William Barlow at Old Poetry

I lived from 1500-1568. I was from England, and am in the English category.

My poetry

Here foloweth the Dialoge the Gentillman; beginige first his coplaynte.

Gentillman.
With soroufull harte maye I coplayne

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The Breuyate and shorte Tragycall hystorie of the fayre Custance, the Emperours doughter of Rome

Howe Donegylde ones agayne counterfayted the kynges letters whiche were sent vnto Custance clene contrary to the tenour of the same. Cap

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Heare foloweth the lamentacion

Alas alas for woo and bitter payne
Oppressed withe grefe and sorofull care

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Go forthe lytell treatous nothynge a fraide

The Author of the worke.
Go forthe lytell treatous nothynge a fraide.

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O Christen reder from rashnes refraine

O Christen reder from rashnes refraine
Of hastye iudgemēt & lyght sentence.

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In descripciō of the Armes for wherfor rede wherby

Christ goddes; sonne borne of a mayden poore
Forto save mankynd from heven descended.

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Unto the Reader

Thys treatyse more than an C. yere olde
Declareth howe owre prelatis do ferre a mysse

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A compēdious olde treatyse shewynge howe that we ought to haue the scripture in Englysshe. Thexcusacyon of treatyse

Though I am olde clothed ī barbarous wede
Nothynge garnysshed with gaye eloquency

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The Descripcion of the Armes

Of the prowde Cardinall this is the shelde
Borne vp betwene two angels off Sathan.

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An A.B.C. to the spiritualte

Awake ye gostely persones awake awake
Bothe preste pope bisshoppe & Cardinall.

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