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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14955	The court of conscience or Dick VVhippers sessions VVith the order of his arraigning and punishing of many notorious, dissembling, wicked, and vitious liuers in this age. By Richard West.; Court of conscience.	West, Richard, fl. 1606-1619.	1607 (1607)	STC 25263; ESTC S106605	17,732	53

Thos. Iolley Esqr. F. S. A. THE Court of Conscience Or Dick VVhippers Sessions VVith the order of his arraigning and punishing of many notorious dissembling wicked and vitious liuers in this age By RICHARD WEST Math. 25. vers 34. 41. Venite beati abite Maledicti in ignem aeternum Imprinted at London by G. Eld for Iohn Wright and are to be sold at his shop adioyning to Christ Church gate 1607. To his very louing friend and Maister Mr. William Durdant and his very friend Maister Francis Moore RICHARD WEST wisheth all health and happinesse MAny and sundry are the gifts and presents which are sent betweene friend and friend of valew according to the habilitie of the sender Some present gifts of great worth as Plate Iewels and such like others meaner things My selfe finding my owne estate but of a weake kinde am bold insteed of such gifts onely to bestow part of my braines fruite vpon you both presuming that it will be kindly receiued though it be but of a small moment or valew By the one of you I assure my selfe at least am in good hope it will bee kindly receiued as a simple present from the Seruant to the Maister The other in lue of many good turnes at your hands already receiued and not any way requited I make the rather bold to connex in the partaking of the same humblie requiring you to be a kinde of Side-men in the assisting of Dick Whipper and his Iewrie in this session to ayde them with your iudgements in the pronouncing the sentence of condemnation against the malefactors at the arraignement hauing and being of that opinion that you will not onely iudge without partialitie at this time but also be ready in your foynes to attend the iudge at the next Court day when I beleeue a greater malefaector will be brought in then the worst of these In the meane time I le bespeake a new whip which shall stick close to his sides as euer his shirt did Yours in any seruice R. W. THE PREFACE IN the beginning when the Lord of hostes After his image liuely face and feature Created man in all the lands and coastes And for their succors euery liuing creature He did ordaine in lue thereof each day That they should praise his blessed name for ay All lands and people then he did deuide And parted them with watrie surging seas Asundry language ouer and beside He did appoint to men for better ease With vnderstanding of each others minde That so they might be to his lawes enclinde Which lawes or statutes were by him erected Declaring them to man on Sinay mount Through Adams sinnes from Paradise abiected He vowd aday of Iudgement for account Of euery sinne or vaine offence Comitted Which Cannot be without his mercy quitted And knowing well that man of his owne nature Was most vnapt t' obserue his holy word He did erect his plagues for euery Creature Ordayning for them hunger fire and sword And finding waighty sinnes of man abound The whole world men and all he deeplie drownd Sauing his seruants whome he did apoint Noah and his family to be in arke God of his mercie only did anoynt Those eyght to liue within the selfe same barke Hauing of euery creature with them two For worlds encrease which after should ensew This is most credible the time is past Approu'd of truth before we liu'd in age The sinnes of man yet being apt to last Procure the Lord to anger wrath and rage But what should I of these things meane to write The holy Scriptures plainly them recite But as concerning this our latter time Considering by the aboundance of our dayes To greater sinne mans nature's apt to clime Which is a meane that Sathan sprenges layes To catch the sonnes of men by subtile guile Into his Nets and so their soules to foile GOD as before time for the better peace And keeping vnder of each wicked wight In euery land true duty to encrease Hath plac'd a Prince to rule the people right Whose swords Scepters beare so great a sway That they expell disorders quite away But oftentimes the kindest man in sight He that will handle tongue in smoothest sort To simple meaning man doth seeme a light Yet slilie creepes and bites him to the heart Which glauering people being least suspected Liue in that order long time vndetected But God creator of the world and man Finding the hearts of such to be corrupt Reueales to world and people now and than The sliest plots and treasons most abrupt Which in the hearts of such are closely hid At length from world such members he doth rid Dicke Whipper now mans conscience 't is I meane Knowing the guiltie hearts of euery sort Hath summoned a meeting where all men Are to repaire in person at that Court. Aswell the rich as poore the good as bad The wise as foolish reprobate and mad A Iewrie of the best hee hath appointed To be impanneld on the worser sort And sit in Iudgement with him as anoynted To be the pillers of Celestiall Port. For whom he hath elect a Princely coast For th' other whipstock whip and whipping poast The deeds of good hee doth pronounce in Court To th' endlesse praise and comfort of their soules The others misdeeds to their endlesse hurt He hath engrossed faire in his Court roules The good shall weare and haue the heauenly Crowne The other feele the whip to pull him downe The names of the Iewrie Good Counsell Vpright Iudge Zealous patron Faithfull Minister Godly Magistrate Loyall Subiect Charitable Benefactor Carefull parent Obedient Child Sure Friend Peace-maker Lowly minded Good Counsell STarre of the Senate light of all the land Truths cheese supporter piller of aduice Mishaps preuenter leader of the band Out of Captiuitie Iewell of great price Guard to thy King country and peoples health Wisdomes way-maker roote of common-wealth Vigilant waker when that others sleepe The King and Countries good that seekst to find To heare the wofull plaints of such as weepe Opprest by their superiors most vnkinde Helping with thy aduice that to redresse That otherwise would countries bane encrease To framing of good lawes thou lend'st thine eare With purse and helpe in seruice of thy Prince Countrie and neighbours with a tender care Of being forward people to incense To the right seruice of Almighty God And breaking superstitious heauie clod Be thou as fore-man in this Iewrie graue Receiue a robe befitting such a wight Let giue thy sentence 'gainst deceiptfull knaue Be to his hid deceit an open light Receiue of people thankes and worthy praise In heauen of God the crowne which neuer decaies Vpright Iudge VVIth grauitie and with indifference Thou equally dost Iudge all things in right With Iust sealed waightes with an euen ballance Thou waiyest causes in the publique sight Of all the world not tendring bribe or fee Which shewes the feare of God to stand in thee The Heauens maker and the earthly Kings Hauing