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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06167	A fig for Momus containing pleasant varietie, included in satyres, eclogues, and epistles, by T.L. of Lincolnes Inne Gent.	Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.	1595 (1595)	STC 16658; ESTC S109568	23,955	72

A fig for Momus Containing Pleasant varietie included in Satyres Eclogues and Epistles by T. L. of Lincolnes Inne Gent. Che pecora si fa il lupo selo mangia AT LONDON Printed for Clement Knight and are to bee solde at his shop at the little North-doore of Paules Church 1595. To the Right Honorable and thrice renowmed Lord William Earle of Darbie T. L. his most humble and deuoted seruant wisheth all health and happines MY honoured good Lord hauing resolued with my selfe to publish certaine my poems and knowing them subiect to much preiudice except they were graced with some noble and worthie patron I haue followed the example of Metabo king of the Uolschi who desirous to deliuer his onelie daughter from all perill and danger consecrated and dedicated hir to the sister of the sunne So I no lesse carefull of my labors then the king of his Camilla with deliberate and aduised iudgement wholy deuote and offer vp my poems to your fauour and protection who being the true Maecenas of the Muses and iudiciall in their exercises are of power to relieue my weaknes by your worthines and to priuiledge me from enuie though she were prest to deuoure me If midst your generall fauour to all desert your honour vouchsafe this particular benefite to my industrie no day or time as Tully counsaileth shall define the memorie of your benefits but as your noble father in mine infancie with his owne hands incorporated me into your house so in this my retired age and studie my labour lines and whole life shall be imployed to doe you honour and seruice Your Lordships most bounden in all humilitie Thomas Lodge To the Gentlemen Readers whatsoeuer GEntlemen I know you wonder that hauing so long time kept silence I salute the world with so peremptorie a title But if thou consider the reasons before you enter into mislike you shall be satisfied and I excused I entitle my booke A fig for Momus not in contempt of the learned for I honor them not in disdaine of the wel mindded because they cherish science but in despight of the detractor who hauing no learning to iudge wanteth no libertie to reproue VVho worthily deseruing the name of Momus shall rather at my hands haue a figge to choake him then hee and his lewd tongue shall haue a frumpe to check me Sheepe are soonest wooried by curdogs because they are mild but hee that nips him soundly that bites him cowardly purchaseth his owne peace escapes much perill Heraclitus intituling one of his bookes with Ponou Encomion the praise of labour King Ptolemey causing all the copies to be bought commanded the first letter of Ponou to be put out and called the booke Onou Encomion the praise of the asse But had Heraclitus begun with Ptolemey and toucht him with cowardly flight from Demetrius with effeminate vanity in apparell with exceeding gluttonie and drunkennes with his letcherie with Agathoclea and bawdry with Oenante the King would rather haue giuen a talent to stop his mouth then deuised by taking away of a letter to abuse his title UUhere detraction is giuen to chalenge it is good striking first for whelpes that are whipt for brauling are quicklie quiet This cause gentlemen hath drawne me to vse this title and vnder this title I haue thought good to include Satyres Eclogues and Epistles first by reason that I studie to delight with varietie next because I would write in that forme wherin no man might chalenge me with seruile imitation wherewith heretofore I haue beene vniustlie taxed My Satyres to speake truth are by pleasures rather placed here to prepare and trie the eare then to feede it because if they passe well the whole Centon of them alreadie in my hands shall sodainly bee published In them vnder the names of certaine Romaines where I reprehend vice I purposely wrong no man but obserue the lawes of that kind of poeme If any repine thereat I am sure he is guiltie because he bewrayeth himselfe For my Eclogues I commend them to men of approued iudgement whose margents though I fill not with quotations yet their matter and handling will show my diligence For my Epistles they are in that kind wherein no Englishman of our time hath publiquely written which if they please may draw on more if displease haue their priuiledge by authoritie Briefly I haue so written as I haue read so read as I can iudge In which respect if any man doubt let him aske and I will resolue him if any man reproue let him looke to it I will nip him for as I am readie to satisfie the reasonable so I haue a gird in store for a Railer Finally gentlemen as Prometheus after he had formed his image of earth presented it to the sunne and Ops when she had brought forth Iupiter for feare lest he should be deuoured by time figured in Saturne gaue him in keeping to the Cureti So I present this fraile image of my art to take life and light from the sunne of your approued iudgements desirous to commend this infant of my wit to immortalitie and defend it from the assaults of time and enuie commit and submit it to your protection the true Cureti of all cunning who accepting these fragments in good worth shall shortly receaue from me matters both worthy regard and reading Vale 6. Maij. 1595. Yours as you vse him T. L. Gentle Reader faultes escapte correct thus Satyre 1. page 2. line 17. reproou'd reade reprooued page 4. line 5. will reade ill line 8. dele Epost 1. ad Momum p. 2. lin 22. maners reade moouers pa. 3. l. 19. humors r. humor Eclog 2. p. 1. l. 14. were r. now pag. 2. l. 25. awe r. policie p. 3. l. 28. thrift r. thirst Eclog. 3. p. 2. l. 10. nor r. or Ecl. 4. l. 8. vertues r. vertue Epist. 2. lin 15. contaging r. containing p. 3. l. 13. of r. if p. 5. l. 1. mortall r. morall p. ead l. 15. tongue r. longes p. 6. l 1. cheere r. cheer'd Sat. 4. pag. 2. li. 20. leare r. teare p. 3. l. 23. rest r. rost p. 4. l. 13. is r. was Sat. 5. p. 2. l. 19. dread r. dreades Epist. 3. p. 2. l. 16. are r. doe p. 3. l. 6. harkt in mine r. lay lip to pag. 6. lin 2. Gredoes r. Predoes ead lin 9. sure r. since Epist. 4. p. 1. l. 6. no r. may p. 2. l 8. peace r. pence ead lin 25. retaine r. reclaime Epist. 5. p 4. lin 5. Pierias r. Pierius Epist. 6. p. 1. l. 7. worth r. North. p. 2. lin 1. accurst r. incenst ead pa. lin 19. distraundged r. distourning To Master E. Dig. Satyre 1. DIgbie whence comes it that the world begins To winke at follies and to sooth vp sinnes Can other reason be alleadgd then this The world sooths sinne because it sinfull is The man that liues by bribes and vsurie Winkes like a foxe at lothsome letcherie Craft giues ambition leaue to lay his

eie to Grecian gouernements And euen in them the truth will be explain'd In Athens where Themistocles remain'd Though much he conquer'd by his regiments Yet Solon was more prais'd for his intents Themistocles by armes he by good lawes One conquered foes the other planted frends One got the wealth the which the other spends Both fame though not like measure nor like cause For counsell to it selfe more honour drawes Pausanias and Lysander by their swords And warlike vertues made Laocena ritch Fame followed them where they their tents did pitch But graue Licurgus by his lawes and words Did merite more then these renowmed Lords Though these attempted he prefixt the way Though they commanded and arraung'd the bands Licurgus put the fortune in their hands Though Marius could begin and make the fray Yet Scaurus policie deserues the bay Let Catulus with Pompey be compar'd Or wittie Cicero with Cateline And to preuent with policie diuine That which the other ouer rashlie dar'd Deserues such fame as may not be impar'd Say militarie vertue doth require A valiant hart great strength and constancie The selfe-like guiftes in ciuill policie Are requisite for such as doe aspire To gaine renowne by counsell for their hire In briefe for what is warre ordain'd but peace And perfect peace is end of bloudie warre And sith the ends fore-meanes is prised farre Let warre his boast of dignitie surcease And yeeld to wisdome which doth peace encrease Peace doth depend on Reason warre on force The one is humane honest and vpright The other brutish fostered by despight The one extreame concluded with remorse The other all iniustice doth deuorce Deliuorus Felicius thy reasons are approu'd If measured by the square of statemens skil Who on their bookes hang their opinions still But I who from my youth the warres haue lou'd From mine opinion may not be remou'd For by that methode which my selfe haue tried I find such word-bold warriors as you be As fit for warre as apes for minstralsie For what can you prescribe or els prouide To order those whom you could neuer guide Thinke you Vigetius serues to make you fit To giue directions to a generall No book-men no time now hath changed all Both men and meanes war craues a greater wit And courage then when Rome directed it Should we exspect as erst the Romaines did Instructions to dislodge encampe assaile Before we did endeuour to preuaile The meanes to conquer would be lost and hid Basely fights he who warres as others bid All things are chang'd the meanes the men and armes Our stratagems now differ from the old Expert in booke was neuer trulie bold Demosthenes whose tongue the souldier charmes Fled coward-like away in hot alarmes This said he ceast and would no more proceed Felicius left him setled in this thought I hearing both the reasons they had brought Resolu'd that both deserue true fame indeed And pray that wit may thriue war may speed To F. M. Satyre 3. IT is as common as vnkind a fault In youth too subiect to this worlds assault To imitate admit and daylie chuse Those errors which their lawles parents vse For what by vaine example youth conceaues The same for lawfull daily he receaues If damned dice the father doth affect The selfe-like follie doth his heire infect If lust to lust the sonne is too procliue If fraud by fraud his wanton race will thriue If surfet surfet is esteemd no sinne For youth perseuers as he doth beginne And where to natures forward to retaine Lewd obiects are annext and customes vaine The wounds grow desperate death doth end Before good counsell can the fault amend Lucillas daughter she that keepes the swan That saw her mother dallie with her man Steale priuy sports for sweet meates hazard fame Scarce twelue yeares old begins to do the same For nature ioynd with custome neuer failes But by her selfe and in her helpes preuailes And why because what children apprehend The same they like they follow and commend And where the mind is willing and addict Th'examples are more forcible and strict And though some natures by especiall grace Correct themselues and giue not follie place Yet leane the most part to example so That what they like they hardly can forgoe Then gentle friend frō damned deeds abstaine From lawles ryots and from pleasures vaine If not regarding of thine owne degree Yet in behalfe of thy posteritie For we are docible to imitate Depraued pleasures tho degenerate Be carefull therefore lest thy sonne admit By eare or eie things filthie or vnfit Exclude the bawd the parasite the whore The dicer drunkard swearer from thy dore For such contemptible consorts as these Leaue ranckest poysō where they sweetly please And as thy child resembleth thee in face In foote in feature and in outward grace So studie thou thine actions being good He may wax like in maners as in blood If thou espie within thy curious knot Some tangling twitch that doth thy flowers rot Or in the picture hanging in thy hall That represents Caesar maiesticall Thou see some spots that spoyle and doe disgrace The matchles modle of thy monarcks face Wilt thou not quickly roote away the one And wipe the other from the piece anone So in thy sonne demeane thy selfe likewise If thou perceiue a sinne that doth disguise And choake the beauties of his toward mind If in this image of thy selfe thou find Corruption choaking vertue error grace And will vsurping reasons rightfull place Disswade by fatherly admonishment Schoole and correct aduertise and preuent Make him by gouernment and perfect zeale A happie member of his common weale And not by negligence and libertie A scouge vnto thy priuate familie The eaned lambe doth loose that colour seld The which at first thingendring ewe beheld The stained cloth retaines his grayned die The Iuory his first Imagerie The bird but scarcely broken from his shell Feeds on that food which first he liked well The tunne retaineth long the tast and sent Of that pure licour which at first it hent And what impressions we in youth retaine In age our reason hardly will restraine The idle More the Turke the Saracen The Chinois and the wealthie Abissine Obserue that custome and idolatrie Which was ingrafted in their infancie Then in the presence of thy toward heire Beware to frisse currle and kembe thy haire To spend three houres in gazing in a glasse Before thy wife and daughter goe to masse Take heed thy gagtooth'd hostes in his sight Tell not how oft she tyres thee euery night Beware thy sonne doe neuer heare thee bragge That thou hast paid twelue angels for a nagge And pawn'd it to the rich and broking bawd For whores and capons little to thy lawd Take heede the toward had doe neuer heare That thou hast spent a thousand pound a yeare Take heed thou neuer sweare whilst he is by That thou by othes darst proue an open lye Lest seeing thee make light of lothsome