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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14502	The epigrams of P. Virgilius Maro, and others With the praises of him and his workes. Also his epitaphs composed by diuers illustrious persons. And lastly, the arguments of his workes. Englished by I.P. louer of learning.	Penkethman, John.; Virgil, attributed name.	1624 (1624)	STC 24825; ESTC S119271	19,678	64

THE EPIGRAMS OF P. VIRGILIVS MARO and others WITH The Praises of him and his Workes ALSO His Epitaphs composed by diuers illustrious persons And lastly the Arguments of his Workes Englished by I. P. louer of Learning Candidus à salibus suffusis felle refugi Nulla venenato littera mista ioco est Ouid. 2. Trist LONDON Printed by G.P. 1624. TO THE MOST Flourishing and hopefull BRANCH of a most ancient and generous Stocke NATHANIEL GVRLIN of the honourable Society of Lincolnes Inne Esquire THis Dedicatory custome as Lactantius testifies hath beene since the time of Iupiter and as I conceiue will continue during the time of Iupiter that is the Planet so called the rather for that a booke set forth without a Dedication doth intimate or raise a suspition in the Reader that the Author studies destitute as one vnworhy of a Mecoenas For which cause when I had finished this Translation according to my slender skill and weak wit whereof I may say with Ouid Ingenium fregêre meum mala cuius ante Fons infecundus paruaque vena fuit Musing with my selfe to whose Patronage I might especially commend it your noble worth worthy Sir which way so soeuer I turn'd me did still present it selfe to my vnsetled mind considering the generall fame of your pious inclination to vertue and good discipline both which are copiously taught and exprest in these Epigrams with detestation of the contrary Yet worthy Sir more exactly weighing that Honourable course of life wherin your setled industry by no vicious exercize interrupted hath proued so proficient that diuers yeeres sithence you haue meritoriously attained the Worshipfull degree of Barrister which is rare in a person so youthfull and are growne old in wisdome learning and experience I conceiued this pety Paper-present as well for the difference of its subiect from the matter of your practice as in respect of my rude workemanship hereupon bestowed to be farre be-beneath and come short of your illustrious merit Howbeit Plinie saies it was vsuall with Husbandmen to make supplication vnto the Gods with Milke and when they wanted Frankincense to sacrifice with a Cake made of meale water and salt which as hee thought was no lesse accepted then the most costly and odoriferous burnt-offerings Let therefore worthy Sir your nobly-disposed hart with a cheerefull benignitie entertaine this gratefull and zealous oblation how meane and vnmeet soeuer it is from the hands of him that will not only pray for your health and prosperous proceedings but endeuour to deserue your fauourable regard by all respectiue seruice in his power and approue himselfe A most dutiful declarer of your Honour-worthy Vertues Iohn Penkethman Vpon my worthy Patrons Name NATHANIEL THe Prophet Samuel Scripture testifies was named so because of God ordain'd Or asked by his mother in whose eies as to her heart most precious he remain'd And stood in generall as the sacred Pen Records him fauour'd both of God and men So is Nathaniel by Interpretation The gift of God who gain'd the blessed istle From Iesus as Saint Iohn makes declaration of a true Israelite and void of guile Whom like a perfect Christian he confest To be God's Sonne and King of Israel blest Now though but one of those two happy Names to this my worthy Patron be assign'd Loe in his Person as his life proclames most gracious gifts of either be combin'd Fabour'd of God and men as by him sent And to his Mothers heart a sweet content A Christian true a Lawyer wanting fraud Whose Wisdome Learning vertues all applaud The Translator to the vertuous-minded English Scholler and the indifferent READER MY Muse being not inclined according to the custome of these times to the inuention of scandalous or reprehensiue Inuectiues by way of Epigram or Satyre either for the disgorging of my stomake against any though occasion doth excite mee to reproue many from whom I haue receiued insufferable iniuries or otherwise to carpe at the notorious humours and vices of particular persons that neuer offended me onely for ostentation of my wit but rather desirous to spend my vacant houres and imploy the poore portion of my little learning generally for the good admonition and reformation of the vicious and instruction of the ignorant I haue aduentured as formerly of the schoole-Schoole-book inscribed with the name of Cato to make interpretation of these Epigrams which notwithstanding they were for the most part the fruits of Virgils minority being by him composed at his age of 15. yeeres as I note in his life written by Donatus doe containe such variety of good doctrine and exquisite inuentions that to me they seeme rather to haue beene brought forth in his Maiority when Learning Iudgement and Wit in him were most mature or else the greatest number of them to haue issued as Scaliger and other Commentors conceiue from the learned heads of more ancient Poets And for that cause I haue punctually obserued the peculiar titles of these Epigrams as they stand in the last edition of the Latine without addition or alteration of any Authors name considering withall that to know the workeman is not so materiall or so much to be inquired and regarded as the benefit and good vse of the worke it selfe and as in meates the wholsomnesse is more to be wished then the toothsomnesse so in bookes the goodnesse of the matter is to bee preferred before the eloquence of the phrase But here some selfe-conceited Grammarians being conditioned like the dog in the manger neither willing to bestow their owne studies in translating such worke nor permitting others without a snarling reproofe to performe that part will peraduenture tax and accuse me as they haue done of doing iniury to Learning by making it so common that now adaies they can discourse or deliuer nothing of worth out of Latine Writers but the Hearer though the Latinist is ready to take the tale by the end as one that knowes already no lesse then themselues and that Learning thereby is vilified and daily groweth out of request with many who when their sonnes haue spent some time at Schoole to keepe them out of the durt as they say and from hurt and idlenesse choose rather to binde them Apprentice to deceitfull trades and mechanike handy-crafts then to place them in the Vniuersity where with their yeeres they might increase in discipline and consequently become good members of the Church or Common-wealth To these I answer that not onely in mine owne opinion but by the approbation of impartiall and those profound Schollers whose workes extant doe witnesse it this custome of translating doth rather Right then Wrong to Learning For the knowledge of good discipline ought not to be kept priuate or restrained like treasure in a misers chest in the possession of a few but like the element of water should be publike and vsefull for all men And Parents by this meanes of translating finding what excellent matters are comprized in Latine Authors doe admire and