A floorish vpon fancie As gallant a glose vpon so triflinge a text, as euer was written. Compiled by N.B. Gent. To which are annexed, manie pretie pamphlets, for pleasant heads to passe away idle time withal. By the same authour.

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A floorish vpon fancie As gallant a glose vpon so triflinge a text, as euer was written. Compiled by N.B. Gent. To which are annexed, manie pretie pamphlets, for pleasant heads to passe away idle time withal. By the same authour.

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Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?

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Imprinted at London :: By [W. How for] Richard Ihones,

6. Maij. 1577.

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Contents

• title page
• To all younge Gentilmen, that delight in trauaile to forreine Countreis.
• The Preface.
• THE SCHOOLE of Fancie.
• THE FORTE of Fancie.
• ¶ IN DISPIGHT of Fancie.
• ¶A Foole, Dame Fancies man, speakes in defence of his Mistris.
• THE LAMENTATION of Fancie.
• A FAREVVELL To Fancie.
• title page
• ¶The Preface.
• ¶A prety Dittie in despight of Fantasye.
• ¶A dolorous discourse, of one that was bee∣witched with Loue.
• ¶ A Gentleman being on a Christmas Eue in a very sollitary place, among very solemn company: where was but small cheare, lesse myrth, and least musick: being very ear∣nestly entreated to sing a Christmas Caroll, with much adoe, sung as followeth.
• ¶In the latter ende of Christmas, the same Gentleman was lykewyse desyred to sing: and although against his will, was content to syng as followeth.
• ¶The same man being in very great dumpes the same tyme, being likewise intreated to wryte some dolefull Dittie of his owne inuention, wrote as followeth.
• ¶A prety gyrde geuen by a Gentlewoman, to her seruaunt, wherevpon the verses were made as followeth.
• ¶It chanced not long after that this Gentle∣man happened to be in the company of his very friend, which at Dyce lost much money: and after his losse, entreated him to write some despightful Ditty to disswade him from Cards and Dyce: which with much intreaty he graunted, and wrote as followeth.
• An other Dittie after that, made by the same man (after a sorte) in defence of Cardes and Dice, as followeth.
• ¶ An other tyme not long after, he chaunced to be in his friendes and betters house: being in his bed aboute midnight, by chaunce awake, heard in the next chamber a Page of the Ladyes of the house, lamenting as he lay in his bed, verye sore his vnhappy estate: which as he could well beae away in the morning, put it in verse only for his own reading, to laugh at, but being by his friend intreated, put it as you see among his Toyes (as one not the least) which was as followeth.
• ¶The same man being desyred the next day following, to sing som prety song to the Virginals, by a Gentle∣woman that he made no small accoumpt of: was faine Extem∣pore to endite, and sing as followeth.
• ¶The next daye after that hee had written this passyon of Loue, dyuers Gentlewomen being then in the house: he was intreted by two or three of them at once, to make some verses: and one amōg the rest, being very desyrous to haue her request fulfylled, brought him a pen, and ynke, and Paper: with earnest intreaty, to make some verses vpon what matter he though best himselfe: he very vnwilling to write, not knowing of a sodayne, how to please them al in vearse, and yet desirous to graunt all their requestes, with muche adoe, was in the ende in∣treated to wryte, as followeth.
• ¶Not many dayes after, he saw a Gentle∣woman in the house, whom he accoumpted his deare Mistresse beginne to shew her euell countenaunce without cause, and to make very much of another, whome he thoughte very vnwor∣thy of such good happe: and being not a little agreeued to see himselfe causlesse to grow dayly so much out of countenaunce, and his aduersary so vnworthely esteemed: wrote one daye a∣mong other, halfe a sheete ofPaper in verse: wherein he priuily shewed his aduersaries vnworthynesse, his Mistresses inconstā∣cy, and his owne euill happe: and finding a fitte tyme, deliuered the wryting to his sayde Mistresse: which, howe shee tooke in worth, that restes: the verses were these.
• ¶ Not long after seeing his Aduersary still creeping in countenaunce, and himselfe almost excluded: sitting on a day alone in his Chamber, thinking of the despight of For∣tune, & the want of discrecion, in his discourteous Dame: wrote in haste these verses following.
• Not many dayes after, seeing his Mistresse discourteous dealing, began to put her away, and chuse himselfe an other Mistresse: and being then in the Christmas tyme, pre∣sented his new Mistresse, with a new yeares Gifte, in this sorte.
• ¶A verse or two written Extempore, vppon a sighe of a Gentlewoman.
• ¶Verses written vpon this occasion: a yong Gentleman, falling in loue with a fayre yong Damsell, not knowing how to make manifest vnto her, the greate good wyll he bare her, vsing certayne talke vnto her, in the end of her talke demaunded of her, whether she could or no: she answered yea, vpon her which yea, he wrote these verses following, and found time to present them vnto her presently, as he wrote them.
• ¶A Gentleman talking on a time with a yong Gentlewoman, being apparreled very plainly, she tolde him was too playne for him, he must go seeke some gallanter more meete for his tooth: to which, aunswering his mynde afterwarde, wrote vpon the same as followeth: and gaue them vnto her to reade.
• ❧A comparison betweene a slippery stone, and a trustlesse friend.
• ❧A Dolorous discourse.
• ¶ A letter sente by a Gentlewoman in verse, to her Husband being ouer sea.
• ¶ One sitting in dolefull dumpes by himselfe alone, thinking to haue written some dolorous discourse, was let by occasion: and so for wante of tyme, wrote but only syxe lynes and lefte them vnfinished: the verses were these. (I lyke them, and therefore thought good to place them amonge other imperfections.)
• ❧A dolorous verse written by him, that in deede was in no small dumpes, when he wrote them.
• ❧A Gentleman hauing made promise vnto his Mistresse, to come vnto her vpon a certayn appoynted day, to doe her seruice, brake promise with her, but the next day fol∣lowing, thinking her haste of necessitye so great, but then he might come soone ynough to accomplishe such matters as hee was wonte to doe, came: and confessing his faulte of breach of promise, professing it agaynst his wil, shewing his earnest desire of more haste, craued pardon and recouery of credit loste, in verse as followeth.
• ¶A Gentleman being on a time desyred of diuers of his friendes sitting togeather in companye, to make some verses, which he graunted, and yet not knowing howe to please them al, and yet willing to perfourme his promise, wrote as followeth.
• ¶A prety Epigram, vpon Welth and Will.
• ¶A Gentleman marking his Mistresse an∣gry countenaunce without cause, tolde her of it in verse as fol∣loweth.
• ❧Some other Gentlewomen in the compa∣ny, angry with this toye: pleasde with these prety verses follo∣wing,
• ¶A prety toye written vpon Tyme.
• ❧A prety Discourse of a hunted Harte, Written by a Gentleman, vnto his Mistresse.
• ❧A prety Discourse of a hunted Hart.
• ❧The meaning of the Tale.
• ❧A straunge Dreame.
• ¶A prety toye written vpon this Theame: A man a sleepe, is not at rest.
• ¶Another Toye written in the prayse of a Gilliflower, at the request of Gentlewomen, and one aboue the rest, who loued that Flower.
• ❧A prety toye written in the prayse of a straunge Spring, in Suffolke.
• A Gentleman on a tyme, hauing three sons: and being very desyrous to haue them broughte vp at an Vni∣uersitie: being very well acquaynted with a yong Gentleman, who he knew had spent some yeares at Oxforde, desyred him to choose a Tutor there, for those his three Children, which as hee thought were fyttest to bring thē vp, as well in learning, as good behauyour: which hee was contented to doe, and hauing cho∣sen a Tutor for them, not long after hauing a great desyre to see them doe well, wrote their Tutor a letter, and with the Letter, a prety Tale in verse, to mooue him to haue a great care of them: the Letter I let alone, but the tale I haue thought good to shew forth among these prety Toyes, as one not the worst, whiche Tale was as followeth.
  • ¶A little Preface before the Tale.
  • ❧The Tale followeth in this manner.
• Two or three prety toyes giuen to a Gentilman, to set about his Counting house.
• A Gentilman being requested by a Gentilwoman, to pen hir a Praier in verse, wrot at hr request as foloweth.
• Not many daies after he chaunced to walke with the same Gentilwoman in a garden: and was againe then entreated by hir, to make her an o∣ther prayer, which presently hee pend, speaking with the termes of a Gardiner, as foloweth.
• A prety toye written vpon a Ladies propoundinge a Riddle to hir friende.
• A Letter sent vnto a Gentilwoman in verse, wherein hee gaue great thanks for both good cheere, and other curteous entertain∣ment hee had receiued at her hands, beinge in the Country at her house. The Gentil∣womans name was mistris Lette.
• poem
  • A Riddle propounded by a Gentil∣man to a Gentilwoman whom he lo∣ued, but was a suter, but secretly.
  • Hir answere as pretie.
• ¶A Ditty in despight of a very olde man, who was suter to a very young Gen∣tilwoman, written by a young Gentilman, who was then (in deede) suter to the same Lady.
• ¶A prety toye in ryme.
• ¶ A Gentleman being in his friends house, in the country, was by him earnestly intreated after Dinner, be∣fore his departure, to make him some verses. But woulde giue him no Theame to write vpon▪ he not knowing what to wryte that best mought like his fancy, yet willing to graunt his re∣quest, wrote as followeth.
• ¶ Verses made vppon this Theame: Little medling, breedes mickle rest.
• ❧A solempne and Repentant Praier, for former tyme mispent.