AChilles mournes told of Patroclus end When Thetis doth from forth the sea ascâ—…nd And comfort him aduising to abstaine From any fight till her request could gaine Fit armes of Vulcan Iuno yet commands To shew himselfe And at the dike he stands In sight of th' enemie who with his sight Flies and a number perish in the flight Patroclus person safe brought from the warres His souldiers wash Vulcan the armes prepares Another Argument Sigma continues the alarmes And fashions the renowmed armes THey fought still like the rage of fire And now Antilochus Came to Aeacides whose mind was much solicitous For that which as he fear'd was falne He found him neer the fleet With vpright saile-yeards vttering this to his heroike conceit Ay me why see the Greeks themselues thus beaten from the field And routed headlong to their fleet O let not heauen yeeld Achilles to himselfe concerning Patroclus Effect to what my sad soule feares that as I was foretold The strongest Myrmidon next me when I should still behold The Sunnes faire light must part with it Past doubt Menaetius sonne Is he on whom that fate is wrought O wretch to leaue vndone What I commanded that the fleete once freed of hostile fire Not meeting Hector instantly he should his powres retire As thus his troubl'd mind discourst Antilochus appear'd And told with teares the sad newes thus My Lord that must be heard Antilochus reâ—…ates Patroclus death Which would to heauen I might not tell Menaetius sonne lies dead And for his naked corse his armes alreadie forfeited And worne by Hector the debate is now most vehement This said Griefe darkned all his powres With both his hands he rent The blacke mould from the forced earth and pour'd it on his head Achilles his rage Smear'd all his louely face his weeds diuinely fashioned All filde and mangl'd and himselfe he threw vpon the shore Lay as laid out for funerall Then tumbl'd round and tore His gracious curles his Ecstacie he did so farre extend That all the Ladies wonne by him and his now slaughterd friend Afflicted strangely for his plight came shrieking from the tents And fell about him beate their breasts their tender lineaments Dissolu'd with sorrow And with them wept Nestors warlike sonne Fell by him holding his faire hands in feare he would haue done His person violence his heart extremely streightned burn'd Beate sweld and sighd as it would burst So terribly he mourn'd That Thetis sitting in the deepes of her old fathers seas Heard and lamented To her plaints the bright Nereides Flockt all how many those darke gulfes soeuer comprehend There Glauce and Cymodoce and Spyo did attend Nesaea and Cymothoa and calme Amphithoe Thalia Thoa Panope and swift Dynanime Actaea and Lymnoria and Halia the faire Fam'd for the beautie of her eyes Amathia for her haire Iaera Proto Clymene and curl'd Dexamine Pherusa Doris and with these the smooth Amphinome Chast Galathea so renowm'd and Callianira came With Doto and Orythia to cheare the mournfull Dame Apseudes likewise visited and Callianassa gaue Her kind attendance and with her Agaue grac't the Caue Nemertes Maera followed Melita Ianesse With Ianira and the rest of those Nereides That in the deepe seas make abode all which together beate Their dewie bosomes and to all thus Thetis did repeate Her cause of mourning Sisters heare how much the sorrowes wey Thâ—…u to the Nâ—…reides Whose cries now cald ye haplesse I brought forth vnhappily The best of all the sonnes of men who like a well-set plant In best soiles grew and flourished and when his spirit did want Employment for his youth and strength I sent him with a fleete To fight at Ilion from whence his fate-confined feete Passe all my deitie to retire The court of his high birth The glorious court of Peleus must entertaine his worth Neuer hereafter All the life he hath to liue with me Must wast in sorrowes and this sonne I now am bent to see Being now afflicted with some griefe not vsually graue Whose knowledge and recure I seeke This said she left her caue Which all left with her swimming forth the greene waues as they swom Cleft with their bosomes curld and gaue quicke way to Troy Being come They all ascended two and two and trod the honor'd shore Till where the fleete of Myrmidons drawne vp in heapes it bore There stayd they at Achilles ship and there did Thetis lay Thet is to Achilles Her faire hand on her sonnes curl'd head sigh'd wept and bad him say What griefe drew from his eyes those teares conceale it not said she Till this houre thy vplifted hands haue all things granted thee The Greeks all thrust vp at their sternes haue pour'd on t teares enow And in them seene how much they misse remission of thy vow Achilles to Thetis He said T is true Olympius hath done me all that grace But what ioy haue I of it all when thus â—…hrusts in the place Losse of my whole selfe in my friend whom when his foe had slaine He spoil'd of those prophaned armes that Peleus did obtaine From heauens high powres solemnizing thy sacred nuptiall bands As th' onely present of them all and fitted well their hands Being louely radiant maruellous O would to heauen thy throne With these faire deities of the sea thou still hadst sate vpon And Peleus had a mortall wife since by his meanes is done So much
Consumption Iris heard The winds were at a feast All in the Court of Zephyrus that boisterous blowing aire Iris to the winds Gather'd together She that weares the thousand-colourd haire Flew thither standing in the porch They seeing her all arose Cald to her euery one desir'd she would a while repose And eate with them She answerd No no place of feate is here Retreate cals to the Ocean and Aethiopia where A Hecatombe is offering now to heauen and there must I Partake the feast of sacrifise I come to signifie That Thetis sonne implores your aides Princes of North and West 〈◊〉 North and West wind flie to incense the fâ—…nerall pile With vowes of much faire sacrifise if each will set his breast Against his heape of funerall and make it quickly burne Patroclus lies there whose deceasse all the AchaiÌ„ans mourne She said and parted and out rusht with an vnmeasur'd rore Those two winds tumbling clouds in heapes vshers to eithers blore And instantly they reacht the sea Vp flew the waues the gale Was strong reacht fruitfull Troy and full vpon the fire they fall The huge heape thunderd All night long from his chok't breast they blew A liberall flame vp and all night swift-foote Achilles threw Wine from a golden bowle on earth and steept the soyle in wine Still calling on Patroclus soule No father could incline More to a sonne most deare nor more mourne at his burned bones Then did the great Prince to his friend at his combustions Still creeping neare and neare the heape still sighing weeping still But when the day starre look't abrode and promist from his hill The morning Light which the saffron morne made good and sprinkl'd on the seas Then languisht the great pile then sunke the flames and then calme Peace Turn'd backe the rough winds to their homes the Thraâ—… billow rings Their high retreate rufl'd with cuffes of their triumphant wings Pelides then forsooke the pile and to his tired limme Chusd place of rest where laide sweete sleepe fell to his wish on him When all the kings guard waiting then perceiuing will to rise In that great Session hurried in and op't againe his eyes With tumult of their troope and haste A little then he rear'd His troubled person sitting vp and this affaire referd To wisht commandment of the kings Atrides and the rest Of our Commanders generall vouchsafe me this request Achilles to Agamemnon and the other kings Before your parting Giue in charge the quenching with blacke wâ—…e Of this heapes reliques euery brand the yellow fire made shine And then let search Patroclus bones distinguishing them well As well ye may they kept the midst therest at randome fell About th' extreme part of the pile Mens bones and horses mixt Being found I le finde an vrne of gold t' enclose them and betwixt The aire and them two kels of fat lay on them and to Rest Commit them till mine owne bones seale our loue my soule deceast The sepulcher I haue not charg'd to make of too much state But of a modell something meane that you of younger Fate When I am gone may amplifie with such a bredth and height As fits your iudgements and our worths This charge receiu'd his weight In all obseruance first they quencht with sable wine the heape As farre as it had fed the flame The ash fell wondrous deepe In which his consorts that his life religiously lou'd Searcht weeping for his bones which found they conscionably prou'd His will made to Aeacides and what his loue did adde A golden vessell double fat containd them all which clad In vailes of linnen pure and rich were solemnly conuaid T' Achilles tent The platforme then about the pile they laid Of his fit sepulcher and raisd a heape of earth and then Offerd departure But the Prince retaind there still his men Employing them to fetch from fleete rich Tripods for his games Caldrons Horse Mules brode-headed Beeues bright steele brighter dames The best at horse race he ordain'd a Lady for his prise Generally praisefull faire and yong and skild in house wiferies The â—…ames for Patroclus funerall Of all kinds fitting and withall a Triuet that enclosde Twentie two measures roome with eares The next prise he proposde Was that which then had high respect a mare of sixe yeares old Vnhandl'd horsed with a mule and readie to haue foald The third game was a Caldron new faire bright and could for sise Containe two measures For the fourth two talents quantities Of finest gold The fift game was a great new standing boule To set downe both waies These brought in Achilles then stood vp And said Atrides and my Lords chiefe horsemen of our host These games expect ye If my selfe should interpose my most Achilles to the Grecian kings For our horse race I make no doubt but I should take againe These gifts proposde Ye all know well of how diuine a straine My horse are and how eminent Of Neptunes gift they aâ—…e To Peleus and of his to me My selfe then will not share In gifts giuen others nor my steeds breathe any spirit to shake Their airie pasterns so they mourne for their kind guiders sake Late lost that vsde with humorous oyle to slick their loftie manes Cleare water hauing cleansd them first and his bane being their banes Those loftie manes now strew the earth their heads held shaken downe You then that trust in chariots and hope with horse to crowne Your conquering temples gird your selues now fame and prise stretch for All that haue spirits This fir'd all the first competitor Was king Eumelus whom the Art of horsemanship did grace Sonne to Admetus Next to him rose Diomed to the race That vnder reines rul'd Troian horse of late forc't from the sonne Of Lord Anchises himselfe freed of neare confusion By Phoebus Next to him set foorth the yellow-headed king Of Lacedâ—…mon Ioues high seed and in his managing Podargus and swift Aethe trod steeds to the king of men Aethe giuen by Echepolus the Anchisiaden As bribe to free him from the warre resolu'd for Ilion So Delicacie feasted him whom Ioue bestow'd vpon A mightie wealth his dwelling was in brode Sicyone Old Nestors sonne Antilochus was fourth for chiualrie In this Contention his faire horse were of the Pylian breed And his old father coming neare inform'd him for good speed With good Race notes in which himselfe could good instruction giue Antilochus though yong thou art yet thy graue virtues liue Nestor to his son Antilochus giues instructions for the race with chariots Belou'd of Neptune and of Ioue their spirits haue taught thee all The art of horsemanship for which the lesse thy merits fall In need of doctrine Well thy skill can wield a chariot In all fit turnings yet thy horse their slow feet handle not As fits thy manage which makes me cast doubts of thy successe I well know all these are not seene in art of this addresse