(64) As for his lerned skyll in studied arte, for knowledge depe in tonges of diuerse sounde, [leaf 13, back] for Iustice dome, whiche dothe in hym) abounde, 1 deserues farr bett1 then my rude muse may gyve. (65) But what vse I suche nedeles speche in veyne, (to seme to glose as euill tonges will deme,) 382 384 when his wyse woorkes, more famous praise do geine 387 then I canne speke, which meymed make them seme; And Syracke sayes emongest his lerned sawes, "prayse no manne, whi[l]st his vitall brethe he drawes.” (66) Whose sacred heste, thoughe I dare not geinsaye, but must in willesse silence let 2 to dwell suche rare exploytes, performed euery daye, as present age dothe witnesse to excell; In herte I honor yet that Pallas hedde, 394 & kysse the grounde that suche good corne hath bredde. (67) Not olde foreworne Cecilius, britaine kinge, but he whiche did from Auncient Sitcill springe, lord Burgley, Cecill, borne of gentle race, whome princely garter, with his azurd hue, dothe bewtyfye with mede for honor due. 400 402 [leaf 14] (68) Whose golden lettres, ringe into eache eare (69) to way the mynde and take the faythfull harte. honi soit qui mal y pense 408 412 414 1-MS. has under these words, in a different hand, merritts much more. 2 for altered to let (70) Deme not the manne by this imperfecte sence; (71) Till whiche, this guyfte with frendly browe receue, whiche wyse Mercurius coragd mee to sende; as my hart meanes, so, my good lord, conceve 418 420 these haltinge lynes whiche barrein soile doth lende; 424 & yf suche rashe found dede seme worth reproue, blame not my factes, but threatninge godes aboue 426 (Then follows:-A discours vppon the philosophres Armes. The sacred booke dothe truly tell in speche of heuenly penne whiche holy Daniell did vnfolde for skill of vertuous menne &c [The arms are painted on the opposite page of the MS.] There seem to be no biographical notes, except on leaf 43, back, and 44: "This noble knighthoodes fellowshippe perfected fyrst wee finde by Philippe duke of Burgundye, in yere as comes to mynde, A thowsande fowre hundred twentye nyne, vnto whiche knightes he gaue a coolor of golde, brething forthe fyer from flinte, who further haue appendante to that honours cheyne, Don Jasons Flese of golde, whose poesy wittily deuis'd, this woorthye sence dothe holde."-G. PARKER.) See Mr Parker's further extracts from the MS. in the Notes below: note on p. xlix. APPENDIX V. PROPHECIES BY WELSHMEN. Thalysonne savthe that in the liijth yere their shalbe a battell in Brytaine, betwene the sede of the blasinge lambe and the sede of the spanishe woman, for the seat of Cadwaldour. their shalbe great preparinge to battell in those dayes; the raven for hounger shalbe lick to perishe, and yet betwen the twoe battelles shalbe neuer a stroke stroken. Then A pilgrimage to marye in Aken of women shalbe wofully sought; & after the mylde countinaunce of this, m[arye] shall depart from kenyngale, to which she tooke hir waye, and towardes the light she shaH bare A countinuale heat. A man of bondes she shall release by menes Iudgment. in hir yere shalbe many Tyrantes abrode that were in bondes, & they shall sitt strayt in Iudgment to opresse the light. A welch-man called Robart locke vppon the liiij yeare G. beinge dominycall leter. he did recyte that A woman wytles shoulde reigne in Cadwaladors seat, and do out the heate of the sommer, and cause paynted cloudes to seme bright after the metinge of A lord & A lady in on daye. these plages shall not ceasse vntill the man god haue the full tuicion and strength, and his ministers shall have greate gyftes. And yet I beheld on woman, !? Taliessin. the wife of two men, gyvinge hir honor to the man god; & ase for xxxti dayes shall he execut fyer & sword; & I loked toward the Santuary, & ther I sawe the throne of the vnknown god, & the wicked having the vpper hand, whetting ther tussh like bores in blude. David Apiuan sayth these wordes: "in liiijth I sawe the lyonesse execute great iudgment. I beheld when this troble beganne, ther weir fyve wicked monthes, & in the v wicked monthes I save xxxti euell dayes. out of heaven I beheld A white lambe, and a great scroll in his hand, and mens names writte in with blod, & yet I save the Egles chicken layng hand vppon the croune & Septer, and executed the sword with bloud xij dayes together; & in these dayes the counsell of the prisoner shalbe swefter then the wynd. & I beheld A white hare standinge in iudgment in Ceasars house, & caste a grime countinaunce A-gaynste the former witt of the ffox, & he ceased not vntill he conveyed the ffox cleane, & no man again in britaine shalbe combred with him; and in those dayes the mone shall losse hur light. coke that crowed wonderos bould, & A young henne did egerly barke, & the lione began to rore; and kent reioysed, & Sussex daunced, & manye chekynes more for gladnes; for now the Egles chickyn is gonne, & the widowe of calabrye shall whet hir tuskes, but the bores counsell shalbe of non effecte. & I be-held another sorowe more grevoser then the fyrst: great crye wase ther Amongest women betwen the hiest of the sonne & the reping of the corne." Then I beheld A yong Edward Aprian Trevar for the liiijth yere also sayth: "wher is the lionesse that executed iustes falsly? for Thomas Buynytes (?) sayth that anne arrow shalbe the destruction of thangry lyonesse." "Edward Apovel sayth that the tong shall cleaue to the roffe of hir mouth, & the arrowe that shał strike [leaf 23, back] hir is death, & [she] shall [have] no tyme of Inward repentance, but shall deliver hir sovle to mans merits : then shall the bright Cler sonne begyne to apere././ Also Robart Duce in the same liiijth yere sayth, "that A dead man shal Aryse, a kynge whose generation was of a dunne cowe, and generated out of the sea, & this kynge shalbe gouerned one yere by an aungeł. vppon Eedward the vj thy time is comme; the profisie sayth then necessarye for god, thou must lose that which other men haue mad strayght; & vnringed swine thou must rote out; & this sayth god, 'thou sonne of man muste asswage the prid, mossell the mouthe of prechers that preache mens dreames:' the moste parte of the peopl shall saye 'wher are thaye cleane consumed in on yeare.' A Byshoppe beinge no gentillman shall enioye the crowne, & vse it as him lysteth for on yeare; & xxviij days shall he bringe many wonders to passe, & then the sonne of man, after iij sorowes, shall occupe the sword, & make euery man & woman offycere, & geue comaundement on payne of death to kyll all that were with the pye, the pykerd, & the fulmer; for all that shalbe kylled are knowne by ther marke; and then shalbe sene many A blodye Rochet, & the lione shall hunt the denne. bore out of his "An I. & a Roche shat blede to dethe for their traterous plaie, & the yelowe lyone tongles also shall suffer execution), & many also of the affutie 2 of the blodye pie; & Immediatlye shall euery man enioye his owne wife a-gayne; and I did see the hedd of the world cleane vanishe awaye, and his dignitye cleane banished out of England. and A chyld with A chaplett had againe in his owne honor;" and Robart Duce speaketh no more of the liiijth, yet he sayth that "the dead man that neuere womañ sawe borne, nor neuer 1 MS. ye the 2 ? affinitie |