TO
THE
RIGHT
HIGH
AND
MIGHTIE
HENRIE
,
ELDEST
SONNE
OF
our
Soveraigne
Lord
the
KING
,
Prince
of
Wales
,
DVKE
of
CORNWALL
and
ROTHSAY
and
Knight
of
the
most
noble
order
of
the
GARTER
.
MOST
EXELLENT
PRINCE
.
Hauing
by
more
then
ordinarie
signes
,
tasted
h●eretofore
of
your
gratious
favour
:
and
evidently
knowen
your
Princely
and
Generous
inclination
,
to
all
good
Learning
and
excellencie
.
I
am
emboldened
once
againe
,
to
offer
vp
at
the
Altar
of
your
gratious
acceptance
these
mine
Emblemes
:
a
weake
(
I
confesse
,
)
and
a
worthlesse
Sacrifice
,
though
an
assured
pledge
,
of
that
Zeale
and
Duetie
,
I
shall
for
ever
most
Religiouslie
owe
vnto
your
Highnes
:
shewing
herein
rather
a
will
to
desire
,
then
worth
to
deserue
,
so
peerelesse
a
patronage
.
Howsoever
the
world
shall
esteeme
them
in
regard
of
their
rude
and
homely
attire
,
for
the
most
part
they
are
Roially
discended
,
and
repaire
into
your
owne
bosome
(
farre
from
the
reach
of
Envie
)
for
their
protection
.
For
in
truth
they
are
of
right
your
owne
,
and
no
other
then
the
substance
of
those
Divine
Instructions
,
his
Maiestie
your
Royall
Father
praescribed
vnto
you
,
your
guide
(
as
that
golden
branch
to
AENEAS
,
Maiesties
BASILICON
DORON
,
but
by
reason
of
the
great
number
I
had
since
that
,
newly
invented
:
with
some
others
collected
,
(
tieng
my
inven●●on
to
●o
one
Subiect
as
before
)
I
am
here
constrained
aswell
of
Necessitie
as
for
varietie
sake
,
to
intermixe
(
as
it
were
promiscuè
)
one
with
the
other
in
one
entire
volume
,
the
rather
because
of
their
affinitie
&
end
,
which
is
one
and
the
selfe
same
,
that
is
,
the
fashioning
of
a
vertuous
minde
.
I
dare
not
discourse
at
large
vnto
your
Highnes
,
of
the
manifold
Vse
,
Nature
,
Libertie
,
and
ever
esteemed
exellencie
of
this
kind
of
Poesie
:
it
being
the
rarest
,
and
of
all
others
the
most
ingenious
,
and
wherein
,
the
greatest
Princes
of
the
world
,
many
times
haue
most
happily
exercised
their
Invention
:
because
I
doubt
not
,
but
your
Highnes
already
knoweth
whatsoever
I
might
speak
herein
.
Onely
what
I
haue
done
,
I
most
humbly
offer
vp
the
same
vnto
your
gratious
view
,
and
protection
.
Desiring
of
GOD
to
beautifie
and
enrich
your
most
hopefull
&
Heroique
minde
,
with
the
divinest
giftes
of
his
grace
,
and
knowledge
,
heartily
wishing
,
there
were
any
thing
in
me
,
worthy
of
the
least
favour
,
and
respect
of
so
excellent
a
Prince
.
To
your
Highnes
,
The
most
sincerely
and
affectionately
devoted
in
all
dutie
and
service
.
HENRY
PEACHAM
.
To
the
Reader
.
I
haue
heere
(
kind
Reader
)
sent
abroad
vnto
thy
view
,
this
volume
of
Emblemes
,
whether
for
greatnes
of
the
chardge
,
or
that
the
Invention
is
not
ordinarie
:
a
Subiect
very
rare
.
For
except
the
collections
of
Master
Whitney
,
and
the
translations
of
some
one
or
two
else
beside
,
I
know
not
an
Englishman
in
our
age
,
that
hath
published
any
worke
of
this
kind
:
they
being
(
I
doubt
not
)
as
ingenious
,
and
happy
in
their
invention
,
as
the
best
French
or
Italian
of
them
all
.
Hence
perhaps
they
terme
vs
Tramontani
Sempii
,
Simple
and
of
dull
conceipt
,
when
the
fault
is
neither
in
the
Climate
,
nor
as
they
would
haue
it
,
in
the
constitution
of
our
bodies
,
but
truely
in
the
cold
&
frozen
respect
of
Learning
,
and
artes
,
generally
amongst
vs
:
comming
far
shorte
of
them
in
the
iust
valewing
of
well
deseruing
qualities
.
To
begin
at
the
foote
of
their
Alpes
,
and
so
discend
by
Germanie
(
which
Bodine
truly
termeth
officinam
hominum
,
a
shoppe
of
absolute
men
for
all
Artes
)
how
she
hath
excelled
in
this
,
as
in
all
other
rare
Invention
,
witnesse
the
many
volumes
she
hath
sent
vs
over
of
this
Subiect
.
With
what
excellent
Bodies
,
and
Motto's
,
haue
the
Netherlandes
especially
Holland
,
and
Zealand
,
vpon
sundry
occasions
(
as
the
recoverie
of
their
Libertie
,
the
overthrow
in
eighty
eight
,
and
the
like
)
commended
their
Invention
to
the
world
?
as
we
finde
in
Meteranus
,
and
others
.
I
should
seeme
partiall
,
if
I
should
lay
to
your
view
,
the
many
and
almost
vnimitable
Impresa's
of
our
owne
Countrie
:
as
those
of
Edward
the
black
Prince
,
Henry
the
fourth
,
Henry
the
seuenth
,
Henry
the
eight
,
Sir
Thomas
Moore
,
the
Lord
Cromwell
,
&
of
later
times
,
those
done
by
Sir
Phillip
Sydney
,
and
others
.
Nor
were
it
needefull
since
their
Memory
is
fresh
,
and
many
of
their
sheildes
yet
scarce
drie
in
the
world
.
Who
hath
ever
seene
more
wittie
,
proper
,
&
significant
devises
,
then
those
of
Scotland
?
(
to
omit
more
auntient
times
)
as
that
of
King
Iames
the
third
,
devising
for
himselfe
(
to
expresse
the
care
he
had
of
his
country
and
People
)
a
Hen
sitting
over
her
Chickens
,
with
the
word
Non
dormit
qui
custodit
:
as
also
of
Iames
the
fowrth
,
taking
to
himselfe
a
bifront
,
or
double
face
,
plac't
vpon
the
top
of
a
Columne
:
the
heades
crowned
with
Laurell
,
the
word
Vtrumque
:
meaning
(
as
it
is
thought
)
he
would
constantly
,
and
advisedly
like
Ianus
,
obserue
the
proceedings
aswell
of
the
French
as
the
English
,
holding
them
both
at
that
time
in
Ielousie
.
Many
and
very
excellent
haue
I
seene
of
his
Maiesties
owne
Invention
,
who
hath
taken
herein
in
his
yonger
years
great
delight
,
and
pleasure
,
by
which
thou
maiest
see
,
that
we
are
not
so
dull
as
they
would
imagine
vs
,
nor
our
Soile
so
barren
as
that
we
neede
to
borrow
from
their
Sunne-burnt
braines
,
our
best
Invention
.
Whereas
I
haue
heere
dedicated
many
Emblemes
to
sundry
and
great
Personages
,
(
yea
some
to
Forraigne
Princes
,
)
I
haue
heerein
but
imitated
the
best
approued
Authours
in
this
kind
:
as
Alciat
,
Sambucus
,
Iunius
,
Reusnerus
,
and
others
:
they
being
such
,
as
either
in
regard
of
their
transcendent
dignitie
,
and
vertues
,
deserue
of
all
to
be
honoured
:
or
others
whome
for
their
excellent
parts
and
qualities
,
I
haue
ever
loued
,
and
esteemed
:
or
lastly
some
of
my
private
friendes
,
to
whome
I
haue
in
particular
beene
most
beholden
some
way
or
other
.
Wherein
I
trust
thou
wilt
not
condemne
me
,
since
I
haue
no
other
meane
then
by
word
to
shew
a
thankfull
minde
towards
them
.
It
is
not
my
intent
here
(
which
I
might
well
doe
)
to
diseourse
at
large
of
the
Nature
and
Libertie
of
Embleme
,
wherein
it
differeth
from
the
Impresa
;
because
heerein
I
haue
beene
alreadie
prevented
by
Loue
,
Hatred
,
Clemencie
,
Iustice
,
Pietie
,
our
Victories
,
Misfortunes
,
Griefes
,
and
the
like●
which
perhaps
could
not
haue
beene
openly
,
but
to
our
praeiudice
revealed
.
And
in
truth
the
bearer
heerein
doth
but
as
the
Travailer
,
that
changeth
his
Silver
into
Gold
,
carry
about
his
affection
in
a
narrow
roome
,
and
more
safely
;
the
valew
rather
bettered
then
abated
.
Accept
I
pray
thee
in
good
worth
,
what
I
haue
heere
done
,
not
for
any
hope
of
reward
,
or
gaine
,
but
onely
for
thy
pleasure
,
and
recreation
,
Imagining
thou
art
delighted
(
as
I
haue
ever
beene
my selfe
)
with
these
ever
esteemed
,
honest
,
and
most
commendable
Devises
.
Thine
assuredly
,
HENRY
PEACHAM
.