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A68869	Epigrammes in the oldest cut, and newest fashion A twise seuen houres (in so many weekes) studie no longer (like the fashion) not vnlike to continue. The first seuen. Iohn Weeuer.	Weever, John, 1576-1632.	1599 (1599)	STC 25224; ESTC S103053	21,997	112

Nor yet thine eies thei're purblind stil offending Nor thy false tong that is a burning fier Nor hands for hands take oft more than their fees Nor arms nor legs nor brest nor back nor knees Yet Steron giue me but one weeke thy vailes And I will praise thy haire thy beard thy nailes Epig. 11 In Spurium quendam scriptorem Apelles did so paint faire Venus Queene That most supposde he had faire Venus seene But thy bald rimes of Venus sauour so That I dare sweare thou dost all Venus know Epig. 12 In Hugonem Though praise and please doth Hugo neuer none Yet praise and please doth Hugo euer one For praise and please doth Hugo himselfe alone Epig. 13 In D. D. Plaifer Was't heauenly Plato in whose mouth they say The Bees were wont their home combs to lay From whose sweet lips so sweet a sound did flow As neuer Orpheus made in hell below Mellifluous Plaifer so men call thy name And why Mellifluous but for Platoes fame Thy heauenly Musickes notes charming so well Can fetch mans soule faire Euridice from hell Since Orpheus Harp thou hast Platoes Bee Mellifluous Plaifer fittest name for thee Epig. 14. Ad Mathonem Matho I'm told that many do thinke much Because I call you Piller of the Church Matho you bought a Deanry at best rate And two church-liuings now impropriate And sold to Gnidus a rich Parsonage For diuers causes gaue a Vicarage And now hath got three liuings at one lurch Art thou not then a pillar of the Church Epig. 15 In obitum Roberti Shute Iust. de Reg. Banco Shute did ere-while the Country foster No peny now no pater noster O desperate Death how could'st thou dare To put our Country thus to care Could not his Iustice set him free Nor yet his Law perswade with thee Could not his honour stay the fire Which was the credite of the shire When Death such Lawyers doth out-face Then punies may not pleade the case When Captaine once doth fall on ground Then Souldiers the retaite may sound If Peeres to ground do goe so fast Let pesants know they must at last A shoote was shot which lost the game And yet the Shute hath wonne the same The shoote was shot vp very high Which from the earth to heau'n did flie Then praise the Shooter and the Shoote Which chang'd the world for better boote Epig. 16 In Robertum Shute fil Rob Pre. How faire yong Shute shootes at his fathers aime A few such shootes and Shute will win the game If Shute shoote on as now he doth begin With learnings arrow hee'le cliue honours pin He le hit the white which Shute shot at his father He shootes beyond his vertues I thinke rather Thus shootes yong Shute if then his father Shute For him we chang'd we need not ask much boot Epig. 17 In Rubrionem Rullum Rubrio Rullus snout-snout-faire Septimel Both lou'd alike yet could not bring about Their chiefe pretence but needs they must apparell Hir breech-torn husband Now he walks throwout The streetes to tauernes goes vnto a play Neuer at home saue on some feasting day At noone at night by turnes enioy you still Rubrio Rullus snout-snout-faire Septimell Epig. 18 In Luciam If any maruaile why Luce selles her loue for gold Tis she may haue to buy Her loue when she is old Epig. 19. In Georoium Meriton Georgium Mountaine Your entertaine nor can I passe away Of Essex with farre-famed Laelia Nor fore the Queen your seruice on Queens day When such a Maister with you beareth sway How can Queenes College euer then decay No. Yet Queenes College euermore hath beene Is and will be of Colleges the Queene Epig. 20. Ad Dudlaeum North. The sparkling lust of a pretious stone Breedes often wonder to the looker on But the resplendance of this pearle is more If laid in gold enameld with ore Thy noble birth yōg North doth shine as bright As doth a Christall in the darksome night But learning in so faire and yong a molde Is like a Christall stone in burnisht golde Epig. 21 In Rudionem Yon goes a gallant which will get repute From head to heele in his Carnation sute Slops dublet stockings shooes hat bād fether Red yard-long ribbin see the youth coms hither Who lest his Dutchman hose should be vnseene Aboue his mid-thigh he his cloake doth pin O that he had to his Carnation hose I wish him well a faire rich crimson nose Epig 22. Ad Gulielmum Shakespeare Honie-tong'd Shakespeare when I saw thine issue I swore Apollo got them and none other Their rosie-tainted features cloth'd in tissue Some heauen born goddesse said to be their mother Rose-checkt Adonis with his amber tresses Faire fire-hot Venus charming him to loue her Chaste Lucretia virgine-like her dresses Prowd lust-stung Tarquine seeking still to proue her Romea Richard more whose names I know not Their sugred tongues and power attractiue beuty Say they are Saints althogh that Sts they shew not For thousands vowes to them subiectiue dutie They burn in loue thy childrē Shakespear het thē Go wo thy Muse more Nymphish brood beget them Epig. 23 In Ed Allen. Rome had her Roscius and her Theater Her Terence Plautus Ennius and Meander The first to Allen Phoebus did transfer The next Thames Swans receiu'd fore he coulde land her Of both more worthy we by Phoebus doome Then t' Allen Roscius yeeld to London Rome Finis To the right worshipful sir Thomas Gerrard knight Marshall c. ennobled with Learnings renowne and Warres dignitie MAny meane Poets Schollers chiefe patron offered their wel-meaning Poems to Alexander whose rudenesse hee pardoned Some to Augustus which he highly rewarded Others to Caesar which he kindly accepted euen so right Worshipful as you striue to surpasse these in Chiualrie I doe not doubt but you will equall them in curtesie and thus boldly I referre all to your Worships clemencie Ioh Weeuer The fifth weeke Epig. 1 Ad Petrum Leigh de Vnderline Militem THe ancient acts lou'd Leigh yet vndergoes Of his forefathers Vnder whose old Line Haue beene kept vnder Englands chiefest foes But if Death do not Vndergo the Line Of life which now so long and true spun shows Hee le ouergo the Knights of Vnder-line And vnder few thus much I doe diuine His name will be call'd Leigh of Ouer-line Epig. 2 In Rufum Some say the soule within the braine close lies Some in the head in th'hart some som in the eies Others affirme it harbours in the breast Others wil haue it in the blood to rest Gainst all Philosophers I do suppose Rufus red soule lies hid in his red nose Epig. 3 In Stellam Virginitie doth Stella still commend That for a virgine so she may be counted Virginitie she might though reprehend Since she with Rufus in the coach was mounted For tell me Stella virgine as thou art To beare a virgin is t a virgins part Epig. 4 In Iscum Iscus invite your friends vnto good

tyred within three steppes of the mountaines foote lay plodding there this long and now at the last hath brought forth a mouse if you chance to ride this way you cannot chuse but laugh and the pleasant remembrance of this strange sight wil beguile the times haste and shorten the wayes length and perhaps when you come home serue for a boorde-ieast which if it do I shalbe satisfied Ioh Weeuer The sixt weeke Epig. 1 Ad Richardum Houghton Militem IF that my pen were of the wing of Fame And Gods immortall Nectar for my inke Then could I canonize great Houghtons name Til thē my Muse speaks not what she doth think Long shuld'st thou liue in thy gold-gilded tower If that my Muse could keep thee stil from death Long bathe thy selfe in that thy blissefull bower If my waste paper could but lend thee breath Yet this my duty doe not hold in scorne My Muse hereafter may thy praise adorne Epig. 2 Ad Lectorem Reader this fift last weeke in dead mens praise I would not spend one line because I spred That more then halfe the week were fasting dais And that thou wert already mortified Remember yet kind Reader if thou can Thou art no more than any mortall man Epig. 3 In tumulum Thomae Houghton Armig. Sicke sad-fac'd Sorrow mixt with maladie Vpon this tombe now pitch thy cole-black tent Heart-breaking groanes and howling miserie Be as Cares canons from Griefes castle sent Gainst Deaths pauilion all make batterie In Houghtons death Death lōg before death went Vnrest pain anguish sighs sobs tears be coūting Vntill some write Dianaes three dayes hunting Epig. 4 In Gulielmum Houghton Faine would faire Venus sport her in thy face But Mars forbids her his sterne marching place Then comes that heau nly harbinger of Ioue And ioyns with Mars with the queen of Loue And thus three gods these gifts haue given thee Valour wit fauour and ciuilitie Epig. 5 In Gallam Galla with mutton and pottage vsde to pray A month together saue one Venus day But now her purenes Lenton meate doth fast Three Venus daies in one weeke found at last And yet she saith there are too few by three Galla would haue all Venus daies to be Epig 6 In Sullum Thou hast desir'd me Sullus oft indeede To thy friend Mat to do thy commendations I would do more if that thou stoode in neede Amongst acquaintance these are only fashions Yet wish me not commend thee to thy friend For I know nought in thee I can commend Epig. 7 My Cosens life I heare is new out dated And all his pounds could not pay for two yeares And two rich Plutoe's for his goods which waited Snatcht them from me a crosse that all men bears But ti's no matter for goods gotten euil Pluto wil hane or else some other deuill Epig. 8 In tumulum Iuelli Here lyeth Iuell who knoweth not the rest Is worthie to be ignorant at least Epig. 9 In tumulum Ferdinand Darbie Be not so bould to ope this dead mans dore Vnlesse thou come from th'aërie house of woes Ne dare thou once vpon this Marble pore Vnlesse thou poure thy sight out on these roes If to faire knighthood thou bearst any zeale Vnrest care griefe sad discontent and woe On these fiue bells ring thou a dolefull peale Volies of sighes fast after them let goe Rest in vnrest teares-spitting forge be burning Vntil some write The Muses nine dayes mourning Epig. 10 Ad Samuelem Daniel Daniel thou in tragicke note excells As Rosamond and Cleopatra tells Why dost thou not in a drawne bloudy line Offer vp teares at Ferdinandoes shrine But those that e're he di'de bewitcht him then Belike bewitcheth now each Poets pen. Epig. 11 Ad Io Marston Ben Iohnson Marston thy Muse enharbours Horace vaine Then some Augustus giue thee Horace merit And thine embuskin'd Iohnson doth retaine So rich a stile and wondrous gallant spirit That if to praise your Muses I desired My Muse would muse Such wittes must be admired Epig. 12 In tumulum Auari Here lieth he who neuer aught To man or woman gaue And now it grieues him that thou read'st For nought this on his graue Epig. 13 Ad Gulielmum Warner Liue prince of Poets thy affections guide Where Witte attires her selfe in Vertues sute Whilst Englads fame thy flowing verse doth pride This be thy praise Thy Albion's absolute Epig. 14 In tumulum Abrahami Simple Within this place lies Abraham the Ciuil Who neuer did good who neuer did euill Too ill then for God too good for the deuill Epig. 15 in Asin●● quendam You know sir Asse how you did me annoy To steale away my little tale of Troy And asking for it you all in a fume Twixt two bigge jawes did wholy it consume To be destroy'd Troyes fortune sure it was Once with an Horse againe now with an Asse Epig. 16 In Rufum Foule red nosde Rufus fauour thou maist gaine If with his children thou would take some paine But vntill Rufus fauour fairer be He should not giue his fauour vnto me Epig. 17 In Zoilum Zoilus thou laugh'st but onely when I weepe And when I laugh that's weeping cheer for thee Then weeping Zoilus I will thee keepe My booke and me still laughing thou shalt see Now quickly Zoilus take vp thy four quarters And like a knaue goe hang thee in thy garters Epig. 18 In obitum Thomae Fisher à Io ●ishroc●is The Fisher did the fish so dearely loue That stil he gaue the fish fresh wormes to eate O then what should the fish so nearely moue To giue the fisher to the wormes for meate Epig. 19 In Scyllam By Lord nor Ladie Scylla will not sweare By God nor goddesse nor so great a thing Yet she commits a greater fault I feare In swearing alwaies by her faire gold ring Epig. 20 In Cynam Nor you did sweare not once since you were born Yet at each word you say you will be sworne A fault you get whilst you a fault would flie For when you sweare not Cyna then you lie Epig. 21 Liber ad Authorem I'm likt of many many me approue Some like me not for thy sake ne me loue I do not care who makes a banquet lookes To please his guests not to please the Cookes Epig. 22. In Gulielmum Rich Cantabr procu But that I am too poore to pen thy praise I would presume thy glorious name to raise Beyond the riches of the Indian land Worth more then worthlesse Tagus golden sand But O thy vertues passe my praises pitch Thy learnings fame aboue thy name is rich How wel then Vertue sorts her with thy same That art both rich in Art and Rich in Name Epig. 23 In obitum Ed. Spencer Poetae prestantiss Colin's gone home the glorie of his clime The Muses Mirrour and the Shepheards Saint Spencer is ruin'd of our latter time The fairest ruine Faëries foulest want Then his Time-ruines did our ruine show Which by his ruine we