
Plus quàm Diomedis & Glauci
permutatio.[1]
A better exchange than Glaucus’ with Diomedes
Il advint quelques fois qu’un Prince commanda
A l’Astrologien expert en sa science
De regarder le ciel, dont par la prevoyance
De pluies & de vents la chasse il retarda. Link to an image of this page [B6r p27]Mais n’estant advenu ce quil avoit predict
Le Prince le reprend, & lors se met en voye
Pour s’en aller aux champs chasser apres la proye
Que le maistre menteur luy avoit interdict.
Revenant des forests il void un laboureur
Qui avec un cylindre & avec une herse
Passant dessus la motte escachant la renverse,
Et va gaignant son pain au pris de la sueur.
Subit il est enquis de la longeur du temps
Qu’il pense se devoir passer sans un orage,
Il dist que de vingt jours il n’y aura nuage
Qui l’empesche d’aller cercher son passetemps.
Il advint comme il dist, & lors au laboureur
Le prince feit donner l’Astrolabe incogneue,
À l’Astrologien la herse & la charue,
Pour le char qui se roulle en l’Arctique froideur.
1. The famous episode is in Iliad, 6.232-36: Glaucus, the Lycian prince allied with Troy, exchanges his golden armour for the Greek warrior Diomedes’ bronze suit, “since Zeus robbed him of his good sense”.
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