. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures : newly devised, moralized, and published . VV HEN Troiaii youth \^t\Vi out into the field,With courage Sold, againft the Greekes to fight jWith * naked Sword they marched, and their ShieldDevoide of charge, faue only painted white:Herein the Captaine with his hand did write, ( The Battaile done,) fomc Enfigne of his fame ,Who had by valour, beft deferud the fame. Oh Age of luftice, yet vnlike to thisWherein wee hue, where mo me and mid as fharc^^ In vermes merit, and th i
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures : newly devised, moralized, and published . VV HEN Troiaii youth \^t\Vi out into the field,With courage Sold, againft the Greekes to fight jWith * naked Sword they marched, and their ShieldDevoide of charge, faue only painted white:Herein the Captaine with his hand did write, ( The Battaile done,) fomc Enfigne of his fame ,Who had by valour, beft deferud the fame. Oh Age of luftice, yet vnlike to thisWherein wee hue, where mo me and mid as fharc^^ In vermes merit, and th inglorious isAllow d the place fometimes in Honours chaire ,Wherein Armes, ill, but worfer, Artes doe fare,Times haft, be gone, with all the fpeede ye may ^That tlius \^€ Hu d, no after Age may fay • * Enfe levis nntlcpannaque inglo •rius alba. Virg;AEucid: * Virtutis Honas▼berrimum ali-mentum. ValcfsMax: «ie inftitim Iceltcitod *5 Farlfc/tof puhfic, A. To my Honour ahk Lord OLIVER Lord Saint 10 HH of iHiiai^iMlfC T7 0E LICIT IE byivLiA once devifdV;^,•/.!; Tr-: Thisfhapedothbcare3aLadie lonely brightWith Mercuries Caduccus, enthronizd ,Her golden haire witU flowery girlonds dight : The home of plentie^ thother hand doth hold* With all the fruites, and dainties may be told. For why? content,, fhe raigneth like a Qiieene 5Richeft in Quiet, and the Mufes skill,.;,.=r V.,,.,,;, Without the which, wee moil: vnhappie becnc•»-Qji*<Tameh) The ^ plentie that her horned cup doth fill;Jcpemfurorcs Our labours fruite, the which when we poflcfleEs?Fr;f. Wee haue attaind our worldly happines. Tiochinx Vooirmd. 16
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