Honor
tryumphant
.
TO
THE
RIGHT
NOble
Lord
,
the
Duke
of
Lennox
his
Grace
.
First
Position
.
Knights
in
Ladies
seruice
haue
no
free-will
.
RIGHT
NOBLE
LORD
,
HOw
certaine
it
is
,
both
by
the
tradition
of
ancient
and
moderne
iudgements
avowed
,
that
euerie
man
is
not
borne
for
himselfe
;
the
communitie
of
the
sawe
,
and
the
authoritie
of
reason
shall
bee
a
Priuiledge
sufficient
;
but
how
much
mistaken
both
the
Philosophers
of
old
and
later
Neotorickes
haue
been
,
their
owne
ignorance
makes
manifest
:
A
man
(
say
they
)
is
partly
borne
for
his
Countrey
,
partly
for
his
Parents
,
partly
for
his
friends
,
nothing
or
(
if
any
thing
yet
)
least
and
lastly
for
himselfe
.
True
,
yet
had
the
sensible
touch
of
passion
toucht
them
with
the
feeling
of
a
passionate
sence
;
how
much
more
and
more
truely
might
they
haue
affirmed
,
that
the
chiefest
creation
of
man
was
(
next
his
owne
soule
)
to
doe
homage
to
the
excellent
frame
of
beautie
,
a
woman
:
A
woman
?
the
art
of
nature
,
the
liuely
perfection
of
heauens
Architecture
:
for
though
Man
be
the
little
world
where
wonder
lyes
;
yet
Women
are
Saints
aboue
earth's
Paradise
.
For
what
is
he
,
who
is
so
absolute
a
Lord
of
himselfe
?
so
powerfull
in
his
owne
power
?
so
free
of
his
owne
affections
?
as
being
ensnared
in
the
pleasing
seruitude
of
a
gracious
beautie
,
can
or
durst
to
vndertake
any
occasion
of
remisnesse
,
but
his
own
hart
wil
be
the
first
guilty
accuser
of
his
owne
folly
,
and
his
sincere
repentance
doe
pennance
in
the
language
of
griefe
,
in
the
griefe
of
despaire
.
Againe
,
what
is
he
then
,
that
being
free
from
this
captiued
happinesse
of
loue
,
as
it
were
disdaining
to
stoope
to
the
bondage
of
beautie
,
will
not
at
length
feele
the
miserie
of
his
scorne
,
and
be
scorned
in
the
wracke
of
his
miserie
?
besides
,
may
hee
not
be
desperate
of
his
owne
merit
,
to
thinke
himselfe
the
onely
exiled
abiect
banished
from
out
the
acceptance
of
a
Ladies
fauour
,
as
also
his
owne
vnworthinesse
,
which
cannot
deserue
so
delicious
a
blessing
?
say
then
such
a
one
be
entertained
,
as
a
happie
seruant
to
a
more
glorious
mistresse
:
how
soone
,
how
much
is
his
owne
free
rule
of
himselfe
indeered
to
the
commaund
of
a
precious
Goddesse
,
neither
then
hath
he
,
neither
is
it
meet
he
should
haue
any
more
domination
ouer
his
owne
affections
.
Mars
throwes
downe
his
weapons
,
and
Venus
leads
him
captiue
,
the
lustre
of
her
eyes
,
and
the
glorie
of
her
worth
are
of
such
vnresistable
a
force
,
as
the
weaknesse
of
his
manhood
,
or
the
aptnesse
of
his
frailtie
,
are
neither
able
to
endure
the
ones
reflection
,
or
withstand
the
others
temptation
:
how
then
?
must
he
yeeld
?
true
,
not
to
captiuitie
,
but
freedome
;
for
to
bee
captiued
to
beautie
,
is
to
bee
free
to
vertue
:
who
would
not
put
of
an
armour
of
hard
steele
and
turne
from
his
enemies
,
to
be
enchained
in
pleasure
,
and
turne
to
a
lady
in
a
bed
of
soft
down
?
foolish
hardinesse
,
is
hardened
foolishnesse
,
when
securest
loue
is
the
loueliest
securitie
.
Loue
once
was
free
from
loue
,
and
had
a
will
To
play
the
wanton
wag
,
he
strooke
full
many
,
And
tooke
delight
soft
thoughts
of
ease
to
kill
:
Yet
he
himselfe
was
neuer
spoyid
of
any
.
Loue
carelesse
would
go
walke
,
when
by
a
groue
Loue
saw
a
Nymph
,
when
straight
Loue
fell
in
loue
.
Cupid
with
Psiches
fell
in
loue
,
whose
beauty
Dazled
the
lustre
of
his
wandring
eye
:
Forcing
his
heart
deuote
obsequious
duty
,
Vnto
the
wonder
of
her
diety
.
Herein
was
Cupid
blind
,
who
els
could
see
Loue
now
captiu'd
his
heart
,
which
earst
was
free
.
Loue
hath
no
power
ere
he
gaine
his
rest
,
But
to
impawne
,
sweare
,
promise
,
and
protest
;
Alas
,
what
is
it
then
that
men
in
bed
Will
not
vow
,
vrge
,
to
gaine
a
maiden
head
:
Which
being
got
,
they
euer
after
stand
Deuoted
to
their
Ladies
deere
commaund
.
Then
what
man
of
reason
is
he
,
who
would
be
so
vnreasonable
in
his
owne
desires
,
to
wish
himselfe
obstinatly
foolish
;
or
thinke
himselfe
foolishlie
wife
:
by
●●●●…ining
his
owne
dissolute
infranchisment
,
in
the
boundlesse
limitts
of
his
owne
frantick
wilfulnesse
?
such
and
of
such
nature
are
they
,
who
in
the
rancorous
spleenes
of
an
vnpreuailing
rancour
,
durst
not
onelie
in
the
mallice
of
their
tongues
to
speake
,
but
in
the
venome
of
their
hearts
,
to
copy
out
whole
pamphlets
against
the
dignitie
of
the
female
sex
:
either
without
respect
that
they
themselues
came
from
a
woman
,
or
without
regard
that
a
woman
wrought
the
peace
for
their
weak-ballac't
soules
:
(
oh
but
say
such
)
had
not
a
woman
beene
the
tempter
and
efficient
of
our
fall
,
we
had
not
needed
a
redemptions
:
alas
sillie
betrayers
of
your
owne
follie
?
wretched
blasphemers
against
the
perfection
of
nature
?
can
ye
not
or
will
yee
not
vnderstand
that
the
blessing
of
this
fall
,
is
saluation
?
assurance
of
heauen
?
certainty
of
ioyes
?
yes
it
is
doubtlesly
probable
that
women
are
,
Natures
pride
,
Vertues
ornaments
,
Angels
on
earth
,
worthy
to
be
serued
,
Saints
in
heauen
,
Memorable
to
be
registred
.
Ne
ij
sunt
amore
digni
,
Quos
indignos
reijcit
amor
.
Would
any
man
liue
happie
in
content
of
mind
?
fortunate
in
prosperitie
of
content
?
singular
in
the
repute
of
account
?
blessed
in
beeing
inriched
with
earths
rarest
blessing
?
let
him
then
ennoble
his
deserts
,
by
deseruing
to
be
beloued
:
of
whome
?
of
popular
opinion
or
vnstable
vulgar
dependances
?
no
,
but
of
loue
it selfe
a
woman
.
Would
any
be
miserable
?
let
him
be
excluded
from
the
fauour
of
beauty
;
&
it
is
a
misery
incomparable
,
a
torment
vnspeakable
,
a
death
,
yea
a
hell
insufferable
.
How
then
comes
it
to
passe
that
some
vaine
oppugners
of
loue
thinke
?
that
by
seruing
of
a
ladie
,
they
themselues
both
honour
in
their
loue
,
and
ought
to
be
honoured
for
louing
of
their
beloued
?
it
is
easily
answered
,
by
the
imperfection
of
their
manhood
,
and
pride
of
their
grosse
erronious
folly
.
For
this
in
the
rules
of
affection
is
text
,
Whosoeuer
truely
loue
,
and
are
truly
of
their
ladies
beloued
,
ought
in
their
seruice
to
employ
their
endeuours
;
more
for
the
honour
and
deseruing
the
continuance
of
their
ladies
good
will
,
than
any
way
to
respect
the
Free-will
of
their
owne
heedlesse
dispositions
,
else
are
they
degenerate
Bastards
,
and
Apostates
,
reuolting
from
the
principals
,
and
principall
rules
of
sincere
deuotion
.
It
is
not
ynough
for
any
man
that
hath
by
long
suit
,
tedious
imprecations
,
ieopardous
hazard
,
toyle
of
bodie
,
griefe
of
mind
,
pitifull
laments
,
obsequious
fawnings
,
desperate
passions
,
and
passionate
despaire
;
at
length
for
a
meed
or
requitall
to
his
vnrest
,
gained
the
fauourable
acceprance
,
of
his
most
and
best
desired
ladie
:
it
is
not
I
say
then
ynough
,
for
such
a
man
to
thinke
,
that
by
his
pennance
in
obtayning
,
he
hath
performed
a
Knights
seruice
hauing
obtained
:
but
he
must
thenceforth
,
as
much
employ
his
industrie
to
preserue
.
For
well
sayd
the
Poet
whosoeuer
sayd
it
,
Non
minor
est
virtus
quam
quaerere
parta
tueri
.
Perfect
seruice
,
and
seruiceable
loyaltie
,
is
seene
more
cleerely
in
deseruing
loue
and
maintaining
it
,
than
in
attempting
or
laboring
for
it
.
How
can
any
one
be
sayd
truely
to
serue
,
when
he
more
respects
the
libertie
of
his
owne
affections
,
than
the
imposition
of
Ladies
command
?
to
attaine
happinesse
,
and
then
neglect
it
is
but
an
vnhappie
negligence
,
a
negligent
vnhappinesse
:
it
is
an
vnthankfull
ingratitude
,
than
which
nothing
can
be
to
heauen
more
hainous
,
&
in
the
regard
of
men
more
detestable
.
Herein
are
certaine
chuffes
differing
from
the
glorious
nature
of
gentilitie
;
who
hauing
stumbled
vpon
the
raritie
of
beautie
,
are
cloyed
in
their
owne
delicacies
:
not
prizing
the
invaluable
iewell
of
what
they
possesse
,
not
esteeming
the
benefit
of
their
precious
felicitie
:
but
like
swine
touze
pearle
without
respect
,
when
as
generous
spirits
glorie
in
their
ample
fortune
:
and
subiect
themselues
to
their
chiefest
glorie
,
for
to
be
a
deseruing
seruant
to
a
deserued
ladie
,
is
liberally
to
enioy
heauen
on
earth
.
If
therefore
the
scope
of
mortalitie
consist
in
the
fruition
of
imparadised
content
,
or
a
contented
paradise
?
how
requisite
is
it
,
that
Knights
(
for
vnder
these
titles
of
honour
,
doe
I
conclude
true
louers
)
should
loose
the
freedome
of
their
owne
wils
,
to
be
seruiceable
to
the
wils
of
their
choycest
ladies
?
who
can
serue
two
Masters
?
who
can
be
a
master
of
himselfe
,
when
he
is
a
seruant
to
his
ladie
?
but
either
he
scornes
the
humilitie
due
to
her
,
or
affects
a
singularitie
to
himselfe
,
if
the
one
,
he
is
no
seruant
;
if
the
other
,
an
vnfit
louer
Why
?
for
because
a
true
louer
must
frame
his
actions
to
the
behestes
of
his
ladie
,
and
magnifying
her
worthinesse
.
Hence
is
it
sayd
,
and
truely
sayd
,
Knights
in
ladies
seruice
haue
no
free-will
:
that
is
,
they
ought
not
to
be
their
owne
,
nor
subiect
to
their
owne
pleasure
,
vnlesse
to
please
themselues
in
the
recreation
which
tendeth
to
their
ladies
honour
.
How
pithily
sayd
a
wise
man
,
Non
amare
decet
,
at
amari
praestat
.
To
loue
,
is
common
to
sensualitie
;
but
to
be
beloued
,
is
the
crown
of
desert
;
they
best
deserue
to
be
beloued
,
who
deserue
loue
;
and
they
principally
deserue
loue
,
who
can
moderate
their
priuate
affection
,
and
leuell
the
scope
of
desert
,
to
the
executing
their
ladies
commaund
,
and
adorne
their
names
by
martiall
feates
of
armes
.
As
for
instance
,
Paris
defended
Hellen
with
the
losse
of
his
life
:
Troylus
would
fight
for
Cresseida
:
Aenaeas
wonne
Lauinia
with
the
dint
of
his
weapon
,
and
sweat
of
bloud
:
Paelops
hazarded
his
life
for
Hippodamia
,
yea
what
better
example
than
of
late
in
our
owne
territorie
?
that
noble
vntimelie
cropt
spirit
of
honour
,
our
english
Hector
,
who
car'd
not
to
vndergoe
any
gust
of
spleene
,
and
censure
,
for
his
neuer-sufficiently
admired
Opia
,
a
perfect
Penelope
to
her
ancient
knight
Vlisses
,
he
an
vnfained
Vlisses
to
her
,
for
whose
sake
neither
the
wiles
of
Circes
,
or
inchauntments
of
Syrens
,
or
brunt
of
warrs
,
could
force
or
intice
to
forgetfulnes
.
But
examples
may
seeme
rather
tedious
than
conuenient
,
I
leaue
the
certainty
of
them
to
their
authours
,
with
this
prouiso
,
that
what
is
manifest
,
needs
no
commentarie
.
Now
then
considering
the
perfections
of
ladies
,
haue
been
both
informer
and
moderne
ages
,
so
resonant
through
euery
climate
of
the
world
:
what
dull
spirit
?
what
leaden
apprehension
hath
he
?
that
would
be
more
curious
,
to
vndertake
the
yoake
of
their
seruice
,
then
forward
to
participate
their
beauties
.
Lentulus
the
Roman
warrior
,
after
all
his
conquests
abroad
,
was
willingly
captiu'd
and
conquered
at
home
;
insomuch
as
at
the
first
veiw
of
Terentia
,
hee
fear'd
not
to
say
,
Non
bellum
,
non
fortuna
:
Fate
cannot
limitt
,
warre
cannot
subdue
the
efficatie
of
loue
.
The
fleeting
pashions
of
disloyall
minds
,
Proceeds
from
wrong
directed
scope
of
lust
,
Inconstant
chaunge
beseems
grosse-feeding
hindes
,
In
whose
deserts
is
neither
faith
,
or
trust
.
When
noble
spirits
in
the
bonds
of
dutie
,
Pay
tribute
to
the
excellence
of
beautie
.
For
gentle
temper
of
a
freer
blood
,
Counts
bondage
to
a
ladie
willing
pleasure
,
Adoring
seruice
of
best
worthy
good
:
And
deeme
their
toile
for
fauour
pleasing
leasure
:
Not
reckoning
commaund
,
seruilitie
,
But
true
performance
,
true
nobilitie
.
To
talke
,
conuerse
,
or
dailie
,
is
not
loue
:
But
amorous
wantonnesse
of
idle
play
,
Brunts
of
defence
doth
firme
affection
proue
,
Who
would
not
fight
when
beutie
is
the
prey
?
Then
who
is
he
who
would
not
think
hee
's
free
,
When
hee
's
inthral'd
to
loues
captiuitie
?
Loues
captiuitie
is
freedoms
infranchisement
,
and
whosoeuer
is
a
prisoner
,
to
the
merrit
of
fairnesse
,
is
absolutely
naturalized
a
denizen
to
happines
.
To
conclude
(
for
in
knowen
verities
many
proofes
are
needlesse
)
a
true
,
and
truely
louing
knights
libertie
,
ought
to
be
inchained
,
to
the
disposure
of
his
ladie
:
her
will
must
be
to
him
a
law
,
and
that
law
,
not
penall
,
but
irrefragable
.
The
sincerity
of
his
tryed
affection
,
must
bee
an
obstacle
to
wilfulnes
,
with
due
consideration
,
that
although
he
be
bound
to
vndergoe
her
pleasure
,
so
he
shall
vndertake
no
shame
that
may
displease
.
For
from
the
faire
proceeds
nothing
but
what
is
faire
.
Ladies
are
mild
,
and
fearefull
to
impose
dangers
:
wise
,
and
will
preuent
them
:
especially
such
daungers
,
as
either
may
threaten
inglorious
dishonour
,
or
likely
perill
to
their
beloued
.
Timorous
they
are
of
the
worst
,
carefull
(
and
in
that
care
ambitious
)
for
the
best
.
Nature
made
them
Females
,
vertuously
kinde
,
women
,
angelically
vertuous
:
horror
befits
not
their
sex
,
or
vnthankefulnesse
their
beauties
:
for
although
warre
defends
the
right
of
loue
,
yet
loue
cannot
brooke
the
seueritie
of
warre
.
Dalliance
in
chambers
,
harmelesse
play
and
sport
,
Doe
with
the
sweetes
of
loue
,
much
better
sort
.
Since
then
ladies
are
moulded
of
this
temper
,
and
tempered
in
the
mould
of
loue
,
mildnesse
,
and
kindnesse
:
what
is
that
Knight
that
would
not
be
their
captiue
?
insomuch
as
the
bluntest
cynicke
,
must
in
reason
avow
,
that
it
is
most
reason
,
that
Knights
in
Ladies
seruice
haue
no
Free-will
.
TO
THE
RIGHT
Honourable
the
Earle
of
Arundel
.
Second
Position
.
Beautie
is
the
Maintainer
of
Valour
.
RIGHT
HONOVRABLE
.
IT
is
no
preiudice
to
the
precious
claritie
of
knowledge
,
euen
in
vndoubted
truthes
,
to
make
truth
more
doubtles
,
for
in
matters
of
wrong
,
arguments
doe
confound
sence
,
when
in
explanation
of
right
,
they
doe
senceably
approoue
it
.
T
is
good
;
Mysterie
in
demonstration
,
is
a
confused
nicenesse
.
So
knowne
is
the
certainty
of
this
Position
,
Et
domi
,
et
foris
,
that
whosoeuer
would
seeme
ignorantly
strange
,
would
but
bewray
his
strangely
rude
ignorance
in
seeming
so
.
Beautie
(
say
we
)
is
the
maintayner
of
Valour
:
Who
is
so
blunt
as
knowes
it
not
?
who
is
so
blockish
as
will
not
(
and
may
with
iustice
)
defend
it
?
an
instance
euen
in
the
entrance
shall
bee
no
absurditie
.
In
the
infancie
of
the
Romane
Empire
,
(
as
Plutarch
to
the
purpose
rehearseth
)
the
Romanes
violently
seazed
vpon
the
Sabines
ladies
:
by
violence
they
wonne
them
,
by
valour
they
iustified
their
winning
;
insomuch
as
euer
after
betwixt
these
warlike
Nations
began
both
increase
of
hatred
,
and
defiance
of
hostilitie
.
In
which
times
Kissing
had
his
first
originall
,
deuised
by
the
Sabine
ladies
,
as
an
earnest-peny
of
desart
,
to
the
guerdon
of
the
Romanes
desperate
toyle
.
For
although
in
the
eyes
of
some
more
Stoicall
censures
,
Kissing
seems
but
a
needlesse
ceremonie
,
yet
in
the
feeling
of
loue
,
it
is
the
first
tast
of
loue
,
the
first
certaintie
of
hope
,
the
first
hope
of
obtaining
,
the
first
obtaining
of
fauour
,
the
first
fauour
of
graunt
,
the
first
graunt
of
assurance
,
the
first
&
principallest
assurance
of
affection
;
the
first
shadow
of
the
substance
of
after
contented
happinesse
,
happy
pleasure
,
pleasing
heauen
;
but
to
our
matter
.
Men
for
the
most
part
(
some
more
heroycall
inclinations
by
nature
excepted
)
are
in
the
frailtie
of
their
humanitie
,
so
fearefull
of
harmes
,
and
so
desirous
of
the
preseruatiue
of
life
:
as
although
not
the
discouragement
of
cowardise
,
yet
proper
instinct
of
mortalitie
,
will
deter
them
from
wilfull
,
and
imminent
running
into
perill
.
Some
againe
are
of
that
frozen
and
cold
temperature
of
disposition
,
as
according
to
the
prouerbe
,
they
esteeme
it
prouident
safetie
,
to
sleepe
in
a
whole
skinne
.
Of
this
imbecilitie
are
many
,
who
haue
only
enioyed
,
the
lazie
softnesse
of
vitious
ease
;
and
neuer
felt
,
at
least
neuer
conceited
the
touch
of
any
miserie
,
no
not
of
gentilitie
.
The
selfe
alone
meanes
therefore
,
that
were
to
bee
ordayned
,
for
a
prouocation
,
and
incitement
to
liuelyhood
of
manhood
was
,
the
quintessence
,
raritie
,
yea
rare
quintessence
of
diuine
astonishment
,
Beautie
:
vpon
whose
al-perfection
,
the
greedy
eye
of
desire
(
euen
in
spirits
of
clay
and
mud
)
being
sixt
,
hath
stir'd
vp
such
a
rauishment
of
possession
,
as
they
now
esteeme
all
dangers
weake
;
nay
,
all
impossibilities
facilities
,
to
possesse
it
.
That
Cardinall-vertue
of
inuincible
fortitude
,
had
long
since
ben
leuel'd
with
cowardise
,
had
not
beauty
the
alarum
to
magnanimitie
,
rent
the
distrust
of
weaknes
and
strengthened
it
with
contempt
of
precedencie
;
aemulation
of
desert
.
Say
then
,
how
probable
is
it
?
how
indubitate
hereditary
is
the
dependance
of
Valor
,
to
the
merit
of
beauty
?
Beautie
!
which
prickes
on
the
slowest
,
encourageth
the
faint-harted
,
sharpens
the
dull
,
commaundeth
the
stowtest
,
recreateth
the
wearie
,
and
guerdoneth
the
deseruing
.
Beautie
!
the
largesse
of
the
Gods
;
the
comfort
of
men
;
the
bounty
of
heauen
;
the
prize
of
earth
;
the
paradise
of
glory
;
the
Vialactea
to
felicitie
;
the
wonder
of
it selfe
,
beautie
.
This
is
that
Achilles
impenetrable
shield
,
which
euerie
Vlisses
pleads
for
,
euery
Aiax
fights
for
;
this
is
that
golden
fleece
,
which
the
Argonautes
sued
to
find
,
which
Iason
toyling
enioied
.
This
is
that
famoused
Trophey
,
which
Philip
would
haue
his
sonne
Alexander
in
the
games
of
Olympus
to
wrastle
for
.
How
much
are
they
deceiued
(
I
mean
these
fainter
bloods
)
who
vainly
imagine
,
that
souldiers
fight
for
spoile
only
;
Generals
hazard
their
persons
for
greedines
;
Sea-men
traffique
for
auarice
:
Knights
wander
for
prey
,
or
that
any
ieopards
his
life
,
chiefely
for
lucre
.
Does
not
the
marchant
venture
ship-wrack
to
returne
with
a
present
,
that
may
purchase
his
Ladies
liking
?
and
in
her
liking
his
owne
blisse
?
does
not
the
souldier
fight
abroad
to
preserue
his
ladie
in
safety
at
home
?
does
not
the
generall
commaund
,
that
hee
may
returne
with
victorie
gracious
in
his
Ladies
eyes
?
does
not
the
Knight
errant
attempt
threatnings
of
horrour
?
aduentures
of
dread
?
thunder
of
death
it selfe
?
onely
to
rumour
his
fame
in
the
cares
of
his
ladie
?
does
he
not
range
for
the
succour
of
beautie
?
for
the
freedome
of
beautie
?
for
the
ioy
of
beautie
?
and
all
spoyle
that
the
souldier
bleedes
for
,
all
the
greedinesse
that
commaunders
sweat
for
,
all
the
auarice
that
the
Marchant
trades
for
,
all
the
prey
that
the
Knight
aduentures
for
,
all
the
benefite
that
euerie
one
and
all
of
these
hope
,
wish
,
pray
,
contend
for
,
is
the
fruition
of
Beautie
:
than
which
nothing
can
be
more
gratefull
,
nothing
is
so
acceptable
.
Valour
.
Through
streames
of
blood
and
massacres
of
death
,
I
spend
the
troubles
of
a
glorious
breath
.
In
feates
of
armes
and
lifes
dread
desperation
,
I
touze
to
gaine
me
Fame
and
Reputation
.
All
that
I
striue
for
,
is
to
comprehend
Honour
;
to
honour
all
my
labours
tend
.
Honour
.
Valour
doth
aime
at
me
,
I
aime
at
Beautie
,
And
make
my
greatnes
greater
by
my
dutie
.
Valour
doth
fight
for
me
,
when
all
my
prize
Consist's
in
fauour
of
sweet
Beauties
eies
.
Honour
sustaineth
Valour
:
when
againe
Beautie
feedes
Honour
:
and
in
that
them
twaine
.
Beautie
.
Mean-bred
deserts
who
couet
much
ambition
,
Hauing
attain'd
it
,
euer
grow
ambitious
:
Soring
to
gaine
my
loue
,
in
whose
tuition
Their
greatnes
is
aduaunst
,
and
made
propitious
:
I
strengthen
cowards
,
and
exalt
the
spirits
Of
weaknesse
,
I
maintaine
proud
chiualrie
:
In
me
the
drifts
of
Honour
pledge
their
merits
:
To
guerdon
and
discerne
worthes
dignitie
:
And
but
for
me
they
brunts
of
hazard
loath
:
Honour
payes
Valour
:
Beutie
rules
them
both
.
The
whole
scope
that
Valour
,
and
men
of
valiant
courage
ayme
their
drifts
at
,
is
for
the
most
part
a
famous
name
,
and
reputed
Honour
:
but
the
marke
which
honour
directs
his
leuell
to
,
is
to
participate
the
delightfull
sweets
of
sweetest
Beautie
,
which
in
al
succeeding
posterities
,
hath
been
of
so
powerfull
and
powerfully
respected
awe
,
that
for
the
hopes
,
which
men
haue
euermore
conceiued
of
enioying
it
,
they
haue
with
accountrements
of
defence
been
prest
,
for
feare
of
losing
,
to
preserue
it
.
Beautie
!
why
it
is
the
life
of
magnanimitie
,
it
is
the
perfect
sparke
,
whose
lustre
reflecteth
boldnesse
to
the
timorous
.
Beautie
!
what
is
it
?
what
can
it
else
be
?
but
the
modell
of
all
fortitude
,
for
this
proofe
(
vnlesse
I
be
mistaken
as
I
am
not
)
did
the
antiquaries
of
the
elder
world
,
such
as
were
Martialists
,
attribute
all
worship
vnto
Pallas
,
all
adoration
to
Bellona
,
reuerencing
her
as
the
Goddesse
of
armes
,
yet
shee
a
woman
.
Fayre
she
was
,
els
in
vaine
would
shee
striue
with
Venus
for
the
golden
ball
:
valiant
she
was
,
els
with
foolish
superstition
,
did
the
ancient
best
Warriors
adore
her
,
and
the
younger
Sophyes
allow
her
,
yes
,
yes
,
she
was
wise
,
beautifull
,
and
valiant
,
including
this
morrall
,
that
as
shee
had
courage
,
so
was
shee
a
woman
,
whose
force
was
not
more
fierce
to
terrifie
,
but
her
Beutie
was
as
piercing
to
wound
.
Did
they
applaud
her
martiall
disposition
?
true
,
but
they
did
reuerence
her
amiable
looks
,
most
certain
it
is
,
the
valiant
may
and
do
contend
with
the
valiant
,
but
Beautie
hath
the
maistery
of
both
.
Audentes
forma
cogit
audaces
.
Loue
breaths
more
resolution
into
the
forwardnes
of
the
resolued
;
for
neuer
haue
we
read
,
neuer
heard
of
any
vndaunted
Champion
,
who
being
free
in
his
owne
affections
,
did
striue
so
much
by
perillous
exployts
,
to
adorne
the
rumour
of
fame
;
but
if
he
after
were
blest
,
by
being
an
entertained
seruant
to
some
worthy
ladie
,
those
daungers
which
before
seemed
dangers
,
he
would
now
deeme
easie
,
and
all
easy
atchiuements
,
toyes
,
onely
that
should
then
bee
most
honorable
,
which
threatned
most
terror
.
Hercules
valued
the
swimming
ouer
the
Sea
,
to
breed
wonder
in
Deianeira
,
not
for
that
he
desired
to
doe
it
,
but
because
she
should
admire
,
and
commend
the
deed
.
Why
do
spruce
courtiers
,
practize
courtlike
actiuitie
?
but
to
breed
delight
to
their
Ladyes
.
why
doe
men
in
generall
contend
to
exceed
in
brauerie
?
but
to
be
noted
the
brauest
of
their
ladies
.
Why
doe
cormorants
hoord
treasure
?
but
to
attract
some
ladies
liking
Why
do
poore
men
toyle
?
great
men
trauerse
?
but
all
to
one
end
,
to
share
Beautie
.
why
doe
Kings
and
greatest
Princes
,
thirst
to
enlarge
their
empires
and
dominions
?
but
to
be
noted
for
more
eminent
,
and
more
to
be
loued
for
that
eminence
of
their
ladies
.
Let
vs
looke
into
all
the
devoyres
of
mankind
,
and
they
all
tend
to
the
content
of
Beautie
:
Men
to
honour
men
,
is
rather
a
bootlesse
feare
,
then
in
regardfull
loue
;
but
for
men
to
bee
honoured
of
ladies
,
is
the
scope
of
all
felicitie
.
Men
in
kindnesse
are
mutually
lambs
,
but
in
corriuall-shipp
of
loue
,
Lyons
.
Should
I
fight
for
my
friend
,
I
might
be
appeazed
in
my
choller
,
but
for
my
lady
,
I
am
inexorable
.
Chalibs
mihi
circa
pectus
.
The
teares
of
widows
,
the
cries
of
babes
,
the
condolement
of
Parents
,
the
intreaties
of
Children
,
the
wounds
of
the
maimed
,
the
wracke
of
the
oppressed
,
cannot
moue
pity
in
a
steeled
hart
,
which
fights
for
report
in
the
honor
of
his
lady
.
It
is
said
of
the
Turks
they
traine
their
youth
in
discipline
of
warre
,
with
intent
of
cruelty
,
beleeue
it
I
cannot
be
perswaded
,
that
being
so
absolute
warriors
,
they
shuld
so
wholy
be
murtherous
tyrants
,
except
to
returne
with
triumph
in
the
sight
of
their
ladies
.
Tamburlaine
,
the
scourge
of
God
,
and
sauadgest
monster
of
his
time
;
neuer
made
a
slaughter
vpon
any
of
his
conquered
captiues
,
but
the
principallest
he
euer
sent
as
slaues
to
his
queene
Zenocrate
,
intending
that
as
she
was
the
deity
,
who
infus'd
strength
into
his
armes
:
so
shee
should
be
the
whole
glory
of
his
tryumph
.
Pax
ruat
in
bellum
,
sociumque
in
praelia
faedus
:
Causa
subit
;
nulla
fronte
regendus
Amor.
How
requisite
it
is
then
for
a
kingdom
,
which
would
be
fortifyed
with
choyce
of
magnanimous
spirits
,
to
be
also
inriched
with
the
ornament
of
Beauty
:
the
expediency
in
occasions
of
necessity
makes
euident
.
I
haue
often
maruailed
why
the
Romanes
(
famous
for
their
loues
)
going
to
battaile
against
a
world
of
so
many
nations
,
as
they
did
,
for
more
suerty
of
victory
,
had
not
carried
their
ladies
with
them
:
that
by
the
sight
of
them
their
enfeebled
strength
,
might
(
like
the
head
of
Hydra
)
doubly
haue
renued
.
Doubtles
had
Iulius
Caesar
,
at
his
first
arriuall
for
the
conquest
of
Britane
,
brought
with
him
Cleopatra
,
he
would
neuer
haue
twise
suffered
so
shamefull
a
repulse
.
What
infinite
examples
might
here
be
alledged
,
for
the
probation
,
that
Beauty
hath
euermore
instigated
audacity
to
the
dullest
?
finally
in
the
apprehension
of
common
reason
,
let
euery
man
examine
himselfe
,
whether
it
be
not
the
immediat
norisher
of
al
fortitude
?
It
is
,
it
hath
been
,
and
euer
wil
be
the
nurse
,
and
foode
of
heroicall
chiualry
,
for
valor
not
seasoned
with
the
hopes
of
loue
,
is
an
irresolute
valour
.
A
souldier
,
and
libertine
,
is
an
vn
armed
souldier
?
Beauty
is
the
spur
to
Honor
;
Honor
the
seruiceable
attendant
on
Beauty
,
yet
will
some
home-bred
poring
Academicke
say
,
it
is
the
only
means
to
make
a
warrior
a
flat
coward
:
for
Beauty
allures
to
delights
,
delights
to
ease
,
ease
consequently
the
fosterer
to
discouraged
pusillanimity
:
but
let
such
an
vnexperienced
plodder
knowe
,
it
is
as
difficult
for
him
to
censure
of
courage
,
as
it
is
easy
for
the
couragious
to
scorne
his
censure
,
or
indeed
rather
pittie
his
ridiculous
folly
in
censuring
,
as
Hanniball
did
Phormio
,
when
he
would
read
him
a
lecture
of
war
,
who
had
euer
bin
trained
in
the
wars
:
as
if
a
mild
louer
may
not
dally
at
home
in
a
cabinet
,
yet
the
selfe
same
be
a
seuere
souldier
in
the
field
.
Let
therfore
euery
man
of
reason
,
be
reasonable
in
understanding
,
and
where
he
cannot
contradict
,
confesse
that
the
truth
is
greatest
&
chiefly
preuaileth
,
principally
when
armes
will
iustifie
,
what
arguments
confirme
,
and
arguments
againe
reciprocally
corroborate
what
armes
(
on
the
behalfe
of
iustice
)
doth
maintaine
,
and
rightly
maintaine
,
that
merely
of
it selfe
,
Beauty
is
the
maintainer
of
Valour
.
TO
THE
RIGHT
HONOrable
the
Earle
of
Pembroke
.
Third
Position
.
Faire
Ladie
was
neuer
false
.
RIGHT
HONORABLE
.
THe
temperature
of
the
mind
follows
the
temperature
of
the
bodie
.
Which
certaine
axiome
(
sayes
that
sage
Prince
of
Philosophers
Aristotle
)
is
euer
more
infallible
.
Then
doe
not
I
a
little
maruell
,
what
arrogant
spleen
of
malediction
with
teeth
of
iuyceles
enuie
;
durst
to
detract
from
the
worthines
of
Beauty
?
terming
it
a
particular
blessing
,
bestowed
for
a
more
general
curse
.
Terming
it
fickle
,
deceitfull
,
inconstant
,
when
if
the
sawes
of
authority
be
authenticall
,
nothing
can
be
more
precious
,
nothing
in
it selfe
so
vertuous
.
Faire
Ladie
was
neuer
false
?
Oh
sayes
some
curious
impostor
,
Euge
hominem
?
a
goodly
theame
?
much
witt
no
doubt
expected
?
few
proofes
produced
?
who
will
not
sweare
the
contrary
?
who
will
not
beleeue
the
contrarie
as
his
Creed
?
vaine
fondlings
,
as
many
as
so
beleeue
,
doubtlesse
shall
be
so
deceiued
;
and
doe
penance
for
their
errour
in
the
gall
of
their
distrust
.
For
if
the
temperature
of
the
mind
,
follow
the
temperature
of
the
bodie
?
(
text
it
is
)
then
without
controuersie
,
as
the
outward
shape
is
more
singular
,
so
the
inward
vertues
must
be
most
exquisite
.
Nature
is
but
the
handmayd
to
heauen
.
Beautie
is
the
rarest
workemanship
of
Natures
power
.
So
questionlesse
where
the
hand
maid
of
heauen
hath
imparted
her
art
,
the
blessings
of
the
Gods
are
plentifully
abounding
.
Neither
will
they
make
that
lame
,
which
nature
hath
framed
perfect
.
For
why
?
can
falshood
lye
hidden
vnder
the
raritie
of
fairnesse
?
no
more
than
vice
can
lurke
vnder
the
plumes
of
vertue
;
which
is
meerely
impossible
.
Beautie
is
but
a
faire
Inne
to
lodge
more
fairer
guests
within
.
It
is
but
the
liuely
colour
of
an
excellent
tasting
wine
.
It
is
the
greatest
good
in
it selfe
,
that
heart
of
humanitie
can
wish
for
.
If
deformitie
be
the
dreg's
and
scum
of
earths
disgrace
?
if
it
be
(
as
it
is
)
the
curse
of
the
Parents
transgression
,
layd
vpon
the
child
?
then
contrarily
,
must
beautie
be
the
immediate
testimonie
of
heauens
fauor
?
why
were
people
in
times
past
,
called
Giants
&
Monsters
?
but
for
the
vgly
appearance
of
their
shapes
.
Neither
were
they
in
body
so
mishapen
,
as
in
conditions
odious
.
So
then
euen
in
them
it
is
manifestly
verified
,
that
foulest
enormities
harbour
in
fowlest
formes
,
then
it
followes
,
that
firmest
vertues
,
are
shrowded
in
the
fairest
complexions
.
Some
indeed
oppose
an
argument
,
that
Beauty
of
it selfe
is
a
great
good
:
but
the
abuse
most
wretched
&
common
.
Yea
,
so
common
,
that
the
very
face
of
beautie
is
a
presumption
:
yea
more
,
a
warrant
of
inconstancie
;
to
such
is
easily
replyed
.
Such
abuse
proceeds
not
from
perfect
beautie
,
but
from
the
adulterate
counterfeit
of
beautie
,
art
.
Of
this
nature
are
those
that
being
intemperately
wanton
,
striue
with
artificiall
cunning
,
to
couer
the
defects
of
nature
.
For
true
beautie
,
as
it
is
of
it selfe
a
good
,
so
is
it
in
it selfe
simple
,
innocent
,
and
harmelesse
.
Into
which
no
thought
of
vnkindnesse
,
can
penetrate
:
and
being
once
subiect
to
loue
,
can
neuer
,
will
neuer
be
tempted
to
loosnesse
.
O
strange
sayes
one
!
oh
heresie
cries
another
;
palpably
false
!
falsely
absurd
;
do
not
Poets
the
pillars
of
your
folly
affirme
,
that
Venus
forsooth
your
only
Deity
of
your
passions
,
the
queen
of
your
thoughtts
,
the
boast
&
goddesse
of
your
loues
,
was
absolutely
false
to
her
husband
?
else
had
Cupid
been
vnborne
;
Aenoeas
vnbegotten
.
And
yet
lady
was
neuer
faire
&
false
!
was
not
Helen
of
Greece
made
a
Troian
stale
;
a
scorne
to
posterities
,
whose
verie
name
is
ominous
to
cuckolds
.
Do
not
all
chronicles
of
antiquity
shew
?
not
only
that
the
faire
,
but
the
fairest
haue
prooued
lightest
?
and
yet
faire
ladie
was
neuer
false
.
True
,
the
Poets
say
so
,
who
being
themselues
lasciuiously
addicted
,
thought
it
great
inhumanity
,
at
least
iniurie
,
that
Beautie
should
be
ingrost
to
the
proper
vse
of
one
alone
man
.
Besides
if
Poets
are
to
be
credited
,
Venus
was
a
Goddesse
,
not
framed
by
nature
,
but
yssuing
from
the
Gods
,
&
therfore
aboue
humane
apprehension
.
Poets
speak
truth
to
warrant
their
writs
,
and
so
was
Venus
faire
,
they
deuise
fictions
to
approoue
their
wits
;
so
was
she
immodest
:
with
this
Caueat
,
that
she
was
Venus
,
was
a
troth
;
that
she
was
trothles
,
a
fiction
.
Also
Helen
was
counted
faire
,
because
many
affected
her
,
procur'd
by
her
enticing
wantones
,
inuiting
allurements
.
Curteous
I
thinke
she
was
,
&
therfore
beloued
,
faire
neuer
,
for
then
not
fickle
.
Indeed
I
acknowledge
,
old
writers
being
themselues
past
the
youth
of
loue
,
&
sunke
into
dotage
,
haue
inueighed
against
the
dignity
of
that
sex
,
not
vpon
knowledg
,
but
mere
supposition
,
deming
that
because
the
worst
are
haunted
of
the
worst
for
their
lewdnes
,
condemne
the
fairest
for
being
faire
,
as
the
principall
inchantment
.
Now
so
much
difference
is
there
,
betwixt
the
wanton
&
the
faire
,
as
the
wanton
may
be
beloued
,
but
the
faire
,
wil
not
be
wanton
.
It
is
to
be
supposed
,
that
such
as
inclined
to
the
loose
ficklenesse
of
change
,
are
not
of
that
excellent
temper
,
oftrue
bewty
,
because
then
they
knowing
their
own
merit
,
(
as
women
of
that
nature
do
)
wold
be
by
how
much
the
more
noted
,
by
so
much
the
more
tender
of
the
preseuatiō
of
their
honors
report
.
And
somewhat
precizely
(
pardon
troth
)
prize
their
own
value
:
Scire
tuum
nihilest
nisi
te
scire
hoc
sciat
alter
.
To
be
faire
,
&
not
admired
is
as
a
hidden
minerall
:
yet
to
be
admired
,
&
not
preserue
that
admiration
,
is
an
vnvalued
indignity
.
But
as
ladies
are
fair
,
so
are
they
wise
,
&
as
they
are
both
faire
and
wise
;
constant
.
Alas
,
most
know
,
&
many
fele
,
that
bewty
is
not
easily
woed
to
loue
;
many
bitter
conflicts
,
of
oppressed
griefs
,
are
to
be
indured
,
ere
they
are
won
to
listen
to
affection
.
And
at
length
being
persuaded
,
they
were
not
so
obdurat
before
to
be
sued
to
,
as
they
are
now
most
constant
in
their
loues
most
sincerely
firme
to
their
choice
.
Experience
teacheth
it
,
that
stele
is
not
soon
hot
,
yet
being
once
fired
,
is
lesse
easily
cooled
An
example
or
two
,
shal
warrant
the
credit
of
the
rest
:
who
could
bee
more
industrious
to
his
ladie
,
than
Theseus
was
in
gaining
Ariadne
?
who
being
conquered
,
was
euer
most
fast
to
him
:
though
iniuriously
;
yea
,
perfidiously
forsaken
of
him
.
Portia
so
inderely
reuerenced
Cato
,
as
she
would
for
his
preseruation
swallow
coles
.
Alcest
wold
die
for
Admetus
.
And
Penelope
(
the
mirror
of
the
Greeke
matrons
,
both
for
constancy
&
Bewty
wold
neuer
falsify
her
faith
to
Vlisses
.
I
my self
shuld
account
such
proofs
inconuenient
,
did
not
the
proofe
of
my
defence
,
rely
vpon
former
instances
compared
both
with
present
&
latter
times
.
Diana
renowned
for
beauty
,
was
more
renowned
for
chastity
,
insomuch
as
singularly
,
&
truly
fairest
ladies
contended
to
be
her
nymphs
,
if
trust
to
writers
may
be
attributed
:
rara
praeclara
:
according
to
the
prouerbe
,
that
the
fairest
are
the
fairest
,
that
is
the
best
&
best
to
be
estemed
.
what
is
more
to
be
vrged
for
the
ratifying
our
maintenance
:
but
the
exterior
beauty
,
is
assurance
of
the
interior
quality
.
To
answere
to
euery
vain
obiection
,
that
some
more
nice
wits
only
seeming
witty
in
censure
and
misconstruction
,
is
not
here
intended
,
as
fronti
nulla
fides
:
the
ficklenes
of
Cresseida
:
the
mutability
of
some
Lais
:
let
it
suffice
,
they
are
fictions
&
nugatory
inuectiues
,
of
deseruingly
abused
poets
:
or
repulsed
Annalogers
,
ridiculous
in
the
vnderstanding
of
the
wise
:
contemptible
,
in
the
perseuerance
of
vnderstanding
.
It
is
euen
as
impossible
for
ladies
of
quaintest
formes
,
to
incline
to
thoughts
of
trothles
impudency
,
as
for
monsters
of
deformity
,
to
produce
effects
of
vertue
.
Needs
there
any
other
demonstration
,
than
the
admirable
(
almost
incredible
)
ornament
of
chastity
?
Lucrece
the
Roma
dame
,
the
paragon
of
those
times
,
the
mirror
of
those
daies
,
for
rauishing
perfection
of
beauty
:
harmeles
,
vnspotted
Lucrece
?
who
did
withstand
lust
to
the
eternizing
her
honor
,
&
monumented
her
rape
with
extremity
of
death
.
who
is
he
to
obstinate
in
his
errour
?
so
wilful
in
his
madnes
?
so
mad
in
his
erronius
wilfulnes
?
as
would
not
euen
in
the
glas
of
Lucresias
perseuerance
(
euen
to
the
vttermost
extinct
of
life
)
se
the
wonder
of
bewty
,
matched
with
the
indiuiduat
adiunct
vnsoyled
constancy
.
Constantia
est
gemella
venustatis
indiuidua
.
Three
particularities
there
are
,
that
stand
firme
for
this
position
:
examples
,
already
alledged
:
approbation
of
iudgment
newly
rehearsed
:
and
ground
of
troth
now
to
be
verefi'de
.
verefi'de
said
I
?
the
self
assurance
of
the
subiect
,
is
a
testimony
most
probable
,
if
vice
be
the
nourisher
of
vice
,
vertue
must
be
the
effect
of
vertue
.
that
is
sincerely
a
vertue
,
which
is
a
good
,
&
that
good
is
Beauty
,
so
herein
fictions
comprehend
truth
,
as
forma
bonum
:
yet
ere
I
wade
further
,
&
be
grauel'd
in
the
ouze
,
and
quick
sand
of
my
own
intention
,
I
am
for
the
clearing
of
such
,
as
may
misconceite
my
drift
,
to
make
an
Apology
for
my
defence
:
neither
by
my
iust
iustification
,
of
an
apparant
verity
,
the
wanton
shall
taxe
my
indeuours
as
ridiculous
,
knowing
their
own
imperfections
,
nor
challenge
this
,
as
a
due
belonging
to
the
encouragment
of
their
lenity
.
I
confesse
(
&
blush
that
occasion
should
be
ministred
of
confession
)
that
many
there
are
,
whose
bewitching
lookes
,
drawe
youth
into
folly
,
and
age
into
dotage
,
rather
madnes
:
too
many
there
are
,
whose
smooth
counterfeit
,
in
the
indiseretion
of
virility
,
may
passe
for
Beauty
:
when
the
counterfeiters
,
are
so
mutable
,
as
they
are
neither
euer
their
own
,
or
euer
certaine
any
on
's
.
yea
,
euen
in
great
personages
,
this
loosnesse
is
an
imboldning
,
to
the
meaner
:
rather
a
president
to
the
worst
of
offending
:
the
greatnes
of
their
estates
(
I
speake
of
some
that
haue
beene
)
bolstereth
out
the
community
,
of
licentious
immodesty
,
whose
shames
were
they
enameled
in
the
tableture
of
their
foreheads
,
it
would
be
a
hideous
visour
,
to
more
deformed
complections
,
more
enormious
conditions
.
Such
there
are
,
who
vnder
the
abhomination
of
luxury
,
(
nicely
termed
kindnes
)
import
the
pretexted
glosse
of
beauties
name
,
to
such
are
also
mercenarye
slaues
,
intimated
seruants
,
against
whom
,
although
my
purpose
is
not
to
inueigh
,
yet
doe
I
here
exclude
them
from
out
the
assotiation
of
the
faire
:
let
those
be
false
,
beautifull
they
are
not
.
In
them
the
temperature
of
the
body
,
follows
the
temperature
of
the
mind
:
not
the
temperature
of
the
mind
,
the
temperature
of
the
body
:
Of
whom
the
philosopher
insisteth
.
As
I
said
before
,
so
I
here
avow
that
the
error
of
their
enchanting
amyablenes
bewitcheth
their
adherents
,
who
being
ensnared
in
the
nets
of
their
lasciuiousnes
,
esteeme
that
prime
beauty
which
they
themselues
deliciously
enioy
.
For
as
the
loose
haue
no
substance
,
but
fading
art
to
attract
,
so
the
excellently
faire
,
haue
no
falshood
to
be
soyled
;
no
cunning
to
beguile
;
no
visor
to
delude
.
They
are
doues
without
gals
;
swans
without
spots
,
fawnes
without
spleene
:
they
are
simple
,
&
will
not
be
trained
;
faire
&
cannot
be
tempted
:
they
are
the
pure
colour
of
white
,
without
staine
,
whose
delicate
eares
,
by
prophaned
tongues
may
bee
enforced
to
heare
ill
,
but
whose
vnmoued
breasts
,
by
the
fond
cannot
be
enflamed
to
consent
to
il
.
Herein
are
the
bewtiful
said
to
be
Angels
on
earth
,
for
that
as
they
exceed
others
in
wonder
of
beauty
;
so
they
excell
all
other
in
graces
of
vertue
:
it
shall
not
be
amisse
,
to
answere
to
the
maleuolent
will
of
some
witty
maleuolent
detractors
.
Aduerse
.
Women
.
ô
they
are
fickle
falling
starres
:
Tydes
in
their
ebbes
,
Moones
euer
in
the
wayne
,
Frost
in
the
thawe
,
saint
hearted
in
the
wars
Of
constancy
,
yet
constant
in
disdaine
.
Women
!
ô
they
are
creatures
most
vnholly
:
Borne
for
a
scourge
to
men
,
and
curbe
to
folly
.
Mulieri
ne
credas
,
ne
mortuae
quidem
.
Proofe
.
Women
!
why
they
are
fixed
lamps
of
heauen
,
Shining
bright
lustre
to
the
hearts
of
men
.
Firme
diamonds
,
and
faire
,
bright
lookes
,
hearts
euen
:
Constant
in
scorne
of
motions
,
where
and
when
Princes
for
ladies
praise
haue
fell
at
odds
,
They
are
of
men
ador'd
,
belou'd
of
Gods
:
The
highest
blessing
,
that
to
earth's
vncommon
,
Is
mans
perfection
,
soule
of
life
,
a
woman
.
Dijs
compares
foeminae
.
Euery
faire
lady
is
louely
,
but
euery
louely
ladye
is
not
faire
:
so
then
the
louely
may
be
fickle
,
but
the
faire
cannot
be
inconstant
:
what
should
I
more
say
;
and
yet
what
haue
I
saide
that
is
inough
?
what
,
that
can
bee
too
much
?
and
yet
is
not
to
much
?
since
the
only
experience
of
the
subiect
,
commendeth
his
own
worthines
.
To
such
then
as
credit
it
,
I
wish
them
a
faire
lady
:
to
misbeleuers
&
infidels
in
loue
this
curse
:
may
their
ladies
be
foule
,
and
so
be
loathsome
,
yet
false
,
and
repay
them
with
the
common
crest
〈…〉
TO
THE
RIGHT
Honourable
the
Earle
of
Mountgomery
.
The
fourth
and
last
Position
.
Perfect
louers
are
onely
wise
.
Right
Honourable
,
PErspicax
est
amatorum
vigilans
ocellus
,
praeuidet
aduersa
,
studet
horis
conuenientibus
.
A
perfect
louer
is
neuer
lesse
idle
,
then
when
he
is
idle
:
neuer
more
busied
,
then
when
least
seriously
imployed
.
Wise
seeming
Censors
count
that
labour
vaine
,
Which
is
deuoted
to
the
hopes
of
loue
,
When
they
themselues
,
themselues
much
vainer
proue
,
By
holding
Louers
labours
in
disdaine
:
They
haue
forgot
the
wiles
which
made
them
tremble
,
In
heat
of
youth
,
when
youth
their
bloods
did
moue
,
What
wit
they
vse'd
,
what
teares
they
did
dissemble
.
Their
now
waxt
shallow
apprehensions
,
then
Were
quick
to
see
the
worst
,
wise
to
preuent
it
:
How
they
pleas'd
fancie
,
how
they
might
content
it
,
How
much
their
hearts
differ'd
from
hearts
of
men
:
How
prouident
they
were
to
fawne
,
to
flatter
,
To
sweare
,
vow
,
vrge
their
griefe
and
to
lament
it
:
Alas
who
would
not
doo
't
in
such
a
matter
.
Loue
makes
men
wise
,
't
is
not
a
feeling
kisse
,
That
's
the
true
sport
,
ther
's
sport
more
sweet
then
this
:
To
which
,
ere
louers
throughly
doe
attaine
,
They
must
attend
,
doe
seruice
,
grieue
,
and
faine
.
For
this
with
Ladies
honours
best
doth
fit
,
Not
to
be
conquered
by
Desire
,
but
Witt.
In
all
ages
,
both
past
and
present
,
neuer
haue
there
beene
more
witty
pollicies
,
more
politicke
circumuentions
broached
then
in
speedie
obtaining
of
delatorie
loue
:
which
is
in
it selfe
so
vrgent
,
so
impatient
of
delayes
,
as
the
soundest
sleights
,
quaintest
deuises
,
haue
beene
studied
for
accomplishing
,
of
rest
to
vnrest
,
ease
to
disquiet
,
remedy
to
desperation
.
Three
things
triall
hath
taught
to
be
expedient
for
mastery
in
loue
.
After
choice
,
Patience
to
indure
reproofes
,
Witt
to
procure
content
,
Boldnesse
to
attempt
at
opportunities
.
Vaine
is
patience
without
hope
:
hope
desperate
without
meanes
:
meanes
,
when
occasion
proffers
her
forelock
,
and
women
toleration
:
hinderance
,
without
boldnesse
.
Yet
boldnesse
without
witte
,
is
to
no
vse
,
neither
without
witte
shall
time
be
euer
found
when
to
be
bold
.
In
a
perfect
louer
therefore
,
all
these
three
are
iudicially
cohered
.
Also
if
a
curious
surueior
will
vpon
this
approue
,
that
louers
haue
beene
witty
,
yet
disallow
any
wisedom
in
this
witt
,
by
distinguishing
a
different
discrepancie
betwixt
witt
and
wisdome
,
since
the
one
tendeth
onely
to
folly
of
humanity
,
the
other
to
consideration
of
diuinity
,
I
will
answer
,
that
perfect
Louers
,
euen
in
this
respect
are
perfectly
wise
,
as
with
ease
thus
:
being
ouercome
with
the
affection
,
of
some
excellently
deseruing
beauty
,
with
admitation
of
the
singular
perfection
thereof
,
with
what
curious
workmanship
it
is
framed
,
with
what
glorye
of
Maiesty
it
is
endowed
:
it
is
an
immediate
occasion
,
to
bring
them
in
serious
conceit
,
of
weighing
the
wonders
of
the
heauens
in
compacting
such
admirable
quintessence
,
in
so
precious
a
forme
,
by
which
they
will
deepely
reuolue
the
dignitye
of
GOD
in
that
mould
,
and
truely
acknowledge
the
weakenesse
of
their
owne
nature
,
in
comparison
of
Beauty
.
This
is
the
ready
and
directest
course
,
to
force
men
to
consider
their
owne
frailty
,
and
magnifie
the
omnipotency
of
their
creator
,
in
fashioning
both
.
So
as
Loue
is
the
onely
line
which
leadeth
man
to
the
font
of
Wisedome
;
that
is
,
to
the
gloryfying
of
heauens
power
,
and
confessing
mans
imbecillity
.
Who
then
can
deny
?
who
will
not
allowe
?
that
Perfect
Louers
are
onely
wise
?
onely
wise
!
true
,
for
men
deuoted
to
contemplation
of
Theologie
,
are
withdrawne
from
the
absolute
,
&
due
reuerence
(
somtime
)
of
him
to
whome
they
chiefly
owe
all
due
reuerence
,
by
humane
affaires
:
when
Louers
haue
euermore
the
Idea
of
Peauty
in
their
imaginations
,
and
therefore
hourely
do
adore
their
makers
Architecture
.
Perfect
Louers
are
onely
wise
:
now
againe
to
humanity
:
the
dullest
wit
,
the
most
vnseasoned
capacity
,
being
once
salted
with
the
tast
of
loue
,
sharpens
his
dulnesse
,
and
seasons
his
capacity
,
to
study
any
slieght
,
any
deuice
for
setting
a
period
to
his
desires
.
Insomuch
,
as
no
time
shall
euer
present
any
oportunity
of
study
,
but
all
inuention
is
vsed
,
all
conceiptes
imployed
,
for
the
fruition
of
his
beloued
:
who
beeing
inioyed
,
yet
his
wittes
are
neuer
idle
,
but
industrious
for
conseruation
of
what
hee
inioyes
,
as
loath
to
impart
from
that
which
with
so
much
vigilancie
he
not
easily
obtained
.
As
hitherto
I
haue
proceeded
with
demonstration
of
examples
:
so
now
(
to
the
purpose
)
will
I
inferre
an
instance
,
to
the
more
effectuall
proofe
of
this
.
The
Greekes
after
the
discursion
of
Helen
,
preparing
an
expedition
against
Troy
,
both
for
acquittance
of
their
iniury
,
and
recouery
of
their
false
(
neuer
truly
faire
)
Queene
,
stood
not
in
more
need
of
Achilles
for
his
courage
,
then
of
Vlisses
for
his
counsaile
:
who
being
then
newly
married
,
to
his
perfectly
faire
Penelope
,
was
vpon
good
cause
(
moued
in
the
tendernesse
of
his
loue
)
vnwilling
to
that
action
:
but
excuse
could
not
preuaile
,
except
pollicie
could
finde
excuse
:
he
feares
much
,
but
loues
more
,
which
loue
euen
at
an
instant
ripens
his
inuention
:
Loue
ripeneth
his
inuention
,
he
faines
madnesse
,
and
for
madnesse
to
aduise
in
sober
actions
,
would
proue
but
a
mad
aduise
,
an
vnaduised
madnesse
.
but
he
was
discouered
and
went
.
Secondly
,
what
vndoubted
wisedom
in
him
,
did
charme
his
eares
,
against
the
incantations
of
the
Syrens
:
the
deuoute
affection
which
he
bore
to
his
Penelope
,
quickning
his
apprehension
.
Was
euer
man
a
truer
louer
?
and
euer
man
more
truly
wise
?
It
is
infallibly
certaine
,
certainly
infallible
,
perfect
louers
are
onely
wise
.
Now
it
may
be
cauelled
,
that
that
cannot
be
,
for
how
can
Louers
be
wise
,
when
Loue
it selfe
is
both
vaine
,
idle
,
and
foolish
?
a
toye
?
a
meere
conceit
of
fancie
?
But
how
vaine
,
foolish
,
idle
,
and
fantasticall
are
they
that
so
conceiue
?
Loue
is
the
onely
band
,
the
alone
obligation
,
that
traffiques
betwixt
earthly
creatures
and
heauenly
Angels
,
that
vnites
woman
to
man
,
yea
man
to
man
,
nay
man
to
himselfe
,
and
himselfe
to
God
.
Loue
is
the
dignity
of
mans
worth
,
not
a
blind
Cupid
,
a
sensual
lust
,
as
Poets
faine
:
but
an
earnest
and
reasonable
desire
of
good
,
as
authorities
confirme
.
It
is
an
entire
conuinction
of
soules
together
.
Mutua
sors
animi
,
pia
commutatio
mentis
,
sub
fido
fidum
est
pectore
pignus
Amor.
Quid
magis
est
placidum
?
nihil
est
faelicius
illo
;
Pax
iucunda
,
manus
splendida
,
tuta
quies
.
Fulget
in
auricoma
nitido
cum
robore
forma
:
Ipsa
suasplendens
gaudet
Amore
Venus
.
Loue
is
that
tickling
blood
,
which
softly
creepes
,
Into
the
pleasures
of
a
quiet
brest
:
Presenting
pretty
drcames
in
flumbring
sleepes
,
Andin
a
Ladies
boosome
takes
his
rest
.
Loue
bath's
him
in
the
channell
of
delight
,
Which
louers
sigh
for
,
and
wish
they
also
might
.
Of
twenty
thousand
't
is
the
wittiest
passion
,
Wise
,
in
foreseeing
of
ensuing
care
:
Makes
louers
prouident
,
yeelds
consolation
,
And
checks
the
bad
from
ill
,
if
so
they
dare
.
Loue
is
that
fountaine
,
where
the
springs
do
lye
,
Whence
sweetest
waters
run
,
yet
neuer
drie
.
Loue
is
that
harmlesse
prick
,
in
pleasant
brier
.
Which
doth
most
please
the
sent
,
and
breed
desire
.
Thus
much
for
satisfaction
of
the
witty
.
Now
briefly
followes
for
a
conclusion
to
the
wise
.
Louers
are
perfect
wise
,
and
simply
perfect
:
indeed
absolutely
perfect
,
insomuch
as
nothing
is
more
expedient
to
the
full
accomplishment
of
a
wise
man
,
then
to
be
a
Louer
.
Now
would
any
man
seeme
to
oppose
himselfe
,
to
the
aduerse
maintaining
of
what
hath
already
been
prooued
?
it
will
be
euident
,
he
shall
more
toyle
his
braines
to
affirme
an
vntroth
,
then
the
praise
or
commendation
hee
expects
,
with
a
generall
Plaudite
will
counteruaile
.
If
any
champion
will
likewise
be
desperate
hardy
,
to
vndertake
a
disallowance
,
of
these
chalienged
positions
,
question-lesse
he
neede
not
doubt
,
but
he
shall
not
soner
be
armed
,
but
as
soone
foyled
,
and
in
the
vulgar
confession
of
shame
,
acknowledge
his
deerely
bought
wilfulnesse
.
But
I
leaue
that
to
triall
.
I
heere
meane
to
be
a
pen
man
,
no
champion
.
Conclusion
.
WOuld
any
man
be
gracious
in
a
Ladies
fauour
?
let
him
then
subiect
himselfe
to
her
wil.
Would
any
be
valiant
and
renowned
for
chiualty
?
let
him
serue
vnder
the
colours
of
beauty
.
Would
any
striue
to
be
blessed
in
hauing
a
Lady
truly
constant
?
let
him
choose
her
truly
faire
.
Would
any
be
perfectly
wise
?
let
him
be
perfectly
louing
.
Would
any
be
happy
?
couragious
?
singular
?
or
prouident
?
let
him
be
a
louer
.
In
that
life
consisteth
all
happinesse
,
all
courage
,
all
glory
,
all
wisdome
.
But
as
for
such
,
who
doe
frigescere
ad
ignem
,
I
do
desist
to
inueigh
against
their
cold
spirits
:
onely
in
this
,
I
hate
them
,
that
I
pitty
them
.
He
who
will
striue
to
please
each
curious
eye
,
Must
freeze
in
sdence
.
But
I
care
not
I
,
Let
better
fauours
fauour
mine
indeuour
,
The
vulgartaunting
shall
affright
me
neuer
.
May
it
please
you
,
to
whom
it
is
intended
.
Then
T'
is
glory
to
deserue
,
though
not
commended
.
Non
omnibus
studeo
.
non
maleuolis
.
FINIS