The description of GILES MOMPESSON late Knight censured by Parliament The 17th of March.  
A⁰. j620.  


This crafty GILES through fair & false pretences  
committing, for redressing foul offences  
From Tapsters tubs, from Inns moist dropping quill  
And other crafts, with Coin his coffers fills  
For greedy gain he thrust the weak to wall,  
And thereby got himself the devil and all,  
His name MO-EMPSONS Annagrame doth make  
And Empsons' courses also did he take;  
Oppression sore he used where he went  
As yet not thinking of a Parliament   
 
Your sign shall down for 〈◊〉  
The Patent for Inns  

But Parliament once called than Giles was brought  
Unto account, contrary to his thought:  
There to the Serjeants ward he was committed,  
Which made him much to fear, he should be fitted  
For all those former wrongs, that he had done;  
Which from his keeper made him here to run;  
He outlawed therefore was and bamnished quite  
And also judged to be no more a Knight:  
Not only so but jnfamous inrouled,  
Although (before) he justice seat controlled.   
Shrift for thyself  

Now being censured banished and gone,  
With pensive speech, thus may he mourn alone;  
Woe worth the time when first on Inns I thought  
For private gains when I their hindrance sought;  
Those Monopolies cursed be with shame,  
Which have my reputation thus made lame:  
My Honours which hath turned to other styles  
From Sr. Mompesson unto poor lame Giles;  
Yet haultinge now before, me thinks I see  
Some in the way of haultinge after me.   

Ho fellow Giles stay for us yet a while  
For here we come, although behind a mile.   
E●●pton & Dudley  

In ●i●st ●ea●● of Kings Henry list  
By Parliament to death 〈◊〉 ●●st.   

All you which Monopolies seek for gains,  
And fair pretences turn to other strains;  
Example take by Giles Mompessons fall,  
Lest honey sweet soon turn to bitter gall.   

Which to prevent, see that you undertake  
None other thing, but such as sure may make  
A benefit to common wealth and King;  
Which will you wealth and honour also bring.   

For why you know, our gracious King is bend  
To give his faithful subjects all content;  
Where love is dive, he lovingly doth show't,  
Where mercies meet by pardon many know't,   

By rendringe justice unto great and small,  
The small ones trip & great ones down right fall,  
Oh what more needs a Loyal Subject crave  
Then mercy, love, and justice choice to have.