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IS a man euer needy, neuer satis∣fied, but ready to borrow more then he may be trust-à with: The question of him will be, whether his learning doth out-ballance his braine, and so becomes a bur∣then; or whether both bee crept
into his outward senses: Cer∣tainely his Intellectuals of wit, and wisedome, be manifest, but are (like the seuen Starres) sel∣dome seene together; they mu∣tually succeed, as hauing vow'd to gouerne by course: whilst wit reignes, excesse, and royot haue the vpper hand: But when he re∣collects himselfe, hee is wholy metamorphosed; wit giues place, and his extreme of wisedome, disclaimes the smile of a merrie countenance. His onely ioy is to domineere, be often saluted, and haue many Creditors: his Lord∣ships lie among the Drawers, Tobacco-men, Brokers, and Panders: But aduersity makes him leaue company, and fall to house-keeping, and then his ser∣uants be vanished into Serge∣ants. His onely flatterers bee Conceite and Fancy, which
charge Memory his Steward, to bring in no Accompts till they bee casheerd; which cannot bee whilst Imitation is his Captain, or Credit his Corporall. Hee dreames of being Lord chiefe Iustice, or at least being emi∣nent, though hee liues disso∣lutely; and hath no Saint but Fortune. Hee is, and euer will be a quarter behind with fruga∣lity; in which volume he cannot be perfect, because the booke is imperfect: for he still rendes out the beginning of his lesson. His Heauen vpon Farth, is a faire Mistresse; and though his meanes be l••rge, yet his princi∣pall sorrow is the lacke of main∣tenance. The misery of his sense is an old man, and his fathers life troubles him not a little: Al∣manackes therefore which fore∣tell the death of age, be very ac∣ceptable. The hurly burly of his
braine is infinite, and he scarcely knowes what hee may freely make an election of. His worst bawd is too good a nature, which makes him incident to false applauses, and carue his soule out among his famil••ars: hee hath multitudes of deere acquaintance, but his deerest friends are ready to stabbe him. For either those whom hee ac∣compts so, be men of fashion; or those who be indeed so, de∣sire his death, because they see no amendment. He scornes to acknowledge his debts, but as things of duety, with which me∣chanicks are (as he thinkes) bound to vphold high birth and Gentry: but the end proues otherwise. His downefall there∣fore is not admired, because hee was euer falling; and his bare ex∣cuse, makes experience the sha∣dow.
Briefly, he may seeme a treacherous friend; for he deales dishonestly with all that chal∣lenge interest in him; they be his Creditors: And yet hee deales more louingly with them, then with himselfe; for when he paies them, he punisheth himselfe: If he cannot pay, hee is punished more then they; and punished enough, because he cannot pay: for then he consumes.