ening, he stoode vpon an aultar of Saphyre. Before
his fearefull maiestie, were a beuie of Nymphs, seauen in number,
apparrelled in white, proffering with their sweete voices to sing, and
after transforming themselues into greene trees like emeralds full of
azure flowers, and bowing themselues downe with deuotion to his power:
Not that they were all transformed into leaues, but the first into a
tree, hir feete to rootes, their armes and heads into braunches, some
more then other, but in a shewe that they must followe all alike, as
appeared by their heads.

Vpon the other Anaglyph, I did behold a merrie and pleasant maiesticall
personage, like a yoong fat boye, crowned with two folding serpents, one
white, and the other blacke, tied into a knot. Hee rested delightfullie
vnder a plentifull vine tree full of ripe grapes, and vpon the top of
the frame there were little naked boies, climing vp and sitting aloft
gathering the ripe clusters: others offering them in a basket to the
God, who pleasantly receiued them: other some lay fast a sleepe vpon the
ground, being drunke with the sweet iuice of the grape. Others applying
themselues to the worke of mustulent autumne: others singing and piping:
all which expression was perfected by the workman in pretious stones, of
such colour as the naturall liuelinesse of euery vaine, leafe, flower,
berrie, body, proportion, shape, and representation required. And in
this imagerie, although it was very small, yet there was no defect to be
found in the least part belonging thereunto, but perfectly to be
discerned.

Out of this former described vessell did spring vp a greene flourishing
vine, the twisting branches thereof full set with clusters of grapes,
the tawny berries of Indian Amethyst, and the leaues of greene Silenitis
of Persia: Not subiect to the change of the moone, delighted of _Cupid_.
This tree shadowed the chariot: At euery corner of this triumphant
chariot vpon the plaine where the vessell stood, was placed a
candlesticke, of excellent workmanship, vpon three feet of red corrall,
well liked of the ruder sort, resisting lightening and tempests,
fauourable and preseruatiue to the bearer: The like were not found vnder
the head of _Gorgon_ of Persia, nor in the Ocean _Erythreum_. The steale
of one of the candlesticks was of white corrall, beloued of _Diana_, of
a conuenient length, with round knobs and ioints, in height two foote.
Another was of most fine stone _Dionisias_, hauin