The Argument to the whole discourse and Treatise following

BY sodaine sight of vnacquainted shape
Tymetes fell in loue with Pyndara,
Whose beautie farre excelde Sir Paris rape,
That Poets cleape the famous Helena.
His flame at first be durst not to displaye,
For feare be should offended Pyndara:
But couert kept his torments many a daye,
As Paris did from worthie Helena.
At length the coale so fierie redde became,
Of him that so did fansie Pyndara
That fuming smoke did wrie the hidden flame
To hir that farre exceeded Helena.
Which when shee saw, shee seemde with friendly eie
To like with him that lyked Pyndara:
And made as though shee would eft soone applie
To him, as to hir guest did Helena.
Tymetes (loouing man) then hoped well,
And moonde his sute to Ladie Pyndara:
He plide his Penne and to his writing fell
And sude as did the man to Helena.
Within a while dispayring wretched Wight
He found his Loue (the Ladie Pyndara)
So straunge and coye, as though she tooke delight
To paine hir Friend, as did faire Helena.
Another time hir cheere was such to see,
That poore Tymetes hoapte that Pyndara
Woulde yeelde him grace: But long it woulde not bee,
She kept aloofe as did Dame Helena.
Thus twixt dispaire and hope the doubtfull man
Long space did liue that loued Pyndara,
In wofull plight: At last the Nymph began
To quite his loue as did faire Helena.
Then ioyed be, and cherefull ditties made
In praise of his atchiued Pyndara:
But sone (God wote) his pleasure went to glade,
Another tooke too wife this Helena.
Thus euer as Tymetes had the cause
Of ioy or smart, of comfort or refuse:
He glad or griefull woxe, and euer drawes
His present state with Pen as here ensues.