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             Parables reflecting upon the times
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           Parables
           ,
           REFLECTING
           
             Upon
             the
          
           TIMES
           .
        
         
         
           Printed
           at
           PARIS
           ,
           MDCXLIII
           .
        
      
       
       
       
         
           To
           the
           choicest
           of
           my
           Noble
           Friends
           ,
           
             Sir
             —
             D.
             Knight
             .
          
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           AMongst
           many
           other
           Barbarismes
           which
           like
           an
           impetuous
           Torrent
           have
           lately
           rush'd
           in
           upon
           us
           ,
           The
           interception
           and
           opening
           of
           Letters
           is
           none
           of
           the
           least
           ,
           For
           it
           hath
           quite
           bereft
           all
           ingenious
           Spirits
           of
           that
           correspondencie
           and
           sweet
           communication
           of
           fancie
           ,
           which
           hath
           been
           alwayes
           esteemed
           the
           best
           fuell
           of
           affection
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           marrow
           of
           friendship
           .
           And
           truely
           ,
           in
           my
           judgement
           ,
           this
           custom
           may
           be
           termed
           not
           onely
           a
           
             Barbarisme
             ,
          
           but
           the
           basest
           kind
           of
           
             Burglary
          
           that
           can
           be
           ,
           't
           is
           worse
           then
           picking
           of
           a
           lock
           ,
           or
           breaking
           into
           a
           roome
           by
           violence
           for
           he
           who
           doth
           so
           ,
           robs
           us
           peradventur
           of
           some
           outward
           pelf
           or
           baggage
           offortune
           ;
           but
           he
           who
           breaks
           open
           ones
           private
           letter
           or
           seale
           ,
           may
           be
           said
           to
           plunder
           his
           very
           brains
           ,
           and
           rob
           him
           of
           his
           most
           precious
           meditations
           .
           We
           are
           reduced
           here
           to
           that
           servile
           condition
           ,
           or
           rather
           to
           such
           a
           height
           of
           slavery
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           nothing
           left
           which
           may
           entitle
           us
           free
           rationall
           creatures
           ;
           the
           
             thought
          
           it self
           cannot
           say
           't
           is
           free
           ,
           much
           lesse
           the
           
             tongue
          
           or
           
             pen
             .
          
           Which
           makes
           me
           impart
           unto
           You
           the
           traverses
           of
           these
           turbulent
           times
           ,
           under
           the
           following
           fables
           .
           I
           know
           you
           are
           an
           exquisite
           Astronomer
           .
           I
           know
           the
           deep
           inspection
           you
           have
           in
           all
           parts
           of
           Philosophy
           ,
           I
           know
           you
           are
           
           a
           good
           Herald
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           found
           in
           your
           study
           sundry
           books
           of
           architecture
           ,
           and
           Comments
           upon
           
             Vitruvius
             .
          
           The
           unfolding
           of
           these
           
             Apologues
          
           will
           put
           you
           to
           it
           in
           all
           these
           ,
           and
           will
           require
           your
           second
           ,
           if
           not
           your
           third
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           when
           you
           have
           concocted
           them
           well
           ,
           I
           beleeve
           ,
           (
           else
           I
           am
           much
           deceived
           in
           your
           Genius
           )
           they
           will
           afford
           you
           some
           entertainment
           ,
           and
           doe
           the
           arrand
           upon
           which
           they
           are
           sent
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           to
           communicate
           unto
           you
           the
           most
           materiall
           passages
           of
           this
           long'd
           for
           Parlement
           ,
           &
           of
           these
           sad
           confusions
           ,
           which
           have
           so
           unhing'd
           ,
           distorted
           ,
           transvers'd
           ,
           tumbled
           and
           dislocated
           all
           things
           ,
           that
           
             England
          
           may
           be
           termed
           now
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           what
           it
           was
           ,
           no
           other
           then
           an
           
             Anagram
             of
             a
             Kingdom
             .
          
           One
           thing
           I
           promise
           you
           ,
           in
           the
           perusall
           of
           these
           Parables
           ,
           that
           you
           shall
           find
           no
           gingles
           in
           them
           ,
           or
           any
           thing
           sordid
           or
           scurrilous
           ,
           the
           common
           dialect
           and
           disease
           of
           these
           times
           .
           So
           I
           leave
           you
           to
           the
           gard
           and
           guidance
           of
        
         
           
             
               GOD
            
             and
             
               Vertue
               ,
            
             who
             doe
             still
             advance
          
           
             Their
             
               Votaries
               ,
            
             maugre
             the
             frownes
             of
             
               Chance
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Your
             constant
             servant
             ,
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             The
             great
             CONJUNCTION
             ,
             OR
             ,
             
               Parlement
               of
            
             STARS
             .
          
           
             VPon
             a
             time
             ,
             the
             
               Stars
            
             complained
             to
             
               Apollo
               ,
            
             that
             he
             displayed
             his
             beames
             too
             much
             upon
             some
             malignant
             
               Planets
               ;
            
             That
             the
             
               Moone
            
             had
             too
             great
             a
             share
             of
             his
             influence
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             was
             carryed
             away
             too
             much
             by
             her
             motion
             :
             They
             complained
             also
             ,
             that
             the
             constellation
             of
             
               Libra
            
             (
             which
             holds
             the
             ballance
             of
             Justice
             )
             had
             but
             a
             dim
             light
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             
               Astrean
            
             Court
             was
             grown
             altogether
             destructive
             ,
             with
             divers
             other
             grievances
             .
             
               Apollo
            
             hereupon
             ,
             commanded
             
               Mercury
            
             to
             summon
             a
             generall
             Synod
             ,
             where
             some
             out
             of
             every
             
               Asterisme
            
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Firmament
             were
             to
             meet
             ;
             
               Apollo
            
             told
             them
             ,
             I
             am
             placed
             here
             by
             the
             finger
             of
             the
             Almighty
             ,
             to
             be
             Monarch
             of
             the
             
               Skie
               ,
            
             to
             be
             the
             Measurer
             of
             
               Time
               ,
            
             and
             I
             goe
             upon
             his
             errand
             round
             about
             the
             world
             every
             foure
             and
             tweny
             houres
             :
             I
             am
             also
             the
             Fountaine
             of
             
               Heate
            
             and
             
               Light
               ,
            
             which
             ,
             though
             I
             use
             to
             dispence
             and
             diffuse
             in
             equall
             proportions
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Universe
             ;
             yet
             there
             is
             difference
             'twixt
             objects
             :
             a
             
               Castle
            
             hath
             more
             of
             my
             light
             then
             a
             
               Cottage
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Cedar
            
             hath
             more
             of
             me
             then
             the
             
               Shrub
               :
            
             But
             touching
             the
             
               Moon
               ,
            
             (
             the
             second
             great
             
               Luminary
            
             )
             I
             would
             have
             you
             know
             ,
             that
             she
             is
             dearest
             unto
             mee
             ,
             therefore
             let
             none
             repine
             that
             I
             cherish
             her
             with
             my
             beames
             ,
             and
             confer
             more
             light
             on
             her
             then
             any
             other
             .
             Touching
             the
             malignant
             
               Planets
               ,
            
             or
             any
             other
             
               Star
               ,
            
             of
             what
             magnitude
             soever
             ,
             that
             moves
             not
             in
             a
             regular
             motion
             ,
             or
             hath
             run
             any
             
               excentrique
               exorbitant
            
             course
             ,
             or
             that
             would
             have
             made
             me
             to
             move
             out
             of
             the
             
               Zodiak
               ,
            
             I
             put
             them
             over
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             upon
             due
             examination
             and
             proof
             ,
             they
             may
             be
             
               unspher'd
            
             or
             extinguished
             .
             But
             I
             would
             have
             this
             done
             with
             moderation
             ;
             I
             would
             have
             you
             to
             keep
             as
             neer
             as
             you
             can
             betweene
             the
             
               Tropiques
            
             and
             temperate
             
               Zones
               :
            
             I
             would
             have
             things
             reduced
             
             to
             their
             true
             Principles
             ,
             reformed
             ,
             not
             ruin'd
             ;
             I
             would
             have
             the
             spirit
             of
             malice
             and
             lying
             ,
             the
             spirit
             of
             partiality
             and
             injustice
             ,
             the
             spirit
             of
             tyranny
             and
             rigour
             ,
             the
             base
             spirit
             of
             feare
             and
             jealousie
             to
             be
             farre
             from
             this
             glorious
             
               Syderean
            
             Synod
             ;
             I
             would
             have
             all
             private
             interests
             reflecting
             upon
             revenge
             or
             profit
             ,
             to
             be
             utterly
             banished
             hence
             :
             Moreover
             ,
             I
             would
             not
             have
             you
             to
             make
             grievances
             ,
             where
             no
             grievances
             are
             ,
             or
             dangers
             ,
             where
             no
             dangers
             are
             ;
             I
             would
             have
             no
             
               creation
            
             of
             dangers
             ;
             I
             would
             have
             you
             to
             husband
             time
             as
             parsimoniously
             as
             you
             can
             ,
             lest
             by
             keeping
             too
             long
             together
             ,
             and
             amusing
             the
             world
             with
             such
             tedious
             hopes
             of
             redresse
             of
             grievances
             ,
             you
             prove
             your selfe
             the
             greatest
             grievance
             at
             last
             ,
             and
             so
             from
             
               Starres
               ,
            
             become
             
               Comets
               :
            
             Lastly
             ,
             I
             would
             have
             you
             be
             cautious
             how
             you
             tamper
             with
             my
             Soveraigne
             power
             ,
             and
             chop
             Logicke
             with
             mee
             in
             that
             point
             ;
             you
             know
             what
             became
             of
             
               Him
               ,
            
             who
             once
             presumed
             to
             meddle
             with
             my
             Chariot
             .
             Hereupon
             the
             whole
             Host
             of
             
               Heaven
            
             being
             constellated
             thus
             into
             one
             great
             
               Body
               ,
            
             fell
             into
             a
             serious
             deliberation
             of
             things
             ;
             and
             
               Apollo
            
             himselfe
             continued
             his
             presence
             ,
             and
             sate
             amongst
             them
             in
             his
             full
             
               lustre
               ,
            
             but
             in
             the
             meane
             time
             ,
             whilest
             they
             were
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             their
             consultations
             ,
             many
             odde
             
               Aspects
               ,
               Oppositions
               ,
            
             and
             
               Conjunctions
            
             hapned
             betweene
             them
             :
             for
             some
             of
             the
             
               Sporades
               ,
            
             but
             specially
             those
             mongrel
             small
             vulgar
             
               stars
               ,
            
             which
             make
             up
             the
             
               Galaxia
            
             (
             the
             milkie
             way
             in
             
               Heaven
            
             )
             gather
             in
             a
             tumultuous
             disorderly
             manner
             about
             the
             body
             of
             
               Apollo
               ,
            
             and
             commit
             many
             strange
             insolencies
             ,
             which
             caused
             
               Apollo
            
             (
             taking
             young
             
             
               Phosphorous
            
             the
             
               Morning-Star
            
             with
             him
             )
             to
             retire
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             in
             a
             just
             indignation
             to
             withdraw
             his
             
               Light
            
             from
             the
             
               Synod
               :
            
             so
             all
             began
             to
             be
             involv'd
             in
             a
             strange
             kind
             of
             confusion
             and
             obscurity
             ;
             they
             groaped
             in
             the
             dark
             ,
             not
             knowing
             which
             way
             to
             move
             ,
             or
             what
             course
             to
             take
             ,
             all
             things
             went
             
               Cancer-like
            
             retrograde
             ,
             because
             the
             
               Sunne
            
             detained
             his
             
               beames
            
             and
             
               irradiations
            
             from
             them
             .
          
           
             
               MORALL
               .
            
             
               Such
               as
               the
               
                 Sunne
              
               is
               in
               the
               Frmament
               ,
               a
               
                 Monarch
              
               is
               in
               his
               Kingdome
               :
               for
               ,
               as
               the
               Wisest
               of
               men
               saith
               ;
               
                 In
                 the
                 light
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Countenance
                 there
                 is
                 life
                 ;
              
               and
               I
               believe
               that
               to
               be
               the
               
                 Morall
              
               of
               this
               
                 Astrean
                 Fable
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
         
           
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             
               OR
               ,
            
             The
             Great
             Councell
             of
             
               BIRDS
               .
            
          
           
             UPon
             a
             time
             the
             
               Birds
            
             met
             in
             Councell
             ,
             for
             redresse
             of
             some
             extravagancies
             that
             had
             
               flowne
            
             unto
             the
             
               volatill
               Empire
               ;
            
             Nor
             was
             it
             the
             first
             time
             that
             
               Birds
            
             met
             thus
             ;
             for
             the
             
               Phrygian
               Fabler
            
             tells
             us
             of
             divers
             meetings
             of
             theirs
             :
             And
             after
             him
             we
             read
             that
             
               Apollonius
               Thyaneus
               ,
            
             undertook
             the
             interpretation
             of
             their
             language
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             their
             
               Drogoman
               .
            
          
           
             They
             thus
             assembled
             in
             one
             great
             
               Covie
            
             by
             the
             call
             of
             the
             
               Eagle
            
             their
             unquestioned
             hereditary
             King
             ,
             and
             by
             vertue
             of
             his
             Royall
             Authority
             ,
             complaints
             were
             brought
             ,
             that
             divers
             
               Cormorants
            
             and
             
               Harpies
               ,
            
             with
             other
             
               Birds
            
             of
             prey
             ,
             had
             got
             in
             amongst
             them
             ,
             who
             did
             much
             annoy
             and
             invade
             the
             publique
             liberty
             :
             sundry
             other
             
               Birds
            
             were
             questioned
             ,
             which
             caused
             
               some
            
             to
             take
             a
             timely
             flight
             
             into
             another
             ayre
             .
          
           
             As
             they
             were
             thus
             consulting
             for
             advancement
             of
             the
             common
             
             good
             ,
             many
             
               Rooks
               ,
               Horne-Owles
            
             and
             
               Sea-Gulls
            
             flock'd
             together
             ,
             and
             fluttered
             about
             the
             place
             they
             were
             assembled
             in
             ,
             where
             they
             kept
             a
             hideous
             noyse
             ,
             and
             committed
             many
             outrages
             ,
             and
             nothing
             could
             satisfie
             them
             ,
             but
             the
             
               Griffons
            
             head
             ,
             which
             was
             therefore
             chopt
             off
             ,
             and
             offered
             up
             as
             a
             sacrifice
             to
             make
             them
             
             leave
             their
             chattering
             ,
             and
             to
             appease
             their
             fury
             for
             the
             time
             .
          
           
             They
             fell
             foule
             afterwards
             upon
             the
             
               Pies
               ,
            
             who
             were
             used
             to
             be
             
             much
             reverenced
             ,
             and
             to
             sit
             upon
             the
             highest
             
               pearch
            
             in
             that
             great
             Assembly
             :
             they
             called
             them
             Idolatrous
             and
             inauspitious
             
               Birds
               ,
            
             they
             hated
             their
             mixt
             colour
             ,
             repined
             at
             their
             long
             traine
             ,
             they
             tore
             their
             white
             feathers
             ,
             and
             were
             ready
             to
             peck
             out
             their
             very
             eyes
             :
             they
             did
             what
             they
             could
             to
             put
             them
             in
             
               Owles
            
             feathers
             (
             as
             the
             poore
             
               Sheep
            
             was
             in
             the
             
               Woolfs
            
             skin
             )
             to
             make
             them
             the
             more
             hated
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             star'd
             and
             hooted
             at
             wheresoever
             they
             passed
             .
             The
             
               Pies
            
             being
             thus
             scar'd
             ,
             presented
             a
             Petition
             to
             the
             royall
             
               Eagle
               ,
            
             and
             to
             this
             his
             great
             Counsell
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             be
             secured
             to
             repaire
             safely
             thither
             to
             sit
             and
             consult
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             ancient
             
             Lawes
             of
             the
             
               Volatill
               Empire
            
             continued
             so
             many
             ages
             without
             controllment
             or
             question
             :
             in
             which
             Petition
             they
             inserted
             a
             
               Protest
            
             or
             
               Caveat
               ,
            
             that
             no
             publique
             act
             should
             passe
             in
             the
             interim
             .
             This
             Supplication
             ,
             both
             for
             matter
             and
             form
             ,
             was
             excepted
             against
             ,
             and
             cryed
             up
             to
             be
             high
             Treason
             ,
             specially
             that
             indefinite
             
               Protest
            
             they
             had
             made
             ,
             that
             no
             Act
             whatsoever
             should
             be
             of
             any
             validity
             without
             them
             ,
             which
             was
             alledged
             to
             derogate
             from
             the
             High
             Law-making
             power
             of
             that
             great
             Counsell
             ,
             and
             rended
             to
             retard
             and
             disturb
             the
             great
             Affairs
             which
             were
             then
             in
             agitation
             :
             so
             the
             poore
             
               Pies
               ,
            
             as
             if
             by
             that
             Petition
             they
             had
             like
             the
             
               Black-bird
            
             voyded
             Lime
             to
             catch
             themselves
             ,
             for
             
               Turdus
               cacat
               sibi
               malum
               ,
            
             were
             suddenly
             hurried
             away
             into
             a
             Cage
             ,
             and
             after
             ten
             long
             Moneths
             canvassing
             of
             the
             point
             ,
             they
             were
             
               unpearch'd
               ,
            
             and
             rendred
             for
             ever
             uncapable
             to
             be
             members
             of
             that
             Court
             ,
             they
             were
             struck
             dumb
             and
             voice-lesse
             ,
             and
             suddenly
             blowne
             up
             away
             thence
             ,
             though
             without
             any
             force
             of
             
               powder
               ,
            
             as
             once
             was
             plotted
             against
             them
             .
             But
             this
             was
             done
             when
             a
             thin
             number
             of
             the
             adverse
             
               Birds
            
             had
             kept
             still
             together
             ,
             and
             stuck
             close
             against
             them
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             the
             
               Bill
            
             concerning
             them
             had
             been
             once
             ejected
             ,
             which
             they
             humbly
             conceived
             by
             the
             ancient
             order
             of
             that
             Court
             could
             not
             be
             re-admitted
             in
             the
             same
             Session
             .
             They
             petitioned
             from
             the
             place
             they
             were
             cooped
             in
             ,
             that
             for
             heavens
             sake
             ,
             for
             the
             honour
             of
             that
             noble
             Counsell
             ,
             for
             Truth
             and
             Justice
             sake
             ,
             they
             being
             as
             free-born
             Denisons
             of
             the
             ayrie
             
               Region
               ,
            
             as
             any
             other
             
               Volatills
            
             whatsoever
             ,
             their
             charge
             might
             be
             perfected
             ,
             that
             so
             they
             might
             be
             brought
             to
             a
             legall
             triall
             and
             not
             forced
             to
             languish
             in
             such
             captivitie
             .
             They
             pleaded
             to
             have
             done
             nothing
             but
             what
             they
             had
             precedents
             for
             :
             And
             touching
             the
             
               Caveat
            
             they
             had
             inserted
             ,
             it
             was
             a
             thing
             usuall
             in
             every
             inferiour
             Court
             of
             Judicature
             ,
             and
             had
             they
             forborn
             to
             have
             done
             it
             ,
             they
             had
             
               〈◊〉
               their
               own
               nest
               ,
            
             and
             done
             wrong
             to
             their
             successors
             .
             It
             was
             affirmed
             they
             had
             been
             members
             of
             that
             Body
             politique
             ,
             long
             before
             those
             
               lower
               pearch'd
               Birds
               ,
            
             who
             now
             would
             cast
             them
             out
             ;
             and
             that
             they
             had
             been
             their
             best
             friends
             to
             introduce
             them
             to
             have
             any
             thing
             to
             doe
             in
             that
             generall
             Counsell
             :
             they
             prayed
             they
             might
             not
             be
             so
             cruelly
             used
             ,
             as
             the
             
               Solan
               goose
               ,
            
             and
             
               Redshanke
            
             had
             used
             them
             ,
             
             
             who
             were
             not
             content
             to
             
               braile
            
             and
             
               clip
            
             their
             wings
             onely
             ,
             but
             to
             
               seare
            
             them
             so
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             never
             grow
             again
             ;
             to
             handle
             them
             so
             unmercifully
             ,
             was
             not
             the
             way
             to
             make
             their
             adversaries
             
               Birds
               of
               Paradice
               :
            
             In
             fine
             ,
             they
             advised
             them
             to
             remember
             what
             the
             sick
             
               Kite's
            
             mother
             answered
             him
             ,
             when
             he
             desired
             her
             to
             pray
             to
             the
             gods
             for
             him
             ,
             
               How
               canst
               thou
               ,
               said
               she
               ,
               expect
               any
               good
               from
               the
               gods
               ,
               whose
               Temples
               thou
               hast
               so
               violated
               ?
            
             At
             last
             ,
             upon
             the
             importunity
             and
             pitifulnesse
             of
             their
             Petitions
             ,
             the
             accusation
             of
             
               Treason
               ,
            
             which
             kept
             such
             a
             noyse
             at
             first
             ,
             being
             declined
             against
             them
             ,
             they
             were
             released
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             but
             cooped
             up
             again
             before
             night
             :
             and
             after
             the
             revolution
             of
             foure
             full
             Moones
             ,
             they
             were
             restored
             again
             to
             a
             conditionall
             liberty
             ,
             under
             which
             they
             remaine
             till
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             There
             wants
             not
             some
             ,
             who
             affirm
             ,
             that
             in
             that
             great
             Counsell
             of
             
               Birds
               ,
            
             there
             were
             some
             
               Decoyes
            
             (
             and
             't
             is
             well
             known
             
               where
               Decoyes
            
             
             were
             first
             bred
             )
             who
             called
             in
             ,
             not
             onely
             these
             mongrill
             obstreperous
             
               Birds
            
             from
             abroad
             to
             commit
             such
             outrages
             as
             were
             spoken
             of
             before
             ,
             but
             drew
             after
             them
             also
             many
             of
             the
             greatest
             
               Birds
               ,
            
             who
             sate
             in
             that
             Assembly
             ,
             to
             follow
             them
             whither
             they
             listed
             :
             Others
             ,
             who
             were
             of
             a
             more
             
               generous
            
             extraction
             ,
             disdained
             to
             be
             such
             
               Buzzards
               ,
            
             as
             to
             be
             carried
             away
             hood-wincked
             in
             that
             manner
             ,
             to
             be
             
               Birds
               of
               their
               feather
               .
            
             Thus
             a
             visible
             faction
             was
             hatched
             in
             this
             great
             Counsell
             ,
             as
             if
             the
             said
             
               Decoyes
            
             had
             disgorged
             and
             let
             fall
             some
             graines
             of
             
               Hemlock
            
             seeds
             amongst
             them
             to
             distemper
             their
             braines
             .
             Or
             ,
             as
             if
             some
             
               Spinturnix
               ,
            
             that
             fatall
             incendiary
             
               Bird
               ,
            
             or
             some
             ill-boding
             
               Scritch-Owle
               ,
            
             which
             as
             stories
             tell
             us
             appeared
             once
             at
             
               Rome
               ,
            
             in
             a
             famous
             ,
             though
             unfortunate
             great
             Councell
             (
             when
             there
             was
             a
             schisme
             in
             the
             Popedome
             )
             had
             appeared
             likewise
             here
             .
             There
             wanted
             not
             also
             amongst
             them
             some
             
               Amphibious
               Birds
               ,
            
             as
             the
             
               Barnacle
               ,
            
             which
             is
             neither
             Fish
             nor
             Fowle
             ;
             and
             the
             cunning
             
               Batt
               ,
            
             who
             sometimes
             professeth
             himself
             a
             
               Bird
               ,
            
             sometimes
             a
             
               Mouse
               .
            
             I
             will
             not
             say
             there
             were
             any
             
               Paphlagonian
               Birds
            
             amongst
             them
             ,
             who
             are
             known
             to
             have
             double
             hearts
             :
             But
             't
             is
             certaine
             ,
             that
             in
             this
             confusion
             there
             were
             some
             malevolent
             
               Birds
               ,
            
             and
             many
             of
             them
             so
             young
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             scarce
             
               fledg'd
               ,
            
             who
             like
             the
             
               Waspe
            
             in
             the
             Fable
             ,
             conspired
             to
             fire
             the
             
             
               Eagles
            
             nest
             ,
             (
             and
             a
             
               Waspe
            
             may
             sometimes
             doe
             mischiefe
             to
             an
             
               Eagle
               ,
            
             as
             a
             
               Mouse
            
             to
             an
             
               Elephant
               .
            
             )
             Moreover
             ,
             some
             of
             these
             light
             brained
             
               Birds
            
             flew
             so
             high
             ,
             that
             they
             seemed
             to
             arrogate
             to
             themselves
             ,
             and
             exercise
             royall
             power
             ,
             but
             foolishly
             ;
             for
             we
             know
             what
             became
             of
             the
             
               Crow
            
             upon
             the
             
               Ram's
            
             back
             ,
             when
             she
             thought
             to
             imitate
             the
             
               Eagle
               :
            
             And
             it
             was
             observed
             that
             
               they
            
             were
             most
             eager
             to
             attempt
             those
             high
             insolences
             against
             Jove's
             Bird
             ,
             
               who
               had
               been
               stark
               naked
               ,
               and
               as
               bare
               as
            
             Cootes
             ,
             unlesse
             he
             had
             feathered
             them
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             little
             
               Ant
            
             was
             more
             gratefull
             to
             
               Esops
               Bird
               ,
            
             then
             those
             
               Birds
            
             were
             to
             the
             
               Eagle
               ,
            
             their
             liege
             Lord
             .
             But
             the
             high-borne
             
               Bird
            
             with
             the
             two
             
               golden
               wings
               ,
            
             the
             noble
             
               Faulcons
               ,
            
             the
             
               Martlets
               ,
            
             
             the
             
               Ravens
               ,
            
             the
             
               Swan
               ,
            
             the
             
               Chough
               ,
            
             and
             all
             the
             ancient
             
               Birds
            
             of
             the
             
             
             
               mountains
            
             remained
             faithfull
             and
             firme
             to
             the
             
               Eagle
               ,
            
             and
             scorned
             
             to
             be
             carried
             away
             by
             such
             
               Decoyes
               ;
            
             As
             also
             the
             generous
             
               Ostriches
               ,
            
             
             
             who
             unlesse
             they
             had
             had
             an
             extraordinary
             stomach
             ,
             could
             
             not
             have
             digested
             such
             
               yron
            
             pills
             as
             were
             offered
             them
             .
             Amongst
             other
             great
             
               Birds
            
             which
             banded
             against
             the
             
               Eagle
               ,
            
             the
             flying
             
               Dragons
               ,
            
             
             
               green
            
             and
             
               white
               ,
            
             were
             busy
             ,
             specially
             the
             
               white
               ;
            
             And
             for
             the
             
             
               Green
               ,
            
             considering
             he
             was
             an
             ancient
             
               bird
            
             of
             the
             
               Mountains
               ,
            
             and
             that
             his
             Progenitors
             had
             been
             so
             renowned
             for
             their
             rare
             loyalty
             to
             the
             Crown
             ,
             every
             one
             wondred
             that
             he
             should
             be
             drawn
             so
             far
             by
             the
             foresayed
             
               Decoyes
               ,
            
             as
             to
             be
             the
             first
             of
             his
             race
             that
             should
             clap
             his
             wings
             against
             his
             Soveraign
             Liege
             Lord
             .
          
           
             The
             foresaid
             destractions
             continued
             still
             ,
             and
             increased
             more
             and
             more
             in
             that
             generall
             convolation
             of
             
               Birds
               ;
            
             therefore
             the
             
               Turtle
            
             would
             stay
             there
             no
             longer
             ,
             there
             was
             so
             much
             
               gall
            
             amongst
             them
             :
             the
             
               Pelican
            
             flew
             away
             ,
             he
             saw
             
               Piety
            
             so
             vilified
             ;
             the
             
               Dove
            
             was
             weary
             of
             their
             company
             ,
             she
             found
             no
             
               simplicity
            
             and
             plain
             dealing
             amongst
             them
             :
             And
             the
             
               Kings-Fisher
               ,
            
             the
             
               Halcyon
               ,
            
             (
             the
             Embleme
             of
             
               Peace
            
             )
             quite
             forsook
             them
             ,
             he
             found
             so
             much
             
             jarring
             ,
             dissentions
             ,
             and
             bandings
             on
             all
             sides
             ;
             the
             
               Swallow
            
             also
             ,
             who
             had
             so
             ancient
             and
             honourable
             a
             ranke
             amongst
             them
             ,
             got
             into
             another
             ayre
             ,
             he
             fore-saw
             the
             weather
             was
             like
             to
             be
             so
             foul
             :
             
             And
             lastly
             ,
             
               Philomela
               ,
            
             the
             Queen
             of
             
               Volatills
               ,
            
             who
             was
             partner
             of
             the
             
               Eagle's
            
             nest
             ,
             abandoned
             them
             quite
             ,
             and
             put
             a
             Sea
             'twixt
             her
             and
             them
             ;
             nay
             ,
             the
             
               Eagle
            
             himself
             withdrew
             his
             royall
             presence
             
             from
             them
             ;
             so
             the
             
               Decoyes
            
             afore-said
             carried
             all
             before
             them
             ,
             and
             comported
             themselves
             by
             their
             
               Orders
            
             in
             that
             hight
             ,
             as
             if
             like
             the
             
               Lapwing
               ,
            
             every
             one
             had
             a
             
               Crowne
            
             on
             his
             head
             ;
             they
             so
             inchanted
             in
             a
             manner
             ,
             all
             the
             common
             sort
             of
             
               Oppidan
               ,
               rurall
               ,
            
             and
             
               Sea-birds
               ,
            
             and
             infused
             such
             a
             credulity
             into
             them
             ,
             that
             they
             believed
             them
             to
             have
             an
             inerring
             
               spirit
               ,
            
             and
             what
             came
             from
             them
             ,
             was
             as
             true
             as
             the
             
               Pentateuch
               :
            
             Moreover
             ,
             it
             was
             shrewdly
             suspected
             ,
             that
             there
             was
             a
             pernicious
             plot
             amongst
             them
             to
             let
             in
             the
             
               Stork
               ,
            
             who
             is
             never
             seen
             to
             stay
             long
             in
             any
             
               Monarchie
               .
            
          
           
             
               MORALL
               .
            
             
               
                 Moderation
              
               is
               that
               Golden
               Rule
               whereby
               all
               great
               Counsells
               should
               square
               their
               deliberations
               ,
               and
               nothing
               can
               tend
               more
               to
               their
               Honour
               or
               dishonour
               ,
               in
               point
               of
               Wisdome
               :
               Moreover
               ,
               in
               a
               Successive
               hereditary
               Monarchy
               ,
               when
               subjects
               assume
               
                 Regall
                 Power
                 ,
              
               and
               barre
               the
               Holy
               
                 Church
              
               of
               her
               
                 Rights
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               
                 Reverence
              
               which
               is
               due
               to
               her
               chief
               Professors
               ,
               It
               is
               the
               most
               compendious
               way
               to
               bring
               all
               things
               to
               confusion
               ,
               and
               consequently
               to
               an
               inevitable
               ruine
               ;
               or
               some
               fatall
               Change
               .
            
             
               And
               this
               I
               hold
               to
               be
               the
               chiefest
               
                 Morall
              
               of
               this
               Apologue
               of
               
                 Birds
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             ,
             The
             gathering
             together
             ,
             or
             
               Parlement
            
             of
             FLOWERS
             .
          
           
             UPon
             a
             time
             ,
             The
             
               Flowers
            
             assembled
             ,
             and
             met
             in
             one
             generall
             Counsell
             ,
             by
             the
             authority
             and
             summons
             of
             the
             Soveraign
             
               Rose
               ,
            
             their
             undoubted
             naturall
             King
             ,
             who
             had
             taken
             the
             
               Lilly
            
             for
             his
             royall
             spouse
             .
             The
             dew
             of
             Heaven
             fell
             plentifully
             upon
             this
             happy
             conjunction
             ,
             which
             made
             them
             to
             
               Bourgeon
               ,
            
             to
             propagate
             and
             prosper
             exceedingly
             ,
             in
             so
             much
             ,
             that
             the
             sweet
             fragrant
             
               odor
            
             which
             they
             did
             cast
             ,
             diffused
             it self
             over
             all
             the
             earth
             .
             To
             this
             meeting
             came
             the
             
               Violet
               ,
            
             the
             
               Gilliflower
               ,
               Rosemary
               ,
            
             the
             
               Tulyp
               ,
               Lavender
            
             and
             
               Thyme
               ,
            
             the
             
               Cinquefoyle
            
             (
             though
             of
             
             a
             forren
             growth
             )
             had
             an
             honourable
             ranke
             amongst
             them
             ,
             and
             as
             some
             observed
             got
             too
             much
             credit
             with
             the
             royall
             
               Rose
               .
            
             The
             
               Flowers
            
             of
             the
             
               field
            
             were
             admitted
             also
             to
             this
             great
             Counsell
             ;
             the
             
               Couslip
               ,
            
             the
             
               Honysuckle
            
             and
             
               Daisie
            
             had
             their
             Delegates
             there
             present
             ,
             to
             consult
             of
             a
             Reformation
             of
             certain
             abuses
             which
             had
             taken
             
               rooting
            
             in
             the
             Common
             wealth
             of
             
               Flowers
               ,
            
             and
             being
             all
             under
             
             the
             
               Rose
               ,
            
             they
             had
             priviledge
             to
             speak
             all
             things
             with
             freedome
             ;
             Complaints
             were
             made
             that
             much
             
               Cockle
            
             and
             
               Darnell
               ,
            
             with
             other
             noxious
             
               Herbs
            
             and
             
               Tares
            
             were
             crept
             in
             amongst
             them
             ,
             that
             the
             
               Poppie
            
             did
             
               pullulat
            
             too
             much
             ,
             with
             divers
             other
             grievances
             .
             The
             successe
             of
             this
             Senat
             ,
             this
             great
             
               Bed
            
             or
             
               Posie
            
             of
             living
             
               Flowers
               ,
            
             was
             like
             to
             prove
             very
             prosperous
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             
               herb
               Briony
               ,
               Wormwood
               ,
               Wolfebane
               ,
               Rue
               ,
            
             and
             
               Melampod
            
             (
             the
             emblems
             of
             Sedition
             ,
             
               Malice
               ,
               Feare
               ,
               Ambition
            
             and
             
               Iealousie
            
             )
             thrust
             in
             amongst
             them
             ,
             and
             much
             distempered
             their
             proceedings
             :
             These
             brought
             in
             with
             them
             the
             
               Burr
               ,
            
             which
             exceedingly
             retarded
             and
             intangled
             all
             businesses
             ;
             and
             it
             was
             thought
             ,
             that
             the
             
               Thistle
            
             was
             
             too
             meddling
             amongst
             them
             ,
             which
             made
             matters
             grow
             to
             that
             acrimony
             and
             confusion
             ,
             as
             if
             the
             
               herb
               Morsus
               diaboli
            
             had
             got
             in
             amongst
             them
             .
             Amongst
             many
             other
             good-morrowes
             ,
             they
             propounded
             to
             the
             
               Rose
               ,
            
             that
             he
             should
             part
             with
             his
             
               prickles
               ,
            
             and
             transmit
             his
             strength
             that
             way
             to
             be
             disposed
             of
             by
             them
             ;
             the
             
               Rose
            
             liked
             not
             this
             bold
             request
             of
             theirs
             ,
             though
             couched
             in
             very
             smooth
             language
             ,
             but
             answered
             ,
             I
             have
             hitherto
             condescended
             to
             every
             thing
             you
             have
             propounded
             ,
             much
             more
             then
             any
             of
             my
             Predecessors
             ever
             did
             ;
             but
             touching
             these
             
               prickles
               ,
            
             which
             God
             and
             nature
             hath
             given
             mee
             ,
             and
             are
             inherent
             in
             me
             and
             my
             stock
             from
             the
             beginning
             ,
             though
             they
             be
             but
             excressencies
             ,
             yet
             you
             know
             they
             fortifie
             and
             arme
             me
             ,
             
               Armat
               Spina
               Rosam
               ,
            
             And
             by
             them
             I
             protect
             you
             and
             your
             
               rights
            
             from
             violence
             ,
             and
             what
             
               protection
               I
               pray
               can
               there
               be
               without
               strength
               ?
            
             therefore
             I
             will
             by
             no
             means
             part
             with
             them
             to
             enfeeble
             my
             regall
             Power
             ,
             but
             will
             retain
             them
             still
             ,
             and
             bequeath
             them
             to
             my
             Posterity
             ,
             which
             I
             would
             be
             loth
             to
             betray
             in
             this
             point
             ;
             nor
             doe
             I
             much
             value
             what
             that
             silly
             
               insected
            
             Animal
             ,
             the
             
               King
            
             of
             
               Bees
            
             tells
             me
             sometimes
             ,
             when
             humming
             up
             and
             down
             my
             leaves
             ,
             he
             would
             buzze
             this
             fond
             belief
             into
             me
             ,
             how
             it
             added
             much
             to
             his
             Majestie
             ,
             that
             nature
             gives
             him
             no
             
               sting
               ,
            
             as
             all
             other
             
               Bees
            
             have
             because
             he
             should
             rely
             altogether
             upon
             the
             love
             and
             loyalty
             of
             his
             subjects
             .
             No
             ;
             I
             will
             take
             warning
             by
             the
             
               Eagle
               ,
            
             the
             King
             of
             
               Volatills
               ,
            
             and
             by
             the
             
               Lyon
               ,
            
             King
             of
             
               Quadrupedals
               ,
            
             who
             (
             as
             the
             
               Prince
            
             of
             
               Moralists
            
             reports
             )
             when
             by
             fayre
             
             insinuations
             the
             one
             had
             parted
             with
             his
             
               tallons
               ,
            
             the
             other
             with
             
             his
             
               teeth
            
             and
             
               ongles
               ,
            
             wherein
             their
             might
             ,
             and
             consequently
             their
             Majesty
             consisted
             ,
             grew
             afterwards
             contemptible
             to
             all
             creatures
             ,
             and
             quite
             lost
             that
             naturall
             alleaigeance
             and
             awe
             which
             was
             due
             unto
             the
             one
             from
             all
             
               birds
               ,
            
             and
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             from
             all
             
               beasts
            
             of
             
               field
            
             and
             
               forest
               .
            
          
           
             
               MORALL
               .
            
             
               Every
               naturall
               borne
               Monarch
               ,
               hath
               an
               inherent
               inalienable
               strength
               in
               himselfe
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               common
               
                 Militia
              
               of
               his
               Kingdome
               ;
               for
               ,
               though
               the
               peoples
               love
               (
               which
               oftentimes
               is
               got
               by
               an
               Apple
               ,
               and
               lost
               by
               a
               Peare
               )
               be
               a
               good
               Cittadell
               ,
               yet
               there
               must
               be
               a
               concurrence
               of
               some
               visible
               settled
               force
               besides
               ,
               which
               no
               earthly
               power
               may
               dispose
               of
               without
               his
               royall
               commands
               :
               and
               for
               him
               to
               transmit
               this
               strength
               to
               any
               other
               ,
               is
               the
               only
               way
               to
               render
               him
               inglorious
               and
               despicable
               ,
               both
               at
               home
               and
               abroad
               ▪
               And
               thus
               you
               have
               the
               spirit
               of
               these
               Flowers
               ,
               and
               
                 Morall
              
               of
               the
               
                 Fabl
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             Assembly
             of
             
               Architects
            
          
           
             THere
             was
             an
             ancient
             goodly
             
               Palace
               ,
            
             composed
             of
             divers
             pieces
             ,
             and
             partition'd
             into
             sundry
             
               Chambers
               ,
               Halls
            
             and
             
               Courts
            
             which
             were
             supported
             by
             mixt
             
               Pillars
               ,
            
             partly
             
               Corinthian
               ,
               partly
               Ionique
               ,
            
             but
             principally
             by
             the
             
               Dorique
               ,
            
             the
             King
             of
             
               Columnes
               ,
            
             having
             the
             firmest
             
               Pedestall
               :
            
             Some
             tooke
             exceptions
             ,
             and
             alledged
             ,
             that
             some
             of
             the
             said
             
               Courts
            
             were
             too
             high
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             the
             
               Chambers
            
             in
             this
             
               Structure
            
             were
             too
             wide
             .
             The
             Lord
             of
             this
             
               Palace
            
             call'd
             together
             the
             best
             
               Masons
            
             and
             
               Architects
               ,
            
             to
             advise
             with
             him
             (
             not
             without
             him
             )
             for
             mending
             of
             those
             faults
             ,
             the
             better
             contrivance
             of
             the
             roomes
             ,
             and
             to
             reduce
             the
             
               Building
            
             to
             a
             just
             proportion
             .
             They
             solemnely
             met
             ,
             and
             falling
             to
             consultation
             hereof
             ,
             they
             found
             that
             the
             
               Chamber
            
             which
             was
             spangled
             with
             
               Stars
               ,
            
             and
             where
             his
             private
             Councell
             of
             
               State
            
             did
             use
             to
             sit
             ,
             were
             too
             wide
             ;
             they
             thought
             that
             the
             
               Court
            
             erected
             on
             the
             
               North
               side
               ,
            
             and
             that
             learned
             
               Court
            
             where
             
               Ecclesiasticall
            
             matters
             were
             scanned
             ,
             was
             too
             
               high
               ;
            
             These
             ,
             with
             that
             peculiar
             
               Court
            
             which
             was
             erected
             for
             the
             support
             of
             Honour
             ,
             they
             went
             about
             in
             lieu
             of
             rectifying
             ,
             to
             ruinate
             and
             raze
             to
             the
             very
             ground
             ;
             and
             some
             of
             these
             
               Masons
            
             (
             for
             indeed
             they
             were
             rather
             
               Masons
            
             then
             true
             
               Architects
            
             )
             were
             so
             precise
             and
             over
             criticall
             ,
             that
             they
             seem'd
             to
             find
             fault
             with
             the
             position
             of
             the
             
               Chappell
            
             that
             belong'd
             to
             this
             
               Palace
               ,
            
             because
             ,
             forsooth
             it
             stood
             
               East
            
             and
             
               West
               ,
            
             which
             situation
             ,
             only
             in
             regard
             it
             was
             ancient
             ,
             they
             held
             to
             be
             a
             superstitious
             posture
             ;
             They
             seem'd
             to
             repine
             
             at
             the
             decencie
             ,
             riches
             and
             ornaments
             of
             it
             ▪
             with
             divers
             other
             frivolous
             exceptions
             .
             The
             Lord
             of
             the
             
               Palace
            
             said
             little
             to
             that
             ,
             but
             touching
             the
             errors
             and
             disproportions
             in
             the
             foresaid
             
               Courts
            
             and
             
               Chambers
               ,
            
             he
             was
             very
             willing
             they
             should
             be
             amended
             ,
             and
             reduced
             to
             a
             true
             dimension
             and
             symmetrie
             ;
             and
             that
             all
             other
             roomes
             should
             be
             searched
             ,
             and
             swept
             cleane
             :
             but
             hee
             would
             be
             loth
             to
             see
             those
             ancient
             pieces
             quite
             demolish'd
             ,
             for
             that
             would
             hazard
             the
             fall
             of
             the
             maine
             Fabrique
             ,
             his
             princely
             hereditary
             patrimony
             (
             descended
             upon
             him
             from
             so
             many
             wise
             
               Oeconomists
            
             and
             royall
             
               Progenitors
            
             )
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             
               juncture
            
             and
             
               contignation
            
             those
             parts
             had
             with
             the
             whole
             frame
             .
             To
             mend
             a
             thing
             by
             demolishing
             it
             ,
             is
             as
             curing
             a
             sicke
             body
             by
             knocking
             him
             in
             the
             head
             :
             he
             told
             them
             it
             was
             easier
             far
             to
             pull
             downe
             ,
             then
             build
             up
             ;
             one
             may
             batter
             to
             pieces
             in
             one
             houre
             ,
             that
             which
             cannot
             be
             built
             in
             age
             :
             That
             everlasting
             
               Villaine
               ,
            
             who
             burnt
             the
             
               Ephesian
            
             Temple
             ,
             destroyed
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             in
             a
             trice
             ,
             what
             was
             a
             rearing
             up
             ten
             long
             
               Olympiads
               :
            
             He
             wish'd
             them
             further
             to
             be
             very
             cautious
             how
             they
             meddled
             with
             the
             
               Angulars
            
             and
             
               Basis
            
             of
             that
             royall
             
               Structure
               ;
            
             for
             so
             they
             might
             prove
             as
             wise
             as
             those
             
               Architects
               ,
               who
               tooke
               out
               some
               of
               the
               foundation
               stones
               ,
               to
               repaire
               the
               roofe
               .
            
             Lastly
             ,
             he
             told
             them
             ,
             that
             if
             they
             intended
             to
             pull
             downe
             any
             part
             of
             his
             now
             standing
             
               Palace
               ,
            
             they
             should
             be
             well
             advised
             before
             hand
             of
             the
             fashion
             whereof
             those
             new
             pieces
             should
             be
             ,
             which
             they
             purposed
             to
             reare
             up
             in
             the
             roome
             of
             the
             old
             .
          
           
             
               MORALL
               .
            
             
               Innovations
               are
               of
               dangerous
               consequence
               in
               all
               things
               ,
               specially
               in
               a
               settled
               well
               temper'd
               
                 State
                 ;
              
               therefore
               there
               should
               be
               great
               heed
               taken
               ,
               before
               any
               ancient
               
                 Court
              
               of
               Judicature
               ,
               erected
               as
               a
               Pillar
               to
               support
               Justice
               by
               the
               wisedome
               of
               our
               Progenitors
               ,
               be
               quite
               put
               downe
               ;
               for
               it
               may
               shake
               the
               whole
               Frame
               of
               Government
               ,
               and
               introduce
               a
               change
               ;
               and
               changes
               in
               Government
               are
               commonly
               fatall
               ,
               for
               seldome
               comes
               a
               better
               .
               And
               this
               I
               hold
               to
               be
               the
               aime
               of
               this
               
                 Apologue
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             Insurrection
             of
             the
             
               Winds
               .
            
          
           
             IT
             fortuned
             ,
             that
             the
             
               Winds
            
             banded
             against
             
               Eolus
               :
            
             And
             
               Boreas
            
             (
             the
             
               North-wind
            
             )
             began
             to
             bluster
             first
             ,
             and
             would
             
               blow
               where
            
             
             
               he
               listed
               ,
            
             he
             grew
             so
             boisterous
             ,
             that
             as
             he
             is
             call'd
             
               Scopa
               viarum
               ,
            
             the
             high-way
             Beesome
             ,
             he
             seem'd
             to
             sweep
             all
             before
             him
             
               Southward
               ,
            
             insomuch
             ,
             that
             uniting
             all
             his
             strength
             into
             one
             body
             ,
             hee
             made
             towards
             
               Eolus
            
             in
             a
             hostile
             armed
             manner
             ,
             and
             so
             obtained
             of
             him
             what
             he
             desired
             .
             After
             his
             example
             (
             and
             an
             odde
             example
             it
             was
             )
             the
             
               West-wind
               ,
            
             his
             fellow
             subject
             rose
             up
             ,
             alledging
             ,
             that
             though
             he
             blew
             from
             the
             
               left-side
            
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             yet
             hee
             deserved
             to
             be
             as
             much
             favoured
             as
             
               Boreas
               .
            
             In
             regard
             he
             drove
             a
             far
             richer
             trade
             ,
             and
             blew
             upon
             a
             more
             fertile
             Countrey
             ,
             which
             brought
             in
             much
             more
             benefit
             to
             the
             rest
             of
             
               Eolus
            
             his
             Dominions
             ;
             therefore
             hee
             would
             have
             his
             liberties
             also
             assur'd
             him
             ,
             which
             hee
             pretended
             were
             as
             ancient
             as
             the
             others
             :
             And
             he
             puft
             with
             such
             an
             impetuous
             violence
             ,
             that
             his
             blasts
             brought
             with
             them
             (
             God
             wot
             )
             divers
             showres
             of
             blood
             ,
             and
             whole
             Cataracts
             of
             calamities
             ▪
             And
             as
             it
             is
             observed
             in
             the
             course
             of
             Naturall
             things
             ,
             that
             one
             mischiefe
             seldome
             marcheth
             alone
             ,
             but
             ushers
             in
             another
             ,
             and
             hath
             alwayes
             its
             concomitants
             ,
             so
             these
             
               North
            
             and
             
               Western
            
             gusts
             ,
             as
             one
             wave
             useth
             to
             drive
             on
             another
             ,
             made
             all
             the
             winds
             in
             the
             compasse
             ,
             both
             
               colaterall
            
             and
             
               cardinall
               ,
            
             to
             rise
             up
             and
             rebell
             against
             
               Eolus
               ,
            
             even
             under
             that
             very
             Clime
             ,
             and
             in
             those
             Horizons
             ,
             where
             he
             kept
             his
             principall
             residence
             and
             royall
             
               Court
               .
            
             And
             this
             popular
             
               wind
            
             (
             for
             't
             was
             no
             other
             ,
             take
             it
             all
             joyntly
             in
             one
             puffe
             )
             did
             rage
             with
             that
             vehemencie
             ,
             that
             it
             turn'd
             every where
             into
             fearefull
             flames
             of
             fire
             ,
             (
             issuing
             out
             of
             a
             kind
             of
             
               Ignis
               fatuus
               ,
            
             which
             by
             its
             repercussions
             ,
             and
             furious
             arietations
             ,
             did
             a
             world
             of
             mischiefe
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             had
             been
             that
             incendiary
             
               Prester
               wind
               ,
            
             or
             rather
             an
             
               Haraucana
               ,
            
             that
             
               Indian
            
             gust
             ,
             which
             alwayes
             brings
             the
             Divell
             along
             with
             it
             (
             as
             those
             Savages
             believe
             )
             had
             blowne
             here
             ,
             For
             ,
             
               surely
               God
               was
               not
               in
               this
               wind
               .
            
             Yet
             some
             were
             so
             simple
             ,
             to
             thinke
             that
             this
             
               wind
            
             proceeded
             from
             divine
             
               inspirations
               ;
            
             nay
             ,
             they
             came
             to
             that
             height
             of
             prophanenesse
             ,
             as
             to
             father
             it
             upon
             the
             
               Holy
               Ghost
               ,
            
             though
             nothing
             could
             be
             more
             different
             to
             his
             sweet
             motions
             ,
             nothing
             so
             directly
             opposite
             to
             his
             soft
             gentle
             
               breeses
            
             and
             
               eventilations
               ;
            
             for
             no
             holy
             consecrated
             thing
             could
             stand
             before
             this
             
               Diabolicall
               wind
               ,
            
             downe
             went
             all
             
               Crosses
            
             it
             met
             withall
             ;
             it
             batter'd
             downe
             
               Church
            
             and
             
               Chappell
            
             windowes
             (
             and
             I
             feare
             the
             walls
             and
             steeples
             
             will
             next
             to
             wracke
             )
             It
             was
             so
             violent
             ,
             that
             it
             overturn'd
             all
             stone
             Tables
             that
             stood
             
               Eastward
               ;
            
             it
             blew
             away
             all
             the
             decent
             Vests
             and
             Ornaments
             of
             the
             
               Church
               ;
            
             the
             
               Bishops
               Mitre
               ▪
            
             (
             an
             order
             contemporary
             with
             Christianity
             it selfe
             )
             did
             quake
             like
             an
             
               Aspen
            
             leafe
             before
             it
             ;
             nay
             ,
             it
             shrewdly
             shooke
             the
             very
             Imperiall
             Scepter
             ,
             and
             Crowne
             which
             stood
             on
             
               Eolus
            
             his
             head
             ,
             so
             that
             he
             was
             like
             to
             become
             
               Ludibrium
               Ventorum
               .
            
             But
             the
             highest
             
               Deity
            
             of
             heaven
             ,
             
               He
               who
               walketh
               upon
               the
               wings
               of
               the
               wind
               ,
               and
               makes
               weight
               for
               them
               ,
               and
               gathereth
               them
               in
               his
               fist
               when
               he
               pleaseth
               ,
            
             hating
             such
             an
             odious
             rebellion
             ,
             
               rebuked
            
             these
             tumultuous
             
               winds
               ,
            
             he
             caused
             a
             contagious
             ayre
             ,
             to
             rush
             in
             and
             mingle
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             infect
             them
             with
             new
             diseases
             ;
             besides
             whispers
             of
             jealousies
             ,
             doubts
             and
             diffidence
             blew
             and
             buzz'd
             more
             and
             more
             amongst
             them
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             could
             not
             trust
             one
             another
             ,
             insomuch
             ,
             that
             it
             made
             them
             to
             fall
             into
             confusion
             amongst
             themselves
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             common
             fate
             of
             all
             rebellions
             .
             So
             
               Eolus
            
             recovered
             his
             
               Monarchy
               ,
            
             and
             as
             they
             say
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             
               wind
            
             but
             blowes
             some
             body
             good
             ;
             so
             this
             turn'd
             much
             to
             the
             advantage
             of
             
               Eolus
               ,
            
             for
             he
             grew
             ever
             after
             more
             firme
             and
             better
             establish'd
             in
             his
             regall
             power
             ,
             because
             hee
             put
             a
             competent
             guard
             in
             those
             Climes
             whence
             all
             these
             boistrous
             
               winds
            
             burst
             forth
             ,
             and
             so
             secur'd
             himselfe
             ever
             after
             ,
             that
             they
             could
             not
             blow
             where
             they
             listed
             .
          
           
             
               Rebellion
               suppress'd
               ,
               makes
               the
               Prince
               the
               stronger
               :
            
             And
             so
             you
             have
             the
             Principall
             
               Morall
               all
            
             of
             this
             
               Parable
            
             in
             briefe
             .
          
        
         
           
             Postscript
             .
          
           
             SIr
             ,
             I
             long
             to
             receive
             your
             opinion
             of
             these
             rambling
             pieces
             of
             fancy
             ,
             you
             may
             ,
             peradventure
             ,
             have
             more
             ,
             when
             the
             times
             are
             open
             :
             surely
             the
             wind
             will
             not
             hold
             still
             in
             this
             unluckie
             hole
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             too
             violent
             to
             last
             :
             It
             begins
             (
             thanks
             be
             to
             God
             )
             to
             sift
             already
             ,
             and
             amongst
             those
             multitudes
             ,
             who
             expect
             the
             change
             ,
             I
             am
             one
             that
             lyeth
             at
             the
             
               Cape
               of
               good
               Hope
               ,
            
             though
             a
             long
             time
             under
             hatches
             .
             Howsoever
             ,
             though
             all
             the
             winds
             in
             the
             Compasse
             blow
             upon
             me
             ,
             I
             am
             arm'd
             and
             resolv'd
             to
             beare
             the
             brunt
             ,
             and
             to
             welcome
             the
             Will
             of
             God
             .
             If
             you
             desire
             a
             further
             intimation
             of
             things
             ,
             I
             referre
             you
             to
             a
             Discourse
             ,
             call'd
             
               The
               True
               Informer
               ,
            
             who
             will
             give
             you
             no
             vulgar
             satisfaction
             ,
             
               So
               I
               am
            
          
           
             Yours
             as
             at
             first
             inalterable
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A70279e-340
           
             The
             
               Prince
            
          
           
             Finch
             ,
             &c
             
          
           
             Mechanick
             Mariners
             .
          
           
             E.
             Straff.
          
           
             Bishops
             .
          
           
             Scot
             .
          
           
             Holland
             .
          
           
             M.
             Hert.
             
          
           
             E.
             South
             .
          
           
             E.
             Westm.
             
          
           
             E.
             Worce
             .
          
           
             E.
             Dover
             .
          
           
             Wales
             .
          
           
             Digbies
             .
          
           
             E.
             Pemb.
             
          
           
             E.
             Warw.
             
          
           
             Arondelle
             .
          
           
             Her
             
               Majesty
            
          
           
             M.
             Ham
             .
          
           
             cot
             .
          
           
             Plut.