A LULLABYE. With Lullay, lullay, lyke a chylde With Hey, lullay, &c. With ba, ba, ba, and bas, bas, bas, She cheryshed hym both cheke and chyn, He had forgotten all dedely syn. He wantyd wyt her love to wyn, He trusted her payment, and lost all hys pray1: She left hym slepyng, and stale away, Wyth Hey, lullay, &c. The ryvers rowth 2, the waters wan; She sparyd not to wete her fete ; She wadyd over she found a man That halsyd her hartely, and kyst her swete. Wyth Hey, lullay, &c. Well may thou sygh, well may thou grone, To dele wyth her so cowardly : I wys, powle hachet, she bleryd thyne I7. PICTURE OF RIOT. [From The Bowge of Courte1.] Wyth that came Ryott, russhynge all at once, Quater treye dews he clatered as he wente: 2 Now have at all, by Sainte Thomas of Kente! Thenne I behelde how he dysgysed was: His hede was hevy for watchynge over nyghte, His cote was checked with patches red and blewe, TO MAYSTRESS MARGARET HUSSEY. [From The Garlande of Laurell.] Mirry Margaret, As mydsomer flowre; Jentill as fawcoun Or hawke of the towere: 1i.e. The Rewards of a Court. Bowge is properly allowance of meat and drink' (Fr. bouche). coat, or jacket. ♪ waist without meeting with any cross, i. e. piece of money so marked. With solace and gladnes, So maydenly, Or hawke of the towre: Colyaunder, Swete pomaunder, Goode Cassaunder; Stedfast of thought, Wele made, wele wrought; Far may be sought, Erst that ye can fynde So corteise, so kynde, Or hawke of the towrc. FROM COLYN CLOUTE I Colyn Clout As I go about And wandryng as I walke There shall no clergy appose A straw for Goddes curse! Is but a hermoniake 1, Over this, the forsayd raye Rychely be wrapped, God wot to theyt great paynes, Whyte as morowes mylke, Their tabertes of fine silke, Their stirops of mixt golde begared 1, Their may no cost be spared. Their moyles 5 golde doth eate, Theyr neighbours dye for meat. What care they though Gill sweat, Or Jacke of the Noke? The pore people they yoke With sommons and citacions And excommunications A word unexplained by Dyce. Mr. Skeat suggests that harmoniac = promoter of harmony; a 2 anchorite. man who makes things pleasant all round. 3 linen made at Rennes in Brittany. • adorned. 3 mules. Aboute churches and market; Full falsly on you they lye A man might say in mocke Of the steple of Poules 3, And thus they hurt their soules Some say ye sit in trones Like prynces aquilonis3, And shryne your rotten bones With pearles and precious stones, And the people mones |