The meed of valour Bastards aye have claimèd 1

“The meed of valour Bastards aye have claimèd By Arts or Arms, or haply both conjoinèd; Such were of fabled Gods the most enfamèd To whom rude Antients highest rank assignèd. Hermes, and doct Apollo still are namèd For varied Science with long Art combinèd; Others by Arms alone prevail; so reign Bacchus and Hercules, that Theban Twain.