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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68703	Philomythie, or, Philomythologie wherin outlandish birds, beasts, and fishes, are taught to speake true English plainely / by Tho: Scot ...	Scot, Tho. (Thomas), fl. 1605.	1622 (1622)	STC 21871; ESTC S1126	100,451	231

Harmonie of the whole consisteth The weights are the priuiledges immunities prerogatiues and donations of seuerall kinds bestowed vpon the Church in seuerall ages by good Kings liberall professors and benefactors The challenge the Clocke seemes to make h●ere to rule the Dyal resembleth the controuersie the Church of Rome raiseth in the Catholicke Church about the exposition the restrayning or publishing of the Scriptures 2. The Dyal is the written word which is of it selfe dead and vnprofitable without farther illumination Since none of the Philosophers nor Salomon himselfe by the me●re strength of Nature could from thence draw sauing knowledge without sauing grace But as the Dyal hath reference to the Sunne so hath this to the Sonne of righteousnesse Neither am I without warrant for vsing this bold Allegorie since the sweet Singer of Israel compares the same word to a lanterne and the spirit to a light when he saith elegantly and like a Diuine POET Thy word is a lanterne vnto my feet and a light vnto my path Now as it is absurd that the Dyal should bee set by the vncertaine gadding of the Clock So is it more absurd that the Clergy should so iudge of the Scriptures as to conclude o● teach any thing by w●●● pretence soeuer against it or to vouch vnwritten veri●●es as some call them or traditions contradictorie to the written word But much rather as the 〈◊〉 ought to be set by the Dyal so ought the Church to subiect it selfe to bee directed by the Scriptures and to prooue and examine it selfe by the same rule whether it be in the faith or no. And finding i● sel●● in the right it ought by manifest proofes and arg●●ents from thence to shew forth the same faith 〈…〉 3. Thirdly the Weather-cocke who 〈◊〉 himselfe as iudge in this controuersie betweene the Dyal and the Clocke is that Pope of Rome who challengeth the same prerogatiue iure diuino oue● the Church and Scriptures How falsely he doth this and yet how impudently is well knowne to all For I know not what the Pope hath more to doe with the rule of the Catholique Church then the Weather-cocke because he stands vpon the top of the steeple hath to doe with the gouernment of the Clock and Dyal I haue heard and read the reasons vpon which the contrary opinion is grounded but for my owne part can see no strength in them able to turne any but Weather-cock● The prioritie of place the whole Church perhaps would bee content to yeeld him for the generall peace and to expresse the true humilitie of holy Pastors who follow the example and doctrine of their master Christ But for him that turnes and returnes as vncertainely with euery blast of humor or occasion as any Weathercocke at ●e change of the winde to challenge not onely the ●mmunitie from errors and the infallibilitie of iudge●ent but also to be Christs Vicar Generall vpon earth 〈◊〉 Peters Successor the Apostolicall Prince and Vniuersall Bishop of the whole Church to haue all power in Heauen and on Earth and all iurisdiction both temporall and spirituall impropriated to his Cha●re and ●nnexed to his place this seemes strange and they ●ustly deny it him who are not giddy with standing ●oo neere him or troubled with the same vertigo by ●eason of the height of place from whence they looke ●pon the rest of the poore afflicted and distressed ●ocke of Christ Iesus But for this proud challenge ●hey know truly how to style him the great Antichrist and crowne him with this triple Crowne the Man of sinne the Whore of Babylon the Vicar Generall of HELL CERTAINE PIECES OF THIS AGE PARABOLIZD viz. Duellum Britannicum Regalis Justitia Iacobi Aquignispicium Antidotum Cecillianum By THOMAS SCOT Gentleman Scire tuum nihil est LONDON Printed for Francis Constable 1616. DVELLVM BRITANNICVM DEDICATED To the eternall memorie of that admirable Combat performed by two valorous Knights Sir Robert Mansell appellant and Sir Iohn Heydon Defendant where both equally expressing fortitude and skill in giuing and receiuing wounds scaped death notwithstanding by the onely fauour of Prouidence SInce you haue done more then I can relate A miracle in conquering Death what hat● Is that then death more deadly which suruiues To cloude the glory of your after liues Be reconcilde we shew most strength and skill In mastering our strong frailtie our weake will Duellum Britannicum HOMO HOMINI DAEMON Man may Man perswade amisse But the skill and cunning is To rule him right to cause him do● What true wisedom●●o●gs ●nto See how the busie Lawyers throng Twixt Man and Man for right and wrong● Those Papers all those bookes are writ To reconcile Mans iarring wit Pistols Muskets Rapiers Swords All the Engines war affords● Are for Man prepar'd not hell There no foe like Man doth dwell Man for sport baites Lyons Beares Man alone Man hates and feares GReat Volumes in few lines epitomiz'd Are easiest apprehended and so priz'd Large Countries in small Maps are best suruaide Because the sense in these abridgments staid Keeps company with Reason neuer flitting From that firme obiect their ioynt powers fitting Thus the whole world is in one Man exprest And euery part describ'd and iudged best Then noble Britain● do not scorne to see Thy owne face in this Glasse I proffer thee Two of thy children whose fortune tels What danger and assur'd destruction dwels In thy dis-vnion and how fond they are Who with false reasons nurse thy ciuill warre The two two Worthies nobly borne and bred Inrich'd with vertue and vpon the head Of Court and Kingdome plac●d as Iewels worne For vse and ornament now rent and torne Remaine sad spectacles and cry aloud O Man why being mortall art thou proud Why art thou proud of beauty Roses blast Or of thy wealth the mines of India waste Or of thy strength since sicknes age or wounds Let loose the stiff-strung ioynts and spirit confounds Or of thy honour and thy high-borne blood Since to be great is not worth praise but good Or of all these since all these and much more Wh●rton and Steward had lost and di'd poore Much more they had so much that hard it is To tell what either wanted Earths chiefe blisse Their Princes fauour like the Sunne aboue In his hot Solstice stood and did improue Their blooming youth's with ripened fruit before Their thoughts could hope ô what could they wish more Friends sought thē fortune blest thē blest them so That which might happiest seeme was hard to know Neither had cause of Enuie except thus As th'eies● hands feet which guide guard carry vs Whose selfe like shape and equall vse admits No warre but fellow-feeling of such fits Griefes and diseases and each part sustaines So shar'd they in all pleasures toyles sports paines Nor had these other cause of warre at all And causelesse warre is most vnnaturall Yet oh that subtle Spirit incens'd rash blood With franticke rage that enery ill seem'd

trodden downe The Scepter broken and despi●'d the Crowne This shewes how many her● haue vainly sought For one good part the wreath that many ought That nor the Ruck the Elephant nor Ho●se Are fit to gouerne for their matchlesse force Nor for their wit alone for then the Oxe Might make his claime too and subtle Foxe Much lesse the silly Wren for honor'd house Nor the catt-fearing Elephant-frighting Mouse For these would breed contempt and Athens Owle Might challenge so night-rule of eu'ry Fowle Nor is it meet this Griffon should obtaine What by pret●nce of right he seeks to gaine Because his title halts on either side Except in halues himselfe he will deuide He is no beast his talents wings and head Conclude against his challenge in my stead Nor yet a bird his body legs and tayle With euidence his garments all do quaile But if where proofe lyes hid we may proceede By probabilities from spurious ●eede He tooke his being and would neither loue Being like to neither but a Tyrant proue And where he boasts his wondrous strength and hart It 's false he doth pretend because that part Which shewes him Lyon-like in shape hide haire Doth of the kingly-Lyon stand in feare And that birds part which he from th' Eagle tooke On the sky-towring Eagle dares not looke The Lyon therefore I ordaine and make The King of beasts his awfull voice shall shake The proudest spirit And the Eagle shall Be King of Birds and ouer-looke them all This sentence past the Parlament arose And with these rules of truth the Sessions close Epimythium Who seeks two swords to sway hath right to none● Who seeks two offices is not fit for one Who seeks two callings takes too much in hand Who hath two faiths doth true to neither stand One sword one office●calling and one faith Is fit for one Man so this storie saith Who seekes two swords to sway hath right to none The Pope challengeth not onely Peters keyes and Pauls sword but hath found two swords in Peters hand with which he like another Alexander cuts asunder the knots hee cannot vndoe The band of marriage betwixt man and woman The hand of loyall obedience betwixt subiects and Soueraignes The band of conscience betwixt God and man hee cuts asunder by dispensing with marriages allegeance and others c. By his behauiour therefore in these things it may bee iudged whether hee be fit to haue many swords that cannot vse one well Edged tooles are not to bee put into the hands of drunkards Hee is scarce sober that makes all other drunke with the c●p of his abhominations Who seekes two offices is not fit for one To the late Queene of famous memory a Courtier who had great place about her Maiestie made suite for an office belonging to the Law Sh●e told him he was vnfit for the place He confest as much but promised to finde out a sufficient Deputy Do saith she and then I may bestow it vpon one of my Ladies for they by deputation may execute the office of Chancellor chiefe Iustice and others as well as you This answered him and I would it could answer all others that ●it men might be placed in euery office and none how great soeuer suff●red to keepe two They should take offices for the Common-wealths benefit but they take them like Farmes for to inrich themselues This discourageth all professions both in the Church and Common-wealth one place is fit for one man Who seekes two Callings takes too much in hand The Church hath some of these who are better Phisitions Lawyers Merchants or Handicrafts-men then Diuines The Common-wealth hath many of these some who receiue tythes buy and sell Church-liuings retaine Deanryes and Prebenda●ies and are well seene in all occupations but in that which they were bound to professe To be a Marchant a Maultster a Brewer a Grasier a Sheepe-master a Farmemonger an Vsurer a Diuell and all is ordinari● in e●ery Country and hee is thought no good husband that is not all or the most of these Who hath two faiths doth true to neither stand Our miraculous example in these our dayes hath demonstrated this beyond deniall which but lately though wee knew yet wee durst not v●ter for feare of censure With what Tyranny doth vice guard it selfe from knowledge How rankly doth that Fame stinke now against which but lately we durst not stop our noses This is a maxime grounded from this example No honor preferment or respect can assure our ●aith if the band of faith religion be not intire with vs. 4. SPHINX HYENA DEDICATED To the wise and valiant Souldier Sr. IOHN POOLY Knight and to his good Lady YOu lou'd my Brother he is gone I stay T' acknowledge first a debt and then to pay Loue lookes vpon the will which easily can Proue ther 's no bankrupt but the thanklesse Man HY●n● was a subtle beast and bloudy To ruine man was his whole trade and study He scorn'd the sheep the shepheard was his prey His nightly plots got what he mist by day The shepheards of Arcadia beguil'd By his fain'd voice were murther'd oft and spoil'd For in the night he wont like some good friend To call them out and then a peeces rend One onely wiser shepheard thought it best Hire Sphinx to watch his house whil'st he did rest Whose subtiltie foresaw and still preuented What else his Master had too late repented For when the false Hyena went about Calling for helpe to train● the Shepheard out Faining distresse as if he robbed were Or mist his way a weary traueller Sphinx soone perceiu'd his counterfeit complayning And laught out-right to heare his craftie fayning But would not let the credulous shepheard goe Whose tender heart pittied his mortall foe Till day appear'd and that the Sunne shone bright Together with the Sphinx full many a night An Indian Asse and Musk. cat safely slept Whil'st Sphinx the shepheards house houshold kept Nor did they alwaies sleep but often heard What at the first to thinke vpon they fear'd But custome at the length bere●t all awe And they afrayd were when they nothing saw So enuy wrought and Ignorance and Pride That they the wiser Sphinx dare now deride And mou'd the Shepheard to preuent the charge Of keeping more to let the Sphinx at large Perswading there was no such cause of dread But they might well supply the Sphinx his stead Who fain'd those feares and did imagine treason To win th' opinion of much wit and reason The Sheapheard fondly credits this and straight Le ts loose the Sphinx and these in order waite The Indian Ass● he trusted being plaine Supposing he would nei●herlye nor faine And the Musk-cat was pleasant to the smell And very watchfull needs must these do well The night is come the Shepheard soundly sleeps As he had wont no skar his conscience keeps These two stand Sentinel and now ere long Comes the Hyena and with smoothing tongue Saith