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A69037	The forrest of fancy Wherein is conteined very prety apothegmes, and pleasaunt histories, both in meeter and prose, songes, sonets, epigrams and epistles, of diuerse matter and in diuerse manner. VVith sundry other deuises, no lesse pithye then pleasaunt and profytable.	H. C.; Chettle, Henry, d. 1607?, attributed name.; Cheeke, Henry, 1548?-1586?, attributed name.; Constable, Henry, 1562-1613, attributed name.	1579 (1579)	STC 4271; ESTC S104854	80,866	158

in his youth Brought vp a Dragon yong and of a certain truth when as he greater grne fearing his nature fell Conuaide him thence into a woode and left him there to dwell It hapned after Thoas was within that wood beset with many Theeues at which self time not making stay or let when as the Dragon heatd his voyce which he remembred tho He rushed forth and rescued him from those that wisht his wo. Finis R. D. Being inflamed with the loue of a very bewtifull Gentlewoman by a sodaine view that he tooke of her doth colourably declare his case vnto her AS late I walkte abrode for my delight To put all ●oolish fancies from my minde It was my chaunce vpon a plot to light Wherein I did great cause of comfort fynde A goodly Garden garnisht euery where with fragrant flowers of sondry sort and sent No straunge deuice could be that wanted there That euer wit of man might well inuent A goodly christall spring ran through this place whose bankes with sundry trees was brauely dec●● To shew ech thing by course would craue long space And yet some part I should of force neglect But that which made me most of all to muse was to behold ech thing so well conuaide And could not finde that any one did vse To make abode therein yet halfe afrayde Though cause were none I durst not enter in But stoode as one amasde this sight to see That whosoeuer then had present bene would not haue thought that life had lodgde in me My sences failde my feete were fixed fast My sight waxt dimme yet staring stoode I still But comming to my selfe againe at last And seing there no signe of any ill Nor none that would my passage once restraine But that the gates wide open stoode to all I banisht feare which earst procurde my paine And did determine what so should befall To enter in and view it round about And so I did in deede without anoyt For nothing was there which I neede to doubt But all thinges turnde vnto my treble ioy when as I fully had ech thing suruaide And fed my fancy as it likte me best Into an Arbour I my selfe conuaide And there lay downe to take my quiet rest Into a heauy sleepe straight wayes I fell And then me thought there did appeare in place Two gallant Dames whose bewty did excell whereof the one beholding long my face At last with stealing steppes approcht more neare And drawing forth a knyfe in dreadfull wise Did pierce the part which I esteemde most deare which done from of the ground she gan to ryse And by and by did vanish out of sight which way or how I could not well perceiue Wherewith I wakened being sore afright So much it did my quiet rest beleaue And then my naked body I behilde To sec if any wound would there appeare But euery place with flesh was fully filde No wound was seene ech place was fayre and cleare But when I rose with mind to walke from thence Such gri●ly greefe did gripe my tender hart As for a time it hindred my pretence And from that place I scarce had power to part yet as I could although my pase were slowe I at my lodging did at last ariue And layde me downe in greefe which still did grow And greater waxe and happy helth depriue I sought Phisitions helpe my hurt to heale But Phisick could no whit at all preuaile And therefore still I must the same conceale And as a wight forlorne my wee bewayle Untill the louely Dame that did the deede Uouchsafe her grace to ease my present greefe In her it lyes my bitter bale to breede Or if she please to render me releefe which if she once refuse I am right sure My lothed lyfe that hope doth now prolong Shall not long time be able to indure But die I must because she doth me wrong Finis An aunswere to a Letter that was not onely darke but also so disordered as their could no sence be perceiued in it VNloked for I did receiue of late Such lynes as led me into double doubt Fyrst whence they came and from what minyon mate And secondly I mused where about And for what cause they should to me be sent But when I had perusde them ouer well was neare the nere in knowing thy intent For such a sencelesse tale thou seemdste to tell And so confuse as what I should couceiue Of any part thereof I knew not I To stayed Studients I the same will leaue By learned skill the secrete sence to trie Unlesse that thou that didst deuise the same wilt take the paines to glose vpon the text And set to shew the figures thou didst frame Whereby it seemes thy mind is much perplext For neither doth the matter match aright Nor yet the vearce but varries euery where I speake in sport no cause I haue to spight And as thou wisht so with thy want I beare Loue is a lawlesse Lord both he and his Are free from blame what so they doe or say And therefore though they sometime rome amis That once haue leaned to his lucklesse lay The fault is in the troward fittes they feele which leades their mindes to like of many thinges And still to turne as doth the whirling wheele where of the fruicte of folly freely springs Thy worthy worke may well compared be Unto A building brauely deckt without The inward partes whereof who so shall see May finde it framde of clay and durt no doubt For on the same when fyrst myne eyes I bent The entraunce bare so braue a modesty That sure I thought some Muse the same had sent From Helicon to please my fantasy But when I had a little further past Such paltrie pelfe presented was to me As braue me into other thoughtes at last So great a chaunge so sodainly to see But borrowed ware will beare no better show Au Ape 's an Ape though robes be neare so ritche The good from bad a man may easily know This makes thee claw whereas thou doest not itch well galdback well although I rubde thee now If that thou winche I way it not a might Such cloked cunning can I not allow Halt not henceforth when Criples are in sight For trust to this thy Peacockes borrowed tayle Cannot so craftely be coucht on thee But that the fine deuice thereof will fayle If it be matchte with those that kindly be In fine I wishe thee if thy mind be moude To beare the matter more at large set out which to prouoke thou hast so blindlye proude Then make it plaine and cleare it cleane of doubt Let finenesse goe and vse no secrete slight To couer that which cannot be consealde And then will I as well pluck vp my sprightes To open that I haue not yet reuealde Finis C. L. Wrighting to a speciall Friende of his that was somewhat greeued in minde for certaine troubles that were happened vnto him geneth him such friendly consolation

commodious yet beside As they can witnesse wondrous well that haue the vertue tryde And therefore as I did begin euen so I will not misse To say that of all fruict the best the Philbert cornel is Finis A Louer hauing long concealed his loue at the lastre ●uealeth it and craueth fauour at the handes of his beloued mistres OFt haue I seene in others and sometime proued it in my selfe that want of audacity and feare of repulse hath broughte manye cares into the minde and greeuous thoughtes into the head which being reueled and manifested to the causer thereof the party greeued hath fed on ioy wholye bathed in pleasure and receiued worthy consolation wherefore calling to remembraunce this saying of Seneca that hee whiche feares and suffers opportunity to slip when hee knoweth the wight that can cure him may wel be accompted a wilfull destroyer of himself Expulsing feare I haue at the last aduentured to craue a remedy at your handes on whome my helpe wholy dependeth whose wisedome and curtesy being suche as can easily by outward Iestures perceiue the inward meaning of the mind and by secrete signes and priuy practises soone perceiue where good will and affection is fixed It were superfluous to vse anye large discourse in declaring what great loue I beare vnto you whiche by howmuche it is of longer continuaunce by so much is it more extreame and my tormentes thereby the more intollerable For as fyre the longer it lyeth couered the more forcible it is when it bursteth out and harder to be quenched so loue the longer it is lodged in any man and conceled the more vehement it is and more difficult to be suppressed Seeing then that my lyfe being onely sustayned by the fauour of your deuinegraces cannot be maintained one onely minute of an hower without the liberall helpe of your sweetenesse and vertue I beseech you if the harty prayers of any mortall tormented man may euer haue force and power to mooue you to pitty that it may please you of your rare clemencye and accustomed courtesy with the dew of grace proceeding from your seemely selfe to redeeme from henceforth youre seruauntes moste miserable and afflicted mind from death or martirdome by reaping the fruite of his vnfayned affection as his heartchieflye desyreth A Louer whose friend for his sake was frowardlye delte withal writeth vnto her to perswade her with pacience to suffer it for a season AS one bewrapt in wastefull wo in dryry dread I stand Least that my shippe on Rocks should rend or perrish in the Sand. Least blustring blastes should drint my barke to vnacquainted shore Least swelling waues should soke it so as naught may it restore To former state and strength againe least foes of forrein land should make encounter with my men that may not long withstand Or least with song some Siren should the pilate so allure As by that meanes his losse and mine vnwisely he procure A thousand thoughtes in head do swarme which will not me permit Ne night nor day my rest to take as nature deemes it fitte You are the ship whose safety so my hart hath euer sought you are the Barke for whose mishaps my head with care is fraught Such craggy cliftes such greedy gulfes such sundry sortes of Sandes Such daungers great such perrilous portes am idst your passage standes Such whirling winds such blustering blastes which cleane contrary blow Such tempestes straunge such wallowing waues about you still doe flowe Such syrens with their subtill songes allure your pilate still I meane your mother that thereby she seekes to worke you ill Such homebred hatefull hellish hagges such friendly fawning foes whose priuie mallice prickes farre worse then bryre amidst the rose which breedes my bale and to my mind doth dayly bring vnrest For feare least you by their despight should be to much opprest But sith as yet I see no way these euils to preuent with perfect pacience arme your selfe till helpe from God be sent And pray to him with hart and voyce to further my desyre which once obteind doubt not to fynde such rest as you require And thereby be in such estate as they that now deuise To worke your wo to gaine good will shall then all meanes deuise Thus leauing now for lack of time a long discourse to make I bid adue and kisse this scroule that you in hand 〈◊〉 take Hoping it shall as thankfully of you receaued be As I desyre most willingly your hart from harme to free Finis An admonition to Maisters how they should behaue themselues towardes their seruauntes THose whome we feare we cannot loue And whome we loue not them we hate And whome we hate we would remoue From former health and happy state And trapping them in traiterous snare In steede of ioy inioyne them care Let such therefore as maysters be And haue the charge of many men To them be courtious franke and free And well they shall be serued then Loude and obayde with faithfull hart As they doe merite by desarte But such as seeke by rigorous wise To be obaide and fearde of all Their seruauntes will them much despise And seeke all meanes to worke their thrall Although for feare they doe obay Thus proofe shewes plainely euery day Finis A yong man finding her to whome he had plighted promise to be fraught with another mans fruicte wrighteth vnto her as followeth ALl is not Gold that glistereth fayre Nor all thinges as it seemes to be Fayre hangings hide the dusty wall So doth the barke the hollow 〈◊〉 The flower that fayrest seenes in sight Hath not alwayes the sweetest smel But time that bringes all thinges to light And doubtfull dread from mind expell Hath tryde thy treason and my truth Thy seeret slightes it doth detect Yea time hath now bewrayde thy w●iles Thy wauering wit thy small respect To plighted vow thy cloked craft Thy filthy life so close concealde Thy double dealing diuelish driftes And 〈…〉 I ld desires it hath reuealde Unto my praise and thy reproche But who would looke for other gaine At handes of her in whome no truth Did euer yet vouchsafe to raine Like as the Siren with her songs And Crocadile with dolefull cryes Procures the Pilat to approch The place where greatest perrill lyes So hast thou longled me to loue And like of thee aboue the rest By flattering wordes by fayned vowes And meere good will which thou profest But wordes are wind I well perceaue And womens vowes are made in vaine Their wauering wits delight in chaunge And reason neuer rules the raine Excuses now shall serue no more To bleare mine eyes as they haue done Thy filthy fact bewrayes thy lo●e For which great shame thou shalt not shon The wine another 〈…〉 ioyde To me the dregges thou mind 〈…〉 to leaue But thinke not so for if thou doe Thou greatly doest thy selfe deceaue No mistresse no to yield to that Be sure ye shall not me compell I neede not one to tast my

As whilst it was within my sight I felt no paine nor smart But if I once did turne awaye from it my dazeling eyes Good Lord what cares within my brest did by and by arise So that as one berefte of sence as still as any stone I stoode at last and could not sturre But stared still vppon This passing white much like to those whome worthy Perseus made For to behold grim Gorgons head that causde their force to fade And turnde them all to stockes of stone for their outragious pride In seeking causelesse his decay whome Ioue himselfe did guide Then rusht in reason by and by in comly collours clad And calde alowde to cause me heare that earst no hearing had And when I was againe reuiude with countinaunce graue and sad why standst thou sencelesse thus beholding of the thing That still the more thou lookest thereon the more thy paine doth spring Lookes will not serue to swage thy greefe they rather cause thy care Therefore to put my wordes improofe see thou thy selfe prepare Resort with speede to pitties place intreate her for to wrighte Some piteous plaint in thy behalfe to shew thy painfull plight To Lady bewty that she may When she hath tryde thy truth Receiue thee as her seruaunt iust and on thy wo haue ruth Then teaching me which way I should the path to pitty finde And how I might in eche respect declare to her my minde She went her way I know not how but I to gaine releefe And purchase that which was in deede my ioy and comfort cheefe Did euery thing as she had wild and when I had obtainde At pitties hand my bill of plaint Straight wayes my steppes I straind To bewties bower and there ariude and knocking at the gate Straight started out an ongly wighte whose hart did harbour hate He asked me what was my will and why I did resorte Unto that place to whome in breefe I made a true reporte Of all my state and why I came which done he sayde to me Alas pore Lad thou arte vnwise and voyde of skill I see what thinkest thou heare to purchase ease no no thou art deceaude Therefore depart or else be sure thy wo will soone be weaude My mistresse she to lofty lookes to lende an eare to thee She will not harken to thy sut● but if thou earnest be And moue her minde with many wordes in Dungion deepe be sure Thou shalt be cast and during lyfe with daunger there indure where sadnesse shall assayle thee still and sorrow seeke to share Thy vitall thread yet shalt thou liue and leade thy lyfe in care So long as destinies doe permit beware therefore I say Take heede in tyme turne backe againe and seeke some surer way These wordes did fill my hart with feare and made me doubt to doe The thing which comfort did commaund and fancy forst me to And had not hope bene hard at hande to harte● me herein Dispayre had put me from that place such force his wordes did winne And in this sort sayde Hope to me Fond foole why doest thou flye The pleasaunt plot wherein thy rest and happy health doth lye Retourne againe and feare thou nought thy practise put in proofe To Lady Bewty moue thy sete as best for thy behoofe For such her gracious goodnesse is as neuer will she bide That any suffer bale for ought but that when time hath tryde His true intent she will vouchsafe to him his hartes desyre In eache respect assure thy selfe then hope for happy hyre I gaue her thankes for good aduice and sayd I would obay Wherewith she brought me to desyre who made no longer stay But led me vnto Bewties bower and bad me there attend Till she with all her traine came sorth and meekely then to bende My knee in offering vp the bill vnto her gracious hande Desyring her to view the same my mynde to vnderstande Which I obserude in eache respect my bill she doth detaine God graunt it worke so good effect as I some hope may gaine To purchase that which pleaseth me much more then all the Golde That Midas or King Crossus had my ioyes might not be tolde If I inioyde that Iewell rars That pearle that precious whyfe Which though it clad my corpes with care doth yeeld me great delight And if Dame bewties curtesy commit the same to me How much I would accoumpte thereof she would perceiue and see As Diamond deare I would it set in collour of my hart And keepe it still with busy care till death doe cleane conuert My corpes to clay from whence it came and leaue me voyde of lyfe Ye heauenly powers then graunt it me to make my ioyes more ryfe How Altamenes hauing vnwares slaine his owne Father Cartareus died for sorrow when he had knowledge thereof IN Crete which now we Candie call a fertill fruitfull Land One cartareus sometime raignde and Septure bare in band Who had to sonne a noble youth a stoute and vallyaunt knight In prowes proude to haue no peere and Altamenes highte This yong mans name who being then desirous for to know What destiny should to him betide the Oracle did show That he should cause his fathers death which sentence when he heard Desyrous for to shun the same with speede himselfe preparde To go and dwell at Camiros which towne in Rodes doth stand But that which God pretended hath no Creature may withstande For after in a little space Cartareus for to see His sonne desyring very muche such lucklesse lotte had hee That he by might at Camiros ariued on this sorte But with the there inhabitauntes as wrighters doe reporte His men then falling at debate whereby a tumult rose In which was Altamenes then to cause his treble woes And siue his Father vnawares which when he vnderstoode A shamed sore and halfe dismayde he went with heauy moode To wander in the wildernesse and daungerous desertes wide Where after many pittious plaintes at last for dole he dide Finis The Authour writeth this in commendation of his mistresse YOu Ladyes now leaue of your strife For Golden fruicte without delay And thou that art Vulcanus wife resigne the same with speede I say To mistresse mine that doth deserue for to possesse the same by right From this my hest seeme not to swetue Least thou be forst in open sight Perforce to yeeld it vnto her and so be put to open shame Let not thy God head make thee erre If thou wilt shun all blot and blame It is not all thy glory great Nor yet thy soune Cupido he That makes thee so with pryde replease Or else thy fathers high degree That may my mistresse once distaine In any point who doth thee passe As farre as Golde doth copper plaine Or perfect Emrod brittle glasse As farre as Phebus doth surmount The starre that lendes least light of all Aboue thy reache then doe not mount Least thou receaue the greater fall To her good Grisell may giue place

as plentifully enriched with the giftes of nature as another man. All which being well and aduisedly of you considered I am perswaded and fullye resolued in my cogitation that you will not refuse my gentle offer or disdayne to electe and accepte me for your loyall louer and lawfull husband who aboue all other earthly Creatures am moste desyrous for tearme of lyfe to be lincked with you in league of perfecte loue and amity Thus hoping that by meanes of youre bountifull henignitie and accustomed clemencye I shall not fayle to fynde all thinges correspondent and according to my hartes desyre I leaue to trouble you a ny further for this time And so fare you well Finis C. D. Being enamored of a fayre and vertous yong Gentlewoman he craueth speedy comfort DEarely beloued withoute whose grace and good will nothing seemeth sweete or pleasaunt vnto me no not to inioy my lyfe vnlesse I may therewith obtayn thy loue which my hart aboue all thinges terrestiall doth chiefelye couet and desyre Loue onely hath caused me to wright vnto you youre surpassing bewty hath perforce procured me to loue you and your rate and singuler vertues haue chiefely kindled my affection towardes you which affection doth so greatly abound in me and so incessaunclye tormente my poore captiue carcas that if you in whome it onely resteth to redresse the same doe not speedily render some pleasant and precious pocion to asswage the intollerable anguishe of this my moste greeuous and painefull mallady my lyfe is like to be put in great perrill thereby The plant whilst it is yet yong and tender may be easily cut downe but if it be let alone vntouched it will in time grow so great as with much labour it shall be almost impossible so to roofe it out but that some smal sprigs shal still abyde behinde in the bowels of the earth which maye afterward receiue againe the former force and accustomed greatnesse The waxe whilst it is warme may be easily redused into what forme or fashion that a man will but being let alone till it be colde it wareth so harde and brittle that it wil soner brea●● then be brought to any perfect proportion or vniformitye So likewise is it in loue for the louer that loueth faythfully being dayly fedde with fayre wordes if he doe not in short time obtaine the full effect of his desyre the flame already kindled in his brest will in the eude waxe so wonder full great as all the water in riber and Nylus shall not suffice to qu●●●● the same vntill the body of the pore myserable louer be dissolued into dust Consyder therefore I beseech you of my sorrowful state way my good wil and faithful affection towards you po● de●● my pittious plain●s and deny not grace to him that loueth you more heartlye then his owne proper lyfe who to obtaine your loue would not feare to passe the perrilious waues of vnhappy Helispont but as a faithfull Leander to please my beloued Hero would be ready to attempte it how daungerous soeuer the aduenture were Refuse not then this my reasonable request seing that by yielding therevnto you can no way be pr 〈…〉 any 〈◊〉 hindred and yet by 〈◊〉 it shall put my life in great perrill purchase your selfe an euill reporte and bee of all men accounted for cruell Thus hoping that your pittifull hart will through this my moste humble submission be moued to take pittie and compassion vpon my sorrowfull state I doe for this 〈◊〉 commit you to the tuition of the Almighty whome I pray still to protect you Finis The Louer perceiuing the loue of his beloued mistresse not to be so perfect as before time it had bene wrighteth vnto her as followeth BEing of late my dearely beloued Mistresse by meanes of your comly personage adorned and garnished with so many good giftes of nature allured or rather proc●●ed to loue you and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●●ion or ●●●en of disdaynefulnesse to appeare in you but that rather as it seemed to me you burned with the lyke flame and had as fyrinly fixed your fancey vppon me as I was fully determined for ●earme me of lyfe to loue you But alas at this present to my great griefe and contynuall vexation both of mynde and body I 〈◊〉 the contrary For now your mynde vpon what occasyon I knowe not is cleane altered on a sodaine so that in steede of friendly lookes I finde a scowning countinaunce and in s●eede of the gentle wordes and curteous communication which before you used with me I haue nowe nothing else but froward and vnfriendly aunsweres vngratefull words and priuy poysoned nippes which seemeth to mee farre more bitter then gall so is my good will requyted with disdayne and my curtesy with vnkindnesse Oh who would thinke that in one indued with so many 〈◊〉 vertues as you are there shoulde bee abiding so foule a vice as is ingratitude who woulde iudge that in so comly a body there should remain so vnconstāt a hart what haue I done that misliketh you wherein haue I offended you whereby haue I deserued this great discurtesy at your handes Are you intrapped with the loue of any 〈…〉 on● 〈◊〉 our loue in suspicion haue you at any time bene vpbrayded with the same or else hath some mallicious person practised by slaunderous reportes to raise reproch vpon me in my absence or vitered 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wordes against me thinking thereby to hinder our loue and cause you to conceiue some euill opinyon of me If it be so or howsoeuer it be I pray you let me haue intelligence and before the truth of the matter be thorowlye tryde to their great shame that shall reporte it as I hope it will fall out in the end when my aunswere is harde condemne me not without desert for certainelye to my knowledge I neuer yet did any thing wherewith you should be offended neither haue I offred any occasyon whereby you might be iustly moued to thinke euill of me if I haue it was vnwittingly and being hartily sorrye for the same I doe moste humblye craue pardon at youre handes Great is the loue I beare vnto you and so greeuous is the wound that I haue receiued thereby that if you who are the iewell of my ioye preseruer of my health and the very lengthner of my lingering lyfe do not minister some comfortable consarne or pleasaunt potion to mittigate the intollerable torment of my moste mischieuous malladye I am not able long to abyde it and therefore I moste humbly beseeche you to haue go●● 〈◊〉 to my sorowfull state and seing I am so fyrmely bente for tearme of lyfe to loue you aboue all other cast cleane from you all disdainefulnesse and render mee lyke loue againe on your part For thereby you shall purchase to your selfe so faythful a friend as will alwayes continue moste constant Needelesse it is for me to make any plainer declaration of my desyre for I am certaine that my good meaning is already well knowne

cannot but be greatly greeued for the small regarde you hadde of so faithfull a friend and then when it is to late will repent you of your great ingratitude Be not therfore so obstinately bent I beseech you to seeke his confusion that woulde accoumpte all payne but pleasure which he shoulde suffer in seeking your safetye consyder in what case your deuine bewtye hath broughte him and be not so carelesse of his welfare as you will suffer him to perishe for wante of pittie that cannot receiue any comforte but by your clemencye which to denye him weare extreame crueltye and woulde procure your perpetuall infamy The rather for that the remedye rested in you and that my grefe being taken in time might be easily cured to my comfort and your contentment as you shal be forced in the end of your selfe to confesse if you haue pittie vpon me as I hope you will wherein being fully resolued I rest for euer Your pore faithfull friend and obedient seruaunt The great loue that Itafernes wyfe bare to her brother WHen I tafernes with all his famely Were taken captiue By Darius army And cast into prison with great extremity His wife euery day Came to the kings gate making pittifull mone That these her plaints to take pittie vpon At last he was moued with 〈…〉 rcye alone As wrighters doe say In so much a● one vnto her he sent Who willed hee then with right good intent In the Kings name to ●cast to lament And freelye to chose The deliuery of one and she should him haue Then she 〈◊〉 the rest her Brother did craue Whose life and libertie she most sought to saue To lessen her woes The King then wondring that she would prefer Her Brother before the rest that were there 〈…〉 and children most deare This aunswere she gaue An other husband I may get quoth shee And other Children if Gods will it be But my Parentes being dead more bretheren then he I neuer can haue A Louer that stoode at an vncertaine staye wrighteth this for aunswere to a Letter that he receyued from her whome he loued MYstresse 〈◊〉 I receiued your Letters whiche 〈◊〉 vnto me so 〈◊〉 as I a 〈…〉 thereby broughte as it were into a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of whiche I knowe not well how to winde me Some time you giue me hope and by and by crosse me with the contrary your wordes are so obscure as my simple capacitye cannot conceiue the meaning of them plaine dealing is best among friendes good meaning must not be couered with a counterfet collour I haue made you an honest demaund but can receiue 〈◊〉 certaine aunswere of it if you thinke mee vnworthye of you let me vnderstand it in plaine speeches and I will soone seace my fute for if you cannot fancy me I neither maye nor will inforce you to it If you like of my demaunde driue mee not of with doubtfull delayes for that is very daungerous Your vertuous education and commendable quallityes are the onely causes that haue constrained me to loue you for the which I more esteeme you being as you are then otherwise I woulde doe weare you neuer so welthye you say my sute is reasonable and yet ye reproue it as vnprofitable you confesse me to be worthy of you and yet refuse to render your selfe vnto me being the partie whome aboue all other I chiefely desyre and would most willingly possesse if so it pleased you In deede I confesse that good deliberation and carefull consideration is to bee had in so waighty a cause which I had in remembraunce before I made anye motion thereof vnto you yet if there bee anye thing that I haue neglected if you would let me vnderstād wherein and what it is it should be better respected and being amisse most willingly amended And whereas you refuse to yeeld your consent without the counsel of others to aske councel in any thing it is commendable and to follow it if it be good is right profitable but whose counsell you craue I know not ●●les it be your parentes which if it be the same I hope wil not be contrary to my contentation yet do I not so much depend vpon that as I will thefore seeke to them before I haue assayed you haue some assuraunce the thing I seeke for which is only in 〈◊〉 to graunt and without you cannot be obteyned or if it be it must be by compulsion then were a mā better be without it for forced mariages haue neuer good effect But peraduenture you haue some further purpose in it then I am priuy vnto it may be that you imagin my good will to be grounded vpon so light an occasyon as gaining my purpose I would quickly flie from my former professions make more haste in the matter then reason requyreth or vse some drifte to deceiue your present expectation but how farre my good meaning is from these imaginations God and myne own conscience only knoweth you challenge me as if I had bene ouer lauishe of my langwage in blazing things abrode that are not yet brought to passe which if I should doe as I take God to witnesse I haue not I might worthely be condemned for a foole serue as a laughing stock to all men that shal see it fal out otherwise hereafter And therefore I beseech you put such imaginations out of your minde and condemn me not as guiltye before you haue cause to accuse me And in conclusion I hartily beseech you not to trifle oute the time anye longer but to render me a ready aunswere to that whiche I demaund of you howsoeuer it be I care not for I can better brooke a flat refusall then suffer my selfe to be fedde with foolish hope for a thing so vncertaine and therefore where subtlely you say at the foote of your letter yours for so it may be henceforward either refuse me flatly or else put downe plainely in the place of it yours I am wil be so shall you both satisfy me sufficiently and also greatlye ease your self of the trouble that my tedious writing if so you accoumpte it doth presentlye put you vnto and so fare you well The straunge pangs of a pore passionate Louer NOt as I am nor as I wish to be But as falce Fortune frames mytroward fate Euen so I am not bound nor fully free Not quite forlorne nor yet in quiet state I wish for death and yet the death I hate This life leade I which life is wondrous strannge yet for no life would I my lyfe exchaunge I seeke the sight of that I sigh to see I ioy in that which breedes my great vnrest Such contraries doe dayly comber me As in one thing I find both ioy and rest Which gaine he gets that is Cupidos guest For whome he catcheth in his cursed snare He giues great hope yet kils his hart with care Finis Of the thankefulnesse of a Dragon towardes a man that had brought him vp AS Bruson mention makes one Thoas