words they thee with weeds Thy care 's for Tythes no care to cure misdeeds 94. Of Dardanus Paleness in Face Leanness in Corps doth sit Thou nothing hast that 's fat but thy gross Wit 95. Pleas in the year 1609. between Rob. Calvin Plaintiff and John Bingley and Richard Gryffin Defendants When the Post-nati were in Law of late Robert the Son of James o'recame blest fate Th' one English th' other Welsh the Victor Scot O'recame them guilty both A lucky lot I love good luck Britains Hearts-Hands unite This Island shall no more be bipartite Their Sons Sons Sons shall see there shall be then One Kingdom under but one King Amen 96. Of our times Discords Logick doth things define divide beside But we no things define all things divide 97. Evil Manners produce good Laws God t' Adam gave a Law before his Sin Ill manners therefore all Laws brought not in 98. Four Articles of Faith 1 2 3 4. One God believe two (a) The two Testaments Bibles Symbols (b) The Apostles Athanasius and Nicene Creed three Let Faith the fourth with the four Councils be 99. To the Prince As a great Bear a little Lion flees So flees great Hope when small things come it sees Most happy Prince mine hope depends on thee From me take Hope and I shall happy be 100. To the Reader (a) Self-love Narcissus I leave off when Verse I write Do thou the same when thou my Verse dost cite The End of the Second Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Charles Duke of York Brother to the Prince the Kings Son The Third Book 1. A Jove Principium Begin in God GOd's the beginning i' th' beginning 's God Before and after without Period Without beginning the beginning From This sole beginning all beginnings come 2. To the Reader I publish'd former Books with Verses clad I to the former this not naked add If more remain they better will appear Kind Reader thou dost hope but I do fear 3. To Charles Duke of York The Kings the Kingdoms next Hope-Happiness Great Charles yet then the Prince of Camb'ra less Thy Tutors Counsel use thee which instruct Sage-sane advice a Duke will safe conduct Be like thy Father Second to thy Brother Thy Second or thy like will be none other 4. The Art of Memory Simonides invented Mem'ries Art But th' Art of Wit none yet in whole or part 5. Things Names and Words God all things did Create Man gave them Names Woman gave words But word for word inflames 6. Redemption and Regeneration Satan from Eve bought Man Christ man re-bought Adam did death procure the cure Christ wrought 7. The Praise of Liberality A Gift's eternal follows him that gives The Giver and Receiver It relieves 8. Oxford's new Library To the Readers 1610. Authors seek ye Ready before your Eyes Each Classick Author in his Classis crys Of this great Work scarce parallell'd on Earth Seek ye the Founder Bodley gave It birth 9. To the University of Oxford No Library there is with thine that dare Compare nor with thy Wits that can compare 10. To Queen Anne Sister Wife Mother Daughter of a King Queen Anne What greater Titles can we bring Four Vertues thou with these four Titles hast What canst thou to thy Vertues add at last 11. To Elizabeth the Kings Daughter Born of a Kingly long continu'd Line A King a Caesar meriting for thine Shouldst for an Husband stay who could out-vie Thy worth thou mightst a Virgin live and die 12. Speech and Writing Mute Hand 's the speaking Tongues Interpreter As speaking Tongue 's the mute Hearts messenger 13. A new Man Depel Dispel that old-grown Man of Sin And with the new Man a new life begin 14. An healthful Anagram Opto I wish Poto I drink I wish much Health but drink no Health to thee Better 's a dry than drunken Health for me 15. The forbidden Fruit. It was not sole an Apple It was worse Adam brought Sins Original the Curse 16. Cal. January Greeks and Gift-givers Tros thus saith I fear Who 's Greek The Poor Who Tros The Usurer 17. Of Alcon Alcon wants credit he will credit none All credit him His credit then 's not gone 18. To Robert Carey Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Great Queen Elisa in Alliance nigh Unto thy Parent grac'd thy family The King of Britains Son thy Pupil is That 's th' Honour of thy Kind of thy Mind this 19. Example Vertue by good Example 's taught and learn'd In teaching me my Teacher is concern'd 20. A double Medium Th' Earth in the middle stands yet low doth lie And Vertue 's in the midst yet soareth high 21. N. O. N leads O follows Nothing 's more Old than All For God of Nothing made what th' Orb we call 22. To James Fullerton Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Learn'd Fullerton the credit of thy Nation Thou the Kings Son hast in thine Education And that the Son may like his Father move Thy Labour that thine Honour this will prove 23. Holiness Healthfulness All wish long Life few to live well endeavour Wouldst thou live long live well and live for ever 24. Sheep and Goats The Goats climb Rocks and Promontories steep The lower Ground depasture flocks of Sheep 'T is so now but it will not still be so The Sheep on high the Goats below shall go 25. A Ship The Stern's the Train Bulk Belly Bill the Prore The Sayls are Wings Ships sayl as Birds do soar 26. To Thomas Murrey Tutor to Charles Duke of York If Jacobines be the Kings Friends I will My self a Jacobine acknowledge still If Scotists be the Regal favourites I will a Scotist be by days by nights Learn'd Thomas thou me Thomist mak'st to be And Scotist thou Scotch-Britain makest me 27. Blood not Vertue Vertue than Blood 't was said is more preclare But Blood is better than all Vertues are Blood better is than Vertue Not by Merits But by thy Blood O Christ man Heaven inherits 28. The Sun and time The Sun is swift but th' Hour 's more swift (a) Josh. 10.12 The Sun Sometime stood still but th' Hour that time did run 29. The Blood I 'm Crude call'd Blood A circled course I keep And Snake-like through the bodies Veins I creep 30. Of Pannicus a rich Fool. Forture doth favour Fools Or credit me Or else believe thy Self thou then shalt see 31. Brevity Perspicuous Brevity doth please in chief In words which things concern'd contain be brief 32. The Tomb of John Puckeringe Keeper of the Great Seal This Tomb presents three Brothers Sisters five One Sister 's dead one Brother 's yet alive 33. Homer No wonder Homer former was of Lyes His Ears were his Informers not his Eyes 34. Erasmus 'T is ask'd why men Erasmus thee do call Answer If Mouse I was the best or none at all 35. A little nothing too much enough The Poor have little Beggars that are common
hopes and thee without a name will leave 52. Upon a domestick Carper And me thy Brother thou my Brother dear Woundst with thy tongue and with thy teeth dost tear Why dost maligne my Verse if praise it merit If blame to spare it 't were a brothers spirit 53. A Cuckold Why for my Wives close Thefts am I alas Traduc'd men call me Cuckold as they pass And point at me For what I did not sign But you I know not who I call not mine 54. A Self-Lover Love like thy self thy Neighbour saith the Text I do thou say'st I to my self am next 55. Fortune assists the Bold Fair women are like Fortune Neither she Nor they love men that slothful-bashful be 56. Love blind Love not too fierce at first hath large extent For slow things longer last than violent Lovers in hast are like that breeding kind which like blind love bring forth their younglings blind 57. Love not blind to Firmicus Love is not blind Argus to love is prone But Polyphemus blinded loveth none Love's bred by Seeing therefore Love's not blind Which through th' Eyes windows doth inflame the mind 58. To Quintus a Courtier Ulysses fear hast Quintus but one Eye An hundred hast beware of Mercury 59. Epitaph of Justice E're since Astraea last of heav'nly Race Abandon'd Earth and took in Heav'n her place Laws Altars Justice Temples are forsook And t' each his * Jus signifies Right Pottage Jus to give sole knows the Cook 60. Of Marcus skulking Wisely th' art hid if hid thine hiding were But open thy close hiding doth appear 61. Jesus Colledge and Christ Church Colledge in Oxford not fully Finished 1607. Jesus one House unfinish'd bears thy Name And Christ thou hast another like the same Among so many Noble Structures those Thy two thy former Poverty disclose 62. Merchants Trust. Poor Irus paid rich Croesus all now which Is of the greater credit Poor or Rich 63. Muses most sad Shorne is Apollo now unshorne e're while Scarce in a year doth our Apollo smile O he mistook who call'd the Muses merry Phoebus his Harp's untun'd his hand is weary 64. Incredulity Credulity's an errour not a fault Too much an errour is too little naught 65. Credulity Him I distrust who trusteth all by guess The more thou me I credit thee the less 66. Faiths Obsequiousness to young men I like Pythagoras his Discipline Which seven years Tryal did for Trust assign Wilt have th' unlearn'd thee trust th' learn'd trust rather Wilt have thy son thee trust trust then thy Father 67. Better to give than receive God giveth man receiveth and doth bow Never I think were fewer Gods than now 68. Of Ponticus a Client Thy Gout's i' th' hand thy Lawyer dost not Fee His is in 's Feet he moves no Foot for thee 69. Tho. Wolsey I and my King I and my King with Grammer Rules comply Good Manners teacheth thus My King and I. This is the way to live that to discourse This in the Court that in the School's of force 70. To the Gauls Each drinks in his own Glass I like it well But who 's content with his own wife to dwell 71. Philautus to Philaristus Calend. January Thou lookst I should a Gift to thee commend I but my self have nothing else to send 72. Philaristus to Philautus Thou nothing sent'st thy nothing I repell Thou gav'st thy self I give thee back Farewell 73. To Henry Fanshaw Knight 1606. Augustus Empire had it been thy Fate T' have had or else Mecaenas his Estate In these our times had many Maro's been Now no Mecaenas nor no Maro's seen 74. To Henry Good-yeer Knight upon his Wifes Decease 1606. Men to command women t' obey to bear Nature injoynes thy Wife did both while here Sh' obey'd she bare sweet Pledges hopeful Sons Which props support the Ports of greatest Dons O happy Good-yeer thrice four times and more If one as good succeed as went before 75. Ulysses and Penelope Death 's t' us Ulysses-like when snatch'd from 's Wife As she her Thread so we spin out our Life 76. Of Mancinus an Artless Master Thou the whole day from Street to Street dost walk Yet lest thou shouldst be thought thy Book to baulk Thou sleep'st at night by Candle-light thine Oyl Mancinus thou wilt lose but not thy Toyl 77. Upon a certain woman Though thy two sons be both unlike to thee Each yet with 's Fathers likeness doth agree 78. The Celestial Archer to William Ravenscroft J. C. Thine Arrow Faith Bow Love thy Bow-string Hope Let Heaven be thy Mark and God the scope 79. Ponderous things descend No Creature in the World is more sublime Than Man why must he slabber in the slime Of th' Elements of what 's the World within The solid Earth most pond'rous is save sin What wonder then that man is downward prest Sith man is nothing else but sin at best 80. Of a litigious Debtor Thou dost not pay me dost the Lawyer pay Thy Folly this that doth thy Fault display 81. Of the same Thy care is not to pay thy Debts thy care Is not to pay thy Debts what e're they are 82. Of the Church Derivative Sith that there 's but one Faith one Church that 's true Sprung from the Fount of Life within the new Jerusalem what Church doth not derive It self from thence erres from the Primitive 83. Four Seas Britain's Trine-like Triangular why be Four Seas therein and yet but Kingdoms three 84. To a Rich Friend If by the want of things their worth is known I know the worth of Wealth for none's mine own 85. The Generation of one is the corruption of two The male and female in the course of nature Corrupt two bodies to produce one Creature 86. The Wedding Ring A Ring at Nuptials the Bridegroom gave The Bride in sign of Love a custom grave The wife should rather give the Ring to th' man Let him reach out his Finger for it than 87. The Worlds of Democritus If Worlds so many were as doth attest Democritus this were the worst o' th' rest 88. Of Epigrams to the Reader An Epigram is like a fair-fac'd woman Which is because more beautiful more common But common once her beauty 's out of date And then Adulterers it nauseate 89. The Earth The Heavens though in motion constant prove For with the self-same motion still they move But th' Earth is most inconstant though fast fixt Each Angle of it is with Errors mixt 90. The Moon Cynthia th' art call'd the Star that rules the Seas Thou rather rulest now the Land than these 91. Covetous Liberality to Acerra Thou giv'st to take not tak'st to give Acerra Thy mark 's Receiving Giving is thine Arrow 92. Of Paula a false Catholick If any ask of Paula what 's her Faith 'T is Catholick Apostolick she saith I think her love is Catholick unt ' all But I would have her Faith Catholical 93. A Prodigy Penelope's chast trust a Proverb was But
friends me forsook as 't is in use Unhop'd for Help you three did me produce Your three Names therefore next the Prince his name I joyn Mecaenas sole deserves such fame 3. Lawyer and Physician Unless he subtile be this rashly bold They both perhaps may beg their bread when old 4. The Courtiers Ladder None but by many steps doth rise at Court But falling one's enough too much though short 5. To Edward Noel c. Though I Mecaenas send this Book to thee Others may read it if 't worth reading be How is my Patron better by this sped Than Readers Thus he readeth and is read 6. On Tomasine Many these times in praise of Asses writ I read a Book and read thy praise in it 7. To A Courtier The bold by Fortune th' eaters are by meat Aided Wilt something be be bold and eat 8. Honour and Riches compared God gives men Riches Honour claims as Donor Preferr'd before all Riches therefore 's Honour 9. On fabulous Poets Poets of old making small difference 'Twixt Truth and Lies made something of each Ens Their proper name from making Poets gather From making something making nothing rather 10. On Fabianus Some bald without thou bald within 't is plain They want their Hair thou want'st as much of Brain 11. Osculum a Kiss Lovers affect three Syllables this word Is given by the Lovers that accord Is the first given Doubtless then in fine The rest will follow from the femiâ—iâ—e 12. Dalilah Strong Sampsons Wife despoyl'd him of his hair Our times have many Dalilahs as fair 13. Coventry and Warwick Midland Cities Not the same Prelate the same Judge you see Your Spirits differ but one flesh you be 14. The Birth-day To present born reborn to future things The present's first the last more comfort brings 15. On the Art of Love I think 't was rudeness th' Art of Love t' impart Love is the work of Nature not of Art 16 On Gallio Rare Judge who giftless doth his office Why Because with gifts he did his office buy 17. On Phyllis The Love of Phyllis for a Solar year Endures not Lunar 't is like Phoebe's Sphear Her love is like her Body monthly sick Lunar's her Love her self is Lunatick 18. On Paetus A Probleme Nor Father Step-father nor kin to those Thy Wife brought forth What shall we thee suppose 19. On Pontiliana Why wert thou wedded on bright Lucy's light Because 't was shortest Day and longest Night 20. To Fronto a Lawyer I many Penal statutes Fronto saw But not one Premial in all your Law Laws Penal Premial support a State This age hath lost the last the first 's in date 21. To Edward Noel c. Wise Nature did to thee much Wit impart To Natures strength thou dost add helps of Art Good Fortune with thy Vertue doth combine Unto thine Art and Wit thou Wealth dost joyn Fortune enables thee to succour wants And Vertue makes thee willing Both God grants 22. On Festus an unjust Judge What Judas did or Pilate do the same Hang'd wouldst not be Wash then thine hands from blame 23. Paronomasia i. Gingling with words A Maid looks on her Lovers face not mind If wedded 't is enough her Husband 's kind Venus had rather courted be than painted With Acts than Complements she 's more acquainted 24. To Martha Of Quintus Quintus in Love is prodigal recluse Of thy Love covetous of 's own profuse 25. Of Mans Back-parts are in Latine Neuters stil'd But all his parts please Women well compil'd 26. Of Colinus dying Intestate Dying Colinus nothing did bequeath Lest all In Life a Dog an Hog at 's Death 27. Of Virginity and Wedlock Virginity's a narrow way a broad Is Wedlook Hence most People ride this road 28. Of Pansa Great strife 'twixt Pansa and Eunomius Arose about Church Rites which they discuss Eunomius to prove his Period The Scripture cites th' undoubted word of God With Scripture what have I to do replies Pansa my Bible in my Law books lies 29. To D. T. Thou followest two Masters strange to me If or thou pleasest both or both please thee 30. Merchants Faith Where Debtors credit's less less credit give The Creditors by trust how should they live Sole trust these times hath many Merchants split To trust now therefore 't is nor safe nor fit 31. Gerunds and Supines Di-do-dum while Aeneas was away Did want her Gerunds and Un-supine lay 32. Give me an Angel and I will give thee the Spirit The Spirit here an Angel Michael Is promis'd there here Gifts there Hands excell 33. To a certain rich Man If now thou givest much thy love 's compleat If much thou creditest thy Faith is great 34. To a servant of two most penurious Sisters Three Parce fatal Sisters once were known Thou now poor wretch two such dost serve and own 35. A Louse Thou me dost bite I kill thee True but small Thy Crime 's thy Punishment is Capital 36. From bad to worse He falls on Scylla that Charybdis shuns Who newly sick to the Physician runs Fools one extreme t' avoid act the contrary When trifles men to Law to Lawyers carry 37. Of the Prodigal and Covetous Both these are wretched And it oft doth fall That th' Heirs of Cov'tous men prove Prodigal 38. Divine Vengeance on G. R. 1603. Thou kept'st the Prelates House against his mind Against thy mind th' art now t' an (a) a Prison House confin'd 39. Of Damas. As oft as I thy promise claim and I Claim it more oft fith thou dost not comply Thou never sayst I have oft sayst I will No more I will but say I do fulfill 40. On unfortunate Linus What wonder fortune is to thee contrary Thy front is bare and bald her Front is hairy 41. To Gaurus Thy Whispers did of me some samll gift crave Wilt have a Culus gift Thou shalt it have 42. Man all-eating Air Water Earth with all the vast Extents Of th' Elements scarce serve Mans Aliments If all man eateth in t ' his Substance ran As 't is suppos'd what Monster would be man 43. The broad way Broad is the way much trod unt ' Hell that leads The Blind himself the Guide this broad way treads 44. To In Of. Of In To these three words my Book inhems Of Teacheth To Commendeth In Condemns 45. On unmerciful Quintus When any Poor or Naked at thy door Beg Alms how canst deny while such implore Thou sayst none ought to Begg by th' English Laws But no Law barrs relief to th' poor when cause 46. Error is humane I read a just man falls seven times a day How oft a Woman falls I cannot say 47. On a certain foolish writer O that all black had been thy Papers white Or tinctur'd with no black when thou didst write 48. The usurers Apology What good doth me my Money without use Gold 's bright with use use doth me gain produce 49. On a Cuckold Hadst Horns by Nature them thou