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
all Arts laid up in Natures breast That man might thence require acquire the best 90. Adams Apology Why am I blam'd as Author of mans sin I sin'd not first Eve did to me begin 91. The Serpent Thou thy self-tempter self-deceiver wert None did attempt to tempt or thee pervert 92. Still the same One God in all the World was is and shall Why is not then the same one faith for all One faith like day the world t' enlighten even As one Sun 's in the Sky one God in Heaven 93. Mental Prayer Let Soul be pure House Oratory Reader The Spirit cleansed Heart Prayers the Pleader 94. The five Wounds Balsoms not wounds were th' wounds which Christ endur'd For by those wounds our wounds are clos'd are cur'd 95. Feigned Friendship While the dark World the Suns bright beams accend The shadow on the body doth attend But when Clouds intervening shade the shine The shadow doth thy body then decline While Fortune smiles thy friends will follow thee As shadows Bodies when Sun shines we see 96. Vertue Vertue consisteth not in words but Deeds Faith Hope and Charity are Herbs not Weeds 97. Rachel Why dost bewail thy loss in thy lost Son Thou brought'st him forth with pain with grief he 's gone 98. Solomon So many Miracles as wise men are For than a wise man what 's more strange more rare But Solomon's before the seven Sages He 's then the first not the Eighth by our Suffrages 99. Hope Sith in things future artless is my Skill Why should I hope for good or fear what 's ill Yet I despair not without hope I die Long hope prolongs my short Lifes Brevity 100. Mans Ignorance I scarce know what 's to live no wonder I Then know not what 't is to be born or die 101. Christ the Way Would'st know the way which doth unt ' Heaven tend The Way from Heaven doth to thee descend 102. Of Fame Seek vertue but the praise thereof disclaim Not of the man the praise is but the Name 103. Faith Faith in Pythag'ras principles 's a Prince His Ipse dixit did convince-evince 104. Aequanimity Whether Deaths hour be come or not abhor it To be too willing or unwilling for it 105. Newest Times The Times which first produced things in view Were the New Times for then the world was new Tell me learn'd Reader of the Books inroll'd Whether our Times be the New Times or Old 106. The Will Wilt thou be good Will sole it shall be so Who gave thee Will will on thee Pow'r bestow 107. To the Sun Fair Phoebus who twice fourscore times by guess Art than th' Earth greater though thou seemest less Thou who to me poor worm so small dost seem How little Ah am I in thine esteem 108. Honesty The wise man than the good 's more wise no matter While that the good is than the wise man better 109. Man His Heart 's but care his flesh a Carkass and Sickness his Birth his Life at Deaths command 110. Multiloquy to a Preacher Multiloquy shews Ignorance what needs So many words when thou dost see the Deeds 111. Death with and against Nature By Natures course O Death thou shouldst not gather Nor take away the Son before his Father In Life and death we Natures Rules apply Nature will have men live will have men die 112. Eloquence Not to speak much but well is Eloquence As fertile Fields good fruit not much dispence 113. God As from our sight thick Clouds the Skies obscure So God's invisible to minds impure None have seen God and few have heard Him speak Hence (a) Faith is by Hearing Love by Seeing Faith 's so rare but Love 's more rare more weak 114. To Ponticus Thou ask'st what years thou hast I answer None For what thou had'st thou hast not they be gone 115. Love and Friendship to Carolus From a long custom Nature doth dissent As Love from friendship differs in th' extent 116. Princes You seem to shew a zealous-pious care For true Religions Progress to prepare But your Religion moves t' have Honour more Not th' Honour true Religion to restore 117. O Times O Manners Why doth man blame the Manners and the Times Imputing to their pravities his Crimes In Times or Manners is no fault at all Not by Them in Them are we criminal 118. Philosophy All much would know but to believe it few Hence many much believe yet few do know 119. Infinite Evil. Born but one way a thousand waies we die Our thousand Sores have but one Remedy 120. Of Controversies Divines contend and yet is their contest Under the Judge O would it there might rest Divines contend and of the Judge complain O would that all the strife did there remain Or that in us there was such strife of Love As Love of strife in ev'ry Sphere doth move 121. Christ on the Cross. When Christ was Crucifi'd two Thieves between Then Vertue never or i' th' midst was seen 122. Times Daughter Though truth be sometimes hid 't will be proclaim'd Hence by the Greeks it is (a) Without Obliviâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nam'd 123. Physick and Law If Mortals would as Nature dictates live They need not Fees to the Physicians give If men were wise they need not have their Cause Pleaded prolonged by th' ambiguous Laws So Bartolus might Feeless go to Bed And Mice corrode Hippocrates unread 124. Man and Wife The total House us holds not when we chide But one Bed serves us both when pacifi'd 125. The shortest Day One Day the last is our Lifes shortest Day For it is next our End and will away 126. Vertues Complaint Rare 's love of love love of Vertue 's rare Price is now priz'd and Honours honour'd are Riches are prostitute Coyn Money buyes And Vertue 's vile she must her own worth prize 127. An hard Father A sparing Father is most liberal T' his Son For dying he doth leave him all 128. A Prayer to God in Sickness Nature of Nature O good God when I Can live no longer give me will to die 129. To a litigious Person If Judge to thee be deaf thy Cause is lost Thy gain is vain Experience with cost 'T is better Judges please than plead the Laws Those before these indulge unto thy Cause 130. Of Brunonius Our Fathers instituted Fasts that they Their Flesh the Spirit that it might God obey But with full Table thou keep'st Fast that thence Thy Spirit may thy flesh thy flesh serve sense 131. Time Age all things brings all things bears hence with it All things have Time and Time hath all things fit 132. Miracles Sith Miracles are ceas'd what shall I speak Is Gods hand shorter or our faith more weak 133. To Irus Thou still wouldst live but live thou caust not still Though still to live thou maist dost wish and will But sith thou liv'st so poor I know not why Though life thou will'st thou should'st not wish to die 134.
above Thus one mans Fall anothers Rise doth prove 256. To a certain Man Doctor beginning O begin to be Now Ductior more learn'd for thy degree 257. Beside Women and Children Read through the sacred writ though they surmount * Mat. 14.21 Women and Children pass not in account Women and Children are not Officers Nor are they trained up or arm'd for wars Women and Children for their Garments have Long Coats they beardless are and never shave Women and Children will Tears quickly shed And are by Flatterers soon led-misled O with what Arts do you man-kind destroy Thou woman Venus Cupid thou her Boy 258. A Nose of Wax Do sacred Scriptures promise good unt ' us Our Faith believes it soon is credulous Do they require our duty Then O then 'T is durus sermo difficult for men 259. Heavens Ladder 1 Cor. 13.8.13  y   t  h i  t r e i a p a h o F C H Three Vertues as by steps ascend in t ' Heaven Good Hope by four by five Faith Love by seven Hope to the Moon Faith doth to th' Sun aspire But Charity to th' highest Heav'n and higher 260. Of Battus Thy Tongue thine Heart interprets let thine Heart Be silent e're thy Tongue thy Mind impart Th' interpreter must silent stand as long As the Embassadour doth use his tongue 261. The Praise of the Ass. Be ye not like an Horse or Mule which have no understanding With Horse and Mule why was not th' Ass brought on Because he was to carry David's Son 262. A pair of impair Courtiers The Carper the Parasite They well agree not nor keep equal ways This all things praiseth that doth nothing praise 263. Four causes of man What is Mans form but a bad mind vain will What Principle Material But Nily Suspect not matter with the form respect Th' Efficient and End On these reflect 264. The last Line Sad Death is of a merry Life last Act A serious Life doth Joys in Death attract 265. Upon the Death of Rich. Vaughan Bishop of London 1607. I who thee living did most justly praise Well knowing that thy worth deserv'd the Bays Ah thee now dead why praise I not more full Joys did my wit make brisk Grief makes it dull While with more Tears than Verse I found thy knell My Tears confound my Verse my words farewel 266. Of Life and Death One way to Life to Death a thousand 's had 'T is well Death is a good thing Life a bad 267. Of decrepit Paul A Builder Thou build'st an House wherein to die not dwell Whether thine House or Tomb thou canst not tell 268. Of Sextus a Prodigal Robber We thee confess Munificent who thine Not only giv'st but tak'st from me what 's mine 269. On Zoilus Thou spar'st the Dead the Living dost envy I will not therefore wish my self to die 270. A Pair Royal of Friends To the English-Scots Britains Scots-Welsh Britains Welsh-English Britains In friendship this doth seem a royal pair When three between one love commands the Chair To make a pair in Love if there be three Each of the three must then twice numbred be 271. A Kingdom divided This world hath nothing pertinent And this World cannot stand because divided ' t is 272. The Ring of Concord To the Britains in Parliament 1607. Scotland the Jewel brings to make the Ring England the Gold the Goldsmith is the King Speed Europes Peace lest else the Ring-like year Before the Ring be finish'd disappear 273. Britain As thou wert i' th' Beginning now as then So O so be World without End Amen 274. Steganography To the curious Reader Why that my Verses are obscure dost say Not well to b' understood without a Key An Epigrammatist must not dilate 'T is therefore fit he should abbreviate 275. One God One Adam was the Father of all Men Nor can there be more Gods than Fathers then 276. To the Lady Arbella Stuart If in bare words were honour I could raise Could write a thousand Verses in thy Praise My Muse may by thy worth ennobled be But my poor Muse can nothing add to thee FINIS An Anagram of the Authors Name Invented by D. Du. Tr. of Paris JOANNES AUDOENUS Ad Annos Noe Vives Of the same A Distich This Anagram is false concerning thee But of thy Book it verifi'd may be D. Du. Tr. Med. Of the same Of Thee thy Book this Anagram is right Thou brought'st thy Book thy Book brings thee to light John Rosse J. C. A Temples EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAN Three Books Two Dedicated unto Henry Prince of Wales One unto Charles Duke of York Englished by Thomas Harvey LONDON Printed by R. White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. The Author to the Reader IN th' Authors Praise according to the Mode Dost wonder thou canst find nor Verse nor Ode No Patronage can to my Verses add For if they 'r good they 'r good if bad they 'r bad The same to the same MIne Epigrams are not like strifes nor are They like a Lawyers Client at the Bar None can our Verses nor have Kings such power If low make lofty lofty if make lower EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Henry Prince of Wales The First Book 1. To Prince Henry IN Love for Custome Books we Dedicate And I the Prince choose for my Principate 2. To Mecaenas I for my Verses no Mecaenas look I want one for my self not for my Book 3. To Marcellus A Lawyer Thou wert Paulinus Patient for it Let him thy Client be Then are you quit 4. To Henry Prince of Wales Thy Breast Brain Reason Head Affections Heart In thee with good Effects perform their Part Thy Wit thy Courage Reason rules thy Sense Thine Head compleats thine Heart with Eminence Wales had three noble Princes * Three Princes of Wales surnamed Great Great surnam'd And Thou Great Prince shalt be the fourth proclaim'd 5. Mercury Gallo-Belgick Not ev'ry Tree will make a Mercury This Artist yet doth to 't all Woods apply 6. Orpheus Orpheus did fetch his Wife from Hell But when Fetch'd any Wife her Husband from that Den 7. Academical Vests To the Students of Oxford and Cambridge Why are you Students and our Clergy clad In black their Vestments wearing fable sad Is' t that our Muses for Apollo mourn Or for Mecaenas closed in his Urn Mecaenas yet left Heirs 'T is true some one Heir of his Goods but of his Goodness none 8. Wheter Peter were at Rome Whether at Rome Saint Peter ever were 'T is doubtful doubtless Simon was is there 9. To Be and Have 'T is good to Be and Have A Greek I think Once said an Alman added and to drink 10. To Ligurinus Arr'us thy Wife doth till doth fill The seed He sow'd but thine 's what Harvest it doth breed 11. Thou