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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>LILLY La&s;h't vvith his ovvn ROD. OR, AN EPIGRAM On the Quaint Skill of that Arch Temporizing ASTROLOGER M^R^. WILLIAM LILLY.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub"><HI>Collected out of his ALMANACKS, from <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">647, to this pre&s;ent year, 1660.</HI></HEAD>
<LG>
<L>SOund forth A <HI>Trumpet,</HI> that the world may hear,</L>
<L>The <HI>Great skill</HI> of this <HI>Fam'd A&s;trologer.</HI></L>
<L>He that <HI>fore&s;ees all</HI> things in <HI>Church</HI> and <HI>State,</HI></L>
<L>By help oth' <HI>Chry&s;tal,</HI> And his <HI>Book of Fate.</HI></L>
<L>He that makes u&s;e of <HI>Direful Negromancie,</HI></L>
<L>To <HI>terrifie</HI> the <HI>tim'rous</HI> yielding <HI>Phancie,</HI></L>
<L>He that doth u&s;e whole <HI>Nations to Trepan,</HI></L>
<L>With the bare Names of <HI>Angel-Guardian,</HI></L>
<L>The <HI>Sybils Oracles,</HI> and <HI>Theurgie,</HI></L>
<L><HI>With's Little knowledge had of Ptolome!</HI></L>
<L><HI>All forts</HI> attend! whil&s;t briefly I relate,</L>
<L>The <HI>Dirty jugling of this Son of Fate.</HI></L>
<L>The <HI>Cunning u&s;ed,</HI> by this <HI>Albumazer,</HI></L>
<L>That of your <HI>common Cheats</HI> &s;urpa&s;&s;eth far.</L>
<L>They <HI>Contra-Legem,</HI> th' Country <HI>quack about,</HI></L>
<L>And deal their <HI>dirty-skill,</HI> at <HI>&s;mall rate</HI> out,</L>
<L>To <HI>Gull the Sillyer &s;ort;</HI> this <HI>Artizan,</HI></L>
<L>Proclaims <HI>him&s;elf</HI> a <HI>&s;ixed conjuring man;</HI></L>
<L>And <HI>Pride in him</HI> &s;o mon&s;trou&s;ly prevails,</L>
<L>To be the <HI>States Belwether</HI> he A&s;&s;ails.</L>
<L>And then &s;o furiou&s;ly to work he goes,</L>
<L>He forfeits ail the <HI>hone&s;t Art</HI> he knowes,</L>
<L>For the <HI>ba&s;e Lucre</HI> of <HI>two hundred pound</HI></L>
<L><HI>A Year.</HI> <NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg"><HI>Lilly had &s;uch a Sallary from White-Hall by the means of one</HI> Fro&s;t <HI>a Secrita|ry to the Council of State, as I have heard him ac|know|ledge.</HI></NOTE>(But changes &s;till, as th' wheel turns round)</L>
<L>And that <HI>all Pe<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ons</HI> to him may repaire</L>
<L><HI>Two Dyals Point us forth this Blazing Star:</HI></L>
<L>That if the <HI>Lord of Gyp&s;ies</HI> men would &s;ee,</L>
<L><HI>In th' Strand there dwels, the May-pole, Stocks, and Hee!</HI></L>
<L>Take &s;ome <HI>Specimina</HI> of his <HI>rare skill;</HI></L>
<L>(And chide me for't, if I report him ill)</L>
<L>In <HI>forty &s;eaven,</HI> the <HI>Scots mo&s;t Prudent were</HI></L>
<L>(Or he a <HI>filthy lyar</HI> did appear!)</L>
<L>Nay he Confided in <HI>their Nobles;</HI> And</L>
<L><HI>Their Mini&s;try</HI> Procla'm the worth oth' Land.</L>
<L>And in his <HI>forty eight years</HI> fine Epi&s;tle,</L>
<L>In <HI>their</HI> behalf, did confidently Bri&s;tle!</L>
<L>Pronouncing <HI>them mo&s;t hone&s;t;</HI> And <HI>men Guided</HI></L>
<L>By a <HI>Good Covenant.</HI> [From which they back&s;lided.]</L>
<L><HI>They did return, delivered our Towns,</HI></L>
<L>[For which they Jugled from us, many pounds!]</L>
<L>Eut yet in <HI>forty nine,</HI> he Rails aloud</L>
<L>Calling <HI>them Pil-f<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ing Scots; Peevi&s;h</HI> and <HI>Proud;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Traytors,</HI> and <HI>Enemies;</HI> A <HI>Gracele&s;s crew,</HI></L>
<L>Of <HI>Villaines;</HI> wor&s;e then any <HI>Turk</HI> or <HI>Jew.</HI></L>
<L>And in his <HI>Merlin fifty one</HI> they are</L>
<L><HI>Egyptian Scots; P&s;eud-Presbyters</HI> that dare</L>
<L>Do any thing, <HI>again&s;t this Power,</HI> for which</L>
<L>(De&s;ervedly) they were Rid of their Itch.</L>
<L><HI>And is there any Deliars Wizzard can,</HI></L>
<L><HI>In Tempori&s;ing, match this cunning-man?</HI></L>
<L>At this Rate with the <HI>Parliament</HI> he deals.</L>
<L>Telling the world, that <HI>they our Breaches heal;</HI></L>
<L>That <HI>they're</HI> by God appointed for to &s;courge</L>
<L>The <HI>Norman Race:</HI> and <HI>all</HI> that el&s;e dare urge</L>
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<L>But ought <HI>again&s;t them.</HI> Tells <HI>them their power &s;hall &s;tand,</HI></L>
<L>Maugre the Acts of all by Sea and Land,</L>
<L>But when <HI>(in Fifty-two)</HI> he plainly &s;aw,</L>
<L>Unto what &s;ide, the <HI>Army gan to draw,</HI></L>
<L>Oh! now (&s;ays he) <HI>Great Parliament your Power</HI></L>
<L><HI>Is but &s;hort-liv'd; And I expect (each hour)</HI></L>
<L><HI>Your timely Di&s;&s;olution!</HI> In <HI>Fifty-three,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Ba&s;ely abu&s;es them;</HI> Threatning, that <HI>he</HI></L>
<L>(With others) <HI>each Member thereof will call to</HI></L>
<L><HI>Account;</HI> And &s;o, (in wrath) Devines their wo.</L>
<L>In <HI>Fifty-four</HI> he <HI>them unthankful &s;tyles:</HI></L>
<L><HI>Mo&s;t terrible;</HI> [Forgetting's former Wyles.]</L>
<L><HI>A Private ended crew; Intemperate;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Not fitting for to &s;way &s;o great a State.</HI></L>
<L><HI>They'r Drow&s;ie, Slothful, But yet are become,</HI></L>
<L><HI>As cunning Taylers!</HI> [His PROFESSION!]<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg"><HI>Lilly was a Tayler before pretended A&s;tro|logie and Apprent|ice to</HI> Pawlin <HI>in the Strand.</HI></NOTE></L>
<L><HI>And thus you &s;ee, A Parliaments no more</HI></L>
<L><HI>With this Creten&s;is, then each Country Boare.</HI></L>
<L>Further! Let's note the <HI>Signal flattery</HI></L>
<L>He Publi&s;h'd in his <HI>&s;en&s;ele&s;&s;e Monarchy;</HI></L>
<L>Swearing <HI>no King in England, more &s;hall Reign.</HI></L>
<L>Yet when <HI>th' Proaector gan to Rule;</HI> Amain</L>
<L>He Pipes&mdash;That <HI>Happy Monarchy's</HI> &s;o good</L>
<L><HI>A Government;</HI> (If truely under&s;tood)</L>
<L><HI>None better was:</HI> Vowing't a Gallant thing</L>
<L><HI>To England,</HI> if <HI>th' Protector were a King.</HI></L>
<L>I might here note <HI>this Quacks</HI> abu&s;ing <HI>Spain;</HI></L>
<L>And's currying favor with that <HI>Prince</HI> again.</L>
<L>Of's <HI>Ambedextrous dealing with the State</HI></L>
<L>Of <HI>Sweden, (Denmark,)</HI> at his <HI>flattering Rate.</HI></L>
<L>How with the <HI>wheel of time,</HI> he turns about</L>
<L>And <HI>powres his &s;purious pio&s;n'ous Oracles out,</HI></L>
<L>Unto <HI>A&s;trologies,</HI> and <HI>Arti&s;ts</HI> &s;hame!</L>
<L><HI>But Quaks are Quaks though pras'd ith' mouth of Fame.</HI></L>
<L>Hence, <HI>Ba&s;er Gyp&s;es!</HI> here is one that can</L>
<L>Out do <HI>ye all,</HI> in flattering any man,</L>
<L>Hence, with the <HI>dull &s;tock of</HI> your <HI>foot&s;tool Cares;</HI></L>
<L>Heer's one <HI>out-cheats-ye,</HI> by the <HI>height oth' Stars</HI></L>
<L>Hence with your <HI>common &s;mall Beer &s;ingle Fee,</HI></L>
<L>Heer's one <HI>pulls Kingdoms</HI> for the <HI>Golden Fleece.</HI></L>
<L>Be gone you <HI>Ro&s;ie-Crucians,</HI> that pretend,</L>
<L><HI>All things to know;</HI> Heer's one your skill can Mend.</L>
<L>Fly, Fly, you <HI>Fairy Elves,</HI> that u&s;e to Prye</L>
<L>Into the <HI>Clo&s;ets</HI> of <HI>Men's &s;ecre&s;ie,</HI></L>
<L>Your skill is &s;tale; Heer's one that may compare</L>
<L>With <HI>Lucifer's great &s;elf,</HI> [both head and hair!]</L>
<L>Avant <HI>Great Fau&s;tus, Bacon, Lamb;</HI> and Let</L>
<L>Th' <HI>Impo&s;ters Bayes</HI> on <HI>Lillyes head</HI> be &s;et</L>
<L>That <HI>Lawrell</HI> (&s;urely) will befit <HI>him</HI> be&s;t,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e <HI>he bears</HI> AMERLIN for <HI>his Cre&s;t.</HI></L>
<L>Let all the <HI>Mu&s;es joyn, LILLY,</HI> to &s;ing</L>
<L>Of <HI>Para&s;ites the onely lawful King.</HI></L>
<L><HI>For hee's mo&s;t fit to be a Prince of &s;laves,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That in him&s;elf contains ten thou&s;and</HI> KNAVES.</L>
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<P>Printed in the year, 1660.</P>
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