¶ Next her sat Mars myghty god and strong
¶ wyth a flamme of fyre enuyroned all about Original has
¶ A crown of yron on his hede a spere i{n} his ho{n}d aboeut
¶ It semed by his che{re} as he wold haue fought. instead of
¶ And next vnto hym as I perceyue mought. about
¶ Sat {the} goddesse Dyana in a mantell fyne.
¶ Of black sylke purfyled {with} poudred ermine
¶ Lyke as he had take {the} mantell & the rynge
¶ And next vnto her arayed roally.
¶ Sat the god Iupyter in his demenynge.
¶ Full sad and wyse he semed sykerly.
¶ A crowne of tynne stood on his hede.
¶ And that I recorde of all phylosophers.
¶ {that} lytyll store of Coyne kepe in her cofres.
¶ Ioyned to hy{m} in syttyng next there was
¶ The goddesse Iuno full rychely besene.
¶ In a sercote {that} shone as bryght as glas
Of goldsmyth werk {with} spa{n}gles wrought beden{e}
¶ Of royall ryches wanted she none I wene.
¶ And next to her sat the god saturne.
¶ That oft syth causeth many one to morne.
¶ But he was clad me thought straungely
¶ For of froste & snowe was all his aray.
¶ In his honde he helde a fawchon all blody
¶ It semed by his chere as he wold make a frai
¶ A baudryck of Isykles about his necke gaye
¶ He had and aboue on hygh on his hede.
¶ Couchid {with} hayl sto{n}es he wered a crou{n} of lede
¶ And nexte in ordre was set by his syde.
¶ Ceres the goddesse in a garmente.
¶ Of sacke cloth made {with} sleues large & wyde
¶ Embrowdered wyth sheues and sycles bent
¶ Of all maner greynes she sealed {the} patente.
¶ In token {that} she was goddes of corne.
¶ Olde Poetes saye she beryth the heruest horn
¶ Then was there set the god cupydo·
¶ All fresshe & galaunte and costly in aray.
¶ Wyth ouches and rynges he was beset so.
¶ {the} paleys therof shon as though it had be day
¶ A kerchyff of plesau{n}s stood ouer his helm ay
¶ The goddesse Ceres he loked in the face.
¶ And wyth one arme he her dyde enbrace.
¶ Next to Cupido in order by and by
¶ Of wordly wysdum sat the forteresse.
¶ Called Othea chyef grounde of polycy.
¶ Reuler of knyghthode of prudence {the} goddes
¶ Clad all in purpure was she more & lesse.
¶ Saaf on her hede a crowne there stode.
¶ Couched wyth perles oryent fyne & good.
¶ And nexte to her was god Pluto set
¶ Wyth a derke myste enuyrond al about.
¶ His clothy was made of a smoky net.
¶ His colour was bothe wythin & wythoute.
¶ Foule / derke & dy{m}me his eyen grete & stoute.
¶ Of fyre & sulfure all his odoure wase.
¶ That wo was me whyle I beheld his face
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