first that Aesope was a slaue But Man 's free borne and freedome ought to haue To worke hâ—s owne good pleasure fayre content Who liues not thus hath his whole life mis-spent This rule he followes and laies violent hands On all that his pride lust and will with-stands Calls his affection reason his desire And appetite sets all his world on fire His childe his wife his neighbour or his friend Is for his pleasure lou'd without that end No King no great Lord can forget so soone And slight dâ—sert as he hath often done Bastards are true legitimates he â—aith And enemies then friâ—nds haue far more faith His nâ—ighbors are most strangers and before A modest wife he likes a shamelâ—sse whore For many whores he â—aith he often kept Without disturbance but one night hauing slept In twenty yeares with his true wife th' assault Of many Sumners did correct the fault What we terme cowardice he doth valure call And in that valure he exceedeth all An oyster-wife once beat him brauely hee Bore all her blowes but wanted heart to â—lec He will on Sundaies with an Abbot dine On Frydaies with a brother Libertâ—ne And euery day drinke health 's vp to the eye He treads not right vnlesse he treads awry The Maa of sinne himselfe is not more free In doing all forbiddâ—n sinnes then hee For what he speaâ—es or teâ—cheth writes or reads Only speaks pâ—easuâ—e aud to pleasure leads Had Nerâ—'â— froward Tutor too precise Been like our Philoâ—â—rchâ—â— pleâ—sure wise And pliant to all humors but the good He had with â—urâ—â—ts dyd'e not lacâ—e of bloodâ— Learn'd Aâ—â—tine he reads and can expound His modest pictures with a touch profound That part is his of â—uery tongue and arâ—e Which stricter Iaâ—â—â—â— tremble at and starte To hearâ— recited This this man is hâ—e Who on the forefront you with Aeâ—ope see Aeâ—opâ— that looâ—es awry on all mâ—ns vice But this on vertue casteth scornefull eyes Aeâ—ope mâ—kes birds beasts fishes spâ—ake and liue As if tâ—eir liues should Mâ—n example giue To prâ—ctisâ— vertuâ— This with apt beheasts Doth teach all men how to becomâ— liâ—e beasts And 〈◊〉 wâ—ose life these creatures mâ—st resâ—mble Comesnâ—â—rest truâ—â— and sâ— doth leaâ—â— diâ—â—embleâ— Thâ—t Nature is the best gâ—ide if wâ— plâ—â—se To follow her then we must â—ollow 〈◊〉 For these obserâ—â— her rules and are not spoyl'd By arte nor haue their able organâ— foyl'd With abstinence and lacâ—e of vse but still Dirâ—cted are by appetite and will In Kings he would no other vertue see Then what in Lyons and in Eagles bâ—e To prey on all to make their will a law To tyrâ—nnize to rule by force and awe To feare no higher powers to do no good But liue to glâ—t themselues with guiltlâ—sse blood Courtiers he would hâ—ue fasâ—ion'd like to apes So fond their gestures so dâ—formde tâ—eir shapes So full of idle imitation found That scorne in them our stages might confound That they should starch paint white red blew yellow And then all blacke that other fooles might follow Diuines of Owlâ—s he would haue learne to shrieke As if they hated all the world did like But hauing got a tree and Iuy bush He then would haue them mute and dumbe and hush To serue all purposes to hate the light And prooue right Blackbirds childrâ—n of the night Men that want wit yet haue great place in State He woulâ— haue like to Parrots learne to prate Of others till with Almonds they wâ—re fed The rest likâ— Foxes he would still haue bred Closâ— crâ—ftie indirâ—ct to get by stealth The goods both of the Church and Common-wealth All subâ—ects and inferiors he would haue Themsâ—lues like Gâ—â—â—e and Asses to behaue Rich men and â—â—â—rers to swallow all Dirâ—cted by the Dolphine and the Whâ—le All mâ—n like Dogs to flatter and to bite And miâ—intâ—rpret what we speake or write He wills all those that on my payers looke To make each line a libell in my booke To poyson with their eyes whatâ—'ere they see And make themselues sport and make worke for me Not to beleeue the morall but to seeke Another meaning whatsoe're they like And call it mine and sweare I meant the same Although I would not persons plainly name And then he wils them laugh to seeke the ieast Anothers mischiefe makes a merry feast This Doctor is our Ages guide and Tutor The world his Schoole the flesh his Coadiutor No wonder then if we liue all awry When on our Master we cast steady eye For â— Alexâ—nderâ— necke can teach vs this The Schoole and Court by greatnes fashioâ—'d is Thus our great Masters crookednesse is spide In vs his followers who no good parts hide That he hath learn'd vs but proclaime aloud The cause which makes our vertuous Tutor proud If any seeke his name and list to come To schoole enquire for Mâ—rus Antrum A SVPPLY OF THE description of MONSIER PANDORSVS WALDOLYNNATVS that merry American Philosopher or the Wiseman of the New World being Antipode to Aesop placed with him as parallel in the front Done according to the simple truth of his owne naked deliuery And dedicated to THOMAS THVRSBY Esquire no lesse fit to be publicke then desirous of retirement and priuacie YOV shun all office though your state and wit With long experience makes you truly fit Wherefore Pandorsus wils me pricke you heere Shriefe in my booke who might be in the Sheere AS the East and West are opposite so stand These Wise-â—en in the front on either hand Aesope well known an Easterne witty thing But our Pandorsus Westerne fame I sing Whose picture in the Front whose markes before Behinde within without I late did score Yet lest that picture nor these markes should make His worth enough apparant briefely take His life anatomiz'de but chiefly where It may our sucklings with example rerâ— The lines are drawne euen by his owne true light From partiall flattery free and enuious spight Within that Sâ—iâ—re where Hyndes with dumplings fed Beget best Lawyers was Pandorsâ—s bread But for his Pâ—râ—nts were of better ranke And in a Coâ—ste Townâ— dwelt they Clarret dranke And wrie-mouth'd Plâ—iâ—â— brâ—ts buttsâ— and 〈◊〉 did eate And crooked Crabs with such prodigious meaâ—e Thus for a wonder they preparâ—d in feeding And such he prou'd who from that rootâ— had breeding Though no Pâ—n lora yet Pâ—ndorsus he For vice as famous as for vertuâ— shee Each God gaue her a grace and gâ—ue so much As more then Momus thought there was no such But what to her they gaue from him they tooke And now in vaine for grace in earth we looke Looke for effects according to the cause Our childrens faults aâ—e moulded in our mawes Tâ—is salt-water-daintie diet fâ—d The parts concupiscible and there bred An itching humor whence extracted was This quint essence of contraries this masse Of Natures shreds and parcels who partakes A part of all which imperfâ—ction makes A Foxes
Beast bird or fish be one of ours if neither Say what thou art or whose thou art for all But Man and Monsters in this number fall Then quoth the Cormorant I doe belong Vnto the fearefull Dragon whose blacke tongue Threats death to each of you and keeps in awe Your humbler spirits making his will your law He is the king of serpents whose strong breath Confounds your strength with all-subduing death He rules the vpper region purging fire Which searcheth hell and doth to heau'n aspire This this alone it was which I obay'd When that strong law vnto my neast you layd But you that sprightly power by intâ—usion Falsely vsurpt to my deuout confusion Fire onely to the Dragon doth belong To him and vnto me you haue done wrong To him I doe appeale and haue resort In this great cause to his infallible Court This speech inflam'd their hearts with heat scorne To be confronted thus thus ouerborne By a base villaine who did proudly brag on The free protection of their foe the Dragon So with a full resolue they all agree Each for himselfe and his reueng to bee The Lyon takes feet head and throat away With those he walk't and like an Assâ— did bray The Eagle seaseth on his wings and taile With these he bird-like in the ayre did saile The Whale his body swallowes at a bit Which he vs'de fish-like diu'd and swam with it Thus Traytor-like hee 's quarter'd out and caru'd Would land and water Pyrats were so sâ—ru'd Epimythium The water Pyrat euery one doth know They rob our Marchants and allegeance owe To no command dutie to none will giue But out-lawes like the sea wherein they liue Our Pyrats on the land haue sundry kinds And sundry obiects Our goods bodies minds Law-state-Church Pyrats when no Church state law Can their irregular liues to fashion draw The first pretending gouernment of all And freeing such as into danger fall Doe kill in curing and oppresse with easing Both the delinquent and the free displeasing The second guard our land from forraigne force Whilst they themselues perhaps afflict vs worse Strangers may not deuoure vs yet we are By peace eat vp more then we wont by warre The third are of two kinds our owne and others Who not in doctrine but in fact are brothers Our owne feed few for the dumb dog still lurches They 'le not teach one but swallow many Churches They vnto ignorance our soules betray And to seducing diuells giue silent way The other knowes no king but knowes their subiects And faines to reconcile but make them abiects No place is priuileg'd no law no Nation For all the world his parish is and station Rome giues him licence and although he swim In the whole sea there is no roome for him He cries where s'ere he comes Al 's mine giue room And if it be oppos'de a fatall doom Becomes his vsher Kings must kisse his foot If curses pistolls poyson hell can doo 't But if nor these nor hell then Faux more skilfull Will charme the open earth blow vp the wilfull These Cormorants my bleare-eyde Muse hath spide But there are many Cormorauts beside If any man seeke a true body for this shadow let him read Commines his fourth booke where hee shall see Lewis of Luxeâ—bâ—rgh Earle of S. Paul Constable of France playing the right part of Onocrotalus with Leâ—is the XI King of France shadowed by the Eagleâ— because hee ouer-sored the other Princes in wisedome and policie and because that kingdome hath been honored with â—he Emperiall crowne and armes As also with the King of England Edâ—ard the fourth shadowed by the Lyon both in regard the Lyon is part of the Armes of England and for that the said King was a most valiant Prince hauing been personally present in nine set battailes and remaining Conquerour in all And lastly with Charles Duke of Burguâ—die shadowed by the Whale both in regard he was strong by Sea as also for that he was terrible and cumbersom to all his neighbour Princes If any seeke farther they seeke without mee and must be their owne guides The ASSE DEDICATED TO THE LEARNED and iudicious KNIGHT Sr. HAMOND LE-STRANGE Some beasts are â—minous some birds are so But Massolanus and â—our selfe say no. Hee slew the Augurs birdâ— My â—illy Asse May â—o a wise-man without perill passe ALthough in â—taly in France and Spaine And all those hotter Regions there remaine Great store of Asses and with vs but few Saue some that our late Trauellers do shew And though the Pope and Romane Clergie ride In euery lowly patient humble pride Vpon these beasts or on their bastards rather As fits each single simple holy father I would not haue you thinke my meaning such A beast of theirs or of our owne to touch The Asse I talke of bred in Thessâ—ly Came to a country man a neighbour by And made great mone that euery sauage beast In woods and fields the greatest and the least Misus de him wrongd him made it all their sport To trouble him who had no remedy for 't The Man seemde pitâ—ifull enclind to good And gaue the Asse aduice to leaue the wood To dwell with him who able was and strong His weake Retainers to protect from wrong True quoth the Asse your wit your strength I know But how can I deserue the grace and shew What benefit or pleasure whilst I liue Can I doe you who must my liuelyhoood giue Quoth Man for my protection and my meat You shall affoard me but your dung and sweat Those excrements t' inrich and lust my ground That it with corne and vintage may abound And when I chance to trauell farre and nye You like a friend shall beare me company The Asse was glad the couâ—nants were so good And straight agrees nor long consulting stood The articles were drawneâ— read openly Sealed and deliuered interchangable And homethey goe and long together dwelt Without repentance neither greeuance felt But man in innocence remain'd not long And since is apt to doe all innocence wrong Sure here it fell out so The crafty Man Wo say and vnsay lye and cauill can Went to the Asse and all inrag'd demands Why all that while he had not dung'd his lands Sir quoth the Asse such compasse as I yield I haue with daiely care laid in your field True quoth the Man but that will not suffice To dung my ground that plenty may arise Yet so you vndertooke Then out of hand See you prouide enough to serue my land And yeeld what you keepe backe good store of sweat Or I le giue store of blowes but not of meat The Asse finds he is wrong'd but sees not how To right himselfe weake men to stronger bow He does what man commands and rather more Till Man grows rich and so grows proud with store Then man must trauaile must his kinsfolke see And other countries how they fashion'd be The Asse must goe
with him so 't was agreed To beare him company Well mote they speed The Man a saddle sets vpon his backe A halâ—er on his head which wit doth lacke What meane you master quoth the simple Asse These will but make me weary as I passe Foole quoth the Man thinke you I le haue my Pageâ— Not suited to the fashions of this age I should be sham'd to sâ—e you neere me stand Without a cloake and bout your neck a band Proud was the silly Asse to heare he stood So high in fauour and doth onward skud With willing pace not like a sleepy snaile But tossing of his eares winching his taile Long trauailde they till to a brook they came Wherein a many siluer fishes swam A bridge was nâ—â—re but Man withheld his eye And would not see the bridge some reason why The Asse went through the water quoth he then All beasts are far more happier than all Men. You are by nature safely cloth'd and armde Gainst cold heat drought and wet we easly harmde With any small annoyance You are free And gainst all these extreames must patient be The Asse being prais'd vpon no ground stood still But must turne backe againe to shew his skill To boast his valour let his Master know All his good parts and sâ—ruices arow Now sir quoth he you on my backe I 'le beare Safe o're this waterâ— Gâ—t vp nothing fearâ— The Man leapt lightly vp Dissimulation Doth neither stirrup nâ—â—d nor great perswasion The Asse doth quickly passe the Riâ—er Then He stayes and prayes him light No sâ—ith the Man Proceed vpon your iourney you can beare I dare not light to fall I stand in fearâ— I 'le kneele then quoth the Asse and down he kneels The Man straight raisde him with his whip and heels O Master quoth the Assâ—â— you promisde meat Youâ— couâ—nant giues no liberty to bâ—at â—oole quoth the Man the word expresly meant Wages for worke impliâ—s a punishmâ—nt For sluggishnesse and sloth make haste away Our businâ—sse and the time permits no stay So on they goe till the Asse now almost tyred Askt pitty of the Man and ease desired Thâ—t the would daigne a little while to light The Man denide it and then laught out-right And doubled blowes with whip with heele staffe O tyrant quoth the Asse dost fight and laugh Are these th' effects of promises and words Is this the peace your law bond faith affords Keep you your couenants thus O man thinke how You make vs traytors when you breake your vow Why quoth the Man my couenants are vnbroke I haue performde whatsere I wrote or spoke I giue you meat my meaning likevvise vvas To giue you blovves if that you plaide the Asse I was to haue your exâ—remâ—nts and sweat I cannot haue those but by vvorke and heat Therefore I ride you You were to attend In all my iourneyes on me like a friend And vvhat is liker to a friend I pray Then a mans drudge that toyles both night day That carries him through thicke and thin vvith paine And a sure stud for all turnes doth remaineâ— O quoth the Assâ— the vvorld vvas neuer good Since other on mentall reseruation stood I only vvas to beare you company True quoth the Man to beare that 's carry me O damn'd equiuocation vvho at first quoth the poore Asse this double Doctrine nurst No Merchant Tradesman Lavvyer nor Diuine Though much froÌ„ truth they warp froÌ„ grace decline Could be the aâ—thors of this ample euill But truthes professed foe that iâ—gling deuill That Diuell who taught it first and practiz'd too In paridise vnto our generall woe That Diuell which doth renue in euery age By this alone his kingdome and image For without this his kingdome would decay And without this his image weare away This onely murthers truth opposeth faith Deceiuing whether true or false it saith If true we dare not trust it fearing ill If false like truth it looks and tempts vs will Quoth Man thou preachest well and well mightst passe Couldst thou speake Latin too to say a Masse Thy folly was in fault rashly to draw Thy articles without aduice at law There wanted stops pricks letters here and there And by your leaue some words the truth to cleere Nay quoth the Asse had euery word stop letter Been left vnwritten my estate were better This is the plague when power expoundeth lawes Not as the truth requires but as the cause When euery letter may an error breed To helpe the rich and begger such as need When tyrants do capitulate and treat Not to conclude but to deceiue and cheat When your false minds are candi'de ore with words As your gay sheathes conceale your bloody swords Now quoth the Man I thinke that Balaams Asse Or golden Apuly's thy Tutor was Thou art so eloquent so learned witty As if thou hadst been taught in Athens Citty In Athens quoth the Asse now I espie You speake no truth but when yee thinke to lie I was a Cockny once of noble blood Traind vp in Athens Court and in the flood of pleasure bathde my youth but not in Art Which causde this transformation teares and smart Yet went our Master and was well allowdeâ— With many of my kin in that thicke crowde When Philip did so learnedly dispute And made Demost â—enes with wonder mute I was in fauour then and then did passe For braue and wise though now I be an Asse For no Man ought to iudge by forme or face By fauour or imployment or by place Which are the wise and foolish Dunces oft â—Passe by great doctors Baboones leap aloft And they may proue like me liâ—e to be switcht If they my fortune meet to be bewitcht How I bewitched was you now shall heare There is no true accomplisht Caualere That hath not trauailde And the'rs few of these Which scape bewitching passing ouer Seas When I first trauail'd my braue Spirit did moue T' attempt great Ladies and to purchace loue I purcha'st loue so long till all I had Was purcha'st from me and my selfe full glad To leaue both Court and Citie and to try A better Country fortune to espie With much much toyle and many courtly shifts At length I did arriue mongst craggy clifts And barraine rocks t' a smoaky house which stood Alone besides a fearefull desart wood There with a wither'd witch I long time staid A Bel-dame that had been Medeâ—es maid She turn'd me to an Asse that very day Th' Odcombian wit did odly scape away He may his good shooes praise pray for his heeles By those he scap't And yet I feare he feeles His braine was turning if he euer passe That way againe he will turne perfect Asse And so will many more as well as I Except they stop their eares as they passe by No quoth the Man this is a pretty fable Fitting the end so neere vnto the stable I le now alight we two are perfect friends My iourney and thy
If sport hurt so O what will open force and malice do Thy King rides hunts and falls Are horses then Turn'd traitors too will beasts proue like to men Can Kings finde sportfull peace so hazardous To armes then Caesar shun the Senate house Like poison ponyards pistols Death aâ—oue Attends on ' Prâ—nces when they feed sleep moue Bâ—neath like powder that the ground they tread Seemes all one continent to quicke and dead And is 't not so with others too behold This silly Fencer in his ignorance bold Think 's his submissiue sorrow will suffice For that vnhappy thrust at Sanquiers eyes And begging pardon seemes to haue it then What foole dares trust the vnseald words of men Yet Turner will A reconciled foe Seemes a true friend to him would haue him so He thinks now Dunne is dead to die in peace but blood cries out for blood and doth not cease Till vengeance followes Vengeance euen at hand Whaits like a treacherous Groome of Sanquiers and When Turner nothing of his neere death thinkes But laughes plaies to his deaths-man drinkes Let 's his charg'd pistoll flie whose mouth spits lead With fire-wing'd speede striking the Fencer dead No ward auoides that blow Palâ— Death we see A fellow-gamester in all sports will be The Murtherers flee Iustiâ—e pursues with speede Th' Abettor Actor Author of this deede Who apprehended apprehend too late If friends helpe not the issue of their fate But friends will help One steps vnto the King Kneeles and thus pleads Leige Lord you are the spring From whence Nobilitie flowes And all our blood The neerer yours it comes the neerer good As you first gaue so let your power preserue Those that are set a part the Crowne to serueâ— Others by fit election these by fate Are made hereditarie to the State Distinguish'd from the common ranke of those Who only know they are not when they rose And priuiledâ—ge aboue the raskall rout Whose words and deeds haue reference to account Else why did our bold fathers with the losse Of lymmes and liues honors for vs ingrosse O why do these new Nobles deâ—râ—ly buy Those attributes for which they dare not die Or why should land or goldâ— which all things can Be giuen for â—itles if they mend not man And something adde besides an emptie sound To recompence the glosse of gold and ground If honour doth nought but a name afford A Lordship then is betteâ— then a Lord. Nobilitie this priuiledge doth bring It makes the owner something like a king Exempting him from penall lawes which crack With heauy pressure the poore Commons back This Sir I speake t' excite your royall power To rescue Noble Sanquir who this houre Is by the too-strick't vnrespectiuâ— lawes Condemn'd to die a villa ines dâ—ath The cause And quarrell this The Barron chanc'd to play With a rude Fencer where both did bewray Their best ability at Rapier foyles The â—encer to vphold his credit toyles But wanteth skill which makes his hate arise And with an enuious thrust at Sanquirs eyes The wicked and inchantâ—d foyle depriuâ—s An eye of sight worth many Fencers liues The suffering Lord forbeares to kill him then But being after scorn'de by watermen Fidlers and such base instruments of hell For this foule blemish his great heart did swell And full of noble courage loth to do So blacke a deâ—de himselfe he puts it to His mans performance who obaide too soone Repentanâ—e came before the deede was done The equall lawes to equalls doth appoint An eye should haue an eye ioynt answere ioynt But where sucâ—â—ddes of persons be I ghesse An eye should haue a life to boote no lesse Yet not on this or that doth Sanquir stand His death his life his doome is in your hand He doth confesse the foulnesse of his guilt He sorrowes for the blood that he hath spilt Your mercy royall Sir he doth implore For this rash act who neuer beg'd before Scarce had he donâ— and e're the king could speake An other thus begins If you should wreake Each English peasants life with bloud so hie As noble Sanquir is No memorie Of your faire traine of Natiue Scots should stand To let times know the glory of that land Souldiers must doffe their armes and gowns put on If villaines so foule may passe vpon Lords vnreueng'de or if those antique names Those honors trophees and eternall fames We got by killing many Englishmen Be for the death of one thus lost agen If thus to quench the fewde you pleased are You thereby quench the heart of lawfull warre Remember what a souldier he hath bin How easly might forget it was a sinne And thinke he did but chastice one of those Who'gainst his Leader muteni'de and rose Many of th' English haue been pardoned For treasons capitall Some honored For their knee-seruice and no other merit Then Sir let vs who lineally inherit Allegeance worth and honours sometime finde You left not all your Scottish blood behinde Nor meane to leaue vs in the hands of â—hose Who kill with law more friends then fewdes kil foes Thus ended he And then as in a Queere Of solemne singers one shall euer heareâ— After the Trebles hath the Antheme sung And their diuisions with shrill vtterance â—ung The Base the Tenor Counter-tenor sweet With Howboyes Cornets Trumpets Organs meet And ioyne their hye-stretcht notes that all the ring Seemes Eccho-like their sonnets to resing So did the graue and gallant troope which stood About the King like a dew-dropping wood Conuey their powres to make this consort full And cryed Be stil'd King â—ames the mercifull Or if to satisfie the course of law And stop Opinions wide-gull swallowing iaw Life must haue life take Carlisâ—e one for one And one to boote too so this Lord be none With that as if all aymes would this aduance Comes from the Regent and the King of France Letters intreating for their Pensioners life And last as if the difference of a wife Should from this fact take characters to know A true good wife from a good wife in show Comes his forsaken Lady all in blacke Wâ—ose youth from him did due beneuolence lacke Weeping intreating for her lost Lords sinne And then like fullomes that run euer in A baile of Gossips some true beggars borne Pittying this Lord more then the Lord of Lorne Beg his remission with obstreperous voice But mongst the rest she that made lowdest noise Was Turners Widdow whose shrill throat did yell That she was satisfied and all was well The king abhord it and his vpright heart Beholding these assaults on euery part Made it his glory to be onely good And from his crowne to wipe those staines of blood Thus he repliesâ— The crowne for Iustice sake Heau'n plac'd vpon our head which none can shake Or touch till with vniustice we make way And for respect that strict rule disobay God is our Guard of proofe that we may be A guard to you vnpartiall iust and
they preachâ— Each must his Diocesse tend or if at Court What others dare not he must still report Yet nought but truth â—or all truthes but the good So Mosâ—s in the gap of vengance stood What others dare not whisper he must sing And like a golden trumpet â—ouze the King VVith wise alarums from securer sleepe VVherein fraile flattring flesh doth greatnesse keepâ— â—or greatnesse both in state wit strength and all â—hat wee call great one earth is apt to fallâ— â—Vith greatest danger greatest violence â—nlesse vpheld by greatest diligence â—nd he is only worthy to be great â—Vho with a vertuous freedom holds the seat Of Moses and inclines to neither hand But both vpright only for truth doth stand â—uch tend their flocks whil'st they attend the Court Their pastime'tis to moderate each sport They season all raw humors Seldome glance On honours or on pleasurs but by chance And then to recreate their spirits they do it Taking a snatch and fall the harder to it GRYPS DEDICATED To the Courtly and accomplisht Knight Sr. HENRY RICH and his most equall Lady ALL Men seeke greatnes goodnesse is the way Hee 's oft lesse King that rules then doth obay Addâ— to Gods worke your owne his image then Shall be repayr'd for that 's the crowne of Men. THe Griffon well alli'd and great in power Made challenge to be generall Emperour Of beasts and birds whose title to decide A generall Councell was proclaimed wide Through all the world and euery bird and beast Together met the greatest and the least Mongst these some crawling serpents some with feet And some with wings did at this Councell meet And claim'd the place of beasts and did alledge Full many ancient lawes of priuiledge â—or their high honour bâ—t the chiefe was this â—hey prou'd themselues beasts out of Genesis â—ut when that Law was read and it was found â—heir treason brought a curse vpon the ground â—hat euer since their poyson did annoy â—oth birds anâ—â—â—â—sts and oft did both destroy Cloking their â—â—aud guilding their villanie With ancient vniuersall-vnity Betraying truth with darke aâ—biguous lies And cosening man of blessed Paradise Adulterating purging of the sence Of holy Writ vnder a good pretence They had by generall voice strict banishmenâ— â—rom comming nere this Court of Parliament And now the rest proceed but by the way Arose another cause of some delay Comming to choose a Speaker bolde Iack daw Would interpose his skill and vouch a Law The law of Paraâ—ites that each one might Speake what him list gainst reason or gainst right And that no Speaker needed ought to be Where such a mixture was for if quoth he We choose a bird the beasts will all dissent If they a beast we shall be discontent This speech though true in paâ—t did all offend Bâ—cause they saw his busie tongue did bend To câ—osse all businesse and his wit deâ—ise To change the firmest knots to nullities So they agreed togeâ—her in this sort To cut his nimble tongue a little short For saâ—cie tatling where he should not teachâ— And being silent where he ought to preach But he aueides his sentence with a quirke Pleading of old he longed to the Kirke Though seldom he came there and each one tooke Him for no Clarke vntill he claim'd his booke Then they perceiu'd his skill and soone discerned How he to flatter and backbite was learned Could mount a steeples top and with the winde Turne like a weather-cocke his ready minde Seruing the time Therefore they onward passe To choose a Speaker some would haue the Asse Because he could diminish nought nor adde But truth deliuer were it good or bad Yet most mislik'd that choice and those pronounce The Parrot fit and some the nimble Ounce Some the sweet Nightingale and some the Dog And some the Fox the Baboone some the Hog Some Robin red-brest or the speckled Thrush Some Chantecleere and some the VVoodcock flush Some chose the Ape and some mislike his voice So sundry factions rise from his heard choice At last the Elephant perswades with all To take an equall course and Man to call As Speaker Iudge and Vmpire in this thing Being by nature the worlds generall King And the most fit t' appoint and to depute His owne Emperiall bird beast substitute To this they all consent and to this end In humble wise to Man this Message send That he their Patron Gouernor and Lord VVould daigne this mighty difference to accord VVith reason and authority His consent Is soone obtain'd now gins the Parliament In which the Griffon thus begins his plea. Grand Emperour of Ayre Earth and Sea I challenge by prerogatiue and birth To be your Vicar generall on the Earth O're birds and beasts The beasts I ought command Because vpon foure feet like them I stand The birds I ought to rule cause I can flie With these my wings like them and soare as hie I doe surpasse the beasts in hauing wings The birds in legs in taile and other things My force doth match the Lyons and my heart The Eagle or excels them in each part Your doome I therefore claime that I may be Plac'd equall to my worth in soueraigntie And next your selfe the Emperour be of Earth According to the priuiledge of my birth Then spake the Elephant and said that he Ought ouer beasts the only Lord to be His strength was great and more then others farre His honours purchasde more in manly warre His leâ—rning more the letters vnderstanding And aptly doing all wise Man commanding Gainst him vp rose the Syre of Banâ—es his horse And challeng'd him to try wit worth and force This grew to heate but then the mighty Rucke Soone parts the fray each did from other plucke Desires she might be heard her challenge was To rule all birds since she all â—â—rds did passe The Wren straight hopt about and said his â—ame Did shew from what a royall stocke he came And euery bird and beast the great and small Had his ambitious ayme to gouerne allâ— Which hauing made in silence all sate downe Being ouer-aw'd with mans Emperiall frowne Each fear'd each hop'd vntill at length the Man Rose vp and to determine thus began I was your Master made you made for me And whatsoeuer in the Globe there be Hid or reueal'd t' is mine And I alone Sole Emperouram vnder that onely One Nor doubt you this the question now in hand Is for the vnder-king-ship of my land For t' is not fit that I should troubled be With euery toy when subiects disâ—gree But that my Presidenâ— should still be nigh Your doubts and iarrest ' appease and rectifie It only rests to shew what parts are fit For gouernment That 's courage strength and wit Mercy and iustice and the guard to those Awe to command dexteritie to dispose If any part of these be separate The rule is most imperfect and the State Falls to conâ—empt the lawes are
good They first must pray so vndeserued gold Ill got we waste and haue no power to holdâ— Then they proceed to words from words to blowes The way to ill is easie but who knowes The Clue that we returne by hence proceeds A Challenge from wrong'd Wharton Steward needs No such stale prouocation Mischiefes feet Are swift to blood their quicke desires soon meet And met soone fight bold Steward falls by Fate Wharton by Chance those powers each other hate So I haue seene from th' Indies East and West Two Ships well rigg'd and mann'd vpon the brest Of Thetis dâ—ncing spreading flags abroad For ioy of their long-wisht-for English roade Past now all dangerous Roâ—ksâ— Gulphs Pyrats Sand Ready t'vnlade their rich fraught on firme land And tell the story of their perils past And frolicke with glad friends in peace at last When spying each other so bedeckt adorn'd With outward pomp ones pride the other scorn'd And from that enuious scorn some word proceeding And from that word some blow from that blow bleeding Then giuing way to fury all inrag'd Both are in desp'rate tearmes of fight ingag'd The fire in water Lead in th' ayre their center Doe madly seeke and both these râ—dely enter The strong ships wombe and ransacâ—e euery hold For pretious life neglecting Indiâ—n gold The shot seems thunder but the dying grones Of slaughtered soules shrike louder deeper tones Then roring Cannons whose thicke charging rout Le ts water freely in and poures bloud out In this hot fight both firmly doe defend Both nimbly do assault both madly spend Strength skill and all to hurt Conquest inclines To neither part as partiall Equall lines Are drawne betwixt them both by Fate and Chance Till th' one his topsaile fairely doth aduance To win the winde and in that vantage flies With force and fury on his foe who plies All meanes to salue this losse and to regaine Faire ods or equall standing once againe But all in vaine fortune the winde and sea Conâ—ederate with the aduerse seeme to be So this to sinke rather then yeeld resolues And halfe his tatter'd sides the Sea inuolues When th' other couetous grapples with his foe To bourd and rob him and being chained so The sâ—ip that leaks sinks and with his weight drawes The Conqueror with Conquest to deaths iawes So fares it with these noble Combatants Both equally of blood and honor vaunts Both enui'd and belou'd alike both friends Both yong both valiant and their life and ends So paralell and twin-like like in all That they obtain'd one graue one â—unerall One graue one funerall they obtain'd yet lost The â—ame and honor their youth thirsted most Because their quarrell on false grounds begun Could not produce true praise nor true blame shun The wounds thou gau'st stout Whartoâ— had bin good Against thy Kings or faiths foe and thy blood Heroicke Steward had been nobly shed Against such slaues so both had brauely bled And your brasse Monuments had spoke the fame Of Whartons noble Stewards royall name Then the fierce challenger for his quicke charge And stout assault with wounds giuen deepe and large His apt command of euery part soone shunning All wounds saue one giuen more by chance then cunning And the Defendant who so long time stood Drownd yet vndanted in his owne life blood And deadly wounded past all hope of liuing Death in his death to his haile fooeman giuing Had filld the largest leaues of Fames faire story And both worne wreath of triumph conquest gloryâ— And then like patterns â—o both Realms set out By vertue for example the wise and stout Had been your schollers and their lessons read In those greene fields where both so boldly bled Bnt now aye me as rocks bars sands at sea Or marks set vp to shew ships where they bee Or rather as some wrack'd ships selfe whose mast Ore-looks the waues and yet still sticking fast In th' eating silt bids the wise Pilot flye The tracklesse path where such hid dangers lye So stand these two the signes of woe and ruth Of shipwrackt honor fortune valour youth And by their deaths confirme this speech for good Vertue hath greater priuiledge then blood Our soules are Gods our bodies are the Kings And he that in his priuate quarrell brings Either of these in question doth betray The Kings part and giues Gods part cleane away England behold in Wharton what thou art And Scotland see in Steward euery part Of thy best power shun enmitie and strife None but your selues haue power of eithers life Let no slight toyes the snares and traines of hell Breed war betwixt you two but kindly dwell Within this I le as in one house the rather Being thereto wooed by your good King kind father If not peruse this glasse and let not me The fatall Prophet of such ill newes be To your succeeding times but choose you whether You 'le still liue friends or like these die together DVELLI FINIS A cast of Falcons in their pride At passage scouring fowle eâ—pide Securely feeding from the spring At one both ayme with nimble wing They first mount vp abouâ— Mans sight Plying for life this emulouâ— flight In equall compasse and maintaine Their pitch without a lazie plaine Then stooping freely lightning like They counter dead each other strike The â—owle escapesâ— and with her wings Their funerall dirge this lesson sings Who aimes at glory not aright Meetâ—s death but Glorie takes her flight Epitaphium Georgii Whartoni Milit. TH' offence was great worse the report The iniâ—râ—e Reuenge acquitting And life with many wounds ta'ne for 't Argâ—'de a minde true honour fitting For sluggish Cowardice doth shame Anoble Stocke and â—onour'd nameâ— Epitaphium Iacobi Stewardi Armigeri VVIth an vndaunted heart I fought Reuenge and Choller me assailing In fight I fell with courage stoâ—t My life and â—oes together failingâ— I dig'de my graue out with my sword And stroke whilst life would strength afford IVSTITIA IACOBI Dedicated to the graue reuerend and iudicious Knight Sr. ROBERT GARDINER sometime Lord Iustice of Ireland SO many men presse now for place in State Deseart and Worth cannot come neere the gate â—ut happy were it for the State and Vs â—f we as Rome did sought for Curius â—here should we finde him farre from Court with you â—erhaps a Gardiner or perhaps at Plow â—et euen the same which Pyrrhus did withstand â—amnites and Sabines ruld as you Ireland â—hen should our Kings cleare Iustice shine too brighâ— â—o suffer potent wrong cloude impotent right â—hen should this act of Iustice so aboue â—ll presidents make others like it mooâ—e But wretched we whilst few the doore can passe Of high preâ—erment but the Lâ—den Asse Regalis Justitia IACOBI DEVS VIDET Man Angell nor the Fiend of Hell Can Mans heart see search and tell That God aloâ—e doth vnderstand Closing all thoughts within his hand He better knowes then Priest Iudge Scribe Who gaue the last cause-carrying bribe He sees
' Beasts loue for benefits for vertue Man VVHo guarded round about with Parthian bowes Or Spanish pikes or hedg'd and dikt with rowes Of sturdie Ianisaries or the shot Of hardy Swizzars or the valiant Scotâ— And after these with walles of steele and brasse Hemd in so close that scarce the ayre may passe Betwixt the cliffes is not so free from doubt As is that King whom loue doth guard about Whom subiects loue doth guard because that he Guards them from all oppression and makes free His noble fauourers to desert and worth Spreading his valiant vertues frankly forth That both his owne may finde and neighbors know What glorious fruit doth from religion grow How sweet an odor Iustice sends to heauen How rare example is to Princes giuen By vertuous deeds to stop the mouthes of those Who vnreform'de are reformations foes Such one sleepes safe within the armes of loue Diuine regard doth all his subiects moue To due obedience and with sacred awe Binds conscience with a stronger bond then lawe Such heauen informes whilst hell doth vndermine And spitâ— of darkest plots with grace diuine Doth hedge about that naked in the armes Of enâ—mies he is preseru'd from harmes They sleepe securely feed on holsome cates Angels their beds make cookes their delicates Giues Antidotes gainst poysons doth defend Gainst dâ—mned wâ—tches and their God the fiend No â—esuits at their elbowes can do hurt Nor tâ—oopes of Papists that their courts ingirt For God doth them in his blest armes inclose Safe though their chiefest fauourites were foes O happy then good Kings proceed ride on Grow vp in glory as you haue begun Ride on for truths sake looke on either hand how you are guarded with a heauenly band Of blessed spirits who shall lead you still â—n holy paths and guidâ— your steps from ill These being with you you shall boldly tread Vpon the Lyon and the Dragons head And trample danger vnderneath your feete As men tread stones or dirt within the street Which only spraids them your heauen-garded state â—s safer far then that of Mithridate The King of Pontus vnto whom befell VVhat strange aduenture in this tale I tell This King perceiuing well there was no band Of duty loue or nature could withstand The strong inticement of corrupting gold Or baser lust or humor ouerbold Or fond ambition which makes empty slaues Swim bladder borne vpon the floting waues Of false Opinion with the arme of pride Of borrowed power and ignorance beside But that these would peruert the faith they had And cause them after farther hopes run mad Did to preuent all this a guard prouide Of faithfull beasts whose strength had oft been tried A Bull a Horse a Hare the Captaines were Of this strong guard whose force did nothing feare But falshood and Ingraâ—itude and Treason From which they were as free as man from reason VVhy knowing more then beasts he should not hate As they doe to be treacherous and ingrate These three together being put to feed And sport themselues till there were farther need Of their knowne faith together long did dwell In peace and loue till on a time it fell That they with rest and ease full fed and faâ— Had time to play to dally and to chat Then did the wanton Hart propound a course Betwixt himselfe and the couragious Horse The warlike Horse did dare the horned Bull To make one in the race who straight way full Of burning choller and adusted blood Bad cowards run hee for no footman stood T was meet for them that durst not stand it out To vse their heeles his heart was too too stout The angry Hart replies ther 's none of you But may to me as to your better bow I swifter then the Horse my feet can vse And for my head the Bull I le not refuse To combat with my courage I am sure Is like my strength as able to indure And doe as either of you dare or can And more I am esteemd by royall man Those Serpents which you run from I seeke forth And teare them with my teeth as nothing worth And as my life to man is sweet and pleasing So is my death each part some sorrow easing My hornes all mortall poyson can expell My marrow makes stiffe-ioynted misers well My fat yeelds strength and sweetnesse that fierce lad Achilles neuer other spoonemeat had Which made him such a Captaine euery part Is physicall and comforteth the heart Yea euen my excrements the dropsie cures My teares like precious Iewels man allures To seek them vp wheresoeuer they be shed My skin great Captaines weare when I am dead And boast that they haue such a coat of proofe Which wounds withstands whence venome stands aloofe Then why O baser creatures dare you brag And match your selues with the long liuing Stag My life is long cause I with cost am wrought But nature slights your liues as good for nought The crested Horse with fiery eyes did show What inward rage did in his hot blood flgw To heare this bold speech vttered and with head Tost in the ayre his hardned hoofes doth tread The scornd earth with contempt then thus breaks out O thou fearefull of all the rout Of hunted beasts how haps it that you dare With me your master and your Lord compare Forget ye my preheminence the loue Man beares me how one spirit seemes to moâ—e Me and my rider that we start and run Stop turne trot amble as we were but one Haue you at any time been calld to war Where none but Captaines and great Souldiers are Trusted to heare their Councels on your backe Borne the Commander of that royall packe I haue done this and more borne him about Through worlds of danger and then borne him out He trusts me when his legs he dare not trust And when his hand faile them performe I must Nay when he failes himselfe in euery part I adde another life another heart In war I thus befriend him in his need And so in peace I helpe his wants to feed I till this land that else would barren be Beare all his carriage and am seldome free From some imploiment but must neere him stand As being fit and apt for his command If he to visit friends abroad doth fare I must along with him true friends we are If he intends to hunt such beasts as you For sport or hate or need he lets me know The time the place the end and we agreeâ— I see the sport and hunt as well as he How often haue I seene some fearefull Hart Perhaps your â—ire at my dread presence start Fly hence with vtmost speed and neuer slacke His willing pace when I vpon my backe Bearing my noble master haue at length O'retane the lubber hauing lost his strength VVhilst I still foming courage breathing sprite Haue sought another conquest long ere night And after that a third vnwearied yet Yet you your selfe as Paralell will set To match and ouermatch