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A29235
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The honest ghost, or, A voice from the vault
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Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.
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1658
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Wing B4267; ESTC R30243
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to bear up mine Now when I 'me dead some by my Tombe will pass And say perchance Here lyes Pherecidas Venting aspersions on me as they please As that I di'de some lousie vile disease Or of some State-Impostume swoln so big It had no cure but dy a Spanish Fig Or scorcht with some outlandish Tinder-box Di'de eaten by the Bubo Piles or Pox. Thus must my styles and titles be forgotten And rot on Earth as I on Earth was rotten Thus all lifes pleasure 's but a bussing game Which leaves us liqu'risher then when we came Some glim'ring raies of honour we may get Which once obscur'd streight is our Summer set But this I seldom think on I 've no time Mine aime is to advance these Imps of mine Whose shade shall spread so broad as none may doubt But they 're derived from a spatious root Now I referre it to your self to show Whether your Ape deserve not praise or no. The Ape of Pleasure IS it not strange to heare this Cock-horse Lord Who has a Branched forehead on my word Thus magnifie himself when I his Page And at that time scarce sixteen years of age Was more respected by his youthfull Madam For two yeaes space then all the time she had him What Masks what Shews what Enterludes could be Contenting to her self withouten me What late Reere-bankets could delight afford Without her Page farre deerer then her Lord And yet this burnish'd Idol whose esteeme Consists in this That he doth precious seeme In eye of Vulgars whose conceits appeare In prizing men by th' Garments which they weare Preferres that Fame which Fondlings have of him Before that place of Honour he is in But what concerns this me 't is my delight And in this doe I glory that the night Hath spread her Curtains close as one at leasure To tender all content to th' Ape of Pleasure See See young Messalina how her eye Assures me shee affects varietie Her once admired Lord grows out a date So as her love is turned into hate For choicest cates may minister delight At first but after cloy the appetite But lest those tricks which I have plaid should seem Weake in respect of what this Lords have been Though I be young and want experience As one directed by youthfull sense I can as Apish bee as others are Yea and for honesty as little care As any Suburbs trader whose sole aime Is by pollution to inhance their gaine For three whole Yeeres I have imploy'd my time In reading baudie Boccace Aretine With those ripe Sibaritick merriments Which our Court-Ladies hold for ornaments Of an unvalued price they are so wittie And these I read in Country Court and Cittie But in the Court when I a Comment made More they conceiv'd then I discours'd or said For a grave Lady standing by the pew Where I my Lecture red did forthwith shew More grounded Rules for th' Subject that I chused Then all my wanton Consorts ere had vsed So as desiring much to know her name Shee haughtily replyed Of publique fame Whos 's Love-attractive Beauty had obtain'd More high priz'd booties then ere woman gain'd Nor be my hopes extinguish'd by my age For I have One quoth shee my prety Page Who would be loath for to degenerate Eyther in heat of love or height of State And though her Honour Lustre and Esteeme Be not so great as sometimes it hath beene Yet her experience with my discipline Hath train'd her so in postures of this time As scarce that Lady is in Europe bred Who by her Lecture is not bettered This I admir'd which shee observing told me While shee about my middle did enfold me That if I sought employment in that kind Shee could a place of entertainment find So I would secret be and not discover The slie effects of some intrusive Lover For wee quoth shee who feed imagination With hope till meanes bring hope to recreation May in our sleepes our waking thoughts disclose Now Boy said shee if you were one of those Who publish to the world what they doe heare You might destroy our reputation cleare And make our names such Emblems of disgrace As wee might seeme unworthy of our place For what if I should send to such a Lord That in the Ev'ning hee would keepe his word And in th' appointed place or arbour seat him Where I re solv'd assuredly to meete him While you corrupted by some friend of mine Acquaints him with this meeting place and time Would this shew well in you seem fair to him To see one weare the prize which he did win Again we Ladies many secrets have Which in our Pages secrecy doe crave For we have Chamber-motives of delight Powders to cause men love us at first sight Amorous Broths and cordial Receits Love-drawing Lures and fancy-forcing baits That our unbounded pleasures may be fed With same desire as they were nourished Again perhaps such may our humors be Sith want of change begets satietie Wee 'l daigne sometime our Pages to be â—…asters Of such choice Cates are due unto their Masters Now would not this your secrecy deserve When you may them enjoy whom you doe serve This proffer tendred Madam replyed I You need not doubt your Pages secrecy If you so please to terme me I have bin For Ladies Secrets ever train'd therein Since my first infancy and was thought fit So present and so pregnant was my wit To carrie divers messages among them Yet was I never taxed once to wrong them Oft by a private Entrie have I brought One to my Lady yet suspected nought For in a Night-Gown womanly arraid I took him for some Ladies Chamber-maid So as I took in hand at all aventer To ope the dore that he might freely enter Among the rest One was I sometime toward Who was so peevish testie and so froward As shee in nothing took more free delight Then to become her Husbands opposite If he at any time should make resort Unto the Countrey she was for the Court Were he for Court she to the Countrey went For contradiction was her Element Yet which is rare this peevish willfull thing Was much addicted still to wantoning So as amidst the heat of all her rage Nought could allay her furie but her Page Thus I the progresse of my life did tell Which this grave Lady liked passing well Wherefore concluding with one joynt consent To leave the Court I with my Lady went Where I presented was some sennight after As a rich bootie to her lovely Daughter Who did so much affect me she thought meet To lodge me nightly at her own bed feet None would she suffer scarcely to approach Or take her hand to bring her to her Coach But only I none would she else admit To hold her chat or in her Coach to sit I was her Ingle Gue her Sparrow bill And in a word my Ladies what you will How many Ev'nings Coached she and I With Curtains drawn that none might us espie
through a Trunck or Prospective directly before the end of the Trunck is a Dung-hill his Imperzza I smell a Rat. 7. The Court Ape is expressed sitting mopping in a Tree full of flourishes above him this Imprezza The Cinnamon Tree 8. The City Ape is expressed as in a Rialto or Royall-Exchange Tapestrie-works Needle-works Chaines Girdles and Hangers Belts c. to life shadowed A walke as in the Exchange with Signes of eyther side On the one an Unicorn a Bull an Hart a Ram a Goate On the other directly opposite a Tigre a Panther an Elephant a Wolfe a Fox his Imprezza What doe ye lack 9. The Countrey Ape is expressed poring seriously upon an Almanack his Imprezza an Erra Pater 10. The Church Ape is expressed fat and corpulent a Mitre or corner-Cap upon his head the Basis or end ofa Steeple sticking out of his mouth his Imprezza Silence 11. The Judiciall Ape is expressed of meagre or sallow complexion wasted or decayed constitution close shaven in a Councellors Cap and Gowne a Rowle or Scedule in his hand his Imprezza Ambidexter 12. The Politicall Ape is expressed with a paire of Spectacles upon his Nose a paire of Compasles in his hand a Globe before him with a Jacob's-Staffe with which hee measures the Globe his Imprezza A sound head piece 13. The Chymicall Ape is expressed holding a payre of Bellowes wherewith he stands blowing against a solid Rock There are Kettles Landirons Candlesticks c. to bee shadowed implying his Chymick Art his Imprezza Fly Brasse 14. The Criticall Ape is expressed laughing and jeering extremely holding his sides as one oppressed with an unmoderate passion of Joy his Imprezza Hold sides 15. The Censuring Ape is portrayed according to his humor with a rugged ridged Countenance fiery and 〈◊〉 eyes corded Whipps in his hand Looking with an eye of scorne upon the rest of the Apâ—… his Mott A shots of Shallops And pointing at them with a jeering visage closeth in these words Have among you State-Shufflers Parthenia's Passions To the right Honorable THOMAS Viscount WENTWORTH Baron of Woodhouse Oversley and Newmarch Lord President of the Councell established in the North and one of his Majesties most honourable Privie Councell His thrice-honoured MECAENAS The western-Knights Pasquill MArshall an hall there Pray you Sir make roome For us poor Knights who in the fag-end come Mad is my Muse and now of late affrighted Out of her wits for feare she should be Knighted Knighted defend me Lord from such an honour I shall not git whole Cloaths to put upon her Nay since with Knights there is so great a doo I for my Summons will make ready too Come Masons come erect an Hospitâ—…ll Sith wee must all be Knights whom Statutes call For England never had unto this houre More * Chevaliers for number nor more poor Whence many of our Russetings deplore it That they ' r not worth so much as they paid for it Yea Almanacks I feare will beare record In Rubrick Letters next to th' yeare o th' Lord Which by Succeeding times will be recited How long 't is since yâ— Commonty was Knighted Yea Justice vows should she pay twenty five She cannot doe 't with honesty and thrive For some of her Bench-Whistlers States be such Their meanes vailes will scarce raise halfe so 〈◊〉 Yea I could pick out One of these who might Be made GRAND SOPHIE full as well as Knight For Justice-sake this imposition wave Lest they be forc'd to pay more then they have But since my Pinke 'mongst others runns a shelfe And ev'ry one is nearest to himselfe I must debate my Cause before I go Judge whether I speake reason friends or no. May my State-lov'd MECAENAS but give way To what the meanest of his Knights can say Now my good Lord your humble Suppliant comes To know the cause why he shoâ—…ld pay these Sums ` Object Our Princes Coronation by a Statute Inflicts these fines on those that were not at it Provided they have fourty pounds by yeare Of free-hold Land the Statute makes it cleare Answ. T is true but this reflecteth not on me For I was at that high solemnitie And I'â—…h best note my rurall Muse could sing Tendred my Poemes to my gratious King Object Yea but the Proclamation did forbid it You were not well advis'd then when you did it Answ. 'Slid should I neither then be here nor there But like a Ball hang hovering in the ayre O bject No though the Coronation wil'd you come The Proclamation wish'd you stay at home You should not have câ—…me up Sir Answ. No more did I For I as fortune fell was there allready Where my ambitious Muse did Knighthood crave But what I had I hold no more I have Discusse my Lord then each particular I shall be found in nought irregular I came not up I broke not th' Proclamation The Statute 's kept I was at Coronation At which I 'le justify with heart and hand I joy'd as much as any Knight i th' Land These duely weigh'd your Honour Umpire be Whether I pay the King or King pay me His regall 〈◊〉 receiv'd this Muse of mine And were this reason think you for my rime I sung my Sov'â—…igne heard me now wee say The Hearer not the Singer usd to pay I judge then what soe're to me is done Is by that figure Usteron Proteron You for the King demand of me a fee When it is meant that He should pay it mee But lest this should by me too much be thought So I goe free my Song shall go for nought But husht no more with this approv'd Position Your constant Servant closeth his Petition More Knights my Lord your State has little need on Let me be a poore Country Squire to breed on Now if these Reasons take no place my Lord I must Obey if you but speake the word A Knights fee for your Honour I have heere Knight and no Knight the Purchase is too deere But I 'm resolv'd my Reasons are so plaine Your squire may with his Coine go back againe AMPLITUDINI TUAE DEDITISSIMUS MUSOPHILUS EBORACENSIS EQUES EQUITUM HUMILLIMUS * Area quot spioas quot profert Silva myricaâ—… Curia quot curas Semina terrâ—…nes Quot scatebrâ—… venas quot 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 arâ—…nas Tot Milites inopeâ—… Angliâ—… 〈◊〉 Upon his Hon. Election of Deputation for Ireland FOr Ireland Lord what will become of me For Conscience-sake looke on my Familie Would you receive more honour then you have And so 〈◊〉 those whom you may save Is any one more earthly-blest then you Firme friends faire fates brave Bards corrivals few And who is hee that is so richly blest Will hatch his Airy in a forraine nest There the best Hawkâ—…s indeed they say are bred But there High-styers oft have perished Those that doe love my Lord doe hold it fit As th' Country honours him so should he it Admit my Lord that you entitled be