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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.
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1. Of mine owne Quodlibets.
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2. To my Readers.
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3. To the perpetuall renowne of our learned King Iames, King of Great Britaine, &c. of famous memorie.
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4. Old Lelius to his wise friend Scipio.
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5. Why God giues some Fooles riches, and some wise men none. To a discreet friend.
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6. An old Apothecary made a new Doctor.
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7. God doth all in all.
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8. A worldly Man will haue it by hooke or by crooke.
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9. Thrifty Charity, to a namelesse Friend.
 10. 
10. Borrowing on Time, is worse then Bird-lime.
 11. 
11. To a kinde Foole.
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12. Trauelling in England.
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13. A perswasion to Humilitie.
 14. 
14. Why there are so few Hospitals built.
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15. Lawyers profitable pastime.
 16. 
16. The Polycie of the Whore of Babylon.
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17 To Bald-pate.
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18. Worse then naught.
 19. 
19. Two filthy fashions.
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20. Fooles are more masters of thier wiues then wise men. Scarce a Paradoxe.
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22. To a Pardon-Bayer.
 22. 
22. Worse then a Whore.
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23. Why Kings speake in the Plurall.
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24. The effects of Gods Word.
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25. A Scottish Honest Man. A Londoners Good Man.
 26. 
26. How and whereof to iest.
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27. The Worlds Whirlegigge.
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28. On a Good fellow Papist, who makes no bones to eate Flesh on Fasting dayes.
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29. Popories Pedigree.
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30. The Married, to the Chaste.
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31. The Chaste, to the Married.
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32. A Description of a Puritane, out of this part of the Letany, From Blindnesse of Heart, Pride, Vaine glory, &c.
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33. Loue is betwixt Equals.
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34. The difference betwixt good men and bad, is best seene after death.
 35. 
35. To Sir Peirce Penny-lesse.
 36. 
36 The reward of Charity. To a rich Friend.
 37. 
37. Thought vpon, on the preparation of a great Fleet, and may serue for all such actions hereafter.
 38. 
38. A Secret of State.
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39. Kings Paramount Subiection.
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40. Why Women are longer attyring of themselues then Men.
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41 Christ and Antichrist.
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42. Wise men may be mistaken. Puritanes ragged Reason of the rag of Popery, and Papists rotten Reason of thread-bare Antiquitie.
 42. 
42 Vnrighteous Mammon.
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44. A Dialogue betwixt a Wise King and a good Christian.
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45. Sad-Mens liues are longer then Merry-Mens A Paradox.
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46. Poperies principall Absurdities.
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47. Of those who are too Kinde, too Courteous, &c. Who ouerdoe good things.
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48. Some Mens Testament is not their Will.
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49. Why Wiues can make no Wills.
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50. A iust Retaliation.
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51. A Prayer.
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52. Reuerent Grane Preachers.
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53 Neat, quaint, nimble Pulpit Wits.
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54. Diuers complections, and diuers Conditions.
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55. Our Births, and Deaths, Reioycing, and Mourning.
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56. The Uanity of a Papisticall Shift.
 57. 
57. Curious barly Brethren.
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58. A Scriuener on a Trotter.
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59 Womens wise Teares.
 60. 
60. To my Reader.
 62. 
62. Youths conceit, and Ages knowledge.
 63. 
63. Hearbe-grace commonly called Rewe.
 64. 
64. To Writers of Hereticall, and Keepers of false Books.
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65. To a Periwiggian, who hopes to gaine by some friends death.
 66. 
66. Gossipes and Good-wiues.
 67. 
67. A young Saint, an old Deuill, to a Contous old Man.
 68. 
68. A mad Wenches Iustice.
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69. Wee are Gods Husbandry, or Gods crop out of a fertile Christian Soule.
 70. 
70. To a faire Whore.
 71. 
71. Riches is now a dayes the House vpon Mens heads.
 72. 
72. Monyes Etymologie.
 73. 
73. The Treasure of the Church, or the Popes Exchequor.
 74. 
74. A wicked, contentious mans Epitaph.
 75. 
75. An Epitaph. On euery well meaning man vndone by his kindnesse.
 76. 
76. To one of Fortunes white Sonnes.
 77. 
77. Death, and VVarre.
 78. 
78. The Popish Legend, The Iewish Talmoud. Mahomets Alcheron.
 79. 
79. To an Armenian Canary Bird.
 80. 
80. Faith without Works, Works without Faith.
 81. 
81. Ungirt, Vnblest.
 82. 
82. True Chastity.
 83. 
83. From hardnesse of heart, good Lord deliuer vs.
 84. 
84. A perswasion to Heauen.
 85. 
85. To a namelesse Religious Friend.
 86. 
86. To King Iames, King of Great Britaine, &c. of blessed memory.
 87. 
87. The most Catholike King of Spaine.
 88. 
88. What vse old Moones are put to.
 89. 
89. Little Legges, and lesse wit.
 90. 
90. Problematically prouing, that the City of Rome is not the seat of Christs Vicar Generall.
 91. 
91. I proue it thus.
 92. 
92. Two Prouerbs coupled.
 93. 
93. Good Counsell, ill Example.
 94. 
94. To an Vpstart.
 95. 
95. Christ in the middest.
 96. 
96. Gods Word is a two-edged Sword.
 97. 
97. To the admirably witty, and excellently learned Sir Nicholas Smith, Knight, of Lorkbeare neere Exeter, my ancient friend.
 98. 
98. To the right worshipfull William Noy, Esquire, one of the Benchers of Lincolnes Inue, long since of my acquaintance both in Oxford and London.
 99. 
99. To the right worshipfull Nicholas Ducke, Esquire, one of the Benchers of Lincolnes Inne, and Recorder of the City of Exeter, my Cousin German.
 100. 
100. To the right worshipfull Arthur Ducke, Doctor of the Ciuill Law, and Chancellor of London, Bath and Wells, my Cousin German.
 101. 
101. An Epithalamium. On the Marriage of Doctor Arthur Ducke, with one of the Daughters and Coheires of Henry Southworth Esquire.
 102. 
102. To the right worshipfull William Hackwell Esquire, one of the Benchers of Lincolnes Inne, my ancient kind friend.
 103. 
103. To the Reuerend George Hackwell, Doctor in Diuinity, Archdeacon of Surry, my ancient & kind friend.
 104. 
104. To the right worshipfull Iohn Barker Esquire, late Maior of the City of Bristoll, my louing and kind brother in Law.
 105. 
105 To the wise and learned S. B. K. Knight.
 106. 
106 To the right worshipfull Iohn Doughty, Alderman of Bristoll, of his right worthy wife, my especiall good friends.
 107. 
107. To the worshipfull, Richard Long of Bristoll, Merchant, and his good wife, my kind and louing friends.
 108. 
108 To the Reuerend Doctor, Thomas Winnife, Deane of Glocester, Prebend of Pauls, and Chaplaine to King Charles, anciently of my acquaintance in Exceter Colledge in Oxford.
 109. 
109 To the right worshipfull Richard Spicer, Doctor of Physicke, my louing and kind Kinsman.
 110. 
110. To the right worshipfull Robert Viluain, Doctor of Physicke, my ancient friend, in Exeter Colledge in Oxford.
 111. 
111. To the Reuerend, learned, acute, and witty, Master Charles Fitz-Geoffery, Bachelor in Diuinity, my especiall kind friend, most excellent Poet.
 112. 
112. To a right worshipfull, discreet, sober Gentleman, a Iustice of Peace, who of a wild demeand yong Gentleman, is now become a Reuerend Minister, a painefull Preacher, and a worthy Example.
 113. 
113. To the same Reuerend Doctor.
 114. 
114 To my honest Bed-fellow the priuatly Charitable, discreetly Beneficiall, Master Edward Payne, Merchant of Bristoll.
 115. 
115. To squint-eyed, enuious Momus.
 116. 
116. A little of my vnworthy Selfe.
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117. A Skeltonicall continued ryme, in praise of my New-found-Land.
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118. A Napkin to wipe his mouth that waters at these deserued Commendations.
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[THE SECOND BOOKE.]
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1. To the Reader of my reprehending generall Epigrams.
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2. Of the like Epigrams. To the right worshipfull and learned, Simon Baskeruile, Doctor of Physicke.
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3. A Probleme of Children.
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4. To a close Sinner, more fearefull of shame, then Sinne.
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5. To Curious Criticke Wit, Head-Constable.
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6. On Erra Pater and his Almanacke.
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7 To Baldpate.
 8. 
8. To a Paultry Acquaintance.
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9. To a certaine Periwiggian.
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10. Of the Antiquity of the true Church, to a Iesuite.
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11. To the same Iesuite.
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12. To a sober, sly, Penurious, Usurious Companion.
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13. The Indefatigability of a Shrews Tongue.
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14. The goe-out and the Goute.
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15. To Father Taylor Iesuite, sometimes my familiar friend in Oxford.
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16. To an Idoll worshipper, or an obstinate Recusant.
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17. A Meditation for such simple innocent people as I am.
 18. 
18. The force of Repentance.
 19. 
19. Most men want somewhat.
 20. 
20. Too much, too little, hurts.
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21. Greatnes and Loue moue not in one Spheare.
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22. To an enuied Fauorite, right worthy of his preferment.
 23. 
23. To a casheard Fauorite, who hath deserued his disgrace.
 24. 
24. How Little, how Great.
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25. On Young weekely Newes-writers & old Chroniclers.
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26. Conscience.
 27. 
27. To a weake braind Good-fellow.
 28. 
28. The only Foundation Rocke of Christs Church, To the Diuines of Rome.
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29. An honest wrong'd Mans Meditations.
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30. The good effects of Corrections.
 31. 
31. Preachers Fame, and Ayme.
 32. 
32. To the Reader.
 33. 
33. A Christian Meditation.
 34. 
34. A Messe of Mistakers.
 35. 
35. An Appendix to this Epigram.
 36. 
36. A Guilty Conscience.
 37. 
37. To giue the Church of Rome her due. To a Separatist.
 38. 
38. To Quick siluer headded Innouators.
 39. 
39. Faire Good Wiues.
 40. 
40. Faire Shrewes.
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41. A Probleme hereupon.
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42. A Trestick to these three, Disticks by way of Answer. To all constant Batchelers, especially to my Good Friend Mr. Roger Michell.
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43. To an honest old doting Man, such as I may be, if I liue a little longer.
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44. A Crue of Cursing Companions. To the Bishop of Rome.
 45. 
45. To the same man.
 46. 
46. Enuies Dyet.
 47. 
47. To a hansome Whore.
 48. 
48. The mad life of a mad Sea-man of Warre.
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49. Of the Gunpowder Holly-day, the 5. of Nouember.
 50. 
50. On these blacke Saints.
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51. To a great Gamester.
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52. Most men are mistaken. To Mr. Robert Grimes.
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53. The Tree of Sanctification.
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54. Real presence Praying to Saints. Each contradict the other.
 55. 
55. An Antidote for Drunkards.
 56. 
56. Womens Tyers.
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57. The Gyant.
 58. 
58. To a namelesse Friend, whose head is said to be full of Proclamations.
 59. 
59. The good of punishment.
 60. 
60. A Chyrurgions good qualities. To my good friend Mr. P. S. Chyrurgion.
 61. 
61. A Pill to purge Bribery.
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62. Papisticall faith.
 63. 
63. Some poore comfort for these Multifidians.
 64. 
64. Spirituall weapons to encounter with Satan. To my louing and good Aunt, Mistris Elizabeth Spicer of Exceter, mother to Doctor Richard Spicer Physition.
 65. 
65. Confidence ill vsed, and Confidence abused.
 66. 
66. A Caueat for buyers and sellers.
 67. 
67. To Politike Bankerupt.
 68. 
68. A mad answer of a Mad man.
 69. 
69. A lusty Widdow, to one of her Sutors.
 70. 
70. To Mammonnists, who put their trust in vncertaine Riches.
 71. 
71. God and Mammon.
 72. 
72. There is no fooling with Edge-tooles. To a Friend.
 73. 
73. My Iudgement on Men of Iudgement. To a kind Friend.
 74. 
74. To all the shrewd Wiues that are, or shall be planted in New-found-land.
 75. 
75. Some preuention for some of these misdooers.
 76. 
76. Masters Behauiour. To my good Friend Master Thomas Mil-ware, of Harbor-Grace in Newfound-land.
 77. 
77. Too much Familiarity breeds contempt.
 79. 
79. The foure Elements in Newfound-land. To the Worshipfull Captaine Iohn Mason, who did wisely and worthily gouerne there diuers yeeres.
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80. To all those worthy Women, who haue any desire to liue in Newfound-Land, specially to the modest & discreet Gentlewoman Mistris Mason, wife to Captaine Mason, who liued there diuers yeeres.
 81. 
81. To a worthy Friend, who often obiects the coldnesse of the Winter in Newfound-Land, and may serue for all those that haue the like conceit.
 82. 
82. To the right worshipfull Iohn Slany, Treasurer to the Newfound-land Company, and to all the rest of that Honorable Corporation.
 83. 
83. Of the same Honorable Company.
 84. 
84. To the right Honourable Sir George Calvert, Knight, late Principall Secretary to King Iames, Baron of Baltomore, and Lord of Analon in Newfound-land.
 86. 
To the same Nobleman.
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86. To the right worthy, learned and wise, Master William Vaughan, chiefe Vndertaker for the Plantation in Cambrioll, the Southermost part of Newfound-Land, who with penne, purse, and Person hath, and will proue the worthines of that enterprise.
 87. 
87. To the same industrious Gentleman, who in his golden golden-fleece stiles himselfe Orpheus Iunior.
 88. 
88. Some Diseases were neuer in Newfound-land. To the right worthy Mistres, Anne Vaughan, wife to Doctor Vaughan, who hath an honourable desire to liue in that Land.
 89. 
89. To Sir Richard Whitborne, Knight, my deare friend, Sometime Lieutenant to Doctor Vaughan for his Plantation in Newfound-Land, who hath since published a worthy booke of that most hopefull Country.
 90. 
90. To my good Friend Mr. Thomas Rowley, who from the first Plantation hath liu'd in Newfound-Land little to his profit.
 91. 
91. There is more gaine in an honest Enemy, then in a flattering Friend.
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92. To the right Honourable, Sir Henry Cary, Knight, Viscount Faukeland, Lord Deputy of Ireland.
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93. To the Honourable Knight, Sir Perciuall Willoughbie, who, to his great cost, and losse, aduentur'd in this action of Newfound-Land.
 94. 
94. To my very good Friend, Mr. Iohn Poyntz, Esquire, one of the Planters of Newfound-Land in Doctor Vaughans Plantation.
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95. To the right Honorable Knight, Sir William Alexander, Principall, and prime Planter in New-Scotland: To whom the King hath giuen a Royall gift to defray his great charges in that worthy busines.
 96. 
96. To the same Wise, Learned, Religious Patriot, most Excellent Poet.
 97. 
97. To the right Honourable, Sir George Caluert, Knight, Baron of Baltamore, and Lord of Aualon in Britaniola, who came ouer to see his Land there, 1627.
 98. 
98. To the same right wise, and right worthy Noble-man.
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99. To the right worshipfull Planters of Bristoll-Hope in the new Kingdome of Britaniola.
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100. To the right worshipfull William Robinson of Tinwell, in Rutland shire Esquire, come ouer to see Newfound-Land with my Lord of Baltamore. 1627.
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101. To the first Planters of Newfound-land.
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102. To my Reuerend kind friend, Master Erasmus Sturton, Preacher of the Word of God, and Parson of Ferry Land in the Prouince of Avalon in Newfound-Land.
 103. 
103. To my very louing and discreet Friend, Master Peter Miller of Bristoll.
 104. 
104. To some discreet people, who thinke any body good enough for a Plantation.
 105. 
105. To the famous, wise and learned Sisters, the two Universities of England, Oxford and Cambridge.
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106. To answer a Friend, who asked me, Why I did not compose some Encomiasticks, in praise of Noble men and Great Courtiers, As my friend Iohn Owen hath done.
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THE THIRD BOOKE OF QVODLIBETS.
  
Iustice Epigram.
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2. To my delicate Readers.
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1. To my zealous, and honest friend, Master W. B. of Bristoll.
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4. Gods Loue: The Deuils Malice.
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5. God rewards thankefull men.
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6. To a dissembling, sober, slye Protestor.
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7. Dissemblers coozen themselues.
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8. On a wide-mouthed prating companion.
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9. Latin Prayers by number.
 10. 
10. To the Bishop of Rome.
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11. A wife more deare then sweet. To a complementing kinde Husband.
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12. Plaisters for a Gald-heart.
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13. A husbands desire to his Wife.
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14. To a weeping Widdow.
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15. Ill-fauoured Huswifery. To one shrewdly married.
 16. 
16. To all Chollericke People.
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17. To those who I feare will find fault with this Comparison.
 18. 
18. Reasons for the taking of Tobacco.
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19. The fiue Properties of good Tobacco.
 20. 
20. A Citty Sheriffe.
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21. Si Sennior: Spaniard. Signore Si: Italian.
 22. 
22. Why Astrea left the Earth.
 23. 
23. On a Priuate, Rich, close-liuing Churle, alluding to him in Terence, who of himselfe sayes, Populus me sibulat, &c.
 24. 
24. To the same fellow.
 25. 
25. To the Pope.
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26. Papisticall cruelty.
 27. 
27. A Prayer hereupon, to the God of Iustice.
 28. 
28. To our wise Roman Diuines.
 29. 
29. Why the fiue-footed Iämbicke fits best in our English verse.
 30. 
30. To the Diuine soule of that excellent Epigrammatist, Master Iohn Owen.
 32. 
32. Why Preachers stand, and Auditors sit. To his louing Friend, Master Robert Burton.
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33. What Prosperity cannot perswade, Aduersity will enforce.
 34. 
34. To a Friend.
 35. 
35. Talking Beasts.
 36. 
36. The Gowte.
 37. 
37. [When I was of Lincolns Inne]
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38. An old Prouerb, though a strange one, truely exemplified.
 39. 
39. To a namelesse one.
 40. 
40. The first Arithmeticke.
 41. 
41. The seeming good workes of vnbeleeuers.
 42. 
42. Heauenly, and Earthly hearts.
 43. 
43. To a superstitious Papist, fearefull of Purgatory, who to his cost desires to haue a quick dispatch from that fearefull place.
 44. 
44. To rich Papists.
 45. 
45. An humble, contrite, and a double-deuided heart.
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46. A short Dialogue betwixt two ancient Philosophers, laughing Democritus, and weeping Heraclitus.
 47. 
47. Counsell to my young Cousens, Iohn and William Barker, Abel and Mathew Rogers, Sonnes to my Brother Barker, and his now wife.
 48. 
48. To one, who on his Gossips pratlings in a dangerous disease, thinks and hopes so much of his Recouery, that hee neglects the consideration of his Mortality.
 49. 
49. To my Reuerend sicke friend, W. G. of Bristoll.
 50. 
50. Papisticall Miracles.
 51. 
51. An Aduertisement to all Tradesmen, and may serue for Souldiers, or any others subiect to Casualtie.
 52. 
52. To a Card-Cheater.
 53. 
53. To one that hath lost both his eares.
 54. 
54. Whome Discretion doth not, Correction will keepe vnder.
 55. 
55. A meditation of too much and too little Winde at Sea, wracking Stormes, and staruing Calmes.
 56. 
56 Fearefull Hell-Fire.
 57. 
57. To Sir Senix Fornicator.
 58. 
58. Some standers by see more Some standers by leese more then Gamsters.
 59. 
59. To nobly descended Recusants.
 60. 
60. Traditions and Gods Word. To Papists.
 61. 
61. To one that askt me why I doe write so briefely.
 62. 
62. To my kinde louing bedfellow, Mr. Edward Payne, on the Gift of a Ring, wherein there was a Poesie of Patience.
 63. 
63. Wise mens ill successe, and Fooles Fortune. A Paradox.
 64. 
64. To the Pope.
 65. 
65. One of the Popes titles is, Seruant of Seruants.
 66. 
66. All things are vendible at Rome.
 67. 
67. To fault-finding more faulty Zoilus.
 68. 
68. To a hard-fauour'd rich Widdow, who, because she hath many Suitors, thinkes well of her selfe.
 69. 
69. Why Physicians thriue not in Bristoll.
 70. 
70. To my Readers. An Arsee-versee Request, to my Friend Iohn Owen.
 71. 
71. Health and Wealth.
 72. 
72. To Inuocators of Saints.
 73. 
73. To those Papists, who shew their ignorant Deuotion in their Aue Maries.
 74. 
74. To one of the Elders of the sanctified Parlor of Amsterdam.
 75. 
75. Great mens entertainement.
 77. 
77. To a Bad-minded, Cholericke, vngratefull man.
 78. 
78. To Master Fabian Sanford, Master of our Shippe and voyage in Newfound-Land, and may serue for all Masters trading there.
 79. 
79. Goodnes and Greatnes. To my good and louing Cousin, Mistris Thomasin Spicer, wife to Doctor Richard Spicer, Physicion.
 80. 
80. Mary Magdalens Teares. To my pretty Neece, Marie Barker.
 81. 
81. To my Neece and God-daughter, Grace Barker.
 82. 
82. To a namelesse, wise, modest, faire Gentlewoman, my louing and kind Friend, whom reciprocally I loue as hartily.
 83. 
83. To our most Royall Queene Mary, Wife, Daughter, and Sister to three Famous Kings.
 84. 
84. To the same most Royall Queene.
 85. 
85. A Newfound-land Poeticall Picture, of the admirable exactly featur'd young Gentlewoman, Mistris Anne Lowe, eldest Daughter to Sir Gabriel Lowe, Knight, my delicate Mistris.
 86. 
86. The Pourtraite.
 87. 
87. To the faire and vertuous Gentlewoman, Mistris Mary Winter, the younger, worthy of all loue.
 88. 
88. To the same beauteous modest Virgin, an Ænigma.
 88. 
88. To a faire modest Creature, who deserues a worthy name, though she desires here to be namelesse.
 90. 
90. To my outwardly faire, and inwardly vertuous kind friend, Mistris Marie Rogers, widdow, since marryed to Master Iohn Barker of Bristoll, Merchant, my kind and louing Brother in Law.
 91. 
91. To the faire, vertuous, wittie widdow, Mistris Sara Smeyths.
 92. 
92. To my kind and worthy Friend, Mistris E. B. wife to Captaine H. B. By my Captaines leaue.
 93. 
93. To my perpetuall Ualentine, worthy Mistris Mary Tayler, wife to Master Iohn Tayler Merchant of Bristoll.
 94. 
94. To my best Cousin, Mistris Elizabeth Flea, wife to Master Thomas Flea, of Exeter Merchant.
 95. 
95. To the faire modest Mayd, pretty Mrs. Martha Morris, and of her hansome sister, Mistris Marie Philips, both of Bristoll.
 96. 
96. Another to the same, being since married.
 97. 
97. To the pretty, pert, forward greene, Mistris L. B.
 98. 
98. To the modest, and vertuous Widdow, Mistris Elizabeth Gye of Bristoll, whose dead Husband Master Philip Gye, was sometimes Gouernour of the Plantation in Newfound-Land, where he, and she liued many yeeres happily and contentedly.
 99. 
99. To a debausht University. A Complaint against Drunkennesse.
 100. 
100. A short Iigge after this long Lachrymæ Pauin.
 101. 
101. To the Reuerend, Learned, Sober, and wise Gouernours in this Famous Uniuersity.
 102. 
102. That euery one may take his. To my worthy Readers.
 103. 
103. To my vnworthy Reader.
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THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF QVODLIBETS. An vnfinisht Booke.
 1. 
1. To the Reader.
 2. 
2. To the Reader.
 3. 
3. Redargution or payd with his owne money.
 4. 
4. Catholique, Apostolique Roman faith. To Papists.
 5. 
5. To elder Pelagians, more fine later Papists and our refined Arminians.
 6. 
6. A Chronagram of the yeere wherein Queene Elizabeth dyed, and King Iames came to the Crowne of England: both of blessed memory. Wee MaDe a HappIe Change thIs Yeere. M D C III.
 7. 
7. Of the Great and Famous, euer to bee honoured Knight, Sir Francis Drake, and of my little-little selfe.
 8. 
8. To the right Reuerend Father in God, Ioseph Hall, by Gods especiall prouidence, Lord Bishop of Exceter.
 9. 
9. To the Reuerend and diuinely witty, Iohn Dun, Doctor in Diuinity, Deane of Saint Pauls, London.
 10. 
10. Aristotles ten Predicaments, to be reduced into questions, is an excellent rule for examining any busines for matter of iustice. To the hopefull and right worthy young Gentleman, Thomas Smith of Long-Ashton in the County of Sommerset, Esq.
 11. 
11. Their vse.
 12. 
12. The cause of Dedication.
 13. 
13. To the Reuerend, Learned, and Iudicious, Thomas Worall, Doctor in Diuinity, and Chapaline to the right Reue. Father in God, George, L. Bishop of London. Of my reprehending Epigrams.
 14. 
14. To the Reuerend, my worthy ingenious friend, Mr. Abel Louering, one of the Preachers of the Word of God at Bristoll. Of my commending Epigrams.
 15. 
15. To a Reuerend and witty friend.
 16. 
16. Of Epigrams.
 17. 
17. To the wise and Learned Sir Iohn Stradling, Knight Baronet, the Author of diuers Diuine Heroicall printed Poems.
 18. 
18. To Master Beniamin Iohnson, Witty Epigrammatist, and most excellent Poet.
 19. 
19. To one of my neate Readers.
 20. 
Satyres. 20. To the acute Satyrist, Master George Wither.
 21. 
21. To the same Mr. George Wither, of his owne Satyres.
 22. 
22. To my right worthy friend, Mr. Michael Drayton, whose vnwearied old Muse still produceth new dainties.
 23. 
23. To my worthy and learned good friend, Mr. Iohn Vicars, who hath translated part of Mr. Owens Epigrams.
 24. 
24. To my good friend, Mr. T. B. Vintner, at the signe of the Sunne in Milke-street.
 27. 
27. To a Friend, who asked me why I doe not compose some particular Epigrams to our most gracious King, as my Friend Iohn Owen did to his famous Father, King Iames of blessed memorie.
 28. 
28. Sinnes short Grammar. To my louiog Cousin Master Iohn Gunning the younger, of Bristoll Merchant.
 29. 
29. To lashing, fault-finding Zoilus.
 30. 
30. To the ineffable, indiuiduall, euer blessed Trinity in Unity.
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CERTAINE EPIGRAMS OVT OF THE FIRST FOVRE BOOKES OF THE Excellent Epigrammatist, Master Iohn Ovven:
  
TO THE FAR ADMIRED, ADMIRABLLY FAIRE, vertuous, and witty Beauties of England.
  
A PRÆMONITION TO ALL KINDE OF READERS of these Translations of Iohn Owens Epigrams.
  
AN ENCOMIASTICK DISTICK ON MY RIGHT WORTHY AVTHOR, Iohn Ovven.
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PART OF MASTER IOHN OWENS EPIGRAMS TRANSLATED into English.
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The First Booke.
 2. 
Epig. 2. To the Reader.
 3. 
3 To Master Iohn Hoskins, of his Booke.
 8. 
8 Know thy selfe.
 14. 
14 Gilberts Opinion, that the Earth goes round, and that the Heauens stand still.
 15. 
15 Physicions, and Lawyers.
 16. 
16 O Times, O Manners!
 21. 
21 To a poore, bare, beggerly, fie on such a Physicion.
 26. 
26 Cold fire.
 27. 
27 An impious Atheists pastime.
 28. 
28 An Atheist's Epitaph.
 30. 
30 Married Alanaes complaint.
 31. 
31 A Prophet and Poet.
 35. 
35 Free-will.
 39. 
39 New Rhetoricke.
 52. 
52 To an Atheist.
 53. 
53 A trade betwixt Physicions and Patients.
 54. 
54 Iuris-prudentes, Wise men of Law.
 55. 
55 To Courtiers.
 57. 
57 A Mortall Conceit.
 58. 
58 A Comfort for Baldnes.
 61. 
61 On old Alan.
 62. 
62 New-yeeres-gifts.
 63. 
63 A Caueat for Cuckolds.
 71. 
71 Physicions and Lawyers.
 73. 
73 The Bald-pate.
 76. 
76 Gyants and Dwarfes.
 80. 
80 A Sergeants case.
 84. 
84 A begging Poet.
 89. 
89 An old Churle.
 93. 
93 Double dealing.
 94. 
94 Much haire, little Wit.
 101. 
101 A dead Reckoning.
 103. 
103 To selfe applying, and fault-finding Zoilus .
 105. 
105 To Bald-pate.
 106. 
106 Plaine downe-right bald-pate.
 107. 
107 Fortunes Apologie.
 113. 
113 The Chyrurgion.
 115. 
115 Complainers and Flatterers.
 119. 
119 A reasonable Request.
 120. 
120 Not seene, No sinne.
 127. 
127 To a scalded Leacher.
 130. 
130 To a minsing Madam.
 131. 
131 Saturnes three sonnes.
 132. 
132 To his married friend.
 139. 
139 Wine and Women.
 143. 
143 Rare Sarah .
 144. 
144 To D. T.
 147. 
147 A Waggs Bolt.
 149. 
149 An vxorious Asse.
 151. 
151 A wary wench that stood vpon her tearmes.
 161. 
161 A Doctor in promising, but a Dunce in performing.
 162. 
162 A pretty wench scuruily Cunny-catcht.
 163. 
163 A forked Probleme.
 164. 
164 Verses giuen for a New-yeeres-gift, vnrewarded.
 165. 
165 Christs Church Colledge in Oxford.
 166. 
166 Phillis Loue.
 167. 
167 Pastime.
 168. 
168 Short and sweet to the Reader.
 172. 
172 A Request to the Reader.
 173. 
173 Of his Booke.
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The Second Booke.
 1. 
Epig. 1.
 5. 
5 To Sir Iohn Harrington, most Excellent Poet.
 7. 
7 A Court Wit.
 8. 
8 The Spurre of Knighthood.
 9. 
9 Chymicks folly.
 10. 
10 A true Troian.
 11. 
11 The Remedy of Loue.
 12. 
12 London, anciently called Troynouant.
 37. 
37 To Master Adam Newton, Tutor to King Charles, when he was Prince of Wales.
 39. 
39 Sir Francis Drake .
 43. 
43 The Diuine.
 47. 
47 Women would haue their Will.
 54. 
54 An English Wife.
 57. 
57 A prating Companion.
 64. 
64 The Order of the Golden Fleece.
 68. 
68 To Mistris Iane Owen, a very learned Woman.
 71. 
71 To one like neither of his Parents.
 72. 
72 Two Gallants that went to Venice vpon Returne.
 80. 
80 To a Drunken Rimer.
 81. 
81 More Epistle then Gospell.
 88. 
88 Naked Loue.
 89. 
89 The Exchequer.
 94. 
94 This Worlds Wisdome.
 102. 
102 To play and study together.
 104. 
104 To fault-finding and enuious Zoilus .
 111. 
111 The Couetous Man.
 115. 
115 The Plague in England, 1603 .
 116. 
116 To a very faire Woman.
 122. 
122 A phantasticall Courtier.
 124. 
124 A hansome Whore.
 126. 
126 To Bald-pate.
 127. 
127 Nolens volens.
 131. 
131 On a couetous Gowty-fist.
 132. 
132 Kings Misery.
 133. 
133 Might and Right.
 137. 
137 On a Scalded ill-fauored Knaue.
 138. 
138 To Adr. V.
 148. 
148 Sir Francis Drakes Epitaph.
 157. 
157 Of Virgils Georgicks.
 158. 
158 To Poet Persius .
 160. 
160 To Poet Martiall .
 161. 
161 To excellent Poet Petrack of his Laura .
 172. 
172 On his owne Epigrams to Samuel Daniel, most witty Poet.
 177. 
177 Hunger makes meate taste sweetest.
 181. 
181 Satyrs and Epigrams.
 183. 
183 Deafe and Blind.
 189. 
189 Sunday.
 191. 
191 Fashions in Clothes.
 193. 
193 The commodity of a silly Sheepe.
 196. 
196 Parret, and Prater.
 200. 
200 Satyrs and good Lawes haue one originall cause.
 203. 
203 A Merchants account.
 204. 
204 Lust.
 213. 
213 Eccho.
 214. 
214 Looking-glasse.
 215. 
215 Eccho, and Looking-glasse.
 217. 
217 A good Chapman.
 218. 
218 To the blessed Memory of King Iames, the happy Uniter of this so long-diuided Iland of Great Brittaine.
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The Third Booke.
 4. 
Epig. 4. The happy Virgin-issue of Blessed Queene Elizabeth .
 9. 
9 To the vertuous Lady, Mary Neuil, Daughter to the Earle of Dorset, his worthy Patronesse.
 10. 
10 To the same right worthy Lady, of her little Daughter, Cicill .
 11. 
11 To the white-handed Reader.
 12. 
12 To the black-mouth'd Reader.
 18. 
18 Diues and Lazarus .
 22. 
22 The Spirit and Flesh.
 24. 
24 Gods Sight and mans ouer-sight.
 25. 
25 The broad and narrow Way.
 30. 
30 A Catechisme.
 31. 
31 Rich mens Repentance.
 35. 
35 Wisedome, Iustice, and Fortitude.
 37. 
37 To Camber-Brittons.
 41. 
41 Christ Iesus God and Man.
 45. 
45 Adams fall was our thrall.
 47. 
47 A Good Preacher.
 65. 
65 Niggard and prodigall.
 76. 
76 Old Criticks. New Phantasticks.
 77. 
77 A Christians Death.
 80. 
80 Holinesse is better then Learning.
 82. 
82 An Atheists godlinesse.
 84. 
84 The diuers effects of praise.
 86. 
86 The Enuious and the Foolish man.
 96. 
96 Diuine Vertue.
 105. 
105 Young Dayes.
 106. 
106 Desire, and haue.
 108. 
108 Good men are better then wise men.
 110. 
110 Much Preaching. To Preachers.
 112. 
112 Eloquence.
 116. 
116 Loue comes by seeing: Faith comes by hearing.
 117. 
117 O Times, O Manners!
 118. 
118 Knowledge-hunters. Philosophers of our time.
 120. 
120 More Zeale then Godlinesse.
 123. 
123 A quiet and a temperate life frees a man from Lawyers and Physicions.
 124. 
124 The vicissitude of Marriage.
 125. 
125 Death sudden and sure.
 128. 
128 A Prayer.
 129. 
129 Good Counsell without a Fee.
 130. 
130 To a Belly-god.
 132. 
132 It is no marueile that we haue no Miracles.
 138. 
138 Griefe and Pleasure.
 140. 
140 An argument against sleeping.
 143. 
143 Contrary to the Prayer of the Apostles, Luk. 17. 5. The multiplicitie of beliefes in our dayes, doth rather require this prayer.
 146. 
146 Vanity of vanities.
 148. 
148 Works Consequence.
 149. 
149 Feare begets zeale.
 161. 
161 Owens Bracelet.
 164. 
164 Wisdome and Valour.
 165. 
165 In the sweat of thy browes.
 170. 
170 Retaliation. To an ignoble Nobleman.
 173. 
173 Iohn against all.
 174. 
174 Iustification.
 181. 
181 A strange wish.
 182. 
182 The Earths division.
 183. 
183 The cause of quarrels.
 185. 
185 A wise Man.
 186. 
186 Wisdomes souerainty.
 187. 
187 A Chrisoms Epitaph.
 191. 
191 Socrates knowledge.
 193. 
193 A Generall Epitaph.
 196. 
196 The two Eyes of the world.
 192. 
192 Death, better then life.
 197. 
197 To Doctor Iohn Gifford, a learned Physicion.
 200. 
200 Saint Pauls in London, and Saint Peters in Westminster.
 199. 
199 Miserable Iob.
 201. 
201 On those Traytors, who the fift of Nouember, 1605. intended to blow vp the Parliament house with Gunpowder.
 207. 
207 To the Reader.
 208. 
208 Voice and Writing.
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 3. 
Epig. 3. To his Booke.
 4. 
4 To the Inhabitants of Great Brittaine.
 10. 
10 The three Dimensions to a prating Iack.
 16. 
16 To a great Courtier.
 17. 
17 Baldnesse through Uice.
 18. 
18 To Pontilian.
 20. 
20 Enuies Genealogie.
 23. 
23 A rich Promiser, but a poore Performer.
 26. 
26 Euery man flatters himselfe.
 29. 
29 Thy shaddow in thy Looking-glasse.
 31. 
31 To a sleeping talker.
 33. 
33 Mans misery.
 35. 
35 To an vnmarried friend.
 36. 
36 Woe to the alone.
 38. 
38 An Atheists Inheritance.
 40. 
40 To the Readers.
 41. 
41 The New Roman Computation.
 50. 
50 To an enuious Momus, who found fault with his three first Bookes.
 53. 
53 The poore Cuckolds Complaint.
 69. 
69 Cardinall Wolseys Ego & Rex meus: I and my King.
 75. 
75 Deaths Trouer.
 80. 
80 A bad Debtor.
 82. 
82 The deriuatiue Church.
 84. 
84 The good of want.
 87. 
87 Democrates many Worlds.
 88. 
88 Of Epigrams.
 91. 
91 A couetous mans bounty: or a sure marke-man.
 93. 
93 Penelope's Patience.
 94. 
94 To Anetta .
 95. 
95 To an one-eyed Souldier.
 96. 
96 Why there is no peace in Europe.
 97. 
97 An Antidote, lest women should be proud.
 100. 
100 Natures Horizon.
 105. 
105 An ambo dexter.
 113. 
113 A Kings behauiour.
 114. 
114 The head is worth all the body besides.
 115. 
115 Kings feare Death.
 118. 
118 A Losing Gaine.
 119. 
119 Head Tyres.
 121. 
121 The East and Westerne Churches.
 127. 
127 To his Reader.
 128. 
128 How to rule a wife.
 131. 
131 To Anabaptists and such kind of mealy Brethren.
 132. 
132 Alchymists folly.
 136. 
136 The Crosse in Cheapside ouer against Saint Peters, and Pauls Crosse in the Booke-row.
 140. 
140 Seneca the Philosopher.
 141. 
141 To the honourable, wise, iudicious Knight, Sir Henry Neuil, Sonne and Heire to the Lord of Aberguenny.
 144. 
144 Contention is fit to dwell no where.
 147. 
147 The poore mans poore comfort.
 149. 
149 The Heart.
 156. 
156 The Worlds blacke Saunts: or Musicke for the Deuill.
 159. 
159 The world growes worse and worse.
 160. 
160 Londons Loadstone.
 162. 
162 Fooles and Dwarfes.
 163. 
163 Euery man is full of care.
 171. 
171 The blessed Uirgin Mary, the Mother of Christ Iesus.
 173. 
173 New fashions in words.
 180. 
180 To an Old Churle.
 182. 
182 A fearefull Soules flesh-farewell.
 183. 
183 A woman may be too proud.
 184. 
184 A muck-Worme.
 188. 
188 Cor vnum, via vna.
 189. 
189 A King and a Prophet.
 190. 
190 Vertues Attendance.
 192. 
192 To a foolish inquisitiue vaine prattler.
 193. 
193 Sleepe is the image of Death.
 194. 
194 How worldly men range their cares.
 206. 
206 A Lawyers life.
 207. 
207 Preachers and Players.
 215. 
215 Schoole-boyes study.
 216. 
216 Euery thing is as it takes.
 217. 
217 How to handle griefe.
 223. 
223 The Poet, of his Mæcenas.
 225. 
225 Blind Homer.
 227. 
227 To goe about, worse then the Goute.
 235. 
235 Pride is womans Colloquintida.
 245. 
245 Of King Brute .
 246. 
246 To a couetous Carle.
 247. 
247 Death and life are neere Neighbours.
 248. 
248 Moores Eutopia, and Mercurius Brittanicus.
 259. 
259 HOPE FAITH CHARITY
 249. 
249 Of himselfe.
 254. 
254 The nullity of our Lawes.
 257. 
257 Besides women and children.
 258. 
258 Of those that make the Scripture a Nose of Waxe.
 262. 
262 The Harpe and Harrow of the Court. An enuious and a flattering knaue.
 263. 
263 The foure efficient causes of man.
 64. 
64 Deaths sweet and sowre.
 266. 
266 Death and life.
 267. 
267 An old decrepit man, A Builder.
 269. 
269 An Envious mans Charity.
 273. 
273 Great Brittaine vnited euerlastingly.
  
An excellent Anagram on this excellent Poets name, with the verses annexed, translated.
  
D. Du. Med. his Latine Distick to the Readers, translated.
  
One of mine owne, to the same purpose.
  
Praise-worthy verses of Learned Mistris Iane Owens of Oxford, in praise of my Iohn Owen, translated out of her Latine.
  
To the same learned Woman, whose vertues I reuerence; I dedicate this Encomiastick.
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SEVERALL SENTENTIOVS EPIGRAMS, AND WITTY SAYINGS OVT of sundry Authors both Ancient and Moderne:
  
A WEAKE APOLOGIE FOR MY WEAKENESSE in these following Translations.
  
Beauties Excellencie.
  
The Deuils hospitality.
  
A Rule for periured lecherous Votaries.
  
Cares Birth.
  
A scuruy comfort.
  
Womens leuity.
  
To answer him who wrought this in defence of those women who can well enough defend themselues.
  
Dangerous Weapons.
  
A merry Mate.
  
Patience prouoked.
  
Womens properties.
  
To this women may answer.
  
Froward nature.
  
In defence of these soft Creatures.
  
Miserable want.
  
Impatible wrong.
  
Law and Fortunes difference.
  
A miserable Comforter.
  
A Rule for Trauellers.
  
A Riddle.
  
Womens Teares.
  
I answer for women.
  
Necessity.
  
Doubly-guilty.
  
Necessary Restitution.
  
Ranke couetousnesse.
  
Natures frailtie.
  
Miserable misery of miseries.
  
Innocencies Comfort.
  
Preachers principall properties.
  
How to end well.
  
On a pretty Uirgins Uirginall Posie.
  
Blind Ignorance.
  
Womens Credit.
  
That women be not angry with me, nor my Author.
  
Teares Vanity.
  
Fortunes Flowers.
  
Armour against lust.
  
Anger.
  
A Builders Humor.
  
Truths and flatteries effects.
  
Exemplified.
  
Refractory nature.
  
Addition.
  
Three wilde Coach-horses.
  
From the frying pan into the fire.
  
Womens extreme passions.
  
To reforme this error in this man.
  
A Citizens Thrift.
  
Hels Highway.
  
Coozening knaues.
  
No penny, no Pater Noster.
  
A wicked Ubiquitary.
  
A wise choise.
  
Customes inconuenience.
  
As for example.
  
Nothing new.
  
A true inquisition.
  
Painters and Poets properties.
  
Wicked Women.
  
Addition.
  
Perfect patience.
  
A good womans reward.
  
In the behalfe of good women, who cannot speake for themselues.
  
A Churles good.
  
Light of beliefe.
  
Sweet Gaine.
  
Hunger breakes stone walls.
  
Addition.
  
Complaints out of Spanish.
  
Addition.
  
Virgils Cloza.
  
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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The Fovrth Booke, Which He Cals His Sole Booke.

Epig. 3. To his Booke.

Thou now must passe euen through a world of hands,
Thy censure vnder diuers iudgements stands:
Who doth not reade thee, may thee discommend;
More fault-finders then Readers thou wilt find.

4 To the Inhabitants of Great Brittaine.

As bad, as mad, we well That man may hold,
Who doth despise needfull free-proferd gold:
He worthy were to weare a Bedlam fetter;
You did despise the Vnion that was better.

10 The three Dimensions to a prating Iack.

In thy talke are but two dimensions found;
'Tis large, 'tis long, but not at all profound.

16 To a great Courtier.

If the King smile on thee, all will doe so;
As shaddows doe after our bodies goe:
If the King frowne, all the Court will looke black;
As when the Sunne is set, we shaddows lack.

17 Baldnesse through Uice.

Though not one haire can on thy head be seene:
On that white table all may reade thy sinne.
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18 To Pontilian.

Calls he thee into Law, Pontilian?
He calls not thee, he calls thy mony, man.

Addition.

He hopes to worke on thee by bribery,
By thy feare, comprimise, or forgery.

20 Enuies Genealogie.

To the admirably-vertuous, Sir Iohn Harrington, then Heire to the Lord Harrington.

Faire Vertue, foule-mouth'd Enuie breeds, and feeds;
From Vertue onely this foule Vice proceeds:
Wonder not that I this to you indite:
'Gainst your rare Vertues, Enuie bends her spite.

23 A rich Promiser, but a poore Performer.

We should performe more, then we promise can;
For God hath giuen one tongue, two hands to man:
Nothing thou giu'st, yet grantest each demand,
As if thou hadst two tongues, but not a hand.

26 Euery man flatters himselfe.

Of all the Planets betwixt vs and Heau'n,
The Moone, though least, seemes greatest of the seu'n:
To best conceits that other wayes doe know,
Because she's neerest vs, she seemeth so.
So though I am a Poet small, and bad;
To my neere selfe, I seeme the finest Lad.

29 Thy shaddow in thy Looking-glasse.

When thou dost laugh, thy shaddow seemes to smile;
Whilst thou dost weepe, he mourneth all the while:
Sleeping he winks, all postures hee'l afford;
Yet when thou speak'st, he speaketh not a word.

31 To a sleeping talker.

In sleepe thou speak'st vnfore-thought mysteries,
And vtt'rest vnfore-seene things with clos'd eies:
How well would'st thou discourse, if thou wert dead,
Since sleepe, Deaths image, such fine talke hath bred?
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33 Mans misery.

Angels want bodies, and are neuer sick;
Beasts wanting soules, their conscience neuer prick:
Onely poore man, of soule and body made,
Their bodies paines; sadnesse their soules inuade:
Reason that should rule passion, is not able;
She only shewes men they are miserable.

35 To an vnmarried friend.

Good doers deserue Heau'n after this life:
Thou hast thy deseru'd heau'n, thou hast no wife.

36 Woe to the alone.

To a married friend, proposing God for an example.

God made him Angels to attend his Throne:
And why? because God would not liue alone.

Addition.

Hauing made Man, makes Woman of his bone:
And why? because man should not liue alone.

38 An Atheists Inheritance.

When any man of Heau'n doth talke to thee;
Thou say'st, they vaine, and idle prattlers be:
What's aboue vs, to vs doth not belong,
Hell is below thee to burne such a tongue.

40 To the Readers.

Dost thou aske me, Why I take so much paine,
To be thus briefe? Reader, 'tis for thy gaine.
As trauellers find gold lesse cumbersome
Then siluer, such is breuity to some.

41 The New Roman Computation.

Rome that sayes, she holds all points without change;
Why doth she old feast, from the old ranke range?

50 To an enuious Momus, who found fault with his three first Bookes.

Had fiue iust men amongst a wicked brood
Been found, Gomorah to this day had stood:
For a few bad, loose verses thou findst heere,
My whole booke thou (black Reader) wouldst casheere.
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53 The poore Cuckolds Complaint.

For my wiues close-stolne sports, why am I blam'd?
And of the common vulgar, Cuckold nam'd,
And pointed at? For what I did not act,
But you, I know not who; call't not my fact.

69 Cardinall Wolseys Ego & Rex meus: I and my King.

Grammarians will allow I, and my King:
The Courtier say's, it was a saucy thing:
Grammarians teach words; Courtiers words well sort:
This phrase might passe in Schooles, but not at Court.

75 Deaths Trouer.

Death finds some, as Ulysses found his wife,
With care and sorrow spinning out her life.

Addition.

To her, Ulysses was a welcome guest,
To some as welcome is Deaths sad arrest.

80 A bad Debtor.

I know, thou tak'st great care both night and day,
Not how thou mayst, but how thou mayst not pay:
Thou payst me nothing, that's thy wickednesse:
But payst thy Lawyer, that's thy foolishnesse.

82 The deriuatiue Church.

There is but one true Church, as one true Faith,
Which from th'Eternall Spirit hath her breath:
From Primitiue all would themselues deriue,
To proue it, they strange arguments contriue.

84 The good of want.

If how good things are, by want best are knowne,
I should know mony's good, for I haue none.

87 Democrates many Worlds.

If all those Worlds were, those innumerable,
Which fond Democrates did earst belieue:
I doe beleeue, that amongst all that rabble,
This world would be the worst wherein we liue.

88 Of Epigrams.

An Epigram that's new, quick, tart, sharp, witty,
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Is like a Wench that's new, faire, smooth, neate, pretty:
Whilst they are new and fresh, they are respected:
Once commnon (though still good) they are neglected.

91 A couetous mans bounty: or a sure marke-man.

He giues to take, takes not to giue againe:
Giuing his arrowes are, his marke is gaine.

93 Penelope's Patience.

Penelope's patient Fidelity
Was once a Prouerbe, now a Prodigy.

94 To Anetta .

Nature ('tis said) with little is content:
That saying of thy Nature is not ment.

95 To an one-eyed Souldier.

Of thy two eyes, thou now hast left but one,
Which by his moistnesse alway seemes to mone:
One eye being lost, why alway weeps the other?
Because that in the warres he lost his brother.

96 Why there is no peace in Europe.

Princes make warre, and soone their warres doe cease,
Oft times they warre to haue the better peace:
Diuines striue, and with Venome fill their veines,
With gall their stomackes, and with spite their braines:
Longer and worse they warre with quills and words,
Then Princes vse to doe with fire and swords.

97 An Antidote, lest women should be proud.

When thou thy faire face see'st in thy fine glasse,
Be not puft vp, because it beauty has:
Brittle and fraile is thy faire, fine, neate feature:
How like thy fine glasse art thou pretty Creature?

100 Natures Horizon.

Two Elements we see not, fire and aire;
Water and Earth wee see, 'cause they are neere:
So wee know men and beasts that are below;
High Angels, highest God, we doe not know.
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105 An ambo dexter.

A Fencer with a two-hand Scabberd.

If Pompey ouercome, I am his man:
If Cæsar winne, I'm a Cæsarian.

113 A Kings behauiour.

To King Iames.

All subiects in their manners follow Kings,
What they doe; bids: forbearing, forbids things:
A Kings behauiour swayes his subiects lyues:
As the first moouer all the fixt starres driues.

114 The head is worth all the body besides.

To King Iames.

Reason and senses in the head resides:
Nothing in man worth any thing besides.

115 Kings feare Death.

What Kings feare most, what men feare them to tell:
Fame boldly tells them, and the passing Bell.

118 A Losing Gaine.

Adam did lose a rib, to get a wife.
Poore gaine! by her he lost eternall Life.

119 Head Tyres.

Huge, high-topt-wyres and tyres with toyes bespred,
Doe rather build, then beautifie the head.

121 The East and Westerne Churches.

The right hand Faith is in the worlds left Coast:
The right hand of the world hath left faith most.

127 To his Reader.

Thirsty those are that doe eat salt meats first,
Would my salt lines might cause in thee such thirst.

128 How to rule a wife.

Who begs not, nor commands what he would haue:
His wife is not his Mistresse, nor his slaue.

Addition. A Probleme.

Yet some are so ill-natur'd, or ill bred,
With whom request commands; threats haue ill sped:
What bit is fit for beasts that so take head?
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131 To Anabaptists and such kind of mealy Brethren.

You build no Churches, Churches you destroy:
This Zeale doth not heale, but Christs Church annoy:
The Spirit (you say) doth presse you fiercely on.
What spirit is your spirit then?

Reuel. 9. 11.

A-badd-on.

132 Alchymists folly.

God at the first of nothing all things wrought:
Our Alchymists reduce all things to nought.

136 The Crosse in Cheapside ouer against Saint Peters, and Pauls Crosse in the Booke-row.

Why is Saint Peters guilt? Pauls crosse of lead:
Vnder Pauls Crosse are golden Lectures read.

140 Seneca the Philosopher.

Thy writings are fine Epigrams in face,
They nothing want but Poets cinquepace.

141 To the honourable, wise, iudicious Knight, Sir Henry Neuil, Sonne and Heire to the Lord of Aberguenny.

I thinke I heard you once say at your boord,
That your taste, the sharp taste of salt abhord.
Wise Sir, you need not to eat salt: Wherefore?
All your wise talke hath salt in it good store.

144 Contention is fit to dwell no where.

In heauen or Hell is no dissention,
In Heauen all good, in Hell ill euery one:
In earth mens diuers dispositions
Doe cause both long, and strong diuisions.
Therefore the earth shall be quite emptied,
And heauen and hell be fully peopled.

147 The poore mans poore comfort.

To a rich man.

Vnconstant Fortune quickly changeth cheare:
Hence springs my future Hope, thy present Feare.

149 The Heart.

Why is the right side of the Heart bereft?
And on the left plac'd? Wisedome it hath left.
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156 The Worlds blacke Saunts: or Musicke for the Deuill.

The World's so full of shrill-voyc'd iangling,
Of deepe repyning, and base murmuring:
The Base so deepe, the Treble is so high,
That Meane and Tenor we cannot discry.

159 The world growes worse and worse.

Our Syres were worse then theirs: we worse then they:
For still the World growes worser eu'ry day.
If our posterity grow worse then we,
A worser race then theirs there cannot be.

160 Londons Loadstone.

As Thames deuoures many small brookes and rills:
Soe smaller Townes with their wealth London fills:
But though that Thames empts it selfe in the Sea,
Wealth once at London, neuer runnes a way.

162 Fooles and Dwarfes.

Though wit or vertue haue in vs no treasure,
Yet we are Great mens sports, and Great mens pleasure.

163 Euery man is full of care.

Poore men haue care, because that they are poore:
Rich men haue wealth, and haue much care therefore:
Who hath no wife, takes great care to haue one;
Who hath a wife, hath more then who hath none.

171 The blessed Uirgin Mary, the Mother of Christ Iesus.

A blessed Virgin, that's thy common Name;
Aboue all Women blest, that is thy fame:
Thy Virgins blessed State had me nought wonne,
Had'st thou not beene the Mother of thy Sonne.

173 New fashions in words.

Old words are new reuiu'd, and those shall dye,
Which now are in discoursing prized high,
And with bold flights in our set speeches fly.
Our now new pleasant words will not please long,
Because they cannot still continue young:
And other newer words will them out-throng.
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180 To an Old Churle.

Thou that did'st neuer doe good any way,
When wilt begin to doe good? Thou dost say,
When I dye, to the poore Ile leaue my state:
Who's not wise till he dyes, is wise too late.

182 A fearefull Soules flesh-farewell.

Why should the immortall soule feare bodies death?
Feares shee to expire with the bodies breath?
Or feares she going hence, she must resort
To long long punishment, but iudgement short?
Cold, shaking feare of the hot fire of hell,
Makes this sad soule loth bid the flesh farewell.

Addition. A good Christians Soules Flesh-farewell.

A thought so base hath not that soule surpriz'd,
Who knowes the flesh shall be immortaliz'd:
He feares no punishment, who is assur'd
Before he dye, his pardon is procur'd.
Body and soule thus chear'd by Gods grace,
Part like friends, pointing a new meeting place:
Therefore who hopes for Heauen, and feares not Hell,
May chearefully bid the fraile flesh farewell.

An Epigram on both these.

Hee feares not death, who hopes for Heauens glory;
He may feare Death, that feareth purgatory,
Or he that thinkes this life shall end his story.

A Prayer hereupon.

Good dreadfull God, though I liue

Phil. 2. 12.

fearefully;
Yet when I dye, make me dye cheerefully.

183 A woman may be too proud.

If I should praise thee, thou wouldst prouder grow:
And thou already art too proud, I trow.

184 A muck-Worme.

Heau'n still views thee, and thou shouldst it still view,
God gaue Heau'n lights, and hath giu'n eyes to you:
Thou canst at once little of this earth see,
But with one turne, halfe Heau'n obseru'd may bee.
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Since Heau'n is louely, why lou'st thou Earth rather?
Wantons doe loue their Mam more then the father.

188 Cor vnum, via vna.

To King Iames, the first King of Great Brittaine.

Two Scepters in thy two hands thou dost hold:
Thy Subiects languages are iust foure-fold:
Though Brittaine folke in tongues deuided bee,
Yet all their hearts vnited are in thee.
The Diuell it was that first deuided hearts:
Speach God diuided into many parts.

189 A King and a Prophet.

A King out of his Countrey hath no place:
A Prophet in his Country hath no grace.

190 Vertues Attendance.

These two like Genij follow Vertue still:
A good one, and a bad; Glory, Ill-will.

192 To a foolish inquisitiue vaine prattler.

Many fond questions thou dost aske of me,
To all I answer little vnto thee:
'Tis not because thy questioning is much,
But because thy fond questions are such.

193 Sleepe is the image of Death.

When I doe sleep, I seeme as I were dead;
Yet no part of my life's more sweetned:
Therefore 'twere strange that death should bitter be,
Since sleep, deaths image is so sweet to me.

194 How worldly men range their cares.

First, we send for the Lawyer in all haste;
For our first care is, to care for our wealth:
Next, the Physicion with request is graste,
The second care is, to care for our health:
Diuines that should be first, may come at leasure;
If vnbid they come, they may goe at pleasure.

206 A Lawyers life.

To plead thy Clyents cause, and please thy wife;
Little for thy selfe thou dost spend thy life.
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Addition.

In little quietnesse, but in much strife.

207 Preachers and Players.

Preachers like Heraclite, mourne for our sinne;
Prayers like Democrite, at our faults grinne:
One alwaies laughs, the other mournes alwaies;
One tells our faults, the other our sinnes wayes.

215 Schoole-boyes study.

When I was young, I was a studying boy;
My study was, when 'twould be playing Day.

216 Euery thing is as it takes.

If Archy should one foolishly aduise,
And it speed well; he shall be iudged wise:
If wise aduice should come to an ill passe;
Though Cato's 'twere, he should be iudg'd an asse.

217 How to handle griefe.

Grieue onely for those griefes which now thou hast;
Tis too late for to grieue griefes that are past;
To grieue for griefes to come, 'twill too long last.

223 The Poet, of his Mæcenas.

Not words for words, good coyne he me affords.

Mæcenas to his Poet.

Hauing no coyne for coyne, thou coynest words.

225 Blind Homer.

Whe'r it be true that men doe write of thee,
That thou ne'r saw'st; I'm sure thy writings see.

227 To goe about, worse then the Goute.

Thou hast two diffring griefes (I vnderstand:)
One in thy feet, th'other in thy wiues hand:
For when thy feet are fett'red with the goute,
Thy wiues sore nimble hand ferkes thee about.

235 Pride is womans Colloquintida.

Learned, neate, young, faire, modest, and bening;
Wert thou not proud, thou wert a pretty thing.

245 Of King Brute .

To Master Camden.

Bookes may be burnt, and monuments decay;
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My lines may dye, and so in time thine may:
Yet whil'st some of the Brittaine blood shall liue,
The story of King Brute some will beleeue.

246 To a couetous Carle.

Wealth thou hast scrap'd vp for a thousand yeares;
A hundred yeares is more then thou canst liue:
Yet to scrape vp more wealth thou bendst thy cares,
And thinkst a short life will long comfort giue.
Thou say'st, If I liue long, I shall be rich:
Liue I long, I must dye, should bee thy speach.

247 Death and life are neere Neighbours.

One Natures skreene Death and life hang so neere,
As doth the muddy Earth to waters cleere:
Of lifes white Death, blacke Nature makes one robe,
Euen as the Earth and Water makes one Globe.

248 Moores Eutopia, and Mercurius Brittanicus.

Moore shew'd the best; the worst world's shew'd by thee:
Thou shew'st what is; and he shewes what should be.

259 HOPE FAITH CHARITY

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Vide. Epist. 1. ad Cor. cap. 13. vers. 8, 13.

We haue three ladders to helpe vs to heau'n;
One hath foure steps, one fiue, and one hath seu'n:
Hope reacheth to the Moone, Faith to the Sunne;
But Charity doth reach vp to Gods Throne.

Addition.

Hope, as the Moone, is alwaies variable;
Faith, as the Sunne, more constant, yet vnstable:
When both these with the World shall be consum'd,
Loue into endlesse ioyes shall be assum'd.

249 Of himselfe.

Some men doe say, I am a Poet no way:
They doe say true, because the truth I say.
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254 The nullity of our Lawes.

How many lawes are made, or rather none?
Not kept, or not made, we may count all one:
That former lawes be kept, if an Act were;
That would be kept as all the others are.

257 Besides women and children.

In holy Bible it is somewhere read;
Women and children were not reckoned:
And by the Ciuill, and the Common Law,
Womens and childrens gifts are worth a straw.
VVomen and children are exempt from warre;
VVomen and children long-side coates doe weare,
And on the chins neither of them haue haire.
VVomen and children shead teares with much ease;
Faire words and toyes, women and children please:
And last, of Loue and Dallyance we may say,
Venus a VVoman was; Cupid a Boy.

Addition. A disparison betweene these.

Children fondly blab truth, and fooles their brothers;
VVomen haue learn'd more wisdome from their mothers.

258 Of those that make the Scripture a Nose of Waxe.

Doth holy Writ promise vs any good?
'Tis easily beleeu'd, and vnderstood:
Doth it require ought, or reprooue our sinne?
'Tis a hard speech; wee haue no faith therein.

262 The Harpe and Harrow of the Court. An enuious and a flattering knaue.

These agree not, though in one place they dwell;
Momus of none, Gnatho of all speakes well.

263 The foure efficient causes of man.

What is mans forme? Onely a garish toy;
What is his matter? Frailty and annoy:
Though for this cause, we may these two neglect,
Making, and finall cause we must respect.
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64 Deaths sweet and sowre.

To those that haue their liues in much mirth spent;
Death's sadnes is to sad men, merriment.

Or thus.

To those that liue in sinne, Death is good night;
Good morrow 'tis to those that liue vpright.

266 Death and life.

One way we liue, Death many wayes is had:
All's for the best; Death is good, life is bad.

267 An old decrepit man, A Builder.

Old, and weake, thou build'st many a faire roome:
What build'st thou now? A house, or else a Tombe?

269 An Envious mans Charity.

The dead thou spar'st, the liuing thou dost bite:
Yet rather then I'd dye, I'le beare thy spite.

273 Great Brittaine vnited euerlastingly.

As in beginning 'twas, is now agen;
Euer shall be, till this world ends. Amen.
FINIS.
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