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Show A frepofitiolt tmechingthe Go~n_piling, and .Amendme11t ,&c. the Repeale be doubtfull, it mufi: be41io propounded to the Purlit&· ment. 2. The next is, to repeale all Statt~teJ, which are sleepivg, and not ofu[e, but yet[n(1ri11g,and in Force; .In fome ofthofe, it will, perhaps, be requifite, to fubftitute, fome more R eafonable La1v, infte2d of them, agreeable to the time; In others, a-fimple Re~ peale may fuffice. 3· The Third, that the Grievoufneffe, of the I'enalty,in many Statutes, be mitigated, though the Ordinance fran d. 4· T he laft is, the Reducing, of Conc11n·cnt Statutes, heaped one apon another, to one clear, and uniform, Law. Towards thi-·, there hath been, already, upon my motion, .and ycur Majejties Direfrion, a great deal, of good paines t aken: My Lord Hobert, My seth Sergant Finch, Mr. Hennage Fi1.1ch, Mr. Noye1 Mr. H,JCb,JPell, and others: Whofe Labours~ being of a great bulk, it is not fit, now, to trouble your Majefly, with any further particulatity, therein: Onely, by t his:> you may perceive, the Wor/ze ;,is already ad vanct d : But becaufe, this part of the fVor/ze, whidi concerneth the Statute Lawes, mufr ofneceffity, come to Parliament; And the HoHfes, will befi: like that, which themfelves guide ; And the Perfons, that themfelves imp loy; The way were, to Imitate, the p refident, of the contmijjior.rers, for the Canon L awes) in 27. Hen. 8. and 4· Edw. 6. And the Commiffioners ~ f0r the V nion, of the two Realmes. Primo, of your /l,fajefty ; And fo, to have the Commiffroners, named, by both Houfes; but not, with a precedent power, to Conclude; But only, to prepare, and propound to Parl i:1ment: T his is the heft w~y, I conceive, to accomplifh, this Excellent Works, of Honour, to your Majejties Times, and of Good to all Times: Which I fubmit, to your Maj eflies better Judgement. A E A FRAGMENT . ' OF AN s s OF FAME. He Poe!J make Fame a Monfter. The defcrtbe her,. in Part, finely; and ell. gant}y; and, 1n part, gravely, and fententtoully.- They fay, look how many Feathe1·.r fhe hath, fo many Eyes fhe ~ath underneath: So many Tongues; So many Voyces; She pricks up fo Ina. ny Ears. =:::=:::::::::=::::.:.;~~~!!- This is a ftourifh : There follow thereth firen th. . . excellent Parables ; As that, fhe gayet hideth he~ h::dg~I~~; That Q:Ie goeth U£On the ground, and fit.teth in a Watch Tower a~~~yue~~ ~hfrt, bn t~ehday time, fhe mtngleth Th. d ' . ' 0 ' Y n1g t: That fhe Terra . tngs .o~e, With things not done : And that fhe is a The ~r to great Cttttes: But that, which paffeth all the refr is . War~gai~frcJo:~ t, that ~he Earth, M_o~her of the Gyants, that ~ad~ an an er b ptter, an were by htm defi:royed' theteupon in jb ' rought forth Fame : For certain it is That Reb l 'fi rtre ydth~ffJtmls,andseditiou.rFames, andLibels areb~ts~ - err;) an St.J',ers; Maf'culine d F . . ' "' ro. can tame this tfl ".1" '.an emznzne. But nowt if a Man 'vern her and~~~ h;' flnd bhmg her t? feed at the hand, and goit is fom~what worth r ~ ot er rav~n:ng Fow~e, and kill them, • ut we are Intected, wtth the ftile of the Oo Poe. t s. |
