The Nature of the Four Elements (Natura Naturata) · chunk 11 of 19
Rastell, John · published 1520 · first performed or written 1517 [c.1517-c.1518] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea · 532 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
Sir this is ynglande lying here And this is skotlande that joineth him near compassed a bout every where with the occian see round And next from them westwardly Here by himself alone doth lie Ireland that wholesome ground Here than is the narrow seey To Calyce and Boleyne the next weigh And flaunders in this ꝑte Here lieth fraunce next him joining And spayn southward from thence standing And portyngale in this quart This country is called Italye Behold where Rome in the myddis doth lie And Naples here be yond And this little See that here is Is called the Gulf of Uenys And here venys doth stand As for almayne lieth this way Here lieth denmarke and norway And northward on this side There lieth Iselonde where men do fish But be yond that so cold it is No man may there abide This See is called the great occian So great it is that never man Coude tell it sith the world began Till now within this twenty year westward be found new lands That we never hard tell of before this By writing nor other meanys yet many now have been there And that country is so large of room Much longer than all cristendome without fable or guile For diverse mariners have it tried And sailed straight by the cost side Above .v. thousand mile But what commodities be within No man can tell nor well Imagine But yet not long a go Some men of this country went By the king's noble consent It for to search to that intent And could not be brought thereto But they that were they venteres Have cause to curse their mariners Falls of promise and dissemblers That falsely them be trayed which would take no pain to sail farther Than their own list and pleasure wherefore that voyage and diverse other Such kaytyffes have destroyed O what a thing had be than if that they that be english men Might have been the furst of all That there should have take possession And made furst building & habitation A memory perpetual And also what an honourable thing Both to the realm and to the king To have had his dominion extendyng● There into so far a ground which the noble king of late memory The most wise prince the vij Herry Caused furst for to be found And what a great meritoryouse deed It were to have the people instructed To live more virtuously And to learn to know of men the manner And also to know god their maker which as yet live all bestly For they nother know god nor the devil Nor never hard tell of heaven nor hell writing nor other scripture But yet in the stead of god almight The honour the son for his great lygg● For that doth them great pleasure Building nor house they have none at all But woods/ cotꝭ/ and cavys small No marvel though it be so For they use no manner of iron Nother in toll nor other weapon That should help them thereto Copper they have which is found In diverse places above the ground
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¶Syr this ys ynglande lyenge here And this is skotlāde yt Ioyneth hym nere Compassyd a boute euery where with the occian see rownde ¶And next from them westwardly Here by hym selfe alone doth ly Irelande that holsome grounde ¶Here than is the narowe seey To Calyce and Boleyne the next wey And flaunders in this ꝑte Here lyeth fraunce next hym ioynynge And spayn̄ southwarde frō thēs stādynge And portyngale in this quart This contrey is callyd Italye Beholde where Rome in ye myddꝭ doth ly And Naples here be yonde And this lytell See that here is Is callyd the Gulfe of Uenys And here venys doth stande ¶As for almayne lyeth this way Here lyeth denmarke and norway And northwarde on this syde There lyeth Iselonde where mē do fyshe But be yonde that so colde it is No man may there abyde ¶This See is called the great Occyan So great it is that neuer man Coude tell it sith the worlde began Tyll nowe within this .xx. yere westwarde be founde new landes That we neuer harde tell of before this By wrytynge nor other meanys yet many nowe haue ben there ¶And that contrey is so large of rome Muche lenger than all cristendome without fable or gyle For dyuers maryners haue it tryed And sayled streyght by the coste syde Aboue .v. thousand myle ¶But what cōmodytes be within No man can tell nor well Imagin But yet not longe a go Some men of this coutrey went By the kynges noble consent It for to serche to that entent And coude not be brought therto ¶But they that were they venteres Haue cause to curse their maryners Fals of promys and dissemblers That falsly them be trayed whiche wold take no paine to saile farther Than their owne lyst and pleasure wherfore that vyage and dyuers other Suche kaytyffes haue distroyed ¶O what a thynge had be than yf that they that be englyshe men Myght haue ben the furst of all That there shulde haue take possessyon And made furst buyldynge & habytacion A memory perpetuall And also what an honorable thynge Bothe to the realme and to the kynge To haue had his domynyon extendyng There into so farre a grounde whiche the noble kynge of late memory The moste wyse prynce the .vij. Herry Causyd furst for to be founde ¶And what a great meritoryouse dede It were to haue the people instructed To lyue more vertuously And to lerne to knowe of men the maner And also to knowe god theyr maker whiche as yet lyue all bestly For they nother knowe god nor the deuell Nor neuer harde tell of heuyn nor hell wrytynge nor other scripture But yet in the stede of god almyght The honour the sone for his great lygg For that doth them great pleasure ¶Buyldynge nor house they haue nō at all But wodes / cotꝭ / and cauys small No merueyle though it be so For they vse no maner of yron Nother in tole nor other wepon That shulde helpe them therto ¶Copper they haue whiche is founde In dyuers places aboue the grounde