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Rubbe, and a great cast Epigrams. By Thomas Freeman, Gent.
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Freeman, Thomas, b. 1590 or 91.
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1614
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rellish hath my riming It can but be a blemish to the breeder And I shall be controuled for high climing Me thinkes I heare already from the Reader Who telles me in my talking thus so boldly Better be silent then commend so coldly EPIGRAM 48 Adeandem Desiderium in discessu AT natale solum placet omnibus optat Vlysses Fumantes Ithacae posse videre domos Cuique placet Natale solum mihi di'plicet 〈◊〉 Horreoque in Patria solus ego esse mea Ipsamque inuitus repeto sic perfidus olim Dicitur ad patrios Hannibal isse lares Cur fugimus patriam si causam quaritis â—dâ—m Illum amor Italiae me tenot Oxoniae Anglice EAch man his Country loues Vlysses wish Was to see Ithacks smoke smoke little worth Each cares for Countrey I care not a rush I loath to liue where I was first brought forth Now goe I home as Hannibal once went To natiue Affrick sad and discontent We hate our Countries would you neds know why My loue is Oxford His was Italy EPIGRAM 49. In Salium WHen Salius takes the pen in hand he bragges Hee 'l rowze his wit to raise the pâ—ise of rags And writes such verses as stand men in steead For Priny bisnesse rather then to read Now pray you when the paper lies besh How are ragges raised by his rowzing wit EPIGRAM 50. In Flauium WHen Flauius once would needs praise Tin His braine could bring no reasons in But what his belly did bethinke Platters for meate and Pots for drinke EPIGRAM 51. In Virtutem VErtue we praise but practise not her good Athenian-like we act not what we know So many men do talke of Robin Hood Who neuer yet shot arrow in his bow EPIGRAM 52. In Ebrios WHy Drunkards should be so improuident And yet so often drinke a Deity To proue the cause I know no Argument But that they surfet in satiety Hony how holesome and how full of pleasure And yet how hurtfull taken out of measure EPIGRAM 53. In Crispinus CRispinus giues where gifts he lookes for greater This kindnesse shewes him but a kinde of Cheater EPIGRAM 54. In Patum PAEtus dying cozend Atropos She should not cut his vitall threed in two His Shorditch Saint a fairer fate bestowes She did as much as destiny could doe Yet not by cutting for she vs'd no knife But by the burning of the threed of life EPIGRAM 55. In duos letigiosos FIcus hath three-farthings-worth of wrong Done to him by his neighbour Clunnico For which he vowes to be reueng'd ere long That to make good to law he meanes to goe And Clunnico as stubborne will not shrinke What ere it cost by this the Lawyer 's feed Who nimbly purses their dis-powched chinke And hearts them both that they be not agreed They like two dogges lye fighting for the bone The which a third the Lawyer feeds vpon EPIGRAM 56. In Embrionem TRow yee who lately to the warres is gone The neither wise nor warlike Embrion There if perhaps he happily atcheeue What we haue now no reason to beleeue And that his valors vnexpected proofe Be to his Countries and his owne behoofe Thus in my times his name I will inroll Loe here the Goose that sau'd the Capitoll EPIGRAM 57. LOndon is like to haue no more strong Beere All long of my Lord Mayor as we heare His brother rather may the cause be thought That so much water to the Towne hath brought EPIGRAM 58. Proh dolor THe 17 Prouinces are all at peace Alas good Souldiers it boots not now The military Science to professe You must come home and liue the Lord knowes how Like to haue small reliefe but too much Law And hang'd if but for taking of a straw EPIGRAM 59. In Mathonem THough great mens houses make it knowne How Buckes-hornes stand the hall in steed To hang vp Hats and Caps vpon Yet euery where there 's no such need For what needs it in Mathos hall His head his hornes may serue for all EPIGRAM 60. Dum Spiritus hos regit artus OF all the letters in the Cris-crosse row I loue the W. why if you 'l know It doth begin two names I would be loth For too much boot change either of them both The first I serue loue honour and attend The other is my Kinsman and my Frend. EPIGRAM 61. In Clitâ—m THat Clitus is become so melancholly Nor losse of goods nor death of frends doth cause it But his Prâ—â—pus fired by his folly He is in feare he shall be fore'd to loose it He heard such newes from the Physitian It must be sau'd by Circumcision EPIGRAM 62 Consanguinio suo Febricitanti TWo contraries Philosophy sayes neuer At one time can in one selfe-subiect be Yet note but the condition of the feuer And 't is a false position we see Which strangely doth conioyn mere opposites And extreame cold t'exceâ—sâ—ue heate vnites Which like two stâ—uggling twinnes within one wombe By striuing so our vitall powers distort As both our strength and senses quite benumme Distaste our pallats make vs All aâ— Mort Our bodies of all faculties displace And makes our braines to run the wilde-goose chace Cozen to you these lines I need not write Who haue the practike mine 's but speculation I do but tell you feele the Agues might Would you were lesse acquainted with her fashion Yet to your comfort I haue heard it euer No Physicke for the body to the feuer Which though it bring it to some little weaknes It purgeth choller swageth swelling tumours Cuts off the causes of ensuing sickenes Rarefies fleame and for all ill-bred humours Phlebâ—tomy nor purging noâ— the Bath Haue halfe the healthfull power th'Ague hath Besides that it the shomacke doth restore Reformes digestion concockts crudities Repaires the faculties impair'd before Yet for all these and more good properties I thinke you could bee well contented yet And I could rather wish you rid of it EPIGRAM 63. Viae tibi Eidem LOoke to thy selfe and learne to liue at home Haue fellowship henceforth with few or none See see to what a passe the world is come Friendship abides not bee thy fortunes gone Be thou like Winter that like Sommer wast The Swallowes flie that flockt before so fast Friends swim like fishes as the streame doth run And like slye serpeâ—ts lurke in fairest greene They onely reuerence the rising Sunne Scarse looking to'ards him when he doth decline 'T is wealth preserues good will that from thee taken Thou that wast followed shalt be soone forsaken Nay marke eu'n now the very Bird of loue Betakes her selfe vnto the fairest building And her owne home abandoneth the Done If once she sees it ruinous and yeelding No maruell then though faith faile in the triall When loues true Turtle is turn'd thus disloyall This vile Hart-gnawing Vultur-Age then flye Feed not the Hounds whose teeth may after teare thee Let not the serpent in thy bosome lye Lest stinging thou
Court commaunds it so And pulls his Processe from his frighting powch Shews to their names the terrible EXCO This crowing Cocke makes country lions crowch With 's Coramnomine keeping greater sway Then a Court-Blew-coat on Saint Georges day EPIGRAM 34. Lectori IT will be thought to many that I am For some inuectiue vaines that I doe vse Rather a Saâ—yre then an Epigram But who so thinkes mistakes my merry Muse Who thogh she smite at first in th' end doth smile And laugh at that she so dislikt erewhile EPIGRAM 35 Epitaphium meretricis GRaues are gone on commonly we see 'T is no offence to them that buried be Why then this graue is for the common tread And so was she too that therein lies dead EPIGRAM 36. Quis cladem MOre did not Dulake nor Godfry of Bullen Beuis of Hampton nor Guy Erle of Warwicke The Knight of the Sun the three Kings of Cullen Nor all the world twixt Douer and Barwicke Nor any man if his Cap made of woollen At land at sea without Castle or Carricke Feeders on mans flesh bloud-suckers braue lacke Hath thum'd many thousands and kil'd with a knacke EPIGRAM 37. Lectori WHoop whoop me thinkes I heare my Reader cry Here is rime doggrell I confesse it I Nor to a certaine pace tie I my Muse I giue the Reines anon the Curbe I vse And for the foote accordingly I fit her To diuerse matter vsing diuerse meeter Her lines they are as long as I allot her As why not vessels be as please the Potter Nor care I for a Censors ciuill hood I please my selfe at home my Musicke 's good EPIGRAM 38. MEn are growne monsters now at last By their apparells alteration Their knees are bigger then their waste Else how came in the Cloake-bagge fashion EPIGRAM 39. In Heredipetam AGed Leontus haâ—h much land and wealth And but one son that â—â—me one soâ— sickly Sickely to see his father in such health My proper squier looks the church-books weekly Compares his fathers with his grandsires yeares And how long all that lignage wont to liue And yet his father Oâ— and then he sweares To haue him winded what would he not giue Fie on this sinne of sonnes for not this one But many thousands wish their fathers gone EPIGRAM 40. Ad Risum LAughter to thee that art mirths eldst-begot My sportiue idlenesse I dedicaâ—e Good shew thy teeâ—h or if thou hast them not Let 's â—â—e bare gums the 〈…〉 bare smiles I hate To see ones lippes drawne in a direct line Yawne me and laugh vntill thou fall to coughing And on thy hip-bone lay that hand of thine And sweare thy hart is almost broke with laughing Your Puâ—itanicke laugh I doe detest And heare them say 't is pretty Hang your pretties Laugh till thou haue the Hickocke in thy chest Else get and sit and laugh amongst the petties Shall I speake plaine I do not care aâ—f For ha ha hes that come not from the hart EPIGRAM 41. Asinus ad Liram IN merriment I once vpon a time Did make a Clowne acquainted with my rime And gaue him leaue to turne a mâ—rry leafe Although I knew I sung to one was deafe Yet how he with blind eies and iudgement blinder Could look and like for then asoole none kinder And laugh and draw his lips aside and smile At that he vnderstood not all the while Nay I dare sweare for â—ight conceiuing mee His fathers horse had as much wit as hee EPIGRAM 42. In Elizabetham BEsse doth Actâ—onize her husbands Crowne And trimming his head proues she trimmes her owne And yet her head is still attir'd but badly Besse once quoth I I would the reason gladly Mine owne quoth she do you not that descry My Husbands mine and that same head trimme I. EPIGRAM 43. In Fungum FVngus the Vsurers dead and no Will made Whose are his goods they say no Heire he had Sure I should thinke and so hath Law assign'd They are the deuils for he 's next of kind EPIGRAM 44. In Gulielmâ—m VVILL would haue Officers reforme well one fault And punish seuerely transporting of Mault Peace Will there 's none can remedy the matter It hath gone and will go away still by water EPIGRAM 45. In Rollonem ROllo hath made away a faire estate Well seated Lord-ships goodly Mannor places And now they say he walkes a simple mate Hee is no Ianus hath not many faces And yet he hopes and harpes vpon a string And here 's his comfort friends he hath in Court By them hee 'l get some forfeits of the King Some Statute-breach no matter whom it hurt Or get some office or perchance procure A Corporation for some petty Trade Himselfe free on 't too may he not yes sure If Beggars may a Company bee made Or fooles or mad-men some rich charter get There is some hope of Rollo's rising yet EPIGRAM 46. In Sextinum A Pretty blocke Sextinus names his hat So much the fitter for his head by that EPIGRAM 47. Encomion Cornubiea I Loue thee Cornwall and will euer And hope to see thee once agen For why thine equall knew I neuer For honest minds and actiue men Where true Religion better thriues And GOD is worshipt with more zeale Where men will sooner spend their liues To good their King and Common-weale Where vertue is of most esteeme And not for feare but loue embrac't Where each mans conscience doth seeme To be a Law and bind as fast Where none doth more respect his purse Then by his credite he doth set Where Words and Bonds haue equall force And promise is as good as debt Where none enuies anothers state Where men speake truth without an oath And what is to be wondred at Where men are rich and honest both Where 's strickt obseruance of the Lawes And if there chance some little wrong Good neighbours heare and end the cause Not trust it toa Lawyers tongue Where as it seemes by both consents The Sea and Land such plenty brings That Land-lords need not rack their rents And Tenants liue like petty Kings Where goodnesse soly is regarded And vice and vicious men abhor'd Where worth in meanest is rewarded And to speake briefely in a word I thinke not all the world againe So neere resembles of Saturnes raigne EPIGRAM 48. In laudem Pensanciae WHat euer Markaiew pretends Vpon some musty old record For Noblest hearts and truest-friends Pensance shall euer haue my word No little Towne of like account On this side nor beyond the Mount EPIGRAM 49. In Hieracem HIerax now a Hermite may become He dwels alone and not a neighbor by him Indeed there stood but hee for elbow roome Demolisht quite the village that stood by him Pox on his coine that scuruy white and yellow Haue made him Bailife Acham without fellow EPIGRAM 50. In Caconum CAconus thinkes his Dad doth do him wrong To liue and keepe a way the land so long Why he hath liu'd these 80. yeares and