A01981:475
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.
Caric. Oh woeful news, My daughter seems distracted, such a strange Infirmity doth seize her, when I brought My nephew Alcamenes to her sight Freshly apparelled, as if Gorgons head Appeared, or some more fearful thing, she cried With a loud voice, and turned her countenance From him and me, withal she put her hand Unto her throat, threatening to kill her self And bound it with an oath, if we departed ⟨image 27⟩Not suddenly the chamber, which we did In Less time then she spake it, least she should Put that in execution which she said, Now Cala•i•is once again I come Most humbly to beseech you that you will not Suffer the maid to p••ith, nor her father Be frustrate of his purpose.
Caric. Oh wofull newes, My daughter seemes distracted, such a strange Infirmity doth seise her, when I brought My nephew Alcamenes to her sight Freshly apparel'd, as if Gorgons head Appear'd, or some more fearefull thing, she cri'd With a loud voice, and turn'd her countenance From him and me, withall she put her hand Unto her throat, threatning to kill her selfe And bound it with an oth, if we departed ⟨image 27⟩Not suddenlie the chamber, which we did In Lesse time then she spake it, least she should Put that in execution which she said, Now Cala•i•is once againe I come Most humbly to beseech you that you will not Suffer the maid to p••ith, nor her father Be fr•str•te of his purpose.
Calasiris. Caricles, Tis true your daughter is distressed in mind, For she is moved with the multitude. Which I have burdened her of purpose with, They are not of the lest but such as should Force hereto do what she abhorred most Aswell by nature as decre of mind, But I suppose some god doth take in hand To hinder this […] and strive to cross My ministers, therefore […] And time you they me that same Fascia You said was […] with fair […] Amongst her costly jells, […] Least that it be enchanted […] and wrought With such things as do now exasperate Her mind, by reason that some enemy As soon As […] was borne had this ordained To keep her from all love and thought of marriage That the might die […] behind noc issue.