The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2)Skelton, John
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The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2)
Skelton, John
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Ouer this, for a more ample processe to be farther delated and
contynued, and of euery true christenman laudably to be enployed,
iustifyed, and constantly mainteyned; as touchyng the tetrycall
theologisacion of these demy diuines, and Stoicall studiantes, and
friscaioly yonkerkyns, moche better bayned than brayned, basked and
baththed in their wylde burblyng and boyling blode, feruently reboyled
with the infatuate flames of their rechelesse youthe and wytlesse
wontonnesse, enbrased and enterlased with a moche fantasticall frenesy
of their insensate sensualyte, surmysed vnsurely in their perihermeniall
principles, to prate and to preche proudly and leudly, and loudly to lye;
and yet they were but febly enformed in maister Porphiris problemes, and
haue waded but weakly in his thre maner of clerkly workes, analeticall,
topicall, and logycall: howbeit they were puffed so full of vaynglorious
pompe and surcudant elacyon, that popholy and peuysshe presumpcion
prouoked them to publysshe and to preche to people imprudent perilously,
howe it was idolatry to offre to ymages of our blessed lady, or to pray
and go on pylgrimages, or to make oblacions to any ymages of sayntes in
churches or els where.
Agaynst whiche erronyous errours, odyous, orgulyous, and flyblowen
opynions, &c.,
To the honour of our blessed lady,
And her most blessed baby,
I purpose for to reply 20
[Sidenote: Convenio vos, O publici injuriatores sanctæ et apostolicæ
ecclesiæ, &c.]
Agaynst this horryble heresy
Of these yong heretikes, that stynke vnbrent,
Whom I nowe sommon and content,
That leudly haue their tyme spent,
[Sidenote: O prodigiosa progenies, qualem de filio quæritis habere
misericordiam, cujus matrem inficiamini esse matrem misericordiæ? Canit
tamen universalis ecclesia, Salve, regina, mater misericordiæ, &c.]
In their study abhomynable,
Our glorious lady to disable,
And heynously on her to bable
With langage detestable;
With your lyppes polluted
Agaynst her grace disputed, 30
Whiche is the most clere christall
Of all pure clennesse virgynall,
That our Sauyour bare,
Whiche vs redemed from care.
[Sidenote: Convenio vos, O Ariani, Juliano apostata execrabiliores, &c.]
I saye, thou madde Marche hare,
I wondre howe ye dare
Open your ianglyng iawes,
To preche in any clawes,
Lyke pratynge poppyng dawes,
Agaynst her excellence, 40
Agaynst her reuerence,
Agaynst her preemynence,
Agaynst her magnifycence,
That neuer dyde offence.
[Sidenote: Convenio vos, O spurcissimi, O vilissimi, O nequissimi
obtrectatores matris Christi, &c.]
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