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Epig. I.

Vertues, wits, beauties, riches perfect Honour)
Though my meeke Muse to weake to take vpon her
Vertues Encomium, t' Epigrams confin'd;
Yet being bound to honour women kind,
And quit her selfe of late imputed blame,
Doth neere presume to vse your Honours name,
That women-hating madmen, that of late
Haue lost their wits; yet still retaine their hate,
By looking on you image, may restore
Then little wits and so be mad no more.