Brother to saynt Audry / wyfe and mayde serene,
With dyuers of theyr progeny / and nobles, as I wene ; 1566
Dukes / erles / barons / and lordes ferre and nere
In theyr best aray / were present all in-fere. 1568

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It were full tedyous / to make descrypcyon 1569

Of the great tryumphes / and solempoe royalte
Belongynge to the feest / the honour and prouysyon
By playne declaracyon / vpon euery partye ;
But, the sothe to say / withouten ambyguyte, 1573

All herbes and floures / fragraunt, fayre and swete
Were strawed in halles / and layd vnder theyr fete. 1575

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Clothes of golde and arras / were hanged in the hall, 1576
Depaynted with pyctures / and hystoryes manyfolde,
Well wrought and craftely / with precyous stones all
Glyterynge as Phebiis / and the beten golde
Lyke an erthly paradyse / pleasaunt to beholde. 1580

As for the sayd moynes / was not them amonge
But prayenge in her cell / as done all nouyce yonga 1582

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The story of Adam / there was goodly wrought 1583



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And of his wyfe Eue / bytwene them the serpent,

How they were deceyued / and to theyr peynes brought ;

There was Cayn and Abell / offerynge theyr present,

The sacryfyce of Abell / accepte full euydent ; 1587

Tuball and Tubalcain / were purtrayed in that place.
