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The Mirrour of Mutabilitie

or Principall part of the Mirrour for Magistrates. Describing the fall of diuers famous Princes, and other memorable Personages. Selected out of the sacred Scriptures by Antony Munday, and dedicated to the Right Honorable the Earle of Oxenford

Munday, Anthony (1553-1633)

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VERO NIHIL VERIVS

The Authors Commendation of the Right Honorable Earle of Oxenford.

Verses written by the Author vpon his Lords Posey. VERO NIHIL VERIVS.

Cladius Hollyband, in the Commendation of his Schollers exersise:

Thomas Procter in Commendation of this Woork, and the Author therof.

T. N. in commendation of this vvoork.

E. K. Gentleman in commendation of the Author.

Mathew VVighthand in the behalf of his Freend Antony Munday.

William Hall in commendation of his Kinseman Antony Munday.

Thomas Spigurnel in praise of the Book and the Author.

THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE Mirrour of Mutabilitie, rightly named, the Principall parte of the Mirrour for Magistrates.

PRIDE.

THE COMPLAINT OF King Nabuchodonozor, sometime King of Babilon, for the inordinate and excessive PRIDE, that he vsed in his life time.

ENVYE.

THE COMPLAINT of King Herod, the first Straunger that reigned ouer the Ievves, for the exceeding ENVYE that in his life he vsed.

VVRATH.

THE COMPLAINT of King Pharao, sometime King of Egipt, vvoorthily punnished of GOD, for his vvrathfull dealings tovvard the Children of Israel.

LECHERYE.

THE COMPLAINT of King Dauid, (by Gods permission) annointed King of Israel, sorovvfully from the bottome of his hart, bemoning his vnbrideled Lust of Lecherye, committed vvith BERSABA the VVife of VRIAS, and for the procuring of her Husbands death, therby obtayning his purpose.

GLVTTONY.

THE COMPLAINT of Diues for his Gluttony vsed in his life time:

AVARICE.

THE COMPLAINT of Iudas bemoning his Auaritious hart in selling his Maister Christe for thirtie pence.

SLOTHE.

THE COMPLAINT OF Ionas for his slothfull slacking the commaundement of the Lord beeing sent to preach to the Niniuites.

THE SECOND BOOKE OF the Mirrour of Mutabilitie, discoursing of diuers other excellent Historyes, bothe pleasant and profitable.

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GLVTTONY.

G Lut not thy self vvith vain desire of vvelth,
L et modest mean alvvay thy state suffice,
V se not excesse for to impaire thy helth,
T he drunken Sot all vertue dooth despise,
T he pamperd paunch his belly makes his God.
O happy man that keeps the golden mean:
N ought more reproche, or more deserues his rod,
Y ou vvel may see then such a life vnclean.