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Mr. Hvgh Holland To his learned friend Mr. E. B. the Author vpon his Elements of Armorie's.

My maister CAMDEN, sacred King of Armes,
Who bounds with heau'n, aswell as sea our soile,
So prosed and so praised hath thy toyle,
As here no need is of my sorry charmes.
To boast it though, my braines APOLLO warmes,
Where (like in IOVE'S) MINERVA keeps a coile,
Yet I a Drone shall but thy Hony spoile,
Thou art the

E. B. per Anagramatismum vel Metathesin.

Maister-BE of all the swarmes.
Deepe is his iudgement, spatious is his witte,
And high his fame that can in Armes enfold
VVhat eyther Sea, or Land, or Heauen hold:
Philosophers are in a greeuous fitte
To see (whil'st Enuy doth with Reason Storme)
New ELEMENTS, new MATTER, and new FORM.