A Basket-Iustice.
THE ARGVMENT.
The best of men, when tr••••ly exercis'd••
The actor may a Saint be cono••••••'d:
No Policy, but practise Iustice ••ra••es,
Those whom br••bes •••• ha••e •••••••• names:
Of what they should be, thus the La••••du
When judgements just flow from the Iudges brest.
BEfore the noyse of these two Hounds did ceasa,
A Iustice (comming by) commanded peace:
Peace Curres (q ••. he) and learne to take your prey
And not a word, so wise folkes goe your way:
This is youth that sued his p'ac•• to haue,
Bought his authority to play the knaue.
And as for coine he did his place obtaine,
So hee'l sell iustie to mak't vpagaine,
For the old prouerbe ••its his humor well,
That he that dearely buyes must dearely sell.
The sword of Iustice draw he stoutly can,
To guard a knaue, and grieue an honest man,
His clarke's the Beethat fils his combe with honey,
He hath the wit, his master hath the money.
Such Iusticer as this (if men doe marke)
It altogether guided by his Clarke.
He's the vice Iustice, he workes all by's wits,
The whil'st his master pickes his teeth or spits,
Walks, hums, and nods, cals knaue at euery turne,
(As if he in a dawes nest had beene borne:)
No other language from his worship ••ees,
But prisons, Warrants, Mittimus, and ••ees:
Commit before he search out the often••s,
And heare the matter after two dayes hence,
Talkes of Recognizances, and hath scope,
To binde and loose as if he were the Pope.
Be the ease ne're so good, yet build vpon't,
Fees must be payd, for that's the humor on'r.