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A13791 The lavvyers philosophy: or, Lavv brought to light Poetized in a diuine rhapsodie or contemplatiue poem. By Roger Tisdale, gent.; Lawyers philosophy. Tisdale, Roger. 1622 (1622) STC 24090; ESTC S106189 17,910 54

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the promulgation Of this great Law issued a Proclamation Commanding as it went to each degree This lowd proclaiming Summons Let there be Let is a word of Power There shewes the place Be is all Being Order and due Grace And altogether with one Let there be Giues vs faire Light for eu'ry one to see And with that Light doth summon conuent In Heau'n Aire Earth a Royall Parliament Of pow'rfull wise and gracefull Senators True Lamps of Light and Christall-shining Mirrors Who with that Word of Power no sooner had Their due creating summons but all glad Of such a Birth-right to that word of might Light threefold Intellectuall Celestiall Elementall Humbly did Eccho forth Let there be Light Light Intellectuall in th' Angellick Mansion Celestiall Light within the faire Expansion And in these Elementall Orbes downe lower A Light of Fire to cherish not deuoure And so as Light by Light created was From those true Lights an Act of Light did passe Approu'd in all three Courts and by the King Establisht as an euerlasting thing Not to be darkned for this Light was ment vs To be a Law to which Le Roy assentus And therefore is enacted vnto All Not to be broke but held perpetuall Thus was there Light which in the first Creation Commanded was vvith Royall approbation Light had not onely Being but Command Was laid vpon that Light that it should stand Still in the wayes of Light Light must be Light Not stooping downe to the Errors of the Night But hold dependance on the Word of Truth That made this Light and still this Light renu'th This Light thus made this cōmmandment giuen Behold vpon the glorious Thrones of Heau'n Great Elohim the Ancient of Dayes Dan. 7. And Father of Lights did himselfe vp-raise To sit and view the bright resplendent beauty Of this first worke and with what awfull dutie Each seu'rall Lampe shone in his proper Sphere About his Palace either dimme or cleere And what their Station was Gen. 1. Then Elohim saw The Lights he made and this commanding Law Were good And so from out the euening Chaos That he no longer might in darknesse stay vs He brought the Spring-light of a cheereful morne With Light were Angels created And with that Spring-light was the first day born Then in the Vpper House incontinent Of this so great and Royall Parliament Assembled was before the dreadfull Throne Of Heau'ns Maiestick State a beautious Zone Of many Lampes round-shining in a Ring Taking their Light from their creating King And shooting forth that Light in cheerfull beames To glad this lower world like dewy streames That from the dropping clouds sweetly abound Seraphim Cherubim Thrones And fruitfull make the dry and barren ground There shone Seraphick Loue and there againe Cherubick Wisedome and that ne'r doth wayne Stayd Iudgemēt sat on Thrones of heau'nly Light With Loue Wisdome iudging what was Right And these in Number numberlesse did shine In seu'rall Orders but with such Diuine And sacred Beauty farre aboue the rest As that in place both highest and the best These did before the sacred Trinitie Stand forth the prime-elected Hierarchy Dominations Next in the middle Order Rule and Power Without all seruile Feare and then the Flower Of all faire Vertues euer preualent Vertues Potestates Vndaunted Fortitude with whom forth went True Potent Magistracie ord'ring both That neither Tyran Cruelty nor Sloth Had any place this middle distribution Receiu'd all power and gouern'd by infusion The last and lowest if in Heau'n there be Place high and low as there is of degree Are three Diuine executory Graces Principalities Archangels Angels Of warlike power in their seu'rall places Leading forth Armies Legions Regiments To guard faire Truth and front all darke Euents Whereof some held prime Principalitie As Generall Leaders in Authoritie Some intermediat Officers aduising And through the royall campe Archangelizing By Order from aboue Whilst all the rest Of this so glorious Armie stand addrest Ready to doe and fairely execute Great Elohims will not making slowe dispute Thus was Heau'ns Palace hung with shining Lamps And thus about great Elohim incampes This Royall Hoast of Lights whom could wee see And well distinguish each in their degree What glory were it But what glory more Were it to see the euerlasting dore Of Heau'n set open and behold within Vpon his Thrones the mighty Elohim Shining in Maiestie like a flame of Fire Brighter then is the Sunne His whole attire Collucent like himselfe And from his voice Issuing a floud of Fire And then the choice Nine precious Stones alluding to the nine orders of Angels Ezech. 28. Of those Eternall Lights like beautyous Stones Set in fine gold shining about those Thrones The fiery Carbuncle and Topas greene The Diamond the Berill and Sardine The many-colour'd Iasper and the Saphin That casteth forth a bright resplendent Azur And amongst others not to ouerpasse Smaragdus and the golden Chrysopras These to behold with an inabled sight And how each Lampe giues to another Light And all doe from that heauenly Fiat take That first did light them and their beauties make Light set in Iudgement Were glory beyond greatnesse But to see The King of Lights sit in his Maiestie Commanding Light Truth and with what awe Those Lights receiue that first cōmanding Law Of Light and Truth and what melodious order In casting forth their beames they keep to further Each one anothers Light as in a Quire Of many Tones some low some meane some higher Each Voice doth grace another and all sing A rauishing Antheme to the heauenly King Of Wisedome Power Loue Iod Iah Iohoue The Law of Light and Truth that raignes aboue This were a sweet melodious Rhapsodie T'inchant the Soule in Diuine Extasie But yet againe what meanes you rising Cloud The fall of Lucifer from Light And smoakie Vapour what 's that noise so lowd As if some mayne Battallion were to ioyne And Souldiers striue to rapine and purloyne What horror doe I see Is darknesse yet Brought once againe out of the vasty Deepe And Light in mourning clad Or topsey-Turuy Is all reduc'd to the first Hurly-burly Of Chaos and Confusion O my Muse Recline that soaring compasse thou didst vse And stoope thy flight New stormes begin to rise And humble wings best then do fit the wise O see Ben-schachar that Luciferous Beauty Esay 14. Sonne of the Morning and bright Lampe of duty No sooner plac'd in Glory but anon Elated in himselfe he stands vpon His owne proud worth and with indignitie Shootes at the face of Heau'ns great Maiestie His swift-aspiring Beames Nor onely so But straight he doth a daring Trumpet blowe To all the Hoast of Heau'n proclaiming Warres And that he meanes to mount aboue the Starres Of mighty Elohim and there alone Exalt and raise himselfe vpon his Throne Vpon the holy Mount and place his worth Within the skirts and confines
People wandring fix'd Starres But all is Loue Peace Where darknesse dwels Is Feare begot then Hare then nothing else But blacke Eclipses wrastling to preuaile And darken Light within the Dragons tayle And whē we hide the Light keep truth vnknown And tread the pathes of Error of our owne What hope is there of Peace Light is the Law Keepes the cheekes bashfull the Heart in awe Descend we now the high Star-Chamber Court And let vs to the lower Hall resort Where throngs of Creatures like to clyents presse With shouldring forwardnesse to seeke redresse Of some darke errours that eclipse their Light And cloud the Truth to take away their Right Earth is the Common-place The Court of Common Pleas in which are fixt All Actions Reall Personall and Mixt. As where things made are of a Simple Nature Such as the Elements there the Creature Claimes Reall Interest Reall actions and enters Plea To hold his Birthright by the rule and sway Of the Predominant And where we finde Personall actions Those Elements are altred in their kinde And for our vse with Powers so innated As th' Elements become Elementated Each in his proper place if any faction Doe rise amongst them Mixt actions there lyes a personall action But of all bodies decomposited Out of those Elements and by Nature bred What quarrels doe arise receiue their Tryall By Action part Personall part Reall As mixt of both And thus is euery Case Begunne and ended in the Common-Place The Court of Kings Bench. The Kings high Bench is the transparent Aire Where Light inthroned in a golden Chaire Shoots forth his Eye-beames brighter thē our fire And yet vnseene makes all the World admire This strikes the Centre with his piercing power Cheareth vp queachy coldnesse giues a Dower To Natures Treasurie is the Life of things And vertue addes to Plants and Christall Springs In briefe this is chiefe Iustice of the Court Vnder the Prince of Lights who sendeth forth And giues him his Commission to sit downe Pleas of the Crowne And try before him matters of the Crowne Such as Eclipse the Maiestie of Light And vaile faire Truth with Vapours of the Night Worthlesse aspirers So in the Aire we see oft-times ascend Darke foggy mists which mounting in the end Neare to the Seate of Iustice angry breath Flyes from the Iudge and strikes them to the earth Politick aspirers Sometimes againe a farre more subtle Vapor Proudly aspiring to be made a Taper At the celestiall Altar by and by Is fir'd and shot like Lightning from the Sky Traitrous aspirers Another but of some more viscous matter Raising himselfe from Fens and Moorish water Is hang'd vp in the ayre and set on fire A wonderment for all men to admire Thus is their Treason iudg'd and punisht right That striue against the Maiestie of Light The Court of Chancery But see the Halcyon smoothnesse of the Sea Smiling vpon me whilst the Sunne doth play And cast a cheerefull blandish on the waues To welcome All that of their bounty craues Equity Goodnesse And stand in need The barren thirsty ground Doth with their Spring-tides fruitfully abound And brings forth large increase The lympid ayre Is vapourized with a moisture rare And subtle in the rising to refresh The breathing nostrils of all liuing flesh This Court in briefe is milde and bountifull To supply wants Contempts punishable though somtimes Ships do Hull At randome on her waues for want of skill Or for defection in the Stearemans will Not knowing when it is for safety good To beare vp Sayle or Anchor in the Floud If this doe happen then contemptuous Windes Make the Court angry and the Clyent findes But little fauour This Ship at a stay Sticks in the Sands That making swifter way For common Law-rights is attached backe And Fleetes the Surges to his vtter wracke Another Sailes with full gale on the Tide Yet in the Deepe his last decree doth hide More I might say Some Ships at Anchor lye Doing iust nothing and then by and by The Court commands the Halser to be cut And to the Land they are dismist and put To seeke their Fortunes to their grieuous cost Since idly they their Anchor-hold had lost Some others neere the Shore doe lye at Roade Waiting the Winde and spend in that aboade More then an Indian Voyage All they haue And then In forma pauperis doe craue To passe the Port and cannot be admitted To Launch the Deepe being so Shallow-witted The Chancellour Till at the last great Neptune Chancellour Of these extreames begins to shew his power With a Quos Ego brandishing his Mace Wherewith he calmes the Courts tempestuous face And so when stormes had well-nigh ouer-duckt vs Thus made he silence Praestat componere fluctus And all was husht Then rounded in a Ring The peacefull waues did daunce and sweetly sing About this earthly Stage Equity tempers but not controls the Law the Centre-Court Whereto all Sub-celestiall formes resort For common Law-rights which are strict and graue But temper'd and made milde with eu'ry waue That daunceth on the shore The gentle Springs And chrystall Riuolets all freely brings From the great Ocean fruitfulnesse and Plenty To eu'ry Creature Want doth ne'r goe empty Without a sweet and soueraigne supply Of that great Ocean-Court of Chancerie But whither am I led O tell me whither The Perclose Great Archy-Muse and pow'rfull Law-giuer In all these Courts vnto what settled Port Shall I now steere and make my last resort Shall I O shall I steere into the Mayne And launch the Deepe of Law that doth ordaine In eu'ry Court a settled Rule and Order Shall I teach men what is the proper border Circumferenceth eu'ry Court and how Obedience to Sou'raigntie doth bow This were a taske fitting some youthfull Merit Whose vigour shewes a braue Mercurian Spirit Saturne in me is too predominant And retrograde withall My bloud doth want Castalian moisture and Phebean fire To Iuuenize my Muse that should aspire So great a height My breath goes thicke and short As weary of this iourney Little Sport Were it to climbe Pernassus in mine Age Or with the Muses daunce in equipage The sonnes of Learning well might thinke mee iolly But sure they would deride my doting folly Therefore I now descend and flagge my plumes Low to the ground whereon my Muse assumes Her settled rest Some other time perchance Promethean fire may stirre me to aduance A second and a more aspiring flight That shall descry the Maiestie of Light And Law of eu'ry Court. Till when I cease And with a tongue-tide silence hold my peace As one that longs to heare what he hath done In lighting vp this Candle in the Sunne FINIS R. T. To the desire of my Youth and hope of mine Age my young sonne ROGER My Sonne I Commend the reading of this Poem vnto thee that in it thou mayst first see me what I am and then learne what I wish thee to bee Make not Poesie thy profession but thy pleasure Profit so gotten is mercenary and ends in basenesse But if for thine own solace thou sing to thy selfe the songs of the Muses thou shalt find some Philomels will record to thy Dittie In thy Verse bee not wanton but warie Loose Numbers argue light affections and discretion is the Badge of Wisedome Doe not Critically abuse what thou canst not amend neither flatteringly sublime what thou seest to be vile Be thy selfe and bee constant in thy selfe but take heede that thou be seldome lesse and neuer more then thy selfe Humilitie is neither Base nor Proud T is a Poeticall fault to presume and compare If at any time thou doe so let it bee with thine Equals For Superiours wil crush thee and Inferiours disgrace thee Learne this till I haue occasion to teach thee more And so I leaue thee to Gods blessing Thy louing Father R. T.