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All the workes of Iohn Taylor the Water-Poet

Being Sixty and three in Number. Collected into one Volume by the Author [i.e. John Taylor]: With sundry new Additions, corrected, reuised, and newly Imprinted

Taylor, John (1580-1653)

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To the Right Honourable THE LORD Marqvesse Hamilton, Master of the Horse to his Maiestie,

TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, THE Lord Steward of his Maiesties Honourable Hovsehold

TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, THE LORD Chamberlaine of his Maiesties most Honourable Hovsehold, PHILIP HERBERT EARLE OFF MONTGOMERY

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Errata, or Faults to the Reader.

In laudem Authoris.

To the Author, Iohn Taylor.

To my worthy and well-deseruing friend, our wel-known hydropoet, Iohn Taylor.

To his friend the Author.

To my honest friend, Iohn Taylor.

To the deseruing author, Iohn Taylor.

To my friend Iohn Taylor.

[These Bookes in number sixty three are heere]

Taylors VRANIA.

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[THE SEIGE AND SACKING OF Iervsalem.]

TO THE TRVELY VVORTHY, AND RIGHT HONOVRABLE Iohn Moray, L VISCOVNT Annan, EARLE OF Annandale, one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties Royall Bed-chamber; Earths Honours, and Heauens happinesse.

THE SEVERALL SIEGES, ASSAVLTS, SACKINGS, AND FINALL DESTRVCTION OF the Famous, Ancient, and memorable Citty of Iervsalem.

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[The Life and Death of the Virgin Mary.]

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE MOST BLESSED AMONGST ALL VVOMEN, THE VIRGIN Mary, The Mother of our Lord Iesvs Christ.

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[SVPERBIÆ FLAGELLVM, OR THE WHIP OF PRIDE.]

TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, WORTHY, and Learned Gentleman, Sr. Thomas Richardson Knight, Lord Chiefe Iustice of his Maiesties Court of Common Pleas, and Speaker in the High Court of Parliament, &c.

A FEW LINES, TO SMALL PURPOSE, AGAINST THE SCANDALOUS ASPERSIONS, that are either maliciously, or ignorantly cast vpon the Poets and Poems of these Times.

SVPERBIAE FLAGELLVM, OR THE VVHIP OF PRIDE.

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[Against Cursing and Swearing.]

Against Swearing.

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[THE FEAREFVLL SVMMER: OR LONDONS CALAMITIE.]

TO THE TRVELY GENEROVS' AND NOBLE KNIGHT, SIR Iohn Millissent, SERIEANT PORTER TO the Kings most Excellent Maiestie.

THE FEAREFULL SUMMER: OR LONDONS CALAMITIE

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[THE TRAVELS OF TWELVE-PENCE.]

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THE TRAVELS OF TVVELVE-PENCE.

Vpon the Kings Armes.

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[AN ARMADO, OR NAVY OF SHIPS AND OTHER VESSELS, WHO HAVE THE ART TO SAYLE BY LAND, AS WELL AS BY SEA.]

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THE DESCRIPTION HOW THE WHOLE NAVY IS VICTVALLED WITH THIRTY TWO SORTES OF LING, BESIDES OTHER NECESSARIES.

[Iniurious death, to make an Emperour mourne]

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The Suretie-Ship, with her Regement.

[With the cry of the Hounds]

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THE PRAISE, ANTIQVITY, AND COMMODITIE OF BEGGERIE, BEGGERS, AND BEGGING.

[Inuention many thousand wayes could go]

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[TAYLORS Goose.]

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TAYLORS GOOSE: By Iohn Taylor.

The Winchester Goose.

The Taylers Goose.

The prayse of the Gray Goose wing.

The praise of the Gooses Quill.

The memorable honour of the Goose sauing the Capitoll at Rome.

Goostoft in Lincolnshire.

Goose Faire at Stratford Bow, the Thursday after Whitsontide.

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IACKE A LENT HIS BEGINNING AND ENTERTAINMENT: with the mad prankes of his Gentleman-Vsher Shroue-Tuesday that goes before him, and his Footman Hunger attending.

[Of Iacke an Apes I list not to endite]

CERTAINE BLANKE VERSES VVRITTEN of purpose to no purpose, yet so plainely contriu'd, that a Childe of two yeeres old may vnderstand them as well as a good Scholler of fifty.

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THE PENNYLES PILGRIMAGE, OR THE MONEY-LESSE PERAMBVLATION, OF JOHN TAYLOR, ALIAS, THE KINGS MAIESTIES WATER-POET.

TO ALL MY LOVING ADVENTVRERS, BY VVHAT NAME OR TITLE SOEVER, MY GENERALL SALVTATION.

[List Lordings, list (if you haue lust to list)]

THE EPILOGVE TO ALL MY ADVENTVRERS AND OTHERS.

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THE GREAT EATER, OR PART OF THE ADMIRABLE TEETH AND STOMACKS EXPLOITS OF NICHOLAS WOOD, OF HARRISOM IN THE COVNTY OF KENT.

[Like as a Riuer to the Ocean bounds]

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[SIR Gregory Nonsence HIS NEVVES FROM NO PLACE.]

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SIR Gregory Nonsence HIS NEWES FROM NO PLACE.

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A most learned-Lye, and Illiterate Oration, in lame galloping Rime. fustianly pronounced by Nimshag, a Gimnosophicall Phoolosopher, in the presence of Achittophel Smel-smocke, Annani-Asse Aretine, Iscariot-Nabal, Fransiscus Ra-viliaco, Garnetto Iebusito, Guido Salpetro Fauexit Pouderio, and many other graue Senators of Limbo. Translated out of the vulgar Language, of Terra incognita, and is as materiall as any part of the Booke, the meaning whereof a blind man may see without Spectacles as well at midnight, as at noone day.

Some Sence at last to the Learned.

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[A very Merrie VVherrie-Ferry-VOYAGE.]

AS MVCH HAPPINESSE AS MAY BE WISHED, ATTEND THE Two hopefull Impes, of Gentility and Learning, Mr Richard and George Hatton.

A very Merrie VVherrie-Ferry-VOYAGE. OR, YORKE for my Money.

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[THE GREAT O TOOLE.]

THE GREAT O TOOLE.

To the Honour of the Noble CAPTAINE O TOOLE

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A DISCOVERY BY SEA, FROM London TO Salisbvry.

[As our accounts in Almanacks agree]

[If Wholsom Aire, Earth, woods, & pleasant Springs]

[Art redily began a breeding tryall]

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The Scourge of Basenesse: OR, The old Lerry, with a new Kicksey, and a new-cum twang, with the old Winsey

A KICKSEY VVINSEY, OR, A LERRY COME-TWANG:

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DEDICATED TO EVERY BODY.

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TAYLORS MOTTO. ET HABEO, ET CAREO, ET CVRO.

Et Habeo, I haue.

Et Careo, I want.

Et Curo, I Care.

My serious Cares and Considerations.

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ODCOMBS COMPLAINT:

The Authour in his owne defence.

TO THE GENTLEMEN READERS, THAT vnderstand A.B. from a Battledore.

A SAD, IOYFVLL, LAMENTABLE, DELIGHTFVLL, MERRY-GO-SORRY ELEGY OR FVNERALL POEM VPON the supposed death of the famous Cosmographicall Surueior, and Historiographicall Relator, Mr Thomas Coriat of Odcomb.

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CERTAINE SONNETS, IN PRAISE OF Mr Thomas THE DECEASED; FASHIONED OF diuers stufts, as mockado, sustian, stand-further off, and Motly, all which the Author dedicates to the immortall memory of the famous Odcombian traueller.

[Conglomerating Aiax, in a fogge]

[Bright Cassia Fistula was wondrous sad]

[The head strong Torchlight of Cimerian waues]

[When flounder-flapping Termagant was slaine]

[Dick Swash drew out his three-pil'd blunted blade]

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THE EIGHTH VVONDER OF THE VVORLD:

DEDICATED To the Mighty, Magnificent, Potent, and Powerfull Knight, Sir Thomas Parsons, (alias) Pheander, (alias) Knight of the Sunne, Great Champion to Apollo, Palatine of Phœbus, Sword-bearer to Sol, Tilter to Tytan, Housekeeper to Hyperion, and heire apparant to the inuisible kingdome of the Fairies: your deuoted Votary, Iohn Taylor, wisheth your Worshits wisdomes Longitude, Latitude, Altitude, and Crassitude may increase aboue the Ridiculous multitude of the most eminent Stultorums of this latter age.

The cause of the contention betwixt sir Thomas the Scholer, and Iohn the Sculler.

The VVorlds eighth VVonder: OR, CORIATS REVIVING.

Epilogue to Sir Thomas Coriat vpon his name.

Vpon his bookes name, called his Crudities.

A Simile for his Learning.

My Fare-well to him.

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Laugh, and be Fat:

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LAVGH, AND BE FAT.

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The frontispice of Master Coriats Booke very learnedly descanted vpon, by Master Laurence Whitakers, and Master Beniamin Ionson.

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All these Noblemen and Gentlemen that are named in this following book, did write merry commendatory verses, which were called the Odcombian banquet, and were inserted in Mr Coriats booke, intituled, Coriats Crudities: Vpon which verses, I haue seuerally and particularly paraphrased.

Incipit Henricus Neuill de Aberguenie.

Iohannes Harrington de Bathe.

Incipit Ludouicus Lewknor.

Incipit Henricus Goodyer.

Incipit o Ihannes Paiton Iunior.

Incipit Henricus Poole.

Incipit Robertus Philips.

Incipit Dudleius Digges.

Incipit Rowlandus Cotton.

Incipit Robertus Yaxley.

Incipit Iohannes Strangwaies.

Incipit Gulielmus Clauel.

Iohannes Scorie.

Iohannes Donne.

Richardus Martin.

I know not who this should bee, but it is the next English to Mr Laurence Whitakers Out-landish.

The Preamble to the Paralel, and the Epilogue.

Robertus Riccomontanus.

Christopherus Brooke Eboracensis.

Iohannes Hoskins, Cabalisticall, or Horse verse.

Iohannes Pawlet, de George Henton.

Lionel Cranfield.

Iohannes Sutclin.

Georgius Siddenham.

Robertus Halswell.

Iohannes Gifford.

Robertus Corbet.

Iohannes Donnes.

Iohannes Chapman.

Thomas Momford.

Thomas Bastard.

Guilielmus Baker.

This man hath a Greeke name.

Thomas Farnabie, alias Baiurafe.

Guilielmus Austin.

Glareanus Uadeanus.

Iohannes Iackeson.

Michael Draiton.

Nicholas Smith.

Laurentius Ensley.

Iohannes Dauis.

Richardus Badley.

Henricus Peacham.

The Vtopian Tongue.

Clareanus Videanus.

Mr Coriats entertainement at Bossoms Inne.

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MASTER THOMAS CORIAT TO HIS FRIENDS IN ENGLAND SENDS GREETING,

[Some may perhaps suppose this Prose is mine]

Certaine Verses in commendations of this mirrour of footmanship, this Catholique or vniuersall Traueller, this European, Asian, African Pilgrime, this well letterd, well litterd discouerer and Cosmographicall describer Master Thomas Coriat of Odcombe.

IN PRAISE OF THE AVTHOR MASTER Thomas Coriat.

A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE LONGING desire that America hath to entertaine this vnmatchable Perambulator.

A LITTLE REMEMBRANCE OF HIS VARIETY OF TONGVES, AND Politicke forme of Trauell.

The Author of the Verse, takes leaue of the Author of the Prose, desiring rather to see him, then to beare from him.

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[A Bawd. A vertuous Bawd, a modest Bawd: ]

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[A Common Whore with all these graces grac'd]

[Now after this, I'l bee exceeding briefe]

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[An arrant Thiefe, whom euery Man may trust]

[This Water Rat, (or Art) I would commend]

[When a fresh Waterman doth turn Salt Poet]

TO THE HOPEFVLL PAIRE OF BRETHREN, AND MY WORTHY PATRONES, Master Richard, and George Hatton, Loue, Learning, and true Happinesse.

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THE PRAISE AND VERTVE OF a JAYLE and JAYLERS:

Dedicated To the Sensible, Reasonable, Affable, Amiable, Acceptable, minded, Honourable, in VVit, Iudgement, and Vnderstanding Able, Robert Rugge Gentleman, Reare Adelantado of the Holy Iland, the Fairne, and the Staples, on the Coast of Northumbria.

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THE VERTVE OF A IAYLE, AND NECESSITIE OF HANGING.

THE NECESSITIE OF Hanging.

THE DESCRIPTION OF TYBVRNE.

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The Vnnaturall Father:

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John Rovvse of Ewell his owne Arraignment, Confession, Condemnation, and Iudgement of himselfe, whilst hee lay Prisoner in the White Lyon, for drowning of his two Children.

His Inditement for murder of his Children.

His speech what hee could say for himselfe.

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[TAYLORS REVENGE.]

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TAYLORS REVENGE: OR, The Rimer William Fennor, firkt, ferrited, and finely fetcht ouer the Coales.

William Fennor. Anagramma. NV Villany For me; OR, Forme NV Villany.

To William Fennor.

To my despightfull Foes.

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FENNORS DEFENCE: OR, I AM YOVR FIRST MAN.

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[Although I cannot Rogue it, as he can]

An Apologie to the Anagram of my Name, made by no Scholler, but a Sculler.

An Anagram vpon the Scullers Name.

To his approued Poe Iohn Taylor.

To my kinde Friends in generall.

Fennors finall Fare-ill to Taylor, with his blue Bitch and Cods bellie.

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A CAST OVER THE VVATER, BY JOHN TAYLOR.

[He giues himselfe an honest good report]

Master Fennors taking Boate.

In defence of the true Annagram I made of William Fennor. Nv Uillany for mee.

Le Foggnier. Annagramma. Flieng Roge.

Le Foggnier. Annagramma. Forge Lieng.

Vpon his false Annagram on my name.

To him I hold too vnworthy to be my foe: William Fennor.

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My Defence against thy Offence.

Taylors defence of the honesty of his Blew-Bitch.

The praise of cleane Linnen. VVITH THE COMMENDABLE VSE OF THE LAVNDRES.

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VVit and Mirth: CHARGEABLY COLLECTED OVT OF TAVERNS, ORDINARIES, Innes, Bowling-Greenes and Allyes, Alehouses, Tobacco-shops, Highwayes, and Water-passages.

IOHN GARRETS GHOST.

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TO THE KINGS MOST Excellent Maiestie.

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A DOGGE OF VVARRE, OR, The Trauels of Drunkard, the famous Curre of the Round Woollstaple in Westminster.

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A Dogge of Warre.

The VVorld runnes on vvheeles: OR, Oddes betwixt Carts and Coaches.

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The Nipping or Snipping of ABVSES: OR, The Wooll-gathering of Wit.

To the Castalian Water-writer, Splende & dignoscar.

To my friend by land and by water, Iohn Taylor.

To his deare friend Master Iohn Taylor.

To the Water-Poet, Iohn Taylor.

To my friend Iohn Taylor.

To my honest friend Iohn Taylor.

In Laudem Authoris.

To my friend Iohn Taylor.

The Authours description of a Poet and Poesie, with an Apology in defence of Naturall English Poetry.

To the Kings most excellent Maiesty.

To the high and mighty Prince, Charles Stvart.

To Anna Queene of Great Brittaine.

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Loues labyrinth, with the description of the seuen Planets.

Plutoes Proclamation concerning his Infernall pleasure for the Propagation of Tobacco.

Giuen at our Palace at Gehenna, &c.

To the Right Honourable, Lord, William Earle of Pembroke, William Herbert.

To the Right honourable John Lord Viscount Haddington, Earle of Holdernes, Iohn Ramsey.

To the Honourable Knight Sir Thomas Bludder.

Upon the Powder-Treason the fifth of Nouember 1605.

To the Right Honourable Iohn Moray, Lord Viscount Annan, Earle of Annandale, Gentleman of his Maiesties Honourable Bed-chamber.

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Twelue Sonnets vpon the Sonnes entring into the twelue Cœlestiall Signes.

[Diurnall Titans all reuiuing Carre]

To the Right Honourable Christopher Villers, Earle of Anglesey.

[Hiperion now's remou'd vnto the Bull]

To the Right Honorable the Earle of Manchester, Lord priuy Seale to the Kings Maiestie, Henry Montagve.

[Now bright fac'd Sminthus, with faire Flora meets]

To my approued good friend, Mr Robert Branthwayte.

[Of all the Innes where Sol doth vse to lie]

[The worlds eye daz'ler in his fiery race]

[Vnhappy Phaetons Splendidious Sire]

[The Great all-seeing burning eye of day]

[Illustrious Phœbus now declines amaine]

[Thus Luna's brother lower doth descend]

[Apollo hath attain'd his lowest seat]

[The Glorious Great Extinguisher of Night]

[Now snow, and rain, and haile & flauering sleet]

To the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Ridgewaye, Treasurer.

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Certaine Sonnets made in the forme of Æquiuoques; on the destruction of Troy.

[VVhen Hellen was for Priams sonne a mate]

To the Right Honourable, the Lord Viscount Grandison.

[VVith raging madnesse and with fury fell]

[Had Priams Queene in Cradle slaine her Sonne]

[Troyes fruitfull Queene did many children beare]

[Ten wearie yeers these bloudy broyles did last]

[Lo thus the burden of Adultrous guilt]

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Certaine Sonnets: variously composed vpon diuers subiects.

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Sonnet. 1 True Nobility.

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Sonnet. 2. Enuy and Honour.

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Sonnet. 3. Beauties luster.

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Sonnet. 4. Hope and Despaire.

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Sonnet. 5. Three blinde Commanders.

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Sonnet. 6. In the praise of musicke.

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Sonnet. 7. The Map of misery.

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Sonnet. 8. Another in prayse of musicke.

A Cataplasmicall Satyre, composed and compacted of sundry simples, as salt, vineger, wormewood, and a little gall, very profitable to cure the impostumes of vice.

To Mistresse Rose.

To my approued good friend Mr. Robarte Cvddner.

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A nest of Epigrams.

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Epigram 2. Loue.

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Epigram 3. Death.

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Epigram 4. Fame.

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Epigram 5. Time.

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Epigram 6. Kamee, kathee.

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Epigram 7. Solus.

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Epigram 8. Selfe-conceit.

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Epigram 9. A couple.

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Epigram 10. Bacchus and Apollo.

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Epigram 11. Of translation.

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Epigram 12. Natures counterfeite.

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Epigram 13. The deuill take bribery.

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Epigram 14. The deuill is a knaue.

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Epigram 15. Kissing goes by fauour.

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Epigram 16. Deere no Venison.

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Epigram 17. Euery thing is prettie when it is little.

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Epigram 18. I meane somewhat.

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Epigram 19. Faith without workes.

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Epigram 20. Partiality.

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Epigram 21. A keeper of honesty.

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Epigram 22. All's one, but one's not all.

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Epigram 23. Mistresse fine bones.

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Epigram 34. A supposed Construction.

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Epigram 25. Death is a Iuggler.

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Epigram 26. Mistresse Grace onely by name.

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Epigram 27. Prudence.

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Epigram 28. Mercy.

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Epigram 29. Faith.

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Epigram 30. Vpon my selfé.

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Epigram 31. A Rope for Parrat.

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Epigram 32. Constants.

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Epigram 33. Vpon the burning of the Globe.

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Epigram 34. Late Repentance.

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Epigram 35. Not so strange as true.

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Epigram 36. A Wordmonger.

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Epigram 37. Plaine dunstable.

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Epigram 38. Reason.

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Epigram 39. Out of the pan into the fire.

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Epigram 40. A Poets similitude.

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Epigram 41. Mecanas Epitaph.

An Apologie for Water-men: Dedicated to Nowell, and Robert Clarke Esquires, Masters of his Maiesties Barges; and to the rest of the Masters, the Assistants of the Company of Watermen.

Epilogue to those that know what they haue read, and how to censure.

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A MEMORIALL OF ALL THE ENGLISH MONARCHS, being in number 151. from Brute to King Charles.

TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, Lionel Lord Viscount Cranefield, Earle of Middlesex, &c.

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I.

[The first part.]

I. Brvte. Anno mundi, 2858. Before Christ, 1108.

Locrine, 20. yeeres, 1084.

Q. Guendoline, 1064.

Mempricius raigned 20. yeeres, 991.

Brute the second, 929.

Rudhudibrasse, 892.

Bladud reign'd 20. 863.

Yeeres before Christ. Qu. Cordeilla, 805.

Morgan Cunedagus, 800.

Riuallo, before Christ, 766.

Gurgustus, 721. Scicillius, 684.

Iago, 636. Kimmacus, 612.

Ferex, and Porex, 496.

Mulmutius Donwallo, 441.

Bellinus and Brennus reigned 26. yeeres. 401.

Gurguintus, 373.

Guinthelinus, 456.

Cecilius, 330. Kimarus, 223.

Morindus reigned 8 yeeres, 311.

Gorbomanus 303.

Archigalo, and Elidurus. 392.

Elidurus, 272. Vigenius, Peredurus, 270.

Lud reigned II. yeeres, 66.

Cassibelan, 17. yeeres. 58.

Theomantius, 37.

Guiderius, anno Christi, 21.

Bassianus, 212.

Carausius, 290. Alectus, 292.

Asclepiodatus, 299.

Coil raigned 14. yeeres. 301.

Constantius, 305.

Constantine, 306.

84. Constantinus, 337. 85. Constans, 340.

86. Octauius, 345. 87. Traherus, 349.

88. Constantius the third. 353.

89 Maximinianus. 375.

90. Gratian. 376.

91 Vortiger. 447.

92. Vortimer. 454.

93. Aurelius Ambrose. 466.

94. Vter Pendragon raigned 18 yeeres. 498.

Yeeres after Christ. 95. Arthur. 516.

96 Constantine, the fourth. 542. 97 Aurelius Conanus. 545.

98 Uortiporus. 578. 99 Malgo. 581.

100. Careticus. 586.

102. Cadwallin. 635.

103. Cadwallader. 685.

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These Kings following were of the West Saxons.

104. Athelstane reigned 15. yeeres. 905.

105. Edmund. 940. 106. Eldred. 640

107. Edwin. 955. 108. Edgar. 959.

109 Edward. 975. 110 Etheldred. 978.

111 Edmond Ironside. 1016.

112 Canutus. 1018.

113 Harold. 1038. 114 Hardicanutus. 1041.

115. Saint Edward. 1043. 116. Harold the second. 1066.

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2.

The second part.

William Conquerour. An. Dom. 1066.

William Rufus. An. Dom. 1087.

Henry the first. An. Dom. 1100.

King Stephen. An. Dom. 1135.

Henry the second. An Dom. 1154.

Richard Cordelion. An. Dom. 1189.

King Iohn. An. Dom. 1199.

Henry the third. An. Dom. 1216.

Edward Long-shanks. An. Dom. 1272.

Edward of Carnaruan. An. Dom. 1307.

Edward the third. An. Dom. 1326.

Richard the second. An. Dom. 1377.

Henry the fourth. An. Dom. 1399.

Henry the fift. An. Dom. 1412.

Henry the sixt. An. Dom. 1422.

Edward the fourth. An. Dom. 1460.

Edward the fifth. An. Dom. 1483.

Richard the third. An. Dom. 1483.

Henry the seuenth. An. Dom. 1485.

Henry the eight. An. Dom. 1509.

Edward the sixt. An. Dom. 1546.

Queene Mary. An. Dom. 1553.

Queene Elizabeth. An. Dom. 1558.

King Iames. An. Dom. 1602.

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A BRIEFE REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE ENGLISH MONARCHS, from the Normans Conquest, vntill this present.

TO THE HONOVRABLE AND TRVLY Noble, Sir Robert Carr, Knight, one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties Royall Bed-chamber, &c.

WILLIAM THE FIRST, Surnamed the Conqverovr; KING OF England, And DVKE OF NORMANDY.

WILLIAM THE IJ, Surnamed Rvfvs, KING OF England, And DVKE OF NORMANDY.

HENRY THE FIRST, Surnamed Beavclarke, KING OF England And DVKE OF NORMANDY.

STEPHEN, KING OF England, And DVKE OF NORMANDY

HENRY THE SECOND, KING OF England, DVKE OF NORMANDY, Guyen and Aquitaine, &c.

RICHARD THE FIRST, Surnamed Cver De Lyon, KING OF ENGLAND, DVKE OF NORMANDY, Guyen and Aquitaine, &c.

IOHN, KING OF ENGLAND, DVKE OF NORMANDY, Guyen and Aquitaine, LORD OF IRELAND, &c.

HENRY THE THIRD, KING OF ENGLAND, Lord Of Jreland, DVKE OF NORMANDY, Guyen and Aquitaine, &c.

EDVVARD THE FIRST, KING OF ENGLAND, Lord Of Ireland, DVKE OF AQVITAINE, &c.

EDWARD THE IJ, KING OF ENGLAND, Lord Of Ireland, DVKE OF AQVITAINE, &c.

EDWARD THE IIJ, KING OF ENGLAND, And FRANCE, Lord Of Ireland

RICHARD THE IJ, KING OF ENGLAND, And France, LORD OF IRELAND, &c.

HENRY THE IV, KING OF England, And FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND, &c.

HENRY THE FIFTH, KING OF ENGLAND, And France, LORD OF IRELAND.

HENRY THE VI, KING OF ENGLAND, And France, Lord Of Jreland.

EDWARD THE IIIJ, KING OF ENGLAND, And France, LORD OF IRELAND, &c.

EDWARD THE V, KING OF England, And France, LORD OF IRELAND.

RICHARD THE IIJ, KING OF ENGLAND, And France, LORD OF IRELAND, &c.

HENRY THE VIJ, KING OF ENGLAND, And FRANCE, Lord Of Ireland.

HENRY THE VIIJ, KING OF England, And France, LORD OF IRELAND.

EDWARD THE VI, KING OF England, FRANCE and IRELAND, Defender of the Faith, &c.

MARY, QUEENE OF England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.

ELIZABETH, QVEENE OF England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.

IAMES, Of that Name The First, And I. Monarch of the whole Iland of Great Britaine, &c.

CHARLES, Of that Name The First, And II. Monarch of the whole Iland of GREAT BRITAINE. KING of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Gods immediate VICEGERENT, Supreame Head, &c.

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A LIVING SADNES IN DVTY CONSECRATED TO THE IMMORTALL memory of our late Deceased all-beloued Soueraigne Lord, the Peerelesse Paragon of Princes, Iames, King of great Britaine, France and Ireland; who departed this Life at his Manour of Theobalds, on Sunday the 27. of March 1625.

TO THE MOST HIGH AND PVISSENT Prince Charles by the Grace of God, the first of that name, and second Monarch of the whole Iland of Great Britaine.

A Funerall Elegie vpon King Iames.

To all that haue Read this Poeme.

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FOR The sacred memoriall of the great, Noble, and ancient Example of Vertue and Honor, the Illustrious and welbeloued Lord, Charles Howard, Earle of Nottingham, Iustice in Eyre of all his Maiesties Forrests, Parks, and Chases on this side Trent; Knight of the Honourable Order of the Garter, and one of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Councell;

TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, Right Worshipfull, of both Sexes, who had either alliance by Marriage, Consanguinity by Birth, or bore loue to the Right Noble and truly vertuous deceased.

[And happy was this happy Anagram]

For the sacred Memoriall of the Great, Noble and Ancient example of Vertue and Honour, the Illustrious and welbeloued Lord, Charles Howard, Earle of Nottingham, Iustice in Eyre of all his Maiesties Forrests, Parks and Chases on this side Trent; Knight of the Honorable Order of the Garter, and one of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honorable priuy Councell.

A FVNERALL ELEGIE, IN THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE Right Reuerend, Right Honourable and Learned Father in GOD, Lancelot, Lord Bishop of VVinchester, Deane of his Maiesties Chappell, Prelate of the Right Honourable Order of the Garter, and one of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Covncell:

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[A Funerall Elegie vpon the death of the Duke of Richmond and Linox.]

A Funerall Elegie.

GREAT BRITAINE ALL IN BLACKE.

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THE MVSES MOVRNING:

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A FVNERALL ELEGY: DEPLORING THE DEATH OF THE TRVE Patterne, Patrone, and mirrour of Honour, the Right Honorable Lord, Iohn Ramsey, Lord Viscount Hadington, Earle of Holdernesse,

[An arme and hand (well Arm'd with Heav'nly might)]

TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE and vertuous Lady, the Lady Martha, Countesse of Holdernesse.

A Sonnet of true and notable obseruations, vpon seuen seuerall Teuesdayes.

A FVNERALL ELEGY.

IOHN RAMSEYE Anagramma. HONER'S I AYME, MY HONER'S AYE.

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THE VVATER-CORMORANT.

[My Cormorant against these doth inuey]

A Trust-breaker.

A prodigall Country Gallant, and his new made Maddam.

An Extortioner and a Broaker.

A Basket-Iustice.

A Good and a bad Constable.

A London Serieant and Jaylor.

A Symonicall Patron, and his penny Clarke.

A Country Yeoman.

A Figure-flinger, or a couz'ning Cunning-man.

A Corrupted Lawyer, and a knauish Vndershriue.

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TAYLORS WATER-WORKE:

To the Right Worshipfull and my euer respected Mr. Iohn Moray Esquire.

To my deere respected friend, Maister Beniamin Johnson.

To my louing Friend Iohn Taylor.

To the one and onely water-Poet and my Friend, Iohn Taylor.

In laudem Authoris.

[VVhen Tybers siluer waues their Channel leaue]

To my louing Friend Iohn Taylor.

To my Friend both by Water and Land, Iohn Taylor.

To my louing Friend Iohn Taylor.

Prologue to the Reader.

The Author in his awne defence.

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A BRAVE SEA-FIGHT in the Gulph of Persia.

A farewell and hearty well-wishing to the noble attempts of our English Sea and Land forces, with their Allies and Confederates.

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TAYLORS PASTORALL, BEING BOTH HISTORICALL And Satyricall.

[All those that will not reade this plaine Epistle]

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TAYLORS PASTORALL, BEING BOTH HISTORICALL And Satyricall.

[Apollo (Father of the Sisters nine]

[Wise and Inscrutable, Omniscient]

[This was a Lambe, whose like was neuer any]

[And now from solid Prose I will abstaine]

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THE PRAISE OF HEMP-SEED. WITH The Uoyage of Mr. Roger Bird and the Writer hereof, in a Boat of browne-Paper, from London to Quanborough in Kent.

A Preamble, Preatrot, Preagallop, Preavack, Preapace, or Preface; and Proface my Masters, if your stomackes serue.

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THE PRAISE OF HEMP-SEED: WITH The Uoyage of Mr. Roger Bird and the Writer hereof, in a Boat of browne-Paper, from London to Quanborough in Kent.

The Originall of Paper.

How it Propagates the Gospell.

How many liue by it being Paper.

A Uoyage in a Paper-boat from London to Quinborough.

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TAYLORS TRAVELS To Hamburgh in Germanie.

[When Christians dare Gods Sabboth to abuse]

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TAYLORS TRAVELS TO Pragve IN Bohemia.

[A Pamphlet (Reader,) from the Presse is hurld]

[I come from Bohem, yet no newes I bring]

[This is a Tub of Tubs, Tub of Tubs hall]

[There for a token I did thinke it meet]

[Prague is a famous, ancient, Kingly seate]

[Sixe things vnto a Trauailer belongs]

[You that haue bought this, grieue not at the cost]

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PRINCE CHARLES HIS VVELCOME FROM SPAINE:

[The Bels proclaim'd aloud in euery Steeple]

[The Prince of Princes, and the King of Kings]

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AN ENGLISH-MANS LOVE TO Bohemia.

AN ENGLISHMANS LOVE TO Bohemia.

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[The peace of France, with the praise of Archy.

Honour Conceal'd; Strangely Reveal'd:

THE PEACE OF FRANCE, With the Praise of Archy.

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HEAVENS BLESSING, AND EARTHS IOY.

DEDICATED To the illustrous Lampe of true Worth, the noble, Ingenious, judicious, and vnderstanding Gentleman, Sir Iames Mvray Knight.

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[Triumphall Verses.]

A Sonnet to the Jmperious Maiestick mirrour of King Iames, great Britaines Monarch.

TAYLORS FAREVVELL, TO THE TOWER BOTTLES.

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VERBVM SEMPITERNVM.

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SALVATOR MVNDI.

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THE BOOKE OF MARTYRS.

1.

[The First Part.]

2.

The Second Part.

GODS MANIFOLD MERCIES IN THESE MIRACVLOVS DELIVERANCES of our Church of England, from the yeare 1565 vntill this present, 1630. particularly and briefly Described.

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Although I cannot Rogue it, as he can,
Yet will I shew my selfe an honest man.