Album Joannis Rotarii (Johan Radermacher)

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[129. Anoniem, Engels lied over de dood van de Graaf van Essex.]

A mornefull Dittie made on the Death of the late Earle of Essex to the tune of, oh hove.

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Gallants all come mourne with mee,
Ladies whaile in yo.r degree:
Knights and gallants be not slacke
but turne yo.r Coll.rs all to blacke:
for he that was to vertue friend,
Untimely death hat wrought his end.
oh hove/ Alalalendo/ Alalalendo
Alalalendo hove.

Souldiers all come trayle yo.r pikes
Let trickling teares bewet yo.r cheekes
for he th.t loveth all souldiers still
Is can ¹ from them against their will:
w.ch [w+]/makes them sigh and sorrouwe sore
th.t they shall never see him more.
oh hove Alalalendo Etc.

The portugales his fame can ring,
by don Antonij who was their Kingh
who honored him in his estate
when he sett foote at Lisborne gate
he challeng'd there the proudest within
Saying open yo.r gates let in yo.r King.
oh hove Alalalendo Etc.

But when he saw it would not be
his poignard from his side tooke he
and from his neck his chaine of gold
stickingh them in the gate full bold
Saying, keepe these while I feche them again
w.ch will be to your cost and paine.
oh hove Etc.

Then into Fraunce this lord was sent
w.th gallant cheere thither he went
his noble brother went w.th him then
besides then thausend english men.
The toun of Gurney he tooke in
and marche to Roan that place to win oh hove. Etc.

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This brother marching for the amaine
leadingh bravely his faire traine
was sodainly shot trouch the head
and from his hors he fel stark dead
The cittie he would have spoyled that day
but the french Kingh did his furie stay
oh hove Alalalendo Etc.

Stately Cales he did attaine
In despicht of the Kingh of Spaine
his shippes for feare themselfes did fire
dreading the english in their ire
but two of them away he brought
forw.ch the spaniard chast in thought
oh hove Etc.

That toun he bravely entered then
w.th all his worthy warlike men
ther he gave charge upon their lives
they should deflour nor mayds nor wy[ves]
There many gallant gentlemen
he Knichted for their service then
oh hove Etc.

S.t Georges Crosse he there did spread
the Spaniards all hung downe their head
Souldiers all got riches store
The like was never seene before
w.ch made all england joy in heart
as they mourne w.th griefe *and* smart
oh hove Etc.

Unto the ylands sayled he then
with gallant brave couragious men
that follouwed him both fare and neere
honoring much that noble peere
Great riches thence he brought away
and more but ill lucke crost his way
oh hove Etc.

1 Lees: gone.

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But Ireland wee all may curse
for he and his for it fare worsse
In Ireland he was ill bestead
and in his hart discontent bred
w.ch after burst out unluckely
and he condemned was to die
oh hove Etc.

Widdowes waile and sigh in singhing,
Maydes sits weeping their hands wringing
Wives with teares bedew their face
husbands sit in woful case:
aske these *murthers* ¹ what they ayle
o essex, essex theyle waile
oh hove Etc.

But no mourning wil it amende
for he is brought unto his ende
ashwednesday morne that fatall houre
Did Dead cease on him his pouwer
yet dead could him no whit dismay
God gave him strenght to die that day
oh hove Etc.

oh nouw trayle cullours on the ground
drumme and phife found doleful sound
Souldiers all, lament for this
That such a general they shall misse
To whom should souldiers make theyr mone
for essex, essex he is gone
oh hove Etc.

You nobles all th.t stood him by
and were appointed to see him die
There he spoke all his last will
The State nor Commons he nere meant ill
and also there he tooke his Death
He nere wrong'd queene Elisabeth
oh hove Etc.

Brave gallants all, mourne not for mee
in heaven again you shall me see.
yet I am sorrie for my sake
many brave men mischaunce shall take
That for my love did enter *farre*
into this most unhappy yeare

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farewel' my lady and children three
whom I on earth shall never see
farewel unto that princely Court
where often times I did resort
where I in Counsel often have beene
for savegard of my Royal Queene
oh hove Etc.

My Executioner let me see
Then base derricke in came hee
art thou the man must do the deed
w.ch Lauw and Justice had decreed
Thou knowest at Cales ² I saw'd ³ thy lyfe
for ravishing of a burges wife
oh hove Etc.
But to the taske thou hast in hand
then mildly he put off his band
his gouwne hy gave unto his man
w,ch had waighted on him than
Now when I do my hands uut-spread
Then manfully cut off my head
oh hove Etc.

Great Kingh on earth, and God in heaven
blesse our noble prince King JAME
That he the Gospell may maintaine
in the despight of Pope and Spaine
and they that wish him [-m]any harme
Lord cut him off w.th thy right arme
oh hove, Alalalendo Alalalendo
Alalalendo hove.

FINIS.

1 Lees: mourners?

2 Lees: Cadiz.

3 Lees: sav'd.

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A Mournefull Dittie made on the Dead of the late Earle of Essex.