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Rh Which made me full wo, it chanced so, Because I look at my mistresse so coy: Therefore, when she is merily Disposed, look you curteously: Receiue her for your ioy. Receiue her for your ioy.

I. Tomson.

Hen as the Hunter goeth out, with hounds in brace. The Hart to hunt, and set about, with wilie trace, He doth it more to see and view, Her wilinesse (I tell you true.) Her trips and skips, now here, now there, With squats and flats, which hath no pere.

More than to win or get the game to beare away: He is not greedie of the same, (thus Hunters saie: So some men hunt by hote desire, To Venus Dames, and do require With fauor to haue her, or els they wil die, they loue her, and prooue her, and wot ye why?

Forsooth to see her subtilnesse, and wily way. When they (God knows) mean nothing lesse than they do say: For when they see they may her win, They leaue then where they did begin. they prate and make the matter nice, And leaue her in fooles paradice.