G H To ye La: Eliz: Q: Lady Elizabeth Queen To the ˟ To ˟ The To ye queene Queene of Bohemia . ./ B B right s S oule of whom of whom, , of whome , of whome, if any countrey knowene Country Knowene Cuntrie knowne countrey kno͊we knowne countrey known had worthy been, Had worthy beene: Worthy had bin, had worthy bin thou had’st ‸not had not had’st not hadst not ‸lost lost thyne owne thine owne: thine owne, No e E arth can ne be e thy iointer, jointer, ioynture: Iointure   ioynture, f F or the sun, the sun ye Sun the sunne the Sunne and starr’s alone And Starres alone And starres alone, & stars alone vnto unto thy Pitch ye pitch thy pitch do run doe run doe runne And pace of thy ſweet and pace of thy swift And pace of thy swift And pace of thy sweet virtues, vertues; vertues onely they a A re th e y dominion s : , . those Thiese Those theis yt that rule in cC c lay stike faſt stick fast Stick fast Sticke fast Stike fast ther e in ; b : B b , b ut thy transcenda transcende tranſcende nt ſ s oule d D oth for two e clod de d s of earth , 10. io ten spheares countroule Sphears controole spheres controule, ſphears controule And though starres shot fr ō om Starres should from starres shott from starres shot from stars should fr ō om Heauen heaven heauen Heaven , looſe theire loose there loose ther loose   their loose yeir light , yet they Yet thy rare braue brave beam e s excluded fr ō om they ꝉ re from their from theyr from there frō yeir right , Maintayne Mentayne Maintaine Meynteyne their yeir there lustre ſ s till, & and shining e cleire cleare cleere t T urne wat e rish Holland to a cryſtall spheare. christall Spheare crystall spheare. chrystalline sphere. chriſtall spheare, Meethinkes Me thinks Mee thinkes , in yt D d utch that Dutch optick e I doe s ſ ee t T hy curious virtues vertues much more viſibly, visibly. visibly, visibly: viſiblye, t T here is thy best t T hrone f : f . F , f or afflictions are a A foy foy foi le to set sett of worth , & and make it rare , . Through yt that black Tiffney Tiffany tiffany thy vertues virtues vertue Vertue shyne shine tshine fayrer, and rich, fayrer and rich, ffayrer & richer Fairer & richer fairer & richer n . N , n ow we wee know e wt’s, thyne wts thine what’s thine what’s thyne , a A nd wt wht what is fortunes : t . T , t hou hast s ſ ingled out s S orrowes , and greifs, & greifes & griefs, to fight wth them about wth them a bout, with them a-bout with them about At t their there owne weapons wthout pomp or state without pompe or State without pomp or state , wthout pomp or state , wthout pomp or ſtate t T o s ſ econd thee ag,st against against their there cunninge hate cunning hate coming fate . /   O , wt , what wt what a poore thing t’is ’tis tis to be a Quenene be a queene bee a Queene be a Queene W w hen scepters, state, attendants are ye screene scepters, state, attendants are the screene Sceptars State Attendandts are thye Screen. scepters, state, Attendants are ye screen scepters, state, attendance are ye ſcree‸ne b B etwixt vs us her & and the people; People: people: when as glor ie y l la L yes round about vs, to us, to vs ‸to us to vs to help e out the ye Storie story. story w W hen all thing e s pull , and hale & hale and hale that yei that they , yt they yt yey    may bringe bring a A slow e beha vior uiour viour to the stile of king; ye Stile of Kinge the style of king ye stile of king. w W hen ce ſense sence sense is made by Com͞ents Comments comments coments ! b , b . B  B ut that yt face , w W hose nati v u e Beavtie beauty need e s not dreſſe or lace, noe dreſſe, nor lace not dreſse or lace not dreſse or lace, t T o set sett serue serve it forth : , and & being e strip’d stript of all Is selfe - ſ s ufficient to be e the selfe ſelfe thrall , of 1000es. hearts yt of 1000es heartes that Of thousande hartes: That Of thousand harts: yt of thowsand hearts: yt face doth figure yee thee and shew & Shew & shew And show thy vndiuided undivided indiuided undiuided vndivided Majeſtie, Majestie, Maiestie Maiestye maiestie, w W ch miſerie miserie Miserie misery cannot vntwist vntwist; untwist, vntwist, but rather Add e s to ye the vnion; union vnion, as lights to doe : gather . Splendors Splendors Splendours Splendour splendor frō from dark e nes : . , so So Soe soe close sit t te s ye the Crowne crowne crown a A bout th e y Temples that temples that temples yt ye the furious frowne , o O f oppo ſic̄on sition sicion cannot place the e, e where , t T hou should’st shalt not be bee a q Q ueene , and & conquer there y Y et hast thou more dominions  Gods . god : God , God  God doth give giue c C hildren for K͞doms Kingedomes kingdomes kingdoms to thee ; : , they ſhall liue, yey shall live they shall liue they shall live, t T o conquer e new ones, and & ſhall shall share the ye frame , o O f the vniu ꝉ er ſe ye vniuers, th’vniuerse, th’vniverſe, the universe like as the ye wind e s, and & I name t T he world a new  the ; The : ye , ye the ſunn sunn Sunne sunne sun shall ſhall neuꝉ never neuer rise riſe b B ut it ſhall shall spye spie spy ſome some of thy their there victories . their Their There hand e s ſ s hall clip p the ye Eagles winds wings winges, and & chaſe ‸chase chace chase those rauening These raueninge Those rauening those ravening harpies, Harpies Harpyes which pecke att wch peck at wch peck at which peck at their thy face , at At t once to Hell , wthou without a ba y i ting e , - while At Purgatory their Inchanted Ile, Att Purgetorie there enchanted Isle At Purgatory, there inchanted Ile at purgatory, their Inchanted Isle, And Par r is G g arden : t . T t hen let their there ꝑ per per fume & And and Spanish ſts [xsts] scents sents , wise wis wiſe ly layd vp preſume layd up presume layde vpp. Presume layd vp, presume laid pεsume To deale with wth wth brimstone , yt that yt , that vntymed vntamed untymed S s ſ tench w W hose fire, lyke their malice fire like their malice fier, like there malice, none nought can quench .   But I j i oyes are stored stor’d for thee , : thou shalt    return e l L aden wth confort thence, with comfort thence: with comfort thence, wth comforts thence, where now to mo u rn e , i I s thy cheife gou ꝉ er nmt t cheife Gouerment: T chief gouerment, t cheife governmt t cheife government t o Manage manage woe , t T o curb e ſ s ome rebell teares, noble Teares, Rebell teares, noble teare wch wch which fa y i ne would flow m M aking e a head, and ſpring head, and spring head & spring Head & Spring e , agt against th e y reason Reason: reaſon t T his is thy E e mpire yet , : till better seaſon, season, Season season ſeaſon c C all the e frō from out of that yt ſ s urrounded land , t T hat habit a a ble sea, and brinish strand. sea, and brinish strand Sea & Brinish Strand sea, & brinish strand t T hy T t eares not needing , f e. f . F f or yt hand diuine that hand divine that hand diuine yt hand Divine yt hand divine wch mingles Which mingles Wch mīgles which mingles water s wth with wth thy Renh‸iſh Rhenish Renish wine w W ill poure power powre full j i oyes to thee , ; but dreggs dregges dregs to    those And meete their taſte, who And meete their taste, who & meete their tast whoe And meet theire tast, who And meete their taste whoe are thy bitter foes .