Paroemiologia Anglo-Latina in usum scholarum concinnata. Or proverbs English, and Latine, methodically disposed according to the common-place heads, in Erasmus his adages. Very use-full and delightful for all sorts of men, on all occasions. More especially profitable for scholars for the attaining elegancie, sublimitie, and varietie of the best expressions.

Avaritia & Rapacitas.

A goose cannot graze after him.

Bribe sick. An extortio∣ner.

A notable pinch-peny.

Hee'l bite neare.

God send us of our owne, when rich men go to dinner.

Much would have more.

Hee'l part with his life, rather then's money.

Better to be an old mans darling then a yong mans worldling.

Hungry flies bite sore.

He will not part with the paring of his nailes.

A shameless begger must have a shamefull de∣niall.

Covetousnesse brings no∣thing home.

All covet all lose.

Ever drinke ever dry.

As free of his gifts as a blindman of his eye.

Better fill his belly than his eye.

Content is all.

He gapes for a benefice.

He hath noe whoe with him.

There was never enough where nothing left.

You can't eat your cake, & have your cake too.

He bestowes his gifts as broome doth hony.

An empty tick sucks sore.

They need much, whom nothing will content.

A beggars purse is bottom∣less.

Give an inch and take an ell.

Hee'l not lose it for asking.

Hee'l have enough one day when his mouth is full of moulds.

All would have, all must lose.

Will you have both fleece and fell?

'Tis brave scrambling at a rich mans dole.

No feast to a misers.

More spends the niggard then the liberall.

Some all, some never a whit.

He was borne with a penny in's mouth.

He sees no green cheese but his mouth waters after it.

Nothing's good but what is gainefull.

Nurses put one bit in the childs mouth and two in their own.

I love not that any man should play with my apple lest he should bite out a piece.

He would have the Devil and all.

Hee'le not loose the drop∣pings of his nose.

Sick of the silver dropsie.

All would have, & nought forgoe.

Nothing but mony will doe it.

Amicitia avarorum com∣plexus ferarum.

A mortuo tributum exi∣gere.

Fabarum arro••or.

Intestina adolens ipse canes devorat.

Dasypus carnes deside∣rat.

Major nummi quàm nu∣minis ardor.

Nec tu 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Crasse, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 amas.

Exactâ viâ viaticum quaerit.

Feles Tartessia.

Mendicorum loculi sem∣per inanes.

Camelus desiderans cor∣nua etiam aures per∣didit.

Serpens ni edat serpen∣tem non fiet draco.

Quo plus sunt potae plus sitiuntur aquae.

Ne allii quidem caput dedit.

Multi nimium nemo sa∣tis.

Quod utile honestum.

Quis pauper? avarus.

Piscari in aqua turbida.

Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.

Ficum cupit.

Argentanginam patitur.

Inexplebile dolium.

Atticus moriens porrigit manus.

Sic dat dona sua sicut dat mella genista.

Non curat numerum lu∣pus.

Quo fortuna si non ute∣ris?

Exigit astatuis farinas.

Larus hians.

Labrax Milesius.

Quasi thesaurum draco.

Nec omnia, nec passim, nec ab omnibus.

Mendici pera non imple∣tur.

Lucrum pudori praestat.

Buthus obambulat.

Charybdis barathrum.

Vorare hamum.

Polypi.

Megaricae sphinges.

Boni pastoris est ton∣dere pecus non deglu∣bere.

Canis circum intestina.

Ne à Chytropode cibum nondum sacrificatum rapias.

Bona Porsenae.

Rapina Cotytiis.

Partitio non praefocatio.

Persaepe sacra haud sa∣crificata devorat.

Vulturis umbra.

Edax currus.

Voracior purpurâ.

Laudant & pueri pavo∣nem.

Pamphyli furtum.

Argivi fures.

Candidum linum lucri causa ducit.

Nutricum more malè pascis.

Cupiditati nihil satis.

Una fames auri Spartam capiet.

Priusquam sortiaris, com∣munia devoras.

Sacra nihil sunt.

Aquam plorat, cum la∣vat, fundere.

Manus in Aetolis mens autem in Clopidis.

Clausis thesauris incu∣bare.

Plus verrere quam sere∣re.

Vicinum semper inve∣nies.

Spicilegium relinquere.

Sparsis reden erunt cri∣mina nummis.

Nomadicā vitam agere.

—vid. Sordes.