Minerua Britanna or A garden of heroical deuises furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, newly devised, moralized, and published, by Henry Peacham, Mr. of Artes.

Virtus Romanaet antiqua. To the right worshipfull Sir DAVID MVRRAY Knight.

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THVS HERCVLES, the Romanes did devise,* 1.1 And in their Temples, him a place assignd: To represent vnto the peoples eies, The image of, th'Heroique virtuous mind: Who like ALCIDES, to her lasting praise, In action still, delightes to spend her dayes.1 1.2

Within whose hand, three apples are of gold,2 1.3 The same which from th' Hesperides he fetcht,3 1.4 These are the three Heroique vertues old, The Lions skinne, about his shoulders stretcht, Notes fortitude, his Clubbe the crabbed paine, To braue atcheiuements, ere we can attaine.

Mecum honor et laudes, et laeto gloria vultu, Et decus, et niveis Victoria concolor alis:* 1.5 Me cinctus Lauro perducit ad astra triumphus, Casta mihi domus, et celso stant c••ll•• penates.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Virtus hominis proprium bonum Tacitus lib: 4.
• 1 1.2

  Moderation of anger.
• 2 1.3

  Contempt of pleasure.
• 3 1.4

  Abstinence from covet••••ousnes.
• * 1.5

  Silius Ita••: lib 1. Virtus loqui∣tur