Time may see EPIG 58. A Secret against Hoary-Haires to Bithynicus THat in Old-Age thy Haire may not waxe Gray Baldnesse in Youth ô rare is the right way Probatum est EPIG 63. Against Pontia ALL Cuck-olds cast i th' Sea Pontius would haue Learne first to swim quoth's Wife thy selfe to saue EPIG 68. Venus Loue comes and goes retyres returnes As Sea's doe ebbe and flow How comes it Loue 's so like the Sea How Venus thence did gâ—ow In Venus is Varietie Sometimes Shee Nill Shee Will Therefore with Mouing-Planets plac'd Not with Starres standing still EPIG 70. Woman WOman as Weaker or more Soft is said Yet Eue o' th' Bone of MaÌ„ not Flesh was made EPIG 71. Affinity twixt Lawyers and Phisicians THe Lawyers and Phisicians case haue neere Affinitie For others Ruines make them Rich No doubt most Lawfully These Sucke the Sicke for Potions Pounds For Law Those Lands purloyne These promise Health and so get Wealth Those Quietnesse for Coyne EPIG 82. Of the Day THe Day with one-eye farre moe things espies Than Night can see with more than Argos-eies EPIG 87. A Good-man THings that be Rare are euer Deare And of great price esteemed Then sure I thinke an Honest-man Most precious may be deemed EPIG 89. Against PAVLINVS PAulinus when thy Friend Askes ought of thee Thine answer is Tomorrow come to me Wou'dst haue mee giue thee Thankes for what I borrow For thy Good-turne I le giue thee Thankes to morrow EPIG 92. A Machiuilian COgge Counterfeit as thou shalt see Both Time and Place require That when occasion's offered Thou mayst haue thy desire Yea now Hee 's Wise can Temporize His hoped prey to catch For Gold and Gaine who will refraine All seasons well to watch EPIG 101. Death WHat Death is dost thou aske of me Till Dead I doe not know Come to me when thou hear'st I 'm Dead Then what t is I' shall show EPIG 102. A Client THe Client going-Home may sing by th' way And needs not feare the theefe to bid him stay For Lawyers doe for Fees so filch their coyne That many times they scarce know where to Dine EPIG 104. Children and Fooles tell True CHildren Fooles our Prouerbe saith tell true As who shuold say th' are Fooles the truth that shew If thus they 'le haue it yet th' are Knaues that lie I 'le be Truths Foole let them loue Knauerie EPIG 106. Against Ball'd-pates BAll'd-pate my Haires I ne're could numerate Nor thou thine owne ther 's None left on thy pate EPIG 115. Backe-biters Flatterers A Naxagoras was wont to say that Snow Was Blacke more Blacke was Anaxag'ras Hart. Many such Enuious Elfes this Age doth know The flatt'ring Foxe with his dissembling Art Praysed the Whitenesse of the Cole-blacke Crow Such fawning Foxes are alas too many Who for aduantage Prayse and Dis-prayse any EPIG 117. An Herculean Labour TO Curbe the Courage and Wiues Tongue keep-vnder May wel be call'd Hercules thirteenth Wonder EPIG 123. Of Bardella a Theefe THe Theife Bardella being Iudg'd to Dye A Fryer gaue him Ghostly Exhortation Good-Brother saith he Dye most ioyfully For thou shalt Sup in Heau'ns blest Habitation Sir quoth Bardella I must Fast this Day Take you that Supper in my sted I pray EPIG 1â—8 Answere to Cynthiaes Epistle THy Paper white thy Letter blacke came to me This thy foule-Hart That thy white skin doth shew me EPIG 129. To Sextillian Sp. SExtillian when thy Father thee begot To Get thee then his minde I thinke 't was not Himselfe to recreate not thee Create Was all I iudge he then did Cogitate If more the Gift than Giuers minde be praysed Then sure thy Life to him is not ingaged EPIG 131. Saturnes three Sonnes DIuines are doubtfull Lawyers lew'd and ill Physicians foule yet these the World rule still If such ill Gouernours the People nurse No maruel then though all grow worse worse EPIG 137. Against Pomponia POmponia did a fickle feather weare Vpon her head feathers doe Souldiers fit True and Shee this for Mars his Loue did beare This shewes that Mars in Venus Lap may sit Thogh on their heads our HelleÌ„s feathers haue Marueile not for t is Paris fauour braue EPIG 146. Vertue in the Middle A Gallant Dame scarce of good Name i th' midst twixt two Men went Vertue as heere it may appeare Her place had lost or lent EPIG 150. To his absent Loue. I Burne poore wretch and so much more Am burnt with Loues desire By how much I am further off From my Loue-burning Fire EPIG 16â— A Probleme of Hornes WHen Wiues defile their Husbands marriage Bed Why weares the harmeles Husband Hornes Hee 's Head EPIG 168. To the Reader of himselfe MY breuity though some may Sloth esteeme Yet to be briefe most Labour I doe deeme Much madly I speake not with vulgar sort Though mine perhaps be foolish yet t is short EPIG 170. Of Himselfe ASke and Receiue so Iames th' Apostle sayes O that King Iames to me would vse that Phrase FINIS EPIGRAMS Out of the second Booke EPIG 4. To the Lady MARY NEVELL IN Tables faire our fading formes are painted That what 'i th face would fade in Them may dure To paint in Tables I am vnacquainted My Verse shall pourtray what power can procure That what Frames cannot Verse may keepe vntainted Yet none but rare Apelles that can do And none but great Apollo this can show EPIG 10. A true Troian THe Troians Troy being brought t'annoy grew wise Himselfe this Troian who doth not agnize EPIG 16. To the Lord High Treasurer of England A Faithfull Treasurer thou art Vnto thy King and State Than all rich Treasures I thy Faith More precious estimate EPIG 24. To Richard Vaughan once Bishop of London THose Preachers are to be esteemed best Which Doe the things they Teach ought to bee Done Thou wast a Bishop learned best and blest Doing what thou hadst Taught men should not shun EPIG 29. To Sir Philip Sidney HE which doth Deeds in Bookes to be exprest Or things worth reading rarely doth Indite Is blest but thou who didst both these more blest Thou Deedes worth writing Workes to reade didst write Thy Writings doe thy Learning intimate Thy Vertuous Deeds thy Vertue demonstrate EPIG 32. To the Right Honourable Lucy Countesse of Bedford THe Light to thee sweet Luâ—y giues a Name Which through the woâ—ld shines to thy datelesse fame The Lustre of Illustrious PareÌ„ts wrought-Thee Thy Wit thy Vertue to this Light haue brought Thee EPIG 33. An Honourable Gold-Ring To Henry Goodyeer Knight NObilitie's the Gold Vertue the Stone For euer may'st thou by this Ring be knowne EPIG 35. To D. B. IF he Liue-well that Liues a Quiet Life If Wisedome 't be that Wisedome bee concealed Then thou Liu'dst-well whose Wit and Wisedome rife The more thou hidst the more thy worth reuealed EPIG 40. The Strength of England to the Prince ENglands safe Gates are her Cinque-Ports Her stately Ships her Walls
EPIGRAMS OF That most wittie and worthie Epigrammatist M r. IOHN OWEN Gentleman Translated by IOHN VICARS Epig. 233. Lib. Singu Authours haue Auctours of Good-Name or Shame As Readers Lookes to Writers Bookes doe frame LONDON Printed by W. S. for Iohn Smethwicke and are to be sold at his Shop in S. Dunstanes Church-yard vnder the Dyall 1619. TO THE MOST HIGH HOPEFVLL and Happy CHARLES Prince of Wales Epig. 7. Lib. Ter. Priorum Sex GReat Britaines great Hope Parents sprouting Vin Fathers and Mothers Halfe by Princely Line Wel-nigh vn-pattern'd Patterne of rare Parts WhoÌ„ though Few equall All Loue in their harts These Princely Parts whence had they this great growth From Fathers Loines or Mothers Paps From Both. Be still as th' art Parents Idea right Let none thee equall in such Princely Light That being Vertues Prince and Principall Heauen may Thee Blesse with Blisse Angelicall Most heartily desireth your Graces most humbly Deuoted IOHN VICARS THE TRANSLATOR to the most Worthy and wel-deseruing Author TRue Imitation of mens worthy Deedes From Loue of them as I suppose proceedes Yet many-times Ambitious Emulation May in such Actions staine True Imitation But vnto me Loue was the Golden-Spurre If otherwise I might iust shame incurre For what I should I could not what I could I heere haue done though farre from what I would Thy wit therefore braue Epigramatist To prayse condignely in me can't consist Yet that I may not Enuious bee deem'd Not caring though I be a Foole esteem'd Some thus I Prayse and thus their praise doe write I 'le none Disprayse most vndone passe my might Excuse heerein kind Sir what 's Mis-committed And pardon mee if ought be Ill-omitted Thine in the vnlimited limits of Loue IO. VICARS To the Courteous Readers ANtèus-like I long haue fought a fight But find in conflict a Superiour might Oft haue I wrastled but still foild and fell'd By my Competitor am farre excell'd Witnesse my weaknesse in this last assault Forc'd heere and there to tyre retyre and hault And marueile not kind Readers though I sweat Hauing to doe with this Alcides great Whose Policie and Power I haue found such As ere to equallize is too-too-much But heer 's my comfort though those Champions fought With Ire most dire to th' Death to fight it out Yet our Contention is with sweet desire My Authors Loue and Thine how to acquire Which if I gaine as t is my Hope I shall I 'le not thus flie but trie another fall Thine I. V. EPIGRAMS To the Prince I Not for Fashion but for Fauours sake From Thee Prime Prince my Proeme here do take Out of the first Booke Epig. 1. Lib. 1. Sex Librorum EPIG 1. To the Lady NEVIL THat this my Book where 't comes may Patrons find To th' Readers It My-selfe to Thee 's assign'd EPIG 2. To the Reader REader doâ—n't Prayse nor disprayse All I write Lest so I blaze thy Want of Wit or Spight EPIG 3. To IOHN HOSKINS I. C. of his Booke MY Booke 's the World my Verses People bee There 's few Good-men Heere few Good straines you 'l see EPIG 4 To the Lady MARY NEVEL IF that opinion of Pythagoâ—as Be true that Spirits one t' another passe Then Venus Iuno's Pallas Soules most rare By Beauty State and Learning in Thee are Such Three in One are seldome seene or found Many are rare for One Three haue Thee crown'd EPIG 5. To the same Lady AS Phoebus faire shewes shines i th' Ayre as Light i th' Sunne most bright So in thy face with Princely Grace Dwels Vertue with Delight For whosoere but comes Thee neere To Looke on Thee Thee Loues Thy Beauty Bounty wond'ring at So precious hee approues EPIG 13. Loue. LOues first approch Delights sweet SoÌ„g doth sing But in departure Shee Woes sting doth bring So the sweet streames of Springs to Sea which hie Mixt with Salt-waters taste vnsauerily EPIG 6 To Master THOMAS NEVEL Sonne to the foresaid Lady IN thee doe shine such Gifts worth admiration That thogh All-Tâ—ue they pasâ—e al true relatioÌ„ Who ChildreÌ„ praise their Hope 's not Hap do praise Thy Hap not Hopes thy wit thy worth doth blaze EPIG 9. To the Lawyer IF He be Blest that Knowes of things the Cause O What is He that Pleades a Cause by Lawes EPIG 11. To Degenerous Generous AVLVS I Gnoble Noble Aulus owes All to 's Progenitours And his Successours sure I thinke Will neuer bee his Debtours EPIG 12. Against Hernick HErnick thou Boughtst a Foole for 20 pound To Buy Thee at that rate I 'de not be bound EPIG 14. To D. GILBERT DOst say the Earth stands Not that 's admirable Thou wast at Sea sure when thou writ'st this Fable EPIG 15. To Phisicians and Lawyers OVr Sores and Sicknesse Galen made thee wise And thee Iustinian our great Fooleries EPIG 19. To LINVS TH' ast Bookes good store but thee more Learn'd I'de-hold If th' adst such store of Bags full cram'd with Gold EPIG 20. To a Noble young Gent. FRiends wish their Friends long Liues to Liue But None their Death desire As one should wish a sore Dis-ease But Ne're would Cure requiâ—e EPIG 23. Against MARCVS WHâ—t meant'st thou Marcus stifly to maintain That Nought in Nature Empty doâ—h remaine Since thou thy selfe hast such a huge great Head Of Wit most voyd and wholly Emptyed EPIG 26. To PHYLLIS IF Loue be Firy as Louers say and hold Thy fiery Loue is then alas most cold EPIG 31. Prophets Poets PRophets doe truly things to come fore-know Poets things past in Fictions false doe show EPIG 32. Of Life and Death AS Riuers pleasant Soâ—rce to th' Salt-Sea hastes So day by day Life vnto Death still wastes T is sweet to Liue but oh t is dire to dye Thus sweet with bitter ends Mortalitie EPIG 36. Of Life and Loue. THough euery Action to an End doth bend Yet Life and Loue doe hate their proper End EPIG 38. The Housband and the Cuck-old-Maker Housband FYe on this Life I tooke a Wife Her Loue Another got So you poore Bees with Hony-knees Your paines are othâ—rs Lot Cuck old-Maker O This is braue I Sonnes should haue Yet Others take my Due So you poore Birds doe hatch yong Broods For others not for you EPIG 39. New Rhetorike WHo so wants Gold in vaine doth hold An Argument with any He 's best Linguist that hath his fift Well fill'd with Make-way Mony Not Sillab'lls but Siluer-bells Now make the rarest ring Homer ar't poore then stand at Doore Though thou canst sweetly Sing EPIG 42. Against BORBONIVS the Poets Trifles WHat thou call'dst Trifles but not thought'st so much I call not Trifles but I thinke th' are such EPIG 48. To the True Statesman THough for thy Country it be prayse to dye Yet for her Good to Liue 's more dignitie EPIG 55. The Courtier IF thou be Good Better in time Not Greater thou mayst bee If thou be Great thee Greater then Not Better
third Booke EPIG 2. To the Lady Mary Neuil THou who Vn-borne the Burthen wast Of thy then parient-Stemme Now being borne her Beauty art Euen Parents ioyfull Iemme EPIG 3. To the Reader of his Booke I Feare kind Reader lest my Verse displease thee Carpe thou fond Momus it shall ne're disease mee EPIG 8. Basilicon Doron to the King WHat need wee Pen this Pen-mans prayse Or write his Workes rare worth Whose Prayse the Worke whose Worke th' Author T' each other full set-forth EPIG 13. Of Vertue TRue Vertue Prayse doth nothing prize Though Honour her attend As Shaddowes on the Body waite When 's raâ—es Sol forth doth send â—or â—ertue is Substantiall Glory but glittering shew As Bodies are Essentiall Shaddowes no Substance true EPIG 20. Vnion VNion's Diuine Diuision 's Diuellish found For ther 's one God but Diuels doe abound EPIG 21. Three Tempters OVr Life three subtill Sophisters retaines The World the Flesh Satan who ore theÌ„ raignes Satan's an old Logician th' other two Are Rhetoricians and much skill can shew EPIG 23. Man to Man 's a God a Wolfe MAn vnto Man a God a Wolfe is knowne The one in Chrisâ— in Adam tother 's showne For Christ both God and Man to Man 's a God Adam a Wolfe to Man Gods plaguing Rod. EPIG 28. The Misery of this Life LOng-Life though weake and wretched Man desires That is to be a Wretch he Long requires Weake wretched Irus dyes against his will That is he would haue Liu'd most wretched still EPIG 29. Of Nature and Grace A Gloomy-Moone-Light is our Natures Light But Grace doth Glister like the Sâ—n most bright EPIG 30. A Catechisme TWice Sixe beleeue for Seâ—en things pray Ten things performe and Liâ—e for aye This Catechisme vse aright And thou shalt see Heau'ns glorious Light EPIG 31. The Rich-man WHat is the Cause few Rich to Hâ—au'n doe goe 'T's a Costly-Iourney they 'le not much bestow EPIG 34. The Holy-Ghost AS Pigeons Liâ—e on Houses white And there-about abide So God aboue pure Hearts doth loue And with them will reside EPIG 36. Of the King A Light-lesse Sunne is Law without a King A King without a Law is nothing lesse Men marke the King Kings Men by Lawes redresse Thus Lawes and People Kings in order bring EPIG 41. God-Man GOd could not feele nor Man alone Death quell Christ God and Man did Both as Scriptures tell EPIG 4â— Death THe Bad flye from the Good doe Death attend Death 's th' End of Woe or Woe without an End EPIG 44. A Miracle LEt others Wonders wond'rously admire I God their Author most t' extoll desire EPIG 45. Adams Fall Mans Thrall BY Adams Fall Mans Soule did fall i th' power of the Preacher His Flesh to Phisike and his Goods To th' Lawyer that Gold-Reacher EPIG 46. To Adam THe Diuell Deaths-Dam Eue and Adam With Apple did deceiue With his All-Haile their Ioyes did faile And Edens blisse them leaue EPIG 48. The Tempter AS Mice make Holes in Walls to get their prey So Satan Findeâ— or Makes i th' Heart a way EPIG 49. Mortification THat thou mayst Liue when Dead thou art To Dye yet Liue must be thy part Learne first to Dye then ere thou Dye This Sinfull-flesh will Mortifie EPIG 51. Against thee-onely haue I sinned Psalme 51. SVbiects 'gainst God the King the Lawes offend Kings onely God because Kings All transcend EPIG 52. Prayer AS Christ did Heau'ns vn-op't Gates penetrate So Prayer by Faith must pierce Heau'ns fast bard Gate EPIG 53. Mary Magdalens Teares HEr wand'ring Eyes which view'd each Vanity Shee bleares with teares and weeps most bitterly The cause I iudge such brinish teares to bring Was that the Eye was Sinnes first Fount and Spring EPIG 55. Methusalem is Dead TO Liue-Long is not Life to Liue is Life What is 't to Liue-Long then to Dye from strife EPIG 56. Of Law and Iustice. THe Iudge not Iustice hath the most resort 'T is strange since Lawes-way's Long Iustice path Short EPIG 57. Intemperance SInce most desire a Long Life to enioy By Luxury why doe we Life destroy We faine would Liue yet will the meanes refuse We wrong our Health and then Phisicians vse EPIG 60. Liberty IF He be well which hath what he can wish Why then doe Men for stinging Serpents fish True Liberty 'mongst Vertues beares the Bell He may Liue as he Will which Will Liue Well EPIG 63. The Crosse of Christ. THe Crosse bore Christ Christ the Crosse did beare It Him He It bore vs to rid from feare EPIG 64. Of Religion REligion is a Tree fruitfull and faire And must be planted in each Good Mans Heart The Root is Labour and the Fruit most rare Is Honour euery Godly-Mans Desert And well is 't said Men first were Gods by feare For to feare God is Piety's first part Religions Root is bâ—â—ter betâ—er on high For Feare 's her Fount her Riuer's Charity EPIG 66. Marryed-folke MAn Loue thy Wife thy Housband Wife obay Wines are our Heart We should be Head alway EPIG 67. Study SOme men grow-mad by Studying much to know But who growes-mad by Studying Good to grow EPIG 69. The Blessed Virgine HEr Makers Mother Gods deare Spouse The Daughter of her Childe A Mayde yet Wise Mother yet Mayde Was Blessed Mary milde EPIG 74. Liberty of Speech SOme hold it th' onely Liberty to Prate But that 's true Freedome Speech to Moderate EPIG 75. A Probleme to Marcus WHat profits it or Good or Bad to bee Since little difference twixt them Both we see For Bad are punisht iustly as by force The Good by Might as if by Lawfull course EPIG 78. To Christ. OVr Hold-fast Anchor and safe Ship Of Faith our Sea of Loue Earths sauory Salt Coelestiall Sun Our Soules-Health from aboue Thy Crosse hath Crossed Deaths great rage By thy Death Death lyes Dead And is 't not strange that Death should Dye Or ere be vanquished EPIG 79. Selfe-Loue THey which the faults of others quickly spye But at their owne wil winke with Selfe-Loues Eye How euer Such to Some may seeme full wise Yet greatest folly this in them descryes EPIG 84. A Prayser BY Praysing Good-men Better bee Prayse Bad-men worse doth make Wise-men doe grow morâ— Cautulous Foolâ—s greater Pride doe take EPIG 92. Al-wayes the same ONe-God there euer was and ere shall bee Why then One-Faith amongst vs haue not wee One-Faith as doth One Day the world should light As One-God's in the world and Sunne most bright EPIG 94. Christs Wounds CHrists Wounds to vs were rather Salues than Sores For our Lost-Healtâ— by them He t 'vs restores EPIG 101. Christ the Way WOuld'st walke the Way which Leades to Life eternall 'T was Sent 't is Seene in Christ thy King supernall EPIG 104. Patience or Content thou 'dst Dye or not Dye Death or Stayes Or Comes yet take thy Lot T is Ill to Nill as Bad to Will When thou shouldst Dye or Not. EPIG 109. Man THe Heart
Bad For if my Dreames be Good I grieue But being Bad I 'm glad EPIG 119. Scoffing Prudence WIt without Wisedome is Salt without Meate Rude-Literature Meate without Salt to Eate EPIG 123. Against a tedious Oratour WHen thou hast Said all thou wilt Say 'T remaynes to Say I 'ue Said This onely-word would please mee more Than all the Speech th' ' ast made FINIS EPIGRAMS Out of the three last Bookes The First Booke EPIG 3. Lawyers and Phisicians VNlesse the One Deale-â—raftily The Other Desperate bee They Both may Eate on Beggers Meate And Liâ—e in Penury EPIG 9. Against Tomasinus THe Prayse of prayse-lesse-Asses some Haue writ in these our dayes Amongst the rest haue beene exprest O Tom-Asine thy Prayse EPIG 10. Against Fabianus SOme-Men are Bald without thou Inwardly Those want their Haires thy Brain-pan 's almost Dry EPIG 12. Dalilah SAmsons deceitfull Dalilah His Strength in 's Haire destroyed In these dayes by such Dalilahs Are many-men annoyed EPIG 14. Birth TO Present things w' are Borne Re-borne To things to-come we are Though that Be Pâ—ime yet Principall Is this and Better farre EPIG 18. Against Paetus a Probleme FAther nor Fath'r-in-law thou art t' all Those Which thy Wife bare thee then What th' art who knowes EPIG 19. Against Pontiliana WHy weddedâ—t thou th' eleâ—'nth day of Decembâ—r Because than this no day's more short night longer EPIG 22. Against Festus an vn-Iust Iudge WHat Iudas or what Pilate did Doe thou thou Iudge vn-Iust With Iudas if thou wilt not Hang. With Pilate Wash thou must EPIG 26. Against Colinus Dying Intestate WHiles thou didst Liue thou nought wouldst giue Thou Leau'st All now thou canst not Liue Like Greedy Hogge thy Life was Led Like Greazie Porke thou now ly'st Dead EPIG 36. From Bad to Worse HE 's Dasht 'gainst Scylla from Charibdis flying Which hopes to Salue hiâ— Sore by Phisike Dying Fooles voyding Vice the Contrary commit Are those to shunne Strife which on Lawyers hit EPIG 47. Against a Foolish-Writer O I could wish thy Paper were All-blacke Or that it did Least Spot of blacknesse lacke EPIG 51. Females YOng-Wenches Coy and Wanton are Faire-Maides are Infamous Witty are Wily full of Craft Lustfull Lasciâ—ious EPIG 52. Foure Law-Termes THe Lawyers haue foure Termes to which they frame A most significant and proper name First Michelmasse from th' Angell Michael For Lawyers Purses then with Angels swell The next is Hillâ—ry a name most fit For this Terme makeâ— the Lawyer mâ—rry sit And Easter-Terme like Churcâ—-mens â—aster-Booke Much Gold and Gaine then to themselues they hooke Trinity-Terme so call'd because the Law Three Persons alwayes doth together draw To wit â—he Iudge Lawyer and Clyent poore Who trauailes vp to pay the Lawyers-Score EPIG 57. To Faustine THat my Booke 's Good thou Faustine saidst to me If it be Good would I my Booke might be EPIG 65. A Widdow HE which for 's Wife a Widdow doth obtayne Doth like to those which Buy-Clothes in Long-Lane One Cote 's not fit Another's too-too-old Their faults I know not but th' are manifold Epig. 78. Doctor Ios. Hals Vowes and Meditations THou Vowed'st Vowes fit to be Vow'd Worth Reading Workes dost write He 's blest that Reades thy Vowes if hee To doe them take delight EPIG 95. The forsaken Louer EVen as Hell-fire doth Burne but doth not Shine So thine not Shines but sorely burnes my Heart But towards Thee like Heau'nly fire is wine It Shines on Thee not burnes thee that 's my smart Oh if thy Loue still burne and giue no Light My shining flame it selfe will waste out quite EPIG 98. The Epitaph of Câ—oesus and Irus VNder this Stone lyes Croesus buryed Wher 's Irus then Here All are Poore when Dead EPIGRAMS Out of the second Booke EPIG 9. Wheele-Greace MEn th' Axeltree doe Greaze that they may n't screake But Lawyers must be Greaz'd to make them speake EPIG 17. Against a certaine Drunkard MVch Prattling causeth greatest Thirstinesse Thy Wife Talkes more then Thou why Drinkes Shee Lesse EPIG 49. Veni Vidi Vici Christ. INto this World Coelestiall Caesar came Mans Misâ—ry with Mercies-Eye Hee Saw He Death O're-came to his immortall fame Then Him to 's Throne of Mercy did with-draw He came O're-Came He Saw fore-saw all things All this He did that we might Raigne as Kings EPIG 58. A Pure Sacrifice THis World was onâ—e the Temple of the Lord The Câ—osse the â—lâ—tar Christ the Sacrifice Chriâ—t God and Mâ—n our High-Priest paid the Price To th' Altar like a Lambe fast bound with Cord. EPIG 71. Of the King Law and People THe King 's the Sheâ—heard Men are Sheepe Lawes are their Pasture faire The Flocke being Ill the Kingâ— great Skill By 's Lawes their Hurts repaire EPIG 78. The Deuils Force and Fraud THe Diuell like a Lion fierce Runnes all the World about Each wand'riâ—g Soule that he may Slay Like Wind his Rage flyes-out Yea like a Foxe most fâ—audulent Satan spreads priuate Nets Thus whom by Force he cannot force By subtill Snares he gets EPIG 79. Precept Practice THe learned Preachers Words though plaine To Plaine-men Truth may Preach But Pastours pious Practice doth A Holy-Life them Teach Thâ—t Doctour is Diuâ—ne indeed Whiâ—h by Good-Workes proues Words More Harme doe Ill-Examples breed Than Good-Words Good affords EPIG 84. Against Couetous-Men Sell all that thou hast and giue it to the Poore AH Killing-Letter Out-Alas What 's this thus Diues cryes What meanes the Holy-Ghost sayes hee Sell All can such be wise What meanes the Holy Ghost Thou Wretch He meanes what Thou ne're thought He will Giue All vnto the Poore And thou wilt Giue them Nought EPIG 87. Man a Hunter a Fisher a Fowler MAn Hunts for Wealth and Riches store Spreads Nets for Dignities And like a Fisher sounds the Depâ—h Of Deepest Mysteries But whiles fond Man doth fish to know With Pride Preferments watcheth And Auaricious Riches seekes He shame and blame oft catcheth EPIG 26. Christ a Diuine a Phisician a Lawyer CHrist a Diuine Phisician was whiles heere In Heau'n He shall a Iudge most Iust appeare EPIG 43. Baptisme to a Iew. BAptisme doth Wash but Circumcision Wound The Lawes dire Launch Christs Washing makes most sound FINIS EPIGRAMS Out of the third-Booke EPIG 9. Matrimoniall Rule THe Nightly Gouernment is due Vnto the Female kind And vnto Masculines to Rule i th' Day it is assign'd And this we see Experience prooues For Cynthia Rules the Night And Phoebus rayes his Rule displayes Who in the Day shines bright EPIG 10. Against a certaine Proud-Woman A Feather o're thy Head thou haâ—t And Corke vnder thy feet Both these declare though thou be faire Thee to be fond and fleet EPIG 11. Faith MY Eyes i th' Skies the twinkling Starres The Pole Opinion spyes So with mine Eye I view Heauen high My Faith my God descryes EPIG 13. Contempt of the World WOuldst Liue a Good-Life then this Life despise 'T's a wretched Life