of the Earth Thou art Asyle Anchor and tye of the Universe Next to the minde of Man God Created nothing more Noble more Glorious or more Profitable What therefore thy Vertue endow'd thee with what thy services have deserved see here and take thy recompence the ROYAL CROWN that henceforth thou maist be proclaim'd and declar'd whether the other will or no THE KING OF ALL WORLDLY THINGS BEING UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAN which said he took out a Crowne of Gold which he had hid under his Cloak and causing Mercury to kneele set it on his head And thus though all the Assembly were mad with anger and envy to see him whom they accounted the meanest declar'd their King Lord yet since the Decree of the Judge could not be revers'd each return'd to his owne home every where proclaimeing Mercury their King The Judge having dismissed the Assembly retir'd home To God the giver of all good things be all glory for ever Amen THE END Courteous Reader these Books following are printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his Shop at the Prince's Armes in St. Paul's Church-yard Various Histories with curious Discourses in humane Learning c. 1. HIstoricall Relations of the united Provinces of Flanders written in Italian by Cardinall Bentivoglio and now rendred into English by the Right Honourable Henry Earle of Monmouth Fol. 2. The History of the Warrs of Flanders written in Italian by that learned and famous Cardinal Bentivoglio Englished by the Right Honourable Henry Earle of Monmouth The whole work Illustrated with a Map of the 17. Provinces and above 20 Figures of the chiefe Personages mentioned in this History Fol. 1654. 3. The History of the Warrs of the Emperor Justinian with the Persians Goths and Vandalls written in Greek by Procopius of Caesarea in eight Books translated into English by Sir Henry Holcroft Knight VVherein the City of Rome was taken and retaken above eight times when it was the Seate of the Empire Fol. 4. De Bello Belgico the History of the Low-Country Warrs written in Latin by Famianus Strada in English by Sir Robert Sapylton Illustrated with divers Figures Fol. 5. The use of Passions written by I. F. Senalt and put into English by Henry Earle of Monmouth 8o 6. Judicious Select Essaies Observations written by the Renowned and learned Knight Sir Walter Rawleigh with his Apology for his Voyage to Guiana 7. The Compleat Horseman and Expert Farrier in two books by Thomas De Grey Esquire newly printed with additions 8 Unheard of Curiosities concerning the Talismanicall Sculpture of the Persians The Horoscope of the Patriarchs and the judgement of the Starrs by James Gaffarel Englished by Edmond Chilmead Ch. Ch. Oxon. 8o 9. The History of the Inquisition composed by the R. F. P. Servita the compiler of the History of the Councill of Trent in 4o translated out of Italian 10. Biathanatos a Paradox of self-murder by Dr. Jo. Donne Dean of St. Pauls London 4o 11. The Gentlemans Exercise or the Art of limning painting and blazoning of Coats and Armes c. by Henry Peacham Master of Arts 4o 12. M. Howels History of Lewis the thirteenth King of France with the life of his Cardinal de Richelieu Fol. 13. Mr. Howels Epistolae Hoelianae Familiar letters Domestick and Forren in six Sections partly Historicall Politicall Philosophicall the first Volume with additions 8o 14. Mr. Howels new volume of Familiar letters partly Historicall Politicall Philosophicall the second Volume with many Additions 8o 15. Mr. Howels third Volume of Additionall letters of a fresher date never before published 8o 16. Mr. Howels Dodona's Grove or the Vocal Forest the first part in 12o with many Additions 17. Mr. Howels Dodona's Grove or the Vocall Forest the second part in 8o never printed before 18. Mr. Howels Englands Teares for the present wars 19. Mr. Howels Pre-eminence and Pedegree of Parliament in 12o 20. Mr Howels Instructions and Directions for Forren Travels in 12o with divers Additions for Travelling into Turky and the Levant parts 21. Mr. Howels Vote or a Poem Royall presented to his Majesty in 4o 22. Mr. Howels Angliae Suspiria lachrymae in 12o 23. Marques Virgilio Malvezzi's Romulus and Tarquin Englished by Hen. Eaâ—l of Monmouth in 12o 24. Marques Virgilio Malvezzi's David persecuted Englished by Ro. Ashley Gent. in 12o 25. Marques Virgilio Malvezzi of the success and chief events of the Monarchy of Spain in the year 1639. of the revolt of the Catalonians from the King of Spain Englished by Rob. Gentilis Gent. in 12o 26. Marques Virgilio Malvezzi's considerations on the lives of Alcibiades and Coriolanus Two famous Roman Commanders Englished by Rob. Gentilis 27. Policy Vnveiled or Maximes of State done into English by the Translator of Gusman in 4o 28. Gracious priveleges granted by the King of Spain to our English Merchants in 4o 29. Englands looking in and out by Sr. Ralph Maddison Knight 4o 30. Gratiae Ludentes jests from the University by H â— 31. The Antipathy between the French and the Spanyard an ingenious translation out of Spanish 32. Mr. Birds grounds of Grammar in 8o 33. Mr. Bulwers Philocophus or the Deaf and Dumb mans friend in 12o 34. Mr. Bulwers Pathomyotomia or a Dissection of the significative Muscles of the Affections of the Mind in 12o 35. An Itinerary contayning a voyage made through Italy in the yeares 1646 1647. illustrated with divers Figures of Antiquity never before published by John Raymond Gent in 12o Books in Humanity lately Printed 36. THe History of Life and Death or the prolongation of Life written by Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban in 12o 37. The Naturall and experimentall History of Winds written in Latine by Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban translated into English by an admirer of the learned Author 12o 38. The life of the most learned Father Paul Author of the History of the Council of Trent translated out of Italian by a person of quality 8o 39. Paradoxes Problems Characters c. by Dr. Donne Dean of St. Paul's to which is added a book of Epigrams written in Latin by the same Author translated by Iasper Main D D. 12o 40. Ignatius his Conclave a Satyr written by Dr. Donne Dean of St. Paul's 12o 41. A Discovery of Subterraneal Treasure viz of all manner of Mines and Minerals from the Gold to the Coal with plain Directions and Rules for the finding of them in all Kingdoms and Countreys written by Gabriel Plat. 4o 42. Richardi Gardiner ex AEde Christi Oxon. specimen Oratorium 8o 43. The Soveraignty of the British Seas written by that learned Knight Sir Iohn Burroughes Keeper of the Records in the Tower 12o 44. Grammatica Burlesa or a new English Grammer made plain and easie for Teacher and Scholar composed by Edward Burles Master of Arts 45. Artificiall Arithmetick containing the Quintessence of the Golden Rule the true valuation of all Annuities also to find the distance at one
Enacted are by our meanes propagated and made usefull to their Legislators By our quills Kings Princes and Dukes govern their Dominions suppose there never were nor ever had been any bookes written it would follow there should be no Letters no Lawes no Histories no Physick nor any other Arts or Sciences put upon the file of memory and so the life of Man would nothing have differed from the life of bruites mankind would have been as unacquainted with himselfe and things as Children shut up in a Cave and there continued Now all those that have gotten the reputation of wise learned and experienc'd Men and have arrived at the Arts and Sciences have done it by the advantage of our quills These are they that governe the World with their learning policy and science which have been only propagated by Penns the use whereof whosoever know not are accounted of a contemptible condition and disesteem'd Pens often rescue the most despicable poverty into vast wealth Pens throw honour and lustre on wealth it selfe nay there is no condition which receives not ornament and advantage from them Pens comprise and establish all humane Literature what anciently was with difficulty put down with an Iron bodkin is now more easily perform'd by Pens what honour was ever given to learning by the greatest Princes is now due to Pens and to those to whom they are owing Geese Whence I infer that our esteem ought to be such that it should be farre more considerable than to receive a denyall in this claime of Royalty I will onely add two advantages of quills more though they be not so much important The first is in hunting for the frighting of Beasts by the sticking them up the other in Musical instruments besides their use in Arrows which we formerly mention'd Let the Sheep brag the necessity of his strings my quills can no more be spar'd in the Sittarne and Virginalls Let him brag that his greater guts are usefull for Bow-strings without my feathers I am sure no Arrow will fly Let him and the Calfe prate of their Parchments as so needfull in writing without my quills to write upon them they will signify nothing not to mention even the smallest uses of our quills we shall omit to tell you how they helpe Anglers in fitting of their Hookes and Files and are employ'd in severall mechanicall workes Let this which for the time allotted us we have shortly but firmely and demonstratively argued suffice since I cannot but believe that they will justly evict the Royalty to be granted me The OYSTER THe OYSTER who was in the fourth place as Burgesse for the Fishes suffered not another to assume the discourse but hastily begun to plead in this manner If the Soveraignty over the Creature must be adjudged and conferr'd either upon largenesse of body Strength Industry Sagacity or Docility I believe my pretension will be very weake for I am little and without strength nor can I lay claime to any of the other indowments yet withall I am of opinion that none of these here present may justly hope that upon those grounds the election will be carryed for them since there are others in their severall kinds that farre excell us in all those qualities as well as they But if Nobility Birth Profit confer'd on Man great value and price prevaile any thing with your judgement I see no competitor here present whose interest I thinke I shall have cause to feare For my Nobility I have this to affirm that I am borne and bread in the waters the noblest element and have been ever accounted Prince of all the Aquatiles which yet in variety and greatnesse farre exceede the Terrestrialls the Waters are my Castle and yet out of the waters I vouch no worse authority than Scripture it selfe God in the beginning created all things nor am I confin'd to some little Brooke or narrow River The vast Ocean where ever it spreads it selfe the Indian the Westerne Seas are but at the first our Cradles after that our dwelling house and Demesne Now if it be borne in a noble and a famous Country adds no small Nobility to any person I thinke I may safely presume to claime precedency in this point But this you will say may be as well claim'd by the rest of my neighbours of the waters and therefore I shall not much presse it but direct my discourse to that which most properly concernes me that is my descent and manner of birth far more illustrious than any creature whatsoever Chastity is a peculiar property and endowment of our kind as appears in that we doe not propagate in the common manner but by a particular to wit by a secret and sweet distillation of the influences of the Starres shed into us from whence we conceive 'T is true nature granted us not offensive Armes but shee gave us defensive and these of the best proofe Hence is that we are neither offensive to one another and are very well secured against the assaults of strangers In those parts where Heaven by reason of the neerness of the Sunne operaes more purely and efficaciously as in the crooked windings of the Indian Sea we there by the indulgence of its kinder heat are impregnated with such seed as is indeed invaluable we get up to the top of the water and opening the Gates of our strong Castles we ly gaping and yawning till we have suck'd in so much of the most precious morning dew as after being miraculously congeal'd within our Testicles and tinctur'd with the pellucid liquor of our bodies becomes albified into an incomparable lustre and make the noblest presents that man can receâ—â—â—â— whether you look 〈…〉 for delight and 〈…〉 cause they are never found but single or that they onely exceed in price and valew Now in medicine thus they are advantageous they are great strengtheners and comforters of the heart whose spirits and radicall moysture they powerfully restore and cherish and your greatest Physitians are of opinion that nothing more soveraigne nothing more gentle than confections of Manus Christi prepar'd with pearle They have also severall kinds of Diamargaritons both hot and cold which they very successefully use in diverse Diseases where the patient needs reparation of strength There want not also some of the curious that prepare them into Milke Oyle Liquour Water and Salt and that to the same end But what shall I say do not Margarites themselves and their Matrixes exceedingly assist the wombes of Women both in preventing sterility and furtherance of conception Besides all this we have perform'd three other notable services First 〈…〉 little being of ours which nature 〈…〉 and so strongly 〈…〉 the food of supporters both in respect that we are extreamly gratefull to the palate as also for that we do so greatly cherish and fill the Spermatick Vessells of either Sex and there is no doubt but Man will be so gratefull as to acknowledge this truth which once granted it will follow
as those of the Sybills which Livy mentions in his 4th Book So Pliny Lib. 13. Chap. 13. tells us that all used to be written in Leaden and Linnen volumes Nay and in our age we many times finde somewhat either to be written or painted or printed upon the purest Holland What we have for the present said for the use of Linnen while it is whole though we have in a manner but touch'd at it and cursorily argued may I thinke suffice but when Linnen hath been so oft foul'd and apply'd to so many uses and that so long till it fall in pieces behold a new production For the raggs both of Linnen and cloth be they never so much sullied or torne are gathered together to be carryed to the Paper-mill where they make their choice and wash them and then steep them in water till they be in a manner putrified then they beat them into a kinde of poultice which being made very thin and besprinkled with water or laid upon little nets of Wire is made Paper whether it be course and fit to wrap Wares in or Writing Paper or Royall Paper which being once dry'd smooth'd spread and done with Allome water brings innumerable helps to the conversation of man I beseech you now let Calves-skins Sheeps-skins the waxen table which the Calfe Sheeâ— and Bee have passionately pleaded for desist any farther competition since that from Flaxe and Linnen there arises a new thing that like the Phaenix out of her owne ashes shades and darkens all their utilities and renders them inconsiderable I shâ—ll not quote to you the severall uses of Merchant-paper fitted not onely for the wrapping up of things but I shall say there is no man that can be ignorant that Books and Letters are written in Paper and printed in such abundance that the Skins of any other Animals nor waxe would be able to supply so great a defect By the use of Paper the world hath enlarg'd the use of Learning Arts and Sciences and indeed all other excellencies Now though we should grant that the Antients writ in plates of Mettalls or Waxe or in the barkes of Trees or in leaves of the Paper of Nilus or indeed upon the Skins of Creatures yet scarce any man could possibly atchieve the use of so many books without the greatest toyle irksomnesse and cost or carry them with him from place to place although he were a Man of a most plentifull estate From whence we must necessarily inferre that in that time men of lower Fortunes were withdrawn and deterr'd from their Study by those two great difficulties the matter upon which they should write and the dearnesse of Bookes To instance Geâ—metricians were then forc'd to make their figures upon the Sand that was therefore called the wisest part of the Earth as appears in Archimedes who also while he was in the Bath drew Figures in Oyle upon his owne body who whilst he was in contemplation of some Diagramm's drawn in Sand was slaine at the taking of Syracuse by the Soldiers of Marcellus Others that were very poore have made use of severall things whereupon they might write the Lectures of their Masters as Cleanthes did the hoofes of Mules and divers other things But at the present we have such abundance of what may serve them in this kinde that meerly by the Courtesie of Flaxe the poorest man may have enough wherewithall to read whereby to learne and wherein he may dispose all things he hath either read or hath been taught And hence it comes that so many Arts and Sciences have ascended into their Meridian not by the use of Parchment or Waxe but of Paper onely To Paper I say you must ascribe it you whoever are embellish'd with pure literature or sober Science if your many and noble Books reach all Posterity and oblige unto your selves an eternall memory which will preserve both your names and works For I must tell you the use of Paper hath as much distinguish'd that of Pelts and Wax as the invention of Bread did that of Acornes All Princes and Noble men study only Paper to which they trust their most dark Counsells never considering that they are made of the most durty rags of Linnen For as a Potter once came to be a King and his golden Close-stool became an Idoll to the people so the most shatter'd raggs of Linnen are made Paper which Princes are proud to guild and receive for addresses The businesse of the greatest Councellours of Kings lyes only in poring upon Papers and by this means they talk with dumb Teachers What needs many words Empires Kingdomes Principalities are govern'd by Papers all businesses entrusted unto them and by that meanes preserv'd from Oblivion The trust of the Chancery is to preserve these out of which Papers once being let fly like Doves out of the Ark they command prohibit perfect and enjoyne all that Law and Equity requires Papers therefore are the Messengers of Law and Equity which though silent speak and though innocent betray all deceits In Papers the Physitians make their prescriptions and therefore we may well call them the Causewayes to health In Papers the Philosophers write their Theorems and bring them home to the eyes of their Schollars so that we need not Sand or any other matter to blot and scratch upon and therefore may conclude Paper to be the wisest of any thing To Paper Lovers trust all their blandishments and all their Courtships and how oft do they receive the happinesse of a Kisse which it may be the sender onely lives in hope for By Paper one friend whispers himselfe in the eare and enjoyes his distant Soule at distance And indeed if Man first trusted his Body to Linnen before ever he knew that Paper was thought upon now since it is found out he findes it the onely fit messenger to which he thinkes fit to trust his minde and of this must Flaxe onely glory this is one of the most faithfull of Man's life-guard to which as the most faithfull Scout he hath entrusted and resigned himselfe like some antient Princes or else some moderne to a German cohort Flax needs not the help of any all of it no garment can be stitched together without Flaxe or itâ— daughter Thread but all Linnen garments consist of themselves by their owne Threads and parts without the helpe of any other Pray look upon printed books of what consist they marry Flaxe and for the Letters the greatest part of them is Oyle of Linseed thickned unto which I adde some Paper burn'd till it be black as it well may be or any other smoak made of Linseed you have an Inke fit to print any Book Therefore a whole printed book consists onely of Flaxe Nor can any other claime a share in it whether you will consider the Threads or any thing else by which it is bound Flaxe carryes all things within it selfe all that it hath need of is its owne dowry The Oyle which is extracted from its
station An Art never till now published Vsefull for Gunners Seamen and Surveyors by Rob. Iager Gent. 8o 46. Naturall and Divine Contemplations of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul of Man in three books written by Nicolas Mosley Esq. 8o Severall Sermons with other excellent Tracts in Divinity written by some most eminent and learned Bishops and Orthodox Divines 47 A Manuall of private Devotions and Meditations for every day in the week by the right reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews late Lord Bishop of Winchester in 24o 48. A Manuall of Directions for the Sick with many sweet Meditations and Devotions by the right reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews late Lord Bishop of Winchester in 24o 49. Ten Sermons upon severall occasions preached at St Pauls Cross and elswhere by the right reverend Father in God Arthur Lake late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells in 4o 50. Six Sermons upon severall occasions preached at Court before the Kings Majesty and elsewhere by that late learned and reverend Divine John Donne Dr. in Divinity and Dean of St. Pauls London in 4o 51. Private Devotions in six Letanies with directions and Prayers for the dayes of the Weeke and Sacrament for the Houre of Death and the day of Judgement and two dayly prayers one for the morning another for the evening written by Doctor Henry Valentine 24o 52. A Key to the Key of Scripture or an exposition with notes upon the Epistle to the Romans the three first chapters by William Sclater Dr. in Divinity and Minister of the word of God at Pitmister in Somersetshire in 4o 53. Sarah and Hagar or the sixteenth Chapter of Genesis opened in nineteen Sermons being the first legitimate Essay of the pious labours of that learned Orthodox and indefatigable Preacher of the Gospell Mr. Josias Shute B. D. and above 33 yeares Rector of St Mary Woolnoth in Lombardstreet in Folio 54. Christs Teares with his love and affection towards Jerusalem delivered in sundry Sermons upon Luke 19. v. 41 42. by Richard Maden B. D. Preacher of the Word of God late of Magdalen Colledge in Camb. in 4o 55. Three Sermons viz. The benefit of contentation By Mr. Henry Smith in 4o The Affinity of the faithfull By Mr. Henry Smith in 4o The lost sheepfound By Mr. Henry Smith in 4o 56. Ten Sermons preached upon severall Sundays and Saints dayes by Peter Hausted Mr. in Arts and Curate at Uppingham in Rutland in 4o 57. Eighteen Sermons preached upon the Incarnation and Nativity of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ wherein the greatest mysteries of Godlines are unfolded to the capacity of the Weakest Christian by John Dawson Oxon. in 4o 58. The History of the Defenders of the Faith discoursing the state of Religion in England during the Reign of King Henry 8. Edward 6. Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth by C. L. in 4o 59. Christian Divinity written by Edmund Reeve Batchelour in Divinity in 4o 60. The Communion-Book Catechism expounded by Edmund Reeve Batchelour in Divinity in 4o 61. The true and absolute Bishop wherein is shewed how Christ is our only Shepheard and Bishop of â—uâ— soules by Nicholas Darton Master in Arts in 4o 62. description of the New-born Christian or a lively pattern of the Saint militant child of God written by Nicholas Hunt Master in Arts in 4o 63. Divine Meditations upon the 91. Psalm and on the History of Agag King of Amalek with 〈…〉 65. Lazarus his Rest a Sermon preached at the Funerall of that pious learned and Orthodox Divine Mr. Ephraim Udall by Thomas Reeve Batchelour in Divinity in 4o 66. The Survey of Man in a Sermon as it was delivered by Mr. John Bishop at his Fathers funeral 67. Enchiridion containing Institutions Divine and Morall written by Francis Quarles 24o Books in Divinity Lately Printed 68. THE Psalmes of David from the new Translation of the Bible turned into Meter to be sung after the old tunes used in the Churches by the Right Reverend Father in God Henry King Bishop of Chichester 12o 69. Choice Psalmes in Musick for three voices and a thorough-Base composed by Mr. Henry Mr. William Lawes brothers and servants to his late Majesty with divers Elegies set in Musick by severall friends upon the death of Mr. William Lawes 4o 70. Letters between the Lord George Digby and Sir Kenelm Digby Knight concerning Religion 8o 71. Essaies in Divinity by Dr. Donn D. of Saint Paul's before he entred into holy orders 12o 72. Publick Devotions or a Collection of Prayers used at sundry times by divers Reverend and godly Divines together with divine implorations and an introduction to prayer 24o 73. The Sinners Tears in Meditations and Prayers by Thomas Fettiplace of Peterhouse Camb. 12o 74. Quaestio Quodlibetica or a discourse whether it be lawfull to take use for mony by R. F. Knight 75. Sions Prospect in its first view presented in a summary of Divine Truths consenting with the faith professed by the Church of England confirmed from â—…on composed by Mr. Robert 〈…〉 Choise Poems with excellent Translations by the most eminent wits of this Age 76. EPigrammata Thomae Mori Angli 16o 76. Fragmenta Aurea a Collection of all the incomparable Pieces written by Sr. Iohn Suckling Knight 8o 77. Poems Songs Sonnets Elegies and Letters by Iohn Donne with Elegies on the Authors death to which is added divers Copies under his own hand never before in print 8o 78. All Juvenalls 16. Satyrs translated by Sir Robert Stapylton wherein is contained a Survey of the manners and actions of Mankind with Annotations 8o 79. Musaeus on the loves of Hero and Leander with Leander's letter to Hero and her answer taken out of Ovid with Annotations by Sir Rob. Stapylton in 12o 80. Poems c. written by Mr. Edward Waller of Beconsfield Esq 8o 81. Pastor Fido the faithfull Shepheard a Pastoral newly translated out of the Original by Mr. Rich. Fanshaw Esq 4o 82. Poems with a discovery of the Civil Warres of Rome by Mr. Richard Fanshaw Esq in 4o 83. Europa Cupid crucified Venus Vigils with Annotations by Thomas Stanly Esq 8o 84. Coopers-Hill a Poem written by Mr. Iohn Denham Esq the 2d Edition with Additions 4o 85. Medea a Tragedy written in Latine by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Englished by Mr. Edward Sherburn Esq with Annotations 8o 86. Seneca's answer to Lucilius his Quaere why good men suffer misfortunes seeing there is a Divine providence translated into English verse by Mr Edward Sherburn Esq 8o 87. Madagascar with other Poems written by Sir William Davenant 12o 88. Poems with a Masque by Thomas Carew Esq Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to his late Majesty revived and enlarged with Additions 8o 89. Poems of Mr John Milton with a Masue presented at Ludlow Castle before the Earle of Bridgewater then president of Wales 8o 90. Poems c. with a Masque called The Triumph of Beauty by James Shirley Gent. 8o 91. The Mistriss or severall Copies of love-verses written by Mr.
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The Academy of Complements wherein Ladies Gentlewomen Scholars and strangers may accommodate their Courtly practise with gentile Ceremonies complementall amorous high expressions and forms of speaking or writing of Letters most in fashion with Additions of many witty Poems Posâ—es Fancies and pleasant New songs 12o Poems lately Printed 105. Poems and Translations the compleat works of Thomas Stanley Esq 8o 105. Choice Poems with Comedies and Tragedies by Mr. William Cartwright late student of Christ Church in Oxford and Proctor of the University The Aâ—res and songs set by Mr. Henry Lawes servant to his late Majesty in his publick and private Musick 8o 106. Herodâ—an of Alexandria his Imperiall History of twenty Roman Caesars and Emperours of his time first written in Greek now converted into an Heroick Poem by C. B. Stapleton 4o 107. the Card of Courtship or the Language of love fitted to the humors of all degrees sexes and Conditions 2o Incomparable Comedies and Tragedies written by several Ingenious Authors 108 COmedies and Tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher never printed before and now published by the Authors Originall Copies containing 34 plays and a Masque Fol. 109. The Elder Brother by Francis Beaumont Iohn Fletcher Gent. 110. The Scornful Lady by Francis Beaumont Iohn Fletcher Gent. 111. The Woman Hater by Francis Beaumont Iohn Fletcher Gent. 112. Thâ—erry Theodoret 4o by Francis Beaumont Iohn Fletcher Gent. 113. Cupids Revenge by Francis Beaumont Iohn Fletcher Gent. 114 Mounsieur Thomas by Francis Beaumont Iohn Fletcher Gent. 115. The two Noble kinsmen by Francis Beaumont Iohn Fletcher Gent. 116. The Country Captain and the Variety two Comedies written by a person of Honour 12o 117. The Sophy a Tragedy written by Mr. Iohn Denham Esq Fol. 118. Brennoralt or the discontented Collonel a Tragedy written by Sir Iohn Suckling Knight 4o 119. The deserving Favorite by Mr. â—odowick Carlel 4o 120. Albovine King of Lombardy by Sir William Davenant 121. The Just Italian 4o by Sir William Davenant 122. The Cruel Brother 4o by Sir William Davenant 123. The Unfortunate Lovers by Sir William Davenant 124. Love and Honour 4. by Sir William Davenant 125. The Sophister by Dr. Z. 4o 126. Revenge of Bussy D. Ambois Georg Chapman 127. Byrons Conspiracy 4o Georg Chapman 128. Byrons Tragedy Georg Chapman 129. Contention for Honour riches I. Shirley 130. Triumph of Peace 4o I. Shirley 131. The Dutchess of Malfy by Iohn Webster 132. The Northern lass by Richard Brome 133. The Cid a Tragicomedy translated out of French into English by Ioseph Rutter Gent. 12o Plaies lately Printed 134. THe Wild-Goose-Chase a Comedy written by Fr. Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Fol. 135. The Widow a Comedy by Ben. Iohnson Iohn Fletcher and Thomas Midleton 4o 136. 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formidable and victorious there is no Creature swifter than we even through the Aire it selfe Alexander whom I just now mentioned and Julius Câ—sar used alwayes incredible celerity and by this meanes victoriously over-ran the best part of the known World which doubtlesse they had never done had they ever admitted doubts into councell or delayes in execution Hence Alexander being asked by what means he subdued so many Kingdomes in so short a time answered {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} by delaying nothing The other in a very short space fought over all Pompey's parties in three parts of the World never failing of victory in respect his swiftnesse prevented all the Councells and Designes of the Enemy even so we by their example very nimbly and quickly strike our enemies with our little Javelins but 't is onely when we are provok'd by an injury our indulgent Mother nature having given us these weapons for the rooting out drones hornets and other mischievous insects For as the common proverb sayes very truly He that puts up one injury proffers himselfe to receive another Besides A generous minde most easily awakes T is true we are slow to anger but if we be provok'd much more furious than possibly could have been imagined such petit Animals could be Magna etenim est nobis in parvo corpore virtus We in small Bodies make great vertues shine It was said of Tydâ—us a very little man but of a vast and Gigantick spirit For vertue inclos'd in a narrow roome becomes stronger by compression and rushes out with a more vigorous violence upon its enemies Notwithstanding all this though we be so powerfull in armes and enjoy so great a command we do not offer injury to any no we offer no affront or injustice to our professed enemies the sordid robbers of our Hives those people who absolutely desertlesse do not onely envy us the fruits of our owne labours but in seeking them seeke our lives also Yet in the heat of our wrath and agitation with a little tinckling of Musick we are presently pacifi'd as great Warriours have been said to be charm'd out of their warlike humour into softnesse and retirement We are therefore a Musicall Creature and in this not unlike to Man Let no Creature brag here that his garbage is fit for Musick and instruments we our selves are living and moving instruments perpetually cheering our selves while we labour in our chymicall extractions and upon the hearing of any other noyse easily appeas'd Hic Rhodus hic salta nam quae non fecimus ipsae Vix ea nostra voco Here 's Rhodes here Dance what 's by another done Belonging not to us we cannot owne We during life sing and not as mutes after death are inspired by others as the Sheepe and Goose ridiculously glory we send forth a sound which is very pleasant and all agreeable tunes are wellcome to us of which we our selves are the fittest judges none other But as to the profits accrewing by us unto Man I shall speake a little and were there nothing else certainly we ought not to be debarr'd this claime of Royalty The benefits accrewing from our little Nation are large and vast and they especially consist in two things What have you sweeter what pleasanter what more healthfull than Honey Hence an old man very fresh and lusty in his old Age being demanded by what means so many happy and healthy yeares had attended him he replied it was by using Honey within his Body and Oyle without Honey therefore is an ingredâ—ent principally contributing both to length of Life and Preservation of sanity t is most delightfull to children acceptable to Women and salubrious to the aged Of this many Nations make drinke as good as Wine but much more convenient for many maladies This is made use of in colder Diseases to which the Northerne Nations are subject to with very happy effect they call it Hyâ— dromel or Mead or Metheglin c. because it is made of Water and Honey as they do oenomeli because it is made of Wine and Honey From Honey and us the Mothers of it that invincible Heroe Sampson put a considerable riddle as we reade in Scripture Of the making of Honey and the Government of Bees Virgill and other excellent Writers â—â—ade it their businesse to write whole volumes which with so much curiosity and diligence they had not performed had they not seriously considered our utility to Mankinde In medicine Honey is of divers great uses besides the former drinks which we have mention'd both in preserving and assisting the vertues of simples as in Roses and innumerable others and though to the Cholerick and splenetick it is not so convenient by reason of their incumbent distemper yet to flegmatick and melancholy men it is an excellent remedy joyn'd with other things So much shall suffice as to Honey whose excellencies to enumerate in particular I might spend the whole day but I must confine my selfe We are now to speake of our Wax from which Man reapes three extraordinary advantages The first is that of Wax-candles which are not onely exceedingly usefull in Churches and sacred places but also in private Houses In Churches it is apparent in that we burne a perpetuall Holocaust as it were unto the Almighty prolonging our flame much more longer then any thing else which is accensible which is knowne to the generality of Mankinde where we have been in use not onely Christians but Heathens themselves for the one courts their Idols and Devils the other their Saints Confessors with waxe and ceremonies 'T is we that offer our first fruits to God and our Tâ—thes to the Church We are the principall Architects that design our wax in our Escurials in which all the wit of man hath not been to understand or follow us nor the ingenuity of Artificers to counterfeit us And in this consideration we must needs appeare to be not onely subservient to Religion but very contributary to Man himselfe in which double discharge of out duty we farre out-strip all other For private houses none will call it in question that hath been in the Palaces and Hostel's of Kings and Princes at whose tables in the night we diligently watch consuming our selves to be serviceable to them which istruly the character of a King and therefore owing to us as the authors of so great a benefit Secondly it must be remembred that in all medicines outwardly applyed to the body of man as in plaisters salves and ointments it is Wax that gives its assistance and that to all affections of parts and diseases besides the oyles that are drawn from it are of very great use The last but most considerable is that the Ancients had waxen Tables and Bookes enriched and embellished with all kindes of Sciences and at this day as formerly men preserve Seales those faithfull witnesses of all contracts impressed upon it to the great profit of all CoÌ„mon-wealths As for Books and Tables all agree
that are vers'd in Antiquity how they were used before searchfull and restlesse mankinde had found out other things to write upon For then in tables covered with Wax or else upon Linnen temper'd with it they engraved and writ all their businesse with a sharp Puncheon and so conveighed them away by Courriers Therefore Kings and Princes and all others whatsoever were enforced to make use of our help for the communicating of Counsell and our spoyles were their Ambassadours And not so onely but volumes of Wax were the great conservators of all Arts and Sciences especially Lawes without which the life of man is miserable and belluine Now it is apparent how much the impression of Wax upon a Seale hath force and authority nothing is firme and constant in all compacts unlesse Wax as Umpire close up the league unlesse Bees with the ruine of part of their owne dwelling-houses gave them strength force and vertue Therefore as all humane things are governed by Wax so are they preserved and confirmed not by a waxen but rather Adamantine Chaine For it was truly said of the Poet Pan primê° calamus cerâ conjungere plures Instituit Pan was the first taught many reeds to joyne with Wax c. For all humane businesses if we well minde it are by this coagulated and cemented together for what any man hath promised to another by his Seale impressed in Wax whether it be for service or debt or mean promise it is the ligament and the tie that Pan that is to say all businesse requires Let my Competitors the Calfe Sheep and Goose flourish out their deserts in this kinde this is a businesse proper onely to me What are Letters without Seales Marry what Bels are without Clappers What are Men without Faith Shades and Speeches nay things civilly dead Pray what are Calves or Sheep-skinnes made with a great deale of doe into Parchment and scribled with Goose-quils which have made such a noyse to what end or purpose are they unless we afford them Wax for their Labels None at all nay if the Wax be but taken off or broken or defaced they are taken as invalid and not writ It is Wax therefore that gives them credit brings them into reputation that they may be valid take it once off and they are imployed in the most sordid usâ—s Therefore no man is doubtfull of recovering any thing that is past under another mans Seale since by this meanes the writing which in it selfe is dead and unactive recovers life and strength While we are speaking of seals it must also be remembred how much other Images and Plasticks are concerned in it In many Churches we observe many Images meerly cast of Wax as also in prophaner places where they had the Statues of themselves and Ancestors religiously preserved in an orderly Series Hence even in Rome it self they were called fumosae cerae that is smokie wax-Images and he was accounted of the most ancient and noble Family that could produce most of them and on the contrary otherwise Besides there are often made Images to the life coloured after severall manners which since they are as various as individualls themselves I forbeare to mention From what I have said will be easily evinâ—ed that the royall preheminency is due to them for whom I plead above all other and no doubt but you will think fit that we who so justly administer justice to our owne nation may also be thought the fittest to exercise government over others For in our Monarchy I fear me I shall not have time enough to insist at large there is so much Majesty Prudence and harmony of Order that even Man himselfe may seeme from us to have learned the Arts and Secrets of Monarchical Government rather than we from him as many Writers have affirmed Our King is borne with marks so visible both by his beauty bignesse and singular wisdome yet without sting or passion that we all yeild an unanimous obedience and never acknowledge any but himselfe 'T is on him we labour as our Governour 't is for him doing justice and disposing of affaires in his Palace-royall in the midst of his Hive that we attend 't is for him when he makes his Cavalcade that we joyne together to make a triumph nor doe we ever break the order in which we are marshall'd without his particular command we wait on him out we bring him back This and other things of this nature some speculative men have looked upon with so much admiration that relinquishing all other businesse they have spent all their dayes in this imployment manifestly inferring the ineffable wisdome of the divine disposer of all things from this one demonstration All which things if you also worthiest Chancelour be pleased to weigh in your maturest judgement I question not but you will award the Regality unto me who by so many Endowments Services and Obligations to Man conceive all other be they of what buâ—k they will are much inferiour nor doubt I that your judement will either be so byassed or misinformed as that I may ever have occasion to complaine of your discretion or equity The SILK-WORM THe SILK-WORM was for a long time desirous to speake but the rule and order of the Court enjoyned him silence but now strutting and swelling and impatient of further delay he broke out thus Though these my Competitours have had priority of speech yet I doubt not of obtaining so much as the assignment of priority of reigne if I may but be fairely heard that is to say if the praise of my nobility or birth the artifice and skill of my work the vast and severall profits which I liberally bring unto Man can conferre upon me this high and royall dignity in all which how gloriously and justly I triumph I shal now shew you For the first though I shall not be very lavish yet since others have insisted on it as an especiall Character of their eminency and worth I see not how I am in the least beneath any of them For who was ever able by the subtilest enquiry to search out my nature which is admirable in so many changes From a little seed warm'd by the heat of the Sun or the breasts of Virgins there are produced certain little Wormes both living and active These in the Spring-time being laid open in the lesser leaves of Mulberry-trees daily like other worms encrease and enlarge themselves every way till at length they become very great wormes and of divers colours This is our rise this the manner of our birth which is therefore admirable that an Insect with four wings sheds that seed and a little Worme is produced by it There is a very great difference between these two Animals yet one is the Cause and Womb of the other But that is the excellent artifice which is woven out of the bowels of this Worm while it lies glutted and surcharged with the juice of the leaves of Mulberries For it begins to spin and
the rest is the most desir'd and priz'd Man might want the others or supply himself with something in their stead but if he wanted Linnen as unexperienc'd Antiquity did before it knew how to use Flaxe he would be oblig'd to a great deale of troublesome and vexatious labour For to instance in the first place Shirts and Wascoats if he wanted them we should be forced to use onely Woollen from whence we should have a great putrefaction arise from the Wool taken from the Beasts by the warmth of the skin into durt and foetor from whence we should have Wormes plenty enough or the Lousie disease which once creeping upon him would either engage him to change his Cloaths often or every day be troubled with the voydance of so much nastinesse as we know by experience for those that use Woollen next their skin are the most subject to this disease a thing not knowne where they weare good Linnen and that often chang'd Hence in former times when the use of Linnen was not so common as it is in this age they were forc'd in Italy where the warmer aire did in Summer cause their bodies to transpire more every day to wash themselves which occasion'd so many magnificent Baths to be built in Rome and other places in which the Emperours themselves often and all people else wash'd themselves and so spent their time in Frictions and unctions as though they had been borne for no other end Nay many there were who content to abuse this matter of necessity into an entertainment of pleasure were so immoderate in it that Galen the Emperour is said to wash foure or five times a day which I would not have said as if I understood not but that the old Romans knew what Linnen was but that I would intimate that it was in greater esteeme and rarer use then it is at present Thus we read that Caesar cover'd the whole Roman Forum with Linnen Virgil l. 1. Georg. Urit enim campum Lini segâ—s For Hemp-seed burns the field Plautus in Mostel Linteum cape tuque exterge tibi manus Take the Towel and wipe your hands Therefore the AEgyptian Priests in all Antiquity used Linnen Surplices witnesse even the Poets Ovid 1. Metam Nunc Dea Linigerâ colitur celeberrima turbâ Yet men in Linnen vestments still adore this famous Goddesse And Invenal Sat. 6. Qui grege linigero circundatus grege calvo Plangentis populi currit derisor Annbis Followed by Linnen Priests and a bald train Anubis runs and laughs poor men complain Ilius Apolâ—nius Thiganeus the Philosopher is reported to have the same habit because this as is said was accounted more pure and clean than that which was torne and flâ—â—d off other animals Besides by reason of the scarcenesse or want of Linnen the Antients used to annoint themselves with Oyle and exercised themselves in publick places even to sweating after which they imployed themselves in swimming neer the Campus Martiâ—s and other places which as they did not only very much conduce to cleanlinesse so did it very much further all Martiall exercises Hither must we refer the Art of Wrastling and Leaping and Dauncing which is onely a motion of the Body directed according to Art as also Frictions of the Limbs so often repeated every day of all which physicians have thought them elves concerned to write as of matters belonging to Health But of them which look throughly into the Matter the chiefe end of all the paines and hardy exercise was only the preservation of cleannesse of Body But afterward custome and habit of these things turn'd it into another nature and made it be believ'd as necessary for Health which may hence appear that without Lotions and clearing the Body of its frequent superfluities they were so pestered that they contracted the diseases I have mentioned and by this meanes the whole day was unprofitably spent in Bathings Frictions Unctions sweating exercises Wrastlings and Dauncings especially by those great ones that seem'd to live for no other end but to please themselves when all others of a meaner rank they were forc't by the sweat of their brows to earne their bread seldome or never cleansing themselves by such chargeable wayes were vext with an hundred diseases which may well make appeare that the life of man is very miserable and uncomfortable without the use of Linnen which we finde to have been not onely the experience of former Ages but the misery of some Nations at present which I conceive I have demonstrated enough to the ignorant themselves For in purging of Linnen they are of so different a Nature from the Body of Man that filth is not so easily contracted and putrified into Wormes whereas it is otherwise in Silke and Cloath The cleanlinesse of Man is therefore chiefly to be attributed to Linnen to which that must be solely attributed and is withall that which defends him from those humours which in it self it drys up And consequently we are to infer all that time which men of all Ages and Qualities wast in Bathings and idle care of their bodies whilst their greater businesse graver Studies Imployments or Devotions are neglected is now meerly owing to us as a benefit so mainly conducible to the commodious Conduct of life But if Princes were to Bathe foure or five times a day and so often to be rubb'd or exercis'd in so many manners allowing them their times of eating I should aske of you when they should be at leisure to assist in the weightiest Counsells for the welfare of their Subjects When shall they heare the Petitions and the cryes of the oppressed poor When shall they judge them When shall they relieve them Not to speak of the lesser points of their duties The use of Linnen therefore is absolutely as necessary as bread nay I say more profitable the want of bread may be endured Nay recompenc'd with other delicacies but the want of Linnen cannot possibly In Tables and Beds they yeild the same cleanlinesse as also in Towels Shirts and Hankerchiefs and thus much for their necessity But if we will consider the habit of women and the pride they solely derive from hence we shall finde that by severall kindes of Linnen they appeare not onely so acceptable and gracefull but they appeare as ugly and contemptible without it but I rather choose to wave this Topick in respect I am afraid I am not able to enlarge it according to the merits of its cause To all this we shall adde though very briefly two other uses of Linnen whereof no Antiquity hath been ignorant to wit that all Navigation which stretches as far as the world it selfe hath been perform'd by Linnen and Canvas sailes Virg. 3. AEneid Certum est dare Lintea retro Let 's draw our Canvas back that is to say our Sailes Which gift how great it is a small space of Time suffers me not to declare above all this that bookes antiently were made of Linnen