A01981:252
The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The song ended, enters Theagines Captain of the Thessalians, very richly apparelled, followed by many gallants, who guarding him as he went, at last encompassed him round about; the maids overcome with the beauty of Theagines could not moderate their passions but began to cast flowers and fruit upon him, with that enters Cariclea most sumptuously adorned according to the manner, her hair was neither all bound up, nor all loose, but the most part thereof that grew behind, hanged over her shoulders; that which grew from the crown of her head down to her forehead, being of a yellow colour, was crowned with a garland of young Laurel; in her left hand she bare a gilded Bow and a Quiver of arrows hanged on her right shoulder, and in her other hand she bare a taper burning: after the young men had gone three times about Neoptolemus sepulture in their bravery, the women cried out piteously, & the men made a strange noise, with that Theagines speaks to Caricles.
The song ended, enters Theagines Captaine of the Thessalians, very richly apparelled, followed by many gallants, who guarding him as he went, at last encompassed him round about; the maides overcome with the beauty of Theagines could not moderate their passions but began to cast flowers and fruit upon him, with that enters Cariclea most sumptuously adorned according to the manner, her haire was neither all bound up, nor all loose, but the most part thereof that grew behind, hanged over her shoulders; that which grew from the crowne of her head downe to her forehead, being of a yellow colour, was crowned with a garland of young Laurell; in her left hand shee bare a guilded Bow and a Quiver of arrowes hanged on her right shoulder, and in her other hand she bare a taper burning: after the young men had gone three times about Neoptolemus scpulture in their bravery, the women cryed out pittiously, & the men made a strange noise, with that Theagines speakes to Caricles.
Theag. Most sacred Priest of this high Deity We make request unto you to begin This sacrifice to Neoptolemus.