The Rocke of Regard diuided into foure parts. The first, the Castle of delight: Wherein is reported, the wretched end of wanton and dissolute liuing. The second, the Garden of Vnthriftinesse: Wherein are many sweete flowers, (or rather fancies) of honest loue. The thirde, the Arbour of Vertue: Wherein slaunder is highly punished, and vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen, worthily commended. The fourth, the Ortchard of Repentance: Wherein are discoursed, the miseries that followe dicing, the mischiefes of quareling, the fall of prodigalitie: and the souden ouerthrowe of foure notable cousners, with diuers other morall, natural, & tragical discourses: documents and admonitions being all the inuention, collection and translation of George Whetstons |
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An Epitaphe on the death of the right worshipful maister
Robert Wingfield, of Vpton in the countie of Northampton Esquier.
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An Epitaphe on the death of the right worshipful maister Robert Wingfield, of Vpton in the countie of Northampton Esquier.
To shewe their cause of dole, whom Wingfields death doth pearse,Good muse take thou a little paine, his vertues to rehearse,
Hee wel was knowne to spring, from house of auncient name,
Yea leaue his Armes, and blase his actes, and you shall see the same.
His zeale to serue his God, his care to saue his soule,
His stoute contempt of Romish ragges, their taxe, their tyth, and toule.
The Gospell, that hee lou'd, his life that showde no lesse,
Bare witnesse that in words and workes, the trueth he did professe.
Beleeue his blessings else, which hee receyu'd from hie,
The first long life, in happie health, till age inforst him die.
And then this comfort sweete, to free his age from feares,
Hee sawe his children liue and like, in credite many yeares,
Sufficient wealth hee had, ynough hee thought a feast,
Hee had ynough, hee spent ynough, and with ynough deceast.
His credite with his Prince continued from his youth,
(A sight most rare) in office plast, hee trust, returnde with trueth.
Full fiftie yeares and twoe, a Iustice place hee vsde,
For common peace, and profite both, hee seeldome paynes refusde,
Hee weeded wronges from right, by law, and not by ame,
Hee kept this course, to helpe the poore, the lewd againe to blame.
His life vpright and iust, hee ioyde in no mans thrall,
His dealings were both lou'd, and likt, among his neighbours all.
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The hie, the lowe, the riche, the poore, wrought him a rare report.
And thus long time hee liu'de, in credite and in loue,
Till death to worke, his ioy, our griefe, his force began to proue.
But yet hee sicknes sent, for to forewarne him first,
Whose honest minde, whose conscience cleare, straight bade him doe his worst.
And so with hope of heauen, vnto the graue hee vailde,
Of which hee glad, his friendes as sad, if sorrowe ought preuailde.
Uiuit post funera virtus.
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