from two persons as Alâ—seâ— taught but that when Jupiter made the World drops of Sacred blood fell down out of which arose mankind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 impiously â—rging that otherwise the world could not have been so soon increas'd though Women as he leudly adds had in their travail been as fruitful as Swine The like vain Original the Heathen believ'd of some of their Gods as appears by Varro in his Fragments Antiquitatum reram Divinarum lib. 1. p. 31. c. according to Scaliger's Edition where reprehending their fabulous Divinitie Mythicon geâ—us Theologia he says in hoc enim est ut Dens alius ex capite alius ex femore alius ex guttis sanguinis natus To which I may add that vanitie of some Ancient Philosophers concerning the Reparation 0652 0200 V 3 of Mankind For whereas there are in the joints of the fingers little bones commonly call'd Seed bones of which one about the bigness of half a pease and plac'd in the first joint of the thumb is call's by the Arabians Albadara as Bartholinus observes in his Anatomical Institutions lib. 4. cap. ult some fondly held that out of that tanquam ex semine Man should at last be propagated again See other opinisons also of the Ancients concerning Man's Original in the accurate Censerinâ—â— De Die Natali cap. 4. at large See also Vitranius lib. 2. cap. 1. where he says that in the beginning men inhabiting together by custome of conversation began words and how that the houghs of trees dashing-together with the winds struck fire and that so men came to the use of it See Lucretius also lib. 3. 2. When the Greats swore not by Another's Head Per caput abertus So Ascanius in Virgil swears Per caput hoc juto per quod pater ante solebat By Alterius sotle understand Parents others the Gods which say they as yet were not which exposition though it be true according to the Theologie of the Heathen concerning Parents whom they denit to have been in the beginning yet must it be false concerning their Gods Julian as is shew'd in the precedent Illustration mentioning Jupiter at the Making of the world The Manuscript Commentary expounds alterius by anici adding quasi cum loco numinis haberent Lubin notes on the word alterius that the poet thought their Gods to be but men because men swore by their heads But in brief the Poet only implies that in that â—â—cocent age of the world men us'd not the trick which now was so familiarly practin'd by the Greeks to swear when they told an untruth so to win belief 3. And already hast Perchance a ring bestow'd Es diâ—â—i to piâ—rum fort asse deâ—â—isti Concerning Rings the use of which was frequent among the Ancients we may with Georgius Longus an Italian who has written a weatise purposely De Annulis observe that An with the Oldest Latines was as much as circum so anbire the same with circuâ—mtive so annus as much as circuirneâ—â— and in like mannet annulus was so call'd from the Circuit of it It was us'd when Persons were bethroath'd together as not only Juvenal here implies but also Pliny lib. 33. cap. 1. in those words ad spensiones annulo exilicute Sadinus likewise speaking of the Thratian wives says Qua pra cateris specie valent subarrbari volent It was us'd also anciently by the Christians though I will not with Longus move you to believe that Mary and Joseph were thus betroath'd and that the very Ring is at this day in Italie kept in St. Laurence's Church at Perusium indeed he says it is very hard to judge of what matter it is made and we may be â—â—ntent as I think to think so too But for after times St. Jeâ—â—me speaks of Sponsalitius annulus upon Job cap. 8. and on Isay 3. Beda likewise on Luc. cap. 15. hom 40. says Sincera fidei Signaculum quo promissa certa impressione signantur Clemens Alexandrinus pad lib. 3. cap. 11. touches also another use of it which is pointed-out likewise by Macrobius Saturn lib. 7. cap. 13. in those words Veâ—â—res non ornatus sed fignandi causa annusum secury circum ferebant In which place he shews a twofold cause why the Ring was worn on the left hand and on the finger next the little finger one whereof is Because according to the doctrine of the AEgyptians a Nerve passes from the Heart to that finger or according to the common opinion a Vein passes from the Heart chiefly to that finger which yet Bartholinus in his Anatomie lib. 4. cap. 1. censures as an error the other because at the first as the Hetrurians taught Rings were worn on the Right hand till they began in Pride to be made of precious stones and that then for sear of breaking by the continual use of that hand men transfer'd them to the left yet not to the thumb as being much in use nor to the fore-finger as not sufficiently guarded by reason of the shortness of the thumb nor to the middle-finger as being too great nor to the little finger as being too short but to the next to it as being of less use and so of more safety Pliny lib. 33. says that the Ring which was sent to the Bride was of Iron and without any gemme in it yet Tertullian says that it was of Gold aurum nulla norat praterquam unico digito quem sponsus oppigner asset pronubo annulo See also Marcellus Donatus on Julius Capitolinus in Maximino Junniore shewing the manner of bettroathing with a Ring out Terence in Hecyra-Act 3. Scen. 3. and stom others Of Rings see also Fersius Sat. 6. Illust 3. 4. And from thâ— AEmilian bridge so nighâ— Because says the Scholiast There were Stews But the usual reason I think to be better namely because it was an high place from which he might cast himself into Tiber. Besides for the first lend purpose he needed not to have gone so far or at all to the AEmilian bridge which being that farthest Southward in the City was fitter for a Melancholy and Desperate resolution them for a wanton one as being a place where with more conveniency he might have stole a drowning 5. O Physitians strike his middle vein O medici mediam pertundite venam The Poet here seering at Vrsidius Posthumus for his intent to marry undertakes satyrically to shew the cause of his resolution namely his Fear of the Julian Law which punish'd Aduterers and his Desire of having a lawful Issue of his own and likewise the â—â—sequence of his resolution which was that now he would no longer accept of rich and cunning bribes from the market brought by such as aim'd at his estate when he should die being childless But then he sharply sect-upon him saying But thinkest thou that any will marty Thee who hast so often to escape a taking in arâ—olfety been clapt into a chest as Latinus the Mimick has been upon the stage Of
make them ne're so bare Of gold and Silver shield and Sword they 'l get Helmet and Darts The Spoil'd have weapons yet Nor speak I now 9 Opinion but deterr'd Beleive one of Sibylla's leaves you 've heard Are thy Men pure Sells not 10 some long-lock'd Boy Justice Is thy wife clear Is' t not her joy At Towns and Meetings with bow'd claws to watch And there Celaeno-like All Monies snatch From Picus then be branch'd or if High Name Please thee place all the Titans Fight and Fame Amongst thy Ancestours Prometheus too Take thy Great Grandsire from what Book 's least New But if Ambition does thee headlong draw And if thou mak'st thy willful Lust thy Law Breaking thy Rods on our Associats backs Tiring the Lictor and mak'st dull his Axe Thy Noble Parentage does straight disclaime Thy Acts and holds a Torch before thy shame Vice still is more conspicuous as he That 's Guilty is advanc'd in High Degree VVhy brag'st thou who 11 forg'd Deeds seal'st at the Shrines Thy Grandsire built and where in Statue shines Thy Fathers Triumph when by Night thy head VVears 12 a Santonian hood to a false bed By his Fore-fathers Dust and Bones with free Chariot fat Damasippus hurries He He even the Consul triggs the wheel by Night It is but the Moon sees the Stars so bright Dart their pure eies But when his Consul-ship Is done at Noon-day he will take the whip Nor will he fear though some grave friend comes by Nay jerk his whip for notice Hee l untie Bottles the Hay and Provender He 'l throw Unto his weary horses A brave show Then when as Numa-like a Sheep he will Or stubborne Bullock at Jove's Altar kill Only 13 by Epona he swears whose face With more such does the stinking Stables grace But when to watchful Taverns he does get Again straight 14 some Syrophaenician wet With daily Ointments one of those that dwell At th' Idumaean Gate greets him right well Host-like saluting him my Lord my King Tuck'd Cyane the wine and price does bring Some Patron of his fault will tell me We Did so when young Be 't so Th' hast left tho' art free From hugging Vice Be breif when boldly Vile Some faults there are which must not long defile But 15 be cut-off with the First beard Admit Pardon to youth But can such things be fit In Damasippus He ev'n Now to those 16 Large Hot-Bath-Draughts and Titled Curtains goes More fit for the Armenian Warlike ranks For the Rhene Ister and the Syrian banks To keep great Nero's careful breast secure To Ostia 17 Caesar send send but be sure In some large Tipling-house thou seek thy High Deputy There 't is thou shalt find him lie With Cut-throats Sailers Fugitives Purse-takers With Executioners and base Biere-makers 18 Amongst Great Cybel's silent Drums which lack Their Phrygian Priest who lies drunk on his back VVhere there is equal freedome the same cup Where all at the same Couch and Table sup Had'st such Slaves Ponticus were not their Fate Some Tuscan or Lucanian VVork-house straight Trojans you 'l scape Thus what 's i' th' Cobler Base Shall the Great Volusi and Bruti Grace Oh that we cannot Acts of such foul stain Rehearse but that there will still worse remain Crack'd Damasippus to the Scene th' art Hir'd There bauling-out Catullus's Vision tir'd Lentulus Velox play'd Laureolus VVell He deserv'd I think a True Cross thus The people's guilty too of brow more bold That Sits and Dares 19 Thrice-scurrile Lords behold They hear the bare-foot Fabii Act and jeer At the Mamerci clapp'd Their Lives how dear They sell who cares No Nero does compel 'em Yet at the high-plac'd Praetor's shows they sell ' em Suppose yet 20 There were Swords and the Stage here VVhich would'st thou who so base Death so to fear That he would be Thymeles jealous mate Or dull Corinthus his Collegue In State 'T is yet not strange if Lords be Mimicks when The Prince turns Harper All will turn Play Then One City-shame more Gracchus does afford Not close-Arm'd without shield or crooked Sword He fights such Dress he does dislike nay hate No Helmet vails his brow A Trident straight He shakes but when his aiming hand at last Has with his waving Net err'd in his cast He lifts up his bare face to all with moan About the Sand he flies glad to be known 'T is He though coated A Gold-ribband ties His high Cap from his throat then loosely flies That the Pursuer which with Gracchus fought Endures what 's worse then any wound a Flout VVhat wretch but would be might he speak his mind To Seneca then to Nero more inclin'd VVhose dismal Deeds deserv'd some Fate as black More then one Ape 21 one Serpent and one Sack Orestes kill'd his Mother too with odds Yet in the Cause for he was by the Gods Made the Revenger of his Father slain Amid'st free Cups but knife he ne're did stain In his Sister Electra's throat nor spilt The blood of his dear Spartan wife no guilt Of pois'ning Kinsmen touch'd him His Mad wit Ne're sung on Stage nor Trojan Poem writ VVhat could Virginius Vindex Galba's hand Revenge more justly View the fierce command The bloody rage of Nero what rare parts Find we Loe These are a Great Princes Arts Upon a Forraign Stage for false renown To sing and win 22 the Grecian Parsly-Crown Thy Grandsires Statues with Song-Ensigns grace Before Domitius's feet the long robe place In which thou didst Antigone express Thyestes too or Menalippe's Dress And on a high Marble Colossus claim Renown by hanging up a Harp to Fame VVhat Catiline is found of Nobler Height Then Thy Birth or Cethegus his By night Armes yet you took to ashes you 'd have turn'd Houses and Temples as when Rome was burn'd By short-slop'd Gauls and the Senoniâ—n brood For which in fiery coat you should have stood But Loe the Consul watches and checks straight Your Troops This New Ignoble Arpinate This Country-Knight-upstart at Rome does guard Astonish'd Rome and 23 toils in ev'ry Ward And thus within our walls the Civil Gown And Peace bestow'd upon him more renown The e're Octavius's bloody Sword could yield From th' Actian Sea-fight or Thessaltan field But Cicero Rome Rome did when sav'd from spoil Her Founder and his Country's Father stile Another Arpinate on Volscan hill Other mens land for hire half-tir'd did Till His 24 pate did next the knotty Vine oft crack If in the Camp and Trench his Axe were slack He yet receiv'd the Cimbrians and the doom They threatned He alone sav'd trembling Rome And when the Crows to the slain Cimbrians flâ—d Having on larger Carcasses ne're fed His 25 Nobly-born Collegue of equal sway VVas yet adorn'd but with the second Bay Vulgar the Decii's Souls were their Names too For All our Legions yet the Aides we drew From Others and our Latine youth 26 suffice They did th' Infernal Gods A Sacrifice T' our Mother
Good surmount VVouldst choose the dragg'd Sejanus's robe to wear Or 23 Rule at Gabis and Fidenae bear And at empty Vlubrae freely speak Though a course Aedile and false measures break VVhat then he should have wish'd thou dost confess Sejanus knew not For whiles he did press After too great Honours and wealth his Fate Rais'd but more stories in his Tow'r of State VVhence to a greater Ruine after all VVith a huge Pitch-pole he was forc'd to fall The Crassi the Pompeii what o'rethrew Or Caesar who the tam'd Quiritians drew To 's scourge wa st not High Place sought by the worst Arts and Great Vowes obtain'd of Heav'n and Curs'd To Ceres's Son-in-Law 24 few Kings descend Unslain few Tyrants with a Dry death End Demosthenes or Tullie's Tongue and Fame He 25 craves all Pallas's Feast-days without Shame VVhose young three-farthings wit can yet scarce prate On whom a Keeper and small Satchel wait Yet both these Oratours fell by their Tongue From their exundant wit their Ruine sprung VVit chop'd off Tullie's Hand and Head but ne're Did Silly Lawyers blood the Pew besmear O 26 Rome redeem'd deem'd lost yet Happy born VVhen as thy Consul's Robes by me were worn He might have scorn'd Antonie's Sword if still He ' had writ no better I 'de write lines as ill Rather then Thee Divine Philippick Bold Though fam'd which art after the First unroul'd He perish'd too whose tongue Athens admir'd At 27 whose Curb the full Theater râ—tir'd Yet was he born with adverse Gods and Fate VVhom his course blear-ey'd Father that did wait On glowing It'n and smoak sent from his trade From Coal 28 Tongs Anvil upon which are made Good Swords from all his black Vulcanian tools Unto the Rhetoricians fatal Schools The spoils of VVar 29 a Coat of Maile fix'd high On Trophie's Snags a Beaver hanging by One joint from a cleft Helmet a Beam maim'd Chariot a Gallie's Flag by conquest sham'd And on High Arch a drooping Captive vain Opinion counts a bliss more then Humane The Roman Grecian and Barbarian raise Themselves to Toile and Danger for this Praise The thirst of Fame does so much more Infire The Breast then Vertue which who does desire VVithout Reward Yet former times can show Kingdoms lost by the glory of a few VVhose Aime was Titles that should never die Fix'd on proud Tombs wherein their ashes lie Which the wild Fig-tree yet for all their State Shrewdly casts down For Tombs too have their Fate Weigh Hannibal of 's Dust how many pounds Find ye To Him yet Africk yields not bounds On whose West-shoar th' Atlantick waves do beat The Eastern stretching-out to Nilus's Heat To Ethiopia's Inhabitants It runs too and 30 to th' other Elephants He adds Spain Next the Pyrenaeans show Him way Nature opposes th' Alpes and Snow He digs through Rocks with Vinegar he eats Through Mountains Now in Italy he seats Himself and yet ev'n There more must be won Nothing alas says he as yet is done Unless our Punick Pow'r forcing Rome's Gates In their Suburra on our Ensigne waits O goodly Face and Picture A one-Eyed Gen'ral does a Getulian Beast bestride Well what 's his End O Glory A Defeat He has Flies into Exile There this Great Strange Client waits at Court his Moan to make When the Bythinian Tyrant's pleas'd to wake Yet neither Swords nor Stones nor Arrows can Drive this tumultuous Soul from this Wild Man But That which just revenge at last did bring For so much blood at Cannae shed That Ring Go Mad-man Pass the dire Alpes to please fools To be a Declamation for the Schools To the Pellaean youth one worlds small Ground Poor wretch he Sweats in the worlds narrow bound As if Gyarian Rocks inclos'd him or small Seriphus Yet when Babylons brick-wall He enters a Tomb serves him 'T is made known VVhat Dwarfs our Bodies are by Death alone Men once beleiv'd Athos was sail'd about And all that lying Greece dares story-out That those Ships pav'd the firm Sea which did beat Chariot-wheels We believe deep Rivers were Drunk up and dried whiles the Mede din'd Nay things Which 31 Sostratus does chaunt with moistned wings How yet left the Barbarian Salamine VVhose whips once made Corus and Eurus whine Such in th' Aeolian Dungeon they ne're found Earth-shaking Neptune too his Shackels bound 'T was well he Stigmatiz'd him not What God VVould be at such a frantick Masters Nod But how return'd he Ev'n in one small boat Through shoals of Carcasses which still did float In waves of blood His Prow was almost tir'd Loe the Reward of Glory so desir'd Give length of Life O Jove give many years VVith 32 face direct This only pale with fears Thou begg'st Yet what continual Ills how strange Greive Age Chiefly a Face by deform'd change Unlike it self No Skin but a foul Hide Behold Bagg'd cheeks with wrinkles deep and wide In 33 Tabracha's large Shades a Gran'ame-Ape Just such in her old mumping cheek does scrape Young men do differ much Some are more Fair Then others Some then some far stronger are There 's but one Face of Age Limb and Voice gâ—ows Feeble Th' Head 's bald Moist is the Baby-Nose With Gums disarm'd alas their bread they press VVife Children and themselves they do distress They'd tire the Soother Cossus VVine and Meat Yield not the Palate th' old delight and heat Lust they long since forgot which would'st thou know Now yet a broken belly would say No. No Art or Time repairs thee When the true Moisture of Life is gone can'st hope for new Now Sick and Old we justly do suspect Such as do pleasure without strength affect Behold the loss now of another part For what delight is there from Voice and Art Of rare Musitian 34 though Selencus 't were Or such as use th' Imbroider'd Cloak to wear In the large Theater he needs no choice Of Sear he scarce hears Cornets or the voice Of Trumpets Loud they bawl to make him know VVho 's at his door or how the hours do go In his cold Veins the little blood 's ne're hot VVithout a Feaver All Diseases got Into one band do dance about him though If you inquire their names I 'le sooner show How many Adult'rers Hippia had how many 35 Sick in one Autumne Themison did bane ye How many Associates Basilus disseated How many woeful VVards rich Iru cheated How many Towns He Owns who went snip snip As his quick Sizzers my young beard did clip One's Shoulders weak another's Loins One Cries-Out on his Hip. He has lost both his Eies And Envies those that have one lest This lingers And his pale lips take food from others fingers At sight of Meat one with mouth drawn awry Like the young Swallow yawnes to whom does fly The hungry dam with food in mouth Yet then All loss of limb fan worse is Dotage when One does forget his Servants Names A known Friends Face that Supp'd with him lastâ—night his
nothing nisi auspicio prius sampto the most luckie sign in such observation was a crow as Alexan. ab Alex. notes lib. 2. cap. 5. because when one of them dies the other remains perpetually without a mate But what was the conclusion of this solemn adultery for they made Adultery a Wedding pleasing themselves in all solemnity that day and night till by a command from the Emperor they were in the same Gardens seaz'd-on and both slain but sair and wretched Silius first and before Messalian's cies Some report that Clandius himself seal'd the Contract which may seem incredible upon pretence of avoiding by that means some dangers which were said to be portended See Sueton in Claudius cap. 29. Thus had Silius not done this Messalina had been his death and for doing of it Claudius was But whereas some say that if he destroy'd Messalina Hymen's burning tapers from her bed should light him to his urne the Poet makes her rage more swift saying he should have died before the lightning of the tapers pereundum erit ante lucernes Besides if he had not obey'd her there had been no preparation of wedding tapers 42. And choicest Entrails vow with a white hogge's pure sausages Voveasque macellis Exta candiduli divina tomacula porci The word tomacula comes from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because the ingredients of them were cut or minc'd and are call'd divina sacred or pure because used in re divina in Sacrifice And this offring was of a white hogge Swine seeming to have been the first kind of Sacrifice as Varro conjectures lib. 2. de re rustica cap. 4. who accordingly says that by the Graecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is derived from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 immolare Thus a hogge was a Sacrifice unto Ceres and at the concluding of a league of Peace as with a little difference Sueton says of Claudins cap. 25. Cum regibus foedus in fore icit porca caesa as also at the celebration of Weddings Kings and eminent persons particularly in Hetruria as likewise the new Bride and Bride-groome sacrificed a hogge Such also says he was the custome of the Ancient Latines and the Greeks in Italie The reason whereof as we may guess was for the plentifulness of Swine for so Xenophon de Rep Laced tells how that of every litter of piggs there was one due to the Priest that when so ever he pleas'd to offer to the Gods he might not want a Sacrifice and for the like reason probably That offring might figure-out the fruitfulness of marriage These tomacula are by Varro in the fore-cited place called tomacinae but Scaliger there thinks it to be but a mistake of the transcribers and that it should be written tomaculae The Greeks says he call them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Scalig Annot. P. 220. The Poet concluding this Satyre says that if men would be wise that is aske for inward blessings the Gods would be all for us but we says he are all for outward things and so make Fortune the Governess of our affairs implying that Man's Folly had advanced Fortune to the estimation of a Deity Which peradventure the Poet speaks in reference to story the first Temple that was erected to Fortune being built by Ancus Martius But though the Romans were such early worshippers of her the Graecians did not so esteem her For as Pacuvius says in that verse cited in the Author to Herennius lib. 1. Fortunam insanam esse cacam brutam perhibent Philosophi And although Virgil indeed in the Roman devotion says Aencid 8. Fortuna omnipotens ineluctabile fatum yet Homer never mentions her For though he names 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which he takes for Fate yet in no part of his large work does he once mention 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the accurate Macrobius observes Saturnal lib. 5. cap. 16. SATYRE XI ARGUMENT In thy Expence not by thy Mind But by thy Purse be still confin'd Our Poet here does thus well fit His Feast and Friend with Thrift and wit Which Country-Bliss he so rehearses We have the Feast too in his Verses The Earthen Dish Vertue of Old And Fame so Sav'd it still does hold Whiles Ivory Marble Carver's Skill Trimme Waiters Musick nay the fill Of Lust like Dainties which the Tast Receives do rather Please then Last Yet as from Riot so from Care At Feast be Free That 's Wisdomes Fare IF Atticus sup pompously 't is State If Rutilus 't is Madness For what 's straight More Jeer'd then Poor Apicius a Ev'ry walk Ev'ry Feast Bath and Theater does talke Of Rutilus For whiles his Strength Intire Might wear a Helmet whiles his blood 's yet fire The Tribune nor Compels nor yet withstands He 1 writes the Fencers Laws and high Commands More maist thou see whom Creditors to catch At last at th' Entrie of the Shambles watch These Live but for their Palate and Hee 's set On Riot most that still is most in debt And soon must fall you may see through the rent Mean-while for Cates they search each Element No Price deterrs him nay if you look near Those dainties please him Most that are most dear Not hard 't is then to Pawn for Coin to wast Chargers or 's Mother's Image b first defac'd And spend four hundred Sesterces on some Rare Dish To th' Fencer's 2 Mixt fare thus they come There 's Diff'rence in Like Charge In Rutilus What 's VVast is Bounty in Ventidius And from his VVealth draws Fame But him I 'le slight That knows how much Atlas exceeds in hight The Other Libyan Hills yet ne're descries That an Ir'n Chest and a small bag in size Differ That Rule know thy self Heav'n did send For Man to fix in Mind and still attend VVhether thou ' dst Married Live or be a grave Senator For Thersites ne're did crave Achilles's Armour which not without stain Vlysses sought Or if thou would'st maintain A shrew'd Cause trie if thy speech strongly flow Or th' art some Curtius or a Matho Know The measure of thy Cheek c and this still trie In all things though but when a fish thou ' dst buy Nor for a Barbel wish when in thy Chest Th' hast but a Gudgeon For thy Purse once press't With want and Thou with Riot what 's th' Event Thy State and Goods being on thy Belly spent Which swallows th' use Principal d Heards and Land Their Ring Such part-with Last Then Pollio's Hand VVith naked finger beggs Such Riot ne're Should count Death Quick and Sow'r Age These should Fear Thus they proceed Mony they Hire at Rome Wast it before the Owners Then whiles some Scrap's Left and th' usurer looks Pale who shunne Rome straight to Ostia or Baiae runne To Leave the Burse e is now as to decline Suburra's hear for the cool Esquiline Only this greif such fugitives does daunt They must 3 the Circus for a whole year want Not
fanuis sunt enim insoecundae solae sive quod corrumpant sive quod naturae universi similes sint sive quod Paucorum dominatu gaudent nam his in suffragiis utebantur Lucian in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Casaubon alleadges him on that passage of Laertius gives the reason thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To omit for civility the rendring of which passage I may farther observe what he adds that is that if beans be boild and let lie a few nights they will yield a blood-like moisture And as for those words of Laertius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Casaubon adds that of Porphyry de Antro Homerico T 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pliny says that Beans dull the senses and disturbe the mind with Dreams Two of the Manuscripts Corpus Câ—risti and Ben-Jonson's alleadge partly the like reason as that they are a meat which dulls the sense and puffs-up the belly besides that in the Bean there is a secret worm The Scholiast not without obscurity here says Aversatus fabam quae ex sanguine humano orta esset Nam flores in sanguinem vâ—rtuntur si sic ponatur Upon which words Pithoeus adds quod Jequitur de store fabae alibi me legisse non memint we apud Porphyrium quidem qui banc haeresim doctissimis elegantissimis libris defendere conatus est Clemens Alexandrinus Strom. lib. 3. says that the Pythagoraeans having wives as Pythagoras himself had Theano mention'd by Jamblicus in Vit. Pithag cap. 27. did abstain from Beans because they cause barrenness in men and women Indeed Theophâ—astus de â—arsis plantarum says that if the husks of beans be set near the roots of trees newly planted they will make them dry and barren But Galen and other Physitians tell us that beans used as diet are rather a cause of fruitfulness then of barrenness Yet against this receiv'd tradition concerning Pythagoras there is one thwart testimony in Agellius lib. 4. cap. 11 where he says that Aristoxenus a Musitian the Scholar of Aristotle and a diligent searcher into ancient learning relates in a book which he writ of Pythagoras that he used to eat beans because they keep the body soluble and that he likewise did eat pig and kid Which relation says Agellius this Aristoxenus it seems heard from a friend one Xenophilus a Pythagoraean and from some others more ancient who lived not long after Pythagoras his own times The like also concerning his eating of flesh Agâ—llius writes from the authority of one Alexis a Poet in a Comedy called the Life of Pythagoras adding also his own conjecture about the original of this supposed errour and tradition whiles he thinks it to have first come-up by mistaking that verse written by Empedocles who was a Pythagorean 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where some expound 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by a bean whiles others says he think it signifies testiculos the Pythagoraeans after their manner of instruction calling them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quia sint 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and thus that it was only a mystical precept againg Lust But by his leave though this were granted to be the mystery of the precept it does neither deny nor weaken the common tradition And whereas Agellius farmer says â—â—â—t Phâ—taâ—â—â— in his first book de â—omato says that Aristotle writes of the Pythagoraeans that they did not abstain from flesh I think â—ot that part of the tradition so much though enough confirm'd as the other concerning Beans Nor does the Hear-say of Aristoxenes seem equall to the general traditon confirm'd by Pythagoras his chiefest followers and more particularly by that story of Dionysus before related Wherefore I think the opinion of Rhodigine lib. 27. cap. 17. to be more curious then sound who says that the Pythagoraeans by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 meant only an egge quod in eo sit animalium 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. saetura and thus would make void the common tradition Against which novelty may be added the Authority of Hierocles the Alexandrian Philosopher a great Pythagoraean who in his Commentaries on Pythagoras his Aurea carmina p. 303. mentioning his Abstinence from Beans and Flesh makes it the rule and way of his Temperance for the Purifying of the Mind Besides he does more particularly and intimately reconcile some seeming inconveniences concerning some precepts in this argument for says he whereas there may be thought to be some absurdity in these rules 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Abstain from living creatures and Abstain from the heart of creatures as if the last were superfluous being forbidden in the first he answers that those precepts are distinct according to the progress of disciples the one not to eat of the heart being taught as a part of Abstinence to Novices the other afterwards to abstain from feeding on Living creatures as a rule of Perfection to Proficients And easily may we beleive his practice of such rules they being partly drawn from the Aegyptian Priests who likewise did abstain from Beans which it was not lawful for them to eat or sow or look upon as Herodorus relates in his Euterpe Pliny indeed upon the Authority of Varro lib. 18. cap. 12. says in part the like of the Flâ—â—en as that he might not eat the Bean quoniam in store ejus lugubres litera reperiantur that is saith the Interpreter Dr. Ph. Hilland Letters that shew Heaviness and signs of death Indeed the flower of the ordinary bean is as the Herbalists tell us though there is more variety in their colours white with black spots or of a darkish purple Pliny there gives also another reason of abstaining from the bean saying ut alii tradidere quoniam mortâ—orum animae sint in eâ quâ de causâ parentando utique assumtitur The like reasons and precepts then it is most probable that Pythagoras learned at his being in Aegypt for thither he travail'd us Laertius tells us learn'd the Language and was intimate in their Mysteries Jamblichus also not only relates the like but adds lib. 1. cap. 4. that he continued in Aegypt two and twenty years See also Malchus his Life of Pythagoras and the learned Rivershusius his annotations on it SATYRE XVI ARGUMENT Souldiers and their Camp-Freedome here Our Poets Wit does Praise and Jeer. Yet of his Guifts the Gen'ral shou'd Be Free as they are of their Blood WHo Gallus can a Bless'd VVars Gains recite For if into a Prosp'rous Camp I light Let my young fear with lucky Star its Gate Enter More worths one hour of courteous Fate Then 1 if to Mars kind Venus for me writes Or Juno in Sandy Samos that delights Common Advantages we first may see Of which that 's not the least that to strike thee No Gown'd-man dares if struck he hides his woe Nor dares his Teeth dash'd-out to th' Praetor show Nor his knob'd face all black and blew with Eies To which All Art promise of Help denies Seeks he
Ladyes of Rome who were more delighted with Stage-players c. f Hippia a Lords wife This Hippia was wife to one of the Senators Fabritius Vejento and is thought to have this fictitious name from the excess of her Lasciviousness for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greek signifyes a strumpet the reason of the metaphor learn from Virgil 3. Georg. Scilicet ante omnes furor est insignis equarum and Aelian lib. 4. cap. 6. g Canusinian sheep Ovem Canusinam Canusium was a Town of Apulia Daunia in Italie upon the River Aufidus it was famous for sheep which they used to cloth to preserve the wool from dirt and bryars these were called oves pellitae Those that wore garments made of this wooll were called Canusmati Mart. lib. 9. h Flora's trumpet Florali matrona tuba The Poet here alludes to the Floralia instituted in honour of Flora called by Lactautius de fals Rel. lib. 1. Faula for which Vossius reads Flaura there She was Scortum Herculis as Verrius cited by the same Lactautius Shee was made the Goddess of Gardens and Meadowes by the Senate ut pudendae rei quaedam dignitas adderetur as the same Lactantius Which is likewise told us by Ovid. lib. 5. Fast Convenere patres si bene floreat annus Numinibus nostris annua festa vovent The same Poet acquaints us that these solemnities were perform'd in April towards the latter end Incipis Aprili transis in tempora Maii Alter te fugiens cum venit alter obit This festival therefore was instituted ut frugesâ—cion arboribus aut vitibus bene prospereque florescerent as Lactant. ib. and vile impudent strumpets were wont to dance naked through the streets to the sound of a trumpet to which our Poet here alludes more particularly i Capitolian Oaken crown Capitolinam Quercum Domitian instituted sports in honour of Jupiter Capitolinus which were celebrated every fift year and he that came of victor was rewarded with an Oaken crown See Martial Ep. 54. lib. 4. k Acts Anubis Anubis was an Aegyptian diety the Son of Osiris according to Lubin of Typhon and Nephthys according to Vossius Servius on Virg Aen. 8. v. 698. omnigenumque Deûm monsira latrator Anubis says he is call'd latrator quia capite canino pingitur but gives no reason why he should be pictur'd in that shape but Lubin tells us this was the reason quod in insigni canem gessit ut Macedo frater lupum But Vossius gives this reason out of Plut. de Isid Osirid to Nephthys the Aegyptians assign'd the presidency of that Hemisphere which is below our Horizon to Isis what is above it and the Horizon it self to Anubis and therefore they dedicated a dog to him quia ut canis din noctuque videt domi custodit itae Anubis nostrum oppositum videat hemispherium quasi custos sit utrinsque Voss de Idol lib. 2. cap. 75. After this dog Anubis the Romans in imitation of the Aegyptians went crying and howling as if they followed him in quest of his father Osiris King of Aegypt that was murder'd privately by his brother Typhon his body was at last found cut in pieces near to Syene After his Deification they still mourned for him with this ceremony and adored him in the form of a Bull accordingly his offering was hay and if he took it it betokened prosperous success if he took it not it was ominous Strab. lib. ult Plin. lib 8. cap. 16. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE Sixt Satyre Sundry phansies of the Heathen about Man's Original A Custome of Swearing by Another's Head Rings the use of them in Marriage and the Finger on which they were worn A doubt about Medla vena which is to be open'd in a Phrensie Subitum miserablle longum not rightly expounded by Britannicus Megalesia and Ludi Plebeii distinguish'd Visards worn by Actors in Plays Altars in Theaters Thyrsus Fabulae Atellanae The Fibula for the preserving of the voice describ'd Rudis Lanistae Whether the Hair of Matrons were distinguish'd from Harlots by the Colour Cells and Iâ—scripâ—ions over them in the Stews and Lamps hang'd-up there as also in Temples Ergastula Mensis Brumae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Scrofa Subsidant pennae expounded differently from the ancient Interpreters Mustacea distributed to Guests at Marriages and Mony to the Bride Barbers when first in Rome Quintana a Military exercise Books anciently rowl'd-up The greatest breadth of a Page The Reading fluâ—iâ—ad Istros disprov'd against Britannicus from himself Ointments drank in Wine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The form of the ancient Harp The Antiquity of Bells Sylvanus his Sacrifices and Sacrificers The Bath-fee Elenchi The form of the Tuâ—ulus or High-Priest's Cap. Foliata Xerampelinae The Colour of Matroâ—s garments Feigned Sacrifices sometimes offer'd for true Cadurous A Silver Serpent in the Temple of â—sis Miles in the Publick Ways from Rome Mark'd-out by Stones Circus the Form Capacity and use of it Phalae Delphinorum columnae Poppysma Publica fulgura Spurci lacus Philtra A difficulty about Saxa jugis abrupta exdâ—â—n'd Mithridates his Antidote WHen they were born of th' Op'ning Oak Rupto robore nati The Poet intending to set-forth the corruptions of the Roman Dames describes the innocency of the golden Age in the beginning of the world when there were not such quaint mistresses as a near Cynthia or Carullus his Lesbia that bewailed the death of her Sparrow but rude and hardie people born of Trees or form'd out of Clay and that thus they continued till mankind growing worse the two heavenly sisters Astraa or Justice and Chastiâ—ie sled to heaven In which expression he touches two ways concerning the Original of Mankind the one from trees the other from the Earth Concerning the first Britannicus says Quum prima illa atate homines in speluncis syâ—â—sque more ferarum habitarent quumque ex arboribus vâ—â— rustare cavatis tanquam ex domicilio exirent putabanâ— tur ex arboribus essâ—â—nati then allâ—ging that of Virâ—gil Geosque vitum truncis duro robbra nasâ—â—ls In which words-he apâ—ly shews 〈◊〉 probable cause of the fictions that as they dwelt in woods so they seem'd to be born of the treesâ—â— Hutl whiles he says ex arboribus veâ—usâ—are cauâ—â—iâ— â—â—uâ— of trees grown hollow with age methinks he does a little for get himself having said but a little before primaiâ—â—â— aetate so that there was Then no time past in which they could he as yet grown hollow with age yet Autumnus commits the same oversight The second way of Mans Original from Glay shews that though many of the more learned Heathen had read the Mâ—â—ical hist ony they undervalued or corrupted or oppoâ—â—â— he instruction 〈◊〉 which last fort was Julian the 〈◊〉 and particularly in this argument Who in a Fragment of an Epistle publish'd with his other works hâ—â— Petâ—â—â— vius p. 534 c. delivers 〈◊〉 the Theologie of the Aneient Heathen that Mankind inotâ—â—â—'d not