FOOTNOTES:

So well I to faire Ladies seruice did,lvAnd found such fauour in their louing hartes,That ere the yeare his course had compassid,Three hundred pledges for my good desartes,And thrise three hundred thanks for my good partesI with me brought, and did to her present:Which when she saw, more bent to eke my smartes,Then to reward my trusty true intent,She gan for me deuise a grieuous punishment.To weet, that I my trauell should resume,lviAnd with like labour walke the world around,Ne euer to her presence should presume,Till I so many other Dames had found,The which, for all the suit I could propound,Would me refuse their pledges to afford,But did abide for euer chast and sound.Ah gentle Squire (quoth he) tell at one word,How many foundst thou such to put in thy record?In deed Sir knight (said he) one word may telllviiAll, that I euer found so wisely stayd;For onely three they were disposd so well,And yet three yeares I now abroad haue strayd,To find them out. Mote I (then laughing saydThe knight) inquire of thee, what were those three,The which thy proffred curtesie denayd?Or ill they seemed sure auizd to bee,Or brutishly brought vp, that neu’r did fashions see.The first which then refused me (said hee)lviiiCertes was but a common Courtisane,Yet flat refusd to haue a do with mee,Because I could not giue her many a Iane.(Thereat full hartely laughedSatyrane)The second was an holy Nunne to chose,Which would not let me be her Chappellane,Because she knew, she said, I would discloseHer counsell, if she should her trust in me repose.

So well I to faire Ladies seruice did,lv

And found such fauour in their louing hartes,

That ere the yeare his course had compassid,

Three hundred pledges for my good desartes,

And thrise three hundred thanks for my good partes

I with me brought, and did to her present:

Which when she saw, more bent to eke my smartes,

Then to reward my trusty true intent,

She gan for me deuise a grieuous punishment.

To weet, that I my trauell should resume,lviAnd with like labour walke the world around,Ne euer to her presence should presume,Till I so many other Dames had found,The which, for all the suit I could propound,Would me refuse their pledges to afford,But did abide for euer chast and sound.Ah gentle Squire (quoth he) tell at one word,How many foundst thou such to put in thy record?

To weet, that I my trauell should resume,lvi

And with like labour walke the world around,

Ne euer to her presence should presume,

Till I so many other Dames had found,

The which, for all the suit I could propound,

Would me refuse their pledges to afford,

But did abide for euer chast and sound.

Ah gentle Squire (quoth he) tell at one word,

How many foundst thou such to put in thy record?

In deed Sir knight (said he) one word may telllviiAll, that I euer found so wisely stayd;For onely three they were disposd so well,And yet three yeares I now abroad haue strayd,To find them out. Mote I (then laughing saydThe knight) inquire of thee, what were those three,The which thy proffred curtesie denayd?Or ill they seemed sure auizd to bee,Or brutishly brought vp, that neu’r did fashions see.

In deed Sir knight (said he) one word may telllvii

All, that I euer found so wisely stayd;

For onely three they were disposd so well,

And yet three yeares I now abroad haue strayd,

To find them out. Mote I (then laughing sayd

The knight) inquire of thee, what were those three,

The which thy proffred curtesie denayd?

Or ill they seemed sure auizd to bee,

Or brutishly brought vp, that neu’r did fashions see.

The first which then refused me (said hee)lviiiCertes was but a common Courtisane,Yet flat refusd to haue a do with mee,Because I could not giue her many a Iane.(Thereat full hartely laughedSatyrane)The second was an holy Nunne to chose,Which would not let me be her Chappellane,Because she knew, she said, I would discloseHer counsell, if she should her trust in me repose.

The first which then refused me (said hee)lviii

Certes was but a common Courtisane,

Yet flat refusd to haue a do with mee,

Because I could not giue her many a Iane.

(Thereat full hartely laughedSatyrane)

The second was an holy Nunne to chose,

Which would not let me be her Chappellane,

Because she knew, she said, I would disclose

Her counsell, if she should her trust in me repose.

The third a Damzell was of low degree,lixWhom I in countrey cottage found by chaunce;Full little weened I, that chastiteeHad lodging in so meane a maintenaunce,Yet was she faire, and in her countenanceDwelt simple truth in seemely fashion.Long thus I woo’d her with dew obseruance,In hope vnto my pleasure to haue won;But was as farre at last, as when I first begon.Safe her, I neuer any woman found,lxThat chastity did for it selfe embrace,But were for other causes firme and sound;Either for want of handsome time and place,Or else for feare of shame and fowle disgrace.Thus am I hopelesse euer to attaineMy Ladies loue, in such a desperate case,But all my dayes am like to wast in vaine,Seeking to match the chaste with th’vnchaste Ladies traine.Perdy, (saidSatyrane) thouSquire of Dames,lxiGreat labour fondly hast thou hent in hand,To get small thankes, and therewith many blames,That may emongst[1040]Alcideslabours stand.Thence backe[1041]returning to the former land,Where late he left the Beast, he ouercame,He found him not; for he had broke his band,And was return’d againe vnto his Dame,To tell what tydings of faireFlorimellbecame.

The third a Damzell was of low degree,lix

Whom I in countrey cottage found by chaunce;

Full little weened I, that chastitee

Had lodging in so meane a maintenaunce,

Yet was she faire, and in her countenance

Dwelt simple truth in seemely fashion.

Long thus I woo’d her with dew obseruance,

In hope vnto my pleasure to haue won;

But was as farre at last, as when I first begon.

Safe her, I neuer any woman found,lxThat chastity did for it selfe embrace,But were for other causes firme and sound;Either for want of handsome time and place,Or else for feare of shame and fowle disgrace.Thus am I hopelesse euer to attaineMy Ladies loue, in such a desperate case,But all my dayes am like to wast in vaine,Seeking to match the chaste with th’vnchaste Ladies traine.

Safe her, I neuer any woman found,lx

That chastity did for it selfe embrace,

But were for other causes firme and sound;

Either for want of handsome time and place,

Or else for feare of shame and fowle disgrace.

Thus am I hopelesse euer to attaine

My Ladies loue, in such a desperate case,

But all my dayes am like to wast in vaine,

Seeking to match the chaste with th’vnchaste Ladies traine.

Perdy, (saidSatyrane) thouSquire of Dames,lxiGreat labour fondly hast thou hent in hand,To get small thankes, and therewith many blames,That may emongst[1040]Alcideslabours stand.Thence backe[1041]returning to the former land,Where late he left the Beast, he ouercame,He found him not; for he had broke his band,And was return’d againe vnto his Dame,To tell what tydings of faireFlorimellbecame.

Perdy, (saidSatyrane) thouSquire of Dames,lxi

Great labour fondly hast thou hent in hand,

To get small thankes, and therewith many blames,

That may emongst[1040]Alcideslabours stand.

Thence backe[1041]returning to the former land,

Where late he left the Beast, he ouercame,

He found him not; for he had broke his band,

And was return’d againe vnto his Dame,

To tell what tydings of faireFlorimellbecame.

FOOTNOTES:[1013]Arg. 4Gynunt,1590[1014]i 8 she did] he did1590[1015]v 1 th’tops1609[1016]vii 8 amaze.1596[1017]ix 3 two] toconj. Hughes[1018]xvii 4 maistresse1590[1019]xviii 5 be by] by1590: be1596,1609[1020]that] by1590[1021]xix 6 her] that1609[1022]xxii 4 Monstrous,1590[1023]xxiii 4 he] she1590[1024]xxix 2 bellish1596[1025]xxxiv 2 enclose] containeMS. corr. in Malone 615. But cf.III vi 40 l. 6&c.[1026]xxxvi 2 slender1609[1027]xlii 6 he was] she was1590:corr. toheeF. E.[1028]stuned1590:corr. F. E.[1029]xliii 7 saw1590,1596[1030]remorse,1590,1596[1031]8 neare] were1590:corr. tonereF. E.[1032]xlv 1 theom. 1596, 1609[1033]wake] awake1609[1034]5 him from1609[1035]xlvi 8 that] the1590[1036]xlviii 4 And many hath to foule] Till him ChyldeThopasto1590[1037]xlix 5 staine] straine1596,1609[1038]l 2 thurst1596,1609[1039]lii 4 is] it1590[1040]lxi 4 emongst] among1609[1041]5 backe] bace1590

[1013]Arg. 4Gynunt,1590

[1014]i 8 she did] he did1590

[1015]v 1 th’tops1609

[1016]vii 8 amaze.1596

[1017]ix 3 two] toconj. Hughes

[1018]xvii 4 maistresse1590

[1019]xviii 5 be by] by1590: be1596,1609

[1020]that] by1590

[1021]xix 6 her] that1609

[1022]xxii 4 Monstrous,1590

[1023]xxiii 4 he] she1590

[1024]xxix 2 bellish1596

[1025]xxxiv 2 enclose] containeMS. corr. in Malone 615. But cf.III vi 40 l. 6&c.

[1026]xxxvi 2 slender1609

[1027]xlii 6 he was] she was1590:corr. toheeF. E.

[1028]stuned1590:corr. F. E.

[1029]xliii 7 saw1590,1596

[1030]remorse,1590,1596

[1031]8 neare] were1590:corr. tonereF. E.

[1032]xlv 1 theom. 1596, 1609

[1033]wake] awake1609

[1034]5 him from1609

[1035]xlvi 8 that] the1590

[1036]xlviii 4 And many hath to foule] Till him ChyldeThopasto1590

[1037]xlix 5 staine] straine1596,1609

[1038]l 2 thurst1596,1609

[1039]lii 4 is] it1590

[1040]lxi 4 emongst] among1609

[1041]5 backe] bace1590

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