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A02618	A happy husband or, Directions for a maide to choose her mate As also, a wiues behauiour towards her husband after marriage. By Patricke Hannay, Gent. To which is adioyned the Good wife, together with an exquisite discourse of epitaphs, including the choysest thereof, ancient or moderne. By R.B. Gent.	Hannay, Patrick, d. 1629?; Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673. Good wife. aut	1619 (1619)	STC 12747; ESTC S103737	79,392	200

great Citie Damascus and in stead of a Banner take this sheete this shrowde which thou shalt wa●…e in the ayre and crie This is all that the victorious Saladine hath left him of all his Conquests Thirdly ●…for the infelicitie of this life diuers Ethnickes haue spoken worthily as Thales who affirmed no difference to be at all betwixt Life and Death and Crates reply who being asked what was the greatest happinesse could befall man answered Either not to be borne or to die soo●…e where the entrance to life is Shriking the middle Sorrowing and the end Sighing and better is it to haue no Being then to be miserable by Being confirmed by that sentence of Cneus Dentatus I had rather be dead then liue as o●…e dead vacancie from affaires being the graue of a liuing Soule With especiall reason may I seeme to approoue which a spirituall man approues in himselfe of that diuine Oracle The houre of our death is better then the houre of our birth since at the best we are but here in the state of Grace and that is only a glorie inchoate but after in the state of Glorie and that is a grace consummate It might seeme that the Cusani had some superficiall taste of this in bemoning their childrens birth and reioycing at their death but the experience of worldly griefs made them so desi●…edly approach their ends for certaine it is Mori velle non tantùm fortis aut miser aut prudens sed etiam fastidiosus potest where our liues louing falles to a loathing and the sacietie of delights being externall and therefore farre from reall breedes a d●…staste The consideration of these and many more anxieties whi●…h attend man in his Soiorne of Flesh hath no question moued sundry of those diuine Fathers to contemne this life reioycing much in the remembrance of their Dissolution but more especially that ardent and vnfained Loue which they bore to their Redeemer whose glorie that it might be promoted and furthered death seemed to them a singular fauour confirming their loue by the testimony of their faith and such to illustrate our Discourse by instance appeared the affec●…ion of blessed Hierome when he publiquely protested That if his mother should hang about him his father lie in his way to stoppe him his wife and children weepe about him he would throw off his mother neglect his father contemne the lamentation of his wife and children to meete his Sauiour Christ Iesus The like appeared the loue of all those glorious and victorious Martyrs during the Ten Persecutions shewing euident proofe of sanctitie in their liues of constancie in their deaths where neyther promise of preferment could allure nor extremest punishment deterre remaining to vse the words of Cyprian as an impregnable rocke amiddest all violent assaults assailed indeede but not surprized threatned but not dismayed besieged but not discomfited appearing like starres in the darke night like greene Baies in the midst of hoarie winter and like liuely fresh fountaines in the sandie Desert I could amplifie this Discourse by instancing the exercise of that Monasticall and Eremeticall life in former time professed and by an austeritie too rigorous for flesh and bloud continued abiding sequestred not onely from all mundane pleasures but euen enemies to humane societie so as rightly might Damascene terme it a kinde of Martyrdome being dead as well to men as to the world but I intend to be short speaking rather by way of admonition then discourse to caution such whose Desires seeme planted on this globe of frailtie accounting death the greatest infelicit incident to man as men incredulous of future good These haue their treasures on earth where they haue indiuidually fixed their hearts for where their treasure is there is their heart also Like I si●… Asse idolatrizing their owne gainesse ignorant poore makes how soone they shall b●… stript of their imaginarie glorie but these are those filij deperditi sencelesse of Sinne in the Desert of Sinne little knowing how mans securitie is the diuells opportunitie but crying with the Horse-leech More More are not to be satissted till their mouth be filled with grauell whose speedy Conu●…rsion I wish before their Dissolution lest Desolation second their Dissolution Yea may this effect worke in them before the day of forgetfulnesse receiue them Moriatur Paulus persecutor Viuat Apo●…tolus Praedicator Moriatur Magdalena pe●…cans viuat poenitentiam agen●… Moriatur Matthaeus Publicanus viuat fidelis Dei seruus So shall Death be a passage to a life subiect to no death so entire consolation shall receiue them where their sincere conuersion reclaimed them euer applying this as a chearefull receit to an afflicted Consciēce 〈◊〉 est hominis errare nullius nisi insipientis perseuerare in errore True it is that neither Homers vnde●…standing though he could reduce what memorable thing soeuer he had read into a golden verse Platoes●…it ●…it Aeschynes art of Oratory nor Ciceroes tongue shall preuaile when wee become 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a breathlesse Corps then the hearts sincerity not the excellency of any outward faculty shall bring vs to the inheritance of glory which Saint Augustine compare●… to the Sun Pascuntur omnes non minuitur Whence it is that Plato in ●…is Timaeus saith If a man lose his eyes or feete or hands or wealth wee may say of such an one hee loseth something but He who loseth his Heart and Reason loseth all for in the wombe of our Mother the first thing that is engendred or participates forme is the Heart and the last which dieth is the ●…ame Heart and the gift which God craueth of Man is his heart But we haue too farre digressed let vs now returne to those zealous Professors of true Mortification those who laboured in the Spirituall Uineyard and fainted not were persecuted yet failed not were put to Death yet desist●…d not from glorifying their Master in their Death All which may appeare by those pregnant places of Scripture I desire to be d ssolued saith Paul and to be with Christ Phil. 1. 23. 24. Neu●…rthelesse for me to abide in the flesh were better for yo Neither doth He desire to bee dissolued as weary of suffering vnder the Cr●…sse of Christ but ●…or the feruent desire he hath to see God in his glorie Againe the faithfull crie euer for the approach of Gods Kin●…dome the reward of immortality which with assurance in Gods mercies and his Sonnes passion they vndoubtedly hope to obtain with vehemency of spirit inuoking and inuiting their Mediatour Come Lord Iesus come quickely Reuel 22. 20. Nor doe they ground on a weake Fo●…ndation Knowing how they that die in the Lord shall rest from their Labour Iohn 5. 24. Re●…el 14. 15. O that Man would consider s●…ith a religious Father what a sinner loseth to wit Heauen what he getteth to wit Hell whom he offendeth Gods Iustice what he incurreth his vengeance for vengeance is his and he●… will repay it Briefly Magna est

sudden and premature deaths occasioned vpon some occurrents lately and vnhappily arising WHo walkes this way what Charitie i st thou I need not feare thy doome for thou'lt al●…ow This Axiome for vndoubted Once we must Returne vnto our mother earth and dust Our first creation challengeth the same Being the Mould from whence our bodies came If Enuie passe this way and iudge am●…sse I rest secure what ere her censure is Faith is my Anchor Comfort is my Shield How should I doubt then but to win the field For this is true as I haue oft times heard No death is sudden to a minde prepar'd My Hope being thus erected Enuie cease To wrong his soule that haz assured peace Another Epitaph vpon the same subiect Thou look'st vpon my Tombe and wagg'st thy head And with remorcefull te●…res weep'st ore me dead As if past hope thou seem'st to be my frend In that thou grieu'st at my vntimely end Vntimely dost thou call it True report Brutes my Repentance was but very short Because cut off I graunt it for the space It was but short yet was the c●…urse of grace Abundant which confirmes my Pilgrims wish Where man 's prepar'd there no death sudden is An Epitaph of the same Hopelesse thou weep'st and com'st vnto my Tombe Descanting on my death with oh too soone Dide this poore wretch I pray thee ceasse to weepe I am not dead but onely falne asleepe Ablessed sleepe secure from Enuies sting Flying from earth to heauen with ayrie wing Should'st thou then doubt my end O do not doubt My virgin-lampe is in 't shall nere goe out Thou saist I dide too soone thou saist amisse Can any die too soone to liue in Blisse Wipe then thy Teares I know thou wish me well Heauen is my mansion Earth I tooke for hell And that was cause I went so soone from thence To plant in Heauen my eternall residence For men how short their end are neuer tride But how they learn'd to die before they dide ¶ Vpon a vertuous young Ladie lying in child-birth B●…rne at the first to bring another forth She leaues the world to leaue the world her birth Thus Phoenix-like as she was borne to breed Dying herselfe renews it in her seed ¶ Vpon a Souldier for resolutiō worthily affecte●… and aduanced by his Country yet interred an●… by vnworthy Fate obscurely Dead Yes Alas is this the Souldiers tombe A silly monument to them shall come To see it True what tho the body lie Interred low in her obscuritie Thy vertue honour'd Souldier shall remaine Aboue the Boundiers of triumphing Spaine France or the Belgicke rampires what Death m●… Sh'haz done already turnd thy corpse to clay But death of Fames possession may despaire For she erects her Tombe within the Ayre That whosoeuer this way chance to moue Shall see his corpse heere but his fame aboue Triumphant Souldiers glorious by thy birth Reign'st now in heauen because thou wer'st in earth Then such Professants ouer blessed are That raise their Peace by managements of warre Vpon a Drunkard buried in a ruinous fort in Dunkerke was this Inscription engrauen which by the ancientnesse of Time was well neare defaced In Dunkerke heere a Drunkard lies with mickle careysought Drinke was the boone the lorden crau'd for rest he cared nought Long may he wun in this large Tombe and neuer henceforth sinke To earth again that while he liu'd claimd earth for wāt of drink ●…eauen rest his soule and others all whosere the Lord will saue And grant Dunkerk if 't be thy wil may nere such drūkards haue ¶ An Epigram vpon Alphonso Prince of Naples and vpon his Crest whereon was engrauen a Pellican with this Impressa Alios seruans meipsum perdo The Crest I weare expresseth what I am A soft and tender-hearted Pellican Who to recall life to her dying brood●… Suckes from her owne heart life-renewing blood Being the same if I appeale to time Shee 's not more deare to hers then I to mine ¶ An Epitaph vpon one who died confined Report tells me that thou didst die confinde Confinde its true in body not in minde Confinde the body was where it had birth But minde without confinement leaueth earth To dwell in those ●…efined Groues abou●… A Gro●…e refin'd which yeelds eternall loue To the possessor let thy minde appeare Free though thy body was confined heere This shall remaine engrauen vpon thy Tombe To memorise thy fame in time to come ¶ Vpon a Iustice worthily deseruing of his Countrey The misse of thee since th●… decease is knowne For whoso comes to Iustice or her throne Shall see her silent and as o●…e that 's domb Good reason why with thee she lost her tongue ¶ Vpon a Iustice of lesse demerite Who comes this way Let him looke downe and reade Here li●… one spake lesse liuing then being dead For heere in Ri●…e Fame speakes of him in time Who whilst he liu'd spak●… Reason nor good Rime This yet h●… comfort is when time is spent God will haue mercie on the innocent ¶ Vpon a bragging Souldier Heere lies a bragging Souldi●…r that could lie With 〈◊〉 and s●…te in face of maiestie Yet he that lied ' gainst heauen in earth now lies An open mirrour to all mortall eies For though he lied yet could he not denie With all his lies but man is prest to die Vpon Peter see me Peter see me thou canst not for thy eies Lie ●…here interred where thy body lies How canst thou see me then as Peters doe Not by my worth but by my outward shew●… For Gallant-like by perfumes I transpose My knowledge from thy eies vnto thy nose That though th' art dead yet thou may well perceiu●… A Perfum'd gallant walk 's vponthy graue ¶ Vpon a Captaine which in the Low Countries was hanged and afterwards taken vp againe A Captaine hangd and taken from his Graue For what a pardon came and did him saue Saue what did it saue his body Yes From putrefaction no but from that peace All buried corps enioy It was not done With Iustice Yes she is a Saint diuine And raisd him vp because dead'fore his time his throwing Poore Thrower art thou dead Now do I feele Euen by thy End that Fortune haz a wheele That spinnes and weaues turnes and returnes againe And in mens death esteemes the chiefest gaine For this by thee may very well be knowne That made their owne wheele ruinate thy owne Thou wast a Thrower Fate a Thrower too After this cast thou'lt neere make such a throw Rest then in peace it 's Fate tript vp thy heele And bids thee yeeld vnto her Turning wheele ¶ Vpon one Span. Rightly compared is the life of man For shortnesse of continuance to a span It is mans met-wand euery one must haue This span to end his life and mete his graue Then who dare say that he does liue secure Possessing that which cannot long endure This is expressed by this man lies heere Whose name