The Royal Entertainment at Sudeley Castle · chunk 2 of 2
Anonymous · published 1592 · first performed or written 1592 [Sep 10; Sep 11] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court T22 Shepherds, flocks and Pan typicality 0.70 · 598 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T22: shepherd, pan, shepherds, love, sheep, flocks, fair, shepherdess, swain, away.
Teach other rules to win a maidenheade. Well song, & well played, seldom so well among shepherds, but call me the Cutter of Cotsholde, that looks as though he only knew his leripoope, amorous he is, and wise, carrying a sheeps eye in a calfs head. Will you 3 questions, or 3 commandments? half a dozen of each. My wits work like new bear, and they will break my head, unless it vent at the mouth. Sing, I haue forsworn that since cuckow-time, for I heard, one sing all the summer, and in the winter was all bald. Play on the Lute. tailors craft, a knock on the knuckles, will make one fast a fortnight, my belly and back shall not be retainers to my fingers. What question shall I ask? Any so it be of love. Are youe amorous? No, but fantastical. But what is love? A single accidence. In love there are eight partes. Ioy Hope Truth Constancy all tolerable. Sorrow Anger jealousy despair all intolerable. These contain all, till you come to the rules, and then in love, there are three concords. 1 The first, betwixt a bachelor, and a maid, 2 The second, betwixt a man and his wife, 3 The third, betwixt any he and she, that loveth straggling. The fool bleeds, it is time to stop his vain, for having wet his foot, he careth not how deep he wades. Let us attend that, which we most expect. the star, that directs us hither, who hath in almanac? What mean you, a starmonger, the quipper of the firmament, here is one. I ever carry it, to know the hye waies, to every good town, the fairs, and the faire weather. Let me see it. The seventh of September, happiness was born into the world, it may be the eleventh is some wonder. The moon at the full, tis true, for Cynthia never shined so bright, the twelfth the weather inclined to moisture & shepherds devises to dryenes, the thirteenth, summer, goeth from hence, the sign in virgo, vivat clarissimae virgo. The diseases shalbe melancholies, some proceeding of necessity, some of superfluity, many shalbe studying how to spend what they haue, more, beating their brains to get what they want. Malice shalbe more infectious then the pestilence, and Drones more favoured then Ants, as for Bees, they shal haue but their labour for their pains, and when their combs be full, they shalbe stilde; the war shal be, twixt hemlock and honey. At four of the clock this day, shal appear the worlds wonder that leads England into every land, and brings all lands into England. THis is the day, this the hour, this the star, pardon dread sovereign, poor shepherds pastimes, and bold shepherds presumptions. We call ourselves Kings and queens to make mirth, but when we see a King or queen, we stand amazed. The sun warms the earth, yet looseth no brightness; but sheweth more force, & Kings names that fall vpon shepherds, loose no dignity, but breed more fear. Their pictures are drawn in colours, and in brass their portraytures engraven. At chests, there are Kings, and queens, & they of wood. shepherds are no more, nor no less, woodden. In theatres, artificers haue played Emperours, yet the next day forgotten, neither their dueties nor occupations. For our boldness in borrowing their names, and in not seeing your majesty for our blindness, we offer these shepherds weeds, which, if your majesty vouchsafe at any time to wear, it shall bring to our hearts comfort, and happiness to our labours.
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Length
598 words · 878 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T22 — Shepherds, flocks and Pancross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.702 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T24 · seed 44: T25 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Teach other rules to winne a maidenheade. Well ſong, & wel plaide, ſeldome ſo well amonge ſhepheards, but call me the Cutter of Cotſholde, that lookes as though he onlie knew his leripoope, amorous he is, and vviſe, carying a ſheepes eie in a calfs heade. Will you 3 queſtions, or 3 commaundments? Halfe a dozen of eache. My wits worke like new beare, and they will breake my head, vnleſſe it vent at the mouthe. Sing, I haue forſworne that ſince cuckow-time, for I heard, one ſing all the ſommer, and in the winter was all balde. Play on the Lute. Taylers crafte, a knocke on the knuckles, wil make one faſte a fortnight, my belly and back ſhall not be retainers to my fingers. What queſtion ſhall I aske? Any ſo it be of loue. Are youe amorous? No, but fantaſticall. But what is loue? A ſingle Accidens. In loue there are eight partes. Ioy Hope Truth Cōſtācy all tolerable. Sorrow Anger Ielouſie Diſpaire all intolerable. Theſe containe all, till you come to the rules, and then in loue, there are three concords. 1 The firſt, betwixt a Bacheler, and a maide, 2 The ſeconde, betwixt a man and his wife, 3 The thirde, betwixt any he and ſhe, that loueth ſtragling. The foole bleeds, it is time to ſtopp his vaine, for hauing wet his foote, he careth not how deepe he wades. Let vs attēd that, which we moſt expect. the ſtarr, that directs vs hither, vvho hath in Almanacke? What meane you, a ſtarmonger, the quipper of the firmament, here is one. I euer carrie it, to knowe the hye vvaies, to euerie good tovvne, the faires, and the faire weather. Let me ſee it. The ſeuenth of September, happines was borne into the world, it may be the eleuenth is ſome wōder. The moone at the ful, tis true, for Cynthia neuer ſhined ſo bright, the twelfth the weather inclined to moiſture & ſhepheards deuiſes to dryenes, the thirteenth, ſommer, goeth from hence, the ſigne in virgo, viuat clariſſimae virgo. The diſeaſes ſhalbe melancholies, ſome proceeding of neceſſitie, ſome of ſuperfluity, many ſhalbe ſtudying how to ſpend what they haue, more, beating their braines to get what they want. Malice ſhalbe more infectious then the peſtilence, and Drones more fauoured then Ants, as for Bees, they ſhal haue but their laboure for their paines, and when their combes be ful, they ſhalbe ſtilde; the warre ſhal be, twixt hemlocke and honie. At foure of the clocke this day, ſhal appeare the worldes wonder that leades England into euery land, and brings all lands into England. THis is the day, this the houre, this the ſtarre, pardon dread Soueraigne, poore ſhepheards paſtimes, and bolde ſhepheards preſumptions. We call our ſelues Kings and Queenes to make mirth, but when we ſee a King or Queene, we ſtand amazed. The ſunne warmes the earth, yet looſeth no brightnes; but ſheweth more force, & Kings names that fall vpon ſhepheards, looſe no dignity, but breede more feare. Their pictures are drawen in colours, and in braſſe their portraytures engrauen. At cheſts, there are Kings, and Queenes, & they of wood. Shepheards are no more, nor no leſſe, wooddē. In Theaters, artificers haue plaide Emperours, yet the next day forgottē, neither their dueties nor occupations. For our boldenes in borrowing their names, and in not ſeeing your Maieſty for our blindnes, we offer theſe ſhepheards weedes, which, if your Maieſtye vouchſafe at any time to weare, it ſhall bring to our hearts comfort, and happines to our labours.