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31. AEIOSTO (LUD.). Ariosto's Satyres (in verse) in Seven
Famous Discourses, shewing the State: I. Of the Court and
Courtiers; 2, Of Lihertie, and the Clergie in generall; 8, Of the
Eomane Clergie; 4, Of Marriage; 5, Of Soldiers, Musitians, and
, Loners; 6, Of Schoolmasters and Scholars; 7, Of Honour, and the
■ Happiest Life. In English by Garuis Markham. Printer's device-
on title. Small 4to, full red levant morocco, Jansen style, gilt
edges, by Sangorski and Sutcliife (one running headline in fac-
simile).
London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, for Eoger Jackson, 1608
A VERY IMPORTANT AND RAKE FiRST ENGLISH EDITION. Bibliographers
do not mention that this translation contains very interesting commentaries
by E. Tofte, who was personally acquainted with Italy, and who gives in
them a mass of information relating to the manners of the Italians at the
end of the 16th century. This version was really written by Eobert Tofte,
and the ascription of the work to Gervase Markham appears to have been
a fraud upon the part of the publisher, for Tofte, in an address to the
reader in the "Blazon of Jealousie,"—(in this library)—says:
"I had thought for thy hotter contentment to have inserted {at the end
of this hooJce) the disastrous fall of three nohle Bomane gentlemen over-
throwne thorow Jealousie in their Loues; hut the same was with Ariosto's
'Satyres' (translated hy mee out of Italian into English verse, and notes
upon the same) printed without my consent or knowledge in another man's
name.''
Arioftos j
SATYRES. IN
SEVEN FAMOVS DIS-
coLirfes, (liewing the State,
1 of the Court, and Courtiers.
2 OfLibcrtie,and the Clergie in gcnerall.
^ Of theRomane clergie.
^ Of Marriage.
5 Of Soldiers, Mufitians, and Loucrs.
^ Of SchooltfiaftersandScholcrs.
y Of Honour, and the happieft Life.
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-■/0 the ^I(eader,
Entle Reader, the vertuoi:s,with theft
owne, haiii#igalwaies regard to an others
good, do painfully beftow houresj dales,
and yearcsjtomakethat eafie to others,
which they with great labour haue obtai-
nedj in their places, vfing all meanes,to
reclaime all perfons, from all manner vi-,
ces, and to furnilh them with fiich gifts of grace, as make
the poflelfors all iointly happy. From the man of experi-
cnce, which hath learning and wifedome, thou mayeft bee
fure to receiue good inftrudion. 1 know my felfe vnablc
to giue the Author of this booke,his due commendation;
if I were^and did, yet fhould I fceme to fomc, to flatter, to
others not to haue fayd inough: wherefore for thy content-
ment, let this futfice thee, the author had his education
with the learned, his liuingamong the greatefl concourfe
of people, and his life vnreproueable.For his gifts, the
world hath already had fufficient experience, in that fa-
mous worke of orhndo Funoje. V\ hofoeuer thou art, I
darcaffiirc thee, thots mayefl: in this difcourfefas in a glalle)
feethy prefcntcftate,andfonot miffc to iiidge rightly of
thy end. Inreadingthou flialt finde pleafure, both in the
matter and forme; by confiderng thou fhalt be able to '
inftrud thy felfe and others •, but by pradifingas thou
ought, thou Inalt find ietled happinefle. Let the example
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To the T^eader.
. of others be thy inftruction>to £ie that eui 11 which hat h bin.
• their ouerthrow jand to embrace that good which was their
. aduanccment. Be thankful firft to Godjthcn to the author,
( and laftly to thy Country-man, who for thy fake, without
; any other recompcnce,hath taken thepaines in moft exqui-
fit6inaniKr>to be thy interpreter,
m.
The argument of the whole worhejand
the reafons why Lodouko JriOj^o writ thcfc
Seauen Satyrcs.
BE reaJonsTfhj Majler hoAovdco Ari-
ofto 'Writ thejefeaum Satjres^fo much
renowned -and efteemed a?f)or^gsi <iU the
Italians^ were grounded'upon theje jiue
K principles or dijcontentments.
Firji^the Poet heinggiuen whollyvn-
^ to his booke and Budy, was in the twen-
tiethyearoj his age(at what time he began to write hisOthndo
V\.\x\o{6)entertainedmto theferuiceof Dow HypoIitOj Cardi-
nallofE/iay a greatefauourer of learning and good wit si where
he continued eertameyeares at his ftud'g ^ being imployed hy his
Lord in many matters of greate importance, 'vnttU this Brange
accident hapned,which was the ^rji occafwn why he jell into dtf-
grace with his Lord efnd majleriandthis it was.
The Cardinall Hypolito Majler vnto Axioldo,falling in loue
with a young Ladj his kinfwoman ( who for her ownepart was
no kjfeinamoredof Dow lulio the naturall brother vnto the
Cardina\t)(he confejfedvnto him,that the only thing which occu'
jtoned her(abo(te all other) to affeB his brother, was the fweet af-
peB and beauty of his eiesivpon which the Cardinall grew into Jb
great a hatred ag&mfl his owne brother, that by iealoufie turning
his loue mto too violentfury,he fet efpialls ouer Don Iii h'o when
he fhould goe out of the towne on hunting , and Jet vpon him
with a company of villams,whewe the Cardinall commanded in |
A 3 his
The Argument.
his owfie prejence t$ thrufi out the eyes of his brother Jbeaiufe they
onely were the choyce companions of his loue-jan o^e rso leffeinfa-
mom to the Cardmall-,then mt oiler able to all humane gouerncr
merit. Whereupon the Cardtnall to efcape allpunifjjment that
might happen to beinp.£ted vpon him, hee prtfently fleelde to
Agria a Cittyin Hungary, whereofhewas Atchbifloop^&'luied
there vntill the death 0} [\x\io the fecondtken Pope of Reme^to
auoyde his fury yv ho was much incenjed againfi him. And hecaufe
Anoiio would not followe him thither} as other of his fermnts
in his ranke didfhe tooke it maruelloufly ill at his hands , and ca~
, Jlinghmfromfauoar'vponfo fleight an occafton^gaue the Poet
'ya ground for his inuention.
The [econd caufe ofhis difcontentment was y hat he being ofve-
ry familiar and inward acquaintance with the Medices of Flo-
TQWcc^efwhich family two were Popes in his time, the one Leo
the tenthythe other Clcmznx. the feuenthyboth which he follow-
edingoodwillyandffoodthemingreatefleadas well when they
were banifJjed their countryyas when they liued as prmate men in
their owne citty.hut when heJ awe his expedtation was decernedy
and that he found them not fo reaay to requite his feruice us him-
felfe imagined he had(and that rightly)deferued ^ he gaue them
oner quickly yond left the Roma ne Courty retyring himfelfe to Hue
priuatly in Florence. For ahoue all things he loued not to daunce
lon^, attendance at the Court for any preferment, neither would
hebe boundflonger then he pleafedfvnto any man , although hee
might haue had neuerfo muchyheprizing his liberty at (0 high a
rate.asheedieemedthefamemorethenthehefiCardmaU hat in
.R omegas hmfelfe in his fecond Satyr e afjirmeth more pUimy.
■ The third caufewhich made him paffionate,was this: his father
idying^fefthimagreate charge and very tittle limngy there being
If ue.hrothers of themyond as many fiPiers (hefides his old mother^
I alt which lay vpon his hands toprouidefor them, which was no
/mall
The Argument.
(mdl corfntevnto h'mytahetreuhledvpithjo many vporldly bttfi-
nedhi hebedngginenbynatureto eaje and to fit quietly at hk
yno 'mandthis greenedhmfomach^asoftentimes he wasgiuM
ruer bis fiudy cleane., meaning to follow the world another while]
had It not beene that he was perfwaded to the contrary by a gen\
tl-.man a dcarefriendand kinfman of his{whom he dearely loued^
called Pandolfo P^noikoywhofe death afterward he very mttcll
lamented.
The fourth CAufie of difcontentment was y he was much galled
with the loue of women , whereunto he was a little too much gi-
uenftbeiHgaveniaUfinne amongst the Italians-,yetis he the ra-
ther to bepardonedan that he often confefeth his fault,andfhew- j
ethhimfeifetobe/orryforthejamey wijhingthathe couldhaue^
amended it'.andalfo becauje he denoted himfelfe -vnto the feruice
of fuch as were honorable^s was that moflfaire and "vertueus wi'
dow defiended of the noble family of the Lapi in Florence.,as hee
hmfelf tefltfiethm one ofhisCan&ons,in which he celebrateth the
beauties and honors of his MiBrifJe, fetting downe therein the
time when^and the place where he fir ft was inamered ofher-ywhieh
was in Florenceyntheyeare I'^il.vponSaint lohn Baptift day
in lune-.at what time the Florentines vnder the conduU of their
chiefeCaptaynes, Julian and Peter diMedices did Jolemniz^
many greatfeafts.andpfefenteddiuers richftoowesandplayes be-
fore the people fn honor bftheir brotherheothetenthywho then
was newly chojen Pope.But after CardinaU Hypolito dyed,K\-
fonzo Duke of Ferrara allured hnoidobj al themeanes he could
vnlo his [ourt ^offering htm great offces and preferments tohaue
jerned him in ordinary, but he louing his liberty more then any-
treafurerefufed his proffer, dZ" yet not altogether infuchfort,but
that in fome fafoien he was content to retaine vinto hm. Againe^
had he beene giuen to haue fought wealth and to haue hcapedriches
together, fie coddno way hautbeen without them for diuers great
Frineesi
The Argwmenr.
Princes betngwillmg to hiUie had him Im in their Court es -wUh
them,made tender of many great penfions vnto him,but he accep-
tedofmnewnly he was content to offer his feruice(as I fayde he-
fore)tothe aforefayd Duke hX^onioyephomehe chafe rather f^r
country fake ^and ofmeere loue to the place wherein he was born*
then for any great gaine or promotion which he expeBed,
Piftly and la fly to conclude^ he wrote thefe Satyres in Carck-
»(i//Hy poly toes andwhilfthe continued with Alfotifc.
Duke of Ferrara\ who amogjt other famurs doneimto him^ made
himprefident or lieutenant of acountry calledGrafiignana(Jub-
ieB vnto his Dukedome)but becaufe the people were naery faBicus
and the country rebellious^ and therefore he troubled ouer much
"With them,hetooke [mail pleafur e in that gouernment fut rather
mightily complaineth thereof^as is to befeene in the fourth and
Jeuenth Satyre:
Be was borne in Anno ic^y^tin the Caflle ofwhich
fiandeth in Lumbardy^ his father at that time being gouernour
thereof: He dyed of apayne he had in his B.omacke^ and was buri'
ed h Saint ^ttnntts Church inFerrara, hauingafayre monu-
went of marble with his Batue placed thereupon, and anPpytaph
which a gentleman a friend ofhis befimed vpon him.
The
Thefirjl Satjre,
J^i03»
The Argvment.
He fifsweth what qualities fuch men ought te
haue^who gee about to ^ur chafe credit and
wealth in the Courts of Princes: and that ft?^j
both his feruice and bis writings haue beene
mofl vngratefullj requited by hie Lord and
Rother, both ofyourfclfe and of my friend
I fainc would know this doubts vnccrtainc end;
Whether the Court thinkcs ofvs as we be.
Or in obliuion drownesour memorie.
Whether my Lord accufc my flaying heerc.
Or if I haue a ftiend fo nobly deere,
As in mine abfencc will excufc my blame.
And gaiiiftmine imputations, reafons frame:
That albe others follow him, yet I,
May flay behinde with attmle honefty.
Or whether all of you mofl learnedly,
R cad in the wealthy rules of flattery.
(That Qoddefle of great Courtiers) rather augment
By yourfoftfmoothings,hishigh difcontent:
And fo lift vp the fury of his heart,
Beyond both reafon, fenfe, and my defart.
Well, ifyou do fo, you are then mofl: wife.
For fo in thefc doles Courtiers oncly rife^
B He
To his Brother
H'. A. A. and
Jriojlds Satj/res,
He is a foole that ftriues to liue by loflc.
And ris witsmadneflc when our prince we crofic;
Not though he faid he faw the mid-day bright,
Coucred with ftarrcsas in the datke ofnightj
No, he that will by great mens fauours liue,
T o footh and fl atter, mi ilFbyno meancs grieue.
Letgrcatnefle either praife or difcommeridi
Do we not feCuhowLhiiattcndants fend^
Their verdift s forth,to iumpc with wha t he faics
LikeEchos. or the Aftors o Tfl-age plaies j
And from their lips fend vollies of confent.
As if t were doncby Aft ofParliment;
And if by chance, any amongft them be,
(As t'were moft ftrangein fuch a company)
That dares not fpcake fo much for bafhfulnefTe,
Yet fliall his looke applaud it nearthcleffc;
And his old fhining countenance tell, that he
In Glence doth commend their flatterie .•
Though this in others^'ou do difcomend.
Yet me it doth much reputation lend;
Becaufc what euer my refolues haue moulded,
* Two famous I plainly without flattery haue vnfouldcd,
Phyfitions be- And vtterd forth my rcafons in fuch fort,
longing to M' That no difgrace would to my fame retort,
phtn\oDukc of f leafl of which inthis extremitie,
fholdofwonhyftrongvalidity
aamc, the M Ashrftmy life, which nature bids me prize,
ofwhich isfaid Aboue all wealth thats vnderneath the skies,
to haue bcene >Jor willl it by follie fhorter make,
home with a fortune or the heauens predeftinatc.
fn^iis hLd! ^ fhould fpend in trauaile mv befl: times,
and therefore And fucke tli'infeftious aire offorraine climes,
was thought he
would prooue
an excellent
Being already fickly,I fhould die.
%
^ EKeValentitieandPeflhummdolk.
Phyfitian.asaf -fiAgaine, menfayl know my bodies ftatc,
tetward he did.petter thenany other can relate.
ArioJlo's!^atjres»
Can iudgc what for my felfe is good or ill,
And therefore am referd to mine owne skill.
Which being fo,I know my natures ftrength
Can not endure your cold climes: as at length.
Your felues haue proued and found that Italic,
Doth farre exceed the North in dignitie.
Bclidcs, the cold doth not offend me more.
Then doth their £loiics,vvhofe heat I much abhoij
My nature being fiich,that cucn the fcnt
I loath as t'wcpca p!agucmalcuolenf.
Northewinters bi eaths with you aman.
Without his hot houfe , bath, or warming partj
Where here with vs, nature d( >th ortkr keep.
We drinkejv'ntdlweikeatjfvycat tiiLwcilcep i
Eatc til our iawes a ke.ga me til l our b ones are w eary,
KifTetiJlour lips fmar t: all tSngs make vs merry.
Then who that comes from vs, with you can Hue
In health, or to himfelfe contentment giue?
When like if</>^<«<iw,fhowie mountaines hie,
Many through llaarpneflcofthe aire do die.
As for my felfe,the vapours which exhale,
And from my qucafie ftomacke rife and fall.
Breeding Catarhres,and my fickbraines vnreft.
Which foone fro thence fal down intomy breaft.
Would quickly rid inc,in one night I know.
Both ofmy life and fickneffeat a blow.
Adde vnto this the ftrength of fuming wine.
Which holies like poifon in thefe vcines of mine.
Which cuftome makes them quaflfeSc to caroufe.
Who doth refufe is facrilegious:
Th eir meit w ith peppe r,and w ith fpiccs h ot.
Is mixt to makcThem rellili'more the pot:
Which dict/?w/i»myPhyfitian faith,
Will make my forrow long,and fhortmy breath.
Bu^ you w ill anfwcre me,that if I plcaf^
My felfe may be the Steward c)f mine eafc.
h Heecoaipa.
reth that pact
of Hungary
where the
Cardinall
was vnto the
> cold I^ifhtan
mountaines in
Scythia, which
arecuet coue-
red ouet with
Ihow,
B 2
And
^ Jrio/ldsSatyres,
And both prouid vvarmc lodgings and found friends
Who will not tie me thofe drunken ends.
Which cuftoraeand the countries libertie,
Hathknitto menofplaceand quality.
.You'le fav I may prouide my felfe a Cooket
Might with my coine, my conduit water mcafurc,
Whileft you and your aflbciates with delight.
Should make of one iuft length both day and night t
And I liketo a Charterhoufe clofe Frier,
Sit in my chamber, and attend my fire,
Eate mine owne breath, and raoft impatiently,
Like Timon liue without mans company.
And yet this is not all, behinde is worfc,
I muff haue houlliold ftuffe to plague my purfc s
Both forray kitchin, and my chambers grace.
As fathersfurnifh brides in fuch a cafe.
« This was c Befides,ifmafterT(»/^«»»,fromhisloue,
Cardinall By for once or twice, fhould dainebut to approue.
Chom h« hid TodrefTemy meatalone,yet in theend.
with him iato He would my feuere humour difcommend,
Hungary. And fay, iffuch particulars I hold.
I muff prouide a Cooke ofmine owne mould.
And truly were my wealth flrongas my will,
Such counfaile I would earncftly fulfiU.
^ This was d Or if I had Francifco Steuiars wealth,
one of the No Prince fhould be more fbllowd then my felfe:
great charge, I can no way fupport,
whofe father ' My meanes doth yield my minde fo little comfort.
roaricd the bafe Befides, ifto my Ste ward I fho uld fay,
daughter of (whathclfthele wat nfli huniburTdoth alay)
buy(what ere thou paicft) the heft,
Citf^by wLm Bccaufc fuch things my ftomacke doth difgeft.
he had a migh- If once or twice to pleafe me he do frame,
tieMaffcof Pourc timcs at Icaft.bcwiU forget thc fame,
ireafurc,
\
Not
Anojlds Satyr es. 5
Not daring fomctimcs buy them from this feare.
Left I ftiould it caufe the price is dcere.
Hence comrm, oft I feed on bread al one.
Which breedesiBrme thTcHoIlicke and the ftone.
HenceIliuepriuate, hence I amfubieftrauch,
e To choler, and to eucry peeuilhtuch;
Fretting and fuming with fuch pecuiftineflc.
That in my beft friends, 1 leaue doubtfulnclte.
jifoSa thee I thanke, it is thy will,
And you faire Aiufes ofthe learned hill:
I find that for your fakes I not pofleflc,
Apparell that will cloath my nakedneflc.
But fay my Lord doth (as it is moft true)
Each feuerall y care make me apparell new.
Yet for your fakes that he performc the fame,
T'is moft vntrue, or fo to thinke a blame.
Himfelfe auowcs as much, as well I may
With reputation write what he doth fay.
Yet am no neerer my cares to rehearfe,
Sith he refpefts flrawcs better then my verfc.
All creatures can commend fweetpoeuc,
But nonerefpefls the Poets pouertie
^ That famous worke which I in painefull wife
Coropos'd to raifehis glories to the skies
He doth deny thcmcrit of all fame.
Learning muft beg; but rich men are to blame.
To gallop vp and downe, and poft it hard;
My Lord auowes t'is he dcferues reward.
Who kecpcshrt banquet-houfe and banco fwcct
And like a Spaniel! waits vpon his feet.
That nicely plaies the fccret Chamberlainc,
And watches euery hourc with great painc i
Or he that to his bottles cleanly lopkes.
And cooles his ale or wine in running brookcs;
Or clfe his Page that dares not clofe an eic,
Vntill the Btrgmitksi intJuftrioufly,
B g
* Arhflo by
nature was ve»
ry choJciick .S:
bemouedfor
any fmall trifle,
as ipay appearc
by!ihe breaking
ohhe Potters
pots, which is
fpokenofinihe
flory of his
life.
' He mea.
neth Otlanda
y»r/<!/o, about
which wotke
Ariafio fpent al-
moft i8 yearcs,
taking his fub'
ic^l out of
Coniit Boyar.
do, Earle of
Scandtane in
Lumbardy,
who finifct J.
bookcsofOr-
laniOflBumiirA.
f.
Beate
Ariolio'S Satjres,
Beat on their anuils,whofc very found
Brings thepoore fleepy boy into a fwound.
To thefe he giucs his great beneuolence.
And doth approuc their worthes by recompencc;
He faith if in my bookes he praifed be,
T'is nothing or to him, or vnto me.
And that it was the feede of Idle time,
Nourifht by vanitie and foolifti rime,
And from my feruice he might more haue gained,
If I in otherfortto him retained.
t This wssa g What ifwithin the Millan chancery,
certaineofB:c Vnder the fhew offome authority,
L^TM!L*»'^^'=^3thbtftow'd not fully out a third
which the Car- Of that true gaine t he place might well afford
dinal bellowed Vnto my labourfyet what was done therein J
vponluiti, Ylis that my trauell might his profit bring ,
And that mine cndlcfle trauell and my cares.
Might bring an end vnto his great affaires ?
W ell pi'y^i/ifthmiw ilt hc world ly wifs ^
Lefmy tr»r» dearehmight rniinfell theC-aduiCBy
Thy harp, thy bookes, thy verfe with darknes fhade.
And in thine old age learne fome handy trade:
Or ifthou hopeft in this world to gaine.
Some office get.or to fome Prince retaine J
For worfeplague I neare wifh mine enemic.
Then to befamous for fwecK Poetr y.
Yet thisBelufc, thy libcrtylsToXC
Vncertainty of place fo deare doth cofl::
Nor thinke although thou liucft vntill thy hairc
Like flakes of fnowic AftttitH appeare.
Or that thy Lord as many old daies haue.
As aged iV<y?tfr bore vnto his graue:
Thinke not,I fay, that thou flialteuer come.
By himorbyhismeanes tohier rome:
•Or if once tierd witji feruitude thou plcafc
But to looke back or turne vnto thine eafe.
Blcfi
Jrioftos Satyres, 7
*' Two famous cities in
Hungarie, whereof the
fitft now called 0/e», hath
vnderthe wailes towards
the north weft fide, two
fountaines orfpnngs ru-
ningoittofa maine hill,
the one of which ispa!»
fing cold, and yet faitou-
rethofbrimftone, & the
other fo hoc tiiat oneca-
not falFct his finger init.
The other cicie called
gria was as Archbifhop-
prick,and the Cardinall
Lord thereof,where he '
ftaid during the papacie
oIIhUo the fecond,whorc
furiehe feared, hecaufe
he had dtit fo vnnatural*
ly & batbaroufly wuH ^
ownc brother,as is
hi
Bleft maift thou be if he vouchfafe to take,
But from thee whathegaue for vertues fake.
And fo without more thought of iniury,
Send thee away with th red-bare charitie .
As for my felfe what euer he hath giuen.
If he back take and make my fortunes euen,
h Becaufethat^«dd neither I
Would fee or follow him in HnngAtie:
yctlmiflikenotjforce makes me content,
And llialldoe, finceagainftmcheisbent*,
Although away thofc profperous plumes he bring.
Which euen him felfe did fixvnto my wingj
» Although he doe exclude me from all grace.
And will not fmile on me with chearefull face:
Although he fay I am difloiall proued,
RefpeftlefTcjbafe, vnworthy to be loued;
And that his publique fpccchcs doe declaime,
How much he hates my memoric and name;
Yctpatiencc^ll within my bofome fit.
And thinke that1[ was borne to fuflfer it.
This was the reafon that I hauc remoited
My heft obferuance, fince I was not loued:
Knowing it was cffeftlcs to approue,
To bring incenfed greatnes back to louc,
^ Rogero, ifthy royall progeny.
From their difdainc blaft me with obloquie,
And I from them haue nothing got,aItho
Their worthy valours and braue deedes I {hoc,
Spending my time and wit moft ftudioufly,
To raife them to mbes vnto ete rnity,
Then what Ihould I doe with them ? tis well knowne great. This it,pgett) is rc»
ported to come from the
ftockof jfUxatder the great, his father wasKing of l{i7^ not far from the mountaine of Care*
»is ,and his mother wascallcdfaire^G<s/<»c«cWj,who was fitter ynto ^gr«w«»tKingof Africk,
whofechiefecitiewasBizerta quite raced Stdeftroied by Cfci«r/cjthegrcat,&hisP3lIadines.
Ro^fro afterwards loft his life through the trcafon ofthat notable arch-traitor Gano, falling
into a wondcrfull deepe pit,wherein he with Gradajfo king of Sericano^who had maricd Ro-
jereei lifter itfer/yX?,were moft pitifully famiftied to death: for which, with other horrible
trcafon^ (Dotefiana being afiet taken,was tome in peeccs with wild hotfes,
■■ I I
fhewcd before in the ge-
nerall argument. Both
thcfe townes now are
fobieft to iheTutkf'
' The Cardinall f^fo///8
was much incenfed a-
gainft Miofle, becaafe he
would not follow him in«
to Hungarie, as the reft
of his men did.
* Thehoule of Efta is
faid to hauc delcended
fro Rpgsro that famous
Palladinc which belon.
ged vnto Charles the
8 Arioflos Satyr es*
IJ 'o/lo nci. ^ ^ f alkconcr,allmy artei sfloyvne.
ther ioued hu- Frortv fiich iTght ^nitiesjHaue not the skill,
ting , haulting, To make my fpaniels nofes pleafe my will:
nor much ti- Nor was I euer brought vp to the fame,
ding, for grow- Qr can there to my worftindeauors frame:
° ambig,ynwiddy,grofea„dfa.,
corpulet, grofc Andfuch rtrong motioiii gree not with my ftatc.
and vnwieldy. I hiueno curious tafte, or eie offire
® This was To pleafe the tongue or the vnchaft defire.
the Cardinals Sce^vard nor Cater to a nobleman,
tn^atUno 'i ^ bomc to be, I nothing can
would not iThe Ithadbeenegood,
might hjue his I then had liu'd when men eate homely food.
place ,aIihough Ct/f/waWf accounts, I will not on me take,
J®, " Nor vntoRomeanidleiourneyraake,
wa ""gfuen^ b/ with all my reafons to affwagc
nature to feed The fiery heat ofgreat Secmdm rage,
meanly and But fay my fortune at fuch ods fhould runnc,
groJely. That needes by me fuch feruice mufl; be done:
the fecOTd In. ^ in the bufinelTe would be foumd,
tending to Dangers more great, and able to confound,
make wacres Befides,iffuch hardferuicesmuftbc,
vpon the Duke And that men muft attend with flauery,
(whoSther °
the Caidiiiall ^that d e nres to p urchale gold todeere
Wypiiito was) CahiinenioyTtlrHly^fofmylelFe
JlriQUo was ^
chofen as a mod fit man to go in ambafTadge vnio him, to pacific his wrath , which
bufincfle he managed fo well, that he wan great reputation vpoa his retume heme againe,
yet theaforcfaid Pope, afterward falling out again with the Duke, and cuery man fhan»
ning theofSce ofcitibafsador, vnto him, knowing his furious & angry nature, Arioso once
more for the feruice of his Prince j and the fafety ofhis country, did aduenter to take this
hard enterprife in hind, whcrCj he had like to haue loll: his life, but that he fcctetiy got a-
way. This Pope I»l>o was fitter to hade beene a Souldicr then a Pricft, of whom it is faid,
that hearing he had loft certaiae of his at my in the_battdjag^elled himfelfe m complea£
armoiT^marchiH^Bn the iAqf:nrfae-camSouef"TyEer,he in a great rage thrcwihekeies oF
yertr therein, laying,lie would fee if the fword of would ftand him in better ftccd-
» He al!ul«th a certains fi gne in Rome, where a man is painted, w aiting and attending
onaBeare. '
That
Ariofto's SatjYcs*
P
I ^-i II no r at fo high rate huy my w fal rK
Before adiianccmcnt in fuch fort fliaU pl eafc.
He only ftudy ho w to gaTncniine ca fe:
Rather then caresThall cotnpaflc itic about
^nd from my mind thruft contemplation out:
Which though my body it enrich not right,
Yet to my mind it addes fuch rare delight,
That it deferuethinimmortallflorics,
To be cnrold with all admired glories.
And hetice it comes my pouertie I beare,
As it on earth my beft of beft things were.
This makes that brothel wealth X doc not louc,
Or that great name or titles do me moue;
Or any State allurements fo adore,
TlaacI wil (ell my libertie therefore.
Tins makes me neuerto defire orcraue.
What I not hope for,nor am like to haue*
Nor choler nor difdaine doth me aflaile,
Nor inward enuy ibewcs my count'nance pale j
Sith Maron or Cehozxe Lords created.
Or from low bafenes into greatnes ftated.
Nor doci care forfitting at great tables.
Soothing the humors of thefepuipafl babies^
But hold them as the fc umo ffiy lery.
Whom rymers taxe io idle balladry:
That I without attendants am content.
To walke a foote, and make my felfe confent
To follow mine affaires^and when I ride.
To knit my cloak-bag tomyhorfcsfide.
As much doth pleafc me,as at my command,
A world of mercenary knaues did {land.
And furc I thinkc my finne is Icffc each way.
In this(for I refpeft not what men fay. j
Then when in court I aminforft tobribe.
And euery fcornefull proud delay abide,
Ere our mod lawfull fuits vnto the Prince,
C
w«
lo Jriojlds Satyr€s*
f ^Wo;9i)belng Wecanpreferreandbe difpacht from thence,
of nature def) - Or fiander honefl: titleSjOr fubuett,
roustobe qui Right withoutreafon,confcicnceor dcfert,
own? manour malicc.or whats worfc,
rather haue a fBecaufe thereon doth hang a heauy Curfc)
fmall thing of To make poore parfonsiiu^Ldl^r^iiL^
his owne, ihcn That they are d ouble fore't. xhejcfbdcs: t§ fhearc.
w fetue others
fot?a%e'drhis my good Godformy lowc fafe promotio >
liuingwasbut And that where ere I come I this haue pfoued,
fmall,althoiigh I line amongfl: the bcft and am beluucd.
fece"a the*' knowne though Ino feruice had,I haue
mart,.r P Qoods to mamtaincmC; aiid to biiv 3 ^trauc.
i ^ ■ I 1 ' t f T 1 \f
That which to me from birthand fortune came,
gr Although ^ Isfuchas I may boaft without iny fhamc:
fio^o werehis But for I will not worke your too much paine,
folinewethi Tomy firft fong I wilJ retUrneagaine,
had 4 brethren That I no true occafion bauetcrgneue,
niote.jnd hue Becaufe in your Gommerccmenc i not line.
fiftersjSt there-I already ftrength ofreafons {howne,
fore his Immg And yet ifmore fhould be vnto youiknowne.,.
butftnalT con-^'^wouldbetono end, fithl'doefee,, , '.
fideringhis That ouropiniouswkms will notagrce.
charge-The Yet with one other more I will contch, 1 .
namesof hU Becaufel hold it ftrongcrthentliercft: ■
def,Gek{fo and All would to wradc^-r ibeing alltbeir ftay-
Cabiriel.Chat ts <{ Offiue ofvs(all which HOW lining arc)
wasafold!er,&-pfjjgggjg
As CW/«,who in that kingdome mcancs to (lay,
8 friend of .afw"* From whence the Tu rkcs ^ieakthun driuc away ;
<!y?a5,acaptaine(j^//'5ijfsforaBifooprickinRomc, i i s
called Clexn- Doth daily gape and lobkes when it fhowld come.
rfcoijwho ha- xhou AUxander doft with my Lord remaine,
uing the keep- - ^
ing of a caftle there,was driuen from it by the Turkes. AUxanin wasfecretartc to the Csrdi-
nail Hyfolito,lk followed him into Hungarie: btit Xialritl although he werehornc lame,y£t •
rhflo brought him up fo' welfos he became a realonable good fchollar, and Mowed his bookc
hordi yet much inferior solus brother. MaiM
Anofio^s Satyres, i*
Making thy feruice purchafe of tl^ gainc.
Only poore Gdrieis\vztei but what vvouldft thou
That he fhould doe hereafter? or what now i
He as thou know'tt,ofhands and fecte is lame,
And fo into this wretched world firft came.
Abroad he hath not gone, which cannot go.
Little hath feencjand Idle then that doth know-"
Onely at home he doth fccurely bide.
Now he that takes vpon him for to guid
A houfe,as I haue done, muft haue rcfpcft.
That they doe not the impotent neglcfl.
My maiden fifler is with me bcfide,
Wbofe dbwrleTam boundl lhall prouide;
Til which I haue cffcfted honcftlie,
I can nor fay nor thinkethat I am free.
' Lart ly,thunwciidie age of mine old mother.
Doth ail my other cogitations coucr:
She tnuftnotbeforfakenofvsall,
Vnlefle to ruine wee will headlong fall.
Of tenne I am theeldefl,andam growne
An old man full offortie foure yearcs knowne.
My head isbald,andforI ficknesfearc.
My braines to comfort,Tahight cap wearc.
The fmall remainder ofmy life behind,
To keepe it curioufly is all my minde. i
But thou whofe iflue from ray mothers wombe,
After me fully eighcccnc y cares didfl: come,
Go thou and fcruc my Lord, and fpcnd thy breath
In heate, in cold,in danger and to death.
Go view the world, hign Duch and Hungaric,
Attending on him moft oblequioufly.
Seruefor vsboth,and where my zcale doth lack.
Make thou amends and bring my fauoursback.
Who if he truly plcafe of me to thinke.
The feruice I can dochmSlIwith inke
T0 giuc his fame large wings,not in the field, ,
C 4 To
r He wars
tnoft duecifull
and charicabie
man to all his
poorc kindred,
efpeciaily vnto
his old mother
who liued in
the houfe with
him many
yeares, of wh5
he had a moA
renerend care
and icTped;.
Si^tyres,
Toprouemytorcc, in fuch afljults I ycdd-
Say vnto him, Great Lord at thy command,
<jWy brochersfcruiccs doe humbly ftand,
Whilfi I at home with a fliril trumpets found,
Will fpreadhis worthy name vpon the grounds
That it flrall goc as farre as Sea or land,
Yea and beyond the pillars (land,
/Twocitiei f To Art ana and Fi/tfitlhall fly,
fonhewoft ' ®flowes fwift Damibys
pans of the For "ly weakc mufc can hardly iumpe fo farre,
duke of her4r4s So vvet(alafle)my fecte and bodic are.
dominions, gm- ^ouy the glaflc of time to me reflorc,
Thofc fifteene yearcs which I hane fpcnt before,
Then would I ncucr doubt but that the fire
Of my quick brainc thr^gh all worlds (hould afpsre
Butifhcthinkesbccaufchegiues to me.
Each fburemonthes twenty fiuccrowncsforafce?
Which penfion is not alvvaics ducly paid,
But many times by many humors (laid;
I therefore (hall fuch bondage to him owe,
As ifl were his villaine, and not know
Ought but his will,ray, health and life qegle^lj
Enter all dangers without all refpc(fl:
If fo he think, his grcatncs is iniftaken,
Npr (hall he findc my liberty forfakcn.
Tclbimereileliueinfuch flauery,
lie cntertaine moft loathfome poucrty.
Once there an AfTcwaSjofhisskinnc and bone
So leanc,that vnder them he flefii had none,
Who ftdding through ahdlc thathrqken was,
Intoabarne wellftuft vvitbTorhe did paffc,
Where he fo cloid his flomack and his hartj
That he grew fat and full in cucry part*,
His bodie grownc to fuch a (hapeles mailCf
Thar Ukea tun his hugeproportion was*
Sue in the end fearing If he (houid flay)
Jrwfldf Satyr es,
His bones too dearely for his meate fliould pay,
Intendstoiirue forth vs'herc he camein^
But is deceiued , for why his bellies skinuc.
Hath mad e his bulke fo prea t with that he flolc.
His hf ad^canhardly now pccpethrough thc holes
Nearth'lcfTe he ftriues and flrugglcs jnuch in vainSj,
Bofi is his labour an'd^liffbooteles' paine.
A little moufc wtiich^'ff h itn^^dTcTIay,
AfTejfffopihenceThou wi Ttthy iclfF^onuayt
Thy bodic thou muft bf ingtof^u^cApoore eafe^
As when thou didlFcpnieinto thispicf,
Leane and like carion tnulTthy car caTc^e,
jglfeneare expeftfafc harinclefic libertyi
Hence I conclude,and boldly dare impart,
Thatif my Princely mailer from his hart,
Tbinkc with his gifts that he hath purchaftme,
It (hall not to my felfe ought grieuous be,
Thatlreftorethcmbackto him againe,
So I|ny form cr libertie may gain?.'
Frcedomel ond y louc dince I_ did hearcj
That men doe Why times^uy gold too de^te^
Cs Th«
The fecond Satyre*
The Argvment.
He ^eweth in his owne perfen that nature h
contentecimth little, andhew much a man
^KJ Jhouldefleeme of his liberty.The troHblefome
lifeef Chut ch-wen.y and the great mijeriet
wherein thofe of the Court of Rome Itue.
as
mine aflTaires.notmy defiresbecomcj
G. a /"'rhecaufeswhylgoctovificRome: (Snake,
a When Card'nals change their skinnes like to the
* Attheele. ^^And fortheir God doc better choices make:
flion of new no dangerous fickneffes abound,
death of mens bodies that are weakc or found,
the old/thc o- Although a greater plague afflifts their mindcs,
thcr Caidinas ^ Whilcftthatfame whcele or tunics and windes :
vfe(through O not thitwheele, which doth/arww fcurgc,
fnendihip ) to doth in Rome fo flirewdly purge
fi*ft liuings for purfcs-,\vhilefl: through long Sc rile dclaies,
others that are Lawyers onthctn(Asfouleon carion)praies:
better. c gailaffg pray thee tak efbr me ( not farrc
' fhis is one prom that^ame place where thy coraraercemcnts are,
offices^bdone. ^ "^eane neare to that fumptuous Temple brauc,
ing tothe Apo» Which auncicnt Fathers that float Priefts name gauc,
ftoliealftajitis
not m.ich diiferent fto the Rouleshetc with vs in England. ' This was his third brother,
of whom he fpake inhis fitft Satyre, h« was a Chutch.min,and lay in Roitie to get feme be-
nefice or Church lining.
Who
liVili
Ariojlds Satyr es.
who (J\'tal{hM earc from off his head did cleauc,
And more had done might he haue had but Icau^
A lodging for foure beatfs:by which Iineane,
Account me with my man(old hhn) for twainc.
The other two a Msiie and is,
A tired iade, that all his teeth doth mifle.
Let it be lightfomcj but not mounting hie,
I cannotbrooke this climbing to the skie.
A chimney let it haue that wi ll not fmoake,
For fuchperfumes do both m^hnd^Scthoakc.
Ofoarpooreiades, thou likewifemuft take care,
Forfhould their prouender be fcant or bare,
Littiethe flables vvarmc'h would them auailc.
And in my iourney I fhould hap to failc.
My bed and bedding ofthe be ft I craue.
That fo my rclf might fvvcelef quie t haue
The matter cotton offine wool 1 an d tiiinne,
By no meanes let it be within ahThneT
M}' wood toburnc, I vvouldhaue old and drie.
That it might drcffe my meat conucniently; '
Abit ofMutton, Biefe, or Lainbc, or Veale,
For me and for my man ddthfuITauaiter
" No curious Kitchin cookeI dodeficc,
With fauce to fct mine appetite on fire;
Making mc haue a ftom ickc gainft my will,.
Or being full haueffifl defiTe to filL
Let thofe proud curious Artifls vfe their braine,,
To keep their potsand vefTels fiber cleanc.
And tend on Ladies orfor recompence
^Striueto content Vorranes fence;
WhileftI with apoorefcullion am content.
And being cleanly, thinke him excellent.
He that by eating, feekcs fiill how to eate.
And makes iioThufiger fauce vnto hisTficatT
Let him go cafthis '^atait- .farre from me.
lie neither hold his rule nor companie.
^ This was his
man he kept, &
one that had
fctuedhiir/long
his name was
lofcn ie pafdayto
whom when he
died, he left
haifeof all the
moveables lice
had, beta uic he
had bin an ho
neft & faithful
feruat vnto him
' Although
the Poet was
very carefull of
his health, &
very precifc in
fitial matters yet
in his diet he
was Very plain
& gro(re,& not
eaerdaimie in
feeding at
all,as himrdfe
afhrmethin the
fifft Satyr.
f This was a
noble man of
Mantu ,awho
delighted lb
much in gluctO'
ny as hee had
choice and
change of all
fauces for, all
kinds of meats,
hcvfed to eate
the more to in-
rreafr hisapp&n
tite. Hee was
farnanied by
feme, LacHlUt-
CQokcs'^fWi"'^"*'
16 Jrio^ds Satyres,
Cookcsnowon euery vpttart fellow waitc.
Who but erewhilc did checfe and onions catc,
Andinaruffetfrock was glad to keep,
On barren hils hismarters flocks oflhecp j
But now (this borc)grovvne rich by fortunes grace,
Shames euen to hcarc ofhis firft fortunes place.
His Pheafants,Larks,& Blackbirds haue hemuft,
~W ho firft Was glad to leap cuen at a cruft ;
Alwaics to feed vpon one dilh of meat.
Doth cloy his ftomacke, and he cannot eatc.
He now the wild bores tafl'c doth truely know.
Which vp and downe the drier mountaines goc,
From th'other which rich EliK^An fields,
(Fatned) vnto the Roman markct yeelds.
Ifcekcno water from the fountaines dearc.
But that which come from Tyber, and is ncarc, ^
So It be fetlcd well and very pure*,
For troubled waters hardly I endure:
For wine it skils not,yet good winclloue,
And tnixt with water many times do prouc,
(Though very little) and the taiierne ftill.
Will yeeld as much or little as I will.
The wines which grow vpon the inarrilh brinke,
Vnlefle delayed,rauch I ncuer drinke.
The ftroger wine,my brain doth make the worfc
'Offenidsltfy itomack, & my voice makes hoarfe.
What then will thcfe do,which aredrunke with you>
* f ^ doubt the proofc I fhall but find too true.
Cotficaarefo^ gThcC<»ryff/tvvincs,and thofe offaithles ,
cxcellent'go^ NortheZ;;^«ri«»,though allofoncprice,
and fttong, as Are not fo vile as thefe: thefc arc fo ftrong,
there is a pr®. That to the bcft conceits thcy do much wrong,
uerb in /taly of The Frier t hai iojlis ftudy priuatc fits,
'1 " Isvviththis liquorthruftoutofhiswits,
.-tnoorj»,vn iin , n ■ i i fi
Greea^yu [(om- ^ hc whileli With expcftation and much doubtj
^J<» t The wondring people gaze and locikc about.
When
Anoflos Satyres. 17
when he the Gofpels b Idled truth ihould {hoc.
Who comes no (ooncr forth,bur vp doth goe
Into the pulpit with a fiery grace,
A red-rofecnccke and aciillcniperdface:
Making anoife with vio'cnce of pailion,
And fwearing out the fcriptin cs in ilrange falhio,
Threatningfiu li iudgments.Sc fiith dairmcd fate,
Thatall his audience he niakcv defperate.
This alio troub leth Motkim liead,
Whi'cll he is caned diunke vntohishcd,
And tiler Gm-Ung with his company,
Faimngto hate f enrMchta mightily,
Who once biitgoc out of their cloillcr doore,
' Toth Go' or the ty£thieptan More
They go, and there Pig eons and Capons fat.
They eatcvntill they bi eathc and fwcat thereat;
So likewifc vie they ,w hen as all alone.
They forth from then Refe^orie are gone.
P iouide niebookes to palle thofc hom es away,
In whithRomes prelates,oncly feed and play.
Who once abroad, they giue a fb ait command.
None enter at their gates in any hand;
As Friers do vfc,who bout the mid of day,
(Although you ring the bell,cry loud or prayj
Yet once fct at the table,they*lc not moue,
Were it to gaine more then a Princes loue.
My Lord He fay(for brother is too bafe.
Since Spanilli complement tooke plainnes place,
AndS'' is fent to euery bawdy houfe,
T'ls now fo com mon and r idiculous:
Stgnior I'le terme thcbafcflRarc alTlmw ,
And making courtlie low vnto bim bow) ~
'■ A notable
druiikaid, out
oihciwilea
eian chat had
good parts in
hiBi, being
Steward or Bai.
litFe vruothe
Moneftaneof
S'". Mitta, A-
Cali,a houlc
®f Ttano^tnn
Fticts in Rome
of which coucc
alfo Frier Gnam
linr was,a good
fcholler, but o-
uer much giuen
to drinking.
' Two of the
chiefeA Ta-
uernsin Rome,
whe'cmoft
coiumonly the
beft wine and '
beft viftuals
were, & where
nioD Dutchmc
rtfott, when
It is a falbionjn relieious houfe s, w hen they are once
they come to the City.
fct ai dinner or fu ppcr neuer tb opCn their do re vntblihy m aih' knockeihv y nciier fo much
vntill they atcrifcn from the tablcTwIiidi order the IdiiusTibfcrue more^lHlAl/tbm
any other.
To
*8 ArioJlosSatjres.
For Gods fake pray your rcucrend Lord to daine
To lend hiscarewhilefti of wrongs complainc.
' Heefetteth I will he fay,
downs the £f meqiore, f oood fir Jto eo your way.
proud humour r* • ,
of the Spaniard ^ ^/'»»»'»?»'*'"«-Thcn
when he is at Ifvou reply vponhimfrcfhagrn,
his tabic,in his And fay, yctletmetroublcyou once more,
ov" language. Tell him I do attend him at the dorc.
Then furely Cerhertu growes Pcacocke proud, f
And this rough anfwer thunders forth a oud.
I tell thee friend, my Lord is at repofe.
And will not troubled be with futers woes:
He will not fpcakewith Tettr,'PAuli\ot loh»,
Nor hcare the embaffic ofany one:
■ This fpeech m Nq though his mailer Nttrz^reth were here,
is reported tJ
come from
Cardinal S.G«»ej^«,wbo being high Chambel Iain vnto the Apoftolike fed, St a man of migh«
tie wealth and authoricie, it hapncd that the Pope(that then wa s)(ent one of his chie fe offi-
cccsto fpeake with him about lome matter of impottance; he being thenfetac dinner, wher«
trpononcoftheCardinals Genitcmcn told his Lord in his ears, that there was one very
defirous to fpeake with him from his holineffe; but he no: noting any thing, made Ihew as
ifheedid nothearehisman: whereupon thepartie returned back vnto him that was at the
doorc, certifying him that hec had deiiiiered his meiiage, but his Lord fecnied to giue no
care vnto him. NotwithHanding this the mcfleagertold him, he muft necdes fpeake with
him, and with all, vfed fuch perfwafions vnto hiin,thac theyong-Gentleraaa (althouoh very
loath) knowing his Lords cholericfec nature, returned ;backe vnto the CardinalT, cer-
tifyingbimoncc more that the aforefaid partiedefired very earneftiy to fpeake with him but
one word from the Pope, and that it was Archdeacon of Saint ona of the
MaftersotthcChaunceryito whom Saint Geij»^c(ra:finghimrelfevp a little in his cha>re,and
looking very angerly vpon his man) hurft out into thcfeblafphemousfpeeches. Tell him I
wil not fpeak with Vaul nor Pet«r,no nor with their mafter the Nazarec himfelf now I am fet
at dinner. The Gentleman hearing iuch a terrible fliat difcharged at" his eate made hafte
to report the fame to the Archdeacon, who was walking vp and downc before thedooreto
coole himfelfe, who hearing the Cardinals anfwere, made the figac of the croHV and bieffed
himfelfe, faying, it may well be that Saint George who is a Sotildiers rough companion, and
one that wamcth good manners might fend fuch ian anfwere -.But I am fiirc, Chrifi
himfelfe would neuct hauefsnt fo plai.ie a melfage vnto his holincffcjand thcrciapon he dc-
parted.
He
Ariojlos Satyres,
*9
Hcwouldnotdaineto moucoutofhischairc.
And therefore thou nor mann ers halt n or fhatne.
Thy fuits atfuch vnfitting times to frameT
But had I Linx his eies on them to prie.
As wit h my minds eies I them fu 11 efpy,
Or were they butrranfparauc like to glallc.
That through their inmoft thoughts my fight might pafle t
Such deedes I thcn(perhaps) Ihould fee them aft
Within their priuy chambers; that the faft
Would giue them iufter caufe themfelues to hidc»
From heauens funnCjthen any man befide.
But they in time I hope will quite forfake
This loathed life, and better vertues take.
This as an Item is to their tranfgreflion.
To Ihew I wilh and pray for their conueifion.
But fure I am, thou longft to know why I
Dcfire to vifit Rome thusfpecdily.
" Well, I will tell thee: Tis becaufe I feeke
A liuing fmall by patent fafc to keep:
An office tis, which I in hold,
(Althoughbutfmal)yetmorethen lofe I would:
° And to prouide Agaps parfonage,
I might polTeire if tli old Priefl; worne with age.
And much cxpcncc of time,fhouId hap to die.
During the time, my fortunes there Ihould lie.
Thou wilt fuppofe I runneinto the net,
Which I was wontto fay,the diuelldid fet
To catch thofefooles,whofeouer burning hearts
Swallowes their makers bloud without defarts:
But tis not fo, my thoughts did ne'rc agree.
To loue this cure or callings foueraginty:
My meaning is,thc liuing to beftow.
On fuch a one as mine owne thoughts doc know
Fit for the fame, for his liues grauity.
His learning,manners, vertue, honcfty.
t.<x,Aml{« was offred, although he would noi accept thereo/,as)ouHMy read a litle after,
D z To
* .This office
Ifpake ofbe«
fore, was giuen
hioi by the Car
dinal,which he
fought to g«
during his own
life by. patent
firom the Pope,
the fame being
one of the chief
occafions why
he would lie a
while in Rome.
® S'. ^gafsis
a Church in
Rome,not far
from the Pifca-
na or Fifh»
Qtaiicet, there,
ucrlion of
which bene*
10 Jnolids Satjres,
» Two things p To be a (acred Prietl I will n otprouc>
rencc^'an'd^' Cope, Rochet, SuipIitcTHor a Stole I loue:
would often will I haue a Ihau'd anointed, crownc,
co mendche.m . Or weare the ring which Bifljops do rcnowne.
thconc was In vaine I go about to t ake a wife,
l^eftHhoo^Sc ipi ihould aim^Trdigious life:
Or hailing taken one but to fuppofe,
nei. That for the Church t'were fit my wife to lofc:
theroTtEtm But both thefe callings are of fuchdefai t,
both. Thatalbe I adore them in my heart;
1 yttUflo was a Yet when I thinke h ow f ul l the y are of care,
own of fo good ofneither(wuhrefolue)I venture dare.
Prieft-hood and mariagc,whofo doth obtaine,
X n3t *1 ccfMinc _ , I ■ I - I I ■ ■■ ■—
old Piicft ha- Saue but by death, no treetiome can attaine.
uing a fat bene. But hcre(perhaps)thoumaieft demand cdme, /
ficc,calkd S. My reafons fault and infufficiency;
Pi^aria'i^ Wherefore fo great a burthen I do take.
Home,of which inftantly the fame away do Qaake,
wee but now Seeking to giue mine honours to another.
fpake, and be- Well though thy felfc.my friends Scenery other,
ing m doubt to 51^^11 blame, nay hate me, fich I doe let go,
for^'ereedmc'ire fortunes when they floc y
ofthefame,by Yeafinceat bounties hands ilenot accept
loine of his The gifts of grcatncirc, but doe all neglcft,
uaereft kindred To ihnue my foule to thee, and fhew the caufc.
Which me cofucha courfeoffollie drawcs:
rext Aduowfon 1 Tis thus. The old priefi hauing vndcrftood,
hereof,had fb By the beil friend both to his ageandblond:
good an opini- That vnderhand his death was clofely wrought,
Au By one that for If s holy liuing fought,
Ity ot.rr;i»/?9 as on*
heorFred to re- F-ariug by poilon to be made away,
figne the fame He fencls for me,and humbly dochme pray:
vnto him, du-
ring his life, & t j foiourne with him rather then with any of his own friends...<n'ii/?t> in fomc
fort accepted ofbiikuid profer, peifwading lum to reiign it vnto one of his brethrtn-bccjule
he liked not (as Z cold yau before)ct) be a Churciima,w!ueh whe he couU act by any naeanes
br.-ii> tae old I'tisif yato^x; the got hiai :o bellow it vpo aaothet hoasfl ma fit far the p ice.
That
Artollo 'f Satyr €S,
li
That 1 into the open court would come,
And there take refighation of his rooine:
Thinking this meanes CO be the onely bcft.
By which his life might in moft lafctie reft.
I thankt him for it, yet did all I could,
That he to thee or ^Altxainder would,
( Whofc nature in no oppofition Hands,
With holy orders or with holy hands)
His right and intrelt paflejbutt'wouldnotbe.
Nor to my motions would hrs fenfe agree.
Nor you, nor his ownc kindred would hetruft,
But(likehimfelfe) thought all men were vmulfe
Oncly my felfe abouc a world he chofe.
And on my faith did ail his ti uftrepofe:
But whcnifaw fromhun Icouldnothaueit
Todoeyou good; vnto athird Igaueic.
Many I know will mccondemnc therein,
Sith (carclelle) I refufe fuchgood to winne.
Therather,fith preferment in it is,
Whofc pathes who treads can neuer honor miflc,
Thofe poore religious wormes fcarle proEcablcy
Simple,vnlearned.weake vnfit,vnable»
Bafe and delp if'd^ conteai'd of greatcft part,
Ifaue got on beft deferts fo much the ftart.
As greareft kings are glad they may adore them.
And bleft is he that molt may fall beforc cbsm*^
But wholo holy orTo wife hath becne,
Asinhis life nofortunehathorefccne;
Either in little or in much I know,
Theres none that can himfelfe fo perfit fhoc.
Each roan his humor hath and this is mine.
Before! wilhnylib^ ^tefignc,
Thericheft hat inKome I would refufe.
Though King or Ca rdina llt hcy {houTd m"e c faufe.
What good t ome is g ot bydug hclTplacc, 7~
Or at the T able to reccmemoir grace?
D 3 If
f Hitaxethte*
ligious men,
who vnder the
colour ofhumi-
lity ate grownc
fo proud,3s the
greaccll mo.
narcbs acc glad
to humble the*
felutSVDCO
them.
/Heprtfeth his
libertie at a
higher rate
then to be the
wcalthieft Car-
(linall in ail
Rome,
21 Jriofto s Satyres,
If thcncc I rife no better (atisfi'd.
Then he which in the meancftrome doth bide:
So though my head with waight downe burdncd be.
Of miters ftor'd with precious lewelrie.
What doth it me auaile.iffor all this
True ioy and quietnes ofminde I mifFe?
Let others thinkc it a beatitude.
That they are fought vnrojobferu'd and fu'd^
That armies ofattendants doethem grace.
Treading their fteps through euery publike place,
Whilft all the people with aftonifht eies,
Stareto behold their flattred maiefties.
Yetl fuppofe them idle vanities,
Yeaworfe,euen worft ofearthly miferies.
I am fo foolifh mad,that oft I fay.
In brothel Rome the Lord is euery way.
More flaue then is his flauc,man to his manj
And tis mofl true, deny it who fo can.
The bondage wherein feruingmeh do {land,
Isbarehead to obey each flieght command,
To run or ride with him,which once expir'd.
There nothing clfe is at his hands required.
This being done,he may go where he pkafcji
Frolickorgame,reuellor rcflateafe.
t InRomc^ t Only his care is,that at eucrie leafure,
lo^TwE^is ca nnot fee his wench, o r banc that ple afurc.
ElfeasTieliIi,HFmay go fportabout,
hckeepeth Ah Either with company or clfe without.
foTfa,Kx,hey Qn fboteorhorfeback(ifhenioneyhauc)
urmeic. Beciuilkor elfefwagger like^ knaue.
no ^
In market ,in the Taucrne,m Tn exchange.
Or in the brothell ifhe lift to range.
Cloathes he may weare,of cullers light or darke.
Go as he pleafe •, he i» not eiiaierta'arke,"
None take exception gainft him,hc may go
Naked, if naked he himfclfe wil ihoe ^
Where-*
Amll(^s Satyres,
whereas his Lord(bccaufchewill haucplace, i
To fuit his rankc,anclgiuehis glories grace) j
Doth Icaue thefafcr featc, and though hegaine
More honor,yet doth IclTer wealth retaine.
With profit lc {re ,and yet with greater charge.
He fieares the helme in vaine expcnces barge.
Many he fcedcs,fithmanyonhiin tend.
Though his reuenues arc but fmall to fpcnd t
For count his firft fruits with his bribes and all.
Many yearcs profits doe to ruIHelalTr"
Addevntothis.how hcindebt dothftand.
For furnilhing his houfc atfccond hand.
His gifts to coutticts (but in courtcfie)
Chiefly to that greatpatron Simenic^
Who is his chiefeft faint and aduocate,
Becaiifehe beft doth know his purfes ftatc.
But all the fport is,when his holincfle
Sends to imploy him in feme ferioufhes*
O then,if atiy'gflTisT611o"v^s m ifl^
He cannot go, the way forbidd en is .
If that his coach be hot in fi3it athand^
Or if his moiles doe not moft ready fland.
If any thi ng be ordcrlefle dilplac' t.
He ragesflraight,Tjishononsdifgrac't;
If one rude wrinckle in his gowne be found,
Tis to his place more then a^eadlywound:
His feruantsmiriHirCbracly cquipagej
March two and two accof dihS totheir ajei
Zj O
When ifthebafeftgroomein all his tra ine.
His veryfcullion but^^hcTfcmaincr"
He fweares as though hegaue the world this tuch,
Thathee's diuinc, he naraethTOodTonjach-.
Out doth he cry he is difcreditcd,
Ifbyfuch flaues he be notfbl lowc<£ ^
On no Euangelift he now doth looke,
(Good nian)his age cannofindurc hisbookc."
Oncly
24 Ariofios ^atyrts,
Onely hedoth deaiiehowheniayfpenct
Lictle *, and how his lining he may mend,
To draw the bowe too farre, brcakes it in twainc,
And.thriftie fpa'ing is theLord ofgainc.
I will not fay but diners there may be,
Thathaue both offices and lands in fee.
Who line at harts cafe farre beyond the bcft.
Free from diUurbance,tunuiIt orvnreft:
Nor horfe,nor beaft^nor man he fcarfly kcepes,
Whilft with a full purfc he fecurely fleepcs:
But there arc fewc ofthofe,for in thefe daics,
He's bleftihat hues content with his owneeafc 5
Now he thats pluni'd with fterne ambitious wings,
Aiidvp tohcauenhis cogitations flings,
Heneuerwithhisowneeftateisplcafcd, ' '
But lhapcs newe ftales by which h" willbe raifed| . -
FromBiftiopftraighthehath aw'fhfull hope ;
To clinibctobethefecond next the Pope:
When he hath that go wiU htthenbc quiet ?
No; for his ftomack miift haue choicer diet.
Henow ainiesat thefeatePontificail,
To tread on kings on fmptroursand all;
But when he hath obtaind this blefled chairCi
Will he be pleafed then and free from care ?
Neither: for now his children and his friends
To places of great honor he commends;
When he was poo re he fcatfe Waskttowne to any,
Now beeing Pope he is a kin to many:
Yet from the Epyrots.tiof from the Grccke,
To giue them kingdomes doth he euer feekc, ^
Neither of Africk nor of Barbaric
Plottcth to giue them any foiieraigntie;
Nor will he ftriueto pull the Pagans downe,
Andtoimpale his kinfmcnwith thcircrownc, =
To purchafc which ail Eurape is at hand,
Furnilht with men and money at command,,.
Whilft
Arwlids Satyres, z5
Whilfthcbutaftswhat doth to him belong?
WcakningtheTurks,making theChriftians ftrong.
He rather fcckes by trechery and aft.
The noble Celone^t to fubuert.
Ox to cxdx^ Orft»os princely name,
* Togaine all worthy fanie5 ^
As from the other he got Paleftine, ofthetwo'che-
Byroyallpplicicfumarnddiuinc: feftandmoft
Whilft in the mean time drunk with Chriftian blood A antiem honfcs
He fits and triumphs in his ample good,
Some he fees firanglcd, fomc their heads do lofc,
And euery thing qu ite bpfi e
Nor will he ftieice to giueall Italic,
A pray to France, to Spame or Germany;
And making a confufion of each thing,
y It lhall go hard but one half c he will bring
Vnto his bartard blood, nor doth he care
Thoth'otherpart fall to the Diuels (h are.
Then flic s abroad excommum catiohs.
Like vollies of great fhotjin ftrangcft fafhion:
Then roares the buls worfe then the Bafan hoft,
Whilft Belles and bookes and candles curfes boll.
Hence Indulgence and pardons haue becne found.
To be ofwarrcs the inftruments and ground.
® From hence with gold the bearded mulFc is preft.
Of all his valures power to Ihoe the belt.
Sons the dmnken Dutchman,who for pay.
Is hir'd in right or wrong or anyway; ( fight,
Thefe mull haue gold C without which thci'Ie not
And all this charge doth on the fubieft light.
Oft haue I heard (and doe beleeuc the fame)
By thofc which know thctrueth ofeueryfarae;
That neither Bifhop.no nor Cardiriall,
Nor yet thePope,who is the head of all,
euety morning they come into thdr iDa(lers hall, where they hauecettaincequall allowance
ofbread and winc,whieh (God knowes) is but courle and final!, cuery oncfcucrally to him-
(eke,and that is all he ihall haue for chat day, E Had
_ '' ^^ —
Jrioftos Satyres,
Had cuer money to fupply their vvanr>
But that the end grew niggardly and fcant.
But let this go,tirnes now are at fuch palle.
That though one be a foole,a dolt,an afle^
Bafeof conditions, and (ift may be) worfe,
are in Italic^ as ^5'^ ^aue a well fild heauiepuiitL „
Bartons and Heinay doewharhelilt,norncedehecare
Bifhops that What others of his aftions (hall declare:
Yetthofewhichhoardmoibandhauemoftto giuc,
ws'bmheir^'commonly moll wretchedly doeliue.
eTe^e witlT Witnefle the ftarued houlhold, who with griefe
tfieit bread and Complaine their mines, yet find norelietc.
wine, is fo bad The more the wealthy wtttie courtier holds,
fh^gOod',ahd Thelcfle vnto the worlds eie hevnfolds.
t he rather* be - Of foure parts of his lining,three he will
caufe they can Be furc(all charges borne)to coffer flill.
Dcuci esT^ir a A mans allowance or of bread or bicfc,
tingaTtnTta^ "^hat (Godknocs) is eithertoughorcruity,
ble,allwnc as Or h ardly mans meate,bcing old andmufty. ,i, f
eo^hc^hoTd' Now as his breadand flefbis ofworft fort, ( p,
^ffiesfee ^° ni ce his drinke dcfg-u erasTiIe report, n t ■ >;,
(wTTTaris'th Cj Eitfi^ it is like v ineger moTTtar te,
fignettrins o t- O r Kalbr-like it make s the pallaf ftnart:
hcctorallht. Either in taffeor reliin tis foTmal l,
TliatTtTiitindir both colour ffrenath and alL
OftoGiS&TH5iiiE^3af-
fro the board, Thep ^dle wat ei-Qr-theilinkmg pondr
whenoftetimes b Yethadamanfufficiency offoodc,
they haue n6c_
hSile eaten what would (acisfic nat iire,8t this j s the caufe inffead of r3ying .|race,that they fiJl
a curfing when they leaue th e tabic. 6 TheSwizzerso; M uffesate thofe people which
the anttent WiltonogfapheTs(as & othcrs)call Heluetians, they haue their habitations
in the moft higti hils of lura,named S.Claude,they are arace of men naturally wariik & tude,
& for the llerrillitic of their country more giucn.to grafingthen to tilUge. They are free of
thefelues,fonwimcs they were vnder the Duke of Auftna.si now are fubieft vnto no Prince,
but hue of thcmfelucs; They are diuidcd into thirtccne cominaltic!, called Cautons,& wil be
hired of any Prince for money to fight in their warrcs,be it right or wrong they ncuer refpeft
the lame,fb they be v<cll paid,and h;uie then pay truely <
Ariojlo's Satyres. %y
And at his pleafurc drinkc to doe him good:
Though they were homely and indifferent.
His griefwere lefTcjand time much better fpent:
ButWhbeeing bad, and of that bad no ftorc.
Needs muft the nart break or elfe couct more.
But thou wilt fay,aferuant that is wife.
Will bearc with this and fraoothly temporifc,
Bccaufe that fcale which raifech vp his Lord,
Doth fomcaduanceracnt to him fclfe afford.
And as the maffcr mounts the man fhall rife,
If with difci ction he his wrongs difguife,
Butfuch like fortunes are not^neralV-
For they like bla^hg comets fcldome fall.
Honors change raancrs,new Lords makes new la wes
And all ther feruanmotheir purpofedrawesT"
Old fe ruants like old garments are cafLby>-
Whennewadomcthemwith moreraaicftie.
Seruicc is ng know,
For he and bcggeriesn onebafcrankc doe go.
A charobc rlen.a ftcward and a ca ker,
Afecretari^agamfflyind.a wancry— ^
Thy Lord mu ft haue to bcau ofie hlSjdaies.
When thine age can fupply notoneofthefc.
Then roaift tho u thinkc that thou art highly lou cd,
Iffrom his feruicc thou art not remoucd:
Tis well for thee if th oucanflfod that grac e.
To liueas thou haiFdonc ftill in one place.
A liuery once a ycare,and no bles fbure,
1$ a braue priccfoflcnnn^ til fburcTcm«
And then tis ten to on e that bc^ thou
Therefore vnto thy fcTfcnoirotiws truft.
How rightly fpake that honeft Mulitar,
When comming into Rome from regions farrc,
Hcin the eucning heard as he did patTe,
That his ownc Lord for Pope clefted was.
Ah (quoth theflauc)to fpeakc vnpartiaU,
2 8 Ariojlos Satyr es,
Twas beft with mc when he was Cardinall,
My labour then was little or clfc none,
Hauing but two poore moilcs to Icokc vpon.
Now Ihatl my toile bc"Houbl?tJT clfe more,
And yet my wages paid worTctHcn before.
Ifany think becaufe my Lord is Pope,
That I on great aduancemcnts ground my hope.
Let him but giue mc one chicken or leffe,
And all my rafureshefhall full poffcfle.
N o no. the wealthier that t he Mafter proucs.
So much the lefTe his oldeft flaucsTicTo^ues.
The Talc. In Naples where Nobility doth flowe,
(Though little wealth doth with their greatnes goe_)
There was of good delcent a prcttic Lad,
That from his tender ycares flill followed had
A Lordly caualier,who promifd him
(As courtiers bieathes can fmoothly fpeak &trim)
That he no fooner fhould aduanced be,
To any place of worth or dignities
But that his page Ihould rife as he didmount.
And fbrthe youth had fpcnt the firft account
Of his lilies glory, fith fince he prefuraed
Vpon this hope, full thirtie ycares confumed,
His Lord now bids him be ofmerrie chcare.
For nothing that he held fhould be too dearc.
The honeft feruant thinking all was gold
Shind in fuch words,bimfelfe-content doth hold,
Nowwhilftthe hungry mafler and the man,
Gazd to behold which way preferments ranne j
It hapt the Naples king(through fonic requeft)
Him of his priuie chamber didinueft.
No fooner was he in his wifht for roomcj
But he fbrgofTTisau^ii n ent tfiiffyg^mc.
Andprided with hislatc now cntcrtaines,
New gallants with braue cldathcs and better Bicanes,
His old true page was in oMiuion thro wn^
And
Arioflo s Satjres.
And nought faue noueltic was to him knownc.
Which he pcrceiuing, taking time and place,
Vnto his Lord he breakeshis heauy cafe,
Humbly intreats him that he would remember
His honeft fcruice,and fome merit render
To his expence of time, and wafted ftore.
As he with earneftnefle had vowd before.
To whom the furly
Taking him ftiarply vp,th'us briefe began:
Fellow, the world is chang'd from that it was,
When I was fcarce my felf the thou mightft pafle
And ranke with my dependants: but as now
Thou canft not do it, nor may I allow
Thy bafenes fo high place,fith it is fit.
My men be of mo re meanes, more doome & wit,
yetnerethelefle fince thou haft feru'd me long.
And that I will not do thy labours wrong,
Countnancc,butno reward thou lhalt poffeffci
Sith thou art old,and cucn fcruicelcftcT""""^
The honeft man being gald thus impioufly,
Returnes his Lord(with gricfe)tliis fhorc reply, ,
Could I your bcft imploiipetits feme before.
When (faue my fclfe)you liept no creature raoref
And now that you haue many, may not I
My place with as gVeat diligence fupplyi
Hath all my praflifc and experience
Brought mc no wit,buttaneawaymyfcnfc.
Now when my paines expected thriraduance,'
Muft my reward be nou^ bufXounfenance ?
Haue I confum'tfBTyliuerbelL HbuT^ with y ou.
My youth and naafifidod.to reap this poore due?
BMtyouleabandon me Idopcrceiue.
Well,meyoulhall not, for tis youileleauc.
Nor you, nor others,nor no tijiae fliall fay.
You mc difchargd.Loc I put you away.
No greater plague can hang on fcruitiide,
E 3
«<
Then
i« *»" heri to he ciwmd, to bafe ingratitude.
And here witlwl away poors.foule he went, .
Mourning his feruicej and his time miflpent*
Wy fhw f'ns ftory wittnt^y plainely fee,
Wbatfsruants are.and wbatthcfe Courtiers be.
I rathe mould beJ dng ofjpineownc graue/'
Then TOtQ gr eatelLgreatnefle be a (lauc,
ff Totiue oFothers lendin gs is rooft bafe,
»f Iii^ ^rrM jiauncs atjendaoce ii difgrace.
I li^jieepr4foiHnuficke,nor fuch fnirth< '
Fre e was X borne. Free will I liue ongartht' •
'*lfeis «uel):iidxthatimli.ik®ciene, : .
« AndTrating cnuy liuech with content.
Yet libertie ex ^edcs the gaine oFwea itha
-.Andidrere^TwUT^l^^ fei ue my feifo
li
T^he third Satyre.
The Arqyment.
/»thif Satyre (as in the ether hefereyhee cendtm-
neth theferuiceefthe Popes ^OHrt,grietseth that ^
thepromifes made vnto htm by Leo (the tenth of
that name) mere net performed; Ferneth the
difcontentmcnti thai arije by gathering tUget her
efricher. And laflly entteighethagainfl the^one-
teufmffe andrvicked lines of the Roman Cettn
tiers. ^SS®
J?V "tfir. .Sye J'Sd et'^i
Ince ( ^ noble thou wil'fl me write,
Hovv I of Duke ,Wf Icruitc like:
Or vvhetherhautn^laid old bunhctlsby.
New waighcs preAe on my back as heauily}
Or if they lighter be, for I do know.
If you lliall hcare creations ofnew woe.
Proceed from my complaints, ypu will coriceiue.
That I am barbarous,and vnto me cleaue
Vlcers which will notheale.or like a iadc,
That 1 am duIU chough nere fo much ofinadel
Then to fpeakc freely with infranchifd mind,
h After ihc death o$ Cardinail Hj/'otooju/iffwoo/s D«ke oi Ferara, allured ^We^B by all the
meanes he could, vnto his court,vilng him more like a companion then a Ictuant.ojringhim
diuets offices ©fpreferaients to ai'ure him to (stiie in ordinirie, which with much ado he was
content to do, & which he did rasher for his countries lake, & by reafon of the loue he bare
vnto the place where he was borne, then for any great gainc he got by following of hlit), aa
he liiinielfc fctceth downe in his Satyrc.
® Both
Written toth#
Lord Hamial,
M.
' This ftanihal
MaiUgx'^p was
a noble man of
Rcgio, a City
in Lumbardy,
belonging Vnto
the Dukedotac
ofFetara, and
kinftnatt vnto
Jtrio/lo, whofc
nwther was of
that houfc^
Ario^ds Satjres,
' Meaning ' Bothotmyburthens,!likeheaujrfind",
that hec is dif- And thinke I had bin bleft.if vnto neither
contented as I had bccne fubic£l, fithi lofe by either,
l^wing^'the ° ' ^^7 thcn(fince I banc broke my backe with all,
Dukeashewas LikcagoodA !rc ,thatsladen tillhtfalij
with belonging Say that my fpirits heauy dull and ill,
rnto the Car. 5ay hoth in ieft and carneft whatwill;
Lord &'maftcr haue faid what you lift or can,
I will fpeake truth, and be an honeft man.
Bur had Iplaid the paricide or flaiie,
^ And brought my father to an early grauc, ;
City(aslfaid wealthyorbutthathauethought,
before) fubieft Which Inptter againft great Sarurne wrought;
vmoF «ara,it Onely that! alone within my hand,
was firft built Might hold his wealth,his lining and his land :
r'," Which now mongft brothers 5c mongft fifters be
/"Krwioncofthe • , i - ® n °
Trmmucrats of "•
Rome. I nc re had plaid t hefooleas did the frog.
That for tne^orlc^itrchangc his kingly clog:
Nor had I wandred to feekefbrth my fate.
Or crept for fauour to each great eftatc.
I had not Icamc tfie Apes duck with my head,
Nor crooked crinasins; curtfie fhouldme {lead.
But fince I was not borne heirc to my fire.
Nor that his lands fell vnto me entire,
wasbT'pSfb! ' ^ perceiuc that fubtill
cohfiiaing Was ncarc my friend, but rather cnetnie:
rhegreac Andthatfagainftmy will)I amnercth'lellc
chatgehe Had, Compeld to liue on others bounteoufnefle:
ftronomei^ I thin ke it better, that I do rctaine
hold opin^n, Vnto the Duke,and be of his great trainc : ■
that he which' Thentoa lower fortune make my raoane
is home roder Although my mcancs and rifings are all one,
b^v"* muchjas his who is moft poore,
richanYwLl- Andaskcsthemifcrs almes fromdoreto dorc.
thy. Few I do know are of my thoughts or mind
And
• "I 'i'" '■
JrloJldsSatyres, 3
— "i I I ' I ■—w—n—— maarn
And fewer of mine humourS-I do find.
Moft chin ke to be a Courtier is moft braue,
I fay a Courtier is a glorious llaue. ^
Let fuch be C ourtiers, as by Courts can ri fe^
To me they affright funs, and blind mine cics,
Farre wil I liue aloofc from thefe great fires,
Ifftrength of fortune ftrcngthen tny defires.
Neuer one fadd lc one each horfc we p lace.
Nor doth one 'garment euery body grace.
Beafts are not for one vfe ingenerall.
For fome we fee bcare much,fome nought at all.
The cage is to the Nightinglaic a h ell.
The Thrufh and Black-bird both do loue it well
The Robin red -breft rob'd of li bcrt ie.
Growes fad arid dies with inward melancholy.
Who feekes to be a Cardinall or Knight,
And that great honours on his houfe may light.
Let him go fer ue the Pope or fome great King,
Whirft I liue fafc, and hunt no fuch vaine thing.
I am as well contented with the meat,
Which(though but grolT^in mine own houfe I catc:
And thinke a carrot root doth taft as well.
Which doth of vincger or pepper finell:
As if of fou le or fifh jOr other ba bies,
I had euen gIcw3myl3icto graet mens tables.
And I as well can reft my drowfie head,
Vpon a quilke,as on a downie b ed:
And vndcr rup,as much fafe quiet hold.
As vnderTurkie wor kes, A r ras or go ld.
Rather had I atKomclflay with my reft,
Saue ray poorc skin from fcars,& know me bleft.
Then vaunt that I had fcene the India land.
Or frozen Scy thia,or the lEthiop ftrand.
So many men, fo many mindes we fay.
Each one delighting in his feuerall way.
Some wiH religious be, fome marfhall bent,
F Sofflne
3^ Ariop:6s Satyres
Some trauell, lomc at home hue with content,
Ycthethats plcafd tobe atrausllcr,
Lethim'behold each country' far and neere:
Ric h Fraunce.fv y^t Enola nd,f riiitfull Gmnany,
Proud Spam, GreeceT^ild \vitFTurkiflftirSny,
As for my fclfe , at Imme Ik hue ajone,
And like no country better then mine ownc.
Yet haue I feene how Lurabardy doih hand.
And all Romania, and thcTiifcan land.
BcGdeSjthat raoiintaine miohtie huge & tall,
-Which locks vp Italy as in a wall.
And both thole Oceans beating on each fide,
I haue beheld,and yet no dangertridc.
And this contents me well, for other coft.
Or greater traueSs whence mine cafe is loft,
I can with Ttnlemit behold them all,
In eucry fort, vnite or feuerall.
All feas I likewifc can behold and fee,
C Without vow making in cxtremitie.
When heaue threats,wuhfpeakingthuder claps)
More fafely in our modenae painted maps,
Then when Ilhall a rotten vcfTeEenter, "
And my poore life to certainc danger venter.
TheDukesferuice.Itakcitasit is.
Which if'the good, tis better much by this.
In that he feidome from his Court doth part.
And fo is friend to ftudy and to art.
Nor doth he fecke to dfaw mefrom that place.
Where my lodg'd heart doch hue in its bed: grace
But now me thinkesl fee you all this while.
Ho w at my words and rcafons you do (mile,
Saying, that it is neither countries loue
Nor ftudy,which incites me not to moue.
B ut tis my e y e that onely blinds me.
And in thefe euerlaftiiigloue-knots binds me.
Well, I confelle the truth, th fo indeed,
(And then confcflion, better proofes not need )
Tis
Jriofloi Satyres,
Tis mort crue, I iirtnoc to contend.
Or any fallliood with my fword dtfend*
What ere the reafon be, I {!i rre not out,
Orhkeapilwriincwalke the worid about.
It is fiifficicnt that it doth me pleafc.
Nor would lother haue themfclucs difeafc
About mine aftions, finte my fchc knovves beft,
Why 1 do hccre with homely q.iiet rcll.
Some will obicft .and in their wiiedom fay.
That d to Komc 1 had kept on my way;
And ann'd at Church promotions,! miirht then
Huefiirrc exceeded many other men;
r
So much the rather as I was approued,
' To loue rhe Pope,and was ot him beloued:
As hauing of his fii-ft actpiaintance becae,
Lono; ere he had his daies of olory feene:
Which came to him for vcrtue,or through chance
And therefore reafon hcilioiild meaduance.
Yea long before the Florentines fee ope,
Their gates to entertaine him,or that hope,
g Moued worthy his ennobled brother.
In Vybmt Court, his lofles to recouer.
'' Where with learnd.5f?M^e, and C<!y?»/t;f«fage,
jlpollof hairc, flowers of that formall age.
He fpein the daies of his firft banilhment.
In grcatdciightof thoughtand hcatts content,
Anci after when this fubtill Msdiij
Ouer their Country vf d his tyran.y.
dukeofVcbin,who in their exile did the al thchoiiorsthatmightbe,notwithflad np; ai which
curtefieR,L'a caing to b; Pope moft vnki idly driue the aforfaid dake out of his ccuiry a; the
pcrfwafiosof ^i/futi.'i/j'n.'jtnot'ier to his Ni-phew L.7»re»<'e,or; who hcbeftowed the dukccoiH,
who did cotinue in the lame vntil Ad.) Un ttie 6. that fucceeded I-fb, cxpulfed him, & reftored
Fricefcg the crus owner CO the cilatea ;',aiii,wbo enioved it vntd lie aied,bemgiiie Ip.icc
ofif.yc.nes,infogtc3crepucation,tharall the Princesofnaiy both lotied& honored hitn to
many of which be was enretiaincd as General in ihcir warsjbut he was fo great abuilder,&, fo
liberal to his Souldievsjchat when be died he left no money behind him. i" Veml/o was borne
inaCaOeli i. L!.imb;.rdv,ca'>l- d /itiT4/<t»o,(7cwas ancxc(.lknc Poet& ©rator,htiv3s Sccreta-
ry to Pope Leo the lo.and at lad was created Cardinal,he died in Pad'.'a,his montinaciit be-
in^tti S.fraaajfet Chwchjntlic City where hecliecb buried by Caj?d/d», he mcancth Count
BaUh*/ar iafiilun who made that excellent pcecc ot woikc called the Conrrier,
F z When
f rhfswasLta
the >o a hlo-
rcncine born of
the hcuie of
Medicis, and
was of familiar
acquaintance
with Amflo.
^ Ittha'- df) Met
dicn, and Vtter
were bretbun
to Pope 1(0 the
JO. who made
tbe fcr>.faia Inn
Uan L ukc of
Nemours , &
maned him to
the Lady Vhim
lihert ofSauoy,
aunt lo Francit
tiie trench
Kitig, the firft
ot that natnc.
This man be#
fbiebi? brothel
was Pope, bc«
ing fomfticd
with the reft of
thier family,
oat of Fiorccc
were cntcrui-
ned with gi cat"
kindnes by frS-
tefco Mana,
^ Amflds Satjrcf,
i ThcMed'c ' When the Goufalconerforfbokcthe Court,
Aaaing gotten Lcauing his place,his honours and his port,
the EmperoursTill Leo vnto Romcdid make repaire,
army , ( who And was inftallcd in Peters chairc,
then was m I-In all which time, to none he llicwd fuch grace
them In^Flo^. mc,whom he did euerplace
rcnce, and to Next to hiffifelfc,affirming I and none
cal ihero home Was elfe his friend and bcft companion:
into theit City $3 (hat in ranke of fan our, I alone,
S CiSem Stood ftill vnfeconded ofany one
were againft it, BtiidesAvhen he as Legat firlt did paflc
cfpecially Peter To Florence, this his proteftation was;
ioderine, who That I as deercly in his fauour flood,
was thenGon- j brother, or his bcft of blood,
ftlconcr.wbich ert r - n n r t j
(wasthc chicfe 1 hele circumltances well confidercd,
officec of that And cueryfauour rightly ordered,
City)but in the Though fome of little value wil eftccmc them,
end thy wejcYetothersofmorcbetterpriccmaydecmcthcmj
thinke if I would daineto Rome to goe,
B11C tiiem, and ,1,.,,.,^- r ^ o '
the afote&ide And to his holincilc my fortunes Ihoe;
Peter glad to Doubtleffe I might obtainc for rccompcncc,
leauehisautho-^ Any faire fuitof worthy confequcnce.
lyekajedwithf"t^.^«^^»f^
life from out A Bilhopricke were granted at the leait.
the palace, at But they which think,fuch great things fo foonc got,
what time;(not With iudgement nor with knowledge reckon not,
lon£after)what j therefore with a pretty hiftory,
by feire meanes , r , • ' /i' /
of It! the tenth ^ will to fuch men giue a fhort reply; •
<heit kinfman, Which hath in writing put me to more painc,
and afterwards Then any man in reading ftiall attainc.
rl L ong fincc,there w as afco rtch Sommer fee ne,_ _ Atalci
they'fcaT^r-a ' WHi^ bumt tHcpaFcht earthvmhbis beartic sfokcene:
vponthe whole Thatttwas thought Phashie onceriibfehadgiucn
eftate,andafter His ChatioTtoTusHaftafdfo^cHriucn.^
got to be able
lute Princes thereof, as at this day they are.
For-
AnojlOf Satyres»
For eucry plant and hearb was dead and Jridc,
Sor any greenes on the ground was fpide.
Mo fountaine .fpring nor pcwlc, or low or hie.
But had his veincstld^vp and now flood drie;
So that through riuers.chanels and great lakes.
Men theirlongiourneiesfafcly dry-fliod takes./
In this hot time a wealthy fwainc did liue, /
(Or ratherflilcofpoorcl may him glue)
Who had grea t ftoreof c attclla n dofjfhecpc, I
But wantTO moi fture them ahueto keepe, \
WKoHauinglong fcarcht eucry h op^ul ground,\
(Altfiogh in vainelwher e moifture mi gh be foudj/
HcnowinuokesthatGodomnipotent,
(Whofc eares on faithful orizons are bent) ^
And he by infpiration inadreanr'e,
Gfatits ea^ '^6 hi.s"gtr cfes that wjgre extrcamc;
Telling him that not wrre from that dry land
Within a certaine va lley nercat hand,
HclEoulcFfucH flbfc ofwholloime water findc.
As IHoul H gT iie cafe a nd"cdmfbff fol ns fiiinde.
The fwaine at this^ takes child ren^d filTwifc,
And all his wealt h(the fecond to hTslile)
Leaucsneiiherflaue^nfi^chouffioldThiHe behind^
But hafts the blelled vallies Kelp ro iJad j
where he no fooncr camc.but in the ground
Hecaufd to dig, and water did abound.
BurBd ^e wants wherevm h to takclt vp,
AndltHcrtifore is infbr?t to vfe a cup,"
Alfltic cup, whofc littfe quahtitie g
I ^dly didl^iiedne drau^t fufl^ iently.
Whl3i as hcheld.hefaid^ nowmy hdtthirfl
l ^oolc,litEltisrc afon lE yfirfl T^
The next draught dot lTvpr o my wife belong,
M m romymldr^ifl doe no t wrong ;)
When th gyJiaue-donc.-myd^maiiEsi hall b egin.
Each as his merit and defcrt doth winne.
F~3 And
98 Jrioflos Satyres,
And as they haug b eftird th emfelues wit h paine,
To make this well,from v^encc this good we gainc.
This faidjhc then vponKis^atteTfliought,
The heft whcreof>he meanesfhai take firftdraught;
And thofe^whicKTeanen: vvercflioul^be tK^
He thus his damage and his profit caft)
WhcTi ^cry th iii j was ordrcHln this failw'on.
He tal ts the water fiHlan Jcool^sTiis paffion.
Next him his wife his chiidrcn followed tham
(AsJiclTadltnaJrtFeTaw
Now eiiery one fearing the waters lofle,
Began to preflc about him,and to croife
Hi s tellowes me rit w here nioll: vwrthwas cafe
All would^firfenone willingly thekfl:.
When thrra Itttfepmctfedjufu^d,
Wj ^^vhomth iswealthy ihcpheardoftenplaul,
And had in times palt mad^ifatnirsToy;
T^m^eTTght onely with itiqroj^
An J\^ei^vverhad vndeHto od their ftrifc.
It clamo rd forth, ah woe is my poore lite.
TtiorTiB tonne, nor oFhis feruants am .
N or for to dig th is w ell I hither ca me;
Nor can I either pr^tto himLrin^,
And thereforFmufl be^Tjuite fbrgot of all,
And madethe laft orawfionrbfliotTnuft fall,
M)' tliifft is greafas^rfsjmy jJeaHiasm^^
Vnlcfle I can to bettexiafetie flfe- —
TEeFefore I mud elfcwhere feckemy releefe,
And fo aw ay he fitcs with all his greef e,
MyLordldoe bcfeech you,with this ftorie,
k. "^heCe are P^ck from your eares.thofe fooles that fro vaine glory,
noblt fimiiics Thinke tharidsdiaiinetfewlTmFraiTe^efore,
in Florence, k Tae V-frr, Z!,«tn!,and fome more.
grc« frTends to baftards.Ncphcwes Jcinnc and other fuch,
tus Mcdiccs. ShalJ quench their chuits erel the water touch.
'..A Nay
I
Jriojlos Satjres^ 9p
Nay there (hall ftcp betwixt me and my hope.
All thofevvhofe helping hands did make him Pope.
When thcfe hane drunk,their fteps forth to be ferucd.
Whole bands of martialrlls halfc pinde and ftcrucd.
Thatgainrt ftout Jt/icrKte did weapons beare,
Making his paflage into Florence cJeare.
I One boafts that he in Cafcntino was
WithPr/ef, whenhcftarcefromthencc could pafle
n» With his hies faftic. whilfl 'Brmdmo cries,
I lent the money which his honors bines.
An other dothap prone, t'was onely he
Maintaind his brother with a ycarcly fee:
And at his proper charges did prouide,
Both horfe and armour,and what elfe befide.
Now ifvvhiilltliefedrmlce I ftand gazing by.
Either offbrcc the well muft be dravvnedrie:
Or cKc my thkll my bodies health muft flay,
Sich ftil luch violence Brookes no delay.
W'elljtis much bettcrtoliueas I do.
Then toapproucifthisbe trueot no.
Or whether fortunes fooles which waite vpon her,
Doc drinke of Lethe when they rife to honour.
Which though it be moft true that fewe do climbc,
But they forget the daies offormer time.
Yet can I hardly fay his holinefle,
Hath drunkcrnuch water of forgctfuhieffe.
No I may well proteft the contrary,
Since I tlid find that in his memory.
kept them out, they efcaped from thence not without great danger of lofirtg their hues.
Thechccfe captain(i of this company, was thisl-'eterbtother to Pope to,who afterward
was moll vnfortunateft drowned as he wa-going towards Caictanot fatre from Naples,
He was eldei brother to Pope L«» and JW m/j di aierfifej, which three were fonnesto that fa-
mous Laurence di fAedices, of whom Guychardine in the beginning of his hiiloric maketh moft
honourable mention of fiofimo the gteat being their great grandfather,who was a citizen of
.fingularwtfedomc and of infinite wealth, m B«Mdtn»isthc fufnameoianeh famdie
in Florence,whofe checfe wealth confifteth in money,arid who lent great ftore of coine vn»
to the Mcdices when they were in want,
/The country
of Cailcntino
amidll the ^
which runneth
the tiuct Arno,
it is a territory
narrowc,bar»
raitie and full
cfhils leaiedat
the fbote of the
Appenine
nioiitaines, of
which Bibicna
is the eheefe
towne, this the
Medici went a-
bouttofurprifc
when they
were Banditi &
banilhed from
their country,
but beeing re-
pulft by the
Florentines ar-
my, which then
40 ArioftosSatjres,
I held my place,and when his foote I kill,
He with afmiling countnanceprertmy wrift.
Bo wd downe his fore-head from his holy chaire.
And gauemewordsof grace,and fpeechesfaire.
He gently ftroakt my cheekes and did me blifle.
And on them both beftowd a facred kifle.
.. m (, " BefideshedidbeftowethatBuilonme,
Lh hickc* Which 2?,afterftrioufly
tobeofagood DifpachtjOndgot,althoueh lyetdidpay
nature,which Some bribes before I was Sifmifl; away;
tookefo thank- gyj beJug done.and I ioyd therewithal!, (fall,
rcward.cwfi-^ (Ail wet through raine & ftormes which the did
dering how Vnto Montano fall I rode that night,
muchhehad Where I repofd with merry hartandiight. ,
dererued at the Thus curteous words and fpeeches I had many,
Mcdices hads. Butotherfauourslpoffeftnotany.
But fay twcre true the Pope Ihould keep his word
Andtoraeallhispromifes afford.
That I might reape the fruits which I did fow,
Both now and elfewhere many yeares agoe:
Imagine with more Miters and read h ats
He would 3domeme,and with greater flats.
Then euer at the Popes great folcmnc mafic.
Hath or bcene feenc or euer giuen waSf
Nay fay he fild vp all my bags with gold.
And cramdmy chcfls as ful as they could hold;
Shall yet th'ambition of my greedy minde.
Enough contentments for her humors finde?
Or ftiallthis quench my thirfts confuming fire?
^ Or wil my thoughts take truce with her dcfire?
Noj I from Barb'rie to Catay wil goe.
From Dacia,where feuen headed Nile doth flow;
Not Rome alone mufthdrdmyTducFaignty,
So ofmyaffeftionsl might maftcrbc}
And fo •! might haue power and both be able,
To tame my thoughts^and hopes vnfatiablc.
Jriojlos Satires*
But when I nia!! a CarHinaU bcinftaldf
Or what is more,feruant offeruants cald.
Nay when I fhall abouc the Poipe be fpi'd,
And yet my minde reft flill vnfatisfi'd.
To what end then fhould Ifo mucla di£cafemc>
Or toile my felfe for that which wil not plcafe mcj
Tis better priuatly to liue, then thus
To vex and greeuf for titlesfriuolous.
I fpcakc not this as though my felfe were he,
Whofe nature could with nocontent agree:
But to this end, that fithallgreatnes cucr,
OothiiTthis cndlefle Auaricc perieucr,
( Who though they all jpoflcftc, yet more doe crane*
As if'they would impToy them in the graue.)
I thinke its better liueiprinacfi life.
Then wpalth to hold with vnabated ftrift.
Then when this world was in her infancy, ,
And men knew neither fin nor trecherie;
When cheaters did not vfe to liue by wit.
Nor flattery could each great mans humour fit,
A certainc nation(which I knew not well)
■Did at the foot ofan high mountaine dwell,
Whofetoptheheauens counfaifes fcnttoknow,
^Asit apear'd to them that liu'd below)
Thefe men obferuing how the moone did rife,
And keep her monthly progrefle through the skies s
And yet how with her horned forehead ihc
Alterd her lhapc, her face and quantitie,
They ftraight imagihdifthey were fo hie,
As the hils top, they eafly migh cfpie.
And come where fhe did dwell to fecmoft plainfc.
How ihe grew in thcfull,how in the wainc.
Refol u'd thereon.t hey mountthe hill rig ht foo ne,
"With baskt ts and with fiickes to catch the moone, ,
Siri uing who firft vntot he top flaoufd ri f cj
And make himfclfe thcmaftcr oftbe prixe,
Ariojlds Satyres,
—■ i ' ■ ■ '« "■
But mounted vp, and fccingthat they were
As farre off as before,and necrc tljc neare,
Weariond feeble on the ground the)' fall,
W ifhln^thoi^ wifhe s are no help at all)
That the y had m tbe hum ble val ley (laid,
And notiikc foolcs thcmfelues fb muc'h difmaid.
The re ft oFthem w h ich did r emaine belowe,
TftinlHng the others which fo high did fhow.
Had toucht the MoonCjCame running after then
Bytroopcsand flocks,by twenties and bytennc!
But when the fenfelcfle mifconceit they found,
Ibxkc to the reft they wearie fell to ground.
This lofdc mountaiuc is the Wheele of fate,
Vpon whofetop fitsroializdinflw,
( Asignorance and follie dothfuppofe)
All quietnefTc^al peace,and fwcete rcpofc.
But they (alafle) doc all miffakc the ground,
Forthcrcnor ioy is,nor contentment louud.
Now if with riches or with honours went
(Like louing twins) theminds deiird content J
Then had I reafon to commend that tvit,
Which were emploid andfpenttopurchafe it,
But when I fecbothPopes and roightie Kings,
(Who for the foucraignes are of eartlily things,
Asgods within this world cflecmcd arc)
That they of gricfes and troubles haiie their Ihare,
I needcs mull lay,content they doe not hold.
As longas they haueforrowes manifold.
S hould I in wealth th emightie Turke oiitgoe.
Or boafl more g lones then tie Popp doth know.
A nd yetftiilcQuf t higher to afpire,
I a mbut poorc.t hrougb that my more defirc.
Vyel l tis inofl reafon and ourljcft belfwit,- -
T q huco ftTrii^s are co.Tipetent and fic, . .
V VherebV^ wec m ay not pine away with want,
Koj? ofoui* ncedfulUr.ccdcrocnts to be fcant.
ArioJio 'sSatjreSi
Forcueric one all ftecngth ofVeafons haue,
Tonouriil) life, andnotliueasaflitue!
But ifa man be fo fu fiident richj
TbathcetooTurie hath not, nor too aiucJi,
INiathadi cnoujhhi$ natureto_content,
Xndm^elirelTnorore vehement:
He that can c afe his hunger adiis pleafure,
AMgnie cadi appetite his equallineafnrc:
He that hath fire to wamie him w hen hees coW,
A houfe to <>>e her him w hen he is old;
That wher iKe Ainnl d ride fort h is notconipcld,
Tolackey fpanicl-Iikethroogh euery field,
But to conarnand jtJioBtus-idwd able,
AiTd^ccpcs a nia n tojvaiifijypon-bis table.
Beiidcsa rirnnd.v houAvile-tlut will keeps
His houfe in comdy..aEdct4ic« andfwcetej
IFtHTs I ha ue.what necdc I moreJcqneft?
For hauing thus muchsl hauc all thercft»
Enough is ncucr then abowndancc lefTe,
He that all cowets.no thingjQtb-poilsfle^
Bcfi3esthisTuctic,reafondoth demand.
That on firi (k tcannes of honor w e doc Hand,
Yet in fuch fort that we be ncufr found,
T'cxceedcthc golden roeane in any boundj
For nothing is on earth more dangerous.
Then tbVe noted as ambitious.
This i s true honour when the world doth cry
Thou art anhonclt manandfodofi; die;
VVhich if thou bceft not.it wiUfoonebe knownc.
And as thy faults are fo-thy fanae is blowne,
Hypocrifie is wouen of fine thrid,
Yetfewein thefe daiescanmnetsbe hid.
Bgcau fe each one right reucr end doth thee call,
QrEarleQrBaron.KtiightorGenerall,
I wquldnpt hauc thee thiiwe ehey ^nor thee,
VnlefTemorem^y ielfe theh titles bee.
Q z .
4-4 Jrtojlo'f Satyra-,
But when I fee thy merits worth doth rooue
From vcrtue, then thou fhalt enioy ni)' loue.
What glory ift to thee when I behold.
How thou app^rd^ aTfiHTiIkl^ and gold f
O^at the wojidrjngpeople with amaze.
As v p an d dovyne thou walkefl^ vpon thee gaze}
IFaftet w ard, alto one as thou art gone.
And tTiy back e turn^, they fing this hatcfull fong.
Sm thcryhc man who tor a bribe in gold.
The gat (»ofRBmey ntCTth e^rcnch-menfold:
Whi^ gates toTcccp,he had~bf fpcciail truft.
Yet fold the fame, an artbafe and vniuft.
Fie,fie, how many knight-hoods here arc bought,
How many Biifioprickes delcrHHfi: caught ?
Which after being knowne abroad become,
The foule dilgracc and fcandall vnto Rome.
To be an honeft man in word and deed.
Though on my backe I wearc a courfc plaine weed,.
As much doth p leafeifleasifl did go,^
Rosily clad in roabcs whicfiTcingly Ihoe.
Let him t hat will oi: gold or vcluct buy,
FbfTwilTnot with fpots of infamy.
• Vndctthis ° But now mcthink;cs baft 5d?0#«dpthjcply,
name he tax- afleltions giues the lie^
cth fomc noto- Saying, let me haue riches, I net care,
fioirt & wicked Or how they come, or how-theypufchaft a te;
man that gcew Come the y by v lllany, by dra bs or ^jceT^
vlllanie.""^ Biches arc cucr ofniofrworfhy price.
Vertuc is riches b^ard^noT do I
Rcfpeft, againffmt whaTthdvulgarciy;,
« All men ofno manfpeakethTcucrently,
,f And fome haue raild a^ainftthcddty,,
Hulht fofaflv^.
But flag thjfwanton peacocks traine atJaftj
I tell thee n one blirpheaie th edeity^
Ritiiich as are more dara'din villany,
■" Then
Arioftds Satyns*
45
Then thofc who naild their maker to the Croflc,
"Whofcwocs eternally domourne their Icflc;
Mcane fpace the good and honcft fort one word,
"Will not of goodneflc to thy fitme afford.
They fay falfe cards,falfe dice,and falfer qucancs,
Purchaft thy liuings and thy large dcraeanes.
And thou admimftrcft to eucry tongue,
Mattcrto taike of, as thou walk'ft along:
"Wearing and tearing out more cloth ofgold j
More hikes and from Arabia f old.
Then all the worthy gallants Rome doth breed.
So nsuch thy pride and riot doth exceed.
Thofe thefts and COfenages thou flhouldftconccale ,
Vnto the world and me thou doft reueale.
Making euen fboles and hllie Infants know.
That cottages where hardly thatch did grow,
Thou in thefe few y eares pala ces hafl made,
By thy finooth cheating an d thy cofening tra d e ;
The work! doth fee thy bangu^ts and thyfc aft.
"Where in thou furfet'ftlikean ore fed beaft.
Yet thou conceiu'ft that thou a gallant art,
And all that fmile on thee do take thy parr;
Foole,thofe fame fmiles arc li ke the fcrpents hilTc ..
P 3er»fl(fonoman tellhini to his face.
How vile he is) beleeues it no difgrace;
Although behind his backe he heare men cry.
He hath n or fai th,nor loue nor piety;
And how that woHetKm bloudy-handed Caiw,
He his owne brother tyrant-like hath ilaine:
Although an exiles life he hathindured i
Yet all agree'd,all euils now are cured; '
And hethe whole inheritance hath got,
"Without vexation ofa partners loti
Therefore let all men fay what all men can^
Hccl'c walkc the {frcets(fith rich)an honeff man.
■ G 3
f This isair»
a fliadowed
name,whereby
hce biceth at
fome others of
as bad faults as
maybe.
Another
Jriofids Satjret^
Another that s as vile as is the bcft,
Tiers out his daies with labour and vnreft x
Till he haue got a Mit^r in fuch falliion.
As ilhames hunfclfe,hi$ kinneand all hisnationt
When he no vMorthier is to bears the load,
Thea g bafc alTe is ofa Purple rpab.
But knew the world how to this height he came
The very ftinke would poyfon thetn with Ihanic.
O times corrupt,Jiinamis£iworle then nought,
Whcrenothingbut whats vile is fold and bought!
T 00 true it isj which all thewo HcTBath told,
All things at jlqme, eucnheauen for coinelsfol cll,
Wiliiam furnamed ^»/w,when in hand,
He fwaid the Englifh Scepter at command ,
ft chanc't a wealthy Abby void did fall,
Whofe great deraeanes being rich in general.
Many came to the king the ferae to buy,
(For he did mony loue exceedingly)
Now when Cliurch chaprae al were com'd vnto him
And with their vtmofl: furas did amply woe him,
He fpide a Monkc flood halfe behind the dore.
Whom ftraight he cald, and bade him come before 5
Imagining he came as did the reft,
WithfiiUfild bags,to make biso^rbeft,
And therefore thus the king ttsoft gratioufly
Spcakes to the Mo nkej Tell rae man willingly,
What thou wilt gkie j great the rcuenucsace.
And thou free leaue to offer for shy lhare.
My gratious Lotdfthe old man did reply)
J came not hither this rich place.to buy j
• "For I am poorei or had I wealth Jit will,
Iwould not load my confcienc e with fuch ill;
As to mgWlTcX^hmchlwin gs aWueotfier,
Making me rich by robbing pfmy brother.
Bclides, I were an aflc to yndcrtake.
'folayT^grcau burthen on my batkcj
Arioflos Satyr es^ 4 7
which to fiipporc, 1 know I am vnfit.
Both f^jny learning,induftry and wit>
One ly niith er came in hu mble. wife.
To beg of him w liidi to this place ihould rife,
Tha t I this petty Suour might but hau c,
Tobe his Priefl:,his beadf-man or his flaue.
The King who heard this o ldanan gratioufly,
And finding in him true humihtie,
Whence his-rare vcrtu
• V — ^ C> 4
Freely an o fra nkly without rccompcnce.
Saying he it defe ru 'd moft w orthily ,
Slth he fo welcouldbrcoke his pouertic.
Kcither fuch gift nor King I crc fliall know,
Yctluch a mind and thou ght s within"tPC~grow.
I haue a m ind w hich harbours calmc contcnti
V oid c of all lucre, andfrpm ma'ice bent.
And would I fifh for linings, thcrcs no doubt, ,
B ut I ih old eafi 1;: bring my wilh about.
H But homcls homely,Ijimbcfl apc^e,^, <<
When I hauc none but ming-owne felfeto plcafe. (g
IGcE«arc ftill the childr en of much care, «
Who couets nothing, oncly rich men arc. ««
Gfcatis'thela'.iouFvvlnch dotlipWcHilcgaine, ft
Gtea.'ef the fortovsTv^cFdoiTiTt rriatntaine. «;
Bnftsnc^'toroIerf,^n^ dcatbd othbrlng {
limcrfin ;hbee5"WhictfHauHbTFaip a fhpg. ' ^ Antlh
Suflicientforniyfelfcismyfniall ftorc, ibmewhj^t vaii*
Andgrcatcftmonarchei docnioy no more. able in hisde-
fircf andaJiiJff
bnmourouswithall,and thereftrt'e would hatdly be boundgr tied {o any thing longer tbpo
bimTelfe lifted.
The fourth Satyre.
The Argvment.
<^rs He fheweth that tt is goo^ and necejfmy to matrj^
and yetbj the way giauaceth -meniy at that
flate ofltfe, Jhevcittg hw hard a tnatter tt is far
a nan to keep his wife htmefi andvhafl.
Written to the
Lord Hanibal
MalaguTglg,
Hearc a by ftrangers,friends the world andall,
fExccpt thy fclfe", thrice noble Banibal)
, That thou art now about to take a wife,
, . Knittinothereworlds cares toa better life.
\oifiln I not miflike that fo your fancie Hands,
mary, his kinf. Onely I take vnkindiy at your hands,
tran the Lord xJiatvnto me you would not tell your mind,
Hambdais my counfailes you might comfort find.
uTmpriuyw Perhapsthouha{lconcea!dit,fromthisftare,
hi« wedding. Left I iliould hap t'oppofe what thou holdftdearc,
which hec ta- Thinking becaufe my felfevnmarried am,
kethrery vii. ji^gj^forelmarriage wil in Others blame.
s'^K *" thou cenfur'ft me, thou doft me wrong:
i^HlIwcufcth For though I tacuer knew what did belong,
himfclfin that Towedlockc .-yetlneiier hauewithftood,
he lined a bat- Thofe which choofe mariage as their chiefeH good,
^hfcrhSth ^ Oft haue I grieu d, and yet I fadly mourne,
d^rt«nic "and "othisfault:a!thoughthereisnodoiibt,butifhtehad liHed.hee might haue
matched very wdhand cue7 way tehis contentment,
Ariofto's Satyres,
That then to marry,! haue chofe to burne.
My felfe excufing that I ftill was croft.
By hand of Fate, and fo my fortunes loft:
For chough vnto it I was fully bent,
Occafion ftill my meaning didprcuent.
But this hath euerminc opinon bcene.
Nor euer ftial there change inmc be feertc:
That men cannot inperfeft go odnefle ftand ,
Vnlcfle heliuc within the mariagc band.
For he which thrufts fuch guefts out of his Innc,
Is cither forc'ttobo rrow of an other,
Or theefe-lilcc w ithout confcicnce robs his bro ther.
' Bcfidcs, who vnto ftran ger ftieers doth cle auc.
Turnes Cormorant, and temperance doth leauc.
For ifto day he feed on larke or quaile.
Next morne, hede haue thePhelantor the Rai]e>
And whichis vvorft,he loofcthfenfe oflouc,
And that fwcct touch vyhich charity fhould moue.
Hence comes it,priefts of all men arc the worft.
Biting like dogs with madneflc made accurft.
The whileft no common Palliard, baud nor ftaue.
Carries more viler furfcts to his graue.
Borrow ofallthey doe,butnonc they pay,
Bafe.are their decdes, how wellfo ere they fay.
Againe, in publike cariagc and in ftioe.
They are fo void ofiudgcment,and do goe
So farre from vcrtue.that I wonder much.
Women will daine but to be toucht byfuch.
You know tis true, who do in Rcgio dwell.
But that all truthss for feare you dare not tell.
Bug-beare confeflion whifpering in your eare,
Itis damnation to tell all you heare.
Well, though you nothingfay,yet from your eies,
I read the depth of all your my fterics,
* Of ftubbornc Madtn* I fpeakc nought at all.
H
' Hee eauld
glue good
counfaile him-
felfe, but could
not follow it,ai
Medea faith in
Otetd.
— fideo uieli$'
' rapnloque
determa fe.
'* Heenueigh'
eth againfl:
fooie Priefti,
who iiued too
much inconci*
ncntly.
* Modena 1»
a City in JLum*
hardy,fubied
vnto the Duke«
dome of Fcta-
ra(,nowthe
Popes) where
the Church*
men bare them
foluesouet li-
centioufly and
more vnciuilly
then becomced
them. In this
town S*d$letiu
and Mthja,
two learned I-
taliani of
their time were
borne.
50 Arioso's Satjres
who chough this great plague did vpon it fall,
Yetitdcferueth tobepunifht worfe,
May on her and her priefls light heauens curfe.
/ A f'roous But now to you. Elefl; b etimes your mac e.
too foone to marry then too late,
til perforce thou necdes this life wilt try,,
hc wa* all g o. Aduenter onitmoft couragioully.
years*old,& f £)o notas did doftor Lee old,
wokca°niar ^hotookc a wifcwhenaTTKirbloud was cold :
III; H^ous f^tc When age had made him for a graue more fit,
tnaid *nto his Then or for wife or youthfull appecit.
j wife, and pre- Defer not thou till age come creeping on,
I Left ftrengthconfum'd, thy body filfler wrong.
<t Old ages Hcrbingers ancHh ow-white haire s.
"Warme drinks Scdoathes are gooJl^many ycarci^-.
A cup of wine in wi thred Her ment head,
Is.better t hen a faire maid in hSd^ed ;
i Age with fuch liquors oj^fiEisVv'ell eaf d,
Uemu with gouts arid pal fies is not ple af*d.
'S^ittHymeneui is no rpalh mfpld,
] But youthfull.frclh, with faffronhaire like gold S ;
I The old man feeling but fome. fparkes of fire,
! j I Which with much labour-doth butwarme tiefire, ,
j Bcginstoroufchis Iciefpirits vp.
•If! . Asifhchadcarouft ont^/t>B/cup:
i Much he imagins he can do, when loe,
' Strength doth forfakc him,ere his flrength he know::
! Apd he poore fonle euen in his height of pride,
IIs conquer'd ere th'encountcr he haue tride.
I yctfohcmuftnotthinkehis wife will yield,
ji Herbcttcrfpiritbttterioycstheficld..
ji «< Fire with water, ncucr will agree, t
: i •' s »,Nornaturc wilInotloofe herfoueraigntiev
But fay it were not fo •, yet in thefe daies,
! The world being rather giuen to difpraife, ,
Then to fpeakc well qf any, who arc they,
Jrioflos Satyr es.
1i
Will marr
But they will wilh Saint L»ket badge on his head.
And that in horne-bookcs he be deeply rea d.
And thus although they merit not this blame,
yet can tliey not efcape all poifoning fame.
Who for the nioft part doth offallhoods prate,
But be it falfeor true tis then too late
To call it home againe, if once the vent.
About the buffing bufie world be fent;
And who his honour or good name doth loite,
Muff patient be, for he this crofTeniulf prouc.
Yet this bad paflion nothing is at all,
Butthat which wc damn'd iealoufie do callj
Although tis ill enough when we behold.
An Infant wliom the cradle doth infold:
And two or three crope newly from the fhell.
Who in their clamours do their grieuancc tell.
Addc vnto thcfe a pretty girle or twaine.
Whom thou in vertues manners feek'ft totraintsr
Yet haft not any whom thy foule cantrulf.
Will honcft be to them, or to thee iuft.
But rather will allure them by all meanes,
To vitious liuing,and to IhamelcfTeftraines.
Chufe wifely then, fincethou doft know this curfe,
8 And like our Gentlemen b e not found worfc.
Many of which buried incloiftcrs low.
Lie hid.while'ft grafTc doth ore their graue ftones grow,
On marriage their minds did neuerfct,
Becaufc they meanrnot children to beget.
And fo be forc'tthat little to difTeauer,
Which fcarcc would fcrue» when twas vnitc together
That which in ftreugtli ofyouththey did refufc.
Now crowncin yeares moft fhamefully they chufe,
Shewino- fhemfelucs toJbeiab afc of min d,
That eucn in Borflh viil a^esftieyjnd;
And in the Kitchins grcalrclcull^
H %
With
* He Andetfa
fault whhdU
uertCencfe*
BienofFccara,
that were yoiw
ger brothcrt,
whobccaufe
their wealth
was little,
would notrnar*
ry when they
were young, &
yetcommingto
be old, they
made their
C hoice w orfe,
when getting
their owne
mai des ari d
drudges w ith
child, they
w ere afte r'glad
to matry them
becaufe ti^
children which
they had got
by^cmffiould
nofbe^duntcd
baftsrdsV"
Si Arioflos Satyres,
■■ , ■■1.1, m. I 1 11 <mmm I
with whom to fport themfelues lafciuioufly,
Boyes are beo;ot,wh ich as in yeares they grow,
S ud^bki^ vilrlj^hamouts from them flow,
Thatili£y_a rc forc't to man y t hem perforce.,
Vnto GIo wnes d aughters,or to creatures worfe,
Ei ^to crackt Gha^^ broke vp oflate,
of baftardyr-and here flence^doth proceed,
That noblefl; houfes in Fcrara bleed,
With wounds of tainted honour and with fliamefj, *'
"■ This Poet As all eiesdo behold which view the fame,
friend better caufe the worthies of this towne,
counfaile then fcldorac fccne to flourifh in renownc
heehinafelfe Ofvertue,or ofvalour,orofarts, j r
could follow, And henceit is theiraunceflors bed parts,
for although j meane thofe of the worthy mothers fide,
hcwouJdncucr . r l • i • r j
marry, yet is ^ gC"crous qualities fo wide.
he noted to My Lord,to marry you do paffing well,
hauekeptat And yet attend thcfi precepts I (hall tell. i
his owne pro- pfrfl thinke thereof lefl: when you would retire,
JdLra, Yo" cannot, being flau'd vnto dcfire:
a proper wo» '"1^ important matter,moIt ,moft great,
man a long Although my counfaile you do not intreat.
nme, although yet I wiiriEewTyouTiow a wife to chufe:,
thathrwa^s' whi ch mongft women wifcmen fliouldrcfufc:
married vnto Butyou perhaps,will vvondKng fmile at me,
her priuily, and And platie it with'tmpoffibility,
durft not bee That I this vvaighty charge fliould vndertake,
knowne of it, ycmeuer knew what meant the married ftate.
lon/n"fnm/. ^ P^'^y fcW me ; hath n ot your Lordfliip fecne,
fnall fpirituall When as twogamfters haue aTtablcsbeene:
Jiuing which The third man which (as lookers on)ftood by,
hehad,and More to haue feenc in play then they could fpy;
which were not jp j j fhoot nere to the wjhite, '
maried maaw Follow my ruleSanHTiolTmy ludgment righu
enioy, ButifyoufcelroucfarofTandwioe,
Thea
Artoflo's Satyres, 53
Then both my counfailes and my fclfe deride:
And.yct before I further doc proceede,
Tismecte,that firftthis caution I docreede.
Ifyouto take a wifchaue ftrong pretence.
Yet build your ground on naught but luftfuli fence,
Twere madnes to perfwadFyouTromTieflouc,
Though reafons gainft her honor I could prouc.
If {he doe pleafe you,then flie vertuous is,
^ Norany giftof goodnescanihemifle: ^
No Rhethorick,reafon,nor no ftrength ofwit,
Can make thee loath when luft rules appetit ;
So much thou art befotted on her face,
Thatreafon muft toplcafurcyeeld her place.
I £)r a wilfull blinde man am no guide.
But if in lifts ofwifedome thou wilt bide.
Then fcholler-likc examine what I fay.
And Ilhall merit thankes another day.
"Who fo thou art that meanft a wife to take,
(If ofthine honor t hou account doft m ake )
Learne what her mot herI^that ftep be gin.
And how her lifters li^.Kow fre Hromlinne:
If we in horfes,kine,and fuch like creatures,
Defire to know their lincall race_aQdnatur^cSj
What ought wee then to doe in thefe,who arc
Then other cattell,more deceitfiill farre ?
A Hare you neuer fa Vv bring forth a Hart,
Nor doe from Doiie^nefts E glats e uer part.
Eucn fo amotlier thayiji^mqus,^
Hardly canbcar e a daughter vert uous.
From trotting races,ainhl£rs feldome breede,
Fromfelfe l!kenaturcs,fclfe like things pfoceedc.
Belides the branclTi rnkevntotKFtrce,
And childrenkcepe what firft they learned be,
111 education^poiled nhaHcrs gool!.,"
Corrupts beft naturcs,and inftfts t he blo od.
Home bred examples aid domcftickillcs,
—fTJ Grafts
5^ Arioflds Satjres,
Grafts errors incleanneftbrcfts^ & good thouwbts
If the pcrceiucsher mother to poffclle, ( kds.
Many faire fcruants iLe will haue no Icflfe:
Nay fhe will more haue,or her,better skill,
Shalllcauetobcthc agentof her will:
And this Ihc doth to fliovv in courtlinelTe,,
That(thcn her mother) ibe is nothing lefle,
And that heauen did with cquall bountie place.
Within them both one bcautie and one grace.
To know hernurfe,and how her life Ibe leades.
What her commercemcnts a^a|id how fhe treadesi
i Here Whether her father brougliflicr vp or no,
riou'a'* "aPtlicco oke.wea u,£j«Qrkc.oriQweT—
thecourc. foe ' Orifin idle courts ihe hauc rcmaind,
niany gencle- And there in long and mu fiqiic hath becne traind.
woman, yea & To iudge the better of her vercues this,
thofefortareas Andall the refl to know,moll ncedefull is.
vp, Si Seeke not a wife wliofc ftilc and jiablenflTe-
oufly giuen, li- Shall fill thy veines with much va ioglotieufnes;
uingin the Such oft their hu sbands vntQ - mrath-pfouoke.
Whilftthey toTiTm are nothing^i^Lbndxnoke.
4aicsof their Tis good to match with onetlm^pbly borne,
yauth beenc So flie her husbands birth hold not in fcorne,
trained&mew- Such one take thou great Lord as fir fhall be,
gotij fjjf (.jjy liuing and thy pedigre:
&esi^^ For hardly thou thy better fha'.t content,
fiqueanda Vnlellc on her depcndance much be fpent.
fwcetc voice, A brace of p3ges,feruing gentlemen,
be ing two as And for her fia'tc a flock of gentlewomen,
ISfflSan TokcepetheirLady fromallfaultsolfence,
MorH^y La- Without the.which there is no patience.
dy,onIy'ti« Ji- Nor fo contcnt,a dwarfe llie needes muft haue ^
berri eof co utts A foole,a pandor,aad a iclhng"knauc.
With dogs and munkics,parrets an d fuch to ies.
groua4_$thefe Whofc idle feruice.idletimc dclt^s:_
inuehtTons. With other company forcajis ar^dks,
Whofc
ArioJldsSatjres,
Whofevvits can fore with courtiers that arc nice
Nor when fhe takes the aire,wil flie forth trcadt
Without her rich caroche weIIIi>tTOl hed,_
JBiit this laftchargc is nothi ng to that cof t^^
Mufton tnorepriuate toies be vainly loft.
Now if thou no fuch prodigal! fond part,
(Who for of birth and lining chiefc thou art
Within thy natiue home)lhalt proue, then know*
The poorer fort fuch glories dare not Ihow.
Ifhackneymcndoc round about the towne.
Run for to let their coach horfc vpand downc»
What then will he doewha at his command
Hath of his ownei which euer ready ftand
If others two hcrfe keepc.the rich will ftill
Haue foiire at Icaft, yet thinke the draught but ill.
With fuch an one thou Ibalcpo^ffeflemore care, ,
^ Then mine Or'audo in his madnesbarc.
' Iflhclliall braule withthecmalitionfly,
Gouernc with patratc^cr'extrcniiu^^
And as ^ainft the S irens fong.
MadehimfeTfeaeafe toTli elterhimfomwrongy
So her expoftulatings d^enothearc,.
But gainftfuch clamarousnoife glew vp thine earc.
'• When fhe fpeahshioIFHd tKouTcan fpcach affordj
*' For filencc cuts a fh row vvorfcthen a fword7 ^
" A froward w ife for very fpight win e ry^
" When thy negleftddthfcbrneTiS^tyrannic.
Haue fpecial care tharvwth ho fouIFmdllth^Ipeach,
Thou mak'ft into her fury any breach:
For then thou altconf bund'ft, and onefmall fhowre.
Will on thy head a world ot newe itormes pow f e.
Which with fuch bitte rncfTefhe willdeclarc,
That flings of vpafplhothalfe fb noifom eare .
Let her as neare aTar fe6r vwcahIihde.8
Agree with euer\'''humor u Tthy min de.
That ancient cuftom esin thy Jioufeiemainffi ^
Meaning
that an ill wife
wilfitiskfaniS::!
mad,as Orland*''
became ihrogh'
the vnklndhes
oi^ngetica.
I Here the Po«
et Icitcth
dowiie many
excellent rule*
how a man
fltouldchoele
a wife, and ha«
uing chofen"
oncjitpvrhe
fhoiild bchSue
, hirefelfeto*
wards her.
5d Ariollos Satjm.
And thac no danger lurkc within her trainc.
In being greater then thou canft fupport,
For things doe fall to ruinein that fort.
I doc not like that beautie w hole rare merit
Will praife beyond all excellence inheriti
Nor fuch a one whofc court audacitie,
Bearcsher beyond all comely modcflic.
Twixt fairc and foulc there is a golden mcane,
Vnto which path I faine~wdurd haue you leane,
A louing maidc,not lou ely ftriue to chufe
The faces beautie •, for the mindes rcfufe,
Picafc thy bcft iudgcmentj tis no matter then >
Though Ihe fcemc fbulcorblack to other men7
^ Her to polTefle whofe bea utie doth excce de.
Doth to all curiouscies much forrowc breeder ~
For (he euen frozen harts doth f eton fire.
Making them languifli in vnchaftc defirc.
A world will venture her faire f orte to {poilci
Wherein albe (he giue fome few'c thel&ilc;
Yet at the laft comes on e with bribes an d praies.
Who fo in peeces atTHcrforces teares.
That at the laft hauing no more delay ^
She ycelds,and he her hono r beares awa y.
A wife thats more then fairc is like afl ale.
Or chanting whiftle \vEich bringDEurds-to thrall.
» Yet of no fluttifh fouTencs fix thy minde^
The Italian bach a praire of (uch a wife.
m Chi hi bunco taitella,et iella tHOglie,
"Hon T>;»e mai doglie.
Wh ofe hurie i8wbite,andwifeisf aire»
His head is neuer Void of care.
Healiudsth to the coniman faying in Italic.
a ft peccdti mjitmtttl ptuiteaX^,
Cht^-glia brma miglii icreitnT^
Who take&aLMt paaan foule vnto bis wife^ .
Doth penance euer, yet Hnaes allhis.lifc.
Anoflo's Satyres,
Fortb perpetuallpen ance thou fhalcfindc.
Beauties which are indifferenc raoftmc moiiCj
Fairc whi ch is ftill m od fairc I doc notloue •
P ure of complexion let her be and goo dj
And in herdieelces faire~circled crmjlon blood.
Hie colours arguexholerrmd-rfiftaftc;
And fuch hoTBlouds arc fcl dome lii aHe cb waft e.
Let her be mildc and wittie,biit notcurft,
Nor fbolini, for ofall brcedes chats the worft.
Nonefo deformed are,or vglyfbulc.
As fboles which more arc gaziatjhen the Owle;
Forifiheany fault abroad commit,
Her long-tongd goffip ITraighcnriufl: know ofit:
Nothingfopriuate canbcdoneorfaid, ( uaid.
Which through the whole world Ihall not bee con-
Thus fhe her husband and herfelfc doth bring,
To be a fcornc to euery abieft thing?
Where as the wittie wcnch fo carelu 1 is.
There's none {hallknow albc (he, docamifle.
Like to the Cat who buri es vnder grou nd
Her ordure,IclFBy men it fhouldB^found«
Let her be pleafing,full of curtefie.
Lowly ofmindc,prides deadly_enemici_ -
Pleafant offp eech,r eld ome f a d or n euer.
And let her countnancc chearcful be for euer,
A vinigcrtart lookeor clowdy brow,
Furroudwithwinddesl doenotajEw,
And fo to pout or lowK through {ullcnnefTe,
Is a ftrong figne of dogged peciiilhiicire.
Let her be baflifull and of mode ft g tace, ^
Hearc,biit not aiifw ereloF thce,whercin pla ce ^
Thou art; fbr tis exTrcameftobloquie.
When fhe doth prate and thou muft fil cnt be,
Noidle hufwife let her euer be,
Vcif-jhet husband and her friends.
9 Theresnoill
qiulicie fo vile
ina wrmarijas
to be a foole,
forlhaue oft
heard a wife ■
man lay, he
had rather hauc
teliiiLfflifiiadicii.
one that was^
Tottiih crfoo-
hfH, affirniing
that the firft
if fhe did a
' fault would
with difrrctioa
hide it. Thcfc
cond with her
wit would now
and then de^'
light hiir. The
tliird becaufe
ofherucformi*
tie,fiodie a-^d
indeuor al.
waies to pleafe
him, but the
laft whic!i was
the foole, wold
fliamc both het
58 Jrioflds Satyres.
But alwaies doing fome thing ferioufly.
f Sluttiflinei in P Let her well loned felfe, her felfe preferuc^
women was/o And from allgoatilli fentshe slcinne conferiic.
^th the antf^ Women dbTofHitcc^dcntonibes apearc, '
enrKomani. ^Vorthy without whenTianghr vvirhints fairc.
thatonciof the Sothc ten or twelTiFyeares yonger tficn thou art,
checfen^Ie Ele£t thy wife, for thats a wife mans part;
wTfc f
fiomTCrby' ere thcTtrans ftrcngth doc begin to quailc,
diuorce,asif And fo within thine eie wil breede diflike,'
flic becne Ere mutuall.ycarcs thee in like weaknefle ftrike.
Therefore I wiHlTthcliusbahds ^e fhould be
bodic,yMonl/thcn tTi'impacicncy.
for that faults Of youthfull hcate beginncthto affWage,
And writh more moderation rules his rage.
Let her be fuch a ©ne arTMretli God,
Left fhe aproueHinimgbfheaTiiens rod.
Religious, not IcrupuroiTsihd Tibue all,'
Let her know nonejwHom puritans wFcallj.
To run fro Church to Church through,all the townc^.
To wcarea thin ftnaJI ruffe,a bare black gpwnc.
To faigneto fpeake IfkcThiidcr ns' when they pce pe.
Or Icare like cats when they doefcemetofleep e.
To make lon^raiFrs andjo^gle vp their cics.
As iftheir «ales wouTd teare God fr om the skie s..
To chide ifany thing we fay is go od, _
(Excepting God)asPrihce or a lmcs, orfoode,.
Chriftinas to name but-C hritl tide.as it were
Damnation,bulthebarc.word roa ffetoh eare.
To fpeake to none that walk^ m the ftrccte.
Or with theft woiffsQbd"faucyou^)^greetc;.
Not to lookevpv buthx gn- earthfthe etc. „
Aparant^figncsare^Rypocrifie.
God plcafed is with pl ainneffe of th e ^ h^,
And not withdumb ffidesot the outward parti
Such as her lift,fuch HwrcfiHbn is^
Where
Ario/losSatjres.
where arts and words agree nctjal's ainific,
•! I would not chat acquaintance fhefliould hauc.
With a preciffion f rin^or heesaknauc,
They vnder co 1 our ofcmiteflion framcT^
Mifchiefeand many matrons doc defame.
Nor fhall I'lie feaft them with delitious fare.
For they but counterfeits and cheaters are,
To widowes, wiues and maids they doe rcroaine,
Vild,asinharueftare great fhowcrs ofraine.
!■ Let her owne bcautie b e her owne delight.
Without adulteratepainting^reaJor whiter
Nature hath fixe beil colours to the face.
No art hath power to gtue fodw^tca grace.
Great paines to littkipurpofe and much fliame.
They fpend,who to adorne their bodies frame.
Doe profitlcfleconfuine whole daies away,
Lctfucha one not in thy fauour ftay.
A golden time,a glori ous world it was j
When women had no other looking gt^e
Then the clccrcfountaine,and no painting knew,
Complexion now in cueryptace is fold,
And plaiffer wife da ubd vponyongandold .
Old iades anuft haue r ead bridl eSjand the hag .
Will not in tole s behind the yongeft lag.
f Knew litfculan but where th ofe lips ofhis>
Hclaycth when his Lika hedotfTkm&l^
He would difdainraHdloathTilmTclfe as-much.
As if the loathfc m'ttTordtire hedidtouch.
t He knowesnot.dldheTcndviriFHewcifldfpcwe,
Thatpaintings made with fpett'e of a Icwgy
(For they thebcflfcll)nor that loitEfome fmell,
(Though mixt with muskc and amber ncrefowcll,
Can they with all theircumrmg-talcc away
mdgtPa inCyprus,an{l it is allberedibly reported that they make it
the-Poct bete fatteth downc-
I 1
f Many good
|cntleworeeti
cfpecislly old
widowes are a**
billed by coun*
ttrfeitPriets in
' /ialie,they ma*
kingafhcwcof
more holincfle
then the reft of
their coat, whS
it is nothing els
butnnecrekna-
uericand difti*
aiulacioR-
rTbefcbefuch
women as the
Poet fpeaksth
otjMermt for'
tnofayidtrljSai
is,(he dcfetued
with the paines
fhc tooke, to
feenihandfbme
though indeed
(be was not.
f An Italian
gentleman,
whole miftris
fare waslikea
painters table.
t Itismoft
true that the
lewes make the
beft colours,
citlier Ro/rf or
Biarnrrfjos may
befecnein Pam
afterthis'filthy maneras
The
w Although
thisdo^tme
be as (rue,as
true may be,
yet will not
many gen-
tlewomen be-
leeue it,but
hold it 10 bee
mecrchcrefie
and no truth.
60 Jriofids Satjres.
The fle.ime and {not fo ranke in it doth {{ay.
Little thinks he that vvich thefilthy doling,
OF their fm all crrcumc ifcd infants young,
The Fat of hid eous ferpents/paune of fnakes,
Which llaiie s Fr om out their poifonous bodies takes.
All which the)'docpreferuemoflcurioufly.
And mix them in one bodie cunningly,
Makii^tliat vngucnt,which who buies to vfc,
Buieshd l mtha li and heauendoth refufc.
"Fie how my queafie flomack vp doth rife,
To thinke with what grofc ftuffc in beaftly wife,
T|iey make thishatefoll vomit of the face,
With vvhic h-fbndvvomcn feekc themfelucs to grace.
Daubing their checkcs in darkc holes with the fame.
Left the daies eic ftiould tell the world their fhamc: ■
But knew men which doe k ij[re them,wh at I know.
Th^ would fo farrc in deteftation grow.
That ere they would touch maskesfofonlc as this,
M en^s preflut/iumthey would gladly kiffe.
Nay knc^ut womwi how they are abu{d~
By tlfeIeplaguc~latucs(lo generally vfd
Of them) and by thofc drugs wherewith they fill
Their clofcts, cabinets and cofcrsftill:
They foone would finde their crrours and confcffe,
Tis they alone which makes them beautileffc.
" This curious painting when they vndertake,
True natures beautie doth the cheeke forfake:
All that is excellent away is fled.
Hating to liuc with hell being heaucn-bred.
Likcwife thofe waters which they vfewith care,
To make the pearle teeth orient and more fare,
Turnes them to rottenneflc,or black like hell,
Whilftfrom thcirbrcaths dotli ifTue forth a fmcll,
Morenoifome then the vileft_iakes-can-yeeld.
Or cari on t h at co rruptS -within the frdch
Well, let thy wife to none ofthefe fins cleaue,
But
Arloflo's Satyres,
But to the Court thefe rarer cunnings leauc.
Let her apparell be in comely faihion,
And notftragni zcd after eiicry nation.
Head-tircnrnBa^liketo^ffrorroner^
V/ith peafte;wtlrttenc,aiid levvels richly fet,
Befits a Princeft c right ^ a v eluet hood,
With gol den borde r, forthVwiheFasg ood.
The Lo ome,the NecHlcan d fine Cookery,
Doth not difparage true gentility.^
Kor fhall it be amifie, ifvs'hen thou art.
Within thy country home, thy wife impart,
ilerhufwifcly coiidition, and furuay.
Her Dayric and herroilk»pans once a day.
The greateft flatcs in thefe daici wiUfefpeft
Their profits, when their honours they neglefl.
* But her cheefc care fhall on thy Children be.
To bring thera vp in each good quality.
And thus, iffuch a wife thou canflattaine,
1 fee no rcalonwhyth'ouTKoiilHflfetraine.
For fay th at afterw ard her mind fhould change.
And from corrupter thougTits delirc to range;
Or thatfhe feekes to fcandalize her houfc.
With blackedifdaine, or fhame mo ft impious.
When in her harueftyeares thou comft to mow.
And findft where come was,nought but weeds do gtow;
Yet thou thy felfe as faulty, canft not blame.
But fpitcfull Fate, the author of defame:
And that her infanciewas mifgouerned,
And not in vcrtuc truly nurtercd.
Thou canft but forry be for her offence.
When Wantlofgracc doth draw onimpudcnce.
But he that like a blind man doth run on.
The ycrtues that in wo^n praile do win.
Ale fobet ihcwes without, cKaS thotrghtsyvitbin;
True faith and due obedience to their make,—^
And of thtii chtldroi htJiieft care to take;
* The bring,
ingvpof chil-
dreningood
fort, is one of
the chieftft
parts which be*
longs to an
honcR; womap,
as the Poet
faith in his
UndatHnofti'f
Jriopo's Satjres.
And takei the tirtl his fortunes fall vpon,
Of hethatworfedoth(as doth bafeflhe)
Who though lie know her luolf vnchaft to be:
Yet he will hauc her in difpig he of all,
Euen though the world him hatefull Wittall call.
Ifafter fad repentance him importune.
Let him accufe himfelfe for his misfortune;
>Nor let him thinkc any will moane his cafe.
Since his owne folly bred his ovvne difgrace.
But now fincc I hauc taught thee how to^ct,
Thy heft of choice,and thee on horfc-backe fet.
lie Icarric tHec how to ri de her: w iTd OLtame,
To curb her when,and when to raine the fame:
No fooner thou fhalt take to thcea wife,.
But thou lhalt leailgt hc oTd ha unts ofthyJifi!,^
Keep thine owne neff, left fome ftrange bird lie hid.
And do by thee as thou by others did.
f Good .couii. y Like a true Turtlc with thine o w ne do uc ftay,
fade to all fucb Elfe Others tVixt thylKwtcs rnay felilyLpby..
yong rotn who Eftccmc her dcarc, and lou^ her as thy life,
SidtlTcSe; No matchlefletr^Turc
byotherwcns "thou wilchauehcflikcandhoaourthc^
feci. Firft let her thiric aflTcJHonTaWpTy feciL
Whatfiie doth f6rfhec,^ydly that rcfpcft.
And flicw how thy loiic doth her louc ajfefe.
If by omilTton flie do ought amilTe,
In any thing thaf g^inft thy naturcis t
With louc and not with fury let her know.
Her errours ground,forlHcri« amendments grow.
A gentle hand, A Colt doth fooner tame
/Then chaincs or fetters which do make him lame.
/ Spaniels with ftroking we doe gentle find.
Sooner then when they cooplcd arc or pinde.
Thefc kind of cattcll gentler then the reft,
Without the vfc of rigor do the beft.
-Goodnaturcs by good vfagc beft do proue,
Difdaine
JriojldsSatyres,
Difdame brccdes hatd.tis louc ingenders louC|
But that like alTes they Ihould beaten be.
Neither withfcnfe nor reafon doth agree :
For where loues art auailes not, there I fearc,
Stroakes will more bootlefle and more vile appearc:
Many will boaft what wonders they haue wrought
By blowcs, and how their wilhcs theyhaue caught..
How they haue tara'd tlieiflhrewcs & puUHichi downe.
Making them vaile cuen to the fmalleft frownci /
But let thofc Gyants whichfuch boaflings louaj
Tell me what they haue got anditwill proue, /
Their wiucs their blowes,on hands & face do bear©,:-
And they their wiues m arksdn their foreheads wearer j
* Befides who leaft a wicked wife can tame.
Doth ofieft brag that he can do the fame* '
Remember fhe is neighbour to thy heart.
And not thy flaue.lhe is thy better part. /
Thinke tis enough that her thou mailt command, /
And that fhe doth in loue-knots loy all ftand :
Although thy power thou neuer do approue,.
Forthats theway to make her leaue tO'louc.
Giue her all willies whilcllfhe doth defire,
Nothingbut that which reafon doth acquire.
And when thou haft confirrad thee in her louc,.
Prcferue it fafe,let nothing it remoue.
And yet to fufferber,do all Ihe will,
Witlibutthy knowledge,may much vertuekill..
So likwife to inftru ft without all reafon.
To perfit loue is more then open treafon.
To go to feafts and weddings mongft the beft,',
Is not amiflc: for there fufpeft is leaft.
Nor is.it meet,that Ihe the Church rcfraine,
Sith there is vertue, and her noble trainee
In publike markets and in company,
Is neuer found adulterous villaoy.
But inihy golfipsoftHy neightiours houft,
* Thefe brag-.
Sams are like
jathoneft ,
mauwhofewife
bauin^btoke
hit patc,and he
wcartnga
nightcap,being
atkedwby hee
ware it, anfwe*
red that bis
wife billing
on-the Itid-
dainencke,hee
tooke iiich
fought for the
lame, that hee
bccam^im-
felfeiO^o,
fo was glad to'
cxcnfrtheniat- -
wr.
6 4- Jrioftds Satyres,
therefore hold fuch places dangerous.
"himlelfe to be Yetas deuocion to the Church hcrlcades,
a rigbt Italian: Thou lhalt do well to marlcevvbich way fhetre adej;
forfo do many Fotofteii times the goodly pray is (till
Italians vfc to caufc why men do fteale agaiafl their wil I.
whin thiy goc Chiefly take heed,what confort flae lines in,
abroad, the Beware ofWolucs chat wearc the Weathers skin. ''
poors women Markc what rcfort within thy houfe doth moue,
If' A'"?"? Many kiflc children for the nurfesloue.
Cii3C their hul* Vvc pi i*iit t
bands do watch home for tny Wines fake much will honourthce5
them ai they Doenotwichfuchmen holdfocicty.
doe. When fhec'sabroad,thy fcarcis offraall worth,
h There was in fhe danger's in the honfe when thou art forth.
ttcr "tu"either wifely watch her, left Ihc doe cfpy
heeie or elfc Thy polkicke and waking iealoufie.
where a certain
Malt.mati.whohauing a veryfweet & loie!/ browne wamanto hit wife, manyi Gentle*
men Students an J others, wouldbehiskinfmen, info much that a familiar of his dcman-
ded one day of him merrily, which way it came that fo many gallants were allied vnto him:
who replied laughing (like a goad companion) by ray ttuch lir I know nor, except this kin*
deed come by m/ wit^ fide: for before I was marrie d vnto he r, t here was not one fcholler
ihthis VlmieTfiflethat was acquainted with me. f lais fellow tSou gli lie Was plaiBe;yet had
hee a flarewd pate, and altoughhecfaidhttie.yetdidhec thin&e more, and many drie
blowet he would gine thefc luSfy youthes which reforr vnto iiis houfe, whcrofI will glue you
atiftsandfoaway; One daya gentleman of a goad houfe ca me to viSte h"im(oc rather if
rihOIIld lay truely his wite) who meeting him at his dore ('aimed him,calling him kmfcman,
and withall asked how his cofen his wife did, faying hee would bee to bold as to goe in and
fee her. i ptay yoddo, (aid the goodmaii, and yet before you goe a word with you. With all
my heart,replide the fcholkr; then laid the raalt.maa, llnce I came acquainted with you and
other kindegenilemen my kinted, I haue learnt two Latine vetfes,and I would know the
meaning ofthsm.L-t me hearethem faidthe yong ftudeut: that you (hall faid the townef*
man,and thefc be they.
T«tf4 freejmHfque yU efl,ptr amki mmtn ;
T^freqHtitfque licet fit yidi crimtn haiet,
Naw.faidhc, I pray yoatell mecWemin Englifo, lam notfo good afchoHer at the firft light
to explainc thsm,replied the flu dent. Then I am faid the m,ar£iedman,and-fhis it is t
Friendfhip with greatcft fafctie doth deceauc.
And yet thou^ fafej tis fcnauiftihy yoiir leaue.
Hereupon Ikc fell a laughing, laying, 1 thinke I haue now paid you home, and foa way hcc
wsatjleauiagthcHudeHtiogoe viSthiswifc.
"Which
Arioflds Satyres,
6)
which if lliedo, then js hcrreafon ftrong,
Thee to accufejthat deft her caufleire wrong.
Remouc all caufcs what fo ere they be,
Which to her name may coople infamy.
Andifiheneedes will caftaway alllhame.
Yet let the world know thou art not to blame.
I know no other rules to fe: thee downc,
How thou maieftkeep vnftaind thy wiuesrenownc.
Nor how thpuyiiairtkeepjiicn from hai^ power,
Thy wiucs chait honours bafcly to deuourc.
^ And yet lie tell thee this, if die haue will
To tread awry,thou mull: not thinke through skill
To mend her,for Ihe is pallall recure.
And what fhe will do thou mull needes indure.
Doc what thou cand by art or obferuatiorr,
She will create the e ofa forked felhion.
All's one ifthou do vfe herill or well.
When women arc refolu'd fpigh t heauen or hell
They will ftrike failc, and with lafciuious breyh.
Bid all men welcome thoi^lrir Eellf eTfd^h..
And for you lhall not iullTy t^nke I lie.
Lend but your eire to thislrue hiftory.
There was a Painter whom I cannnot namc,_ A tale.
That vfed much ro pifture outkhcDiuelJ, ^
With face and eiesntfbra loueiy dame :
Nor clouen feet, nor HomesTnor any cuilN
So faire he made him, and fo formally,
As whiteft fnow,or pu^ell luory.
V
The dioell who thought it very great di^race,
The Painter fhould orccdmcThcurtcfie:
Appcar'd vnto him face to faqe,__ _
Declared what hevvasinbreuity;
' Many hold
ofo piniontha t
t oThe a cuckold
is delliny arfd
not their wiucs
diihoneffies^as
a good fellow ia
the world faid
to a friend of
his,who telling
himheewasfo-
ry that fo ho-
nek a man as
he (houldbeaa
buled as hee
wasj/eeing the
fault was his
wiues and not
hir. 1 thanke
you neighbour
(replied he) for
your good con*
ceit of me: but
I alTure you I
thinke it was
not her fault,
but rather mine
owne fortune
tharmadcTnca
cuckold :f6n
verily belceue
whofocre/ had
married would haue bin naugluas vrdasfoe. Nay then(quoth his neighbo r)if you t hinke fo,
God forbid 1 fhould diifwade vou from an opinion you hold lo cohhdently, and fo left bi.Tt,
K And
6 6 Jriojlos Saty res.
And that he came but onely to requite.
His paines in painting him fo faire and white.
And therefore wild him askc what fo he would,
A flurino; hitn to haue his whole requeft.
T he wretch whoTi ad a wife of heaucnly mould,
Whofebeautie brought his lealoiis braines vnreft :
Intrcated for the ending of that ftrife,
Some meanes to beaflurcd of his wift.
Then feem'd the diuell to take a goodly ring,
An put it on his finger, faying thi s j
S o long as thou fhalt weare this pretty thing.
Thou maielt be fure fhc cannot doe amifTe. .
But i fthou v fe to leaue this ring vnwornc,
SSrman nor diuell can keep thee from the home.
Glad was this man,and with his gladncffe waked,
But fcarce had he opened both his eies.
Be fore he felt his wile ftarke belly naked:
And found hislih^erHrd betweene her thighes.
O O
Rcmembring th en his dreatne how it concluded,
flcBrbughTtH^Diuell had him inflcep deluded .
And yet not fo(quoth he) for it is true
If fo we meanc our wiucs fhall be no flingers.
There is no fuch deuifcjiior old nor new.
As ftill to weare fuch rings vpon our fingers:
For elfe though all our haires were watchful eies,
We fhould not fee theirfubtilitreacheries.
Nor can this policy fcarce vs auailc.
For if Ihe meaneth Ch^aurs ieft to trie.
She to another will her louc cntaile,
Although fhe knew fhe for the fame fhould die.
Jrio^ds Satyres. ^7
The flic Venetian lockt his Ladie s ware.
Yet through her wit Aileont bacft^i^are .
My Lord, few married men do liue content,
Their wiues as erodes vnco them are fent:
So mud I fay the fingle life is ill.
Sich in the fame dvvels many troubles dill,
® Yet better tis in piirgatorie dwell
A little fpace.then alvvaies Hue in hell.
What my bed drength of rcafons are you fee,
And therefore your owne earner you may be.
^ T'is ail butonerefoliie.who ereis borne
To marry, hkewife m ud poiTcfre the h ome.
Yet I but merrily do write and ied>
The married mans cdate o f all is bed:
And they who cannot chadh dcad the ir lines.
May in the world fiiidlnany worthy wines.
Oneofthc bed of which I wiln to you .
One that isiouin^lo yall.w l^ and true.
truftcd without caule)ihat he no fooner was gone onward on his iourncy,but t hat flic by the
coanfcl&pctfwafion of her amorous feruant (aflifled by the cunning dcuife ofamoft inge-
nious 8cexcellent work man.a Duiclmianjgot a talfekey for the Iock,& fo cnioycd her louint*
friend all the ablence of lieTRusbandlwho retufntng homeagaiiie neuerpermfiedTlTe^ag^-
But after the death of this Lady,the knowledge whetof coming to tbcSi^norf of Venice they
for the fttangcnes ofthe matter,caufed the lock & chain tobe amogft their orher chicfe'mo-
nunictsmG>a»i»(/S<lainS./War^!paIace,itismadeofliiuerpiate,very thin, &in proponio
not much vniike a horfe-ftiorjwith fmall little holes in the midft, and is as fmooth at the one
end as at the other,hauing two little fmall chaincs which came round about her middle and
were fliut ctofe on each fide wich a lock,it is at this day with other antiquities to be feen there
e T he Poet c ompaieth marriage to Purgatory^hercas they fay they continue in paine hut
for a ccTtainc tlmc.But the BatchelterrfifeliFtermcnniHI^ca~ule in tcfpeft of the comforts"
in rnarriagCjit may be tetmcd a hellifh !ife,or clfe he termeth the batchcllors life liell, becaufe
he thinks that none perhaps liue honefl vntil they be m3iricd;& therefore in tlic grcmer dan-
ger if they die not maidcs. f Our Poet here is very meiiy with his kinfemanjcfpccially
being an Ital»aH,who of all fports cannot abide any icft that fauorcth of the horn, for if he fay
loco ^ aanojoeo di-viVant '
No doubt, Pigliard ne'l iron ftotno
lllocodetlocorno.
But in the enJ!!fc«akcth hita atBcnds, wifhing him as good a wife as good may bc» euen the
befVamongft women,
K 1 rhc
Antonio Situlo
a noble man of
Venice, hauing
a marucilous
f (ire woman
vnro bis wife,
and bej^l^t
embaffadoc III-
to CermSi^vn>
to the Hmpe-
rourthcliuings
the Si^iiori of
Venice, was lb
iealousouer
her, as hee tfc«
uifcd a moft
wonderful!,
flrangtjinilar*
tlSiialllockc &
key ftr U fUa
jua, which the
good Lady
tookio vnkind<
ly ( bcina mif.
The fijtSatyre.
The Argvment.
95^-R' Hee [he-Keth by occasion of a certatne kftide <fgO' ^
»err/ment cr Littetemncie etter a country ruhich
Dnkf of Ferrstra befiomdvpo him^how vn-
yi/id that to be a loner is the qremtji fault and
greatefl ahfurdity that ttnyman can commit. W4.
To Maftec St- day hath fully fum'dan euenycare,
f ^ Since hither firft I made my fad repaire;
(Leaning Fh'rara,vj\icxc I firlli drew breath,
a Two riucis ^)' cndlefle toile to haften fpeedy death)
fo called, not ® Hither where fwifc Turrita, Scrchio meetes,
farrc from the Betwixt two bridges whence their billowes flectes..
Apenine mou- Maj^ing. continuall noife through diners fp rings,
tflincs • 1
i A little town Which their owne flowing waters to them brings,
vpon the bof To goucrne as the Duke did meaflignc,
dersotthe b His poorediftreflcd flocke ofGraffanine,
Dukedome of c Which crau'd his aid afloone as Leo died,
thVr "'da'ies Bccaiife the Romilh yoke they would not bide,
fomcwhat dan- Euen Leo who with much fterne crueltie,
gerousby tea-
ion of the woods and mountaines there abouts, whete a number of Bandity kept,
* Leo the lo.was no foonet d ead but Alftonfa Du ke of Ferrara,eotced into the field with an,
hundred men at armes,two thoufand foot,8: three hundred light horfemen^ & fo went to in-
campe before Ce.jw, after heludrecouereiby the willoftlie Italians Bondetii, Finale, the
moimtaineof Modena.atsd Qraffagntni.and other cowncs about Romagoia which Leo bad
(akcnfcom him, although he challenged them to be hit,
Had
Anojlos Satyres, ^9
Had brought them to the gaceof raifetie,.
And worfe had done,but that the niightie hand
Ofheauen, did all his tyrannies withftand.
And this the firlUime is in all this v\ hile.
That eucr I did write or ought compile :
Otto the learned Mufes hauemadefute,
But dumbly liued,tong-tide and fadly mutCt
The ftrangenefle of this place hath fo difmaidmc,
That like a fearefull bird Id urfl: not play m e.
Who hauing changd her cage,flutters her wing:,
And through amazement fcard, doth fcare to ling.
( Kinde kinfman)that my cafe is in this forte.
And that from me thou haft not heard reporte.
Wonder thou not, but rather doe admire.
That in this fpace my breath did not expire,
Seeing I am an exild man, at leaft.
An hundred miles from that I fancie beft,
Sinceriuers,rocks, and mounraines boue the skies,
Kcepes me from her is dearer then mdnecies.
All other bufinefles which me concerne,
I can cxcufe, and from mine cafe doe learne^
To make ray friends conceiue in general],
Thatall my greateft faults are veniall.
But to thy felfe I will in plaine phrafe fpcakc,
And all mine inward cogitations breake.
To thee lie fhriuc my felfe, for thou fhalcknow.
Both how my wifedome and my follies growe,
Whereas to others fhould I fb m uch cell.
My folly would be made my paffin^cll.
To ring my death of wit,whilft with fterne looke.
The world would hardly my confeffion brooke:
Saying no qucftion he is mightie wife,
Which can fee nothing,yet hath both his eics.
And is moft fit to be a foole to other,
When his affefts he can nor rule nor fmother»
Fie to be fifidc ycarcs and yet to glovvc,
K 3
d JrUflo had
no faulc,buc
orely that he
loued yeverit,
which was a
veniall finnca-
mongft the Ita*
lians.
As
Ar 'iojlds Satjres,
V
As if! did fully fifcecncknowc,
And then he tcls thefcriptures ftrifteft lawcs,
Both fcriii'ners ordages, and old mens favves.
Well though I errcjlatn not fully blinde, •
But can my bloudsfault in large meafure finde;
And which is more, I doe condeiime the fame,
And not as others doe,defend my iliame.
t Hcisthera*® Butwhatauaiiesmypenance,whenncarelcflTe
tber to be pit- I know my faults, yet make my faults noleffe,
tied m that he Or fincc no precious Antidote I finde,
ftult ''bceing" ^ ° ranckling v'cer of my minde:
forrie for it, & Butthou art wifer,fince when thou dofl pleafe,
willingly would Thou canft afFecfious ficknefles appeafc,
hehaue amen. Which being hid in man, Nature doth mix,
ded it, but that j f^^js inward foule the fame doth fix.
ecou not. jj ^fay,
Whofc ill perhaps may haue a worfc difplay
Then it deferues jalthough fome verball care
They haue ofme, when great their forrowes arc,
(Andwouldhaue morejifl could thisrcdreflc.
And thcfe ray ^fhly motions <|uitc fupprefle.
Thofe which in this world fpcake moll curioufl^,
Clofe in their hearts the decpeft iniuric.
ThouknovvftI know the world hath many a flauc
That vvil blafphcme,fweare,curle,be mad and rauc,
Accufing others that they cuckolds be.
When his wcakc iudgement hath no power to fee,
How goodly.largeandfpreading is that home,
Which his o wne forehead many ycares hath borne:
Other difcjfes cucry onccanfpie,
But none will mend hisownc deformity.
Wecan rcprouc in ftrangciswhats amifle,
And fee not in our feru«~what viTder is.
We take delight that wc caj^reprehcnd, -
When t'lcere more generous our fclues to mend.
The wallet which behind hangs with fins ftorc, '
Arwjlds Satjres, 71
Wc neucr fee,ourciesare both before.
I neither kill,nor ftrike,nordoc contend.
Nor am I hui tfull,but the whole worlds frend,
Theworftl doe, is that lonely grieuc,
Becaufe I cannot with my millres liuc,
And thinkc it torment more then torments be.
To Hue from her which onely liuesinme,
And yet I not forget t'acknowlcdgethis.
That herein onely I doe ftill amiflc:
Yetnot foillbut thatbymterceflion
I may bcpardond through mine owne confcffion.
The vulgar fort with water oftentimes,
(Not onely greater faults thc;nmy fmal! crimes)
Walh cleane away,but (which breed s greater ftatne
Baptifeth vice with noble vcrtues name. ~
f Hermiltan that is growne fo couetous,
( As to behold the fame tis monflrous)
Nor rcfls by day nor flumbers iff the night.
But makes his gold his God and his delight.
No loueoffriend or brother wil heboid,
Hates his owne fc]fe,loucs nothing but his gold.
Yet is efteemd a man of induftry,
Ofperfit wifedomc and great policie.
Raward fwels big and doth ditdaine his ftate,
Lookes as the world would tremble at his hate.
He thinks himfelfc what he can neuer be.
And feeds his hopes with idle imagery.
He will furpaflc in fpcjiding:illgot_wcalth.
And in apparel goes beyond him felfe.
A fteward he will haue,a huntfman,f^koner,
A cookc,a chamberlaine,an^a curious carucr.
Lordihips he fels,and makes them fly away,
A mannor or a parke goes euetyllay.
What his old aunceftry had many ycares
Gathered together,and left vnto theirhcirts,
That with immoderate lauifhncshe fpends,
/By KirmtHitu
I^iMrd aiid o-
thcrs,hce{hew*'
ethhotv many
in (he world
commit groQec
faults by iarrc
then he did, &
yet what chcy
doe paBeth for
curraot,and
aie not con-
detnncd of the
woilde.
And
Ariollds Satjres,
And through the world in all dilordcrs fends.
» • '
But what lor this ? nonemiirmiires at his will.
Nor doth demaimd wliy he confnmes thus ill;
But rather cals hini mold Magnanimus,
Moid bountifull, gallant and vcrtuous.
The comttion fort the Hydra multitude,
Thus with their flattery doe him delude.
Sotonio fo much bulincfle takes in handv
And meddles fo withal! things in the land.
That euen the waight is able to confound
The ftrongefl horie that cuer trod on ground.
Within the cuidome houfe he hath a charge,
And in the Chancery, a pattent large.
To Ports and Keies immediately he flies,
Wl\ereboth his profit and commandment lies,
S Oneoftheg To Caftell Angclothen vvillhcfcower,
minute of an howre,
in^Rome quintefccnfe of all his braines,
longing to the He doth diuill to bring the Pope ncwegaincs.
Pope, which Nor doth his cares or painful Idudies end
To any thing fane profit onely tend.
It ioyes his hart when he heares Rumor foy,
That with his toiles hcwaftes his life away,
And fo that to his Lord he crownes may bring,
He nor refpecfds acquaintance,fricnd nor kinne.
The people hate him,and they hauc good caufc
Since it is true,tis he which onely drawes
The Pope to plague the Citie,and flill lades
Her with newe culdomes,taxes and intrudes.
Yet a Magnifico this felloivis,
High ftated and can nothing doeamiffc.
Whilft like to peaflants noblemen not d arc
To cometo him and their great fuits declare:
But t hey muld cap and crouch and. bare head ftattd,
As if he were the Monarch of the land."^
LiHr'm takes vpon him (ofpure zealc )
Pope Clement
rhe eight be-
flowed vpon
bft nephew
DjaVietrOfit
being worth
belter then
11000 crowncs
by they cere.
Jrtolloi Sa tyres.
inv'priohciuftice , chiefc affaires todeale.
His counrr)^ heek defend through hisdefaits,
Whilft publike good to priuatche conuarts,
Three he exiles, but fix to death he fcnd«.
Begins a Fox, but like a Lion ends.
From tyrannic liis ftrengthhe doth create,
Whilft gifts and bribes doc cuen dam vp his gate:
The wicked he doth raifc,the good keepes downc,
And yet this man is rich in all rcnownc.
He is rcnound to be both iuft and good,
Whenheis full ofwhordomc,theft and blood:
Where he ftiould honour giue,hc giues difgracc.
Malice with pride,& pride with wealth doth place,
Whom he ftiould moft rclecue,he moft offends.
His ope-ciedXuftice,loucs none but his friends,
Crowes oft for Swans,& Swatis he tak« for Crowes,
NowknewethisIuffTcebutmy loue ilick v^es.
What fowcr faces from himwould apeare.
Like him that ona cIoTe-ftoole ftraining were.
Well let him fpeake his plcafure with the reft,
I fare not-for their fpeeches,thatsthe beft.
Only thee which art mine onel y ft cnd.
I doe confeffe my pleafures are at end,
Since I firft hither (gainftmy wil ) was toft.
My ioyes are gone and my delights are loft.
TnisofmyrcalonsI haue chicfcfttridc.
Though others more I could alledge beffde.
Why I haue left Pemaffm learned mount,
Kor with the Mufestalktas I was wont.
Then when with thee in Rcggio I did ftay,
(My natiue foile; and part the time away,
in all beft louiall follace and delight,
Priding my felfe in waightie verfe to write,
Thofe glorious places did mc ample good,
Rcuiu'd my fpiritsand infiam'd my blood,
L
Jrioflds Satjres,
V
Decpcanddefcending downewaidas to hell.
Eroni hence theirs none can come at any time,
Vnlefle he pafle the Riuer Appenine.
I tell thee gentle Cuz,ill is my taking,
Since thus of all my friends I am forfakcfl.
Forftay I in my houfe or tothcairej
Seekctodisburthenfome parte ofmycare
Nothing I heare but fpightfull accufations,
Brawle.v brabbles or more fhamefiill acclamations,
Muithers and thefts,and fuchlike villanic.
To which I mud attend moft patiently.
This isthecaufe lone while am compeld
With inildcfl reafcns to make feme men yeild.
Others to threaten,and by force todrawc,
Others to punifli by drift penall lawc,
Somelabfoliieito fomc I pardon giue.
In hope hereafter they will better hue.
Thcii to the Duke I draight doc packets write.
For coiinfaileor for foldiers which mull fight,
' Toth'endthofeoutlawcs vvliich about me day,
Mayor bcflaine.ordriuen quiteaway:
For one thing 1 mud let thee vnderdand;
That in mod wretched date abides this land.
Since the wilde Pantherfird,the Lyon theny
Didinthiswofull country tnakc their den.
So many lurking theeucs doe here abide,
Andinfiich numbers flock oneuerie fide.
As not the bed commanders which we haue,
( VVhofe charge is to purfuc them to thcgraue;
Dares with his enfignes fpread their drengthsinuade
Such proofes theflaues haueoftheir valorsmadcf
So that he wifefl is which fate doth dand,
And dirs not to take danger by the hand.
Stil I doc write, and write to him againe,
Whom it concerncs, but all n;y labours vaine?
Forihoughhc fcnd(asrcafonuhc Ihou d)
L z
» Zeo the Pope
vfed the people'
of this country
lb hardly, that
theylooke vp
armet .amongft
theinfeluesand
became rebels.
^ Some think
by the Panther
he meant/»/;»{
the fecond,not
Jong before
Pope,and by
the Lyon L m
die tenth.
Yet
7 <5 Jmlids Satjres,
Yet he not fends that anlwere which I would,
I Fourefcore ' Each Calicl armes(vvithin it fclfe)doth take,
andthrceCa. And fourefcore three in nurtibcr they doe make
ftclsorfmaU Of pcriufd rcbels,whotnaiitioiifiy
villages were Spoile their owne country vyich hoflilitic.
whTch wU ri. Ju^p^hcnif -reat when I call,
fcnvpinartnes Wilcomcorlhewhirarelfetomeatall,
byrcaion t.hcy Leaning his Cynthien or ins Delphian fhoic,
werefomiahti- Tohearethcfe brabbles which he doth abhorrr,
he and all his fjcred lifters nine,
To looke vpon fuch places doe repine;
But here thou maift demand of mctheeaufc
Which me to this vexation headlong drawcs.
Leaning my ftiidie with oblcurc negleft,
And my deare miftrcfte without all refpeft«
O Guz,thoii know'lt I ncare was couetous.
Nor from ambition haue becneenuious.
With a poore pention I haue becnc content,
Which in Ferrara got 1 there haue fpent.
But thou perhaps this chance didft neucr know,
tit When ^ris- That when the warres began with vs to grow.
flo firft follow., m The Duke but ftowly did my penfion pay,
cd the Duke of Andatthelaft did take it quite away,
hisown volua. During the warres I grieiraJ not to be bardc
tarie inind;; be- Ofmy beft due, but when as aftehvard,
ftow.d ayeerc- All things was quiet and the world at peace,
lypenhoaof fr troubled me to fee my paimcnt ceafe.
wa"rds hauing " And lb much more,fince by ill boading fate,
•jvaneswiththc I then hud loft an office in the ftatc.
Poae^t'dthc In Millain,through this vnexfpcifted warrc,
Venetians, both Hoping in vaine.lliort time would end the iai rc,
£ wuhdrew fpringi
his former li-
bera'itie, nor when they were ended did hee reftore the fame vntohim againc, which
roake very vr.kindly- » aiioiaia/wflidrere isone mifchecfe vpon anotncrsnedt,
he no fooner I oil hn penlio in Ferrara,bu: his otfi :c which the Cardinal Hypolitt had beflww-
ed VBOfi him i a Millainjwas taken from him by teafon o£ the cruill warres in lialie alfo.
&nd
Ariofto's Satjres,
11
An.i I found ht faid true thatfo did fing.
At laft vnrb the Court I weary came.
And thus ray fuit vnto the Duke did frame.,
My gratious Lord (faid I)vouchfafc fotnc gainc
Vnto the cider merits ofmy paiac.
Or fuftermcthat f may cHe purfue
My fortunes feme where elfe, and not with you.
The C^rafmtnt at that time by chance.
Began themlelucs with courage to aduance,
° Being perfwadcd by Aidfthaccta fong,
To leaue the Pope who then had done therawrons
And thereupon fent many embafies, ^
Vnto our Duke their mindes to fpccific.
Th'etfeft was this, they humbly crauc.
They might their auntienc priuiiedges haue.
V/iih theirold cuftomes wherto hees content,
And they forthwith yecld to his gouernment.
And hence it came out of fome fodainc grace,
I chofen was to goucrne in that place.
Either bccaufe the time lo fiiort did grow.
That well he knew not where he might bcflow
The office but onme,otfbrIbefl,
Might fparcd be as one of merit left.
For which I coun' my felfe with humblenefte
Bound by this grace vnto his mighcinelle.
It is his loue which bindes me to his grace.
For which I thankehim more then forthis place.
Which though beyond my fpirits it afpire,
Yet doth it not accord with my defire.
Now ifabout thefe rebels you demand,
What mine opinion is; it thus doth ftand.
They rather did dcfcrue fcuerity,
Then any touch of gentle Icnitie:
For when I do but call into my raindc.
pesceand concord, altbcughwhileft he remained there, hee was
difquteted in mind.
" This was
thechicfc caps
tame of the re.
bels, who did
perfwade his
companions Co
Icaue the Pcpe,
and yceldvnto
the Duke of
Ferrara, which
vpoH the con.
dicions aforc"
faidi ihcy did.
Whereupon the
Duke kat,jtri»
thither as
gouernour (to
make him a«
mends for his
late vnkindneif)
where he beha- '
ucd biinlelfe (b
Wifely, ihat he
brought the
country into
great quictnes,
inftichwile as
when he came
from them hee
left them in a
mancr in good
much drfconteutedand
How
74- Anojlof Satyr es.
h. Hedifcti- Thy Mauriranian lodge for bancjuecing,
bctha maruai-Withalltheworthieft piifures flourifhmg,
lous dainty ba-J call xny not farrc from thence,
u"^Reg^io'bc« Ofwatcr nimphcs thecKoIfeft refidcncc,
longing to the T*hychriftall fii }iponJs,anrlthy garden,which
Mallaguzzi, & A filuer fpringwith moifture doth inrich,
called fo be- Watring by Ai t^tliole chcckerd flowers
And in the endTals dovvne into a Mill.
otihebuT-^" O how r wilh for that and for the reft,
dings m Bat- Which whilft I did enioy my fenfe was bleft.
bat y, full of Nor can my memorie forgoe the thought,
great & wide Qf thofe braue vines from fertill Luco brought}
coden^rir Thofe valines, nor thofe hiis.nor that high Tower
foramer, and Can I forget,where I haue many an hower
beautified with Rcpofd,and fearcht out cuery fhadowie place,
many excellent FrefcO coole I loucd to imbrace:
piaurer& Whilft I one boolce or other would tranflate,
tucsnfg 'reat Which fbrraine Authors did communicate,
price & worth. O then I you hfull was and in my prime.
My yeeres eu enj^priUorthe fp rin gs bcft time.
Which now are like Oiftobcr fbmewhat colder
For I begin,and fhall ere long, be old e.
But neither can the fountalW^el licon.
Nor Afcras valleies, no nor any one
Be ofthe power to make my verfes Gng,
Vnlcirc my hart be free from forrowing:
Which being fo, then this place where I dwclf.
Is not for ftudy,fith it is my hell,
When hercnoplcafureis,noranyioy.
More then diflcntion,horror and anoy.
This foile I barraincand vnwholfbmefindc,
Sub'cft to ftormesjto tempefts and to winde.
One partishi!lie,th'othcr lovve andplainc,
Wherein there doth no plcafantncs remaiae.
The place wherein I Hue is like 9 cell,
iDecpe
78 Ariojlds Satyres*
How periur'd and perfidious I thera findc,
Alihough what ere I did was flill to cafe them,
Yetthcresno doubtbutldid ftilldifpkafethtm.
They nor likemc, nor I their country loue.
And therefore daily pray for my rcmoue.
Inthis I do refemblc Cocke.
"Who hauiiig found a p^arjc, the fame did raockc..
A place I hauc obtain'd ofgaine andTamc,
Andyct(in footh)Icarenotfor the fame.
A tale, As with the fea VcnctianTo with me
It fares, to whom a fwift-foot barbaric,
(A gallant horfe) was giuen by the king,
A Portugale for fomc great meritingi
Who for he would fhew that he did accept,
His royall gift, and notihe fame reieft,
(Forgetful) how the difference to difcerne,
T'ixc vfe of bridles, and the the tall ihips fterne.
Mounts on his back, and therewith taketh hold,,
Vpon thepanneil, like a hoifc-man bold,
ThaFddnelie IfoiltcsfitrfpTifYliKo his fide.
Sa yingfoftly to hini felfe,for ail thy pride.
Thou ffialc not fling me downe do what thou can,,
If the girths hold, 1 le ihew my felfe a mm.
Tfiefiaylade^Te^nigTlf^dii ndu^
B^an to plungC i to bouird and keep a fturre:
Which when the good old Sea-man felt,he more,
Drawesi.i his bridle then he did before :
And fpurs him worfe,both on the flankes and fide,
Till with his bloud his riders heclcs were didc.
The horfe not vfed to be ridden fo.
Nor canliis riders doubtfull meaning know.
The bridle holding back c,and bidding ftand,
'i he Ipurrc to go on forward dotlTcommand.'
But in the end,madly refoluM thereon.
Plat on the ground he flin gs fir Pa ntalaH,
Ourgrcat Magnifiga Ucs ojuusback.
Jrwjlds Satjires,
And cries as he were torrurd on a rackc.
With chighes all fore, and (houlders out of ioint.
His head icrc^rmfd^e,his heart atUeaths laft point.
All pale witH griefe aiidleafe in pife^s wife,
Be fmcard with durt,at laft he vp doth rife:
Right malccontcnted that he was fomad,
To deale in that where he no iudgeracnt had*
Farre better had he done, and lo had I,
He with his horfe, I with this country,
T'haue faid my Liege, or Lord,I am not fit
For this high place, nor do I merit it.
This bountie doth exceed what I dcferue.
Let it forae better vvonhes, and got mine ferue,
If either I or he had bee ne thus p laine«
I had had much more eafc j he lefler painc.
The fixtSatyre.
Ss;S
The Argvment.
To M'. Ttitr
Btmho.
tf Hewtotthis
Hee fhewtth tfhat qualitits a good Schaohm^iller
to haatf and hew hardlj any it found
honefiofthat coat,andsntheendfettethdowne
ctrtainegrieuoftt lojfet which hee endured in his
youth time.
Smbo, 2 I nothing couct or require,
(Though tis the careful! parents ftrong defire)
So much as I might my Virgiuio fee.
Rarely inftrufted in Philofophic,
Satyre before Which who fo hath he then is in requeft,
I And may take vp his rankeamongrt the heft.
brfore ^ know that thou moft learned art,
was Secretary And of each liberall fcience hoidd bed part:
to L m the lo. Eucn from my bed of loue.I humbly craue
who aduanced xhat of this youth,fome watchfidl care thou haue.
im CO I at e. j j would not haue thee to conceiue,
I Alihonghhc That with thee any trouble! would leauee
were nco« Or that I woul d thou diouldd his Pedant be,
Married y« To teach him Grammar rules indudrioudy;
had hee two y • ^ mind: for I would haue thee know,
fonsby a very / . j u • t.- v »
fairc woman Better good manners doth within me grow.
called Mtjfan- Such men of worth as thou,and of thy pla ce,
drd,wherof this
K/rriw® whom he louedbeft was one. The other was called Gm» SafKjfa, but the hady to
whom hee was deuoted moif, was called as hee himfcHe confe^eth mhisfeuenth
Caazon or fonuet, where he doth 6^arattusly fet it do wac in a moft fchullerlike manner.
With
Ariojlof Satyres, 8^
With thefcdifparagements wc do not difgracc:
Onely tny meaning is that at thy Icafiire,
Thou wouldft voucbfafe to do me that hie plea-
As to bcthinke rhce,if vnto this end, (furc.
Thoii knowftin Venice any worthy friend.
Or elfe in Padoa mongft the learned throng.
Who fpeaks the Grecian & the Caldean tongue,
Skilfull inknowledgc.iiiftindeed and word.
With whom he may hauc learning,and his board.
Iffuch a one thou kno wft of worth and skill.
He lhali (with rcafon)hauc what erche will:
Let him be learned, but efpecialJy
Looke that his life be fixt to honefty;
For ifin vcrtuc he do not furmount,
Ofth'otTier qualities I make no a^ounc%
Tis eafie to find leamcdTbut we can'
Hardl^nd oufaTcatned honelt man.
For in this age, who mofl^fait doth bfaue,
Hath oft tnolf vice (reading makes Him a knaue)
' Befides,the Peccadii/oi fmal ofSpaine,
£ This is a common {peech
in Italy when any hath c6.
miwed any notable or hor-
riWe finne, they teraieit
Ironice, or a fmall Pecca-
dillo ot Sp aine; v^ich
grew firft from this occafi-
on. A certsinc Caualier
ofSpaine canieto hi s C5«
fcfloF to beThtiue n of his
linne, to whom thFFrier
gluing earcjhe began totel
him tbarbe had mightily
otfended in pride. His
Ghoflly father told him,
that it was the root of all
c uill, and the chicte pt^-
dent of al the otherdcaHly
Hnncs: butfaid hee, def.
and beleeae
paire not
faithfully,and cbou mayeft
beh)rgiuen,and thcrmhec
becanie all Spaniai^ by
nature are proud and fur-
ly. Secondly he told hin
he was giu en to be very wrathful l and fdlof choller: and this, anfwered the Frier, is ano ther
deadly (in, and yet pardonable,inthat you 5ein^a'^uiai«l»iS[iTrauelnanjt atiiies,ou^t
noTtopocket vp any ifidignitic or abtile: flpcc Sly if it were to the d ilpa^gement of your
Honour.^Thifdly he faid,he was giuen to luft aiid lecherie t and that~replicd theGonfefl'or^
is aTTeauy'finne'iyet may proue to be'light through grace, and"may well bee^orguich as ve»
niall,be eaufetho u artTlufty young man, and in the prime'oFheaTand youth, and n6"3oubt
buc agevfilltameitmyou. totii tidy he faidlie was gnien muctrtcTglattony, Snhat (.laid his
Ghoilly T'at bef)iiiay bcpardo riedjmthac wHen you liueat~hotiifacyour owneli6ure,yoifliiie
with lifge, not lurfeting uT m eat or dfinke, as you doe wKch you axe a5foa37 To con-
elude, the Spaniard told the Frier, he was giii lty of the"ocherthree11mies7Wtvch were Sloth,
Enuy andCouet oiitHeffer tfacmoremhepitty (anfwcifed the KrieSJyeF^ryeurtloth, take
more"p3ineshcfc:fter: In Head of being emiiotts,bc Iourng'8{-ebarit3bbrrAnd for your couc-
toufneffe, enrcyfaiTeTi!>erality"S"b6iinty, whicn will brifig ybulcone to hcauen,and foGod
fbigiurybu dd7 And Haning fd faidjhefofe to go Bis wa;r,when7Ke'S^niard (laying him
with his hand,cold him,he had one litile thing mor^to tell hijrLo£_The^ricr 3^kcd him what
it was. He replied,that it was'a maucrof no moment, & a niejiGjxifle.Yetj^[^th the other)
cleare your confcicnceof al!,now yoOhaiic begumEuffaid tlie Spaniard it is not w^th the
(peaking 0f7ifis'n6t1iing,t^4dor,»4d5r,f>esi-i(d;7/sj,pr<-r4fiiiO'. The Fticrhearmgliinrftlake fo
fmall account oftbcfame,^ yet not wllling'td ditctofe it,was the more tatneft with him to tcl
it. Whereupon on the ruddainc,the Spaniard buril; out into tlufe words. T\imcredo inVeott I
do nocbeleeue in God.The Fnerl ^ring him fayiadil cft himfclf with the figne of the erode,
as if he had bint6Widitsef&-aWayTtegorftorohira.as faft aseuer he could trudge. And euet
dnce that time any &mous or not^rioiULyiilait^Uiict m^TeccaJillex di
ttaiy.
M
They
Jriofto's Satyres,
They fay he in his fpeechcs doth maintaine. -
Of Atheifmethc)' him challenge and approue.
The faith Apoftolike he doth not loue;
Nor of that Vnitic (admired moft)
Betwixt the Father,Sonne and holy Ghoft .
Hccannotthinkchow th'onc from th other goes.
Like diners fprings whichiro onefbiintainc flowed
Noi can he in his Itnfe conceiue how one.
Should or he threc,or that three ftill beone.
He rather thinketh tharifhold hefhall,
An argument quite oppofue to all.
Contefting with all (aci edwcrity,
Alledgingfbr found rcafon Sophiflriei
Thatthen his wit is excellent and rare,
And his conceit beyond the bed compare-.
Making the world belccuc he cHmbs the aire.
And reaches to leheuahs facred chaire,
/ Twofemous d {f iViVo/e/ro preaching holy writ,
ofof Martinwkh his learned wit:
Sufpe«dcd be of infidelity,
theotherof S. Oriftheychaunceto holdffronghcrcfie?
& now Their too much knowledge, I accufe thereof^
& fenden- Sith their ambitious fpirits mounting hie,
haua beene To fcarch Gods deep forbidden fccrelie,
coumedvery Nomarucl t'is though they confounded are,
learned Prsa- \^hentbeybeyond their ftrengths will wadc fo far*
chcrnnthe ^ /
court of Rome, Butchouwhofefludy is humanity,
infomuch that Wherein no fuch depth lies confufcdly:
the Pope would Whofe fubieffs are the woods and fhado wing hilt,
layLnfus Or chryfball fprings whence water clenfddiftils:
Hl^04ieT,'^& Whileft thou old naartiall ftories doft rehearfc,
jtqitaftnimt And blaze abroad in proud Heroickc verfc:
d$ctt. Or with the thetorickc of fvreet words doft mouc.
And rurncft har/h thought vnto pliant loue.
Ot tU'e with plealing flattery too too bafe,
Princes
Ariolids Satyres,
8?
Princes doft praifc when they dcicruc difgracc,.
Tell mewhat thou in thy conceit doft find.
That thou with^madncs ftiouldft perturb thy mind?
Or what doth with thy knowledge dilagree.
That thou as others Ihouldft notfioneft be.
«The name thou didft recciuc when thou wert borne
OfSaintorof Apoftle, thou doft fcorne:
When they thy iiicrti-'S do Chriftian make.
And lo into the holy Church do take,
lnCojHicoQtm'*omfoniOy
Thou changcft Peter to Pierie,
Jehu into Into or Unman:
Turning the cat Reurefg in the pan,
As if the worie thou (houldft be for the name.
Or thou thereby Ihouldll purchafe greater fame.
To be a b : tter Poet>thcn ifferioufly.
Thou plid'ft thy booke with lefler vanity.
Such fooles as thefe are fuch as Plato did.
From eucry ciuill common-wealth forbid.
By hisgrauc difcrcet lawes,Smcche well knew.
Nor good nor profit would from them accrew.
Vet Phaebutmuitditmx Jmphuat art.
Shall not compare with thefe in any part.
Nor thofc which firft did holy verfc deuife,
Whofe facred tunes perfwaded Angell wife,
Men for to liu e withmen, and to giue ore
To feed like beafts onachomes (as betbre)
Whileft in the woods and thickets wofufty.
They fauage like did range confufcdly.
Moft true it is, fuch as were ftrongft of all,
(Who fe lawlell force the weakeft did enthrall
Taking fro them their flocks,their food, their wiucs,
And often times f without all caufe)their]iues)
At laft became obedient to that law,
Which to be needfull for themfelues they faw,
Whileft following ployycs and tilling ofthe land.
« Many Itali.
an^ bvdi n.cn
and women
Will chuie ra-
thcr CO be« cal-
kdufcer ibe
oiu Rotnaos
then as Chtia
ftiatuarc, as
I'iter ehey whl
be CJlltd P.e -
we, tailoLnJat
no^ i t /
A/iw., i). ibcil
like.
M z
They
Ariolios Satjres,
f pcy iu(lly got by labourofthdr hand
w«stFeTirft fa- ^"0 through the fwcat which luucd fro their paines,
ifibus GrSma- The worthy harucft of their honcftgaincs.
rian that euer HctKC did the Icain'd pcrfwade the ignorant,.
^finite people, wHo^did'iudgenient want:
g rh 's was an That T'iiri'^^nf^XfoyWKlfimifi'k^^
excellent Ora- harp raiCd our of jhe ground;
torcallcd Gi6- yhat muficke could make niountaines to obay,
iundt VtfloiA ; j lloncs to dauncc about when they did play:
He wrot tiiuers . ^ , t - t ——i —t-r -r—t —r^ " '
cpift'cs in IcalU Orfbem did,- vvno with hi s holy long,
an, but very Lions and Tygers drew with him a long .
wanton which Yet think notlhouglTgainft tlitfe oTtninc own coat,
arc much in ^ j thus enueigli withloiid and open throat:
B«that n5e1rdesWoct fl Id^I^
men the ItalU In other fchoolemen as much vanitie,
ans. Whododefcrueworfc piiniilimentthenfpcach)
Iftotheworldl durrt their crimes appeach.
tjnuhLCll ^ Tis not
workcs, which That doth his SchoIIers vjllaniss bemonc,
are of great ac. But others, whom if here Ifhoulddifplay,
count in his cu« j vices, thou wouldfi: quickly fay,
borncT^^ret'® That from Zii7fi>«fcIoflct(not from mine)
:^a,a towne fiib- Thcy ftolnc haue,and from.T'c/er Aretine.
left to the duke , ' . , •
nf Mftrente.anJ where excellent diftici are made of fane earth fo r ba nqnei ine » uftc. At fiffl
he ftudicd diuinitie;But when be law the Court of Rome to maSenoaccoiicoFvcttuoUs lear-
Bine be Eaueoucrthatcoutfc,and writ tnofl villanoas bookcs, t^yUUdeUe
detle Corifl^eBt.Hewasfuch a feuerctaxer of Princes faults, which Jiued in his
lime that he was called Hagtlk dtlU Vrincifi,the, fcoiirgc of Princes, He died in Venice, and
lictbburied mS»M/«»i Church,with this Epjiathe.
, Qu i iacet I /(rem ^maraTofco,
Dtlftmei) humani la da lingua trafijfe\
lit yiue,& tnoni 0idniemat diffe''
Stfifcufocondio I noleonofco.
Here biting yfrftyn liesburied,
Ny ith gall mo te bitter ncuer man^was fed.
Theli uingny the d ead to carp he fpared,
N ofTelM anyKing or Ksy far cared.
Orielf on God to tails he h ad forgot.
His^afe^ wSnEsj^uo^ he)I knovy him not.
Froijdt
Jrioflds Satyres* §5
From others lludicSjhonorofc and lhamc
I rcape, and fo with plcafurc mix defame ;
Yet not in fuch wife as wheni docfpie.
That Poets praifeas well docliueasdie.
More I doc grieue and inwardly lament,
' To heare how fnivc Ao^oby confcnt,
Isfenfelefle held without all braineorwir.
And that the windefo wauering doth not Hit:
Thcniffrom feme moll foolilh Doftors voice.
His ncare Ally in folly and in choice,
I Hiould haue heard the fame,to who fome foole
(Like to him fe!fe)inhis vnlettredfchoole.
The felfefatnc honor on his fame Ihould clap.
With a fcarlet gowne.and formall corner cap.
k It greeues me more that weakc P/acidia»Rill
Withfcafis and furfets Ihould his old age fill,
As when he did his youths firil hcate enioy.
And that from man he Ihould become a boy:
Then for to know how that the fame difeafc,
t^ndrome my neighbour doth difpleafe.
Who hath poflcft it full this fcaucn ycarc.
And yet(as atthe firft)is nothing cleare.
Ifit be told me,greedy Pindartu
Is ore much griping, Curio Icalious,
ThatPc«ffo«jaffe£ls Idolatrie,
And p//i«M«rfwcareth mofl egregioufly:
It doth with fpight go to my heart more ncare>
Then when,for fmall gaincs I Cufatro hearc
Falfc ludgemcnts vpon any one to fix,
Or that Majfe Bapttfi doth flrongpoifonraix
Amongfthis Phifick,whilft (through trcchery)
Hisfpanilh figskils vs vnnaturally.
■ Or, nth that IVlaftcr in Theologie,
(The counterfeit of decpe Diuinitie)
Who ( for the noncc)to doc his country wrongs
Mixcth his Burgaraasks with the Tufcan tongue,
M 3
• By this CO-
uertnamehe
bewaileth the
difgrace ot Po-
ctry that is in
this age.
k Vnder thefe
faigncd names
of PLfcidian 8c
others which
follow after,as
^rdrvmhtjVan-
Cufatrt and the
reft, hee taxctir
fome great nac
that haucliued,
of gtieuous
faults.
Keepci
S6 Ariojlds Satjres,
Kecpeth in pay a rniucli no: dutty whore. "
Who at onem ttiuwo baftarcts to himjjore :
Whil ft for to pTeafe hcT gree dy nere-fild guc,
Hefpendi Gods cope vpon that brothellflut,
Though his owhcftcrucd mother mongft thcpoore
"Goes vp and downe,and begs from doore to doorc:
Yet a fterward I hear e him blulhlefle cry.
As i f he were nou ght clfe but fanftitic.
i Hemeaneth Sa ying I am the m an doth pray and faft,
yir^Moofviho G iucs almes^and leads my life pure virginechaft,
we fpake ot be- An d which i ^ morc,thou knowft, 6 God aboue,
wafdlbecame^a ^^^arc asimvTcFc I doe my neighbour louc.
Church aun,& But neither this diiTembiing nor the reft,
had very good Brings to mj^dughts or trouble or ynrcft,
ccclefiathcaH $0 thatit Qiall nor hrcake my quiet flcepe,
other fonne " Nor me fromfoodeor other pleafurcs kccpe.
GianBaptifta It is not mc, it is themfclues they wound;,
was a loMier ,& The fores whereof wil on their foules be found.
becameCap. But to returne from whence this fpeech roedrauc,
"'"roL ofihc ' ^ fo nne would fuch a Mafter hauc,
Duke of Pera- As by my good will w ith thefevgly crimes,
rasjof whom Should nor he ftaindjoordiallcng'' d by the times:
he was well ac- One that tvouIdTtruly Ina k^him vnderftand,
ucdTngotS en greatl angua^f fo loued in our Land)
fleeme with "" What politick Vlylfei di d at Troy, '
him. Both of his tr audsand h irfadanoy.
m He meaneth h Qr all tliateuer ^ppolovius writ,
t at fai Or what (that foimtofwit)
Poc't! " ^ Withtragedie iof ftately Sepheele s,
» Sppohmusoi AncftheAftr^rTPoets workes ofpraife.
the fcft of fjy- To mem whofe famous bookes,
iircAlenT"' Galat ^rom rhe w ater-brookes: ,
dilcatir^fe oflvs With all thole o ther writers which fo long
irauelsia Hauebecne renowned for t he Grec kifh toog^ue,
greeke,which is Already hath my"tell?uu ^t; hii mq^tehow,
extant. Vtrj^rf/Md Otfid^nS ^Horaee long^o e.-
Jnoftds Satyres, g7
Tlauttts and Ttrtme he doth yndetlia nd,
And oft haue fecnc thcni aftcd in our land.
Thusf wtthout mcJBy tivfshiFhatin?aide,
® He may hereattff fafcto"ZJe^^wtfaidc ^
Nor can hchiifle the way to Hclliton,
But fafcly to liis iourneys end palle on.
Yet that his ioiirney may the fafer be.
And he more ftrengthncd by liisinduftry.
P Ifaioc would haue for him atruflyguide, ( tride,
Whofe knowledge in thefc countries hath becnc
My flothfulnefle.or rather dcfteny,
<1 Forbids my felfe to kcepc him company.
From Temple vnto Delodlc,
As Roman gates f opened himerewhilc.
My meaning is, thatlamfarrcto feeke.
Though Latine I him taughtjto teach him Greckc.
Alas, when firft I was by nature giuen
To verfe,and not thereto by ftrong hand driuen:
My bloomeofyouthbeTng inthemdfapeare,
Ashauing on mychinnenot onefoft hcife.
My father with all rigor ofhis wit .
Quickly compels me to abandon it,
Toftudy gloffes and the ciiiill L aw.
In which fiue yeares I fpcnt,but no good^we.
But when he from hvs uufedome did percciue
That I an endlefFc wdhbegan t o -wcaucT'
And that againlf my nature I di d climb e.
The fcale I louethrdt.and fo loft my time.
With much adoc~hc^aucme libcrtie^
And made his will my will accompany.
Now was I twentie yeares of age and more.
Nor had I any {choolcmaftcr before.
So as (to tell you true) I fcatfc was able
To vnderftand inl^^TepaliytabTe,
Tillfmiling fbrtunefefoughtmetoconucrfe,
0 His mea-
ning was when
hisfonne had
g 'ticn the La«
tine tongue
pc> fitly,then
he fltould
learne the
Gicekc,and
not before.
p jtrioBm care
is to be conn*
tnended.in that
he is fo dcfi-
tout to haue a
good fthoole*
inaftcrfoi his
fonne.
f He was for-
riehecouid
not teach bis
fonne Greekc
as well ashce
dia Latine.
88 Amll(ls Satyres.
r Thij was an ^ Gregorie of Spolcco whofc commerce,
excellent La- IfliaH renowneandeufiiJoiuc-iuinaa^,
tinift, and a Bccaufe what skill I hau^fiomjhim it came.
good Grecian, ifj Romane lanjuaffc he was excellent,
andthebeft * j- i ® ° ~T '
fchcoletnaftet And m the Grecian ton gue as eloq uenct
that euer ^rio. So that he well could judge from s kill profoun d.
had. Whofe trumpet had the fliniroTbettcr found.
OrZ/c»«rfonne,or Ttow lonely boy;
But I in thofc decpe iudgemcnts tookc no ioy.
Nor fought to knowc the wrath of
Nor how ftoleTway"
From valiant !2?^A#y^,both his life and horfe.
By art ofwU.andnot by manly force.
Fori defirous Was to know at firft,
Why to /««« was fo curft,
/ Hemeaneth Qrwhy hermalic^ with proiixitie,
Held him from being king of Italic.
'bought no glorie would atifc,
whofe husband* From the Qrecke tongue,to me in any wife,
libaGalha';^ If firft Ididnot Latine vnderftand,
was ij being once the tongue ofour owne Land.
Swbkh "* ^bilft thus the one with induftry I fought,
ftatc his vnkle Hoping the other would with cafe be caughfii .
ro^/«>/cA (rurn3-Angry occafion fled me. for bccaufe, -
medrhe More.offring herfore-lockjldidfcemetopaufe:
^"tawny'cr'^ Thathapleiredutchefletookcmy Gregorie
plexion)djd v- From mc,to fix in her fonncs company,
furpe, & in the Whofc Vnckle did vfurpe his foucrainty,
end poifoned por which fhe faw reucnge fufficicntly.
his(Though to her cofl:) alalTe why was,'t not ment,
died at'l^ai?a ,T'hat he which wrongs Ihould haue the punilhment!
after whofe
death his fonne ci'Ied Trancis Sfot^, who niariedB<4fer/fethedaughtct ofPferf»?«Duke
of Feriara.baing very young, fuccceded his fatltet in the Dukedome, but hisforpfaid
great vnckle Lois wM ruled all. To this yong Duke ^rfntisSforX^jVmsGrtffrit 4iSp»ltt*
tutor,by tlie raeanes of//uSeW his mother.
The
Ariollds Satjres,
%9
' The vnckle and the iicphewjiuch was fate,
Loflaconcinftant, kingdome.goods, and hate: ,
Both being conuaid clolp prifoncrs into France,
Oneinftant giuing date to eadi mifchance.
But (jregorieM thcfuite of [fahl,
> Followed his fcholler whom he loifd fo well,
" To France he folio w'd where he liu'd, till d^th
Tooke from lusbeft oi irreuds their bcllofbreath.
This lofle (o great, with other loiics more.
Which (vncxfpcftcd) I with patience bore.
Made nic forget tlreMulHfautllTy^
And all that to'niy u3fdfcf"be1 dog.
* Then dyed my farher: Irom M.iria nowj
My mindc 1 to MarU need s mull bow,
I now muh finde a hiis baivivvho m uft take
One ofmy fillerjcolii^ louing make.
Then for anothe r I muft flia ygh c prou ide.
That to a lelfer charge I might be tide:
y For though the Land came vnto mcas haire.
Yet others held in it with me afharei
Then tomyyonger brothers vyas I bound,
Who me a father inra^oue haue found.
Doing that officeyvhich moft duci oufly
I ought perfor me to fac red pietie.
Some ofthem vnto tfudie did a ttaine.
Some in the Court did couet to rcraaine:
Each one to fuchgood courfes fo well i
That to my conlci^cc they gauc good content.
t After Zoifa-
w/V^liad a
while vfuipcd
vpo the duchic
of Mihaii,
which belong,
cd vmo his Ne«
phew, both he
and his Ne-
phtw were be-
trairdby the
& fold
vnto Letrn the
12. then King
of France, who
fent thcmpd'
foners to the
cafttlloiLo.
ches, wherein
they rcroained
as long as the/
lined. The
afotefaid Udom
^icl\ was a
Prince inoft
excellent for
his eloquence
and indullry,
&tor many
good gifts of
nature and fpi-
rit,acie.ttuieof
veryrare per-
fcGion, had he
notbeene of
a too ambitious
and afpiting minde; others rcporte that there was no cotnmendabic qualitie in him, but gi-
uen to be biifie headed andtroublefome/eriinghis neighbour Princes together by the eares;
he was the firll which brought Lewis the i a .King ot France into Italic,being one of the chief
occafions of all the troubles that happened vmo hi country, others fay he begin an vfur"
per,lmcdadiflenibler,aijd dyeda begger.andwhichis woilc,a wretched prifoner. « Gred
aosie ofSpoleto following the ynng Duke Francis SfarT^ into France, within a'whileafter dved
there. X Whenwas 14. yearesofage,hi's'failici diedfwho in his youth had bcenc
a companion of Duke Bof^,Si after that an officer ro Diikcfierf«/ej)ieauing bis mother cal.
led irlaria to liue with him,& another of his fillers called Maris aIfo,for whom he was to pro •
uideadowrie. y Although Ar/e,5o was the cldcfl Ibnne, vet was he not left rich,bccaufe
his fathers liuing ftoodc noil vponoiTiccs aud fees which died with him.
N Whereby
po Jrtojlos Satyres.
Whereby I faw their vcrtuous infancy,
; Would faue their age from allindignitic:
Nor was this all the care which from my bookc.
Kept my long thirfty and defiring lookc;
But many more,(though thefe fufficient be)
That I was forc't in this extremitie,
TotymyBarke vnto the fafe calmelhore,
Left itlliould fail^t randon as before,
\ He wis fo And fo vn wares vpon th e qtiick-fand^ inne,
much perplex- Whereby the reft anHl might be vndonc.
ed with the r 3^ j 35 many crcfles had,
great^a'fatnilie And info many folds'ofgriefcs was clad:
aslieh9d,and That I defired nothing but my death,
with bellowing As weary oncly of a "wcarie breath,
hisfifli^cti,and a Ay me! as then my chicfeft plea(in;e_died,
hisbrothcts'^ Goliimnewhcreonlill myEbp^srelied,
that he was in Hewhofe commerce did oncly ioy my hart,
amantr ready Qauelife vnto my ffudie, bred mine art:
logiueouet his Whofefweetcft emulation made merunne,
thtf cm'uia'tion world I might the goale haue wun.
which he had My kinfmanjfriend,my brother moft .moft.deare
with a gentle- My heart,my foul e,nay the my foulemore iiearc,
manofhisown My be{lFa»<i /p^odied, 6 that my de ath
bcene the happy ranldfiic of his breathi
called PanJol- ^, , ■„ „ ,
jfroMio/lo, Hill ^ "3rd mitha p, o cruell ou ejihrow,
renewed liis That to the i^rioHtan houfe could grow,
former difpofi To iefetheirchoifeft branch, theirgarlads grace,
Whofe, likeftiaTTnHrcrgTowin any^ilacc.
his^ecf^uL lo fogi'cat honor lining didftthou line,
and cofin dy- ^fi^t I but rightly faidf wTicrTTdid giuc
irg.he tooke Thee firft prehemincncc to vertues crowne,
hisdcath fo In all Ferrara,or Bolognatdwnej
heamly, as for p^om whence thy notlc anceftors firft came,
owr'ws booke 3t this day doe florilli in the fame,
and ftudf, Ifvcrtuelionor giucs,as vice difgrace.
Ariosos Satjm, pi
Then ncucr vvasthercany of his place.
More likelier to obtaine in each degree.
Ail honor,worth,and famous dignity.
Now to my fathers death,and next to his,
(Two images my foule can neuer mifTe.)
^ Addehow I was opprefTcd withthc thrall,
Of feruitude vnto the Cardinal];
<= And yet no Prince with him may be compar'd
For bounty, though tome perpetuall hard.
For from the time Pope /u/in was create,
Euen till his breath of life did confummate,
Andafterward, of Lee feauen yeare.
He did not fufferme ftay any where,
And foray wits about his workes applidc.
That in no certaine place I could bide:
That from a Poet I wasftraight tranfuerted,
And toaworthlefleCaualier conuerted.
^ Note then ifpoftingalwaies vp and downc.
Through Cities,Courts, & euery country townc,
I could the Greeke or Chaldean tongue obtaine,
Whilft to my felfem yfelfe did not remaine.
Now I a flure theel do much adm ire,
Thatfuch a fate my fatcdid notacquirc,
« As did to that Philofopher befall,
Vpon wlTofc head a Itone tell from the wall,
Whofc very ftroke did from his b raine difl cuer
All fornieFdibugH ts'andmbnom whatf oeuer.
Butto"be brcef e good Bembo I thec ]^ay,
(Ercl toolatelhould wifhjeleftthe way,
Tochoorefbrmy'L'/r|r,'»w fucha frend,
As thyljefl iudgement raay'witli worth comend.
^ This vat
Bypolitt the
Cardinal], of
whom wc fpake
fo much in the
£rft Satire,ha>
uing rcceiued
but Imall kinja
nelle for his
great paines
in feruice.
e The honeS
di^ofition of
the Poet,wbo
commendeth
the Cardinal],
although he
hadnocaufq
thereto.
d This was a«
boue iS.yeeres
in all,all which
time he follow-
ed the Cardi*
nals ieruicc
with exceeding
great paines,
yet recemed
little or no be*
nefit.
e Julm Gel'it
wrmaketh ine^
tionofacer-
tain philofopher m A thens,who through a blow he had vpon the head with the fall ofa crcat /
ft one, fel l intofuch a {irangeiHnrmIty,that alteFBe was rtcotierc d he hi s menioTvritt
fuch wife, thaTBnofgot thaTeticFEe was lcholIcr7nor vnto his death couldTemcinber that
euet he knew ^hldany frarsihg at ad.
N 2 That
, I 'll II
91 Ariojlo's Saijres,
Tha t rioht might ouide him to FernaffH s hill,
Since I thereto haue neither fate nor skill:
Yet nofuch Pedagogue I craiieas this,
Whofertoi ie He relate, and this it is.
A Tale, There was an youth in Spaine, of ill-bred blood,
Inj earning poor e.biit rich in wordly good,
Whofc fr ends whe nhe was yong put him tofchoole,
But all invainCjtliclodlFprdu'dlhl! more fbole.
At lad a liuingofthe Church there fell,
Inthaf Tanre tovvne where this rich foolc did dwell:
And to the fame a free fch pole ioyned was,
Whither thetownfmcns children alimightpalTe
QratisfinA teaching haue,(ith flypends great,
Allotted was to th'one and th'others featc.
Now-when his kinnc of this had heard the fiime.
They thought with coine to plant him in the fame:
Meaning for fchoole an vlher fie ihouldhauc.
And forhisTlhiircinbmc Deacon,fober,grauc,
To both dfwhich, fmall penfionshe fhould giiie.
And on the f urplufTao e himftlfe would line:.
Forthiswas inthedaies of ignorancci
When men did wealthjirot worthy arts aduance,
Befides they thought.by this dcuifeto make
The world this foolc for fome wife. YoAw take:
' When they fhould hearc what liuings he pofleft,.
In which they none but men ofnotcinueft.
Hence frem the King of Spaine by coync they got
His royall letterSjto commend this fott
VncoThFPdpeTntnfelfc. for it was he,
That held this guift in his owne charitic.
Befidesa priuie item in them Was,
His holinelfe fhould fuffer this rich afTc
To be^hrftatdiahdhbt examined, '
Aionenvhof^yrt was oncjy famozcd.
Onclythreevvor^s oflatinche wastaughr.
When
Jrwflo's Satyres. 93
when with his letters 6rft he fliould be brought
Before the Popeiwhich fpoken artruliyi
He Hiould haue his ditpatch with breuity.
The firft was this, making a reuerence.
He onely Ihould fay, Soluefanlh par ent.
The Pope then,r«i<?w»^<,vvouid reply,
Spiima tnu ft lie fay^ thcn by and by. ' ' 'i'
|^^;/««t/«/(?r<«(laft)thePope would fay, •
Hethcn iHuftarifwere,^OT<?»ri«
And take them forth,and kiffing them he fhold, .
Forthwith dilparchc be, with his bribing goldi
Thus beingraughc his leflon by his friends,
Towards Rome he iu'esTorthere his iourney tends.
But halfe the way he hardly hadd i fcern d.
Ere he had fofl the Latinchc had learn'd.
Novv as he beat his brainesaga^jto find,
"What he hadldfl',though t'vvas out of his mind:
Itfortun'd as he didaoiuzcthereon.
To fee come by a great ProcHITom
One of the Pcieft s whereof did loudlv fing,
»5''«/»«/'«»^epar<w,thatthcftrcets did ring. '
When as thi^ dunfc.go foon eti heard the fame^^.
But into his dull brainefofthwithlt came :
Thofc were the words he oncIy bad forgot,
And therefore ouetfoy^afhisiot;
Great hafi he makes to haue a fwift accelTe,
(By rtieanes of friends) vhito hisH ofineiTe.
"Where falling downc \o'^ >8 ninejAnEli parent^
Sayes this foolc SchoTleT,ih anopcn audience.
The Pope not knowing what he meant by this,
Saies, Nonfum m ater ^^yi/?/,you your m ark do millc.
The othcrf(fficeTcne[Par^ttiTo^ike)
Notknovvingvyhathe fpake or wrong or right,
Ped'prf'w'^.did reply with count nanceii old.
The Pope, that with a frowne did him behold,
3 Mumbled
P4- Jrioftds Satjires,
MumhledtDe moiuH m httbe 4d»lefctM tii\
In mantica i»g<i.hc replicdtan d drew
His bag,to glue his letccri to the Pope:
Who thinking with the Diu cll he fhould cope,
Cncd^u ^ndfor to runvvas rea dy prcft,
Till oneofibmc more wit then all the reft,
Found that an'Sftc was liff a Lions hide,
Whofc bafe ambuTon allmcn did" derld e.
But when tKeTopc the Spatiilh King 3id fee,
And likcwife didcoitfrder how rauW^inc,
His coffers by lu^ ^'a/Tdid rgainc; "
t^ccipUmtapecuntam t hen he laid,
€t admitumunili n^m his llcadT
Thus was the Spaniard ligh tncd of his g old«
And boththefe linings vn dcleru'd didnold .
Bembe, no fuch like Ped ah^o I crau et^
We and the world toomany of* them hauc.
Let him be learned. and an honeftma nf
Let him haue both thefe vertues if you can.
tt Where vertue rcignc thmoft , leaft vice is ffills
Thy iudgemcnt's good, 1 asTtebut thy good will.
feuenth and laji
^ 'tr
J^I*?k.J^»?V J^BiX
Us eJ*^» e>'l5 e3*'T» e3*'v» ^Hs •J^'ts <•>
The Argvment. jfea!
5/« /herveth that hemars change manners-y and
that many men increafing infortttne and richts.
4 «(» » change their firfigood virtues and tjualitieSybe-
ing tsther vntnindfuU or vnthankffull towards
fuchfto whom they hatterectiued former cour,
tefiesy drhow his deftre alwaies was to line at hts
fludy and bookje (juietly^nd with afmall liuing.
'^-9'1r-^
e3«
^Oblc» PsftofUsy thou dofl write to^nic,
Ifl thcDukes Etnbaflador wouldbc, . .
L,. n r-, . ir s f Written to the
b Vnto Pope C/ement,and for three ycarcs fpace, honorable B«-
In Rome hue L'edger,wi:h all port and grace: ntHenttr,?:ft(,»
, , . , , _ filo, Secrctatv
to A fhonfo Duke of Fcrrara. « writ this Satyrc a little before hcc
gotleauetogiueouerhisLiuetcnande ofGraffanana.wliichhcfo much tnifliked;and this
TtPifih being Secretary to the Duke of Ferrara.obtaincd licence for hint to corac away, not
long before which time he ofFred him to go Embaflador to Pope Clement, but be would not
in any wife accept it. i cLment the leuenth, was bafe fonne to IWw (Lee the tenths bro.
tber^he was called /»!«» before,& was 6rft made knight of the 7(l?edes,hy the afore named Lea
his kinrman,and after that,Cardin3ll and Legat of Bologna.He was fo mightic when he was
Cardinal,a6 naaking his entiy into two Conclaues, he was abfolute commander of 16. voices
He was at laft tnadc Pope within two yeares after the death of Lea, notwithftanding the ma'
ny obtrufions and emulations of the mod ancient Cardinals, This man married Catherine d'i
Afe<liVej,hisNeccc,vnto ibefecond fonne of frawwthe French king: and in his time was
Rome facked by the Empcnal armie(whereofthe DakeofBurbon was General,8c wasflaine
before the walks) and the Pope himfcJfe, with ccrtainc Cardinals, taken prifoncrs. Hee
died hated of ail iiis Courtjfufptfted of moft Princes,8c for the order of his]ife,he left behind
hioia renowne,rather hatcfu!) then acceptable: for bee was accounted couecous, of little ii*
dclity, and naturally farre cffrcjin doing pleafure to any man, infomuchthat hee was in »■
manner Tnwilling his owne houfe of Medici fhonld be aduanccd.
To
p6 Ariojlds Satjrcf,
To giue thee notice, and thou wilt with paine.
To my rcqueft this fiiit and gior j'gaine,
Befides>withreafbns thou dofl me perfwade,
That I would in this ipble motion wade;
As firft chat all men haue cflecmed me,
A perfit friend vnto the Mehcv.
That we acquamtance moll familiarly,
Haue had together, and moft inwardly: '
As well when they at ficll were bani fht men,
As whcri their City cald them horn e agen.
rf' "utIknc>vi»afi«audbrfors
acquainted On crimfonlhooe the golden crolTe he bore,
with Pope Leo Nexc (that befides thou thinkft, 1 proEt Ihould
and all the TheDukeseftatejvntomy felfcitwould
ci"wLnTcf' E^cceeding »aine,andmightie profit bring,
werebutpri- Bcfides the fteps of honour Ilhould win. -
uac4 Citizens, ■ . '
and afttt when they obtained greater dignities: yetbeeliks a wife man, looking into the
world,and perteiuing the falhion of countries,how they would giue fairc: words^ut doc fcW
kind deedesjConfidering how well hee defetiicd ai their hands,hec very cunningly drcwc
his necke out of the collar,and gaue oucr the Court. But to come to I.etf thf tenth againe,
he was chofcn Pope,the (euetithday.aftet the Cardinals went into the Goaclauc, being thch
but jV, yeates^d, the'yoiing'Cardinalsbcing.thcoccafion Qf hiselcflion, by their great
itidiiilry,baaing long time before fecretly' agreed amongft thetn(clues,to create the fit ft Pope
ofthstr number--his name was before. Ke was a mightie Prince in bistime-- for he pofi-
felled m peace, and great ob"idien:c. theiirge eftiteoftheC.iurcii of Rom?, and his'
whole court florilht wonderfully yader him, in plentiful! happtnelle and felicitie. Hee had
full aushotitie ouer the ftatcoTFiorei^icriv^ in thofe daies,w3$ a common wealth mighty'
ii*^{ieopleipdhcy'j aiy riches-• HejW-?sna:urallv' inclined ioplealures,& therefore tooke no'
grE'at delight in hearing oE' fuitsandburylnghimrelfcaboutfuch affaires as concerned the
Ap'oftolicall fea; his cuftorae wi^tp confume.th.e day in heating of mu!ick,in feeing of ftage-
plaies,and trifling witfi fcdlfers a'nd'iefters,anj wasfo clfem nate, as hec wawaltogethcrc-
ftrangedfrom warics,gium|hi(nieIfefo much toeafe.tiut he grew To corpulent and fat,as
thoui'h hewasbut avong man,yet washefcjice ableto goevponhis legs,Befidcsjie waso-'
uer hberall & migniScal1,ihfom'ach that he nb: oneiy wafted the treafures that luiio the a.his
Predecefforlctthim,biit alfpwaseutrpoorc &iiecdy.He had no great care to raife or make
great his houfe or kiniced,after his i. brethren lulio & Peter were dead,being greatly vnfor-
tunate in tms,that he liusd to fee in himfelf the end of his own houfe.exccptmgoncyong mai-
den,who was called Uteberim de Medices^oi whom wefpake hcfare.He died in Rome ofa feucr
But as fonie fay>hc was poifaned by Birntbj his ChamberIaiii,whore office' was ah-
waies to Blue him drin's,8t it was thought he was hired therunco by the French king then U-
t'ing, " . , fhat
ArioUds Satjires,
That in a tiuer great, more fifli arc caught.
Then in a little brooke of eafie draught:
That Princes feruices hauc no compare.
And where we profit Iind,all pleafures arc.
But now that you hauc to my minds beft eic.
Explain'd your wifedomc,hearkjn my reply.
FirU to thy noble vertues thankes 1 giue.
That thusin thy remembrance I do Hue:
And that I find thou al waies didft contend.
How me vnto aduaunccments to commend:
Seeking to make me worthy as the bcfl.
When my dull fpirit with no fire]was blcft.
Ncxtjl afTurc thee, willingly I wold,
FafTc fire, or flood,or any,freezing cold,
To ferue the Duke: nor lhalt thou me command.
To Romcalonc.but cucry other land
He port through willingly,and trie the face
Of Fraunce, of Spaiac,or ofthc Indian ftate.
But where thou laiefl.thac I lhall honours gaine, .
And to my felfc a world of wealth attaine,
Ifthat thou thinkeft willmouc,then pardon me.
For in that point I cannot iurop with thee:
^ Other dcuices rauft allure my mindc,
Ambition in my thoughts I neuer find.
Honour I hauc too much, I none do lacke,
And fainel would difcharge fome from my backe.
It fhall fuffice, as through Fcrrara I
Walke/odifpatehmybuifincfTeferioufly: ,
Each one that meetes me.giues me courtefie,
Vaileth his hat, and (peaketh thankfully;
* For all men know it-oft hath pleafdhis^ace.
That I at his owne table Ihould take place.
Nor when or for my felfc,or for my frend,
I dp the weight of any fuie commend.
Aral repulff; but what I wifh to draw.
O
So
Arioflos Satyreu
-p ('SoitagrcewithrcafonortheLawj
faineJE^'e And ^''iFaithouoh mjmind be facisfidc,
p P'oet5,io^e With all that dodi iii-honours power abide)
flGw~in efca. I had fo much of wealth that my defire,
a greater height could not afpire;
^ lliould quiet be, wherp now my mindc,
altUrWrrhet-To Uecp a compafTeright,! neuer find.
Tennrmnorc-1 for niy fel fe but this wiili and and no more,
'vvrsTir5°<>J , That 1 mightiiue,,notbcgof"othersftore.
n^l^oolit"'s henceforth ile not hope for, finccl prone,
a/1 rl. C)t tins niany rnightic men haiie vovv'd my lone,,
i)>//ri t';fn\ycu As miglit hauc made me rich, and yet refhfed,
may tea J more /por htilcl haue had,and lellehaucvfed J
1'^}'!,whence 2 ;rowcs the canfe that thus I poorely ferue,.
S Alluding to ,, , pT ■, r I r J r
thccoinmoa Although I might fay,bctcer I delcrue.
laying, fo.-tvna ^ I will not that the power which once was flow,
/7nm-;atu,ii From carelefle crueto go :
toe coiinnonly 5h3ll Jravv melike a Buffbnc by the nofc.
Nor will Ipiorc delight in flattering (laocs.
findolileafrfe* ^duch doththe painted turning wheclemcfeare,
uoaratiii"^ Which afteroncfclfemanner eiiery whcic
hands. Isdiawnebypaintcrs.'truct'isliketo be,
When as fo many in one thing agree.
is"h'^j4'yp- S Hethatfitsonthecopthcreofs an AlTe,
on%e"whecIe All know this riddle, and may let it pafle
o fPoitu ne loo. vvithour a Sfhjnx which may the fame expound,
ksthbie,<or- yhgmeaning withfucheafincfTe is found.
fncndf, & be- Befldes,thcfc feenc that all which mount on hie,
commetha Efcfooncs refine their members curioufly.
Bcvvraanasit ,j Andwhatofcarthbehinddothheaiiyflay,
were, not le- kecpcs him b%^e in all things as itmay.
?ZSat' The very hope it fclfe to mind I call,
quiintance. Which with the leaues and flowers camefirft of all,
with whom he .wr • u
fofamiliarlyconuerfed before. ' Meaning honours changstb manners r Affiimmgthat#
meane man raifcd to dignity,and then humbling himfclfc,a» he did before,lhall bee rather
hinitcd then aduanced thereby, and therefore hie muft kcepe flats ftill.
Jr 'wjlds Satyres, pp
But after fled away : nor did September,
Expert all this, and more I can remember,
The day the Church was vnto Leo giuen,
For fpoufc, and (for her dpwry) endleflc lining :
When at that mariage, I fo many favv,
Ofmy beft friends, who then to Rome did draw,
On whom fair, fcarlet honours were beftow'd:
Whilftlliuedftili with my poore needy load.
The Calends came, the ides were paft and gone,
Yet I of any was not thought vpon.
I could not be rerHembred,and yet I
Remember this,anci Ihall do tilll die.
' Ot'is moft vaine,for man on man co truft.
He none bciecuc, they all are moft vniufi:.
That day came down from heauen fondfoolilh hope
And went to forraine foiles,when firft the Pope
Imbrac t and Idft mcf though it was vnmeet)
Whilefl: proftrate I fell downe before his feet.
But afterwards,when I perceiu'd thatnought,
(Saue aire of vvords^ his fauours to me brought:
And that experience taught me how to know,
That onely Ihadowcs from fuch grace did flow:
I then began to giuc defpaire my hand,
And plain y favv,I fifliLojculLediicJatuL:
And fincethattime I vow*d,none to beleeue,
Normore(for whatI cannot haue) to greeue.
™ There was a ^ourdor /If«//»»,long agoe.
That (in a while Ifiot vp jfo high did grow,
As it aPearc-trce(neighbour by)fo couerd,
That wkh her ]eaucs.1rirbbiig;he"s w ere welny fmotherd.
Now this fa me Peare-tree on a morning chaunft
To ope his eies,an d rou ndaboutTiim glaunft :
For he had fleptai^htiefleepand long,
And feeing jiow this new fruit did him wrong,
Said vnto it: WhiTart thou. and wrhaTchaunce,
Makes thee fo foone thy ptoud^Head to aduaunce.^
O z Where
^ He meaneth
Zeo ibe tenth
of whom wee
Ipake before;
/An excellent
faying of ./frt'a*
y/o, and awoi^
thy pjicccptto
know the in*
coiiflancie of
tomRiojri
fticnJfbip.
m He applieth
his hafty po«
fling to RoraCj
to be adui^nccd
by Lea when
hcewas
Pope(ofwhich
heewas decei*
ued and the
fuddainc riling
of Let and toe
Medi'.i, & hi s
cliicfc fritnJs ,
tothc (pronting
of this Gourd,
whichasitio'e
haftily, fi did
it f)! fuddainly,
and fodid ihey
all, Atiop/ai
hiscxpcftitio,
the Pepc and
al his followers
of their glotic.
100 Ariojlo's Satyr ei.
where wcrtihQu hidjwhcnl fellfirft aflecpe,
i fiat ore my hcad^thus proudly thou doft pccpe
The Gourd told hira hernamc,& fliew'd the Place,
Where on the ground below (lie planted was :
And that in three months fpace, it did attainc,
Vnto that ficightin which it did rcmainCi
And I (replidc the tree) with mightie fwrei
Haue hardly got this talenefTc which I beare:
Although this thirtie ycatcs I here haucgrownCi
And haue all feafons and all weathers knowne. »
But thou which in the twinkling ofaneic, . i
Haft raifd thy faircheadcu enmrdTfieskie.
AfTurc thy f elfe-. as.thou art grown in haftT
WitfiTelfHike (peed, thy glories all (hall waft.
Euen f omy ho pes which made mcpofting come .
My vaine fond hopes j which brought melirft to Rooie>
Mig ht well haue fa.idJj:aiiiejQ£tter-tiffie,
• Alihough the b gyeq when^heJiedici wcrclnthcir-prifnc.
Lufeof Aftii! ThlitTdi|hclpiha
f», had but ill E xilesTahd^tigh t to bringjhem home againe:
fortune, which AnHtKaFtbmakftthe Lambe like Leo prouc,
were I'opc L«- Princely Lyon I did thither moiiCi
held{7b4W« S«fin,u braue (pright,
kinfcntan, who - , , .
within two ycare« after lLicccedcd himin the Papacic, aitcd vpagaincCalthough in a manner
conftrained therunto)his fam ilic in Florence; for bee fcnt for hw nephew hltrtndrt,outof
Flaunders.wherc he followed the EmpcrourC/wrietihc fifr, whoccmniingto Florencc,pto.
claimed himfelfabfdute Duke ofthat City. He married the Empercurs bale daughter, and
carried himfclfc very ftoutly towards rbef eople,iir(binucli as in the end hcc was (liine by a
kinlemanof his owne,called Laurence di Medites'^nho thereupon fled to Venice,& was after*
ward flaine by certaiocmcn,in hope of a reward which was proclaiircd tobe giuento him
that could take the murtheicr cither aJiUe or dead . being thus difpatcht,Co,'5»9
the fon of; J;» di Wieiices, was chofen Duke of the Florcntins.who liued fome 23. y cares after
his ekdion.Hc married D«» Dttgo di Te/Woj daughter,Viceroy of Naples,&had diucrs.chil-
drcn by her, of which ^rancefco lucceded him,& after his death dicn F»rdi«ia»dehis brother
who was called Ferdi»Wod»M»d/c«,SW» D»f< d» Tiifcano. This FerdiBatufa married the
dauehtetof rhe Duke of Lortain,grandchild & execuiri*toK<«»/jfr/»ed» Medif«,late Quecnc
mother of Fraunce- * This Stfina was a noble man of Romagna in Italy, allied to the
SttoMioblotenccjand therefore one that could not broofce the gteatnefl'c of the Medici.
Would
Jriollos Satyres, loi
Would then perhaps hauc faid in open fight,
p When he had heard Lorenzo to he nam'd
Byftilc ofDukc,and with that title fain'd;
Heto Duke Nemonrs would as much haucfaid^
And not of fcotncfull eics hauc flood atraid
' Vnto the Cardinall ofRofijand
t To BibienA (mig^htic rich in land)
VVho had bene better much if he had flaid
» AtTorfy.thenaredhattohaucfwaidi
who had to wife through ihefauour ofFwnriithe French King,Lady Maj^daUna, nobly de«
fcended of the Duke of Bullion, with aycarcly leiienewe often choufand crownes,du[ing her
life. But this mariage preutd but fatal} vnto them both, for after hee had beene a while in
Ftatice where he conlumatcd his wedding, lus wife died,and he within a while after follow-
cd her, leaning none otherhcircof hisbodie lawfully begotten, then one young daughter
called who as 1 (aid before, was maritd to the .French King Hearv tbc (econd; fhc
dyed in ^n»» i j 8 8,about the fame time that the DukcofGuirewas flaincin thcCaflel oft
Bloifcby herfonneH(»rjftliethird,kingof France and Po/W/lnthisforefaidKaf/jcr/necn-
dcdihe direftand tight lme((peakingofthore which were lawfully begotten) otCofmi di
Af(dtce},rutnainedthc great. The aforenamed Laureme, was a manofgreat hope for his
yeates.forhisvalourandlfarningaRd wasagieat ^/(cen4landfauoutet of thelearnedthe
leftabafcfonnebehindbimcalled Alexander {itA Duke of Florence,who,a$ Ifkidbuceuen
now, was afterward (lame by h.s owne kinlmau.
5 He ineaneth PopcL»i)jbrothcr,whodiedof aconfumingandlanguifbing
difeafc in Florence, whole w.fe I'WiAcrra of Sauey, although fhc was butyong,and with
all paffing fane, when her husband left her widowc . notwithftandin g-fee-Md-many great
offers ofdiuerfePrinces which then liucJTyct did (heftothcwondringofeuer vonel giue
oucr the world volunt arily, tctiring her fclfeinto'aNuoiiery,wfaicb fEc fi^iyfej)^buijtj
where (helmed in dtucuon vmojicrdyingdaie. .
r This was a nobleman of Florence,^ follower of the Medicts^oiby Ie4made Cat*
dinall.
f He tneaneth Barnard Diuitia of Bibiena, who was a mightie man of wealth, and a true
friend vnto the Medicei in all their troubles,aiding them continually with men and mo»
ney. A man of that good corifcienci,ihatD"^»i«/»o Duke of Nemouis made him his
executor when he died,a]though as then be had two brethren aliue»which were Pope Lea,
and Peeer the eJdeft of die three.
t Torfy wasB>5ie»e« cheefchoufe orplace,not farre fromCafcntino.ThePoet faith, he
had beene better to hauc liutd quietly at home, then to haue beene Cardinall, becaufe it
coftbins fomuchinsflifting thcAffdicei in their troid)Ies, and againt,bccaufe hee did not
long cnioy that honour j but dyed,
O 3 He
f when le*
the tenth was
Pope(as I faid
before) hcc vn-
iuftly cxpulfl
the Duke of
Vtbin.cutof
his lawful! e.
flate,& placed
his nephew
Ltf«rr»r«in that
Dukedonic,
102 Jriojlds Satyres.
V He would hauefaidvntoC<»«ffyi»<i,
» Cantefna is * To A/a^4ale»a ( beautious at that day)
the name of y Vnto the daughter and the Motherinlawc,
mother. which euery one then faw
« This was Oi^ecome with ioy.euen thus I fay, he wold
the Kiiigof Talketotheworlde with courage ftrongand bold,
France kmf» Thy fimilie moft properly applide,
S'wif® May be to them which doe with greatncfle bide:
to Laurence the r* l • • • i n • •
Popesnephcw Fo^^sthcir loies aboueall loics did runue,
of whom wee So lhall they quickly fade and be vndone.
fpake before, a All mcnmull: die, their time indurcs not euer,
3* Thiswaa A nd this ftrong fate can be efchewcd ncuer :
PopSXr7& "That Z:»9alfoMil his life
mother varo Ere Troiesfirft founder (hall into the fignc
tiurcncedi M«-Ttirne eight times ithisas gofpell is moft true,
Af«, vnto who Forlb each thing did afterwards cnfue.
idle talke herein,
VhTj oSts.andIfay, Ifirftofa^
ex tdions of Togiueore all my more then fbolilh hope,
tlic indulgett- When I got nothing of ray beft knowne Pope.,
cesinmaity If/ijaoauc my fortunes nothing,then
places m Ger
roany,vpon Tisvainc tohope tor gametromothermen.
which occafion (Dc3rcLord}thpinnuft with other hookes and draught
Martin t'w Fiihfor mc, ifthoulookcTIHaTlhccauglif:
began (irft to j£- perforce wil t hauera e to got
aVinft"the"' Thy will be dohclaSdTani^Tfrtherw: ~
Pope for the Yct honour lhallnot moue me,Riches Icffe^
fame,and fo ~ '
confequently
againii the popifh religion, z The' co-onation of Leo was fo fumptuous and coftIy,thac
raaay tooke exceptions againft the famcjasin Guychardme more at large apcareth. a ^U.
chat were at the coronation ofLeo intheir iollitieC 1 meane the greateft perrons)dif d ^itl ]jn
a while after, firft Peter the elder brother wasdrowned, Mian tneiecondconmffieJToHcath
(hortly after,L-rvrcwetheir aephew diedofa ianguilluttgdireafein France, andhiswifea
little before him,left her (ifethetaalfo.fo likewi'feXcwe^ii the Popes mother, ^.tfohi^inahis
i(ifter,the Cardinals ofRoffiand Bibiena,yea and the PopeLeo hi.T3relfe,alI thefe Ifay dyed
one ahet aaothec iny ihort (pace,as na.melyin the fpace ofeighc ycarcs andlefle.
For
AriofUs Satyreu 103
For neither of them both I would poflcflc; •
Honor I fcorne, for tis t neere vanity .
And riches mix not with my defteny.'
^ Say rather! ftrallieaue this place I kecpe.
Nor longer with thefe barbarous people flcepe,
More rude then are the rocks wha in they dwell.
So rude their maners arc,ancrWat hIo fell,
Say, I lhall not be troubledjTome to fine.
Some to exile to kill or to confine:
WhilftI complaine that force doth ouerfway
All reafon,)'et that force I muft obay.
Tell me Ifliall haueleafure and fit time
Totalkcvnto the Mufes in fwecte rime,^
And midftfairegtoauesandaihorstodeuifc
Theftrength ofverfe and rarely poetize,
f Tell me, with Sadolet,\Nkh BewirOf femo,
With Kjklelza,Vida and with Blofiox
With and/'c»#4»r«r,and the reft, wcarkofbi*
Imayliucatminecafe,mofthappy bleft, life-
T aking for guide,w hjch of them beft doth pleafc me:
Or ahogetheriointly fitand eafe me,
VVhiiftthcy tomcold Romes antiquitic,
Difcribe at large with graue authority:
^ Saying here Circm was,and here did ftand
Ferttm RamauumfinA here on this hand
* StthurYa iS.ooAc,iiii%Saeer ^ 'liutu was,
• place like our rilt-yards, where the ancient Romanes vfed to ruane with ChwrioTs' and
horfes for ccnaine games or prifes.
« Saburra was a ftreete moR of all frequented in Rome, by reafon there dwelled many
CurtcziiRs^ for Vhi cadauer ihi corni'And thtrcforc like enough 10 giuc occafion of much qua*
rell and mifruleamongft youths, as spptareih by ItuKngliaad Martidl in ihtfcvcrfcs.
T ma^mn mm mmlonitputlit.
QaSiisi^dU^mSdiiitr*,
h Heintrea-
teth(tather the
to be troubled
any niore)to
be rid firft of
his liuetenancy
of GrafRgna-
na,the coun>
try becing fo
full of fadions
and ciuilions,
& fucb a nutn'
ber of rebels &
Banditi fwar-,
roing cuery
whcre.ashe
f Thefe are
the names of
certaine lear-*
nedmcn, then
abiding in
Rnme,and fa-
miliar friends
and acquain-
tances with
out Poet.
And
104- Jrioflo's Satjres,
And now by Ve/iaes Tcmplcyou do padc:
Tell mc.I cannot any thing indite,
(Nor of what fubicft beft fhall pleafe me write)
But I may counfaile haue and takeaduife,
If any doubt doth in the Author rife:
That out of Latine,Tufcan.or of Grceke,
I may tranflatc.or any plcafure feeke.
Behdesthe number great thoumaiftmetell,
Of worthy ancient bookes which doe cxccll:
f One of the ^ which Popc'^l/?»^ through the world of late,
rareftjibtarics Did gather forthegood ofpublick ftatc,
in the^'orld, Whilft this rare library each one may vfc,
built in the may from it cul and chufe.
ofSaiiuPrter Now when fuch proffers thou (halt make to mc,
inl^ieby Ofnoblc worth,account and dignitie,
^iUm Quarm, Andyctthis lourncy I refufe nere-leflc,
andm^haug- Thou then maift fay that frenzy doth portefle,
My troubled braine.and melancholy fits,
i S th ^ht th ere Hath brought dtflemperature vnto my wits,
are not fo fswe ButljinJftead ofanfwering thee,wil play
a tte^Tth oufad g j^s did Emiltiiu once,who forth did lay
reat'wi'thi' ^ His foote vnto his ffiend,faying you fee
How c leannny-flioe1rit^ e,how ncatc. how curioufly,
ir This Ewi- And yettbr all thiT,little doft thou know,
■lilt! was a no- Whefeit doth wring mc,or doth gall my toe.
u He takes me froth ray felfe that doth remoue
a"mat- My bodi e#offi^ hatiuc foile I louc:
u«i^ faire & For bei ng abfen t thence, I cannot liue,
beauiiiaiyong Yea,lay 1 inTeues lap,Tyetfhouldgrieue ;
her And IhouldT not^c daily one of thofc,
inl^bkmed of WHoifeffh'err morning walks with pleafure goes
his fticnds for
fodoing.hcld o it his foote vnto them,faying,fee you this my fhooe how fin e ici stnadey
h^v^ell It tus vpon my toace,and how handfoihc it is for me,and ycthone ofydifSl know-
erii in what parte of my toote u wrin^Ha hd pmehah meteuerfomy wife, althooeh as
y^ f^he is fairc,courteous.wi ttic an«[^i fpoken^yghonc ofyouknow in wha fortlEe
Qifcndeth tne- '
A Be#
Arwflor Satyres. i o ^
1' B ctvveenc the Duma oi Fci raraj and
Thofc famous Ibtucs vvliich richly fland,
Ofmy two noble Marquclles,then I
Should die with !>recre,co want that liberty,
i\nd leaner wo uld my vifage be then his,
Whofc lips the water and the fruit doth kilTe;
Yet hath no power cither of both totafte.
But pines with hunger,and away doth waftc.
Frawrit the firft French king that bare that name, oneof Liowi,"
One day by foitiincvnto Pans came, andtbcoihcr
Aniby a wealthy Burgfiijcfeaflcd was, "*<>
"Whofc fumptuous cl^rc and bounty did furpalTc. Prmccsof the
Now whilftthcjCin^amongft his minions late, houfeofEfla.
And merrily di fcour il of cuery hate: ,
Each one began to tcllfome wondrous thing.
And mongll fKerefl one tojd viito the king,
Thatatthatlira^ltHinthe Cittic was
Anold manliuingAvho bygcflcdid paffe
Thc^ifbnou^f^re yeares,yet ncrc was fcene,
Outofthc walles ofParjs to haue beene.
The Kin^adirimng at this rale,ftraight fent
For this oldman to comg incontinent,
And of Inin did demand if true it was,
That he b eyond tbofe walles did neucr paflc;
Or whether fcare orToue became the caufc.
Which his affeftions to fuch ftjaitnes drawcs f
The oldman thus replidc,So plcafe your grace,
I was bor ne,brcd,andl)ro ught"vp in this place.
And now I am tourelcoT cancTtenaboue,
Inall which time my foot did n^uer tnoue
Out ofthe citties gatesT^ ou^i men o f worth,
Haue by i ntrcaty fought t o get me foyth;
So that was notrcorajisancrDlK mineownc will,
Which in thj i tovvn ehatK thus confind me ftills
Befiids noTnotion in~ray rniiideliarh moued.
From Whence the couhtnenightlKould bcbcloued.
"P Well
b Hctucaneth
ihc iwu lt:jcucs
iniiiccrarkct
place or hciia-*
laasjou goto
the
Cwhich IS the
Cathcdtair
CliurcUol the
CdCQC Gktlr^«h«»
io^> Ario(ids Satjres,
Wcihhenrc£lidedK King,fince this long fpacc
Thou frcd^wuK^^icnds haft held this place.
Henceforth I charg e thee on the paine of death.
Thou not prefuni'ti fo long as thou haft breathi
T olooTce"E^^ondthef ejatalles.fot I intend,
AsTHm haft liuedjlb thou lhalt make an end.
T he po or e old ni an,whp neuer long'd before
To gdoutoFth^t ovvncor out ofdorc.
As long a siTwas in his hbertie:
Now'that hcfav^heto the contrary
Cgmmand elhy^iwitlTa inoft ftrange defircn
ToTecThe coifntry he is fee on firer
ButTeemg by conftraint he thus was tide
Againft-his^dll,for very greefcihc (jidc.
NobleTi/Zf/)We, no fuch ruindcl hould
At'dilTcdtfnran~did, but I rather would
Line in h'emxa e uer from my birth,:
T ficinany forraine nat ion of the earth;
Yet ftiould I be comp eld.to leauc that place:,
A nd goeto R ome.ic would be lefle difgrace.
Then to continue in this heliilh foile.
Wher e nothing is but trouble andturmoile: <
But if my Lord intend ine any fauour,
O let hitncalltnehorne,orfendmerather
» Argento & ' VntoArgcnto, Bondena,or where
Boodcnaarc He can deuife, fo I.may not line here^.
in" wthe ^ made a toiling beaft:,
Dakedome of ^ fai ne would haue niu-biirthen with the Icaft:
Ferrata,to Nopackhorfe, butarootccloath wouldl be,
which For they but one man caticeaftly.
l!'"' fcruc the Duke my fouledid neucc grudge,.
"timw Ql2SlLlgIE!llt2jbe„»common drudge,
vpanddnwnc But now if you demand the rcafonwhy^ '
about his budilloue mine owJie home thus exceedingly,.
^ wnraTwiUTngly the famcconlelle, "
mucK As Fihy grieuouTluutloemore or lefle,,
Plain-
Arioftds Satjres,
107
Plainely difchargc to ray Confcflors cares.
When at the fhrift he all mine errours hcares.
And yet I know, that thus replic you can.
And fay : Ipe hcere a peiiit well ftar d man,
Offourefcorc nine ycarcs at the lcaft,and yet,
Of youths worft loolheflc he muft haue a fit.
k^So much to pleafurc he iMsmindedoth giue,
Thar without wantoncfTe he cannot line;
Butit is wcllfbr mcjthat Icanhide
My fclfe within this valley where I bide.
And t hat an hundred miles thy purer eic.
Cannot extend to fee my vanity:
Or whether pale or red,! (hauncc to looke.
When with cfcapcs 1 fuddainly am tcokc.
For then thou fhpuldft percciue, I blulht for fhamc,
Althoiugh my letter doe not lliew the fame:
' And tliou wouldll thinke that neither old dame
Nor her young: daughter^ go od fluflfein a c hamherJ
Foraii their vanii Hi,looked halfe fo redT
Or that old father lately dead,
When he let fall amidld riietmrkct place,
A bottle full of wine (with fotiic difgrace)
Which from a FneiTic had Inst floltie before,
Ecfides(which were about him foiind)ewo more.
Were I but with thee nctv a while, I doubt
Thy loue would with my folly haue abotit:
And with a cudgell,thou wouldft beat me well,
To hcatethefe frantikcreafons vv'iicit I te^ll.
And do allcagc to Hue where as thou are.
For were I with thee, I would neuer part:
Sutnaturc and ray duty bids me feme
My Prince and country, as they do dcferuc,
Aithoughthcrcis another whom I would
Rather attend on, if get Icauc I could.
Great Lord, thou art a Courtier by thy place,
* HecfranWy
eon feflcth that
hce canndc liuc
except hce cn-
toy the compa*
nyof his Mi-
fltclie.
' The fii-fta
notable old
inothrrbaud,
and the other 3
famous Com-,
tezan of Ferra»
ra, in thole
daics.
And
" Hetntanech
his Miftrcffe,
whom he faith
he had rather
attend on, then
vpon any
Prince in the
worl4;
,^o8 Jrioftos Satytes.-
^nd maicft comiiwndjtor chou liait fpeciaU Vrace:
The Dukes chiecfc SecretaTY thoiionelvartj
And mak'l} him bled that lilies wichin thy hatt.- >*
n This " Although chotilit cleinchy {hiture be..
isjSecretary to Tlie gfeac'liin CoUrtaregladro croudi to-tliee;
.<<!|>?w«fo,Du!£e And truly worthy art tiiou ot;hy place, '
ft'' Since to all v'ettuesThtnrdofFgme .d 1 grace, '
ture, aiKTlitttfe Wifely thou doft. For better t'u the louc
iabody, but of Of people, thenthcirhatrcd tf^approuc :
fo excellent a Chiefly wiiere Prin£Cj a s their fa ncies rangCji
wit,and hsppy favorites do often chop and change.
Jione''Uued tn ® y« for all thcfe capsiuidben Je 1 knees,
♦hofcdiias like Which done vnto theeofall forts thou fee's:
vntohim. Be- Sir(byyourlea!ie)forallyourgallanc glory, ■ ;;
fidcsheewasof youfometiines fcclc whatrnakes you fad and fory.
a fwccc con» t ■ -r
ucrfation, and you willkideny it if you car,
an humble cat- That you might line li ke to a pi iuatc man.
riage tovyards Courts haue their croffeTHn gly cro^wn cs their cares
allmen, info , who merrieft lines, bcfl oTall men fares.
Du^« Embaifie do tfTepreferrc,
priuy CouVil?!', But to my Miftrefle, I would go to her.
heewasgtcady o Intreat thcDtikel may come homcagainCi
fauourcd s'ld Andthats thcboohelcraucofaii thvpaine:
Srti.n«a, LethimbutmcvntoTcrraracall, '
cfthe p^npi'- And thou flialt haucmy rhankcs^,lil c^foulc3n d-all-i
Duke ^Iplnnf), ;
would merrily (ay, that what through hi> liulcT'(»,ics, the and ius ftrong Caftell
B4r/e(fo(alludirig to the namcofhis Secretary,which wasB8«d»<«frrPo7?i;/i'.»/o and hischicfe
General ofall his forces,called Ca'eaXo Hrfr/efr(i,a famous Soldier)he thought bini'elfe fuong
inpugh to enfountet with any of his ricigbboiir Princis.This Secretary was aninward friend
and of great acquaintance with T^ich-UsMdcbutil^ind Veter y4rttimi;\vho imeAin the raigne
of Henry theeightjcffamous memory King of,England.Hcdied in Fetrara, but his body,
with folemne pompe was conuaied to be buried at Modcna,where he was home it being in-
tcrred in the Monafterie ofS.frianV,there whcrchis monument is at thi, day to beicene,
0 Viftoflo performed rhis rcqueft of AiUfro, foi within a while after, he had iibcriie to come
toEcttara, whcrchcliuedquietly,andingreatcjcditfcVr.tiUhisdyuigday.
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