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Philomythie or Philomythologie

wherein Outlandish Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, are taught to speake true English plainely. By Tho: Scot ... The second edition much inlarged

Scot, Tho

[PHILOMYTHIE],

A PRÆMONITION TO THE INTELLIGENT READER.

SARCASMOS MVNDO:

A SVPPLY OF THE description of Monsier Pandorsvs Waldolynnatvs, that merry American Philosopher, or the Wiseman of the New World; being Antipode to Æsop, placed with him as parallel in the front. Done according to the simple truth of his owne naked deliuery.

To the ouer-wise, ouer-wilfull, ouer-curious, or ouer-captious Readers.

DEDICATED TO THE RIGHT hopefull Knight, Sir Thomas Sovthvvell.

Dedicated. To the absolute and open enemies of Jgnorance and Darknesse, and the true Louers and Followers of Light and Knowledge, Sr. Iohn Crosts and his happy LADY.

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CERTAINE PIECES OF THIS AGE PARABOLIZD.

DVELLVM BRITANNICVM.

DEDICATED To the eternall memorie of that admirable Combat performed by two valorous Knights, Sir Robert Mansell appellant, and Sir Iohn Heydon Defendant; where both equally expressing fortitude and skill in giuing and receiuing wounds, scaped death, notwithstanding by the onely fauour of Prouidence.

HOMO HOMINI DÆMON

[Great Volumes in few lines epitomiz'd]

DUELLI FINIS

Epitaphium Georgii Whartoni Milit.

Epitaphium Iacobi Stewardi Armigeri.

IVSTITIA IACOBI.

Dedicated to the graue, reuerend, and iudicious Knight, Sr. Robert Gardiner, sometime Lord Iustice of Ireland.

DEUS VIDET.

[How hatefull is this silence? I haue stood]

Aquignispicium.

DEDICATED TO THE FREE and bountifull House-keeper, Sr. Le-strange Mordant, Knight Baronet.

A CAPITE VSQ; AD CALCEM.

[God bends his bowe but shoots not; see, it stands]

ANTIDOTVM Cecillianvm.

DEDICATED To the Common-wealth.

TO THE HONOVR of the illustrious Familie of the Cecills, deseruing of this Commmon-wealth, all the Romane wreaths of triumph: The memorable Pyramids of Egypt: And all other Trophes of Eternitie.

Epicedium.

THESAVRVS INTVS.

[When this rich soule of thine (now sainted) kept]

OPPORTVNE TIBI INTEMPESTIVE NOBIS.

[Since its decreed in heauen, found true on earth]

BACVLVM TANTVM.

EPITAPHIVM.

TO THE RIGHT WORTHY, Henry Doile, Esquire.

SATYRA AVLICA.

AN IRISH BANQVET, OR THE Mayors feast of Youghall.

To all those Knights, Ladies, and Gentlemen, to whom my Dedications are made, a true reason and excuse why I haue not placed them in their rankes and distances.

THE SECOND PART Of PHILOMYTHIE,

MONARCHIA.

The Cony-burrow.

The House of Fame.

Dedicated to all the noble attendants of Royaltie in the Campe of Vertue, who fight for the honor of the Church, and Common-wealth.

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Satellitium.

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Which to reforme, he mends the wheels forthwith
Files, oyles, and beats them throughly on a stith:
Makes weights and wyere fit, then by the Sunne
Sets the new course, which it doth truly runne.
Then going vp the steeples top he spies
The weather-cocke how palpably it lies.
For at each Corner the Kings-fishers stood,
Full South; and that the Dial prooued good.
But the fond Weather-cocke (being weather-wise)
From the Calme blast turn'd his scornefull eyes.
The Sexton tooke him downe, and straight did see
An easie way how he might mended be,
His head was too too great, with 3. combes crownde
Which euer when the wind blew turn'd him round.
His taile was too too weake, when euery feather
Was bent with storms, and broken with the weather
The Sexton cut his crownes, and gaue more saile
With them and with the spurs vnto his tayle
So humbled now in habite, looke and minde,
He waites with due obedience on the winde:
Knowes his high place was not to rule, but serue,
And means no more from this strict course to swerue.