Poems

Contents

Acknowledgments

Editorial Conventions

INTRODUCTION

Life: 'Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiae multae'

Poetry: 'Dytees and letters them can I make my selfe'

Printing: 'By my soule ye prynters make such englyshe'

Addendum: Device and sign

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POEMS AND NOTES

1 A Complaynt of Them That Be To Soone Maryed

2 The Complaynte of Them That Ben To Late Maryed

3 The Kalender of Shepeherdes

4 The Castell of Pleasure

5 The Spectacle of Louers

6 The Introductory to Wryte / and to Pronounce Frenche

7 The Myrrour of the Chyrche8 The Passyon of Our Lorde

9 Ipomydon

10 The Tauerne of Goostly Helthe

11 The Begynnynge ... of the Knyghtes Hospytallers. The Syege ... of Rodes

12 The Seuen Sorowes That Women Haue When Theyr Husbandes Be Deade

13 The Secrete of Secretes

14 The Rutter of the See

15 The Doctrynall of Mekenesse

16 The Assemble of Foules

17 The Rosarye of Our Lady in Englysshe

18 Guystarde and Sygysmonde

19 Rhymed Life of Christ

20 Iyl of Braintfords Testament

21 The Hye Way to the Spyttell Hous

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