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There was a Heyward or neteyarde that had the keeping of a great herde of Cattell in a large common, as Gotes, Sheepe, Mares, Kyne, Hores, and Bullockes, And it happened that a Bull amongt the herde (called by y$e$ herdman Chiarino) became in looue wyth a iolye yonge Heighfare, that had diuers trimme markes and pottes on her kinne, and was fauoured and belyked alo of the Herdman —ho for hir beautie and fayrenee named hir likewie Incoronata, and many times did crowne hir with a garlande of undrye ortes of flowers. Ill fortune willinge it, and hir detinye with all, this fayre yonge Heighfare playing and leaping from hill to hill, unfortunately fell and brake hir necke, and with hir fall dyed. This herdman implye fleade hir, and with hir fayre kinne made him an open caock auadge fahion. Now I leaue you to imagine the rage and madnee of this Bull, lacking his fayre yonge heighfare, that like other Bulles wandered vp and downe to eeke hir. In this raging betiall loue of hys, the herdeman foolihly cat vpon him the caock made of the heighfares kinne, which this Bull eing runneth fiercely vnto the herdeman, lowing