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death_n	age_n	old_a	year_n	4,796	5	5.3056	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15043	A remembraunce of the precious vertues of the right honourable and reuerend iudge, Sir Iames Dier, Knight, Lord cheefe Iustice of the Common Pleas who disseased at great Stawghton, in Huntingdon shire, the 24. of Marche, anno. 1582. The reporte of George VVhetstons, gent.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1582 (1582)	STC 25345; ESTC S111683	7,053	21

Till either part at large his minde did breake And when he spake he was in speeche reposde His eyes did searche the simple sutors harte To put by bribes his handes were euer closde His prosesse Iust he tooke the pooremans part He rulde by Lawe and lystned not to Arte. These foes to truthe looue hate and ptiuate gaine which most corrupt his conscience could not staine The freendles wight which did offēd through need He euer more with mercy did respect The prowder cheete that did his Trespasse feede Through trust to freends with scourge of law he for by the fault not freends he did direct checkt Thus he with grace the poore mans loue did draw And by sharpe meanes did keep the prowd in awe As good things are by cuill men ofte abusde euen so the lawe to wrong sometime is wrest The lawe pronounst no trauell herefusde To ease their greefes whom that he foūd opprest And fewe so bad as disobay de his heast This he good Iudge in circute as he rode As cause requyrde still as a Chauncelor stoode Fit men he did in office euer place and ofte put by his freends and neerest kin Affirming though the gifte were in his grace The Common weale cheefe intrest had therein And therefore meete the worthy should it win VVords like himself who fauoured publique good Before then gaine that were spronge of his blood VVhere he was borne all sorts his bountie knew He still stay de strifes in places as he goeth At VVestminster his death poore sutors tewe Who for the poore was Iudge and pleader bothe The riche mans cause he fauord but in trothe Where as he dwelt the County sounds this mone 〈◊〉 the good Lord Dier now is gone And not alone but all the realme besyde His fatall losse haue cause for to lament VVho father was of lawe which right dooth guide And as his Childe the same to Iustice bent VVhich to his will the Iudge vniust dooth rent But he good man did washe his hands fro wronge And sildome sought to laye his foe alonge He neuer raylde nor rag'le atfaulty men But in good woords gaue sentence of their paine VVhere grace he spi'de he gaue such counsell thē As many euill to goodnes he did gaine From selfe reuenge he euer did refraine And yet seuere when it with Iustice stoode A Tullie right all for his Contryes good He did not prie into his neighbours state Vnlesse it were for to sustaine his right His godly minde flew no ambitious gate But in the meane did euermore delight whē climing heads oft reache beyond their might He iustly did discharge his charge assynde And neuer wrought to crosse his soueraignaminde Lords Letters sent to winke at some abuse He aunswerd thus I am to Iustice sworne I must offend or your desire refuse which woords to deeds he euer more did tourne Yet in such sorte as reau'd conceight of scotne Thus say lde the best from Iustice him to drawe VVhen most men make the mighties will a lawe The Lawyer lewde as many naughty are And yet the law to cloke their wrongs do straine He thus would check this string my frend doth iar You of the Lawe would make a backsword faine For others eg'de for your offences plaine You can by lawe vnpunisht steale a Farme But mend or hell will sure your catcas warme You not sustaine but doo the lawe oppresse And so a foe vnto the Common weale Lawe frends the good dooth the leawd suppresse you would make the good her vengeaūce feele Your neighbor vse as he with you should deale Gods lawe sayth so with which ours ought agree VVhich learne for ignoraunce no plea wilbe The like aduise he dayly did bestowe Vppon all sorts as their vocations were The spender he the paines of want would showe The greedy man how that his catke and care Fastned on goods for other men to share Shrowd mes complaints he in this check did blame The blinde for floth may ill vpbraide the lame The labouring man that liues by sweate of blowe If him he found in wrangeling to delight He thus would charme good neighbor ply the Plow Lawe tireth such as haue freends coine and might Let honest men be ●aies men of thy right Thus he good Iudge the poore mās wealth did prise Before their gaine which by the Lawe dooth 〈◊〉 One all degrees in counsell or in meede He thus performde the office of a freende The fatherles and VViddowes he did feede Sustainde their rights their iniuries did end A Cato right that did his substaunce spend On such as lackt affirming how that these His Chuldren vvere VVile kinsefolke and alyes For publique good whē Care had cloide his minde The onely ioye for to repose his sprights Was Musique sweet which showd him wel inclind For he that dooth in Musique much delight A conscience hath disposed to most right The reason is her sound within out eare A Symphathye of heauen we thinko we heare And therefore calde the Image of the soule Forth of the hart which care greefe dooth wrest The Swan in songs her passing Bell dooth knowle The Nightingale with thornes against her brest Dooth wake to singe when other birdes doo rest As showen before for to deceiue their paine VVhose tormēts else would make thē crie amaine This vvas his life to vvorke his Countries vveale He did his health vvith care and studdie vvound VVhen as his minde diseased he did feele This vvas his ease sweete harmonie did sounde Thus all vvas good vvhereto himselfe he bound But some the best vvith enuie vvill assaulte And carping saye none liues without a fault I graunt it true but theires more greater are the Bee sometimes the huswiues hād doth stinge But with his Combe the householde better fare So good men do themselues with trespas wringe And with good deedes a number profit bring Now see if these through sorrow purchase grace Offend like those that would their fames deface No Enuie no thy Barke stayes on a shelfe The vertuous are with such a Mirror armde As doo returne thy Darts vpon thy selfe Their bodies ofte I graunt by thee are harmd but their good deedes are frō thy venim charm'd VVherefore in spight of Enuie Time and Death This Iudges fame my muse shall keepe in breath Not like his worth whose life before is tould the more out losse his death doth now draw neere Yet when he was infirmed weake and olde In Iustice seate his iudgement still was cleare Yea to his end he traueld sutes to heare Yeares could no whit his memorie asswadge VVhen many wise are childish in their age VVell Time in time what worldly is will weare And more will waste the world it selfe to naught The Cannons force the lofty Towers teare The strongest man how proude so be his thought In trackt of time vnto his Graue is brought Euen so this Iudge when as his