Linsi-woolsie. Or Two centuries of epigrammes. Written by William Gamage Batchelour in the Artes

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Linsi-woolsie. Or Two centuries of epigrammes. Written by William Gamage Batchelour in the Artes

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Gamage, William.

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London :: Printed by Aug. Mathewes for Henry Bell, and are to besold [sic] at his shop in Bethelem without Bishops Gate, at the signe of the Sunne,

1621.

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Epigrams, English -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT NOBLE, AD my much honoured Ladie, KATHERINE▪ Ladie MANSELL, daughter to the Right Honourable Lord, L. Viscount de Lisle: Earths Glorie, and Heauens Happinesse.
• Ad Ingeniosum, & modestum amicum, G. Gamage de Epig.
• Ad eundem de eisdem.
• Hexasticon. In fideliss. amici G. Gamage Epigrammata.
• Ad Cordatum amicum G. Ga∣mage de Epig.
• Aliud ad Lectorem.
• Ad amicum amantiss. G. G. in Epig.
• Idem ad Librum in Zoilum.
• In Epig. cognati, & amici explorati Gu Gamage.
• In Zoylum.
• Idem ad Librum.
• Tetraichon. Ad suum amicum Gu. Ga. in sua Epig.
• Ad cognatum perchariss. G. G. in laudem Libelli.
• To his friend, and familiar W. Gamage of his Epigrams.
• Another to the same.
• To my lo friend W Gamage in the praise of his Epigrams.
• Another of the same.
• The Author to the Praisers of his booke.
• Linsi-Woolsie. THE FIRST CENTVRIE.
  • Epig. 1. To his heroike, and splendent Patronesse. Katherine, Lady Mansell.
  • Epig. 2. On her Name.
  • Epig. 3. To the worthy founder of our famous Oxonian Librarie, Sir Thomas Bodley built in the forme of a T.
  • Epig. 4. To the Reader of his Poëmes.
  • Epig. 5. On Zoylus, of his Booke.
  • Epig. 6. A Courtizan, Etymologized.
  • Epig. 7. The Noone-tide Walker of Paules.
  • Epig. 8. Garnet, with his Twelue Apostles.
  • Epig. 9. The sickmans Dialogue.
  • Epig. 10. On our Bacchanalians. To Magistrates.
  • Epig. 11. To his deare interessed friend Mr. M Cradocke.
  • Epig. 12. Buccis. To his . Mr Rob Lloyd.
  • Epig. 13. To the worthie Mecoenas of learning Mr. Anthony Guin, Esquier.
  • Epig. 14. To the studious Gent, Mr. I. Carne.
  • Epig. 15. Un . To his respectiue fr. Mr Row Harries, of pious, religious scholler, Mr. Hop. Price, lately de∣ceased.
  • Epig. 16. To our Moderne Epigramatists, of his Poems.
  • Epig. 17. One Mounser Elatus, deceased.
  • Epig. 18. A new Conuert.
  • Epig. 19. A rare Metamorphosis.
  • Epig. 20. The Epitaph of the studious Gent. Mr. Hop. Price, To the worshipfull, his louing Father Mr. Wm. Price, Esquier.
  • Epig. 21. Duke Humfrey .
  • Epig. 22. Gullus, Grillus.
  • Epig. 23. To I G.
  • Epig. 24. Tillage. To his fr. Mr. Ie. Cradocke.
  • Epig. 25. The Symphie of Law, and Logicke. To his Aca∣dem Cousen, Io. Powel.
  • Epig. 26. Quicquid in venerit. To Mir Futilis.
  • Epig. 27. Fides so . To Mr Wadams, the worthy founder of a new Co ledge in Oxford.
  • Epig. 28. On Curs, and Criosus.
  • Epig. 29. To Mnsier After.
  • Epig. 30. To King Iames, Brittaines royall Monarch.
  • Epig. 31. To the st illustrious Brothers, the Earles of Pem∣broke, and .
  • Epig. 32. To the learned and ingenious Diuine, Mr. D. Hall, of his Uowes Cent.
  • Epig. 33. In the praise of Brasen-nose Coll.
  • Epig. 34. To his louing fr. Mr. Ie. Price. Batch of Diuinitie.
  • Epig. 35. On perfidious Carle, the Loue-maker.
  • Epig. 36. To his friend and Phisition Mr. Wm. Voyle.
  • Epig. 37. To his golden Gildus.
  • Epig. 38. To sober Mr. Beuans.
  • Epig. 39. The Sheepheards Calenders Arithmeticke.
  • Epig. 40. Perkin.
  • Epig. 41. To Sr. Io. Stradling, Knight and Baroet, of his learned Epig.
  • Epig. 42. Iewell, the Hammer of Heretickes.
  • Epig. 43. D. Rainolds Ghost.
  • Epig. 44. To Mr. Blable the Tale-teller.
  • Epig. 45. To the H: and most vertuous Lady, Barbara, Vice∣countesse de Lisle, the Omega of the Gamages.
  • Epig. 46. Gabriel Goodman, heretofore Deane of Westminster.
  • Epig. 47. T Baccho, quam Vulcane. To Hugh, the Ale-Draper.
  • Epig. 48. To the noble heroicke Gent: Sir William Sidney Knight of the place of his Natiuitie.
  • Epig. 49. To Zutphen, a Towne in Gilderland, at the Beleagring of which, the renowned Sir Phillip Sid∣ney was killed.
  • Epig. 50. On Elizabeths Embleme, late Queene of England, Tanquam Outs.
  • Epig. 51. Du Bartas praise, and his Transsator.
  • Epig. 52. To wise Lusca
  • Epig. 53. To publicke Lata, alias, Wh.
  • Epig. 54. On Fabius, to the Readers.
  • Epig. 55. Pilling and Poling, to Damon, and Damon.
  • Epig. 56. To the most learned, and Heauenly Diuine, Doctor Holland, Doctor of the Chaire, lately De∣ceased.
  • Epig. 57. To Sir Hebes, the Empericke.
  • Epig. 58. To his louing friend Mr. Ie. Mayos, Preacher of Gods Word.
  • Epig. 59. To his friend R. Loue.
  • Epig. 60. To the Illustrious L: Viscount de Lisle, brother to Noble Sir Phil. Sidney.
  • Epig. 61. To the worthy Mecoenas of learning, Oliuer, Lo: St. Iohn, Baron of Bledso.
  • Epig. 62. The Gilden Mile.
  • Epig. 63. Ius, and Iurista Robbing poore Luscus.
  • Epig. 64. On Thrasco, the kill Cow.
  • Epig. 65. To his louing friend Mr. R. Tho.
  • Epig 66. Brittaines Burse. To the famous late Earle of Sarisburie.
  • Epig 67. To the ingenious Epigrammatists Io. Owens, and Io. Heath, both brought vp in
  • Epig. 68. To Blincke, the Archer.
  • Epig. 69. On franticke Fiscus.
  • Epig. 70. The capring Corde. To theeuish Lato, and Clownish Leto.
  • Epig. 71. On the Worldlings question.
  • Epig. 72. One the Natiuity of Qne Elizabeth▪ borne n the Eue of the Natiuitie of M.
  • Epig. 73. To our Nauigators, seeking heare the Port of Rest.
  • Epig. 74. A paire Royall of Fiends:
  • Epig. 75. To his louing Cosen Mr Rees Myricke.
  • Epig. 76. On Fuke, the Gordiser. To his Cousen Row: Vaughan, student in Physicke.
  • Epig. 77 On an Inne, Grac'd with the Flower-de-Luce.
  • Epig. 78. Coytie Castle, and Radyr house exclaiming on Time.
  • Epig. 79. Almes Deeds. On Pinch-Peny, Tent.
  • Epig. 80 To the studious, and noble Gent Sir R. Sidney knight of the Bath.
  • Epig. 81. Lalus, and Lelius.
  • Epig. 82. On Prudentius, a Christian Poet.
  • Epig. 83. To the most Reuer in Christ. Francis: B. of Landaffe on his
  • Epig. 84. The Crab Tree.
  • Epig. 85. On our fleering, fawning, trecherous Gnathoes.
  • Epig. 86. On Golden Simonie. To his deere affectiue Cousen, Mr. I. Pralpth.
  • Epig. 87. Heauens Diademe. To his fr. and familiar, W. Io.
  • Epig. 88. Perkins cases, the Diuine.
  • Epig. 89. To the most Reuer. Father in Christ, Anth. B of St. Dauids. Of his learned conceipts painted in his hall.
  • Epig. 90. On his Brother buried in Zealand.
  • Epig. 91. To the hypocriticall Papist, wearing the Gospell of Saint Iohn about his necke.
  • Epig. 92. To his cordiall fr. Mr. Moore Fortune, heeretofore a Traueller. Of Virginia.
  • Epig. 93. In edio virtus. To his friend Rich. Iohnes.
  • Epig. 94. To the learned, honest, and Pious Gent. Mr. Th. Leysons, Phisitian; of the Bathes.
  • Epig. 95. On the Orchadians with their Be∣stiall fellowship.
  • Epig. 96. To the Censurers of these vulgar Poesies, Epigrams.
  • Epig. 97. To ingenious Ben. Iohnson.
  • Epig. 98. The Traller,
  • Epig. 99. To long Megge of Westminster.
  • Epig. 100. To the kinde Reader, of the Censure of my Booke.
• THE SECOND CENTVRIE.
  • Epig. 1. To his worthy Ho: Patronesse, Catherine, Lady Mansell.
  • Epig. 2. On our vulgar Pie-Poets. To the Readers.
  • Epig. 3. To the learned Diuine Mr. Francis Sydney.
  • Epig. 4. On the Mercilesse Niggard. To his decre Cosin, Edm. Basset.
  • Epig. 5. To his lo: friend Mr. M. Hopkins.
  • Epig. 6. The Naturalized Dutch-man. To his kinde Comrade, and lo: Cosin, Mr. Willi∣am Hughes.
  • Epig 7. On the worldlings Auarice. To his lo: friend Mr. Io: Roberts, alaborious Preacher of Gods Word.
  • Epig. 8. Agriculture. To his lo: friend Io G.
  • Epig. 9. To one, declining vnder the yoke of Affliction.
  • Epig. 10. a Babylon Metamorphosed. To his lo friend Mr. Math. Bennet.
  • Epig. 11. On Sir Phill. Sidneys Arcadia.
  • Epig. 12. To his lo: friend Mr. M Hop: for the loane of Dod, and Cleauer on the Decalogue.
  • Epig. 13. On the monstrous sin of Drunkennesse.
  • Epig. 14. To the hopefull, and courteous Courtier, young St. Edw. Lewis.
  • Epig. 15. Worm'shead. To his approued good fr. T. Rog.
  • Epig. 16. Christ, and Apollo. To Physitians.
  • Epig. 17. On curious questionists. To his lo: fr. Har: Iohnes.
  • Epig. 18. To his lo: fr: Mr. W. Awbrey, an ingenious Aagr▪ matist, late turned a Minister.
  • Epig. 19. Pengwin, the eight wonder of the World. To s Cousen Rees Griffith a Peregrinator.
  • Epig. 20. To the courus Ge. M. Arth. Mansell.
  • Epig. 21. The Ile of the Crosse.
  • Epig. 22. On curious Damaetas. To his Cousen H. Tho. studious in the Bible.
  • Epig. 23. Iesus College in Oxford, speaking to King Iames.
  • Epig. 24. Mors, Sceptra ligonibus equat. Alluding to the death of the most renowned H. Fredericke, Prince of Wales.
  • Epig. 25. To the most famous, and Heroike Lady, Mary, L. Wroth.
  • Epig. 26. The a Canaries.
  • Epig. 27. Goddesse Fortune.
  • Epig. 28. Hispana, in Hispanos.
  • Epig. 29. On Terhernes Sepulture.
  • Epig. 30. On the feminine Supremacy.
  • Epig. 31. To the right worshipfull and most courteous knight, Sir Lewis Mansel, of his he: a mariage,
  • Epig. 32. On Cottulus the vnconstant Professor.
  • Epig. 33. To his Antiquious Academian friend Mr. William Ie.
  • Epig. 34. On the beloued Gossips, Laena, and Larga.
  • Epig. 35. The Picture of a Paramour.
  • Epig. 36. To the gastly Ghoast of Terherne.
  • Epig. 37. Cord Franke. Of the Knights of St. Denis Bathe,
  • Epig. 38. Of the lamentable Deaths, of H. 3. and H. 4. the French kings, murthered by a brase of Fryars.
  • Epig. 39. To his Sickly friend.
  • Epig. 40. To Reuerend vida, the filching Preacher.
  • Epig. 41. To plaine Io. the versificator.
  • Epig. 42. To Battus, the Catchiser.
  • Epig. 43. On Mistresse Wag-taile.
  • Epig. 44. Lex Taliouis, on Rot, the Tyrant.
  • Epig 45. The Cacademons Epitaph.
  • Epig. 46. Socrates.
  • Epig. 47. To his honest kinde friend Mr. Edw. Andrewes, of the Epithit, Honest.
  • Epig. 48. An Anothomie for Husbandrie.
  • Epig. 49. To the worthie and famous Earle of Not∣ingham, high Admirall of England.
  • Epig. 50. The Flushing fray. To his Couser, Leiftenant Ie, Watkins.
  • Epig. 51. Omnium rerum vicissitudo est. Master, Messenger.
  • Epig. 96. Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur. To trustie M. Gage.
  • Epig 53. To the faire fac'd Margaret.
  • Epig. 54. The voluble wheele of Fortune. To the interne friend Mounsier Hie, and Mr. Low.
  • Epig. 55. To the worthy Gent. Mr. Rawley Bussie, in voluing the earthly Globe, & tossing of the Tents ball, most expert.
  • Epig. 56. To Mistris Lightfoot.
  • Epig. 57. Uincit qui patitur. To his lo fr. Rich. Gibons, a Teacher.
  • Epig. 58. To his fragile firtree staffe.
  • Epig. 59. On Stephen, the bloody Persecutor.
  • Epig. 60. To the worthy Knight, Sr Ro. Wroth, of his house call'd Durnnce.
  • Epig. 61. On our Popish fugitiues.
  • Epig. 62. Mother B's Tranflation.
  • Epig. 63. * Licentia Poetica. To the carping Criticke.
  • Epig. 64. On the Popes Holinesse.
  • Epig. 65. To the Paracelfian Empricke.
  • Epig. 66. Of H. 1 King of England, whose inuenomed braine, being dead, kill'd his owne Physitian.
  • Epig. 67. To Mr. Monoculus, the Sagittarie.
  • Epig. 68. To Zantippa the Scold.
  • Epig. 69. The Epitaph of his deerely beloued Schoole∣master, Mr. W. Edwards.
  • Epig. 70. To Rome, with her Romish brood.
  • Epig. 71. To Gill: the fingring Lawyer, and ambodexter.
  • Epig. 72. A new formo of finding out Petigrees To Don Stolidus.
  • Epig. 73. Tom of Christ Church in Oxford. To our ceremonious Papists.
  • Epig. 74. God, and the Pope.
  • Epig. 75. To glorious Mopsa, of her stolen feathers.
  • Epig. 76. On Cornutus, the Monster. To his lo: friend Wil: Arne.
  • Epig. 77. To Boorish Petita.
  • Epig 78. To his Cosin, Lieftenant William Watkins, of Flushings Scituation.
  • Epig. 79. On Nic: Herberts Posie, (Lle y Kymero. To his worthy Son Mr. Will: Herbert.
  • Epig. 80. To the right Reuerend Father, Io: Kinge, Bishop of London, a most perswasiue Preacher.
  • Epig. 81. Tobaccho. To his respectiue good friend Mr. M Cradocke.
  • Epig. 82. A paire Royall of Clerkes. To his frtend Tho: Prichard.
  • Epig. 83. Of the Ambitious. To his cosen Io: Vaughan of his fall from a Woreshead.
  • Epig. 84. To Sir Humfrey the Recorder.
  • Epig. 85. To Morus, the Baldepate.
  • Epig. 86 Cupid the blind God. To his lo: friend Mr. William Williams.
  • Epig. 87. To Caecus, the painefull Preacher, of our Dumbe Dogges.
  • Epig. 88. To his louing friend Io: Spencer, skilfull in Arith meticke, of Mounsier Mutilus.
  • Epig. 89. On bibbing Belgieus. To his cosin Io: Watkins Ensigne bearer.
  • Epig. 90. On Del Lucifer. To his friend Mr. Edw. Robinson, Cler.
  • Epig. 8. The Imparatiue Moode. To my Lady Myso.
  • Epig 92. To the ingenious Poet, Mr. William Herbert of his booke intituled the Prophesie of Cadwalader.
  • Epig. 93. To the snarling censurer.
  • Epig. 94. On Moneanus, the Bibber. To his louing friend Mr. William Thomas.
  • Epig. 95. On Simon Magus, Roman, To his lo. fr. and familiar, M. I. Vaughan
  • Epig. 96. On Luke-warme loue. To his lo. and approued good Cousen Mr. Edw Gamage.
  • Epig. 97. Tempus edax rerum, To the learned Historian, his lo. friend, Mr. W. Meyricke.
  • Epig. 98. On Iudeas the Vsurer. To his louing Cosen Iohn Stradling.
  • Epig. 99. To the Readers of his Epigrams.
  • Epig. 100. To the Printer, of Detractors.
• Disce aut Discede. W. G. FORLORNE HOPE, SAY∣ling, and Salling forth, vnder the duskie Colours of the enuious vniuerse.
  • Epig. 1.
  • Epig. 2. On Tricongius, who was made by Consull Ty∣berius Caesar, only for his Drinking.
  • Epig. 3. On conscionable Surdaster.
  • Epig. 4. On Lollus loftie Tombe.
  • Epig. 5. On Cherillus the Poet.
  • Epig 6. To his louing, and beloued Cosen, M. I. Pralph Cler. of the Sager, a Hill scituated in parish, apud Heref.
  • Epig. 7. Nusquamtuta fides. To Firmus, The Camelion.
  • Epig. 8. To the Holy Well, on Maw∣verne Hill.
  • Epig. 9. To Mr. Heauen of Heauen, in the Countie of Heref.
  • Epig. 10. To the Ministers of Gods Word.
  • Epig 11. On Cressa's feminine flatterie.
  • Epig. 12. On Bariefus, the Magician, and his Sectaries
  • Epig. 13. On the whore in Graine, Helen of Greece.
  • Epig. 14. To his lo. fr. M. W. Galloway, an Irish Gent. a student at Grayes Inne, of his fortunate escape of shipwracke at Gorwer'sland.
  • Epig. 15. Blind affections picture. To Dunce the Pesaunt.
  • Epig. 16 The Epitaph of Sir Will: Herbert of Swansey. To his right H: brother Sir Iohn Herbert second Secretary of State.
  • Epig. 17. To our wise Brittish Barde, Mr. W. Mathew, Esquire; for wit, and iudgement excellent.
  • Epig. 18. To his louing Cosin H. Price, of Nep∣tunes Purgation.
  • Epig. 19 The Papists, and Anabapstis Sympathized.
  • Epig. 20. To his old friend and Schoolefellow, Mr. D. Ienkins, a worthy Barrister in the Lawes.
  • Epig. 21. Patience is a Vertue. To his lo: Cosin, and deere alismar, Hop: Thomas.
  • Epig. 22. Of the wonder, in Herefordshire; being a Peece of ground, that mou'd of it selfe.
  • Epig. 23. To his lo. and constant friend Mr. Moore
  • Epig. 24. An Adonicke. On Mysa and Mopsa, two Honest Scoulds.
  • Epig. 25. Semel insaniuimus omnes. To his Cosin, Mr. I. P.
  • Epigr. 26. To the best Indenture drawer, Titubus, the night∣walker of Fleetstreet.
  • Epig. 27 To the euerliuing, and never dying memory of the most Reverend fatther in God, Io: Whitgift, late Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Epig. 28. On the most ho: and worthy lo: Lord Viscount de Lisles Posie. Quo me fata vocant.
  • Epig. 29. To the Malevolent, and Taxing Censurer, of his Epigrammes.
  • Epig. 30. To his friend the Printer of his Booke.
  • ig. 1. On the thers period of his Hope.