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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05323	The Innes of Court anagrammatist: or, The masquers masqued in anagrammes Expressed in epigramique lines, upon their severall names, set downe in the next page. Composed by Francis Lenton Gent. one of her Majesties poets.	Lenton, Francis, fl. 1630-1640.	1634 (1634)	STC 15466; ESTC S109406	8,834	48

The Innes of Court ANAGRAMMATIST OR The MASQVERS masqued in ANAGRAMMES Expressed in Epigramique lines upon their severall Names set downe in the next Page Composed by FRANCIS LENTON Gent. one of Her Majesties POETS Plectra gerens Erato saltat pede Carmine vultu LONDON Printed for William Lashe 1634. Sir THOMAS DAYRELL Marshall Grayes Inne IOHN READE IAMES AISKOVGHE EDVVARD PAGE IOHN CRAVVLEY Inner Temple EDMVND CAREVV ARTHVR BAKER IOHN FARVVELL REGINALD FOSTER Middle Temple ROBERT OVVEN PHILIP MORGAN MARTYN HARVEY ROBERT COALE Lincolnes Inne IOHN NORTH EDVVARD HERNE HENRY MACSEY STEPHEN IAY. TO THE FOVRE HONOVRABLE SOCIETIES AND famous Nurseries of Law the Innes of COVRT YOu Noble stockes of Gentry Plants that higher Grow till you unto the Cedars height aspire You creame o' th kingdome either in your wealth Wit learning valour or iust lawes lov'd health Who by your worthy breedings births and blood Are chose for Guarders of your Countries good And to that end are here trayn'd up by Fate To be the glory of great Brittaines state I here present you with the Masquers names Of your foure Houses in quick Anagrams Led by that then made Knight who first I place In these conceits as Captaine of that grace Which each of you deserv'd and in high merits Shew'd Englands Gallantry and Noble spirits Accept my Muse then which shall make you merry Like rich Nepenthe Nectar or old Sherry And for your grace that way my best endeavour By hand head heart shall waite on you for ever Let not rash anger then blame my intent To gaine your loves with mirth I onely meant The true honourer of your persons pedigrees and dignities FRA. LENTON To my friend Master Francis Lenton upon his ANAGRAMS HE that upon so many severall Names Dares undertake to write true Anagrammes Had need well know how dangerous a path His Muse doth tread the narrow scope shee hath Confines his Fancy to so strait a list As not to be condemn'd if she hath mist In some his higher ayme yet if in one Or two or more his happy Fate hath showne A Poets Art the world may well excuse Other defects if not applaud his Muse For knowing men will all conclude in this Where one proves fortunate a hundred misse And if it chance some doe the rest excell Of which detractors cannot speake but well He stands indebted to that name affords An Anagramme significant those words That doe sufficiently themselves expresse Acquit his paines and make his labour lesse Others that more obscure Enigma's were His lines licke into forme like a Shee Beare Who newly hath produc't a shapelesse whelpe Makes it a perfect creature by her helpe Reade then and laugh and censure if you be Impartiall Iudges and from Envy free But Monsieur Critique I 'de have you suspend Your mewes and not cry downe what you 'l ne're mend Thine ever IOHN GOYSH In commendation of the Authors late ELEGIE and present ANAGRAMS WHo vayl'd in blackes Melpomene's sad face Trips now with Erato in a masquing pace You that would reade a lamentable straine His dying Swan behold with Royall Chaine Gentiles if Here you laugh it is enough His Muse he sweares dispatcht it with a puffe I. M. Anagramme upon the Martiall Leader of the glorious Innes of Court Gallants the noble minded Knight Sir THOMAS DAYRELL Anagr. LED AL TO HIE MARS GReat Iove and Iuno once desiring sport To shew the glory of the Innes of Court Cōmanded them a most renowned taske Onely present them with some pleasant Maske The Nurseries of Law and best bred blood Fulfill'd their pleasures with one passing good Whose rare performance whose every name In forraine parts set forth their peerelesse fame The brave Conductor of this Courtly traine This worthy Knight was chosen did gaine Immortall Honour by his gracefull paine For as he led them all to Mars his Court To beauteous Amazons of every sort Who like to Basiliskes kill with their eyes If Cupids shafts doe once our soules surprise So gratious Iove viewing his Martial spright Crown'd his deserts with Title of a Knight And now that Worthy who to Mars led all Sir Thomas Dayrell we delight to call No Captaine in these latter times was seene Trayning so rich a troupe to King and Queene Miles both Knight and souldier signifies From which may He to higher honour rise Grayes Inne Two Anagrammes upon the name of that proper and well proportioned piece of Nature the courteous accomplisht IOHN READE Esq. Anagr. 1 DEARE HONY 2 AYD HER ON A Mother Lady in familiar phrase Ravisht with his rare presence his praise Doth not unaptly by her language sweet With lippes of honey this young Gallant greet Thou dearest life o' th hive thou sweetest hony Which cōmon markets yeeld not for our mony VVhose looks are pure whose melting taste Deserves to be in Ladies Closets plac't Though furrow'd years upon my forehead 's set And little unto Nature am indebt Though we are almost at our journeys end Think not we dote when we your form cōmend Nor judge amisse when our weake pulses beat VVhilst we are living we retaine some heate Then though your activenesse refuse our taske By dancing Revels at this glorious Masque Yet here 's a Daughter yong pray ayd her on For she may prove to be your Paragon No doubt but she will please you every way In the majestique Dance the Song the Play On Lute Theorbo Voyall Orphorion Or any other musicke you shall try on Assist her gently then and with a grace After the action aid her to her place So shall the sweetnesse of your nature done Merit her love by ayding of her on And if there ever was it 'h Hive such hony Give me this Gallant for hee 's for my mony Anagramme upon the name of that well compact proportion most active body and free minded Gentleman Master IAMES AISKOVGHE Anagr. SO GAVE HIM A KIS. COmming amidst th'heroick courtly Dames Of Brittaines orbe whose faire beauteous fames Outstrip the universe and by election Strike deep'st into each nations strong affection I saw this sparke a sparke which kindled fire On every side made flames mount the higher The lovely Nymphs which did on Iuno wait With his quick active strength were taken strait And save their modesties durst not advance Their meanings yet each mind with him did dance As well they might and blame them not for he Rose with such spirit and dexterity Such nimble courage and such active spright Vp to each amorous Ladies Navels height That they were charm'd and in Loves silency Whisperd each other Lord what a back hath he And like retreat of a victorious Drumme Or like the Vniversities grave Humme Or like the clapping of the hands that day In the applause of a well taking Play So Majesties Nobilities and all For cutting high gave him the golden Ball And as his glory herein did abound VVhilst eccho still redoubled the sound So each chaste Nymph in her

white souls desire Gave him a kisse and all did him admire Anagramme upon the name of the courteous Gentleman Master EDVVARD PAGE Anagr. DRAVV DEEP AGE HOwever youth may vault upō this stage Yet know all pleasures must resign to age And age to dust when our small houre glasse Is runne and not a sand there left to passe The long'st liv'd vegitive must lose it's sap And fall by winds or by some thunder clap The sturdy Stag after a hundred yeares Dying bedewes his cheeks with his own teares Old Nestor and more grave Methuselah Have spun their threads and gone the common way Of all fraile flesh then thinke not to withstand Deaths cruell dart and most impartiall hand Though once a King cal'd age but paine and sorrow Sicke here to day sodaine gone to morrow Yet the same King did length of dayes uphold Fo●e Royall honour or rich Ophir gold Then may your blessed yeeres be multiplied And of-spring like sweet Plants on every side Long may you draw fresh ayr before you sleep Or be as one gone downe into the deepe And wheresoe're I leade my pilgrimage My dirge shall be that you may draw deep Age. Two Anagrams upon the name of that hopefull Barrister and proficient in the Law for his time the courteous and well spoken IOHN CRAVVLEY Esq. Anagr. 1 I VALV HER COYN OR 2 I VALV HER CONY LAwyers although they use not to purloyne Like Vsurers yet by instinct love coyn And though distracted Clients doe him curse If the cause crosse them he 's nere the worse Valuing his or hers if his due fee Or else his tongue will very silent be But if faire vertue in her soule doth shine Which makes a mortall creature halfe divine If coyn hee values more then that his Name Himselfe and Anagram shall beare the blame Nor dare I thinke it cause I know his merit In that great Masque spoke his more noble spirit No no brave Masquers all marke your lov'd Brother Values a little of the one and other I heard some Lawyers tho their fees be cōmon Will take but small fees of a handsome woman But tell you truely he may value either So that his valuation wrongeth neither VVhich his mature iudgement can decide And safe twixt Scylla and Caribdis ride Thus you may value both but rul'd by me Nor Coyn nor Cony should have masterie On the same IOHN CRAVVLEY Anagr. CON HIE LAVVYER EXalt thy honour Con apply thy way In Law that thou in Iustice seate may sway The righteous Cause and make the quarrell even By which faire vertue you aspire to heaven Goe on then worthy Barrister and be Thy Fathers equall in sincerity Nor may the fallacies of time nor age Ecclipse thy glory on this terrene Stage Con then and higher rise in the Lawes lore Comfort the rich timely relieve the poore Then shall your vertuous parts honour live Till I can lave the Ocean with a sieve Inner Temple A converted Anagramme upon the name of that milde and sweet natur'd active Gentleman Master EDMVNDE CAREVV Anagr. 1 VVE CVRE DEMAND OR 2 VVE DEMAND CVRE MIstake me not We here doth signifie A speaker for this whole societie The vigorous Masquers all whose every name Triumphant rides upon the wings of fame If any Lady then of Iunoes traine Of chaste Dianaes poore Acteons bane Of Vesta's white sould Virgin sisterhood Or any other Nymphs of Springs or wood VVhose sacred knots chast thoughts unspotted mindes Each one of us unto allegiance bindes Shall ought defending vertue us command Loe here we all with valour armed stand In their defence and like a rocke most sure VVhatsoe're they demand we vow to cure If the expence of either life or blood Can make an honour'd vertuous conflict good This onely wee in loyall service crave Which a good minde would grant unto it's slave If any of us be love strooke in heart By Cupids secret arrowes conquering dart Which wounds us deep inwardly doth bleed That then oh then even at the point of need As you are lovely modest chast and pure So let the Balsome of your loves us cure When we demand or beg in vertuous way To claspe you in loves sacred armes for aye Thus if your Noble soules keep touch even then You shall be honour'd both by gods and men Then both our sexes shall be known the truer VVe fought your battailes you our wounds did cure Two Anagrammes upon the name of the much loved Gentleman Master ARTHVR BAYKER Anagr. REBVKE HER ART IF any Lady ne're so highly borne Good natures ornaments doth seem to scorn And in her pride by chance forgets her duty By adding to her better formed beauty Thinking thereby to mend the Makers fault VVho first that tenement did make of nought Forbear her not though she thy soule doth keep Nor let her in that sinne securely sleepe But tell her plainely what that Iesabell Got when she painted from her window fell And say no more if then shee 'l not relent Tho Grace her name was she will nere repent But in her vaine persist till Deaths cold dart Hath made both dust of her and her fraile art For where good cōscience is not womans guide No marvaile if that sex doe backward slide Then fear not noble Sir to speake your minde Not in an angry but a modest kinde For yet I vow I never saw bad face But look't the worse by that vermilion grace And good the world may easily espie Is quite deformed by such fond treachery Then well bred spirit be shee nere so tart Although she hates you for 't rebuke her art For doth she mend her face shee 'l marre the rest If art can finde out a more abler guest On the same Name ARTHVR BAKER Anagr. HVRT A BARKER IF't be your happinesse a Nymph to shrive Your Anagramme is here imperative Or to your selfe or others when they boast Of dainty cates and afterwards cry roast A guest invited to a curious feast Partakes some choycer dish amongst the rest But therewith not content his bulke to fill His minde not fed puts forth a question still VVhen where and how that rarer piece came here VVhich makes them wish him choak'd with his good cheere Then Noble Sir how ere you chance to speed Let not the open streets proclaime your deed The Dogge that barkes before he bites I ween Forewarnes us of the mischiefe might have beene But he that robs and after tels the shame With his rude tongue trusse him up for the same Therfore I wish all valiant sprites to hate And hurt him who fares well yet needs must prate An Anagram upon the name of that apt and forward Gentleman Master IOHN FARVVELL Anagr. VVE FALL O● HIR WEE whose warm bloud youthful fire Kindles quick flashes of desire VVhen we beheld those amorous faces Deckt with good nature and the Graces Cannot refraine but being charm'd By the blinde naked childe unarm'd VVe marching to the