eade, because that I might not followe after the
last iunckates which I had lost by minding of her that ministred.

Then first before the sacred Maiestie and royall person of the Queene,
and afterwards to vs, fiue fayre Nymphes apparelled in blewe silke and
golde curiously wouen togeather in workes, did all together appresent
themselues.

The middlemost of them did beare a braunch of coorrall, lyke a tree,
such as is not founde amongst the Ilandes Orchades, of one cubite high,
which stoode as vppon a little mountayne, which was the couer of an old
fashioned vessell of pure gold, in forme of a Challyce, as high agayne
as the couer and the tree of coorrall, full of curious workmanshippe and
leafe worke, neuer made in our age, nor the like seene.

Betwixt the gracylament of the foote and the cuppe, it was knitte
together with a handle of inestimable workemanship, and in lyke manner
the foote and the bowle were of an excellent anaglyphie of foliature,
monsters and byformed Scyllules, so exquisitely expressed, as could be
imbossed, chased, or ingrauen by proportionate circulation.

And the mordycant couer of the same was thicke set with incomparable
iewelles: and in lyke sorte all the base and handle whereas conueniencie
requyred, and glystering about.

Vppon the braunches of the coorrall, there were artificially sette
certayne open flowers with fiue leaues, some of Saphyre, some of Iacynth
and Berill, and in the middest of them a little round seede of golde,
fastening the leaues to the stalke of corrall.

Which yoong woman reuerently bowing to the earth with her right knee,
reseruing the other still vp, whereuppon shee helde this couer of
coorrall, which also besides the flowers, had vppon the pointes and
toppes of other twigges or sprouts curiously infixed monstrous great
pearle. An other of them had a cuppe full of pretious lyquor, better
then that which the prowde _Cleopatra_ gaue vnto the Romane Captaine:
The reste did execute their offices as aforesaid, and plucking off one
after another, with a little instrument with two teeth of golde they
offering the same fruits vnto vs, to me vnknowne, for that I had neuer
seene the lyke, we did tast them.

But the vnexpected pleasure of them, and sweetnes of their tast, was no
otherwise to me than like a gratious substance wanting his desired
forme.

And there were restored agayne the balles of golde before mentioned.

Vppon this appeared an other maruellous woorke, tha