I. CANTVS.

[...] THe loue of change hath chang'd the world throughout, [...] ij. ij. & what is counted [...] [...] good but that is strange, New things wax old, old new, all turnes a- [...] bout, turnes a- bout, and all things change, ij. except the [...] loue of change, Yet finde I not that loue of change, that loue of change [...] in mee, but as I am, I am, ij. so will I alwaies bee. ij. [...] ij. ij. [...]

II. CANTVS.

[...] COntent thy selfe with thy estate, seeke not to climb a- [...] boue the skies, for often loue is mixt with hate, and twixt the flowers [...] the Serpent lies, where Fortune sends her greatest ioyes, There once [...] possest they are but toyes▪ there once pos- sest they are but toyes, where [...] Fortune sends her greatest ioies, there once possest they are but toyes. [...] there once pos- sest they are but toyes.

III. CANTVS.

[...] THe selfe same thing that giues me cause to die, is [...] onely means for which I life de-sire, The selfe same could by which [...] as dead I [...]ie, is onely means to kindle greater fire, the lesse I feele [...] my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want to hope doth breed, [...] the lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want [...] of hope doth breed, of hope doth breed. [...]

The first part.
IIII. CANTVS.

[...] WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, [...] When Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, ij. [...] of summer sweet, with hearbs and [...] flowers adorned, ij. the Nightingale, ij. [...] vpon the hawthoren singeth, ij. and Boreas [...] blasts, Boreas blasts, the birds and beasts haue scorned, ij. [...] the birds and beasts haue scor- ned, when fresh Aurora with hir [...] coulours paynted, ij. mingled with speares of [Page] [...] gold, the sunne appearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap- [...] pearing, the sun appear- ing, delights the harts, that are with loue ac- [...] quainted, and Maying maids haue then their time of cheering, ij. [...] of chee- ring. [...]

The second part.
V. CANTVS.

[...] ALl Creatures then with Summer are delighted, the Beasts, [...] the Birds, the Birds, the Fish with scale of sil- uer, ij. [...] Then stately Dames, by Louers are inuited, to walke in meads, [...] to walke in meads, to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the riuer, [...] or rowe vpon the riuer, vpon the riuer. I all alone am frō these [...] ioyes exi- led, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled. [...] No summer grows wher loue yet neuer smi- led, wher loue yet [...] neuer smilde, ij. I all alone am from these ioyes [Page] [...] exi- led, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, No [...] summer grows wher loue yet neuer smi- led, wher loue yet neuer [...] smilde▪ where loue yet neuer smiled. [...]

The first part.
VI. CANTVS.

[...] FRom stately tower, ij. king Dauid sat behoulding, [...] faire Bethsabe, who in a fountaine naked, faire Bethsabe, who in a [...] fountaine naked, hir golden locks against the sunne vnfoulding, [...] against the sunne vnfoulding, in Christall waues the same did [...] wash and shaked, and sha- ked, in Christall waues the same did [...] wash and sha- ked. Not Cynthea pale, though shee be clad in [...] Lil- lies, Nor whitest snow that lies vpon the mountaine, that [...] lies vpon the mountaine, Nor Venus bright, nor dainty Amaril- [Page] [...] lis, nor daintie Ama- rillis, Amaril- lis, dyd shew more fayre, then [...] shee dydin the foun- taine, then she did in the fountaine, then she dyd [...] in the fountaine, foun- taine. [...]

The second part.
VII. CANTVS.

[...] WIth hir sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, ij. this [...] king was so infla'md, this king was so infla- med, that he to [...] wed this Lady most desi- red, that hee to wed this Lady most de- [...] sired, by whose great might, by whose great might the matter so was fra- [...] med, that he posest hir bewty most admi- red, hee po- sest hir bewty [...] most ad- mired, yet afterward that hee to loue con-sented, ten thou- [...] sand teares he wept, whē he repen- ted, ten thousand teares he wept, [...] when he repented▪ when hee repen- ted. [...]

VIII. CANTVS.

[...] LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, like as the gentle [...] hart it selfe bewraies, in doing gentle deeds, with franck delight, in [...] doing gentle deeds with franck de- light, Euen so the baser minde it [...] selfe dis- plaies, in cancred mallice, in cancred mallice & reuenge- [...] full spight, in cancred mallice, & reuengefull spight, cancred mallice [...] and reuengefull spight. [...]

The first part.
IX. CANTVS.

[...] NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth al- lure, the [...] sence of man, and all his minde po- sesse, as bewties louely [...] baite, louely baite, as bewties louely baite, that doth pro-cure, great [...] warriours oft, their rigor to represse, And mightie hands for- get, [...] forget their manlinesse, drawne with the power, of an hart robbing [...] eye, of an hart robbing eye, an hart robbing eye, and wrapt in [...] fetters, of a golden tresse, of a golden tresse, that can with melting [...] plea- saunce molli-fie, that can with melting plea- [Page] [...] saunce mollifye, with pleasaunce molifie, their hardned harts, [...] envrde to blood and crueltie. [...]

The second part.
X. CANTVS.

[...] SO whilome learn'd that mighty Iewish swaine, So whilome [...] learn'd that mighty Iewish swayne, Each of whose locks dyd match a [...] man of might, did match a man of might, To lay his spoiles, to lay his [...] spoiles before his lemans traine, So also did that great Oetean knight, [...] dyd that great Oetean knight, for his loues sake, his Lyons skinne vn- [...] dight, And so dyd warlike Antonye neglect, & so dyd warlike Anto­nye [...] neglect the worlds whole rule, for Cleopatras sight, for Cleopatras [...] sight, such wonderous powre, such wonderous powre, hath [Page] [...] womens faire aspect, to captiue men, and make them all the world re- [...] iect, them all the world reiect. [...]

The first part.
XI. CANTVS.
An Elegie in memoriall of the death of that honorable Kn [...]ght sir Iohn Shelton.

[...] SOund, sound saddest notes with rewfull moning, tune [...] euery straine with teares & weeping, Conclude each close, with [...] sighes and groning, sing, but your song no Musique keeping, no [...] Musique keeping, saue direful sound of dismal word, Shelton is [...] slaine, is slaine, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, with fa-tall sword. [...]

The second part.
XII. CANTVS.

[...] LEt euery sharp, euery sharp, in sharp tune figure, let e- [...] uery sharp, in sharp tune figure the too sharp death he hath endured, ij. [...] let euery flat, ij. shew flat the rigor, the ri-gor of [...] Fortunes spight, ij. to all en-vred, And in his death, his death [...] and Fortune tell, and in his death, ij. and Fortune tell, that nei- [...] ther death nor fates did well, ij. that neither death [...] nor fates did well. ij. ij.

XIII. CANTVS.

[...] IF women can bee courteous when they list, if women [...] can bee courteous when they list, and when they list disdainfull and vn- [...] kinde, disdaine- full and vnkinde, If they can beare affection in their [...] fist, If they can beare affection in their fist, in their fist, and sell their [...] loue as they the market find, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth [...] hold, (that) faire doth hold, that Iades and drabs together all were sold, [...] that Iades and drabs together all were sold, together all were sold. [...] T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, (that) faire doth hold, [Page] [...] that Iades & Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and drabs together [...] all were sold, together all were sold. [...]

XIIII. CANTVS.

[...] NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught is on [...] earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred or de- uine, that gods and men [...] doe equally adore, that gods and men doe equally a- dore, then this same [...] vertue, then this same vertue, that doth right define, for the heauens thē- [...] selues whence mortall men implore, implore, right in their wrongs, are [...] ruld by righteous lore, Of highest Iove, who doth true Iustice deale, [...] true Iustice deale, to his inferior gods, and euermore, there with containes [...] his heauenly comon weale, comon weale, The skill whereof to Princes [Page] [...] harts hee doth re- ueale, to Princes harts hee doth reueale, to Princes [...] harts hee doth reueale. [...]

XV. CANTVS.

[...] YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, in ij. [...] loue hath the glory of his kingdome left, ij. [...] and the harts of men as your eternall dower, In Iron chains of libe- [...] tie berest, in Iron chaines, ij. bee- reft, deliuered [...] hath into your hāds by guift, be wel aware how you the same doe vse, [...] be ij. that pride do not to tiranny you lift, least if men [...] you of cruelty accuse, you ij. he frō you take, ij. ij. [...] that chiefe dome which you doe abuse. ij.

XVI. CANTVS.

[...] THe witles boy, witles boy, that blind is to behold, yet blinded [...] sees what in our fancy lyes, with smi- ling lookes and heires of [...] cur- led gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd, & oft deceiu'd the wise, [...] No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, for finest wits are soonest [...] thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, to loue. [...]

XVII. CANTVS.

[...] WHo seekes to captiuate the freest minds, by prayers, sighes, [...] deepe othes, deepe othes, by vowes & teares, swearing to free their loues, [...] their loues, ij. from a-ny feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them [...] beguil'd, yet vnder shew of these haue them be- guil'd, let such be [...] farre from God and men ex- il'd, let such be farre from god & men ex- [...] il'd, from god & men exil'd. [...]

XVIII. CANTVS.

[...] WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewties shrine, and leads [...] a louers life in pilgrimage, or that his cōstant faith may brighter shine, [...] dwells daies & nights in fancies hermitage, shall finde his truths [...] reward but losse of labour, although he merrit neuer so much fauour. [...] shall finde his truthes reward but losse of laboure, although hee [...] merrit neuer so much fauoure. [...]

XIX. CANTVS.

[...] THE heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, and [...] chang'd themselues to shape of earthly kinde, but my desire, ij. [...] is of an other rate, that into heauenly grace transformes my mind, [...] their often change by new desire, declard they loude not that was [...] best, for they that to the best aspire, doe neuer change, doe neuer [...] change in hope of rest. [...]

XX. CANTVS.

[...] O Vaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, [...] to couet still for more, ij. for more the more is gotten, the more is [...] gotten, sith when we die, ij. wee leaue behind our riches, [...] and all we reape, is but to be forgotten, ij. The vertuous [...] life is onely that which lasteth, and all the rest with time or fortune, [...] and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth, and all the rest with time [...] or fortune bla- steth, or fortune blasteth. [...]

XXI. CANTVS.

[...] EVen as the flowres doe wee-ther, flowres doe wee- [...] ther, that maydens faire doe gather, that maydens faire doe ga- ther, [...] So doth their bewtie bla- zing, ij. whereon there [...] is such gazing, ij. ij. As day is [...] dimmed with the night, dimmed with the night, So age doth vade the [...] red and white, so age doth vade the red and white, and death cōsumes [...] euen in an hower, ij. the virgins weede, that daintie [...] flower, ij. the virgins weede, that dainty flower, And [Page] [...] vnto them it may bee tolde, who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in [...] silke & golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your pride and [...] mirth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, ij. [...] your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, bee turnde to earth. And vnto [...] them it may bee tolde, who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in silke [...] and golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your pride and [...] mirth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth. ij. [...] your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, bee turnde to earth.

I. ALTVS.

[...] THe loue of change hath chang'd the world through- [...] out, ij. the world throughout, and what is counted [...] good but that is strange, counted good but that is strange, New things wax [...] old, old new, all turnes about, all turnes a- bout, a- bout, & all things [...] change, and all things change, except the loue of change, Yet finde I [...] not that loue of change in mee, that loue of change in mee, but as I [...] am, ij. but as I am, so will I all waies bee. so will I [...] all waies bee, ij. so will I all waies bee, all waies bee.

II. ALTVS.

[...] COntent thy selfe with thy estate, ij. seeke not [...] to climb aboue the skies, ij. for often loue, ij. [...] is mixt with hate, & twixt the flowers the Serpent lies, where For- [...] tune sends her greatest ioyes, her grea- test ioyes, There once pos- [...] sest they are but toyes. ij. are but toyes, where Fortune [...] sends her grea-test ioies, hir grea- test ioies, There once possest they are [...] but toyes. ij. are but toyes.

III. ALTVS.

[...] THe selfe same things that giues mee cause, that giues mee [...] cause to die, is onely means for which I life de- sire, The [...] selfe same could by which as dead I lie, is onely means to kindle [...] greater fire, The lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, to speed, the [...] more desire this want of hope doth breed. The lesse I feele my selfe in [...] hope to speed, to speed, the more desire this want of hope doth [...] breed, this want of hope doth breed. [...]

The first part.
IIII. ALTVS.

[...] WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, [...] When Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings, plea- saunt tydings brin- [...] geth, when Flora faire the plea- sant tydings bringeth, of summer [...] sweet, with hearbs and flowers ador- ned, of summer sweet, with hearbs [...] and flowers adorned, the Nightingale vpon the hawthorne singeth, sing- [...] geth, vpon the hawthorne singeth, singeth, And Boreas blasts, the [...] birds and beasts haue scorned, the birds and beasts haue scorn'd, the [...] birds and beasts haue scorned, and beasts haue scorned, when fresh Au- [Page] [...] rora with hir coulours payn- ted, ij. Aurora [...] with hir coulours paynted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne [...] appearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing, ij. [...] appearing, delights the harts, delights the harts, the harts that are with [...] loue acquainted, with loue acquain- ted, and Maying maids haue thē [...] their time of cheering, of cheering, and Maying maids haue then their [...] time of cheering, of cheering. [...]

The second part.
V. ALTVS.

[...] ALl Creatures then with Summer are delighted, the Beasts, [...] the Birds, the Beasts, the Birds, the Fish with scale of siluer, the [...] Fish with scale of siluer, scale of siluer. Then stately Dames by [...] Louers are inui-ted, by Louers are in-ui- ted, to walke in [...] meads, to walke in meads, to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the [...] ri- uer, or rowe vpon the ri-uer, or rowe vpon the [...] ri- uer. I all alone am from these ioyes exiled, No summer grows [...] where loue yet neuer smiled. yet neuer smiled, No summer grows [Page] [...] where loue yet neuer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer [...] smi-led, where loue yet neuer smi- led, yet neuer smiled. I all a- [...] lone am from these ioyes exiled, No summer growes where loue [...] yet neuer smiled, yet neuer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet [...] neuer smiled, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smi-led, where [...] loue yet neuer smi- led, yet neuer smiled. [...]

The first part.
VI. ALTVS.

[...] FRom stately tower, ij. from stately tower, [...] king Dauid sat behoulding faire Bethsabe, who in a fountaine naked, [...] naked, faire Bethsa-be, who in a fountaine na- ked, hir golden locks [...] against the sun vnfoulding, vnfoulding, against the sun vnfoul- [...] ding, in Christall waues the same did wash and shaked, the same did [...] wash and shaked, in Christall waues the same did wash & sha- [...] ked. Not Cynthea pale, though shee bee clad in Lil- lies, Nor [...] whitest snow that lies vpon the mountaine, nor ij. the [Page] [...] mountaine, nor Venus bright, nor daintie A-marillis, Amarillis dyd [...] shew more faire, then shee dyd in the foun- taine, then shee dyd [...] in the foun- taine. [...]

The second part.
VII. ALTVS.

[...] WIth hir sweet locks, sweet locks, ij. this king was [...] so inflamed, this king was so infla-med, that he to wed this Lady most de- [...] sired, that hee to wed this La- dy most desired, most desired [...] by whose great might, the matter so was fram'd, the matter so was fra- [...] med, that he posest hir bewty most admi- red, that he posest hir bewty [...] most admired, most admired, yet afterward that he to loue consen- ted, [...] consented, ten thousand teares hee wept, hee wept, ten thousand teares [...] he wept, when hee repented, when hee repented.

VIII. ALTVS.

[...] LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, the gentle hart [...] it selfe bewraies, like as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, in dooing [...] gentle deeds, with franck delight, in dooing gentle deeds with franck [...] delight, Euen so the baser minde it selfe displaies, in cancred mallice, [...] in cancred mallice and reuengefull spight, and reuengefull spight, [...] in cancred mal- lice, and reuengefull spight, in mallice and re- [...] uengefull spight.

The first part.
IX. ALTVS.

[...] NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth allure, [...] the sence of man, and all his minde posesse, his minde posesse, [...] As bewties louely baite, that doth procure, as bewties louely [...] baite, that doth procure great warriours oft, their ri-gor to represse, their [...] rigor to represse, And mightie hands forget their manlynesse, their [...] manlinesse, drawne with the power of an hart robbing eye, of an hart [...] robbing eye, hart robbing eye, And wrapt in fetters, and wrapt in fet- [...] ters, in fetters, of a golden tresse, golden tresse, that can with melting [Page] [...] plea- saunce molifye, with pleasance molyfie, that can with [...] melting plea- sance molli- fye, mollifye their hardned harts en- [...] vrde to blood and crueltie. [...]

The second part.
X. ALTVS.

[...] SO whilome learn'd that mighty Iewish swaine, So whilome [...] learn'd that mighty Iewish swain, Iewish swain, Each of whose locks did [...] match a man of might, dyd match a man of might, To lay his spoiles, [...] before his lemans traine, his spoiles before his lemans rraine, So al-so [...] did, so also did that great OEtean knight, ij. for his [...] loues sake, his Lyons skinne vn- dight, And so dyd warlike Antonye [...] warlike Antonye neglect the worlds whole rule, for Cleopatras sight, [...] for Cleopatras sight, such wōderous powr, haue women, such wōderous [Page] [...] powre, hath womens faire aspect, to captiue men, & make them all, [...] and make them all the world reiect, reiect. [...]

The first part.
XI. ALTVS.
An Elegie in memoriall of the death of that honorable Knight sir Iohn Shelton.

[...] SOund, sound saddest notes with rewfull mo ning, [...] Tune euerie straine with teares and weeping, Conclude each dose, [...] conclude each close, with sighes, with sighes, ij. and groning, Sing, [...] but your song no Musique keeping, but your song no Musique kee- [...] ping, saue direfull sound, of dismall word, Shelton is slaine, ij. [...] Shelton is slaine, ij. is slaine, Shelton is slaine with fa- tall sword. [...]

The second part.
XII. ALTVS.

[...] LET euerie sharp, let euerie sharp, let euerie sharp, [...] let euerie sharp in sharp tune fi- gure, the too sharp death hee [...] hath en- dured, let euery flat, ij. let euery flat, ij. [...] shew flat the ri-gor, of Fortunes spight, ij. to all envred all env- [...] red, And in his death and Fortune tell, ij. his death, ij. [...] that neither death nor fates, ij. did well, that nei- [...] ther death nor fates did well. ij. nor fates did well.

XIII. ALTVS.

[...] IF women can bee curteous when they list, can be courteous [...] when they list, If women can be curteous when they list, & whē they [...] list disdainfull, and when they list disdainfull & vnkind, If they can beare [...] affection in their fist, If they can beare affection in their fist, if they can [...] beare affection in their fist, and sell their loue as they the market find, [...] T'wer not amisse, t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, while [...] Smithfield faire doth hold, that Iades & drabs together all were [...] sold, that Iades & drabs together all were sold, all were sold, that Iades & [Page] [...] drabs together all were sold. T'wer not amisse, T'wer not amisse while [...] Smithfield faire doth hold, while Smithfield fayre doth hold, that [...] Iades and Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and drabs together [...] all were sold, all were sold, that Iades and drabs together all were sold. [...]

XIIII. ALTVS.

[...] NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught is on [...] earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred or deuine, that Gods and men [...] doe equally that Gods and men doe equally adore, a- dore, Then this [...] same vertue, this same vertue, that doth right define, for the heauens them- [...] selues whence mortall men implore, whence mortall men implore, right [...] in their wrongs, are ruld by righteous lore, right in their wrongs are ruld [...] by righteous lore, Of highest Iove, who doth true Iustice deale, to his [...] inferior gods, and euermore therwith containes his heauenly comon [Page] [...] weale, The skill whereof to Princes harts hee doth reueale, the skill [...] whereof, to Princes harts he doth reueale, the skill wherof, to Princes [...] harts hee doth reueale, re- ueale. [...]

XV. ALTVS.

[...] YEgentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, ij. [...] loue hath the glory of his kingdome left, the ij. [...] & the harts of men as your e-ternall dower, In Iron chains of [...] libertie, ij. bereft, in ij. bereft, deliuered hath [...] into your hands by guift, be well aware how you the same do vse, that [...] pride do not to tirannie you lift, least if men you of cruel-tie accuse, ac­cuse [...] he from you take, hee from you take that chiefdome which yee do [...] abuse, that chiefdome which yee doe abuse. ij.

XVI. ALTVS.

[...] THe witlesse boy that blind is to behold, yet blinded sees what [...] in our fancy lies, with smi- ling lookes, and heires of curled gold, heirs [...] of cur-led gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd the wise, No wit can [...] serue his fancie to remoue, his fancie to re- moue, for finest wits are [...] soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald, for finest wits are [...] soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue. [...]

XVII. ALTVS.

[...] WHo seekes to captiuate the freest minds, the freest minds, by [...] prayers, sighes, deepe othes by vowes & teares, shewing affection in the [...] trewest kindes, swearing to free their loues, their loues, ij. from any [...] feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them beguil'd, yet vnder shew of [...] these, yet vnder shew of these haue them beguil'd, let such bee farre from [...] God & men exil'd, from god & man ex- il'd, let such bee farre from god [...] and men exil'd, from God and man ex- il'd. [...]

XVIII. ALTVS.

[...] WHo vowes de- uotion to faire bewties shrine, ij. [...] & leads a louers life in pilgrimage, in pilgrim- [...] age, or that his cōstant faith may brighter shine, his ij. [...] dwells daies & nights, ij. in fancies hermitage, shall finde his [...] truths re-ward but losse of labour, but losse of la- boure, although hee [...] merrit neuer so much fa- uour. shall finde his truthes re-ward but [...] losse of labour, but losse of la- bour, although he merrit neuer so much [...] fa- uour.

XIX. ALTVS.

[...] THE heathen Gods for loue forsooke their state, for [...] loue forsooke their state, and chang'd themselues, to shape of earthly [...] things, to ij. but my desire is of an other rate, but ij. [...] that into heauenly grace, ij. transformes my minde to [...] heauenly grace transformes my mind, their often change by new desire, [...] ij. declard they lou'd not that was best, that ij. for they that [...] to the best, they ij. a- spire, do neuer change, in hope of [...] rest, doe neuer change, ij. in hope of rest, hope of rest.

XX. ALTVS.

[...] OVaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, to [...] couet stil for more, for more, ij. to couet still for more, the more is [...] gotten, sith whē we die, ij. we die, we leaue behind our ri- [...] ches, and all we reape, is but to bee forgotten, forgotten, The vertuous [...] life is onely that which lasteth, the vertuous life is onely that which la­steth, [...] & all the rest with time or fortune blasteth, & all the rest with [...] time or fortune bla- steth, and all the rest with time or fortune, blasteth. [...] fortune blasteth.

XXI. ALTVS.

[...] EVen as the flowres do wee- ther, ij. that [...] maydens faire doe ga-ther, So doth their bewtie bla- zing, so doth [...] their bewtie blazing, bla- zing, whereon there is such ga- [...] zing, such blazing, ij. As day is dimmed with the night, [...] ij. So age doth vade the red and white, and [...] death cōsumes euen in an hower, ij. euen in an [...] howre, the virgins weede, that daintie flower, that dainty flower, the ij. [...] and vnto them it may bee tol [...]e, it ij. who cloath [Page] [...] most rich in silke and golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for ij. [...] your bewtie shall bee turnd to earth. ij. shall be [...] turnd to earth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, ij. [...] And vnto them it may bee tolde, ij. who cloath most rich in [...] silke and golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, ij. your [...] bewtie shall bee turnd to earth. ij. shall be turnd to [...] earth, your bewtie shall bee turnd to earth. ij.

I. TENOR.

[...] THe loue of change hath chang'd the world throughout hath [...] chang'd the world throughout, the loue ij. the [...] world throughout. And what is coūted good but that is strange, ij. [...] New things wax old, old new all turns a- bout, a- bout & all things [...] change, ij. ij. except the loue of chaunge. Yet finde I [...] not that loue of chaunge in mee, yet finde I not that loue of chaunge [...] in mee, but as I am, ij. So will I all waies bee, so will I [...] all wayes bee, ij. So will I all waies bee.

II. TENOR.

[...] COntent thy selfe with thy estate estate, seeke not to climb [...] aboue the skyes, ij. aboue the skyes for often loue [...] ij. is mixt with hate, with hate, And twixt the flowers the [...] Serpent lies, where Fortune sends her greatest ioyes her greatest ioyes [...] There once possest they are but toyes. ij. [...] where Fortune sends her greatest ioyes greatest ioyes, There once [...] possest they are but toyes. ij.

III. TENOR.

[...] THe selfe same things that giues me cause to die, ij. [...] is onely means for which I life desire: ij. [...] The selfe same could by which as dead I lie, is onely means [...] to kindle greater fire. ij. The lesse I feele my selfe [...] in hope to speed, the more desire this want of hope doth breed. The [...] lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want of [...] hope doth breed, this want of hope doth breed. [...]

The first part.
IIII. TENOR.

[...] WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth [...] the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, when Flora faire the pleasaunt [...] tydings bringeth, when Flora faire the plea-saunt tydings bringeth [...] of summer sweet, with hearbs and flowers adorned, of summer sweet [...] with hearbs and flowers adorned, The Nightingale vpon the hathorne [...] sings vpon the hawthorne, singeth vpon the haw- thorne, And [...] Boreas blasts, and Boreas blasts, the birds & beasts haue scorned, [...] the birds and beasts haue scor- ned, when fresh Aurora with hir [Page] [...] coulours paynted, when fresh Aurora with hir coulours paynted, [...] with hir colours payn- ted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap- [...] pearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing the sunne [...] appearing, delights the hearts, the hearts, that are with loue acquain- [...] ted, And Maying maydes haue then their time of chee-ring, maydes [...] haue then their time of cheering, And Maying maides haue then their [...] time of chee- ring. [...]

The second part.
V. TENOR.

[...] ALl Creatures then with Summer are de-ligh-ted, the Beasts, [...] the Birds, the Beasts, the Birds, the Birds, the Fish with scale of sil- [...] uer and the Fish with scale of siluer, the Fish with scale of sil- [...] uer. Then stately Dames by Louers are inuited to walke in meads to walke [...] in meads, to walke in meads, or rowe vpon the riuer. or rowe vp- [...] pon the ri- uer. or rowe vpon the riuer. or rowe vppon the riuer. [...] I all alone am from these ioyes these ioyes exiled, No Summer [...] growes where loue yet neuer smilde. No Summer growes where [Page] [...] loue yet neuer smi- led. where loue yet neuer smi- led smi- led [...] where loue yet neuer smiled. I all alone am from these ioyes these [...] ioyes exiled, No Summer growes where loue yet neuer smilde. No [...] Summer growes where loue yet neuer smi- led where loue yet [...] neuer smi- led smi- led where loue yet neuer smiled. [...]

The first part.
VI. TENOR.

[...] FRom stately tower, from stately tower, ij. king [...] Dauid sat behoulding, behoulding, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine [...] naked, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine naked hir golden locks a- [...] gainst the sunne vnfoulding, against the sunne vnfoulding, against the [...] sunne vnfoulding▪ In Christall waues the same did wash & sha- [...] ked, In Christall waues the same did wash & sha- [...] ked. Not Cynthea pale though shee were clad in Lylles, Nor whitest [...] snow that lyes vpon the mountaine, Nor Venus bright, nor daintie [Page] [...] Amaril- lis, nor daintie Amarillis, dyd shew more fayre, more fayre [...] then she did in the fountaine, the fountaine, then she did in the foun- [...] taine, then shee dyd in the fountaine. [...]

The second part.
VII. TENOR.

[...] WIth hir sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, with hir sweet [...] locks, with hir sweet locks, this king was so in-sla- med, that he to [...] wed this Lady most de-si- red, to wed this Lady most desired, most [...] de- sired, by whose great might the matter so was fra- med, the [...] matter so was framed, that he posest hir bewty most admired, most ad- [...] mired, yet afterward that hee to loue consen-ted, ten thousand teares he [...] wept, when hee repented, ten thousand teares he wept, ten thousand [...] teares hee wept, when hee repented, when hee repen- ted.

VIII. TENOR.

[...] LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, like as the [...] gentle hart it selfe bewraies, it selfe bewraies, in dooing gentle deeds, [...] with franck de- light, gentle deeds with franck de- light, Euen so the [...] baser minde it selfe displaies, in cancred mallice, in cancred mallice [...] and reuengefull spight, in cancred mallice, and reuengefull spight, & [...] reuenge- full spight. [...]

The first part.
IX. TENOR.

[...] NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth al-lure, the [...] sence of man, and all his minde posesse, his minde posesse, as bewties [...] louely baite, as bewties louely baite, that doth pro- cure, great [...] warriours oft, their rigor to represse, And mightie hands forget their [...] manlinesse, forget their manlinesse, drawne with the powre, of an [...] heart robbing eye, of an heart robbing eye, drawne with the [...] power of an hart robbing eye, And wrapt in fetters, and wrapt in fet- [...] ters, of a golden tresse, of a golden tresse, that can with melting [Page] [...] plea- saunce mol- li-fie, that can with melting plea- [...] saunce mollifye, their hardned harts, envrde to blood and crueltie. [...]

The second part.
X. TENOR.

[...] SO whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swayne, that Iewish [...] swayne, So whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swayne, Each of [...] whose locks dyd match a man of might, dyd match a man of might, [...] To lay his spoiles before his lemans traine, before his lemans traine, So [...] also did that great OEtean knight, that great Oetean knight, for his loues [...] sake, his Lyons skinne vndight, And so dyd warlike Antonye, Anto- [...] nye neglect the worlds whole rule, for Cleopatras sight, such wonderous [...] powre, hath womens fayre aspect, aspect, to captiue men and make them [Page] [...] all the world re- iect, and make them all the world reiect. [...]

The first part.
XI. TENOR.
An Elegie in memoriall of the death of that honorable Knight sir Iohn Shelton.

[...] SOund saddest notes with rewfull moning, tune euery [...] straine with teares and weeping, Conclude each close with sighes, [...] with sighes, ij. and groning, sing, but your song no Musique [...] keeping, no Musique keeping, saue direful soūd of dismal word, Shelton [...] is slaine, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, Shelton is slaine, with fa- tall [...] sword. [...]

The second part.
XII. TENOR.

[...] LET euerie sharp, let euerie sharp, let euerie shar [...] [...] euerie sharp in sharp tune, in sharp tune figure, the too sharp death, [...] hee hath endured, let euery flat, ij. euery flat, shew flat the [...] ri- gor, of Fortunes spight, ij. to all envred & in his death, ij. [...] ij. and in his death and Fortune tell, that neither death [...] nor fates, that neither, that neither death nor fates did well. ij. [...] nor fates did well, that ij.

XIII. TENOR.

[...] IF women can bee curteous when they list, If [...] women can be curteous when they list, and whē they list disdainfull & [...] vnkinde, If they can beare affection in their fist, If they can beare af- [...] fection in their fist, and sell their loue as they the market finde, [...] T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, T'were not a- [...] misse while Smithfield fayre doth hold, That Lades & Drabs together [...] all were sold, were sold, together all were sold. T'wer not amisse while [...] Smithfield faire doth hold, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield fayre doth [Page] [...] hold, That Iades and Drabs together all were sold, were sold, together [...] all were sold. [...]

XIIII. TENOR.

[...] NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught is on [...] earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred or de- uine, or deuine, that [...] Gods and men doe equally adore that Gods and men doe equally adore, [...] Then this same vertue that doth right de- fine, for the heauens them- [...] selues whence mortall men implore, Right in their wrongs, ar rulde by [...] righteous lore. Of highest Iove, who doth true Iustice deale, to [...] his inferior Gods, and euermore therewith containes his heauenly [...] comon weale, (his) comon weale, The skill wherof to Princes harts he [Page] [...] doth reueale, he doth reueale. The skill whereof, to Princes hearts [...] hee doth reueale, hee doth re- ueale. [...]

XV. TENOR.

[...] YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, loue [...] hath the glory of his kingdome left, ij. his kingdome [...] left, and the harts of men as your eternall dower, In Iron chaines of [...] libertie, of libertie bereft, ij. deliuered hath into [...] your hands by guift, be well aware how you the same doe vse, That [...] pride doe not to tiranny you lift, least if men, you of cruelty accuse, [...] hee from you take, that chiefedome which yee doe abuse, that [...] chiefedome which yee doe abuse, which yee doe a-buse.

XVI. TENOR.

[...] THe witlesse boy that blinde is to behold, yet blinded sees, [...] what in our fancie lies, with smi- ling lookes, and heires of [...] curled gold, hath oft entrapt, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd the wise, [...] No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, his fancie to remoue, for finest [...] wits are soonest thrald, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, for finest [...] wits are soonest thrald to loue, to loue. [...]

XVII. TENOR.

[...] WHo seekes to captiuate the freest mindes, freest minds, by [...] pray- ers, sighes, deepe othes, deepe othes by vowes and teares, shewing [...] affecti- on in the trewest kindes, swearing to free their loues, ij. ij. [...] from any feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them beguil'd, thē be- [...] guil'd, yet vnder shew of these haue them beguil'd, let such bee farre [...] from God and men ex- il'd, let such bee farre from god and man ex- [...] il'd, from God and men exil'd, from God and man exil'd, from god and [...] man exil'd.

XVIII. TENOR.

[...] WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewties shrine, who vowes [...] de-uotion to faire bewties shrine and leads a louers life, a louers life in [...] pilgrimage, or that his constant faith may brighter shine, his constant [...] faith may brighter shine, dwels daies and nights in fancies pilgrimage, [...] pilgrimage, shall finde his truths reward but losse of la- bour, but losse [...] of labour, although hee merrit neuer so much fauour, shall finde his [...] truths reward but losse of la- bour, but losse of labour, although hee [...] merrit neuer so much fa- uour.

XIX. TENOR.

[...] THe heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, for loue ij. [...] and chang'd them- selues, but my desire, ij. is of an other rate, [...] that into heauenly grace transformes my mind, that into heauenly [...] grace transformes my minde, their often change by new de- sire, by [...] new de- sire, declard they loude not that was best, for they that [...] to the best aspire, a- spire, doe neuer change, doe ne- uer change [...] in hope of rest, in hope of rest, in hoqe of rest. [...]

XX. TENOR.

[...] O Vaine desire wherwith the world bewit- ches, [...] to couet stil for more, for more, ij. the more is gotten, sith whē we [...] die, ij. wee leaue behind our ri- ches, and all we reape, [...] is but to be forgotten, ij. The vertuous life is onely [...] that which lasteth, the vertuous life is onely that which lasteth, and all the [...] rest with time or fortune, and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth. [...] and all the rest with time or fortune, or fortune bla- steth. [...]

XXI. TENOR.

[...] EVen as the flowres doe weether, doe weether, Euen ij. [...] doe weether, that maydens faire doe gather, ij. [...] So doth their bewtie bla- zing, ij. bla- zing, where­on [...] there is such gazing, ij. ij. ij. [...] As day is dimmed with the night, with the night, as ij. [...] with the night, So age doth vade the red and white, ij. [...] And death consumes euen in an howre, ij. in an [...] howre, the virgins weede daintie, the virgins weede that daintie flowre, [Page] [...] ij. ij. And vnto them it may bee tolde, [...] who cloath most rich in silke & gold, who ij. yee dames for [...] all your pride and mirth, your pride and mirth, your bewtie shall bee [...] turnd to earth, turnd to earth, your ij. shall be turnd to earth. [...] And vnto thē it may bee told, who cloath most rich in silke & golde, [...] ij. yee dames for all your pride & mirth, your prid & [...] mirth your bewty shall be turnd to earth, turnd to earth, your bewty [...] shall bee turnd to earth, shall bee turnd to earth.

I. BASSVS.

[...] THe loue of change hath chang'd the world throughout, [...] ij. the world throughout, & what is [...] counted good but that is strange, New things wax old, old new all turns [...] a- bout, all turns a- bout, and all things change, ij. except [...] the loue of change, Yet finde I not that loue of change in mee, ij. [...] but as I am, but as I am, so will I alwaies bee, so [...] will I alwaies bee, so will I alwaies bee, alwaies bee, [...]

II. BASSVS.

[...] COntent thy selfe with thy estate, ij. seeke not [...] to climb aboue the skies, ij. for often loue is mixt, is mixt [...] with hate, & twixt the flowers the Serpēt lies, wher Fortune sends her [...] grea- test ioyes, ther once possest they are but toyes, they are but toyes, [...] where once po- sest they are but toyes, wher Fortune sends hir grea­test [...] ioyes, there once possest they are but toyes, they are but toyes, [...] there once pos- sest they are but toyes.

III. BASSVS.

[...] THe selfe same thing that giues mee cause to die, that giues [...] mee cause to die, is onely means for which I life de-sire, for which I [...] life desire, The selfe same could by which as dead I lie, as dead I lie, is [...] onely means to kindle the greater fire, the lesse I feele my selfe in hope [...] to speed, the more desire this want of hope doth breed, doth breed, the [...] lesse I feele my selfe in hope to speed, the more desire this want of hope [...] doth breed this want of hope doth breed.

The first part.
IIII. BASSVS.

[...] WHen Flora faire the plea- sant tydings bringeth, ij. [...] of summer sweet, with hearbs and [...] flowers adorned, ij. The Nightingale vppon the [...] hawthorne singeth, ij. And Boreas blasts, the birds and [...] beasts haue scorned, ij. and beasts haue scorned, when [...] fresh Aurora with hir coulours paynted, when fresh Aurora Aurora [...] with hir coulours paynted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap­pearing, [...] mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing, the sunne [Page] [...] appearing, delights the harts, delights the harts, that are with loue ac­quainted, [...] that are with loue ac- quainted, And Maying mayds haue [...] then their time of cheering, haue then their time of cheering. [...]

The second part.
V. BASSVS.

[...] ALl Creatures thē with summer are delighted, the beasts, the [...] Birds, the Birds, the Fish with scale of siluer, ij. Then [...] stately dames, by Louers are inuited, by Louers are inuited, to walk in [...] meads, ij. to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the riuer, [...] or rowe vpon the riuer, ij. I all alone, I all alone [...] am from these ioyes exiled, exiled, No summer grows where loue yet [...] neuer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, where [...] loue yet neuer smiled, I all alone, I all alone am from these ioyes ex- [Page] [...] iled, exi-led, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, No [...] summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, where loue yet neuer [...] smiled. [...]

The first part.
VI. BASSVS.

[...] FRom stately tower, stately tower, [...] from stately tower, king Dauid sat [...] behoulding, faire Bethsabe [...] who in a fountaine naked, hir golden locks against the sunne vnfoul­ding, [...] against the sunne vnfoulding, in Christall waues the same dyd [...] wash, and shaked, in Christall waues the same dyd wash and sha­ked, [...] Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the moun­taine, [...] Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the mountaine, Nor Venus [Page] [...] bright, nor daintie Amarillis, did shew more faire then she did in the [...] fountaine, the fountaine, then shee did in the fountaine. [...]

The second part.
VII. BASSVS.

[...] WIth hir sweet locks, sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, [...] this king was so inflamed, this king was so inflamed, that he to wed this [...] Lady most de- sired, that hee to wed this La- dy most de-si-red, by [...] whose great might the matter so was framed, the matter so was fra- med [...] that he posest his bewty most admired, that he posest hir bewty most [...] admired, yet afterward that he to loue consented, ten thousand teares he [...] wept, he wept, ten thousand teares he wept, when hee repented. when [...] hee repented. [...]

VIII. BASSVS.

[...] LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, bewraies, like [...] as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, in dooing gentle deeds, with [...] franck delight, in dooing gentle deeds with franck delight, Euen so [...] the baser minde it selfe displayes, in cancred mallice, in cancred [...] mallice, & reuengefull spight, in cancred mallice, and reuengefull [...] spight, in mallice and reuengefull spight. [...]

The first part.
IX. BASSVS.

[...] NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth al-lure, the [...] sence of man, and all his minde posesse, as bewties louely baite, as [...] bewties louely baite, ij. that doth pro-cure, great warriours [...] oft, their rigor to represse, & mightie hands forget their manlinesse, [...] their manlinesse, drawne, drawn with the powre, of an hart robbing [...] eye, of an hart robbing eye, robbing eye, And wrapt in fetters, [...] of a golden tresse, golden tresse, of a golden tresse, that can with [...] melting plea- saunce mollifie, that can with melting [Page] [...] plea- saunce mollifye, with plea- saunce mollifie, their [...] hardned harts, envr'de to blood and crueltie. [...]

The second part.
X. BASSVS.

[...] So whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swayne, So [...] whilome learnde that mightie Iewish swayne, Iewish swaine, [...] Each of whose locks dyd match a man of might, To lay his spoyles [...] before his lemans traine, So also did the great Oetean knight, so [...] also dyd the great OEte- an knight for his loues sake, his [...] Lyons skinne vndight, And so dyd warlike Antonye neglect the [...] worlds whole rule, for Cleopatra's sight, such wonderous powre [...] such wonderous powre hath womens fayre aspect, to captiue men

[Page] [...] and make them all the world reiect, and make them all the world [...] re- iect. [...]

The first part.
XI. BASSVS.
An Elegie in memoriall of the death of that honorable Knight sir Iohn Shelton.

[...] SOund, soūd saddest notes with rewfull moning, tune euery [...] straine with teares and weeping, Conclude each close with sighes [...] with sighes, ij. and groning, sing, but your song no Musique [...] keeping, but your song no Musique keeping, saue direfull sound of [...] dismall word, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, Shelton is slaine, Shelton is [...] slaine, is slaine with fatall sword. [...]

The second part.
XII. BASSVS.

[...] LEt euery sharp, ij. in sharp tune figure, in [...] sharp tune figure the too sharp death he hath en-dured, let euery flat, [...] ij. shew flat the rigor of Fortunes spight, ij. to all en- [...] vred, & in his death, ij. and Fortune tell, that neither death [...] nor fates did well, that neither death nor fates did well. that neither [...] death nor fates dyd well, that neither death nor fates dyd well, that [...] neither death nor fates dyd well.

XV. BASSVS.

[...] YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, loue [...] hath the glory of his kingdome left, ij. and the [...] harts of men as your eternal dower, In Iron chains of libety bereft, ij. [...] deliu' [...]ed hath into your hāds by guift, be [...] well aware how you the same doe vse, that pride doe not to tiranny [...] you lift, least if men you of cruelty ac- cuse, he from you take, hee from [...] you take, that chiefedome which yee doe abuse, that chiefedome [...] which you doe abuse.

XVI. BASSVS.

[...] THe witlesse boy, that blind is to behold, yet blinded sees what [...] in our fancy lyes, with smi- ling lookes and heires of curled [...] gold, and heires of curled gold, hath oft entrapt, and oft deceiu'd the wise, [...] No wit can serue his fancie to remoue, for finest wits are soonest [...] thrald to loue, for finest wits are soonest thrald to loue, for finest wits are [...] soonest thrald to loue. [...]

XIIII. BASSVS.

[...] NAught [...] earth more sacred or deuine, more sacred [...] or deuine, that Gods and men doe equally adore, that Gods and men [...] doe equally adore, then this same vertue, that doth right define, [...] for the heauens themselues whence mortall men implore, right in their [...] wrongs, are rulde by righteous lore, Of highest Iove, who doth true [...] Iustice deale, to his in-ferior gods, and euermore, therewith con- [...] taines his heauenly comon weale, comon weale, The skill whereof to [...] Princes harts hee doth reueale, The skill whereof to Princes harts hee [Page] [...] doth reueale, hee doth reueale. [...]

XIII. BASSVS.

[...] IF women can bee courteous when they list, if women [...] can bee curteous when they list, curteous when they list, and when they [...] list disdainfull and vn-kinde, If they can beare affection in their fist, [...] If they can beare affection in their fist, in their fist, & sell their loue as [...] they the market find, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, [...] t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, that Iades and [...] Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and Drabs together all were [...] sold, & Drabs together all were sold. T'wer not amisse while Smithfield [Page] [...] faire doth hold, t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, that [...] Iades and Drabs together all were sold, that Iades and drabs together [...] all were sold, and drabs together all were sold. [...]

XVII. BASSVS.

[...] WHo seekes to captiuate the fre- est minds, by prayers, [...] sighes, deepe othes, by vowes & teares, swearing to free their loues, [...] their loues, ij. from a- ny feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them [...] be- guil'd, yet vnder shew of these haue them be- guil'd, let such be [...] farre from God and men exil'd, let such bee farre from god & men ex- [...] il'd, from god & men ex- il'd. [...]

XVIII. BASSVS.

[...] WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewile, who vowes e- [...] uotion to faire bewties shrine, to faire bew- ties shine, & leads a louers [...] life in pilgrimage, or that his faith may brighter shine, or that his cōstant [...] faith may brighter shine, dwells daies & nights, in fancies hermitage, st all [...] finde his truth, shall finde his truth, but losse of la- bour, although hee [...] merrit neuer so much fauour, fa- uour, shall finde his truth shall finde [...] his truth but losse of la- bour, although hee merrit neuer so much [...] fauour. [...]

XIX. BASSVS.

[...] THE heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, forsooke [...] their state, and chang'd themselues to shape of earthly kinde, & ij. [...] but my desire is of an other rate, but my desire, my desire [...] is of an other rate, that into heauenly grace transformes my minde [...] ij. their often change by new de- sire, declard [...] they lou'd not that was best, for they that to the best aspire, the besta- [...] spite, due neuer change, in hope of rest, in hope of rest. [...]

XX. BASSVS.

[...] O Vaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, to [...] couet still for more, ij. ij. ij. the more is gotten, sith when wee [...] die, wee leaue behinde our riches, and all we reape, all wee reape, is [...] but to bee forgotten, ij. The vertuous life is onely [...] that which lasteth, and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth, and [...] [...] all the rest with time or fortune blasteth. and all the rest with time or [...] fortune blasteth, bla steth. [...]

XXI. BASSVS.

[...] EVen as the flowres do wee- ther, ij. that [...] maydens faire doe gather, So doth their bewtie bla- zing, ij. [...] whereon there is such gazing, such gazing, ij. ij. [...] As day is dimmed with the night, ij. [...] So age doth vade thered & white, and death cōsumes euen in an [...] hower, ij, the virgins weede so dainty, so dainty, so [...] daintie, the virgins weede that daintie flower, And vnto thē it may bee [...] tolde, it ij. who cloath most rich in silke & golde, yee daines for [Page] [...] all your pride & mirth, for ij. your bewtie shall be turned to [...] earth. your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, ij. [...] And vnto them it may bee tolde, it may bee tolde, who cloath most [...] rich in silke & golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your [...] pride & mirth, your bewty shall bee turnd to earth. your bewty shall be [...] turnd to earth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth. [...]

I. QVINTSV

[...] THe loue of change hath chang'd the world through- [...] out, ij. and what is coūted good but that is [...] strange, New things wax old, old new all turns a- bout, all turns a- bout, [...] and all things change, except the loue of change, Yet finde I not [...] that loue of change, yet finde I not that loue of change in mee, but as I [...] am, ij. but as I am, So will I alwaies be, so will I alwaies bee, [...] So will I alwaies bee, so will I alwaies bee, so will I alwaies bee, [...] so will I alwaies bee.

II. QVINTVS.

[...] COntent thy selfe with thy e- state, seeke not to climb [...] aboue the skies, not ij. for often loue is mixt with hate, [...] ij. and twixt the flowers the Serpent lies, where [...] Fortune sends her greatest ioyes, greatest ioyes, There once possest they [...] are but toyes. ij. there once pos- sest they [...] are but toyes, where Fortune sends her greatest ioies, greatest ioies, there [...] once possest they are but toyes. ij. ij.

III. QVINTVS.

[...] THe selfe same thing that giues mee cause to [...] die, mee cause to die, is onely means for which I life, is onely [...] means for which I life de- sire, The selfe same could by which as [...] dead I lie, is onely means to kindle, to kindle greater fire, the lesse I [...] feele my selfe in hope, in hope to speed, the more desire this want of [...] hope, the lesse I feele my selfe in hope, in hope to speed, the more de- [...] sire this want of hope, this want of hope doth breed. [...]

The first part.
IIII. QVINTVS.

[...] WHen Flora faire the plea- saunt tydings bringeth, when [...] Flora faire the plea- sant tydings bringeth, the pleasant tydings brin- [...] geth, of summer sweet, with hearbs and flowers adorned, The [...] Nightingale vppon the hawthorne singeth, vppon the hawthorne [...] singeth, And Boreas blasts, the birds and beasts haue scorned, [...] the birds and beasts haue scorned, when fresh Aurora with hir cou- [...] lours payn- ted, when fresh Aurora with hir coulours paynted, with [...] hir colours paynted, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap- [Page] [...] pearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne ap-pea- ring, the [...] sunne appea-ring, delights the harts, delights the harts, that are with [...] loue acquainted, And Maying maydes haue then their time of [...] cheering, of chee- ring. [...]

The second part.
V. QVINTVS.

[...] ALl Creatures then with Summer are delighted, the Beasts, [...] the Birds, the Beasts the Birds, the Fish with scale of sil- uer, ij. [...] ij. Then stately Dames by [...] Louers are inuited, by Louers are inuited, to walke in meads, in [...] meads, to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the ri- uer, or rowe vpon the [...] riuer, ij. vpon the riuer. No summer grows where [...] loue yet neuer smiled. neuer smiled, No summer grows where loue [...] yet neuer smiled. where loue yet neuer smiled, where loue yet ne- [Page] [...] uer smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, neuer [...] smiled. No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, where [...] loue yet neuer smiled, where loue yet neuer smiled. [...]

The first part.
VI. QVINTVS.

[...] FRom stately tower, from stately tower, from stately tower, [...] king Dauid sat behoulding, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine na- [...] ked, faire Bethsabe who in a fountaine naked hir golden [...] locks against the sunne vnfoul-ding, against the sunne vnfoulding, vn- [...] foulding▪ In Christall waues the same dyd wash, in Christall waues the [...] same did wash and shaked, in Christall waues the same dyd wash and [...] shaked, and sha- ked, Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the [...] mountaine, Nor whitest snow that lyes vpon the mountaine, Nor [Page] [...] Venus bright, nor daintie Amarillis, nor daintie Amarillis dyd shew [...] more bright, then shee dyd in the foun- taine, then shee dyd in the [...] fountaine, the fountaine. [...]

The second part.
VII. QVINTVS.

[...] WIth hir sweet locks, sweet locks, with hir sweet locks, this [...] king was so in-fla- med, that hee to wed this Lady most desired, that [...] he to wed this Lady most desi- red, that he to wed this Lady most desi- [...] red, by whose great might the matter so was fra- med, so was framed, [...] that he posest hir bewty most admi- red, that hee posest hir bewty [...] most admired, yet afterward that hee to loue consen- ted, ten thou- [...] sand teares he wept, when hee repented, ten thousand teares he wept, hee [...] wept ten thousand teares hee wept, when he repented. ij.

VIII. QVINTVS.

[...] LIke as the gentle hart it selfe bewraies, like as the gentle [...] hart it selfe be- wraies, it selfe bewraies, in doing gentle deeds, with [...] franck de- light, in dooing good with franck de- light, Euen so the [...] baser minde it selfe displaies, in cancred mallice, in cancred mallice & [...] reuengefull spight, in cancred mallice, and reuengefull spight, in [...] mallice and reuengefull spight, and reuengefull spight. [...]

The first part.
IX. QVINTVS.

[...] NAught vnder heauen so strongly doth allure, doth al- [...] lure the sence of man, and all his minde posesse, all his minde [...] po- sesse, As bewties louely baite, his louely baite, that doth [...] procure great warriours oft, their ri-gor to represse, And mightie [...] hands forget their manlynesse, drawne with the power, of an hart [...] robbing eye, robbing eye, of an hart robbing eye, robbing eye, [...] And wrapt in fetters, in fetters, of a golden tresse, that can with [...] melting plea- saunce mollifye, that can with milting plea- [Page] [...] saunce mollifye, that can with melting plea- saunce [...] mollifye, their hardned harts envrde to blood, to blood and crueltie. [...]

The second part.
X. QVINTVS.

[...] SO whilome learn'd that mightie Iewish swaine, So whilome [...] learn'd that mighty Iewish swayne, So whilome learn'd that mightie [...] Iewish swaine, Each of whose locks dyd match a man of might, [...] To lay his spoiles before his lemans traine, So also did that great Oe- [...] te- an knight, so also dyd that great OEtean knight, for his loues [...] sake, his Lyons skinne vndight, And so dyd warlike Antonye neg- [...] lect, And so dyd warlike Antonye neglect the worlds whole rule, for [...] Cleopatras sight, such wonderous powre, such powre, such wonderous [Page] [...] powre hath womens faire aspect, to captiue men, and make thē all the [...] world reiect, and make them all the world reiect. [...]

The first part.
XI. QVINTVS.
An Elegie in memoriall of the death of that honorable Knight sir Iohn Shelton.

[...] SOund, sound saddest notes with rew- full mo- [...] ning, tune euerie straine with teares and weeping, weeping, Con- [...] clude each close, with sighes, with sighes & gro- ning, Sing, but your [...] song no Musique keeping, but your song, no Musique keeping, saue [...] direfull sound, of dismall word, Shelton is slaine, is slaine, Shelton [...] is slaine, ij. Shelton is slaine with fatall sword. [...]

The second part.
XII. QVINTVS.

[...] LET euery sharp, euery sharp, let euerie sharp, in [...] sharp tune figure, the too sharp death he hath endu- red, let euery [...] flat, let euery flat, shew flat the ri-gor, of Fortunes spight, to all en- [...] vred, And in his death and Fortune tell, and in his death, ij. [...] and Fortune tell, & in his death and Fortune tell, that neither death [...] nor fates dyd well, that neither death nor fates did well, that neither [...] death nor fates did well, that neither death nor fates did well. ij.

XIII. QVINTVS.

[...] IF women can bee curteous when they list, if women can [...] be courteous when they list, when they list, and when they list disdain- [...] full and vnkind, If they can beare affection in their fist, If they can [...] beare affection in their fist, if they can beare affection in their fist, and [...] sell their loue as they the market find, T'wer not amisse while Smithfield [...] faire doth hold, t'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold▪ that [...] lades and drabs together all were sold, that Iades & drabs together all [...] were sold. T'wer not amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, t'wer not [Page] [...] amisse while Smithfield faire doth hold, that Iades and Drabs together [...] all were sold, that Iades and drabs together all were sold. [...]

XIIII. QVINTVS.

[...] NAught is on earth more sacred or deuine, Naught [...] is on earth more sacred or deuine, that Gods and men doe equally a- [...] dore, doe equally adore, then this same vertue, this same vertue, that doth [...] right define, for the heauens themselues whence mortall men, for the [...] heauens themselues, whence mortall men implore, right in their wrongs, [...] are ruld by righteous lore, Of highest love, who doth true Iustice deale, [...] to his inferior gods, and euermore, therewith containes his heauenly [...] comon weale, The skill whereof to Princes harts hee doth reueale, [Page] [...] The skill whereof, to Princes harts hee doth reueale, to Princes harts [...] hee doth reueale. [...]

XV. QVINTVS.

[...] YE gentle Ladies in whose sou'raigne powre, loue hath the [...] glory of his kingdome left, the ij. and the harts of men as [...] your eternall dower, In Iron chains of libertie bereft, ij. [...] bereft, de-liuered hath into your hands by guift, be wel aware how you [...] the same doe vse, that pride do not to ty-ran-nie you lift, least if men [...] you of crueltie accuse, hee from you take, hee from you take that [...] chiefdome which yee doe abuse, that chiefdome which yee doe a- [...] buse. that chiefdome which yee doe abuse.

XVII. QVINTVS.

[...] WHo so seekes to captiuate, who seekes to captiuate the freest [...] minds, by prayers, sighes, deepe others by vowes and teares, shewing af- [...] fection in the trewest kinds, swearing to free their loues, their loues, ij. [...] from a-ny feares, Yet vnder shew of these, haue them beguil'd, yet vnder [...] shew of these haue them beguil'd, let such bee farre from God and men [...] exil'd, let such bee farre from god & men exil'd, from god & men exil'd, [...] from God and man ex- il'd. [...]

XVIII. QVINTVS.

[...] WHo vowes deuotion to faire bewties shrine, to faire bew- [...] ties shrine and leads a louers life, in pilgrimage, louers life in pilgrimage, [...] or that his constant faith may brighter shine, constant faith, brighter [...] shine, dwels daies and nights in fancies hermitage, shall finde his truths [...] reward but losse of labour, shall finde his truths reward but losse of [...] labour, although hee merrit neare so much fauour, shall finde his [...] truths reward but losse of labour, shall ij. although he [...] merit neare so much fauour.

XIX. QVINTVS.

[...] THE heathen gods for loue forsooke their state, & [...] chang'd them-selues, and chang'd themselues to shape of earthly kinde, [...] but my desire, ij. is of an other rate, an other rate, that into [...] heauenly grace, heauenly grace transformes my minde, their often change [...] by new desire, ij. de-clard they lou'd not that was best, [...] for they that to the best aspire, doe neuer change, in hope of rest, doe [...] neuer change, in hope, in hope of rest. [...]

XX. QVINTVS.

[...] O Vaine desire wherewith the world bewitches, to [...] couet still for more, for more, the more is gotten, sith whē we die, [...] we leaue behind our riches, and all we reape, is but to bee for- got- [...] ten, ij. The vertuous life is onely that which lasteth, the ij. [...] and all the rest with time or fortune bla- [...] steth, and all the rest with time or fortune blasteth. and all the rest with [...] time or fortune blasteth. [...]

XXI. QVINTVS.

[...] EVen as the flowres doe wee- ther, Euen ij. [...] that maydens faire doe gather, ij. maides doe gether, [...] So doth their bewtie bla- zing, whereon there is such [...] gazing, ij. such ga-zing, ij. As day is [...] dimmed with the night, with the night, as ij. So [...] age doth vade the red and white, ij. red and white, [...] And death cōsumes euen in an howre, the virgins weede that [...] daintie flowre, ij. daintie flowre, the ij. And [Page] [...] vnto thē it may be tolde, lit ij. who cloath most rich in silke and [...] golde, in silke & golde, yee dames for all your pride and mirth, yee dames [...] for all your pride & mirth, your bewtie shall be turnd to earth, ij. [...] ij. & vnto thē it may [...] bee tolde, it ij. who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in silke & [...] golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, yee dames for all your pride [...] and mirth, your bewty shall be turnd to earth. ij. [...] ij.