A philosophicall discourse, entituled, The anatomie of the minde. Nevvlie made and set forth by T.R.

❧Iosua Hutten to the Booke.

SMall book, vnfold the sence of things obscure resolue this doubt that in my brest is bred: Apolloes bayes are thine (deserued sure) if thou arigt canst hit the naile on th'hed. ¶Vpon a Hat black Veluet passing pure, with Plumes of white, and those aduanced hie, An Dutch I saw whose glory did allure, and captiue led the fancye of mine eye. In feelde of gréene was borne a Diamonde, of largenes rare, of valure infinite: Proportioned iust circulare and round, no earthly thing so perfect cleer to sight. In midst wherof all Sable did insue, these letters TEN. déepe grauen there: A thousand wings of Golde that euer flue, grew on this stone, the same aloft to beare. For Crest a Crown of starres I did discry, with Labels azure down dependant déepe: This, this hath made such conquest of mine eye, that all my powers it do••th for Captiues kéep. By day in traunce my thoughts are set theron, by night my dreames the like effect doo bring: In company, or otherwise alone, my busied hed stil runnes vpon this thing.

Wherfore (good Book) the sence heerof dis••••ay, the meaning of this misterie make pla••••: Vnbinde this knot, and take this Veile away, that thou thy praise, and I my rest may gain. ¶This Diamond what dooth it signifie? * 1.1¶The minde y^e most renowmed parte of man * 1.2¶Why is it rownd? B. Because it cannot die whome force, nor fire, nor time diminish can. * 1.3¶Why hath it wīgs? B. For y^t in momēts space it sounds the deapth, it trauels Sea and land: It mounts to heauen euen to the hiest place, and down again with turning of the hand. * 1.4¶Why is it so incomparable cléer? ¶That serues to shew the purenes of y^e state: * 1.5Wherin it did once Angellike appéere: when as the Lord at first did it create. * 1.6¶Those letters what? B. Cōsider how they soūd TEN is the woord a certain number set For number numberlesse of things there found, which long ago there purchaste place did get. For first the minde before olde Adams fall, from Preturbations all, was perfect frée: But after, Motions and affections all, and passions cāe, which now there dwelling bée * 1.7¶Why is it set in féelde of grassye Greene? * 1.8¶••ll flesh is grasse the Prophet dooth vs tel: The pomp therof like flowers that fading béene, such is mans body wher the minde dooth dwel.

* 1.9¶T••e Crest & Labels, tel me what they showe? * 1.10¶The iust rewarde that neuer shall decay: That faythful mindes which iustly liue belowe, shall gain abooue, by Christe at latter day. * 1.11¶I haue inough, at windowe op'ned wyde I see the Sun, that earth was vnder Cloude: By Th'ouch I saw, I see was signifiede the subiect, that dooth in thy letter shroude. The minde of man, who se puissant dignitye, as in a Glasse in thee is plainly taught: Eche vain searcht out, eche secret ransackt nye, no power, nor poare, no Arterye vnsought. Which as I heare, thou doost by example showe, more then by proof, wherin thou doost right wel For labour lost it were to prooue (we knowe) those things to be, which are, as all can tell. ¶But giue me leue, me thinks a whistling wind from Pithian Caues, of Delphos Tēple blown Vpon me lights, which hath inspirde my minde, and abled me to make like matter known. This Ouche I saw, I said that it was set, vpon a Hat black Veluet passing braue: Whose plumes of white, w^t winds & blustringes great in flaunting wise stil to & fro did waue. These things (déer book) as t'were with fingers signe do point at him, to whom y^u oughtst of right Thy self to yeeld, and all things els of thine, with bending knée prostrated to behight.

¶The Hat, it is the ornament of th'hed the Hed may note the soueraine royall ••race: Make choice of him that stands the state ••••••sted, whome Prince regards & Nobles al imbrace. By Sable hue, his person sage descry, The plumes, y^t windes so rais'd in rufling sorte: His vertues note, and rare integritie, blowen foorth by blast of all mens iust reporte. ¶And though in Court there be about her grace ful many such (wise, faithful, graue) as he: And such, to whome him self to giue the place, of ••owely minde stil redy seemes to be: Yet one, for all, this gorgiouse Ouch to were, dooth best deserue, one Hat of hautie hight TEN hits his name. Let worthy Hatten beare. thy reaped Crop to barne of his delight. ¶Thus shall thy Ship ride safe at rode in bay, thus shalt y^u shrowde thy self frō Momus spight My life for thine, I Hutten, dare to say: that worthy Hatten deignes thy deed a right, VVhome GOD preserue.

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