The Entertainment in Suffolk and Norfolk (Royal Entry of Queen Elizabeth into Norwich) · chunk 13 of 13
Churchyard, Thomas · published 1578 · first performed or written 1578 [Aug] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court T55 Fairies, fairy queens and enchanted desi typicality 0.79 · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T55: fairy, fairies, oberon, mopsus, queen, land, grace, babylon, mab, thestylis.
THough clean against the fairies kind, we come in open view, (And that the Queen of fairies here, presents herself to you) Some secret cause procures the same: the Gods at first, ye know, In field to honour thee good Queen, did make a gallant show: Should we that are but sprites of th'air, refuse to do the same? No sure, for Gods and mortal men, shall serve thee noble Dame. WHen Mercury came first in Coach, a message to unfold, (And Mask of Gods amid the night, in chamber secrets told) We warned were to shape ourselves, to do what Ioue assigned, But water Nymphs stepped in the while, and so expressed their mind, And thrust poor fairies out of place, yet we: for fear of soil, Watched here our time, & for our sports, did chose this certain soil. YEa out of hedge we crept in deed, where close in caves we lay, And knowing by the brute of fame, a Queen must pass this way, To make her laugh, we clapped on coats, of sedges and Bulrush both, That she should know, & world should say, lo there the fairies goeth, Like Furies mad, and satires wild yet lo, we have in store Fine Timbrels, that the Ancients use, to make the show the more. When saints & souls, & sprites of men, from Heaven down did fling, (And Jehovah spoke, and Clouds did shake, & many a crowned King. Crept out of grave, to honour thee, we ready were to wait, But Hags of Hell, & damned Fiends, that feeds on false desayt Did blush to see thy presence Queen, but we that harmless were, Kept love in store, to show at length our duty void of fear. But when that Cupid was condemned, and Venus fell in rage, And Wantonness & Riot rude, for knacks were clapped in cage, And all the ragment row of Gods, to one great God gave place, We silly fairies were afeard, therewith to show our face. Yet when we saw a Mask well liked, and Gods condemned appear, We did consult, at last farewell, the fairies should be here. But with Orations good and great, to wall the weak was thrust, Yet when the strongest did their best, of force yet speak we must. For Ioue that all commands, and doth, bade us to watch the hour, And show no more at this adieu, than was in fairies power. So keeping course of Ioues command, we speak that is in breast, And leave the Queen and all the train, with wit to judge the rest. WIth Gods, yea kings & queens, began your entry to this place, With gentle Ghosts & merry sprites, we mind to end the case. So in good sign of happy chance, to thee O sacred Queen, To knit up all, we mean to dance with Timbrels on this green. And then farewell, we can no more, salute thee in our gise, All that is done, by great good will, is offered to the wise.
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THough cleane against the Phayries kind, we come in open view, (And that the Queene of Phayries heere, presents hirselfe to you) Some secret cause procures the same: the Gods at first, ye know, In field to honour thee good Queene, did make a gallant shew: Should we that are but sprites of thaire, refuse to do the same? No sure, for Gods and mortall men, shall serue thee noble Dame. VVHen Mercury came first in Coatch, a message to vnfolde, (And Maske of Gods amid the night, in chāber secrets told) VVe warned were to shape our selues, to do what Ioue assignd, But water Nymphes stept in the while, and so exprest their mynd, And thrust poore Phayries out of place, yet we: or feare of soyle, VVatcht here our time, & for our sports, did chose this certain soyle. YEa out of hedge we crept in deede, where close in caues we lay, And knowing by the brute of fame, a Quene must passe this way, To make hir laugh, we clapt on cotes, of Segges and Bulrush both, That she shuld know, & world should say, lo there the Phayries goth, Like Furies madde, and Satyres wild yet loe, we haue in store Fine Timbrels, that the Auntients vse, to make the shew the more. WHē saints & soules, & sprites of mē, frō Heauē downe did fling▪ (And Ieboua spake, and Cloudes did shake, & many a crowned King. Crept out of graue, to honor thee, we ready were to wait, But Hagges of Hell, & damned Feends, that feedes on false desayt Did blush to see thy presence Queene, but we that harmelesse were, Kept loue in store, to shew at length our dutie voyde of feare. BVt when that Cupid was condemnd, and Venus fell in rage, And VVantonnesse & Riot rude, for knackes were clapt in cage, And all the ragment rowe of Gods, to one great God gaue place, VVe sillie Phayries were afeard, therewith to shew our face. Yet when we saw a Maske well likt, and Gods condemnd appeere, VVe did consult, at last farewell, the Phayries should be heere. BVt with Orations good and great, to wall the weake was thrust, Yet whē the strongest did their best, of force yet speake we must. For Ioue that all commands, and doth, bade vs to watch the howre, And shew no more at this adue, than was in Phayries powre. So keeping course of Ioues commaund, we speake that is in brest, And leaue the Queene and all the trayne, with wit to iudge the rest. WIth Gods, yea kings & Quenes, begās your entrie to this place, VVith gētle Gosts & merrie sprites, we mind to end the cace. So in good signe of happie chance, to thee O sacred Queene, To knit vp all, we meane to daunce with Timbrels on this greene. And then farewell, we can no more, salute thee in oure gise, All that is done, by great good will, is offered to the wise.