. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . *\ /T 7 HEN Troian youth v^ent out into the field,^ ^ With courage bold, againft the Greekcs to fight 5With^ naked Sword they marched, and their ShieldDevoide of charge, faue only painted white:Herein the Captaine with his hand did write, ( The Battaiie done ^) fomc Enfigne of his fame ,Who had by valour ,beft dcferud the fame, Oh Age of lufticc, yet vnlike to thisWherein wee Hue, where m e and m i d a s iharc■* In vertues merit, and th inglorious isAllow d the plac
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . *\ /T 7 HEN Troian youth v^ent out into the field,^ ^ With courage bold, againft the Greekcs to fight 5With^ naked Sword they marched, and their ShieldDevoide of charge, faue only painted white:Herein the Captaine with his hand did write, ( The Battaiie done ^) fomc Enfigne of his fame ,Who had by valour ,beft dcferud the fame, Oh Age of lufticc, yet vnlike to thisWherein wee Hue, where m e and m i d a s iharc■* In vertues merit, and th inglorious isAllow d the place fometimes in Honours chairc ,Wherein Armes, ill ^ but worfer ^ Artes doe fare ,Times haft ^be gone ^ with all the fpeede ye thus we liu d ^no after Age may % • * Enfe levls tmi*pannaqueingl*»rius alba. Virg^ * Vlrtuds Hona»vberrimnm ali -tnennun. Valer*Max: lie vS^SSi fahitm if fcpficitasfuhtfCM. To my Honour Able Lord OLIVER Lord Saint iOHlf ofBletnejho,. .<,iiaM,mm«. V OE LICITIE by 1V LIA oiice devifd -■- This fhape doth bcare, aLadie lonely bright i With Mercuries Caduceus ^ enthronizd , Her golden hairc with flowery girlonds dight :The home of plentie^ thother hand doth holdWith all the friiites, and dainties may be told • For why? content, fhc raigneth like a Qiieci\c 5Richell: in Qui^t, and the Nlu^es the which, wee moft vnhappie becnc* Qu» c t»men) The ^ plcutie that her horned cup doth fill;JcJcrkfUros Out labours fruitCj the which when we poflcfle5citTs?Fr:t! Wee haue attaind our worldly happines. <ii^Co^rind, 26
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