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A Strappado for the Diuell

Epigrams and Satyres alluding to the time, with diuers measures of no lesse Delight. By MISOSUKOS[Greek], to his friend PHILOKRATES[Greek] [by Richard Brathwait]

Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673)

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The Authors Anagram.

TO THE WORTHILIE esteemed the true Character of a Generous disposition, Sir Thomas Gainsford Knight, his Vertues endeered Admiror, wisheth fulnesse of content in the Dedication of these his Anagrams extracted from his Name, and concording with his Nature.

To his much honoured and endeered Mecœnas (the expressiu'st Character of a generous Spirit) iudicious approuer of best-meriting Poesie, Guerdoner of Arts, cherisher of Wittes, and serious Protectour of all free-borne Studies, Mr. Thomas Posthvmvs Diggs, the Author humbly dedicates himselfe, his Time-suting Epigrams with the vse of his diuinely importing Anagram

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VPON THE PREMATURE death of the most Generous and Ingenious; the right Worshipfull, Sir Richard Mvsgrave Knight-Barronett of Hartley: Who died in Italy, being preuented of his religious purpose, intending to visit the holy Sepulchre of our Sauiour in Ierusalem, an Epicedivm

The Author Dedicates these Obit-teres, vnto his vertuous and modest Lady, the much honoured Francis Mvsgrave, Daughter to the truly honourable Philip Lord Wharton.

His Ladies Obit-teres.

Teres I do shedde, yet are they shedde in vaine,
Nor can they call him backe to life againe:

Yet sigh I will, to
wake him from his
sleep,
Thus whilst he sleepes
in Earth, on Earth
ile weepe.
So my sad groanes sent forth vnfeignedly
May moue the hardest heart to pitty me,
To pittie me, that
though I cannot
haue
The priuiledge to
see my husbands
graue
Yet may my teres (as me it doth behoue)
Transported be to testifie my loue:
My loue which euer
shall these obites
keepe,
She can doe verie
little cannot
weepe.

Richard Musgraue.
Anagramm. Graces reward him: or We admire his grace.

Two Anagrammes included in one verse.

Dystich.

Graces reward him, we admire his grace,
Serue both as proper Mottoes for this place:

The first t'expresse the hope of his reward,
Whence is implie'd our comfort afterward.

Vpon his Graue.

In Musgraues hearse I finde the Muses graue,
For by his losse a Patron lost they haue:
Yet he's not lost, but is ascended higher,
And sings with Muses of the heauenly quire.

His Character.

Faire England gaue me breeding, birth, and name,
Ierusalem was th' place where I did ayme,
But loe my Sauiours graue I could not see,
For my owne graue was made in Italy.

Vnto the Italian.

Doe not contemne my corps Italian,
I am th' remainder of a Gentleman,
Who knew what honour was: so after-time
May shew like loue to thee, thou showes to mine.

Vnto Report.

To speake well of the dead is charitie,
If thou be then a Christian, taxe not me
Of what I did: (if men, we're prone to fall,)
Speake what is well, or do not speake at all.

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