her fayre heade.

This Triumph, was drawne by sixe lasciuious Centaures, which came of the
fallen seede of the sausy and presumpteous _Ixion_: with a furniture of
gold vpon them, and a long their strong sides, like horses, excellently
framed and illaqueated in manner of a flagon chayne, whereby they drewe
the Tryumph; such as _Ericthonius_ neuer inuented, for swiftnesse.

Vpon euery one of them did ride a goodly Nymph, with theyr shoulders one
towards an other: three, with their beautifull faces towards the right
side of the Tryumphes, and three to the left, with Instruments of
Musique, making together a heauenly harmonie and consort. Their hayres
yellowe, and falling ouer their fayre neckes, with Pancarpiall garlands
of all manner of flowers, vpon their heades. The two next the Tryumph,
were apparelled in blewe silke, like the collour of a Peacockes necke.

The middlemost in bright Crymosen: and the two formost in an Emerald
greene, not wanting any ornamentes to sette them foorth, singing so
sweetly with little rounde mouthes, and playing vppon their instruments,
within so celestiall a manner, as woulde keepe a man from euer dying.

The Centaures were crowned with yuie, that is called _Dendrocyssos_. The
two next the tryumph did beare in their handes, two vesselles of an olde
fashion, of the Topas of Arabia, of a bright golden collour, gratefull
to _Lucina_, and to the which, the waues will be calme: slender at the
bottom, bigge swelling in the belly, and lessening small vp towardes the
Orifice; In height two foote, without eares: out of the which, did
ascend a thicke smoake or fume, of an inestimable fragrancie. The
middlemost, did sounde Trumpets of golde, with banners of silke and
golde, fastned to the Trumpets in three places.

The other two formost, with olde fashioned Cornets, agreeing in consort
with the Instruments of the Nymph.

Vnder the which triumphant Chariot, were the Axeltrees conuently placed,
wherevppon the wheeles turned, and of a balustic lyneament, waxing small
towarde the ende and rounde: Which Axeltrees, were of fine pure golde
and massiue, neuer cankering or fretting; which is the deadly poyson and
destroyer of vertue and peaceable quyet.

This tryumph was solemnly celebrated, with moderate leaping and dauncing
about, and great applause: their habites were girded with skarfes, the
endes flying abroade.

And in like sort, those which did sit vpon the Centaures, commending in
their song, t