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Of Golds Kingdome, and This Vnhelping Age

Described in sundry Poems intermixedly placed after certaine other Poems of more speciall respect: And before the same is an Oration or speech intended to haue bene deliuered by the Author hereof unto the Kings Maiesty [by Edward Hake]
Hake, Edward (fl. 1560-1604)
 
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[dedication]

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The Authors Prologue to such of his Poems in this booke as concerne Golds Kingdome.
 
HVMBLE PETITIONS OF GOOD SVBIECTS TO THEIR GOOD KING against the Parliament.
 
The Subiects loue is the riches and safety of the King.
 
Another notable example of integritie in a Prince.
 
A Case of Difficultie in the Royall Administration.
 
The infortunate Courtier.
 
Three things very grieuous to good mindes.
 
Of true Nobilitie.
 
To the most reuerend and right Honourable, the Primate of all England.
 
The Iudge must be truthes Patron.
 
A Caueat to peremptory speaking Lawyers.
 
To Astilius Regius the learned & highly imployed Lawyer.
 
Of the most commendable and honourable gouernement of the City of London, in the late times of the sicknesse and decease of the most gracious and renowmed Queene Elizabeth.
 
No gold no goodnesse.
 
The same of this vnhelpping Age.
 
The same complaining of his want of friends.
 
[Be drouping N. and die my dearest friend]
 
Trust to thy selfe and not to thy friends nor kinsfolkes.
 
The dolorous man being still crossed in his estate bewaileth his mishaps.
 
Of dissembling friends.
 
A carefull Debtor.
 
Of one neere dead through thought.
 
The liberall mans Expostulation with Golde.
 
The Golden Swaggerer.
 
To all Worthy and well deseruing Souldiers.
 
Though wit be the woer, Yet gold is the speeder.
 
A Sale of Sinne.
 
A Memoriall of the worthy and Right Worshipfull Gentleman, Richard Louelace, late of Hurley, in the County of Berke, Esquire, Liefetenant of the Castle and Forrest of Windsor.
 
To a foule and common swearer.
 
To a Common Lyer.
 
To an olde man loosely liuing.
 
A liuely description of Ingratitude by a Fable of a Serpent and a way-faring man.
 
Mediocria firma, with aduice to Constancie.
 
A returne to Golde.
 
To the Right VVorshipfull and of high deseruing Sir Iulius Cæsar Knight, one of the Maisters of the Requests to the Kings Maiestie.
 
The Author.

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Fortunam reuerenter habe, quicunque repente
Diues ab exili progrediere loco.
The same in English.
Who so thou be that suddenly frō poore degree art raisde,
Imbrace thy fortune reu'rently, and see thy God be praysde.
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