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The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wiseThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise
The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take great pleasure in the reading thereof. Translated out of French into English, by John Brooke of AsheThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take greate pleasure in the reading thereoff. Translated out of French into English, by Iohn Brooke of Ashe
London: printed by Thomas East, 1579
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.
Hillarius. There is no Prince upon the earth, which getteth or draweth so much out of the floods nor mines, as 1they have. That is none of the gold which Tagus the flood of Portugal bringeth with his sands: Or Pactolus of Lydia: Or Ganges of India: Or Hebrus of Thracia: Or Padus of Italy: Or Orcus, which is in the country of Taurine in Piedmont. All the gold that those floods have is nothing in comparison of that that they catch in their internal floods: which cause the wheels of their Mill to turn about very well. In very deed they have an Orcus which is more fertile in gold then that of Piedmont. And the name 2agreeth with it very well. For Orcus signifieth hell, from whence those floods arise, which cannot join themselves with those floods of the terrestrial Paradise, no more then Eurotos with Peneus, that goodly flood of Thessaly, which cannot abide nor suffer that the execrable waters of that stinking flood, engendered with pains and torments, should be mingled with his silver floods: But they must swim above him, as Oil, and after the he hath carried him a little, he driveth him far from him.
Hillarius. There is no Prince vpon the earth, whiche getteth or draweth so much out of the flouds nor mines, as 1they haue. That is none of the golde which Tagus the floud of Portingale bringeth with his sandes: Or Pactolus of Lydia: Or Ganges of India: Or Hebrus of Thracia: Or Padus of Italy: Or Orcus, whiche is in the country of Taurine in Piedmont. All the golde that those flouds haue is nothing in comparisō of that that they catch in their internall floudes: which cause the whéeles of their Mill to turne about very well. In very déede they haue an Orcus which is more fertile in golde then that of Piedmont. And ye name 2agréeth with it very well. For Orcus signifieth hell, from whence those flouds arise, whiche cannot ioyne themselues with those flouds of the terrestryall Paradise, no more then Eurotos with Peneus, that goodly floude of Thessaly, which cannot abide nor suffer that the execrable waters of that stincking floud, engendred wyth paines and torments, should be mingled wyth his siluer flouds: But they must swimme aboue him, as Oyle, and after ye he hath carryed him a little, he driueth him farre from him.