The Scholler-SHIP with her Regiment.
THis Ship is a very ancient Ship, and was built at the first, and hath beene euer since repaired with infinite cost, paines and study. She hath beene of that worthy estimation, that the Monarchs, Kings, Princes, and Estates of the world, haue made it their chiefest felici∣ty to sayle in her: all famous Diuines and Phi∣losophers haue steered her, and beene steered by her. Some of our greatest Mariners haue beene much troubled with plurifies, plurali∣ties I would say, and some haue beene great marchants a Steeple faire, but it was in the old time, Si-Money, was as good as ready Money. The Arts Mathematicall and metaphysicall haue beene the rich prizes and purchases of her painefull voyages: and now at this present (though the world bee much altred with her) She tries her fortunes in this aduentrous Na∣uy. The Captaines name was Sapience, the Ma∣ster Sxperience, his Mate Knowledge, and euery other Officer correspondent, being munition'd and victualled for the enterprise shee set sayle, with her squadron or Regiment of Ships here under named.
- 1 The Serious, a ship laden with Grauitie.
- 2 The Fore-sight, a ship worthy of much re∣gard.
- 3 The Desart a ship of great seruice and small payement.
- 4 The Industrious, a good profitable ship.
Then there attend her fiue small Pinnaces and Frigots, namely, the Dogmatest, the Cap∣tious, the Preiudicate, the Carper, and the ••ri∣tick. These fiue were man'd with yo•••••• Ba∣chelours of Art, Puny Innes of Courtmen, and humorous Poets, who with their continu∣all cudgelling one another with broken verses, had almost beaten Priscians braines out.