The Assemble of Goddes | Page 8

no more my seruyse nor my gode wyl grau{n}t
? And whan al the goddis had attropos hered?? As they had ben wode brayd vp attones?? & sayd they wold not rest tyll he were conq{ue}red?? Taken and dystroyed body blode and bones?? And that they swere grete othes for {the} nonis?? Her lav to dyspyce that was so malapert?? They sayd he shuld be taught for to be so pert
? Wel sayd Appollo yf he on erth be?? wyth my brennyng chare I shall hy{m} co{n}found?? In feyth quod neptunus & he kepe these?? He may be well sure he shall be drownd?? A syr sayd Mars this haue we wel found?? That ony dysubeyed oure goodly precept?? We may well thynk we haue to long slept
? But neuertheles where I may hym fynd?? wyth thu{n}d{er} & lyghtning about I shall hy{m} chase ? And I quod Saturnus before and behynd.?? {with} my bytte cold shall shew hy{m} harde grace?? well sayd Mercuryus yf I may se his face.
? For euer of his spech I shall hym depryue Original has
? So that hym were better dede than alyue depryur
instead of
? Ye quod Othea yet may he well be depryue
? In the eyr where he wyll & ax you no leue?? wherfore my counseyl is that all we?? May entrete Neptun{us} his rancour foryeue. Original has ? And than I dout not Colus wyl hy{m} myscheue rahcour ? So may ye be sure he soal you not escape instead of ? & ellis of you anger he wyll make but a iape. rancour
? But for to tel you how Colus was brought.?? In daungere of Pluto yet had I forget?? wherfore on this mater forther wyl I nou{gh}t.?? Procede tyll I therof haue knowlege you let?? It befell on a day the weder was wete?? And Colus thought he wold on his dysport.?? Goo t[u] reioyse his spyrytis and comforte
? He thought he wold se what was in {the} grou{n}d?? And in a krauers forth he gan hym dresse?? A drough had the erthe late before found.?? That caused it to chyne & krauy more & lesse /?? Sodenly by wete constreyned by duresse?? Was the ground to close his sup{er}fycyall face.?? So streyt that to scape col{us} had noo space
? This seyng Colus be styll wythin abode.?? Seky{n}g where he my{gh}t haue gene fer or nere.?? A[n]one he was espyed and one to Pluto rode?? And told hy{m} how Colus was in his dau{n}gere.?? Than sayd he to Cerber{us} fet me {that} prysonere /?? Tyl I haue hy{m} sene let hy{m} not go at large /?? As {the} wylt answere of hem I yeue the charge
? Thus was this Colus take prysonere
? Than happed it so that the sa[m]e day Original has
? Pluto had prefyxed for a grete mater thh instead
? Mynos to syt in his robe of Ray of the
? Wherfore Cerber{us} toke the next way?? And led hy{m} to the place where the court shalbe?? where I told you Morpleus brought me
? So thyder c[a]me Dya[n]a caryed in carre?? To make her compleynt as I told you all?? And so dyd Neptunus {that} doth make and mar?? Walewyng {with} his wawys & to{m}blyng as a ball?? Her matters they meued fal what may befall?? There was the fyrst syght {that} euer I them saw?? And yf I neuer do eft I care not a straw
? But now to my matter retourne agayn?? And tu begyn new where I left.?? whan al the goddis had done her besy payne.?? The way to contryue how it shuld be reft?? Of his lyf Attropos had no cause eft?? To co{m}pleyn than Phebus stert vpon her