¶ 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
¶ Fortune the goddesse { with} her perty face. ¶ Was vnto Pluto next in order sette. ¶ Varyant she was ay in shorte space. ¶ Her whele was redy to turne wythout let. ¶ Her gowne was of gawdy grene clamelet. ¶ Chaungeable of sondry dyuerse colours. ¶ To { the} condycyons accordy{ n}g to her shoures
