Though it be honest, it is neuer good To bring bad newes: giue to a gratious Message An host of tongues, but let ill tydings tell Themselues, when they be felt Mes.
Too familiar Is my deare Sonne with such sowre Company I bring theetydings of the Princes Doome Rom.
For Goddis love, send me down this wyrte, er ell bryng it wyt zow, that I mythe haf fro zow a letter of tydings and comforthe; for I had nevyr verray need of zour labor til now, bod my hert hangithe in gret langor.
Then I'le goe a wooing ffor thy sake, In all the speed that I can gone, And for to see this likesome ladye, And hope to send thee good tydings home.
They had not beene marryed Not ouer monthes two or three, But tydings came to Edenburrowe That all the merchants must to the sea.
These tydings to Erle Douglas came, In Scotland where he lay: Who sent Erle Percy present word, He wold prevent his sport.
Then went him forth Sir Aldingar, And hyed him to our king: "If I might have grace, as I have space, Sad tydings I could bring.
Hearken, hearken, sayd the sheriffe, I heare now tydings good, For yonder I heare Sir Guyes horne blowe, And he hath slaine Robin Hoode.
XXIX When he these bitter byting wordes had red, The tydings straunge did him abashed make, That still he sate long time astonished, 255 As in great muse, ne word to creature spake.
For now three Moones have changed thrice their hew, And have been thrice hid underneath the ground, 340 Since I the heavens chearfull face did vew, O welcome thou, that doest of death bring tydings trew.
Impatient of my absence, And greefe, that yong Octauius with Mark Antony Haue made themselues so strong: For with her death That tydings came.
The tydings to our good Scots king Came, as he sat at dine, With noble chiefs in brave aray, Drinking the blood-red wine.
When he these bitter byting words had red, 2 The tydings straunge did him abashed make, That still he sate long time astonished 4 As in great muse, ne word to creature spake.
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.
For now three Moones haue changed thrice their hew, And haue beene thrice hid vnderneath the ground, 8 Since I the heauens chearefull face did vew, O welcome thou, that doest of death bring tydings trew.
Long he her sought, he sought her farre and nere, And euery where that he mote vnderstond, 8 Of knights and ladies any meetings were, And of eachone he met, he tydings did inquere.
She of nought affrayd, 8 Through woods and wastnesse wide him daily sought; Yet wished tydings none of him vnto her brought.
The knight approching nigh, of him inquerd 2 Tydings of warre, and of aduentures new; But warres, nor new aduentures none he herd.
Tho to him yode, And him saluting, as beseemed best, 8 Gan first inquire of tydings farre abrode; And afterwardes, on what aduenture now he rode.
Such was the glassie globe that Merlin made, 2 And gaue vnto king Ryence for his gard, That neuer foes his kingdome might inuade, 4 But he it knew at home before he hard Tydings thereof, and so them still debar'd.
Good Christian people, pray attend To what I do in sorrow sing, My bleeding heart is like to rend, At the sad tydings which I bring; Of a young couple, whom cruel fate Designed to be unfortunate.
Item, sir, as fortydings at London, ther were arystyd be the tresorer xl.
On Thursday last past at London was notydings in serteyn where the flet was, nor what they had doon, and therfore I fere the tydings the more.
Othyr tydings the were come to London, but they were not publyshyd; but John Wellys shal abyde a day the lenger to know what they are.
Item, sir, as for tydings out of Ireland, ther wer many men at London at the feyre of the contres next them of Ireland, and they sey thys iij.
I thank you hertely of your writyng to me be for that John Paston came home, for God knowith I thowght right longe tyle I hard frome you; I shalle send word in writyng of suche tydings as we have her on Monday in hast.
Lord Warwyk had sent to the Kyng, and informyd hyse Hyghnesse that the Lord Summyrset had wretyn to hym to come to grace; but of the fleet of shyppis there is no tydings in serteyn at London on Monday last past.
IV And when our King was over the water, And on the salt sea gone, Then tydingsinto Scotland came That all England was gone.
Sheriffe, ‘I heare nowtydings good, For yonder I heare Sir Guy’s horne blowe, And he hath slaine Robin Hood.
Hence both are gone with Conscience and Remorse, They could not speake, and so I left them both, To beare this tydings to the bloody King.
Like tydings to King Henry came, Within as short a space, That Percy of Northumberland Was slaine in Chevy-Chace.
The stout Erle of Northumberland A vow to God did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods Three summers days to take; The cheefest harts in Chevy-Chace To kill and beare away: These tydings to Erle Douglas came, In Scotland where he lay.
The Copie of your speede is learn'd by them: For when you should be told they do prepare, The tydings comes, that they are all arriu'd Ioh.
That vpon certaine tydings now arriu'd, importing the meere perdition of the Turkish Fleete: euery man put himselfe into Triumph.
Letters came last night To a deere Friend of the Duke of Yorkes, That tell blacke tydings Qu.
Did euer Rauen sing so like a Larke, That giues sweet tydings of the Sunnes vprise?
When I came hither to transport the Tydings Which I haue heauily borne, there ran a Rumour Of many worthy Fellowes, that were out, Which was to my beleefe witnest the rather, For that I saw the Tyrants Power a-foot.
The Englishmen were more then a whole yeare, without hearing any tydings of their king, or in what place he was kept prisoner.
These tydings to Erle Douglas came, 15 In Scottland where he lay: Who sent Erle Percy present word, He wold prevent his sport.
Hearken, hearken, sayd the sheriffe, I heare nowe tydings good, 190 For yonder I heare sir Guyes horne blowe, And he hath slaine Robin Hoode.
I thanke you, Valiant Cassio, What tydings can you tell of my Lord?
Frenchmen should lande there or at Sandwich, and the king lay at London, and part of his Councell with him, and daily heard tydings from all the Portes of England.
When tydings are sometimes brought him, that the Dutch have made an Invasion into his Countrey, although he be well able to expel them, he will not so much as regard it.
They were all ready to go, their Arms and Ammunition ready with Guns prepared to send down, but before they went, Tydings came that the Fort yeilded at the Kings Mercy.
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