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Author: Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
Title: The nipping and snipping of abuses: or The woolgathering of vvitte With the Muses Taylor, brought from Parnassus by land, with a paire of oares wherein are aboue a hundred seuerall garments of diuers fashions, made by nature, without the helpe of art, and a proclamation from hell in the Deuils name, concerning the propogation, and excessiue vse of tobacco. By Iohn Taylor.
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Print source: The nipping and snipping of abuses: or The woolgathering of vvitte With the Muses Taylor, brought from Parnassus by land, with a paire of oares wherein are aboue a hundred seuerall garments of diuers fashions, made by nature, without the helpe of art, and a proclamation from hell in the Deuils name, concerning the propogation, and excessiue vse of tobacco. By Iohn Taylor.
Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
London: Printed by Ed: Griffin for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at the signe of the Pide-Bull neere Saint Austens-gate, 1614.
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To the Sacred Maiesty of King IAMES.
A Skeltonicall salutation to those that know how to read, and not marre the sense with hacking or mis-construction.
To the Author and his booke.
To the superlatiue Water-Poet Iohn Taylor.
To the Castalian Water-writer, Splende & dignoscar.
Praecomium Iohannis Taylor.
To his honest friend Iohn Taylor, Poeta Nascitur.
To my friend by land and by water Iohn Taylor.
To the Muses Taylor, or the Pegafian Sculler.
To his friend Iohn Taylor.
To my good friend and fellow, Iohn Taylor.
To the Pegasian Taylor.
To the humidious Poet, and my very friend Iohn Taylor.
In Laudem Authoris.
To his friend Iohn Taylor.
To his deere friend Master Iohn Taylor.
To the Water-Poet, Iohn Taylor.
To honest Iack Taylor.
To his louing friend Iohn Taylor.
To my friend Iohn Taylor.
Tho: Bretnor in commendation of the Author.
To my honest friend Iohn Taylor.
To him I loue, yet neuer knew.
In Landem Authoris.
To my friend Iohn Taylor.
To my kind friend IOHN TAILOR.
Againe,
To my true friend Iohn Tailor
The Authors thanks to all those that haue written in his Commendations.
To all in generall on whose names I haue Anagrammatized.
The Authors description of a Po∣et and Poesie, with an Apollogie in de∣fence of Naturall English Poetrie.
To the Kings most excellent Maiestie.
To the high and mighty Prince, Charles Stuart.
To Anna Queene of Great Britaine.
These lines are to be read, the same backeward as they are for∣ward.
Loues laborinth, with the de∣scription of the seuen Plannets.
Sonnet.
Plutoes Proclamation concerning his Infernall pleasure for the Propagation of Tobacco
Certaine verses written in the Barbarian tongue, dropt out of a Negroes pocket, which I thought good to insert, because they tend to the honour of Tobaco.
To the Right Hon: Lord. WILLIAM Earle of Pembrooke. WILLIAM HERBET Annagrama. my Heart will beare.
Satyre.
To the Right honourable Iohn, Lord Viscount Haddington, Iohn Ramsey
To the Honourable Kinght, Sir Dauid Moraye.
To King IAMES.
To the Noble Gentleman Mr. Iohn Moraye Gentleman of his Maiesties Honourable Bedchamber.
Twelue Sonnets vpon the Sunnes entring into the 12. Celestiall Signes.
The 10. of March, the Sunne enters into Aries, or the signe of the Ram March 10. Aries.
To the Noble Gentleman and my approued good friend Sr. Iames Moray Knight. Iames Muraye
The 11. of Aprill he comes into Taurus, or the Signe of the Bull. Taurus.
To the Right worshipfull the Re∣corder of London, and Serieant to the Kings Majesties: Sir HENRY MONTAGVE
The 12. of May the Sunne enters into Gemini, or the Twinnes. Gemini, May.
To my approued good friend Mr. Robert Branthwayte.
The 12. of Iune the Sunne enters into Cancer or the Crabbe. Cancer. Iune.
To my especiall friend Master SAMVELL CALVERTA.
The thirteenth of Iuly the sunne enters into Leo, or the Lion. Leo, Iuly.
To the Right worshipfull Sir Iohn Swinarton, late Lord Maior of London. IOHN SVVIN'ARTONE.
The foureteenth of August the sunne enters into Virgo. Or the Virgin. Virgo. August.
To the worthy Gentleman Master SAMVEL DANIEL.
The thirteenth of September the sunne enters in∣to Libra, Or the Ballance. Libra. September.
To the diuine Poet and my worthy friend Mr. IOSHVAH SYLLVESTER.
The foureteenth of October the sunne enters into Scorpio. Scorpio. October.
To the Noble Gentleman, and my much honoured friend, Robert Caluert Esquire, of Mount Cal∣uert in Ireland.
The eleuenth of Nouember, the sunne enters into Sagittarius, Or the Archer. Sagittarius; Nouember.
To the honourable Gentleman Master William Ramsaye, one his of Maiesties Bed-chamber. WILLIAM RAMSAYE.
The eleuenth of December, the sunne enters into Capricorne, Or the Goate. Capricornus. December.
To the Noble Gentleman my e∣speciall good friends Sir William Moray, Lord of Abercany. WILLIAM MORAY.
The tenth of Ianuary the sunne enters into Aqua∣rius, Or the signe of the Waterbearer. Aquarius. Ianuary.
To the Noble Gentleman Master Robert Haye, one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties honourable bed-chamber.
The ninth of February, the sunne enters into Pis∣ces, Or the signe of the two fishes. Pisces. February.
To the Honourable Sir Thomas Ridgewaye Knight Barronet, Treasurer at Warres in Ireland, &c. Thomas Ridgewaye. Anagramma. God Arms thy waie. Againe, Age is made worthy.
Certaine Sonnets made in the forme of AEquiuoques: on the de∣struction of Troy.
sonnet
To the noble Gentleman Sir Oliuer Saint-Iohn.
sonnet
To the noble Gentleman, Sir EDVVARD BLAINEYE Knight, Gouernor of Monnaahan in the North of Ireland. EDVVARD BLAYNEY
sonnet
To the worthy Gentleman, Sir HENRY FOLIOT Gouernour of Balishannon in the North of Ireland. HENRYE FOLIOTT.
sonnet
To the Right worshipfull and worthy Gentleman, Sir Simon Weaston of Litchfield in the County of Stafford Knight. SIMON WESTON.
sonnet
To the truely vertuous Ladie, MARIE WESTON wife to Sir Simon Weston Knight. MARIE WESTON.
Certaine Sonnets: variously com∣posed vpon diuers subiects.
Sonnet. 1. True Nobilitie.
To the Noble Gentleman, Sir ROBERT RIDGEVVAY Knight, son and Heire to Sir Thomas Ridgeway Knight Barronet. ROBERT RIDGEVVAYE.
sonnet
To the worthy and vertuous La∣die, the Lady Elizabeth Ridgeway, wife to Sir Rob. Ridgewaye. ELIZABETH RIDGEVVAYE.
Sonnet. 2. Enuy and Honour.
To the noble Knight, Sir Francis Willoughby, sonne and heire to Sir Perciuall Willoughby, Knight of Wollerton in the County of Nottinghame. FRANCIS WILLOVGHBYE.
Sonnet. 3. Beauties luster.
To the Vertuous Lady, and wife to Sir Francis Willoughby Knight. CASSANDRAE WILLOVGHBYE.
Sonnet. 4. Hope and Despaire.
To the Right worshipfull Master George Caluert Esquire, one of the Clarkes of his Maiesties priuy Connsell. GEORG CALVERT.
Sonnet. 5. Three blinde Commanders.
To the worthy Gentleman Cap∣taine Arthur Basset in Ireland. ARTHVR BASSET.
Sonnet. 6. Another of the praise of musicke.
To the worshipfull Master Francis Ansleye of Dublinne in Ireland Esquire. FRANCIS ANSLEYE.
Sonnet. 7. The Map of Misery.
To the Right worshipfull and worthy Gentleman Master Henry Cooley of Carbye in the County of Kiluare, in Ireland.
To the Noble and vertuous Lady, the Lady Cecillia Ridgeway, wife to the honourable Knight Sir Thomas Ridgeway Knight Barronet.
Sonnet. 8. In praise of musicke.
To the worthy Gentleman, and my very good friend, Master Iohn Blencowe, of Greies Inne. Anagramma. Noble in ech wo.
A Cataplasmicall Satyre, composed and compacted of sundry simples, as salt, vinegar, wormewood, and a little gall, very pro∣fitable to cure the imposlumes of vice.
To the right Worshipfull and my euer good friend, Sr. ROVVLAND COSTON Knight.
To my very good Friends Master Alexander Glouer, Mr. Iohn Rowdon, and Mr. Iohn Burges.
To Mistresse Rose. Anagramma SORE.
To my approued good friend Mr. ROBARTE CVDDNER.
A nest of Epigrams.
Fortune. 1.
Epigram 2. Loue.
Epigram 3. Death.
Epigram 4. Fame.
Epigram 5. Time.
Epigram. 6. Kame, kathee.
Epigram 7. Solus.
Epigram 8. Selfe conceit.
Epigram 9. A couple.
Epigram 10. Bacchus and Apollo.
Epigram 11. Of translation.
Epigram 12. Natures counterfeite.
Epigram 13. The deuill take bribery.
Epigram 14. The deuill is a knaue.
Epigram 15. Kissing goes by fauour.
Epigram 16. Deere, no Venison.
Epigram 17. Euerything is pretty when it is little.
Epigram 18. ene somewhat.
Epigram 19. Faith without workes.
Epigram 20. Partiallity.
Epigram 21. A keeper of honesty.
Epigram 22. All's one, but on's not all.
Epigram 23. Mistresse fine bones.
Epigram 24. A supposed Construction.
Epigram 25. Death is a Iuggler.
Epigram 26. Mistresse Grace onely by name.
Epigram 27. Prudence.
Epigram 28. Mercy.
Epigram 29. Faith.
Epigram 30. Vpon my selfe.
Epigram 31. A Rope for Parrat.
Epigram 32 Constants.
Epigram 33 Vpon the burning of the Globe.
Epigram 34. Late Repentance.
Epigram 35. Not so strange as true.
Epigram 36. A Wordmonger.
Epigram 37. Plaine dunstable.
Epigram 38. Reason.
Epigram 39. Out of the pan into the fire.
Epigram 40. A Poets similitude.
Epigram 41. Macanas Epitaph.
palindrome
An Apologie for Watermen.
My unwilling farewell to POETRIE.
Epilogue to those that knowes what they haue read, and how to censure.