Great Britain -- History -- Poetry; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources
At naught I set a sort of naked men,
And much the lesse, seeming to flye away,
One man me thought was good ynough for ten,
Making small account of number more or lesse,
Madnesse it is in war to goo by gesse. 1578.
[248]
See here the stay of pompe and highe estate,
The feeble hold of this vncerteyn lyfe. 1578.
[249] Hauing fayre fruict by my belooued wyfe. 1578. Syr Roger had issu
Edmunde, and Roger, Anne, Alys, and Elanoure. _Fabyan_.
[250] Cavil. The “Ca.” was first affixed in 1571, and is repeated in
all the subsequent editions, except that of 1578, where there appears
“T. Ch.” the supposed signature of Thomas Churchyard. As from that
edition we shall have to notice, presently, another similar alteration,
it makes it doubtful whether the same can be considered a misprint,
though it does not appear in the enumeration of his own pieces made by
Churchyard. See _Bibliographia Poetica_. Since this note was printed
the claim of ‘Master Chaloner’ to this signature has been discovered.
See _postea_, p. 53, n. 1.
[251] Was, omitted. 1578.
[252] Not to be treated of, 1559, 63.
[253] In the seuententh yere (1394) came oute of Scotlonde certayne
lordes into Englonde, to gete worshypp by fayte of armes. The earl
of Morris chalenged the erle marchall of Englonde to juste wyth hym
on horsbacke wyth sharpe speres. And soo they roode togyder certayne
courses, but not the full chalenge. For the Scottyshe erle was caste
bothe horse and man, and two of his rybbes broken wyth the same fall,
and soo borne home into his inne. And anone after was caryed homeward
in a lytier. And at Yorke he deyed. Syre Wyllyam Darell banerer of
Scotlonde, and syre Pyers Courteney the kynge’s banerer of Englonde
roode togyder certayne courses of warre hitte and assayed. The
Scottisshe knyghte seenge that he myghte not haue the better, yaue it
ouer: and wold noo more of the chalenge. Thenne one Cokburne, squyer of
Scotlond, and syre Nicholl Hauberk, roode fyue courses, and at euery
course the Scot was caste bothe horse and man. _Polychronicon._
[254] And whan thys ryall maryage was done and fynysshed kynge Rycharde
wyth dame Isabel his quene came into Englonde. And the mayre of London,
with all his brethren, wyth grete multytude of the comyns of the cyte
and the craftes, receyuyd hym worshypfully at Blackheth, and brought
hym to Saynt Georges barre. And there taking their leue, the kyng and
quene roode to Kenignton. And after that wythin a whyle the quene came
to the toure of London, at whose comyng was moche harme doo, for on
London bridge were ix persones thrust to deth, of whom the priour of
typre was one. _Polychronicon._ The prior of Tiptor, in Essex, was one.
_Stowe._
[255] Muche myndyng, 1559, 63.
[256] Date, added. 1571.
[257] Is stablysht. 1559, 63. Who stablisht is in state, seeming. 1578.
[258] Turne thine eare to. 1578.
[259] Prest in presence on fortune to. 1578.
[260] Of the. 1559, 63.
[261] Who by discent was of the. 1578.
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