No More Learning

copy _in margin_), _JC_, _Lec_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ Satyre 3rd.
_A25:_ Law Satyre. _P:_ Satire. _or no title_, _B_, _Cy_,
_L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _S96_, _TCD_]

[2-3

_there is one_
All this towne perfectly yet in every state
_In all ill things so excellently best_
There are some found so villainously best, _H51_

All this towne perfectly yet everie state
Hath in't one found so villainously best _S96_
]

[4 toward] towards _1669_ and _MSS. _

them,] that _A25_

towards] toward _1653-54_

rest. ] rest; _1633_]

[6 As I thinke that _1633:_ As I thinke That _1635-54:_ As,
I think, that _1669:_ As I'ame afraid brings _H51_ dearths,
_A25_, _H51_, _HN_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_, _W:_ dearth,
_1633-69_, _D_, _H49_]

[7 and] or _A25_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_, _W_]

[8 Ridlingly it _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_ It
riddlinglie _rest of MSS. _]

[10 hate. _Ed:_ hate: _1633-69_]

[12 cannot _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ could not
_rest of MSS. _]

[14 sceanes; _Ed:_ sceanes. _1633-69 and Chambers_]

[15 Organ _1633-54_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ Organs _1669
and rest of MSS. _]

[16 move. _1633-69:_ move, _Chambers_. _See note_]

[17 rithmes; _1633-69_, _Lec_, _Q_, _TCD:_ rimes; _A25_, _B_,
_Cy_ (rime), _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_,
_P_, _W_]

[18 harmes: _Ed:_ harmes. _1633-69_]

[19 Rammes, and slings] Rimes and songs _P_]

[22 singers at doores _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_
Boyes singing at dore (_or_ dores) _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_,
_H51_, _HN_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_corrected from_ singers), _P_, _Q_
(at a dore), _S_, _W:_ singers at mens dores _A25_]

[24 excuse] scuse _MSS. _]

[32 To out-doe Dildoes, _1635-69, B, H51, L74, Lec, N, P, Q,
TCD:_ To out-doe ----; _1633:_ To out-swive dildoes _Cy_, _D_,
_H49_, _HN_, _O'F_, _S_, _S96_, _W_]

[33 Letanie; _Ed:_ Letanie, _1669 and all MSS. :_ ---- _1633:_
_simply omit_, _1635-39:_ gallant, he _1650-54_. _See note_]

[34 sinnes all kindes _1635-69_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_,
_H51_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_
sinnes of all kindes _1633_, _Cy_ (kind), _Lec, P_]

[35-6 sake, Schoolemen _1669:_ sake Schoolemen, _1633-54_]

[40 just _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ great _A25_,
_B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_,
_S96_, _W:_ harts _JC_]

[43 Lawyer, _Ed:_ Lawyer; _1633-69_

which was (alas) of late _Ed:_ which was alas of late _1633:_
which, (alas) of late _1635-69_]

[44 a scarce _A25_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _JC_ (_altered in
margin_), _L74_, _Q_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ scarce a _1633-69_,
_D_, _Lec_, _P_

Poet; _1635-69:_ Poet, _1633_

this _1633-69:_ that _A25_, _Cy_, _H51_, _Q:_ his _HN_, _JC_,
_O'F_, _S_]

[49 Lady; _Ed:_ Lady, _1633:_ Lady. _1635-39:_ Lady: _1650-69_

Coscus; _1633:_ Coscus. _1635-69_]

[53 Proceed; _1669:_ Proceed, _1633-54_]

[54 return'd] Returne _1633_ next size _1633-69_, _L74_,
_Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _TCD:_ this size _rest of MSS. _]

[58 soft maids eare, _Ed:_ soft maids eare. _1633-54 and
MSS. :_ Maids soft ear _1669_]

[59 scolding] scolding's _1669_]

[60 rore. ] rore; _1633_]

[63 gaine, bold soule, repute _Ed:_ gaine; bold soule repute
_1633-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _L74_, _P_,
_W:_ gayne (bold soule) repute: _Q:_ gain, bold souls repute
_1719 and Chambers:_ gayne, hold soule repute _A25_, _N_, _S_,
_TCD, and Lowell's conjecture in Grolier_. _See note_]

[68 That] The _Chambers_]

[69-70 _These lines represented by dashes_, _1633_]

[70 yea _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ or
_1635-69_]

[72 Bearing-like Asses; _Ed:_ Bearing like Asses, _1633-69 and
MSS. _]

[73 whores, _1633-69:_ whores; _Chambers and Grolier_. _See
note_]

[74-5 _These lines represented by dashes_, _1633_]

[77 our land;] our land, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_,
_W:_ the land; _1633-69_, _Q_]

[79 luxurie, _1633-69_, _A25_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_
(_corr. fr. _ Gluttony), _P_, _Q_, _TCD:_ Gluttony _B_, _Cy_,
_D_, _H49_, _H51_, _HN_, _S_, _S96_, _W_]

[80 will] would _A25_, _Q_]

[84 Relique-like _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _L74_, _N_,
_O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ Reliquely _1633-69_, _Cy_,
_JC_, _Lec_, _P_

geare;] chear; _1669_ (_which brackets from_ 81 as _to end of_
84), _Cy_]

[86 men] Maids _1669_]

[87 parchments _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _Q_,
_W:_ parchment _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_,
_S96_, _TCD_

his] the _1669_]

[98 _ses 1633-69_, _B_, _L74_, _Lec_, _Q_, _and other MSS. :_
his _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _P_

heires,] heires _1633_]

[99 As] And _1669_

by] by, _1633_]

[102 doubt. ] doubt: _1633_]

[105 Where's _&c. _ _Ed:_ Where's th'old landlords troops,
and almes, great hals? _1633_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_ (_but_ hals
_MSS. _): Where the old landlords troops, and almes? In hals
_1635-69_, _L74_, _O'F:_ Where the old landlords troopes and
almes? In great halls _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_HN_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_ (_but the punctuation is very
irregular, and some have_ 's _after_ Where). _See note_]

[107 Equally I hate;] Equallie hate, _Q_

hate; _Ed:_ hate, _1633:_ hate. _1635-69_

meanes bless; _1633_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_,
_L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_, _W:_ Meane's blest.
_1635-69_, _Cy_, _S_, _S96_ (_altered to_ is blest). _See
note_]

[111 in wardrops; _1633:_ wardrobes. _1635-69_]

[112 statute lawes. _1633-54 and all MSS. :_ statutes jawes.
_1669_, _Chambers_]




_Satyre III. _

Kinde pitty chokes my spleene; brave scorn forbids
Those teares to issue which swell my eye-lids;
I must not laugh, nor weepe sinnes, and be wise,
Can railing then cure these worne maladies?
Is not our Mistresse faire Religion, 5
As worthy of all our Soules devotion,
As vertue was to the first blinded age?
Are not heavens joyes as valiant to asswage
Lusts, as earths honour was to them? Alas,
As wee do them in meanes, shall they surpasse 10
Us in the end, and shall thy fathers spirit
Meete blinde Philosophers in heaven, whose merit
Of strict life may be imputed faith, and heare
Thee, whom hee taught so easie wayes and neare
To follow, damn'd? O if thou dar'st, feare this; 15
This feare great courage, and high valour is.
Dar'st thou ayd mutinous Dutch, and dar'st thou lay
Thee in ships woodden Sepulchers, a prey
To leaders rage, to stormes, to shot, to dearth?
Dar'st thou dive seas, and dungeons of the earth? 20
Hast thou couragious fire to thaw the ice
Of frozen North discoueries? and thrise
Colder then Salamanders, like divine
Children in th'oven, fires of Spaine, and the line,
Whose countries limbecks to our bodies bee, 25
Canst thou for gaine beare? and must every hee
Which cryes not, Goddesse, to thy Mistresse, draw,
Or eate thy poysonous words? courage of straw!
O desperate coward, wilt thou seeme bold, and
To thy foes and his (who made thee to stand 30
Sentinell in his worlds garrison) thus yeeld,
And for forbidden warres, leave th'appointed field?
Know thy foes: The foule Devill (whom thou
Strivest to please,) for hate, not love, would allow
Thee faine, his whole Realme to be quit; and as 35
The worlds all parts wither away and passe,
So the worlds selfe, thy other lov'd foe, is
In her decrepit wayne, and thou loving this,
Dost love a withered and worne strumpet; last,
Flesh (it selfes death) and joyes which flesh can taste, 40
Thou loveft; and thy faire goodly soule, which doth
Give this flesh power to taste joy, thou dost loath.
Seeke true religion. O where? Mirreus
Thinking her unhous'd here, and fled from us,
Seekes her at Rome; there, because hee doth know 45
That shee was there a thousand yeares agoe,
He loves her ragges so, as wee here obey
The statecloth where the Prince sate yesterday.
Crantz to such brave Loves will not be inthrall'd,
But loves her onely, who at Geneva is call'd 50
Religion, plaine, simple, sullen, yong,
Contemptuous, yet unhansome; As among
Lecherous humors, there is one that judges
No wenches wholsome, but course country drudges.
Graius stayes still at home here, and because 55
Some Preachers, vile ambitious bauds, and lawes
Still new like fashions, bid him thinke that shee
Which dwels with us, is onely perfect, hee
Imbraceth her, whom his Godfathers will
Tender to him, being tender, as Wards still 60
Take such wives as their Guardians offer, or
Pay valewes. Carelesse Phrygius doth abhorre
All, because all cannot be good, as one
Knowing some women whores, dares marry none.
Graccus loves all as one, and thinkes that so 65
As women do in divers countries goe
In divers habits, yet are still one kinde,
So doth, so is Religion; and this blind-
nesse too much light breeds; but unmoved thou
Of force must one, and forc'd but one allow; 70
And the right; aske thy father which is shee,
Let him aske his; though truth and falshood bee
Neare twins, yet truth a little elder is;
Be busie to seeke her, beleeve mee this,
Hee's not of none, nor worst, that seekes the best. 75
To adore, or scorne an image, or protest,
May all be bad; doubt wisely; in strange way
To stand inquiring right, is not to stray;
To sleepe, or runne wrong, is. On a huge hill,
Cragged, and steep, Truth stands, and hee that will 80
Reach her, about must, and about must goe;
And what the hills suddennes resists, winne so;
Yet strive so, that before age, deaths twilight,
Thy Soule rest, for none can worke in that night.
To will, implyes delay, therefore now doe: 85
Hard deeds, the bodies paines; hard knowledge too
The mindes indeavours reach, and mysteries
Are like the Sunne, dazling, yet plaine to all eyes.
Keepe the truth which thou hast found; men do not stand
In so ill case here, that God hath with his hand 90
Sign'd Kings blanck-charters to kill whom they hate,
Nor are they Vicars, but hangmen to Fate.
Foole and wretch, wilt thou let thy Soule be tyed
To mans lawes, by which she shall not be tryed
At the last day? Oh, will it then boot thee 95
To say a Philip, or a Gregory,
A Harry, or a Martin taught thee this?
Is not this excuse for mere contraries,
Equally strong? cannot both sides say so?
That thou mayest rightly obey power, her bounds know; 100
Those past, her nature, and name is chang'd; to be
Then humble to her is idolatrie.
As streames are, Power is; those blest flowers that dwell
At the rough streames calme head, thrive and do well,
But having left their roots, and themselves given 105
To the streames tyrannous rage, alas, are driven
Through mills, and rockes, and woods, and at last, almost
Consum'd in going, in the sea are lost:
So perish Soules, which more chuse mens unjust
Power from God claym'd, then God himselfe to trust. 110


[Satyre III. _1633-69_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_ (_with title_
Of Religion. ), _JC_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ Satire the
4th. _A25_, _Cy:_ Satyre the Second. _P:_ A Satire. _L74:_ _no
title_, _N_, _TCD_]

[1 chokes] checks _1635-54:_ cheeks _1669_

eye-lids; _Ed:_ eye-lids, _1633-39:_ eyelids. _1650-69_]

[3 and] but _1669_]

[7 to _1635-69_, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_,
_L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ in _1633_, _Lec_, _N_,
_TCD_]

[9 honour was] honours were _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _S_]

[14 so easie wayes and neare _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_,
_P_, _TCD:_ wayes easie and neere _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_,
_H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ wayes so easy and neere
_O'F_]

[15 this;] this. _1633_]

[16 is. ] is; _1633_]

[17 Dutch, and dar'st _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_,
_TCD:_ Dutch? dar'st _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W_]


[22-3 discoueries? . . . Salamanders, _Ed:_ discoueries, . . .
Salamanders? _1633-69_]

[28 words? ] words, _1633_]

[31 Sentinell _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_
Souldier _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _Q_, _S_,
_W_

his _1633-54:_ this _1669_, _A25_, _H51_, _P_, _Q_]

[32 forbidden _1633 and most MSS. _ forbid _1635-69_, _H51_]

[33-4

Know thy foes; the foule Devell whom thou
Strivest to please _&c. _

_H51_, _Q and generally_ (_but with varying punctuation and
sometimes_ foe), _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_,
_P_, _W:_

Know thy foe, the soule devill h'is, whom thou
Strivest to please: for hate, not love, would allow

_1633_, _L74_ (is), _Lec_, _N_ (his), _S_ (is), _TCD_ (his):

Know thy foes: The foule devill, he, whom thou
Striv'st to please, for hate, not love, would allow
_1635-69_ (he, . . . please, _bracketed, 1669_)
]

[35 quit _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _S_, _TCD:_ ridd
_A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _W_]

[40 (it selfes death) _1635-69_, _A25_, _B_, _H51_, _L74_,
_Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_, _W:_ (it selfe death)
_1633_, _Cy_, _D_, _S_]

[42 loath. ] loath; _1633_]

[44 here,] her, _1633_]

[45 Rome; _Ed:_ Rome, _1633-69_]

[47 He _1633_, _1669:_ And _1635-54_

her _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _W:_ the
_1633-69_, _L74_, _N_, _P_, _TCD_]

[49 Crantz _W:_ Crants _1633-54_, _A25_, _H51_, _JC_, _Lec_,
_N_, _TCD:_ Grants _or_ Grauntes _1669_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P:_
Grant _Cy_, _D_, _H49:_ Crates _Q_]

[52 unhansome; _Ed:_ unhansome. _1633-69_]

[54 drudges. ] drudges: _1633_]

[57 bid _or_ bidd _MSS. :_ bids _1633-69_]

[62 Prigas _H51:_ Phrygas _W:_ Phrigias _A25_]

[67 kinde, _Ed:_ kinde; _1633-69_]

[70 must . . . but _in reverse order_ _Q_]

[73 is; _1633:_ is. _1635-69_]

[74 her, _1633:_ her; _1635-69_]

[77 wisely; _Ed:_ wisely, _1633-69_]

[78 stray; _1633-69_, _Cy_, _D_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_,
_S_, _TCD_, _W:_ staye; _A25_, _B_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _P_,
_Q_]

[79 is. On] is: on _1633_

huge] high _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H51_, _O'F_, _Q_, _W_]

[80 Cragged, _1669_, _L74_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ Cragg'd,
_1633-54_, _Lec:_ Ragged _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_,
_O'F_, _S_, _W:_ Ruggued _H51_, _Q_]

[81 about must goe; _1633-54_, _O'F:_ about it goe; _1669:_
about goe, _A25_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _L74_, _N_, _P_,
_Q_, _W_]

[84 Soule _1633-69_, _L74_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ minde _rest of
MSS. _

that night. _Ed:_ that night, _1633_, _1669:_ the night.
_1635-54_]

[85 doe: _Ed:_ doe _1633_, _Chambers and Grolier:_ doe.
_1635-69_, _D_, _W_. _See note_]

[86 too _H51_, _S_, _W:_ _spelt_ to _1633-69_, _many MSS. :_ to
(_prep. _) _Chambers_]

[88 eyes. ] eyes; _1633_]

[90 In so ill (evil _H51_) case here, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_,
_H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ here
_om. 1633-69_, _N_, _TCD_]

[94 mans _1633-69_, _A25_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_,
_TCD:_ mens _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _S_, _W_

not _om. 1635-54_]

[95 Oh, will it then boot thee _Ed:_ Will . . . boot thee
_1633_, _L74_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ Or . . . boot thee _1635-69:_ Oh
will it then serve thee _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_,
_O'F_ (Or), _Q_, _S_, _W_]

[97 thee] me _1669_]

[99 strong? _Ed:_ strong _1633:_ strong; _1635-69_]

[101 is] are _1669_

chang'd;] chang'd _1633_

to be _Ed:_ to be, _1633-69_]

[102 idolatrie. ] idolatrie; _1633_]

[103 is;] is, _1633_]

[104 do well _1633-69_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ prove well
_A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _Q_,
_S_, _W_]

[106 alas,] alas _1633_]

[107 mills, and rockes, _1633_, _L74_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ Mils,
rocks, _1635-69_, _and rest of MSS. _]




_Satyr IIII. _

Well; I may now receive, and die; My sinne
Indeed is great, but I have beene in
A Purgatorie, such as fear'd hell is
A recreation to, and scarse map of this.
My minde, neither with prides itch, nor yet hath been 5
Poyson'd with love to see, or to bee seene,
I had no suit there, nor new suite to shew,
Yet went to Court; But as Glaze which did goe
To'a Masse in jest, catch'd, was faine to disburse
The hundred markes, which is the Statutes curse; 10
Before he scapt, So'it pleas'd my destinie
(Guilty of my sin of going,) to thinke me
As prone to all ill, and of good as forget-
full, as proud, as lustfull, and as much in debt,
As vaine, as witlesse, and as false as they 15
Which dwell at Court, for once going that way.
Therefore I suffered this; Towards me did runne
A thing more strange, then on Niles slime, the Sunne
E'r bred; or all which into Noahs Arke came;
A thing, which would have pos'd Adam to name; 20
Stranger then seaven Antiquaries studies,
Then Africks Monsters, Guianaes rarities.
Stranger then strangers; One, who for a Dane,
In the Danes Massacre had sure beene slaine,
If he had liv'd then; And without helpe dies, 25
When next the Prentises'gainst Strangers rise.
One, whom the watch at noone lets scarce goe by,
One, to whom, the examining Justice sure would cry,
Sir, by your priesthood tell me what you are.
His cloths were strange, though coarse; and black, though bare; 30
Sleevelesse his jerkin was, and it had beene
Velvet, but'twas now (so much ground was seene)
Become Tufftaffatie; and our children shall
See it plaine Rashe awhile, then nought at all.
This thing hath travail'd, and saith, speakes all tongues 35
And only knoweth what to all States belongs.
Made of th'Accents, and best phrase of all these,
He speakes no language; If strange meats displease,
Art can deceive, or hunger force my tast,
But Pedants motley tongue, souldiers bumbast, 40
Mountebankes drugtongue, nor the termes of law
Are strong enough preparatives, to draw
Me to beare this: yet I must be content
With his tongue, in his tongue, call'd complement:
In which he can win widdowes, and pay scores, 45
Make men speake treason, cosen subtlest whores,
Out-flatter favorites, or outlie either
Jovius, or Surius, or both together.
He names mee, and comes to mee; I whisper, God!
How have I sinn'd, that thy wraths furious rod, 50
This fellow chuseth me? He saith, Sir,
I love your judgement; Whom doe you prefer,
For the best linguist? And I seelily
Said, that I thought Calepines Dictionarie;
Nay, but of men, most sweet Sir; Beza then, 55
Some other Jesuites, and two reverend men
Of our two Academies, I named; There
He stopt mee, and said; Nay, your Apostles were
Good pretty linguists, and so Panurge was;
Yet a poore gentleman, all these may passe 60
By travaile. Then, as if he would have sold
His tongue, he prais'd it, and such wonders told
That I was faine to say, If you'had liv'd, Sir,
Time enough to have beene Interpreter
To Babells bricklayers, sure the Tower had stood. 65
He adds, If of court life you knew the good,
You would leave lonenesse. I said, not alone
My lonenesse is, but Spartanes fashion,
To teach by painting drunkards, doth not last
Now; Aretines pictures have made few chast; 70
No more can Princes courts, though there be few
Better pictures of vice, teach me vertue;
He, like to a high stretcht lute string squeakt, O Sir,
'Tis sweet to talke of Kings. At Westminster,
Said I, The man that keepes the Abbey tombes, 75
And for his price doth with who ever comes,
Of all our Harries, and our Edwards talke,
From King to King and all their kin can walke:
Your eares shall heare nought, but Kings; your eyes meet
Kings only; The way to it, is Kingstreet. 80
He smack'd, and cry'd, He's base, Mechanique, coarse,
So are all your Englishmen in their discourse.
Are not your Frenchmen neate? Mine? as you see,
I have but one Frenchman, looke, hee followes mee.
Certes they are neatly cloth'd; I, of this minde am, 85
Your only wearing is your Grogaram.
Not so Sir, I have more. Under this pitch
He would not flie; I chaff'd him; But as Itch
Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt iron ground
Into an edge, hurts worse: So, I (foole) found, 90
Crossing hurt mee; To fit my sullennesse,
He to another key, his stile doth addresse,
And askes, what newes? I tell him of new playes.
He takes my hand, and as a Still, which staies
A Sembriefe, 'twixt each drop, he nigardly, 95
As loth to enrich mee, so tells many a lye.
More then ten Hollensheads, or Halls, or Stowes,
Of triviall houshold trash he knowes; He knowes
When the Queene frown'd, or smil'd, and he knowes what
A subtle States-man may gather of that; 100
He knowes who loves; whom; and who by poyson
Hasts to an Offices reversion;
He knowes who'hath sold his land, and now doth beg
A licence, old iron, bootes, shooes, and egge-
shels to transport; Shortly boyes shall not play 105
At span-counter, or blow-point, but they pay
Toll to some Courtier; And wiser then all us,
He knowes what Ladie is not painted; Thus
He with home-meats tries me; I belch, spue, spit,
Looke pale, and sickly, like a Patient; Yet 110
He thrusts on more; And as if he'd undertooke
To say Gallo-Belgicus without booke
Speakes of all States, and deeds, that have been since
The Spaniards came, to the losse of Amyens.
Like a bigge wife, at sight of loathed meat, 115
Readie to travaile: So I sigh, and sweat
To heare this Makeron talke: In vaine; for yet,
Either my humour, or his owne to fit,
He like a priviledg'd spie, whom nothing can
Discredit, Libells now'gainst each great man. 120
He names a price for every office paid;
He saith, our warres thrive ill, because delai'd;
That offices are entail'd, and that there are
Perpetuities of them, lasting as farre
As the last day; And that great officers, 125
Doe with the Pirates share, and Dunkirkers.
Who wasts in meat, in clothes, in horse, he notes;
Who loves whores, who boyes, and who goats.
I more amas'd then Circes prisoners, when
They felt themselves turne beasts, felt my selfe then 130
Becomming Traytor, and mee thought I saw
One of our Giant Statutes ope his jaw
To sucke me in; for hearing him, I found
That as burnt venome Leachers do grow sound
By giving others their soares, I might growe 135
Guilty, and he free: Therefore I did shew
All signes of loathing; But since I am in,
I must pay mine, and my forefathers sinne
To the last farthing; Therefore to my power
Toughly and stubbornly I beare this crosse; But the'houre 140
Of mercy now was come; He tries to bring
Me to pay a fine to scape his torturing,
And saies, Sir, can you spare me; I said, willingly;
Nay, Sir, can you spare me a crowne? Thankfully I
Gave it, as Ransome; But as fidlers, still, 145
Though they be paid to be gone, yet needs will
Thrust one more jigge upon you: so did hee
With his long complementall thankes vexe me.
But he is gone, thankes to his needy want,
And the prerogative of my Crowne: Scant 150
His thankes were ended, when I, (which did see
All the court fill'd with more strange things then hee)
Ran from thence with such or more hast, then one
Who feares more actions, doth make from prison.
At home in wholesome solitarinesse 155
My precious soule began, the wretchednesse
Of suiters at court to mourne, and a trance
Like his, who dreamt he saw hell, did advance
It selfe on mee, Such men as he saw there,
I saw at court, and worse, and more; Low feare 160
Becomes the guiltie, not the accuser; Then,
Shall I, nones slave, of high borne, or rais'd men
Feare frownes? And, my Mistresse Truth, betray thee
To th'huffing braggart, puft Nobility?
No, no, Thou which since yesterday hast beene 165
Almost about the whole world, hast thou seene,
O Sunne, in all thy journey, Vanitie,
Such as swells the bladder of our court? I
Thinke he which made your waxen garden, and
Transported it from Italy to stand 170
With us, at London, flouts our Presence, for
Just such gay painted things, which no sappe, nor
Tast have in them, ours are; And naturall
Some of the stocks are, their fruits, bastard all.
'Tis ten a clock and past; All whom the Mues, 175
Baloune, Tennis, Dyet, or the stewes,
Had all the morning held, now the second
Time made ready, that day, in flocks, are found
In the Presence, and I, (God pardon mee. )
As fresh, and sweet their Apparrells be, as bee 180
The fields they sold to buy them; For a King
Those hose are, cry the flatterers; And bring
Them next weeke to the Theatre to sell;
Wants reach all states; Me seemes they doe as well
At stage, as court; All are players; who e'r lookes 185
(For themselves dare not goe) o'r Cheapside books,
Shall finde their wardrops Inventory. Now,
The Ladies come; As Pirats, which doe know
That there came weak ships fraught with Cutchannel,
The men board them; and praise, as they thinke, well, 190
Their beauties; they the mens wits; Both are bought.
Why good wits ne'r weare scarlet gownes, I thought
This cause, These men, mens wits for speeches buy,
And women buy all reds which scarlets die.
He call'd her beauty limetwigs, her haire net; 195
She feares her drugs ill laid, her haire loose set.
Would not Heraclitus laugh to see Macrine,
From hat to shooe, himselfe at doore refine,
As if the Presence were a Moschite, and lift
His skirts and hose, and call his clothes to shrift, 200
Making them confesse not only mortall
Great staines and holes in them; but veniall
Feathers and dust, wherewith they fornicate:
And then by _Durers_ rules survay the state
Of his each limbe, and with strings the odds trye 205
Of his neck to his legge, and wast to thighe.
So in immaculate clothes, and Symetrie
Perfect as circles, with such nicetie
As a young Preacher at his first time goes
To preach, he enters, and a Lady which owes 210
Him not so much as good will, he arrests,
And unto her protests protests protests,
So much as at Rome would serve to have throwne
Ten Cardinalls into the Inquisition;
And whisperd by Jesu, so often, that A 215
Pursevant would have ravish'd him away
For saying of our Ladies psalter; But'tis fit
That they each other plague, they merit it.
But here comes Glorius that will plague them both,
Who, in the other extreme, only doth 220
Call a rough carelessenesse, good fashion;
Whose cloak his spurres teare; whom he spits on
He cares not, His ill words doe no harme
To him; he rusheth in, as if arme, arme,
He meant to crie; And though his face be as ill 225
As theirs which in old hangings whip Christ, still
He strives to looke worse, he keepes all in awe;
Jeasts like a licenc'd foole, commands like law.
Tyr'd, now I leave this place, and but pleas'd so
As men which from gaoles to execution goe, 230
Goe through the great chamber (why is it hung
With the seaven deadly sinnes? ). Being among
Those Askaparts, men big enough to throw
Charing Crosse for a barre, men that doe know
No token of worth, but Queenes man, and fine 235
Living, barrells of beefe, flaggons of wine;
I shooke like a spyed Spie. Preachers which are
Seas of Wit and Arts, you can, then dare,
Drowne the sinnes of this place, for, for mee
Which am but a scarce brooke, it enough shall bee 240
To wash the staines away; Although I yet
With _Macchabees_ modestie, the knowne merit
Of my worke lessen: yet some wise man shall,
I hope, esteeme my writs Canonicall.


[Satyre IIII. _1633-69_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_ (anno 1594
_in margin_), _JC_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ Mr. Dunns
first Satire. _A25:_ Another Satire by the same. J: D: _Cy_
(_where it is the third_): Satyre. _S96:_ _no title_, _L74_,
_N_, _TCD_ (_in L74 it is second, in N, TCD third in order_)]

[2 but I _1633_, _A25_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ but yet I _1635-69_, _Cy_, _O'F_,
_S96_]

[4 A recreacion to, and scarse _Q:_ A recreation, and scant
_1633-69_, _and other MSS. _]

[5 neither _1633-69:_ nor _some MSS. and Chambers, who wrongly
attributes to 1635-39_]

[8 Glaze _1633_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _Lec:_ Glare _1635-69, and
rest of MSS. _]

[9 To'a mass _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_,
_S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ To Masse _1633-69_, _Cy_, _Q_, _Lec_]

[10-11 curse; . . . scapt, _1633-39:_ curse, . . . scapt,
_1650-69_]

[12 of going, _1633_, _1669_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ in going, _1635-54_,
_A25_, _O'F_]

[14 as lustfull,] as _om. 1635-69 and many MSS. _]

[16 at Court, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_,
_L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_, _W:_ in Court,
_1633-69_, _Lec_]

[18 Niles] Nilus _D_, _H49_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_]

[19 bred; _W:_ bred, _1633-69_

came; _W:_ came: _1633-69_]

[20 name; _W:_ name, _1633:_ name: _1635-69_]

[22 rarities. _W:_ rarities, _1633-69_]

[23 then strangers; _1633-69_, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _HN_, _L74_,
_Lec_, _N_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_, _W:_ then strangest. _D_, _H49_,
_JC_ (_corr. from_ strangers), _S_]

[32 ground] the ground _HN_]

[35 This _1633:_ The _1635-69_ saith, _1633-54_, _A25_, _B_,
_Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_ (sayeth), _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _O'F_,
_P_, _Q_, _S_ (saith he), _TCD_, _W:_ faith, _1669_, _Chambers
and Grolier, without note_]

[36 belongs. ] belongs, _1633_]

[37 th'Accents,] the antient, _HN:_ the ancients, (_prob. for_
ancientest, _but corrected to_ accents,) _L74_]

[38 no language; _A25_, _Q:_ one language; _1633-69_, _and
MSS. generally_]

[43 beare] hear _1669_

this: _Q:_ this, _1633-69_]

[44 With his tongue, _1669_, _Q:_ With his tongue: _1633-54_]

[47 or] and _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _W_]

[48 Surius,] Sleydon _O'F_ (_corrected to_ Surius), _Q:_
Snodons, _A25_. _See note_]

[51 chuseth] chaseth _P_, _Q_]

[55 Sir; _Ed:_ Sir. _1633-69_]

[56 Some other _HN:_ Some _1633-69 and most MSS. :_ two other
_S_]

[57 There _1633_ (T _faintly printed_): here _1635-69_]

[59 Good pretty _1633-69:_ Pretty good _Cy_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_,
_S96_

Panurge _1635-54:_ Panirge _1633:_ Panurgus _1669_ (_omitting_
and), _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_]

[60 gentleman, all _Ed:_ gentleman; All _1633-69_]

[60-1 passe By travaile. _1633-54:_ pass.
But travaile _1669_]

[62 prais'd _Ed:_ praised _1633-69_

wonders _1635-69 and most MSS. :_ words _1633_, _Lec_, _N_,
_TCD_]

[67 lonenesse. _1635-69_, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_,
_JC_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W:_ lonelinesse; _1633_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _TCD_]

[68 lonenesse _1635-69_, _A25_, _&c. :_ lonelinesse _1633_,
_L74_, _&c. _

fashion, _1633:_ fashion. _1635-69_]

[69 last _1633_, _1669_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _P_, _TCD_, _W:_ taste _1635-54_, _O'F_, _Q_ (tast), _S_,
_S96_]

[80 Kingstreet. _1633:_ Kingsstreet. _1635-39:_ Kings street.
_1650-69_]

[83 Mine? _1635-54 and MSS. :_ Fine, _1633:_ Mine, _1669_]

[84 Frenchman, _Ed:_ frenchman, _1633 and most MSS. :_ Sir,
_1635-69_, _Q:_ here, _Cy_]

[85-6 cloth'd; I, . . . Grogaram. _Ed:_ cloth'd. I, . . .
Grogaram; _1633:_ cloth'd. I, . . . Grogaram. _1635-69_]

[86 your Grogaram _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ this
Grogaram _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_,
_S_, _W:_ the Grogaram _P_]

[89 ground _Ed:_ grown'd _1633:_ grownd _1635-69_]

[90 (foole)] _no bracket_ _1633_]

[92 addresse, _N_, _TCD:_ addresse. _1633:_ dresse. _1635-39_,
_D_, _W:_ dresse; _1650-69_]

[96 lye. _D_, _H49_, _W:_ lie, _1633-69_]

[98 trash he knowes; He knowes _D_, _H49_, _W:_ trash;
He knowes; He knowes _1633:_ trash. He knowes; He knowes
_1635-39:_ trash, He knowes; He knowes _1650-69_]

[101 loves; whom; _1633:_ loves; whom, _1635-54:_ loves, whom;
_1669:_ loves whom; _Chambers and Grolier_]

[104 and _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S96_, _TCD:_ or _A25_,
_B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _W_]

[106 At blow-point or span-counter _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_,
_HN_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _W_ they pay _Cy_, _D_,
_H49_, _HN_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _TCD_,
_W:_ shall pay _1633-69_, _JC_]

[108 what _1633-69_, _Cy_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ which
_A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_]

[109 tries _1633_, _A25_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _L74_, _N_, _Q_,
_TCD_, _W:_ cloyes _1635-69_, _O'F_, _S:_ tyres _Cy_, _JC_,
_P_]

[111 thrusts on more; _1633-69_, _O'F:_ thrusts more; _A25_,
_B_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _P_, _Q_, _W:_ thrusts me more;
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD:_ thrusts me _P_

as if he'd undertooke _most MSS. :_ as if he'undertooke _1633_,
_N_, _TCD:_ as he'had undertooke _1635-69_]

[113 have] hath _1633_, _Lec_]

[117 this] his _B_, _L74_, _O'F_, _TCD_, _W_

talke: In vaine; for _D_, _W_, _and other MSS. :_ talke in
vaine: For _1633_, _Q:_ talke, in vaine: For _1635-69_]

[123 entail'd, and that there _1633:_ entailed, and there
_1635-54:_ intailed and that there _1669_]

[128 whores, _Ed:_ Whores, _1633-69_]

[132 Statutes] Statues _1639_]

[133 in; for hearing him, _1669_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ in, for
hearing him, _1650-54:_ in, for hearing him. _1633-39_, _A25_,
_D_, _H49_, _L74_, _O'F_, _S_, _W_]

[134-6 (That . . . free:) _represented by dashes in 1633_]

[134 venome _1635-54:_ venomous _1669:_ venomd _many MSS. _]

[141 mercy now _1633-69:_ my redemption _Cy_, _P:_ redemption
now _Q_, _S_]

[145 Gave] Give _Cy_, _D_, _H49_]

[146 Though] Thou _1635_]

[152 more . . . then] such . . . as _1669_]

[154 make _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_,
_P_, _Q_, _S96_, _W:_ haste _1633-69_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_
(_from previous line_): _om. A25_

prison. ] prison; _1633_]

[156 precious _1633_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ piteous
_1635-69 and rest of MSS. _]

[159 on _1633_, _Cy_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_,
_TCD:_ o'r _1635-69_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _Q_, _S96_, _W_]

[162 nones] none _1669_]

[164 th'huffing braggart, _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_,
_H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_, _W_
(_but no commas in MSS. _): huffing, braggart, _1633-54_,
_Lec_, _N_, _TCD_ th'huffing, braggart, _1719_

Nobility? ] Nobility. _1633_]

[169 your _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ yon _A25_, _B_,
_JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _W:_ the _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _P_, _S_, _S96_]

[170 Transported _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _Q_,
_TCD:_ Transplanted _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_, _S_,
_S96_, _W_

to stand] to Strand _L74_ (stand _being struck through_), _S_]

[171 our Presence, _1633_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ our
Court here, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _Q_,
_S_, _W:_ our Courtiers, _1635-69_, _O'F_]

[173 are;] are, _1633_]

[178 are found _1633_, _1669:_ were found _1635-54_]

[179 I, (God pardon mee. ) _1633:_ I. (God pardon mee. ) _1635:_
I. (God pardon me) _1639-69:_ aye--God pardon me-- _Chambers_]

[180 their Apparrells] th'apparells _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_,
_L74_, _W_]

[182 cry the flatterers; _1633:_ cry his flatterers;
_1635-54_, _P:_ cryes his flatterers; _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_,
_Q_, _S_, _W:_ cryes the flatterer; _1669_, _L74_ (flatterers
_is changed to_ flatterer), _Lec_ (flatterers)]

[185 players;] players, _1633_]

[187 wardrops _1633:_ wardrobes _1635-69_

Inventory. ] Inventory; _1633_]

[188 doe know _1633-69_, _Lec_, _N_, _Q_, _TCD:_ did know
_Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _W_]

[190 (as they think) _1669_]

[194 scarlets] scarlett _D_, _H49_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_,
_W_]

[195 call'd] calls _A25_, _HN_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_]

[195-6 net; . . . set. ] net. . . . set; _1633_]

[198 hat] hat, _1633-54_]

[199 As if the Presence . . . Moschite, _1633-69_, _Lec_ (_colon
1635-69_): As the Presence . . . Moschite, (_or_ Meschite,)
_A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W:_
As the Queenes Presence . . . Meschite, _D_, _H49:_ As if the
Queenes Presence . . . meschite, _S_]

[203 fornicate:] fornicate. _1633_]

[204 survay _1633-69_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD:_ survayes
_B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _S_, _W_]

[205 trye _Ed:_ tryes _1633-69 and MSS. _]

[206 to thighe. _Ed:_ to thighes. _1633-69 and MSS. :_ to his
thighes. _Q_]

[211 he arrests, _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ straight
arrests, _A25_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_,
_S96_, _W_]

[215 whisperd _1633_, _D_, _H49_, _L74_, _N_, _TCD_, _W:_
whispers _1635-69_]

[216 Topcliffe would have ravish'd him quite away _JC, O'F, Q_
(_JC and O'F alter to_ Pursevant)]

[217 of _om. Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_,
_JC_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_]

[222 whom _1633_, _A25_, _B_, _D_,
_H49_, _L74_, _N_, _P_, _Q_, _S_,
_S96_, _TCD_, _W_: or whom _1635-69_,
_O'F_]

[223 He cares not, His _1633 and MSS. _: He cares not hee.
His _1635-69_]

[224 rusheth] rushes _1639-69_]

[226 still _1635-69_, _Q_, _and other MSS. _: yet
still _1633_, _L74_, _N_, _TCD_]

[229 I leave] Ile leave _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_,
_W_]

[230 men which from _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_,
_H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_,
_TCD_, _W_: men from _1633-69_]

[232 sinnes? ). Being _Ed_: sinnes) being _1633-39_:
sinnes? ) being _1650-69_: _all the editions and some MSS.
close the sentence at_ 236 wine. ]

[236 Living barrells of beefe, flaggons of wine. _1633-54_:
Living, barrels of beef, and flaggons of wine. _1669_]

[237 Spie. ] Spie; _1633_]

[238 Seas of Wit and Arts, _B_, _Cy_, _L74_,
_N_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_: Seas of Wits and Arts,
_1633_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_,
_S_: Seas of witt and art, _A25_, _HN_: Great
seas of witt and art, _O'F_, _S96_: Seas of all Wits
and Arts, _conj. Lowell_]

[239 Drowne] To drowne _O'F_, _S96_]

[240 Which] Who _MSS. _ am but a scarce brooke, _1633_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_: am but a scant
brooke, _1635-69_: am a scant brooke, _B_, _HN_,
_JC_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: am a shallow
brooke, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _S_, _S96_]

[241 the _1633-69:_ their _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _HN_, _JC_,
_O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ these _L74_, _N_, _TCD_

Although] though _1633 and MSS. _]

[242 the knowne merit _1633-69_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _Q_,
_TCD:_ known _om. B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _L74_, _P_, _S_,
_W_]

[243 wise man] wise men _1650-69_, _B_, _HN_, _L74_, _P_,
_TCD_, _W_]




_Satyre V. _

Thou shalt not laugh in this leafe, Muse, nor they
Whom any pitty warmes; He which did lay
Rules to make Courtiers, (hee being understood
May make good Courtiers, but who Courtiers good? )
Frees from the sting of jests all who in extreme 5
Are wreched or wicked: of these two a theame
Charity and liberty give me. What is hee
Who Officers rage, and Suiters misery
Can write, and jest? If all things be in all,
As I thinke, since all, which were, are, and shall 10
Bee, be made of the same elements:
Each thing, each thing implyes or represents.
Then man is a world; in which, Officers
Are the vast ravishing seas; and Suiters,
Springs; now full, now shallow, now drye; which, to 15
That which drownes them, run: These selfe reasons do
Prove the world a man, in which, officers
Are the devouring stomacke, and Suiters
The excrements, which they voyd. All men are dust;
How much worse are Suiters, who to mens lust 20
Are made preyes? O worse then dust, or wormes meat,
For they do eate you now, whose selves wormes shall eate.
They are the mills which grinde you, yet you are
The winde which drives them; and a wastfull warre
Is fought against you, and you fight it; they 25
Adulterate lawe, and you prepare their way
Like wittals; th'issue your owne ruine is.
Greatest and fairest Empresse, know you this?
Alas, no more then Thames calme head doth know
Whose meades her armes drowne, or whose corne o'rflow: 30
You Sir, whose righteousfnes she loves, whom I
By having leave to serve, am most richly
For service paid, authoriz'd, now beginne
To know and weed out this enormous sinne.
O Age of rusty iron! Some better wit 35
Call it some worse name, if ought equall it;
The iron Age _that_ was, when justice was sold; now
Injustice is sold dearer farre. Allow
All demands, fees, and duties, gamsters, anon
The mony which you sweat, and sweare for, is gon 40
Into other hands: So controverted lands
Scape, like Angelica, the strivers hands.
If Law be in the Judges heart, and hee
Have no heart to resist letter, or fee,
Where wilt thou appeale? powre of the Courts below 45
Flow from the first maine head, and these can throw
Thee, if they sucke thee in, to misery,
To fetters, halters; But if the injury
Steele thee to dare complaine, Alas, thou go'st
Against the stream, when upwards: when thou art most 50
Heavy and most faint; and in these labours they,
'Gainst whom thou should'st complaine, will in the way
Become great seas, o'r which, when thou shalt bee
Forc'd to make golden bridges, thou shalt see
That all thy gold was drown'd in them before; 55
All things follow their like, only who have may have more.
Judges are Gods; he who made and said them so,
Meant not that men should be forc'd to them to goe,
By meanes of Angels; When supplications
We send to God, to Dominations, 60
Powers, Cherubins, and all heavens Courts, if wee
Should pay fees as here, Daily bread would be
Scarce to Kings; so 'tis. Would it not anger
A Stoicke, a coward, yea a Martyr,
To see a Pursivant come in, and call 65
All his cloathes, Copes; Bookes, Primers; and all
His Plate, Challices; and mistake them away,
And aske a fee for comming? Oh, ne'r may
Faire lawes white reverend name be strumpeted,
To warrant thefts: she is established 70
Recorder to Destiny, on earth, and shee
Speakes Fates words, and but tells us who must bee
Rich, who poore, who in chaires, who in jayles:
Shee is all faire, but yet hath foule long nailes,
With which she scracheth Suiters; In bodies 75
Of men, so in law, nailes are th'extremities,
So Officers stretch to more then Law can doe,
As our nailes reach what no else part comes to.
Why barest thou to yon Officer? Foole, Hath hee
Got those goods, for which erst men bar'd to thee? 80
Foole, twice, thrice, thou hast bought wrong, and now hungerly
Beg'st right; But that dole comes not till these dye.
Thou had'st much, and lawes Urim and Thummim trie
Thou wouldst for more; and for all hast paper
Enough to cloath all the great Carricks Pepper. 85
Sell that, and by that thou much more shalt leese,
Then Haman, when he sold his Antiquities.
O wretch that thy fortunes should moralize
Esops fables, and make tales, prophesies.
Thou'art the swimming dog whom shadows cosened, 90
And div'st, neare drowning, for what's vanished.


[Satyre V. _1633-69_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _Lec_, _O'F_,
_Q_, _S_, _W:_ Satyre the third. _P:_ _no title_, _L74_, _N_,
_TCD_ (_in L74 it is third, in N, TCD fourth in order_)]

[1 shalt] shal _1669_]

[9 and] in _1669_]

[12 implyes _1635-69:_ _spelt_ employes _1633 and some MSS. _

represents. _1635-69:_ represents, _1633_]

[13 Officers] Officers, _1633-69_]

[14 ravishing _1633-69:_ ravenous _Q:_ ravening _P_, _S_]

[19 voyd. All _1669:_ voyd; all _1633-54_

dust; _W:_ dust, _1633-69_]

[21 preyes? _1669:_ preyes. _1633-54_]

[26 their _1633_, _D_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ the
_1635-69_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_]

[27 wittals; _W:_ wittals, _1633-69_

is. ] is; _1633_]

[33 authoriz'd, _1635-54:_ authorized, _1633:_ authoriz'd.
_1669_]

[35-6 Some . . . equall it;] _in brackets_ _1635-54_]

[37-9

The iron Age _that_ was, when justice was sold, now
Injustice is sold deerer farre; allow
All demands, fees, and duties; gamsters, anon

_1633_, _D_, _JC_ (All claym'd fees), _Lec_, _N_, _Q_ (All
claym'd fees), _TCD_, _W_ (All claym'd fees):

The iron Age _that_ was, when justice was sold (now
Injustice is sold dearer) did allow
All claim'd fees and duties. Gamesters, anon

_1635-54_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_ (_the last two omit_ that was),
_Chambers (no italics):_

The iron Age was, when justice was sold, now
Injustice is sold dearer far, allow
All claim'd fees and duties, Gamesters, anon

_1669_
]

[46 Flow] Flows _O'F_, _Chambers_. _See note_]

[49 complaine,] complaine; _1633_

go'st] goest _1633-39_]

[50 when upwards: _1633-54_, _A25_, _B_, _D_,
_JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_,
_Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W_: upwards, _1669_,
_Chambers_]

[52 the, _1633_: thy _1635-69_]

[56 only who have] only, who have, _1633_

more. ] more _1633_]

[57 he . . . so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so,
_1669_: he . . . and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd)
them so, _O'F_]

[58 that] _om. 1669_]

[59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_]

[61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_,
_O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_,
_D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_]

[63 'tis. Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would
_1635-54_]

[68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_,
_L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_,
_W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_

comming? ] comming; _1633_]

[72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c. _ _Q_,
_W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who
must bee _1633-69_]

[76 men,] men; _1633_

th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_,
_O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_
extremities. _1635-69_]

[78 comes to. ] can come to. _Q_]

[80 which erst men bar'd _1635-69,_ _B_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_
which men bared _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ which men erst
bar'd _A25_, _L74_, _P_]

[85: great] _om. Q_

Carricks _1633-35:_ Charricks _1639-69_]

[87 Haman, _1633:_ Hammon, _1635-69_, _P:_ _MSS. generally vary
between_ Haman _and_ Hammond

when _1633_, _1669_, _D_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ if
_1635-54_, _A25_, _B_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_]

[90 Thou'art _Ed:_ Thou art _1633-69_

cosened,] cozeneth, _1669_]

[91 And _1633:_ Which _1635-69:_ Whoe _Q_

div'st, _1633-54_, _N_, _P_, _S_, _TCD:_ div'st _1669:_
div'dst _D_, _L74_, _Lec_ (_altered from_ div'st), _W:_ div'd
_A25_, _B_, _JC_, _O'F_, _S_ (_Grosart_), _Q_

what's vanished. _N:_ what vanished. _1633-54 and rest of
MSS. :_ what vanisheth. _1669_]




_Vpon Mr. Thomas Coryats Crudities. _

Oh to what height will love of greatnesse drive
Thy leavened spirit, _Sesqui-superlative_?
Venice vast lake thou hadst seen, and would seek than
Some vaster thing, and found'st a Curtizan.
That inland Sea having discovered well, 5
A Cellar gulfe, where one might saile to hell
From Heydelberg, thou longdst to see: And thou
This Booke, greater then all, producest now.
Infinite worke, which doth so far extend,
That none can study it to any end. 10
'Tis no one thing, it is not fruit nor roote;
Nor poorely limited with head or foot.
If man be therefore man, because he can
Reason, and laugh, thy booke doth halfe make man.
One halfe being made, thy modestie was such, 15
That thou on th'other half wouldst never touch.
When wilt thou be at full, great Lunatique?
Not till thou exceed the world? Canst thou be like
A prosperous nose-borne wenne, which sometimes growes
To be farre greater then the Mother-nose? 20
Goe then; and as to thee, when thou didst go,
_Munster_ did Townes, and _Gesner_ Authors show,
Mount now to _Gallo-belgicus_; appear
As deepe a States-man, as a Gazettier.
Homely and familiarly, when thou com'st back, 25
Talke of _Will. Conquerour_, and _Prester Iack_.
Go bashfull man, lest here thou blush to looke
Vpon the progresse of thy glorious booke,
To which both Indies sacrifices send;
The West sent gold, which thou didst freely spend, 30
(Meaning to see't no more) upon the presse.
The East sends hither her deliciousnesse;
And thy leaves must imbrace what comes from thence,
The Myrrhe, the Pepper, and the Frankincense.
This magnifies thy leaves; but if they stoope 35
To neighbour wares, when Merchants do unhoope
Voluminous barrels; if thy leaves do then
Convey these wares in parcels unto men;
If for vast Tons of Currans, and of Figs,
Of Medicinall and Aromatique twigs, 40
Thy leaves a better method do provide,
Divide to pounds, and ounces sub-divide;
If they stoope lower yet, and vent our wares,
Home-_manufactures_, to thick popular Faires,
If _omni-praegnant_ there, upon warme stalls, 45
They hatch all wares for which the buyer calls;
Then thus thy leaves we justly may commend,
That they all kinde of matter comprehend.
Thus thou, by means which th'Ancients never took,
A Pandect makest, and Vniversall Booke. 50
The bravest Heroes, for publike good,
Scattered in divers Lands their limbs and blood.
Worst malefactors, to whom men are prize,
Do publike good, cut in Anatomies;
So will thy booke in peeces; for a Lord 55
Which casts at Portescues, and all the board,
Provide whole books; each leafe enough will be
For friends to passe time, and keep company.
Can all carouse up thee? no, thou must fit
Measures; and fill out for the half-pint wit: 60
Some shall wrap pils, and save a friends life so,
Some shall stop muskets, and so kill a foe.
Thou shalt not ease the Criticks of next age
So much, at once their hunger to asswage:
Nor shall wit-pirats hope to finde thee lye 65
All in one bottome, in one Librarie.
Some Leaves may paste strings there in other books,
And so one may, which on another looks,
Pilfer, alas, a little wit from you;
[Sidenote *: I meane from
one page which shall paste
strings in a booke[1]]
But hardly[*] much; and yet I think this true; 70
As _Sibyls_ was, your booke is mysticall,
For every peece is as much worth as all.
Therefore mine impotency I confesse,
The healths which my braine bears must be far lesse:
Thy Gyant-wit'orethrowes me, I am gone; 75
And rather then read all, I would reade none.

_I. D. _


[Footnote 1: I meane _&c. _ _side-note in 1611_]


[Vpon Mr. _&c. _ _1649_, _where it was placed with_ The Token
(_p. _ 72_), _at the end of the_ Funerall Elegies: _appeared
originally in_ Coryats Crudities (_1611: see note_) _with
heading_ Incipit Joannes Donne. ]

[2 leavened _1611:_ learned _1649-69 and mod. edd. _]

[7 longdst _1611:_ long'st _1649-69_]

[19 sometimes. ] sometime _1611_]

[24 Gazettier. _1611:_ Garretteir _1649-69_]

[28 booke,] booke. _1611_]

[37 barrels; _1649-69:_ barrels, _1611_]

[56 board, _1611:_ board _1649-69_]




_In eundem Macaronicon. _

_Quot, dos haec_, +Linguists+ perfetti, _Disticha_ fairont,
_Tot_ cuerdos +States-men+, _hic_ livre fara _tuus_.
Es _sat_ a my l'honneur estre hic inteso; Car +I leave+
L'honra, de personne nestre creduto, _tibi_.

_Explicit Joannes Donne. _


[In eundem _&c. 1611, concluding the above_]

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[Illustration: JOHN DONNE, 1613

_Viri seraphici Joannis Donne Qua-
dragenarij Effigies vera, Qui post
eam aetatem Sacris initiatus Ec-
clesiae S^{ti} Pauli Decanus obijt. _

_Ano { Do[~m] 1631?
{ AEtatis suae 59? _

("A true portrait of that seraphic man John Donne at the age of 40;
he was later ordained into holy orders and died Dean of St Paul's
in the year of our Lord 1631 at the age of 59")

From the engraving prefixed to his son's edition of the _Letters to
Several Persons of Honour_ 1651, 1654]

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