The History of

GRAUND AMOURE and LA BEL PUCELL,

CALLED

THE PASTIME OF PLEASURE,

Conteynyng the Knowledge of the Seven Sciences, and the

Course of Mans Life in this Worlde.

Invented by STEPHEN HAWES,

Grome of Kyng Henry the Seventh his chamber.

Anno Domini

1555.

CONTENTS.

CAP.

PAGR

a

1. Howe Graunde Amoure walked in a medowe, and met

with Fame envyroned with tongues of fyre

2. Of the swete report of Fame of the fayre lady La Bell

Pucell, in the tower of Musike

11

.

3. Howe Fame departed from Graunde Amoure, and left

him Governaunce and Grace, and how he went to the

tower of Doctrine

14

4. Howe he was let in by Countenaunce, the portresse, and

of the marveylous buildyng of the same tower

16

.

5. How Science sent him first to Gramer, where he was

receyved by dạme Congruitie .

21

6. Howe he was receyved of Logyke

25

7. Howe he was receyved of Rethoryke, and what retho-

ryke is .

27

8. Of the first part, called Invencion, and a commendacion

of poetes

29

.

9. A replication against ignoraunt persones

32

10. Of Disposition, the ii. parte of rethorike

34

11. Of Elocution, the thirde part of rethoryke, with colour-

yng of sentences

37

12. Of Pronunciation, the iiii. part of rethoryke

47

13. Of Memory, the v. part of rethorike

50

14. A commendation of Gower, Chaucer, and Lydgate

52

15. Of Arsmetrike

56

16. Of Musike: mundain, humayn, and instrumental

58

17. Howe Graunde Amoure was enamoured of La Bell

Pucell in the tower of Musike, and met with Counsayle

in a temple

64

18. Of the dolorous and lowly disputacion betwene La Bell

Pucell and Graunde Amoure

77

19. Howe La Bell Pucell graunted Graunde Amoure love,

and of her dispiteous departage

87

20. Of the great sorowe that Graunde Amour made after her

departyng, and of the wordes of Counsayl

93

21. Howe Graunde Amoure went to Geometry, and what

geometry is

99

26. Howe Graunde Amoure departed from the tower of Sci-

ence, and went to the tower of Chivalry, where he

was let in by Fortytude

114

.

27. Of the marveylous argument betwene Mars and Fortune 117

28. Howe Minerve ledde Graunde Amoure to kyng Mely-

zyus, whiche made hym knyght

127

.

29. Howe he departed from kynge Melyzyus, with his

grayhoundes and Attendaunce his varlet, and met

with False Reporte, that chaunged his name to God-

frey Gobilyve :

134

30. Howe Graund Amoure in the temple of Venus made his

supplication

144

31. The copy of a letter that Venus sent to La Bell Pucell. 150

32. Howe Godfrey Gobilive was taken of Correction and

punyshed

156

33. Howe Graunde Amoure disconfited the gyant with thre

heads, and was received bi iii. ladies.

161

34. Howe he met with Perceveraunce, and reposed hym in

the manour place of dame Comfort

170

35. Howe he vainquyshed a gyaunt with seven heades, and

was received of vi, ladyes

178

.

36. How he made oblacyon to the godes Pallas and sayled

over the tempestuous flode

185

.

37. How he dyscomfited the wonderfull monstre of the vii.

mettalles made by enchauntment

191

.

38. How he was received of La Bell Pucell.

39. The mariage of Graund Amour and La Bell Pucell

200

40. How whan Graunde Amoure had lived longe wyth La

Bell Pucell, he was arrested by Aege, that brought unto

him Polycy and Avaryce

202

41. Howe he was arested by Death .

203

42. Howe Remembraunce made his epytaphy on his grave 205

43. Howe Fame came into the temple wyth burnyng tongues

and other prayse

208