Remedies againft difcontents, <OTJte?Jme divitias;that' S trtle plenty,not tO nave,but not to want riches, non 3Z7 habere fed non indigere1vcra·abundantia, 'tis moreglory to contemne, then ---- td pofleffe.Howmany deafe, dumbe, halt, lame, blinde,miferable perfons could I reckon up that are poore, and withal!. diftrelfed,inimprifonment, baniJ1Jmenr,gally.Haves, condemned to the mmes, quarnes, ro gyves, m dungeons, perpetuall thraldome, then all which thou art richer, thou art more happie, to whom thou art able togi ve an almes , aLord, in refpecr,a perry prince:' be contented then I fay, repine and mutter no more,for thot< ' Non in pau. ttrt not poorc in_d:ed bu~ tt; opuuon. . . . ~~:;;~'fr~~~ Yea, but thls 1s venegood counfell,& nghtly apphed to fuch as have 1t, ""·)'"'" re,ftd and will nor ufe it, that have a competency, that are able to worke and get opinione laho· their living by the [wear of rheirbrowes, by their trade, thathavefome- "'· thingyet;hethat hathbirds,maycatchbirds,butwhat {hall wedothatare flaves by nature, impotent, and unable to helpe our fdves,meerebeggers, thatlanguilh and pine away,that have nomeanes at all,no hope ofmeanes, no rruft ofdelivery, or ofberter fuccelfe~ as thofeold Brittans complained to their Lords an~ Mafters theRom<ns opprelfed by the Piers, mareadbarbaros, Barbari ad?Jtare,the Barbarians drove them to the fea, the 'fea drove them backe to the Barbarians;our prefenr mifery compels·us to cry out and howl, to make our moan to rich men, they turn us backewith a fcornefull anfwertoourmisforrune againe, and will take no pity of us; they commonly overlooketheir poore friends in adverfiry, ifthey chance to meet them,they voluntarily forger and will rake no notice ofthem;they will not, they cannot h'elpe us.Infteed ofcomfort they threaten us,mifcall, fcoffe at us,to aggravate our miferie,giveus bad .language,or ifthey doe give ~ood words,what's that to relieve us~ According to that ofThates, Facile ejt alios monere, who cannot givegood counfelk'tis cheap,it cofts them nothing. * Popift"' Aa~ It is an eafie matter when ones belly is full to declame againft fafting, ~i ;·~·~;fdfir fattiY eft pleno !audat jejrmia ve1}tre, Doth the wild Af{e bray when bee bath ,~~n~di:7~:~ gra{fe,or toweth the Oxewhenhec bath fOdder? Job 6. 5. * N eifr enimpopulo "'·"".,""· ]{o?JJano qui.lqream pot eft effe l£titu, No man living fo jocond,fo merry as ~~~:;!.:!'.~ .. the peopleofRo/Jte when they had plenty, but when they came to want, to """valent. be hunger:fiarve~,neither jhame, nor lawc1, nor arf!Jts, nor M agiftra:u could ~i~~ft:;~~~n kcepthmnnobeduncc. Scncca plcadeth hard for poverty, a11d fo d1d thofe l(ome. lazie Philofophers, butinthe meantiti)ebhe was rich, rheyhad where- tserm..quidam withallto maintain themfelves; bur do:hany poor man exroll it~ There ~;;;,1:'§~~ • are thofi( fa1th t Bernard) that approve ojatJJean eft ate, but on that condition l."'" ita ut>tibit they never want them(i:lves ,andfomc again aremeek (o long as they may fay or ~!~~~'£'; "' do what they lijl;but ifoccafion be.offered,howforn are they frot!' at! P,atience~ nullam f'ti'1"- I would toGod (as he faid) • No manjhoutd co?JJ~mzd po7.iertie,but hee thaf ';; ~:~':;;!:'," If poorc, or he that fo much adm1res 1t, would rel•eve, helpe,or cafe others. quamdiudic;:· t ;.Vtmcjinos altdi&,atque es divinus Apolio, tur (Q' agitur D i cmihi, qui nummos non habet, unde petat : ~=:~~~a;.biNowifrbouhear'ft us,andarragoodman, •Nemopa•- Tellhim thatwanrs,toget meanes,ifyou can. pmatemcomB h . ft ·r bl d · .n d mendaretmp ut no man ears us?weatemo muera y eJe~•e ,theskummeofthefauptr. world, • Vtxhabettnnobts]amnovaplagalqctmt, . tPctroni~~<C.,.. We can get no reliefe) no comfort, no fuccour, . ~~~li. Tt 3 t Et ,
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