above Thus one mans Fall anothers Rise doth prove 256. To a certain Man Doctor beginning O begin to be Now Ductior more learn'd for thy degree 257. Beside Women and Children Read through the sacred writ though they surmount * Mat. 14.21 Women and Children pass not in account Women and Children are not Officers Nor are they trained up or arm'd for wars Women and Children for their Garments have Long Coats they beardless are and never shave Women and Children will Tears quickly shed And are by Flatterers soon led-misled O with what Arts do you man-kind destroy Thou woman Venus Cupid thou her Boy 258. A Nose of Wax Do sacred Scriptures promise good unt ' us Our Faith believes it soon is credulous Do they require our duty Then O then 'T is durus sermo difficult for men 259. Heavens Ladder 1 Cor. 13.8.13  y   t  h i  t r e i a p a h o F C H Three Vertues as by steps ascend in t ' Heaven Good Hope by four by five Faith Love by seven Hope to the Moon Faith doth to th' Sun aspire But Charity to th' highest Heav'n and higher 260. Of Battus Thy Tongue thine Heart interprets let thine Heart Be silent e're thy Tongue thy Mind impart Th' interpreter must silent stand as long As the Embassadour doth use his tongue 261. The Praise of the Ass. Be ye not like an Horse or Mule which have no understanding With Horse and Mule why was not th' Ass brought on Because he was to carry David's Son 262. A pair of impair Courtiers The Carper the Parasite They well agree not nor keep equal ways This all things praiseth that doth nothing praise 263. Four causes of man What is Mans form but a bad mind vain will What Principle Material But Nily Suspect not matter with the form respect Th' Efficient and End On these reflect 264. The last Line Sad Death is of a merry Life last Act A serious Life doth Joys in Death attract 265. Upon the Death of Rich. Vaughan Bishop of London 1607. I who thee living did most justly praise Well knowing that thy worth deserv'd the Bays Ah thee now dead why praise I not more full Joys did my wit make brisk Grief makes it dull While with more Tears than Verse I found thy knell My Tears confound my Verse my words farewel 266. Of Life and Death One way to Life to Death a thousand 's had 'T is well Death is a good thing Life a bad 267. Of decrepit Paul A Builder Thou build'st an House wherein to die not dwell Whether thine House or Tomb thou canst not tell 268. Of Sextus a Prodigal Robber We thee confess Munificent who thine Not only giv'st but tak'st from me what 's mine 269. On Zoilus Thou spar'st the Dead the Living dost envy I will not therefore wish my self to die 270. A Pair Royal of Friends To the English-Scots Britains Scots-Welsh Britains Welsh-English Britains In friendship this doth seem a royal pair When three between one love commands the Chair To make a pair in Love if there be three Each of the three must then twice numbred be 271. A Kingdom divided This world hath nothing pertinent And this World cannot stand because divided ' t is 272. The Ring of Concord To the Britains in Parliament 1607. Scotland the Jewel brings to make the Ring England the Gold the Goldsmith is the King Speed Europes Peace lest else the Ring-like year Before the Ring be finish'd disappear 273. Britain As thou wert i' th' Beginning now as then So O so be World without End Amen 274. Steganography To the curious Reader Why that my Verses are obscure dost say Not well to b' understood without a Key An Epigrammatist must not dilate 'T is therefore fit he should abbreviate 275. One God One Adam was the Father of all Men Nor can there be more Gods than Fathers then 276. To the Lady Arbella Stuart If in bare words were honour I could raise Could write a thousand Verses in thy Praise My Muse may by thy worth ennobled be But my poor Muse can nothing add to thee FINIS An Anagram of the Authors Name Invented by D. Du. Tr. of Paris JOANNES AUDOENUS Ad Annos Noe Vives Of the same A Distich This Anagram is false concerning thee But of thy Book it verifi'd may be D. Du. Tr. Med. Of the same Of Thee thy Book this Anagram is right Thou brought'st thy Book thy Book brings thee to light John Rosse J. C. A Temples EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAN Three Books Two Dedicated unto Henry Prince of Wales One unto Charles Duke of York Englished by Thomas Harvey LONDON Printed by R. White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. The Author to the Reader IN th' Authors Praise according to the Mode Dost wonder thou canst find nor Verse nor Ode No Patronage can to my Verses add For if they 'r good they 'r good if bad they 'r bad The same to the same MIne Epigrams are not like strifes nor are They like a Lawyers Client at the Bar None can our Verses nor have Kings such power If low make lofty lofty if make lower EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Henry Prince of Wales The First Book 1. To Prince Henry IN Love for Custome Books we Dedicate And I the Prince choose for my Principate 2. To Mecaenas I for my Verses no Mecaenas look I want one for my self not for my Book 3. To Marcellus A Lawyer Thou wert Paulinus Patient for it Let him thy Client be Then are you quit 4. To Henry Prince of Wales Thy Breast Brain Reason Head Affections Heart In thee with good Effects perform their Part Thy Wit thy Courage Reason rules thy Sense Thine Head compleats thine Heart with Eminence Wales had three noble Princes * Three Princes of Wales surnamed Great Great surnam'd And Thou Great Prince shalt be the fourth proclaim'd 5. Mercury Gallo-Belgick Not ev'ry Tree will make a Mercury This Artist yet doth to 't all Woods apply 6. Orpheus Orpheus did fetch his Wife from Hell But when Fetch'd any Wife her Husband from that Den 7. Academical Vests To the Students of Oxford and Cambridge Why are you Students and our Clergy clad In black their Vestments wearing fable sad Is' t that our Muses for Apollo mourn Or for Mecaenas closed in his Urn Mecaenas yet left Heirs 'T is true some one Heir of his Goods but of his Goodness none 8. Wheter Peter were at Rome Whether at Rome Saint Peter ever were 'T is doubtful doubtless Simon was is there 9. To Be and Have 'T is good to Be and Have A Greek I think Once said an Alman added and to drink 10. To Ligurinus Arr'us thy Wife doth till doth fill The seed He sow'd but thine 's what Harvest it doth breed 11. Thou
Masters can perform great things 84. Of Ruffus An Hypocrite Thou sayst that Ignorance makes men devout Thou then shalt be the chief of all that Rout. 85. To the English A Probleme Wherefore do Spanish French Italian Sleight Wives They reckon Women not * Hommes Femmes Hombres Mugeres Huomini Donne Humane 86. To Cinna A Physician Thou cur'st Diseases How Thou kill'st the Sick And what thou dost like Judas thou dost quick Thy Patient is blest Thou wilt not wrong His Patience to let him languish long 87. We have one Advocate in Heaven One Advocate we have in Heav'n saith Paul Are no more Advocates within that Hall 88. To one young in years old in manners Why doth the Gout which doth unt ' age belong Thee vex A Souldier Scholar and so young The Gout mistook it saw thee grave and sage And took thee for an old man fulâ— of age 89. Anger is a short fury Though wrath be short 't is not for fury sit If furious 't is fit to shorten it 90. To Henry Good-yeer Knight Kal. Jan. 1610. What new-years Gift shall I present to thee I wish (a) A good year thy Name thou many years mayst see 91. Love Active and Passive To Pontia Wilt know what differs I'm lov'd from I love That I suppose My knowledge this doth prove 92. To the Prince My dreams by night are much of Royal Gold But in the morning there 's no Gold all 's cold If thou O Prince wilt with thine Hand assist I shall have Real Gold not in a Mist. 93. Arithmetical Division To J. S. Merchant 1607. Though living thou give nothing to thy Friends The total Sum at Death in nothing Ends. 94. The Court Louse The pratling Parasite through all the court To Grandees Chambers make their most resort So this vile Beast the Louse doth ost infest Mens Bodies but their Heads above the rest 95. Aesculapius Three-fac'd The Physick Doctor seems three-fac'd to be Unto the Sick God Man and Devil 's he In giving Physick he doth seem a Man If the disease be cur'd a God he 's than If Health 's restor'd and the disease destroy'd When Doctor comes for Fees Satan avoid 96. Of Galatea The Stag 't is said his Horns doth yearly mew Thine Husband daily doth his Horns renew 97. Waters and Earths Epithalamy All generated are in Earth and Water Both these God hath united former later That nothing to Man-kind unkind should prove Th' Earth lieth under Water flows above Earth's waters Wife Both one Globe constitute And well concurr Humor doth (a) The Ground Hume salute 98. Of the same Why Water which flows round doth slow from th' Earth 'Cause Thirst this should not suffer nor that Dearth 99. Death 's in the Pot. To Court Criticks Is Death i' th' Pot or Port that is in (a) With the antient Latines Olla and Aula signifie the same Court For Plautus saith Pot Court the same import 100. The Deluge A double Probleme Why saith the (a) So sound as a Fish Proverb As a Fish so sound Fish sole was sav'd when all the World was drown'd All drown'd why were the Fish from drowning freed Because the Mother would preserve her breed 101. A Cole of Wood. Born in the Fire and perishing thereby Woods spoiling I deserve by Fire to die 102. Of Gellia Thou from thy youth a Papist wert But now Worse Papist art How Catholick art thou 103. Of Aulus As ost as Sickness casts thee on thy Bed Or hollow Tooth doth ake or stupid Head O would I were in Heaven from this smart Thou sayst Thine Heir saith O would thou wert 104. A Woman what Creature Virgins untouch'd want sense and Husbands grant To them their sense but then they Reason want 105. Reason and Oratory Rhet'rick's the Palm and Dialect's the fist This Combats that Triumphs within the List. 106. Testicles To signifie the Sex or is our Name Call'd Testicles t' attest thy Sin-thy Shame 107. Upon the Death of Hen. Cuff 1600. Learn'd well in Greek happy thine Alpha was But thine Omega hapless prov'd Alas 108. Of Festus Wilt marry now th' art old If thou bâ—â— wise With Lillies learned Grammer first advise There indeclinable the Horn thou 'lt find Old men have seldome that hard Rock declin'd 109. Sir Thomas Moore Imprison'd Moore to guess what would befall Inspects his Urne in an Urinall He saw no signs of Death But had he seen The Kings the signs there of his death had been 110. Of Cornelius Thou knowst Th' art Horn'd tacite Cornelius Now thou shalt be Cornelius Tacitus A Tripple Lie Vented Invented Painted 111. On Tullus Carvers invent the painters paint a Lie Who vents it Thou Thou dost adventure high The End of the First Book THE SECOND BOOK OF JOH OWENS Epigrams To Prince Henry 1. To Henry Prince of Wales GOD grant thee will the best the Truth to know Who gave these gifts can * It is good to be Great better to be Learned best to be Good greatest Gifts bestow 2. To James of Great Britain c. King the Best-Greatest Tyrants are fear'd of all fear all Nor wants Their fearing force fearful concomitants No need for thee O thou great King of Kings Best King to fear such formidable things 3. Hysteron Proteron In Englishâ— The Cart before the Horse Cambridge and Oxford words so plac'd in force Are like to these The Cart before the Horse 4. On a decrepit Husband of a third Wife First Clotho Lachesis thy second wife Thy third wife Atropos cuts off thy life 5. Love Imprison'd-Liberty Peace-war sweet-sowre Hope-fear Gall-honey Love doth laugh and lowre 6. Minos A Judge who to be Just on Bribes doth look Is like a Fish which while it takes is took 7. Doubtfulness Both I suspect know neither ready either To credit Phoebus he can tell me whether 8. To the Princes Secretary Honours mens former Manners ' change in Fine 'T is the worlds course but 't is no course of thine Thou changed dost not change 'T is strange to see Some follow fortune but she follows thee 9. To Thomas Puckeringe Knight and Baronet Dear Thomas if to speak such things be fit I first did exercise thy noble Wit I thy first Tutor was thou Pupil mine I am not what I was but still am thine 10. Three Draughts First draught thirst past present the next abates And the third future thirst anticipates 11. A double Riddle Tell me t' her Mother that was spous'd what (a) Eve womaâ— Her (b) Adam Mother being Man Her (c) Goâ— Father no Man 12. Of Faith A five-fold Anagram True Faith is sure no Schismatick nor Greek Nor Creete whose Faith is fleeting or to seek 13. To Sir Edward Cooke Knight a learned Lawyer Judge c. The Laws of Nature Nature of the Laws Thou knowst thou judgest Clients and their cause Thine Answers our Apollo are more clear Than th' Oracles that were at Delphos were Thou cutt'st off present
Gall. First Syllable of which on Earth's sole found 83. A Rich Man While I wish Wealth I worse am and in fine Greatness to gain I Goodness do decline 84. Conversion of Paul Thou lately Saul art now Saint Paul Thou late Didst persecute but now dost predicate 85. Right Reason That in our times Reason's o're-rul'd 't is grief 'T were Joy if Reason might command in chief 86. To Thomas Morrey Tutor unto Charles Duke of York I thee thy Genius ingenious head Know read thy Writings worthy to be read Thou Doctor-ductor to the Duke than thee None fitter by thy Rules while rul'd is he Not forc'd but by Propensity What Praise Hast gain'd to lead thy Leader in his ways 87. To the Hebrews Your Law is your Religion Faith is ours Our want's to do well to believe well's yours 88. Irus a Beggar By this word Hospes Host and Guest's exprest I am to many none to me 's a Guest 89. God Though God's Infinitie's dispers'd most clear'â— Through the whole World God yet is sought for there 90. An Eagle In Temples th' Eagle sacred Scripture bears Now great Jehovah's Bird once Jupiter's 91. Toby Mathew Thy first Name from th' old Testament thy Next Is from the new Both Names from sacred Text. Strange that a Gentiles name Canonical Should he which in the Fount's Apocryphal 92. On a Paraphrase This Paraphrase is circle-like wrought round From Center to circumference 't is found It toucheth the Diameter's both ends But to the Center in no part extends 93. Of Corbulo Thou ruinest and raisest Corbulo Thy Wealth thou ruin'st raisest nothing No. 94. Of Gellia a Grammaticastrix Grammer was th' Art of speaking call'd of old Thou needst not learn it thou canst speak and scold 95. On a certain Grammaticaster A Shred an Hair a Nut-shell half a Groat Thou me dost prize at What I thee for nought 96. Warr. War sole to Souldiers seems pleasant Why Because sole Souldiers gain â—live thereby 97. Riches Sole Gold 's a God Goods Gods Coyn Queen â—â— some Pluto speaks with applause but Plato's dumb 98. Three Genders Wives though most chast o' th' Doubtful are o' tâ—â— commoâ— Are Whores o' th' feminine is ev'ry Woman 99. S T. a note of Silence What mean this Roman S T What Express S stands for Silence T for Taciteness 100. Patria est ubicunque est bene Where I do well there I dwell I count my Countrey not where born or bred But that where known where with mine own I'â— feâ—â— My Countrey that I count where I do well Where I have my subsistence there I dwell 101. 〈…〉 That Wife is for a Duke and King unfit Which will not be led ruled nor submit 102. Rhetorick and Dialect Rhet'rick to speak Logick to teach is th' Art This Wisdome that to th' Wise doth strength impart That neater this compleater couch'd than it That seasoned this seasoneth the Wit Rhet'rick doth veil Logick doth Truth reveal This warns that moves that woundeth this doth heal 103. Actaeon Actaeons Doggs devour'd his Flesh Bones Skin But yet his Horns some Cities are within 104. Arithmetical Multiplication and Division Division Right left Hand Multiplication Respects why Vertue 's that this a Privation Why upward that why downward this aspects This unto man that unto God directs 105. A Tree Spring makes me green me Summers heat doth scald Autumn hoar-headed Winter makes me bald 106. To Theodore Prise an Oxonian Divine One Verse my love to thee cannot declare â—f two will serve lo here two Verses are 107. One God (a) Heaven Coelum's an Hetroclite as Lily notes And Deus with the Plural Number quotes O what Blasphemers our Grammarians are Who that we (d) Goâ—â— Deus may decline declare 108. Dei genus (a) The God-head Numen to th' Neuter gender doth incline â—Tis neither Masculine nor Feminine 109. Government of the body â—ools strain but prudent men restrain their voice Which hath least labour silence or a noyse 110. (a) Malorum signifies Apples or Evils Malorum the least and greatest To Maximus â—t Table sitting chuse of ills the least â—he great'st of Apples if the great'st be best 111. Unda â—bate a Letter (a) Water Unda's (b) Moist Uda add â—Tis (c) Clean. Munda (d) Naked Nuda 't is transpos'd unclad 112. Of Dreams A Paradox â—â—d Dreams are good good bad Why when I wake â—f bad I 'm glad if good mine heart doth ake 113. Waters Original â— Unda the Latine word hath Declination â—sk'st whence deriv'd It hath no derivation The year and River circulating run Ending without an End where each begun a wâ—â—â— 114. Covetousness To th' Ocean Rivers run all places from It saith not whence d' ye come but hither come 115. The Adamant To Lovers Adamants ought to be sent Cupid can make an Adamant relent 116. Dog and Hare Though light-foot Hare more swift than Grey-houâ—â— They run in hope she light doth hopeless flee 117. Speech and Writing The nimble Tongue th' Hearts secrets doth expound But writing hath a voice without a sound 118. The Lawrel I Phoebus Tree still frondent flourishing Nor bald nor grisled verdant as the Spring 119. Dicacity and 〈◊〉 Wit without Wisdome's as without Meat Salt Inurbane wit's what Salt-less Meat like fault 120. Something of nothing An Arithmetical Riddle (a) 01. Add one to nothing nothing's left but then (b) 1â— Add to one nothing thence ariseth ten 121. To William Sutton an Oxonian Divine I owe thee more than can my Verse express Me thy perpet'al debtor I confess 122. Three Sons of Saturn and Ops Co-heirs Saturns three Sons all rich Dis Neptune Jove Whose Mother Ops Beneath About Above Them plac'd I should be richer than those three Would Mother (a) Richâ—â— 123. Oâ—â— Opes lend her help to me 123. Of a certain superfluous Orator When all th' hast said Thou want'st to say I 've done â—ut word would please me more than those fore-gone 124. To the Readers â— Readers Hearers all I will not please â—r am I pleas'd with all of those or these The End of the Third Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAN Three Books dedicated to three Each a Mecaenas To Edward Noel Knight and Baronet one To William Sidley Knight and Baronet another To Roger Owen a Noble Knight the third LONDON Printed by R. White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAN To Sir Edward Noel Knight and Baronet The First Book 1. To the Prince of Wales MEcaenas gracious in Caesars Eyes Virgil and Horace daign'd to patronize And thou great Prince dost not disdain to lend Thine Help unto mine Hope for better end Three Knights me patronize though each to me Mecaenas is thou shalt my Caesar be 2. To his three Patrons E.N. G.S. R.O. When old
IOANNES OWENVS CAMBRO BRITANNVS OXONIENSIS John Owen's LATINE EPIGRAMS Englished By THO. HARVEY Gent. Dedicated By the Author M r. John Owen unto the Lady Mary Nevil Daughter of the Earl of DORSET Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere Horat. de Arte Poet. Licensed May 25. 1677. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower de Luces in Little-Britain 1677. THE LATINE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen LATE One of the Fellows of New Colledge in OXFORD Rendred into English by Thomas Harvey Gent. Once a Commoner in the Colledge at Winchester Both Colledges being Founded and Indowed by William Wickam heretofore Bishop of Winton in Anno Dom. 1389. Anno 12 0. Richardi secundi Regis Angliae Dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori Horat. LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. To Mr. Thomas Harvey upon his Translation of Owen's Epigrams VVHo could divine a Branch so old could bring Such specious Blossoms as might suit the Spring Of youths best Fancy for here stand at vye The Cream of wit and Oyl of Industry I wonder how this English Muse could sink Into Owens depths into each hole and chink Of his hid sense Sure All thy year is May And owns no darkness For I needs must say When I read Owen I conceiv'd each part Of his Laconick Epigrams so smart So sharp so short so comprehensive that No English Genius could it adequate Pardon my Country that my Thoughts so rov'd And undervalu'd Thee For here 't is prov'd An English Pen makes That inventive Brain For all its intricate Conceits so plain That now each Epigram each Riddle lies Anatomiz'd to All unclouded eyes His Criticismes dissected and made bare And so Diaphanous that now They are Although not word for word yet sense for sense Unriddled and with such quaint Eloquence That as I read Both I could swear almost That Harvey's Muse consulted Owen's Ghost For but Compare Them and you 'l censure that Harvey hath hit what Owen aimed at David Lochard To Mr. Thomas Harvey of his Englishing Owen's Latine Epigrams SMooth Ogleby for Virgil Sandys won The Garland what for Ovid he hath done And Martial's Epigrams hath Fletcher drest In English Garb Horace is so exprest By divers Persons eminent for worth â—â—genious Brome deceas'd did set them forch But as for Owen's Epigrams there 's none As yet hath vent'red a Translation But only Harvey and He Mantuan thus Hath made most happily conspicuous The Sun 's unclouded now what Owen writ In shadowed mysteries of Roman wit His deâ—t'rous hand Translated hath and Pen'd That â—hâ—â—h none yet attempted fâ—w can mend Robert Coxshall Of the same OWen compos'd Harvey Translated well The question 's which of these doth most excell The answer in few words is quickly done Which like you best the Shadow or the Sun Robert Coxshall To the Book OWen had many Patrons I have None None that will be my Patron no not One. None that to Me will give a Quire of Paper Nor Pens nor Ink nor a poor Farthing Taper To the Reader THough I These Epigrams which Owen writ Have done in t ' English Thou must not expect Like quaint Conceits like Criticismes of wit In the Translator as in th' Architect For in their Idiome and Dialect Each Language diff'rent is as man from man One from Another differs in Aspect In Nuture in Condition nor Can Translations with th' original hold weight In sense They may Consent not in Conceit But take 't as 't is and with a Candid Eye Read Ruminate Remember and apply Septemb. 26. 1672. Sic dixit Tho. Harvey To his Patroness MIne English Owen Patron-less did pine Wanting an Heros or an Heroine To Potronize It Almost in despair Until a candid Nymph Mecaenas heir Not willing Papers fitted for the Press Should be suppress'd became my Patroness Tho. Harvey IN rendring mine with Owen parallels I am like One than rings or Chimes the Bells If I do jangle venidl's the sin It is to soule a better Ringer in Tho. Harvey In Praise of the Author To the Reader A. Clerick art or Laick read This Book Here Thou shalt find thy will if well Thou look D. Du-Tr Med. 2. To D. John Owen of his Book What hinders but thy Book should pass the Press If I know Verse This Age will say no less Suppose not so great hazard's of thy wit Yet This my judgement is I think it fit John Hoskins J. C. 3. To John Owen of his three Books of Epigrams Results of Love the Graces effluence The Muses mirth Apollo's Eloquence Wise Sentences and Criticisms of Art The Genius of an ingenious Heart All These Thy Book O Owen represents Unt ' us replenish'd with rare Arguments John Bowman Theol. 4. To John Owen Owen dost ask what Epigrams w' approve Those which That Engine of thy wit doth move What 's short chast learned quick polite withal That many Satyres hath yet free from Gall. Thy Muse thy Genius gives This no less By Thee 't is promis'd to thy Patroness Thine William James Theol. 5. In Praise of the Author What was is shall be still the Poets use Women and Men are Censur'd by thy Muse Yet in my Judgement thy rare wit thy Pen Deserveth Praise of Women and of Men. Jane Owen of Oxford 6. To the Reader in Praise of the Author whose Epigrams were published the second Time within a Month 1606. Greek Latine Authors Epigrams have writ Whose Work took up their Life to finish it Owen except he sole unparallel'd Hath equaliz'd Them All if not excell'd D. Du-Tr Med. 7. Of the Third Edition of these Epigrams To the Author This Book is like the world moves and is mov'd Though silent It is by the Printer prov'd For These thine Epigrams have had Access Thrice to the Printer and half tir'd the Press John Hoskins J. C. THE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen The First Book To the Lady Mary Neville I Dedicate lest Patron-less It be My Book to th' Reader and My Self to Thee 2. To the Reader The Folly 's blam'd if Thou Commendest all That here Thou readest no Thing if thy Gall. 3. Of his Book to John Hoskins a Lawyer This Book is as The World as Men The Verse Good Verses Here as There good Men are scarce 4. To the Lady Mary Neville If us Pythagoras doth not delude Thou Juno Pallas Venus dost include For in Thee though but One Three vertues be Where One of Them is rare in other Three 5. To the same As in the Skies the Sun i' th' Sun the Light So vertue 's splendor in thy Face seems scite Who comes a Looker on becomes a Lover Thy Vertue or thy Beauty 's the sole Mover 6. To her Son Thomas Neville Such rare Things of
Prayers want effect Such praying as vain words of one not praying God hears as if he heard not by gainsaying 180. Hell As Art black colours cannot turn to white So from dark Hell none can return to Light 181. To a poor Friend Is' t bad I would 't were worse for at the worst Oft better things succeed than came at first 182. The Parts of the World The world though round is parted in t ' a Square Whereas four Parts so * Jews Christians Mahumetans Pagans four Religions are 183. The Causes of Discord Self-sense Self-reason each man regulates Each his own will his own Faith estimates Each wilful is hence Brethren strive the while Will only wants all strifes to reconcile 184. The Liberal The just man gives unt ' each his own but thou To Rich men theirs to poor must thine allow 185. The Temperate He that things causes knows with Times complies Calms his affects orders his acts is wise 186. The Wise. Fate governs Fools the wise more sublimate Themselves by wisdom govern not by Fate 187. Anonymus an Infant dead before Baptiz'd What dead Al is unnam'd and unbaptiz'd O Christ I nameless must by thee b' agniz'd I' th' Book of Life without a Name me write For in thy name alone mine hope is scire 188. The Flatterer and Carper These differ not in Nature but in Name This Good that Bad maligneth Both to blame 189. Love and Friendship The knot of Friendship 's to be broke for Love But Love for Friendship must not once remove 190. Peter and Paul The Sword keeps Kingdoms Coyn the Keys by which Peter than Paul reputed is more rich Saint Paul in an Epistle saith he 's poor Saint Peter no where doth his wants deplore 191. Socrates Thou nothing knowst this one thing knowst and this One thing is something something nothing is 192. Man Born weeping being born at first didst cry Thou then not pleas'd why now displeas'd to die 193. To Paul inhum'd Thou naked cam'st to th' world from mothers womb With Shirt and Shroud returnst unto thy Tomb More than thou broughtst thou tak'st hence to thy Grave Thou giv'st thy mother more than she thee gave 194. To the Courtly Reader If much for School for Court here 's little note That this for Court that for the School we wrote 195. Wise Simplicity That thou do wrong to none be like a Dove That none thee wrong wise like a Serpent prove 196. The Common-Wealths Eyes Religion and Law conjoin combine That curbs mens hearts their hands this doth confine 197. To Doctor John Gifford a Learned Physician That in Apollo's Art thou skilful art No wonder for thy parts thou knowst apart If Galen saith not this yet wise Apollo Saith Know thy Self his dictates thou dost follow 198. The Daw. No Birds more loquent-eloquent than I The Goose. But I write more than thou canst Crake or Cry 199. Jobs Miseries Satan the Lord permitting did disrobe Of Children Wealth and Health poor-poorest Job When all was gone his wife did yet remain Who vex'd him more than all his loss and pain 200. The Temples of St. Paul in London St. Peter in Westminster At Peter's West th' Exchequer Law Courts are White-Hall the Princes Palace thence not far At Paul's the Preacher things divine declares And Stationers there vend their sacred Wares All things convene here Paul and Peter there Peter more rich more learn'd doth Paul appear 201. Of the Conspirators in the Gun-Powder Treason upon Tuesday the Fifth of November 1605. Heav'n to provoke from Earth and from below Upon the Gods above our threats to throw What is if this be not t' accumulate On Ossa Pelion to fabricate The Tower Babel old Troy new to burn And in t ' a Chaos all things to return 202. Of the same And would you Troynovant to Cinders turn By the same Fate which Phrygian Troy did burn Unfit was Tuesday for such fatal Flashes Ash wednesday is the day design'd for Ashes 203. The King to Britain Fame brought a Rumour of my death to thee O do not credit Fame but credit Me. 204. To England of the uniting of Britain Concord intern-etern Crowns Britains Brow For her three Nations are united now Scotland with Shield Wales doth like Walls immure Thy Land O England thou maist rest secure 205. To Thomas Nevill an hopeful Child Extract from Nevil's Noble Blood the Grace Of both thy Parents shines in thy sweet Face Their Natures not sole Features thou shewst forth Thy Mothers Vertues and thy Fathers worth 206. Upon the Death of Charles Blount Earl of Devonshire 1606. Whether with Eulogies or Elegies With Praise or Tears thy Death to solemnize 'T is doubtful divers men speak divers things Good speak the best malignants wound with Stings 207. To the Reader Reader these Epigrams are short and few For many if though short they long would shew Reader these Epigrams are few and short For few if long a many would import 208. Of speaking and writing Though words be living voices writings dead Yet these survive when those are vanished The End of the Third Books EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBROBRITAN A Single Book Dedicated To the most Learned Heroine the Lady ARBELLA STUART LONDON Printed by R. White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. John Owen's EPIGRAMS A Single Book 1. To the Lady Arbella-Stuart ILlustrious Virgin sprung from Regal Race Whose Real worth thy Royal Birth doth Grace He that his wits First-fruits thee gave ev'n He Doth tender render now new Fruits to Thee Upon thine * A fair Altar Ara-Bella as most fit I consecrate I sacrifice my wit 2. To the same Thy constant Life doth from thy youth express The Genius of thine Ingeniousness Adverse things quell thee not nor prosp'rous swell Thy Sails thy front and mind are parallel And thy rare signal vertues are the cause That none will think I flatter for applause 3. To his Book Before innum'rous Judges thou must plead Not one or two will censure when they read Perhaps unread thou shalt not censures flee And more Reprovers will than Readers be 4. Union to the Britains 1606. Who unless mad will off'red Gold refuse Here 's Union This Pearl who will not choose 5. Vacuity The Ethicks of vacuities complain But Physicks shew that nothing's made in vain 6. On Zoilus Zoilus is torn with an eternal Verse Though e're two thousand years he lies on 's Hearse Is it because his heirs do never die He 's punish'd for his whole Posterity 7. From the Center to the Circumference Not from the Center to th' Circumference Sole one Line 's yet but one way t' Heaven 's hence 8. Cock-Crowing to the Prince France felt and did our English Forces see No Gallick sound could make our Lion flee 9. Of Quintus Money 's a Noun a Verb to promise he Promis'd a Noun but
words they thee with weeds Thy care 's for Tythes no care to cure misdeeds 94. Of Dardanus Paleness in Face Leanness in Corps doth sit Thou nothing hast that 's fat but thy gross Wit 95. Pleas in the year 1609. between Rob. Calvin Plaintiff and John Bingley and Richard Gryffin Defendants When the Post-nati were in Law of late Robert the Son of James o'recame blest fate Th' one English th' other Welsh the Victor Scot O'recame them guilty both A lucky lot I love good luck Britains Hearts-Hands unite This Island shall no more be bipartite Their Sons Sons Sons shall see there shall be then One Kingdom under but one King Amen 96. Of our times Discords Logick doth things define divide beside But we no things define all things divide 97. Evil Manners produce good Laws God t' Adam gave a Law before his Sin Ill manners therefore all Laws brought not in 98. Four Articles of Faith 1 2 3 4. One God believe two (a) The two Testaments Bibles Symbols (b) The Apostles Athanasius and Nicene Creed three Let Faith the fourth with the four Councils be 99. To the Prince As a great Bear a little Lion flees So flees great Hope when small things come it sees Most happy Prince mine hope depends on thee From me take Hope and I shall happy be 100. To the Reader (a) Self-love Narcissus I leave off when Verse I write Do thou the same when thou my Verse dost cite The End of the Second Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Charles Duke of York Brother to the Prince the Kings Son The Third Book 1. A Jove Principium Begin in God GOd's the beginning i' th' beginning 's God Before and after without Period Without beginning the beginning From This sole beginning all beginnings come 2. To the Reader I publish'd former Books with Verses clad I to the former this not naked add If more remain they better will appear Kind Reader thou dost hope but I do fear 3. To Charles Duke of York The Kings the Kingdoms next Hope-Happiness Great Charles yet then the Prince of Camb'ra less Thy Tutors Counsel use thee which instruct Sage-sane advice a Duke will safe conduct Be like thy Father Second to thy Brother Thy Second or thy like will be none other 4. The Art of Memory Simonides invented Mem'ries Art But th' Art of Wit none yet in whole or part 5. Things Names and Words God all things did Create Man gave them Names Woman gave words But word for word inflames 6. Redemption and Regeneration Satan from Eve bought Man Christ man re-bought Adam did death procure the cure Christ wrought 7. The Praise of Liberality A Gift's eternal follows him that gives The Giver and Receiver It relieves 8. Oxford's new Library To the Readers 1610. Authors seek ye Ready before your Eyes Each Classick Author in his Classis crys Of this great Work scarce parallell'd on Earth Seek ye the Founder Bodley gave It birth 9. To the University of Oxford No Library there is with thine that dare Compare nor with thy Wits that can compare 10. To Queen Anne Sister Wife Mother Daughter of a King Queen Anne What greater Titles can we bring Four Vertues thou with these four Titles hast What canst thou to thy Vertues add at last 11. To Elizabeth the Kings Daughter Born of a Kingly long continu'd Line A King a Caesar meriting for thine Shouldst for an Husband stay who could out-vie Thy worth thou mightst a Virgin live and die 12. Speech and Writing Mute Hand 's the speaking Tongues Interpreter As speaking Tongue 's the mute Hearts messenger 13. A new Man Depel Dispel that old-grown Man of Sin And with the new Man a new life begin 14. An healthful Anagram Opto I wish Poto I drink I wish much Health but drink no Health to thee Better 's a dry than drunken Health for me 15. The forbidden Fruit. It was not sole an Apple It was worse Adam brought Sins Original the Curse 16. Cal. January Greeks and Gift-givers Tros thus saith I fear Who 's Greek The Poor Who Tros The Usurer 17. Of Alcon Alcon wants credit he will credit none All credit him His credit then 's not gone 18. To Robert Carey Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Great Queen Elisa in Alliance nigh Unto thy Parent grac'd thy family The King of Britains Son thy Pupil is That 's th' Honour of thy Kind of thy Mind this 19. Example Vertue by good Example 's taught and learn'd In teaching me my Teacher is concern'd 20. A double Medium Th' Earth in the middle stands yet low doth lie And Vertue 's in the midst yet soareth high 21. N. O. N leads O follows Nothing 's more Old than All For God of Nothing made what th' Orb we call 22. To James Fullerton Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Learn'd Fullerton the credit of thy Nation Thou the Kings Son hast in thine Education And that the Son may like his Father move Thy Labour that thine Honour this will prove 23. Holiness Healthfulness All wish long Life few to live well endeavour Wouldst thou live long live well and live for ever 24. Sheep and Goats The Goats climb Rocks and Promontories steep The lower Ground depasture flocks of Sheep 'T is so now but it will not still be so The Sheep on high the Goats below shall go 25. A Ship The Stern's the Train Bulk Belly Bill the Prore The Sayls are Wings Ships sayl as Birds do soar 26. To Thomas Murrey Tutor to Charles Duke of York If Jacobines be the Kings Friends I will My self a Jacobine acknowledge still If Scotists be the Regal favourites I will a Scotist be by days by nights Learn'd Thomas thou me Thomist mak'st to be And Scotist thou Scotch-Britain makest me 27. Blood not Vertue Vertue than Blood 't was said is more preclare But Blood is better than all Vertues are Blood better is than Vertue Not by Merits But by thy Blood O Christ man Heaven inherits 28. The Sun and time The Sun is swift but th' Hour 's more swift (a) Josh. 10.12 The Sun Sometime stood still but th' Hour that time did run 29. The Blood I 'm Crude call'd Blood A circled course I keep And Snake-like through the bodies Veins I creep 30. Of Pannicus a rich Fool. Forture doth favour Fools Or credit me Or else believe thy Self thou then shalt see 31. Brevity Perspicuous Brevity doth please in chief In words which things concern'd contain be brief 32. The Tomb of John Puckeringe Keeper of the Great Seal This Tomb presents three Brothers Sisters five One Sister 's dead one Brother 's yet alive 33. Homer No wonder Homer former was of Lyes His Ears were his Informers not his Eyes 34. Erasmus 'T is ask'd why men Erasmus thee do call Answer If Mouse I was the best or none at all 35. A little nothing too much enough The Poor have little Beggars that are common