CHARACTERS And ESSAYES By Alexander Garden ABERDENE Printed by Edward Raban Printer to the Citie and both Colledges 1625. TO THE TRVELY HONORED and worthily worshipfull SIR ALEXANDER GORDON Knight-Baronet of Clunie c. WHen these CHARACTERS curt and short ESSAYES Right Worshipfull vnworthie of Your view At some successiue Hours on ydle dayes My Pen for Pinsell Coale for Colours drew I stood and studi'd whose praeponed Name Should dye in Graine and Luster lend to Them My Wits conven'd and in my Braine combynd The free and friendlie Favours that I fand With th'ever-courteous Countenance and kynd That I haue alwayes at Your Honours Hand Advise mee onlie that Your Worship shall Giue Luster Life Dye and adorne Them all Deigne then t' accept Them with that wonted Grace Smoothe Front and Face that I did ever find Which perfectlie doth point out and expresse The Gen'rose Sprite the wise and worthie Mind Which doth before the Worke and Work-mans Skill In given-Gifts regard the Givers Will. Your Worships ever Devoted ALEXANDER GARDEN TO THE READER ENâ—… I and tenderlie entreat If you haue teasure and th'Effayres not great To take some tyme and to survey this Table VVhich well perused shall prooue profitable VVhere thou thy selfe in some of these shalt see Portrayd if eyther Good or Bad thoâ—… bee If good insist and make a Progresse still And if perverse pray and repent thine ill But I would wish that thou thy selse find foorth Amongst the best and worthie for thy worth Disdaine not then nor loathe thou for to looke Vpon the Tenor of this tabled Booke Nor scorne thy Misses mongst these Maps to marke Albeit they bee not cut in curious VVorke As these Apelleâ—… â—…o â—…he Lyfe had limm'd Or Hondius hand had them attyrd and trimm'd Yet sagely searched thou in These shalt see The not to please yet what may profit thee Even as justly you merit So AL GARDEN inherit CHARACTERS AND ESSAYES A worthie King A Worthie King of GOD OMNIPOTENT Is in the Nature of Governament The verie Figure and the Image Then Hee is the Chiefe and Quintescence of Men. The Champion of the Church next GOD is Hee And the Protector of the Policie The Lator of the Lawes and of the same The strength and force of those that hee doth frame The Sword of Iustice is the King to kill And Mercies Scepter too when ere Hee will The Glasse of Grace the eye of Honour and The Blessing of the LORD vnto his Land Lyfe vnto Loyaltie to Treason Terrour To Reason Rule and Arbiter to Errour His power Soveraigne is and his Command Most absolute and vncontroll'd must stand His frowne is Death keene as a killing Knife And in the favour of his looke is Life Hee is a Pilote and His Bounds the Barge And all His Subjects therein are His Charge Their Peace His Pleasure Qâ—…etnesse his Care And their kinde loue doth his content declare Hee hath no Paralele since in degree None is nor with Him in aequalitie His Royall Crownes praeâ—…ogatiue â—…one ever Can from his sole Sov'raâ—…gnitie dissever Hee is th' Anointed of the Lord and such None should therefore presume â—…t attempt to touch Hee of a Bodie is the heâ—…d heerefore As sacred should vnwrong'd reigne evermore Hee is the Scourge of Sinne the Rod of Vice And rateth Vertue at the highest price God His Vice-Roy Hee 's o're His people Supreme And vnder him whole Governour to them His Safetie must bee all his Counsels Care His Health and Honour all His Peoples Prayer His Pleasure must bee pleasant to his Peeres And His Content His Kingdomes glads and Cheares His Presence must with Reverence be respected His Person strongl ' attended and protected His Court must bee adorned and decor'd And still His State must b'intertain'd and stor'd None must presumpt'ouslie pry in nor peaâ—…so Into His Bosome nor his Secrets Search His Will none should with-stand nor it retard When hee directs but do 't with great regard Since hee 's tho not a God more than a Man And next to God for to bee honour'd than A Wall of Iasper and an House of Golde Hee is that doth an Heavenlie Treasure holde Whose strong foundations are of precious Stone That Gates and entresse bot of Pearle haue none And all is precious passing ev'rie Thing Into a Godlie Wise and Worthie KING An vnworthie King 2. A Wicked vitious and vnworthie King Th' Vsurper is of Power in governing Where Tyr noâ—…s rule into Authoritie Losseth the Glorie of true Majestie While dread and feare of Terrour frighteth hence In subjects hearts Loue from Obedience For when the Lyon Wolfe lyke liues the Lambe Murdred but mercie dyeth with the dambe Hee is a piece of too much pow'r and worth To ryot and to lavish Furie foorth Hee is the scourge of sinne altho the same Shall bee for sinne cast in the fierie Flame Hee th' Actor is clad with the Cloake of Law That all good Acts and Order doth orethraw Hee Fautor is and Father of th' offence Whereat hee winkes or doth therewith dispence His Reason in the acting of his furie Hee in the Bellie of his Will doth burie And in his Temper best and calmest Case Hee 's desperate and in a doubt of Grace His People and Kingdomes hee destroyes and wastes And all but Care to Ruine helpes and hastes Himselfe a Prey to 's Followers and Foes Hee makes and all in ende to Ruine goes Himselfes a â—…ortor to his loathsome lyfe And feares each keepes to cut his Throat a Knife Hee scorneth GOD and is to Him a Traytor And makes a God and Idole bot of Nature Hee vseth Reason bot to ruine Sense And speaketh faire vpon a foule pretence His Will his Wit it violenâ—…lie carries While Death and Wrong together mixt it marries And jugulates â—…ot with Injustice hand To bib their Blood the best Men of the Land Vnlimitable his Lust is and desires And to worke Tragicke Vengeance never tyres Inevitable is his Envie and Spight Hatcht in his hollow Heart both Day and Night That should bee best of Men the worst of Things Are tyrannous and cruell bloodie Kings His Blood-swolne Eyes Darts ire his banefull breath Breathes with the Basiliske vntimous death The hand of him is the vnrighteous Rod That smites the Godly in the spight of GOD. The Tyrants heart it is a Court of evill The dwelling and Divano of the Devill His feete as th' Eagle flies and spurs the post To execute his mall inventions most His Heaven his Pleasure is his God his Gold His face affâ—…ights and 's horrid to beholde The exercise that hee delighteth in It only is Iniquitie and Sinne. His words are wicked and vncomfortable And all his Actions are intollerable In summe hee hatefull â—…s and inhumane The Curse of Crowns of Royall State the Staine The Clogg of Court and all the Counsels Crosse. A publicke Plague and all the Kingdomes losse A worthie Queene 3. A Godly Queene a Gift is good and great
compasse of the Laws Of GOD a Good Man is th' Idea and A Lord ore all Hee create to Command To worship Him and serue Him holy made Tho from Sinceritie to Sinne hee slade With Reason borne to know Things Naturall Inspir'de by Grace for Metaphysicall Hee hath a Face that vp to Heaven doth bende A Soule to Sense that all the Life doth lende And to the Worlde is a Stranger given While of his Sprite the Home is onlie Heaven His Life a Time of Toyle is strangely strest His Death againe the Walke and Way to Rest. His Studie is into the Word of Trouth Which carefullie hee keepeth in his Mouth And in his Life to practise it doth proue For his Delight is in the Law of Loue. Hee doth provide bot for Necessitie And casts his Care in th' vse of Charitie Hee doth converse with divine Prophets more Than worldly Profits to increase his Store In the Law of the LORD is all his pleasure And in His Knowledge all his Wealth and Treasure His Bosome thus the best of Wit inclouds And thus hee 's rich into the best of Goods Heaven of his Eye it is th'Extent and Scope And Life through CHRIST there-in his highest Hope Humilitie the Scale it is where-by Hee having Pride deprest doth mount on hy His Patience is Procurer of his Peace That guyded is with Vertue Wit and Grace Hee is the Seede of Loue and by th' effect Of Grace hee 's Heire of Heaven and Life Elect. For all that hee doth care for craue and claime Is for that Heavenlie High IERVSALEM A bad Man or Atheist 27. WIth GOD with Man the World himselfe at Warre And what not all hee to Damnation dare In Nature like a Dog in Wit an Asse And Beast-like hee doth in his Passion passe Into his Actions which are alwayes evill Hee is a Corporall Incarnate Devill Hee maketh Sinne a Mocke the BYBLE a Bable GODS Grace an Humour and His Trueth a Fable And calles it Cowardice for to keepe Peace For troubled Tymes hee holds his Happinesse His Castle hee doth call his Sword and Pride The Horse where-on this Hell-hound haunts to ryde His Purchase Pyckrie is his Language Lyes His Longing Lust his Puncke his Paradise And with a Whore and a polluted Punke His Glorie is to bee debosht and drunke Hee is the Patron of Impietie And deadly Danger of Societie Hee Vertue loathes and loveth Vanitie And is the Horrour of Humanitie In Bawdrie and in Barratrie h'abounds Till Bodie Soule and Fame hee all confounds Hee boasts the Good and hee vpbraids them broadly And spights at all the Gracious and Godly His Paunch is his Prince the Taverne his Towre Mahound his Master his Mistres a Whore Oathes are his Graces and Woundes are his Badges Rebell and Rogue and Picke-purse his Pages Hee knowes not GOD nor goes where Grace doth dwell Bot walks through the World like a Devill to Hell Hee Treachrous is and a Truethlesse Detractor The Fellon the Foole the Fiends Benefactor Vntymely Begotten and backwardly borne Vnworthilie waxes and liveth forlorne A Monster to Men a Foole to the Wise In doubting Despare and damned hee dyes A wise Man 28. IS Like vnto a Clocke that nev'r doth chyme Bot at the Houre and striketh still in Tyme Or as a Dyall just set with the Sunne Or Glasse that well doth keepe and restlesse runnâ—… So will hee never ware a Word bot whan To speake pertains vnto a Prudent Man Hee measures Time and all in Season does Hee tempreth Nature and doth Reason vse Sense hee commands and Will hee keepeth vnder And all with Knowledge hee doth pose and ponder None can his Eares with Charmes blow vp and batter For fast They are when Parasites doe flatter Closse is his Mouth vnto detracting Tongues And no false Imputations hee impungs An humble Heart an open Hand and free Hee hath to Want and vnto Pietie To Observation aye his Labours tende And wise Experience is his Ayme and Ende To Contemplation and to meditate His Thoughts are oft devote and dedicate The Divine VVord made Man his VVill his Law Is all that hee doth call for cares to knaw Swolne Pride hee knowes noâ—… of Prosperitie Nor yet the Misâ—…rie of Adversitie Bot takes the one as if the Day or Light And th' other as the Darknesse and the Night Hee knowes not Fortune and no Fate hee feares Bot builds and all on Providence hee reares And through the hope of Fayth that Grace hath given Hee reaches high and doth lay hold on Heaven His Workes are good and Godly as his Mynde His Words and Thoughts to Honour all inclynde For hee in Loue th ' Elect is of the LORD A Master to the Worlde that cares not for 't And tho heere borne a Stranger bot on Earth In Heav'n a Burger by a second Birth A Foole. 29. A Foole hee is the'Abortiue Birth of Wit And the vnfashiond Embrio of it Where Nature had more Power than Reason Vse The Fruit of Imperfection to produce His Actions all are almost all Extreames Of Meanes nor Endes hee never doubts nor dreames Nature taught Fooles to Eate to Worke and Sleepe Tho they there-in no Time nor Measure keepe Fooles haue no feare of GOD respect to Men And voyde of Reason they no Duetie ken Bot as their Passion and their braine-sicke Wits Transport them they doe play their foolish Fits His Exercise it is foure folde alway H'eats drinks and sleepes or then is laughing aye Fyue thinges doe humor him and much doe moue And not bot these can hee thinke of nor loue And what are they a Bauble a Bell and bot A pupped Pudding or a pyed Coat His Wordes want Wit and Reasonlesse his Will For it resolv'd doth neither good nor ill Hee Wisdome and Instruction doth despise Since hee can nought or hee will not bee wyse His Front his Index is and doth expresse His Mindes distemprature and giddinesse His foolish Fits neyther the Bad doe please Nor can the Good bee seene content with these Hee out of Measure is in Motion ever And bot when hee doth sleepe hee resteth never Hee is vnhappily begotten and borne Tho not his fault Reason and Wisdomes Scorne A Shame to 's Syre a Blott vnto his Brother A Curse to 's Kin a Mischiefe to his Mother Hee liues a Beast and doth no better die But Wit and Reason Natures Infamie A plaine honest Man 30. LIke IACOB is and dwelleth into Tents Not full of Congiâ—…s and Court Complements Bot hee is faithfull efauld free and plaine And so but change immobile doth remaine Like to a Coat that is so well prepar'd To fit the Wearer plaine but Welt or Gard. When as the Stuffe where-of the same is made Nor is the forme in more request is had So th' honest Heart but Fraude that breedes Offence The Credit keeps of a good Conscience Fred from infernall Brands of Infamie From Scandall and deserved Obloquie His works are vert'ous and his Words are Trueth
choake Bot so his Reason his hote Passions temper That it controules and moderates them Semper Yet blushes oft for shame of Beggarie Or with the Sense of his Necessitie For Rich Men shun and flee him like Infection His Wants refuse his Sutes finds all Rejection And with a Frowning cold and carelesse Eye Or with a Skoffe th'vpbraide him going by His Lodging is the Earth and oftimes even The Banke his Bed his Courtanes clouds of Heaven Rootes his Repaste bot fending or'e his Fare And such poore Portion as the Godly spare The Sunne his Summer-Comfort vntill Night The Moone his Toâ—…ch his Lampe and Winter Light His Mournings are the Musicke of his Breathâ—… His Songs are Swan-like sung before his death His studie Patience and his Labour Prayer And yet with-all meeke are his Forms and faire His Life below a Pilgrimage doth prooue His Resting Rowme and Home is Heaven aboue Hee lightlie liues and as no Man neglected And dyes not moand not mist no nor respected Yet tho the Worlde his Wants and State contemne Hee shall inherite th' High IERVSALEM And more nor hee stands in the State of Grace That hath the Worlds Prosperitie and Peace Hee fullie hath the Favour of the LORD And hee with Faith with Hope and Loue is storâ—…d And there-in hath for him reserv'd a Treasure Past Reckning Rich Great past all Meanes Measure A Iust Man 45. THe Childe of Trueth and Vertue both a Birth That shall inherite Heaven inhabite Earth For Nature in a meane and temprate Mood Bred and brought foorth this Fruit as Rare as Good His Eyes from wilfull Blindnesse they are cleare His Hands from Blood and Brybrie are enteare His Will is voyde and free from Wilfulnesse His Heart most holy hath no Wickednesse His Word and Deede are ev'r and alwayes one Hee violates nor this nor that to None His Lyfe doth show the Nature of his Loue Whose Aime whose Ende and Object is Aboue His efauld Dealing and his Deeds declare To keepe his Conscience cleane his constant Care The chiefest Comfort that such happie haue Th' assurance is of Lyfe and to bee saue When as hee on the Bench a Iudge doth sit Hee ponders all and powders all with Wit With closed Hands and Single eyes hee shawes That there hee sits to grace as giue the Lawes And thus in judging so his Iudgement proues Hee honours Reason and hee Iustice loues Hee feares not Power t'Equall and to Place With Iustice Rigour Mercie myld with Grace Hee feares the LORD and as hee loues Him too His Worship hee in Feare and Loue doth doe His Walks are vâ—…rt'ous in his Makers Sight Hee treads not by-Rods bot hee traces Right Hee loues the Good the Bad hee cannot by de Hee loues Humilitie and hateth Pryde His Works are alwayes worthie for his Deeds As Honour bringes Them foorth so Vertue breeds And Wisdome fostring war'lie weaneth Them For his rich Vertue to renowne his Name So that hee hath an vnderstanding Braine And Sprite of Knowledge more than is Humane And thereby is One from Aboue that 's Blâ—…st And on the Earth One earthly that is Best A Repentant Sinner 46. OF all Forlorne hee finds himselfe the First And vowes hee is of Wretches all the Worst So bad is the Estate hee standeth in While hee is sowsed in the Seas of Sinne. Hee sighes therefore and for his Guilt doth groane And sends Remorsefull thoughts to MERCIES THRONE To pray for Pardon Pittie and Compassion For CHRISTS most bloodie and most bitter Passion And offers with a broken Heart contreete Of Prayse and Thanks a Sacrifice most sweet Whose sad Remembrance all his Entralls teares And makes him weepe and wash his Couch with Teares The hate of Sinne is figur'd in his Face By th' operation of the Sprite of Grace Hee covets nothing bot such things that are Conducent for him and most necessare Superfluous and vaine hee doth abhorre And nev'r delights in these that 's transitore Hee lusts not after more than hee would haue Yet more contemplates than hee can conceiue The sharpe Recording of his Sinnes doth search His secret Soule and to the Spleane doth pearse While in the Detestation of them all Woefull hee weepes for his Offence and Fall Yet still his Hopes for Mercie springs Aboue Despare and Feare through Force of Fayth and Loue. His Senses tyre his Sprites and thus distrest His Soule in Natures Course can finde no Rest. The Slough of Sinne and Rags of Vice hee wore Hee shifts him off and mynds to vse no more Bot as that Snake that slayeth with the Sight All Sinne all Wrong and Vice hee doth despight Hee laboures still in Loue and liuely Fayth To liue to GOD in Feare and at his Death To die in favour that hee may in Heav'n Enjoy the Glorie GOD hath freely given A Reprobate 47. HEE is the Worke of Violence and Wrath The Sonne of Sinne but Hope but Loue of Faith Who beeing borne for Service of the Devill But Care doth all and all hee doth is Evill No Villanie escapes him that hee can For loathsome Sinnes delighteth most this Man His Wits are wandring weake and still vnstable His Speech prophaine impure vnprofitable His Actions orderlesse and scelerate Corrupted all curst and contaminate With all these Ills that with the Fiends downe fell From th' highest Heaven vnto the lowest Hell For Wisdome stands his Will which while it s so Bot Furie or bot Follie flows there-froe Hee 's full of Infidelitie Mistrust And onlie doth delight t' injure the Iust. The Simple hee deceiues and sucks the Blood And vnder Trust of th' Innocent and Good His Breath is bot the Blast of Blasphemie And all his Practise proues Impietie His Conscience cauteriz'd his Senses â—…eard His Heart is hardned and hee is not feard To Fault and Fall bot like a Free-man fares And nev'r in Publicke his Trespassing spares Hee worships seldome and it is in vaine Like Cains Sacrifice because prophane Hee is indur'd an Out-cast from the LORD Impenitent vnmyndfull to remord His wicked wishes are the wracke of those That Vertous godly are and Vices Foes Hee loues Confusion and desires Disorder And Boucher-like bathes in the Blood of Murder T' oppresse and spoyle hee bot a Mirding makes And scorns the Law when hee her Statutes breaks And bee hee put in a respected Place The Good they smart the guiltie gets the Grace Remorse regarde nor Pittie hee hath none For Feare of GOD and Hope of Grace is gone This Peace-Oppressor Lawlesse Litigious This damn'd Reprobate and Irreligious Is a Man-Monster and an Humane Evill A Diabolicke and Incarnate Devill An Holie Man 48. HIs heart is Heavenly and his Hopes are hie Ev'r over-mounting all Mortalitie Things that 's corrupt hee doth contemne and hold All Mammons Meanes bot Mucke Goods Treasure Gold No Honours heere nor Pleasure hee respects Bot thinks they are of Fancies frayle Effects The Soli-loquies of his Soule are sweet His Mouth and Mynde in Meditation
meet Natures Perfection is an Holie Man And the best Good that Shee exhibite can For what hath Earth more perfect than that Spright In Sanctitie that serues his GOD aright Yet Nature perfects no such Peace alone But Grace and Fayth their working there-vpon The Holy Man is only hee that 's wyse For only Heav'n hee holds before his Eyes And what is heere Below and Earthly hee That vses only for Necessitie And so as that they finde him and afford To serue his Needs while that hee serues his LORD His Senses so hee tempreth and commands That they t' obey his Spirit readie stands Which in an Orbe Aethereall doth moue Stirr'd by a Strength and Power from Aboue And by observing Natures Course and Lawes The Arte of Reason hee acquires and knawes And Treads on the th' Earth and trav'ling doth remaine While hee turne Earth and bee trod on againe Altho his Soule inlarg'd from Carnall Stryfe Doe liue in Heav'n that gaue his Senses Lyfe Vntill the Resurrection of the Flesh That from the Earth shall ryse refynd and fresh When all the World is waltring vp-syde-downe When Fortune fawnes or when the Fates doe frowne Hee happie doth his Sprite possesse in Peace Because supported with the Power of Grace His Charitie and librall Handes declare Of Others Want his kynde and Christian Care Hee gladlie giues of what his GOD hath given Which shall to him redoubled bee in Heaven To liue to GOD his Practise all doth proue Heaven is through Fayth his Hope the LORD his Loue. His Exercise is Prayer his Studies bee Into the Volumes of Divinitie And There hee meditates admiring most Th'Vnit ' of the FATHER SONNE and Holie GHOST VVhich nev'r in all the numbers of his Dayes Enough can hee admire extoll and prayse His Heart to watch his Eye hee ordaines it And to his Mouth a Doore hee makes his Wit And both hee ordaines ev'r and doth direct His Sprite from sinfull Pleasure to protect Hee liues not lyke a VVorldlie VVorme that does For Permanent Things perishing heere choose No no his Loue is set on Thinges vnseene And ravished with VVares that are Divine His Loue is Heavenlie Holie and doth hold No Holie Dayes with Loue of Mundane Mold VVherefore hee 's lyable to manie Losses And oft incurres and combred is with Crosses Yet Heavenlie Helps and Hope vp-holds him so That Losse no Losse nor Crosse hee counteth no. An Olde Man 49. THe Instance of a Tract of Tyme of Yeares VVhere-in declyning Natures Power appeares VVhen by Defect of Senses see wee may The vse of Reason both restraind and stay Bot yet his Knowledge with his Tyme conferre And hee shall prooue Experience Kalendar Tho in the power of Action hee is not As 't were a Blanke extracted from a Lot Hee is a Subject bot of Sicknesse now And VVeaknesse Agent that the Backe most bow Crost with the Coagh and a corrupted Breath And so Praecursor to approaching Death An Olde Man â—…s bot halfe a Man and twyse Hee turnes to bee a Bairne and childish lyes Hee 's bot the living Picture of a Man And is a verie dying Creature than Beholde him well and in effect you 'll finde Him bot a Bladder blowne and stuft with VVinde Hee 's lyke a withred Tree and arride Root That buds not flowrisheth nor beares no Fruit. And lyke a VVeather-worne and Tyme-torne House Decaying fast and falling ruinous Tho in his dying and declyning Grouth Yet is hee Pepper in the Eyes of Youth Hee is the jest of Loue and for Infirmitie Hee may the Mirrour bee of Miserie Yet Aged Lockes and Silver Haires deserue That Youth should reverence regard and serue For Honour often tymes and VVisdome both Into an Olde Mans Gowne and Garment go'th Ag'd Gravitie and great Experience Doth challenge both Respect and Reverence His wyse Advyse his Counsell true and sage By Practise long oft proov'd from Youth to Age Should with all States and Persons bee respected And not in Honourable Age neglected His Wordes are Oracles they should bee Noted In Kalendars for Common vse and Quoted His Actions should bee imitate and choosed To bee there-after for Exemples vsed But as the Tyme and Torch of Waxe doth waste So liue hee nere so long hee dies at last A Young Man 50. THe Spring of Time when Nature mindes to vent Her Pride and best of Beauties excellent And to the Worlde show and exhibite will Her Arte Divine in-Imitable Skill Hee is the Loue and the Delight of th' Eye And well considred singular to see His Flesh and Sprite are at a Iust and Iarring And hee is all in Making or in Marring His Wit and Will stands at intestene Stryfe If This or That shall Lord and leade his Life His Vertues bee in Waxing or in Waining And all his Good in losing or in Gaining His Thrift is as hee guydes him and begins If Tentlesse sure hee tynes if Wisel ' hee wins His Credit is what ever bee his Calling And Honour in the Mounting or the Falling His Life is in th' Increasing or Decay And hee walks in the VVyde or Narrow VVay Hee is a Bloome that 's blasted in the Bud Or growes to bee a Fruite that 's faire and good Hee 's like a Bird that dies ere Nature brings Her to make vse and venture to her Wings Or like a Colt that is Fensce-fed and Ydle And None can breake without a Stryping Brydle Or Falcon-like must bee well Mann'd and Fram'd Els hee can nev'r or hardly bee reclam'd Hee is Dames Natures Darling and her Io And cheefest Charge of Reason is also His Exercise is Studie in his Youth Or it is Action in his elder Grouth His Studies are vnto his Pleasures most Or vpon Knowledge is bestow'd his Cost The Disposition marked of his Mynde Declares him Iade-lyke or of Iennet kynde His Carrâ—…age is a Trying Table or Touch. That proues him Gentle or degenred much For Youth is lyke to Lumpes of Lead or Waxe That at the Workers Will th' Impression takes Which being hardned and becomming cold Th' Indented Dints and forme it hath doth hold The Qualit of his Birth frames him perforce In his Vpbringing better bee or worse And while Experience fine and Reason fit His Vnderstanding hee 's no Man as yet No rather bot a Chylde and I may say With Flatterie to bee deprav'd a Prey And doth consist and stand in such a Case As eyther hee is in the Way of Grace To proue a Sainct or walking in his Evill And Path of Sinne shall doubtlesse grow a Devill FINIS