. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures : newly devised, moralized, and published . A DRAGON io, a Scepter gra^Mng faftWithin his paw: doth fliew a King fhouldbe-Like i£(culapius, ever watcifull plact;Aniongft his fubieds, and with skill to fee,To what ill humors, of thinfeflioiis mindoThe multitude, are moll 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:CTr when he wo
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures : newly devised, moralized, and published . A DRAGON io, a Scepter gra^Mng faftWithin his paw: doth fliew a King fhouldbe-Like i£(culapius, ever watcifull plact;Aniongft his fubieds, and with skill to fee,To what ill humors, of thinfeflioiis mindoThe multitude, are moll 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:CTr when he would, it bring to former ftate yPail all recure, his phifick comes to late. Quo? mala contraxit populus contagia morum^Nepigeatmedica tot refecalTe manu: ( Et Rcges olim iuvit medicina ) venenis,Hinc citus occurras qu^e valuere mora, Mctam :i|.. * Immedicabiic,vulnus enfc rcft-candum eft ncpars finccrs tra»batur. Ovici, F3. Trotegere. \ y\ T HIL E deadly foes, their engines haiie prepard ^ ^ ^ .with furic fierce, to batter downe the v/alles,My diitie is the Cirie gate to guard,And to rebate their Pvammcs, and fieric balls:So that if firmely, I do ftand without,Within tlic other, necde no dauneer doubt Dread Soveraignc/^ ME S y whofe puifTantname toheare. The Turlce may tremble, and the Traitor pine; Beloud of all thy people, farre and necre.: Bee thou, as this Port-culiies, vnto thine,Defend without, and thou witliin llialt fee,A thoufand thouiand, liuc and die with thee. ObfefTis ur openi ccrto munirinne prxftcm,Qus-nonfiiftinco damna creata catarafta mis (aniiiicrc Monaicha)Britannis,]n:us et invenies pctlorafinna tibi. Siftatus Impetii, aut (alus in difcriinen vcrutur, debebit (Princcps) in acic flare. Tacit Ilift. V/es Dies etingentum,TO the xoorthie Ladie the L: B; fV, 3»
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