MUIOPOTMOS : OR THE FATE OF THE BUTTERFLIE. By ED. SP. DEDICATED TO THE MOST FAIRE AND VERTUOUS LADIE, THE LADIE CAREY. 1590. RIGHT WORTHY AND VERTUOUS LADIE; THE LA: CAREY. MOST brave and bountifull La: for fo excellent favours as I have received at your sweet handes, to offer these fewe leaves as in recompence, fhould be as to offer flowers to the gods for their divine benefites. Therefore I have determined to give my felfe wholy to you, as quite abandoned from my felfe, and abfolutely vowed to your fervices: which in all right is ever held for full recompence of debt or damage, to have the perfon yeelded. My perfon I wot wel how little worth it is. But the faithfull minde & humble zeale which I bear unto your La: may perhaps be more of price, as may please you to account and use the poore fervice therof; which taketh glory to advance your excellent partes and noble vertues, and to fpend it felfe in honouring you; not fo much for your great bounty to my felf, which yet may not be unminded; nor for name or kindreds fake by you vouchfafed; being alfo regardable; as for that honorable name, which yee have by your brave deferts purchaft to your felfe, and fpred in the a See the Life of the Poet. TODD. 1 mouths of all men: with which I have al fumed to grace my verfes; and, under your to commend to the world this fmall Poëme. which befeeching your La: to take in worth all things therin according to your wonte cioufnes to make a milde conftruction, I h pray for your happines. Your La ever humbly; E. MUIOPOTMOS: OR THE FATE OF THE BUTTERFLIE. I SING of deadly dolorous debate, Their wraths at length broke into open warre, The roote whereof and tragicall effect, Vouchfafe, O thou the mournfulft Muse of nyne, 10 That wont'ft the tragick ftage for to direct, |