Maties Attornie in the Realme of Irelande
I remayneYor assured friend
To my very good Frend Sr Jh. Davis Knt Attorny g'rall to his M. inIreland.
Yor very [illegible] frend
To the R. W. his verie Lovinge frende Sr Iohn DauysKnight, his Maties Atturnye in Irelande.
George Touchet, Earl of Castlehaven ¦ Lucy, d. of Sir James Mervyn,¦ Fonthill, Wilts.Sir John Davies Lady Eleanor Touchet Edward DavysJoan CaveMatthew Davys ¦Ann d. ofb. 1595 ob. 1678. ¦Edward Mervyn¦of Fonthill,¦ob. 8th¦Nov. 1657.John Ryves of Daunsey Court ¦ Elizabeth d. of John Mervyn¦ (several children)6------------------^------------------8th son.Sir William Ryves settled Sir Thomas Ryves, Masterin Ireland; had numerous in Chancery: Judge of theappointments, and made Prerogative Court there.large purchases of estates;
I præsent my most humble Thanks to yr Lp for præsenting meeto his Maty the last Day, at Wansted; & for yr noble favourin furthering the suit I then made, as well for mine owne stay inEngland, as for my recommending a fitt man to my place of service inIreland.
Words in this poem
- illegible a.
- Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.
- maty n.
- A native house servant in India. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [Etymology uncertain.]
- favour n.
- Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. [Written also favour.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Maties Attornie in the Realme of Irelande is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2., Project Gutenberg ebook #44977; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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Form and metre
Maties Attornie in the Realme of Irelande is 28 lines in 6 stanzas. This poem did not settle on a metre of its own; the book it comes from is in iambic pentameter. 79% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 9.0 syllables. 10 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending. 61% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.
See other poems in iambic pentameter.
Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.
Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 5 A----A-BBA-A---- mervynA · wilts · davys · cave · of · mervynA · fonthill · — · — · mervynA · children · sonA · master · the · there · estates
- 6 --AA- mee · favour · inA · inA · ireland
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| I remayne | 3 | ··· |
| Yor assured friend | 4 | ·˘/· |
| To my very good Frend Sr Jh. Davis Knt Attorny g'rall to his M. in | 20 | ··/˘··/˘·/˘········· |
| Ireland. | 3 | /˘˘ |
| Yor very [illegible] frend | 8 | ·/˘˘/˘˘· |
| To the R. W. his verie Lovinge frende Sr Iohn Dauys | 15 | ···/˘······/˘·· |
| Knight, his Maties Atturnye in Irelande. | 10 | ·········· |
| George Touchet, Earl of Castlehaven ¦ Lucy, d. of Sir James Mervyn, | 17 | ·˘/······/˘····/˘ |
| ¦ Fonthill, Wilts. | 3 | ··· |
| Sir John Davies Lady Eleanor Touchet Edward Davys | 14 | ··/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘ |
| Joan Cave | 2 | ·· |
| Matthew Davys ¦Ann d. of | 7 | /˘/˘··· |
| b. 1595 ob. 1678. ¦Edward Mervyn | 6 | ··/˘/˘ |
| ¦of Fonthill, | 3 | ··· |
| ¦ob. 8th | 3 | ·// |
| ¦Nov. 1657. | 3 | ˘/˘ |
| John Ryves of Daunsey Court ¦ Elizabeth d. of John Mervyn | 14 | ······˘/˘···/˘ |
| ¦ (several children) | 4 | /˘/˘ |
| 6------------------^------------------8th son. | 3 | //· |
| Sir William Ryves settled Sir Thomas Ryves, Master | 12 | ·/˘·/˘·/˘·/˘ |
| in Ireland; had numerous in Chancery: Judge of the | 12 | ·/˘·/˘·/˘··· |
| appointments, and made Prerogative Court there. | 10 | ˘/˘··˘/˘·· |
| large purchases of estates; | 7 | ·/˘˘·˘/ |
| I præsent my most humble Thanks to yr Lp for præsenting mee | 17 | ·····/˘···//····· |
| to his Maty the last Day, at Wansted; & for yr noble favour | 16 | ··/˘········/˘/˘ |
| in furthering the suit I then made, as well for mine owne stay in | 15 | ·/˘············ |
| England, as for my recommending a fitt man to my place of service in | 19 | /˘····˘/˘·······/˘· |
| Ireland. | 3 | /˘˘ |
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