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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00034	Susanna: or, the arraignment of the two vniust elders	Aylett, Robert, 1583-1655?	1622 (1622)	STC 1003; ESTC S100330	23,050	50

SVSANNA OR THE ARRAIGNMENT OF THE TWO VNIVST ELDERS DEVT. 16.20 That which is iust and right shalt thou follow that thou maist liue and enioy the Land which the Lord thy God giueth thee LONDON Printed for Iohn Teage and are to be sold at his shoppe in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Ball. 1622. To the Right Honourable ROBERT EARLE of WARVVICKE and to his most vertuous and Noble Countesse the Lady Frances THou who art in thy Country iustly hight Another Daniel for iudging right And thou his Dame a Susan of this age Let Both be graced with your Patronage The Argument or Morall of the whole Historie I Chaste Susanna here interpret Right Or Iustice cleare as pure celestiall Light Whom couetous false Elders most vniust Seeke to corrupt to satisfie their Lust. Diuine Astrea of immortall Seede Abhominates such foule and wicked deede Wherefore they to the people her disgrace And set vp wrong and bribing in her place The people alwaies prone to imitate Their vice not vertues that do sway the state Ioine with the Iudges al to beat down right And take in guifts and doing-wrong delight Till Ioue awaked with the piteous cry Of those that grone vnder Iniquity The gods his Peares to Parlament doth call And to Ol●● pus court them summons all W●●re they decree a Daniel to send To iudge the wo●st that al the rest may mēd Thence doth Astrea ●l●are like Susan shine And iudges measure by her equall Line THE FIRST BOOKE OF SVSANNA Gods goodnesse in Iudahs captiuitie Ioachims worth what Elders ought to be A good wife by Susanna is descride The greatest Blisse that can a man betide The Elders each to other doe discouer Their Lusts and plot their wishes to recouer I Sing the honour of that noble Dame Who for true vertues sake despised shame And rather chose to die with infamy Then violate her sacred Chastitie For she him made her confidence and stay That made her righteousnesse as cleare as day Lucrece be mute if chaste why should thou die If not why should we praise thy chastitie I sing of Iudges base not more vniust In iudgement than obscene in filthy lust I sing of Iustice Iudgement Equitie And knowledge of discerning Veritie Oh blessed Spirit who didst the spirit dispose Of youth the Elders malice to disclose Direct my Muse Iniustice to discou●r That hating vice I may be vertues louer And teach me sing Susannas sacred story To all chaste eares delight and to thy glory Whilst Canaans Land lay seauenty yeeres vntilde And Sabbaths all prophan'd had nigh fulfilld The Abramites that vnder bondage groane Sate weeping by the streames of Babylon Their Harpes vpon the willow trees then hung On which they lately Sions songs had sung And though their voices had forgot to sing And fingers touch of sweetest warbling string Iehouah could not for his Abrams sake Forget the promise he to him did make But gaue them fauour in the heathens sight And dwellings both for profite and delight And lest they should these benefits despise They had within themselues t●e exercise Of their owne Lawes and Elders euery yeare The people chose the gouernment to beare Who might by vprightnesse and skill in law Protect the Good and keepe the bad in awe Amongst the ●est that in that region Had large possessions In Babylon Ioachim had a house most rich and faire Most pleasant fruitfull healthfull eke for ayre But was renowm'd and famous most of all For one faire large and open goodly Hall Whither all Iewish suitours wont resort For Iustice there the Elders kept their Court Elders whi●h ought by Iethros counsell wise Be men of courage hating couetise Fearing the Lord in dealing iust vpright And able to discerne the wrong from right But these were Ancients in iniquity Malice Iniustice and Adultery Both like in Ignorance and base condition Both rais'd by bribing fauour and ambition Not vsing Law hard causes to decide For they all matters by one ballance tride Whose guift weighs heauiest victory obtaines This mickle profit brings with little paines Deferring strifes finall determination Not thereby to take better information But for to groape whose purse did heauiest way And vnto him they alwayes giue the day These iudged then the congregation Of captiue Iewes that were in Babylon And for Ioachim was a noble man To him the people with the Elders came Where they till noone the causes ouer call As now our Iudges in Westminster hall This noble man was not so honorable For ancestry or ought that 's heritable As for his vertues Iustice Pietie Humblenesse Meekenesse and Integritie These did his minde and actions more adorne Than wealth ambition fauour armes with scorne These made him of the highest reputation And sought vnto of all the Iewish nation Who though he Patron was and Aduocate And wondrous knowledge had to rule the State By his great skill in Lawes iudiciall The Morall and the Ceremoniall Yet seeing the corruptions of the Time And Folly into Seate of Iustice clime And that the most vniust and ignorant By bribing friends or boldnesse got the Grant Of highest Offices Hee free from charge Of publique Office chose to liue at large But for because man borne he vnderstood Not for himselfe but for his countreys good He tooke more paines than any Magistrate For wronged friends and good of publike state So that his was the House of Iustice hight His mouth an Oracle of Law and Right The widows poores and orphans sure defendour Th' Innocents aid and terrour of th' offendour He ware a Lawyers Gowne to keepe him warme But sould no Breath to doe a poore man harme He that describe all heauenly Graces can May tell the vertues of this noble man Which he not only learnd by contemplation But acted to the good of all his nation But aboue wealth and all this man possest He with a faithful honest wife was blest In whom her husbands heart might safely trust In wealth or want contented true and iust Who did him good not euill all her daies Industrious with her mind and hands alwaies Like merchants ship that foode from far doth bring Early and late her houshould ordering Her working hand still open for to feede The hungry and to giue to them that neede And in the Sommer for the Winter tide She cloathing for her houshould doth prouide This made her husband so much set by and To sit amongst the Rulers of the Land Her mouth was shut and couered her face In one sate modesty in th' other grace In one did angelique sweet beautie shine From th' other wisdome flowes and grace diuine To many daughters Graces rare befall But chaste Susannna went beyond them all Amongst the fruits of her Industriousnesse Who neuer eate her Bread in idlenesse Shee plants an orchard fruitfull rich and faire Whither she with her Lord doth oft repaire Themselues awhile from worldly cares to free And on their handy workes Gods