A Canterbury tale translated out of Chaucers old English into our now vsvall langvage whereunto is added the Scots pedler / newly enlarged by A.B.

A Canterbury tale translated out of Chaucers old English into our now vsvall langvage whereunto is added the Scots pedler / newly enlarged by A.B.

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A CANTERBVRY TALE.

THE SCOTS PEDLER.

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A Canterbury TALE, TRANSLATED Out of CHAUCERS old English Into our NOW VSVALL LANGVAGE.

Whereunto is added the Scots Pedler.

Newly enlarged by A. B.

Printed in the yeare 1641.

A CANTERBVRY TALE.

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IN Calidon did live a Potent Peere,

Who had three Princely Sonnes of courage bold,

For brave Achivements beyond all compare,

Nere fairer Creatures ere were fram'd on Mould,

Whose fame, whose honour and terrene renowne,

Unto hopes highest station did aspire,

Till fate and falshood sought to pull them downe,

By breeding discord 'tweene them and their sire:

Hell to their ruine being soly bent,

Had not blest heaven crost their damn'd intent.

For some malignant sprights had so inflam'd

Their fathers wrath 'gainst one of his said sonnes,

That he his death and downefall onely aim'd,

So hot the rancor of his fury burnes;

The sacklesse sonne on bended knees falls downe,

Begging the favor of his frowning sire,

The more he seekes the farther from his boone,

For kindled was the the fury of his ire,

By powerfull Prelates, who so fed the flame,

That nought but his heart blood could quench the same.

First he debars his guiltlesse son of bread,

Aiming by famine for to worke his fall,

Next him imprisons, oh most dolefull deed!

When as the father shall the sonne enthrall,

[Page]But life is sweet, and liberty so deare,

To free and noble mindes, that he breakes ward,

And to his fathers presence doth repaire,

With resolution not to be debard:

His Princely reconcilement for to gaine,

And punishment of those had bred his baine.

His father meets him with an angry brow,

And all his force in fury 'gainst him bends,

He drawes his sword to give the fatall blow,

But God who alwaies Innocents defends,

Protects the sonne, who then himselfe to free

From stripes, imprisonment, and cruell bands,

From direfull death, and Romish slavery,

Boldly steps in, and gently holds his hands,

Begging still humbly on his bended knee,

His grievances to heare, and him to free.

The inrag'd father calls his other sonnes,

Him to assist 'gainst this their loving brother,

Commands them bring their Pistolls, Pikes, and Guns,

They stand amaz'd, looking each at other,

Yet forth the elder steps, and with like zeale,

On bended knees implores their wrathfull sire,

His brothers suite to heare, perchance our weale,

It may concerne (good Sir) grant his desire.

The younger seconds him, they both prevaile,

The father is content to heare his tale.

In presence then of his kinde loving brothers,

His grievances he gently gins relate,

All plots and stratagems he then discovers

Which were contriv'ed against their fathers state,

Each damn'd designe he plainely then relates,

Which had beene hatcht by hell, at Rome or Spaine,

[Page]For bringing in the Babylonish rites

To brand them and their fathers house with shame,

Making them hatefull to the great Commander,

That he might list them in black Pluto's Callender.

Deare Sir, quoth he, will you gaine heavens frowne,

Through the bad counsell of accurst misleeders?

Or will you lose the comfort of a son,

For pleasing Parasites or mischiefe breeders?

Nay will you hazard all? For all their ends,

Aime at my brothers ruine as well as mine,

The Sychophants which now doe seeme their friends

Will prove tart foes if they finde place and time.

Consider then it is not I alone

Must smart and suffer, though I soly grone.

This mischiefe which hath now befalne to me,

At first was fram'd against my elder brother,

By that curst conclave of impiety,

The Cardinalls and painted whore their mother.

But great Iehova who did then foresee

How that their damn'd designes were to oppose

The glory of the eternall Deity,

Was pleased that I their plots should counterpose,

And gave me courage with a filiall awe,

'Gainst foes in your defence my sword to draw.

Thinke what pernitious plots have beene contriv'd

By fire and water for to worke your baine,

Consider what Armados have ariv'd

Upon your costs your Countries for to gaine,

Yet all in vaine, prais'd be the power divine,

The ruine they have sought of you and yours,

And ever shall while you and they combine

In perfect love, in spight of all their powers,

[Page]Crush then that cursed and most viperous brood,

That moves you thus to spill your childrens blood.

See then the sufferings of your sakelesse sonne,

And his intentions with a gracious eye,

View their endeavours who would have undone

Your selfe, your state, and Princely Progeny,

Ponder their plots who plundred have the streame,

And current of your hoped happinesse,

Weigh all their actions with an upright beame,

That Justice may imbrace faire Righteousnesse;

So none shall dare t'eclipse, or once pull downe

The glorious splendor of your high renowne.

This said, his brothers shed some brinish teares,

Which molified their furious fathers heart,

Who then replied (deare sonnes) it now appeares,

You are resolved all to take one part,

And so am I, Ile second you, goe on,

And rid me of these fire brands of debate,

Root them all out, be sure you leave not one

That sought the ruine of you, or my state;

And thou my sonne, whose bane I late did wish,

Receive thy reconciled fathers blesse.

For henceforth my deare children I shall know

Our friends from foes, since truely now I finde,

Who aim'd our blesse, our bane, our weale, our woe,

Which I have printed in my heart and minde,

No damn'd designe hereafter shall take place,

Or once be harbor'd in your fathers brest,

Which him, or his may in the least disgrace,

And you oppresse, or rob of quiet rest;

Sweet peace and plenty each where shall abound,

While all our actions with love shall be crown'd.

[Page]Downe at their fathers feet these joyfull wights,

Prostrate themselves and lye as men amaz'd,

At length couragiously they rouse their sprights,

Which long with care and griefe had beene surpriz'd,

And all resolve unfainedly to see

Their fathers foes cut off by fatall stroke,

That sought the downfall of his dignity,

And 'gainst them his displeasure did provoke,

The hand is up (oh speake that word agen)

To give the blow let all hearts say Amen.

Thrice blessed be that peerlesse Paragon,

The potent Princely Peer of Calidon.

THE SCOTS PEDLER.

The Pedler now hath ope his packe,

Come Gentlemen see what you lacke.

HEre's Spanish Needles, that will shrewdly pricke

Faire Englands foes and lance them to the quicke,

Here's Romish Gloves perfum'd, whose very sent

Will cause the Babylonians to be shent.

Here's French toyes too, whose fashions came from Rome,

Priz'd at no lesse then at a Kingdomes Crowne,

Here's Flanders Lace, which is most closely woven,

Peeces of knavery made up by'th dozen,

But here is Holland I dare say tis right,

Teare it you cannot, tis so good and tight,

And for Scots cloath though it be slight and thin,

Yet safely you may weare it next your skin.

[Page]If these shall not you please, here's ware divine,

Late consecrated at Saint Thomas Shrine,

In Canterbury by a holy Fryer,

As some men say, or else the Deel's a lyer.

For Reliques, here's the hand of Signior Con,

The fingers of a Spanolized Don,

Who pointed out three Kingdomes overthrow,

Good Pan be prais'd who did divert the blow,

See here's the braines of that Capuchi [...]n Fryer,

Who whilome set all Germany on fire,

And blow'd the cole great Brittaine to have brent,

But that Iehova did his plots prevent.

And here's the Scull of a damn'd Iesuite,

Conspiring heads, and hearts and tongues, and feete,

Of Popes, of Prelates, Cardinalls, and Priests,

Who living were in their blood thirsty feasts,

Drunke with the gore of Potentates and Kings,

Such ware my packe affords, and finer things,

For here's a Miter which from Rome was sent,

Not for Pope Ioane, but for the man of Kent,

Gay Copes, Hare Sarkes, Holy Bread, and Crosses,

For Altars, pennance, Mattens and for Masses,

Here's Bulls, Indulgences, and Absolutions,

For Murders, Massacres, and bloody Treasons,

From Babylon by Toby late brought ore,

As a Propine from that enchanting whore:

Yet here's a spell will keepe you from all harmes,

And eke prevent and frustrate all her charmes,

A precious Balsome that will cleere your sight,

And bring you out of darknesse into light,

Take from before your eyes that misty fog

That plainely you may see Gog and Magog.

[Page]Loe here's an Antidote which will you free

From that vilde strumpet of impiety,

And crush her curst designes, whose damn'd intent,

Three Kingdomes to confound, was soly bent:

And here's a Corosive that sharply bites,

And will eat out the Babylonish Rites,

And macerate the bulke of that base slut,

With all the crew of th' Antichristian cut;

A whip, a whip to mortifie her skin,

And lash her soundly like an arrant queane,

From place to place, and so signe her a passe

To Rome from whence she came, with all her trash.

Here's Hoods, faire Rochets, and fine Tiburn Tippets,

For Priests, for Jesuits, and Popish Bishops;

Nay here's a halter otherwise a rope,

Sauce for the Dee'ls good servants, and the Pope,

And here are Towerhill knives, or Scottish Tweasers

To cut off Trayters, and all mischiefe breeders,

Fine Pins and Points, Box Combes, & Looking-glasses,

Your friends from foes to try, and know their faces,

So prict and pointed out that future Ages,

The Pedlers ware shall praise upon their Stages.

Come then and welcome to the Pedlers packe,

Here's that will do't, will do't, see what you lacke.

FINIS.

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Title statement

A Canterbury tale translated out of Chaucers old English into our now vsvall langvage whereunto is added the Scots pedler / newly enlarged by A.B.

Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666.

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1641

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ESTC R7247

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94111

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— A Canterbury tale translated out of Chaucers old English into our now vsvall langvage whereunto is added the Scots pedler / newly enlarged by A.B., Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666..

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s.n.],. [S.l. :: 1641.. ("Satirical verses against Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and other prelates." Cf. BM.) (Attributed to Alexander Brome. Cf. NUC-pre 1956.) (Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.)

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