_God saue you faire Ladies all: and for my part, if euer I be brought to answere for my sinnes, God forgiue my sharking, and lay vsury to my charge. I am a Marriner, and am now come from the sea, where I had the fortune to light upon these few trifles. I must confesse I came but lightly by them, but I no sooner had them, but I made a vow, that as they came to my hands by Fortune, so I would not part with them but by Fortune. To that end I haue euer since carried these Lots about me, that if I met with fit company I might deuide my booty among them. And now, (I thanke my good Fortune,)! I am lighted into the best company of the world, a company of the fairest Ladyes that euer I saw. Come Ladies try your fortunes, and if any light upon an unfortunate Blanke, let her thinke that Fortune doth but mock her in these trifles, and meanes to pleasure her in greater matters._ _The Lots._ 1. _Fortunes Wheele._ Fortune must now no more in triumph ride, The wheeles are yours that did her Chariot guide. 2. _A Purse._ You thriue, or would, or may, your Lots a Purse Fill it with gold, and you are nere the worse. 3. _A Maske._ Want you a Maske? heere Fortune gives you one, Yet nature giues the Rose and Lilly none. 4. _A Looking-Glasse._ Blinde Fortune doth not see how faire you be, But giues a glasse that you your selfe may see. 5. _A Hankerchiefe._ Whether you seeme to weepe, or weepe indeed, This Hand-kerchiefe will stand you well in steed. 6. _A Plaine Ring._ Fortune doth send[162] you, hap it well or ill, This plaine gold Ring, to wed you to your will. [Footnote 162: Manningham, in the original MS., has these variants: l. 1, 'hath sent'; l. 2, 'A plaine.' G.] 7. _A Ring, with this Poesie: As faithfull as I find._ Your hand by Fortune on this Ring doth light, And yet the words[163] do hit your humour right. [Footnote 163: Manningham, as before, has 'word doth'--a reading which brings it more into accord with the language of the times, 'word' being then used for a sentence of import, impressa, or posy. He has also 'fit' for 'hit.' G.] 8. _A Pair of Gloues._ Fortune these Gloues to you in challenge sends, For that you loue not fooles that are her friends.[164] [Footnote 164: Manningham again reads here:-- ... "to you in double challenge sends For you hath fools and flatterers hir best friends." G.] 9. _A Dozen of Points._[165] You are in euery point a louer true, And therefore Fortune giues the points to you. [Footnote 165: A tagged lace used for attaching and keeping up or together various parts of the dress. G.] 10. _A Lace._ Giue her the Lace that loues to be straight lac'd, So Fortunes little gift is aptly plac'd. 11. _A Paire of Kniues._