IDENTILIN$$ F108B07|Eclog|BL(Denbigh MS),Add.ms.18647|ff.61-65v. /P:GAS,Spr90,o/C:T-LP 5Jun91 108.B07.HE1 Eclogue [61] 108.B07.HE2 Inducinge an Epithalamion at the /Marriage of the: E: of S: 108.B07.HE3 Allop%^>htwo<%6 greate lights [61v] 108.B07.020 The first doth governe dayes, and th'other nightes 108.B07.021 And then that early light w%5ch%6 did appeare 108.B07.022 Before the Sunn and Moone created were 108.B07.023 The Princes favours, diffus'd or'e all 108.B07.024 From w%ch%6 all fortunes, names and natures fall 108.B07.025 Then from those numbers of Starrs, the brides bright eyes 108.B07.026 At every glaunce and constellation flies, 108.B07.027 And lowes the Court w%5th%6 starrs, and doth prevent 108.B07.028 In light, and power, the all eyed firmament 108.B07.029 First her eyes kindle other Ladies eyes 108.B07.030 Then from their beames, their Iewells Lustres rise 108.B07.031 And from their Iewells, Torches doe take fire 108.B07.032 And all is warmth, and light, and good desire 108.B07.033 Most other Courtes, alass, are like to Hell 108.B07.034 Wherein darke plottes, fire w%5th%6out light doth dwell 108.B07.035 Or but like stoues for Lust, and envy gett 108.B07.036 Contynuall but artificiall heate 108.B07.037 Here zeale and love growne one, all Cloudes %Ydisgest%Z#>digest< 108.B07.038 And made our Court an everlastinge East 108.B07.039 And canst thou be from thence 108.B07.039a Idios --Noe I am there 108.B07.040 As heau'n to men dispos'd is every where 108.B07.041 So are those Courtes whose Princes annimates 108.B07.042 Not only all their house, but all their state 108.B07.043 Let no man thinck because hee's full he hath all 108.B07.044 Kings (as their Patterne God) are liberall 108.B07.045 Not only in fullness, but capacitie| 108.B07.046 Enlardginge narrow men to feele and see.| [CW:And] 108.B07.047 And Comprehend the blessinge they bestowe [62] 108.B07.048 Soe reclused Hermittes oftentymes doe knowe 108.B07.049 More of Heau'ns glory then a wordlinge Can 108.B07.050 As man is of the world the hart of man 108.B07.051 Is an Epitome of Godes greate Booke 108.B07.052 Of Creatures, and man neede, no further looke 108.B07.053 So is the Conntry of Courtes, where, sweete peace doth 108.B07.054 As their owne Com%Mon soule give life to both 108.B07.055 I am not then at Court 108.B07.055a Alloph: Dreamer thou art 108.B07.056 Think'st thou fantastique, that thou hast a part 108.B07.057 In the East Indian fleete, because thou hast 108.B07.058 A little spice or Amber in thy tast? 108.B07.059 Because thou art not ffrozen, art thou warme 108.B07.060 Seest thou all good because thou seest no harme 108.B07.061 The Earth doth in her inward Bowells hould 108.B07.062 Stuff well dispos'd, and w%5ch%6 would faine be gould 108.B07.063 But never shall except it Channce to lye 108.B07.064 So vpward that heau'n guild it w%5th%6 her eye 108.B07.065 As for divine thinges, faith comes from above 108.B07.066 So, for best Civile vse, all Tintures move 108.B07.067 From higher powers, ffrom God Religion springes 108.B07.068 Wisdome and honor, from the vse of Kinges 108.B07.069 Then vnbeguile thy selfe, And know w%5t%6h mee 108.B07.070 That Angells though the Eearth employed bee 108.B07.071 Are still in Heaven soe is he still at home 108.B07.072 That doth abroade to honest actions come 108.B07.073 Chide thy selfe then (%Yf%Z#>o< ffoole) w%5ch%6 yesterdaye 108.B07.074 Might'st have read more then all thy Bookes bewraye, [CW:Hast] 108.B07.075 Hast thou a History w%5ch%6: doth represent [62v.] 108.B07.076 A Court when all affections doth assent 108.B07.077 Vnto the kinges, and that the kinges are iust? 108.B07.078 And when it is noe lenity to trust? 108.B07.079 Where there is no Ambition but t'obaye 108.B07.080 where men need whisper nothinge and yet maye 108.B07.081 Where the kinges favours are so plac'd that all 108.B07.082 ffinde that the Kinge therein is liberall 108.B07.083 To them in him because his favours bend 108.B07.084 To vertue, to the w%ch%6 they all p%P%5r%6tend 108.B07.085 Thou hast no such, yet here was this and more 108.B07.086 An earnest Lover wise then, and before 108.B07.087 Our little Cupid hath sued Livery 108.B07.088 And is no man in his Minoritie 108.B07.089 Hee is admitted now into that breast 108.B07.090 Where the kinges Conncell, and his secrettes rest 108.B07.091 What hast thou lost thou Ignorant man? 108.B07.091a Idios-- --I know-- 108.B07.092 All this, and therefore only I w%5th%6dreawe 108.B07.093 To knowe and feele all this, and not to have 108.B07.094 Wordes to expresse it, makes a man a Grave 108.B07.095 Of his owne thoughtes; I would not therefore staye 108.B07.096 At a greate feast havinge no Grace to saye 108.B07.097 And yet I scaped not here, for beinge come 108.B07.098 ffull of the Common Ioye, I vttered some 108.B07.099 Reade then this Nuptiall Songe w%5ch%6 was not made 108.B07.100 Eeither the Court or mens hartes to invade 108.B07.101 But since I am dead, and buried I could frame [CW:Noe|] 108.B07.102 Noe Epitaph w%5ch%6: might advannce my fame [63] 108.B07.103 Soe much as this poore Song w%5ch%6: testifies 108.B07.104 I did vnto that daye some sacrifice| 108.B07.104a om 108.B07.104b om 108.B07.104c The time of the Marriadge 108.B07.105 Thou art repriu'd old yeares thou shalt not dye 108.B07.106 Though thou vppon thy death bedd lie 108.B07.107 And should'st thou w%5th%6in ffive dayes expire 108.B07.108 yet thou art rescued by a mightier fire 108.B07.109 Then thy old Soule the Sunne 108.B07.110 When he hath in his largest Christe runne 108.B07.111 The passage of the East, and West would thawe 108.B07.112 And open wide their easie Liquid Iawe 108.B07.113 To all our Shipps, Could a Promethean Art 108.B07.114 Either vnto the Northren Pole impart 108.B07.115 The fire of these inflaminge eyes, or of this lovinge hart 108.B07.115a om 108.B07.115b Equalitie of the Persons 108.B07.116 But vndiscoveringe Muse, w%5ch%6: Hart w%5th%6 eyes 108.B07.117 In this new Couple dost thou prize? 108.B07.118 when his eye as inflaminge is 108.B07.119 As hers, and her hart loues as well as his 108.B07.120 Betrid by beauty, and than 108.B07.121 The Bridgrome is a mayde, and not a man 108.B07.122 If that by manly %YCarr%Z#>courage<, the bee tryed 108.B07.123 W%5ch%6: scornes vniust opinion; then the Bride, [CW:becomes|] 108.B07.124 Becomes a man, should Channce, or envies Art [63v] 108.B07.125 Devide these two, whom Nature scarce did part 108.B07.126 Since both haue both thinflaminge eyes, and both the lovinge \(hart 108.B07.126a om 108.B07.126b Raisinge of the Bridgroome 108.B07.127 Though it be some diuorce to thinck of yo%5u%6 108.B07.128 Singly, soe much one are yo%5w%6 twoe 108.B07.129 Let me heere contemplate thee 108.B07.130 ffirst Cheerefull Bridgroome, and first let mee see 108.B07.131 How thou prevens't the Sunn 108.B07.132 And his redd foming Horses do'st#>%Y**%Z< outrunn 108.B07.133 How havinge laid downe in thy Soveraignes breast 108.B07.134 all businesses from thence to reinvest 108.B07.135 Them when these triumphes cease thou forward art 108.B07.136 To shew to her who doth the like impart 108.B07.137 The fire of th' inflaminge eyes, and of thy lovinge hart 108.B07.137a om 108.B07.137b Raisinge of the Bride 108.B07.138 But now to thee faire Bride, it is some wronge 108.B07.139 To thinck thou wert in Bedd so longe 108.B07.140 Since soone thou lyest downe the first 108.B07.141 Thou in first risinge should'st allowe for it 108.B07.142 Pouder thy radiant haire 108.B07.143 W%5ch%6: if w%5th%6out such Ashes thou would'st weare 108.B07.144 Thou, w%5ch%6 to all w%5ch%6 comes to looke vppon 108.B07.145 Art meant for Ph|ae%L|bus; would'st be Phae%Uton, 108.B07.146 ffor our ease give thine eyes th' vnvsuall part [CW:of] 108.B07.147 of Ioye, a Teare; so quenched thou maist impart [64] 108.B07.148 To vs that come thy inflaminge eyes, to him thy lovinge hart 108.B07.148a om 108.B07.148b Her Apparrelinge 108.B07.149 Thus thou descend'st to our infirmitie 108.B07.150 who can the Sunn in winter see 108.B07.151 So dost thou when in silke and gould 108.B07.152 Thou cloud'st thy selfe, since wee w%5ch%6 doe beholde 108.B07.153 Are dust and wormes, t'is iust 108.B07.154 Our obiect|es| bee the fruites of wormes and dust 108.B07.155 Let every Iewell be a glorious starre 108.B07.156 yet Starrs are not so pure as the Spheres are 108.B07.157 And though those stoope t' appeare to vs in part 108.B07.158 Still in that picture thou intirely art 108.B07.159 W%5ch%6 thy inflaminge eyes have made w%5th%6in his lovinge hart 108.B07.159a om 108.B07.159b Goinge to Chappell|:~| 108.B07.160 Now from yo%5r%6 Easte yo%5w%6 issue forth, and wee 108.B07.161 As men w%5ch%6 through a Cipresse see 108.B07.162 The risinge Sun, doe thinck it twoe 108.B07.163 So as yo%5w%6 goe to Church doe thinck of yo%5w%6. 108.B07.164 But that vayle beinge gone 108.B07.165 By the Church rites yo%5w%6 are from thenceforth one 108.B07.166 The Church truimphant made this match before 108.B07.167 And now the Militant doth strive no more 108.B07.168 Then Reverend Preist whose Godes Recorder art 108.B07.169 Doe from his Dictates to these two impart 108.B07.170 All blessinges w%5ch%6 are seene, or thought by Angells eye or \(hart [CW:The] 108.B07.170a om 108.B07.170b The Benediction [64v] 108.B07.171 Blest paire of Swanns, Oh maye yo%5w%6 inter-bringe 108.B07.172 Dayly new ioyes and never singe 108.B07.173 Live till all growndes of wishes faile 108.B07.174 Till honour, yea till wisdome, grow so stale 108.B07.175 That new greate heightes to trye 108.B07.176 I must serve yo%5r%6 Ambition to dye 108.B07.177 Raise heires, and maye heare the the worldes end, live 108.B07.178 Heires from this Kinge to take thanckes, yo%5w%6 to give 108.B07.179 Nature and grace doe all, And nothinge Art 108.B07.180 Maye never Age, nor Error overwhart 108.B07.181 w%5th%6 any west these radiant eyes, w%5th%6 any North this hart 108.B07.181a om 108.B07.181b |F|easts and Reuells 108.B07.182 But yo%5w%6. are overblest: Plenty this daye 108.B07.183 Iniuries, it causes tyme to staye, 108.B07.184 The tables gron, as though this ffeast 108.B07.185 would as the ffloud Destroy all ffoule, and Beast 108.B07.186 And were the Doctrine new, 108.B07.187 That the Earth mou'd this daye would make it true 108.B07.188 ffor every part to dannce, and Revell goes 108.B07.189 They tread the Ayre, and fall not when they rose 108.B07.190 Though Six howers since, the Sunn to bedd did part 108.B07.191 The maskes, and banquettes will not yet impart 108.B07.192 A Sunsett to these weary eyes, A Center to this hart [The] 108.B07.192a om 108.B07.192b The Brides goinge to bedd [65] 108.B07.193 What mean'st thou Bride this Company to keepe? 108.B07.194 To sitt vp till thou faine would'st sleepe 108.B07.195 Thou may'st not when thou art laid doe soe 108.B07.196 Thy selfe must to him a new Banquett growe 108.B07.197 And yo%5w%6 must entertaine 108.B07.198 And doe all this dayes Dannces o're againe 108.B07.199 Know that if Sunne, and Moone together doe 108.B07.200 Rise in one poynt they doe not sett soe too/ 108.B07.201 Therefore thou maist faire Bride to bed Depart 108.B07.202 Thou art not gone, beinge gone, where ere thou art 108.B07.203 Thou lea'ust in him thy watchfull eyes, in him thy lovinge hart 108.B07.203a om 108.B07.203b The Bridegroomes com%Minge 108.B07.204 As hee that sees a Starr fall runns apace 108.B07.205 And findes a Ielly in the place 108.B07.206 So doth the Bridgroome hast as much 108.B07.207 Beinge tolde this starr is fall'n, and finds her such 108.B07.208 And as freindes maye looke strange 108.B07.209 By a new fashion or apparells Change 108.B07.210 Their soules though longe acquainted there had bene 108.B07.211 These cloathes their Bodies, never yet had seene 108.B07.212 Therefore at first shee modestly might start 108.B07.213 But must forthw%5th%6 surrender every part 108.B07.214 As freely, as each, to each, gave either eye or hart, 108.B07.214a om 108.B07.215b The Good night 108.B07.215 Now as in Tullia's Tombe one lampe did burne 108.B07.216 vnchaung'd for ffifteene hundred yeare| [CW:Maye|] 108.B07.217 Maye these love Lamps wee heere inshrine [65v] 108.B07.218 In warmth, light lastinge equall the divine 108.B07.219 ffire ever doth aspire 108.B07.220 And makes all like it selfe, turnes all to fire 108.B07.221 But ends in Ashes, w%5ch%6 these cannot doe 108.B07.222 For none of these is Fuell, but fire too 108.B07.223 This is Ioyes Bonefire, then who loves strong Artes 108.B07.224 Make of soe Noble individuall partes 108.B07.225 One fire of ffoure inflaminge eyes, and of two lovinge hartes 108.B07.225a Idios 108.B07.226 As I haue brought this Songe, That I maye doe 108.B07.227 A perfect sacrifice Ile burne it too/. 108.B07.227a Alloph 108.B07.228 No S%5r%6: this paper I haue iustly gott 108.B07.229 For in burnt Incense the perfume is not 108.B07.230 His only that presentes it, but of all 108.B07.231 what ever celebrates this Festivall 108.B07.232 Is com%Mon sence the ioye thereof is soe 108.B07.233 Nor maye yo%5r%6 selfe be Preist: but lett mee goe 108.B07.234 Back to the Court, and I will lay't vppon 108.B07.235 Such Alters as Prize yo%5r%6 Devotion 108.B07.SS [wirlwind flourish] 108.B07.0$$ ll. 1-104, 226-35: alternate lines ind; ll. 105-225: 2nd and 3rd ll. short ind, 5th long ind. in each st. Sts. numbered in Arabic numerals.