Epulæ Oxonienses. Or a jocular relation of a banquet presented to the best of Kings, by the best of prelates, in the year 1636, in the mathematick library at St. John Baptists Colledge. Gayton, Edmund, 1608-1666. 1661 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-07 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A42532 Wing G411 ESTC R218311 99829918 99829918 34365 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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The Song . I. IT was ( my Staff upon 't ) in Thirty Six , Before the Notes were wrote on Great Don Quix That this huge Feast was made by that High Priest , Who did Caress the Royalist of Guests . Oves and Boves , yes and Aves too Pisces , and what the whole Creation knew . II. For every Creature there was Richly drest , As numerous as was great Nevils Feast , Here we crave leave only to make you smile ( For in the Terme we must be grave a while ) At the Exhibit of a Banquet brought Where all our Gown-men , were in Marchpane wrought . III. The Ladies waterd ( 'bout the Mouth ) to see And tast so sweet an Universitie . In mighty Chargers of most Formal Past A Convocation on the Board was plac't : In Capp and Hood and Narrow-sleeved Gown Just as you see them now about the Town : IV. With this Conceited Difference alone , The Scholars now do Walk but then did Run There might you see in Honour of his place Mr. Vice-Chancellor with every Mace. The greater Staffs in Thumping Marchpane made In smaller , the small Stick of the small Blade . V. And after these , as if my Brethrens Call Had fetch 't them up , ( Sol , Hal , & stout Wil : Ball ) In humble postures of a Bowing Leg , Appear'd the Doctors , Masters , Reg. non Reg. Then in a Mass a sort of Various Capps , ( But could not Hum , for sealed were their Chaps ) VI. Crouded the Senate , as if they 'd mind to heare Some speech , or fall upon Themselves the Cheare , It put their Majesties unto the Laugh , To see the Bedels resigne up every Staff , And were eat up , not as it us'd to be Returned by his Gracious Majestie . VII . I think that Ieffry waiting on the Q●een . Devoured at one Champ the Verger clean . But then ( O rude ! ) as at a Proctors Choice In run the Masters , just like little Boyes . So did the Ladies , and their Servants fall , Upon the Marchpane-shew , Doctors and all . VIII . The Noble Men like to Clarissimos , Grandees of Venice , did adorne these shews In Velvet round Caps some , and some in Square , ( A spectacle most excellent and rare ) But their good Ladyships most curteously Simperd , and eat the Soft Nobilitie . IX . Never was Oxford in such woful Case , Unless when Pembroke did expound the place : Here lay a Doctors Scarlet , there a Hood Trod under foot , which others snatch'd for Food Capp , Gowns , and all Formalities were Rent , As if the shew had been i th' Schools at Lent. CHORUS . If in the Trojan Horse inclosed were Men of the Helmet , Target , Sword and Speare , If by Ingenious Pencil ere was cut The Learned Homers Illiads in a Nut , Why in a Bisk or Marchpane Oleo Might not a Convocation be a shew . Where for to please the Beauteous Ladies Bellies , Masters were set in past , Scholers in Iellies . Ed. Gayton . It was ( my Staff upon 't ) in Thirty Six , Before the Notes were wrote on Great Don Quix That this huge Feast was made by that High Priest , who did caress the Royalist of Guests , Oves and Boves , yes and Aves too , Pisces , and what the who le Creation knew . 3. Voc. The Chorus at last . If in the Trojan Horse inclosed were , Men of the Helmet , Target , If by In — genious Pencil ere was cut , The Learned Homers Illiads If in the Trojan Horse inclosed were , Men of the Helmet , Target If by In — genious Pencil ere was cut , The Learned Homers Illiads If in the Trojan Horse inclosed were , Men of the Helmet , Target , If by In — genious Pencil ere was cut , The Learned Homers Illiads Sword and Speare : Why in a Bisk of Marchpane Oleo in a Nut. Sword and Speare . Why in a Bisk of Marchpane Oleo in a Nut. Sword and Speare : Why in a Bisk of Marchpane Oleo in a Nut. Might not a Convocation be a shew , Where for to please the beauteous Might not a Convocation be a shew , Where for to please the beauteous Might not a Convocation be a shew , Where for to please the beauteous Ladies Bellies , Masters were set in Past , Scholars in Jellies . Ladies Bellies , Masters were set in Past , Scholers in Jellies . Ladies Bellies , Masters were set in Past , Scholers in Jellies .