THE
HISTORY
OF
ELIZABETH
OF
HVNGARY
.
THERE
was
a
tyme
,
when
all
the
fauours
of
fortune
rested
in
the
family
of
the
kings
of
Hungary
,
as
all
the
fabulous
Deityes
were
assembled
togeather
in
the
Pantheon
of
Rome
.
It
seemed
shee
brake
her
wings
,
that
shee
might
not
take
her
flight
to
any
other
place
,
&
forsooke
all
the
powers
of
the
North
to
become
tributary
to
this
Crowne
.
But
in
the
end
the
blind
creature
(
not
esteemed
a
Goddesse
,
but
by
men
who
haue
noe
eyes
in
their
soules
)
turned
her
backe
to
the
Princes
of
this
house
,
because
they
would
not
depart
from
the
seruice
they
had
vowed
to
virtue
.
To
iudge
of
the
fall
of
this
house
by
the
height
thereof
,
wee
must
reascend
to
this
great
king
of
Hungary
,
to
whom
in
his
life
time
trophyes
were
erected
,
&
after
his
death
,
altars
:
And
from
thence
descend
to
that
young
prince
who
in
battell
lost
himselfe
with
his
crowne
,
&
left
the
fields
of
Varna
perpetuallie
dishonoured
with
the
infamy
of
his
defeate
.
But
betweene
these
two
extreames
there
are
reckoned
vp
great
felicityes
,
&
among
the
most
remarkable
of
them
,
this
house
is
renowned
for
producing
Elizabeth
a
Princesse
,
at
this
day
wayted
vpon
by
Angells
in
heauen
,
&
sued
vnto
by
men
on
earth
.
There
are
noe
perfect
beautyes
to
be
found
,
since
hee
who
vndertooke
to
take
the
picture
of
one
was
inforced
to
drawe
the
modell
of
an
hundred
different
pieces
.
But
Elizabeth
was
faire
,
and
in
her
all
the
exquisite
&
admirable
perfections
of
her
sexe
were
ordinarie
.
The
beauty
of
the
soule
consisteth
wholly
in
vertue
,
that
,
of
the
body
absolutely
in
grace
,
which
dependeth
not
vpon
equall
proportions
of
lineaments
,
&
colours
of
the
face
,
but
in
a
presence
,
which
transporteth
,
&
enforceth
the
eye
to
consider
it
as
a
visible
effect
,
of
an
inuisible
power
of
the
soule
.
Elizabeth
was
excellent
both
in
the
one
,
and
other
beyond
all
example
,
but
of
her selfe
,
to
her selfe
.
There
was
nothing
soe
diuine
,
as
her
soule
,
nothing
soe
goodly
as
her
stature
,
nothing
soe
royall
as
her
garbe
,
nothing
soe
beautifull
as
her
face
,
nothing
soe
amiable
as
her
eyes
,
nothing
soe
louely
as
her
hart
:
Louely
indeed
,
but
not
with
loue
which
is
the
frensie
of
thoughts
,
the
plague
of
soules
,
a
follye
inuented
by
vaine
witts
,
&
pursued
by
idle
men
;
but
with
that
loue
wherewith
Angells
are
inflamed
,
&
Saints
liue
,
being
the
fire
of
the
intellectuall
worlde
as
the
Sunne
is
of
the
celestiall
,
&
the
elementarie
of
ours
.
But
this
being
knowne
that
Elizabeth
was
admirable
in
the
gifts
of
minde
,
and
beauty
of
body
,
it
sufficeth
to
tell
you
shee
was
the
daughter
of
Hungarie
;
that
Fraunce
which
adorned
heads
with
the
prime
crownes
of
the
earth
,
long
time
mainteyned
that
of
Hungarie
in
the
house
of
the
Earles
of
Aniou
,
&
that
from
those
Bela
the
Grandfather
of
Elizabeth
is
descended
.
Bela
the
third
King
of
Hungarie
maried
Agnes
sister
of
Phillip
the
second
called
Augustus
,
or
Gods-gift
,
who
espoused
Alice
of
Hungarie
:
From
this
mariage
issued
Emerick
&
Andrew
.
Ambition
which
violateth
lawes
of
piety
,
to
mainteyne
those
of
tirannie
,
armed
Andrew
against
Emericke
,
to
bereaue
him
of
the
crowne
which
the
right
of
eldership
,
the
lawe
of
the
kingdome
,
the
last
will
of
his
father
had
sett
on
his
head
,
thinking
that
though
nature
had
created
him
second
,
shee
had
afforded
him
courage
,
&
merit
enough
to
goe
formost
.
God
who
defendeth
kings
,
who
hath
a
perticular
care
of
their
crownes
,
&
who
takes
their
iust
quarrells
vpon
himselfe
,
breathed
the
blast
of
his
furie
vpon
the
enterprises
of
Andrew
.
For
on
the
daie
of
battaile
agreed
on
by
the
waie
of
armes
,
to
determine
a
difference
,
which
reason
could
not
resolue
,
Emerick
apeared
in
the
head
of
his
armie
,
cloathed
with
royall
ornaments
bearing
on
his
browe
the
crowne
of
the
first
christian
king
of
Hungarie
,
&
with
it
the
diuine
character
which
the
finger
of
God
had
imprinted
on
the
face
of
kings
as
a
ray
of
his
diuinity
,
to
make
them
beloued
of
the
good
&
feared
of
the
wicked
.
This
Hercules
(
which
the
Pigmies
against
whom
hee
sett
forward
,
made
appeare
much
greater
)
caused
his
armie
to
march
,
not
soe
much
to
fight
,
as
to
triumph
.
His
enemyes
;
nay
rather
his
mutiniers
vnable
to
continue
in
the
agonyes
,
and
affrightments
of
their
consciences
,
and
hauing
their
eyes
confounded
&
exteriourly
abashed
at
the
presence
of
the
lawfull
king
,
raysed
their
pikes
vpright
which
they
had
bent
against
him
,
layed
downe
armes
,
&
asked
pardon
of
him
from
whom
they
would
haue
taken
the
crowne
.
They
abandoned
the
fortune
of
Andrew
,
and
submitted
to
the
clemencie
of
Emerick
,
who
hauing
vanquished
them
without
force
would
haue
preserued
them
with
sweetnes
.
Hee
was
not
willing
to
enter
into
his
kingdome
,
otherwise
then
victorious
:
esteeming
the
virtue
very
miserable
,
which
is
not
wayted
on
by
envie
,
&
caytife
the
fortune
that
is
without
enimyes
:
hee
thought
not
his
kingdome
happie
vnlesse
clemencie
beganne
it
,
imagining
that
hee
who
taketh
that
,
from
the
heart
of
a
Prince
,
teareth
the
altar
from
the
Temple
.
The
happy
raigne
of
so
good
a
king
worthie
to
haue
bene
immortall
,
lasted
not
aboue
eight
yeares
,
seaven
monethes
,
&
sixe
dayes
.
Ladislaus
his
sonne
succeeded
for
sixe-monethes
onely
.
Andrew
who
could
not
gaine
it
by
force
of
armes
,
arriued
thither
by
order
of
succession
,
&
was
crowned
in
the
great
Churche
of
Buda
.
He
married
Gertrude
daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Morauia
,
Carinthia
,
&
Austria
.
Edwig
his
Sister
was
maried
to
Henry
surnamed
Long-beard
,
Prince
of
Silesia
&
Polonia
.
By
this
his
mariage
he
had
fowre
children
Bela
,
Caloman
,
Andrew
,
&
Elizabeth
.
The
two
first
came
to
the
Crowne
one
after
another
.
Andrew
depriued
by
order
,
&
the
lawe
of
birthright
from
hope
of
the
kingdome
,
wandred
vp
&
downe
the
world
to
seeke
a
fortune
for
himselfe
,
&
his
.
He
rested
at
Venice
,
matcht
in
the
house
of
the
Moresini
,
had
a
sonne
who
more
couragious
then
his
father
that
stood
amused
in
a
common
wealth
,
(
where
poppies
are
not
suffered
to
growe
one
aboue
another
)
came
into
Fraunce
,
did
notable
seruices
for
the
king
,
&
those
of
the
house
of
Croy
constituted
generall
of
thir
forces
.
Elizabeth
the
onely
Princesse
made
it
appeare
in
the
first
yeares
of
her
childhood
,
that
she
was
chosen
out
by
heauen
to
be
one
of
the
fairest
flowers
,
which
should
on
earth
receiue
the
plenitude
of
its
graces
.
At
three
yeares
of
age
she
was
espoused
to
Lewis
sonne
of
Herman
,
Lantsgraue
of
Hesse
&
Thuringia
,
who
was
said
to
discend
from
Charlemayne
.
Promises
were
made
with
great
ceremonie
to
honour
her
who
knewe
not
what
it
was
,
and
,
who
knowing
it
,
made
no
more
accompt
of
it
,
then
the
winde
to
breake
a
rush
.
At
fower
yeares
of
age
she
was
led
towards
her
espousalls
,
by
the
Ambassadours
of
the
king
her
father
,
&
spent
the
yeares
of
her
childhood
in
the
exercise
of
piety
,
whereby
,
they
might
make
a
true
estimate
of
the
rest
of
her
future
life
.
It
is
a
singular
furtherance
,
&
notable
meanes
for
a
princesse
well
borne
,
to
receiue
&
learne
the
precepts
of
carriage
from
the
hands
of
her
mother
;
but
Elizabeth
,
taken
awaie
so
young
into
the
house
of
a
straunger
,
was
depriued
of
this
happinesse
.
Notwithstanding
she
was
there
bred
sutablie
to
the
greatnesse
of
the
place
from
whence
she
came
,
&
to
the
excellencie
of
her
wit
she
then
learned
that
,
(
the
ignorance
whereof
proues
ill
for
a
Princesse
,
who
hath
thoughts
beyond
the
distaffe
,
&
needle
of
ordinarie
women
)
&
knewe
those
things
,
wherein
many
great
Princesses
of
that
name
became
so
excellent
,
that
they
taught
even
kings
themselues
to
liue
.
Though
she
were
yong
,
she
made
her selfe
deafe
&
indocible
to
all
discourse
,
but
of
heaven
;
she
could
not
be
drawne
out
of
Churches
,
beginning
early
to
purify
her
heart
from
all
earthly
thoughts
,
as
gould
is
cleansed
from
drosse
of
the
mine
.
Then
did
her
gouernesse
tell
her
the
world
was
not
worthy
of
her
,
that
she
was
not
made
for
the
world
,
that
her
loue
not
vnlike
the
supreame
element
,
suffered
not
by
Vapours
,
nor
those
infections
,
which
corrupt
others
.
When
she
was
of
riper
yeares
she
framed
vnto
her selfe
a
rule
of
life
wholly
pious
and
deuout
,
nor
was
it
by
precedent
or
imitation
,
as
there
are
many
,
who
haue
noe
other
touch
of
vertue
,
and
piety
then
conformity
of
example
;
but
vpon
her
owne
choyce
,
&
the
mere
motion
of
the
grace
of
God
.
Her
exercise
was
entirely
religious
so
soone
as
she
awaked
,
the
first
thought
her
soule
admitted
,
&
which
swayed
throughout
the
whole
day
,
was
the
remembrance
of
death
;
then
rysing
out
of
bed
,
she
represented
vnto
her selfe
the
comfort
,
&
infinite
ioy
of
those
,
who
at
the
sound
of
the
trumpet
shall
rise
againe
to
glory
.
As
many
pieces
of
attire
as
she
putt
on
,
so
many
vertues
wished
she
,
for
the
beauty
and
ornament
of
her
soule
.
When
she
was
cloathed
,
she
prostrated
her selfe
at
the
feete
of
a
Crucifixe
,
renewing
the
homage
of
her
heart
to
the
goodnesse
of
God
,
giuing
thankes
for
his
benefitts
,
imploring
his
mercy
for
her
sinnes
,
&
his
holy
spiritt
for
her
direction
,
protesting
rather
to
dy
,
then
to
loose
his
fauour
,
the
very
life
of
her
life
.
As
in
the
morning
she
meditated
on
that
she
was
to
doe
,
soe
in
the
euening
she
required
an
account
of
her
soule
,
of
what
she
had
done
;
she
often
fed
it
with
the
blessed
Sacrament
,
the
bread
of
Angells
,
the
Manna
of
heauen
,
the
restoratiue
of
life
,
the
soueraine
remedy
against
death
,
the
admirable
proofe
of
the
loue
of
God
towards
men
;
Who
notwithstanding
in
stead
of
yeilding
him
thankes
for
so
great
a
benefitt
receiued
,
do
now
dispute
,
whether
it
be
true
that
he
gaue
it
.
All
the
day
long
she
stood
vpon
her
guard
against
the
subtile
snares
of
the
world
,
from
which
she
sought
to
disengage
her selfe
;
she
auerted
her
eyes
aswell
as
her
thoughts
from
all
illusions
,
keeping
her selfe
very
carefullie
from
tasting
the
honey
of
pleasures
&
vanityes
of
Court
,
more
daungerous
then
that
which
bewitcheth
men
.
If
at
any
tyme
she
approached
,
it
was
but
as
the
fly
,
which
buzzeth
about
,
&
feares
to
rest
vpon
it
,
least
he
loose
his
wings
.
The
marriage
treated
in
her
childhood
was
confirmed
at
such
tyme
as
discretion
made
her
capable
of
choice
,
or
refusall
:
but
it
was
done
with
so
much
coldnesse
,
that
many
thought
,
if
she
had
not
imagined
,
the
dispose
of
her
body
was
due
to
her
father
,
shee
no
whit
had
feared
to
disobey
him
,
to
pursue
the
holy
inspirations
,
which
she
now
intertayned
of
continuing
a
virgin
.
Of
three
conditions
of
the
feminine
sexe
,
there
is
not
any
one
whose
contentment
hath
not
anxiety
.
If
marriage
haue
fruitfullnes
,
it
hath
also
corruption
;
If
widowhood
enioy
liberty
,
it
likewise
suffers
the
sadnes
of
solitude
:
If
virginity
put
on
integrity
,
it
liueth
with
the
griefe
of
sterility
.
But
Elizabeth
better
loued
to
liue
a
virgin
then
a
mother
,
and
hauing
dedicated
all
her
thoughts
to
virginity
,
she
held
it
sacriledge
to
employ
them
on
marriage
;
well
remembring
that
many
of
her
quality
had
gone
out
of
the
pallaces
of
kings
their
fathers
;
not
being
able
to
preserue
this
flower
,
among
the
thornes
,
&
bryars
of
worldlie
vanityes
,
&
the
nipping
frosts
of
its
impietyes
.
Transported
then
by
two
so
powerfull
lawes
,
the
commaundement
of
God
,
&
authority
of
her
father
,
she
gaue
consent
to
this
match
.
The
Landtsgraue
brought
with
him
as
many
graces
as
he
acknowledged
&
admired
in
her
:
she
likewise
afforded
him
so
much
affection
,
that
neuer
were
two
hearts
scorched
with
more
ardent
flames
.
It
was
thought
her
marriage
might
cut
of
something
of
the
first
seuerity
of
her
life
,
and
that
she
would
begin
to
relish
the
pleasures
of
youth
.
But
her
heart
,
like
a
lampe
perpetuallie
burning
before
the
face
of
God
,
shined
not
at
all
in
the
darknes
of
the
brightest
splendour
of
the
day
.
Her
eyes
were
wearie
in
behoulding
things
specious
,
her
eares
displeased
with
harmonious
,
her
tast
with
the
most
delicious
,
but
her
heart
was
neuer
satiated
with
the
loue
of
God
.
This
her
triangle
could
neuer
bee
filled
,
but
by
this
triangle
.
She
stole
the
sweetest
houres
of
the
night
from
repose
,
to
ly
at
the
foote
of
the
Crosse
,
&
tast
the
bitternes
thereof
in
the
security
of
silence
.
Sophia
her
mother
in
lawe
,
&
Agnes
her
sister
in
lawe
coniured
her
to
forsake
her
scrupulosity
;
And
will
you
Madame
(
said
they
)
perpetuallie
vse
your selfe
so
cruelly
?
Will
you
alwaies
preferre
thornes
before
roses
?
Will
you
be
so
sharp
an
enemy
to
your selfe
,
as
to
hasten
your
death
at
the
tyme
when
you
ought
to
thinke
vpon
life
?
Since
life
is
so
short
,
that
if
the
world
be
not
seasonablie
vnderstood
,
wee
dy
before
wee
knowe
it
.
Her
silence
answeared
for
her
,
and
her
constant
perseuerance
gaue
them
occasion
to
iudge
what
they
might
hope
from
such
discourse
.
She
continued
this
kinde
of
life
amidst
all
these
impertinences
;
but
auoided
those
deuotions
,
more
faigned
then
holy
,
which
seeme
to
transport
into
extasy
the
mindes
of
those
which
vse
them
to
please
the
world
,
&
to
satisfy
their
owne
hipocrisy
.
They
are
starres
neither
stable
,
nor
fixed
,
in
the
firmament
of
true
piety
,
rather
wandring
fires
,
Comets
,
&
exhalations
of
the
earth
,
which
dissolue
into
the
ayre
of
vanity
.
The
Court
of
this
Princesse
likewise
resembled
not
those
,
which
were
at
that
tyme
said
to
be
seas
of
dissolution
,
and
which
,
as
the
Sea
,
were
swolne
vp
with
pride
,
foaming
with
exorbitance
,
&
where
vertue
was
perpetuallie
in
torment
.
Hers
was
a
temple
of
piety
,
an
Academy
of
honour
:
her
example
perfumed
the
most
corrupted
ayre
,
and
breathed
into
the
most
wauering
affections
firme
thoughts
of
virtue
:
with
one
glaunce
of
her
eye
,
she
led
the
rest
along
,
and
withdrew
them
from
errour
,
which
inticeth
heartes
to
pleasure
,
hath
its
carreere
of
Ice
,
&
in
the
end
a
precipice
.
Her
ladyes
and
maides
were
bred
without
curiosity
,
vanity
,
or
nicenesse
;
Their
eyes
by
a
modest
disdaine
mortifyed
euill
appetites
.
And
because
the
best
borne
natures
by
deprauation
become
worse
then
others
(
as
the
corruption
of
good
things
is
worst
of
all
)
she
had
an
infinite
care
this
first
integrity
might
neuer
be
dissolued
.
For
which
cause
she
exhorted
them
to
hold
the
heart
in
liberty
,
the
body
in
seruitude
,
and
the
conscience
in
repose
;
assuring
them
of
the
infinite
contentment
they
should
one
day
haue
,
in
seeing
their
sowles
in
heauen
free
from
slaunder
,
&
leauing
their
bodyes
on
the
earth
without
infamy
.
She
recommended
nothing
so
much
vnto
them
,
as
to
stifle
wicked
thoughts
in
their
birth
;
whilest
the
bramble
is
greene
it
may
be
eaten
,
but
when
it
becomes
bigger
,
it
choketh
.
When
the
spirit
is
caught
in
those
first
perswasions
of
loue
,
it
resembleth
the
bird
,
which
intangleth
her selfe
the
more
she
fluttereth
&
striues
to
be
at
liberty
.
How
many
tymes
did
she
tell
them
,
the
suits
of
men
were
to
be
suspected
?
that
they
were
coales
either
burning
,
or
quenched
,
&
that
the
least
we
might
expect
from
them
was
either
to
enflame
,
or
besmeare
:
That
the
Panther
was
not
sooner
strangled
in
tasting
Aconite
,
then
the
Soule
of
a
woman
by
harkning
to
the
discourse
of
a
passionate
louer
.
There
are
of
them
(
said
she
)
who
boast
to
vnderstand
without
yielding
,
&
to
heare
not
delighting
in
what
is
sayed
.
If
they
be
quick
to
desire
,
they
are
very
reserued
in
making
their
desires
knowne
,
they
mocke
at
those
,
who
haue
neither
eyes
,
nor
eares
to
see
or
vnderstand
such
,
as
conspire
against
their
honour
vnder
the
shadow
of
affection
.
But
the
opinion
they
haue
of
their
owne
strength
is
a
false
gate
,
a
drowsie
sentinell
which
betrayeth
,
&
suffers
reason
to
be
surprised
.
Ladies
of
this
disposition
ought
to
see
them selues
in
the
eye
&
fortune
of
others
,
and
to
belieue
that
which
hath
happen̄ed
is
nor
impossible
to
them
,
since
they
floate
in
the
like
Sea
,
&
are
tossed
with
the
same
winde
,
&
waues
.
And
though
they
thinke
their
vessell
stronger
,
&
much
better
appointed
,
yet
may
the
storme
perhaps
be
more
violent
,
the
tempest
more
terrible
,
&
the
waues
soe
redoubled
,
that
not
knowing
how
to
make
resistance
,
they
may
be
inforced
to
yeild
vp
their
fraight
to
the
tempest
.
Implacable
enemy
of
vice
!
she
would
neuer
looke
on
those
,
who
so
much
regarded
the
beauty
of
the
body
,
to
deforme
that
of
the
soule
;
natures
ready
,
&
apt
for
ill
,
stupid
to
good
;
that
wound
with
eyes
,
deceyue
with
the
tongue
,
and
who
are
inforced
by
remorse
of
their
consciences
to
become
pale
with
griefe
,
ruddy
with
shame
in
good
company
;
who
(
impudent
as
they
are
)
sett
that
to
sale
,
which
admitts
noe
price
,
nor
commerce
in
Soules
that
hold
honour
for
the
fift
element
of
their
life
,
&
lastly
who
haue
sworne
to
this
false
opinion
,
that
the
lawe
,
which
obligeth
a
woman
to
loue
but
one
man
,
is
not
made
for
those
,
whoe
are
worthy
to
be
loued
of
many
.
But
because
the
greatnesse
of
her
quality
,
&
the
condition
of
Court
permitted
not
this
Princesse
to
be
perpetuallie
for
her selfe
,
to
be
euer
retired
,
incessantly
speaking
to
God
,
or
hearing
God
speake
,
to
her
;
yet
did
not
her
hart
indure
,
that
any
should
enioy
her
to
preiudice
the
comfort
&
contentment
of
her
minde
.
If
sometimes
the
Landtsgraue
needs
would
open
his
heart
to
giue
passage
to
pensiue
imaginations
,
&
to
that
end
imployed
the
charmes
of
musicke
,
it
was
but
in
singing
some
holy
poëme
.
But
in
midst
of
most
ordinarie
sollaces
her
heart
perpetuallie
turned
towards
the
North
of
the
crosse
,
her
minde
rested
in
the
tranquillity
of
her
thoughts
;
This
muske
ceased
not
to
smell
sweetly
,
euen
in
places
least
sauouring
of
piety
.
She
neuer
appeared
in
publique
with
ornaments
sutable
to
a
Princesse
,
of
so
noble
&
high
extraction
,
that
she
promised
not
her
soule
,
to
auenge
it
in
conuenient
tyme
at
the
charge
of
her
body
,
for
all
these
vanityes
.
Entring
one
day
into
the
Church
,
vpon
some
solemnity
which
by
the
custome
of
the
world
permitted
her
not
to
be
otherwise
seene
then
well
attired
,
casting
her
eyes
vpon
the
Crucifixe
,
she
sayed
to
her selfe
;
must
my
head
sparkle
with
diamonds
&
pretious
stones
,
my
fingers
with
rings
,
&
I
behold
on
this
crosse
the
head
of
my
Sauiour
crowned
with
thornes
,
and
his
hands
pierced
with
nayles
?
Then
prostrating
her selfe
on
the
earth
,
she
besought
God
to
doe
her
the
fauour
she
might
intermingle
the
acerbityes
of
the
Crosse
with
all
the
felicityes
the
world
could
affoord
her
.
She
knew
heauen
was
to
be
opened
with
two
keyes
;
the
one
of
gould
,
which
is
prayer
;
the
other
of
iron
which
is
affliction
:
she
carryed
them
both
all
the
dayes
of
her
life
.
Prayer
was
continuallie
hanging
on
her
tongue
,
&
she
euer
hanging
on
the
Crosse
.
The
image
of
our
lady
of
Hall
neare
Brussells
came
from
her
deuotion
,
&
it
is
said
,
was
brought
thether
by
Sophia
her
daughter
marryed
to
Henry
the
2.
Duke
of
Brabant
.
As
she
was
indefatigable
in
prayer
,
so
was
she
inuincible
in
afflictions
:
for
her
courage
went
before
them
:
she
held
them
as
Embassages
sent
from
Heauen
;
she
receiued
them
answerable
to
the
greatnesse
&
Maiesty
of
such
a
Monarch
of
the
world
,
on
whom
all
the
earth
dependeth
who
ill
intreateth
an
Ambassadour
,
plainely
discouereth
a
neglect
of
the
Prince
,
that
sent
him
.
The
life
,
which
tasteth
noe
afflictions
is
a
dead
Sea
,
which
produceth
nothing
.
The
Soule
not
visited
,
is
as
abandoned
by
the
Phisitian
.
The
land
where
perfect
contentment
of
minde
groweth
,
is
ploughed
vp
by
the
share
of
torments
,
sowed
with
ashes
,
watered
with
teares
&
hedged
round
about
with
thornes
.
And
although
she
abode
in
the
delights
of
the
world
,
she
no
more
tasted
of
them
,
then
the
fish
of
the
Seas
brackishnesse
.
The
brightest
dayes
seemed
duskie
nights
to
her
being
rightly
instructed
,
that
he
who
will
weare
Coronets
of
flowers
in
this
world
,
beareth
those
of
thornes
in
the
other
,
&
he
who
soweth
sorrowes
in
this
life
shall
reape
comforts
.
Her
nature
was
too
generous
,
and
too
good
not
to
resent
the
cruell
,
&
tragicall
death
of
the
Queene
of
Hungary
her
mother
,
who
was
slayne
by
a
hand
furiously
transported
with
iealousy
&
reuenge
,
which
drenching
the
Court
in
vnspeakable
amazement
,
made
her
see
,
that
by
how
much
the
more
violent
the
heates
are
,
soe
much
the
more
impetuous
are
the
windes
;
great
afflictions
fall
vpon
great
prosperities
.
It
was
in
the
tyme
when
all
Europe
stretched
out
a
benigne
arme
to
Christians
,
surcharged
&
oppressed
in
Soria
by
the
armes
of
Infidells
.
The
God
of
Hostes
had
giuen
two
blowes
in
fauour
of
the
trueth
of
religion
.
One
in
Spaine
against
the
Moores
,
who
lost
at
the
battell
of
Nauas
two
hundred
thousand
men
astonished
vpon
the
sight
of
the
Crosse
borne
by
the
Archbischop
of
Tolledo
,
who
marched
in
the
front
of
the
Christian
army
:
The
other
a
yeare
after
this
in
Fraunce
against
the
Abbigenses
,
that
were
defeated
with
the
Count
of
Tholouse
their
leader
,
&
the
king
of
Arragon
their
protectour
.
These
two
victories
obtayned
,
animated
the
Christian
Princes
to
seeke
out
the
common
enemy
at
home
,
&
to
cast
the
fire
of
warre
into
the
entrayles
of
his
Empire
.
For
which
purpose
,
the
Croisaide
was
resolued
on
&
decreed
in
the
councell
of
Lateran
,
one
of
the
greatest
&
most
eminent
Assemblyes
that
euer
hath
been
in
Christendome
:
for
besides
the
Embassadours
from
all
Princes
,
there
were
two
Patriarkes
,
seauenty
Archbishops
foure
hundred
and
twelue
Bishops
,
eight
hundred
other
prelates
.
First
the
zeale
to
the
seruice
of
God
,
&
next
the
compassion
of
the
miseryes
,
which
Christians
suffered
in
Soria
obliged
Christian
Princes
to
hasten
to
their
ayde
,
since
Elephants
draw
their
fellowes
out
of
the
ditch
,
&
Gilt-heads
free
their
companions
from
snares
.
Desire
of
glory
&
reputation
which
is
the
spurre
wherwith
these
lyon-like
hearts
awaken
,
and
doe
incite
their
generous
spirits
,
stirred
vp
the
most
religious
princes
to
carry
the
Croisaide
,
esteeming
it
no
lesse
glory
to
raise
the
tropheys
of
the
crosse
on
the
frontiers
of
Egipt
,
then
did
Alexander
by
erecting
two
altars
in
the
vtmost
confines
of
the
Indyes
,
&
Hercules
two
pillars
on
the
bounds
of
his
nauigation
.
It
was
desired
this
enterprise
might
haue
a
Commander
capable
for
the
conduct
of
a
roiall
army
,
and
to
returne
victorious
.
Andrew
king
of
Hungary
,
&
Transiluania
by
a
common
consent
was
chosen
out
for
this
charge
,
which
he
accepted
with
that
content
,
wherewith
the
heartes
of
great
Princes
are
euer
possessed
when
they
meete
with
occasions
,
which
free
them
from
parity
or
corriuallship
with
others
.
It
could
not
fall
into
better
hands
although
in
the
pursuites
of
ambition
great
honours
willingly
submitt
to
those
,
who
goe
slowest
,
as
the
Hart
many
tymes
yields
himselfe
to
the
man
,
that
least
chased
him
.
Hauing
then
taken
away
all
affections
from
his
owne
will
,
to
become
obedient
to
that
,
which
God
discouered
vnto
him
by
this
election
,
he
mustred
all
the
forces
of
his
kingdome
,
and
thereunto
added
those
of
his
neighbours
,
to
ioyne
with
the
Christian
Army
at
Constantinople
.
He
left
the
Princes
his
sonnes
vnder
the
charge
of
the
Queene
his
wife
,
&
indeed
all
of
them
together
vnder
the
prudence
&
fidelity
of
the
Count
of
Bankban
,
whom
hee
made
Lieutenant
Generall
in
high
,
&
low
Hungary
.
His
absence
caused
great
griefe
in
his
Court
,
but
the
arriuall
of
the
prince
brother
to
the
Queene
sweetned
them
,
that
so
they
might
be
seasoned
with
a
strange
bitternesse
.
He
was
of
an
age
wherein
lust
begins
to
warre
against
vertue
,
&
where
with
Hercules
was
forcibly
assailed
by
attraction
of
the
one
,
to
forsake
the
other
.
His
heart
was
a
fortresse
which
as
yet
had
neuer
receiued
garrison
,
hee
hauing
preserued
it
in
the
first
liberty
of
its
birth-Loue
surprised
it
by
gayning
the
eyes
,
which
were
the
sentinells
.
He
sawe
among
the
Ladies
of
Court
attending
on
the
Queene
his
sister
the
Countesse
of
Banckban
:
He
iudged
her
the
fairest
,
&
found
her
one
of
the
wisest
:
Her
beauty
was
not
an
vncomly
hostesse
in
an
handsome
house
;
For
she
obeyed
vertue
which
held
it
in
propriety
,
&
neuertheles
fell
into
discord
with
her
honour
.
Loue
against
her
liking
&
with
out
her
consent
made
vse
of
her
eyes
,
for
all
manner
of
artillery
.
They
were
fires
to
burne
,
arrowes
to
wound
,
burning
mirrours
to
turne
the
vessells
of
those
into
cinders
,
who
vndertooke
to
sayle
on
this
sea
of
the
Courte
,
&
loue
.
Yet
neuer
durst
he
attempt
this
Minerua
,
it
being
impossible
to
finde
her
idle
.
The
prince
who
ever
had
beene
for
him selfe
,
was
now
for
her
,
so
soone
as
euer
he
beheld
her
.
This
passion
forcing
with
its
violence
,
those
things
which
cannot
be
inforced
,
commaunded
its
liberty
to
manifest
its
seruitude
.
He
thought
himselfe
too
couragious
not
to
tell
her
of
it
,
&
her
too
courteous
not
to
hearken
to
it
.
Princes
,
though
all
things
stand
faire
for
them
,
are
not
free
from
trouble
in
these
first
circumstances
;
for
indeede
they
thinke
ceremonies
are
not
made
,
but
for
such
as
are
on
equall
termes
;
if
they
vse
them
,
they
vould
haue
them
accounted
an
honour
,
that
their
intreatyes
may
commaund
,
&
that
noe
fauour
be
so
great
,
which
they
must
not
buy
at
a
costly
rate
.
The
torment
of
the
prince
which
should
be
lesse
cruell
discouered
,
then
concealed
,
redoubled
the
violence
there
of
,
so
soone
as
his
tongue
had
vnfolded
to
the
Countesse
the
euill
which
his
eyes
had
done
to
his
heart
.
For
this
first
view
,
which
was
but
a
single
desire
became
all
loue
,
&
by
these
approaches
,
he
tourned
into
fury
,
&
an
vniust
conspiracy
against
her
honour
.
The
Countesse
in
stead
of
accepting
the
power
which
the
Prince
offered
her
ouer
his
heart
,
made
it
appeare
vnto
him
she
neither
regarded
his
suite
,
nor
affection
,
though
it
were
the
most
ardent
,
which
true
loue
might
tender
to
a
heart
well
beloued
,
and
that
hers
could
not
receiue
any
impression
,
then
of
the
lawfull
loue
of
her
husband
.
The
Prince
meeting
with
such
&
soe
couragious
resistance
,
&
despayring
to
ouercome
this
resolution
discouered
to
his
Sister
all
the
woundes
of
his
soule
,
found
noe
comfort
but
in
her
affection
,
who
shewed
her selfe
not
insensible
of
his
torment
.
We
haue
often
seene
seruants
,
who
haue
betrayed
their
Mistresses
,
but
it
is
a
prodigious
thing
,
when
we
behould
seruants
betrayed
by
their
mistresses
.
Shee
conspired
in
fauour
of
the
Prince
her
Brother
against
the
honour
of
the
Countesse
,
and
promised
him
to
gaine
her
to
his
desire
,
either
by
loue
or
force
.
The
next
ensueing
night
the
conspiracy
was
executed
,
the
body
vanguished
the
heart
inuincible
.
There
was
but
one
night
betweene
this
iniury
,
&
the
reuenge
,
which
,
transported
the
Count
of
Banckban
in
to
such
furie
,
that
earlie
in
the
morning
he
stab'd
his
dagger
into
the
bosome
of
the
Queene
,
who
had
been
a
bad
Mistresse
to
be
a
good
Sister
.
Heere
it
is
where
humane
iudgment
must
strike
sayle
,
and
cast
it selfe
into
the
vast
Ocean
of
those
of
the
liuing
God
,
in
comparison
of
which
,
the
most
cleare
seeing
eyes
are
Owles
in
the
rayes
of
the
sunne
.
Of
one
same
mother
were
borne
two
Sisters
,
Gertrude
,
who
turned
away
from
the
feare
&
loue
of
God
,
&
Hedwige
,
whose
life
was
so
replenished
with
piety
,
&
adorned
with
so
many
vertues
,
that
she
hath
beene
canonized
for
a
Saint
;
Sorrowes
violent
&
vnexpected
are
not
for
simple
discourses
.
Those
are
not
great
which
can
be
expressed
.
This
accident
by
some
esteemed
parricide
,
by
others
iustice
,
offended
&
scandalized
the
whole
Court
,
&
layed
incurable
woundes
on
the
Sowle
of
the
Princesse
Elizabeth
,
but
she
for
all
that
murmured
not
against
God
,
whose
wisedome
she
adored
with
all
humility
,
hauing
her
eye
in
this
mishap
,
noe
more
troubled
,
then
her
heart
.
Time
and
patience
,
which
cure
all
disturbances
nourished
,
&
gaue
increase
to
hers
Shee
not
so
much
reflected
on
the
death
of
the
body
,
as
she
entred
into
strange
apprehensions
for
the
health
of
the
Soule
.
The
Count
of
Banckban
hauing
sett
the
affaires
of
the
kingdome
in
good
order
,
his
wife
&
Family
into
safegard
,
went
to
Constantinople
to
cast
himselfe
at
the
feete
of
the
king
,
making
him
both
iudge
&
auenger
of
the
fact
,
which
hee
confessed
to
haue
committed
by
a
powerfull
instigation
,
&
for
the
which
he
at
the
least
much
repented
him
.
Teares
hastned
in
ayde
of
the
words
,
which
sorrowe
stopped
in
his
breast
.
Yet
for
all
this
,
amazement
could
not
seyze
on
the
kings
heart
,
If
he
in
middest
of
armes
shedd
teares
,
to
vapour
out
his
griefe
by
them
the
sorrowe
to
haue
lost
a
good
wife
&
his
children
a
good
mother
,
would
make
them
to
powre
them
out
in
aboundance
.
He
patiently
heard
the
Count
of
Banckban
and
prudently
,
aunswered
,
that
at
his
returne
he
would
vnderstand
the
trueth
of
this
matter
;
That
those
who
are
present
neuer
want
excuses
,
&
the
absent
euer
suffer
wrong
.
That
he
would
heare
his
brother
in
lawe
&
the
allyes
of
his
wife
.
He
sent
him
backe
againe
to
continue
his
seruice
.
Although
he
were
conuinced
by
his
owne
confession
,
&
that
soe
straunge
an
act
required
some
exemplar
punishment
,
yet
hee
would
not
dishonour
the
happy
beginnings
of
his
voyage
,
by
acts
of
such
seuerity
,
nor
leaue
the
army
to
retourne
into
Hungary
.
The
rendeuous
was
in
Cyprus
,
all
the
shippes
arriued
there
:
It
was
aduised
on
what
side
the
enemy
should
be
assayled
.
Particulier
interest
entreth
into
consultation
with
the
principall
of
them
.
The
king
of
Cyprus
desires
it
may
be
vpon
on
side
,
He
of
Ierusalem
hath
designes
vpon
another
.
The
king
of
Hungary
that
knewe
a
Generall
of
an
army
ought
to
haue
eyes
in
his
shoulders
,
to
leaue
nothing
behind
,
which
might
hinder
him
to
proceede
any
further
,
was
of
opinion
the
fortresse
of
Mount
Thabor
should
bee
besieged
.
The
Count
of
Tripoly
diuerteth
this
resolution
&
caused
the
Army
to
march
before
Damiatta
,
hauing
first
attempted
to
surprise
the
Fort
of
Thabor
,
where
blowes
were
giuen
and
taken
at
so
small
a
distance
,
that
the
Infidells
might
see
,
not
onely
flyes
,
but
euen
the
little
Crosses
,
which
were
vpon
the
Christians
Targetts
.
The
king
of
Hungary
seeing
the
enterprises
were
mannaged
without
iudgement
,
&
that
priuate
passions
ouerthrewe
the
best
Counsells
intended
for
the
publique
good
;
that
the
most
valiant
stood
more
in
neede
of
a
Buckler
,
then
a
sworde
,
grewe
into
distast
,
and
hauing
left
among
the
knights
of
Saint
Iohn
of
Ierusalem
great
proofes
of
his
bounty
,
as
hee
from
them
had
receiued
of
their
valour
&
affection
,
hee
returned
into
Europe
,
&
left
the
charge
of
his
army
to
those
who
resembled
the
prouince
in
which
they
fought
,
exteriourly
hott
,
as
being
one
of
the
nearest
to
the
torrid
Zone
,
&
within
extreamely
cold
.
After
a
ten
monthes
siege
the
Christian
army
entred
Damiata
,
the
first
Standard
which
appeared
on
the
wall
was
that
of
Florence
,
which
at
that
tyme
was
a
white
lilly
in
a
red
field
.
The
Conquerors
for
all
their
booty
found
nothing
,
but
rivers
of
bloud
,
&
heapes
of
the
dead
;
for
of
seauenty
thousand
who
defended
this
Citty
there
were
reckoned
vp
,
but
three
thousand
meager
discomfited
Creatures
,
that
looked
like
frightnig
Ghostes
.
The
Christians
kept
not
this
Citty
so
long
tyme
as
they
had
spent
in
taking
it
:
For
besieging
grand
Cairo
,
in
the
season
when
Nilus
ouer
floweth
,
they
sawe
them
selues
soe
assayled
by
waters
,
that
their
victuall
&
munition
being
drowned
,
they
could
finde
no
safety
,
but
in
a
happy
composition
to
depart
,
&
yeild
vp
Damiata
.
As
Nilus
tooke
from
them
all
meanes
to
drawe
neare
to
the
towne
,
so
the
Sultan
of
Egipt
cut
them
of
from
all
passages
of
retreate
.
Those
,
who
heretofore
commaunded
without
condition
are
inforced
to
receiue
lawe
of
the
enemy
,
who
left
them
noe
other
fruit
of
their
conquest
,
but
the
shame
not
to
bee
able
to
keepe
what
they
had
gotten
.
The
king
of
Hungary
,
who
could
not
triumph
ouer
his
enemyes
in
the
holy
land
,
serued
as
a
Trophey
to
the
Princesse
of
Ferrara
:
For
passing
through
this
Citty
to
Venice
,
and
from
thence
to
Insprucke
,
he
sawe
in
her
,
perfections
of
beauty
so
admirable
,
&
wonders
of
loue
so
absolute
,
that
hee
submitted
all
his
affections
to
her
power
.
His
eyes
had
no
other
obiect
,
his
fantasy
no
other
imagination
,
his
minde
no
other
discourse
,
his
heart
no
other
conference
,
his
mouth
no
other
name
,
then
of
the
Princesse
.
His
memory
was
so
replenished
with
her
meritt
,
that
it
noe
longer
would
admitt
any
thoughts
of
the
tragicall
death
of
his
first
wife
.
Hee
vnfolded
his
heart
vnto
her
;
Saying
,
his
affection
was
such
,
that
hee
was
wholly
vnable
to
stirre
any
further
,
but
to
enioy
the
contentment
of
her
company
.
Kings
are
neuer
refused
;
Hee
spake
of
it
to
the
marquesse
of
Ferrara
,
and
intreated
he
would
giue
him
the
Princesse
his
daughter
to
succeede
,
not
to
the
vnhappinesse
,
but
to
the
dignity
of
Gertrude
his
first
wife
.
Hearts
consenting
,
bodyes
were
quickly
vnited
,
&
the
King
of
Hungary
entred
into
his
kingdome
,
with
the
sole
triumph
of
the
loue
,
&
beauty
of
a
worthy
Princesse
.
The
first
act
after
his
mariage
,
and
returne
,
was
the
processe
against
the
Count
of
Banckban
.
The
opinions
of
his
Counsell
being
better
pondered
,
then
resolued
,
hee
was
freed
,
but
in
such
sort
,
that
the
rest
of
his
life
was
to
him
but
a
liuing
death
;
for
those
who
either
through
duty
&
affection
were
obliged
to
the
memory
,
&
honour
of
the
Queene
prosecuted
him
in
his
person
,
his
fortune
,
and
his
family
as
an
execrable
parricide
,
yea
euen
they
,
who
had
promised
the
king
neuer
to
search
any
further
into
the
matter
,
redoubled
their
prosecution
,
thinking
oathes
might
be
broken
without
periury
,
and
benefitts
forgotten
without
ingratitude
,
to
maynteyne
points
of
honour
.
The
king
,
who
for
the
loue
of
the
liuing
had
allmost
blotted
out
the
memorie
of
the
dead
,
disposed
his
thoughts
to
congratulations
of
ioy
vpon
the
Queenes
entrance
into
his
capitall
Citty
of
Bude
,
which
was
at
that
tyme
the
theater
of
Northern
magnificence
,
a
City
faire
rich
&
great
,
bearing
the
surname
of
Attilaes
brother
,
who
caused
it
to
be
built
on
the
banck
of
Danubius
.
This
ioy
which
soe
puffed
vp
many
hearts
,
shrunck
vp
with
sorrowe
the
heart
of
the
Princesse
Elizabeth
,
who
was
sent
for
by
the
king
her
father
to
entertayne
the
Queene
,
and
to
augment
by
her
presence
the
comfort
of
his
returne
from
the
Eastern
warres
.
Shee
inforced
her selfe
,
&
accommodated
the
temper
of
her
countenance
to
the
humours
,
&
contentments
of
the
king
her
father
,
but
in
secret
she
still
had
in
store
new
teares
to
bewayle
this
old
griefe
for
the
death
of
her
mother
.
It
is
not
vntruely
sayd
,
that
one
sorrowe
ordinarily
serues
as
a
medicine
for
an
other
;
she
stayed
not
long
in
Marpurg
,
but
returned
thence
to
meete
the
Landtsgraue
her
husband
,
at
which
tyme
her
constancy
was
assayled
by
a
newe
affliction
.
Death
iealous
of
the
long
peace
,
and
concord
of
their
mariage
,
conspired
with
fortune
to
separate
them
,
and
not
daring
to
vndertake
it
without
the
helpe
of
vertue
,
they
agreed
to
adde
an
occasion
,
in
the
pursuite
whereof
it
was
more
glorious
to
dye
,
then
to
liue
in
distance
.
All
Europe
was
terrifyed
with
the
happy
successe
of
the
Infidell
army
in
Egipt
.
The
Emperour
Frederick
Barbarossa
,
who
had
maryed
the
daughter
of
the
king
of
Hierusalem
was
humbly
besought
&
intreated
togeather
with
all
the
Christian
Princes
to
succour
the
Christians
.
He
appointed
a
great
part
of
them
to
meete
at
Cremona
,
there
to
aduise
vpon
meanes
to
secure
the
affaires
of
Christendome
against
the
attempts
of
Pagans
,
and
to
Saue
Hierusalem
from
their
tiranny
.
All
sayed
they
must
hasten
thither
but
fewe
were
willing
to
be
present
in
soe
perilous
,
and
tedious
a
voyage
.
The
Landtsgraue
animated
them
all
to
soe
holy
a
warre
,
and
offered
himselfe
to
followe
the
Emperour
thither
.
He
was
reputed
able
to
leade
the
wholl
Armye
,
&
to
be
Generall
of
it
.
The
king
of
Hierusalem
pressed
so
much
to
haue
it
sett
forward
,
least
delay
might
render
it
vnprofitable
,
that
the
Landtsgraue
being
inforced
to
depart
,
had
not
leisure
to
returne
into
Thuringia
,
preferring
the
aduancement
of
the
publique
cause
before
his
owne
affections
.
The
adieu
which
hee
sent
by
wryting
to
the
Princesse
Elizabeth
his
wife
,
serued
him
then
for
a
voyage
into
the
other
world
.
The
army
was
mustered
at
Brindisi
,
where
the
Emperour
fell
sicke
.
It
was
assaulted
by
so
many
stormes
and
tempests
,
that
diuers
aduised
for
the
returne
of
it
into
Europe
.
The
Landtsgraue
caused
the
chiefe
of
them
to
assemble
togeather
,
to
lett
them
knowe
it
was
more
shamefull
to
retire
backe
,
then
perilous
to
passe
on
.
Hee
spake
to
them
in
this
manner
:
The
tyme
(
Sirs
)
wee
loose
in
consulting
vpon
our
returne
,
will
condemne
vs
of
cowardize
if
wee
passe
noe
further
.
Words
are
vnnecessary
,
when
there
is
question
,
not
to
liue
,
but
to
march
on
.
I
lead
not
fresh-water
souldiers
:
passed
daungers
ought
to
make
these
to
be
scorned
,
which
are
before
vs
;
More
glory
may
be
found
in
the
trueth
of
that
,
which
wee
nowe
are
,
then
in
the
vanity
of
what
wee
haue
beene
.
Wee
are
not
vpon
the
Sea
,
but
to
goe
on
couragiously
in
the
face
of
death
,
when
it
is
presented
;
and
to
expect
it
with
a
firme
constancye
.
Followe
me
,
for
you
shall
neuer
beare
the
first
brunt
,
nor
will
I
withdrawe
my selfe
from
daungers
,
to
thrust
you
vpon
them
.
All
with
gestures
,
vowes
,
and
voyces
seconded
the
braue
exhortations
of
the
Landtsgraue
,
&
every
one
protested
either
to
leaue
his
head
in
Asia
,
or
to
returne
with
it
into
Europe
crowned
with
lawrel
,
not
any
of
them
but
much
desired
to
gather
the
Palmes
,
which
Palestine
produceth
.
But
this
first
feruour
became
a
grosse
surge
of
smoake
,
which
vanished
in
an
instant
:
For
the
army
being
ready
to
assault
,
sawe
it selfe
assayled
by
a
malady
,
winch
contagiously
dispread
thoroughout
all
the
Nations
and
seuerall
bands
.
The
Emperour
Frederik
grew
very
sicke
,
and
the
voyage
absolutely
fruitlesse
.
The
Landtsgraue
dyed
there
and
with
him
the
hope
of
the
Christians
to
aduaunce
the
triumphs
of
Godfrey
of
Boulon
.
Hee
dyed
for
griefe
to
behould
his
hopes
stopped
in
the
middest
of
their
carreere
.
False
hopes
of
the
worlde
They
lift
men
vp
like
young
Children
to
the
braunch
of
a
Tree
and
in
an
instant
take
their
shoulders
away
,
which
supported
them
,
and
leaue
them
hanging
in
the
ayre
.
Hee
commaunded
his
body
to
be
layed
in
the
tombe
of
his
Auncestors
in
Thuringia
,
and
forgot
nothing
necessarie
for
the
good
of
his
estate
.
His
memory
and
iudgment
being
vigorous
to
sett
all
in
order
,
made
it
appeare
,
that
those
neglect
not
them selues
in
death
,
who
forget
not
God
in
their
life
.
The
newes
of
his
death
was
instantly
caryed
to
the
Princesse
Elizabeth
who
found
her selfe
drenched
in
an
Abisse
of
sorrowes
,
when
she
read
those
expresse
dead
wordes
of
the
liuely
affection
of
the
Landtsgraue
,
written
by
him
a
little
before
his
death
,
in
these
termes
.
Madame
,
I
am
not
in
a
condition
eyher
to
counterfet
,
or
disguise
my
thoughts
,
since
so
little
tyme
is
left
me
to
render
them
pure
and
sincere
to
him
,
who
knowes
them
.
Liuing
with
you
the
deare
moity
of
my selfe
,
I
haue
desired
nothing
so
much
,
as
the
study
of
trueth
,
nor
will
I
admitt
that
my
end
contradict
my
life
:
to
giue
you
assurance
,
that
as
I
haue
not
sought
to
preserue
it
but
for
you
,
soe
it
troubles
me
not
to
dye
,
but
absented
from
you
.
The
Sunne
shewes
himselfe
more
lustrous
when
hee
setts
,
the
loue
I
beare
you
was
neuer
more
perfect
,
then
in
the
period
of
the
occident
of
my
life
,
which
openeth
vnto
mee
the
day-breake
of
immortallity
.
Farewell
(
sweetest
)
;
I
should
grieue
for
the
sorrowe
you
will
entertayne
,
did
I
not
knowe
you
haue
wherewithall
to
defend
your
vertue
from
the
outrages
of
fortune
.
Lo
,
a
stroke
of
dolour
and
affliction
,
which
shooke
,
but
overthrewe
not
the
constancy
of
Elizabeth
,
God
was
pleased
the
temptation
should
not
exceede
the
power
of
her
resistance
.
Her
good
nature
hauing
powred
out
a
torrent
of
teares
of
sorrowe
,
her
heart
afforded
on
Ocean
of
ioy
,
considering
the
Landtsgraue
was
freed
from
the
miseryes
of
life
more
brittle
then
glasse
,
lighter
then
smoake
,
swifter
farre
and
more
empty
,
then
the
winde
.
Then
lifting
vp
her
hands
,
&
eyes
to
heauen
,
she
gaue
God
thankes
for
this
affliction
,
by
which
he
had
restored
her
to
the
liberty
she
so
much
desired
,
to
be
wholly
consecrated
to
his
seruice
.
Nowe
it
is
(
o
lord
)
nowe
is
the
tyme
(
said
she
)
that
I
with
more
liberty
will
wayte
on
thee
,
behold
me
free
,
that
I
may
forsake
these
lower
playnes
,
and
with
alacrity
ascend
vp
to
Mount
Thabor
.
Behold
me
discharged
from
that
,
which
was
most
deare
vnto
me
in
this
life
,
I
haue
nothing
else
to
loose
,
&
who
knowes
whether
I
had
not
been
vndone
,
without
this
losse
.
The
comforts
of
her
mariage
,
and
the
greatnesse
of
her
condition
had
not
at
all
extinguished
in
her
the
true
contentments
shee
proposed
to
her selfe
in
a
priuate
,
and
solitarie
life
.
Shee
often
sayed
,
her
husband
was
the
flower
of
the
field
,
that
could
not
be
found
in
Cityes
.
That
the
Temple
of
repose
was
built
in
the
Suburbes
.
That
the
honey
of
the
Soule
was
made
in
the
hyue
of
solitude
.
This
death
brought
that
life
to
her
,
which
she
desired
,
and
that
she
might
wholly
and
entirely
vowe
her selfe
to
it
,
she
disarrayed
her selfe
from
all
pleasures
of
the
world
.
she
gaue
to
Churches
,
Colledges
and
Hospitalls
,
all
which
she
in
her
Cabinet
had
of
most
price
:
much
more
esteeming
the
charity
of
almes
then
the
guift
of
miracles
,
because
(
sayd
she
)
man
is
bound
to
God
by
miracles
,
and
God
to
men
by
almes
.
She
cheerefullie
gaue
,
not
with
a
countenance
denying
what
she
had
presented
.
She
gaue
speedily
,
neither
wearying
patience
,
nor
intreatyes
.
Teares
(
sayd
she
)
which
auayle
little
with
men
,
are
very
powerfull
with
God
,
to
gayne
heauen
.
Shee
daily
fed
nine
hundred
poore
people
,
and
this
largesse
was
accounted
prodigality
by
those
,
who
iudged
her
deuotion
to
be
hypocrisy
,
her
zeale
and
humility
,
grosse
folly
.
Henry
Brother
of
Lewis
hearing
of
his
death
,
seized
on
the
fortresses
and
banished
the
Princesse
,
who
found
no
retreate
:
so
much
the
feare
to
displease
the
strongest
,
and
awe
of
the
most
powerfull
doeth
oversway
affections
.
She
went
to
a
Church
and
there
caused
the
Canticle
of
triumph
,
&
ioy
to
be
sung
,
for
the
fauour
which
God
had
done
,
by
setting
her
into
a
Course
of
life
,
that
she
by
the
lawe
of
her
condition
expected
not
,
hauing
euer
desired
pouerty
without
hope
to
attayne
it
.
Yet
for
all
that
,
she
lost
not
the
generosity
of
her
birth
;
Riches
could
not
make
a
Coward
of
the
valiant
,
nor
pouerty
a
magnanimous
heart
,
to
become
sordid
;
for
shee
was
not
ashamed
at
all
,
but
of
those
who
liued
ill
,
and
of
such
as
were
onely
poore
against
their
wills
.
Fortune
coulde
not
take
that
away
which
she
gaue
her
not
.
The
greatnesse
of
her
courage
is
exalted
,
&
continueth
greene
among
iniuryes
,
as
Iuy
in
ruines
.
She
persisted
in
this
patience
till
the
arriuall
of
the
Landtsgraues
body
at
the
meeting
of
which
,
reason
that
excuseth
teares
in
euills
remedilesse
,
dispensed
not
with
her
without
aboundance
.
Many
great
Lords
of
Germany
&
Sicely
,
who
had
perfourmed
this
last
office
to
this
great
Prince
,
seeing
his
widowe
was
reduced
to
straights
vnworthy
the
House
from
whence
shee
sprang
,
gaue
Henry
to
vnderstand
they
would
not
depart
the
Country
,
vntill
she
were
restored
to
an
estate
suteable
to
her
worth
,
&
that
they
resolued
to
enforce
him
thereunto
.
Hee
allowed
her
one
of
the
good
liest
houses
of
the
Country
for
her
habitation
,
whereof
she
made
vse
not
to
liue
,
but
that
shee
might
learne
to
dye
therein
.
Piety
which
with
her
was
of
more
valew
then
life
,
chaunged
this
Castle
into
a
monastery
,
where
she
liued
with
vnspeakable
austerity
.
Good
bloud
makes
not
more
hast
to
the
wounded
part
,
then
the
king
of
Hungary
aduertised
of
the
Landtsgraues
death
,
did
to
the
sorrowes
of
his
daughter
to
comfort
her
.
He
dearely
loued
her
,
and
although
hee
had
other
children
,
hee
kept
most
loue
in
store
for
her
,
as
the
Eagle
euer
affecteth
one
of
her
young
more
then
the
rest
.
But
being
informed
she
despised
the
world
,
he
dispatched
a
principall
lord
of
his
Court
to
intreat
her
(
and
,
if
commaunds
were
not
powerfull
enough
,
to
adde
thereunto
the
authority
of
a
king
to
cause
her
,
)
to
retourne
into
Hungary
,
as
also
in
the
meane
tyme
to
assure
her
,
that
as
the
glory
and
meritt
of
the
seruices
,
which
the
Prince
her
Husband
had
done
to
Christendome
remayned
for
a
Comfort
,
&
increase
of
state
&
patrimony
to
his
children
,
so
it
inclyned
his
disposition
to
let
her
see
this
accident
should
not
in
any
sort
impayre
her
condition
.
But
he
found
her
nothing
flexible
to
his
perswasions
,
nor
well
pleased
with
his
propositions
.
Her
eyes
were
too
cleare
,
not
to
knowe
that
the
gould
of
worldly
promises
is
sophisticate
,
and
that
as
the
Sunne
canot
be
better
seene
,
then
in
cleare
&
pure
water
,
soe
true
content
of
minde
,
may
not
rightly
be
estimated
,
but
in
Soules
purged
&
purifyed
from
the
cares
and
embroylments
of
the
world
.
Behold
her
Fathers
letter
.
Daughter
,
Fortune
assayleth
,
not
for
slight
causes
the
courages
of
those
who
are
of
your
quality
:
she
hath
inuaded
you
on
that
side
where
she
thought
to
ouercome
your
constancy
,
and
triumph
ouer
your
vertue
.
It
is
the
death
of
the
Landtsgraue
which
extreamely
grieues
me
,
because
you
haue
lost
a
good
Husband
,
and
the
Christian
world
a
great
Captayne
.
My
affliction
is
so
much
the
more
harsh
and
insupportable
to
me
,
in
that
I
heard
of
his
death
before
his
malady
,
and
that
one
and
the
same
instant
sawe
me
to
applaude
the
successe
of
his
voyage
,
the
miracles
of
his
life
,
and
to
bewayle
the
accident
of
his
death
.
I
should
wrong
your
iudgement
to
comfort
you
,
in
matters
,
which
you
vnderstand
to
be
remedilesse
.
I
had
rather
assure
you
,
that
he
who
called
your
Husband
to
heauen
,
reserueth
a
Father
for
you
on
earth
,
more
desirous
then
euer
,
to
make
you
so
happy
by
a
second
mariage
as
you
had
occasion
to
be
pleased
with
your
first
.
Abillity
in
me
shall
not
be
more
difficult
,
then
will
.
But
I
shall
euer
leaue
your
disposition
at
liberty
,
most
confident
you
will
not
inclyne
it
to
resolutions
contrary
to
the
age
wherein
you
are
,
nor
to
the
counsells
of
those
who
loued
you
before
you
were
capable
of
loue
.
Come
hether
then
to
reape
the
fruits
,
&
afford
this
contentment
to
the
desires
,
and
prayers
of
your
father
.
Andrew
.
SHe
was
not
much
troubled
what
aunswere
she
should
make
to
this
letter
;
with
the
same
hand
wherewith
she
receiued
it
,
she
wrote
these
lynes
,
saying
as
Olympius
,
that
if
God
had
been
pleased
she
should
haue
continued
in
the
company
of
a
man
,
he
neuer
had
bereaued
her
of
a
husband
.
Sr.
(
sayd
she
)
I
cannot
thinke
God
hath
called
one
moity
of
my selfe
to
heauen
,
to
suffer
the
other
any
long
tyme
to
languish
heere
,
and
though
for
his
iustice
sake
,
&
the
punishment
of
my
sinnes
,
it
should
please
him
to
prolong
my
dayes
,
it
will
not
be
to
reduce
me
backe
againe
into
the
seruitude
from
which
I
am
freed
.
As
to
satisfye
you
,
I
loued
no
man
but
my
Lord
the
Landtsgraue
,
so
for
his
loue
none
liuing
shall
be
affected
by
me
,
to
possesse
either
my
heart
,
or
body
.
I
gaue
vnto
the
world
the
flowers
&
fruits
of
mine
age
,
you
ought
not
to
thinke
it
amisse
,
if
I
reserue
for
heauen
the
last
honour
of
the
tree
,
and
that
poore
verdure
which
in
the
spring-tide
thereof
already
beginneth
to
waxe
pale
,
&
withered
;
an
euident
signe
that
the
immutable
renouation
,
which
I
hartily
wish
,
is
not
farre
of
.
If
you
hinder
the
vowes
I
haue
made
of
perpetuall
continency
,
you
shall
be
the
sole
authour
of
my
death
,
as
you
were
one
of
the
causes
of
my
life
.
Your
Court
whereunto
you
inuite
me
shall
be
to
me
a
death
,
life
a
prison
,
the
world
a
hell
;
you
shall
chaunge
the
name
of
a
Father
into
that
,
which
can
noe
way
belong
to
you
,
but
by
forcing
a
will
which
God
him selfe
permitts
to
be
free
,
in
her
who
remayning
his
faithfull
seruant
,
desires
also
to
rest
your
most
humble
Daughter
.
Elizabeth
.
The
king
of
Hungary
hearing
this
resolution
,
did
all
he
could
to
diuert
her
from
it
.
Many
Princes
vpon
the
bruit
of
soe
aboundant
perfections
,
wherewith
she
replenished
all
Europe
sought
her
in
a
second
wedlocke
.
Shee
continually
expressed
she
neither
could
,
nor
would
marry
.
That
if
her
excuses
were
not
taken
for
denyalls
,
and
her
resolutions
for
reasons
,
she
would
slitt
her
nose
,
thrust
out
her
eyes
,
so
disfigure
her selfe
,
that
not
any
should
desire
her
.
From
that
tyme
forward
she
became
the
fable
,
and
floute
of
the
world
,
the
scorne
of
great
ones
,
the
shame
and
rebuke
of
her
nearest
Allyes
,
her
zeale
was
accounted
folly
,
her
deuotion
hypocrisy
,
her
simplicity
sottishnesse
her
retirednesse
melancholy
.
Some
sayd
vnto
her
she
did
well
to
liue
more
vertuouslie
&
piously
then
the
rest
of
her
sexe
,
but
to
liue
lesse
noblie
was
basenesse
,
and
in
this
extraordinarie
manner
meere
giddinesse
.
Another
life
,
another
manner
of
liuing
.
We
must
in
matter
of
religion
,
as
in
nauigation
beyond
the
Pole
arctique
,
haue
another
heauen
,
other
starres
,
another
Pole
.
When
one
is
arriued
to
this
point
of
forsaking
the
world
,
another
science
must
be
learned
,
another
spiritt
,
another
intention
,
when
we
loose
the
North
starre
of
will
,
wee
must
take
vnto
vs
,
that
,
of
obedience
.
The
life
of
those
great
soules
,
which
liue
in
Heauen
although
they
breath
on
earth
,
hath
a
course
much
contrary
to
that
of
the
world
as
the
starres
.
All
the
actions
of
this
Princesse
directed
to
the
honour
of
God
,
stood
out
the
shott
of
the
arrowes
of
enuy
and
Calumny
.
She
no
whitt
regarded
,
what
the
people
(
bad
censurers
of
good
workes
)
sayed
of
her
.
She
reioyced
when
those
bladders
of
slaunder
emptyed
them selues
on
her
of
the
poyson
,
wherewith
they
were
filled
.
Besides
her
heart
was
soe
large
and
ample
,
that
these
petty
iniuryes
were
quite
lost
vpon
her
,
her
Soule
onely
liuing
on
wormewood
,
had
noe
gall
in
it
.
The
innocency
,
and
simplicity
of
her
life
had
the
same
vertues
against
calumnyes
,
which
the
little
stones
of
Nilus
,
that
keepe
dogges
from
barking
.
The
wicked
in
the
end
were
constrayned
to
chaunge
their
scorne
into
admiration
of
a
life
,
more
like
to
that
of
Angells
then
of
mortalls
.
She
raysed
her
arme
to
the
highest
triumph
whereunto
vertue
might
reach
,
not
onely
tollerating
iniuryes
,
but
doing
good
to
any
that
wronged
her
.
Some
maleuolent
tongues
thinking
to
fixe
the
sting
of
their
slaunders
vpon
her
memory
the
more
to
afflict
her
,
spake
ill
of
her
,
and
touched
her
to
the
quicke
,
although
the
innocency
of
her
life
,
and
the
purity
of
her
actions
made
her
insensible
of
such
woundes
:
but
naturallie
,
falshoods
vexe
and
penetrate
the
Soule
more
then
truthes
.
All
her
reuenge
was
to
pray
to
God
for
the
calumnious
,
and
in
this
her
oraison
,
shee
heard
a
voyce
from
heauen
,
assuring
her
that
of
soe
many
prayers
as
were
made
by
her
,
that
,
which
she
offered
in
the
behalfe
of
her
enemyes
had
been
the
most
acceptable
.
Euery
one
sawe
the
euill
she
suffered
,
and
not
any
the
good
she
did
,
her
night
watchings
and
austerityes
.
Such
holy
actions
are
lighted
torches
,
suddenlie
put
out
with
the
first
blast
of
vanity
,
and
presumption
,
if
humility
couer
them
not
.
In
this
long
and
tedious
way
she
neuer
looked
backward
,
nor
stayed
at
the
golden
apples
,
to
slacken
her
speed
.
The
more
she
drewe
nigh
ro
her
end
,
the
more
she
desired
to
attayne
it
.
The
nearer
she
approached
to
the
center
,
the
more
stable
she
became
.
She
was
a
widdowe
at
twenty
yeares
of
age
,
she
vowed
her selfe
to
the
third
order
of
Saint
Frauncis
at
twenty
one
,
wherin
she
liued
and
died
happily
.
She
went
out
of
the
world
,
as
out
of
a
Babilon
,
finding
nothing
therein
to
satisfye
her
soule
,
nor
to
ease
the
langours
,
or
shorten
the
length
of
the
miserable
condition
of
life
,
where
the
most
prosperous
waxe
olde
,
rather
with
anxiety
,
then
yeares
.
A
resolution
truly
worthy
of
a
heart
so
resolute
.
It
onely
appertayneth
to
generous
hearts
to
resolue
vpon
so
violent
chaunges
,
and
to
make
such
leapes
from
earth
to
heauen
.
She
liued
and
died
so
blessedly
,
&
the
sanctity
of
her
life
was
testifyed
by
so
many
miracles
,
that
Pope
Gregory
the
nynth
in
full
Counsell
declared
her
a
Saint
,
and
ordayned
the
27.
of
Nouember
for
her
festiuall
.
Her
body
fower
yeares
after
her
death
wholly
entire
,
and
odoriferous
,
was
taken
out
of
the
earth
,
and
sett
vpon
the
Aultar
of
a
Church
dedicated
to
her
name
by
the
Archbishops
of
Colen
,
Mentz
,
and
Breme
.
The
Emperour
was
present
at
the
ceremony
,
and
to
this
Princesse
(
who
liuing
despised
regall
crownes
,
for
that
of
thornes
)
hee
presented
a
triple
crowne
of
gould
,
as
a
witnesse
of
the
perfections
which
had
crowned
the
three
conditions
of
her
life
.
Shee
had
three
children
,
Herman
who
succeeded
his
Father
,
and
dyed
at
the
age
of
Eighteene
yeares
,
Sophia
that
was
marryed
to
the
Duke
of
Brabant
,
&
another
Sophia
,
who
following
the
piety
of
her
mother
became
religious
at
Kitzing
in
Franconia
.
Behold
how
impossible
it
is
to
speake
ill
of
those
who
haue
liued
well
.
FINIS
.