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The tragicall and true historie which happened betwene two English louers. 1563 written by Ber. Gar. 1565.
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B. G. (Bernard Garter); Brooke, Arthur, d. 1563. Romeus and Juliet.
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them to his fathers house and soo his wife to wake Whose best they hastly did obeye whose mynde they did fulfill Whose prayse of lyberalitie they do comend and will Whear when they come they suddeinly such musicke did resounde As if Appollo from the heauens has sent it to the ground Whâ—arwith they loked out for ioye that slept not longe before The Shepherd shewd his teth and saide that Pan was at the dore The virgin whome the mother would not yet haue left her bedde No longer could abyde in couche but nedes must shewe her hedde The father and the mother roase the melody was such As who had hearde the conningest might there haue harde asmuche Of noble nature was the Sire and musike did regarde And gaue the Minstrelles for theire paine a royall in rewarde The minstrelles that so sone could not forget theire gotten gaine Do think in all theire lyues they not bestowed a better paine And so drewe on right chierfully the freshe and pleasant daye which seene did the musitians fast packe themselfes awaye No sooner were they gone from thence but then the louer came In whome I dare auowe to you was nothing out of frame In sober garment clenly clad without respect of cost His lent like chikes had got againe the flesh that earst they lost Whose comely salutacion did his Lady so ymbrace As they that sawe it coulde but muse and wonder at his grace The parentes did receiue theire sonne in such a worthy wise as who that woulde haue wisht a thing coulde better not deuise The mother tooke him by the hand and lead him rounde about To see the order of eche thing within and eke without And how she ment that all shoulde be in order did him tell The wourst whereof he could not mend nor scarce coulde wish so well Thus whiles she vewed euery thing the day ganne fast to growe and Titan gan his golden beames from the southeast to throwe Whereby he saw that slippery tyme away began to slyde And that the matrons of the towne came in to dresse the bryde And that the townish maydens did about the gates gin flocke His heedie hed coulde not lesse deame then it was eight a clocke From thence he then retired backe vnto his mantion straight Where did right worthye gentlemen a nomber for him waight Who greted him and praide the lorde to kepe him from anoye And of the bargaine he shoulde make to send him endles ioye He thankes them all and stoopeth ofte he vayleth cap and knee and who that vsde him courtlyest no courtlier was then he One of his seruaunts he hid sende to churche from him away â–ª To see the order of eche thing and how did weare the daye And whiles that seruaunt so was sent the rest a roo right fine presented all the gentlemen with wafer cakes and wyne Himselfe brought furth a standing pece of gay and glistring golde Ympleat with right good ypocrace and dranke to yonge and olde Then did retourn his man againe whose reuerence made and done saide to his maister tyme was now for seruice was begonne Wherewith the maister with some speede and yet in order to Retourned backe vnto his wife as maner is to do With such a sorte of gentlemen pursuyng at his trayne So well ymatched with their likes in order twayne and twayne As earst not in an hundreth yeares the like coulde be espide to waight vppon a gentleman in honour of a bride So sone as they were come in sight night to the fathers dore a sorte of semely Seruitures of purpose set therefore Eftsones do goe by course arowe from first vnto the last presenting them with fancyes made of purpose for repast And eke that gentle Iem the bride trymd vp in her attyre As to her birth but decont was and this day did require In humble sort did shewe her selfe and in right harty wise Did yeld them all as harty thankes as coulde her hart deuise To churche doth then the bridegrome goe and all the rest araye And for the comming of the bryde not one but all do staye Who forthwith cometh oute in dede in such a fyned frame As if of purpose it were done to winne eternall fame First was her countnaunce comely set her eyes were fixt full sure Her face was faire her cherry chekes her beawtye passing pure Her brest out in a decent sort not proude at all she bare Her heare was loose and on the same a Cronet paest she ware The collour of her heares did seeme to those that did beholde as if that nature had them drawne of bright and burnisht golde The length therof againe is such as some did make to muse How well so yong a woman might so rare a Iewel vse Next that aboutes her necke at least more then fiue double folde With diamondes and with Saphiers set she ware a chaine of golde Whereto a pendent tablet was of such excessiue price As howe I shoulde esteme the same surmounteth my deuise Aboue the which a partlet was of carued worke so rare As through the workmanship thereof eche Iewel shewed fare Her kirtell was of satten white embrodred very ritch with siluer and her gowne was blacke plaine veluet with a stitch About her wast a chaine of golde the girding place possest And at the same did Iuels hang as riche as was the rest Vppon her armes the sleues did with the partlet so agree as all together did delight the lookers on to see What shoulde I saye nothing but well could then be seene in place But of the rest the trimmest was her gesture and her grace And proper two yong gentlemen in satten semely clad To church did leade her and her handes within theire fingers had If that this merry morning thus did euery man delight I thinke it pleasd the husband well the Lady and the knight Wel as she was to church she goes pursued with a trayne of ladyes and of gentilles such as not the world can staine Where with the fearefull minister did see so faire a face halfe doubtfull in himselfe he thought Diana was in place And looking on the man againe in trembling and in feare What god thought he shall I nowe matche vnto this goddes heare But all his fond amased sprites at last retourned backe The peoples sight did ayde his powers which suddein feare did racke and then with manly voice he saith as comely as he can Who geues this bride quod he vnto this Iolly gentleman One stepped forth right worshipfull appoynted for that parte And saide I geue her to his vse to thee with all my harte Now spoken are the wedding wordes Now take they hande in hande Nowe is the wedding ring put on a firme and suer band Nowe all the folke within the churche which scarce can stande for thronge Crye vnto god in perfect ioye they may continue long whose decent doinges in this daye the churche did so adorne and none that sawe the same had seene the lyke since
he sees that all is well Harke saith the mother whose at gate doth no man hear the bell The aged Nursh that standes in hope the wyshed gestes were come Steps out before the rest a pace and to the gate doth roonne Whear when the sees the Doctour and with him so trym a wight Right comely she salutes them both most ioyful of that sight The maister was enquired for within he was she saide That they might speake with him forthwith the learned Doctour praide Gon is the Nursh and telles the sire and dame what gestes were theare I came straight way the father saith desire them come neare Now standes the yonge man amarous in hope of his releefe Though doutfull passhones of the mynde doth shiuer yet his teeth Downe comes the courtly gentleman and frendlie doth embrace The Doctour and the woer to and staieth soo a space To whome the Doctour thus brake fourth the frendship and good cheare Which of your wourship I receiued the last tyme I was heare Doth cause that I and this my frende though to your cost and payne Do fynde the meanes I warraunt you to visit you agayne Good cheare alas why saye you soo you slaunder me ywis But welcome are you both to me to soch chear as it is Oh that the muses which do dwell on Hellicon the hill Or learned Pallas wolde step fourth to aide my froward will Or that the learned sisters thre which pas all other men Wolde take vppon them but a while to guyde and rule my penne Then sholde you heare howe pleasauntlie in shorte and sugred verse The passing ioyes of these two folke my conning cold rehearse Howe to the mother aged Nursh dothe geue the man a prayse Aboue the rest which with her eies she sawe in all her daies Howe that the mother ere she sawe the man or ought was doon In token of her inwarde Ioye did name hym for her soon How that the sillie virgyn coulde no lengre tyme abyde But with her knife did piers a hole whear through her loue the spied And then how many sundrie ioyes replenysshed her hart And eke the yongemans blesfull state before I wolde depart But sins that in so surging Seas I dare not hoyse my sale I must in baser sorte god wot tell fourth a rudes mans tale Your welcome saide the gentleman moch better is to me Then golde or elles without the same the greatest cheare sholde be Thus curteous wourdes were spent apace emonges this frendlie men and from the hall the father wilde them to the parlour then Whear was the aged gentlewoman whear sat her daughter to Whear one embrast the other as the maner is to doo Whear as the father with the Nursh of purposes gan to talke And towardes the aged mother doth the Doctour gin to walke The gentleman saide merelye sins hear are wemen thre And two alreadie are in talke the third is left for me And towardes her makes a stately course her tendre lyps he kist Her fingers that wear fayre and longe encloasing in his fist In secreat sort he vttered then his longe vnquiet rest To her who axt colde not denye but that she loued hym best Oh happie man that hast found out the meane to quenche thine Ire And happy dame that Fortune hath enricht with thy desire Who now may ioy but you alone who is so iustly glad as you that haue your hartes desire whose frendes good will is had The Nursh about her busines goes the father walkes aside But still the yonger couple do in talke together byde Theire talke and tales doth pleas them both loath are they to depart And chaunging collours therwithall bewraies the ioyfull harte It groweth fast towardes supper tyme the mother eke doth praye The Doctour and the woer to that they would come awaye Vnhappy harmefull voyce thinkes he it is that doth depart Two bodyes so ycopled that they both haue but one harte He thankes her yet for manners sake and yeldes him to her will That would haue solde his supper fayne in talke to tarry still The father and the mother both the woer and the maide The Doctour and a frend or two at supper heare are staide And first with some solempnitie the woer he is fet And other Gestes in order due the father he doth set Here doth he playe the Husshers parte and can the office quyte His wife he plaste at vpper ende and set his daughter right against the man in whome good wenche he knewe she ioyed much And he asmuche in her againe theire linked loue was suche No question nede demaunded be of diet and of meate There wanted nought that might be wisht but stomakes for to eate The parentes stomakes ioy had filde to see theire daughter glad And ioy againe as ioynouslye the louers filled had The rest did feede right merely and then beganne to talke as common is at euery feast where Bacchus wares do walke The father to the Doctour drank the mother to the geast that reason taught by perfect skill did loue her daughter best With all her hart I saye she dranke to him in cup of golde Who pledgde the dame and to the childe to drink he was as bolde Thus mery weare they euery one Right gladde and well apaide And she I thinke most gladde of all that almost nothing saide Whose ioyfull kinde and louing harte her pashons coulde not hide But that which might not from the mouthe from harte and eye did slyde Now lookt she vp full chierefully and then within a while Her collour chaungde from white to red and then againe did smyle on him to whome by happy chaunce she thought her holely bounde By whome againe her secrete thoughtes with spedy slight were founde Wherewith the father did breake out in decent sober sorte and that they all woulde heare his tale he did his gests exhorte They all attentiuely gaue eare theire tongues and talke were still Applying them with might and mayne to here the fathers will Who now his secretes doth detect in plainest sort he can and looking on his daughter thus his sober talke beganne This mayden whiche you know right well myne only daughter deare Hath choase this gentle gentle man vnto her onely feare And he againe I know not howe doth in my daughters sight conceiue his chiefe felicitie his comfort and delight Of tender yeares is the man my chielde is young also And youth by aunshent sawe is saide to reason is a foo Of worthy parentage he is of noble blood by birth His parents frendes to myne alwaies approued to the death His maners and behauiour are comely as you see His presence and his parsonage delightfull vnto me Endewed with possessions enricht with land and fee Not wanting ought that comelye is in such an one to bee My childish daughter is not ritche well qualited nor feire Nor els wherin such one should ioye but that she is myne heyre And I an aged thriftles man and like ynough to spend