Book Title: Partheneia sacra ; or, The mysterious and delicious garden of the sacred parthens : symbolically set forth and enriched with pious devises and emblemes for the entertainement of devout soules ; contriued al to the honour of the incomparable virgin Maire / by H. A.

Author: Hawkins, Henry, 1571?-1646

Image Title: The Poesie

Description: A ship is knocked off course by a storm. Nearby, two whales swim. A Latin inscription reads RESPICE STELLAM INUOCA MARIAM, (“Look at the star, call upon Mary”), which is a quote from the writings Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

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