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Issue No. 15
FLOWERS
E PI GRAMMES
BY
TIMOTHE KENDALL
EPIGRAMMES
BY
TIMOTHE KENDALL
Ja^ Crossley,
President.
— 2
CONTENTS. .
PAGES
The Epiftle Dedicatorie 3-6
To the courteous and frendly Reader 7-10
VV. Seymour gentleman of Grayes Inne : in commendation
of the author 11
George VVhetflones gentleman in the authors commendation 1
Reader
E. G. to the 12
Abraham Fleminge vpon T. K. his tranflated Epigrammes ... 13-14
A. W. gent, to the courteous reader in commendation of
thefe flowers 14-15
Ad amicvm leftiffimvm G. L. Carmen
T. K. 15
Eivfdem ad evndem Carmen Sapphicum 15-16
To FabuUa, — To
vainglorious. the gender
Cascilianus, for
and declination of —To Fidentinus. —To
Ficus. L^lius.^
anus.— Of — Againfl
Philfene. — Againfl
Attalus. Pofl-
humus. — Againfl — Of
Zoilus. — Againfl
Sertorius.
Of abidyng
his the countrey.
in — To Cinna. — Againfl
— Againfl
Califlratus. — To Quintianus. — To
Gellia.
Aulus, Mamercus. — To
againfl — That we
Gellia. fliould
—
vi Contents.
fAGES
benifite — Againfl Poflhumus. —
our frendes. Agaiiift
PICTORIVS 68-85
To Leonellus. Submiffion. — Sorovvyng for the dead. — To
Contents. vii
PAGns
Titus. — To a man thankeles.
Naughtines borne wiihall.
—To Sextus. almes.—lo Baptifta
Pittie: — To Caftellus.
Zoylus. Weepyng — To Homer, an Hypocrite. —
teares.
To Zeno. — To Caper,
Cajligation. tauntes. backbityngs.
— To Children
Criticus. — To Qui-
miijl be injirudled.
rinus.— To Vrfus. a — To
backbiter. a Philenius. flat-
terer.— To Loue
Petrus. — To Arnus.
diffimuled. Surfet.
— To Marius. Armour and weapon againjl — the deuill.
To Cofmicus. decking
Curiofitie in — To Panv
the bodie.
philus. — Repentaunce. — To Propertianus.
frendJJiip.
a Niggarde. — To Lazarus. honour. — To Paulus
Vice in
B. Of an —
harlot.To Ponticus. Examples. — To Ma-
riaiius.Stable abidyng. — Lithernes. — To Larius. Infir-
mities.— To Maximus. a Mifer. — Lufle — vnfatiate.
To Ollus. Patience.— To lacobus Melitus. Detrallion.
— To Vincentius Nouatus. Jhun — To Flaccus.
floth.
Extortioners, Cormorauntes. — To Marullus. Alniejdeedes.
— The good man nought. — To Dionifius Feb.
feareth
The holy — To Archemedorus. A
Scripture. — Cuffoner.
To Linus. — To one
Vice. timerous. —
verieTo Ka-
tharina.
B. DARDANIVS 86-92
A liuely defcription of Hope. — The Defcription of luf-
tice. — Verfes of Dardanus, fent to Dominicus Saulus. —
The fong of S. lerome in the defert.
ANGELVS POLITIANVS 92-93
To Pamphilus. — To Ladie beloued.
his
BRVNO 93-96
A true faiyng. — To Omellia. — A of a certayne hare-
left,
viii Contents.
PAGES
A — How get
woman. — The
to of
frendfliip. properties
Of the Peacok. — The Eagle. — The
certaine birdes.
Swanne. — The Voulter. — The — The Spar- Partridge.
rowe.
NICOLAVS BARTHOLOM^VS LOCHIENSIS 107
Of a dronkard goyng home from the Tauerne. — To one
hauyng a verie red nofe.
HIERONYMVS BALBVS 108-109
To Guido. — To Marianus.
ERASMVS IN HIS CHILIADES 109-111
Of a fheepe that foflered a woolfe. — Againe of the fame.
— Befl neuer to be borne. — Metrodorus minde to the
contrary.
STROZA in
Of Scaurus, a riche man and couetous.
ANTONIVS MVRETVS 112-114
Againfl Venus. — To Margaris. — To CorelHus. — Of
PontUianus.
AVSONIVS 114-123
An exhortation vnto raodeflie. — Of the Pidlure of Rufus,
a vaine Rhethorician. — Of a woman that would haue
poyfoned her hufbande. — To one that painted Eccho.
— An Epitaphe of — Of a Hare taken by a Dog-
Anitia.
— Of Miron an old
fifhe. would haue lyen
dottrell, that
deceafed.
MICHAEL TARCIIAMOTA MARVLLVS 123-124
To Nefera.
Contents, ix
PAGES
ANDREAS DACTIVS 124
Of hyra felf, and his frende.
lOANNIS BAPTISTA PIGNA 124-125
Naijs.
C^LIVS RHODIGINVS 125-126
How a man Ihould prepare to dye. — Pifcarius his Epi-
taphe.
GEORGIVS SABINVS 126-128
Of the difcorde of Princes. — To a LafTe, lamentyng of
her mother the loffe. — Of a Painter ; A pleafant and
mery iefl. — A mery iefl. of a fcattergood. —A left of a
lefter.
ANGERIANVS 129-131
To the Rofe. — To his Image. — Of his loue Cselia. — Of
— To Reader. — Of hym
loue. the felf.
b
X CoiitciUs.
PAGES
defendant. — Of Marcus a — Againfl one very
fluggard.
deformed. — Againfl a drunkerd. — Of drunkenneffe. —
Otherwife. — Againe of the fame. — Againfl a — mifer.
Of Chrifalus couetous. — Of a riche ^
— Of Aulus, mifer.
Auarus. — The fame — Of Afclepiades, a
otherwife.
greedie — A long beard makes not a Philofopher.
carle.
— To one lame and — Caffander Epitaphe.
loutiflie. his
— Timocritus Epitaphe. — Ariflomenes. — Calima-
his
chus. — Olde age longed yet — Death euery-
for, lothed.
where. — matters not where a man dye. — Liuyng on
It
Contents. xi
PAGES
waterfpaniell. — A Cur by a crib, a couetous mifer. —
Of a hym
Beggar, bearyng a felf for— Of a Phifition'. dif-
^ — To one whofe wife was naught home.
honefl wifer at
Of Tyndarus. — To Sabinus whofe wife conceiued
: in
hisabfence: — Of Fufcus a drunkard. — Of a Kyng and
a Clowne. — Of an [vnlearned — To one Bifhop". light
minded. — A of a lackbragger. — Againfl a
left Parafite.'
of Louers.
CASPAR VRSINVS 181
Of Thelefma.
ANTONIVS GOVEANVS 181-184
Of Briandus —AVallius. prancke of a modeft.
pretie
raayden. — Of a Mounke. — To Andreas Goueanus his
brother. — Againe. — To Zebedeus.
CLAVDIVS ROSELETTVS 184-187
A Lute of — Againfl womens
fir tree. — To lightnes. Syl-
a louely lad but lewdly
uius, — The Back. — To a
liued.
towardly yong man. — To a certaine Barber. — Againfl
a Churle or thankles — To a Theef — An Epi-
perfon.
taphe, of an excellent Shipmafler, or Pilote.
CLAVDIVS CLAVDIANVS 187
Of a Bore, and a Lion. — Of a poore man in loue.
lACOBVS ROGERIVS , 188-189
Vnder Hercules painted fpinnyng. — Againfl the riche
vnlearned, otd of Laertus. — Of three Grecians, writers
of Tragedies.
GEORGIVS BVCHANANVS SCOTVS 189-190
Of Rome. — Againfl Pope — Fratres extra mvndvm.
Pius.
H. STEPHANVS 190-195
Of Au6lus, a — Of the booke whiche Vincentius
fwilbole.
Obfopceus wrote of the of drinkyng. — Of Aulus. —
feat
xii Contents.
PACES
Of Marcus. — To Ancus. — To a certaine drunkarde. —
Of Aulas. — An Epitaphe, of a notorious drunkard. —
To Pontifer. — Of a lade moll
.
and pellilent —
vile
Again e, et seq.
Cheke.
IHON PARKHVRST, late Bishop of Norwich 203-236
To the Reader. — To — An Epitaph vpon the
Torpetus.
death of a Couetous Mifer. — Of Robin Bartlet fallyng
into the handes of Theues. — Againfl an Battus, euell
Singer. — To Ihon Foxe. — Of an old Perfephone, trot
and a
Pyllio — To Marcellinus. — Againfl
yongfler.
Boffus,a — Of Lupercus. — Of Molzus
Priefle. that cafle
wife
his — Of Lollus and
into the Sea. man and Cseciliana,
— To
wife. — Of a
Sixtus. Duke, and Robin
certain Bartlet.
— To Alexander Nowell. — To Candidus. — Of certaine
fairemaydens plaiyng with Snowe. — To Hallus. — In
quendara. — To a certayne Draper. — Againfl — Boffus.
Of — To
Attus. — Of the Lady lane
papiflicall Prelats.
Contents. xiii
PAGES
fones. — ToPope Paulus. 2. Of Pope lone the 8. —
and of the maner of makyng the Pope. Of Lucretia —
whiche was daughter and wife to Pope Alex. 6. Of —
Nodofius, a Papifl. —
Of a certaine yongman, and a
toothleffe fire. — To a proude princox. — To Pigmenius.
— Of Cotilus a Priefl. — Agalnfl Huberdine, an old
dottrelland peuifh Preacher. —
To Ruffina. He playeth
the woer for a frend of his, ofperfon as pretty as a Pig-
mey. — Of the vnfatiable couetoufnes of worlde. — this
ander and
6. daughter Lucretia. — Againfl Claudia.
his
To Dauid Whitehed.-— To Leopoldus. — Againfl Gafpus,
whiche with one draught of wine or would be made ale
To the Reader.
M. ROGER ASCHAM 237-240
The fentence whiche Darius Kyng of Perfia commaunded
to bee engrauen on his Toumbe. —
The graceleffe grace
of the Court. —A verfe of Homer, tranflated into Eng-
lilhe, by M. Watfon. — Of the herbe Moly, out tranflated
of Homer. — Of —
Newters. Afchams lamenta-
Mafl.er
xiv Contents.
PAGES
fentence out of Hefiodus. —A of Homer. — An
verfe
excellent faiyng of Homer. — A faiyng of Adraflus, out
of Euripides.
T. KENDALL 241-303
Cornelivs Gallvs. — ^The Avthor Pamphlets and to his
Trifles.— The Author hymfelf. — A Comparifon be-
to
An old — In
verfe. — Otherwife. — To an
Engliflie thus.
Epicure. — A written
letter T. w. when he was
to gent,
fcoller inOxford. — Verfes written when he to his father
was yEton.
fcholler in admodum puer. — Of
Seripfit
Loue. — Of Boner, and brothers. — Of Pope
his
couetous compared
carle, a Mule. — To a frende. —
to
Chrifle fpeaketh. — To hymfelf — To one giuen fo to
goe braue. That he hymfelf
at lafl a left— like flaue.
Contents. xv
faiyng of Bias. — To a •
— The torment of Turne-
frende.
cotes.— Tranflated out of Theocritus. — Preceptes writ-
ten to hisCofen Paul Tooley. — To tender Youthes
all
Cherrie. — — The
Paries. — A Tennice —
Snaile. ball.
^5 TimotheKendall,\sXZ ^HS^zMXiX-
uecfitie of Oxford: noto autient
of Staple Inne Itl London.
Horatius.
Aut prodefTe volunt, aut delectare poetae
Aut fimul & iucunda, aut idonea dicere vitEe.
Imprinted at London
in Poules Churche-yarde, at the
figne of the Brafen Serpent,
by Ihon Shepperd.
1577-
1
^Ngelus PoUtlanus. 38
^^ Antonius Muretus. '
48
Aufonius. 49
Andreas Dacflius. 54
Angerianus. 57
Bruno. 39
Buchananus Schotus. 87
Cynthius loan. Baptifta. 40
Cselius Rhodlginus. 55
Claudius Rofelettus. 85
Claudius Claudianus. 86
Dardaniiis. 35
Erafmus Roterodamus. 47
jFIotorrii 0ut ai tertatne ©rctftr aurtf)OurS. 60
Georgius Sabinus. 55
Gafper Vifinus. 83
Gualterus Haddon. 90
Hieronymus Balbus. 46
Henricus Stephanus. '
87
loannes Baptifta Pigna. 94
loannes Secundus. 58
louianus Pontanus. 82
lacobus Rogerius. 86
loannes Parkhurft. Norwice. 94
Martialis. 2
ex eiufdem Xenijs. 22
Nicolaus Bartholomeus. 46
Pulix. I
Pidlorius. 26
Rogerus Afcham. 11
Strofa. 4.8
Textor. 41
Theodorus Beza. 70
Thomas Morus. 76
T. Kendall. "3
Vallambertus Aualon. 59
FINIS.
To the right honourable, the
Lorde Robert Dudley, Earle o/Ley-
cefter, Baron of Denbigh, mafter of the Quee-
nes Maiejlies Jiorfe Knight of the noble order
,
He honour
of youre perfon
( Right honou-
rable ) doth not
fo muche daunt
mee with ajlo-
nishment, as the meruelousmildnejfe
ofyottr courteous nature doeth mini-
fler incouragement to prefume and
perfourme the dedication of this my
a.ij. little
The Epiftle
flourishyngfelicitie.
altoape^ to commaunD,
Timothe Kendall.
To the courteous and
frendly Reader.
Quo femel ejl imbuta recens feruabit odorem
tefta diu.
To the Reader
med to apply hymfelfe to be a maintainer and
defender of that falfe and impudent fclaunder
wherefore of mee thereof needeth no refuta-
tion. Now (courteous reader) if I fhould take
in hand to pen and paynt foorth the praife of
Poetrie, and Poets inuentions, I feare mee too
long my labour would lafte onely thus muche:
Beinbus Pontanus
, Flaminius Among the
, :
a.v. drie
To the Reader.
Vale.
W. Sey-
VV. Seymour gentleman
ofGrayesInne.-in commenda-
tion of the author.
a bare refpe£l
.y..E feldonufee, but that
That takes regard, but to apply his thought:
As many tymes, may worke to good ejfe5l
As deeper driftes, with more diforder wrought:
For in attempts, where proofe is to enfew,
It neuer Jkills fo greatly, to inuent,
E. G. To THE READER.
T Ike as the fpring by natures courfe doth breed
The fundry fortes of flowers of pleafant hew:
And clothes the earth with hearbes that thece proceed,
Sweete for their fent, and pleafant to the vew :
13
I^ijclc coitert Cfeill laili out
111 Utms tiarcfelp fljotone,
14
:
Outlier ne doy.
AD T. K. AMICVM LECTIS-
siMVM G. L. Carmen.
CZ/ non almafuis virtus contenta trophms
Splenderet radijs nobilitata fuis
Si tion fufpenfas hederas frondefque virentes
Temneret illafo cella fuperba mero:
Te canere Kendalle, tumn 7nca pena cothurnum
Tolleret, & Mufain ferret ad ajira tuam.
Sed quia lucefuce virtus micat aurea faincB,
Nee cupit ad iitulos nomina magna fuos,
Tu virtute tua propria tu laude nitefces,
Magiiificum virtus inclyta nomen habet.
Sat virttis ornata Jibi, fibi prcemia virtus
Porrigit, &
propria lumine lumen habet.
Tejlis adejl locuples, librum niodo perlege, cernes
Quam renitet radijs ccelica diuafuis.
EIVSDEM AD EVNDEM
Carmen Sapphicum.
FLOWERS
1(3
FLOWERS OF EPIGRAMS:
out offundrie the mojle
Jinguler authors feleSled.
Hermaphroditus
fpeaketh.
17
anil aCfepg tlje fojeiiameti tljjee,
toljat (t)mlti mj Oeftenie bee:
'SEo tipebp dim of deatilj CtooojUe,
afficmea luno flje:
^e toill be ijangeti on a ti*ee,
EPIGRAMMES OVT
OF MARTIAL.
TIMOTHE KENDAL
to the Reader.
m Artial is muche
of modejl mynded men
mijlikt,
ly
FLOWERS
Of Leander.
vy^l^at tpme Leander lullie ladlie,
^ t)i)S ilatiie toent to fee:
WL^tn a0 toir!) toaltcpn^ toaue0 out toojne,
anU toeacicti quigljt toajs f)e:
1^£ Caieti : iRoto fpigljt me not (pe feasi,)
To Fidentinus.
^0
:
OF EPIGRAMS. 4
To Flaccus.
2,3
FLOWERS
Tf mfllion0 man? puss tooulD sim,
of gootilp plUe:
glfttecptiff
»)'^ouHi not tten Sceuoia tie ttteemti,
ant) l)igljlp liee^toltie?
^Ij t'ben ^oto tooulti 3i Ifue (quotl) 5e)
tol)ei*eat tlie (BotiS Dili rmile:
^nli gaue Ijpm lji0 requert: but tljen
!)i0 topw gan e;;ile,
l)e
To ^lia.
A ») 91 cemembec ^lia,
"'^
foto?e teetl) tljou ijatitt of tlj^ne:
^ne coufflj Din cauCe tt)tt fpit out ttooo,
one, ttooo an ottjer tpme*
(laiit^ faftle noVo ftill mai'ett tljou cougl),
Ijaufee, l)Em, fpue, fptt anti fpaule:
.fo?
-!4
:
OF EPIGRAMS. 5
To Fidentinus.
Of Gellia,
d 25
FLOWERS
To Fidentinus.
Of Diaulus, a Phijition.
Againft Olus,
T^^p lieacti 10 to!)ite, tijp buflje 10 blacfee,
-'-
IjoVo comeiS it fljall % tell?
aaiitlj colouciS tljou mai'ett paint tljp \z%
tt)5 bearti t'^ou canft not toclL
To Flaccus.
20
OF EPIGRAMS. 6
Againft Cscilianus.
^l^en not Hxt tlioufanlie pountie,
^ Caecilian DlD em'Oje:
aiofte \)Z Ijoifteti toa0,
in Cljartot lifee a Eope*
M^zn tliat ti)jougl) jFojtune0 pace,
Ije tioulileti tati l)i0 (tooje:
27
FLOWERS
tljat Doe in fubftaunte flotoe ?
Againft Attalus.
pEentie Attai, tljou iiedameft toell,
tljou pleaDett caufe0 toell:
%^e l^iao?te0 tioe paCTe tljou mafeft,
Ooe ercelU
tl)j ?IlIecCe0
28
OF EPIGRAMS.
2BotI) toell tljou Cnpft Attalus,
am liauncett lifftit toitljall:
Againft Pofthumus.
^^at lljalt % tap tW fame to be?
tljp garment0 anD Come all
Againft Zoilus.
TW
^ reafon of
tooje acfe
W
tiot!)
CouerieD
Zoilus l^e:
% 0ctoe0 faine0, to flijeto ^10 clotlies
of cotflp purple tije,
29
FLOWERS
tftep Do but tlite delutie,
mut tijou be \xiell? take to tljee tljea
mg l)omlp mantell rulie.
Of Sertorius.
Againft Apicius.
To Fabianus.
3°
OF EPIGRAMS. 8
pt me to mp boofee*
31
31
FLOWERS
To Cinna.
Againft Califtratus.
T Sim 31 graunt, anD (till Ijaue bene
Califti-at pooje, toljat tljen ?
32
OK E P I GRAM S. 9
Againft Gellia.
To Quintianus.
33
FLOWERS
To Aulus, againft Mamercus.
i\/TAmercus lip txo maner meaner,
map ti?ouB:|)t ana ftrameti be
%o Uz anti rule
Co cantieceti
W
curd i& Iz.
tonge ms%
l^ljougS tljou tiiUtt paCCe in piette
tte tonftant Curius quigljt:
aitljouglj tljoti Nerua ijioft Cucmounr,
34
OF EPIGRAMS. lo
35
FLOWERS
atiti Poftume Bott tt)ou Cpeafee ?
aai^en anp 91 b^S'ti to tell,
t^p pol)n£0 toljat it 10
'gCotoartiesi me, tuti) ftrai'stt tljej? fap
IjpmCelf earil tolD t)0 tljt'sl.
Againft Candidus.
36
OF EPIGRAMS. ii
To Rufinus.
T (Braunt, 31 can it not tienie,
tI)ou fuce tail gooDlp lanU t
fat farme0, anli tenementeg tliou taft,
ana liupng0 in tlitne Ijanlit*
anD t)ibtm lituei*0 otoe t{)ee mutlie,
muct) coine t!)Ou tad abjoDe:
IBlicte ^late of (Bold anti aiuec hot!),
tlj5 table ftill Irotl) loatie*
Againft Matrinia.
T JLikz no 2Bell3ame0, %
Matrinia tlOlI COmpte'ne?
37
FLOWERS
Againft Ligurinus.
]\T€) man Voitt) t\)zz toill toill^ng meet:
anti tac^t
aflJfiewCo tl)OU
one tafee0 bjm to
Ligurine Doft COttte:
W Cf^t
38
OF EPIGRAMS. 12
To Labienus.
39
FLOWERS
31 fenoto not toto, no? totjece.
3|n mi'Da of all, tljp fconre 10 balijj:
tljere allied are to fee:
aai^erein not tialf a palle Uotl) grotoe,
To balti, anti bait tlje^ be.
ajUlien a0 tlie cKmpecour tiealesl 510 Uole,
tip fconCe tlien pjofitgf tljee:
To Lupercus.
40
OF K P I GRAM S. 13
/ 41
FL () V VERS
To Marianus.
jn^ou Imotoeft one lucfeetlj tliee to luccl):
To Rufus.
A Cectaine man not long: agoe,
(Baue rne tlie gaje tvtniie Rufus fo,
^0 tf tome toolitt)e fencer 3
^ati been, oj one tliat toent to tiu^*
aoiitl) epe, anU finpr, tofien tliat lie
Ifeati loofeeti long, an!) marfeeti me:
^ct tf)ou (qtiot^ Ije) act tI)ou tieclare,
Cljat famou0 plearaunt poet rare,
%l)eA mm ec^eVoliere Uo Martial call,
aSl^oCe t'eltiS Do ioj?e liotlie great, anti Cmall?
31 rometo|)at fmilpng;, tolOe mp name,
Sint) fat'eti 31 toasi tlje ierie fame*
mi'^ tljen rquotl) Ije) To til art clati ?
To Amianus.
A fei^rpent fell tl)OU Ijaft engcattti,
^^ in aiuer bole of tlijne
^f Mirons mafepng'.po^fon fure
tl)OU ttiinW, tfiou tijinfett no tome*
Againft Olus.
foule
43
FLOWERS
"pr^ule ftltljie faultie folfesf tljere ace:
Oius tl)at
tailjatjs to tijee ?
22iljat mattery ft tljm tionett, to^at
tiile iiciousi tiarkt0 be,
Matho at 2Dice plaie^ all
toljatt0Oiustljattcitljee?
W coi'ne:
SIputlje
•I t
:
OF EPIGRAMS. 15
To Caftor.
r^Aftor, tI)ou euecj tl)pg Iioett bup:
^" »>eU euecp t^png; tijou toilt pccDp.
To his Mufe.
45
FLOWERS
tiefmeecli toitlj ojntment0 fine.
Cantt tl)ou, canft tljou titigcatefull ctjucle
tljat
,,6
OF EPIGRAMS.
tljat in tlje eace^ tiotlj ring:*
To Prifcus.
47
FLOWERS
^5 all tl)e ffoDss, tljat mle atioue,
ana tip tljpne Ijojp Ijeaue,
1 tl)ee beleuti : foj toillinglp
tol)o toill IjimCelt fojftDtare?
^iiti (till in Ijope to Cpectie, \xiitl) ffiTtegi
4S
OF EPIGRAMS. 17
Againft Cinna.
To Condilus.
T^l^at long a fecuaunt litjft,
t[)ou Co
tojp Gondii tioott complaine?
49
FLOWERS
falute VD'^om Co Ije mem0:
M^m t!)OU ntai'ft i£t toitl) cap on ccotone,
anti carelelTe tlrat tlje ftreeteg*
jSDne come0 to maifter t|)me, anU Mt%
ffi'ue tljat tljou otott to mee:
Sinti ftaic0 Ijpm in tlje ftreet, anti none
To Gondii tlOtl) tO t!)e£.
tirtiou feacft a pat on pate, o? el0
a toliiccit on tlje eace:
But ffconpng: Ije tott^ ffceif, anO gotot,
i)i0 fatall fine Dot!) feare,
Againft Crifpus.
51
FLOWERS
T&M rtjat Moit me oftentimes
tl)0u gecDelt out a fact*
To Phileros.
To hymfelfe.
A/T Artiai, t^t tl)inp0 t^at ijo attaine
^^^ t\)t Ijappj life, be tliefe
3 ftntie:
Otherwife.
"yil^e twinges toljic^e caufe mans life mee
mod full of bliffe to be, (tljinfees
jai-e
52
OF EPIGRAMS. 19
Againft Carmenion.
Ciit, (UlUjat
S3
FLOWERS
(121l)at Uo toe loofe£ alike? no Tura:
anD tail) J It lijall appeare:
i;i)ou taianti?efl ti'i^Qe tcimfie fine,
taiftl) cciTpt anD cuuleU Ijeaue,
To Gallus.
lie
54
OF EPIGRAMS. 20
To Parthenope.
S6
OF EPIGRAMS. 21
to fate tieU'cioua?,
Againft Zoilus.
U" (i£ tiiti not tztmz t\)zz Zoilus rio:I)t,
To Polla.
Of AfTricanus.
57
:
FLOWERS
%o muttie to manp, f ojtuite mt&,
anti ?et to none inuffe.
To FabuUus. Of Themifon.
"pAbuilus fcent)0 tioeft aCfee mc, tiljp
^at^ Themifon no tolfe?
l^e loue0 to bet in quiet, free
fcom bate, anti bjatolpng: ttcffe,
Againft Thelefinus.
To lulius.
Againft Zoilus.
"DILacfe tean, tcU heacti, fljojt ttm tl)ou Ijaft,
t^ou art:
antr pojeblmtie tkz
^10 ten to one, but Zoiius tl)0u
doett liacbouc l)ai*me in Ijarte.
Otherwife.
Againft Policarnus.
jsEn tpmesi in tixielue motlie^ t^ou act Qcfe
01 OftneC, Policarme:
anD tl)i0 tl)p dclineire neuer tliee,
59
FLOWERS
tljj frenti0 tI)ou affeett g;ift0:
ifo? fljame bee Qc&e but once a jece,
anti leaue tljere pilefuU fijifteiS*
EX XENIIS, ET APOPHO-
RETIS, MARTIALIS.
Wheate flower.
Lettuce.
The Dormoufe.
T »)lepe out all t^e aj^intec lljarpe,
anDfatteUf^enam^'.
m
60
OF EPIGRAMS. 23
The Conie.
The Swanne.
31*5 toarblpne; note, i)e tunet^ berCe*
'QClie »)toanne boet^ Ctoeetelp Cpng
Befo?e
tlje
W
llceame
beatl), tracing; a long
toitl) fetlieceb to?ng;»
61
FLOWERS
iet tW 10 not fufiScfent,
tot maU avt mzm beOilie*
The Gogion.
A ILtl)oug!) in WLmitt feattgi tl)e? mafee,
^- anil fli'U Ijaue tiatntie cfiere:
get toit^ a dPogeon tf)ei beffinne,
t^eir fuppeciS U'gljtlp tliece*
The Hare.
Does.
Wine of Tarentum.
62
OF EPIGRAMS. 24
Nuttes.
Otherwife.
^i^at toilt tl)OU Doe, to cobe tliicfe tot^eti To ?
C3
FLOWERS
T^^^P Cantile bjiglit, of cfiambec t!)inr
t^t ttmm all 3 fenotoe:
2Doe tolat tljou lift, I Ct'll am tol)ta,
^0 kcm0 31 foe fijoto,
A Candlefticke of wood
T^l^ou feett tliat toooti 3| am, ttileCCe
tgp lfgl)t tljou tio toell toatclj:
Bellowes.
pEefl) fciffepng: joutlj be pacfejng Ijence,
a^i'lH age agceesf mee:
toiti)
A Lanterne of Home.
A iCantecne bjiffljt (incloaang: li's^t)
^^ tlje toai'e 31 fljoto tt)ee bett:
64
OF EPIGRAMS. 25
The Parret.
^y
Pjatjngparcet am, to fpeafee
fonie ftraunp tbing:, leame je tm:
'Elji'si of ni^ felfe 3 leamti to fpeafee,
Caefar al^ailc tO t\)tZ.
The Nightingale.
The Pye.
Cups of Chriftall.
65
FLOWERS
A Girdle.
TSJiDto lotiff am % but tol)eti toit!) cljilti
The Ram.
^3itl) Butcljei:0 feni'fc tljou canieti Ijaft,
^ ti^e Earn Ijisf tenDet tt)?oate:
66
OF EPIGRAMS. 26
The Hawke.
A Eauenec foVoU of foule Sc toajs,
'^*-
noto fauUfeon€t:0 Cemaunt Iv,
^z btrli0 beguttes, prt; gatnett) not
tfje litrti0 t^at tafeen be*
A Cooke.
"T^S not Cufflicient fo^ a Coofee
a Coofee toi to lie tcptie:
a Cooke mutt bnoto I)t0 maittcc0 mout|),
anU appetfte beQDe.
A baker of fine Cakes , or like thinges.
D.ij. PIC-
67
P I C T O R I V S.
To Leonellus. Stibmifjion.
68
OF EPIGRAMS. 27
a0 5amou0 do appeate:
aOJten lo 91 Seacti a toice totn'cSe Cpafee,
t|e toojtseiS toljeceof toece Tuclje:
aij, toic&eli ti£el!£0 anD cucCeti crimed,
ace cockrtli to to muttie.
To A
man thankeles.
"pflD? femretijS Cafee and curteCie,
rijou oftea doett require:
69
FLOWERS
To Baptifta Caftellus.
\JL% men (a0 toell tlje rfclie agi poo?e)
of fojC£ muft one tiaie liie:
toljttlje
70
OF EPIGRAMS. 28
To Zeno. Cajligation.
U (C igi not dill an enem?
t^at mafeesf to fmart, anti Cmite^:
jl3e 10 l)e (till a faitl)full frenbe
t^at pleaCetlj anD lielia:l)te0»
2D,lItU %%z
71
:
FLOWERS
%iiz tentur toa;De, to mv Rjape,
(0 p?eft anil pliant (till:
To Quirinus.
©er=
OF EPIGRAMS. 29
To Vrfus. « backbiter.
To Philenius. a flatterer.
2D,t). i:f)OU
73
FLOWERS
%i)t>u Cat'ett all loue anti frenHlineffe,
fljall ceaffe, ti3)i;i;t ti^et anD me»
(feien toljeit poit pleaCe 31 ain content,
a iflie fo? tuclje a frenDe:
Heulie 10 t^e loue tliat Doetl) not laft,
To Arnus. Surfet.
Z)^ett aCfee toitlj Cuntijte GcfeneCTe^,
of »iatl)antp?auntfell:
74
OF EPIGRAMS. 30
To Cofmicus. Curiofitie in
decking the bodie.
7S
FLOWERS
%o pleaCuue t!)ce, 3 toill be p?efte:
31 nill regaclie mpne eaft.
ilJo montti'ou0 head toitlj guaCtjpne; cljap0,
Mzvt t^at doetlj bitie,
in
»)t)aU me lietec: noj ramMpng toaue0,
of Occian Tea Co toi'tie.
of »)ommci; Ijotte:
3ice, Ccojtlipng Ijeate
ao?me0, t^at Co feacce are tljoug^t:
Eoc6e0, ratlpncf liaile, rame, all totll 31
contemne anti fet at nouglit*
^eccfiaunce tljou Deemtt 31 fpeafee anti pjate,
to to outraffiouttie;
Wattft Pamphii, toljat a fcen&e can tioe,
Repentaunce.
76
OF EPIGRAMS. 31
To Paulus B. Of an harlot.
n
FLOWERS
^ecrtjaunce tt^t flamret!) tiiee, anO fai'etl)
To Ponticus. Examples.
y^
*^ I^Jat
tiafe0 of ol&e toece cljampion0 (tout,
lufti'e, long in !)ealtt)e ijeltie out:
ifoj toljj ? of tljem toa0 flucffpng aotlje,
and gluttonie auojQed botlje:
Jl3oto
78
OF EPIGRAMS. 32
tieOre of saine:
toiti) blintie
To Ollus. Patience.
^ M
T (Eat)
toell
a ffoDlp
ttill t|)?
life,
felfe beljaue:
get tfiee fijall toicfeeD tonpejS
repjocf).
So
OF EPIGRAMS. 33
To Vincentius Nouatus._/%2^«_/Z?//«.
runneth ^e:
to toeapon
IBut toljom 5e fee0 to labo? pjelt,
tljefm let0 l)e (till alone:
^e latioj lotted, anti loue0 tSe luffee.
To Flaccus. Extortioners,
Cormorauntes.
To Marullus. Almefdeedes.
S3
FLOWERS
totjat fbm&a to get ti^ tlji0?
tIDo cooftn !)ojie leaxz^, pecUie
no caSe ttifng it i^.
To Linus. FiV^.
84
OF EPIGRAMS. 35
in recompence of all.
8s
B. DARDANIVS.
A liuely defcription of Hope.
"T^^ou tliat on tomcpng globe tioR ttanlie,
^ art ti)ou a (Botme^, tell
86
O F EPIGRAM S . 36
cttccorijertj on bv fejnUe.
Mllj^ reelft tI)ou ifaggerpng; to ana fco?
i)ope tti'U lioertj Oipperfc ftanlie:
'Srie tijpg; tol)tcl)e ofte 1 tliinfee to fioltie,
(tMiu tl)p
87
FLOWERS
tijj otijcc cloreti fatte?
88
OFEPIGRAMS. 37
89
FLOWERS
^0 man tljat louetl) (Boti a ciffljt
31 naugl)t am
taiantjng, 31*
^ece Ijungec 10 tlje onelp fauce,
t^at ltfee0 m? ttomafee beft:
^ece notljfng me miatbe^ enouglj :
fttfficetlja0 a feaft.
Ifeece foii'te bjtnge0 fo?tlj f&e fecti'll fople,
SUntoplDe anij tkt bntilD:
31n fleaD of bet) 31 l?e on Ieaue0,
toJertDitl) tl)e VooodiS are filue*
aaii'tS blot oj blame, 31 nme Defame,
alone Ijeue a0 31 litoell:
|2o? gnatopng; enui'e buctet^ mee,
31 bece tio lute To toelU
|2o glojp, no? ambition tame
Jjoe bere tojment mp minDe:
31 fflojte but in (Boti alone,
anij Ij^m 31 bope to fintie.
^eve
90
OF EPIGRAMS. 38
anb embjace
to W
tooo^De*
Sill tljjnff^ heKDe ttie tooojtie of (BoU,
91
FLOWERS
l^ere Cenfuall pleafuce Ooet!) allault,
to tofnne me bp Ijeu mtfftit:
ANGELVS POLITIANVS.
To Pamphilus.
pet
92
OF EPIGRAMS. 39
BRVNO.
A true faiyng.
To Omellia.
93
FLOWERS
i:i)? twrftatitig mother, not
tljou tooultift reputeli be,
W toife,
Againft Hugo.
TIJ Vgo Dotlj lautie no man at all,
94
OF EPIGRAMS. 40
A left of a Theefe.
A Certain %[)zttz founti guilti'e, botl)
of tl)eft anD periurie:
32Ja0 lutigti to Ijaue lji0 tone; cut out
toitlj Ixnite, mod cruellp.
€)I), rapt) tl)e tljcef into tl)e ^uliffe,
pour pointeli purpofe flap:
€)^, faue mp tonpe, toitl) tarupng; fenife
and cut mine eare0 atoap*
'Etooo eare0 foj one tonpe 31 toill lore:
toell, quotl) tie 31utig;e, agreeD:
SLntf Tent fo? e;;ecutioner,
to
95
FLOWERS
to cut tiiss earesi toit!) CpeeU*
il5oto toljeit tt)e 0;i;ecutionet came,
lji0 Ijat from ^eU tje tljjeto:
CYNTHIVS lOANNES
BAPTIST A.
To Diana Ariofta.
Of Niobe.
"Y'QS pleafaunt bjutesf be packing: l)ence,
appjoclje je penRue tDiffljtsS:
FLUVVEKS
5But noto t^t Vefbia tt)t 10 tijece,
tljece fuci'esJ foXoet tioe Vfuzll
TEXTO R.
Praiers for the ded, nothyng profit.
An Epitaphe.
9S
OF EPIGRAMS. 42
To his Frende.
'T'l^ou toont toatt often to tiemauntie,
toteti toe (Ijoulti foe0 become:
anD totien t|)e fenot of fcentiflljtp l|)OuHi,
bettoene t)0 be iintioon*
Can jflmt oi a^arble liarDe be matie,
a0 pelijjng; Gutter fofte?
^l can tt)e lumpi(t)e ^xt be matie,
to mount anO foac alofte?
Can aoioulue^ anU iLambe0 agcee? o? can
tlje fcratol^ng: Crab ccepe n'gljt?
^l can tl)e j^tfflit, a0 glaDCome 2Daie
become fo cleace anO bjtffljt?
99
FLOWERS
€m Crotoesj lie matie bott) fai're atiti tol)ite,
ana fetoanne0 bottie CouU anli blacfee?
Can coltie congeleli fee, be totte?
tan aminteu colfinelle lacfee?
Can jfice tljen JUaatec be moje colU?
0? can tl)e l^are, tieligljt
%o plai'e anti Uallie toit!) t|)e 2Dos?
can oufftit be emptie quig^t?
Can aaitnUe ftom bloto^ng: be cedraintie?
can Curffpng; »)eft0 bee (till?
100
OF EPIGRAMS. 43
To the Pope.
To fpirituall paftors.
Of the Peacok.
103
FLOWERS
31 Imt a fearfull feentilile note,
a t^Euifl) foftl? pace.
9l?p tittt) ag^acn a0 tarH ma^ be,
fcom Samos 3|le 91 cam:
luno tiotf) mee Defenu aitti feeepe,
anil lunos bpjti 91 am*
The Eagle.
"pEom all t^t aocfee of aipng fotole0
3 beare atoap tlje bell:
The Swanne.
A »)toanne mp name doetlj liigljt:
^^ fcom fo?ren code 31 cam:
3Dame Venus Ctjacci'ot 31 tiecect,
anil
104
J
OF E P I GRAM S. 45
The Voulter.
fA. iail
105
FLOWERS
Sill in tlje n(e;!)t boffje gtnne0 anti fnat«0,
are lateD pooje foule toi me:
ai^an rpare0 no paine, hut latiour0 ttill
The Sparrowe.
•yl^e fetliereli »)parrotoe calti am 31,
* tn Ctoete anti plaaraunt fpjgnff
2Bp
106
OFEPIGRAMS. 46
NICOLAVS BARTHOLO-
M^VS LOCHIENSIS.
Of a dronkard goyng home from
the Tauerne.
2Djunfeacl)e D^mfepng; all tt)e tiaie,
Sit mglit tii'D Ijomtoacti tafee l)i0 toap:
i;t)e Ujinfee '^10 blatiliet; buctieneti Co,
i:i)at l)e mutt let l)i0 toatec pe,
Cljecehp t^ leantie 55m to t^e toall,
25p cljaunce a fi)oto?e a0 t^eti Uiij fall:
l^e tl)?ou5t)lj lijunfee, aati tipleU toell,
3Diti aeme t)e pitte tlie tatne tliat fell:
1^10 mate tljat toit^ t)?m tljen litti go,
(9pucl)e mufpng; totip fte taccied fo)
^ffet tpm tot^ toall te di'D cleatte:
107
HIERONYMVS BALBVS.
To Guido.
108
OF EPIGRAMS. 47
ERASM VS IN HIS
Chiliades.
Of a fheepe that foftered a woolfe.
109
:
FLOWERS
Againe of the fame.
to^attratieMlpouaCTap.?
i;i)e court0 of plea bj bjauU anti bate,
Dji'ue gentle peace atoap.
31n toufe fo? toife anti cl)iHr,
ANTONIVS M V R E T V S.
Againft Venus.
To Margaris.
113
FLOWERS
get nortjptiB" cantt tljou toe.
Of Pontilianus.
AV S ON I V S.
114
OF £PIGRAM S. 50
fuffict'ent fojce to be
'3ro ciD tpm quicfelie : longing; foje
(10,11. W
IIS
FLOWERS
\}i0 quid liiCpatc^e to fee,
j^Duicfeeaiuji; toit!) tl)e popCon m(itg;0,
tiemjng of hott) tie fojce,
Mloult) quicfelj bjing
anti mafee Dpm
^pm to
toone a cojCe*
W S^^t,
'JES^fe pamti, po^Con ftrotvg oo mafee,
(M^nt man tl)e fame tooulD tljinfe)
an
116
OF EPIGRAMS. 51
An Epitaphe of Anitia.
"y^e tl)png;e0 t^at manp ]?ece0,
can fcantlp bjjng; about,
Anitia l)at^ atcomplilijt, ^et
not fullie ttoenti'e out.
Sin infante fi;e Ijatl) fucfet, a maftie
llje quicfelp fell in loue:
fe>l)e linlit, concemlie, l)?oug;l)t fojtl), i UH
tt)e pang;0 of c^ilti=birt^e pjoue,
^nu mafie a motftec, noto at latte,
117
FLOWERS
%^z rotten Cccag it bucKe,
from tUffe to ^zn& ^e fell:
n8
O F EPIGRAM S .
52
f ojCoofee W
anti left tlje
purpofe, toofee
rope beijmtie*
tlje sola
119
FLOWERS
a pjouOc titCDatnfuU mm:
"ZIEtjou linotoft
3i CmocMeCfe conqueci) tl)ee,
tl)e Rhethoritian.
Greke Epigrams.
T^^J picture Crsefus fepg t^t Dititt
MICHAEL TARCHA-
MOTA MARVLLVS.
To Nesera.
123
FLOWERS
Sou tioe a£mautHi0 mp lieare beQlie,
ilitUtat mat£0 a Me& toitt) me abiOe:
Cai;e0, Ccfenelle pale, anti gceef of ^acte,
^atne,ttoitct)iti5 tlijotoesf, i fcalliing fmact,
»>i0;I)e0, robbe0, anO teace0, anli peattinreC,
Si0 bat), a0 toell can be £;cp?ett,
Compamon0 ttieCe anO mate0 of mine,
tKjeCe pou mj Deace to me atCne.
ANDREAS DACTIVS.
Of hym felf, and his frende.
lOANNIS BAPTISTA
P I G N A.
OfNaijs.
^^en a0 tlie »iunne OoetS fljine,
124
OF EPIGRAMS. 55
CiELIVS RHODIGINVS.
How a man fhould prepare to dye.
/^-©oti entie if tl)ou Deflre, tl)eti toell
^^ to Hue t|p felf applie:
a Ijappie life if tl)ou tieQre,
reniemtiec ttill to die*
Pifcarius his Epitaphe.
125
FLOWERS
aaito conquerlj t!)i0 Gout 3Dulie at latt?
Mars, Mors, ttoOO ^Otl0 Of migljt:
Mlljat toag tl)f caufe tl)at tliem conttcaititie?
tile zmm& IjeUiltie Cpifftt
l^tiep 5um !)jm nougtit, fo? ttill Uoetl) U'ue
^iiS fame ana glojie b?i5l)t:
flfllljittie 10 of fOJCe, bOt^e Mars atlD Mors,
ana all to put to flight.
GEORGIVS SABINVS.
Of the difcorde of Princes.
j-Ma tMuCt)e0 falne at ijan'aunce
togetler fei'rce ao ftgljt:
126
.
OF EPIGRAMS. 56
127
FLOWERS
tiot!) (|jme, can notljpng ttt,
A left of a lefter.
A fecoffec fine toa0 toont fomtime,
"^ in teft to mer? toigljt:
»>till to w^eacCe Menalcas tierfe,
(of to'bom liot^ Maro tojite,)
He make that none with talkyng tongue,
henceforth thou fhalt abufe:
%W iecft Of Vergil ftill in Cpojt,
anD 9j«ttpn5 Ije toould Wt.
But fo it t|atmcei3 at ti)e latt,
12S
To the Rofe.
T^ou laoCe
foimt To
Co faire Ooetf quicMp
fatiE0 qut'cfelp Cure:
fatre,
To his Image.
'*-'
tell me tojo fafljioneli tliee ?
91 tiawleCCe am againe:
tcfou inaccompanieO,
bitiett
fo lifeetoife 9| remaine:
S>t falling papec tljou compatte,
^ t^at
139
FLOWERS
t^at quicM? tioet^ tiecaie:
Sl^P boHi'e tlz but bjittle barfee,
tmttetifaa ftill tioetlj ttaie.
130
OF EPIGRAMS. 58
Of loue.
lOANNES SECVNDVS.
Three Euills.
131
FLOWERS
Mit^ xici)t^ 31 abounD: (ai? met)
iinliappie to?etcl)e hotlj toape0*
Mlljen m 31 Imetoe Come bft of 500150,
31 toantei) euecmoje:
an!) noto 31 tooto no tift of gooti^,
of goot)0 31 t)au£ gceat ttoje.
Of a Dwarfe.
A SDtoacfe tippon a pfmpecsl Iiacfee
tljat
aailjen a0
matie
tl)e
W sut0 ccie quacfee.
SDtoarfe toasi tl)u0 tin^o^tt,
tar^ lauff'bt, I'otlj jceat anli fmall:
aailjp lauffl) pou maftec0 quotlj tl)e dtoacfe?
toljat? Phaeton ijaD a falU
Loue is vncurable.
^i]i lieacb 10 founli earij Ijurte to Jelpe:
all toat:e0 Ijaue falue0 toe fee:
alone tl)e toounlr tfiat Cupid B;iue0
can neuec cuceD be.
132
SIMON VALLAMBER-
TVS AVALON.
To a couetous old Carle.
S)ttz fillp
COntentetl)
pennie foj
Charon
WWlL fac^
Of Codrus.
133
FLOWERS
»io nafet {quot]& one; ^z come not fiece:
Codrus no, anD toS? ?
quotl)
%^e 0050 ace nafet, anti none but nafet
mutt go to lemtn pecDie,
To Panfophus.
•yi^ouffl) Panfophus t^ou pleaCett none
no macuell tf0, anD tolip ?
%^ou pleafett ouermuci) tl)p felfe
pJOUiJ Panfophus pecD?*
To a Niggarde.
^%% tftpns 10 Dere t:&ou faitt,
toine, ijittajl, cojne, anU graine:
iet miTer tiile toell tto?eti tl)OU
toitf) all ttipng: tiott remaine,
»»o tljou to no man Deece,
Celtt Oeece tjnto tlje pooje:
Sllacfee tljou fai'tt all tlji'ngg ace Deece,
Deece muft 3 Cell tl)eceCo?e»
134
OF EPIGRAMS. 60
To Achilles Combanus.
135
OVT OF GREEK.
EPIGRAMMES.
How to vfe riches.
Againft riot.
Mannes miferie.
136
OF EPIGRAMS. 6l
Wiuyng twife.
Of a Thracian lad.
A Thracian bop toell ttplet! all tl)e Uaie,
137
FLOWERS
Bj Sap a lieliman0 ti?otoneti fcalpe,
tijue tip ttito tlje lan&e:
MJi'tlj 6?cm loofee totiett long ije tati
A prouerbe.
"DCttoenc t|)j tippec Up,
anil of tlje cup tlje tjtnfee:
138
OF EPIGRAMS. 62
cectame:
2Baine0, toomen, tome : tjefe t^jee
Ooe lenetlim Ufe apine,
Nothyng hid from God.
T^i^ou Caittffe tljougl) tljou tioe conceale,
crtme0 from men helotoe:
t|)j
Fayned frendfhip.
i:ijat
139
FLOWERS
'^Tijat to mticije mzn of Suttnp l)uit,tf,
been Uoon.
tier tiatceo l)ali
tRje tombe notone tottecjng on Ij^m fallen,
anO fetUe0 l)pm bp anti tij:
?Loe liueleffc toumbg of tteptianteiS turft,
leacne canfecea crueltie*
2Dame
140
:
OF EPIGRAMS. 63
Otherwife
TTT^fle jftCSjEC cade }ji0 Ime,
t!)e Ijouerpixg fiti)e to {)00k:
2Bp !)ap a rici)e mangs Dauglittt; on
tl)e ififljec cade ^ec loofee*
»»|)e fcilie taiitl) framitfee loue,
t^ei marckti efee at laff
'Etu^ jfifllJt!: toag from lotoe ettate,
in top of tceafuce plait,
fetootie ifojtune bp, anQ tmilntx
i)OtD faie pou (Isamc) quot^ fi)e,
'(EoVenus ? toa0 tl)igi cotiqueft jouc0,
oji^itliuetome?
The feuen fages names , faiynges , and
countryes , in feuen verfes.
THe
Were
Cittyes 7. whereas the 7. wife mafters rare (declare.
borne, their names, and faiyngs 7. 7. verfes fhall
Cleobulus of Lindia faid, a meane doth all excell.
Wife Pittacus of Mittelen, faid, meafure beares the bell.
Chilon of Lacedemon faid, take heede thy felfe to know.
Of Corinth Periander faid, to anger be thou f lowe.
Sage Solon the Athenian faid, for ay refpect the ende.
Wife Thales of Milefium faid, nought promife to thy frende.
Laft, Bias of Prisenium faid, all thinges to mifchefe bende.
141
FLOWERS
5€)lace anti comfo?t tijou tlip Ulte:
noun;l)t peopleiS talfee ifteeme:
flDne matt tieeme0 toell of tl)ee, of tfiee
an ot^tc ill dotlj Jjeeme,
C;' t/tus.
Of a foole.
142
:
OF EPIGRAMS. 64
Of Caftors Nofe.
^^en Caftor i3igg0, a rpatie
l)>0 l^ole 10 bnto f)pm:
a tCrumpet Volien Ije aeepe0:
a Mt\)t anti »>fcfele trim
aailjen a0 Ije gatl)er0 grape0:
an anfeer tolien Ije faile0:
Si Culter to^en Ije plotoe0
ttiat tut0 anti neuer faile0:
rn^rn a0 l)e tafeet^ fil^je
143
FLOWERS
Miitn agi lie g;raue0 m toooli,
a gcauptiff femfe: anD toljeti
l^e pjune0 atxt) tijeffetl) tcce^
a graffpng fenife a0 tfien:
a ct)tpa;i;e, loofee toljen ajS
Of a foule wife.
ianotljec
144
:
OFEPIGRAMS. 65
tlje place*
\»a0 asS tieafe
Of Marcus a fluggard.
A/r Arcus a flugprD fleppno;, D^eamU
•^ -^
a long; race tliat Ije runti
145
FLOWERS
tie manners of tf)p mpnOe:
Slnt} t^erefoje toto tt)? tnjnlie (0 hcnt,
but eaQe ti0 to flntie.
But noto t^^ foule miTffjapen limme0,
l)otD map t^ep painteli tie?
^nD po?tcaiti out? toljen euec? man
Dots lotlj to loofec on ttiee,
Againft a drunkerd.
Otherwife.
146
OFEPIGRAMS. 66
Againft a mifer.
A mi call tliee ric^c, 31 call tljec pooje,
poti0 mafee not n'clie pecdie:
tiri)i0 pJUtient Apollophanes,
^A a^iCer0
tljou ftatt
mpnDe tl)Ou 5atte,
a pjince0 pelfe:
%iu a£ai)ici)
147
FLOWERS
SEIjiclje mafefS tl)ce tocaltljie to t\)im tieire,
a heffpc to tl)j felC
Of Aulus, Auarus.
O 3Ict)e Aulus coumpng: toljat a cljarge,
i48
OF EPIGRAMS. 67
149
FLOWERS
Mars rpac0gi not taliauitt cliampionss ttoute,
P
^ Cl)e one tioet!) feefee ani) toitt)^
ainti
15°
:
OF EPIGRAMS. ,
86
Death euerywhere.
tJ <tu buriea lies a 9^armect
anij liere a Comdon
»)0 on tl)e fea, anU one tje lanOe,
Deatt) riUDet^, all t0 one*
151
FLOWERS
Of Diogenes.
A »»atl)enanO a ttaiptiff ttaffe,
an !)omelie mantell : tljcft
Mlece acceptable to ti)e life,
of totfe Diogenes.
Opinion.
To Gabriel.
152
OF EPIGRAMS. 69
Venus to Praxiteles,
l^gng Priams fottnc, Anchifes efee,
m? Adonis Dece
toit^
^Be^eltie me nafet, tIjeCe onel? t^jee:
Praxiteles I)Ut totew?
Of Venus in armour.
yjJl^^ taft tl)0U Venus tell,
^ (0OtI Mars acmOUC OH?
ljl0
1:0 beate
tatl) tieliicate W ^ette.-
tl)e bjoofeegi anti firfee tlje ftfllje,
l,tj. old
153
FLOWERS
Dlti age noto Uoet^ f)jm lem,
dfllljecefoje pou fiflije^ fpojt pouc Celuejf,
aiiti ttijoufftj tlje toatecjS fbimme:
jfo? note ttiat Cinyras 10 doone,
pou Mt in CeasJ mate ftm'mme.
Biton.
Of Alcon an Archer.
A »»tre tljat Alcon t)ig!)t,
be^elUe
^l »)erpent reatiie
W Conne emltjatl
to bee rent:
i)e toobe lj!0 botoe in Ijaft,
154
OF EPIGRAMS. 70
15s
THEODORVS BEZA
V E Z E L I V S.
156
:
OF EPIGRAMS, 71
toot
IS7
FLOWERS
toot not lev name toljat t^e? l^oulti tall.
pet
^58
OF EPIGRAMS. 72
To CI. Marotus.
A Pelles leacneti 5antt, fo fine
i3tD pafnt fair Venus ^immi
'QEliat euecj one fufpofti t^t fie,
l)au Venus betoH ana feen»
But toO?fee0 of tfiine Marotus letoD,
of Venus fauourfo:
<2El)at euec? one Cure deemed, tljat tfiou
159
FLOWERS
A prefent to Truchius and Dampetrus.
"P3ii^nte fad tmfainea faitlifuU fatiD0,
Saue iCti fanli W altoap)
CBat^e one tlie otl)ec to pjefettt
toitl) pfft0 on jpetojfaces Dap,
a CuflEome |[.auDaI)le it 10,
at euet^ netDjei'£0 tplie
€)lli loue toit!) piTt0 foj to reneto,
tljat ftenlinijip fad map bpDe,
ilRoto atlj mp Truchius trnttie tcue
t^ou tafeft me fo? t!)p frenD:
antl atl) mp tieue Dampetrus efee
^10 life]?n5 me liotl) l-enO.
f^cco^D^nff into auncient guiCe)
31 Tenti tinto pou Ijece
SL p?efent fmall : anti toljat tliougl) fmall?
pet fit it fijall appeai'e*
iou botf)are ^oet0 : to pou botl)
31 teife0renl3etoSeVD:
31 6ecre0 rena m token of
tlje loue 31 btat to pou*
^Suce loue pou boti) in one,
ftatlj li'nfet
Defcription of vertue.
-^^at one act g tlju0 in tojne toeeO pclali ?
(Keitue, in pjice of auncient fa5e0 l)ali:
160
OF EPIGRAMS. 73
i6i
FLOWERS
C5?ift toljiclje tljE toojltie tiiu frame
'^^e ^afeec fo?me0 in fiipre fine,
ttiat all male fee t^e fame,
163
OF EPIGRAMS .
163
FLOWERS
foj feace of failing: euecp Sl^unfee,
tati) fotoje to feepe Ijjni plaie>
'aE^e ^oet lautie0 f anu Ufeegi of life)
full cuppe0 tsifit^z flotoe anli ftopm:
i;t)e St^unfee if t)e U^ licfeet' lac&e,
all goe0 not toell toi'tl) tjjm.
faElie ^oet toi't^ ^i^ lurpitff %ute,
W »>onet0 fpngetlj fli)jilL
164
OF EPIGRAMS. 75
165
FLOWERS
^j me I)oto 31 coulti Ufee of life,
i66
THOMAS MORVS.
Of an Aftrologer, That was a Cuckold.
167
FLOWERS
tintolCe Aftrologere,
%\iat toljeit tl)? toife tidiffljteli t'sf
Of Beuty. Dilemma.
TJIJ faitlj toljat Iieutie Iijaue auarte^,
at all 31 notljjtig fee:
If tl)ou
be fement, Ijot, eaclj liouli
feeme0 fapce anti fcefl) to tliee:
31f tl)ou be out of courage, colo,
tlje loueUett lotljfum be:
3In faftl) toliat faetotp bjaue auafle^,
at all 31 nottipng fee*
Againft Wiuyng.
A Si^ifeup to maccp dill,
i68
OF EPIGRAMS. 77
1&,t), betaufe
1C9
FLOWERS
Becaufe rtje people tionnetle^
befoje tljee ttill Oo ftanli ?
IBecauCe t^e life anU tieatlj Uotlj Ipe
of Diuersf tn tijp fianti ?
170
OFEPIGRAMS. 78
^ 2Dog
an
tfiat fiaD a 2Ducfee in moutfie,
gapt to catcfie:
otfiec
»>o lode fie tfiat fie fiati, ana tfiat
tofiereaftec fie ttit) fnatcfie*
'Efie cfiutlifllje cfiuffe tfiat fiatfi enougfi,
anO refee0 an otfiec0 pelfe:
2Doetfi oftentimes, anti toojtfielp,
lofe tfiat fie fiatfi fi^m felf.
fi^m no %aie:
felf aoetfi eate
^e lett0 tfie fiungrie fio?fe, tfiat fame
tfiereon VooulD feeDe ana pjaie*
'STfie
171
FLOWERS
Clie Carle (like to tfie cuuell Cue)
tl)at pletitie liatl) of pelfe:
3!mpait0 no parte to otljer men,
no? rpentiis tipon Ijpm felf*
Q
^^
jf rijiltijen fcuitfull, fmitfull, 10
Aratus toifeperHie:
ifoj tljiltijen tl)jee Ipe bjouglit Ijpm fojtl)e
anti toifS l)pm diti not Ije,
Of Tyndarus.
SI
172
OF EPIGRAMS. 79
ice*
173
FLOWERS
t!)ou nilt be tljere in tgme:
aitlouffl) ttou ^^e ttjee mtt To fade,
tafte I)je tJjee |ome Sabine.
'Eljp toife Dcetlj Ipe attti long; toi tijee,
tlj^ lijat Ooetlj bjaule ano toljine:
)BDtlje tljinfee tl)ou tarctett outt: long;,
^afte Ije tliee Ijomc Sabine.
'SE^ou tanll not be bntoelcome Ijome,
toljen tljat a cljilU of tljtne
3i0 bojne, nate g;otten to tl)p l)anti0,
^afte f)ie tf)ee l^ome Sabine.
l?arre ^atte % faie tijat j?et at left,
at fatceO ifant Oeuine
'Stljou niaiett fee Dipt t^v Dillgng Uefte,
Ijafte I)?e ttiee l)ome Sabine.
Of Fufcus a drunkerd.
^ cectaine man in pljiCicfee Ckilti,
174
OF EPIGRAMS. 80
175
:
FLOWERS
'QTfiat feemett) but a man to mee,
in painteli tjcttuce digljt.
Of an vnlearned Bifliop.
A left of a lackbragger.
176
OF EPIGRAMS. 71
to Ceefte
Sit laft
W
bp cljaunce ^z
feUoto out:
tiiti t)jm finlie,
Againft a Parafite.
yjJ^en Eutiches botlj run a race,
Sf feemesJ to ttanb pecbp:
But tot)cn 1)0 runne0 into a fcatt,
t[)cn fure tie feeme0 to ttje.
Againft Chelonus.
™!^p boft t!)OU lOtI) Chelonus fo,
tl)e name of lumpifl) alCe ?
^Z leacneb Lucius Appuley,
an affe ^e Cometpme toasf.
But tljou t)iiii tiifizv mnt^z from tpm,
(lie "^ab a learneb '&eab)
% ^z
177
FLOWERS
% toagf a plDen aCTe peutip,
tliou art an alTe of ILeali,
a manlj mpti, anH bolip of
an aCte lie tati, toe ftnDe:
But f^ou a manl!(?e boD? fiatt:
If
178
OF EPIGRAMS. 82
179
FLOWERS
aaiit!) ctiicppns rtjeacruU c!)imupng; M^l,
UOEt!) pade tlje tetiiou0 t)otoec0,
i8o
OF EPIGRAMS. 73
CASPAR VRSINVS.
Of Thelefina.
Thelefina Uoctt ftequent
SQgiae
tlje i:eniplc0 of tje ^jiettgc
SLnn tofieit fl|)e corner, l|)e nmev but
a ptffpng; to^ile ptrattg*
SZEouluft tootoe t!)e cauCe totij Ponticus,
abjoatie flt)e tioetlj not rome?
3t (0 'bee tjCe tljefe fljauelpng;^ ftill,
ANTONIVS GOVEANVS.
Of Briandus Vallius.
..Mztt rumbling; tijutiei; tljumpsi ace Ijeatti in f k <
to feiCTeiTjoutielite:
Botlie IjanD0 anti lippe0 ace flefllje alifee,
Of a Mounke.
^ ^ojt of
Voljeceag
tljeeiteiS
tljei
tan caugljt a a^onfee,
cobde in toootie:
IKjei bati Ijpm p?eacf)e, oj jelDe
t'n plate toljeceasf Ije ftootie.
W PucCe,
-•-l^efellto joucl^jare:
[
*
<l[a6ocaugl)ttlji0l^aretieclare?
Againe.
*y IBjotljer cauglit an l^are:
*^ It fell to pour lot
183
FLOWERS
%o zm Ijprn fo an Ifeace
:
3i lotte,
anu fo an l^are 3i sot
To Zebedeus.
|\T(C tooojiJiS of men, no? pet
' ^ tl)e Senators uecree:
Can make t!)ee laie atoafe ttjp bearti,
fo faice ft feeme0 to tijee*
tKje man toliofe bearD \)vm noble mafee0,
lie 10 not noble, ^ti
But tol)o t)i0 faearli nobilitate0,
l)e noble feemesi to mee.
CLAVDIVS ROSELETTVS.
A Lute of fir tree.
Tiliifojreatoljengilititi,
31 1^^ 1^0 ffunt) noj bopce:
But matie a ILutc (toitl) aiuec founb)
mensj tarter 31 tio rei'opce*
Againft womens lightnes.
j-^z pume, t^e ^mice done, tlje ap?e,
184
OF EPIGRAM S. 75
The Back.
^l^e ffet'crpng flt'ttecetl) a0 a bpjD,
anij a0 a beatt fllje ptl)
jfourfooteti, anti pet nether Qje
10 counteti of t|em bot^*
feil)e feeDe0 1 bjeetie0 Sec pons; toitl) milfee,
185
FLOWERS
tCoffettiec botlj of pucfe anH bccH,
tot) J liatt t!)ou ii)mm mee?
Againft a Churle or thankles perfon.
A Cuntc? toigl)t toitlj pittp pjtcfet,
'^*-
(ajs toji'tersf eartt taue tolU)
i;oofee tip a »inafee rafet tip in fnoto,
qufg^t curtH almott toitlj colij,
To a Theef.
186
OF EPIGRAMS. 86
CLAVDIVS CLAVDIANVS.
Of a Bore, and a Lion.
•y^e ccuell Boje anU IL^on curd,
toget^ec fierce Ctn figlit:
187
lACOBVS ROGERIVS.
Vnder Hercules painted
fpinnyng.
i88
OF EPIGRAMS. 77
GEORGIVS BVCHANA-
NVS SCOTVS.
Of Rome.
I|5otl)jnff mufe a »)l)epl)earl) boertj,
lit
ia9
FLOWERS
3In peactt) :tl)m neeHeg to ^zll belotoe,
Pope P. muft tafee W toaie,
H. STEPHANVS.
Of Au6lus, a fwilbole.
Xone to tafte, tip Auftus quaft
a bole toitlj toine full fraugl)t:
jI5e toa>s te jet content toit^ tl)i0,
aaib?
190
OF EPIGRAMS. 88
Of Aulus.
^^at Aulus uoet^ 31 Doe not affee:
but toljetlbec of tl)eCe ttooo:
Of Marcus.
"y^D
-•
Oepe
Marke Oepe^
W fwrfet tile atoai'e,
out liff^tlj Jalfe f^e bafe.
^ome men (tlje caufe tljat Di'ti not feno\»e)
2DiO aCfee l)?m toSp lie Qepeli To*
^otl) lie, tol)j Hoet^ not Dauid fai'e?
To a certaine drunkarde.
191
FLOWERS
Of Aulus.
T ^olz toljen mofte Aulus
^ mode tijunfee igi
Cobec
Aulus !jc
10,
An Epitaphe of a notorious
,
drunkard.
To Pontifer.
192
OFEPIGRAMS. 89
Againe.
^^ 193
FLOVVEKS
TW
^ fitchpng CpucL'e lioett fefee to (tuuce
Againe.
C^ace Cpace to fputue it nougljt auaile0:
»)purce0 feate toi otljev IjojCe:
l&icfee, pjiclie, fpurne, Cpuc : pi'nclje, puclj anti
Againe.
•yifeisj blocMl|)e beatte, asS Tone asi Ije
Againe.
C ^ Qotol? ffoeg tt)i0 mopi'flje 3|atie,
•^ jou tjfe to ri'tie)
(tol)Eceon
ja0 pacD ana fbant of Linx ijpm felf,
Againe.
P
-^
Wim
tl)e
loofee Ijoto muclje
aife to ninne a rate:
tlje l^arte e;;cellejS
&o
194
?
OF EPIGRAM S. 90
Againe.
r^Wit out tlji0 cticCeti Cal)al0 coHiS
^-^
betpme, it pou Doe toell:
dfllliat toi'U 1)10 ofrpj^ng be, but eueit
a tecp plague of tell,
Againe.
-rjJ^iA flijall toe tio toitt tl)t0 fame bead?
^ lioto flSiall toe ife \tm, tell
195
FLOWERS
1 Eemember fira tfie %oi\it tt)? (006,
tofjictie t^ee of nought &iti mak:
2 Mtxt niinli tl)ou fe)atljatt Cecpetit ape,
ttat Ceefees tl)p Coule to talz.
3 :flJe;ct minU t^e fljojtneis of t^i0 life,
P7-ecepts ofwedlocke.
196
OF EPIGRAMS. 91
197
FLOWERS
fe>o fljalt tl)OU pUaCe lehoue trmine,
^0 f^alt t^ou mafee niee nojuiflje mfne.
feee tl)at ouc fiouCe toteccin toe tiVDcH
Be tjatiCome, ijolCome, toalleti toelU
anti let ti0 tiaue to^at tiCe require0:
ai^afee recuame0 Ctoeat at tooojfee, not fire0.
»>ee ttiai t^? fpeect) be mflU anti meefee.
<3D£ frotoarli fmmp0 te Qill to feefee*
gjf tljott toilt tiaue mee tio foj ttiee,
'C^en fee tfjou lifeetoife tio foj mee.
31f tt)OU on tt)j frenli0 ao beftoVoe,
5Be libecall to mj frenti0 airo.
5foj recuant0 ttjine feeepe tauntpng0 tact,
19S
OF EPIGRAMS. 92
Penelope it 3 Jtjallie,
9dMu %l}e
199
FLOWERS
%^z Lad bp lfgf)ttie0 letoU Hotlj looCe
W
com
tjme, anO tunned atojjc*
12. to 21. Youth
if
runne0 ra(]|jlj on ti0 race:
%^z Luftie Youth to latolesj lutte
atili riot runne0 apace*
%\)z Man am ljunt0 foc Ijotiouc^ Ijte:
O F E PIGRA M S. 93
9^,6, muctie
cc
FLOWERS
murtje comfort (lljaU 3| fintie.
An Aunfwere.
j-'^&t 31 maie be a rett of car£0,
an enUe of tojlpng; paine:
&ee ttomatfee t^^ne be not TurcljargDe,
toljen aepe tt)oti tooultiefl gaine*
3f OtgceD aepe (Ueuoioe of Dieame0)
t|)Ou Ukett to enioje:
'Eljen Uue Voitl) little : anU betoace,
no cace0 tl)j t)Et>l>e anope»
anti lattlp Ueme tl)j fetteceti betiDe,
IHON
IHON PARKHVRST,
late Bifliop of NORWICH.
To the Reader.
fHe reader thou doejl read this booke,
With frownyngforked doe not looke:
\For Cato curjle, nor Curius,
'
Nor frownyng fowre Heraclitus,
Thefe are not made: but ifthei bende
Their eyes to fee what here is pende:
Suche toyes theifhall bee fure to finde
As ivill refrefhe the meflfull minde.
To Torpetus.
203
FLOWERS
in peactl) toitt) toojnic0 Doet^ biHe:
But fpnfuU Coule (alagi)
to Limbo tioune Iioctt) flitie*
mm
204
OF EPIGRAMS. 95
To Ihon Foxe.
C3It1) t^at tl)H lite id rpotlelle puce,
Deuoitie of frautie atiti hlame:
31 maraell toftp of crafti'e jFo;ce,
mp Foxe tl)ou IjaBtt tlje name»
Of an old trot Perfephone, and
Pyllio a yongfter.
To Marcellinus.
me
205
FLOWERS
^(t mud not tmt\)t a tooman, toe,
t!)U0 Boffus am
noefb faie:
aaie mutt continually (Caiet^ l)e)
feme (BoU botlje niglit anti tiaie>
2But Boffus bg ^10 leaue toetl) Ije:
tliei touc^e anti touclje asaine:
aDj el0 Comang balDpate piiea0,
coulti neuec Qreg cemaine.
Of Lupercus.
A jFniitfuU toenctje dEoO fenlie me, CaieU
-^*-
Lupercus tol)en 31 toeftDe:
3o6
OF EPIGRAMS. 96
Dine at tome,
Cscilian toiCjjetl) Ml
»)£Hiome liotlj Lollus fup at ^ome,
ana not apinft W
toiH?
SlnD ttiat Ije CelH map Cup at ^omg,
Caecilian tolJtjetlj ttt'lU
Caecilian tofflljett Ml
feelUome Ipe0 Lollus tot'tt) f)i0 toife,
207
FLOWERS
SinXi foj to fime anotljec man
Csecilian toi(][)et!) ftllU
To Sixtus.
To Alexander Nowell.
r^ Eeat Alexander all tlje tJJOjlD
^^ Ui'U m fubtection lijinge:
EuUe
?o8
OF EPIGRAMS. 97
To Candidus.
p^O?e Proclus Martha tOOUe tO tolfe,
of loftp ISLinnap l)te:
To Hallus.
TT Alius t^ine afeing; toot!) mafee0 tl)zz
dd 209
FLOWERS
To a certayne Draper.
Againft Boffus.
OF EPIGRAMS. 98
^ Cfet'll
totolLaliieianetoagfraiffljt? Smein
S[0 Tone 80 £uer toan bojnc,
(|)e
"^nmSh a"
(ije toa0 a Grecian ttcattC* Grecfai.^
To Ihon Gibbon.
r)3|ffolue tl)i0 tiacfee ^nigme,
m? Gibbon if pou Can:
gou flijalbe reckneli Oedipus,
a cunnj?no; ffei'lfull man,
W^i^ 10 mp riDDle liacfee:
no Woulues in Englande are,
Yet Englande harboures ftore of Woulues
l)oto cantlji0be5eclat:e?
Againfb Alanus.
'yi^ou louett 2Dogo;0,
2Dogg0 aoett tljou feede:
12 au But
FLOWERS
T&M tl)OU tioeC tiate
Of Diogenes.
QJHott) one tintO Diogenes,
to|at lljall 31 ffiue to tijee
SLna let me jtue t|p lietitie a I)o^*e:
Againft Fridolinus.
A Cljaft life bed befemesf a pjiett,
fo te bp jfojtune fatoe
Sit lafte a Cmple cottage pooje,
all Ijomelp ttiatclit toit^ ^tcatoe»
m^ ^mti& fte ljeauc0 to Ijeauen on tiiglj,
213
FLOWERS
toi !)elpe 1)0 aoet!) imploje.
3If an? toife Dtoell ticce (quotlj t)e)
tljat tonettie aoett loue:
net tl)i0 m? pittou0 peccpng; plaint,
l)ei: m^ntie to mectie moue,
'ST^ett loe tlje gootitoiTe of t|)e f)0«ft>
214
OF EPIGRAMS. loo
redie to dye.
215
FLOWERS
tC^e fonne noto giupng tp t!)e gljott,
agi tijeatl) atoap pn paffe:
Cri'eO, honny, honny, mot^tt mttie,
(fweet hony) at) ala0.
Slnt) Countipng fo t^efe fugitti tooo?ti0,
^e tipetr tij anli bj:
anil rijecefuU tl)u0 6nto tje tjeaw^niS,
l)t0 Toitle Coacli CtoiTt on t)pe.
2l6
F EP I GRAM S. loi
\)im to Ipe:
W tmll,
-^*-
a tiirgin counteli eafee:
217
FLOWERS
iPoi acfene0: furel? t^ou Ijaft felt,
Of an egregious drunkard.
218
OF EPIGRAMS. 102
219
FLOWERS
t^at tjci are men in tieetie:
an OtfjeC Thais,
"^rtjOU act tf)OU,
an ot^ec Lais tiame^
Of Nodofius, a Papift.
\% pointed reaCong
-'*
ftill,
none at
'arijat "batl) teetft : 3| t)auc all,
To a proude princox.
•
^%from act tljou pjouDe? ftoute poutpng; pjlDe
Ijeauenlp topes on l^ie
To Pigmenius.
"T^^ou toealtl)ie l)aft botlje ftouCe anti lanDe,
To Claudia.
To Ihon CuUier.
T %U tiombe 600; Hennus neuer
^ all pjeaclipng: te lioett l^unne:
barfeejS,
223
:
FLOWERS
Q,Laurus (0 ccoofeeO, all fo? age:
l)e ftill pjepare0 to Iije:
^et Giaurus ^atlj a p?ettie toenclj,
at Ijome tot'tl) t)pm to Ipe.
To Hermannus Mennus.
p€)o?e taue 91 iten, anti pooje 31 ant,
ana pooje tti'll fl^all 3| bee:
Sinti Mennus loe, tl)e tauCe 3| toill,
Declare atiti fljetoe to tljee*
Martial. Ifpoore thou be ^milian,
i . thou /halt be poore alwaies
,,
-1 '
For none but wealthy worldlyngs are,
enriched now adaies.
Of Clytus.
Et
234
OF EPIGRA M S. 105
// 225
FLOWERS
^z ot!)er muang fta^li, atiD feneto
The Louer.
•^1^0 moje a tojetclj tl)en fte
toljom loue to?mentet!) Coje ?
To Hordenus.
ISI^acctffe mt'nli : tijou niocfeeft mee
a0 mucte a0 map be tl)oug;l)t.
2.'6
OF EPIGRAMS. io6
227
FLOWERS
flDne Hampe CuBHcient 10 to liff^t
ten mtn antr ten al\i)a5e0»
N. NOMAN To B. Bonner.
Of a counterfet Diuell.
o Laftus a cunnpnff fainter,
^ Apelles pad in caill:)
(tl)at
a^onftcousf
228
OF EPIGRAMS. 107
229
FLOWERS
gmarc? Biaftus atiftoeceti,
toljat 10 pour toi'U toitl) me ?
%^t 2Diuelle0 ptttuce toill pou 6uj ?
230
F E P I G RA M S. io8
Itfee
ace futlje ljojne0
Mofes te in tt)i0:
fi;;t on W ftont ?
il?.iiii, aailjen
231
FLOWERS
a2Jl)en (BoU liiti giue l)im place in teauen,
toitl) S>atnct0 to Coioucne tti'U,
m and
Boffus pjeia fije
ftcaig:l)ttoap iije
counfell
toa0 fulU
affet,
To Florianus.
T^l^p fica toife (Hill t^ou faid)
"bjouglit tl)ee no c^ilde at all:
But fuce (tljou Cajtt) t^p Cecond toife,
bjouffljt t|ee a pjettie Tquaule.
3|ndeed, a b?at fije did tljee bjing,
pet none ft}z did bjing tljee,
jfo? it it named tl)ine to be,
232
OF EPIGRAMS. 109
Of Haffus.
Of Furnus a Cuckold.
A/r(£n fap tSat Furnus fealotoesS, 10
^^^ a0 qm'cfe a0 Linx of flgtjt;
aina oftentpme0 fje iifett) e5e0
of glalle, clere glittecing bjiffljt
^otD Qtt) tl)at Furnus ^atl) foute ep0,
anO toell Oececnet^ (Wl:
Of Pope Innocent, 8.
ir^ 233
FLOWERS
€) Rome, mott I'uttlg mai'tt tfiou fuce
tl)ii5 |0ope a t&t^tt tall
Againft Claudia.
"yaaio feiCCes Boffus affet of ttee,
to^en 31 m pjenfence toasJ:
mt toouia Ijaue geuen monp to)
of Ijfm tijou DiDtt not paffe*
tC^ou Bi'utte no feiffeg openly,
cloCe tljou tiott feitte amapne:
jSDf fet'CCeg tt)ou to fparfng; art,
to lauiClje efee apme*
To Dauid Whitehed.
WJlStO met Willobey tlOtl) toji'te,
To
234
:
OF EPIGRAMS. no
To Leopoldus.
T ^aue tl)ee pjomi'Ctie muclie, tt)DU Taift:
toljat noto Hcclace to mee ?
To the Reader.
fO but QX ffOOa Epigrams,
Ijf inallmjlioofeet^erelie:
i:ijen all t0 not pilti paultrte ttuffe,
to^fclie reaDet tljou Dooft fee,
25ut if ax ffooD tftou Do not RnDe,
refufe t!)en all tlie reft:
anD
335
FLOWERS
SLiio let tliem feme to toi'pe tl)? taple
iT Co tljou t|)i'tifee It tiett*
To the Reader.
C?Kffitient note, nap to to muctie
3 trtaeO 5aue toitt) tliee:
237
FLOWERS
Of Newters.
^^to netaie, noto olD, noto botlie, notei neitljec: (tljei;:
'Eo feme t^e toojltiegj coucCe , tftei care not to' to!)e=
»>o
and liude to pjaife W name,
fatt to frentie, fo foe to fetoe,
fo
238
OF EPIGRAMS. 112
239
:
FLOWERS
Slnti meetly toiTe efee counts (tiaU,
Mlfio pteHi0 ^pmfelf to toiTe menncsj real):
aaifjo |atl) no tofm, noj none tofll teare,
^monff all fooled tit bell mai'e heare*
A verfe of Homer.
^l^at foUicgi fo euer gceate pjiifce0 mafee:
l^lje people f^erefoje l3oe goe to Vojacfee,
FINIS.
240
hh 241
C ORNEL I VS
GALLVS.
Diuerfos diuerfa iuuant, non otnnibtts annis
omnia conueniunt, resprius apta nocet.
Extdtat leuitatepuer, grauitate fene6ius,
inter vtruque manens Jiat iuuenile decus.
Hunc taciturn trijlemque decet ,fit clarior tile
Icetitia, & Ungues garrulitatefuce.
242
ITTHE AVTHOR TO HIS
Pamphlets and Trifles.
343
The Author to hymfelf.
T i;o Cecue tljp (Bolr, tij? Pjt'nce, t^? foile,
244
3
245
contemSi anli fet at nouffljt:
%^e Pope Ootl) bmne toitlj loue of goltie
80 mucje ag( maj be t^ousfit
iaDuc ^auiour Chrift m tvibnte pap
(a0 »)tt;ipture mention mafee?)
i;^« polpng; Pope tlje Clecgp plape0
anD of tt)em tnijute tafeeg:
anD bare:
W t)anti0
246
:
247
:
An old verfe.
Quodjibi qtdfqueferit: prcefentis tempore vitce:
Hocjibi mefjis erit, cum dicitur, ite, ve?iite.
In Englifhe thus.
Otherwife.
To an Epicure.
24H
:
249
Verfes written to his father when he was
fcholler in ^ton.
Scripfit admoduni puer.
y^^t mera't pat;ent0, fuclje
a0 tiOE tljeic cliilDjeti Cet
ti0
250
"J1J3I0 Cijrifte,
IlOetl)
W
Alexander fell:
6es«fS, anij altars all,
251
:
A fimihtude, of Idlenes.
A fc> toatec cleare anti cleane co?rupt0,
ana ttinfee0 bj tianlipng: tti'll:
^5^
^0 tfiuntiErpng; t^^eatesi of trerptcat 2Dt'cfe0.
^rnong;
253
among t!)e tttm paute0,
t^z Scorpion (It'll doetlj ttai'e*
254
Vertue iioetlj mflk 1)0 bMtti, atiD
a Ijappie enUe Doetlj gi'ue:
To a frende.
Chrifte fpeaketh.
To hymfelf.
25s
ojri'cljcistioEtt require?
31 lojCE not tljefe : to!)at tgen toilt i)aue?
greatf ffoje of lanDe to eare?
1&pg;0 pleaCures? oi Delijlitft t^ou in
fine pjincelp uaintte ctieare?
31t tljefe fljoulti lifee me, 3 ItioulO lifee,
toitl)
256
^31tlj bjaue outlantiftlje ftcaunge acafe,
pou (luttp) long toere claO:
anB ftititijie rute0 of Ointijfe fojtesi,
fo? funtijie tjme0 jou Sao.
Sometime f cfctie fa(t)ton0 pleaCti pou bed:
rometpme t^e »)pani(i)e saiU:
3In cottl? colours cutting ttiU,
Learnyng male
tt)?ng0 farce furpaCTe,
e;i;cell:
^ aaiijat
^/<r 257
aaitjat piofite come0 to man tfieitli?,
25S
Of wemens lightnes.
2S9
pflDule mooDp Mars fji's bluacgtiff lijogle^,
to fee toi'tj cunnpng pcnij
a2i|)D lon50, let
to leartieti
l)^m
Lucan
W
lenD*
liflni'ng care
antiTully to bereti:
»)0 Lucan t)e tljat toji'teg of toacre
DUffl)t not foj to be aeti.
Chrift.
But
260
2But 31, let fojtune Cpit ^tt Cptgljt,
anO Cpucti^tiff ttill liirtiainc*
261
pooje toto ? cop caring carles
to pelf anH paultcg bettt
To lefus Chrifte.
jif euermetl)ouloue,
*
3i lopMl am toi aie:
31f euer me t!)ou leaue,
mp roule Doetl) fojrotoe flafe.
262
31f euec tl)ou me loue,
toto t^en asf 3 Co glau ?
Of Pope lulius. 3.
263
%lm Ije tl)itt buclien0 mi's^t at once,
fa t)£(rell0 tUtz titilatre,
Of an Aftrnomer, and
a Plowman.
A l&png fometpme Uetermineti,
an Ijuntpne; foj to rine:
€)f liiuer0 pecEonciS diD demauntie,
tDljat toeatliei; tooulQ betilie.
Si ttuDent in Aftronomie,
(tliece ftantipng bp) littr tell
26j
%\}e fepng Did lauglj apace, at latt
all tJuanclTe Cet aODet
i:6e fepnff toitlj tcoup, atiD all i)t0 trai'ne,
Dojtl fo?tl)e on Ijuntpng ride*
^ot tntCEd ftant tt)e toooD, but (traite
tppon t^e tccegf Di'D Dafije
SL potojjnff Cjjotoer tfiat paieD tljetn all,
anD to£ll tiz feptig; Dt'D toafije*
tKje pjfnte tl)e Plowman pjaittie:anD CatD
toners »itacce0 Do ttanD
loofee tl)ou
II 265
m& memliec0 title wvz tofiipt atoaie,
bp l)cc toljom 5e fiia loue,
266
«4
267
Of fower Beaftes and the Spider.
Ite, Venite.
268
«5
A %Ct)anli of W
toift
Satl) neuec pjoESt, faue
WL^en ft}t Dotl) leatte Ijec g;ooli0 bE^mU
anti goe0 Sec felfe totl) graue,
Bewtie and Vertue feldom coupled.
TTrl^liere amerousf betotie fajaue Dot^ bfde
aotl) timue Celii abound:
269
:
Who poore.
Of Wine.
^Inz mafee0 men faO, anti feble0 fojce,
wine maketh ftrong and glad
9If to muc^e tafeen be tlieceoC,
if meane be had.
that a
Of Phifitions.
270
i6
271
To the Rechleffe route.
IVJ^ longer linger, leaue delate:
tpme Hxiifte atoaie Hoett) cunne:
IRepent tietjme, no man fenotoe^ tolien,
tie latter Dale fljjall come.
Of Wiuyng.
A Marryng for to marrie, dill
tl)U0 all men all Doe Caie:
of Pride.
272
To Henry Kneuet gent.
^
y Itnotoe not
Mufes
toliEce tlje poet0 faine,
tl)e foj to bee;
2But tlji0 91 fenOtoe mp Kneuet fucc,
tfiep taccfe ttill toitlj tljee*
To the Pope.
P Ctepour
^-^
cun'ou0 cate,
liaintie tootft
ecl)e cottlg
mutt
liifllje,
tatte:
Ne lickes, ne likes, JOUC llppe0 tl)e meate,
1& toliere
273
Xd^ttt pleaCurc none ijs plaftc.
l^att
274
i8
me mj loue tijecefoje:
louc
^nti tofjeti 3 leaue to loue ms loue,
rtjen let me Hue no moje*
To a common Bragger.
A prettie fimilitude.
27S
and fo toi nmcit call.
Of a certayne Ruffian.
a21a0 of
bj
ttie tanti tliat ^elti
ftoojtie fiiCpatctieti quigljt.
W Ctoojti,
Of a certayne Ciuilian.
276
19
Agayne, of a Lawyer.-
j-^m tm tliat toi ?Latoi0r,
tl&en tljee none ma? he btrnz:
ilJoj none fo gooti (Caj 3) put out
tlje tljicd and Tccona letter*
277
:
at tiinnet; on a time,
SJppon W table placed tatr,
a Uaintie |@eacocke fine.
Qfllljiclj tljoufflj it toece a Daintie Uiitje,
te not tutc^e
coulti ass tlien:
278
ana fee in (Bavttm fair
3 ftippe at niffl)t, foj into mee
a0 tl)En toill gueff0 repair,
ajflten Supper tpme appjoc^eO toasf,
among l)i0 fumptuou0 meat
279
:
To a certayne frend.
280
Of the piflure of Thomas Cranmer,
fometyme worthie Archbi-
fhop of Canterburie.
T (Cacneli tliou toatt, m\) gotilie hotlie,
•*-'
Cranmer tI)OU UlDft
toljile ll'UE:
Againe.
Of Papiftes.
JiF murtijpnff montters mount tlie ffeie:
A faiyng of S. Ciprian.
1 :
3
^
-irrltljout ffooD VDOOjfee0 a pjuDet toig;l)t,
fire toitljout
A faiyng of S. Auftin.
j-%& naug|)t on toomen but to look,
ti0 too?re toitl) ttiem to cljat:
25ut
But toemen fo? to touclic, pecliie
nauffljt mate be toojfe tijeti tljat.
An olde faiyng.
Of Lacon.
^l^g Lacon DlUft t^OU C^OOfe t|)^ tolfe,
283
.
284
23
Of faiyng grace.
A ftaffe.
A »»e£melp tiling: in iianti 9| am,
-^^
old ap tjpfiolD 3 rigfit.
285
anti lot^rtj tljou appeace:
Eequte rtjat foule Oefojmi'tie,
bp mannei*0 fair arm cleei*.
To a frende.
vw^en fittjess tl)m f&e Qluer aceamesf:
aEtieti tiarfene^ peloe^ bjigtjt Titans bea=
ajflljen agi t^e bicti t|at Phcenix !)ig'^t, (me0,
»)ljaU liaue ten ttiouCanli mates in figtjt*
286
24
iinto an Mue^
tojere Bee0 UiD i^imu anD DtoelU
anD
287
jatiti mintipB; notn toitlj l^onie ftoeete,
to fill W Mlit full
^e tUn\!t&
anil fatt
W fianUe into
begmncs to cull.
tfie t^tue,
P Pure
288
25
A -^
SlmiHz all aitgec tljat 10 ill»
V tipon tl)e pooje t^^ne almc0 tiettotoe:
L ILeaue tice, in bectue louc to gcoto^*
no ^89
:
To a certaine frende.
290
26
291
% feeepeg tlje tjouft, ^e fearer tfie ^tit
bp bacfetng: toltl) fifsit^ote.
i^e plaje0 toeU tfie pfiiQti'on,
all.
To a naughty Lawier.
293
27
^NIGMATA.
Nix.
IV/r )aD?e tofiite 3 am t^en plume of »>toan:
^ (ICttintet; tollic 3 am:
-^aDaugtitec of
iLeCe tacUe tljm 31ce conffealD am 3:
get not lefl[e colOe tljea 3ite pecDfe,
tKjinnec tfjen 9pu(|)jome t|)at Doetlj potoe:
%o toatec tlim ^eate mafee0 me goe*
from m? name,
i:t)e letter firtt tafee
jana nine tn number tljou fioeft fcame>
31f t^fe toooj&e Cor tljou aU to me:
Cte blacfeeft fairOe 3 am to fee.
A Cherrie.
A EeU ffein glitterpng me tioetl) tiiije,
^^ 3 Doe toitl) iopce ahounlie:
3n ttealie of tarte 3 liollie a (tone,
toljeretn 10 feerncU founUe.
Paries.
393
%l)t HuOge bertoene t\tt sotitieffe^
A Tennice ball.
.yy.3t6out, toit^out tere tmotlie 3 am,
jet full of ^eaue toi'tljfti:
Vefpertilio.
2y4
28
The Combe.
A 2Do?ntie toitl) teetl) on «uec? atie,
'^ 31 ftameti am of t»o;ce:
%tt baltiepate me fojbeace to tjfe:
Caftanea.
295
To the Reader.
T^lhz in gooH parte t^efe trifling tope^,
gODO EeaHec to^iclje 3 to?to:
aaiten as( 3j toais a hope toitf) bojt^,
t^efe tope0 3 Uiti mDto.
tCuflje, tu(t)e, tW fooUfllje ace ttjou Caieft:
3 grautit, tl)ei ace in fieeae:
T5ut toliere ace tlj? toife toontijou0 too?fee0,
noto totere are t^ti to ree&e?
To his Cofen IHON Kendall.
"X/Tf Kendall coCen Deacc ano frenae,
^^^ all tl)jng0 kend of tljee bee:
<3Df t!)ee tlje &cripture0 all are kend.
(0 not all kend of t^ee ?
mp Sheppard truc:
truftp
tESe Cureft Sheppard gj can finDe
among tlie Sheppards crue*
Bp name tljou art a Sheppard Cure
a Sheppard eafe in tieet):
2. liappp Sheppard 3| tl)ee finlie
to
296
29
// 297
tl)at a moOeft 9l^atrone0 mtlle,
Ijf fljoulti moneli be toitt) CK^t&:
i:f)ett (|)?eefe anti ccp foj t)er alone,
tl)at tece cnpaueD l?e0»
31f foj to toaple tlje toattt anti lotTe,
of fuclje a SIpatcone rare
31tbe a fault, fo? "^er alone
pour crje0 anD ^iitt^t0 rpare.
.7 9>
of ^tmen, tljen toojltilp pelfe.
JLo l)ece fijje Ijegf, toljic^e IjateD lic0,
Slnti
299
Sinti t^ztztoit plucfepng; pang0 i)e p?ot)l)£,
300
Sltin Dfeti to li'ue, to li'ue againe
in laCpng; iope0 on !)pe,
Slje tne toliea (tojetcfte) 31 firtt gan li'ue,
^^^^^ THRE-
301
THRENODIA.
1 A forrowfuU Sonet vpon the death
of Walter, late Erie of Effex.
302
^ ymprintedafLo^vio-ii in Paules
Qhurcheyarde, at the Signe of
the Bra/en Serpent by
Ihon Shepperd.
Anno. 1577.
MARTIALIS.
Dulcia defeRa modulatur carmina lingua
Cantator Cygnus funeris ipfe fui.
303
COUNCIL.
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Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A.
~
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JOHN A. BREMNER, Esq., F.S.S., Hon. Secretary.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS.
u«u For the First Year 1867-8.
1. The Proverbs and Epigrams of johtf Heywood. Reprinted from the Original
Edition of 1562.
2. The Works of John Taylor the Water Poet. Reprinted from the Folio Edition
of liSjo. Part I.
15. Flowers of Epigrammes, ovt of sdndrie authours selected, as well auncient as late
, writfers. iBy Jimoth? Kendall. Reprinted from the Original Edition of 1577.