Oft tymis is denyid his purpose ; Mercie. Soche daungir exile hym all uttirly, L'envoye. When ye unto this balade have infpeccion Truft it well the makir is alle your owne, Explicit the X. Commaundementes of Love. 77 84 91 98 The IX. Ladies Worthie. Quene Sinope. PROFULGENT in precioufnes, o Sinope the Quene! Of all feminine berynge the sceptir and regalie, [fene, Subduyng the large countrie of Armenie', as it was For maugre ther mightis thou ybrought them for to applie, Thin honor to encrefin and thy power to magnifie; O most renoumed Hercules! with al thy pompous bofte This princes toke the prifonir and put to fighte thine Ladie Hippolyte. [host. Yet Hercules wexed red for fhame when I fpake of Hippolyt, Chief patrones and captain of the peple of Sinope, Which with her amorous chere and with coragious might She fmote the unto the ground for all thy cruiltie, Wherfore the dukeship of Diamedes and dignitie Unto her gretè laudè and glorie perpetuall Attributid by all is with triumphè laureall. Ladie Deiphile. The most noble triumphè of this ladie Deiphile L 14 But she with her fiftir Agrifè them did dounè caft, And with furious fire the cite ybrent at last. Ladie Teuca. 21 O pulchrior fole in beautie and full ylucident, Of all feminine creturis the moftè formous flour! In Italy reigning with gret chevalry right fervent, Chaiftifed the Romainis as maisftris and conquèrour, O lady Teuca! mochil was thy glorie and honour, Yet mochil more was to commende thy grete benigIn thy perfite living and virginall chastitie. Quene Penthefilea. [nite O ye Trojanis! for this noble Quene Penthefile Sorowe her mortalitie with dolorous compaffion, Her love was towardis you fo pregnante and fertile, Which that againift the proude Grek is made defenfion, With her victorious hand was al her affeccion [joie To lafhe the Grekis to ground, and with ther hert'is To revengin the coward deth of noble' Hector of Quene Thamyris. [Troie. O thou most rigorous Quene Thamyris invincible ! Upon the ftrong and hideous peple of citees reining, Whiche by thy grete powir and by wittis fenfible Ytokift in battaile captive Cyrus, the grete King Of Perfia and of Media, his hed in blode lying; [ftid, Thou baddift him to drinkin of the blode he hadthurAnd xxii. M. of his hofle there were distreffsid. Ladie Lampedo. 42 The famous loude trumpè ymade of gold yforgid fo Hath blowinfo up the fame and glory environ [bright Of this lady Lampedo, with her fiftir Mafifit, Many an high toure she raifid, and ybilt touris long, Quene Semiramis. Lo here Semiramis, the Quene of 49 grete Babilon, The mofte generous gem and the floure of lovily favor, Whofe excellent powir from Mede unto Septentrion Florished in her regally as a mightie conqueror, Subdued al Barbary, and Zorast the King of honor, She flue Ethiop, and conquirid Armenie and Inde, 55 In which non entrid but Alexander and fhe as I finde. Ladie Menalippe. Also the ladie Menalippe, thy fiftir fo dere, [ftand, Whose martial powir there was no man that coud withFor thorough the wide worldè there was not yfound [hande, her pere, The famous Duke of Athenis, Thefeus, fhe had in And she forely chastifid him and conquirid his lande; The proudè Grekis mightilie also she did affaile, 62 And ovircame and vanquishid them bravely in bataile. Explicit the balade of the IX. Worthies of Ladies. ALONE walkyng, In thought plainyng, All defolate, And fore fighyng, |