Ioannis Palsgraui Londoniensis, ecphrasis Anglica in comoediam Acolasti The comedye of Acolastus translated into oure englysshe tongue, after suche maner as chylderne are taught in the grammer schole, fyrst worde for worde, as the latyne lyeth, and afterwarde accordynge to the sence and meanyng of the latin sentences ... with admonitions set forth in the margyn ... and afore the second sceane of the fyrst acte, is a brefe introductory to haue some general knowledge of the duyers sortes of meters vsed of our auctour in this comedy. And afore Acolastus balade is shewed of what kyndes of meters his balade is made of. And afore the syxte sceane of the fourthe acte, is a monition of the rhetorycall composytion vsed in that sceane ... Interpreted by Iohn Palsgraue.

ACOLASTVS.

¶ The argument of this comedy. i. the hole summe of this matter comprysed in fewe wordes. The kynde of meter lyke to the prologue.

VVHERE as the father had two sonnes, he put∣teth the yonger away from him for euer, or refu∣seth him for his sonne, he. i. this sonne after he had re¦ceiued of his father his substāce. i. his childes part, in * 1.1 continent or forthwith, takyng his iourney into farre coūtreys, he applyeth him selfe to most lost knaues. i. he falleth in cōpany, or doth associate hym selfe with the most vnthryftes. i. the most vngracious knaues (of the worlde) anon after he casteth away his thing,. i. he spendeth in waste his goodis shamefully, at the dyce, by wanton. i. vicyous or lasciuious lyuyng and prodigall expenses. from thens. i. vpon this occasion he fell into thyther of mysery. i. he fell into suche case of vndoinge, or he chaunced to fall into suche myse∣rye, that he beinge spoyled of his thynges. i. after he * 1.2 was left naked, and tr••••ed away from al his goodes, or bereued of al that euer he had he releued his hun∣ger * 1.3 with peskod shales, or the huskes of other gray∣nes, & with akornes. Whom after it had forthought of his hunger. i. after he had wared werye of his fa∣myne, he being an humble suiter retourned home a∣gayne to his fathers howse. the father reioyseth the sonne to be a safe home commer vnto hym. i. that his sonne was come home agayne to hym in safetie, he taketh hym in his armes, or he accolleth or enbraseth * 1.4 hym. vnder. i. after these thynges he prouoketh hym to eat at his feest. i. he ledeth him (home with hym) to eate with him, or take his repast with him at his feest.

Actus primus. Scena prima.

• PELARGVS
• LVBVLVS

Senarij omnes.

NVNC demum sentio quanta sit foelicitas, Et quanta quies, habuisse liberos patri Per omnia obsequēteis. Ego, quoad {pro} meo Animo moderarer filium annis paruulum. Praeterea tābene conditū, ut nihil amplius In eo desyderare posses, tum quidem Viuebam uelut utran{que} in aurem dormiens, Imo mihi plaudebam, qui gnatū haberē praeditum Tali ingenio & modestia, unde gaudium Possem mihi polliceri perpetuum & bene Stabile. At nunc postquam detecta hypocrisi, malus Aperte coepit esse, adeoque id institit, Manu ut mea emittatur, uah, quae cogito? Quibus nunc sollicitor rebus? ne ille hinc sibi Primam fenestram ad nequitiam patefecerit, Neue seruus peccati euaserit ex libero, Patris imperium lene dum male sanus abijcit, Id quod de ipso speraueram nunquam fore. Hoc illud est, quod uolgo consueuit frequens Dici, penuriam multo melius feras Quam saturitatem. Nam illa multos continet In officio, haec uero ad proteruiam meum Perpellit filium, quandoquidem malit Errare quolibet ex sua libidine, Paterno quam sinu fouerier amplius, N•••• ille haud scit, quam praesens sibi accersat malum Sed quid? sinam uero a me abire filium, Quem destinaueram haeredem regno meo? Id Eubulus forsan meus non suaserit, Quo consule semper usus sum foeliciter.

EV.

Non possum (quod meū ingeniū est) quin sedulo Agam, laborem, in officio sim, pro meo Pelargo, cui ceu Theseus quispiam Herculi Co••••uctus sum, id{que} ob morum similitudinem, Quae ut inter nos est f••rè consentane••, Ita mutuum amorem conciliet oportet, hinc Adeo nullum elabi diem patior, meum Quin illi deferam officium. Illuc scilicet Mihi iter est.

PEL.

Cuius hic uocem audire uideor? Num Eubulis is est ipsus, per tempus aduenit. Videon te Eubule m•••• meo animo maxime Nunc expectate?

EV.

Eho, quid tam quaeso tristis es?

PE.

Haud simplex est malum, quod me sollicitū habet?

E.

Quidnam est?

P.

Eubule minihil.

E.

Quin dic {qui}d est?

PE.

De filio num nam audisti?

EV.

Quid is studet?

PEL.

Alienum sese facere a patria domo.

EV.

Tuus ne filius?

PE.

Meus.

E.

Quid audio?

PE.

Minor ille natu hanc mihi mouet tragoediam. Qui utinam ex me natus non esset.

E.

Bona uerba. Sed Vnde istuc quaeso huic uenit in mentem? nisi Indignis ille abs te sit tractatus modis.

P.

Imo ne nimis dignis uereor Eubule.

EV.

Qui?

PE.

Dicam: Istunc ex me natum eduxi a paruulo, Habui, amaui ut meum, in eo me oblecto, illius Salutem curo, nil pretermitto, ut queam Prodesse. Studium omne meum illius commodo Consecro. Denique uelut in sinu meo Eum foueo, unice charum, nunquam ut meam Benignitatem fenserit in seclaudier. Optare quicquid ausus est, habuit, meis Bonis uoluit frui, uoluit recto pede Incedere, liberum illi ••actum est, quo libet Mentem suam inclinare, quo libet manum Extendere, tantum ne rebellaret mihi.

Dedi mandatum, huic par eret iussi. Vbi His studijs illum mihi firmissime puto & Perpetuo deuinctum fore, euenit, bonae Conditionis taedium ut acciperet, hinc uiam Occoepit comminisci, quase emancipet Paterno iure. Philautus eam glaciem secat. Meditatis rationibus, illinc proficiscitur Recta ad me. Heus tu pater, inquit, aetas quae meae Sit, ipse uides. Satis sub imperio tuo Egi, ualet mihi iudicium, ualet ingeni Vigor, meas uires uolo experirier. Tum grandem detinerime, patris iugo, Inscitia est, aequales qui sunt mei ordinis, Ad unum omnes, gaudent, dudum repudium Dedisse patribus, quorum iniustitia grauis Est filijs. Per me satis sapio, nihil Custodis egeo. Proinde, uolo debita Substantiae mihi scribatur portio, Nisi nullis legibus teneri te putas. Haec illius erat luctuosa oratio.

E.

Satis superbe omnia. Quid tu ibi?

P.

Primum, uelut Attonitus haesi, post mihi reditus. Adeon, Inquam, uel inhumanus tibi, uel durus fui, Vt te mea iniustitia eijciat? Ocij Credo, tibi obrepsit saturitas, hinc tui Te poenitet, hinc praesentis te sortis piget, Nunc uis conscribi a me substantiam tibi. Nunc uertere solum uis, uide, ne quam tibi Istuc sedet cordi, tam multum in commodet, Solent enim subita consilia ducere Secum, comitem praesentem poenitentiam. Non desunt exempla, quibus quod ago, comprobem. Nisi si patrem non audias, frustra audias Exempla. Porró, quis tam confidens fuit,

Qui te corrumpere sit aggressus? Aut male Odoror, aut Philautus consultor fuit Is frigidam suffudit Strenuus quidem Ille, & cordatus monitor, bene si quid monet, Qui te ad scopulos etranquillo inferat. Nocens Profecto pestis 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 malum, Quod, quo magis, fuco quodam suo tegit Venenum, hoc est no centius, Quam blandulus Siren Philautus a fronte, at post senseris Dulcis ueneni aculeum, longe hinc fuge Mi fili, si modo tua tibi cordi est salus. Sic dixi.

EV.

Quid num his ille quietus redditur?

PEL.

Nihil minus. Imo coepit hinc magis At{que} magis ius suum urgere, & leges bonas Inclamare, quibus contendunt ephebiam Transmissos solui iure patrio.

EV.

Sed quibus Tandem uerbis conuenit inter uos?

PE.

Nihil Conuenit, hoc tantum respondi, me amplius Super his deliberare uelle. Nunc mihi Quid consulis faciundum esse Eubule optime?

EVB.

Dicam. Principio, quando obstinate fugam Parat, memineris hoc uere dictum a Sophois Inuitum si retineas, exire incitas. Sine eum modo suo animo obsequi, ut sibi notior Paulo post redditus, uideat, proteruia Sua quo reciderit malorum, dehinc tuas Sub alas si recurrerit, at{que} supplicem In gratiam tum admiseris, certe hinc magis Tibi filium alligaueris ac dudum fuit. Sic sentict, quanto sit praesidio pater Ei, qui uel tandem resipiscat perditus, Vt taceam, quod bonitas tua hinc euaserit Longe commendatissima, si sese exerat In immerentes, & facilem, & piam, & bonam.

PE.

Quid? censen igitur numerandam pecuniam Qua ablegetur?

E.

Scilice••.

P.

Os durum.

E.

Postulat Istuc, res ipsa, ratio, iura{que} publica. Faciundum est.

PE.

Quid? non mihi ius est lasciuiam Illius obsecro retundere?

EVB.

Non habes Necesse, pro imperio tuo omnia agere, quin Sine, abeat.

PEL.

Quando ita uis, faciam, inagis tibi Credam quan animo meo.

EV.

Sed heus ne saeuius Gnatum tractes, tantum obiurgato amantius, Pariter{que} moneas, quid cauere oporteat Periculi.

PE.

Meminero, modo adaerarium Illum expectabo, dum redeat. Quid tu interim?

E.

Domum eo.

P.

Quid, quod te oro?

E.

Quid?

P.

Vt ne sit mihi Te consultore diu carendū▪

E.

Vah quasi Vnquam diu carueris.

PE.

Dij boni, ut sapit Eubulus, ut prudenter consulit, ut uidet omnia▪ Ianum bifrontem hunc uere dixeris. Tamin occipitio quo{que} oculos multos habet. Huius consilium ut ex animo meo parum Sit, fecisse tamen non pigebit forsitan, Nunc ut diei gnato dictae tempus est. Rationes omneis concinnabo ad calculos.

¶ Of the fyrst acte the fyrste scene, for the kynde of meter all the versis of this scene be Senarii, lyke the verses of the prologue.

• PELARGVS,
• EVBVLVS.

NOw at the last do I fele. i. {per}ceyue, how great a happynes or quietie (it is) to a * 1.5 father to haue his chyldren by al thin∣ges. i. in euerye condycion obediente (vnto hym). i. for a father to haue his chyldern in all poyntes, or at all as∣sayes

made to the becke, or to be ruled with a wynke * 1.6 I soo longe as I had in gouernaunce, or ruled my sonne beinge a yonge babe in age. i. beinge tender of age for my mynde. i. accordynge to myn owne mynde or desyre, farthermore so well facioned in his condy∣tions * 1.7 (that thou couldest desyre nothynge more to be in hym.) Than truely lyued I lyke one that sleapeth on bothe his eares. i. than had I nothynge to breake my slepe with, but that I myght take my golden slepe in the mornynge, and tourne me on the other syde to rounde with my pyllowe. i. I lyued quyetly, and toke * 1.8 no thought for nothynge, yea I was passynge welle pleased with my self. i. I reioysed moche in myn own conceyte, whyche hadde a sonne endewed with suche a wytte. i. towardnes to vertue, and suche a sobernes, * 1.9 wherof I myght promysse to my selfe an euerlastyng and very stedy ioye. i. wherby I thought, I myght be safe and sure of a ioye, that shulde laste for euermore. but nowe after that through the dyscouerynge of his hypocrisy. i. counterfayte and only outward, or with¦out forthe apperynge honestie. i. after that his coun∣terfayt dealing was bewraid (and) that he hath begon openly to be lewde. i. yll or noughty, and more ouer y^• he hath so sore called vpon this matter, that he myght be sette forth from my hande. i. that he myghte be sette at his owne lybertie, and be discharged of the ryght, whyche I beinge his father, haue ouer hym. Helas, what thynges thynke I▪ with what matters am I nowe troubled?. i. brought into pensyfenesse or care, * 1.10 leste that he vppon this occasyon shulde set open his fyrste wyndowe vnto vnthryftynesse, or vnto synfull pastyme. i. leste that the settynge of hym at lybertie

shulde be the fyrste occasion and begynnynge of his vndoinge, through his vnthryftye lyuynge, and leste that of one, whiche is free borne, he shoulde become or waxe or growe to be synnes bondeman. Whyle he yll hole. i. not well in his ryght mynde, or euyl or not wel * 1.11 aduysed, casteth away from him. i. refuseth the mylde or softe and gentyll commandementes of his father, whyche thynge I had well hoped neuer to be hereaf∣ter of hym. i. shoulde neuer haue betyde hym. This is it, that is wont to be often said of the common people, thou mayst moch better suffer scarsety of thynges, thē * 1.12 plentye. For shee. i. scarsity of thynges kepeth many one within theyr bondes. i. maketh them to doo theyr * 1.13 dewty. This trewly. i. plenty of thinges at the ful, dri¦ueth my sonne to a wantonnesse or stubburnesse. For why, he had rather wander at his owne plesure, whi∣ther so euer it lyketh, or shulde lyke hym. i. whyther so euer shuld chance hym to become, than to be brought vp any more. i. any longer in his fathers bosom. i. thā to be dandlyd any longer vppon his fathers knee, or to be any longer taken for his fathers cockney, or mi∣nyon, or darlyng: surely he wotteth not. i. he wotteth full lyttell, howe present. i. howe redye a myschefe (at * 1.14 hande) he calleth to hym selfe warde. i. howe busyly he procureth his owne distruction. But what? shall I in very dede, suffer my sonne to go his waye frome me, whom I had appoynted the heyre to my kyngdome?. * 1.15 i. to enherite my kingdome. peraduenture my (frend) Eubulus wyll not perswade that thynge. i. wyl gyue me no suche councell, whom I haue euer vsed to aske councell of luckely. i. to spede welle, whan I folowed his councell.

EVBVLVS.

I can not that my condi∣cion

is, i. I can nat chose, for suche is my condicion, but I must do dilygently. i. the best I can, I must la∣bour, * 1.16 I must be in office. i. I must do some seruice, ac∣cordyng to my duetie for my Pelargus, whom I am ioyned with. i. coupled vnto (by amitie) as it were an nother Theseus vnto Hercules, or as and if we were sworne bretherne togyther, and that for our lykenesse in maners or condicions, which (resemblance in ma∣ners) lyke as it is in maner sutyngly or throughly a∣greinge betwene vs, so muste it nedes cause mutuall * 1.17 loue betwene vs. i. cause vs to loue to gyther one an other very hartyly. For this cause withoute doubte, suffer I no daye to ouer passe, but that I doo offer hym myn offyce. i. my seruyce, thytherwarde, and god wyll, or as it were is my iourney. i. my way or my iour¦ney lyeth thytherwarde.

PELAR.

Whose voyce is this here, whyche me thynketh I heare, is it not Eu∣bulus voyce? it is euen he. i. it is euen the self and the same, he commeth betyme. i. at his tourne, or in dewe * 1.18 tyme, or in verye good season: Doo I not see the my (frende) Eubulus, now most wyshed for to my minde. i. moste loked for at this present tyme, of all men ly∣uyng?

EVBVL.

Eho. i. ay, or Jesu mercy, what is the matter I pray the, that thou arte sadde. i. thus heuye.

PELAR.

It is no symple. i. light or small matter, that * 1.19 hath me troubled or careful. i. that troubleth me (thus or on this wyse)

EVB.

What maner thyng is it?

PEL.

Nothyng my Eubulus.

EVB.

But telle (me what it is.)

PEL.

Hast thou not herde tell or herde speaking of my sonne?

EV.

What studyeth he. i. wheraboutes * 1.20 gothe he?

PEL.

To make hym selfe a straunger from his fathers house. i. to banyshe him selfe quyte out of

his fathers house.

EVB.

Who thy sonne?

PELAR.

ye * 1.21 myne. i. my sonne.

EVB.

What thyng is this I here?

PELAR.

That lesser borne, or that lesser of byrthe of * 1.22 myne. i. my yonger sonne moueth this tragedy vnto me. i. bryngeth me into this great or excedyng trou∣ble (worthy for a tragedy to be made vppon it). i. rai∣seth this peryllous smoke in my howse, that wolde to * 1.23 god he had neuer ben borne of me. i. that I had neuer begotten hym (into this worlde.)

EVB.

Gyue good wordes (I pray the). i. thou myghtest say better than thus, if thou woldest: or take god in thy mynd man, or mary god shelde, or god forbyd, that thou shuldest thynke as thou sayest, or say these wordes. but I pray the, howe came this thynge. i. this fantasye into his * 1.24 mynde or heade, excepte that he hath ben entreated of the by vnworthy meanes. i. that thou haste mysse in∣treated hym, or faren foule with hym.

PELAR.

Nay mary, I feare lest that by to worthy (meanes I haue intreated hym). i. that I haue intreated hym to welle * 1.25 or better than he deserued, or is worthy, Eubulus.

EVBV.

Howe so?

PELAR.

I wyll telle the, I haue brought vp this same (yonge manne) borne of me. i. whom I haue begotten from a lytell one. i. of a yong babe, I haue hadde hym. i. I haue taken hym or re∣garded hym, I haue loued hym. i. tendred or cherys∣shed hym as myn owne. In hym I delyted me. i. in hym was all my pleasure, or all my delyte or pastyme was on hym, I cared for the helthe of hym. i. I was chary, and had myne eye contynually vpon his wel∣fare, I ouer passed nothynge that myght profyt him,. i. that I myght do him good, or auance him in, I cō∣secrated all my study. i. I applyed all myn hole mynd

and diligence, to his commoditie warde (to doo hym good therby.) for a conclusyon I broughte hym vp, * 1.26 beinge onely dere vnto me in maner as it had ben in my bosome. i. I broughte hym vp as tenderlye as I coulde haue done myn owne harte, soo that he neuer perceyued my goodnesse to be shut vp towardes hym or my gentylnesse to be slacke towardes him. i. in such wyse that he neuer desyred me of any thynge, that I sayd hym nay of, he hath had (of me) what so euer he * 1.27 durst wyshe for, he wolde enioy my goodes. i. he desi∣red to haue the vse of my goodes (at his pleasure) he wold go with a strayghte foote. i. he desyred leaue of * 1.28 me to walke or go whyther so euer hym lysted (at his owne pleasure) it was made free to hym (and) he was put to his owne choyce and libertie, to sette or enclyne his mynde, to what thynge hym lysted (and) to stretch or put forth his hande, to what thynge so euer lyked * 1.29 hym. i. to leaue or take any thynge, that his mynde stode vnto, onely I gaue hym commaundement, that he shuld not rebel. i. ware stubburne agaynst me: here vnto I commaunded hym, that he shulde obey, (but) * 1.30 where as I supposed by these studyes hym to be here after moste stedfastly bounde vnto me. i. where as I thought, that by these meanes, he shuld moste fermly be knyt vnto me, and that for euer more, it hath chan∣ced, * 1.31 that he shulde take wearynesse of his good con∣dicion. i. it hath hapned, that he hath waxed weary of his good estate or welfare, from h••s. i. from that tyme or vppon this occasion, he began to forge out. i. to di∣uise or to inuent the waye, by whiche he myght dely∣uer hym selfe. i. set hym selfe at large forth of his fa∣thers ryght. i. iurisdiction or auctoritie. i. to doo what

hym lysted, without his fathers controllement. Phi∣lautus * 1.32 (I wote wel, cutteth asonder that yce. i. the vn dewe loue he hath to hym selfe, breaketh the way be∣fore hym. i. prouoketh hym or setteth him on to take this way: Thus, after he hath thought his reasons. * 1.33 i. after he had made or cast his accomptes (with hym¦selfe). i. after he had bethought hym what he wold do, or what way he wold take, From thens he taketh his * 1.34 iourney. i. he cometh the straight way vnto me. How thou my father quod he, thou seest thy self, what myn age is. i. what age I am of, I haue doone. i. lyued or * 1.35 passed my tyme longe ynough vnder thy rule or go∣uernance, iudgement is vaylable to me. i. I haue suf∣ficient perceyuance, or I am come to my yeres of dis∣cretion, force of wytte is vaylable to me. i. I haue wit able (to rule my selfe) I wyll experiment my forces or strengthes. i. I wyll proue or assaye what I am able to do (by my selfe) it is a want of knowledge or wyt, me so great to be holden down with my fathers yock. i. it is a lewdnes for me beinge of this greatenesse or * 1.36 stature, to be kepte vnder the awe of my father, my companyons al vnto one be gladde to haue gyuen al¦redye forsakynge to their fathers. i. my felowes that be of myn age all the meyny of theym, or euerychone of them do reioyce, that they haue all redye forsaken or gyuen ouer theyr fathers, whose vinustnes is gre∣uous to their sonnes. I sauour inough by me. i. I am wyse inough of myne owne accorde, I nede nothyng of a keper. i. I haue no nede of a guyder. Wherfore I wyll that the dewe portion of substance maye be wri∣ten * 1.37 to me. i. I wyll, that my chyldes parte, whiche is due vnto me, be assigned me out, and delyuered to me,

but if thou wene the to be holdē by no lawes. i. except * 1.38 thou thynke that thou be lawlesse, or not bounden to obeye any lawe. This was his moneworthy cōmuni∣cation. i. this was his pituous tale worthye to be be∣wayled or lamented.

EVB.

Al thinges inough proud∣ly. i. all thy sonnes tale was metely proude, what thou there. i. what saydest thou than (to hym ageyn?)

PEL.

Fyrst as astonyshed, I douted (what was best to say) after yelded to me. i. afterward, whan I was come to my selfe ageyne. Haue I ben quod I, so vngentyll to the, or so hard, that my vniust or vnvpryght dealing shulde caste the out (from my howse or company?) I * 1.39 beleue ouermoche fullenesse of ydelnesse hathe crepte into the. i. I beleue, that thou arte glutted with ouer moche ydelnes, from hens it repenteth the of the. i. by reason hereof, thou arte ashamed of thy selfe, or thou * 1.40 settest lyttell by thy selfe, by reason hereof, it greueth the of thy present lot. i. this estate or condicion, thou arte nowe in, lyketh the not. nowe thou wylte thy sub∣stance to be wrytten togyther to the of me. i. now thou wylte haue me make the a byll, or sette in a byll, what thy chyldes parte commeth to, and to delyuer it the, * 1.41 (out of hande.) Nowe thou wylte tourne the soyle or grounde (thou arte in or dwellest in). i. now thou wilt flee thy wayes hens forthe of this countrey, or nowe thou wylte chaunge thyne habytation or dwellynge place. See lest by howe moche this thynge sytteth to * 1.42 the to hart, that by so moch it disprofite the not. i. loke that this thinge do the not as moch damage, or turne * 1.43 the not to as moche displeasure, as thou haste set thy harte or thy mynde moche vpon it (to do it.) For why sodayne counsayles be wont to leade with theym for

their felowe present. i. redy at hande, repentaunce. i. * 1.44 whan men doo thynges in a haste, or a hedde, or in a geere, shortly after they do repent thē, or they be wont to forthynke them. There want none exaumples, by * 1.45 whyche I coulde or myght proue the thynge I doo. i. the thynge I go about, sauynge if thou here not thy father. i. gyue noo credence to thy father, thou mayste * 1.46 here examples in vayne. i. it boteth or auaileth the not or lytel, to haue examples shewed the. But who hath bene so foolehardy. i. who is he, that hath ben so bolde * 1.47 or fearelesse of any lawe, whyche myght attempte to corrupte the. i. whiche durste goo aboute to marre the (with his yll conncell) eyther I sinelle yll. i. eyther my smellynge fayleth me. i. I deme or iudge amysse, orels Philautus hath ben a councellour. i. hath gyuen the this councel, or hath ben a counseyle with the, he hath poured vnder colde (water). i. he hath priuyly or by * 1.48 secrete menes stered the, or set y^e on (to do this thinge). i. he hath whyspered the in the eare, or taught the thy lesson in a corner. Surely he is a stoute and a hartye monysher, if he monyshe any thynge well. i. surely he were a gaye gyuer of warnynge, yf his aduyse were ought worthe, whiche coulde brynge the forthe of the calme (see) to amongest rockes. i. can brynge the forth * 1.49 of stedye suretie into daungerous peryll. For a sure∣tie, the myschefe of louynge of ones selfe, is a noyeng or hurtynge pestylence, whyche (yll or myschiefe) the more it couereth his venym with a certayn gay glosse or farde, suche as women paynte them with, herein he is more noying or noysom. i. the more the loue, which one hath to hym selfe, doth set a fayre face vpon such thynges as he gothe about, and wolde pretende that

they be grounded vppon ryght reason, so moche the * 1.50 more hurteful is that inordinate loue to his mayster. Howe flatterynge a holder backe. i. a meremayde. i. a monster of the see, which allureth men, by theyr swete syngyng, to be assotted on theyr loue, Is Philautus. i. the loue of ones selfe, from the foreheed. i. on the for parte, or while her face is towarde the. i. at the fyrste begynnynge, but after. i. at the ende, or in the conclu∣sion, thou shalte fele the stynge of his or her swete ve∣nyme: flee from hense my sonne. i. flee or auoyde this vice, if nowe. i. if that, or so that thy helth be to the to herte. i. and if thou tender derelye, or set any store by * 1.51 thy helth. So sayd I. i. thus sayde I (to hym)

EVB.

What? is not he yelded quiete (with these wordes). i. was he not appeased or quieted (in his mynde) with * 1.52 this good lesson?

PELAR.

Nothynge lesse. i. he was worse than he was before. ye mary from hens. i. after this he beganne to force or constrayne his lawe more * 1.53 and more. i. he began to clayme or chalenge his right more and more, and to cal in good lawes. i. and to de∣syre to haue the benefite or the succour of the lawes, whiche (were good and reasonable) by whiche they stryue. i. men vpholde or maynteyne suche as haue o∣uer shotte. i. ouer passed theyr fyrste parte of youthe. i. theyr hobledehoye tyme. i. the yeres that one is ney∣ther a man nor a boye, at which yeres our voyce chā∣getij. i. that suche as haue passed theyr nonage, and be no longer berdelesse boyes, be to be loused from theyr fathers right. i. that theyr fathers haue no longer the guyding or correction of them, but that they be set at theyr lybertie.

EVB.

But by what wordes at the laste was it agreed bytwene you. i. what poynt or what a∣grement

fell you at at the last, or in conclusion?

PEL.

Nothynge was agreed. i. we fell to noo poynte at all, * 1.54 onely I answered this thinge. i. I made hym this an∣swere, me to wyll to deliberate more vpon this thing,. i. that I wolde take a farther delyberation, or aduise me better, concernynge these matters, or that I wold * 1.55 take a farther brethe in the matter. Nowe what coun∣saylist thou to be done. i. what counsayle gyuest thou me that I shuld do, O my best Eubulus. i. Eubulus the best man (lyuynge).

EVB.

I wyll tell the. i. I shall shewe the (my mynde) at the begynnyng. i. fyrst of all, or firste and foremoste, Whan he maketh redy, fleing obstinately. i. syns he prepareth hym selfe after a stubburne maner to flee his waye (in to some other * 1.56 countrey) thou shalte remembre this thyng to be tru∣ly sayde of wyse men. i. thou must remember, that this is a trewe sayinge of saage or auncient wyse men, If thou holde abacke one agaynste his wyll, thou pro∣uokest hym to go out. i. he that kepeth a man agaynst his wyll, maketh hym the more gredy to go his way. Suffer hym nowe to folowe his mynd. i. let hym take * 1.57 his pleasure for this tyme, that he a lyttell tyme after yelded agayne to hym selfe. i. to the intent that whan he shal within a shorte space hereafter be better come to hym selfe, he maye se, whither of ylles he is fallen, * 1.58 through his frowardnes. i. into howe great inconue∣niences he is fallen, through his own wanton or leud demeanour. from hense. i. after this, if he shall ronne * 1.59 agayne vnder thy wynges. i. if he shall come to the for succour, as the yong chycken runneth vnder the hen∣nes wynge, and thou shalte admytte hym being a su∣ter into thy grace. i. and whan he shall make humble

suite vnto the, thou shalte take hym into thy fauoure agayne: surely from hens thou shalt bynd thy sonne * 1.60 vnto the more than he was lately. i. by this meanes, thou shalte make thy sonne more bounde vnto the, or more beholden vnto the, or brynge hym more in thy danger, than euer he was before. so he shal fele. i. thus * 1.61 shall he thynke or consider, of howe moche helpe a fa∣ther maye be to hym that is lost, whiche in conclusion or at the last, may returne agayn to his perfyt vnder∣standyng. i. howe great a succour a father maye be to hym. i. to that sonne, whiche yet at the last, begynneth * 1.62 to come to hym self agayn, that I may hold my peace. i. to passe ouer or to speake nothyng herof, that from hens thy goodnes shall mowe escape or declare it self farre moste commended. i. that by this meanes, men shal most hyghly cōmend thy gentylnes, or most high¦ly * 1.63 brute or report thy goodnesse, if it shewe forth it self bothe easy and fatherlyke towardes his chylde. i. py∣teous and therto boūteous towardes hym, that hath not deserued it.

PELAR.

What? supposest thou ther¦fore money to be told, wherwith he may be put out of my house or family. i. supposest thou than that it were best for me to tell out y^e money, that he shuld or might be sent away quite from me with, or sentaway frō me for euer?

EVB.

Ye mary, or what els, or what a que∣stion is that?

PEL.

A hard mouth (thou hast). i. thou arte past shame, or I meruayle thou art not a shamed to say thus.

EVB.

The thyng it selfe, reason, and the publyke. i. cōmon lawes as••e or demande this thyng. i. require of duetie, that it muste or shulde be thus, it must nedis be done, or it can not be chosen, but it must be done.

PELAR.

What? Is it not ryght to me, I

beseche the on goddis behalfe, to stryke backe ageyne his wantonnesse. i. is it not lefull for me to kepe hym vnder, or to breke hym of his wanton wyll, or of his wantonnesse, or frowarde condicions?

EVBV.

Thou hast not necessary to do all thynges for thy rule. i. it is * 1.64 nedelesse, or there is no necessitie for the to do all thyn¦ges accordyng to thyne auctoritie, or to vse thy power in euery condition, but rather suffer hym. i. let (hym go his waye) or departe frome the.

PELAR.

Whan thou wylte so. i. syns this is thy mynde, or syns thou wylt haue it thus or so, I wyll do it, I wyll beleue the more than my soule. i. I wylle gyue more credence to the, than I wyll to myne owne selfe.

EVB.

But howe or but harke, entreate not thy sonne more cruelly. i. be * 1.65 not to hasty or to rigorous with thy sonne, only chide him more louingly. i. only take him vp, or rebuke him after a very louyng sort, and together. i. and therwith or thervnto warne hym, what of peryl myght behoue hym to beware of. i. gyue him also warnyng what pe∣ryll * 1.66 or danger he shuld beware of, or ought to eschew or shonne.

PELAR.

I shall remember me, or I shall * 1.67 call it to my remembrance (wel ynough) nowe I wyl tarye for hym, or loke for hym at my treasure howse, whyle or vntyll he may come or returne home ageyn. What thou in the meane whyle. i. what wylte thou do therwhyles?

EVB.

I go home. i. I wyll goo home to my house.

PELAR.

What that I praye the. i. what thyng is it that I wolde pray the (to do for me?)

EV.

What.

PEL.

That it be not to me the to be wanted longe a counsellour. i. that I shoulde not be forced or dryuen (by thyne absence to wante thy counsell or ad∣uise longe.)

EVB.

Propt as who saith, thou hast euer

or at any tyme wanted it long.

PELAR.

Good god∣des. * 1.68 i. good lorde, howe Eubulus sauoureth. i. howe wyse a man is Eubulus, howe wysely counselleth he. i. howe wise counsell gyueth he, or can he gyue: howe he seeth all thing. i. how clerely he seeth or perceyueth (what is to be done) thou mayest say truely this man to be Janus two forheeded. i. thou mayst for a trouth call this man Janus with his. ii. forhedes, whom (the * 1.69 antiquitie dyd so paynt, to represent the sonne, whiche on the fyrste daye of January loked with one regard towardes the yere passed, & with an nother to the yere commyng, or to represent a great wyse manne named Janus, whiche was of so clere iugement, that by cō∣sydering of thynges passed, he coniected or dyd fore∣see what thynges were to come) he hath so many eies also in the hynder parte of his heed (to se thynges to come) this mannes counsell, lyke as it is lyttel of my * 1.70 mynde to haue done it. i. lyke as it is but a lyttell ac∣cordynge to my mynde. i. lyke as or thoughe I haue but lyttell mynde or fantasye thervnto, yet peraduen∣ture I shall not be sory to haue done it. i. I shall not forethinke me, if I do it, nowe as the tyme * 1.71 is of the daye, sayde to my sonne. i. nowe as the time requireth of the day assyg∣ned or appoynted to my sonne, I wyll trymme al my reasons * 1.72 to counters. i. I wyll caste al my smalle parcelles to gether in order, into a great somme, or I wyl cast my counters, or with counters, make all my reckenynges.

¶ A briefe Introductory to haue some generall knowledge of the dyners sortes of meters vsed of our auctour in this Comedye.

THOVGH IT BE as moch dyfferent from myn intended purpose, to sette forth the dyuers kyndes of meters vsed of our auctour in this present comedy, as to seite forth the analogy and eiymologie of euery la∣tyne worde declynable within this worke comprysed, or to shew the Syntaxis and the concordāce betwene the wordes gouernynge, and them that be gouerned, orels exactly to shewe all maner sortes of fygures vsed of hym, as well Rhetoricall as grammaticall, of which he wanteth none in places where they shulde adde any beaultie to his matter: all whiche thynges to en∣treate of, & remytte to the dylygent tea••••ynge and examynyng of suche as do professe to bryng vp our youthe in good letters, as thynges mete for the schole, and vnto their offyce belongyng, and of me (consyderyng myn intent and purpose) not to be requyred or loked for. Yet for so mo∣che as I do take vppon me to be Ecphrastes, vppon this auctour, it is my parte to translate into englyshe, all maner wordes conteyned within this comedy, whether they be greke or latyn Wherfore syns I haue declared in englyshe all maner wordes of this auctour, and haue soo often as any greke word was to be englished, set ouer him in my notes in the margyn, Graeca uox, it myght gyue the dyligent reder occasyon, to stand in doute, what it shulde meane, whan he shuld rede writen ouer euery scene of this comedy, one of these wordes, Senarij, Septenarij, octonarij, trimetri, tetrametri, Trochaici, or Trochaici Catalectici, and haue noo maner declaration, sette out by me vppon theym, other than I haue vsed vppon this worde Senarij, written by the auctour ouer his prologue, whyche in dede is to generall, and not so sufficient or vaylable, as myghte be requi∣site. I thynke it therfore moche congruent, to ease the reader by some ge∣nerall preceptes belongynge to the arte metricall, to the intente that whā he shall haue some perceyuynge, what these wordes meane, it maye en∣courage hym to require of his mayster, to be better instructed in this sayd arte. Whiche thynge to do, maysters had neuer the fordraunte that they haue at these dayes. for besydes Diomedes, Phocas, Seruius, Dona∣ius, T••rentianus, Priscianus, Aldus, and Despanterius, there be nowe at these dayes a great nomber of clerkes, whiche haue trauayled in this arte metricall: to whom I remytte the maysters, and nowe to ensewe my purpose.

¶ FYRST it is so be noted, that the kyndes of meters, moste conue∣nyent

to be vsed in comedyes, and whiche be set forth by Terence, whose diligent composition, our auctour dothe chiefly folowe, be these twayne: Senarij, and Octonarij, whiche selfe meters for an other consyderation be called Trimetri, and Tetrametri. These meters be called Senarij, and octonarij, vpon this occasion, Where as euerye Versus senarius, yf he haile his iuste nomber, hath. xii. syllables and euerye Versus octona∣rius, hauyng his iust nomber, hath. xvi. syllables, The poetes, to scanne or trye these two sortes of meters, haue diuysed two sondry ways. One is, to trye them by their fete: an other is, to try them by their syngle me∣ters. If they trye or scanne any suche verses by theyr fete, than bycause that the meter of. xii syllables can be made of no fote, that is lesse than. ii. syllables, and that in dede the fete that be onely of ii syllables be metest for these kyndes of meter, bicause of his syx fete, he is called Versus Se∣narius. And in lykewyse bycause the verse of. xvi syllables, yf he shalbe tryed or scanned by his fete, must haue. viii. fete, therfore he is called Ver¦sus octonarius. But yf they scanne or trye any suche meters, of. xii. or xvi. syllables, by the leest syngle meters that they be or canne be made of, whyche kynde of scannynge is in dede moste vsed and mooste requyred in allmeters, syngle or compounde, that be Iambici, or Trochaici, than bycause that the meter of. xii syllables, hath thre syngle meters, of. ii fete a pece in hym, he is for that reason called Versus Trimetrus. And in like wyse the meter of xvi. syllables, scāned by his. iiii. syngle meters, is callyd uersus Tetrametrus, that is to say, a meter copoūd of. iiii. symple meters. ¶ It is also to be noted, that though the poetes do vse in these meters som tyme fete of. iii. syllables a pece: yet the fete, which be most mete to make these meters of, be but of. ii. syllables a pece, of which there be. iiii. dyuers sortes, thus named, Pyrrichius, made of. ii. short sillables, Iam bus, made of a short syllable and a longe, trochaeus, made of a longe syllable and a short, and spondaeus made of. ii. longe syllables. And for bicause that of these. iiii. sortes of fete, of. ii. syllables a pece, the metest fete to make comicall meters of be iambus, and trochaeus, but specially Iambus, ther¦fore in all the tytles, wrytten ouer the sceanes, where trochaici, is not wryten, we must vnderstande, iambici, as Iambici Senarii, Iambici tri∣metri, Iambici octonaii, Iambici tetrametri. Not that al these meters haue none other fete in them, but be made all holly of Iambus, but Iam∣bus, is the most vsed foote in them lyke as in theym that be called Tro∣chaici, Trochaeus is the foote most vsed. And by these. ii. sortes of me∣ters, Senarii, and Octonarij, the resydue of the sortes of meters, vsed of this auctour, may be knowen and tryed. For where as he shall fynde wryten ouer any sceane, Scazontes, those verses be Iambici Senarii, but bycause, that theyr laste foote is euer Spondaeus, and that he hath in his fyft foote Iambus, whyche bycause it is contrary to the common sorte of

Iambici Senariit therfore suche meters be callyd Scazontes, or Choli∣ambi, that is to saye, haltynge verses. For Scazein, is to halte. And in lyke wyfe, where he fyndethe wrytten ouer any sceane Septenarii, that sygnifieth, that the meter is made of. xiiii. syllables: but where as he shal fynde wrytten ouer any sceane, Trochaici, that signifieth vnto hym, not onely that Trochaeus, the foote, which is contrary to Iambus, hath most domynion in the verse, but also he must note, that soo often as he fyndeth added to hym Catalectici, that sygnifyeth, that the meter wanteth oone syllable of a iust Versus octonarius, and thus ouer all sceanes, where is wryten trochaici, he must vnderstande octonarij, or tetrametri.

¶ It is also thyrdly to be noted, that there may diuers thinges cause, that a verse shall not haue his iuste nomber of syllables. One thyng, bycause that poetes do take in to theyr verses of the sortes aboue rehersed, fete of thre syllables. An other, bycause they vse sometyme solution of a longe syllable into. ii. shorte. Sometyme they elyde a consonant: somtyme they diuide the laste worde, and sette a syllable or mo to the nexte verse folo∣wynge. But this is to be noted, that yf a meter be of his iuste syllables, than he is called A catalecticum, If he want a syllable, than he is called Catalecticum, If he haue a sillable ouer, he is called Hypercatalecticū. ¶ And let this as nowe suffise the yonge begynner. Exhortynge hym to take pleasure, to experiment, howe he can by the helpe of this briefe ad∣uertisement, scanne the verses of this comedy of. xii. syllables, or. xiiii. syllables, or. xvi. syllables: Whiche thoughe he do not fynde at al times to come euen iuste vnto his reckenynge, yet let hym consyder, that syns he shall euer come nere aboutes his iuste nomber, within a syllable or twaine at the moste, eyther ouer or vnder, that this auctour vseth noo small sci∣ence, in the makyng of his sceanes, which he shal euer fynde of this nom∣ber of syllables, excepte Ellipsis and Synaloepha, shulde fortune to de∣ceyue hym. for they cause euer one vowel to be drowned so often as they chance in a verse: and yet shal the verse haue his iuste nomber of syllables neuer the lesse. For the declarynge of whiche. ii. fygures, it is to be no∣ted, that whan a worde in a verse endeth in m, and the nexte worde folo∣wynge begynneth with a vowell, the vowell that cometh before, m, and them, also, shall be lefte vnscanned or sounded, by this fygure Ellipsis. And whan so euer a worde endeth in a vowel, the nexte word folowyng begynnynge with a vowell, or dypthong, or h, a vowell folowyng hym: than shall the vowell that the precedent worde ended in, be drouned, and not accounted in scannynge, by this fygure Synaloepha. And for an ex∣ample of this thynge, let the lerner practise to scanne this meter, whiche is the laste verse of the seconde sceane of the fyrste act.

¶ Est tu intro irrumpe ad senem, expectabo te domi meae.

¶ By all whiche thynges here briefelye of me touched, it maye appere,

what great diligence this auctour hath vsed, in the artificiall composition of his scenes. but for so moche as preceptes, without example, be verye harde and darke, let vs take. ii. of the fyrste verses in our auctours pro∣logue, for an experience of the premisses, whiche I wyll fyrste lowse in∣to theyr. xii. seuerall syllables, and after that brynge them into theyr. vi. feete, and thyrdly into theyr. iii. syngle meters.

¶ The. xii. syllables of these. ii. meters aparte.

Vos, nul, la, cap, tet, ob, se, crad, mi, ra, ti, o, Quod, hic, ui, de, tis, op, ti, mi, ui, ri, no, uos,

¶ To scanne or trye these. ii. meters of. xii. syllables by theyr. vi. feete, by reason of whiche maner of scanrynge, they be called Versus Senarij.

Vos nul, lacap, tet ob, secrad, mira, tio, Quod hic, uide, tis op, timi, uiri, nouos.

¶ To scanne or to trye these ii. meters by theyr iii. syngle meters, by reason wherof they be cal∣led Versus Trimetri.

Vos nullacap, tet obsecrad, miratio, Quod hic uide, tis optimi, uiri nouos,

¶ And this example maye be sufficient, for Septenariis, and Octona∣rijs, and Scazontes, and Trochaicis, as well Catalecticis, as Acata∣lecticis, or Hypercatalecticis.

Actus primi. Scoena secunda.

• ACOLASTVS.
• PHILAVTVS.

Trochaici Catalectici.

ME nisi animus fallit, omnia succedent bene.

PHI.

Sed patris Vim & facundiam, uereor. ut fortiter feras.

A.

Egon? Obfirmato animo meam rem agam.

P.

Tantū caue suis Ne te saeuis dictis protelet.

AC.

Proteler? omnia Mea mihi meditata sunt, nihil formidem congredi, Vel cū tribus oratoribus.

PH.

At iam credo satis diu Rem tuam deliberasse patrem. Quid respondeat, Vise.

AC.

Aggrediar.

PH.

Hem, macte animo, i sane quo tua te uo cat Virtus. i pede fausto. Miror-sires ex sententia

Huic cesserit. Aut fallor, aut repelletur ne causam agat Tam meas rationes omneis hic Pelargus abijcit. Quare, cū illo fatali pugno odio.

A.

Philaute mi, heus Heus Philaute?

PHI

Quis me?

ACOL.

Cor mihi salire iam incipit.

PH.

Hem quidum Acolaste?

ACO.

Quia pater aerario assidet, suum Censum supputans, ut opinor. Quippe, auribus meis Hausi tinnitū, ad fores placide assistens nostras.

P.

Bene Est. Tu intro irrumpe ad senē, expectabo te domi mee.

¶ Of the fyrst acte, the seconde sceane. The kynd of meter Trochaici Catalectici. Interlocuiores.

• Acolastus,
• Philautus.

BUt if my mynde begyle me. i. excepte my hart mis∣gyue me, al thynges shal succede wel. i. shal come * 1.73 well to passe.

PHIL.

But I feare. l. I am a frayde, howe thou canst beare strongely. i. howe thou canste stoutly endure, or abyde, or away with the force or the brunte and the eloquent speche of thy father.

ACO.

Not I. i. who not I? I wyl do my thyngs with a ful∣ly * 1.74 purposed mynde. i. I wyl handel my matters with a full set, or fully determyned courage.

PHIL.

On∣lye beware (hereof) leste he maye dryue the awaye a∣farre * 1.75 of, or that he may shake the of or euer thou come to his speche, or to reasonynge with hym, with his cruell sayinges or wordes.

ACOL.

Shule shake * 1.76 me of, or dryue me awaye from a farre of. i. or euer we come to ioynynge, or to hand strokes, al my thynges be bethought to me. i. I haue bethought me (what I wyll saye to hym) in or concernynge all my matters, * 1.77 I wolde be nothynge a frayde to coope, yea and nede

were, with. iii. oratours. i. to take. iii. oratours for a nede, to taske.

PHIL.

But nowe I beleue thy father * 1.78 to haue delyberated thy thynge longe inoughe. i. but I beleue, that thy father hath nowe debated and de∣termined thy matter longe inoughe with hym selfe. Go se what he maye answere. l. beware of his answe∣res, that he may make the to thy demandes.

ACOL.

I wyll go to him. i. I wyll vpon hym.

PHIL.

Hem, be * 1.79 of good courage, or to it, or vpon it man, or to it with a bold spyrite, saynt George to borowe. go surely whi¦ther thy vertu calleth the. i. go safely thyther as thy harte or courage serueth the, or whyther thy mynde * 1.80 gyueth the. go with a lucky foote. l. go, god sende the good lucke, or good spede in thy iourney. I meruayle yf the thyng shall happen to this man of sentence. l. I meruayle me, if this mans matter shall chance or * 1.81 succede, according to his mynd or desyre, or shal come to a good effect, other I am begyled, or he shalbe put or driuen backe, that he shall not do his cause. i. that * 1.82 he shal not haue audience, or be herd to say his mynd. i. to purpose his matter, or to tell his tale, so moche dothe this Pelargus cast away. i. shake of all my rea∣sons. i. all the resons I can make agaynst hym. Wher * 1.83 fore I fyght with hym by a fatall hatred. i. wherfore he and I be mortall enmyes togyther, or we be at su∣che deadly foode, that it is our destenies one of vs to kyll an other, or we neuer mete togyther, but we be at * 1.84 daggers drawynge.

ACOL.

Howe my Philautus, how.

PHI.

Who me. l. who is that that calleth me thus hastyly.

ACOL.

My harte begynneth to skyppe to me. l. my hart beginneth to leape (in my bealy for ioy.)

PHI.

Ha why foo Acolastus?

ACOL.

For my father

sytteth in his treasure howse, recknyng as I suppose * 1.85 his reuenues. i. howe moche he may dispende by yere. For why I dyd drawe vp. i. I harde the tynkynge of his counters, as I came softly, and stode by our dore, or as I came softly and stode lystnynge at our doore.

PHIL.

It is well, breake thou in. i. rushe in to the old man, I wyll tary the or for the at home at my howse.

Actus primi. Scoena tertia. Trimetri.

• ACOLASTVS.
• PELARGVS.

NVn•• quod futurum est, colligo, nunquam dabit Pecuniam pater, nisi moneat prius, Vt ne profundam, perdam, confringam male Rem omnem, id{que} aget uero uultu, tam mihi timet. Sed nescit quam sur no narrabit fabulam. Ego faciam tamen, ut pulchrè respondeam, Illius uerbis, alia quam cogitem loquens, Meus dum dinumer et mihi argentum senex. Sic illuden di sunt patres isti. nimis Rigidi in nos iudices, Sic imperium cadit, Quod ui magis quam beneuolentia asserunt. Vt sim omnibus gratus, pro frugi nomine, Mihi quod pater inditum uoluit, ex re, meus Philautus aliud subdidit concinnius. Acolastus siquidem & esse & dici gaudeo. Satis adhuc cessatum est, adire eum uolo. Adsum pater, ut quid uel tandem respondeas, Audiam. Ita ne rationes studiose conficis Omneis, ut portionem conscribas mihi?

PE.

Nempe, ut hariolare fili.

AC.

Amo te plurimum, Et non neglexisse habeo imprimis gratiam.

PE.

Quodó cum salute tua fiat.

AC.

Fiet pater, Ne quid time. Sed obsecro quantum dabis?

PEL.

Ade on tibi in pecunia est animus, nihil Vt imperes isti tuae libidini? Fili, id adeo edico tibi, nisi quieueris, Reducam calculum.

AC.

Recte pater, obsecro Perge.

PE.

Vt pergam? ne me obturbaris pessime, Concede istorsum aliquantisper, dum te uo cem.

AC.

Faciam. Hem, quid egi? nunc male metuo miser, Nenon aes omne reddat, uel, quod auidior Est ad rem, uel, quod est commotus. Ineptias Hominis, nescis tractare aegrotum animum patris, Quem debebas meminisse tam irritabilem.

PE.

Eho dum ad me fili. Nunc utrumuis sub meo Praesidio degere, an peregrinari foris? Fac cordate respondeas.

AC.

Pater, foras Me animus uocat.

PE.

Prauus sane. Quid si sinas Te exorari, ut maneas domi, meis bonis Fruiturus perpetuo? Certe patrem foris Tu nusquam inuenias gentium.

AC.

Credo pater, Sed proficiscendum est, decretum stat, me feras.

PE.

Non possum tam blande mi fili dicere, Vt animum mutes.

AC.

Operam omnem ludis pater. Potius tentabo, quid possum uel legibus, Vt istuc tua dicam pace interim, Siquod rogo non impetrem cum gratia.

PE.

Quando obstinate operam uideo te dare, meum Vt tibi iugum excutias, alioqui amabile, Age, non libet tecum pugnare, sed habe Hanc zonam tibi, decem talentum rem tenet. Ea est substantiae tuae aequa portio. Quid gestis gnate mi? Ah, nescis quid gaudeas, Crede hoc mihi, si quid unquam monui bene, Acerbius flebis, quod temere niteris.

Ego saeculum hoc noui, quibus sit moribus, Tum te pernoui, quo sis ingenio, tuum Si animum uicisti, potius, quam animus te, sino Vt gaudeas, uerum, quoniam uideo secus Te esse habitum, non possum, quin deplorem tuam Stultitiam, pariter{que} do leam, te abscedere.

ACO.

Pater obsecro, ne quid te excrucies mea Causa, nullam peperero tibi aegritudinem.

PE.

Vtinam.

A.

Certe pater, Nunquid me uis?

P.

Puer Hem aegre propter me consistis, uideo, pedes Tibi pruriunt, ardent{que} fugam. Sed haec prius A me si imperia capesses, multa in pectore Tuo bona considebunt. Principio tuam Mentem fac nullis artibus imbuas, nisi Quarum in me exemplar aduortis, meis item Fac uiuas moribus, ut qui poenitendum habent Nihil, uolo, tuo animo haud quaquam seruias, Quem praestat semper habere suspectum. Caue Diuertas ad nequiora à praeceptis meis. Postremo, habe hoc tibi monumentum ut regulam, Ad quam mores, uitam, & mentem instituas tuam. Haec seduló uerses, haec mente tractites, Haec pro Cynosura quapiam limet oculus. Haec sint tibi ••••ulapis Lidius, ad quem probe Tete explores, ut qui sis noscas intime. Abns enim si quid uel uita, uel animus Deliret, peccatum id quidem esse memineris.

ACO.

Est praeterea quod uis?

PE.

Vt perpetuo bene ualeas.

ACO.

Valebis igitur mi parens.

PE.

Vale Vale inquam gnate mi, Gnate aeternum uale. Quae haec est miseria? pròh deum at{que} hominum fidem Itan diuelli a me, quod erat charissimum? Oh, quem luctum paras, quas curas inijcis Patri, ipse securus nimis, pulchrè quidem

Tuam rem abiens stabiliuisti. Sed nescis, ah Nescis, serus quos exitus uesper uehat. Sane illud demiror, qui fiat ut mihi Quom maxime peccet gnatus, nequeam tamen Acerbiore in eum esse animo. Vt nunc res ferunt, Vtinam, tam possem filij obliuiscier Quam ille, o dementiam, me auersatur libens. Huc huc calamitatis scilicet tuo Philaute consilio inferor, ò dolor grauis.

¶ Of the fyrste acte, the thyrde Sceane. The kynde of meter. Interlocutores.

• Acolastus,
• Pelargus.

NOwe gather I together the thynge that shal be * 1.86 hereafter. i. nowe reason I or coniecte with my¦selfe, the thynge whiche is to come. for surely my fa∣ther wyll neuer gyue me this money, but he wyll first warne me (or gyue me warnynge) that I shall not * 1.87 waste it prodigallye. i. powre it out or lade it out by shouilles full, that I shall not lese it. i. caste it away, that I shall not yll breke to gether all my thynge. i. that I shall not brynge to nought or consume lewdly al my substaunce or al the good, (he wyll delyuer me) yea and this wyl he do after a trewe countenaunce. i. yea and this wyll he do. i. this shall be done of hym, * 1.88 after an ernest facion or maner, he feareth so moch to me. i. he is so sore afrayde of me, that I wyll brynge all to nought. but he wotteth ful lyttel to howe deffe a man he shal tel his tale. i. he wotteth ful lyttel howe deffe an eare I intende to gyue hym, or howe I en∣tende to saye to hym, in my mynde, wolde to god I * 1.89 herde you (for in dede he were as good to tell his tale

to a poste) but yet wyll I doo. i. I wyll so fascion me. that I maye aunswere fayrelye. i. I wyll gyue hym a * 1.90 goodly answere to his wordes, sayinge, other thyn∣ges. i. other wyse than I thynke, while myne old man numbreth syluer to mc. i. while our old Joachym shal * 1.91 be a tellynge out of my money to me, soo shulde these fathers be laughed to skorne, that be to cruel iudges vpon vs, thus falleth the rule. i. thus decayeth or cō∣meth to nought, the auctoritie whiche they chalenge (vpon vs) rather by violēce thā by beneuolence. i. gē∣tyl intreting of vs. and bicause or to thentent I wold be acceptable. i. welcom to al mē for my name of thrift or thriftines, which my father wold shuld be giuē me, * 1.92 Philautus hath giuē me, of the thing. i. fyt for my ma¦ners an other meter name. for why, I reioyce both to be (in dede) & also to be called Acolast{us}. i. a stroygood, or a prodigal felow, I haue hitherto lingard or taried longe mough, I (now) wyll go to hym. Father I am here present, to thentent that I may at the least way, nowe at the last here what thou wylt answere. i. what answere thou wylte make me, doest thou thus study∣ouslye caste to gether all thy reasons. i. accomptes. i. doste thou thus diligently caste together al thy sinal parcelles into a grosse somme, that thou mayste write together my portion to me. i. that thou mayst assigne me out in wrytynge, my chyldes parte, or that thou mayste delyuer me a byll in wrytynge, what my por∣tion or chyldes parte shall come vnto.

PEL.

In ve∣ry dede euen as thou gessyste or deuisest my sonne soo (do I.)

ACO.

I loue the very moche. i. I haue good * 1.93 cause to loue the, and mooste chiefely I haue thanke, that thou hast not ben negligent. i. and aboue al thin∣ges

I thanke the that thou haste not forgotten me, or ben slacke or negligent concernynge my bysinesse or * 1.94 matters.

PEL.

That o it myght be with thy helthe. i. that I praye or wolde to god it myghte be to thy profyte.

ACO.

It shal be done father. i. it shall turne to my welthe, father, be nothyng a frayde, but I pray the for goddes sake howe moche (moneye wylte thou gyue me). i. shall I haue of the?

PEL.

Is thy mynde * 1.95 so sore in money to the. i. is thy mynde so sore sette vp∣pon money? that thou canst nothynge rule this wyl∣fulnesse of thyne? sonne I tell the this (oone thynge playnly) but if thou be styl or be in rest, I wyll plucke backe the counters. i. I wyll breake myne accompte, and take vp my counters.

ACO.

Well father, I be seche the for goddis sake holde on. i. go to (thy busy∣nes.)

PELAR.

That I holde on? (byddest thou me go to my busynesse)? loke thou trouble me not, thou moste worste. i. thou mooste vngraciouse younge fe∣lowe lyuinge. walke, or pycke, or gett the hense this waye warde for a lyttell whyle tyll I shall call the.

ACO.

I wyll do so. Howe what haue I done? Nowe am I sore a frayde, wretche (that I am) that he wyll * 1.96 not yelde. i. paye me all the brasse. i. al my hole money, eyther bycause he is more gredy to the thynge. i. that he is more couetous vpon money or his profyte (than he shulde be). i. eyther bycause he is to sore sette, or to gredy vpon the world, or his thrift, orels bicause he is amoued. i. angrye. lewdenes of a man. i. what lewde felowe that thou art, or see the lewdenes or foly of the man, thou canste not handel or daly with the sycke. i. * 1.97 the vn^oquiete mynde of thy father, whom thou shul∣dest haue remembred, how easy he was to be angryed.

i. to be prouoked to anger.

PELAR.

Come hyther * 1.98 to me my sonne, nowe whither wylte thou passe thy life vnder my tuition, or wander abrode (in or into far countreys?) make that thou mayst answere hartily. i. loke that thou gyue me a redy answere (as thy harte serueth the)

ACO.

Father, my mynde calleth me out of doores. i. my harte serueth me to go abrode (to se the worloe.)

PEL.

Surely a soory mynde. what if thou suffer the to be intreated. i. what if thou be con∣tented to be ouercome by my prayer, or to do so moche at myn instance, as that thou mayste tary at home, to emeye the vse or to be part taker of my goodes conty¦nually, or for euer. Surely a father without forthe canste thou fynde no where of folkes. i. no where elles or no where in the worlde.

ACO.

I beleue that fa∣ther, but I muste nedes be goinge or walkynge (on my iourney) that decree standeth. i. I am at a poynte, or my mynde is fully sette, beare me. i. suffer me or be content (with my doing.)

PELAR.

Can I not speke * 1.99 so fayre vnto the my sonne, that thou mayst chaunge thy mynde?

ACO.

Thou plaiest all thy labour father. i. thou laborest al for nought, or spendest thy labour in vayne, I shall rather assaye or attempte, what I maye do, if there be none other remedy, or if nede be, or if I shall algates, by the lawes that I maye saye * 1.100 this with thy peace in the meane whyle. i. no dysplea∣sure taken with my sayenge therwhyles, if I can not opteine the thyng I aske with grace. i. with thy good wyll.

PELAR.

Syns I see the obstinately gyue. i. bestowe thy labour, or to go about, that thou mayste shake of my yocke away from the. i rydde thy selfe of my power, whiche I haue ouer the, which for al this,

or this not withstandynge, is to be beloued or set by, * 1.101 go to, I lyste not. i. I am not dysposed to fyght. i. to striue with the: but haue this gyrdel to the, it holdeth the thyng of. x. talentes. i. but hold or take the this gir dell, it conteyneth in it the value of. x. talentes, that is the euen portion of thy substaunce. i. that is iustely thy childes part. why whyppest thou or skyppest thou aboute thus my sōnne? Ah, thou wottest fulle lyttell wherat thou reioysest. beleue this thynge to me. i. be∣leue * 1.102 me herein, yf I euer warned any thynge well. i. if I euer gaue (the any good counsayle or holsome ad∣uertysement) thou shalt wepe more bytterly. i. thou shalte weepe full bytterlye (for this geare) that thou nowe goest about foolyshely. i. foole hardyly. I know this worlde. i. I wotte what a worlde this is, of what maners it is. i. what maners people be of now adays. * 1.103 Farthermore I know the throwly, what mynde thou arte of, if thou haue ouercome thy sensuall mynde, ra∣ther than thy mynde hath ouercome the, I suffer. i. I wytsafe that thou be mery or gladde, but for so moch * 1.104 as I see that thou art other wyse had. i. that the thyn∣ges or the world goth otherwise with the, or that thou arte otherwyse set, or that thy case gothe otherwyse to * 1.105 warke with the, I can not, but that I muste wepe, or bewayle thy foly. i. I can not forbeare weping for thy folyshenes: and farthermore, or and therto, I can not but that I must be sory. i. I can not forbere sorowing the to go away. i. that thou goest or departest thy way * 1.106 (from me.)

ACO.

Father, I beseche the, vere or trou∣ble thy selfe in nothynge for my cause, I wyll brynge forthe to the. i. shape the, or cause the to haue no dys∣pleasure of mynde for my cause.

PEL.

Wolde to god

thou woldest not.)

AC.

for a suertie father I wyl not∣wylt thou me?. i. wylt thou commaunde me any more * 1.107 seruice?

PELAR.

Well chylde, I se that with payne thou taryest or standest styll nere by me. i. well chylde, I se howe pavnefull it is to the to stande styll nere by me, or I se how thou standest vpon thornes: Thy fete do ytche to the, and desyre feruently flyght. i. thy fete ytche (so that thou canst stande styll vpon no ground, and thou arte passynge desyrous to be goone, or to be walkyng, but yf thou wylte fyrste take vpon the these commandementes (gyuen vnto the by me). i. if thou wylt promyse me to kepe these preceptes (of myn) ma∣ny good thynges shall reste within thy breste. i. thou shalt haue store of good counsels in thy hart (by mea∣nes of them) fyrst and foremost, make. i. loke thou en∣tache. i. indowe not thy mynde with no maner crattes. i. facious of lyuyng, but with such as thou perceiuest an example in me, loke also that thou lyue accordyng to my maners, as those or suche whiche haue nothing in them, wherof one myght repent hym. I wyl in no wyse that thou serue. i. folow thyn owne mynd, whom it is better for the euer to haue suspected, looke thou tourne not asyde from my preceptes. i. cōmandemen∣tes vnto more wicked thinges. For a conclusion, take y^e this token or remembrance. i. this boke of the byble, as a rule, accordyng vnto the whyche, thou mayst or∣deyn. i. gouerne thy maners, life, and mynde, cast these * 1.108 thynges dylygently (in thy) mynde, treate or intreate these thynges in thy hart or mynde, let these thynges in the stede of a certayne Sidoniens lodesterre dy∣rect thyne eies by a streight lyne. i. as wysely or as er∣nestly, as the archer or shoter in a crossebow directeth

his eie towardes his marke, so ernestly loke thou cōti¦nually vpon this boke. i. like as y^e Sidoniēs loke euer whā they saile by see on the night towardis the starre, called the dogges taile, or Vrsa minor, the lesser beare, or * 1.109 lyke as suche as dyd passe the desertes of Arabia, were forced to passe them by nyght, dyrectynge their course by Vrsa minor, bycause the wynde wolde suffer no path or tracke of horses or camelles fete to remayne in the lyght sande) so lette thyne eyes be euer towardes the preceptes conteyned in this boke, to leade the course of thy life by. Let these thinges be vnto the, as it were * 1.110 a certayne touche stone. i. a rule to trye good and bad asonder, lyke as the touch stone doth shewe the good∣nesse or fynenesse of one golde from an other, and try∣eth which is no gold at al. by the which (touche stone) thou mayst trye thy selfe by, that thou mayste knowe moste inwardely. i. in the depest of the within forthe, who thou arte. i. what maner of man thou arte. For why, if thy mynd or thy lyfe. i. thy conuersation or thy thought, do go asyde, or amysse, or out of the way, frō these preceptrs, remēber the for a truth, that y^• is sinne.

ACOL.

Is there any thynge elles that thou wylte, (with me?)

PELA.

That thou mayst euer more fare¦well.

ACO.

Thou shalte therfore fare well my fa∣ther. i. my father I take my leaue of the then.

PELA.

Farewell, or well myght thou fare, I saye my sonne, farewell for euer and a daye, or for euer more. What wretchednes is this, out the faith of goddes and men I calle on. i. o mercyfull god, shulde the thynge that is to me moste lefest or moste derest in this worlde, be plucked awaye from me (by violence) on this facion? O what mournynge makest thou redye, what cares

casteste thou into thy father. i. what mourninges and what care goest thou about to set at thy fathers hart? thou thy selfe beinge to moche sewer. i. beinge more * 1.111 carelesse (than thou hast cause to be) surely thou hast establyshed thy thynge fayrely, goinge away. i. suer∣ly thou haste sette a goodly order, or sette a gay dire∣ction * 1.112 in thy matter or affayres, nowe at thy goinge a∣waye or at thy departynge. But ah, thou wottest full lyttell what issues the late euyntyde may cary. i. what maye betyde the, er that it be darke nyght yet, or that the course of thyne age be spente. i. thou wotteste full lyttell what sorowe thou mayste abyde, or euer thou haue the holy candell in thy hand, or, or euer the priest haue a peny for the. Suerly I maruayle hereat, how it commeth to passe, that where as my sonne doth tres * 1.113 pace agaynst me so moche as can be possible, yet can¦not I be of more bytter mynde agaynst hym. i. yet can¦not I (finde in my hart) to be styffe stomaked against hym, as the thynges beare nowe. i. as the thynges chaunce nowe, or goo nowe to passe, or as the case re∣quireth. wold to god I coude as wel forget my sonne as he forgetteth me. O what madnesse (is this of his) he is contrary to me, wyllingely. i. he holdeth agaynst me, or taketh a contrary way from me, euen a set pur∣pose, takynge pleasures therin. O Philautus, hither hither a goddis name of misery. i. into this misery am I brought, throughe thy counsayle. O greuous so∣rowe. * 1.114 i. o what a greuous sorowe (is this?)

Actus primi. Scaena quarta. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

• ACOLASTVS.
• PHILAVTVS.

NVm quis me uiuit fortunatior? Num quis Fortunae filius dici magis debet Ex merito, quam ego, cui contigere pro uoto Omnia?

PHI.

Quis hic beatum uenditat sese? Hem, Aurum ne habes Acolaste?

ACO.

Habeā rogas? Zona Vide ut tumeat.

PH.

Ho ho, Talenta quot?

AC.

Decē.

PHI.

Hui tantam ne auri uim?

AC.

Tantam.

PHIL.

Vnde, quaeso te, Patri ista largitas?

ACO.

Quia arte tractabam Virum, doli ignarum.

PHI.

O lepidum caput, laudo, Praesidium forte expugnasti hodie. quid restat? Nisi ut triumphum agamus intus?

ACO.

Accedo Tuae sententiae.

PHI.

Sed quid libri hic gestas?

ACO.

Id pignoris pater mihi relinquebat.

PHI.

Phy, bibliorum codex est, ualeat, insiste Tuas tibi res curare. Nempe, quo pacto Iter tuum instituas, peregre profecturus. Codex non aeque inimicus, at{que} hic est nobis. Ego tibi mox alia instillaro praecepta.

AC.

Sed mihi grauiter pater est interminatus, ne Haec a me amitterem.

PHI.

Istaec uerba sunt, mitte. Quin concedimus intro?

A.

Impera, & puta factum.

¶ Of the fyrst acte, the fourthe sceane.

• ACOLASTVS,
• PHILAVTVS.

¶ Scazontes, haftynge meters. for though they be Iambici Senarij, yet they haue Spondaeum, in theyr laste foote, and Iambum, in theyr fyfthe foote, contrarye to other Senarij.

ACOLASTVS.

Is there any man lyuth more fortunate than I. i. is there any man lyuynge

more happy (than I am) is there any mā that ought more of deseruynge. i. worthyly to be called the sonne * 1.115 of fortune. i. to be sayde of, that he is borne in a good houre, than I, to whom al thynges haue chaunsed of wyshe. i. as happyly as I coulde wyshe for?

PHILA.

Who here happye selleth hym selfe. i. who is he here * 1.116 that setteth hym selfe out to the sale, for a fortunate or lucky man? What? haste thou thy golde Acolastus?

ACOLA.

As kest thou whether I haue it, see howe my gyrdell swelleth. i. standeth a styrte? (for men were wonte to put theyr money in lether girdylles, as mar∣chaunt * 1.117 men do nowe adayes.)

PHI.

Hoho, howe ma¦ny talentes (is in it?)

AC.

Ten.

PHI.

What, hast thou so great a horde or so great a quantitie of golde?

AC.

So great.

PHI.

Of whens I praye the, to thy fa∣ther this largenesse. i. howe fortuneth it, I praye the, or howe happeneth it, that thy father is waxed thus lyberall?

ACO.

For I handelyd the man by crafte. i. cunnyngely, whiche is ignorant of desceyte. i. whi∣che knoweth no desceyte.

PHI.

O pleasant hedde. i. * 1.118 fayre fall that plesant. i. merily disposed heed of thine. I prayse the. i. I con the good thanke, thou hast this daye wonne by assaulte or ouercome a stronge gary∣son or fortresse, what resteth nowe behynde (to be done) but that we maye make our tryumphe. i. kepe * 1.119 our gaudyes, or let vs sette the cocke on the hope, and make good chere, within dores.

ACO.

I goo to thy sentence. i. I holde on thy syde, or take thy part.

PHI.

But what boke is this thou beryst here.

ACO.

This of pledge my father lefte to me (for a token or remem∣braunce) that I shoulde haue of his wordes or lesson be gaue me.

PHIL.

Fy on it, it is the byble boke, fare * 1.120

well it, or fayre wether after it, procure to care thy * 1.121 thynges to the. i. sollicite to care for thyne owne busi∣nesse, or go about, or folowe thyne owne affayres, that is to saye, by what meanes thou mayste ordeyne thy iourney, nowe thou arte goinge into farre countreis, * 1.122 or goinge forthe on thy iourney warde, there is noo boke more enemy vnto vs than this is, I shall drop or poure into the. i. I shall teach the other maner pre∣ceptes a none.

ACO.

But my father hath greuouse∣ly thretened me. i. hath gyuen me a great charge, and * 1.123 thretenyd me vppon the same, that I shuld not leaue * 1.124 awaye these thynges. i. let this boke go from me.

PH.

These be but wordes, let them passe, but go we in a∣dores.

ACOL.

Commaunde and thynke it done. i. speake the worde ons, and it is done.

Actus Secundus.

• PANTOLABVS,
• PAMPHAGVS.

Octonarij omnes.

NA•• miser ego sum, qui quod edam quaero, & id aegre inuenio, gulam Habeo, extrema fame paene strangulatam, uenter inedia. Exhaustus est, stomachus latrat, tum pen∣dulae marcent genae Pol dentes, pruriunt, me nullus est ieiuniosior, Neque magis effractus fame, scabri rubigine Dentes, labia{que} incaua situ loquuntur me famelicum Quare, hunc haberem praesentem deū, placaret {qui} mihi uentrē iratū. Parasiticae artis gnarū optem dari obuiā, Quem sectari liceat, post{qui}̄ in fumū cinerem{que} uersa sint Quae possedi oia, Vel é flamma non grauarer impiger

Cibu•• petere. O fortuna, ut nunquam perpetuo bonn¦es. Sed hic Ne est Pāphagus, meo quē iuui beneficio toties? is est.

PAMP.

Quis hic nouus subsistit hospes? Pantolabus est. Insolens Istuc quidē facit. Nō possum quin salutē, & colloquar. O salue plurimū merito tuo uir optime.

P.

Pamphage Salue plus millies.

PAM.

{qui}d hic negotij tibi? An uenis Obsonatū ad forū Cupedinis? Atqui ea est prouintia Parasitorum.

PANTO.

Memini. Sed eò res redijt, ut transcurso opus Mihi sit ad ordinem uestrum.

PAMP.

Ad nostrum ordinem quid audio?

PANTO.

Sic fors fert.

PAM.

Sed turpe est nimis a bubus ad asinos transcendere.

PANTO.

Vt sit. Durum telum necessitatis.

PAM.

Nihil ne est amplius. Rei?

PANTO.

Nihil quicquam, abliguriui omnia. Hinc memet foro Subducens, lateo domi hunc totum mensem, ibi uapam bibo, panem Atrū uoro, inedia ringor, co chlearū instar, uiuēs miser.

PAMP.

O me ter foelicem, cui tam acre bellum cum Penia haud fuit. Qui suetus sū, ut mures, alienum semper arrodere cibū. Quid, an non te piget tam acerbae sortis?

PAN.

Non tantum quidem. Pigeret, si modo tuam disciplinam nunc sectarier Liceret.

PAM.

Forsitan liceret, si potis esses assequi.

PAN.

Conarer ut possē Pāphage, uēter, magister ingeni Meos conatus iuuerit.

PAM.

Sed nescio {qui} foeliciter.

PAN.

Hem, me uide, ut prolixe agis? Rape me sodes collegio. Tuo inauctorandum rape, postquam nullam plane ar∣tem

calleo. Qua possim uiuere 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

PAM.

Au non sunt il∣lotis sacra haec Manib{us} tractāda?

PA.

Satisne lot{us} sim, {qui} coruger fame?

PAM.

Specimen tuae des artis oportet, dehinc no∣stris comitijs Indictis, si uoles, nomen dabis cum plausu & gloria.

PAN.

Ea lege, obsecro, me discipulū habe tibi, cui {pro}fui Re salua saepe, nisi immemor es beneficij accepti.

PAMPHA.

Immemor? Age suscipio te parasitastrum.

PAN.

Habeo pol gra∣tiam. Quid est, Quod me nunc uis facere?

PAM.

Vt me obserues se∣dulo.

PAN.

Quidum?

PAM.

Saeria Curanda sunt.

PAN.

Quid seria? securus quonam ferrer pede, Seria curaui nunquam, nisi seria, uentris negotia Appellites.

PAM.

Scilicet.

P.

Istuc {per}suadeas Catonib{us} Rigidis{que} Sophois, si {qui}d uales oratiōe.

PAM.

Pro suo Illi sapiant ingenio, nō equidem inuideo, nobis item Palatū neuti{qui} desipit, Hic & nos philosophi sumus Aesopici Gnatonici{que}, cuius sectae plurimos Clientes in forū producimus.

PA.

Quibus sed ducibus Fraeti?

PAM.

Magnis Epicuro, Aristippo, Catiis, & Apitijs.

P.

Duces illi haud sunt poenitendi {per} Geniū, {per}doct{us} es, Laudo. Sed ad seria redi.

PAM.

Recte. Nescis quae uiderim Insomnia.

PAN.

Falsa?

PAM.

Non opinor. Post medium noctis ferunt Vera esse somnia, quom sumus purgatiores scilicet.

PAN.

Intelligo. Sed narra somnium.

PAM.

Hodie constrato in thoro Videbar ad mēsam plenā, lautus{que} unctus{que} accumbere.

Cerealē dixisses coenam, hinc uelut è pleno cornu datū Et quod ederem, & quod potarem. Inde adeo, in di∣gitos pedis mihi Standum erat, ut de summo quicquam peterem. Vis dicam? Dis quidem Videbar, cui adfluerent bonae undique deliciae.

PAN.

Tam grata sunt Quae memoras, ut dentes uenter que hinc gestiant mi∣hi. Vigilans Vix ausim optare dormiēs quae sōnias.

PAM.

Tū nescio Quid uisus talorum iactus portendat omnis boni.

PANT.

Vah somnium hominis, quae narrat?

PAM.

Quid hoc, satin tibi placet?

PAN.

Vereor, ne laeuus hic augur sis.

PAM.

Nil credis, nisi quod uides? Abi in malā crucē, dignus, quē nunquā sancta saturitas Beet, cū istac tua incredulitate.

PA.

Obsecro famelicū Meū uentrem fac somniis tuis satures, si quid habent Rei.

PAM.

Irrides?

PA.

Nō rideā, q•• carbonarias opes Pro Germanis ostentes, somnijs foelix? Ridiculum.

PAMPHA.

Age, Ridiculū sit, quādo ita lubet. porro, quā nō sim stultul? Vates, uidebis, dum fiam hinc cellarius, cuiuspiam Nummatioris domini; Opulentia cuius construxero Tā largum uentri cōmeatū, ut si regum sim maximus.

PAN.

Hic, credo, uigilans somniat. Pamphage, bea∣tum me in tuo Regno tum quaeso facias.

PAM.

Vel primus eris a∣pud me, si probe Aduleris?

PAN.

Sed unde plebiscita ordinis nostri petam?

PAM.

unde rogas? à Terētiano illo Gnathone prīcipe Viro Pantolabe, Hinc te opus fuerit interprete opti∣mo, nemo artifex.

Nascitur.

PAN.

Operam meam tibi dico Pamphage. Age doctoris suscipe Partes.

PAM.

Nolo arbitrum quemquam esse nobis, Sed pone fabricam hanc, Tutus loc{us} est, ibi elementa dabo, fac te docibilē {pro}bes Discipulum.

PAN.

En aurem utram{que} surrigo, ad magistri dogmata.

¶ Of the seconde Acte, the fyrste Sceane. All the meters of this Sceane be Iambici Octonarij. Interlocutores.

• PANTOLABVS,
• PAMPHAGVS.

IN VERY dede I am a wretched fe∣lowe, * 1.125 whiche seke or prolle aboute (to get) the thynge whiche I might eate, and hardely. i. with moch ado, or with greatte dyfficultie I fynde (it out) I * 1.126 haue a throte bolle almoste strangled i. snarled or quarkennyd with extreme hunger. i. I am so soore forhungered, that my bealy weneth my throte is cutte: my bely or panche is all wasted quyte vp or shronke to gether (with lankenesse) for hunger or wante of meate my stomake belcheth or cryeth out (for the fulnes of wynde that is in it for emptynesse) farthermore my chekes that hanged syde downe, do shrynke awaye. i. where as I was wonte to be blobbe cheked or haue foggy chekes (that shaked as I went) they be nowe shronke vp, or drawen to gether, lyke fleshe that dothe putrifie or corrupt for extreme lean∣nesse (and) by the churche of Pollux, my teethe ytche, * 1.127 (for desyre they haue to be sette a worke.) There is no

manne more fastynge. i. more hunger storuen, or more gaunte belyed (than I am) nor more all to broken. i. brought more lowe or made more fainte with hunger (than I am) my tethe be rough with rust. i. my teth be * 1.128 al to furrid with flakes of skurfe (sticking vpon them syns I washed them with any merye go downe) my lyppes waxen hollowe inwarde. i. tourned in to my mouthe warde, and (my chynne standynge out lyke as aged folkes lyppes do, that be totheles) with filth about them, speake (if I wolde lye) that I am hun∣grye. Wherfore I wolde haue hym a present god. i. I * 1.129 wolde take hym for a god, that coulde helpe folkes forthe out of hande, which could appease to me myne angry bealy. i. coulde make my bealy be styl (& leaue his crollinge.) I wolde nowe wyshe to mete with one that were skylled in the crafte of dysours or skoffyng fellowes, whome it myght be lefull for me to folowe, (in his craft••) syns that all the thynges that euer I dyd possede, be tourned into smoke and asshes. i. syns I haue spent vpon deyntie meate and drynke. i. pys∣sed agaynste the walles, or dyspente on my deintye mouthe, all that euer I was lorde of: and nede were * 1.130 out of flame, I shulde not be greued diligent to fetch meate. i. it shuld not greue me, lyke a valyant or stout fellowe to seke my lyuynge out of the lyght burnyng fyer, or to eate hot coles, or to scrape my lyuyng out of the harde stone walles, with my nayles. O fortune, that thou art neuer styl cōtinually good (to no man.) But is not this same Pamphagus, whom I haue so * 1.131 oftē holpē with benefyt. i. with good tornes doing vn¦to hym? it is he.

PAM.

what new gest haue we stāding here? it is Pantolobus suerly, he dothe thus vnwon∣tynge.

i. he is not wonte, or he is not accustomed to do * 1.132 thus. I can do (no lesse) but I muste dyd hym good morowe, and speake with or to hym. O god gyue the passynge well to fare, moste worshypfull gentylman, for thy good dedes or benefites (towardes me)

PAN.

Pamphagus, God gyue the a thousande good mo∣rowes.

PAM.

What here of busynes to the. i. what busines haste thou here (a do?) Commest thou (hither * 1.133 to the pultry to bie cates?) but in very dede that (place is the prouynce). i. the resortynge place of dyssours (to harken where any good feaste is towarde, or whoo maketh any good chere in his house, that they maye resorte thyther, to gette some lyuynge.)

PAN.

I re∣member * 1.134 that. i. I am aduised therof, but the matter is come hereto (now) that it is nedeful for me to make a course ouer to your order. i. to become one of your occupation.

PAM.

To our occupation, or to our sort, what thynge is this, I here the (saye?)

PANT.

So chaunce beareth. i. such is my chance, or my lucke, or thus standeth the case (w^t me now.)

PAM.

But it is a * 1.135 passynge foule thing, to make a skyppe ouer from the oxen to the asses. i. to leappe out of the halle, into the kytchyn, or out of Chrystis blessynge in to a warme sonne.

PANT.

That it be. i. put case it be so, Necessi∣tie is a harde weapon. i. nede hath no lawe.

PAMP.

Is there no more of thynge. i. is there noo more ynke * 1.136 lefte in thy penne, or nothynge yet lefte the?

PANT.

Nothynge at all, I haue spent on my deyntie mouth, all that euer I hadde, for this cause I withdrawe my selfe forthe of westmynster halle. i. of all good compa∣ny, or resorte of people. I lye lurkynge at home all this hole moneth longe, there drynke I refuse wyne,.

i. that hath almoste loste his colour, and is almooste * 1.137 ayger, and mounche vp browne breade, I am pinched by the bealy (with hunger) (lyuynge after the maner of snayles) whyche all the wynter season kepe theym * 1.138 within their shelles, lyuynge lyke a wretche.

PAM.

O me thrise happy. i. O happy am I that euer I was borne, to whom so sharpe a batayle hath not ben with * 1.139 pouertie. i. whiche haue not had so sharpe a batayle a∣gaynst pouertie (as thou haste hadde) whiche am ac∣customed to gnawe other mens meate, as myse (doo) * 1.140 What dothe it not greue the of so bytter a lotte. i. doth not this so harde a chaunce greue thy harte?

PANT.

Suerly it shulde not greue me so moche, so it myghte be lefull for me, nowe to folowe thy dyscipline. i. to be one of thy scoolynge.

PAM.

Peraduenture it myghte be leful for the, if thou were able. i. sufficient to attayn (to it.)

PANTO.

I wolde go about it. i. I wold assay * 1.141 as I might Pamphagus. The bely which is the ma¦ster of wytte, wold helpe myn attemptynges, or ayde me in myne enterprtse.

PAM.

But I wote not howe * 1.142 happely. i. howe it wolde frame, or come to passe with the.

PAN.

Hem se me. i. what loke who I am, or who am I, howe longe arte thou a doing, or howe toughe thou makest the matter (to me that am of thyne olde acqueyntaunce?) take me hardely in all the hast to be bounde prentyse to thy felowshyp or craftes men of scoffars: Away with me, syns I playnly can skyll of no maner crafte (in the worlde) wherby I may lyue. i. get my lyuīg, for I haue euer be brought vp at home. i. vnder my mothers wynge, and neuer lerned howe to get my lyuinge.

PAM.

Why be these holy thynges, to be medled with, with vnwashed handes. i. why and

thynkest thou this crafte or science to be dealyd with without the bestowynge of any laboure, to lerne the craft before?

PAN.

Am I not washed inough. i. haue I not taken peyne inoughe. i. haue I not lerned my crafte or lesson well inough, whiche am drawen togi∣ther (and it were a purse) for hunger?

PAM.

Thou * 1.143 muste shewe vs a patrone, or a profe, or an assaye of thy crafte. i. workmanshyp or cunnyng: afterward, or and that ones done, after we shall haue assembled our felowshyp togyther (by the sendynge aboute of oure bedyll, than if thou wylt thou shalt gyue thy name. i. we wyl haunse the or set thy name into our felowship boke with clappynge of handes, and glorye. i. great * 1.144 ioy making.

PANT.

By that law. i. on that condition or couenant I beseche the for goddis sake, take me for thy scholer, whom I haue ben profytable vnto often tymes, my thinges being safe. i. whan the worlde was welthy or prosperous with me, but if thou be vnmind * 1.145 full or vnremembrynge of a benefyte taken. i. excepte thou be forgetfull whan one or a man dothe for the, or hath done the a good tourne (in tyme passed.)

PAM.

Unremembrynge. i. vnmyndeful or forgetfull? go to, I take the or receyue the for my scholer or disciple in skoffynge craft.

PANT.

I haue Pol thanke. i. by the god Pollux, I con the good thanke, what is it that me nowe thou wylte to doo. i. what thynge is it that thou wylte haue me do nowe?

PAM.

I wil that thou marke me, or take hede of me diligently. i. I wyll that thou take good hede to me, and folowe me, or laye to thy hande.

PANT.

Wherto, or wherfore.

PAMP.

Erneste thynges be to be cared for, or regardyd. i. we haue an erneste matter in hande.

PANT.

What er∣nest

matters, doste thou tell me of, beynge sure, whe∣ther * 1.146 I shulde be caryed with my foote,. i. for beynge sure where to become, or whether to resort, or hauyng a place to resorte vnto, at all tymes, I neuer cared for or dyd regarde any ernest matters, but yf thou calle the matters of the bely ernest matters. i. to get a good meales meate, or to folowe bealy ioye.

PAM.

That is ethe to wyte or what a question is that?

PAN.

Per∣swade this thyng (than to the Catons, or to the sharp * 1.147 or sowre countenanced sage fathers, if thou be any thynge worthe in oration. i. if thou canst any thynge do with thy fayre tonge, make the. ii. Romayn Cato∣nes * 1.148 (whiche so ernestly dyd rebuke gurmandyse). i. fe∣dynge of the panche, or make these sage fathers, that loke so sowrely, whan they do calle vpon men, beinge in the pulpyt to fare harde, or to be contented with a small dyete, to beleue this thyng, that to prolle about for to gette good meales be erneste matters.

PAM.

Lette them sauour. i. let them be wyse for. i. accordyng * 1.149 after their wytte. Surely I enuye not at the matter, or them, to vs also the palate myssesauoreth or mysse * 1.150 tasteth neuer a whytte. i. our mouthes be nothynge or neuer a whytte out of tast here. i. in this matter be we also philosophers. i. louers of wysedome, after Clo∣dius Aesopes sort, the Romayn player of tragedies,. * 1.151 i. stage player, and Clodius Aesopus his sonne, of whyche the father was serued at his table of a dyshe of byrdes, whiche stode hym in. vi. C. sestertiums, as Plinius mencioneth in his. x. boke, which amounteth in our sterlynge money after. iiii. li. iii. s. iiii. d. the se∣stertium, vnto. ii. M. iiii. C. vii. li. xx. d. And Clodius Esopus his sonne dyd at a bank ct ••ate a perle, weake * 1.152

ned in stronge by neyger, which as Horace witnesseth in his. ii. boke of sermons, the. iii. Satyre, he plucked from his souerayn ladyes eare, named Metella, whi∣che perle farre exceded his fathers dysshe of byrdes. For Plinius in his. ix. boke sayth, that the perle, whi∣che Aesopus did eate at Rome, passed the perle, which Cleopatra dyd swalowe vp in Egypte for Antonius * 1.153 sake. And of Gnathons sort, not whom Terens ma∣keth mencion of, but of Gnatho a Cecilien (whom the Romayns make mencion of, bicause of his knauery, whiche he vsed whan he came to great mens feastes. For whan he sawe the dyshe that beste lyked hym, he wolde throwe the sneuyll of his nose into it, bycause no man shulde haue parte with hym) of whose secte. i. * 1.154 suite or sorte of profession, we bryng forth or set forth abrode into the market stede many clientes. i. men of our retinue, or that be suiters to oure courte.

PANT.

But to what dukes. i. capytaines do you trust. i. what capytaynes do you beare you bolde vppon, or do you put your truste in?

PAM.

Upon great or stout (capi∣tayns) as Epicure, the Athenien philosopher, whiche * 1.155 maynteyned, that the felycitie of man, consysteth in dayntie fare, and wantyng of peyne, and Aristippus * 1.156 whiche maynteyned, that the felicitie of man consy∣steth in the takyng & vsyng of all sortes of voluptu∣ous plesures. And such as ve of Marc{us} Apitius sort whome Plinius calleth the moste depest streme. i. the moste sydest bealyed felowe of all gluttons or stroye goodes vpon theyr deyntye mouthe. This Marcus * 1.157 Apitius dyd write many thynges concerning the con¦tentynge of dayntye mouthes. And of Catius sorte, whiche was also a great glutton and maister (of our

crafte.

PANT.

Nowe by the god of good fare and * 1.158 bealy ioy, those capitayns be not to be myslyked, or to be set lyght by, Thou arte passynge well lerned, I cō∣mende (the) but returne or come agayne to our ernest matters.

PAMP.

Well sayde, thou wottest not what a dreame. i. vysion I haue sene (in my slepe.)

PANT.

A false dreame (I feare me.)

PAM.

Nay not so, as I wene or suppose, after mydnyght men saye, that drea∣mes be true, that is to say, whā we be purgid (for after * 1.159 we haue by reson of our first slepe digested our grosse humours, whiche in the begynnyng of the nyght as∣cende vp to the hedde, than. i. after that tyme of the night, our dremes procede of some other secrete cause, which cōmonly do chāce or take effect)

PAN.

I vnder¦stande the, what thou meanest, but telle thy dreame.

PAM.

To day. i. this morning I semed. i. me thought * 1.160 that I wasshed (in a bayne or hotte house) and an∣noynted (with oyle) after the maner of the olde tyme, dyd lye downe by. i. dyd syt at a full table. i. a table ful (of good meate) in a bed bestrewed (with herbes and * 1.161 flowers, after the maner of the olde tyme, whan they dyd lye downe at theyr meales, and not sytte as we do nowe) thou woldest haue sayde that (it hadde ben) a supper of Ceres the goddesse of wheate or corne (not suche a supper as the gentylles vsed, whan they dyd sacrifyce vnto Ceres, for in such feastes it was a gret * 1.162 offence, to haue any wyne) but (such a supper, as the Cecilians were wonte to kepe in theyr temple, dedy∣cated to Addephagia. i. edacitati, to gourmandise, for in that temple was an image of Ceres, with this tytle 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. i. to corne, or to the gyuer or preseruer of corne. as Celius mencioneth in his. iiii. boke) from hens. i.

from this table, as it had ben forthe of the full horne of plentye (called of the Latines Cornucopiae). bycause it was fylled after the gentylles maner, with all sor∣tes of cornes, graynes, and fruites, and so plentuous of all thynges, that there wanted nothynge (called in greke Ceras amaltheas) was gyuen or retched vnto * 1.163 me, both what I wold eate, and what I wold drinke, in so moche that in very dede, it was to me to stande * 1.164 into the toes of my fete. i. in so moche that I was for∣ced, or I was fayne to stande a typ too, that I might seke any thynge from the hyghest. i. if I wolde reche * 1.165 any thynge (that stode or was set at the higher) (ende of the bourde.) Wylte thou that I shall telle the (one thinge) trewely I semed a ryche man. i. me thoughte I was a riche man, or the god of ryche men him selfe, vnto whom good delycates dydde flowe from euery where. i. vnto whome plentie of good deynties or de∣lycate meates and drynkes, came tomblynge or wa∣lowyng in on euery syde.

PANT.

The thynges that thou tellest me of, or makest mencion of to me, be soo pleasaunt or thanke worthy, that my tethe & my bealy * 1.166 delyte to me from hense. i. that my tethe and my bealy reioyce in me herfore, or by reason therof (and wolde fayne be at the geare) (or they be with chylde tyll they be at this deyntie meates thou speakeste of) I dare scarsely wysshe beinge awake, for the thynges that thou dreameste (vppon) beinge a slepe. i. I dare vn∣neth wysshe for wakynge, that thou dreamest vppon in thy slepe.

PAM.

Farther more, I wote not what of good lucke, the caste of the dyce whiche I sawe, dothe pronosticate or sygnifie a forehande, or to come. * 1.167 i. I wote not what good lucke this caste of the dyse,

whiche I sawe (in my dreame) maye betoken to come or to betyde or chaunce hereafter.

PAN.

Propt what * 1.168 (tales or thynges telleth this dreame of man). i. this drousye yoman (that slepeth as he standeth?)

PAMP.

What doth not this please the ynough. i. what (saiest thou hereto?) doth not this geare please the metelye well?

PANT.

I am a frayde lest thou be a lefte hand augur. i. a contrarye or a folysshe or false prophete or * 1.169 sothesayer. i. I feare me that the byrdes, by syghte of whom thou haste taken vpon the to be a diuinour (of thynges to come) dyd appere on thy lefte hande whi∣che (Augurium. i. auium garritus). i. chatterynge of byrdes * 1.170 signifieth yll lucke, or that the thynge shall not come to passe, lyke as whan the byrdes dyd appere on the ryght hande of the Romayne augurs, they sygnified good lucke, and that the thynge shulde take good ef∣fecte.

PAM.

Beleuest thou nothynge, but that whi∣che thou seest (with thine eyen) Go hens in to yl crosse. i. walke or pycke the hens in the galowes name, or in * 1.171 the weniand, or in the. xx. deuyll waye, with this in∣credulitie, or wante of belefe of thyne. i. mystruste of thyne, whome holy belyfulnesse shoulde neuer make blessed. i. for y^u art worthy throughe thy mysdeseruing * 1.172 that holy saynte fylgutte, or saynte panchart, shulde neuer do good turne for the, or make the happy (with sendyng the good meate and drynke ynough.)

PAN.

I beseche the for goddes sake, do so moche, or fynde the meanes that thou mayst saoule. i. satisfy to the ful with meate and drynke, throughe these dreames, of thyne, my hungry bealy, if they haue any thynge of thynge. i. if they be ought worthe, or haue any weight * 1.173 or pythe in them.

PAM.

Doest thou laughe at me, or

laughest thou me to scorne?

PANT.

Shulde I not laughe at the, seinge thou shewest often. i. bostest co∣lyshe * 1.174 rychesses or treasours for true. i. seing that thou settest forthe to the shewe, or makeste thy vauntes or crakes of thy dreames for trewe tales. i. as thoughe they were matter in dede, accordynge to the grekyshe adage, of Suidas mencioned, wherby is ment that lyke, as he is dysapoynted, that loketh for treasoure, and findeth coles: so woldest thou fede my bealy with vayne hope, by tellynge me of thy dreames. which a∣dage we expresse in our tongethus, seinge thou settest as good a face vpon beanes, as if they were blanched almondes, thou beinge happy with dreames. i. thyn∣king in thyne owne conceyte, that thou art happy by∣cause thy dremes plese the. A mocke. i. this is a scorne. * 1.175

PAM.

Go to, let it be, or be it a scorne or a mock, syns it lyketh so. i. syns such is thy plesure, but y^t I am not so very foolyshe a prophete, or southsayer, as thou wol∣dest make me, thou shalte see by experience, whan I shall from hensforth be made the storer of some well moneyed mayster. i. the keper or ouerseer of the pro∣uision for householde of some man, that hath goodis plentie, or that shall haue money goddis foyson, or at wyshe, through whose rychesse or substaunce, I shall gather togyther on heape, as large a prouysion or * 1.176 store of vyttayles for my bealy, as if I were the gret∣test of kingis. i. the greatest king in the world.

PAN.

I beleue this felow dremeth being awake. I besech the than, make me a happy or fortunate mā in thy kyng∣dom.

PAM.

Thou shalt & nede be, or as it were, be the * 1.177 first about me. i. the chefest person or chefest in my cō∣ceit, if thou canst flatter wel.

PAN.

But frō whēs shal

I go seke or fetche the decrees of people of our order. * 1.178 i. the lawes or ordynances made for theym that be of our fraternitie.

PAM.

As kest thou from whens? from that Terentian Gnatho, a principal manne. i. a chiefe ryngleader of our facultie. Here in this case nede shal be to the of the best declarer or setter forthe. i. on this behalfe thou shalte haue nede of the most counnyng * 1.179 declarer or setter forth of (these Gnathoniens lawes) that can be found: for no man is borne a craftes man. i. no man is borne with any maner counnynge (and therfore he muste haue a good mayster, and take pey∣nes hym selfe for it, or euer he can come by it.)

PAN.

I dedicate my labour to the. i. I offer my seruyce to * 1.180 the, or I proffer the my seruice, O Pamphagus, come of, take thou in hande the partes of a teacher. i. come of, take vpon the to be my mayster, to teache me.

PAM.

I wyll not any arbitrour or of counceyle to be to vs. * 1.181 i. I wyll not that any body shall be by, to here what we say, or se what we do, but here behynde this warke that is in buyldynge, or this worke house, there is a suer place, there wyl I gyue the thy fyrste principles, of our science, loke thou proue. i. shewe thy selfe to be a disciple or scholer mete to be taught.

PAN.

Loo I lifte vp or holde vp bothe myne eares. i. lo I harken with bothe myne eares to my maisters teachynges or chiefe lessons of his science.

Actus secundi. Scoena secunda.

• PHILAVTVS,
• ACOLASTVS,

Senarij.

QVid haec Acolaste, prae ut illa quae pater dedit?

A.

Pater futilis est, somnium iners ualeat, magis

Tua me Philaute dicta stimulant.

PHI.

Fac tibi Fidas, quod cun{que} inciderit in mentem, uoles. Te ipso fruere. Spes omnis in te sit tibi. Sic uiues foelix ac beatus.

ACO.

Altius Haec cordi haerent, quam ut momento leui excidant.

PHI.

Macte es uirtute.

ACO.

Iam uale Philaute mi.

PHI.

Vale longum uale. Acolaste optime maxime.

ACO.

Quam me Philautus ui sua totum occupet, Si maxime dicam, nemo credat tamen, Adeo in illum uelut effusus sum pectore. Quo fit nulla ut hinc capiar poenitudine Mei, ut mihi ignoscam, & mihi placeam nimis. Quis hoc statu me non beatum praedicet? Superest, ut ingressus, haec mea gaudia Tester, festiua quam paro cantiuncula.

¶Of the seconde Acte, the seconde Scene. The meters of this sceane be Senarii.

• PHILAVTVS
• ACOLASTVS.

VUhat be these thynges Acolastus. i. what sayeste thou to these lessons in comparison to them, that * 1.182 thy father hath gyuen the?

AC.

My father is a blab of his tonge, a dreamer. i. a trifler, a sluggarde, fare well he. O Philautus, thy sayinges prycke me more. i. set me more on, or set me more a gogge than my fa∣thers doctrines.

PHI.

Do. i. fynd the meanes or pro∣uyde that thou mayste truste to thy selfe, and fynde the meanes what soo euer shall fall. i. come in to thy mynde, that thou mayste wyl it. i. that thou mayste be wyllynge or mynded to put it in execution, enioye thy selfe, or take plesure or delectation in thy self. i. (be not * 1.183 to other men lyke a dogge to the bowe, or be not soo

made to other mens becke, that it shall not be in thy power to lyue after thyne own plesure, let al thy hope * 1.184 in the, be to the. i. trust vtterly and holely to thyn own selfe (and to no man els) so shalt thou lyue happy and blessed. i. so shalt thou leade an happy and a blystull lyfe.

ACOL.

These thynges cleaue deper to my hart * 1.185 than that they may fall away by any lyght tryfle. i. I sette these thynges nerer to my harte, than to shake them of with a thyng of naught.

PHI.

Be thou more increased in vertue. i. go to it man, or play the man e∣uery day better and better.

ACO.

Nowe farewel my Philautus.

PHI.

Farewell, farewell, and haue good day, or farewell for longe and many a day, O my A∣colastus, the best, the greattest. i. the best man lyuing, and my greattest benefactour, or the greattest in my conceyte.

ACOL.

If I shulde say it moste greatly. i. yf I shulde say it and sweare it neuer so moche, or ne∣uer so fast, yet no man wolde beleue it, how moch Phi¦laut{us} occupieth me hole w^t his force. i. how moch Phi∣lautus with his stronge perswasions, hath wonne me holely or vtterly to be his, so moche I am as it were powred out in hym in breste. i. I haue set or gyuen my harte so vtterly or so entierly to loue hym, whereby it is done, that from hens I shall be taken with no re∣pentance of my self. i. whervpon ensueth or foloweth, that I shall neuer from hens forth repent my selfe, or take any repentance, that I haue folowed (his coun∣sels) whiche (is) that I may forgiue my selfe. i. that I may or nede take no displeasure with my selfe, for any my doinges, or for any thing I do: and that I maye excedyngly please my selfe. i. stande in myn owne con∣ceyte * 1.186 out of measure, who shal not say me to be happy

in this state. i. who wyll not say, that I am an happy * 1.187 or fortunate man, standinge in this condicion. resteth behinde, or this is the surplus, that I being nowe on∣wards on my iourney, may testify my ioyes. i. that I maye shewe some euidence or wytnesse of this ioye of myne with some plesant short songe or balade, which I make in a redynes to synge.

¶ Of what kyndes of meters, Acolaftus balade is made.

AColastus balade is made of. iii. staurs and a pycke, of whiche eue∣ry staffe hath. xi. syllables, and the pyke is made of. v. syllables. The kynde of meter, vsed in the staues, is callyd Carmen Sap∣phicum, so named of one Sappho a mayden, whiche was the inuentour therof, made of. iii. dyners fete, and thus dysposed, Trochaeus, Spon∣daeus, Dactylus, Trochaeus, Trochaeus. The meter of the pike is called Adonicū, made of Dactylus, and Spondaeus. And whan these. ii. kyn∣des of meters be ioyned togyther, after suche maner as they be here in this balade, the pyke muste make vp the sentence perfite. And albeit, that dyuers of the last fete of the st••ues be Spondaeus, that is not materyall. For the laste syllables of all meters, as well comicall as other, be indif∣ferent, that is to say, yf they be longe, they may be taken for shorte: and if they be shorte, they may be accounted for longe, and so saue the lawe of the meter perfytly. And bycause that these. ii. kyndes of meters, vsed in Acolastus balade, be more precisely kepte in their places, than Iambus, and Trochaeus, obserued in the places appoynted for theym in lambicis Senarijs, Sep••enarijs, or octonarijs, or Trochaicis Catalecticis aca••a∣lecticis, or hypercatalecticis, therfore we wylle here scanne or trye one staffe and a pycke, to shewe the lerner an example howe to scanne all this hole balade by.

O di, es fes, tus niue, o la, pillo Viuere, curis.

¶ And though these. ii. kyndes of meters be not comicall, that is to say, be not vsed of suche auncient auctours, as haue wryten comedyes, and for that cause I made no mencion of these. ii. sortes of meters in the brefe in∣troductorye, whyche is set before the seconde sceane of the fyrste acte of this comedie: yet for so moche as our auctour bryngeth in Acolastus, to synge a balade, Seruat, in this behalfe Decorum, for he foloweth Ho∣race in his Odes.

ACOLASTVS CANIT.

ODies festus niueo lapillo Dignus, ô lucis facies serena, Qua licet demum positis suaue Viuere curis.

Nunc iuuat laute Genium fouere, Nunc iuuat sacrae Veneri litare, Nunc iuuat ludos & amoena carni Gaudia ferre.

Exulat tergo monitor seuerus. Et iugum collo iacet ó remotum, Libero quouis pede iam licebit Tendere gressus.

Qui tuli multos dominos iuuentae, Qui iugo solui toties cupiui Liber emissus manibus parentis Viuo beatus.

Gestiens adsit iuuenum corona, Plaudat, & sortem hanc mihi gratuletur. Concinant Musae celebres canora Carmina uoce.

¶ Acolastus Balade.

O Festyuall daye, worthy a snowyshe lytell stone. i. worthye to be marked with a stone as whyte as * 1.188 snowe, in tokē of prosperite and good fortune (lyke as in olde tyme they marked their troublesom days with a blacke stone: & at the yeres end they vsed to nomber theyr stones, therby to knowe, whether they had had in the yere more pleasure or sorowe, mo good dayes or bad.) O fayre face of lyght. i. O goodly and fayre or

bryght shynyng day, in the whiche nowe at the laste it is lefull (for me) to lyue swetely. i. pleasantly, putting awaye cares. i. settynge care and thought a syde: or * 1.189 in whiche I may nowe say, care a waye. Nowe dely∣teth it to nourysshe deyntily my good spyrite (whiche hath the kepyng and preseruing of my body). i. nowe take I pleasure to nouryshe my body delicately, or to make moche of my selfe: now delyteth it, to do sacry∣fyce to holy Uenus. i. nowe take I pleasure to be Ue∣nus seruant, and to set all my mynde vpon chamber worke. Nowe delyteth it, to beare pleasant ioyes and sportes to my flesshe. i. nowe take I pleasure to gyue vnto my body all maner ioyes and sportes, or to take my bodyly solace in euery condition. Let this cruelle gyuer of warnynge or remembrancer at my backe, be an outlawe, or go into exyle. i. where as I was wont to haue a maister to folowe me at the heles, and euer to gyue me warnyng, howe I shulde order or behaue my selfe, and that I shulde not take my pleasures: let him nowe go playe him (in farre countrayes) and. i. for nowe my yocke lyeth afarre of, remoued from my * 1.190 necke. i. nowe haue I shaked of all maner of obedy∣ence to any maner of bodye. Nowe shall it be lefulle (for me) to stretche my paces. i. to take my iorney whi∣ther thou wylt. i. whither me lyste, with a free foote. i. at myn owne pleasure and liberte, without controlle∣ment. * 1.191 I whyche haue borne. i. suffered many lordes. i. rulars of my youthe, I whiche haue coueted so often to be lowsed from the yoke, I free sente forthe of my fathers hande. i. set at my libertie, out of my fathers auctoritie, lyue happy. Nowe come hither a company of yonge men, standynge rounde aboute me in com∣passe,

makyng sport with tokens of their bodily ioy. * 1.192 Lette them clappe theyr handes (forioye) and reioyce with thankes to me this lotte. i. lette them reioyse for my sake of this good chaunce of myne. Let the reno∣med Muses synge to gether in companies sowndfull verses with theyr voyce. i. let them synge ioyous ver∣ses out a lowde.

Actus secundi. Scoena tertia.

• PAMPHAGVS
• PANTOLABVS
• ACOLASTVS.

Octonarij.

QVid haec tibi uidentur?

PANT.

Rara profecto mysteria.

PAM.

Vide ut contineas

PAN.

Accurate omnia, memorem me senties. Sed unde escaria nobis est uenatio?

PA.

Vbi cadauer est Quo dad curramus uoltures? Nā uel lupo esurientior Sum. Quod de somnio iam iā dixi meministin obsecro?

PAN.

Memini.

PAM.

Hinc te bene sperare iubeo.

PANT.

Sperare autem quom nihil Sit, quod edatur?

PAM.

Mane, mane, non spem me∣ram sed rem dabo.

PANT.

Promissis quis non diues esse possit.

PAM.

Offam faxo in os Tibi obiecero, nisi enim me omē laetū fallit, nāciscimur Hodie herū qualē uolum{us}, qui nos accipiat lautissime. Hem, ad rostra te uoco.

PANT.

Quid illo?

PAM.

Vt uideam num qui uenerint Legati, aut hospites nobis.

PA.

Mali ad Cupedinarios Vocarier, nam differ or fame.

PAMPH.

Ah quam plumbeus es, lucri Bonus o dorillinc adflauit nares meas.

PANTOL.

Si odoribus Et somniis uentrē pascas, {qui}d adhuc famescere mesinis?

PA.

Heus tu, ne spera cōmunē tibi sortē, nisi sequeris.

PAN.

Sequor, uel ad manes imos si iusseris.

ACOL.

Nunc gaudeo Superasse me, uiarū omneis crepidines, cedant graues Curae, meror facessat, optato in portu quum nauigem. Posthac quic quid libet, licebit protinus: sub pectore Quic quid tacitus uersabo, id in linguā, mox in manus Licenter deriuabitur, neque obstrepet quisquam meis Studiis, ut hacten{us} obstitit durus pater, a quo me exulē Meapte sponte reddidi, ne sit corrector amplius. Iam, id affectabo, ut assurgant oēs uenienti, dexteras Inijciant, commessatum ducant, deni{que} delibutus ut Viuā perpetuis gaudijs, Tum uel multo auro adiūxero Oēs mihi. Monarcha sic regnabo praepotens. Quid, an Non albae filius gallinae iure censear, optimis Plane prognatus ouis? nullis cessero, ne dijs quidem, Postquam meus Philautus subie cit mihi boni & mali Ratiōes omneis, quas ad unguē teneo. Porro aūt obuiā Optē dari hospitē amicū, {qui} me magnifice tractet, uirū Sane oibus modis dignū, cui omnes optata oia ferant. Quod si me noscēt, {qui} siem, gregatim ad me cōcurrerent Cupedinarij, coqui, fartores, unguentarij, Pomarius, piscator, auceps, leno cum scortis ualens.

PAM.

Pantolabe, quem procul huc uideo aduenta∣re.

PAN.

Nescio, nisi Ad mercatum uenit, hic peregrinus hospes, ut appa∣ret.

PAMPH.

Bene Habet, hic nobis, q{quod} spero, materia certi aucupij datur. Ex promptanunc opus est astutia.

PANT.

Mi Pam∣phage, zonam habet.

PAM.

Zonam.

ACOL.

Sed neminem hic uideo.

PAN.

Audin quid dicat?

PAM.

Volt noscier.

ACOL.

Quonam diuortam cogito.

PAM.

Et hospi∣tem quaerit.

PAN.

Cinaedus est. Ex uoltu & filo corporis.

PAM.

Praeda haec nostris est unguibus Digna. A tergo me hinc inseram.

PAN.

Quid me au∣tem?

PAM.

Fac uerbis meis Subseruias, ut hic nostro in albo te dignū habeas locū

PAMPH.

Hospes bone, hospes clare, iubeo te salue∣re plurimum.

PAN.

Propino tibi salutē plenis faucibus uir optime.

PAM.

Facete, laute, lepide, istuc tene.

ACO.

Vicis∣sim comprecor Vobis laeta omnia, quicun{que} estis.

PAM.

Magnam me hercle gratiam Oēs merito habemus tuae isti humanitati.

PA.

Vir bon Es ex habitu.

PAM.

Sed in ijs quamobrem peregri∣naris regionibus?

ACO.

Huc me grauis tēpestas impulit meorū affectuū

PAMPH.

Ecquo destinabas iter?

ACO.

Quoliber, ubi liceat meo Pro igenio uiuere.

PAM.

Istuc hic licebit cōmo dissime Sin••s••is hic habitāt omnis generis Veneres & gratiae.

PANT.

Hic oenopolia, myropolia, pharmacopolia stabulant.

PAMPH.

Neque hic desiderabis Musicum concen∣tum.

PAN.

Gaudijs Hic afflues.

ACOL.

Sane auspicato, ut audio, huc tetuli pedem, Vbi frontem exporrigam. Vobis nomen dabo.

PAM.

Nomentuum Quod est?

ACO.

Nomen? Acolastus.

PAM.

Aco∣lastus? Vahnomen conuenit.

PAN.

Hem, noster es.

ACOL.

Certe, quod uoster sim repertus gaudeo.

Sed nulla nespes est, potiundi hic principatus?

PAM.

Maxime, Imprimis, ista corporis tui forma heroica placet. Tum, mores, indoles, cultus, & disserendi gratia. Magno te ortum loco arguunt.

PANTO.

A capite ad talos pulcher es.

PAM.

Imo dūte contemplamur fixius, diuina elucet in Te quaedam maiestas.

ACOL.

Nihil est in me, quin omnes plurimum Idament, uiuo & regno.

PAN.

Non sentit caudex palpum obtrudier.

PAM.

Hem, regem hunc esse oportet.

PANT.

Sci∣licet, tot clarum dotibus.

ACOLA.

Si nosceretis quid mecum portem boni, tum istuc magis Scio, diceretis.

PAM.

Quidid est?

PANTOL.

Virtutes omneis narratuas. Vthinc orneris.

ACOL.

Agedum, appendite zo∣nam auro multo grauem.

PAM.

Hui, tam graues auro loculos?

PAN.

Quid audio? aurum ne habet?

PAM.

Habet.

PAN.

Ego te si nescis, auri encomion possim doce∣re.

ACOL.

Dic.

PAN.

Pulcherrima aurum faustitas mortalibus. Hoc te dijs parem. Facit. hoc qui habet repēte honorat{us}, clar{us}, sapiēs, item Rex splendidus fit.

ACOL.

Periouem, haec dog∣mata Philauti dogmatis Cōsensiūt. Quid phiber, quin patiar me nomine regio Salutari?

PAN.

Ter maxime rex quin in clientelā tuam Nos suscipis?

ACOL.

Suscipio. En uobis auctora∣menta haec mea.

PAM.

Nunc me to tum regi dedo.

PANT.

Et ego quantus sum illi mancipor.

Sic inter luscos regnabit strabus. Pulchrū spectacul••••.

ACOLA.

Quid hic stamus? quid hic haeremus ie∣iuni? quin tendimus Comessatum?

PAN.

I am dudum est in patinis meus animus.

PAM.

Vbiuis Nihil moror.

ACOLA.

Quo diuortemus?

PAM.

Hospitem probum dabo.

PANTO.

Dabit dignum patella operculum.

PAM.

Vnde autem obsonabitur Quaeso patrone optime?

PAN.

Recte.

ACO.

Ca∣pelioc argentum & appara Coenam, quae cum pontificali certet.

PAMPH.

Cu∣rabo here.

ACO.

Tum Venus. Eacchus, Ceres nostris uolo intersint epulationibus.

PAM.

Fiet, Tibicines num nā cupis deducier è foro?

ACO.

Etiam.

PAM.

Propero ad macellū. Heus Pan∣tolabe, regem deducito Cliens ad Sannionem nostrum, sed sublata sarcina. Tenes?

PAN.

Sic.

ACOL.

Vbi manet ille uoster?

PAN.

Ad Veneris phanum.

ACO.

Bene est, Sustolle haec.

PAN.

Quam pulchrè procedo hodie. O fortunatum hunc diem.

¶ Of the Seconde Acte, the thyrde Scene.

• ¶ Pamphagus,
• Pantolabus,
• Acolastus.

¶ The meters of this sceane be Iambici Octonarij.

VUhat be these thinges sene to ther or what seme * 1.193 these thinges to the. i. what sayest thou by these matters?

PAN.

In very dede seldome mysteries. i. for a truthe (they be) secrete matters seldom (vttred or shewed abrode.)

PAM.

Loke that thou holde. i. loke

that thou kepe them (well in mynde.)

PANT.

Dily∣gently all. i. I shall kepe all these thinges in mynde * 1.194 curyously, thou shalte feele me one that remembreth. i. thou shalte parceyue that I remember (thy wordes) but from whense is our meaty she hunting. i. why ther may we go a huntynge or prollynge for to gette some meate.

PAM.

Where the carreyn is, whiche we (lyke) * 1.195 eerons or aultours may ronne vnto. i. where we can get any meate in the wynde, thyther wylle we resorte. For why, I am more hungry thā any wolfe is, I pray the hartely, remembryst thou not, what I sayd to the euen very nowe of my dreame?

PANT.

I remember (it.)

PAM.

From hense I commande the to hope well. * 1.196 i. I wylle, that by reason therof, thou lyue in good hope.

PANT.

To hope truely. i. to lyue in good hope a goddis name, whan there is nothyng to be eaten. i. seing there is nothing at all, that we may eate.

PAM.

Abyde abyde, or tarry tarry, I wyll not gyue the sole. * 1.197 i. pure or shyre hope, but the thing. i. I wyll not gyue the shales, but the karnelles, or I wylle not feede the forthe with fayre wordes, but gyue the, the thynges selfe.

PANT.

By promise, who may not be ryche?. i. who may not be a ryche man by promyssinge (faste y∣noughe.) * 1.198

PAM.

I wyll do, I shall caste the browesse soppe in mouth to the. i. I shall do so moch, or I shall fynd the meanes, that I shall caste the soppe made of breade, stepyd in the browthe of the pot, and strowyd ouer with harde chese and pepper, or cinamom, in to thy mouth. i. do thou but gape, and I shall make lar∣kes fall in to thy mouthe. For why, excepte, or onlesse * 1.199 my gladsom worde spoken lyke a prophecy, do begyle me, we get. i. we shall optayne this daye a mayster, or

lorde, suche as we wyll. i. suche as we wold wyshe for, * 1.200 whiche may take vs moste netly at meate and drinke,. i. which shal receyue vs, or entertayne vs at his ban∣kettes, in the moste trymme and dayntye fashion that can be. How, I cal the to the forpartes of the shippes,. * 1.201 i. to Poules crosse, or to the barre, where sergeantes plede in westmister hall. i. ho, go we to the place where moste people doo assemble (whiche they of the citie of Rome callid Rostra. i. the fore partes of shippes, which place of moste resorte in all the citie of Rome, was so called vpon this occasion. After that the Romaynes had vanquyshed by warre, by see, a nation called An∣tiates, they dyd in memorie of their vyctorye, hange vp the forepartes of their e••••ies shippes in a temple and a market stede, belongynge therto, whiche was sytuate before Hostilias court: in which temple & mar¦ket stede, was the great resort of strāgers or ambassa∣tours. and in that place the rulars of the Romaynes made theyr orations to the people, as Liuius maketh mention.)

PANT.

What there (to do?)

PAM.

That * 1.202 I may se whether any embassators be come (to town) or any gestes or strangers to vs. i. to our profytte, or to our paye.

PAN.

I had rather be called to the pul∣ters. for I am plucked asonder for hunger. i. for I am * 1.203 loste or vndone for hunger, or my bealye weneth my throte is cut for hunger.

PAM.

Oh, howe leadysshe thou art. i. what a dastarde or folishe felowe art thou? a good smell of gayne or wynnyng hath blowen from thens to my nosethrylles. i. I fynde by my nose, or I haue in the wynde, some good sauour of gayne, that is comynge from yonder coste.

PAN.

If thou canste fede the bealy with sauours, and with dreames, why

suffrist thou me yet or styl, to waxe an hungred?

PAM.

Harke thou (I say) hope not to the a common lotte. i. * 1.204 truste not to be partener or booty felowe with me, ex∣cepte thou folowe.

PAN.

I folowe the, and nede be, to the lowe spirites. i. place where dampned spyrites dwell. i. to the dyuell hym selfe, if thou wylte cōmand me.

ACO.

Now am I gladde, me to haue ouercome,. i. that I haue ouer passed all stoppages of wayes. i. all suche lettes of passage, or all such crekes by the wa¦ters syde, or see syde, as myght lette me on my waye. Let heuye cares gyue place. i. nowe greuous sorowe and care away, away with mournyng, or lette mour∣nynge be sette asyde, syns that I rowe in the hauen wyshed for. i. syns I am come to my iourneys ende, as gayly as I coulde wyshe for. from hensforth what so euer lyketh (me) or that me lysteth (to do) it shall in∣continente be lefull (for me to execute it) what so euer that I styll shall turne vp and downe vnder my brest. i. what soo euer I shall thynke secretely alone by my selfe, that shall incontinently be deryued. i. conueyd in¦to my tonge (to speake it) and into my handes (to do it) or to put it in execution, leauelyke. i. without lette or controllement: nor any man shall make a noyse at my studyes. i. nor than there shall no man crye out at my fantasyes or purposes, or, nor there shall no dog∣ges barke at myne ententes, or where aboutes I go. as hytherto, my harde father hath resysted or holden agaynst (them) from whom I haue yeldyd me an out∣lawe. i. out of whose companye I haue banyshed my selfe of myne owne freewyll, or by myne owne proper consent or accorde, leste he shulde any more be my cor∣rectour. Nowe wyll I affectuously seke or go aboute

this thyng, or nowe wyll I set all my mynde herevp∣pon, * 1.205 that all men maye ryse to me, commynge. i. where so euer I become, that all men may ryse agaynst me, and do me reuerence, that they may cast in their right handes. i. that they may take me by the hande. i. that * 1.206 they maye shake handes with me, or shake me by the fyste: or that they may leade me to eate with theym. i. to eate and drinke with them, or to dyne or suppe with them. In effecte or conclusion, that I anoynted (with * 1.207 oyle, after the antyke maner. i. full of my parfumes) or lye bathyng of my selfe in pleasures, maye lyue in euer durynge ioyes. Farthermore, or. i. and it be no∣thing but by moche golde. i. thoughe it be by none o∣ther meanes but through moche money, I wyll with my great plenty of money ioyne all men vnto me. i. I shall make all men holde with me, or hold on my syde. So beinge a Monarcha. i. a sole ruler, that hathe none equall with me, nor knowlege no superyour, I shall * 1.208 reygne ryght myghty. i. lyke a myghty prynce. What may not I by ryghte be estemed the sonne of a whyte henne. i. maye not men worthyly, or of good ryghte, thinke, that I was borne in a good howre, or that I was borne with a syly hoffe on myn heed. For a sure∣tie begotten of the beste egges. i. cōmynge of a stocke of the beste sorte, or commynge of a cocke of the best kynde. I wyll gyue place to no body, no truely, not to the goddis them selues. i. I wolde be lothe, or thynke scorne, that god hym selfe shulde be my cousyn, syns that my (mynyon) Philautus hath subdued vnto me all the reasons of good and bad. i. syns that the loue * 1.209 I haue to my selfe, hath brought vnder myne owne fantasy, the iudgement of good and yll: or syns that

the loue I haue to my selfe telleth me, whiche is good and badde for me, and not the parfite iudgemente of ryght reason, whiche raysons. i. whose perswasyons I holde to the nayle. i. I knowe as parfitely as can * 1.210 be, or poynte deuyse, or as perfytly as my Pater noster,. i. I knowe noo lesse all the perswasyons of Philau∣tus, than men skylled were wonte to knowe fyne po∣lished marble by rubbyng of the nayl of theyr thombe * 1.211 vpon the stone. Farthermore, or, and that more is, I wolde wyshe a straunger a frend to be giuen agaynst me. i. I wold fayne mete now with som frendly stran∣ger, * 1.212 whiche myght entreate me, or handyll me highly, or after some gorgious sorte: me (I say) being a man worthy by all meanes or sortes, vnto whome all men myght bryng all thinges wyshed. i. being a man wor∣thy, vnto whom all men shuld be glad to do al maner of pleasure and seruice they coulde vnto, and offer me the cheffest pleasures and daynties that could be got∣ten. That if they, or if men knewe, who I may be. i. * 1.213 who or what maner of man I am, the pulters, cokes, puddyng makers, parfume or oyntement makers, the costardemongar, the tyssherman, and the fowler, the stowte baude, with her hoores: all these wolde runne * 1.214 togyther to me flockemeale. i. all these wold come rū∣nynge to me on heapes, or flocke aboute me.

PAM.

Pantolabus, whom se I afarre to come. i. commynge hytherwarde?

PANT.

I wote not. i. I can not telle, but as it appereth. i. it shulde seme this stranger (be∣inge of some farre countreye) commeth to the marte.

PAM.

It hath well. i. it is well, or this commeth well to passe. frome hens I hope a matter of sure batfow∣lynge is giuen vnto vs. i. by this mans meanes shall

we haue an euident occasion of gayne and profit, lyke as the byrder hath by birdlyme or grinnes, whiche be meanes to catche his birdes with. Now it is nedefull * 1.215 of a redy wylynesse. i. nowe it is requisite, to haue som guyle redy at hande, or not to be to seeke of a wyle at nede.

PANT.

My Pamphagus, he hathe a gyrdelle with money in it, lyke as marchantes haue.)

PAM.

A gyrdell?

ACOL.

But I see no manne here.

PANT.

Herest thou not, what he saythe?

PAM.

He wylle be knowen. i. he seketh to be aquainted, or seketh to haue acquayntance.

ACOL.

I thynke whyther I tourne me. i. I bethinke me, where I may becom, or where I maye take vp myne June.

PAM.

And he seekyth for some hoste (to lodge with.)

PANT.

He is a bougour or one that is paste shame, or one of worldely shames childern, of his contenaunce and threde of his body. i. as it may appere, or as it shulde seme by his counte∣nance or features of his body, he is oone of worldlye shames chyldern, or he is an ympe of the stewes.

PAM.

This pray is worthy for our clawes. i. this is one as * 1.216 mete for vs to season vpon, as it is mete for any lyon or pawed beaste, to season his pawes vpon his pray. I wyll sowe me in. i. I wyll thruste me in, or schole in, or (I wyll gette me forthe of this place) and preace in (ageyne) from hens on his backehalfe.

PANT.

What me truely (commandest thou to do). i. what comman∣dest thou, or wylte thou that I shall do?

PAM.

Doo that thou vnder serue to my wordes. i. loke that thou vphold or maynteyn my sayenges, or loke thou serue my tourne, what so euer I saye, that from hens forth thou mayste haue a place worthy for the in our whyte. i. to the intent that from hensforthe thou mayst haue

thy name written in our boke, at the begynnynge a∣mongest * 1.217 the chiefest and principall scoffers. (Lyke as the pretours of Rome dyd set those mens names in a table hyghest, whose causes shulde first be pleaded or dispatched, before theym in iudgement, whiche table was called Album praetoris. i. the whyte or table of the pretour.)

PAM.

Good straunger or alyen, clere gest, I * 1.218 cōmaunde the to haylse or to be haylsed moche. i. thou honest and well borne newe come persone, god gyue the many good morowes, or god gyue the ryght well to fare.

PAN.

I drynke before, or I quaffe to the gre∣tynge * 1.219 with full. i. wyde or open throte. i. I begyn to speake louingely to the, or to salute the, or greete the first with a loude throte. i. I make my wordes of my fyrste salutation of the, to sownde out and they were a belle, or as lowde as I may crye, o thou best man. i. * 1.220 ryght worshipfull mayster.

PAM.

Meryly or plea∣santly (sayd) trymly (sayd) netely or cleane, fynely spo∣ken. kepe this. i. kepe the here, or here hold the.

ACO.

Semblably, or in lykewyse, I pray or beseche to you all thinges gladde or mery. i. and I for my tourne, or my part pray god to sende you all youre hartes desy∣res, who so euer you be.

PAM.

Mehercle, we all wor∣thye haue great thankes to this thy humanitie. i. so myght the god Hercules helpe me, we all thanke the greately, or gyue the greate thankes worthye for this thy gentylnesse or courtesy.

PANT.

Thou art a good man of thyne habyte. i. by thy fascion and hauiour of thy body, thou shouldest seme to be an honest manne.

PAM.

But wherfore comest thou a wayfarynge into this countrey or parties?

ACOL.

The soore or gre∣uous tempest of myn affections. i. vnleful lustes, hath

dryuen me hither, or into these costes.

PAM.

Lo whi∣ther. * 1.221 i. whither a waye dyddist thou appoynt thy iour∣ney?

ACO.

Euery where, or vnto euery suche place, where it may be lefull for me to lyue for my wyt. i. af∣ter * 1.222 or at myne owne pleasure.

PAM.

This thing shal here be lefull (vnto the) the moste commodiousely. i. as thy harte coulde best wyshe. If thou knowe not. i. to do the this thinge to wyt, or to do the one thinge to vnderstande, here dwell Venusis and graces of al kynd. i. here dwell al maner sortes of fayre women and wel spoken, or well nurtered, or cleane fyngered dames, here stand in ordre or in a rowe lyke as cattel stand in their stables or stalles, wyne tauernes, shoppes where swete oyntementes or parfumes be solde, potycaryes shoppes.

PAM.

Nor thou shalt not here want musical * 1.223 cōsent. i. armony of instrumētes of musike, or singers.

PAN.

Thou shalt here ouerflowe. i. plētuously aboūd in ioyes.

ACO.

Surely I haue borne. i. set my fote hyther as I here. i. as farre as I can here, byrde lo∣kyngly. i. luckyly or in a good houre. i. surely as farre as I can perceyue, I came hyther in a good howre or season. (For the Romaynes loked vpon the flieng ge∣sture and hauiour of byrdes, and therby iudged pros∣perous or aduerse successe to happen, concernyng su∣che matters as were amonge them in question) where I may stretche oute or spreade abrode my forheade. i. * 1.224 where I may loke vp with a mery countenance (lyke as Contrahere frontem, to drawe the forheed to gyther, signifieth to lowre or bende the browes: which coun∣tenance we make, whā we be miscontented or angry.) I wyll gyue you my name. i. I wyll shewe you what * 1.225 my name is.

PAM.

What is thy name?

ACO.

My

name? Acolastus.

PAM.

Stroy good, propt, the name * 1.226 agreeth. i. this thy name is a fyt name for the.

PANT.

What thou arte ours. i. of our secte or sorte.

ACOL.

Surely I am gladde, that I am founde yours. i. I reioyce, that you take me for one of your sorte. but is there no hope (for me) to vse or enioye the chiefe rule here?. i. is there no hope for me, to become a kyng or a prince here?

PAM.

Moste. i. no doute hereof (at all) in the beste wyse, this lordly shape of thy bodye plea∣seth (vs.) Farthermore thy maners, thy towardenes to come to a good profe, thy tr〈…〉〈…〉ne decking or freshe apparayle, thy grace. i. comlynes of talkynge or cō∣munynge, (All these) shewe the to be spronge from a great place. i. declare, that thou art born of some noble house.

PAN.

From the hed to the ankles thou art faire,. i. from the toppe to the too, ironice, frome the heles to the harde grounde.

PAM.

Ye mary whan we beholde the more stedfastely, a certayne diuyne maiestie shy∣neth or appereth in the. i. thou semest rather some an∣gell, than an erthely man.

ACO.

There is nothynge in me, but al men do moch loue it. I lyue. i. I triumph and I reigne (lyke a kynge). i. I am a felowe alone, or there is no man worthy to beare the bell, or to rule the roste, but I.

PANT.

The stocke feeleth not the flatterynge to be hydde. i. the stocke parceyueth not, howe he is secrettely or couertly mocked: or the dawe perceyueth not, howe he is mocked to the harde tethe.

PAM.

This man must nedes be a kyng (amongst vs) or it behoueth this man to be a kyng, that is to say, he beinge clere by so many gyftes. i. seing he is endewed with so many notable or excellent gyftes.

ACOL.

If ye dyd knowe, what of good. i. what good thynge I

do brynge with me, than I knowe. i. I am sure, you wolde say this thynge more (than you do nowe). i. yf you wyste what good geare I brynge with me, than I am sure you wolde saye this in dede.

TAM.

What thynge is that (that thou bryngest?)

PAN.

Telle vs * 1.227 all thy good condicions, that thou mayste therfore be trymmed. i. that we may set the forthe accordynglye.

ACO.

Come of, waye me this gyrdel heuy with mo∣che golde. i. fele me this girdell, howe heuy it is with golde.

PAM.

Out (haste thou) so heuye purses with golde. i. haste thou thy bagge so full of golde?

PAN.

What here I. i. what thinge is this I here? hathe he golde? (than.)

PAM.

He hath so.

PANT.

I coulde teache the, the prayse of gold. i. the songe that is made in the prayse of money, if thou knowe it not.

ACOL.

Tell. i. say it.

PANT.

Golde is to men the most fayre felicitie. This thinge maketh the matche or equall to the goddis. He that hathe this thynge, he is made. i. * 1.228 he becometh sodaynely honoured. i. honourable, clere. i. knowen or renomed, wyse and also shining. i. a glo∣rious kinge.

ACO.

By Jupiter. i. by the helpynge fa∣ther (whiche name the Romaynes gaue to theyr chef∣fest god) these doctrynes agree with the doctrynes of Philautus (my cheffe counsaylour) what thynge for∣biddeth or letteth, but that I may suffer my selfe to be saluted by a kyngly name?. i. what let or impediment is there, but that I may take vpon me to be a king, or suffer that men shulde saye to me, Aue rex, or god saue your royall maiestie?

PANT.

O thou thryse moste great kynge. i. O thou as worthy to be a kyng amon∣gest vs, as Mercury was amongest the Egyptians, whome for his great excellency, they surnamed in the

Aegyptian tongue, by a name, which counteruayleth in greke Trismegistus. i ter maximus. But wolte thou not * 1.229 take vs in to the nomber of thy clientes. i. amongest theym that shall be of thy retynewe?

ACOL.

I take you, or I receyue you: lo to you these myn ernest pens. i. se here be myn ernest pens or money, (which I hyre you or retayne you with.)

PAM.

I gyue me nowe vt∣terly for euer to our kyng, or I become hooly seruant vnto our kynge for euermore.

PANT.

And I al that I am, or as moche as I am, delyuer me in bondage vnto hym. i. and I with all that god hath gyuen me, or all that I may make, am become his bondeman, or dette bondeseruant, so. i. thus amongest them that be * 1.230 purblynde, one that loketh a squint, or that is goggle eyed, shall raygne. (Erasmus reherseth this adage thus, Inter caecos regnat strabus, whiche is consonant to the Adage in our tonge. For we saye, Amongest. xx. blynde, an one eyed man maye be a kynge.) A fayre spectacle. i. a goodly sight to loke vpon.

ACOL.

Why * 1.231 stande we here? why cleaue we here fastyng?. i. why stoppe we, or lynger we, or stay we here fastynge, but rather bende we to eate. i. let vs rather goo eate (some meate) or why holde we not on, or kepe not forthe our * 1.232 way to eate? (som meate.)

PAN.

My mynd is al redy in the platters or dishes. i. I am tharpe set, now lately my mynde is in the maunger.

PAM.

Where thou wilt, I tary nothing. i. when it shall please the, there shall be no tariaunce or lette on my behalfe.

ACO.

Where shall we become, or whither shal we go to take vp our inne? or where shall we be osted?

PAM.

I shall gyue the a good host. i. I shall appoynt the an honest host.

PANT.

He shall gyue a lydde or couer worthy for the

skyllet or lyttell panne, or a tarte panne. i. he shall ap∣point him out for suche a scalde squier as he is, a scab∣bed horse, or an host that shalbe as mete for him as a rope is for a thefe, or he shall matche him well & fitly, suche a geste, such an hoste.

PAM.

But where withal * 1.233 I beseche the our most best patron. i. our chefe guider or ruler, shall men by•• or make prouysion for our ca∣tes (to suppe with?)

PANT.

Ryghtly. i. well (sayde.)

ACOL.

Holde or take this money, and prepare vs a * 1.234 supper, that may stryue with a pontifycal or bishops feaste.

PAM.

I shall goo aboute (it) or prepare ther∣fore my lorde.

ACO.

Than, or farthermore, I wyll that Uenus, Bacchus, and Ceres, be at our feastyng or bankettynges. i. that fayre women, good wyne, and plenty of fine breadde and vitayle be presente.

PAN.

It shall be done. whither doste thou couete any trom∣pettours or shaulme players to be led vnto the forth of the market stede or not. i. haste thou any mynde or fantasy, that we shulde bringe the any trompettours forthe of the market place?

ACOL.

Ye mary.

PAM.

I make hast, or I hast me to the bouchery. Hoo, thou Pantolabus, leade or brynge thou our kynge, beyng his retayned seruaunt. i. syns thou arte reteyned with hym, vnto our Sannions howse. but bearynge his burdeyne, holdest thou. i. but easyng him of his bur∣deyn. i. his girdel with money, perceyuest thou (what I meane?)

PAN.

So. i. ye well ynough.

ACO.

where dwelleth he ours. i. wheraboutes dwelleth this frend or ooste of ours?

PAN.

To the temple of Uenus. i. here besides Uenus temple.

ACO.

It is wel. i. that is well, beare vp these thinges. i. this geare.

PAN.

How fayrely. i. gaylye go I forthewarde, i. prosper I in my

busines to daye? or howe happily rose I on my ryght * 1.235 syde to day, or blessed me well, er I came forthe of do∣res this morning? O this happye or lucky day.

Actus secundi. Seoena quarta.

• ¶PAMPHAGVS
• SOLVS

Trochaici Katalectici.

HA ha he? Quam tutū hospitium confidentiae meae Mihi paraui? Quam promptum nactus sum di∣uorticulum Exercendis fucis, imposturis, & Sycophantijs? Hinc mihi praesens lucrum est, abradi dimidium potest. Causab or caram esse annonam, ut cōueniant ratiūculae Accepti & dati. In rationibus nullis tenerier Vinculis possum. Ad suffugia mille mihi rimae patent N〈…〉〈…〉 iste totus desipit, qui nobis auscultauerit? Per quos uelut in nassam illectus, ad uiuū us{que} ero ditur Intra casses nostras, praeda est, quamus{que} uenati sumus, Illa nostris unguibus frustillatim discerpitur. Quippe sic perā illam nunc multo aere turgidā, ictibus Vellicatin exenterabimus, uix ut in opi siet Reliquus obolus emundo resti. Quantumuis gestitet Auri in ••oculis, uniuersum id insumemus luxui. Scilicet, triumpho serio, post quam cellarius Euasi potentis domini, id quod futurum in somnia Dudum praedicabant, omine laero. Nūc tempus monet, Vt pro curram obsonatum, prolixius fatur, mea Post erumpā gaudia. Heus heus gestientem Pamphag•• Nemo lanionum uidet, nemo falutatum aduenit? Faxo iam ostenso auro, quod me habere nesciunt, simul Ad me non accersisse doleant obtrusis mercibus.

¶ Of the seconde Acte, The fourthe Scene. Trochaici Catalectici.

• PAMPHAGVS
• SOLVS.

HA ha he, howe sure an June or restyng / place to * 1.236 my lawlesse boldenesse haue I prepared to me. i. haue I gotten me. i. where as I am so folehardy, that I set by no lawe, howe sure an 〈…〉〈…〉ne haue I gotten for me (to playe my parte in) howe redye. i. howe mete or howe redy (at hande) a resortynge place, or startynge hole haue I gotten me, deceytes or falsehodes, decei∣uynges, by vttering fals chaffer for good, and for fals accusations. i. fals puttinge faute on other men, to be exercysed (by me). i. in whyche I may putte in vre my falsehodes and crafty dealinges (by giuing of a false reckenyng) (to this glorious foole) or by ouer prising of suche vitayles, or other thinges, as he wolde haue bought, or by laying the faute vpon other men, if any faulte (be spyed) from hens is to me a present gayne, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. by these meanes haue I (sp••ed) a redy or quick feate of gaine or wynnyng, the halfe may be shauen away, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. I may or I can fynde the meanes, to polle him and shaue hym of the tone halfe. I shall pycke or forge a matter, or make an excuse, that bread corne or vitayls be dere, that my reckeninge or my smalle parcelles of the thyng taken, and the thyng gyuen. i. that my rec∣kenyng of my receytes and expenses, or sommes layd out (by me) may agree togyther. In accountes I may be holden by no bondes. i. no manne can chalenge no bonde of me, or saye that I am bounde to gyue hym a trewe accounte, for matters of account. (For he that putteth oone in truste, shall be fayne to stande to his

owne harmes, if he be begyled) a thousande ryftes be * 1.237 open to me, to be places to flee vnder. i. a thousande hooles lye open for me to scape oute at, or I haue a thousande blynde shyftes to helpe my selfe by. For a suretie this (felowe) waxeth all folyshe. i. doth vtter∣ly or all togyther dote, or is a very popyng foole, whi∣che hath harkned. i. giuen credence vnto vs, by whom beinge intyced or drawen in, or plucked in by pleasant * 1.238 meanes, or by gaye tales, that please him, lyke (as it were) into a fysshers weele or leape, he is gnawen vp to the quycke. i. he shalbe eaten vp to the bones, or he shall haue his skynne rubbed of to the quycke fleshe, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. he shall be pollyd and shauen by vs, tyll he shal not haue a halfepenye lefte to blesse hym with. Nowe is * 1.239 the praye within our hayes or nettes, whiche we haue hytherto hunted for, that (pray) is plucked asonder. i. shal be toren in pieces with our nayles gobbet meale. For why, we shal so pluck out y^• bowels or y^• nombles (of that scrippe of his). i. we shal so bowel that scrippe or bagge (of his) with strokes, by pynchynge or nyp∣pyng meale, being nowe swollen with moche brasse. i. whiche is now borely or goordy, or stroutted out with * 1.240 moche money, that scarsely there may be lefte a half∣peny to the nedy (person) to a wythy to be bought. i. that the nedy (wretche) shall scarcely haue a halpeny left him, to bye a wythy, or a halfpeny halter (to hang him with.) Howe so euer moche of gold he may beare in his purses, that all togyther shall we spende vpon excessiue charges. i. beare he neuer so moche golde in his purses, we will lay it out, or launche it out euery whytte vppon superfluous expenses. i. for his bealye, backe, & wombe for him. In very dede, or for a suretie,

I tryumphe ernestly, sins I haue escaped the cellerar * 1.241 of a myghty lord. i. sins or now that I am become the storer or storehouse keper of this puissant lorde, that whiche my dreames of late dyd say before, to be here after by a gladsome. i. prosperous pronostication. i. whiche thinge my dreame dyd late shewe me shulde come to passe, by a happy or lucky sothe saying, (to me warde) nowe the tyme warneth. i. requireth or exhor∣teth me, that I maye rounne before to bye cates. i. to rounne afore, and bye our cates, or to make prouision for all that we shall spende at supper, saue breade and drinke, I beinge fulle with meates, I wyll hereafter more at the lengthe burste out my ioyes. i. here after, when I haue my bealy ful of good meate, I wyll de∣clare my ioyes with such loude voyce and countenāce as men vse, whan they haue many prosperous chan∣ces, that betyde vnto them at ones. Hoo hoo is there * 1.242 none of these bouchers that seeth Pamphagus whip∣ping it aboute for ioye? commeth no man to him to salute him. i. to bydde him welcome, or to bydde good morowe, or to speake to hym? I shall doo (so moche) that they may sorowe, I shal make them to sorowe, or * 1.243 be heuy, the golde nowe beinge shewed, whiche they wot not me to haue. i. after I haue nowe shewed them this golde, whiche they knowe not that I haue, that they maye sorowe. i. that they shalbe sorye, not to haue drawen nere to me. i. that they haue not drawen nere vnto me, or come aboute me, theyr marchandise being * 1.244 thrust by force in to my handes. i. thrust theyr ware or chaffer in to my handes, to bye whether I will or not.

Actus secundi. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Sc••••na quinta.

• ACOLASTVS,
• PANTOLABVS,
• SANNIO,
• SYRVS,
• PAMPHAGVS.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

VBi nam aedes nostri sunt hospitis? Lassum Me longa reddidit profectio.

PAN.

Nobis En imminent here. Praecurram, ut fores totae Pateant. Heus heus nemon hinc prodit? insistam Pulsare, nisi aperit ostium aliquis actutum.

SAN.

Quis tā prauiter pepulit meas forcs?

PA.

uoster.

SAN.

Quis?

PANT.

Pantolabus.

SAN.

Panto∣labus? Mortuum pridem Credebam, ut quem toto non uiderim mense.

PANT.

Non est.

SAN.

Id uiso. Hem uix te agno∣scerem, uocem Nisi noscem tuam. Vnde quaeso ades? num imis Ex manibus?

PAN.

Narrandi id nunc locus non est.

SAN.

Quid non?

PANT.

Quid? Hunccine uides obsecro?

SAN.

Cuias Est? unde adduxti, & quo, qua gratia?

PAN.

Nostras Est, at{que} a Pamphago huc adducitur, nostin?

SAN.

Quem?

PANT.

Pamphagus obsonatum ab∣cessit, hic nummos Dedit.

SAN.

Euge introducatur commodus sane Conuiuator. Syre, hem Syre? sarcinam hanc aufer Intro, tum mox redi, plura habeo, quae mandem. Optatus aduenis hospes optime. Accede Ad nos. Omnis rei tibi copia hic fiet.

ACOL.

Nullas ne habes Veneres?

SAN.

Etiam.

ACO.

Iube accersi.

SAN.

Quanti praec•• mulieres?

ACO.

Plurimi, forma Modo sint praecellenti.

SAN.

Primariam sane Dabo f••minam. Hem Syre audi, Laidem accerse.

SYR.

Iam?

SAN.

Iam.

SY.

Causae quid dicam?

SA.

A desse amatorem.

PAM.

Ocyus haec introducite, ut coquis dentur. Vos me sequimini tibicines intro.

¶ Of the seconde Acte, the fyfte Sceane. † Interlocutores,

• Acolastus,
• Pantolabus,
• Sannio,
• Syrus,
• Pamphagus.

Versus Senarij, Scazontes. i. claudicantes.

ACOLASTVS.

Where be the housinges of oure hoste. i. wheraboutes is our hostes house? this * 1.245 long walking forth hath yelded me wery. i. this long way faring or iourneyeng hath made me wery.

PAN.

Lo my lorde, they be nere at hand to vs, I will ronne before, that all the dores may be made open. i. that all the doores may be set wyde open (agaynst your com∣ming.) Hao, hao, commeth no man forth of the dores from hens? I will holde on or continue styl to knocke 〈◊〉〈◊〉. I will knocke or rappe on styll, but if. i. except some body open the dores at ones, or at a tryce.

SAN.

who hath knocked or bounced so yll or lewdely. i. harde at my dores?

PAN.

Yours. i. one of your acquayntance, or of your olde acquayntance.

SAN.

Who (is that?)

PAN.

Pantolabus.

SAN.

Pantolabus, I beleuyd him to be deade of late. i. I wende, he had bene deade lately, as one whome I haue not seene this hole mo∣neth. i. for why, I haue not seene him al this monethe longe.

PANT.

He is not (dead.)

SAN.

I wyll go see that. i. I wyll go se whither it be so or not. Ha I could scarsely call the to remembrance, yf I knewe not thy voyce. i. if I dyd not knowe the by thy speche, I could scarsely knowe the nowe I see the agayne, yf I were not acquaynted with thy voyce. Frome whens I be∣seche

(the) commest thou to vs. i. from whens comest * 1.246 thou I pray the? whither from the lowe damned spi∣rites. i. comest thou forth of hell?

PANT.

There is no place to tell that thynge nowe. i. it is no tyme, or I * 1.247 haue no leysure to tell the of that matter nowe.

SAN.

Why, or wherfore not?

PANT.

Why. i. as kest thou why? seest thou not this man I praye the?

SAN.

Of whens is he, or what coūtrey man is he? from whense * 1.248 haste thou brought (hym hyther) and whyther (bryn∣gest thou or leadest thou hym?) and for what cause, or what to do?

PAN.

He is our countreye man, or he is of our sorte or acquayntaunce. i. he is of our lede, and brought hyther from Pamphagus. Knoweste thou not, or wotest thou not (what I meane?)

SAN.

Whom (hath Pamphagus sent hyther?)

PAN.

Pamphagus * 1.249 is departed hens, or gone his way, to bie or make pro∣uysion for ca••es. this man (here) hath giuen. i. layd out the money.

SAN.

That is well, or well done, let hym be brought in (a doores) surely he (is) a mete or fytte feaste holder or keper, or maker of bankettes (for vs.) Syrus howh Syrus, beare awaye this trusse or far∣dell in a doores, than come agayn anone or quyckly, I haue mo thynges, whiche I may commande the. i. I haue other thynges to commaunde the (to doo.) O thou moste beste. i. ryght worshypfull geste, thou co∣mest * 1.250 hyther wysshed for. i. thou comest to the place or howse, where we wyshe (for to haue suche worshipful gestes) drawe nere vnto vs. i. come nere to our house) here plentye of all thynges shall be made vnto the. i. * 1.251 here thou shalte haue plentye of all maner thynges (that thou canst wishe for.)

ACO.

Haste thou no Ue∣nusis. i. no trymme gyrles, or fayre wenches?

SAN.

yes forsothe.

ACOL.

Commande them to be sent for, or to be called.

SAN.

Of howe moche pryce wo∣men. * 1.252 i. what price demandest thou to haue thy women of. i. howe moche wylt thou paye, or what price wilte thou go to for thy women, or to haue any womenne?

ACO.

Of a greate (price). i. I demande to haue them * 1.253 of a greate price, so they be of excellent beautie.

SAN.

Surelye I shall gyue the a chiefe or choyce woman,. i. I shall prouyde the a woman of the chiefest sort, or one that is alone (for beautie) or one that hath no fe∣lowe or cousyne. Hoo Syrus harken, goo call or go for Lais.

SY.

Nowe, or euen by and by?

SAN.

By and by.

SY.

What of cause shall I saye. i. what shall I tell her is the cause, or the mattier (that thou doste * 1.254 sende for her?)

SAN.

(Thou shalt tel her) that a louer is here present. i. a louer for her is come (to my house)

PAMP.

In with this geare at ones. i. beare in these * 1.255 thinges very soone or quyckely, that they may be gy∣uen or delyuered vnto the cookes. you trumpettours * 1.256 folowe me in a doores.

¶ Actus tertius.

• BROMIA
• ANCILLA.

Senarij.

AN nun quam cuiquam contumeliosius Audistis fact ā iniuriā, quā haec est mihi? Venit ad me Pamphagus. Heus tu, in∣quit, Bromia cito Reuise, quid moretur Laidē Annus est Prius quam {per}deatè gynecaeo {pro}edes Inquam, foras efferre uetant negotia Culinaria. Mox corripit fustem, fugam

Ex aedibus ineo. Sane uero, quia Hunc insignem decoctorem adduxit, satis Pro imperio agit, ne{que} quisquam eius mores potest Tolerare. Sed faxo meminerit huius loci, At{que} diei. Secundas res superbiae Decent, sino. Verum dum coeperit suum Mutare uoltum fortuna, at{que} hic indigus Opis nostrae factus fuerit, nai mortuo Canet, dum quid supplex peter. Pol gratiam Habeo tibi Pantolabe, qui intercesseris Plagas{que} auorteris. Vt misera sum? cui quidem Datum est in hūc domū, ubi tot sunt domini, ubi uix Decem coqui suffecerint edulijs Concinnandis, quae noster hic, si dijs placet, Condus promus mo do attulit. Nunc affatim Habet, quod plenis faucibus helluo uoret, Habet, quod in foedissimam uentris sui Proluuiem mittat, Harpya obscoenissima. Perstrennue ille quidem officium facit, dum homo Suauis, adducit cytharistrias sibi. Ne non etiam, opinor, camelus saltitet. Nam Pamphago nihil magis cum fidibus, Quam graculo. Tum Lais scortum nobile Magno quod moeret, accersitum est hospiti, Hos tantos sumptus quis ferret uel Satrapes? Quid Pamphagus? annon certa pestis, at{que} item Communis pernicies est adolescentulum? At at forte imminet hic cessanti quispiam. Proin uiso, sicubi haeret in uia Syrus Cum Laide. Vt utrun{que} male perdat Iupiter. Per quorum nimiam tarditatem propemodum Perieram. Pape, gregem ancillarum conspicor Huc aduentare, aedes nostrae uix coeperint. Ibo illis obuiam, ac quid uenerim eloquar.

¶ Of the thyrde Acte, The fyrste Sceane. Versus Iambici Senarii.

• BROMIA
• ANCILLA.

BROMIA.

Haue you euer herd (tell) an iniury to be done vnto any body more * 1.257 dyspitefull than this is (that hath ben done to me). i. herde you euer of any body that hath bene more despitefully intreated than I haue ben? Pampha∣gus came to me, Hoo thou Bromia quod he, go se or loke at ones, what thing tarieth Lais. i. what thynge causeth Lais to tarye thus longe, it is a yere afore she can come or gette forthe out of her secrete parloure, or inner chaumber (where after the auncient maner, no¦body resorteth but onely women) my kitchin matters, quod I, forbid me to beare forth my fete out of dores,. i. my busines, that I haue here to do in the kitchyn, let me to steppe my fote ones forthe of dores. Anon he taketh hastely a cudgell. i. strayght, or forthwith, he * 1.258 taketh or catcheth vp a staffe in his hande. I go in to flyght from the house. i. I begynne or take me to flee away out of the house, or I toke me to my legges, & runne out of the doores. Surely in very dede, bicause * 1.259 he hath broughte (to our howse) this notable stroye good, whiche (wyll spende goddis coope, and he had it, vppon hoores, and at the dyce) and is so notable. i. well knowen, that al the worlde wondreth on hym, he * 1.260 dothe ynoughe for his rule or preeminence in gouer∣nance. i. he playeth nowe the lorde, or the besy offycer all togyther, or he taketh vpon hym metely well, and * 1.261 he were a lorde. nor there may no bodye suffre or en∣dure

his maners or condiciōs. but I shal make (him). * 1.262 i. I shal do so moch, or bringe it to passe, that he shall haue remembraunce of this place and daye. i. that he shall remember or thinke vppon this place and daye (so longe as he lyueth after) prydes become prospe∣rous thinges, ye prosperous thinges become pride. i. when men be in prosperitie, or haue the worlde at wil, or that the thinges go as they wold haue them, it be∣commeth, or it is sittyng or fytte for theym than to be proude or hautye. I suffer hym. i. well, I lette hym a∣lone * 1.263 (for this tyme) but whan fortune shal beginne to chaunge her countenaunce. i. but when fortune shall begynne to loke sowre, or to glome vpon hym. i. whan he shall falle into pouertie, or haue nede of poore fol∣kes helpe ageyne, and that this felowe shall be made nedy of our ayde. i. that he shall haue nede of our suc∣cour or helpyng hande: surely, or in very dede, whan he, beinge a suiter or a peticioner, shal aske or require any thynge (of me) he shall synge to a deade bodye. i. whan he shall desyre me with crouchynge and kne∣lynge, to do oughte for hym, he shall be as well occu∣pied, as thoughe he shoulde synge a songe to a deade man, or to tell his tale to a poste (for any aunswere he getteth.) By the churche of Pollux, I thanke the, or I conne the good thanke Pantolabus, whiche dydst make intercession for me. i. dyddest speke a good word for me, and dydst tourne away or beare of the strypes or strokes from me. Howe wretched a wenche am I? * 1.264 vnto whom truly it is gyuen into this house. i. whose chaunce or lotte it is, to come into this howse (to doo seruyce) where there be so many lordes. i. where there be soo many maysters, or where euerye man wyll be a

lorde, where. x. cokes coulde scarsely suffyce, or be suf∣fycient, * 1.265 the meates to be dressed vp. i. to dresse vp the meates, which yf it please the goddis. i. whiche a god∣dis name this our storer and pitancer. i. our bestower or layer vp of al prouisions, that be brought to hous, * 1.266 and the distributer or deliuerer forth of the same, hath nowe brought (to howse) nowe hathe this glutton. i. this flappe sawee (the thyng) that he may plentuous∣ly swallowe downe hole. i. vnchewed for haste. i. nowe hath this gredy gutte meat inough to swalow down, by his wide throte, with a choppe and a wallop. Now hath this most lothsome, or most abhominable Harpya. i. odyble spoyler of meate, with his vglye nayles or talandes, and with his moste vyle draffesacke or pud∣dynge bealy, and with his pale coloured face for hun∣ger, as though he shulde neuer eate ynough (for such were the harpies, as Uirgil discribith them) the thing whiche he may sende in or glutte downe into the most vyle place of his bealy, beinge a fylthy synke for or∣dure to issue forth of. Truely he doth his offyce right * 1.267 strongely. i. he dothe his duetie, or playeth his parte stoutely or lyke a man, whyle the swete man. i. the ple∣santly disposed wanton leadeth wenches, that canne synge to the harpe to hym selfe. i. bryngeth harpynge wenches to the howse for his own pleasure or behofe. I suppose lest he a camell shulde not skyp or whippyt about. i. leste he shulde want minstrelsy to daunce by, which (it be commeth hym as wel to do, as to see a ca∣mell skyppe vp and down, or a cowe to beare a saddel or a beare to pycke muskles, or to dance after a whele barowe, or my lady the pygges mother to daunce her pygges a daunce.) For vnto Pamphagus, noo more * 1.268

with a harpe or lute, than to a iaye. i. he can no more * 1.269 skille of the stroke of the harpe or lute, than a iay can, or than a gose can, or than mine ars can. Farthermore Lais, that noble or notable hore. i. that common har∣lot, which is so moch bruted or spoken of, by cause she taketh wages by a greatte (price). i. by cause she let∣teth her selfe or her bodye to hire, or playeth the hoore, for a great deale of money: she is sent for (to come to this guest) who coulde beare these so great charges, though he were a Satrapes. i. though he were a ruler or * 1.270 a gouernour of a hole countray, which the Persyans call Satrapes, what Pamphagus. i. what maner man is Pamphagus (I pray you) is not he a certain. i. a very * 1.271 pestilence and also the common deathe. i. destruction or vndoing of yonge men? At at, helasse paraduenture some bodye is nere at hande here, to me tarieng. i. now that I tarye (or stoppe here on my way) peraduenture some body foloweth me, at the harde heles, and ther∣fore I wyll goo se, yf Syrus lynger not any where in or vpon the way with Lais, that Jupiter myght ••ese them bothe yll. i. that I pray the helpyng father, sende them both yll to fare, or a myschiefe, by whose to moch slowyshenes, I had almoste be perished. i. by whose o∣uermoche slownesse, I had almost ben vndone, or cast awaye. whowe I beholde a flocke of bondewomen. i. * 1.272 I spye a hole flocke of women seruauntes to come. i. commyng hytherwarde: our howse shall scarsely be able to receyue theym, or to holde them. I wyll go a∣gaynst to them. i. I wyll go mete them, and also wher¦to or wherfore I am come, I shall speake out playn∣ly. i. I shall shewe them, what is myn errande.

¶ Actus tertij. Scoena secunda.

• LAIS,
• SYRVS,
• BROMIA.

Septenarij & Octonarij.

I Tan te misit Sannio?

SYRVS.

Misit.

LAIS.

Me accersitum?

SYRVS.

Ita.

LA.

Quis tam potens hospes uenit mei petitū copiā? Quae grandem demereo pecuniam

SYRVS.

Nescio, nisi quod uiri Aduentum, herus meus excepit multo humanissime.

LAIS.

Num quem coenae apparatum uidisti Syre?

SY∣RVS.

Non, sed Pamphagus Obsonatū cōcesserat, hospes omneis sollicitos habet.

LAIS.

Sat habeo. Pamphagus non illicet quenquam nisi diuitem. Syre, hem Syre? quidnam huc conari uideo Bromiam?

SYRVS.

huc? Vbi Ea est?

LAIS.

Ad nos uiam affectat.

SYR.

Certe de∣miror quid sit.

LAIS.

Iubebit nos forsan regredi domum, grauari enim hospitem Impendijs.

SY.

Non opinor.

LA.

Subsistemus parum.

BRO.

Lais iamdudum conuiuatum te uocat herus, quin uenis?

LAIS.

Hem Bromia uenio.

BRO.

At iam uenisse o∣portuit.

LA.

quid ita? cedo.

BRO.

Quia omnes accubant, te{que} unam abesse indig∣natur tuus Nouicius amator.

LA.

Quid uiri est?

BRO.

Quid eū tibi praedicem Aut laudem Lais? dignum, sat scio te amica dixeris.

L.

Recte Bromia. At desiderio mei num nam uere calet?

BRO.

Caleat rogas? imo ardet te intime.

LAIS.

Pro peremus ocyus.

¶ Of the thyrde acte, The seconde Sceane.

• LAIS,
• SYRVS,
• BROMIA.

Versus Iambici Senarij.

LAIS.

Yea hath Sannio sent the (to me?)

SIRVS.

He hath sente me. 1. ye mary he hath sent me (to the.)

LAIS.

What, to cal me (to come to him?)

SIRVS.

Ye.

LAIS.

Who so myghty a geste is come to aske the * 1.273 vse of me. i. what great man is this, that is now come to haue me, or to retayne me at his commaundement, which deserue greate money. i. which aske for my hire or for my laboure a greate deale or a greate somme of money.

SIRVS.

I wot nere, or I can not tell, sauinge that my maister toke the comminge of the man most humaynelye by moche. i. sauing that my master re∣ceyued the man, at his first comminge, after the most gentill sorte, that could be deuised, or after the highest sorte that coulde be possyble.

LAIS.

Whether sawest thou any makynge redye of supper Sirus. i. sawest thou any supper a making redy Sirus?

SY.

Nay, but Pamphagus was gone to by, or to prepare cates, our gest hath all men busyly occupied. i. all that be in our hous be occupied or troublid about him (to serue him, or to please his mynde.)

LAIS.

I haue ynowghe. i. I knowe ynough of this matter. Pamphagus not thi∣ther a where but riche. i. Pamphagus wold wayne or bring no geste to Sannios howse, but he were riche. Sirus hoo Sirus, what maner thinge se I Bromia to go aboute hither. i. what thyng is it, that I se Bro∣mia gothe about (with her cominge hither?)

SIRVS.

Where is she?

LAIS.

She ernestly or dilygentely se∣keth out the way to vs warde. i. she maketh ouer, or * 1.274 she taketh her waye ouer to vs warde.

SIRVS.

Cer∣taynely,

I maruayle moche, what it may be. i. what the matter maye meane.

LAIS.

Paraduenture she * 1.275 shall commaunde vs to go home agayn. for why (she shall saye or alledge) that theyr gest is greued or ouer charged with costes or charges.

SY.

Nay I hope or I trowe. i. I truste she shall telle vs no suche tidynges.

LAIS.

Lette vs stoppe or staye a lyttell.

BROMIA.

Lais, my lorde calleth for the nowe a late to feaste or banket. i. to sitte at his feest with him, or to kepe hym company at his banket, but comest thou. i. wilt thou come or not?

LAIS.

What Bromia I come.

BRO.

But thou shuldest all redy haue ben com. i. but thou shuldist haue ben there alredy, or by this.

LAIS.

Why so tell me (or speake?)

BRO.

For they all sitte to. i. for they all be sette (atte the table) and thy newe louer dysdayneth the alone to be absent. i. taketh it displea∣santly, that thou onely art wantynge.

LAIS.

What of manne is he. i. what maner of man is he?

BRO.

Whereto shoulde I boste him or laude him or prayse hym vnto the Lais, I wote ynough, thou shalte saye * 1.276 hym worthy the a louer. i. I wotte well inoughe thou wilt saye thy selfe that he is worthy to be thy louer.

LAIS.

Ryghtly Bromia. i. that is well sayd Bromia, but whether dothe he verylye waxe warme by the de∣syre of me or not. i. but hath he suche desire vnto me, that he is hotte in loue with me. i. is he in loue with me as hote as a toste or not?

BRO.

Askest thou whi∣ther he may be hot (in loue with the) mary, or nay ma¦ry he burneth the most inwardly. i. he burneth or is a fire most inly (for the loue of the) or he loueth y^e as hot as coles.

LA.

Let vs haste vs more spedyly. i. let vs hast vs the more quikly, or let vs make the more hast.

¶ Actus tertij, Scoena terria.

• EVBVLVS,
• PELARGVS.

Octonarij.

PRouiso quid rerū gerat Pelargus, quo pacto ferat Absentiā gnati, quē tenere adamat, gemit{que} forsitā Nunc abdicatum, quippe, illum educauit maximo suo Labore, post, curauit unice, sperans stabilem fore Voluptatem, quam, ex illius praesentia acciperet, satis Credo, patris ut est ingeniū, iam misere sollicitarier, Super salute filij. Id uiso moderetur ne suis Curis nimis anxijs, uere sapientem quod uirum decet.

PEL.

Parentis quāta sit sollicitudo erga absentem filiū Ex me disco. Gnatus quia abdicatus est dudum meus Non sustinet animus quiescere, quin is sedulo mihi Ob oculos, ob mētem, uersetur, absentē curo haud sec{us} Ac praesentem curaui pridem. Quā uellem Eubulū dari Cum quo uolupe est, de absenti commentari filio. Sed eccū in tēpore ipso aduenit. Eubule salue plurimū.

EV.

O mi Pelarge, nō praeuideram te, si uales, bene est. Nam hac gratia ad te ibā, quo {qui}d ualeret anim{us} discerē.

PEL.

Omnes mihi curae coeunt.

EVBV.

In quo?

PEL.

In quo censeas nisi In gnato.

EVB.

Num quid audisti de eo, quod nobis, tam cito?

PEL.

Nihil. Sed quid ualeat miror.

EVBV.

Bene equi∣dem spero.

PE.

Vtinam.

EVBV.

Quid est, Quod te sollicitat autem?

PE.

Gnatus.

EVBV.

Minue uero haue improbam Curam.

PEL.

Non possum Eubule, gnatus est.

EV.

Vt sit, quorsum attinet, Te excruciare?

PEL.

Mihi sic est usus.

EVBV.

Si istuc certum est tibi Sic facere, abiero.

PELAR.

Potius, quam te caream, quicquid iusseris,

Faciam.

EVBV.

Imprimis, quod scio, tibi uidebitur durum, caue Nimiū sis sollicitus, quādo hinc nihilo meliorē feceris Gnati statum, quin magis, cum satis totum relinquito Curandum, a quorū cura neuti{qui} exciderit. Nec audias Epicureos, qui contendunt, Deos nihil mortalia Curare, melius Homerus, qui 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 uagā quom nesciat Soli decreto Numinis regenda credit omnia. Tu filiū tractasti, dum tempus tulit, ut decuit patrem, Nunc amandatus est, feras. Satis pro officio feceris, Aequus si persiet filio anim{us}, de quo, quicquid Numini Visum est, decernere laudandū fuerit, utro{que} pollice. Cum dijs quis un{qui} uel pie pugnauit, uel foeliciter? Sane, haud uacabis impietatis crimine, si ultra fas, tuā Extendas sollicitudinem, quando exitum futuri habet Deus, in sua uni{us} manu. Quid hic tantū trepidas miser? An difidentia tua uoles mendacij reum Facere deum, nostri qui curam se suscipere perhibet: Qui capitis nostri etiam pilos oēs in numerato tenet? Ecquem te ipsum facis, ut ex aduorso, deo responsites? An inuides ipsi 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 rerum mortalium? Deos quaeso, ut tuā tibi dēt mēte.

PE.

Cogis tu quidem Me ire in tuam sententiam, faciam. ut posihac quietior Sim, dulcis interim commemoratio fuerit de filio. Homo sum Eubule. Humani nihil a me est alienum.

EVB.

quaeso, uide, Ne stulto affectu ex hinc gnatum prosequare, quem quidem putes Zelum illi debitum, quom sint, nolo erres, affectus mali Recti specie cōmendati, unde expectes, nō nisi noxiam Imposturam. Verum gnatus quid dicebat nouissimū?

PEL.

Duobus uerbis iussit me longum ualere.

EV.

Quid amplius?

PEL.

Nihil.

EV.

Num tristis abrjt?

PEL.

Imo laetus Eubule. hinc mihi Lachrymas excussit ille, qui tā frigidus erat i patrem.

EVBV.

Ita comparatum est natura, ut uirrutem prae∣sentem minus Anima duortamus, sublatam uero ex oculis mox inuidi Quaeramus, qúod gnatus minus uider, {per} adolescentiam Et consulit parum, aetas id correxerit, quando malo Accepto stultus sapiet. Quid ualetudo det commodi Aegrotus post intelliget. Nunc illum poenitet sui. Nimis impense liber cupiuit esse, quod hic erret modo Posterius sentiet, quom ad te cōfugiet naufragus uelut In tutum portum. Id quod futurum ominor.

PEL.

Au mi Eubule, metuo Ab omine.

EV.

Nihil est q{quod} metuas, si istuc eueniat loc{us} Esto misericordiae.

PEL.

Non usus ueniet spero.

EV.

Spero item Ego hercle. Ne{que} eo dico, q{quod} quic quā illū sēserim mali Dedisse, sed, si quid, ne quid, quae eius sit aetas peruides In pessima sequax est, & in malum propendet pectore Toto, id{que} maxime dum consilijs suis relinquitur. Quid enim ualet, quod in eo est optimum? malum il∣lud sonticum Quod 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 perdidit patres, uiciauit itē istius Mentem, quo non potest nō sollicitarier ad cupidines Malas, quas & pro consilio Philauti studeat exequi, Nisi presens adsit corrector, {qui} hūc ad meliora puocet. Si nescis, optimus ille corrector Deus est. Cui{us} manus Moderatur omnia, & in quo, ut summatim dicam, om∣nes uiuimus, Mouemur, et sumus, quom sit solus rerū oium arbiter.

PE.

Credo Eubule, oia haec tā uere quā studiose orarier Quod de Pericle ferunt Suadela in labijs sessitat tuis. Cuperē quidē, in totam curam gnati exulantis ponere,

Modo possem.

EVB.

Fidenti sperata cedunt. Sed nunquid aliud Me uis Pelarge.

P.

Vt ad nos diuortas Eubule pijssime

EVBVL.

Quando istuc uis fiat, nolo ullum in me tibi claudi commodum.

¶ Of the thyrde Acte, the thyrde Sceane.

• EVBVLVS,
• PELARGVS.

Versus Iambici Octonarij.

EVB.

I will go for to se what of thinges Pelargus may beare. i. what thing Pelargus is a doing, by * 1.277 what couenant. i. in what wise or vnder what maner he may bere. i. he takith the absēce of his sonne, whom he loueth tenderlye, and paraduenture he bewayleth him now forsaken. i. he taketh it heuyly, that he hath put him away from him. For why he brought him vp or fostred by his moste great labour: and afterwarde he cared hym onely. i. he had an eye or regarde to him chiefly or principally hoping the plesure to be in time to come stedy. i. trustyng that the pleasure shulde in tyme to come be stedfast, whiche he shulde take of his presence. i. of his beinge with him in companye, or in his company, I beleue (wel inough) as it is the witte * 1.278 of the father. i. as it is the fathers condicion, or as a fathers hart serueth him (towardes his sonne) him now to be carefull. i. that he is nowe full of care vpon 〈◊〉〈◊〉. for the helthe or welthe of his childe. I go (now) to se that. i. this thing, whether he moder or measure his cares to to moche carefull. i. whether he take his pas∣synge great heuynes wysely, and temper or gouerne his affections, which thing dothe become a very wyse

man (to do.)

PE.

I lerne by my selfe how moch the care of the father is toward his sonne, being absent, or be∣ing away from hym, bycause my sonne is now lately put away from me, my mind can not abide or suffer to * 1.279 be in rest or quiet, but that he diligētly hanteth before myn eies, & before my mynde. i. but that he cōtinually or styl is present or hanteth or walketh to & fro, before myn eies, & in my mynd (by reason of my moche thyn∣kyng vpō hym) I take care or thought for hym being absent, not otherwyse. i. none otherwyse, or no lesse than I cared for hym, or tendered hym lately beinge present. Howe fayne wolde I Eubulus, to be gyuen (to me). i. howe fayue wolde I (nowe) mete with Eu∣bulus? with whome it is a pleasure (to me) to make mention, or to speake of my sonne being absent, but lo hym (here) he commeth to me in the selfe tyme. i. in the best tyme that can be. Eubulus, all hayle moche. i. god sende the well to fare.

EVBVLVS.

O my Pe∣largus, I sawe not or spied not the before, yf thou be well at ease, or in good helthe, it is well, or all is well, for I went. i. I was commynge to the warde, for this grace. i. for this intent, by whiche. i. to the intent that I myght lerne howe thy mynde myghte fare. i. howe thou arte quieted in thy mynde.

PELAR.

All cares com togyther to me. i. I am wrapped in care on euery syde.

EV.

In whom?. i. towardes whom, or to whom warde?

PEL.

Towardes whome myghtest thou sup∣pose, but towardes my sonne?

EVB.

Haste thou hard of hym. i. haste thou herde any tydynges of hym that * 1.280 to vs so sone. i. that thou comeit towardes vs so short¦ly?

PEL.

Nothynge at all, but I meruayle me howe he may fare.

EVB.

Surely, well I hope.

PEL.

Wold

to god (he dyd so.)

EVB.

What thynge is it that trou∣bleth * 1.281 the thus. i. bringeth the into care?

PE.

My sonne.

EVB.

Minishe truly this wicked care. i. lesson or make lesse hardely, or a goddis name, this obstinate or selfe wylled care of thyne.

PEL.

I can not Eubulus, he is my sonne.

EVB.

That he be. i. put case he be so, or sup∣pose he be, or what though he be so, wherto belongeth it to torment the. i. to what intente or effecte auayleth it to take on with thy self (thus?)

PEL.

To me so is vse. i. suche is my custome, or it is nedefull or expediente for me to do thus.

EVB.

If this thyng be certayn vn∣to the so to do, I wyl go my way. i. if thou be fully de∣termined, or if it be fully decreed with the thus to do, I will departe hens.

PEL.

Rather than I wold want the. i. rather than I wolde wante thy presence or com∣pany, what so euer thou shalt or wylt commande me, * 1.282 I wyll do it.

EVB.

Fyrst and formost, whiche thynge I wote (well) shall be sene. i. shal seme to the harde (to be doone) beware thou be not to moche carefull, syns that by this meanes, thou shalt make the estate of thy sonne by nothynge the better. i. seinge that thy sonne shall be in neuer the better condicion therfore, but ra∣ther * 1.283 leaue hym holely to the destenies to be cared for, a. let god alone with him, or leaue him holly vnto the ordinaunce or disposition of god, to be cured. From the care or tuition of which destenies. i. disposition of god, he hath in no maner of wyse fallen awaye. i. he is in no maner condicion expelled or put abacke or a∣way from. nor here not the Epicures. i. nor gyue noo credence to those sort of philosophers, whyche stryue the goddes nothynge to care mortall thynges. i. whi∣che by great contention of wordes defende, that the

goddes do nothynge care or haue no regarde to mor∣tall mens matters. Better Homere. i. Homeres sen∣tence * 1.284 is better, which sens he knoweth not, or hath no knowledge of fortune, a wanderer. i. syns he can not skyll, or is not acquayuted with fortune, seynge that she is but a wandrer, that strayeth from place to place lyke a vacabunde. i. dothe nothyng stedyly or certain∣ly, putteth all thynges in truste, to the onely decree of the wyl of god, to be gouerned. i. cōmitteth al thingis to the gouernāce or dispositiō of goddis plesure. thou hast intreted or handled thy sonne, while the tyme dyd beare. i. whyle the tyme serued or required, or was con¦ueni••t, as it did becom a father, now he is sent away. i. now thou hast sent him away or put him away (from the) beare it (paciētly) or be cōtent therwith, thou shalt do ynough for thine office. i. thou shalte acquyte thy selfe sufficiently for thy part, if thy mynde stande styll equalle to thy sonne warde. i. yf thy mynde contynue styll after one, towardes thy sonne, of whom what so euer is sene to the godlye power. i. of whome what so euer shall seme to goddis pleasure, to decree or deter∣myne, it shuld mowe be to be praysed, or it were to be * 1.285 cōmended with eche thombe, or with bothe the thom∣bes. i. it ought to be accepted, and to be most thanke∣fully, or with most hygh fauor receyued. This adage taketh his begynnynge vpon a common maner vsed * 1.286 of the Romayns, which whan they fauored a matter or a persone, they vsed to declare it by thrustynge of their thombe downe within their fyst, and whan they liked not, they closed theyr fingars togither, and held vp theyr thombe: but whan they wolde declare that they dyd moste hyghly fauour a matter or a persone,

they wold close both their thōbes within theyr fystes, * 1.287 lyke as y^e citysens of Lōdon in token of fauor, lyft vp both their handes at the chosyng of theyr hed officers at their yeld hall. Who euer hath foughtē with y^e god∣dis * 1.288 deuoutly, or luckily. i. who did euer striue or take {per}tie agaynst the goddis, but he came to a mischief (re∣corde the Tyranes gyauntes) whiche made warre a∣gaynst Jupiter, and he destroyd them with his lyght∣nyng: or what deuout man, or well fortuned dyd euer yet stryue ageynst the pleasure of god, other in weale * 1.289 or in woo, surely thou shalt not be voyde of the crime of the hatred or dispisyng of god. i. surely thou shalt not be vtterly or quite clere of the offence of hatred to god warde, if thou extende thy carefulnes aboue that * 1.290 whiche is lefull before god. i. if thou be fuller of care than is leful for the before god, or in the syght of god, * 1.291 syns that god hath the issue of the thynge, that is to come in his of one hande. i. sens that god hath the fy∣nalle ende or conclusyon of the thynges, that be to come, in his onely hande (to dyspose them at his ple∣sure.) Why here fearest thou so moch wretche. i. wher∣to arte thou so moche afrayde in this case (sory man that thou arte) woldest thou through thy mystrusting make god giltie or faultie of a lye. i. make god a lyar? whiche sayth hym to take the care of vs. i. which she∣weth, that he taketh the cure of vs (vpon hym) whi∣che also holdeth in a noumbred. i. in a somme, all the * 1.292 heares of our heed. i. whiche hath noumbred (as the thinge that he dothe regarde, and hath taken the tui∣tion of) all the heares of our heed. Loke nowe whom thou makest thy selfe, loke in to what inconuenience * 1.293 thou bringest thy self, that thou mayst on the contra∣rye

syde make or shape an aunswere vnto god. doeste * 1.294 thou enuy to him the monarchye of the thing mortal?. i. enuiest thou at him that he hathe the soole or onely gouernaunce of the thinges transytory? I beseche the goddis that they may gyue the mynde to the. i. I be∣seche god to sette the, or put the in thy ryghte mynde.

PEL.

Surely thou dost constrayne me to go in to thy sentence. i. to be of the mynde thou arte, or to thynke thy reson good, or to thynke as thou thinkest: I shal do. i. so demene me, that herafter I may be more quiet (of mynde) in the meane whyle or season, the callyng to remembrance of my sonne shall be swete (to me.) I * 1.295 am a man Eubulus, nothyng of mannyshe thyng is straunge vnto me. i. there is nothynge that belongeth to man, whiche (I thynke strange to me) for (my part is in it.)

EVBVL.

I beseche the loke, that from hens forthe thou pursewe not thy sonne, with a foolysshe affection. i. mynde or fantasye thou bearest towardes hym, whiche (thy pursuyng by continuall thinkynge vppon hym) thou mayste thinke to be a zeale. i. a ten∣der loue dewe vnto him. i. whiche thou doest owe vn∣to hym, syns (I wylle not, that thou erre or go besy∣des * 1.296 the ryght way) euyll affections. i. inclinations of the mynd (beyng errours out of the way) be (oftenty∣mes commended). i. approued or allowed (in mennes fantasyes) vnder the spice. i. similytude or lykenes of * 1.297 ryght. i. of the thynge that is good in dede, of whens. i. of which mysiudgyng thou canst loke for nothing but for noysome or hurtfull deceyte or beguyling, but what sayd thy sonne last of all?

PEL.

With two wor∣des * 1.298 he commaunded me the longe farewell. i. in fewe wordes, he badde me farewell a great whyle. i. for a

great whyle.

EVB.

What more?

PEL.

Nothynge.

EVB.

Went he not away heuye. i. was he not sorye or heuy, whan he went his way?

PEL.

Nay mary glad. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. * 1.299 nay mary he was gladde Eubulus, from hens. i. vp∣pon this occasion, he whiche was so colde towardes his father, did shake out teares to me. i. made the tea∣resstande in myne eyes, or made the teares rounne downe by my chekes, or made me wepe (for sorowe.)

EVB.

It is thus ordeyned by nature, that we do lesse regarde vertue being present. i. when vertue or good∣nes is present (byfore our eyes) we do litel regarde it, but whan it is taken away or remoued from our eies, than anone, or shortely after, we enuious. i. desyrous therof do seke (therfore) whiche thyng thy sonne lesse seeth. i. consydereth but a littell by youth. i. by rayson of his youthe or yong age, and he counselleth lytell. i. he lyttell regardeth, or pondereth it but smally by due consyderation, age shall amende that thynge. i. rype age shall amende or correcte (that faulte) whan he a foole shall sauour yll beinge taken. i. after that he be∣inge but yet a foole, shall afterwardes waxe wyser, whan he shal haue felt or suffred aduersite or trouble. What helthe maye gyue of commoditie to the sycke man, he afterwarde shall perceyue or vnderstande, (whan he hath recouered his helth ageyne) nowe him repenteth of him selfe. i. he is now penitent or repent∣full of him self, or for his misdedes, he coueted to sore or to to very moch to be free. i. to be set at his lybertie, but what he may erre herein. i. but what errour or in∣conuenence he may fall into (by reason of his settyng at large) hereafter he shall fele. i. perceyue it, whan he whose shyppe is gone to wracke, shall ••lce for succour

to the, as it were into a sure hauen, that which to com hereafter I gesse. i. the whiche thynge I gesse or pro∣phecye shall betyde hereafter.

PELARGVS.

Hawe * 1.300 my Eubulus, I feare frome thy sothesayenge. i. I feare me of thy sothesayenges, (that it shall not come to good passe) or I feare me, that thy sothesayinge meaneth no good lucke.

EVB.

There is nothing that thou mayst feare. i. thou hast no cause at all to feare, if this thyng do happen or chance, or in case this thynge * 1.301 come thus to passe, let there be a place of mercy. i. loke thou be mercyfull, or loke thou haue or take mercye with the, whan the tyme shal come.

PELAR.

The vse shall not come. i. it shall not come so to passe I hope, or I hope, I shal haue none experience or profe here∣of.

EVB.

And I also by the god Hercules hope the same, nor I say it not to that intente, or bycause that I haue felte hym to haue gyuen any thynge of ylle, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. bycause I haue perceyued that he hath doone any maner harme or hurt (to any body) but if any thynge * 1.302 or not any thyng. i. but whether he haue or not, or whi ther it be so or not so, or be as be maye (for I take not vpon me to iudge, or to saye the thynge I knowe not) * 1.303 what his age is thou perfitly or throughly seest in the warst thyng it is a folower. i. his age is gyuen or en∣clyned to folowe or imitate the worste thyng (that can be) and he hangeth forwarde. i. he hath an aptenes or is inclyued to yll with his hole breaste. i. with all his hart and mynde (and that nowe) most chiefly or most of all while he is lefte to his owne counsels. i. whyle he is suffered to ronne on the brydell, or to do what he liste, withoute any restraynt: for why what is worthe in him that whiche is best. i. how moch is the best na∣turall

gyft worth that is in him (as who say nothing) * 1.304 that hurtful or noysom yll which dyd leese. i. dyd cast away our first formed or shaped fathers. i. parētes, A∣dam & Eue (which by their disobedience had lost their former perfections) hath also defiled or corrupted the mynde of this (yonge man) wherby he can not, not to be prouoked or entyced. i. he canne not chose, but be styrred vnto ylle lustes or desyres, whiche also for the counsayle of Philautus. i. accordynge to the aduyse of Philautus, he muste nedes studye to execute. i. go about to put them in execution, onelesse that a cor∣rectour or an amender by good aduyse or counsaylle gyuynge, be by present, or redy at hande, which may calle. i. prouoke or styre this (yonge man) vnto better (dedes or doinges.) But if thou knowe not (who that correctour or redresser may be) that same moste beste redresser or reformer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 God, whose hande gouerneth or ruleth all thynges, and in whome, that I may say it summarilye. i. that I maye say or conclude the hole * 1.305 matter in fewe wordes, we all lyue, we all moue, & we be. i. & haue our being, syns he alone is the disposer or orderer of al thynges, at his wyl and pleasure. PEL. I beleue Eubulus all these thynges to be spoken (of * 1.306 the) after the oratours facion, as well truly as ernest∣ly. i. I beleue that thou haste spoken al these thynges here in this open audience very eloquently, and that as well accordyng to the truth, as after an ernest ma∣ner. * 1.307 whiche thyng men beare. i. men reporte or tell of Pericles. i. which gyft men say was gyuen to the ora∣tour Pericles, for (perswasion sytteth in thy lyppes) * 1.308 i. what so euer oration passeth throughe thy lyppes, it is able to perswade the audience. i. to cause them to

gyue cr〈…〉〈…〉ence therevnto, or to thy sayenges. i. the gospell is in thy mouthe. And howe excellent an ora∣tour * 1.309 this Pericles was, may appere by Archidamas the Lacedemonien capitayne, which beyng demaun∣ded, whether he was more valyant than Pericles, he made answere, Though Pericles be ouercome by me in batayle, yet is he of so great eloquence, that whā he reasoneth with me of the affayres betwene vs, he se∣meth not to be ouercome, but that he hath got the vic∣tory, * 1.310 and ouer come me. Surely, I wolde coueyte. i. I wolde fayne put away in the hole. i. vtterly or holly the care of my sonne beinge in exyle or banysshed. i. so it lay in my power, or so I myght.

EVB.

To hym that trusteth, the thynges hoped succede. i. to hym that ho∣pethe (welle) the thinges, whiche he hopeth for, take theyr effecte, or come to passe. i. hope welle, and haue well. But wylt thou me nothyng other. i. wilte thou * 1.311 nothynge elles with me, or wilt thou commaunde me no more seruice?

PELAR.

That thou mayst torne in * 1.312 to vs. i. I will that thou turne in to my howse.

EVB.

Syns thou wylte this thyng, be it. i. syns this is thy wyll, I am content, I wyll not any commoditie to be shutte to the in me. i. I wolde be lothe, that thou shul∣dest want any pleasure or seruyce, that may lye in me to do for the.

¶ Actus tertij. Scoena quarta.

• BROMIA.
• SYRVS.

Trochaici Catalectici.

GAudeo me defunctam istius coenae laboribus. Tam negociosa mihi suit culina, postulem, Si liceret, me oppido lassam refocillare. Sed

Quid Syrus petitum ueniat, miror quom bellaria Intro illata sint? Ecquid fit in coenaculo Syre?

SY.

Quid fiat rogas? coena dubia sese explēt, at{que} item Proluti uino sedent conuiuae, solus Pamphagus Ieiunas praetendit fauces, quas uix tandem compleat. Ventri auaro donat omnia.

BR.

Credo, nil nouū facit. Nā 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 est si quisquā alius. At hospes quid rei Gerit? an nō in raram Laidis formam intentus stupet?

SY.

Imo ait nescire se, quo pacto amoris sumpserit Satietatem.

BR.

Amor nec cōsiliū, nec ullū habet modū

SYR.

Vin tibi beneficium praestem Bromia?

BRO.

Maxime.

SYR.

Vide, Quid tibi hoc uilli sapiat.

BROMIA.

Hem, bromion est

SYR.

Bibe largius.

BRO.

Ha, ha. Nunquam quod seiā uinū bibi meracius. Hem Syre, uicissim dabo me tibi, quādo usus postulat.

SYRVS.

Postulat nune, & locus & res ipsa, & usus.

BRO.

Qui Syre?

SYR.

Non te clam est, quam parce hic obsonetur, dum quaestus iacet.

BRO.

Scilicet.

SYR.

Nunc contigit cuius praesentia menstruum Nobis commeatum commode reponat.

BRO.

Edoce Vnde id fiat.

SY.

Si coniuncta opera penū nos clanculū Egeramus.

BRO.

Vah, consilium callidum, si uerbera Lucrifacere a Pamphago uelimus.

SY.

Abi sis stultula, Carptim singulas dapes truncabimus, ne sentiat.

BRO.

Vulpes annosa laqueis ne erres, capi haud ullis potest. Tum, {quam} iracundus, {quam} plagosus sit Pamphagus, scio, Praes〈…〉〈…〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eum tentes praeda fraudare escaria. Ob dapes surreptas, ille coelum terrae misceat. Nec bolum ca〈…〉〈…〉 famelico, haud unquam tuto auferes. Proin caue, ne ullum tuo tibi iumento accersas malum.

si sapis. Sed heus? tibi autem.

SYR.

Nam quid est?

BRO.

Quid? respice Lais una cū hospite interuenit.

S.

Enimuero hercule Intempestiue hic subsisto, post{quam} cubitu hos conspicor Surrexisse, p••urramus intro Bromia.

BR.

I, pr••, sequar.

¶ Of the thyrde Acte, the fourthe Sceane. Speakers togyther Bromia, Syrus. The kynde of meter Trochaici Octo∣narij, wantynge a syllable.

I Reioyce me to haue performed the labours of this * 1.313 supper. i. I am glad, that I haue brought to passe, or made an ende of the laboures of this supper, my kitchen was so full of busines to me. i. I had so moch busines, or so moch to do in my kitchin, or my kitchin was so busy a piece of worke to me, I wolde desire or wyshe for, if it were, or myght be lefull. i. if I coulde bringe it to passe, to refreshe, or to recreate me (beyng or whiche am very moche, or very soore forweryed) but I meruayle me, what thyng Sirus may come to seke for, or to aske for, or to fet, sens or seing that the issue of the table. i. fruites and chese or wafers hypo∣cras and marche paynes, or comfitures be brought in. i. be serued in. what thynge is made in the parloure Sirus. i. what are they doing in the parlour Sirus?

S••••.

Askest thou what they be a doinge? they fylle vp them selfes with a doutfull supper. i. they fylle theym selfes vp to the throte with a supper, wherat be so ma∣ny good and dayntie dyshes, that they stande in dout at whyche dyshe they may fyrst begynne, and also the * 1.314 gestes or they that be of the feaste do sytte ful or sure∣ly washed with wyne. i. hauynge in all their cuppes,

and mo to, onely Pamphagus holdeth out or thru∣steth * 1.315 out his fastynge throte, whiche he can scars••lye, yet at the laste fyll vp to his couetous. i. gredy bealye he gyueth all thynges. i. all (that he maye get or laye hande on) or rappe and rende, he putteth in or cram∣meth into his gredy bealy.

BRO.

I beleue (well) he dothe no newe thynge. i. it is no neweltie for hym to do so, for he is an eate vp all, yf any be an other. i. yf there be any other, or any mo lyuynge: but of what of thyng bereth our gest. i. but what is our gest a do∣yng, or what maketh our gest? Dothe not he, beynge hedeful or takyng hede, wonder at the seldom beautie. i. the beautie that the like is seldom sene, or hath few fellowes of Lais?

SY.

Ye mary, he sayth him not to knowe. i. he saythe that he wotteth not, or doeth not knowe by what couenant. i. by what meanes he shall mowe take his full of loue.

BRO.

Loue nother hath counsayle or any meane. i. loue hath (in it neyther ad∣uise nor measure) or in loue is neyther meane nor me∣sure, or neyther ryme nor reason.

SI.

Wylt thou that I lende the a benefytte Bromia. i. wilt thou haue me to do the a pleasure Bromia?

BRO.

Moste of all. i. that wolde I the faynest of any woman liuyng.

SI.

Loke what this of littell wyne may sauour to the. i. loke or assaye howe this courtesye of wyne may taste (in thy mouth) or assay howe this sippytte of wyne may lyke the.

BRO.

What this is Bromion. i. of the god of wynes him selfes nature, deryued of vremeyn. i. to rore out. for Bacchus hathe diuers names amongest the gentyles. i. this is wyne walke a knaue, or able to plucke one by the toppe, or that wyll make one rore it out, and it were the thonder.

SI.

Drink more largely.

i. drynke better (on it) or take a better saye.

BRO.

Ha ha, neuer that I wot of, haue I dronk wyne more * 1.316 wynyshe, or purer from any water put vnto it. i. I ne∣uer dronke a stronger or a better cuppe of wyne, that I wote of (in my lyfe.) Hoo Sirus, I wylle on the o∣ther syde gyue me to the. i. I wyll for my parte do som pleasure for the agayne, whan vse asketh. i. whan oc∣casion or oportunitie requireth or shall serue (it) that it shulde be so.

SIR VS.

Nowe asketh bothe the place and the thynge selfe and vse, that thou shuldest do a pleasure for me on thy partie. i. nowe serueth (verye well bothe the place and the thyng it self) and the con∣uenient season or tyme (to do a plesure for me.)

BRO.

Howe (so Sirus?)

SI.

It is not preuelye the. i. it is * 1.317 not hidde or vnknowen vnto the, how scarsely or ny∣gardly mē make prouisyon for cates here, while gayn lyeth. i. while or whan there is no gayne or wynning * 1.318 stirrynge.

BROMIA.

That is trewe in dede, or that is as trewe as the gospell, or that is matter in dede, or that is for a suretie.

SI.

Now is happened the thynge. i. nowe is chaunced the case, of whome the presence * 1.319 or whose presence or redynesse at hande, may commo∣diousely putte agayne. i. may conueniently laye vp in store a monthyshe vytayle to vs. i. as moche vitayles, as wolde serue vs for a hole monethe.

BRO.

Teache * 1.320 me perfytlye from whense that maye be. i. shewe me playne, howe that thynge may be brought to passe.

SIR.

If by labour ioyned to gither we brynge forthe preuily the store or prouisyon (of cates). i. if we by ca∣styng * 1.321 of our hedes togyther, or by laying to of bothe our handis, bring out of (the buttery) or spence all the meate that is left (at this supper.)

BRO.

Propt a wyly

counsayle, if we will wynne beatynges of Pampha∣gus. * 1.322 i. that were a crafty aduyse, if we wolde deserue of Pāphagus as many strypes, as our backes could beare.

SIRVS.

Go away if thow wylt fole. i. picke the hens foole that thou art, we shall cut of euery dayn∣ty dishe one by one, by pyckyng out here and there. i. we shall gold euery daintie dyshe of them by pycking out of the dayntiest morcelles here and there, leste he maye feele (it). i. bycause he shulde not spye it, or per∣ceyue it.

BRO.

A she foxe ful of yeres, that thou maist * 1.323 not erre & may not be takē with snares. i. bicause thou shuldestnot erre or thynk or iuge amys: An olde foxe can not be takē by a snare (he is so ful of wyles, that if he haue escaped ones, thou cāst not begile him agem). i. in our adage it is hard haltyng afore a crypie. Far∣thermore I wote (well ynough, howe shortly angry, * 1.324 and howe full of stripes Pamphagus may be. i. how sone Pamphagus wil be in his fumes, and howe sore he beateth or layeth on, or howe many stripes he lay∣eth on or euer he leaue, cheffely if thou tempte to be∣gyle * 1.325 hym in meatishe pray. i. namely if thou assay or go aboute to dysceyue hym in his praye of any meate, that he hath gotten. For his daynty dishes stollen a∣waye, he wolde myxte the heuen to the erthe. i. for his meate brybed awaye, he wolde take on, as if heauen and erthe shuld go togyther, or he wold fall in a rage as if the dyuel were on hym, nor thou shalt not at any tyme be sure to take away a morcel frō a hūgry dogge. i. if thou snatche a bone from a hungry dogge, thou mayste be sure he wyll snarle at the. i. syns the felowe is storuen for hunger, yf thou woldest take his meate from hym, he wyll straight be redy to fyght with the,

and therfore beware, that thou call not any yll to thy * 1.326 bearyng or drawyng beast. i. beware, that thou get the not (by this meanes) as many stripes, as thy back may beare, if thou sauour. i. if thou be wyse. But hoo to the truly I giue warnyng (to loke behinde the) for to see who is here commynge, or who is harde at thy backe.

SIRVS.

For why, what is it. i. why what is the matter?

BRO.

What? loke backe, or loke behynd the, Lais with our geste is come in this meane whyle that we be talkyng to gither.

SI.

In very dede by the god Hercules I stoppe or staye here out of due tyme.. i. in the croke of the moone, sins I se these folkes to haue rysen from their lyeng. i. nowe I perceyue that these twayne be rysen vp from the borde, or from their bed∣des, let vs ronne in a dores Bromia before. i. or euer * 1.327 they come hither.

BRO.

Go thou before. I will folowe.

Actus tertij, Scoena quinta.

• ACOLASTVS,
• SYRVS,
• LAIS.

Senarij, Septenarij, & Octonarij.

HEm seruule, quisquis es, adesdum, paucis te uolo.

SY.

Quid me uolt hospes magnificus?

ACOL.

Vt dum siet tempus uoces Nos ad repotia, pro deambulabimus istic interim.

SY.

Factum puta, nihil aliud uis?

LA.

manda, lectum ut dapsilem Concinnet.

ACO.

Heus genialem insterni lectulum, De hinc curato sodes puer?

SYRVS.

Curabitur promptissime.

ACO.

Non possum, quin te amplectar mea uita, mea uoluptas unica.

LAIS.

Amplectere lubens animule mi Acolaste.

ACOL.

Nunc iuuat Demū uiuere, nūc deleo ex animo omneis aegritudines Post{qui} o faciem pulchrāte contigit uidere & alloqui, Adesse in unis aedibus, cib um{que} una capere, Da mihi suauium, si amas me delicium meum.

LAIS.

Imo uel decem o celle mi.

ACO.

o lubentias uitae, ô Deum Voluptates? Quam uernant, quam leno cinantur oia, Quae in te & quae circum te uideo, digna es, cui bene∣faxim lubens Quicquid possideo tuū est.

LA.

Habeo pol gratiā tibi, Passer cule mi.

ACOL.

Num quid poscis? quicquid id est dabo. Vis aureum Spinther, uis flammeum, uis armillas? dabo.

LA.

Nihil Horum uolo.

ACOL.

Vis aurum.

LA.

Torquem istū mea mentula.

ACO.

Et istue, & si amplius optes quicquam dari, da∣bitur, Mihi Enim negare amicae quip piam religio est maxima. En accipe torquem hūc, aptandū collo tuo tornatili.

LA.

Hem mi dul cis pusio, quid iam? satm placeo tibi?

AC.

Tune? ctiā si nihil adiumēti ad pul chritudinē siet: Forma Venerem exuperas ipsam. Quid quod Lais mea rogo?

LA.

quid Acolaste?

ACO.

Num me ames?

LA.

ludis? potius me non amem Quā tibi desit amor, hoctā uerū crede, quā te uiuere.

ACO.

Age. Credo. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 foelix ego sum, qui Laidi Placeam. Osculum mea lux. Hoc melle dulcius est, meus obsecro Sis animus, quando ego sum tuus.

LAIS.

Certe nul∣lus mihi charior Acolasto.

ACOL.

Te uicissim amplector pro dimi∣dio animae meae

O molles dactyli, ô genae lubentes, eia ut elegans Es.

LAIS.

Quis te quo{que} spernat Veneris catelle?

ACO.

At uror intime, O mea festiuitas.

LA.

Locus est, ubi ardorem hūc tuū Extilles. Quid suspiras corculū?

AC.

Te faustitas mea. Tu pol meum mihi ie cur ulceras amoribus.

SYR.

Ita ut iussisti hospes, toros instruximus. Quando uoles comessatum intro concede, omnia Sunt apparata.

ACO.

Ehodum ad me. Seruus tu qui∣dem spectatus es. Satis, cui res mea curae sit, cape hoc donariū.

SY.

Bon{us} Hercle es uir, & perliberalis. Perpetuo me tibi facis Deuinctū, hoc beneficio tuo, deos quaeso, ut saluus sies Nobis in multam aetatem. Quam saepe accidunt, Quae non ausis sperare? furtum meditanti, in sinus Illabitur aurum praeter spem, saluus sum.

ACO.

Iam ne imus, meum Nectar, meū mel?

LA.

Quādo uis nulla in me erit mora.

ACO.

Abeamus, hanc solidam noctem consecratum Veneri.

LA.

Placet.

¶ Of the thyrde Acte, The fyfte Sceane. Interlocutores,

• ACOLASTVS
• SYRVS
• LAIS.

Versus Senarij, Septenarij, & Octonarij.

ACOL.

Hoo thou lytell seruant, who so euer thou * 1.328 be, be here present, I wyll the in fewe thynges, or with fewe wordes. i. hoo thou felowe who soo euer thou be, come hyther a lyttell, I wolde speake with the a worde or twayne.

SIRVS.

What wylle me our * 1.329 magnified gest. i. what thyng wold with me, or what is your wyl with me, O ye guest, that doth great thin¦ges. i. O you myghty or puissant guest?

ACO.

I wyl

that thou calle vs to the rere supper or banket, where * 1.330 (men syt downe to drynke and eate agayne after their meate) whan it shall be tyme, we wyll walke vp and downe here before the dore the whyles, or in the mean season?

SIRVS.

Thynke the thynge done. i. this shal be done without fayle, or ye maye be sure, or take noo thought herefore. Wylt thou nothynge other thynge * 1.331 i. wylte thou nothynge elles with me, or wilte thou commande me none other seruyce els?

LA.

Cōmande that they may trymme a large bedde. i. cōmaunde the * 1.332 seruantes, to make or straw a bedde with herbes and flowers (after the maner of olde tyme) that two per∣sons may lye on it togyther, at their meate.

ACOL.

Hoo thou boy, or yong felow, cause yf thou darest (be so bold) or so homely, frō hens forth, or from this tyme (of the nyght) forthward, a bryde bed to be strawē for vs. i. to be made for vs. i. make not a large bed strawē with herbes and flowers for Lais and me to lie vpon * 1.333 and bankette, but procure or brynge to passe or go a∣bout, that we may haue a bedde made for vs to lye in all nyght, suche as is made for newe maryed folkes, whyche the antiquitie called Lectus genialis, bycause it was dedycate vnto theyr God Genius, whyche they supposed myght forther betwene theym generation.

SIRVS.

It shall be gone about moste redyly. i. in the quyckeit sorte or maner that can be.

ACO.

I can not but I must nedes or algates enbrace the my lyfe. i. O my leefekyn, I can not (forbeare) but that I muste nedes take the in myn armes, O my only luste or my lykyng.

LAIS.

Enbrace on, or coll on at thy lykynge or full pleasure, my lyttell sowle. i. my hartykyn Aco∣lastus.

ACO.

Nowe at the laste delyteth it to lyue. i.

nowe in conclusion is it a plesure for me to lyue, now * 1.334 put I a way from my mynde all dyspleasures. i. nowe sette I a syde out of my thought al maner cares, syth it chanceth (me) or is my happe to se the, and to speke to the, O fayre face or vysage. i. o swete or fayre visa∣ged creature, and to be present with the in one howse. i. and to be togither in company with the in one selfe howse, and to take meate togyther. i. and to eate and drynke in thy companye, and to put my hande in the dysshe with the. Gyue me a kysse, & if thou loue me my swete hart or darlyng.

LAIS.

Nay or. x. o my lytle eie. i. ye take the tenne kysses & nede be, my pygges nye.

ACO.

O the solace or pastyme of lyfe, O lorde god, what delectable pleasures (be these) howe do al thin∣ges shewe pleasantly (as do flowres in May, or in the sprynge tyme?) howe do all thynges, whyche I see in the, or aboute the, allure a bodye (to the, or saye come kysse me) (as bawdes or hoores doo to yonge folkes) thou arte worthye to whom I may do well gladsome. i. thou arte one that arte worthy, to whom I may do pleasure vnto gladly, or with a good wyll. What soo euer I possede. i. am lorde of, is thyne. i. all that euer I haue, is at thy cōmandement.

LAIS.

By the tem∣ple * 1.335 of Pollux, I haue thanke to the. i. I con the thāk my lyttell sparowe, or my pretye crepemous.

ACO.

Doste thou aske or demaunde any thynge, what soo euer it is or be, I wylle gyue (it to the). i. doest thou aske any gyfte of me, what so euer it is, I wylle gyue it the. Wylt thou haue a buckle of golde, or a golden * 1.336 pynne? Suche as in olde tyme women vsed to fasten their vpper garment with, on the left shoulder. Ste∣phanus calleth it a tache, or a claspe. Perottus cal∣leth

it a bracelet. but the occasion of this variete amō¦gest the auctours collectours and declarers of latyn * 1.337 vocables, riseth of two causes: one, bicause the antike maner of apparell is chaunged, an other bycause the pure latyn authors haue lefte so small mencion of the thynge, and the vse therof, that the sayde collectours be not fully assured, what precyse name to gyue it, es∣pecially bicause the vocable is a greke word, and that the thing self was no more in maner vsed cōmonly of the Romayne women than of vs at this tyme. Wylte thou haue a kerchyeffe? wylt thou haue any bracelet∣tes (yf thou lyst) I wyl gyue the these thynges.

LAIS.

I wyll nothynge of these thinges. i. I wyll none of al these thinges.

ACO.

Wylt thou gold. i. any pieces of golde?

LAIS.

This chayne my lyttell prycke. i. I wolde fayne haue this chayne (of golde) my pretye pryncockes, 〈…〉〈…〉.

ACO.

Bothe this * 1.338 same, and yf thou woldest wyshe or desyre any thing more to be gyuen (the) shall be gyuen the. i. thou shalt not onely haue this chayne, but also any other thinge (beinge myne) that thou woldest wyshe for. For why to denye any thynge to my louer, is to me most great relygion. i. I oughte to be mooste highly aware, or to take thought and care therfore, or to haue great con∣science vpon it, or to thynke me greattely charged in conscience, to say my beste beloue nay (of any thyng that she doth desyre me of) or to deny her her petition. Lo, take the (here) this chayne of golde, to be made * 1.339 fytte or mete to thy necke tourned with a tourners whele. i. to put about (thy pretye necke.) Whyche is as rounde. i. as well proportioned, as if it had ben made of a tourners hande, at his wheele, or as if it hadde

ben made of waxe.

LAIS.

Hoo my swete mannyken, * 1.340 or pretye boykyn, what nowe? Doo I not please the ynough. i. metely well, or very wel?

ACO.

Thou not?. i. who not thou? also if nothyng of helpe myght be to fayrenesse. i. ye and yf thou haddest nothinge at all (about the) to set the forth, or to shewe forth thy beau∣tie, thou ouerpassest Uenus her selfe in shappe. i. in comely beautie (of thy bodye) or in comlynesse of thy persone, O my Lais, what that I aske?. i. what is it that I wolde aske the, or what question is it, that I wolde demaunde of the?

LAIS.

What Acolastus?

ACOL.

Whyther thou loue me. i. I aske the (by thy * 1.341 faith and trouth) whether thou loue me or not.

LAIS.

Thou mockest or tryflest with me, I wold rather not loue my selfe, than my loue shulde want to the ward, beleue that to be as true, as the tolyue. i. as that thou arte alyue.

ACO.

Go to, I beleue (the) in very dede I am a happye (man) whiche maye please to Lais. i. with whome Lais can be content or pleased with. A kisse, my lyght. i. my hart of golde, or my bryght and sheene, this is sweter then honye. I praye the for all loues, be thou my mynde, sens I am thyne. i. lette me haue thy hart, syns thou haste myne.

LAIS.

Surely there is no body. i. no man lyuyng derer vnto me, or more in my conceyte, than is Acolastus.

ACO.

And I on my part, enbrace the for the halfe of my sowle. i. and I set as moche by the, as by the hart in my body. O softe or smothe fingerkyns, O plesante chekes, or eye lyddes. Aye aye, howe elegant. i. howe fresshe or gorgeously besene thou art, or what a fyne pece thou arte.

LAIS.

And who wolde despise the also, O thou littell whelpe of Uenus. i. as pleasant to playe with

as a littell spanyell mete for Uenus pastyme. i. and who wolde cast awaye or sette a syde the, thou ladies morcell?

AGO.

But I am burned most inwardely my * 1.342 ioye. i. but I smarte most excedyngly within forthe, O my worldly solace.

LAIS.

There is a place (where it is) where thou maist stille forth this thy burnyng hete. i. this burning hete of thyn. why or for whom syghest thou lyttel harte. i. my hartykyn?

ACO.

The. i. for the my worldly prosperite, thou by the temple of Pol∣lux woundest my lyuer to me with loues. i. the often thinkyng of thy loue, which I wolde emoye, and do not, hurteth my lyuer. For lyke as the splene is com∣forted with ioye and laughter, and hurte with sorowe and pensyfenes, soo is the lyuer of man and woman * 1.343 comforted, whan they inioy their loue, and hurte and wounded for want therof.

SIRVS.

So as thou haste commaunded, O thou gueste, we haue trymmed or made the beddes, to lye and eate and drynke vppon, whan thou wylt go in to eate and drynke or bankette with thy company, all thinges be made redy and pre∣pared.

ACO.

Hoo hyther to me. i. come hyther to me, lette me speake a worde with the, truelye thou arte a seruant ynough perceyued. i. thou art a seruant welle ynoughe espyed (howe dilygent thou arte). i. I maye well or soone perceyue, howe diligent a seruant thou arte, to whome my matter maye be regarded. i. which regardest or takest hede, to my matters, take this gyft. i. holde the this rewarde.

SIRVS.

By Hercules, thou arte a good. i. an honest man, and a very liberal. i. full of lyberalitie, thou makest me bounde vnto the for e∣uermore, by or through this benefyte of thyne, I be∣seche the goddis, that thou mayste be safe vnto vs, in

into moche age. i. I pray the goddes. i. god, to sende to the good helth, and good lyfe and longe. Howe often * 1.344 happen the thynges, whiche thou couldest not dare to hope for. i. howe often come the thynges (soo welle to passe) that a mā could not wyshe to haue them chaūce (better) to me bethynkyng theft, gold beyond hope ••••y deth into my bosom. i. where as I was mynded or pur¦posid to do som theft or robbery (for pure nede) gold is slypped into my bosom. i. I haue gotten a good botye of golde for my shaare, I am safe for euer, or I am a made man for this worlde.

ACO.

Go we not nowe my drynke of the goddis, my hony. i. shall we not go * 1.345 hens no we my (loue) as swete as metheglyn or hony?

LAIS.

Whan thou wylte, there shal be no tariance in me.

ACO.

Go we hens to consecrate this hole nyght * 1.346 to Uenus. i. to spende this hole nyght in bodylye so∣lace.

LAIS.

It pleaseth me, or I am plesed therwith.

Actus quartus.

• PAMPHAGVS
• SOLVS.

Octonarij.

ITan ad clarū dormiui diem? nox multa adhuc meis Est o culis, eij ciun dus hercle est iste ue∣ternus ab animo. Intendendi sunt nerui quaestui nostro. Sed nausea Quae tanta stomacho? quidnam haec oscitatio uolt? ex¦tendere Hos neruos nūc demū iuuat, iuuat & oculis propellere Somnum. Quid an ructas etiam Pamphage crapulam hesternam? insolens

Istuc quidem facis, ualens stomachus, cui & cruda con∣co quit. Quid? an acidis opus erit inulis, quae mihi fastidia Extūdāt? Opinor latrare stomachū imprāso ut assolet. Saburra enim uentris nunquā tantūmemini grauarier. Vt cam egerere stomacho esset opus, ubi ipsam aethnā circunfero. Sed ••eus? Panto labum ne? tam mane? qui heri tantum biberit? hem.

¶ The fourthe. acte.

• PAMPHAGVS
• SOLVS.

Versus Octonarij.

WHither haue I slept so to the clere day. i. yea haue I slepte on this facion tyll * 1.347 it be fayre brode day lyght? It is yet moch nyght to myne eyes. i. after myn eyes, or as myne eyes tell me, or serue me, it is yet yonge nyghtes, or there is yet moche of the nyghte to come, surely this slug∣gysshenes or drowsynesse, that maketh me, I can not holde vp my heed, is to be cast out from my mynde. i. I must put away out of my mind, this desyre I haue to slepe, my synewes be to be bended into our gayn. i. I must apply or folow our gayne, or trade we be in, to gette a good pray, with all the strengthe and force of my body. But what so great a wamblynge to my sto∣make. i. what meaneth this great wamblynge, that I haue about my stomake. i. ironice, what a knauyng is this I fele aboute my hart, which maketh me haue so greate a desyre to spewe or parbreake, what willeth to * 1.348 (it selfe). i. what meaneth this gaspynge or gapynge,

(that I make) nowe at the last it delyteth. i. it is expe∣dient * 1.349 or requisite (for me) to stretche forthe (these sy∣nowes of myne). i. to stretche forthe my lymmes, and it delyteth. i. it is expedient or necessarye for me to put away from me or forthe of myn e••es this slepe. what belchest thou, or brekest thou vp wynd Pamphagus? for thy surfet, or bycause of thy surfette of yesterday? not wont truely thou doest this thynge. i. thou art not wonte surely to do this thynge, or to playe this parte or padgeant, to whome the able or stoute stomake di∣gesteth al thynges. i. which haue so valiant or strong a stomake, that I can digeste (for nede) rawe meates, or horse shoo nayles (and nede were) what shal I nede or shal I haue nede of tarr or bytter tasted Eliacampana, (which amōgest other his pro{per}ties is good for a raw stomake, combred with crude humors, lyke as setuall is) whiche shulde dryue or thrust out these werynesses or lothesonmesses to me. i. away from me, I wene my stomake to barke. i. I weene that my stomacke dothe belche, or that my bealy dothe cralle, as it is wont to do, afore I haue dyned. For why, I neuer remember me to be charged or greued so moche with the balaste of my bealy, that it shulde be nedefull to me, to throw it out, or to dyscharge it out ageyne (with vomityng) or parbrakynge, where. i. syns I beare aboute (with me the hyll selfe) of Aethna. i. for why I neuer do re∣member me that my stomake was so m••ch ouer char∣ged with meate, whiche (lyeth in the stomake as ba∣last of grauel or stone lieth in the holow of the shippe) that it hath ben nedefull for me to caste it out (by spe∣wyng) bycause I had ouercharged my stomake with * 1.350 to moche meate, lyke as maryners throwe oute their

balast, whan they be troubled with a tempest, seynge * 1.351 that I beare about with me a stomake as hote as the hille of Aethna in Cicile, which burneth cōtinually, & so digesteth hard stones, when they be throwne in to it, that they be blowen out agayne lyght pomissis. but howe? whither Pantolabus. i. is yonder Panto∣labus (that I se or not) what so yarlye. i. what is he styrrynge so yarly (this mornynge) whiche dranke so moche yester nyghte?

Actus quarti, Scoena secunda. Trimetroi.

• PANTOLABVS
• PAMPHAGVS.

OSalue columen ordinis Parasitici.

PAM.

salue ò primum decus fecte Gnatonicae.

PAN.

Mutuum muli seabunt sane festiuiter. Mutuum dum testimonium inuic em damus.

PAM.

Pantolobe? ecquid placuit hesterna epulatio:

PAN.

Nunquam quidem coenaui, quod sciam, unctius. Gulam oppleui meam, us{que} ad summum, dapsili Luxu, quid tu?

PAM.

Genio ipse indulsi maxime. Non possum, summa quin circumlingam labra. Mel Atticum sapiunt, hesterni iusculi Reliquiae.

PAN.

Pol dentes & mihiuolupe est iug•• Suctu macerare. Quin nidorem carnium Vncti, supreme digiti offundunt naribus.

PAM.

I nunc, & somnia irride posthac mea.

PAN.

Non arbitrabar istuc mi Pamphage fore Foelices, qui tam propicium habuimus Comum.

PAM.

Quid, agnoscis etiam {per} quem huc promoueris?

PAN.

Dis te patrono factus sum, mi Pamphage Exmēdico.

PAM.

Lubeus fec••.

PAN.

Est 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gestiam.

PAM.

Est 〈◊〉〈◊〉 triumphē.

PA.

Io liber pater.

PA.

io, io Ceres. Age, in eamus quaeso cantiun culam, Qualem sonant Euanti Thiades.

PAM.

Gaudia Seruemus ista uespertinis horulis, Quibus uoluptabitur hospes cum Laide. Incoctus stomacho sic extundatur cibus, In maximam coenam, ieiunos haud decet Stultescere tripudiis.

PAN.

Sapidissime mones. Quid nunc fiet?

PAM.

Quod somun portenderat Pars reliqua.

PANT.

Quid id est?

PAM.

Nū memi∣nisti?

PAN.

Nihil.

PAM.

Dolosa ut alea huius loculos atteram.

PAN.

Communi num nam id fiet sorte Pamphage?

PA.

Fiet.

PAN.

Merito te amo & colo.

P.

Fac interim Curetur prandinm & cella penuaria.

PAN.

Faciam. Quid hic habes?

PAM.

Lucrosas aleas Nostin?

PAN.

noui & sensi talos bene polypos, Quibus facultatum bona pars pernt mihi.

PAM.

Nisi fallor, audio sereantem Acolastum. Vale.

¶ Of the fourthe acte, the seconde Sceane.

• PANTOLABVS
• PAMPHAGVS

Versus Iambici Trimetroi.

PANTO.

Howe all hayle. i. what good morowe * 1.352 the mayntener or vpholder of the order or felow∣shyp of scoffers, or common gesters, which be home∣ly guestes, for they come vnsente for, and by flatte∣rynge and scoffynge get theyr lyuynge. i. theyr meate and drynke.

PAMP.

All hayle. i. good morowe (to the chiefe or principal honour of the gnathonical sect). i. of the felowshyp or brothethead of gnatho (whose profession is to mocke al men by flattery, and to hold

vp ye and nay with all men.)

PANT.

Surely mu∣les scratche of eche other scabbes or scurffes merylye. * 1.353 i. so as it wold make men to laughe at it, to se the ma¦ner, whyle we gyue mutuall testimonye to gether. i. while we beare witnesse betwene or amongest our self one of vs of a nother. i. it is merye whan suche as be kind or starke knaues mete. i. whan knaues in grai••e mete, for then eche of them wyll prayse other, and one of them wyll saye well by an other.

PAM.

Pantola∣bus, Lo what pleased yesterdayes feastynge. i. dydde * 1.354 not the feastynge of yesterdaye please the wel?

PAN.

Surely I dydde neuer that I wot of, suppe more a∣noyntedly ke. i. surely I was neuer better besmered, or * 1.355 begreased at a supper, that I wot of, in all my lyfe. I fylled ful my throte vnto the vpperyst with superflui∣tye, or abundant excesse of daynty meates and drin∣kes. i. I filled me vp to the harde throte (with cram∣myng in plenty of meates and driukes) what thou. i. what dyddest thou (for thy parte?)

PAM.

I my selfe serued my good spirites turne moste gredely. i. I dyd * 1.356 let my nature take his plesure, or granted it al that it coulde desire or requyre, on the highest facion. I can not (forbeare) but I must (yet) lycke my lippes round about (with my tong) those thinges, which be left of y^• broth or good potages of yesterday, sauor as hony of Athenes. i. the releuanith of the brothes of the pottes * 1.357 of yesterday, whiche (stycke vpon my lyppes yet) ta∣steth, as swete as any ho••y growyng about the citye of Athenes in Grece, where the hony was very swete and pure, whiche was moch set by in olde tyme afore that the vse of suger was founde.

PAM.

And by the temple of Pollux it is a delectable plesure to me, with

continuall suckyng, to make my tethe as Iowse in my * 1.358 heed as water. i. to sucke (out the meate that is left be∣twene my tethe, syns yesterdaye) tyll I make theym Iewse with harde suckyng, and also my besmered fin∣gers, on theyr hyghest parte poure aboute to my nose∣thrylles the sauour or smel of the fleshe. i. and the top∣pes of my fyngers endes, that (yet) be besmered sende vp to my nosethrylles, the sauour of the roste meate.

PAM.

Go nowe. i. walke nowe (hardely) and hereaf∣ter laughe at my dremes.

PANT.

O my Pampha∣gus, I supposed not this thynge to be hereafter. i. I wened not, or I wyst ful lytteli, that this thyng shuld haue come to passe. happy be we, which haue had ••o∣mus the god of bankettynge or ryottynge and reue∣lynge by nyght, nere at hande to helpe & succour vs or to be so fauorable or merciful vnto vs. This Comus in the old tyme, yong folkes toke for a god, & to do the thing y^• might be acceptable vnto him, they wēt about by nyght season, leapyng & skyppyng with garlandes on theyr heades, and mynstrels before them, and went about a horehuntynge and breakynge vp of doores. * 1.359

PAM.

What, doest thou not also knowlege or recog∣nyse hym. i. doest thou not also cōfesse, that he is good mayster vnto the, by whom thou haste ben promoted hytherto, or set thus forwarde?

PANT.

O my Pam∣phagus, I am made, or I am become of a begger a greate ryche man, or a welthy man, thou beinge my * 1.360 helper or myne aduancer or setter forwarde.

PAMP.

I haue done it gladsom. i. with a good wyll.

PANT.

There is that I maye iet. i. there is good cause why I shulde iet it, or I haue a good cause to whyppe or * 1.361 fryske it about for ioye.

PAM.

There is that I may

triūphe. i. there is good cause or matter, why I shuld ryde in a chariotte, after the Romayns maner, lyke a conqueroure (for my stout actes) done in this matter, or I haue good cause to set the cocke on the hope, and * 1.362 make gaudye chere.

PAN.

Jo, or hoo free father. i. hoo the god Bacch{us}, which is called free father, for he freith or delyuereth mē from care (for whan mē be wel whytteled with wyne, they take no care for nothyng.)

PAM.

Jo io. i. hoo hoo Ceres. i. the goddesse of corne, go to let vs enter I praye the, a lyttell songe. i. let vs begynne or set vppe a prety songe or balade, suche as Bacchus womē priestes sounde. i. singe or cry out vn∣to Euan. i. vnto Bacchus.

PAM.

Let vs kepe. i. lay vp these ioyes. i. sportes for the smalle or lyttell houres of the euenynge. i. for sone at euen, in whiche houres. i. at which tyme, whan our gest shal take his plesure or carnal solace with Lais, the vnsodden meate. i. the vn dygested meat, which we shal put into our stomakes, may the soner by y^t means be thrust out of the vpper part of our stomakes into a most great supper. i. whā we shal surfayte at supper with our latesyttyng vp, it becometh vs not beinge fastynge, to playe the fooles by daunsynges or leapynges about.

PANT.

Thou warnest moste sauouredly. i. thou gyueste as wyse or holsome counsaile (as can be) what shal now be done. i. what shall we nowe do?

PAM.

We wyll go about that thynge, whiche is the lefte parte. i. the parte that is left behynde, or the resydue of our entreprise which my dreame dydde foresignyfie or betokened to come.

PAN.

What is that?

PAM.

Doest not thou remem∣ber?

PAN.

Nothynge. i. no not a whyt.

PAM.

That I maye were the purses of this man with a deceytful

dye. i. that I maye ryffell (to the verye bottom) this mannes bagges with false dyce.

PAN.

O Pampha∣gus, * 1.363 shall not that be done by a common lot (betwene vs). i. shall we not be boty fellowes to gether in that matter.

PAM.

It shall be done. i. it shall be so.

PAN.

I doo worthyely loue the, and reuerence the. i. I haue good cause to loue the, and to do the reuerence or ho∣nour. * 1.364

PAM.

Do in the meane season, that the dyner maye be loked vpon, and the cellar where our store of vitayles is. i. loke the dyner be made redy ther whiles, and our store of vytayles lefte of yesterdayes prouisy∣on, at home be ordred.

PAN.

I wyl do it, or I wyl do, * 1.365 as thou byddest me what thing hast thou here?

PAM.

Dyce to wynne by. i. dyce of aduantage, or false dyce, or stoppe dyce, knowest thou them not, or art thou not acqueynted with them?

PANT.

I knowe them well inoughe, and I haue felte them, beinge well many fo∣ted dyce. i. I haue bought the bargaine, or I haue said fye of the wynnynges by theym, whiche by reason of theyr eyght corners, trotte as meryly vppon the dyce borde, as a horse coulde do, if he had eyght legges, or neuer so many feete, by whiche the good parte of my substance hath peryshed to me. i. by meanes wherof I * 1.366 haue lost the most parte of my goodes.

PAM.

But if, or excepte I be begyled, I here Acolastus spyttyng. i. I here Acolastus spyt, or reche out fleme, fare well.

¶ Actus quarti, Scoena tertia.

• PANTOLABVS
• SOLVS.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉

ABijt homo, ut istius pecuniam emungat Omnem, tot callet artes, tot dolos nouit.

Principio, dum aleam ludit, satis fingit Se ludi indoctum, nonnunquam & manus blande Remittit, qua re, uelut hamo illicit pisces Esca praetento. Mox ubi incalet lusor Cupidini lucri auctioris incumbens, Pecuniae omneis grumos aleae in lusum Coniectos, iactu uno facit suos. Quippe, Lucrosam presso pollice Venerem mittit, Quoties uolt, Tum caniculae imperat, iactu Vt ne cadat damnosa, id quod meo dudum Didici malo, qui hic perdidi facultates Meas, ictus piscator sapio, uerum hospes Amissa re, protrudetur foras, dura In quem fient exempla timeo, quid dixi Timere me? Imo gaudeo, quod minus laedant Communia mala. Quin adiutor accedam Miseriae illius, quando res feret. Cur non Mihi quo{que} liceat in alios, quod ipsorum De me licuit licentiae? Sed heus exit A nobis, nescio quis, si Leno sit miror. Certe, ipsus est. Quid, quod commotus apparet?

¶ Of the fourthe Acte, the thyrde Sceane.

• PANTOLABVS

alone. Versus Iambici senarij claudicantes.

THE man or felowe is gone, that he maye wype * 1.367 awaye all the money of this man. i. to rydde him as cleane, or as quite of his money, as a man maketh cleane his nose, whan he bloweth the sneuyll out of it. He knoweth parfectly so many craftes, he knoweth so many sleyghtes or deceytes. Fyrste and formost whan he playeth at the dyce, he fayneth inoughe, hym to be vnlerned of the play. i. he feyneth metely craftely, that

he is vns kylled of the playe, and oftentymes he sla∣keth his handes flatteryngely. i. he forbeareth to sette * 1.368 or to take with flatteryng wordes and maner, by whi∣che thynge or meanes, lyke as by a fyshyng hoke held forthe or stretched forth before, he entiseth or draweth fysshes with his meate or bayte. i. lyke as the fyssher draweth fysshe (to the hoke) by puttynge forthe of the bayte before the hoke, so dothe he brynge in players, * 1.369 to holde hym, or set to him, by his crafty maner vsing, anone. i. shortly after, whan the player waxeth warme. i. is hotte in his playe, leanynge into. i. settynge his mynde, or takynge hede vpon a greatter or a more in∣creaced, or more plentuous gayne, with one caste, or at one caste he maketh all the small hyllockes or hea∣pes of moneye, caste in or put in, into the playe of the dyce. i. all the stakes and settynges that be sette within the dyce borde, whiche lye on lyttell heapes, to be his owne. for why? by thrustynge downe of his thumbe, he sendeth. i. he throweth that winnynge or gaynynge Uenus as often as he wyl. i. he can soo set the dyce on * 1.370 that facion, by thrustynge downe of his thombe, that he can caste or throwe synnes as often as hym lysteth. then he commandeth to the hurtful lyttel Bytche, that she do not fall or chaunce by castyng. i. he farder more (is so cunnynge) that he canne commaunde almesace, whiche is hurtefull or loffull, that it shall not fall or chaunce whan he throweth: and by these. ii. wordes, Venus and Canicula, maye appere, that the antiquytie * 1.371 hadde other maner of dice to trye theyr chaunces, by castynge, than we haue at these dayes, whiche thyng maye be gathered of Plautus in his co medies, and hereof hath Erasmus wrytten in his colloquies, and

also whiche thinge I haue lately lerned, to my hurte * 1.372 or hynderaunce, whiche hereat haue lost my goodes, I beinge a stryken fysher, waxe wyse. i. whan a fisher man hath hurte his hande with a hoke, he goeth after warde more warely to warke. but Erasmus in his a∣dages sayth, that this adage beganne amongest the grekes, but vppon a chaunce, whiche happened to a fysherman, whiche layinge his hande vpon a scorpy∣on, that he hadde taken amongest other fyshes, was stonge by hym, whervpon he had a lesson, to beware, and to loke better what he dyd a nother tyme. whiche adage is expressed in our tonge by these wordes, The * 1.373 burned chylde, fyer dredeth, or he that ones falleth in∣to the dytche, wyll after loke better or warelyer or he lepe. but our gueste after he hath loste his thyng. i. al∣ter he hath lost his goodes, shalbe thrust headlyng out of doores, in whom I feare shalbe made or done hard * 1.374 examples. i. whiche shall be punished, to the example of all other, or whiche I am a frayde shall be so hard∣ly handled, that other shal take example by hym. what haue I sayd me to feare?. i. why haue I sayde, that I * 1.375 am afrayde therof? nay mary, I am glad or I reioice (therat) that common illes lesse hurte. i. for bycause it greueth men lesse, whan they haue other in peyne or trouble with thē, but I wyl also draw nere, a helper of his mysery. i. but I wyll be an helper to set his mysery forwarde, whan the thynge shall bere. i. whan tyme or occasion shall serue therfore, why may not that of ly∣cence be lefull to me in other, whiche of them hath ben lefull of me. i. why maye not I be homely or playe the knaue with other men, as well as other men haue ben homely to play the knaues with me? but there cometh

out frome vs, I wot not who. i. but there is one that commeth out of the house, I wot not who it is, I mer * 1.376 uayle if it be the baude. Certaynly it is he. what? that he appereth moued. i. what is the matter (trowe we) that he shulde seme to be this moued.

¶ Actus quarti, Scoena quarta.

• SANNIO,
• PANTOLABVS,
• PAMPHAGVS.

Tetrametroiomnes.

DII immortales, quod hoc proluuium est, que istaec tanta largitas? Salus si cupiat ipsa, non possit seruare istunc uirum.

PAN.

Mi Sannio, cuius quaeso uiri casum miseraris?

SANNIO.

Hospitis.

PANTO.

Quid ille.

SANNIO.

Rem omnem a∣misit alea.

PANTO,

Cuius captus dolis?

SAN.

Cuius censes, nisi Pamphagi?

PANTO.

Dixi•• fore? O uersutias. Hominis uersipellis. Sed quid Acolastus?

SAN.

Per∣plexus iacet In fermento.

PAN.

Censen uero hominem hic di•• durare posse?

SAN.

Non Equidem arbitror. Nam proximum est, ut uel miser hospes prae inopia Fugiat aliquo, uel finiat uitam laqueo, non uiuere Malens, quam miser e uiuere.

PAM.

Iam ne erumpe∣re hoc mihi gaudium Licet? Proh Mercuri, {qui} dextro me aspexisti sydere? Nōquam satis uos collaudem meos talos. uobis enim Debeo, meam quod tuear uitam ab inedia. Sic censeo Capiundos esse adolescentes istos pecunia ebrios.

PANTOL.

Quis hic tam procaciter insultat dulci fortunae ebrijs?

PAM.

Sed ubi mihi nunc Pantolabus est, cogito.

PAN.

Me nominat.

PAM.

Vt huius gaudij ille particeps fiat.

PAN.

Quid Pamphage, Quid gestis obsecro?

PAMPH.

Quid gestiam rogas? foeliciter Cecidit alea. Viden loculos, ut auro multo turgeant?

PANTO.

Festiuum caput. Amabo num nam lucrum tecum partiar, Vt conuenit?

PAM.

Non pugnabimus istic.

SAN.

Meis in aedibus Tibi partares est, quare, quod hic ius publicum est, redde.

PAM.

Accipe Praedae partem, quo, post queā integrauti amicitia tua.

SAN.

Quis soluet ius hospiti••:

PAM.

Quid id autem mea?

SAN.

In aedeis meas Tu introduxti hominem.

PAM.

Sunt ei uestes.

SAN.

Quid tum?

PAM.

Illas exue 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 nebulonem. Quod si illinc nihil resoluitur Redito ad me. Faciam ne quid querare.

SAN.

Vbi de∣coctor est?

PAM.

Ab alueo intro proruit commotus. Laidis nisi Fallor fruendae gratia, dolorem complexu ut leuet.

SAN.

Abeo ut meum ius postulem.

PAN.

Age Pam∣phage, sortem mihi face Diuiduam.

PAM.

Ne nihil habeas, cape.

PAN.

Tan∣tillum.

PAM.

Non amplius.

PAN.

An haec promissa fides est?

PAM.

Irritor ni desinas.

SAN.

Pape Rixantes audio, quos animis rebar coniunctos bene.

PAM.

Quos?

SANNIO.

Deplumis amator surdae fit suplpex Laidi, Vos adiutate me, precor, ô boni, ut resoluat debita.

PAN.

Agedum, fores stipemus, ne effugiat hodie no∣stras manus.

¶ Of the fourthe Acte, the fourthe Sceane.

• Interlocutores Sannio,
• Pantolabus,
• Pamphagus.

Versus Iambici Tetrametri omnes.

SANNIO.

O goddis immortal. i. good lorde, what * 1.377 a launchyng out. i. what a prodygalitie or waste∣full expendyng is this? what this so greate a layenge out. i. what so an excessiue lyberalitie is this? If the goddesse of safegarde or preseruation her selfe shuld couete or desyre (to haue it so) she coulde not kepe or preserue this man (from vndoinge.)

PANT.

What, my Sannio? I pray the, of what man doest thou pi∣tie the fall. i. whose mans chance is it, that thou doest thus pitre?

SAN.

Of our guestes.

PAN.

What he, or what is the matter, or howe gothe the worlde with hym?

SAN.

He hath loste all his thinge at the dice,. i. he hath lost all that euer he had at the dyce, or al the * 1.378 substaunce he had.

PAN.

Taken by the deceytes of whom. i. by whose deceites or craftes was he brought in to the daunger, or into the snare?

SAN.

Of whom demest thou, but of Pamphagus?

PAN.

Dyd I not say this, to be hereafter. i. dyd I not saye, it wolde be thus? O wylines. i. o the craftines of this felowe, or of this wily pie, that can tourne him as oft as he lyst, in his own skyn. but what Acolaitus. i. but what thing dothe or maketh Acolastus nowe?

SAN.

Being dout * 1.379 full. i. at his wyttes ende (what is best to do) he lyeth in his owne leuen. i. he lyeth and fryeth in his owne greace for anger, or he stampeth and stareth for an∣ger. * 1.380

PANT.

Thinkest thou trewly the man to may a∣byde longe here. i. demeste thou or trowest thou for a suertie that the man maye longe abyde here?

SAN.

Surelye I suppose not, or naye. For why, the nexte * 1.381 is. i. the nexte parte he hath to play, is this, that other the sory gueste must flee away, or be fayne to fie hens some whither, for nede or pouertie, or elles he muste ende his lyfe with a halter, beinge lefer or better con∣tented, not to lyue (at all) thanne to lyue myserably.

PAM.

Is it not lefull for me to burste out this ioye, nowe. i. may I not safely burst out on lawghter now? or this ioye that I haue (at my hart) may I not safe∣ly buffe it out nowe? Oh thou god Marcury, whiche (art) the forderer of all crafte and sleyght, with howe ryghte hande a sterre, haste thou beholden me. i. with howe prosperous an influence, hast thou fauored my purposes? I canne neuer prayse you my dyce inough. for why, I owe to you. i. I am bounde to you, or I * 1.382 maye thanke you, that I maye (from hense forth) de∣fend my lyfe from hunger. thus suppose I yong men to be taken, whiche be drunke with money. i. thus, or on this facion, do I deme, shuld men catche (in a trap or handell lyke wardes) these yonge men, that haue soo moche money, they wot not what to doo with all.

PAN.

Who is this here whiche soo malapertely scor∣neth or speaketh in the reproch of suche as be dronken with swete or prosperous fortune?

PAM.

But nowe do I thynke, or do I be thinke me where my Panto∣labus is become.

PAN.

He nameth me.

PAM.

That he may be made partener or parte taker of this ioye.

PANT.

What Pamphagus, I praye the for goddes sake, why whippest thou it about, or playest thou thy steracles (on this fascion.)

PAMP.

Doest thou aske me why I maye whyppe it or skyppe aboute? the dyce hath fallen luckely. i. I haue had good lucke, or good

chance at the dice, seest thou not my purses or bagges * 1.383 howe they be swollen or stande a stroute with moche golde. i. seest thou not, howe my bagges be full vp to the harde eye with golde?

PAN.

O festiuall heade. i. thou arte a pleasaunte felowe (tell) I shall loue the. i. tell me as I may loue the, or doo any thynge for the, shall I not parte gayne with the, as it was agreed. i. shall I not haue my parte of thy gaine as we were a∣greed vpon, or shal not I be boty or party felow with the, as it was agrede betwene vs?

PAM.

We shal not * 1.384 fyghte herefore. i. we will not fall at bate or stryue for this matter, or here aboute.

SAN.

The thyng is got∣ten to the, in my howse. i. thou haste gotten this good or substance in my house, or within my doores. wher∣fore yelde to me that whiche is here common lawe. i. and therfore gyue me, or delyuer to me (for my parte or share) y^t which the cōmon lawe here (wil gyue me.)

PAM.

Holde or take here a parte of my praye, wherof * 1.385 I maye after vse thy hole frenshyp. i. by meane wher∣of, thou and I hereafter may be assewred frendes, or frendes for euer.

SAN.

Who shall pay the ryghte of the ynne. i. who shal pay the charges he hath ben at in his ynne?

PAM.

What that truely me, Supple refert?. i. what is that to me? or what haue I to do therwithal, or what do I recke or care therfore?

SAN.

Thou did∣dest leade, or dyddest brynge the man in to my howse.

PAM.

Clothes be to hym. i. he hath clothes or gar∣mentes (to his backe.)

SAN.

What then?

PAMP.

Do them of. i. plucke them awaye from the monylesse knaue (that hath neuer a crosse left him to blesse him * 1.386 with) that if from thense nothynge be payde agayne, come agayn to me. i. in case thou be not payd (thy du∣tie

by that meanes) come then a gayne to me, I shall * 1.387 do that thou mayste not complayne any thynge. i. I shall so doo, or so order the or handell the, that thou shalte haue no cause to complayne (of me.)

SANNI.

Where is that stroy good (that hath spent vpon hoo∣res * 1.388 and pyssed agaynst the walles, all that he hath.)

PAM.

He amoued, from the dyce bourde rushed in a * 1.389 dores, but if I be begyled by grace of Lais, to be en∣ioyed. i. excepte I be deceyued bycause he wolde haue his pleasure of Lais, that he myght releue or ease his sorowe with embrasynge (of her.)

SAN.

I wyll goo hense, that I maye demande or aske my ryght.

PAN.

Come of Pamphagus, make the lotte, or the hoole somme deuided in the half to me. i. let me be halfe part of thy iuste or hole wynnynge, or let me be halfe part∣ner of all thy hole gaynes.

PAMP.

Lest thou mayst haue nothynge take. i. lest thou haue nothynge at all, take the (this.)

PAN.

So lyttel a moche. i. so small a thynge, or so lyttell as this?

PAM.

(Thou gettest or shalte haue) no more.

PANT.

Is this thy promised * 1.390 fayth?. i. is this the faythful promisse thou madest me?

PAM.

I am prouoked to anger, excepte thou leaue. i. thou wilt make me angry (with the) except thou cesse.

SAN.

Out I here theym chydynge, whom I wened * 1.391 had ben wel ioyned in myndes. i. I here them chyde to¦gether, whom I had thought had ben or to haue ben very great frendes togyther.

PAM.

Whome?

SAN.

These same (Lais and Acolastus) the vnfethered lo∣uer, * 1.392 is made a besecher or an humble suter vnto deafe Lais. i. the louer whiche is pulled of all the fethers he had, or whiche hath neuer a fether lefte hym. i. whiche is lefte as bare as a byrdes arse, is become a croucher

and kneler vnto Lais, whiche playeth the deathe wo∣man, or whiche sayth, I wold to god I harde you. O you good folkes, I praye you helpe me, that he maye pay his dettes, or that he may paye me that he oweth me.

PAN.

Let vs goo to it, or steppe to it (lyke men) * 1.393 let vs enuiron the dore. i. beset the dore rounde aboute or on euery syde, lest he flee out of our handes. i. lest he escape our handes this daye.

Actus quarti, Scoena quinta.

• LAIS,
• ACOLASTVS,
• SYRA,
• SANNIO,
• PAMPHAGVS,
• PANTOLABVS.

Trochaicoi.

QVin soluis noctem sceleste?

AC.

Quaeso te, Lais mea.

LA.

Quid Lais mea? an tibi adeo digna uideor, quam dolis Sic illudas, & speuana producas?

AC.

Numerabitur Aurum tibi.

LA.

Quando? ad Graecas Kalendas?

AC

Non, sed ad.

LA.

Satis Iam diu dedisti uerba nobis.

AC.

Audi obsecro te.

LA.

Quem audiam? Quid audiam?

AC.

Quaeso pau∣lisper.

LA.

Hem Syra?

SY.

Quid uis?

LA.

Vestem huic detractam.

SY.

Quid ita?

LA.

Quia lubet. Cape Vestem.

AC.

Itan Lais?

SA.

Mea hic res agitur. Hem Lais? satis Hoc sit exuuium tibi, mihi cedant hae manubiae, Ensis cum pileo.

PAN.

Quod reliquom est praedae, no strum est, exue.

AC.

Vis quidem est haec, obsecro ó populares.

PAN.

Quin os comprimis?

AC.

Haeccine fieri flagitia in libera ciuitate? Vah. Totus deglubor miser. Num nam relin quetis mihi Amiculum.

PAN.

I sane iam, quo uis.

SAN.

Vapula.

ACO.

Hei hoi uerbera Insuper misero additis?

SA.

Diuortite ad me omnes simul.

LA.

Heus tu nebulo? respice ad me. Vestitū hunc de∣pexum habe.

¶ Of the fourth acte, The fyfte Sceane.

• Lais,
• Acolastus,
• Sira,
• Sannio,
• Pamphagus,
• Pantolabus.

Versus octonarij, trochaici acatalectici, et quando{que} Cata∣lectici. i. sometyme of. xvi. syllables iuste, and sometyme wantynge a syllable.

LAIS.

But payest thou not thy nyght, thou wret∣ched * 1.394 person. i. why and wilt thou not paye for thy nyghtes lodgynge, or thye nyghtes pastyme, thou wretche that thou art.

ACO.

I beseche the my Lais.

LA.

what my Lais. i. what rellist thou me of my Lais, whether am I sene to the soo worthy, whome thou maiest illude with desceytes and lede forth with vayn hope. i. seme I vnto the soo mete a body, whom thou shouldest scorne with deceytes, and fode forthe with vayne hoope (throughe thy fayre wordes?)

ACOL.

Golde shall be nombred to the. i. thou shalt haue gold tolde out to the.

LA.

whan, at the Grekish calendes. i. whan, to morowe to mowe, or a daye after domes day? For the grekes haue no calendes in theyr dayes of the yere, but vse a nother order, by addynge to of dayes, as the latines were wonte to do, whiche they called Dies intercalares, and of the grekes those dayes * 1.395 were called Embolimei.

ACOL.

Nay but at.

LAIS.

Thou hast nowe gyuen wordes to vs long inough. i. * 1.396 thou hast longe inough deceyued me, and fooded me forthe with fayre wordes.

ACO.

Here or harke, I pray the for goddes sake.

LA.

whom shulde I here? what shulde I here?

ACO.

I praye the (tary) a lytell whyle.

LAIS.

Howe Sira.

SY.

what wylt thou? or what is thy wyll (with me?) or what is thy pleasure * 1.397 with me?

LAIS.

The garment to this man drawne of. i. I wyll thou plucke of this felowes garment.

SI.

why so?

LA.

For it listeth me. i. for it is my pleasure, take or holde his garment.

ACO.

So Lais. i. wyll ye serue me so, or thus Lais?

SAN.

Here my thinge * 1.398 is done. i. here is my matter or my profyt in hāde, how Lais let this garment or spoyle taken from an enne∣myes backe whan he is strypped of his harnes in the fielde, be inoughe to the. i. be thou contented, or holde the contented with this garmente, lette these prayes or shares gathered of botyes solde, whiche haue ben wonne of enemyes, gyue place to me. i. let this share come to me, or fall to me (for my parte) that is to saye, his sworde with his cappe.

PANTO.

That is left of praye is ours. i. the pray that remayneth, or is left be∣hynde, is ours, put it of, or of withall.

ACO.

Suer∣ly * 1.399 this is violence or great wronge, I beseche you for goddes sake helpe, O ye worshyppefulle maysters, (that be rulers of the city) or defendours of pore men.

PAN.

why wylte thou not thrust or holde thy mouth to gether. i. wylte thou not stoppe thy mouthe, or leaue thy cryinge out?

ACO.

These shameful dedes to be done in a free cyty?. i. is it a syttyng thynge, for suche shamfull actes to be doone in a citie, where all men that come shulde be free, and haue no crueltie or

wronge done them? I am al pylled to the harde skyn, * 1.400 wretche. i. I am all to gether lefte bare, or I am lefte starke bely naked, or lefte as naked as my nayle, sory wretche that I am, wyll ye not leaue me a lyttell gar∣ment, or asory wede (to hyde my tayle withal.)

PAN.

Go suerly nowe whither thou wylte. i. goo thy wayes nowe whither thou lyste (at thy pleasure.)

SAN.

Be thou bet. i. you shall beare me oone whystersniuet, or gerte on the bare buttoke.

ACO.

Hey hoy, adde you fardermore beatynges to me, a wretche. i. and do you beate me to, sory wretche that I am.

SAN.

Tourne you al to gether to me. i. tourne ye al, or resorte ye al to¦gether home vnto my house.

LA.

Howe thou knaue loke to me (ward). i. se what I do for the, haue. i. take the this torne or thredebare garment (which is so well * 1.401 examined, that a louse can catche no holde vpon it.)

¶ Obseruation of the Rhethoricall composition vsed by the auctour in this sceane nexte ensuynge.

V••here as I haue hytherto thoughte it vnto my intended purpose sufficient, onely to be Ecphrastes, in our mother tongue vpon this latyn anctour, therby to gyue some lyght vnto suche as be lerners, the better to come to the trewe and perfyte sence, what he meaneth: whan I consyder the great artifice vsed by Fullonius in this his syxt sceane, of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 act, and hereafter in the second and. iiii. scenes of his. v. act, in these whiche. iii. sceanes, he bryngeth in Acofastus, to make his moone. In this syxt sceane, to compsayn hym of the sodayn mysery, that he is fallen into, by his misordred lyfe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 noughty gouernāce, and in the. ii. scene of his fyft acte, to shewe howe wery he is of his lyfe, seynge that he is forced, to be a swyneherde, and to endure suche penury, with hunger and cold, which but of late afore lyued in suche glory, and fedde so dayntyly, besydes his other sortes of pleasures: and in the fayd. iiii sceane to prepare in Aco∣lastus, repentaunce of his myserable lyfe, with a hope to haue forgyuenes of his mercyfull father, whervpon is grounded the catastrophe of this come dye: he giueth me occasion to after myne order, in the settinge forthe of these. iii. sceanes, and not so moche to regarde to shewe the phrases,

Adages, sentences notable, metaphores, elegances, or the eloquent wor∣des vsed of the auctour in these thre sceanes (excepte that they shall be very expedyente to be noted, bycause of their excellence) as to declare in the margyne of these thre sceanes englysshed, what schemes or exornati∣ons rhetoricall the auctour vseth in them, and what auctours, as The∣rence, Plautus, Vergile, Seneca in his tragedies, he dothe in these thre sceanes folowe and imitate, and to shew what kyndes of argumentes he vseth, thynkynge also by this meanes to do some lyttell seruyce vnto the lerner, to his better increase of iugement, whan he shal perceyne the great erudition, that our auctour sheweth in this lyttell worke of his.

¶ Fyrst therfore we must consyder, that where as Horace sayth De ar∣te poetica, Aliquando uocem comoedia tollit, that thynge of all pla∣ces of any comedy is metest to be done, whan the comedy is brought to his Ectasis, and draweth shortlye after towardes his catastrophen. and for this cause dothe Fullonius in the settyng forth of Acolastus complaynt, vse all suche rhetoricall preceptes, as shulde serue to make his pronunci∣ation fygurated, and most mete and conuenient for a person, that in dely∣beratyng with hym selfe, falle th〈…〉〈…〉 maner into extreme desperation: and therfore to moue the audience vnto commiseration, the hole sceane in ma∣ner is made of interrogations, sometyme by Acolastus lefte vnanswered vnto, part bicause of great difficulte to make any answere, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 part to moue the audience to compassion, and part bycause they nede none answer, they be so euident, and somtyme by demandyng of questions, which he maketh answere vnto hym selfe. He vseth also in this syxt sceane specially anxe∣sis, exclamation, dubitation, collation of contraryes, simulation, precision, correction, exaggeration, argumentation, epyphonoma. And in his com∣position and desposynge of these matters, he vseth also these schemes rhe∣torycal, as dissolution, interpretation, complexion ex repetitionibus, sub∣iection, and conduplication: and sometyme vseth euident imitation of the auctours aboue rehersed, in suche places as they haue vsed the lyke arti∣fyciall composition, all whyche thynges in the margyne, I shall set forth, as theyr places shall gyue me occasion.

Actus quarti, Scoena sexta.

• ACOLASTVS
• SOLVS.

Senarij.

QVid nunc agam? quid clamē? aut unde exordiar Telam quaerendi? O coelum, ò terra. Iupiter, Aspicis haec, & patere? quem dicunt hospiti

Dare iura. Tam multae res me circunsident. Quae me afflictent male, ut ubi sim, quo eam, rei Quid coeptem, nesciam. Perij, interij miser. Ex rege nummato ampliter, repente inops Mendicus? quis ferat? mirum ni lumina Mihi exculpam. Vestitus ubi? perijt, meus Vbi torques aureus? perijt, pecuniae Vbi tanta uis? perijt. Valetudo nihil Ne attrita est? haud lub et meminisse. Pauperem Quis me tecto dignabitur? Hem, tandem mihi Tellus fo dienda, aut stips mendicanda est? negant Illud uires exhaustae, & hoc prohibet pudor. Accedit & malis meis, quod durior Fames, totam regionem occupet, ut nesciam, Si quis me admisturus sit ad coenae suae Micas. Famae inteream oportet. Sed cui malum hoc Feram acceptum? Illis, qui me illexerunt nimis Dolose in fraudes? an mihi, qui auscultauerim? An irato meo genio, qui me his malis Conclusit? Quam nouerearis Rhamnusia? Quam me decorum ira afflictat male? Hei mihi. Sed frustra quiritor hic, ubi nemo audiat. Id solum restat, fata ut quo me cunque agant, Eo nunc errans subsequar, o dolor, dolor. Vt dij uos male perdant lupae obscoenissimae, Quibus seruiui turpiter. Sed commodum A uilla rusticus uenit, istunc adoriar, Pudore posito, ut qui mihi sit inutilis.

¶ Of the fourthe acte, the syxte Sceane. Versus Senarij. i. of. xii. syllables.

• ACOLASTVS

alone.

VVHAT maye I nowe do? what maye I crye. i. * 1.402 what an outcrye may I make? from whens may

I begynne my clothe of complaynynge. i. at whiche * 1.403 thinge maye I fyrste begynne, to set on, or to take my begynnyng of makyng of my mone, or wherat maye I begynne to set my complaynynge a broche? O he∣nen, o erthe, o helpynge father, beholdeste thou these thynges, and sufferest them? whom they saye to gyue lawes to an hoste. i. whiche as men reporte haste ap∣poynted lawes, howe an host shuld entreate his guest. i. syns that thou amongest thy other tytles, arte cal∣led 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. i. Iupiter hospitalis, and dyddest so sore punishe Lycan for his cruelte shewid vpon his guest, that thou dyddeste not onely bourne his house with lyghtnyng, but also dyddest turne hym into a wulfe, wylte thou se me suffer this wronge doone to me, by myne hoste, and by his consent, and leaue it vnpuni∣shed? (for the hoste shoulde not consente to haue any wrong or violence done to his guest in his house) So many euyll or myserable thynges do beset me rounde aboute. i. do besiege me, whiche afflycte or scourge or vexe me, that I wot not where I maye be. i. where I am, whyther I maye go. i. where I maye be come, or what of thyng I may begynne. i. what thynge I may fyrst begyn to do. I haue peryshed. i. I am vndon, I am stark dead wretch (y^t I am) what of a king largely moneyed, sodeynly (to become) a nedy or a stark beg∣ger? who coulde beare. i. abide or suffer (this?) It is a maruel, but if I graue out. i. but if I put out my ligh¦tes to me. i. both myn eies, where my clothing. i. where is myn apparel? (becom) it is lost or gone, where is my golden chain? (become) it is peryshed. i. it is shrunk in the wetynge. where is so great a strength of money. i. where is so huge a syght of mony? (become) it is peri∣shed.

i. it is gone euery crosse, my helthe, is it nothyng worne. i. is the strength and lustinesse, or well lykyng of my body, is it nothyng worne (by excedyng or ouer moch stressyng of nature?) it liketh me not to remem∣ber it. i. I am the worse whan I thynke on it, who shal wytsafe me a poore man his coueryng. i. who wyl wyt¦safe now I am come into this extreme pouertie, to let me haue house rome in his house, to hyde me heed in, (seinge I am thus poore?) Oute, nowe at the laste is the erthe to be dygged to me?. i. shall I, or muste I be fayne to dygge in the erthe? or to take a shouelle or a mattocke in my hande, or is a halfepenye for goddes sake, to be begged to me?. i. or muste I be fayn to go a beggyng, and to aske a halpeny for goddes sake, that (to do) deny my strēgthes wasted vp. i. now I haue by mys lyuing so wasted or cōsumed my bodily strength, that I can not indure or away with any bodily labor, this. i. to begge, shamfastnes forbyddeth me. i. shame dothe let me or hynder me, and it draweth nere to my ylles. i. amonge myne other mischefes, this I haue to for aduantage or fordeale, A harder famyn occupieth the hole region. i. that a sorer hunger combreth al the hole countray (than hathe ben seene many dayes) or than hath ben of many a day, that I wyll not or may not knowe. i. that I may stande in doubt, if any be, to admyt me herafter to the crummes of his supper. i. if there be any man, that will hereafter take me to hym or to his company, to eate the crummes that be taken vp frome his bourde. I muste nedes, or there is noo shifte, but that I muste nedes dye, or starue for hun∣ger. But to whom shall I beare this yll taken?. i. but whom shall I thanke for this myschiefe? or on whom

may I laye the wyte or the faute, or to whom may I impute this myschance (of myne?) vnto theym, whi∣che haue entyced me to to deceytfully into these perils. * 1.404 i. whiche haue allured me by to excedyng crafty mea∣nes in to these dangers, or to me, which haue harkned * 1.405 (to them). i. or to myne owne self, which haue beleued or gyuen credence vnto them? or to myne angry Ge∣nius. * 1.406 i. to my good angell, which is angry, or displesed with me, which hath shut me in, or compassed me roūd aboute, with these myschefes, and (for that cause) suf∣freth me to falle into these inconueniences. O thou * 1.407 Rhamnusia. i. o thou goddesse of indygnation, whi∣che (reuengist the vpon prowde folkes) howe playste thou the stepdame with me? how sore or how greuous∣ly dothe the ire of the goddes afflycte. i. scourge or pu∣nyshe me? haye to me. i. wo to me, or wo worth me, or * 1.408 woo is me (that euer I was borne.) But I complayn me, or make my mone, here in this place, in vayne, where no man, or no body may here me. This thyng * 1.409 onely resteth (behynde). i. t here is nothynge that re∣steth or remayneth behynde to be doone but this, that whither so euer the destenies driue me or lead me, thy∣ther awaye wandrynge wyll I nowe folow. i. whiche way so euer my staffe falleth, that waye wyll I take. * 1.410 O sorowe sorowe. i. o redoubled sorowe, or o sorow v∣pon sorowe, that euyl mought the goddes lose you, o you most vggly or abhomynable she wolfes, whom I haue vily serued. i. that I beseche god send you an e∣uyll myschefe, you moste lothesome cutte tayled byt∣ches, whom I haue become slaue vnto, thus shame∣fully, But yet is there a more vehemēce comprysed by * 1.411 the auctour, to lyken myswomen vnto she wulfes, as

dyuerse latine auctours doo testyfie, and Jehan de * 1.412 Meun, in his frenche Romant of the rose) but a hus∣bande man, or vplandysshe man, commeth from his ferme place or vyllage, in good or dewe tyme, I wyll to hym, or I wyll vpon hym. i. I wyll assaile hym, or set vpon hym, or borde him, shame beinge set a syde. i. settyng apart shamefastnes, as which. i. as the thing whiche is vnprofytable vnto me.

Actus quarti, Scoena septima.

• CHREMES,
• ACOLASTVS.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

EX uillula mea tantum reportare Solitus eram prouentuum, ut satis úitae Necessitati illinc reponeretur. Sed Quia nunc in partu ager est remissior, pingui Porca tellurem censeo piandam esse. Vt ruri cuncta prouenire det multo Foelicius, quam dudum, quom boues omnes Ad unum abortirent. Segesque constanti Robigine uiciata, non daret messem. Quae res peperit nobis penuriam annonae. Omen sinistrum, hic magnus nebulo stat. Quid uolt:

AC.

Colone, Salue plurimum.

CHRE.

Satis dudum Saluco, si non etiam tu mihi salutemdes. Quid uis?

AC.

Praecor, ut haedi, boues, oues, caprae, Tibi faetus edant pro uoto tuo.

CHRE.

Faxit Ita Pan noster. Vale.

AC.

Quaeso audias pauca, Prius, quam abis.

CHR.

Num quid te torquet autem:

ACO.

Ingens. Fames.

CHRE.

Credo grassatur illa multorum In faucibus.

ACO.

Nunc te oro eam leues pane

Atro uel furfure.

CHRE.

Ociosus es totus, Proinde indignus, cui uictus detur.

ACO.

At nullus Me uocat ad operas. Quod si ullo tuo ex usu Queam esse, non detrecto manus meas duro Operi lo care, pro tolerabili uictu.

CHR.

Sequere me, ablegādus mox ad meos porcos. Vt eos agas, te dignum commeatum addam.

AC.

Sequor. Vah, ab equis ad asinos, nō magis credas Fortunae uoltui, quam mobili uento.

¶ Of the fourthe Acte, the seuenth Sceane.

• Interlocutores,
• Chremes,
• Acolastus.

Versus Senarij Scazontes. i. Claudicantes.

I Was wonte to beare agayn so moch of profyttes from or of this lyttel ferme of myne. i. I was wont * 1.413 to receyue so moch yerely reuenewes, or yerely encrea∣synges of this lyttell ferme of myne, that from thense myght be layde vp ynowghe to the necessitie of lyfe. i. that I myght therof lay vp store ynough, or sufficient for my necessary liuyng, or prouision for the hole yere. But nowe for bycause my corne fielde is more slacker in or of increase, or bringynge forthe of corne, then it was wonte to be, I deeme or suppose the god of the erth. i. the ground or the erthe to be purged with a fat sow, that it (the erth) may gyue al thinges to encrease to my grounde, where I exercyse my husbandry, by moch more happily, then but late ago. i. seyng that my corne fieldes be slacker to bring forth fruite (then they haue ben wont to be) I thinke it requysite to purge or to clense the soyle of the erth, with makyng or offring of a sacrifice of a fatte sowe vnto Tellus, whome the auncyent gentylles honored as the god and the ruler

of the erthe, lyke as for an other entente, the gentylles * 1.414 offred a sowe to Ceres, which they called Presaporca) to the intent that the god Tellus maye graunte that all thynges may increase and come forward in my coun∣tray or vplonde, moch more plentiously, then it hathe done but late ago, when all my kyne euery one, or not one skaping, dyd bryng forth theyr calues before their tyme. i. dyd cast theyr calues, and my corne standynge (vpon the ground) beynge taynted or infected with a constant blasting. i. being blasted through out, or eue∣ry whit of it, dyd not gyue corne, cutte doune with the * 1.415 syth or sickle (for it was not worth the cuttyng doune) whyche thynge hath brought forthe to vs a penury of bread cornes. i. which thyng hath caused a darth of vi∣tayles amongest vs. A lefte hande lucke. i. this is yll lucke (I feare to me ward) or god saue myne eye sight, here is a great knaue. i. a great lyther luske, or a stout ydell lubbar, what willeth (he). i. what meaneth he?

ACO.

Grounde tyller hayle moch. i. o thou husbond * 1.416 man, God sende the well to fare.

CHRE.

I am saulfe ynough, or I fare well ynough all redy, though thou also do not gyue me gretynge to. i. thoughe thou do not also salute me, or byd God spede me. what wylte thou? or what is thy wyll?

ACO.

I pray god that thy he gotes, thyne oxin or bulles, thy sheepe, and thy she gotes, thy kyddes, thy kyne, and thyne ewes, maye brynge the forth theyr yonge ones, or theyr yonge en∣crease for thy wyshe. i. accordynge, or as well as thou woldest wyshe thy self.

CHRE.

So mought our Pan do (as thou sayest). i. I beseche the god Pan, which is the god of shepardes, that it may please hym so to do. * 1.417 Fare well, or God be with the.

ACO.

I pray the that

thou mayest here a fewe thinges soner then thou goest * 1.418 thy waye. i. I pray the herken a lyttel, or euer thou go.

CHR.

Is there any thyng that tormenteth the truely?. i. what, is there any thing that nyppeth the by the sto∣make, as it were, which by an adage we do expresse by these wordes, why? doth thy shoe wrynge the, or pinch * 1.419 the any where.

ACO.

Great or sore hunger.

CHR.

I beleue that (well ynough) she. i. hunger is rife or sty∣ring in many mennes throtes.

ACO.

I pray the now ease it, or releue it with blacke. i. brown breade, or with branne.

CHR.

Thou art all ydell. i. thou art all togy∣ther gyuen to ydelnes, & therfore vnworthy to whome lyuinge shuld be gyuen. i. wherfore thou art not wor∣thy, that men shuld gyue the any lyuyng.

ACO.

But no man calleth me to laboures or workes. i. but there is no man, that wyll set me a worke, that if I may be of any thy vse. i. that in case that I may stand in any steede, or do the any seruyce, I do not withdrawe my handes to bestow them vnto hard labour. i. I wyl not shrynke to employe my handes vpon sore laboure, for a tolerable. i. a meane or easy lyuinge.

CHRE.

Folow me, or come after me, anon to be sent away from me.. i. whom I wyll by and by dispatche away from me to my swyne, that thou mayest dryue them. I shall adde a prouisyon of vytaylles worthy the. i. I shall lette the haue such meate and drynke, as shall fall for the, or shall be mete for the.

ACO.

I folowe (the or I come after the) Propt, or alas, frome the horses to the asses.. i. from the halle in to the kitchin, or out of crisles bles∣sing in to a warme sonne (now I am well promoted) Thou mayst no more beleue the coūtenāce of fortune, then the mouable wynde. i. there is no more truste to

holde at fortunes chere or lokes, then to the chaunge∣able wynde.

Actus quintus.

• PELARGVs.
• EVBVLVS,

Septenarij & Octonarij.

PRaesagit animus, nescio quid mihi im∣minere tristius.

EV.

De quo?

PE.

De filio Eubule.

E.

Nimis suspiciosus es Pelarge, quo, quid aliud, quam malum conduplicas tibi? Ne{que} enim formidine ulla arcere potes malum foribus tuis. Quid autem est, quod te sollicitat, cedo?

PE.

Ne ille algeat, Neu uitam misere trahat in sordibus.

EV.

Quaeso un∣de has colligis Suspiciones.

P.

Primū, ominis tui nequeo obliuiscier Hinc ante oculos meos, subinde astare uisus filius, Pannosus, sentus, squalidus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 floetibus Largis opplet{us} lumina, uoces unde hausi moestissimas. Postremo, uereor quid sit, quod de ipso nihil audiam, Nisi mortuus est, quid censes?

E.

Proximū esse nunciū Statum gnati qui commemoret quis sit, proin desinas metum.

PE.

Curae est mihi haud secus, ac oculi pupilla, quin pariter, cum hoc eó Me affligi interpretor, quoties illi quicquam est aegre. Quia Hoc inquam patriū est, communia mala bona{que} ducere, Hoc qui nescit, fateatur se indignū esse patris nomine.

EVB.

Nempe, ut dicis. Sed modus est in re qualibet optimus.

PE.

Est, si queam asse qui.

EV.

Velis solum dolorem ponere, Facile quieuerit.

PE.

Alios nescio, sed euenit Mihi quidem, ut aegritudo quotidie magis de filio Augescat, tantum abest, dies ut adimat aegritudinem. Nam quanto abest diutius, hoc magis cupio tanto & magis Desidero.

EV.

Pelarge, {quod} animus iamdudum dictitat Haud longe abesse nuncium, haud uanum puto, abiero Igitur ad portitores, ex quibus forsan discam omnia. Tu me interea domi operitor, moxhuc reuolauero.

PE.

Faciam. Quam suspicioso nunc sum animo omnia timeo, neque Quicquam timeo. Sediciosus plane cordis mei Senatus est, in quo, nihil consilij consistere queat. Ita ut fit, ubi▪ quod impense cupis, times ne non tibi Aduorsum eueniat. Inter spem & metum haereo, huc me conijcit Gnatus, cuius salutem quam accuro, uereornimis Deploratam esse, ut omnia plena sunt periculis, dolis, Labe, maculis, & pestibus, quo quo uorsum respexeris Domi nunc desidere certum est, dum Eubulus redeat meus.

¶ The fyfte Acte. Interlocutores,

• PELARGVS,
• EVBVLVS.

Versus Septenarij, & Octonarij.

MY mynde foreseeth, or feleth afarre of I wote not what, more heuy to be nere * 1.420 at hande. i. my mynde gyueth me there is some heuy tydynges towardes me, or nere at hande, I wote nere what, or what so euer it be, or what so euer the matter meane.

EVB.

Of whom?

PEL.

Of my sonne

Eubulus.

EVB.

Thou arte to to mystrustful. i. thou * 1.421 arte to moche mystrustynge, or to full of suspicion, O Pelargus, wherby, what other than thy yll redou∣bleth to the••. i. by meanes wherof, what other thyng doest thou get, but that thy sorowe is double (more than it shulde be?) nor truely thou mayst kepe away or holde yll frome thy gates by any feare. i. nor in verye dede thou canste not dryue or put away sorowe frome thy gate, by beinge afrayde (that it shoulde happen) What thyng truely is it. i. what is it as it were, that dothe vnquyete the, or maketh the fulle of sorowe or care? say. i. tell me.

PELARGVS.

Leste he be a cold, or maye take colde, or leste that he drawe his lyfe myse∣rablye in fylthes. i. or leste he maye trayle on, or lynger his lyfe in fylthinesses (for want of tendyng or loking to.)

EV.

I beseche the, from whens doest thou gather these suspiciōs?. i. I pray the, vpō what occasion dost thou caste these doubtfull coniectures in thy mynde? * 1.422

PELAR.

Fyrst. i. fyrst of all, or fyrste and formoste, I can not forget thy sayeng or thy coniectynge wordes, whych (I feare me to proue true) from hens my sonne is sene often tymes to stande in presence byfore myne eyes. i. here vpon, me semeth now and than, or at whi∣les, that my sonne standeth in presence before myne eies thredebare or sorylye apparayled, forgrowen (for * 1.423 want of kemmynge rowndyng and shauynge) forfa∣ren or slutty she (for want of washyng and wrynging, and other trymmyng or cleane kepyng) of one onely drawynge or of the fyrst portrature or trassynge. i. as leane as a rake, or hauynge his coloure quyte gone out of his chekes, or so spare that a man myght thrust hym through the chekes with a puddyng pricke, or so

leane, that he myght play death in a playe) with large wepynges stopped the lyghtes. i. wepynge soo soore, * 1.424 that his eies stand euer or contynually fulle of water or teares. i. resemblyng no more a man, in his well ly∣kyng, than a paynters ymage resembleth the quicke, whan he doth fyrste trase it but with a coole. Whense I haue drawen most heuy voyces. i. by reason wherof (me thynketh) I haue hard him, make a most pituous mone, or as sorowfull a mone, as euer made persone. Laste of all. i. for a conclusion, I feare what it maye be. i. I feare me what thynge maye betyde hym, that of hym I maye here nothynge. i. that I here noo worde or tydynges of or from hym, except he be dead, what demest thou. i. what is thy mynde or opynion▪

EVBV.

The messager to be next, whiche may remem∣ber the state of thy sonne, what it may be. i. my mynde or opinyon is, the next messager (that commeth to the waters syde) may tell vs tydynges or newes how thy sonne doth or fareth. Wherfore leaue feare. i. and ther * 1.425 fore ceasse or put away this feare of thyne.

PELAR.

He is to care to me, not otherwyse than the syghte of myn eye. i. I am no lesse chary ouer hym, or ful of care for hym, than I am ouer the syght of myn eye, ye and lykewyse with this, thereby I declare me to be affli∣cted with hym, so often as any thyng is to him disple∣santly or heuyly. i. ye and farthermore, or ouer and a∣boue this, I do take it so, that I am scurged so often as he hath any maner dysplesure or griefe. For I say, this is fatherlike. i. sytting or conuenient for a father, to lead the goodes and the ylles cōmon. i. to esteme or to take good & bad, or weale and wo to be cōmon be∣twene hym and his sonne. i. for the father to take his

sonnes estate to be his own, he that knoweth not this, * 1.426 or wotteth not what (this meaneth) lette hym confesse hym to be vnworthy the name of a father. i. lette hym knowledge or graunt, that he is not worthy to be cal∣led a father.

EVB.

Nowe in very dede, or for a suretie (it is as thou sayst) but in euery thynge the meane is beste, or but measure is a mery meane.

PELARGVS.

It is (so) yf I coulde or myght hyt it, or atteyne vnto it.

EVBVLVS.

So thou woldest or were wyllynge to putte awaye, or sette asyde thy sorowe, it wolde ea∣sylye reste. i. abaate or asswage lyghtely.

PELAR∣GVS.

I knowe not others. i. I wot not what mynde other men be of, or I knowe not other mens hartes, but surely it happeneth to me. i. my chaunce is (suche) that this pensifenesse or sorowefulnesse of my sonne, dothe dayly encresse (more and more) soo moche it is awaye. i. so moche is it out of my waye, or so farre dif∣ferent is it from my case, that day. i. processe of tyme maye take away dysplesauntnesse of the minde (from me). i. this pensyfenesse or sorowe, whiche I haue con∣ceyued of my sonnes absence, is not only by proces of tyme not taken away from me, but also the longer he is absent from me, the more doth this dyspleasure (I haue of my sonne) dayly more and more encrease. for why, by howe moch he is absent (away from me) the longer, hereby the more do I couet for hym, and by so moche the more do I desyre (to see hym). i. the longer he is absent away from me, the more wold I fayne (se hym) and the more desyre I (so to do.)

EVB.

O Pe∣largus, I thynke it not (to be) a vayne thynge. i. I thynke that it is not all to gether for noughte, or no∣thynge to the purpose, whiche my mynde telleth me,

or gyueth me nowe lately a messager, not to be farre from hense. i. that some messanger is not farre hense, I wyll therfore departe or go my wayes to the custo∣mers, or to suche as set men a londe from the shyppe, of whom peraduenture I maye lerne all thynges. i. I may knowal together, or al the matter, tary or bide thou in the meane tyme or season, at home for me, I wyll flee agayne hyther by and by. i. I wyll retourne or come hyther agayne in all the haste.

PEL.

I wyll do (so.) Of how suspicious or mystrustynge a mynde am I nowe, I stand in dreade, or I feare al thynges? nor I feare any thyng at all. i. and yet (I haue no sure grounde) to feare any thynge at all, surely the senate of my harte is sedicious. i. the graue councell, wherby my harte shulde (be gouerned) is full of stryfe, and at debate with it selfe, in whiche my harte, nothynge of counsel may stande stedy. i. I can not stedy or fyxe my harte vpon no good aduise, so as it is done. i. so as it chaunseth, where the thynge, whiche thou couetest or desyrest very moche, thou fearest lest it happen not a∣gaynste (thy mynde). i. thou standeste in dreade or in feare, that it shuld happen contrary (to thy desyre) or to thy wyshe, I stand in doubte or stande in a mamo∣rynge betwene hope and feare, hyther hath my sonne caste me. i. my sonne hath broughte me into this case, whose helthe or welthe whiche I care for, I feare me, to be to to moche bewepte. i. to to farre gone withoute any hope of remedy or recouery, as (the dead corpses be, for whom theyr frendes haue lefte wepynge, by∣cause they see the thynge to be without all maner re∣medy) seinge that as (nowe adayes) or as the worlde goeth at these dayes, all thynges be full of perylles,

deceytes, blemyshes, spottes, and pestilences. i. vtter * 1.427 destructions, whither soo euer warde thou shalte be∣holde. Nowe am I determined to syt to take my rest at home, while myne Eubulus maye come agayne, or retourne agayne (to me.)

Actus quinti, Scoena secunda. Trimetroi.

• ACOLASTVS
• SOLVS.

QVis tam durae est mentis, quem non deiecerit In luctum & lachrymas Fortunae acerbior Casus? Argentum quod rebar dudum mihi Fore immortale, uah, quam puncto temporis Perijt? luxuria in opiae mater, quam mihi Amicam habui unice charam, omnia abstulit, Rem, nomen, amicos, gloriam, quid non? Quia Vero nunc non est, unde ipsa alatur, suam Mihi reliquit gnatam inopiam. Viuus, uiden•• Pereo. Vbi nunc tuceta sunt & splendidae Dapes? Vbi uinum mire fragrans? Vbi Tibicines, & omne genus modulaminum? Vbi clientes? Profecto hoc uere dicitur. Fortuna uitrea est, quae, quom splendet, frangitur. Canistellum hoc, penum dedit par cissimum, Et eundem sordidis••imum, quod cum siet Exhaustum, quid reliquom est, nisi ut aqualiculus Siliquas mihi det cum porcis communes, prius Quam totus inteream Sagontin a fame, Ita ne subu lcus hic regno Baeoticas Inter sues, Rex pridem splendidissimus? Miser nemo est, aeque at{que} ego. Nunc nunc postulem Frugi esse, nisi nequicquam hoc postulem, bonis Amissis omnibus. Quid faciam igitur? Quid? In

Sordibus istis, oportet sordescam magis Ac magis, unde emergendi spes mihi nulla si••? Vtinam in matris nixu, occubuissem infantulus, Vtinam inuisam hanc lucem licuisset rumpere, Potius, quam uitam in tantis aerumnis traham. Ne{que} sciam, si meliora etiam instent mortuo. Ego mihi montis ardui casum imprecer, Qui me perdat, tam non suaue est uiuere, Mortis simulachrum qui uo let uidere, me Contempletur. Quid enim uiuum in me aduortitur? Quid sum praeter mutum pecus, & sine pectore Corpus? Veh luci, ueh natalibus meis. Taedet coeli conuexa contuerier amplius. Nam ut unda superuenit undam, ita alij fluctui Curarum insistit alius, aestuans mare Pectus meum dicas ex uero nomine. Num me deorum quisquam respicit? Quibus tam sum neglectui? haud equidem arbitror.

¶ Of the fyfthe Acte. The seconde Sceane. Versus lambici trimetroi.

• ACOLASTVS

ALONE.

ACOLA.

Who is of soo harde a mynde. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. who is * 1.428 he, that is so styffe stomaked, or so harde harted, whom a more bytter case of fortune. i. a passynge gre∣uous chaunce, or a great mysfortune shulde not caste downe into mournynge or bewaylynge and teares. i. shuld not dryue hym, or force hym to mourne, or to be∣waile and wepe the syluer. i. the money, whiche I sup∣posed, but lately to be hereafter immortall vnto me. i. whiche I thought but late ago, wolde neuer haue ben spente? Out or propt, howe is it peryshed in a poynte of tyme?. i. howe quite and cleane is it gone, or euer a

man coude saye treyace, excesse of fleshely pleasures, * 1.429 the mother of nedynesse or pouertie, whome I haue hadde a lemman onely dere vnto me. i. whom I haue kepte or holden as my bestbeloue, hath taken awaye all thynges. i. hath taken awaye or bereued me of all that euer I had, my thyng. i. my goodes or substance, my name. i. my good name and fame, my frendes, my glory. i. my renoume or estimation, what not?. i. what thyng is it that she hath not taken from me? and now truely bycause there is not. i. bycause I haue not wher withall she. i. wastefull expenses maye be nourished. i. fedde or brought vp or meynteyned withall, she hath leste me her doughter, nede and pouertie, being aliue and seinge I peryshe. i. beinge quycke and quethyng I am vndone. Where be nowe these chopped meates, dressed with spyce and herbes, or these meates dressed, and it were for kynges? where be these shyninge dein∣tie meates? (that shyned so gayly or pleasauntely in myne eye) where (is become) the wyne beinge mer∣uaylously of swete sauour? where (be) my troumpe∣tours become, and all kynde of mynstralsie?. i. all sor∣tes of melodyes? where be my reteyned seruantes (be come?) For a suertie this thing is truely sayd. i. in ve∣ry dede men saye trewely herein, Fortune is made of glasse, whiche whyle it shineth moste gloriouse, is bro∣ken a sonder. This lyttel hand basket, hath gyuen me the most scarse prouision of vitayles (that can be) and the same moste fylthy. i. they haue sente me in this lyt∣tle basket, as scarse prouision of vitayles (as euer had any poore manne) and as fylthy or vncleanly (dressed) whiche whan it maye be cleane emptyed. i. whan it it shall be cleane wasted or spente vp, what is remay∣nynge

behynde. i. what resteth than more, or what is more els behinde, but that the troughe maye gyne me peasecoddes, common with the swyne?. i. but that I must be fayne to eate peskoddeshales, or the huskes of other graynes that growe, oute of the trowghe with myne hogges, soner. i. rather than that I may all dye ••i. rather than that I shoulde vtterly peryshe, or dye with a Sagontine hunger. i. as they of Saguntum in Spayne dyd, when they were besieged of the Cartha∣ginens, wherof Titus Liuius maketh mention, and Erasmus reherseth the same, amongeste his adages. Do I raygne here on this facion, being a swynherde amongest swyne of Boeatia. i. amongest a meyny of iacke holde my staues, or knock yldeboynyardes, be∣inge but of late a kynge moste shynynge (in glorye or honour?) there is no man so moch a wretche as I am, or there is none so starke a wretche lyuynge as I am. Nowe nowe (at the laste) wolde I require or wyshe of god to be of corne. i. a thrifty person. i. nowe wolde I wysshe to thryue, sauynge that I shoulde so wyshe in vayne or for nought. all my goodes beyng lost. i. now that all my goodes be gone. what maye I, or shall I do therfore? what must I in these fylthyes, or shall I be fayne in these vylenesses, to waxe fylthye more and more? from whense there is noo hope to me to escape out agayne from drownynge. i. from whense I haue no maner hope to escape out of, or to be delyuered of. wolde to god I had dyed, beinge a yonge babe in my mothers trauayle. i. whan my mother laboured with chylde of me. wolde to god it myght be leful for me to breake this lyghte behated. i. to fordoo my selfe, or to make an ende of me, or to kyll my selfe, rather than I

shulde trayle or lynger my lyfe in so many and so gret infelycites. i. laboures and trauayles of my mynd and body, nor I wot not if better thynges be nere at hand to me, being deed. i. nor I am not suer whither I shall be in better case whan I am deade, than I am nowe in this lyfe. I coulde fynde in my hart, to beseche or to pray god, the fal of a hygh hil to me. i. that some stype vpryght hyll myght ouer whelme me, which myghte lese me. i. make an ende of me, so moche it is not swete to lyue. i. so moche my lyfe is paynefull to me. He that wolde see an image or a pycture of deathe, let hym be∣holde me. for why, what lyuely thynge is consydered in me?. i. what sygne or token of lyfe may a man per∣ceiue to be in me? what thing am I but a dombe beest and a body without breste. i. without hart or courage. out vpon this light (that shyneth vpon me) out vpon myne of sprynge or the bloudde, that I come of, it ir∣keth me or greueth me any more to beholde these par∣tes of the heuē that be next vnto me. i. this hithermost parte of the sky. for lyke as one waue (in the see) ouer taketh an other, so vnto me one sowrge of cares pres∣seth in after an other, thou mayst saye my brest to be a rysynge see of his owne trewe name. i. thou mayst saf∣ly sweare or mayntayne, that my harte maye be truely named or called a swellynge see, for the greate storme I fele therin. Is there any of the goddes that behol∣deth me or loketh towardes me. i. is there any of the goddes that regardeth me, or hath any or taketh pytie vpon me? vnto whom I am so moche to despisyng. i. whiche do thus moche despise me or sette this lyttel by me. suerly I suppose it not. i. I suppose there be none.

Actus quinti, Scoena tertia. Trochaici Katalecticoi.

• EVBVLVS
• SOLVS.

ESt istuc datum mihi, ut nusquam non recte consulā, At{que} uideam, non solū quae sunt ante pedes obuia, Verum, et quae procul uentura sint, prospiciā longius. Veni ad portitores, ut quae de Pelargi filio Fama narraret publica, cognoscerem, quando id patrē Mire sollicitum teneret. Quid multis ago? comperi Neutiquam falsa esse, quae nuper de ipso dedi omnia. Scilicet, Acolastns ad paupertatem pertractus est Adeo poenitendam, ut ad fruges non possit corrigi. Taceo quae de eo grauiora audiui. Quid restat? nisi Vt Pelargum repetam, qui curis se afflictat impro bis Nāme (scio) sollicitus expectat, dū ad se redeam domū.

¶ Of the fyft act, The thyrd Sceane.

• EVBVLVS

ALONE. Versus Trochaici Octonarij, wantynge a syllable.

THis thynge is gyuen vnto me. i. this gyft is gy∣uen me, that no where I councell not ryghte. i. * 1.430 that I neuer gyue no counseyle but vp ryght, or for the beste, and that I maye se not onely those thynges which be metyng before my fete. i. whiche I must ne∣des stumble at, bycause they be so playne in my way, or so streyght before my fete, but that I may also fore fee a farre of, those thynges, which may be to come. I came to the customers, that I myghte knowe those thynges, whiche the open and common fame tolde of Pelargus sonne, syns that, that thynge myght holde the father maruaylously carefull. i. seinge that his fa∣ther

toke the matter, passynge heuylye. What doo I with manye. i. what make I with many wordes? or * 1.431 what nede manye wordes? I haue welle espyed or perceyued all thynges, whyche I haue lately gyuen of hym not to be verye false. i. that all suche thyn∣ges, as I but late agoo dydde tell or reporte of hym, (to his father) that they be not all together false, that is to saye, or whiche was this amongeste other, that Acolastus is drawen (by mysguidinge or yll compa∣ny) to a pouertie, so moche to be ashamed of. i. that A∣colastus is fallen into so shamefull a pouertie, that he maye not be corrected vnto cornes. i. that he can not be brought to thryfte, or that he is past all remedye of thryfte or honestie. I holde my peace at, or kepe with∣in me, or kepe secrete (those more greuouse thynges) whiche I haue harde (of hym.) What resteth, or what haue I nowe more to do? but to seke out Pelargus a∣gayne, whiche scourgeth or tourmenteth hym selfe with vnreasonable. i. endlesse cares. For why, I wote well that he beinge full of care, loketh for me, or tary∣eth for me, tyll I come agayne to hym home.

Actus quinti, Scoena quarta. Senarij.

• ACOLASTVS
• SOLVS.

SCeleratae mentis carnificina uah, quibus Me excruciat modis? ut nusquam sit locus Quietae menti. Plumbum gestare uideor In pectore. Adeo graui intus pondere torqueor. An nonquam desinent oculis meis mala Mea, & quae admisi turpiter obuersarier?

Quae de inferis narrantur fabulo sa sunt Omnia, si nonueros experior inferos. Egomet me concoquo, exedo, at{que} etiam execror. Dignus sum, quem ima tellus dehiscat, ob meam Iniustitiam, quae tanta est, ut non audeam Vnquam, mihi sperare ueniam a patre. Nam Eius lene imperium reieci perfidus. Vnde ab dicatus, mox diuorti ad pessima Quae{que} flagitia. Rem omnem confregi turpitet Luxu, infami alea, quid, quod scortis dedi? Merito quidem meo, hanc inopem uitam incolo. Inglorius uiuo, patria careo. Adde, quod Eam maculam incidi, quam, nescio, si eluam Vnquám. Vt taceam, quod sparsi genus meum Infainibus notis, quod fabula sum omnibus Notis, amicis. Tum, quid dicam de patre? In quem tot nominibus iniurius fui. Bonis quum corporis, tum animae, mihi datis Datorem contra, fateor, abusus sum impie. Vbi nunc Philaute consultor mihi es meus, Dum consilium simul cum re amisi miser? Vt iussa patris cum sacro uolumine Legis contemnerem, id ne author fueras mihi? Deos mihi iratos scio, qui auscultauerim. Porró, super omnia intollerabilis est fames Quam gesto in utero, ubi & dolores excitat Magnos, morte omni atrociores. Nam neque Siliquis, neque coeno quo immergor, sedare eam Datur, dolor uteri manet, manet fames. Adeò nonquám nisi deterius habebo in hac Regione, non uideo, quid restet consili. Heu me, quot mercenarij in patris aedibus Abundant panibus, dum ego interim hic fame Pereo? Quiduis possem illic facere, & perpeti.

Vt ex calamitate hac tanta me extraham. Vel unus panis ibi hanc leuauerit famem. Age, age, quid si patrios postliminio petam Lares? Non ausim. Propterea quod exulem Me illinc feci. Quid si tentem? tum nihil Egero. Qua fronte enim, quo ore, quibus uestibus Redeam ad patrem, nudus, sceleratus, impudens?

¶ Of the fyft Acte, the fourthe Sceane.

• ACOLASTVS

ALONE. Versus Senarij.

THE tybourne. i. the place of execution of a syn∣full * 1.432 mynde. Out by what meanes or wayes doth it tourment me?. i. the remorce of consyence that is in me, for my synnes passed, beinge so great, that it vex∣eth my mynde as moche as if my body shulde be tour∣mented, or as if I were put to execution by an hange manne at tybourne, or any suche place. Out by what meanes or wayes dothe it tourment me? so that there * 1.433 maye be no where a place to a quiet mynd. i. so that I haue noo tyme or space to sette my harte at reste, or to brynge my mynde to quyete. Me thynketh I beare leade in my breast. i. that my hart is as heuye (for so∣rowe) as any leade, I am tourmented withinforthe, with so greuous a weight. i. with so weighty a charge * 1.434 of cōscience. Shall these myschefes or synful dedes of myne, whiche I haue done or commytted shamefully or vyly, neuer cesse to haunt or to go vppe and downe, or apere before myne eyes? all thynges whiche menne telle or reporte of hell, be but talyshe. i. be but fables or tales, if I do not experimēt true helles. i. if I proue not by experience inmyne owne selfe, the very peynes

of helle. I sethe all to pappe, or consume vp by boy∣lynge myne owne selfe, I freat or eate vp my selfe, I * 1.435 cursse and ban my selfe also, I am worthy, whom the lowe erthe maye gape wyde open for. i. I haue deser∣ued, that the grounde shulde open and swallowe me downe to the depe pytte of hell, for my vntyghtuouse∣nes, whiche is soo great, that I dare neuer hope any forgyuenesse vnto me of my father. i. that I dare ne∣uer so moche, as to hope that I shulde haue any for∣gyuenes of my father. For why, I that am false of my promysse, or whiche haue broken my promysse, haue caste away or asyde, his mylde or softe condyssyoned commaundemente. whervpon I beinge forsaken of hym, or put out of his house, shortly or incontinently after, I haue turned me to euery most euyl abhomina¦ble offences. i. vnto all sortes of dedes, worthy for one * 1.436 to be whypped, or scourged. for I haue broken toge∣ther, all my thyng fowly. i. I haue shamefully wasted or brought to noughte all the good I had, by prody∣galitie or wastfull spendyng, by the dye of yll fame. i. at the dyce, whiche be so yll bruted or spoken of. what whiche I haue gyuen. i. what a somme of moneye, is * 1.437 that whiche I haue gyuen, to hoores, or spente vpon harlots? I leade this nedy or pore lyfe, truly through my deseruynge. i. I haue well deserued to lyue in this myserable pouertie. I lyue without glorye. i. without good renoume, and wante my countreye. adde or put to. i. I maye adde or put to (this thynge more to my tale) that I am fallen into suche a spotte, that I wot not if I shall euer washe it out. i. I haue so dysteyned my good name and fame, that I wotte not whether I shall euer clawe it of agayne or not, that I maye

holde my peace. i. to passe ouer this thynge vndersy∣lence * 1.438 or to speake no worde herof, that I haue spark∣led my kynred with yll famed markes. i. that I haue shamed the kynred that I am come of, by my euyl re∣noumed padgentes, that I am a fable to all men, to suche as knowe me, or be acqueynted with me, and to my frendes. i. that all men or all the worlde speaketh shame of me. Than furthermore what may I saye of my father, agaynst whom I haue ben imurious by so many names. i. whom I haue done wronge vnto, or whom I haue offended by so many meanes or ways? goodes as well of the body as of the soule, beinge gy∣uen vnto me. i. where as I haue had gyuen vnto me, many special gyftes of grace, as wel of the body as of the soule, I knowlege or do cōfesse it, y^t on the contra∣ry syde, I haue abused. i. mysused the gyuer & graun∣ter (of them) wickedly. O thou Philaut{us} my counsel∣lour. i. whose councel I haue folowed, where art thou now to me. i. where art thou nowe become? whyle that I being a wretche, haue lost my counsaile togither w^t my thyng. i. while I sory wretch, y^t I am (am left now) * 1.439 bothe redelesse and also goodlesse, wast thou the au∣ctour to me. i. wast wast thou the causer or the chiefe doer, that I shulde despise my fathers commaunde∣mentes, with the holy volume. i. and the holy byble also? I wot wel the goddes be angry to me. i. I know * 1.440 wel, that god is angry or myscontented with me, whi∣che haue harkened or gyuen eare (to his counsayle.) But ouer and aboue all thynges, the hunger whiche I beare. i. fele in my bealy, is intollerable. i. is not able to be borne or suffered, whiche I beare. i. suffer in my bealy, where it styreth vp or prouoketh great sorowes

or peynes more cruell than deathe. i. than all sortes or * 1.441 kyndes of deathe. For why, it is not gyuen. i. men do not graunte me, or be not so good vnto me, as to ap∣pease or cesse it. i. (my hūger) neyther with pescodsha∣les, or the huskes of other graynes or fruictes, nor with the very myer, which I am drowned in. i. walo∣wed in, the peyne of the bely remayneth, my hunger * 1.442 dwelleth. i. taryeth or remayneth styl, in so moche, ne∣uer but worse I shall haue (me) in this region. i. in so moch, that I shal neuer but fare or fele my selfe worse and worse, in these partes. I se not what may reste or be behynde of counsayle. i. I se not or perceyue not * 1.443 what reede I may take, or what maye be beste for me to do. Helas me. i. woo is me, howe many hyred ser∣uantes or iourney men, or that be hyred by the day, or the hole yere in my fathers house, aboūd with loues?. i. haue loues of breade in habundance or great plen∣tye, while I in the meane whyle do peryshe or starue for hunger. I myghte there (at home in my fathers * 1.444 house) do and suffer to the vttermost, what thou wilt. i. what so euer it were, so that I myght drawe me out. i. rydde me out forthe of this so great a calamytie or misery (that I am in) or. i. and it were but one lofe (of breade) there it wolde releue or ease this hunger (of myne.) Come of, come of, what if I seeke my fathers house goddes, (that haue his house in tuition) after boundes wise. i. what if I resorte or go agayne to my fathers house, as one that hath ben in the handes of his enemies, and reckened for dead, & at the last come home or into, within the precinctes or boundes of his house agayne. I coulde not dare (do it). i. I dyrst not be so bolde to do it, for bycause that I haue made my

selfe an outlawe from thense. i. wylfully banyshed my * 1.445 selfe. what if I assaye it, or proue it? than shall I do nothynge. i. than shall I be neuer the nerer, or neuer the better. For why, with what forehede. i. with what countenaunce, with what mouthe. i. with what face, with what garmentes or apparayle, shulde I goo a∣gayne, or returne agayne to my father, I beinge na∣ked, synnefull, and shamelesse, or paste shame?

Actus quinti, Scoena quinta. Senarij omnes.

• PELARGVS
• EVBVLVS
• ACOLASTVS

A In tu?

EV.

Sic est.

PE.

Obsecro te, quid audio? Itane tandem famam, patria{que} tibi bona Acolaste tradidi, ut per flagitia perderes, Mea uirtute partam gloriam? Viam Feci facilem & planam ad uirtutis culmina, Tu fecisti, ut difficilior nepotibus Posthac tuis sit, qui libidinem malam Virtuti anteposueris. An non equom fuit, Meo ex praescripto uiuere te? Philautus hoc Tibi adiutor fuit, ut huc corrueres mali, Verissimastat sententia, ubi animus semel Cupiditate se deuinxerit mala, Consilia conscqui prorsus consimilia. O me bis miserum patrem, tali filio.

EV.

Pelarge mi, quin mittis has quaerimonias?

PE.

Iustas parit quaerimonias, iustus dolor.

EV.

Credo. Sed nunc res poscit, & locus monet. Vt cogites de restituendo filio, Pariter{que} affectum in eum induas prj patris, Et re declares ipsa, quanti filium

Facias, aegrotus non nisi medica manu Op{us} habet.

P.

Habet, si spes sit uitae.

E.

Est multa adhuc In filio.

ACO.

Nullus sum, si non quispiam Deus mihi, ceu 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, appareat, Nam malesibi consciae menti mors ingruit.

PE.

Age, quae ille designauit mala, non iam puto. Quin magis in hoc incumbam, uti honorem inglorio, Salutem perdito, uitam{que} mortuo Hinc Eubule apprecer.

EV.

Pol te dignum facis.

ACO.

Sed illud ecce subito aspiratur mihi, Bonum esse patrem, facilem, placabilem, pium. Vt attollam caput, illinc spem mihi ueniae Affulgere. Hem quid si insistam ad patrem meum Precaciunculam meditari supplicem? Pater, peccaui in coelum & coram te, tuus Posthac indignus sum, qui dicar filius. Sodes pater, uel ut unum è mercenarijs Tuis, me habeas, nihil operae quantumliber Hinc sordidae recusem facere, ut in tuum Municipium ascribar. Quid hoc? Oratio Placet. Euge surgam, & patris regiam mei Recta petam, contemptis sordibus, id agam.

PE.

Hem, quid? quid cogitas? Num fata filij?

EV.

Quin dicam, quod libenter audias, tuum Videbis hodie filium.

PE.

Meum ne?

EV.

Ita.

PE.

Meum obsecro filium?

EV.

Sic diuino.

PE.

Deos Quaeso. ut ne uana sint, quae nuncias. Enim Vero, cupio ipsum iam uidere, & allo qui.

EV.

Non esse eum procul a portu nunc arbitror.

PE.

Age, ursamus, meus si redeat particeps. In quem, affectum uere patrium modo indui, Praeteritorum nihil reminiscens amplius.

AC.

Quid? quo molior iter? ad patrem ne? maximum Profecto facinus audeo. Nolo. Volo.

Ec quo fraetus? nihil referas pedem tamen. Quis ille sibilus? quo me transuorsum rapit? Praeter spem, in spem erigor, mihi instantis boni.

PE.

Quando tandem uidebo te fili? nihil Ne te miseret huius patris?

EV.

Quid tam gemis Pelarge? noli te macerare.

PE.

Eubule mi, Quid quaeso est, quod mea commouentur uiscera, Ad istius occursum, quem prospicio procul?

EV.

Pelarge? filius est.

PE.

Est? Certe est, proruam In illius amplexus.

EV.

Sum uerus.

AC.

Sed patrem Video. Quid porro agam? adeon ad eum? Scilicet. Pater peccaui in coelum, & coram te, neque Posthac sam dignus, dici filius tuus.

PE.

Hem, mi fili, ò fili mi?

AC.

Au, mi pater, fuge has Meas sordes.

PE.

Nihil quic quam offendunt, quia Te amo gnate mi.

AC.

Obsecro pater.

P.

Donata sūt Tibi omnia, bono animo es. Places, nunquam ut magis.

AC.

O pietas patris.

P.

Nūc tollare humo.

A.

hoccine Est esse patrem? hoccine esse filium?

PEL.

Heus, cito Proferte stolam primam, & induite filium. Deinde annulum date ei in manum, tum, calceos Pedibus ipsius submittite. Subinde uitulum Illum bene saginatum adducite, at{que} item Mactate, quo, sumptis epulis laetemur, & Vno omnes imbuamur gaudio. Quia Hic filius meus iamdudum mortuus Erat, & reuixit: perierat, & inuentus est. His ••is mi fili uestibus induere.

ACO.

Sed ò Quid ego nunc te laudem pater, qui laudibus Es omnibus superior? Hoc certo scio, Nunquam tam magnifice quicquam dicam, tua Quin id pietas longe superet. Itan Ex inferis & morte, ad uitam & gaudia, Reuocasti me? prae gaudio, ubi sim, nescio.

Res nulla potest mihi tanta interuenire iam, Vt aegritudinem adferat, tam gaudeo, Me patrem habere te. Tibi me dedo libens. Tibi me totum permitto, tu mihi pater, Tu patronus, tu seruator, tu.

PE.

Gnate mi? Ex hinc eris mihi multo comunctissimus, Vna salute foelix, conuiues mihi, Age, age, intro epulatum concedamus.

EV.

Scilicet.

¶ Of the fyfthe Acte, the fyfthe Sceane.

• PELARGVS
• EVBVLVS
• ACOLASTVS.

All the verses be Senarij. i. of. xii. syllables.

PELAR.

Sayst thou. i. sayest thou me that or sayest so?

EVB.

So is it.

PEL.

I beseche the for goddes * 1.446 sake what here I. i. what thing is this I here o Acola∣stus. haue I delyuered the into thy handes or gouer∣naunce thy fame. i. thy good name, and thy fathers goodes, that by open crymes or offences, thou shul∣dest lese the glory. i. the renome or fame, which I haue gotten or won by my vertue. i. by my vertues or wor∣thy dealing? I made the way easy and plaine vnto the toppes. i. the hyghest degrees or perfections of vertue, thou hast made or handeled thy selfe so, that here after vnto thy neuewes. i. successours, harder to come by which hast put before euyll lust to vertue. i. which hast preferred or more regarded or set by nawghty sensuall lyuing than vertue. was it not, or was it not conueni ent or syttynge the, to lyue of my fore wrytyng. i. that thou shouldest lyue after my appoyntement or maner assygned the? Philautus hath bene thy helper or gy∣uen the ayde herein. i. in this matter, that thou mygh∣test fall doune hyther of yll. i. that thou myghtest fall

into this inconuenience or myschiefe, the sentence stan¦deth most true. i. this sentence or saying is helde to be * 1.447 moste true, after that the mynde hath ones bounde it selfe, or made it selfe bounde and subiecte with yll co∣uetinge. i. by desyryng to execute any myschiefe, coun∣sayles to folowe vtterly lyke. i. that person seketh him out counsaylours lyke to his appetite in euery condi∣cion. O me a twyse miserable father by suche a soune,. i. wo is me double myserable father that I am, by the meanes of such a sonne.

EVB.

But O my Pelargus, leauest thou not these complayntes?. i. but O my Pe∣largus, wylt thou not leaue of, or set a syde these com∣playntes of thyne?

PEL.

A iust or rightuous sorowe, bryngeth forth iust complayntes. i. a good cause to so∣row, causeth a good cause of complayning. i. he hatha good cause gyuen hym to sorow, he hath a good cause to make his mone, or to complayne hym.

EVB.

I be∣leue (the) or I beleue it well, but nowe the thynge as∣keth. i. the matter requireth, the place warneth. i. gy∣neth the monition, or calleth vpon the, that thou shul∣dest thynke of thy sonne to be restored. i. that thou shul¦dest bethynke the, howe to restore thy sonne agayne. i. put hym in the state and right he had before (thou dyd¦dest put hym awaye frome the, and forsake hym for * 1.448 thy sonne) and also how thou mayest put on, in hym the affection of a tender louyng or kynde father. i. and thereto, how thou mayst take vnto the towardes hym such natural motion of tender loue towardes hym, as for a kynd father is requisite, and that thou mayst de∣clare or shewe playnely by the thynge selfe, howe mo∣che thou makest. i. howe moche thou estemest or settest by thy sonne. a sycke man hath not worke but of a lea∣chynge

or healynge hande. i. the sycke personne hathe * 1.449 no nede but of the phisitions hande or helpe.

PEL.

He hath (nede thereof) if there be hope, or any hope of lyfe (in hym) and that he be not starke deed spiritually.

EVB.

There is yet moche hope (remaynynge in thy son).

ACO.

I am no man. i. I am quyte vndone for this worlde. If not some certayn god may appere vn∣to me, as it were forthe of a frame. i. excepte that god him selfe, or some good saynt apperyng to me forth of a clowde, do nowe helpe me at a pynche, or forth lay to his helpynge hande, in this great dystresse of myne. (What this adage meaneth is declared by Souidas, * 1.450 for suche as in olde tyme were players of tragedies, whan they had broughte the audience to haue pitie v∣pon some great aduersitie or crueltie, whiche was to∣wardes to be done vnto some innocent personne, and that they had brought such personnes into the hatred of the multitude, as were the procurers, or shulde put any such cruelte in executiō, which the people thought veryly shulde forthwith out of hande be put in execu∣tion, than to quiete the myndes of the auditorye, and to brynge them sodeynely to a reste and peace agayne, there shoulde somme god sodaynelye appeare frome somme hyghe place, nere vnto the Theatre, by whose comaundement and diuine auctoritie al partes shulde * 1.451 at ones be put to sylence. Of whiche the lyke thyng is vsed to be shewed now a dayes in stage playes, whan god or some saynt is made to appere forth of a cloude, and succoureth the parties which semed to be towar∣des some great danger, through the Soudans cruel∣tie.) For to my mynde euylly acknowlegyng to it selfe. i. beinge pryuy to it selfe of yll doinge, deathe stresseth

me. i. for where as myne owne conscience gyueth me, * 1.452 that I am gylty, death preaceth fast vpon me.

PEL.

Go to the euyl thynges, whiche he hath trespassed in, lest the markes behynde hym of, I do not nowe con∣sider. i. the myscheuous padgentes which he hath plai * 1.453 ed, I do not now passe vpon them, I shall more leane into this thyng. i. but I shall rather apply my mynde here vnto, that I maye from hensforth, O tubulus, praye to hym that is glorylesse, honour, to hym that is loste helthe or safetie, and to hym that is deade, lyfe or recouerie of lyfe. i. but I shall rather from henseforth set myne intent here vpon, to pray to god, to send vn∣to hym good fame, whiche is nowe without renome, and to send hym safetie, whiche is nowe but a caste a∣way, and in daunger of vtter vndoinge, and to sende hym that is dead in sowle, to recouer his sowle helthe * 1.454 agayne.

EVB.

By the temple of Pollux, thou doest a thyng worthy the. i. thou doest as is syttyng for the, or as dothe become the.

ACOL.

But lo, or beholde this * 1.455 thyng is sodaynly breathed vnto me. i. sodaynly inspi∣red into me, my father to be good. i. that my father is good, easy to be appesed or pleased, and deuout or ten∣der harted, and from thens dothe hope of forgyuenes shyne towardes me, that I may lyft vp my heed. i. and by reason herof, take I good hope vnto me, to opteyn forgyuenesse, and that courageth me to holde vp my * 1.456 heed (which hytherto I hold down for shame.) What? What yf I steppe to it, and diuise some humble prayer to my father?. i. what if I go vpon it, and bethink me of some lowly petition to my father? (and say to hym on this wyse) Father, I haue synned agaynst the hea∣uen, and before the: after this. i. frome this tyme fore∣warde,

I am vnworthye, whiche maye be called thy sonne. i. I am not worthy to be taken for thy son. haue * 1.457 me, if thou darest father, lyke one of thy hyred seruan∣tes. i. take me, if it be thy pleasure, as one of thy iour∣ney men. from hensforth I wyll refuse to do nothyng * 1.458 of warke, howe so euer moch thou wylt fylthy. i. from hens forwarde, I wyll forsake no labour or toylynge, be it neuer so vyle, so that I maye be wrytten into thy free town shyp, to whom thou dost wytsafe to gyue thy gyftes of lyberalitie vnto. i. I shall be gladde to take any maner labour vpon me, be it neuer so sluttyshe, so I may be taken for one of them, who thou hast in thy tuitiō, & that I may boldly resort agein into thy hous, * 1.459 as one of thy accepted nomber. What this Acolastus, this prayer pleaseth. i. what sayeste thou hereto Aco∣lastus? this supplication liketh me. haue done or come of, I wyll ryse, and I wyl seke by a streyght (way) the pryncely palayce of my father. i. and I wyll go get me streyghte to my fathers pryncely palaice, after I haue despysed. i. regardinge not these fylthynesses of mine, this thynge wyll I do. Pelargus speakyng to hymselfe. Ha * 1.460 what?. i. what is the matter? what thynge thynkeste thou. i. whervpon thynkest thou? whether the desteny of thy sonne. i. what shal be••ide or become of thy sonne or not?

EVB.

But I shall saye. i. but I wyll tell the a thyng, that thou woldest gladdely here of. This day shalte thou se or haue a syght of thy sonne.

PELAR.

Who myne. i. Whom my sonne?

EVB.

Ye.

PEL.

Of whom, of my sonne I pray the?

EVB.

I prophecy so. i. I deme, or I gesse so.

PEL.

I beseche the goddis, * 1.461 that they be no vayne thynges, that thou shewest. i. I praye god those tydynges thou tellest me, be no gee fa

or a matter of none effecte. For in very dede, I couete nowe to se hym, and speake to hym. i. for of a suerty I wolde nowe gladly or very fayne se hym, and speake with hym.

EVB.

I wene hym nowe not to be farre from the hauen. i. I suppose he be not farre from the hauen nowe.

PEL.

Come of let vs go se, if my partta∣ker * 1.462 may become agayn. i. whether my partner (which shuld take part of such as god sendith me) be returned home agayn, in whom I haue nowe put on an affecti∣on, truly fatherlike. i. towardes whom surely wel myn¦ded or tenderly affectioned as a father shuld be towar∣des his sonne, remembring nothyng more of thynges passed. i. hauing no more in my remembraunce, or ha∣uynge cleane forgotten all thynges that be passed and gone.

ACO.

What? whyther goo I about a iourney. * 1.463 i. whytherwarde take I my iourneye? or whyther warde am I goynge? whether to my father. i. am I goynge to my father warde? In verye dede I dare a moste greatte acte. i. for a suretye, this is as mysse bold or as foole hardy an enterpryse as can be (yma∣gined) I wyll not, I wyll, where in trustynge, where * 1.464 vppon bearynge of me bolde, nothynge remoue thy foote for all this. i. yet for all this matter, remoue thy foote no where, or steppe not one foote forthe of this place (for al these fansyes of thyn). Haa, what a whis∣shynge of the wynde is yonder same. i. what a diuine or godly inspiration is this same, that commeth from yonder place warde, whych rauisheth me on the syde halfe, or perseth me ouerthwartlynge, beyonde all hope or beyonde all goddes forbodde. I am lyft vp in to hope. i. seynge no cause why, I shuld haue any maner hope, yet I take good harte, or good hope vn∣vnto

me or some good beyng nere. i. that there is some goodnesse towardes nere at hande.

PEL.

Whan shall * 1.465 I at the last see the my son? doeth it nothynge pity the of this father. i. haste thou no pitye of this father of thyne (whych loketh so many longe lookes, and with * 1.466 so great desyre, for the?)

EVBV.

Why bewaylest thou thus soore O Pelargus?. i. why makest thou this py∣tuous mone, O Pelargus? wyll not to make leane thy self. i. take not on thus, or fare not thus foule with thy selfe, that thou shouldeste for leannes thus pine awaye.

PEL.

O my Eubulus, what thynge I praye * 1.467 the, is it that my bowelles be stirred or moued to ge∣ther at the runnynge to or agaynste of this manne, whom I se or behold a far?. i. what meaneth it I pray the, o my Eubulus, that I fele al my bloud to be thus styred, or that all the bloude in my body commeth vp or flashseth vp into my face, at the commynge hither∣warde of this person, whom I see yonder a farre of?

EVB.

O Pelargus it is thy sonne.

PEL.

Is it? sure∣ly * 1.468 it is, I wyll rushe forwarde into his embrasynges. i. I wyl steppe forth towardes hym in al hast, to take hym in myne armes.

EVB.

I am a trewe man. i. my wordes proue trewe.

ACO.

But I se my father, but what now may I do? may I go to hym? what els. Fa∣ther I haue synned into the heuen and before the, nor * 1.469 here after I am not worthy to be called thy sonne.

PE.

What my sonne, O my sonne.

ACO.

Awe my father * 1.470 slee these fylthinesses of myne. i. away away, or get the away frō these vilenesses of myne, my dere father.

PE.

They do nothyng at al annoy me, or displease me, for I do loue the entierly my son.

ACO.

I beseche the for goddes loue my father.

PEL.

All thynges be forgy∣uen

to the. i. al these offences and trespaces be forgiuē * 1.471 the. Thou pleasest so as neuer more. i. I am so moche plesed with the, as I was neuer more, or so as I was neuer better contented with the.

ACO.

O the reue∣rende and entier loue or tender hartydnes of a father.

PEL.

Now be thou raised or lifted vp from the groūd. i. arise nowe and stand vp sonne.

ACO.

Is it this to be a father. i. is this the matter to be a father? is this the thynge to be a sonne?

PEL.

Brynge forthe sone. i. shortly, or at ones the fyrst stole. i. the fyrst longe robe, and put it vpon my sonne, than after giue him a ring * 1.472 into his hand. i. after that put a rynge on his fynger, afterwarde put shooes vnder his fete. i. put a peire of shooes on his fete, and forthwith or whyle these thin∣ges be a doinge, leade hither to me, or brynge hyther vnto me, the caulfe that is well fatted. i. that is set vp to be made fatte, and also kyll hym, wherby, or by rea∣son wherof after we haue taken our meates. i. our re∣past we may be mery or glad, and may be all endowed with one selfe ioye. For why, this sonne of myne was lately or but late ago dead, and he is reuiued or come ageyn frō dethe to lyfe: he was perished or vtterly lost or vndone, and now he is found. With these with these garmentes my sonne be thou inuested or clothed.

AC.

But Oh what maye I nowe prayse the father. i. Oh what laude or prayse may I now gyue the my father? whiche art more vpperer than all prayses. i. which far ouerpassest all maner prayses (that can be gyuen the) This know I for a very suertie, I shal neuer say any thynge so magnifykelye, but that thy fatherlye pitie maye ouerpasse it. i. I shall neuer be able to saye any thynge so hyghly to the settyng forth of thy excellent

benefites, but that thy fatherly tender loue doth ouer * 1.473 passe it. Haste thou thus or on this wyse called me a∣gayne from hell and deth, vnto lyfe and ioyes? There is nothynge so great that may nowe come to me be∣twene. i. that may chance by the way, or happen vnto me by any occasion, that may bryng vnto me, or cause me to haue any dyspleasure of mynde. I do so moche ioye me to haue the a father. i. I do so moche reioyce, that I haue the for my father, I gyue me gladdely or with good wyll holly or vtterly as bounden seruaunt vnto the, I suffer me holly to the. i. I gyue the full so∣uerayntie ouer me. thou art to me a father, thou arte * 1.474 to me a patrone. i. a defender in my causes, to saue me from oppression, thou art my sauiour or my preseruer thou.

PEL.

My sonne from hense forth, thou shalt he to me by moche the moste conioyned. i. from this tyme forthwarde, thou shalt be farre or be moche more ne∣rer about me, than any other person shall be, or from henseforthe there shal no body be more nere about me than thou shalt (for) being by one saluation happy. i. being blessed by this one attonement, thou shalt lyue * 1.475 with me in company. Come of, come of, let vs go in a∣dores to eate and drynke together, or to make mery to¦gether.

EVB.

be it on goddes name.

¶ PERORATIO.

Trimetroi.

NOlo putes spectator optime, hic nihil Mysterij latere tectum, ludicra Sub actione. Quippe, perdito salus Vt parta sit homini, reteximus, uelut Imagine oculis prodita. Vnde discere Facile potes {qui} hominis rebellio in deū

Et contumacia, quam meritam accersat sibi Mortem. Sed ex aduerso, habes, DEI patris Sit quanta pietas, qui libenter redditum Sibi filium recipit, ne{que} exprobratsua Ipsius impio commissa. Sed complexibus, Sed osculis, in filium totus ruit. Nihil moratus illius sordes, amor Enim haud uidet maculam, & prompte mali Pridem patrati obliuia accipit. Cito Qui laeditur, parum amet oportet. Iam pater Coelestis omneis citra citrouersiam Vt amore uincit, ita & reponit filio Suo beneficia summa, pro maleficijs Summis, facitque, ut tota gaudijs domus Nunc perstrepat, quae luctuo sa dudum erat. Quaeso, uicissitudinem rerum uide. Huc gaudiorum omnes quidem uo camini, Qui astatis hic, si modo agnito malo Resipiscitis, ueniaeque spem cum prodigo Nepote, uobis a patre pollicemini, In hoc adeo CHRISTVS parabolāipse adhiber, Vt quam dolemus nos DEO aduersarios Irae{que} nasci filios, tam nos iuuet Contra, in patris longe optimi quod gratiam Rediuimus, per spiritus charismata. Quae si fibi persuasa erunt, per nos satis Spectator optime, nihil est, quod amplius Sperabis, a nobis frui istis gaudijs, Tibi datur, in omneis dies. Plaude, & Vale.

GVILIELMVS FVLLONIVS canebat, apud Hagienses suos. Anno. M. D. XXIX.

¶ THE PERRORATION. i. the fynall conclu∣sion of this present comedy, called of the gre∣kes Epilogus, made of verses trimeters.

••Wolde not thou shuldest thynke moste * 1.476 best beholder. i. most worshypfulle loker vpon vs, nothynge of mysterie to lurke couered here. i. that there is noo secrete sence or intent, whych here lyeth hydden in couert, vnder our playeng action. i. vnder the plai∣enge gesture or settynge forthe of our present matter. For why, we haue vnweaued. i. discouered and made open (vnto you) howe helthe hath bene gotten to the loste man. i. howe mankynde, whiche was vndone, or cast awaye, hath recouered his saluation agayne, as by an ymage bewrayed to the eyes. i. as it were by the settynge forthe or representynge of this matter be∣fore your eies, wherby, or by reson wherof, thou maist easily lerne, what the rebelling is of mā to god ward. i. howe great the stubburnesse of mans hart towar∣des god is, and howe well deserued deathe he maye * 1.477 calle vnto hym. i. howe iustly mankynde through his resystyng or styffenes of harte, hath deserued to dye e∣uerlastyngly. But on the contrary syde, thou haste. i. thou mayste here perceyue, howe great the tendernes of goddis benignitie or mercyfulnesse is, which glad∣ly receyueth his sonne yelded to hym. i. whyche with great reioycyng, receyueth his sonne ageyne, so often as he doth yelde hym selfe vnto hym, nor he dothe not * 1.478 vpbraide vnto the sinful person his of him self, proce∣dynge offences. i. nor he doth not cast the synner or the wycked person in the tethe, or layeth not before hym,

to his rebuke, the offences, which he hath committed throughe his owne iniquitie, but he holly hastly step∣peth * 1.479 towardes his sonne with halsynges and kyssin∣ges. i. but he al together. i. with his hole body falleth vppon his sonne, to take hym in his armes, and to kisse hym, nothing tarieng for his filthynesses. i. stop∣pynge or stayinge nothynge for his vilitie or vnclen∣lynesses. For why, loue seeth no spotte. i. For why, in * 1.480 loue is noo lacke, and loue redelye taketh forgetful∣nesses of the yll afore tyme done. i. and shortely or at ones it forgetteth the euyls ye late afore commytted, he that is sone hurt, it behoueth he must loue but a li∣tel. i. he that is sone offended or agreued, it must nedes folowe, that he loueth but a lyttel. Nowe the heuenly father, lyke as on thy syde controuersie. i. lyke as it is out of al doubt or question, or out of the case, for any stryfe or debate to be had for the matter, that he ouer∣passeth or surmounteth all creatures in loue, so layeth he vp in store to yeld agayn vnto his son for his most hyghe malfaytes, or my••dedes, most hygh benefytes. i. so recompenseth he his sonne for his the most great and detestable offences, that can be, with moste hygh and bontuous rewardes, and he maketh. i. he causeth that all the house maketh a noyse with ioyes. i. that al the howse is on a rore, with makynge of noyse for * 1.481 ioye, whiche but of late or but of a late while ago be∣fore was full of sorowe and mournynge. I desyre the (O thou most gentyl beholder) se the tourne of thyn∣ges. i. I doo beseche the, consyder the mutuall inter∣chaungynge, from one estate to an other of thynges: hyther of ioyes truely be you al called, whiche stande to here. i. all you, whiche stande here at this presente

tyme, be called vnto those ioyes, soo nowe your euyll beyng knowledged, you returne to your right iudge∣mente agayne. i. soo that you after you be comme a∣geyne * 1.482 to your ryghte myndes, doo acknowlege your mysdedes or offences, and doo promyse to your sel∣ues with the prodygall spende vp all, or stroyegood, hope of forgyuenes of your father. i. and make you faste and sure, that you shall haue remyssion, and par∣don of your mercyfull father, lyke as this ryottous consumer and caster away of his goodes, dyd opteyu. Into this thynge in very dede, Christe hym selfe gy∣ueth this parable. i. Christe hym selfe sheweth vs this parable for this intent, that by so moche as we sorow vs to be aduersaries vnto god, and to be borne the * 1.483 sonnes of wroth. i. that by so moche the more as we be sory, that we be trespassers ageinst god, and to be born the chyldern of indignation, so moch ageynst it might helpe vs. i. so moche on the contrary syde, it myght re∣leue or succour vs, that we returned ageyne into the * 1.484 grace. i. into the fauor of the most best father, through or by the menes of the graces of the holy gost. Which thynges o thou most best beholder. i. o thou most wor¦shypfull loker vpon vs, if they shalbe perswaded vn∣to the. i. yf thou shalt gyue perfyte trust and credence vnto them, there is nothing more that thou shalt hope for of vs. i. there is nothynge more remaynynge be∣hynde for the to be loked for (to be receyued by the at * 1.485 this time at our handes) but that it is gyuen to the to enioye these ioyes into all dayes. i. (but that we here haue shewed the these gladsome tydynges) howe god hath gyuen or granted vnto the this synguler grace, that (so thou confyrme the to his benigne ordinances)

thou mayst be partaker of these his ioys for euermore Reioyce therfore by some outwarde sygne of conten∣tation, and fare well.

VVYLLIAM FVLLONIVS THE MAKER of this presente Comedy, dyd set it forthe be∣fore the bourgeses of Hagen in Holand. ANNO. M. D. XXIX.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Phrasis. Peregre pro¦ficisci. Phrasis. perditissimis ses•• applicat nebulonibus Phrasis. Foederem〈◊〉〈◊〉∣digit. Phrasis. Eo calamita∣tis incidit,
• * 1.2

  Phrasis. Rebus exut••
• * 1.3

  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. Phrasis. Cui quum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 esset. Phrasis. Pater redu••∣cē sibi gratu∣latur filium,
• * 1.4

  Phrasis. Supini in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Prouocare 〈◊〉〈◊〉 liquē epula∣latum,
• * 1.5

  Phrasis. Habere libe∣ros per om∣nia. Eleg. ob sequentes.
• * 1.6

  Phra. Eleg. Ego quoad 〈◊〉〈◊〉 meo animo moderarer.
• * 1.7

  Adagium. In ••tramui•• dormire au∣rem.
• * 1.8

  Phrasis. Imo mihi plaudebam.
• * 1.9

  Phrasis. Policeri mi∣hi gaudiū ••∣petuū & bene stabile. Enallage. Bene {pro} ualde Phrasis. Detecta hy∣pocrisi malus aperte coepit esse. Graeca. Hypocrisis▪ simulatiō o•• counterfayte dealynge. Phrasis. Adeo{que} id in¦stitit. manuut mea emitta••.
• * 1.10

  Adagium. Ne pr••mā fe∣nestrā ad ne∣quitiā pates¦fecerit.
• * 1.11

  Elegan. Male sanus.
• * 1.12

  〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.13

  Phrasis. Multos in of 〈…〉〈…〉cio conti∣••ere. Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••rrare ••uolibet ex ••ua libidine. Phrasis. Pat••rno sinu ••ou••rier. Figu. Paragoge.
• * 1.14

  Phrasis. Quā praesens ••••bi accersa•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.15

  Phrasis. Destinauerā heredē reg∣〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.16

  Phrasis. Quin sedul•• agam. Phrasit. Quin in offi∣cio sim. Adaglū. Cui ceu The¦se{us} quispiam Herculi con∣iunctus su〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.17

  Phrasis. Mutu•• amo∣rem cōciliet oportet. Phrasis. Quin illi de∣ferā offic〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.18

  Phrasis. Per tempus aduenit.
• * 1.19

  Phrasis. haud simplex est malum q•• me sollicit•• habet.
• * 1.20

  Phrasis. studet alien•••• sese facere a patria domo
• * 1.21

  Phrasis. Minor natu.
• * 1.22

  Adagi••. Hāc mihi mo ••et tragaediā
• * 1.23

  Phrasis. Vtin•• ex me nat^• nō esset. Phrasis. Bona uerba, Bona uerba quaso.
• * 1.24

  Phrasis. Nisi indignis sit tractatus modis.
• * 1.25

  Phrasis. Nasci ex pa∣〈…〉〈…〉▪ ••legan. Haber eali∣quē amar eali¦quē {pro} suo. Phrasis. Oblectare se ••n aliquo. Phrasis. Salutem ali∣cuius curare. Phrasis. Nil praeter∣mitto, ut que am prodesse. Phrasis. Studiū in all cul{us} cōmod•• consecrare.
• * 1.26

  Phrasis. In sinu foueo unice charū. Phasis. Sentire beni∣gnitatē alicu i{us} in se claud••
• * 1.27

  Eloquent. Bonis frui.
• * 1.28

  Phrasis. Recto pede incedere.
• * 1.29

  Phrasis. Liberū alicul esse quolibet manum extē∣dere.
• * 1.30

  Phrasis. Deuinctū esse alicui.
• * 1.31

  Phrasis. Bonae condi∣tionis taed〈…〉〈…〉 accipere. Phrasis. Viam commi¦nisci. Phrasis. Emancipare paterno iure
• * 1.32

  Philautus a∣mat or sui. Adag. Clacsem se∣care.
• * 1.33

  Phrasis. Rationes me ditari.
• * 1.34

  Eclypsis, Via recta profici∣scitur.
• * 1.35

  Phrasis. Agere sub im¦perio ali cui Phrasis. Iudicium ali cui ualere. Apocope. Ingeni. Phrasis. nires suas ex¦peririer. Paragoge.
• * 1.36

  Phrasis. Inscitia est. Elegan. Acquales mei ordinis. Elegan. Ad unum om¦nes. Phrasis. Dare repudi¦um ali cui.
• * 1.37

  Phrasis. Debitam por¦tionem ali. cui scribi.
• * 1.38

  Phrasis. Legibus te∣neri. Latini dicto, nos appella∣to ut imur. Aposiopesis. Satis super∣be omnia. Aposiopesis. Quid tu ibi? Phrasis. Reddi sibi, post mihi red¦ditus.
• * 1.39

  Phrasis. Saturitatem alicuius rei obrepere.
• * 1.40

  Phrasis. Aliquem pre¦sentis sortis pigere. Phrasis. Substantiam conscribi a∣licui.
• * 1.41

  Phrasis. Solū uertere.
• * 1.42

  Phrasis. Sedere cordi
• * 1.43

  Elegan. Quam, tam. Phrasis. Comitē sec•• ducere.
• * 1.44

  Sententia.
• * 1.45

  Phrasis. Vt quod ago comprobem.
• * 1.46

  Phrasis. Patrē audire
• * 1.47

  Eloquens. Confidens. Aggredi cor¦rūpere aliquē
• * 1.48

  Adag. Frigidā aquā suffundere.
• * 1.49

  Adagium. Etranquillo ad scopulos. aliquē infer∣re. Sententia. Tis philauti∣as, of louyng of ones selfe. Elegan. Quo magis. hoc.
• * 1.50

  El••. Graec. Siren uel Sy∣ren, blandu∣lus a frōte. Graeca. Philautus, he that standeth to moch i his own cōceyte.
• * 1.51

  Phrasis. esse alicui cor¦di, si tua tibi cordi est sal{us}
• * 1.52

  Phrasis. Nihil minus.
• * 1.53

  Elegan. Magis at{que} magis. Phrasis. ••us suum ur∣gere. Phrasis. Leges incla∣mare. Phrasis. Ephebiā trās mittere. Ephebus, a hobyldehoy,. i. a berdlesse boye. Phrasis. Solui iure pa¦trio. Phrasis. Verbis cōue∣nire inter a∣liquos.
• * 1.54

  Phrasis. Amplius su∣per hiis deli∣berare.
• * 1.55

  Archaismos, uel antistoecū Eaciundum.
• * 1.56

  Phasis. Parare fugo. Sophoi, wise men. Sophois diae¦resis. Figu.
• * 1.57

  Phrasis. Animo obse qui. Phrasis. Reddi sibi.
• * 1.58

  Phrasis. Quo recide∣rit malorū.
• * 1.59

  Adagium. ••ub alas re∣currere. Phrasis. Supplicem in gratiam admittere.
• * 1.60

  Elegan. Magis ac du•• dū alligabis tibi filiū.
• * 1.61

  Elegan. Resipiscere uci tandem.
• * 1.62

  Phrasis. Vt taceam
• * 1.63

  Phrasis. Bonitatē ali∣cuius cuade∣re cōmenda∣rissimam. Durum. Exerere sese in immerēte facilem. Phrasis. Pecuniā nu∣merare. Latini dicto nos appel∣lato. Phrasis. Os durum. Regul. The partici∣ple in dus in∣cludeth a ne∣cessytie. Metaphora. Satis dura. Lasciuiam a∣licuius retun¦dere.
• * 1.64

  Phrasis. Habe〈…〉〈…〉 se uel non ha¦bere.
• * 1.65

  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
• * 1.66

  Elegan. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.67

  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Prop〈…〉〈…〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Apo〈…〉〈…〉. Quid 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Regul. The partici∣ple in dus in∣cludeth a ne∣cessytie. Phrasis. Vt ne sit mihi carendnm te.
• * 1.68

  Elegan. Vt sapit, ut consulit. ut uidet.
• * 1.69

  Adagium. Ianus bifrōs Ianū bifron∣tem hunc ue¦re dixeris. Elegan. Tam in occi∣pitio quo{que}.
• * 1.70

  Phra. Esse parum ex animo.
• * 1.71

  Phra. Diem dicere.
• * 1.72

  Phra. Rationes ad calculos con¦cinnare.
• * 1.73

  Phrasis. Bene succe∣de••e. Phrasis. Fortie forre.
• * 1.74

  Phrs sia Obfirmato animo rem agere.
• * 1.75

  Metaphora. Sauis dictis aliquem pro∣celare.
• * 1.76

  Phrasis. Omnia 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mihi medita sunt.
• * 1.77

  Phrasis. Cōgredi uel cūtiibus o∣ratoribus.
• * 1.78

  Regula. Latini dicto¦nos appella∣to semper u∣timur.
• * 1.79

  Phrasis. Macte animo
• * 1.80

  Phrasis. I pede fausto
• * 1.81

  Phrasis. Ex sententīa cedere.
• * 1.82

  Phtasis. Causā agere.
• * 1.83

  Phra Fugnare cū¦aliquo fatali odio.
• * 1.84

  Figu. Aposiopesis. Properanti∣bus conuenit Cor alicui sa¦lire.
• * 1.85

  Phra. Censum sup¦putare. Phrasis. Tinnitum au rib•• haurire. Phra. ad fores plau¦de assistere.
• * 1.86

  Phrasis. Quod futurū est colligere.
• * 1.87

  Phrasis. Rem profū∣dere. Phra. Rem per dere Phra. Rem male cōfringere.
• * 1.88

  Phra. Tam mihi ti∣met. A dagium. Surdo fabu∣lām narrare.
• * 1.89

  Phra. Faciam.
• * 1.90

  Phrasis. Alia qui co∣git•• lequi.
• * 1.91

  Phras Argent•• di∣nu〈…〉〈…〉e. Sentintia. Phra••s. Imyerium 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈…〉〈…〉s. Imp〈…〉〈…〉 as∣〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.92

  Phrasis. No〈…〉〈…〉 frugi. P〈…〉〈…〉s. N〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣ditum. P••ra N••m••n sub∣didit concin ••aus. Graeca. Acolastus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by good. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈…〉〈…〉 ces 〈…〉〈…〉. Elegan. 〈…〉〈…〉. Phra••s. Rationes cō 〈…〉〈…〉re. Phrasis. Portionem alicui con∣〈…〉〈…〉bere.
• * 1.93

  Phras••s. Non neglex∣isse habeo gratiam.
• * 1.94

  Phrasts. Quodo cum salute tua fiat
• * 1.95

  Phrasis. Animus est. in pecunia. Phrasis. Libidini im∣perare. Phrasis. Id adeo edi∣co tib i. Phrasis. Calculum re¦ducere. Aposro pesis. Vt pergam. Phrasis. Cōcede ••stor sum aliquan∣tisper.
• * 1.96

  Phras. Nunc male metuo miser Phra. Ad rem est a∣uidior. Phra. Aposio pesis. Ineptias ho∣minis.
• * 1.97

  Phra. Tractare ae∣grotum ani∣mū alicuius.
• * 1.98

  Phra. Tho dum ad me. Phra. Sub alicuius praesidio de∣gere. Phrasis. Peregrinari foris. Phrasis. Fac cordate respendeas. Plita. Foras anim{us} 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉as 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈…〉〈…〉bonis 〈…〉〈…〉s. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈…〉〈…〉 gē 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.99

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sta••. 〈…〉〈…〉. 〈…〉〈…〉. 〈…〉〈…〉. 〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.100

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉s. Phras. Vt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dicam pa〈…〉〈…〉 in〈…〉〈…〉 Phras. Qu••d r••go cum gratia impetrare. Phras. Obstinate operādare.
• * 1.101

  Eleg. Alioqui. Phi asis. Age, non li∣bet tecum pu¦gnare. Phrasis. Decem tale•• tum rē tenet Phrasis. Quid gestis?
• * 1.102

  Phrasis. Acerbius fle∣bis quod te∣mcre niteris.
• * 1.103

  Phrasis. Te pernoui quo sis inge∣nio.
• * 1.104

  Phras. Video secus te esse habitū
• * 1.105

  Elegan. Par iter{que} d•• leam.
• * 1.106

  Phra. Ne qdte cru¦cies mea cau sa. Phra. Nullam tibi peperero ae∣gritudinem.
• * 1.107

  Phrs. Num quid me uis? Phras. Aegre prop∣ter me consi∣stis. Phras. Pedes tibi pruriunt ar∣dent{que} fugā. Phra. Imperia ca∣pessere. Phra. Mentem fac nullis artib{us} imbuas. Eloquen. Fac. Elegan. Vt qui. Phras. Tuo animo haudquaquā seruias. Phras. Quē praestat habere suspe∣ctum. Phra. Caue diuer∣ras ad nequi∣ora. Adagium. Cynosura o∣culos limare.
• * 1.108

  Limet pro collimet. Apheresis. Cynosura ur sa minor, the dogges tayle the lesser bear
• * 1.109

  Experientia iter facienti•• Per Arabiam desertam.
• * 1.110

  Adagiu〈…〉〈…〉, Ceu lapis Lidius. Phrasis. Ad qu••m pro¦be t•••••• explo¦res. Metaphora. Animum de∣lirare. Phra. Est praeter〈…〉〈…〉 quod uis. Phra. Vt perpetu•• bene ualeas. Phrasis. Valebis igi∣tur mi pater. Phrasis. Vale inquam aeternū uale. Phrasis. Proh deū at∣{que} hominum fidem. Phras. Itan diuelli a me quod erat charissimū? Phrasis. Luctum para¦re, curas inii∣cere.
• * 1.111

  Eleg. Ipse securus nimis.
• * 1.112

  Phrasis. Pulchre qui∣dem tuam rē abiens stabi∣liuisti. Adagium. Nescis saerus quos exitus u••sper uehat
• * 1.113

  Elegan. Miror qui fi∣at ut cum ma¦xime tamen. Phrasis. Acerbiore in eum esse ani∣mo. Phrasis. Vt nuncres ferunt. Elegan. Vtinam tam quam. O dementia.
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  Elegan. Huc huc cala∣mitatis sci∣licet.
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  Adagium. Fortunae fili¦Elegan. Magis exme∣rito.
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  Phra. ••••••rum sese uenditare.
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  Ro. Ritus. Phrasis. Hui tantā ne auriuim. Phrasis. Vnde patri i∣sta largitas?
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  Phrasis. O lepidum caput.
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  Phra. Triumphum agere. Phra. Accedo tuae sententiae.
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  Phrasis. Valeat.
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  Phrasis. Insiste tuas ti¦bi res curare Nempe. Iter istituere
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  Eleg. Nō aeque at{que}
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  Grauiter in∣terminari.
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  Istaec nerba sunt. Quin conce∣dimus intro. Impera & pu¦ta factum.
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  Descriptio famelici.
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  Phrasi. Gulā habeo extrema fa∣me strangu∣latam. Phrasis. Vēter inedia exhaustus est Graeca. Stomach{us} la∣trat. i. uentri∣culus. Phra. Pendulae ma••¦cent genae.
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  Phras. Effract{us} fam••
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  Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rubi∣gine dētes si∣cu loquuntur Phrasis. Labia incaua ••••tu loquūtur
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  Phras. Quar•• hunc 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sentem desi. Phra. V••n••••••m ira¦tum placare. Phrasis. Opt••m mihi da••i obuiam Adag. Que po••sessa fuere in fiam¦mam & cine∣rem uerti.
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  Adagium. Efiamina ci∣b•• ••••tere.
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  Sententia.
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  Phra. Insolēs istuc quidem facit. Phra. O salue plu∣rimū merito¦tuo. Phra. Salue plus millies.
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  Phras. An uenis ob∣sonatū ad f••∣rū cupidinis▪
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  Phra. Transcurso mihi opus est ad ordinem uestrum.
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  Adagium. A bubus ad a finos transc••¦dere. Phrasis. Vt sit. Sententia.
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  Phrasis. Nihil ne est amplius rei. Abliguriui omnia. Phra. Foro se sub∣ducere. Eloquen. Vappā bibere
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  Phras. Panem atrū uoro.
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  Comparatio
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  Cui tam acre bellū cūpenia haud fuit.
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  Comparatio Phra. Aliquem. Acerbae sor∣tis pigere. Elegan. Non tantum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 modo.
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  Sententia. Venter magi∣ster ing••ni.
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  Phrasis. Me uide. Phra. Vt prolixe agis. Eloquen. Rape me tu•• collegio in∣auctorandū. Phrasis. Nullam artē calleo. Graeca. Oico••itos. Domi educa∣tus. Adagium. Illotis mani∣bus tractare sacra.
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  Phrasis. Specimē tuae¦des artis o∣portet. Phras. Indicere co∣mitia. Phrasis. Dare nome•• cum plausu.
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  Phrasis. Ea lege.
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  Phrasis. Prodesse ali∣cuire salua. Phrasis. Immemor es¦se accepti be¦neficii. Phrasis. Age suscipio te parasita∣strum. Phras. Habeo pol gratiam. Phra. Quid me nūc uis facere? Eloquen. Obseruare a∣liquē sedulo▪ Phra. S••ria curan∣da sunt.
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  Phrasis. Sce••rus quo nam ferrer pede.
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  Diaresis. Sophois pro Sophois.
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  Phrasis. Valere ali{qui}d ••ratione.
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  Phras. Ingenio sape
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  Phrasis. Palatū al icui ••esipere.
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  Clodii Eso∣pi patris hi∣storia.
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  Clodii Esopi si••••s historia.
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  Cleopatrae historia. Gnathonis Cilici histo∣ria.
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  Phrasis. Clientes i•• forum pro∣ducere. Phrasis. Quibus du∣cibus freti.
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  Epicurus phi¦losophus.
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  Aristippus philoso.
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  Marcus Apis¦tius.
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  Phra. Ducrs sunt haud poeni∣tendi. Phras. Per genium perdoctus & laudo. ān somnia ui dere. Experientia.
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  Phrasis. Esse pu ga∣••ior.
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  Phras. Ad mensam p••••nam laut{us} un••tus{que} ac∣cumbere.
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  Ritus anti∣quorum ac∣cuband••.
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  Rel. Coena in sa∣〈…〉〈…〉sis Ce∣reris. Rel. Coena Cere∣alis. Adag um. aliquid uelut¦e pleno cor∣nu alijeuidare
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  Ceras Amal∣theas.
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  Phra. In digitos pe¦dis stare.
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  Phrasis. De summo quic{qui} petere. Phrasis. Dis quidem uidebar. Phrasis. Huic bonae undique af∣stuūt deliciae.
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  Phrasis. Dentes uen∣terque mihi geseiunt.
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  Phras. Quid boni o∣minis por∣tendat?
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  Phrasis. Vah somniā hominis.
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  Phrasis. Vereor ne le ••us augur sis
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  Rel. Augurium a∣pud Roma∣nos quid sig∣nificet.
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  Phras. Ab•• in malā crucem.
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  Phra. Dignus quē nuti•• sancta iaturitas 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phras. Si quid habēt ••ei.
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  Adagium. Carbonarias opes pro ger¦manis often¦tas.
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  Phra. Sir ridicu•• quando ira lubet.
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  Phras. Cōmeatuna uentri con∣struere.
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  Elegan. Vel primus cris probe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 aduleris.
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  Phrasis. Vnde plebis∣cita ordinis nosiri petam.
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  Phra. Hi••te op^• fu¦erit interpre te optimo. & ententia.
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  Phrasis. Operam meā tibi dico.
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  Phrasis. Nolo aliquē a••bitrum esse n〈…〉〈…〉s. & ali∣〈…〉〈…〉 alloqui 〈◊〉〈◊〉 motis arbi¦trum. Phrasis. Ibi elementa ••••bo. Phras. Aurē utrā•• surrigo.
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  Elegan. Quid haec prae ut illa. Phrasis. Valeat. Metaphora. Dicta tua ma¦gis me insti∣mulant. Phra. Fac tibi fidas Quodcū{que} in ciderit in mē¦tem uoles.
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  Eloquen. Te ipso frue∣re.
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  Phrasis. Spes omnis in te sit tibi.
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  Elegan. Haec, quā, ut. Metaphora. Cordi uer ba¦haerere. Phrasis. Leui momen¦to excidere. Phrasis. Macte es uit∣••ute. Phrasis. Iam uale, Va¦le longū uale Phrasis. Optimus ma¦ximus nō so¦lum de deo. Phra. ••i maxime di cā, quam, ne∣mo credat ta¦men. Phra Vi sua aliqu•• ••otum occu∣〈…〉〈…〉. Phra. Esse in aliquē effuso pecto∣re. Phra. Capi poeni∣tudine sui. Phrasis. Mihi igno∣scere.
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  Phras. M••hi placere
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  Phrasis. Quis hoc sta¦tu me nō bea¦tū praedicet? Phras. Iter ingress{us} Phras. Sua gaudia cantiuncula testari,
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  Adaglum. Dics dignus albolapillo, ••el nigro la∣pillo Mos antiquo¦tum. Figura. Periphrasis ••erenae dici.
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  Figura. Positis {pro} de∣positis aphae∣resis. A dagium. Fouere genifi indulg••re ge¦nio, defrauda re geniuin. Figura. Periphrasis coitus. Phras. Nunc iuuat. Phrasis. Carni gau∣dia ferre. Figura. Nunc nunc nūcanaphor•• Eloquen. Exulare. Iugum remo tū collo ia〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.190

  Phrasis. Tēdere gres∣sus quo liber libero pede.
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  Phra. Multos do∣minos ferre. Phrasis. Emitti mani∣b{us} parentis.
• * 1.192

  Phra. Iuuenum co∣rona plaudat Eloquen. Corona Sortem bon•• alicui gratu∣••arl.
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  Phrasis. Quid haec ti∣bi uidentur, Phrafis. Rara profe∣cto sunt my∣steria. Phrasis. Vide us con∣tineas.
• * 1.194

  Apostopests. Accurate o∣mnia. Metaphora. Escaria ue∣natio.
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  Adagium. Vbi cadauer est, quod ac∣curram uol tures. Comparatio Lupo esuri∣entior.
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  Phras. Hinc to spera reiubeo. Spe rare autem.
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  Phra. Non spē me∣ram, sed rem d••bo.
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  Adagium. Offam faxo in os tibi ob∣iecero.
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  Nisi me omē laetum fallit.
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  P••rass.
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  ••hra.
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉
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  Phrasis. Ne spera cō∣munem tibi sortem. Phrasis. Sequor uel ad manes i∣mos si iusse∣ris. Phras. Gaudco me superasse uia rum omneis crepidines. Phrasis. Cedant gra∣ues cure. Phrasis. Meror facis∣sat. Adagium. Ego in por∣tu nauigo. Sententia. Quicquid li∣b••r licebit 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tinus. Phra. In pectore quicquid ta∣cit{us} uer sabo. M••••aphora. In linguā uel manus licen∣ter deriuati. Phrasis Studiis alicu 〈◊〉〈◊〉 obstrepere Phra. Durus pater hacten{us} meis studijs obst••¦tit. Elegan. Exulem me 〈◊〉〈◊〉 apte sponte me reddidi. Phra. Id affectabo, ut assurgant oēs uenienti.
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  Phra. Id artictabo 〈◊〉〈◊〉 omnes mi¦〈◊〉〈◊〉 dextras in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phra. Id affesrabo, at omnes co∣〈…〉〈…〉 me 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 g••••d••s. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 multo au 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. Adagium. Oprimis pro gnatus outs. Phra. ••ullis cesse∣〈…〉〈…〉, n•• d••••s ••uidem.
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  Phrasis. Philaut{us} sub iecit mihi bo¦ni & mali ra∣tiōes omnes.
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  A dagium, Ad unguem tenere.
• * 1.211

  Phrasis. Obuiam op∣tem mihi da∣ri amicum.
• * 1.212

  Phras. Magnifice a∣liquem tra∣ctare. Phrasis. O mnib{us} mo d••s dignus e•• cui omnes op tata omnia ferant.
• * 1.213

  Elegan. Quod si me nose••nt, qui 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phrasis. Gregatim ad me cōcurre∣rent omnes. Phrasis. Quem pro∣cul hic uideo aduentare? Elegan. Peregrinus hospes. Phrasis. Bene habet. Metaphora. Hinc nobis materia certi aucupiidatur
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  Phrasis. Exprompta 〈◊〉〈◊〉 opus est 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••••gura. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 habet. Phra••s. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  〈…〉〈…〉 Phras. Vt hin•• no∣stro in ••bo¦te digum ha∣〈…〉〈…〉 locum.
• * 1.217

  Omnis meta¦phora inclu∣dit in se simi∣litudinem. Album prae∣toris quid.
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  Phras. Iubeo te sal∣ucre plurim••••
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  Phrasis. Propino tib•• salut••m ple∣nis faucibus.
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  Asyndeton. Facete, laute lepide, istu•• ••••ne. Phrasis. Vicissim cō∣〈…〉〈…〉r uobis ••••ta omnia 〈◊〉〈◊〉 estis. Phrasis. Magnam gra tiam habim{us} isti tuae hum à nitati. Phrasis. Vir bonus es ex habitu. Elegans. Quamobrenm peregrinari•• in his regio∣nibus? Metaphora. Grauis tem∣pestas affe∣ctuum.
• * 1.221

  Phrasis. ••••quo desti∣uabas ••ter?
• * 1.222

  Phra. Quolibet ubi liceat meo {pro} ingenio ui∣uere. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hic lice 〈◊〉〈◊〉 commo∣〈…〉〈…〉. Phrasis. gines••is. Metaphora dura. ••••abulant.
• * 1.223

  Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hic de∣〈…〉〈…〉 derabis mu∣〈…〉〈…〉 concentū Phrasis. ••aud••s hic affluit. Phrasis. 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 ••edem. Augurium a∣pud Roma∣••os quid.
• * 1.224

  Phrasis. Vbi front••m exporrigam. Phrasis. Frontem cō∣••rahere quid.
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  Phras. Vobis nom•• dabo.
• * 1.226

  Graeca uox. Acolastus {pro}∣digus a stroy good, or a vvaster. Phrasis. Nomen con∣uenit. Phrasis. Quod uester sum repertus gaudeo. Phrasis. Sed nulla ne¦spes est poti∣undi hic pri•• cipatus? Phrasis. Maxime. Elegans. Imprimis t••. Enumeratio. corporis for ma, mores, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 doles, cultu•• dissrēdi gra∣tia. Magno 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 loco ar•• guunt. A capite a•• talos pul∣cher es. Phras. A capite us〈…〉〈…〉 ad calcem. Phra. Dū ••e contē∣plamur fixi•• diuina quaed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in te elucet maiestas. Adagium. Viuo & re∣gno solus. A dagium. Nō sentit pa•• pum obtrud•• Phra. Regem hunc esse oportet.
• * 1.227

  Phras. Virtutes om 〈◊〉〈◊〉 narra tu as▪ u•• hinc or 〈…〉〈…〉s. Phrasis. Appendite, zonam suro multo grauē Aposiopes. Hu•• tam gra∣••es au••o lo∣cu••os? Graeca uox. A〈…〉〈…〉comi on 〈…〉〈…〉u•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phrasis. Ro•• te ••••s 〈◊〉〈◊〉 facit. Phrasis. 〈…〉〈…〉oc qui ha∣〈…〉〈…〉, fit repen 〈…〉〈…〉 splen∣didus. lupiter iu∣〈…〉〈…〉 pater. Dog〈…〉〈…〉a dogmatis cō sentiunt. Phrasis. Quid prohi∣bet quin pati ur m•• no•••• re¦gio salutari? Graeca. Trismegist•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by〈…〉〈…〉 son∣drye 〈…〉〈…〉s most great or noble.
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  Phrasis. Quin in cliē∣t••lā tuā nos suscipis. Phrasis. En uobis au∣ctoramenta haec mea. Phra. Nunc me to∣tū regi dedo. Phrasis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ego quan∣tus sum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mancipor.
• * 1.230

  Adagium. Sic inter lus∣cos regnabit strabus. 〈…〉〈…〉rasmus. Inter caecos regnabit 〈…〉〈…〉ra bus.
• * 1.231

  Phrasis. Quid hic h••∣remus. quin ••••ndimus?
• * 1.232

  Phra. Animus ••am∣dud••m est i•• patinis Phrasis. Vbi uis, nihil moror. Eloquen. Quo diuor∣temus? Phrasis. Hospitem {pro}∣bum dabo. Ad••gium. Dabit dign•• pa••••lla oper∣culum.
• * 1.233

  Eloquens. Vbi obsona∣bitur?
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  ••aye hoc ar∣〈…〉〈…〉 & ap 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉am. Phrasis. 〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈…〉〈…〉 C〈…〉〈…〉 here 〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ba〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 inter 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 n•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cupis de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••o••o Elo〈…〉〈…〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ad 〈…〉〈…〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Regim 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ph••a. D〈…〉〈…〉o ad 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉 ••ar ••i∣〈…〉〈…〉? Ph••a. Vbi manet il∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉? ad Veneris pha∣num.
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  Phrasis. Quā pulchr•• procedo ho∣die.
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  Phrasis. Qu••tutū ho ••p••••ium con∣〈…〉〈…〉 m〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 Eloquen. Quam prom 〈…〉〈…〉 sum 〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Sycophant••a 〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, a b••aring of 〈…〉〈…〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quid, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, false 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Imposturaqd S••llynge of 〈…〉〈…〉 or faul∣〈…〉〈…〉 for ••ood, de••••i∣••••ing by faire 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pro∣〈…〉〈…〉. Phras. Hic mihi pr••¦sens luc•• 〈…〉〈…〉 Phrasis. ••bradi dimi dium potest. Phra. C••u••abor ca 〈…〉〈…〉 esse ano▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Phras. Vt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ratificul•• ac∣cepti & dati. Phrasis. In ratiōibus nullis teneri∣er legibus possum.
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  Phra. Ad suffugla m••lle mihi ri m•• patent. Phra. Nai iste tot▪ desipit. Metaphora. Auscultari.
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  Phrasis. Per quos ue∣lut in nassam illectus. A dagium. Ad uiuū us•• eroditur.
• * 1.239

  Enallage. Temporis. Allegoria. Enallage. Temporis. Eloquens. Exenterar••. Frustillatim. Vellicatim.
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  Phra. Vix ut inopi 〈…〉〈…〉 reliquus obo••us emun do resti. Phra. Quantumuis auri gestiter in loculis u∣niuersum id insumemus luxui.
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  Phrasis. Scilicet tri∣umpho s••rio posiqu•• cella 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••uasi pot•• bis domini. Phra. Id quod futu ••um isomnia p••••dicabant 〈…〉〈…〉 l••to. 〈…〉〈…〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tempus 〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 obso natum. Phra. Pro••••••ius sa∣〈…〉〈…〉 m•••• post 〈…〉〈…〉 gau••ia
• * 1.242

  Phrasis. Nemo gesti∣entem ••••de••. Nemo saluta 〈◊〉〈◊〉 aduenit.
• * 1.243

  Phrasis. Faxo simul ad menon me non ac¦〈…〉〈…〉 dole¦••nt obtru••s mercibus.
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  Phrasis. Merces alicul obtrudere.
• * 1.245

  Phrasis. 〈…〉〈…〉 red 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 Phrasis. En 〈◊〉〈◊〉 no∣••is 〈…〉〈…〉ent Phras. 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 tot•• 〈…〉〈…〉nt. Phras. 〈…〉〈…〉, 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 Phrasis. 〈…〉〈…〉 gra∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉an. 〈…〉〈…〉 gri∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 toto 〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ad locū Id 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Elegans. Vix 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agno∣scere, uocem Nisi nos••••m 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.246

  Phra. Vnde quae so ades, nū imis ex manibus?
• * 1.247

  Narrandi id locus nō est.
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  Cuias est, un de adduxti, et quo, qua gra∣tia?
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  Phrasis. Supini in t••••. Pamphagus obsonatū ab∣scessit. Euge intro∣ducatur com¦modus ••an•• conu••uator. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mox redi plura habeo que mandem, Phrasis.
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  Optatus ad∣uenis hospes optimè.
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  Omnis rei copia tibi hic fiet. Metony. Nullas ne ha¦bes Vene••••s?
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  Eloquen. ••ube accersi. Phra. Qu••nti prae∣〈…〉〈…〉 mulieres?
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  Phras. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mo∣do 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sūt 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sa∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  An unq̄ cuiq̄ contumelio∣sius au••isi••s factā 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mihi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quid 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ai¦••••m. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quid sit 〈◊〉〈◊〉 apparet. Phrasis. Pedes inquā 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fores 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nego∣〈…〉〈…〉 culinar••a. Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pro im¦perio agit.
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  Phra. Ne{que} quisquā cius mores
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  potest tole∣rare. Phrasis. Sed faxo me minerit hui{us} loci at{que} dici. Sententia. Hypallage. Secundas res superbiae de∣cent.
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  Synecdoche. Verum dū c••¦perit suū mu∣tare uoltum fortuna. Phras. At{que} hic ind••¦gus opis no∣strae factus fu¦erit. Adagium. Mortuo ca∣nere. Phra. Ab ali{qui} quic∣quā supplex petere. Erasmus. S••••do canis, thou syngest a ••onge to a deafe man. Phrasis. Gratiam tibi habeo, qui in¦ter cesseris.
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  Eclipsis. Vt misera sū, cui quidē da∣tū est in h••n•• domu〈…〉〈…〉 Supp〈…〉〈…〉 dimini〈…〉〈…〉
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  Phras. Vb•• uix decē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 qui suffe••e ••it ••dul••••s cō¦〈…〉〈…〉andis.
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  Eloqu••ns. C〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ro 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quid. Phrasis. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉
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  A dag. Nihil gracu∣lo cū sidibus.
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  Nihil illi ma∣gis cā fidibus {qui} graculo. Phrasis. Lais scortū nobile mag∣no q{quod} moeret accersitū est. Vel eleg. Hos tantos sumptus qui•• ferret uel Sae¦trapes?
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  Persica uo〈…〉〈…〉 Satrapes.
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  An non certae pestis at{que} itē cōmunis pe••¦nicies est ad∣olescentum•• Phras. At at forte imminet hic cessanti quis∣pi••m. Proin uiso 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cubi haeret 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ui•• ••y••us. Phrasis. Vt utrū{que} m••¦le perdat lu∣piter.
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  Metaphora. Gregem an∣cillarum con¦spicor huc ad¦uentare. Phrasis. Ibo illis ob∣••iam ac quid uenerim elo∣quar.
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  Phrasis. Quis tam po tens hospes uenit mei pe∣titū copiam. Phrasis. Quae grandē demereo pe∣cuniam. Elegan. Vir. aduentil excepit mul∣to humanis∣sime. Phrasis. Num quē coe nae apparatū uidini? Pampha. ob∣sonatum cō∣cessrat. Phras. Hospes om∣neis sollici∣tos habet. Sat habeo Pam. non il∣licet quemq̄ nisi diuitem.
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  Phrasis. Ad nos uiam affectat.
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  Iubebit nos forsan ••egre dl domum ••elspijs. Grauari eni ke••p••tum im pepdijs diet ••••▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••usa∣〈…〉〈…〉▪ Bioquens. Subsn••••mus pa••um. Bioquen. I am duoā cōs ••••••••rū r••uo∣ca••••••erus qui 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •••••••• uenisse ope••tuit. Phrasis. a••••••bant. T••••••uni abs 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Nou••ius amuo••.
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  C••••••mpius car••••terro∣garur p••r ge¦••••••um. ••hra. Quid cum fi∣••••siua••nau•• pr edie••m? ••••••ae••s di∣••••um. A•• desiderio ••••snumnā 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cal••t? 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ye or n••••ma••y. P••••••••. ••m••••••det te¦ntim••.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gerat ••••argus. Ph••a. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gna••. El••gan. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ph〈…〉〈…〉us. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  〈…〉〈…〉 Id ulso mode retur ne suis curis nimis anxiis.
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  Phrasis. Non sustinet animus qui∣escere. Phras. Quin is sedu∣lo mihi ob o∣culos ob mē∣tem u••rs••tur, Elegant. Absētem cu∣ro haud sec{us} ac presentem curaui pridē. Phra. Quam uellē ••um mihi da∣ri cū quo uo∣lupe est de ••••∣lio cōmētart. Phrasis. Eubule falue plurimum. Phras••s. Si uales be∣ne est Phra. Hac gratia ad te ibam, quo quid ualeret animus di∣scerem. Phras. Oēs cur•• mi•• hi co••unt.
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  Eclipsis. Quod nobis tam ciro? it offers.
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  Phrasis. Quid qd 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ollicitat qutem? Phra. minue ucro 〈◊〉〈◊〉 impro∣bam cu••am. Ecliplis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, quor••ū 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ex∣〈…〉〈…〉. Phra••s. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ab••••o. P〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  Eclipsis. Mcli{us} Home∣rus. s. sentit. Phra. Qui tychen 〈◊〉〈◊〉. fortunam uagam cum nesciat. Phrasis. Soli decreto numinis reg•• da credit oia. Phrasis. Tuum filium tractasti dum tempus tulit ut decuit pa∣trem Nunc aman, dat{us} est feras Phras. Satis pro of∣ficio f••c••ris, si animus per ftet aequus filio. Eloquen. Numen.
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  Adagium. Laudar•• u∣••{que} poll••c••.
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  Mos Roma.
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  Mos Lond.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••Spanauit 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  〈1 line〉〈1 line〉.
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  Phras. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 capits 〈◊〉〈◊〉 omnes in ••••merato 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phra. Ecquem te ip sum f〈…〉〈…〉s.
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  Graeca nox. Monarchia, the soole or only gouer∣naunce. Phrasis. Deos quaeso, ut tuam tibi dent mentem Phrasis. Cogis tu qui dem me ire in tuam senten∣tiam.
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  Sententia. Homo sá hu∣mani, nihil a me est alie∣num. Phrasis. Quae so uide ne stulto affe¦ctu ex hine gnatum pro•• sequare.
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  Phra. Quom sint 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fectus mali re¦cti specie cō∣mendati.
• * 1.297

  Phrasis. Vnde expe∣ctes non nisi noxiam im∣posturam.
• * 1.298

  Phraf. Duobus uer∣bis iussit me longū ualere
• * 1.299

  Phrasis. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 excuisi•• ille, qui tam frigi 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 patr••m. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phras. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phra. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phrasis. Quod gnat•• 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phrasis. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phra. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 A dagium. Quando 〈◊〉〈◊〉 accepto 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Quid 〈…〉〈…〉∣do det cōmo 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phras. Nenc illū p•• ••••ter sui. Elegans. Nimis impē∣se liber cupi∣••it esse.
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  Phra. Au mi Eub••. metuo ab o∣mine.
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  Phras. Si istuc eueni at locus esto misericordi•• Phra. Non usus ue nict spero. Phras. Ne{que} co dico quod quicquā illū senserim mali dedisse.
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  Phras. Sed si quid, ne quid.
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  Descriptio periculosi ••••a tus inuētutis Phras. In pessima fequax est. Metaphora. In mal•• pro∣pender pecto retoto. Phra. I d{que} maxime dum consiliis suis relinqui∣tur. Quid eni u•• let quod i 〈◊〉〈◊〉 est optimum?
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  Eloquens. 〈…〉〈…〉 ••onticuū Gr••ca. Protoplastus primus for∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 item 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Elegan. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phrasis. Quas pro cō 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Nisi pr••sens ad sit corre∣cto••. Qui hunc ad ••••liora pro∣••o••et. 〈…〉〈…〉 phi∣losophica.
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  Phrasis. Vt summa∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phra. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 omnia 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phrasis. Quod de P c•• ••icie ferunt.
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  Phra. Suad••la in la ••iis sessitat ••uis.
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  Historia Pe∣riclis orato∣ris.
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  Phrasis. Cuperē qui∣dē in totū cu¦ram gnati 〈◊〉〈◊〉¦nere, modo possem. Sententia. Fidēti sper••∣ta cedunt.
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  Phra. Nunquid ali∣ud me uis?
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  Eloquen. Vt ad nos di 〈…〉〈…〉as. Phrasis. Nolo ullum 〈…〉〈…〉me tibi clau di 〈…〉〈…〉modū.
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  Phra. Gaudeo me defunctā isti∣coen•• ••abo∣ribus. Phra. Tam negoci∣osa mihi fuit culina. Phras. Postulē si li∣ceret me op∣pido lassa re∣focillare. Sup ni in tū. Quid petitū 〈◊〉〈◊〉 miror Eloquens. Beliaria quid Phras. Ecquid ••••t i•• coenaculo Syre? Phra. Coena dubia 〈◊〉〈◊〉 exp••••nt.
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  Phrasis. Proluti uino sedēt cōuiuae.
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  Phrasis I••iunas prae∣••••ndit fauces Ele••an. V•••• tandem. Phrasis. V••ntri au••ro do••at omnia Cre••auox. Folyphag••s A. mu••tum cō¦••n••dens oft•••• quis〈…〉〈…〉 alius Ph••••f. Hospes quid 〈…〉〈…〉 Ph••••••s. Anno••inta ••am Laidis 〈…〉〈…〉 inten. 〈…〉〈…〉 Phras. Amo ait ••e∣••erre se quo pa••••amo••••s 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sa∣〈…〉〈…〉. Senten. Amor nee•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 ullū 〈…〉〈…〉 modū. Phrasis. Vin pro uis, 〈…〉〈…〉bi bene∣fici•• prae••tem ••••oqy••n. Ha••••••re. Pl••••••. Vide quid ti∣〈…〉〈…〉 u••lli lapiat. Creca. ••romion, a fremendo al∣ludit ad no∣men ancille. Phras. Bibe largius.
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  Phra. Nūquā quod sciam uinum bibi meraci••. Phras. Vicissim da∣bome tibi quando usus postulat. Polysynde∣ton. Postulat nunc, & lo∣cus, & res sp∣sa, & usus.
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  Phra. Non te clam¦est quam par¦ce hic obso∣netur dū quae¦stus facet.
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  Phras. Scilicet.
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  Phrasis. Menstruum cōmeatum re ponere.
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  Phra. Edoce unde id fiat.
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  Phra. Si coniuncta opera penū nos clanculū egeramus.
• * 1.322

  Phrasis. Vah consiliū callidū si uer∣be••a a Pam∣p••a. lucrifa∣cere ••••limus Phrasis. ••bisis p••o si 〈◊〉〈◊〉, carp••im ••••pulas da∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  A••••gi••m. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 anno 〈…〉〈…〉a p•••••• ••aqueo.
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  Elegan. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quāquā 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••sres ••reda frauda 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Phra••s. ••••dapus sur ••••••as ille ••••um terra mise••ai. A••agium. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fas ••••••ico au∣〈…〉〈…〉.
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  A dagium. Caue ne ulisi tuo tibi ium ē to accersas malum. Aposiopesis. Sed heus tibi autem. Aposiopesis. Nā quid est? Phras. Quid? respi∣ce Lais una cū hospite in∣teruenit. Phrasis. Intempestiue hic subsisto posq̄ cubitu hos cōspicor surrexisse.
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  Phrasis. I prae, sequar.
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  Phra. Adesdū, pau∣cis te uolo.
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  Quid me uult hospes magnificus?
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  Eloquen. V•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tē∣p•• uoces no's ad repotia. Eloquen. Prodeambu labimus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 interim.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉 puta, 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phra. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phras G〈…〉〈…〉 ster∣〈…〉〈…〉 de∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pu••••.
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  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Phrasis. Non possum quin te ample 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mea uita 〈◊〉〈◊〉 uolup∣tas unica. Amplectere lub•••• animu∣le mi. lasciue alicui blandi¦entes diminu tiuis utimur. Nūc demum ••uuat uiuere.
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  Phras. Nūc deleo ex animo omnes eg•• itudines. Phras. Postquā o fa¦ciem pulchrā te cōtigit ui∣dere & allo{qui}. Phrasis. Adesse i unis aedibus cibū∣{que} una capere Eloquen. Da mihi sua∣uium si me amas delici•• meum. Imo uel decē oceilemi. Metaphora. Quam uer∣nant, quā le∣nocinantur. Phra. Digna es cui benefaxim lu¦bens.
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  Habeo pol grariam ••as∣sercule mi.
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  Vis, uis. uis. Repetitio in principio.
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  Cur de lati∣nis uocabu∣lis tam uarie ••••ntiunt re∣censiores. Vide Perot∣tū ubi de mē∣tula loquitur pro vsu dimi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 isti us 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Elegant. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & si amplius op∣••••s quic{qui} da∣ri dabitur. Ph〈…〉〈…〉 Mihi enim ne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 amicae quippiam re∣ligio est ma∣xima.
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  En torquem hunc aptan∣dū collo tuo tornatili.
• * 1.340

  Hem mi dul∣cis pusio, {qui}d iam satin pla¦ceo tibi? Etiā si nihil adiumenti ad pulchritudi∣nem siet {pro} sit Hyperbole. Forma Vene¦rē exuperas ipsam. Quid quod Lais mea rogo?
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  Eloquens. Ludis, poti∣menō amem tibi desit amor. Age credo, nai foelix e∣go sum qui Laidi plac••ā. Comparatio Hoc melle dulcius est. Phrasis. Me••s obse∣cro sis anim{us} quando ego sum tuus. Phrasis. T〈…〉〈…〉cissim amplector {pro} dimidio ani∣m•• meae. Epitheton. O molles da ctyli, o genae Jubentes, ••ia ut elegās es? Metaphora. Quis re quo∣{que} spernat Ve¦neris catelle?
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  At uror inti 〈◊〉〈◊〉 o mea se∣〈…〉〈…〉tas. ••••chrologia. Locus est ubi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dorem hūc 〈…〉〈…〉s. Quid suspi∣ras 〈◊〉〈◊〉? T〈…〉〈…〉 men̄ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ui 〈◊〉〈◊〉 amori∣bus.
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  〈…〉〈…〉ntia. Naturalis of ••••ctus. Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ut 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉s in∣〈…〉〈…〉s. ••••pini in tū. Quando uo∣les comessatū intro cōcede Phras. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 me Phra. 〈…〉〈…〉us tu q∣〈…〉〈…〉m specta••{us} et satis cui ••••s mea cu∣〈…〉〈…〉 sit. Cape hoc do ••arium. Phra. Perpetuo me tibi facis de∣uinctum. Phras. Deos quaeso, ut saluus sies nobis in mul tam etatem.
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  Sententia. Quā sepe ac∣cidūt quae nō ausis sperare. Phrafis. Furtum me∣ditanti in si∣nus illabitur aurum preter spem salu••s sum.
• * 1.345

  Greca uox. Nectar ab ne & l••••ino, oc∣cido.
• * 1.346

  Abeam{us} hāc solidā noctē consecratum Veneri.
• * 1.347

  Phra. ••tan ad clar•• dormiui diē? Phras. Noxmulta adhuc meis est ocu••••s. Phras. En••••ūdus est 〈◊〉〈◊〉 u••••rnus ••bocu••••s. Eloquens. V••t••rn•• ••or bigenus seni¦bus infestum Metaphora. Intendendi ••ūr nerui quae srui nostro. Nausea qu•• tanta stoma∣cho?
• * 1.348

  Phras. Quidnā haec oscitatio uult sibi?
• * 1.349

  Phras. Extendere hos neruos nune d••mum iuuat. Phras. luuat & ocu∣lis pro pelle∣re somnum. Quid an ruc∣tas etiam cra pulā heftern•• Phra. Insol••s i••tuc quidē facis. Elegan. Cui ualens siomachus & cruda conc•• quit. Graeca ••ox. Stomach{us} u•• triculus. Experientia. Medica. An acidls o∣pus erit in∣nulis. Phras. Opinor la∣〈…〉〈…〉e stoma∣〈…〉〈…〉m impr••∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Floquen. M••taphora. Saburra n•• u••n•• is nun•• t••tum memi∣ni grauarier.
• * 1.350

  Experientia. Nautarum.
• * 1.351

  Comparatio per hypbole. Vbi ipsam Aethnam cir cunfero. Experien. A••thnae mō∣••is quantus a•• dor.
• * 1.352

  Eloquens. Columen. Graeca uox. Parasitus q̄∣si iuxta fru∣mentum. Phrasis. Salue, o pri••¦mum decus sectae gnatho nicae.
• * 1.353

  A dag••um. Mutuum mu li seabunt. Phras. Mutusi dū te∣stimonium in ••icem damus
• * 1.354

  F〈…〉〈…〉 plac•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉rna e•• 〈…〉〈…〉io.
• * 1.355

  〈…〉〈…〉a. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉i 〈◊〉〈◊〉 s••iam 〈…〉〈…〉ius. 〈…〉〈…〉s. 〈…〉〈…〉la 〈◊〉〈◊〉 us{que} 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 luxu.
• * 1.356

  Phras. G〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈…〉〈…〉ime Phras. Non possum 〈…〉〈…〉a quia 〈◊〉〈◊〉 lingam 〈…〉〈…〉bra.
• * 1.357

  Phras. M〈…〉〈…〉 A••••i••um 〈…〉〈…〉ūt hester∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉li re∣〈…〉〈…〉. M••ilis Atti••i ••••us.
• * 1.358

  Phras. Pol dētes & mihi uolupe est iugi, Suctu maces rare. Phras. Quin nidorē carniū uncti, supreme di∣giti offundūt naribus. Phrasis. I nūc & som∣nia irride posthac mea. Phra. Non arbitra bar. Faelices no•• qui tā propi∣ciū habuim▪ Comum. Comus deus comessation••
• * 1.359

  Dis te pa•••••• no〈…〉〈…〉us sū ex mendic••.
• * 1.360

  Lubens 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Phrasis. Est quod ge∣stiam.
• * 1.361

  Phrasis. Est quod tri∣umphem.
• * 1.362

  Phrasis. so liber pa∣ter. Mos exultā∣cium, io, io, ••••••••s Phra. Ag〈…〉〈…〉ns 〈◊〉〈◊〉 canti∣〈…〉〈…〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ista 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 qui∣bus hospes 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. Phrasis. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cib{us} in maximam 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉. Quid nunc 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 Eloquens. Quod som∣〈…〉〈…〉 portende ••at pars reli∣qua. Phrasis. Dolosa ut a∣lea huius lo∣culos atterā.
• * 1.363

  Phrasis. Cōmuni nū nam id fiet sorte. Eloquens. Merito te a∣mo & colo.
• * 1.364

  Phras. Fac interim curetur pran dium & cella penuaria.
• * 1.365

  Phrasis. Quid hic ha∣bes••lucrosas aleas. Noui & sensi talos bene polypos. Greca. Polyp{us} mul∣tipes alludit ad nomen. Phra. Quib{us} facul∣tatum bona pars periit mihi.
• * 1.366

  Eloquens. Nisi fallor audio sere∣antem Aco∣lastum. Vale.
• * 1.367

  Metaphora. Ab••t ut pecu¦niam emun∣gat omnem. Phra. Tot callet ar¦tes, tot do∣ilos nout. Phrasis. Principio dū ••leam ludit.
• * 1.368

  Phras. Non nunquā & manus blā de remittit. Similitudo. Velut hamo illicit pisces esca praetēto.
• * 1.369

  Phras. Mox ubi in∣calet lusor cupidini lu∣cri auctioris incumbens. Metaphora. Pecuniae om∣neis grūmos Phra. Quippe lu∣crosam pres∣so pollice ue∣nerem mittit quoties uolt.
• * 1.370

  Phras. Tum canicu∣le imperat ia 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ut ne ca∣dat damnosa
• * 1.371

  Lufus ale•• ueterum di∣uersus a no∣stro.
• * 1.372

  Phrasis. Id quod meo dudum didi∣•••• malo. Adagium. Ictus pisca∣tor sapio. Erasm•• sen∣tentia de hoc adagio ueri∣or & graco 〈…〉〈…〉bio magis con∣〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.373

  Phras. Verum hos∣pes amissa re protrudetur ••••tas.
• * 1.374

  Phras. D••ra in quē 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.375

  Correctio. Quid dixi ti∣〈…〉〈…〉re me? imo gaudeo. Senten. Minus laedūt communia mala. Phras. Qui adiutor accedā mise∣ris illius qu do res feret. Cur nō mihi quo{que} liceat in alios quod ipsorū de me licuit licēti••?
• * 1.376

  Sed he{us} ••x it a nobis, nescio quis Aposiope. Quid quod commotus apparet?
• * 1.377

  Eloquens. Quod hoc •••• luuium? qu••¦istec tanta largitas? Salus si cupi∣at ipsa nō po¦test seruare istunc uirum. Phras. Cuius qu eso¦uiri casū mi∣seraris? Phras. Rem omnem amisit alea.
• * 1.378

  Phrasis. Cuius capt•• dolis? Phrasis. Cuius cēses 〈…〉〈…〉 Pampha, Bloquens. Dixin fore? O utrsutias hominis uer sipellis.
• * 1.379

  Adagium, Perplexus in fermento facet.
• * 1.380

  Phra. Censen uero hominē hi•• diu durare posse?
• * 1.381

  Eleg••ntia Nō equidem arbitior, Nā proximū est, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 uel. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Phras. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mi∣〈…〉〈…〉 qudium 〈◊〉〈◊〉? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉e. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 q••••m dex∣〈…〉〈…〉 ••s••e∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉?
• * 1.382

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••b in∣••soab••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 esse 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Phras. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hic 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dul••i 〈◊〉〈◊〉 e∣〈…〉〈…〉? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ubi nunc 〈◊〉〈◊〉. est ••o∣gi••o? Quid gestis obse••ro? Quid gestiā ••ōgas? Phras. Foeli••iter ce•• cidit alea.
• * 1.383

  Viden locu∣los ut auro multo turge ant? Phras. Festiuum ca∣put. Amabo num nam lucr•• te cum partiar, ut conuenit?
• * 1.384

  Phras. Non pugna∣bimus isti••▪ Meis in aedi∣bus tibi par∣ta res est. Phra. Quare quod hic ius publi∣cū est redde.
• * 1.385

  Phras. quo post que¦am integra ••ti amicitia ••ua. Phras. Quis soluet¦ius hospitii? Eclypsis. Quid id autē mea. s. refert Phra. Sūt e•• uestes quid tū? illas ••xue achre∣maton nebu∣lonem.
• * 1.386

  Graeca uox. Achr••matos sine pecunia. monylesse.
• * 1.387

  Phrasis. ••aeiam ne qd quaerare.
• * 1.388

  ••••quens. ••biae••o∣ctor 〈◊〉〈◊〉?
• * 1.389

  Abalueo in∣••ro pror•••• ••••mmotus Phras. ••••sdis nisi ••asios fraēdae gratia. Dolorem cō ple••••a ur le∣〈…〉〈…〉 Abeo ur meū ••us posiulem Phras. Ag••••o••rem 〈◊〉〈◊〉 di∣•••• duam. Ne ••••hil ha∣••••as ••••pe.
• * 1.390

  Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pro∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nisi 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.391

  Phra. R••••antes au¦dio quosani misrebar cō ••••••os bene
• * 1.392

  Phras. Deplumis a∣mator surdae sit supplex Laidi.
• * 1.393

  Aged•• so∣res stipe∣mus ne ef∣fugsat ho∣die nostra•• manus.
• * 1.394

  Quin soluis noctem see∣leste. Aposioposis, Quid Lais mea s. mihi narras. An adeo di∣gna tibi ui∣deor, quam dolis sic il∣ludas & spe uana produ∣cas? Phras. Numerabi∣tur aurū tibi. A dagium. Quando? ad Calendas p••••cas.
• * 1.395

  Aposiope. Non sed ad.
• * 1.396

  Phras. Satis iā diu dedisti uer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nobis.
• * 1.397

  Dict 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Volo uestem huic detra∣ctam.
• * 1.398

  Phras. Mea hicres agitur. Exuuium. Noue dixit, nā ueteres ex uuiae sempr dixerunt. Phrasis. Mihi cedant hae manubia. Quod reli∣quum est pre de nostrū est.
• * 1.399

  Vis quidem haec est obse∣cro, o popu∣lares. Populares qui. Quin os cō∣primis? Aposiopesis. Haeccine fieri flagitia in li∣bera ciuitate
• * 1.400

  Bonipastoris est condere pecus non de glubere. Num nā relī quetis mihi amiculum? Phra. Vapula, Verbera insu per misero additis? Eloquens. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ad me oēs simul Heus tu nebu¦lo, respice ad me.
• * 1.401

  Eloquens. Ve••••••••um hūc 〈◊〉〈◊〉 habe.
• * 1.402

  Phras. Ordiri te∣lam quae∣rendi.
• * 1.403

  Sic Vergil. Si non 〈…〉〈…〉eu quae me nunc tellus. Interrog. ad commouen∣dam misera∣tionem. Auxesis. Sic Terentia¦nus demea, o coelū, o ter¦ra, o Maria Neptuni. Exclamatio. Sic Verg. Hy arbas Iupi∣ter omnipo∣tens. &c. as∣picis haec? Ar guit ab au¦ctoritate. Iupiter dicit apud Graecis Zeus, Zen∣nios. Dubitatio. Sic Terenti. G••••a tot res repente circumuallā ut. &c. Dissolutio. Vbi sim quo eam rei quid coetem nesciā Interpretat. perij, interi••. Cōtrariorū Collatio. Auget dolo∣rem tam sub•• ••us casus. Sic interro∣gat ut de re certa quasi di¦cat nemo. Simulatio. Insaniētis est sibi ipsi uim inferre. Ex repetitio nibus. Complexio. Vbi, periit. Vbi, periit. Vbi, periit. Praecisio. Haud lub•••• meminisse, Subiectio. Quasi respō∣••••at nemo. Secū. Deliberando tandem dis••ū ••••iuū infert i cuius partib{us} 〈…〉〈…〉ur, quo reciderit ma¦lorum. Remotio. Vtru••s{que} par ris disi••ctiui Exaggeratio Malorum ab ••iis quae foris accidunt. Dialecticus. ••ic formaret argumentum dutior fames 〈…〉〈…〉 regionē 〈…〉〈…〉pat qua∣〈…〉〈…〉 ••gnotū ••n•• & nihili ••oiem nemo u••l f••nstri pa¦nis dignabit fame ergo inteream ne∣cesse est. Dubitatio Orta ex sta∣tu rerum ex∣tra se. Fame itere•• oportet, ••ba de se ipso de∣sperantis.
• * 1.404

  Illicientibus me i fraudes.
• * 1.405

  An mihi?
• * 1.406

  An srato meo ge∣nio▪
• * 1.407

  Exclamatio. Quam nouer caris Rham∣nusia? Exclamatio. Quam me ira afflictatmale?
• * 1.408

  Correctio. Dū colligit se sibi.
• * 1.409

  Figura t••e∣sis Quo me cun{que}.
• * 1.410

  Conduplica¦tio, o dolor. dolor. Fpiphonema per detestati•• onem.
• * 1.411

  Comparatio Lupae. i. scor ti ad lupam.
• * 1.412

  Phras. Inopināti offer•• be∣ne occasio sperādi ne affect{us} ex∣cedant li∣mites co∣moediae. Posito pu dore ut {qui} mihi sit in∣utilis.
• * 1.413

  Phras. Ex uillula mea reporta re solitus erā prouentum. Phras. Vt satis uitae necessitati il linc repone∣retur. Phras Meta. Sed qui•• nūc in p••rtu ager est remis••o. Religio. Phras. Pingui por∣ca censeo tel¦lurem ••ian∣dam esse. Phra. Vt ruri cun∣cta proueni∣re det multo foe••••cius qu•• dudum.
• * 1.414

  Religio. Cereri pr••sa porca sacrifi∣crabat anti∣quitas. Elegan. Cum boues oēs ad unum abortirent. Phra. Seges{que} con∣stanti robigi neuiciata nō¦daret messem
• * 1.415

  Metaphor. Quaeres pe∣pe••••t nobis penuriam an nonae. Phra. Apofi. O••ē sinistr••.
• * 1.416

  Phras. Colone, sal∣•••• plurimsi. Phras. Satis dudum saluco si non ••riam tu mihi salutem des. Phras. Precor ut hae di. &c tibi foe ••us 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pro uoto tuo.
• * 1.417

  Phras. Fax•••• ita pan noster uale.
• * 1.418

  Phras. Nunquid te torquet aut••
• * 1.419

  Credo grassa¦tur illa mul∣torum in fau¦cibus. Nunc te oro eam leues pa ne atro uel furfure. Ocios{us} es to∣tus proinde indignus cui¦uictus detur. Phras. At nullus me uocat ad ope¦ras. Phras. Quod si ullo tuo ex usu q̄ā esse nō detre∣cto man{us} me∣as duro ope∣ri locare pro tolerabili uictu. Eloquens. Sequere me able gandus mox ad meo∣porcos. Phras. Te dignū cō∣meatn̄ add••. Adagium. Vah ab equis ad as••nos. Comparatio Assimulatur fortuna mo∣bili uento.
• * 1.420

  Phras. Praesagit animus n•• scio ••d mi hi iminere tristius.
• * 1.421

  Nimis suspi∣ciosus es quo ••d aliud qu•• malum cōdu∣piicas tibi? Sententia. Ne{que} eni for∣mid ne ulla a〈…〉〈…〉re potes malum sori∣bus tuis. Phras. Quid autem 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quod te so ••icitat cedo? Phra. El••g. neille algeat Neu 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mi∣sere trahat in sordibus. Phras. Quaeso unde has colligis suspitiones?
• * 1.422

  Primum omi¦nis tui neque 〈◊〉〈◊〉 obliuis∣cier. Elegan. 〈…〉〈…〉ante o∣culos m••os ••••binde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 uisus filius
• * 1.423

  Graeca uox. Monogram∣mos unius pi¦cturae of the first trasyng vvith a cole as paynters do afore thei lay on any colours.
• * 1.424

  Syncedoche, Fletibus lar∣gis opplctus lumine. Metaphor. Voces unde hausi moestis∣simas. Postremo ue¦rcor quid sit quod de ipso nihil audiam nisi mortuus est quid cēseo Proximū es∣se nūcius sta∣tum gnati 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cōmemoret quis sit. Phras. Proi desinas metum.
• * 1.425

  Phra. Eleg. Curae est mi∣hi haud secus ac oculi pu∣pilla. Phras. Pariter cum hoc eo me af fligi interpre¦tor quoties illi quic•• est aegre. Phras. Hoc inquā pa¦trium est cō∣munia. mala bona•• ducere.
• * 1.426

  Ho•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nesch fa••eat se indi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 esse pa∣tris nomine. Elegan. Nēpe ut dicis Senten. Sed mod{us} est in re qualibet optimus. Phrasis. Est si queam assequi. Velis solū do¦lorem pone∣re pro depo∣nere facile ••∣cuerit. Phrasis. Alios nesci o S••d euenit mi¦hi quidem ut ••gritudo quo 〈◊〉〈◊〉 magis de fi••••o auge∣s〈…〉〈…〉 tantum abest dies ut adimat aegri∣tudinem. V••de Vallam de tāt•• abest & de non mo do or nō solū and uerū etiā and ned•• vn∣de han•• sentē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 adhūc 〈◊〉〈◊〉 modū offerret Sed euenit mihi quidē ut non soiū dies nō adimat ae∣gritudinē, ue rum etiam ut quotidie de fi¦lio magis au∣gescat. Elegan. Nā quāto ab∣est diati{us} hoc magis cupio tanto & ma∣gis, desidero. Phras. Quod anim iam dudū di∣ctitat haud lō¦ge abesse nun ciū haud ua∣num puto. Elegans. Abiero igi•• ad portito∣res. Elegans. Tu me inte∣rea domi ope¦ritor. Metaphora. Mox huc re∣uolauero. Phras. Quam suspi∣cioso nunc sum animo? Phrasis. Oia timeo ne{que} quicqu•• timeo Allegoria. Seditios•• pl•• ne cordisme••¦senatus est in quo nihil cō∣〈…〉〈…〉 cōsistere queat. Senten. Ita ut sit ubi quod im▪ ese cupis tim s ne nō ioi ad uorsum eue∣niat. Phrasis. Inter spē & metū haereo. Phras. Hu•• me con∣iic••t gnatus. cuius sa••utē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 accuro ue∣reor nimisde ploratā esse.
• * 1.427

  Eloquens. Domi nūc de sidere certum est dum Eub. redeat meus.
• * 1.428

  Interro gat a seipso {qui}s suae sottis se pos∣set continere a lachrimis. Exaggeratio a falsa opini∣one concepta quod putabat esse immorta¦le puncto tē∣pore periit.
• * 1.429

  ••ocus ferme ad uerbū ex prologo tri∣nūmi plauti. Vniuersalem explicat per sua particula ria omnia ab sculit, articu∣lus rē nomen amicos, glo∣riā, quid nō? Sic Terenti. Phedria uiu{us} uidēs{que} pereo nec quid ag•• scio. Recordatio uoluptatū a∣missarum per repetitionem & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tionem.. Vbi, ubi, ubi. Vbi nsic tuce∣〈…〉〈…〉 sūt & splen dide dap••s 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Vbi uinū mi∣ce fragrans? Vbi ribicines et omne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••o dulaminū. Vbi clientes? Sententia de instabilitate fortunae. Ex cir••sistan∣tus colligit per eundum esse fame. Elegan. Canistellum hoc pen•• de∣dit parciss••∣mum & eun∣dē sordidissi mum. Phras. Quod cū ex∣haustū sit {qui}d reliquum est▪ nisi ut aquall culus siliquas mihi det cum porcis com∣munes. Adagium. Priusquā to∣tus inteream Saguntina fame. Adagium. Saguntina fames. Adagium. Boeoticas in∣ter sues reg∣nare. Ex collatiōe prioris stat•• cū praesēti au∣get miseriam Elegan. Miser nemo est aeque at{que} ego. Resipiscere cogitat, sed impedit des∣pera tio. Phras. Conduplica∣tio. Nunc 〈◊〉〈◊〉 postulem fru¦gi esse. Elegan. Nisi nequic{qui}, Hoc postulē. Quaerit & re∣spondet fibi ipsi alludit ad illud. Apo. 22 Qui in sordi∣bus est sorde scat adhuc. Metapho. Vnde emergē di spes mihi nulla sit. Simulatio. Desperantis est fbi ipsima la imprecari. Potius quam uitam in tan tis aerumnis traham. Extreme de∣sperantis uer¦ba. Phra. Ego mihi mō ris ardui ca∣sum impre∣c••r qui me perdat. Eicon. S••ip∣sum depingit ex forma & habitu cor∣poris. Simulatio. Verba tragi∣ca qualia apd Sen••cam. Phra. V•• natalibus ••••is. Phra. T••••det coeli conu••xa in∣tuerier am∣plius. Comparatio A••••tuans ma 〈◊〉〈◊〉 me•• dicas ex uero nomine. Metaphor. Numme deo rum aliquis respicit. Phra. Quibus tam sum negle∣••tui. Haud equidē arbitror.
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  Phras. Est istuc datū mihi ut nus{qui} non recte cō∣sulam Phras. At{que} uideam non solū quae sunt ante pe∣des obuia••ue rum & quae {pro} cul uentura sunt prosoi∣ciam longius
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  Phrasis. Cōperi neu∣tiq̄ falsa esse quae nuper de ipso dedi o••a Scilicet. Phras. A col. ad pau∣p••r tatem p••r ••rac••{us} ē adeo poenitendam ut ad fruges non possit corrigi. Ad fr••••ges sa 〈◊〉〈◊〉 du•••• dixit Occupario si 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pr••••••rito. Ta••••o quae de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grauiora 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Metaph. Quid 〈◊〉〈◊〉? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 P••lar∣gum repetam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 curis se 〈…〉〈…〉t im∣probis.
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  Metapho. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mē¦tis carnifici∣na uah quib{us} me exeruciat modis.
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  Vt nusquam sit locus quie rae menti. Adagium. Plumbum ui deor gestare in pectore.
• * 1.434

  Phras. An nōquam desinent ocu l••s meis mala mea & que ad misi turpiter obuersarier? Alludit ad e∣os qui secun∣dum poetas apud inferos torquentur.
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  Obtestatio. Cū desperati one. Dignus sum quem ima tel lus dehiscat Ob meam in∣iustitiam quae tāta est 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nō audeā unquā sperare u••ns am a patre. Nam eius le∣ne imperium reieci fidus Phra. Vnde abdica∣tus diuorti ad pessima quae{que} flagitia
• * 1.436

  Phra. Vniuersal. Rem oēm cō fregi turpi•• Membra. Luxu infami alea quid q•• scortis dedi?
• * 1.437

  Articul••s. Merito qui∣dem meo hāc inopem uitā incolo. Inglorius ui uo, parria ca reo. Metaph. Adde quodeā maculā inci∣di quam nes∣cio si eluā un quam.
• * 1.438

  Occupatio si¦ue piēterito. Phras. Vt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 qd 〈◊〉〈◊〉 genus ••••um infa∣〈…〉〈…〉bus notis. Quod fabula 〈◊〉〈◊〉 omnib••, notis, amicis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Tum quid di¦〈◊〉〈◊〉 de patre, ī qu••m 〈◊〉〈◊〉 no∣minibus iniu 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tū 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mihi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fa••eor 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.439

  Phrasis. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 author 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mihi?
• * 1.440

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 m••hi i∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a∣〈…〉〈…〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 super 〈◊〉〈◊〉 intol∣lerabias est 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 utero
• * 1.441

  Nam ne{que} sili quis ne{que} coe∣no quo im∣mergor seda re eam datur
• * 1.442

  Phras. Adeo nōquā nisi deterius habebo i hac regione.
• * 1.443

  Non uideo quid restet consilii. Heu me. Quot merce∣narii i patris aedibus abun∣dant panibus Dū interim hic fame peo
• * 1.444

  Quiduis pos sem illic. face re & perpeti, ut ex calami∣tate hac tan∣ta me extra∣ham. Phra. Age age qd si patrios posi∣liminio petā lares. Postliminio uocabulum iuris.
• * 1.445

  Phra. Quid si ten∣tem? rum ni∣hil egero. Qua frōte. n. quo ore qui∣bus uestibus redeam ad pa¦trem? Nudus scele∣ratus impu∣de〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.446

  A••ostrophe. Phras. Ita ne tandē famam patri∣a{que} tibi bona Acolaste tra∣didi ut perfla gitia perde∣res mea uir•• tute partam gloriam. Contentio. Via feci feci∣lē & planā ad uirtutis cul∣mina, tu ••••∣sti ut difficili or nepotib{us} posthac tuis sit, qui libidi∣nem malā uir tuti antepo∣suerit. Phras. An non equi•• fuit meo ex praescripto niuere te?
• * 1.447

  Phrasis. Verissima ••at senten∣tia. Sententia. Vbiani nus semel cupidi∣tare deuin••e rit mala cōsi∣lia {per}rius cō∣sequi similia. Phrasis. O me bis mi∣serum patrē ••ali filio. Pli Apheres. Quin mittis hinc quari•• moniam? Sententia. Iustas parit qu•••• ••moni••s iustus dolor. Elegan. Sed nunc res 〈◊〉〈◊〉, et ut 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Phras. Pariter. {quod} af∣f〈…〉〈…〉 men̄ induas p••••pa tris. Phra. Et 〈◊〉〈◊〉 decla∣res ipsa quan ••i fili•• facias. Sententia. Aegrotus nō nisi medica manu opu•• habet.
• * 1.449

  Habet si spes sit uitae. Phrasi Nullus sum. Adagium. A pomecha∣nes ex machi na forth of a frame.
• * 1.450

  Mos ueterū tragaederum ex Souida.
• * 1.451

  The lyke ma¦ner vsed novve at our days in stage playes. Phras. Nā male sibi consciae mēti mors ingruit
• * 1.452

  Eloquens. Age, quae ille designauit mala, nō iam puto.
• * 1.453

  Contentio. Quin magis in hoc incum bam, uti ho∣norem inglo ••••o. salutem perdito. ui∣〈…〉〈…〉 mortuo, hinc appre∣〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 1.454

  Phras. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dignū facis.
• * 1.455

  Sed illud su∣〈…〉〈…〉 aspira∣tur mihi. Word•• esse pa∣trem facilem 〈◊〉〈◊〉 abilem 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.456

  Vt attollam caput. Phras. Quid si insi∣〈…〉〈…〉 ad patrē meum preca∣〈…〉〈…〉culā me∣ditari suppli cmm? Acoiasti pre catiuncula.
• * 1.457

  Sodes.
• * 1.458

  Nihil operae quātum libet hinc sordidae recusē facere ut in tuū mu¦nicipium as∣cribar. Vocabulum iuris muni∣cipium.
• * 1.459

  Oratio pla∣cet Euge sur gā et patris regiam mei recta petam.
• * 1.460

  Interroga∣tio. Hem {qui}d? quid cogi tas, num fata filii?
• * 1.461

  Sic diuino. Deos queso, ut ne uana sint quae nun cias.
• * 1.462

  Age, uisamus meus si rede•• at particeps. Phras. In quem affe∣ctum uere pa¦trium modo indui prate∣••it ni∣hil reminis∣••ēs amplius.
• * 1.463

  Phras. Quid? q^o mo∣〈…〉〈…〉ter ad patrē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Simum pro∣fecto facinus 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.464

  ••olo volo. Phras ••••quo feit{us}? Phra. Nihil, refe∣res pedem ta∣men. Phra. Quis ille fili∣bus quo me transuor sum capit. Phras. Praeter spem in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eri∣gor mihi in∣si ••ris boni.
• * 1.465

  Phrasis. Nihil ne te miseret hui∣patris?
• * 1.466

  Metaph. Quid tam ge mis Pelarge? noli te mace•• rare.
• * 1.467

  Phras. Quid quaeso est q{quod} mea cō mouētur uis∣cera ad istius occursū, quē prospicio procul?
• * 1.468

  Phras. Proruam in illi{us} amplex{us} Phras. Sum uerus. Sed patrem uideo.
• * 1.469

  Acolasti pre∣catiuncula.
• * 1.470

  Hem mi fili o fili mi. Fuge has me as sordes.
• * 1.471

  Phras. Donata sunt tibi oia bono animo es, pla¦ces nunquam ut magis. Phras. Nunc tollare humo.
• * 1.472

  Phra. Dein〈…〉〈…〉 anu∣••si dare 〈◊〉〈◊〉 manum, tum coleros pedi∣〈…〉〈…〉 ipsius sub∣〈…〉〈…〉. Phras. Quo sum〈…〉〈…〉s 〈◊〉〈◊〉 lete∣〈…〉〈…〉r, ••t uno 〈◊〉〈◊〉 imbu∣amur gaudio Contentio. M••rtu{us} erat & reuixit, pe∣〈…〉〈…〉at & in∣••entus est. Phra. Sed o quid e∣〈…〉〈…〉 nūc te lau¦dē pater qui lau••ous es•• omnibus su∣perior? Hoc certo s••i •• nūquam tā magnifice {qui}•• quam dicam tua qui id pie¦tas longe su∣peret.
• * 1.473

  Contentio. ••tan ex infe∣ris & morte ad uitā & gau¦dia reuo casti me? Phras. Res nulla po¦test mihi tata interuenire iam ut aegritn dinē afferat. Eloquens. Tibi mededo
• * 1.474

  Repetitio. Tibi, tibi, tu, tu, tu, tu. Phras. Ex hinc eris mihi multo cōiūctissim{us} vna salute foe lix conuiues mihi.
• * 1.475

  Phras. Age, age, in∣tio epulatum concedamns Scilicet.
• * 1.476

  Phras. Nolo putes hic nihil my∣srerij latere Iudicra sub actione. Phras. Quippe per∣dito salus ur parta sit ho∣mini retexi∣mus uelut i∣magine ocu∣lis prodita.
• * 1.477

  Phras. Quam meri∣tam accersat sibi mortem.
• * 1.478

  Phrasis. Ne{que} expro∣brat sua ipsi{us} impio cum∣missa.
• * 1.479

  Phra. In siliū totus ruit nihil mo ratus illius fordes.
• * 1.480

  Sententia. Amor enim haud uider maculam & prompti ma∣li pridem pa∣trati obliuia accigit Sententia. Cito qui lae∣ditur parum amet opor∣tet. Phras. Citro cōtro uersiam. Phras. R••panit fi∣••••••••ao bene∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉 ma••efi••i∣〈…〉〈…〉 summis.
• * 1.481

  Phra. Facit{que} ut to ta gaudiis do inus nūc per∣ser••pat. Quae suctuosa du∣dum erat. Phra. Quaeso uicis∣situdinem re∣tum uide.
• * 1.482

  Phras. Simodo ag∣nifo malo re sipiscitis ue∣niae{que} spem cū prodigo ne∣poro uobis a patre polli∣cemini.
• * 1.483

  Elegan. Vt quam do∣lemus, tam nos iuuet cō¦tra.
• * 1.484

  Graeca uox. Charismata graces or giftes.
• * 1.485

  Frui istis gau¦diis tibi da∣tur in omnes dies plaude & vale.