1— The Louer Vnder burthen of his Mris love
Wch lyke to Ætna did his harte oppree:
did giue uch piteous grones yt he did moue
the heau'nes at length to pitty his ditree
but for the fates in theire highe Courte aboue
forbad to make the greuous burthen lee.
the gracous powers did all conpire to proue
Yt miracle this micheife mighte redree;
therefore regardinge yt ye loade was uch
as noe man mighte wth one man's mighte utayne
and yt mylde patience[133] imported much
to him that hold indure an endles payne:
By there decree he oone transformèd was
into a patiente burden-bearinge Ae.
2— As when ye brighte Cerulian firmament
hathe not his glory wth black cloudes defas'te,
Soe were my thoughts voyde of all dicontent;
and wth noe myte of paions ouercat
they all were pure and cleare, till at the lat
an ydle careles thoughte forthe wandringe wente
and of yt poyonous beauty tooke a tate
Wch doe the harts of louers o torment:
then as it chauncethe in a flock of heepe
when ome contagious yll breedes firt in one
daylie it preedes & ecretly doth creepe
till all the illy troupe be ouergone.
So by cloe neighbourhood wth in my bret
one curuy thoughte infecteth all the ret.

3— What Eagle can behould her unbrighte eye,
her unbrighte eye yt lights the world wth loue,
the world of Loue wherein I liue and dye,
I liue and dye and diuers chaunges proue,
I chaunges proue, yet till the ame am I,
the ame am I and neuer will remoue,
neuer remoue vntill my oule dothe flye,
my oule dothe fly, and I urceae to moue,
I ceae to moue wch now am mou'd by you,
am mou'd by you yt moue all mortall hartes,
all mortall hartes whoe eyes yor eyes doth veiwe,
Yor eyes doth veiwe whence Cupid hoots his darts,
whence Cupid hootes his dartes and woundeth thoe
that honor you and neuer weare[134] his foes.

4— The hardnes of her harte and truth of myne
when the all eeinge eyes of heauen did ee
they treight concluded yt by powre devine
to other formes our hartes should turnèd be.
then hers as hard as flynte, a Flynte became
and myne as true as teele, to teele was turned,
and then betwene or hartes prange forthe the flame
of kindet loue, wch vnextinguih'd burned;
And longe the acred lampe of mutuall loue
inceantlie did burne in glory brighte;
Vntill my folly did her fury moue
to recompence my eruice wth depighte,
and to put out wth nuffers of her pride
the lampe of loue wch els had neuer dyed.

5— Myne Eye, mine eare, my will, my witt, my harte
did ee, did heare, did like, dicerne, did loue:
her face, her peche, her fahion, iudgemt, arte,
wch did charme, pleae, delighte, confounde and moue.
Then fancie, humor, loue, conceipte, and thoughte
did oe drawe, force, intye, perwade, deuie,
that he was wonne, mou'd, caryed, compat, wrought
to thinck me kinde, true, comelie, valyant, wie;
that heauen, earth, hell, my folly and her pride
did worke, contriue, labor, conpire and weare
to make me corn'd, vile, cat of, bace, defyed
Wth her my loue, my lighte, my life, my deare:
So that my harte, my witt, will, eare, and eye
doth greiue, lament, sorrowe, dipaire and dye.

6— The acred Mue that firte made loue deuine
hath made him naked and wthout attyre,
but I will cloth him wth this penn of myne
that all the world his fahion hall admyre,
his hatt of hope, his bande of beautye fine,
his cloake of crafte, his doblett of deyre,
greife for a girdell, hall aboute him twyne,
his pointes of pride, his Ilet holes of yre,
his hoe of hate, his Cod peece of conceite,
his tockings of terne trife, his hirte of hame,
his garters of vaine glorie gaye and lyte;
his pantofels of paions I will frame,
pumpes[135] of preumption hall adorne his feete
and Socks of fullennes excedinge weete.

7— Into the midle Temple of my harte
the wanton Cupid did himelfe admitt
and gaue for pledge yor Eagle-ighted witt
Yt he wold play noe rude vncivill parte:
Longe tyme he cloak'te his nature wth his arte
and add and graue and ober he did itt,
but at the lat he gan to reuell it,
to breake good rules, and orders to peruerte:
Then loue and his younge pledge were both conuented
before add[136] Reaon, that old Bencher graue,
who this add entence vnto him preented
by dilligence, yt lye and ecreate knaue
That loue and witt, for euer hold departe
out of the midle Temple of my harte.

8— My cae is this, I loue Zepheria brighte,
Of her I hold my harte by fealtye:
Wch I dicharge to her perpetuallye,
Yet he thereof will neuer me accquite.
for now uppoinge I wth hold her righte
he hathe ditreinde my harte to atisfie
the duty wch I neuer did denye,
and far away impounds it wth depite;
I labor therefore iutlie to repleaue[137]
my harte wch she vniutly doth impounde
but quick conceite wch nowe is loue's highe Sheife
retornes it as eloynde, not to be founde:
Then wch the lawe affords I onely craue
her harte for myne in wit her name to haue.

9— To Loue my lord I doe knightes eruice owe
and therefore nowe he hath my witt in warde,
but while it is in his tuition oe
me thincks he doth intreate it painge hard;
for thoughe he hathe it marryed longe agoe
to Vanytie, a wench of noe regarde,
and nowe to full, and perfect age doth growe,
Yet nowe of freedome it is mot debarde.
But why hould loue after minoritye
when I am pat the one and twentith yeare
perclude my witt of his weete libertye,
and make it till ye yoake of wardhippe beare.
I feare he hath an other Title gott
and holds my witte now for an Ideott.

Mr Dauyes.