His ornari aut mori: To the right Honourable, and most noble Lord, HENRY, Earle of

THREE Girlondes once, COLONNA did devize
For his Impresa, each in other ioin'd;
The first of OLIVE, due vnto the wise,
The learned brow, the LAVRELL greene to bind:
The OKEN was his due aboue the rest,
Who had deserued in the Battaile best.

His meaning was, his mind he would apply
By due dsert, to challenge each, his prize:
And rather choose a thousand times to die,
Then not be learned, valiant, and wise.
How fewe alas, doe now adaies we finde
(Great Lord) that beare, thy truely noble mind.

WHEN Troian youth went out into the field,
With courage bold, against the Greekes to fight;
With naked Sword they marched, and their Shield
Devoide of charge, saue only painted white:
Herein the Captaine with his hand did write,
(The Battaile done,) some Ensigne of his fame,
Who had by valour, best deseru'd the same.

Oh Age of Iustice, yet vnlike to this
Wherein wee liue, where MOME and MIDAS share
In vertues merit, and th'inglorious is
Allow'd the place sometimes in Honours chaire,
Wherein Armes, ill, but worser, Artes doe fare,
Times hast, be gone, with all the speede ye may,
That thus we liu'd, no after Age may say.