What might my mirth haue hurt? or horses becke?

Or Haward’s bitter scoffe? or Hastings talke?

What meane then foole astrologers to calke?[1442]

That twinckling sterres fling down the fixed fate?

And all is guyded by the sterry state?

Perdye, a certayne charge[1443] assignd they haue

To shyne, and tymes deuyde, not fate to graue.

65.

But graunt they somwhat geue: is,[1444] at one instant,

Of euery babe the byrth in heauen so skand,