SALVE
DEVS
REX
IVDAEORVM
.
Containing
,
-
1
The
Passion
of
Christ
.
-
2
Eues
Apologie
in
defence
of
Women
.
-
3
The
Teares
of
the
Daughters
of
Ierusalem
.
-
4
The
Salutation
and
Sorrow
of
the
Virgine
Marie
.
With
diuers
other
things
not
vnfit
to
be
read
.
Written
by
Mistris
Aemilia
Lanyer
,
Wife
to
Captaine
Alfonso
Lanyer
Seruant
to
the
Kings
Majestie
.
AT
LONDON
Printed
by
Valentine
Simmes
for
Richard
Bonian
,
and
are
to
be
sold
at
his
Shop
in
Paules
Church-yard
.
Anno
1611.
To
the
Ladie
Margaret
Countesse
Dowager
of
Cumberland
.
*
⁎
*
RIght
Honoutable
and
Excellent
Lady
,
I
may
say
with
Saint
Peter
,
Siluer
nor
gold
haue
I
none
,
but
such
as
I
haue
,
that
giue
I
you
:
for
hauing
neither
rich
pearles
of
India
,
nor
fine
gold
of
Arabia
,
nor
diamonds
of
inestimable
value
;
neither
those
rich
treasures
,
Arramaticall
Gums
,
incense
,
and
sweet
odours
,
which
were
presented
by
those
Kingly
Philosophers
to
the
babe
Iesus
,
I
present
vnto
you
euen
our
Lord
Iesus
himselfe
,
whose
infinit
value
is
not
to
be
comprehended
within
the
weake
imagination
or
wit
of
man
:
and
as
Saint
Peter
gaue
health
to
the
body
,
so
I
deliuer
you
the
health
of
the
soule
;
which
is
this
most
pretious
pearle
of
all
perfection
,
this
rich
diamond
of
deuotion
,
this
perfect
gold
growing
in
the
veins
of
that
excellent
earth
of
the
most
blessed
Paradice
,
wherein
our
second
Adam
had
his
restlesse
habitation
.
The
sweet
incense
,
balsums
,
odours
,
and
gummes
that
flowes
from
that
beautifull
tree
of
Life
,
sprung
from
the
roote
of
Iessie
,
which
is
so
super-excellent
,
that
it
giueth
grace
to
the
meanest
&
most
vnworthy
hand
that
will
vndertake
to
write
thereof
;
neither
can
it
receiue
any
blemish
thereby
:
for
as
a
right
diamond
can
loose
no
whit
of
his
beautie
by
the
blacke
foyle
vnderneath
it
,
neither
by
beeing
placed
in
the
darke
,
but
retaines
his
naturall
beauty
and
brightnesse
shining
in
greater
perfection
than
before
;
so
this
most
pretious
diamond
,
for
beauty
and
riches
exceeding
all
the
most
pretious
diamonds
and
rich
jewels
of
the
world
,
can
receiue
no
blemish
,
nor
impeachment
,
by
my
vnworthy
hand
writing
;
but
wil
with
the
Sunne
retaine
his
owne
brightnesse
and
most
glorious
lustre
,
though
neuer
so
many
blind
eyes
looke
vpon
him
.
Therefore
good
Madame
,
to
the
most
perfect
eyes
of
your
vnderstanding
,
I
deliuer
the
inestinable
treasure
of
all
elected
soules
,
to
bee
perused
at
conuenient
times
;
as
also
,
the
mirrour
of
your
most
worthy
minde
,
which
may
remaine
in
the
world
many
yeares
longer
than
your
Honour
,
or
my selfe
can
liue
,
to
be
a
light
vnto
those
that
come
after
,
desiring
to
tread
in
the
narrow
path
of
virtue
,
that
leads
the
way
to
heauen
.
In
which
way
,
I
pray
God
send
your
Honour
long
to
continue
,
that
your
light
may
so
shine
before
men
,
that
they
may
glorifie
your
father
which
is
in
Heauen
:
and
that
I
and
many
others
may
follow
you
in
the
same
tracke
.
So
wishing
you
in
this
world
all
increase
of
health
and
honour
,
and
in
the
world
to
come
life
euerlasting
,
I
rest
.
TO
THE
VERTVOVS
Reader
.
OFten
haue
I
heard
,
that
it
is
the
property
of
some
women
,
not
only
to
emulate
the
virtues
and
perfections
of
the
rest
,
but
also
by
all
their
powers
of
ill
speaking
,
to
ecclipse
the
brightnes
of
their
deserued
fame
:
now
contrary
to
this
custome
,
which
men
I
hope
vniustly
lay
to
their
charge
,
I
haue
written
this
small
volume
,
or
little
booke
,
for
the
generall
vse
of
all
virtuous
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
of
this
kingdome
;
and
in
commendation
of
some
particular
persons
of
our
owne
sexe
,
such
as
for
the
most
part
,
are
so
well
knowne
to
my selfe
,
and
others
,
that
I
dare
vndertake
Fame
dares
not
to
call
any
better
.
And
this
haue
I
done
,
to
make
knowne
to
the
world
,
that
all
women
deserue
not
to
be
blamed
though
some
forgetting
they
are
women
themselues
,
and
in
danger
to
be
condemned
by
the
words
of
their
owne
mouthes
,
fall
into
so
great
an
errour
,
as
to
speake
vnaduisedly
against
the
rest
of
their
sexe
;
which
if
it
be
true
,
I
am
perswaded
they
can
shew
their
owne
imperfection
in
nothing
more
:
and
therefore
could
wish
(
for
their
owne
ease
,
modesties
,
and
credit
)
they
would
referre
such
points
of
folly
,
to
be
practised
by
euill
disposed
men
,
who
forgetting
they
were
borne
of
women
,
nourished
of
women
,
and
that
if
it
were
not
by
the
means
of
women
,
they
would
be
quite
extinguished
out
of
the
world
,
and
a
finall
ende
of
them
all
,
doe
like
Vipers
deface
the
wombes
wherein
they
were
bred
,
onely
to
giue
way
and
vtterance
to
their
want
of
discretion
and
goodnesse
.
Such
as
these
,
were
they
that
dishonoured
Christ
his
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
putting
them
to
shamefull
deaths
.
Therefore
we
are
not
to
regard
any
imputations
,
that
they
vndeseruedly
lay
vpon
vs
,
no
otherwise
than
to
make
vse
of
them
to
our
owne
benefits
,
as
spurres
to
vertue
,
making
vs
flie
all
occasions
that
may
colour
their
vniust
speeches
to
passe
currant
.
Especially
considering
that
they
haue
tempted
euen
the
patience
of
God
himselfe
,
who
gaue
power
to
wise
and
virtuous
women
,
to
bring
downe
their
pride
and
arrogancie
.
As
was
cruell
Cesarus
by
the
discreet
counsell
of
noble
Deborah
,
Iudge
and
Prophetesse
of
Israel
:
and
resolution
of
Iael
wife
of
Heber
the
Kenite
:
wicked
Haman
,
by
the
dinine
prayers
and
prudent
proceedings
of
beautifull
Hester
:
blasphemous
Holofernes
,
by
the
inuincible
courage
,
rare
wisdome
,
and
confident
carriage
of
Iudeth
:
&
the
vniust
Indges
,
by
the
innocency
of
chast
Susanna
:
with
infinite
others
,
which
for
breuitie
sake
I
will
omit
.
As
also
in
respect
it
pleased
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
without
the
assistance
of
man
,
beeing
free
from
originall
and
all
other
sinnes
,
from
the
time
of
his
conception
,
till
the
houre
of
his
death
,
to
be
begotten
of
a
woman
,
borne
of
a
woman
,
nourished
of
a
woman
,
obedient
to
a
woman
;
and
that
he
healed
woman
,
pardoned
women
,
comforted
women
:
yea
,
euen
when
he
was
in
his
greatest
agonie
and
bloodie
sweat
,
going
to
be
crucified
,
and
also
in
the
last
houre
of
his
death
,
tooke
care
to
dispose
of
a
woman
:
after
his
resurrection
,
appeared
first
to
a
woman
,
sent
a
woman
to
declare
his
most
glorious
resurrection
to
the
rest
of
his
Disciples
.
Many
other
examples
I
could
alleadge
of
diuers
faithfull
and
virtuous
women
,
who
haue
in
all
ages
,
not
onely
beene
Confessors
,
but
also
indured
most
cruel
martyrdome
for
their
faith
in
Iesus
Christ
.
All
which
is
sufficient
to
inforce
all
good
Christians
and
honourable
minded
men
to
speake
reuerently
of
our
sexe
,
and
especially
of
all
virtuous
and
good
women
.
To
the
modest
sensures
of
both
which
,
I
refer
these
my
imperfect
indeauours
,
knowing
that
according
to
their
owne
excellent
dispositions
,
they
will
rather
,
cherish
,
nourish
,
and
increase
the
least
sparke
of
virtue
where
they
find
it
,
by
their
fauourable
and
best
interpretations
,
than
quench
it
by
wrong
constructions
.
To
whom
I
wish
all
increase
of
virtue
,
and
desire
their
best
opinions
.