Written in the lustie moneth of May in our Palace, where many a million of louers true haue habitation, The yeere of grace ioyfull and iocond, a thousand, foure hundred and second.
And truely it was a most strange case to see how ioyfull and gladde euery partie was to see themselues meete in safetie againe, after so strange and incredible dangers: Yet to be short, as their dangers were great, so their God was greater.
But to returne to the king of England, I say, that after he had seene the map, and that which my father Christopher Columbus offered vnto him, he accepted the offer with ioyfull countenance, and sent to call him into England.
Now was the Clark very sorowfull to leaue his Ladye, but yet no lesse ioyfull he was that his life was saued.
Amadour was very ioyfull to heare tell that his Lady loued some man, trusting that in tyme he should wynne the place, not of husbande, but of seruaunt: for he feared nothing at all of her vertue, but a lacke of disposition to loue.
Maister Thorello hearyng those wordes, began to be both ioyfull and ashamed, ioyfull for that he had entertained sutch a guest, and ashamed that his fare and lodging was so simple.
The Abbot ioyfull for his fortune, gaue thankes to God.
The Gentleman which expected no better meede than death, ioyfull of that sentence, fell downe prostrate before the Duke in signe of consente, and the lyke did his Companions.
Many of these sort of people, do go to the slaughter with ioyfull countenannce, dauncing, demaunding almes through the Citie for their sacrifice, all the whiche almes is due vnto the priestes.
They were somewhat ioyfull of their procéedings and good successe whiche they hadde the same day.
But I would to God it had bene as prosperous to all, as noysome to the planters; and as ioyfull to me, as discomfortable to them.
Being ioyfull to vnderstand so good newes, and to haue come to the knowledge of that which they most desired, they tooke their leaue of the king, and returned by the same saw, by which they came.
God giue your Graces both, a happie And a ioyfull time of day Qu.
Set all your things in seemely good aray, Fit for so ioyfull day, 115 The ioyfulst day that ever sunne did see.
Never had man more ioyfullday than this, Whom heaven would heape with blis.
O ioyfull day: I would not take a Knighthood for my Fortune Pist.
O & the heauens were so pleased, that thou wert but my Bastard; What a ioyfull father wouldst thou make mee?
All ore-ioy'd Saue these in bonds, let them be ioyfull too, For they shall taste our Comfort Imo.
Good heart, and yfaith I will tell her as much: Lord, Lord she will be a ioyfull woman Rom.
I know this is a ioyfulltrouble to you: But yet 'tis one Macb.
Why then she is the Deuils Dam: a ioyfull issue Nurse.
Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.
Oh louing Vnckle, kinde Duke of Gloster, How ioyfull am I made by this Contract.
Their mother then ioyfull for that fact, and of the reputation of her sonnes, kneeled downe before the Image of Iuno, humbly beseechinge her to giue her sonnes the thinge that were best for a man to attaine vnto.
Then right ioyfull and glad, he proceaded in his iourney with the abbot and his companye, and within fewe daies arriued at Rome.
Who seing the great loue that his father bare to his wife, and the ioyfull tyme that hee spent with faire Stratonica, transported into many carefull panges, many times complained to him selfe in this wise.
But I suppose, that her sight was ioyfull vnto hym, as of her in whom he had placed his comfort, all his hope, quietnesse, and delight.
Then Alexandro and his wife, with the good will and ioyfull gratulations of all men departed from Florence, and taking with them Agolante, one of their vncles, arriued at Paris, where they were honourably interteigned of the Frenche king.
Yet was he made, as nature had agreed, To match them both together from her wombe, And be a ioyfullgrandam in their seed.
But if they will not, throw away that spirit, And I shal finde you emptie of that fault, Right ioyfull of your reformation Ber.
Widdowes are birds out of these cages lept, Whose ioyfullnotes makes all the forrest ring.
Wofull and ioyfull we 210 Both weep and sing in shade of thee.
Our murmurs haue their musick too, 100 Ye mighty Orbes, as well as you; Nor yeilds the noblest nest Of warbling Seraphim to the eares of Loue, A choicer lesson then the ioyfull brest Of a poor panting turtle-doue.
If I may trust the flattering truth of sleepe, My dreames presage some ioyfull newes at hand: My bosomes L[ord].
A Ioyfull medytacyon to all Englonde of the coronacyon of our moost naturall souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght.
Making therby greatest growe Busie reapers ioyfull paine, When his flouds do highest flowe.
Nur: Good heart: yfaith Ile tell her so: oh she will be a ioyfull woman.
Iul: Now by Saint Peters Church and Peter too, 90 He shall not there make mee a ioyfull Bride.
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