is still a page that waits on youth The Summers glorie figures youths vanitie The winters wracke ages declining steps Youth hardly can obey an old decree Looke what impression we in youth retaine In age our reason hardly will refraine Loue is youths plague wits scourge and ages hell Looke where vnbruised youth with vnstufâ— braines Doth couch his limbes there golden sleepe remaines The spring hath flowres but autumne witheâ—d leaues It 's often seene that loue in young men lyes Not truely in their hearts but in their eyes Youths loue is quicke swifter than swiftest speed Nothing can temper well a young mans rage But thraldome wedlocke or the staffe of age Youth is too hot and void of care or dread Youth learnes to chaâ—nge the course that he hath run When he perceiues and knowes what age hath done Youth minds no daunger in his hastines Young slips new set are quickely pluckt away But elder roots cleane faster to the clay Youth into needlesse quarrels soone is led How euer youngsters seeme to boast and braue Their worth and wit they from their elders haue Lewd obiects forward natures soone retaine Youths common fault is to admit and chuse Those errours which their lawlesse parents vse Youth by encreasing doth as fast decrease What thingâ— by vaine examples youth conceiues The same â—or lawfull daily he receiues Youth well instructed makes age well dispos'd The faults â—nd follies men in youth commit Are causes of repentance in old age Examples are best presidents for youth The prime of youth is like the pine tree flowers Seemely in sight vnsauorie in their sente Like to a shipwracke is the death of youth He that in youth by reason guides his life In age shall find the foot-steps from decay Youth vseth pastimes but as naturall rest The better that a child is borne by birth The more respect should wait vpon his youth So tutour youth that ages sinnes may die Good doctrines characters being stampt in youth No age or fortune once can weare them out Vanitie is the maske for youths fond march Where vice in youth doth beare the chiefest sway Their vertue is neglected most in age Lesse paine to learne in youth than dote in age Tyrannie is no schoole-master for youth Rather vse kindnessae than compulsion Wild youth by gentlenesse will soonest yeeld When beautie and sweet youth are banished They neuer after can be call'd againe Young willowes easily bend greene wit soon caught Youth grac'd with vertue then most perfect is Similies on the same subiect AS sinne is soonest entertain'd in youth So is it hardly shaken off in age As gentle mould is apt for any print So youth receiues what-e're impression As vntill'd fields bring nothing â—orth but weeds So vntaught youth yeelds all but vanitie As freshest flowres the canker soonest eats So youthfull heads are quickly caught by vice As vnripe apples fall not but by force So vnconstrain'd â—outh hardly yeelds to die As youngest nettles are not free from stings So wisest youth hath imperfections Examples likewise on the same COmodus not well tutor'd in his youth Did afterward prooue a most wicked Prince Neroeâ— vnbridled youth made him to fall To greater leudnesse than was euer heard Cato would to his sonnes be schoole master Because he would not haue their youth infected Scemides and her sonne were cast in Tyber For bringing vp the gulfe of shame to Rome Youth well instructed saith Euripides Doth after make his age more honourable Pythagoras bad tutor so young youth The sinnes of age be not imposde on thee Of Age. Age is the gift of Heauen expence of yeares Exchaunge of haps and graue experience schoole AGe is a Cinicke not a flatterer Age or infirmitie soone blasteth beautie Age iâ— alike in Kings and other men Gray haires in youth kindles no greene desires The power of Kings may well with-stand proud foeâ— But cannot keepe backe age with time that growes In womens honour age is worst disease Let sâ—ringing youth râ—iourne old ages woes For age to die is right for youth it 's wrong Blame we not youth if wantonly he wooes Since doting old and booke-wise cannot choose Follie in youâ—h is sinne in age it 's madnesse Age though conceal'd doth warme with thoughts desire Cold age dotes most when heat of youth is gone Age still is prone to credit what it likes Mens chiefest aime is but to nource vp life With honour wealth and ease in waining age Respect and Reason wait on wrinkled age Youthfull delights lode crooked age with griefe Age is as credulous as suspitious What can auaile vnpleasurable age That feeds on lust or base vnable rage Age is a glorious crowne adorn'd with grace Death is the due to nature ages almes Gray haires are fruits for death not flowers for life Trees may haue roots although they beare no leaues Loue as a vertue is in age allowed Except vnequall choise doe disallow Age well may ioyne with youth in law not loue When old Bees dye the young possesse the hiue Age is chill cold and full of doubts and feares Pleasant conceits are blossoms for young yeares But melancholly thoughts fruits of gray haires Age with fore-sight a many harmes preuents Age takes aduise ere he presume too farre Age is ordaind to counsell youth to fight Age lends fore-sight young courage must enact Age is allowed to gaze at beautieâ— tree But youth must clâ—mbe and gather vp the fruit Old age helpes by good counsell and fore-sight Old age can neuer pay youthes debt set downe Discretion waxeth young when age drawes neere Care keepes his watch in euery old mans eye And where â—are lodgeth sleepe can neuer lie Age breedeth no dâ—â—â—ct in innocence Innocence is an excellence in age Old age being come life cannot long endure Each age of man hath end but old age none Age can report and youth doth â—aily prooue There is no comfort like the sweets of loâ—e Sicknesse and age are ouâ— conducts to death It helpes not age to wiâ—h him young againe It 's grieuous to be old with feares not yeares It 's time to flye from brawles of iudgement seat And publique noise when age once geâ—â— the start Gray haires are wisdomes badge and ages pride The benefit of age is libertie Respect old age it commeth not alone Old men are young mens meetest presidents Aduised age right warily doth keepe VVhat headstrong youth would loose and loosing weepe Youth runneth well when age the bâ—idle holds Old age hath all things and yet all things wants Our parents age worse tâ—an our granâ— sâ—â—es be VVe worst bâ—gâ—t our children worse than we White haires are grauities embassadours Aged and wise deserues great reuerence Similies on the same subiect AS Cedars in their age the straighter gâ—owes So men in age should haue the grauer showes As boâ—ds being seald are past recalling backe So age once comâ— by no meanes can be shund As floâ—d-gates helpe not when the towne is drown'd So câ—â—â—â—â—g helpes not
comes each mans good As Captaines are the eyes to lead their men So kings are Load-starres to their common-weales Examples likewise on the same VLysses lou'd so deare his natiue land As for it he refus'd to be immortall Aglaurus to redeeme his countries peace From Athens walls himselfe threw headlong downe Faire Iphigenia for her kingdomes good Made willing sacrifice of her owne blood King Codrus rather than his realme should perish Gladly did runne vpon his foe-mens swords Xenophon did thinke them vnworthie life That made no conscience of the common-wealth He that denyes to die in countries cause Deserues saith Tullie hate of all good men Of Nobilitie Nobilitie is a sir-name or praise Which to our selues by vertue we doe raise A Noble nature no mishap can daunt Vertue feeds scorne and noblest honour shame A noble mind doth neuer dread mischaunce That which in meâ—ne men we call patience In noble breasts is pale cold cowardise Noblenes neuer stoupes to seruile feare A noble heart doth still contemne despaire Oft noble deeds by falshood are desac'd Good gisâ—â—are sometimâ—s giuen to men past good And noblesse stoopâ—s oâ—t times beneath his blood Our vertues make vs noble nothing else Nobilitie from kinred is but borâ—owed It is thine owne desâ—â—ts â—nnobles thee He is not noble but most basely â—â—ed That ransacks tombes and doth dâ—â—ace the dead A noble nature is to all men kind Nobilitie contâ—â—neth â—latterie A noble resolution makes men iust Nobilitie is best continued â—â— those conuâ—nient meanes that made it rise In boldest actions noblesse shines most cleare He is not noble beares a niggaâ—ds mind True noblâ—sse is a signe of happie life In chaunge of streames â—ch fish makes shifâ— to liue And euery place a noble mind contentâ— Nobilitie to bad men is reproch To vertuous men nobilitie brings glorie Nothing are noblâ— tiâ—â—es worth if life be bad If noblenesse geâ—â— bâ—t a minutes slaâ—â—e An hundred yeares sâ—ant makes it well againe Truth is the title of true noblenesse 'T is vertue only giues nobilitie In vertues loue no noble mind dismayes Faire speech with vsage affable and kind Wipes malice out of any noble mind Much babbling doth offend a noble â—â—re A noble nature is religious Pouerties best friend is the noble mind Noble discents make vertue more diuine Similies on the same subiect AS none but Eagles gaze against the Sunne So none but vertuous eyes discerne nobilitie As credit from opinion often comes So from desert ensues nobilitie As bricks from clay haue their originall So noblesse first rose from meane parentage As grosse thicke clouds obscure the Suns faire light So muddie crimes disgrace nobilitie As bitter roots may yet yeeld pleasant fruit So meane discent may bring forth noble minds As in the barren grounds best gold doth grow So poorest race sâ—aines not true noblesse Examples likewise on the same CAmillus did expresse a noble mind In safe returning tâ—e â—alâ—riâ—n youthes Pyâ—â—â—us well found â—â—bâ—itiâ—s noble nature When his Physicion would haue poyson'd him Lysander in his famous viâ—toâ—ies Euer declar'd his minds trâ—â— noblenesse Catilines wicked life disgraced him And quite obscur'd his former noble race The name of Noblenes saith Cicero Must giue them place that by their vertue claime it Plato affirmeth that a noble heart Will not by base attempts once wrong it selfe Of Honor dishonor Honour is that the mind doth couet most And no dishonour like that honour lost HOnour once lost can neuer bâ— repair'd Honor ambitious womens sexe doth please It is no honour to be Princes heires When we can boaâ—t but only birth is theirs Their fall is great that from high honour slide Honour is least where oddes appeareth most Honour was first ordained for no cause But to see right maintained by the laweâ— To honour beautie is a due by right Die rather then doe ought dishonour yeelds True loue doth alwaies bring forth bourteous deeds And in good minds desire of honour â—reeds It is more honour to preserue than sâ—ill Who cheapneth honour must not stand on price Fie on the fawe for which good same is sold Or honour with indignitie embaâ—'d Honour is grounded on the tickle Ice No kingly vaile can couer villanie An honourable graue is more esteem'd Than the polluted closeâ— of a king No scepter serues dishonour to excuse No subtill plea reuokes dishonours error Prâ—fiâ—e with honour still must be commixt Or else our actions are but scandalous Honour and enuie are companions Honour is purchas'd by the deeds we doe To frustrate them that but expect their due Doth ill beseeme an honourable mind On generall bruit honour doth most depend With painfull â—oyle is honour soonest found Honour will hardly fellowship endure Nor neuer Crowne corriuall could abide Some honour liues in honourable spoile 'T is honour to forgiue a yeelding foe The mightier man the mightier is the thing That makes him honour'd or begets him hate Daunger hath honour great dessignes their fame Honour 's a thing without vs not our owne It 's honour to depriue dishonour'd liâ—e The one will liue the other being deâ—d Honour by oath ought right poore Ladies wrongs Honours are smoakes and dignities haue câ—â—es Honour and beautie in the owners armes Are weakely fortrest from a world of â—armes Honour relieues a foe as well as friend It is no honour to be swolâ—e with pride Honour doth scorne dishonourable thoughts The vâ—â—tor can no honour iustly claime To loose the meanes that should aduance the same Where hate beares soueraigntie there honour diâ—s He that regards his honour will not wrong it Disquiet honour hurteth more than helpes Honour and wealth oft times too dearely cost The death of all so altogither lost Honour doth euer iudge with lenitie No greater honour than a quiet mind Honour 's no priuiledge against defame Alwaies doth great employment for the great Quicken the blood and honour still beget Honour to many is more sweet than life Honour is fruit of vertue and faire truth Honour once gone bids farewell to all hope The inward touch that wounded honour beares Findeth no helpe till death cure the disease Honour and glorie labours in mistrust Honour is first step to disquietnesse How hard is princely honour to attaine High honour not long life the treasure is Which noble mindes without respect defend Dishonest deeds no honour can attaine The praise of honour is not alwaies blood Neuer retire with shame bright honour saith The worst that can befall thee is but death Honour doth scorne the height of Fortunes pride Great honours youth may loose it selfe in age Report that seld to honour is true friend May many lies against true meaning mint No honour comes by spilling aged blood Who seekes for honour lingers not his time Vilde is that honour and the title vaine The which true worth and honour did not gaine Honour doth hate with base delights to dwell Honour helpes nothing where contentment wants He that contends with th' inferiour sort May
Bel-vedére OR THE GARDEN OF THE MVSES Quem reâ—erent Muse viuet dum robora tellus Dum â—â—â—â—â—â—ollâ—â— â—â—â—â— veâ—â—t amnis aquas Imprinted at London by F. K. for Hugh Astley dwelling at Saint Magniâ— corner 1600. To the Vniuersitie of Oxenford Thou eye of Honour Nurserie of Fame Still teeming-Mother of immortall seed Receiue these blessed Orphanes of thy breed As from thy happie issue first they came Those flowing wits that bathed in thy foord And suck't the honie dew from thy pure pap Returne their tribute backe into thy lap In rich-wrought lines that yeelde no idle woord O let thy Sonnes from time to time supplie This Garden of the Muses where dooth want Such Flowers as are not or come short or scant Of that perfection may be had thereby So shall thy name liue still their fame ne're dye Though vnder ground whole worlds of time they lie Stat sine morte decus To the Vniuersitie of Cambridge Mother of Muses and great Nurse of Art Which lent'st the roote from whence these sweets are grown Now with increase receiue a bounteous part Which thou mayst iustly chalenge as thine owne That Grant may to the comfort of her streames Behold her Seedes of late now Dulcet flowres And with the plentie of the famous Thames Attyre her Nymphs and decke her watry bowres And cherishing these Choyces of delights With daintie Garlands Crowne the peacefull shore Prepard for Feasting and Triumphant sights More Beautifull than ages heretofore Whil'st all the Floods so famous but of late Shall giue their glorie to adorne her state Sua cuique gloria To his louing and approoued good Friend M. Iohn Bodenham TO thee that art Arts louer Learnings friend First causer and collectour of these floures Thy paines iust merit I in right commend Costing whole years months weeks daily hours Like to the Bee thou euery where didst rome Spending thy spirits in laborious care And nightly brought'st thy gather'd hony home As a true worke-man in so great affaire First of thine owne deseruing take the fame Next of thy friends his due he giues to thee That loue of learning may renowme thy name And leaue it richly to posterity Where others who might better yet forslow it May see their shame and times hereafter know it A. M. Of this Garden of the Muses THou which delight'st to view this goodly plot Here take such flowres as best shal serue thy vse VVhere thou maist find in euery curious knot Of speciall vertue and most preâ—â—â—us iuyce Set by Apollo in their seuerall places And nourished with his celestiall Beames And watered by the Muses and the Graces With the fresh dew of those Castalian streames What sente or colour canst thou but deuise That is not here that may delight the sense Or what can Art or Industry comprize That in aboundance is not gather'd hence No Garden yet was euer halfe so sweet As where Apollo and the Muses meet A. B. A Sonnet to the Muses Garden FAire planted Eden of collected sweets Cropt from the bosome of the fertile ground Where Science with her honey-current greets The sacred Sisters where her liberall sound Makes Angels ecchoes and to heauens rebound The repetition of sententious spirits Oh deare belou'd in vertues painfull merits Fruit-furnisht Tempe all the worlds abstract For flowres of vertue hearbs of rare effect From whence as well soules Physicke is extract As bodies gouernment hold in respect What Science giues though Ignorance reiect For euery maime and sicknesse of the mind A wounded life a precious balme may find Shee sends you not to search the hidden mynes For gorgeous iewels nor to forraine lands But in one casket all her wealth combines And giues it freely with heart-open hands Shee limits not her bountie within bands Looke first then like suruey take one or all Choose with the mind the eye is fancies ball W. Rankins Gent. Of the Booke THe sundry beames proceeding from one Sunne The hiue where many Bees their honey bring The Sea to which a thousand riuers runne The garden where suruiues contiâ—uall spring The Trophee hung with diuers painfull hands Abstract of knowledge Briefe of Eloquence Aiding the weake preseruing him that stands Guide to the soule and ruler of the sense Such is this Volume and the fraight hereof How-euer ignorance presume to scoffe R. Hathway Of God God is beyond â—raile sence to comprehend He first began all and of all is end VVHere God puts too his hand all else is vaine God thunders oftner than he strikes or beates God giues his wrath by weight but mercie free Where God doth blesse abundaÌ„ce quickly springs Gods wisdome too much sâ—archt is daungerous Gods iustice ouer-vrgde strikes heauily Without the vnderstanding of Gods will Our wiâ— is follie and our best sight ill God doth not hate to loue nor loue to hate God with his finger strikes and not his arme No m 〈…〉 o â—oâ—re but God can blesse his dayes Who â—aâ—iâ—n Iob did from the dunghill raise In vaine it is for man with God to stand God will controll when mortall men haue done Gods eqâ—â—â—â—â— doth euery action â—â—ooue Gods haâ—â—hâ—â—â—â—s thunder who dare him offâ—nd Faith finds â—â—â— passage to â—ods mercie seate Where vertue raiseth men to dignitie There God his blessings still doth multiply Little auailes Gods gifts where wants his grace Men order warre but God giues victorie Gods mercie doth his iustice farre exceed God deales not with vs as our sinnes deserue Gods doctrine is the rule of prouidence God is eternall therefore without end God made all mortall things and orders them According to his wisdome where and when Gods greatnes is more seene in loue than wrath God ne're made any equall to himselfe If God heâ—â—e not yet deeme him not vâ—iust Gods mercie is the worke of our redemption If thou lifâ— vp thy selfe God flyes from thee If thou be humble then he comes to thee If God dart lightning soon he dewes down raine Gods wrath soone kindled is as quickly quencht No misaduentures crosse where God doth guide Where God doth saue no other sâ—lue doth need How can that enterprise ill issue haue Where God himselfe doth guide doth speed doth saue Happy are they who fauour from God find God and our shame are staies vnto our sinne Gods iustice doth mans iustice farre excell Those that God loues in them he nothing hates How can a simple current him withstand Who all the mightie Ocean doth commaund God loues the faithfull but doth hate their sinne Good life begun in earth in heauen is ended When Sathan tempts he leads vs vnto hell But God doth guide whereas no death doth dwell When Sathan tempts he seekes our faith to foile But God doth seale it neuer to recoile God makes our burning zeale full bright to shine Amongst the candles of his Church diuine God euer seekes by triall and temptation To sound mans heart and secret cogitation God well knowes men and still his eye doth see All thoughts of
at last Truth hateth most to here a feigned tale Innocence smile before the Iudge by truth And falshood found before he was suspect Reprooue not rashly neither hide the truth Truth is a blab and will no treasons hide Truth is a text that troubles many minds Truth still hath certaine bounds but falshood none Similies on the same subiect AS the best steeled glasse bewraies the face So truth best shineth in an honest soule As purest Emeralds without foyles shine best So truth most pleaseth in her plainest clothes As wormwood fitteth not a lickerish taste So truth doth neuer please a lyars tongue As clouds oft threaten raine and yet shed none So stormes oft menace truth yet hurt her not As darkenesse is an enemie to light So falshood is continuall foe to truth As meane attire impaires not beauties face So poorest ragges to truth giue no disgrace Examples likewise on the same IVlian Apostat â—the foe to Tâ—uâ—h Cried out at length that Truth had conquerd him Nâ—sâ—â—riuâ— who contended with the truth His tongue was eaten in his life with wormes The Perâ—â—aâ—s in the honour of the truth Ordainâ—d death to such as did denie it Popiel king of Poland for vntruth Was as he late aliue deuouâ—â—d with Rats Câ—to was so râ—nowmed for the truth That he was onely said to speake the truth Vntruth saith Seâ—eca are meetest Armes For any coward or base minded man Of Vertue Vertue is Queene of labour Nource of loue The minds true grace and blessing from aboue ALl things decay but vertue cannot die Vertue makes beautie more angelicall Vertue is free from time and fortunes power Men cannot leaue their vertues to their heires Faire vertues seat is deepe within the mind And not by shewes but inward thoughts defin'd Vices are noted vertues soone forgot Vertues best store by giuing doth augment There is no vertue that is borne with vs. No vertue springs where wanteth due regard Vertues obscurde yeeld small and sorie gaines But actiuely employd true worth-retaines Winne fame by vertue let opinion goe Vertue is in the mind not the attire Vertue and fortune neuer could agree Vertue is loath'd of fooles lou'd of the wise Vertue is much more amiable and sweet When therewithall true maiestie doth meet Vice careth not if vertue sinke or swimme Wit shines in vertue vertue shines in wit Sweetest temptations most make vertue knowne Vertue it selfe turnes vice being misapplyed And vice sometimes by action dignified The field of honour vertue neuer looseth Vertue will beare what can on vertue fall True happinesse on vertue taketh ground The more vice reignes the lesse doth vertue thriue To vertues goods we onely ought to cleane The rest are good in semblancâ— but deceaue Vertue will liue when villanie shall die Vertue may be disturb'd but ne're disgrac'd No beautie like the vertue of the mind Vertue through darkest shades doth light her selfe Vertue in greatest daungers being best showne May be opprest but neuer ouerthrowne Vertue oft lyes where life is in disgrace If sinne were dead vertue could not be knowne Sweet is the gaine which vertuous trauaile brings All vertuous minds doe vertuous deeds declare Our vices nor our vertues neuer die Though vnder ground a thousand yeares we lye Vertue doth mortall things immortall make The bond of vertue alwaies surest binds Than vertue there can be no greater dower 'T is vertues selfe that her rewards doth pay Enuies black cloud would dim bright vertues rayes All sorrowes in the world are farre more lesse Than vertues might and valours confidence Sinne counted solace vertue is despisde Vaine praise is shame but honour vertues due Without defence of vertue nothing lasts Onely faire vertue scales eternitie Aboue earths all-abating tyrannie All Orators are dumbe when vertue pleads Vertue but stampt in Lead is rich enough That growes apace which vertue helpes to raise Vertue curbes in the most vnbridled will With goodnesse men doe sâ—one grow discontent Where states are ripe to fall and vertue spent True vertue is rich dower for chastitie In vertuous deeds all stratagems are good Vertue is beautie of the inward man Exclude discretion vertue turnes to vice Like to the Sunne so vertue lights the world Such as leaue off faire vertueâ— to esteeme Doe greatly erre that take things as they seeme Vertue will shine though ne're so much obscur'd Vertue depressed is expressed more Vertue makes women seeme to be diuine With honours eyes let vertues plaints be scand Vertue doth raise by very small degrees Where in a moment Fortune casteth downe While vertue suffers still it vanquisheth Need clad with vertue is aboundant rich Vertue is better and more sure than Artes. Vertue is not to get things but to keepe them Vertue on earth doth soonest bring vs fame Makes our graues glorious writes our names in heauen Vertue most grieueth at her owne disgrace A vertuous act seemes straunge in some mens sight A vertuous mind cannot be miserable Death is true life to euery vertuous man Though vertue many times wants due reward Yet seldome vice escapes deserued blame Vertue doth neuer enuie good desert Loue maketh vertue liue and vice to die Reports can neuer harme the vertuous He is not vertuous that 's too timerous Ech cunning sinne being clad in vertues shape Flyes much reproofe and many stormes doth scape Vertues are many times by faults disgrac'd Honours defects by vertues are supplyed Vertue still doteth on perfection Vertue in beauteous bodies shineth best All the gay pleasures that the world can prooue Are but sicke sorrowes to pure vertues loue Vertue is most renowm'd in honors eyes Vertue still smiles when vaine conceit doth crie Immortall vertue liues an endlesse datâ— Wisdome on Vertue as her handmaid waits The worldâ— opinion so doth vertue smoother Aâ— one beares that belongs vnto another Vertue makes euery where a straungers home Vertue doth conquer dissolute desires Vertue in Princes is most glorious Vertue deserueth more than wealth can doe The blasts of Fortune neuer can preuaile In the maîne sea where vertue â—oisetâ— saile All pompe is vile where vertue hath no place Vertue doth vanquish Fortune Time and Death Similies on the same subiect AS feare of torment holds the wicked in So vertues loue mâ—ke good men loath their sin Looke how one vice begets another sinne Euen so one vertue drawes another in As Musicke proâ—its nothing but by sound So vertue helpes not if it saile in life Like as the Sunne obscures all lesser lights So vertues lustre damps all enuies sleights As spices in their bâ—uising sauor most So vertue in affliction best is seene As wine refresheth sad dismayed minds So vertue comforts poore distressed soules Examples likewise on the same KIng Alexander got the name of Great By vertuous cariage of himselfe in warre Spurina chose to manglâ— his faire face Rather than be seduc'de from vertuous thoughts Hercules bad vaine pleasure get her gone And made faire vertue his companion Xerxes for beastlines was not so blam'd As
Galba for his vertue was renowmd Thales affirmes that nothing in the world For man was meet but vertuous actions Cicero saith That vertue of it selfe Is the solâ— cause of happie life and death Vertue was neuer â—ireling of the mind But still will liue though fame had ne're a tongue What sute of grace hath vertue to put on If vice shall weare as good and doe as well Of Faith and Zeale Faith shewes a good mans fruits preserues the soule And zeale doth best giue euidence of faith FAithes best is triall then it shineth most The faithfull stands the faultie man will flye Zeale is but cold where louelesse law restraines T is hastie rashnes where true faith doth flye In deepe distresse true faith doth best auaile When once mans faith is spotted and defamd The bodie had been better neuer framd Zeale and good courage best become a Prince Faith bides no perfit triall but by time Shipwracke of faith is made where conscience dyes Friends haue no priuiledge to breake their faith The gift deserueth most is giuen in zeale False fainting zeale shadowed with good pretence Can find a cloake to couer each offence Fâ—lse faith is ouer-poisâ—le with weâ—lâ—â—st weighâ— The ballancâ— yeelds vnto the lightest feather An easie yeelding zeale is quickly quaild Faith violate is most detestable Faith once resolu'd treads fortune vnder foot The man that holds no faith shall find no trust Where faith doth fearelesse dwell in brazen tower There spotlesse pleasure builds her sacred bower A zealous heart is alwaies bountifull The faith of Knighthood is by vertue tryed Euery occasion quailes a hireling faith The gift deserueth much is giuen in zeale A princes greatest fault is breach of faith The faith of Pagans ought not be belieu'd Faith is a fortresse gainst all fainting feare And Zeale the walles doth euermore vp-reare Take faith from iustice all things runne to spoile Authoritie is strengthened best by zeale Who binds himselfe by faith had need beware Faith to rash oathes no credit giues at all The greater faith the greater sufferance Faith is the true foundation of the soule And soonest doth redeeme the same from sinne Zeale makes opinion stand inuincible A good mans wish is substance faith and fame Selfe-will doth frown when earnest zeale reprooues Faith mounteth to the clouds on golden wings Faith brings forth workes and workes declare our faith No faith too firme no trust can be too strong Similies on the same subiect AS raine makes euery ground bring forth encrease So faith of euery soule doth shew the fruits As honours fire doth kindle high desires So zealous faith lifts vp the lowest soule As night doth best the diamonds glory show So sharpe affliction best makes faith to grow As wisdome is the only way to weale So true discretion best directeth zeale As loue and hate cannot agree in one So without zeale faith thinkes her selfe alone Examples likewise on the same PArmenio wild his king to breake his faith I would quoth he were I Parmenio Lysander made no reckoning of his faith And therefore was by euery one reproou'd Attilius sent to Rome vpon his faith Boldly return'd although it cost his life Rastrix the Duke of Cleueland breaking faith Was therefore dispossest of both his eyes Let none speake ill of vs said Pittacus To whome we stand obliged by our faith Keepe faith saith Cicero with enemies What ere mishap doe follow thereupon Of Hope Hope is the sad hearts help the sick thoughts friend And what distrust impaires Hope doth amend ALl hope is vaine without the feare of God Hope on each least occasion taketh hold Hope doth forbid vs sorrow to beleeue When loue growes sickely hope then daily sterues Things out of hope by ventring oft are woon Hope many times on blessed hap doth light When hope is lost in care then comfort bleeds Vnworthy he of grace whome once deniall Excludes from fairest hope without more triall All foolish hopes haue euermore bad speed Councell doth come too late when hope is past Men well may hope to rise but feare to fall It s good to hope the best but feare the worst Chaunging the aire hopes time will alter chance Despaire and hope doe still attend on loue It s good to feare yet let our feare be so That to our hope it prooue no ouerthrow Oft present hap makes future hope to yeeld No hap so hard but hope doth much amend Hope to enioy is little lesse than ioy Honour once lost giues farewell to all hope Vnhappie men are subiect to no hope Fortune may take our goods but not our hope The heart that 's inly hurt is greatly easd With hope of that may make griefe best appeasd Hopes are vnsure when certaine is the paine We often fall when most we hope to clime As wee waxe hopelesse violence still growes Hope well in loue what euer be thy hap Hope is the daily dreame of waking men This life is but the hope of endlesse life Vnworthie is he of one happie day That will not take the offer of good hope There is no trust in youth nor hope in age The hope of things vnseene beares greatest price Good conscience alwaie hath a perfect hope Hope is a pleasing passion of the mind To hope against all hope is high resolue True hope is swift and flyes with swallowes wings Kings it makes Gods and meaner creatures Kings Inconstant hope is drowned oft in feares In midst of griefe hope alway hath some part Hope being deluded makes the torment more Who cannot feare to loose ne're hopes to haue All greedie hope vaine vicious humour feeds Hope is companion euermore to loue No one without great hopes will follow such Whose power and honour doth not promise much No hope of rest where hap true hope delayes Hope still perswading hope expecteth good Hope is the God of miserable men In vaine he hopes who here his hope doth ground From fruitlesse hopes but sillie fauours spring The euenings hope may comfort mornings care Hope built vpon the world doth neuer thriue But grounded once on God at no time failes Hope is the bread and food of wretched men Bad haps are holpe with hope and good beliefe No greater griefe in loue than fruitlesse hope Hope waits on great mens tongues and oft beguilâ—â— Hopes aboue Fortune doe fore-point deepe falls Who thinkes to thriue by hope oft haps to begge To hope too much is boldly to presume To hope too little â—asely to despaire Small is his gaine that hopes for golden griefe Meane mens preferments eleuates their hopes Sad hopes seeme ouer long and burdenous Grace to thy hope is alwaies safest guide When hope and hap when health and wealth is highest Then woe and wracke disease and need is nighest Hope of all passions is the pleasantest Vaine hopes are like a Vane turn'd with the wind To haue no hope is held most miserable To liue in hope of that men meane to giue Is to deceiue our selues and not
to liue Hope not for that which iustice doth denie Where grace begins hope makes a happie end Similies on the same subiect AS greatest calmes oft turne to thunderclaps So sweetest hopes doe change to sowrest haps As in meane places may much wealth be hid So little hopes may mightie things expect As sadnes is the hearts chiefe punishment So hope is highest helpe in deepe distresse As one part of the body toiles for all So hope striues to accomplish all desires As euery mettall is of Sulphur made So euery pleasure doth from hope proceed As honest pastimes can no way offend So good mens hopes must needs haue happy end Examples likewise on the same WHen Alexander gaue great gifts away Being askt What for himselfe he kept replied Hope Caesar continually wasled with hope That he should gouerne many Monarchies Androclidas derided being lame Said Then in fight I hope I shall not flie Pindarus calleth hope The nource of age And Thales said Hope was a common helpe Learned men differ from the ignorant As Bias saith but onely by their Hope Hope as Simonides the Poet saith Is the sole guide and gouernour of men Of Loue. Loue is a vertue measur'd by duteous choice But not if it be maim'd with wilfull chaunce TRue loue is simple like his mother Truth Firme and vntainted loue had neuer meane In long delay loue most impatient is Our treasure we may hide but not our loue The truest loue is most suspitious Loues eyes in looking neuer haue their fill MAY is not loues month MAY is full of flowers But dropping APRIL Loue is full of showers Leud loue breeds losse ill peace hath deadly fight Life is most loath'd where loue may not preuaile Loue is the mistresse of a many minds Loues little sweet oft finds a longer sower Loue 's like the winters Rose or Sommers Ice Loue where it likes life where it loues would be Loue doth desire the thing belou'd to see That like it selfe in louely shape may be As loue is loth to part so seare shunnes death Luke warme desires best fit with crazed loue Valour nor loue dwells where diuision is Nought worth is loue without true constancie Loue cannot sound well but in louers tongues Loues strongest bands vnkindnes doth vnbind Firme loue that is in gentle brests begun No idle charme may easily remooue Short is the ioy of him that longest loues Loue neuer can endure a Paragon The greater loue the greater is the losse True loue is often sowne but seldome growes Loose loues are vaine and vanish still to smoake Loue that two hearts makes one so frames one will Too hard a lesson t is for liuing clay From loue in course of nature to refraine Firme loue the dread of daunger doth despise Loue may not be compeld by masterie Sweet loue barres lewdnesse from his companie Causelesse to chaunge loue is most foule reproch Loue hateth thought of all vngentlenes A louers heauen must passe by sorrowes hell All losse is lesse yea lesse is infamie Than losse of loue to him that loues but one They cannot iudge of loue that ne're did loue Loue wants his eyes yet shoots he passing right The shrine of loue doth seldome offrings want What can be said that louers cannot say Blind loues best Poets haue imperfect sight Loue deeply grounded hardly is dissembled Loue is a fiend a fire a heauen a hell Where pleasure paine and sad repentance dwell Where both deliberate the loue is light True loue is mute and oft amazed stands Who euer lou'd that lou'd not at first sight The darkest night is Cupids brightest day Loue alwaies makes those eloquent that loue There 's nothing more than counsell louers hate The light of hidden fire it selfe discouers And loue that is conceald betraies poore louers A louer most restraind the worser fares Loue is too full of faith too credulous Great force and vertue hath a louing looke No stonie limits can hold out true loue What loue can doe that dare it still attempt Sweet are those bands that true loue doth combine Loue goes toward loue like schoole-boyes from their bookes But loue from loue to schoole with heauie lookes No loue so sweet as where both soules consent True perfect loue is quickest of beleefe It 's better loue and liue than loath and die Free vent of words loues fire doth asswage Lookes doe kill loue and loue by lookes reuiues Foule words and frownes will not compell a louer Louers well wot what griefe it is to part When twixt two bodies liueth but one heart Loue easily commenteth on euery woe Loues gentle spring doth alwaies fresh remaine Loue maketh young men thrall and old men dote In follie loue is wise and foolish wittie A louers houres are long though seeming shoâ—â— Louers doe say The heart hath treble wrong When it is bard the ayding of the tongue Loue doth with gall and hony both abound It is not loue that loues to anger loue Loue still is free and led with selfe-delight Sweet is the loue that comes with willingnes Who learnes to loue the lesson is so plaine That once made perfect neuer lost againe There is no paine like loues sweet miscrie Great talke of loue proceeds but from the tongue Loue makes blunt wits right pleasing Oratours All loue deceits are held excusable Loue is most sweet and faire in euery thing Loue well is said to be a life in death That laughes and weepes and all but with a breath Such veâ—â—ue loue hath to make one of two The fire of loue is blown by dalliance Loues speciall lesson is to please the eye Loues glorie doth in greatest darknes shine Loue is a spirit all compact of fire Not grâ—sse to sâ—â—ke but light and will aspire Loue paints his longings in faire virgins eyes If merit looke not well Loue bids stand by Loue loftie doth despise a lowly eye Loue neuer will be drawn but must be led Although sweet loue to conquer glorious be Yet is the paine farre greater than the fee. He that shewes all his loue doth loue but lightly Fauours make happy louers euer dumbe The latest wonne is alwaies lou'd the longer Equall estate doth nourish equall loue Loue in braue spirits kindles goodly fire Which to great height of honour doth aspire Loue makes at once sicke sound aliue and dead Loue makes diuided creatures liue in one Loue is a thing that feeds on care and feare Poore is the loue that pouertie impaires All loues conceits are excellently wittie Two eyes him needeth both to watch and wake That louers will deceiue and find their scape That loue is singular is least in sight A pregnant loue conceits a thousand things Wanton conceits are rife where loue is wittie Disdaine to true loue yet was euer foe That loue is it which alwaies lasteth long That tends to neither of the louers wrong Vnwoed loue knowes not what pittie meanes They loue indeed that dare not say they loue Loues workes are more than of a
incense on the altar smokes But chastest thoughts are Nectar in Ioues sight Chastitie lost can neuer be restor'd Eternall thraldome rather should be wisht Than losse of chastitiâ— or chaunge of loue Chast loue is founded on a iust desire When chastitie is rifled of her store Lust the proud theefe is poorer than before Chast things are charie to the Gods themselues Chast eyes are blind at any gaudie gift And dease her eares to goodliest promises Chast eyes will banish lustfull sights away Riches and beautie praiseth not a wife But pleasing of her husband and chast life No princes wealth can prize true chastitie The browne complexion fam'd for chastitie Exceedeth farre the fair'st suspected beautie No life to libertie no loue like chastitie Chastitie beautifies the meanest coat Better than blame in richest clothing clad Beautie vnchast is reckned nothing worth Chastitie weakely can withstand proud wealth And dignitie both leagued to assault Chastitie is the crowne of happy life In wedlocke chastitie is speciall good But more in virgins life and widowhood Chastities wrongs bondage awarrants not Chastitie is the beautie of the soule The ioy of heauen best iewell here on earth Wanton desire chast lookes doth often hide Chastitie charitie and humilitie Are the united vertues of the soule Frugalitie is badge of chastitie Beautie vnchast is like the Mandrakes fruit Sightly in shew but poysonous in tast Idlenes is the foe to chastitie Nothing in women worthy praise remaines If once their glorie chastitie be lost Where gold 's too plentie chastitie growes cheape Faire is the face which promiseth pure loue But that celestiall liues by chastitie Fortitude with chast life adorne the soule Shee is not chast that is by feare compeld Neither she honest that with need is wonne Modest and chast is dourie rich enough Chastitie in extremitie is knowne And in the end crownd with eternitie A wandring eye bewrayes an vnchast mind With reasons reines chastitie bridles lust Where needie want is ioynd with chastitie There vncleane life gets some authoritie Chast eares cannot endure dishonest talke The modest eye controlles loues wanton ryot Chast modest thoughts beseeme a woman best Similies on the same subiect AS beautie lookes like flowers in the spring So chastitie is like the starres of heauen As Violets smell sweet in any sente So chastitie shines bright in euery eye As water-drops will pearce the hardest flint So chast resolue o'recomes the proudest lust As glasses broke can neuer be repaird So chastitie once lost is ne're restor'd As lust and libertie doth shorten life So chastitie makes endlesse liue the soule As champions by their manhood are best knowne So is good life by spotlesse chastitie Examples likewise on the same THe Spartane virgins rather chose to die Than loose the honour of pure chastitie Nicâ—nor moou'd a Thebane maid to lust Which to preuent she gladly slue her selfe Lucrece once rifled of her chastitie Imagin'd following life but infamie Diripenâ—â—na by her fathers hands Was done to death to saue her chastitie Vaâ—ro did hold the man religious That made a conscience of his chastitie Quâ—â—tâ—lâ—an saith I hat heauens chiefest gift Bestowed on man is blessed chastitie Of Beautie Beautie is Natures priuiledge a close deceit A short times tyrant and vast Monarchie BEautie but seldome seene makes vs admire it Beautie is such a bait that swallowed choakes Beauties best treasure is the owners harme Selfe-pleasing soules doe play with beauties baites There is no name if shee be false or not But being faire some enuious tongue will blot Beautie doth varnish age as if new borne Where faire is not no boor to paint the brow Beautie being borrowed merits no regard Simples fit beautie fie on drugs or Art Beautie doth sweetly quicken when 't is nigh But distant farre murders where 't is belou'd Seldome want guests where beautie bids the feast Care and suspition is faire beauties dower Beautie brings perill wanting safe protection Beautie at death can be bequeath'd to none Were beautie vnder twentie loâ—kes kept fast Yet lâ—uâ— will through and picke them all at last Nice fooles delight to be accounted faire Beautie is soonest lost too choicely kept Beautie to beautie alwaies is benigne Beautie within it selfe should not be wasted Bright beautie is the bait which with delight Doth most allure man to encrease his kind Beautie and wealth are fraught with coy disdaine Beautie is often with it selfe at strife True beautie needs no other ornament Men praise the face yet blame the flintie mind The fairest flower of beautie fades away Like the fresh Lillie in the Sun-shine day Swift time makes wrinkles in the fairest brow Faire women grieue to thinke they must be old Pittie and smiles doe best become the faire Beautie hath priuiledge to checke all dutie All things that faire that pure and glorious been Offer themselues on purpose to be seene Alluring shewes most deepe impression strike Sweetly it fits the faire to wantonnize Nothing but crueltie misseemes the faire Beautie is nothing if it be not seene No greater corsiue to our blooming yeeres Than the cold badge of winter-blasted haires Beautie will be where is the most resort Beautie is mightie yet her strength but weake Beautie like Autumne fades and falls away Beautie hath power to ouercome the strong Faire flowers that are not gathered in their prime Râ—t and consume themselues in little time The Summers beautie yeelds to winters blasts By clouds of care best beauties are defac'd Beautie being shamelesse soemes a loath some sight Amongst faire Roses grow some stinking weeds The fairer and more beautifull the skie The ouglier seeme the clouds that in it lye Nothing so soone allures as beautie doth Religion is austere but beautie mild The fair'st in shew must carrie all away At fairest signes best welcome is surmiz'd Beautie in heauen and earth this grace doth win It supples rigor and it lessens sinne Dainties are made for tast beautie for vse Seeds spring from seeds and beauty beauty breedeth Beautie oft crazeth like a broken glasse Both old and young and all would fairest be Hardly perfection is so absolute But some impuritie doth it pollute A small fault soone impaires the sweetest beautie The verie fairest hath her imperfection Beautie to dwell with woe deformes it selfe As fairest beautie fades so loue growes cold Beautie it selfe doth of it selfe perswade The eyes of men without an Oratour If beautie were not loue were quite confounded The fairest flowers haue not the sweetest smell The painted face sets forth no perfect blood The beautie of the mind excels the face Desire being Pilot and bright beautie prize Who can feare sinking where such treasure lyesâ— Beautie is able sorrow to beguile There 's none so faire whose beautie all respect The fairest buds are soonest nipt with frosts Who builds on beautie builds but for a while Beautie is cuer held so much more faire By how much lesse her hate makes loue despaire That 's quickly staind which is the purest fine In
then will idle stand Peasants may beare but kings must needs requite Who would all mastring maiestie defeat Of her best grace that is to make men great A princes wrath is messenger of death What els is pompe rule raigne but earth and dust Kings must haue some be hated worse than they On whome they may their weight of enuie lay Pride is no ornament for diademes Selfe-loue doth very ill beseeme a prince Blest is that league where citties further Kings And kings doe further them in other things Kings that would haue lawes kept must rule themselues Graue heads are meetest Councellors for kings Looke what a King doth most of all embrace To that his subiects will encline as fast The strength of princes is their subiects loue Kings ought be free from partialitie Sleeplesse suspition pale distrust cold feare Alwaies with princes company doth beare Kings should be fathers to their common-â—â—aleâ— Kings should preferre them most that 〈…〉 least A Prince not fear'd hath oft his death 〈…〉 And dreaded Princes haue their deathâ— deâ—â—â—â—â— Maiestie scornes to looke on cowardise Kings reasons should be more than their opiâ—â—â—â—â— What else are kings when regiment is gâ—nâ— But like to shadowes in a Sun shine day In â—â—â—iâ—cts wrongs princes sustaine abuse It'â—â—â—â—ater care to keepe than get a crowne Kings fauours in their eye-lids vse to hang. Ready with euery winke to be wip'te out He is no king that is affections slaue No fall like his that falleth from a crowne Kings are not tearmed Gods for wearing crownes But for o're fame and fortune they are Lords Misgouern'd kings are cause of common wracke Kings chaunging customes euer feare a chaunge Iest not with Princes if that thou be wise For in vnequall iest great daunger lyes Kings are their subiects ioy their countries hope True subiects hearts are princes chiefest stay In Princes these two qualities well sit For strength a Lyon and a Foxe for wit Great perils are compriz'd within a crowne Beggers make maiestie a gazing marke True iustice is the chiefe and onely thing That is reâ—uir'd and lookt for in a king Mislikes are sillie lets where kings resolue Iust soueraigntie can neuer be displac'd A king hereft of all his trustie friends Is dead aliue for fame and honour ends All lawfull princes first or last preuaile A princes safetie is his peoples loue Who hath been kneel'd vnto can hardly kneele Or begge for that which once hath been his owne Kings greatnes stands on the great king of heauen No maiestie where vertue is despis'd Similies on the same subiect AS princes wills are commonly held lawes So life or death dependeth on their lookes As often burials is Physicians shame So many deaths argue a kings hard raigne As beasts obey the Lordly lyons looke So meane estate must mightie princeâ— brooke As the Sun-beames doe lighten all the world So princes liues are lâ—nternes to their lands As Princes wanting wealth learne tyrannie So too much treasure makes them vicious As biggest winds enkindle greatest flames So much submission makes a king most mild Examples likewise on the same THe Kings of Persia alwaies shewed themselues More subiect to the law than to their Lords Antiochus told his sonne Demâ—trius That kingly rule was noble slauerie Bâ—lus the sonne of Nemrod was first king That in this world had title of that name The Romane kings did vse to weare no crownes But alwaies bare their scepters in their hands Tully saith then 't is best to checke a prince When he forgets himselfe to be a prince Sâ—â—â—ates wil'd good kings preferre their friends And shewe some kindnesse to their enemies Of Kingdomes c. The Kingdome Countrey and the Common-weale Are things that subiects loue doe most reueale KIngdomes are Fortunes slattering gifts soone lost Kingdomes are burd'nous to the wiâ—est men Conâ—â—rd doth keepe a Realme in stable stay When discord brings all kingdomes to decay Wretched the state where men desire to die Who striues to alter lawes disturbes the state Kingdomes are commonly much sooner lost Than kept desir'd than had with mightie cost Kingdomes are Fortunes â—atall tenise balls A wicked king makes a more wicked land A man that takes delight in doing all To trouble all the State deuiâ—eth â—â—iâ—l In a well-gouern'd state one head is best Some men vnwilling benefit their land Fooles set in office doe their spleâ—es â—eâ—eâ—le And meaning well mâ—st hâ—â—t the common-weale Some vnawares their countries good proâ—erre All earthly kingdomes euen as men mâ—st perish Kingdomes are rul'd but badly where the base Will checke the chiefe that sit in highest place No state stands sure but on the grounds of right Realmes neuer get by chaunge but paine and losse When lawes are maâ—e they ought to be obey'd And rulers willes with reuerâ—nce to be weigh'd Wisdome and care are kingdomes chiefest propâ— Rude multitudes are kingdomes ouerthrow By nature man vnto the woâ—st iâ— bent If wholsome statutes stay not his intenâ— Innocent men are common-wealeâ— bâ—st treasure Innocence makes kingdoms florish more than arms That kingdome ought of right to be destroy'd Which once was vertues â—lower now vices weed Wise princes are their kingdomes conâ—â—oâ—ters Vniust exâ—â—â—ons killes a common-weale No greater da â—nger to a common-wealth Than when vnskilfâ—ll 〈◊〉 â—ide her powers Kingdomes are nothing elâ—e but common care Where tools bâ—are râ—le the common wealth decaies In â— calmeâ— a many see how 〈◊〉 â—â—gin But few respect the enâ— and emâ—â—lie Where wiâ—â— mâ—n are neglected kingdomes perish No nâ—arâ—r kinred can be than our countrey Theâ—e â—â—â— no common-weales more loose and bad Tâ—aâ— wâ—eâ—e the câ—mâ—â—nâ—â—â—ue most libertie Our countrey parents kin claime part in vs. Our countries loue ought be most deare to vs. And â—â—ties of common-weales dâ—â—ay â—â—â—â—â— bâ—ilâ—ingâ—â—â—â—â— and carelâ—sse heads beare sway Where any may liâ—e well that is his countrey Remembrance of ouâ— countrey is most sweet In common-weales such should be honour'd most As shew their care both insterne warre and peace â—â—â— countrey first by nature claimeth vs. â—â—â—â—â—t is the death in cause of common-weale The gouernment of common weales and state Will without wiâ—dome soone he ruinate Reward and punishment are kingdomes keyes Peace in a common-wealth is mellodie There 's nothing câ—n impresse so deare constraint As countries cause and common foes disclaine Men of desert their countrey least esteemes Discretion best doth rule a common-weale That kingdome may be counted fortunate Where no man liueth by anothers sweat Seditious heads disturbe the common good Vnruly members soone should be lopt of Similies on the same subiect AS spring and Autumne hazard health by chaunge So â—nnouations harme a common-wealth Looke how the body void of members is Euen so are kingdomes dispossest of lawes As ships in tempests need all helping hands So in a kingdome none must idlely stand As many Elements one temper frame So diuers mens endeauours helpe the state As from the heart all members haue their life So from the common-wealth
lawfull for a countries good To purchase peace with least expence of blood WArre makes the conquer'd yeeld serue with hate Where warre once enters ruine doth ensue Great is the hâ—rror of intestine broyles When with our blood we fat our natiue soyles Warre makes the victour to desire debate A Captaine talketh best of boâ—sâ—ious warre Looke where the sword for pittie leaues to sâ—ill Pittie that Iustice sâ—câ—â—â—â— begin to â—ill Warre leaues naught sure though we presume to choose Bloodshed by bloodshed still is nouâ—ished Warre should not fill kings â—â—llâ—â—es with moâ—e Nor perill come wheâ— 't is least thought vpon In vaine are armes when heauen becomes our foe Warres â—agâ— hath no respect of pietie It is a meritorious faire dessigâ—e To chase miâ—stice with reuengefull armes Vertue may somtimes be surpriz'd by number Valour and Art are both the sonnes of Ioue Who would not be a Souldiour in that band Which ere it fight holds victorie in hand Arte is Nobilities true register Nobilitie Arts champion still is nam'd Honour doth say That if shee chaunce to faile The braue attempt the shame shall counteruaile Learning is fortitudes right kalender Faire fortitude is learnings saint and friend Honour shields learning from all iniurie And learning honour from blacke infamie A crowne twixt breethren breeds contention Valour in greatest daunger shines most bright If thorow rashnes valour doe get honour We blame the rashnes but reward the honour Well doth he die that dies gainst countries foes An honourable buriall is the field He that hath once sustain'd the bullets wound What need he feare the Canons harmlesse sounâ— Blood nought but sin war nought but sorrows yeeld Sad are the sights bitter the fruits of warre Those that are brought vp in the broâ—les of realmes Thinke it best fishing still in troubled streames A martiall man ought not be fancies slaue Men vs'd to warre are greatest foes to peace The smallest iarres if they be suffered run Breed wrath and warre yea death ere they be done No warre is right but that which lawfull is The sword must mend what insolence did marre Who knowes to win by sword can iudge of wit For without wit no warre can prosper well On little broyles ensueth bloodie warre Who best doth speed in warre small safetie sinds The best obseruing prouidence in warre Still thinketh foes much stronger than they are Vn naturall warres where subiects braue their kings A bloodie conquest staines the captaines praise A brauer mind hath he that fights for more Than he that warres for that he had before His flight is shamefull that flyes victorie Warres conquerours in loue doe seldome pine When warre and troubles doe â—s most molest Then wicked persons euer prosper best In warie and loue courage is most requir'd A coward Captaine marres the souldiours fight Armes but in great extreames doe neuer serua To reconcile and punish such a swerue A valiant leader makes faint cowards fight By armes Realmes Empires Monarchies are wonne Let warre his boast of dignitie surcease And yeeld to wisdome which seekes all encrease To armes lawes iustice magistrates submit Artes Sciences before Armes triumphes sit The plough-mans hope and husbands thriftie â—illage Oft times become the wastfull souldiours pillage Vnciuill warre all iustice doth diuorce Basely he fights that warres as others bid It 's much to conquer but to keepe it then Is full as much if not a great deale more Booke-expert warriours ne're are truly bold Warre for our countrie is a holy fight Those wiser heads that know the scourge of warre Seeke safest meanes to mitigate the iarre Warre rightly handled is most excellent Who fights for crownes set life and all too light To keepe our countrie safe from any harme For warre or worke we either hand should arme Warre was ordain'd to make men liue in peace Warre doth defend our right repulse our foes In warre they are esteem'd as Captaines good That win the field with least expence of blood Neuer vse armes where money may preuaile Th' effects of warre are couetous desires Let desperate men and Russians thirst for blood Win foes with loue and thinke that conquest good In warre let female honour be preseru'd Ambition is the chiefest cause of warre He that was woont to call his sword to aid It 's hard with him when he must stand to plead Necessitie makes warre to seeme most iust Many may talke of warre but few conclude Similies on the same subiect AS Earth and Fire were first in this worlds frame So Warre and Peace are chiefe in kingdomes rule As cunning Pilots best can guide the ship So expert Captaines aptest manage warre As peace may suffer wrong and be abus'd So warre is harmelesse if but rightly vs'd As pleasant talke makes short the longest way So valiant leaders whet on dullest mindes As lingring sicknesse most offendeth life So quicke dispatch in warre is glorious As rusticke notes likes any loutish swad So drummes and trumpets please a Souldiour best Examples likewise on the same PApyrius Cursor punisht Fabius Because vniustly hee commenced warre The Emperour Aâ—relius gaue strict charge That no man should abuse himselfe in warre The worthie Souldiour Bellâ—zarius Would neuer warre but on some speciall cause Traiane was neuer vanquished in warre Because he would not meddle but in right Warre makes men cruell so saith Senâ—â—a But peace prouoâ—eth them to gentlenes Plato affirmed warre was excellent When it did haâ—me to none but enemies Of Fame and Infamie Good Fame is that which all men ought desire But euill Fame is bad mens worthy hire FAme neuer finds a tombe t' enclose it in Fame neuer sloops to things are mean or poore No fame doth follow any vniust act To fames rich treasure Time vnlockes the doore Which angrie Fortune had shut vp before Fame neuer lookes so low as idle drones Base Enuie still will barke at sleeping same Life is not lost that brings eternall fame All perils ought be lesse and lesse all paine In open field than the deare losse of fame Dearer is loue than life and fame than gold The path is sweet which daunger leads to fame Fame being once foil'd incurable the blot Our deeds in life to worth cannot be rated In death our life with fame euen then is dated Fame is not subiect to authoritie Fame neuer prosiâ—eth a wicked man Infamie hath no power to hurt the good Thy same defaâ—'d or toucht with any staine Being once supplanted neuer growes againe Fame is a speedie herald to beare newes A good report in deepest darknesse shines Good life is readiest way to purchase same If spâ—tlâ—sse reputation be away Mâ—n arâ— but guilded loame or â—ainted day Fame by our â—ertuous actions is maintain'd Rumours soone rais'd decay but same stands fume A man can haue no sweeter friend than fame Fame not suppos'd to wasâ—e but grow by waâ—â—ing Like snow in riuers falne consumes by lasting Couet not same without great care to keepe it No like mishap as to be
inmous Fame that the liuing saues reuiues the dead Fame hath two wings the one of false report The other hath some plumes of veritie No law can quit where fame is once endighted Fame is the ioy and life of valiant minds Preferre sharpe death before infamous life The chiefest thing a princes fame to raise Is to excell those that are excellent Glorie doth neuer blow cold pitties fire There 's nothing can be done but fame reports To know too much is to know nought but fame Let not proud will hold vp thy head for fame When inward wants may not expect the same Fame dyes with them that all their honour waste Fame bad concealer of our close intenrs Fame got by follie dyes before it liues Fame with her golden wings aloft doth flie Aboue the reach of ruinous decay He liueth long enough dies soone with fame Where fame beares sway there Cupid will be bold Good fame is better than a crowne of gold Similies on the same subiect AS thunder nor fierce lightning harmes the Bay So no extremitie hath power on fame As precious stones though set in Lead will shine So fame in poorest corners will appeare As earth producing salt brings nothing else So vertue seeking fame craues nothing else As many voices make the consort sweet So many vertues doe confirme true fame As pride is enemie to good report Solowly thoughts doe lead the way to fame As sight receiues his splendour from the aire So fame from vertue doth deriue her selfe Examples likewise on the same PVblicola wonne fame for leading armes And Solon by his ciuill actions The fame Milciades got at Marathon Would not permit Thems stocles to sleepe Fabius did by his vertues get such fame As Maximus was added to his name Lysimachus was famous through the world Because he kill'd a Lyon in his youth Seneca saith Fame should be followed Rather than coueted by fond desire No man saith Cicero is learn'd and wise But fame must needs attend his actions Of Praise c. Praise is the hyre of vertue for those partes That well deserue it both in eyes and hearts PRaise is but smoake that sheddeth in the skie Men for their owne deeds shall be prais'd or blam'd True laâ—d proceeds by the report of other Of more esteeme when we our selues it smoother The peoples voice is neither shame nor praise Safetie may breed delight not nourish praise Hard words doe discommend some men to day Yet praise tomorrow with all might they may Many will praise in words but spight in workes Chiefe praise consisteth in contented life It 's better to be praised for a truth Than for a leasing to be honoured To praise vnworthie men is flatteriâ— Saue vertuous deeds there 's nothing merits praise When men doe praise themselues immoderately Makes other sentence them with obloquie Praise stirres the mind to great and mightie things Praise nourisheth true vertue where it sprang The benefits of peace deserue more praise Than all the cunningst stratagenis of warre Praise maketh labour light enricheth hope When others praise thee best to iudge thy selfe Praise is a poyson to ambitious men Because it makes them out ran honestie In doing that we ought deserues no praise By counterfeited vertue seeke no praise In vaine we seeke the idle smoake of praise Since all things by antiquitie decayes All good things haue preheminence in praise Neuer praise that which is not commendable Oft those whome princes patronage extold Forget themselues and what they were of old Condemne not that deserueth praise by due An ill mans praise is praise for doing ill Who striues to gaine inheritance of aire Leaues yet perhaps but beggâ—â—ie to his heire Helping the poore deseruâ—th double praise Vertue begetreth praise praise honours height Nothing of more vncertaintie than praise For one dayes gift another robs vs of An open praise deserues a secret doubt Too much commending is a heauie load He that commends a man before his face Will scant speake well of him behind his backe Bad nature by good nurture mended merits praise Abasing worthie men argues selfe-praise It is more worthie praise to keepe good fame Than the bare stile or getting â—f the same Our elders praise is light vnto our liues Be not too rash in discommending any Be not too hastie in bestowing praise Nor yet too slow when due time calls for praise A mans owne praise is publicke infamie Honest attempts can neuer want due praise Similies on the same subiect AS shadowes on our bodies doe attend So praise doth wait on vertue to the end As praising make the Peacocke spread her taile So men commended doe expresse themselues As fooles in folly are not to be sooth'd So wicked actions are not to be prais'd As Cockes by crowing shew their victorie So mens owne praises blab their obloquie As niggards are discerned by their giftes So mens commendings doe expresse their loue As greatest praises fatten not thy fields So much commending pleaseth not thy friend Examples likewise on the same THe noble Romane Titus Flaminius Could not endure when any praised him Caesar beholding Alexanders image Wept in remembring his exceeding praise Pompey did count it praise enough for him To set Tigranes in his throne againe Agathocles condemned all vaine praise And still confest himselfe a potters sonne By vertue saith Euripideâ— get praise For that will liue when time expires thy dayes Solon said All vaine-glorious men were fooles And none praise-worthie but the humble-wise Of Friendship c. The summe of friendship is that of two soules One should be made in will and firme affect TRue friends partake in either weale or woe Faint-hearted friends their succours long delay A deare friends graue is a more heauie sight Than all the feares wherewith death can affright Of foes the spoile is ill farre more of friends Who faileth one is false though true to other That friendship can no length of time endure Which doth â—â—â—se ill or euill end procure The truest friendship is in equalitie Likenesse in manners makes best amitie When equall might is vp vnto the chin Weake friends become strong foes to thrust him in Among kind friends departing drinkes vp ioy Better a new friend than an auncient foe Call him not friend that sauours most of foe Teaâ—me him thy deaths-man looke he prooue not so Giue foes no oddes nor friends vnequall power Trust not to foes if friends their credit loose For friends if one should die were rarely much But die for foes the world affoords none such In base minds dwells friendship nor enmitie No seruice will a gentle friend despise Looke what abuse is offer'd to a friend The shame and faule finds no excuse or end To wrong a friend doth prooue too foule a deed Foes often wake when loyall friends doe sleepe Faire louely concord and most sacred peace Doe nourish vertue and make friendship fast A stead fast friend is to be lou'd as life Faint friends when they fall out prooue
cruell foes Those friends that loue the Sun shine of delights Will flye the winter when affliction bites True friendship at the first affront retires not Most friends befriend themselues with friendships shew Suspition is sedition mongst good friends When eithers drift to others mischiefe tends They kill that feele not their friends liuing paine Be enuied of thy foe rather than pitied More conquest is the gaining of a friend Than the subduing of an enemie He is too foolish that mistrusts his friend In greatest need a friend is best discern'd We ought sometimes as well to reprehend As praise the partie whome we count a friend True friendship maketh light all heauie harmes A friend in most distresse will most assist Who entertaineth many friends doth loose The title of a true and stedfast friend Men in their friendship alwayes should be one A hard attempt to tempt a foe for aid Make all men our well-willers if we can But onely chuse good men to be our friends Small is that friendship table-talke will cracke Requests twixt friends are counted as commaunds To straungers let great proffers still be made But to true friends vse sound and perfect deedes Performance is in friendship held a dutie No man should loue himselfe more than his friend Foure things we ought supply our friend withall Our persoâ— counsell comfort and â—ur goods A friend is to a man another selfe With euery one to shake hands is not good Who wâ—â—â—teth fâ—iâ—nds to â—aâ—â—â—e what he begins In lands faire off gets not although he winnes A wise man takes not ech one as his friend Prooue strangers to loue them and not loue to prooue them The man that makes a fâ—iend of euery â—irâ—unger Disâ—ards him not aâ—aine without some danger True friendship ought be free like charitie Opinion of vertue is the sount of friendship In friendship this one difference is tryde Tâ—ue fâ—iends stand â—â—â—st when as the â—â—â—gned slide Who neuer had a foe neâ—re knew a friend Friendship admitteth not an angry frowne A â—â—ue fâ—rme fâ—iâ—â—â— will neuer sound retreat Nor so opâ—â—â—â— sailâ—â—â—or â—ny storme of weather Vnâ—â—e is Aâ—â—tâ—es chiefest â—â—â—â—ncâ— Hazard displeasure to relieue a friend True frienâ—â—â—ips Sunne continualâ—y doth last And shines the clearer in the bitterst blast They are no friends that hazard them they loue True friendship scornes confederacie with shame In earnest â—east in quiet peace or warre Neuer presume to try thy foe too farre Aduersiâ—iâ— doth best disclose a friend Amitie streâ—â—heth not beyond the Altar An open â—oe a man may soone preuent Bâ—t a false friend murders in blandishment A feigned friend will quickly chaunge conceit Ouer-much boldnesse makes men loose their friends Whil'st things go well friends alwaies will be neer thee But sailing once the dearest friends will feare thee What death is life when dearest friends are lost It 's good to haue a wise and discreete friend No foe so fell or cunning to escape As is a friend clad in a foe-mans shape Often to trie our friends is profitable Flatterie is friendships forme but not the fruit Many to those they should most friendship show Doc lie in wait to worke their ouer throw Suspition is the poison of firme friendship Forgetfull fooles vnfriendly vse then friends Of any foe be â—â—re no gift thou take Least to thy ruine it some entrance make Follie respecteth â—latterers more than friends Good natures inly grieue to trie their friends No mortall fee so full of venemous spâ—ght As man to man when mischiefe he pretends Begging at friends hands is esteemed buying Friends hide no coine or secrets from their friends Who sees their friends in want and them despise When they doe fall neuer deserue to rise True friends doe soone forget a friends offence Scornfull and proud are very perillous friends He that intendeth giule and thou findst so No wrong thou doest to vse him as thy foe Where friends are knit in loue there griefes are shar'd Quicke promisers slow doers are slacke friends Where many hearts doe gently sympathize In sacred friendship there all blisse abounds No friend like him whome no distresse can daunt Happie is he that finds and feeles a friend Similies on the same subiect AS no calamitie can thwart true loue So no mishap can separate firme friends As wanâ— of friends is very perillous So talking friends doe prooue too tedious As fire from heat cannot be separate So true friends hearts will no way be disjoyn'd As Physicke cures the secret'st griefes we haue So friendship heales the hearts extreamest woes As instruments are tun'd e're musicke 's heard So friends are tride ere they be firmely found As exiles haue no comforts but their cares So home-abiders haue no ioy like friends Examples likewise on the same Câ—rus vpon his left side plac'd his friends Because they should be neerest to his heart â—â—â—â— and Caesar rather wished death Than they should grow distrustfull of their friends Cato this poesie caried in his Ring Be friend to one and enemie to none Luâ—iâ—â—ius seeing Brutus round engirt Call'd himselfe Bâ—utus that his friend might scape Phâ—â—oâ— in despcrate furie sau'd his friend Saying For â—his cause was I made thy friend Three thingâ— saith Tullie men should wish their friends Health good account and priuiledge from need Of Patience Patience is voluntarie sufferance Of hardest matters for faire vertues sake PAtience preuailes against a world of wrongs What Fortune hurts patience can onely heale No baâ—â—shment can be to him assign'd That hath a paâ—ient and resolued mind The minds affliction patience can appease To be borne well and die worse breaketh patience That life is only miserable and vile Which from faire patience doth it selfe exile Patience doth passions alwaies mortifie The minds distresse with patience is relieu'd They that loose halfe with greater patience beare it Then they whose all is swallowed in confusion For curelesse sores paâ—ience is chiefest salue Patience all trouble sweetly doth digest True patience can miliâ—ly suffer wrong Where rage and furie doe our liues defame True patience is the prouender of fooles Patience importun'd doth conuert to hate The strength to fight with death is patience And to be conquer'd of him patience The onely salue for wrong is patience Reuenge on fortune is mild patience Let such whome patience cannot moderate Endaunger them that would endammage him He is most valiant that is patient No conquest can compare with patience Patience is oft from princely seat puld downe When bloodie minds doe sâ—â—ssle for a crowne Patience makes light afflictions heauiest load The shield of patience beares off all mishaps Comfortlesse patience brings consumption No sting hath patience but a sighing griefe That stings nought but it selfe without reliefe The end of patience is expect of promise Patience beares that which care cannot redresse A heauenly spirits hope is patience Similies on the same subiect AS rage doth kindle still the fire of wrath Patience to quench iâ— store of water hath As fire
silence Women in mischiefe are more wise then men A womans tongue wounds deeper than her eye Constant in loue who tryes a womans mind Wealth beautie wit and all in her doth find Women are Natures wonder louing Nature Women doe couet most what 's most denyed them Extreame are womens sorrowes past redresse Or so dissembled not to be beleeu'd A woman of good life feares no ill tongue Silence in women is a speciall grace Similies on the same subiect AS none can tell a griefe but he that feeles it So none knowes womens wrongs but they that find them As women most despise what 's offered them So to denie their minds is worse than death As a sharpe bridle fits a froward horse So a curst woman must be roughly vs'd As the best mettal'd blade hath iron commixt So the best women are not free from faults As readines of speech becomes a man â—â— silence doâ—h a woman best beseeme As goodliest gardens are not void of weeds So fairest women may haue some defect Examples likewise on the same ISâ—rina sometimes Queene of Scithia With her sweet voice made calme the rough swolne seas Romane Cornelia was so eloquent That to her they did daily sacrifice Lachis of Athens to her country-men Appointed lawes for ciuill gouernment Queene Parisatis caus'd the Persian kings To haue their buriall in rich tombes of gold Plato held women in a familie As needfull as a kingdomes gouernour If nature doe desire her selfe to see Saith Plutarch women then her glasse may be Of Ambition Ambition is a humour that aspires And slayes it selfe in seeking high desires AMbition with the Eagle loues to build Ambition being once inur'd to raigne Can neuer brooke a priuat state againe Ambitious fauorites alwaies mischiefe bring Th' aspirer once attain'd vnto the toâ— Cuts off those meanes whereâ—y himselfe got vp Ambition yet tooke neuer lasting root High aimes young spirits birth of loyall line Make men play false where kingdomes are the sâ—aâ—es Th' ambitious will find right or else make â—ight It is ambitions sicknes hauing much To vexe vs with defect of that we haue Might makes a title where he hath no right Those men that commonly o're-looke too much Doe ouer-see themselues theâ—r staâ—e is such Ambitious minds a world of wealth would haue Ambitious minds to get a princeâ— traine Would afterward of beggers life be faine Ambition paine and loue brookes no delay Lyons doe neuer cast a gentle looke On any beast that would vsurpe their den Who climbes too soone oft time repents too late Bloud and alliance nothing doe preuaile To coole the thirst of hot ambitious breasts Aspiring things are readie still to fall Bruises are sooner caught by reaching high Than when the mind is willing to sloope low Many vsurpe but most in mischiefe end Fortune doth neuer grudge at them that fall But enuie stings and biteth them that climbe Aspiring thoughts led Phaeâ—on awry Reware ambition 't is a sugred ill That fortune layes presuming minds to kill Ambitious Icarus did climbe too high Ambitions bold and true begotten sonne Is quite spent in desire ere hope be wonne Gazeâ—s on starres oft stumble at small stones Seldome can proud presumption be enthroan'd To liue esteemd or die to be bemoan'd Ambition no corriuall will admit The man that doth presume aboue his state In stead of loue incurres but deadly hate Highest attempts to low disgraces fall Craft giues ambition leaue to lay his plot And crosse his friend because he sounds him not Competitors the subiects dearely buy Presuming will counts it high preiudice To be reproou'd although by sound aduise Beware ambition in felicitie Such reaching heads as neuer thinke them well After their fall their owne mishaps may tell High mounting Eagles soone are smitten blind Ambitions dying is great glorie wonne Similies on the same subiect AS breath on steele as soone is off as on So climbers are as quickly downe as vp As nothing in substance is more light than aire So nothing can out-goe ambitious thoughts As winds being vp doe blow more violent So proud vsurpers tyrannise in height As bad men grieue at good mens happinesse So high aspirers grudge at lowlines As powder fier'd is but a suddaine flash Euen so ambition is no more than smoke As Bâ—ts doe flutter not directly flie So climbers aime at much and misse of all Examples likewise on the same Fâ—edericâ—e the third was by his bastard sonne Ambitious Manfâ—oâ— dispossest of life Geta murdered Antoniâ—s his brother Through his ambitious mind to rule alone Crassus procur'd himselfe a shamefull death Through his ambitious spight at Caesars fame Marius not satisfied with former praise Through his ambition soone abridg'd his dayes Plato would haue good men exalted still But none that sauour'd of ambition Saith Aristotle kingdomes soone decay Where pride or else ambition beareth sway Of Tyrants c. Tirants are kingdoms plagues and good mens woe Their owne destroyers and soone ouerthrow A Tyrants lookes breed terror after death Oft in the childrens slaughters fathers die The man that once is strong in equitie Will scorne th' austerest lookes of tyrannie Tyrannie still strikes terror to it selfe Death is the vtmost end of tyrannie Those that in blood a violent pleasure haue Seldome descend but â—leeding to the graue Birth is no shadow to sterne tyrannie Ladies and tyrants doe respect no lawes When tyrannie is with strong aid supported All iustice from â—ood minds is quite extorted No tyrannie can force true fortitude Tyrants are leaders to a many ills A tyrant that hath tasted once of bloud Doth hardly thrine by any other food Tyrants will brooke no tearmes or list dispute Tyrants are torturers of honest soules Words not preuaile neither can fighes aduise To mooue the heart that 's bent to tyrannise No fame consists in deeds of tyrannie Tyrants are alwaies traitours to them-selues To punish many for th'amisse of one Most properly to tyrants appertaine Where tyrants reigne God help the land that while It 's worse than death to liue a tyrants slaue Tyrants being suffred and not quail'd in time VVill cut their throats that gaue them leaue to climbe The smallest worme will turne being trode vpon The Doues will pecke in rescue of their brood The sauage Beare will neuer liâ—ke his hand That spoiles her of her young before her face By vniust deeds a true prince growes a Tyrant Nothing more abiect than a tyrant iâ— He that in bountie doth exceed himselfe Becomes a tyrant â—fterward to others Tyrants subdue by strength maintaine in hate Tyrants are Nobles scourge the commons plague King as they ought Tyrants rule as they list The one to profit all the other few No peace no hope no rest hath tyrannie One iniurie makes not a tyraâ—nie Princes ouâ—ht iuâ—tly to defend their owne Rather than tâ—rant-like to conquer others Who kings refuse deserue a tyrant Lord. Vsurping rule is held by tyrannie Tyrannie in a teacher is most vile For â—oâ—â—â— with loue not rigour
neighbour is a double ill Similies on the same subiect As Bauens by their bands are easily knowne So enuies lookes doe most disclose her selfe As greatest floods haue alwaies quickest ebbes So enuies heat is commonly soone cold As rigour blasteth fancies fairest bloomes So enuie doth the no lest man disgrace As no disease with inward griefe compares So nothing more than enuie wounds the mind As fire not maintain'd is quickly out So enuie not supplyed dies of it selfe As in the Cedar wormes doe neuer breed So in the wise enuie can haue no power Examples likewise on the same PHilip was told that men enuied him Quoth he I care not I haue giuen no cause Caligula had such an enuious heart As he repin'd at all mens happinesse Th'Athenians so enuied Themistocles As they made verses in reproch of him Pompey and Caesars enuie to each other Can scant be matcht in any histories Plutarch saith enuie is damn'd sorcerie And therefore witht it generally abhorr'd Thucidides graunts wise men may be enuied Only to make their vertues shine the more Of Lust. Lust is the minds disturber purses foe The conscience wronger and first step to woe LVst oft is fill'd but neuer satisfied Lasciuious lust the sences doth deceiue Where lust gets footing shame doth soon ensue Lust like a lanthorne sheweth through it selfe The poysoned venime hid within it selfe Lust puts the most vnlawfull things in vre The Leachers tongue is neuer void of guile Lust liues by spoile like theeues that rob true men Lust makes obliuion beateth reason backe Forgetteâ—h shames pure â—lush and honours wracke The flames of lust doe from loues fewell rise The filâ—h of lust vncleannesse wallowes in Lust gads abroad desire doth seldome sleepe Most sweet it is swift same to ouer-goe But vile to liue in lusts blacke ouerthrow Where lust is law it booteth not to plead Lust lacks no wings when loue is fled away Blind is base lust false colours to descrie Iustes Owle-sight eyes are dazeled with the light Yet see too clearely in the darkest night Loue surfets not lust like a glutton dies Loue is all truth lust full of perjur'd lyes Lusts winter comes ere sommer halfe is done While lust is in his pride no exclamation Can curâ—e his heat or reine his rash desire Lust being Lord there is no trust in kings Leud lust is endlesse pleasure hath no bounds As corne o're-growes by weeds so feare by lust All faire humanitie abhorres the deed That staines with lust loues modest snow-white weede Teares harden lust though marble weare with drops Faire loue foule lust are deadly enemies Lust blowes the fire when temperance is thawed Faire day discouers lustes obscurest wayes And sheweth ech thing as it is indeed The loue of lust is losse vnto our health Lust led with enuie dreads no deadly sinne Sower is the case that from lusts root doth spring Inchastitie is euer prostitute Whose tree we loath when we haue pluckâ— the fruit It is great vertue to abstaine from lust Who followes lust can neuer come to loue Lust alwaies seekes the ruine of chaste loue Better seueritie that 's right and iust Than impotent affections led with iust Greatnesse doth make it great incontinence No bondage like the slauish life to lust Lust is a pleasure bought with after paine The gate that opens to iniquitie Is vnrestrained lust and libertie Lust by continuance growes to impudence Shame and disgrace attend vnbridled lust Adulterie is iniurie to nature Where wicâ—ed lust doth dwell in foule excesse That is no house but for damn'd beastlines Adult'rie is vnlawfull matrimonie Adult'rie is despis'd among bruit beasts Concupiscence doth violence the soule Loue comforteth like Sun-shâ—ne after raine But lustâ— effect is tempest after Sinne. No beastlines like base concupiscense Lust is the path way to perdition Concupiscense leads on the way to death Poore sillie flyes may teach great men be lust And not to yeeld them selues a prey to lust Lust is in age most loathsome vile in youth Lust makes vs couet things beyond our power Lust cuts off life before the dated time Lust neuer taketh ioy in what is due But still leaues knowne delights to seeke out new A man long plung'd in lust is hard v purg'd Slothfulnesse is the nourisher of lust Similies on the same subiect AS fire consumeth wood into it selfe So lust drawes men into her deepest sinnes Aâ— Sulphur being hot is quickly fier'd So lust vnbâ—â—dled easily is prouokt As wanton thoughts are full of wanton speech So leud conceits are fild with loose desires As greedie minds encroch on other right So lust makes no respect of leud delight As leprosie the members doth corrupt So luxurie enuenometh the soule As rauenous binds make no respect of prey So all are apt that come in lusts foule way Examples likewise on the same Cleopatra had her brothers companie Wronging thereby her husband her selfe Thalestris trauail'd five and twentie dayes To lye one night with mightie Alexander Claudius of his owne sisters made no spare Semâ—ramis in lust desir'd her sonne Nero slew Atticus the Romane Consull That he might haue accesse vnto his wife Aristotle saith that lust mens bodies chaunge And likewise breedeth madnesse in their soules Hippocrates call'd lust the foule disease Than which could be no worse infection Of Pride c. Pride is a puft vp mind a swolne desire That by vaine-glory seeketh to aspire PRide is the chiefe disgrace beautie can haue Pride drawes on vengeance vengeance hath no meane Weake weapons doe the greatest pride abate When pride but pointeth once vnto his fall He beares a sword to stay him-selfe withall Vaine-glorie neuer temperance doth retaine Vaine-glorie fondly gazeth on the skies Pride gapes aloft and scorneth humble lookes Pride is contemned scorn'd disdain'd derided While humblenesse of all things is prouided Proud will is dease and heares no heedfull friends The flesh being proud desire doth sight with grace Suppresse the proud helpe to support the mâ—â—ke Vaine-glories vice lâ—â—e to thâ— n 〈…〉 Doth blemish oft oâ—r 〈…〉 Small Onats enforc'd â—â—oud â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— to stoope Very vnsurely stands the â—â—â—t oâ—â—â—â—â—â— Vaine-glorious men desâ—â—â— to â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—iâ—â—â—â—â— Such is the nature still of haughtie pride Than others praise can nothing worse abide In-sight illustrates outward brauerie blinds Shame followes pride as doth the bodies shade Wit oft-times wrackes by selfe-conceit of pride Though pride leads on yet shame doth wait behind And shame for pride by iustice is assign'd Beautie breeds pride pride bringeth forth disdaine Vertue is plac'd where pride may not presume The plague of pride presumption did begin Nothing there is that heauen can worse abide Amongst mens deeds than arrogance and pride Trust not to choise of proud confederates High-builded castles ouer-looke low lands Enuie is auncient'st sinne but pride is greatest Proud thoughts that greatest matters take in hand Falls soonest where they safest thinke to stand Sorrow ne're followes him that flyes from pride Where least desert is alwaies pride is
please So gentle minds are easily ouer-rul'd As heauines fore-tels some harme at hand So minds disturb'd presage ensuing ills As sickly bodies brooke not heat nor cold So crazed minds dislike of euery thing As working vessels are by vent kept sound So troubled minds by conference find ease As fennie grounds send forth vnsauorie sents So bad minds blâ—nder out distempered thoughts Examples likewise on the same SCeuola in the greatnesse of his mind Entred Porsennaes Tent to murder him Queene Tomiris to shew her dauntlesse mind With Cyrus blood reueng'd her deare sonnes death Zenobia told Aurelian in the field He was not able to subdue her mind Lucius Dentatus neuer matcht for mind Came eighteene times a conquerour from field Cicero saith the goodnesse of the mâ—nd Is most discern'd in pardoning iniuries Socrates said His quietnes in mind Was cause he neuer sickned till his death Of Affection c. Affection and sweet fancies secret fire Kindle the coales that quicken vp desire WHere we affect we seldome find defect Of things vnknowne we can haue no desire Men ost affect them that doe loue them least And least doe loue them whome they should like best That one desires another doth disdaine Affection by the countenance is descried Full easily the fault may be redrest Where kind affection onely hath transgrest Kindly affection youth to liue with youth Truest affection doth no bounds retaine Affection is a â—ierce yet holy fire Free of him-selfe and chain'd to strong desire Desire with small encouraging growes bold It 's easie to desire but hard to chuse Affections speech that easily can dissolue Doth moisten Flint yet Steele in stiffe attire The sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none In darkest nights desire sees best of all Sweet are the kisses the embracements sweet When like desires with like affections meet Affections slaue regards no oathes nor lawes Luke-warme desires best fit with crazed loue Affection is a coale that must be coold Else suffered it will set the heart on fire Entire affection hateth nice coy hands Affection will like fire him-selfe betray Affection faints not like a pale fac'd coward But then wooes best when most his choise is froward The coales are quicke where fancie blowes the fire Desire can make a Doctor in a day Where loue doth reigne disturbing iealousie Doth call him selfe affections Sentinell Fauour and grace are tearmed fancies fuell An equall age doth equall like desires Bad mens affections turne to feare and hate And hate to daunger and deserued death That 's hardly kept which is desir'd of many The most maid-seeming is not without affection That needs must issue to the full perfection Hath grounded-being by the minds affection There 's nothing can affections force controll Drunken desire doth vomit his receit Affections gawdie banner once displayed The coward fights and will not be dismayed Things much restrain'd make vs the more desire them In meanest shewe the most affection dwells Small drops doe oft-times quench a mightie fire But hugest Seas not qualifie desire All qualifide affections loue doth hate Beautie strikes fancie blind vaine shewes deceiue Sad perâ—urâ—ations that affections guide Should not giue iudgement till their cause be tride Desire is life of loue and death of feare Death is the finall end of all desires Nothing can quench an infinite desire Once kindled through the first conceiued fire Sad sighes doe shew the heat of hearts desire Desire controld doth aggrauate desire Desire being fierce is spring of sighes and teares Men once degenerate and growne deprest Are pleasd to share affections with a beast Desire doth spring from that we wish and want Fancie is blind deafe and incredulous Fancie is watchfull and doth seldome sleepe Fancie compeld to Lute strings is compar'd Which ouer stretcht doe cracke before they sound Lawfull desires are honesties best notes Affection's rest lesse yet being perfect end-lesse Delay is preiudiciall to desire The greater part leane to example so That what they fancie they will sâ—ant forgoe Fancies best cure is mutuall affection Fancie soone â—ires but long before it quench When loue leads lookes no compasse keepes desire A hot desire on present heat doth dote When cold repentance will it not fore-note Low fortunes often times haue high desires Like fortunes globe euen so is fancies seat Appetites flame with wisdome best is quencht There neuer did all circumstances meet With those desires which were conceiu'd before Affection brooketh no diuision Sleepe hath no priuiledge ouer desire Similies on the same subiect AS poyson sweetly mixt is sooner ta'ne So fancie close conceal'd is soonest fier'd As Chrysolites are prooued in the fire So is affection in enforc'd restraint As cities wanting Magistrates decay Euen so desire vngouern'd hurts it selfe As all the world were darke but for the Sunne So life but for affection were vnsure As steele brings fire from the hardest flint So fancie mollisies the stearnest mind As Almond trees in age doe beare most fruit So yeares doth best approoue affections Examples likewise on the same ZAleucus to the Locrians made a law To loose their eyes that sinn'd in foule desires Appius was banished the cittie Rome For leud affection to Virginia Marke Anthonie disgrac'd his former fame By not restraining his affections King Alexander hated to the death In men or women loose and leud desires Fancie saith Aristotle often makes A frenzie in their soules are led thereby Desire saith Socrates no limits holds And therefore hardly can be mastred Of Disdaine c. Contempt and Scorne are Wits infirmitie Wherwith Disdaine and Scoffes keepe company FLint frost disdaine weares melts and yeelds we see Things long in getting quickly are disdain'd Present disdaine oft after-loue diuines Prayers preuaile not where is coy disdaine Better to die a thousand deaths and more Than liue contemn'd that honour'd was before Disdaine deliuers a depraued mind Griefe often-times giues place to nice disdaine Too much precisenesse sauours of selfe-loue Gibing demaunds deserue scornefull replyes Neither can wit or Art take any place Where aduerse scorne with feare strikes boldnesse dead Presumption giues no guerdon but disdaine Despised men on earth must liue in heauen There must be some contempt ere plagues ensue Disdaine attends where greatest honour haunts In high disdaine loue is a base desire And Cupids flames doe seeme but watrie fire Disdaine repines at all good things it sees They others vertues scorne that doubt their owne Mocke none in need beware thine owne mishap Scoffes without feare from follâ—e doe proceed The choice â—â—hard wheâ—e silence kills with griefe Oâ— speech reapes no reward but base contempâ— To mocke a friend is held no manly part Scorne can haue no reward but like contempt Ieasting is tollerable but scorne most vile Disdaine declares a proud presuming heart Loues passions quenched by vnkind disdaine Doth often times encrease the more desire Scorning is artificiall iniurie Who scorneth most shall be but paid with scoffes Scorne not thy wife least scorn'd she do thee
eare Without some sweet impression of the mind Wine often-times is cause of many words The fewer words the more discretion That man may worthily be said to doâ—e That trusts faire words and solles his goods for smoke When swords haue pleaded words doe come too late The lesse men speake the more they meditate Bargaines made by constraint may well be broken And words by force compeld as well vnspoken By the hearts thoughts the tongue is carried Few words well coucht doe most content the wise Reports in Coâ—â—â—s are held both night and day As common guests and seldome paâ—t away Seld speaketh loue but sighes his secret paines Of whome the tongue talkes much the heart thinkes more Better by speaking little make a sâ—arre Than by much babling cause a wide deepe wound Report hath oft a blister on her tongue The sweetest words may come from sowrest hearts The words that sound the sweetest in the eare Are not the wholsoâ—â—'st alwaies to the heart In many words is couched most mistrust Who fights with words doth soonest wound himselfe Many repent the words that they haue spoke But neuer any that they held their peace The coldest words oft cooles the hottest throat Workes and not words doe most commend a man Spend stripes on him whome words may not retaine Yet spend to mend by strokes but not to maime From fewest words may great effects ensue Silence hath seldome yet made any sad Whereas desire doth vrge the tongue to speake Somwhat must out or else the heart will breake The tongue is call'd the gate of life and death Who speakes with heed may boldly say his mind The man whose tongue before his wit doth run Oft speakes too soone and rues when he hath done A word once past can be recalde no more Better be silent than in vaine to speake As good be dombe as speake and not be heard Similies on the same subiect AS one sparke may procure a mightie fire So one ill tongue may cause great enmitie As riuers are bound in with bankes for ouer-flowing So reason should restraine too lauish talking As gold boiles best when it doth bubble least So mild deliuerance sweetens best our words As silence is a gift deuoid of feare So talking is a thing to vrge suspect As he beares miserie best that hides it most So he declares least wit that prateth most As we must giue account for idle silence So much more must we for our fruitlesse talke Examples likewise on the same POmpey let burne his finger in the fire Rather than he would be too free of tongue Vâ—ysseâ— in his youâ—h refrain'd from speech Because in yeares he would direct his tongue Great Alexander gaue Cherillus coine To hold his peace and to forbeare to write Antigâ—nus this lesson taught his sonne First to learne silence then to practise speech Zeâ—o reprâ—oued one that prated much And said his eares were founded on his tongue The toâ—gue saith Aristotle blabs the mind And fooles or wise men soone thereby we find Of Flatterie c. Flatterie is friendships vtter ouerthrow The wracke of States and honest natures foe THe greenest hearb oft hides the foulest toad The stillest water hath the deepest channell It 's better to be blamed by a friend Than to be kissed of a flatterer Soothing gâ—ts friends but truth doth purchase hate A seeming friend is a deceitfull bogge Flatterie suruiues not at the dead mans dore Liue men haue eares when tombes are deafe and poore Of false dissembling foulie must be fall The best dissembler hath the brauest wit It is esteem'd no certaine way to thriue To praise the dead but flattering men aliue Dissembled holinesse is double crime Faire feigned tales conuey foule things from sight Dissembling sometimes may attaine to saue Mens liues their â—ame their goods and all they haue Chuse few friends trie them flatterers speake faire Men strew sweet flowers to hide the deepest snares Mens pleas in loue like painters pensils are Which figure shadowes and the substance leaue Faire outward shewes prooue inwardly the worst Loue looketh faire when hap is most accurst The badge of hypocrites is noted still By alwayes speaking well yet doing ill Flatterie doth verie seldome want rewards To flatter wise men shewes discretions want When greatest braues are brought to trials proofe The boasters are content to stand aloofe Flatterers râ—spect their owne good no mans else Better a wretch than a dissembler False flatterers are worse than greedie crowes The one deâ—oureâ— aliue the other dead Plaine and not honest is too haâ—sh a style Men still doe foullest when they fairest speake Fond Physiognomies complexion Guides not the inward disposition Better offend with truth than flattering praise Flatterers are nought else but trencher flyes True loue 's a Saint so shall ye true loue know False loue 's a Sâ—ithian yet a Saint in show Flatterie iâ— the nource of wickednesse Dissembling weares a cloake truth naked goes The smoothest lookes doe soon'st of all beguile And oft are clokes to cogitations vile Womens dissembling hardly can be matcht A foe is better than a dissembling friend Similies on the same subiect AS vultures sleepe not where they find no prey So flatterers haunt not but where profit growes As vermine breâ—d in places of most warmth So flatterers cling where best they find reliefe As Pilgrims creepe not but where is some crosse So slye dissemblers crouch not but for gaine As â—othes the finest garments doe consume So flatterers feed vpon the frankest hearts As Panthers haue sweet sents but rauenous minds So flatterers haue smooth lookes but killing heaâ—â—s As straightest trees haue still the crookedst roots So all dissemblers haue the craftiest trickes Examples likewise on the same THe Emperour Sigismond strooke a flatterer And said He bit worse than a Scorpion Augustus so detested flatterie He could not bide his seruants kneele to him Tyberius seruants might not call him Lord Because he said therein they flatter'd him Clisiphus was call'd Philips counterfeit Because like him he fashion'd all he did Phocion said to king Antipater He could not be his friend and flatterer Wise men saith Bias make not all their friends But haue a speciall eye to flatterers Of good Deeds c. Good Deeds confound all bad suppresse offence Correcting faults with loue and patience THat is a good deed which preuents the bad Good vowes are neuer broken by good deeds He that sets downe what gifts in goodnes lurke Shall breath him twise before he end his worke In persons full of note good deeds are done Vowes are but seeds and good deeds are the fruits Good turnes ought not be held a seruile bond To bind their doers to receiue their meed That which doth good disgraceth no degreâ— We haue no good that we can say is ours Of passed good to make a new discourse By double vsurie doth twise renew it Good lampes will shine till all their oyle be gone Each goodly thing is hardest to begin When as the doing
they gree in one Arme not vnskilfulnes with mightie power He who his owâ—e cause makes doth still deuise To make too â—â—â—ch to haue is more than sure Great is the daunger of vnmastred might Too many great one kingdome cannot hold Where power hath decreed â—o find offence Thâ— cause is better still than the defence Might makes a title where he hath no right Mâ—n count that wrong is compassed by might He onely trâ—â—ds the sure and perfect path To greatnesse who loue and opinion hath Vncertaine power cannot it selfe retaine Custome hath power to kill with weakest might Who falls buâ—â—ow may quickely rise againe Who falls â—rom hâ—ight is mercilessely slaine Loue is not alwaâ—es dignâ—â—ies companion The tallest trees are shaken most with winds When one selfe-power is common made to two Their duties they nor suffer nor will doe Preferment is the first step to disquiet In equall play-fellowes no perill lyes The man that giues a weapon to his stronger Is like himselfe to carrie rule no longer Ech little spot appeares most in the face Great might is like a fortified tower No man can manage great affaires of state And yet content a wayward multitude Where many lead they lead to many blowes Let Gods with Gods and men with men contend What ere he be with his superiour playes Stands in the mouth of daunger many wayes He hardly will entreat that may commaund All dignitie on tickle stayes doth stand With mightie men 't is better ceasing strife Than an vnequall quarrell to maintaine There is no hell like to declining pompe He sits not safest that is mounted high In high degree small faulâ—s are quickely spyde But low estate a many errours hyde No high estate can yeeld a quiet life The power of vertue euer-more preuailes What though our sinnes goe braue and better clad They are in ragges as base and all as bad Might breakes the law the sacred Senat makes The more our greatnesse makes our faulâ—s the more Similies on the same subiect AS in fine cloth the brightest staines we see So faults are most discern'd in high degree As â—â—stie clâ—mbers oft catch suddaine falls So might mis-vsde doth kindle nought but braules Aâ— he that stands on high stands still in feare So they that manage states doe want no care As Rasors are not fit for childrens hands So fooles no way beseeme authoritie As presidents are aptest meanes for youth So rulers goodnesse giues example best As the great Elme supports the spreading vine So might ought still support humilitie Examples hereof are generally through the booke as in Kings Princes Kingdomes Magistrates c. and therefore no need of other collections Of Courage c. Courage is foe to faint-heart cowardise And man-hood teacheth valour to be wise COurage emboldneth wit wit courage armes Without experience valour wants his armes Daunger and feare like cowards turnes aside Whâ—n man-hood is by resolution tryde Skill valour guides and valour armeth skill Who hopes a conquest leaues no means vnsought The inward thoughts that haughtie courage bearâ—s Griâ—ucs moâ—â— at words than deaths pale-faced fâ—arâ—s Courage with cowardise will not be matcht The valiant man doth most in warre delight Seldome shall any liuing creature seâ— That courtesie and manhood disagree The coward seekes to liue at home in ease Valour is neuer knowne till it be tryed They that attempt high daâ—ngers â—uident Vpon no reason are not valiant Actions doe kill imaginations sway Vnequall warres t'vnequall shame is sold. The man that dares not caring how he darâ—s Sells vertues name to purchase foolish skarres Rebellious natures must be roughly vs'd Repining courage yeelds no foe a foot Cowards doe onely wish and call for death While valiant hearts in silence banish breath Vaine words cannot bewitch a valiant mind Measure not manhood by the outward shewe The noble courage neuer weeneth ought That may vnworthie of it selfe be thought Chaffer no words high courage to prouoke Courage may lend a cloake to cowardise Nothing the praise of manhood more doth marre Than foule reuenge and base contentious iarre Action is fierie valours soueraigne good True valour lodgeth in the lowliest hearts High courage with true wisdome alwayes backe Winnes perfect fame and shunneth each mishap Weakenesse is false and faith in cowards rare Gloriâ— doth follow courage goes before The man that couples courage with desire Runnes freely through his daunger and preuailes True valour aimes at honour euermore A cowards heart keepes words and deeds asunder A iewell in a ten-times bard-vp chest Iâ— a bold spirit in a loyall breast Courage and industriâ— can neuer want In conquering will true courage most is shewen In vainâ— hee seeketh others to suppresse Who hath not learn'd first to subdue him-selfe All strength is fraile and full of ficklenesse No fortunes frowne can daunt true valors heart Beggers but â—eigning brauerie are the proudest And cowards bragging boldnesse wrangle loudest A valiant mind disdaines to hide his head It 's cowardise vnworthie wrongs to beare Where wronged valour reignâ—s it 's hard to find Such pittis as may honours pride controll True valour feeles nor griefe nor miserie Resolute courage makes loue fortunate Cowards in pâ—ace doe dread the weapons sight But vrg'd by need will venture then the pikes Courage to die exceeds a captiu'd life Courage despiseth dread and conquers death Similies on the same subiect AS courage addeth wings to braue desire So bloodie shewes doth quench incensedire As it is valour to be conquerour So wisdome maketh vse of victorie As courage keepes the mind from base assaults So cowardise infects it with all faults As courage is esteem'd a wise mans coat So cowardise is follies cognisance As Faulconers doe in Faulcons most delight So mightie men reioyceth in their might Examples likewise on the same THe Romanâ— Sergius loosing his right hand Slew with his left hand foure in single fight Scaeuola entred king Porsennaes Tent Either to kill him or be slaine by him Agis disswaded from the fight replyed No man wonne shame that with true courage dyde Stout Alâ—ibiades cheerd vp his followers By his couragious leadâ—ng them to field Courage saith Seneca is of such power As it can conquer any miserie Plato saith Courage eleuates the mind To all things that are laudable and iust Of Pleasure c. Pleasure and sweet Delights doe much beguile Expecting ioy griefe happens oft meane-while PLeasures are poore and our delights soone dye Where pleasure is displac'd care keepes his â—arte Where care killes pleasure life not long endures Who tries shall find that pleasures long restrain'd Be farre more pleasant when they once are gain'd Where strife is stirr'd there pleasure hath no part Worlds pleasure lasts not long but griefe abides Farewell delight when graueld is all grace Neuer haue vniust pleasures been compleat In ioyes entire but feare still keepes the doore The sweetest pleasure hath the shortest date Long wished things a sweet delight doe beare Pleasure and penaunce still are mortall foes Enforced
when gray haires are seene As coâ—ne consum'd eâ—pence is â—ued too late So snow-white heads in vaine wish youth againe As physicke â—oots not for a bodie dead So counsell helpes not ages way ward head As fairest Sunnie dayes must haue their nights So goodliest youth old age at length affrights Examples likewise on the same Câ—â—â—â—â—achuâ— of Carthage in good yeares Went to be scholler to Carnâ—ades Mâ—â—cus Aurâ—â—us told to â—â—cius He went to learâ—e what â—et he did not know Terenâ—iâ—â— Varâ—o and Mâ—rcus Poâ—tiuâ— Cato Went to learâ—e Greeke when they were verie old Alphoâ—sus king of Arragon at fiftie yeares Translated â—â—â—ie into the Spanish tongue When men saâ—â—h â—â—llie looke on their white haires They must doe nothing â—â—â— becomes those yeares Old men whose soulâ—s arâ— sâ—d with heauenly light Grieue not their age but ioy it so saith Sophocles Of Life Life is a frost of cold felicitie And death a thaw of all our miserie LIfe is a wandering course to doubtfull rest Life is but losse where death is counted gaine When vertues dayes doe end they are not done But liue two liues where others haue but one The death of sinne is life vnto the soule Mans life still endeth with the end of life In vanitie of lifâ— and wandring wayes The wicked râ—n and weare out all their dayes Better not be than being soone to die Life is most loath'd where loue may not preuaile Death is most louely sweet and amiable But captiu'd life for foulnesse admirable The longer life the greater is our guilt Life must with life and blood with blood be paid Hate not thy life but loath captiuitie Where rests no hope to purchase victorie He that giues life best knowes the date thereof Mans life may less'ned not enlarged be Who will not bide the burden of aâ—stresse Must not here liue for life iâ— wretâ—heâ—nesse True loue despiseth shame when life is fear'd Life warres with loue and loue contends with life Too long they lâ—ue that liue till they be naught Life sau'd by sinne base purchase dearelâ— bought Moâ—e are mens ends markt than their liues before As death is fee to life so hate to loue Euen then when we of obscure life doe boast It often prooues that then we are knowne most Men must haue griefe so long as life remaines Life is not that which should be much desir'd We often see who on a â—ing relyes Finâ—s death aliue while liuing yet he dyes So some men liue they care not how they liue Life suffers wrong when death would end her woes Ill compassing sit opportunitie Or killes his life or else lifes qualitie That dead things can giue life we seldome find Contrition doth reformed life begin To liue or dye which of the twaine is better When life is sham'd and death reproches debter First doe we bud then blow next seed last â—all We aske deaths aâ—d to end liâ—es wretchednesse God guides mans life and when he list to haue it Wit wealth nor any thing beside can saue it Our life is death if we doe liue in sinne A dying life all kind of deaths exceeds Contented meane estate true life doth giue Resting secure not rising vp to grieue This life affoords no sweet without some sowre To liue and loue not is no life at all Fond blinded gâ—eatnesse with his busie toyle Seeking for happie life doth life despoyle Life neuer is too short where death is wisht There is no force so great as life enforc'd What kind of life alas liue those men in That cannot liue without nor with their kinne Life is ill spar'd that 's spar'd to spill more blood To liue in death is but a dying life Long vse of life is as a lingering foe And gentle death the onely end of woe Sweet is the life that is maintain'd by loue Redeeme thy life although with all thou hast The good doe liue as if they liâ—ed not And die as if their death were but a dreame That life is death where men doe liue alone A good life doth beget as good a death No wise man likes in such a â—ife to dwell Whose wayes â—re strait to heauen but wide to hell Mans life may not be destitute of office A good life is next way to winne good fame The life coâ—â—upt with vnexpected shame And â—imelesse death is buried with defame They liue but ill who alwayes thinke to liue To men in miserie life seemes too long Long life hath commonly long cares annext The breath that maintaines life doth finish life Similies on the same subiect AS falls the tree so prostrate still it lyes So speedeth life in liuing as it dyes As men by life in bondage soone are brought Euen so by death is freedome soonest wrought As siâ—e burnes fiercely being still supplyed So life postes swiftly when it least is spyed As sharpe frosts easily nip forward springs So life to end it hath too many things As Easterne winds doth towardly blossoms blast So inward cares makes life to finish fast As life is onely by the gift of grace So death by nature taketh time and place THere is hardly any one Chapter in this Booke but it deliuereth plentie of examples for this argument of life the whole summe indeed but containing the course of our actions euen from our entrance into life vnto the verie houre of our death therefore there shall need no speciall collection vpon this head Of Death Death is the keye which vnlocks miserie And lets the soule to blessed libertie DEath is the end of woe and wretchednesie When deaths houre comes let none aske reason why He ought to die that not deserues to liue Who dyes the death with honour in the field Both his lifes woeâ— and sorrowes â—rieâ—â— eâ—â—s With sharpe asâ—liction death first grounds his cause The fairest blossome deaths sterne winter niâ—â— Death hath no dart to slay deserued same The 〈◊〉 Seene where death â—er plâ—y begins Are aâ—tâ— of â—ight and dâ—â—â—â—â— of â—â—giy darke To wretched men death is the welcomâ—st friend Death neuer comes when need doth most require Life is but losse and death felicitie Who dyes the vtmost anguish doth abide But â—e that liues is left to wâ—â—â—e his losse Sad life is much more worse than gladsome death Our life is day but death is ougly night Faire death it is to shun more shame to die Death to sharpe sorrow quickely ease doth send For death doth griefe and sorrow soonest end Death to the wretched is both grace and gaine In death aduise for daunger comes too late It 's worse than death to linger on reliefe Death is the gulfe of all and then I say Thou are as good as Caesar in the clay A sicke man best sets downe the pangs of death Deaths name is much more mightie than his deeds To die is all as common as to liue It is not death that which the world calls dying But that is death which is all ioyes denying The shade pursues the bodie so death vs.
Death is the driery Dad and dust the Dame Death is misfortunes monarchizing foe Thy fatall end why doest thou so begin Locking death out yeâ— keep'st destruction in None moane his death whose life hath all annoy'd We haue one life and so our death is one Death lends vs sight while he doth spare vs breath It 's treble death a freezing death to feele For him on whome the Sunne hath euer shone Long liues the man that dies in lustie yeares Death is the lowest step a man can fall Death is not shunn'd of them that dutie yeeld Death which eâ—ds care yet carelesse of our death Doth steale our ioyes but stealeth not our breath Parting breeds mourning absence cruell death To good and bad death is an equall doome Though death be poore it ends a world of woe Death is to some a fierce vnbidden guest But those that craue his aid be beloeth least There 's nothing we can call our owne but death Death 's the deuourer of all worlds delight It 's sweet to dye when we are forc'd to liue When heapes of treasure is the meed preposed Though death â—e adiunct there 's no death supposed Neere death he stands that stands too neere a crowne It 's double death to drowne in ken of shoare Death is too good for base dishonest life There 's nothing else remaines for vs beside But teaâ—es and coâ—â—ins onely to prouide All things are subiect to deaths tyrannie What thing soeuer liues is sure to die All killing death by Christ is kill'd him-selfe Oh Sicknesse thou art many times belyde When death hath many wâ—yes to come beside The sharpest sting of death hurts not but helpes Carrion corruption is the food of death The day of death excels our day of birth Oft times their gaines whome greatnesse fauoureth When chiefe preserr'd stand as preferr'd to death Raise vp no liuing blame against the dead A present death exceeds a lingring life Life leads to care death to the scale of heauen The dying man whose eyes are sunke and dimme Thinkes euery passing bell rings out for him To die in life is but a liuing death Good death not loftie life is most renowme In countries cause to die is noble death Death doth no time no age no reason measure Similies on the same subiect AS the hearb Rew is bitter in our taste â—o deaths remembrance fearefull is to many As sleepe depriues the memorie of paines So sleepe of death ends all our wretchednes As all small currents runne into the sea So all mens toiles are swallowed vp in death As borrowed money must be paid againe So what life owes must be by death discharg'd As we are merrie at our childrens birth So should we not grieue vainly at their death As darknesse doth obscure the fairest day So death laies hold vpon the forward'st life Examples likewise on the same HEctor said to his wife Andromache Grieue not my death all men are borne to die Gorgias askt in sicknesse how he far'd Said Sleepe now yeelds me to his brother death Pindarus sleeping on a young lads breast Neuer awaked but in that sort dyed Vespasian stood vp at the point of death And said An Emperour should standing dye Plato thankt Nature that she let him liue In such a time as taught him well to die Thales will'd euery man amend his life Else he could haue no honour in his death The Conclusion THis worke which cost no meane paines and labour to reduce into this forme and method is thus at the length happily concluded commended to the kind acceptation of all gentle and well-disposed minds If some carping Sycophant readier alway to cauill and find fault than correct and amend shall mislike of the course obserued in this booke and imagine the heads not aptly or properly placed according as in his nice opinion perhaps hee would haue them let me thus plainely answere him That they were neuer meant for the pleasing of his vaine appetite and therefore hee hath more loue to looke off than be prying into matters aboue his capacitie Onely to the iudiciall and affable iudgements of this age both the paines and pleasure of this labour is published not doubting but they will measure it by the iust desert and censure thereof as their owne kind natures haue euer beene accustomed In this first Impression are omitted the Sentences of Chaucer Gower Lidgate and other auncient Poets because it was not knowne how their forme would agree with these of ten syllables onely and that sometimes they exceed the compasse herein obserued hauing none but lineall and couplet sentences aboue and beyond which course the Gentleman who was the cause of this collection taking therin no meane paines him-selfe besides his friends labour could not be perswaded but determinately aimed at this obseruation Neuerthelesse if this may enioy but the fauour hee hopes it will and the good intent thereof be no way misconstrued at the next impression it shall be largely supplyed with things that at this present could not be obtained both in respect of some vrgent occasion beeing the hinderance thereof as also because there wanted apt meanes to furnish further purpose then intended All which shall then be answered effectually and any thing els may be thought auaileable to this worke and the good liking of the wise FINIS An Alphabeticall Table of the seuerall things handled in this Booke A ABoundance vide Riches Absence vide Loue and Friendship Abstinence vide Gluttonie Accusation vide Iustice. Actions 1 17 19 50 67 c. Admiration vide Loue. 40 Admonition vide Counsell Aduise c. Aduersitie vide Pouertie 12 Aduise 73 Adulterie vide Lust. Affection 161 Affliction 12 20 74 Age. 222 Ambition 108 Amitie vide Friendship Angels vide Heauen 58 Anger 132 Armes vide Warre Arrogancie vide Pride Art vide Learning Aspiring vide Ambition Auarice 127 Auncestors vide Kings Authoritie 194 B BAbbling vide Words Beautie 40 Beleefe 30 Benefits 63 Blasphemie vide God and Heauen Blessednes 2 11 16 24 Blood 58 71 77 79 82 84 c. Boasting vide Pride Body vide Mind Bountie 22 211 Bragging vide Pride Brauerie vide Pride C CAre vide Greefe Charitie vide Loue. Chastitie 37 38 39 40 Chaunce vide Fortune Chaunge 11 24 29 34 37 c. Children 36 97 Choyce 46 Choller vide Anger Ciuilitie vide Anger Clemencie vide Pittie Comfort 20 24 54 64 80 c. Common-wealth vide Kingdomes Compassion vide Pittie Concord 81 Concupiscence vide Lust. Confidence 18 32 Conquest vide Warre Conscience 8 9 10 Consideration vide Counsell Conspiracie vide Treason Constancie vide Women Contemplation vide Religion Contempt vide Disdaine Content vide Peace 6 49 67 71 Contention vide Anger Concord c. Couetousnes 127 Counsell 73 Countrey vide Common-wealth Courage 197 Courtesie vide Kindnesse 75 Cowardise 33 48 60 66 86 Craft 97 Credit 22 68 Credulitie 30 51 58 Crueltie vide Tyrannie 33 41 51 Curiositie vide Pride Custome 61 70 79