whence Cupid shootes his dartes and woundeth those that honor you and neuer weare1 his foes.

4 The hardnes of her harte and truth of myne
when the all seeinge eyes of heauen did fee
they streight concluded yt by powre devine
to other formes our hartes fhould turnèd be.
then hers as hard as flynte, a Flynte became
and myne as true as steele, to steele was turned,
and then betwene or hartes sprange forthe the flame
of kindeft loue, wch vnextinguish'd burned;

And longe the facred lampe of mutuall loue
inceffantlie did burne in glory brighte;
Vntill my folly did her fury moue
to recompence my feruice wth despighte,
and to put out wth fnuffers of her pride
the lampe of loue wch els had neuer dyed.

5 Myne Eye, mine eare, my will, my witt, my harte did fee, did heare, did like, difcerne, did loue: her face, her speche, her fashion, iudgemt, arte, wch did charme, please, delighte, confounde and moue. Then fancie, humor, loue, conceipte, and thoughte

did foe drawe, force, intyfe, perswade, deuise,

that she was wonne, mou'd, caryed, compaft, wrought to thinck me kinde, true, comelie, valyant, wise; that heauen, earth, hell, my folly and her pride did worke, contriue, labor, conspire and sweare to make me fcorn'd, vile, caft of, bace, defyed Wth her my loue, my lighte, my life, my deare : So that my harte, my witt, will, eare, and eye doth greiue, lament, sorrowe, dispaire and dye.

6 The facred Muse that firfte made loue deuine
hath made him naked and wthout attyre,
but I will cloth him wth this penn of myne
that all the world his fashion shall admyre.
his hatt of hope, his bande of beautye fine,
his cloake of crafte, his doblett of defyre,
greife for a girdell, fhall aboute him twyne,
his pointes of pride, his Ilet holes of yre,
his hose of hate, his Cod peece of conceite,
his stockings of fterne ftrife, his shirte of shame,
his garters of vaine glorie gaye and slyte;
his pantofels of paffions I will frame,

pumpes of prefumption shall adorne his feete

and Socks of fullennes excedinge sweete.

7 Into the midle Temple of my harte
the wanton Cupid did himselfe admitt
and gaue for pledge yor Eagle-fighted witt
Yt he wold play noe rude vncivill parte :
Longe tyme he cloak'te his nature wth his arte
and fadd and graue and sober he did fitt,
but at the last he gan to reuell it,

to breake good rules, and orders to peruerte:

Then loue and his younge pledge were both conuented

before fadd Reason, that old Bencher graue,

who this fadd fentence vnto him presented

by dilligence, yt flye and fecreate knaue That loue and witt, for euer shold departe out of the midle Temple of my harte.

8 My cafe is this, I loue Zepheria brighte,
Of her I hold my harte by fealtye :
Wch I discharge to her perpetuallye,
Yet she thereof will neuer me accquite.
for now fuppofinge I wth hold her righte
she hathe distreinde my harte to satisfie

6 = serious; and so 'sadly 'seriously, e. g. Skelton: "I have not offended, I trust,

If it be sadly discust." G.

the duty wch I neuer did denye,

and far away impounds it wth despite ; I labor therefore iuftlie to repleaue

my harte wch she vniustly doth impounde

but quick conceite wch nowe is loue's highe Sheife retornes it as efloynde, not to be founde:

Then wch the lawe affords I onely craue

her harte for myne in wit her name to haue.

9 To Loue my lord I doe knightes feruice owe
and therefore nowe he hath my witt in warde,
but while it is in his tuition foe

me thincks he doth intreate it passinge hard;
for thoughe he hathe it marryed longe agoe
to Vanytie, a wench of noe regarde,
and nowe to full, and perfect age doth growe,
Yet nowe of freedome it is most debarde.
But why should loue after minoritye

when I am past the one and twentith yeare
perclude my witt of his sweete libertye,

and make it still ye yoake of wardshippe beare.

I feare he hath an other Title gott

and holds my witte now for an Ideott.

7

= recover (a legal term) G.

Mr Dauyes.

VI. MINOR POEMS.