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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59606	Poikilophronesis, or, The different humours of men	Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1692 (1692)	Wing S3042; ESTC R10737	37,365	109

ΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΦΡΟΝΙΣΙΣ OR THE Different Humours OF MEN Represented in an INTERLUDE At A Country-SCHOOL Dec. 15. 1691. LONDON Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers Chappel 1692. The Epistle Dedicatory To the much HONOURED Sir John Shaw Baronet Sir John More Knight Christopher Pack Esquire Worthy Sirs WHen the Reflections of the Censorious bad Extorted from me what the Importunity of the Friendly and Candid could not Eli●i●● 〈◊〉 A Consent to make this Scholostick Interlude publick I thought there was a great deal of Justice that it should be humbly presented to the Principal Erectors of those Walls wherein it was contriv'd as a Monument 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and my Own Gratitude May the publick Acknowledgment of the kind Assistance that I receiv'd from you and your generous Parents in Reviving a Free School out of its Ruines 〈◊〉 Encouragement to the Ingenious and Wealthy Gentlemen of the Age to favour Learning and the good Education of You●h and it will Effectually serve the Design of Ashby De-la-zouch Leicestershire Jun. penult 1692. Your much Obliged and most humble Servant Sam. Shaw The Names of the Speakers Sir Francis Freeman a good Landlord Dr. Cas●e a casuistical Divine Dr. Helye a Physician Mr. Speed Sir Francis his Clark Simon Shorthose a scrupulous Man Lawrence Large a broad conscienc'd Man Benjamin Brag a confident ●●uff Harry Hart a pusillanimous Man Mr. Spruce a finnical Gentle man Goodman Gray ●●clownish Countryman Anthony Angier a pettish testy Man Lawrence ●amb a meek sheepish Man Will Wake a hen-peckt Man Charles Catchit a covetous Man Peter Peace a contented Man Mr. Medler a News-monger Mr. Slack an Epicure Mr. Grindon a snarling Carpet Frank Fawns a Flatterer Stephen Sad a Melancholist Moses Merry a cast-away Care Kester Killagrew a vapouring Souldier Προλογος 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prologus QUousque tandem Auditores Senescentis caduci ora●●ris facetias audire videre flagitatis Satis est plus quàm satis est quod praeceptor noster jam seniculus repuerascens geniis vestris hactenus indulserit ●uum ipsius defraudaverit Bene vertat quod multis ab hinc annis vobis donaveri● vestrum est consulere ne quid mali de futuro illi struatis pudet equidem pudet illum capiti non posse pericula cano pellere multo magis pudeat vos exigere quae non est genii ejus vel aetatis praestare Quod ad nos balbutientes ne dicam vagientes histriones non est quod veniam vestram oremus quod ipsi promptius impertiemini Candidi enim hoc est ingenii quod non potest laudare saltem tolerare Sinite ergo sinite quaesumus in haec aetate ludicrâ quae in aetate adolescentiori forsitan f●rent non tam ridenda quàm corrigenda Queri●ur non injuriâ queritur Magister noster de quorundam vel quarundam dicam malevolentia victum vitam v●●ae viam sibi invidentium Sed incassum queritur 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sibi ipsi sapit sibi ipsi placet rumpatur quisquis rumpitur invidiâ Male agitur cum m●seris paedagogis si ad libitum nutum cujus cujus homunculi vani sibi male temperantis os eorum obstruatur constringantur manus Sed ●d vos redeo benevoli auditores Convenistis huc ho●lie specta●um ut spectemini Nihil nost●a interest an vigiletis an dormia●is an audiatis an solum spectetis an intelligatis quid volumus an approbetis quod intelligitis Silete vel plaudite laeti sitis vel sitis tetrici candidi vel ●ynici eodemres redit Sciatis vero veli●● hodierni colloquii finem esse propositum vos sapientiores magis quàm hilariores efficere Cavete vobis de aegritudinibus animi quas nos proponimus solum ut sanemus Boni consulite seniles lucubrationes gesticulationes pueriles His legibus salvete omnes Prologue WEllcome kind Auditors and all ye who are either so curious as to come to see or so fine or so pretty as to come to be seen The truth is it is not worth your while to attend upon either what old age caninvent or child-hood can represent Nay possibly you will say Meritò suspecta libido est quae venerem affectat sine viribus He 's a Fool that would make sport And has not Wit sufficient for 't To which I might subjoin And he 's a Clown that looks for Wit Nor Age nor Time affording it Gentlemen If you find nothing to entertain your more exalted fancies I will administer this consolation to you that if you be set on gigg you may still laugh at your own simplicity when you find your selve● disappointed I know no body that is endebted to you a treat nor that has promis'd you any thing but your selves Therefore if you cannot laugh that we have made our selves fools for you yet finding your selves disappointed you cannot but laugh to see how we have made fools of you But indeed good people we are in good earnest a little to represent to you the extreams that men commonly run into that ye may avoid 'em and the enormity of other mens passions that you may the better suppress your own We will not purposely reflect upon any person in the World And yet we would have every person that hears us make application too To mingle good sense with well devised fables facetious expressions or comical actions was of old esteemed a good way of recommending vertue and exposing vice And if we could possibly both delight you and edifie you we would dare to call it an entertainment But alas we cannot pretend to the one or the other The one we cannot do the other perhaps you will not suffer For I must tell you there are but few people in the world so ingenuous or good natur'd as to suffer themselves to be edify'd Man is a male-pert creature and will much sooner fall out and swagger than either fall down ro stagger at any reprehension However Gentlemen put on your holyday humour and be as good natur'd as you can And if it be above us to receive your thanks or below you to give 'em yet at least let us have your pardon which if we cannot obtain we will take heed not to offend another year But we are not sollicitous about either the one or the other knowing that when we have said all we can Plays must run their different fates According to the hearers Pates Enter Sr. Francis Freeman with Father Casye a Scholastical Divine and Dr. Hely a Physitian accompanying him and Mr. Speed his man waiting on him They Compliment each other and take their places Freem MY worthy Friends your Visit is very seasonable and I am right glad to see you I know your Accomplishments are very great in your respective Professions so great as that nothing can match them except it be that Singular Humanity which instructs you to communicate them