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Simon
Stafford
THE
great
Kings
of
(
most
noble
Prince
)
before
they
would
sit
at
any
Feast
,
they
would
talke
of
before
they
would
doe
any
sacrific
:
to
their
Gods
,
they
would
speake
of
and
before
they
would
commence
any
warre
with
the
enemies
,
they
would
discourse
of
three
principall
great
vertues
,
proceeding
all
from
without
which
is
slothfulnesse
is
rashnesse
;
and
meere
iniury
:
for
I
haue
presumed
therefore
(
vnder
your
Maiesties
fauour
)
to
write
these
fewe
Verses
,
to
honour
this
our
Tryumphant
and
sacred
Feast
,
the
fift
of
not
as
the
in
their
Feast
nor
as
the
in
their
Feast
but
as
with
Musike
,
mirth
and
Feastes
,
and
to
sing
Hymnes
&
Psalmes
for
our
Triumphs
,
Feasts
,
and
often
victories
:
so
did
for
the
victories
of
ouer
the
ouer
the
and
of
ouer
the
with
their
feast
and
their
Feast
And
sith
Angels
feasted
with
men
,
ministred
vnto
men
,
and
commanded
Feastes
to
be
kept
of
men
,
to
put
vs
in
remembrance
of
Gods
benefits
to
men
,
we
should
not
omit
to
giue
thanks
for
it
.
For
the
old
in
their
Feast
where
was
more
musicke
and
mirth
,
then
meat
or
drinke
,
had
their
militarie
dancing
,
and
their
Songs
,
to
commend
the
renowmed
worthines
of
such
famous
men
,
as
defended
and
saued
their
Cities
and
Countrey
,
from
the
So
the
in
their
Feast
where
they
obserued
such
that
they
would
not
exceed
fiue
Dishes
(
by
lawes
)
in
priuate
Feastes
;
called
,
with
such
care
,
that
they
allowed
but
fiue
Ghests
.
Yet
allowed
the
whole
number
of
which
was
ten
:
but
in
publike
victorious
Feasts
,
which
was
called
but
when
began
their
first
draught
to
and
their
last
draught
to
then
their
lawe
was
Among
the
ancient
in
priuate
Feasts
,
it
was
decreed
,
there
should
not
be
aboue
seuen
:
for
it
was
a
common
speach
with
the
being
inferior
to
in
number
;
to
the
in
subtiltie
;
to
the
in
wit
and
Stratagems
:
yet
the
,
But
when
the
late
Emperours
contended
,
who
should
excel
in
ryotous
Feastes
,
would
haue
as
many
dishes
in
his
Feasts
,
as
could
be
found
vpon
the
name
of
euery
Letter
in
the
Alphabet
.
would
haue
so
many
dishes
in
his
Feast
,
as
were
Gods
in
so
many
dishes
in
his
Feast
,
as
could
bee
found
in
Summer
colours
out
of
the
earth
,
and
vpon
the
earth
;
that
they
sought
to
exceed
feast
:
which
was
such
(
for
the
number
of
his
dishes
)
that
his
became
a
By-word
(
for
a
long
time
)
in
This
Feast
himself
named
which
might
haue
bin
better
called
,
But
God
grant
vs
,
that
wee
in
great
may
,
in
perpetuall
memorie
of
so
great
a
blessing
,
giue
thankes
to
God
,
for
this
our
Tryumphant
,
Regall
,
and
Crowned
Feast
.