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Of Golds Kingdome, and This Vnhelping Age

Described in sundry Poems intermixedly placed after certaine other Poems of more speciall respect: And before the same is an Oration or speech intended to haue bene deliuered by the Author hereof unto the Kings Maiesty [by Edward Hake]

Hake, Edward (fl. 1560-1604)

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The Authors Prologue to such of his Poems in this booke as concerne Golds Kingdome.

HVMBLE PETITIONS OF GOOD SVBIECTS TO THEIR GOOD KING against the Parliament.

The Subiects loue is the riches and safety of the King.

Another notable example of integritie in a Prince.

A Case of Difficultie in the Royall Administration.

The infortunate Courtier.

Three things very grieuous to good mindes.

Of true Nobilitie.

To the most reuerend and right Honourable, the Primate of all England.

The Iudge must be truthes Patron.

A Caueat to peremptory speaking Lawyers.

To Astilius Regius the learned & highly imployed Lawyer.

Of the most commendable and honourable gouernement of the City of London, in the late times of the sicknesse and decease of the most gracious and renowmed Queene Elizabeth.

No gold no goodnesse.

The same of this vnhelpping Age.

The same complaining of his want of friends.

[Be drouping N. and die my dearest friend]

Trust to thy selfe and not to thy friends nor kinsfolkes.

The dolorous man being still crossed in his estate bewaileth his mishaps.

Of dissembling friends.

A carefull Debtor.

Of one neere dead through thought.

The liberall mans Expostulation with Golde.

The Golden Swaggerer.

To all Worthy and well deseruing Souldiers.

Though wit be the woer, Yet gold is the speeder.

A Sale of Sinne.

A Memoriall of the worthy and Right Worshipfull Gentleman, Richard Louelace, late of Hurley, in the County of Berke, Esquire, Liefetenant of the Castle and Forrest of Windsor.

To a foule and common swearer.

To a Common Lyer.

To an olde man loosely liuing.

A liuely description of Ingratitude by a Fable of a Serpent and a way-faring man.

Mediocria firma, with aduice to Constancie.

A returne to Golde.

To the Right VVorshipfull and of high deseruing Sir Iulius Cæsar Knight, one of the Maisters of the Requests to the Kings Maiestie.

The Author.

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The same of this vnhelpping Age.

Where is the man on whom thou mayst depend
To worke thy good or to assist thee so,
As by his helpe thou mayst thy state amend,
(Though by thy owne desert?) Not one I tro.
In words theile giue thee (yea) In deedes still (No)
My selfe haue had the proofe with men of choise,
Who wisht me euer well, but all in voyce:

For when it came to proofe, to write or speake
In matters which themselues thought good and right,
Good Lord, how were those friends of mine growne weake
And how small ioy tooke they of me the sight?
If twere a matter for me to endite,
I could report hereof a tedious Tale
And yet the morall might be worth the sale:

But this (in somme) I say and make it knowne,
That if my case require more helpe then view,
Except I giue, or can, I looke for none:
For if thou stand vpon desert, Adieu:
Marke well my speech, for thou shalt find it true,
This age affoordeth naught but words and wind,
The rich shall be preferd, The poore shall stay behind.