Mores hominum = The manners of men / described in sixteen satyrs by Juvenal, as he is published in his most authentick copy, lately printed by command of the King of France ; whereunto is added the invention of seventeen designes in picture, with arguments to the satyrs ; as also explanations to the designes in English and Latine ; together with a large comment, clearing the author in every place wherein he seemed obscure, out of the laws and customes of the Romans, and the Latine and Greek histories, by Sir Robert Stapylton, Knight.

The second Designe.

REad this good Book, sweet Lady, study fame, Leave gadding, hide your naked breasts for shame, The ¹ Stoick cries; whom by the sleeve she takes, And out of it Glasses of Essence shakes And Civet-boxes, that perfume the Knave: Which of the two conceive you the more grave? Or which shews lightest, the bare-shoulder'd Wench At Barre, or ² Judge in sarcenet on the Bench? Yet these are modest, if you ³ men compare, That fillet up with holy rites their haire, And pearl their necks with oriental charms. Then what's an ⁴ Emperor, that in his arms, Paints his pale Cheek before a Looking-Glasse? Here's yet a ⁵ Lord whose face is tougher Brasse, That (when ⁶ the Consul like a King attir'd Comes to the Circus in a Crown) is hir'd, A Trident in's right hand, the Stage to tread; In's left a Float-net, rais'd to catch his Head That followes with a Faucheon to invade This Lord borne, but a Rogue by breeding made. So Grapes, that grow upon the richest Vines Vnprun'd, degenerate to poorest Wines.

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Figura Secunda.

Hunclege, pulcra, librum; pereunti consule famae; Nè vaga transcurras vicos; sit pectus opertum, ¹ Stoicus exclamat: vulsâ quem mollitèr ausa Solicitare togâ, tristi sub veste latentes Prodit suffitus, secretáque aromata spargit. Quemnam ex his, morum censes praeferre pudorem? Aut uter est levior, quae coram ² Judice mammas Denudat moecha, an bysso pellucidus Ipse? Illa modesta quidem, fictum dum respicis, aras Ante, ³ Sacerdotem redimicula longa trahentem, Feminea orantis jactante monilia collo. Quid video? galeâ spectabilis ⁴ Induperator (Proh Deus!) ad speculum pallentia purpuratora. ⁵ Monstrum succedit majus; septemplicis aeris Frons illi, longo qui stemmate cretus avorum Se locat ad Circum (hic Trabeae fert ⁶ Consul honores, Regalémque, manu quem portet Publicus, orbem) Retibus in laevâ libratis, lustrat arenam; Dum dextra appensos effundit fuscina casses: Mirmillo insequitur, si non cavet, ense paratus Caedere degenerem. Vitis neglecta labascit Nobilis, atque abeunt in vilem Massica vappam.

Notes

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• Sat. 10.