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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A06423) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 21509) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 136:03) [Necromantia. A dialog of the poete Lucyan.] Dialogi. English. Selections Lucian, of Samosata. More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535. [1+] p. P. Treveris? for J. Rastell, [Southwark : 1530?] In English and Latin. The Latin translation is by Sir Thomas More--Cf. STC. Title, imprint and suggested publication date from STC. Imperfect; a fragment. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. eng Dialogues, English -- Early works to 1800. eebo Necromantia, a dialog of the poete Lucyan for his fantesye faynyd for a mery pastyme. And furst by hym co[m]pylyd in the greke tonge. And after transl Lucian, of Samosata 1530 10 927 83 0 0 0 0 4 13840.35 F The rate of 13840.35 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2009-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-04 Sampled and proofread 2010-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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Menippus . Nay syr I was not dede But the hell alyue me receyuyd . Philonides . What causyd the to take the way Of this incredeble and new Iourney . Menippus . Exam̄ . Youth therto dyd me Prouoke and also the boldnes . Pent. Which for the youth alway Stronger it is in effect . Philonides . O thou tragidian I pray the hartely Stand styll and leue thy versyfyeng Speke and shew me open and playnly What was the cause of thy straunge clothyng And of thy Iourney to hell descendyng Syth it is nother mery Iorney Nother plesaunt nor delectable way . Escape from hell by no maner way Philonides . What sayst / is ther any decrees made in hel For the actis of vs that in yerth dwell Menippus . Ye by god & that many which to be told Ought not nor the secretis / openyd to be Lest ꝑhappis some men vs accuse wold To the Iudge Rathamāthum of iniquite Philonides . No no by god Menippe do not hardely Dysdayn to thy frend this matter to tell For to a wyse man secret and specyally In holy orders thou mayst she wit well Menippus . Certes thou requyrest me straytly Those thyng is which not surely Nor without parell may wel be told Yet at thy request I wyl be so bold Which to hell alyue went that 〈…〉 The soner dyseeyue Aeacus wachmen And that I 〈◊〉 I 〈…〉 Th● be … 〈…〉 And th … 〈…〉 passe no … 〈…〉 … dyn Sone a … that the day began to spryng And as we toward the stood shuld go A g … long way then we cam vnto But he a bote had ordenyd before Meth and sacryfyce and euery thyng more That we shuld nede vnto your mystery And when that all thyng is were redy We put them in the bote and we also Sorowfully wepyng therin to gan go And lyke yong chyldern also waylyng lowd A whyle then there in the flood we rowd And after that we cam into a wood And ●o the hed of Euphrates the flood But when that my harp takyn had I Well tewnyd and playd armonyously With that sown sodenly rauyshed was he And fell a slep● but a 〈…〉 To the lake cam / vnn … 〈…〉 So full and so laden 〈…〉 Of howlyng for dede men therin were Some lakkyd the hed some lakkyd the ere The rhygh was stryken of of an other He lakkyd one member / he lakkyd a nother that me thought they cam from some battel or feld But that good Charon when he me beheld He Iudgyd me because of my lyons skyn To be hercules / wherfore gladly he toke me in And caryed vs ouer / & as we went forth there He shewyd vs the way / but because we were In darkenes Methrobarzanes went before And I folowyd styll at his bak euer more

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MENIPPVS .

Non : sed me adhuc vi . 〈…〉 ta●●●rus .

PHILONIDES .

Quenam causa tibi fuit nouae huius atque incredibilis viae ?

MENIPPVS .

Iuuenta me incitauit , atque audacia Q pro iuuenta haud paululum impotentior .

PHILONIDES .

Siste o beate Tragica : et ab ●ābi● descendens sic potius simpliciter loquere : quaenam haec vestis : quae causa tibi itineris inferni fuit : quum alioqui neque iucunda , neque delectabilis sit v●a .

〈…〉 calculi : per quos Cerberum nul 〈…〉 poterunt effugere .

PHILO .

Quid agis ? Noui ne aliquid apud inferos nostris de rebus decretum est ?

MENIPPVS .

Per Iouem : & quidem multa , verum ꝓde … non licet : neque arcana quae sunt re … : ne quis forte nos apd Rhadamāthū : impietatis accuset .

PHILON .

Nequaquam Menippe per Io … 〈…〉 sermonem hunc in … d●as . Nam apud hominem tac … ●●dignarum , & initiatum preterea sa … s edisseres .

MENIPPVS .

Du … a profecto iubes , & neutiquam tuta 〈◊〉 verum tui gratia tamen audendum est .

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facilius Aeaci custodias fallere●… atque nullo prohibente transire : 〈…〉 … dmo … 〈…〉 missus . … itur 〈…〉 ap … 〈…〉 … uum 〈…〉 … men ingressi 〈…〉 … sum incūb … . Parata siquidem ab illo fuerant : cymba , sacrificia , mulsa , & in id misterium denique quibuscumque opus erat . Hee postquam ergo 〈◊〉 prompta erant imposuimus : 〈…〉 … os quoque anxii ac vagientium more 〈…〉 … mantes ingredimur atque al … … ntisper quidem in fluuio ter … deinde in syluam delati sumus 〈◊〉 cum quendam in quem Euph … conditur .

〈…〉 qu● 〈◊〉 lyram celeberrime correptam 〈…〉 … sassē cantu statīs opitus ob d●r … 〈…〉 deinde postea ꝑ ad lacum yeni … us : tranare fere non licuit . Iam enim onustum erat na●●giū & eiulatu certe plenum . Vul●●rati quippe in ea nauigabant o●● hic femur , ille caput , ali● alio quopiam membro luxatus vsque adeo . vt mihi certe ex bello quopiam adesse viderentur . At opti●● Charō quum leonis videret exuias , esse me ra●● Herculem recepit , transque vexit libens : tum exeuntibus quoque nobis monstrauit se●…itam . Sed quoniam iam eramus in tenebris : precedit quidem Mithrobar ●●nes : ego autem a tergo continuus 〈◊〉 comes ●dhaereo .