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Two bookes of epigrammes, and epitaphs

Dedicated to two top-branches of gentry: Sir Charles Shirley, Baronet, and William Davenport, Esquire. Written by Thomas Bancroft
Bancroft, Thomas (fl. 1633-1658)

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The First Booke of Epigrammes.
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The second Booke of Epigrammes.
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1. To William Davenport, Esquire.
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2. On Theologicall Vertue.
 3. 
3. Sinne, like a Serpent.
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4. On Drunkennesse.
 5. 
5. On Devotion.
 6. 
6. Gods Bounty.
 8. 
8. On Lazarus in Abrahams Bosome.
 9. 
9. Mocking's Catching.
 10. 
10. The body and the soule.
 11. 
11. Percolation of Waters.
 12. 
12. Faith and Love.
 13. 
13. Of Nature.
 14. 
14. David and Goliah. Christ and Sathan.
 15. 
15. The fall of Angells.
 16. 
16. Strong encouragement.
 17. 
17. Of Mortification.
 18. 
18. To penitent Magdalen.
 19. 
19. A beame of comfort.
 20. 
20. On the two theeves crucified with our Saviour.
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21. An unfruitfull Reader.
 22. 
22. Sects in Religion.
 23. 
23. To London in time of Pestilence.
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24. The Arke and Dagon.
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25. On Palestine.
 26. 
26. The motion of sinne.
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27. Marke the end.
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28. Nebuchadnezzars Image moraliz'd.
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29. An old sute.
 30. 
30. Our Saviours first Miracle applyed.
 31. 
31. Pride, not unpunished.
 32. 
32. Good Workes,
 33. 
33. Heaven and Earth.
 34. 
34. The soules twylight.
 35. 
35. To Princes.
 36. 
36. Eminent Examples.
 39. 
39. Poverties priviledge.
 40. 
40. A Boaster.
 41. 
41. To Pride.
 42. 
42. On Iosephs Cloake.
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43. On Nebuchadnezzar, Deposed.
 44. 
44. Death of Tyrants.
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45. Gods Image.
 46. 
46. Of Divine Precepts.
 47. 
47. Of Repentance.
 48. 
48. On Worldlings.
 49. 
49. On the same.
 50. 
50. Prosperity perilous.
 51. 
51. Affliction profitable.
 52. 
52. On the same.
 53. 
53. Paine before pleasure.
 54. 
54. Of Riches.
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55. Ioseph in Prison, to Pharaoh's Butler at liberty.
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56. On Tobias his Fish
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57. The Devills child, the Devills lucke.
 58. 
58. On Avarice.
 59. 
59. A false World.
 60. 
60. Of Religion.
 61. 
61. On Saint Stephen stoned.
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62. Pride and Humility.
 63. 
63. Divine Wisedome.
 64. 
64. Ignorance, the Divels foole.
 65. 
65. Of Mahomets Religion.
 66. 
66. On Jacobs wrestling.
 67. 
67. On the same.
 68. 
68. Mans life in the lapse.
 69. 
69. Of the Pillar of Salt, the remainder of Lots Wife.
 70. 
70. Of a Carnalist.
 71. 
71. Seths Pillars.
 72. 
72. Of Drunkards.
 73. 
73. Worldly pleasure.
 74. 
74. Not too fast.
 75. 
75. To an Epicure.
 76. 
76. Ill enough at the best.
 77. 
77. Solace in solitude.
 78. 
78. No truth in the World.
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79. Comfort in selfe conquest.
 80. 
80. An Ocean of Wine.
 81. 
81. Christs rising and setting.
 82. 
82. To the Heavenly Host, exulting at our Saviours Birth.
 83. 
83. Of the beatificall Vision.
 84. 
84. To Herod, Murtherer of the Innocents.
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85. Patient and prudent.
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86. To the blessed Virgin at her purification.
 87. 
87. On Mary Magdalen, weeping &c.
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88. To Iordan, wherein Christ was baptized.
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89. Flesh to dust.
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90. Comfort in calamity.
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91. Of Heaven.
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92. To a serpentine Sychophant.
  
A generall benefit.
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94. The power of prayer.
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95. An invitation to happinesse.
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96. Evill Objects, infectious.
 97. 
97. Peter, at the transfiguration.
 98. 
98. The Covetous, to sublime contemplators.
 99. 
99. Of the Wedding Ring.
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100. Pharaohs Daughter, finding yong Moses in the Water.
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101. To ambitious favourites.
 102. 
102. On the skales that fell from Pauls eyes.
 103. 
103. On Iezabell, to Ladies.
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104. Iphtah, meeting his Daughter after Victory.
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105. The worlds entertainement.
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106. Iohn Baptists Head.
 107. 
107. Christ Crucified.
 108. 
108. An upstroke to his soule.
 109. 
109. On our Saviours Crosse.
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110. Of the terrours at the Death of our Saviour.
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111. On the Spunge filled with Vinegar.
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112. The anguish of Conscience.
 113. 
113. Man unnaturally revengefull.
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114. Our Saviours Parentage.
 115. 
115. Faith a fast friend.
 116. 
116. Sinnes attendants.
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117. Of silence.
 118. 
118. Belly, cease thy grumbling.
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119. True Knowledge.
 120. 
120. The Soules Center.
 122. 
122. Against prophane jesting.
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123. On Iudges. To Sir Tho. Milward.
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124. Now, or never.
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125. Winke not at great faults.
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126. Gold like straw.
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127. On the healing of a crooked woeman.
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128. Against our Fashion-mongers.
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129. A sight of our Saviour.
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130. A Cure for the Kings evill.
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131. Temptation of the flesh.
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132. Davids Harpe out of Tune, after its Masters decease.
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133. A consort of Starres.
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134. A guilty Conscience.
 135. 
135. On the same.
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136. To a busie headed, idle-handed Zelot.
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137. The necessity of Respiration.
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138. An offer of love to our new-borne Saviour.
 139. 
139. On a seared Conscience: to a damnable Swearer.
 140. 
140. A flocke of Fooles.
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141. A flight of cares.
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142. Light enough in the Scriptures.
 143. 
143. Our Kingdomes happinesse.
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144. Hard hearts, to be broken.
 145. 
145. David dancing, Michol mocking.
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149. David to Michol.
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150. A devillish uproare.
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151. Lust and Pride.
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152. Fond delights to be relinquisht.
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153. Of Death.
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154. Diffusion of goodnesse.
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156. Of the same.
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157. Meditation of mortality.
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158. No peace without piety.
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159. Workes of Charity.
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160. To Lavolt, a fauourite.
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161. Birds of prey, hardly reclaimed.
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162. Of incineration.
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163. Of the same.
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164. Of the externall sences.
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165. The duty of meditation.
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166. A troublesome world.
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168. Of concord.
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169. Of Regeneration.
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170. Of Divine contemplation.
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171 Israels Shepheard upon the mountaines.
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172. Generall disobedience.
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173. To Asia.
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174. Of abstinence.
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175. Holy violence.
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176. Away prophane.
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177. Of the Starre, and the stable, upon our Saviours Birth-day.
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178. Double Victory.
 179. 
179. Of humane life.
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180. Of solitude.
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181. Of Traitors.
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182. Of Bablers.
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183. The Objects of reproofe.
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184. The fall of fortitude.
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185. Preparation for the Sacrament.
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186. Keepe within compasse.
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187. Earth to earth.
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188. The worme of Conscience.
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189. Of tongues.
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190 Good preachers, Gods favourites.
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191. Gods feare, with true fortitude.
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192. Of zealous alacrity.
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193. Poore and rich.
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164. Of Prayers.
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195. A Crowne for constancy.
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196. The Divels temptation.
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197. Avoid Sathan.
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198. Of perseverance in piety.
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199. To Fewlove, a turbulent Church-man.
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200. Of Hypocrisie.
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201. The choice of a wife.
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202. Of Confession.
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203. The blood of our Lord.
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204. Wisedome without measure.
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205. On bad Patrons.
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206. Portions for Gods Children.
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208. Heaven hardly entred.
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209. To a vaine Babbler.
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210. Spirituall bondage.
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211. A happy Convert.
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212. To an Apostate.
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213. Celestiall comfort.
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214. On the ten Lepers in the Evangely.
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215. To Lake Warme.
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216. On old Simeon.
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217. To a Communicant.
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218. To a Pharisaicall boaster.
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219. VVho first, for a winding-sheete.
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220. Wormes meate.
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221. Keepe off your Hatts.
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223. Comfort in the Crosse.
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224. Heavenly endowments.
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225. An intricate Receptacle.
 226. 
226. On Truth.
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227. Adams honourable interrement.
 228. 
228. Treasures of Devotion.
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229. On St. Thomas the Apostle.
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230. The place of Christs Nativity.
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231. On the Star that watched over our Saviour.
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232. The Forge of devotion.
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233. On our Saviour, wounded in the side.
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234. To an Atheisticall scoffer.
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235. To the same.
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236. On Cocke-fighting. To Master William Latkins.
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237. Of Whoores, and their Masters.
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238. Gods garden.
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239. Of Grace.
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240. Mans dignity, and danger.
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241. Of the blessed Trinity.
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242. To William Davenport Esquire.

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236. On Cocke-fighting. To Master William Latkins.

Some, that dislike what ere their betters love,
This pastime as a cruell sport reprove.
But why should not man, of all creatures Lord,
So use them as they pleasure may afford?
Is it more cruelty for fowles to fight,
Than beasts by th'Butchers Knife to dye outright?
But I can raise good from the Pit, and call
To mind at every sound sad Peters fall;

And while they fight that are so neare of kinne,
Spurre up mine anger 'gainst (mine inmate) sinne,
That crowes against me. Thus who doth allay
His mirth, and lesse for coine than conquest play,
May (Cocke-sure) take his pleasure; and delight
(With peace of Conscience with) a sportive fight.
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