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The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose.…The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose.…
The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose. 2. Of black devils. 3. Of white devils. And of the coming of Jesus Christ to judgement, a very necessary and comfortable discourse for these miserable and dangerous days.The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose. 2. Of blacke deuils. 3. Of white deuils. And of the commyng of Iesus Christe to iudgement, a verie necessarie and comfortable discourse for these miserable and daungerous daies.
London: printed by John Kingston for John Perin, 1583London: printed by John Kingston for Ihon Perin, 1583
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.
Jerome. There is a proverb of those that fear their own shadow: but contrariwise there are other fools, that fear no danger, though they see it before their eyes or be warned of it. There is neither friend nor foe shall counsel them, or dissuade them: but they will headlong throw them selves into present mischief, and will not change their mind, though all the world had sworn nay.
Ierom. There is a prouerb of those that feare their owne shadowe: but contrariwise there are other fooles, that feare no daunger, though thei see it before their eyes or bee warned of it. There is neither freende nor foe shall councell them, or diswade them: but thei will headlong throw them selues into present mischeefe, and will not chaunge their mynde, though all the worlde had sworne naie.
Toby. But I do well understand what Horace meaneth, by talking of Fuse, Ilion, and Catien.
Tobie. But I doe well vnderstand what Horace meaneth, by talking of Fuse, Ilion, and Catien.
Jerome. He telleth of a pleasant chance that happened in a Tragedy which was played, as we at this day do play stage Plays: wherein Fuse was one of the Players, & played the part of Ilion the daughter of King Priam, and Catien played the part of Polidore the brother of Ilion. Now in the Play Ilion should sleep, & Polidore should appear to her in a dream, and waken her and her mother Hecuba and cry, ⟨image 15⟩mother, sister. And because Fuse his part was to sleep, he victualled himself with good syrups, and drank his skin full, and fell so fast a sleep, that they could not play: so Catien that played Polidors part, with his crying mother and sister never so loud could not once waken Fuse out of his sleep. Yea Horace saith: that if there had been a thousands Catiens and had cried till their hearts had ached, they could not have wakened him, he slept so soundly: which when the people saw, they all cried with one voice, mother, mother: and so all the Tragedy was turned to a laughter.