A Booke of armes, or remembrance wherein ar one hvndered godly emblemata, in peeces of brasse very fine graven and adorned pleasant to be seen, first by the noble, and industrious minde Georgetta de Montenay, invented and only in the French tongve elabourated; Bot now, in severall langvages, as; Latin, Spanish, Italian, High dutch, English, and Lovedutch, meetre or verse wys, of the same manner declared, and augmented |
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IN COMMENDATION, OF THE NOBEL GEORGETTA,
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IN COMMENDATION, OF THE NOBEL GEORGETTA, de Montenay, And her Emblemata.
Great wonder is, to the world,If it be so, as niew and ould,
Clarkes doe write, for a certayne,
Such as is happnet in former time;
That the originall of Pallas,
Out of the brayne Iupiter was,
And the Iuno bracht fort Heben,
So soon she Lettice, had eaten;
Such lyke ar fables, as I beleeve,
To which no man shal credid give:
But this is true, as it can tel,
France, and Navarræ, very well,
That the Noble, wise, and fine,
Georgetta de Montenay
Hes Hundered godly Emblemes,
Elabourated, out of her braynes;
Wher former age, regarded not thier need,
Before all others, shee hes don the deed.
Lyke wise her Picture, standes hir behinde,
Torne some leaves, so shalt thou finde;
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And wished blessing manifould,
Vs English men, of God omnipotent,
Therefore let vs such a present
Embrace, and love, so long wee live.
An her for such, much thankes give;
Than they will showe vs very playne,
What wee shal doe, or refrayne,
In this World, of that wee may,
Finde before God, grace one day:
For in them is, the scripture all,
So wisli, breefe, and artificiall,
Of our God, declared in brasse,
Which doe all others, overpasse.
Therefore thou Nobel, Georgetta,
Heave thank, for thein Emblemata,
Delyke will doe, the whole Europe,
To thy alwayes, as I hope.
With prayse begin, so thus with thee I end:
Praying for those, that doe thy prayse extend,
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