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To LITHOCARDIA.
FAlse Eriphile sometime did betray
Facidic wise Amphiaraus her spouse,
(Who willing from the Theban warres to stay)
To hide himselfe secure at home he trow's:
Thus while his driftes Adrastus disallow's,
She (knowing that her husband should be slaine
At Thebes) for a golden chaine auow's
To tell Adrastus where he did remaine;
And thus reueald, he goes against his will,
But leaues Alcmeon to reuenge his wrack
On Eriphile, which he did fulfill,
When dolefull newes of fathers death came backe
So since in loue thou art so vnloyall so long,
Some strange Alcmeon must reuenge my wrong.
Quae{que} prius nobis intulit illa ferat.