30399For heare her but examplified by her selfe,

304100When all her chiualry hath bene in France

305101And she a mourning widow of her Nobles,

306102She hath her selfe not only well defended,

307103But taken and impounded as a stray, the king of Scots,

308104Whom like a caytiffe she did leade to France,

310105Filling your Chronicles as rich with praise

311106As is the owse and bottome of the sea

312107With sunken wrack and shiplesse treasurie.

313108Lord. There is a saying very old and true,

314109If you will France win,

110Then with Scotland first begin:

315111For once the Eagle, England being in pray,

316112To his vnfurnish nest the weazel Scot

317113Would suck her egs, playing the mouse in absence of the (cat:

319114To spoyle and hauock more than she can eat.

320115Exe. It followes then, the cat must stay at home,

321116Yet that is but a curst necessitie,

322117Since we haue trappes to catch the petty theeues:

324118Whilste that the armed hand doth fight abroad

325119The aduised head controlles at home:

326120For gouernment though high or lowe, being put into parts,

328121Congrueth with a mutuall content like musicke.

330122Bi. True: therefore doth heauen diuide the fate of man

331123 in diuers functions.

333124Whereto is added as an ayme or but, obedience:

334125For so liue the honey Bees, creatures that by awe

336126Ordaine an act of order to a peopeld Kingdome:

337127They haue a King and officers of sort,

338128Where some like Magistrates correct at home:

339129Others like Marchants venture trade abroad:

340130Others like souldiers armed in their stings,

341131Make boote vpon the sommers veluet bud:

342132Which pillage they with mery march bring home

343133To the tent royall of their Emperour,

344134Who busied in his maiestie, behold

345135The singing masons building roofes of gold: