Boue all her sexe that euer yet was seene;

To her I sing of loue, that loueth best,

And best is lou’d of all aliue I weene:

To her this song most fitly is addrest,

The Queene of loue, and Prince of peace from heauen blest.

Which that she may the better deigne to heare, v

Do thou dred[4] infant, Venus dearling doue,

From her high spirit chase imperious feare,

And vse of awfull Maiestie remoue:

In sted thereof[5] with drops of melting loue,