LYLY ET GABRIEL HARVEY

a. Pourquoi Lyly attaque Harvey.

Papp-hatchet, desirous for his benefit, to currie fauour with a noble Karle; and in defecte of other meanes of Commendation, labouring to insinuate himselfe by smooth glosing, & counterfait suggestions (it is a Courtly feate, to snatch the least occasionet of aduantage, with a nimble dexteritie) ; some yeares since prouoked me, to make the best of it, inconsideratly ; to speake like a frend vnfrendly, to say, as it was, intolerably; without priuate cause, or any reason in the world. (Harvey, Pierces Supererogation, Works, II, 122.)

b. Lyly soupçonne Harvey d’être Marprelate.

But had I bene Martin, (as for à time I was vainely suspected by such madd Copesmates, that can surmize any thing for their purpose, howsoeuer vnlikely or monstrous, &c. (Harvey, Aduertisement for. Papp-hatchett, Works, II, 131.)

e. Un sermon à « Pauls Cross » contre Lyly.

His [Harvey’s] inciting the Preacher at Poules Crosse, that lay at the same house in Wood-streete which hee [Harvey] did, to preach manifestly against Master Lilly and mee [Nash], with Woe to the Printer, woe to the Seller, woe to the Buyer, woe to the Author. (Nash, HMaue with you to Saffron-Walden, Works, III, 96.)

d. Un pamphlet contre Lyly.

I know One, that hath written a Pamñilet, intituled Cockalhlly, or The White son of the Black Art. (Harvey, Aduertisement for Papp-hatchett, Works, II, 210.)

He that penned the abooue-mentioned Cockalilly, saw reason to display the Black Artist in his collier coolours : and thought it most vnreasonable, to suffer such light and emptie

vessels, to make such a lowde, and prowde rumbling in the

ayre. (Zbid., 217-218.)

e. Lyly soupçonné d’être l’instigateur de la querelle'avec Nash.

Had his pen [Pap-hatchet’s] bene muzzled at the first, as his mouth hath bene bunged since, these fresh Euphuistes [e. e. Greene & Nash] would neuer haue aduentured vpon the whip, or the bobb. (Harvey, Pierce’s Supererogation, Works, II, 223.)

Notwithstanding that spitefull prouocation, and euen that odious threatening of ten yeares prouision, he [Pap-hatchet] had euer passed vntouched with any sillable of reuenge in Print, had not Greene, and this dog-fish [Nash], abhominably misused the verbe passiue; as should appeare, by his procurement, or encouragement, assuredly most vndeserued, and most iniurious. (/bid., 122.)

Nash dément comme suit :

TI wil still maintaine... that Mast. Lilly neuer procur’d Greene or mee to write against him, but it was his own first seeking and beginning in 7’he Lamb of God, where he and his Brother (that loues dauncing so wel) scummerd out betwixt them an ÆZpistle to the Readers against all Poets and Writers ; & M. Lilly & me by name he beruffianizd & berascald, compar d to Martin, & termd vs piperly make-plaies and make-bates, yet bad vs holde our peace & not be so hardie as to answere him, for if we did, he would make a bloodie day in Poules Church-yard, & splinter our pens til they stradled again as wide as à paire of Compasses. (Nash, AJaue with you

to Saffron-Walden, Works, IIT, 130.)

f. Nash menace Richard Harvey d’un pamphlet par Lyly.

And so I leaue thee till a better opportunity, to bee tormented world without end of our Poets and Writers about London, whome thou hast called piperlye Make-playes and Make-bates : not doubting but hee also whom thou tearmest the vaine Pap-hatchet wil haue a flurt at thee one day.

(Nash, Pierce Penilesse, Works, I, 198.)

g. Lyly se prépare à répondre à Gab. Harvey.

Respond : [i. e. Nash]. Pacifie your conscience, and leaue your imprecations ; wee will beare no coales, neuer feare you. As for him whom (so artlesse and against the haire of anie similitude or coherence) hee calls the arte of figges 1, he shall not need long to call for his figs, for hee will bee choakt soone inough with them; they hauing lyne ripe by him readie gathered (wanting nothing but pressing) anie time this twelue month. (Nash, Aaue with you to Saffron-walden, Works, ITT, 53.)

For Master Lillie (who is halues with me in this indignitie that is offred) I will not take the tale out of his mouth, for he is better able to defend himselfe than I am able to say he is able to defend himselfe, and in as much time as hee spendes in taking Tobacco one weeke, he can compile that which would make Gabriell repent himselfe all his life after. With a blacke sant he meanes shortly to bee at his chamber window for calling him the Fiddlesticke of Oxford. (Zbid., 138.)

The Paradoxe of the Asse?, M. Lilly hath wrought uppon; as also to him I turne ouer the Doctors Apothecarie tearmes he hath vsed throughout, & more especially in his last ÆZpistle of notable Contents. (Ibid., 139.)