rieued me worst, howe I should bee assured that
shee was _Polia_. Wherevppon, from my watry eyes, the salt teares
immediatly tryckling downe, it seemed vnto me a hard & contemptuous
matter, to banish from my forlorne and poore heart, his olde soueraigne
Lady and Mistresse, and to entertaine a newe, strange, and vnknowne
Tyrannyzer.

Afterwards, I comforted my selfe again, with thinking that peraduenture
this was shee, according to the sacred Oracle and true speech, of the
mighty Queene _Eleutherillida_: and therefore, that I should not shrinke
or stoope vnder my burthen; for if I were not greatly deceiued, this was
shee indeede. And hauing made thys amorous and discoursiue thought and
swasiue pr[ae]suppose, abandoning all other desires whatsoeuer, I onely
determined with my heart and minde, to come backe againe to this noble
and excellent Nymph; in whose great loue I beeing thus taken, with
extreame compulsion, I was bolde with an vnaccustomed admyration,
dilligently to looke vpon her rare shape, and louely features, my eyes
making themselues the swallowing whirlpooles of her incomparable
beautie: and they were no sooner opened, hotly to take in the sweete
pleasure of her so benigne and conspicuous presence, but they were
strengthened for euer, to hold with them solaciously agreeing, the
assembly of all my other captiued sences, that from her and no other,
I did seeke the mittegation and quenching of my amorous flames. And in
this sort we came, whilst I was thus cruelly wounded by exasperating
Loue, somewhat vppon the right side of the spacious fielde.

In which place, were set greene trees, thicke with leaues, and full of
flowers, bearing fruite, rounde about the place and seate of such
variable and diuers sorts, neuer fading but still greene, giuing great
content to the delightfull beholder.

The gallant and pleasant Nymphe there stayed; and I also stood still:
Where looking about, by the benignitie of the fruitfull playne, with
halfe my sight, because I coulde not altogether withdrawe the same from
the amorous obiect; I behelde very neere vnto vs, a certaine shewe of an
inuyroning company, tryumphing and dauncing about vs, of most braue and
fine youthes, without beardes and vnshorne heares, but that of their
heads bushing, curling, and wrything, without any art or eff[ae]minate
crysping: crowned and dressed, with garlands and wreathes of diuers
flowers, and red Roses, with leauye Myrtle, with purple Amaranth or
fl