THE SECOND BOOKE
of  S o n g s  or  A y r e s

J O H N   D OVV L A N D

1600

VI. Tymes eldest sonne, olde age the heyre of ease.

      Tymes eldest sonne, olde age the heyre of ease,
      Strengths foe, loues woe, and foster to deuotion,
      Bids gallant youths in martial prowes please,
      As for him selfe, hee hath no earthly motion,
      But thinks, sighes, teares, vowes, praiers, and sacrifices
      As good as showes, maskes, iustes, or tilt deuises.