Nutre e sfare l’Amante in vn calore,
Contrario effetto vn sol suggetto auiua.”
At a much earlier date, 1540, Corrozet’s Hecatomgraphie gives the inverted torch as a device, with the motto, “Mauluaise nourriture,”—
“Quelcun en prenant ses esbatz
M’ainsi mise contrebas
La cire le feu nourrissant
L’estainct & le faict perissant.”
DEVISES
Sic spectanda fides.