IDENTILIN$$ F107C02|EpEliz|CUL Add.5778(Cambridge Balam)|ff.71v-73./P:GAS,Spring90,o/C:T-LP,12Jun91 107.C02.HE1 An Epithalamion, or Maryadge Songe 107.C02.HE2 /on the Ladye Elizabeth, and Count... /Palatine 107.C02.HE3 beinge maryed on S%5t%6 Valentines /day.[71v] 107.C02.001 Hayle Bishop Valentine, whose day, this ys, 107.C02.002 All the Ayre ys thy Diocys, 107.C02.003 And all the Chirping Querristers 107.C02.004 And other Byrds are thy parishioners, 107.C02.005 Thou maryest every yeare 107.C02.006 The lyrique Larke, and the grave whisperinge Dove, 107.C02.007 The Sparrowe that neglects hys lyfe for loue, 107.C02.008 The householld Byrd, w%5th%6 the redd Stomacher, 107.C02.009 Thou makes the Black byrd speede as soone, 107.C02.010 As doth the Gold finch, or the Halcyone, 107.C02.011 The husband Cocke lookes out, and streight ys sped 107.C02.012 And meetes hys wyfe, w%5ch%6 brings her feather bedd. 107.C02.013 Thys day more cheerefully, then ever Shyne, 107.C02.014 Thys day, w%5ch%6 might enflame thy selfe, old Valentine. 107.C02.015 Till now, thou Warmst w%5th%6 multiplyinge Loues 107.C02.016 Two larkes, two sparrowes, or two doves, 107.C02.017 All y%5t%6 ys nothinge vnto thys, 107.C02.018 For thou thys day Cooplest two Phoe%Lnexes, 107.C02.019 Thou makst a Taper see, 107.C02.020 What the Sunne never sawe, And what the Arke [CW:(which] 107.C02.021 (W%5ch%6 was of foules, & beasts, the Cage, & Parke,) [72] 107.C02.022 Did not Contayne, one bed Contaynes through thee, 107.C02.023 Two Phoe%Lnexes, whose ioyned Brests 107.C02.024 Are vnto one another mutuall nests, 107.C02.025 Where Motion kindles such fyres, as shall giue 107.C02.026 Yong Phoe%Lnexes, and yett the olld shall live, 107.C02.027 Whose loue and Courage never shall declyne, 107.C02.028 But make the whole yeare through thy day, O%C Valentine. 107.C02.029 Vp then fayre Phoe%Lnix Bride, frustrate y%5e%6 Sun, 107.C02.030 Thy selfe from thyne Affection 107.C02.031 Takst warmth enough, & from thyne Eye 107.C02.032 All lesser Byrds will take theyre Jollitye, 107.C02.033 Vp, Vp, Fayre Bride, and Call, 107.C02.034 Thy Starrs, from out theyre severall Boxes, take 107.C02.035 Thy Rubyes, Pearles, & Diamonds forth, & make 107.C02.036 Thy selfe a Constellation, of them All, 107.C02.037 And by theyre Blazeinge, signifye, 107.C02.038 That a great Princes fall, but doth not dye; 107.C02.039 Bee thou a New Starr, that to vs portends, 107.C02.040 Ends of much wonder; And be thou those ends, 107.C02.041 Since thou dost thys day, in New glorye Shyne, 107.C02.042 May all men date records, from thys thy Valentine. 107.C02.043 Come forth, come forth; & as one glorious flame 107.C02.044 Meetinge another, growes the same, 107.C02.045 Soe meete thy Frederick, and soe 107.C02.046 To an vnseperable vnion goe 107.C02.047 Since seperation 107.C02.048 Falls not on such things, as are Infinite, 107.C02.049 Nor things w%5ch%6 are but one, can disvnite, 107.C02.050 Yo%5w%6 are twice inseperable, Great, & one, 107.C02.051 Goe then to where the Bishop stayes, 107.C02.052 To make yo%5w%6 one hys way, w%5ch%6 divers wayes 107.C02.053 Must be effected; And when all ys past, [CW:(And y%5t%6] 107.C02.054 And that yo%5w%6 are one, by harts and hands made fast, [72v] 107.C02.055 Yo%5w%6 two haue one way left, yo%5r%6 Selves to entwine, 107.C02.056 Besydes thys Byshops knott, or Bishop Valentyne. 107.C02.057 But oh, What ayles y%5e%6 Sun, y%5t%6 here hee stayes 107.C02.058 Longer to day, then other dayes, 107.C02.059 Stayes he new light, from these to gett? 107.C02.060 And findinge here such store, ys loth to sett,? 107.C02.061 And why doe yo%5w%6 two walke, 107.C02.062 Soe slowlye pac'd in thys Procession? 107.C02.063 Ys all yo%5r%6 Care but to be look'd vppon 107.C02.064 And be to others Spectacle, and talke,? 107.C02.065 The feast w%5th%6 Gluttonous delayes, 107.C02.066 Ys eaten, And too long theyre meate they prayse, 107.C02.067 The Masquers come too Late, & I thinke, will stay, 107.C02.068 Lyke Fayries, till the Cocke crowe them away. 107.C02.069 Alas, did not Antiquitye assigne 107.C02.070 A Night, as well as day, To The, O Valentine. 107.C02.071 They did, and night ys Come, & yet wee see 107.C02.072 Formalityes retardinge Thee, 107.C02.073 What meane These Ladyes, w%5ch%6 as though 107.C02.074 They Weare to take a Clocke in peeces, Goe 107.C02.075 Soe nicely about the Bride; 107.C02.076 A Bride, before a God night cold be sayd, 107.C02.077 Should Vanish from her Clothes, into her bed, 107.C02.078 As Soules from bodyes steale, & are not spyed. 107.C02.079 But now she ys layde; what though she bee,? 107.C02.080 Yet theyre are more delayes, For Where ys hee? 107.C02.081 He Comes, & passes through spheare, after spheare 107.C02.082 First her sheets, then her Armes, then any Wheare, 107.C02.083 Let not then thys day, but thys night be thyne, 107.C02.084 Thy day was but thy Eave to thys, O%C Valentyne. 107.C02.085 Here lyes a shee Sunne, & a hee Moone here, 107.C02.086 She giues the best light to hys spheare, 107.C02.087 Or each ys both, and All, and soe, [CW:(They#vnto] 107.C02.088 They vnto One another, Nothinge owe, [73] 107.C02.089 And yett they doe, but are 107.C02.090 Soe iust & rich, in y%5t%6 Coyne, w%5ch%6 they pay, 107.C02.091 That neyther would, nor needes for beare, nor stay, 107.C02.092 Neyther desyres to be spar'd, nor to spare, 107.C02.093 They quickly pay thyre debt, & then 107.C02.094 Take noe Acquittance, but pay agayne, 107.C02.095 They pay, they giue, they lend, & soe lett fall, 107.C02.096 Noe such occasion to be liberall, 107.C02.097 More truth, more Courage, in these two doe shyne, 107.C02.098 Then all thy Turtles haue, and sparrowes, Valentyne. 107.C02.099 And by thys Act of these Two Phenixes 107.C02.100 Nature againe restored ys, 107.C02.101 For since these Two, are Two noe more, 107.C02.102 There ys but one Phenix still, as was before; 107.C02.103 Rest now at last, and Wee 107.C02.104 As Satyres watch the Sunnes Vprise, will stay, 107.C02.105 Waytinge, when yo%5r%6 eyes opened, lett out day. 107.C02.106 Onely desyr'd, because yo%5r%6 Face wee see; 107.C02.107 Others nere yo%5w%6, shall whisperinge speake, 107.C02.108 And wagers lay, at w%5ch%6 syde day will Breake, 107.C02.109 And then observeinge wiselye, whose hand yt ys 107.C02.110 That opens first a Curtayne, hers, or his, 107.C02.111 Thys will be tryed to Morrowe, after nyne, 107.C02.112 Till w%5ch%6 Hower, wee thy day enlardge. O%C Valentyne. 107.C02.0SS om 107.C02.0$$ Lines 2, 3, 5, 9 of each st ind; sts numbered in arabic numerals in LM.