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The Scourge of Folly

Consisting of satyricall Epigrams, And others in honour of many noble Persons and worthy friends, together, with a pleasant (though discordant) Descant upon most English Proverbs and others [by John Davies]

Davies, John (1565?-1618)

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TO THE MOST Noble Theophilvs Lord WALDEN.

Passages before the Booke.

To the Printer.

Of the Printer.

Of Alchymists and Satyrists.

To the World.

To the Reader.

To the censorious precise.

Of Iesting and Iibing.

Vpon the making of one friends face on the Bord where anothers was made; the first being put out with coulor, for the second thereon to bee painted.

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Epigram. 1. AGAINST SOSBIVS THE impudent Leacher, defending his sinne, and glorying in the same.

Epig. 2. Against Dacus the pott-Poet.

Epig. 3. Against Valentine the prodigall.

Epig. 4. Against Glaucus, an effeminate Fancy.

Epig. 5. Against painting Nut-browne Dalia.

Epig. 6. Against Prusus the prating-sterile-bald Statist.

Epig. 7. Against Leuisius that would haue his Laundresse wash him gratis.

Epig. 8. Against Fuscus the vnciuill Lawier.

Epig. 9. Against Battus that buyes Books to stay his studies stomack.

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Epig. 10. Against Rotundus the nimble Turner.

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Epig. 11. Against Sr. Solus his laying out on no returne.

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Epig. 12. With and against Siluarius the Translator.

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Epig. 13. Against Vlalia and her ouer-much desire of pretious stones.

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Epig. 14. Against hot-braind-cold-witted Battus.

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Epig. 15. Of Classus his sleeping at Sermons.

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Epig. 16. Against Lassus the rediculous quarreller.

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Epig. 17. Against gaudy-bragging-vndoughty Daccus.

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Epig. 18. Against proud poore Phrina.

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Epig. 19. Against bouzing Bossus the woman-queller.

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Epig. 20. Against Thraxus his close pastime.

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Epig. 21. Against Formias brauery and vncessant prating.

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Epig. 22. Of Kates Baldnesse.

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Epig. 23. Of hir exclamation against busie-Bodies.

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Epig. 24. Against an olde Fornicator.

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Epig. 25. Against the vice of Prudence.

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Epig. 26. Of wise fooles, or foolish wise men.

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Epig 27. Against Clophus the Time-obseruer.

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Epig. 28 Of Grantus his grosse wit and wombe.

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Epig. 29. Against licorish Florella.

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Epig. 30. To mine honored friend Sir Iames Murray Knight.

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Epig. 31. To my deere friend Io. Murray Esquire, brother to Sr. Iames, &c.

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Epig. 32. Against Graxus his vpholding his honor.

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Epig. 33. Against Phryne hir light-heauinesse.

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Epig. 34. Of Tobacco.

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Epig. 35. Against Marcus his fire-worke.

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Epig. 36. Authorities for Marcus his hate-full loue.

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Epig. 37. Against faint-harted bragging Bomelio.

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Epig. 38. Of Calistus.

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Epig. 39. Of Lutus his perfect taste.

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Epig. 40. Of Colunus his leafe on his shin.

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Epig. 41. Against Brutius his good Angells.

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Epig. 42. Of Crispus and his formall beard.

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Epig. 43. Of Dolls taking Tobacco.

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Epig. 44. Of Clophus his helpes in arguing.

TO THE NO LESSE STRANGE, then farre renowned Peregrine;

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Epig. 45. Of Starchus his stout standing to it.

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Epig. 46. Against Sotus the Vsurer.

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Epig. 47. Of Helens welcomming Paris.

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Epig. 48. Of Cornutus and his costly wife.

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Epig. 49. Of Cozius his free-cure.

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Epig. 50. Of Drusus his deere Deere-hunting.

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Epig. 51. Of Corax the Aduocate.

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Epig. 52. Against Caluisius his forgetfulnesse.

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Epig. 53. Against vnnaturall poets.

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Epig. 54. Of Guacus his wise Beard.

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Epig. 55. Of the kinde Heires of these vnkinde Times.

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Epig. 56. Of the strength of Cornutus his faith.

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Epig. 57. Against painted Pero.

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Epig. 58. Of Grantus his curtesie.

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Epig. 59. Against Afraniaes impudency.

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Epig. 60. Against Menus his Solitarinesse.

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Epig. 61. Of Psalmus the Alchymist.

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Epig. 62. Against Sophron his darke and dull writing.

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Epig. 63. Of Amphilocus fore-sight.

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Epig. 64. Of Anchurus his kindenesse to his country.

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Epig. 65. Of Gammer-Gurton her young Tooth.

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Epig. 66. Against Rufus his throwing at all.

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Epig. 67. Against Seruus his conformity.

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Epig. 68. Against Lawrentiaes lying.

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Epig. 69. Of bad Debters.

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Epig. 70. Against illigitimate Friscus the Comedian.

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Epig. 71. Of Perusius his loosenesse.

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Epig. 72. Against Pigmalions indiscretion.

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Epig. 73. Against affecting Andocides.

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Epig. 74. Of lasciuious Laurentia.

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Epig. 75. Of Alphinus the hard-head.

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Epig 76. Against Annas the great Tydings-bearer.

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Epig. 77. Againe.

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Epig. 78. Of Cæsars loue to Poets.

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Epig. 79. In praise of Sr. Henry and Sr. Phillip Sidney, Syre and Sonne deceased.

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Epig. 80. Against ouer-weening wit.

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Epig. 81. Against Iustice Clophinus his erronious position.

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Epig. 82. Of Tobacco.

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Epi. 83. Against amorous Andrugio.

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Epig. 84. Against Sardinius the leacher.

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Epig. 88. Against iesting Iouius.

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Epig. 89. To the happy, as honorable, Sr. Robert Carre.

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Epig. 91. Against subtill Philargus.

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Epig. 92. Against the great Swearer Mezentius.

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Epig. 93. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, my very good Lord,Phillip , Earle of Mountgomerie.

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Epig. 94. To my much honored and euer remembred Lord, the Lord Hayes.

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Epig. 95. To the most acute and Learned, Sr. Iohn Constable Knight.

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Epig. 96. To the well-worded and ingenious Mr. Richard Marten of the middle Temple.

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Epig. 97. To the no lesse ingenious then ingenuous Mr. Iohn Dun.

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Epig. 98. Against Congius his Wit-stealing.

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Epig. 99. Against Fortune-tellers.

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Epig. 100. Of poore and proud Cordilio.

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Epig. 101. Against Gorgonius his Slouenry.

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Epig. 54. Of Brunus his smoothnesse.

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Epig. 102. Against pure Glaucus his impurity.

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Epig. 103. To my much honored, & beloued, Sr. Thomas Lucy Knight.

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Epig. 104. Against Luciaes variety.

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Epi. 106. To Mr. Tho. Bastard, and the Reader.

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Epig. 107. To the right Honorable, Henry Earle of Northumberland, in the Towre.

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Epig. 108. Of a Tobacco-taking Horse.

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Epig. 109. Against Grillus his greedy gluttony.

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Epig. 110. Of Sosbius his getting vnlike Children.

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Epig. 111. To mine honorable friend Sr. Richard Tracy Knight.

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Epig. 112. Against Collophus his couetous choyce of a wife.

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Epig. 113. Of Crocus burying his money.

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Epig. 114. Of the staid furious Poet Fucus.

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Epig. 115. Against Vsurers.

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Epig. 116. Of Grace, wit, and courage.

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Epig. 117. Of the aduancement of Learning.

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Epig. 118. Against Flaccus the great house-keeper.

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Epig. 119. Of the force of Venus, and power of Gold.

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Epig. 120. To the right well-accomplisht Knight, Sr. Thomas Coningesby.

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Epi. 121. A WELSHE IVSTICE OF PEACE (call'd Iustice Griffith) comming vp against a Tearme to London, dyed by the way in Oxford; a poore welsh Scholler sued to the Executors for a mourning Freeze-gowne, who being neglected by them, made this Libellous Epitaph on Iustice Griffith, and fixt it on St. Maries Church Gate in Oxford, as followeth.

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Epi. 122. The Authors reply being a welsh-man.

Corollary.

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Epig. 123. Against fighting Flaccus his lying too open.

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Epig. 124. To the worthy, ingenious and learned Knight, Sr. Iohn Harrington, translator of Ariosto.

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Epi. 125. ON THE TRAGICAL AND MOST vntimely deaths of Sir George Wharton Knight and Iames Steward Esquire; who slew each other in priuate single fight on Thursday being the ninth of Nouember. 1609.

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Epi. 126. An Epitaph vpon the death of the most noble Knight Sr. Thomas Gorge. decesing in March Anno salutis. 1610.

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Epi. 127. A TRAGICALL EPITAPHE ON the Death of Mr. Williams, and Mr. Gwinne; who (like two vndaunted Cæsars, or vnyeelding Cockes of the game) slue each other with many grizly wounds, in single fight in the Haywood, neere the Citty of Hereford; and lye buryed close together in the Minster Church, there.

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Epig. 128. On the death of the worthy Knight Sir William Browne, Knight of the Bathe.

In contradiction of some Adages.

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Epig. 129. In magnis voluisse sat est.

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Epig. 130. Fælix qui nihil debet.

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Epig. 131. Dies adimit ægritudinem.

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Epig. 132. Pecunia obediunt omnia.

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Epig. 133. Nequid nimis.

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Epig. 134. Venter auribus caret.

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Epig. 135. Verit as simplex oratio.

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Epig. 136. Bis Puerisenes.

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Epig. 137. Malo nodo malus quærendus cuneus.

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Epig. 138. Qualis vir, talis Oratio.

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Epig. 139. Bis dat, qui cito dat.

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Epig. 140. Nosce teipsum.

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Epig. 141. Merx vltronea putet.

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Epig. 142. Ignauis semper feriæ sunt.

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Epig. 143. To the sole fast friend of Elbo-clokes, countnance of obsolete Buskins; & grace of veluet Day-capps; remarkable for mellowed wisedome abounding in his priuate-publike printed Poetry; and sententious Apothegmes at meales: Maister W. Clarke, attending without Processe, the Starre-chamber.

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Epig. 144. Of Brunus his iesting policie.

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Epig. 145. Of Bonosus the great Bowzer.

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Epig. 146. Of Milo the great eater, not long since, in Chester.

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Epig. 147. Against Mandrus the Vsurer.

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Epig. 148. Of Fumosus the great Tobaccanist.

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Epig. 149. To myne approoued, deere, and intirely beloued friend, Mr. Iohn Sanderson.

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Epig. 150. Against Cinnus the time-reprouer.

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Epig. 151. Of Motus his counterfetting.

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Epig. 152. Against Laliaes disguising her selfe, and her husband.

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Epig. 153 Of Maurus his sayling in the Fleete.

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Epi. 154. Of a Theefe hang'd by his Prey.

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Epi. 155. To my worthily disposed friend Mr. Sam: Daniell.

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Epi. 156. To my well accomplish'd friend Mr. Ben. Iohnson.

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Epi. 157. To my much esteemed Mr. Inego Iones, our English Zeuxis, and Vitruuius.

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Epig. 158. To my worthy kinde friend Mr. Isacke Simonds.

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Epig. 159. To our English Terence Mr. Will: Shake-speare.

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Epig. 160. To his most constant, though most vnknowne friend; No-body.

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Epig. 161. To my neere-deere wel-knowne friend; Some-body.

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Epig. 162. To my much regarded and approued good friend, Thomas Marbery Esquire.

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Epig. 163 To my right deere friend, approued for such, Iohn Panton Esquire.

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Epig. 164. To my most deere Pupill. Mr. Henry Maynwarring.

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Epig. 165. To my bloued friend Mr. Doctor Gwin.

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Epig. 166. Against the lasciuous harlot Citheris.

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Epig. 167. To my louing friend Stephen Boughton one of the gentlemen of his Maiesties Chappell.

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Epig. 168. Against the contentious knight Sr. Mordicus.

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Epig. 169. To my much honored friend Sr. Edmund Ashfield Knight.

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Epig. 170 To my right worthy friend, and truly generous gentle-man, Henry Sherley Esquire.

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Epig. 171. Of Iellaes Bruising-fall.

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Epig. 172. Against Mustolphus his lying.

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Epig. 173. Against impenitent Graxus.

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Epig. 174. Against long Lockes in Woers.

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Epig. 175. To my beloued right-well-deseruing friend Mr. Iohn Speed.

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Epig. 176. What a common Gamster is like.

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Epig. 177. Of Gallaes Prodigalitie.

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Epig. 178. To my approued fast friend Mr. Thomas Welsh of Mauncell-lacy.

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Epig. 179. Against lying Mustophus.

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Epi. 180. Against Aesop the Stage-player.

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Epig. 181. Of choosing a Wife.

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Epig. 182. Of Cheris his making of Faces.

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Epig. 183.

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Epig. 184. Against Women that weares locks like womanish men.

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Epig. 184.

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Epig. 185. To the deere & eternal memory of our renowned late English millitary-Knights and Chieftaines; Robert, Earle of Essex; Sir Phillip Sidney; Sir Iohn Norris; Sir Francis Vere; Earle of Deuonshire; Sir Roger Williams; Sir Thomas Baskeruile; Sir Edward Wingfield, and Sir Edvvard Norris, Englands nine Woorthies.

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Epi. 186. To the most noble, ingenious, and Vallerous Knight, Sir Iosselline Percy.

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Epig. 187.

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Epig. 188. Of bashfull men.

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Epig. 189. To the highly honored Earle of Ormond.

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Epig. 190. Against Ebriscus his desire of the best place in all Companyes.

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Epig. 191. To the wittily-pleasant, S. I. H.

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Epig. 192. Against Prusus the Simoniacke.

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Epig. 194. To the most nobly-disposed Knight Sir Hugh Smith.

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Epig. 195. Against the baudy-Wittold Lotus.

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Epig. 196. Against proud crooked-shankt Lucius.

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Epig. 197. Against Rutilus his immoderate desire of Fame.

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Epig. 198. Against Rontaes base pride, light waight, and too much affected nicifinity.

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Epig. 199. Of taking Tobacco.

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Epi. 200. Against Laurentia's painted tawny face:

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Epig. 201. Against Mall. New. the Curtezan.

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Epig. 202. Against Grillus the Glutton.

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Epig. 203. To my highly valued friend Mr. William Hackwell of Lincolnes Inne, learned in the lawes.

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Epig. 204. To my worthily beloued Mr. William Alexander of Menstrie.

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Epig. 205. To the Roscius of these times, Mr. W. Ostler.

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Epig. 206. To the well deseruing Mr. Iohn Fletcher.

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Epig. 207. Of Flauus his stabbing his laundres to death.

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Epig. 208. To my worthy, and worthily beloued friend, Sir Edward Parrham, Knight.

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Epig. 209. A Simily betweene youth, and Tobacco-pipes.

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Epig. 210. Of ones mistaking a Mute for a Consonant:

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Epig. 211. To my worthy friend Iohn Poynes Esquire.

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Epig. 212. Against Nefarius his base and beastly carelesnes in his lechery.

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Epig. 213. To my much honored worthy friend Sir Oliuer Cheyny Knight.

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Epig. 214. In praise of a Bagg-pudding.

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Epig. 215. Of a Pen for a running hand.

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Epig. 216. Of the Schollers of Oxford and Cambridge.

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Epig. 217. To ingenious Mr. Iohn Marston.

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Epig. 218. To the ingenious Doctor, M. Ioseph Hall.

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Epig. 221. Of Clituis.

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Epi. 222. To the learned, ingenious, and valorous, Sir Edward Herbert of Mountgomery: Knight of the honorable order of the Bathe.

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Epig. 223. Againe.

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Epi. 124. Out of Martiall to Maximus.

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Epig. 225. Of Dormus.

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Epig. 226. To the true keepers of honesty.

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Epig. 227. To my worthy friend Mr. Henry Butler.

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Epig. 288. Of Clauis and his bed-fellow.

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Epig. 289. Of Sardonius his Deuotion.

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Epig. 230. Of Poliphemus his sight in Geometry.

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Epig. 231. Of Megs maruell.

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Epig. 94. Of Friscus his attachment.

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Epi. 233. Of Rombus his desire of equality.

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Epig. 234 Of Grobius the rich Grasier.

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Epig. 235. To my much honored, and sincerely beloued friend, Sir Francis Smith, Knight.

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Epig. 136. Against Tuballus his time-keeping in his ill rule keeping.

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Epig. 237. Of Gellus and Gellaes greatnesse one with another.

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Epig. 238. Against Brusus the Broker.

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Epig. 239. To a Gold-smiths most faire wife, that alwaies vseth to stand behinde the Deske in her Shop, because (perhaps) she would not make the sight of her so rich beauty too cheape.

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Epig. 240. To my worthy friend william Seager Esquire; Garter, principall King of Armes.

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Epig. 241. To my elected compotent Iudge of this my too busie idlenes, Mr. Iohn Chapperline.

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Epig. 242. To my kinde and ingenious Pupill, Mr. Henry Holcroft.

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Epig. 243. Against Pattulus the common-drunkard.

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Epi. 244. Againe.

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Epig. 245. Of Poets, and their Power.

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Epig 246. Against Lubus his indirect purchasing and greedy gathering.

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Epig. 197. Of hot Seruice.

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Epig. 198. Of the pure.

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Epig. 299. Of an Anarchy.

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Epig. 250. Against poore bragging Radagon.

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Epig. 251. Of my selfe.

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Epi. 252. Three Ierkes for this, but Iustice is.

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Epig. 254. Against a Wittold Broker.

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Epig. 255. Of my selfe.

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Epig. 256. Of crooked Women.

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Epig. 257. Against Sextus his misery.

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Epig. 258. To the rare Painter mine approoued friend, and good neighbor, M.r Row: Locky.

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Epig. 259. Against Classus the witles pratler.

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Epig. 260. Against proud as witles Draccus.

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Epig. 261. Against Glossus.

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Epig. 262. Against selfe-conceited praters in generall.

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Epig. 263. Against wordy Classus.

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Epig. 264 To my beloued friend Mr. Iohn Gough; Register to the Byshop of London.

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Epig. 265. Against craking Misarchus.

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Epig. 266. Against the insufficiencie of the Malt-Worme Rubus his bill.

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Epig. 267. Of Phrine her Witt and Will.

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Epig. 268. To mine honest kind friend Mr. H. H. contenting him selfe with a meane estate and trade of life. Perflant altissima venti.

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Epig. 269. Against Gripsus the griping Patrone.

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Epig. 270. Against Marcus his plaine-dealing.

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Epig. 271 To honest gamesome-Garret, at Court.

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Epi. 272. To my now kinde friend, Mr. Iohn Towne.

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Epig. 273. Of a proud lying Dyer.

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Epig. 274. Againe.

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Epig. 275. Againe.

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Epig. 276. Of my beeing put into the Kings high Subsedy-bookes.

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Epig. 277. Againe of the same.

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Epig. 278. Againe, of my selfe: and my Maid, call'd Grace.

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Epig. 279. To my deere wife Mistris M. D.

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Epig. 280. Againe.

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Epig. 281 To my louing, and deere mother, the Citty of Hereford.

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Epig. 282. Againe.

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Epig. 283. Againe, in condoling her case, beeing afflicted with the Plague.

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Epig. 284 To my much honored & intirely beloued friend, Sir Basill Brooke, Knight.

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Epig. 285. To my worthy friend Dudley Norton Esquire.

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Epig. 276. To mine approoued kinde frend and Scholler, Humfrey Bought on Esquire, one of his Maiesties gent. Pensioners.

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Epig. 277. To Fuluia, in Comfort of her heauinesse.

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Epig. 278. Against Flauius his vnconstancy, and promise-breaking.

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Epig. 279. Against ouer-weening worthlesse Florus.

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Epig. 280. To Mr. Thomas Bond, Secretary to my right honorable Lord, the Lord Chaunceller of England.

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Epig. 291. To my deere friend and Pupill, Mr. Henry Twiddy: an other of the same. &c

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Epig. 292. To my beloued friend Mr. Robert Sharpe.

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Epig. 293. To old Iohn Heywood the Epigrammatist, wheresoeuer.

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To the high & mighty Monarch of great Britaine, my most deere Soueraigne, King Iames.

True Britaines to their Prince.

To the most honorable by Vertue, State, and Place, Thomas, Lord Elesmere, Lord Chancellor of England, mine euer-approoued good Lord and Master.

To the right honorable Councellor of Councellors Robert Earle of Salisbury, Lord Treasurer of England.

To the most noble and right-right honorably disposed Lord, Thomas Earle of Suffolke, Lord Chamberlaine to his most excellent Matie. &c.

To the most noble, learned, temperate, and iudicious Lord, Henry, Earle of Northampton, Lord priuy-Seale, &c.

To the right reuerend Father in God, Doctor Abbot, Bishop of London.

To my much honored Lord, worthy of all honorable Titles, for courage, wit, and learning, William Earle of Pembrooke.

To the right noble Lord, worthy of all loue and honor, the Lord Vicount Lisle.

To my right noble Pupill, and ioy of my heart, Aulgernoun, Lord Percy.

To the honorable, and my much honord Sr. Iohn Egerton Knight.

To the most truly noble knight, worthy of all praise, loue, and honor; Sr. Iohn Harington, onely sonne to the noble Lord, the Lord Harington.

To the truly noble knight, Sr. Allen Percy.

To the most learned and Valerous knight, Sr. Christopher Heydon.

To the learned, iudicious, and my much honored Alye, Sir Francis Louell Knight.

To my much honored, and affectionately beloued Sir Edward Walgraue Knight.

To the thrice noble, learned, and renowned knight, Sr. William Sydley.

To the royall, ingenious, and all-learned knight, Sr. Francis Bacon.

To my right worthily-beloued Sr. Iohn Dauies Knight. Atturney generall of Ireland.

To the immortall memory, and deserued honor of the Writer of the Tragedy of Mustapha, (as it is written, not Printed) by Sr: Fulk Greuill, Knight.

To the most noble and vallerous Knight, Sr. Robert Mauncell.

To my much honored, approoued, and beloued friend, Sr. Iohn Sammes knight.

To the worthy knight Sr. Edward Eston.

To my deere Pupill, and highly honord friend, Thomas Puckering Esquire.

To my good friend Rich: Rauenscroft Esquire.

To my most louing, and intirely beloued Pupill, Mr. Arthur De-la-vale, attending the right honorable, and most happy Earle of Dunbarre.

To all the Lord Chancelors retunie, and attendants.

To my al-to-beloued friend, Thomas Butler Esquire.

To my intirely beloued worthy friend, Mr. Charles Walgraue.

To my worthy friend Robert Poyntz Esquire.

To mine as antient as louing friend Mr. Peter Ferriman.

To the right well-deseruing Mr. Mathew Royden.

To the most bountifull house-keeper, and deseruedly beloued, Thomas Farmer Esquire.

To the learned and discreet Gent. George Caluert, Esquire, one of the Clarkes of the Councell.

To my deere and much respected friend, Arthure Maynwarring Esquire, bearer of the Purse before the Lo: Chancellor.

To my beloued Walter Ligh Esquire, Seruant at Armes attending the Lord Chancellor of England.

To my truly honest (and so right honorable) Captaine Lawrence Masterson, my good friend.

To my deere friend, countryman, and expert Master in the liberall science of Musick, Mr Thomas Warrock.

To the most iuditious, and excellent Lyrick-Poet, Doctor Campion.

To my truly-honest worthy friend, Iohn Barlow Esquire.

To the deere memory of Mr. Thomas Francis of Northfolke, Brother in law to mine approoued friend R. R.

To my kinde Nephew Mr. Charles Bowen.

To the Lady Wroth.

To our English Orpheus, my deere friend, M. Iohn Allen.

To the generous Maister in Musicke, Mr. Oxford.

To mine intirely beloued, Mr. Thomas Giles, most expert teacher in the Courtly Quality of Dauncing.

To my worthy friend, and admired Mr. in the Art of Musicke, M. Peter Edney.

To myne approoued and sincerely beloued friend, Iohn Gyffard Esquire.

To my deere Scholler Master Iohn Hales.

To my truly louing & beloued friend Mr. William Wall.

That which was, nere lou'd the Fryer.

Epigram.

Against Plumbus the wealthy most miserable Miser.

Against Faustine.

To mine approued deere friend Mr. Peregrine Browne.

To my louing and iuditious friend, Mr. Francis Wye.

Epigram

To my tenderly beloued friend Mr. Nicholas Deeble.

To my deere friend Mr. Charles Fitz-leffery.

To most ingenious Mr. Francis Beamont.

To myne intirely beloued, Mr. Iohn Sanford.

To my deere friend Mr. Edward Lapworth, in Oxon.

To my kinde friend Mr Charles Best.

To my beloued kinde friend Mr Robert Dawes.

To myne ancient friend and kinde Countryman, Mr Philip King-man.

To myne ingenious, and learnedly gamesome friend Mr Iohn Owen, the short and sweete Epigramatist.

To my deere friend and Country-man, Mr Simon Hill.

To my Brother Mr. Iames Dauies, Master in the Arte of Writing, in Oxford.

To my Brother Mr. Richard Dauies, Master likewise in the same faculty of writing.

To the truly noble Lord, deseruedly al-be-loued, the Lord North.

TO THE MOST OPEN-HANDED, great-hearted, and truly noble-minded Knight, Sir Iohn Wentworth.

TO THE MOST COMPLEAT Gentleman Iohn Luson Esquire.

To my most deere and best beloued Patronesse, Magdalen Colledge in Oxford.

To my most louing and highly valued friend, Mr. Nathaniell Tompkins.

To my worthy beloued friend, Mr. Emmanuell Gyffard.

To my louing and beloued friend Mr. Bartholomew Gyffard.

To Mr. George Cheyny, my good friend.

To my beloued Mr. Iohn Hoskins.

To my deere Cousine and kinde friend Mr. Rich: Harries.

To my highly vallued Mr. George Chapman, Father of our English Poets.

To my most honest, louing, and well-deseruing friend, and Country-man, Mr. Iohn Gwillim.

To my Sonne S: D

To myne honest as louing friend Mr. Michaell Drayton.

To mine approued and beloued friend, Mr. Richard Chambers Tutor to the Lo: Percy.

To my deere and constant friend Mr. Tho: Winter.

Of, and against, our yong Maister, Master William.

To honest-game some Robin Armin, That tickles the spleene like an harmeles vermin

To my worthyly beloued, for wit, spirit, learning, and honesty; M. Thomas Rant, Councellor at Law, I dedicate this my Papers-complaint.

[Papers Complaint, compild in ruthfull Rimes]

IN THE RIGHT WELL-DESERVED praise and honour of my deere friend, Mr. Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke, who hath giuen Paper no cause to Complaine.

To the most noble Knightes, Sr. Charles and Sr. Richard Percies.

To the worthy and most happy gentleman, Charles Walgraue Esquire.

To the generous and my sincearely honored friend, Henry Ierningham Esquire.

To my deere brother-in-lawes, Captaine Richard, Captaine Alexander, and Mr. Edward Croft.

To my Worthyly much-esteemed friend, Tho. Hawkins Esquire.

To my dry friend Mr. I. H. Epigrammatist, for a farwell to him and his remembrance.

To the noble Ladies heereafter following.

To the all-admired, for true honor, and Vertue, Dorothy, Countesse of Northumberland.

To the right noble, and most gracefull Lady, Alice, Countesse of Derby, my good Lady and Mistresse.

To Honor, Wit, and Beauties Excellency; Lucy, Countesse of Bedford.

To the right noble, iuditious, and ingenious Sister of the neuer-too-much renowned Sir Philip Sidney; Mary, Countesse Dowager of Pembrooke.

To the right noble; and my much honored Lady, the Lady Frances Egerton.

To the most honored, best-beloued, and matchlesse Lady, for honor and Bounty, the Lady Harington.

To the noble, vertuous, and honorable Lady, the Lady Elizabeth Berkley, daughter and heire to the late George, Lord Hunsdon.

To the most noble, and all-worthyly-commended Lady, the Lady Wroth.

To my most deere and sincerely-beloued-worthy Pupills, the Lady Tracy, and the Lady Baskeruile, Daughters to the worthy Knight Sr. Thomas Coningesby.

In praise of a little Mole-like Scab, that like a rude Scab, chanced to take my Fancies Soueraigne by the hand.

An inuocation of the water-Nymph Thames, to well-intreat this my Land-Nimph being in her power.

The Flea.

The Author louing these homely meates specially, viz: Creame, Pan-cakes, Butterd pippin-Pyes (laugh good people) and Tobacco; Writ to that worthy and vertuous gentlewoman, whome he calls Mistrisse, as followeth.

To myne euer-approued deere friend, Mris. Ioyce Iefferys.

Of my Selfe.

Againe.

A Conclusion.

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A Conclusion.

My Pen, I feare, too lauishly hath run,
In too licentious reprehention.
Lines of this nature are vnlike to do
That which their rightest Reach doth tend vnto.
In euill kinde to checke an euill Will
Mendes, not the misse, but hardens it in ill.
Yet sith Messias, Herod Fox did call;
And Paul, the high-priest tearmd a whited-Wall:
St. Iohn the Baptist, Vipers calld the Iewes,
And many Taunts, like these, like Saints did vse:
I hope I may vse some like liberty,
To shew the World her looser vanity.
And though my Muse, in iest, hath ryot runne,
Taxing these Times for sinne, in ernest, done,
Yet may I say (my conscience telling mee)
I speake but truth, which should from blame be free,
How ere my selfe I willingly may wrong
I nere (since Iudgement made my Wit more strong)
Had pow'r to hurt the simplest liuing Creature,
So much my Spleene's beholden to my nature:
So that with Marius I am carelesse quite,
What Tongues shall twattle of me (wrong or right)
If right, it shall approue myne honesty;
If wrong, my Carriage carries it the lye.
I stand not at the mercy of menslips,
That so they foyle, they care not with what slips:
Let all Tongues walke through all mine Actions,
VVill stand the while as vpright as a Dye;
VVhose euen Squares shall passe among the best,
To win their loue in ernest and in iest.

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I know there is not one (if made of Dust)
Can say I ere deceau'd him in his trust,
Nor wrongd him wisfully, vnlesse I wrong
Those whome I truly Tax with my Pens Tongue:
Yet sith their Names suppressed are, I know
They owe them not, vnlesse the faults they'l owe.
If so they will, they wrong themselues, and mee,
To take offence before it giuen bee.
I must confesse that Nature in meplac'd
A pleasant disposition, though disgrac'd
VVith fell Disasters that do make the spright
To shunne as hell, all places of delight:
For, gamesome moodes now come from me as hard
As if they were with Bolts of Iron barrd.
Yet see how Nature (Soueraigne of each Creature)
Breakes ope those Barres to shevv her Subiects Nature
And makes him maugre euery stop and stay,
To play vvith crimes, as Cat vvith mouse doth play.

VVell, farevvell Folly, Ile shake hands vvith thee;
And farvvell mirth, that dost but martir mee.
Into the VVorld vve came not to make merry,
(Though many of vaine mirth are neuer vveary)
But for more holy and religious Ends,
Which breed immortall mirth, that nere offends.
Heereafter, vvhat my muse shall thinke vpon,
Shall to that mirth (by heau'ns helpe) tend alone.
Meane while, these merry-sorry Lashes may
Driue Time and Times Abuse, with sport, away.