The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original.
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- The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original.
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- Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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- London :: [s.n.],
- 1687.
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"The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A32749.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
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TO THE
Right Honourable
Sir ROBERT CECIL, K
nt. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY To the QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty, Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries, one of her Highness's most Honourable Privy Council, and Right Worthy Chan∣cellor of the Vniversity of CAMBRIDGE. - To the Readers.
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TO HIS
Very Loving and assured Good Friend,
M
r. THOMAS SPEGHT. - THE READER TO Geffrey Chaucer.
- Vpon the Picture of Chaucer.
- Of the Animadversions upon Chaucer.
- THE LIFE Of Our Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer.
- ADVERTISEMENT TO THE READER.
- half title
- To the KING's HIGHNESS, My most Gracious Soveraign Lord, HENRY the Eighth, By the Grace of God, King of England, and of France, Defensor of the Faith, and Lord of Ireland, &c.
- A TABLE of the Principal Matters Contained in this VOLUME; Which you may find by the Folio's, as follows.
- Eight goodly Questions, with their Answers.
- To the King's most noble Grace, and to the Lords and Knights of the Garter.
- poem
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work - Canterbury Tales
- The Argument to the Prologues.
-
general prologue
- ¶The Knight. 1.
- ¶The Squire. 2.
- ¶The Squires Yeoman. 3.
- ¶The Prioresse. 4.
- ¶The Monke. 5.
- ¶The Frere. 6.
- ¶The Marchaunt. 7.
- ¶The Clerke of Oxenford. 8.
- ¶The Sergeant at Law. 9.
- ¶The Frankelein. 10.
- ¶The Haberdasher. 11.
- ¶The Coke. 12.
- ¶The Shipman. 13.
- ¶The Doctor of Phisike. 14.
- ¶The Wife of Bathe. 15.
- ¶The Parsone. 16.
- ¶The Plowman. 17.
- ¶The Miller. 18.
- ¶The Mancile. 19.
- ¶The Reue. 20.
- ¶The Sompnour. 21.
- ¶The Pardoner. 22.
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tales
- The Knight's Tale.
- The MILLERS Tale.
- tale
- tale
- tale
- tale
- ¶Here followeth the words of the Mar∣chaunt to the Squier, and the words of the Host to the Marchaunt.
- tale
- tale
- tale
- tale
- tale
- ¶Here follow the words of our Host.
- tale
- tale
- tale
- tale
- ¶The words of the Host.
- tale
- tale
- ¶Here followeth the wordes of our Hoste.
- tale
- ¶Here followeth the wordes of the Hoste to Chaucer.
- ¶Here followeth the Rime of Sir Thopas.
- ¶The words of our Hoste.
- ¶Chaucers Tale of Melibeus.
- tale
- tale
- tale
- tale
- tale
- THE Romaunt of the Rose.
-
work - Troilus and Criseyde
- In this excellent Book is shewed the fervent love of Troylus to Creiseid, whom he enjoyed for a time: and her great untruth to him again in giving herself to Diomedes, who in the end did so cast her off, that she came to great misery. In which discourse Chaucer liberally treateth of the divine purveyance.
- book - 2
- book - 3
- book - 4
- Incipit Liber Quintus.
- The Testament of Creseide.
-
The Legend of good Women.
- prologue
- ¶Here beginneth the legende of Cleopa∣tras Queene of Egipt.
- ¶The Legend of Tisbe of Babilon.
- ¶The Legend of Dido, Queene of Cartage.
- ¶The Legend of Hipsiphile and Medea.
- ¶The Legende of Lucrece of Rome.
- ¶The Legend of Ariadne of Athens.
- ¶The Legende of Philomene.
- ¶The Legende of Phillis.
- ¶The Legende of Hypermestre.
- ¶A goodly Ballade of Chaucer.
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Boecius de Consolatione Philosophiae.
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Carmina qui quondam studio florenti peregi
Flebilis heu moestos coger inire modos.
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Haec dum mecum tacitus ipse reputarem, queri∣moniamque
lacrimabilem stili Officio designa∣rem;
astitisse mihi supra verticem visa est mu∣lie
reverendi admodum vultus, oculis arden∣tibus, & ultra communem, &c. - Heu quam praecipiti mersa profundo. Mens habet, & propria luce relicta. Tendit ad externas ire tenebras. Terrenis quoties flatibus acta. Crescit in immensum noxia cura. Hic quondam coelo liber aperto, &c.
- Sed magis medicinae (inquit) tempus est quam querelae. Boe. Tum vero totis in me intenta lu∣minibus. Philo. Tu ne ille es (ait) qui nostro quondam lacte nutritus, nostris educatus ali∣mentis, in virilis animi robur evaseras, &c.
- Tunc me discussa liquerunt nocte tenebre, Lu∣minibusque prior redit vigor. Ut cum praecipiti glomerantur sidera choro. Nimbosisque polus stetit imbribus. Sol later, ac nondum coelo ve∣nientibus astris, &c.
- Haud aliter tristitiae nebulis dissolutis, hausi coe∣lum, & ad cognoscendam medicantis faciem, mentem recepi. Itaque ubi in eam deduxi ocu∣los, intuitum{que} defixi, respicio nutricem meam, in cujus ab adolescentia, &c.
- Quisquis composito serenus evo, Fatum sub pedi∣bus egit superbum: Fortunam{que} tuens utram{que} rectus, Invictum potuit tenere vultum, &c.
- Sentis ne (inquit) haec? Atque animo illabuntur tuo? Expers ne es lyrae? Quid fles? Quid la∣chrimis manas? Si operam medicantis expectas, oportet ut vulnus detegas tuum, &c.
- O stelliferi Conditor Orbis, Qui perpetuo nixus solio, Rapido Coelum turbine versas, Legem∣que pati sidera cogis, ut nunc pleno lucida cor∣nu. Totis fratris obvia flammis. Condat stellas Luna minores: Nunc obscuro pallida cornu Phoebo proprior lumina perdat, &c.
- Haec ubi continuato dolore delatravi: illa vultu placido, nihilque meis questubus mota. Phi. Cum te (inquit) moestum, lachrymantemque vidissem: illico miserum exulemque cognovi. Sed quam id longinquum esser exilium.
- Cum Phoebi radiis grave Cancri sidus inaestuat, Tum qui largo negantibus, Sulcis semina cre∣didit, Elusus Cereris fide, Quarnas pergat ad ar∣bores. Nunquam purpureum nemus lecturus violas petas, &c.
- Primum igitur, pateris ne me pauculis rogationi∣bus statum tuae mentis attingere, atque tentare? ut quis modus sit tuae curationis intelligam, &c.
- Nubibus atris condita nullum fundere possunt sidera lumen. Si mare voluens turbidus auster misceat estum: Vitrea dudum, Parque serenis, &c.
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Haec dum mecum tacitus ipse reputarem, queri∣moniamque
lacrimabilem stili Officio designa∣rem;
astitisse mihi supra verticem visa est mu∣lie
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Post haec paulisper obticuit, atque ubi attentionem
meam modesta taciturnitate collegit, sic exhor∣sa
est. Si poeuitus egritudinis tuae causas, habi∣tumque,
&c.
- Haec cum superba verterit vices dextra, Ex aestuan∣tis more fertur Euripi. Dudum tremen dos se∣va proterit reges, Humilemque victi sublevat fallax vultum. Non illa dura miseros audit, haud curat flerus, &c.
- Vellem autem pauca tecum, Fortunae ipsius ver∣bis agitare. Tu igitur an jus postulet animad∣verte. P. Quid tu ô homo ream me agis quoti∣dianis querelis, &c.
- Si quantas rapidis flatibus incitus Pontus versat arenas. Aut quot stellifei is edita noctibus Coelo Sidera fulgent: Tantas fundat opes, nec retra∣hat manum pleno copia cornu: Humanum mi∣seras haud ideo genus cesset flere querelas, &c.
- His igitur, si pro se tecum, verbis fortuna loque∣retur, quid profecto contrahisceres, non habe∣res. At si quid est, quo querelam tuam jure tuearis, proferas oportet.
- Cum polo Phebus, roseis quadrigis Lucem sper∣gere caeperit, Pallet albentes hebetara vultus Flammis stella permentibus, &c.
- Tum ego, vera inquam, commemoras ô virtu∣tum omnium nutrix: nec inficiati possum pros∣peritatis meae velocissimum cursum. Sed hoc est, quid, &c.
- Sed quoniam rationum jam in te mearum fo∣menta discendunt, paulo validioribus utendum puto. Age enim. Si jam caduca ac momenta∣ria fortunae, &c.
- Foelix nimium prior aetas, Contenta fidelibus ar∣vis. Nec inerti perdita luxu. Facilique sera so∣lebat Jejunia solvere glande. Nec bacchia mu∣nera norat liquido confundere melle. Nec lu∣cida vellera serum, &c.
- Quid autem de dignitatibus, potentiaque disseram, quas vos, vere dignitatis, ac potestatis inscii, Coelo exaequatis? Quae si in improbissimum quemque ceciderint, &c.
- Novimus, quantas dederit ruinas. Urbe flammata, patribusque caesis. Fratre qui quondam ferus in∣terempto, matris effuso maduit cruore. Corpus & visu gelidum pererrans, ora non tinxit lachri∣mis: sed esse, Censor extincti potuit decoris, &c.
- Tunc ego. Scis (inquam) ipsa, minimam nobis ambitionem mortalium rerum fuisse domina∣tam. Sed materiam gerendis rebus optavimus, quo ne virtus cacita consenesceret. P. Et illa. Atqui hoc unum est, &c.
- Quicunque solam mente praecipiti petit, sum∣mumque credit gloriam, Lace patentes aetheris cernat plagas, Artumque terrarum situm, Bre∣vem replere non valentis ambitum, &c.
- Sed ne me inexorabile contra fortunam gerere Bellum putes, est aliquando, cum de homini∣bus fallax illa non nihil bene mereatur: tum scilicet cum se aperit, &c.
- Quod mundus stabili fide, concordes variat vices, quod pugnantia semina, Faedus perpetuum te∣net, &c.
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Jam cantum illa finierat, cum me audiendi avi∣dum,
stupentemque arrectis adhuc auribus car∣minis
dulcedo defixerat. Itaque paulo post, O
inquam summum lassorum solamen animo∣rum,
quantum me, &c.
- Qui serere ingenuum volet agrum, liberat arva prius fruticibus, falce rubos, filicemque rese∣cat, &c.
- Tum defixo paululum visu, & velut in angustam suae mentis sedem recepta: sic cepit. P. Omnis mortalium cura quam multiplicium studiorum labor exercet, &c.
- Quantas rerum flectit habenas Natura potens, quibus immensum, Legibus orbem provida ser∣vet, stringatque ligans irresoluto. Singula nexu, placet arguto, fidelibus lentis promere cantu, &c.
- Vos quoque ô terrena animalia, tenui licet ima∣gine, vestrum tamen principium somniatis. Verum{que} illum beatitudinis finem, licet mini∣me perspicaci, &c.
- Quamvis fluente dives auri gurgite. Non exple∣turas cogat avarus opes, &c.
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Sed dignitatis honorabilem, reverendum{que} cui
provenerint, reddunt. Num vis ea est magistra∣tibus,
ut utentium mentibus vi
tutes inserant, vicia depellant, &c. - Quamvis se Tyrio superbus ostro comeret & niveis lapillis, &c.
- An vero regna, regnumque familiaritas efficere potentem valent? Quidni, &c.
- Qui se volet esse potentem, Animos domet ille feroces: Nec victa libidine colla, &c.
- Gloria vero quam fallax saepe, quam turpis est; Unde non injuria tragicus exclamat. O gloria, gloria, millibus mortalium nihil aliud facta, nisi aurium inflatio magna, &c.
- Omne hominum genus in terris Simili surgit ab hortu. Unus enim rerum pater est. Unus cun∣cta ministrat, &c.
- Quid autem de corporis voluptatibus loquar, qua∣rum appetentia quidem plena est anxietatis, &c.
- Habet hoc voluptas omnis stimulis agit fruentes: Apiumque par volantium ubi gratia mella su∣dit. Fugit & nimis tenaci ferit icta corda mor∣su, &c.
- Nihil igitur dubium est, quin hae ad beatitudinem viae devia quaedam sint, nec perducere eo quen∣quam valeant, &c.
- Heu heu quae miseros tramite devios abducit ig∣norantia, non aurum in viridi quaeritis, arbo∣re, &c.
- Hactenus mendacis formam faelicitatis ostendisse sufficerit, quod si perspicaciter intuearis, ordo est deinceps, &c.
- O qui perpetua mundum ratione gubernas, Terrarum caelique sator, qui tempus ab aevo, Ire jubes, stabilis{que} manens dans cuncta moveri: Quem non externae pepulerunt fingere causae, &c.
- Quoniam igitur, quae sit imperfecti, quae etiam perfecti boni forma vidisti, nunc demonstran∣dum reor, &c.
- Huc omnes pariter venite capti. Quos fallax ligat improbis catenis. Terrenas habitans libido men∣tes. Hic erit vobis requies laborum, &c.
- Assentior (inquam) cuncta enim firmissimis nexa rationibus constant. Tum illa, quanti, inquit, tu aestimabis, si bonum ipsum, quid sit, agno∣veris, &c.
- Quisquis profunda mente vestigat verum. Cupit∣que nullis ille deviis falli, in se revolvat intimi lucem visus, &c.
- Tum ego, Platoni (inquam) vehementer assen∣tior. Nam me horum jam secundo commemo∣ras. Primum quod memoriam corporea con∣tagione, &c.
- Felix qui potuit boni, Fontem visere lucidum. Felix qui potuit gravis, &c.
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Haec cum Philosophia dignitate vultus, & oris
gravitate servata, leviter suaviterque cecinis∣set,
Tum ego nondum penitus insiti maero∣ris
oblitus, &c.
- Sunt enim pennae volucres mihi, Quae celsa con∣scendunt poli, Quas sibi cum velox mens in∣duit, &c.
- Turn ego pape inquam, ut magna promittis. Nec dubito, quin possis efficere, tu modo quem ex∣citaveris, ne moreris, &c.
- Quos vides sedere celsos, Solii culmine reges, Purpura claros nitente, &c.
- Vides ne igitur quanto in coeno probra volvan∣tur, qua probitas luce resplendeat? in quo per∣spicuum est nunquam bonis praemia, &c.
- Vela Naricii ducis, & vagas pelago rates, Eurus appulit insulae, pulchra qua residens dea, Solis edita semine, &c.
- Tu ego fateor, inquam, nec injuria dici video vi∣tiosos, tam & si humani corporis speciem ser∣vent, &c.
- Quid tantos juvat excitare motus. Et propria fa∣tum sollicitate manu? Si mortem petitis, pro∣pinquat ipsa sponte sua, volucres nec remoratur equos, &c.
- Hinc ego video inquam, quae sit vel felicitas vel miseria in ipsis proborum at{que} improborum meri∣tis constituta. Sed in hac ipsa fortuna populari, &c.
- Si quis Arcturi sidera nescit. Mergatque seras ae∣quore flammas. Propinqua summo cardine la∣bi. Cum nimis sceleris explicet ortus. Cur legat tardus plaustra Bootes, &c.
- Ita est inquam. Sed cum tui muneris sit latentium rerum causas evolvere, velatas{que} caligine ex∣plicare rationes: quaeso uti hinc decernas, &c.
- Si vis oelsi jura tonantis. Plura solers cernere mente. Aspice summi culmina coeli.
- Jam ne igitur vides quid haec omnia quae dixi∣mus consequantur. Quid nam inquit. Om∣nem inquit, &c.
- Bella bis quinis operatus annis. Ultor Atrides phrygiae ruinis, &c.
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Dixerat, orationisque cursum ad alia quaedam
tractanda atque expedienda vertebat. B. Tum
ego, recta quidem inquam, &c.
- Rupis Achimeniae scopulis ubi versa sequentum. Pectoribus figit spicula, &c.
- Animadverto inquam, idque uti tu dicis ita esse, consentio. Sed in hac haerentium, &c.
- Puro clarum lumine Phoebum. Melliflui canit oris Homerus, &c.
- Tum ego: en inquam difficiliori rursus ambigui∣tate confundor, &c.
- Quae nam discors federa rerum, Causa resolvit? Quis tanta deus, &c.
- Tum illa. Vetus inquit, haec est de providentia querela: Marco Tullio, &c.
- Quondam porticus attulit, Obscuros nimium senes, &c.
- Quod si in corporibus sentiendis quamvis efficiant Instrumenta sensuum, &c.
- Quam variis terras animalia permeant figuris. Namque alia extento sunt corpore, &c.
- Quoniam igitur uti paulo ante monstratum est, omne quod scitur, &c.
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Carmina qui quondam studio florenti peregi
Flebilis heu moestos coger inire modos.
- The Book commonly entituled, Chaucer's Dream.
- work - poem
- The Assembly of Fowls.
- The Floure of Courtesie.
- work - Complaint to Pity
- La belle Dame sans Mercie.
- Of Queen Annelida and false Arcite.
- The Assembly of Ladies.
-
The Conclusions of the Astrolabie.
- introduction
- arguments
-
parts of the astrolabe
- The Ring.
- The Turet.
- The Moder.
- Of the four Lines.
- Of four Lines, East, West, North, and South.
- Which is the right side, and which is the left.
- The degrees fro the East line to the South.
- Of the twelve Signs, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, and the others.
- The Cercle of the Days.
- The Cercle of the twelve Months.
- The Names of the holy days.
- The Scale of the Astrolabie.
- The Rule.
- The Pin, which is imagined to be Pole artike, and the Horse.
- For lines on the Womb side.
- The degrees of the Womb side.
- Of the principal Cercles.
- Of the Almicanteras, the signet, and what is thine Orizont.
- What been thine Azimutes.
- Of the Twelve Hours of the Planets.
- Thy Reete, or else thy Zodiake.
- The Labell.
- The Almury, the denticle of Capricorne, or else the calculere.
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practical applications
- Here beginneth the Conclusions of thine Astro∣laby, to find the degree in the which the Sun is day by day, after his course about.
- To know the altitude of the Sun, either of celestiall bodies.
- To know the degree of the Sun, and of thy Zo∣diake, by the days in the backside of thine A∣strolabie.
- To know every time of the day, by light of the Sun, and every time of the night by the Stars fixe, and eke to know by night or by day the degree of the Sign that ascendeth on the East Orizont, which is cleped commonly ascendent.
- To know the degree of the Sun in thy Zodi∣ake, by the days, in the backside of thine Astrolabie.
- Speciall declaration of the Ascendent.
- To know the very equacion of the degrees of the Sun, if it so be that it fall betwixt two almican∣teras.
- To know the spring of the dawning, and the end of the evening, the which been cleaped the two coepusculis.
- To know the Arch of the Day, that some folk callen the Day artificial, fro the Sun rising, till it go down.
- To turn the hours inequals, and the hours equals.
- To know the quantity of the day vulgare, that is to say, fro spring of the day unto the very Night.
- To know the Hours inequals by Day.
- To know the quantity of hours equales.
- Special declaration of the Hours of the Planets.
- To know with which degree of the Zodiack any Star fix in thine Astrolabie, ariseth upon the East Orizont, although the Orizont be in ano∣ther Sign.
- To know the declination of any Degree in the Zodiack, fro the equinoctiall Circle.
- To know for what latitude in any Region the Almicanteras in my Tables been compouned.
- To know the latitude of the Sun, in the midst of the day, that is cleped the altitude Meridian.
- To know the degree of the Sun, by the Reet, for a manner coryosyte.
- To know which day is like to other in length throughout the year.
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practical applications
- This Chapter is a manner declaration to Con∣clusions that followeth.
- To know the very degree of any manner Star strange after his latitude, though he be inde∣terminate in thy Astrolabie, soothly to the truth thus he shall be known.
- To know the degrees of Longitudes of fixe Stars, after that they been determinate in thine Astro∣labie, if it so be that they been truely set.
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To know in special the Latitude of our Center,
I mean after the altitude of
Oxenford, and the heighth of our Pole. - To prove the Latitude of any place in a Region, by the proof of the heighth of the Pole artike in that same place.
- Another Conclusion to prove the heighth of the Pole artike from the Orizont.
- Another Conclusion to prove the Latitude of a Region that ye been in.
- Declaration of the ascension of Signs, as well in the Circle direct, as in oblique.
- This is the Conclusion to know the ascensions of Signs in the right Circle, that is, Circulus di∣rectus.
- To know the ascensions of Signs in the embo∣lyfe Circle in every Region, I mean, in circu∣lo obliquo.
- To know justly rhe four Quarters of the World, as East, West, South, and North.
- To know the altitude of Planets from the way of the Sun, whether they been North or South from the way aforesaid.
- For to know the Signet for the arising of the Sun, this is to fain, the party of the Orizont in which the Sun ariseth.
- The manner of division of thine Astrolabie, is thus enjoyned, as in this case.
- To know in which party of the Firmament is the Conjunction.
- To know the Signet of the altitude of the Sun.
- To know sothly the longitude of the Moon, or any Planet that hath no Latitude, from the time of the Ecliptike Line.
- This is the werching of the Conclusions to know whether any Planet be direct or retrograde.
- The conclusion of equacions of Houses after the Astrolaby.
- Another maner of equacions of Houses, by the Astrolaby.
- To find the line Meridional, to dwell fix in any certain place.
- Description of the Meridional line, and of the lon∣gitudes and latitudes of cities and towns, as well as of climates.
- To know with what degree of the Zodiack, that any Planet ascendeth on the Orizont, where his Latitude be North or South.
- Vmbra recta.
- Vmbra versae.
- Vmbra recta.
- Vmbra recta.
- Vmbra versa.
- Vmbra recta.
- Vmbra versa.
- The Complaint of the Black Knight.
- A Praise of Women.
- The House of Fame.
- work - Testament of Love
-
poems
- The Lamentation of Mary Magdalen.
- poem
- The Complaint of Mars and Venus.
- The Complaint of Mars.
- The Complaint of Venus.
- The Letter of Cupid.
- A Ballade in Commendation of our Lady.
- John Gower unto the Noble King Henry the Fourth.
- poem
- ¶A Saying of Dan Iohn.
- Of the Cuckow and the Nightingale.
- poem
- Scogan unto the Lords and Gen∣tlemen of the Kings House.
- poem
- Good Counsail of Chaucer.
- A Ballade of the Village with∣out Painting.
- poem
- Th. Occleve to his empty Purse.
- Occleve unto the King.
- A Ballad of good counsail, tran∣slated out of Latin verses into English by Dan John Lidgate, cleped the Monk of Bury.
- A Ballad in the Praise and Com∣mendation of Master Geffery Chaucer, for his golden Eloquence.
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Here followeth certain Works of Geffrey Chaucer, annexed to
the Impressions printed in the Years 1561, and 1602. All collected and adjoyned to
his former Works by John Stowe.
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- A Proverb against Covetise and Negligence.
- A Ballad which Chaucer made against Wo∣men unconstant.
- Here followeth a Ballad which Chaucer made in the Praise, or rather Dispraise, of Women, for their Doubleness.
- This Work following was compiled by Chaucer, and it is called the Craft of Lovers.
- A Ballad.
- The Ten Commandments of Love.
- The Nine Ladies worthy.
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- A Ballad.
- A Ballad.
- Here followeth how Mercury with Pallas, Venus, and Minerva, appeared to Paris of Troy, he sleeping by a Fountain.
- A Ballad pleasant.
- Another Ballad.
- A Ballad, warning men to beware of deceitful women.
- These Verses next following were compiled by Geffrey Chaucer, and in the written Copies follow at the end of the Complaint of Pity.
- A Ballad, declaring that Womens chastity Doth much excell all treasure worldly.
- The Court of Love.
- Chaucer's DREAM, never Printed before the Year 1597. That which heretofore hath gone under the name of his Dream, is the Book of the Dutchess: or the Death of Blanch, Dutchess of Lancaster.
- The Flower and the Leaf.
- Chaucers A. B. C. called La Priere de nostre Dame.
- Jack Upland.
- Chaucer's Words unto his own Scrivener.
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Story of THEBES,
Compiled by John Lidgate, Monk of Bury.
- The Prologue to the Story of THEBES.
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Here beginneth the History of the Destruction of the
City of THEBES.
- What the goodlihead of a Prince availeth, to win the hearts of his People.
- Example good of King Amphion.
- How, after the opinion of some Authours, King Cadmus built first the city of Thebes.
- How the Country of Boece took first its name of a Bulls skin, and after called Thebes. And how King Cadmus was exiled out of Thebes, by Prowess of King Amphion.
- How the Line of Amphion by descent was conveyed to King Laius.
- Here beginneth the Story of King Laius, and Iocasta his Wife.
- How the Astronomiens and Philosophers of Thebes calcled out the fate of Edippus.
- The cursed Constellation and Disposition of the Heaven at the Nativity of Edippus.
- How the fate of Edippus disposed, that he should slea his own Father.
- How the hunts of King Polibon found the child in the forrest, and presented him unto the King.
- The request of Edippus unto the King Polibon.
- The Answer of the King unto Edippus.
- How Edippus slough his Father by ignorance, at the Castle of Pilotes.
- How Edippus passed by the hill where the Mon∣ster lay, that was called Sphinx.
- The destruction of the foul Monster.
- The words of the foul Monster.
- The Probleme that Sphinx put to Edippus.
- How Edippus expounded the Probleme that Sphinx put to him.
- The Names of the People, being at the Wedding of the King Edippus, and of Jocasta the Queen.
- Tragediae Senecae de Egypto Reg. Thebax.
- How every Man ought of Duty, to do Reve∣rence to his Father and Mother, or else there will fall Vengeance.
- Immediate sequitur secunda pars ejusdem.
- How the Sons of Edippus, debated for the Crown.
- The controversie of the two Brethren.
- The common Union between these two Brethren.
- How Polimite first came into the Lond of Arge.
- Argiue and Deiphile, the doughters tweine of King Adrastus.
- The Dream of King Adrastus of a wild Boar and a fers Lion.
- How Tideus and Polimite striuen for her Lodging.
- How Adrastus spake to the Knights in secret touching the marriage of his Daughters.
- Commendation of Trouth.
- How Trouth is preferred in the Book of Esdre aforne Kings, Women, and Wine.
- Trouth and Mercy preserven a King from all Adversity.
- Chaunge nor doubleness should not be in a King.
- The Counsell of false Flatterers.
- How the year was come out that Ethiocles reigned in Thebes.
- How Tideus took upon him to do the message of Polimite his Brother.
- The sorrow of Deiphile, when Tideus went to∣ward Thebes the City.
- How wisely and how knightly Tideus did his message.
- The request that Tideus made in the name of Polimite, under the title of Convention.
- The Answer of King Ethiocles.
- The knightly Answer that Tideus yaue ayeine to the King.
- How manly Tideus departed from the King.
- How falsely Ethiocles laid an Ambushment in the way to have slain Tideus in his repair.
- How worthy Tideus outrayed fifty Knights, lying in await for to slaen him.
- How Truth with little Multitude hath ever in the fine, Victory of Falshood.
- How Tideus all to wounded, came into Ligurgus lond.
- How Ligurgus Doughter found Tideus sleep∣ing in the Herber, all forwounded.
- How womanly the Lady acquit her to Tideus in his Disease.
- How Tideus was refreshed in the Castle of the Lady.
- How Tideus repeired is home to Arge.
- How Ethiocles sore was astonied, when he heard the death of his Knights.
- Finitur Pars secunda, sequitur Pars tertia.
- The great purveyaunce of King Adrastus toward the City of Thebes.
- The Kings and Princes that come to Adrastus.
- That it availeth a King to pay his People truely her fond.
- How love availeth more to a King, than Gold or Riches.
- How Ethiocles made him strong ayenst the coming of the Greeks.
- How the Bishop Amphiorax was sent for to come unto the Greeks.
- The Prophecy of Amphiorax the Bishop.
- How the Wife of Amphiorax, of conscience to save her Oath, discured her Husband.
- How Age and Youth been of diverse Opinions.
- How that Wisdom without Supportation availeth little or nought.
- The great Mischief that the Greeks had for default of Water.
- How Tideus complained to the Lady in the Herber for Water.
- How the Lady courteously taught Tideus to the Well.
- How the Child was slain of a foul Serpent in the Herber.
- How Adrastus and all the states of Grekes prei∣den Ligurgus for the life of Isophile.
- The sorow that King Ligurgus made for the death of his Child, and the lamentation of the Queen.
- How the Queen will algate have the Serpent dead.
- How Parthonolope slew the Serpent.
- Nota, de Ligurgo Rege Traceae.
- Baccus, Deus Vini.
- Nota, de duodecim arboribus in libra Bochacii de genealogia Deorum.
- The Forrey that the Greeks made in the Coun∣trey about Thebes.
- The variaunce in Thebes among hemselfe.
- The words of the worthy Queen Jocasta unto Ethiocles.
- The Treaty that Ethiocles sent unto his Brother.
- The knightly Answer of worthy Tideus.
- Of a tame Tygre dwelling in Thebes.
- How the Bishop Amphiorax fell down into Hell.
- How the Greeks chosen a new Divinour in steed of Amphiorax.
- How pitiously this worthy Tideus was slain with a quarrel.
- How each of the Theban Brethren slough other, even tofore the Citee.
- How all the royal blood both of Grekes side, and on the City side, islain were upon o day.
- How Creon the old tyrant ychosen was to be King of Thebes.
- How all the Ladies of Graece arrayed hem toward Thebes.
- How the old cursed Creon will not suffer the bodies neither to be brent nor buried.
- How the final destruction of Thebes is compen∣diously rehearsed in the Knights tale.
- How that Duke Theseus delivered to the Ladies the Bodies of their Lords.
- How King Adrastus, with the Ladies, repaired home ayen to Arge.
- Four hundred year tofore the foundation of Rome was the City of Thebes destroyed.
- How all the worthy Blood of Greece destroyed was at siege, and the City brought to nought, to final loss of both parties.
- Bellona goddesse is of battaile.
- How that War first began in Heaven, by the high Pride and Surquedy of Lucifer.
- Surget gens contra gentem. Luc. xxi.
- The Old and Obscure Words in Chaucer explained,
- So much of the Latin in Chaucer translated, as is not by himself Englished
- The French in Chaucer translated.
- The Authors cited by G. Chaucer in his Works, by Name declared.
- ADVERTISEMENT.