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A68982
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Choice, chance, and change: or, Conceites in their colours
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Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?
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STC 3636; ESTC S104711
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your horses are stabled your seruants shall be merry and their Master not malcontent returne you must not till you heare from your Mistrisse for such was her commaund and therefore I pray you haue patience my mistrisse apparelled like a young man but with a Periwigge and a false Bearde comes vppon the soddaine as wee were entering into the greate Chamber and presentes mee with a Letter from my Mistrisse the superscription in this manner To my trusty seruant my louing Master and approoued friend Tidero with speede pardon mee to perswade you to that may perhappes displease you to lacke my presence for your better benefite for I leaue you a hearte that deerelie loues you and a hand of honour I saie that in her fauoure maie grace you shee is another and not my selfe beleeue her trust her and Loue her and I will thanke you for her for her seruant is my friend consider of these contents and in her command make my contentment so till I see you which shall be I know not when in hope of your kindnes to my friend I will rest euer Your very louing friend Lamia This Letter when I had read and knew it to bee her hand what tricke soeuer was in her head I presently tooke a pen and inke and returned the messenger with this answer To my gratious Mistris my louing seruant and faithfull friend the Lady Lamia with speede LAdy is it the part of a friend to perswade falshood in Loue your presence is the Sun of my daylight your absence the darknes of delight I seeke no benefite but your loue nor can loue other then your only selfe disgrace be all worlds grace but in your eies nor will I honour a heart but in your hands your self vvithout an other I serue and you only and no other can I loue and therefore hovvsoeuer you account of a friend I vvill neuer be false to my affection so till I see you vvhich if it be neuer yet vvhile you liue vvill I loue you euer and so rest Your faithfull friend Tidero This letter sealed deliuered avvay goes the messenger vvhispering vvith the yong Lady a vvord or two to entertain me with a little talke till shee were gotten in and new attired which was not long a dooing for by the time that we had heard a little musique of a prettie lad that did plaie vpon a base violl and sing to it the song was scarce ended but in comes my loue my Mistrisse attired like a horse woman that had bin new dismounted and with a prety smile after shee had saluted many at last comes to me with what Friend in truth you are welcom did you not receiue a letter from me yes good friend quoth I a couple In deed friend quoth she you are beholding to me for had it not bin discurtesie to bid a friende to dinner and not giue him entertainment I had not come againe so soone but if I had not com you should haue had no great cause to mislike of your company but I hope it is wel in trueth you are welcom you shall stay with me to night to morrow go as soon as you wil good friend quoth I I thank you you shall command a greater matter in my seruice So after a few complimēts we sate down to dinner where there wanted no part of comfort that might be found in Table kindnes as welcome caruing and drinking and so forth But after dinner was done Ar. Yea now you com to the matter that I long to heare of Tid I will tell you after the cloath was taken away my Mistris began to entertain the company vvith these vvords In generall hoh you are all vvelcome you that come from a feast can better beare vvith a lesse pittāce but vvhat lacks in meat let vs fill out in mirth and first quoth she to her Page Sirra take your viole and plaie and sing the song that was taught you of Loue which commanded was soon obeied and thus performed the Boy taking his instrument fell to play sing this ditty which I will recite vnto you for I got it out of his book Of all Conceites which is the best Loue. Yet what is that is thought a iest Loue. What thought is that giues smallest rest Loue. Yet in the end makes reason blest Loue. What wound is that is hardly healed Loue. What deed is that is surest sealed Loue. What thought is sweetest best concealed Loue. What comfort kindest best reuealed Loue. What word is sweetest to be heard Loue. What soundly made can not be mard Loue. What seruice merits most reward Loue. What grace is worthy most regard Loue. What Loue most constant in a friend Where Loue is louely without end Well said Boie quoth she now goe your waies to dinner Let vs alone and now my masters quoth she doe but imagine ye are at a Bridall and let vs bee as merrie as we were there let vs fall to some sport or other play maie be costlie musique we shall haue enough anon therefore let vs spend a little time in some pleasing exercise I will begin to you whereto euery one giuing a willing consent she began thus we haue been at yeas and noes griefes and ioies let vs now goe to Buts one propound another answer the Third giue the reason Beautie is a blessed hue 2 But 3 it workes manie cursed actions then another monie is a good thing 2 But 3 it brings many to miserie Again vertue is honourable 2 But 3 somtime she wants mony Againe Loue is pretious 2 But 3 if it be right Againe kindnesse is the ioye of loue 2 But 3 in constancy then qd I loue is the ioy of life 2 But quoth the second in a true friend quoth my Mistris Again patience is a vertue 2 But 3 a poor one another hope is comfortable 2 But 3 when it is happy Content is a kingdome 2 But 3 in conceite As we were going on with our Buts comes in a gallant youth wel accompanied and attended who as it afterwards fell out was a Suter to the young Lady that to trie my constancie came about me with a trick of loue or rather wit indeed to find out the trueth or falshood of a louer wherupon the company rose and after al obseruances of due compliments he with his yong Lady and I with my Mistris fell to such parlee as we thought best for our purpose he in the Parlour and wee in the garden where what followed you shall heare Ar. Good I doubt not Tid Good indeed and better to for after that we had walked a turne or two shee reuealing of her deuise to try the constancy of my affection tooke all thinges so well and requited them so kindly as honour could desire that Loue might enioye but by the waie among other talke I praie thee friend quoth Shee do me this kindnesse for to lend me your little Table book in your poeket for I did a little ouerlooke