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The Scholler-SHIP with her Regiment.
THis Ship is a very Auncient Ship, and was built at the first, and hath bin euer since Repaired with Infinite cost, paines and Study. Shee hath beene of that worthy Estima∣tion, that the greatest Monarks, Kings, Princes, and Estates of the world, haue made it their chiefest felicity to sayle in her: all famous Diuines and Philosophers haue steered her and beene steered by her. Some of her greatest Mariners haue beene much troubled with plurifies, pluralities I would say, and some haue bene great Marchants a Steeple faire, but it was in the old time when Si-Mony, was as good as ready Mony. The Artes Mathematicall & metaphysicall haue beene the Rich Prizes and Purchases of her Painfull Voyages: and now at this present (though the world be much altred with her) She tryes her fortunes in this aduen∣trous Nauy. The Captaines name was Sapience, the Master Experience, his mate Knowledge, and euery other officer Correspondent, being muniti••nd 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 regard.
- 3 The Desert a Ship of great seruice and small payment.
- 4 The Industrious▪ a good profitable Ship.
Then there attended her fiue small Pinnaces and Frigots, namely, the Dogmatist, the Captious, the Preiudicate, the Carper, and the Critick. These fiue were man'd with yong Bachelours of Arte, Puny Inns of Courtmen, and humorous Poets, who with their continuall cudgelling one another with broken verses, had almost beaten Priscians braines out.