The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2)
Transcriber’s Note: Volume II is available as PG ebook #59998.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF SKELTON.
LONDON: PRINTED BY LEVEY, ROBSON, AND FRANKLYN, Great New Street, Fetter Lane.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN SKELTON:
WITH NOTES, AND SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR AND HIS WRITINGS, BY THE REV. ALEXANDER DYCE.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON: THOMAS RODD, GREAT NEWPORT STREET. MDCCCXLIII.
The individual to whom I have been the most indebted for assistance and encouragement in this undertaking has not survived to receive my acknowledgments; I mean the late Mr. Heber, who not only lent me his whole collection of Skelton’s works, but also took a pleasure in communicating to me from time to time whatever information he supposed might be serviceable. Indeed, without such liberality on the part of Mr. Heber, a complete edition of the poet’s extant writings could not have been produced; for his incomparable library (now unfortunately dispersed) contained some pieces by Skelton, of which copies were not elsewhere to be found.
ALEXANDER DYCE.
London, Gray’s Inn, Nov. 1st, 1843.
John Skelton
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CONTRA ALIUM CANTITANTEM ET ORGANISANTEM ASINUM, QUI IMPUGNABAT SKELTONIDA PIERIUM, SARCASMOS.
LAUREATI SKELTONIDIS IN DESPECTU MALIGNANTIUM DISTICHON.
POEMS AGAINST GARNESCHE.
SKELTON LAURYATE DEFENDER AGENST M[ASTER] GARNESCHE CHALANGAR, WITH GRESY, GORBELYD GODFREY [ET] CETERA.
SKELTON LAWRYATE DEFENDER AGENYST LUSTY GARNYCHE WELLE BE SEYN CRYSTEOUYR CHALANNGER, ET CETERA.
DONUM LAUREATI DISTICHON CONTRA GOLIARDUM GARNISHE ET SCRIBAM EJUS.
SKELTON LAUREATE DEFENDAR AGEINST LUSTY GARNYSHE WELL BESEEN CRYSTOFER CHALANGAR, ET CETERA.
PRAYER TO THE FATHER OF HEAUEN.
TO THE SECONDE PARSON.
TO THE HOLY GOOSTE.
SKELTONIS APOSTROPHAT AD DIVUM JOHANNEM DECOLLATUM, IN CUJUS PROFESTO FIEBAT HOC AUCUPIUM.
A DEUOUTE TRENTALE FOR OLD JOHN CLARKE, SOMETYME THE HOLY PATRIARKE OF DIS.
LAMENTATIO URBIS NORVICEN.
IN BEDEL, QUONDAM BELIAL INCARNATUM, DEVOTUM EPITAPHIUM.
EULOGIUM PRO SUORUM TEMPORUM CONDITIONE, TANTIS PRINCIPIBUS NON INDIGNUM, PER SKELTONIDA LAUREATUM, ORATOREM REGIUM.
TETRASTICHON VERITATIS.
LATINUM CARMEN SEQUITUR.
RESPONSIO EJUSDEM VATIS.
OF ENUYE, THE SECONDE FOOLE.
OF THE VOLUPTUOUSNES CORPORALL, THE THIRD FOOLE.
MAGNYFYCENCE.
EN PARLAMENT A PARIS.
OUT OF FRENSHE INTO LATYN.
OWT OF LATYNE INTO ENGLYSSHE.
