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A Golden Mirrour

Conteining certaine Pithie and figuratiue Visions prognosticating good fortune to England and all true English Subiectes with an ouerthrowe to the enemies. Whereto be adioyned certaine pretie Poemes written on the names of sundrie both noble and worshipfull [by Richard Robinson]

Robinson, Richard

[dedication]

Golden Mirrours, verie significatiue and pithie: with Uerses vpon the Etimologie of the names of sundrie Noblemen and Gentlemen.

[When as the Stately Stagge doth haunt the mountaine toppe]

[The Godesse chast, that Dian hath to name]

Verses pend vpon the Etimologie of the name of the right honorable, Fardinando, Lord Strange.

Verses penned vpon the Etimologie of the Name and Title of the right vvorshipfull Lady, the Lady Iulian Holcraft of the Vale Royall.

Verses penned vpon the Etimologie of the name of the right Woshipfull, Sir Edmond Traffard, of Traffard, in the County of Lancaster, Knight.

Verses penned vpon the Etimologie of the name of the right vvorshipfull Maister Peter Leigh, heire apparant to the valiaunt Gentleman, Sir Peter Leigh, of the linne, Knight.

Verses penned vpon the Etimoligie of the name of the right worshipful, M. Thomas Leigh of Adlington, in the Countie of Chester, Esquire: purporting the nature of Time.

A Psalme pend vpon the Etimologie of the name of the right Worshipfull, Thomas Leigh of Adlington, in the Countie of Chester, Esquire: To the note or tune of, Domine ne in furore. Psalme. VI.

Verses penned vpon the Etimologie of the name of the right worshipfull Lady, the Ladie Marie Edgarton of Ridley, in the Countie of Chester.

Verses penned vpon the Etimologie of the name of the right Worshipful. M. Peter Warberton of Arley, in the Countie of Chester, Esquire.

Verses penned vpon the Etimologie of the name of the right vvorshipfull George Brereton of Ashly in the Countie of Chester Esquyre.

Verses vpon Ieffrey Shackarley of Holme and Shackarley, Esquyer.

Verses vpon Maister Hugh Sharkerly, the sonne and heire of the sayd Ieffray, Esquyer.

Vpon Maister Ieffray Shackcarley Esquyre.

Lenuoy.

Verses penned vpon the Ethimologie of the name of the right vvorshipful Lady: The Lady Iulian Holcraft, of the Vale Royall.

The last Dreame that Morpheus did showe vnto the Author, vvas of a Lambe, that appeared vnto him, and seemed as though he spake for the Time, by the prouidence of the Gods: as follovveth.

The Authours name in Verdict.

[My dayes I see, are vayne on earth, my time doth steale away]

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Vpon Maister Ieffray Shackcarley Esquyre.

In Fortunes frendship watch her chaunging face,
Els sodenly, she may dismount the best:
For those that most, doe stand within her grace,
From age to age, haue cause to trust her least:
A prooffe too playne, looke whom she luls in lap,
You see at length, she spoyles with some mishap.

She setteth some, on throne of stately seat,
Higher then the rest, on golden mounts to vaunt:
And yet at last, proues but a poysoned bayt,
Compounde with guile, the worldlings to inchaunt:
Know this of Fortune, where she seemes to smile,
Custome there doth teach her worke a wyle:
And those that in her flouds, hoyse sayles the herte,
Reuenging still themselues vpon their foes:
Loe sodenly there unbelieves fall is next,
Entrapt with snares, that workes most wofull woes,
You see that Fortune, faileth none but such.

As in these dayes, doe trust her ouer much.

FINIS.