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Quodlibets, lately come over from New Britaniola, Old Newfoundland. Epigrams and other small parcels both Morall and Divine

The first foure Bookes being the Authors owne: the rest translated out of that Excellent Epigrammist, Mr Iohn Owen, and other rare Authors: With two Epistles of that excellently wittie Doctor, Francis Rablais: Translated out his French at large. All of them Composed and done at Harbor-Grace in Britaniola, anciently called Newfound-Land. By R. H. [by Robert Hayman]
Hayman, Robert
  
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My humble Muse, desires likewise to kisse your sacred hands.
  
To my deare Friend and Fellow-Planter, Master Robert Hayman, who with Pen and Person prepares more roome for Christians in the Newfound-World.
  
To the Facetious Epigrammatist, my louing Kinsman, Mr. Robert Hayman, who composed these quaint Quodlibets at Harbor-grace, in Newfound-Land.
  
To the Louers of the Muses, vpon these Quodlibets.
  
An Acrostick-Sonnet. To his learned and welbeloued friend, Mr.
  
Harm I bare not.
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THE FIRST BOOKE OF QVODLIBETS, DONE AND COMPOSED BY THE AVTHOR himselfe.
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[THE SECOND BOOKE.]
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1. To the Reader of my reprehending generall Epigrams.
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2. Of the like Epigrams. To the right worshipfull and learned, Simon Baskeruile, Doctor of Physicke.
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3. A Probleme of Children.
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4. To a close Sinner, more fearefull of shame, then Sinne.
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5. To Curious Criticke Wit, Head-Constable.
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6. On Erra Pater and his Almanacke.
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7 To Baldpate.
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8. To a Paultry Acquaintance.
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9. To a certaine Periwiggian.
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10. Of the Antiquity of the true Church, to a Iesuite.
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11. To the same Iesuite.
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12. To a sober, sly, Penurious, Usurious Companion.
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13. The Indefatigability of a Shrews Tongue.
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14. The goe-out and the Goute.
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15. To Father Taylor Iesuite, sometimes my familiar friend in Oxford.
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16. To an Idoll worshipper, or an obstinate Recusant.
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17. A Meditation for such simple innocent people as I am.
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18. The force of Repentance.
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19. Most men want somewhat.
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20. Too much, too little, hurts.
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21. Greatnes and Loue moue not in one Spheare.
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22. To an enuied Fauorite, right worthy of his preferment.
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23. To a casheard Fauorite, who hath deserued his disgrace.
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24. How Little, how Great.
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25. On Young weekely Newes-writers & old Chroniclers.
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26. Conscience.
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27. To a weake braind Good-fellow.
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28. The only Foundation Rocke of Christs Church, To the Diuines of Rome.
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29. An honest wrong'd Mans Meditations.
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30. The good effects of Corrections.
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31. Preachers Fame, and Ayme.
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32. To the Reader.
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33. A Christian Meditation.
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34. A Messe of Mistakers.
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35. An Appendix to this Epigram.
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36. A Guilty Conscience.
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37. To giue the Church of Rome her due. To a Separatist.
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38. To Quick siluer headded Innouators.
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39. Faire Good Wiues.
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40. Faire Shrewes.
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41. A Probleme hereupon.
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42. A Trestick to these three, Disticks by way of Answer. To all constant Batchelers, especially to my Good Friend Mr. Roger Michell.
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43. To an honest old doting Man, such as I may be, if I liue a little longer.
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44. A Crue of Cursing Companions. To the Bishop of Rome.
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45. To the same man.
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46. Enuies Dyet.
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47. To a hansome Whore.
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48. The mad life of a mad Sea-man of Warre.
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49. Of the Gunpowder Holly-day, the 5. of Nouember.
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50. On these blacke Saints.
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51. To a great Gamester.
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52. Most men are mistaken. To Mr. Robert Grimes.
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53. The Tree of Sanctification.
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54. Real presence Praying to Saints. Each contradict the other.
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55. An Antidote for Drunkards.
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56. Womens Tyers.
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57. The Gyant.
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58. To a namelesse Friend, whose head is said to be full of Proclamations.
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59. The good of punishment.
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60. A Chyrurgions good qualities. To my good friend Mr. P. S. Chyrurgion.
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61. A Pill to purge Bribery.
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62. Papisticall faith.
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63. Some poore comfort for these Multifidians.
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64. Spirituall weapons to encounter with Satan. To my louing and good Aunt, Mistris Elizabeth Spicer of Exceter, mother to Doctor Richard Spicer Physition.
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65. Confidence ill vsed, and Confidence abused.
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66. A Caueat for buyers and sellers.
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67. To Politike Bankerupt.
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68. A mad answer of a Mad man.
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69. A lusty Widdow, to one of her Sutors.
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70. To Mammonnists, who put their trust in vncertaine Riches.
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71. God and Mammon.
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72. There is no fooling with Edge-tooles. To a Friend.
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73. My Iudgement on Men of Iudgement. To a kind Friend.
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74. To all the shrewd Wiues that are, or shall be planted in New-found-land.
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75. Some preuention for some of these misdooers.
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76. Masters Behauiour. To my good Friend Master Thomas Mil-ware, of Harbor-Grace in Newfound-land.
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77. Too much Familiarity breeds contempt.
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79. The foure Elements in Newfound-land. To the Worshipfull Captaine Iohn Mason, who did wisely and worthily gouerne there diuers yeeres.
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80. To all those worthy Women, who haue any desire to liue in Newfound-Land, specially to the modest & discreet Gentlewoman Mistris Mason, wife to Captaine Mason, who liued there diuers yeeres.
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81. To a worthy Friend, who often obiects the coldnesse of the Winter in Newfound-Land, and may serue for all those that haue the like conceit.
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82. To the right worshipfull Iohn Slany, Treasurer to the Newfound-land Company, and to all the rest of that Honorable Corporation.
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83. Of the same Honorable Company.
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84. To the right Honourable Sir George Calvert, Knight, late Principall Secretary to King Iames, Baron of Baltomore, and Lord of Analon in Newfound-land.
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To the same Nobleman.
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86. To the right worthy, learned and wise, Master William Vaughan, chiefe Vndertaker for the Plantation in Cambrioll, the Southermost part of Newfound-Land, who with penne, purse, and Person hath, and will proue the worthines of that enterprise.
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87. To the same industrious Gentleman, who in his golden golden-fleece stiles himselfe Orpheus Iunior.
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88. Some Diseases were neuer in Newfound-land. To the right worthy Mistres, Anne Vaughan, wife to Doctor Vaughan, who hath an honourable desire to liue in that Land.
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89. To Sir Richard Whitborne, Knight, my deare friend, Sometime Lieutenant to Doctor Vaughan for his Plantation in Newfound-Land, who hath since published a worthy booke of that most hopefull Country.
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90. To my good Friend Mr. Thomas Rowley, who from the first Plantation hath liu'd in Newfound-Land little to his profit.
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91. There is more gaine in an honest Enemy, then in a flattering Friend.
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92. To the right Honourable, Sir Henry Cary, Knight, Viscount Faukeland, Lord Deputy of Ireland.
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93. To the Honourable Knight, Sir Perciuall Willoughbie, who, to his great cost, and losse, aduentur'd in this action of Newfound-Land.
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94. To my very good Friend, Mr. Iohn Poyntz, Esquire, one of the Planters of Newfound-Land in Doctor Vaughans Plantation.
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95. To the right Honorable Knight, Sir William Alexander, Principall, and prime Planter in New-Scotland: To whom the King hath giuen a Royall gift to defray his great charges in that worthy busines.
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96. To the same Wise, Learned, Religious Patriot, most Excellent Poet.
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97. To the right Honourable, Sir George Caluert, Knight, Baron of Baltamore, and Lord of Aualon in Britaniola, who came ouer to see his Land there, 1627.
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98. To the same right wise, and right worthy Noble-man.
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99. To the right worshipfull Planters of Bristoll-Hope in the new Kingdome of Britaniola.
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100. To the right worshipfull William Robinson of Tinwell, in Rutland shire Esquire, come ouer to see Newfound-Land with my Lord of Baltamore. 1627.
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101. To the first Planters of Newfound-land.
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102. To my Reuerend kind friend, Master Erasmus Sturton, Preacher of the Word of God, and Parson of Ferry Land in the Prouince of Avalon in Newfound-Land.
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103. To my very louing and discreet Friend, Master Peter Miller of Bristoll.
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104. To some discreet people, who thinke any body good enough for a Plantation.
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105. To the famous, wise and learned Sisters, the two Universities of England, Oxford and Cambridge.
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106. To answer a Friend, who asked me, Why I did not compose some Encomiasticks, in praise of Noble men and Great Courtiers, As my friend Iohn Owen hath done.
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THE THIRD BOOKE OF QVODLIBETS.
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THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF QVODLIBETS. An vnfinisht Booke.
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CERTAINE EPIGRAMS OVT OF THE FIRST FOVRE BOOKES OF THE Excellent Epigrammatist, Master Iohn Ovven:
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SEVERALL SENTENTIOVS EPIGRAMS, AND WITTY SAYINGS OVT of sundry Authors both Ancient and Moderne:
  
A rayling Epistle, written in French by that excellently witty Doctor, Francis Rabalais:
  
120 Another Epistle of the same witty Author, Francis Rabelais, in praise of a graue Matrone; translated as the former.

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86. To the right worthy, learned and wise, Master William Vaughan, chiefe Vndertaker for the Plantation in Cambrioll, the Southermost part of Newfound-Land, who with penne, purse, and Person hath, and will proue the worthines of that enterprise.

It ioy'd my heart, when I did vnderstand
That your selfe would your Colonie command;
It greeu'd me much, when as I heard it told,
Sicknes had layd on you an vnkind hold.
Beleeue me, Sir, your Colches Cambrioll
Is a sweet, pleasant, wholesome, gainefull soyle.
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You shall find there what you doe want; Sweet health:
And what you doe not want, as sweet; Sweet wealth.
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