Curse but the contrary wee are inioyned to blesse those that Curse vs and pray for them which hurt vs Luke 6. 28. The Curses of wicked persons are like arrowes shot vpright which are likely to fall vpon the heads of the shooters or as feathers cast into the wind which fly backe in the face of him or her that throw them yet is Cursing the last and poorest reuenge that can bee had for any iniury as when men are oppressed or ouer-borne that they haue no power or meanes to helpe or redresse themselues when friends credit power and money doe faile yet Cursing remaines as long as breath lasts they haue a bottomlesse inexhaustible treasure of Curses to bestow vpon any man whom they know or imagine hath wronged them But herein they shew how negligent they are in following the example of our Sauiour who prayed earnestly for his enemies yea euen for those that persecuted him to the most shamefull death of the Crosse with these words Father forgiue them they know not what they doe Yet doth the Prophet Dauid Curse his enemies most bitterly in the 55. Psalme and verse 15. and Psalme 59. verse 3. and Psalme 140. 9 10. But it must be considered that those whom Dauid did Curse were Atheists Heathen Infidels malicious vnrepentant Idolaters and blasphemers of the Diuine Maiestie and so they were Gods enemies and therefore Dauid by the Spirit of God had warrant to Curse them and yet if Dauid had Cursed his owne peculiar enemies it had beene no example for our imitation for wee are not to take the infirmities of the best and most glorious Saints and seruants of God for the Paterns to rule and square our liues by but it must be their vertuous conuersation that we all must take for our direction Holy Iob and Ieremie in their afflictions in the their fraile passions did curse the dayes of thir birth Iob 3. Ieremie 20. 14 15 16. It is fearefull to heare in these dayes with what feruency people doe Curse one another and how dull and coldly they pray to God either to auoide his Curse or obtaine his blessing Parents to their children wiues and husbands all degrees wishing most heauy Iudgements of God to fall one vpon another that although the Plague be but newly by the great Father of mercy taken from vs yet the mouthes of many are filled with the cursed desire and daily wishing for it againe But my deare brother I heartily beseech thee as thou hast a hope to heare one day that blessed voyce in the 25. of Saint Mathew of Come ye blessed by the hope and trust that you haue it shall be spoken to you auoide all manner of Cursing and bitter excerations And this shall suffice to finish this second part of this Treatise namely the Curse of Man to Man The third when Man Curseth himselfe THose Kinde of Cursers are most desperate daring sort of wretches who doe make so small account of the Curse that any man can pronounce or wish against them that they dare to desire Gods heauy Curses to fall vpon themselues and their families yea they are so hellish-mad that they will beate their brests and with lowd clamours as it were meete the vengeance of Heauen halfe-way to plucke it on their heads would so many else in theit desperate madnes desire God to Damne hein to Renbunce them to Forsake them to Confound them to Sinke them to Refuse them and would so many so earnestly beseech the Deuill to take them and Hell to receiue them if they did either loue Heauen hate Hell or loue themselues If they beleeued there were eternall Glory prepared for the Blessed and euerlasting torments for the Accursed they would neuer so violently wish or desire the other When Pontius Pilate sate in Iudgement vpon our Sauiour Iesus Christ his conscience knowing and his tongue affirming Christ to be iust yet himselfe called himselfe innocent of his blood although hee pronounced the vniust Sentence of death against him saying to the people I am innocenâ— of the blood of this lust manâ— looke you to it The people presently answered all and said His blood bee vpon vs and on our children Math. 27. 24 25. Which Curse how it tooke effect vpon them you may reade in Iosephus first Booke of the warres of the Iewes the 1. 2 and 3. chapters how that within lesse then 50. yeeres the Roman Emperour Vespasian with his sonne Tiâ—us besieged Ierusalem eighteene months in which space there dyed by Warre Famine and the Sword eleuen hundred thousand of them the City sacked and razed and the Iewes carryed away into perpetuall slauery and captiuity because they bought and sold the Sonne of God for thirty pence where for a further manifestation of the former Curse which they wished to fall on them and their posterity we see the Iewes at this day haue continued these sixteene hundred yeeres a dispersed and despised Nation ouer all the Earth being scorned and afflicted more then any others hauing neither Gouernment or Commonwealth but in most miserable bondage both of soule and body depriued both of heauenly doctrine and earthly comfort The Apostle Saint Peter Cursed himselfe Math. 26 74. But this was a suffering or permission of God whereby hee might know his owne weakenesse that so confidently would promise his Master Christ neuer to deny him and this example of Peters fall is left for our instruction as a Glasse or Mirrour of our humane frailty that seeing so glorious an Apostle and Saint of God when he presumed of himselfe to haue most ability of strength that then he fell most fearefully how then can we who are so many degrees short of his perfection so many steps below him in life and conuersation how can wee I say haue that foolish impudence as to put any trust or confidence in our owne strength which is but smoake or any thing but an assured faith in Christ Iesus But there are too too many that imitate the frailty of this blessed Saint in denying Christ and Cursing themselues but the number are but few which doe repent as Peter did and goe out and weepe bitterly which true repentance and vnsained contrition must be the meanes for the attainment of Gods pardon in our sins remission Note the seruant loue of that man of God Moses Exodus 32. 32. Which for the zeale which he bore to the glory of God the encrease of the Church and the hearty affection of the people when they had prouoked the Lords wrath that hee was ready to consume them for their idolatry with the Golden Calfe then Moses prayed for them that if God would not pardon their sinne hee prayed that he might be for euer blotted out of the Booke of life so much he did preferre Gods glory that rather then it should be so diminished he desired to vndergoe the grieuous Curse of eternall damnation The like example of zeale to Gods glory and loue of the forlorne and reiected Iewes is
pleasure And put repentance off to our last leasure To shew vs though we liu'd like Iewes and Turkes Yet Gods great mercy is aboue his workes To warne vs not presume or to despaire Here 's good example in this theeuing paire These seas of care with zealous fortitude This Virgin past among the multitude Oh gracious patterne of a sex so bad Oh the supernall patience that she had Her zeale her constancy her truth her loue The very best of women her doth proue Maids wiues and mothers all conforme your liues To hers the best of women maides or wiues But as her Sonnes death made her woes abound His resurrection all griefe did confound She saw him vanquish't and inglorious And after saw him Victor most victorious She saw him in contempt to lose his breath And after that she saw him conquer death She saw him blest a cursed death to dye And after saw him rise triumphantly Thus she that sorrowed most had comfort most Ioy doubly did returne for gladnesse lost And as before her torments tyranniz'd Her ioy could after not be equalliz'd Her Sonnes all-wondred resurrection Her Sauiours glorious ascension And last the Holy Ghost from heauen sent downe These mighty mercies all her ioyes did crowne Suppose a man that were exceeding poore Had got a thousand tunnes of golden ore How would his heart be lifted vp with mirth As this great masse of treasure most part earth But to be rob'd of all in 's height of glory Would not this lucklesse man be much more sory Then euer he was glad for in the minde Griefe more then ioy doth most abiding finde But then suppose that after all this lâ—sse The gold is well refined from the dresse And as the poore man doth his losse complaine His weath more pure should be relâ—â— againe Amidst his passions in this great reliefe I doubt not but his ioy would conquer griefe Euen so our bressed Lady hauing lost Her ioy her lewell she esteemed most Her all in all the heau'n and earths whole treasure Her gracious heart was grieued out of measure But when she found him in triumphant state No tongue or pen her ioy cou'd then relate She lost him poore and â—are and dead and cold She found him rich most glâ—â—â— to behold She lost him when vpon his backe was hurld The burthen of the sinnes of all the World She lost him mortall and immortall found him For crown of thorns a crown of glory crownd him Thus all her griefes her losse her cares and paine Return'd with ioyes inestimable gaine But now a true relation I will make How this blest Virgin did the world forsake 'T is probable that as our Sauiour bid Saint Iohn to take her home that so he did And it may be suppos'd she did abide With him and in his house vntill she dide Iohn did out-liue th'Apostles euery one For when Domitian held th' Imperiall Throne To th'Ile of Pathmos he was banisht then And there the Reuelation he did pen But whilst Iohn at Ierusalem did stay God tooke the blessed Virgins life away For after Christs Ascension it appeares She on the earth suruiued fifteene yeeres Full sixty three in all she did endure A sad glad pilgrimage a life most pure At sixty three yeeres age her life did fade Her soule most gracious was most glorious made Where with her Son her Sauiour her Lord God She euerlastingly hath her abode In such fruition of immortall glory Which cannot be describ'd in mortall story There mounted meelâ—e she sits in Maiesty Exalted there is her humility There she that was adorned full of Grace Beheld her Maker and Redeemers face And there she is amongst all blessed spirits By imputation of our Sauiours merits She there shall euer and for euer sing Eternall praise vnto th' Eternall King When she had paid the debt that all must pay When from her corps her soule was past away To Gethsemany with lamenting cheare Her sacred body on the Beere they beare There in the earth a Iewell was inter'd That was before all earthly wights prefer'd That Holy wife that Mother that pure Maid At Gethsemany in her graue was laid LENVOY This worke deserues the worke of better wit But I like Pilate say What 's writ is writ If it be lik'd poore artlesse I am glad And Charity I hope will mend what 's bad I know my selfe the meanest amongst men The most vnlearnedst that e'r handled pen But as it is into the world I send it And therefore pray commend it or come to end it FINIS TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE WORTHY and Learned Gentleman S r. THOMAS Richardson Knight Lord Chiefe Iustice of his Maiesties Court of Common Pleas and Speaker in the High Court of PARLIAMENT c. A double Anagramme THOMAS RICHARDSON AS MAN HONORDE CHRIT SO CHRIST HONERD A MAN YOur name includes that As Man honorde Christ So God againe through Christ honord a Man For if Man truely honor the most High'st Then Christ to honor Man both will and can Right Worthy Lord this in your name is true You honor Christ and Christ hath honord you RIGHT HONOVRABLE BVt that I am assured that your Noble disposition in all parts is sutable to the inside of this Booke I should neuer haue dared to Dedicate it to your Patronage for as it is a Diuine Poem so haâ—â— your Worship a religious heart As it hath an honest intention so haue you a brest euer full of â—â—â— thoughts which bring forth worthy actions as it is a whip or Scourge against all sorts of priat so hâ—â—e you euer beene an vfaigned louer of Courteous humanity and humility I humbly beseech your Honour although the method and stile be plaine to be pleased to giue it fauourable entertainment for the honesty that is in it and the dutifull affection of the Author Who is most obsequiously obliged to your Honour IOHN TAYLOR TO NO MATTER VVHO NO GREAT MATTER VVHERE YET TO BE READ THERE IS MATTER WHY ALTHOVGH NOT MVCH MATTER WHEN IT is no matter in whose hands or censure this my Superibae Flagellum or Whipping or Stripping of Pride fall into If it come into the view of true Nobility or Gentry I know it will be charitably accepted If into the hands of degenerate yongsters that esteeme Pride more then all the Liberall Sciences who account the foure Cardinall vertues inferiour to their owne carnall vices such a one will put me off with a scornefull tush a pish or a mew and commit my Booke to the protection of Ajax If a wise man reade it I know it will be discreetly censur'd if a Foole his Bolt is soone shot and I am arm'd against it if a Learned man peruse it he will beare with my bad Schollership if an vnlearned I care not for his opinion if a man of knowledge view it he will pardon my ignorance if an ignorant Asse see it he will bray out his owne if an honest rich man spy it he will be
his Kingdome And let vs but marke and consider the plagues and punishments that God hath inflicted vpon Murderers Adulterers and incestuous persons First Cain although by his birth hee was the first man that euer was borne a Prince by his birth and heire apparant to all the world yet for the Murther by him committed on his brother he was the first Vagabond and Runnagate on the face of the earth almost fearefull of his owne shaddow and after he had liued a long time terrifide in Conscience was himselfe slaine as is supposed by Lamech Simeon and Leui the sonnes of Iacob were accurst of their Father for the slaughter of the Sichemites Ioab the Captaine of Dauids Host was slaine for the murthering of Abner Dauid himselfe for the death of Vrlas and the Adultery committed with Bethsheba was continually plagued and vexed with the Sword of Warre with the Rebellion of his owne sonnes and with the vntimely deaths of Aâ—non and Absolen Baanah and Rechab for the slaying of Ishbesheth the sonne of Saul they were both by Dauids commandement put to death who had both their hands and feete cut off and were afterward hanged ouer the Poole in Hebron Samuell 2. 4. The examples are infinite out of diuine and humane Histories that God did neuer suffer Murder to goe vnrewarded and this miserable man of whom I haue here related is a most mainfest spectacle of Gods reuenging vengeance for that crying and hainous sinne As concerning Lust and Incontinency it is a short pleasure bought with long paine a hunnied poyson a Gulfe of shame a Pick-purse a breeder of Diseases a gall to the Conscience a corrofide to the heart turning mans wit into foolish madnesse the bodies bane and the soules perdition to it is excessiue in youth and odious in age besides God himselfe doth denounce most fearefull threats against Fornicators and Adulterers as the Apostle saith that Whormongers and Adulterers shall not inherit the Kingdome of Heauen 1. Cer. 6. 9. And God himselfe saith that hee will bee a swift witnesse against Adulterers Mal. 3.5 And the Wise man saith that because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a â—â—â—â—â—â— of bread and a woman will hunt for the precious lifâ— of a man For faith he can a man take fire in â—â—â— bosome and his cloathes not bee burnt or can â—â—â— man goe vpon hot Coales and his feet not be burnt So hee that goesh in to his neighbours Wife â—â—â— not be innocent Prou. 6. 27 28 29. Abimelech one of the sonnes of Gedeon murdered three score and ten of his Brethren and in reward thereof by the iust Iudgement of God a woman with a piece of a Milstone beat out his braines after he had vsurped the Kingdome three yeeres Iudges the 9. Our English Chronicles make mention that Roger Mortimer Lord Baron of Wallingford merdered his Master King Edward the second and caused the Kings Vncle Edmund Earle of Kent causelesly to bee beheaded but Gods Iustice ouertooke him at last so that for the said Murders he was shamefully executed Humphâ—â—â— Duke of Glocester was murdered in the Abbey of Bary by William de la Poole Duke of Suffoâ—â—â— who afterward was beheaded himselfe on the Sea by a Pyrat Arden of Feuersham and Pâ—â—â— of Plimmouth both their Murders are fresh â—â—â— memory and the fearfull ends of their Wiue and their Ayders in those bloudy actions will neuer be forgotten It is too manifestly known what a number of Stepmothers and Strumpets haue most in humanely murdred their Children and so the same haue most deseruedly beene executed But in the memory of man nor scarcely in any History it is not to be found that a Father did euer take two Innocent Children â—â—â— of their beds and with weeping teares of pâ—â—ilesse pity and vnmercifull meroy to drown them shewing such compassionate cruelty and sorrowfull sighing remorcelesse remoâ—â—â— in that most vnfatherly and vnnaturall deed All which may be attributed to the malice of the Diuell whose will and endeauour that none should be saued who layes out his traps and snares intangling some with Luâ—â—â— some with Couetousnesse some with Ambition Drunkennesse Enuy Murder Sloth or any Vice whereto he sees a man or a woman moâ—â—â— inclined vnto as he did by this wretched maâ—â—â—lulling him as it were in the cradle of sensâ—â—â— and vngodly delight vntill such time as â—â—â— his meanes reputation and credit was â—â—â— and nothing left him but misery and â—â—â— Then hee leads him along through â—â—â— and feares to haue no hope in Gods â—â—â— perswading his Conscience that â—â—â— sinnes were vnpardonable and his estate â—â—â— credit vnrecouerable With these suggestions hee led him on to despaire and in desperation to kill his Children and make shipwracke of his owne soule in which the diligence of the Diuell â—â—â— that hee labours and trauels vnâ—â—â— and as Saint Bernard saith in the â—â—â— day shall rise in condemnation against vs because hee hath euer beene more diligent to destroy soules theÌ„ we haue been to saue them And for a Conclusion let vs beseech God of â—â—â— infinite mercy to defend vs from all the â—â—â— temptations of Satan IOHN ROVVSE his Prayer for pardon of his lewd life which bee vsed to pray in the time of his imprisonment GOD of my Soule and Body haue mercy vpon mee the one I haue cast away by my Folly and the other is likely to perish in thy Funy vnlesse in thy great mercie thou â—â—â— My Sinnes are deepe Seas to drowne me I am swallowed vp in â—â—â— bottomlesse gulfe of my owne â—â—â—gressions With Cain I haue beene Murtherer and with Iudas a Betrayer me Innocent My body is a slaue to â—â—â— and my wretched Soule is deúouâ—â—â— vp by Hell Blacke haue beene my â—â—â— and blacker are my deeds I haue beene the Diuels instrument and am now become the scorne of men a a Serpent vpon earth and an Outcast from Heauen What therefore can become of mee miserable Caitifle If I looke vp to my Redeemer to him I am an Arch Traytor if vpon Earth it is drowned with Blood of my shedding if into Hell there I see my Conscience burning in the Brimstone Lake God of my Soule and Body haue mercy therefore vpon mee Saue mee O saue mee or else I perish for euer I dye for euer in the world to come vnlesse sweet Lord thou catchest my repeÌ„tant Soule in thine Armes O saue me saue me saue me JOHN ROVVSE of Ewell his owne Arraignment Confession Condemnation and Iudgement of himselfe whilst hee lay Prisoner in the White Lyon for drowning of his two Children I Am arraign'd at the blacke dreadfull Barre Where Sinnes sored as Scarlet Iudges are All my Inditements are my horrid Crimes Whose Story will affright succeeding Times As now they driue the present into wonder Making Men treÌ„ble as trees strucke with Thunder If any askes what euidence comes in O 'T is my Conscience which hath euer bin A thousand witnesses and now it tels
A Tale to cast me to ten thousand Hels The Iury are my Thoughts vpright in this They sentence me to death for doing amisse Examinations more there need not then Than what 's confest here both to God and Men. The Cryer of she Court is my blacke Shame Which when it calls my Iury doth proclaime Vnlesse as they are summon'd they appeare To giue true Verdict of the Prisoner They shall haue heauy Fines vpon them set Such as may make them dye deepe in Heauens debt About me round sit Innocence and Truth As Clerkes to this high Court and little Ruth From Peoples eyes is cast vpon my face Because my facts are barbarous damn'd and base The Officers that 'bout me thicke are plac'd To guard me to my death when I am cast Are the blacke stings my speckled soule now feeles Which like to Furies dogge me close at heeles The Hangman that attends me is Despaire And gâ—owing wormes my fellow-Prisoners are His Inditement for murder of his Children THe first who at this Sessions â—â—â— doth call me Is Murder whose grim visage doth appall me His eyes are fires his voice rough winds out-rores And on my bead the Diuine vengeance scares So fast and fearefully I sinke to ground And with â— were in twenty Oceans drownd He sayes I haue a bloudy Villaine bin And to proue this ripe Euidence steps in Brew'd like my selfe Iustice so brings about That blacke sinnes still hunt one another out 'T is like a rotten frame ready to fall For one maine Post being shaken puls downe all To this Inditement holding vp my hand Fattered with Terrors more then Irons stand And being ask'd what to the Bill I say Guilty I cry O dreadfull Sessions dayâ— His Iudgement FOr these thick Stigian streams in which th' ast â—â—â— Thy guilt hath on thee laâ—d this bitter doome Thy loath'd life on a Tree of shame must take A leaue compeld by Law e'r old age make Her signed Passe port ready Thy offence No longer can for dayes on earth dispense Time blot thy name out of this bloudy roule And so the Lord haue mercy on my Soule His speech what hee could say for himselfe O Wretched Caitiffe what perswasiue breath Can cal back this iust Sentence of quick death I begge no beene but mercy at Gods hands The King of Kings the Soueraigne that coÌ„maâ—â— Both Soule and Body O let him forgiue My Treason to his Throne and whilst I liue Iebbits and Racks shall torture limme by limme Through worlds of Deaths I 'l breake to fly to him My Birth-day gaue not to my Mothers wombe More ease then this shall ioyes when e'r it come My body mould to earth sinnes sink to Hell My penitent Soule win Heauen vain world farewell FINIS TAYLORS REVENGE OR The Rimer VVILLIAM FENNOR firkt ferrited and finely fetcht ouer the Coales To any that can read BE thou either Friend or Foe or indifferent all 's one Read Laugh like or dislike all the care is taken The chiefest cause why I wrote this was on set purpose to please myselfe Yet to shew thee the meaning of this little building imagine the Epistle to be the doore and if thou please come in and see what stuffe the whâ—â—â— Frame is made off Bee it therefore knownne vnto all men that I Iohn Taylor Watermanâ— â—â—â—agree with William Fennor who arrogantly and falsely entitles himselfe the Kings Masâ— â—â—â—Riming Poet to answer me at a triall of Wit on the seuenth of October last 1614 â—â—â— the Hope stage on the Bank-side and the said Fennor receiued of mee ten shillings in â—â—â— of his comming to meet me whereupon I caused 1000 bills to be Printed and diuulg'd â—â—â—1000 wayes and more giuing my Friends and diuers of my acquaintance notice of â—â—â— Bear-garden banquet of dainty Conceits and when the day came that the Play should â—â—â—haue beene performed the house being fill'd with a great Audience who had all spent their moâ—â—â— extraordinarily then this Companion for an Asse ran away and left mee for a Foole amongst thousands of criticall Censurers where I was ill thought of by my friends scorned by â—â—â— and in conclusion in a greater puzzell then the blinde Beare in the midst of all her â—â—â—broth Besides the summe of twenty pounds in money I lost my Reputation amongst â—â—â— and gaind disgrace in stead of my better expectations In Reuenge of which wrongs done â—â—â— me by the said Riming Rascall I haue written this Inuectiue against him chiefly because ill-looking Hound doth not confesse he hath intur'd mee nor hath not so much honestly â—â—â— bring or send me my money that he tooke for earnest of me but on the contrary parts â—â—â— and abuses mee with his calumnious tongue and scandalizeth me in all Companies â—â—â— beares me nominated But in a word Reader when thou hast read this that followes I thinke thou wilt iudge me cleare of the many false Imputations that are laid vpon mee So I â—â—â—thee to thy Considerations and I proceed to my Exclamations Thine as thou art mine IOHN TAYLOR WILLIAM FENNOR Anagramma NV VILLANY For me OR Forme NV VILLANY NV VILLANY Forme Nue fresh and New Or Forme NV VILLANY Come Turk come Iew â—â—â— who dares come for I haue found a Theame That ouerflowes with matter like a streame And now stand cleere my masters ' ware your shins For now to kick and fling my Muse begins How fit his name is Anagrammatiz'd And how his Name is Anatomiz'd 'T would make a horse with laughing breake his bridle But to the purpose long delayes are idle TO WILLIAM FENNOR COME Sirrha Rascall off your clothes S r strip For my Satyrrick whip shall make you skip Th'adst better to haue dealt with all the Deuils They could not plague thee with so many euils Nay come man neuer whine or crooch or kneele My heart cannot one lot of pitty feele I haue squeez'd the Gall from out the Lernean snake With which Reuengefull Inke I meane to make Which I with Aqua-fortis will commix Yblended with the lothsome Lake of Stix And with that Marrow-eating hatefull Inke I 'll make thee more then any Aiax stinke A Scritch-owles quill shall be my fatall pen That shall emblaze thee basest slaue of men So that when as the pur-blind world shall see How vildly thou hast plaid the Rogue with mee They shall perceiue I wrong them not for pelse And thou shalt like a Rascall hang thy selfe What damned Villaine would forsweare sweare At thou didst 'gainst my challenge to appeare To answer me at Hope vpon the stage And thereupon my word I did ingage And to the world did publish printed Bills With promise that we both would shew our skills And then your Rogue-ship durst not shew your face But ran away and left me in disgrace To thee ten shillings I for earnest gane To bind thee that thou shouldst not play the Knaue Curre hadst thou no mans Credit to betray But mine or couldst thou find no other way
ALL THE WORKES OF IOHN TAYLOR THE WATER-POET Being 63 in Number COLLECTED INTO ONE VOLUM By the Author With Sundry new Additions Corrected Reuised and newly IMPRINTED 1630. ALL THE WORKES OF IOHN TAYLOR THE WATER-POET Beeing Sixty and three in Number Collected into one Volume by the AVTHOR VVith sundry new Additions corrected reuised and newly Imprinted 1630. AT LONDON Printed by J.B. for IAMES BOLER at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Churchyard 1630. To the Right HonouraBLE THE LORD MARQVESSE HAMILTON Master of the Horse to his MAIESTIE IAMES HAMILLTON ANAGRAMMA I AMM ALL HONESTY Of words 't is vaine to vse a Multitude Your very Name all Goodnesse doth include TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE Lord Steward of his Maiesties Honourable HOVSEHOLD WILLIAM HERBERT EARLE OF PENBROKE ANAGRAMMA LIBERALY MEEKâ— FOR REPVTE HONOVRABLE What can be more then is explained here T' expresse a worthy well deseruing Peere TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE LORD Chamberlaine of his Maiesties most Honourable HOVSEHOLD PHILIP HERBERT EARLE OFF MONTGOMERY ANAGRAMMA FIRME FAITH BEGOT ALL MY PROPER HONER Firme faith begot miâ—e honor sayes my name And my firme faith shalleuer keepe the same To the Author Iohn Taylor WAst euer keowne to any time before That so much skill in Poesie could be Th'attendant to a Skull or painefull oare Thou liu'st in water but the fire in thee That mounting Element that made thee chuse To court Vrania the diuinest Muse. Row on to watermen did neuer blow Agale so good none so much goodnesse know THOMAS BREWER IOhannes Tailerus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ira an honesté lusi Lusi et stigmata pessimis inussi Paucis paruâ— furunt sed oh meorum Ira ipsa arbitra siste tu librorum Virus euome honesté an ipse lusi Respon Ars niuea hos lenit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 VErbis verbera corripi merentes Non est ira â—sed ampla mititudo Esse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 decet Poetam Sed non 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 renendum est Frendens rabula carnifex vocetur Qui aurem vellit is artifex habetur Quo sque vrit leuis ira commerentes Hos lenit niuea arâ— scitè monentis Ergo ludis honesté amor notabit Naeuos leniter hostis aggrauabit T. G. Ad amicum meritò dilectum Iohannem Tailor alià s aquinatem vulgó Poëtam aquaticum hendecasyllabae QVod numen Thamesis vagae per vndas Plectro ludit eburno deorum Physis dicitur eius hic sacerdos Fundit millia mille ab ore cantus His mulcens lepidum artibus popellum Hunc quaerit Dea hunc docet sua illi Tam secreta libenter illa pandit Quam tam rara decenter ille pendit Hic verò rutilos Tagi lapillos Et grandes Orientis vniones Si his mysteria tanta conferantur Tricas quisquiliasque censet omnes De te sabula tota mi Iohannes Verso nomine scito praedicatur Parnassus cerebrum tuum est bifurcus Cor fons est Helicon sedentque linguâ Et Musae Charites venustiores Ipse es tu tibi suggerens Apollo Extrà nil opus inuocare Diues Naturae tibi sat fauor ministrans Intus pectore delitet feraci Quod multis labor improbus dat aegré Suffuratio et impudens librorum Instinctus genij tui ingenique Momento intimat euge perge lymphas Plus vltra Thamesis beate Cygnos Moeandri vada tortuosa curui Non tot quot Thamesis canora nutrit Te vicisse iuuabit hos canendo Nos iuuabit omnia imprimendo Hoc si feceris vnda dum manebit Atque aestus Thamesis manebis ipse Et campanus vt est propheta Aquinas Anglicanus eris poeta Aquinas T. 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To my worthy and well-deseruing friend our wel-known hydropoet IOHN TAYLOR Some till their throats ake cry alowd and hollo To aucupate great fauors from Apollo One Bacchus and some other Venus vrges To blesse their brain-brats Those caerulean surges Gyrdling the earth emball thy nerues and season Those animall parts quick Organs of mans reason This Nimph-adored sountaine farre excells Aganipe Aon all that Bubulkes wells These daunst about thy Quinbro-boâ—te to kisse thee And often since roare out because they misse thee These wyned with loue sicke Thame the banks o'rswel water To visit their ingenious darlings Cell Blue Neptunes salt tempred with Thames sweet Make thee both tart and pleasing What theater Of late could Cinthius halfe staru'd mists perswade T' applaud nay not to hisse at what they made Then call on Neptune still let Delos sinke Or swimme for thee let Phoebus looke or winke VVhilst his poore Priests grow mad with ill successe That still the more they write they please the lesse Thine Amphitritean Muse growes more arrident And Phoebus tripos stoopes to Neptunes trident R. 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To his friend the Author IN sport I hitherto haue told thy same But now thy Muse doth merit greater Name Soares high to Heau'n from earth and water flies And leaâ—ing baser matters mounts the skies Where hidden knowledge she doth sweetly sing Carelesse of each inferiour common thing Oh that my Soule could follow her in this To shun fowle sin and seeke eternall blisse Her strength growes great and may God euer send Me to amend my â—aults as she doth mend ROBERT BRANTHWAITE To my honest friend Iohn Taylor WHat shall I say kind Friend to let thee know How worthily I doe this worke esteeme Whereof I thinke I cannot too much deeme From which I find a world of wit doth flow The poore vnpollisht praise I can bestow Vpon ' this well deseruing worke of thine Which heere I freely offer at thy Shrine Is like a Taper when the Sunne doth showe Or bellowes helpe for Eol's breath to blow For thou as much hast soard beyond the flraine Whereto our common Muses doe attaine As Cintyhaes light exceeds the wormes that glowâ— And were my Muse reple at with learned phrase The world should know thy work deserueth praise Thine in the best of friendship RICHARD LEIGH To the deseruing author Iohn Taylor IT is disputed much among the wise If that there be a water in the skyes If there be one no Water-man before Was euer knowne to row in 't with his Oare If none such is thy high surmounting pen It soares aboue the straine of Watermen Whether there be or no seeke farre and neere Th' art matchlesse sure in this eur hemispheere WILLIAM BRANTHWAITE Cant. To my friend Iohn Taylor ROw on good Water-man and looke back still Thus as thou dost vpon the Muses Hill To guide thee in thy course Thy Boate's a sphaere Where thine Vrania moues diuinely cleare Well hast thou pli'd and with thy learned Oare Cut through a Riner to a nobler shore Then euer any landed-at Thy saile Made all of clowdes swels with a prosp'rous gale Some say there is a Ferriman of Hell The Ferriman of Heau'n I now know well And that 's thy selfe transporting soules to Blisse
they form'd deform'd reform'd againe By God by Satan and our Sauiours paine 8 Mans Generation did from God proceed A mortall Body and a Soule Eternall Degeneration was the Deuils deed With false delusions and with lies infernall Regeneration was our Sauiours meede Whose death did satisfie the wrath supernall Thus was man found and lost and lost was found By Grace with Glory euer to be crownd 9 Man was Produc'de seduced and reduc'de By God by Satan and by God agen From good to ill from ill he was excusd'e By merit of th' Immortall Man of men The vnpolluted bloud from him was sluc'de To saue vs from damnations dreadfull den Thus man was made and marde and better made By Him who did sinne death and hell inuade 10 Let man consider then but what he is And contemplate on what erst he hath bin How first he was created heire of blisse And how he fell to be the Child of sinne How of himselfe he hourely doth amisse And how his best workes doe no merit winne Except acceptance make them be esteem'd Through his obedience that our Soules redeem'd 11 Before thou wast remember thou wast nought And out of nought or nothing thou wast fram'de And how thy Body being made and wrought By God was with a liuing Soule inflam'de And how th' Eternall Nomenclator taught Thee name all Creatures that were euer nam'de And made thee Stuard of the worlds whole treasure And plac'de thee in a Paradise of pleasure 12 Then wast thou Viceroy to the King of heau'n And great Lieutenant to the Lord of hosts The rule of all things vnto thee was giu'n At thy command all creatures seru'd like posts To come or goe and at thy becke were driu'n Both neere and farre vnto the farthest coasts God all things made as seruants vnto thee Because thou only shouldst his seruant be 13 He gaue life vnto hearbes to plants and trees For if they wanted life how could they grow A beast hath life and sence moues feeles and sees And in some sort doth good and euill know But man 's before all Creatures in degrees God life and sence and reason did bestow And left those blessings should be transitory He gaue him life sence reason grace and glory 14 Then let our meditations scope be most How at the first we were created good And how we wilfull grace and goodnes lost And of the sonnes of God were Satans brood Then thinke the price that our Redemption cost Th' eternall Sonne of Gods most precious blood Remember this whilst life and sence remaine Else life and sence and reason are in vaine 15 Thou to requite thy God that all thee gaue Ingratefully against him didst rebell Whereby from Regall state thou turnedst slaue And heau'nly lustice doom'd thee downe to hell As thy rebellion from thy God thee draue So ' gainst thee all things to rebellion fell For when to heau'n thy due obedience ceast Thy disobedience taught each brutish beast 16 Now see thy miserable wretched state Thou and the earth is â—kâ— with thee accurst All worldly things which thee obaide of late In stiffe commotion now against thee burst And thee for euer droue from Eden gate To liue an exilde wretch and which is worst Thy soule Gods darling fell from her prefermeÌ„t To be the Deuils thrall in endlesse torment 17 But Mercies sea hath quenched Iustice fire And Heau'ns high heire in pitty of mans caâ—â— In person came and satisfide Gods ire And gracelesse man new Reposseâ—t in Grace The Sonne of God came downe to raise vs higher To make vs Glorious he himselfe made baâ—â— To draw vs vp downe vnto earth he came And honor'd vs by putting on our shame 18 Who can conceiue the Glory he was in Aboue the heau'ns of heau'ns in threan'd in blisse Who can conceiue the losse that he did winne To rectiâ—ie and answer our amisse Who can conceiue the Mountaines of our sinne That must be hid with such a sea as this No heart no tongue no pen of mortall wight These things can once conceiâ—e or speake or write 19 Man may collect th' abundance of his vice And the deare loue his God to him did beare In thinking on th'inestimable price Was paid his unâ—e-pollated â—ouâ—e to cleare To giue him an immortall Paradise And to redeeme his foes to pay so dâ—are For if our sinnes had not beene more then much The ransome of them â—ure had not beene such 20 The blood of any mighty mortall King Was insufficient this great debt to pay Arch-angels power or Angels could not bring A Ransome worth forbcarance but a day The onely Sonne of God must doe this thing Elâ—e it must be vndone and we for aye God was the Creditor and man the debter Christ God man did pay none could pay better 21 Then since thy sinfull Some from Grace was lost And since by Grace it hath found Grace againe Since being lost so great a price is lost T'enfranchise it from euerlasting paine And since thy crimes are quit thy debts are crost Thy peace with God the way to heau'n made plain Let not all this in vaine for thee be done But thankfull be to God through Christ his Sonne 22 Forget not thou aâ—t ashes earth and dust And that from whence thou cam'st then shalt again And at the last Trumpe that appeare thou must When Procseys and Essoynes are all in vaine Where iust and â—â—iust shall haue iudgement iust For euer doomb'd to endlesse ioy or paine Where though that thou bee damn'd it is Gods glory Thy wife thy sonne thy â—ire will not be sorry 23 Me thinks it should make man this world to lotâ—e When that which will a thousand cloâ—â—â— and feede It should but onely one man â—eede and clothe In â—ares excesse and gorgewisnesse of weede Yet this braue canker this consuming moth Who in his life ne'r meanes to doe good deede Must be ad or'd for those good paâ—ts he waâ—â—â—s By fearefull Fooles and flattering Sicophanâ—â— 24 Hath he the title of an earthly grace Or hath he Honor Lordship Worship or Haâ—h he in Court some great comâ—anding place Or hath he weaâ—th to be regarded for If with these honors vertue he embrace Then loue him else his pâ—ck â—oiâ—t pompe abhoâ—e Sun-shine on dung-hâ—ls makes them â—â—â—â—â—â— the more And Honor shewes all that was had before 25 Shall men giue reu'rence to a painted trunke That 's nothing but all outside and within Their senses are with blacke damnation drunke Whose heart â—s Satans Tap-house or his Inneâ— Whose Reputation inwardly is â—unkâ— Though outwardly raisd vp and swolne with â—â—â— I thinke it worâ—e then to adore the Deuiâ—â— To worship his baâ—e instrumenrs of â—uill 26 No looke vpon the Man and not his Case See how he doth his Maker imiâ—ate If Grace supernall giue internall Grace That makes his minde on vertue contemplate That holds this world and all things in 't as base Knowes death makes happy or vnfortunate That doth no
Steward be Which at the last the Lord shall faithfull finde Heart tongue or eyes cannot thinke speake or see The glory that to him shall be assignde He shall out-passe the Angells in degree He shall out-shine all Starres that euer shinde He shall for euer and for euer sing Eternall prayses to his God and King 85 Vnto which God the Father first and last Whose goodnes all conseru's preseru's and seeds To God the Sonne whose merits downe hath cast Sinne death and hell due vnto sinners meeds To thee O Holy Ghost that euer wast The blessing that from Sire and Sonne proceeds And to the vn-deuided Three in One All Power and Praise and Glory be alone FINIS TO THE TRVELY VVORTHY AND RIGHT HONOVRABLE IOHN MORAY L. VISCOVNT ANNAN EARLE OF Annandale one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties Royall Bed-chamber Earths Honours and Heauens happinesse THis Booke Good Sir the issue of my braine Though farre vnworthy of your worthy view Yet I in duty offer it to you In hope you Gently it will entertaine And though the Method and the Phrase be plaine Not Artlike writ as to the stile is due Yet is it voyde of any thing vntrue And truth I know your fauour shall obtaine The many fauours I from you haue had Hath forc'd me thus to shew my thankefull minde And of all faults I know no vice so bad And hatefull as ingratefully inclinde A thankefull Heart is all a poore mans pelfe Which with this Booke I giue your Worthy Selfe Your Worships euer most obliged IOHN TAYLOR THE SEVERALL SIEGES ASSAVLTS SACKINGS AND FINALL DESTRVCTION OF the Famous Ancient and memorable Citty of IERVSALEM THe Iustice Mercy and the Might I sing Of heau'ns inst mercifull Almighty KING By whose fore-knowledge all things were elected Whose power hath all things made al protected Whose Mercies flood hath quencht his Iustice flame Who was is shall be One and still the same Who in the Prime when all things first began Made all for Man and for himselfe made Man Made not begotten or of humane birth No Sire but God no Mother but the Earth Who ne'r knew Childhood of the â—ucking teate But at the first was made a man compleat Whose inward Soule in God-like forme did shine As Image of the Maiestie Diuine Whose supernaturall wisedome beyond Nature Did name each sensible and sencelesse creature And from whose Star-like Sand-like Generation Sprung euery Kindred Kingdome Tribe and Nation All people then one language spake alone Interpreters the world then needed none There liued then no learned deepe Grammarians There were no Turkes no Scythians no Tartarians Then all was one and one was onely all The language of the vniuersall Ball. Then if a Traueller had gone as farre As from the Artick to th' Antartick starre If he from Boreas vnto Auster went Or from the Orient to th' Occident Which way soeuer he did â—â—â— or minde He had beene sure his Country-man to find One hundred thirty winters since the Flood The Earth one onely language vnderstood Vntill the sonne of Cush the sonne of Cham A proud cloud-scaling Towre began to frame Trusting that if the world againe were drown'd He in his lofty building might rest sound All future Floods he purposd to preuent Aspiring to Heau'ns glorious Battlement But high Iehouah with a puff was able To make ambitious Babel out a bable For what is man that he should dare resist The great Almighties pow'r who in his fist Doth gripe Eternity and when he please Can make and vnmake Heau'n and Earth Seas For in their expectation of conclusion He plag'd them all with sundry Tongues confusion Such Gibrish Gibble Gabble all did tangle Some laugh some fret all prate all diffring wrangle One calls in Hebrew to his working Mate And he in Welch Glough wheâ— Comrage doth prate Another gapes in English or in Scotch And they are answer'd in the French or Dutch Caldaicke Syriacke and Arabian Greeke Latine Tuscan and Armenian The Transiluaniae and Hungarian The Persian and the rude Barbarian All these and diuers more then I can number Misunderstanding tongues did there incumber Thus he that sits in Heau'n their plots derided And in their height of pride their tongues deuided For in this sudden vnexpected chang The wife and husband Sire and sonne were strange The Brother could not vnderstand the Brother The Daughter stands amazed at her Mother By euery one a seuerall part is acted And each vnto the other seemesdistracted Thus by the iustice of the Lord of Hosts Each seuerall tongue was driu'n to seuerall coasts And GOD peculiar to himselfe did chuse His most beloued yet hard-hearted Iewes Iehouahs honor with them then did dwetl His name was onely knowne in Israel Salem his habitation was of yore In Sion men his Glory did adore Th' Eternall Trine and Trine Eternall One In Iury then was called on alone The sonnes of Heber were the adopted stocke Gods onely Chosen holy sacred Flocke Amongst all Nations them he onely lik'd And for his owne vse them he culd and pik'd Them his sin-killing sauing word he gaue T' instruct them what condemn'd and what would saue To them he gaue his word his Couenants band His Patriarks his Prophets and his hand Did blesse defend instruct correct and guide The Iewes and no one Nation else beside For them a world of wonders hath he done To them he sent his best begotten Sonne On them a Land he freely did bestow Where milke and hony plentiously did flow With them he was till they from him did turne And wilfully against his blessings spurne All heau'nly earthly Soules or Bodies good They lack'd no temp'rall or eternall food His Temple builded in Ierusalem Where he had daily sacrifice from them Where though their seruice was defect and lame Th' Almighties mercy did accept the same For though Mans sin is great God hath decreed To take his best endeuour for a deed And whilst they in his loue and feare abode They were his people he their gracious God But when impieties began to breed And ouergrow old Iacobs sacred seed When they from good to bad began to fall From ill to worse from worst to worst of all When Gods great mercies could not them allure And his sharp threatnings could not them procure When each ones body was vnto the soule A lothsome Dungeon to a prisoner foule When sin al shamelesse the whole Land o'rspreads Then God threw dreadful vengeance on their heads And for their heynous heaping sin on sin Ierusalem hath oft assaulted bin First Shishak Egypts King with might and maine Made hauock there in Rehoboams Raigne The Citty Temple Golden vessels Shielas All as a prey to the Egyptians yeelds Next loas came the King of Israel In Amaziahs dayes with fury fell He brought Iudea to Samariaes thrall King Kingdome Princes Peeres and people all Then thirdly Rezin King of Aram came In Abaz time with sword and furious flame Th' Assyrian great Zonach'rib was
for when he tilled the ground it should not yeeld the strength of her fertility vnto him Gen. 4. In the 26. of Leuiticus God doth denounce most fearefull Curses against all wilfull obstinate transgressors of his Law as first that he will afflict their bodies with diseases verse 16. And that he will set his face against them that they shall fall before their enemies and bee subiect vnto them That hee will make their Heauen as Iron and their Earth as Brasse That their labour and strength shall be spent in vaine and that their Trees shall bee fruiâ— lesse That the Sword Pestilence and Famine shall make them desolate Furthermore in the 28. of Deutorenâ—mie from the 16. verse to the end of the Chapter there is nothing but the dreadfull Curses of Almightie God against the contemners and prophane breakers of his Testimonies Likewise in the 27. of Deut. are 12. Curses denounced against rebellious and carelesse offenders In Genesis 9. 3. God doth promise Abrsham to Curse those that Curse him God in the 29. of Ieremie and 17. verse doth by the mouth of the Prophet threaten the destruction of Ierusalem with their King and people with the Curses of Famine Sword and Pestilence and that they should be a reproch and an hissing or a contempt scorne and terrour to all Nations and Kingdomes of the Earth Also the same Prophet in the 48. Chapter verse 10. doth Curse all those that are negligent in doing the worke of the Lord from which Curse none are excluded be they high or low rich or poore Ecclesiasticall or Ciuill The Lord doth also declare all men accursed that trust in the helpe or power of Man making weake flesh their arme or defence and distrusting the mighty power of the Almighty Ierem. 17. 5. In the second of Samuel chap. 3. verse 29. the Kingly Prophet Dauid doth denounce a bitter Curse vpon Ioab and his posterity because Ioab had treacherously slaine Abner the son of Ner the laid Abner hauing King Dauid's leaue to goe in peace the which Curse fell vpon Ioab afterward for when Dauid was in his death-bed he gaue a charge to his sonne King Salomon 1 King chap. 2. and 5. â—verse that because Ioab had slaine Abner and Amasa 2 Sâ—m 20.10 against the Law of Armes or the Kings permission or knowledge that Salomon should not suffer his gray head to goe to the Graue in peace which Curse was accomplished for Salomon sent Benaiah with a command to kill him which was accordingly performed in the Tabernac'e at Ierusalem close by the Alter whither Ioab was fled in hope the holinesse and dignity oâ— he place would haue beene his refuge and sanctuary from the indignation of the King â— Kings 2. 34. Our Sauiour Christ in the 23. of Saint Mathew doth denounce 8. seuerall Curses or woes against the Hypocriticall Seribes and Pharesies and in the 23. chapter the miserable damned are described by the name of Goates who standing on the left hand are inforced to heare that vnrecouerable sentence of Depart ye Cursed into euerlasting fire prepared for the Deuill and his anels The holy Patriacrk Noah did propehtically Curse all the posterity of his sonne Cham which Curse stands in force against all those that are disobedient to their Princes Parents Magistrates and Gouernours Genesis 9.25 The vniuersall flood wherein all mankind perished except eight persons was Gods dreadfull and consuming Curse for the manifold and insupportable sinnes of the whole world Genesis 7. The Patriarke â—saack by the spirit of prophecie by Gods appointment did pronounce all those to be Cursed that Cursed Iaob Genesis 27. 29. The Prophets generally in sundry places doe by the direction of the holy Ghost proclaime many Curses against the enemies of God and contemners of his Commandements These are the first sort of Curses namely from Gods iust Iudgements either by himselfe his Patriarckes Prophets or by his Sonne our Sauiour Christ Iesus These manner of Cursings are Manâ—owne deseruings and therefore they are for Gods glory in the punishment of sinners The second Curses from Man to Man THis kind of Cursing is altogether against the rules of Christianity and Charity for all Christians being members of one head which is Christ Iesus who is the fountaine of all blessing and blessednesse it followeth by consequence that all those who are addicted to Cursing or Cursed speeches are not members of that Head of blessednesse Balaam the Prophet desireth and wisheth to dye the death of the righteous and yet in the 22. of Numbers Balak King of the Moabites did so corrupt the Prophets conscience with the hope of reward or a bribe that hee was willing to Curse the people of Israel and though God in the 12. verse of the same chapter doth forbid Balaam to Curse them saying vnto him They are blessed yet did couetousnesse so blind him that hee dared to aske or expect Gods leaue the second time to Curse them verse 19. which leaue or permission hee thought hee had got but that his Asse before himselfe saw the resisting power of the Almightie verse 27. When Alsalâ—â— rebelled against his father Dauid and that Dauid in great extremity was forced to flee whilst his sonne pursued him 2 Sumuel 16. Shimei the sonne of â—â—ra ran towards King Dauid reuiling and Cursing him saying that all the blood that was shed of the house and family of Saul was by Gods Iustice fallen vpon his head and that the Lord had depriued him of his Kingdome and giuen it to his sonne Absalen Here you see that although God hath commanded vs to pray for all men and not to curse one another yet this wicked wretch Shimei did Curse his King his Soueraigne the Lords anoynted a Prophet a type of Christ and a man after Gods owne heart This is one infallible marke or token whereby the good and bad may be distinguished and knowne one from another that the wicked doth Curse the Godly and wish them hurt and the godly doth pray for the good conuersion of the wicked and wish them all earthly and heauenly happines The Wise-man giueth good counsell to all people in the 10. of Ecclesiastes verse 20. Curse not the King no not in thy thought neither Curse the rich man in thy bed chamber for the sowle of the Heauen shall carry the voyce and that which hath wings shall declare the matter The Apostle doth exhort that prayers intercessions and giuing of thanks be made for all men and namely and especially for Kings and all that be in authority 1 Timethy 2. 1 2. and in the 1 Peter 2. Wee are commanded to feare God and honour the King Whereby it is plaine that whosoeuer doth Curse the Prince or Ruler doth Curse Gods Deputy and Ordinance for the which sinne they must neuer expect any other wayes but the wayes of the Accursed besides in many places of the Scripture we are commanded to pray one for another and not in any place we are bid to
of partiality Feâ—at last allude her to a Water-man for of all degrees Languages Tongues Nations â—geâ— Sexes Functions and fraternities are welcome and well entertain'd to the one and the other prouided they bring money in their purses And as the Waterman rowes one way and lookes another so a Bawds words and meaning doe very seldome goe together Our fiue Senses are rhe Cinque Ports of Bawdry each one in his office being the hearts Bawd The Hearing conueighes Tunes Tales Rimes Ridles Songs Sonnets and Madrigals The Sight wanders searcheth seekes finds and brings home into the very bedchamber of the heart amorous actions prouocatory gestures effeminate glances alluring lookes pictures of prostitution and veneriall vanities The Taste playes the Bawd with both Art and Nature and searcheth through the Earth Seas and Skies for variety of temptations poore and innocent Lambstones Potatoes Eringoes Crabs Scallops Lobsters Wilkes Cockles Oysters Anchoues and Caueare Cock-sparrowes Coxcome-pyes and all manner of feathered sowle from the Eagle to the Wren doe waite vpon the Taste and the Taste attends the appetite The Smell is the senting Bawd that huffs and snufts vp and downe and hath the game alwayes in the winde that is a right smell-smocke sense who is wonderfully pleased to be led by the nose can hunt dry-foot and smel out Venery nimbler then a pinch-gut Vsurer will nose out a feast Touching or Feeling is a very merry Bawd and though a man or woman can neither Heare See Taste or Smell yet Feeling may remaine It is the last sense that keeps vs companie and were it not for feeling all the rest of the senses were but senslesse And thus much more in excuse of a Bawd though shee liue by one of the Seuen Deadly Sinnes which is Lechery No man can deny Pride to bee another of the said Septarchy yet the Mercer the Silkeman the Embroyderer the Drawer the Cutter the Taylor and the Feather-maker the new fashion monger the Diuell and all thriue by Pride and might shut vp shop if Pride were not Glattonie and Drunkennesse is another of the brood yet were it not for superfluous voluptuous gurmandizing and extraordinary swinish swilling and drinking the Wine-Merchant the Vintner the Malt-man the Brewer the Tapster Poulterer the sellers of Eringoes and Potatoes and the Cooke would haue but very cold takings Couetousnesse is another whelpe of the same kinde yet were it not for rauenous oppression deuouring Extortion biting Vsury Bribery Deceit and Coozenage Diues would not or could not fare deliciously and bee clad in Purple nor the hackney Coach bee in such common request Enuie is a high point of State and he is no perfect Politician that repines not at the happinesse of all men but himselfe commonly it giues due attendance in Princes Courts and feedes vpon the detraction of Noble actions It eates into honour as a Canker doth into the best and choysest fruit yet doth it liue thriue weare good cloathes is esteemed a talent of high wisdome and valour Wrath is a blood-hound of the aforesaid kennell yet Armourers Cutlers Fencers Chirurgians and Bonesetters would bee idle and want imployment and meanes if Wrath did not ouercome Patience and madnesse dispossesse discretion and Reason Sloth is the last of the list and well may it come last because it is laziest yet is it a Gentleman-like quality and a Lady-like disposition to be idle and liue vpon the sweat of others Manuall trades or handicrafts are counted base and mercenarie and good industry is contemptible laudable endeuours Mechanicall and to take paines and labour is drudgery and meere slauery Thus by Pride a man may come to bee one of the Masters of his Parish by Gluttony and drunkennesse he may hap mount to a place of reputation and worship by Couetousnesse hee may get a damnable deale of wealth and bee accounted a good man by Enuy hee may bee esteemed conceited Politike graue and wise by Wrath he may gaine the titles of valiaâ—t and resolute and by Sloth and idlenesse hee may bee perfectly knowne for a Gentleman * All vices are in high account and great respect but onely a Bawdes occupation yet many men haue an itching desire in priuate to that which he will condemne in publike And is it not a wonder that these six deadly sinnes should bee so vncharitable to the seuenthâ—as to robbe it of all earthly reputation when if a man doe consider them rightly there is ne'r a barrell better herring nor doth the Bawd liue in a worse estate or condition then the proudest gluttonous Drunkard or the most couctous enuious wretch The wrathfull bloudy villaine or the idle slothfull drone are clog'd with vices as vile and abominable as a Bawd yet for all this the purblind partiall world doth hugge embrace cherish and reuerence all these enormitieâ— onely a Bawd a silly painfull seruiceable Bawd is held odious and contemptible Commonly most of the shee Bawds haue a peculiar priuiledge more then other women for generally they are not starueling creaturs but well larded and embost with fat so that a Bawd hath her mouth three stories of Chinnes high and is a well fed embleme of plentie and though shee bee but of small estimation yet is shee alwaies taken for a great woman amongst her neighbours * The patience of â— Bawd On former Shroue-tuesdaies when the vnruly rabble did falsely take vpon them the name of London Prentices then two or three thousand of those boot-haling pillaging Rascals would march madly to the habitations of the most famous Bawdes where they would robustiously enter breaking open doores battring downe walls tearing downe Tyles pulling downe windowes rending Trunkes Chests Cupboords Tables and Bedsteads in pieces ripping and enbowelling bolsters and featherbeds rauishing her maides or stale virgins spoyling all they stole not and stealing what they liked beating the graue Bawd and all her female vermine most vnmanly and vnmannerly In all which vnciuill ciuill hostilitie the singular patience of the Bawd is worthy admiration not giuing any of these landsharkes an ill word or shewing any signe of anger or desire of reuenge but intreating the most rough-hewd Rogues in the company with the stiles of honest worthy Gentlemen with I pray you I humbly desire you I heartily beseech you to asswage your fury appease your wrath mollifie your anger suppresse your ire mitigate your rage These and like Phrases a modest ancient Bawd would discreetly vtter to her greatest enemies rendring good words for bad deedes when they were doing or had done to her all the mischiefes before named nor euer after would shee offer to take any legall course as to cause them to bee brought before a Iustice whereby the Law might in some sort giue her satisfaction In which sufferance the great patience of a Bawd is remarkable We doe esteeme a Fountaine Well or Spring to be the more cleere from poyson if a toad a newt or a snake be in either of them for wee imagine that
where there is not any thing to steale or for one to liue chast in a Monasterie or Nunnery But here is the eminency of abstinence and the true praise of vertue for a man to saft at a delicious feast to be cleere from bribes or gentle rewards where oppressions extortions strifes and contentions doe continually grow and multiply To be sober and thirsty where wines and strong drinkes are plenty in variety to be true and trustie amongst inestimable Iewels vncountable Treasure or vntold Gold These are superarogating vertues which though many boast of yet few attaine to now the Bawd liues in the storehouse of libidinous confraternity in the shop of Venery in the garden of lasciuious pleasure in the euer growing and flourishing field of vanity amongst those that practise the excesse of luxury none so neere within ken of wantonnesse and dalliance shee admits into her house men flourishing in yeeres hot in their desires and willing in performance yet for ought I know a The chastity of a Bawd a Bawd was neuer accused for committing fomication in her owne person which is a rare marke of abstinence for who can produce out of any record that a Bawd was euer carted for playing the Whore And this is her comfort when she is carted that shee rides when all her followers goe on foot that euery Dunghill payes her homage and euery Tauerne looking-glasse powres bountifull reflection vpon her the streets and windowes are full of spectators of her pompe Shouts acclamations and ringing on well tuned Banbury kettle-drums and barbarous Basins proclaime and sound forth her triumphant progresse whilest shee rides embrodered all ouer like a Lady of the soyle conducted in state out of the Easterne suburbs to set vp her trade fresh and new in the West As concerning Religion or matters of * The conscience and religion of a Bawd Conscience shee is a creature that will neuer runne mad with beating her braines in any point of such high quality For whereas it is a speech or prouerbe to say that an extortioner vsurer or corrupted Magistrate hath a Large Conscience so on the other part it is a saying thasuch a man or woman hath no Conscience now betweene these extremes of large and none the Bawd doth obserue the mediocrity or meane for to say that shee hath a large Catholike or vniuersall Conscience to entertaine all commers or all that would come to her is false for her conscience is bounded caged and imprisoned and limited in any mans purse or pocket of what estate condition or Religion soeuer On the contrary to say that shee hath no Conscience at all it were to doe her an open iniury for shee doth extend her entertainment to as many as please to please her and her charity doth alwaies stretch as far as any mans mony will reach And to speake the truth she hath great reason on her side for if a man let his Horse to hire or Asse to market he will looke to bee paide for the trauell or paines of his Beast and shall a Bawd let her Soule to the Deuill for nothing A Knight of the Poast will not hazzard damnation and his eares to the Pillory to boote but if he be wise he will bee well paid for his labour Will any great man oppresse and vndoe a whole Country and with the losse of the Kingdome of Heauen purchase an accursed portion of Earth but that hee will haue terrestriall Angels minister to him here making no account of the celestiall hereafter And shall the conscience of a Bawd bee pinfolded so straitly that her soule shall be of lesse esteeme then a Hackney man makes of his Horse or Asse or a swearing and for swearing Rogue doth of his eares no no my Masters shee is wiser then so shee thinks it is a long iourney to Hell and therefore she doth thriftily prouide to saue charges that other men shall pay for her passage or Coach-hire shee will not trauell so farre vpon her owne cost shee is so well beloued that euery one of her customers will or must giue her something toward the reckoning shee hath more policy in her then to bee damn'd for nothing and shee scornes to vsurpe a place in Hell without iust title or desert As for her Religion it is of the same peece as her conscience is there went but a paire of sheeres betweene with the Papist shee will be Ceremonious for the Crosse * Of mens money with the Puritan shee will bee precise casting her eyes vp when her thoughts are downe and accept the * Crosse and Pyle pyle shee hath so brought vp her schollers that the name of God is too often in their mouthes for they will sweare either with or without occasion and as concerning matters of truth shee hath brought them vp so that they will lye with any man Most of them are of the sect of the Family of Loue they differ onely in this the familists doe hold opinion that onely when the husband sleepes that the wife may take as much liberty as a Cat to play c. but the Bawd doth allow a larger toleration and admits either man or woman to haue accesse and vse their exercise both sleeping and waking Shee is indeed addicted to any Religion or all or none no further then her ease and profit doth incite her for she knowes that charity is a good huswife and will begin her owne worke at home first In which respect a Bawd holds a high point of doctrine to loue her selfe better then she doth all the world besides and in this shee differs much from a Romane Catholike that she builds not vpon her Workes or hath any hope to be saued by her merits And should persecution come she will be no Martyr she will neither hang for one religion or burne for another shee knowes that she came a raw creature into the world and her resolution is that neither religion or conscience shall send her roasted out of it And thus I would haue the Reader to consider that the paines that I haue taken in this description of a Bawd is more then I would willingly doe for the honestest woman that dwels betweene Smithfield barres and Clerkenwell and I know that there is not any of the trade so ingratefull but that if my selfe or any friend of mine haue occasion to vse them they will doe their best for me and goe as neere as they can to take our money Neither haue I discoursed of any vpstart new fangled bable or toy but of an ancient solid reall and lasting thing for when all trades are trade-falne and broken a Bawd may set vp with little worth or a thing of naught and many times her lucke is so fortunate that she will * A Bawd is an excellent Chimmist extract out of sinne and wickednesse good money good cloathes good meat and almost good any thing but good conscience but that is but a poore beggerly vertue which her
to death exilde from Gods sweet fauoor Which blisse or bane there 's many daily heares Who leaue their hearts at home bring their easesâ— And lest their reck lesse heads the Word should smother As soon as'tenters t 'one it 's out at tother For let a Preacher preach vntill he sweats Denouncing heau'ns great wrath in thundring threatâ—â—â— Gainst sin and sinners 'gainst high hearted pride Gainst murder which hath oft for vengeance cride Or enuie Lechery Auarice or Swearing Or any other vice they le giue the hearing And say the Preacher wondrous paines did take And did a very learned Sermon make But what good Reformation hence proceeds Are Mountaine words and little Moâ—e-hill deeds Tell Vs'rers they are banisht from Gods hill Yet they 'le continue in extortion still Tell the proud Courtier that he is but earth He 'le o're the poore insult and bragge of birth Expostulate the great Almighties Ire And tell the murdrer hell shall be his hire Yet e're he 'll pocket vp the least disgrace His en'mies guts shall be his Rapiers case Tell daily drunkards hell shall be their lot Thei 'l knocke and call to haue the tother pot Tell Panders Bawds knaues and adultrous whoors How they in hell must pay their cursed scores Tell Mizer chuffes who charitie doe banish How they from heau'n eternally must vanish Tell all in generall of their liues amisse And tell them that hels bottomelesse abysse Must be their portions if they not repent Till true repentance heau'ns iust wrath preuentâ— Yet when the Preacher all he can hath told Soules vnto firme are daily bought and sold. The Mizer with his lecherie of Chinke On earth will giue his dropsie soule to drinke And though the Word beat on his Anuile heart From Vs'ry and extortion he 'l not part The picbald Gallant to the Church will come To heare his soules saluations totall summe Yet his high pride is in such hauty dotage Fogets he 's sprung from a poore country Cotage The murdrer heares how reprobated Caine Was curst of God that had his brother slaine Yet when hee 's from the Church forgets it all And stabs a man for taking of the wall Should I through all mens seu'rall actions runne I know my businesse neuer would be done The rich man hates the poore man and the poore Doth enuie gainst the rich man for his store This is the blest soules euerliuing Bread In bounteous measure all the earth or'espread Some on the high way falls and takes no roote But is of no esteeme trod vnder foote Some falles on stones and some alights on thornes Deuor'd with fowles or choak'd with scoffs or scornes Some little portion fals in fruitfull ground Th' encrease of which is to be seldome found For let men waigh their good deeds with their bad For thousand ils one good will scarce be had And yet no doubt but God in store doth keepe His neere deare children his best stocke of sheepe For though vnto the world they are not knowne Yet t is sufficient God doth know his owne For though Elius thought himselfe was all That had not offered sacrifice to Ball Lebonah answer'd him seuen thousand more In Israel did this Idol not adore But who so much in this vile life are hated As those which to saluation are created For let a men refraine to drab or dice Out he vpon him then he 's too precise Let him forbeare to lie to sweare or banne O hang him rascall he 's a Puritan And sure I think the Deuill by that false name Hath added thousands soules vnto his flame Some man ere hee 'l be cal'd a Puritan Will turne a damned Machiauilian A Libertine Papist or else what not To keepe his name from so impure a blot I speake not this regarding their estate Who from our Church themselues doe separate For good indifferent Ceremonious rites And 'gainst our Churches gouernment backbites Nor doe I praise the louing Sisters loue Who often makes the Brethren's spirits moue And if 't were lawfull they would gladly kno To dresse their meate the Sabbath day or no. And wherefore now the Churchmen of these daies Ride to and fro to preach so many waies When Christ to his Apostles gaue in charge That they should seek and teach all nations large The way that in his Lawes they might abide Christ bade them goe he bade them not to ride These idle questionists these schismatickes I hold no bettter then ranke heretickes But this I thinke not well when honest hearts Shall haue this impure name without desarts How then can my comparing be gaine stood For men are like to trees some bad some good But tatry Satyre thou too fast dost trot There 's one thing more I had almost forgot And this is it of Ale-houses and Innes Wine-Marchants Vintners Brewers who much wins By others losing I say more or lesse Whose sale of hufcap liquor doe professe Should neuer bee to any office cald Or in no place of Iustice be instal'd The reason is they gaine by mens excesse Of diuellish quassing and damn'd drunkennesse For why should men be moderate in their drinke Much Beere and bottle-Ale should stand and stinke And Mounsieur Claret and sweet Signior Sacke Would lowre and turne vnto the Marchants wrack The Vintners then within their cellers deepe Such coniuring at midnight would not keepe This swynish sinne hath man of sense bereauen To bandy balles of blasphemy 'gainst heauen It is the way the dore the porch the gate All other vices entor in thereat A drunken man in rage will stabbe his brother Hee 'l Cuckold his owne father whore his mother Reuile and curse sweare speak dangerous treason And when he 's sober hangs forn 't by th' weason How then should men a reformation giue To mend those crimes that by those crimes do liue The Patriarke Noah did first plant the Vine And first did feele the powerfull force of wine And righteous Lot by wine depriu'd of wit Foule Incest with his daughters did commit And Holophernes drunken lay in bed Whilst strong-faith'd weake-arm'd Indith cut offs head Great Alexander out his Fauchion drewe And being drunke his best friend Clâ—tus slew If euery haire vpon the heads of men Were quils and euery quill were made a pen Were Earth to paper turn'd and Seas to inke And all the world were writers yet I thinke They could not write the mischiefs done by drink And such a custome men haue tane therein That to be drunke is scarce accounted sinne But honest recreatiue merriment The time is term'd that is in tippling spent A Marchants ship is richly fraught ariues And for thanksgiuing that so well he thriues He makes a feast and store of money spends Inuites his kinsfolke creditors and friends Where stormes and Rocks and Pirats are forgot And triumphs made to Bacchus and the Pot. A rich mans wife 's deliuered of of a boy And all the houshold must be drunk for ioy The prisoner that 's
hauing past with troubles griefes and cares This transitory life this vale of teares Yet LANCELOT ANDREWES name doth this portend All sure All due content Crownes all art end FINIS True louing Sorrovv â—â—TTIRED IN A ROBE OF VNFAINED â—efe presented vpon occasion of the much bewailed Funerall that Gracious and Illustrious Prince LEVVIS STEVVARD â—â—e of Richmond and Linox Earle of Newcastle and Darnely Lord of Torboltâ—n and â—â—uen Baron of Settrington Knight of the Noble Order of the Garter Lord High â—â—â—â—irall great Chamberlain of Scotland Lord high Steward to the Kings most â—â—lent Maiesties most Honourable Houshold Gentleman of his Maiesties Bed-chamber â—â—â— one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Councell for England and Scotland who â—â—â—â—departed this life at White-hall on Thursday the 12 of February 1624. whose obsequies were solemnly and Princely celebrated on Munday the 19 of Aprill following described in forme as followeth Dedicated generally to all his worthy Friends and louing Seruants and particularly to that trusty and welbeloued Seruant of his Arthur Neassmith ANd first my Muse findes that his Graces name Significantly makes an Anagram LEWIS STEWARDE Anagram VERTV IS WEL EAS'D His Vertues such continuall paines did take For King and Countrie Church and peoples sake That for Earths courtly toyle to him 't was giuen His VERTV IS WEL EAS'D t 'the Court of Heauen A Funerall Elegie GReat God that to thy self wilt take thine own By sundry waies and means to man vnknown Whose Eye of prouidence doth still perceiue When where why who to take or else to leaue Whose mercy and whose Iustice equall are Both Infinite to punish or to spare All men doe know that men to dye are borne And from the earth must to the earth returne But Time and Circumstance coniecture may For some great cause thou took'st this Duke away Amongst vs lurks so many a foule offence Which giues thee cause to take good men from hence And that this Prince was good as well as great His life and timelesse losse doth well repeate Deuout and zealous to his God aboue True to his King as did his seruice proue Discreet in Counsell Noble in his minde Most Charitablly Honourably kinde So Affable so Hopefull vnto all And so Repleat with vertues generall That we may say This Land in losing him Hath lost a gracious Peere a prop a lim It must be true that well he spends his daies Whose actions doe attaine all peoples praise And surely I suppose hee doth not liue Who of this Duke a bad report can giue So full endu'd he was of all good parts With Noble Courtesie he wan all hearts To loue and honour his admired minde So well addicted and so well enclin'd That as a Diamond in gold transfixt His vertues with his greatnesse were so mixt That he as one of an immortall Race Made Vertue vertuous and gaue Grace to grace Then since his goodnesse was so generall The losse of him is Gen'rall vnto all This being true let 's recollect our spirits And weigh his worth with our vnworthy merits The manner of the Funerall 8. Conductors with black staues poore Gowns 10â— Seruants to Gentlemen and Esquires in Cloakes 50. Seruants to Knights 46. Seruants to Baroness â—â— Three Trumpeters Then came the Standard borne by Sir Geâ—â— Samms Knight accompanyed with an Officer of Armes The first Horse couered with blacke cloth â—â—â— with Scutchions Shoffron and Plumes ledly a groâ—â— Heere went seruants to Baron younger Sonnes â—â—â— some others of like quality in number 15. The seruants to Knights of the Priuy Councell,30 Seruants to Earles younger Sonnes 24. Seruants to Viscounnts eldest Sonnes 6. Then the Schollers of Westminster in â—ounâ—â— Surplices their Masters following in mourning Goâ—â— Three Trumpeters The Guiators borne by Sir Andrew Boyd Knight â—â—â— companyed with an Officer of Armes The second Horse led by a Groome and furnished the former Barons seruants 60. Bishops seruants 10. Earles eldest Sonnes seruants 15. Viscount seruants 10. Marquesses eldest Sonnes seruants 3 Trumpeters The Banker of the augmentation borne by a kniâ—â— companied with an Officer of Armes The third Horse led by another Groome of his Grâ—â— Stable furnished as the others Earles seruant maâ—â—â— set and Dukes seruants The Lord Priuy-Seales Seruantâ— President of the Cuoncell Seruant Lord Treasurers Seruant Lord Keepers Seruant And Lord Archbishops Seruant 3 Trumpeters The Banner of Steward borne by â—â— Iohn Steward accompanied with an Officer of Armesâ— The fourth Horse sed by a Yeoman of his Graces â—â—â—ble And then our fraileties truely will confesse God tooke him hence for our vnworthinesse Death was in Message from th' Almighty sent To summon him to Heau'ns high Parliament He chang'd his Gracious Title transitory And by the grace of God attain'd true Glory And as his King had his integrity So did the Commons share his Clemency Which was so pleasing to his Makers sight That bounteously he did his life requite That Lambe-like mildely hence hee tooke him sleeping To his Eternall euer-blessed keeping Thus as his name includes so God is pleas'd From worldly sorrows VERTV IS WEL EAS'D No sicknesse or no physicke made him languish He lay not long in heart-tormenting anguish But as Gods feare was planted in his brest â—â—â—oat his Rest God tooke him to his Rest. When like a good Tree laden full of fruite Of Grace of Vertue Honour and Repute Euen in his best estate too good for Earth Then did his soule put on a second Birth And though his part of fraile mortality Yet Monumentall Marble heere doth lye As thousands weeping soules with deepe laments â—â—â—s his most woefull mourning Monuments â—â—â— daily see whose visages doe show That Hee 's inter'd within their hearts below Whose faces seeme an Epitaph to beare That men may Reade who is intombed there Epitaph GOod Gracious Great Richmond Linox Duke God King and Countries seruant heere doth lye â—hose liuing Merits merit no rebuke â—â—â—â— whose liues losse lamenting Memory â—â—â—â—â— hearts are groning Graues of griefes and cares â—hich when we dye wee 'l leaue vnto our heyres ME thinks the Sable Mourners did appeare As if in forme they numbring Figures were â—â—â— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Whilst all that view'd like Ciphers did combine Their mourning with the Mourners to vnite Which made thier Lamentations infinite And Infinite are now his Ioyes aboue With the Eternall God of peace and loue Where for a mortall Duke dome he hath wonne Through boundlesse merits of th'Amighties Son â—â—â— Kingdome that 's immortall where hee sings â—erpetuall praise vnto the King of Kings Thus what the Earth surrendred heau'n hath seaz'd Most blest LEWIS STEWARDE VERTV IS WEL EAS'D ble furnished as the other Seruants to his Grace in Cloakes Officers to his Grauce in Gownes 3 Trumpeters The Banner of Steward and the augmentation quartered with it borne by a Baronet accompanied with a Herald of Armes The 5 Horse led by a Yeoman of his Graces Stable furnished as the
and be Tombd with him together Sonnets 3. FRom two strong Iailes thy corps â—onâ—â— acquitted The one compact of flesh and bloud and bone The other vnrelenting sencelesse stone By God to one by man to one committed I euer did expect a happy time When thou shouldst shake by bondage from thy backer I euer hop'd that thy vnwilling crime Would be forgot and thou secur'd from wracke For this I wish'd and prat'd both day and night I onely aym'd to haue thy body freed But heau'n beyond my reason had decreed Soule body both at once to free thee quite Thou in thy life hast past a world of trouble But death from double Iailes hath freed thee double Sonnet 4. COrruption Incorruption hath put on Immortall weake mortality is made Earths wo hath gain'd a happy heauenly throne By death life dyes by life deaths force doth fade Though death kill life yet life doth conquer death Death but puts off our Rags of shame and â—ine When for a moment's an eternall breath Life passing through the dore of death doth win This thou well knowst my much beloued friend And therefore thou didst dare death to his worst But he much busied could not thee attend Or durst not till thy cares thy heart had burst And then the slaue came stealing like a thiefe And 'gainst his will did giue thy woes reliefe Sonnet 5. THou fortunes foot-ball whom she vs'd to tosse From wrong to wrong from wo to wo againe From griefe rebounding backe to pinching paine As 't please the blind-fold Dame to blesse or crosse But thou vnmou'd with either gaine or losse Nor ioy nor care could vexe they constant braine Thou smil'dst at all her buffets with disdaine And all her fauours thou esteem'dst as drosse Her and her Fauorites thou still didst deeme Iust as they are not as they seeme to be Her Minions all as fooles thou didst esteeme And that 's the cause she would not fauour thee Then since such reck'ning she of fooles doth make Would thou hadst beene one for her fauours fake Sonnet 6. T Is written in the euer liuing Word The Rule and Square that men should liue thereby Afflictions are the tuch-stones of the Lord. By which he onely doth his seruants try Then Noble Moray thou hadst many a tuch And still the patience good and currant prou'd Thy manly carriage in thy griefs were such Which made thee more then much admir'd and lou'd What yeer what month week day or fading houre Wherein some mischiefe did thee not befall Yet had Affliction ouer thee no power To conquer thee but thou didst conquer all Vnnumbred times thou wast both toucht and tri'd And in thy Makers feare and fauour dy'd Sonnet 7. VVEep heart weepe eyes weep my vnable pen In teares of blood of water and lake With bread of sorrow and afflictions drinke I liue for I haue lost a man of men Yet heart eyes pen dry vp your teares agen He is not lost he 's rather newly found Enfranchis'd from a dolefull theeuish den And with a rich Immortall Crowne is crownd Then hart eies pen no more with teares be drownd Weepe not for him that doth reioyce for euer Yet this againe my comfort doth confound Hee 's lost to mee and I shall find him neuer Then weep Muse heart eies pen lament and weepâ— My ioyes are buried in eternall sleepe Sonnet 8. SLeepe gentle spirit in Eternall rest Free from all heart-tormenting sorrow sleepe Whilst I doe vent from my care-crazed brest Hart-wondring sighs that there their mansion keepâ—â— And let my grones from out that Cauerne deepe With lamentations and cloud-cracking thunder And let mine eyes an Inundation weepe Let sighs grones teares make all the world to wonder I meane my little Microcosmo world Sigh stormes grone thunder weep a floud of tearesâ— Through eu'ry part of me let griefe be hurld That whosoeuer my lamenting heares May mone with me the cause of this my Ditty Or if not mone with me vonchsafe to pitty Sonnet 9. SInce cursed fates haue fatally decreed To tosse and tumble harmelesse Innocence And all the crue of hels abortiue breed Haue glutted Enuies maw by lawes defence Yet God whose knowledge knows the least offence Who all things sees with his all-searching eye Doth with his glorious great omnipotence Right wronged wrongs heares his seruants cry His mercie 's not immur'd within the sky But freely he doth powre it downe on earth He with afflictions scourge his sonnes doth try And when he pleases turnes their mone to mirth And though man liues in care and dies in sorrow A heauy euening brings a ioyfull morrow Sonnet 10. WEll hast thou runne in this â—y weary race Well hast thou fought with Satan hand to haÌ„d Th' ast won the Goale and gain'd the blessed Land That 's neither limitted with time or place There thou attendest on the thâ—â—â—â—â—â—e of Grace There Angels and Archangels sweetly sing Eternall praises to th' eternall King And see the glorious brightnesse of his face All this I doubt not but thou wâ—ll hast done Not of thy selfe with shamefull sinne pollated But thy Redeemer hath the coâ—â—iest wonne And vnto thee the victorie's imputed He paid the score and cancell'd all thy bands And gaue thee to his blessed Fathers hands Sonnet 11. NOw may you theeuing Poets filch and steale Without controlement breaking Priscians pate For he that whilom could your theft reueale Your Criticke and your Hypercriticke late Now may you cog and lye and sweare and prate And make your idle verses lame and halt For by the pow'r of euiternall Fate Hee 's gone that could and would correct each fault But you haue greatest cause to moane his want You sacred heau'nly Sisters three times thrice He from your Gardens could all weeds supplant And replant fruites and flowres of pecrelesse price He kept vnbroke your Numbers Tipes Tropes But now hee 's dead dead are your onely hopes Sonnet 12. AS Solon to rich haplesse Croesus said No man is happy till his life doth end The proofe in thee so piainly is displaid As if he thy Natiuity had kend What mortall miseries could mischiefe send But thou therein hast had a treble share As if Calamities their powers should bend To make thy Corps a treasure-house of care Yet fell Aduersity thou didst out-dare And valiantly 'gainst stormes of woe resisted Loue of the world they minde could not insnare Thou knewst wherein the best of best consisted And as old Solon said so I agree Death makes men happy as it hath done thee Sonnet 13. NO 〈…〉 Trophee Vertue needes And good report a marble Tombe out-weares â—â—â—â—â— plaies the Herald proclaimes mens deeds Her Trumps Thrill sound the spacious world heares And such an vniuersall Tombe hast thou Borne on the tops of thousand thousand tongs Thy liuing merit doth thy name allow A Monument for euer which belongs To none but such as whilom was thy selfe Who vs'd the world as if they vs'd it not And did
streams WheÌ„ to y e vnder world day takes his flight And leaues th' Horizon all in darknesse dight When Philomell doth 'gainst a thorne proclaime Iâ— dulcet notes the lustfull Tereâ—s shame When Maddam Midnight shewes her Ebon face And darkenesse doth the Hemisphere embrace Tâ—en to keepâ— all things peaceable and well The watchfull Constable keepes continell Then if a man with drinks his wit hath left Or hath committed leachery or these Or murder then the Constable thinkes fit That such committers straitly he commit Hee 's Lord high Regent of the redious night Man of the Mooâ—e he may be called right Great generall of Glewoâ—m Owles and Bats Comptroler ouer such a whip the Cats Dianâ—ts Forrester that with regard Doth guard the Heard that liues within his ward His vigilancy is most manifest For through his hornes he lightens all the rest Like Minoâ— or iust iudging â—â—â—â—â—â— He walkes the dukesome 〈…〉 Attended with his G blans clad in 〈…〉 〈…〉 Vâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— shâ—wes her bluâ—â—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 And â—â—â—â—â—â— doth shine and 〈…〉 Maâ—ge â—â—â—â—â— whooting â—â—â—â—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 Then goes the Constable and 's watch to â—ed Tais officer in the â—â—â—â— place â— put Hâ— that comes next is of another â—â—â— Yet he 's a member of the peace comâ—â—â—â—â—â— And writ most common â— an aâ—â—e in â—â—â— Image of office he is held to be And has his staff â—ipt â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— He has his bill men which â—â—â— hardly kerpe The name of watchmen for â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— asleepe His word is Who goes there â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 S 〈…〉 stand still and com◠〈…〉 Sayes a man's drunke when his â—â—â—â— case is so But let a quar'ling slaue indeed goe by Leading by thâ—arme his rampâ—â—â— vâ—nâ—â—y A thing of filthy â—â—â—â—â— like a swâ—nâ— That searce can goe laden with â—â—â— and â—â—â—â— They for their sixpence shall paâ—â—â— by in state The porter with a leg will ope the gate Worship'd and guarded to their lodging safe Not with Bâ—ls onely buâ—th osâ—â—â—ous staffe Whil'st the good sober man that nothing gaue Is strait committed for a dangerous knaue Traytor to th' State and in the lay le must lye Whil'st th' other's lighted to their lâ—chery This Constable may haue a trick in store His house may be safe harbour for a whore Because no man will offer to search there She there may rest and roost secure from feare There she may lodge and trade too if she will As sure and safe as theeues are in a Mill Or Suburbs for the birth of Bastaâ—ds are For all desire to lay their bellies there Nay as a Compter for a Fellon's home Or Ladies chamber for a Priest from Rome But yet I say 't is poâ— a matter hard To finde an honest Constable in 's ward Trust for bid else and waking watchmen to Whose bils were neuer stolne and much adoe To be corrupted with a villaines shâ—alling To wrong the good and bad mens minds fulfilling Such men as those I thinke some few there be And for the rest would thay were hang'd for me Hâ— when my Cormâ—ant is at rest and thinkes Poore fish no harme nor ought that water drinkers That 's a night Cormrant and at midnight swils Whole cans and pots with Cheaters and there Iils He makes all fish that comes into his net Drinks drunke and sleeps and then the watch is set A London Serieant and Taylor THE ARGVMENT A brace of Hell hounds that â—â— earth dâ—e dwell This tyrâ—â—ize on pâ—ore mens bâ—dies more If moâ—e they could then diuels o're soules in bell Whose musicke in the groanings of the poore These when they buy their office sell their soules No Cormorants are such denouring fowles THe Serieaâ—t I before the Iaylor name Because he is the dog that hunts the game He worries it and brings it to the toyle And then the Iaylor liues vpon the spoyle I 'ue knowne a Serieant that foure houres hath sate Peeping and leeting through a tauerne geate His Yeoman on the other side the way Keeping the like match boâ— for one poore prey Who when they spâ—d like Masâ—â—ff they come neere him And by the throat like cruell câ—rs they teare him If he hath money to the Tauerne straight These sucking purse leaches will on him wait But if his stocke below and 's pockets dry To th'layle with him there let him starue and dye Yet for all this a Serieant is deuout For he doth Watch and prey much out of doubt He sels no spice and yet in euery place He 's shalfe Groceâ— for he liues by 's mace He 's part a Gentleman for vp and downe Their steps he followes round about the towne And yet he seemes a Iugler too by this He oft from shape to shape so changed is As sometimes like an Amsterdammian brother Sometimes a Porters shape sometimes another Sometimes t' a Counseilour at law and then T' a lame and blinded begger and agen T' a Country Seruingman that brings a Deere And with these trickes his prey he doth come neere Wherein he imirates the Diuell aright Who can put on an Angels thape of light That so his craft may on mens soules preuaile So Serieants snare mens bodies for the Iaile Time was he wore a proper kind of coat And in his hand a white rod as a note Whereby a man farre off a knaue might spy And shun him if he were in jeopardy But now to no such â—abit he is bound Because his place ne're cost him eight scorc pound To get the which againe he must disguise And vse a thousand shifts and villanies Oh that a man so little grace should haue To giue so much to be iâ—â—eem'd a knaue To be shau'd duck'd and vnpittyed dye Curst and contemn'd within his guaue to â—â—e To hazard soule and body ne've to thriâ—e But by mens harmes deuoâ—ring them aliue To be the hang-mans guard and wait vpon The Gallowes aâ—zn Execution But yet the office is most fit led ot â—â—â— And fit that honest men should haue it fâ—â—â— Now for the other sucking diuell the Iaylor His work 's brought to him as he were a Taylor As if he were a â—â—encer he 'll begin And aske a man what Ward he will be in But first the prisoner drawes without delay A sop for Cerberus that turnes the key Then the old prisoners garnish doe demand Which straight must be discharged out of hand But if he cannot pay or doth deny He thrusts him in the hole there lets him lye If a good prisoner hath a well linde purse The Iaylor then esteemes him as his nurse Suckes like a Bulcaise and doth neuer cease Till with much griefe he heares of a release An vnder-keeper though without â—â—â— Is s continuali knaue in spight on 's heart If to the prisoners he be sharpe and curell He proues their knaue and his good masters Iewellâ— If vnto them himselfe he will behaue He is their Iewell and his masters knaue So let him turne himselfe which way he can He seldome shall be held and honest man Perhaps
great magnificence To countermaund the earths cirâ—â—â— ence The Idiot world he proudly ouâ—r-swaâ—â—â— Vnder the name of Heauens immortall hayes O're all the Globe he raâ—gnes as Lord and King And to Hels Goat fold â—â—e doth millions bring Ot soules â—â—duc'd with buzard blâ—ded zeale From men besotted he doth honour steale And yet with his effrontit shamelesse face Seemes to command the diuell that gaue him place A haynous fault in my dull vnderstanding The Seruant o're his Lord should be commanding But yet I thinke 't is but for policy More to increase th' infernall Monarchy He seemes to hate the Diuell he most doth serue Else would the world from Romes obedience swerue And leaue the Pope and Papists in the lurch And then might Sathan whistle for a Church The Isle of Brittaine hath perceiu'd their tricks And in Rebellion 'gainst the Pope she kickes For whom they haue inucnted helle-hatcht plots Quite to extirpe the English and the Scots I wot not which of Rome or hell roar'd lowder But they had like t' haue pâ—pper'd vs with powder Yea all estates from Scepter to the Crowne Should topsie turâ—ie all be tumbled downe Without respect of person sexe or age All had their doome t' abide the Romane rage But he that by his sacred selfe had sworne To guard his Church did laugh them all to scorne For when those vassals of eternall night Thought all secure then God brought all to light Casting their painted glory in the dust That any power besides his power doth trust I. eauing their Corps a prey for Crowes and Kites That brauely so for Signior Satan fights But in this matter I 'le no further trauaile Least want or water make my Ship to grauell Knowing there 's many wits of farre more worth That to the life hath limbd this Treason forth But I le conclude as I began before Because that Christ would not the diuell adore Christ lost this glorious worldly pompous raigne Which happy losse the haplesse Pope did gaine Epigram 4. HOw weakely is that weake Religion grounded That thinks y e Church on Peters corps is fouÌ„ded The Spouse of Christ is built on Faiths firme Rocke Which not the sury of Hels direfull shocke Though all the fiends in treupes doe her assaile Yet ' gainsts Gods power their force cannot preuaile Peters confessing Christ Gods a Math. 16. If the Corps of Peter be the Churches foundation as the Papisâ—s same then how should the Spouse of our Sauiour have done if the Apostle Peter had neuer beene borne true begotten Is sure the Churches ground but Peter's rotten Or else it Peter neuer had had life Through want of him Christ neuer had had wise For 't is an Article of Faith profound To know S. Peter for the Churches ground And who denyes it shall haue fire and rope Beleeue me Reader or goe aske the Pope But yet I muse in what place of the earth Gods Church did stand before S. Peters birth Epigram 5. VVHen as our Sauiour to the Temple went To tell the message that his Father sent And finding there a rude vnruly rout That bought and sold he angry beat them out And ouerthrew their Tressels and their tables And made them packe away with all their bables And further said what all true hearts beleeues This house was made for Prayer no den for theeues Those Marchants thus whipt from their market place Practis'd reuenge 'gainst Christ for this disgrace And more to streÌ„gth their power joyn'd w th y e Pope Who by his lawlesse Law hath giuen them scope That in the Church they still should buy and sell Both God and Diuell Heauen Purgatory Hell Now here 's the oddes Christ out the Pedlers thrust And stayd himselfe there preaching what was iust And for reuenge the haughty Romane Priest Hath tane the Pedlers in and thrust out Christ. Epigram 6. IT is a question fiarre beyond my Logicke How those y e haue y e Popedome won by Magicke Can be Lieutenants b T is more then I can beleeue that the Diuell hath power to elect an officer for God Being of the Diuels placing or displasing the Pope must needs be the diuels deputy and not Christs vnto Christ our Sauiour Being knowne for hell hounds of most damn'd behauiour Then since the diuell hath the Pope created His Vicar must he be that there him seated 'T would make a wiset head then mine to muse That God should like the man the Diuell doth chuse Epigram 7. A Prouer be old where had the Diuell the Frye Where had the Diuell the Fryer but were he â—â—â— The Diuell with the Fryer sits in the Quire â—â—â— The Fryer with the Diuell sayes and sings Masse The diuell and the Frier are ne're asunder The Fryer to hate the Diuell is more then wonder Epigram 8. COnferring with a Romish c I my selfe did talke with such a fellow and if occasion â—â—â— I can produce him Pharisee Who void of grace maintain'd this heresie That he the Law of God had neuer broken Nor neuer ill had done nor ill had spoken I gaue his Antichristian faith the lye And told him that for him Christ did not dye For he did suffer onely for their sinne Who were insnared in the diuels ginne And as for him that neuer had transgrest T were good to hang him now he 's at the best Epigram 9. IT is an Art beyond the worke of Nature The Pope should be d T is a rare piece of worke for the pot to make the Pottâ—â— Creator and a Creature Betwixt the Pope and God there 's one thing odde For though God all things made â—â— Pope makes God Epigram 10. REligions scatter'd into diuers sects One likes one way for many sound respects Others like that way others like another And what likes th' one is loathed by the other Yet each man deemes his owne opinion's right And each 'gainst other bearesinated spight Amongst the rest the Romane Catholike Who scornes that his Religion saile should strike To any since from it two vertues springs That they may eate their God and kill their Kings By which maine Maximes they do strongly hope To the worlds Period to vphold the e If the diuell betrue to his Seruants these two principall Arâ—â—â—mes will to the end of the world helpe the Papâ—sts at a dead â—â—â— Pope Epigram 11. IT is no wonder though Romes regall sway Is by a Sheapheard rul'd with f â—â—â—â— a reason a Shepheard should rule Rome because a Shepâ—â—â—rd did build it and it stands by great reaâ—on the Pope â—â—â—â— bee of a woluâ—sh nature because a Wolte was nurie to his â—â—â—decessor Romuluâ—â— Lordly same For ancient Records truly doth display How Romulus the Shepheard built the same And how his brother Remâ— and himselfe In Tybers restlesse wanesy drencht and ducke When infant miserie was all their pelse A rauening wolfe most motherly they suckes From whom doth spring as from a flowing gulfe Romes Priest
since at Tyborne sought a quarrell Epigram 21. OLd Grubsons Sonne a stripling of good age â— will make one laugh to see him and his Page Like to a garded Vichin walkes the streets Looking for reuerence of each one he meets Eagles must honour Owles and Lyons Apes And wise men worship fooles for farre fetcht shapes Epigram 22. GReab Captaine Sharke doth wonderfully muse How he shall spend the day that next ensues There 's no Play to be playd but he hath seene At all the Theaters he oft hath beene And seene the rise of Clownes and fall of Kings Which to his humour no contentment brings And for he scornes to see a Play past twice Hee 'l spend a time with his sweet Cockatrice Epigram 23. A Compleat Gallant that hath gone as farre That with his hands from skyes hath pluckt a star And saw bright Phaebus whoÌ„ he did take Coach And Luna when her throne she did approach And talke with Iupiter and Mercury With Vulcan and the Queene of Lechery And saw the net the stumpfoot Black-smith made Whe ein fell Mars and Venus was betrayd With thousand other sights he saw in skyes Who dares affirme iâ— that this gallant lyes I counsell all that either hate or loue him Rather beleeue him then goe to disproue him Epigram 24. DRusus his portion gallantly hath spent What though He did it to a good intent Vnto a wise man it seemes neuer strange That men should put their money to Exchange Nay then I saw he was a subtile Fox What had he for 't I pray sweet Sir the Poxe I doe not like his bargaine why wherefore His money still wan'd lesse his poxe waxe more He need not now feare wasting of his stocks Spend what he can he nere shall want the Poxe Epigram 25. NEate Master Scape-thrist railes against all ryet Commending much a temperate sparing dyet What though he hath beene prodigall and wilde Those idle fancies now he hath exilde What though he hath beene frequent with excesse Of Dice of Drabs and drowsie Drunkennesse Yet now he 's chang'd Sir he is not the man The case is alter'd now from what 't was than The Prologue of his wealth did teach him spend And 't is the Epilogue that makes him mend Epigram 26. A Greedie Chuffe once being warn'd in poste To make appearance at the Court of Hell Where grifly Pluto hotly rules the roste And being â—ummon'd by the passing Bell. With heapes of gold he would haue bribed Death But he dildaining bribes depriu'd his breath Epigram 27. DOctor Donzago one of wondrous learning And in Astronomy exceeding cunning Of things thats past and coming he 's discerning His mind on Prophesies is euer running Of Comets Meteors Apparitions Of Prodigles and exhalations Of Planets natures and conditions And of the spheares great calculations Yet want of one skill all his cunning smothers Who lyes most with his wife himselfe or others Epigram 28. BRaue Bragadocia whom the world doth threaten Was lately with a Faggot sticke sore beaten Wherefore in kindnesse now my Muse must weepe Because his resolution was asleepe Epigram 29. VVAlking along the streets the other day A ragged Souldier crost me on the way And though my purses lyning was but scant Yet somewhat I bestow'd to ease his want For which he kindly thankt me with his heart And tooke his leaue and friendly we did part When straight mine eyes a Horse Footcloth spy'dâ—â— Vpon whose backe in pompous state did ride One whom I thought was deputie to Ioue Yet not this Souldiers wants could pitty moue But with disdainefull lookes and tearmes of scorne Commands him trauaile whether he was borne 'T will almost make a Puritan to sweare To see an Asses Horse a cloake to weare When Christians must goe naked bare and thin Wanting apparell t'hide their mangled skin Vaine world vnto thy Chaos turne agen Since brutish beasts are more esteem'd then men Epigram 30. LIeutenant Pusse from Cleaueland is return'd Where entring of a breach was sorely burn'd And from reuenge hee 'l neuer be perswaded Till the low Countries he hath quite inuaded When his hot wrath makes Neatherlands to smoke He 's bound for Deepe in France with irefull stroke But haue a care in these hot warres of France Least in a Pockie heat you spoyle your Lance. Epigram 31. A Loue-sicke Wooer would a Sonnet write In praise of her that was his hearts delight'â— Hoping thereby his wished loue to win And to attaine it thus he did begin Seure of the Earth and Empresse my Soule â—Loue and Life that doth my thoughts controule â— Queene of my affections and desire â—â—â—â— to AEâ—na sets my heart on fire â—y Golden Lockes resembling brightest Amber â—â—â—â—it to grace some mighty Monarkes Chamber â—â—â—eyes Eclipsing Tâ—â—â—â— in his rising â—y Face surpassing Natures best deuiung â—y lips euaporates most sweet persumes â—y roice the Musicke of the Spneares astumes â—â—â—on wounds more then Loues shast and Bow â—y red the Rose doth shame thy white the Snow â—â—â— Worlds wonder Natures dearest Iewell â—â—â— not thy vertues with thy beeing cruell â—â—â— that art my Soules adored Saint â—â— â—â—â—etrable to my woes complaint â—â—â— the poore Bull finch spends the day in moanes â—â—â—â—ight he wasts in deepe heart-gnawing groanes â—â—â— most filthy vgly odious Whore â—â— whom he spends his substance and his store â—â—â—sing millions of egregious lyes â—â—rayse his Punckes foule feature to the skyes Epigram 32. â—â—â—ke how yon Lechers legs are worne away â—â—â— With haunting of the Whore-hose euery day â—â—nowes more greasie Panders Bawds and Drabs â—ad eates more Lob sters Articheckâ—â—s and Crabs â—â—w roasted Egges Potatoâ—s Muskadine â—â—â—â—ers and pith that growes â—â—â— Oxes Chine â—ith many Drugs Compounds and Simples store Which makes him haue a stomacke to a Whore â—â— one day hee 'l giue cre when 't is too late â—â—hen he stands begging through an Iron Grate Epigram 33. Light finger'd Francis begging in the Iayle Did chance to see a friend of his passe by â—â—inking his lamentations would preuaile â—ad that some coyne would from his bountie stye These ancient friends one thrall and th' other tree â—â—e hungry lowsie ragged and forlorne The other â—at with prodigality â—akes him this answer mixt with pride and scorne What Franke quoth he art there for â—le Cakes Why how the Dâ—uell comes this lucklesse crosse â—â—â—â—h sir quoth Franke your mastership mistâ—kes â—â—or I am heere for stealing of a Horse â—roth I mistooke indeed and â—o â—â—st thou â—â—at this time I haue no money now Epigram 34. MOunsieur Luxuri hath beene with a Puncke Wherby his worships purse is â—hrodely shtunk And now for penance of his former ryet With good Duke Humfrey he must take his diet Thus with a crâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—adge his case 〈…〉 Epigram 35. THere chanstâ—… â—… The â—â—â— an old manâ—… â—… The â—â—â—â— a Poet â—â—â—â—â—â— and 〈…〉 Theâ—â—â— th a Pâ—… Theseâ—… Who shouldâ—… Thâ— old man said that when he was a boy To â—â—â— nine hâ—ndâ—â—edâ—â—â—â—â—
some played with the small shot some with other weapons as Swords and halfe Pikes and such like in middest of which skirmish it so happened by ill chance that our Ship was fired and in great danger to bee lost and cast away had not the Lord in his mercy preserued vs and sent vs meanes happily to quench it but now marke the accident the fâ—â—â— being perceiued by our enemies to burnâ—â—â—â—agiously and thinking that our Ship would â—â—â— therewith beene sudainly burned to the water they left vs to our fortuines falling a â—â—â—â—â— of from vs and so we put to the shore vnder the little house for some succour where we let an Anchor fall thinking to ride there all that night which we had no sooner done but we saw another ship beare vpon vs whereupon we were sore frighted and so forced to let ouâ— Anchour flâ—p and so set sayle to get better succour putting into the Road betweene the two little hoâ—â—s where we lay fiue dayes mending the bruites and lâ—â—kes of our ship the â—â—â—â—â— receiued in the aforesaid sight were â— Men and one Boy which were killed outright and there were hurt eyght men and one boy more but the Lord doth know what damage we put them to and what number we flew in their ships The Master of our ship beeing at the Helme was shot twice betwixt the legs And the Chyâ—â—â—gion dressing the wounds of one of our men a Ball of Wild-fire â—elt into his Baâ—on which he â—â—â—inly cast-into the Sea otherwise it had greatly endangered vs. The Turkes were aboord and founded their Trumpets yet notwithstanding our men assaulted them so â—â—â—â—rcely that they forced them off and the Boson seeing them flye most vndantedly with a whistle â—lourd them to the skirmish if so they durst The Captaines of three of their ships were English men who tooke part with the Turkes thus to rob and spoâ—le vpon the Ocean their names were Walsingham Kelley and Sampson Vpon the 13. of Ianuary there came aboord certaine Spaniards in the morning betimes to wines what hurts we had receiued who seeing our men dead went a shore with vs and shewed vs where we might bury them but as we were buâ—â—â— in making their graues and couering the bodies with earth there came sayling by a Flemish Ship of twelue score tunne which had in it some fiue or six thousand pounds which had beene chased with those men of warre that had fought with vs before all which money they brought in along Boate to the shore and left in the Ship onely the men which were 16. Sailers and two Boyes that afterwards within two dayes brought the â—aid ship into the â—â—â—â— not â—â—â—â— at all indangered God be praised â—â—â—â— the 15 of the â—â—â—â— when wee â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— as God would â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— tempest â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— of weather as taine â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— that we thought we â—â—â— gotâ—â—â—â—â—â— from the Road whereâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— which storme and tempest theseâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— man that had beene â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— ther buâ—all and to when the Wind and Sea a little caâ—â—â—es we let vp â—â—â—â—â— in â—â—â—â—â— forward but within three â—â—â—â— after websâ—â—d thâ—â—e men more in the â—â—â—â—â— the â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—one we arriued in the Road or Callery and â—y at anchor where againe â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— ship wee found it â—â—â—â—â— and â—â—â—â—â— seuerall places one in the gun-roomâ— another betweene the Deckes the third â—â—â—◠〈…〉 and the fourth in the Masters round â—onâ—â— in Callery we mended our Ship and â—ured â—â—â—â—â— men there to helpe vs to stop her Leakes and â—â—â—â—â— all things most fitting for our Voyage homewards vpon the 30. day of Ianuary wee committed our fortunes againe vnto the Sea and so leaurâ—â—â— Callery wee canâ— forward withâ—â— Frenchman who was bound to a place called Orestone some â—0 Leagues from Callery where after 2. dayes we left his company being the 1 day of February and after that putting forwards still towardâ—â— England wee are now by the will of God most lately arriued and our Ship after so many ouerpassed dangers receiued into the Thames neare London to the great ioy and comfort of the Owners thereof God be praised FINIS A FAMOVS FIGHT AT SEA Where foure English Ships vnder the command of Captaine IOHN WEDDELL and foure Dutch Ships fought three dayes in the Gulph of Persia neere Ormus against 8. Portugall Gallioâ—s and 32. Fâ—â—gots As also the memorable Fight and losse of the good Ship called the Lyon with the barbaronâ— Crueltie of the Enâ—â—â— truly declared DEDICATED To the right Worthy Generous and well experienced Commander Captaine IOHN WEDDELL late Generall of the East-India Fleet. WOrthy Sir hauing written the true manner of your late Famous perilous and fortunate Fight with the Portugals in the Posâ—â—â— Gulph and knowing that Bookes without Patrons are like fatherlesse Children I imagined that it was better to send it to you for succour and protection than to any other whomsoeuer for the most part which is herein by Relation I am assured that you doe know to bee ture by Action and my Pen hath but only superficially pratled of those things w ch you saw did suffered I therfore humbly intreat you to accept this poore Fish out of your owne Ocean this sheepe of your owne fold this cloaâ—h of your owne weauing and this deserued memorie of part of your worthy won Reputation Thus not doubting but your affabilitie is correspondent to your approued knowledge and knowne sufficiencie I commit both my selfe and this Relation to your acceptance and good censure my best wishes still attending on you that your fortunes be euer equall to the goodnesse of your minde Eâ—â—er at your command to be imployed IOHN TAYLOR TO THE COVRTEOVS READER THe Eternall prouidence hauing diuided Mankind into many Kingdomes Climates People and Nations yet to the end there should bee an vnitie or mutuall societie amongst all men hee hath permitted Traffique and Commerce betwixt Nation and Nation Realme and Realme Nâ—â—â— tion and Shipping being as it were the fleeting Bridges for the transportation and exâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— and Merchandize from Countrey to Countrey that though God hath not inriched any our â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— Countrey with all things the one hauing what the other hath not yet to maintaine â—â—â—â—â—â— Sâ—â—â—â— â—â—us chiefly for his owne glory inâ— spâ—â—ing his gâ—â—fts Commerce and traffâ—que â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— at all â—â—â—â—â— and in all Ages for the which noble imployments our Kingdome of â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— feriour to any Nation for the abilitie and worthinesse of Merchantsâ— and I thinke not equalleâ—â— any for goodnes and sufficiencie of skilfull Nauigators and Marrâ—ners and strength of shipping and â—â—â—â— So that neither the parching heat of Lybia and AEthiopia or the â—â—â—â—ming â—â—â—â—â— of Groenland or the Hyperborean â—â—â—â—â— Regions neither the sarre remotenesse of China Eastwards or the vttermost bounds of the new world America Westwards the dangers of Stormes Gusts Flaâ—es Tempests Spâ—â—ts and Tornadoes or Monsoones the hazard of Shoales Rockes Leakes Enemies Pirates barbarous and cruell