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A Prologue spoken at the right Honourable the Earle of Dover house in Broadstreet, at a Play in a most bountifull Christmas hee kept there; the Speaker Hospitality a frollick old fellow: A Coller of Brawne in one hand, and a deepe Bowle of Muscadel in the other.

Spoken to the right Honourable the Earle of Dover, at his house in Broadstreet upon a Candlemas night.

The Prologue.

Epilogue.

A speech spoken before the right Honourable the Earle of Dover, at his House at Hunsden, as a preparation to a Maske, which consisted of nine Ladyes.

A young witty Lad playing the part of Richard the third: at the Red Bull: the Author because hee was interessed in the Play to incourage him, wrot him this Prologue and Epilogue.

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The Epilogue.

A Prologue to the Play of Queene Elizabeth as it was last revived at the Cock-pit, in which the Author taxeth the most corrupted copy now imprinted, which was published without his consent.

Vpon his Majesties last birth-night, be being then thirty five yeares of age, and the Queene great with child.

Spoken to the Palsgrave at his first comming over, in the presence of his Majesty, &c.

Funerall Elegies and Epitaphs.

A Funerall Elegie upon the death of the thrice noble Gentleman Sir George Saint Poole of Lincolne-shire my Country-man.

A Funerall Elegie upon a vertuous Maide, who dyed the very day on which shee should have beene married.

An Epitaph upon the death of Sir Philip Woodhouse Knight Baronet.

An Epitaph upon one Mr. Robert Honywood and his Mother, and of their numerous Issue.

Sacrum Amoris.

Of Mr. Thomas Skipp her husband since deceased, and buried in the same Tombe, whose Statue is plac't in a circle of Bookes, for the great love he bore to learning.

An Epitaph upon a worthy Gentlewoman whose name was Patience.

An Epitaph upon a vertuous young Gentlewoman, who after seven yeares marriage expired.

Vpon a Toomb-stone which covereth the body of a worthy Citizen, on which is ingraven a white hand pointing to a Starre.

A Funerall Elegie upon the death of Mistris Mary Littleboyes, Daughter to Master George Littleboyes of Ashburnham in Sussex, Esquire.

The Inscription upon her Tombe-stone lying in Clerkenwell Church.

Epithalamions or Nuptiall Songs.

An Epithalamion or Nuptiall Song upon a young sweet vertuous Gentlewoman. F. L.

To a vertuous Gentlewoman at the parting from her own Fathers house, to live with her husband at her Father-in-lawes.

A nuptiall song, devoted to the Celebration of a Marriage betwixt Master Iames, and Mistresse An. W.

A Song at their uprising.

An Anagram upon the name of the right honourable Sir Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper of the great Seale, &c.

Another of the same.

Of the right Honourable Sir Henry Carey, Lord Hunsden, Earle of Dover, &c.

Of Sir Ranoulphe Crewe, once Lord Chiefe Iustice of England.

Of the most excellent Lady, the Lady Anna Carre, sole daughter to the right Honourable Robert Earle of Somerset, Knight of the Garter, &c,

Of that worthy and most religious Knight, Sir Paul Pindar.

Epigrams.

Epig. ex Theod. Beza.

Of Erasmus, pictured but from the girdle upwards.

Of Lucrece.

Vpon the Venetian History written by Petrus Bembus.

Of Helionora the French Queene.

Of Iohannes Secundus an excellent Poet of the Hage in Holland.

Against Philenus who carpt at Erasmus.

To Lodovick Masurus of his verses made of the fall of Babylon.

Vpon three the most excellent Divines of France then living.

A comparison betwixt Poets and Monkes.

The excellent Poet George Buchanan, upon a Diamond cut like an Hart, and sent from Mary Queene of Scots, to the most excellent Lady Queene Elizabeth.

Of Chrisalus.

In Romam.

An Epitaph upon Iacobus Sylvius.

Ex Angelo Politiano. Epigram In Pamphilum.

Against Mabilius a bitter rayling Poet.

Ex Accij sinceri sannazarij Neopolitani viri patricij. Epigram. Of the admirable City Venice.

Ex M. Anthonij Flamminij. Epigram. Of Cardinall Pooles Picture.

Of a faire gilt Bowle sent unto him from Benedict Accoltus Cardinall.

Ex Mario Molsa. Of the City Rome being late wasted by the Germanes.

Ex Antonio Titaldeo. An Epitaph upon Ioannes Mirandula.

Ex Benedicti Theocreni. Epigram. Upon a Comet which Lewes of Savoy saw a little before his death.

Ex Ioanne secundo Hagiensi. Of one Charinus who had married a deformed wife.

Ex Henrici Stephani Epigram. Of Phillis who was delivered within five moneths after her marriage.

Upon Pompe's death.

Ex Ioanne Colta. Of the City Verona.

Ex Petro Hembo. An Epitaph upon one Thebaldæus an excellent Musitian.

Ex Balt asser Castilione. An Epitaph upon a Virgin whose name was Gratia.

Ex Antonio Casanova. Of Lucrece.

In praise of Archery.

Upon a Booke late published by one Bird a Coachman, calld Byrds businesse.

Against a base and infamous Balladder, who disperst a scandalous riming Libell, in which hee malitiously traduced the noble exercises weekely practised in the Artillery Garden.

I conclude this Worke, suiting with the present, concerning the worth of Physick, and Physitians, deriving my president from a worthy Gentleman called M. Perisaulus Faustinus.

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A Prologue spoken at the right Honourable the Earle of Dover house in Broadstreet, at a Play in a most bountifull Christmas hee kept there; the Speaker Hospitality a frollick old fellow: A Coller of Brawne in one hand, and a deepe Bowle of Muscadel in the other.

Where is that rich mans Minion, cal'd Frugality?
What hath he quite hence banisht Hospitality?
In dayes of old, when yea and nay did passe
For currant troth, I and old Christenmasse
Were of acquaintance; but of late I find
Frugality quick sighted, my selfe blind.
He goes through Court, through Country, City, and
Findes entertainment, for each frugall hand
Still bids him welcome: yet a novice hee:
But I, that am of more antiquity
Than Pauls (alas) by time and age decayd,
Nay almost since this Cities ground-sills layd,
Walke up and downe and knock at each mans dore,
And finde the same cold welcome as before.

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But harke, a Cock crowd, and I heard a Swan
Ecchoing to him, that here did live a man,
Noble, and of that high and ancient straine,
To call back Hospitality againe.

Then by the good Lords and kind Ladies leave,
Since their wide Gates stand ready to receive
So great a stranger, and (in me) these guests
So oft invited to their annuall feasts.
This blessing take, oh whether in this place,
Or where so else this blest time you so grace,
May your warme Chimneyes smoke, and hot fires glow,
Whilst Thames breeds Swans, or Cocks 'gainst Christmas crow.

It is to be observed that the Earle in Heraldry gives the Swan, and the Countesse the Cocke, &c.

The Epilogue presented by delight.

We see bright day succeeds darke night,
Disaster past, then comes delight,
From seeming death reviv'd to tell,
That here she henceforth meanes to dwell,
When hospitality hath grace,
Delight should ever there finde place.
Receive her then your houshold guest,
This night to attend you to your rest:
And when your quiet sleepe is spent,
Awake you to your more content,
At home, abroad, handmaid, and guide:
Whether you sit, lye, walke or ride,
Sport, purpose serious meditation,
And thought, still have to me relation,
And so for ever, as this night,
Be waited on by choise delight.