I ragguagli di Parnasso, or, Advertisements from Parnassus in two centuries : with the politick touch-stone / written originally in Italian by that famous Roman Trajano Bocalini ; and now put into English by the Right Honourable Henry, Earl of Monmouth.

The XCII. ADVERTISEMENT.

Apollo forbids the Shepherds of Arcadia to fatten Hogs a∣ny more; and being earnestly intreated to revoke that his Decree, denies to do it.

BY Letters of the 18 of this present sent from Arcadia, certain news is come of the Commandment given by Order from his Majesty, to Titerus, Co•…•…idon, Mi•…•…as, Melibeus, and the rest of the Shepherds of that Country, that upon pain of severe punishment, they must no longer dare to fatten Hogs. The people of those parts were generally so trou∣bled at this news, as this morning, Montanus and Damon, two of the chiefest Shepherds of that Province came to Apollo in name of all the Arcadian Shepherds; who humbly desired his Majesty not to deprive them of their choicest cates, and of their hogs-flesh, wherewith they did so plentifully feed their Families. To this Apollo answered, that he loved Husbandmen and Shepherds better then Nobility, because men that bring in profit and advantage, deserve to be better beloved by Princes, then such as are rather prejudicial then of any use; but that having publisht his E∣dict for many respects, and by mature delibration, he would by no means recall it; for that Pagan avarice had learnt an execrable politick precept, from the usefull custom of Husbandmen, of fatning Hogs in the Autumn, that they might kill them at Winter.