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Philomythie or Philomythologie

wherein Outlandish Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, are taught to speake true English plainely. By Tho: Scot ... The second edition much inlarged

Scot, Tho

[PHILOMYTHIE],

CERTAINE PIECES OF THIS AGE PARABOLIZD.

DVELLVM BRITANNICVM.

DEDICATED To the eternall memorie of that admirable Combat performed by two valorous Knights, Sir Robert Mansell appellant, and Sir Iohn Heydon Defendant; where both equally expressing fortitude and skill in giuing and receiuing wounds, scaped death, notwithstanding by the onely fauour of Prouidence.

HOMO HOMINI DÆMON

[Great Volumes in few lines epitomiz'd]

DUELLI FINIS

Epitaphium Georgii Whartoni Milit.

Epitaphium Iacobi Stewardi Armigeri.

IVSTITIA IACOBI.

Aquignispicium.

ANTIDOTVM Cecillianvm.

TO THE RIGHT WORTHY, Henry Doile, Esquire.

SATYRA AVLICA.

AN IRISH BANQVET, OR THE Mayors feast of Youghall.

To all those Knights, Ladies, and Gentlemen, to whom my Dedications are made, a true reason and excuse why I haue not placed them in their rankes and distances.

THE SECOND PART Of PHILOMYTHIE,

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Epitaphium Iacobi Stewardi Armigeri.

VVith an vndaunted heart I fought,
Reuenge and Choller me assailing,
In fight I fell, with courage stout,
My life and foes, together failing:
I dig'de my graue out with my sword,
And stroke, whilst life would strength afford.