eckers, neuer the
like before seene or imagined of anie
mortall creature.

_Poliphilus followeth to shew besides this great banket of a most
excellent daunce or game, and how the Queene did commit him to two of
her Nymphes, the which did leade and conduct him to the sight of many
wonderfull things, and as they talked, shewed vnto him the secrecies
of such things as hee stood in doubt of. Finally, how they came to
the three gates, in the middlemost whereof, hee remained amongst the
amorous Nymphes._

Hauing spoken something of the exceeding & incomparable glorie, triumph,
vnknowne treasure, plentiful delights, solemne banket, and the most
honourable and sumptuous drinking of this most happie and rich Queene,
if I haue not distinctly and perfectly expressed her chiefest dignitie,
let not the curious company maruel thereat, for whatsoeuer rype, sharpe,
and readie wit, with a franke, eloquent and plentiful toong adorned,
is not able to performe the least part of his duetie.

And much lesse I, who continually suffer in euerie secret place of my
burning heart, an vncessant strife notwithstanding the absence of
_Polia_ my mistres, the owner of all my skil, and imprisoner of my
perfections.

Besides that, in truth the many maruels in excellency, and varietie
vnhard of, so vncoth, rare and straunge vnlikes inestimable, and not
humane, haue so oppressed, laden & born down my sences, with the greedie
and excessiue contemplation and beholding of their variable diuersities,
as that from point to point I am no whit able to describe them, and much
lesse worthie to publish them.

All and the most that I can do, is to thinke of the rich apparrel,
exquisite prouision, curious dressings, perfect ambitious and wounding
bewties without imperfections, their deepe iudgements, _Aemilian_
eloquence, & bountie more then princely, the notable disposition and
order of Architecture, the durable Symmetrie and proportion of the
building, perfect and absolute, the noblenes of the Art of Masonrie and
Lapycidarie, the directions and placing of Columnes, the perfection of
statues and representations, the adornment of the walles, the diuersitie
of the stones, the stately entrance & princely porch, large Gallery,
artificious pauements, no man will thinke with what cost and charge
bewtified and hanged with precious Arras and Verdure. The spacious and
loftie inner Court, goodly bedchambers, inner wi