29. The Lover in praise of his Ladie. 30. An Aunswere to a Gentlewoman, by love constrained to sue to him whom of late she scorned, 31. The contemptuous Lover findeth no grace where he faithfully favoureth, acknowledgeth his former scorne, used toward love, to be the onely cause of his miseries. 32. Epilogus." A recapitulation. Part III. The Arbour of Vertue. A worke conteining the chaste and honourable life of a Bohemian ladie: to the which is adjoyned, the complaint of two Hungarian barons, that wagerd the spoile of her Chastitie. Wherein are the severall prayses of certaine English Ladies and Gentlewomen; being the translation, collection, and invention of George Whetstons, Gent. Forma nulla fides. pp. 128. This portion is dedicated "to the right honourable and vertuous Lady, Jana Sibilla Greye,* now of Wilton,” and dated from the author's lodging in Holborn, the 15th of Oct. 1576. To this succeed 1. "The Discourse of Lady Barbara's vertuous be haviours. (13 pages in Alexandrine verse.) 2. The Complaint of the Lorde Alberto and Udissas, the two Hungarian barons that unadvisedly wagered their land, to winne the ladie Barbara to wantonnesse: who having the foyle (besides the losse of their livings) for their slaunderous opinions, were condemned to perpetuall exile. (13 seven-line stanzas.) 3. In praise of the Right Hon. the Ladie J. S. G. of Wilton. [Lady Jane Sibilla Grey.] Daughter of Lord Grey of Wilton, connected with the Brydges family, whence the name of Grey Brydges. Editor. 4. In praise of my L. E. R. 5. In praise of my L. Cecil of Bourleigh. 6. In praise of Maistresse M. H. now Bridges, 'Beautie with brags, of late, wil'd Vertue yeald her thrall, But soone the gods to stay their strife, a parlement did call; And Fame, with thundring tromp, was wil'd their subjects cite; Beautie, against this day, her prowdest shewes prepard; And, sure, a troupe of gallant gyrles her seemely selfe did gard. Their spangels wrought a gase, eche dame in feathers flauntes, They looked all askaunce, when Beautie claymde her right, That loe, the gods amased were Anon, good Vertue comes, with traine of bashfull dames, Whose modest lookes wrought more regard, A silence now was made, that they their sutes might move; Both ladies sue for sovereigne rule, and thus their titles prove : Qa. Mary Hopton, who married William Brydges, afterwards 4th Lord Chandos ? Proude ་ Froude Beautie vaunts on powre; And (by your leave) for all her bragges, Her showes were blemisht much, with surfling and such like, Which knowne, Beautie (through feare of foyle) into a mase did strike: Who, gasing rounde about, faire Brydges did espie, Whose seemely feature, forme, and shape, did much delight her eye; And, scorning other proofe, she Bridges calld in place, Who (to sett forth her sightly selfe) apeard with bashfull grace. Quoth Beautie: "See my toyle, you gods, nowe judge aright;"- For Bountie guides her thought, To love, and lawlesse lust, where Beauties lures doe traine, She winns a calme, yet friendship firme, with showe of chaste disdaine, • Catharine Brydges, daughter of Edmund, 2d Lord Chandos, and wife of William Lord Sands, was also celebrated by Gascoigne as the "Fair Bridges." See Percy's Reliques, II. 140. Probably this Mrs. M. Brydges, was Mary, daughter of Sir Owen Hopton, wife of William Brydges, who afterwards, in 1593, became 4th Lord Chandos, and died 45 Eliz. Editor. A meane A meane contents her minde, What botes thee then, good Beautic, thus to strive against the streame? Shee onely shall suffice, if thereto thou agree, To showe and prove, by dome of Jove, the best of thee, or mee." "I will (quoth Beautie) stand to that that Jove awards ;" Jove, waying wel their worthie worke, Hee ruled Virtue should be alwayes best in name; Loe thus betweene these Dames 7. The praise of Mistresse A. C. 9. The saucie pesaunt's present unto his sovereigne Mistresse. 10. Epilogus." Part IV. The Ortchard of Repentance. Wherein is reported, the miseries of dice, the mischiefes of quarrelling, and the fall of prodigalitie; wherein is discovered, the deceits of all sortes of people; wherein is reported, the souden endes of foure notable cousiners. With divers other discourses, necessarie for for all sortes of men. The whole worke the inven tion and collection of George Whetstons, Gent. Formæ nulla fides. pp. 121. This concluding part is inscribed to the Right Worshipfull Sir Thomas Cicill, Knt. The divisions of metre which follow, are thus set forth: 1. "The honest-minded man's adventures, his largesse, and his farewell to the world. A worke discovering the subtilties of all sortes of men. (This poem and its l'envoy, or moral, extends to 119 seven-line stanzas.) 2. G. W. Opinion of Trades (as touching Gaine) written to his especiall friend, Maister R. C. 3. R. C. Answere to G. W. Opinion of Trades. 4. A briefe Discourse of the Discommodities of Quarrelling, written at the request of his especiall friend and kinseman, Maister Robert Cudden of Grayes Inn. 5. The unhappie man contemneth Fortune, and cleaveth to Hope; assured once to reach good hap by vertuous Industrie, in the despite of Fortune. 6. How great a follie the conceit of Excellencie is. 7. Against Ingratitude. 8. The civill fortune of a covetous person, and what profite ariseth by the death of a churl. 9. A briefe description of Death. ro. An epitaphe upon the death of Henrie Cantrell of Lincolnes Inne, Gent, by his friend R. C. 11. How great a vice it is, either for the vertuous or valiaunt man, to accompanie himselfe with men of base condition; when as (acknow ledging |