. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . A DRAGON lo, a Scepter graf ■ irrz ^^ftWithin his paw: doth Aiew a King fhould beLike ^fculapiiis, ever watcnfull placi;Amongft his fiibicfls, and with skill to fee,To what ill huinors, of thinfedious mind., The multitude, are moft of all inclind. And when he findcs corruption to abound, In that Huge body, of all vices ill, To purge betimes, or elfe to -^ launch the wound , Leaft more, and more, it ranckles inward ftill:Or when he would, it bring to former ftate ^Pafl a
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . A DRAGON lo, a Scepter graf ■ irrz ^^ftWithin his paw: doth Aiew a King fhould beLike ^fculapiiis, ever watcnfull placi;Amongft his fiibicfls, and with skill to fee,To what ill huinors, of thinfedious mind., The multitude, are moft of all inclind. And when he findcs corruption to abound, In that Huge body, of all vices ill, To purge betimes, or elfe to -^ launch the wound , Leaft more, and more, it ranckles inward ftill:Or when he would, it bring to former ftate ^Pafl all recure, his phifick cornes to late. Qu^mala contraxitpopulus contagia morum^Nepigeat mcdica totrefecafTe manu : (EtRegesolimiuvitmedicina)vencnis,Hinc citus occurras quae valuere mora, Meum: xj» * Imme^icaliilevulnus enfe reiccandum eft ne Ears fincera tra«atwr. Orid» ^rotegere Jl Prote^ereRczmm,. ■ \y\ 7 HIL E deadly foes, their engines haue prcpard _,^^ with furie fierce, to batter dov/ne the dutie is die Citie gate to guard,And to rebate their Rammes, and iierie balls:So that if linncly, I do ftaiid the other, neede no daiinger doubt Dread Soveraigne/^ MB S, whofe puiflant name to hearc. The Turke may tremble, and the Traitor pine; Beloiid of all thy people, farrc and ncerc: Bee thou, aS this Port-cullies, viito thine,Defend v/ithout, and thou wimin fhak fee, •A thoufand thoufand, line and die with thee. Obfcflis ut opsfn certo iiiuni;rane praflcm,(^ii^-Vioti fumneo (inmiiacreata ^ catarafratuis (anrmcfe Mon2icha)Britannis,Inrus et invenies pcdtoiafiima ubi. Si ftatus Imperii, aut falu; provihcinriim in difcrimcn vcrtatur, dcbcbit (Princcps) in acic fiaic. t 1 Tacit: 4. Hill. Dies Dks etwgemum,TO the XPorthie Ladie the L: E:W, j^^^M<i^ jjiai—■ n,»wi» iiijiiiii I mil 3» mm
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