8
9
10
11 LONDON
12
13 Printed for William Ponsonby
14
15 1596
16
17
18
19
20 TO
21
22 THE MOST HIGH,
23 MIGHTIE
24 And
25 MAGNIFICENT
26 EMPRESSE RENOW-
27 MED FOR PIETIE, VER-
28 TVE, AND ALL GRATIOVS
29 GOVERNMENT ELIZABETH BY
30 THE GRACE OF GOD QVEENE
31 OF ENGLAND FRAVNCE AND
32 IRELAND AND OF VIRGI-
33 NIA, DEFENDOVR OF THE
34 FAITH, &c. HER MOST
35 HVMBLE SERVAVNT
36 EDMVND SPENSER
37 DOTH IN ALL HV-
38 MILITIE DEDI-
39 CATE, PRE-
40 SENT
41 AND CONSECRATE THESE
42 HIS LABOVRS TO LIVE
43 WITH THE ETERNI-
44 TIE OF HER
45 FAME.
46
19
20 TO
21
22 THE MOST HIGH,
23 MIGHTY
24 And
25 MAGNIFICENT
26 EMPRESS, RENOW-
27 NED FOR PIETY, VIR-
28 TUE, AND ALL GRACIOUS
29 GOVERNMENT: ELIZABETH, BY
30 THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN
31 OF ENGLAND, FRANCE AND
32 IRELAND AND OF VIRGI-
33 NIA; DEFENDER OF THE
34 FAITH, etc., HER MOST
35 HUMBLE SERVANT
36 EDMUND SPENSER
37 DOES, IN ALL HU-
38 MILITY, DEDI-
39 CATE, PRE-
40 SENT
41 AND CONSECRATE THESE
42 HIS LABOURS TO LIVE
43 WITH THE ETERNI-
44 TY OF HER
45