. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . A: DRAGON lo, a Scepter grafpingfaft■** Within his paw: dothfhew a King fhould beLike jElculapius, ever watchfnll plact;Ainongft his fubie&s, and with skill to fee, To what ill humors, of thinfec~tious mind. The multitude 5 are moll of all inclind. And when he findes corruption to abound 3 In that Huge body, of all vices ill, To purge betimes, or elfe to * launch the wound. Leaft more, and more 3 it ranckles inward itill:Or when he would 3 it bring to former ftate 3Paft al
. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . A: DRAGON lo, a Scepter grafpingfaft■** Within his paw: dothfhew a King fhould beLike jElculapius, ever watchfnll plact;Ainongft his fubie&s, and with skill to fee, To what ill humors, of thinfec~tious mind. The multitude 5 are moll of all inclind. And when he findes corruption to abound 3 In that Huge body, of all vices ill, To purge betimes, or elfe to * launch the wound. Leaft more, and more 3 it ranckles inward itill:Or when he would 3 it bring to former ftate 3Paft all recure, his phifick comes to late. Quae mala contraxit populus contagia morum,Ne pigeat medica tot refecaffe manu : ( Et Rcges olim iuvit medicina ) venenis,Hinc citus occurras qua? valuere mora. F3. 34etam:jjf. vulnus enfe refe «tantluni eft ne Ks iincera tra*ur, Ovid 4 Trotegere •3* Protegere tegium \. \]\T HILE deadlyfoes3theirengineshaue prep arch, / ^ ^, with farie fierce, to batter .dowhe the wailes, r ■ \My dutie is the Citie gate to guard ? 1 ] And to rebate their Rammes, and fierie balls.:So that if firmely, I do ftand without,Within the other 9 neede no daungcr doubt Dread Soveraigne IA MES., whofe puirlant name tohcare, The Turke may tremble, and the Traitor pine: Beloud of all thy people, farre and neere: Bee thou5 as this Port-cullies, vnto thine,Defend without, and thou within {halt fee,A thbufand thoufand, liue and die with thee. Obfeffis ut opem certo munimine prxftcm,Qua? non iuftineo damna creata catarafta tuis (animafe Monarcha ) Britannis,Intus ct invenics pcftora firma tibi. Si flatus Imperii, aut ftlus in difcrimen vertatur, debebic (Piinccps ) in acie ftare. Tacic: Hift. Vies Vies etingenium, 3* TO the wwthze Ladic the L:E:?V*
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