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IFscalding sighs, my faith may testify;And brinish tears, of love may warrant be:Both th' one and th' other thou hast seen with eye!Then what wouldst have, hard hearted! more of me?But thou, perhaps, though much I have endured,Wouldst yet be better of my faith assured.Then with thine eyes, into my breast do peer!Which, for the nonce, I leave to open sight;And that which now thou doubt'st, see shalt thou clear.Ah, mark it then; and view what shows so bright!But too too cruel art thou, and precise;That will not credit give to thine own eyes!XXXVIII.THehaplessArgus, happy in this same,The glory of the sun's surpassing light;The brightness of the stars, the fire which stain:With hundred eyes, behold them always might.But I, alas, who have but only twain,Cannot behold the beauty of my Sun!For which I live as blind, in endless pain;And count myself, for want thereof, undone.I can but wish that I anArguswere!With hundred eyes to view her everywhere.XXXIX.IN vasty sea, fain would my slender MuseWade in thy praise! to praise thy beauty right:But, Lady, I for pardon crave excuse.To break such waves, too brittle is her might!Meantime, with lowly verse, in humble show,Along the shallow shore I'll wading go.The time may come, perhaps ere it be long,That this my Quill, more bold, may write thy praise:And venture for to sail in th' ocean strong;Though now, on gravelled shore it fearful stays.And whereas now, to dip his foot he fears:He then shall dive himself o'er head and ears.Fano.XL.WHenI did part, my soul did part from me;And took his Farewell of thy beauteous ey'n:But now that I, returned, do thee see;He is returned, and lives through kindness thine:And of thee looketh for a Welcome Home.I then, not any more, to sorrow need;Now I am come: and if before, alone,On Shadow then; on Substance now I feed.So if my parting bitter was and sad:Sweet 's my return to thee, and passing glad.The conclusion of the last Part.TImantes, when he saw he could not paintWith lively colours, to his lasting fame,Such works he took in hand; and found too faintHis cunning: seeking for to hide the same,He over them a subtil Shadow drew;So that his faults, or none, or few, could view.So, Lady, I finding my wit too weak,With current terms, your beauty forth to blaze;And that to arrive, too blunt is my conceit,Unto the height of your surmounting praise:With silence forcèd am, against my will,To shadow my defect, the want of skill.Yet do I hope, the Shadow you'll not scorn:Since Princes, in their stately arbours green,Account of shade, as trees which fruit adorn;Because from heat they welcome shelters been.The Shadow shields, 'gainst sun, your beauty fair;Which else his scorching heat would much impair.Then though a Shadow without fruit I be;And scarce yield leaves to cover this my bark:Accept these leaves, thy Beauty's Shade, of me!Where wealth doth ebb, goodwill doth flow from heart.Deign me, for all my love, but Shadow thine!Thy Substance 's too too high for fortune mine.R. T.A Friend's just Excuse about the Bookand [the] Author; in his absence.WIthoutthe Author's knowledge, as is beforesaid by the Printer [at pp.271,272]; this Poem is made thus publicly known; which, with my best endeavour, the Gentleman himself, suspecting what is now proved too true, at my coming up, earnestly intreated me to prevent. But I came at the last sheet's printing; and find more than thirty Sonnets not his, intermixt with his. Helped it cannot be, but by the well judging Reader: who will, with less pain distinguish between them, than I, on this sudden, possibly can. To him then, I refer that labour.And for the Printer's faults passed in some of the Books; I have gathered them in the next page.[9]With the Author, bear, I pray ye! whom I must intreat to bear with me.R. B.Footnotes[9]These four Corrections have been embodied in the text. E. A.1589.Est natura hominum novitatis avida.THE SCOTTISH QUEEN'sBurial at Peterborough,upon Tuesday, being Lammas Day[1st August] 1587.LONDON.Printed by A. J. [Abel Jeffes] forEdward Venge;and are to be sold at his shopwithout Bishops Gate.[The unique copy of this Tract is preserved in the Advocates' Library at Edinburgh. As it is however, somewhat confusedly written; its information has been corrected and completed from other contemporary sources.✝This is quite incorrect. The following is a truer account:On Sunday, being the 30th of July, 1587, in the 29th year of the reign ofElizabeththe Queen's Majesty of England, there went from Peterborough MasterWilliam Dethick,aliasGarter Principal King of Arms, and five Heralds, accompanied by 40 horse and men, to conduct the body ofMary, late Queen of Scots, from Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire (which Queen had remained prisoner in England nineteen years): having for that purpose, brought a royal coach drawn by four horses, and covered with black velvet; richly set forth with escutcheons of the Arms of Scotland, and little pennons round about it.The body (being enclosed in lead; and the same coffined in wood) was brought down, and reverently put into the coach.At which time, the Heralds put on their Coats of Arms, and bare-headed, with torches' light, brought the same forth of the Castle, about ten of the clock at night: and so conveyed it to Peterborough [eleven] miles distant from Fotheringhay Castle.Whither being come, about two of the clock on the Monday morning [31st July]; the body was received most reverently at the Minster Door of Peterborough, by the Bishop, Dean and Chapter, and [Robert Cooke]ClarenceuxKing at Arms.And, in the presence of the Scots which came with the same, it was laid in a Vault prepared for the same, in the Quire of the said Church, on the south side; opposite to the tomb of QueenKatharine[of Arragon], Dowager of Spain, the first wife of KingHenrythe Eighth.The occasion why the body was forthwith laid into the Vault, and not borne in the Solemnity; was because it was so extreme[ly] heavy, by reason of the lead, that the Gentlemen could not have endured to have carried it, with leisure, in the solemn proceeding: and besides, [it] was feared that the solder might rip; and, [it] being very hot weather, might be found some annoyance.A Remembrance of the Order and Manner of the Burial ofMary, Queen of Scots.Printed inArchæologia, I., 155 [for 355], 1770.The following additional details are given in the Account drawn up by [DoctorRichard Fletcher] the Dean of Peterborough. SeeS. Gunton,History of the Cathedral of Peterburgh, p. 78. Ed. 1686.The body, with the closures, weighed nine hundred weight; which being carried, and attended orderly by the said persons, was committed to the ground in the Vault appointed: and immediately the Vault was covered, saving a small hole left open for the Staffs to [be] broken into.There were at that time, not any Offices of the Church Service done: the Bishop being ready to have executed therein. But it was by all that were present, as well Scottish as others, thought good and agreed, that it should be done at the day and time of Solemnity.]The Scottish Queen's Burial at Peterborough,upon Tuesday, being Lammas Day[1st August], 1587.HErbody was brought in a coach, about 100 attending thereon, from Fotheringhay Castle, upon Sunday [30th July], at night.[Richard Howland] the Bishop ofPeterborough, [Richard Fletcher] the Dean [of Peterborough], the Prebends, and the rest [of the Chapter] met the same at the Bridge: being not far from the town: and so conveyed it to the Bishop's Palace, and from thence upon Tuesday being Lammas Day, [it] was carried to the Church, where she was buried[10]on the south side of the Hearse by torchlight. [See previous page✝]The Hearse [or Catafalque] was made field-bed wise; the valance of black velvet, with a gold fringe; [and] the top ofthe imperial covered with baize. About it, were set ten Posies [of the Motto of the Arms of Scotland],In my defence, GOD me defend!with ten Scutcheons great and little; and, at the top, a double one with a crown imperial thereupon. The Supporters [were] Unicorns, with 100 pennons or little flags. It was impaled with baize; and in it [were] fourteen stools, with black velvet cushions.Upon the pillars supporting the imperial of the Hearse, the which were all covered with velvet, were fixed Scutcheons: bearing either [the] Red Lion alone; or else parted with the Arms of France, or with the arms of the LordLenox.The Church and Chancel were hanged with baize and Scutcheons, as at other funerals.[Here must be inserted some additional information:Upon Monday, in the afternoon, came to Peterburgh, all the Lords and Ladies and other Assistants appointed; and at the Bishop's Palace was prepared [at QueenElizabeth's expense] a great supper for them: where all, at one table, supped in the Great Chamber; [it] being hanged with black.DeanR. Fletcher, inS. Gunton'sHistory, &c., p. 78, Ed. 1686.]On Tuesday, being the 1st of August, in the morning, about eight of the clock, the Chief Mourner, being [Bridget Russell] the Countess ofBedford[now the Widow of her third husband], was attended upon by all the Lords and Ladies; and brought into the Presence Chamber within the Bishop's Palace: which [Chamber], all over, was hanged with black cloth.She was, by the Queen's Majesty's Gentlemen Ushers, placed somewhat under a Cloth of Estate [canopy] of purple velvet: where, (having given to the [Gentlemen representing, on this occasion, the] Great Officers, their Staffs of Office (viz. to the Lord Steward; Lord Chamberlain; the Treasurer, and Comptroller [of the Household]), she took her way into the Great Hall.A Remembrance of the Order, &c.Archæologia, I., 155 [for 355], 1770].The Mourners came out of the Bishop's Palace; being setin order by the Heralds thus:First 100 Releevants; poor old women, for the most part widows: in black cloth gowns, with an ell of white holland over their heads; which they had for their labour, and nine shillings apiece in money. These divided themselves in the body of the Church; and stood half on the one side, and half on the other: and there stood during the whole Solemnity.At the Church door, the Singing Men and Quiristers met the Mourners with aPsalm; and led them the way into the Chancel, continuing singing, with the Organ, until the Sermon began.Then followed two Yeomen, viz.: the Sheriff [of Northamptonshire]'s Bailiff and the Bailiff of Peterborough; with black staves.And after them [100 poor men, in] Mourning Coats.Then SirGeorge Savile, in a Mourning gown, carrying the great Standard: viz. a Cross on a Field azure; the Streamer, a Unicorn argent in a Field of guiles; a Posy written,In my defence, GOD me defend!Then followed Mourning Cloaks, two by two, a great number: whereof the first were the late Queen's Officers.And after them, Mourning Gowns.Among these Officers of her House was [Monsieurdu Preau] a French Jesuit, her Confessor, with a golden crucifix about his neck; which he did wear openly: and being told, That the people murmured and disliked at it; he said, He would do it, though he died for it. Thus we may see how obdurate their hearts are in malice; and how obstinate they shew themselves in the vain toys and superstitious trifles of their own imaginations.Then [Richard Fletcher] the Dean [of Peterborough].Next the two Bishops: [Richard Howland] ofPeterborough, and [William Wickham, of]Lincoln.[Charles Willoughby,] the LordWilloughbyof Parham;[Lewis Mordaunt,] the LordMordaunt[of Turvey];[Henry Compton,] the LordCompton;SirThomas Cecil[afterwardsLordBurlegh,and laterEarl ofExeter]:All four, in gowns, with White Staffs; representing the [Lord] Steward; [the Lord] Chamberlain; [the] Treasurer, and [the] Controller [of the Queen's Household].After these, 16 Scots and Frenchmen; which had been Officers in her [QueenMary's] House.Then SirAndrew Noelalone, carrying the Banner of Scotland.Then [William,afterwardsSirWilliam, Segar] Percullis the Herald [Portcullis Pursuivant] bearing the Crown [or Helmet] and Crest: thereon a red lion rampant crowned, holding a sword the point upward; the Helmet overmanteled guiles powdered ermine.Then the Target [or Shield, borne byJohn Raven,]Rouge Dragon[Pursuivant];The Sword by [Humphrey Hales] York [Herald];The Coat of Arms by [Robert Glover,] Somerset Herald.Then [Robert Cooke]Clarenceux[King at Arms] with a Gentleman at Arms [or rather, a Gentleman Usher].Then followed the Coffin [empty of course], covered with a pall of velvet; six Scutcheons fixed thereon, upon the head whereof stood a Crown of Gold.Six Gentlemen bare [the supposed] corpse, under a velvet canopy borne by these four Knights:SirThomas Manners,SirJohn Hastings,SirJames Harington,SirRichard Knightley.Eight Banerols [a Banner, about a yard square, borne at the funerals of great persons] borne by eight Squires; four on either side of the Coffin.After the [supposed] corpse, came the Head Mourner [Bridget Russell,] the Countess ofBedford; assisted by the two Earls [John Manners,] ofRutlandand [Henry Clinton, of]Lincoln: [Lucy,] the Lady St.Johnof Basing bearing her train.Then followed, by two and two, other Ladies:[William Dethickgives us a fuller List of these Ladies than this Tract. The brackets show those who went together.Elizabeth Manners, the Countess ofRutland.Elizabeth Clinton, the Countess ofLincoln.Anne, the [? Dowager] Lady Talbot.The LadyMary Savile.Elizabeth, the LadyMordaunt.Catharine, the Lady St.Johnof Bletsoe.Theodosia, Wife of SirThomas Manners.Dorothy, Wife of SirThomas Cecil.Elizabeth, Wife of SirEdward Montagu.Mabel, Wife of SirAndrew Noel.MistressAlington.]A Scottish Gentlewoman.The other Gentlemen.The ten Scottish and French Women of the [late] Queen's [Household]: with black attire on their heads, of Taffaty before; and behind, White Lawn hanging down, like French Hoods.They, with the Scottish and French men, did all go out before the Sermon, exceptMaster Melvin[i.e.Andrew Melville; and alsoBarbara Mowbray] who stayed; and came in when it was ended.The Head Mourner and the [twelve] Ladies, with the two Earls assistant were placed within the Hearse [or Catafalque].The two Knights, with their Banners, were set at the East end of the Hearse, without the pale: and the eight Squires, with their Bannerols, four of a side, in like manner without the pale.All the rest of the Mourners were carried up by a Herald above the Hearse; and placed of each side, the women next the altar.The Bishop and the Dean [of Peterborough] stood at the altar, with two gilded basons.All which being placed and set, and the Church quiet;[William Wickham,] the Bishop ofLincolnbegan his Sermon [out ofPsalmxxxix. 5-7].[11]And in his prayer [when he gave thanks for such as were translated out of this Vale of Misery, he] used these words:"Let us bless GOD for the happy dissolution ofMary, late the Scottish Queen and Dowager of France. Of whose life and departure, whatsoever shall be expected, I have nothing to say: for that I was unacquainted with the one; and not present at the other. Of Her Majesty's faith and end, I am not to judge. It is a charitable saying of the FatherLuther'Many [a] one liveth a Papist; and dieth a Protestant.' Only this I have been informed, That she took her death patiently; and recommended herself wholly toJesus Christ."The Sermon ended, a long piece of velvet and a cushion were carried and laid before the Countess [ofBedford], to go and kneel upon; hard before the Bishop [ofPeterborough]'s feet.Then, by [Garter,] the King of Heralds, were carried the four Officers with their White Staffs; and placed two at the top of the stairs under the Bishop, and two beneath them.Then the two principal Heralds [Garter andClarenceux] fetched up the Countess; the two Earls [ofRutlandandLincoln] leading her, and the Lady St.John[of Basing] bearing up her train.There she kneeled awhile.And then all returned to their places.This was the First Offering [for QueenElizabeth].Not[e] thatBrakenburywent this time before her [the Countess ofBedford].The two Earls [were] placed without the pale [of the Hearse], before the Countess.One of the Kings of Heralds fetched from the Hearse, the Coat Armour; brought it down to the other King of Heralds;and he delivered it to the two Earls. They carried it, obeisance being done to the Countess, to the Bishop [ofPeterborough]; and kissed it in delivering of it. A third Herald took it of the Bishop; and laid it down on the altar.The Sword, the Target, the Helmet, Crown, and Crest, in like sort was all done by the two Earls: kissing their hands before them.Then were the two Banners carried, by one after another, severally by those that brought them; and so set upon the altar, leaning to the wall.The other eight Bannerols were put into the Hearse as they stood.Then went the Countess [ofBedford], MasterJohn Manners[acting as Vice Chamberlain,] holding up her train the second time; and offered alone [for herself] to the Bishop.Then the Ladies and Gentlemen, by two and two, went up and offered.Then the [four] Officers with White Staffs offered.And, last of all, came there a Herald to the pulpit; and fetched the Bishop ofLincoln.And then the most part of the Mourners departed, in the same order they came in: and towards the door of the Chancel, stood the Scottish women, parted on both sides; and as the English Ladies passed, they kissed them all.Then over the Vault, where the body lay; [Richard Fletcher] the Dean [of Peterborough] read the ordinary words of [the] Burial [Service].And this being done: the four Officers brake their White Staffs over their heads; and threw them into the Vault.[DeanFletcher'sThe Manner of the Solemnity, &c., concludes thus:And so they departed to the Bishop's House: where was a great feast appointed accordingly [at QueenElizabeth's expense].The concourse of people was of many thousands.And, after dinner, the Nobles departed away; every one towards his own home.The Master of the [Queen's] Wardrobe paid to the Church, for breaking of the ground in the Quire, and making the grave, £10; and for Blacks of the Quire and Church, £20.[12]]FINIS.Footnotes[10]There is a Memorial entered on the wall of the Cathedral of Peterborough, for one [namedRobert Scarlet] who, being Sexton thereof, interred two Queens therein (KatharineDowager andMaryof Scotland); more than fifty years interceding betwixt their several sepultures. This vivacious Sexton also buried two generations; or the people in that place twice over. Thus having built many houses (so I find graves frequently calleddomus æternales) for others: some, as it was fitting, performed this last office unto him. [He died on 2nd July 1594. æt. 98.]Thomas Fuller,Worthies, &c., ii. 293., Ed. 1662.[11]In the discourse of his Text, he only dealt with general doctrine, of the vanity of all flesh.Dean R.Fletcher.[12]The total of QueenElizabeth's expenses for this Funeral amounted to £321. 14s. 6d.CUPID's Posies,For Bracelets, Handkerchers, and Rings;With Scarfs, Gloves, and other things.Written byCupidon a day,WhenVenusgave him leave to play.Verbum sat amanti.The Lover sheweth his intentBy gifts, that are with Posies sent.LONDON.Printed byE. C.forJ. Wright, next totheGlobein Little Britain.1674.To his MotherVenus,Cupiddedicatethhis Posies.MOther, your love to me was shownBefore that I could go alone;For with Nectar then you fed me,And in tender manner bred me:Till perceiving once that IWas able on my wings to fly;I did descend unto the Earth,With my bow to make some mirth.For all the World is my Park;Where, when I shoot, I hit the mark.Young Men and Maidens are my game;While I, the little Bowman am.Yet lest you may think my leisureI do only waste in pleasure;ThesePosiesI have writ of late:Which to you I dedicate,That so the love may be exprest,Of your Son that loves you best.Cupid's Posies.I thatCupidcallèd am,And shall never be a Man;But am still the blindèd BoyThat breeds Lovers much annoy:Having gotten, on a day,From my Mother leave to play;And obtainèd use of sight,I in wantonness did writeThese samePosieswhich I send,And to Lovers do commend.Which if they be writ withinThe little circle of a Ring;Or be sent unto your Loves,With fine Handkerchers, Gloves:I do know that, like my dart,They have power to wound the heart;For instead of Flowers and Roses,Here are Words bound up in Posies.CUPID's Posies.1.A Posy written on a pair of Bracelets, andsent by a young Man to his Love.My Love, these Bracelets take, and think of them no harm;But since they Bracelets be, let them embrace thy arm!2.Another.Receive this Sacrifice in partFrom the Altar of my heart!3.I do owe both Love and DutyTo your Virtue and your Beauty.4.A Posy sent with a pair of Gloves.You are that oneFor whom aloneMy heart doth only care:Then do but joinYour heart with mine,And we will make a pair.5.Another.I send to you a pair of Gloves.If you love me,Leave out the G.!And make a pair of Loves.6.Another.Though these Gloves be white and fair,Yet thy hands more whiter are.7.Another.These Gloves are happy that kiss your hands,Which long have held my heart inCupid's bands.8.The Posy of a Lover to his disdaining Mistress.Ut Stella in tenebris,Sic Amor in adversis.Englished.As the Stars in darkest night, so Love despised shining.9.The Posy of a Handkercher sent from a young Manto his Love, being wrought in blue silk.This Handkercher to you assuresThat this and what I have is yours.10.Another.Love is like a hidden flame,Which will at last blaze forth again.11.Another in Letters.My love is true which I. O. U.:As true to me, then C. U. B.12.The Posy of a Ring sent to a Maid from her Lover.My constant love shall ne'er remove.13.Another.This and I, until I die!14.Memento mei!When this you see, remember me!15.Like to a circle round, no end in love is found:Take me with it; for both are fit.16.A young Man's conceit to his dear Love, beingwrought on a Scarf.This Scarf is but an emblem of my love;Which I have sent, with full intent my service to approve.17.Another wherein the Lover seeketh her Love.One was the Bow, one was the Dart,That wounded us both to the heart:Then since we both do feel one pain,Let one love cure us both again!18.A young Man's Posy to his Sweetheart shewingthat love is most violent in absence.Love is a flame that, with a violent desire,Doth burn us most when we are farthest from the fire.19.As those thatdieare said for todepart;So when you went away, all life forsook my heart:For though with inward pain, I draw my very breath;Yet this I will maintain, Departure is a Death.20.A Lover coming into a Maiden's chamber in her absence,did write this Posy on her Looking-Glass.In this same Looking-Glass, my watery eyes I see;But I do wish that thou couldst shew her cheerful eyes to me.Yet why do I accuse thee here?'Tis not thy fault! for thou art clear!21.Posies of Rings for young Lovers, which havenewly discovered their affection.Let me serve till I desire!22.Another.Had I not spoke, my heart had broke!The utmost scope of Love is Hope!23.Love's delight is to unite:I now do sue for love to you!24.Love I have, yet love I crave!25.A Posy of a young Prentice sent to his Love, witha pair of amber Bracelets.Let these same bindYou to be kindUnto me for love's own sake!And when we meet,With kisses sweetWe will Indentures make!And I will bind myself to beIn love a Prentice unto thee!26.A young Man to his Sweetheart, setting forth thebetter effects of a disdained love.Love is like a Golden tree,Whose fruit most pleasant seems to be;Whiles Disdain doth never sleepBut this Tree of Love doth keep:Yet I hope you will at lastThink upon my service past!27.A Posy sent by a young Man to a pretty young Maidin the same town, with a very fair Point ofcoronation[rose pink]coloured Ribbon.My dearest Love, I send this Ribbon Point to thee,In hope the young Men of the town shall not still point at me:Because I am thy lover true;Then grant me thy love, sweetSue!28.The Posy of a Ring.Thou art my heart.29.More dearer to me than life can be.30.Another.Love is joy, without annoy.31.Another.'Tis in your will, to save or kill.32.A Posy wrought in red silk Letters upon anash coloured Scarf.Every Letter here doth showThat my heart is linked to you:And by this token is exprestThat you are She whom I love best.33.The Posy of a Handkercher very fairly laced about,with a flaming Heart wrought in the middle.Great is the grief that I sustain,Which is here figured by a flameThat doth torment me in each part,But chiefly seizeth on my heart:Yet rather than my heart shall turnFrom my faith, in love I'll burn.34.From a young Man, to his offended Mistress.Dearest, if I have offended;Enjoin me then some penance hard,That my fault may be amendedEre your favour be debarred:For if I must penance do,I'll go unto no Saint but you!35.A Posy sent to a Maid, being cunningly interwovenin a silk Bracelet.Kindly take this gift of mine,For Gift and Giver both are thine!36.Posies for Rings.Faithful love can ne'er remove.37.Another.If you consent, I am content.38.To his Sweetheart, that had objected against himfor want of means.Come, my Love, if love you grant,What is it that love can want?In thee, I have sufficient store.Grant me thy love, I wish no more!39.A Posy sent from a Maid to a young Man, with avery fair wrought Purse.My heart's Purse, you are my wealth!And I will keep you to myself!40.The Posy of a Ring.True love well placed is ne'er disgraced.41.I am your friend unto the end.42.Yours I am; be mine again!43.Love itself discloses by Gifts with Posies.44.A Posy sent with a pair of Gloves.What should I write? Some words do moveSuspicion unto those that love:Then, without any further art,In one word, you have my heart!45.Her Reply.Lest for a heart you should complain;With mine I send yours back again!For Love to me this power doth give,That my heart in your heart doth live.46.A young Man's Posy wrought in a Handkercher.A maiden virtuous chaste and fairIs a jewel past compare:And such are you, in whom I findVirtue is with Beauty joined.47.A Maiden's Posy sent with a willow coloured Pointto a young Man that had forsaken her.Your love was like a spark which in the ashes lies,That shineth for a time, but afterwards it dies:Since therefore you did faithless prove;I do here renounce your love!48.Posies for Rings.Be true to me, as I to thee.I love none but thee alone.I do rejoice in thee my choice.One love, one troth, between us both.Constant true love comes from above.You are my friend unto the end.49.To his Sweetheart, to whom he sent a Purse withthese verses in it.Sweetheart, my love to you I commend;And therewithal this purse to you I send:Which is not filled with silver or with gold;Only my heart it doth contain and hold.50.To a Maid these lines were sent, with a Scarf.This scarf will keep off the rude windWhich to your lips the way would find.I would have none know the blissBut myself, at your sweet kiss:Which I would have none else to taste,Lest your stock of kisses waste.51.On a Knife.If you love me as I love you.Nothing can cut our love in two.52.To a Gentlewoman who appointed one to buy her aMask; which he bought, and sent itwith this Posy.It is a pity you should wear a mask!This is the reason if you ask,Because it hides your Face so fairWhere roses mixed with lilies are:It clouds your beauty so that weYour cherry Lips can seldom see:And from your Face keeps off our eyes;Which is indeed Love's Paradise.53.Verses sent with a pair of Bracelets.These bracelets like a circle shallEnviron round your arm.Happy are they, whate'er befall,That shall be kept warm.And may they, like two Circles prove,To charm your heart for to love me!LetCupidthe Magician be,To charm your heart for to love me!54.Posies for Rings.I will remain always the same.You and I will Lovers die.My vow is past, while life doth last.Lovers' knot once tied, who can divide?Verbum sat amanti.Amo te, si amas me.I love thee, if thou love me.55.To a fair Maid, sent with a Posy of Flowers.Beauty is like a flower, sweet Maid!Which quickly doth decay and fade:Then wisely now make use of time,Since you are now even in your prime.56.Two lines embroidered on the top of a Pairof Gloves.I wish that we two were a pairAs these happy Gloves here are.57.Nick, a farmer's son, sendeth toJoan Hobsona yardof blue Ribbon with these lines.I send you here of ribbon a whole yard:And money goeth with me very hard;For else this yard, two yards should be,Since I do hold nothing too dear for thee.And part therefore my love, if that thou wilt,In this same ribbon; which is made of silk.58.A Posy wrought on a Handkercher in silk Letters.Do not too lightly of me think,Who write in Letters 'stead of ink.To send this token I made shift;Esteem the giver, and not the gift!59.A Posy on a Thimble.He that sent me, loveth thee.60.A Cabinet being sent to a Gentlewoman, these verseswere put in one of the drawers.This little Cabinet will concealAll things which you would not reveal;Your letters and your other things,As your jewels and your rings.Let me know then in what part,Or box, you will lay up my heart!Which with it I do send; and prayThat in your heart you would it lay.Let me such favour from you get:Make your heart, my heart's Cabinet.61.To a Maid, a young Man sendeth a silk Girdle.This girdle haply shall be placedTo compass round your neat small waist.I were happy if, in this place,I might thy slender waist embrace.62.A Posy of four lines, written in red letters, thefour sides of a Handkercher.Things of most constancy still areResembled to solid Square;So my triangular heart shall beA four square figure of constancy.63.Posies for Rings.Be thou mine, as I am thine.In weal and woe, my love I'll show.I will be true always to you.There is no joyLike love without annoy.Love crossed is best,And prospers best.Joy doth abound, where love is found.My vow that's past, till death shall last.I love none but you alone.To thee my heart I give, whilst I here do live.Love joineth hands in wedlock's bands.64.A Posy engraven about a Jewel, sent to a Gentlewoman.There is no jewel I can seeLike love that's set in constancy.65.A Posy to an unkind disdainful Maid.Each frown of yours is like a dartThat woundeth me unto the heart.What conquest were it, if that IBy your cruel frown should die;Since love my only trespass is?And shall I die, alas, for this?66.Her Reply.If alas, for love you chance to die;'Tis your own folly kills your heart; not I.67.A Posy engraven on a gold Ring.By this ring of gold,Take me to have and hold!68.Another.What joy in life to a good Wife?69.A Posy embroidered on a Scarf.Fairest, wear this scarf that I do send,That may your beauty from the wind defend;For I do know the winds, if like to me,To kiss your lips and cheeks desirous be.70.On the choice of a Wife.If thou intend'st to choose a Wife,With whom to lead a happy life;Look not for Beauty, since there areFew that can be chaste and fair.But if thou do her Virtues find,Which are the beauty of the mind,Woo her then to gain consent!For virtuous love can ne'er repent.Cupid's Conclusion.

XXXVIII.

THehaplessArgus, happy in this same,The glory of the sun's surpassing light;The brightness of the stars, the fire which stain:With hundred eyes, behold them always might.But I, alas, who have but only twain,Cannot behold the beauty of my Sun!For which I live as blind, in endless pain;And count myself, for want thereof, undone.I can but wish that I anArguswere!With hundred eyes to view her everywhere.

XXXIX.

IN vasty sea, fain would my slender MuseWade in thy praise! to praise thy beauty right:But, Lady, I for pardon crave excuse.To break such waves, too brittle is her might!Meantime, with lowly verse, in humble show,Along the shallow shore I'll wading go.The time may come, perhaps ere it be long,That this my Quill, more bold, may write thy praise:And venture for to sail in th' ocean strong;Though now, on gravelled shore it fearful stays.And whereas now, to dip his foot he fears:He then shall dive himself o'er head and ears.Fano.

XL.

WHenI did part, my soul did part from me;And took his Farewell of thy beauteous ey'n:But now that I, returned, do thee see;He is returned, and lives through kindness thine:And of thee looketh for a Welcome Home.I then, not any more, to sorrow need;Now I am come: and if before, alone,On Shadow then; on Substance now I feed.So if my parting bitter was and sad:Sweet 's my return to thee, and passing glad.

TImantes, when he saw he could not paintWith lively colours, to his lasting fame,Such works he took in hand; and found too faintHis cunning: seeking for to hide the same,He over them a subtil Shadow drew;So that his faults, or none, or few, could view.So, Lady, I finding my wit too weak,With current terms, your beauty forth to blaze;And that to arrive, too blunt is my conceit,Unto the height of your surmounting praise:With silence forcèd am, against my will,To shadow my defect, the want of skill.Yet do I hope, the Shadow you'll not scorn:Since Princes, in their stately arbours green,Account of shade, as trees which fruit adorn;Because from heat they welcome shelters been.The Shadow shields, 'gainst sun, your beauty fair;Which else his scorching heat would much impair.Then though a Shadow without fruit I be;And scarce yield leaves to cover this my bark:Accept these leaves, thy Beauty's Shade, of me!Where wealth doth ebb, goodwill doth flow from heart.Deign me, for all my love, but Shadow thine!Thy Substance 's too too high for fortune mine.R. T.

WIthoutthe Author's knowledge, as is beforesaid by the Printer [at pp.271,272]; this Poem is made thus publicly known; which, with my best endeavour, the Gentleman himself, suspecting what is now proved too true, at my coming up, earnestly intreated me to prevent. But I came at the last sheet's printing; and find more than thirty Sonnets not his, intermixt with his. Helped it cannot be, but by the well judging Reader: who will, with less pain distinguish between them, than I, on this sudden, possibly can. To him then, I refer that labour.

And for the Printer's faults passed in some of the Books; I have gathered them in the next page.[9]

With the Author, bear, I pray ye! whom I must intreat to bear with me.

R. B.

Footnotes[9]These four Corrections have been embodied in the text. E. A.

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[9]These four Corrections have been embodied in the text. E. A.

Est natura hominum novitatis avida.

THE SCOTTISH QUEEN's

Burial at Peterborough,

upon Tuesday, being Lammas Day

[1st August] 1587.

LONDON.

Printed by A. J. [Abel Jeffes] forEdward Venge;and are to be sold at his shopwithout Bishops Gate.

[The unique copy of this Tract is preserved in the Advocates' Library at Edinburgh. As it is however, somewhat confusedly written; its information has been corrected and completed from other contemporary sources.✝This is quite incorrect. The following is a truer account:On Sunday, being the 30th of July, 1587, in the 29th year of the reign ofElizabeththe Queen's Majesty of England, there went from Peterborough MasterWilliam Dethick,aliasGarter Principal King of Arms, and five Heralds, accompanied by 40 horse and men, to conduct the body ofMary, late Queen of Scots, from Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire (which Queen had remained prisoner in England nineteen years): having for that purpose, brought a royal coach drawn by four horses, and covered with black velvet; richly set forth with escutcheons of the Arms of Scotland, and little pennons round about it.The body (being enclosed in lead; and the same coffined in wood) was brought down, and reverently put into the coach.At which time, the Heralds put on their Coats of Arms, and bare-headed, with torches' light, brought the same forth of the Castle, about ten of the clock at night: and so conveyed it to Peterborough [eleven] miles distant from Fotheringhay Castle.Whither being come, about two of the clock on the Monday morning [31st July]; the body was received most reverently at the Minster Door of Peterborough, by the Bishop, Dean and Chapter, and [Robert Cooke]ClarenceuxKing at Arms.And, in the presence of the Scots which came with the same, it was laid in a Vault prepared for the same, in the Quire of the said Church, on the south side; opposite to the tomb of QueenKatharine[of Arragon], Dowager of Spain, the first wife of KingHenrythe Eighth.The occasion why the body was forthwith laid into the Vault, and not borne in the Solemnity; was because it was so extreme[ly] heavy, by reason of the lead, that the Gentlemen could not have endured to have carried it, with leisure, in the solemn proceeding: and besides, [it] was feared that the solder might rip; and, [it] being very hot weather, might be found some annoyance.A Remembrance of the Order and Manner of the Burial ofMary, Queen of Scots.Printed inArchæologia, I., 155 [for 355], 1770.The following additional details are given in the Account drawn up by [DoctorRichard Fletcher] the Dean of Peterborough. SeeS. Gunton,History of the Cathedral of Peterburgh, p. 78. Ed. 1686.The body, with the closures, weighed nine hundred weight; which being carried, and attended orderly by the said persons, was committed to the ground in the Vault appointed: and immediately the Vault was covered, saving a small hole left open for the Staffs to [be] broken into.There were at that time, not any Offices of the Church Service done: the Bishop being ready to have executed therein. But it was by all that were present, as well Scottish as others, thought good and agreed, that it should be done at the day and time of Solemnity.]

✝This is quite incorrect. The following is a truer account:

On Sunday, being the 30th of July, 1587, in the 29th year of the reign ofElizabeththe Queen's Majesty of England, there went from Peterborough MasterWilliam Dethick,aliasGarter Principal King of Arms, and five Heralds, accompanied by 40 horse and men, to conduct the body ofMary, late Queen of Scots, from Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire (which Queen had remained prisoner in England nineteen years): having for that purpose, brought a royal coach drawn by four horses, and covered with black velvet; richly set forth with escutcheons of the Arms of Scotland, and little pennons round about it.

The body (being enclosed in lead; and the same coffined in wood) was brought down, and reverently put into the coach.

At which time, the Heralds put on their Coats of Arms, and bare-headed, with torches' light, brought the same forth of the Castle, about ten of the clock at night: and so conveyed it to Peterborough [eleven] miles distant from Fotheringhay Castle.

Whither being come, about two of the clock on the Monday morning [31st July]; the body was received most reverently at the Minster Door of Peterborough, by the Bishop, Dean and Chapter, and [Robert Cooke]ClarenceuxKing at Arms.

And, in the presence of the Scots which came with the same, it was laid in a Vault prepared for the same, in the Quire of the said Church, on the south side; opposite to the tomb of QueenKatharine[of Arragon], Dowager of Spain, the first wife of KingHenrythe Eighth.

The occasion why the body was forthwith laid into the Vault, and not borne in the Solemnity; was because it was so extreme[ly] heavy, by reason of the lead, that the Gentlemen could not have endured to have carried it, with leisure, in the solemn proceeding: and besides, [it] was feared that the solder might rip; and, [it] being very hot weather, might be found some annoyance.

A Remembrance of the Order and Manner of the Burial ofMary, Queen of Scots.Printed inArchæologia, I., 155 [for 355], 1770.

The following additional details are given in the Account drawn up by [DoctorRichard Fletcher] the Dean of Peterborough. SeeS. Gunton,History of the Cathedral of Peterburgh, p. 78. Ed. 1686.

The body, with the closures, weighed nine hundred weight; which being carried, and attended orderly by the said persons, was committed to the ground in the Vault appointed: and immediately the Vault was covered, saving a small hole left open for the Staffs to [be] broken into.

There were at that time, not any Offices of the Church Service done: the Bishop being ready to have executed therein. But it was by all that were present, as well Scottish as others, thought good and agreed, that it should be done at the day and time of Solemnity.]

HErbody was brought in a coach, about 100 attending thereon, from Fotheringhay Castle, upon Sunday [30th July], at night.

[Richard Howland] the Bishop ofPeterborough, [Richard Fletcher] the Dean [of Peterborough], the Prebends, and the rest [of the Chapter] met the same at the Bridge: being not far from the town: and so conveyed it to the Bishop's Palace, and from thence upon Tuesday being Lammas Day, [it] was carried to the Church, where she was buried[10]on the south side of the Hearse by torchlight. [See previous page✝]

The Hearse [or Catafalque] was made field-bed wise; the valance of black velvet, with a gold fringe; [and] the top ofthe imperial covered with baize. About it, were set ten Posies [of the Motto of the Arms of Scotland],In my defence, GOD me defend!with ten Scutcheons great and little; and, at the top, a double one with a crown imperial thereupon. The Supporters [were] Unicorns, with 100 pennons or little flags. It was impaled with baize; and in it [were] fourteen stools, with black velvet cushions.

Upon the pillars supporting the imperial of the Hearse, the which were all covered with velvet, were fixed Scutcheons: bearing either [the] Red Lion alone; or else parted with the Arms of France, or with the arms of the LordLenox.

The Church and Chancel were hanged with baize and Scutcheons, as at other funerals.

[Here must be inserted some additional information:

Upon Monday, in the afternoon, came to Peterburgh, all the Lords and Ladies and other Assistants appointed; and at the Bishop's Palace was prepared [at QueenElizabeth's expense] a great supper for them: where all, at one table, supped in the Great Chamber; [it] being hanged with black.

DeanR. Fletcher, inS. Gunton'sHistory, &c., p. 78, Ed. 1686.]

On Tuesday, being the 1st of August, in the morning, about eight of the clock, the Chief Mourner, being [Bridget Russell] the Countess ofBedford[now the Widow of her third husband], was attended upon by all the Lords and Ladies; and brought into the Presence Chamber within the Bishop's Palace: which [Chamber], all over, was hanged with black cloth.

She was, by the Queen's Majesty's Gentlemen Ushers, placed somewhat under a Cloth of Estate [canopy] of purple velvet: where, (having given to the [Gentlemen representing, on this occasion, the] Great Officers, their Staffs of Office (viz. to the Lord Steward; Lord Chamberlain; the Treasurer, and Comptroller [of the Household]), she took her way into the Great Hall.

A Remembrance of the Order, &c.Archæologia, I., 155 [for 355], 1770].

The Mourners came out of the Bishop's Palace; being setin order by the Heralds thus:

First 100 Releevants; poor old women, for the most part widows: in black cloth gowns, with an ell of white holland over their heads; which they had for their labour, and nine shillings apiece in money. These divided themselves in the body of the Church; and stood half on the one side, and half on the other: and there stood during the whole Solemnity.

At the Church door, the Singing Men and Quiristers met the Mourners with aPsalm; and led them the way into the Chancel, continuing singing, with the Organ, until the Sermon began.

Then followed two Yeomen, viz.: the Sheriff [of Northamptonshire]'s Bailiff and the Bailiff of Peterborough; with black staves.

And after them [100 poor men, in] Mourning Coats.

Then SirGeorge Savile, in a Mourning gown, carrying the great Standard: viz. a Cross on a Field azure; the Streamer, a Unicorn argent in a Field of guiles; a Posy written,In my defence, GOD me defend!

Then followed Mourning Cloaks, two by two, a great number: whereof the first were the late Queen's Officers.

And after them, Mourning Gowns.

Among these Officers of her House was [Monsieurdu Preau] a French Jesuit, her Confessor, with a golden crucifix about his neck; which he did wear openly: and being told, That the people murmured and disliked at it; he said, He would do it, though he died for it. Thus we may see how obdurate their hearts are in malice; and how obstinate they shew themselves in the vain toys and superstitious trifles of their own imaginations.

Then [Richard Fletcher] the Dean [of Peterborough].

Next the two Bishops: [Richard Howland] ofPeterborough, and [William Wickham, of]Lincoln.

[Charles Willoughby,] the LordWilloughbyof Parham;

[Lewis Mordaunt,] the LordMordaunt[of Turvey];

[Henry Compton,] the LordCompton;

SirThomas Cecil[afterwardsLordBurlegh,and laterEarl ofExeter]:

All four, in gowns, with White Staffs; representing the [Lord] Steward; [the Lord] Chamberlain; [the] Treasurer, and [the] Controller [of the Queen's Household].

After these, 16 Scots and Frenchmen; which had been Officers in her [QueenMary's] House.

Then SirAndrew Noelalone, carrying the Banner of Scotland.

Then [William,afterwardsSirWilliam, Segar] Percullis the Herald [Portcullis Pursuivant] bearing the Crown [or Helmet] and Crest: thereon a red lion rampant crowned, holding a sword the point upward; the Helmet overmanteled guiles powdered ermine.

Then the Target [or Shield, borne byJohn Raven,]Rouge Dragon[Pursuivant];

The Sword by [Humphrey Hales] York [Herald];

The Coat of Arms by [Robert Glover,] Somerset Herald.

Then [Robert Cooke]Clarenceux[King at Arms] with a Gentleman at Arms [or rather, a Gentleman Usher].

Then followed the Coffin [empty of course], covered with a pall of velvet; six Scutcheons fixed thereon, upon the head whereof stood a Crown of Gold.

Six Gentlemen bare [the supposed] corpse, under a velvet canopy borne by these four Knights:

SirThomas Manners,

SirJohn Hastings,

SirJames Harington,

SirRichard Knightley.

Eight Banerols [a Banner, about a yard square, borne at the funerals of great persons] borne by eight Squires; four on either side of the Coffin.

After the [supposed] corpse, came the Head Mourner [Bridget Russell,] the Countess ofBedford; assisted by the two Earls [John Manners,] ofRutlandand [Henry Clinton, of]Lincoln: [Lucy,] the Lady St.Johnof Basing bearing her train.

Then followed, by two and two, other Ladies:

[William Dethickgives us a fuller List of these Ladies than this Tract. The brackets show those who went together.Elizabeth Manners, the Countess ofRutland.Elizabeth Clinton, the Countess ofLincoln.Anne, the [? Dowager] Lady Talbot.The LadyMary Savile.Elizabeth, the LadyMordaunt.Catharine, the Lady St.Johnof Bletsoe.Theodosia, Wife of SirThomas Manners.Dorothy, Wife of SirThomas Cecil.Elizabeth, Wife of SirEdward Montagu.Mabel, Wife of SirAndrew Noel.MistressAlington.]A Scottish Gentlewoman.The other Gentlemen.

[William Dethickgives us a fuller List of these Ladies than this Tract. The brackets show those who went together.

The ten Scottish and French Women of the [late] Queen's [Household]: with black attire on their heads, of Taffaty before; and behind, White Lawn hanging down, like French Hoods.

They, with the Scottish and French men, did all go out before the Sermon, exceptMaster Melvin[i.e.Andrew Melville; and alsoBarbara Mowbray] who stayed; and came in when it was ended.

The Head Mourner and the [twelve] Ladies, with the two Earls assistant were placed within the Hearse [or Catafalque].

The two Knights, with their Banners, were set at the East end of the Hearse, without the pale: and the eight Squires, with their Bannerols, four of a side, in like manner without the pale.

All the rest of the Mourners were carried up by a Herald above the Hearse; and placed of each side, the women next the altar.

The Bishop and the Dean [of Peterborough] stood at the altar, with two gilded basons.

All which being placed and set, and the Church quiet;[William Wickham,] the Bishop ofLincolnbegan his Sermon [out ofPsalmxxxix. 5-7].[11]

And in his prayer [when he gave thanks for such as were translated out of this Vale of Misery, he] used these words:

"Let us bless GOD for the happy dissolution ofMary, late the Scottish Queen and Dowager of France. Of whose life and departure, whatsoever shall be expected, I have nothing to say: for that I was unacquainted with the one; and not present at the other. Of Her Majesty's faith and end, I am not to judge. It is a charitable saying of the FatherLuther'Many [a] one liveth a Papist; and dieth a Protestant.' Only this I have been informed, That she took her death patiently; and recommended herself wholly toJesus Christ."

The Sermon ended, a long piece of velvet and a cushion were carried and laid before the Countess [ofBedford], to go and kneel upon; hard before the Bishop [ofPeterborough]'s feet.

Then, by [Garter,] the King of Heralds, were carried the four Officers with their White Staffs; and placed two at the top of the stairs under the Bishop, and two beneath them.

Then the two principal Heralds [Garter andClarenceux] fetched up the Countess; the two Earls [ofRutlandandLincoln] leading her, and the Lady St.John[of Basing] bearing up her train.

There she kneeled awhile.

And then all returned to their places.

This was the First Offering [for QueenElizabeth].

Not[e] thatBrakenburywent this time before her [the Countess ofBedford].

The two Earls [were] placed without the pale [of the Hearse], before the Countess.

One of the Kings of Heralds fetched from the Hearse, the Coat Armour; brought it down to the other King of Heralds;and he delivered it to the two Earls. They carried it, obeisance being done to the Countess, to the Bishop [ofPeterborough]; and kissed it in delivering of it. A third Herald took it of the Bishop; and laid it down on the altar.

The Sword, the Target, the Helmet, Crown, and Crest, in like sort was all done by the two Earls: kissing their hands before them.

Then were the two Banners carried, by one after another, severally by those that brought them; and so set upon the altar, leaning to the wall.

The other eight Bannerols were put into the Hearse as they stood.

Then went the Countess [ofBedford], MasterJohn Manners[acting as Vice Chamberlain,] holding up her train the second time; and offered alone [for herself] to the Bishop.

Then the Ladies and Gentlemen, by two and two, went up and offered.

Then the [four] Officers with White Staffs offered.

And, last of all, came there a Herald to the pulpit; and fetched the Bishop ofLincoln.

And then the most part of the Mourners departed, in the same order they came in: and towards the door of the Chancel, stood the Scottish women, parted on both sides; and as the English Ladies passed, they kissed them all.

Then over the Vault, where the body lay; [Richard Fletcher] the Dean [of Peterborough] read the ordinary words of [the] Burial [Service].

And this being done: the four Officers brake their White Staffs over their heads; and threw them into the Vault.

[DeanFletcher'sThe Manner of the Solemnity, &c., concludes thus:

And so they departed to the Bishop's House: where was a great feast appointed accordingly [at QueenElizabeth's expense].

The concourse of people was of many thousands.

And, after dinner, the Nobles departed away; every one towards his own home.

The Master of the [Queen's] Wardrobe paid to the Church, for breaking of the ground in the Quire, and making the grave, £10; and for Blacks of the Quire and Church, £20.[12]]

FINIS.

Footnotes[10]There is a Memorial entered on the wall of the Cathedral of Peterborough, for one [namedRobert Scarlet] who, being Sexton thereof, interred two Queens therein (KatharineDowager andMaryof Scotland); more than fifty years interceding betwixt their several sepultures. This vivacious Sexton also buried two generations; or the people in that place twice over. Thus having built many houses (so I find graves frequently calleddomus æternales) for others: some, as it was fitting, performed this last office unto him. [He died on 2nd July 1594. æt. 98.]Thomas Fuller,Worthies, &c., ii. 293., Ed. 1662.[11]In the discourse of his Text, he only dealt with general doctrine, of the vanity of all flesh.Dean R.Fletcher.[12]The total of QueenElizabeth's expenses for this Funeral amounted to £321. 14s. 6d.

Footnotes

[10]There is a Memorial entered on the wall of the Cathedral of Peterborough, for one [namedRobert Scarlet] who, being Sexton thereof, interred two Queens therein (KatharineDowager andMaryof Scotland); more than fifty years interceding betwixt their several sepultures. This vivacious Sexton also buried two generations; or the people in that place twice over. Thus having built many houses (so I find graves frequently calleddomus æternales) for others: some, as it was fitting, performed this last office unto him. [He died on 2nd July 1594. æt. 98.]Thomas Fuller,Worthies, &c., ii. 293., Ed. 1662.

[11]In the discourse of his Text, he only dealt with general doctrine, of the vanity of all flesh.Dean R.Fletcher.

[12]The total of QueenElizabeth's expenses for this Funeral amounted to £321. 14s. 6d.

Written byCupidon a day,WhenVenusgave him leave to play.

Verbum sat amanti.

The Lover sheweth his intentBy gifts, that are with Posies sent.

LONDON.

Printed byE. C.forJ. Wright, next totheGlobein Little Britain.1674.

MOther, your love to me was shownBefore that I could go alone;For with Nectar then you fed me,And in tender manner bred me:Till perceiving once that IWas able on my wings to fly;I did descend unto the Earth,With my bow to make some mirth.For all the World is my Park;Where, when I shoot, I hit the mark.Young Men and Maidens are my game;While I, the little Bowman am.Yet lest you may think my leisureI do only waste in pleasure;ThesePosiesI have writ of late:Which to you I dedicate,That so the love may be exprest,Of your Son that loves you best.

Cupid's Posies.

I thatCupidcallèd am,And shall never be a Man;But am still the blindèd BoyThat breeds Lovers much annoy:Having gotten, on a day,From my Mother leave to play;And obtainèd use of sight,I in wantonness did writeThese samePosieswhich I send,And to Lovers do commend.Which if they be writ withinThe little circle of a Ring;Or be sent unto your Loves,With fine Handkerchers, Gloves:I do know that, like my dart,They have power to wound the heart;For instead of Flowers and Roses,Here are Words bound up in Posies.

1.A Posy written on a pair of Bracelets, andsent by a young Man to his Love.

My Love, these Bracelets take, and think of them no harm;But since they Bracelets be, let them embrace thy arm!

2.Another.

Receive this Sacrifice in partFrom the Altar of my heart!

3.I do owe both Love and DutyTo your Virtue and your Beauty.

4.A Posy sent with a pair of Gloves.

You are that oneFor whom aloneMy heart doth only care:Then do but joinYour heart with mine,And we will make a pair.

5.Another.

I send to you a pair of Gloves.If you love me,Leave out the G.!And make a pair of Loves.

6.Another.

Though these Gloves be white and fair,Yet thy hands more whiter are.

7.Another.

These Gloves are happy that kiss your hands,Which long have held my heart inCupid's bands.

8.The Posy of a Lover to his disdaining Mistress.Ut Stella in tenebris,Sic Amor in adversis.

Englished.As the Stars in darkest night, so Love despised shining.

9.The Posy of a Handkercher sent from a young Manto his Love, being wrought in blue silk.

This Handkercher to you assuresThat this and what I have is yours.

10.Another.

Love is like a hidden flame,Which will at last blaze forth again.

11.Another in Letters.

My love is true which I. O. U.:As true to me, then C. U. B.

12.The Posy of a Ring sent to a Maid from her Lover.

My constant love shall ne'er remove.

13.Another.

This and I, until I die!

14.Memento mei!

When this you see, remember me!

15.Like to a circle round, no end in love is found:Take me with it; for both are fit.

16.A young Man's conceit to his dear Love, beingwrought on a Scarf.

This Scarf is but an emblem of my love;Which I have sent, with full intent my service to approve.

17.Another wherein the Lover seeketh her Love.

One was the Bow, one was the Dart,That wounded us both to the heart:Then since we both do feel one pain,Let one love cure us both again!

18.A young Man's Posy to his Sweetheart shewingthat love is most violent in absence.

Love is a flame that, with a violent desire,Doth burn us most when we are farthest from the fire.

19.As those thatdieare said for todepart;So when you went away, all life forsook my heart:For though with inward pain, I draw my very breath;Yet this I will maintain, Departure is a Death.

20.A Lover coming into a Maiden's chamber in her absence,did write this Posy on her Looking-Glass.

In this same Looking-Glass, my watery eyes I see;But I do wish that thou couldst shew her cheerful eyes to me.Yet why do I accuse thee here?'Tis not thy fault! for thou art clear!

21.Posies of Rings for young Lovers, which havenewly discovered their affection.

Let me serve till I desire!

22.Another.

Had I not spoke, my heart had broke!The utmost scope of Love is Hope!

23.Love's delight is to unite:I now do sue for love to you!

24.Love I have, yet love I crave!

25.A Posy of a young Prentice sent to his Love, witha pair of amber Bracelets.

Let these same bindYou to be kindUnto me for love's own sake!And when we meet,With kisses sweetWe will Indentures make!And I will bind myself to beIn love a Prentice unto thee!

26.A young Man to his Sweetheart, setting forth thebetter effects of a disdained love.

Love is like a Golden tree,Whose fruit most pleasant seems to be;Whiles Disdain doth never sleepBut this Tree of Love doth keep:Yet I hope you will at lastThink upon my service past!

27.A Posy sent by a young Man to a pretty young Maidin the same town, with a very fair Point ofcoronation[rose pink]coloured Ribbon.

My dearest Love, I send this Ribbon Point to thee,In hope the young Men of the town shall not still point at me:Because I am thy lover true;Then grant me thy love, sweetSue!

28.The Posy of a Ring.

Thou art my heart.

29.More dearer to me than life can be.

30.Another.

Love is joy, without annoy.

31.Another.

'Tis in your will, to save or kill.

32.A Posy wrought in red silk Letters upon anash coloured Scarf.

Every Letter here doth showThat my heart is linked to you:And by this token is exprestThat you are She whom I love best.

33.The Posy of a Handkercher very fairly laced about,with a flaming Heart wrought in the middle.

Great is the grief that I sustain,Which is here figured by a flameThat doth torment me in each part,But chiefly seizeth on my heart:Yet rather than my heart shall turnFrom my faith, in love I'll burn.

34.From a young Man, to his offended Mistress.

Dearest, if I have offended;Enjoin me then some penance hard,That my fault may be amendedEre your favour be debarred:For if I must penance do,I'll go unto no Saint but you!

35.A Posy sent to a Maid, being cunningly interwovenin a silk Bracelet.

Kindly take this gift of mine,For Gift and Giver both are thine!

36.Posies for Rings.

Faithful love can ne'er remove.

37.Another.

If you consent, I am content.

38.To his Sweetheart, that had objected against himfor want of means.

Come, my Love, if love you grant,What is it that love can want?In thee, I have sufficient store.Grant me thy love, I wish no more!

39.A Posy sent from a Maid to a young Man, with avery fair wrought Purse.

My heart's Purse, you are my wealth!And I will keep you to myself!

40.The Posy of a Ring.

True love well placed is ne'er disgraced.

41.I am your friend unto the end.

42.Yours I am; be mine again!

43.Love itself discloses by Gifts with Posies.

44.A Posy sent with a pair of Gloves.

What should I write? Some words do moveSuspicion unto those that love:Then, without any further art,In one word, you have my heart!

45.Her Reply.

Lest for a heart you should complain;With mine I send yours back again!For Love to me this power doth give,That my heart in your heart doth live.

46.A young Man's Posy wrought in a Handkercher.

A maiden virtuous chaste and fairIs a jewel past compare:And such are you, in whom I findVirtue is with Beauty joined.

47.A Maiden's Posy sent with a willow coloured Pointto a young Man that had forsaken her.

Your love was like a spark which in the ashes lies,That shineth for a time, but afterwards it dies:Since therefore you did faithless prove;I do here renounce your love!

48.Posies for Rings.

Be true to me, as I to thee.I love none but thee alone.I do rejoice in thee my choice.One love, one troth, between us both.Constant true love comes from above.You are my friend unto the end.

49.To his Sweetheart, to whom he sent a Purse withthese verses in it.

Sweetheart, my love to you I commend;And therewithal this purse to you I send:Which is not filled with silver or with gold;Only my heart it doth contain and hold.

50.To a Maid these lines were sent, with a Scarf.

This scarf will keep off the rude windWhich to your lips the way would find.I would have none know the blissBut myself, at your sweet kiss:Which I would have none else to taste,Lest your stock of kisses waste.

51.On a Knife.

If you love me as I love you.Nothing can cut our love in two.

52.To a Gentlewoman who appointed one to buy her aMask; which he bought, and sent itwith this Posy.

It is a pity you should wear a mask!This is the reason if you ask,Because it hides your Face so fairWhere roses mixed with lilies are:It clouds your beauty so that weYour cherry Lips can seldom see:And from your Face keeps off our eyes;Which is indeed Love's Paradise.

53.Verses sent with a pair of Bracelets.

These bracelets like a circle shallEnviron round your arm.Happy are they, whate'er befall,That shall be kept warm.And may they, like two Circles prove,To charm your heart for to love me!LetCupidthe Magician be,To charm your heart for to love me!

54.Posies for Rings.

I will remain always the same.You and I will Lovers die.My vow is past, while life doth last.Lovers' knot once tied, who can divide?Verbum sat amanti.Amo te, si amas me.I love thee, if thou love me.

55.To a fair Maid, sent with a Posy of Flowers.

Beauty is like a flower, sweet Maid!Which quickly doth decay and fade:Then wisely now make use of time,Since you are now even in your prime.

56.Two lines embroidered on the top of a Pairof Gloves.

I wish that we two were a pairAs these happy Gloves here are.

57.Nick, a farmer's son, sendeth toJoan Hobsona yardof blue Ribbon with these lines.

I send you here of ribbon a whole yard:And money goeth with me very hard;For else this yard, two yards should be,Since I do hold nothing too dear for thee.And part therefore my love, if that thou wilt,In this same ribbon; which is made of silk.

58.A Posy wrought on a Handkercher in silk Letters.

Do not too lightly of me think,Who write in Letters 'stead of ink.To send this token I made shift;Esteem the giver, and not the gift!

59.A Posy on a Thimble.

He that sent me, loveth thee.

60.A Cabinet being sent to a Gentlewoman, these verseswere put in one of the drawers.

This little Cabinet will concealAll things which you would not reveal;Your letters and your other things,As your jewels and your rings.Let me know then in what part,Or box, you will lay up my heart!Which with it I do send; and prayThat in your heart you would it lay.Let me such favour from you get:Make your heart, my heart's Cabinet.

61.To a Maid, a young Man sendeth a silk Girdle.

This girdle haply shall be placedTo compass round your neat small waist.I were happy if, in this place,I might thy slender waist embrace.

62.A Posy of four lines, written in red letters, thefour sides of a Handkercher.

Things of most constancy still areResembled to solid Square;So my triangular heart shall beA four square figure of constancy.

63.Posies for Rings.

Be thou mine, as I am thine.In weal and woe, my love I'll show.I will be true always to you.There is no joyLike love without annoy.Love crossed is best,And prospers best.Joy doth abound, where love is found.My vow that's past, till death shall last.I love none but you alone.To thee my heart I give, whilst I here do live.Love joineth hands in wedlock's bands.

64.A Posy engraven about a Jewel, sent to a Gentlewoman.

There is no jewel I can seeLike love that's set in constancy.

65.A Posy to an unkind disdainful Maid.

Each frown of yours is like a dartThat woundeth me unto the heart.What conquest were it, if that IBy your cruel frown should die;Since love my only trespass is?And shall I die, alas, for this?

66.Her Reply.

If alas, for love you chance to die;'Tis your own folly kills your heart; not I.

67.A Posy engraven on a gold Ring.

By this ring of gold,Take me to have and hold!

68.Another.

What joy in life to a good Wife?

69.A Posy embroidered on a Scarf.

Fairest, wear this scarf that I do send,That may your beauty from the wind defend;For I do know the winds, if like to me,To kiss your lips and cheeks desirous be.

70.On the choice of a Wife.

If thou intend'st to choose a Wife,With whom to lead a happy life;Look not for Beauty, since there areFew that can be chaste and fair.But if thou do her Virtues find,Which are the beauty of the mind,Woo her then to gain consent!For virtuous love can ne'er repent.

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