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To the truly Honourable Collonel, Collonel Audelay Mervin, my brother in Law.
Anagr.
Adieu al my ru'ne.
Vers.
Adieu al my ru'ne, resolutely I dare,
Withstand, contemn, all frowning Fortunes far▪
Sonot.
WHat shall I say, for to extoll thy Praise?
Which formerly is not expres't of these
To whom I writ? So that without offence
I think I may, extract the Quintessence
Of most those Vertues, which are here allow'd,
And yet may my Hiperboles make good;
It cannot lessen their Esteem, for they
Are truly valued, therefore must I say,
Though thou art young, yet are thy parts so rare,
Ther's no disparage, freely to compare
Thy Pregnancie, and thy approved Fame
May well be coupled, and annex'd to them:
Thy high Discent, heroick actions too
Makes me take freedom, for the thing I doe▪
W. M.