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The Louer after long absence hauing onewed his loue, by beholding the bewty of his beloued mistresse, sueth vnto her for grace, for the appea∣sing of his passyons.
VVHether it were by my good of euil aduenture, that of late I beheld ye, I know not, but surely at the same time; I did so contemplate the rare bewtye and other excellent Ornamentes of nature. Where with you are most plentifully inriched, as euer since I haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in my selfe, so cruell and continuall a Combate, as I feare me withoute your speciall grace and fauour, for furtheraunce of my ser∣uent desyre, I shall not be able long to continue; loue on the one syde assayleth me, Reason on the other syde inua∣deth me, Hope pricketh me forward, and feare pulleth mee back from attempting that whiche maye eyther reaue my lyfe, or restore my libertye, according to the good or euill successe that it hath.
But loue at the last vanquishing reason, and hope aban∣doning feare, the rather by meanes of the good intertem∣ment, friendly fauiiliarity and vndeserued curtesy, which I haue hither to found in you, I am the more imboldned by these few lynes, to make you priuy to y• passions, which I continually suffer for your sake, thereby to case my mind of the greefes that grow by concealing it, and to purchase remedy for the greeuons mallady that putteth me to suche importable paine, which being only in you to graunte, I hope you will not be so cruell harted as to denaye it mee. For as my loue towardes you, farre excelleth all others, and as my faithfull seruice, and true intent deserueth bet∣ter recompence, then a rashe and rigorous refusall. So am I fully perswaded to fynd your pittifull hart ready to rue my calamities, and with the balme of your beneuolence, faluing the sore that so afflicieth mee, render mee a recom∣dence worthe my deseruing, wherein referring my selfe