THE EIGHT DAY

THE INDUCTION TO THE EIGHT DAY

            WHEREON ALL THE DISCOURSES, PASSE UNDER THE RULE AND

                GOVERNMENT, OF THE HONOURABLE LADIE LAURETTA

  Earely on the Sonday Morning, Aurora shewing her selfe bright and

lovely; the Sunnes Golden beames beganne to appeare, on the toppes

of the neere adjoyning Mountaines; so, that Hearbes, Plants, Trees,

and all things else, were verie evidently to be discerned.

  When midday, and the heate thereof was well over-past, so that the

aire seemed mild and temperate: according as the Queene had commanded;

they were all seated againe about the Fountaine, with intent to

prosecute their former pastime. And then Madame Neiphila, by the

charge imposed on her, as first speaker for this day, beganne as

followeth.