EPIG. 24.

Fisher, by being the Popes humble thrall,
Missed not much of being Cardinall;

A cap there was prepared, a Legate sent,
T'invest his brow with that pure ornament;
But see how thinges fell out, see how he sped,
Before his cap came he had lost his head.

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EPIG. 9.

Health is a jewel true, which when we buy,
Physicians value it accordingly.

EPIG. 14.

Some of Alvinus friends met purposely
T'extol his worth, did praise him for to bee
Well timberd, and to give him the more grace,
One of them said he had a wainscot face;
Another thinking sure to strike the stroke,
Reported that he was all hart of oke.

Commend they him this way, the best they can,
Yet shall they make him but a woodden man.

EPIG. 38.

Ad M. Brewer, Medicum.

This phrase to drinke a health is onely trew,
Of drinke which men of your profession brew.

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EPIG.

EPIG. 40.

Our common Parents straight upon their fall,
Made breeches fit to hide their shame withall;
And as we read both alike were them then,
Now females weare the breeches more than men.

EPIG. 92.

TOBACCO.

We buy the driest wood that we can finde,
And willingly would leave the smoke behinde ;
But in tobacco a thwart course we take,
Buying the hearb onely for the smokes sake.

EPIG. 99.

PORUS, the onely Sloven of our dayes,
Is, for I dare avouch it to his praise,
No punie scholler, wonderfully read
As any of his time that beares a head,
Yet of all the authors common here with us,
It seemes he ne're heard of Go-CLENIUS.

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QUODLIBETS.

THIS Collection of Epigrams is mentioned with respect by Warton, and deserves a place in this work, from its extreme rarity.

QUODLIBETS, LATELY COME OVER FROM NEW BRITANIOLA, OLD NEWFOUNDLAND. Epigrams and other small Parcels, both morall and divine.

The first foure Books being the Authors owne: the rest translated out of that excellent Epigrammatist, Mr. John Owen, and other rare Authors.

With two Epistles of that excellently wittie Doctor Francis Rablais. Translated out of his French at large. All of them composed and done at Harbor-grace, in Britaniola, anciently called Newfoundland.

By R. H. sometimes Governor of the Plantation there.

London. Printed by Elizabeth All-de, for Roger Michell, dwelling in Pauls Church Yard, at the Signe of the Bulls Head. 1628,"

They are dedicated to Charles I., whom the author terms "Father, Favourer and Furtherer of all his loyall Subjects right honourable and worthie

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And where I am there will he be;
When as I talke of Roselind,

The God from coynesse waxeth kind,
And seemes in self-same flame to frie,
Because he loves as well as I.
Sweete Roselind, for pitie rue,
For why then love I am more true.
He if he speede will quickly flie,
But in thy love I live and die.

The following is part of a Poetical Dialogue between Rosader, the unsuccessful Lover, and Rosalind.

ROSADER.

I pray thee Rosalind, by these sweet eyes,

That staine the Sun in shine, the Moone in cleare,

By

By those sweet cheekes where loue incamped lies,
To kisse the roses of the springing yeere,

I tempt thee Rosalind, by ruthfull plaints,
Not seasoned with deceit of fraudfull guile,
But firme in paine, far more then tongue depaints:
Sweet nymph be kind, and grace me with a smile,
So may the heauens preserue from hurtfull foode
Thy harmlesse flocks; so may the summer yeeld
The pride of all her riches and her good

To fat thy sheepe (the citizens of field).
O leaue to arine thy louely browes with scorne,
The birds their beake, the lion hath his taile:
And louers nought but sighs and bitter mourne,
The spotlesse fort of fancie to assaile.

Oh Rosalind, then be thou pitifull,
For Rosalind is onely beautifull,

CORIDONS, SONG.

A blithe and bonny country lasse,

Heigh ho, bonny lasse,

Sate sighing on the tender grasse,

And weeping said, will none come woo me
A smicker boy, a lither swayne,,

Heigh ho, a smicker swayne,

That in his loue was wanton faine,

With smiling lookes strait came vnto her.

When as the wanton wench espide,
Heigh ho when she espide

The meanes to make herself a bride,
She simpred smooth like bonny bell,

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