117813The nourse to still her child will tell my storie,

814And fright her crying babe with TARQVINS name.

815The Orator to decke his oratorie,

816Will couple my reproch to TARQVINS shame.

817Feast-finding minstrels tuning my defame,

818 Will tie the hearers to attend ech line,

819 How TARQVIN wronged me, I COLATINE.

118820Let my good name, that sencelesse reputation,

821For COLATINES deare loue be kept vnspotted:

822If that be made a theame for disputation,

823The branches of another roote are rotted;

824And vndeseru'd reproch to him alotted,

825 That is as cleare from this attaint of mine,

826 As I ere this was pure to COLATINE.

119827O vnseene shame, inuisible disgrace,

828O vnfelt sore, crest-wounding priuat scarre!

829Reproch is stampt in COLATINVS face,

830And TARQVINS eye maie read the mot a farre,

831"How he in peace is wounded not in warre.

832 "Alas how manie beare such shamefull blowes,

833 Which not thēselues but he that giues thē knowes.