words they thee with weeds Thy care 's for Tythes no care to cure misdeeds 94. Of Dardanus Paleness in Face Leanness in Corps doth sit Thou nothing hast that 's fat but thy gross Wit 95. Pleas in the year 1609. between Rob. Calvin Plaintiff and John Bingley and Richard Gryffin Defendants When the Post-nati were in Law of late Robert the Son of James o'recame blest fate Th' one English th' other Welsh the Victor Scot O'recame them guilty both A lucky lot I love good luck Britains Hearts-Hands unite This Island shall no more be bipartite Their Sons Sons Sons shall see there shall be then One Kingdom under but one King Amen 96. Of our times Discords Logick doth things define divide beside But we no things define all things divide 97. Evil Manners produce good Laws God t' Adam gave a Law before his Sin Ill manners therefore all Laws brought not in 98. Four Articles of Faith 1 2 3 4. One God believe two (a) The two Testaments Bibles Symbols (b) The Apostles Athanasius and Nicene Creed three Let Faith the fourth with the four Councils be 99. To the Prince As a great Bear a little Lion flees So flees great Hope when small things come it sees Most happy Prince mine hope depends on thee From me take Hope and I shall happy be 100. To the Reader (a) Self-love Narcissus I leave off when Verse I write Do thou the same when thou my Verse dost cite The End of the Second Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Charles Duke of York Brother to the Prince the Kings Son The Third Book 1. A Jove Principium Begin in God GOd's the beginning i' th' beginning 's God Before and after without Period Without beginning the beginning From This sole beginning all beginnings come 2. To the Reader I publish'd former Books with Verses clad I to the former this not naked add If more remain they better will appear Kind Reader thou dost hope but I do fear 3. To Charles Duke of York The Kings the Kingdoms next Hope-Happiness Great Charles yet then the Prince of Camb'ra less Thy Tutors Counsel use thee which instruct Sage-sane advice a Duke will safe conduct Be like thy Father Second to thy Brother Thy Second or thy like will be none other 4. The Art of Memory Simonides invented Mem'ries Art But th' Art of Wit none yet in whole or part 5. Things Names and Words God all things did Create Man gave them Names Woman gave words But word for word inflames 6. Redemption and Regeneration Satan from Eve bought Man Christ man re-bought Adam did death procure the cure Christ wrought 7. The Praise of Liberality A Gift's eternal follows him that gives The Giver and Receiver It relieves 8. Oxford's new Library To the Readers 1610. Authors seek ye Ready before your Eyes Each Classick Author in his Classis crys Of this great Work scarce parallell'd on Earth Seek ye the Founder Bodley gave It birth 9. To the University of Oxford No Library there is with thine that dare Compare nor with thy Wits that can compare 10. To Queen Anne Sister Wife Mother Daughter of a King Queen Anne What greater Titles can we bring Four Vertues thou with these four Titles hast What canst thou to thy Vertues add at last 11. To Elizabeth the Kings Daughter Born of a Kingly long continu'd Line A King a Caesar meriting for thine Shouldst for an Husband stay who could out-vie Thy worth thou mightst a Virgin live and die 12. Speech and Writing Mute Hand 's the speaking Tongues Interpreter As speaking Tongue 's the mute Hearts messenger 13. A new Man Depel Dispel that old-grown Man of Sin And with the new Man a new life begin 14. An healthful Anagram Opto I wish Poto I drink I wish much Health but drink no Health to thee Better 's a dry than drunken Health for me 15. The forbidden Fruit. It was not sole an Apple It was worse Adam brought Sins Original the Curse 16. Cal. January Greeks and Gift-givers Tros thus saith I fear Who 's Greek The Poor Who Tros The Usurer 17. Of Alcon Alcon wants credit he will credit none All credit him His credit then 's not gone 18. To Robert Carey Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Great Queen Elisa in Alliance nigh Unto thy Parent grac'd thy family The King of Britains Son thy Pupil is That 's th' Honour of thy Kind of thy Mind this 19. Example Vertue by good Example 's taught and learn'd In teaching me my Teacher is concern'd 20. A double Medium Th' Earth in the middle stands yet low doth lie And Vertue 's in the midst yet soareth high 21. N. O. N leads O follows Nothing 's more Old than All For God of Nothing made what th' Orb we call 22. To James Fullerton Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Learn'd Fullerton the credit of thy Nation Thou the Kings Son hast in thine Education And that the Son may like his Father move Thy Labour that thine Honour this will prove 23. Holiness Healthfulness All wish long Life few to live well endeavour Wouldst thou live long live well and live for ever 24. Sheep and Goats The Goats climb Rocks and Promontories steep The lower Ground depasture flocks of Sheep 'T is so now but it will not still be so The Sheep on high the Goats below shall go 25. A Ship The Stern's the Train Bulk Belly Bill the Prore The Sayls are Wings Ships sayl as Birds do soar 26. To Thomas Murrey Tutor to Charles Duke of York If Jacobines be the Kings Friends I will My self a Jacobine acknowledge still If Scotists be the Regal favourites I will a Scotist be by days by nights Learn'd Thomas thou me Thomist mak'st to be And Scotist thou Scotch-Britain makest me 27. Blood not Vertue Vertue than Blood 't was said is more preclare But Blood is better than all Vertues are Blood better is than Vertue Not by Merits But by thy Blood O Christ man Heaven inherits 28. The Sun and time The Sun is swift but th' Hour 's more swift (a) Josh. 10.12 The Sun Sometime stood still but th' Hour that time did run 29. The Blood I 'm Crude call'd Blood A circled course I keep And Snake-like through the bodies Veins I creep 30. Of Pannicus a rich Fool. Forture doth favour Fools Or credit me Or else believe thy Self thou then shalt see 31. Brevity Perspicuous Brevity doth please in chief In words which things concern'd contain be brief 32. The Tomb of John Puckeringe Keeper of the Great Seal This Tomb presents three Brothers Sisters five One Sister 's dead one Brother 's yet alive 33. Homer No wonder Homer former was of Lyes His Ears were his Informers not his Eyes 34. Erasmus 'T is ask'd why men Erasmus thee do call Answer If Mouse I was the best or none at all 35. A little nothing too much enough The Poor have little Beggars that are common
IOANNES OWENVS CAMBRO BRITANNVS OXONIENSIS John Owen's LATINE EPIGRAMS Englished By THO. HARVEY Gent. Dedicated By the Author M r. John Owen unto the Lady Mary Nevil Daughter of the Earl of DORSET Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere Horat. de Arte Poet. Licensed May 25. 1677. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower de Luces in Little-Britain 1677. THE LATINE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen LATE One of the Fellows of New Colledge in OXFORD Rendred into English by Thomas Harvey Gent. Once a Commoner in the Colledge at Winchester Both Colledges being Founded and Indowed by William Wickam heretofore Bishop of Winton in Anno Dom. 1389. Anno 12 0. Richardi secundi Regis Angliae Dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori Horat. LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. To Mr. Thomas Harvey upon his Translation of Owen's Epigrams VVHo could divine a Branch so old could bring Such specious Blossoms as might suit the Spring Of youths best Fancy for here stand at vye The Cream of wit and Oyl of Industry I wonder how this English Muse could sink Into Owens depths into each hole and chink Of his hid sense Sure All thy year is May And owns no darkness For I needs must say When I read Owen I conceiv'd each part Of his Laconick Epigrams so smart So sharp so short so comprehensive that No English Genius could it adequate Pardon my Country that my Thoughts so rov'd And undervalu'd Thee For here 't is prov'd An English Pen makes That inventive Brain For all its intricate Conceits so plain That now each Epigram each Riddle lies Anatomiz'd to All unclouded eyes His Criticismes dissected and made bare And so Diaphanous that now They are Although not word for word yet sense for sense Unriddled and with such quaint Eloquence That as I read Both I could swear almost That Harvey's Muse consulted Owen's Ghost For but Compare Them and you 'l censure that Harvey hath hit what Owen aimed at David Lochard To Mr. Thomas Harvey of his Englishing Owen's Latine Epigrams SMooth Ogleby for Virgil Sandys won The Garland what for Ovid he hath done And Martial's Epigrams hath Fletcher drest In English Garb Horace is so exprest By divers Persons eminent for worth â—â—genious Brome deceas'd did set them forch But as for Owen's Epigrams there 's none As yet hath vent'red a Translation But only Harvey and He Mantuan thus Hath made most happily conspicuous The Sun 's unclouded now what Owen writ In shadowed mysteries of Roman wit His deâ—t'rous hand Translated hath and Pen'd That â—hâ—â—h none yet attempted fâ—w can mend Robert Coxshall Of the same OWen compos'd Harvey Translated well The question 's which of these doth most excell The answer in few words is quickly done Which like you best the Shadow or the Sun Robert Coxshall To the Book OWen had many Patrons I have None None that will be my Patron no not One. None that to Me will give a Quire of Paper Nor Pens nor Ink nor a poor Farthing Taper To the Reader THough I These Epigrams which Owen writ Have done in t ' English Thou must not expect Like quaint Conceits like Criticismes of wit In the Translator as in th' Architect For in their Idiome and Dialect Each Language diff'rent is as man from man One from Another differs in Aspect In Nuture in Condition nor Can Translations with th' original hold weight In sense They may Consent not in Conceit But take 't as 't is and with a Candid Eye Read Ruminate Remember and apply Septemb. 26. 1672. Sic dixit Tho. Harvey To his Patroness MIne English Owen Patron-less did pine Wanting an Heros or an Heroine To Potronize It Almost in despair Until a candid Nymph Mecaenas heir Not willing Papers fitted for the Press Should be suppress'd became my Patroness Tho. Harvey IN rendring mine with Owen parallels I am like One than rings or Chimes the Bells If I do jangle venidl's the sin It is to soule a better Ringer in Tho. Harvey In Praise of the Author To the Reader A. Clerick art or Laick read This Book Here Thou shalt find thy will if well Thou look D. Du-Tr Med. 2. To D. John Owen of his Book What hinders but thy Book should pass the Press If I know Verse This Age will say no less Suppose not so great hazard's of thy wit Yet This my judgement is I think it fit John Hoskins J. C. 3. To John Owen of his three Books of Epigrams Results of Love the Graces effluence The Muses mirth Apollo's Eloquence Wise Sentences and Criticisms of Art The Genius of an ingenious Heart All These Thy Book O Owen represents Unt ' us replenish'd with rare Arguments John Bowman Theol. 4. To John Owen Owen dost ask what Epigrams w' approve Those which That Engine of thy wit doth move What 's short chast learned quick polite withal That many Satyres hath yet free from Gall. Thy Muse thy Genius gives This no less By Thee 't is promis'd to thy Patroness Thine William James Theol. 5. In Praise of the Author What was is shall be still the Poets use Women and Men are Censur'd by thy Muse Yet in my Judgement thy rare wit thy Pen Deserveth Praise of Women and of Men. Jane Owen of Oxford 6. To the Reader in Praise of the Author whose Epigrams were published the second Time within a Month 1606. Greek Latine Authors Epigrams have writ Whose Work took up their Life to finish it Owen except he sole unparallel'd Hath equaliz'd Them All if not excell'd D. Du-Tr Med. 7. Of the Third Edition of these Epigrams To the Author This Book is like the world moves and is mov'd Though silent It is by the Printer prov'd For These thine Epigrams have had Access Thrice to the Printer and half tir'd the Press John Hoskins J. C. THE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen The First Book To the Lady Mary Neville I Dedicate lest Patron-less It be My Book to th' Reader and My Self to Thee 2. To the Reader The Folly 's blam'd if Thou Commendest all That here Thou readest no Thing if thy Gall. 3. Of his Book to John Hoskins a Lawyer This Book is as The World as Men The Verse Good Verses Here as There good Men are scarce 4. To the Lady Mary Neville If us Pythagoras doth not delude Thou Juno Pallas Venus dost include For in Thee though but One Three vertues be Where One of Them is rare in other Three 5. To the same As in the Skies the Sun i' th' Sun the Light So vertue 's splendor in thy Face seems scite Who comes a Looker on becomes a Lover Thy Vertue or thy Beauty 's the sole Mover 6. To her Son Thomas Neville Such rare Things of
from Fire thy Lust with Fasting tame Sit from a Woman far as from a Flame If nor the former cool thee nor the later Then take a wife she will b' instead of water 12. Troynovant To the Londoners As Phoenix Ashes do the Phoenix breed So from old Troy new London did proceed 13. The Lawyers Deity Rome had one God call'd Terminus of old But Westminster more Terms than one doth hold 14. Of the Earth In all things we the Middle things commend For they to Mediocrity do tend Th' Earth therefore than the Skyes hath greater grace Because i' th' world it holds the middle Place 15. To King James Defender of the Faith Thou greatest art of Christian Kings in this That to thy Faith the Faith committed is 16. To the Lord Treasurer of England Th' art Kings and Kingdoms faithful Treasurer Thy Faith before all Treasures I prefer 17. To the Kings Principal Secretary Thou secret keep'st the Kingdoms Secrets even So secret that Faith to thy Faith is given 18. To the Venetians Your Cities Scituation O wonder Is Founded unconfounded th' Ocean 's under Lest only Fish should in the water dwell Y' have seated in the Sea your Citadel Where th' Ocean was a City 's now compleat What Nature made a Sea Art made a Seat Y' have constituted to your grand Renown Th' Inconstant water constant to your Town What wonder then by Laws your City stands When it the lawless waters countermands 19. To the Lord Chancellour of England Lest Force the greatest Enemy to Law Should violate it Law keeps Force in awe But thou the Laws Extreams hast pow'r t' abate And in the Chancery to moderate 20. To Richard Sackeville Earl of Dorset Though thou from Noble Ancestors wert born And dost thy Birth with Noble Parts adorn Yet thou which was a wonder heretofore And for a Prodigy now stands or more Merit to Mercenaries Peace to War Vertue to Strength Worth dost to Birth prefer 21. Caecil Treasurer of England 1597. Arms are and Stratagems of small concern If Caecil's Counsel sits not at the Stern Caecil and Atlas nobly both prognate This doth support the Skyes and that the State 22. To Guil. Caecil Virtut Duce Comite Fortuna Great Queen Elisa Fortune made a Count Why Vertue did She not t' a Dukedom mount 23. To Richard Vaughan Bishop of London O of the British Thou th' immortal Grace Art the First British Bishop of (1) London this Place 24. To the same I like those Preachers best who Preach and Act Not those that only Preach but wave the Fact Thou therefore dost excell for thou dost teach What should be done and dost what thou dost Preach 25. To Thomas Bilson Bishop of Winchester Bilson I was thy Scholar heretofore And to thy Precepts owe these Lines and more 26. The Life of William Wickham formerly Bishop of Winchester written in Latine by Thomas Martin Dr. in the Civil Law Life to the Dead to give the Dead to raise From Death to Life 's a Work deserving Praise Which hadst not done thou Martin hadst been dead But now both in this one Book live are read 27. Winchester Colledge Europes prime School whereof a little Part I was to my great'st praise in Learnings Art Zoilus himself will not to thee deny Thy Founder Wickham known this Primacy 28. To Sir Philip Sidney Great Alexander call'd Achilles blest Whom Homer prais'd in Verse above the rest Unhappy I because thou half Divine Canst not made happy be by Verse of Mine 29. To Sir Philip Sidney Whose Deeds worth writing Lines worth reading are Is Rare Thou therefore doing both art Rare Thy Lines worth reading Deeds worth writing shew Thee learned candid equaliz'd by Few 30. Upon the Marriage of William Earl of Pembroke and Mary daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury 1605. In Manners Personage Wit Age Estates And in Nobility you Both are Mates Yet thou deserv'st a better Bride than Shee A better Bridegroom She deserve than Thee 31. To Elizabeth Countess of Rutland Sir Philip Sidney ' s Daughter 'T was Philip's Praise thou wert his Child But rather Thine that thou Daughter wert of such a Father 32. To Lucy Countess of Bedford Iury thy splendid Name à Luce came That splendent through the World might be thy Names Thy Noble Parents brought thee forth to sight But thee thy Vertues brought into the Light 33. A Knights Ring To Henry Goodyeer Knight Nobility the Gold the Gem be Grace This Ring upon thy Finger ever place 34. To D. J. H. Thy Verse is Nameless though not worthless while Others their worthless Verse with Names instile 35. To D. B. Thou livest well if one well hid well lives And thy great wit conceal'd more splendour gives 36. To Th. M. the Princes Tutor Thou so dost form inform the Prince that He King of his Realms and of Himself will be This Fifth to prize before those Kingdoms Four And of Himself as well of them t' have Power 37. To Th. M. the Princes Tutor Thou so dost teach for times of Sword and Gown The docile Prince prime Hope of Britains Crown That scarce in future times 't will be discern'd Whether He be more great more good more learn'd 38. To Walter Gwyn Th' Increase of the good Prince thou votest fair And say'st * Seeming a fatal Anagram of the Prince as appeareth in the Book of Anagrams of Mr. Walter Gwyn published in Scotland before Britain reborn Increase to sit in Arthur's Chair Nature gave Wit may Grace attend his youth Grow may thine Honour with the Princes growth 39. Francis Drake 1581. Thy Travels Drake have reach'd Earths utmost bound Have seen both sides of the Terrestrial Round If men be mute the Stars will blaze thy Name And both the Poles will sound-resound thy Fame Beyond (1) Hercules Pillars the Gades Thou maist these words repeat I greater am than Hercules the Great 40. Britains Strength To the Prince The (1) Havens Ports are Englands Gates the Ships her Walls Camp Seas Forts Bodies Hearts the Generals 41. The Terrestrial Globe Of Water and of Earth's the Globe Sea Land That movable this unremov'd doth stand 42. Health unhealthy The more thou drink'st of drunken Healths the less Of Health of Happiness thou dost possess I wish a thousand of such Healths to thee And envy not One Health's enough for me One Health's enough for sober men and sane No Health's in Drinking Healths no Boon but Bane 43. The Divine To know thine 's nothing if not known 't is known The Politician If known 't is nothing then to know thine own 44. All Things affect good From Opto's Optimus without contest For he that 's wise doth wish himself the best 45. A Phoenix on Earth A certain Maid of Burgundy surpriz'd With Maiden Sickness helpless and advis'd To take a little Ment an Herb a thing Helpful to many taken in the Spring She rather than to live by sin would die Death being all the Purchase
To the same Thou who before thy Birth a burden were Unto thy Parent born her honour art 3. To the Reader of his Book Lest this my Book displease the candid Eye I fear and fear lest it with Fools comply 4. The Virgin Birth of Elizabeth Queen of England 1602. England and Scotland are united by Th' auspicious Birth of thy Virginity T' unite then multiply's of greater worth And thou best Parent by not bringing forth 5. To the Hollander 1602. Thou not against Minerva's will didst fight Whil'st Englands Pallas back'd thee with her might But thy fate chang'd Death like Ulysses come Took hence thy Pallas and Palladium 6. To James King of Great Britain c. The Golden Age is come long since foretold When but one King should wear Brute's Crown of Gold Who should the Britains that divided were Unite of Peace should th' Olive Branches bear That having Peace all good unt ' us comes forth We now may say most truly from (a) For Owen Grandfather to King Henry the seventh came from North Wales And King James from thâ— North of great Britain the North. 7. To the Prince Great Britaines Hope son of so great a Sire Half of each Parent for Example higher Almost than imitation in rare Parts Follow'd by few belov'd in all mens hearts Hadst thou these vertues from thy Sires instinct Or from thy Mothers Breasts from both I think 't 8. Basilicon Doron to the King None needs this Author none this Book proclaim He This This Him resounds with Trump of Fame 9. To the Lady Mary Neville Thy Glass reflects thee fair fame calls thee chast Thou nor from Glass nor Fame a fable hast Fame that of all things hath the swiftest wing Dares not presume thy fame to stain or sting 10. Of her daughter Cecily No Painter can delineate the mind Yet in this Picture thou thy self maist find 11. To the Candid Reader My good Verse best indifferent mine ill Kind Reader thou dost call with candid will To the malevolent Reader My bad Verse worst indifferent my good Thou call'st black Reader so thy censure stood 12. Hercules By-way Some in Quadruples some in Triples erre Th' Herculean Duple is most sinister 13. Of Vertue Vertue contemneth praise though praise incline To Vertue Shadows as to Bodies joyn For Vertue 's real praise but verbal bare As Bodies something Shadows nothing are 14. Lifes Dyal From East to West without return am I Born yesterday live this day next day die 15. Of God So great thy Greatness Euclide could not show And such as Aristotle did not know 16. Of an Atheist There is no God the Fool in secret saith But none so soolish as to make 't his Faith If none a God deny who 's th' Atheist he Who doth desire that there no God should be 17. Charity As Wives where loveless there do faithless prove So 's Faith depriv'd of Charitable love 18. Dives and Lazarus The Gospel doth a nameless Rich man blame Where Lazarus hath an eternal Name 19. Increase and Multiply The first man was at first but one till God Of him made two evening the number odd After when God unt ' Eve did Adam tye God made them one again to multiply God first made one then two then as before He made them one to multiply the more 20. Union Divine is Union Division evil's For there 's one God innumerable Devils 21. Three Tempters The World Flesh Devil are three Sophisters In Logick he in Rhet'rick they converse 22. The Spirit and Flesh. Me Flesh and Spirit hither thither force Jove Caesar are in me Competitors Peace to you both were you but once at Peace Peace then in all the world would soon increase 23. Man to Man a God Wolf Man is to man a God a Wolf why when For Christ's a God Adam a Wolf to men 24. God's word Men few things see God all things sees foresees Hence men speak often God but once decrees 25. The Broad and Narrow way The Scripture bids us strive 't is our concern To walk the Narrow way to Life eterne If that way leads us not t' inherit Bliss The broader way will lead us down to Dis. 26. St. John Baptist. The Baptist Christ preceded as the Light Precedes the Sun brings day dispells the night 27. Of Autumn Autumn shakes off the Leaves and for man's use Produceth fruit let us the like produce 28. The Misery of Life Who long would live wretched although and poor That is he would be wretched more and more Poor-wretched Irus dies against his will That iâ— he would be poor and wretched still 29. Of Nature and Grace Nature like to the Moon gives pallid Light Grace like the Sun more splendid shines and bright 30. The Catechism Twelve things thou must believe must pray for seven And ten things do if thou wilt enter Heaven 31. A Rich Man Why are few rich men sav'd because their bent Repents Expences nothing else repent 32. O guileful Hopes O rather guileful things our Hope a friend Most faithful us concomitates to th' end 33. The Redeemer One man by dying man from Death hath freed Which was to man for one mans sin decreed Christ all things did post-pone lost man to win Contemn'd-condemn'd O Adam for thy sin 34. The Holy Spirit As Doves to whitest Houses soonest come So th' holy God makes cleanest Hearts his home 35. Fortitude The Wise doth know the Just will do what 's right Who dares thus shall b' esteem'd a man of might 36. Of a King Law where 's no King 's like light when Sun 's away King where 's no Law 's like Sun without a Ray. People first chose a King The King with them Made Laws yet subject to the Diadem 37. A Welch Man English and Scots by name are one with thee Now Welch-man sole thou shalt not British be 38. English-Scots Disjoyn'd in Laws what Law shall them conjoyn The Kingdoms safety best of Laws divine 39. Henry the Roses James the Kingdoms To the King The Roses English colours Red and White Like Cadmus new-sprung Host ingag'd in Fight And as the Twins which one Egge did include Do Rise and Set in a vicissitude As Day the Night as Night succeeds the Day The Roses so did bear alternate sway Till Mother Mona (a) A British Proverb Mon Mam Gymri in English thus Anglisey the Mother of Wales British Angles'y An Isle which Tacitus not tacitely Recordeth happy Mother happier By bearing British Owen Theodor From whom arose a Noble Prince a Rose Whose Wife and Mother sprung from Stem of those Who thousand dangers pass'd in Nuptial Bed United (b) Remarkable here that the Triple Empire of Britain by a certain occult Fate was restored to the British Blood 1 The Kingdom of Scotland by Stuart 2 The Kingdom of England by Tyder 3 The Empire of the whole Island by James the first descended from both both the Roses White and Red. Which Union lest Change or
all Arts laid up in Natures breast That man might thence require acquire the best 90. Adams Apology Why am I blam'd as Author of mans sin I sin'd not first Eve did to me begin 91. The Serpent Thou thy self-tempter self-deceiver wert None did attempt to tempt or thee pervert 92. Still the same One God in all the World was is and shall Why is not then the same one faith for all One faith like day the world t' enlighten even As one Sun 's in the Sky one God in Heaven 93. Mental Prayer Let Soul be pure House Oratory Reader The Spirit cleansed Heart Prayers the Pleader 94. The five Wounds Balsoms not wounds were th' wounds which Christ endur'd For by those wounds our wounds are clos'd are cur'd 95. Feigned Friendship While the dark World the Suns bright beams accend The shadow on the body doth attend But when Clouds intervening shade the shine The shadow doth thy body then decline While Fortune smiles thy friends will follow thee As shadows Bodies when Sun shines we see 96. Vertue Vertue consisteth not in words but Deeds Faith Hope and Charity are Herbs not Weeds 97. Rachel Why dost bewail thy loss in thy lost Son Thou brought'st him forth with pain with grief he 's gone 98. Solomon So many Miracles as wise men are For than a wise man what 's more strange more rare But Solomon's before the seven Sages He 's then the first not the Eighth by our Suffrages 99. Hope Sith in things future artless is my Skill Why should I hope for good or fear what 's ill Yet I despair not without hope I die Long hope prolongs my short Lifes Brevity 100. Mans Ignorance I scarce know what 's to live no wonder I Then know not what 't is to be born or die 101. Christ the Way Would'st know the way which doth unt ' Heaven tend The Way from Heaven doth to thee descend 102. Of Fame Seek vertue but the praise thereof disclaim Not of the man the praise is but the Name 103. Faith Faith in Pythag'ras principles 's a Prince His Ipse dixit did convince-evince 104. Aequanimity Whether Deaths hour be come or not abhor it To be too willing or unwilling for it 105. Newest Times The Times which first produced things in view Were the New Times for then the world was new Tell me learn'd Reader of the Books inroll'd Whether our Times be the New Times or Old 106. The Will Wilt thou be good Will sole it shall be so Who gave thee Will will on thee Pow'r bestow 107. To the Sun Fair Phoebus who twice fourscore times by guess Art than th' Earth greater though thou seemest less Thou who to me poor worm so small dost seem How little Ah am I in thine esteem 108. Honesty The wise man than the good 's more wise no matter While that the good is than the wise man better 109. Man His Heart 's but care his flesh a Carkass and Sickness his Birth his Life at Deaths command 110. Multiloquy to a Preacher Multiloquy shews Ignorance what needs So many words when thou dost see the Deeds 111. Death with and against Nature By Natures course O Death thou shouldst not gather Nor take away the Son before his Father In Life and death we Natures Rules apply Nature will have men live will have men die 112. Eloquence Not to speak much but well is Eloquence As fertile Fields good fruit not much dispence 113. God As from our sight thick Clouds the Skies obscure So God's invisible to minds impure None have seen God and few have heard Him speak Hence (a) Faith is by Hearing Love by Seeing Faith 's so rare but Love 's more rare more weak 114. To Ponticus Thou ask'st what years thou hast I answer None For what thou had'st thou hast not they be gone 115. Love and Friendship to Carolus From a long custom Nature doth dissent As Love from friendship differs in th' extent 116. Princes You seem to shew a zealous-pious care For true Religions Progress to prepare But your Religion moves t' have Honour more Not th' Honour true Religion to restore 117. O Times O Manners Why doth man blame the Manners and the Times Imputing to their pravities his Crimes In Times or Manners is no fault at all Not by Them in Them are we criminal 118. Philosophy All much would know but to believe it few Hence many much believe yet few do know 119. Infinite Evil. Born but one way a thousand waies we die Our thousand Sores have but one Remedy 120. Of Controversies Divines contend and yet is their contest Under the Judge O would it there might rest Divines contend and of the Judge complain O would that all the strife did there remain Or that in us there was such strife of Love As Love of strife in ev'ry Sphere doth move 121. Christ on the Cross. When Christ was Crucifi'd two Thieves between Then Vertue never or i' th' midst was seen 122. Times Daughter Though truth be sometimes hid 't will be proclaim'd Hence by the Greeks it is (a) Without Obliviâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nam'd 123. Physick and Law If Mortals would as Nature dictates live They need not Fees to the Physicians give If men were wise they need not have their Cause Pleaded prolonged by th' ambiguous Laws So Bartolus might Feeless go to Bed And Mice corrode Hippocrates unread 124. Man and Wife The total House us holds not when we chide But one Bed serves us both when pacifi'd 125. The shortest Day One Day the last is our Lifes shortest Day For it is next our End and will away 126. Vertues Complaint Rare 's love of love love of Vertue 's rare Price is now priz'd and Honours honour'd are Riches are prostitute Coyn Money buyes And Vertue 's vile she must her own worth prize 127. An hard Father A sparing Father is most liberal T' his Son For dying he doth leave him all 128. A Prayer to God in Sickness Nature of Nature O good God when I Can live no longer give me will to die 129. To a litigious Person If Judge to thee be deaf thy Cause is lost Thy gain is vain Experience with cost 'T is better Judges please than plead the Laws Those before these indulge unto thy Cause 130. Of Brunonius Our Fathers instituted Fasts that they Their Flesh the Spirit that it might God obey But with full Table thou keep'st Fast that thence Thy Spirit may thy flesh thy flesh serve sense 131. Time Age all things brings all things bears hence with it All things have Time and Time hath all things fit 132. Miracles Sith Miracles are ceas'd what shall I speak Is Gods hand shorter or our faith more weak 133. To Irus Thou still wouldst live but live thou caust not still Though still to live thou maist dost wish and will But sith thou liv'st so poor I know not why Though life thou will'st thou should'st not wish to die 134.
and the Cross in Cheap in the Parish of St. Peter Why 's Peter's Golden Paul's a Leaden Cross Why because Golden words Paul's Cross ingross 137. Loves Chronicle A Moment multipli'd amounts t' an Hour A Day 's made up with Hours twenty four Days many make a Month twelve Months a year So with more Times my Love doth more appear 138. Twins Nothing 's unlike in us all 's like sole we Differ in number we two Bodies be 139. Friends We scarce in number differ Two we be Yet One You Twins in Body In Mind we 140. Of the Art of Love Though Naso's Art of Love some prove-approve Yet men unexpert know not what is Love Love is by Nature taught not learn'd by Art By th' Eyes not Ears Love enters in t ' our Heart 140. Seneca the Philosopher Thy Dictates seem like Epigrams almost But that in Numbers they be not ingrost 141. To Attalus Thou saidst once at thy Table as I take it Thou didst not relish Salt but didst forsake it For Salt thou needst not care nor is' t a fault All almost that thy Tongue doth speak is Salt 142. Sir Philip Sidney ' s Life Who while they liv'd writ Books deserving Fame Their Lives need not he writ there lives their Name The Corps not Life of Sidney's in the Tomb His short Lifes longer Glory keeps more room 143. The Bodies Valediction to the Soul I for thy sake did Mother Earth forsake The Soul departing Fool I left God my Father to betake My self to Thee Now call'd I t' him return And leave thee to thy Mother in thine Urn. Till when For we till then shall meet no more Th' Earth Thee to Me God Me to Thee restore 144. A Kingdom divided Two Kingdoms undivided are Heaven Hell As in themselves There Good here Bad do dwell On Earth alone oh shame Division raigns Which Good and Bad promiscuously sustains But time will come when th' Earth shall lie divast When Heav'n and Hell shall both be fill'd at last 145. How Waters Tears prest-exprest do tacite Love declare Love Tears begets Fire Water Strange and Rare 146. Of Wit and Memory To Ponticus 'T is ask'd Why wit is called sharpness Why Because what 's sharp doth pierce more inwardly The Memory is to retain not pierce Thus Vessels are made round and with reverse Whence I supect that or thy Wit is round Or sharp thy Memory Both unprofound 147. Comfort for the Poor To the Rich. Inconstant Fortune various appears Whence Hopes arise to Me to The â— but Fears 148. Of Titius and Gellia One in disgrace did Titius upbraid That 's Wife when first he took her was no Maid What 's that to Me thus Titius repli'd She then was Semprones Daughter not my Bride 149. The Heart Why in the left side rather than the right Is Mans Heart plac'd to Good 'cause opposite 150. The Flesh and Spirit God made mans Body first and when created He with a living Soul it animated Hence the dull Body doth I think deny T' obey the Soul pleads Seniority 151. The Innocents Proto-Martyrs For Christ the Children suff'red death before Christ for the Children shed his precious * Blood Gore 152. To his Friend The Dual Number oft doth Friendship bound Scarce in the Plural Number Love is found 153. To a friend growing old 1607. Thou wert a youth when I a Child And now Thou art grown old while I a youth do grow Thee therefore Death expects and Old Age Me Certain's thy lot though mine uncertain be 154. Of A. G. Thy Name and Face is Mans Wit Animals A Fool in Specie learn'd in Generals 155. Harmony To Divines Of Gospels Harmony have divers writ But who that Harmony Great Labour's it 156. Dissonancy So great discordance doth abound with Men That what Souls Peace is scarce knows One of Ten Here 's Base depress'd There Elah too much rear'd That scarce the Tenor or the Mean is heard 157. To Pontilianus Art jealous of thy Wife Th' art wise in part But art not jealous Then thou wiser art To watch thy Wife is vain That wife loves best That though can will not raise her husbands Crest 158. To Porcia Art thou the Daughter of the Night or Light Born in the Day begotten in the Night 159. An Epitome of the Histories of his Time To Marianus We worse are than our Fathers worser they Than their Fore-fathers apt to run astray If our Posterity prove worse than we Nothing can worse than our Poster'ty be 160. London To J. W. A London Gold-smith As Thames the Rivulets drinks up and drowns So London swalloweth the poorer Towns Though Thames with Flux re-flux Send and resend Its Floods to Sea Th' art still a constant Friend 161. Debtor and Creditor To Will. Cawley A London Merchant Though in my Book thou find if there thou look Thy Name My Name yet is not in thy Book I owe thee nought but Love Of this to thee A Creditor and Debtor still will be 162. Fools and Dwarfs Though we be not accounted men of might Yet are we great mens sport and their delight 163. To Pontilian Poor Irus still was careful why 'Cause poor Croesus was careful why For 's wealth was more One's vex'd because he wants a Wife and thou Because thou hast a wife art vexed now 164. Union To Married Britains One God and Union the World supply Wedlock on Earth was the first Unity 165. The Elements War Though God created all things for mans sake Yet th' Elements against us Wars do make How many have alas been swept from hence With the contagious Air by Pestilence How near hath London felt the Trojan Flames How many have been drench'd and drown'd in Thames Earth stops her Fruits Yet no man doth repent Though Heav'n with Tears and Earth our sins lament Though th' Earth be mollifi'd with moistning showers Yet sin our stubborn hearts more-more obdures 166. An Epithalamy To Tullia By day Thou the sole Object of my Sight Shalt be the Subject of my Love at Night 167. To Sextus an Academian That thou mayst mind thy Grave before th' art dead 'T is said by day thou mak'st for Night thy Bed That in Remembrance thou thy Death mayst keep Why dost not oftner go to Bed and Sleep 168. To his Beloved Thee known I love I lov'd thee when unknown Fame then thy Face hath made me now thine own I now know Love I love not lov'd Yea now I know not to be lov'd to love I know 169. The Younger Brother I m poor My Parents Fault not mine nor other Who did not me beget before my Brother 170. The Firmament Th' Earth stands unmov'd standing there moves the Creature Heav'n moves yet the fix'd Stars move not by Nature 171. The blessed Virgin Although the blessed Virgin we thee call Thou among women blessed art withal I profit nothing by thy Virgin vest But as a Mother Me Thou profitest 172. Hope and Faith Faith is no Faith unless but One firm
Masters can perform great things 84. Of Ruffus An Hypocrite Thou sayst that Ignorance makes men devout Thou then shalt be the chief of all that Rout. 85. To the English A Probleme Wherefore do Spanish French Italian Sleight Wives They reckon Women not * Hommes Femmes Hombres Mugeres Huomini Donne Humane 86. To Cinna A Physician Thou cur'st Diseases How Thou kill'st the Sick And what thou dost like Judas thou dost quick Thy Patient is blest Thou wilt not wrong His Patience to let him languish long 87. We have one Advocate in Heaven One Advocate we have in Heav'n saith Paul Are no more Advocates within that Hall 88. To one young in years old in manners Why doth the Gout which doth unt ' age belong Thee vex A Souldier Scholar and so young The Gout mistook it saw thee grave and sage And took thee for an old man fulâ— of age 89. Anger is a short fury Though wrath be short 't is not for fury sit If furious 't is fit to shorten it 90. To Henry Good-yeer Knight Kal. Jan. 1610. What new-years Gift shall I present to thee I wish (a) A good year thy Name thou many years mayst see 91. Love Active and Passive To Pontia Wilt know what differs I'm lov'd from I love That I suppose My knowledge this doth prove 92. To the Prince My dreams by night are much of Royal Gold But in the morning there 's no Gold all 's cold If thou O Prince wilt with thine Hand assist I shall have Real Gold not in a Mist. 93. Arithmetical Division To J. S. Merchant 1607. Though living thou give nothing to thy Friends The total Sum at Death in nothing Ends. 94. The Court Louse The pratling Parasite through all the court To Grandees Chambers make their most resort So this vile Beast the Louse doth ost infest Mens Bodies but their Heads above the rest 95. Aesculapius Three-fac'd The Physick Doctor seems three-fac'd to be Unto the Sick God Man and Devil 's he In giving Physick he doth seem a Man If the disease be cur'd a God he 's than If Health 's restor'd and the disease destroy'd When Doctor comes for Fees Satan avoid 96. Of Galatea The Stag 't is said his Horns doth yearly mew Thine Husband daily doth his Horns renew 97. Waters and Earths Epithalamy All generated are in Earth and Water Both these God hath united former later That nothing to Man-kind unkind should prove Th' Earth lieth under Water flows above Earth's waters Wife Both one Globe constitute And well concurr Humor doth (a) The Ground Hume salute 98. Of the same Why Water which flows round doth slow from th' Earth 'Cause Thirst this should not suffer nor that Dearth 99. Death 's in the Pot. To Court Criticks Is Death i' th' Pot or Port that is in (a) With the antient Latines Olla and Aula signifie the same Court For Plautus saith Pot Court the same import 100. The Deluge A double Probleme Why saith the (a) So sound as a Fish Proverb As a Fish so sound Fish sole was sav'd when all the World was drown'd All drown'd why were the Fish from drowning freed Because the Mother would preserve her breed 101. A Cole of Wood. Born in the Fire and perishing thereby Woods spoiling I deserve by Fire to die 102. Of Gellia Thou from thy youth a Papist wert But now Worse Papist art How Catholick art thou 103. Of Aulus As ost as Sickness casts thee on thy Bed Or hollow Tooth doth ake or stupid Head O would I were in Heaven from this smart Thou sayst Thine Heir saith O would thou wert 104. A Woman what Creature Virgins untouch'd want sense and Husbands grant To them their sense but then they Reason want 105. Reason and Oratory Rhet'rick's the Palm and Dialect's the fist This Combats that Triumphs within the List. 106. Testicles To signifie the Sex or is our Name Call'd Testicles t' attest thy Sin-thy Shame 107. Upon the Death of Hen. Cuff 1600. Learn'd well in Greek happy thine Alpha was But thine Omega hapless prov'd Alas 108. Of Festus Wilt marry now th' art old If thou bâ—â— wise With Lillies learned Grammer first advise There indeclinable the Horn thou 'lt find Old men have seldome that hard Rock declin'd 109. Sir Thomas Moore Imprison'd Moore to guess what would befall Inspects his Urne in an Urinall He saw no signs of Death But had he seen The Kings the signs there of his death had been 110. Of Cornelius Thou knowst Th' art Horn'd tacite Cornelius Now thou shalt be Cornelius Tacitus A Tripple Lie Vented Invented Painted 111. On Tullus Carvers invent the painters paint a Lie Who vents it Thou Thou dost adventure high The End of the First Book THE SECOND BOOK OF JOH OWENS Epigrams To Prince Henry 1. To Henry Prince of Wales GOD grant thee will the best the Truth to know Who gave these gifts can * It is good to be Great better to be Learned best to be Good greatest Gifts bestow 2. To James of Great Britain c. King the Best-Greatest Tyrants are fear'd of all fear all Nor wants Their fearing force fearful concomitants No need for thee O thou great King of Kings Best King to fear such formidable things 3. Hysteron Proteron In Englishâ— The Cart before the Horse Cambridge and Oxford words so plac'd in force Are like to these The Cart before the Horse 4. On a decrepit Husband of a third Wife First Clotho Lachesis thy second wife Thy third wife Atropos cuts off thy life 5. Love Imprison'd-Liberty Peace-war sweet-sowre Hope-fear Gall-honey Love doth laugh and lowre 6. Minos A Judge who to be Just on Bribes doth look Is like a Fish which while it takes is took 7. Doubtfulness Both I suspect know neither ready either To credit Phoebus he can tell me whether 8. To the Princes Secretary Honours mens former Manners ' change in Fine 'T is the worlds course but 't is no course of thine Thou changed dost not change 'T is strange to see Some follow fortune but she follows thee 9. To Thomas Puckeringe Knight and Baronet Dear Thomas if to speak such things be fit I first did exercise thy noble Wit I thy first Tutor was thou Pupil mine I am not what I was but still am thine 10. Three Draughts First draught thirst past present the next abates And the third future thirst anticipates 11. A double Riddle Tell me t' her Mother that was spous'd what (a) Eve womaâ— Her (b) Adam Mother being Man Her (c) Goâ— Father no Man 12. Of Faith A five-fold Anagram True Faith is sure no Schismatick nor Greek Nor Creete whose Faith is fleeting or to seek 13. To Sir Edward Cooke Knight a learned Lawyer Judge c. The Laws of Nature Nature of the Laws Thou knowst thou judgest Clients and their cause Thine Answers our Apollo are more clear Than th' Oracles that were at Delphos were Thou cutt'st off present
Gall. First Syllable of which on Earth's sole found 83. A Rich Man While I wish Wealth I worse am and in fine Greatness to gain I Goodness do decline 84. Conversion of Paul Thou lately Saul art now Saint Paul Thou late Didst persecute but now dost predicate 85. Right Reason That in our times Reason's o're-rul'd 't is grief 'T were Joy if Reason might command in chief 86. To Thomas Morrey Tutor unto Charles Duke of York I thee thy Genius ingenious head Know read thy Writings worthy to be read Thou Doctor-ductor to the Duke than thee None fitter by thy Rules while rul'd is he Not forc'd but by Propensity What Praise Hast gain'd to lead thy Leader in his ways 87. To the Hebrews Your Law is your Religion Faith is ours Our want's to do well to believe well's yours 88. Irus a Beggar By this word Hospes Host and Guest's exprest I am to many none to me 's a Guest 89. God Though God's Infinitie's dispers'd most clear'â— Through the whole World God yet is sought for there 90. An Eagle In Temples th' Eagle sacred Scripture bears Now great Jehovah's Bird once Jupiter's 91. Toby Mathew Thy first Name from th' old Testament thy Next Is from the new Both Names from sacred Text. Strange that a Gentiles name Canonical Should he which in the Fount's Apocryphal 92. On a Paraphrase This Paraphrase is circle-like wrought round From Center to circumference 't is found It toucheth the Diameter's both ends But to the Center in no part extends 93. Of Corbulo Thou ruinest and raisest Corbulo Thy Wealth thou ruin'st raisest nothing No. 94. Of Gellia a Grammaticastrix Grammer was th' Art of speaking call'd of old Thou needst not learn it thou canst speak and scold 95. On a certain Grammaticaster A Shred an Hair a Nut-shell half a Groat Thou me dost prize at What I thee for nought 96. Warr. War sole to Souldiers seems pleasant Why Because sole Souldiers gain â—live thereby 97. Riches Sole Gold 's a God Goods Gods Coyn Queen â—â— some Pluto speaks with applause but Plato's dumb 98. Three Genders Wives though most chast o' th' Doubtful are o' tâ—â— commoâ— Are Whores o' th' feminine is ev'ry Woman 99. S T. a note of Silence What mean this Roman S T What Express S stands for Silence T for Taciteness 100. Patria est ubicunque est bene Where I do well there I dwell I count my Countrey not where born or bred But that where known where with mine own I'â— feâ—â— My Countrey that I count where I do well Where I have my subsistence there I dwell 101. 〈…〉 That Wife is for a Duke and King unfit Which will not be led ruled nor submit 102. Rhetorick and Dialect Rhet'rick to speak Logick to teach is th' Art This Wisdome that to th' Wise doth strength impart That neater this compleater couch'd than it That seasoned this seasoneth the Wit Rhet'rick doth veil Logick doth Truth reveal This warns that moves that woundeth this doth heal 103. Actaeon Actaeons Doggs devour'd his Flesh Bones Skin But yet his Horns some Cities are within 104. Arithmetical Multiplication and Division Division Right left Hand Multiplication Respects why Vertue 's that this a Privation Why upward that why downward this aspects This unto man that unto God directs 105. A Tree Spring makes me green me Summers heat doth scald Autumn hoar-headed Winter makes me bald 106. To Theodore Prise an Oxonian Divine One Verse my love to thee cannot declare â—f two will serve lo here two Verses are 107. One God (a) Heaven Coelum's an Hetroclite as Lily notes And Deus with the Plural Number quotes O what Blasphemers our Grammarians are Who that we (d) Goâ—â— Deus may decline declare 108. Dei genus (a) The God-head Numen to th' Neuter gender doth incline â—Tis neither Masculine nor Feminine 109. Government of the body â—ools strain but prudent men restrain their voice Which hath least labour silence or a noyse 110. (a) Malorum signifies Apples or Evils Malorum the least and greatest To Maximus â—t Table sitting chuse of ills the least â—he great'st of Apples if the great'st be best 111. Unda â—bate a Letter (a) Water Unda's (b) Moist Uda add â—Tis (c) Clean. Munda (d) Naked Nuda 't is transpos'd unclad 112. Of Dreams A Paradox â—â—d Dreams are good good bad Why when I wake â—f bad I 'm glad if good mine heart doth ake 113. Waters Original â— Unda the Latine word hath Declination â—sk'st whence deriv'd It hath no derivation The year and River circulating run Ending without an End where each begun a wâ—â—â— 114. Covetousness To th' Ocean Rivers run all places from It saith not whence d' ye come but hither come 115. The Adamant To Lovers Adamants ought to be sent Cupid can make an Adamant relent 116. Dog and Hare Though light-foot Hare more swift than Grey-houâ—â— They run in hope she light doth hopeless flee 117. Speech and Writing The nimble Tongue th' Hearts secrets doth expound But writing hath a voice without a sound 118. The Lawrel I Phoebus Tree still frondent flourishing Nor bald nor grisled verdant as the Spring 119. Dicacity and 〈◊〉 Wit without Wisdome's as without Meat Salt Inurbane wit's what Salt-less Meat like fault 120. Something of nothing An Arithmetical Riddle (a) 01. Add one to nothing nothing's left but then (b) 1â— Add to one nothing thence ariseth ten 121. To William Sutton an Oxonian Divine I owe thee more than can my Verse express Me thy perpet'al debtor I confess 122. Three Sons of Saturn and Ops Co-heirs Saturns three Sons all rich Dis Neptune Jove Whose Mother Ops Beneath About Above Them plac'd I should be richer than those three Would Mother (a) Richâ—â— 123. Oâ—â— Opes lend her help to me 123. Of a certain superfluous Orator When all th' hast said Thou want'st to say I 've done â—ut word would please me more than those fore-gone 124. To the Readers â— Readers Hearers all I will not please â—r am I pleas'd with all of those or these The End of the Third Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAN Three Books dedicated to three Each a Mecaenas To Edward Noel Knight and Baronet one To William Sidley Knight and Baronet another To Roger Owen a Noble Knight the third LONDON Printed by R. White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAN To Sir Edward Noel Knight and Baronet The First Book 1. To the Prince of Wales MEcaenas gracious in Caesars Eyes Virgil and Horace daign'd to patronize And thou great Prince dost not disdain to lend Thine Help unto mine Hope for better end Three Knights me patronize though each to me Mecaenas is thou shalt my Caesar be 2. To his three Patrons E.N. G.S. R.O. When old
might'st Cashier But th' Horns thy Wife thee gave thou needs must wear 50. Things adjudged Though Cicero call Law the sum of Reason And that Law 's best which thence proceeds in season Few Lawyers are Logicians Use Example The Laws and Statutes are of either Temple 51. A Woman Fair women famous Youthful sportful are If Witty Wise Buxome and Chast are rare 52. The four Terms at Law The first Term's from Saint Michael declar'd For now (a) The form of the Arch-Angel in this English Piece of Gold th' Arch-Angel doth the Lawyers guard The next is Hilary this Term doth cause The Lawyers Hilarity by th' Laws The third from Easter Feast its Title took The Lawyers Dockets are like (b) The Parsons Easter Book th' Easter Book The fourth Term's called Trinity But why Because (c) The Client Lawyer Judge each cause hath a Triplicity 53. The Cross in the Poultrey To Christ. The Crosses Image stands thine 's took from thence Than thee the Cross hath greater Reverence 54. That the Lawyers two Colledges the Middle and Inner Temple are the same One house both have and both one Law apply No Middle-Inner sense i' th' Law doth lie What 's Middle is the great World's inner Cell For than the Center what doth inner dwell The Middle Temple then though Middle wrote From th' Inner Temple differs not one Jot 55. Of the same Two Parl'aments you have one convocation Two Kitchens but one Altar for oblation One Master calls to Supper but the same One Horn doth not your Dinner time proclaim Nor the same winding both your Horns inflates Yet one mind both your bodies animates 56. A bountiful Mecaenas Thou liberal and free dost nourish many And me thou nourishest as well as any 57. To Faustinus Thou sayst my Book is good O if 't be good I wish I were my Book and understood 58. O the times The Times are Chang'd and in them Chang'd are we How Man as Times grow worse grows worse we see 59. Stammering To Balbinus Though thou dost stammer in thy Speech yet none Can (a) The Pope Pa-pa (b) Father pater say but thou alone 60. Agna-Oxon Thou Bride to Benedict not so well nam'd Suppos'd a Lamb a Wolf art found art fam'd 61. To Aulus a Physician a vernal Gratulation Sick persons purge their Bodies in the Spring I thee salute Spring doth thine Harvest bring 62. A Poet Laureate In Fire the Bay-leaves crackle Poets live In Death Hence to the Poet Bays we give 63. To a Citizen Sick of a Fever thou dost make repair From Town to Countrey for exchange of Air And going thither leaving Cities gain Thy former Health thou dost again attain Returning home to London healthful poor Thou dost increase in Wealth But as before Thy Fever comes Now which is better try Sickness with Wealth or Health with Poverty 64. Of Labienus A Self-Lover He solely loves himself beside loves none Loves sole himself and loves himself alone 65. A Widow Who weds a Widow buys as 't may be scann'd A Garment in Long-Lane at second hand For all such Garments more or less were wore So more or less all Widows were before 66. Pyramus and Thisbe A fatal wall us parted O how near How far asunder we two lovers were 67. To Pollux a Client Thy Suit depends in law Better suspend Than it should long depend Pay there 's an end 68. Hot Cold. Women though cold their lovers yet inflame So Lime in water cast doth heat the same 69. By my Faith None swear by Love too many by their Faith Yet (a) Jo. Ep. 1. cap. 4. v. 16. that is God but this no God-head hath 70. Astrology Physiology Sublime Astrology soars in the Sky And Natures secrets in the Center lie I neither of these Mysteries can sound That for me 's too sublime this too profound 71. Of Ponticus Thou nothing giv'st but dying wi lt Then dy He giveth twice who giveth speedily 72. Unequal Conflict His Sword at all Times Matho cannot wield But Pontia still ready hath her Shield 73. Of Lands and Money To Pontilian a Merchant All Money with its Interest hath bounds But doubtless bottomless are Lands and Grounds Founts better are than Cisterns Ground than Chest Though Cisterns greatest are and Fountains least 74. Of Fame Fame seldome praiseth good bad oft proclaims Freely from thence evil the name of Fame's 75. Of Galla. Thine Eyes inflame me Galla Touch me not If seeing burn touching will be more hot 76. Of decrepit Linus Saturn from Saturate or full of years Was call'd thine age now Saturn-like appears 77. A Dance Th' Heart dictates Love Tongue 's silent Feet advance Love's cunning meaning in a wanton Dance 78. The Meditations and Vows of Joseph Hall of Cambridge Thou vowing vow'st writ'st to be read blest man Who reads thy Vows if them perform he can 79. Anagram to Priscus an old man Priscus thine Hairs were Crisped Why no more I Priscus am who Crispus was before 80. The Britains Night The Britains with short Night are pleas'd (a) Juvenal Sat. 3 't is said But British Maid no long Night hath dismay'd 81. To Naevia We wish for th' absent Sun the present shun O how our Love in this is like the Sun 82. Of Festus a Lyar. All men are Lyars Festus will confess Then call him man he 's Lyar call'd no less 83. Of Carpophorus From home he laughs with Lasses which he keeps At home with 's weeping wife dissembling weeps 84. The World Two Worlds are in the World one undefil'd This most defil'd yet each the World is stil'd 85. To an Usurer The more thou giv'st the more thou gainst a Friend But get'st a Foe where thou the more dost lend 86. Of Giving and Satisfying Give crys Laws voice in the West-minster Hall Though satisfie saith Law Pontifical Lawyers take much give little much apply Themselves to speak little to satisfie 87. A Wichamite I no Pompeian no Caesarian No Syllan I I am a (a) Of Winchester Colledge and New Colledge in Oxon both founded and indowed by William Wicham Bishop of Winton and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary Marian. 88. Against that common Proverb viz. The younger Brother is the ancienter Gentleman Adam was first of generous Mankind For him his maker next himself design'd Then he that 's nearest t' Adam's period More generous is and nearer unto God 89. No man hath seen God Dark minds see not Gods might nor Owls the Light These see not day nor those the God of might 90. An old man is no man A young Man's laughing weeping Child and Woman An old man dry both hath unlearn'd he 's no man 91. Of a Saracen Atheist Bless'd Abr'hams Bosome seems a tale to thee In Sara's bosome thou would'st rather be 92. Custome Custome and usage seems t' have force of Law Now wickedness the ballance down doth draw 93. Of Albinus Merchant Albinus is of all berest Goods Credit He to lose hath
intreats 94. Of a certain Bedlam for Fools Bride-well for Knaves is best To which of these thou wilt thou mayst b' a Guest 95. The Mother Church You be Christs Brethren I his Spouse thereby I am your Sister call'd your Mother why 96. Of Sects Five Senses in a man the Sophist finds Three Souls But who can tell how many minds 97. Life in the Blood Moses the Legislator did confine Life in the Blood In Christ's Blood I do (a) My Life mine 98. To Thomas Baron of Ellesmer Chancellour of England a Consolation upon the death of Mary his only Daughter an excellent Woman 1612. Nestor no doubt and old Mathusalem Saw many Funerals and wept for them Long livers live oft see their Childrens Urns An happy man unhappy Fortune mourns I of thy Children grieve thy Loss to see But glad that they saw not the loss of thee 99. On a foolish Writer Thy Books eternal are My vote I spend For neither they beginning have nor end 100. To his three Mecaenates E. N. G. S. and R. O. You strive still may you strive which of you three Should be the best Mecaenas unto me This Strife a strife-less strife I will foment And wish your Emulation permanent You by this noble Strife have nothing lost And I thereby great profit have ingrost 101. Upon the Death of Prince Henry 1612. Dead is the Prince bewall'd with Floods of Tears Great Britains Hope his Parents Joys and Fears His second no man but his German Brother And but his German Sister not another A Prince while living honour'd dead belov'd Both of his Countrey while he liv'd he prov'd While I these things with weeping Eyes perpend Salt Tears from both mine Eyes like Floods descend Reader believe me this me so doth touch That I can speak no more I weep so much 102. To the Prince his Ghost Thou living didst m' an yearly Stipend give Lost now because thou didst no longer live Yet O I wish thou hadst surviv'd thought Had nothing gain'd by thy superstity Though neither of us now can t' each incline Yet who can barr my thanks unto thy Shrine 103. To the same Prince Henry I said (a) Epigram 1. lib. 1. To E. Noel thou shalt my Caesar be but I Must now alas Thou wast my Caesar cry The End of the Third Book The Epilogue To the Readers The British Owen with his Latine verse Is here rais'd up in English from his Hearse Here many things of note accost your Eye 'T were pity such-so many things should die Not but that they survive in what he writ Yet all our English understand not it If any thing seem in the Scene obscene 'T is wash'd and here wrapp'd up in Linnen clean You need not fear to lodge between the Sheets They be perfum'd with Aromatick Sweets I wish t' ye all a sweet-a safe repose By day by night And thus the book I close Tho. Harvey Epitaphium Johannis Owen in Templo Divi Pauli Londini Parva Tâ—be Statua est quia parva Statura Supellex â— Parva volat parvus magna per ora Liber Sed non parvus honos non parva est Gloria quippe Ingenio haud quicquam est majus in Orbe tuo Parva domus texit Templum sed grande Poetae Tum verè vitam cum moriuntur agunt Posuit Reverendus Pater D. Johannes Williams Episcopus Lincolniensis Magni Sigilli Anglia custos This Epitaph thus Englished Thy Statue Stature thine Estate thy Book All little great Men yet on this do look Nor is thine Honour or thy Glory small For greater wit than thine is not at all Thy little house in a great Temple lies A Poet lives not truly till he dies Tho. Harvey FINIS