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TO ANNA QVEENE OF GRET BRITAN HEALTH

Terpsichore comes with Clio in hand, to judge with graces three,
Of one such like Lucina sayd, the Sunne did seldome see.
As she that suckt Mellissaes milke, fed on Sibillas brest,
Nurst with sweet Ambrosias meat, with heuenly Nectar drest.
Now comes Vrania on message sent, from states of greatest fame,
Aurora like descends from skie to enrowle on earth her name.
Queene Pallas sayd, her name in Court should be Pansophia stal'd,
Venus smiling wisht her name, might be Panphila cal'd.
Euer Iuno sadly sayd, her name must Pandora be,
Each Nymph, each Muse, each grace agreed, Pandora should be she.
Now sits shee on Mynerva seat, where all Cytherides gree,
Euterpe shold to Cynthia say, crowne this Queen with Crownes three.
On forth Eudora said, and send Medeas golden fleece,
Fates all agreed Palladium should, to Britane come from Greece.
Great thrice gracious grac't shee is, where graces three do tend,
Right happie thrice & thrice Queen, where kingdoms three do bend.
Erato charged Iris streight, on knee to Euribia bend,
That soone Euribia from Samos should, her crowne and scepter send.
Bellona armd with sword and shield: Eumenides stands in place,
Rhamnusia shall reuenge on those, that seeks this Queenes disgrace,
In strength from Delos Diana comes with bowe and quiuer bend.
The Troiane Ladies from Ida did, the goulden apple send.
Amarusia comes with Peplon on, her chore Calliope cals,
Now Daphnes comes with lawrell crownes to crowne her Ladies all.
Her bowers the Dryads build vp braue, and these the Oreads decke,
Each Nymph with flowers & poesies sweet attend Pandoras check.
Arabion Ladies with Saba came, with myrrh and Cassia sweet,
Like Libanon all these Ladies smell, which comes our Queen to greet.
Triton sound the Trumpet out, make worlds her fame to know,
Heauens haue their starres of states, some such on earth be so.