IDENTILIN$$ F00500E|1650, %1CtY%2\pp. 136-39\EWS\mf\4-6-85\P%C:mvf\mf(MH)\10-26-06 005.00E.0HE %X%1Satyre%2 V. 005.00E.001 T%+Hou shalt not laugh in this leafe, Muse, nor they 005.00E.002 Whom any pity warmes. He which did lay 005.00E.003 Rules to make Courtiers, (he being understood 005.00E.004 May make good courtiers, but who courtiers good?) [CW:Frees] 005.00E.005 Frees from the sting of jests all who in extreme [p.137] 005.00E.006 Are wretched or wicked: of these two a Theame 005.00E.007 Charitie and libertie give me. What is he 005.00E.008 Who Officers rage, and Suitors misery 005.00E.009 Can write, and jest? If all things be in all, 005.00E.010 As I think, since all, which were, are, and shall 005.00E.011 Be, be made of the same elements: 005.00E.012 Each thing, each thing implyes or represents. 005.00E.013 Then man is a world; in which, Officers, 005.00E.014 Are the vast ravishing seas; and Suters, 005.00E.015 Springs; now full, now shallow, now dry, which, to 005.00E.016 That which drownes them, run: These selfe reasons %/(doe 005.00E.017 Prove the world a man, in which, officers 005.00E.018 Are the devouring stomach, and Suters 005.00E.019 The excrements which they void; all men are dust, 005.00E.020 How much worse are Suters, who to mens lust 005.00E.021 Are made preys. O worse than dust or worms meat, 005.00E.022 For they doe eat you now, whose selves worms shal %/(eat. 005.00E.023 They are the mils which grind you, yet you are 005.00E.024 The wind which drives them; and a wastfull war 005.00E.025 Is fought against you, and you fight it; they 005.00E.026 Adulterate law, and you prepare the way, 005.00E.027 Like wittals, th'issue your owne ruine is. 005.00E.028 Greatest and fairest Empresse, know you this? 005.00E.029 Alas, no more then Thames calm head doth know 005.00E.030 Whose meads her arms drown, or whose corn ore-%/(flow. 005.00E.031 You sir, whose righteousnes she loves, whom I 005.00E.032 By having leave to serve, am most richly 005.00E.033 For service paid, authoriz'd, now begin 005.00E.034 To know and weed out this enormous sin. 005.00E.035 O Age of rusty Iron! (Some better wit 005.00E.036 Call it some worse name, if ought equall it;) [CW:The] 005.00E.037 The iron Age %1that%2 was, when justice was sold (now [p.138] 005.00E.038 Injustice is sold dearer) did allow 005.00E.039 All claim'd fees and duties. Gamsters, anon 005.00E.040 The money which you sweat and sweare for, is gon 005.00E.041 Into other hands: So controverted lands 005.00E.042 Scape, like Angelica, the strivers hands. 005.00E.043 If Law be in the Iudges heart, and hee 005.00E.044 Have no heart to resist letter, or fee, 005.00E.045 Where wilt thou appeale? power of the Courts be[sic] %\(low, 005.00E.046 Flow from the first maine head, and these can throw 005.00E.047 Thee, if they suck thee in, to misery, 005.00E.048 To fetters, halters. But if the injury 005.00E.049 Steele thee to dare complaine, Alas, thou go'st 005.00E.050 Against the stream, whe%M upwards: when thou art most 005.00E.051 Heavy and most faint; & in these labours they, 005.00E.052 'Gainst whom thou should'st complain, will in thy %\(way 005.00E.053 Become great seas, o'r which, when thou shalt be 005.00E.054 Forc'd to make golden bridges, thou shalt see 005.00E.055 That al thy gold was drown'd in them before. 005.00E.056 Al things follow their like, only who have, may have %\(more. 005.00E.057 Iudges are Gods; he who made and said them so, 005.00E.058 Meant not that men should be forc'd to them to go, 005.00E.059 By meanes of Angels. When supplication 005.00E.060 We send to God, to Dominations, 005.00E.061 Powers, Cherubins, and all heavens Courts, if we 005.00E.062 Should pay fees as here, Daily bread would be 005.00E.063 Scarce to Kings; so 'tis; Would it not anger 005.00E.064 A Stoick, a Coward, yea a Martyr, 005.00E.065 To see a Pursivant come in, and call 005.00E.066 All his clothes, Copes; Bookes, Primers; and all 005.00E.067 His Plate, Chalices, and mistake them away, 005.00E.068 And lack a fee for comming? Oh; ne'r may [CW:Faire] 005.00E.069 Faire lawes white reverend name be strumpeted, [p.139] 005.00E.070 To warrant thefts: she is established 005.00E.071 Recorder to Destiny, on earth, and she 005.00E.072 Speaks Fates words, and tells who must be 005.00E.073 Rich, who poore, who in chaires, who in jayles: 005.00E.074 She is all faire, but yet hath foule long nayles, 005.00E.075 With which she scratcheth Suiters: In bodies 005.00E.076 Of men, so in law, nailes are extremities. 005.00E.077 So Officers stretch to more then law can doe, 005.00E.078 As our nailes reach what no else part comes to. 005.00E.079 Why barest thou to yon Officer? Foole, hath he 005.00E.080 Got those goods, for which erst men bar'd to thee? 005.00E.081 Fool, twice, thrice, thou hast boght wro%Tg, & now hu%M-%/(gerly 005.00E.082 Beg'st right, but that dole coms not til these dy 005.00E.083 Thou had'st much, & lawes Vrim & Thummim trie 005.00E.084 Thou wouldst for more; and for all hast paper 005.00E.085 Enough to cloath all the great Charricks Pepper. 005.00E.086 Sell that, and by that thou much more shalt leese 005.00E.087 Then Hammon, if he sold his Antiquities. 005.00E.088 O wretch that thy fortunes should moralize 005.00E.089 Esops fables, and make tales, prophesies. 005.00E.090 Thou art the swimming dog who%M shadows cozened 005.00E.091 Which div'st, neare drowning, for what vanished. 005.00E.0SS [om] 005.00E.0$$ %1No ind; actually no spaces behind commas in l.81--an effort to shorten the line (also true of D, F, & maybe other prints as well)%2