Works of John Taylor the Water Poet not included in the folio volume of 1630

Taylor, John (1580-1653)

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TAYLORS ARITHMETICKE,

A MOST LEARNED AND Eloquent Speech, spoken (or delivered in the Honourable House of Commons at VVestminster,) by the most Learned Lawyer Miles Corbet Esquire, Recorder of great Yarmouth, and Burgesse of the same, on the 32 day of July last, taken in short hand by Nockey and Tom Dunne his Clarkes, and revised by John Taylor.

TAILORS TRAVELS, from LONDON, TO THE ISLE of WIGHT: With his Returne, and occasion of his Iourney.

THE Essence, Quintessence, Insence, Innocence, Lye-sence, & Magnifisence OF Nonsence upon Sence: OR, SENCEuponNONSENCE.

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To the Iudicious vnderstanding gentleman, and my much approued and esteemed good freind, Maister Robert Branthwaite, Gentleman Iaylor of the Kings Maiesties Tower of London. Iohn Taylor Dedicates this his Poeticall Weatherworke, with his best wishes, for your hearts contentment.

Kinde Sir, my loue to you's ingag'd so deepe,
That were I Idle, I were much ingratefull:
Or should my thankes, forgetfull, euer sleepe
In me, 'twere base, vnmannerly and hatefull.
Then though I cannot pay you halfe my score,
Vouchsafe to take this trifle as a part,
As time enables me you shall haue more,
And therefore now accept my willing heart.
I know, you well doe vnderstand and know
The weake defects of my defectiue Muse,
Yet doe I hope you will this fauour showe
That loue may her vnwilling faults excuse.
And so to your protection I commend
This Pamphlet, as vnto my deerest freind.

Yours in my best imploiments to be commaunded. Iohn Taylor.

University of Virginia Library

To the Iudicious vnderstanding gentleman, and my much approued and esteemed good freind, Maister Robert Branthwaite, Gentleman Iaylor of the Kings Maiesties Tower of London. Iohn Taylor Dedicates this his Poeticall Weatherworke, with his best wishes, for your hearts contentment.