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A strappado for the Diuell Epigrams and satyres alluding to the time, with diuers measures of no lesse delight. By Misosukos, to his friend Philokrates.
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Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.
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That when I shall come to re-visit you I may much glory and so much the more To see them good that were deprau'd before Nor doe I onely shadow such should giue Example vnto others how to liue But ev'n such vice-supporters as begin Brauado-like to gallant it in sin These are incorrigible saying their state Transcends the power of any Magistrate For why they 're Gentlemen whence they alleadge They may be drunkards by a priuiledge But I would haue you tell them this from me There is no such thing in gentilitie Those that will worthily deserue that name Must by their vertues character the same For vice and generous birth if vnderstood Differ as much in them as ill from good Besides if they do snuffe when they 're reproou'd Or seeme as if forsooth their blood were moov'd Tell them that weake and slender is that towne VVhen snuffes haue power to menace iustice down Shew me true Resolution they may know That God hath placed Magistrates below Who haue power to controle and chastice sin bin And blest's that town where such commaund hath For tell me if when great men do offend Iustice were speech-lesse to what especiall end Should lawes enacted be Since they do take Nothing but Flies like th'webs which spiders make Where small ones they both ta'ne and punish'd be While great ones breake away more easily But rightly is it which that Cynicke sayde Who seeing iustice oâ— a time ore-swaid And ouer bearded by a great-mans will Why thus it is quoth he with Iustice still Since th' golden Age did leue her for at first She was true-bred and scorn'd to be enforst To ought but right yea such was Time as then Things lawfull were most royall amongst men But now she that should be a sharpe edg'd axe To cut downe all sin 's made a nose of waxe Wherein it 's Iustice if I not mistake it What ere it be iust as the Great-men make it But Saturne is not banisht from your towne For well I know there 's perfect iustice showne There Themis may be sayd to haue her seate VVhere poore-ones may be heard as well as great There 's no corruption but euen weight to all Equally temper'd firme impartiall Sincere Iudicious and so well approu'd As they that iustice loue or ere haue lov'd Are bound to hold that Corporation deere Since in her colours she 's presented there Nor do I only speake of such as be Iustices nam'd within your libertie But of those men wâ—ere with your Bench is grac't And by Commission ore the County plac't There may we see one take in hand the cause Ferreting out the secrecy of th'lawes Anatomizing euery circumstance Where if he ought omit it s a meere chance So serious is he and withall so speedy As sure his Pater noster's not more ready Yea I haue wondred how he could containe So many law-querâ—es in so small a braine For as we see full of in summer time When Sun begins more South ward to incline A showre of haile-stones railing in the aire Euen so for better can I not compare His lawe exhaling meteors wâ—uld he Send out his Showre of law-termes vsually So as I thought and manie in those places That it did thunder lawe and raine downe cases Yea I haue knowne some strucke in such a blunder As they imagin'd that his words were thunder Which to auoide poore snakes so scar'd were they As they would leaue the Bench and snâ—ake away There may we see another so well knowne To penall statutes as there is not one So well experienst in them he does make him Which can by any kinde of meanes escape him Besides for execution which we call The soueraigne end and period of all Yea which may truly be esteem'd the head From whence the life of Iustice doth proceed He merits dew respect witnesse I say Those whipping-stocks erected in th' high way With stockes and pilleries which he hath seâ— To haue the vagrant Begger soundly bet Nor doth he want for any one of these A statute in warme store if that he please Which on occasion he can well produce Both for himselfe and for his Countries vse Another may we see though spare of speech And temporate in discourse yet he may teach By his effectuall words the rasher sort Who speake so much as they are taxed foâ—'t Yea so discreetly sober as I wish Many were of that temper as he is For then I know their motions would be good Nor would they speake before they vnderstood Another solid and though blunt in words Yet maâ—ke him and his countrey scarse affords One more â—â—â—cious pithy in discourse Sound in his reasons or of more remorce To such as are distressed for he 'l take The pore mans cause though he be nere so weake And much haue I admir'd him in Surueigh Of his deserts showne more from day to day That he should so disualue worldly praise When euery man seekes his esteeme to raise And worthyly for neuer nature brought Foorth to the world a man so meanely wrought Of such rare workemanship as you shall finde Inth ' exquisite peâ—fection of his minde Yea if too partiall though't I should not be In that he hath been still a friend to me I could expresse such arguments of loue As were of force th'obduratst hearts to moue To admiration of those vertues rest Within the generous table of his brest But I haue euer hated so has hee â—'To paint mens worths in words of flatterie Yea I'doe know it derogates from worth To haue her selfe in colours shadow'd forth Sith vertue rather craues for to be knowen Vnto her selfe then vnto others showen Onely thus much I le say ordain'd he was Euen in his Cradle others to surpasse Since for his education it may seeme Being in mountaines bred that it was meane But now of such an equall forme combin'de As he is strong in body and in minde Sinâ—erely honest and so well approu'd As where he is not known hâ—â—'s heard lou'd So as on Mountaines born his thoughts aspire To Sions mount Ioues triumphant quire Another there 's who howsoere he seeme In th' eie of some distemper'd iudgements mene In vnderstanding I doe know his wit Out-strips the most of those that câ—nâ—uâ—e it Besides there 's in him parts of more desert For Nature is supplide in him by Art And wheras som to 's wit impute the wrong I rather doe impute it to his tongue Since well I know by due experience At such times as he deign'd me conference For reading profound reason â—ipe conceipts Discourse of stories arguing of estates Such generall iudgement he in all did show As I was wrapt with admiration how MeÌ„ could esteem so menely hairebraind-elues Of such an one was wiser then themselues It s true indeed hee 's not intemperate As this age fashions nor opinionate But humble in his iudgement which may be Some cause that he is censur'd as we see Alas of griefe none should be deemed