The XL. ADVERTISEMENT.
James Creyton, a Scotchman, having incenst the Vertuosi in Parnassus, by a proud defyance, was so shamed by them through a bitter jest, as without ending the dispute, they forced him to forgo Parnassus.
JAmes Creyton, a Scotchman, the Prodigie of Nature for Learning, came some daies ago to this Court with such vain-glorious pomp, and self-oftentation, as moved as much nauseousness in the compleatest Ver∣tuosi of this State, as wonder in the meaner sort of people, who are usual∣ly ignorant, to see that a young fellow of but 25 years of age, should pre∣tend to be exactly knowing in all Sciences, when the chiefest Vertuosi know the continual study of 80 years is but a short time to be Master of one only Science. This Creyton the next day after his entrance into Par∣nassus, caused a paper to be fixed upon the Gates of all the Colledges, and upon the Pillars of all the Delfick Portici, wherein in large Capital Let∣ters these words were written, Nos Iacobus Crytonius, Scotus, cujus∣cumque rei propositae ex improviso respondebimus. We Iames Creyton, a Scothman, will answer ex tempore to whatsoever shall be propounded, This bold defiance, which was thought by many to be very arrogant, did so nettle the Vertuosi, as many of them framed Arguments even in the hardest Sciences, wherewith they thought to choak him at very first. But an acute Satyrical Poet bereft the whole Colledge of the Litterati of the pleasure of that dispute: For the very night after the posting up of this defiance, he underwrit in those very papers, these sharp words: And he that will see it, let him go to the signe of the Faulcon, and it shall be shewn him. Creyton was so stung with this biting Jest, as he presently departed from Parnassus, much ashamed and confused; having first made known unto his Majesty that he thought he could no longer appear with his ho∣nour amongst those Vertuosi, who had done him the affront to deal with him as with a Juglar and Mountebank.