------------------------------------------------------------
. Early Oxford translations
.
. (1566) ADLINGTO(n)'s Lucius Apuleius' Metamorphoses
. (1567) A(r)T(hur) GOLDIN(g)'s Ovid's Metamorphoses ............................................
. A(r)TH(ur) GOLD(i)N(g)
. TH(e) GOLD(e)N A(sse)
-------------------------------------------------------
. THE GOLDEN ASSE : by Lucius Apuleius "Africanus"
. Translated by William ADLINGTO(n) (1566)
.
Dedication: To the Right Honourable and Mighty Lord,
. *THOMAS EARLE OF SUSSEX*,
. Viscount Fitzwalter, Lord of Egremont and of Burnell, Knight
. of the most noble Order of the Garter, Iustice of the forrests
. and Chases from Trent Southward; Captain of the Gentleman
. Pensioners of the House of the QUEENE our Soveraigne Lady.

http://www.sourcetext.com/sourcebook/Star/ch14.html ------------------------------------------------------------- http://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/shakespeare/vere.html

SHAKE-SPEARE: EDWARD DE VERE, 17th EARL OF OXFORD
Dr. Michael Delahoyde, Washington State University

<<In 1570 when de Vere was 20, and still under wardship, after some persistent requests to see military service, he was sent to *THE NORTH* as an aide to *THOMAS* [RADCLIF]fe, 3rd *EARLE OF SUSSEX* (c. 1525 - 9 June 1583) who had the unpleasant task of
subduing the rebels and disposing of the survivors of a rebellion led by the earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland. He and Sussex became staunch mutual supporters at court (parallel to Philip Sidney and his uncle Leicester). The older Sussex and
Leicester had come to blows more than once in Council-chamber. Sussex served at court also in personally selecting plays to be performed; he superintended rehearsals too. When Sussex lay dying of consumption in 1583 (unless Leicester poisoned him), his
last words were, "Beware of the Gypsy [Leicester], for he will be to hard for you all. You do not know the beast as well as I do".>>
................................................
THIS STAR OF ENGLAND "William Shakes-speare"
Chapter Fourteen (1578) : by Dorothy and Charlton Ogburn

<<*THOMAS [RADCLIF]fe, 3rd EARLE OF SUSSEX* was Oxford's staunch friend and Leicester's inveterate enemy: the two elder men were always ranged upon opposite sides. At this time Sussex, a Catholic, approved the Alençon marriage, while Leicester, as head
of the Puritan party, bitterly opposed it, for politic as well as personal reasons.>>
-------------------------------------------------------
. THE GOLDEN ASSE :
(Dedicated to *THOMAS [RADCLIF]fe, EARLE OF SUSSEX*) ......................................................
CHAPTER 30: http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/ga/ga32.htm
.
How the boy that lead Apuleius to the field, was slaine in the wood.
.
While I devised with my selfe in what *MANNER* I might end my life, the roperipe
boy on the next morrow lead me to the same hill againe, and tied me to a bow of a great Oke, and in the meane season he tooke his hatchet and cut wood to load me withall, but behold there crept out of a cave by, a *MARVAILOUS great BEARE*,
holding out his mighty head, whom when I saw, I was sodainly stroken in feare, and (throwing all the strength of my body into my hinder heeles) lifted up my strained head and brake the *halter, wherewith I was tied*. Then there was no need to bid me runne away, for I scoured not only on foot, but tumbled over the stones and rocks with my body till I came into the open fields, to the intent
I would escape from the terrible *BEARE*, but especially from the boy that
was *WORSE than the BEARE*. Then a certaine *STRANGEr* that passed by the
way (espying me alone as a stray Asse) tooke me up and roade upon my backe, beating me with a *STAFFE* (which he *BARE* in his hand) through
a wide and unknowne lane, whereat I was nothing displeased, but

willingly w{E}nt f{O}rwa[R]d to [A]voi[D] the [C]rue[L]l pa[I]ne o[F] gelding,

which the shepherds had ordained for me, but as for the stripes
I was nothing moved, since I was accustomed to be beaten so EVERy day. .....................
. <= 4 =>
.
. w {E} n t
. f {O} r w
. a [R] d t
. o [A] v o
. i [D] t h
. e [C] r u
. e [L] l p
. a [I] n e
. o [F] g e
. l .d. i n g,
.............................................
[RADCLIF] 4: shortest pos. skip in KJV : 1382

shortest pos. skip in Moby Dick : 835 ... except: --------------------------------------------------------------
Moby Dick : Chapter 135 - THE CHASE - THIRD DAY

One after the other, through the po[R]tholes, [A]s he spe[D],
he also [C]aught f[L]ying gl[I]mpses o[F] Stubb and Flask,
busying themselves on deck among bundles of new irons and *LANCES*. .................................
. . . <= 7 =>
.
. .O. n e a f t e
. .r. t h e o t h
. .e. r,t h r o u
. .g. h t h e p o
. [R] t h o l e s,
. [A] s h e s p e
. [D],h e a l s o
. [C] a u g h t f
. [L] y i n g g l
. [I] m p s e s o
. [F] S t u b b a
. .n. d F l a s k,
.
[RADCLIF] 7
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THE GOLDEN ASSE: THE TWENTY-SECOND CHAPTER http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/ga/ga25.htm

Then Psyches moved with delectation approched nigh and taking a bold
heart entred into the house, and {beheld EVER}y thing there with great affection, she saw storehouses wrought exceedingly fine, and replenished
with aboundance of riches. Finally, there could nothing be devised which
lacked there: but among such great store of treasure this was most
MARVELLOUS, that there was no closure, bolt, nor locke to keepe the same.
.
And when with gr[E]at pleasure shee had [V]iewed all thes[E] things,
she hea[R]d a voyce witho[U]t any body, that [S]ayd, Why doe you marvell
Madame at so great riches? behold, all that you see is at your commandement, wherefore goe you into the chamber, and repose your selfe upon the bed,
and desire what bath you will have, and wee whose voyces you heare bee
your servants, and ready to minister unto you according to your desire. ........................................................
. . . . . <= 13 =>
.
. A n d w h .e. n w i t h g r
. e a t p l [E] a s u r e s h
. e e h a d [V] i e w e d a l
. l t h e s [E] t h i n g s,s
. h e h e a [R] d a v o y c e
. w i t h o [U] t a n y b o d
. y,t h a t [S] a y d,W h y d
. o e y o u m a r v e l l
.
[E.VERUS] 13
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. . THE GOLDEN ASSE: THE 46TH CHAPTER

I was more carefull for the safeguard of my life, then for the
shame that I should abide, but in the meane season while my
master made ready the bed, all the residue did greatly delight
to see the hunting and pleasantnesse of the triumph, I began to
think and devise for my selfe. When I perceived that no man
had regard to mee, that was so tame and gentle an Asse, I
stole out of the gate that was next to me, and then I ran
away with all force, and came to Cenchris, which is the most
famous towne of all the Carthaginians, bordering upon the
Seas call[E|D} Ageum, and Saronicum, whe[R|E} is a great and
mighty Hav[E|N}, frequented with many a s[U]ndry Nation. There
becau{S|E] I would avoyd the multit{U|D]e of the people. I went
to *A {S|E]CRET PLACE* of the Sea coast, where I laid me down
upon the sand, to ease and refresh my selfe, for the day was
past and the Sunne gone downe, and lying in this sort on the
ground, did fall in a sound sleepe. ........................................................
. . . . . . . . <= 22 =>
.
. S e a s c a. l. l [E]{D} A g e u m,a n d .S a r o
. n i c u m,w. h. e [R]{E} i s a g r e a t .a n d m
. i g h t y H. a. v [E]{N},f r e q u e n t .e d w i
. t h m a n y. a. s [U] n .d r y N a t i o .n.T h e
. r e b e c a. u {S}[E] I .w o u l d a v o .y d t h
. e m u l t i. t {U}[D] e .o f t h e p e o .p l e.I
. w e n t t o *A {S}[E] C .R E T P L A C E* o f t h
. e S e a c o. a. s .t,
.
[E. DE UERE] -22
{NED}. . . . -22
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THE GOLDEN ASSE: THE FORTY-EIGHTH CHAPTER http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/ga/ga49.htm

*the last 6 paragraphs*

the gods infernall have thee in r{EVERE}nc[E]:
thou environest all the worl[D], thou givest light to the Sunn[E],
thou governest the world, tho[U] treadest downe the power of
h[E]ll: By thy meane the times retu[R]ne, the Planets rejoyce,
the [E]lements serve: at thy commandment the winds do blow, ........................................................
. . . . . . . . .<= 25 =>
.
. t h e g o d s i n .f. e r n a l l h a v e t h e e i
. n r e v e r e n c [E] T h o u e n v i r o n e s t a
. l l t h e w o r l [D] T h o u g i v e s t l i g h t
. t o t h e S u n n [E] T h o u g o v e r n e s t t h
. e w o r l d,t h o [U] T r e a d e s t d o w n e t h
. e p o w e r o f h [E] l l:B y t h y m e a n e t h e
. t i m e s r e t u [R] n e,t h e P l a n e t s r e j
. o y c e,t h e E l [E] m e n t s s e r v e:a t t h y
. c o m m a n d m e .n. t t h e w i n d s d o b l o w,
.
[E. DE UERE] 25 : Prob. in last 6 paragraphs ~ 1 in 190 ................................................................
After this sort, the divine majesty perswaded me in my sleepe, whereupon by and by I went towards the Priest, and declared all that which I had seene, then I fasted ten dayes according to the custome, and of mine owne proper will I abstained longer then
I was commanded: an[D VERE]ly I did nothing repent of the paine which I had taken, and of the charges which I was at, considering that the divine providence had given me such an order, that I gained much money in pleading of causes: Finally after a few
dayes, the great god Osiris appeared to me in the night, not disguised in any other forme, but in his owne essence, commanding me that I should be an Advocate in the court, and not feare the slander and envie of ill persons, which *BEARE* me stomacke and
grudge by reason of my doctrine, which I had gotten by much labour: moreover, he would not that I should be any longer of the number of his Priests, but he allotted me to be one of the Decurions and Senatours: and after he appointed me a place within the
ancient pallace, which was erected in the time of Silla, where I executed my office in great joy with a shaven Crowne.
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To the Right Honourable and Mighty Lord,

THOMAS EARLE OF SUSSEX,

Viscount Fitzwalter, Lord of Egremont and of Burnell, Knight of the
most noble Order of the Garter, Iustice of the forrests and Chases from
Trent Southward; Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners of the House of the
QUEENE our Soveraigne Lady.

After that I had taken upon me (right Honourable) in manner of that
unlearned and foolish Poet, Cherillus, who rashly and unadvisedly
wrought a big volume in verses, of the valiant prowesse of Alexander the
Great, to translate this present booke, contayning the Metamorphosis of
Lucius Apuleius; being mooved thereunto by the right pleasant pastime
and delectable matter therein: I eftsoones consulted with my selfe,
to whome I might best offer so pleasant and worthy a work, devised by
the Author, it being now barbarously and simply framed in our English
tongue... And not only that profit ariseth to children by such feined
fables, but also the vertues of men are covertly thereby commended,
and their vices discommended and abhorred.
.
For by the Fable of Actæon, where it is feigned that when he saw Diana
washing her selfe in a Well, hee was immediately turned into an Hart,
and so was slain of his owne Dogs; may bee meant, That when a man
casteth his eyes on the vaine and soone fading beauty of the world,
consenting thereto in his minde, he seemeth to bee turned into a brute
beast, and so to be slaine through the inordinate desire of his owne affects.... And in this feined jest of Lucius Apuleius is comprehended
a figure of mans life, ministring most sweet and delectable matter, to
such as shall be desirous to read the same. The which if your honourable Lordship will accept and take in good part, I shall not onely thinke
my small travell and labour well employed, but also receive a further
comfort to attempt some more serious matter, which may be more
acceptable to your Lordship: desiring the same to excuse my rash and
bold enterprise at this time, as I nothing doubt of your Lordships
goodnesse. To whome I beseech Almighty God to impart long life,
with encrease of much honour.

From Vniversity Colledge in Oxenford, the xviij. of September, 1566.
Your Honours most bounden,
WIL. ADLINGTON.
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Golding Ovid Book III: The Hounds of Acteaon http://www.elizabethanauthors.org/ovid03.htm

Barbara Flues wrote:

<<In a pamphlet Harts, Hounds and Hedingham Elisabeth Sears, with the assistance of research into land deeds and transfers furnished by Charles Bird, provides evidence of a relationship between the names of Actaeon's pack and the environs of the Earl of
Oxford's Castle Hedingham.>> ..........................................................
8. Spring (Ovid's Pack Laelaps [hurricane]) Oxford property assn:
A wood listed in the tithe map in Sybie Hedingham. Parcel #698.

9. Hunter (Ovid's Pack Theron) Oxford property assn:
Hunter's Wood, in sight of the Castle.

10. Lightfoot (Ovid's pack Pterelas [launcher of feathers]) Oxford
property assn: A wood name at Southey Green, in sight of the Castle.

19. Fleetwood (Ovid's Pack Dromas) Oxford property assn:
Adjacent parish of Sibie Hedingham, most of which DeVere property.

22. Bowman (Ovid's Pack Tigride) Oxford property assn:
Bowman field (Beaumont). #174

23. Roister (Ovid's Pack Alce) Oxford property assn:
Roister's Wood, in the parish of Sibie Hedingham.

28. Cole (Ovid's Pack -- none) Oxford property assn: Cole field, #746.

36. Ringwood (Ovid's Pack Hylactor [barker]) Oxford property assn:
Ringewood, a 26-acre parcel in sight of Hedingham Keep. #80 -------------------------------------------------- http://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/unpacking-merry-wives/

Unpacking Merry Wives of Windsor
Posted by: SOF October 7, 1999 by Robert Brazil

<<In Merry Wives Act II, scene 1, there is a reference from Ovid's Metamorphoses to the mythological hunter Actaeon and his pack of dogs, among which is one named "Ringwood."

PISTOL. He woos both high and low, both rich and poor,

Both young and old, one with another, Ford;

He loves the gallimaufry. Ford, perpend.

FORD. Love my wife!

PISTOL. With liver burning hot. Prevent, or go thou,

Like Sir Actaeon he, with Ringwood at thy heels.

Ringwood is a name unique to the first English translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses.

The historical credit for the translation goes to Arthur Golding, but there is mounting evidence that the brilliant and youthfully exuberant translation was actually done by Golding's nephew, the teenaged Edward deVere. Many Oxfordians find it unlikely
that the starchy Calvinist Golding did more than edit or guide, with possible disapproval, his nephew's bawdy translation, one that set a new standard for bizarre extrapolation.

In myth, Actaeon traveled with a large pack of dogs, all given colorful names in the original Greek version, names that were adapted by Ovid for the Latin version. But, as Betty Sears has pointed out, the English translator took the names into a new
dimension (Sears 910).

The final dog is named Ringwood in the original Vere/Golding translation. In the original the line is given: " ... the tother Chorle who ever gnoorring went,/ And Ringwood with a shyrle loud mouth the which he freely spent, /with divers mo whose names to
tell it were but losse of tyme."

Ringwood is the invention of Vere/Golding; it's not in Ovid. Teasing out the name Ringwood from implications in the Latin and Greek was a clever creative move on the part of the translator.

"et acutae vocis Hylactor quosque referre mora est.... "

"et acutae vocis Hylactor" = "and shrill voiced Barker"

"quosque referre mora est" = "and others whom it were to long to name"

As Betty Sears points out in her 1997 publication Harts, "Hounds, & Hedingham," Ringwood was the name of a forest in the environs of Castle Hedingham, ancestral home of the earls of Oxford.

Sears offers a compelling study of the Vere connections with the names of the dogs in Actaeon's pack that were altered by the English translator for the 1567 version of The Metamorphoses (Book 3, lines 200 and forward). Andrew Hannas, a Latin scholar,
has contributed the following analysis:

"Actually, there is an etymological suggestion, though probably not accurate, of 'wood' in "Hylactor" [from Greek 'hylakteo--'bark, howl,' etc.], as "hyle" in Greek means "wood[s], forest" (LiddellScott). "Ringwood" could be a colorful if somewhat
fanciful attempt to give "barker" by its "etymology"-a dog that "howls in the wood"-as opposed to merely rendering the name by that of a familiar forest. >>
-----------------------------------------------------------
. http://tinyurl.com/p3la9rz
. P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses, (Golding)
.
. Too the Right Honourable and his singular good Lorde
. [R]obert [E]arle of [LEYCES]ter, Baron of Denbygyh,
. Knyght of the moste noble order of the Garter etc.,
. Arthur Goldyng gent, wisheth continuance of health,
. with prosperous estate and fcelicitie. ...........................................................
. Book 3 : Actaeon & Diana = [R.E.LEYCES.] & Elizabeth?
.
As soone a{S} with h{I}r scar{L}et whe{E}les ne{X}t morning bringeth light,
We will about our worke againe. But now Hiperion bright
Is in the middes of Heaven, and sear[E]s the fiel[D]es with fi[R]ie rayes. T[A]ke up your toyles, and cease your worke, and let us go our wayes.
.
{SILEX-} 6
[EDRA] 9
.
Prob. of {SILEX-}[EDRA] in Metamorphoses ~ 1 in 1,250,000

http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/tours/fountainpaint/silexspring.htm http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140827.html ..............................................................
He wist not whither (having staid his pastime till the morrow)
Comes Cadmus Nephew to this thicke: and entring in with sorrow
(Such was his cursed cruell fate) saw Phebe where she washt.
The Damsels at the sight of man quite out of countnance dasht,
(Bicause they EVERichone were BARE and naked to the quicke)
Did beate their handes against their breasts, and cast out such a shricke,
That all the wood did ring thereof: and clinging to their dame
Did all they could to hide both hir and eke them[S]elves fro shame.
But Ph[E]be was of personage so [C]omly and so tall,
That b[Y] the middle of hir neck[E] she overpeerd them al[L].
Such colour as appear[E]s in Heaven by Phebus b[R]oken rayes
Directly shining on the Cloudes, or such as is alwayes
The colour of the Morning Cloudes before the Sunne doth show,
Such sanguine colour in the face of Phoebe gan to glowe
There standing naked in his sight. Who though she had hir gard
Of Nymphes about hir: yet she turnde hir bodie from him ward. .............................................
___ <= 19 =>
.
. .D. i d a l l t h e y c o u l d t o h i
. .d. e b o t h h i r a n d e k e t h e m
. [S] e l v e s f r o s h a m e B u t P h
. [E] b e w a s o f p e r s o n a g e s o
. [C] o m l y a n d s o t a l l,T h a t b
. [Y] t h e m i d d l e o f h i r n e c k
. [E] s h e o v e r p e e r d t h e m a l
. [L].S u c h c o l o u r a s a p p e a r
. [E] s i n H e a v e n b y P h e b u s b
. [R] o k e n r a y e s
.
[R.E.LEYCES.] -19 : Prob. in Metamorphoses ~ 1 in 275
(Dedicated to [R]obert [E]arle of [LEYCES]ter!) ................................................
[R.E.LEYCES.] shortest skip in KJV: 1491 --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/lodge/lodge1.html
.
. THOMAS LODGE: Rosalynde. Euphues golden Legacie,
. found after his death in his Cell at {SILEX}[EDRA],
.
Did not Rosalinde content her Rosader? The
Forrest[E]r at this smiling, {S}hooke his head,
an[D] folding h{I}s armes made this merrie [R]ep{L}y.
*TRUTH gentle Swaine*, Rosad{E}r h[A]th his Rosalynde,
but as I{X}ion had Juno, who thinking to possesse a
goddesse, only imbraced a clowd : in these imaginary
fruitions of fancie, I resemble the birds that
fed them selves with *ZEUXIS painted GRAPES* ; ...........................................................
. . .. . . . . . <= 28 =>
.
. T h e F o r r e s t[E]r a t t h i s s m i l i n g{S}h
. o o k e h i s h e a d,a n[D]f o l d i n g h{I}s a r m
. e s m a d e t h i s m e r r i e[R]e p{L}y*T R U T H g
. e n t l e S w a i n e*R o s a d{E}r h[A]t h h i s R o
. s a l y n d e,b u t a s I{X}i o n h a d J u[N]o,w h o
. t h i n k i n g t o p o s s e s s e a g o d d e s[S]e,
. o n l y i m b r a c e d a c l o w d
.
{SILEX-} 26
[EDRANS] 30 :
...........................................................
. Rosalynde: SALADYNES SONNET.
.
. If it be *TRUE* that heavens eternall course
. With [R]est[L]ess[E] swa[Y] and [C]eas[E]les[S] turning glides,
. If aire inconstant be, and swelling sourse
. Turne and returns with many fluent tides,
. If earth in winter summers pride *eSTRANGE* ,
. And Nature seemeth onely faire in change. ...................................................
[R.LEYCES] 4 : Prob. in Sonnet ~ 1 in 200,000 ................................................
[R.LEYCES] shortest pos. skip in KJV: 392 ...................................................
. If it be *TRUE* that our immortall spright,
. Derivde from heavenly pure, in wandring still
. In noveltie and *STRANGEnesse* doth delight,
. And by discoVEREnt power discerneth ill,
. And if the body for to worke his best
. Doth with the seasons change his place of rest.
.
. Whence *COMES* it that (inforst by furious Skies)
. I change both place and soyle, but not my hart ?
. Yet salve not in this change my maladies ?
. Whence growes it that each object workes my smart ?
. Alas I see my faith procures my misse,
. And change in love against my nature is. -------------------------------------------
On Wed, 12 May 1999, Terry Ross <tr...@bcpl.net> wrote:

<<What we have is a marginal note to a passage of praise
for *Spenser & Daniel* . Here's the main passage
(taken from *The Shakespeare Allusion Book* 1:23):

[Polimanteia 1595]

Let divine Bartasse, eternally praise-worthie for his weeks worke, say
the best thinges were made first: Let other countries (sweet Cambridge)
envie, (yet admire) my Virgil, thy petrarch, divine Spenser. And
unlesse I erre, (a thing easie in such simplicitie) deluded by dearly
beloved Delia, and fortunatelie fortunate Cleopatra; Oxford thou maist
extoll thy courte-deare-verse happie Daniell, whose sweete refined muse,
in contracted shape, were sufficient amongst men, to gaine pardon of
the sinne to Rosemond, pittie to distressed Cleopatra, and
everliving praise to her loving Delia:

This passage has baffled some other anti-Stratfordians. Some, including
Volker (who has perhaps never seen the words in context), imagine that
"Oxford thou maist extoll thy courte-deare-verse" is meant as praise of
Edward de Vere, but the passage clearly shows that Samuel Daniel (a man
of whom his alma mater, Oxford, could be justly proud, just as Cambridge
could brag on Spenser) and not Vere (who is not even mentioned) is
being praised here. [Slightly off-topic: note that Covell's use
of "everliving" contains no suggestion that Delia is dead.]

The marginal note accompanying this passage reads,

. All praiseworthy. Lucrecia Sweet Shakspeare.
. Eloquent Gaveston. Wanton Adonis. Watsons heyre.
. So well graced Anthonie deserveth immortall
. praise from the hand of that divine Lady who like
. Corrina contending with Pindarus was oft victorious. ..........................................................
The marginal note accompanying this passage reads,

. Al[L] prais[E]worth[Y]. Lucre[C]ia Swe[E]t Shak[S]peare.
. Eloquent Gaveston. Wanton Adonis. Watsons heyre.
. So well graced Anthonie deserveth immortall
. praise from the hand of that divine Lady who like
. Corrina contending with Pindarus was oft victorious.

[LEYCES] 6 : Prob. in marginal note ~ 1 in 58,000 ................................................
[LEYCES] shortest pos. skip in KJV: 24

1 Peter 2:20 : For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye sha[L]l take it patiently? but if, wh[E]n ye do well, and suffer for it, [Y]e take it patiently, this is a[C]ceptable with God. For even h[E]reunto were ye called: becau[S]e
Christ also suffered for us, ..........................................................
The Polimanteia was dedicated to the [E]arle of [LEYCES]ter's
step-son & protege: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (1566-1601)
.
Spenser & Daniel both wrote dedications to Mary *SIDNEY* wife of
[LEYCES]ter's best friend: Henry Herbert Earl of Pembroke (1534-1601)

Robert Dudley, 1st [E]arle of [LEYCES]ter,
(24 June 1532 - 4 Sept. 1588) in 1565 knighted
Sir Thomas Lucy (24 April 1532 - 7 July 1600)

[LEYCES]ter is said to have disuaded Lucy from
prosecuting Shakspere for his deer poaching. ------------------------------------------------------
(end of) Satire 2 - by John Marston

But I am vext, when swarmes of Iulians
Are still manur'd by lewd Precisians.
Who scorning Church rites, take the simbole vp
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Their mutton gruell. Fie, who can with-hold,
But must of force make his milde Muse a scold?
When that he greeued sees, with red vext eyes,
That Athens antient large immunities,
Are eye sores to the fates; Poore cells forlorne!
Ist not enough you are made an abiect scorne
To iering Apes, but must the shadow too
Of auncient substance, be thus wrung from you?
O split my hart, least it doe breake with rage
To see th'immodest loosenes of our age.
Immodest loosenes? fie too gentle word,
When euery signe can brothelrie afford.
When lust doth sparkle from our females eyes
And modestie, is rousted in the skies.
Tell me Galliottae , what meanes this signe
When impropriat gentiles will turne Capuchine ?
Sooner be damn'd. O stuffe Satyricall?
When rapine feedes our pomp, pomp ripes our fall.
When the guest trembles at his hosts swart looke,
The sonne, doth feare his stepdame, that hath tooke
His mothers place for lust, the twin-borne brother
Malinges his mate, that first came from his mother.
When to be huge, is to be deadly sick,
When vertuous pesants, will not spare to lick
The deuils taile for poore promotion.
When for neglect, slubbred Deuotion
Is wan with greefe. When Rufus , yawnes for death
Of him that gaue him vndeserued breath.
When Hermus makes a worthy question,
Whether of Wright , as Paraphonalion
A siluer pispot fits his Lady dame?
Or i'st too good? a pewter best became.
When Agrippina poysons Claudius sonne,
That all the world to her own brat might run.
When the husband, gapes that his stale wife would die,
That he might once be in by curtesie .
The big paunch'd wife, longs for her loth'd mates death,
That she might haue more ioyntures here on earth.
When tenure for short yeeres, (by many a one)
Is thought right good be turn'd forth Littleton ,
All to be headdie , or free hold at least
When tis all one, for long life be a beast,
A slaue, as haue a short term'd tenancie
When dead's the strength of Englands yeomanrie,
When invndation of luxuriousnes,
Fatts all the world with such grosse beastlines.
Who can abstaine? what modest braine can hold,
But he must make his shamefac'd Muse a scold? ------------------------------------------------
Art Neuendorffer

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