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WHo lift (by me) to Jearne, AfTembly for to make, 

 For Keyfar, Kyng, or comely Queene^for Lord or Ladies fake: 



Or where, and in what fort it lliould prepared be, 

 Marke well my wordes, and thank e me then, for thankes I craue in fee. 



The place fliould firft be pight, on pleafant gladfome greene, 

 Yet vnder fliade of ftately trees, where little funne is feene : 



And neare fome fountaine fpring, whofe chryftall running ftreames. 

 May heipe to cooie the parching hcate, ycaught by Vktebus beames. 



The place appoynted thus, it neyther fliall be clad, 

 With Arras nor with Tapyltry, fuch paltrie were too bad : 



Ne yet thofe bote perfumes, whereof proude Courtes do fmell. 

 May once prefume in fuch a place, or Paradife to dwell. 



Away with fayned frefli, as broken boughes or leaues. 

 Away, away, with forced flowers, ygathred from their greaues : 



This place muft of it felfe, afforde fuch fweete delight. 

 And eke fuch fhewe, as better may content the greedie fight : 



Where fundry forts of hewes, which growe vpon the ground, 

 May feeme (indeede) fuch Tapyftry, as we (by arte) haue found. 



Where frefli and fragrant flowers, may fkorne the courtiers coft. 

 Which daubes himfelfe with Syuet, Mufke, and many an oyntment lofl:. 



Where fweeteft finging byrdes, may make fuch melody e. 

 As P^w, nor yet ApoUos arte, can founde fuch harmonye. 



Where breath ot wefterne windes, may calmely yeld content. 

 Where cafements neede not opened be, where ayre is neuer pent. 



Where ftiade may ferue for fliryne, and yet the Sunne at hande. 

 Where beautie neede not quake for colde, ne yet with Sunne be tande. 



In fine and to conclude, where pleafure dwels at large. 

 Which Princes feeke in Pallaces, with payne and coftly charge. 



Then fuch a place once founde, the Butler firft appeares. 

 He fliall be formoft dodor there, and ftande before his peares : 



And with him fliall he bring, (if company be great) 

 Some wagons, cartes, fome Mules or iades yladen till they fweate. 



With many a medcine made for common queynt difeafes, 

 Asthirftie throates, and typpling tongs, whome Bacchus ^^^^o. appeafes. 



Thefe little pinching pots, which Pothecaries vfe. 

 Are all too fine, fye fye on fuch, they make men but to mufe. 



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