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THE BATCHELOR's PLEA AGAINST

MATRIMONY.

HE batchelor most joyfullye,

THE

In pleafant plight doth paffe his daies,

Good fellowship and companie

He doth maintaine and kepe alwaie.

With damfells brave he maye well goe,

The married man cannot doe fo,

If he be merie and toy with any,

His wife will frowne, and words geve manye;

Her yellow hose she strait will put on,

So that the married man dare not difpleafe his wife Joane.

THE RENUING OF LOVE.

N going to my naked bedde

IN

As one that would have flept,
I hearde a wife fing to her child,
That long before had wept.
She fighed fore and fang full fweete,
To bring the babe to rest,

That would not ceafe but cried ftill,
In fucking at her breft.

She was full wearie of her watch,
And greued with her child,

She rocked it and rated it

Till that on her it fimilde.

Then did fhe faie, now have I founde
This prouerbe true to proue,
The falling out of faithfull frends,
Renuing is of loue.

Then tooke I paper, penne and ynke

This prouerbe for to write,

In regelter for to remaine

Of fuch a worthie wight

As fhe proceded thus in fong

Unto her little bratte,

Muche mattor uttered fhe of waight
In place whereat she fatte,

And proued plaine there was no beaft
Nor creature bearing life

Could well be knowne to liue in loue,
Without difcorde and ftrife:
Then kiffed fhee her little babe
And fware by God aboue,
The falling out of faithfull frends
Renuing is of loue.

She faied that neither king ne prince,
Ne lord could liue aright,
Untill their puiffance they did proue
Their manhode and their might.
When manhode fhal be matched fo
That feare can take no place,
Then wearie works makes warriours
Eche other to embrace,

And leaue their forfe that failed them,
Which did confume the rout,

That might before haue liued their tyme
And their fulle nature out:

Then did fhe fyng as one that thought

No man could her reproue,

The falling out of faithfull frendes.
Renuing is of louc.

She faid fhe fawe no fifhe ne foule

Nor beaft within her haunt,
That mett a Braunger in their kinde
But could geue it a taunt ;
Since flethe might not indure,

But reft muft wrathe fuccede,
And forfe who fight to fall to play,
In pafture where they feede.
So noble nature can well ende
The works fhe hath begone
And bridle well that will not cease
Her tragedy in fome;

Thus in her fonge fhe oft reherst,
As did her well behove,

The falling out of faithfull frendes
Renuing is of loue.,

I maruaile much pardy quoth fhe,

For to behold the route,

To fce man, woman, boy and beaft

To toffe the world about.

Some knele, fome crouch, fome beck, fome check, And fome can fmothly fmile,

And fome embrace others in arme,

And there thinke many a wile.
Some ftande aloufe at cap and knee,
Some humble and fome floute,

Yet are they neuer frend indeede
Vntil they once fall out:

Thus ended fhe her fong and faid

Before fhe did remoue,

The falling out of faithfull frends
Renuing is of loue.

SONNET ON ELIZABETH MARKHAME.

HENCE comes my love, O hearte, disclose,
'Twas from cheeks that fhamed the role:

From lips that fpoyle the rubies pray se;
From eyes that mock the diamond's blaze.
Whence comes my woe, as freely owne,
Ah me! 'twas from a hearte lyke flone.

The blufhyng cheek speakes modeft mynde,
The lipps befitting wordes mofle kynde;
The eye does tempte to love's defyre,
And feems to fay, 'tis Cupid's fire;
Yet all fo faire, but fpeake my mɔane,
Syth noughte dothe faye the hearte of ftone.

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