Speke Parott

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Lectoribus auctor rec[i]pitrecipit] recepit H opusculy huius auxesim

Crescet immensem me viuo pagina presens

Hinc mea dicetur Skeltonidis aurea [fa]ma fama] stima H

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parot

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My Name ys parott a Byrde of paradyse Lucanus

By nature devysed of a wonderowus kynde

Deyntely dyetyd with dyvers delycate spyce'spyce' after cancelled 'metes'

Tyll Evfrates that flodde dryvythe me in-to ynde Tigris et Eufrates vno se fonte resolunt

Where men of þat contre by fortune me fynde

And send me to [greate ladyes] of estate greate ladyes] grece to lordes H, greate ladyes L

Then Parot moste haue an almon or a date

A cage curyowsly carven with syluer pynne

Properly payntyd to be my couerture

A myrrour of glasse that I may tote þerin

These maydens full meryly with many [a] dyuers flowur a] H omits, a L

Fresshely they dresse and make swete my Bowur

Wt speke parott I pray yow full curteslye they sey

Parrett ys a goodlye byrde and a pratye popagay and] L, K, D, M omit Topographia quam habet hec auicula in deliciis

Wythe my Beke bente. And my lytell wanton Iye and] L, K, D, M omit

My fethyrs fresshe as ys the emerawde grene

A_bowte my necke a cerculett lyke the Ryche Rubye

My lytyll legges my fete bothe fete and clene

I am a mynyon to wayte a_pon a quene a quene] the quene L, K, D, M

My propyr parott my lytell pratye fole

Wt ladyes I lerne and goe with them to scole delectatur in factura sua tamen res est forma fugax

Heghe. ha. ha. parott ye can lawghe pratylye

Parott hathe not dyned of all þis long day

Lyke owur pus-catt parott can mewte and crye owur] your L, K, D, M

Yn latyn in Ebrue and in caldee and in] Araby and L, K, D, M

In greke tong parott can bothe speke and sey

As p[er]cius þat poete doþe reporte of me percius] precius H

Quis exped[ui]t psitaco suum Chyre expeduit] expediunt H, expediuit L, K, D, M psitacus a vobis aliorum nomina disco hoc per me didici dictorem cesar aue

Dowche frenshe of paris parot can lerne

Pronownsyng my purpose after my properte

Wt parlez byen parott ew parles ryen docibilem se pandit in omni Idiomate

Wt dowche with spaynyshe my tonge can agree

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In englysshe to god parott can [supple] supple] shewe propyrlye H, supple L, K, D, M

Cryste saue kyng herry the viijth owur Royall kyng

The Red Rose in honour to flowrysshe and sprynge policronitudo Basileos

Wt kateryne in_comporabyll owur Royall quene also

That pereles pomegarnat cryste saue hyr nobyll grace katerina vniversalis vicii ruina grecum est

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Parott saves habeler castylyano

Wt fidasso de cosso in turke and in trace fidasso de cosso .i habeto fidem in temet ipso

Vis consilii [expers] as techythe me orace expers] H omits, expers L, K, D, M

Mole Ruit sua whose dictes ar pregnaunte autoritate in_consultam Taxat hic lege Flatcum et obserua plantatum diabolum

Souentez foyz parot en sovenaunte Souentez] Souentem H, Souentez L

My lady mastres dame phylology mastres] maystres L, maysters K, D, maisters M

Gaue me a gyfte in my neste when [I] lay I] he H, I L, K, D, M

To lerne all langage and hyt to speke aptlye sepenumero hec pensitans psitacus Ego ponsio

Now pandes m[o]ry wax Frantycke som m[en] sey mory] mery H, mory L, K, D, M; men] mad H, men L, K, D, M

Phronessys for frenessys may not hold her way

An almon now for parott delycatelye dreste

In Salue festa dyes to_to ys the Beste ys the] theyr doth L, K, D, their doth M aphrosmo quia paronomasia certe ineprehensibilis

Moderata Iuuant but to_to dothe exede

Dyscrecion ys modyr of nobyll vertues all

Myden agan'gan' over cancelled 'gayne' in grekys tonge we Rede apcius hic loquitur animus quam lingua

But Reason and wytte wantythe theyr provynciall

When wylfulnes ys vicar-generall notum addagima et exasperans

Hec Res acu tangitur parrott par ma foye

Tycez vous parrott tenes vous coye

Besy. besy. besy. and Besynes agayne L is copytext for lines 58-224

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Que pensez voz Parrot / what meneth this besynes

Vitulus in Oreb / troubled Arons brayne

Melchisedeck mercyfull / made Moloc mercyles

To wyse is no vertue / to medlyng to restles

In mesure is tresure / cum sensu maturato

Ne tropo sanno / ne tropo mato.

Aram was fyred / with Caldies fyer called Ur

Iobab was brought vp / in the lande of Hus Iobab] Iob D, M

The lynage of Lot / toke supporte of Assur

Iereboseth is Ebrue / who lyst the cause dyscus cause] law D, M

Peace Parrot ye prate / as ye were ebrius

Howst the lyuer god / van hemrik ic seg

In popering grew peres / whan Parrot was an eg

What is this to purpose / ouer in a whynnymeg

Hop_Lobyn of Lowdeon / wald haue e byt of bred

The Iebet of Baldock / was made for Iack_Leg

A narrow vnfethered and witho[u]t an hed

A Bag[pyp]e without blowynge / standeth in no sted Bagpype] Bagbyte L, K, bagpipe D, bagpype M

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Some run to far before / some run to far behynde

Some be to churlysshe / and some be to kynde.

¶Ic dien / serueth for the Exstrych fether the] K, D, M omit

Ic dien / is the language of the land of Beme

In Affryc tongue / Byrsa is a thonge of lether

In Palestina / there is Ierusalem

Collustrum now for parot / whyte bred and swete creme

Our thomasen she doth trip / our ienet she doth shayle

Parrot hath a blacke beard / and a fayre grene tayle.

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Moryshe myne owne shelfe / the costermonger sayth

Fate / fate / fate / ye Irysh water-lag

In flattryng fables / men fynde but lyttyl fayth

But moueatur terra / let the world wag

Let syr wrig_wrag / wrastell with syr delarag

Euery man / after his maner of wayes

Pawbe une aruer / so the welche-man sayes

¶Suche shredis of sentence / strowed in the shop

Of auncyent Aristippus / and such other mo

I gader to_gyther / and close in my crop

Of my wanton conseyt / vnde d[e]promo depromo] do promo L, K, D, M

Dilemata docta / in pedagogio

Sacro vatum / where-of to you I breke

I pray you / let parot haue lyberte to speke

¶But ware the cat parot / ware the fals cat

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With who is there / a mayd / nay nay / I trow

Ware ryat parrot / ware ryot / ware that

Mete / mete / for parrot / mete I say how

Thus dy[u]ers of language / by lernyng I grow

With bas me swete parrot / bas me swete swete

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To dwell amonge ladyes / parrot is mete

¶Parrot / parrot / parrot / praty popigay

With my beke I can pyke / my lyttel praty too

My delyght is solas / pleasure / dysporte and pley

Lyke a wanton whan I wyll / I rele to and froo

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Parot ca[n] say / Ceser / aue / also

But parrot / hath no fauour to Esebon

Aboue all other byrdis / set parrot alone

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¶Ulula / Esebon / for Ieromy doth wepe

Sion is in sadnes / Rachell ruly doth loke

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Madionita / Ietro / our moyses kepyth his shepe

Gedeon is gon / that zalmane vndertoke

Oreb et Zeb / of Iudicum rede the boke

Now Geball / Amon and Amaloch / harke / harke

Parrot pretendith / to be a bybyll-clarke

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¶O Esebon Esebon / to the is cum agayne

Seon the regent amorreorum

And Og that fat hog / of basan doth retayne of] or K, D, M

The crafty coistronus cana[n]eor[u]m

And assilum / whilom / refugium miseror[u]m

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Non phanum sed prophanum / standyth in lyttyll sted

Ulula Esebon / for Iepte / is starke ded

¶Esebon / Marybon / wheston / next Barnet

A trym_tram for an horse-myll it were a nyse thyng

Deyntes for dammoysels / Chaffer far-fet

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Bo_ho doth bark wel but hough_ho he rulyth the ring

From scarpary to tartary renoun therin doth spryng

With he sayd and we said ich wot now what ich wot

Quod magnus est dominus Iudas_scarioth

¶Tholomye / and haly were cunny[n]g and wyse

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In the vol_vell in the quadrant and in the astroloby

To pronostycate truly the chaunce of fortunys dyse

Som trete of theyr tirykis / som of astrology

Som pseudo-propheta with Ciromancy

Yf fortune be fre[n]dly / and grace be the guyde

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Honowre with renowne / wyll ren o[n] that syde on] of K, D, M

Monon Calon

Agaton quod parato

In greco line set to right of previous two lines with a brace

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¶Let parrot I pray you / haue ly[b]erte to prate lyberte] lyerte L

For aurea lyngua greca / ought to be magnyfyed

Yf it were cond perfytely / and after the rate

As lyngua latina / in scole-matter occupyed

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But our grekis / theyr greke so well haue applyed

That they cannot say in greke / rydynge by the way

How hosteler / fetche my hors a botell of hay

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¶Neyther frame a silogisme / in phrisesomorum

Formaliter et grece / cum medio termino

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Our Grekys ye walow / in the washbol argolycorum

For though ye can tell in greke what is phormio

Yet ye seke out your greke / in Capricornio

For [ye] scrape out good scrypture / and set in a gall ye] they L, K, D, M

Ye go about to amende / and ye mare all

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¶Some argue / secundum quid ad simpliciter

And yet he wolde be rekenyd / pro ariopagita

And some make distinctions / multipliciter

Whether ita were before non / or [n]o[n] before ita

Nether wise nor wel lernid but like herm[a]phradita hermaphradita] hermophradita L, K, D, M

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Set sophia asyde / for euery iack_raker

And euery mad medler must now be a maker

I[n] achademia Parrot / dare no probleme kepe

For greci fari / so occupyeth the chayre

That latinum fari / may fall to rest and slepe

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And silogisari / was drowned at sturbrydge fayre

Tryuyals / and quatryuyals / so sore now they appayre

That Parrot the Popagay / hath pytye to beholde the] that D, M

How the rest of good lernyng / is roufled vp and trold roufled] roulled D, M

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¶Albertus / de modo significandi

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And Donatus / be dryuen out of scole

Prisians hed broken / now handy_dandy

And inter didascolos / is rekened for a fole

Alexander / a gander of Menanders pole

With da causales / is cast out of the gate

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And da racionales / dare not shew his pate.

Plaut[us] in his comedies / a chyld shall now reherse Plautus] Plautsi L, K, D, M

And medyll with Quintylyan / in his decla[m]acyons declamacyons] declaracyons L, declaracions K, declarations D, M

That pety Caton / can scantly construe a verse

With Aueto / in Greco / and such solempne salutacyons

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Can skantly the te[n]sis / of his [c]oniugacyo[n]s coniugacyons] eoniugacyons L

Settyng theyr myndys / so moche of eloquens

That of theyr scole-maters / lost is the hole sentens

Now a nutmeg / a nutmeg / cum gariopholo

For parrot to pyke vpon / his brayne for to stable

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Swete synamum styckis / and pleris cum m[u]sco

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In Paradyce / that place of pleasure perdurable

The progeny of parrottis / were fayre and fauorable

Nowe in valle ebron / parrot is fayne to fede

Cristecrosse / and saynt Nycholas / parrot be your good spede

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The myrrour that I tote in / quasi diaphonum

Uel quasi speculum / in Enigmate

Elen[cti]cum / or ells / E[nth]imematicum Elencticum] Elencum L, K, D, M; Enthimematicum] Emtimematicum L, K, Emtimaticum D, M

For logicions to loke on / somwhat sophistice

Retoricyons and oratours / in freshe humanyte

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Support parrot / I pray you with your suffrage ornate

Of confuse tantum / auoydynge the chekmate

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¶But of that supposicyon / that callyd is arte

Confuse distr[y]b[u]tyue / as Parrot hath deuysed distrybutyue] distrubytyue L

Let euery man / after his merit / take his parte

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For in this processe / Parrot nothing hath s[u]rmysed

No matter pretendyd / nor nothyng enterprysed

But that metaphora / alegoria with-all

Shall be his protectyon / his pauys and his wall

For parot is no churlish Chowgh / nor no flekyd pye

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Parrot is no pendugum / that men call a carlyng

Parrot is no woodecocke / nor no butterfly

Parrot is no stameryng stare / that men call a starlyng

But Parot is my owne dere harte / and my dere derling my dere] my D, M

Melpomene that fayre mayde / she burneshed his beke

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I pray you let Parrot / haue lyberte to speke

Parrot / is a fayre byrd for a lady

God of his goodnes / him framed and wrought

When Parrot is ded / [he] dothe not putrefy he] she L, K, D, M

Ye all-thyng mortall shall torne vnto nought

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Except mannes soule / that Chryst so dere bought

That neuer may dye / nor neuer dye shall

Make moche of parrot / the popegay ryall the] that K, D, M

¶For that pereles prynce / that parrot dyd create

He made you of nothynge / by his magistye

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Poynt well this probleme / that parrot doth prate

And remembre amonge / how parrot and ye

Shall lepe from this lyfe / as mery as we be

Pompe / pryde / honour / ryches and worldly lust

Parrot sayth playnly / shall tourne all to d[u]st H is copytext for lines 225-end

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Thus parott dothe pray yow with herte moste ten[d]yr tendyr] tentyr H

To Rekyn with thys Recule [now] and hyt to Remembyr now] H omits, now L, K, nowe D, M

Psitacius Ecce cano nec sunt mea carmina pheb[o] phebo] phebe H

Digna scio tamen est plena camena deo

Secondum Skeltonida famigeratum

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In periorum [ca]thalogo Numeratum cathalago] Thalago H, Cathalago L, K, D, M

Itaque consolamyni [inuicem]inuicem] H omits, inuicem L, K, D, M in verbis isti[s .etc.]istis .etc.] istibus H, istis .etc. L, K, istis D, M

Candidi lectores callide callete Vestrum fouetefouete] seuete, D, M; .etc.] D, M omit / psitacum .etc. added in L, K, D, M

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Galathea

Hic occurrat memorie phamphilus de amore galathee

Speke parotte I pray yow for maryes saake

Whate mone he made when pamphylus loste hys make

parrotte

My propir besse

My praty besse

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Turne ons agayne to me In ista cantelena ore stilla plena abiectis frangibulis

For slepyste þu besse

Or wakeste thow besse

Myne herte hyt ys with the et eperit

My deysy delectabyll

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My prymerose commendabyll

My vyolet amyabyll

My ioye in_explicabill quit queritis tot capita tot census

Nowe torne agayne to me

I wylbe ferme and stabyll

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And to yow seruyceabyll

And also prophytabyll

Yf ye be agreabyll

My propyr Besse line added right margin

To turne a_gayne to me

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Alas I am dysdayned

And as a man halfe-maymed

My harte is so sore payned

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I pray the besse vnfayned

Yet com a_gayne to me maro / malo me galathea petit lascima puella Et fugit ad salices et cetera

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Be loue I am constreyned

To be with yow Retayned

Hyt wyll not be Refrayned

I pray yow be Reclaymed

My propyr Besse line added right margin

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And torne agayne to me

Qu[o]d parot thy popagay Royall Quod] Quid H

Marcialis cecinit carmen fit michi scutum

Est michi lasciua pagina vita proba

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Galathea

Now kusse me parot kus me kus kus

Goddes blissyng lyght on thy lytyll swete mvsse

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Vita et anima [Zoe ke psiche] Zoe ke psiche] zoell zepsiche H, zoelzepsiche L, K, D, M

Concumb[unt] grece non est hic sermo pudicus Concumbunt] concumbince H, Concumbunt L, Concubunt K, D, M

[Ergo] Ergo] H omits, Ergo L, K, D, M

Attica d[ic]tamina sunt plumbi lamina dictamina] dutamina H, dictamina L, K, D, M

Ve[l] spurea vitulamina a_vertat hec vrania Vel] Ve H, Vel L, K, D, M Sua consequencia magni Estimatur mementi attica sane eloquencia

Amen

Amen amen

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And sette [to] a d to] H omits, to L, K, D, M

And then hyt ys amend

Owur new-founde a.b.c. cum ceteris paribus

Candidi lectores calide call[et]e callete] callige H Vestrum fouete psitacum

Lenuoy primere

Go litell quayre namyd the popagay

Home to Resorte Ierobesethe perswade

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For the cliffes of scaloppe they Rore wellaway

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And the Sandes of [C]efas begyn to waste and fade Cefas] Tefas H

For Replicacion Restles þat he of late þer made

Now neptune and Eolus ar agreed of lyclyhod

For tytus at dover abydythe in the Rode

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Lucina she wadythe among the watry floddes

And the cokkes begyn to crowe agayne the day

Le tonsan de Iason is lodgid among the shrowdes

Of argus Revengyd Recover when he may

Lyacon of libyk and lydy hathe cawghte hys pray

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Goe lytyll quayre pray them þat yow be_holde

In there remembraunce ye may be Inrolde

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Yet some folys say ye arre furnysshyd with knakkes say ye] say that ye H

That hang to_gedyr as fethyrs in the wynde

But lewdlye ar they lettyrd þat your lernyng lackys

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Barkyng and whyning lyke churlysshe currys of kynde

For whoo lokythe wyselye in your warkys may fynde

Muche frutefull mater. But now for your defence

Agayne all remordes arme yow with paciens

Monosticon

Ipse sagax eque ceu verax nuncius ito

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Merda puros mal desires

Penultimo die octobris / 33o

Secunde Lenuoy

Passe forthe parotte towardes some passengere

Require hym to convey yow ovyr the salte fome

Addressyng your-selfe lyke a sadde messengere

To owur soleyne seigneour Sadoke desire hym to cum home

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Makyng hys pylgrimage by nostre_dame_de_crome

For Ierico and Ierssey shall mete to_gethyr as sone

As he to exployte the man owte of þe mone

Wt porpose and graundepose he may fede hym fatte

Thowghe he pampyr not hys paunche with þe grete seall

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We haue longyd and lokyd long-tyme for that

Whyche cawsythe pore suters haue many a hongry mele

As presydent and Regente he Rulythe every-deall

Now pas furthe good parott owur lorde be your s[t]ede stede] spede H

In þs your Iourney to prospere and spede

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And thowe sum dysdayne yow and sey how ye prate

And howe your poemys arre Barayne of polyshed Eloquens

There is none þat your name woll abbrogate

Then nodypollys and gramatolys of smalle Intellygens

To Rude ys there reason to reche to your 'your' over cancelled 'there' sentence

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Suche malyncoly mastyvys and mangye curre dogges

Ar mete for a swyne-herde to hunte after hogges

Monosticon

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Psita[ce] perge volans fatuorum tela retundas Psitace perge] psitago perage H

Merda puros / mall desers

Portugues. / In diebus nouembris 34'34': '4' added after cancelled '3'

Le dereyn lenveoy

Prepayre yow parrot breuely your passage to take

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Of mercury vndyr the trynall aspecte

And sadlye salute owur solen syre sydrake

And shewe hym þat all the world dothe coniecte

How the maters he mellis in com to small effecte

For he wantythe of hys wyttes þat all wold Rule alone

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Hyt ys no lytyll Bordon to bere a grete mylle-stone

To Bryng all the see in-to a cheryston-pytte

To nombyr all the sterrys in the fyrmament

To Rule ix realmes by one mannes wytte

To suche thynges ympossybyll Reason cannot consente

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Muche money men sey there madly he hathe spente

Parott ye may prate thys vndyr protestacion

Was neuyr suche a senatour syn crystes Incarnacion

Wherfor he may now come a_gayne as he wente

Non sine postica sanna as I trowe

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From calys to dovyr to caunterbury in kente

To make Reconyng in the Resseyte how Robyn loste hys bowe

To sowe corne in the see-sande þer wyll no crope growe

Thow ye be tauntyd parotte with tonges attayntyd

Yet your problemes ar preignaunte and with loyalte acquayntyd

Monosticon

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I properans parrot[e] malas sic coripe linguas parrote] parrot H

M[e]rda puros mall desires merda] morda H

Pertigues 15'15': original '0' cancelled after '15' Kalendis decembris

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Dysticon miserabill

Altior heu cedro crudelior heu leopardo 'alcior' added above blotted 'Altior'

Heu vitulus bubali fit dominus priami

Tetrasticon

vnde species priami est digna imperio

Non annis licet et priamus sed honore voceris

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Dum foueas vitulum Rex Regeris britonum

Rex Regeris non ipse Regis Rex inclit[e] calle inclite] inclita H

Subde tibi vitulum ne fatuet nimium

God amend all

That all amend may

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Amen quod parott

The Royall popagay

Kalend[is]kalendis] kalend H decembris 34

Lenvoy Royall

Go propyr parotte my popagay

That lordes and ladies thys pamflett may behold

Wt notable clerkes supply to them I pray

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Your Rudenes to pardon and also þat they wolde

Vouchesafe to defend yow agayne the Brawlyng scolde

Callyd detraxion Encankryd with envye

Whose tong ys attayntyd with slaundrys obliqui

For trowthe in parabyll ye wantonlye pronounce

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Langagys diuers yet vndyr þat dothe Reste

Maters more precious then'then' added above line the Ryche Iacounce

Diamounde or Rubye or balas of the beste

Or Eyndye sapher with oryente p[er]lys dreste perlys] prelys H

Wherfor your remord[ers] ar madde or else starke blynde remorders] remordes H

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Yow to remorde erste or they know your mynde

Disticon

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I v[olit]ans parrotte tuam moderare minervam volitans] vtilans H

Vix tua percipient qui tua teque legent

Hy[[p]erbato[n]

hyperbaton] hyberbato H

Psitacus h[eu] notus seu perciu[s] est puto notus heu] hi H; percius] perciuus H

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Nec reor est nec erit licet est erit [undique notus] undique notus] H omits

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Maledite soyte bouche malheurewse

Laucture de parott

O my parrot. o vnice dilecte votorum meorum omnis lapis lapis preciosus oper[i]mentum operimentum] opermentum H tuum

Parrott

Sicut aron populumque

Sic bubali vitulus

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Thus myche parott hathe opynlye expreste

Let se who dare make vp the Reste

Le popagay sen va complayndr[e]

complayndre] complayndra H

Helas I lamente the dull abusyd brayne

The enfatuate fantasies the wytles wylfulnes

Of on and hothyr at me that haue dysdayne

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Som sey they cannot my parables expresse

Som sey I Rayle att Ryott Recheles

Some say but lityll and thynke more in there thowghte

How thys prosses I prate of. hyt ys not all for nowghte

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O causeles cowardes o hartles hardynes

385

O manles manhod enfayntyd all with fere

O connyng clergye. where ys your Redynes

To practise or postyll thys prosses here and there

For drede ye darre not medyll with suche gere

Or elles ye pynche curtesy trulye as I trowe

390

Whyche of yow fyrste dare boldlye plucke the crowe

The Skye is clowdy. the coste is nothyng clere

Tytan hathe truste vp hys tressys of fyne golde

Iupyter for Saturne darre make no Royall chere

Lyacon lawghyth there-att and berythe hym more bolde

395

Racell Rulye ragged she is like to cache colde

ref.ed: 243

Moloc that mawmett. there darre no man with_say

The Reste of suche Reconyng may make a fowle fraye

Dixit qd parrott the Royall popagay Cest chose maleheurese que mall bouche

Parrotte

Iupiter. vt nit[i]do deu[s] est veneratus olimpo nitido] nitudo H; deus] deuus H

400

Hic coliturque deu[s] deus] deuus H

Sunt data thura Ioui 'Ioui' after cancelled 'capit' rutilo solio residenti

C[u]m'com' after cancelled 'Iupiter' Ioue thura capit cum] com H

Iupiter astrorum rector dominusque [pol]orum polorum] populorum H

Anglica sceptra regit

Galathea

405

I compas the conveyaunce vnto the capitall

Of owur clerke cleros. whythyr thydyr. and why not hethyr

For passe_a_pase apase ys gone to cache a molle

Over scarpary mala vy monsyre cy_and_sliddyr

Whate sequele shall folow when pendugims mete to_gethyr

410

Speke parotte my swete byrde. and ye shall haue a date

Of frantycknes and folysshnes whyche ys the grett state

Parotte

Difficille hit ys to ansswere thys demaunde

folio: 138v

Yet aftyr the sagacite of a popagay

Frantiknes dothe Rule and all-thyng commaunde

415

Wylfulnes and braynles. no[w] Rule all the Raye now] no H

Agayne Frentike_frenesy. There dar no man sey nay

For Frantiknes and wylfulnes and Braynles ensembyll

The nebbis of a lyon. they make to trete and trembyll

To Iumbyll to Stombyll to tumbyll down lyke folys

420

To lowre to droupe to knele to stowpe and to play cowche-quale

To fysshe afore the nette and to drawe polys

He make them to bere Babylles and to bere a lowe sayle

He caryeth a kyng in hys sleve. yf all the worlde fayle

He facithe owte at a Flusshe. with shewe take all

425

Of pope Iulius. cardys. he ys chefe cardynall

ref.ed: 244

He tryhumfythe he trumpythe he turnythe all vp and downe turnythe] turnynthe H

Wt skyre-galyard prowde palyard vaunte-parler ye prate

Hys woluys-hede wanne bloo as lede gapythe over the crowne

Hyt ys to fere. leste he wolde were the garland on hys pate

430

Paregall with all prynces. farre passyng hys Estate

For of owur regente the Regiment he hathe ex qua vi

Patet per versus qd Ex vi bolte harvi

Now galathea lett parrot I pray yow haue hys date

Yett dates now ar deynte and wax verye scante

435

For grocers were grugyd at and groynyd at but late

Grete reysons with resons be now reprobitante

For Reysons ar no resons. but resons currant

Ryn god Rynne devyll. Yet the date of owur lord

And the date of the devyll dothe Shurewlye accord

440

Dixit qd parrott the popagay Royall

Galathea

'Galathea' above cancelled word, probably 'parrotte'

Nowe parott my swete byrde speke owte yet'yet' added above line'So many many' cancelled above line ons agayn 'So many many' cancelled above line

Sette asyde all sophy[sm]s. and speke now trew and playne sophysms] sophyns H

Parotte

folio: 139

So many Morall maters and so lytell vsyd many] many many H

So myche newe makyng. and so madd tyme spente

445

So myche translac[i]on in-to englyshe confused translacion] translacon H

So myche nobyll prechyng. and so lytell amendment

So myche consultacion almoste to none entente

So myche provision and so lytell wytte at nede

Syns dewcalyons flodde there can no clerkes Rede

450

So lytyll dyscressyon. and so myche Reasonyng

So myche hardy_dardy. and so lytell manlynes

So prodigall expence. and so shamfull Reconyng

So gorgyous garmentes. and so myche wrechydnese

So myche portlye pride. with pursys penyles

455

So myche spente before. and so myche vnpayd behynde

Syns dewcalyons flodde. there can no clerkes fynde

So myche forcastyng. and so farre an after-dele

So myche poletyke pratyng. and so lytell stondythe in stede

ref.ed: 245

So lytell secretnese. and so myche grete councell

460

So manye bolde Barons. there hertes as dull as lede

So many nobyll Bodyes. vndyr on dawys hedd

So Royall a kyng. as Reynythe vppon vs all

Syns dewcalions flodde. was nevyr sene nor shall

So many complayntes. and so smalle redresse

465

So myche callying on. and so smalle takyng hede

So myche losse of merchaundyse. and so remedyles

So lytell care for the comynweall. and so myche nede

So myche dowȜtfull daunger. and so lytell drede

So myche pride of prelattes. so cruell and so kene

470

Syns dewcalyons flodde. I trowe was nevyr sene

So many thevys hangyd. and thevys never-the-lesse

So myche prisonment. ffor matyrs not worth an hawe

So myche papers weryng. for Ryghte a smalle exesse

So myche pelory-paIauntes. vndyr colowur of good lawe

475

So myche towrnyng on the cooke-stole for euery guy-gaw

So myche mokkyshe makyng of statutes of array

Syns dewcalyons flodde. was nevyr I dar sey

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So braynles caluys-hedes. so many shepis-taylys

So Bolde a Braggyng bocher. and flesshe sold so dere

480

So many plucte partryches and'and' after cancelled 'partryches' so fatte quaylles

So mangye a mastyfe curre. the grete grey-houndes pere

So Bygge a Bulke of Brow-auntlers cabagyd þat yere

So many swannes dede. and so small revell

Syns dewcalyons flodde. I trow no man can tell

485

So many trusys takyn. and so lytyll p[er]fyte trowþe perfyte] profyte H

So myche bely-Ioye. and so wastefull banketyng

So pynchyng and sparyng. and so lytell profyte-growthe

So many howgye howsys Byldyng. and so small howse-holdysuperscript-ng

Suche statutes a_pon diettes suche pyllyng and pollyng

490

So ys all-thyng wrowghte wylfully withowte reson and skylle

Syns dewcalyons flodde the world was never so yll the world] the world the world H

So many vacabondes. so many beggers bolde

So myche decay of monesteries and of relygious places

So hote hatered agaynste the chyrche and cheryte so colde

495

So myche of my lordes grace and in hym no grace ys

So many holow hartes. and so dowbyll faces

ref.ed: 246

So myche sayntuary-brekyng. and preuylegidde barrydd

Syns dewcalyons flodde. was nevyr sene nor lyerd

So myche Raggyd Ryghte. of a Rammes-horne

500

So rygorous Revelyng. in a prelate specially

So bold and so Braggyng. and was so baselye borne

So lordlye of hys lokes. and so dysdayneslye

So fatte a magott bred of a flesshe-flye

Was nevyr suche a ffylty go[r]gon nor suche an epycure ffylty gorgon] ffyltyrgogon H'ffyltyrgogon': 'r' perhaps cancelled and 'ur' added above

505

Syn dewcalyons flodde. I make'make' after cancelled 'had' the faste and sure

So myche preuye wachyng in cold wynters nyghtes

So myche serchyng of loselles. and ys hym-selfe so lewde

So myche coniurac[i]ons. for Elvyshe myday-sprettes coniuracions] coniuracons H

So many bullys of pardon puplysshyd and shewyd

510

So myche crossyng and blyssyng and hym all be_shrewde

Suche pollaxis and pyllers. suche mvlys trapte with gold

Sens dewcalyons flodde. in no cronycle ys told

Dixit qd parrot

folio: 140

Crescet in im[m]ensem me viuo psitacus iste immensem] imnensem H

Hinc mea dicetur skeltonidis inclita fama

Quod Skelton lawryat Orator Regius