Epigrams of that most wittie and worthie epigrammatist Mr. Iohn Owen, Gentleman. Translated by Iohn Vicars

EPIGRAMS . To the Prince . I , Not for Fashion , but for Fauours sake , From Thee Prime Prince my Proeme here do take .

Out of the first Booke . Epig. 1. Lib. 1. Sex Librorum .

EPIG. 1. To the Lady NEVIL . THat this my Book , where 't comes , may Patrons find ; To th' Readers It , My-selfe to Thee 's assign'd .

EPIG. 2. To the Reader . REader , do●n't Prayse , nor disprayse All I write ; Lest so I blaze thy Want of Wit , or Spight .

EPIG. 3. To IOHN HOSKINS , I. C. of his Booke . MY Booke 's the World , my Verses People bee ; There 's few Good-men , Heere , few Good straines you 'l see .

EPIG. 4 ▪ To the Lady MARY NEVEL . IF that opinion of Pythago●as Be true , that Spirits one t' another passe ; Then , Venus , Iuno's , Pallas , Soules most rare , By Beauty , State and Learning , in Thee are : Such Three in One are seldome seene or found , Many are rare for One ; Three haue Thee crown'd .

EPIG. 5. To the same Lady . AS Phoebus faire , shewes , shines i th' Ayre ; as Light i th' Sunne most bright : So in thy face , with Princely Grace , Dwels Vertue with Delight . For , whosoere but comes Thee neere , To Looke on Thee , Thee Loues ; Thy Beauty , Bounty , wond'ring at , So precious hee approues .

EPIG. 13. Loue . LOues first approch , Delights sweet Song doth sing ; But in departure Shee Woes sting doth bring : So , the sweet streames of Springs to Sea which hie , Mixt with Salt-waters , taste vnsauerily .

EPIG. 6 To Master THOMAS NEVEL , Sonne to the foresaid Lady . IN thee , doe shine such Gifts worth admiration ; That , thogh All-T●ue , they pas●e al true relation . Who Children praise , their Hopes not Hap do praise , Thy Hap , not Hopes , thy wit , thy worth doth blaze .

EPIG. 9. To the Lawyer . IF He be Blest , that Knowes of things the Cause ; O ▪ What is He that Pleades a Cause by Lawes .

EPIG. 11. To Degenerous , Generous AVLVS . I Gnoble , Noble , Aulus , owes All , to 's Progenitours ; And his Successours , sure , I thinke , Will neuer bee his Debtours .

EPIG. 12. Against Hernick . HErnick , thou Boughtst a Foole for 20 ▪ pound : To Buy Thee at that rate , I 'de not be bound .

EPIG. 14. To D. GILBERT . DOst say , the Earth stands Not ? that 's admirable ; Thou wast at Sea , sure , when thou writ'st this Fable .

EPIG. 15. To Phisicians and Lawyers . OVr Sores and Sicknesse , Galen made thee wise , And thee Iustinian , our great Fooleries .

EPIG. 19. To LINVS . TH' ast Bookes good store , but thee more Learn'd I'de-hold , If th' adst such store of Bags full cram'd with Gold .

EPIG. 20. To a Noble young Gent. FRiends wish their Friends long Liues to Liue , But , None their Death desire ; As one should wish a sore Dis-ease , But Ne're would Cure requi●e .

EPIG. 23. Against MARCVS . WH●t meant'st thou Marcus , stifly to maintain , That Nought in Nature Empty do●h remaine ? Since thou thy selfe hast such a huge great Head , Of Wit most voyd and wholly Emptyed .

EPIG. 26. To PHYLLIS . IF Loue be Firy ( as Louers say and hold ) Thy fiery Loue is then ( alas ) most cold .

EPIG. 31. Prophets , Poets . PRophets , doe truly things to come fore-know ; Poets , things past in Fictions false doe show .

EPIG. 32. Of Life and Death . AS Riuers pleasant So●rce to th' Salt-Sea hastes ; So , day by day Life vnto Death still wastes . T is sweet to Liue , but ( oh ) t is dire to dye , Thus sweet with bitter ends Mortalitie .

EPIG. 36. Of Life and Loue . THough euery Action to an End doth bend ; Yet Life and Loue doe hate their proper End .

EPIG. 38. The Housband , and the Cuck-old-Maker . Housband . FYe on this Life , I tooke a Wife , Her Loue Another got ; So , you poore Bees with Hony-knees , Your paines are oth●rs Lot . Cuck old-Maker . O , This is braue , I Sonnes should haue , Yet Others take my * * Be their fathers . Due ; So , you poore Birds doe hatch yong Broods , For others , not for you .

EPIG. 39. New Rhetorike . WHo so wants Gold , in vaine doth hold An Argument with any ; He 's best Linguist , that hath his fift Well fill'd with Make-way Mony : Not Sillab'lls , but Siluer-bells , Now , make the rarest ring ; Homer , ar't poore ? then stand at Doore , Though thou canst sweetly Sing .

EPIG. 42. Against BORBONIVS the Poets Trifles . WHat thou call'dst Trifles , but not thought'st so much , I call not Trifles , but I thinke th' are such .

EPIG. 48. To the True Statesman . THough for thy Country it be prayse to dye ; Yet , for her Good to Liue , 's more dignitie .

EPIG. 55. The Courtier . IF thou be Good , Better in time , Not Greater , thou mayst bee : If thou be Great , thee Greater then , Not Better , Time may see .

EPIG. 58. A Secret against Hoary-Haires to Bithynicus . THat , in Old-Age thy Haire may not waxe-Gray , Baldnesse in Youth ( ô rare ! ) is the right way . Probatum est .

EPIG. 63. Against Pontia . ALL Cuck-olds , cast i th' Sea , Pontius would haue : Learne first to swim ( quoth's Wife ) thy selfe to saue .

EPIG. 68. Venus . Loue comes and goes , retyres , returnes , As Sea's doe ebbe and flow , How comes it Loue 's so like the Sea ? How ? Venus thence did g●ow . In Venus is Varietie , Sometimes Shee Nill , Shee Will ; Therefore with Mouing-Planets plac'd , Not with Starres standing still .

EPIG. 70. Woman . WOman as Weaker or more * * Mulier , quasi mollior . Soft is said , Yet Eue o' th' Bone of Man , not Flesh was made .

EPIG. 71. Affinity twixt Lawyers and Phisicians . THe Lawyers and Phisicians case haue neere Affinitie ; For , others Ruines make them Rich , No doubt most Lawfully . These Sucke the Sicke , for Potions , Pounds , For Law Those Lands purloyne : These promise Health , and so get Wealth , Those Quietnesse for Coyne .

EPIG. 82. Of the Day . THe Day , with one-eye farre moe things espies , Than Night can see with more than Argos-eies .

EPIG. 87. A Good-man . THings that be Rare , are euer Deare , And of great price esteemed : Then sure ( I thinke ) an Honest-man , Most precious may be deemed .

EPIG. 89. Against PAVLINVS . PAulinus , when thy Friend Askes ought of thee , Thine answer is , Tomorrow come to me . Wou'dst haue mee giue thee Thankes for what I borrow ? For thy Good-turne I le giue thee Thankes to morrow .

EPIG. 92. A Machiuilian . COgge , Counterfeit , as thou shalt see Both Time and Place require , That when occasion's offered , Thou mayst haue thy desire : Yea , now Hee 's Wise can Temporize , His hoped prey to catch ; For Gold and Gaine , who will refraine ? All seasons well to watch .

EPIG. 101. Death . WHat Death is , dost thou aske of me ? Till Dead I doe not know ; Come to me when thou hear'st I 'm Dead , Then what t is I' shall show .

EPIG. 102. A Client . THe Client going-Home , may sing by th' way , And needs not feare the theefe to bid him stay : For Lawyers doe for Fees so filch their coyne , That many times , they scarce know where to Dine .

EPIG. 104. Children and Fooles tell True . CHildren & Fooles ( our Prouerbe saith ) tell true , As who shuold say , th' are Fooles the truth that shew . If thus they 'le haue it , yet th' are Knaues that lie ; I 'le be Truths Foole , let them loue Knauerie .

EPIG. 106. Against Ball'd-pates . BAll'd-pate , my Haires I ne're could numerate , Nor thou thine owne , ther 's None left on thy pate .

EPIG. 115. Backe-biters , Flatterers . A Naxagoras was wont to say , that Snow Was Blacke , more Blacke was Anaxag'ras Hart. Many such Enuious Elfes this Age doth know : The flatt'ring Foxe , with his dissembling Art , Praysed the Whitenesse of the Cole-blacke Crow ; Such fawning Foxes are ( alas ) too many , Who , for aduantage Prayse and Dis-prayse any .

EPIG. 117. An Herculean Labour . TO Curbe the Courage , and Wiues Tongue keep-vnder , May wel be call'd , Hercules thirteenth Wonder .

EPIG. 123. Of Bardella a Theefe . THe Theife Bardella being Iudg'd to Dye , A Fryer gaue him Ghostly Exhortation : Good-Brother ( saith he ) Dye most ioyfully : For thou shalt Sup in Heau'ns blest Habitation . Sir ( quoth Bardella ) I must Fast this Day ; Take you that Supper in my sted I pray

EPIG. 1●8 . Answere to Cynthiaes Epistle . THy Paper white , thy Letter blacke came to me , This thy foule-Hart , That thy white skin doth shew me .

EPIG. 129. To Sextillian Sp. SExtillian , when thy Father thee begot , To Get thee , then , his minde ( I thinke ) 't was not ; Himselfe to recreate , not thee Create , Was all ( I iudge ) he then did Cogitate : If , more the Gift , than Giuers minde be praysed , Then , sure , thy Life to him is not ingaged .

EPIG. 131. Saturnes three Sonnes . DIuines are doubtfull , Lawyers lew'd and ill , Physicians foule ; yet these the World rule still : If such ill Gouernours the People nurse , No maruel , then , though all grow worse & worse .

EPIG. 137. Against Pomponia . POmponia did a fickle feather weare Vpon her head ; feathers doe Souldiers fit . True , and Shee this for Mars his Loue did beare . This shewes , that Mars in Venus Lap may sit : Thogh on their heads our Hellens feathers haue , Marueile not , for , t is Paris fauour braue .

EPIG. 146. Vertue in the Middle . A Gallant Dame , scarce of good Name , I th' midst twixt two Men went , Vertue , as heere it may appeare , Her place had lost or lent .

EPIG. 150. To his absent Loue . I Burne poore wretch , and so much more Am burnt with Loues desire ; By how much I am further off , From my Loue-burning Fire .

EPIG. 16● . A Probleme of Hornes . WHen Wiues defile their Husbands marriage Bed , Why weares the harmeles Husband Hornes ? Hee 's Head .

EPIG. 168. To the Reader , of himselfe . MY breuity , though some may Sloth esteeme ▪ Yet to be briefe , most Labour I doe deeme : Much madly I speake not , with vulgar sort ; Though mine perhaps be foolish , yet t is short .

EPIG. 170. Of Himselfe . ASke and Receiue , so Iames th' Apostle sayes , O that King Iames to me would vse that Phrase ▪

FINIS .

EPIGRAMS . Out of the second Booke .

EPIG. 4. To the Lady MARY NEVELL . IN Tables faire , our fading formes are painted , That what 'i th face would fade , in Them may dure ; To paint in Tables I am vnacquainted , My Verse shall pourtray what power can procure , That what Frames cannot , Verse may keepe vntainted , Yet , none but rare Apelles that can do ; And , none but great Apollo this can show .

EPIG. 10. A true Troian . THe Troians Troy being brought t'annoy , grew wise ; Himselfe , this Troian , who doth not agnize ?

EPIG. 16. To the Lord High Treasurer of England . A Faithfull Treasurer thou art Vnto thy King and State ; Than all rich Treasures , I , thy Faith More precious estimate .

EPIG. 24. To Richard Vaughan , once Bishop of London . THose Preachers are to be esteemed best , Which Doe the things they Teach ought to bee Done ; Thou wast a Bishop learned best and blest , Doing what thou hadst Taught men should not shun .

EPIG. 29. To Sir Philip Sidney . HE which doth Deeds in Bookes to be exprest , Or things worth reading rarely doth Indite , Is blest ; but thou who didst both these more blest , Thou , Deedes worth writing , Workes to reade didst write : Thy Writings doe thy Learning intimate , Thy Vertuous Deeds thy Vertue demonstrate .

EPIG. 32. To the Right Honourable Lucy , Countesse of Bedford . THe Light to thee ( sweet Lu●y ) giues a Name , Which through the wo●ld shines to thy datelesse fame . The Lustre of Illustrious Parents wrought-Thee Thy Wit , thy Vertue , to this Light haue brought Thee ▪

EPIG. 33. An Honourable Gold-Ring : To Henry Goodyeer , Knight . NObilitie's the Gold , Vertue the Stone ; For euer may'st thou by this Ring be knowne .

EPIG. 35. To D. B. IF he Liue-well , that Liues a Quiet Life , If Wisedome 't be , that Wisedome bee concealed , Then thou Liu'dst-well , whose Wit and Wisedome rife The more thou hidst , the more thy worth reuealed .

EPIG. 40. The Strength of England to the Prince . ENglands safe Gates , are her Cinque-Ports ; Her stately Ships , her Walls ; Her Camps , the Sea ; Bulwarkes , her Corps ; Her Heart , her Generalls .

EPIG. 41. The Terrestriall Globe . THe Earth and Sea one Globe doe make , And who would this suppose ? Earth firme Remaynes , the Sea Remooues , Earth's fast , Sea ebbes and slowes .

EPIG. 42. Vn-Healthy Healths . BY how much more thou Healths dost drinke , So much lesse Health thou haste ; Thousand such Healths take thou , for mee , That Health by Healths wilt waste : To wisemen , that , is Healthiest , To drinke no Healths at-all ; What Health can be in drinking Healths ? W●en Men like Beasts must crawle .

EPIG. 43. The Diuine , the Politician , The Diuine . WHat profits it that thou dost know , Vnlesse another know it ? Politician . What boots thy Knowledge vnto thee ? If thou to others show it .

EPIG. 52. The Louer . VNconstant - Hope , most Constant - Feare : Vaine - Pleasure vanishing ; Ioy and Annoy , Hony and Gall , Loue bitter-relishing .

EPIG. 55. The German-Death to Polynicus . DEath , 's Not to be ; so Seneca doth thinke , But Dutch-men say t is Death to Cease to Drinke .

EPIG. 61. The Niggard , the Prodigall . PRodigalls , are fre●-hearted Rhetoricians , Niggards are hold-fast-close and slye Logicians : The Clutch-fist Churle by Logicke vnderstand , By Rhetorike the Spend-Thrifts Open-hand .

EPIG. 65. The Earle of Dorset his Adagie , Neyther furiously , nor fearefully . DOubt all things wisely , wisely Hope for all ; Of all Take-heed , that thou mayst feare no fall .

EPIG. 66. Sir Henry Neuill his Adagie . Wish no vaine thing . NO vaine , nor vile thing wish to haue , This Counsell is both wise and graue : For , base things are of base esteeme , And wisemen , vaine things , nought worth deeme .

EPIG. 69. To his Friend . I Will not be a Foe to any , Nor be familiar with too many : A●d twice I will not Loue my Friend , But whom I Loue , I 'le Loue to th' end .

EPIG. 70. Money ouercomes all . SErpents that crawle , Fish in the Sea , Yea Beasts and Birds of th' Ayre ; From Males and Females and All things , Loue , once , did Conquest b'are : But Gold the King with 's Siluer Queene , And Wealth their Eldest-Sonne ; With power , Now rife , to winne the Prize , And it from Loue haue wonne .

EPIG. 73. Adulterie and Fornication . TH' Adult'rer and the Cucko●l , diff●rent Bee , As Comedy is from a Tragedy .

EPIG. 74. Of Hercules to C. D. WHom , neuer force nor fence of strongest arme ▪ Could fell or quel , is vanquisht by Loues charme ; Who ? prou'd so strong to wrong Al●●des great ? 'T was Loue , but not by force but foule deceit : He flew Leaena , Lena could not tame , Monsters could ne're ; his Mistresse wrought his shame .

EPIG. 85. Erasmus Fooleries . THat old Erasmus , Foolishnesse , did prayse ; That , Foolishnesse , his wits fame much did rayse .

EPIG. 90. Against Vnfaithfulnesse . TRusting false words , I learned to distrust : False Hope hath forc't me feare , & that most iust .

EPIG. 94. Wisedome . WHo 's wealthy ? Wisemen ; who are Poore ? Rude Dolts , and Sots vnwise ; If I be wise then , qui●kly , I To Riches may arise : But tell me , Now , what Man is wise ? The Rich ; who Fooles ? the Poore ; Then , if not rich , though wise , I may Goe begge from doore to doore .

EPIG. 96. Against a certaine Drunkard . IF Gold could be as eas'ly Drunke , As for it most men Thirst ; Sellers of Gold their Paunch would be Stuft , till their Bellies burst .

EPIG. 99. Anger or Wrath. IT seemes , that Aristotle vs'd To ●all Wrath , Vertues Spurre ; Because it Spurres , Spurnes vertuous men , As being Enuies Curre .

EPIG. 106. To a certayne Dyer waxing-old . THy Beard , which once was Blacke , is now turn'd white : But that 's by Nature , not by Arts be●t slight .

EPIG. 120. Against a great Clerke . SIcke - stomakes , much doe swallow downe , But Little doe Dig●st ; So , thou know'st much , but yet , in thee Small Wisedome is exprest .

EPIG. 124. Against an Harlot . OH , I could wish thou wert lesse faire , Or else wert better giuen ; For , worser things than Harlots faire , There are not vnder Heauen .

EPIG. 127. To Claudius , and Linus . VNgodly Claudius , to be Good , Wants nothing but a Will : Lewd Linus , also , wanteth nought But Power to be Ill.

EPIG. 131. Against Couetous and Lame Alanus . IF thou to Lame Al●nus , Gi●e , Than Thankes , ●xpect no mor● ; In Thankes , th●n ▪ like Centimanus Hee 'le be ; though Lame before : But if thou Giue , and some Reward Expectest for the same ; Then , though in Power Centimanus , Hee 'le bee most Weake and Lame ▪

EPIG. 142. Against Marcus a Lawyer . THe Lawyer Pleades his Owne not Clients Cause , Yet Clients Mon●y he to London drawes ; Not for Himselfe , but for his Lawy●rs Fees , This Lawyers get how ere the Client Lees : The Law is plaine , the po●re mans Cause in doubt , Thus Lawyers Gaine must hold the Client out .

EPIG. 148. Sir Francis Drake his Epitaph . THough Pop'ry should ( which Heau'n forbid ) re-raigne , They could not ( Noble Drake ) dig vp thy Graue ; Thy Bones to burne , as once with fell disdaine , They did against good Luther rage and raue : Thou need●● not feare ( I say ) Romes wrath , for why ? Thy Bones i th' Bottome of the Sea do lye .

EPIG. 165. The King , the People . AS , when the Head with Wine 's orecome , The F●et trip to and fro ▪ So Princes that Illiterate be , Their Subiects ouerthrow .

EPIG. 166. The Senate . THe King doth Raigne himselfe alone , Why then Rules he not All ? He which both Rules and Ruled is , Rule others better shall .

EPIG. 168. Of Dyet , to I. H. Knight . IF thou Old-age with healthfull-dayes , Desirest to enioy ; Vse Food as Phisike , Phisike a● Food , Neither of both t' annoy : For Phisike , taken as 't were Food , The Health doth strangely wrong ; But , Food , as Phisike wisely vs'd , Doth Life in Health prolong .

EPIG. 173. The fiue Senses . THe Senses fiue , as Seruants waite on Man , To Please his Will , or winne his Will to Pleasure , Who vse them With or Without Wisdomes Measure , Their Profit or Dis-profit publish can .

EPIG. 179. The Obiects of the Senses . MY Hearing , Sight , my Smell , my Taste , my Touch , Doe me affect and me infect as much .

EPIG. 185. The Phoenix , the Viper . THe Phoenix , Dying doth her yong Regaine ; The Vipers brood doth breed her forced-bane .

EPIG. 186. The Silke-Worme . MY Art drawes-out my Heart ; my Toombe , my Toile ; My Worke workes-out my Life ; I Spin my Spoile .

EPIG. 194. Manuring of the Ground . THough Vile thou be , yet Vsefull th' art , And for Manuring good ; For thou vnto our Aliment , Art Nutriment , though Mud.

EPIG. 196. The Parret . IF lawfull't be , of things t' inuert the name ; With prattling Parret , Prater is the same .

EPIG. 206. The Souldier . WArres wounding Weapons hurt not so my He●●t , As vnarm'd Venus pierceth with her Dart.

EPIG. 208 The Louers Teares . AS Wood sends forth much sappe , when burnt i th' fire : So , Louers weepe , when Crost in Loues desire .

EPIG. 213. Eccho . NO Art can Graue or Paint Mans Voice in Table , Eccho reflected Sounds t' expresse , is able .

EPIG. 214. The Looking-Glasse . NOt famous Phidias , nor Apelles rare , Can Carue or Paint Motion , thou 'lt it declare .

EPIG. 215. Eccho and the Looking-Glasse . ECcho hath nothing but a Voice to Liue , The Mirreur nothing wants , if Voice you giue .

FINIS .

EPIGRAMS . Out of the third Booke .

EPIG. 2. To the Lady Mary Neuil . THou , who Vn-borne , the Burthen wast Of thy then parient-Stemme ; Now , being borne , her Beauty art , Euen Parents ioyfull Iemme .

EPIG. 3. To the Reader of his Booke . I Feare ( kind Reader ) lest my Verse displease thee , Carpe thou ( fond Momus ) it shall ne're disease mee .

EPIG. 8. Basilicon Doron , to the King . WHat need wee Pen this Pen-mans prayse , Or write his Workes rare worth ; Whose Prayse the Worke , whose Worke th' Author T' each other full set-forth ?

EPIG. 13. Of Vertue . TRue Vertue , Prayse , doth nothing prize ▪ Though Honour her attend ; As Shaddowes on the Body waite , When 's ra●es Sol forth doth send ▪ ●or , ●ertue is Substantiall , Glory , but glittering shew ; As Bodies are Essentiall , Shaddowes no Substance true .

EPIG. 20. Vnion . VNion's Diuine ; Diuision 's Diuellish found , For , ther 's one God , but Diuels doe abound .

EPIG. 21. Three Tempters . OVr Life , three subtill Sophisters retaines , The World , the Flesh , Satan , who ore them raignes : Satan's an old Logician ; th' other two Are Rhetoricians , and much skill can shew .

EPIG. 23. Man to Man 's a God , a Wolfe . MAn vnto Man a God , a Wolfe is knowne , The one in Chris● , in Adam tother 's showne ▪ For , Christ both God and Man , to Man 's a God , Adam a Wolfe to Man , Gods plaguing Rod.

EPIG. 28. The Misery of this Life . LOng-Life , though weake and wretched , Man desires ; That is , to be a Wretch he Long requires : Weake , wretched Irus dyes against his will ; That is , he would haue Liu'd most wretched , still .

EPIG. 29. Of Nature and Grace . A Gloomy-Moone-Light , is our Natures Light : But Grace doth Glister , like the S●n most bright .

EPIG. 30. A Catechisme . TWice Sixe beleeue , for Se●en things pray , Ten things performe , and Li●e for aye . This Catechisme vse aright , And thou shalt see Heau'ns glorious Light .

EPIG. 31. The Rich-man . WHat is the Cause , few Rich , to H●au'n doe goe ? 'T's a Costly-Iourney , they 'le not much bestow .

EPIG. 34. The Holy-Ghost . AS , Pigeons Li●e on Houses white , And there-about abide : So , God aboue , pure - Hearts doth loue , And with them will reside .

EPIG. 36. Of the King . A Light-lesse Sunne , is Law , without a King ; A King without a Law , is nothing lesse : Men marke the King , Kings Men by Lawes redresse : Thus , Lawes and People , Kings in order bring .

EPIG. 41. God-Man . GOd could not feele , nor Man alone Death quell , Christ , God and Man , did Both ; as Scriptures tell .

EPIG. 4● . Death . THe Bad flye from , the Good doe Death attend ; Death 's th' End of Woe , or Woe without an End .

EPIG. 44. A Miracle . LEt others , Wonders wond'rously admire : I , God their Author most t' extoll desire .

EPIG. 45. Adams Fall , Mans Thrall . BY Adams Fall , Mans Soule did fall , I th' power of the Preacher ; His Flesh to Phisike , and his Goods To th' Lawyer , that Gold-Reacher .

EPIG. 46. To Adam . THe Diuell , Deaths-Dam , Eue and Adam With Apple did deceiue ; With his All-Haile , their Ioyes did faile , And Edens blisse them leaue .

EPIG. 48. The Tempter . AS , Mice make Holes in Walls to get their prey : So , Satan Finde● or Makes i th' Heart a way .

EPIG. 49. Mortification . THat thou mayst Liue when Dead thou art , To Dye , yet Liue must be thy part ; Learne first to Dye , then , ere thou Dye ; This , Sinfull-flesh will Mortifie .

EPIG. 51. Against thee-onely haue I sinned Psalme 51. SVbiects , 'gainst God , the King , the Lawes , offend ; Kings , onely God , because Kings All transcend .

EPIG. 52. Prayer . AS , Christ did Heau'ns vn-op't Gates penetrate : So , Prayer by Faith must pierce Heau'ns fast bard Gate .

EPIG. 53. Mary Magdalens Teares . HEr wand'ring Eyes , which view'd each Vanity , Shee bleares with teares , and weeps most bitterly ; The cause ( I iudge ) such brinish teares to bring , Was , that the Eye was Sinnes first Fount and Spring .

EPIG. 55. Methusalem is Dead . TO Liue-Long , is not Life , to Liue is Life : What is 't to Liue-Long , then ? to Dye from strife .

EPIG. 56. Of Law and Iustice . THe Iudge , not Iustice , hath the most resort : 'T is strange ; since Lawes-way's Long ; Iustice path Short .

EPIG ▪ 57. Intemperance . SInce , most desire a Long Life to enioy ; By Luxury , why doe we Life destroy ? We faine would Liue , yet will the meanes refuse ; We wrong our Health , and then Phisicians vse .

EPIG. 60. Liberty . IF He be well , which hath what he can wish , Why then doe Men for stinging Serpents fish ? True Liberty , 'mongst Vertues beares the Bell ; He may Liue as he Will , which Will Liue Well .

EPIG. 63. The Crosse of Christ . THe Crosse bore Christ , & Christ the Crosse did beare ; It Him , He , It bore , vs to rid from feare .

EPIG. 64. Of Religion . REligion , is a Tree , fruitfull and faire , And must be planted in each Good Mans Heart ; The Root , is Labour , and the Fruit most rare , Is Honour , euery Godly-Mans Desert . And , well is 't said , Men first were Gods by feare ; For , to feare God is Piety's first part : Religions Root is b●●ter , bet●er on high , For , Feare 's her Fount , her Riuer's Charity .

EPIG. 66. Marryed-folke . MAn , Loue thy Wife , thy Housband , Wife , obay , Wines are our Heart , We should be Head alway .

EPIG. 67. Study . SOme men grow-mad , by Studying much to know : But , who growes-mad , by Studying Good to grow ?

EPIG. 69. The Blessed Virgine . HEr Makers Mother , Gods deare Spouse , The Daughter of her Childe ; A Mayde , yet Wise ; Mother , yet Mayde ; Was Blessed Mary milde .

EPIG. 74. Liberty of Speech . SOme , hold it th' onely Liberty to Prate , But that 's true Freedome Speech to Moderate .

EPIG. 75. A Probleme to Marcus . WHat profits it , or Good or Bad to bee ? Since , little difference twixt them Both we see , For , Bad are punisht iustly as by force ; The Good by Might , as if by Lawfull course .

EPIG. 78. To Christ . OVr Hold-fast Anchor , and safe Ship Of Faith , our Sea of Loue ; Earths sauory Salt , Coelestiall Sun , Our Soules-Health from aboue : Thy Crosse hath Crossed Deaths great rage , By thy Death , Death lyes Dead ; And is 't not strange that Death should Dye , Or ere be vanquished ?

EPIG. 79. Selfe-Loue . THey , which the faults of others quickly spye ; But at their owne wil winke with Selfe-Loues Eye : How euer , Such , to Some may seeme full wise , Yet , greatest folly this in them descryes .

EPIG. 84. A Prayser . BY Praysing , Good-men Better bee , Prayse , Bad-men worse doth make : Wise-men doe grow mor● Cautulous , Fool●s greater Pride doe take .

EPIG. 92. Al-wayes the same . ONe-God , there euer was and ere shall bee , Why then One-Faith amongst vs haue not wee ? One-Faith , as doth One Day , the world should light : As One-God's in the world , and Sunne most bright .

EPIG. 94. Christs Wounds . CHrists Wounds , to vs , were rather Salues than Sores , For , our Lost-Healt● , by them , He t 'vs restores .

EPIG. 101. Christ the Way . WOuld'st walke the Way which Leades to Life eternall ? 'T was Sent , 't is Seene , in Christ thy King supernall .

EPIG. 104. Patience or Content . Thou 'dst Dye , or not Dye ; Death or Stayes , Or Comes ; yet take thy Lot : T is Ill to Nill , as Bad to Will , When thou shouldst Dye , or Not.

EPIG. 109. Man . THe Heart 's a Hurt , procur'd by Care , Our Corps , Corruption dry ; W' are borne , but how ? Oft to be sicke , We Liue , why ? oft to Dye .

EPIG. 112. Eloquence . NOt many Weedes , but whol●some Herbes , The fertile Grounds declare : They 're Eloquent which Well can speake ; Not those which Babblers are .

EPIG. 117. O Times and Manners ! WHy thus doe Men , M●nners and Times accuse ? When M●n themselues , Manners and Times abuse ; W' are Bad in the● , they wors● by vs do grow , Yet , wee complaine that helpe to make them so .

EPIG. 120. Of Strife or Contention . O , I could wish , I might so happy bee , Men , Striue to Loue , not Loue to Striue , to see .

EPIG. 124. Marryed-folke . A House , vs both in Discord can't contayne , In Bed , we both in Concord doe remayne .

EPIG. 135. Christ . AS Morning is Nights End and Dayes beginning : So Christ is Deaths End and Saluations Spri●ging .

EPIG. 140. Of Sleepe . IF Sleepe be Death , then Death than Sleepe Can be estee●'d noug●t els ; The more thou Slee●'st then , lesse thou Liu'st , This , playne ●xperience tels , A●d is our Death but like a Sleepe ? When Men haue Slept , they Wake ; Then Courage Christian , Feare ô Wretch ; Thee Heauen , thee Hell shall take .

EPIG. 147. Against Epicures . OFt haue I heard both Yong and Old complaine , That Loue & Life don't Long-enough remaine : Lifes Pleasure , Pleasures Life is short soone spent ; He 's wise therefore can leaue both , with content .

EPIG. 148. Workes . GOod-men to Heau'n , their Good-Deedes follow well ; The Wicked's Ill-Deeds , follow them to H●ll .

EPIG. 161. Sence , Reason , Faith , Loue , God . SEnce , voyd of Reason , silly is , Reason's bad , without Faith ; Faith's Nothing-worth , if Loue it lacke , Loue 's good , if God it hath .

EPIG. 164. Wisedome , Fortitud● . T Is Wisedome , Euils to beware , To beare them 's Fortitude ; The Wise not beares , nor Valiant feares , Harmes borne and well eschew'd .

EPIG. 165. Labour . HE which by Sweat , would haue Men Eate , And by their Labour Liue ; If they take paine , with him to Raigne , Heau'ns Dainties will them giue .

Epig. 168. Christian Aduerbes . Not Adiectiues but Aduerbes best can doe : Not , What-Good , Ho●-Well God hath care vnto .

EPIG. 171. Time . TIme All Consumes , both Vs and euery Thing , We Time Consume , thus , Both one Song doe Sing ▪

EPIG. 172. Much Admonition to his Friend Michael Heydon . DOe nothing Rashly , Faintly ; All with Heed , Too-Late , too-Soone doe nothing ; All with Speed : Nature , Thee faint , Wisedome Thee valiant makes , Who ? feares things fearefull , which , Heed of them takes .

EPIG. 176. Honesty , Dishonesty . GOod-men hate Vice , because they Vertue loue , That there 's few-Good , this , then , doth plainely proue . Dishonesty is now so high ascended , And Honesty so Low , so vilipended ; That in these Sin-full , Sin-foule dayes well-nigh , T is counted Vicious , to Liue Vertuously .

EPIG. 178. Of the Soule . MAns Soule Coelestiall is aboue the Skies : For , with the Body if it Rise , it Dies .

EPIG. 180. Hell . AS , Blacke by no meanes can be Dyed White , From Hell to Heau'n , so , None can take their flight .

EPIG. 192. Man . MAn cryes in 's Birth , what Ioy 's then to be Borne ? Why weep we at Mens Deaths as Men forlorne ?

EPIG. 196. Wise Simplicitie . LIke harmelesse Doue , to Liue in Loue , To all Men doth belong : Like Serpents wise , Liue , I aduise , That none may doe thee wrong .

EPI● . 206. Vpon the Death of Charles Blunt , Earle of Deuonshire . WHether Sad-Passion , or sweet Prayse to vse , An Elegie or Elogie to choose , I doubt deuise , such is my Loue , thy Losse ; Oh , greedy Death to take Gold , leaue vs Drosse . Now thou art Dead many tr●ke much of Thee , Good , Best ; Bad , Worst ; this , is well prays'd to bee .

FINIS .

EPIGRAMS . Out of one sole Booke .

EPIG. 23. Against Marcus . NAture hath giuen two-Hands , one Tongue to Men , They should performe more than they promi●e then Thou 'lt promise much , nought giue , but All delay , As though thou hadst two Tongues , no Hands to pay .

EPIG. 24. The Romish Masse-Priest , and Geneuian Minister . Mass●-Priest . FOr Adultery no man should Dye , Thus Baals Priest still cryes ; His Neighbours Wife , he Loues a Life , Himselfe hath None ; He 's Wise. Geneuian Minister . For Adultery 't's fit Men should Dye , Thus the Geneuian cryes : But what 's the Cause hee 'd haue such Lawes ? His Wife is faire ; Hee 's Wise.

EPIG. 27. Against a Couetous Clyent . WHat ? doft thou grudge , because the Iudge Is Deafe and will not heare ? Thy - Selfe 's to blame , who to him came , And Feeling didst forbeare .

EPIG. 34. Against Linus . THou wast my Debtour when I Lent thee Coine , Pay mee mine owne , and then I will be thine .

EPIG. 39. Man is a Stage-Player . MAns Life 's a Tragike Comedie , Hope is his Argument ; The Prologue Faith ; the Acts are Loue , The Stage Earths Continent . And in this Manner , when , to Day , Kings and Meane-Men doe end their Play ; To Morrow , others take their Roomes , Whiles they doe fill vp Graues and Tombes .

EPIG. 44. Neyther in this World , nor in the World to come . Against Damiane . WHether things Present or to Come , I mind , Than thou , more Wretch , i th' World I cannot find , The World to Come auailes thee nought , Th' art Bad , And being a Foole , no Good can heere be had .

EPIG. 52. Against byting Momus or Carping Zoilus . BAck-byter , why doest thou thy Brother Bite ? In Enuying what he hath well effected , In Carping-at what he hath Ill-neglected , Brothers , each Others Slips let-slip , not smite .

EPIG. 54. Against a Selfe-Louer . VNto thy Neighbour , be as kinde As to thy - Selfe thou art ; Thou 'lt say I am , how 's that ? my Selfe Am neerest mine owne Heart ▪

EPIG. 63. Learning most neglected . LEarned Apollo , once , vnshaued went , But now , Hee 's Cut , sho●ne , torne and all-berent ; space : His Louely face is , now , in such a Case , As scarce it Smiles , once , in a twelue-moneths Alas , he Dreames that Deemes Parnassus pleasant , Honour ( Arts Hope ) is giuen to euery Pesant , To play on Phoebus Lute , 's to play the Lout , Learning goes Lame ( now ) and is Sicke o' th' Gout : When D●l●s haue Lucke on Honours step to stay , Let Schollers burne their Bookes and goe to play !

EPIG. 67. 'T is Better to Giue , than to Receiue . MAns propertie's to Take , and Gods to Giue , Too few such Giuing-Gods in these dayes Liue.

EPIG. 68. Against Ponticus the Clyent . CLyent , art Sicke of the C●thâgran-Gout , And nothing on thy Lawyer wilt bestow ? O' th' Podagra He 's ill then , cann't stirre out , A Lazie Lamenes then doth on him grow ; For if he be not both oft Pray'd and Pay'd , Thy Caus● for this cause shall be long delayd .

EPIG. 71. Philautus and Philaristo . Philautus . THou do'st expect ( my Philarist ) That I , a Gift should send ; Except my Selfe , Gift haue I none , This , I to Thee commend .

EPIG. 72. Philaristo . YOu sent a Gift , and Nothing 't was , I , Nothing send to you : You Gaue your Selfe , your Selfe to you I send-backe ; so Adieu .

EPIG. 73. To Sir Henry Fanshaw , Knight . IF Fortune had Alotted thee by Lot , Augustus Empire or Mecoenas Store ; This Age had seene Poetick-Maro's more , But , No Mecoenas , Maro is forgot .

EPIG. 78. A Heauenly Archer . FAith , is our Shaft ; our Bow-string , Hope ; Our Bow , is well-bent Loue ; Our Length and Height is Heau'n on high , Our Marke , is God aboue .

EPIG. 81. To a Litigious Debtor . TH' art much perplext and troubled day by day , Not How thou Mayst , but How thou Mayst Not Pay .

EPIG. 91. Couetous Liberality , Against Acerra . ACerra Giues to Take ; to Giue Takes not : To Take's his Marke ; to Giue 's his Shaft and Shot .

EPIG. 92. Against the Romish Catholike . IF any one would thy Religion know , 'T's Catholike , Apostolike , thou 'lt say ; Catholike Loue , ( I thinke ) to All thou 'lt show , But why do'st not for Catholike Faith pray ?

EPIG. 101. The Soules Eclipse . AS , Earth is Interpos'd , betweene The Sunne and Moones thicke shade ; So Sinne betwixt Me and my God , Hath Sep●ratio● made .

EPIG. 112. From the Wombe to the Tombe . AS , Beasts i th' Fields to be our Food doe Fate ; So Worm●ling-Man is Borne to be Wormes-Meate .

EPIG. 119. Womens Tyre . YOur high-horn'd Laces , are more like A House-Top than a Tyre ; To Build , not Beautifie their Heads , Is Womens fond desire .

EPIG. 120. All-things are Nothing . HE which made All of Nought , Himselfe is All : And what God made of Nought , wee Nought may call .

EPIG. 135. Funerall Sermons . WE wrong Men Liuing , Prayse them being Dead : O Pleasant Death , ô gloomy-Life so Led !

EPIG. 121. Anger and Patience . AS Water cooles the Fires hot flame , And Fire , Cold-water warmes : So Patience Peaseth Angry mindes , Wrath moues the Dull to Armes .

EPIG. 143. The Bodie bids the Soule fare-well . FOr thee ( ô Soule ) my Mother Earth I left , And now , I must of thee be thus bereft .

The Soule bids the Bodie fare-well . And I , fond Foole , did God my Father Leaue For thee ; who Now to Heauen will Me receiue , I must to Him , Thou must to Her depart , From Heau'n am I , from Earth deriu'd , Thou art : There , till wee meet , we must Disioyn'd remayne , Till Earth Mee thee ; God Thee Mee giue againe .

EPIG. 145. Hot-Waters . OVr trickling Teares expresse our priuate Loue ; Loue causeth Teares ; strange , Fire should Water proue .

EPIG. 147. Poore Comfort to his Rich Friend . VNconstant Fortune Changeth in short space , Hence growes my Hope , thy Feare , ●uch is thy case .

EPIG. 153. To his Friend waxing-old . THou lately wast a Yong-man , I a Childe , My Selfe a Yong-man now , Thee , Old I see : Death , shortly , Lookes for Thee , Old-Age for Mee , Thy Lot's most Sure , but I may bee beguilde .

EPIG. 157. To Pontilian . POntilian , art thou iealous o're thy Wife ? Th' art wise ; but , art Not ? then I say th' art wise ; Watch Her , or Not , in vaine is all thy strife , For , if Shee list , Shee 'le Foole thee 'fore thine eyes : But , Shee 's a ●ife most Louing , wise and iust , Who , though She could , ne're wrongs her Housbands trust .

EPIG. 160. London to I. W ▪ Citizen and Gold-Smith . EVen as , the Thames , small Spring● and Streames Drinkes in , So , London , Wealth , from poorer Towns doth win ; But , though the Thames to Sea Runnes euery Tide , Siluer and Gold at London still abide .

EPIG. 161. To William Cawley , a London Marchant . Debtour and Creditour . THough in my Booke , thy Name heere bee , Yet , Mine in Thine , thou canst not show ; For , more than Loue , Thee Nought I owe , This , I 'le expect , and Pay to thee .

EPIG. 166. A Marriage-Song . I Th' Day , thou art the Obiect of mine Eyes ; I th' Night , Loues Subiect thou shalt be likewise .

EPIG. 168. To his Beloued . I Loue thee well , Now-Knowne , I lou'd th' vn-kowne , Thy fame did first , thy forme now hath me taken ; Loue , now I know ; I Loue , not Lou'd , forsaken , I know what 's , I Loue , not I'm Lou'd ; ô Moane .

EPIG. 169. A Younger Brother . I 'm Poore , t is true ; my Parents , Me blame not , Who 'fore my Brother haue not Me begot .

EPIG. 180. To Old Ponticus . THou , which didst neuer Doe good - Deed , But still adde Sinne to Sinne ; When wilt thou these Bad Courses leaue , And to be Good beginne ? O when I Dye , I 'le Leaue ( sayst Thou ) To th' Poore my Whole-Estate ; He that 's not Wise , vntill he Dyes , I thinke is Wise too Late .

EPIG. 181. A Black-Moore in White Clothes . O Rare seene Bird ! much like a Swan most white , Thy Clothes as Snow , thy Skin like Pitch in sight .

Epig. 199. Gold out of Doung . VIrgil , from ●innius Doung , did Gold extract , And our Phisicians doe the selfe-same Act.

EPIG. 205. To his Couetous Friend . WHat Ric●-m●n haue , t is All , their-owne , From Friends , Themselues , they 'le Spare : But yet they Haue-●ot , what they Haue , This is the Misers share .

EPIG. 208. Christ-Masse and Mid-sommer . IOhn Baptist , came i th' Sommers prime , And Christ i th' Winter season ; They , Fire and Water , both , fore-show , And both , for holy Reason : How well these Contrarie● concurre , Iohn's Fire , Christs Water pure ; Gods Fire our Sinnes to purifie , Christs Water , Sinne to Cure .

EPIG. 214. Aesops Tongue . OF all Mans Members , than the Tongue , there 's none , More Noble-Good , more Nimble Bad be knowne .

EPIG. 220. Hard'ned Wickednesse Against Linus . GOod-Wine ( they say ) makes Vineger most Tart : Thou , the more Witty , the more Wicked art .

EPIG. 240. Against Ponticus a Selfe-Louer . NEyther the Minde nor Eye themselues doe see , That thou thy - selfe shuldst Loue then , how may 't bee ?

EPIG. 241. A Querê . O Would to God , that , that which Christ enquired Of his Disci●les ; what men of him spake : The same of Prince , Priest , People were desired , Of their Good-name and fame suruey to take : If euery one would this desire to know , Hee 'd Know hee 's Bad and Better , striue to grow ,

EPIG. 242. Report , Errour . ERrours by Errour , Tales by Tales great grow , As Small Snow-balls by rowling too and fro .

EPIG. 249. Of Himselfe . SOme men there be , which say of mee , That I am not a Poet ; They say well , why ? I doe not Lye , I write the Truth , I know it .

EPIG. 253. The Worlds Dungeon . THis World 's a Prison , Heau'n as Walls doth stand , The ●aylour's Sinne , Women our Iron-band .

EPIG. 259. The Bagge . AS , Birds with Bird-Lime commonly are caught ▪ So , wide-Bags are with Wealth wel fil'd & fraught . A Bagge and Bird Li●e are m●●●h like in vsing , This Hangs , that Holds , Birds , Gold , both safe from losing .

EPIG. 276. To the Lady Arbella Stuart . IF Fame or Vertue did consist in Words , In thy Praise I might Thousand-Verses write : My Muse cannot Promote thy Glory bright , Thy Vertue rather Grace to It affords .

EPIG. 138. Euery one thinkes his owne fairest . Cic. Tuscul. Quaest. Lib. 5. THy Neighbours Wife to The● , to Him thine 's fairest : Then , that 's not true , that All thinke their owne rarest .

EPIG. 255. Mans Condition . TIll one Foot falls , the tother doth not Rise ; So one Mans wracke , Another magnifies .

EPIG. 262. Two Contrary Courtiers . AT Court these Copesmates dwell , though not the same , Momus who All , Gnatho who Nought will blame ▪

FINIS .

EPIGRAMS . Out of the sixe last Bookes .

The first Booke . To the Reader . DO'st maruell , why ( since now adayes Men vse Verses in prayse of th' Authour ) I't refuse ; My Verses need no Patron to protect them , If Good th' are Good ; if Bad th' are Bad , neglect them .

EPIG. 4. To the Prince . THy Heart ( in Brest , Hea●ts Chest ) Sense , Reason , Will , Thy Head , thy Wit , in Thee their Parts fulfill , For , Reason , Sense ; thy Wit , thy Will doth guide ; Thy Head is by thy Heart well rectifide . Wales had three Princes stiled-Great ; thy Brother Made-vp the fourth ; i th' fift place Thou art th' other .

EPIG. 6. Orpheus . ORpheus , his Wife Redeem'd from Hels hot flame , Who e're knew Wife , for Husband do the same ?

EPIG. 8. Whether Saint Peter were at Rome . WHether or no , Saint Peter were At Rome , is Disputable ; ●ut yet that Simon hath beene there , Is most Vn-refutable .

EPIG. 16. Honours Etymo logic . Honours Genea logic . EBricians , Hon ; French , Or ' ; doe Riches call , Hence then we see Hon-ors originall . And since that Wealth is Honors Pedegree , No maruell , though Rich-Asses Honour'd bee .

EPIG. 19. A Regular Woman . A Woman , to a Gen'rall-Rule , We fitly may compare ; Why so ? Those Rules doe oft deceiue , And so doe Women faire .

EPIG. 20. Salomons Wish . WHy did the Wisest King for Wisdome craue ? He had bin Wise t' haue wished Wealth to haue . Hee wisht not Wealth , Wisdome was his best Prize , Wisdome hee wisht , why ? 'Cause he was not Wise.

EPIG. 24. Blessed are the Power makers . Blessed are the Peace makers . GReat Britaines tott'ring State , affaires , Munite ' Vnited Bee ; King IAMES our Gracious Peace-maker , Power-maker blest is Hee .

EPIG. 34. Irregularitie . WHat I Require , I can't Acquire , And what I Can , I Nill ; Thus all Mans Life , is nought but Strife , Now Nill , anon hee Will .

EPIG. 63. To a Batchelour . A Wife is Good , Better 's a Good ; But Best is none at-all : I wish the Best may be my Lot , And none to thee may fall .

EPIG. 66. Three Delta's . THat , i th' Worlds-Sea thou mayst not Ship-wracke make , These Delta's three , as Rockes , see , thou forsake : Dis ( worldly Riches ) Diuels and Delight , These Three to th' Spirit beare a mortall spight .

EPIG. 67. A Payre of Gallowes to P. L. A Thiefes Hope is a Rope , Death is his Due , The Gallowes all such Fellowes doth pursue , But many scape ? true , yet their Fates attend them ; And at the last , the horrid Hempe will end them .

EPIG. 72. Whether Bacchus be a God . To a Drunkard . SEest thou not when th' art Drunke with dulcid Wine ? How Bacchus makes thy Head to th' Foot decline : Since , He low feet exalts , high Heads brings downe , This shewes that He 's thy God of high Renowne .

EPIG. 76. The Priest , the People . THe Priests doe Pray both Night and Day , The Lay-men they take paines ; These Plough the Soyle , those Plough the Soule , These Teach , those Tithe their Gaines .

EPIG. 58. To the most Learned King Iames. TO be a Poet-Good , ( me thinkes ) is much , To be a Good-Man , is ( me thinkes ) as faire : To be a Good-King , ( I suppose ) few such ; Thou art Good Poet , Man and King , most rare .

EPIG. 44. Against Quintus a Dreamer . I Oft haue seene thee , Quintus , in sad plight , And mourne i th' morne , when thou from sleep didst rise ; Because thy dreames did neuer fall out , right , And maruell not , for , daily thou tell'st Lyes : How then can Dreames the Truth to thee declare , When all the Day to forge-Lyes is thy care ?

EPIG. 8● . Deaths Indifferencie . FLouds fight with Flouds : so Man with Man 's at strife : The Ocean striues in 's Motion , Man in 's Life : Riuers once Run to Sea , haue the same sauour , Death equals All ( as Waues Waues ) without fauour .

EPIG. 86. Against Cinna a Phisician . CInna cures sicknesse , how ? he kils the sickly , And what he doth , he ( Iudas-like ) doth quickly : Happy , thrice happy are his Patients , sure ; A tedious sicknesse they shall ne're indure .

EPIG. 92. To the Prince . ALL Night I Dreame of nought but Gold and Gaine , Thus am I Rich all Nigh● , a Wre●ch all Day : With Gold make-good my Dreames sweet Prince I pray . So , Reall-Royall-Rich I shall remaine .

EPIG. 94. A Court Louse . THe Smoo●h-boote Flatt'rer Runs about the Court , And vn●o Prince and Peeres doth most resort : So La●ines name the Louse for 's many-feet , Lice , much to th' Body , most to th' Head doe fleet .

EPIG. 96. Against Galatèa . HArts , yeerely , change their snaggie Hornes they say : Thy Husbands Hornes are changed euery-day .

EPIG. 102. Against Gellia . WIth Papists , Gellia , thou didst e're take part : Worse art thou now , how ? Catholike thou art .

EPIG. 103. Against Aulus . WHen Aulus is a little Sicke in bed , Or hath the Tooth-ach , or distemp'red Head , O would to God I were in Heauen , hee 'le say ; So , th' Heyre for 's Father , Would to God , doth pray .

EPIG. 108. Against Festus . FEstus , th' art old , and yet wouldst marryed bee : Ere thou doe so , this Counsell take of mee ; Looke into Lillies Grammar , there thou 'lt finde Cornu a Horne , a word still vndeclin'd : This Counsell's good ; take it not as a mocke , For sure , I thinke , few old-men scape this Rocke .

EPIG. 110. Against Cornelius . ALthough Corn-elius know himselfe Cornute , Yet hee with pacience , holds his peace , is mute ; Therefore , I thinke , hee 's not Cornelius , But fitlier may be termed Tacitus .

FINIS .

EPIGRAMS . Out of second Booke .

EPIG. 5. What Loue is . A Iocund-Iayle , a wanton-warre , A most vnpleasant Pleasure ; A tottering Trust , a Bitter-sweet Is Loue ; Mirth without Measure .

EPIG. 14. A Mathematicall Instrument , called a Iacobs-Staffe , to Mathematicks . THy Iacobs-Staffe take vnto thee , I le * * Genesis 28.12 . Iacobs-Ladder choose ; These Steps , more than thy Staffe can show , If I them well will vse .

EPIG. 17. Death's Epitaph , to the Death of Death . DEaths Los●e , was in Christs Crosse , Thence ne're more rising : Christs Death , Deaths Death , Christs Crosse , Deaths Tombe comprizing .

EPIG. 19. Of God and Man . God is the Word , and by his Word , God , All i th' World hath wrought : Man vtters Words , Words Mans chiefe Marke , than words , Man else is nought .

EPIG. 21. Of Fasts . POpes in the Yeere , as may appeare , Doe many Fasts ordayne ; For to declare , that * * Who was a Fisher Peters Chaire They rightly doe retayne .

EPIG. 39. Socrates Wisedome . WHen I was Yong , I thought I All-things knew : The more I now-know , more my wants I rue .

EPIG. 44. Earths Body . EArths Sinewes , are her Mettels rich ; Her Bones , are Stones most strong ; Water 's her Bloud ; her Superfice , Her Skinne ; Grasse , her Haire long .

EPIG. 54.

The Religious Man . WHat 's Well-done , 's Ill-done , if too - Publikely . Politician . What 's Ill-done , 's Well-done , if none doe it Spie .

EPIG. 56. An English Proteus . IN Clothes , we Thrift and Honesty refuse ▪ For Pride and Pleasure 's All , Nought , Long , wee vse .

EPIG. 66. A Shrow Tamed . WOuld'st Tame thy Wife ? first , Tame her Tongue , as Dumbe : Who thus his Wife Comes-o're , shall Ouer-come .

EPIG. 74. Pride of Life . MAn swe●s , although his Gran-Dame is the Earth ; Ear●h swels , although from Nothing it had Birth : So , Man , as Mou●d ; Him , past Himselfe doth raise , Mould sw●ls with Mounts ; Mans Minde his P●ide d●splayes .

EPIG. 81. Eues and the Serpents meeting . EVes and the Serpents Prattling , wrought our Sin : Oh would to God ; Hee Dumbe , Shee Deafe had bin .

EPIG. 85. Neyther too great a Good one , Neyther too little a Bad one . A Giant-like , tall , stammell-Wife , Though Ex●'lle●t , I 'de not choose ; A Bad-condition'd , though a Dwarfe , I will as soone refuse .

EPIG. 88. Loue is Blinde . LIke one another , Drunkennesse , And Loue , are , in eff●ct ; Drunkennesse Blindes the Bodies Eyes , Loue Blinds the Mindes aspect .

EPIG. 87. An Amorous Epistle . NO Loue is Hopelesse , this makes Louers free : The Thing , not Hope , I Loue ; No-Thing but Thee .

EPIG. 91. A Christian Zodiacke . TH' Apostles goodly Fellowship , Are my twelue heauenly Signes ; My Zodiacke , is perf●ct Faith ; My Sunne , in Iesus shines .

EPIG. 100. To the Reader . I Leaue Narcissus when I Verses write ; When thou do'st Reade them , banish Him thy sight ▪

FINIS .

EPIGRAMS . Out of the third Booke .

EPIG. 1. GOD the Beginning of All Things . GOd was the first , i th' first God did reside , Before the first , after the first shall bide ; First without firsts , and from this first , each thing , That first was made , did first-beginning bring .

EPIG. 4. The Art of Memory . SImonides , found th' Art of Memory , But none the Art of Wit could ere descry .

EPIG. 6. SAtan o' th' re-Bought-vs ; Adam Impure , but Christ Most-Pure hath wrought-vs .

EPIG. 7. The Prayse of Liberalitie . WHat e're we Giue , doth euer liue , Gifts follow Him that Giues ; The Giuer and the Taker both , By Gifts the better Liue.

EPIG. 10. To Queene Anne . Wife , Daughter , Sister , Mother to a King , What rarer Titles may wee to Thee bring ? With these foure Titles , thou foure Vertues hast , With what more Glory may a Queene be grac't ?

EPIG. 13. A New-Man . DRiue what thou didst Deriue from th' Old-Man-Sinne , Soone , to Refresh thy Flesh , from Sinne , Beginne .

EPIG. 14. Health . EVen from my Heart , much Health I Wish , No Health I 'le Wash with Drinke : Health Wish't , not wash't , in Words , not Wine , To be the best I thinke .

EPIG. 15. Forbidden-Fruit . WHen Adam Ate Forbidden-Meate , Deluded by the Diuell ; He was not Euils Primitiue , But , worse than th' Apple of Euill .

EPIG. 16. Troians and Greekes . THe Troian sayes , I much doe feare The Greekes , when they bring Gifts . Who is the Greeke ? The Poore-Man . Who Are Troians ? Rich-Make-Shifts .

EPIG. 21. N. A. N's first ; A , followes ; Nought than All 's more old : That God of Nought made All , all Truth doth hold .

EPIG. 23. Holinesse is Healthfulnesse . NO man can Long ; Well , all Men may ; Yet no Man Will , Liue , Well : If thou 'lt Liue Long , endeuour then In Vertue to excell .

A Bride is a Ship . EPIG. 25. THe Taile 's the Sterne ; Fore-Deck● the Beake ; The Keele , the Belly is ; Her Wings , the Sayles ; a Bird , a Barke Is then , not much amisse .

EPIG. 30. Against Pannicus a Rich-Asse . THat Fortune fauours Fooles canst thou not see ? Bele●ue thy Selfe , if thou 'lt not Credit Mee .

EPIG. 33. Homer . MAruell not much though Homer blind tell Lyes , Since He by Heare-say went , not Sight of 's Eyes .

EPIG. 35. Little , Nothing , Too-much , Enough . THe Poore haue Little , Beggers None , The Rich Too-much , Enough not One.

EPIG. 37. To the Right Honourable , William Earle of Pembrooke , &c. NOt Old in yeeres , nor Young in each rare Part , One of the Kings and Kingdomes Props thou art , That on thee this great Grace thy King doth Lay : Or should I ioy thy Merit ? Beth I may .

EPIG. 48. Humility . AS , Low-Dales beare more fertile Grasse , More Sterill Mountaines-high ; In Wisedome , so , Meeke Minds doe passe Selfe-flated Subtilty ; The Mind 's a Mount , our Will 's a Hill ; The Mounts Top is Wils Wit : Each highest Hill is Sterill still , And Nimblest Wit vn-fit .

EPIG. 54. The Clyent . IF to thy Cause the Iudge shall Helpe apply , Thy Knees to Him , Clyent , in-Cline wisely .

EPIG. 57. The Serpent , Eue , Adam . THe subtill Serpent , heed-lesse Eue Deceiu'd , was not deceiued ; Not Adam Her , Shee Him made fall , Both thus of Ioy bereaued : Both Actiuely and Passiuely , Shee therefore thus did Sin ; Deceiu'd Her-Selfe , deceiueth Him , Snar'd , Snares Him in Deaths Grin .

EPIG. 59. To Polydore . O Polydore , to Men most Poore , The Datiue-Case is best ; Your Ablatiue doth them depri●e Of Comfort , Ease and rest : Giuers than Takers better are . True , but these Ablatiues , This Age doth see too frequent bee , Seld ' seene are Rich-Datiues .

EPIG. 60. To — . ALas , poore Creature-Seruing two , Thou art in wofull state : One-Master , nothing hath to Giue , Thy tother is Ingrate .

EPIG. 61. Three-fold Continency . WHen thou dost any Ill-thing Heare or See , Thy Windowes , Eares and Eyes fast shut let bee ; And that thou Speake-not vnaduisedly , Locke-fast thy Doores , thy Lips ; thy Tongue fast tye .

EPIG. 62. Saturnes three Sonnes . THree Sonnes had Saturne , Poets faine , And of especiall fame ; Hell was ones place , Riches his Grace , Nummi-potent by Name : The Second had i th' Sea abode , His Name Amni-potent ; To th' Third was giuen his seat in Heauen , Call'd Ioue Omni-potent .

EPIG. 63. The Old-man speakes to the Yong-man . MY Life is short , and Liue I cannot Long ; Thine shortly will bee short , though now th' art strong .

EPIG. 67. To an Angry-Man . LEt Wrath and Anger with the Day decay , Yet let them not with Phoebus next Day rise ; But as from thy Horizon Titan flyes , Vnto th' Antipodes ; there let them stay .

EPIG. 73. The Lord loueth Liberality . THy Benefits , it not-be-fits , When Giuen to count and tell : God will them both Remunerate , And Ruminate full well .

EPIG. 77. Heauen . HEauen is Gods Spacious , Sp●cious Throne of Grace , The Lords All-potent and All-patent Place ▪

EPIG. 80. Against Pontilianus . DOgges on th●ir Masters fawne and leape , And wag their Tailes apace ; So , though the Flatt'rer want a Taile , His Tongue supplyes the place .

EPIG. 81. To Distrust . LEt none distrust ( though Dust ) Heau'ns light to see , Nor none despaire , though 's Soule a shaddow be ▪ Our Flesh is Dust , true , but o' th very same , The glorious Body of Christ Iesus came . And though our Soule in vs a shaddow bee , Yet 't is th' Idea of the Deitie .

EPIG. 83. The Rich-Man . THat Man 's most ' Retch which is most Rich , Th' are oft defil'd that play with Pitch ; Men to be Great , not Good ; desire Greatnesse , not Goodnesse most acquire .

EPIG. 87. To the Iewes . The Law , is your Religion , And ours is Faith most pure ; You , to beleeue , will not be-led , Nor we Good-workes inure .

EPIG. 97. Riches . GOld 's th' onely-God , Rich-Men beare Rule ▪ Mony makes Maiesty ; Rich-Pluto , not Plaine-Plato , now , Speakes with applause most high .

EPIG. 98. Three Genders . A Wife , although most Wise and Chaste , Is of the Doubtfull Gender ; A Queane , o th' Common ; Foeminines , Are Women small and tender .

EPIG. 99. ST. ST . a Signe of Silence . ST , ST , Men say , Silence to signifie : S , Silence no●es : T , Taciturnity .

EPIG. 100. Where I Doe-Well , There I Dwell . THat , is my Country , where I 'm Fed , not Bred , Not where I 'm Borne , but where I 'm best-bested . Where I may haue sufficient Sustenance , And Liue in Loue , ther 's my Inheritance .

EPIG. 103. Actaeon . ACtaeons Dogs , his flesh , bones , skinne , ate cleane : His Hornes remayne in London to bee seene .

EPIG. 112. A Paradox of Dreames . DReames which be Bad , are very Good , Dreames that be Good , are Bad : For , if my Dreames be Good , I grieue , But , being Bad , I 'm * * Being awakened . glad .

EPIG. 119. Scoffing , Prudence . WIt without Wisedome , is Salt without Meate ▪ Rude-Literature , Meate without Salt , to Eate .

EPIG. 123. Against a tedious Oratour . WHen thou hast Said all thou wilt Say , 'T remaynes to Say , I 'ue Said ; This onely-word would please mee more , Than all the Speech th' ' ast made .

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EPIGRAMS . Out of the three last Bookes . The First Booke .

EPIG. 3. Lawyers and Phisicians . VNlesse the One Deale-●raftily , The Other Desperate Bee ; They Both may Eate on Beggers Meate , And Li●e in Penury .

EPIG. 9. Against Tomasinus . THe Prayse , of prayse-lesse-Asses , some Haue writ , in these our dayes : Amongst the rest , haue beene exprest , O Tom-Asine , thy Prayse .

EPIG. 10. Against Fabianus . SOme-Men are Bald without , thou Inwardly ; Those want their Haires , thy Brain-pan 's almost Dry ▪

EPIG. 12. Dalilah . SAmsons deceitfull Dalilah , His Strength in 's Haire destroyed ▪ In these dayes , by such Dalilahs Are many-men annoyed .

EPIG. 14. Birth . TO Present things w' are Borne , Re-borne To things to-come , we are ; Though that Be P●ime , yet Principall Is this , and Better farre .

EPIG. 18. Against Paetus , a Probleme . FAther , nor Fath'r-in-law , thou art , t' all Those , Which thy Wife bare thee ; then , What th' art who knowes ▪

EPIG. 19. Against Pontiliana . WHy wedded●t thou th' ele●'nth day of Decemb●r : Because , than this no day's more short , night longer .

EPIG. 22. Against Festus , an vn-Iust Iudge . WHat Iudas or what Pilate did Doe thou , thou Iudge vn-Iust ▪ With Iudas if thou wilt not Hang. With Pilate Wash thou must .

EPIG. 26. Against Colinus , Dying Intestate . WHiles thou didst Liue , thou nought wouldst giue , Thou Leau'st All , now thou canst not Liue ; Like Greedy Hogge thy Life was Led , Like Greazie Porke , thou now ly'st Dead .

EPIG. 36. From Bad to Worse . HE 's Dasht 'gainst Scylla , from Charibdis flying , Which hopes to Salue hi● Sore , by Phisike Dying ▪ Fooles voyding Vice , the Contrary commit , Are those to shunne Strife , which on Lawyers hit .

EPIG. 47. Against a Foolish-Writer . O , I could wish thy Paper were All-blacke ; Or that it did Least Spot of blacknesse lacke

EPIG. 51. Females . YOng-Wenches Coy , and Wanton are ▪ Faire-Maides , are Infamous : Witty are Wily , full of Craft ▪ Lustfull , Lasci●ious ▪

EPIG. 52. Foure Law-Termes . THe Lawyers haue foure Termes , to which they frame A most significant and proper name : First ▪ Michelmasse , from th' Angell * * Because on our Eng●●sh Gold was stamped the Image of the Angell Michael . Michael , For Lawyers Purses then with Angels swell . The next is Hill●ry a name most fit : For this Terme make● the Lawyer m●rry , sit . And Easter-Terme , like Churc●-mens ●aster-Booke ▪ Much Gold and Gaine then to themselues they hooke . Trinity-Terme , so call'd , because the Law Three Persons alwayes doth together draw ; To wit , ●he Iudge , Lawyer , and Clyent poore , Who trauailes vp to pay the Lawyers-Score .

EPIG. 57. To Faustine . THat my Booke 's Good ( thou Faustine ) saidst to me , If it be Good , would I my Booke might be .

EPIG. 65. A Widdow . HE which for 's Wife a Widdow doth obtayne , Doth like to those which Buy-Clothes in Long-Lane ; One Cote 's not fit , Another's too-too-old , Their faults I know not , but th' are manifold .

Epig. 78. Doctor Ios. Hals Vowes and Meditations . THou Vowed'st Vowes , fit to be Vow'd , Worth Reading Workes dost write : He 's blest that Reades thy Vowes , if hee To doe them take delight .

EPIG. 95. The forsaken Louer . EVen as Hell-fire doth Burne , but doth not Shine : So thine not Shines , but sorely burnes my Heart : But towards Thee , like Heau'nly fire is wine , It Shines on Thee , not burnes thee , that 's my smart : Oh if thy Loue still burne and giue no Light , My shining flame , it selfe will waste out quite .

EPIG. 98. The Epitaph of C●oesus and Irus . VNder this Stone , lyes Croesus buryed ; Wher 's Irus then ? Here , All are Poore when Dead .

EPIGRAMS . Out of the second Booke .

EPIG. 9. Wheele-Greace . MEn , th' Axeltree doe Greaze , that they may n't screake ; But , Lawyers must be Greaz'd to make them speake .

EPIG. 17. Against a certaine Drunkard . MVch Prattling causeth greatest Thirstinesse , Thy Wife Talkes more then Thou , why Drinkes Shee Lesse ?

EPIG. 49. Veni , Vidi , Vici . Christ . INto this World , Coelestiall Caesar came ▪ Mans Mis●ry with Mercies-Eye Hee Saw ; He , Death O're-came to his immortall fame , Then , Him , to 's Throne of Mercy did with-draw ; He came , O're-Came , He Saw , fore-saw all things , All this He did , that we might Raigne as Kings .

EPIG. 58. A Pure Sacrifice . THis World was on●e the Temple of the Lord ; The C●osse , the ●l●tar ; Christ the Sacrifice ; Chri●t , God and M●n , our High-Priest paid the Price , To th' Altar like a Lambe fast bound with Cord.

EPIG. 71. Of the King , Law and People . THe King 's the She●heard ; Men , are Sheepe ; Lawes , are their Pasture faire ; The Flocke being Ill , the King● great Skill , By 's Lawes their Hurts repaire .

EPIG. 78. The Deuils Force and Fraud . THe Diuell , like a Lion fierce , Runnes all the World about ; Each wand'ri●g Soule that he may Slay , Like Wind his Rage flyes-out : Yea , like a Foxe most f●audulent , Satan spreads priuate Nets ; Thus whom by Force he cannot force , By subtill Snares he gets .

EPIG. 79. Precept , Practice . THe learned Preachers Words , though plaine , To Plaine-men Truth may Preach ; But Pastours pious Practice , doth A Holy-Life them Teach : Th●t Doctour is Diu●ne , indeed , Whi●h by Good-Workes , proues Words ; More Harme doe Ill-Examples breed , Than Good-Words , Good affords .

EPIG. 84. Against Couetous-Men . Sell all that thou hast , and giue it to the Poore . AH , Killing-Letter , Out-Alas , What 's this ? thus Diues cryes ; What meanes the Holy-Ghost ? sayes hee , Sell All ? can such be wise ? What meanes the Holy Ghost ? Thou Wretch , He meanes , what Thou ne're thought ; He will Giue All vnto the Poore , And thou wilt Giue them Nought .

EPIG. 87. Man , a Hunter , a Fisher , a Fowler . MAn , Hunts for Wealth and Riches store , Spreads Nets for Dignities ; And like a Fisher , sounds the Dep●h Of Deepest Mysteries ; But whiles , fond Man doth fish to know , With Pride , Preferments watcheth ; And Auaricious , Riches seekes , He shame and blame oft catcheth .

EPIG. 26. Christ a Diuine , a Phisician , a Lawyer . CHrist , a Diuine , Phisician , was whiles heere ; In Heau'n He shall a Iudge most Iust appeare .

EPIG. 43. Baptisme , to a Iew . BAptisme doth Wash , but Circumcision Wound : The Lawes dire Launch , Christs Washing makes most sound .

FINIS .

EPIGRAMS . Out of the third-Booke .

EPIG. 9. Matrimoniall Rule . THe Nightly Gouernment , is due Vnto the Female kind ; And vnto Masculines , to Rule I th' Day , it is assign'd : And this we see Experience prooues , For Cynthia Rules the Night : And Phoebus rayes his Rule displayes , Who in the Day shines bright .

EPIG. 10. Against a certaine Proud-Woman . A Feather o're thy Head thou ha●t , And Corke vnder thy feet ; Both these declare , though thou be faire , Thee to be fond and fleet .

EPIG. 11. Faith . MY Eyes i th' Skies the twinkling Starres , The Pole , Opinion spyes : So with mine Eye I view Heauen high ; My Faith , my God descryes .

EPIG. 13. Contempt of the World . WOuldst Liue a Good-Life ? then , this Life despise ; 'T's a wretched Life this Life highly to Prize .

EPIG. 19. Knowledge , Loue . TWo things there be , which I must Know ▪ And two things I must Loue ; God and My-selfe , God and my Friend , These , Knowledge , Loue , approue .

EPIG. 21. Of God and the World . GOd is not in this World , the World 's in God : We are i th' World , O , would we were in God

EPIG. 22. The right of First-fruits and Tithes . GOd's Al●ha and Omega , therefore Hee Must of thy Goods the Tithes and First-fruits , see .

EPIG. 50. Grauity , Leuity . THough , Grossenes , Lightnes , cleane contrary bee , A Light-Head , Grosse-Head , I 'd not wish to Mee ; Both which are ●ad ▪ and such a Wife I hate , A Light or Lewd , a Grosse or Grieuous Mate .

EPIG. 52. Schoole-Diuines . WHat profits all thy Learned-Skill ? If Vertue thou neglect ; Leaue off to Search the Truth of Things , And Good Things more affect .

EPIG. 58. Democritus , Heraclitus . DEmocritus , Mens falls and faults , In his Times , did Lament ; Hera●litus , Mens Foolishn●sse , Did Laugh-at with Contempt : And euer more such Wretches vile , And Fooles will still remayne : That , if they Liu'd , from Laughes and Teares , They neuer could refraine .

EPIG. 60. Against Arrogant , Ignorant Linus . A Two-fold Ignorance hath thee O Linus , captiuated , Thou Knowest Nought , yet Nought to Know , Thou wilt not be Conceited .

EPIG. 65. Against a Couetous Niggard . TO Count thy Coyne is nothing worth , T' Encrease the Heape's as small ; As much to Multiply ; Deuide ; Then I 'le thee wealthy call .

EPIG. 67. Against the Writers of this Age . WE Crop the To●s of others Crop , Old-Writers Workes most rare : The most of vs which now doe write , Old-Writers Eccho's are .

The Authours Desire . A Good-mans Desire . EPIG. 69. WIth Wealth I wish-not Bags and Chests to stuffe To●-much , Too-little's Ill ; Enough 's Enough .

EPIG. 78. Christs Life and Death . MVch hath Christ Done and Much Endur'd , All , for vn-worthy M●e , His Passions shew'd Him to be Man , His Actions , God to bee .

EPIG. 79. The Wise-Mens Starre . A Starre to Math'mat●cks vnknowne , At Christs Birth shining bright , The Gent●le-Typing Wise-Men led To Christ the Lord of Light : This Heau'nly Guide di● w●th them ●ide , Till they found Christ their Ki●● , Heau'n grant I pray , Faith , my Starre , may , Me also to Him bring .

EPIG. 83. Of the Deluge and Worlds-End . THe crying Crimes of Noah● Times For foule-Lust-burni●g Loue , Were Drown'd & Drench't , that Heat wa● Quench't , With Water from aboue : This Freezing Age of Frosty Loue , And Key-cold Charity , Will in due Time , for this Cold Crime , Make All with Fire to fry By Compositions , thus Phisicians Make Contraries to Cure , And Heau'ns Phisician , Frost with Flames , Water with Fire can Pure .

EPIG. 86. Of the Iust and vniust . PLeasure , the Good ; but Paine attends the Bad : This frights th' Vniust ; tother the Iust makes glad .

EPIG. 88. Our Redeemer . WOrth Sight , but Thee , i th' World I nothing See , And I am wise in nothing but in Thee ; My Sunne thou art , by Grace Shine in my Heart , Thou , Thou , alone my Sole , Sweet Sauiour , art.

EPIG. 91. A Paradox . TO Hell , though euery wretched Atheist goes , In Hell's no Atheist ; there , He , Hell well knowes .

EPIG. 94. Difference betwixt a Good King and a Tyrant . A Good - King marks what 's godly , iust and right , A Tyrant mindes his strict Command & Might ; I , Good - Kings Power preferre 'fore Tyrants Pray , Th' Ones threates are treates , the Others Pay's , Decay .

EPIG. 95. Against a certaine — . FOr Mad-men Bedlem ; Bride well's for a Knaue , Choose , wheth'r of these two , thou hadst rather haue .

EPIG. 98 : Life-Bloud . MOses the Life of All , i th' Bloud did place : My Life , in Christs Bloud hath his onely Grace .

EPIG. 100. Against a Foolish Writer . THy Booke 's aeternall ( if such Bookes may bee ) Beginning none , nor End of it I see .

EPIG. 102. Vpon the Death of Prince Henry . 1612. DEad is that Prince , whom Dead we may lament , With Flouds of Teares , till Teares last Drops bee spent , Our Albions Hope , Glory of Britaines King , Arts Prop , Warres Piller , Vertues hopefull Spring . To whom none e're came neere , but his deare Brother , Saue his sweet Sister , neuer such Another . A Prince much Honour'd Liuing ; Lou'd when Dead , Hi● Nations Light , Delight , whiles Li●e Hee led . Whiles I these things wich Teare-swolne eies sigh-out , From both my Springs Teares gush-●orth all about . Beleeue me ( Reade● ) if what 's Griefe thou know , Sighes stop my Speech ; I weepe , Teares ouer-flow .

His Epitaph . Herr● lyes ( dry Eyes , reade not this Epitaph ) Kings , Queenes , Prince , Princesse , Peoples hopeful Staffe . Omnis Gloria Deo debita .

FINIS .