when gray haires are seene As coâ—ne consum'd eâ—pence is â—ued too late So snow-white heads in vaine wish youth againe As physicke â—oots not for a bodie dead So counsell helpes not ages way ward head As fairest Sunnie dayes must haue their nights So goodliest youth old age at length affrights Examples likewise on the same Câ—â—â—â—â—achuâ— of Carthage in good yeares Went to be scholler to Carnâ—ades Mâ—â—cus Aurâ—â—us told to â—â—cius He went to learâ—e what â—et he did not know Terenâ—iâ—â— Varâ—o and Mâ—rcus Poâ—tiuâ— Cato Went to learâ—e Greeke when they were verie old Alphoâ—sus king of Arragon at fiftie yeares Translated â—â—â—ie into the Spanish tongue When men saâ—â—h â—â—llie looke on their white haires They must doe nothing â—â—â— becomes those yeares Old men whose soulâ—s arâ— sâ—d with heauenly light Grieue not their age but ioy it so saith Sophocles Of Life Life is a frost of cold felicitie And death a thaw of all our miserie LIfe is a wandering course to doubtfull rest Life is but losse where death is counted gaine When vertues dayes doe end they are not done But liue two liues where others haue but one The death of sinne is life vnto the soule Mans life still endeth with the end of life In vanitie of lifâ— and wandring wayes The wicked râ—n and weare out all their dayes Better not be than being soone to die Life is most loath'd where loue may not preuaile Death is most louely sweet and amiable But captiu'd life for foulnesse admirable The longer life the greater is our guilt Life must with life and blood with blood be paid Hate not thy life but loath captiuitie Where rests no hope to purchase victorie He that giues life best knowes the date thereof Mans life may less'ned not enlarged be Who will not bide the burden of aâ—stresse Must not here liue for life iâ— wretâ—heâ—nesse True loue despiseth shame when life is fear'd Life warres with loue and loue contends with life Too long they lâ—ue that liue till they be naught Life sau'd by sinne base purchase dearelâ— bought Moâ—e are mens ends markt than their liues before As death is fee to life so hate to loue Euen then when we of obscure life doe boast It often prooues that then we are knowne most Men must haue griefe so long as life remaines Life is not that which should be much desir'd We often see who on a â—ing relyes Finâ—s death aliue while liuing yet he dyes So some men liue they care not how they liue Life suffers wrong when death would end her woes Ill compassing sit opportunitie Or killes his life or else lifes qualitie That dead things can giue life we seldome find Contrition doth reformed life begin To liue or dye which of the twaine is better When life is sham'd and death reproches debter First doe we bud then blow next seed last â—all We aske deaths aâ—d to end liâ—es wretchednesse God guides mans life and when he list to haue it Wit wealth nor any thing beside can saue it Our life is death if we doe liue in sinne A dying life all kind of deaths exceeds Contented meane estate true life doth giue Resting secure not rising vp to grieue This life affoords no sweet without some sowre To liue and loue not is no life at all Fond blinded gâ—eatnesse with his busie toyle Seeking for happie life doth life despoyle Life neuer is too short where death is wisht There is no force so great as life enforc'd What kind of life alas liue those men in That cannot liue without nor with their kinne Life is ill spar'd that 's spar'd to spill more blood To liue in death is but a dying life Long vse of life is as a lingering foe And gentle death the onely end of woe Sweet is the life that is maintain'd by loue Redeeme thy life although with all thou hast The good doe liue as if they liâ—ed not And die as if their death were but a dreame That life is death where men doe liue alone A good life doth beget as good a death No wise man likes in such a â—ife to dwell Whose wayes â—re strait to heauen but wide to hell Mans life may not be destitute of office A good life is next way to winne good fame The life coâ—â—upt with vnexpected shame And â—imelesse death is buried with defame They liue but ill who alwayes thinke to liue To men in miserie life seemes too long Long life hath commonly long cares annext The breath that maintaines life doth finish life Similies on the same subiect AS falls the tree so prostrate still it lyes So speedeth life in liuing as it dyes As men by life in bondage soone are brought Euen so by death is freedome soonest wrought As siâ—e burnes fiercely being still supplyed So life postes swiftly when it least is spyed As sharpe frosts easily nip forward springs So life to end it hath too many things As Easterne winds doth towardly blossoms blast So inward cares makes life to finish fast As life is onely by the gift of grace So death by nature taketh time and place THere is hardly any one Chapter in this Booke but it deliuereth plentie of examples for this argument of life the whole summe indeed but containing the course of our actions euen from our entrance into life vnto the verie houre of our death therefore there shall need no speciall collection vpon this head Of Death Death is the keye which vnlocks miserie And lets the soule to blessed libertie DEath is the end of woe and wretchednesie When deaths houre comes let none aske reason why He ought to die that not deserues to liue Who dyes the death with honour in the field Both his lifes woeâ— and sorrowes â—rieâ—â— eâ—â—s With sharpe asâ—liction death first grounds his cause The fairest blossome deaths sterne winter niâ—â— Death hath no dart to slay deserued same The 〈◊〉 Seene where death â—er plâ—y begins Are aâ—tâ— of â—ight and dâ—â—â—â—â— of â—â—giy darke To wretched men death is the welcomâ—st friend Death neuer comes when need doth most require Life is but losse and death felicitie Who dyes the vtmost anguish doth abide But â—e that liues is left to wâ—â—â—e his losse Sad life is much more worse than gladsome death Our life is day but death is ougly night Faire death it is to shun more shame to die Death to sharpe sorrow quickely ease doth send For death doth griefe and sorrow soonest end Death to the wretched is both grace and gaine In death aduise for daunger comes too late It 's worse than death to linger on reliefe Death is the gulfe of all and then I say Thou are as good as Caesar in the clay A sicke man best sets downe the pangs of death Deaths name is much more mightie than his deeds To die is all as common as to liue It is not death that which the world calls dying But that is death which is all ioyes denying The shade pursues the bodie so death vs.
Death is the driery Dad and dust the Dame Death is misfortunes monarchizing foe Thy fatall end why doest thou so begin Locking death out yeâ— keep'st destruction in None moane his death whose life hath all annoy'd We haue one life and so our death is one Death lends vs sight while he doth spare vs breath It 's treble death a freezing death to feele For him on whome the Sunne hath euer shone Long liues the man that dies in lustie yeares Death is the lowest step a man can fall Death is not shunn'd of them that dutie yeeld Death which eâ—ds care yet carelesse of our death Doth steale our ioyes but stealeth not our breath Parting breeds mourning absence cruell death To good and bad death is an equall doome Though death be poore it ends a world of woe Death is to some a fierce vnbidden guest But those that craue his aid be beloeth least There 's nothing we can call our owne but death Death 's the deuourer of all worlds delight It 's sweet to dye when we are forc'd to liue When heapes of treasure is the meed preposed Though death â—e adiunct there 's no death supposed Neere death he stands that stands too neere a crowne It 's double death to drowne in ken of shoare Death is too good for base dishonest life There 's nothing else remaines for vs beside But teaâ—es and coâ—â—ins onely to prouide All things are subiect to deaths tyrannie What thing soeuer liues is sure to die All killing death by Christ is kill'd him-selfe Oh Sicknesse thou art many times belyde When death hath many wâ—yes to come beside The sharpest sting of death hurts not but helpes Carrion corruption is the food of death The day of death excels our day of birth Oft times their gaines whome greatnesse fauoureth When chiefe preserr'd stand as preferr'd to death Raise vp no liuing blame against the dead A present death exceeds a lingring life Life leads to care death to the scale of heauen The dying man whose eyes are sunke and dimme Thinkes euery passing bell rings out for him To die in life is but a liuing death Good death not loftie life is most renowme In countries cause to die is noble death Death doth no time no age no reason measure Similies on the same subiect AS the hearb Rew is bitter in our taste â—o deaths remembrance fearefull is to many As sleepe depriues the memorie of paines So sleepe of death ends all our wretchednes As all small currents runne into the sea So all mens toiles are swallowed vp in death As borrowed money must be paid againe So what life owes must be by death discharg'd As we are merrie at our childrens birth So should we not grieue vainly at their death As darknesse doth obscure the fairest day So death laies hold vpon the forward'st life Examples likewise on the same HEctor said to his wife Andromache Grieue not my death all men are borne to die Gorgias askt in sicknesse how he far'd Said Sleepe now yeelds me to his brother death Pindarus sleeping on a young lads breast Neuer awaked but in that sort dyed Vespasian stood vp at the point of death And said An Emperour should standing dye Plato thankt Nature that she let him liue In such a time as taught him well to die Thales will'd euery man amend his life Else he could haue no honour in his death The Conclusion THis worke which cost no meane paines and labour to reduce into this forme and method is thus at the length happily concluded commended to the kind acceptation of all gentle and well-disposed minds If some carping Sycophant readier alway to cauill and find fault than correct and amend shall mislike of the course obserued in this booke and imagine the heads not aptly or properly placed according as in his nice opinion perhaps hee would haue them let me thus plainely answere him That they were neuer meant for the pleasing of his vaine appetite and therefore hee hath more loue to looke off than be prying into matters aboue his capacitie Onely to the iudiciall and affable iudgements of this age both the paines and pleasure of this labour is published not doubting but they will measure it by the iust desert and censure thereof as their owne kind natures haue euer beene accustomed In this first Impression are omitted the Sentences of Chaucer Gower Lidgate and other auncient Poets because it was not knowne how their forme would agree with these of ten syllables onely and that sometimes they exceed the compasse herein obserued hauing none but lineall and couplet sentences aboue and beyond which course the Gentleman who was the cause of this collection taking therin no meane paines him-selfe besides his friends labour could not be perswaded but determinately aimed at this obseruation Neuerthelesse if this may enioy but the fauour hee hopes it will and the good intent thereof be no way misconstrued at the next impression it shall be largely supplyed with things that at this present could not be obtained both in respect of some vrgent occasion beeing the hinderance thereof as also because there wanted apt meanes to furnish further purpose then intended All which shall then be answered effectually and any thing els may be thought auaileable to this worke and the good liking of the wise FINIS An Alphabeticall Table of the seuerall things handled in this Booke A ABoundance vide Riches Absence vide Loue and Friendship Abstinence vide Gluttonie Accusation vide Iustice. Actions 1 17 19 50 67 c. Admiration vide Loue. 40 Admonition vide Counsell Aduise c. Aduersitie vide Pouertie 12 Aduise 73 Adulterie vide Lust. Affection 161 Affliction 12 20 74 Age. 222 Ambition 108 Amitie vide Friendship Angels vide Heauen 58 Anger 132 Armes vide Warre Arrogancie vide Pride Art vide Learning Aspiring vide Ambition Auarice 127 Auncestors vide Kings Authoritie 194 B BAbbling vide Words Beautie 40 Beleefe 30 Benefits 63 Blasphemie vide God and Heauen Blessednes 2 11 16 24 Blood 58 71 77 79 82 84 c. Boasting vide Pride Body vide Mind Bountie 22 211 Bragging vide Pride Brauerie vide Pride C CAre vide Greefe Charitie vide Loue. Chastitie 37 38 39 40 Chaunce vide Fortune Chaunge 11 24 29 34 37 c. Children 36 97 Choyce 46 Choller vide Anger Ciuilitie vide Anger Clemencie vide Pittie Comfort 20 24 54 64 80 c. Common-wealth vide Kingdomes Compassion vide Pittie Concord 81 Concupiscence vide Lust. Confidence 18 32 Conquest vide Warre Conscience 8 9 10 Consideration vide Counsell Conspiracie vide Treason Constancie vide Women Contemplation vide Religion Contempt vide Disdaine Content vide Peace 6 49 67 71 Contention vide Anger Concord c. Couetousnes 127 Counsell 73 Countrey vide Common-wealth Courage 197 Courtesie vide Kindnesse 75 Cowardise 33 48 60 66 86 Craft 97 Credit 22 68 Credulitie 30 51 58 Crueltie vide Tyrannie 33 41 51 Curiositie vide Pride Custome 61 70 79
then will idle stand Peasants may beare but kings must needs requite Who would all mastring maiestie defeat Of her best grace that is to make men great A princes wrath is messenger of death What els is pompe rule raigne but earth and dust Kings must haue some be hated worse than they On whome they may their weight of enuie lay Pride is no ornament for diademes Selfe-loue doth very ill beseeme a prince Blest is that league where citties further Kings And kings doe further them in other things Kings that would haue lawes kept must rule themselues Graue heads are meetest Councellors for kings Looke what a King doth most of all embrace To that his subiects will encline as fast The strength of princes is their subiects loue Kings ought be free from partialitie Sleeplesse suspition pale distrust cold feare Alwaies with princes company doth beare Kings should be fathers to their common-â—â—aleâ— Kings should preferre them most that 〈…〉 least A Prince not fear'd hath oft his death 〈…〉 And dreaded Princes haue their deathâ— deâ—â—â—â—â— Maiestie scornes to looke on cowardise Kings reasons should be more than their opiâ—â—â—â—â— What else are kings when regiment is gâ—nâ— But like to shadowes in a Sun shine day In â—â—â—iâ—cts wrongs princes sustaine abuse It'â—â—â—â—ater care to keepe than get a crowne Kings fauours in their eye-lids vse to hang. Ready with euery winke to be wip'te out He is no king that is affections slaue No fall like his that falleth from a crowne Kings are not tearmed Gods for wearing crownes But for o're fame and fortune they are Lords Misgouern'd kings are cause of common wracke Kings chaunging customes euer feare a chaunge Iest not with Princes if that thou be wise For in vnequall iest great daunger lyes Kings are their subiects ioy their countries hope True subiects hearts are princes chiefest stay In Princes these two qualities well sit For strength a Lyon and a Foxe for wit Great perils are compriz'd within a crowne Beggers make maiestie a gazing marke True iustice is the chiefe and onely thing That is reâ—uir'd and lookt for in a king Mislikes are sillie lets where kings resolue Iust soueraigntie can neuer be displac'd A king hereft of all his trustie friends Is dead aliue for fame and honour ends All lawfull princes first or last preuaile A princes safetie is his peoples loue Who hath been kneel'd vnto can hardly kneele Or begge for that which once hath been his owne Kings greatnes stands on the great king of heauen No maiestie where vertue is despis'd Similies on the same subiect AS princes wills are commonly held lawes So life or death dependeth on their lookes As often burials is Physicians shame So many deaths argue a kings hard raigne As beasts obey the Lordly lyons looke So meane estate must mightie princeâ— brooke As the Sun-beames doe lighten all the world So princes liues are lâ—nternes to their lands As Princes wanting wealth learne tyrannie So too much treasure makes them vicious As biggest winds enkindle greatest flames So much submission makes a king most mild Examples likewise on the same THe Kings of Persia alwaies shewed themselues More subiect to the law than to their Lords Antiochus told his sonne Demâ—trius That kingly rule was noble slauerie Bâ—lus the sonne of Nemrod was first king That in this world had title of that name The Romane kings did vse to weare no crownes But alwaies bare their scepters in their hands Tully saith then 't is best to checke a prince When he forgets himselfe to be a prince Sâ—â—â—ates wil'd good kings preferre their friends And shewe some kindnesse to their enemies Of Kingdomes c. The Kingdome Countrey and the Common-weale Are things that subiects loue doe most reueale KIngdomes are Fortunes slattering gifts soone lost Kingdomes are burd'nous to the wiâ—est men Conâ—â—rd doth keepe a Realme in stable stay When discord brings all kingdomes to decay Wretched the state where men desire to die Who striues to alter lawes disturbes the state Kingdomes are commonly much sooner lost Than kept desir'd than had with mightie cost Kingdomes are Fortunes â—atall tenise balls A wicked king makes a more wicked land A man that takes delight in doing all To trouble all the State deuiâ—eth â—â—iâ—l In a well-gouern'd state one head is best Some men vnwilling benefit their land Fooles set in office doe their spleâ—es â—eâ—eâ—le And meaning well mâ—st hâ—â—t the common-weale Some vnawares their countries good proâ—erre All earthly kingdomes euen as men mâ—st perish Kingdomes are rul'd but badly where the base Will checke the chiefe that sit in highest place No state stands sure but on the grounds of right Realmes neuer get by chaunge but paine and losse When lawes are maâ—e they ought to be obey'd And rulers willes with reuerâ—nce to be weigh'd Wisdome and care are kingdomes chiefest propâ— Rude multitudes are kingdomes ouerthrow By nature man vnto the woâ—st iâ— bent If wholsome statutes stay not his intenâ— Innocent men are common-wealeâ— bâ—st treasure Innocence makes kingdoms florish more than arms That kingdome ought of right to be destroy'd Which once was vertues â—lower now vices weed Wise princes are their kingdomes conâ—â—oâ—ters Vniust exâ—â—â—ons killes a common-weale No greater da â—nger to a common-wealth Than when vnskilfâ—ll 〈◊〉 â—ide her powers Kingdomes are nothing elâ—e but common care Where tools bâ—are râ—le the common wealth decaies In â— calmeâ— a many see how 〈◊〉 â—â—gin But few respect the enâ— and emâ—â—lie Where wiâ—â— mâ—n are neglected kingdomes perish No nâ—arâ—r kinred can be than our countrey Theâ—e â—â—â— no common-weales more loose and bad Tâ—aâ— wâ—eâ—e the câ—mâ—â—nâ—â—â—ue most libertie Our countrey parents kin claime part in vs. Our countries loue ought be most deare to vs. And â—â—ties of common-weales dâ—â—ay â—â—â—â—â— bâ—ilâ—ingâ—â—â—â—â— and carelâ—sse heads beare sway Where any may liâ—e well that is his countrey Remembrance of ouâ— countrey is most sweet In common-weales such should be honour'd most As shew their care both insterne warre and peace â—â—â— countrey first by nature claimeth vs. â—â—â—â—â—t is the death in cause of common-weale The gouernment of common weales and state Will without wiâ—dome soone he ruinate Reward and punishment are kingdomes keyes Peace in a common-wealth is mellodie There 's nothing câ—n impresse so deare constraint As countries cause and common foes disclaine Men of desert their countrey least esteemes Discretion best doth rule a common-weale That kingdome may be counted fortunate Where no man liueth by anothers sweat Seditious heads disturbe the common good Vnruly members soone should be lopt of Similies on the same subiect AS spring and Autumne hazard health by chaunge So â—nnouations harme a common-wealth Looke how the body void of members is Euen so are kingdomes dispossest of lawes As ships in tempests need all helping hands So in a kingdome none must idlely stand As many Elements one temper frame So diuers mens endeauours helpe the state As from the heart all members haue their life So from the common-wealth
are remembred while the scarres remaine A lawlesse peere by law deserues to die Iustice is vertues badge and staffe of peace Maintaining honour in her rich increase True iustice payes the bloodie home their hire Blood spilt by wrong calls vengeance scourge by right Seldome aduantage is in wrongs debar'd Who soweth wrong is sure to reape the same All runnes to wracke and ruine where selfe-kind From selfe-same kind with-holdeth mutuall right Delay in punishment no pardon is A publicke fault craues open punishment Who flyeth iudgement shewes his guiltinesse Equitie iudgeth mildly law seuerely Wrongs done vs we are sparing to forgiue Not minding we by mercie onely liue Wrong is the triall of true patience Law with extremitie is extreame wrong Similies on the same subiect AS hardest mettals in the fire is melt So greatest sinnes by iustice soone are felt As sinne at first is sweet but after sower So Law lookes sterne yet shewes not all her power As from worst maladies best med'cines come So are best lawes from lewdest manners form'd As citties with their walles are fenced round So are good minds with right and equitie As he that wanteth reason is no man So who liues lawlesse may be tearm'd a beast As thirstie soules doe seeke some long lookt spring So wrongs receiu'd with right doe comfort bring Examples likewise on the same PHilip when any made complaint to him Stopt one eare till the other part were heard Aristides so loued Equitie That he of all men was sir named IVST Iunius the Consull so respected right As his owne sonnes he did condemne to death Cato Censorius was so iust and firme As none durst mooue him in a naughtie cause Iustice saith Seneca is the law of God And bond of all humane societie Deuotion and good will Lactantius saith Ioynes vs to God as iustice doth to men Of Pollicie Pollicie is a wise and discreet care For King for countrey and for common good POllicie oft religions habit weares What wants in strength is holpe by pollicie Small pollicie hath prowesse learn'd to spill Much blood abroad to cut her owne with skill Small harme pretending good is pollicie Oft times hath reaching pollicie deuisde A cunning clause which hath himselfe surpriz'd A wrastlers slâ—ights oft counter-checketh force Strength wanting wit and pollicie to rule Is soone cast downe and prooues himselfe a foole 'T is pollicie to feare a powerfull hate Counsell in any kingdome pollicied More worthie is than warre more dignified No pollicie where lambes doe lyons lead It is the summe of perfect pollicie To worke securely with vulgaritie Who builds on strength by pollicie is stript More worthie 't is by wit and pollicie To compasse honour than by progenie Pollicie is to prowesse chiefest friend Where power and pollicie doe often faile Respect of gold both conquers and commaunds The very poorest hath his pollicie Men may in conquest benefit themselues As much by pollicie as power and might All pollicie is soone destroy'd by pride Pollicie oft subdues where valour failes Courage that hath nor wit nor pollicie Flyes like a slaue before his enemie A well-establisht pollicie is best Societie must be preseru'd by pollicie Similies on the same subiect AS dull neglect is follies chiefest badge So quicke conceit is signe of pollicie As carelesse heads doe soonest harme a state So pollicie fore-sees before too late As cunning crafts-men are commended most So Realmes of polliticke aduisers boast As subtiltie is slye to helpe it selfe So pollicie is wise to shield it selfe As daungers felt are worse than others fear'd So pollicies not executed most offend As counsell is some comfort in distresse So pollicie employ 〈…〉 lls wretchednesse Examples likewise on the same Lâ—curgus by his polliticke aduise â—eform'd the Lacedae â—on mangled state Numa Pompilius discreete pollicie Made Rome to flourish in her royaltie Deucalions pollicie beâ—riended Greece And brought the people to religious awe Scâ—pâ—oes Lieutenâ—nâ— nam'd Polâ—â—â—us Was highly praised for his pollicie Byas did much commend the gouernment Where the chiefe heads were wiâ—e and polliticke Plutarch thought cities could as ably stâ—nd Without foundationâ— as no pollicie Of Peace Concord Peace is the ground of kingdoms happinesse Nource of true concord loue and all encrease PEace is great riches in the poorest state Men know not peace nor rightly how to deeme it That first by warre haue not been taught â—'esteems it Peace hath best biding in a setled mind Peace brings in pleasure pleasure breeds excesse Excesse procureth want want workes distresse Peace doth depend on reason warre on force You whose faire calme make neighbors storms seeme sore Try you your tydes before you trust the shore Peace all extreames concludeth with remorse Sourges may rise on suddaine ere we thinke And whiles we swimme secure compell vs sinke Mild calm'd fac't peace exceeds blood-thirsting war Warre is ordain'd for nothing else but peace And perfect peace is end of bloudie warre Peace flourisheth where reason beareth sway Peace still is honest humane and vpright When warre is brutish fosteâ—ed by despight Concord of many makes an vnitie Concord makes small things mightily encrease Where discord makes great things as fast decrease True peace is peace with vertue warre with vice In peace for warre let vs so well prouide As in each state no harme doe vs betide Peace from a Tyrants mouth is treacherie Deare and vnprofitable is the peace That 's purchast with expence of guiltlesse bloud The weight of peace is easie to be borne They iustly doe deserue the sword of warre That wilfully withstand faire offered peace To flye from peace is seeking selfe-decay Peace asketh no lesse wisdome to preserue is Than valour was bestowed in getting it Peace still succeeds what euer drifts withstand That 's more esteem'd obtain'd by peace-full words Than any thing atchieu'd by violence State-stabling peace brings froward minds in fashion Similies on the same subiect AS members knit in one doe maintaine life So states combin'd in peace doe nourish loue As desolation dwelles where discord is So where is concord liues all happinesse As Laurell euer crownes the Conquerour So peace becommeth any Emperour As they that seeke their harme deserue to haue it So they which flie from peace should neuer feele it As warre cuts deepe and maketh mightie wounds So peace like soueraigne balme doth cure them all As griefe is cognisance of falling states So peace is glorie of faire shining sway Examples likewise on the same FOrtie yeeres keeping Ianus temple shut Gaue testimonie of the Romanes peace Numa the second king of Rome so loued peace That all his reigne was neither warre nor strife Archidamus wrote to the Elians Nothing but this Peace is a goodly thing The cause why Cato did oppose himselfe Against great Caesar was For breach of peace Tullie saith Let vs so begin our warre That afterward we may be sure of peace Phocion being askt What fitted kingdomes best Replyed A little warre to win long peace Of Warre Warre is most
please So gentle minds are easily ouer-rul'd As heauines fore-tels some harme at hand So minds disturb'd presage ensuing ills As sickly bodies brooke not heat nor cold So crazed minds dislike of euery thing As working vessels are by vent kept sound So troubled minds by conference find ease As fennie grounds send forth vnsauorie sents So bad minds blâ—nder out distempered thoughts Examples likewise on the same SCeuola in the greatnesse of his mind Entred Porsennaes Tent to murder him Queene Tomiris to shew her dauntlesse mind With Cyrus blood reueng'd her deare sonnes death Zenobia told Aurelian in the field He was not able to subdue her mind Lucius Dentatus neuer matcht for mind Came eighteene times a conquerour from field Cicero saith the goodnesse of the mâ—nd Is most discern'd in pardoning iniuries Socrates said His quietnes in mind Was cause he neuer sickned till his death Of Affection c. Affection and sweet fancies secret fire Kindle the coales that quicken vp desire WHere we affect we seldome find defect Of things vnknowne we can haue no desire Men ost affect them that doe loue them least And least doe loue them whome they should like best That one desires another doth disdaine Affection by the countenance is descried Full easily the fault may be redrest Where kind affection onely hath transgrest Kindly affection youth to liue with youth Truest affection doth no bounds retaine Affection is a â—ierce yet holy fire Free of him-selfe and chain'd to strong desire Desire with small encouraging growes bold It 's easie to desire but hard to chuse Affections speech that easily can dissolue Doth moisten Flint yet Steele in stiffe attire The sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none In darkest nights desire sees best of all Sweet are the kisses the embracements sweet When like desires with like affections meet Affections slaue regards no oathes nor lawes Luke-warme desires best fit with crazed loue Affection is a coale that must be coold Else suffered it will set the heart on fire Entire affection hateth nice coy hands Affection will like fire him-selfe betray Affection faints not like a pale fac'd coward But then wooes best when most his choise is froward The coales are quicke where fancie blowes the fire Desire can make a Doctor in a day Where loue doth reigne disturbing iealousie Doth call him selfe affections Sentinell Fauour and grace are tearmed fancies fuell An equall age doth equall like desires Bad mens affections turne to feare and hate And hate to daunger and deserued death That 's hardly kept which is desir'd of many The most maid-seeming is not without affection That needs must issue to the full perfection Hath grounded-being by the minds affection There 's nothing can affections force controll Drunken desire doth vomit his receit Affections gawdie banner once displayed The coward fights and will not be dismayed Things much restrain'd make vs the more desire them In meanest shewe the most affection dwells Small drops doe oft-times quench a mightie fire But hugest Seas not qualifie desire All qualifide affections loue doth hate Beautie strikes fancie blind vaine shewes deceiue Sad perâ—urâ—ations that affections guide Should not giue iudgement till their cause be tride Desire is life of loue and death of feare Death is the finall end of all desires Nothing can quench an infinite desire Once kindled through the first conceiued fire Sad sighes doe shew the heat of hearts desire Desire controld doth aggrauate desire Desire being fierce is spring of sighes and teares Men once degenerate and growne deprest Are pleasd to share affections with a beast Desire doth spring from that we wish and want Fancie is blind deafe and incredulous Fancie is watchfull and doth seldome sleepe Fancie compeld to Lute strings is compar'd Which ouer stretcht doe cracke before they sound Lawfull desires are honesties best notes Affection's rest lesse yet being perfect end-lesse Delay is preiudiciall to desire The greater part leane to example so That what they fancie they will sâ—ant forgoe Fancies best cure is mutuall affection Fancie soone â—ires but long before it quench When loue leads lookes no compasse keepes desire A hot desire on present heat doth dote When cold repentance will it not fore-note Low fortunes often times haue high desires Like fortunes globe euen so is fancies seat Appetites flame with wisdome best is quencht There neuer did all circumstances meet With those desires which were conceiu'd before Affection brooketh no diuision Sleepe hath no priuiledge ouer desire Similies on the same subiect AS poyson sweetly mixt is sooner ta'ne So fancie close conceal'd is soonest fier'd As Chrysolites are prooued in the fire So is affection in enforc'd restraint As cities wanting Magistrates decay Euen so desire vngouern'd hurts it selfe As all the world were darke but for the Sunne So life but for affection were vnsure As steele brings fire from the hardest flint So fancie mollisies the stearnest mind As Almond trees in age doe beare most fruit So yeares doth best approoue affections Examples likewise on the same ZAleucus to the Locrians made a law To loose their eyes that sinn'd in foule desires Appius was banished the cittie Rome For leud affection to Virginia Marke Anthonie disgrac'd his former fame By not restraining his affections King Alexander hated to the death In men or women loose and leud desires Fancie saith Aristotle often makes A frenzie in their soules are led thereby Desire saith Socrates no limits holds And therefore hardly can be mastred Of Disdaine c. Contempt and Scorne are Wits infirmitie Wherwith Disdaine and Scoffes keepe company FLint frost disdaine weares melts and yeelds we see Things long in getting quickly are disdain'd Present disdaine oft after-loue diuines Prayers preuaile not where is coy disdaine Better to die a thousand deaths and more Than liue contemn'd that honour'd was before Disdaine deliuers a depraued mind Griefe often-times giues place to nice disdaine Too much precisenesse sauours of selfe-loue Gibing demaunds deserue scornefull replyes Neither can wit or Art take any place Where aduerse scorne with feare strikes boldnesse dead Presumption giues no guerdon but disdaine Despised men on earth must liue in heauen There must be some contempt ere plagues ensue Disdaine attends where greatest honour haunts In high disdaine loue is a base desire And Cupids flames doe seeme but watrie fire Disdaine repines at all good things it sees They others vertues scorne that doubt their owne Mocke none in need beware thine owne mishap Scoffes without feare from follâ—e doe proceed The choice â—â—hard wheâ—e silence kills with griefe Oâ— speech reapes no reward but base contempâ— To mocke a friend is held no manly part Scorne can haue no reward but like contempt Ieasting is tollerable but scorne most vile Disdaine declares a proud presuming heart Loues passions quenched by vnkind disdaine Doth often times encrease the more desire Scorning is artificiall iniurie Who scorneth most shall be but paid with scoffes Scorne not thy wife least scorn'd she do thee
good is only thought Worthy reward who will be bad for nought Raise not the bad to make the good complaine No good at all with doing ill is wonne Let vs not thinke that that our good can frame Which ruin'd hath the Authors of the same They are too blame which deeds well done wil wrest Good deeds the cruelt'st heart to kindnesse brings Good done to any doth impression strike Of ioy and loue in all that are alike Good deeds are famishment vnto the deuill The end is crowne of euery worke well done Good still is best when it is soonest wrought For lingring-fauour euer comes to nought The way to good is neuer learn'd too late Faults should be measur'd by intent not deed Nothing so good but may through guiltie shame Be much corrupt and wrested to great blame Igâ—orant faults craue pardon still by course Faâ—â—ts done may be repented not reclaim'd He that will purchase things of greatest price Must conquer by his deeds and not by words Faults vncommitted challenge no repent Many deserts may lessen slender faults Vniust offences daunger scape a time But yet at length reuenge doth pay them home Faults oft are measur'd by their secrâ—cie An error past is likewise past recalling There 's nought so vile that on the earth doth liue But to the earth some speciall good doth giue Good is the end that cannot be amended Where good is found we should not quit with ill There 's nought so good but strain'd from that faire vse Reuolts to vice and stumbles on abuse Gold and base mould no difference but by vse Better to heare than doe what is not well For ones offence why should a number fall Or priuas sinne be plagu'd in generall Seldome but some good commeth ere the end Gay without good is good hearts greatest loathing Forraine defects giuing home faults the way Make many times bad actions well succeed Still the directest courses best succeed Vertue conducteth to all things are good First weigh the qualitie of each offence And thereunto apply the punishment What one thinkes good another counts as vaine The highest iudger quickely can â—spie If faults or fraud doe vnder couert lye Wisdome directs to know the good from bad As oft as we doe good wee sacrifice The more â—ur grace and goodnesse doth encrease The more our soules prepare them selues to God Truth is the guide to all good actions Neuer repent thee of thy well-done deeds The goodnesse that proceeds from ignorance Iâ— like the hearbs that on a dunghill growes Good men doe still delight in doing good Good deeds doe shew the fruits of zealous faith Similies on the same subiect AS hardest stones are pierâ—'d with softest drops So vertuous deads reforme the loosest minds As â—ond behauiour most displaies a foole So honest deeds declare an honest heart As falling starres are soone extinguished So slight offences craue quicke pardoning As sullein lookes bewrayes reuenge-full thoughts So mild aspect declares a gentle heart As golden bridles better not a horse So words without good deeds shew not a man As bankets haue no grace where wanteth guests So words are litle worth where deeds come short Examples likewise on the same TRaiane reproou'd for listning poore mens wrongs Said None should hindet him from doing good The Emperour Auâ—elian had great care Least malice should obscure his well done deeds Philip did thanke the woman for her checke And said Still câ—ide me when I doe not well Augustus left his friend to iudgements triall For hindring law quoth he becomes no king Cleon being call'd to deale in state affaires Fore-warn'd his friends be carefull of their deeds Reward the good saith Solon for their doing good Aud punish them delight in wicked deeds Of euill Deeds c. Euill deeds and wicked come from vicious minds And here or some-where els due vengeance finds EXtreamest ills some time a ioy possesse Ill hardly set on is as hard got out Those things which we deeme good oft prooue but ill Counsell that comes when ill hath done his worst Blesseth our ill but makes our good accurst To put backe ill our good we must forbeare Euill tidings still doe faster flye than good Our greatest ills we most of all mistiust A guiltie conscience vrged with the thought Of former ill done deeds not easily erres Euils vnto euils still conducters are Ill comes too soone repentance oft too late Ill newes hath wings and with the wind doth â—â—ye In the first rising seeke to stifle ill Least it get head and grow against thy will That daye 's ne're ill that brings a pleasing night Worse than the worst of euils are wicked thoughts No blush can paint the shame is due to ill The apprehension of what e're is good Giues but the greater feeling to the worse All wicked deeds doe wrathfull doomes procure In euills counsell is the comfort chiefe Many times good doth grow by euils proofe By euill courses may be vnderstood That their euents can neuer fall out good When ill is hapt teares but encrease the ill Ill by example often gaineth good It 's double griefe to see a helplesse ill Great men that will haue lesse doe for them still Must beare them out although their deeds be ill Good heart in ill doth much the ill amend It 's better to reforme than cut off ill The worâ—er deed the doer likes for best Neuer was man so euill did or thought But would pretend some good cause though starke naught Good words doe often couer ill pretence One day doth wreake the ill that many wrought Mischiefe oft falls vpon the meaners head An euill deed â—one by authoritie Is mightie sinne and subornation The good compar'd with bad is soonest seene Who will not stoope to good must yeeld to ill Mischiefe doth euer ouer-match the bad The wicked cannot sleepe or take their rest Till they be pleased with some ill done deed Mischiefe is light and mounteth ouer head Old mischiefes oft doe set new ills abroach Ill president the tyde that waâ—tes to vice A minute spent in good seemes long loath'd day But nights of ill like moments slip away The more ill threats vs we suspect the lesse To harme there alwaies needs but little helpe Euill ensueth of each wrong intent With vniust men to stand debating lawes Is to giue power to hurt a rightfull cause Constrained ill must needs be suffered We see the good but yet we chuse the ill Oft that is vile shewes like a vertuous deed Nothing the world with greater harme doth fill Than want of feeling one anothers ill Mens faults doe seldome to them-selues appeare Men smoother partially their owne misdeeds Faults still against them-selues giue euidence When better choices are not to be had We needs must take the seeming best of bad The euill doth alwaies argue the offence One bad done deed may worke to many ill Euill seeming good is most pernicious Those euils where to a man by loue is driuen So much the rather