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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12653	Ester hath hang'd Haman: or An ansvvere to a lewd pamphlet, entituled, The arraignment of women With the arraignment of lewd, idle, froward, and vnconstant men, and husbands. Diuided into two parts. The first proueth the dignity and worthinesse of women, out of diuine testimonies. The second shewing the estimation of the fœminine sexe, in ancient and pagan times; all which is acknowledged by men themselues in their daily actions. VVritten by Ester Sowernam, neither maide, wife nor widdowe, yet really all, and therefore experienced to defend all.	Sowernam, Ester.	1617 (1617)	STC 22974; ESTC S111037	31,313	62

Ester hath hang'd Haman OR AN ANSVVERE TO a lewd Pamphlet entituled The Arraignment of Women With the arraignment of lewd idle froward and vnconstant men and HVSBANDS Diuided into two Parts The first proueth the dignity and worthinesse of Women out of diuine Testimonies The second shewing the estimation of the Foeminine Sexe in ancient and Pagan times all which is acknowledged by men themselues in their daily actions VVritten by Ester Sowernam neither Maide Wife nor Widdowe yet really all and therefore experienced to defend all IOHN 8.7 He that is without sinne among you let him first cast a stone at her Neque enim lex iusticior vlla Quam necis Artificem arte perire sua LONDON Printed for Nicholas Bourne and are to be sold at his shop at the entrance of the Royall Exchange 1617. TO ALL RIGHT HONOVrable Noble and worthy Ladies Gentlewomen and others vertuously disposed of the Foeminine Sexe RIght Honourable and all others of our Sexe vpon my repaire to London this last Michaelmas Terme being at supper amongst friends where the number of each sexe were equall As nothing is more vsuall for table-talke there fell out a discourse concerning women some defending others obiecting against our Sex Vpon which occasion there happened a mention of a Pamphlet entituled The Arraignment of Women which I was desirous to see The next day a Gentleman brought me the Booke which when I had superficially runne ouer I found the discourse as far off from performing what the Title promised as I found it scandalous and blasphemous for where the Authour pretended to write against lewd idle and vnconstant women hee doth most impudently rage and rayle generally against all the whole sexe of women Wherevpon I in defence of our Sexe began an answer to that full Pamphlet In which after I had spent some small time word was brought mee that an Apologie for women was already vndertaken and ready for the Presse by a Ministers daughter Vpon this newes I stayed my pen being as glad to be eased of my entended labour as I did expect some fitting performance of what was vndertaken At last the Maidens Booke was brought me which when I had likewise runne ouer I did obserue that whereas the Maide doth many times excuse her tendernesse of yeares I found it to be true in the slendernesse of her answer for she vndertaking to defend women doth rather charge and condemne women as in the ensuing discourse shall appeare So that wheras I expected to be eased of what I began I do now finde my selfe double charged as well to make reply to the one as to adde supply to the other In this my Apologie Right Honourable Right Worshipfull and all others of our Sexe I doe in the first part of it plainely and resolutely deliuer the worthinesse and worth of women both in respect of their Creation as in the worke of Redemption Next I doe shew in examples out of both the Testaments what blessed and happy choyse hath beene made of women as gratious instruments to deriue Gods blessings and benefits to mankinde In my second part I doe deliuer of what estimate women haue been valued in all ancient and moderne times which I prooue by authorities customes and daily experiences Lastly I doe answer all materiall obiections which haue or can be alledged against our Sexe in which also I doe arraigne such kind of men which correspond the humor and disposition of the Author lewd idle furious and beastly disposed persons This being performed I doubt not but such as heretofore haue beene so forward and lauish against women will hereafter pull in their hornes and haue as little desire and lesse cause so scandalously and slanderously to write against vs then formerly they haue The ends for which I vndertooke this enterprise are these First to set out the glory of Almightie God in so blessed a worke of his Creation Secondly to encourage all Noble Honourable and worthy Women to expresse in their course of life and actions that they are the same Creatures which they were designed to be by their Creator and by their Redeemer And to paralell those women whose vertuous examples are collected briefly out of the Olde and New Testament Lastly I write for the shame and confusion of such as degenerate from woman-hoode and disappoint the ends of Creation and Redemption There can be no greater encouragement to true Nobility then to know and stand vpon the honour of Nobility nor any greater confusion and shame then for Nobility to dismount and abase it selfe to ignoble and degenerate courses You are women in Creation noble in Redemption gracious in vse most blessed be not forgetfull of your selues nor vnthankefull to that Author from whom you receiue all TO ALL VVORTHY AND HOPEfull young youths of Great-Brittaine But respectiuely to the best disposed and worthy Apprentifes of LONDON HOpefull and gallant youths of Great-Brittaine and this so famous a Cit●● There hath been lately published a Pamphlet entituled The Arraignment of lewd idle froward and inconstant Women This patched and mishapen hotch-potch is so directed that if Socrates did laugh but once to see an Asse ●nce Thistles he would surely laugh twice to see an idle franticke direct his mishapen Labours to giddy headed young men he would say as he did when the Asse did eate Th●stles like lips like L●●n●● so a franticks writer doth aptly chuse giddy fauorites The Author of the Arraignment and my selfe in our labours doe altogether disagree he raileth without cause I defend vpon direct proofe He saith women are the worst of all Creatures I prooue them blessed aboue all Creatures He writeth that men should abhorre them for their had conditions I proue that men should honour them for their best dispositions he saith women are the cause● of 〈…〉 I proue if there be any offence in a woman men were the beginners Now in that it is far●e more woman like to maintaine a right then it is man like to offer a wrong I conceiued that I could not erre in my choyse if I did direct a labour well intended to worthy young youths which are well disposed When you haue past your minority or serued your Apprenships vnder the gouernment of others when you begin the world for your selues the chiefest thing you looke for is a good Wife The world is a large field and it is full of brambles bryers and weedes If there be any more tormenting more scratting or more poysonable weede then other the Author hath collected them in his lothsome Pamphlet and doth vtter them to his giddy company Now my selfe presuming vpon your worthy and hanest dispositions I haue entred into the Garden of Paradice and there haue gathered the choysest flowers which that Garden may affoord and those I offer to you If you belieue our aduersury no woman is good howsoeuer she be vsed if you consider what I haue written no woman is had except she be abused If you belieue him that