1371Imagine Pericles arriude at Tyre,

1372Welcomd and setled to his owne desire:

1373His wofull Queene we leaue at Ephesus,

1374Vnto Diana ther's a Votarisse.

1375Now to Marina bend your mind,

1376Whom our fast growing scene must finde

1377At Tharsus, and by Cleon traind

1378In Musicks letters, who hath gaind

1379Of education all the grace,

1380Which makes hie both the art and place

1381Of generall wonder: but alacke

1382That monster Enuie oft the wracke

1383Of earned praise, Marinas life

1384Seeke to take off by treasons knife,

1385And in this kinde, our Cleon hath

1386One daughter and a full growne wench,

1387Euen right for marriage sight : this Maid

1388Hight Philoten: and it is said

1389For certaine in our storie, shee

1390Would euer with Marina bee.

1391Beet when they weaude the sleded silke,

1392With fingers long, small, white as milke,

1393Or when she would with sharpe needle wound,

1394The Cambricke which she made more sound

1395By hurting it or when too'th Lute

1396She sung, and made the night bed mute,

1397That still records with mone, or when

1398She would with rich and constant pen,

1399Vaile to her Mistresse Dian still,

1400This Phyloten contends in skill

1401With absolute Marina: so

1402The Doue of Paphos might with the crow

1403Vie feathers white, Marina gets

1404All prayses, which are paid as debts,

1405And not as giuen, this so darkes

1406In Phyloten all gracefull markes,

1407That Cleons wife with Enuie rare,

1408A present murderer does prepare

1409For good Marina, that her daughter

1410Might stand peerlesse by this slaughter.

1411The sooner her vile thoughts to stead,

1412Lichorida our nurse is dead,

1413And cursed Dioniza hath

1414The pregnant instrument of wrath.

1415Prest for this blow, the vnborne euent,

1416I doe commend to your content,

1417Onely I carried winged Time,

1418Post one the lame feete of my rime,

1419Which neuer could I so conuey,

1420Vnlesse your thoughts went on my way,

1421Dioniza does appeare,

1422With Leonine a murtherer. Exit.