Du Bartas His Divine Weekes And Workes with A Compleate Collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full Workes: Translated and written by yt famous Philomusus: Iosvah Sylvester |
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TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, the Lord High Chancelor of England.
THE LAWE.
Anagr. Thomas Egerton. 1. Gestat Honorem. 2. Age mett Honors. 3. Honors mett Age.
Most humblyShewes to thy Great Worthiness,
(Graue Moderator of our Britain Lavves)
The Muses Abiect (subiect of Distress)
How long Wrong-vext, in a not-Need-less Cause,
Not at the Kings-Bench, but the Penny-less)
By one, I Want (the son of Simpleness);
Vnable, more to greaze the scraping paws
Of his Attorney Shift, or oyl the iaw
Of his (dear) Counsell, Serieant Pensiueness;
He is compell'd, in forma pauperis,
To Plead, himselfe (and shewe his (lttle) Lavv)
In the free Court of thy milde Courtesies.
Please it thee therefore an Iniunction grant,
To stay the Suit between himselfe and Want.
For Thee and Thine, for ay,
So He and His shall pray.
I. S.
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