Tuly. 30 the Moone,that he was by her kepta fleepe ing tae by the {pace of xxx.yeares,for to en- joy his company. d There, thatis in Paradife,where througt. errour of fhepheards vnderftanding.hee fayth, hat all fhepheards didvie co feede their flockes,till one, (that is) Adam by hisfolly and dif -ebedience,made all the reft of his Ofipring be debarredand fhucoutfrom thence. || | 2 Synab,- ahillin Arabia; where God appeared.’ 221 T - Our Ladyesbavre, aplaceof pleafurcio called. iw
Fascucs,er Gyluanes, be of Poets fayned tobe Gods of the Woode, a
Medwep, Astin ofa myoet in Kent,which running by Rochefter,meeteth with Thames, aT hecalletivhis elder brother, both becaufe he 1s greater; and’alfo falleth fooner into - the Sea. ® C nf taal . a _ Meyntymingled.’ Melampode and Terebinth, be hearbes goodtocure difeafed Gores, of thone (peaketh:Mantuan,and of chother Theocrituss 99 9 389.16 6 ano d
Jo io0 cbt0 291 SPerwemshortragoon ikatonatremmma, 8 28. (si lala a ‘
Nigher heawen, ove the thepheards fimpleneile, which {uppoferh thatifromthe hylles is fearer way to heauen.
Lewin, Lightning, which heraketh foraa argument, to prouc the nighnes to heauen, be~ aa the lightning dots commonly light on high mountaines, according to the faying of
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27" ge Feriuntque fanmes fulniina montes,
Lorrell, A lofell, A borrel,a playne fellowe. Narre, mearer.
Hale, for bole. Tede, PoC. Frowye,rouftie ot moflie.
Gf yore, longagec. erewente, aone afore. . he:
The frft iasene » was Abell therightcous, who (as Scripture faide ) bent his minde ce Keeping of theepe,as did his brother Caine te tylling the ground.
His keepe, his charge (his flocke. Lewred, did honorand reverence,
‘The brethren, thetwelue fonnes of Iacob.which were theepmaifters,and lived only chere-
.Bponk. , iar Ida, varis,which being the foune of Priamus kingof Troy, forhis mother Hecu- ‘pas dreame,which being with childe of him, dteamedfhe brought forth a firebrand,that fee ail the rowre of Llium on fire, was caft forth eu che hill Lda, where being foftered of fhep- hheards,hee eke intime became a fhephcard, and laflly cane to the knowledge of his. pa- -Bentage, OA ea
A En » nclenathe wife of Menclausking of Lacedemonis,was by Venus forthe golden Apple to ber geuen,then prosifed co Paris, who therempponwith a fort of luftic Troyaas, ftolc her out of Lacedemoniasand keptherin Troy;which was the caufeof the cen yeares warr in Troy, andthe mof famous city of alf“Afia Jamentably {ecked and defaced.
Arqus.wasof the poets denifedto bee full of eyes,and thercfore te him was commi the keeping of thetranffermedCewlo : So called becaute tharin che print of a Cowes Roar guct is figuredan Lim the middeftefanO.
Hu name, be meaneth Aaron : whofe name for more Deceram, the Obepheard faith he hath forgot,leafthis remembrance and (kill in anciquitics ef holy weit thoulde feeme te cx- ceedethe meaneneffe of the perfon,
Ne ferrue, for Aareninthe abfence of Mofes ftarred afide, and commited Idolatry.
Ix purple, Spoken of the Popes and Cardinalles,which vie {uch tyranvicall colours
- pompous painung. Bels, Girdles.
Gliterand, glittering nate vied fometimein Chaacer,but alrogetherin I. Goore.
ThePan, that isthe Pope,whomtheycount they Godand greateit fhepheard,
Paknede, Afhepheard,et whofe reporthee cmeth to fpeake all this.
‘Wifards, greatlearnedheads, Welter, wallowe. Ker, a Churle er Farmer.
Sike wuffermen,{uchkindeofmen. Suyiy,ftatelyand prowde, Mollng, medling.
Beee, betrer, Bywempite, named, Gree, fer degree.
Algrnn, thename of afhepheard aforefayd, whole myfhap be alfudeth to the chauncé, that happened to the Poet deftiyus.thsat was brayned with a fhellfifhe,
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