shalt not kill thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not steal this Law 's for Lawyers writ Thou shalt not kill this for Physician 's fit 12. Of Alanus A decocting Chymist This Chymist Gold to Not-Gold brought in Fact But he from not-Gold could not Gold extract 13. To the Prince Ones own be first If not let none decline Anothers to be while he may be thine 14. To Richard Earl of Dorset returned from France The change of Air hath chang'd which is most rare Thy Qualities and wit both better'd arc More learn'd more good thou now return'st thy Fate In both great Earl I do congratulate 15. Nine Muses Mutes When mute the Muses be what odds in fine Whether thou sayst nine Mutes or Muses nine If th' Idiome the diff'rence constitutes What diff'rence 'twixt the Muses and the Mutes 16. Honours Etymologie Genealogie In Hebrew wealth's call'd Hon in French Gold Or Hence Hon-or hath its name and Metaphor 17. To Cornutus Pythagoras his Letter hath upon 't A Bipartite That Letter 's on thy front 18. To Dindimus Of Salt a Bushel thou with me must eat Thou sayst to make our Amity compleat Thou never eatst as I remember Salt What shall thy friendship then for ever halt 119. A Cannical Woman A Woman 's like a Rule that 's general Which many times deceives so women all 20. Solomons wish Why did the wise King wisdome wish not Health Had Solomo◠been wise h' had wish'd for wealth But Solomon wish'd wiser He did prize Wisdome 'fore Wrath 〈…〉 was not 〈◊〉 21. What News Here 's nothing new saith Solomon yet bold Columbus found a new World in our old 22. A Trine of British women from whom came the British union (a) Henry the seventh Henry's wife Mother Roses red and white (b) Margaret the Wife to James the fourth King of Scots Mother of the Union Conjoyn'd his Daughter did the Crowns Unite Happy O Son happy O Husband rather (c) James the First Britains Monarch Thrice happy Henry seventh as a Father 23. Doron Basilicon A Kingly Gift To thee the Wisdome's wish'd of Solomon Thy wish thou hast Doron Basilicon 24. Blessed are Munisicents Pacisicents King James the Britains state munites unites Munificent unificent he writes 25. Of Gaurus a Church-Canon Wisdome is read in Texts Apocryphal Thou though unwise art yet Canonical 26. A Snayl Emblematical Like Snayls are disagreeing Man and Wife One House will not contain them in their strife 27. Christopher Columbus (a) The Dove Columba was the first which did relate That Land appear'd and waters did abate And thou Columbus was the first whose hand Discover'd to the World the (b) America New-found-Land This Gold an Olive Branch that did produce That Pleasures and this Treasures for mans use 28. Against Regicides Cut off thy (a) Mat. 9.43 Right Hand if it make thee sin Thy (b) v. 45. Foot likewise if errours it walk in If that thy (c) v. 47. right Eye cause thee to transgress Then pull it out what Member more or less Is peccant in the Body strike it dead Except Divines and (d) Physicians Doctors say the Head 29. A Gratulation To George Arch-bishop of Canterbury 1511. At Oxford Rector thence thou didst arise A Dean two Cities didst Episcopize Thou Londons Bishoprick soon hadst and thee The Metropolitan we soon did see Thou in the Triple Senate fitt'st on high What more remains for thee to doe To die * Litchueld and Coventry 30. To Decianus a Judge I would not have thee deaf nor dumb but blind Not lame but maim'd not cruel nor too kind 31. To Caesar Caesars to God Gods All Pow'r on Earth beginning hath and end God solely doth beyond them both extend Indefinite not infinite are Powers On Earth God's Infinite but finite Ours 32. Three Sabbaths Saturn The Sun and Venus in a Trine To th' Jews Turks Christians Sabbaths three design The Jews their Sabbath have And they the same From pale-fac'd-leaden colour'd Saturn name The Turk whose Law permitteth many Wives His Sabbaths Name from Venus Name derives But Christians their Sabbath on the Day The Sun of Righteousness arose display 33. To David Murray Knight one of the Bed-chamber unto Prince Henry Kings Favours to their Favourites impart Wise Kings to those alone of best desert Our King in this excels For Favours he Daigns sole to worthy men to Thee like Thee 34. I can will will not Anomals I will but cannot what I can I nill Mans total Life is only Nill and will 35. Patience The man that suffers overcomes But then The suff'ring woman 's overcome by men 236. Of Genu-flexion A Probleme When Honour is conferr'd or Friend to Friend Why man but one Knee Woman both doth bend Man once but Woman twice must serve in Life While Maid her Father Husband when a Wife 37. To William Earl of Pembroke one of the Kings privy Council Not old in years nor young in Judgement sound The King thee fit for him thy Countrey found Shall I for this thine Honour praise thy Fate Or thy Desert I both congratulate 38. To the Bishop of London The learned King of the Metropolis Thee Pastor made The City wish'd for this The See-seat vacant many sought for it As their Reward for Learning and for Wit The King th' Arch-bishop thee the City call'd And thou the See-seat vocant art install'd 39. Of rising and setting Remember at Sun-setting Death thine Urn And at Sun-rising mind thy thence return 40. To Peter Junius a Scot-Britain formerly Tutor to King James He 's born unworthy from whom none is born But thou thy birth thy being dost adorn For seven from thy Loyns are issu'd forth Th' Idea's of thy Body Wit and worth So many learn'd from thee their Father sprung As Wise men did to learned Greece belong 41. Of Gaurus Thou wise and foolish art Who credits it Wise in conceit Foolish for want of Wit 42. S. T. S T. though a note of silence doth expound Without a Vowels help a vocal sound 43. The saying of Henry Earl of Northampton Uni Univoce One and Onely We Britans are univocal serve one Only King James uniting us alone 44. Of Quintus a Dreamer Oft in the Morn I thee complaining heard That in thy Dreams by Night no Truth appear'd What wonder while by day thou speakst but lye◠That all thy Dreams by Night are falsities 45. To Robert Carre of the Kings Council c. The vulgar seldome love whom Kings prefer The King as seldom loves the popular 'T is difficult to purchase both their Loves Thy Motion 's double for with both it moves 46. Of a certain Hypocrite Thy left hand knows not what thy right hand gives True For it gives to none nor one relieves 47. The death of Justus Lipsius 1606. The seventi'th and sixth year of thine Age Finish'd oh Grief thine Earthly Pilgrimage That Day brought first mine Epigrams to Light When thon didst die
strifes dost countermand The future Those with Tongue and these with hand 14. A Mathematical Instrument vulgarly call'd a Jacobs Staff To the Mathematician Take Jacob's Staff his (a) Jacob ' s Ladder Gen. 28.13 Ladder give to me I more by this than thou by that shall see 15. Earth's Scituation Th' Earth ever stands if Solomon we credit If Naso then it sits for Naso said it Sitting it weary would be quaking found If standing fall'n What then it lieth round 16. To Henry Davers Baron of Dantesay Thy Valour Fortune Prudence conquers Chance Thine Hopes above vile-servile fear advance Thee Fortune follows fellows Prudence leads None but th' Almighties Arm thine Armour dreads March on where e're the King thee calls Thee guide Leading or serving conquest 's on thy side 17. Death ' s Epitaph To the Death of Death The cross flew Death no more from Death to rise Thy Death was Death's thy Cross his Obsequies 18. Of the Pope and Luther The Pope indulgent Father frees for fees Mens Souls with indulgencies from the Lees Of Purgatory But more Indulgence Luther doth grant He Souls exempts from thence 19. Of God and Man God is the Word and with his Word made all We Men make Words and like our Words do fall 20. To Sir George Carew Knight Master of the Pupills 1612. Jun. 13. The King Commending Pupills to thy care He doth his care of thy deserts declare 21. Of fasting Why keeps the Pope so many fasts i' th' year 'Cause Peters successor he might appear 22. A New Metamorphosis A loving Man and Wife make up one Man Which four feet hath that with two Feet began 23. Of Anonyma Thou Fabians nerve inflamed hast Now he May truly say I â—urn with love of thee 24. Good from the Dung. The Scavenger from Dung doth Gold extract The like Physicians and Rusticks act 25. To Face no Trust. The Wives offence i' th' Husbands front is writ Yet Man for Pen Woman for Paper 's fit 26. To Will Ravenscroft J. C. A Batchelor In single Life leading a Life divine What few can be thou canst be solely thine Thy Friends and kindred are as Sons to thee While I thy Kinsman or thy Friend may be 27. History of this time Th' old Law for History was this none might Nor dar'd untruth nor fear'd the truth to write But Hist'ries now-new Law doth th' old oppose None fears untruth nor dares the truth disclose 28. A fair Dowry I like a naked Beauty but not bare I would that matter with the form should square 29. A Gallick Virgin Gallick virginity belongs t' a Child For in their Speech (a) Pucelle that is a little one the Freâ— call Virgin a Child 's a Virgin stil'd An English Virgin â—est English with French words should near assent â—latonick men are by our Virgins meant 30. Upon a new Noble-man Thy Mother spun thy Father fish'd with nets â—hence thy Descent from a long Line thou get'st 31. Penelope's Riddle to her Suitors â—here is * Osculum a Kiss Os the Mouth Culus the Posteriors a thing my Verse dares scarcely name Thou would'st I should on thee bestow the same The former Syllable's mine husbands due Take thou I am not hard those other two 32. Bias. Who said that all that 's mine with me I carry â—ias the wise It seems did never marry 33. Chrysostome in Greek by H. S. exactly set forth at Eaton To H. S. 1612. Good-godly Chrysostome liv'd in the flesh â—n Spirit now deceas'd he lives afresh He lives in 's Books First life was Natures Fee The next to God the third is due to thee 34. The Philosophers Wife Vulcan fair Venus Jove did Juno wed But chast Minerva was not married Why so She wisest of the Deities Would wed no man why because no Man's wise 35. (a) Omni homini soli et semper Propria quarto modo He falsly spake who said that Thais was common Each every man hath singly Thais as Woman 36. A pair of Fools Claud'us like (a) Mule comes from a He-Ass and a Mare Mule Gorgon like (b) A little Mule comes from an Horse and a Shee-Ass Hin is slow Both for their dulness to their Parents owe. 37. To Edward Sack-ville the Earl of Dorsets only Brother returned from France Nature thy prudent Mother gave thee Wit Experience abroad improved it From Sirens Songs and Circes charms th' art come More sage though with more age unto thine Home 38. Of Jealousie English-French-Italian Why do th' Italians in more grievous sort Than French or English take their Wives stoln sport Beast's worse than Bird Th' Italians wife's loose smile Him (a) Becco Cornuto an He Goat bestiates French-English (b) Un cocu in French in English a Cuckold Cuculus Birds the while English and French are Birds th' Italian Sole horn'd Beast of these three must lead the Van. 39. Socratical Wisdoms All things I thought I knew But now confess The more I know I know I know the less 40. King Arthur's round Table The Delphick Oracle will'd write no Fable The seven wise mens Names in a round Table So thy Knights Names wise Arthur first and last On the round Table were in order plac't 41. Subsidie Clergy Purse-Prayers People Bodies bring The Nobles Courage-Coyn t' assist the King 42. A new World The Cabalists of many Worlds assure us Innumerous they be saith Epicurus But count aright sole two th' account affords That old of Deeds our now-new World of Words 43. Two-fac'd Janus Thy force of Wit and strength of Memory Before behind to see thou dost apply 44. Earth 's Body Th' Earth's Bones are Stones Skin Surface Metalls Nerves The Grass for Hair for Blood the Water serves 45. To Pannicus of Maurus What Maurus hath between thy Wife and Thee â—e doth divide thou Words and Deeds hath she 46. Of Paula an English Dissimulatrix With painted Face with counterfeit Address â—hy Custome is to dress thy wickedness â—hou driv'st the Drones dull Cattle from thy Stall â—nd what 's thy Love but Honey mix'd with Gall 47. A Physician and Lawyers â—ost'nan gives Honours Galen Wealth so be â—his be no Patient nor Client he 48. To Edward Wotton Baron c. One of his Majesties privy Council He 's dead who did his place to thee resign Which was before in Pallas Judgement thine None worthier than thou this place t' inherit And thy great worth a greater place doth merit 49. Galen Anagram Angel Galen art Angel good or bad A good Angel preserving Health if understood 50. Blind Love is Deaf Their Wives defaults kind Husbands will not see Who truly love by love all-blinded be Against their Dears they trust nor Eyes nor Ears Thus Love not only Blind but Deaf appears 51. Of Dindâ—mus amerchant Arithmeticks three first parts learn'd thou hast Learn but the fourth thou shalt be bless'd at last 52. Anagramma Uxoris The Anagram of a Wife Orcus and Uxor But the English words
IOANNES OWENVS CAMBRO BRITANNVS OXONIENSIS John Owen's LATINE EPIGRAMS Englished By THO. HARVEY Gent. Dedicated By the Author M r. John Owen unto the Lady Mary Nevil Daughter of the Earl of DORSET Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere Horat. de Arte Poet. Licensed May 25. 1677. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower de Luces in Little-Britain 1677. THE LATINE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen LATE One of the Fellows of New Colledge in OXFORD Rendred into English by Thomas Harvey Gent. Once a Commoner in the Colledge at Winchester Both Colledges being Founded and Indowed by William Wickam heretofore Bishop of Winton in Anno Dom. 1389. Anno 12 0. Richardi secundi Regis Angliae Dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori Horat. LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. To Mr. Thomas Harvey upon his Translation of Owen's Epigrams VVHo could divine a Branch so old could bring Such specious Blossoms as might suit the Spring Of youths best Fancy for here stand at vye The Cream of wit and Oyl of Industry I wonder how this English Muse could sink Into Owens depths into each hole and chink Of his hid sense Sure All thy year is May And owns no darkness For I needs must say When I read Owen I conceiv'd each part Of his Laconick Epigrams so smart So sharp so short so comprehensive that No English Genius could it adequate Pardon my Country that my Thoughts so rov'd And undervalu'd Thee For here 't is prov'd An English Pen makes That inventive Brain For all its intricate Conceits so plain That now each Epigram each Riddle lies Anatomiz'd to All unclouded eyes His Criticismes dissected and made bare And so Diaphanous that now They are Although not word for word yet sense for sense Unriddled and with such quaint Eloquence That as I read Both I could swear almost That Harvey's Muse consulted Owen's Ghost For but Compare Them and you 'l censure that Harvey hath hit what Owen aimed at David Lochard To Mr. Thomas Harvey of his Englishing Owen's Latine Epigrams SMooth Ogleby for Virgil Sandys won The Garland what for Ovid he hath done And Martial's Epigrams hath Fletcher drest In English Garb Horace is so exprest By divers Persons eminent for worth â—â—genious Brome deceas'd did set them forch But as for Owen's Epigrams there 's none As yet hath vent'red a Translation But only Harvey and He Mantuan thus Hath made most happily conspicuous The Sun 's unclouded now what Owen writ In shadowed mysteries of Roman wit His deâ—t'rous hand Translated hath and Pen'd That â—hâ—â—h none yet attempted fâ—w can mend Robert Coxshall Of the same OWen compos'd Harvey Translated well The question 's which of these doth most excell The answer in few words is quickly done Which like you best the Shadow or the Sun Robert Coxshall To the Book OWen had many Patrons I have None None that will be my Patron no not One. None that to Me will give a Quire of Paper Nor Pens nor Ink nor a poor Farthing Taper To the Reader THough I These Epigrams which Owen writ Have done in t ' English Thou must not expect Like quaint Conceits like Criticismes of wit In the Translator as in th' Architect For in their Idiome and Dialect Each Language diff'rent is as man from man One from Another differs in Aspect In Nuture in Condition nor Can Translations with th' original hold weight In sense They may Consent not in Conceit But take 't as 't is and with a Candid Eye Read Ruminate Remember and apply Septemb. 26. 1672. Sic dixit Tho. Harvey To his Patroness MIne English Owen Patron-less did pine Wanting an Heros or an Heroine To Potronize It Almost in despair Until a candid Nymph Mecaenas heir Not willing Papers fitted for the Press Should be suppress'd became my Patroness Tho. Harvey IN rendring mine with Owen parallels I am like One than rings or Chimes the Bells If I do jangle venidl's the sin It is to soule a better Ringer in Tho. Harvey In Praise of the Author To the Reader A. Clerick art or Laick read This Book Here Thou shalt find thy will if well Thou look D. Du-Tr Med. 2. To D. John Owen of his Book What hinders but thy Book should pass the Press If I know Verse This Age will say no less Suppose not so great hazard's of thy wit Yet This my judgement is I think it fit John Hoskins J. C. 3. To John Owen of his three Books of Epigrams Results of Love the Graces effluence The Muses mirth Apollo's Eloquence Wise Sentences and Criticisms of Art The Genius of an ingenious Heart All These Thy Book O Owen represents Unt ' us replenish'd with rare Arguments John Bowman Theol. 4. To John Owen Owen dost ask what Epigrams w' approve Those which That Engine of thy wit doth move What 's short chast learned quick polite withal That many Satyres hath yet free from Gall. Thy Muse thy Genius gives This no less By Thee 't is promis'd to thy Patroness Thine William James Theol. 5. In Praise of the Author What was is shall be still the Poets use Women and Men are Censur'd by thy Muse Yet in my Judgement thy rare wit thy Pen Deserveth Praise of Women and of Men. Jane Owen of Oxford 6. To the Reader in Praise of the Author whose Epigrams were published the second Time within a Month 1606. Greek Latine Authors Epigrams have writ Whose Work took up their Life to finish it Owen except he sole unparallel'd Hath equaliz'd Them All if not excell'd D. Du-Tr Med. 7. Of the Third Edition of these Epigrams To the Author This Book is like the world moves and is mov'd Though silent It is by the Printer prov'd For These thine Epigrams have had Access Thrice to the Printer and half tir'd the Press John Hoskins J. C. THE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen The First Book To the Lady Mary Neville I Dedicate lest Patron-less It be My Book to th' Reader and My Self to Thee 2. To the Reader The Folly 's blam'd if Thou Commendest all That here Thou readest no Thing if thy Gall. 3. Of his Book to John Hoskins a Lawyer This Book is as The World as Men The Verse Good Verses Here as There good Men are scarce 4. To the Lady Mary Neville If us Pythagoras doth not delude Thou Juno Pallas Venus dost include For in Thee though but One Three vertues be Where One of Them is rare in other Three 5. To the same As in the Skies the Sun i' th' Sun the Light So vertue 's splendor in thy Face seems scite Who comes a Looker on becomes a Lover Thy Vertue or thy Beauty 's the sole Mover 6. To her Son Thomas Neville Such rare Things of
Gold but seldom give They Physick give take none yet healthy live A Diet They prescribe the Sick must for 't Give Gold Each other Thus supply-support 54. Of Lawyers Lawyers are prudent provident beside For prudently They for Themselves provide 55. A Courtier If good Thou mayst be better but not greater If great more great not better nor compleater 56. To Marcus a Monoculist Thou Marcus wantst an Eye Enough 's one Eye Both Eyes may more not better Things espye I have both Ears but hear no Truth now told Both Eyes but can with Them no good behold 57. Of Paulus Thou to preserve thy Fame hast built thy Tomb As if that Tombs should not to ruine come 58. A Secret against Grey Hairs To Bithynicus Lest in old Age thine hairs should silver'd be Thy youth hath made Thee bald O happy Thee 59. Of Theodore Thou newly married didst think th' hadst found A narrow Passage to the Starry Round But that New Passage led t' another Road T' a lower not the strait way but the broad 60. Of Apollo and the Muses The Muses Femes Apollo's Masculine For One Apollo's worth the Muses Nine 61. Of Alanus grown old His Cubit with 's Wives Cubit measuring Alanus said O sweet concubiting 62. The Calends of January Of Olus and Quintus To th' Rich Ole gives not lest his Gifts ask more Nor to the Poor because Himself is poor But Quintus gives expecting by that shift For what He durst not ask a better Gift 63. Of Pontia One wish'd All Cuckolds cast i' th' Sea but t' Him His Wife thus said Learn Husband first to Swim 64. A work of Darkness 'T is to preserve the Species of profit But th' Individuum's th' Opposer of it 65. Thou Lyest Beware t' a Souldier give not the Lye He takes it for the great'st Indignity Ye that the Lye for such Disgrace esteem Why then to Lye so great a grace d' ye deem 66. Of an Hypocrite Thou wilt not swear 't is Sin but thou wilt Lye Is this Religion or Hypocrisie 67. Androgynus Who Venus-like and Mercury's in fight Nor Man nor Woman 's an Hermaphrodite 68. Venus Love like the Sea doth flow doth Ebb again What wonder For Venus sprung from the Main No Trust 's in Her she 's light and plac'd with Mars Among the Planets not the fixed Stars 69. Of Rivals Each unt ' himself would Phillis have but There Doth more of Envy than of Love appear 70. A Woman A woman from mans Womb was ham'd but Eve Did from Mans Bone not Flesh her Form receive 71. The Alliance of Physicians and Lawyers Physicians and Lawyers in their Trade Are like their gain of others loss is made To Patients Those to Clients These apply Their helping-hand but help themselves thereby 72. Of Pamphilus to Philippe Nature doth no Vacuities admit Pamph ' therefore as his Leader follows It. 73. To one Bald. Leaves to the Trees and Grass returns to Ground But not one hair on thy bald pate is found 74. Nilus in the Eyes Aetna in the Heart Cold Nilus entred hath my burning Eyes Mine Heart with Aetna's Flames inflamed fryes No Floods of Tears can quench so great a Fire Nor burning Love can make those Floods retire So though discording Fire and Water be Concording yet They shew their force in me 75. Caeteris paribus The rest alike Of Camilla â—wo Suiters did Camilla love and Court The beautiful in Stature yet but short That other not so fair but taller prov'd The Maid b'ing ask'd which of them best she lov'd â—he looking on the Taller when she spies â—is Nose Arms Leggs Feet all of longest size â—he thus or Impudent or prudent spake â—f all he like I will this long Man take 76. Of Gyants and Dwarfs Giants and Dwarfs are Monsters in their Forms Those are like Elephants and these like Worms 77. Of an Abbat's two Bastards When in the Temple with the rest you pray You two not fictly Abba Father say 78. Of Priests Priests wedded are what thereby gain they more They had as much as that in Tenths before 79. A Participle A Verb if Eras Mus a Noun's declin'd What is Erasmus let the Reader find 80. A Cuse To the Lawyers A Man lies with a Wife which is his own Whom he suppos'd Anothers till 't was known Whether the Child by such mistake begot Be spurious legitimate or not 81. Of the Morning Dost wonder why the Light 's expatiated â— th' Morn before the Sun 't was First created 82. Of the Day Though Night than Argus be more full of Eyes The Day 's One Eye more clearly things descries 83. Of the Night Why doth dark Night put on her black Array It Widow-like mourns for departed Day Should not the Stars inlighten mourning Night Grief would oppress us e're the Mournings light 84. To Marcus Thy Verses praise Me but I think because I should thy Verses praise with mine Applause 85. Of Death Thieves shall restore their Theft Robbers their Prey But Nothing Death For Death takes All away 86. To his Friend Half of thy Dear whom Thou dost dearly love Sith th' art and Half thine own how Mine dost prove Yet writ'st thy self still Mine while having thine Own Wife art scarce thine own how canst be Mine 87. A good Man If what is Rare 's preclare and of Account A good Man doth all Rarities surmount 88. Of a certain Old man Thy Beard once black Age hath made white thy Minâ— Once white 's now black once candid now 's unkind 89. Of Paulinus When I thy Friend a Boon from Thee would borrow Thine Answer is It shall be done to Morrow Wilt that I Thanks condigne should Thee repay Thou shalt have Thanks to Morrow not to day 90. Of painted Ladies You that your Faces paint may well nay must With (1) Horaâ—â— Flaccus say We Shadows are and Dust. 91. Of Cotta Thy Wives Thou Wholly but not solely art She 's solely Thine not wholly but in part 92. A Politician Dissemble Feign Thy Self comport-comply With Humours with the Times 't is Policy If Thou be wise thy Self comply-comport To serve the Times that Times may serve Thee for 't 93. Of Venus Why follows Venus Mars his lawless Flame Because t' his lawful Venus Vulcan's lame 94. Of Marinus None can Two Masters serve without disaster But Thou Two Mistresses dost serve no Master 95. Of Marcus 〈◊〉 Beard doth grow thine hairs from head do fall â—â—â—ve bearded but light-headed th' art withal 96. To Mr. John Hoskins â—â—en I convers'd with Thee my Friend instil'd â—outh at (1) New Colledge in Oxford Oxon (2) Winchester Colledge where the Scholars are called Children Winton at a Child 〈◊〉 without doubts in doubts I found thy love 〈◊〉 Friendship without Fraud I oft did prove 〈◊〉 that thy Love which then thou shew'd'st to Me â—â—mands commends These grateful Lines to Thee 97. Of Death to Epicharmus â—â—y wouldst not die but yet be dead O why â—â—uldst without dying Epicharmus
sin did buy 46. Democritus and Heraclitus That only laugh'd this only wept but whether Shall be laugh'd at or wept for Both or Neither 47. Of Langa Langa she Papist ' spous'd t' a Lutheran T' avoid contesting thus to speak began Lest future Discords should disturb our Peace To me be facile and I thee will please Grant me the Liberty of Conscience And with all other things I will dispence 48. King Arthur's Round-Table Why thy Round Table dost t' a Square prefer Men made things Square God made * The World the Circular 49. To Theophila B. C. He must love much and have no vulgar spirit Who doth thee praise and love as thou dost merit 50. Of Hernicus His Soul to God his Body to the Ground Hernick bequeath'd And lying in a Swound He heard some whisp'ring that his wife had gain'd A new-another Husband which disdain'd By th' envious Man he gave his wife the Lye Reviv'd whereas before he thought to die 51. Of Love and Faith Love is from Faith divorc'd that ever is Suspicious not once suspected this 52. A Lover Uncertain Hope Fear constant flying Pleasure Sad Joyes sweet Grief Love bitter Where 's the Treasure 53. The Golden Age. Before the virtue was of Gold disclos'd Why was that Age the Golden Age suppos'd 54. Of Alana In Bed Alana's Place is lowest yet At Table in the high'st Place She 's set Her facile Husband parts with her the Sway He rules by Night She governs all the day 55. Germanick Death to Polynicus Death 's not to be saith Seneca some think And Germans too that Death is not to drink 56. Of Philodemus Rare things 'cause dear thou shunnest seekest common To thee more dear's a vile than dearer Woman 57. Of Battus Thou secrets tell'st crave'st pardon for the wrong Wouldst have no need of Pardon Hold thy Tongue 58. The Gordian Knot The Gordian Knot cut once with Sword Is it Now rather to be loos'd by Sword or Wit None can dissolve this Knot by Wit or Word Nor yet can Alexander with his Sword 59. Love Wars Peace again these things occur in Love Content Contention in one Circle move 60. Strifes Laws to J. C. Strife Laws produc'd and Law produceth Strife None without One of these can live this Life 61. The Miser and Prodigal My study's Rhetorick saith Prodigal And mine the Miser saith is Logical Logick close-fisted Avarice descries And Rhetorick mens Prodigalities 62. Labour Though th' active Romans Grief no Labour deem'd Th' inactive Greeks Labour a Grief esteem'd 63. A good strong wise man Good Men want Wealth but have divine supplies Wit to the Strong Faith's wanting to the Wise. 64. The Order of the Golden Fleece Philip the Duke of Burgundy 't is feign'd That Order of the Golden Fleece ordain'd Whose Heirs the Golden Indies now possess This Order was an Oracle no less 65. The Motto of Thomas Earl of Dorset Nec temerè nec timide Not hastily nor heartlesly Wisely suspect and stoutly things expect Be circumspect lei thee no Fear deject 66. The Motto of Henry Neville Knight Ne vile velis Not vile's thy will Neville thy will ne-vile or vain brings forth Sith vile things little vain are Nothing worth 67. To Sir Philip Sidney of his Arcadia Thou did'st command when passing to thine Urne Witness thy Wife they should th' Arcadia burn If it should die for kindling Lovers Flames It ought not to be burn'd but drown'd in Thames In this thy Book no Line no Letter 's found That merits either to be burn'd or drown'd What ever censure on thy Book may fall Thy Wit nor censure merits Death nor Gall. 68. To Jane Owen a most learned woman None of thy Sisters have I heard or seen Though Five to th' aged Father born have been How many then I know but what they be I know not yet I know if like to thee 69. To his Friend He be none's Enemy nor twice a Friend My Friendship where it doth begin shall end 70. The Usurers Grammer Things Creeping Swimming Going Fleeing All Love These Those all things all Men doth inthral He She That Coyn Money and Gold these Three Do conquer Love by whom all conquer'd be 71. To one like neither Parent Why did thy Parents thee not like unt ' Either Beget when they Consented Both together Thou no right form of Either Parent hast While both of them to form thee did what 's past 72. To two nameless returning from Venice That your Adventure fourfold might return Your Journey you to Venice did adjourn From whence when with your gain you came again Your Friends though to their loss rejoyc'd amain 73. Adultery and Fornication What differs base Adulterers from vile Fornicators Tragick as from Comick stile 74. Of Hercules to C. D. No force could force or Hercules remove What was the greatest of his Labours Love A Lioness not Manness he could tame No Monstress him a Mistress overcame 75. A Saluting Kiss Give me three Kisses Phyllis if not three So many as thy Lips are give to Me Thou giv'st and takest one deny'st one more Or take thou thine or mine to me restore 76. A Problem to Naturalists of Kisses If Kisses to the Tast bring nothing sweet Why Kiss we with our mouth when Friends we meet 77. Of Labienus This Thief the Gallows mounting there to die Thus thus said he we scale the Starry Sky 78. Of Alexander One World one Alexander not confin'd O than the world immenser was his mind To this one World one Man was not compleat Great Alexander but the World more great 79. To Firmicus of Aulus Thou Firmick credit'st none all credit thee Aulus trusts all but cannot trusted be 80. Of a certain Poetaster Thou pottest so as if no Pot no Poet. No Poetry as if Pots only show it Drunken (1) Carnifex an Hangman Carminifex from out this word Take Mi the rest to thee will well accord 81. Of ones Lying Letters Thy false Epistle oft comes to my sight Or rare or never thou dost Gospel write 82. Physician heal thy self to Gilbertus Vain is advice to thee thy self to cure For 't is thy greatest care that cure t' ensure 83. Of a certain Usurer The thousand Pounds thou did'st to Flava lend Thou for it with full Usury dost send If like for like she gave th' art paid thereby Thou hadst her Bodies use for th' Usury 84. Of an Hypocrite All things he doth dissemble or surmise Though Labour hence thence Dolour doth arise 85. Of Erasmus his Book of Follies Erasmus was the first who Folly prais'd This Folly shew'd his wit his wisedom rais'd 86. Of Anagrammatists Whither O whither will your wits inforce Vowels and Letters here and there to course As when Augustus leisure gave in one Thyrsis his Sheep his Goats brought Corydon 87. Of a certain indoctrin'd Doctor Master in Art thou Beardless-Artless wert Now Bearded Doctor th' art but more inert 88. Of naked Love Nature the Fields the Birds the
all Arts laid up in Natures breast That man might thence require acquire the best 90. Adams Apology Why am I blam'd as Author of mans sin I sin'd not first Eve did to me begin 91. The Serpent Thou thy self-tempter self-deceiver wert None did attempt to tempt or thee pervert 92. Still the same One God in all the World was is and shall Why is not then the same one faith for all One faith like day the world t' enlighten even As one Sun 's in the Sky one God in Heaven 93. Mental Prayer Let Soul be pure House Oratory Reader The Spirit cleansed Heart Prayers the Pleader 94. The five Wounds Balsoms not wounds were th' wounds which Christ endur'd For by those wounds our wounds are clos'd are cur'd 95. Feigned Friendship While the dark World the Suns bright beams accend The shadow on the body doth attend But when Clouds intervening shade the shine The shadow doth thy body then decline While Fortune smiles thy friends will follow thee As shadows Bodies when Sun shines we see 96. Vertue Vertue consisteth not in words but Deeds Faith Hope and Charity are Herbs not Weeds 97. Rachel Why dost bewail thy loss in thy lost Son Thou brought'st him forth with pain with grief he 's gone 98. Solomon So many Miracles as wise men are For than a wise man what 's more strange more rare But Solomon's before the seven Sages He 's then the first not the Eighth by our Suffrages 99. Hope Sith in things future artless is my Skill Why should I hope for good or fear what 's ill Yet I despair not without hope I die Long hope prolongs my short Lifes Brevity 100. Mans Ignorance I scarce know what 's to live no wonder I Then know not what 't is to be born or die 101. Christ the Way Would'st know the way which doth unt ' Heaven tend The Way from Heaven doth to thee descend 102. Of Fame Seek vertue but the praise thereof disclaim Not of the man the praise is but the Name 103. Faith Faith in Pythag'ras principles 's a Prince His Ipse dixit did convince-evince 104. Aequanimity Whether Deaths hour be come or not abhor it To be too willing or unwilling for it 105. Newest Times The Times which first produced things in view Were the New Times for then the world was new Tell me learn'd Reader of the Books inroll'd Whether our Times be the New Times or Old 106. The Will Wilt thou be good Will sole it shall be so Who gave thee Will will on thee Pow'r bestow 107. To the Sun Fair Phoebus who twice fourscore times by guess Art than th' Earth greater though thou seemest less Thou who to me poor worm so small dost seem How little Ah am I in thine esteem 108. Honesty The wise man than the good 's more wise no matter While that the good is than the wise man better 109. Man His Heart 's but care his flesh a Carkass and Sickness his Birth his Life at Deaths command 110. Multiloquy to a Preacher Multiloquy shews Ignorance what needs So many words when thou dost see the Deeds 111. Death with and against Nature By Natures course O Death thou shouldst not gather Nor take away the Son before his Father In Life and death we Natures Rules apply Nature will have men live will have men die 112. Eloquence Not to speak much but well is Eloquence As fertile Fields good fruit not much dispence 113. God As from our sight thick Clouds the Skies obscure So God's invisible to minds impure None have seen God and few have heard Him speak Hence (a) Faith is by Hearing Love by Seeing Faith 's so rare but Love 's more rare more weak 114. To Ponticus Thou ask'st what years thou hast I answer None For what thou had'st thou hast not they be gone 115. Love and Friendship to Carolus From a long custom Nature doth dissent As Love from friendship differs in th' extent 116. Princes You seem to shew a zealous-pious care For true Religions Progress to prepare But your Religion moves t' have Honour more Not th' Honour true Religion to restore 117. O Times O Manners Why doth man blame the Manners and the Times Imputing to their pravities his Crimes In Times or Manners is no fault at all Not by Them in Them are we criminal 118. Philosophy All much would know but to believe it few Hence many much believe yet few do know 119. Infinite Evil. Born but one way a thousand waies we die Our thousand Sores have but one Remedy 120. Of Controversies Divines contend and yet is their contest Under the Judge O would it there might rest Divines contend and of the Judge complain O would that all the strife did there remain Or that in us there was such strife of Love As Love of strife in ev'ry Sphere doth move 121. Christ on the Cross. When Christ was Crucifi'd two Thieves between Then Vertue never or i' th' midst was seen 122. Times Daughter Though truth be sometimes hid 't will be proclaim'd Hence by the Greeks it is (a) Without Obliviâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nam'd 123. Physick and Law If Mortals would as Nature dictates live They need not Fees to the Physicians give If men were wise they need not have their Cause Pleaded prolonged by th' ambiguous Laws So Bartolus might Feeless go to Bed And Mice corrode Hippocrates unread 124. Man and Wife The total House us holds not when we chide But one Bed serves us both when pacifi'd 125. The shortest Day One Day the last is our Lifes shortest Day For it is next our End and will away 126. Vertues Complaint Rare 's love of love love of Vertue 's rare Price is now priz'd and Honours honour'd are Riches are prostitute Coyn Money buyes And Vertue 's vile she must her own worth prize 127. An hard Father A sparing Father is most liberal T' his Son For dying he doth leave him all 128. A Prayer to God in Sickness Nature of Nature O good God when I Can live no longer give me will to die 129. To a litigious Person If Judge to thee be deaf thy Cause is lost Thy gain is vain Experience with cost 'T is better Judges please than plead the Laws Those before these indulge unto thy Cause 130. Of Brunonius Our Fathers instituted Fasts that they Their Flesh the Spirit that it might God obey But with full Table thou keep'st Fast that thence Thy Spirit may thy flesh thy flesh serve sense 131. Time Age all things brings all things bears hence with it All things have Time and Time hath all things fit 132. Miracles Sith Miracles are ceas'd what shall I speak Is Gods hand shorter or our faith more weak 133. To Irus Thou still wouldst live but live thou caust not still Though still to live thou maist dost wish and will But sith thou liv'st so poor I know not why Though life thou will'st thou should'st not wish to die 134.
Knowledge Methinks they sole are happy here below That either all things or else no things know 135. Christ. As Morning ends the Night begins the Day So thou Death's End wert and Lifes rising Ray. 136. Who art Thou Whom do mine Eyes behold mine Eyes are blind What sees my mind my mind doth want a mind If my best part my mind it doth not know How can I what I am unto thee show 137. The Kingdom of Heaven Why do so few the Kingdom gain of Heaven Because the way 's so strait uncouth uneven 138. Grief and Pleasure Mans heart and body present Grief doth grieve Future with fear doth vex past doth relieve Present Delight bought with past pain doth please But fear of future pain doth it disease 139. Peter Jerusalems last High Priest Caiaphas was But Romes first High Priest was they say Kephas 140. Of Sleep If Sleep be but as Death Death but as Sleep The more I Sleep the less of Life I keep 141. Rome The world begun Abel was kill'd by Cain Rome Founded Remus was by Rom'lus slain The world and Rome with blood alike stain'd stand Both did begin in blood by Brothers hand 142. Mans Perfection The chief Perfection of ev'ry Creature Is to return t' its principles by Nature Then I shall perfect be when I return My Soul to God my Body to mine Urne 143. Lord increase our Faith Luk. Cap. 17. Faith needs not an increase but a decay Sith scarce so many men as Faiths bear sway Each hath his Faith his Tutor of his own Never more Faiths more faithless men were known Lord diminish our Faith 144. On the Covetous He Hercules Nil ultra doth pass by And Carolus Plus ultra doth apply 145. Good Transcending Good all transcends and boundless is alone None therefore in the world is good not one 146. All is Vanity Heraclite living would our Manners mourn Our Times Democritus would laugh to scorn Though to deride what vain on Earth is seen Democritus hath not enough of spleen Nor to lament poor Mortals miseries Heraclitus hath tears in both his Eyes 147. Of Epicurus Young men complain that short's their youthful sport And old men murmur that their Life 's so short The life of pleasure pleasures life arise Both short who vilipends them both is wise 148. Works Good men shall follow their good works But then Their wicked works shall follow wicked men 149. Wisdoms Beginning None would for Heaven hope if none fear'd Hell Fear in the prudent hope creates 't is well 150. Of Battologus Thou not content to tire the learned ear With words and with vain babbling Time to tear But after a Tautology long spun Dost yet complain that Time too fast did run Return unt ' Oxford and distinguish better Thy Sermon long short time was not thy debtor 151. Of the same Learn'd Tullies long Orations seem not long Nor would thy Sermons couldst thou clip thy Tongue 152. Of Polytheans O foolish folk what madness doth y' insnare To think there be more Gods than worlds there are 153. Of Wit and Study Wit if not whet with Study waxeth null As Knives without the Whetstones help are dull Wit is by Study cherish'd perish'd there As Whetstones make Knives sharp and sharpning tear 154. Know thy Self None knows himself aright yet mind he can Himself a Child when old a younger man 155. Long Art short Life An Age to make one wise doth not suffice Death 's at our backs before we can be wise 156. Of Moranus an old man Not to be learn'd but to be unlearn'd by thee Are many things if thou wilt better be But how thou wilt unlearn or learn wilt thou To be made good thus old is hopeless now 157. To D. T. Twice wretched thou because once fortunate Twice happy 's he who wretched was of late 158. All seek their own The Laick Gain not Christ seeks uncontroll'd And thou O Clerick seek'st not God but Gold 159. Of Brunonius Why doth the Pest as is suppos'd attest God's wrath sith thee the Pest doth not infest The reason 's ready and a solid one Thou to thy Country art a Pest alone 160. Respect thine End Look back on thy beginning and thine End Foresee scorn Earth in Soul unt ' Heav'n ascend 161. Sense Reason Faith Charity God Sense without Reason Reason faithless Dull Faith without love love without God is null 162. Of Prudence Prudence is useful matters to dispence And of three Vertues is the Quintessence For what is Good in Life she doth impart As Logick teacheth what is Truth in Art 163. To his Parents Dear Parents I am of your Flesh and Bone You both are in my Flesh yet Flesh but one 164. Prudence and Fortitude Wise men must ills beware Strong must them bear That those may suffer none these none may fear 165. In the sweat of thy Brows c. He that injoyn'd thee t' eat thy bread in sweat Will not to th' idle give th' eternal Meat 166. Of Faith and Charity As Trees first planted are e're Fruit they bear So where are vertues faith must first appear Life lives by Faith not without Love as poor Do live in hope yet labour more and more Faith's first Love's chief for 't is a vertue great God to believe to love God's more compleat 167. If thy right Eye c. Mat. 5.29 If the Right Eye by sinning oft must out The world would suddenly be blind no doubt 168. Christian Adverbs Adverbs all Adjectives do far excel God less rewards good Deeds than Deeds done well 169. Lifes Brevity T' an unborn Infant and an old man dead Time 's all alike that 's future this is fled Abate time past abate the time to come From both how little then 's Lifes total Summ. 170. Like for like To Aulus Thy Predecessors Facts thou dost not read Strange if Posterity read thine when dead 171. Time Time things Devourer us and all out-wears We wear out Time and thus are we compeers 172. Abundant Caution Not temerous nor timerous nor late Art quickly wary not precipitate Is nature fearful Prudence strength prepares None danger fears of danger that bewares 173. John opposing Though all Antiquities oppose thy sense Thou canst them all with one word No convince 174. Justification Do Faith or Facts sole justifie declare Facts Faith by God sole justified are 175. Doomsday When all for all their works shall t' answer come Sufficeth one day for so great a Doom 176. To Marianus The Good hate sin because they vertue love Few therefore now on Earth good men do prove Vice is so priz'd Vertue so vile reputed That 't is almost a sin to b' unpolluted 177. Mary Magdalens Tears Two fluent Fountains from two Mountains rise Whence flows a double River from mine Eyes 178. Of the Soul The Soul 's from God not drawn from mortal Line For with the Body then it would decline 179. To Marcus In Bed thou prayest with thy Face erect No wonder slothful
will not compleat it (a) Prov. 30.13 The Womb and Tomb insatiable are Saith the wise King He did them both compare Who falls on Wife descends into the Pit A Wife in sense not sound is like unt ' it 53. The Answer A Wife I 'm nam'd not that I vex the man But that mine Housewifes care's Quotidian Is Man in Woman as Belzeb's in Hell Man's Satan then if Woman be that Cell 54. The Religious What 's well done's ill done if in publick done The Politician What 's ill done's well done if reveal'd to none 55. Three Goddesses Chast Juno wanton Venus Pallas learn'd Pure Virgin 's rare between those two discern'd 56. English Proteus New-fashions in Apparel ' states do wast Sole Pleasure pleaseth us though lost at last 57. One protects two The saying of H. 4. The French King One King protects two Kingdoms yet both fail'd Thee to protect but one when Death th' assail'd 58. The Birth and Scite of the Sun The Sun fourth midst is of the Planets seven (a) The Sun was created the fourth day Gen. 1. The fourth day made plac'd in the midst of Heaven 59. The Sepulchers of Caesar Pompey and Crassus Africk for Pompey Asia doth mourn For Crassus Europe hath great Caesars Urn. 60. City Buildings most City-like of Henry Earl of Northampton The Structure of an House Beneath Above The Builders Ingenuity doth prove Who raise rude Piles of Buildings to thy Praise By thine Example may their Buildings raise 61. To Oranus Thy Wifes rich Sire oft said This Daughter mine In stable Wedlock I to thee will joyn Too stable Wedlock hath you joyn'd sith she So much unstable is in love to thee 62. Of Faelix Faelix through all the City walks per deiu Who scarce two Cities in the World did view Who many Men and Cities saw the Poor In his own City beggeth at the door 63. Francis Drake No time shall Drake forget He cross'd the Seas And Drake-like swam unto th' Antipodes Or This. Drakes Name and Fame no time shall ravel out He sail'd amid the Seas the World about 64. Man Before thy Birth which thou remembrest not Thou nothing wert Dead something is thy lot 65. Of Phoebus and Neptune The Sun 's of swift the Sea 's of swister force That runs but once this twice a day its course 66. Uxor Vi n cta that is A Wife bound Conquer'd The Brides Tongue brid'led th' Husband's Conquerer He sole o'recomes his Wife that quiets her 67. Naked Truth Of Alethus If as saith Plato Vertue naked might Be seen 't would fill mens hearts with rare Delight Alethus as 't is said saw (a) Four Curtizans call'd by the names of the four Vertues Vertues four Naked at Venice and did them deflour 68. Of Bacchus and Byrrhia Wine and Beer Wine simple-single's prais'd but double Beer Double is good but single best doth cheer 69. Of Gellia To the first Matter Gellia inclines That all forms fancies this sole Masculines 70. Of Papilus pulling off his hoar Hairs Thou need'st not pull thine hoar hairs from thine head Proceed in (a) Riot Greek they of themselves will shed 71. Be not many Masters While none would Scholars be but Masters all All Scholars none we can a Master call 72. Hen. 8. Defender of the Faith This Title (a) Leo the tenth a Florentine by Nation 1521. Leo Pope a Florentine To th' King of Flow'rs and Lions did assign 73. To Pope Leo. That Title with the Sword thou gav'st the King He thee denies the Sword thy Death did bring 74. The Pride of Life Man though of vile Earth made with Pride doth swell Th' Earth made of nothing swells with man as well So man like th' Earth aspires above his kind Th' Earth mounts in Mountains Man mounts up in Mind 75. To Guarene Tounsend J. C. Thy Tongue no Law-court courts nor avaricious Is prostitute t' excuse the guilty vicious Thou dost contemplate Natures Mysteries Scripture Laws History thou dost revise Three Graces seven Arts Sisters thrice three Causes to know but not to plead teach thee 76. Genesis and Saint Matthew's Gospel Christ's Birth in this Adam's that Book is in Gospel and Law from Genesis begin 77. Some Body No Body The sacred Hebrew Text Men Souls doth stile As if that Man were solely Soul the while None no body one some body we call In English as if we were Bodies-All 78. A Love Fancy If Lesbia thou wert the Zodiack I would I were the Sun for thy sweet sake The Sun compleats the Zodiack once a year But once a Night I would compleat thy Sphear 79. To Book-gelders If wise then gild my Book but geld it not That other Books by this may be begot 80. To Gellia In earnest speak Why dost thou so profuse Give that to many promis'd for ones use 'T is an old custome common as a Clock That many Keys should be t' a single Lock 81. Eve's and the Serpents Conventicle By Eves and Satans Parley sin did come O would she had been deaf or he been dumb 82. To Robert Johnson a Scottish-Britain Reading thy British (a) Of the affairs of great Britain and Ireland In his Time History I love Thy self I like thy Method both approve No such Book 's extant that 's more genuine More genial than that same Book of thine Excepting (b) Sir Tho. Moore Moore Who wrote the Life-the fate Of (c) Richard the third Richard Thee next him I emulate 83. Of Himself I of the Minor Brothers orders am My Fathers Lands to th' Major Brother came 84. Sell all that thou hast and give to the Poor To Paetus Of this Advice thou kept'st the former part But not the latter There remiss thou wert Th' hast sold and given all Part to thy Whore Part to thy Riot nothing to the Poor 85. Nor Of Evils the least Of Good the greatest Though she were best I would not have my Bride A Giant nor a Dwarf though worst beside 86. Sirens Songs If thou thy Reins wouldst keep from Blain-from â—ane Flee Sirens Songs thou shalt be safe and sane 87. A Love Letter Love wants not Hope in hope the Lover lives But Hope without thee thine me nothing gives 88. Blind Love Love and Ebriety are like They blind Mens Eyes of Body this that of the Mind 89. The Will of rich T. S. Thou givest all no longer here to live Nor hence to take it Couldst Th' would'st nothing give 90. Air Water Earth Hell The fordid Earth receives the dross of th' Air Earth's dregs unto th' infernal Caves repair What Evil's in the World shall t' Hell descend As pond'rous things unto the Center tend 91. The Christian Zodiack The twelve Apostles their Stars four times three My Zodiack Faith and Christ my Sun shall be 92. Erasmus Praise of Folly Thou didst not folly praise Erasmus solely Thee many praise and many praise thy folly 93. Of Gymnicus A Pastor Thou feed'st thy flock with
words they thee with weeds Thy care 's for Tythes no care to cure misdeeds 94. Of Dardanus Paleness in Face Leanness in Corps doth sit Thou nothing hast that 's fat but thy gross Wit 95. Pleas in the year 1609. between Rob. Calvin Plaintiff and John Bingley and Richard Gryffin Defendants When the Post-nati were in Law of late Robert the Son of James o'recame blest fate Th' one English th' other Welsh the Victor Scot O'recame them guilty both A lucky lot I love good luck Britains Hearts-Hands unite This Island shall no more be bipartite Their Sons Sons Sons shall see there shall be then One Kingdom under but one King Amen 96. Of our times Discords Logick doth things define divide beside But we no things define all things divide 97. Evil Manners produce good Laws God t' Adam gave a Law before his Sin Ill manners therefore all Laws brought not in 98. Four Articles of Faith 1 2 3 4. One God believe two (a) The two Testaments Bibles Symbols (b) The Apostles Athanasius and Nicene Creed three Let Faith the fourth with the four Councils be 99. To the Prince As a great Bear a little Lion flees So flees great Hope when small things come it sees Most happy Prince mine hope depends on thee From me take Hope and I shall happy be 100. To the Reader self- (a) Self-love Narcissus I leave off when Verse I write Do thou the same when thou my Verse dost cite The End of the Second Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Charles Duke of York Brother to the Prince the Kings Son The Third Book 1. A Jove Principium Begin in God GOd's the beginning i' th' beginning 's God Before and after without Period Without beginning the beginning From This sole beginning all beginnings come 2. To the Reader I publish'd former Books with Verses clad I to the former this not naked add If more remain they better will appear Kind Reader thou dost hope but I do fear 3. To Charles Duke of York The Kings the Kingdoms next Hope-Happiness Great Charles yet then the Prince of Camb'ra less Thy Tutors Counsel use thee which instruct Sage-sane advice a Duke will safe conduct Be like thy Father Second to thy Brother Thy Second or thy like will be none other 4. The Art of Memory Simonides invented Mem'ries Art But th' Art of Wit none yet in whole or part 5. Things Names and Words God all things did Create Man gave them Names Woman gave words But word for word inflames 6. Redemption and Regeneration Satan from Eve bought Man Christ man re-bought Adam did death procure the cure Christ wrought 7. The Praise of Liberality A Gift's eternal follows him that gives The Giver and Receiver It relieves 8. Oxford's new Library To the Readers 1610. Authors seek ye Ready before your Eyes Each Classick Author in his Classis crys Of this great Work scarce parallell'd on Earth Seek ye the Founder Bodley gave It birth 9. To the University of Oxford No Library there is with thine that dare Compare nor with thy Wits that can compare 10. To Queen Anne Sister Wife Mother Daughter of a King Queen Anne What greater Titles can we bring Four Vertues thou with these four Titles hast What canst thou to thy Vertues add at last 11. To Elizabeth the Kings Daughter Born of a Kingly long continu'd Line A King a Caesar meriting for thine Shouldst for an Husband stay who could out-vie Thy worth thou mightst a Virgin live and die 12. Speech and Writing Mute Hand 's the speaking Tongues Interpreter As speaking Tongue 's the mute Hearts messenger 13. A new Man Depel Dispel that old-grown Man of Sin And with the new Man a new life begin 14. An healthful Anagram Opto I wish Poto I drink I wish much Health but drink no Health to thee Better 's a dry than drunken Health for me 15. The forbidden Fruit. It was not sole an Apple It was worse Adam brought Sins Original the Curse 16. Cal. January Greeks and Gift-givers Tros thus saith I fear Who 's Greek The Poor Who Tros The Usurer 17. Of Alcon Alcon wants credit he will credit none All credit him His credit then 's not gone 18. To Robert Carey Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Great Queen Elisa in Alliance nigh Unto thy Parent grac'd thy family The King of Britains Son thy Pupil is That 's th' Honour of thy Kind of thy Mind this 19. Example Vertue by good Example 's taught and learn'd In teaching me my Teacher is concern'd 20. A double Medium Th' Earth in the middle stands yet low doth lie And Vertue 's in the midst yet soareth high 21. N. O. N leads O follows Nothing 's more Old than All For God of Nothing made what th' Orb we call 22. To James Fullerton Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Learn'd Fullerton the credit of thy Nation Thou the Kings Son hast in thine Education And that the Son may like his Father move Thy Labour that thine Honour this will prove 23. Holiness Healthfulness All wish long Life few to live well endeavour Wouldst thou live long live well and live for ever 24. Sheep and Goats The Goats climb Rocks and Promontories steep The lower Ground depasture flocks of Sheep 'T is so now but it will not still be so The Sheep on high the Goats below shall go 25. A Ship The Stern's the Train Bulk Belly Bill the Prore The Sayls are Wings Ships sayl as Birds do soar 26. To Thomas Murrey Tutor to Charles Duke of York If Jacobines be the Kings Friends I will My self a Jacobine acknowledge still If Scotists be the Regal favourites I will a Scotist be by days by nights Learn'd Thomas thou me Thomist mak'st to be And Scotist thou Scotch-Britain makest me 27. Blood not Vertue Vertue than Blood 't was said is more preclare But Blood is better than all Vertues are Blood better is than Vertue Not by Merits But by thy Blood O Christ man Heaven inherits 28. The Sun and time The Sun is swift but th' Hour 's more swift (a) Josh. 10.12 The Sun Sometime stood still but th' Hour that time did run 29. The Blood I 'm Crude call'd Blood A circled course I keep And Snake-like through the bodies Veins I creep 30. Of Pannicus a rich Fool. Forture doth favour Fools Or credit me Or else believe thy Self thou then shalt see 31. Brevity Perspicuous Brevity doth please in chief In words which things concern'd contain be brief 32. The Tomb of John Puckeringe Keeper of the Great Seal This Tomb presents three Brothers Sisters five One Sister 's dead one Brother 's yet alive 33. Homer No wonder Homer former was of Lyes His Ears were his Informers not his Eyes 34. Erasmus 'T is ask'd why men Erasmus thee do call Answer If Mouse I was the best or none at all 35. A little nothing too much enough The Poor have little Beggars that are common
friends me forsook as 't is in use Unhop'd for Help you three did me produce Your three Names therefore next the Prince his name I joyn Mecaenas sole deserves such fame 3. Lawyer and Physician Unless he subtile be this rashly bold They both perhaps may beg their bread when old 4. The Courtiers Ladder None but by many steps doth rise at Court But falling one's enough too much though short 5. To Edward Noel c. Though I Mecaenas send this Book to thee Others may read it if 't worth reading be How is my Patron better by this sped Than Readers Thus he readeth and is read 6. On Tomasine Many these times in praise of Asses writ I read a Book and read thy praise in it 7. To A Courtier The bold by Fortune th' eaters are by meat Aided Wilt something be be bold and eat 8. Honour and Riches compared God gives men Riches Honour claims as Donor Preferr'd before all Riches therefore 's Honour 9. On fabulous Poets Poets of old making small difference 'Twixt Truth and Lies made something of each Ens Their proper name from making Poets gather From making something making nothing rather 10. On Fabianus Some bald without thou bald within 't is plain They want their Hair thou want'st as much of Brain 11. Osculum a Kiss Lovers affect three Syllables this word Is given by the Lovers that accord Is the first given Doubtless then in fine The rest will follow from the femiâ—iâ—e 12. Dalilah Strong Sampsons Wife despoyl'd him of his hair Our times have many Dalilahs as fair 13. Coventry and Warwick Midland Cities Not the same Prelate the same Judge you see Your Spirits differ but one flesh you be 14. The Birth-day To present born reborn to future things The present's first the last more comfort brings 15. On the Art of Love I think 't was rudeness th' Art of Love t' impart Love is the work of Nature not of Art 16 On Gallio Rare Judge who giftless doth his office Why Because with gifts he did his office buy 17. On Phyllis The Love of Phyllis for a Solar year Endures not Lunar 't is like Phoebe's Sphear Her love is like her Body monthly sick Lunar's her Love her self is Lunatick 18. On Paetus A Probleme Nor Father Step-father nor kin to those Thy Wife brought forth What shall we thee suppose 19. On Pontiliana Why wert thou wedded on bright Lucy's light Because 't was shortest Day and longest Night 20. To Fronto a Lawyer I many Penal statutes Fronto saw But not one Premial in all your Law Laws Penal Premial support a State This age hath lost the last the first 's in date 21. To Edward Noel c. Wise Nature did to thee much Wit impart To Natures strength thou dost add helps of Art Good Fortune with thy Vertue doth combine Unto thine Art and Wit thou Wealth dost joyn Fortune enables thee to succour wants And Vertue makes thee willing Both God grants 22. On Festus an unjust Judge What Judas did or Pilate do the same Hang'd wouldst not be Wash then thine hands from blame 23. Paronomasia i. Gingling with words A Maid looks on her Lovers face not mind If wedded 't is enough her Husband 's kind Venus had rather courted be than painted With Acts than Complements she 's more acquainted 24. To Martha Of Quintus Quintus in Love is prodigal recluse Of thy Love covetous of 's own profuse 25. Of Mans Back-parts are in Latine Neuters stil'd But all his parts please Women well compil'd 26. Of Colinus dying Intestate Dying Colinus nothing did bequeath Lest all In Life a Dog an Hog at 's Death 27. Of Virginity and Wedlock Virginity's a narrow way a broad Is Wedlook Hence most People ride this road 28. Of Pansa Great strife 'twixt Pansa and Eunomius Arose about Church Rites which they discuss Eunomius to prove his Period The Scripture cites th' undoubted word of God With Scripture what have I to do replies Pansa my Bible in my Law books lies 29. To D. T. Thou followest two Masters strange to me If or thou pleasest both or both please thee 30. Merchants Faith Where Debtors credit's less less credit give The Creditors by trust how should they live Sole trust these times hath many Merchants split To trust now therefore 't is nor safe nor fit 31. Gerunds and Supines Di-do-dum while Aeneas was away Did want her Gerunds and Un-supine lay 32. Give me an Angel and I will give thee the Spirit The Spirit here an Angel Michael Is promis'd there here Gifts there Hands excell 33. To a certain rich Man If now thou givest much thy love 's compleat If much thou creditest thy Faith is great 34. To a servant of two most penurious Sisters Three Parce fatal Sisters once were known Thou now poor wretch two such dost serve and own 35. A Louse Thou me dost bite I kill thee True but small Thy Crime 's thy Punishment is Capital 36. From bad to worse He falls on Scylla that Charybdis shuns Who newly sick to the Physician runs Fools one extreme t' avoid act the contrary When trifles men to Law to Lawyers carry 37. Of the Prodigal and Covetous Both these are wretched And it oft doth fall That th' Heirs of Cov'tous men prove Prodigal 38. Divine Vengeance on G. R. 1603. Thou kept'st the Prelates House against his mind Against thy mind th' art now t' an (a) a Prison House confin'd 39. Of Damas. As oft as I thy promise claim and I Claim it more oft fith thou dost not comply Thou never sayst I have oft sayst I will No more I will but say I do fulfill 40. On unfortunate Linus What wonder fortune is to thee contrary Thy front is bare and bald her Front is hairy 41. To Gaurus Thy Whispers did of me some samll gift crave Wilt have a Culus gift Thou shalt it have 42. Man all-eating Air Water Earth with all the vast Extents Of th' Elements scarce serve Mans Aliments If all man eateth in t ' his Substance ran As 't is suppos'd what Monster would be man 43. The broad way Broad is the way much trod unt ' Hell that leads The Blind himself the Guide this broad way treads 44. To In Of. Of In To these three words my Book inhems Of Teacheth To Commendeth In Condemns 45. On unmerciful Quintus When any Poor or Naked at thy door Beg Alms how canst deny while such implore Thou sayst none ought to Begg by th' English Laws But no Law barrs relief to th' poor when cause 46. Error is humane I read a just man falls seven times a day How oft a Woman falls I cannot say 47. On a certain foolish writer O that all black had been thy Papers white Or tinctur'd with no black when thou didst write 48. The usurers Apology What good doth me my Money without use Gold 's bright with use use doth me gain produce 49. On a Cuckold Hadst Horns by Nature them thou