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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.

2.

[THE SECOND BOOKE.]

3.

THE THIRD BOOKE OF QVODLIBETS.

4.

THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF QVODLIBETS. An vnfinisht Booke.

CERTAINE EPIGRAMS OVT OF THE FIRST FOVRE BOOKES OF THE Excellent Epigrammatist, Master Iohn Ovven:

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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61. To one that askt me why I doe write so briefely.

What I doe write of, I but only touch,
Who writes of many things cannot write much,

Or thus

Who writes of many things, must needs write much.