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Epigrammes in the oldest cut, and newest fashion

A twise seuen houres (in so many weekes) studie: No longer (like the fashion) nor vnlike to continue. The first seuen. [by] Iohn Weeuer
Weever, John (1576-1632)

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[dedication]
  
In commendation of the worke and the Author.
  
In Authorem.
  
Ad Librum.
  
To the Author.
  
Lectores, quotquot, quales, quicunque estis.
  
Intentio operis & Authoris.
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The first weeke.
 1. 
Epig. 1. De se.
 2. 
Epig. 2. Ad Lectorem
 3. 
Epig. 3. In Elizabetham.
 4. 
Epig. 4. In Cormungum.
 5. 
Epig. 5 In Crassum.
 6. 
Epig. 6 In Brillum.
 7. 
Epig. 7. De Epigr. Suis.
 8. 
Epig. 8. In Thyrum.
 9. 
Epig. 9. De Ingenio, Fortuna, Fama.
 10. 
Epig. 10. De Fama, & Amore.
 11. 
Epig. 11. In Boscum.
 12. 
Epig. 12. De carne leporina.
 13. 
Epig. 13. In Rogernm Manners Rutlandiæ Comitem.
 14. 
Epig. 14. In Crassum.
 15. 
Epig. 15. In Monocerotem.
 16. 
Epig. 16. De Pœno.
 17. 
Epig. 17. In Felicem.
 18. 
Epig. 18.
 19. 
Epig. 19 In Nigellum
 20. 
Epig. 20 In eundem
 21. 
Epig. 21
 22. 
Epig. 22 De se.
 23. 
Epig 23 Ad Michaelem Drayton.
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The second weeke.
  
[dedication]
 1. 
Epig. 1 Ad Robertum Dalton Armig.
 2. 
Epig 2 In Tortonem
 3. 
Epig. 3. In Titum
 4. 
Epig. 4.
 5. 
Epig. 5. De nomine in Marmore sculpto.
 6. 
Epig. 6. In Ruffinum.
 7. 
Epig 7. In eundem.
 8. 
Epig. 8. De Carione.
 9. 
Epig. 9. In Coruum.
 10. 
Epig. 10.
 11. 
Epig. 11. In D. D. Palmer.
 12. 
Epig. 12. In Castilionem malum quendam Poetam.
 13. 
Epig. 13. In eundem.
 14. 
Epig. 14. Ad Philerotem.
 15. 
Epig. 15. In Stratum.
 16. 
Epig. 16. In obitum pijssimi sapientissimi, omnique virtutum genere cumulatissimi viri Richardi Upcheri Armig.
 17. 
Epig. 17 In Caluum
 18. 
Epig. 18 In obitum Mirmedomis
 19. 
Epig. 19 In Lollus.
 20. 
Epig. 20 In eundem
 21. 
Epig. 21 In obitum sepulcrum Gullionis.
 22. 
Epig. 22 In Coam
 23. 
Epig. 23 Ad Robertum Dalton Armig.
 24. 
Epig. 24 In Vertumnum iudicem.
 25. 
Epig. 25 Ad Lectorem
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The third weeke.
  
[dedication]
 1. 
Epig. 1 De Interlunio
 2. 
Epig. 2 In Fuscam
 3. 
Epig. 3 Ad D. Mounteagle.
 4. 
Epig. 4 De homine in Luna.
 5. 
Epig. 5 In Ramistas.
 6. 
Epig. 6. In eosdem.
 7. 
Epig. 7. Ad fatorum dominum
 8. 
Epig. 8 Ad Lectorem.
 9. 
Epig. 9 In Battum.
 10. 
Epig 10. De Ore.
 11. 
Epig 11 In Fuscam.
 12. 
Epig 12 In Byrrham
 13. 
Epig. 13 In Roderingonem
 14. 
Epig. 14 In eundem
 15. 
Epig. 15 In Fucam
 16. 
Epig. 16 In obitum Gloriani.
 17. 
Epig. 17 In Lycum pædagogum
 18. 
Epig. 18 De Daphnide Apollinem fugiente.
 19. 
Epig. 19 In Brutum
 20. 
Epig. 20 Translat. ex Martial.
 21. 
Epig. 21 De Georgio Graue non sepulto.
 22. 
Epig. 22 In Gulielmum Covel.
 23. 
Epig. 23 In D. D. Ouerall Reg. profess.
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The fourth weeke
  
[dedication]
 1. 
Epig. 1 Ad anunculum suum Henricum Butler Armig.
 2. 
Epig. 2 In Daconem
 3. 
[Sound a retrait, ye common souldiers sound]
 4. 
Epi. 4 Ad Ro: Allot, & Chr. Middleton.
 5. 
Epig. 5 In Thomam Oxburghe
 6. 
Epig. 6 In Hypocritam fabrum.
 7. 
Epig. 7. In Bunnam.
 8. 
Epig. 8. De Palmone.
 9. 
Epig. 9 In Eripham vetulam.
 10. 
Epig. 10 In Steronem Legislatorem.
 11. 
Epig. 11 In Spurium quendam scriptorem.
 12. 
Epig. 12 In Hugonem.
 13. 
Epig. 13 In D. D. Plaifer.
 14. 
Epig 14. Ad Mathonem.
 15. 
Epig. 15 In obitum Roberti Shute Iust de Reg. Banco.
 16. 
Epig. 16 In Robertum Shute fil: Rob: Pre.
 17. 
Epig. 17 In Rubrionem & Rullum.
 18. 
Epig. 18 In Luciam.
 19. 
Epig. 19. In Georgium Meriton, & Georgium Mountaine.
 20. 
Epig. 20. Ad Dudlæum North.
 21. 
Epig. 21 In Rudionem.
 22. 
Epig 22. Ad Gulielmum Shakespeare.
 23. 
Epig. 23 In Ed: Allen.
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The fifth weeke.
  
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 1. 
Epig. 1 Ad Petrum Leigh de Vnderline Militem
 2. 
Epig. 2 In Rufum
 3. 
Epig. 3 In Stellam
 4. 
Epig. 4 In Iscum.
 5. 
Epig. 5 In Charin vestium ostentatorem.
 6. 
Epig. 6 Ad Quintum.
 7. 
Epig. 7 In Braggadochionem.
 8. 
Epig. 8 In Rubrionem.
 9. 
Epig. 9 In Cumberlandiæ Comitem.
 10. 
Epig. 10 Ad Nathanielem Fletcher.
 11. 
Epig. 11 In Lippum.
 12. 
Epig. 12 In Othonem.
 13. 
Epig. 13 In Galbum.
 14. 
Epig. 14 In Pontum.
 15. 
Epig. 15 In Næuium
 16. 
Epig. 16 Ad Thomam Holecroft De Vaile Roiall. Armig.
 17. 
Epig. 17 In Iellam
 18. 
Epig. 18 De Rollo.
 19. 
Epig. 19 In Uulpem puritanum.
 20. 
Epig. 20 De Mella.
 21. 
Epig. 21 In Sippum.
 22. 
Epig. 22 Ad Gulielmum Grantam.
 23. 
Epig. 23 Ad Iohannem Egerton.
 24. 
Epig. 24 Ad Henricum Porter.
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The sixt weeke.
  
[dedication]
 1. 
Epig. 1 Ad Richardum Houghton Militem
 2. 
Epig. 2 Ad Lectorem.
 3. 
Epig. 3 In tumulum Thomæ Houghton Armig.
 4. 
Epig. 4 In Gulielmum Houghton.
 5. 
Epig. 5 In Gallam.
 6. 
Epig. 6 In Sullum.
 7. 
Epig. 7
 8. 
Epig. 8 In tumulum Iuelli.
 9. 
Epig. 9 In tumulum Ferdinand. Darbie.
 10. 
Epig. 10 Ad Samuelem Daniel.
 11. 
Epig. 11 Ad Io: Marston, & Ben: Iohnson.
 12. 
Epig. 12 In tumulum Auari.
 13. 
Epig. 13 Ad Gulielmum Warner.
 14. 
Epig. 14 In tumulum Abrahami Simple.
 15. 
Epig. 15 in Asinum quendum.
 16. 
Epig. 16 In Rufum
 17. 
Epig. 17 In Zoilum.
 18. 
Epig. 18 In obitum Thomæ Fisher à Io: Fishroccis.
 19. 
Epig. 19 In Scyllam
 20. 
Epig. 20 In Cynam.
 21. 
Epig. 21 Liber ad Authorem.
 22. 
Epig. 22. In Gulielmum Rich: Cantabr: procu.
 23. 
Epig. 23 In obitum Ed. Spencer Poetæ prestantiss.
 24. 
Epig. 24 Ad Iacobum Thornton.
 25. 
Epig. 25 In Ea: Wrightington.
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The seventh weeke.
  
[dedication]
 1. 
Epig. 1 Ad Thomam Gerard Militem
 2. 
Epig 2 In carum fictum amicum.
 3. 
Epig. 3 In Sparsum.
 4. 
Epig. 4 In Pontum
 5. 
Epig. 5 In Hugonem.
 6. 
Epig. 6 In eundem
 7. 
Epig. 7. In Lacum
 8. 
Epig. 8. In Portianum
 9. 
Epig. 9
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Epig. 10 In Cacum
 11. 
Epig. 11 Ad Musam suam, de obitu fortissimi insignisque iuuenis Thoma Egerton militis.
 12. 
Epig. 12 In Quintum.
 13. 
Epig. 13 In Tubrionem
 14. 
Epig. 14 Ad Cordredum.
 15. 
Epig. 15 Satyricum in Audriam lænam.
 16. 
Epig. 16 Ad Richardum Houghton Militem
 17. 
Epig. 17 Ad Lectorem.

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Epig. 15 In obitum Roberti Shute Iust de Reg. Banco.

Shute did ere-while the Country foster,
No peny now, no pater noster,
O desperate Death, how could'st thou dare,
To put our Country thus to care?

Could not his Iustice set him free?
Nor yet his Law perswade with thee?
Could not his honour stay the fire,
Which was the credite of the shire?
When Death such Lawyers doth out-face,
Then punies may not pleade the case.
When Captaine once doth fall on ground,
Then Souldiers the retaite may sound:
If Peeres to ground do goe so fast.
Let pesants know they must at last.
A shoote was shot which lost the game,
And yet the Shute hath wonne the same.
The shoote was shot vp very high,
Which from the earth to heau'n did flie:
Then praise the Shooter and the Shoote,
Which chang'd the world for better boote.
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