The triumphs of love: chastitie: death: translated out of Petrarch by Mris Anna Hume.

ANNOTATIONS Upon the Triumph of CHASTITIE.

PHoebus and Leander, 5. line.] Phoebus lo∣ved Daphne, and Leander Hero.

Juno, 7. line.] Juno loved Jupiter so much, that shee was troublesomly jealous, if shee can be called jealous, that had so much wrong.

Carthage dame, 7. line.] Dido, shee burned her selfe in her husbands funerall pile, lest she should bee compelled to marry an importunate suiter, or bring warre on her Countrey.

Camilla, 57. line.] She was Queene of the Amazons: it is said, they cut off their right brests, that they might shoot with the more ease.

Caesar in Pharsalia, 59. line.] That famous battell, in which he overcame Pompey the great and made way to the Empire.

Religious vertues, 64. line.] Faith and Hope, Italian Commentarie.

The twinnes, 69. line.] Justice and Fortitude, Italian Commentarie.

The Romane youth, 81. line.] Scipio, who o∣vercame Hannibal.

Typheus groans, 95. line.] Typheus was one of the Giants that warred with heaven: there was a mountaine throwne upon him, under which when hee groanes, it sends forth smoke, fire, and stones▪ with great noise.

Nor Aetna, 95. line.] Another mountaine, which was cast upon Enceladus another Giant: the smoke and fire of all these burning moun∣tains, proceeds from the Giants that lie oppres∣sed under them.

Slew Medusa, 100. line.] The shield of Perseus▪ which turned all that beheld it, to stones.

Jasp. 101. line.] Jasp hath a qualitie to make one chaste.

Lethe flood, 103. line] Forgetfulnesse, an ex∣cellent cure for Love, and the tooth-ake.

Diamonds, &c. 104. line.] Diamonds is thought maketh the wearers constant: Topasses make chaste, for which two causes they were worn by Ladies of old; but I hope they are not needfull now.

Calliope, &c. 112. 113. line.] the nine Muses.

Lucrece, 114. line.] A knowne Story, shee

killed her selfe after Tarquin had ravished her.

Penellope, 115. line] The chaste wife of Ʋlisses.

Virginia, 118. line.] Virginia being a beau∣tifull young Maid▪ was adjudged a bondwoman by Appius Claudius, that hee might obtain his owne base ends: her father seeing no other way to preserve her liberty and chastity, killed her, which occasioned the alteration of that govern∣ment, by which Appius had his power, and gave liberty to the people.

Judged it better die, 123. line.] Their hus∣bands, fathers▪ brothers, &c. being killed and chased by Marius, they hanged themselves, I∣talian Commentarie.

The Greeke, &c. 126. line.] Hippo a Greci∣an maide▪ who being embarked against her will by one who intended to dishonour her, leapt in to the Sea, and drowned her self, Italian Com∣mentarie.

The vestall Nunne, 130 line.] Called Tucia, who cleared her selfe from a false accusation, by carrying water in a sive.

Hirsilia, 132. line.] Wife to Romulus, shee with the other Romane wives, all Sabine wo∣men, who had been stollen from their kindred, seeing their husbands ready to fight with their fathers, brothers, cousins, &c. ranne in betwixt them, and opposing themselves to the naked

swords, staid the fury of the fight, brought them to a parley, and so to an agreement.

Dido I mean, 139. line.] Petrarch it seems was much troubled at the wrong done to Dido, by Virgil; who to honour his Aeneas, will needs have it, that she forfeit her honour to him, when in true History, it is knowne hee never see her: this he glanceth at in her defence three severall times, for which I thanke him.

Retired to Arnus, 141. line.] One Piccarda, who rendered her selfe a Nunne, but was taken out by her friends, and compelled to marry, Ita∣lian Commentar.

Baian shore, 144. line.] Baiae, is a Citie in Campania, called so from the hot bathes that are in it: it lieth alongst the Coast of the Mediter∣ran sea, south-east from the mouth of Tiber, and giveth name to the Bay neare it, where Lauret∣ta landed.

Avernus, 145. line.] A great Lake nere Baiae.

Sybils cave, 146. line.] A cave not farre from Avernus, where Sybilla called Cumea, was wonted to give her answers.

Linternum, 147. line.] A little Village in Campania, honoured by the death and buriall of the elder Scipio.

By Sulpitia, 156. line.] Sulpitia was a ver∣tuous and learned Lady of Rome, who lived

and wrote in the time of Domitian: it seemeth she hath beene chosen to dedicate that Temple or Altar to Venus▪ which hath power to curbe unreasonable passions, for the chastest women did worship Venus for that end, belike as the In∣dians worship the Devil.

Thuscan youth, 163. line.] A beautifull yong man▪ who pittying the miseries of those wo∣men that doted on him, and wearied with their importunities, marred his owne face.

My guide, 164. line.] His old Thuscan friend, who described The Triumph of Love to him ere he was one of the traine▪ doth now de∣scribe The Triumph of Chastitie.

Hippolito and Joseph, 169. line.] Hippolito rejected the unlawfull Love of his stepmother, and Joseph the solicitation of his masters wife.