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BY
John
Sherburne
Conamur tenues —
William
Cooke
far
unnat●ral
re●d
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thus
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thus
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l.
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p.
for
So
read
G●●
intending
to
revenge
the
Rape
of
having
prepared
a
powerfull
Armie
,
in
which
most
of
the
Princes
adventured
themselves
the
sonne
of
lately
marryed
to
the
faire
and
hath
to
be
so
soone
divorc't
from
her
embraces
,
to
shun
employment
fain'd
himselfe
mad
:
but
was
discovered
by
and
forced
with
the
rest
to
imbarke
for
After
many
valiant
actions
,
the
ten
yeares
warre
,
and
finall
destruction
of
the
City
;
returning
homewards
he
was
(
through
the
malice
of
severed
from
the
fleet
,
and
as
many
yeares
wandred
on
unknowne
seas
,
whose
absence
much
grieved
the
chast
who
now
sollicited
with
a
troope
of
lascivious
sutors
,
whom
with
her
deluding
webbe
shee
still
delayd
,
mov'd
with
doubts
both
of
her
husbands
love
,
and
wellfare
,
her
young
Sonnes
danger
through
this
riotous
rout
,
old
age
,
and
many
other
urging
accidents
,
she
wrot
this
Epistle
to
her
long
absent
Lord
.
the
son
of
returning
homewards
from
the
warres
,
was
by
adverse
stormes
driven
on
the
shores
;
where
he
was
to●ally
entertained
both
at
Boord
and
Bed
,
by
daughter
of
King
and
Queene
of
with
whom
,
after
bee
had
a
while
remained
,
hearing
of
the
death
of
the
deposer
of
his
father
,
he
went
to
take
possession
of
his
rea●me
of
Yet
with
vowes
and
prowises
to
returne
unto
her
within
the
space
of
one
mo●eth
.
B●t
being
detained
past
the
appoyn●ed
time
,
with
sundry
b●sinesses
of
a
distracted
kingdome
,
be
gave
occasion
unto
impatient
of
delayes
,
and
griefes
,
to
write
unto
him
this
Epi●●le
:
wherein
she
conjures
him
to
be
mindfull
of
his
promise
,
and
to
return
to
her
as
her
just
&
vowed
husband
;
which
if
●ee
refuse
,
she
desperately
concludes
by
death
to
vindicate
the
wrongs
done
unto
her
mayden
Chastitie
.
at
their
arrivall
in
besieged
and
took
most
of
the
adjoyning
Cities
neere
to
amongst
which
the
Citie
was
utterly
razed
by
from
whence
he
brought
captive
with
him
,
amongst
others
of
the
noblest
Damsels
,
the
daughter
of
the
Priest
of
the
daughter
of
both
which
were
afterwards
called
by
their
fathers
names
.
by
lot
fell
to
to
allay
the
raging
plague
inflicted
on
the
host
by
for
the
contempt
offered
to
his
Priest
,
was
warned
to
deliver
back
to
her
father
.
In
li●w
of
whom
,
he
took
which
injury
he
so
beynously
brooked
,
that
with
implacable
wrath
he
forsook
the
campe
,
vowing
never
more
to
take
arms
again
or
meddle
in
his
countrie
qu●rrell
,
though
sollicited
by
with
large
gifts
,
and
even
herselfe
,
both
which
be
obstinately
refused
.
Which
when
the
sad-sould
did
perceive
,
with
all
the
womanish
Oratorie
her
grieved
thoughts
would
affoord
her
,
she
thus
at
length
adventured
to
write
unto
the
valiant
Greeke
.
the
sonne
of
having
escaped
the
Labyrinth
,
and
returning
homewards
with
his
adjutrix
axd
her
sister
the
d●u●●●ers
of
King
of
in
the
way
hee
to●cted
at
the
Island
of
where
hee
leaves
and
with
(
whom
hee
af●e
wards
mar●●a
)
〈◊〉
away
.
But
in
processe
of
time
being
a●s●●t
falles
in
love
w●th
the
sonne
Queene
●f
the
Amazon●
.
But
●eem
love
rather
with
manly
actions
,
and
sports
,
than
with
women
,
often
frequenting
the
solitary
woods
,
herest
her
of
all
meanes
to
sp●ake
unto
him
.
The
wily
stepuame
resolves
to
write
:
and
laying
all
motherly
modeslie
aside
,
stung
with
unnaturall
lust
,
attempts
the
bashfull
youth
with
this
insinuating
Epistle
.
the
wise
of
being
with
childe
of
dream't
that
she
was
brought
to
bed
of
a
Fire-brand
:
consults
with
his
prophet
:
who
answers
,
that
the
child
she
went
with
,
should
prove
the
fatall
instrument
of
destruction
.
No
sooner
was
it
borne
,
then
commands
it
to
be
exposed
to
the
mercie
of
wilde
beasts
.
But
the
mother
secretly
conveyes
it
to
mount
there
to
bee
soslered
by
the
shepheards
,
where
(
growne
to
mans
estate
)
hee
fell
in
love
with
the
Nymph
and
married
her
.
Not
long
after
,
made
judge
in
that
contention
of
the
goddesses
,
about
the
golden
apple
:
and
for
his
judgement
on
side
,
being
by
her
promised
the
fairest
of
women
,
at
length
knowne
and
acknowledged
by
his
father
;
hee
sayled
into
Greece
,
and
from
thence
brought
with
him
the
wife
of
Of
which
when
heard
,
troubled
at
his
unexpected
change
,
she
wrote
unto
him
this
following
Epistle
,
wherein
she
indevours
to
recall
him
to
her
love
againe
,
layes
open
the
perils
that
are
like
to
ensue
on
this
his
rape
.
And
lastly
,
perswades
him
to
send
back
and
take
her
againe
,
in
whose
love
she
affirmes
her
onely
joy
,
nay
lise
consisteth
.
being
told
by
the
Oracle
,
that
hee
should
then
bee
neare
his
death
,
when
as
at
the
sacrifice
of
hee
should
see
a
youth
comming
towards
him
with
one
foot
bare
hapning
to
have
lost
his
shooe
in
the
mudef
the
Riuer
whilst
he
hasted
to
the
Cerem
my
,
and
observed
by
his
uncle
,
was
by
him
(
both
to
secure
,
and
prolong
his
reigne
)
animated
,
to
saile
unto
to
setch
th●nce
the
goiden
Fleete
.
The
ambitious
condescends
to
the
adventure
,
and
forthwith
building
him
a
ship
,
(
which
of
〈◊〉
the
Architect's
name
,
hee
called
together
with
the
slower
of
the
youth
,
commits
himselfe
unto
the
sea
:
by
the
way
he
toucht
at
the
Island
of
who
alone
in
the
massacre
of
the
men
,
by
the
women
of
that
countrey
;
had
saved
her
father
then
reigned
:
by
whom
hee
was
courteously
entertained
:
where
having
slay'd
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
left
with
childe
)
by
the
insligation
of
his
companions
,
hee
proceeded
in
his
expedition
,
and
shortly
arriv'd
at
his
brasse
boov'd
Oxen
,
and
the
watchfull
Dragon
overcome
)
hee
was
made
moster
both
of
the
golden
Fleece
,
and
her
:
with
whom
hee
secretly
sayled
from
thence
,
and
landed
in
hearing
of
his
returne
,
in
this
her
following
Epistle
,
she
first
congratulates
his
fortune
,
then
blames
his
remisnesse
in
not
writing
unto
her
,
inveighs
against
and
(
urg'd
with
memomorie
of
her
undeserved
wrongs
)
concludes
with
execrable
curses
against
them
both
.
AFter
the
destruction
of
the
son
of
(
having
freed
his
children
,
house
hold
gods
,
and
aged
father
from
the
flames
)
prepared
a
fleet
,
&
committed
himselfe
to
the
sea
,
in
quest
of
by
tempests
he
was
driven
on
the
coasts
of
where
(
if
wee
may
rely
on
the
authority
of
both
he
and
his
companions
were
courteously
entertained
by
daughter
of
who
had
fled
thither
to
avoyd
the
cruelty
of
her
brother
the
inhumane
murtherer
of
her
beloved
husband
Priest
of
Not
long
stayd
he
with
her
,
ere
was
sent
to
admonish
him
,
and
urge
him
on
to
his
intended
journey
.
The
wretched
having
with
many
perswasions
endevoured
to
restraine
him
from
this
his
hoted
purpose
;
but
seeing
both
them
,
and
her
love
lightly
regarded
,
opprest
with
grief
,
even
unto
death
,
she
wrot
this
her
sarewell
Epistle
to
the
relentlesse
the
daughter
of
was
by
her
Grandsire
in
the
absence
of
her
father
,
then
at
the
w●rres
of
betrothed
to
the
sonne
of
being
slaine
,
and
succeeding
,
at
their
returne
from
her
father
(
ignorant
of
the
former
contract
)
gave
her
in
marriage
unto
who
by
force
tooke
her
to
his
bed
.
Of
whose
unjust
proceeding
shee
h●rd
complaines
to
her
urging
him
in
to
attempt
her
rescue
,
with
examples
)
,
and
the
possibility
of
her
freedome
:
concluding
with
an
irreconciliable
hatred
against
her
tyrannizing
Lord
,
and
a
constant
resolution
to
l●ve
the
votary
,
or
dye
the
sacrifice
of
her
first
chosen
lover
.
the
sonne
of
after
the
conquest
of
many
tedious
labours
imposed
on
him
by
and
the
spitefull
at
length
having
slaine
King
of
and
den
o●shed
the
Citie
,
hee
tooke
captive
his
daughter
forme
ly
promised
him
in
marriage
,
and
againe
dexied
him
by
her
father
,
with
whom
be
retired
into
and
there
as
fondly
doted
on
her
,
as
bee
had
for
merly
done
on
the
Meane
time
daughter
of
king
of
hearing
of
his
unlook't
for
,
and
unmanly
actions
,
wrote
this
her
following
Epistle
unto
him
:
wheriu
she
endevours
by
the
mention
of
his
f●●mer
glorious
enterprise
,
to
recall
him
from
his
lawlesse
love
.
But
whilst
shee
was
yet
writing
,
newes
was
brought
unto
her
of
the
violent
paines
her
sustained
,
caused
by
the
shirt
she
sent
him
,
dipt
in
the
bloud
of
the
Contaure
credulously
by
her
supposed
to
have
had
the
power
to
regaine
her
husbands
languishing
affection
towards
her
.
Much
troubled
at
the
sad
event
,
she
abou●s
to
purge
herselfe
of
guilt
:
and
to
instance
a
reall
example
of
her
love
to
him
,
vowes
to
lay
violent
hands
upon
herselfe
,
and
so
summes
up
her
Epistle
with
a
tragicall
conclusion
.
King
of
having
by
sharpe
warre
revenged
the
death
of
his
sonne
murthered
by
the
enforc't
them
yet
(
as
tribute
)
to
send
him
every
ninth
yeare
,
seven
youths
,
and
as
many
virgines
;
which
be
cast
into
the
Labyrinth
,
to
be
devoured
of
the
The
lot
at
length
fell
on
who
being
thrown
into
the
den
,
neverthelesse
by
the
ayd
of
slew
the
Monster
,
and
by
a
clew
of
thread
which
she
gave
him
,
returned
safe
from
out
the
prison
.
With
whom
,
and
her
sister
hee
makes
escape
,
and
arrives
at
warnes
him
to
leave
his
beauteous
rape
Night
came
,
&
she
fast
bound
in
sleeps
soft
fet●ers
,
with
he
sayls
away
,
and
forsakes
the
innocent
vi●g●n
:
who
when
awaked
,
and
seeing
herselfe
so
foully
betrayed
;
distracted
,
with
pi●tifull
exclamations
,
shee
ranges
the
shore
to
and
fro
:
At
length
,
more
calme
,
she
writes
,
and
fills
her
teare-dropt
paper
with
many
sad
complaints
,
and
earnestly
requests
him
againe
to
come
unto
her
.
sonne
and
daughter
to
beyond
the
bounds
of
naturall
affection
,
incestuously
loved
each
other
.
In
fine
,
is
brought
●o
bed
.
The
nurse
secretly
conveyes
the
child
;
which
now
at
the
doore
exclaims
:
is
heard
by
who
detecting
the
crime
,
mov'd
wi●h
rage
and
sha●e
against
so
hideous
a
fact
,
commands
it
to
be
expos'd
unto
the
fury
of
wilde
beasts
.
To
he
sends
asword
,
and
would
that
she
should
expiate
her
crime
by
death
:
which
sh●
accordingly
intends
.
Yet
before
the
a●●
as
prologue
to
her
Tragedy
,
she
writes
unto
herbrother
(
who
before
had
taken
Sanctuarie
at
this
her
fate
condoling
Epistle
being
arriv'd
at
then
in
his
flourishing
&
vigorous
youth
,
and
adorn'd
with
all
the
exquisite
accomplishments
of
form
&
behaviour
;
was
by
daughter
of
king
of
Colchos
no
sooner
seen
,
then
fancyed
,
&
by
her
(
upon
promise
of
Marriage
)
aided
in
the
effecting
his
designes
with
whom
,
(
together
with
the
golden
fleece
,
)
hee
makes
a
difficult
escape
and
lands
in
There
she
reduces
feeble
to
fresh
and
lusty
youth
.
There
she
perswades
his
daughters
to
let
out
their
Fathers
blood
;
whose
vaines
she
promis'd
againe
to
fill
with
●outhfull
heat
,
but
deceitfully
left
them
guilty
of
Parricide
In
the
end
(
for
these
,
and
other
more
hainous
crimes
by
her
committed
)
cast
her
off
;
and
takes
to
wife
daughter
of
king
of
upon
which
the
furioufly
enraged
wrote
this
her
complaining
,
suing
and
menacing
Epistle
unto
him
.
with
the
rest
of
the
sayling
for
through
tempest
was
driven
into
,
and
a
long
while
detained
in
Port
understanding
,
wrote
unto
him
this
Epistle
:
wherein
shee
bewayles
his
absence
,
relates
unto
him
her
nightly
troubled
dreames
,
puts
him
in
mind
of
the
Oracle
,
which
had
pronounc'd
that
he
who
first
landed
on
the
strand
,
should
perish
by
th●
sword
:
and
implores
his
care
both
of
himselfe
and
her
.
Thi●
was
the
subject
of
her
lines
:
Thus
she
begun
.
the
sonne
of
had
by
sundry
wives
fistie
daughters
;
his
brother
had
as
many
sons
:
betwixt
these
desires
wedlocke
.
But
(
foretold
by
the
Oracle
,
that
his
sonne-in-law
should
bereave
him
of
his
life
)
to
avoyd
the
match
,
sayles
to
This
contempt
his
brother
stormes
at
:
and
forthwith
sends
his
sonnes
with
an
Army
,
and
strictly
chargeth
them
,
never
to
returne
unto
him
,
but
either
with
the
head
of
or
his
daughters
for
their
wives
.
by
s●ege
is
compelled
to
yeeld
unto
his
brothers
suit
.
But
the
virgins
were
commanded
by
their
father
,
on
the
marriage
night
,
(
with
weapons
for
that
purpose
given
them
)
to
destroy
their
husbands
:
which
they
all
(
excepting
performed
.
But
shee
awaked
hers
,
and
counseld
him
to
take
his
slight
.
The
morning
come
,
findes
the
deed
perpetrated
by
all
save
whom
hee
most
cruelly
caused
to
bee
cast
into
prison
:
whence
beneath
her
loading
gyves
,
she
writes
unto
her
saved
spouse
this
Epistle
,
intreating
him
either
to
rescue
her
from
her
miserable
bondage
,
or
if
death
should
bee
her
lot
,
to
take
care
for
her
sepulture
.
sayling
to
as
Ambassadour
to
mediate
for
the
restoring
of
his
Aunt
was
royally
received
by
who
im●ediately
after
his
arrivall
sayles
to
to
dispose
of
his
dead
fathers
goods
.
His
absence
gave
occasion
to
the
young
Prince
to
sollicit
his
wife
:
The
better
to
win
her
to
his
l●re
,
be
writes
unto
her
this
artificiall
Epistle
:
wherein
with
admiration
he
extolls
her
heautie
,
makes
deepe
profession
of
his
loves
vaunts
of
his
stately
k●ndred
,
promises
largely
,
and
endeavours
all
that
he
may
,
to
encline
his
beauteous
hostesse
to
yeeld
unto
his
suite
.
having
received
and
read
the
letter
,
with
much
indignation
reprehends
and
tannts
her
wanton
guest
,
and
(
for
the
better
maintaining
of
her
honour
)
labours
to
confute
,
and
withstand
his
reason●
and
perswasions
:
yet
so
,
that
amidst
her
slighting
,
her
disdains
,
there
appeared
some
glimmering
●f
her
affection
:
With
cunning
a
long
time
sh●
discourseth
:
sometimes
she
speakes
him
faire
,
then
che●kes
his
hope
;
now
pro●ises
,
agai●e
e●ies
,
now
believes
him
,
anon
she
doubts
.
Till
●t
●ength
sh●●n
part
condescends
to
his
desires
;
and
adviseth
him
in
the
further
pros●cution
o●
his
suit
,
not
by
letter
to
solicite
her
,
but
to
impart
b●t
mind
to
her
companions
both
,
and
of
counsell
with
her
in
this
designe
.
a
maritime
village
in
Europe
,
direlt
the
fair
&
lovely
entirely
affected
by
a
noble
youth
,
&
dwelling
on
the
opposite
shore
in
a
village
of
to
whom
he
nightly
acustomed
to
swim
through
the
and
to
returne
backe
againe
at
breake
of
day
.
At
length
the
seas
with
boysterous
windes
incenst
,
debard
of
his
wonted
passage
.
Seven
nights
were
past
,
since
the
earnest
lover
had
seene
his
face
.
By
chance
,
a
hold
and
fea●
lesse
Mariner
puts
forth
for
by
whom
he
sends
unto
her
this
his
following
Epistle
:
wherein
hee
recomforts
her
hopes
,
protests
his
faithfull
love
,
complaines
against
the
stormy
tide
,
&
vowes
(
despight
of
rigorous
seas
)
to
swim
to
her
at
last
;
and
put
his
life
unto
a
hazard
,
rather
than
be
debard
the
sight
of
her
,
in
whose
love
he
averres
,
remaines
his
onely
blisse
.
having
received
the
Epistle
of
her
amorous
re-answers
it
with
tearmes
of
mutuall
affection
:
desires
his
company
,
exclaimes
against
the
seas
,
is
zealous
of
his
slay
,
rejects
that
conceit
,
tells
him
her
dreame
.
And
lastly
,
admonisheth
him
not
to
come
,
except
in
a
peacefull
and
a
gentle
tide
.
hapning
to
be
present
at
the
sacrifice
of
to
whose
Temple
many
virgins
did
resort
,
amongst
the
rest
espies
(
and
was
surprized
with
the
love
of
)
a
damsell
of
noble
parentage
.
But
considering
the
disparitie
of
his
birth
,
durst
not
adventure
openly
to
wooe
her
.
Wherefore
on
a
faire
and
goodly
apple
he
writes
his
device
,
and
subtilly
entraps
her
in
this
rime
:
The
fruit
he
trolls
unto
her
:
takes
it
up
,
and
reads
:
and
unawares
bet
othes
her selfe
unto
him
.
For
what
vowes
soever
were
made
in
the
presence
of
were
to
be
observed
,
and
not
revoked
.
Her
father
after
this
(
ignorant
of
his
daughters
contract
)
promiseth
her
in
marriage
to
another
.
Meane
while
is
taken
with
a
violent
Feaver
.
layes
hold
on
the
occasion
;
and
labours
to
induce
in
her
a
beliefe
,
that
this
sicknesse
was
inflicted
on
her
by
for
delaying
to
fulfill
her
promise
.
And
sirives
to
render
him
,
to
whom
her
f●ther
had
affy'd
her
,
odious
in
her
thoughts
,
by
perswading
her
sh●e
could
by
no
meanes
attaine
her
health
,
unlesse
sh●
utterly
reject
him
.
having
received
Epistle
,
and
by
that
meanes
understanding
,
,
that
her
flcknesse
happened
unto
her
through
wrath
,
conceived
against
her
for
not
observing
heroath
;
shee
intend
,
(
though
against
her
parents
will
)
to
yeeld
unto
his
desire
,
rather
than
endure
a
further
torment
:
ond
withall
craves
his
assistance
in
the
appeasing
of
the
goadesses
ire
.
youth
,
of
an
exquisite
and
admirable
feature
,
had
allured
the
eyes
and
hearts
of
most
of
the
women
in
amongst
which
,
none
affected
him
with
such
a
desperate
love
,
as
a
famous
Poetresse
,
who
lived
about
the
time
of
admired
even
by
himselfe
,
for
her
excellent
numbers
.
hapneth
to
sayle
into
at
whose
departure
,
the
loveenrag'd
becomes
almost
distract
;
deeming
herselfe
to
be
disdained
by
him
:
she
resolves
to
cast
herselfe
from
a
promontor●e
of
into
the
sea
,
and
so
to
extinguish
her
hopelesse
fl●mes
.
Yet
before
she
did
attempt
it
,
she
thought
good
to
write
unto
him
,
and
strives
by
all
the
means
her
wit
could
suggest
unto
her
,
to
recall
him
back
againe
:
she
layes
open
her
griefes
,
relates
their
former
pleasures
:
and
lastly
,
desires
him
if
he
be
resolved
to
forsake
his
at
least
by
his
cruell
letter
to
make
knowne
his
mind
unto
her
.