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A13791 The lavvyers philosophy: or, Lavv brought to light Poetized in a diuine rhapsodie or contemplatiue poem. By Roger Tisdale, gent.; Lawyers philosophy. Tisdale, Roger. 1622 (1622) STC 24090; ESTC S106189 17,910 54

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And he that was chiefe Lord of this Creation Had Darknesse made his secret habitation Darknes is Gods Habitation Psal 18. ●ecret I call it for what quick-ey'd sence Of the best Sophist euer found from whence Or how darke Chaos came or could discouer What formlesse Matter was though much they houer As I doe now about it Then much lesse Can the dull eye of Art see or expresse Light inaccessible The Light that dims all Lights Gaze on the Sun And thou shalt finde thine eye-sight quite vndone Strucken with endlesse Darknes So much rather Who in his Essence seekes to know the Father Of all created Lights glorious beyond What either Men or Angels vnderstand May in that search say to the Day good Night And liue for euer a blinded Sodomite Dwelling in darknesse For when all is done That nimble wit and quicke conception Can pry into we doe but grope and feele Like cupshot Bacchinals that wandring reele About the roome to finde a burning Candle Which in the darke themselues doe hold handle And cannot see it Feare and admiration Best fits a wise and sober generation In this inquirie Whoso seekes doth well For that great Light that doth in darknesse dwell God is Light and Life The Diuine Eaglet that did towre so high Into this Light aboue the Starry skie Found him to be the very Life of all Within this new-created generall And that this Life was Light which by diuine Iohn 1.5 And sacred influence did pierce and shine Eu'n through the Chaos in the secret darke And yet withall he leaues it for a marke Of eminence and much to be commended That Light of darknes was not comprehended Againe the sixe-wing'd sacred Cherubim Esay 6. The knowing sonnes of this great Elohim Prime schollers of the prime Light and endowed With learned graces haue their eyes yet shrowded With their two fore-wings shewing bashfull feare And humble reu'rence to that Light so cleere Which should it in full Maiestie forth shine And they gaze on it with wide open eyne Those bright-ey'd Lampes would soone in darknes Whom now he doth with oyly graces cherish Therefore O Man and thou my forward Muse Dare not too high lest we our selues abuse An humble knowledge makes vs to ascend Pride casts vs downe vnfit to comprehend So that to know the Light with true discerning Is to confesse it comes not in our learning For if that we could comprehend that Light Not it but darknes should be infinite Yet that we might not altogether liue In lawlesse darknesse and our Spirits giue Vp to dull ignorance as nothing knowing Of this prime Light behold new light comes flowing A Parliament of Power Wisdome Loue. From the bright Fountaine Power Wisdome Loue In consultation being set aboue How to reduce darke Chaos into forme And giue a Law vnto the lawlesse storme Of the first then vnformed Elements Shot nimble Lightning forth and so preuents The rage of rude disorder Darknes fell Affrighted downe into the depth of Hell And with the Word of Wisedome Fiat Lux The Law of Light Light flowing came in a most glorious flux Let there be Light O was there euer Law So short so sweet or had more power to awe Confused strife when all was out of frame This was the Law did reconcile the same Proclaim'd a Peace gaue eye-sight to the blinde Light threefold And drossie Oare in Minerals refinde Peace is the song of Angels Light of Eye The faire transparent beauty of the Skie In Elements the Fire hath supreme power The scumme and Tartar of the rest to skowre To purge and quicken So in a three-fold Light The Day-spring riseth banishing the Night The Night of lawlesse Error and of blindnesse Of warlike strife and turbulent vnkindnesse That sees not what is what but in confusion All Law-rights breakes with violent intrusion One on anothers necke confounding Peace And wanting Loue and so without increase This Night I say was banisht And the Day The Light and Law of things as fresh as May Came like a Bridegroome forth in bright attire As the Meridian Sunne that doth aspire The Vertick Point No shadow then was seene Nor the celestiall Curtaine drawne betweene This Elementall and the supreme Light Whose round Expansion closeth in the Night But All was all alike and eu'ry where About the earth transparent bright and cleere For All was Light Only in site and place There was some diff'rence That had highest grace That neerest to the Prime Light was aduanced And that of lesse that towards this Centre chanced The middle Region did of both partake Yet but One Light th' Eternall Power did make To light vs into darknesse there to see The sacred Light of all Eternitie Law-rights obseru'd doe shew vs what is right And Light it is that doth discouer Light Truth seekes no corners there doth darknes lurke And mighty Elohim when he fell to worke Lighted a Candle vp that all might view him For In lumine suo videbimus Lumen The Light creating by created Light Is out of darknesse brought into our sight For had not Light strooke Darknes vnder-ground How in the darke could any thing bee found That now we finde and see How could the Law Haue come to light who could Essentialls draw Number Order Vnity Into their seu'rall Numbers who could order Those numbers right and giue a proper border To eu'ry such Essentiall Who I say Could of these two finde out the ready way And Number make with Order so agree As both should hold one vsefull sympathy This Light and Law can do The Law of Light And Light of Law that giues to all things Right Can Number Order and Vnite in One With Fiat Lux for so the Law begunne Let there be Light Heere is a word of Power Beyond all Powers an inriching Dower Beyond all Riches and they both together Law Cōmanding and forbidding Are a Commandement well I know not whether Commanding or forbidding In the meane Wisedome took place and being apt to gleane Wealth from the One and Power from another Commanded this and did forbid the tother So Light was cherisht and dull darknesse chidden Truth brought to Light Error was forbidden In briefe this Law in Power being strong And rich in Loue because it doth no wrong Grew vpright Wise for Wisdome is the Light To Power and Loue and thereby makes all right So that a new-borne Issue from aboue Descended out from Power Wisedome Loue Law descended from Heau'n And was no sooner borne but by and by Was entertain'd with gladsome melody And eu'ry one sung out this cheerefull Salto I am noua Progenies Coelo demittitur alto Virg. Eclog. 4. And this was Law the Law that lighteth All Into the Light and Darknes doth inthrall In chaines below the Deepe strikes Error blind And the light way to Truth Right doth finde The Law of Light inacted Nor onely so for with
People wandring fix'd Starres But all is Loue Peace Where darknesse dwels Is Feare begot then Hare then nothing else But blacke Eclipses wrastling to preuaile And darken Light within the Dragons tayle And whē we hide the Light keep truth vnknown And tread the pathes of Error of our owne What hope is there of Peace Light is the Law Keepes the cheekes bashfull the Heart in awe Descend we now the high Star-Chamber Court And let vs to the lower Hall resort Where throngs of Creatures like to clyents presse With shouldring forwardnesse to seeke redresse Of some darke errours that eclipse their Light And cloud the Truth to take away their Right Earth is the Common-place The Court of Common Pleas in which are fixt All Actions Reall Personall and Mixt. As where things made are of a Simple Nature Such as the Elements there the Creature Claimes Reall Interest Reall actions and enters Plea To hold his Birthright by the rule and sway Of the Predominant And where we finde Personall actions Those Elements are altred in their kinde And for our vse with Powers so innated As th' Elements become Elementated Each in his proper place if any faction Doe rise amongst them Mixt actions there lyes a personall action But of all bodies decomposited Out of those Elements and by Nature bred What quarrels doe arise receiue their Tryall By Action part Personall part Reall As mixt of both And thus is euery Case Begunne and ended in the Common-Place The Court of Kings Bench. The Kings high Bench is the transparent Aire Where Light inthroned in a golden Chaire Shoots forth his Eye-beames brighter thē our fire And yet vnseene makes all the World admire This strikes the Centre with his piercing power Cheareth vp queachy coldnesse giues a Dower To Natures Treasurie is the Life of things And vertue addes to Plants and Christall Springs In briefe this is chiefe Iustice of the Court Vnder the Prince of Lights who sendeth forth And giues him his Commission to sit downe Pleas of the Crowne And try before him matters of the Crowne Such as Eclipse the Maiestie of Light And vaile faire Truth with Vapours of the Night Worthlesse aspirers So in the Aire we see oft-times ascend Darke foggy mists which mounting in the end Neare to the Seate of Iustice angry breath Flyes from the Iudge and strikes them to the earth Politick aspirers Sometimes againe a farre more subtle Vapor Proudly aspiring to be made a Taper At the celestiall Altar by and by Is fir'd and shot like Lightning from the Sky Traitrous aspirers Another but of some more viscous matter Raising himselfe from Fens and Moorish water Is hang'd vp in the ayre and set on fire A wonderment for all men to admire Thus is their Treason iudg'd and punisht right That striue against the Maiestie of Light The Court of Chancery But see the Halcyon smoothnesse of the Sea Smiling vpon me whilst the Sunne doth play And cast a cheerefull blandish on the waues To welcome All that of their bounty craues Equity Goodnesse And stand in need The barren thirsty ground Doth with their Spring-tides fruitfully abound And brings forth large increase The lympid ayre Is vapourized with a moisture rare And subtle in the rising to refresh The breathing nostrils of all liuing flesh This Court in briefe is milde and bountifull To supply wants Contempts punishable though somtimes Ships do Hull At randome on her waues for want of skill Or for defection in the Stearemans will Not knowing when it is for safety good To beare vp Sayle or Anchor in the Floud If this doe happen then contemptuous Windes Make the Court angry and the Clyent findes But little fauour This Ship at a stay Sticks in the Sands That making swifter way For common Law-rights is attached backe And Fleetes the Surges to his vtter wracke Another Sailes with full gale on the Tide Yet in the Deepe his last decree doth hide More I might say Some Ships at Anchor lye Doing iust nothing and then by and by The Court commands the Halser to be cut And to the Land they are dismist and put To seeke their Fortunes to their grieuous cost Since idly they their Anchor-hold had lost Some others neere the Shore doe lye at Roade Waiting the Winde and spend in that aboade More then an Indian Voyage All they haue And then In forma pauperis doe craue To passe the Port and cannot be admitted To Launch the Deepe being so Shallow-witted The Chancellour Till at the last great Neptune Chancellour Of these extreames begins to shew his power With a Quos Ego brandishing his Mace Wherewith he calmes the Courts tempestuous face And so when stormes had well-nigh ouer-duckt vs Thus made he silence Praestat componere fluctus And all was husht Then rounded in a Ring The peacefull waues did daunce and sweetly sing About this earthly Stage Equity tempers but not controls the Law the Centre-Court Whereto all Sub-celestiall formes resort For common Law-rights which are strict and graue But temper'd and made milde with eu'ry waue That daunceth on the shore The gentle Springs And chrystall Riuolets all freely brings From the great Ocean fruitfulnesse and Plenty To eu'ry Creature Want doth ne'r goe empty Without a sweet and soueraigne supply Of that great Ocean-Court of Chancerie But whither am I led O tell me whither The Perclose Great Archy-Muse and pow'rfull Law-giuer In all these Courts vnto what settled Port Shall I now steere and make my last resort Shall I O shall I steere into the Mayne And launch the Deepe of Law that doth ordaine In eu'ry Court a settled Rule and Order Shall I teach men what is the proper border Circumferenceth eu'ry Court and how Obedience to Sou'raigntie doth bow This were a taske fitting some youthfull Merit Whose vigour shewes a braue Mercurian Spirit Saturne in me is too predominant And retrograde withall My bloud doth want Castalian moisture and Phebean fire To Iuuenize my Muse that should aspire So great a height My breath goes thicke and short As weary of this iourney Little Sport Were it to climbe Pernassus in mine Age Or with the Muses daunce in equipage The sonnes of Learning well might thinke mee iolly But sure they would deride my doting folly Therefore I now descend and flagge my plumes Low to the ground whereon my Muse assumes Her settled rest Some other time perchance Promethean fire may stirre me to aduance A second and a more aspiring flight That shall descry the Maiestie of Light And Law of eu'ry Court. Till when I cease And with a tongue-tide silence hold my peace As one that longs to heare what he hath done In lighting vp this Candle in the Sunne FINIS R. T. To the desire of my Youth and hope of mine Age my young sonne ROGER My Sonne I Commend the reading of this Poem vnto thee that in it thou mayst first see me what I am and then learne what I wish thee to bee Make not Poesie thy profession but thy pleasure Profit so gotten is mercenary and ends in basenesse But if for thine own solace thou sing to thy selfe the songs of the Muses thou shalt find some Philomels will record to thy Dittie In thy Verse bee not wanton but warie Loose Numbers argue light affections and discretion is the Badge of Wisedome Doe not Critically abuse what thou canst not amend neither flatteringly sublime what thou seest to be vile Be thy selfe and bee constant in thy selfe but take heede that thou be seldome lesse and neuer more then thy selfe Humilitie is neither Base nor Proud T is a Poeticall fault to presume and compare If at any time thou doe so let it bee with thine Equals For Superiours wil crush thee and Inferiours disgrace thee Learne this till I haue occasion to teach thee more And so I leaue thee to Gods blessing Thy louing Father R. T.