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PROPOSITION
to this
Frontispiece.
That's Emblematicall
Our Av ihor,
it,
A pkine Invention
Thefirft intended
Front i sp i e c e, is loft.
Hee
Fantafies
In thefe re/peels
Firft, This
contayncth nought
laftly, fince
all
we finde,
their undeiftandings
This,
we knew
A Fron t
1 s
in
fit;,
COLLECTION
OF
EMBLEMES,
ANCIENT AND
MODEHNE:
Quickened
both
LOTTERI
That
ES,
By
George
Tk
t h e r.
Firfi Booke,
London,
Printed
by J. <\4.
Churchyard.
for
Shop
Henry Taunton, an J
in Saint Dunjlanes
MDCXXXV.
REcenfuihocToema,
derne)
litate
in
imprimitury
tamen, ut fi
licentiajit
ommno
.nit a.
lix adibus
Lambithanis
Htlsi. 1634.
Gviu
Bray.
WRIT OF PREVENTION
Avthors
Concerning the
of
'Dedication
Bookes,
to thofe
If
To
I,
charge
my
Had other
Inscriptions
meanes
;
owe,
Scares
If,
therefore,
(the
more to beautifie
(To
are defae'd.
this
Front
tbcfe
on to the
excellent
Vpon
I
p.
Maiistie.
;
BuiU
Second Booke} One
Infcrip-
C H a r l e s, Trinee of Wales
hu decre Brother,
c
Du{c of Yorkt, &c,
piot her
'
On
to
And,
e s*
Inscription to the
.gratious Trincejje,
chejfe-'D onager
Lenox;
And
blethQphew,
Iames Duke
0/
Le-
nox, &c.
Fourth BoofcejG.<
Phil
o/Pembrooke 4WMontomerv,
err.
And another
rable',
i~i
to the right
Honou-
To
the
Majestie of
Great
CHARLES,
And
his excellency
gratious jn,eene
HMNsS Since
^ ^ore y
laft I
full
n e,
If,
weretoBoTH-in-OsE.
Beget contentments
my Btokejn Fmblem-n<i[e,
( *
Through-
fifth
"The
May
.-
fights, delighted,
TtTtrpffttnotC.
M pr
I:
might be calm'd.
Fift,
'
,/
Love
y >ar
* your loft)
And.,
Spheare,
^;^-/,
intimates
An, -I,
You
fo,
Should
thar,o
You,
thinkc
is
due,
'
Whil'fl
Dedicatorie-j-i
A Richer
that, yet,
no people
fee,
wee i
Shall
Till
heedefull fpecularkm,
to fee
I,
perchance,
Sprits,
how to fee,
Go d
grant a better
Yet, wi'n
Of Po'it.'cke-.lgreenents;
-re,
f\rih.'iv
than
v owes to man,
Our wholfome Lames, and, C
With Piety, approve) but, fuch, as may
Make up bleflcd Con cor d, every way
Might it be Co your Vertues, would become
iv ill.
Verfes,
What
TheEpiftle,&Vc.
What ever may fucceed, my Prafrsand Pervrs
Are this way bent ; with Hope, that Tott or Tours
Shall Help (at leaft) become, that Breach to clofe,
Which, in the S e a m l e s -Rob e , yet, wider growes.
So Bb It And, let bright your G/w/bee ?
i e
Por ever, though Tm ftever mine on
:
TowMaiesties
Geo: Wither.
TO THE READER.
F
had
there
I am doubtfully
For, I doe yet remember, that, things honeftly pleafant. brought mee by degrees, to
And
as
ny learned Authors
yet I
may
ma-
Endeawhich they
be anoccafim by ihefe
vours,
ents)
to
fome
tafles,
tiroofes,
a judicious Difcourfe.
I take little pleafu-res in Rymes, Fi<ftions,w conceited Compofitions,/^ their owne fakes ; neither could I ever take ft
muchpaines, astofpendtimetoput my meanings into other words
than fuch
I
light more
Matter
than in
Wordy
Hourifhes, But,
Vcrball Conceitcs, which by fome, are
accounted mofi Elegant, arc not onely (for the greater part). Emptie Sounds and Impertinent Clinches in themfelves , but, fuch
in
common
Renders
and
the meafure
of my Facultie
K^i
will permit
tltat ,
Vanilic
might
Loihe Reader.
not, to worfe ends, get them wholly into her Poifc/Iion.
For, I know that the meamfi of fin h conceit es are as pertinent to
fame, as Rattles, and Hobby-norfcs to Children or as the
A. B. C. and Spelling, were at firfl to thofe Readers, who are
now paft them. And, indeed, to dejp fe Meane Inventions, Plcafant Compofitions , and Verbal! Elegancies, (being qualified as is aforesaid) or to ban Jh them out of the world, becaufe
there be other things of more excelltncie, were as alfurd, as 10
might
neglect
Or,
and
to dtjlroy all
game
their praife,
my Readers, thanio
tli,.gs
and am,
o:>:zr-
more foci Jb
m git have
Tet, the
cene,
'
coft,
being
\
only
io
(he Reader,
finely
Painters
Childjfh-gaZers
the life of
w7 II be
pmUch
unto
my
Illuftrations,/** to thinke,
thefe
Learned
ye, if they
Emblems, and
their
them
to pecpe further
that they
alfo their
Mea-
, or ExpremVi
fo evidently pertimnt to their EPeriods or Afiections, as -will (at that infant or afterward) wake way for t hop Coi:(;d< rations, whic h will, at IUp,K
wholly change them, or much better them, in their Convcr-
Sentence
ihv.es.
fation.
To
it, that,!
to fuch purpofes, as
upon -a fecond view, I found
might ha 1 e beene much better d, if I could have fyared time from
other imployments. Something, alfo, I w a* Confined, y obliging
fir si
jhem, rather ,
fight; which,
and, otherwhil
(as in the
Figures
a,
dm
Figure of Anon
other Hieroglyphicks^ bit*?
T e:r icrammaton
in the
vc
i,
ft
v.
^i
Tie
To the
Reader.
The Occafion,
Lotteries
of Emblems*
with Follic/^ir the Imprinting ofover-fulidandfer.ous Crcatifcs would undoe the Book-fellers; especially, being fo char"
as the
many
cojlly
may
perhaps, be continued
, at hft , for
btgunne upon vaine occuflons )
to thefe
Emblems,
toocca-
fion the more frequent notice of the Morals, and good Counicrl%
tendredin their Illuftrations ; hoping that, atone time or other,
fome fiall draw thofe Lots, which will make them the belter ,
and the happier, whilejl they live. I confeffe that this Devife maf
probably be cenfured, asunfutabletothe gravitie expected in my
rtpeyeares : and be reputed as great an Indecorum^ at erecl,nga
Ak-houk at the
Church-ftile
'-
might, now and then, either occapon better Proceedings ^ or prevent Mifchieves.
Some Games were ever in ufe ; ever, I thinke, will be, and
for ought I know, ever may be without exception. And, 1 bi li<eve
Recreation, will be as harmleffe as any, if it be ufed accorto my Intentions. For, my meaning is not , that any jhcuhi
ufe it as an Oracle, which could figmfie , infallibly , what is divine-
tins
ding
ly ailoted; but,
doe before
Ideots
may be tolleratedto be
fofoolijh, without
laughing at.
Tet, if any one fh all draw that Lot wherein his Secret vices
are reproved; or fome good Counftlspropofed, which in his owne
fuch ,# thofe,
faffe
mad:
Tothr Reader,
pertinent in fitch cafes
Know-
ledges andOcczfions.
Some will thinke perhaps , that I have pttrpofely invented this
Game, that I might finde meanes to reprove mens vices, without
being fujpected, (as I have hitherto un]u(lly beene) to ayme at parti ctilar
perfins
fuch as are worthily fufpeUed of Haynous crimes, and Scandalous converfations, either to forbear e thefe Lotteries j ortoexctife me if they bejuflly fhamedby their own Act.
every
as
low
becaufe,
it
needs no Dice
The AvTsofcs
fight
of
his
Meditation upon
Pictvre.
and ereeh*
\
Of
mono v
fa
ie
to
avay)
And
it
bcfl,
me,
And
The
faireft-Face, that
AP
had
Art,
Which is,
Blood,
dailyfood)
To keepe
us
For, this
hVd
To [en>e
taken-in,
}n Wounds,
In all
is
in Sicknefles^'w
Nor,
^Thus.
In Landskip drawne
after
(through
glafie)
meatus of feeing*
Some things* which Vere,before my Life bad. being,
And*
That, in
If* this
Ttyfiniflring* (in
my aimed place)
his
Qracs.
E e,
If therefore, of my Labours, or of
Ought /hall rcmaine, when 1 remold* mujl be,
Let it be thai, therein it may be <view'd,
JMy Makers Image, "frasinmcrenew'd:
By Knowledge
<AU other things
"Me gaine,
Death pertains.
onety* Life
to
Illvstratio
Book.
I.
ftill
precious
Time
in clay.
Mind i
The
The
[Till fixt,and
Istrueft Wifdome
whom,exprefled thus,
us.
place
Thus
Pleafurcs,
nor Difgrace,
Though others
Although
Illvstr.
Law
-^
Book.
III.
in (lone
So, Annes
is that,
OccafJnui
ILLVSTR. IV.
[Nwife are they that fpend
In Vanities
Book.
their youthfull
For
Nor is their
Folly
fraall,
notdevoare.
ftill,
what
make,
B)
,:
Illvstr. V.
Book.
ftreet,
,.
ill
thofe
get,.
Dignities to gnine.
The Snake,
And,
Glorie,
by
where
She,
fliall
z\v:i' ,eaib
isTvpifide.
a vertuous Indt/ftry
is found,
with Wreaths of Cory, thus be crown'd
: :
ILLVSTR. VI.
Book. I.
On
Objecls, fixe
your Minde,
Fate
Lofle is
Gaine
regards
his Poverty
is
not a haire.
Wealth $
it
In
It
; ;
A fickle Woman
Preferres a
wanton growne*
Illvstr. VII.
>Oole
Book,
.'
ALb
She
that
Ftddle-fiicke (hall
To Toutb and
And
vainc Fooles,
whom
Follte
gainc
But, there
is Bl.'ffe^
This
This
Qonfider
ILLVSTR. VIII.
[Thy
Man
Btek. i.
?Hy, filly
Thv
And Cloth d, {o proudly, wherefore doft thou goe i
that, all
this Fate
More
And
So
Pious
grow
New
Qo-dfderon tbemJBtbeMght.
Illvstr. IX.
^N OwU
Book.
SB
.1
is reprehended.
Take Council of thy Ptfev^fahh our Sawe)
And, ere in waighty Matters thou procccde,
Confider well upon them ; left they draw
Some
I,
Aftcrclaps,
for
Then,
'
Sri
ID
ILLVSTR. X.
&ok.
To inrimate,that r*ffriallprevaile
With Bruittjl) Creatures, if with Men it
faile.
Yea,
an Honefl.Man
-.
that, by
which,
and, PeriUfcomes.
And, what
I.
ILLVSTR.
Book.x,
I.
And
are they,
Woe
Paine.
To climbe by
are they,
ftretch
to a happy Height :
For, having gotten one Ambitious-Reach)
Titles,
And,
in fighr.
To
roll the
our, ftill,
Cod's Grace, at
bring us to.
As
As* to
t2
ILLVSTR. XII.
|Hrice happy
is
that
Book.i,
Though he that
I lay
never cleave
That
my Selfe for
may
Before that I
love
of Thee:
fay,
To
befalls
ILLVSTR. XIII.
Book. i.
Nor is
wifhed
it
much
Or made to
Yet
With
Gales
which are fo
Fly
fafe,
And
fit
faile,
For, Hec, to
Faitbfu'll-
Turnes
to Gaiae
Lofft
commit
Tt>iB
Man.
never be a
LLVSTR. XIII
Sk,i,
I.
in attire,
move yourSpIeene,
mull confefle
Feole or
Knave.
That
But,
when
in
much refraine.
honoured Robes
I fee
it
put,
when
to groiYeFrworthineJJc,
Tho/cDues, which
Tis
like
an Ape,
in
M^nadde
Humartt-Vcfitncitschd,
/pine
ILLVSTH. XV.
Book,
The FeweS, on an
Altar
doth confume.
doth fume.
fares with Parents that uphold
For, fo it
Their thriftleffc Children
in unlawfull Pleafures
in Studtts,
That helps
to other
Re
let
my Flefb, my Time,md my
fo confum'd
fo (pent
noiu
ifii
Efltte,
fo wafk-d bee,
fit
that
So when
I (hall
quire
enjoy
my
am
i,
;:
Ball,
fo,
us.
hearts conftraine
Tilloft
lofc us in the
it
empty ayre.
TiS
Till
The
Hammer vejbattfujftrftilt.
ILLVSTR. XVII.
Botk.l.
But, lo
For, by
Afflifiions,
From
Make-haft j
are lqyd>
bebetrafd.
ILLVSTR.XVIII
Btok.i,
fuch
things,
abufe.
fpeed
Have
(And
fl
Summcr-tjme, ineate,
XIX
ILLVSTR.
By
Book,
With fo much
Gods
Rafhneffe,
That (feeing he
perfects
many
things,
Which
It
And
we take,
Who
And flowly
conies
faile.
As
i,
u/4
Sivc,
of(belter maketbJboTP
But ey'ryStorm^mRlhrougb
ttgoe.
Illvstr. XX.
[
B' :-.l.
their Projects
were as
fure,
is
thought
Who
Such
Pert defire
tobeare
Hypocrites,
who ftrive
a:h
Gaine
Death is
For Tree by Dying, Life amine-.
21
ILLVSTR. XXI.
Book,
Dead
When
The
it
lyes in Earth,
For, Death,
es
is
runne,
we
prcfr nt'ly
rcc ivc.
tookc away
Is
</<
'twill gge^.
Illvstr. XXII.
Book. i.
alighted on.
fought,
fit;
fo,
Pleafuresbeft
Comentmentspromift mee,
Serve me faid
Serve
me (aid
Then
Vices
my
Service brine ,
Was hu
The
a painted
foul'if
And on fdire Ve r t v e my
Her Be if/ties
Affeclior.
contemplate, her
And by htrfafe
Direction,
fet*.
Love embrace,
rmne my
Race.
ipiac
doejei^e-t
Suff'rmcCjpunhafe Eale.
Illvstr. XXIII.
PH^He
lick'rifli
Book.
fj
Nor
Labour fpares.
To make him
Valour fprings
Frombeaftly Fury, or inflamed- Paffion^
Enabled be to compaflc bolder things,
Then Sober. Wit, and Grave Con fi deration ?
For,
Or,
why
Vertues
Glory,
With
if it needfull
were
That
I will
For, fo
beare
at laft
7,
Who
by goddMtints^gsodthings
would gaine,
,N
Nor faints
Piflttre,
Resolution al ter or
confound,
excufe be brought.
Youthen, that would,with Pleafure,Glory gaine,
Diana like, thofe modefl things require,
Which truely may befeeme you to attainc j
And ftcuTly follow that which youdefire:
For, changing though the Moonc to us appeare,
She holds a firme Dependence on the Sunne ;
And, by a Conflant -Motion^ in her Sphxre
;:
ILLVSTR. XXV.
B ok.
How many
fo
ioke
upon
are gone,
As weoblerve how
And, juftly we deride that Man who fpends
or foOlifhly pretends,
And,
at his Wilt
It is
how
ightly ay m'd
we
have.
Wnen
Nor is
To finde thofe well
iouig, that
Wnh
z6
Illvstr. XXVI.
5;;*.' 2.
We
In
Their
Stijfrtng.mtuh, hath
made their
Suffrings
nose 5
And, therefore,
ILLVSTR. XXVII.
Book.
juftly
might fufpeft
more Ji7then
Which
concealed Fires9
burne the Heart, before the Flame appearcs
And,
will bee.
A*
Qm oterme a Patient-Heart.
Book,
ILLVSTR. XXVIII.
Omc Trees, v.'icn McnopprefTe their Aged Heads,
but, our
LLVSTR
>Efpaire not
Book.
their
Ihcngth
Folly, Sloth,
But,
willnev'r attempt
it,
at a Stroke.
AffiBim
I,
But,
Illvstr.
XXX.
Or
Precious-Stone,
It skills
not
Book, i
Beaft,
Since, by either
is
expreft
May,
in the Fire,
Th^fe,
Elijah-like, to Immortality
Confumts the Workesof ev'ry Wicked-one (And maketh all their Hopes to fume away)
Doth purific what F aithfull-men have done.
Thy
triumph
The glorious
When
Which
?>]\
that fnovv
Worldly
in this Fern.ice,all
Counterfeited Ones
.-
Hee, oyer
all
ILLVSTR. XXXI.
Am not of their Mtnde, who thinkc the Sun,
Book. i,
We
The
on us ,an
Planets have,
Influence
Bodies vari<% as
they move.
Have fomc
by the
Is
Starres conftraincd to
obey
I,
Bur,
is
Be
the Lord,oi
wife in
him
all
that
an-1,
if
Goliath
juft
rr)a
es
Illvstr. XXXII.
Book,
Hec
His
People,
are
a.
And, fuch a
Prince
is
not a Cafrail-thing,
is
Such
Princes to vouchfafe
Their Kingly
vaine-glorious end
Or thy
And,
mayft bee
True
Illvstr.
both together
Dye.
XXXII
New
&s each
The fecond-time
In One
It
(if
It fomegrofTe Imperfection
;
not in Both) of them difcovers.
Which reall
fecme
may
By counterfeited
it, is
bereav'd
forced ro remove:
it
On all occafions^
it
continues true:
Nor Night,
Thus, both
itwc-Jlfociaics.
I
When
3+
ILLVSTR.
XXXIV.
Book.
'
Along Contention
And,
Which
Are
thirdly,
it
thofc,
which
in
Lihe-Defircs
beget.
And if
Thy
Tare
to
in
Hee
::
'
Which
Is
Debt.
XXXV
ILLVSTR.
(Hen
in bis
compare of my Dayes)
quarter of this
And, when
lie,
Kingdomes praife)
They could
not, furely,
living heretofore,
And, oncly,
?>\x\.,
And, joyes
in that,
which
If, After-
Agts
To
s;
ILLVSTR.
XXXVI.
Book, i
Race
Title, Habit,
and
all
Formalizes ;
ILLVSTR.
xxxvir.
Book. I.
^^
^^s
O
little fize,
which livech
in the
lame,
and, they
And,
if
They may
But,
moff
jccomplifli
all
mind,
To judge or
Ajnddin
37
3*
Tohim,tbat,(yreares
What is untrue.
XXXVITI.
ILLVSTR.
Book,
Fraudulent- Intention
Of
Life,
Life deprived
Deferv'd,
Ry Swiite,thc b lbbling
Stpbijlcrs are
In Hieroglyphicall Signification
meant,
from
Falftbood^
and Equivocation.
Thatfalfely
Swearcs,
or willingly Deceives.
Where
39
XXXIX.
lLLVSTR.
Was
Book.
Hope,
wh
xheStrayned-String to goc.
by
and,
when
Dcfirc
is
curbed,
ill-apayd.
And,
Which
\,x
Hope
too
m
Tfofe
I.
ThofeV oolts
aoth
bli
nict
4-
me ro play,
Candlt, c<
dimm'd
fing'd their
their Eyes,
Wings away
You be
Games
As to inflame the
Tinder of
Defire*,
you be fcorched
Left
it
grow,
in that Fooli/h-Fire.
Doe
The Luft
Cap ivcs
full
Such
is
the Nature
of
their
wanton Flame,
Feet,
it
on which they
all their
fcorches
thither
came.
Wealth,
And (when
Let
41
Illvstr. XLI.
Book. i.
^^
Priejl,
ftands,
all his
in the Rags
Which, may be
many doe,
With
Evill mtane:
Gifts unfit,
Dcfire
it
or
by an
And, fcandaKze
Yea, to themfclvcs,
Becomes unhallow'd
The
That,
all their
Endeavours, countermands,
Till they appcavc with unpolluted Hands.
ft
^"
Illvstr. XLII.
Book, i.
For,
if
tt Hetre .
of theTengue we waigh'd.
Wings,
CarelefnefTe, about;
of All things ;
fayes, unfayes ;
And,
It
tis
-,
And,
yet,
will in
Now this
What
ILLVSTR. XLIII.
43
Book. i.
ofan Eye
>a\M
* Wide open to the Sume^ by fome,was us'd,
When in an Emblem,they would fignifie
A Minde, which on Celeftiall Matters mus'd :
Implying, by the fame, that there is nought
Which in this lower Orbt, our Eyes can fee,
Soiit an Objedt for a manly thought,
Asthofethings, which in Hcav'n above us be.
Heart > which bore the figure
A lovely
And
Ci caturcs)
lift
his Countenance
on high :
upward to
To haunt
arife.
which appearc
bide below.
%
Thofe
When Harvcft
comes-, will
yellow grow*
ILLVSTR. XLIV.
[Hen, in the fweet and plcafant
Book, i
Month of May,
the
Meadows
oft,
,.
pafr,
We
fill
And,
But,
will
let
it
be)
The Blade,xvi\\
Thofe Eares,
rife
So, if in
A Ioy full Harvefi will
at laft
appease.
As
ILLVSTR.
XLV.
Book.
The
Cbilde fo pi&ur'd,
was to
fignifje,
Doth harden,
It
ft ill ;
fo,
Beginnings
And,
is
And,
for ever,
there,
doth
Lifc-eternall, ftraight
beginne.
Though
at fit-ft,
it
be,
ILLVSTR.
XLVI
WoKi,
firft, it
ecpall
grow
With our
A SiHy
Chtlde growes
up a Mighty -Mm,
alt-
to receive
OnVnce
in
When
ILLVSTR. XLVII.
Beck. I.
Serpent rais'd
Afpiring to a Cromne,
is
figur'd here:
To force it
but,
my
felfe
thereto apply e
We
O God, obtaincfrom
To be partaker of thy
Papon ;
Let me, with Willingneflc, thy CroJJe imbrace,
And, fharethe Comforts of thy Exaltation,
To bearc that Part, whereto I doomed am,
My Heart, with Strength , and Courage, Lord, infpire
T hen, Crucifie my Flejh upon the fame,
As much
as
Bleffed
Afliftance,
am reat'd
lyes yet
(juftly
may be
upon me 5
fear'd)
on me j
Among thofc B/effed Souks, let rue be found,
Which, with eternal! Glory, fhall be Cmvn'd.
be
inflicted
+8
Ber^ee^e-thfSct^tct^andthe Spade.
ILLVSTR. XLVIII.
Et no man be fo
Though
all
Ink.
fotcifh as to drearae,
to vilifie
For,
when his
Fatall-blow, Death
comes to
(hike,
What
[Ome Foolifh
!
was
4-9
d.
I)
We
We
Wc
With
Of
Litde-Gaines,
let
Care be had
j
Illvstr.
Beok.i.\
L.
lofeth every
Month a Penny,
if
Finis
Libriprimi.
THE FIRST
LOTTERIE.
fc^p|?Hou, doft overmuch refpccl
|p. That, which will thy harme eflfecl
H|
IK^I Lut, fome other things there bee,
Which will more advantage thee:
Soone
Emblem
I,
Itisalittlefear'd,thatyou
Are to your owne Defignes, untrue 5
And, thy
Misfortune, to repaire,
Thou
The
52,
::
:5
tirft Lottene.
painc.
By taking
But,
if,
M
If fome,
their Lot
it
may,
Sce,Emk VII.
8
VIII.
fottifh
grow
fent
Sce,Emb. IX.
You
53
Yet,
Left, therefore,
An
borne,
defpites,to fcorne.
See.,
Emb. X.
r,
when Man
hath done.
See,
Emb. XI.
For,
See,
Emb.
1 1.
XIII.
14.
and, as yet,
;
of it
But, this I know, a foe rhou art
To what thine Emblem hath, in parr,
See,
Emb.
V.
Thy
Tbe
H-
birjl Lottery.
Bu-,
Though
Troubles,
Enough, to make
thrive.
And, by
that,
What your
it
may appeare,
paines,
18
Take you
and, for
whom
See,*.
XVIII.
19
Speed.
Take
:
;
The
Firfl Loiterie.
Let fuch,
as
draw this
Lot,
have care,
may
fhall fce^
Emb.
XX
I.
XXII.
See, Emb.
22
Although, that, thou demure appeare,
For Pleajure, there is no man here
Will venture more And, fome there arc,
:
Pre,
Sujfrings
ought to bee.
XX II I.
See, Emb.
Emb.
XXIV.
Take
s;
^_
;; :
2J
Perhaps,
fuch
Thou, to
XXV,
Thy Lot
(as to a
Schoole to day)
See, Ew.
Your
Z-tf, is
very
XXVI.
much to blame,
Therfqre,
28
you,
if
Emb.
purfue.
XX VI II.
29
This Lot, befell thee, for the nonce
For, if things come nor, all at once,
Thou, to defpairing, foone, doit runne,
Or, leav'ft the Worke, that's well begun
Which, to
prevent, regardfullbe
Emb.
XX IX.
Afflictions
The
Firft Lotterie
57
30
Afflictions, are thy chicfeft Lot
all,
muft fiery
yet,
murmure not.
tryalls bide.
this, in
fporr,be done.
XXX.
Sec.Emb.
XXXI.
32
In Court, thou mayft have hope, to clime,
This prefent,or fomc other timc 5
But, fomcthing thou doft want, as yet,
Which, for that place, muft make thee fit.
Prefume nor, therefore, on thy Lot,
Till, thofe accomplishments arc gor,
Which, in thine Emblem, are expreft
And, then, march on, among the beft.
Se^Emb.
XXXII.
S3
Some thinke,you love j 'tis true, you doc
And, are as well beloved too
Bur, you (if we the truth
-,
fay)
fhall
Sec,Ew.XXXIII.
34
Now,fome good CounfeU, thou doft need
Of what we fay, take, therefore, heed.
Beware, left thou, too much, offend
Araeeke, and, gentle-natur'd, Friend
And,
Thy
If thou
drmand
Reafon,why,
See,
I
replie.
Emb.
XXXIV.
Beware
;:
53
3?
Beware, rhou (hare not
in rhcir crim?,
to better things.
XXX\-
Sec, Emb.
3*
well,
See,^.XXXVI.
37
Tofcape a Storme,great thought you take
But, little heed vthztmeanes you make.
You, love your cafe, and, Troubles, feare
But, carelelTe are, what Conrfe you fteere.
_,
Which Indtjcretions, to
prevent,
38
To keepe
Ifitbefo
repent, or els,
XXXV III.
39
Thy
Vnto
how, to mannage
See, Emb.
thefe.
XXX IX.
Let
;:
;:
5?
40
Let them, who get this Chance, beware.
them in a Snare:
For, by their Lot, they mould be apt
To be, in fuch-Iike Ginnes, intrapt.
them
loft
upon them.
See,
Emb.
X L.
4'
Whether, meerely, Chance, or no,
Brought this Lot, we doe not know;
But, received, let
it
be,
See, Emb.
XL I.
43
Thou, haft
But,
See,
Emb.
XL II
43
thereof
Meere email, or
and,thinke
it
not
a needleiTe Lot.
Scc,Emb.
XLIII.
44
Thou, either, too much
What,
in thine
thine eafe,
well thou minde
When
6o
45
As
art affifted
by
this Lot
Emb.
XLV.
46
Of thy juft
Thou mayft
XL
47
but they,
(hall,
XL
48
If they,
Ofgrear
Let,
now be
They
mall
And,
in their
See,
XL VI 1
Emb.
1.
49
You, have attempted many a thing,
Which, you, re paffe, could never bring $
Not, that, your V\ orkc was hard to doe
?>ut,'cau(c,you us'd
The Times
ot
wrong M f,thereto.
1
pray.
See,Emh.
XL IX.
'
The Firft
Lotterie,
rife,
any wayes,
See,w. L.
5i
You, by an Emblem,
What
feeke to get
fit
at this
lucky houre:
6z
The
birjl Lotterie.
55
the Pin
FIXCIS.
COLLECTION
OF
EMBLEMES,
ANCIENT AND
MODERNE:
Quickened
Lotteries,
And,
both cMoraU
and Divine.
That
Jnftruttion
>
and Good
Qounfell,
By
may
bee furthered
Rccreatttn.
George Wither.
The Second Booke.
London,
Printed
by
Avcvstink Math e
M DCXXXIV.
vv
e s.
TO
VV A
L E S,
&C.
Morning-flarre
To all thefe
Infant- Age
you
are,
pleaiurefull delight)
Their /
",'lrations,
dilclofe,
"
They
likewile,
May cut e
a Folly, or an Ignorance
Or,
(hall
draw forth
faults
And.
Nor
Ev'n
(hild-bood,
it
y
nox
thought
it
meet
at your feet.
fojour Higbntjfe
mjt bamblj
Atvited,
Geo: Wither,
,:
TO
THE MOST
Hl6EiBOR;N!E
Sweet PRlNCfe,
When fomewhat
Gam e
that,
it
Affeclfuch Objects
>
GRACE,
Yeare begone,
Difcretion,z'r^
Covrts^
VERT VE
to
difyofe
to
know, ice
doe begin,
thofe things,
Children
asefurpafiing thefc
For,
And,
not to
Looke alone,
much
defire
but, to enquire
fball be told,
Experience
Or, helps
breedes-, afiifleth
to forme
Jlud, if thofe
Memory
a Witty Fantalie
Formes to good
till
Injiruclion tend,
their lives
have end.
Bj'TJertuow Princes
To addefome
Adfljould,thercforc,ftiiVc
*
!
The
CotiKtcjfe of
Vorfct.
I (being abIe,toprefent
bit
Q R ACE,
BOOKS, to be as ufefull as
it
may
all
ii
thefe
iA
*~But, {bareing
Thu
it
pleafe your
Hetmr foraetimcsiD
am has Graces
daily and humble
Oratonrs
Geo: Withe**
We beft
/ball quiet
clamorout Thronges,
<%
Illvstr.
Book,
I.
little
Chirpers,they difdaine
them an offence)
gainc-fay)
J may attaine
this
though
my
My Patience may
"
When
*+
ILLVSTR.
Book.z
I I.
That, Hunger,
Tbirfi,
and thofe
ttecefities,
Nor feeketh
Though
6i
Such peevifhdifpofitions,
Some others,
it
offends.
jj
Which
It, alfo
And,
Wee
fliould in Voice, in
And,
_Mark
66
to
ILLVSTR.
Book.z
1 1 1 1.
Of what the
Of
Goodmflc onely,
What Guilt,
GodlinejJ'e,
purfues
who never
fcruple
make
bur,
For fuch as
And, for their fakes, in places eminent,
Are all our Gallops-trees, and Gibbets, rear'd
That, by the fight of them, they might repent.
.
who feele
And,
let
let
j.
They
will
be
That
That
Kingdome
Tfrifl
eftabli/b'd bee,
Illvstr. V.
^LCrowned Scepter Meve is
Book.
fixt
upright,
Or, on
It is
his
the fcope of
From
Of
my Intention, rather
Ancient Hierogljpbick)
fenfe,
to gather.
The
Rtcb, the
Lends, in
Pwe,
where
The King
this
will
Duty long
fuflfcr,
fall.
From
fbmewhat am,
Illvstr.
^Hc
>
little
Spar kit
Bock, z
which
rak'd in ErxbtrsUc,
As
Have
helpt thofemen,
new
Virtues to acquire,
Callings
Yet,
I fee
69
Illvstr. VII.
Book.
falfc
or vainc
Conscience,
till
To
flic
profecute, an Fnrcpinted-Sin.
When
Tben^CorLfohxiotifweet'ftappeares.
ILLVSTR. VIII.
2w*.S
oppofites,
appeare not.
So tempreth
is wije)
Iefle
Which
bitterto us.
s,
away
relifh byes,
So, Comfort on
he forrow fends,
Ttmptation,i\i[\ y attends.
Tt
To
7*
Illvstr. IX.
#^. 2
[O me,are
eftates
till
Gur
And,then, they'le
kill
and
make
flay.
fiercclr arc
Through
Who
Is
If Safely, thou
dejire to goe,
ILLVSTR.
X.
Book.z
native-fpeedinejje (in
The picture of a
Emblem wife)
drew ;
Dolpbin-Fifh they
It
That
in the Courfes,
we undertake
So, by an Anchor added thereunto,
Inform'd wee are, that, to maintaine our fixed,
Hope, muft bee joyn'd therewith (in all we doe)
If wee will undifcouraged proceed.
It fheweth (alfo) that , our fpeedincjfe,
Bur, fwift to follow what
Wee
may,by
BaflweJJe,
(Through
This
double Virtue
bett
Contentment, mayatcbiye.
TT~
Illvstr. XI.
Book.
And,
a quiet filevce to
Vntill, thy
mindemay
remaine,
fafely
be txpreft.
is
moved
Thy
to fpend
And,whilft
Enjoy thy
felfc, in Silence,
and
Fanctefcepe,
in Hope.
Let
74-
ILLVSTR. XII.
Botk.t
^ Of Cancellation,
Or of
fatal! Dejlinie,
To
neceffitate
fixr, for
All,
is
is.
workings,
which required
are,
Their Friendfhip/m<?
"bill
eDer bide*
7*
the
ILLVSTR. XIII.
[Hen
firft
knew
Book,
the world,(and
was untaught
their
Who
Or,feemc
In
all their
And, of
company.
fo pleafed in their
friendly meetings,
was one
now thofe
came.
multitudes of Friends ?
Are
left rac
But, none
With whom
If, therefore,
And,
But,
fee
let Afflictions
Tor, they
tycyour
true-love-knot
Will faft,and
fivmcly tyde,
^ Candle
-]6
ILLVSTR. XIIII.
Book.
Whom
To ftand as Lights, in
fit
profitable place;
it.
fhine.
That
many
The
::
ILLVSTR. XV.
i
a people
Book. 2
,
to profelTe
Religion,
According to
part, of thofe
which from the poorC he feazedD
And,
From
whom
obtain?,
Accepted
A
A
is
of God-,
Spirit- humbled,
untill heflnde
and atroubled-minde.
King
ILLVSTR. XVI.
'
Book.z
implyes
A King, that
is
A Kingdome,
is
Ev'n
fomc
Barbaroufej[e,z.xc
found
large Dominions, to
abound :
which gets a glorious -Name
For, then, thofe Lands would fpread the widcft Fame,
From whence we fetch the Goldand Silver-ore
And, where we gather Perries upon the more
Nor, have thofe Countries higheft exaltations,
Which breed the ftrongeft, and the Warlikft Nations
For, proud of their owne powrc, they fometimes grow,
in
Nor, is
it
Wealth,
And qmrrell,
till
many
In
Cities,
or
much
People, (land
the
Kingby
Is cither buildcd
By
up, or overthrowne.
Solomon, more fam'd was ludah made,
oat
before.
may
be bleffed,
Emblem * expreffed.
EL
ILLVSTR. XVII.
Book.
Which ought
And watcheth in
Ev'n
fo,
For,
it
By which, true
Knowledge,
is
arrived at.
,
Be
if
Retyredncflci
'
Athenian-Owk implies.
fignifies.
IVhen
-ftorkes,
ILLVSTR. XVIII.
Bcsk.i
The
rvorke
Or, wee
_____
TbcJ>
In ypbov/i-, a Conftant-faith,wfound.
Illvstr.
|Arke well
X IX.
Book. 2
this Emblem-,
The nature of
and,obfcrve
you thaice
true Christian-confidence*
our Hopes.
Sf*,alwayes,beares a Crojfe ; to fignifie,
That, there was never any Conjlancie
mayft underhand,
And, loe,
her
head
is
crown* d
Glories,
that, wc
may
her.
fee
may be knowne
Nor yceldthouto
Crojfe
Love
Love,*- Mufician
?1
it
profcft*
beft.
ILLVSTH. XX.
>F to his thoughts
Bfek.i
invented,
difguifed Clothes,
_^
farre.
7%y__
Illvstr
*s
Bvoi.%
Thy
Per/on,
Some (like
Emblem, here)
wonne
their prize
fhow
This Wealthy
So many
This,
The
is
whofe
fake,
Were
And,
Then, let
For,
this
Emblem be thy
have (aid
Counfeller:
my mind^ which,
it
thou
flight,
night.
Gn
(jive Credit
'
buufir^i^eU beware*
ILLVSTR. XXII.
Mens hearts,
are
growne
moft
fo falfe, that
are loath
are
perceive
open to deceive.
artfo wife,
other parts.
y dQtktiruft->
85
ILLVSTR. XXIII.
Book.
is
here
ftill,
all
is
confinde,
we fee,
What emptineiTe and faylings, in them be.
To teach us better this, our Fmblent, here,
every day
Aflayes to
The
(
<
W
>i
reft,
1
icii
may be refcmbled
elfc, to thar
Which,
fight, or choke)
uncleanly Mufrrum>ball,
my
ftorc^
When, him
His
Resolutions,
Than
fafer
,*
To
: :
To Learning,^ lov'eJhotddbay>e,
Although one fboftotu
Grave.
in the
Erej
milfiudy, more
to
leame, hefayes.
Still,
Greeke
Yer, no
lcarne
fuc'h
latter
time
for learning,
.-
makes them
Or,
me grace, tofpmdmy
life-time fo,
know
87
ss
JjL
ILLVSTR^X
Arke, how the Cornucopias, hers, apply
Their Plenties, to the Red of Mercury
And(ifit feemenotneedldle) Iearne, to kriow
This Hietoglyp hick's meaning, ere you goe.
\
to ev'ry Vnderllanding,
That, where
Jnternall-Graces
tell,
may be
found,
abound.
is truth, and (though fome thought:^! you
For, this
This, ever
is
is,
the truth
not.
mod indeavour
The
89
li-Lvrri^TXXVrf.
>derne Emblem, i^ a
Of
Cods grca
Mc
ratitc
cics, in a
cjcprdfiig
ModerneMefwg
( >i-,
,our Fathers
in leflTe
n private,
in
;h all
I
<
v)h
God) thy
Prolong
May
this
doing
unto thee,
Prayfes bee.
Light of grace,
Thou,from our Golden candlelticke, difplace.
our {,uitkfneffe,thy
The
ILLVSTR. XXVIII.
Book.
Betoken
Warn 3
That,
ufe to prey,
To gather Wealth
;
and (foolifhly fecure)
Defences neceffary, quite negled ;
to
fpoyle their Land, it will allure.
Their Foes,
Long PM,brings Wane and, Warre,bnngs Peace,ngxneFor, when the fmart of Warfare feizerh on them,
They crye, Alarme . and, then, to fight, are faine*,
.
Vntill, their
Tr
9^
Illvstr
^His Emblem, with forae other
Arc
of the reft,
Ty
Above
the Creature
Thofe
Perturbations,
which within
Which
is
us arc,
we have
gain'd,
its
1 he
Of trtuft
Wnere
is
implojd*
DeferyedG\ory y is injofd.
iLLVSTR. XXiX.
dook.%
True
Glory,
doth on Labour,
ftill
attend
She, crovvnes
we have none.
good Workmen, when their Works
And, Shame,
gives payment,
where
is
have end^
nothing done.
That
is,
Bch-
Of
fi
hatikeepes
rr
Illvstr.
X XXI.
Book. 2
men
have,
And, ftemes
is
a plague, as
common
("And,
Thar, thus of
mmen^
prefume to fay
But, then,
Vntill,
it
fmarts. So,
They, fomci irnes prov n , fharpe whips, and Rods ,to them
That Wtfdome, and, ln(irttc~tion doe contcmne.
A Woman, wa r not given for Correclion 5
.
Perfefliort
his Plcafures,to
become
thechiefc.
any fmarr,
Theblime, he merits, wholly, or in part:
Tor, like fweet Honey, (he, good Stomachs, plcafcs
If,
Dcarh's
9^r
ILLVSTR. XXXII.
lock. 2
Wh
^lts, in a
While that
And,
For,
if
in this
hottre
doth
M,
Leflo/t,
Thy
So watchful!,
zW
!
'
.*
Khrt
May partly
The
fhovv
and, let
all,
my Reader, fee
of an immntaUt-decree
And, how it differs, from thofc Deflinies,
(rate,
Was, by
even
which, aright became
Th? Workiagir,and, xht being, of the fame)
As, bed might hclpe the furthering ofthat end,
To that
jufl mcafitre,
Which, God's
And, though,
Who,of God's
(And, things,
Which,
Yet,
ercrnall
I
either/*//?, or,
Repenting
And,
There
And
fliallb",
%
whenfoever,
indeavour ;
that,
([u\\
this,
hold,
Mi
96
ILLVSTR.
jArkc well
XXXIV.
this Caged-fowle
Bcek.i
and, thereby,fee,
Art
ftraitned,
taught
me 5
I fee,
am
fcratchcJ
Dam.
am,
Illvstr.
97
XXXV.
Book.
The
blowes 5
But, lo j the more they ftrme, the more hjhimth 3
At every Blaft, the Flame afcendeth higher $
And, till the Fuells want, that rage confineth,
Ir, will be, {till, a great, and glorious Fire,
Thus fares the man, whom Vertue, Beacon-like,
Hath fixe upon the Hills of Eminence,
At him, the Tempefts of mad f/*ftrike,
And, rage againft his Piles of Innocence ;
Bur, ft ill, the more they wrong him, and the more
They feeke to keepe his worth from being knowne,
They, daily, make it greater, then before
And, caufe his Fame, the farther to beblowne.
When, therefore, no felfe-doting Hrrogance,
But, Vertucs, cover'd with a modeft vaile,
it
out, their/*>7
Breake through
obfcuriti,
Thou
art
fo cleare,
Evert
ILLVSTR.
XXXVI.
Book.
muft perceive
And, feenethofe
I,
Pleafure,
Which
Then, they,
As
Nor
Bur,
know
the ufe, or
And, be refreftff, by
all
that,
Death,
is
unable to divide
Their Hearts,
-frhofe
Illvstr.
XXXVII.
Book.
To meet each
Should
in that
Vmon,
till
fee,
number doe)
,:
IOO
^And,giyt
to ev'ry
ILLVSTR.
ejehew,
XXX VIII.
Book.
wanting, here.
juftly,
Thy
Charities, ev'n to
Give to thy
haft,
commend
And,
liet
can
He
Whom Vertucfriends* and Fortune, Uo.
needs notfeare-, ~a>bat]pigbt
doe-,
IOI
Illvstr. XXXIX.
in this Embhm here, obferve you fliall
An Eaglet, perched, on a Winged-ball
Book.
Hen,
h
*
Advanced on an
The Snakes
aflayling
Altar
and, havecy'd
him, on ev'ry
fide:
conceives
Our
wcll,cxpreflc
As,
in this
And, all
ttieic
Whdft,tnthe
flcfli,
Of earthly-fortunes,
tofupport his
hopes
meatus become,
time
ILLVSTR.XL.
[Ive Termes, there be,
Book a
which
five, I
doc apply
Be g inning,
is
was begunne.
is
a fpace
Time
entred,
when,
Beginning
had an Ending,
till
En d
(As
is
briefe,as
To fet thclaft
of moments, to that
Sc<ene,
Admit, of
it
my future-end, at
The knowledge of
all
(till,
fliall it
never
for ever.
what *BiM%
Ti
Which, is a
Type,
of Tranfitory thirgs
The Circled.fnake, Et e rn t
i
e declares
afudden flop,
Ipfings.
intended,
my words
have ended.
JLLVSTR.
XL
Book. 2
I.
Which
alfo,
h doubled
a fore-warning of neglect.
And,
me
Brit, alfo,
And
My
obtame
it.
it.
may,
The
needfull things
Illvstr. XLII.
Book.
is
done.
in
an everlarting night ;
move
To worke
-,
Our
Vertues,
ct~ Rigl-tet
105
ILLVSTR. XLIII.
[His
is
the Poets-horfc
Book.
a Pal/ray, Sirs,
there*
Can
And, in
and Fires
de(J>ight
Purfms her
The
io6
And,
tben-iOn Hopfc,tiflHatveft,_/<rflfr.
?+
ILLVSTR. XLIV.
m
fa***)
Book.t
And, then,
on the clay :
men beholding
it,
Ahhough,
helpe,
when men
imploy j
I07
iLLVSTR.
XLV.
vifit, in
Beak, z
the
Moneth of May,
(Bowers,
And>view the well-grown Trees, the wel-trimm'd
The Beds of Herbs, the knots of pleafant flowers,
Flood-gates, let
elfc,
F tomes,
Or drowne
the Saplings,
-.
fclfc
fince, ofc
they prove
poflefle
hifle,
left.
Affli&ion,
ILLVSTR.
XL VI.
Eotk.%
His words,
I,
Vnlefleof Strrowes,
Till
alfo,
Yea,
till
The richnefle of
Grams in
pieces teare,
For,
Ajftftions
Thtmrh
ILLVSTR.
Name,
109
XLVH.
Book. 2
Snake,
If {Reader)
for
my Fortune
rvorjl they
can.
lifr,
Ji Life,
no
ttith
Illvstr. XLVIII.
I
Beok.x
fliall fifide
expreft-
To live with^wwj
ox^odye mihpraife.
And,
all
fury,
of this raging
feature?,
Bore,
More
laft,
appeare
a largc-growne fig,
In (neb a
Combate,
And,
Grave.
Shee Jhall
ILLVSTE
Book. 2
Who
May
True
True
'Gainft ypbkby
ILLVSTR
free)
They wounded, by
f,
As no man
with fuch
nat'rall
For,
I.er
Thar, they
them
lb,
may
And, when
"5
I
**a*fc*8*$fifi*w*
THE SECOND
LOTTERIE.
^((|Ome friends,and foes, of thine, there be,
|>|jyj| That make a wondring-ftecke of thee j
*^ * Some other over-much, of late,
prate,
I.
1.
Perhaps you
How
If Co,
An
4
God blefTe thee, whofoere thou
art,
But,
;,
Tbe fecond
11+
But, be notgtiev'd
Lotteries.
for,
now and
than,
The
Galloxsti
'
Or,
To
hat,
the
if
Kwgdome fowes.
thee.
Er.ib.
V.
6
In you, a naturall defire
neceilary Flame.
St^Emb. VI.
For,
purpos'd
Elfe,
In earnefi, you
may
See,
Emb. VI I.
Thou
art afflicted
Song
And, of thofe troubles, take fome fhate,
Which, thou art very loth to beare.
overmuch difmayd,
what ere on thee be Iayd,
But, be not
Nor
pine,
For, comfort
fhall
Sec, Emb.
VIII.
Thou art,
And,
To
Tbe/econd ^Lotteries.
To (hew thee, therefore,
O, that thy
tolly
may b
rhv d f
c lecV
:
hings,
costnje/loiings.
Sec3 EmbAX.
10
What thing foere thou undfrtak'ft,
Thou feldome good tOiKluiion mak'ft ;
For, ftiJl,when thou haft ught to doe,
Thou at t too huffy, or too flow ;
And, from that equall temper fti ay'ft,
By which, thy worke effeft thau mayft.
i
'
wert.
Emb. X.
See,
n
Thou haft in publicke
And, over
But,
if
lived long,
Thy
Fortune,
Conjleltations are
But.
And, how,all
Fortunes to indure
So, thou ftialt gaine a bleft eftate,
And, be the Majler of thy Fate.
See, Emb.
XI I.
13
There
is, in
thofe, but
little truft,
Thy
And,
Good
may
fure,
be got,
See, Emb.
XIII.
14
leaft,
The
\\6
And, good
lecond Lotteries.
for
many
And,
be
true,
God's
fain<
haft
be deem'd,
ieem'u
.-
more there
goes,
formall ihowes.
have,
\6
That Emblem, which this
Concernes the honour of
King
now better
be advi>'d.
See,
Emb.
XV
I.
17
l<arn'd,ar>d wife, thru would'ft become,
h deceived fome)
(Elfethou h ift
But, if thy hopes thua wil ( ffcir,
Thou mult no' likely meanes negledt j
Both
mm
defpife
it
may concerne.
See,/A.XVIII.
To
too, as yet
madeknowne
ownc
But,
let
XIX.
30
eare.
What rnufchtefefrom
fuchfalflioodflowes,
be not
It
fceme; thou
tak'ft
Emb.
XXII.
are
flowe.
in this,
Sce,m.XXIII.
Though
fome,fhouldthee,for onejiniftakc,
his backe,
If
A Prin-
n8
XXIV.
See, Emb.
weedifcerne,
See,.
XXV.
26
if
ftill
abound.
See, Emb,
XX VI.
27
By this thy
Let,
XX VII.
Emb.
28
Emblem fhewes,
SeejfwJ.XXVIII.
29
fhew,
And,
Thefecond Lottery
And, to thofe Knowledges afpires,
Whii h every prudent Souk defi cs
Sce,^.XXIX.
If Glory, thou defire to get,
Prudence adde,
See,
Emb.
XXX.
A Woman, fhall
At
her, yet
For,
all
the fault
is
onely thine.
XXXI.
Sec, Emb.
It
it
and,
flyes
from thee
may
advize,
Emb.
XXX II.
33
It
may
Perufe, and
See^w^.XXXHI.
34
Bccaufe
; ; ;
no
Fate
el
See,
rate.
XXIV.
Emb.X
35
Thy Virtues and thy Wo th are fuch,
That, many dueenvic nee much ;
The
courfe thar
For,
all their
3*
In outward pompe, thy
Emb.
XXXV.
pleafures are
Thy hope
of blilie
And, thou
it
is
placed there
fhall
bereave,
come
10 fee
Emb.
XXX VI.
37
It
haft
come, in time,
this crime
And, fhew what fhould by them be done,
is
To mend, or to prevent
'Twixt
of deceipt,
In faulty Meaptres, and in Weight
And, overbackward
haft
been knowne,
39
Vertue prize,
As
::
'
121
al waves
XXIX.
40
thofe, perchance,
Who Schifme,
Emb,
X L,
41
Great workes to doe, thou haft a minde i
canfl: not finde.
Sometime, thy fow'r is not unfit j
But, then thou failed: in thy wet.
Such Vndertakings, therefore, chufe
(If thou wilt not thy time abufe)
As to thy pew'rs, and wits agree j
And, let them both imployed bee.
XLL
See,Emb.
4*
Thou
mind'ft not
felfe, as if
XLII,
45
Who, of their
Pr
thou haft
(at leaft)
of thofe,
Scc,Emb.
bi cake.
XLI1L
44
In
many
By thy defpayring,
fainting heart
And
::
l bejecond Lotteries.
12:
The
mans hopcfulncfle
Plough
Obierve
it ;
to fee
See, Smb.
XL IV.
4*
To teach,
By/mill
that workes
degrees, are
both
faire
and great,
made compleat.
See,^.XLV.
4*
(hall
(halt
happy be at laft.
See, Emb.
47
XL VI.
By
48
A man at Armes,
Thou (houldft be
for
what
end,
ready to contend.
See,
Emb.
XL VI 1 1.
49
Perhaps, thou mayft be one of thofe,
doth God's holy Church oppofe
Who
For,
: :
'
J2}
-\
XL
50
Thy
And,
if
What
Of
Of
Planetary Calculations,
Superfiitiem Observations,
52
53
it
points out th
Whereof you
Thar, had
As
fits
it
you
at condition,
right,
fliam'd.
ftill
conceal'd.
For,
I
,
Thefccond Lotteries.
-4-
It
If,
Then
prayfed,
F1*QIS.
COLLECTION
OF
EM-BLEMES,
ANCIENT AND
MODEHNE:
Quickened-
DiMo;
And
difpofed into
Lotteries.
That
both
'TOTHEMOSTI LLVSTRIO VS
Princeife,
F%A3^CIS
Diucheffe Do-
I defiie
For,
am guiltic of a Vcn'ul-finne
Though, knownc
can afcend
doth you commend
Yet, if thefe Lines, (or,ffof they V (her in)
For me, fomc I'affage may anew, begin
Muft
it
To your Efteente
I,
may
..
fo happily,
(*)
01
fliall it
be
Pitfure.dratvirs
orkes;
jfftcHons^
ihall pleafc
to live
give
my Verfe can
Tour
gRACSS
in all bumilititt
Geo:
ITHEL
fAMES,
Prince,
<?f
"^
Lenno x,
Cuke
isfc.
\f \/
^And,yet laments)
his
to tarry
A Mournfull-fong,<tf
*</?<rf0
forget
his defart
HIM to TOV i
Servant, which,
to you, is yet
unknowne.
PRESENT comes
Ofgainm^ further
oar profit
effeel,
and, from
whom
A Recreation finds
it fufficc,
that Ifrofeffe
7 he
defend
To HIM
To take this Pledge, ofwhat I more intend.
commanded.
Geo:Wither.
'
',
in the end.
Book.
ji^^|Hen, many,
<m%m$
man
prepar'd,
The
of
fulnefle
To reach their
dime,
fome others
Of cemp'rall
Moil thinkc
Ricbts
hopes,
dunghill-topi
and, of
nojrifli
all
the wayes,
Cm
Mm
'l
obirretheir///fr,
If veil tijn
i)jl t thj
little
little
Wk
may ftand
When Strength
ffi
fe
13^$
Tbu%
doth
in ftead,
faile-,
in time of need.
to be devoured
by
by theStreame)
a Stratagem.
On
Which, men
of abler fortunes
Some Birds,when
they an
may
Oyfter
defpife.
would unlock,
Wee, by
indeav'ring thus,
;
;
ILLVSTR.
III.
Book.
And,
that authority,
Resells
difobay.
fhalt e/pie
The
may
ftill
foerc
appeare,
tWcontemnc.
Whom
Authority thinkes
fit
not, in vaine,
Het
3?
Illvstr. IV.
Bo$k.$
[Hat
And
a.
Face behhtde.
To whom,
#,onely,
is
that ever-present-being,
at
are,
But, in a Morall-fcnfc,
we may apply
fignifie,
By
foi cfee
In times
to come,,
Good
139
bis guides.
ILLVSTR. V.
mk.i
Of
all
true Vermes!
expreflc
it
we bide comenr,
our worth
is
more
G/otfs
ILLVSTH.VI.
Seek.
fares
rayes.
with us
build
is loft:
iflafrfiourtfl) too.
If
If'thou thy
D icies
Of thy Reward,
tritely doe,
bebopejulltoo.
Illvstr. VII.
Book. 3
An
Tn
we know, who
>t
her fort
it
They feem :
Both
to difallow
all
ufetull place.
iylcs Religion
wholly of her
fruits
H1
? He
L4mtS, w
(To men
,'ch is
Crownc
given for a
rhisbrar.ch of
Law
ell,
to declare,
wit,
perhaps, to
and
fignifie.
Chrtjlian-po/icie
To
purfuc;
When you have done the beft, your wits can doe.
I
and,
let
the Pen
Of your deferved,
clofe-imprifonments,
Within 'he walls of fuch poore Monuments,
Li
ft, clfe, v.
Asofr
fufler
arebuilt, to leave
it
quite forgotten,
Bur,
Ceed
Illvstr. IX.
[Ome
Book.
That I
many menfuppofe,
here,
Circle,
.-
We
firft,
mould by
a confiant-refolution,
Thofe
things,
which wc
rcfolved arc to
do
r.'re
:;
FretbouahvitfallCrcwfialtfee,
^
be.
He bieakes the
hillocks
yeeld,
Our
Our
it
high
be fit.
muft downe be broke in us 5
and
God
muft humble it.
proud,
conceit,
heart
is
S\\all
Profperitie,
fhall
bebeftirclin'de
My
barren
So, harro
So ratft
to it ;
it
up,
As beft may
In
this
fo emptie, and fo
thou fo
fill
andbrin^it^tw, fjlow
Deftre, th e
w orke
is
well begunne
fully aone.
True
ILLVSTR. XI.
M-5
Book,
Your Apprehenfion's
eye,
may partly
fee
it
be,
it
ever will
is
it,from
it
felfe,eftrang'd
Of Carriages, or Clokebagges
of Lumber.
full
us
by our
Foes.
nmfricudieffe left
therefore, to
me,
Which,
neither
huh tt'.ginnin%
[%6
r-r
ILLVSTR. XII.
Book.
tell
A Mora//,
Now
Name,
Thy
rife.
*-7
ILLVSTR. XIII.
book.i
humbled
rather, and,
rales':
Be
wife, in
Father
Adam
found,
fruit
twigge
lie
lie
And, he
Becomes a very
Foole,
__
before he dies.
Xj
Whtn
be made.
ILLVSTR.XIV.
>E more
mould
thrive,
Book. 3
To cenfure ;
ir"thefeC/?M,laft a
els,
but Stages
lift,
faitbfull
Sheepe,
Watch doth
ILLVSTR.XV.
Book,-
Bur,
It
makes an Emblem, of a
late
edition
Of
that regard,
take.
id
us
(till,
ir
klh
If?
keepe.
150
ILLVSTR.XVI.
Book. 5
was Iayd,
the Face.
Eut, afterward, this Doometo mitigate,
(And
of
their eftate)
God gave them Hope, that (he might helpe them bearc
till
the laft.
'
However,
Thtftubstance of it,
ftill,
in God, remaines.
Man's
Then Simple-prudcnt-harmclcffencifc.
XVI
ILLVSTR.
look.
( And,mixe
(Wi
all
injurious deedes.
And, where
Fon
thar difcrttton,
it
lfc,
life
fo fweet, (o rich,
and fo
fecure,
Thar,
all
But,
let thefe
K^/lnd
fo, in
it
fooliflincfife.
When
W here er'e *e
152.
there.
ILLVSTR. XVIII.
Bcok.
either
were to travell
Styx or Aehtrtn ?
d< >wne
To uncouth
In whatfoever Land,
we live ox die,
Our
Settles,
with our
laft
as nigh
breathing, to expire.
ler U"
f7x-on Heav'n, a
fairhfull eye,
VI
to got.
ILLVSTR. XIX.
Botk.
>Travailer,
And,
we tread,
unleffe,
with fo
many
A-;, thar,
by
Raflinefle,
And, they who with more bafie, then l*edt will runne,
\Uy lofe the way, in which they well begunnc.
Our
Our Pelican,
bybleedingithus,
'rt-
Illvstr. XX.
Btik.3
And, when
Lift
When
Fltcke, for
which he dy'd.
Bee
ILLVSTR. XXI.
[Hat,
which wee
call
I?5
Book.
the Sea-horfe,
is
a Creature,
Whereby
the Priefls of
To typ.fy an
itl-dtftofed nature y-
And,
When they
tliofe
honeft men,
Piety
harmed none,
The
That pious
it
Hyppttamtu,
and to keep tafeare.
Farighteott-wayes
if
we
we
(hall fee.
affed
i?6
ILLVSTR.XXII.
BW*J
Of
Heaven,
have,
Tin***
j;
V7
ILLVSTR. XXIII.
Book.}
ii
ch
wheele about in
everlafttng.rings j
in
path
it
To wait
When thofc
fev'rall
It is a full,
and
Which up
into
doth rowle s
fhmves
Round, which neither End, not entrance knowes.
And (by rhis Emblem) you may partly fee,
An J, by
Orbes
felfc,
it
felfe
Euh
53
ILLVSTR.XXIV.
brc's but one Line
Is all
Book*
A Trifle
By long nelect of
fraall,
be done)
time, vtxMburthcnfomt,
who
fhallnot leave
behindethem
One good
Who, bycompoftng
In
fixtie, feventie,
or
in eightie
yeare
For,
frill,
one-Line, another di
And, Line by
aweth on,
done.
As much as makes, at
haft, One
Lima Day,
ILLVSTR.XXV.
Book.3
Of
And (as
In Pr.nces Courts
growe,
Yer al!
Doth
in
when
And then my
The
On
N&3
LLVSTR. XXVI.
walk'd, at ealc,
Totravailein
is
given,
Few
It
promifes of outward
briogs (us
Through
Glories bee,)
fight)
Our
Hopes,
Till
hand- way,
in the Rtght.hattd-fath.
7t
161
ILLVSTR.XXVII.
- He Bottnder.Stenes, held facred, heretofore,
|*| || Some did fo fuperftitioufly adore,
>
As,
doe them,
Deities.
am
fire
:.
To
walke their
Parifl). limits,
once a ycarc
facrilegious
Hands
diftinclly
knew
rife,
his
owne 5
Moft men
lacroacbers,
Though fuchincroach, he
and (on
his right)
it
quite
(lone,
none.
Where
i6i
ILLVSTR. XXVIII.
Book.
pi&ur'd fee.
helpful 1 feeme,
it
ought.
Such,
as
A patre,
(o match'd
like
Amity.
live together.
When
XXIX.
ILLVSTR.
Itf)
Book.;
Advance
his Favorites
and, bring
downe all
By wholfome
Latves,
and
rightfull Goverment.
much beed,
Deed.
Faire-flieweSj tPt/heuldttrtfo
the
iLLVSTRnrXXT^
Book.
ufefull are,
The
f Which makes them b: autifull in outward fight)
As when, for Ffefulnefli, wc finde them right.
feekes, to
make
When
My Life, and
Thenfiemhig fuch
And,
ToJee?ne,to be as honed, as
no fharae,
am.
My
2F~
ILLVSTR.
XXXI.
Book,
you
fhall
view,
And, heed
all
the profit,
Is to
all
To utter
true Light
had,
convey 'd,
betray 'd
at this
day.
and to Him,
light
by them.
The
\66
Why
Who
ir
hath fuccetded fo
that, mi.ft
who
richeftgrow,
Poore-Theeves, in Halters,
behold,
"<?
Illvst*. XXXIII.
Book.i
|F
'
And, perfecuted
So
badpow'r
to
make them
better doe.
Aa
JVbil'H
^7
hil*ft
Ow/wjappeare;
form'd by Fancies, and, by Feare.
If thou (halt be advis'd, to meditate
Thy latter end, before it be too late,
(And, whil'ft thy friends, thyjtrertgt6,zad wits may bee
In likely cafe, to help and comfort thee.)
There may becourfes taken, to divert
Thofe Frights, which, elfe, would terrific thy heart,
When Death drawes neare j and helpe thee plucke away
That /*/, of his, which would thy Soule diftnay.
But, if thou madly ramble onward, ftill,
Till thou art finking downe that dor kefomt' biff,
Which borders on the Grave (and doft beginne
To fee the Shades of Terrour, and of Sinne
To fly acroffc thy Cwfeicnce) 'twill be hard
Toleatnethis Lejjon 3 or, to be prepar'd
For th.it fad parting which, will forced bee,
Bcrwccrethis much beloved World, and thee,
Confidcr this, therefore, while Time thou haft,
Or,
Goblins,
till
the
laft.
Dot
ILLVSTR.
>S
is
in
i6p
Deed.
XXXV
Till Grace,
learne to
know, what
heed,
helpes
wee needj
elfe,
is
by Nature,
And,
in the
May type
forth Discipline
this temper,
Aa
till
mine end.
Wee
Illvstr.
XXXVI.
Might ftill
Book.
Yea, now
I fee,
Supporters I
And,
Me thinks, in
this new-rapture, I
doe
fee
fupporring me,
Wee
my
cumbring fiuffe
husbanded aright,
Rich,in
all
Trut
By
mil almyss
bide,
l
[
vtbtttfoever
fuTrings tride.
ILLVSTR.XXX
[His
is
VII.
Book.
That
Patience,
and long-fufering
is
intended,
Which will
Or, fuch
hamnuings feele,
hath
fct
ETERNIT
Vpon the
Ring of bleft
IB.
impcnitrable Stone,
The Serpent could not leave imprcflion on,
(Nor figncof any Path-my)by temptations,
And,
this, is that
polifli'd arc,
my errours wcare
And,when that I am pure,
fo, let
will endure.
Truth*
7l
it
cannot bee.
iLLVSTR.XXXVHI.
|His
is
Where wholcfome
Book. 3
which when
it
growes,
7 ret,
And, thofe
And,
all
Lord,
it ,
ftill,
Although on ev'ry
fide
difadvantage
it.
doe fit,
them not eppreffe
(As David
Thy
But,
may
They,
They, who
ILLVSTR.
XXXIX.
Beok.
How much
it
profiteth, to ferftvere
By Shtb, or Pride,
or over-trufting to
And,
let
us
all, in
our
Affaires
proceed,
ll
'7+
Illvstr. XL.
s-k..
|Vr /4**for,peradventtre,givethus
1 Dame Fortune (iot thefe Reafons) piclur'd, thus;
iAf hath a Cw/j #^, to declare,
How pleafing fhec doth ufajlly appearc
To them, that love her Favours. She is blinde,
(Or, hath (rill clofed eyes) to put in minde,
How blindly, and how heedlefly, (hcthrowes
I
much for
not fo
Ffefulneffe, as ttyes.
Left, Hie
And
doe
laflly, that
She beareth
her changing
Hand
in her
tricks, at laft.
may
be fhowne
a Wayned- mount.
the Moones
Twelve Moones,
her.
at leaft
on mee
fee.
VntiS
*75
ILLVSTR.XLI.
Hilft
Book.3
We
We flndc, that,ColdeJJe doth inclofe a Firt-
Bur
Our hardned
That any
hearrs, before
light
of
Grace, in
it
will
muft finite
bee (ccne,
must bee(lrucken
The
Steele,
fitly
rcprefent
Hard-hearted men,
It
Bb
My
My Wit
q6
got
Illvstr. XLII.
?Ou
little
thinke,
In plight
Book, i
what plague it
WVc him,
is
to bee,
you fee.
rife
pitie them.
All Ages had (and, this I know hath fome)
Such men, as to this mifery,doe come
And, many of them, at their Lot, fo grieve,
As if they knew, (or did at leaft beleeve)
That, had their Wealth fuffiz'd them to afpire
(To what their Witts defervc, and they dtfirt)
The prcfent Age,and future Ages too,
Might gaine have had, from what they thought to doe.
Perhaps I dream'd fo once: But, God be prais'd,
The Clog which kept rae downe, from being rais'd,
Was chain'd fo faft, that ( if fuch Dreames I had)
:
My thoughts, and
For, plaine
now fo mad.
my Fortunes brought
firft, as my fmall Wit hath fought;
I fee, that,
had
Such Wealth, at
I might my felfe, and others, have undone,
Inftcad of Cturfes, which I thought to runne.
I findc my Povertie, for ruee was fit
Yea, and a Blefmg, greater than my Wit
And, whether, now, I rich or foore become,
Tis nor
truble(ime.
ILLVSTR.
XLIH.
Book.
And,
figcir'd
here
(Though heeatterapc
it)
no device can
finde
'Twixt whom,
mingled, as
it
were,
Into a League
Bb
?.
They
177
78
iLLVSTR.
r
Jat
XLIV.
Hath kindled
in
is
What fecmes
When
^N Emblem's meaning,
*79
(as
you
fee
devife.
As if fo many
Attaine to an unconqwable-jlrengtb
A better fenfe
let
thofc Interpreters
The
i8o
fav'ring fuch,
much i
fcarce meriting fo
As
if their Wit,
Hisjuft,
Both
caufe,f/6c Heart'
Inlarg'd, or fhut
when we no
of Princes, bee
is
Uncertainties, there^re,
That, Kings
The
^Ver-
Is either Sloth
ILLVSTR. XLVII.
[He
World hath
181
or Grace abus'd.
Book,
fharaeleiTe
If thefe
they are
can Poetize,
faying fo i
falfe in
The trueft
Knowledge, yet,
not,
is
imploy ;
undifcerned,
have received,
Whofe
is
ftill
arc hung.
And, all
their life,
is
to the publike
And,
leave to others
wrong:
many fowne,
The
|
\%z
decreafing now,
is
llvs^rTX L VTl I.
My Light,
My Light
it:
yet, I
know,
mooved on
And, thereby
I
in the Flejh, I
beeing had,
in Cour/is retrograde,
loft
my Splendor
.-
but, I feclc
To gainc the
Bee
Fon from
deceit, no p:ace
.:
f
free.
XL IX
ILLVSTR.
>Omc
it
Book. 3
tell,)
an nalfe-fawne ftemme,
thofe Beads to them.
reft againft
may betray
The World
to bee fo
full
of Treacherie,
have feenc
in Courtiers,
Ccmplement
fuch deceit,
Gods judgem
nts,
by
Their zealous
Bur, as
I live, I
Prayers,
findc
Cc
living,
I.
7hi$
i8j
Tbii
ILLVSTR.
L.
h ho Day, nor
(Here
ft
net,
home,
You, many
Age
times, in
To
is
donej
Courfc
lives.
The Harbingers ot
To take up y>u
whole
BmbUm, and
this Met'o
fitf>'<
fjhri
here were
--ij
fit.
THE THIRD
LOTTERIE.
^Hc Wreathes of G l o r. y , you arTc&,
Bu^mtanes to gaine them, you ncglecTAnd,(though indorg,you delight )
You doe not, alwayes, what is right:
Nor arc you growne, as yet, fo wife,
'
Emblem
I.
If
E' rate.
Both
more Wit,
Mace, (by fome defpiz'd)
now motalltz.'d.
better Md*tiers,znd
Sec,ZwMlI.
By this thy Lot, wee may mifdoubr.,
Thou look'ft not warily about;
But,hudleft onward, without heed,
What went before, or may J*ccecd-3
Procuring lode, or difcontcnt,
Which,C/rfw^%0,might prevent.
Therefore, with grarcfulnelTc, receive
M oralis give.
See,
Ccj
EmbA V.
Thou
The Third
\M
Lotteries.
in thy
mind;
To
fit
on thee.
See, Emb. V.
(if
tri^e,
See,
Emb.
V 1 1.
And, thy
Sec,w*.VIII.
hnd
What
The
By which,
The fairell
And, (that,
They
Your tro/it,
it
will
much
advance.
See,
Emb. X.
To get an able-conftant
Ftttna
XI.
See,
Emb.
XII
13
That have high thtughts, and lof tic mindsOr, fuch as have an itch to learne,
Thar,which doth nothing them concernej
Or, love to p:epe, with daring eyes,
Into forbidden Mjfleries.
It
Thme Emblem,lcttons
XIII.
man,that's ignorant
If
it
Thy
be
fo,
of nought.
thy MoraB fhowes
Foij, and
what from
it
Aowes.
See, Emb.
XIV.
Thou
The
1 bird Lotteries,
15
XV.
Emh. XV I.
*7
That thou
haft Honefiie,
wegrantj
bee.
And, what
it
counfels, thar,purfue.
See,
Emb. XVI
I.
18
appearc,
Sec,i.XVIII.
of danger too :
grow,
They'I hazzard much, your overthrow.
But, you the mifchiefc may cfchew,
And, if you
If
full
purfue.
Emb. XIX.
This
Toe Third
Lotteries*
189
20
This
prefeni: Ltf,
concern^
but
all
full
men
necrc,
here
'
little
heed
love ,
tfat, and
thnt
juft,
for feare
may
XX
onely knowes)
W!k), to the world, have no defire 5
But, up to heavily things afpirc.
No d-.)ubt,bur you, in fome degree,
Indow'd wirh fuch Affelliont bee ;
And, had this Emblem, that you might
Encourag'd bee,
in
fuch a Flight.
See,
Emh XXII
n
The ftate of
An
But,
To kef pe
This
Let,
Etermtie in
findc,
minde.
S^f^.XXIH.
4
VnlefTe you better looke thereto,
-r
Emb.
XX IV.
!J>0
M
If
2J
art one,
(NexTGod) thou
Then,
Of
feeke to
rhayft thy
hopes effe&
thee,
Emb. XXV.
art comej
And, peradventure, troublefome,
Thou findeft ir,for thee to know,
out of allfufpeft,
You warned
28
When, Levers
fitly
declare,
matched are
And, what
Why,
Which your
But,
K^affecTion
if it Counfe/I
Then, preach it
at
And weary of
doth concerne.
on to Warre,
fweet Peace , they are.
Princes
Some,
feeke to
(Till publikc
As if
By nothing cHc.but preaching Lav.
Thy Morall (if of thofc thou art)
Doth aft a Moderatm part.
See, Emb.XXIX.
Tis
ID
3
Tis feared, thou doft
if thine
leffe
efteeme,
fo to feeme i
sdhons,
faire appear e,
XXX-
Emb.
3*
Somc,all their time, and wealth have fp:nr,
In giving other men content ;
And, would not grudge to wade their Blood,
your leave)
From
Faith,
which
ss*.xxxn.
3?
We hope, no perfon,here,belecves,
are of thofe wealthy 7 beeves,
Who^Chatties of gold, and pearle doc wcaie,
That,you
Which
are,
fee
Scc,^.XXXllL
34
Yon,
h,Fo/fy
unfit for
men
to hcare,
See, Emb.
Dd
XXXIV.
Your
7"
Ipl
be *rbird Lotten->_j.
3S
Figures, in
Obferve their
trail,
Sce,rf.XXXV,
3*
Scc,*.XXXVI.
37
is
Vertut very
much;
tride 5
.See,i*.XXXVIL
Thou haft been grieved , and coraplain'd,
Becaufe,rhc Truth hath
wrong fuftain'd.
sec^^.xxxvnr,
39
By
and, todoc
Emb.\\X\K.
Dame
40
X L.
41
no Venue flowes,
be forced out, with blowcs.
Some other, Moralls thou maift learnc,
Thereby, which will thy good, conce
Marke, therefore, what they doe deel
Till
it
occafions are.
See,
Emb. XLI.
XLI I.
43
To
XL I II.
44
Thou wouldft be lov'd and, to that end,
Thou doft both Time and Labour fpend
(o
thou.thcn,art
For, Love
affefts
Which, if
it
faile
much
to blame
a outtur all-flame
on cither
fide,
See,**.XLlV.
Dd
If
The
^4-
1 bird Lotteries.
45
If all
your
forirs,
you
fliould unite,
Your
An
Poltcie
neglect,
See,w*.XLV.
4
<5
Who
Godufos their
thou vauntft;
Take
ufefull
heed of thy
from thence,
offence.
Scc.Emb.XLVU,
45
By this thy
Lot,
Dccayd thy
it
may appeare,
Sce.Emb.
XLVIU.
49
trttfo
thou doft\
Emblem, thou flialc fee,
That, */><//*, will need full bee.
For, Ky
rhi- e
Sec,
Emb.X LI X.
Tr
:;
The
It
feemcs,
third Lotteries
by drawing of
this Lot,
forgot ;
And,that, thou needft a faithfull Friend,
minde
thee
of
Utter.
To
thy
end.
were to night.
it
See,E.L.
51
Thoufcek'ft
Bur,
52
Thy
What
it
thou
is
too
is
inclinde.
late to crave,
defireft
now, to have
art.
Such
tricks, as
you could
wifli untold.
'tis
a Blanck,
in
awe
54
proves a Blanck for,to what end,
Should wee a fenous Morall fpend,
It
advife,
Upon the
An Emblem
fhall attend
your Lot.
You
\$6
55
To
you.
As
fits
FINIS.
may wee.
COLLECTION
OF
EMBLEMES,
ANCIENT AND
MODERNE:
Quickened
And di(pod
both
into
Lotteries,
ThaxJnftruttion> and Good Qounfell, may bee furthered
by an Honcft and Pleafant Recreation.
By
George Wither.
The fourth Booh.
London,
Printed
by
Av qvstine Mathe vv
MDCXXXIV.
s,
.--""V
11
,2
'
">%
TO
HONO VRABLE
THE RIGHT
THILLtT,
To M e e
pleafed
Kjlfajcjlie
beftow'd
As
Vponthe
To
j
RoyaH-Gift , neglecting fo
the fame, as others do
h'ttifie
By making friends;
myeftategrewletfc
hundred Marks decreafc)
which for, my profit was beftowne.
irwhan twice
;
h that,
oppofc
that
five
(*)
Yet,
Yet, by
To
feele,
And,
I,
this Lojfe, I
fhould
Had
As I defire;
I,
To this Beliefe
Hereafter,
that,
Yo v by fav'ring mcc
My
Tour Honours
trueft
Honourtr,
Geo: Wither.
TO
THE RIGHT HONORABLE,
HE^'RJE,
Qaptaine of the
of all hit :M tieft its For r efts, Tar hes and Lb.ifes
on this fide Trent Knight of the molt noble Or;
My
Byfome Difafters,
N ambers renew.
I might, with
Yov
all I had
made
7 hat, all my Wizswould infujficientbe,
To make that Worth become a Friend to mee.
of
th
orch/ff
That (feeking
m ) hee can
my love
reject i
Perfonage
is
found
My
dfy LORD,
As
as
Geo: Wither.
WhiPfi
ZOp
Illvstr.
BMk.+
I.
behold
The grateful!, and obfequious Marigold,
How duely, ev'ry morning, fhe difplaycs
Her open breft, when Titan fprcads hisRaycs j
'Hen, with a fcriousinufing,
',
When this
The
lervile
Fawnings,and Idolatries,
Wherewith, we court
And,
.'
what I may,
never follow an inferiour Way.
in
Ff
-+>
The
ZIO
Illvstr.
s**.
II.
fo blefle
Of
it
needs,
Why
we flie,
nigh.
daily
Bi
Ey
Tbo.i-doft
ferforme a foolijhpart.
ILLVSTR.HI.
\He World is much
So diligent
for
to bee, as to apf>eare
miferably pore.
They long
Are frill fo
vaine, that
little
they pofleflc,
They
lofc ev'n
And, fo,
The
Is theirs
all Fooleries,
whowcare
To
worne
But, of
make them
God and Men, as wicked as they arc.
fore, yet
ft ill
appcare,
Ff
rurftte
Purjue
111
%W orkes without
delay,
Illvstr.
Book.
I III.
To ponder what
it
not
of it bee.
And, 'tis an Emblem, whence the Wife may learne,
the Morals
if it
To lofe
The
Of which
thou
onely thofc,
thee,
may doe
tbj
worke,
before I got,
RtpCht,
Illvstr. V.
Arke well this Emblem
\
You
Bet>lc4
hang above
their head,
it fir)
it,
there,
doth (ay
(Throughout our
lives)
Tint
Sentence
is
Condemn'd to
gone
fuflfer
forth,
death.
by which wee
The
(land
dreadfull hand,
Of God's
Oil
Ev'n
in
let
us
mindcjhow
<he very
ad of
often
wee have
bin,
Deadly -finne,
Whilft
And
fruit,
wee
(hall.
When
213
When woe
z\\
is
inourfefoes begun,
Tbeth "thitherfrom
i t>
'
To
that Arrow,
dejlruttion further in
hide,
Intangle mee,
in
him, to
fee
by her alluring
unawares
fnares
which
I fhall
never cure,
my Se7fe,
] flie
to Thee,
When
When
.:
ILLVSTR.VII.
Book.
7&8&k
Is fitly reprefented
by a
Catt
But
kills
e're
they die.
who fhun
Of their difplacings
And, when they
fee
them brought
into difgraccs,
i\6
alUtbrt beefefitfii
Loe.heere
it
Which once
yeas
Xiccx of
tie Eaft.
Illvstr. VIII.
:
Book.
eftatc,
Some good
Injlruelions
However,
to declare,
reft,
I can)
['is
true, a wither
To fome, as voyd
of Hopes, as of efteeme
For, in their judgements, I appeare to be
faplefle Bough, quite broken from the Tree,
A
(
Ev'n fuch
And,
as that
in this
yet,
For, I
(Rent from her Stemme) lye trodden by the way,
Three moneths together ; which,when Spring drew on,
To take an unexpe&ed Root begunj
(Yea, grew to bee a Tree) and, growing, flood,
made.
live to fee,
No
Old
Aarons wither'd
gi
cenej
by
rife, in I pight
Shame, unto thegloriouft height,
Ev'n I, beleevc my Hope fhall bee p ifleft,
And, therefore, (ev'n in Death) in Hope l'lc reft.
Of Death,and
Gj
True
ZI8
Illvstr. x.
Book.
And, haveobferved
And,
It is impoffible, to drive
When vertuous
To have this
To fay,my
Vertues, will
unmev'd
abide.
Tfje
moVd
dq?>
way.
ILLVSTR. XI.
'
was
Book.4
this Figures
.Hat
An arfeward Ioumey on
Moves counterwife ;
as
'
if
retrograde:
have
now
to (hew.
of kte, not onely feene,
have beenej
Have got
Which
Rtgrejje,
holding on
, 'tis
like that
wee,
Their
As
Sonnes
haveafTay'd to draw,
All backward, to the Bondage of the Law ;
abrogated
Rites
to
thofe
Ev'n
and Dayes,
By which, the wmdring lew markes out his wayes.
And,
World
Gg
Invincibtlitic
Invincibilitie tstbere>
zio
are.
<3l
ILLVSTR. XII
Book
by good
Difcipline,
It
For,doubvlefle, neither
Of iron Charets, or of
is it
armed
in the force,
Horfe,
may
findc,
Nor, lyes
it
common
in the Souldiers
Skill
And,menbe(r
The Hare
brain' aft.fooles
Toftrength, and
skill,
in all
unite
we muft,
therefore,
To all
And, (hew
us
All Hazards
when ihcc
mannagc thefe;
ev'n fuch, as
pleafc,
bee content.
tnifts in God alone,
bee offos'd,but^conq*ercd of none.
.
or, withall to
May
When
When
221
ILLVSTR. XIII.
jHen
Who
And
The
lice that's ro
And, men
May
hinging borne,
(hall ne're
bee drown'd$
Fate
(hall pleafe.
And
For, Meanes
Hce
Ill
64-
ILLVSTR. XIV.
Bnk,
Hey
'
ftfetie,
may bee
Lines
When I am fctled
in
a place
lack,
love,
My
maketh
of Sheds,
And, of plaine Couches, carved Ivory Beds
Yea, ev'ry path, and pathleflc walke , which
liking
Palaces
.-
lies
To mee is pleafant
of
it.
The
For ->hee
2Z}
ILLVSTR. XV.
Book.
The gifts of
Kingdomes, his
Favours bee:
For, in five hundred Millions, there's not one,
10m this high Honour is conferr'd upon;
rar'ft
Wrrret*-*
Which can
Thar, hee
The
Birth)
to any
or die a King.
If
God
will give
-t
to another
can,)
man.
Tnc
Nor
When
is
G.
there any
id
fli ill
mon
pleal'
fo
meane,but hee,
,an Emperour
may
bee.
Hee
iv'n
become
one.
Her
224-
IllvstrTXVT.
Ould you not
Bk.+
To fee
a duttie , and
ill-
favour'd Smne,
a Pearle,
You
Walke with
No
height,
The
ILLVSTR
When
Toole
home,
By
fuing to his
Icfler
or Buffoone
As if a
zi6
ILLVSTR.
XVHI
Nor
in the Vint,
will beare,
the Reafittable-creatures
if neve
From
earthly creepings,
by that Living-tree,
Continue, Lord,
Firme hold, on or
this Grace,
Supporter,
Bee
;:
Beiedryiiphofoe'ntbQufo*
For* from Loves arrofo esaene are free.
The grace
But many
nor had
waggery
was a man,
you can
tell
You may,
unlcffc
care,
now
b %
On
::
Illvstr. XX.
Bcoku
His
is an cquall-fided-fquare,
Doth vuy well,in E/w-wife,declare
The temper of that vertuous minded man,
Cbe t which
Whofe
fize,
Oppreft with
dif-refpedr.
which hee
place to
lie,
or povertie;
ftands enjoyn'd,
And
thyfelfe
De for-
Zip
*u.
ILLVSTR. XXI.
[Ooke
well,
Book.
They
Some ugly
1
hi
them,tracl
truft
them
in their
way.
Have
cloven feet
O^e
that
is,
XJ
ILLVSTR. XXII.
B*k.
wit,
hearttnejjt.
Thar,all
I
Some,give
Among
a ly.
ILLVSTR. XXIII.
AW*.
never in
Of an
Should
I
tnconflant
I
And
fo
And
thinkej and fo
dare,
tottering Foundation,
Vertigo get.
Each other ;
well,
Hit
ILLVSTR.
3/
Hat meanes
this
""[Thiough prickling
And, plucking
XXIV.
Beoku
Country -peajant^
7 hifiles w th
ping here
fuch gamefom cheerc i
slij
though for
Ptftes,
How great a y
y, well-grounded PatientneJJi
Retaincs in Stff'rings f and, what /port fhe makes,
A Honey
hag,
which cureth
ev'ry Sting
With
The
fit
therefore, joy,
thus
bdeeve
tfftevc.
All
All
it
not
afbm ;
ILLVSTBL.
XXV.
Book.
But,
Or, by the
thus proceed,
heed
All
is
Otherwhile,
An
ordinarie Touch
Which
you apply
Vnto your Nofe that piece of Cbymijlrle.
Sometime, when there's enough to give content,
will difcover it, if
,
The
In
and,
till
the
fire
Apollo
Illvst*.
XXVI.
Bk+
Reft,
Beafi.
The
Forrtfl Btafls,ax\d
A s well as time
fir.g,
in the
And ,
Lefle ki'n^nrfle
The
The
FLfh will
Mm
T'.e
rf'tftfi
fiint, if plcafure
this
For, Time
it
of a winged glaffe,
We
are informed
ftan.
Who
loft,
un Jifmay'd,
With
In
(lull
joyfull Hopes,
Spirit,
with a
my dying bed;
my FUfi toduft commendj
climbc
ftedf.ift
Faith afcend
Ii
In
In
z$6
elfry
Stormc,^
ftandeth faft,
ILLVSTR. XXVIII.
Book.
I fhall
If,
likewife,
As here you
Of
fee
on
Vpon this
Rocke fo place
me, oh
my God
That's Friendfliip,
Whichfir me
abides* in time
XXIX.
ILLVSTR.
of need.
Book.
Whofe
their
(bands.
him
to fpend
a yeare,
Or, fuch
as fhould
But,hard
it
is,
to
fuffcr,
for't.
or to fpend
Few men
are liberall,
whom neither
eftate,
Luff,
the
Illvstr.
XXX.
Our
Countries
that arc
Yea,
thar, for
which
come,
may
this double-guard,
well beefpar'd.
terrifies,
ic
d, though to
(Tnough
kill
is
good
Cstnabaptijls love
no Sword
fearc-j
to wearc)
may bee
brandifh'd by a Cherubin.
However, from the Sword divide not you
For-
*\9
Things
In which, and
by thewords
you, your
of greater worth :
inclofing thefc,
labour,
It
(hall finde,
fpend,
Of
Sexe, or
for't,
Death j aad^het^gondrepert.
of Degree, there's no regard:
in
mee
lQ
Illvstr. XXXII.
^Ifcourage not your
felvcs,
^& What
though
be.
it
and thunders loud
a Same. bow in the Cloud,
Wherefn,a truflfull promife may be found,
That, quite, yout little-worlds, /hall not be drown'd.
Behold, chcre
fiercely raiees,
is
Faire weather
may
befall
Whom
For
For
The
Tbhatjoever,
Conqttcfti
Mmdothftrive,
ILLVSTR.
XXXIII
Where
Kk
Sinte
24.*
XXXIV.
ILLVSTR.
VT
is this
*"*.4
How
this Figure
fruitlclTcour Intemperanciesbee:
So, by the
Fejfels
overflowing, here,
ILLVSTR.
XXXV
BtoT^
His
Tree,
And, from
And, he that
firft
in mifery began,
The
So,
have rarf ly
To any good, or
come:
to rife
noble qualities
firft
fomc
bardjhip, or
fome frrme,
in tempefi,
Kka
God,
God, efer
yrill beefrefevt,tl:ere>
Illvstr.
Mind tbey
are.
XXXVI.
Booi^
&
'
bee
Eftabhfh'dinone7r*/2. And, well it may,
That Vatue, of the holy Church difplay.
For, as our ^4<6,theberer meanes can make,
f
Togawr, as well as
The
&>*yfo
to utaine, or take,
1 hy
Witt. Efjentiatt
Prnrcft
H*
i LLVS ltt
Book.
ll 12%
tc^^^
(cty
May, in
Ailions warrantable
their horieft
were,
<w/,perfeverc:
pow'rfull bee,
Should
puiiifh
They therefore,
Who dandle
all
nor honefler,
alwayes fright, and threaten thofe that crre5
No mercie joyning, to the chaftifemenc
Of the n, wbofe faults are worthy to bee flient.
Nor arc t xy leflc to blame, who carry Swords,
To puoifh errors; but, nor lonkcs,nor words,
>r
Wh
wifcr ought,arethey
->
if
may purfue,
is
due.
The
HO
Is
Be 4
IllvstOXfWvTOv
~Soeku
j^Hc Barrell,
'
May
Of him
fitly typifie
the
bablingT^wr,
who
knowes.
ftrive to
fill
brim
all
a cepsj
Confurae thy
thefej
doe befpet,
Snbjlance, or thy
left
Mwde difcafe.
the crime,
Hew'
Hh
H7
nothing
may becgof,
would
not, willingly, in
my diftielTe,
From
An Fnthrift, or a
roaring Prodtgall:
?uilt
or (Tiamc, or difcontent
The
24-8
Illvstr. XL.
Bferve this Wbtele,
Doth
Tee
how Fatt
To
insS
ILLVSTR.
XLI
To pleafe
In
all
defires,
felfe attiresj
flic
finds.
What care of
With men,
Who
that
evills,
And,
Hce, by
his Good-advtfe,
reformeth
it
And,byhisZ,rw,thoumend'ft itpleafedly.
But, if thou doc defire the perfc&'ft Glaffe,
Ioync to the Morrall-Lav,the Law oj Grace.
Wee
W
250
bring the
Buh others, by
ee,
Yet,
And,by the
defence.
God,
ILLVSTR.
XL HI.
Book.
l^i^M
all that's
An J,Were (me
goed,and of zWfime.
if
it
The A n res
Their
bee
(as tisj
abfurd to fay,
nforce us
juft
To fay,
Not(as
is
By doome of irrecoverable
Fate)
all
LI
Wh
t-*)^
/MS
v*.
Heegrowes
Bee glad ro
And,,
enrag'd
by abufir.g of
Tumc deaden
For, any
Than,
a fatienUMate,
wrong may
Kindnefle, long,
But, as an
Well
inj.ir'd
typifies
how much
it
movcth
us,
Or, if
His
it
Pictures,
And,keepeus,to/>w^'* bm,f\i\\
afiaid.
tiee
fliee.
Th
Of
blindnejje ,a\Co,wc\\it
Heretikes,
In Sophistries
may declare,
and
in
are,
the cloudic-night,
Of
that,
And,
which
common
it
(madly) downc,
may be knownc.
it
Man
drives to
God
fet
up
fliall
None
Nonehtoves*
*H
Who/ball bee
vntill the
Fight be pafl,
V&oiyi*
the
laft.
IlLVSTK. XLVI.
Bosh^.
3 '^ tbcie
itioi
^N" On di ubtfull wings and,till the fiaj bee paft,
None know e to whether, fheethe Wreath will caft.
Which Em'okm (crvts,not oneIy,to exptelTe
;
all Contentions
but,
doubttulnelTc,
Of
Fone,much
'
May
come
in ptacc.
Why
Wbyfbmli I fears
the
v.w of Bread
ifGo&foplenfeil'h.illbet fed.
ILLVSTR. XLVII.
|He
Book.
fairhleffe
The
By grinning-dogs, which howling roameby night,
To fatisfle their
grudging appetite.
Here, therefore, by an Emblem, wee are fliowne,
That, God, (who as hee lifts, beftowes his ownc)
Providing fo, that none may bee unfed,
Dorh
And, by
this
,,
hee gave.
muft contclle, I never merit fhall,
The Crummct, which from thy Children* table,
Sufficient, to rmintainc the Life
I
fall
My soulc hath
'.
All
AUf\ctti uliketheyritker>dHay,
it firings, and fades away.
25*
Andy Jo
His
infant,
and this
little
Truffe of Hay,
is
finde
ir
for,
behold,
In GriefcSjin Sorrowcs,orNccc(s;tiesj
And, withers
His
Fir parallels
The
An inbred
Canker, will
this,
Wronp
Settle,
to cherifh
fit
u gone.
XLIX.
iLLVsTa.
Book
Thy Twc
that's goiHhjs-bft:
away
Before their
How faft
(Too late,
chiefell: bufineiTes'are
it
who
perhaps)
Their ending-day
to come-,
ufefully
>r
For,when
done.
enjoying,
etti ploying.
ln(t\
ill
they
mind,
fee,
with difcontenr,
(o
fhall
Ac
if
y u could,
at
loft
may notice to
Mm
fee.
The
158
ILLVSTE.
L.
B*k.
No
Oh
grant me,
fall abilitie, to
doc
Ghrj be t God.
159
THE FOVRTH
LOTTERIE.
[Hou, of a noble minde, arc thought,
Which,heav'nly things, hath chiefly fought,
And, fcorn'ft thy vertue to debafe,
By loving thofe of lower place.
If fo, thine Emblem doth cxprefTe
Thy Wifdome, and thy worthynejje.
But, if to earthward thou incline ;
Thence, learnc Affection* more Divine.
'
See,
Emb.l.
See,w*.Il.
Emb.
III.
4
You have, as yet, much worke to doe,
But, you have
littlt
time thereto
Mma
Lot.
Emb.
IV.
Though
; ,
z6o
dread,
your head
Your Let ,
Obfcrve
wzraing-Xmblem fent
and your btrmti prevent.
See } EmbfV.
this
ir,
6
Thou fly'ft, in hope, to fhun thy griefe j
Thou chtngtfl pitce, to feeke releefe j
And,many blameleffe things are fhent
As, caufers of thy difcontcnt.
But troublc,now,no more thy minde,
VI.
As
ifthou thought!!,
thou mightft
artaine,
before,
Moft
; ;
Emb.X.
11
Sce,w*.XI.
12
Thy
If,
Bufineffes,
came all
ro one.
Chtnu
May
doft view,
dwell,
In Lodgings that are trimm'd fo well.
But, by thine Emblem, thou art fhowne,
That (if thou lov'dft what is thine tne)
Tbdttht Roofes, as true Contentments yccld,
Emi.
XIV.
Thou
i6z
be fourth Lotteries.
is
when,
Emb.
See,
This
Let,
XV.
PicfentS an Emblem,
fitt
for thee.
See,
Emb.
XV
I.
17
"fhou, doft not greatly care,
Thy wealth, or
by whom
by
fliait fee,
18
you not an
able Prop,
ftill,
fupportcd fo.
SeeEmb.
XV1
1,
19
by
thefi^s
yW^t
, *-
that fly,
wantons eye,
Thy
76}
trifcfe,
all
See,
Emb. X X.
21
Fine Clothes ,faire Words, enrifing Facet
Grace,
inclin'd)
repent
prevent.
See,
Emb.
XXI
I.
25
find,
Womankind:
But, in your felfe, thcr's now and then,
Great proof es, of wuv'ring minds,in men:
Then, jugde not faults which are unknown j
But, rather learne to mend your owne.
Entail*d,alonc, on
Sec,*.XXHI.
At your
AffliQitns,
you repine,
And,
karne,that
This
Lot,
XX IV.
On
The Fourth
l6\
Lotteries.
25
oft, before
thou
try'ft
by
trujl, (t'tcjriaH
d#e)
Emb.XX'V.
By
See,w*.XXVI.
27
life,
will breath
away.
let it
live,
mind thee,
(thee
when Death (hall findc
See,w*.XXVlI.
28
To bee
See,.XXVHI.
19
Belcevc not,alwayes,as thy Creed,
That, Leve-prefeft,is Love-indeedBut, their Jjfetltm enterraine,
This
it
much may
Friends remained
thee conccrnc,
XXIX.
'
The
wajes.
XXX.
3i
better Fortune
you might
gaine,
A?,
if
And, you
may be
drew,
Sec,
. XXXII.
3?
.
Emb. XXXIII.
54
If,truely temper ate, thou be,
Beyond
Rebes
the meant.
Now,
Sec Emb.
XXXI
Thou
The Fourth
i6$
;,
Lotteries
35
No way to
bltjfe,
where
otfirtigbts j
trembles are.
SK,Emb. XXXV.
3*
Sometimes, it may be, thou doft flndc,
That, God, thy payers, doth not minde,
Nor, hcedc , of thole Petitions take,
Which,men and Congregations make.
XXXVI.
Emb.
37
Thou,
Scc,w*.XXXVIL
38
By
It
By this, thy
Lot,
we underftand,
Emb.
XXXIX
The
'
2 he Fourth Lotteries.
?67
4o
Sce y
Emb.XL,
Body dreft.
Sec Emb.
XL
I,
42
Some,
In painefull-profTtable wayes
The wrongs of
See,
Emb,
XL 1 1.
4*
Thou, often
Sex.Emb.
XL 1
1 1.
44
Thou, haft provoked, over long,
Their patience, who neglect the wrong
And,thou doft little feeme to heede,
if thou
proceed.
See,
Emb. XLIV.
Nm
Thou
i6$
45
Natures light
Experience too,
fee.
See,Ew*.XLVII.
48
Thy
it
were,
thee
XL VIII.
49
It may fufpe&ed be,thou haft,
Mi! pent the 7 tme, that's gone and paft
F01 ,fo, an Emblem thou art fent,
Thrw
See,w*.XLlX.
Wfr*
The Fourth
Lotte-t>_
And,
leflrthi
drie.be fo go-,
this Let.
Emb. h.
See,
51
J*
ill
intent,
An EmbUm$ot you,th:y
provide.
54
Thefe Lots arealmoft TentoOne
Abovcthc B ankes^ yer,' hou haft none.
If thus thy Fortune
(fill
proceed,
To doe,
as
Wtfdom:
fliall
dircft,
l be toitrth Lotteries
27
55
It feemes,
<
Nor,canft thou
tell, (it
againe, and
56
haft,
Yet
To ev'ry
one,
5
,
is
enjoyd,
be imployd.
FINIS.
*A Table
princiball things
tbefe
ti\
Ceremonies of efhte.
3 7.
Centaurc. 103.
pag. 1 6.
ADverfitie.
30. 240. 243
&v\c. 6.1.111.
1 7. 2 6.
Chriftian confidence. 8 1.
Church,
Si. 108.240.
m.
i^tf.
Pellicati. 1
54,
Clamor. 63.
Agreement in DeGrc. 34
Age. 44.
Ambitions emptines. 2
Ambition. 69.
Anchor. 39. 72.
Clearyie-mcn. 140.
Conflancie.
6.
2.
4 j.
Cock. 71.
Comlines 249.
Conffcm
refolurion
Confidciation. 9.
Armour.
AChilde.4).
Contempt of
2-}.
u.
Arts. 1. go.
Action. 9.
Armes. 3.32.80.
Authoritie. 137.
Comfort fwectrsed by
B.
troubles.
ibid.
Contentment.
BAIL 7.
Beginning. 102.
favour
'd.
224.
86".
Corncrftone. 161.
Coroner. 255.
Bear. 23.
Bees. 23.90. 2 jo.
Beautie.40.
Covetoulhcffj.
6.
Blabs. 246.
Crocadile. 112.
Craft. 136.
Crowne. 47. 78. 8f.
Crofle.47 75 81
Bounds. 161.
A60re.no,
Borrowed worth. 1 4,
ABowcbcnded.^9.
Croflcs
Bridle. 169.
Cupid 227.
Cynthya 24.
Broken-heart 77,
Bufv-bodies. 148.
Butterfly and Spider.
V.
1 8.
G
Candle and Flic. 40.
CarnahfrcJtiuns. 43.
Caduceus. 9. 88.
47.
Curiofitie 147.
DA.nger
all 213
1^21.45. 48. 94.
hangs r,v;r
Dearh
168 1S4.
Deaths head
? f.
21
Deliberation 71
Delay
The Tables.
Delay 1
Degrees. 19.49 f 7'
Deceit in all places. 180.
Defpaire is not to be admitted.
217.
221.
340.
64.
GAnimed
Devotion.
41.
Diamond.
171.
Divine
56.
Glory y.92.
Diana. 24.
affiftance.
Diflfimulation,
170.
211,228,330
God
no, 333
2 *5
Difcord. 177.
Difcretion. 151.
Doggs.ayy.
Gofpdl preached 89
Good works 1 3 y
Governours 37
Government 238
Dolphin. 7.
Dove.
50.
Drowfintffc. 9.
Drones. 250.
??
EArthly things.
8y.
Groves 3$
Endurance 2 3. 16.
Endeavour continued. 29.
Envy 97.
Gryphon 159
End. 102.
Equalitic. 24,48.
finall
begin-
nings 46. 50
Equivocation. 38.
Eftridge. 26.
Etsmitie.
H.
108.157.
Everlafting. 102.
Exceffe.68.
Externall Bleffings. 88.
F.
Halter
Harveft 44
Harlots 27,
FAith
13.66
2J1
Fahhood 99
Fame 146.
Inconftancy
iyy.
Fire on an Altar iy.
Filial pietie
Fierie-rriall
30
Flefhishay 3 yd
71. 101
Flic and the Candle 40
Flower of the Sunne 159.
Fences, who thegrcateft 211
Fooks favours mikhievous aiy
For.une 6. 88. ioi. 109. 159
Flying- Ball
174-3*4
Harmony
rid. Mufick
Hard-hearted men 1 7$
Hardfhip 343
Heed 19.49,
246
Heliotrope
iy 3
iyj
Heaven iy2
Hellen 37
Hyppocrify 30,77,211,229
Hyppocrite 229
Honour y, iyj
Hony
23
HowreglaxTe 21,213
Hunger 64
Hufbands 162
Humility 147
lanus.
c
I
l be Tahiti,
Tie Table,
Poeticall Libertie 1
Shepherds crooke
48
Ship
Silence
80
Policie
288,736
Sincerity
\6j.
Sive 20
A Skeleton
X-j6
248
Caufe of poverdci
Praife
73
Simplicity isi
Pofterity 35
PooreTbeevei
Povertie
14.9
13.37
Sifyphus 11
Sinne 66. ty.
Sloath 9.181.'
Slowneffe 19
146
66. 158
Preaching 89
Preferment 6%
Pradtife
farre
1
75
Small beginnings 46. jo
Snake
Pr;l3ts 41
5. 9.
142.
Pricfts. ibid.
19
Pridetobeavoyed 8
Snaile
Princes 155
Profit caufeth contention 71
Sophifters
Prcceflions 165.
Profperhie 17. 16
Spade 5
Spider 18
21.
22
i$6
Squirrell 26.
Pyramus 33.
SterHrmn 37
Stedfaftneffe. vid. Conftancy.
-vVatrellers
Stewcs 27
Storke 149. 155
Strcrgth 80. 103.135
7,1.
R.
RAfhncfle
Students 15
Srudioufmfle 146
19
Redceme the time 23.257
'
9.
Recreation 234
A well Reiclved
Reftraints
man 228
Suffering 23 47.
Sufficicncie
81.171. 232
%6.
248
Refolute conftancy 24
Repine not at misfortunes 96
240
Swearing. 38.
Swine 38,
Sword
no.
2 j 8.
245
Reputation 140
Repentance to be haftned 21 j
Retirednefle 7?. 79
Revolutions cf thicks 45
Reward 13j.i39.T41. 229. 258
Reward and puniihment 24}
TAlents hidden
A
Tennis-ball,
Terrene
Riches 1.98
RichTheeves 197
Rod. 93.
Royall favour. 159.
76. 181
T3tlcr, 246.
1
pompe 98
Time.
S.
4: 102. 157.212.
Acred callings 4
S The
Salamander
Scepter
Sclfelovc 35
Tongue 42
Tortois 86
Touchfione 229
Tranfitone things 85
30
79
Sea-horfe 155.
Selfe perdition
235 *J7
placed 224.
Titles.ill
48
Triall
30
68.214
truft.
Truth 172
Turtle, vid.
Dove.
84. 2 3
VAnitie
of
The
earthly things
98
Way of Ufrmc
Vengeance 66
1. 5. 6. aa. 30. 88.97.
ioi..iep.in;i39. i 7 i.ai8.
Vice 2j. 104. a 84.
Viftori^isof
Viper 347
God 341.
Vnanymiiie 67
Vnchaftitie ij
Vnitie 67. 177
Vnitie of faith 244
Vniverfall Grace 21 0.158
Vnprofitablc gifts 76
Watt 35
Wearincfle 9. 84. 153
Watchfulneffe 79
Watchmen 149
Vaine hopes. 69
Vaine fhewes ao
Vcrtue.
'I able,
160
Weapons 11
Wealth 68 166.
Weights 1 10.
Welldoing 135
Weakneffcneedrtafuporter 32 j
Wifedomel. 2, U- 104.142.1^5.
Wirt 1 64. 36 107
Wives 1 72
Whoredoms. 27
Whore, vtd. Har.oc
Wo ,ds decayed
35
Woman
9? *}t
World goes backeward 319.
Vpnghtnefle of heart 91
r.
vv
Anton
women 7
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o ox
2. 44*
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A Super[ideas to
it
all
Anger, nor
my Blame,
For, they who know ire, know, that, Beokcs thus large,
And, fraught with Emblems, do augment the Charge'
Fortunes, to afford
A Gift fo coftly,
for an Aierie-word:
have prov'd, your Begging- giulitie,
And, I
So forward,
That, for
to oppreflc
my
my
future cafe,
it
Modefiie-^
fcemeth
preventing
fit,
it.
Or,
and the
Printings
Bcokes Inventing.
adde Epptnces to
my paines
as I
On
I
whom, I
Friends, to
grudge not
And,
thinke
it is
from them,
do effeeme
when they
Yea, and,
it is
a Favour too,
large Dues to
pay
ftpuld beftow
Eftate.
Which
Which,
(if I
may
confeffe
That,
was
farre
more
it) fignifics,
(As oft as
I (hall
blame;
Chtbts do make,
^P -mumemBMmmm^
dijfofed,
their
Chance,
/'
tbs
Lotteries aforegoing.
of the Indexes m the Figures, which are in the
following Page, without carting year eyes thereupon, to oblcrve
where it ftayeth untiil your hand ceafeth to give it motion, ii it be
the upper F*gr*,whofe Index you moved ; than,tfiat Number ^here-
it refteth,is the
upon
This being _knowne, move the other Index in like manner, andtb.:
laid Figure whereon the fame ftandeth (wbi-n yci.c
hand is taken away,) fheweth in which of the foure Bookcs, or Lotteries, that Chance is to be expeded, whereunto ycur Number dcth fend
Quarter of the
it is a
If the letter
CM. be
Number
<
'
then, that
Lot
tinent to their proper to*/, they are then, to take the next Charce
which pertaincth properly to their toxr.whether it be Blanche or Lot;
thetriall
left
whereof,
worfe C-*mi*g.
If
From
u drawthttr Lot
he provided net
Who, i
& thoie
to
fim
that,
Bccaufe,
it
were too
much
hue th'mks)fhould,rather,t\y6efuflly
to be,
libertie,
T^Morrals
aneme,to try
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