doth poyson spill and spoyle Her Ende is worse and bitterer by farre Than Worme wood Gall that tarte and bitter are Her Heart with Pride and with Deceit doth swell Her Feete to Death her Steps treade downe to Hell Her kynde Imbraces and her Kisses killes Her Breath for Balme bot bitter Venome stilles Her wav'ring Wit bot naughtie Fancies nowrish And all her Thoughts are wanton vaine all Whorish Her Life is lewde all Ydlenesse and Play Her Dyet is th' excesse of Dainteis aye Her Loue is Vanitie and still in Change And as her Eyes so her Affections range Her Excercise bot Rest and yet are whollie Busied about Inventions bot of Follie. Her Fancies are for Fashions Toyes and Showes Her VVeale in Colours and her VVealth in Cloathes To catch and cozin Men is all her Care Her House an Hell and all 's vnholie there Her VVayters on are Bauds for Beasts and Bables Her Friendship false and her Discourses Fables She is the Plague of Youth Repentance Storie Th' Abuse of Tyme and Ages Purgatorie A Quyet Woman 36. IS lyke a Winde low quyet calme and still That blowes no Dust nor doth the Bodie chill Whom nev'r Impatience doth provoke and moue Bot with her Patience wins the Heart of Loue. Her VVisdome makes her VVill to bee preferd And worthilie to get a great Regard Shee feares the LORD flees Sinne and loveth Peace Shee walkes to Heav'n her Guyde thereto is Grace Shee helpes and aydes into Asperitie And takes a parte into Prosperitie Her Tongue is still vnto Discretion tyed Her Face with modest Shamefastnesse is dyed Shee is her Husbands Heart his Loue his Chose And Doane-Bed where his Spirites doe repose Her braue Behaviour is a Glasse where-by Her Children may their owne Miscarr'age see She treades vpon the Tortoys never strayes From Home nor ydlie walkes vpon the Wayes Her Vertuous Doings they doe her adorne Shee cares not Change and Fortune shee doth scorne A Turtle to her Husband in her Loue And meeke to him shee lyke a Lambe doth proue No nev'r what hee concludeth doth controule An Angell and a Sainct into her Soule Shee is a Pearle that is vnprizable A Pleasure great that is vnspeakable A Comfort too that is Incomparable And in the Worlde a Wyfe Inimitable An vnquiet Woman 37. SHee is a Thing much worse to keepe than Knaw A Beast that brooks Subjection to no Law The Mischiefe and the Miserie of Man That scarcely can descrybed bee and whan It is into the verie Hearts and Heads Of Law and Reason Detestâ—…aion breeds For her Demeanures they indeede are Theams Which aye and onlie stand into Extreams Her Words and Voyce the scrighing of an Owle That to affright Men on the Night doth yow le Her Eyes even as the Cockatrice doe kill Her Hands the Clawes are of the Crocadill Her Heart a Cabinet that doth containe All that is naughtie vicious and prophane Tyme shee abuseth and shee woundeth Wit No Reason shee regards bot wrongeth it Shee is impure her Pryde vnsupportable Her Malice matchlesse Will vnsatiable Shee doth respect nor anie person spares Defame shee fears not nor for Counsell cares Her Wit is Will Command is Must not No Her Reason Shall her Satisfaction So. Shee cannot loue lyke nor allowes no Lord And doth from Law and Order both debord Shee is a Crosse bot not of CHRIST a Crosse A Griefe to Nature and to Lyfe a Losse And from her Birth shee 's emptie of all Grace A Plague to Pietie a Foe to Peace A Wracke of Wealth a Wrangler full of Wrath Most Tarte in Taste and in Digestion Death A GOOD WYFE. 38. A World of Wealth a Iewell good and great And to her Lord a Kingdome in Conceat An Heavenlie Blessing and Mans Happinesse That nought not Death can minish nor make lesse Her Husbands Iewell and her Childrens Ioe Ever Vertues Friend and ever Vices Foe Her Conversation is solacious Her Count'nance graue yet ever gracious Her Tongue is temprate and her Eye is warie Her Carriage is kynde yet chaste and charie Shee 's gracefull graue a Mirrour to her Mayds Her Beautie naturall but Arte but Ayds Shee with no Pomate paints her Face nor fairds Nor doth not vse with Oyle to smooth't and smeard To make it show before the Sunne and shyne To helpe pure Nature wrong the Worke Divyne But shee doth count it well and best decor'd As fashion'd with the Finger of the LORD Shee 's Mistres of her Passions and her Tongue To Reasons Girdle it is tyde and hung Next Heaven her House shee holds her chiefest Care And that her good Houswyfrie doth declare Shee goes not gadding bot at Home shee dwells And when shee goes shee goes on Tortois Shells Shee in Apparell is and cloathed cleanlie Not too magnificke no nor yet too meanlie Her Words are wyse her Voyce is Musicall And alâ—… her Actions are Harmonicall An Effoeminate Man 39. IS lyke a Man to see in shape in sho That hath the Forme and in effect is no. Hee is a primped Piece and therefore than Is Womanish and bot a Chyldish Man Into his Relish hee is Liquorous In Loue and his Desires Libidinous Hee tryfles Tyme and bot with Puppets playes A-Wenching walks and ydlie dryues his Dayes Hee covets for to looke in Mirrours oft For to sleepe sound and to lye long and soft Hee loues to bee imbrac'd and to bee kist And then aboue the Best hee thinks him blest Hee'inanelie talks a Looke demure hee shoes Hee mirds too much and too-too nycelie goes Hee Iuncates loues and Dainties much desyres And for to Ball and Banquet never Tyres To bee his Mistres Man hee vrgeth still Bot to bee a Master to her Mayde hee will To frame lewde Lines and sing Loue Songs hee loues To smell Perfumes and haue sweete watred Gloues Hee coyneth Purposes and telleth Lyes Hee studies Daunces and Riddles doth devyse Hee loues Good-morrowes and yet doth delight To sleepe the Morning and to watch all Night Hee doates to heare and wandring Newes to chace And hunting for Them haunts the Market place Hee sighs for Loue and will for Kyndnesse greete Yea with each Humor will a Cadance keepe His Game with Girls is most at Barla-breakes And after on his Bed Tobaccho takes And then with Frictions and with Cloathes fyre hot Full of these Fumes breathes lyke a boyling Pot. This Ganimede soft nyce and Man-turn'd-Woman In verie deede and in effect is No-man A Parasite 40. HEE is the Picture of Impietie To gaine a Groat avowde to Villanie For with a flattring Tongue hee will not fayle To picke Mens Pockets and their Money steale His Face is Brazed that hee cannot blush Shame set asyde none hee regardes a Rush. And what hee lighteth on with both his Hands Hee holdes for they are lym'd and lyke Bird Wands His Tongue vntymous clinketh lyke a Bell And nought but Tryfling Truethlesse Tales doth tell Hee playes the Pandare and with Gracelesse Greetings Hee carries Messages for
choake Bot so his Reason his hote Passions temper That it controules and moderates them Semper Yet blushes oft for shame of Beggarie Or with the Sense of his Necessitie For Rich Men shun and flee him like Infection His Wants refuse his Sutes finds all Rejection And with a Frowning cold and carelesse Eye Or with a Skoffe th'vpbraide him going by His Lodging is the Earth and oftimes even The Banke his Bed his Courtanes clouds of Heaven Rootes his Repaste bot fending or'e his Fare And such poore Portion as the Godly spare The Sunne his Summer-Comfort vntill Night The Moone his Toâ—…ch his Lampe and Winter Light His Mournings are the Musicke of his Breathâ—… His Songs are Swan-like sung before his death His studie Patience and his Labour Prayer And yet with-all meeke are his Forms and faire His Life below a Pilgrimage doth prooue His Resting Rowme and Home is Heaven aboue Hee lightlie liues and as no Man neglected And dyes not moand not mist no nor respected Yet tho the Worlde his Wants and State contemne Hee shall inherite th' High IERVSALEM And more nor hee stands in the State of Grace That hath the Worlds Prosperitie and Peace Hee fullie hath the Favour of the LORD And hee with Faith with Hope and Loue is storâ—…d And there-in hath for him reserv'd a Treasure Past Reckning Rich Great past all Meanes Measure A Iust Man 45. THe Childe of Trueth and Vertue both a Birth That shall inherite Heaven inhabite Earth For Nature in a meane and temprate Mood Bred and brought foorth this Fruit as Rare as Good His Eyes from wilfull Blindnesse they are cleare His Hands from Blood and Brybrie are enteare His Will is voyde and free from Wilfulnesse His Heart most holy hath no Wickednesse His Word and Deede are ev'r and alwayes one Hee violates nor this nor that to None His Lyfe doth show the Nature of his Loue Whose Aime whose Ende and Object is Aboue His efauld Dealing and his Deeds declare To keepe his Conscience cleane his constant Care The chiefest Comfort that such happie haue Th' assurance is of Lyfe and to bee saue When as hee on the Bench a Iudge doth sit Hee ponders all and powders all with Wit With closed Hands and Single eyes hee shawes That there hee sits to grace as giue the Lawes And thus in judging so his Iudgement proues Hee honours Reason and hee Iustice loues Hee feares not Power t'Equall and to Place With Iustice Rigour Mercie myld with Grace Hee feares the LORD and as hee loues Him too His Worship hee in Feare and Loue doth doe His Walks are vâ—…rt'ous in his Makers Sight Hee treads not by-Rods bot hee traces Right Hee loues the Good the Bad hee cannot by de Hee loues Humilitie and hateth Pryde His Works are alwayes worthie for his Deeds As Honour bringes Them foorth so Vertue breeds And Wisdome fostring war'lie weaneth Them For his rich Vertue to renowne his Name So that hee hath an vnderstanding Braine And Sprite of Knowledge more than is Humane And thereby is One from Aboue that 's Blâ—…st And on the Earth One earthly that is Best A Repentant Sinner 46. OF all Forlorne hee finds himselfe the First And vowes hee is of Wretches all the Worst So bad is the Estate hee standeth in While hee is sowsed in the Seas of Sinne. Hee sighes therefore and for his Guilt doth groane And sends Remorsefull thoughts to MERCIES THRONE To pray for Pardon Pittie and Compassion For CHRISTS most bloodie and most bitter Passion And offers with a broken Heart contreete Of Prayse and Thanks a Sacrifice most sweet Whose sad Remembrance all his Entralls teares And makes him weepe and wash his Couch with Teares The hate of Sinne is figur'd in his Face By th' operation of the Sprite of Grace Hee covets nothing bot such things that are Conducent for him and most necessare Superfluous and vaine hee doth abhorre And nev'r delights in these that 's transitore Hee lusts not after more than hee would haue Yet more contemplates than hee can conceiue The sharpe Recording of his Sinnes doth search His secret Soule and to the Spleane doth pearse While in the Detestation of them all Woefull hee weepes for his Offence and Fall Yet still his Hopes for Mercie springs Aboue Despare and Feare through Force of Fayth and Loue. His Senses tyre his Sprites and thus distrest His Soule in Natures Course can finde no Rest. The Slough of Sinne and Rags of Vice hee wore Hee shifts him off and mynds to vse no more Bot as that Snake that slayeth with the Sight All Sinne all Wrong and Vice hee doth despight Hee laboures still in Loue and liuely Fayth To liue to GOD in Feare and at his Death To die in favour that hee may in Heav'n Enjoy the Glorie GOD hath freely given A Reprobate 47. HEE is the Worke of Violence and Wrath The Sonne of Sinne but Hope but Loue of Faith Who beeing borne for Service of the Devill But Care doth all and all hee doth is Evill No Villanie escapes him that hee can For loathsome Sinnes delighteth most this Man His Wits are wandring weake and still vnstable His Speech prophaine impure vnprofitable His Actions orderlesse and scelerate Corrupted all curst and contaminate With all these Ills that with the Fiends downe fell From th' highest Heaven vnto the lowest Hell For Wisdome stands his Will which while it s so Bot Furie or bot Follie flows there-froe Hee 's full of Infidelitie Mistrust And onlie doth delight t' injure the Iust. The Simple hee deceiues and sucks the Blood And vnder Trust of th' Innocent and Good His Breath is bot the Blast of Blasphemie And all his Practise proues Impietie His Conscience cauteriz'd his Senses â—…eard His Heart is hardned and hee is not feard To Fault and Fall bot like a Free-man fares And nev'r in Publicke his Trespassing spares Hee worships seldome and it is in vaine Like Cains Sacrifice because prophane Hee is indur'd an Out-cast from the LORD Impenitent vnmyndfull to remord His wicked wishes are the wracke of those That Vertous godly are and Vices Foes Hee loues Confusion and desires Disorder And Boucher-like bathes in the Blood of Murder T' oppresse and spoyle hee bot a Mirding makes And scorns the Law when hee her Statutes breaks And bee hee put in a respected Place The Good they smart the guiltie gets the Grace Remorse regarde nor Pittie hee hath none For Feare of GOD and Hope of Grace is gone This Peace-Oppressor Lawlesse Litigious This damn'd Reprobate and Irreligious Is a Man-Monster and an Humane Evill A Diabolicke and Incarnate Devill An Holie Man 48. HIs heart is Heavenly and his Hopes are hie Ev'r over-mounting all Mortalitie Things that 's corrupt hee doth contemne and hold All Mammons Meanes bot Mucke Goods Treasure Gold No Honours heere nor Pleasure hee respects Bot thinks they are of Fancies frayle Effects The Soli-loquies of his Soule are sweet His Mouth and Mynde in Meditation
CHARACTERS And ESSAYES By Alexander Garden ABERDENE Printed by Edward Raban Printer to the Citie and both Colledges 1625. TO THE TRVELY HONORED and worthily worshipfull SIR ALEXANDER GORDON Knight-Baronet of Clunie c. WHen these CHARACTERS curt and short ESSAYES Right Worshipfull vnworthie of Your view At some successiue Hours on ydle dayes My Pen for Pinsell Coale for Colours drew I stood and studi'd whose praeponed Name Should dye in Graine and Luster lend to Them My Wits conven'd and in my Braine combynd The free and friendlie Favours that I fand With th'ever-courteous Countenance and kynd That I haue alwayes at Your Honours Hand Advise mee onlie that Your Worship shall Giue Luster Life Dye and adorne Them all Deigne then t' accept Them with that wonted Grace Smoothe Front and Face that I did ever find Which perfectlie doth point out and expresse The Gen'rose Sprite the wise and worthie Mind Which doth before the Worke and Work-mans Skill In given-Gifts regard the Givers Will. Your Worships ever Devoted ALEXANDER GARDEN TO THE READER ENâ—… I and tenderlie entreat If you haue teasure and th'Effayres not great To take some tyme and to survey this Table VVhich well perused shall prooue profitable VVhere thou thy selfe in some of these shalt see Portrayd if eyther Good or Bad thoâ—… bee If good insist and make a Progresse still And if perverse pray and repent thine ill But I would wish that thou thy selse find foorth Amongst the best and worthie for thy worth Disdaine not then nor loathe thou for to looke Vpon the Tenor of this tabled Booke Nor scorne thy Misses mongst these Maps to marke Albeit they bee not cut in curious VVorke As these Apelleâ—… â—…o â—…he Lyfe had limm'd Or Hondius hand had them attyrd and trimm'd Yet sagely searched thou in These shalt see The not to please yet what may profit thee Even as justly you merit So AL GARDEN inherit CHARACTERS AND ESSAYES A worthie King A Worthie King of GOD OMNIPOTENT Is in the Nature of Governament The verie Figure and the Image Then Hee is the Chiefe and Quintescence of Men. The Champion of the Church next GOD is Hee And the Protector of the Policie The Lator of the Lawes and of the same The strength and force of those that hee doth frame The Sword of Iustice is the King to kill And Mercies Scepter too when ere Hee will The Glasse of Grace the eye of Honour and The Blessing of the LORD vnto his Land Lyfe vnto Loyaltie to Treason Terrour To Reason Rule and Arbiter to Errour His power Soveraigne is and his Command Most absolute and vncontroll'd must stand His frowne is Death keene as a killing Knife And in the favour of his looke is Life Hee is a Pilote and His Bounds the Barge And all His Subjects therein are His Charge Their Peace His Pleasure Qâ—…etnesse his Care And their kinde loue doth his content declare Hee hath no Paralele since in degree None is nor with Him in aequalitie His Royall Crownes praeâ—…ogatiue â—…one ever Can from his sole Sov'raâ—…gnitie dissever Hee is th' Anointed of the Lord and such None should therefore presume â—…t attempt to touch Hee of a Bodie is the heâ—…d heerefore As sacred should vnwrong'd reigne evermore Hee is the Scourge of Sinne the Rod of Vice And rateth Vertue at the highest price God His Vice-Roy Hee 's o're His people Supreme And vnder him whole Governour to them His Safetie must bee all his Counsels Care His Health and Honour all His Peoples Prayer His Pleasure must bee pleasant to his Peeres And His Content His Kingdomes glads and Cheares His Presence must with Reverence be respected His Person strongl ' attended and protected His Court must bee adorned and decor'd And still His State must b'intertain'd and stor'd None must presumpt'ouslie pry in nor peaâ—…so Into His Bosome nor his Secrets Search His Will none should with-stand nor it retard When hee directs but do 't with great regard Since hee 's tho not a God more than a Man And next to God for to bee honour'd than A Wall of Iasper and an House of Golde Hee is that doth an Heavenlie Treasure holde Whose strong foundations are of precious Stone That Gates and entresse bot of Pearle haue none And all is precious passing ev'rie Thing Into a Godlie Wise and Worthie KING An vnworthie King 2. A Wicked vitious and vnworthie King Th' Vsurper is of Power in governing Where Tyr noâ—…s rule into Authoritie Losseth the Glorie of true Majestie While dread and feare of Terrour frighteth hence In subjects hearts Loue from Obedience For when the Lyon Wolfe lyke liues the Lambe Murdred but mercie dyeth with the dambe Hee is a piece of too much pow'r and worth To ryot and to lavish Furie foorth Hee is the scourge of sinne altho the same Shall bee for sinne cast in the fierie Flame Hee th' Actor is clad with the Cloake of Law That all good Acts and Order doth orethraw Hee Fautor is and Father of th' offence Whereat hee winkes or doth therewith dispence His Reason in the acting of his furie Hee in the Bellie of his Will doth burie And in his Temper best and calmest Case Hee 's desperate and in a doubt of Grace His People and Kingdomes hee destroyes and wastes And all but Care to Ruine helpes and hastes Himselfe a Prey to 's Followers and Foes Hee makes and all in ende to Ruine goes Himselfes a â—…ortor to his loathsome lyfe And feares each keepes to cut his Throat a Knife Hee scorneth GOD and is to Him a Traytor And makes a God and Idole bot of Nature Hee vseth Reason bot to ruine Sense And speaketh faire vpon a foule pretence His Will his Wit it violenâ—…lie carries While Death and Wrong together mixt it marries And jugulates â—…ot with Injustice hand To bib their Blood the best Men of the Land Vnlimitable his Lust is and desires And to worke Tragicke Vengeance never tyres Inevitable is his Envie and Spight Hatcht in his hollow Heart both Day and Night That should bee best of Men the worst of Things Are tyrannous and cruell bloodie Kings His Blood-swolne Eyes Darts ire his banefull breath Breathes with the Basiliske vntimous death The hand of him is the vnrighteous Rod That smites the Godly in the spight of GOD. The Tyrants heart it is a Court of evill The dwelling and Divano of the Devill His feete as th' Eagle flies and spurs the post To execute his mall inventions most His Heaven his Pleasure is his God his Gold His face affâ—…ights and 's horrid to beholde The exercise that hee delighteth in It only is Iniquitie and Sinne. His words are wicked and vncomfortable And all his Actions are intollerable In summe hee hatefull â—…s and inhumane The Curse of Crowns of Royall State the Staine The Clogg of Court and all the Counsels Crosse. A publicke Plague and all the Kingdomes losse A worthie Queene 3. A Godly Queene a Gift is good and great
Vnto the King the Countrey Crowne and State Shee is th' vmpeered Mistresse by her Merit And Grace of all her Sexe in Royall Spirit Shee is the chiefe of Women and the chose Lyke to the Moone amongst the Starres shee shoes And in her Spheare of Brightnesse giues none place Bot to the King her Sunne in anie case Shee is his Diamond that 's never dimbe Bot clearely shynes to all the Worlde and Him Shee is that rich and precious Pearle that Hee Vnprisable esteemeth in his Eye The Ioy of Courts and Comfort of the King From whence Content all Peace and Pleasure spring Shee th' Orbe is where his loving Motions moue In the effects reciproake of their Loue. Shee 's Wisdomes fairest Loue Shee 's Vertues Grace In Naturs first and Honours highest place Shee is the Hand-mayde of the LORD most hie And th' other halfe vnto the King must bee Last by her worthie carriage shee gaines To bee the Kingdoms Beautie where shee reigns A worthie Prince 4. A Worthie Prince hee is â—…h ' Extreame the Scope The Altitude and Kingdomes highest Hope The richest Iewell reckned of Renowne That Kings can haue 〈◊〉 in their Crowne And is the fairest â—…lowre for to bee seene That growes into the Garden of the Queene Hee is the â—…ym'd â—…t-Object of the Eye Of all the Kingdome in his Infancie Hee â—…s the Mâ—…rrow of the Mothers care A loving Syâ—…es solisitude much mâ—…ire Hee is the Theame the Counsell oft thinks on In the succession of the Royall Throne Hee is the Loue Delight and Ioy of all This great Incorporation Generall Hee 's Natures Master-piece and â—…oue no lesse Of Wisdome in the lyfe of Worthinesse Hee is a Massie-precious Ivor Boxe Full of Rubies of the richest Rockes Attending Tyme to emptie and vnlose Such deare and daintie Wares as 't doth inclose These are the Royall deeds that hee shall doe In his succeeding lyfe and Raigne into Hee prickes in 's Wisdome Expectations Sprite And layes Ambitions Heart before his Feeâ—…e And by his Vertue wins and Valour both The Noblers Loue and in their Bosome go'th His bountie strongly binds and not Constraint The service of the most sufficient Hee is the Chrystall Glasse where Nature may The Quintescence of all her Arte display He th' Index is and Reasons Booke indeede Wherein true Vertue may her honour reade Hee is the Morning-Starre that blazeth bright And doeth from the Sunne receiue its light Hee is the first wisht Fruite that doth aryse From the blest Tree of th' earthly Paradise Hee is the Subject of the most Import And Studie of the best and wisest sort Vnto the Learned and the sharpest wit Hee is a Matter admirable to it Last hee is Wisdomes Sonne and Honours hight Vertues Choyse and Valouâ—…s working Spright An vnworthie Prince 5. A Prince corrupt hee is the Kingdomes feare And the Precursor of Corruption there A Pest to the Peace and Rest of the Realme And the Concusior of the common Calme A Precedent that bad example giues And much mischiefe and wickednesse contriues A naughtie Ductor that great numbers drawes Vnto Contempt and to the breach of Lawes When Will and Power Pryde in furie horse To act Ambitions bad designes perforce Hee 's lyke a dreadfull Dreame to one that 's vext And in the sprite much troubled and perplext H'affrights and most into his humours then The very mindes and hearts of prudent Men And for too much delight in Vanities Hee carelesse quites the loue of all the Wise And with th'advise of grosse and giddie Heads His Actions all imprudently proceeds Hee 's lyke a little mist before the Sunne His Carriere and dayly course beginne Which aye the more and greater that it growes Lesse good it doth and operation showes Hee is the griefe of the King the Queenes sorrow And the Crosse of the Court both even and morrow The Curse of Crownes the Seede of Vnhappinesse And the vngracious Fruite of Vngodlinesse The Canker hee 's that Kingdomes cleane consumes And Treasure Boxes empties all and toomes His Countrey last it may with Care him call An vndigesting Bolle of bitter Gall. A worthie Counseller 6. A Worthie Counseller into a Land Supporting it doth lyke a Pillar stand And from th'Anoynted one that reigneth there His is the greatest and the chiefest care The paines of his person paâ—…sing of his Sprite Into the state Effaires are infinite Hee is a Guarde Watch tower and Sentinell The Enemies approach t'aâ—…end and tell Hee 's a Provisor to provide in straites The Weale and preservation of the States An Oracle heeâ—…s in thâ—… Princes eare And in his fist him as a Brand doth bearâ—… An equall Weight in Iustice ballance hee And light of gâ—…ace in loue of trueth must bee In the carriage and the course of the Law As a cleare rayd eye himselfe hee doth shaw And in his fervor in playing of his part In 's Soveraigne service beholde hee is an Hart. A minde of Honour a braine of Inventions For his Countreyes good are all his Intentions His place is powerfull and his Arme is strong While his service is faythfull and doth no wrong His Honours his Place and Calling doth claime Due by desert and competent to them Hee a Planet is plac'd in the firmament Of the politicke Heav'n of Government Which through the cloudie grosse and thickest aire The nature of his light doth kythe declare In summe and last such a one is hee That never can bee spar'd in Policie An vnworthie Counseller 7. A Publicke Poyson and pernitious thing And hurtfull harme to the Crowne of a King Is a corrupted Counseller and evill The Sonne of Shame and Suppost of the Devill The danger of the State and oft the fail When Iudgement wants or weaknesse wryeth all The Eares of the King hee doth enchant and charme And doeth so the whole Republicke harme False in effect tho most faire in his word And in th'advise of tyrannie a sword Pridefull and peâ—…lious his power still And partiall proues his voting with his will His heart is hollow for his owne behoue In protestation of a feigned loue Hypocrisie the Cloake hee carries on His colde and counterâ—…et Religion Trayterous invents the onlie Agents are That stiâ—…re in him a bolde Ambition dare Hee 's lyâ—…e a cloudie and a threatning Storme That seemes to haue a Nat'rall cause and forme When that it Raines dissolues and foorth doth fall It striketh dead and ofttimes drowneth all Disloyall to his Lord ingrate to GOD To both vnworthie and of Vertue voyde Hee is no person proper for his place But doth the grandour of that Rowne disgrace Vnworthie alwayes and therefore vnfit For to looke once on Majestiâ—… from it A worthie Noble-Man 8. HEe 's a true Noble that is noblie borne Whose gracefull Vertue doth Descent adorne Nobilitie consistes not aye in Blood But in a personall and practicke Good When as the Noble-borne by actiue worth Decores and crownes and beautifies his birth Hee Noble is that nev'r
to Vertue Wealth Nor to his Honour doth preferre his Health For Countrey King and for the Christian Fayth Hee 's truely Noble that doth disdaine the Death And never doth regarde for loue of these His Hazards Paines his Losse his Gaine nor Ease And hee is Noble the noblest Nobles among That will not doe nor will receiue a Wrong Hee is compleatlie Noble in everie Case Whose Nature is nobilitate with Grace And hee is Noble that prudentlie and wyse Doth hugg Humilitie and Pryde despyse Graue Wisdome justlie doth most Noble esteeme The temperatelie Iust and Magnaneim A verie Noble a King a Prince or Earle In Natures Shop is lyke a polisht Pearle Whose reasonable Soule is rapt aboue Terrestr'all Trash with hopefull holy Lone Hee 's wholly Noble into his Heart that hath Strong holding Hope true Loue and living Fayth Hee 's meerly Noble whose Sprite aspiring springs Nev'r blinking backe to Baggage basest things Hee is the Heart of Hospitalitie Bounties Lyfe and Nurse of Charitie Hee 's Learnings Loue Necessities Reliefe Valours Fame and Wisdomes constant Cliefe The Falcon hee 's that on no Carrion feeds And th' Eagle that after no Spider speeds Hee is the Dolphin true that feares no Whale And never will for terrour turne his Taile Hee is in Reasons Heaven a stately Starre And chosen Sainct in Vertues Kalendar Hee 's in the Royall Round and Hemispheare A sure and setled Cynosura there Hee 's Rector in Reasons Philosophie Load-starre of Light in Loues Astronomie In Honours Court hee hath the Marshals place And 's Royall Gallant into greatest Grace In briefe hee is the Beaut ' of his Abode Belov'd of Men and gracious vnto GOD. An Ignoble-Man 9. TH' Ignoble are that bee in Noble Roomes Putrid within without faire painted Toombes Lyke th'Apple of Sodome that is ash within Altho it haue a gold-lyke glancing Skin It is to Reason an exceeding Grâ—…fe When Glories Styles and Honours Tytles chiefe Birth Fortune Fate or Chance doth put or place In and vpon the Subjects of Disgrace Base naughtâ—…esse and th' ignoble Mynds of them Nobilitie doth falsif ' and defame When the Follie of Will and want of wit For Vert ' advancing frames Nature vnfit Th' Ignoble are Bulks and Bodies of Basenesse The verie Mynde and Spirit of Grossnesse Into his Indevours and Disposition Of right Generation hee 's in Suspition Wisdome never knew and Vertue nev'r bred him Learning nev'r taught nor Honour nev'r led him To waste and consume his course and inclination Without respect to his place or Reputation Vanitie and Wrong are the whytes of the But Where-at the Ignoble doe ayme and doe shoot Wastrie and Avarice tho both b'extreame Are dearest desir'de delightsome to Them Th' ignoble are the Sorrow and the Shame Of Kinsmen Parents Pedegree and Name The staine of their Title the Plague of their Place Wracke of their House and Ruine of their Race A worthie Bishop 10. ALL worthie BISHOPS Ambass'dours they are To plot and preach Peace in the midst of Warre From th' Almightie to miserable Man Most worthily worthy these Worthies are Than They make th'Attonoment take vp the Trews From th Heaven to th' Earth they bring the best newes Where mercies Patience doth practise and prease Nature corâ—…upted to call vnto Grace They are the sweet sounding Trumpets of loue That Fighters of Fayth to fight it out moue And Heralds of wrath that thunder-lyke threates For sinfull Trespasses all manner of States Praying imploring with folded vp Hands Before the Holiest humblie Hee stands Charie of their charge and war'lie they watch From forcing their Flockes and stands in the breach Th' are Pastors compleâ—…t that None can reproue Full of a faythfull and fatherly Loue. Yet dreadfull and deadlie Denuncers of Woe To sinfull Secure in their Sermons they show These vigilant wyse and worthie Divines Are Sunnes to our Soules but setting that shines In the Night of Nature before vs they pace To leade vs to Goshen to light vs with Grace Hee 's vnreprooueable whole of his Lyfe The Houseband and Head of an only Wyfe Hee 's prudentlie prompe and apt for to preach To confirme confute instruct and to teach Hee 's harbrous hee is helpfull hee is holie To Wisdome woo'd to Vertue wedded wholie Hee doth direct by his workes and his word And squares his lyfe by the Law of the LORD Hee 's a Physician and vseth Therefore For the loue of the Soule to search everie Sore Lansing what Leprose or Festred Hee finds And so He remeads the Mallad ' of Minds Searing some-times and Corrosiues in cure Hee vseth for Putrids till they bee pure Hee is fore-pacer in the path-gate to Grace And worthie of Honour respect of his Place For preaching of Lyfe hee 's worthie of Loue And hee for his Paines Prayse-worthie doth proue An vnworthie Bishop 11. A Bastard that the Ephod doth abuse And is of faythfull Pastors the Refuse Hee 's th'Out-cast the Scroofe the Scumme the Shame Yea th'Ignommie of a worthie Name A Dog that is dumbe a Drudge and a Drone Vnworthie the Charge hee is chosen one When sparing of Paines of Knowledge misuse Vnfaythfull Effects but Profit produce Idolatrous Seeds hee seminates so Sowes in the Soule a Furie and a Foe Vnhappie for lorne and light-lesse the Sheepe That Bishops so bad haue credite to keepe When these they shall for wanting Food bee found To perish pastring in a barren Ground Hee breeds a Warre Distrust and Diffidence Into the Wittes of all his Audience Good Pastors aye hee preasseth to supplant A Devill indeede and bot in show a Sainct Hee makes Religion bot a Cloake of Sinne That covertly hee walks and walloweth in And with a feign'd Humilitie doth hyde A passing and imcomparable Pryde His Flesh doth fret and all his Bones doe itch To raze the Poore and for to rob the Rich. Ev'n Wise-mens Eyes hee leades blind-folded foorth Bot with Conceit of his imagin'd Worth And drawes their thoughts to call Accompt esteeme Tho hee bee not him such as hee doth seeme Hee lookes lyke a Lambe hee liues lyke a Foxe And cruellie craftie kils all his Flocks Hee is the person of Hypocrisie Th'vnpure Spirit and Heart of Heresie Griefe to the Good to the Faythfull a Foe Crosse to the Church and to the World a Woe A worthie Iudge 12. THe worthie Iudge doth well his Calling knaw And is the Grace and Glorie of the Law Hi Stomacke is a Treasurie of Trueth And pondereth all with Reasons Scalls of Rueth Hee is indeede a Doome whose Blast of Breath On breach of the Law is dreadfull as Death Where criminall Faulâ—…s must cleanly bee cut And from the Peace of the Publict-weale put A worthie Iudge is a Sword in the Hand To kill or conserue of the Lord of the Land In the Countreyes Cause hee ev'r hath an Eye That doth the weale of the Common-wealth see His Studie and Paines Proportion to keepe Bereaues him of Rest and of his sound sleepe Betwixt
meet Natures Perfection is an Holie Man And the best Good that Shee exhibite can For what hath Earth more perfect than that Spright In Sanctitie that serues his GOD aright Yet Nature perfects no such Peace alone But Grace and Fayth their working there-vpon The Holy Man is only hee that 's wyse For only Heav'n hee holds before his Eyes And what is heere Below and Earthly hee That vses only for Necessitie And so as that they finde him and afford To serue his Needs while that hee serues his LORD His Senses so hee tempreth and commands That they t' obey his Spirit readie stands Which in an Orbe Aethereall doth moue Stirr'd by a Strength and Power from Aboue And by observing Natures Course and Lawes The Arte of Reason hee acquires and knawes And Treads on the th' Earth and trav'ling doth remaine While hee turne Earth and bee trod on againe Altho his Soule inlarg'd from Carnall Stryfe Doe liue in Heav'n that gaue his Senses Lyfe Vntill the Resurrection of the Flesh That from the Earth shall ryse refynd and fresh When all the World is waltring vp-syde-downe When Fortune fawnes or when the Fates doe frowne Hee happie doth his Sprite possesse in Peace Because supported with the Power of Grace His Charitie and librall Handes declare Of Others Want his kynde and Christian Care Hee gladlie giues of what his GOD hath given Which shall to him redoubled bee in Heaven To liue to GOD his Practise all doth proue Heaven is through Fayth his Hope the LORD his Loue. His Exercise is Prayer his Studies bee Into the Volumes of Divinitie And There hee meditates admiring most Th'Vnit ' of the FATHER SONNE and Holie GHOST VVhich nev'r in all the numbers of his Dayes Enough can hee admire extoll and prayse His Heart to watch his Eye hee ordaines it And to his Mouth a Doore hee makes his Wit And both hee ordaines ev'r and doth direct His Sprite from sinfull Pleasure to protect Hee liues not lyke a VVorldlie VVorme that does For Permanent Things perishing heere choose No no his Loue is set on Thinges vnseene And ravished with VVares that are Divine His Loue is Heavenlie Holie and doth hold No Holie Dayes with Loue of Mundane Mold VVherefore hee 's lyable to manie Losses And oft incurres and combred is with Crosses Yet Heavenlie Helps and Hope vp-holds him so That Losse no Losse nor Crosse hee counteth no. An Olde Man 49. THe Instance of a Tract of Tyme of Yeares VVhere-in declyning Natures Power appeares VVhen by Defect of Senses see wee may The vse of Reason both restraind and stay Bot yet his Knowledge with his Tyme conferre And hee shall prooue Experience Kalendar Tho in the power of Action hee is not As 't were a Blanke extracted from a Lot Hee is a Subject bot of Sicknesse now And VVeaknesse Agent that the Backe most bow Crost with the Coagh and a corrupted Breath And so Praecursor to approaching Death An Olde Man â—…s bot halfe a Man and twyse Hee turnes to bee a Bairne and childish lyes Hee 's bot the living Picture of a Man And is a verie dying Creature than Beholde him well and in effect you 'll finde Him bot a Bladder blowne and stuft with VVinde Hee 's lyke a withred Tree and arride Root That buds not flowrisheth nor beares no Fruit. And lyke a VVeather-worne and Tyme-torne House Decaying fast and falling ruinous Tho in his dying and declyning Grouth Yet is hee Pepper in the Eyes of Youth Hee is the jest of Loue and for Infirmitie Hee may the Mirrour bee of Miserie Yet Aged Lockes and Silver Haires deserue That Youth should reverence regard and serue For Honour often tymes and VVisdome both Into an Olde Mans Gowne and Garment go'th Ag'd Gravitie and great Experience Doth challenge both Respect and Reverence His wyse Advyse his Counsell true and sage By Practise long oft proov'd from Youth to Age Should with all States and Persons bee respected And not in Honourable Age neglected His Wordes are Oracles they should bee Noted In Kalendars for Common vse and Quoted His Actions should bee imitate and choosed To bee there-after for Exemples vsed But as the Tyme and Torch of Waxe doth waste So liue hee nere so long hee dies at last A Young Man 50. THe Spring of Time when Nature mindes to vent Her Pride and best of Beauties excellent And to the Worlde show and exhibite will Her Arte Divine in-Imitable Skill Hee is the Loue and the Delight of th' Eye And well considred singular to see His Flesh and Sprite are at a Iust and Iarring And hee is all in Making or in Marring His Wit and Will stands at intestene Stryfe If This or That shall Lord and leade his Life His Vertues bee in Waxing or in Waining And all his Good in losing or in Gaining His Thrift is as hee guydes him and begins If Tentlesse sure hee tynes if Wisel ' hee wins His Credit is what ever bee his Calling And Honour in the Mounting or the Falling His Life is in th' Increasing or Decay And hee walks in the VVyde or Narrow VVay Hee is a Bloome that 's blasted in the Bud Or growes to bee a Fruite that 's faire and good Hee 's like a Bird that dies ere Nature brings Her to make vse and venture to her Wings Or like a Colt that is Fensce-fed and Ydle And None can breake without a Stryping Brydle Or Falcon-like must bee well Mann'd and Fram'd Els hee can nev'r or hardly bee reclam'd Hee is Dames Natures Darling and her Io And cheefest Charge of Reason is also His Exercise is Studie in his Youth Or it is Action in his elder Grouth His Studies are vnto his Pleasures most Or vpon Knowledge is bestow'd his Cost The Disposition marked of his Mynde Declares him Iade-lyke or of Iennet kynde His Carrâ—…age is a Trying Table or Touch. That proues him Gentle or degenred much For Youth is lyke to Lumpes of Lead or Waxe That at the Workers Will th' Impression takes Which being hardned and becomming cold Th' Indented Dints and forme it hath doth hold The Qualit of his Birth frames him perforce In his Vpbringing better bee or worse And while Experience fine and Reason fit His Vnderstanding hee 's no Man as yet No rather bot a Chylde and I may say With Flatterie to bee deprav'd a Prey And doth consist and stand in such a Case As eyther hee is in the Way of Grace To proue a Sainct or walking in his Evill And Path of Sinne shall doubtlesse grow a Devill FINIS