The Spanish masquerado VVherein vnder a pleasant deuise, is discouered effectuallie, in certaine breefe sentences and mottos, the pride and insolencie of the Spanish estate: with the disgrace conceiued by their losse, and the dismaied confusion of their tronbled [sic] thoughtes. Whereunto by the author, for the better vnderstanding of his deuice, is added a breefe glosse. By Robert Greene, in Artibus Magister. ...

¶The Princes, noble men, and other men of name that of their free wil, offered themselues aduen∣turers in this Spanish attempte: frustrate of the••r intent, walke at home muf••led in their cloakes, as men disgraced, and say one to a∣nother in great passion.

Temeritatis nostra cum Briareo poe••as lui••••••.

GLOSSA.

IN this Spanish Fleete were many vo∣luntary aduenturers, Princes▪ Dukes, Counties, Barons, Knights, Esquires, and gentlemen, yonger brothers▪ ••o the number of an 124. besides their Ser∣uantes, who without request or com∣maund, vpon their owne frée will, offered themselues as Consortes in this voyage, mooued firste with a blind•• zeale of religion, then with desire of honour, especially a∣gainst the English, who they hearde were full of Cou∣courage:

Thirdly for hope of preferment in this our I∣land, after the conquest hoped for of the Spanish. Mooued with these considerations, they came triumphing in this Fléete: finding a cooling card to alay their hot stomackes, they returned hom•• discouraged, dishonoured, and dis∣graced, in so much, tha•• looking with a déepe insight, into our victorie, and their ouerthrowe: séeing our ships like little P••••••sses, and their huge barkes built like Castles, ouer péering ours: they in their owne consciences confest that God was on our side: saying, that their ouersight in béeing so forwarde was requited as the detestable at∣tempt of Briare••s the Giant with the hundred handes, and Tiphes who, the Poets faine, did war against the Goddes, and hea••ed hill on hill, as Pelion on Oss••, to climbe vp to the Heauens, whereupon Iupiter with a Thūnderbolte, pashed them all to powder: so they, blin∣ded with the vale of ignorance, attempted against the Gospell, the trueth, and the Defendresse of them both, Queene Blizabeth the Lords chosen, and his annointed: and therefore against God: which consideration made them murmure to themselues.

Temeritatis nostrae cum Briareo poenas l••imus.