To The Lady Elizabeth Queene of Bohemia

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TheTo ye queeneQueene of
Bohemia../

BBright sSoule of whom of whom,, of whome, of whome, if any countrey knoweneCountry KnoweneCuntrie knownecountrey kno͊wecountrey known
had worthy been,Had worthy beene:Worthy had bin,had worthy bin thou had’st ‸nothad nothad’st nothadst not
                        ‸lostlost
                        thyne ownethine owne:thine owne,
No eEarth canne bee thy iointer,jointer,ioynture:Iointure  ioynture,
                        fFor the sun,the sunye Sunthe sunnethe Sunne
and starr’s aloneAnd Starres aloneAnd starres alone,& stars alone
                        vntounto
                        thy Pitchye pitchthy pitch
                        do rundoe rundoe runne
And pace of thy ſweetand pace of thy swiftAnd pace of thy swiftAnd pace of thy sweet
                        virtues,vertues;vertues onely they
aAre they dominions:,.
                        thoseThieseThosetheis
                        ytthat rule in cCclay
stike faſtstick fastStick fastSticke fastStike fast therein; b: B b, but thy transcendatranscendetranſcendent ſsoule
dDoth for twoe cloddeds of earth,
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                        spheares countrouleSphears controolespheres controule,ſphears controule
And though starres shot frōStarres should fromstarres shott fromstarres shot fromstars should frō
                        HeauenheavenheauenHeaven,
                        looſe theireloose thereloose therloose 
  theirloose yeir light,
yet theyYet thy
                        rarebrauebrave beames excluded frō theyꝉfrom theirfrom theyrfrom therefrō yeir right,
MaintayneMentayneMaintaineMeynteyne
                        theiryeirthere lustre ſstill, &and shininge
                        cleireclearecleere
tTurne waterish Holland to a cryſtall spheare.christall Sphearecrystall spheare.chrystalline sphere.chriſtall spheare,
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                              Ddutchthat Dutch opticke I doe sſee
tThy curious virtuesvertues much more viſibly,visibly.visibly,visibly:viſiblye,
tThere is thy best tThrone f: f. F, for afflictions are
aA
                        foyfoyfoile to setsett of worth,
                        &and make it rare,.
Through ytthat black TiffneyTiffanytiffany thy vertuesvirtuesvertueVertue
                        shyne
                        shine
                              tshine
fayrer, and rich,fayrer and rich,ffayrer & richerFairer & richerfairer & richer n. N, now wewee knowe
                        wt’s, thynewts thinewhat’s thinewhat’s thyne,
174raAnd wtwhtwhat is fortunes: t. T, thou hast sſingled out
sSorrowes,
                        and greifs,& greifes& griefs, to fight wth them aboutwth them a bout,with them a-boutwith them about
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                        theirthere owne weapons wthout pomp or state without pompe or State without pomp or state, wthout pomp or
                              state, wthout pomp or
                              ſtate
tTo sſecond thee ag,stagainst
                        theirthere
                        cunninge hatecunning hatecoming fate./

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wWhen all thinges pull, and hale & hale and hale that yei that they, yt they yt yey
may bringebring

aA slowe behavioruiourviour to the stile of king;ye Stile of Kingethe style of kingye stile of king.

wWhence ſensesencesense is made by Com͞entsCommentscommentscoments! b, b. B But thatyt face,

wWhose nativue Beavtiebeauty needes not dreſſe or lace,noe dreſſe, nor lacenot dreſse or lacenot dreſse or lace,

tTo setsettserueserve it forth:, and& beinge strip’dstript of all

Is selfe -ſsufficient to bee the selfeſelfe thrall,

of 1000es. hearts ytof 1000es heartes thatOf thousande hartes: ThatOf thousand harts: ytof thowsand hearts: yt face doth figure yeethee

and shew& Shew& shewAnd show thy vndiuidedundividedindiuidedundiuidedvndivided Majeſtie,Majestie,MaiestieMaiestyemaiestie,

wWch miſeriemiserieMiseriemisery cannot vntwistvntwist;untwist,vntwist, but rather

Addes to yethe vnion;unionvnion, as lights todoe: gather.

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aAbout they Temples thattemples thattemples yt yethe furious frowne,

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oOf oppoſic̄onsitionsicion cannot place thee,e where,

tThou should’stshalt not bebee a qQueene, and& conquer there

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yYet hast thou more dominions Gods. god: God, God God doth givegiue

cChildren for K͞domsKingedomeskingdomeskingdoms to thee;:, they ſhall liue,yey shall livethey shall liuethey shall live,

tTo conquere new ones, and& ſhallshall share theye frame,

oOf the vniuꝉſeye vniuers,th’vniuerse,th’vniverſe,the universe like as theye windes, and&I name

tThe world a new the; The: ye, ye the ſunnsunnSunnesunnesun shallſhall neuꝉneverneuer riseriſe

bBut it ſhallshall spyespiespy ſomesome of thytheirthere victories.

theirTheirThere handes ſshall clipp theye Eagles windswingswinges, and& chaſe‸chasechacechase

those raueningThese raueningeThose raueningthose ravening harpies,HarpiesHarpyes which pecke att wch peck at wch peck at which peck at theirthy face,

atAtt once to Hell, wthouwithout a bayitinge,- while

At Purgatory their Inchanted Ile,Att Purgetorie there enchanted IsleAt Purgatory, there inchanted Ileat purgatory, their Inchanted Isle,

And Parris Ggarden: t. T then let theirthere ꝑperfume

&Andand Spanish ſts[xsts]scentssents, wisewiswiſely layd vp preſumelayd up presumelayde vpp. Presumelayd vp, presumelaid pεsume

To deale withwthwth brimstone, yt that yt, that vntymedvntameduntymed Ssſtench

wWhose fire, lyke their malicefire like their malicefier, like there malice, nonenought can quench.

But Ijioyes are storedstor’d for thee,: thou shalt
returne

lLaden wth confort thence,with comfort thence:with comfort thence,wth comforts thence, where now to mourne,

iIs thy cheife gouꝉnmt tcheife Gouerment: Tchief gouerment, tcheife governmt tcheife government to Managemanage woe,

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tTo curbe ſsome rebell teares,noble Teares,Rebell teares,noble teare wchwchwhich fayine would flow

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mMakinge a head, and ſpringhead, and springhead & springHead & Springe, agtagainst they reasonReason:reaſon

tThis is thy Eempire yet,: till better seaſon,season,Seasonseasonſeaſon

cCall thee frōfrom out of thatyt ſsurrounded land,

tThat habitaable sea, and brinish strand.sea, and brinish strandSea & Brinish Strandsea, & brinish strand

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tThy Tteares not needing, fe. f. F for yt hand diuinethat hand divinethat hand diuineyt hand Divineyt hand divine

wch minglesWhich minglesWch mīgleswhich mingles waters wthwithwth thy Renh‸iſhRhenishRenish wine

wWill pourepowerpowre full jioyes to thee,; but dreggsdreggesdregs to
those

And meete their taſte, whoAnd meete their taste, who& meete their tast whoeAnd meet theire tast, whoAnd meete their taste whoe are thy bitter foes.

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