104104Our harmele
sse liues, which ledd in greater port
105105Would be an enuious obie
ct to our foes,
106106That
seeke to root all Britaines Gentrie
107107From bearing countenance again
st their tyrannie.
108108Em. Good Father let my full re
solued thoughts,
109109With
setled patience to
support this chance
110110Be
some poore comfort to your aged
soule:
111111For therein re
sts the height of my e
state,
112112That you are plea
sed with this deie
ction,
113113And that all toyles my hands may vndertake,
114114May
serue to worke your worthines content.
115115Miller, Thankes my deere daughter: the
se thy plea
sant words
116116Tran
sfer my
soule into a
second heauen:
117117And in thy
setled minde, my ioyes con
sist,
118118My
state reuiued, and I in former plight.
119119Although our outward pomp be thus aba
sed,
120120And thralde to drudging,
stay le
sse of the world,
121121Let vs retaine tho
se honourable mindes
122122That lately gouerned our
superior
state.
123123Wherein true gentrie is the only meane,
124124That makes vs di
ffer
from ba
se millers borne:
125125Though we expe
ct no knightly delicates,
126126Nor thir
st in
soule for former
soueraigntie.
127127Yet may our mindes as highly
scorne to
stoope
128128To ba
se de
sires of vulgars worldline
sse,
129129As if we were in our pre
sedent way.
130130And louely daughter,
since thy youthfull yeares
131131Mu
st needs admit as young a
ffe
ctions:
132132And that
sweet loue vnpartiall perceiues
133133Her dainie
subie
cts through euery part,
134134In chiefe receiue the
se le
ssons from my lips,
135135The true di
scouerers of a Virgins due
136136Now requi
site, now that I know thy minde
137137Something enclinde to fauour
Manuils sute,
138138A gentleman, thy Louer in prote
st:
139139And that thou mai
st not be by loue deceiued,
But