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The life of Mr. Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury written by himself in a Latine poem, and now translated into English.; Thomas Hobbesii Malmesburiensis vita. English
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Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
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THE LIFE OF Mr. THOMAS HOBBES OF MALMESBURY Written by himself In a LATINE POEM And now Translated into ENGLISH LONDON PRINTED for A. C. and are to be sold in Fleetstreet and without Temple-bar 1680. THE LIFE OF Mr. Thomas Hobbes OF MALMESBURY IN Fifteen hundred eighty eight Old Style When that Armada did invade our Isle Call'd the Invincible whos 's Freight was then Nothing but Murd'ring Steel and Murd'ring Men Most of which Navy was disperst or lost And had the Fate to Perish on our Coast April the fifth though now with Age outworn I' th' early Spring I a poor worm was born In Malmesbury Baptiz'd and Named there By my own Father then a Minister Many things worth relating had this Town And first a Monastery of Renown And Castle or two rather it may seem On a Hill seated with a double Stream Almost environ'd from whence still are sent Two Burgesses to sit in Parliament Here lie the Bones of Noble Athelstane Whose Stone-Effigies does there remain Who for reward gave them the Neighbouring Plains Which he had moistned with the Blood of Danes Here was the Roman Muse by Adelm brought Here also the first Latin Schole was taught My Native place I 'm not asham'd to own Th' ill Times and Ills born with me I bemoan For Fame had rumour'd that a Fleet at Sea Wou'd cause our Nations Catastrophe And hereupon it was my Mother Dear Did bring forth Twins at once both Me and Fear For this my Countries Foes I e'r did hate With calm Peace and my Muse associate Did Learn to speak Four Languages to write And read them too which was my sole delight Six years i' th' Greek and Latin Tongue I spent And at Fourteen I was to Oxford sent And there of Magd'len-Hall admitted I My self to Logick first did then apply And sedulously I my Tutor heard Who Gravely Read althou ' he had no Beard Barbara Celarent Darii Ferio Baralypton These Modes hath the first Figure then goes on Caesare Camestres Festino Baroco Darapti This hath of Modes the same variety Felapton Disamis Datisi Bocardo Ferison These just so many Modes are look'd upon Which I tho' slowly Learn and then dispense With them and prove things after my own sense Then Physicks read and my Tutor Display'd How all Things were of Form and Matter made The Aëry Particles which make Forms we see Both Visible and Audible to be Th' Effects of Sympathy Antipathy And many things above my reach Taught me Therefore more pleasant studies I then sought Which I was formerly tho' not well Taught My Phancie and my Mind divert I do With Maps Celestial and Terrestrial too Rejoyce t' accompany Sol cloath'd with Rays Know by what Art he measures out our Days How Drake and Cavendish a Girdle made Quite round the World what Climates they survey'd And strive to find the smaller Cells of Men. And painted Monsters in their unknown Den. Nay there 's a Fulness in Geography For Nature e'r abhor'd Vacuity Thus in due time took I my first Degree Of Batchelor i' th' University Then Oxford left serv'd Ca'ndish known to be A Noble and Conspicuous Family Our College-Rector did me Recommend Where I most pleasantly my Days did spend Thus Youth Tutor'd a Youth for he was still Under Command and at his Father's will Serv'd him full twenty years who prov'd to be Not a Lord only but a Friend to Me. That my Life's sweetest Comfort was and made My Slumbers pleasant in Nights darkest shade Thus I at Ease did Live of Books whilst he Did with all sorts supply my Library Then I our own Historians did peruse Greek Latin and Convers'd too with my Muse. Homer and Virgil Horace Sophocles Plautus Euripides Aristophanes I understood nay more but of all these There 's none that pleas'd me like Thucydides He says Democracy's a Foolish Thing Than a Republick Wiser is one King This Author I taught English that even he A Guide to Rhetoricians might be To Forrain Countries at that time did I Travel saw France Italy Germany This Debonaire Lord th' Earl of Devonshire I serv'd complete the space of twenty year His Life by Sickness Conquer'd fled away T' exchange it for a better the last day But yet provided ere he di'd for me Who liv'd with little most contentedly I left my pleasant Mansion went away To Paris and there eighteen Months did stay Thence to be Tutor I 'm cal'd back agen To my Lord's Son the Earl of Devon then This Noble Lord I did instruct when young Both how to Speak and Write the Roman Tongue And by what Arts the Rhetor deceives those That are Illiterate taught him Verse and Prose The Mathematick Precepts too with all The Windings in the Globe Terrestrial The whole Design of Law and how he must Judge between that which Equal is and Just. Seven years to him these Arts I did Explain He quickly Learnt and firmly did retain We spent not all this time in Books alone Unless you 'l take the World for to be one Travel'd through Italy and France did view The sweet Retirements of Savoy too Whether on Horse in Coach or Ship still I Was most Intent on my Philosophy One only thing i' th' World seem'd true to me Tho' several ways that Falsified be One only True Thing the Basis of all Those Things whereby we any Thing do call How Sleep does fly away and what things still By Opticks I can Multiply at will Phancie's Internal th' Issue of our Brain Th'internal parts only Motion contain And he that studies Physicks first must know What Motion is and what Motion can do To Matter Motion I my self apply And thus I spend my Time in Italy I scribbled nothing o'er nor then e'r wrought I ever had a Mistriss that me taught Then leaving Italy return we do To Paris and its stately Fabricks view Here with Mersennus I acquainted grew Shew'd him of Motion what I ever knew He both Prais'd and Approv'd it and so Sir I was Reputed a Philosopher Eight Months elaps'd I return'd and thought good For to Connect what e'r I understood That Principles at second hand more clear By their Concatenation might appear To various Matter various Motion brings Me and the different Species of Things Man's inward Motions and his Thoughts to know The good of Government and Justice too These were my Studies then and in these three Consists the whole Course of Philosophy Man Body Citizen for there I do Heap Matter up designing three Books too I' th' interim breaks forth a horrid War Injurious to my Study and a Bar. In the year sixteen hundred forty then Brake out a Sickness whereof many Men Of Learning languishing gave up their breath At last and yielded to impartial death Wherewith when seized he reputed was The Man that knew Divine and Humane Laws The War 's now hot I dread to see it so Therefore to Paris well-belov'd I go Two years elaps'd I published in Print My Book