Rodomontados
.
OR
,
SPANISH
Brauadoes
,
and
Bragardismes
.
I.
WHen
I
came
into
the
Worlde
,
Mars
entered
into
my
shoulders
;
Hercules
into
my
right
arme
;
Sampson
into
my
left
;
Atlas
into
my
legges
;
Mercury
into
my
head
;
Venus
into
myne
eyes
;
Cupid
into
my
countenance
;
Nero
into
my
heart
,
and
Iupiter
into
all
my
body
.
So
that
by
the
very
aboundance
of
my
power
:
when
I
walk
I
make
the
earth
to
tremble
,
heauen
to
look
fearfull
,
the
winds
to
cease
,
the
Sea
to
become
calm
,
women
great
with
childe
to
deliuer
abortiues
,
men
to
flye
amazedly
heere
and
there
.
And
men
of
greatest
valour
,
and
highest
courage
,
beholding
but
my
presence
,
say
all
with
one
voyce
,
Libera
nos
Domine
.
II.
I
Sweare
by
my
Sword
(
Villaine
)
if
I
can
but
see
thee
,
I
will
giue
thee
such
a
blowe
with
my
Bastinado
,
as
by
the
verie
strength
thereof
,
I
will
strike
thee
sixe
foot
down
into
the
earth
.
And
there
shall
remaine
nothing
of
thee
out
of
the
ground
,
but
onely
thy
right
arme
and
thy
heade
,
reserued
for
this
especiall
occasion
:
to
take
off
thy
hat
,
and
do
me
reuerence
,
as
I
shall
passe
or
walk
along
by
thee
.
III.
ASsuredly
when
I
consider
how
highly
Fortune
hath
indued
me
with
graces
,
I
find
that
I
want
time
to
put
all
those
considerations
in
effectuall
imployment
.
For
first
,
shee
hath
heaped
such
strength
vpon
me
,
giuen
me
an
immeasurable
masse
of
corage
,
&
builded
such
a
fabricke
of
extraordinary
valor
in
me
:
that
I
am
as
a
Colonie
in
France
,
a
Bastillion
in
Spaine
,
a
Fortresse
in
Italy
,
a
Castle
in
England
,
a
Cittadell
in
Germany
,
a
Tower
in
Poland
,
a
rocke
in
Armenia
,
a
wall
in
Denmarke
,
&
generally
the
hath
adorned
me
aboue
all
the
men
of
this
worlde
.
For
I
am
of
a
most
purified
&
refined
kinde
of
mettle
,
formed
from
the
choysest
grace
of
the
earths
entrailes
,
and
meerely
engendered
of
Generositie
.
IIII.
I
Make
a
Vow
to
Iupiter
,
that
I
am
as
a
Man
without
sence
,
&
euen
halfe
desperate
,
because
I
cannot
instantly
meet
with
any
man
that
is
desirous
to
entreat
peace
,
or
take
truce
with
mee
.
Al
my
glorie
therefore
shall
bee
,
to
finde
out
some
one
,
vpon
whom
I
may
discharge
this
choller
,
&
reuenge
my
spleene
,
since
I
cannot
preuaile
to
deale
with
them
that
haue
occasioned
this
passion
in
me
,
by
reason
of
their
cowardly
&
speedy
flight
.
For
this
is
infallible
,
I
can
neuer
expresse
the
height
of
my
manhood
,
against
pouerty
in
power
,
or
sillie
resistance
.
XIII
.
I
Swear
by
the
bones
of
the
Sun
,
that
it
is
not
possible
for
me
to
restraine
my
right
arme
,
from
striking
one
stroke
with
my
Bastinado
,
but
it
is
death
to
the
endurer
:
except
the
Sunne
will
stay
his
course
in
the
firmament
,
and
entreat
me
to
be
more
mercifull
.
VI.
I
Am
vndoubtedly
perswaded
,
that
there
is
not
any
thing
in
the
world
,
which
is
able
to
equall
the
horrible
,
dreadfull
,
and
furious
terribility
of
my
courage
.
For
what
created
creature
is
there
in
the
world
,
but
yeildeth
me
honor
&
obeysance
?
Such
is
my
awefull
and
commaunding
power
,
that
I
make
the
earth
to
tremble
,
the
Skies
to
looke
affrighted
,
the
Plannets
to
stand
at
gaze
,
and
the
rudest
windes
to
bee
whist
.
The
Sea
shrinkes
in
her
head
,
and
dare
not
be
seene
,
or
stir
:
the
Beasts
that
haunt
the
highest
Mountaines
,
and
those
that
liue
among
the
lesser
hils
,
are
glad
to
runne
,
and
hide
themselues
in
their
wombes
,
as
in
Dennes
or
caues
:
nay
,
that
which
is
more
,
the
Byrds
which
flye
in
the
ayre
,
the
Fishes
that
swim
in
the
Sea
,
and
men
that
are
most
valiant
and
couragious
,
at
one
very
winke
or
turne
of
mine
eye
,
they
sinke
,
and
so
I
send
them
into
their
Graues
or
Sepulchres
.
VII
.
GO
,
run
to
my
Cooke
,
commaund
him
from
me
,
that
forthwith
he
spit
and
lay
downe
to
the
fire
,
a
dozen
&
a
halfe
of
my
great
Cannons
or
Ordinance
,
and
to
larde
them
with
infinite
Trunchions
of
Speares
,
Pikes
,
and
Halberds
,
broken
by
mine
owne
arme
,
in
so
many
seuerall
fights
,
when
none
in
the
world
(
except
my selfe
)
was
able
to
depart
thence
conquerour
.
Bid
him
also
to
dresse
some
two
or
three
Dozen
of
Muskets
,
and
make
me
a
Sallet
or
two
,
of
Petronilles
or
Pistolles
,
strewed
about
with
Bullets
,
instead
of
Oliues
and
Capers
.
Then
,
let
whosoeuer
dare
,
come
suppe
with
mee
:
for
these
are
the
Vyands
,
whereon
I
am
vsually
accustomed
to
feede
.
VIII
.
I
Am
King
of
all
the
Paladines
,
the
terrour
of
the
World
,
the
Flower
of
Nobility
,
among
all
the
Rodomants
,
Rowlands
,
and
Reynards
;
endued
with
infinite
speciall
graces
:
Goodly
,
like
an
Angell
:
I
haue
the
heart
and
courage
of
Lucifer
:
I
am
Seruant
to
the
choysest
Ladyes
of
Beautie
,
and
Prince
or
Soueraigne
of
the
companie
of
Amaracoes
.
IX
.
VPon
a
certaine
day
,
it
was
my
hap
to
meete
in
Battaile
the
Queen
of
the
Amazons
,
who
aduancing
her
arme
,
was
in
good
hope
to
haue
slaine
me
with
her
warlicke
Sword
.
But
I
(
neuer
admitting
the
least
losse
of
time
)
at
one
blowe
smote
her
downe
to
the
ground
,
and
then
catching
her
by
the
haire
,
I
threwe
her
with
such
violent
fury
vp
into
the
ayre
,
that
shee
neuer
stayed
,
but
went
on
so
faxre
as
the
fift
heauen
:
where
she
fell
vpon
Mars
(
who
was
playing
at
the
Saunt
with
Venus
)
and
shrewdly
brake
his
heade
.
Venus
being
there
at
not
a
little
affrighted
,
cryed
out
for
helpe
and
succour
,
and
at
her
cry
,
al
the
Gods
ranne
immediately
to
her
:
where
they
were
extraordinarily
amazed
,
to
see
Mars
lye
along
in
such
gastlie
manner
.
But
Iupiter
putting
his
heade
out
at
the
Windowe
,
and
seeing
mee
laye
such
stroakes
still
on
mine
Enemies
,
my
corage
and
choller
holding
on
so
furiously
,
that
the
Fyre
sparckled
about
the
Field
,
as
if
it
had
beene
another
Mount
Gibell
or
Aetna
:
hee
forthwith
sayde
to
all
the
other
Goddes
:
See
that
you
stirre
not
,
neither
make
any
noise
,
for
hee
that
hath
alreadie
slaine
Mars
;
is
able
and
sufficient
of
himselfe
,
to
kill
as
many
Goddes
as
remaine
aliue
,
or
dare
vse
any
resistance
against
him
.
X.
I
Know
not
what
kind
of
death
I
shoulde
deuise
or
make
choyse
of
,
for
the
punnishment
of
two
villaines
,
that
eyed
me
this
day
in
the
street
after
a
base
&
scuruie
maner
.
I
desire
to
looke
ouer
mine
Index
or
Repertory
,
where
I
haue
set
down
with
mine
owne
hand
,
seauen
hundred
,
sixty
,
and
fiue
seuerall
kindes
of
slaughter
,
to
see
which
of
them
may
be
by
me
best
likt
and
allowed
.
For
indeed
,
those
which
now
adaies
I
would
customarily
vse
,
and
haue
as
an
extraordinary
exercise
in
my
hand
:
I
could
wish
,
that
they
might
be
blows
without
bloud
,
slashes
of
the
sword
,
yeilding
no
purple
sluces
,
but
as
if
my
weapons
edge
were
Lead
,
or
the
reuerses
onely
industrious
▪
agile
,
and
subtle
.
For
my
other
kinde
of
fight
,
I
finde
and
confesse
it
to
be
too
dreadful
and
fatall
:
because
I
neuer
stab
,
but
it
is
quite
through
,
the
very
fall
of
my
Sword
makes
an
huge
wide
wound
;
my
Estoccado
is
ouer
dangerous
,
and
the
least
stroake
mortall
.
Therefore
I
am
oftentimes
(
in
meere
mercy
)
compelled
to
bestowe
some
few
blowes
with
my
Bastinado
;
to
the
end
,
that
I
may
giue
rest
to
my
weapon
,
and
let
it
reioyce
a
little
in
the
Scabbarde
.
XI
.
LOoke
to
your selues
,
my
Lordes
,
retire
or
withdraw
a
litle
out
of
the
way
,
vntil
I
haue
put
on
my
Cape
or
Cloake
:
because
the
verie
winde
thereof
,
is
sufficient
,
to
send
you
suddenlie
aboue
fiftie
leagues
hence
,
beyond
the
Pyrenean
Mountaines
.
XII
.
IF
my
Sword
could
speak
,
and
tell
what
it
daily
doth
,
time
were
not
able
to
alow
it
discourse
.
Who
coulde
else
,
more
people
all
the
Church-yards
in
the
world
,
then
he
hath
done
?
who
hath
made
richer
Chirurgions
euery
where
,
then
hee
hath
done
?
Who
could
,
or
can
make
the
Armorers
to
haue
more
toyle
and
continuall
trouble
,
then
he
hath
done
,
and
daily
so
endureth
?
What
can
cut
through
more
armors
of
proofe
,
then
it
doth
?
Who
more
scoffes
or
scornes
the
Bucklers
of
Barcelona
,
or
carues
through
the
curious
Helmets
of
Calataynd
,
then
it
doth
?
As
for
the
Casks
of
Almazen
,
it
cuts
through
as
easily
,
as
if
they
were
all
made
of
Muske-Mellons
.
XIII
.
IT
is
now
full
twenty
yeares
,
since
this
sword
hath
bin
my
feeder
and
maintainer
:
For
,
thereby
am
I
feared
of
men
,
and
beloued
of
women
.
XIIII
.
IT
hath
bin
told
me
,
that
the
great
Turk
commits
many
murders
,
and
that
he
cuts
off
mens
armes
and
legs
.
But
by
the
life
of
my
dead
Fathers
bones
,
if
I
go
to
him
,
that
courage
will
bee
cold
,
and
quickely
forsake
him
.
For
I
shal
no
sooner
appeare
in
his
presence
,
but
he
must
presently
strike
himselfe
dead
with
his
owne
hand
,
for
feare
least
he
should
fall
into
mine
.
XV.
WIth
one
word
only
,
I
can
penetrate
and
strike
downe
to
hell
,
and
with
my
verie
presence
,
I
am
able
to
subdue
the
whole
world
,
euen
from
the
East
vnto
the
West
,
spoyling
,
defacing
,
and
tearing
all
men
&
other
matters
in
pieces
,
that
shal
dare
to
oppose
themselues
in
my
way
.
For
it
is
vniuersally
knowne
what
I
am
:
That
my
Bedsted
is
built
with
the
ribs
of
Gyants
;
the
Ticke
or
Bed
it selfe
,
is
stufte
with
the
Monstachios
of
the
chiefe
Commanders
in
the
great
Turkes
Campe
,
and
the
Bolsters
with
the
braines
,
which
by
verie
boxes
on
the
eares
,
I
haue
beaten
out
of
his
best
Captaines
heads
.
My
Sheetes
are
wouen
of
the
fayrest
lockes
of
the
Amazones
;
my
Couerings
,
of
the
Switzers
beards
,
and
my
Curtaines
of
the
soft
downe
of
the
Eye-Browes
of
the
Hungarians
and
Germaines
:
The
Walles
of
my
lodging
is
constructed
of
diuers
partes
,
not
onely
of
Caskes
or
Helmes
,
but
of
whole
of
whole
heads
enclosed
in
them
,
carrying
plumes
and
pendents
of
the
Queene
of
England
,
who
(
being
deade
)
I
haue
frighted
in
her
Graue
with
my
formidable
Bilbo
,
for
terrifieng
mee
in
the
terrible
yeare
of
eighty
eight
.
The
Floore
of
my
house
(
instead
of
Playster
of
Paris
)
is
artificially
compounded
of
Ianissaries
Teeth
:
The
Tapistrie
or
Hangings
,
are
Skinnes
of
Arabes
and
Sorcerers
,
flayed
off
with
the
verie
poynt
of
my
Dagger
:
And
the
Tyles
or
Slates
which
couer
my
House
,
are
the
Nayles
of
Monarches
and
Kinges
,
whose
bodies
I
haue
long
since
(
in
despight
both
of
them
and
their
Corps
du
Guard
)
sent
in
Slices
of
a
foote
long
,
into
their
Graues
.
XVI
.
SCorning
(
in
mine
Person
)
to
drawe
my
dreaded
Sworde
,
against
a
single
braue
English
Captayne
:
I
gaue
him
such
a
kicke
with
my
foote
,
that
he
mounted
,
and
smote
his
heade
against
the
Sunne
,
with
such
violent
strength
,
that
it
continued
ecclipsed
for
the
space
of
fifteene
dayes
together
.
And
then
,
within
a
while
after
,
the
Captayne
went
and
fell
vpon
his
knees
before
Iupiter
,
entreating
him
to
pardon
mee
my
Sinnes
,
in
recompence
of
the
good
deede
that
I
had
done
,
that
with
a
spurne
of
my
foote
,
I
had
placed
him
among
the
Starres
,
whereas
(
contrary-wise
)
I
might
haue
cast
him
downe
into
Hell
,
among
the
Wicked
and
Damned
Soules
.
XVII
.
WIth
one
hayre
of
this
Moustachio
,
which
I
carelessely
cast
away
,
I
will
make
such
a
wide
ouverture
or
breach
through
thy
Bodye
,
as
all
the
Spanish
Infanterie
,
and
the
French
Caualaery
,
shall
passe
along
easilie
through
,
without
any
touch
,
eyther
of
the
one
side
or
other
.
XVIII
.
WHat
matter
were
it
,
if
Asia
,
Europe
,
Affrica
,
the
Pyrenian
Mountaines
,
and
the
Alpes
were
all
whelmed
one
vpon
another
:
seauen
Draggons
,
eight
Elephants
,
tenne
Tygers
,
two
and
twentie
Lyons
,
and
sixtie
fiue
Bulles
in
fierce
opposition
?
All
these
for
mee
to
couquer
and
make
peace-able
,
were
a
matter
of
nothing
.
XIX
.
MIstresse
of
my
heart
,
command
me
some
seruice
becomming
my
vocation
;
for
I
swear
by
the
greatest
Tooth
of
Cerberus
,
to
giue
defiance
(
for
your
sake
)
to
ten
men
together
:
and
though
there
should
come
twice
as
manie
more
,
yet
I
stand
resolued
,
not
to
flye
,
but
to
resist
them
all
.
Commaund
me
to
kill
one
,
two
,
three
,
foure
,
fifty
or
sixty
persons
,
to
hewe
off
legges
,
armes
,
noses
,
or
the
faces
of
any
whosoeuer
,
as
dare
presume
to
equall
themselues
with
you
.
For
such
offices
are
easier
to
be
by
me
performed
,
then
at
any
time
by
you
they
can
be
commanded
.
XX.
WIth
this
most
re-doubted
and
terrifying
Sword
,
I
ruinate
,
I
destroy
,
and
set
all
thinges
on
fire
:
Ouer-throwing
whole
Armies
,
breaking
downe
citties
,
racing
castels
,
leuelling
Trenches
,
battering
walles
,
and
shaking
in
shiuers
inexpugnable
Fortresses
.
For
,
at
my
verye
sight
or
presence
,
I
make
Iupiter
to
run
and
hide
his
heade
;
Mercury
flyes
like
a
Schoole-Boy
;
Cupid
quakes
and
trembles
;
and
Mars
he
stands
in
amaze
,
as
if
hee
were
transformed
,
rendering
ouer
his
tribute
from
Venus
to
me
,
because
she
affects
me
,
as
her
much
more
amorous
Seruant
.
XXI
.
IN
what
place
soeuer
I
am
,
Death
is
alwayes
with
me
,
because
he
gets
more
profit
by
me
,
than
if
he
were
in
the
middest
of
the
most
furious
and
bloudiest
battailes
in
the
whole
world
.
Hee
hath
bin
my
continuall
companion
and
follower
,
in
conquest
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
Grimeans
,
Diceans
,
Dinameans
,
Alopitians
,
Pitunians
and
Espinomeans
.
For
to
speak
nothing
but
the
naked
truth
,
without
him
.
I
had
walked
alone
night
&
day
:
because
I
can
find
no
other
more
familiar
resemblance
to
my selfe
,
or
one
that
can
be
so
pleasing
to
me
.
XXII
.
I
Finde
in
my selfe
the
Nature
of
the
Basiliske
,
and
(
indeede
)
something
of
greater
power
.
For
if
he
with
his
sight
can
kill
one
after
one
,
when
I
looke
vppon
men
in
my
spleene
and
choller
,
I
make
them
to
fall
downe
by
ten
and
ten
,
euen
as
if
mine
eyes
were
the
Balles
of
your
greatest
Artillerie
.
XXIII
.
I
Am
too
olde
to
enduce
any
Trauaile
,
and
yet
but
young
to
all
valiant
and
aduenturous
sufferance
:
For
from
the
time
that
I
was
in
my
Cradle
,
Venus
made
it
her
daily
custome
,
in
stead
of
Milke
to
feede
me
with
fire
,
and
for
fruite
and
sweet
meats
,
I
swallowed
leaden
Bullets
,
and
Balles
of
Brasse
.
XXIIII
.
LIke
as
the
Worlde
is
deuided
into
foure
parts
,
whereof
three
are
Asia
,
Affrica
,
and
Europe
,
and
these
three
are
circkled
or
round
engirt
with
the
Sea
:
Euen
so
is
my
heart
deuided
into
three
other
parts
,
which
doe
containe
three
seuerall
Natures
,
to
wit
;
affable
,
terrible
,
and
cruell
.
Now
these
three
partes
are
rounde
enuironed
,
yet
not
with
Water
,
but
with
liuing
flames
of
hot
cousuming
fire
.
And
as
this
fyre
(
in
Loues
behalfe
)
is
so
sweete
,
as
much
better
for
mee
were
it
,
if
it
were
sower
or
bitter
,
because
I
cannot
captiuate
the
poyson
which
is
in
my
heart
,
enen
so
in
the
same
manner
is
my
heart
it selfe
.
And
yet
with
three
stroakes
of
this
bright
brandished
blade
,
the
one
deliuered
slycing
,
the
second
reuersing
,
and
the
thirde
meerelie
poynting
:
I
could
kill
and
ouer-quell
all
man-kinde
,
making
Riuers
of
blood
longer
then
Ganges
,
larger
then
Poe
,
and
more
terrible
then
Nylus
.
But
let
the
Worlde
bee
thankefull
for
it
,
that
at
this
instant
I
am
become
amorous
,
or
falne
in
Loue
,
for
in
my
former
fierie
and
ouer-fierce
humour
:
I
vsed
to
kill
dayly
(
at
the
least
)
three
or
foure
dozen
of
Men
,
Women
,
and
Children
.
But
now
,
in
this
more
milde
and
temperate
alteration
,
I
vse
not
to
kill
past
a
dozen
in
a
day
.
And
what
doe
you
thinke
may
bee
the
reason
thereof
?
Let
me
tell
yee
for
an
infallibletrueth
,
it
is
nothing
else
,
but
the
meere
loue
or
Cupidicall
affection
,
wherewith
I
haue
chaunged
my
furious
humor
,
and
prostrated
it
in
demure
Deuotion
,
to
the
eternall
seruice
of
my
daintie
and
most
Diuine
Mistris
.
XXV
.
MY
Shoo-makec
one
Morning
pulling
on
my
shooes
,
I
found
one
of
them
somewhat
too
strait
in
the
insteppe
,
I
gaue
him
such
a
kicke
with
my
foote
against
the
ground
,
that
the
earth
immediately
opened
,
and
he
fell
in
as
farre
as
Hell
.
Belzebub
,
Sathan
,
Pluto
,
and
Barrabas
,
Lordes
and
Princes
of
those
Tenebrous
obscurities
,
were
thereat
driuen
all
into
no
meane
amazement
.
Great
Cerberus
cryed
and
howled
most
pittifully
:
Proserpina
rent
and
tore
hir
haire
,
shrieking
and
weeping
verie
bitterly
,
because
she
saw
her
dark
kingdom
receiue
a
glimpse
of
light
.
The
little
Diabolotinos
or
lesser
Spirits
,
hidde
themselues
in
corners
heere
and
there
.
Some
leapt
out
of
hell
,
and
fled
fearefully
thence
,
&
since
that
time
,
many
of
them
haue
houered
aloft
in
the
Ayre
,
and
others
in
nookes
and
crannies
of
the
earth
,
tormenting
diuers
people
,
as
in
many
places
of
the
world
it
is
daily
noted
.
XXVI
.
WHat
woman
dare
be
so
bold
or
audacious
,
as
not
to
confesse
her selfe
most
highly
inamored
of
this
strong
thigh
,
this
puissant
arme
,
this
breast
ful
of
al
force
and
valour
;
this
visage
,
more
goodly
then
that
of
Ganimede
,
or
that
of
Dido
,
or
the
lookes
of
Absolon
?
Let
me
but
see
that
blushlesse
huswife
,
and
then
bid
her
abide
the
fury
of
my
indignation
,
if
she
can
or
dare
.
XXVII
.
LAdie
,
you
may
(
by
good
right
)
forsake
the
Name
of
Madame
Beatrix
,
and
entitle
your
selfhence
forward
,
Imperatrix
or
Empresse
,
Queen
,
Princesse
,
Marquesse
,
Countesse
,
Dame
,
and
Damosil
:
Seeing
these
two
great
Colombs
or
Pillers
of
Hercules
,
which
do
support
and
sustain
the
whole
world
,
are
soly
obliged
to
your
seruice
.
I
could
tel
ye
,
that
this
Castillian
body
,
is
filled
with
the
abounding
courage
of
infinite
Armies
;
that
this
brest
and
this
arme
is
stronger
then
the
Tower
of
Babylon
:
Especially
,
when
it
is
assisted
by
this
redoubted
Sworde
,
for
the
fires
sparkeling
from
it
,
do
penetrate
,
&
surmount
in
bright
splendour
,
the
luminous
beames
of
the
Sun
.
XXVIII
.
IF
mine
infinite
couragious
valour
,
could
possibly
be
bought
with
the
price
of
Gold
or
Siluer
,
there
needed
no
other
trafficke
either
by
Sea
or
Land
,
nor
shoulde
you
heare
any
more
speech
of
Merchants
or
Merchandize
,
or
of
any
man
that
would
labour
or
addict
himselfe
to
followe
such
a
fruitlesse
vocation
.
Because
all
men
woulde
procure
to
imploy
their
industry
,
to
get
the
strength
but
of
one
of
mine
armes
,
of
a
legge
,
of
a
finger
,
of
my
nailes
pairing
,
of
an
haire
from
mine
eie-brow
,
or
the
very
smallest
from
my
head
or
beard
,
which
onely
might
suffice
to
make
them
valiant
,
&
(
then
valour
)
what
can
be
of
greater
price
or
estimation
?
But
it
is
my
ioy
and
comfort
,
that
it
cannot
be
compassed
,
and
I
am
the
rather
therwith
contented
,
in
regard
of
the
peace
and
quiet
of
al
those
Kings
,
Monarks
,
and
Princes
,
that
hold
frendship
with
me
▪
XXIX
.
MY
Maquerella
,
that
old
bawd
Fortune
gaue
me
her
word
,
that
I
should
enioy
the
Lady
,
of
whom
I
am
so
highly
amorous
.
But
if
she
keepe
not
promise
with
mee
,
I
sweare
by
the
hornes
of
Pluto
,
by
the
Beard
of
Mars
,
by
the
lawes
of
Sampson
,
and
by
the
Alchoran
of
Mahomet
,
that
I
will
take
from
her
all
her
trickes
,
and
bereaue
her
of
her
inconstant
and
variable
wheele
.
As
for
her
body
,
with
one
Estoccado
,
I
will
hurle
her
to
Valladolid
,
bruised
and
broken
into
so
manie
peeces
or
small
fragments
,
that
she
shall
no
sooner
be
falne
downe
there
,
but
she
shall
be
squandered
into
dust
&
power
,
which
I
wil
make
vse
of
,
to
cast
vpon
those
letters
,
that
by
me
shall
bee
daily
sent
to
my
sweet
Mistris
.
XXX
.
I
Haue
more
augmented
&
increased
in
the
compasse
of
two
poore
daies
only
,
the
Stigian
Kingdom
of
grim-faced
Pluto
,
&
peopled
his
darke
&
smoaky
Hal
with
subiects
,
then
either
Rodomont
,
Orlando
,
Reynard
of
Moutauban
,
Mandricard
,
or
Radamanth
,
with
all
their
powers
could
doo
,
and
I
haue
dreadfully
subiected
,
&
humbled
vpon
theyr
knees
,
in
a
thousand
thousand
other
places
,
harts
that
were
dauntlesse
,
most
valiant
,
&
of
vnmatchable
courage
.
If
you
require
any
witnesse
or
testimony
heerof
,
send
to
all
the
inhabited
Countries
of
the
East
,
West
,
North
and
South
,
and
perusing
their
Chronicles
,
do
but
note
w●at
you
finde
written
in
them
all
,
of
my
vertue
and
valour
.
XXXI
.
THe
great
Turk
is
more
affraid
of
my
valiant
resolution
,
which
this
vnconquereable
Arme
hath
dearly
made
known
vnto
him
,
then
of
ten
armies
or
main
battalions
ioynd
together
.
Because
I
being
one
day
in
the
war
of
the
Venetians
,
against
the
fore-named
great
Turk
,
I
gaue
such
a
box
on
the
eare
to
Abenhamet
,
great
maister
of
his
Camp
,
that
I
smote
his
heade
quite
from
his
shoulders
:
&
presently
,
with
another
spurn
,
I
kickt
it
into
Constantinople
,
where
it
deliuered
the
tidings
of
the
foil
and
losse
of
all
the
army
.
But
when
the
Graunde
Signeur
himselfe
,
&
al
the
rest
there
present
with
him
,
beheld
the
head
without
a
body
,
they
fled
foorthwith
into
their
houses
,
making
their
doores
very
fast
vpon
them
,
&
continued
in
such
feare
,
as
in
6.
years
after
they
durst
not
peep
abroad
,
through
the
bread
they
stood
in
of
me
:
til
at
length
,
I
putting
on
an
humor
of
more
milde
temper
,
and
falling
into
my
woonted
magnificence
,
gaue
them
free
leaue
to
enioy
their
liberty
,
and
to
walk
about
the
streets
,
as
in
former
times
they
had
done
.
XXXII
.
WHen
I
walke
along
through
the
streetes
of
the
Citty
,
a
thousand
Ladies
present
themselues
before
me
.
One
puls
me
by
the
Cloake
,
another
winkes
with
her
eye
at
me
,
another
prayes
me
to
sup
with
her
,
another
offers
me
presents
,
another
kisses
my
hand
,
and
blesseth
the
Mother
that
bare
me
,
accounting
her selfe
to
bee
most
happy
if
she
could
compasse
but
one
Nights
lodging
with
me
:
To
no
other
end
,
but
onely
to
haue
a
childe
sprung
from
the
race
of
so
great
and
valiant
a
personage
,
as
the
world
well
knoweth
me
to
be
.
XXXIII
.
IF
the
strength
of
my
members
could
bee
imparted
among
disordered
persons
,
and
mutinous
spirits
;
the
world
would
be
in
an
vprore
,
reuolt
,
and
confusion
,
and
nothing
else
were
to
bee
seene
therein
,
but
onely
battailes
and
conquests
.
The
bels
would
ring
night
and
day
,
as
deliuering
the
interment
of
slaughtered
bodies
:
Surgions
could
neuer
come
foorth
of
their
houses
,
for
stitching
vp
slashes
of
swordes
,
healing
Estoccadoes
,
setting
in
right
shape
broken
armes
and
legges
.
Women
would
weepe
for
the
death
of
their
Husbands
,
young
children
for
the
losse
of
theyr
Fathers
,
and
Maids
for
great
wrong
done
to
their
Mayden-heads
,
hauing
lost
their
Louers
,
and
in
danger
to
die
Virgins
.
XXXIIII
.
IT
is
I
onely
that
neuer
felt
feare
,
but
haue
menaced
the
Skies
,
the
Ayre
,
Earth
,
and
Water
,
yea
Iupiter
and
Hel.
I
could
wish
to
warre
with
all
the
Elements
:
for
I
fear
no
tempests
,
storms
,
thunder
or
lightning
.
And
I
doubt
not
,
but
in
very
short
time
,
to
make
my selfe
Lorde
of
the
Sea
,
Earth
,
and
Hell
:
I
will
do
it
,
and
I
can
do
it
,
for
my
forces
are
sufficient
to
performe
it
.
XXXV
.
IF
I
come
to
thee
,
I
will
giue
thee
such
a
spurne
with
my
foot
,
that
it
shall
raise
and
mount
thee
so
high
,
as
if
thou
wert
prouided
with
ten
Cart
load
of
Bread
,
yet
shouldst
thou
stand
more
in
fear
of
famishing
,
then
of
bruising
or
death
,
when
thou
fallest
downe
againe
.
XXXVI
.
OH
,
how
I
smile
to
my self
,
when
I
cal
to
mind
the
ignorance
of
the
Gods
,
in
deyfying
Hercules
,
and
giuing
him
a
name
of
equall
excellencie
with
them
,
calling
him
a
God
:
onely
because
hee
kild
the
Hydra
,
took
the
Bull
by
the
hornes
,
rent
the
Dragon
in
pieces
,
vanquished
the
Lyon
,
surmounted
the
Centaure
,
and
the
wilde
Beare
:
because
hee
made
the
Harpies
fearefully
flye
away
,
slew
Cethes
and
Achelous
,
foyled
Diomed
King
of
Thrace
,
and
ouercame
Gereonea
Qu.
of
the
Amazons
:
fiinally
,
because
he
erected
Collombs
or
pillers
in
many
places
.
In
effect
,
al
these
things
are
nothing
else
but
a
meere
fable
,
and
actions
of
a
young
womanish
spirit
,
being
compared
with
my
vnparaleld
strength
,
fortitude
,
and
courage
.
For
neither
the
puissance
of
Daryus
,
King
of
the
Persians
,
nor
yet
of
that
Alexander
,
entituled
,
styled
,
or
epittethized
,
the
Great
;
nor
the
strong
Sampson
,
nor
mighty
Hector
the
Troyan
,
nor
the
valiaunt
Achilles
,
nor
the
mad
and
furious
Rowland
,
ycleped
(
by
some
)
Orlando
Furioso
,
nor
the
aduenturous
Gridasso
,
nor
the
gallant
Sacrapant
,
nor
the
terrible
Mexican
Mandricarde
,
nor
the
famous
Rugiero
,
or
French
Roger
,
nor
the
horrible
Agricano
,
or
the
robust
Rodomont
:
No
,
not
any
one
of
them
,
or
all
assembled
together
,
coulde
or
are
able
to
equall
my
terrible
,
horrible
,
formidable
,
fury-bond
,
and
dreadfull
force
,
if
I
please
to
let
it
appeare
in
my
thundering
humor
.
XXXVII
.
MIne
arme
quakes
&
trembles
,
at
that
which
I
am
determined
to
doe
for
my
Lady
&
Mistris
:
For
continually
I
ponder
how
and
which
way
to
compasse
her
contentment
,
and
yet
I
neuer
attaine
vnto
it
.
All
the
night
long
I
dreame
that
I
am
performing
deedes
of
Armes
(
for
her
sake
against
tenne
men
,
sixe
whereof
,
I
slew
outright
,
and
of
them
which
fled
away
,
he
that
escaped
with
best
safety
and
security
,
was
gladde
to
leaue
his
left
arme
at
my
feete
.
But
then
(
O
you
Sacred
powers
)
how
much
more
am
I
able
to
do
in
the
day
time
,
when
I
am
awake
,
and
at
my
martial
exercise
?
Twenty
men
togither
dare
not
touch
the
string
of
my
Shoo.
XXXVIII
.
ONe
day
as
I
was
playing
at
the
Balloune
,
I
smote
it
with
such
force
,
that
it
flew
vp
into
the
third
heauen
,
where
it
mounted
and
leapt
vp
before
the
Goddes
,
who
were
then
assembled
in
a
verie
serious
Counsell
.
They
looking
earnestly
one
vpon
another
,
becam
so
confounded
,
that
they
sat
wide
gaping
,
and
had
not
the
power
to
speak
one
word
,
vntill
at
length
their
sences
being
restored
,
they
thought
it
necessary
that
Iupiter
shoulde
descend
to
earth
,
and
falling
on
his
knees
before
me
,
forsaking
both
his
Crowne
and
Scepter
,
should
humbly
offer
himselfe
to
my
seruice
,
Venus
to
bee
my
Shee-seruant
,
Mars
my
Lacky
,
and
Mercurie
mine
Apple-Squire
.
XXXIX
.
AS
I
was
one
day
playing
with
the
destinies
,
in
the
presence
of
Time
,
Fortune
,
and
Nature
,
vpon
a
difficult
happening
betweene
vs
,
I
was
suddenly
inforced
to
draw
my
sword
:
Time
,
Fortune
,
and
Nature
,
being
deare
friends
to
the
Destinies
,
stept
betweene
vs
to
take
vp
the
matter
,
and
make
peace
.
But
I
being
a
Spaniard
,
set
my
right
foote
formost
,
and
gaue
therewith
such
a
spurne
to
Time
,
that
I
cast
him
betweene
heauen
and
earth
,
and
there
hee
hangs
still
houering
to
this
instant
.
Fortune
,
I
sliced
hir
in
twain
iust
at
her
girdle
,
and
threwe
the
one
halfe
of
her
there
where
the
Sunne
riseth
,
and
the
other
part
where
he
takes
vp
his
lodging
.
As
for
Nature
,
with
my
punto
reuersso
,
I
gaue
her
such
a
deepe
&
incurable
wound
,
as
neither
Physitian
,
Chirurgion
,
Barber
,
nor
Apothecary
,
coulde
euer
since
vndertake
to
heale
it
,
but
euery
month
in
the
year
that
wound
breakes
forth
a
bleeding
.
XL.
I
Had
vpon
a
time
a
quarrel
with
a
French
Gentleman
,
who
with
despightfull
words
,
bad
me
draw
my
sword
:
which
I
refused
to
do
,
because
I
perceiued
the
French-man
to
looke
pale
,
and
to
be
of
a
very
chil-cold
complerion
.
Wherefore
,
in
meere
pitty
to
warme
his
blood
,
and
set
him
in
an
heat
,
I
suffered
him
to
haue
some
fifty
Estoccadoes
at
mee
,
and
as
many
other
violent
blowes
:
yet
could
he
not
draw
blood
,
or
had
the
power
to
hurt
me
.
But
for
my selfe
,
I
knew
my
choller
and
courage
to
be
such
,
as
with
the
very
least
sillip
of
my
finger
,
I
could
haue
beaten
out
his
braines
,
and
made
him
sinke
to
hell
.
XLI
.
BEing
desirous
,
that
Pluto
should
pay
mee
such
ordinary
tribute
,
as
other
Kings
daily
did
and
do
:
I
tooke
my
iourny
to
hell
,
where
I
found
Pluto
walking
at
his
pleasure
,
accompanied
with
fiue
hundred
and
forty
fiue
Millions
,
&
thirteene
hundred
ninety
and
six
thousand
Legions
of
Deuils
,
that
vsually
attended
vpon
him
.
So
soone
as
he
beheld
me
a
far
off
,
comming
towards
him
,
he
came
directly
to
meet
me
and
yeild
himselfe
as
my
prisoner
.
But
I
laid
hand
vpon
my
Sword
,
and
Pluto
perceiuing
me
to
be
offended
,
&
in
choller
,
knowing
(
withall
)
that
I
was
a
Spaniard
,
fled
backe
into
the
deepest
partes
of
hell
,
with
all
his
traine
frightfully
following
him
,
&
there
made
fast
the
gates
against
me
.
But
I
being
come
thither
for
better
obedience
,
marched
on
gallantly
step
by
step
,
as
those
of
my
nation
are
wont
to
do
:
and
with
a
very
sneezing
of
my
nose
,
I
made
the
gates
flye
open
,
and
I
entred
.
In
a
moment
,
I
took
there
for
my
prisoners
,
great
Sathan
himselfe
,
the
Prince
Pluto
,
and
the
faire
Proserpina
;
all
whose
hands
I
bounde
fast
together
with
a
hayre
of
my
Moustachios
or
beard
.
Neuerthelesse
,
beholding
their
incessant
teares
and
lamentations
,
made
with
such
out-cries
and
wringing
of
hands
:
I
vsed
the
mercy
and
magnificencie
of
a
Spaniard
,
deliuered
them
out
of
their
seruile
bands
▪
and
so
suffered
them
to
enioy
their
former
liberty
.
XLVII
.
I
Wil
kil
this
Villain
,
his
Wife
,
his
Children
,
his
Seruants
,
his
Dogs
,
his
Cats
,
his
Pullaine
,
his
very
Lice
,
Nits
&
Fleas
,
or
any
liuing
creature
belonging
to
his
house
,
which
also
I
wil
ruinyte
from
the
top
to
the
foundation
:
though
Pluto
himselfe
,
and
al
the
Deuils
that
are
in
hel
,
had
solemnly
vowed
to
saue
them
from
my
furie
:
And
what
is
my
chiefest
purpose
heerein
?
Only
to
constitute
such
a
dread
and
terror
of
me
,
in
the
hearts
of
men
,
as
no
one
(
be
he
neuer
so
bold
or
couragious
)
shal
at
any
time
heereafter
dare
to
offend
me
.
XLIII
.
IT
was
my
chance
(
one
day
)
to
bee
walking
abroad
,
somewhat
necre
to
the
Trenches
which
were
made
at
Oastend
;
when
suddenly
a
Bullet
,
being
sent
from
a
piece
of
great
Ordinance
,
fel
into
my
mouth
,
shook
two
of
my
formost
teeth
,
without
any
iniury
or
offence
vnto
mee
.
At
the
instant
houre
,
I
grew
to
be
somwhat
incensed
with
choller
,
and
the
Bullet
I
took
into
my
hand
,
&
casting
or
returning
it
against
the
enemy
,
it
happened
to
hit
against
a
Tower
in
the
wall
,
which
immediately
in
an
instant
was
driuen
into
smail
dust
,
and
slew
with
the
very
fall
thereof
,
about
1555.
gallant
Souldiors
,
who
(
by
especiall
appointment
)
were
placed
there
as
a
Corps
du
Guard
,
&
had
the
charge
both
of
the
Tower
and
wall
.
XLIIII
.
VPon
a
time
,
I
would
take
a
walke
into
Hell
,
where
I
found
Pluto
,
Proserpina
,
&
Death
,
all
fitting
at
a
Table
.
They
were
in
such
a
fearefull
astonishment
,
beholding
me
in
their
darkesome
dwelling
,
that
I
(
wel
knowing
their
weaknes
of
courage
)
without
any
further
delay
,
leaping
vp
with
a
Caper
after
the
French
fashion
,
with
the
verye
crowne
of
my
Hat
or
Beauer
,
broake
the
roofe
of
hell
;
and
mounting
forth
at
that
breach
,
the
meere
noise
of
my
departure
thence
,
was
such
,
that
it
made
the
great
Citty
of
Lisbone
to
tremble
,
and
ouerturned
88●
.
houses
,
in
the
street
of
Boanistre
.
XLV
.
BE
not
you
offended
,
Mistris
and
Ladie
of
my
life
,
neither
let
it
seeme
displeasing
to
you
,
that
I
am
sought
after
,
and
beloued
by
so
many
Brincesses
&
Paragons
;
who
but
wrong
themselues
therein
,
and
meerely
loose
their
labor
in
vain
.
For
I
beare
affection
to
no
other
,
but
only
to
your self
my
sweetest
mistris
:
because
you
are
indued
with
beauty
farre
beyond
Diana
,
with
good
graces
and
behauiour
,
excelling
Pallas
,
and
with
sweet
affability
more
supreme
,
then
Venus
.
Al
these
three
Soueraigne
Goddesses
equall
not
you
,
to
whome
I
haue
freely
giuen
my
hart
,
&
properly
chosen
you
as
mine
owne
.
Consider
then
that
I
loue
you
,
and
forsake
not
me
for
any
other
,
in
regard
that
I
am
more
then
a
Gentleman
.
Wherefore
,
if
you
marry
with
me
,
A
sweare
by
the
faith
of
a
Captaine
,
and
by
the
life
of
the
King
my
Father
(
for
I
neuer
heard
him
called
by
any
other
name
)
to
beget
yee
the
first
night
such
a
regiment
of
Souldiours
,
as
shall
conquer
all
the
world
in
a
moment
.
XLVI
.
MY selfe
,
Hercules
,
Death
,
&
Loue
,
met
all
by
chance
on
a
day
together
,
in
a
place
which
was
appointed
for
Archery
,
and
each
of
vs
had
his
Bow
and
Arrowes
there
ready
.
Wee
fell
to
this
acord
among
our selues
,
that
he
who
with
his
Arrow
coulde
make
the
greatest
slaughter
or
execution
,
should
beare
away
the
amplest
recompence
of
Honor.
.
Hercules
beganne
first
,
and
with
his
Arrow
,
he
slew
all
the
Panthers
,
Lyons
Tigers
,
Beares
,
Wolues
:
al
sauage
Beasts
,
Deere
,
Elephants
,
Camels
,
and
Buls
.
Next
,
Loue
took
his
shaft
,
and
drawing
it
to
the
head
,
he
caused
al
the
Gods
,
Gyants
,
Amazons
,
Men
and
Deuils
;
to
fal
and
submit
themselues
vnder
his
amorous
yoke
(
my
selfe
onely
excepted
,
on
whome
Loue
could
not
attaine
to
any
power
.
)
Death
being
resolued
to
let
loose
his
Areow
,
he
killed
therewith
all
the
creatures
that
were
vpon
the
earth
.
Wherupon
,
I
grew
into
some
displeasure
against
them
,
&
beeing
moued
in
a
moity
of
choller
,
to
be
reuenged
on
them
;
I
crost
mine
Arrow
in
my
Bow
,
determining
to
let
it
be
my
very
last
shoot
,
to
auoyd
all
further
quarrell
and
contention
,
but
no
sooner
flew
mine
Arrow
from
me
(
being
let
loose
indeed
with
extraordinary
spirit
and
courage
)
but
in
the
very
instant
,
I
slew
therewith
,
Hercules
,
Loue
,
and
Death
,
and
so
remained
the
sole
Conqueror
.
XLVII
.
I
Kisse
the
shoo-sole
of
your
Lady-ship
,
sole
Mistris
of
my
heart
;
Princesse
of
this
breastes
power
,
Dutchesse
of
this
armes
dexterity
,
Marquesse
of
my
matchlesse
courage
,
Countesse
of
my
valors
capricious
conceits
,
Queene
of
my
forces
Quintessence
,
and
absolute
Gouernesse
of
me
and
my
person
.
I
am
constrained
to
spit
daily
on
the
poynt
of
my
sword
,
for
feare
it
should
passe
fatally
on
any
person
in
your
presence
,
or
where
your
vertue
may
command
my
demonorance
.
This
Epitaph
is
engrauen
vpon
his
Tombe
,
whom
I
last
slewe
,
for
not
being
bare
before
you
.
The
Epitaph
.
HEerelyeth
Martino
Alphonso
,
Galeone
,
as
dead
as
a
Mouse
,
who
fearing
to
offend
the
only
gallant
man
of
the
World
,
desired
to
bee
blowne
away
with
his
breath
,
because
his
loue
was
out
of
date
,
and
he
durst
no
longer
liue
in
this
world
.
XLVIII
.
HE
that
dares
but
looke
on
mee
,
From
feare
he
neuer
can
be
free
;
Knowing
my
puissance
of
such
might
,
That
Death
himselfe
,
I
kill
out-right
.
Alone
I
am
,
without
compare
,
To
prooue
my
man-hoode
,
no
man
dare
.
When
I
holde
my
Sword
in
hand
,
Renowne
and
Honour
I
command
:
From
the
Goddes
is
my
descent
,
And
with
them
must
my
time
be
spent
.
My
Sword
and
Buckler
dooth
suffice
,
Against
a
thousand
enemies
:
They
are
as
nothing
in
my
sight
,
I
make
the
Earth
and
Goddes
affright
.
What
ere
he
be
that
dare
resist
,
He
dyes
,
then
tarrie
if
he
list
.
FINIS
.