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E M B L E M ATA,

� 16 V R I S M N E I S IN CI S A

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9 4- T A y O-t VG-DVNENSIS,

Emblemes of Louc,
itb Verfes in Latin , Englijh , and Itatian.

ANTVERPIjfi, .,

Venalia apud Audorem.

KUNST!

DER r �

In Atnorcs ab Othonc Vacnio
dplineatos.

Ciimprimumpatrio'uifaejl e gurgite Cypris

T otter e fejpt c af ut rore fluentts aqu&,
gualis er at, talem venienti reddidit &uo*

Et fecum iufiit viuereCoa manu*.
Paulatim niue& cedebant corpore gutt&,

lurarcs tremulwn furgere femper opta.
L&ua videbatttr lymphis illttdere ^alma,
Stringebat tenues altera palma Jinit**
Do��ior Ottonis tot dextera pinxit Amorcs,

gemitu* & quot gaudia nutrit Amot.
i pharetris occurrunt vndique Diui,
t rividas, f�d fine luce _y f aces.

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Et quamuts maneant, geminas librantur tn alds>

Et hil cum noceant,Jpiculaf&ua gerunt.
Si f as eU , Venu* ipfa tuo concedit honori*

lam toties nati cufpide Ufa fui.
Si fa est tftmiles , V&ni > fyeramitt Amores^

$&uius armatos, & magt* innocuos.

Daaiel Heinfius.

In Cupidincs Othonis Vxn�.

Jflderat in vulgum tot fe prodire fguris

Nudits Amor, varios quot ft r uit ipfe dolof j
flumbea folltcito quot fpicula mifcet amaro,

Aurea quot dulci tingit inun&a, fauo .
ftderat > & late artifcem vejligat, at UU

Obuia qu&renti ft Dea forte Venu* .
Subjlitit, & curas matcrnam effatur ad aurem_:Rif�t >&an tantw te latet auttor! ait .
tVeneres memtnifle tu<M ypropriamtfa f ar ent cm
Si tot es ) & V#al t u weinlmffe potes .
upa fibi fraxiteles de me lic ui ff e putamt,
Corpom hoc nndi cum [imilauit ebur 5
floc quoque permtfit de te fibi V^nit^s audaX,
Pittori &V$ti quod lubct, omm licet.

cquid hymu* > quicquid creat <vnda_}quot facies difcolor orbis habet;
quoque tot Jpecies effingit & dmulaformat
& mat r K f Ut vincit op m.
quos tauros non lufit <vacca Myroms ^
0n vit� aues > carbafa pi£�a

To the mofte honorable » and woorthie brother*, rib*
Earle of Mrok* > and W��p Earle of kfount&omem,
patrons of learning and cheualrie.

O it is mofte honorable , that fame flying ouer the
feas_>0ut of your Britiih He ₅ hath left vnto our fpa-
, tious continent the reporte of your honors woor-
thyneiTe:andthcrefore in my fclf adefyre *> doyour
honor°s fuch feruice as might bee vvorthie your efteem. Bm t�eing
no occafion hath concurrcd vvhereby � might hauebm fo fortu*
nate as by you to. bee comaunded,, I ha�e prefumed to make de-
monftration of my redyneffe therevnto, by dedicatmg vnto your
honors (for your recreationj thefe my inuented emblemes of that
fubieft , that fubieaeth princos no lette then fubiecT*. Vouchfate
_my Lordes to bee honored from thefe forreyn partes by a Itran-
ger, vvho to ferue your honors in the beft partes h� hath, vviU
make himfelf no ftranger. i j r

Thus in all dutifullrefpea I kifTe your honors handes fror

In Emblemata Amatoria Othonis Vxnt
Hugonis Grotii cpigramma.

QueHus Jmor nondumfw refyondere triumpbis

<Pr*mia, nee ftm<t quod fatis ai�afequi,
Mille per artificum Jfiatiatw m�llia _t legt

Ottonis do��M AS animare manus.
Jpfe ngh ferrum , Vultus ipfe imprimic <eri,

Etgaudet duris durior ipfe puer.
,/ft Itttus monimenta "Dei ViSiricia wundus

jfcdpit ₉ tsr pkudit cladibw ecce fuif.
Ecce Cuf>idineo4 omnis tam dextra tabellas,

Et Qapbios lufus tam finu-f omnis habet.
��rxda puellarum iuuenes _f iuuenumque puell*e_t

Cernite quidValeani tela, potent� hen.

}>os ite procul , tuto quibus ifta videre

Spes ew,t, f? piElus Udere nouit Arno*.

icuitprifci*, Mr nonprtfexiibw

Nonfoletartifcilongwoceredtes.
Crefcit, dr ingewurn vires acquirtt ab &uo >

T:u quoque te puero nequior ipfe cluis.
\J[ptadtes frui�v* watufat in arbore, mejjes

SeriorAutumnut�* bownwjla, vehit,
Candidw &fwpkx imberbi fob loue Mundu*

guifuit , ah quantum vtmc vafer tlle Japit $
Camcie vindt fuccreuit & ^Art� wagiftra,

Creuerunt wcu* & tua iela pucr.
tMiUe ioca ,& frautum creiierunt willefgur*.

Et mirum, hos Vml mire operofa rtianw
fmgerefipotuit viuoque animafle colore /

Qup fine, t u c&cum ml ntfi funw eraf.
N dia Deum Dcita* ,fi non notefiat ab vfe ,

Nullum Numev adejl ,fi modo cttltw dbeftt
Hoc tibi cumnoftri dederit follertia Venl>

4vpotes auffori'non bonu* ffibonp!
H&cVenH*. Erftbtti� Pi&o t ener ore Cupido^

Terque agili pennt, ter pede ptanxit humum;
&taternumqtie prius male quem culpakdt Apelleri

ttMox amat, & gemivi fratris ad-ivjlar habet.

Max.

Jn comenJation of the aJormat author
T�ith manie rare partes .
M. Otbo

ORpkew dotli not ftill his harp high tuned ftraytt ,
To play the Gyants warre whej* hill on hill they broght^
Nor how their prowd attempt was labor {pent in vain,
By forceof powerftill loue that turned^llto noght.

Somtyme hee changeth tune to layes of mylder grace,
And playes how Venu* feil in her own Cupids fhare ₉And did Adonts woo₃and kiffe^and kyndembrace,
And how fweet loue is feen encumbred oft with care �

So few/^rfor repofe from learned labors donne,
In Horace woorthie theames and fage philofbphie *
In fubied of delight another praife hath wonne ₃By ihewing heer of loue each perfeft propertie *

And in this and the reft his manie woorthie partes ^
Himfelf fiifEciently hath to the world approoued ,
Which yeilds more cauf� of loue to all thofe goodly
And makes himf�lf for them the more to be beloued �

// patforel de campi > c del ouile,
£de m&ri> e de venti il buon nocchicr*;
310 Venitt* nou* Venere gentile

- Couipartid'Amor>fei padreverOj
JE rinouando i giouenili erron
fAnimo�tanco A�egn�r wdori.

'tome nb fempre vdiaTbotfili squ�k

Che vnjempo tenne anchor rorecchiefordt;
Ne cinfefpadtt ilgenerofo Achille
7>4 farmi ^rechefoUijkngue mgork*
tM& per sfogar d'Amor l'alte jwilk
J>e Ucetra tocco Ie mo�i corde:
Cofi ttttri U grwituoi lauori
fer refpirar rimembri i frimi ardorl

i Benedetti.

* lult VjniVU S3WUO 4VJIVUJA

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1UVSW 3VIUV ' OllJL^i

^nu3^ vuur wn} 'joiuv yuwui wn^
' < gauw viwj junnvrH

'umJ 13113$ vu&u J-

Cupidine alla giouetttui

r che del miofoco \>n tor f accenfa
"l*Alma voce di <Dio Ttkne ad ejfetto
Che di crefcer al rnondo impone e ap
Voce d'alto poter, 4'ardent e affetto
Tutto cio che nel mondo ft comprende
d'Obedir a ntia legge�ien co/lretto
jfdunque non � �iafmo ,adun<}uelice
Sentir del dolcejmortafammaahrices
Seguir l'ormed'Jmor non e 4tfnere₉Commandato d�iendalfmmolddio,
*Domo ogri* altro pof er f' 2)io d*4more ₄B deftoin V�i digenerar deflo.
Sinno i quatro dementi il nm �alore $
3{iceuon Ie mie kggi*e il mio lelfio*
Seguotfjfinet' i �rttiti in dokt paci,
B gl⁹ animali di raggion tapaci.
$enton gl> tugei del aria »9 i pt[A In mr*
Quel dolce waf che �mot difyenfar fuolc»
La falamanJrain foc* monflra amare_?Quafihuom* e $onna, e*n cklla Luna � il Sou*
rf �itenda J� �anm a rincontrare j,
E per U cotfi lor genera» puole ,
Ogni cofa cretta in quejlo mwerfo*
$erbe>piante, metalli fin** fcnfo*

CupUstylftle to tkt yongtr forti.

en oght with ardent heat i kindie and inflanie,
Then is accqtnplifhed & broght in orders frame,
That forcefuli woord of yore, wherein ftil force dothIy,
That wild each thing ac firftjCncreafTe and multiply,
What after nature liues, liues fubied vnto mee >
Allyeildingto my lawmuft alimyYaflalles bee.
Obedience vnto mee importes not anieblame>
Since alLcomaundingwill ordayneth fbthefatne.
Myvnrcftrayned force to allthat moue &liue,
A luft to procreate , mofte liberally doth giue .
Ih elements all fowre, all what appeers to bee,
By inclination fhew accordance vnto mee,
Yea eu'nafwell the things that reaf�nlefTe are fotind,
As that fame race wherin reafondothmoft abound_aThefifhamiddes thedeep &fowles that fly aboue.
Po all well know & fynd what thing itisto loue.
T ho Salamander doth not leaue deer loues defyre,
Since I it do conferue with him admiddes the fyre.
Behold the Sun & Moon, refembling man and wyf*>
H ow they remayn in heau'n ialoue and lafting lyf.
By whofe coniun<S�on all what men on earth do fynd*
A^e both produc'd & kept in novvriture an4 kynd.
Their fpringing 8c encreafe 8c food they fr
V nto th^ tr eef and plaiits vvhkb by them ^

tor trees haue liuingfpirits, althogh they fenceleflc be^
Obf�ruing my comaund > as by the Palme ye fee,
When as fome riuer doth female&nule difeusr^
Each to the other bends,as faynto beetogether.
luft nature did at firft deuife and well ordayn,
The wormn and the mandeuyded into twayn.
But by vniting both, by either fweetned is,
Thekynd& loving vfe of this deuif�ons blifle.
The well eftablifht law of nature and of kynd,
To do oght realbnlefle may neuer anie fynd,
Fornothingis vnfitt by nature put in trayn>
But all is well> and well in order doth remayiti
What man then may hee feem which liuethiiillalonc^
Vnioyn'd vnto a wyf which maketh two in one§
Hee is but half a man > for man without a wyf *
I do efteemno more if hee fo endhis lyf.
AluftlefTe lyuing thing > bereft of his delight^
A foftrer of lad thochts>a iblitarie wight.
One whome vnpleajuntnes beftfeemeth for t� pleaj(e$
Borne to his onlie care, and ignorant of eafe.
Dcpryu'd of lyf and ioy, vndonne andvnbeloued *
For loueleiTe muft h� liue, that not to loue is moued.
\ltfierehee thatto fweet loue loues to afFoord his fauofj
of Ju* lyf more fWecd^makes to fauor*

StHieflfotd JPAmnU pktrd Juf 4

alma f er l* altre con gran cura
s'Incurua alfiunie,e al'uniwl'inuita,
Sen %a ragion Mwmana alma Natur*
Tfynfu cveata>c in donna > c'n buom partlt�^
Ma percbe �ncndo inj�etne i corpi,c l'�lme
IDeJft riHoro a lemonJanefalme*

Ttfyffunacofa �Halafattaacafo

(D a la madre Natura in que ff o wonde,
Tutto quanto contien Porto >e fotcafo^
Fu col {ompaffo mifurato a t on do >
II tuit o � ion le��oYiiine rimafo _%II tutto � luono & �tile,t fecondoy
Tu dunque,* mortal folie cbe Jijj>rezj£
Ladonna,t stlcgnl gl'amorofi >f^5£

p�' altioj� ttiycfrun buom 4i te nem�co�
Huompriuo d*ognibtn> d'ogni conttntQ*
d^Ogni animdlfiluaggio plu mendico
Viucndo in folitudine, e torment*
Huomoinhuman da non ftimar Vnfico*
Priuo di tyirtOy e d'ognt fcntimento:
$en tit�oui a ragion p itno d'horrore
(ome mnnco tldtlte Diod'dmoK.

Hee

l*dnn�tt\n
AJokiJfi il Jolor jende I'bum pag$
Tuf enz* Amev non bauerat JoUe***
t n�figli +eJr*i U f>r$pria imago,

Hee doth dim�nifh much his forrow and his
Ormaketh that his cares do feemnotto bee fo.
JHisbeeingborneaneWjhee in his children fees>
And the�r encreafle agayn in more and more degrees �
Thus loue to mortall man fo great a fauor giues,
That him immortall makes> io that hee euer liues.
The man that liues alone I may vnhappie call,
3For who will help him vp if nee doo chance to fall?
Who will partake his payn, who will his wo bemone?
All burthens heauier bee when they bee bornealone �
T wo twifted cordes in one, in dooble ftrenght do laft,
When no onel�ngle ftring can dureor hold fo faft.
And hee that yeilds no frute whereby the world muft liue
Thehonor alfb wants which children parents giue*
And thow of fernale i�x, who can thy woorthapproue?
That from thyinward thoghts fequeftreth kyndeft loue.
More wofuil then the man ,voyd of fupporte and ftay,
What will thee benefit thy euer faying nay ?
When tyme thy froward will, in fwiftnes fhal outrunne»
And caufe thy rofie red and lillie whyte bee donne,
And makethy faire plum cheeks&cora�lippeslookthan»
Abated and fuli thin, vnfbemly pale and wan.
When thy faire frifledheare fet vp&pleated braue,
To grcyneflc flialbe turn'd, or chat thow baldneffe hauc.

Se di ntoltiplicar non c l'buom ^ago-₃Cuai a tefe cadi efltndofolo
jflcun non t'alzpatfarai nelfuolo.
Jl lacciofcempio debole> efoltilc

Menieft�te cbe ildoppiO)Cpretto� mAnc^
Cbi nonproducc al ntondo �n fuojtmik
Kon dee la gioucntu bonow⁷O

Honora te, cbe il padre honmtafi* anco!
E tu ncn tnenfeifolle c fDottniciuol*
Cb'dmor faggi sdegnofa^eViuifota,
Qual guHo barnat Muendo In queltagttifai
Quflfmttv coglieranno i tuoi rifiuti i
Quaniola tua beltaf ar* diuija,

- Q�ando i taoi liondi erin f ar an canutiy

- Quand* cgniruganel(afronteaj?ifa₉*� Stomaco al buom farafi cbe ne tyuti»

SjtanJol'aurateguancie btnpregiatc
toiutnanno odiofae

fnffowes buerfpred the fore-heacl of thy
Then tmylt thow rue thy y eares loft in fweet loues difgraee
Andbeeing butalone, de�byxl of comforte left,
To think thow haeft thy feit⁷ eu'n of thy felf bereft.
Ko hufband nor no chyld\ thow haeft to hope vppn »
Thy fortime > youtli > and ioy, is altogether gon.
And bceing gon and paft are not ta bee regayned,
tyhere louehadfyonorbroght that longer had remaynec�*
Then fhall thy beautiepaitliaqeferuedtheeno more,
Theri gold the mifer doth that hoords it ftill in ftore.
Orfome ritche*liamonddeephidyvithin thegrownd,
Whkh turnest© nomana�s good becaufe it lyes vnfouna^
To bee of Man belou'd > thow in the world arte borne>
W�t thow thy fweeteft good fo fqndly hold in fcorne.
Wh^t can there bee more Iweet ^ then deerly lotfd t� bee _aOf fuch an one as hath mofte dee^ efteem of thee.
Thak to thee day and night wil! fhew himfelf fo
ThatvVill tothee difciqfe thefecrets ofhisn^ynd'.
Thatwillwiththee impartehisdolor ai^d hi« ioy;
A nd beare his parte with thee of folace and annoyj,
Hispaflions louingly to read vpon his face»
His anger to conuert to fauor and to grace.
Mim ort~tymes in himfelf forlorne for to l�e^
Ifi^t ioyfully ag^yn, to fyjid himfelf ifl t^ee»

_k; i- ' _%. _v � * f . *� � �� >�"

Jl tempo imbiancbera , c be il bello
� quando de bell^y occbi ItduefteUe
s'Ofcuriranno , � curua baurai la fcben*₉jflhov d'bauer e/linto Ie fiamipelle
Q�eldolceJfmoi'' bauraidolore e f>en4₉E ripentita , e tne/la fiangerai
II tent ^ o , chefuggite mn Vien wal.

Fiafen^a sfmor la tua
Che a te nofcmirapiii cke il theforo,
Cbe tofurtrio in UnA tien latente^
O come getnma non legata in oro_y/fa Viueraifola , & al^ente,

t'ameta , farai fcbetnita
) altnondotifcbifo, Grabbonifa
maggm ben cbe di �eder l'amante
Seruirti,e Vagbeggiatti confotyiri*
HorqualWtymeaclorar'il tuo fembhtnte,
Hora fyiegarti i dotcifuoi martiri,
Jlor metfo,hor lieto,borftabile,
E fempve obediente a tuoi dff�ri,
f)'cbegioia> o c

�hus rightwell mayft thxriv heer the ipyes of heajisn prott£»
jVniefle thow fondly pafle thy youthfiill tyme to loue*
JTherefore you that a*e youg �iue in the cours ofkynd>
And iouingly enftie Vvhat natiire hath aflygn'd 4
My reafons alwayes will aflbciate your defyres *
Vfho nature not enfues > fortune frpm him retyres *
JRead and regard this bookwhich I to thee imparte,
My force heer flialt thow fynd > my cuftome and my arte*
^ nd vvh�fo f hall this vvoork in g��d efteem retayn,
Shallyeild the onlie meed that wil rewardthe payn

Segiti tieta pao l'alm a Nature,
Cbi dij� degna guida nw ***pp*
Merirtita mftlice ait�la^ e Jura
t'Ettfegnera ogni amrofa piaga
Queft* ch'hunriltid�tw ma pit
Segu�tA la ragiotfjmtta il luWo^

(fa ti J�* gtato il dM$t

Qua! inyuatro Hagm t*anno e d�ui
j?al la Vi/4 in infan�a , ingioufaiz
S nel⁹ eta \iiile > & in Vecckie^za
Con diuerjidej�ri i babito, e �ifo,

t^onj� da qtieft� libioalvecchio attcifo.
�befiendicure abborttogni

- ' " ' �«* - 1-^

Eu'n as wee do the yeare in feaf�ns fowredenyde,

S� is the age of Man accordmgly contryued .

\Vhen ehyldhead, youth, mid-age, & old age is arrylicd*

Kuled m each degree by cours of tymfc and tyde >

Thisbook for childrens view hath not intended been,

Noryet tbraged menwho ratherdodeHyfe,

On honor,virtue,welth, or to bee demed wyie.

A)l theafe for fuch as they are heer not to bee leen.

l.ouesfaflion andhistradeh�wh�e withyouthproceed«i

\Vhat meaneshee vfeth mofte in ading louers deeds *

Hispaffionsandhispaynes, his bitter and his fweet,

His conftancie and rroth his virt�es moft efteem�d.

H is power, his warre &peace,& els what may bee.deemed,

� yongsr forte may fee_} in all occaiioa* meet,

lx pttffjon del or, jfcfygMni, i tn�di,
ildolct,ilfianto,ilfuo d*i
etitffitli) i

ion ctldo affe

EMBLEMATA

A MOR -* T H R N v S<

i � � -*

die$ tUmptfae poten diflbluere amorem,

r. � f*^J' *

Jnmlw hoc angaijf� tibi curwtw in orbem,
Temporis tternifigu VetuSa ₃wtant.

Loue is euerlafling.

No tyme can ruinloue _> true loue weemuft inteiicf,
Becaufe not lafting ftill it hath not that efteem,
The endlef�e ferpent- ring vnending tyme dothf�enij
Whereinloue ftill remaines Fr�m euer hauingend»

A mor ctcrno.

tlnnamllata ferpe mofira e apprende
Laferma eternita : l'Amor Verace
In quelta viuefempre,* non jl sface,

nutta Poffende*

EMBLEMATA

-Arift. PERFECTVS AMOR NON EST NI SI AD VNVM.

amat^ en e ff er t Vnum, Vnum ccce coronat,
Et reliquos numeros , en, pede calcat Amor.
In plures quoties riuos deducitur amnis,
Fit minor ,atque Vnda defici�nte pent.

Elige cut dicds , tu mihi fola places.

Only om.

No number els but one in C�pids right is claymedj
All numbers els befydes h� f�ts his foot vpon,
Becaufe a louer ought to loue but only one.
A ftreame d^iperft in partes the force thereof is ma'ymedL

fblo.

ita Vnol Cupido _y e percbe pecc*

Jiuifo , il numero nel fuolo
Calca col pi� , del^y Vno gode f oio .
Sparfo in pit} V ene �>n rio preHo fi fecca.

CRES-

EMBLEMATA

Virg. CRESCEttT 1LLJE, CRESCETIS AMQRES.

C ,;-"

F�lix infitwflw ntmttm ramw adoptat,
\Arlore de duplici fiat Vt Vna ,facit:

jftqwAmor �geminis concinnatamantibw Vnwni
Vdk dtiobwictem $ nolleduobw idem.

Vnited.

The graff� that in the tree by arte is fixeH faft^
Kynd naturedoth conioyn to grow in one together,
So two loues ioynd in one one root doth nownih either^
In one hart and defyre they both do liue and laft,

Duojfbn'vno.

QUA ft ptanta cheporta doppio frutto_ySono duealmeftrette in dokt nodo,
Che Vtuono in Vn corpo fcrmo, e fodo ,
Hanno Vn corfolo ₃ e lor commune � il tutt*.

AMAN-

AMANTIS VERI COR,VT SPECVLVM SPLENDIDVM,

, nitidum, haudfalkns Tp�culum decet effe^
Sic Verusquoqut/Jt, nonfimuljtusAmor-,
um cdndidw, tffqut animttmfertfronte in aperta.

male.

^f and pur*.

Euenas thej^^dothiighdyftew the face,
The louer muft appeer nght as hee is in deed
for m tnelaw of ta hath loyal_tle decreed,

_I0od with true louemufthaue no byding place,

Ghiaro,epuro,

l/o fyecchio Vn Vi/o t^le
t^J'� , co/� doweble l'amatore
frloftrar J i fan , row' � t/ew/ro, «/ core.
^owiew f^»e al dat t o fa k \>₀gl�a e»ual?_t

�C-0CM £ $1*14* Vl�U "

EMBLEMATA

Seneca. OPTIMVM AMORIS POCVLVM, \(T AMERI S, AM A,

Philoftm. Sume me M , fwnam ipfe tu<ts_y mea vita ,fagittM �
Nonaliter noHer conciliatur amor.

Cic_f Nihil minus Kominis ei�e vidctur> qi�m non rc/ponderc
in artiore ijs, a quibus prouocerc.

j >e>arre.

*Tlie vvoundes thatlouers giue are willingly receaued,
Whcn with.two dartes of louc eacb hits each ethers harte,
Th'ones hurt the ethers curcs and takcs awayt|je fmarte^
So as noone of both is of his vvilh bereaued,

Reciproco.

Dl reciprocke piaghe jfmor flgode\
QUJ ft f er ijl on duo leali ainant� ^
Et ambo liet i gaJono ne l punt i,
Scociando tienji hn\ e I⁹altro proJe.

-------------------------------- � -^�

_�0 EMBLEMATA

« »

CRATA BELLI CAVSSA..

Porphyr. Cupidinem cnixa Venus, illumque paruulum rcmancre vi-
dens, oraculum adijt, a quo inteliexit tum demum fore vtcre-
fceret, c�m alium pareret filium: peperit Anterotem, qui Cu-
pidinioppofitus, &,curneodeamoris palma decertans, ipfius
incrementi cauiTa fuit.

fontending encreafith loue,

Cupid and Anteros do ftryue the palme to haue,
Louing and beeing lotid together do contend,
The viftorie doth mofte on louing beft depend,
Which either rightly deemes his trueft loue may craue,

Dolci ire, dolci sdegni, dolci paci.
Gareggian duo J[mori_togn Vn s'afferm
<Per mf�wtar la Vincitrice palma,
Vuol Jtincer l'vn del' altro il corpo_te �aima,
fnitd nafce l'altra guernt,

AMAN-

.i» EMBLEMATA

AMANTIBVS OMNIA C O M M V N I A.

Fortuna(en)gemini6 cyatho dat amoribus Vno

amara vice _t

Tac.deMor. Nefc mulierextravirtutum cositationes extraq: bellorum

Gerni. _r . r � � - � - � � /* � � - i

cafus putet , iplis mcipientis matninonij aufpicijs admonctur,
vcnire /e /aborum pericul�rumqj fbciam, idem in pace^idem in
pra:lio pafTuram^aufuramque.

Lyke fortune to lot h.

Fortune one cup doth fill equall to loucrs twayn₃And how-fo-ere the taifte bee either fowre or fweet,
To one and vnto both it equally is meet₃That either haue his parte in pleaf�re or in payn.

Commune � il tutto.
Fortuna mele e feit in Vna tazgd
Verf a a gl'amanti ,il bene e il male infieme
jfmfo figodon' fino al' hore ejtreme^ ;

ch' Vccide ambeduochi l'Vno amazga.

DVO

EMBLEMATA

DVO SIMVL VIVENTES AD INTELLIG END VM ET

AGENDVM VLVS VALENT QJTA M VNVS.

/ hwnerls geftttur jfmor pede ctaudus Wrojue:
fcfiituat hk oculos ,commodat ille pedes.
fyndido amore mbdm&iw _> nil dulciu* _y atque
, magis ac auxi/iare nihil.

jfs one band Tbajheth the other.,

Loue aydfull vnto loue kynd aAions do deftry^
The louer beeing lame direfts him that is blynd,
The blynd that beares the lame declares his louing myncf^
Thus the defeds of th'onethe other doth l�pply.

TVna mano laua l'altra.
Legambeal z$f)f>o, & iftropp�ato prefta
11 pmercieco _> pet hauw laguida ^
La fcambieuor aita i cori a/fiJa,
Egioua afopportar la Vlta

it EMBLEMATA

Socrat. AMORIS FINIS EST,VT D VO VNVM FIANT VQLVN-

TATBETAM-ORE.

Leo Hebr. Amantiumcopulatiofpiritalis fieri poteft ,corporalis necj
quam,&idcircogeminantureorum xgritudines proptervnio
corporeas defe&um.

Lucret. Namqut in eo fpes eft , Vnde efl ardoris origo,
fyftwgui quoqucpofte ab eodtm corpore flammam,
Quod/�eri contra coram natura repugnat.

Vnion is loues "toi/h.

The lotters long defyre Kis hope doth keep contented,
That laftly with Kis loqe vnited hee agree.
One mynd in bodyes twayn may well contoyned bee,
But yet with payn to bpth _when bodyes are abfented!

l'Vnione � il fin d'amore.

(Duo coti in Vno Amor ftr'mge ,e congiunve,
Lo Jpirto �mifce ft, ma tgli � impotente
' Vnir duo corpi in Vno, e fotamcnte

� � t. -^

lieto Amore questo mal ei punge.

EMBLEMATA

CEDERE NOLO IOVI.SED CEDE RE COCOR AMORI.

Difce cupidimis concedere Termine dextrit,

federe quem dkunt non Tooluiffe fout.
Qui bene ccepit Amor,nonhunclong<tuaVetuftat,

Fortuna ₃ aut tondem termmet V�a dies.

. Quis hgtm del amantibut*

Maior lex jimor eft

7<Lotbing hindreth loue.

None els but Cupid can put back the terme of loue,
To which all muft giue place, yea loue himfelf and all,
Each beeing by his power broght in fubie�tyue thralle.
Saue only loue it felf whichforcemay not remoue.

Ni^lla impedifce Amore.

Trapaffa Amor' il termim ₃ che molto
Temuto � dalgmn Gioue, che in effetto
Pjol puo fuggir al termine foggettO}
<Per tutto paffo jimor libero ₉ e fciolto.

vicn

Senec, VICITETSVPEROS A M O R,

loquitur flc

Tu fitce_y ne/�ioqttiQs,efto contenfus amores
Irritare tua : nee Uudes ajfere noftrus .
Ftliw huic Venerif � j*igat tuus omnia *Ph®be ,
arcw₃4it : ' quant ofe animalia cedunt
DeQjttnt� minor eft twglaria noftw

Lotte fubduetk all.

When Cupid drew his bow bright Phebus breft to woti^d .*
Althogh quoth hee to him ., thow Python down haeft broght
As beafts farre leile then Gods in all efteem are thoght,
So thy force lefT� clien myne know that it f hal bee found.

Vince ogni eofa Amore,

Phebo dmov tlrando Vna faetta
do graue, Almio mmenJa impem

tl cielo _y <& ogni D/o altkra<_rte cof^ mvt4 /o/' � foggettti .

f? �& � + *p ^t>*S^

K I H I N

EMBLEMATA

NIHIL TAM DVRVMET FERREVM , QJOD NON AMORIS

T E L I S P1R.ERINGATVR. _%

T>efendlt Tartbi celeres lorica fagitta*,
Ferrew Vmh adem ferri inhibere
nihil a telis pharetntti munil
Quem ferit hic Volucri cujfride , tntnfadtgit.

contra quisfent arm <Deos?

reJtHeth loue*

No iron nor no fteel the force of loue can fheeU,
The littie archers darte doth pierce where-fo hee lift »
And makes the force of Mars vnable to refift,
Thiis by him all the world is vanquifht and muft yeild.

TrapafTa il tutto.
Ne acciar^neferro _fne \>alor _}ne pondo
E c h' al dar do d'Amor re fitter pojfa,
Leggiermente trapajfo i cori₃e l'ojfa,
(jde afitoi Hrali quant Q abbraccia il mondt.

«4 EMBLEMATA

QVI BINOS INSECTATVR LEPORES,NEVTRVM C A P I T*

i '

f^num age: nam geminos Jlmul infe&atur eodem
Tempore qui lepores, fap� <6? Vtroque caret.

fautusamans Vnam tantum Venatur amicam,
N.am fyem midtmoliu ludificatwamor.

t bat catchetb at much takes bold of litle.

Hee that two hares doth chafe gets fildome anie one,,
So lykwyf� doth hee fpeed that doth two loues embrace.,
For true loue ftill by kynde flyes from a doubl� face ^
Deuyded loue del�rues the loyall loue of none.

Chimolto abbraccia,pocoftringe.
£hi con leggiero cor duo lepri caccia,
E chi non men Itggw ferm a dm Dume,
*Per appagare l'amorofe brame,

due perdera l'orme ,e la tntcci*.

P �-

EMBLEMATA

��D. ETENT.IM.

Propert. ^ft ^eluti primo taurus detreclat aratra,

Poft Venit ajjueto mollis ad arm iugo:
Sic primo imenes trepidant in amore feroces ,
$*oft domiti^mites a^m <& iniqua ferunt.

<By litle and litle.

The ox will not at firft endure to beare the yoke_>JBut trayned is in tyme to bee therewith enured,
So hee lykwyfe that will to loue not bee alured,,
Muft bee content in tyme that loue fhall beare the ftroke,

Poco a poco.

�/ toro _tda principio i/ gtogo fcuote,
Ma lo fopporta al fin con patienzg $
Se da prindpio l'huom fa nf�Hm^a _r$ fin 1^JAmore dominarlo puote .

ILLB

'«« - EMBLEMATA

�LLE FVGA SILVAS SALTVSQ^VE PERAGRAT,

Fruftra: nam
Virg. H.ERET LATERI LETHALIS ARVNDCK

Propert. Quofugls,ak,demens ? nutla tft fuga: tu lic�t Vfque

jfd Tanaim fugids > Vfqu� fequetur dtnw.
Non /l Tegafeo Ve��tris in aera dorfo,
tibi fi tperfci mouerit ala pedes.

To late to fly.

Tis n�w in^ayn to fly fond louer as jhowarte₃Itbootes thee not at all to run thow wotfl not where,,
For that which makes thee fly thy felf in thee doeft beare,
But to fly from thy felf furpaffeth all thy arte.

Troppo tarda fuga.

<Pian pidno ^ b la ? fi ratto non fuggire,
<Pouer* amant e ,cb* hai loftml nel core
Como ptnfifuggir* tl D/o d⁹ Arno f e _y

Che teco 4�berga> e che � Vwl feguire?

RES

EMBLEMATA

R E S IMMODERATA C Y P I D O EST,

akdt Amor pede menfumm _y at^ doniantiafrena^bunc
ISLnlla lupata modus ,lex , retinada mouent.
Propert. Err&t ₅ qui finem Vefon� qu#rit Amorls .

Amor nullum nouit habere modum.

Lom is not to bee meafund.

The meafure and the rayn Cupid reie&eth quyte ^
For loue is meafiireleile and doth no rule contayn
Yo ftryue to brydle loue is labo.r (pent in vayn -
For each thing meafure keeps faue only Cupids nught.

Amor non ha miftira,
Freni, e mifure jfmor Jffolu�, e Vteta �
Neffuna legge �for^a d lui contende,
<Pm dito Vola ebt non fi comprende.,
Ijxcetto m hert amar > in tiitto � meta.

�s*. EMBLEMATA

VIRTVTIS RADIX A M O R.

PJato. Anima immerfa corpori, Amoris expcrgifcitur ftimulis: Sc

hincprimi ad honefta impctus capiuntur.

C k. Sine ftudio &c ardore quodamAmoris in vitanihil quidquam

fit egregium.

Loue is the caufe ofvirtue.

Mofte great and woorthie deeds had netter bin atchyued,
If in reipect ofloue they had not bm beguhne^
Loues vidorie hath made more victories bee wonne,,
From loue-brcd virtuc then thus were they firft deryued.

Virturadicc d'Amore.

Non fora Hercole �lluftre cle fi ammira,
Se �Amor non Jenttm il dokt ardore,
./�' Vtrt� ?ion s'arriua fen%* Jfmore i

e eer f o dardo alfuo bel fin fe tira.

GON-

H EMBLEMATA

Impedocles. CONSERVAT CVNCTA C V P I D O.

Ni ctelum ac mundi iotiw machina, Amore,

Qoncordi vritta ac pace ligata forent,
Omnia deficerent "bindis demmta folutis -

& terra orbem^cmElctfe firuatAmor.

jfll depends Vpon loue,

. The litle God of loue tr$nfpeaifeth with his dartes
The heauens and eke the eartn in muficall accord, .\

For without loue it were a chaos of difcord ,
Thats faftned now in one of well conioyned partes.

Conferua il tutto Amore. ,
Fandullo Amore il ciel_tl'onde, e la term
Trapajft conjui dardi^�mifce i cori;
H mondo fora �>n chaos pim d'horrori

sfmor^cb' ogni cofa nutre, e fernt*

ATLAN

'l< EMBLEMATA

A T L AtfT E MAIOR.

himeris Atlas tulit, Alcideffe viciftim :
* M calum <? termmfert fimul Vntts Arno f.
$(obw Amoris enim non cedit riribw vllis j
<&� dtlante hinc maior habendm

then

Adas the heauens bore as poets haue vs told,
Whome Hercules did help ,for which both are admyrecl,
IBut more is Cupids-povver, where noayd is requyred,
Which by mayn force of loue doth heauen and earth vphold.

Piu fortc d'Atlante,

Softiene Jtlante il Gel, l'emulo
Si tfor%a d� portar l'eccdfo albergo:
$ol porta Jmorful pargoletto tergo

ttrm>elcitl,e ognipotenzg

3* EMBLEMATA

Muf. ERO NAVIS AMO RI S, H ABENS TE ASTRVM LVCIDVM,.

Fata regunt hommes: blmdi lunguntur a wan ter _y ⁽

lpfo(quis credat?) concil�ante Deo.
Hic facit > �>t,}>eluti magmtem <Par r ba fis Vrfa,
Ducat amatorem dukts amica fuum.

The north-ftarre of lom.

From fupreame power and might almoft to euerie
Ordayned is a mate of it ielf proper kynde .,
Which as the Adamant atrackts ;the louers mynde,
What heau'n and lobe once dqth. can bee yndonnc by

«s

rOcchio amato � la mia ftella.
� 11 fupremo motor quafi prefcriu�
./� tutti �m mezgo che l'amante inuita,
£om� il fettentrion la calamita j
Non fu�fuggir' (deun quekhel del fcnut.

PRI

₄o EMBLEMATA

Terent. PRIMOS ADITVS DIFFICILES H A B � T.

Qutd leporis te Vincla tmmt^quln p�rgis,& omnem

Bxuis in primo limine fando metum ?
Scilicet omnis amans ₅ V t primum cernlt amicam _ytimoreftupet, pr*0.000000tupofe timet.

Beginings are dificill.

When loue firft makes approche accefle to [oue to
Seeking by fute to get his ladies loue and grace,
Fearespulles him back behynd^ and fhame doth mafh his face,
And fo twixt hope and feare perplext hee doth remayn.

Ogni principio � duro,

Fnna il tlmor l'Amante al primo arriuo
Impallidifce innanzj al fuo lel fok:
Non fa fcuoprlrfi, lalbe ha Ie parole,
Ld Jj>eranz& _? e'l timor f allo ji fchiuo.

MEDIO

f EMBLEMATA

Ouid. MEDIO TVTISSIMVS IBIS.

3)*dalu*,en_} medium temt_}extremakanis-,ille
Tranfuolat, hic vntrfw nomine fignat aquas.

Gaudet .Amor medio _tnec fumma nee infima qu*rit-
Si qua Voles apt� nubere , nubepari.

Fly in the middefl.

See that thy cours bee right with Dedalus addreft,
For if thow % to high dildayn may thee d�grace;
Or jf to low thow % thow doeft thy ielf deLfe
lyke to loue his lyke befitteth euer beft.

Tiend al mezzo.
T>i VeJalo _y e dd figlio baWt to
jw la via di mezzo , a/rena il />*/,�,
Tropf alto non Volar _y m £roppo baffo,
llmeglio � d'amar fempre il fua pa�ec$hio .

AMOR.

44 EMBLEMATA

Ennius. AMOR CERTVS IN RE INCERTA CERNITVR.
ti Vt adulteriumexplora* priiis indice, quant fit

Itto opus : band aliter rite probandu* Amor.
Scilitet Vt fuluum fpeclatur in �gnibtu aurum:
Tempwe /ie <Jur� eft infcicienda fides.

Lottes triall.

As gold is by the fyre and by the fournace
And thereby rightly known if it bee bid or good,
Hard fortune and deftrefle do make it vnderftood^
Where true loue doth remayn and fayned loue reiyde

Comc Toro nel fbco*
Su la pietnt, e nel foco l'orjt prdua,
& nel bijogno ₉ come l'or nel foco,
Si dee moftrar leale in ovni loco

J O i

l'dmante \ e alhor fi vee d'Amor It proua.

4* EMBLEMATA

' , /

Senec. QVID SENTIAM OSTENDERE M A LIM QJ AM LO QJfl.

Trans ffxum cor Amor dam teftificatur amic<t:

Nam Voce effeftus plus in amore Vale t.
Irrita Verba Volant, ^ ys falluntur amantes

S*pi�s > at re i f*f a rite probatur Amor.

�SW** mi M,......iini u u ii in ui ii �»�«�� i ii i ai»»««»MBB>*»«<»a»i^»«^»»^i»«r^»a«»«ii^^^^iM>B»>i^»»y«>ia>»»» n l ......� i»*M***m ii ui 'il \i^*~~~ in ipiiiiin i»......��1^1»

Demonftmtion more tjfei�wll thenfyeeck.

Loue rather is in deed by demonftration fhewn^,
Then told with lugred woords whofe value is but wynd^
For Ipeech may pleafe the eare^ and not difdoie the myncL
But jfraudleile is the loue whereas the harte is known.

r�flfetro piu chcM dctto.
E meglio di ftuoprir la fiamma atroce
(*on �opra, che col detto Vago , e arguto �
Souent e // Vero Amor ft Vede mutQ,
E j>iu faffetto ferue , cbe la Voce*

₄« EMBLEMATA

Ouid. HA B ET SVA CASTRA C V P I D O.

�liti* Species jfmor e ft _t difcedite fegnes:
Nonjunt h<ec timidts figna tuenda Vtrif.
Qw nifi Vel miles , Vel amans & frigora no£lis₉Et denfo mi��as perferet imbre nittes ?

loue "toithout "barre.

Loue hath his formed camp, his foUiers lotiers are,
They keep watch day and night within their court of gard,
The harme of heat or cold they litle do regard,
<jainft eiiuy they are f�t to make defenfyue warre,

Scmpre guareggia Amorc.

H<t U fuo� campi Jmor, fono i foldati
Ol' Jmanti ₃ e f anno guardie notte , e giorno,
t/flcaldo, al freddo , al muro amato mtorno._fE f on fontnt �fauidia fempre armtii.

AMORIS

' CL//: &~-tb± ^^ fa &HJH/{£^
{/ i / v

50 EMBLEMATA

A M O R I S VMBRA I N V I D I A.

Geftit ouans Jmor ,<& de re fibi plaudit amafa^

Nefcius inuidiam f e , loelut Vmbra ,fequi.
^u^ habet omnis jimor _y 1>t apertum liuor adumt,
ab inuidia cum fit opertu* jimor.

Enuy is lom Jhado*to.

The more the Sttnne f hynes deer the darker fhadowstec^
The more loiie doth appeer the more is enuy feen ^
Forcntiy hath of loue the ihadow euer been^
And loue fecureftlyes within dark fecref�e»

Inuidia c ombra d'Amorc.
Quanto piu luce tl fol, ptu typar �ofcuro ^
Qwnto piu bello Jembm jimor , piu Verft.
To/co l'�nuidia , ombra di lui peruer/a.
l'4mor ch'�piufecreto � piu Jecuro «

VIR-

S* EMBLEMATA

VIRTVTE DVCE.

flerctdis infigrw virtus dux pr*fit Amori;
f�unc ne prtffipitem deuius error agat-^
ue fut capiat felicia prxmia Voti.
Lau* eft ₉ c�m virtw dux in Amore pr*it.

Virtm tkeguyd of lom.

Hercules leadeth loue and loue thereby dothgayn,
Great cowrage to performe what-fb loues dutie byndes^
For loue by virtue led no difficultie fyndes >
To vndergo for loue attempts of anie paynes*

Virtu per guida.

f�ercok inuitto J U Vtrti� ftmile
Ejfer deue d'Amor la gwda a fegm
*Di peruenir' al defidto pegno .

Virtu ru�dando Amor folio t�f�k*

IN C O H-

^w EMBLEMATA

INCONCVSSA F I D E

Lampfon. Fallere nolle fidem _} Gygt* lic�t annulu* adfit _ySic inconcujfa dixeris effe fide .

Cicero. In Amore nihil fi^um^nihi

idem verum & voluntarium eft.

Loue requyres finceritie.

Loue in what erehee doth^ doth not dilguif� his face,
His harte lyes on his toung ± vnfeen hee neuer goes^
Hee weares no Giees ring, hee is not one of thofe_,
Hee doth vnclofe nis thoghts ^ to gayn vnfayned grace

Sincero.

Non ft mafchera Amor ,ne in fatti , o in detti₉No// Va tnutfibtl come Gygt fea
In Vmi�d'�n' and _ycbe quelli bauea,
Nou fin»t _y <& � nel cor qual net concetti.

PEE

/'""""> / -t / ^»»«*^ /l

' f 2 r - /9 $ - A~ � '^u (/

t'^ /'��^LS f~-t/$Cst'-i/£i -⁷ ii^V Lv^tt

EMBLEMATA

PERPOLIT INCVLTVM P AVLL ATI M TEMP VS A MORE M.

Vrfo nomm fertur lambendo fingere foetum,
(faullatim <& formam_y qu# decet _> ore dar ei

Sic dominam ₉ W Vald� fit cruda , fit aj]?era,dmator
<Blandttys fenj�m mollit & obfequio.

Loue is Tbroght Tuit b tyme.

The beare her yong-ones doth to fhape by Heling bring,
Which at the vene firft but lumps of flefh are tlioght,

50 by kynd lo�ing artes loue is to faflion broght,
How fo at firft it feem a ftrange vnformed tlung.

Col tempo.

Leccando forma il proprio parto l'orfo,
da principio Irutta majfa appare:
ben f ar , benferuir , e ben parlare

51 forma _y e crefte jfmor con egual corfo.

SPES

5* EMBLEMATA

Pindar, SPES A M O R I S NVTRIX OPTIMA.

Spe; eft <ju<e fotieat, fyes efl qux pafcat amantem
Qu�dlibet h<ec perfert lenius ac leui�s,

Sufceptumfe femel conjlanter ferwt Am orem.
M mi/er eft Ver�, fyej�ne quifyuis amat.

Hope feedetb.

Hope is the nurs of loue , and yeildeth fweet relief,
Hope ouercomes delayes and eafeth lingring fmarte,
Hope m the louers breft maintaynes a conftant harte,
For hopelefly to loue is but a cureles grief.

La (pcranza nutrifce,
La, fpeme � del' jbnor l'alma nutrice,
Tien Vtw> il foco , foffre , non Jl fdegw _t' , e godere il modo tnfegna.

amar tropp' � itfelice.

AMANS

*� s EMBLEMATA

P.Syt. AMANS QVID CVPIAT § CIT,Qyip SAP I AT, NON V �DET.

£ere quld A re&o decUms f dl? Cupido*

jtudi, quod tytio quod'qm Minerua monet.
Cecus ef , O* c*cos panter tu reddts ammtes,

Qtu claujtf ocufc in fw fata munt.

Amare & fapere vix Deo conceditur.

Lotte tyndetb .

L��e ty his fancies led doth lightly go a
And thogh ftarck blynd hee bee hee ftumbling forward goe^
Becaiife his wyfeft way hee neither fees nor kno.wes,
to bee m l�ue is eu'n to Goddes denyde. �

rAinor � cicco.

��rancotando CapiJo <l lento pkde
tfouar la fua ftrctda , in Vn cantone
ta la fapienza, t la. mgione .

> & ^amar ^non fi wwtd*»

OMNIS

/T � ,

, i.. £, UU/ Cl UI . tuWwjJ

�

OMNIS AMATOREM DECVIT CO

cupif , id mpio; quod tyernit , fyerno : tttumfe

mtum V die eft, nollefe nolle mettm.
Ie pr otter iwjoj _> vt 'Proteus, induo vtdtw,
ing, modum chtmA, er ede , leonlit a?o .

lom

As the camelion is, fo muft the louer bee,
And oft his colour change,lyke that whereon hee ftaadcs,
His louers will hi& will, her bidding his comaundsj
And altred from himfelf nght akred as is fhee.

Com' Amor vuolc.
Qome il catneleonte � Variante
£onforme del' obtetto al Vario lume:
fb/i l'amante a Voglia del fuo Nume
Si dee cangiar, & obedir coHante.

NESCITj

«4 EMBLEMATA

Ouid. KESCIT AMOR MAGNIS CEDERE D�VIT1IS.

i�iol�lium gaz&s Amor ₉ atque inj�gnia calcat j

Ne feit enim frifcis cedere impginibu*.
fflobilita* fub sfmore iacet: ndm ruftica
ia rurali fap� puella f Iacet.

Loue exfelletk all.

WithCupid is no birth efteem or weltli preferd,,
A King a ihepheards iaflib to loue hee maketh feen ^
And tnat a fhepheards loue may light vpon a Queen,
Equalitie of ftate loue litle doth regard.

Amor fopra tutto.

Grande^a ₉ e Hobilta ftima Jmor poco;
3D/ <Paftorella Vn (J^ege _y o Je Paftore
yha ^eina accendera ml core.
jfncho a foto ineguale Amor da hfo.

OMNIS

^ EMBLEMATA

Ouid. OMNIS AMOR SVRDIS AVRIBVS ESSE SO.LET*

Si dominam rumor Vel �ulgt fabula dffirt >
Verus amans furdtf auribii) effe folet.

Omnia dat Ventis ty nt�llw : exfulat omnis
<Prorfw ab illm pettore fujj>i<;io.

Loue ofttn deaf.

\V^rhat euer fame brutes foorth which tendeth to
Of loues deer pryfed loue; hee not endures to heare ^
But makes himielf bee deaf by ftoppmg either eare _dToihew hee will not giue to ill opinion place»

Spcflb c ibrdo Amore *

Sdegna l'Amant e il diuulgato grido ^
Sordo non ode qitel_} ct>* ogn }>no intendt ^

fco Vede qwllo che 1'ojfende,
a ha /offietto alcmi ^ ma fempre � f d�,

«8 EMBLEMATA

OS CORD1S S £ C R E T A R E V E L A T.

Vbi doletjibi manum adhibemus:fic fi quid
:,ibi linguam.

The mouth is the difcouerer of the mynd.

There where the fmarte'is feit the hand is lightly layd,
And what the harte contaynes that doth the mouth diicouef _AMuch for t� fpeak of loue doth manifefl the loue^
3ty often Ipeech of loue loue often is betrayd.

*��

La linguaeorre doue il den te duo�e.
Pon/i la man U dou� duok_y ocuoce,
3)i quelche s'ama ft ragiona ogn'hora^
affai fcuoprefi rfmor anckora.
il sor quelcb'a l'amante noce.

NOCET

EMBLEMA TA

N O C E T E S S E L O C V T V MU

Lafoa premens digitis Jtmor , interdidt amart
Hunc ₅ qui rimofum pefttis babere Volet .

*Pr*cif>H� Cytherea iulet fud facra taceri

t ne quis ad illa loquax .

Loues fecrefie is in ftlence.

Both by the peach and goos is l�lence fignifyed^
The louer muft in loue to (ilence bee enclynd^ ,
For fpeakmg of hls loue bewrayes the iouers mynd,

But iilence vPd m loue doth make it vnefpyed*

Leale, e fecreto.

Del filentio d'Amor queH* �
3)olce � il filentio , e la fonom, Voce
Genem inuidia ar,mm , c h� ei noce .
Chl fa taeer^ d'tnuidia non/tcura.

EMBLEMATA

C R A T V M A M A N T I I V G V M.

Tribul. Si mihiferuitium Video, dommam£ paratam,

lam mihi libertas illapaterna Vale.
- Libertas quoniam nulli tam rejlat amanti,
Rfyllutliber erit ^fiqutsamare volet.

For f r eedome feruitude .

The cap of libertie loue vnder foot doth tread, >

And holdeth faft the yoke of thraldome feeming fweet,
The narne of beeing free is to no louer meet,
For loue him freely doth to willing bondage lead.

Grato c il giogo d'Amorc.
Qdptftm jfmor la Itberta col piede,
Erge diferuitu f o gwgo Holto₉£hi Jerut ^4mor nomar nonjtpuofciolto_>Hpur fdice ilmiferoj� crede.

74 EMBLEMATA

PERCIS > E O D E M VERG O.

vbi Domino eft ,ibi cor reperitur* amantit:
Et Heet abfit _y eam Jperat , anhelat , amat.
Inftar folifequi _} quocumque ea pergit , eodem
Dirigit ille oculos ,cor animumque fuum.

Lottes ftyning Sunne.

As the flowre heliotrope doth to the Sunnes cours bend ,
Right fb the louer doth vnto his loue enclyne _>On her is fixt his thoghts , on her hee cafts his eyen^
Shee is the fhyning Sunne wherto his hart doth wend»

Vcrfb il mio Ible.

� Segue i mggi del fol queflo bel fiore
�Girando 'fempre ; e dri^a anchor Famante
*A Jupi amori il cor _> j'occkio, e Ie piante .
� il chiaro fol del' amatore.

EMBLEMATA

A D A M V S S I M.

Vt perpendiculo cttnBos manu* ipfa labores
IHrigit artificis: pc quoque Verus amans.

Ferm amans re$o numquam de tramite fle&et_fji domina pendens tatus, <&in domina.

Not'foanting from right.

Euen as the plornetdoth depend dire�tly down,
The louer muft not fway to th'onc or th'other fyde,
Bilt euer to his loue dire�t and rightly byde >
For fwaying once awry hee lofeth his renpwn«

Nc qua ^ ne la.

Qvn mtfura l'artifta opra , & c°^rregg^e»
l'Amante il ben feruif ha per mi/ura^
Sol la /ua "Dim d'aggmdir procura _>E d'qvni fuo Vakre dfefa lewe.

>.« / * 4 OO

P L A N»

EMBLEMATA

RICATjE MAGIS CRESCVNT-

Quod t ener is herlis genitalifa aura
Terg, <tHum irrtgu* lenior imber

Hoc in amore fauor eji mutuw : hinc alimentQ
Symit , g^¹ ad frugem protinw Uk

LoHegrolpes by fauow.

The yong and tender iproutes wee often watred fee,,
And thereby to grow vp and fragrantly to flowrifh,
So fauour donne to loue kynd loue the more doth nowrifli
Whereby the frutes of loue;at laft enioyed bee.

Per fauor crefce.

s'lnaffian Vherbe tenere , e Ie f�glie
f anno crefiendo e nafce il frutto, o il fiwe\
Ter fauori, e carezge crefce jfn
E il frutto de la gioia al fin ft

EMBLEMATA

AMOR FACIT ESSE D I S E R T V M.

Jtfercury Jat Amor virgam juhttlh amantl
jfuream, & eloquij ftumina blanda fimul_y

Moribuf atque illum placiturt* format amic*.
Qii fauet cdmw Amor ,J])onte d�ftrtw erit.

Loue is author of eloquence.

Loue doth the louers toung to eloquence diipofe,,
With fweet conceats of loue his ladies eares to pleaf�,
And thereby moue her harte his reftlefle care to eaf�,.
For loues inuentions oft great fcience do difcloie.

Il ben parlar' inf�gna.

Infegna al' jfmator alta eloquenzy,
� foaul concetti ^fmor fagace,
Da trouar nel amata e gratia , e pace.
jfmore � maftro anchora di

«* EMBLEMATA

A M O R ADDOCET ARTES-

Ingeniofus Amnr varia* nos edocet artes;

fybut nojfa kabiles omnibus ille �acit.
lllius inuento concordant carmina neruis:
iafa jflctdes penfa. trakebat her te.

Loue is the fchoolmafler of artes.

Cupid doth teach by note the louer well to f�ng ^
As Iomtyme Hercules hee learned for to Ipinne,
All artes almofte that bee did f�rft from loue beginne^
Loue makes the louer apt to euerie kynd of thing.

E madlro dcli' arci.

fnfegna ^fmor la fcfufica al' Jmantt^
jtd Hercole infegno volger'il fu/� j
i forti noflri fitor del' Vf&,
rende accortoVn ro^o, <& ignorante.

F A c IT

?4 EMBLEMATA

F A C I T O C C A S I O F V R E M,

/ '

Qwi N^�# facil� e/uriens pofita. retinebere menfa,
Et mdtam JaUens inytat Vnda fitim.

Occafion caufeth tkeft.

The hungrie having meat can hardly it refrayfl^
The thirftie at the well can il forbeare to drink ^
The louer with his loue tyme feruing one would
For to enioy her loue as litle can abftayn.

Speffb Foccafion fa Fhuomo ladro..

jf la Viuanda Vaffamtito corre ₉Et al⁹ acque ftillanti il fit�bondoi
�Amante a la fm T)ea corre giocondo^
lafcia af oc$ajfton tem^o interporre *

EMBLEMATA

VLCES A M O R V M I N S I D I j

Lttdendo capimur, bibimuf ridendo venenum,

jltque iocos inter yincula mifcet Amor.
Si time af laqueos ₃ <& f� te Vtncula ter r ent,
<& lufw luftafa j liber erts»

Good earneft bttpnetk injfrortc.

The fubtil fhares of loue in fporte and vnaware ,
As if t'were but in ieft do catche the louer faft , ,

Vnwittingly hee is loues prifner at the laft,
Sporte not therefore with loue if thpw wilt fhun his fmr§,

Polci lacci d'Amorele dolci inganni.

O che fecreta � l'Arte d't Cupido !

ne fuoi lacci egli ei auenta,
mqggior ri/ch'iQ manco ei fyauenta.
chi

*8 EMBLEMATA

Senec. S./EPE O BSTINATI S I ND VIT FRE NOS AMOR.

}

QuU metm puerile iugum? quidfrena

Tene reJlHendo Vmcere pcffe

f} immiti oblu£�ans pugnab�s jtmori.
Inycere inttitis namfolet Uk iugnm.

Loue par force.

Cupid doth �ft conftrayn thof� of contrarie will,
\To bring them ynto loue that to no loue wil bend ^
By brydling hee them tames and makes them condefcend
Gainft thoie of greateft force,, hee iets his force and ikill.

A fuo difpetto.

frfette fouente Amor' Vrifreno alt i er o
^r huomo plu fduaggio _y il rende humde^
'Debilitando ogn* animo virile,
E fuperbo al fuperbo, e faro al faro .

EMBLEMATA

�

A M O R O D I T I N E R T E S.

Afyice , al irato teftudo fugatur Amore ;

t nitni�m qu<e pede rept a t humt.
eft jintor ,<& r es non tn wafttna differt.
in Amore nocet foplus alta mort.

Plaut* Tardo amante nihil eji miquius.

The flol» louer fyeeds not.

The tortes by the which is fignifyed floth,
Cupid doth from him beat for flothfullnes hee hates,
On watchfull fpeedynes hee diligently waites _ATo vie delay in loue the louer muft bee loth.

Odiofa pigritia.

Scaccia Jimore amator dl
La tefludine lenta, ei mat non
Sempre tmuaglia, fegue �amate orme
O Ju l'otio j e rintttile tardanzg �

EMBLEMATA

VIA N V L L A EST I NV IA A M O R T *

non tentet Amor_tperrum per e opaca Viarum,
Qui infiji fyern�t c<tca pencla marts*
(Pro mte cm pharetra e ft ₉ pro remo cui kuis
f� por turn obt�mat , qutdhbet audet Amor .

Loue fyndetb meanef.

Behold how Cupid heer to'crofle the l�a doth prooue,
His quiuer is his bote^his bc w hee makes his ore^
His winges f�rue for his iayles ^ and fo loue euermore
Leaues nothing to. bee donne to come vnto his loue �

Ben fa trouar la ftrada.

Vedete il T)io d'dmor c h� fok ar* ofa
l! profondo O.ean J ui Juo turcajjo _yl'Ar co (erue di remo, e non � la (J o ₉<Per �eder la fw. 'Dea , tenta ogni cofa.

ER R AT,

94 EMBLEMATA

Ouii ERRAT,ET IK NVLLA SEDE MORATVR AMOR.

jict r & irre^uittu* amans animo omnia ver fat _>jfrdet )<& haud vllif permanet ille low.

Phut. Sumne ego mifer,qui nufquam bene queo quiefcere.

$i domi fum , fork eft animus: fi f»m f urn, animus do ml efi:
Ita mihi in peftore at que in corde fa$it jimor imendium.

Loue hath no re ft .

I cue cannot bee in rcft in aiiie Teat or place,
Hec neuer takes.rcpok but dayiio dcth dcuyie^
By pieaiing to qbtayn grace in his nnibis eycs,
neuei watchfuil ioue omicts in anie caie*

Senza ripofo.

fade rfmor , ma vigilante abbraccit
Qualunque bclla impre/a , ha f er Ie mant
Hor que�ta ^ hor quella ^ e Yl d'hogvt in aomanij
fiando al* atbtrgo del j w btn la caaia.

VVLNVS

s* EMBLEMATA

Virg. VVLNVS ALIT VENI S«, ET C&CO CARPITVR IGNE.

Exta velut claufis feruor confumit in ollls:
Sic mea conjumit vifcera ctecus 4mor.

Lom ii�toardly confumeth:

The licor in a pot thogh cloi'd away it flyes,
Confuming through the fyre that is without it plac'dj
So doth the louers harte within him wear and waile^,
By thofe bright radiant besmes of his faire miftris eyes.

Ardo di fuori _y e dentro mi confumo.

£hiufo il l�quor nel Vafo ft confuma
Quantunque il foco Jol di fuori il toscbi:
l radianti mi di duo bei occhi
Cenfwiano �amante che s'allumA.

F E ST O

EMftL�MAtA

t E S T I N A L E N T �.

Exemplo afiidui tibi fit teftudo laboris ,
Qtt* kporern Vicit, femper mndo,vagum.

Semper amans amat, <& tandem potktur atnata
Non bene amat ycp�fyw non amat afiidu?.

The hare and ternes layd a wager of their fpeed,
Who firft of both fhould come vnto a place they ment
The hare ran oft Sc refted /the torces alwayes went,
The tortes wan ,-and io the louer muft proceed.

" »

Chi la dura, la vince.

La tfftttdim vin/e Ima fcomme/a
Nel tor/ o al lepro , gwfi Vigilante
M Jegn� , ei lepro ritardo Ie piantt.
�alvn go fa d'dmor che mat non ce/a,

EMBLEMATA

AMOR TIMBRE NBMINEM VERVS POTEST*

pedibu� premlt , ecce , Cupido timorem,
Nontrepidat duras res ammofus amans ,
� lofuples fatis e ft audacia teftit amoris .
T�egewres «nimos arguit v/que timor,

Loue bath no feare ,

The hare denoting feare , loue treadeth down wee fee,,
For his cowragious mynd may npt thereby bee moued^
JSee *j(hewes vnto his loue how well ihee is beloued^
Iets his fearlefle mynd thereof the vvitnefl^ bee,

Amorc non ha timorc,

Amor c�raggiofo ogni
rifbfaito amante non pauenta,
f� caldo al maggior rifihio p fnfentt
l'ardir di

EMBLEMATA

R E V I S ET p A M N O S A VOLVPTAS.

Lumina Jeletfant cufa�s _tperimunt£ petit* \
Sic nobts Jpef eH optima caujja malt

Qta circumuolitat dewptus jlmorisad i
Numquid nataram papilionf* habet?

�> ,,

For on? phafure a tkolbfanctpaynes.

Enen as the moth vvith ioy about the canc�e
But by the flame is burnt if hee therein do �ght^
$o at the fyre of loue the louer takes delight,
But buyes his pleaiure deer vvhen in the name hee

Breue gioia.

Qutl la farfalU al lume liet a muore
Spinta da lo fylendor , tak l'amant e
&ifytnto di bel t a preftante,
* occhi muor d'adamantino cnore.

,;._ , , ... _: .. .,-.,.. ,, ;

AMO*

*4 EMBLEMATA

Senec. AMOR FAGILIVS EXCLVDITVR , QVAM EXPELLITVR.

tPrindpys obfta, fer� medicina paratitr,
Cttnt mala f er longd* inualu�re moren.

Senec. Qutfqtiis in primo obftitit

<r\----/:../ >�.--------- *..*... ^ �}f$op ffiff; .

Lom � refifted atfirft or nemr.

Whofo VY�l Ihun to loue and liue at freedomes rate>
Muft ihut loue out of dores in anie manner vvife,
For if hee once get m then canft thovv not deuife₃To get him to be gon becaufe it is to late*

Refifti al principio.

Se fciolto viuer * Vuoi , chiudi la porta
^l' amorofo ar dor _y cradde , e prauo,
s'Ent ra m tua cafa , ti fara fuo fch�ano,
Q^emedio tardo poca aita apporta.

AVDA-


lo* Virg. A Propert. a Ouid.	EMBLEMATA VDACES F O R T V N A IVV (pellent� inu�diam fors attxiliatur Amori: jfudenti rerum nam aleafauftacadit. Quod ft defaiant Vtres , audacia eer t� ) Laus erit , in magnis <& Voluffifat eft. jfudendum eft fortes Actiuuat iftfa ffenus.	A r.

Fortune aydeth the

Fortune the louer aydes in combat hee is in ,
When valiantly h� fights with enuy and with f hame ,
And fhewes hee not def�rues a coward louers name ₉Faint louers merit not faire ladies for to winne.

Gli audaci ia fortuna aiuca,

Gl" a r di 11 la fortuna fauorifce,
E \>i�i r^fmor ₉ che intrepido combbate,
La Vergvgna,e rinwdia jfmor'abbatte:
Yn codardo amator mat non gioifce.

F I NI S

EMBLEMA TA

F I NIS CO R O NAT O P V S

nttis optatum Varys ia��ata procellis
Obtineat portum , t urn peryfie puta .
Futtlis eft diuturnu* amor_y ni m fine triumphet\
bene coepit opus > qw bene finit opus.

the end is good dl is gooJ.

Ttie fhip tofte by the waues doth to nopurpof� faile,
Vnlefle the porte fhe� gayn whereto her cours doth te
Right fo th'euent of loue appeereth in the end,,
por toffe it is to loue and neuer to preuaile.

Il fine corona Topere,

Inutile e la n<*ue , che in mar Vaga
Sen^-a prender gtamal Vamato porto:
Jmpiagato d'Amor qwl cor' � a torto,
f on Vano foerar mal non

_t�<> EMBLEMATA

Plaut. CELEREM OPORTET �SSE AMATORIS MANVM.

Quant tilt fors vltro _y aut occa/io donat amicam,
' Kf J^ernas , alert Jed caf� dona manu.

3$old and redie .

A fwift and redie hand belohgeth to a louer,
To take hold where hee iees aduantage to bee iought,
That no occafion chance to flip away vncaught^
Becaufe if hec it loie _Ohee can u not recouer.

Ardiro^e prefto.
Torta alata la deHra Amof alato ,
!Per Volar ratto , il fone braccio Hende^
Pocht lafcia fuggir _y molt i m prende.
dccorto , e rtHQ t rinnamorato.

"* EMBLEMATA

Ouid. CELARI VVLT SVA FVRTA V E N V S.

Tibull. En j ego cum tenebris tota Vagor wxiw Vrbe,
Securum in tenebris mefacit effe Venm�'.

Loue fyketk darknes.

To vf� loue in the Iight that Cupid lyketh not ^
But m iome Iecret place ^or where no hght.is ieft^
That there vnl�en hee may comitt dame venus theft /
As if bread iauor'd beft that were byltealm^ got*

Ama la. notte Amore.

£upldo ama l'horror di grotta ofcum,
*Per gvder a fuo modo il fuo dihtto,
M^ftfr* il Tienereo dolce affetto.
Da jpii� gufto il bo^on qwndo fi fura,

AMOR

_X14 EMBLEMATA

A MOR ADDIT I N E R T I B V S ALA S.
adeo e ft ftupld* , natura , mentls afellw ,

cor <£T* ingentum haud indere foffit

pecori Arcadico ille aacommodat a/as:
Mopjum habetem in blandum format e^ arte procnm.

Loue altreth nature.

Thear's not fb dul an afle but Cupid hath the ^

Through loue to whet his wittes^ and mend his doltifh mync�_yThe flow hee maketh quick, hee often altreth kynd ^
Hee giueth manie gifts ^ but mixeth- fweet with fowre *

Amorc fa gPaf�ni leoni.

Neffitno � flgrand' afino, o figroffb , ,
A CM non poffa ^fmor' impennar l'ali,
Gl'rgnoranti r en Je egli a. t /aggi egtwli.
Peruiene a porto chi da Jmore � mojjo.

FOR

EMBLEMATA

FORTIOR EST AGITATVS AMOR.

3eriec. Non eft arbor fortis, nifi in quam ventus frequens
incurfat: ipfa enira vexationeconftringkur,&.radi-
ces certi�s figit.

Strengthened^Tly trauaile.

Eu'n as the ftately ok� whome fordefull wyndes do motie,
Doth faften. more his root the more the tempeft blowes"_}Agamft diiaftres.loue in femnss greater growes,,
And makes each aduers chahee a witnes of his loue.

Tanto piu fcrmo,, quanto pi� fcol�o,

l'Arbor Ja Venti fcoffa e da tempefta
(P/« stnternt, e re/�He ad ogni affalto,
C�ntr'ogni disfauor qualfermo fmalto
S/ moftra U Vero amante₉e immobil refta.

c ON.

»* EMBLEMATA

CONCRESCIT AMOR MOT V.

Plutarch. Quemadmod�m lac coagulo concrefcit: fic

amantcs vnum fiunt Amore.

�

Mouing maketh Vniting.

The miik beeing moued long his nature f�emes to leaue,
And in another kynd is vnto vmon broght,
Right io two louers myndes may not in one bee Wroght,
Before the louer firft repuli�s do receaue.

s'Vnifce Amor col moto.

fbwe s'Vnifce il latte ben battuto,
H tl Jenfo fuo liquor Muien mivltore:
' ^mge col fuo oggetto Amore,

lungo penar , dopo il rifiuto.

IVVAT

^^LCM-i-^�^^tt . f'^¹ '^f

EMBLEMATA

IVVATINDVLGERE DOLORI.

En^medkam auerfatur opem, en, <Podale�ria Jfiernit

<Pocula,qu* ratio porrigit, <tger amans_tPropert. Omnes humanos fandt medicina dolores _>Solus Amor morbi non amat artificem.

Loue refufeth help.

Louelying jfick in bed reie&eth phifik$ fkill^
The caui� of all his grief it grieues him to remoue _yHee knowes loue woorks his grief, yet will not teaue to
No reaion nor no herb can then recure his ilL

Gode del fuo male.

11 medko al bifogno jl ritrouai
�&imante infermo la ragion rifiuta,
(Per darrimedio al⁹ afpra fuaferuta,
Nejfun herba, o ragion al jimor gioua.

I N-

r ~ ~ 7" *" ~~

**» �M�LEMAf A

� N TENEBRIS SINE TE

£um te non video ₃mea luX , Vet nigrd, videntur
Lilia;<& h*tid lucent lucida figna poli,

Lnridus & Jolis mihi_ycrede, eftaureti* orl'm
Ipfi ctiam meUifellif amaror inefl.

�

jtlcfmct killetb.

Not to" enioy the fight of my faire ladies face,-
Makes nothing vnto mee to yeeld his true delight,
The lillie feeijieth black ^ the Sunne to lack his light,
Through abfence of my loue thus altred is the caie.

La gioia m'annoia*

iprin� di Voi tor nrio _y ho guerra in pact,
Mi fembran neri i gigli , ofcuro ilfole,
� putenti Ie ro/e , e k Me.

Per fabfemy �' jfmante il tuttotyiace.

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EMBLEMATA

EST M I S E R O M N I S A M A N S.

J�cer Amor fm��<M Vtinam tm te

Sfi�k�t exftin��as afyiciamque faces.
T� miferwn torquet _> tu me mihi dim prtcari
c^ infanJa mente nefanda

Loues miferie.

Loue liues in miferie and often doth luftayn,
The harmss of heat and cold , and therefore doth defyrc,
That Cupids bow were broke and quenched were his fyre₄louers or the mofte of miferie complayn,

Miferia d*Amofc.

* � \>m l'amante , il CM defire

co/a alleggia ^ftatt , e verno
Pitte come fepolto in J>n' Inferno _fE fempre mat fi M del Jiio mtrim,

A MAN S

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«f V EMBLEMATA

£ M A N S S E C V N D V M TEMPVS.
cj», Spcculum , vt leuis amans , quidquid obijcitur recipjt.
^fj 'er dit vt obieSlo Jfreculum pereunte figuras,

jtque aha* alio mox veniente capit :
Stc ettam incon flans mutatis _tcredite ,ttrris
Quantum ocufo ₉ animo tam procul ibit

out ofmynde.

The glafl� doth ihew the face whyle thereon one dothlook
put gou ,it doth another m lyke manner ihew *

Pnce beemg turn'd away forgotten i_s the view'
So abience hath bm caol� the lousr loue forlook .

Lunge da gl'occhi, lungedal cor�.
Ne lo tyeabi� l'imagine apparifte,
bjtfe s'amra, in \>n mament o sgombra:
to/t r^mante m>.bilecom' ombm

EMBLEMATA

Ouid. AVRO C O N C l L I A T V R AM�R.

CUY Amor (heu) donis vunc illaquearis <& duro?

Qui dum fimpti$itas lila pat erna f uit,
J�x mtro amore foles factlem a � pi r ar e fauorem^

JSlunciacet(ak) Vtrtus^m pretio atpretium eft.

Loue lovgbt and fold.

Loue iuftly may complayn _> and great-abuie relate,
In feeing loue to bee fomtymes for treai�ire fold ^
As thogn high pryfed loue were no more woorth then gold,
And marchants might it i�ll at ordinaat ra te.

A Donna dona.

Gia ft foka trouar per corte/ta
Gmtia , e fauor* amando _y hof al rouerfo,
T�ulla fnb la virti� , fo! lor peruerjo

tuo difiow eapf�YA � Via.

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, EMBLEMATA

N T � I T VENA T I O GAP TV Ms

f�nator fdltii* atque inuia Iti/�ra pererrat ,

ft vagas per iuga fumma few.
Nee ccffator erts qui amds; V ener e neiefje
Non pet et ipfa tuum pr&la cupita finum.

Si ver� aliqua cft inter homines felicitas , ea nori
fine labore exiflit*

The cbafing goetk before tht

Before the deer bee caught it firft muft hunted bec, '
The La<lie eke purfu'd before fhee bee obtaynd^
Payn makes the greater woorth of ought thats thereby gayndy
For nottting eafly gpt Wee do efteemed fee.

Kul la fenza fatica;.

Si fegm il eer M al montere mtt a

l<t Dama anchora ft procacfia^
Folie $h� penfa c h' e Ha dia la cacqia.
che prefto fottf�n, prefto fi jj>

EMBLEMATA

Cic. LITTBRIS ABSENTES V I D E M V S.

in extremif ignoti partilus orbis,
Et proct4 ex otuli* dulcit #mica meis.
te pr*/entem, abfentem lic�t ₃effe
.Si mihi fit >e/bis charta notata tui f.
Seneca. Si imagincs amantibus,etiam abfentium, iucund^ funt^qu�d
jnernoriam renoucnt,&defiderium abfentias falfb accjuc inani ib-
lario leuent: quant� iucundiores funt littene>au«r vera amantis
veftigia, jeras notas afferunt.

Loues ioy is reuyuedby letters.

When loue impatient growes through abl�nce 8c delay^
And with his loue to bee no remedie can fynd.,
Loue letters come to him & teil his louers rnynd^
Whereby his ioy is kept from dying and decay.

Congiunt� fcmpre.
*Per lunga abfmza dmore impattente
l! modo ritrou� da giunger Palme,
fBenche /�an fpatte Ie corporee falme.
tAmor lontan f er lettere � prefente.

FLAMr

'M EMBLEMATA

F LAMMESGIT V T E R a V E.

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Lucret. Exprimitur Validis extritut �irilus ignh.
Et micat interdum flammai ferwdus eirdor_t

inter f e ntmiftirpef^ue ternntitr.

Loue enkjndkth lo,ue.

A kynd of wood there is, that rubbed with thelamp,
Poth firft encreafe in heat and laftly ccme¹ on fyre,
So do two louers eyes encreafe their hot defyre,
When Ipues augmented ifprce doth bpth their hartes enflarnc,

Cofi s'infiamma,

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*&W legni infame fcofii £ poco a poe*
pan fianimq <trdente: arde non men l^m
n?ep<t!j>a _t�fcontra Vna hltA pre&antt.

EMBLEMATA

ACITATA R E V I V O.

Ou�d. Vt p*n� exftini�um cinertm p fulphur e tangas,

friuet, <6r ex minima maximus ignis erit:
Sicnifivitaris ,quidquid reuocab�t amorem,
Flamma redardefcet, qu* modo mdlafuit.

Loft loues fyeedie recouerie.

The candle thats blown out _y may bee blown in agayn,,
If ^raight-wayes it bee donne ^ \vhyle fyre doth yet endure,
So loue by chance put out, loue may perchance recure^
But it mufl bee in tyme, els blowing is in vayn.

V- �

Chi vi torna, fi raccende.
(PreStb s'ascencle la candela fpenta_tSe'llufignuolo anch' ardei^fmor' antfora
(~�n poca w/a accendejt? innamora.
f�enfugge il mal chi U cagion pauent<t.

'3* EMBLEMATA

Tibull. CLVISENIMSECVRVS AMA V «l T.

PJutarch. y_t flamma nee premi poteft, nee quie/cere: fic leuis
atque inquietus femper amantis eft animus.



A M O R V M E M B L E M ATA, � 16 V R I S M N E I S IN CI S A f STVDIO OTHONIS V M^l .1MWWV.V ^: ' � �' ' i 9 4- T* A y O-t VG-DVNENSIS, Emblemes of Louc, itb Verfes in Latin , Englijh , and Itatian.

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_t�<> EMBLEMATA Plaut. CELEREM OPORTET �SSE AMATORIS MANVM. Quant tilt fors vltro _y aut occa/io donat amicam, ' Kf J^ernas , alert Jed caf� dona manu.

		. 3$old and redie . A fwift and redie hand belohgeth to a louer, To take hold where hee iees aduantage to bee iought, That no occafion chance to flip away vncaught^ Becaufe if hec it loie _Ohee can u not recouer. Ardiro^e prefto. Torta alata la deHra Amof alato , !Per Volar ratto , il fone braccio Hende^ Pocht lafcia fuggir _y molt i m prende. dccorto , e rtHQ t rinnamorato.

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		(Pof? <�onam Ztfiyrw , furgit po$l nub�la (jtm defauit hiems , turn aequomftrata iacent. Non riw _y inuiclU quam ceffet f*ua procdU $ atrox turbo , yuiefcet amans.

jffter a tempeft a calme. The fea is neuer ftill jbut when the wyncl Right fo the louers mynd is n�uer in r�pofe^ Till fprtunes rage bee clonne _, & enuie force doth The caule of ill remou'd ^ the ill fbon after ceal�th, Dopo Ia tempefta bonaccia, kfentn che Jjtira il Vento , non � calma, E mentre inuidia T?er/a il fuo Veleno $)i verace amator nel caldo feno, $f (ofcoinfetta non ribofa l'alma. * v_t j
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		In Atnorcs ab Othonc Vacnio dplineatos. Ciimprimumpatrio'uifaejl e gurgite Cypris T otter e fejpt c af ut rore fluentts aqu&, gualis er at, talem venienti reddidit &uo* Et fecum iufiit viuereCoa manu. Paulatim niue& cedebant corpore gutt&, lurarcs tremulwn furgere femper opta. L&ua videbatttr lymphis illttdere ^alma, Stringebat tenues altera palma Jinit* Do��ior Ottonis tot dextera pinxit Amorcs, gemitu* & quot gaudia nutrit Amot. i pharetris occurrunt vndique Diui, t rividas, f�d fine luce _y f aces. ». r r Et quamuts maneant, geminas librantur tn alds> Et hil cum noceant,Jpiculaf&ua gerunt. Si f as eU , Venu* ipfa tuo concedit honori* lam toties nati cufpide Ufa fui. Si fa est tftmiles , V&ni > fyeramitt Amores^ $&uius armatos, & magt innocuos.* Daaiel Heinfius.



		In Cupidincs Othonis Vxn�. .J Jflderat in vulgum tot fe prodire fguris Nudits Amor, varios quot ft r uit ipfe dolof j flumbea folltcito quot fpicula mifcet amaro, Aurea quot dulci tingit inun&a, fauo . ftderat > & late artifcem vejligat, at UU Obuia qu&renti ft Dea forte Venu* . Subjlitit, & curas matcrnam effatur ad aurem_:Rif�t >&an tantw te latet auttor! ait . tVeneres memtnifle tu<M ypropriamtfa f ar ent cm Si tot es ) & V#al t u weinlmffe potes . upa fibi fraxiteles de me lic ui ff e putamt, Corpom hoc nndi cum [imilauit ebur 5 floc quoque permtfit de te fibi V^nit^s audaX, Pittori &V$ti quod lubct, omm licet. cquid hymu > quicquid creat <vnda_}quot facies difcolor orbis habet*; quoque tot Jpecies effingit & dmulaformat & mat r K f Ut vincit op m. quos tauros non lufit <vacca Myroms ^ 0n vit� aues > carbafa pi£�a



		icuitprifci, Mr nonprtfexiibw* Nonfoletartifcilongwoceredtes. Crefcit, dr ingewurn vires acquirtt ab &uo > T:u quoque te puero nequior ipfe cluis. \J[ptadtes frui�v* watufat in arbore, mejjes SeriorAutumnut�* bownwjla, vehit, Candidw &fwpkx imberbi fob loue Mundu* guifuit , ah quantum vtmc vafer tlle Japit $ Camcie vindt fuccreuit & ^Art� wagiftra, Creuerunt wcu* & tua iela pucr. tMiUe ioca ,& frautum creiierunt willefgur. Et mirum, hos Vml mire operofa rtianw fmgerefipotuit viuoque animafle colore / Qup fine, t u c&cum ml ntfi funw eraf. N dia Deum Dcita ,fi non notefiat ab vfe , Nullum Numev adejl ,fi modo cttltw dbeftt Hoc tibi cumnoftri dederit follertia Venl> 4vpotes auffori'non bonu* ffibonp! H&cVenH. Erftbtti� Pi&o t ener ore Cupido^ Terque agili pennt, ter pede ptanxit humum; &taternumqtie prius male quem culpakdt Apelleri* ttMox amat, & gemivi fratris ad-ivjlar habet. t Max.


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	// patforel de campi > c del ouile, £de m&ri> e de venti il buon nocchicr; 310 Venitt* nou* Venere gentile* - Couipartid'Amor>fei padreverOj JE rinouando i giouenili erron fAnimo�tanco A�egn�r wdori. 'tome nb fempre vdiaTbotfili squ�k Che vnjempo tenne anchor rorecchiefordt; Ne cinfefpadtt ilgenerofo Achille 7>4 farmi ^rechefoUijkngue mgork* tM& per sfogar d'Amor l'alte jwilk J>e Ucetra tocco Ie mo�i corde: Cofi ttttri U grwituoi lauori fer refpirar rimembri i frimi ardorl i Benedetti.



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				Cupidine alla giouetttui r che del miofoco \>n tor f accenfa "lAlma voce di <Dio Ttkne ad ejfetto Che di crefcer al rnondo impone e ap Voce d'alto poter, 4'ardent e affetto Tutto cio che nel mondo ft comprende d'Obedir a ntia legge�ien co/lretto jfdunque non � �iafmo ,adun<}uelice Sentir del dolcejmortafammaahrices Seguir l'ormed'Jmor non e 4tfnere₉Commandato d�iendalfmmolddio, Domo ogri* altro pof er f' 2)io d4more* ₄B deftoin V�i digenerar deflo. Sinno i quatro dementi il nm �alore $ 3{iceuon Ie mie kggie il mio lelfio Seguotfjfinet' i �rttiti in dokt paci, B gl⁹ animali di raggion tapaci. $enton gl> tugei del aria »9 i pt[A In mr* Quel dolce waf che �mot difyenfar fuolc» La falamanJrain foc* monflra amare_?Quafihuom* e $onna, en cklla Luna � il Sou rf �itenda J� �anm a rincontrare j, E per U cotfi lor genera» puole , Ogni cofa cretta in quejlo mwerfo* $erbe>piante, metalli fin** fcnfo*
		CupUstylftle to tkt yongtr forti. en oght with ardent heat i kindie and inflanie, Then is accqtnplifhed & broght in orders frame, That forcefuli woord of yore, wherein ftil force dothIy, That wild each thing ac firftjCncreafTe and multiply, What after nature liues, liues fubied vnto mee > Allyeildingto my lawmuft alimyYaflalles bee. Obedience vnto mee importes not anieblame> Since alLcomaundingwill ordayneth fbthefatne. Myvnrcftrayned force to allthat moue &liue, A luft to procreate , mofte liberally doth giue . Ih elements all fowre, all what appeers to bee, By inclination fhew accordance vnto mee, Yea eu'nafwell the things that reaf�nlefTe are fotind, As that fame race wherin reafondothmoft abound_aThefifhamiddes thedeep &fowles that fly aboue. Po all well know & fynd what thing itisto loue. T ho Salamander doth not leaue deer loues defyre, Since I it do conferue with him admiddes the fyre. Behold the Sun & Moon, refembling man and wyf> H ow they remayn in heau'n ialoue and lafting lyf. By whofe coniun<S�on all what men on earth do fynd A^e both produc'd & kept in novvriture an4 kynd. Their fpringing 8c encreafe 8c food they fr V nto th^ tr eef and plaiits vvhkb by them ^



		EMBLEMATA *A MOR - T H R N v S<** i � � -* die$ tUmptfae poten diflbluere amorem, r. � f^J'* *
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	Jnmlw hoc angaijf� tibi curwtw in orbem, Temporis tternifigu VetuSa ₃wtant.

Loue is euerlafling. No tyme can ruinloue _> true loue weemuft inteiicf, Becaufe not lafting ftill it hath not that efteem, The endlef�e ferpent- ring vnending tyme dothf�enij Whereinloue ftill remaines Fr�m euer hauingend» A mor ctcrno. tlnnamllata ferpe mofira e apprende Laferma eternita : l'Amor Verace In quelta viuefempre,* non jl sface, nutta Poffende*



EMBLEMATA -Arift. PERFECTVS AMOR NON EST NI SI AD VNVM.

		amat^ en e ff er t Vnum, Vnum ccce coronat, Et reliquos numeros , en, pede calcat Amor. In plures quoties riuos deducitur amnis, Fit minor ,atque Vnda defici�nte pent.

				Elige cut dicds , tu mihi fola places.

	Only om. No number els but one in C�pids right is claymedj All numbers els befydes h� f�ts his foot vpon, Becaufe a louer ought to loue but only one. A ftreame d^iperft in partes the force thereof is ma'ymedL fblo.

			ita Vnol Cupido _y e percbe pecc* Jiuifo , il numero nel fuolo Calca col pi� , del^y Vno gode f oio . Sparfo in pit} V ene �>n rio preHo fi fecca. CRES-



		EMBLEMATA Virg. CRESCEttT 1LLJE, CRESCETIS AMQRES. C ,;-" F�lix infitwflw ntmttm ramw adoptat, \Arlore de duplici fiat Vt Vna ,facit: jftqwAmor �geminis concinnatamantibw Vnwni Vdk dtiobwictem $ nolleduobw idem.

			Vnited. The graff� that in the tree by arte is fixeH faft^ Kynd naturedoth conioyn to grow in one together, So two loues ioynd in one one root doth nownih either^ In one hart and defyre they both do liue and laft, Duojfbn'vno. QUA ft ptanta cheporta doppio frutto_ySono duealmeftrette in dokt nodo, Che Vtuono in Vn corpo fcrmo, e fodo , Hanno Vn corfolo ₃ e lor commune � il tutt.* AMAN-



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		EMBLEMATA

AMANTIS VERI COR,VT SPECVLVM SPLENDIDVM, , nitidum, haudfalkns Tp�culum decet effe^ Sic Verusquoqut/Jt, nonfimuljtusAmor-, um cdndidw, tffqut animttmfertfronte in aperta. male.

	^f and pur.* Euenas thej^^dothiighdyftew the face, The louer muft appeer nght as hee is in deed for m tnelaw of ta hath loyal_tle decreed, _I0od with true louemufthaue no byding place, Ghiaro,epuro, l/o fyecchio Vn Vi/o t^le t^J'� , co/� doweble l'amatore frloftrar J i fan , row' � t/ew/ro, «/ core. ^owiew f^»e al dat t o fa k \>₀gl�a e»ual?_t

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EMBLEMATA Seneca. OPTIMVM AMORIS POCVLVM, \(T AMERI S, AM A, Philoftm. Sume me M , fwnam ipfe tu<ts_y mea vita ,fagittM � Nonaliter noHer conciliatur amor. Cic_f Nihil minus Kominis ei�e vidctur> qi�m non rc/ponderc in artiore ijs, a quibus prouocerc.

	j >e>arre. *Tlie vvoundes thatlouers giue are willingly receaued, Whcn with.two dartes of louc eacb hits each ethers harte, Th'ones hurt the ethers curcs and takcs awayt\|je fmarte^ So as noone of both is of his vvilh bereaued, Reciproco. Dl reciprocke piaghe jfmor flgode\ QUJ ft f er ijl on duo leali ainant� ^ Et ambo liet i gaJono ne l punt i, Scociando tienji hn\ e I⁹altro proJe.

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		-------------------------------- � -^� _�0 EMBLEMATA « « » CRATA BELLI CAVSSA.. Porphyr. Cupidinem cnixa Venus, illumque paruulum rcmancre vi- dens, oraculum adijt, a quo inteliexit tum demum fore vtcre- fceret, c�m alium pareret filium: peperit Anterotem, qui Cu- pidinioppofitus, &,curneodeamoris palma decertans, ipfius incrementi cauiTa fuit.

			fontending encreafith loue, Cupid and Anteros do ftryue the palme to haue, Louing and beeing lotid together do contend, The viftorie doth mofte on louing beft depend, Which either rightly deemes his trueft loue may craue, Dolci ire, dolci sdegni, dolci paci. Gareggian duo J[mori_togn Vn s'afferm <Per mf�wtar la Vincitrice palma, Vuol Jtincer l'vn del' altro il corpo_te �aima, fnitd nafce l'altra guernt, AMAN-



.i» EMBLEMATA AMANTIBVS OMNIA C O M M V N I A. Fortuna(en)gemini6 cyatho dat amoribus Vno amara vice _t

	Tac.deMor. Nefc mulierextravirtutum cositationes extraq: bellorum Gerni. _r . r � � - � - *� � / � � - i** cafus putet , iplis mcipientis matninonij aufpicijs admonctur, vcnire /e /aborum pericul�rumqj fbciam, idem in pace^idem in pra:lio pafTuram^aufuramque.

		Lyke fortune to lot h. Fortune one cup doth fill equall to loucrs twayn₃And how-fo-ere the taifte bee either fowre or fweet, To one and vnto both it equally is meet₃That either haue his parte in pleaf�re or in payn. Commune � il tutto. Fortuna mele e feit in Vna tazgd Verf a a gl'amanti ,il bene e il male infieme jfmfo figodon' fino al' hore ejtreme^ ; ch' Vccide ambeduochi l'Vno amazga. DVO



	EMBLEMATA DVO SIMVL VIVENTES AD INTELLIG END VM ET *AGENDVM VLVS* VALENT QJTA M VNVS.**
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			/ hwnerls geftttur jfmor pede ctaudus Wrojue: fcfiituat hk oculos ,commodat ille pedes. fyndido amore mbdm&iw _> nil dulciu* _y atque , magis ac auxi/iare nihil.

		jfs one band Tbajheth the other., Loue aydfull vnto loue kynd aAions do deftry^ The louer beeing lame direfts him that is blynd, The blynd that beares the lame declares his louing myncf^ Thus the defeds of th'onethe other doth l�pply. TVna mano laua l'altra. Legambeal z$f)f>o, & iftropp�ato prefta 11 pmercieco _> pet hauw laguida ^ La fcambieuor aita i cori a/fiJa, Egioua afopportar la Vlta



		it EMBLEMATA Socrat. AMORIS FINIS EST,VT D VO VNVM FIANT VQLVN- TATBETAM-ORE. %, Leo Hebr. Amantiumcopulatiofpiritalis fieri poteft ,corporalis necj quam,&idcircogeminantureorum xgritudines proptervnio corporeas defe&um. Lucret. Namqut in eo fpes eft , Vnde efl ardoris origo, fyftwgui quoqucpofte ab eodtm corpore flammam, Quod/�eri contra coram natura repugnat. Vnion is loues "toi/h. The lotters long defyre Kis hope doth keep contented, That laftly with Kis loqe vnited hee agree. One mynd in bodyes twayn may well contoyned bee, But yet with payn to bpth _when bodyes are abfented! l'Vnione � il fin d'amore. (Duo coti in Vno Amor ftr'mge ,e congiunve, Lo Jpirto �mifce ft, ma tgli � impotente ' Vnir duo corpi in Vno, e fotamcnte � � t. -^ lieto Amore questo mal ei punge.



		EMBLEMATA CEDERE NOLO IOVI.SED CEDE RE COCOR AMORI. Difce cupidimis concedere Termine dextrit, federe quem dkunt non Tooluiffe fout. Qui bene ccepit Amor,nonhunclong<tuaVetuftat, Fortuna ₃ aut tondem termmet V�a dies. . Quis hgtm del amantibut* Maior lex jimor eft

			7<Lotbing hindreth loue. None els but Cupid can put back the terme of loue, To which all muft giue place, yea loue himfelf and all, Each beeing by his power broght in fubie�tyue thralle. Saue only loue it felf whichforcemay not remoue. Ni^lla impedifce Amore. Trapaffa Amor' il termim ₃ che molto Temuto � dalgmn Gioue, che in effetto Pjol puo fuggir al termine foggettO} <Per tutto paffo jimor libero ₉ e fciolto. *vicn*



			EMBLEMATA

Senec, VICITETSVPEROS A M O R, loquitur flc

		Tu fitce_y ne/�ioqttiQs,efto contenfus amores Irritare tua : nee Uudes ajfere noftrus . Ftliw huic Venerif � jigat tuus omnia Ph®be , arcw₃4it : ' quant ofe animalia cedunt DeQjttnt� minor eft twglaria noftw

	Lotte fubduetk all. When Cupid drew his bow bright Phebus breft to woti^d .* Althogh quoth hee to him ., thow Python down haeft broght As beafts farre leile then Gods in all efteem are thoght, So thy force lefT� clien myne know that it f hal bee found. Vince ogni eofa Amore, Phebo dmov tlrando Vna faetta do graue, Almio mmenJa impem tl cielo _y <& ogni D/o altkra<_rte cof^ mvt4 /o/' � foggettti . f? �& � + p* ^t>*S^ K I H I N



		EMBLEMATA \ NIHIL TAM DVRVMET FERREVM , QJOD NON AMORIS T E L I S P1R.ERINGATVR. _% T>efendlt Tartbi celeres lorica fagitta, Ferrew Vmh adem ferri inhibere nihil a telis pharetntti munil Quem ferit hic Volucri cujfride , tntnfadtgit.* contra quisfent arm <Deos?

			reJtHeth loue* No iron nor no fteel the force of loue can fheeU, The littie archers darte doth pierce where-fo hee lift » And makes the force of Mars vnable to refift, Thiis by him all the world is vanquifht and muft yeild. TrapafTa il tutto. Ne acciar^neferro _fne \>alor _}ne pondo E c h' al dar do d'Amor re fitter pojfa, Leggiermente trapajfo i cori₃e l'ojfa, (jde afitoi Hrali quant Q abbraccia il mondt.



		«4 EMBLEMATA QVI BINOS INSECTATVR LEPORES,NEVTRVM C A P I T* i ' f^num age: nam geminos Jlmul infe&atur eodem Tempore qui lepores, fap� <6? Vtroque caret. fautusamans Vnam tantum Venatur amicam, N.am fyem midtmoliu ludificatwamor.

			t bat catchetb at much takes bold of litle. Hee that two hares doth chafe gets fildome anie one,, So lykwyf� doth hee fpeed that doth two loues embrace., For true loue ftill by kynde flyes from a doubl� face ^ Deuyded loue del�rues the loyall loue of none. 4 Chimolto abbraccia,pocoftringe. £hi con leggiero cor duo lepri caccia, E chi non men Itggw ferm a dm Dume, Per appagare l'amorofe brame, due perdera l'orme ,e la tntcci. P �-



		- EMBLEMATA \ ��D. ETENT.IM.

Propert. ^ft ^eluti primo taurus detreclat aratra, Poft Venit ajjueto mollis ad arm iugo: Sic primo imenes trepidant in amore feroces , $*oft domiti^mites a^m <& iniqua ferunt.

	<By litle and litle. The ox will not at firft endure to beare the yoke_>JBut trayned is in tyme to bee therewith enured, So hee lykwyfe that will to loue not bee alured,, Muft bee content in tyme that loue fhall beare the ftroke, Poco a poco. �/ toro _tda principio i/ gtogo fcuote, Ma lo fopporta al fin con patienzg $ Se da prindpio l'huom fa nf�Hm^a _r$ fin 1^JAmore dominarlo puote . ILLB



		'«« - EMBLEMATA �LLE FVGA SILVAS SALTVSQ^VE PERAGRAT, Fruftra: nam Virg. H.ERET LATERI LETHALIS ARVNDCK Propert. Quofugls,ak,demens ? nutla tft fuga: tu lic�t Vfque jfd Tanaim fugids > Vfqu� fequetur dtnw. Non /l Tegafeo Ve��tris in aera dorfo, tibi fi tperfci mouerit ala pedes.

			To late to fly. Tis n�w in^ayn to fly fond louer as jhowarte₃Itbootes thee not at all to run thow wotfl not where,, For that which makes thee fly thy felf in thee doeft beare, But to fly from thy felf furpaffeth all thy arte. Troppo tarda fuga. <Pian pidno ^ b la ? fi ratto non fuggire, <Pouer* amant e ,cb* hai loftml nel core Como ptnfifuggir* tl D/o d⁹ Arno f e _y Che teco 4�berga> e che � Vwl feguire? RES



	EMBLEMATA R E S IMMODERATA C Y P I D O EST,

akdt Amor pede menfumm _y at^ doniantiafrena^bunc ISLnlla lupata modus ,lex , retinada mouent. Propert. *Err&t* ₅ qui finem Vefon� qu#rit Amorls . Amor nullum nouit habere modum.

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		Lom is not to bee meafund. The meafure and the rayn Cupid reie&eth quyte ^ For loue is meafiireleile and doth no rule contayn Yo ftryue to brydle loue is labo.r (pent in vayn - For each thing meafure keeps faue only Cupids nught. Amor non ha miftira, Freni, e mifure jfmor Jffolu�, e Vteta � Neffuna legge �for^a d lui contende, <Pm dito Vola ebt non fi comprende., Ijxcetto m hert amar > in tiitto � meta.
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		*�s. EMBLEMATA VIRTVTIS RADIX A M O R.** f PJato. Anima immerfa corpori, Amoris expcrgifcitur ftimulis: Sc hincprimi ad honefta impctus capiuntur. C k. Sine ftudio &c ardore quodamAmoris in vitanihil quidquam fit egregium.

			Loue is the caufe ofvirtue. Mofte great and woorthie deeds had netter bin atchyued, If in reipect ofloue they had not bm beguhne^ Loues vidorie hath made more victories bee wonne,, From loue-brcd virtuc then thus were they firft deryued. Virturadicc d'Amore. Non fora Hercole �lluftre cle fi ammira, Se �Amor non Jenttm il dokt ardore, ./�' Vtrt� ?ion s'arriua fen% Jfmore i* e eer f o dardo alfuo bel fin fe tira. GON-



		H EMBLEMATA Impedocles. CONSERVAT CVNCTA C V P I D O. Ni ctelum ac mundi iotiw machina, Amore, Qoncordi vritta ac pace ligata forent, Omnia deficerent "bindis demmta folutis - & terra orbem^cmElctfe firuatAmor.

			jfll depends Vpon loue, . The litle God of loue tr$nfpeaifeth with his dartes The heauens and eke the eartn in muficall accord, .\ For without loue it were a chaos of difcord , Thats faftned now in one of well conioyned partes. Conferua il tutto Amore. , Fandullo Amore il ciel_tl'onde, e la term Trapajft conjui dardi^�mifce i cori; H mondo fora �>n chaos pim d'horrori sfmor^cb' ogni cofa nutre, e fernt* ATLAN



'l< EMBLEMATA A T L AtfT E MAIOR.

		himeris Atlas tulit, Alcideffe viciftim : * M calum <? termmfert fimul Vntts Arno f. $(obw Amoris enim non cedit riribw vllis j <&� dtlante hinc maior habendm

	then Adas the heauens bore as poets haue vs told, Whome Hercules did help ,for which both are admyrecl, IBut more is Cupids-povver, where noayd is requyred, Which by mayn force of loue doth heauen and earth vphold. Piu fortc d'Atlante, Softiene Jtlante il Gel, l'emulo Si tfor%a d� portar l'eccdfo albergo: $ol porta Jmorful pargoletto tergo ttrm>elcitl,e ognipotenzg



		3* EMBLEMATA Muf. ERO NAVIS AMO RI S, H ABENS TE ASTRVM LVCIDVM,. l Fata regunt hommes: blmdi lunguntur a wan ter _y ⁽ lpfo(quis credat?) concil�ante Deo. Hic facit > �>t,}>eluti magmtem <Par r ba fis Vrfa, Ducat amatorem dukts amica fuum.

			The north-ftarre of lom. From fupreame power and might almoft to euerie Ordayned is a mate of it ielf proper kynde ., Which as the Adamant atrackts ;the louers mynde, What heau'n and lobe once dqth. can bee yndonnc by «s rOcchio amato � la mia ftella. � 11 fupremo motor quafi prefcriu� ./� tutti �m mezgo che l'amante inuita, £om� il fettentrion la calamita j Non fu�fuggir' (deun quekhel del fcnut. PRI



		₄o EMBLEMATA Terent. PRIMOS ADITVS DIFFICILES H A B � T. X Qutd leporis te Vincla tmmt^quln p�rgis,& omnem Bxuis in primo limine fando metum ? Scilicet omnis amans ₅ V t primum cernlt amicam _ytimoreftupet, pr0.000000tupofe timet.*

			Beginings are dificill. When loue firft makes approche accefle to [oue to Seeking by fute to get his ladies loue and grace, Fearespulles him back behynd^ and fhame doth mafh his face, And fo twixt hope and feare perplext hee doth remayn. Ogni principio � duro, Fnna il tlmor l'Amante al primo arriuo Impallidifce innanzj al fuo lel fok: Non fa fcuoprlrfi, lalbe ha Ie parole, Ld Jj>eranz& _? e'l timor f allo ji fchiuo. MEDIO



f EMBLEMATA Ouid. MEDIO TVTISSIMVS IBIS. , 3)dalu,en_} medium temt_}extremakanis-,ille Tranfuolat, hic vntrfw nomine fignat aquas. Gaudet .Amor medio _tnec fumma nee infima qu*rit- Si qua Voles apt� nubere , nubepari.

		Fly in the middefl. See that thy cours bee right with Dedalus addreft, For if thow % to high dildayn may thee d�grace; Or jf to low thow % thow doeft thy ielf deLfe lyke to loue his lyke befitteth euer beft.

	Tiend al mezzo. T>i VeJalo _y e dd figlio baWt to jw la via di mezzo , a/rena il />/,�, Tropf alto non Volar _y m £roppo baffo, llmeglio � d'amar fempre il fua pa�ec$hio .* AMOR.



44 EMBLEMATA Ennius. AMOR CERTVS IN RE INCERTA CERNITVR. ti Vt adulteriumexplora priiis indice, quant fit*

		Itto opus : band aliter rite probandu* Amor. Scilitet Vt fuluum fpeclatur in �gnibtu aurum: Tempwe /ie <Jur� eft infcicienda fides.

	Lottes triall. As gold is by the fyre and by the fournace And thereby rightly known if it bee bid or good, Hard fortune and deftrefle do make it vnderftood^ Where true loue doth remayn and fayned loue reiyde Comc Toro nel fbco* Su la pietnt, e nel foco l'orjt prdua, & nel bijogno ₉ come l'or nel foco, Si dee moftrar leale in ovni loco J O i l'dmante \ e alhor fi vee d'Amor It proua.