this monstrous birth abortive be Or else I will shake hands with poetrie 497 A Serving man One to a Serving man this councell sent To get a Master that 's intelligent Then if of him no wages he could get Yet he would understand he 's in his debt 498 Two Theeves Two Theeves by night began a lock to pick One in the house awake thus answer'd quick Why how now what a stir you there do keep Goe home again we are not yet asleep 499 A Physitian and a Farrier A neate Physitian for a Farrier sends To dresse his horse promising him amends Nay quoth the Farrier amends is made For nothing do we take of our own trade 500 A poore Peasant A poore man being sent for to the King Began to covet much a certaine thing Before he went being but an Iron naile His friend did aske him what it would availe Quoth he this is as good as one of steele For me to knock now into fortunes wheele 501 Three Pages Three Pages on a time together met And made a motion that each one would let The other know what hee 'd desire to be Having his wish thereto they did agree Quoth one to be a Melon I would chuse For then I 'm sure none would refuse To kisse my breech although the sent were hot And so they 'd know whether I were good or not 502 A Gentleman and his Phisitian A Gentleman not richest in discretion Was alwayes sending for his own phisition And on a time he needs would of him know What was the cause his pulse did go so slow Why quoth the Doctor thus it comes to passe Must needs go slow which goes upon an asse 503 A Peasant and his wife A Peasant with his wife was almost wilde To understand his Daughter was with childe And said if to the girle sh 'ad taken heed Sh 'ad not been guilty of so foule a deed Husband said she I sweare by cock Welfare a good old token The Devâ—ll him selfe can't keep that lock Which every key can open 504 G-L-Asse He that loves Glasse without a G Leave out L and that is hee Nihil hic nisi carmina desunt EPITAPHS 1. On a travelling begger HEre lies a Vagrant person whom our lawes Of late growne strict denied passage cause Hee wandred thus therefore returne he must From whence at first he hither came to dust 2. On a Mason So long the Mason wrought on other's walles That his owne house of clay to ruine falles No wonder spitefull death wrought his annoy He us'd to build and death seekes to destroy 3. On a Dyer Though death the Dyer colour-lesse hath made Yet he dies pale and will not leave his trade But being dead the meanes yet doth not lacke To die his friends cloth into mourning blacke Some sure foresaw his death for they of late Vs'd to exclaime upon his dying fate And weake and faint he seem'd oft-times t' have been For to change colours often he was seen Yet there no matter was so foule but he Would set a colour on it handsomlye Death him no unexpected stroke could give That learnt to dye since he began to live He shall yet prove what he before hath try'd And shall once more live after he hath dy'd 4. Of a Schoolemaster The graÌ„mer Schoole a long time taught I have Yet all my skill could not decline the grave But yet I hope it one day will be show'ne In no case save the Ablative alone 5. On William Shake-speare Renowned Spencer lye a thought more nigh To learned Chaucer and rare Beaumont lye A little neerer Spencer to make roome For Shake-speare in your threefold fourefold tombe To lodge all foure in one bed make a shift Vntill Doomes dâ—y for hardly will a fifth Betwixt this day and that by Fates be slaine For whom your curtaines may be drawn againe If your precedencie in death doe barre A fourth place in your sacred Sepulchre Vnder this sacred marble of thine owne Sleepe rare Tragaedian Shake-speare sleep alone Thy unmolested peace in an unshared cave Possesse as Lord not tenant of thy grave That unto us and others it may bee Honour hereafter to be laid by thee 6. On a youth Now thou hast Heaven for merit but 't is strange Mortality should â—nvie at thy change But God thought us unfit for such as thee And made thee consort of eternitye We grieve not then that thou to heaven art takeÌ„ But that thou hast thy friends so soone forsaken 7. On Prince Henry I have no veine in verse but if I could Distill on every word a pearle I would Our sorrowes pearles drop not from pens but eies Whilst other's Muse write mine onely cries 8. On a Foot-boy that dyed with overmuch running Base tyrant death thus to assaile one tyr'd Who scarse his latest breath beeing left expir'd And being too too cruell thus to stay So swift a course at length ran quite away But pretty boy be sure it was not death That left behind thy body out of breath Thy soule and body running in a race Thy soule held out thy body tyr'd apace Thy soule gained and left that lump of clay To rest it selfe untill the latter day 9. On Hobson the Carrier Hobson what 's out of sight is out of mind Is gone and left his letters here behind He that with so much paper us'd to meet Is now alas content to take one sheet 10. Another He that such carriage store was wont to have Is carried now himselfe unto his grave O strange he that in life ne're made but one Six Carriers makes now he is dead and gone 11. Another Here Hobson lyes prest with a heavy loade Who now is gone the old and common Roade The waggon he so lov'd so lov'd to ride That he was drawing on whilst that he dy'd 12. Another Hobsonâ—s not dead but Charles the Northerne swaine Hath sent for him to draw his lightsome-waine 13. On a treacheroâ—s Warrener Behold here lyes a scalded pate quite bare In catching conies who lost many a hare 14. On a faire Damosell Life is the Road to death death Heavens gate must be Heaven is the throne of Christ Christ is life to me 15. On a Foot-man This nimble foot-man ran away from death And here he rested being out of breath Here death him overtooke made him his slave And sent him on an errand to his grave 16. On Queene Anne 〈◊〉 dyed in March was kept all Aprill and buried in May. March with his winds hath strucke a Cedar tall And weeping April mournes the Cedar's fall And May inteÌ„ds her month no flow'rs shal bring Since she must lose the flow'r of all the spring Thy March his winds have caused April show'rs And yet sad May must lose his flow'r of flow'rs 17. Iustus Lipsius Some have high mountaines of Parian stone And some in brasse carve their inscription Some have their tombes of costly marble reaâ—'d But in our teares onely art thou interr'd 18. On
both tid meet Drusius in fight fell dead at Furios feet One had the Straw but with it this greek letter The other loâ—t it pray who had the better 350 On Cupid Love is a boy and subject to the rod Some say but lovers say he is a god I thinke that love is neither god nor boy But a mad-braines imaginary toy 351 On Durus A friend of Durus comming on a day To visite him finding the doores say nay 〈◊〉 lock'd fast up first knocks and then doth Pause As Lord have mercy on 's had bin the cause But missing it he ask't a neighbour by When the rich Duru's were lock'd and why He said it was a Custome growne of late At diner time to lock your great man's gate Durus ' his poor friend admir'd thought the dooâ— Was not for State lock'd up but 'gainst the poore And thence departing empty of good cheere Said Lord have mercy on us is not there 352. On a Puritane From impure mouthes now many bear the name Of Puritane yet merit not the same This one shall onely be my Puritan That is a knave yet seems an honest man 353. Quantum mutatus ab illo Pedes growne proud makes men admire thereat Whose baser breeding should they think not bear it Nay he on cock-horse rides how like you that Tut Pedes Proverb is Win gold and wear it But Pedes you have seen them riâ—e in haâ—te That through their pride have broke their necks at last 354 On Bibens Bibens to shew his liberality Made Lusus drunk a noble quality And much esteem'd which Bibens fain would prove To be the signe of his familiar-love Lusus beware thou 'lt finde him in the end Familiar devill no familiar friend 355 On Tobacco Things which are common common men do use The better sort do common things refuse Yet countrys-cloth-breech court-velvet-hose Puff both alike Tobacco through the nose 356 In Superbum Rustick Superbus fine new cloath's hath got Of Taffata and Velvet fair in sight The shew of which hath so bewitch'd the sot That he thinks Gentleman to be his right But he 's deceiv'd for true that is of old An Ape 's an Ape though he wear cloth of gold 357 On Infidus Infidus was so free of oathes last day That he would swear what e're he thought to say But now such is his chance whereat hâ—'s griev'd The more he swears the lesse he is believ'd 358 On Christmas-Ivy At Christmas men do alwaies Ivie get And in each corner of the house it set But why do they then use that Bacchus weed Because they mean then Bacchus-like to feed 359 On Bacchus Pot-lifting Bacchus to the earth did bend His kâ—ee to drink a Health unto his friend And there he did so long in liquor pour That he lay quite sick-drunk upon the floor Judge was not there a drunkards kindnes shown To drink his friend a Health and lose his own 360 Of a fat man He 's rich that hath great in-comes by the year Then that great belly'd man is rich I le swear For sure his belly ne'r so big had bin Had he not daily had great comings-in 361 Vindicta vim sequitur Kitt being kick'd and spurr'd pursuâ—s the Law That doom'd the dammage at twice forty pence W ch wheÌ„ the party w ch had wrong'd him saw Thought t was too great a fine for such offâ—nce Why then quoth Kitt if I too much request Thou maist at any time kick out the rest 363 On Flaccus Flaccus being yong they said he was a Gull Of his sâ—mplicity each mouth was full And pitying him they 'd say the foolish Lad Would be deceived sure of all he had His youth is past now may they turn him loose For why the Gull is grown to be a Goose. 363 Per plumas anser See how yâ—ng Rufus walks in green each day As if he ne'r was youthfull untill now E're Christmas next his green Goose will be gray And those high burnish'd plumes in 's cap will bow But you do wrong him since his purse is full To call him Goose that is so yong a Gull 364 Of Ienkyn Ienkyn is a rude clown go tell him so What need I tell what he himself doth know Perhaps he doth not then he is a sot For tell me what knows he that knows it not 365 To Fortune Poets say Fortune's blinde and cannot see And therefore to be born withall if she Sometimes drop gifts on undeserving wights But sure they are deceiv'd she hath her sight Els could it not at all times so fall out That fools should have wise men go without 366 Vnde venis memora With earthen plate Agathocles they say Did use to meal so serv'd with Samo's clay When jewell'd plate and rugged earth was by He seem'd to mingle wealth and poverty One ask'd the cause he answers I that am Siâ—ilia's King from a poor Potter came Hence learn thou that art rais'd from mean estate To sudden riches to be temperate 367 On Leucus Leucus loves life yet liveth wickedly Hâ— haâ—eth death yet wisheth he may dy Honestly and well so what is naught he loves And what he would have good he nought approves 368 On Biscus I pray you Sir give Biscus leave to speak The Gander loves to hear himself to creak 369 In Thrasonem Since Thraso met one stoutly in the field He crakes his spirit knows not how to yield Looks big swears strouts with set-side-arms the streets Yet gently yields the wal to al he meets And to his friends that asks the reason why His anâ—wer's this My self I grace thereby For every one the common proverb knows That alwaies to the wall the weakest go's 370 In Cornutum One told his wife a Hart's-head he had bought To hang his Hat upon and home it brought To whom his frugal wife What needs that caâ—â— I hope sweet-heart your head your hat can bear 371 On More-dew More-dew the Mercer with a kinde salute Would needs intreat my custom â— for a suit Here Sir quoth he for Sattins Velvets call What e're you please I le take your word for all I thank'd took gave my word say than Am I at all indebted to this man 372 On Sims mariage Six moneths quoth Sim a Suitor and not sped I in a sev'n-night did both woo wed Who greâ—n fruit loves must take long pains to shake Thine was some downfall I dare undertake 373 On a Wittall I know my fate and that must bear And since I know I need not fear 374 On Mopsus Mopsus almost what e're he means to speak Before it sir-reverence the way must break Such maners hath sir-reverence learnt at school That now sir-reverence Mopsus is a fool 375 On Clym Clym cals his wife reck'ning all his neighbors Just half of them are Cuckolds he averrs Nay fie quoth she I would they heard you speak You of your self it seems no reckoning make 376 Turpe lucrum Veneris Will in a
wife to make 872. It 's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing 873. Hee hath not liv'd that lives not after death 874. So many men in Court and so many strangers 875. He quits his place well that leaves his friend there 876. That which sufficeth is not little 877. Good newes may bee told at any time but ill in the morning 878. Hee that would be a Gentleman let him goe to an assault 879. Who paies the Physitian does the cure 880. None knowes the weight of anothers burthen 881. Every one hath a foole in his sleeve 882. One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after 883. In a retreat the lame are formost 884. It 's more paine to doe nothing then something 885. Amongst good men two men suffice 886. There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse 887. The ofspring of those that are very young or very old lasts not 888. A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe 889. Too much taking heede is losse 890. Craft against craft makes no living 891. The Reverend are ever before 892. France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere 893. 'T is easier to build two chimneys then to maintaine one 894. The Court hath no Almanack 895. He that will enter into Paradise must have a good key 896. When you enter into a house leave the anger ever at the doore 897. Hee hath no leisure who useth it not 898. It 's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner 899. He that deales in the world needes foure seeves 900. Take heede of an oxe before of an horse behind of a monke on all sides 901. The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut 902. The ignorant hath an Eagles wings and an Owles eyes 903. There are more Physitians in health then drunkards 904. The wife is the key of the house 905. The Law is not the same at morning and at night 906. Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye 907. Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies 908. Death keepes no Calender 909. Ships feare fire more then water 910. The least foolish is wise 911. The chiefe boxe of health is time 912. Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney 913. The first blow is as much as two 914 The life of man is a winter way 915. The way is an ill neighbour 916. An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore 917. Life is halfe spent before we know what it is 918. The singing man keepes his shop in his throate 919. The body is more drest then the soule 920. The body is sooner drest then the soule 921. The Physitian owes all to the patient but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony 922. The little cannot bee great unlesse he devoure many 923. Time undermines us 924. The Chollerick drinkes the Melancholick eates the Flegmatick sleepes 925. The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick 926. Conversation makes one what he is 927. The deafe gaines the injury 928. Yeeres know more then bookes 929. Wine is a turne-coate first a friend then an enemy 930. Wine ever paies for his lodging 931. Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table 932. Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke 933. Trees eate but once 934. Armour is light at table 935. Good horses make short miles 936. Castles are Forrests of stones 937. The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore 938. Parsons are soules waggoners 939. Children when they are little make parents fooles when they are great they make them mad 940. The Mr. absent and the house dead 941. Dogs are fine in the field 942. Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted 943. Thornes whiten yet doe nothing 944. All are presumed good till they are found in a fault 945. The great put the little on the hooke 946. The great would have none great and the little all little 947 The Italians are wise before the deede the Germanes in the deede the French after the deede 949. Every mile is two in winter 950. Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze 951. Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles 952. The house is a fine house when good folke are within 953. The best bred have the best portion 954. The first and last frosts are the worst 955. Gifts enter every where without a wimble 956. Princes have no way 957. Knowledge makes one laugh but wealth makes one dance 958. The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise 959. The eyes have one language every where 960. It is better to have wings then hornes 961. Better be a foole then a knave 962. Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett 963. To live peaceably with all breedes good blood 964. You may be on land yet not in a garden 965. You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out 966. Wee know not who lives or dies 967. An Oxe is taken by the horns and a Man by the tongue 968. Manie things are lost for want of osking 969. No Church-yard is so handsom that a man would desire straight to bee buried there 970. Citties are taken by the eares 971. Once a yeare a man may say on his conscience 972. Wee leave more to do when wee dye then wee have done 973. With customes wee live well but Lawes undoe us 674 To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine 975. Paines to get care to keep feare to lose 976. For a morning raine leave not your journey 977. One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie 278 Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made 979. When all men have what belongs to them it cannot bee much 980. Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven yet we must have patience 981. When a man sleepes his head is in his stomach 982. When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things 983. When God is made master of a family he orders the disorderly 984. When a Lackey comes to hells doore the devills locke the gates 985. He that is at ease seekes dainties 986. Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles 987. Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married 988. Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring 989. Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden 990. He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe 991. Hee that is a master must serve another 992. He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the winter after 993. Hee a beast doth die that hath done no good to his country 994. He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before 995. He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe into a good way 996. Who hath no head needes no hatt 997. Who hath no hast in his businesse mountaines to him seeme valleys 998. Speake not of my debts unlesse you meane to pay them 999. He that is not in the warres is not out of danger 1000. He that gives me small gifts would have me live 1001. He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee hath laid out 1002. He that hath lands hath quarrells 1003. Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy 1004. Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day 1005. A trade is better then service 1006 Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick 1007. To review ones store is to mow twice 1008. Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian yet is dead 1009. Without businesse debauchery 1010. Without danger we cannot get beyond danger 1011. Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies 1012. If gold knew what gold is gold would get gold I wis 1013. Little losses amaze great tame 1014. Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters 1015. Service without reward is punishment 1016. If the husband be not at home there is nobodie 1017. An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept 1018. The eye is bigger then the belly 1019. If you would bee at ease all the world is not 1020. Were it not for the bone in the legge all the world would turne Carpenters to make them crutches 1021. If you must flie flie well 1022. All that shakes falles not 1023. All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous 1024. If the braine sowes not corne it plants thistles 1025. A man well mounted is ever Cholerick 1026. Every one is a master and servant 1027. A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body 1028 One month doth nothing without another 1029. A master of straw eates a servant of steele 1030. An old cat sports not with her prey 1031. A woman conceales what shee knowes not 1032. Hee that wipes the childs nose kisseth the mothers cheeke FINIS
men 208 Another A begger once exceeding poore A penny pray'd me give him And deeply vow'd nere to aske more And I ne're more to give him Next day he begg'd againe I gave Yet both of us our oathes did save 209 Another I hold as faith What Rome's Church saith Where th' King is head The Flocks misled Where th' Alter's drest The peopele's blest Hee 's but an asse Who shuns the Masse Who charity preach They heav'n soon reach On faith t' rely Is heresy What England's Church allows My conscience disavowes The Church can have no seame Where the Pope's supream There 's service scarce divine Where 's table bread and wine Who the Communion flyes Is Catholique and wise Their church with error 's fraught Where only faith is taught No matter for good works Make 's Christians worse then Turks 210 Another There was a man bespake a thing Which when the owner home did bring He that made it did refuse it He that bought it would not use it He that hath it doth not know Whether he hath it yea or no. 211 On Women Woman 's the centre and the lines are men The circles love how doe they differ then Circles draw many lines into the center But love gives leave to onely one to enter 212 On Clarret wine spilt What 's this that 's spilt 't is clarret wine 'T is well 't is spilt it 's fall sav'd mine 213 On womans love A womans love is like a Syrian flower That buds and spreads and withers in an houre 214 On Cooke a cuckold A young cooke marri'd upon Sunday last And hee grew-old e're tuesday night was past 215 A Butcher marrying a tanners daughter A fitter match then this could not have bin For now the flesh is married to the skin 216 On Cupid Cupid no wonder was not cloath d of old For love though naked seldom ere is cold 217 A plain sutor to his love Faire I love thee yet I cannot sue And shew my love as masking courtiers doe Yet by the smocke of Venus for thy good I 'le freely spend my thrice concocted blood 218. On a passing bell This dolefull muâ—ique of impartiall death Who danceth after danceth out of breath 219 On a farmer knighted In my conceit sir Iohn you were to blame To make a quiet goodwife a madâ—dame 220 On Pallas and Bacchus birth Pallas the ofspring of Iove's braine Bacchus out of his thigh was ta'ne He breake 's his braine that learning winns When he that 's drunk breaks but his shins 221 On an old man doating on a yong mench A rich old man loving a faire yong lasse Out of his breeches his spectacles drew Wherewith he read a note how rich he was All which quoth he sweet-heart I 'le give to you Excuse me sir quoth she for all your riches I le marry none that wears his eies in 's breeches 222 Clownish Court-Ship Excellent Mrs. brighter then the moon Then scoured pâ—wter or the silver spoon Fairer then Phoebus or the morning star Dainty fair Mistrisse by my troth you are As far excelling Dian and her Nimphs As lobsters crawfish and as craw fish shrimps Thine eyes like Diamonds do shine most cleerly As I 'm an honest man I loâ—e thee dearely 223 A Genâ—leman to his love Tell her I love and if she aske how well Tell her my tongue told thee no tongue can tell 224 Her answer Say not you love unlesse you doe For lying will not honor you 225 His answer Maddam I love and love to doe And will not lye unlesse with you 226 On a Welsâ—man The way to make a welshman thinke on blisse And daily say his prayers on his knees Is to perswade him that most certaiae ' t is The moon is made of nothing but green cheese Then hee 'l desire of Iove no geater boon Then to be pleas'd in heaven to eate the moon 227 The vanity of man That every thing we do might vaine appeare We have a veine for each day in the yeere 228 To a friend on the losse of his Mrs. If thou the best of women didst forgo Weigh if thou found'st her or didst make her so If she was found know there is more then one If made the workman lives though she be gone 229 On a whore Rosa is faire but not a proper woman Can any woman proper be that 's common 230 On a Welshman A Welshman comming late into an Inn Asked the maid what meat there was within Cow-heels she answered and a brest of mutton But quoth the Welshman since I am no glutton Either of both shall serve to night the brest The heels i' th morning then light meat is best At night he tooke the brest and did not pay I th' morning tooke his heels and run away 231 On men and women I 'll thrives that haplesse family that showes A cocke that 's silent and a hen that crows I know not which lives more unnaturall lives Obeying husbands or commanding wives 232 On Linus Linus told me of verses that he made Riding to London on a trotting Jade I should have known had he conceal'd the case Even by his verses of his horses pace 233 On a litle diminutive band What is the reason of God-dam-me's band Inch-deep and that his fashion doth not alter God-dam me saves a labor understand In pulling't off when he puts on the halter 234 On Iulius By fraud the Merchant Iulius rakes in pelâ—e For heaven he sels yet hath it not himself 235 On fine apparell Some that their wives may near and cleanely go Do all their substance upon them bestow But who a goldfinch fain would make his wife Make 's her perhaps a wag-taile all her life 236 Vpon Conscience Many men this present age dispraise And thinke men have small conscience now adaies But sure I 'le lay no such fault to their charge I rather think their conscience is too large 237 In Cornutum Cornutus call'd his wife both whore and slut Quoth she you 'l never leave your brawling but. But what quoth he quoth she the post or doore For you have horns to but if I 'me a whore 238 A witty passage An old man sitting at a Christmas feast By eating Brawn occasioned a jest For whilest his tongue and gums chafed about For want of pales the chafed bore broke out And lights perchance upon a handsom lasse That neer him at the table placed was Which when she ' spi'd she pluck'd out of her sleeve A pin and did it to the old man give Saying sith your brawn out of your mouth doth slip Sir take this pin and therewith close your lip And bursting into laughter strain'd so much As with that strain her back-part spakelow dutch Which th' old man hearing did the pin restore And bad her therewith close her postern doore 239 A new married Bride The first of all our sex came from the side of man I thither am return'd from whence I came 240 On a pudding The end
47. On a Scholler Forbeare friend t' unclaspe this booke Onely in the fore-front looke For in it have errours bin Which made th' authour call it in Yet know this 't shall have more worth At the second comming forth 48. On a young woman The body which within this earth is laid Twice sixe weekes knew a wife a saint a maid Fair maid chast wif pure saint yet 't is not strange She was a woman therefore pleas'd to change And now shee 's dead some woman doth remaine For still she hopes onâ—e to be chang'd againe 49. On Brawne Here Brâ—wne the quondam begger lyes Who counted by his tale Full sixscore winters in his life Such vertue is in ale Ale was his meate ale was his drinke Ale did him long reprive And could he still have drunke his ale He had beene still alive 50. On a lyar Good passenger here lyes one here That living did lie every where 51. On a Dyer He lives with God none can deny That while he liv'd to th' world did dye 52. On a Candle Here lyes I wot a little star That did belong to Jupiter Which from him Prometheus stole And with it a fire-coale Or this is that I meane to handle Here doth lie a farthing-candle That was lovâ—d well having it's light But losing that now bids good-night 53. Another Here lyes the chandlers chiefest say Here lyes the schollers pale-fac'd boy Having nought else but skin and bone Dy'd of a deepe consumption 54. On M. R. Who soonest dyes lives long enough Our life is but a blast or puffe I did resist and strive with death But soone he put me out of breath He of my life thought to bereave me But I did yeeld onely to breathe me O're him I shall in triumph sing Thy conquest grave where is thy sting 55. On an Inne-keeper It is not I that dye I doe but leave an Inne Where harbour'd was with me all filthy kind of sin It is not I that dye I doe but now begin Into eternall joy by faith to enter in Why weepe you then my friends my parents my kin Lament ye wheÌ„ I lose but weep not when I win 56. On Hobson the Carrier Whom seeke ye sirs Old Hobson fye upâ—n Your tardinesse the carrier is gone Why stare you so nay you deserve to faile Alas here 's naught but his old rotten maile Her went a good-while since no question store Are glad who vext he would not goe before And some are grieu'd hee 's gone so soone away The Lord knowes why he did no longer stay How could he please you all I 'm sure of this He linger'd soundly howsoe're you misse But gone he is nor was he surely well At his departure as mischance befell For he is gone in such unwonted kinde As ne're before his goods all left behinde 57. On Bolus If gentlenesse could tame the fates or wit Delude them Bolus had not dyed yet But one that death o're rules in judgement sits And saies ouâ— sins are stronger than our witts 58. On Iuggler Death came to see thy trickes and cut in twaine Thy thread why did'st not make it whole againe 59. On a Child A child and dead alas how could it come Surely thy thread of life was but a thrumme 60. On a Clowne Softly tread this earth upon For here lyes our Corydon Who through care to save his sheepe Watcht too much oh let him sleepe 60. On Queene Anne Thee to invite the great God sent his star Whose friends kinsmen mightie Princes are For though they run the race of men and dye Death serves but to refine their majesty So did the Queen from hence her court remove And left the earth to be enthron'd above Thus is she chang'd not dead no good Prince dyes But like the day-star onely sets to rise 62. On Sir Horatio Palavozeene Here lyes Sir Horatio Palavozeene Who robb'd the Pope to pay the Queene And was a theife A theife thou ly'st For why he robo'd but Antichrist Him death with his beesome sweept from Babram Into the bosome of old Abraham But then came Hercules with his club And struck him downe to Belzebub 63. On an onely child Here lyes the fathers hope the mothers joy Though they seeme haplesse happy was the boy Who of this life the long and tedious race Hath travell'd out in lesse then 2 moneth 's space Oh happie soule to whom such grace was given To make so short a voyage backe to heaven As here a name christendome t' obtaine And to his maker then returne againâ— 64. Another As carefull nurses on their beds doe lay Their babes which would too long the wantons play So to prevent my youth's ensuing crimes Nature my nurse laid me to bed betimes 65. On a Muâ—â—tian Be not offended at our sad complaint You quire of Angels that have gain'd a Saint Where all perfection met in skill and voice We mourne our losse but yet commend your choyce 66. On Prince Henry Did he dye young oh no it could not be For I know few that liv'd so long as he Till God and all men lov'd him then be bold The man that lives so long must needs be old 67. On a Cobler Come hither reade my gentle friend And here behold a cobler's end Longer in length his life had gone But that he had no laste so long O mighty death whose dart can kill The man that made him soules at will 68. On Master Doe Do is my name and here I lye My Grammar tells me Do fit Di. 69. On a Gard'ner Could hee forget his death that ev'ry houre Was emblem'd to it by the fading flowre Should hee not mind his end yes sure he must That still was conversant 'mong beds of dust 70. On Edmund Spencer poet laureat He was and is see then where lyes the odâ—s Once god of Poets Poet now to th' gods And though his time of life be gone about The life of his lines never shall weare out 71. Ou Taylour a Sergeant kill'd by a Horse A Taylour is a thiefe a Sergeant is worse Who here lyes dead god-a-mercy horse 71. On Sir Francis Drake drowned Where Drake first found there last he lost his fame And for his tombe left nothing but his name His body 's buried under some great wave The sea that was his glory is his grave Of him no man true Epitaph can make For who can say here lies Sir Francis Drake 73. On a Drunkard Byâ—ax the drunkard while he liv'd would say The more I drinke the more me think 's I may But see how death haâ—h prov'd his saying just For he hath drunke himselfe as dry as dust 74. On a Child Tread softly passenger for here doth lye A dainty Jewell of sweet infancie A harmelesse babe that onely came cry'd In baptisme to bee washt from sin and dy'd 75. Another In this marble-casket lyes A matchlesse jewell of rich prize Whom nature in the worlds disdaine But shew'd and
87. Ill vessells seldome miscarry 88. A full belly neither fights nor flies well 89. All truths are not to be told 90. An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword 91. Noble houskeepers neede no dores 93. Every ill man hath his ill day 93. Sleepe without supping and wake without owing 94. I gave the mouse a hole and she is become my heire 95. Assaiâ—e who will the valiant attends 96. Whether goest griefe where I am wont 97. Praise day at night and life at the end 98. Whether shall the Oxe goe where he shall not labour 99. Where you thinke there is bacon there is no Chimney 100. Mend your cloathes and you may hold out this yeare 101. Presse a stick and it seemes a youth â—02 The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not 103. A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels 104. Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth lest it turne to earnest 105. Deceive not thy Physitian Confessor nor Lawyer 106. Ill natures the more you aske them the more they stick 107. Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children 108. The Chicken is the Countries but the Citie eateth it 109. He that gives thee a Capon give him the leg and the wing 110. Hee that lives ill feare followes him 111. Give a clowne your finger and he will take your hand 112. Good is to bee sought out and evill attended 113. A good pay-master starts not at assurances 114. No Alchymy to saving 115. To a grate full man give mony when he askes 116. Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion 117. To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt 118. A child correct behind and not before 119. To a faire day open the window but make you ready as to a foule 120. Keepe good men company and you shall be of the number 121. No love to a Fathers 122. The Mill gets by going 123. To a boyling pot flies come not 124. Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it 125. A snow yeare a rich yeare 126. Better to be blinde then to see ill 127. Learne weeping and thou shalt laugh gayning 128. Who hath no more bread then neede must not keepe a dog 129. A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body 130. The Fox when hee cannot reach the grapes saies they are not ripe 131. Water trotted is as good as oates 132. Though the Mastiffe be gentle yet bite him not by the lippe 133. Though a lie be well drest it is ever overcome 134. Though old and wise yet still advise 135. Three helping one another beare the burthen of sixe 136. Old wine and an old friend are good provisions 137. Happie is hee that chastens himselfe 138. Well may hee smell fire whose gowne burnes 139. The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached 140 Welcome evill if thou commest alone 141. Love your neighbour yet pull not downe your hedge 142. The bit that one eates no friend makes 143. A drunkards purse is a bottle 144. Shee spins well that breedes her children 145. Good is the mora that makes all sure 146. Play with a foole at home and he will play with you in the market 147. Every one stretcherh his legges according to his coverlet 148. Autumnall Agues are long or mortall 149 Marry your sonne when you will your daughter when you can 150. Dally not with mony or women 151. Men speake of the faire as things went with them there 152. The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both 143. The mill cannot grind with the water that 's past 154. Corne is cleaned with winde and the soule with chastnings 155. Good words are worth much and cost little 156. To buy deare is not bounty 157. Jest not with the eye or with Religion 158. The eye and Religion can beare no jesting 159. Without favour none will know you and with it you will not know your selfe 160. Buy at a faire but sell at home 161. Cover your selfe with your shield and care not for cryes 162. A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master 163. None is a foole alwaies every one sometimes 164. From a chollerick man withdraw a little from him that saies nothing for ever 165. Debters are lyers 166. Of all smells bread of all tasts salt 167. In a great River great fish are found but take heede lest you bee drowned 168. Ever since we weare cloathes we know not one another 169. God heales and the Physitian hath the thankes 170. Hell is full of good meanings and wishings 171. Take heede of still waters the quick passe away 172. After the house is finisht leave it 173. Our owne actions are our security not others judgements 178. Thinke of ease but worke on 179. Hee that lies long a bed his estate feeles it 180. Whether you boyle snow or pound it you can have but water of it 181. One stroke fells not an oke 182. God complaines not but doth what is fitting 183. A diligent Shcoller and the Master 's paid 184. Milke saies to wine welcome friend 185. They that know one another salute a farre off 186. Where there is no honour there is no griefe 187. Where the drink goes in there the wit goes out 188. He that staies does the businesse 189 Almes never make poore others 190. Great almes-giving lessens no mans living 191. Giving much to the poore doth inrich a mans store 192. It takes much from the account to which his sin doth amount 193. It adds to the glory both of soule and body 194 Ill comes in by ells and goes out by inches 195 The Smith and his penny both are black 196 Whos 's house is of glasse must not throw stones at another 197. If the old dog barke he gives counsell 198. The tree that growes slowly keepes it selfe for another 199. I wept when I was borne and every day shewes why 200. Hee that lookes not before finds him selfe behind 201. He that plaies his mony ought not to value it 202. He that riseth first is first drest 203. Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow 204. The hole calls the thiefe 205. A gentlemans grayhound and a salt-box seeke them at the fire 206. A childs service is little yet hee is no little foole that despiseth it 207. The river past and God forgotten 208. Evils have their comfort good none can support to wit with a moderate and contented heart 209. Who must account for himselfe and others must know both 210. Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe 211. The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence 212. The honey is sweet but the Bee stings 213. Waight and measure take away strife 214. The sonne full and tattered the daughter empty and fine 215. Every path hath a puddle 216. In good yeares corne is hay in ill yeares straw is corne 217. Send a wise man on an errand
and say nothing unto him 218. In life you lov'd me not in death you bewaile me 219. Into a mouth shut flies flie not 220. The hearts letter is read in the eyes 221. The ill that comes out of our mouth â—alles into our bosome 222. In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandâ—ers 223. In the house of a Fidler all fiddle 224. Sometimes the best gaine is to lose 225. Working and making a fire doth discretion require 226. One graine fills not a sacke but helpes his fellowes 227. It is a great victory that comes without blood 228. In war hunting and love men for one pleasure a thousand griefes prove 229. Reckon right and February hath one and thirty daies 230. Honour without profit is a ring on the finger 231. Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets 232. Honour and profit lie not in one sacke 233. A naughty child is better sick then whole 234. Truth and oyle are evâ—r above 235. He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head 236. Advise none to marry or to goe to warre 237. To steale the Hog and give the feet for almes 238. The thorne comes forth with his point forwards 239. One hand washeth another and both the face 240. The fault of the horse is put on the saddle 241. The corne hides it self in the snow as an old man in furrs 242. The Jewes spend at Easter the Mores at marriages the Christians in sutes 243. Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores 244. A woman and a glasse are ever in danger 245. An ill wound is cured not an ill name 246. The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes 247. On painting and fighting looke aloofe 248. Knowledge is folly except grace guide it 249. Punishment is lame but it comes 250. The more women looke in their glasse the lesse they looke to their house 251. A long tongue is a signe of a short hand 252. Marry a widdow before she leave mourning 253. The worst of law is that one suit breedes twenty 254. Providence is better then a rent 255. What your glasse telles you will not be told by Councell 256. There are more men threatned then stricken 257. A foole knowes more in his house then a wise man in anothers 258. I had rather ride on an asse that carries me then a horse that throwes me 259 The hard gives more then he that hath nothing 260. The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes 261. Good cheape is deare 262. It costs more to doe ill then to doe well 263. Good words quench more then a a bucket of water 264. An ill agreement is better then a good judgement 265. There is more talke then trouble 266. Better spare to have of thine own then aske of other men 267. Better good afarre off then evill at hand 268. Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner 269. I had rather aske of my sire browne bread then borrow of my neighbour white 270. Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one 271. Let an ill man lie in thy straw and he lookes to be thy heire 272. By suppers more have beene killed then Gallen ever cured 273. While the discreet advise the foole doth his busines 274. A mountaine and a river are good neighbours 275. Gossips are frogs they drinke and talke 276. Much spends the traveller more then the abider 277. Prayers and provender hinder no journey 278. A well-bred youth nâ—ither speakes of himselfe nor being spoken to is silent 279. A journying woman speakes much of all and all of her 280. The Fox knowes much but more he that catcheth him 281. Many friends in generall one in spcciall 282. The foole askes much but hee is more foole that grants it 283. Many kisse the hand they wish cut off 284. Neither bribe nor loose thy right 285. In the world who knowes not to swimme goes to the bottome 286. Chuse not an house neere an Inne viz for noise or in a corner for filth 287. Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks 288. Neither eyes on letters nor hands in coffers 289. The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him 290. Goe not for every griefe to the Physitian nor for every quarrell to the Lawyer nor for every thirst to the pot 291. Good service is a great inchantment 292. There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones 293. It 's no sure rule to fish with a crosbow 294. There were no ill language if it were not ill taken 295. The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges 296. The best mirrour is an old friend 297. Say no ill of the yeere till it be past 298. A mans discontent is his worst evill 299. Feare nothing but sinne 300. The child saies nothing but what it heard by the sire 301. Call me not an olive till thou see me gathered 302. That is not good language which all understand not 303. Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once 304. He will burne his house to warme his hands 305. Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate 306. All is not gold that glisters 307. A blustering night a faire day 308. Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing 309. He is not poore that hath little but he that desireth much 310. Let none say I will not drinke water 311. Hee wrongs not an old-man that steales his supper from him 312. The tongue talkes at the heads cost 313. Hee that strikes with his tongue must ward with his head 314. Keep not ill men company lest you increase the number 315. God strikes not with both hands for to the sea he made havens and to rivers foords 316. A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand 317. No lock will hold against the power of gold 318. The absent partie is still faultie 319. Peace and Patience and death with repentance 320. If vou loose your time you cannot get mony nor gaine 321. Bee not a Baker if your head be of butter 322. Aske much to have a little 323. Litle stickes kindle the fire great ones put it out 324. Anothers bread costs deare 325. Although it raine throw not away thy watering pot 326. Although the sun shine leave not thy cloake at home 327. A little with quiet is the onely dyeâ— 328. In vaine is the mill clacke if the Mâ—â—er his hearing lack 329. By the needle you shall draw the thread and by that which is past see how that which is to come will be drawne on 330. Stay a little and news will find you 331. Stay till the lame messenger come if you will know the truth of the thing 332. When God will no winde but brings raine 333. Though you rise early yet the day comes at his time and not till then 334. Pull downe your hatt on the winds side 335. As the yeere is your pot must seeth 336. Since you know all and
trusteth 729. He that will not have peace God gives him warre 730. To him that will waies are not wanting 731. To a great night a great Lanthorne 732. To a child all weather is cold 733. Where there is peace God is 734. None is so wise but the foole overtakes him 735. Fooles give to please all but their owne 736. Prosperity le ts goe the bridle 737. The Frier preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve 738. To be too busie gets contempt 739. February makes a bridge and March breakes it 740. A horse stumbles that hath foure legges 741. The best smell is bread the best savour salt the best love that of children 742. That 's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house 743. The market is the best garden 744. The first dish pleaseth all 745. The higher the Ape goes the more he shewes his taile 746. Night is the mother of Councels 747. Gods Mill grinds slow but sure 748. Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest 749. Drought never brought dearth 750. All complaine 751. Gamsters and race-horses never last long 752. It 's a poore sport that 's nor worth the candle 753. He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe 754. Every one is witty for his owne purpose 755. A little lett lets an ill workeman 756. Good workemen are seldome rich 757. By doing nothing we learne to do ill 758. A great dowry is a bed full of brables 759. No profit to honour no honour to Religion 760. Every sin brings it's punishment with it 761. Of him that speakes ill consider the life more then the words 762. You cannot hide an eele in a sacke 763. Give not S. Peter so much to leave Saint Paul nothing 764. You cannot flea a stone 765. The chiefe disease that raignes this yeare is folly 766. A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt 767. Better speake truth rudely then lye covertly 768. He that feares leaves let him not goe into the wood 769 One foote is better then two crutches 770. Better suffer ill then doe ill 771. Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe thy actions serve the turne 772. Soft and faire goes farre 773. The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues a Deity 774. Praise none to much for all are fickle 775. It 's absurd to warme one in his armour 776. Law sutes consume time and mony and rest and friends 777. Nature drawes more then ten teemes 778. Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse 780. A shippe and a woman are ever repairing 781. He that feares death lives not 782. He that pitties another remembers himselfe 783. He that doth what he should not shall feele what he would not 784. Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty 785. He that once hitts is ever bending 786. He that serves must serve 787. He that lends gives 788. He that preacheth giveth almes 789. He that cockers his child provides for his enemie 790. A pittifull looke askes enough 791. Who will sell the Cow must say the word 792. Service is no Inheritance 793. The faulty stands on his guard 794. A kinsman a friend or whom you intreate take not to serve you if you will be served neately 795. At Court every one for himselfe 796. To a crafty man a crafty and an halfe 797. Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle 798. He that serves well needes not ask his wages 799 Faire language grates not the tongue 800. A good heart cannot lye 801. Good swimmers at length are drowned 802 Good land evill way 803. In doing we learne 804. It 's good walking with a horse in ones hand 805. God and Parents and our Master can never be requited 806. An ill deede cannot bring honour 807. A small heart hath small desires 808. All are not merry that dance lightly 809. Curtesie on one side only lasts not long 810. Wine-Counsels seldome prosper 811. Weening is not measure 812. The best of the sport is to doe the deede and say nothing 813. If thou thy selfe canst doe it attend no others helpe or hand 814. Of a little thing a little displeaseth 815 He warmes too neere that burnes 816. God keepe me from foure houses an Vsurers a Taverne a Spittle and a Prison 817. In hundred elles of contention there is not an inch of love 818. Doe what thou oughtest and come what come can 819. Hunger makes dinners pastime suppers 820. In a long journey straw waighs 821. Women laugh when they can and weepe when they will 822. Warre is deaths feast 823. Set good against evill 824. Hee that brings good newes knockes hard 825. Beate the dog before the Lyon 826. Hast comes not alone 827. You must loose a flie to catch a trout 828. Better a snotty child then his nose wip'd off 829. No prison is faire not love foule 830. Hee is not free that drawes his chaine 831. Hee goes not out of his way that goes to a good Inne 833. There come nought out of the sacke but what was there 834. A little given seasonably excuses a great gift 835. Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever 836. He thinkes not well that thinkes not againe 837. Religion Credit and the Eye are not to be touched 838. The tongue is not steele yet it cuts 839. A white wall is the paper of a foole 840. They talke of Christmas so long that it comes 841. That is gold which is worth gold 842. It 's good tying the sack before it be full 843. Words are women deedes are men 844. Poverty is no sinne 845. A stone in a well is not lost 846. He can give little to his servant that lickes his knife 847. Promising is the eve of giving 848. Hee that keepes his owne makes warre 849. The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne 850. Goods are theirs that enjoy them 851. He that sends a foole expects one 852. He that can stay obtaines 853. Hee that gaines well and spends well needes no count booke 854. He that endures is not overcome 855. He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer 856. He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe 857 Hee that loves the tree loves the branch 858. Who hastens a glutton choakes him 859. Who praiseth Saint Peter doth not blame Saint Paul 860. He that hath not the craft let him shut up shop 861. He that knowes nothing doubts nothing 862. Greene wood makes a hott fire 863. He that marries late marries ill 864. He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy 865. The Rich knowes not who is his friend 866. A morning sunne and a wine-bred child and a latin-bred woman seldome end well 867. To a close shorne sheepe God gives wind by measure 868 A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold. 869. A poore mans Cow dies rich mans child 870. The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth till she have lost it 871. Chuse a horse made and a