The first Century.
MAke thou the furrowes, and God will send thee seed.
In a sluttish house the Devill shakes his tayl.
As stiff as a Puritans knee, who will not bend to him who made it.
English Merchant, wilt thou gain?
Then have Commerce, and peace with Spain.
As redd as Rogers nose, who was christned in pump-water.
The rich misers son quickly mewes his fathers feathers.
Warr begetts Peace, as a ruddy Evening a fair morn.
Burn not thy fingers to snuff another mans can∣dle.
Repentance is good, but Innocence is better.
Clear thy Conscience before thou close thy eyes, so thou mayest have golden dreams.
A good name like a Maydenhead, once lost irre∣coverable.
If Spain had Bread enough, and Men,
She of the Cock would make a Hen; viz. Of Gallus the French.
The works of a Catholick, the words of a Puritan, and the Faith of a Protestant, may make a per∣fect Christian.
He is a true Author that creates a fancy.
Who adores gold is the worst idolater.
If thou wilt make a good Will, do it while thou art well.
As hot as a punks plackett.
The Devil is Gods shadow.
Give not a Lawyer or Physician fee,
Unlesse it be in pure necessity.
You will make me believe as soon, that the Spanish Moon is as hot as the Swedish Sun.
Page 2As sneezing comes from a bad cause,
So from ill manners come good lawes.
As Mercury among the Planets, is the French a∣mong other Nations.
Be thy breath never so sweet, thy own praise stinks out of it.
An Essex Calf, will never make a Wel• Run•
When come's from Heaven ba•r on thy knees, what from men on thy shoulders; viz. Man∣fully.
Worldly Accidents are but new Moons in the old ones shape.
Gett Ireland to day, and England may be thine to morrow.
Put all in the Pater-Noster, thy self only in thy Creed.
We come into the world without heads forward, we go out with our heels.
I would not wi•• such an opinion to the wors• of my enemies.
Rash prayer is rather a sin then a sacrifice.
Here is Wine indeed to be drunk in the Devills skull.
Who woo's with fine clothes, maketh the Tay∣lor his Broker.
I think this Bacon was a piece of Lott• wifes bur∣tock, 'tis so salt.
Truth is the result of Reason.
As jealousie in Love, so is superstition in Reli∣gion.
Rebellion the spawn of wealth and wantonnesse.
Heaven once named, all things else are bables.
The Dutch in drinking charge the brain with smal shott, the English with bullets, viz. Whole glasses.
A shipp's a wooden horse, who carrieth his bur∣den in his belly, and his bridle in his tayl.
Chameleons take all colours but the white,
And Schismaticks all fancies but the right.
Idleness the Devils couch, and lust his cushion.
The Master who correcteth the childe kisseth the Mother.
The present Philosophers compar'd to the old, are as Dwarfs on Giants shoulders.
Surely he knew well that coals would burn, who first invented fire-tongs.
You must not expect perfumes in a Piggsty.
As wise as the Mayor of Banbury, who would prove that Henry the Third, was before Hen∣ry the Second.
He may knock boldly, who bringeth good newes.
The long Parlement made God Almighty the greatest Malignant, for they plundered his House most.
He is as fit for that place, as an ambling horse is for a Coach.
A loyall Subject like the Marigold should open and shutt with the Sun; viz. His Soveraign Prince.
A good hous-wife should twinkle in her house like a Starre in its Sphere.
God never turneth his face from us, till we turn our backs to him.
Rlutarch gave life to many others, but the longest to himself.
There is many that goe up Holborn, and so to Heaven in a string.
Ther's no book all Gospel but the holy Scripture alone.
The stripe of a friend, better then the stroaking of a• enemy.
A true friend a great treasure.
Oportunity the greatest bawd.
The Historian who speaketh well of all, speaketh well of none.
VVho dies by a wrong Sentence is murthered by the sword of Justice.
Parlement Bills without the Princes consent like matches without fire.
An opinion got into a Roundheads brain is like Quick-silver in a hot loaf.
The •lash of Conscience a sore whipp.
A t••e friend chimney-like is hottest in winter; vi. In adversity.
The Floure of England fine enough, the Bran very course; viz. the Gentry and Cominalty.
As much differing as a Frenchmans speech and his writing.
The rich Miser like the Swan sings sweetest before death, viz. When he makes his last Will.
The way to Heaven is to pass through Hell.
God striketh with the left hand and stroaketh with the right.
The Glutton diggeth his grave with his teeth.
He hath good parts, but a fool hath them in keep∣ing.
The Church-yard like a Chessboard-bagg where all mates meet.
Better to commend the vertue of an enemy, then flatter the vice of a friend.
Choler opposed, is like a rapid torrent meeting with a damm.
Spanish wares better then Spanish warrs.
Opinion the greatest Lady that swayeth the world.
Warm, but do not burn thy self at the fire of Passion.
Take heed of a speedy friend in France, and of a slow enemy in Italy.
Who goeth to right himself by Duel, may receive a greater wrong then the former.
A wavering man like a skeyn of silk, the least thing entangleth him.
The upbraiding of a courtesie half as bad as in∣gratitude.
Pride a flower that groweth in the Devils gar∣den.
French women are so kind, that at first entrance you may have acquaintance, and at first ac∣quaintance you may have entrance.
Where Mars pitcheth his Tent, Venus pitcheth her Pavilion.
Thank that sinn which moveth thee to Repen∣tance.
Page 3Prayer maketh the first rain fall, but Prayse the second.
'Tis further from London to Highgate, then from Highgate to London.
Who is too familiar with his master stands too near the fire.
He is a sory souldier who stayeth for fair weather.
In Gods House there can be no excesse of Re∣verence.
The patient man is alwayes at home.
