GREEVOVS
GRONES
FOR
THE
POORE
.
Done
by
a
Well-willer
,
who
wisheth
,
That
the
poore
of
ENGLAND
might
be
so
prouided
for
,
as
none
should
neede
to
go
a
begging
within
this
Realme
.
The
Poore
afflicted
are
,
So
that
they
perish
fast
:
If
now
no
order
taken
be
,
Then
Ruine
comes
at
last
.
·
HEB
·D●●●·
✚
HEB·D●●●●·
LONDON
Printed
for
MICHAELL
SPARKE
.
1621.
TO
THE
RIGHT
Honourable
,
Right
Worshipfull
,
and
worthy
Company
of
the
Virginian
and
Sommer-Iland
Plantations
.
RIGHT
HONOVRAble
,
Worshipfull
,
and
Worthy
:
It
is
an
old
,
and
yet
a
true
Prouerbe
,
Vis
vnita
fortior
,
Vnited
force
is
most
vigorous
:
I
could
haue
commended
this
poore
Fatherlesse
Volumne
to
the
simple
perfection
of
some
one
man
in
eminence
,
vnder
whose
shade
it
might
obtaine
a
quiet
rest
.
But
knowing
your
conioyned
Society
,
doth
extend
the
branches
of
Charity
,
to
a
farther
limit
then
some
one
particular
person
,
I
am
bold
to
present
this
Orphane
to
your
tuition
:
assuring
my selfe
,
that
althogh
scandals
may
derogate
from
the
worth
in
this
our
home
bred
Nation
,
your
affection
will
finde
it
shipping
to
transport
it
to
the
Land
of
security
,
where
no
biting
Satyre
dares
assayle
it
with
his
enuious
teeth
,
or
censuring
Critick
,
carpe
to
catch
it
with
his
AEnigmaticke
braine
.
The
reasons
why
this
long
obscured
Off-spring
of
Charity
claimes
your
worthy
particular
Patronage
,
diuide
themselues
into
a
Tricotomie
.
The
first
Reason
is
drawne
from
the
supposed
parent
,
whose
industrious
seduline
to
the
vast
wombe
of
the
Ocean
,
describes
these
two
Lands
,
now
Cities
of
refuge
for
poore
impouerished
persons
.
For
his
sake
therefore
,
whose
wisedome
liues
crowned
with
the
Garland
of
Fame
,
though
his
bodie
be
buried
in
the
Sepulcher
of
Obliuion
,
protect
this
his
poore
extant
issue
.
The
second
Reason
,
proceedes
from
the
remarkeable
note
of
Christianity
,
which
is
Charity
:
For
,
by
this
(
saith
our
Sauiour
)
shal
all
men
know
that
yee
are
my
Disciples
.
As
therefore
you
prize
the
segregation
of
your selues
from
woluish
Worldlings
,
in
Charity
entertaine
this
submissiue
petulent
,
prostrate
at
the
Altar
of
your
acceptance
.
The
third
Reason
,
yssues
from
your
continued
and
dayly
exercise
in
the
relapse
of
mean
and
decayed
persons
,
by
transporting
of
them
to
a
Land
,
where
they
haue
Corne
which
they
sowed
not
,
Vines
which
they
planted
not
,
and
plenty
which
some
of
them
deserued
not
.
Since
therefore
,
so
many
haue
felt
the
reuiuing
heate
of
the
Sunne-beames
of
your
Charity
,
whose
very
intrals
blesse
you
:
amongst
the
multitude
of
these
,
let
this
tonguelesse
Orphant
be
one
,
that
by
its
birth
into
the
World
,
though
it
cannot
speake
,
it
may
proue
your
praise
.
Thus
with
my
seruice
,
as
appointed
to
speake
for
this
infant
,
in
the
hehalfe
of
it
,
I
rest
a
Well-willer
to
your
Businesse
.
M.
S.
A
Diuision
of
the
estate
of
the
Poore
.
THE
poore
of
this
Common-Wealth
are
of
two
sorts
,
viz
The
impotent
persons
not
able
to
releeue
themselues
with
their
labor
,
&
the
idle
Rogues
,
able
to
mintaine
the
selues
,
and
do
their
Countrey
good
,
if
they
were
set
on
worke
,
as
the
Statute
Lawes
of
this
Land
prescribeth
.
The
impotent
is
the
blinde
,
lame
,
wounded
souldier
,
fatherlesse
childe
,
aged
person
,
or
diseased
by
Leprosie
,
Dropsie
,
or
else
visited
with
other
greeuous
sicknesse
,
not
able
to
labour
,
to
releeue
themselues
sufficiently
.
The
Idle
poore
is
the
Theefe
,
the
Rogue
,
the
Rogue
,
the
Strumpet
,
the
sturdy
Beggar
,
the
Filcher
,
the
Couzener
,
Cut-purse
,
and
such
like
.
The
Misery
of
the
Poore
,
with
the
danger
of
their
soules
.
GREAT
is
the
misery
that
the
Carkasses
of
the
poore
sustaine
,
as
extreame
hunger
,
pinching
colde
,
pittifull
nakednesse
,
great
disdaine
,
strange
surfeits
,
greeuous
sores
,
deadly
diseases
,
and
painefull
deaths
:
but
greater
and
much
more
lamentable
,
is
the
daungerous
distresse
of
their
silly
soules
.
For
,
they
are
the
slaues
of
Sathan
,
in
the
Galley
of
Idlenesse
,
fastened
to
the
seate
of
Pouerty
,
with
the
Chaine
of
Slothfulnesse
,
where
extreame
Cruelty
,
with
his
Whip
of
Necessity
(
whose
biting
Cords
are
Hunger
and
Cold
)
forceth
them
to
haste
the
fearfull
Voyage
,
vnto
the
dolefull
Hauen
of
Hell
,
by
greedie
rowing
with
the
Oares
of
Iniurious
Wrongs
,
as
Theft
,
Cozenage
,
Witchcraft
,
and
such
like
:
but
I
hope
to
see
,
that
Serpent
so
encountered
with
that
goodly
Ship
,
called
,
The
good
Gouernment
of
England
,
and
that
Loue
that
good
Gunner
therein
(
with
the
Powder
of
Zeale
)
will
so
thunder
forth
those
Bullets
of
Iudgement
out
of
the
battering
peeces
of
the
Law
,
that
Sathan
shall
be
enforced
to
deliuer
those
silly
slaues
out
of
his
thraldome
,
and
yeelde
his
huge
Vessell
,
to
remaine
a
famous
monument
,
vntill
the
end
of
the
World
.
Excellently
was
that
on-set
giuen
in
the
making
of
sundry
Statutes
▪
for
the
releefe
of
the
Impotent
,
and
setting
the
ydle
on
Worke
:
but
if
we
consider
how
Negligence
hath
ouerthrowne
that
Famous
Worke
;
wee
shall
finde
,
how
Selfe-Loue
is
setled
farre
into
euerie
mans
heart
,
and
that
we
so
hotly
hunt
after
priuate
Gaine
,
that
wee
freezing
coldly
,
seeke
not
any
Publike
Profite
.
Wee
play
the
sloathfull
hand
,
loath
to
come
out
of
a
warme
pocket
,
to
heale
and
helpe
to
couer
the
whole
bodie
from
pinching
cold
.
But
come
,
come
,
deere
Christians
,
let
euerie
man
now
bee
more
mooued
with
pittie
.
And
according
vnto
their
seuerall
Callinges
,
so
charitably
to
further
some
good
prouision
,
that
the
poore
heereafter
may
be
otherwise
releeued
,
and
not
bee
forced
to
beg
or
steale
for
maintenance
.
And
the
ydle
so
set
on
Worke
,
that
they
be
not
compelled
to
runne
about
the
Countrey
,
haunting
of
Ale-houses
,
and
vsing
all
bad
and
wanton
exercises
,
to
driue
away
the
time
withall
.
And
let
not
Parishioners
do
stil
(
as
some
do
now
)
beare
out
theeues
in
their
theeuerie
,
for
that
they
take
their
prey
with
the
Foxe
,
farre
from
his
home
,
which
otherwise
should
charge
the
town
.
Let
them
not
winke
at
the
matter
,
when
they
finde
the
Theefe
,
and
so
the
thing
stolne
,
nor
make
the
Host
of
the
Alehouse
their
Constable
,
that
diligent
Setter
for
all
misorder
,
and
Maister
of
mis-rule
,
their
cheefe
Officer
,
to
see
good
Order
kepte
.
Let
them
not
suffer
suspected
persons
,
to
be
playing
in
Ale-houses
,
especially
in
the
time
of
Diuine
Seruice
,
nor
play
there
for
more
(
at
any
time
)
then
they
haue
honestly
gotten
.
And
,
whereas
many
poore
Parents
be
so
foolish
,
to
plant
their
Children
on
the
roote
of
ydlenesse
,
which
will
yeelde
no
other
fruite
,
but
the
Berries
of
Iniquitie
;
whereby
our
Countrey
is
pittifullie
and
greeuously
pestered
,
with
such
as
for
want
of
other
Trade
or
meanes
to
liue
by
,
doe
practise
Robbing
,
Filching
,
Stealing
,
Cozening
,
and
such
like
.
Now
therefore
,
I
would
heartily
wish
,
that
euerie
Christian
(
as
his
Calling
serueth
for
that
purpose
)
should
be
some
meanes
,
that
those
youthfull
plants
,
may
be
trained
vp
in
some
honest
course
of
life
;
whereby
they
may
hereafter
get
their
liuings
by
some
good
and
lawfull
meanes
:
so
shall
they
greatlie
glorifie
God
,
by
their
dutifull
diligence
in
doing
of
his
will
,
ouerthrow
the
power
of
Sathan
by
the
confusion
of
Idlenesse
:
rescue
those
silly
soules
out
of
that
Tyrantes
thraldome
:
and
worke
a
publike
profite
to
the
whole
Land
,
by
freeing
it
from
that
extreame
charge
,
to
maintaine
so
manie
thousands
of
people
without
their
labor
.
The
Euill
of
Idlenesse
,
and
what
men
do
for
want
of
Exercise
,
and
Maintenance
.
IDlenesse
maketh
mens
bodies
the
Demeanes
of
the
Diuell
:
for
the
bodie
of
an
Idle
person
is
the
Diuels
home
,
Viz:
Empty
of
Grace
,
swept
of
all
Goodnesse
;
and
so
garnished
with
Naturall
Euils
,
that
it
may
well
entertaine
Sathan
,
and
seuen
more
as
bad
as
himselfe
.
The
Euill
of
Idlenesse
.
Idlenesse
,
is
the
head
of
that
Serpent
Sathan
,
which
where
it
entreth
,
windeth
in
his
whole
bodie
,
with
all
the
poyson
of
Iniquitie
.
For
first
,
for
want
of
exercise
,
wee
see
idle
people
hunt
and
runne
after
euill
Company
:
seeke
out
disordered
Ale-houses
,
where
they
sweare
and
forsweare
,
Banne
,
Cursse
,
Blaspheme
God
,
disdaine
good
things
,
slander
and
backe-bite
their
Neighbours
,
vse
all
vnlawfull
Exercises
;
tell
Tales
,
that
are
taken
for
Tales
,
and
lies
of
others
that
are
taken
for
truth
,
so
setting
much
variance
,
yea
often
among
Friends
,
and
driuing
away
the
time
with
the
wretched
workes
of
Wantonnesse
,
and
disfiguring
themselues
with
the
loathsome
sin
of
Drunkennesse
.
Then
,
for
want
of
maintenance
,
they
practise
Pilling
,
Polling
,
Promooting
,
Wrangling
,
Defrauding
,
Robbing
,
Begging
,
Filching
,
Stealing
,
Iuggling
,
Connicatching
,
Cosening
,
False
Dicing
,
and
with
such
like
shifting
:
like
Caterpillars
,
Waspes
,
and
Droanes
,
they
eate
and
deuoure
vppe
the
Fruites
and
sweet
Commodities
of
this
Common-wealth
.
But
how
might
I
enlarge
this
Volume
(
if
I
so
entended
)
with
painting
foorth
the
deformitie
,
which
Idlenesse
hath
bred
in
these
Roguish
Trauelling
people
,
which
in
their
Common
Whoredome
,
resemble
lawlesse
Beastes
;
in
their
Cousening
,
Filching
,
Stealing
,
and
Deuouring
,
imitate
vilde
Vermine
;
in
their
Drunkennesse
;
do
shew
themselues
loathsome
Swine
;
and
in
Banning
,
Cursing
,
Forswearing
,
Lying
,
Out-facing
,
and
egregious
Dissembling
,
both
with
GOD
and
the
World
,
painted
forth
,
the
verie
perfect
pictures
of
Sathan
:
O
that
Christian
hearts
can
abide
the
sights
of
these
most
greeuous
and
monstrous
Euilles
.
Come
then
therefore
,
O
yee
painefull
Iudges
,
and
carefull
Iustices
of
this
Land
:
Yee
watchfull
Magistrates
,
and
diligent
Labourers
in
the
Lords
Vine-yard
:
cutting
of
the
branches
will
not
suffice
,
but
strike
at
the
Roote
(
which
is
Idlenes
)
with
the
Axe
of
Iudgement
,
and
the
flourishing
Tree
of
all
Iniquitie
,
will
quickely
fade
away
.
Reasons
to
releeue
the
Impotent
,
and
to
reforme
the
Idle
.
IF
the
body
haue
a
lame
and
withered
foote
,
whereof
it
can
haue
small
vse
,
yet
if
it
bee
whole
and
sound
,
and
the
blood
of
the
bodie
hath
the
course
therein
;
wee
see
euery
member
is
helping
the
same
with
necessaries
,
and
assisting
the
same
from
hurt
:
but
beeing
infected
with
a
running
or
rotting
sore
or
Thistela
,
that
sharpe
Corsies
cannot
eate
out
the
filthy
corruption
thereof
:
then
all
the
members
(
not
regarding
the
present
paine
)
giue
their
consents
,
that
the
same
shall
bee
cut
off
with
the
Saw
of
the
Chirurgeon
,
least
it
bee
the
decay
of
the
whole
body
:
Euen
so
the
Impotent
with
the
lame
foote
,
is
to
bee
defended
and
sustained
by
euery
member
of
the
body
of
this
Commonwelth
;
hauing
a
will
(
although
it
want
power
)
to
requite
the
same
.
But
the
idle
persons
,
infected
with
that
running
and
rotting
sore
of
Whoredome
,
Theft
,
Cozenage
,
and
such
like
;
must
bee
cut
off
with
the
sword
of
Iudgement
,
if
the
sharpe
Corsies
of
Correction
,
cannot
eate
out
the
filthy
Corruption
thereof
,
least
it
runneth
vp
so
neere
the
hart
,
that
it
ouerthrow
and
bring
vnto
ruine
the
whole
body
of
this
Commonwealth
.
This
Rotting
sore
hath
runne
farre
of
late
,
if
wee
consider
how
many
of
these
people
the
Warres
hath
swallowed
vp
:
How
many
of
them
are
shipped
to
that
famous
Plantation
of
Virginia
&
Sommer
Islands
:
How
many
the
Judgement
of
the
Law
hath
turnd
ouer
:
How
many
of
them
greeuous
diseases
haue
ended
their
dayes
:
How
many
haue
perished
in
the
fields
:
And
how
the
realm
is
yet
pittifully
pestered
with
them
:
so
that
it
is
more
then
time
for
the
Eye
,
with
stedfastnesse
to
visit
the
same
;
the
Head
with
carefulnesse
to
deuise
a
help
,
&
the
Hand
with
maruailous
diligence
to
minister
it
thereunto
.
The
Husbandman
couereth
close
his
Hiues
of
Bees
from
colde
stormes
,
and
setteth
watchmen
to
preserue
them
from
the
stinging
Waspe
and
the
ydle
Drone
:
Euen
so
our
Soueraign
Prince
,
whose
Highnesse
Hiue
is
this
Land
,
couereth
the
same
from
the
stormes
of
Oppression
;
and
setteth
his
Watchmen
to
take
away
Waspish
Theft
,
and
Dronish
Begging
:
which
if
it
were
effected
(
according
to
his
Highnesse
intention
)
then
no
doubt
,
the
labouring
Bees
would
worke
with
Comfort
,
Courage
,
and
Strength
,
filling
their
Hiue
full
of
Hony
,
his
Highnesse
Countrey
full
of
sweet
Commodities
.
The
wise
Housholding
Husbandman
,
will
suffer
no
ydle
persons
in
his
house
,
onely
for
two
causes
.
First
,
hee
knoweth
,
it
is
a
charge
to
maintaine
them
that
doenothing
:
And
then
,
that
those
ydle
people
,
with
their
Wanton
and
vaine
Exercises
,
bring
his
whole
housholde
out
of
Order
.
Euen
so
,
let
the
Wise
Husbandmen
of
this
Common-wealth
,
consider
;
That
it
is
not
onely
a
charge
to
the
Land
,
to
mainetaine
so
many
thousands
of
those
ydle
people
without
their
labour
,
but
also
it
bringeth
the
whole
Common-wealth
so
out
of
Order
,
that
euery
man
wanteth
now
,
that
seruice
at
his
Seruants
hands
,
that
heeretofore
they
haue
had
.
For
our
yonglings
heads
,
are
alwayes
occupied
with
those
wanton
Exercises
,
which
they
see
ydle
people
dayly
deuise
and
practize
.
THE
POORE
WITHout
Releefe
.
LOOKE
with
hearts
of
Charity
,
and
eyes
of
pittie
,
vnto
the
distressed
estate
of
the
poore
(
good
Christians
)
for
first
,
although
the
Commons
with
common
Commodities
in
some
Towne
be
woorth
an
hundred
,
or
two
hundred
pounds
a
yeere
,
or
more
;
yet
the
poore
of
the
same
Towne
,
vnto
the
third
part
of
the
Towne
in
number
,
shall
not
bee
thereby
releeued
,
to
the
value
of
fortie
shillings
in
a
yeare
:
So
are
the
Commons
surcharged
by
the
Rich:
and
the
profit
of
their
Towne-lands
▪
employed
to
beare
other
common
Charges
withall
.
And
how
may
I
complaine
therewith
of
the
decay
of
Hospitality
in
our
Land
,
whereby
many
poore
soules
are
depriued
of
that
releefe
which
they
haue
had
heeretofore
.
The
time
hath
bene
,
that
men
haue
hunted
after
Worshippe
and
Credite
by
good
House-keeping
,
and
therein
spent
great
part
of
their
Reuennewes
:
but
now
commonly
,
the
greater
part
of
their
Liuings
,
is
too
little
to
maintaine
vs
and
our
Children
in
the
pompe
of
Pride
:
yea
,
and
yet
all
is
well
if
wee
may
maintaine
that
,
though
no
Hospitallitie
be
maintained
there
withall
.
And
thus
,
though
the
number
of
the
poore
do
dailie
encrease
,
all
things
yet
worketh
for
the
worst
in
their
behalfe
.
For
,
there
hath
beene
no
Collection
for
them
,
no
not
these
seuen
yeares
,
in
many
Parishes
of
this
Land
,
especiallie
in
Countrie
townes
;
but
many
of
those
Parishes
turneth
forth
their
poore
,
yea
and
their
lustie
Labourers
that
will
not
worke
,
or
for
any
misdemeanor
want
worke
,
to
begge
,
filtch
,
and
steale
for
their
maintainance
,
so
that
the
Countrey
is
pittifully
pestered
with
them
:
yea
,
and
the
maimed
Soldiours
,
that
haue
ventured
their
liues
,
and
lost
their
limbes
in
our
behalfe
,
are
also
thus
requited
:
For
when
they
returne
home
,
to
liue
by
some
labour
in
their
naturall
Countrey
,
though
they
can
worke
well
in
some
kinde
of
labour
,
euerie
man
sayeth
,
Wee
will
not
bee
troubled
with
their
Seruice
,
but
make
other
shifte
for
our
businesse
So
are
they
turned
forth
to
Trauaile
,
in
Idlenesse
(
the
highway
to
Hell
)
and
seeke
their
meate
vppon
Meares
(
as
the
Prouerbe
goeth
,
)
with
Begging
,
Filching
,
and
Stealing
for
their
maintenance
,
vntill
the
law
bring
them
vnto
the
fearefull
end
of
hanging
.
But
our
Sauiour
Christ
hath
taught
vs
Christians
to
do
good
vnto
our
Enemies
,
and
shall
we
then
do
nothing
for
our
Friends
?
If
wee
ought
to
loue
them
that
hatevs
,
shall
we
thus
recompence
them
that
haue
ventured
life
and
limbe
for
vs
?
No
,
no
,
for
their
good
Seruice
,
let
vs
see
their
bodies
heereafter
better
releeued
,
and
some
good
and
godlie
meanes
vsed
,
to
saue
their
soules
from
the
Torments
of
Hell
,
that
GOD
may
be
better
pleased
,
and
those
poor
Soules
that
fight
for
vs
,
much
more
animated
.
And
I
would
wish
all
men
to
consider
,
that
the
Lord
of
Heauen
,
hath
retained
those
poore
Soules
,
with
the
hyring-penie
of
Life
,
that
they
might
Labor
in
this
his
Vineyard
or
Common-Wealth
,
and
make
it
flow
with
all
kinde
of
Commodities
.
Then
may
not
wee
which
are
Stewards
,
turne
them
foorth
of
his
seruice
,
to
Cozen
,
Begge
,
Filch
,
Steale
,
&
such
like
;
excusing
our selues
,
that
it
is
a
trouble
to
vs
to
keepe
them
in
order
,
and
so
put
vp
the
Lords
allowance
in
our
owne
purses
:
For
then
,
hee
hauing
tried
and
found
vs
vnfaithfull
with
the
dust
of
the
earth
,
will
neuer
trust
vs
with
the
heritage
of
heauen
.
But
no
doubt
some
wil
say
,
the
fault
is
in
those
poore
people
,
that
they
are
not
set
on
worke
;
they
are
either
vntrue
,
froward
,
vnruly
,
slothfull
,
or
some
such
matter
,
which
indeede
I
cannot
deny
:
but
if
there
bee
not
the
like
,
or
worse
in
vs
,
let
vs
be
thankefull
to
God
;
who
thorough
Grace
hath
made
vs
Conquerors
,
of
those
naturall
euilles
.
And
let
not
vs
,
because
they
of
weakenesse
,
goe
ouer
the
shooes
in
sin
,
shew
so
much
vnchristian
Crueltie
to
them
,
to
thrust
them
ouer
head
and
eares
into
Hell
,
by
forcing
them
to
liue
by
vnlawfull
meanes
.
Can
wee
not
content
our selues
with
the
Priest
and
Leuite
to
see
their
misery
being
thus
robbed
,
bound
,
and
wounded
by
that
Theeuish
Sathan
,
but
wee
must
much
more
cruelly
,
with
our
swords
of
extreamity
,
smite
them
vnto
death
?
O
when
and
where
shall
they
then
finde
,
the
Neighbour-hood
of
the
good
Samaritanes
,
to
binde
vppe
their
wounds
with
compassion
,
carrie
them
home
with
troble
,
moue
others
to
take
care
of
them
,
and
prouide
for
them
sufficiently
with
charge
.
What
filleth
this
Land
with
Poore
.
THree
kindes
of
Oppressions
much
pestereth
the
same
with
pouertie
,
Viz.
The
taking
in
to
the
Lords
hands
of
Coppy-hold
Lands
:
whereby
many
Housholders
are
vtterly
decayed
.
Secondly
,
the
surcharging
of
Commons
,
so
that
the
poore
cannot
haue
any
benefit
of
them
.
And
lastly
,
the
purchasing
of
Land
vnto
Land
,
vntill
rich
men
get
whole
Townes
into
their
hands
:
and
then
dispeopling
the
same
,
by
letting
downe
of
Houses
,
and
turning
forth
of
Tenants
,
they
recouer
the
Commons
from
the
poore
,
and
make
them
their
owne
seuerals
▪
And
therewithall
,
they
take
the
cheefe
Commodities
with
ten
or
twelue
Husbandmen
,
omitting
the
rest
:
whereas
before
that
time
vpon
that
Ground
,
were
set
on
worke
and
maintained
,
not
lesse
then
a
hundreth
men
,
women
,
and
children
:
yet
the
Landlords
had
their
rents
duly
paide
them
,
and
the
poore
amongst
those
Farmers
otherwise
prouided
for
.
This
is
the
Incroachment
,
that
will
bring
the
woe
of
the
Prophet
vpon
the
Land
.
Euen
thus
as
you
see
,
the
poore
man
with
that
which
heretofore
he
had
,
and
of
right
should
now
haue
,
is
swallowed
vp
into
the
rich
mans
possession
:
but
let
mee
shew
those
people
their
folly
,
by
a
simple
simile
.
The
subtile
Fisherman
hideth
his
Angling
hookes
in
the
backes
of
little
Roaches
,
and
draweth
the
same
too
and
fro
in
the
sight
of
deuouring
Pikes
(
within
the
Water
)
which
after
long
dalliance
,
vnaduisedly
swalloweth
the
same
vp
with
greedines
into
their
hungrie
bellies
,
and
thinking
themselues
fully
possessed
thereof
,
the
Fisherman
draweth
the
hookes
,
pulleth
them
from
their
Fellowes
,
carrieth
them
vnto
his
home
,
fryeth
them
vppon
the
Coales
,
and
with
sharpe
Vinegar
maketh
them
dishes
fit
for
his
owne
dyet
.
Euen
so
,
that
subtle
Fisherman
the
Diuell
,
hath
Hookes
in
the
backs
of
all
those
Rochlike
Little-loues
,
being
heere
vppon
earth
,
drawne
too
and
fro
in
sight
of
those
deuouring
people
,
which
swalloweth
them
vppe
with
all
greedinesse
into
their
vnsatiable
possessions
.
But
let
them
know
,
that
when
they
thinke
themselues
fully
possessed
of
this
their
prey
,
and
say
with
the
Rich
man
,
Now
soule
take
thy
rest
,
the
Fisherman-like
Diuell
by
the
strength
of
the
strings
of
Gods
vengeance
and
Iustice
,
will
drawe
the
Hookes
of
death
,
pull
them
from
their
fellowes
,
carrie
them
to
his
homely
Hell
,
dresse
them
after
a
diuellish
fashion
,
fry
them
with
vnquenchable
Coales
:
and
so
sowsed
and
soaked
in
the
sharpe
sawce
of
Gods
euerlasting
wrath
,
he
will
make
them
a
dish
whereon
he
will
feed
,
world
without
end
.
Yet
I
hope
the
LORDE
of
his
mercie
,
will
breath
nowe
vppon
the
bodie
,
the
blessed
quickening
spirit
of
life
,
that
all
the
members
hauing
their
senses
so
restored
,
may
perfourme
theyr
seuerall
duties
:
to
the
helpe
,
succour
,
and
sustentation
one
of
another
:
which
GOD
graunt
for
his
owne
clorie
,
the
peace
of
his
Church
,
the
Ioy
and
pleasure
of
our
Soueraigne
Prince
,
the
releefe
of
the
needie
,
and
the
publike
Honour
and
profite
of
this
Christian
Common-wealth
.
FINIS
.
THe
Figge-tree
without
fruite
,
yet
flourishing
Leaues
did
beare
:
Our
Sauiour
Christ
did
Curse
,
which
may
make
vs
feare
That
beare
the
Leaues
of
Light
,
professing
much
his
Name
:
And
yet
small
Loue
do
shew
to
them
that
neede
the
same
▪