The Assemble of Goddes | Page 9

fete /?? And sayd I pray you let me speke a word yet
? Othea menyth wel to say on this wyse?? But al to entret Neptun{us} i hope shal not nede?? Me semyth I alone durst take {that} entesprise.
? Er I am begyled or ellis I shal spede Original has
? How say ye Neptunus shal I do this dede. ellie
? Wy[l] ye your rancour seale at my request instead of
? Madame quod he reule me as ye lykyth best ellis
? Gr[a]mercy sayd she of your good wyll?? That it pleysyth you to shew me that fauorus?? Wherfore the goddys hygh pleysur to fulfyll?? Performe my desyre & leue al olde rancoure?? For our elders wele & sauyng of oure honour?? Agayn this colus that ye long haue had?? It is done quod he forsoth than am I gladd
? Sayd he now than Colus be {thou} to vs trewe?? Kepe well the eyr and oure grete rebell?? May we than sone euer to vs subdew?? Yes and that quod Colus shall here tell?? Nowhere in the eyr shall he rest nor dwel?? If he do therof put me in the faute?? Wyth my bytter blastes so shal I hy{m} asaut
? What sayd the god Pluto what is his name.?? That thus presumyth agayn vs to rebell?? Vertu quod attropes {that} haue he mykyl shame?? He is neuer confou{n}ded thus of hy{m} here I tell?? A sayd this pluto in dede I know hy{m} wel?? He hath ben euer myn vtter ennemye Original has ? Wherfore this mater agayn hy{m} take wyll I Ho instead
of He ? For all the baytes {that} we for hym haue layde?? Wythout my helpe be not worth a pere?? For though ye all the contrary had sayd?? yet wold he brede right nigh your althris ere?? No maner of thynge can hym hurt or dere?? Saue only a sone of my bastard?? Whos name is vice he kepyth my vawarad.
? Wherfore you Cerber{us} now I the charge?? Of Colus & wyl that thou heder fet?? My dere sone Vyce & say that I hy{m} charge.?? That he to me come without ony let?? Armed at all poyntes for a day is set?? That he {with} Vertu for al {the} goddis sake?? In our defence must on hym batayl take.
? Forth then went Cerberus {with} his fyry chein?? Brought thyd{er} vyce as he co{m}mau{n}ded was?? Agayn noble Vertu {that} batayl to dercygne?? On a glydy{n}g serpent rydy{n}ge a grete pace?? Formed lyke a dragon scaled hard as glas?? whoos mouth flammed fyre {with}out fayll?? wyng{i}s had it serpentyne & a long tayll
? Armed was vyce all in cure boyll?? Harde as horne blacker fer than sute?? An vngoodly sort folowed hym perde?? Of vnhappy capteyns of myschyfe crop & rot?? Pryde was the fyrst {that} next hy{m} rode god wote?? On a roryng Lyon next whom{e} came Enuye?? Syttyng on wolfe he had a scornful eye
? Wrath bestrode a wyld bore & next hy{m} ga{n} ride.?? In his hond he bare a blody swerd?? Next whom cam couetise {that} goth so fer & wide?? Rydy{n}g on a Olyfau{n}t as he had ben a ferd?? After whom rode Gloteny wyth his fat berd?? Syttyng on a bere wyth his grete bely?? And next hy{m} on a gote folowed Lechery
? Sloth was so slepy he came all behynd?? On a dull asse a full wery pase?? Thyse were {the} capteins that vyce coud fynde?? Best to set his feld & folow on the chase?? As for pety capteyns many mo there was?? As sacrylege symony & dyssymulacyon?? Manslaughter mordre theft & extorcyon
? Arrogau{n}ce Presu{m}pcyon wyth contumaci Original has
? Conte{m}pcyon Co{n}tempt & Inobedyence contumact
? Maly[s]e Frowardnes grete Ielasy instead of
? wodnes Hate Stryf and Impacyence contumaci
? Vnkyndnes Opp{re}ssyon {with} wofull neglyge{n}ce.?? Murmur Myschef Falshod & detraccyon?? Vsury Periury Ly and adulacyon
? Wrong Rauyne Sturdy vyolence?? Fals