who with the beginning of the Popes of Rome was Primate of all Scotland and all the Isles of the same The 10. th year of William Rufus the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury being Primate of Ireland consecrated Malchus Bishop of Waterford which place was mada a Bishops-See at the same time In the 6. year of William the Conquerour it was decreed at a Synod holden at Windsor that the Arch-Bishop of York should be subject to the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and that the Arch-Bishop of York with all the Bishops of his Province should come to such a place as the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury should appoint to hold a Counsell at It is no true Bishop that desireth rather to be Lordly himself then profitable to others Leo the fourth Pope of Rome made a decree that a Bishop should not be condemned but by 72. witnesses The good Bishops of Rome continued almost 300. years the first of them was named Limus Blood is hot sweet temperate a red humor prepared in the meseraick veins and made of the most temperate parts of the Chilus in the Liver whose office is to nourish the whole body to give it strength and colour being dispersed by the veins through every part of it and from it spirits are first begotten in the heart which afterwards by the Arteries are communicated to all the other parts The force and power which lyeth in the blood the spirits and in the whole body is that which causeth the diversity of passions by reason that the passible part growing out of the flesh as from a root doth bud and bring forth with it a quality proves semblable The bodies misgriefes proceed from the soul and if the mind be not first satisfied the body can never be cured The corruptable body suppresseth the soul and the earthly mansion keeps down the mind that is much occupied Mans soul though it be immortal dyeth a kind of death it is called immortall because it can never leave to be living and sensitive and the body is mortall because it may be destitute of life and left quite dead in in self but the death of the soul is when God leaveth it and the death of the body is when the soul leaveth it so that the death of both is when the soul being left of God leaveth the body Labienus of Rome was the first on whom the punishment of burning bookes or writings was excluded upon Bookes are living Ideas of the Authors mind Something it is to have a fame go of a man yet words are as fame soon blown over when Libera scripta manet Books out live men Boldness or Valour is not terrified with a mans own danger but to fear in the behalf of others is humanity Boldness and fear are commonly misplaced in the best hearts when we should tremble we are confident and when we shoud be assured we tremble A cold and moist brain is an insepetable companion of folly Brevity although it breed difficulty yet it carrieth great gravity Brevity when it is neither obscure nor defective is very pleasing even to the choycest judgements Brevity makes counsell more portable for memory and easier for use The Brownists say they did not make a new Church but mended an old The Brownists seperate for these four causes or points A hateful Prelacie a devised ministery a confused communion and an intermixture of errors The Brownists charge Episcopacie with four heresies first their Canons secondly sin uncensured thirdly their Hyrarchy fourthly their Service book The agreement of brothers is rare by how much nature hath more endeared them by so much are their quarrells more frequent and dangerous Butidius a man well qualified and if he had taken a right course a man likely to have come to honourable preferment over much haste pricked forwards and at the first went about to out-go his equalls then his Superiors and at last of all to fly above his own hopes which hath been the overthrow of good men who contemning that which by a little patience is had with security hasten to that which gotten before his time breedeth their ruine and destruction Buying and selling of men and women which was used in England untill the third year of Henry the first was then prohibited In the third year of Henry the first by a Synod holden at London it was decreed that all burialls should be in their own Parish because the Priest should lose his â—ees The care of burialls the pomp of funeralls and magnificent Tombs are rather solaces to the living then furtherances to the dead A Canon is that which in a universal counsell is established Innocent the fourth was the first Pope that caused Cardinalls to wear red hats and to ride with trappings A Canteed containeth a hundred Townships Nothing cometh to pass without an efficient cause There be three sorts of causes naturall voluntary and casual Nothing is ended or begun without a Precedent cause that cause can hardly rise again and recover grace which hath been once foyled It is a sign of a desperate cause to make Satan our Counsellor or our refuge Although a man have a good cause he may fail in obtaining his right by Law unless he follow it earnestly defend it stoutly and spend freely Those things are casual whose act is not premeditated by any Agent It is the weakness of good natures to give so much advantage to an enemy Whaâ— would malice rather have then the vexation of them whom it persecuets We cannot better please an adversary then by hurting our selves this is no other then to humor envies to serve the turn of those that maligne us and to draw on that malice whereof we are weary whereas carelessness puts ill will out of countenance and makes it withdraw it self in a rage as that which doth but shame the Author without the hurt of the patient in causless wrong the best remedy is contempt In the first year of Richard the first the City of London received their Charter of freedom and to chuse twenty six Aldermen and out of that numto chuse a Major to rule the rest also two Bayliffs or Sheriffs whereas from the Conquest they were governed by Port-greeves In the 21. year of Henry the third the King at a Parliament at Westminster comfirmed the great Charter The 26. of Edward the first the great Charter was confirmed and at the same time it was enacted that the King should not charge the Subjects with any taxes or tullages but by Parliament It was also confirmed again in the 27. year of his raigne with these words added Salvo jure Coronae nostrae Edward the third confirmed the great Charter in the 15. year of his raigne The Duke of Orleans the French Kings brother challenged King Henry the fourth to meet him with 100. Knights compleatly armed against the like number and the vanquished to be ransomed at the victors pleasure A substantiall change is above the reach of all infernall powers and is proper to the
the Devills subtilty and delight in deluding ignorant men Christianity gives not rules but power to avoyd anger Philippus Vostrencis was the first Emperour of Rome that professed Christianity He is no Christian whose saith is not as sure as his sence The thoughts of death in a Christian are but the throes of the soul to a new birth for the second life for then chiefly a Christian begins to live when he is thought worthy to die in Christ A City taken by force is alwayes subject to the Souldiers fury but if surrendered by composition the Commanders are benefited by their corruption A City is nothing else but a multitude of men combined in one band of society That City is but in an in condition the riches whereof consists in some particulars and not in the publique In the 22 year of Henry the second in a Parliament held at Northampton Justices Itenerants were instituted to ride the Circuits the Realm was divided into six Circuits and three Judges to every Circuit In the 23. year of Henry the 8. the Clergy of England did grant to the King 00000 l. pounds to be good to them because they were within compass to be attainted by the Statute of Premunire for maintaining Cardinall Woolsyes power Legantine they also at the same time acknowledg'd confess'd the King to be supream head of the Church which they would never assent unto before The opinion of Clemency is needfull in those which are to sound a new Empire Far be the Sword from the hand of Princes Clemency not cruelty enforceth mens hearts the latter us'd against or alone begets the hatred of a thousand the former is not used without the addition of friends Private Cogitations have their progress of such a condition that they may take neither more or less of fortune but those which have raised their thoughts to sublimity of dominion a re no more in their own power having no means to step upon between the highest of all and precipitation The Cogitations of the heart fly swiftly through the intrinsicall middle of our life and leave behind in our memory such impressions of our lusts passions wrongs and sufferings that we make work enough in our minds to cover us all over with misery The intermission of comforts hath this advantage that it sweetens our delight more in our return then it was abated in the forbearance Comfort shall come unseasonably to that heart which is not apprehensive of sorrow A mans comfort must be in himself the conscience of deserving well The best things are but burthens to those that have them to those that use them the worst things have some mixtures of comfort to those that groan under them A private commodity ought to yeild to a publique benefit No Common-Wealth can stand without equity As the Common-Wealth is but one body so it ought to be governed but by one head It is a sign of a corrupt Common-Wealth where lawes are multiplied upon lawes The riches of a Common-Wealth are either natural or artificiall natural good lands rich mines c. Artificiall are manufactures c. The definition of a Common-Wealth is the estate of the people Res-publica quasi res populi A Kingdom is the government by one a Common-Wealth by many A Prince kept within bounds a People not corrupted and an humble Nobility is an excellent composition for a lasting Common-Wealth A Common-Wealth is a lawfull government of many families and so that which unto them belongeth in common with a puissant Soveraignty For as much as the wel-fare of private men and all the goods of the Subjects are contained in the health of our Country it beseemeth private men without grudgeing to forgive unto the Common-Weale not only their private injuries received from their enemies but to yeild also their goods for the benefit of the Common-Weale there is three sorts of Common-Weales Monarchy Democracy Aristocracy The Common-Wealth containes each private mans estate and a part must be put to hazard for the preservation of the whole Common-sence is the judge over all the sences corporall or a thing that is universally inherent as for the mother to love the child and natures community are those generall inclinations which are in all men A Commissioner is a publique person but with an extraordinary charge to him limited without Law by vertue of Commission only He leaves mens minds apt to commotions who takes not from them all means of defence Tell me with what company dost thou converse And streight I will thy deeds rehearse Pitty is a compassion in our own hearts of another mans misfortune urging us as far as our power stretcheth to relieve him Complaints are long muttered of the great ere they do break forth to open contestation Publique accusations of authority argues intolerable extremities of evil Comparisons ought not to be taken precisely but in resmblance they are not of equality but of quality Peace and composition is for the glory of the Conquerours and for the utility of the Conquered Pope Innocent the third who was also called Nocentissimus was the first that brought in Auricular confession and he was the first also that denyed the Wine in the-communion to be administred to the Layety he also ordained that a Bell and a Candle should be carried before the Sacrament to the sick Sins are so much the greater as they are more common so far is evil from being extinuated by the multitude of the guilty that nothing can more aggravate it with men community may plead for favour with God for judgement The rareness of Christian Communication argues poverty of grace The Custom of giving Lisence or Conducts for Passage was first begun in the 6 year of William the Conquerour who prohibited the Subjects going beyond the Seas but by Lisence He that will cast a stone at an offender must be free himself otherwise he condemns and executes himself in another mans person the conscience stops the mouth of the guilty man choakes him with that sin which lyes in his own brest and having not come forth by a penetent confession connot find the way out in a reproofe or if he do reprove he doth more shame himself then reform another Natures power is such that a Woman having once conceived cannot second any conception untill shee be delivered of the first it is the same in all other Creatures except the Hare and the Conney which only conceive double upon the first conception and having young in their bellyes will conceive a fresh The Splendor of wit as of all things else are often spoyled by too great a confidence of it self Nothing but innocencie and knowledge can give a found confidence to the heart Confession of our sins doth no less honour God then his glory is blemished by their commission where an act cannot be reversed there is no better amends then confession Gods judgements are the rack of Godless men if one strain make them not confess let them be stretched
and both of them a last fell in the Kennell but getting up againe they thought to go to Witts lodging to en quite of him what was the signe of the Iune where they lay To two Câ—â— try men talâ—â— by the Watâ—â— but they were so drunke that they could not find his chamber so that they fell into the Constables hands and because they gave him tude words and churlish answers hee carried them both to the Counter Witt visiteâ— them next morning in the Countâ— where they lay that night but in the morning assoone as Witt understood that his friends were in the Counter he came again to them very early in the morning and began to excuse himselfe for leaving them overnight for sayes hee when I sée men begin to grow idle in their drinke and to call for more than will doe them good then I cannot endure to stay with them any longer And therefore because I have other affaires so that I kéepe you company any longer I will give you some friendly advice â—ts advise â—â—he Counâ—men at â—â—ing First beware of geing to Law least you pay for your expence when it is too late shunne idle company beware of Dice Drabs and Drunkennesse Enter not into Bond make not your wives your masters in company be merry and wise consider of every action before hand what will follow afterward cut your coate according to your cloath estéeme not all offers of friendship but mistrust faire words kéepe money and make it your servant not your master let not your friend know all your minde but reserve a péece to thy self for a friend may become a foe moderate thy passions governe thy self and then thou shalt be able to governe thy houshold and family this is my counsell and now I hope Witt hath proved himself no pettifegger but an honest lawyer for I have given you my frée opinion concerning the Law yet not disgracing that studie in any kinde and I have shewed you the inconveniences which arise by contentions suites have given you some brtefe notes of instruction In a word I wish you both as well as my selfe and if you love mee I wish you to leave of drunkennes for I cannot indure it it spoyles my braines for albeit I can and doe keepe company with all sorts of men yet I never stay with them till they are drunke and though I speake it in my owne behalfe yet I can prove that I endeavour to restraine men from vains and idle courses whereunto they doe often runne through their owne folly I will therefore goe along with you from the Counter to the Iustices and after hée hath discharged you I will take my leave of you and commit you to the protection of your owne good fortunes And so after the Iustice had released them Witt directed them the readiest way to their Inne and so left them And thus you sée how Witt got a fée of these two Country fellowes and in slead of pleading for them he perswaded them to live at peace and leave off going to Law which sheweth that if more had witt they would not be contentious â—itt good â—ellowship are â—â—iends but â—â—itt drunâ—iennesse are â—â—es and lastly you may behold how Witt and drunkenesse cannot agrée for they are contraries and contrara se mutuò expellunt contraries doe one expell the other for as water quenches fire so drinkes downes and extinguishes the witt And Witts councell which he gavo the countrymen sheweth that want of a fore-Witt brings woe for anté cuvere debet qui non dolebit hée that would not fall into miserfe or want must be wise beforehand and so much concerning Witts first practise his second practise followes but to refresh the reader I will insert some verses which Witt made by way of observation on a Taverne and the nature and disposition of a Countryman which may serve as Charactericall discriptions of them both A Taverne A Taverne is a place which Bacchus trayneÌ„ Frequent and drinke till wine doe them inflameÌ„ It is a place where ancient friends doe shew Their love on this stage you may clearely view Divers conceited humours which are plaid By serveral companies or it is the mint Where Witt doth coyne his fancies for a print Of wine more readily inspires the braine Then water though from Hellicon it came Some talke of forraine matters and wonders Of a deepe apprehension who have beene Perhaps at Callis while on a faire day Their shipps through the calme seas did cut her wâ—â— The Channells alwaies burne in stead of paper To light Tobacco which is a rich vapour Heere loving friends with weeping eyes doe parâ— While they expresse the affection of their heart In a full cup and with kind words commend Themselves unto their loving absent friend It is a Chappell where divers every day At Bachus Alter pay but doe not pray I doe not hate a Taverne nor the wine Yet I le shun expence and wasting of my time In such a place I doe allow the use Of both but disapprove their foule abuse Drinke in a Taverne for thy recreation â—ut dwell not there nor makt thy habitation â—â—r a Taverne is a place where men nere cease 〈◊〉 keepe a Leaguer in the times of peace A Countryman A Countryman is blunt in spaech and action Yet he is given much to suites and faction â—â—e doth not cheate his friend with the smoth art â—f flattering words but speaks even from his heart â—is countenance is cheerefull and his cloathes â—laine like his meaning nor with swaggering oaths â—oth pay his debts nor make his trembling host Glad to write downe his reckoning on a post â—is conscience is free and he doth wonder â—hy guiltie men doe feare a clap of thunder â—â—s bloody Nero who would hide his head â—hen it did thunder underneath a bed Content is his chiefe riches and his wealth â—hile the fresh ayre doth keepe him in good health His life is harmelesse striving not to gaine Ambitious honour or to purchase fame â—he sight of a milch cow or a greene field Doe please him highly and much solace yeeld Into his minde while he doth plodding goe â—lad in course russet which doth plainely show How little he esteemes of pride or fashions Which are brought over out of forraine nations And when pale death commands him to resigne His life then doth his resolution shine Even like the Sunne whose glistering beames a peaâ— When it is going downe most bright and cleare He does repose small trust in the Physitian In his sicknesse for it is his chiefe ambition To preferre his soule that it may mount the ksiesâ— And have a place in heaven when he dyes Chap. 2. How Witt having put off his Lawyers Gowne disguised himselfe in the habit of a Citizen and so keeping company with all sorts of people hee observed and noted their Persons their humours qualities and fashions of which he makes certaine briefe discriptions WHen