And as the daughter of the mightie Ioue, When from the browes of heau’n she takes her flight Downe to those sonnes of Mars, whom she doth loue, In her celestiall armes with glorie dight, To bring them dreadlesse to th’approching fight; So England’s empresse, that vndaunted dame, Vnto the campe in glorious triumph came. 203. Like noble Tomyris, that queene of Thrace, Deckt in rich vestiments of shining gold, Vpon a snow-white steed of stately pace, Mounted aloft she sate, with courage bold, And in her hand a martial staffe did hold, Riding from ranke to ranke, and troope to troope, To whom with reuerence all the host did stoope. 204. Her comely gesture, and her angel’s face, The lodge of pleasure, and of sweet delight, Did make the souldiers thinke some heauenly grace Had left Olympus, and with powerfull might Had come from Ioue, to cheare them vp for fight, Her presence did with such high spirit inspire Their manly brests, and set their hearts on fire. 205. And as _Bunduca_, that bold Britaine dame, When ore this land proud Rome did tyrannize, Her Britaine’s heart with courage to enflame, Amidst their troopes all arm’d in seemely wise, Did Pallas-like a pythie speech deuise: So our faire queene, bold spirit to infuse Through all the host, these princely words did vse: 206. “Captaines and souldiers, men of worthie fame, And most admitted to our princely loue, Thinke, what it is, to win a souldier’s name, And fight the battels of the mightie Ioue, With safe protection from his power aboue, Faint thoughts from your stout hearts be farre expell’d, And feare of foes with courage bold be quell’d. 207. If that the foe dare set his foot on land, We with the best all danger will out dare, And step by step with you in person stand, To be a partner with you, in that share, Which God shall giue vs, be it foule or faire: Then by my side like loyall subiects stand, And Ioue assist vs with his powerfull hand.” 208. This said from ranke to ranke, she rode about, Enabling their endeuours for the fight, And with sweet words from their bold brests blew out All fainting spirit, and did their hearts excite With ready hands, to vse their vtmost might: Which royall gesture of so faire a queene, Would haue inspir’d a coward’s heart with spleene. 209.