The residue is not added by me, but annexed by the Autor himselfe: whom I humbly recommende to your curteous Censure, and so rest from ouertroubling you with my unpolished lines.
And in that land dwells a king Which does beare the bell ouer all, And with him there dwelled a curteous knight, Sir Cawline men him call.
But then answered a curteous knight, Ffast his hands wringinge: 'Sir Cawline's sicke, and like to be dead Without and a good leedginge.
All this long day Child Waters rode, Shee ran bare ffoote by his side; Yett was he neuer soe curteous a knight To say, Ellen, will you ryde?
But all this day Child Waters rode, Shee ran barffoote thorow the broome; Yett he was neuer soe curteous a knight As to say, Put on your shoone.
I In the third day of May To Carleile did come A kind curteous child That co’ld[156] much of wisdome.
And he that is my trusty and faithful seruant, diligente to execute and do my commaundementes, faythful in my secret affayres, and duetyfull in his vocation, shal truely witte and most certaynlye feele that I am both curteous and liberall.
His riches and great welth made him a noble man amonges the Romanes, and through his gentle entertainment and curteous behauioure, he wanne the good willes of many, in so much as his fame and good reporte was bruted through out the pallace.
The king perceiuing himselfe thus besieged of his enimies, at the first caused the doores to be shut, supposing either by curteouswoords to appease his enimies, or with his princelie authoritie to put them in feare.
Whisper thy plaints to th' Ocean's curteous eares, Then weepe thyselfe into a sea of teares.
Then wondring starts, & had the curteous night Withheld her vaile, h' had forfeited his sight.
Those kings together did devise To make the christian knight away, With letters him in curteous wise They straightway sent to Persia: But wrote to the sophy him to kill, 180 And treacherously his blood to spill.
Sweete, I come unto thee, 55 Sweete, I come to woo thee; That thou mayst not angry bee For my long delaying; For thy curteousstaying Soone amendes Ile make to thee.
And there came to him his Cozen S^r Gawaine y^t was a curteous knight, why sigh you soe sore vnckle Arthur, he said or who hath done thee vnright.
In the third day of may, To Carleile did come A kind curteous child, That cold[3] much of wisdome.
O Tybalt, Tybalt, the best Friend I had: O curteous Tybalt honest Gentleman, That euer I should liue to see thee dead Iul.
Some three or four of you Go giue him curteous conduct to this place, Meane time the Court shall heare Bellarioes Letter.
Most worthy gentleman, I and my friend Haue by your wisedome beene this day acquitted Of greeuous penalties, in lieu whereof, Three thousand Ducats due vnto the Iew We freely cope your curteous paines withall An.
And nowe the kinge with all his barons Rose uppe from offe his seate, And downe he stepped into the listes, That curteous knighte to greete.
Is it possible that the wisest, vertuous, and most curteous Princesse of Europa could suffer herselfe in this sort (through her onely aduise) to be transported to her owne affections and sensuall appetites?
The countesse perceiuinge the shamefastnesse of the gentlewoman, and her curteous demaunde, gaue her fiue hundred poundes, and so many faire and costly Jewels, as almost amounted to like valour.
Andreuccio, I am assured you do greatly wonder at these faire words, this curteous interteignement, and at the teares which I let fall.
And amonges all the rare and excellent ornamentes, that Citie is wel furnished with so trimme Ladies and curteous gentlewomen, as they know how to baite and feede yong men with foolish daliaunce, and idle passetime.
Tancredi Prince of Salerne, (an vniuersitie in the region of Italie) was a curteous Lorde, and of gentle nature: had he not in his age imbrued his handes with the bloud of his owne doughter.
In the third day of May to Carleile did come A kind curteous child, that cold much of wisdome.
Ah curteous knight (quoth she) what secret wound Could ever find,° to grieve the gentlest hart on ground?
Yett he was neuer soe curteous a knight As to say, ‘Put on your shoone.
In the third day of May to Carleile did come A kindcurteous child that cold much of wisdome.
So goodly purpose they together fond, 8 Of kindnesse and of curteous aggrace; The whiles false Archimage and Atin fled apace.
She came in presence with right comely grace, 8 And fairely them saluted, as became, And shewd her selfe in all a gentle curteous Dame.
Ah curteous knight (quoth she) what secret wound Could euer find, to grieue the gentlest hart on ground?
But mote I weet of you, right curteous knight, Tydings of one, that hath vnto me donne 8 Late foule dishonour and reprochfull spight, The which I seeke to wreake, and Arthegall he hight.
Ah disloyaltye and fickle trust, is it possible that thou be harbored in the hearte of hym which hadde the Brute to bee the most Loyall and Curteous Gentleman of hys Countrey?
It is impossible that thou hadst thy being in heauen, sith the clemency and curteous influence of the same, inuesteth man with better benefits, than to suffer hir nourse children to be intreated with sutch rigor.
And be not now so Lyberall, and Curteous of that which I go not about to seeke: reserue thy good Nights to thy beloued freende, if thou chaunce to escape from hence aliue: for from my selfe I cleerely discharge you both.
Shee, all the long day Child Waters rode, Ran barefoote thorow the broome; Yett hee was never soe curteous a knighte, To say, put on your shoone.
I perceiue, by your mostcurteous and frendly letters, your good will to be no lesse in deed than I alwayes esteemed.
Emongst the rest a gentle nymph was found, Hight Astery, excelling all the crewe In curteous usage and unstained hewe.
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