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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-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

vp the the Waine where Ships were lately riding 11 No sooner be the Waues by Boreas quaild But we driue Oxen where before we saild By the Translatour to make vp a dozen Now Carters play their parts where Saylers acted To a firme Stage Frost hauing Waues contracted 17 Of Iris or the Rainbow Distichs varied 12. seuerall wayes 1 IRis in diuers hues her selfe arrayes And flies with painted Bow through cloudy wayes When Sol thereon hath cast his burning rayes 2 When Phoebus fills the olouds with radiant light With diuers colours Iris comes in sight Adorning heauen with her compasse bright 3 In clouds Thaumantias brightly shining raignes From whence a picturde vaile Heauens visage gaines When once the Sunne a rainy showre attaines 4 The hot Suns light wet clouds no sooner weare But many-figur'd Iris doth appeare And therewith beautifies the welkin cleare 5 While Sunne and showrie clouds nought keeps asunder The Raine doth sundry figures forme thereunder Which we the Raine-bow call and view with wonder 6 If to darke clouds the Sun his Beames obiect And to the showre opposd their light reflect Those clouds with colours are by Iris deckt 7 The Raine-bow girts the clouds with wondrous Art Which Phoebus reaching on the aduerse part Rare colours through the same doth subtly dart 8 Where Phoebus with his Beames moyst clouds out-faceth Iris whom many a glorious colour graceth With comely Orbe the cloudy skie embraceth 9 On watry clouds if Sol his lustre throw Then does the liquid humour shine below And we behold a varie-figur'd Bow 10 The gathering showre dissolu'd by Phoebus beames Iris so called in Greeke thereunder streames Decking heauens Cope with many-colour'd leames 11 Colour'd is Jris through light vnder laid Which of a showry cloud the Sun hath made When with his Heate the Wet is ouer-swayd 12 With light when Sol hath fill'd a rainy Cloud Straight Iris like a semi-circle bow'd Shines forth with many-figur'd parts endow'd 18 Of the rising of the Sun Tetrastichs varied 12. seuerall wayes 1 MOrne came from Sea as vaild with Saffron bright And on her two-wheeld Chariot blushing sat The candent Orbe the pole bespred with light And shining with cleare beames vp Phoebus gat 2 Forth walks Aurora in a Rosie robe Dying with orient light the Starry round And Sol from Tethis lap this Earthly globe Comes to illumine with beames glory crown'd 3 The golden Sun from th' Ocean raisd his head And then through heauen the stars appeard no more With reuerence to his brightnesse darknesse fled And light to all things did their hue restore 4 The Earth by Tithon's ruddy-colourd spouse With rosie light is dide and starry skie When Phoebus from the deepe his horse doth rowze With firie wheeles and makes the starres to flie 5 Night whom a veile of starres doth faire adorne Returnes amaine perceiuing day to rise And Phoebus in his golden chariot borne Makes all things here seeme glorious in our eyes 6 With rosie haire the golden Morne appeard And Earth was moistned with an early dew When Sol himselfe from Tethis bosome reard With flaming visage and eye-dazling hew 7 Titan dispersing ore Seas Earth and Aire His glistring light now forth againe is ridden The Starres forbeare to shine with golden haire And sable Nox her twinkling fires hath hidden 8 Sol with his lustre from the Ocean-streames Rearing his chariot hath restor'd the day And by reducing his flammigerous beames To heauen and earth hath driuen the star resaway 9 The Skie faire Memnons mother hauing dide And with her rosie hands the Starres exilde Now from the Sea Latona's sonne is hy'd Whose Orbe the day and aire hath reconcilde 10 Blushing Aurora vsher'd Phoebus Carre And he his Coursers from the Ocean brought Whose rayes de pelling each night-wandring Starre Dayes restitution to all mankinde wrought 11 Dayes charriot scarce had made the Welkin red And new dewes topt the flowers herbs and weeds When Phoebus left his louers watry bed And Starres gaue place to his flame-bearing steeds 12 Titans faire daughter with Ambrosian weed Her white feet shadowes from the Sea ascended Then with bright beames her Father doth proceed Thence driuing darknesse and Nights rule is ended 19 Of the twelue celestiall Signes Hexastichs varied 12. seuerall wayes 1 THe Ram the Bull with golden-horned head The Brethren and the Crabfish backwards tending The Lion fierce the Maid that did not wed The Scales the Scorpion with her taile offending The Shooter and the Goat with horny sute The Water-powrer and the Fishes mute 2 Who Helle who Europa carried soly The Twins the Shelfish that Alcides quasht The horrid king of Beasts the Virgin holy The Ballance iust with Taile what deadly lasht Old Chiron Capricorne the Lad like raine Ministring Water and the Fishes twaine 3 The first is Aries next is Taurus plac't Then Gemini Cancer followes retrograde The fifth is Leo the sixth Virgo chast And after Libra Scorpius doth inuade Yet Sagittarius and Caper past Aquarius comes and Pisces at the last 4 The chiefe all Ram-kinde the Cowes mate succeeds Two of one birth be third the fourth Crabs feature Lord of the Desart she that neuer breeds The poizer of all weights the stinging creature The Bow-arm'd Centaure the Venerious beast Ioues water-bearer and the Friday-feast 5 The crooked Ram-hornes the Bulls threatning hookes Leda's male issue the Fish hotnesse bringing Great Hercules first prize the beauteous lookes The Weighing measure and the Serpent stinging The skilfull Archer and the Winter signe The Troian boy the Fishes lastly shine 6 Phryxus transporter Ioue with hornes disguisde His Twin-borne sonnes the Crawler tropica I The Nemean terrour Maid immortalizde Sol's Weigh-house and whose Pricke inuenoms all The Man halfe-Horse the Starre with taile of fish The Water-titled and the Anglers dish 7 The lecherous Weather and th' vngelded Oxe Castor and Pollux and the Starre adust Nemea's plague Maids face of Lux with Nox Th' Autumnian equallizer poysning Thrust Phillyra's monstrous birth cause of Sea-stormes The Riuer-giuer and the Fishy formes 8 The flocks wooll-bearing Head the Heifer stout Tyndaridae Alcides crawling foe Chiefe of wild Creatures Virgin most deuout The pendent paire the Venomous piercing blow Saturnes base issue the Goate Neptune-growne Faire Ganymed two fishy Signes in one 9 The Rams proportion and the Bull vnbaited The double Ofspring the Sea-fostred Crab The Lions lookes Erygone translated The poyzing Yoke the Taile with poysning stab Biformed Chiron the Seas Horned creature The chiefe Gods minion and the Fishes feature 10 The flocks horn'd Guide another arm'd with horne The Swan got sonnes the Crabs hot-burning armes The club-feld Horrour the Maid bringing corne Meanes of true Measure cause of Poysnous harmes The wood-bred Archer Iupiters milker-giuer Deucalions waters and two bred i th' Riuer 11 Sire of the Sheepe Europa's worst well-willer Zetus and sweet Amphion Summer-bringer That seasons second signe the Maid selfe-killer The Haruest-entring starre the Mortall stinger The Shaft sore-wounded