IDENTILIN$$ F002H05|Dobell MS, Eng. 966.4|ff. 126-27v\MTH\x\9-30-94\P:TJS\o\3-15-96\C:JSC\10-12-98 002.H05.HE1 %XSatyra Quinta. 002.H05.001 Sir, though (I thanke God for it) I doe hate 002.H05.002 perfectly all this Towne, yet there's one state 002.H05.003 in all thinges soe excellently blest, 002.H05.004 that hate towards it breeds pitty toward the rest. 002.H05.005 Though Poetry indeede bee such a sinne, 002.H05.006 as (I thinke) that bringes Dearth and Spaniards in; 002.H05.007 though like y%5e%6 Pestilence, or old fashion'd loue 002.H05.008 it ridlingly catch men, and doth remoue 002.H05.009 neuer, till it be staru'd out, yet their state 002.H05.010 Is poore, disarm'd, like Papists, not worth hate; 002.H05.011 or like a wretch w%5ch%6 at barre iudgd' as dead, 002.H05.012 yet prompts him who stands next, w%5ch%6 cold not reade, 002.H05.013 and saues his life, giues Idiott Actors meanes 002.H05.014 (starvinge himselfe) to liue by labour'd scenes; 002.H05.015 or as in some organs Puppetts daunce aboue, 002.H05.016 and bellowes pant belowe w%5ch%6 them doe moue. 002.H05.017 One would moue loue by rymes, but Witchcrafts charmes 002.H05.018 bringe not nowe their old feares, nor their old harmes: 002.H05.019 Rammes and Slinges nowe are silly battery, 002.H05.020 Pistolets are nowe the best Artillery; 002.H05.021 And they who write to Lords, rewards to gett, 002.H05.022 are they not like Boyes at doores singing for meate? 002.H05.023 And they who write because all write, haue still 002.H05.024 that 'scuse for writinge, and for writing ill. 002.H05.025 But he is worst who beggarly doth chawe 002.H05.026 others witts fruits, and in his ravenous mawe 002.H05.027 rankly disgested doth those thinges out spue 002.H05.028 as his owne thinges, and th'are his owne, 'tis true; 002.H05.029 for yf one eate my meate, though it be knowne 002.H05.030 the meate was mine, the excrement's his owne. 002.H05.031 But these doe me no harme, nor they w%5ch%6 vse [f.126v] 002.H05.032 to out-ly Lawyers, and out-vsury Iewes, 002.H05.033 t'out-drinke the Sea, out-sweare the Letany, 002.H05.034 who with sinnes all kinds as familiar be, 002.H05.035 as Confessors, and for whose sinfull sake 002.H05.036 Schoolemen in Hell newe Tenements must make; 002.H05.037 whose strange sinnes Canonists cold hardly tell 002.H05.038 In w%5ch%6 Com%Mandements large receyte they dwell. 002.H05.039 But these punish themselues; The insolence 002.H05.040 of Coscus only breeds my greate offence, 002.H05.041 whome time, w%5ch%6 rotts all, and makes botches Poxe, 002.H05.042 and plodding on must make a Calfe an Oxe, 002.H05.043 hath made a Lawyer, w%5ch%6 was, alas, of late 002.H05.044 but a scarce Poet: Iollier of this state 002.H05.045 then are newe Benefiz'd[sp:sic] Ministers, he throwes 002.H05.046 like netts or Lime-twiggs whereso'ere he goes 002.H05.047 his title of Barrister, on euery wench, 002.H05.048 and wooes in language of the pleas or Benche. 002.H05.049 A motion Lady: speake Coscus; I haue byn 002.H05.050 In loue euer since tricesimo of the Queene, 002.H05.051 Continuall claymes I made, Iniunctions gott 002.H05.052 To stay my Riualls sute, that he should not 002.H05.053 Proceede; spare me: In Hillary terme I went 002.H05.054 you sayd if I returnd' this Sise in Lent, 002.H05.055 I should be in Remitter of your grace, 002.H05.056 In th'Interim my lr%Mes should take place 002.H05.057 of Affedauits. Words, words w%5ch%6 would teare 002.H05.058 the tender Labyrinth of a soft maids eare 002.H05.059 more, then ten Schlavonian scoldings, more 002.H05.060 then when winds in our ruyn'de Abbeyes rore. 002.H05.061 Then sicke of Poetry and possest with Muse [f.127] 002.H05.062 thou wast, and madde I hopd': but men w%5ch%6 chuse 002.H05.063 Lawes practise for meere gaine, bold soules repute 002.H05.064 worse then embrotheld Strumpets prostitute. 002.H05.065 Nowe like an Owle-like Watchman he must walke 002.H05.066 his hand still at his Bill; nowe he must talke 002.H05.067 Idly, like Prisoners, w%5ch%6 whole monthes will sweare 002.H05.068 that only suertyship hath brought them there, 002.H05.069 and to euery sutor ly in euery thinge 002.H05.070 like a kings Fauorite, yea like a king; 002.H05.071 like a wedge in blockes wring to the barre 002.H05.072 bearinge like asses, and more shameles farre 002.H05.073 then carted whores: ly to the graue Iudge, for 002.H05.074 bastardy abounds not in kings titles, nor 002.H05.075 Symony and Sodomy in church-mens liues 002.H05.076 as these thinges doe in him, by these he thriues, 002.H05.077 shortly, as the Sea, he will compasse all our landes 002.H05.078 from Scott to Wight, from Mount to Dovers sandes, 002.H05.079 and spying heires melting with gluttony, 002.H05.080 Satan will not ioy at their sinne, as he. 002.H05.081 for as a thrifty wench scrapes kitchin-stuffe, 002.H05.082 and barrelling all the drops and the snuffe 002.H05.083 of wasting candles within seaven yeare 002.H05.084 Rellique-like kept, perchance buyes wedding geare, 002.H05.085 Peice-meale he getts landes, and spendes as much time 002.H05.086 wringing each Acre, as men pulling Pryme. 002.H05.087 In parchments then as large as his feilds, he drawes 002.H05.088 assurances, bigge as gloz'd[sp:sic] Ciuill Lawes, 002.H05.089 So huge, as men in our times forwardnes 002.H05.090 are ffathers of the Church for writing lesse. 002.H05.091 These he writes not, nor for those written payes, [f.127v] 002.H05.092 therefore spares no length, as in those first dayes 002.H05.093 When Lucifer[sic!] was profest, he did desire 002.H05.094 that Pater-noster saying as a Fryer 002.H05.095 each day his beads, but having left those lawes 002.H05.096 adds to Christs prayer the Power and Glory clause. 002.H05.097 but when he sells or changes land, he impaires 002.H05.098 his writings, and vn-watcht', leaues out, His Heires 002.H05.099 as slily, as any Com%Menter goes by 002.H05.100 Hard word or sense, or in Divinity 002.H05.101 as Controuersers in voutcht' Texts leaue out 002.H05.102 shrewd wordes w%5ch%6 might [om] them cleere the doubt. 002.H05.103 Where are those spread woodes, w%5ch%6 clothd' heeretofore 002.H05.104 these bought landes? Not built, nor burnt within doore. 002.H05.105 Where the old Landlordes greate troopes and Almes? In great Halls 002.H05.106 Carthusian fasts and fullsome Bacchanalls 002.H05.107 equally I hate. Meane's best. In ritch mens homes 002.H05.108 I bid kill some beasts, but not Hecatombes, 002.H05.109 none starue, none surfett; So, but oh we allowe 002.H05.110 good workes as God, but out of fashion nowe 002.H05.111 like old rich Wardrops. But my wordes none drawes 002.H05.112 within the vast reach of th'huge statute Lawes. 002.H05.0SS [3 clover leaves in an inverted triangle pattern] 002.H05.0$$ %1No ind%2