Ever may you, warded by innocence,
Doubtles true ward to keep from all offence,
Warded by severall vertues that defend,
As well as if the body arm'd did tend,
Raging fierce foes, who would the same oppresse,
Doubtles be a sure ward in readines.

Ha! honour'd Peere, sith vertue is your ward ,
O very well you may to ward regard;
Warded that since you safely do remaine,
Asure ward and defence we may retaine:
Rightly of you, right noble Lord, who prest,
Duly to ward , do rightly ward distrest,
Ever that by you we secure may rest.