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TO THE RIGHT
HONORABLE
AND MOST VERtuous
Ladies, the Ladie Margaret Countesse
of Cumberland, and the Ladie Marie
Countesse of Warwicke.
HAuing in the greener times of my youth,
composed these former two Hymnes in the praise of LoueLove and beautie, and finding that the same too much pleased those of
like age &and
dispositiõdisposition, which being too vehemently caried with that kind of affection, do
rather sucke out poyson to their strong passion, 5. then: thanthenthan hony to their honest delight, I was moued by the one of you two
most excellent Ladies, to call in the same. But being vnable so to doe, by
reason that many copies thereof were formerly scattered abroad, I resolued
at least to amend, and by way of retractation to reforme them, making in
stead of those two Hymnes of earthly or naturall loue and beautie, two
others of heauenlyheavenly and celestiall. The which I doe dedicate ioyntly vnto you two
honorable sisters, as to the most excellent and rare ornaments of all true
loue and beautie, both in the one and the
other kinde, humbly beseeching you to vouch- safe the patronage of them, and
to accept this my hum- ble seruiceservice, in lieu of the great graces and honourable fauoursfavours which ye dayly shew vntounto me, vntilluntill such time as I may by better meanes yeeld you some more notable
testimonie of my thankfull mind and dutifull deuotiondevotion. And eueneven so I pray for your happinesse. Greenwich this first of September.
1596. Your Honors most bounden euerever in all humble seruiceservice.