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John Skelton. Poetry

Poetry

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PREFACE

A LAWDE AND PRAYSE MADE FOR OUR SOUEREIGNE LORD THE KYNG.[4]

SOME ACCOUNT. OF. SKELTON AND HIS WRITINGS

APPENDIX I. MERIE TALES OF SKELTON (see Memoir, p. xxx.); AND NOTICES OF SKELTON FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Here begynneth certayne merye tales of Skelton, Poet Lauriat

¶ How Skelten came late home to Oxford from Abington. Tale i

¶ How Skelton drest the Kendallman in the sweat time. [Tale ii.]

¶ Howe Skelton tolde the man that Chryst was very busye in the woodes with them that made fagots. Tale iii

¶ Howe the Welshman dyd desyre Skelton to ayde hym in hys sute to the kynge for a patent to sell drynke. The iiii. Tale

¶ Of Swanborne the knaue, that was buried vnder Saint Peters wall in Oxford. [Tale v.]

¶ Howe Skelton was complayned on to the bishop of Norwich. Tale vi

¶ Howe Skelton, when hee came from the bishop, made a sermon. Tale vii

¶ How the fryer asked leaue of Skelton to preach at Dys, which Skelton wold not grant. Tale viii

¶ How Skelton handled the fryer that woulde needes lye with him in his inne. Tale ix

¶ Howe the cardynall desyred Skelton to make an epitaphe vpon his graue. Tale x

¶ Howe the hostler dyd byte Skeltons mare vnder the tale, for biting him by the arme. Tale xi

¶ Howe the cobler tolde maister Skelton, it is good sleeping in a whole skinne. Tale xii

¶ How Master Skeltons miller deceyued hym manye times by playinge the theefe, and howe he was pardoned by Master Skelton, after the stealinge awaye of a preest oute of his bed at midnight. Tale xiii

¶ How Skelton was in prison at the commaundement of the cardinall. [Tale xiv.]

¶ Howe the vinteners wife put water into Skeltons wine. Tale xv

¶ Thus endeth the merie Tales of Maister Skelton, very pleasaunt for the recreacion of the minde

NOTICES OF SKELTON. FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

APPENDIX II. LIST OF EDITIONS, &c

PIECES ATTRIBUTED TO SKELTON

MSS

MSS. OF PIECES ATTRIBUTED TO SKELTON

APPENDIX III. EXTRACTS FROM PIECES WHICH ARE WRITTEN IN, OR WHICH CONTAIN EXAMPLES OF, THE METRE CALLED SKELTONICAL

EXAMPLES. OF. THE METRE CALLED SKELTONICAL

POETICAL WORKS. OF. JOHN SKELTON. OF THE DEATH[155] OF THE NOBLE PRINCE, KYNGE EDWARDE THE FORTH, PER SKELTONIDEM LAUREATUM

POETA SKELTON[182] LAUREATUS LIBELLUM SUUM METRICE ALLOQUITUR

SKELTON LAUREAT. VPON THE. DOULOUR[U]S DETHE AND MUCHE LAMENTABLE CHAUNCE OF THE MOST HONORABLE ERLE OF NORTHUMBERLANDE

TETRASTICHON[211] SKELTON. LAUREATI AD MAGISTRUM RUKSHAW, SACRÆ THEOLOGIÆ EGREGIUM PROFESSOREM

SKELTON LAUREATE[215] AGAYNSTE A comely coystrowne, that curyowsly chawntyd, and curryshly cowntred, and madly in hys musykkys mokkyshly made agaynste the ix Musys of polytyke poems and poettys matryculat

CONTRA ALIUM CANTITANTEM ET ORGANISANTEM ASINUM, QUI IMPUGNABAT SKELTONIDA PIERIUM, SARCASMOS

SKELTON LAUREAT, Vppon a deedmans hed, that was sent to hym from an honorable jentyllwoman for a token, deuysyd this gostly medytacyon in Englysh, couenable in sentence, comendable, lamentable, lacrymable, profytable for the soule

Here folowythe dyuers Balettys[225] and Dyties solacyous, deuysyd by Master Skelton, Laureat

MANERLY MARGERY[230] MYLK AND ALE

HERE BEGYNNETH A LYTELL TREATYSE, NAMED. THE BOWGE OF COURTE.[232]

HERE AFTER[335] FOLOWETH THE BOKE OF PHYLLYP SPAROWE, COMPYLED BY MAYSTER SKELTON, POETE LAUREATE

HERE AFTER FOLOWETH[474] THE BOOKE CALLED ELYNOUR RUMMYNGE. THE TUNNYNG OF ELYNOUR RUMMYNG PER SKELTON LAUREAT

LAUREATI SKELTONIDIS IN DESPECTU MALIGNANTIUM DISTICHON

POEMS AGAINST GARNESCHE

SKELTON LAURIATE[544] DEFEND[ER] AGENST M[ASTER] GARNESCHE CHALENGER, ET CETERA

SKELTON LAURYATE DEFENDER AGENST M[ASTER] GARNESCHE CHALANGAR, WITH GRESY, GORBELYD GODFREY [ET] CETERA

SKELTON LAWRYATE DEFENDER AGENYST LUSTY GARNYCHE WELLE BE SEYN CRYSTEOUYR CHALANNGER, ET CETERA

DONUM LAUREATI DISTICHON CONTRA GOLIARDUM GARNISHE ET SCRIBAM EJUS

SKELTON LAUREATE DEFENDAR AGEINST LUSTY GARNYSHE WELL BESEEN CRYSTOFER CHALANGAR, ET CETERA

SKELTON LAVREATE, ORATORIS REGIS TERTIUS,[571] AGAINST VENEMOUS TONGUES[572] ENPOYSONED WITH SCLAUNDER AND FALSE DETRACTIONS, &c

PRAYER TO THE FATHER OF HEAUEN

TO THE SECONDE PARSON

TO THE HOLY GOOSTE

THE MANER OF THE WORLD NOW A DAYES.[601]

HERE AFTER FOLOWETH THE BOKE ENTYTULED. WARE THE HAUKE,[604] PER SKELTON, LAUREAT

SKELTONIS APOSTROPHAT AD DIVUM JOHANNEM DECOLLATUM, IN CUJUS PROFESTO FIEBAT HOC AUCUPIUM

IDEM[644] DE LIBERA DICACITATE POETICA IN EXTOLLENDA PROBITATE, ET IN PERFRICANDA IGNOBILITATE

EPITHAPHE.[646]

A DEUOUTE TRENTALE FOR OLD JOHN CLARKE, SOMETYME THE HOLY PATRIARKE OF DIS

LAMENTATIO URBIS NORVICEN

IN BEDEL, QUONDAM BELIAL INCARNATUM, DEVOTUM EPITAPHIUM

ORATOR[682] REGIUS SKELTONIS[683] LAUREATUS IN SINGULARE MERITISSIMUMQUE PRÆCONIUM NOBILISSIMI PRINCIPIS HENRICI SEPTIMI, NUPER STRENUISSIMI REGIS ANGLIÆ, HOC EPITAPHIUM EDIDIT, AD SINCERAM CONTEMPLATIONEM REVERENDI IN CHRISTO PATRIS AC DOMINI, DOMINI JOHANNIS ISLIPPÆ[684] ABBATIS WESTMONASTERIENSIS[685] OPTIME MERITI, ANNO DOMINI MDXII. PRIDIE DIVI[686] ANDREÆ APOSTOLI, &c

EULOGIUM PRO SUORUM TEMPORUM CONDITIONE, TANTIS PRINCIPIBUS NON INDIGNUM, PER SKELTONIDA LAUREATUM, ORATOREM REGIUM

TETRASTICHON VERITATIS

SKELTON LAUREATE AGAINST THE SCOTTES.[699]

VNTO DIUERS PEOPLE THAT REMORD THIS[724] RYMYNGE AGAYNST THE SCOT JEMMY

CHORUS DE DIS[730] CONTRA SCOTTOS[731] CUM OMNI PROCESSIONALI FESTIVITATE SOLEMNISAVIT HOC EPITOMA XXII DIE SEPTEMBRIS, &c

CHORUS DE DIS, &C. SUPER TRIUMPHALI VICTORIA CONTRA GALLOS, &C. CANTAVIT SOLEMNITER HOC ELOGIUM IN PROFESTO DIVI JOHANNIS AD DECOLLATIONEM

VILITISSIMUS[738] SCOTUS DUNDAS ALLEGAT CAUDAS CONTRA ANGLIGENAS

ELEGIA[746] IN SERENISSIMÆ PRINCIPIS ET DOMINÆ, DOMINÆ MARGARETÆ NUPER COMITISSÆ DE DERBY, STRENUISSIMI REGIS HENRICI SEPTIMI MATRIS, FUNEBRE MINISTERIUM, PER SKELTONIDA LAUREATUM, OBATOREM REGIUM, XVI. DIE[747] MENSIS AUGUSTI, ANNO SALUTIS MDXVI

Why were ye[757]Calliope embrawdred with letters of golde?

SKELTON LAUREATE, ORATO. REG. MAKETH THIS AUNSWERE, &C

LATINUM CARMEN SEQUITUR

RESPONSIO EJUSDEM VATIS

THE BOKE OF THREE FOOLES,[759] M. SKELTON, POETE LAUREATE, GAUE TO MY LORD CARDYNALL

OF ENUYE, THE SECONDE FOOLE

OF THE VOLUPTUOUSNES CORPORALL, THE THIRD FOOLE

A REPLYCACION AGAYNST CERTAYNE YONG SCOLERS ABIURED OF LATE, &c

MAGNYFYCENCE, A GOODLY INTERLUDE AND A MERY, DEUYSED AND MADE BY. MAYSTER SKELTON, POET LAUREATE.[779]

MAGNYFYCENCE

COLYN CLOUTE.[875] HERE AFTER FOLOWETH A LITEL BOKE CALLED COLYN CLOUTE, COMPYLED BY MAYSTER SKELTON, POETE LAUREATE

A RYGHT DELECTABLE TRATYSE VPON A GOODLY. GARLANDE OR CHAPELET OF LAURELL,[1458] BY MAYSTER SKELTON, POETE LAUREAT, STUDYOUSLY DYUYSED AT SHERYFHOTTON CASTELL, IN THE FORESTE OF GALTRES, WHEREIN AR COMPRYSYDE MANY AND DYUERS SOLACYONS AND RYGHT PREGNANT ALLECTYUES OF SYNGULAR PLEASURE, AS MORE AT LARGE IT DOTH APERE IN THE PROCES FOLOWYNGE

ADMONET SKELTONIS OMNES ARBORES[1870] DARE LOCUM VIRIDI LAURO JUXTA GENUS SUUM

EN PARLAMENT A PARIS

OUT OF FRENSHE INTO LATYN

OWT OF LATYNE INTO ENGLYSSHE

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SPEKE, PARROT.[1] THE BOKE[2] COMPILED BY MAISTER SKELTON, POET LAUREAT, CALLED SPEAKE, PARROT

HERE AFTER FOLOWETH A LYTELL BOKE,[115] WHICHE HATH TO NAME WHY COME YE NAT[116] TO COURTE? COMPYLED BY MAYSTER SKELTON, POETE LAUREATE

DECASTICHON VIRULENTUM IN GALERATUM LYCAONTA MARINUM, &c

APOSTROPHA AD[252] LONDINI CIVES (CITANTE[253] MULUM ASINO AUREO GALERATO) IN OCCURSUM ASELLI,[254]&c

SKELTON, LAUREATE, &c. HOWE THE DOUTY DUKE OF ALBANY,[257] LYKE A COWARDE KNYGHT, RAN AWAYE SHAMFULLY, WITH AN HUNDRED THOUSANDE TRATLANDE SCOTTES AND FAINT HARTED FRENCHEMEN, BESIDE THE WATER OF TWEDE, &c

SKELTON LAUREAT, OBSEQUIOUS ET LOYALL.[269] TO MY LORDE CARDYNALS RIGHT NOBLE GRACE, &c

NOTES TO VOLUME I

OF THE DEATH OF THE NOBLE PRINCE, KYNGE EDWARDE THE FORTH

SKELTON LAUREATUS LIBELLUM SUUM, &c

VPON THE DOLOUR[U]S DETHE AND MUCHE LAMENTABLE CHAUNCE OF THE MOST HONORABLE ERLE OF NORTHUMBERLANDE

AGAYNSTE A COMELY COYSTROWNE, THAT CURYOWSLY CHAWNTYD, AND CURRYSHLY COWNTRED, &c

VPPON A DEEDMANS HED, &c

“WOMANHOD, WANTON, YE WANT,” &c

DYUERS BALETTYS AND DYTIES, &c

MANERLY MARGERY MYLK AND ALE

THE BOWGE OF COURTE

PHYLLYP SPAROWE

ELYNOUR RUMMYNGE

POEMS AGAINST GARNESCHE

AGAINST VENEMOUS TONGUES

ON TYME

PRAYER TO THE SECONDE PARSON

WOFFULLY ARAID

NOW SYNGE WE, &c

LATIN POEM

THE MANER OF THE WORLD NOW A DAYES

WARE THE HAUKE

EPITAPHE, &c

A DEUOUTE TRENTALE, &c

LAMENTATIO URBIS NORVICEN

IN BEDEL, &C

EPITAPHIUM IN HENRICUM SEPTIMUM

TETRASTICHON VERITATIS

AGAINST THE SCOTTES

VNTO DIUERS PEOPLE THAT REMORD THIS RYMYNGE, &c

CHORUS DE DIS, &c

CHORUS DE DIS, &c. SUPER TRIUMPHALI VICTORIA CONTRA GALLOS, &c

VILITISSIMUS SCOTUS DUNDAS, &c

ELEGIA IN COMITISSAM DE DERBY

WHY WERE YE CALLIOPE, &c

THE BOKE OF THREE FOOLES

A REPLYCACION, &c

MAGNYFYCENCE

COLYN CLOUTE

A RYGHT DELECTABLE TRATYSE VPON A GOODLY GARLANDE OR CHAPELET OF LAURELL … STUDYOUSLY DYUYSED AT SHERYFHOTTON CASTELL, IN THE FORESTE OF GALTRES, &c

OWT OF LATYNE INTO ENGLYSSHE

NOTES TO VOLUME II

SPEKE, PARROT

WHY COME YE NAT TO COURTE?

EPITOMA, &c

DECASTICHON, &c

HOWE THE DOUTY DUKE OF ALBANY, LYKE A COWARDE KNYGHT, RAN AWAYE SHAMFULLY, &c

POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO SKELTON

VERSES PRESENTED TO KING HENRY THE SEVENTH[273] AT THE FEAST OF ST. GEORGE CELEBRATED AT WINDSOR IN THE THIRD YEAR OF HIS REIGN

THE EPITAFFE OF THE MOSTE NOBLE AND VALYAUNT JASPAR LATE DUKE OF BEDDEFORDE.[276]

ELEGY ON KING HENRY THE SEVENTH.[277]

VOX POPULI, VOX DEI.[278]

THE IMAGE OF IPOCRYSY.[468]

CORRIGENDA AND ADDENDA

VOL. I

DYUERS BALETTYS, &c

THE BOWGE OF COURTE

PHYLLYP SPAROWE

ELYNOUR RUMMYNG

POEMS AGAINST GARNESCHE

AGAINST VENEMOUS TONGUES

THE MANER OF THE WORLD NOW A DAYES

TETRASTICHON VERITATIS

AGAINST THE SCOTTES

ELEGIA IN COMITISSAM DE DERBY

MAGNYFYCENCE

COLYN CLOUTE

GARLANDE OF LAURELL

VOL. II

SPEKE, PARROT

WHY COME YE NAT TO COURTE?

NOTES

INDEX TO THE NOTES

ADDITIONAL NOTES

ADDENDA

VOL. I

ACCOUNT OF SKELTON AND HIS WRITINGS

EXAMPLES OF THE METRE CALLED SKELTONICAL

POEMS

VOL. II

POEMS

NOTES

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