The hooke of Hunting 13 7' 



Since I (as earfl was fayde) do fo with humble cheare, 

 Holde downe my head (as who fliould fay, lo Man I yeelde me here.) 



Why arte thou not content, (6 murdryng cruell minde) 

 Thy felfe alone to hunte me fo, which arte my foe by kynde. 



But that thou muft enftrud:, with wordes in fkilflill writte, 

 All other men to hunte me eke ? wicked wylie witte. 



Thou here haft fet to fliew, within this bufie booke, 

 A looking Glaffe of leflbns lewde, wherein all Huntes may looke : 



And fo whyles world doth laft, they may be taught to bryng. 

 The harmelefle Hart vnto his bane, with many a wilye thing. 



Is it bycaufe thy minde, doth feeke thereby fome gaynes? 

 Canft thou in death take fuche delight ? breedes pleafure fo in paynes ? 



Oh cruell, be content, to take in worth my teares, 

 Whiche growe to gumme, and fall from me : content thee with my heares, 



Content thee with my homes, which euery yeare I mew. 

 Since all thefe three make medicines, fome ficknefTe to efchew. 



My teares congeald to gumme, by peeces from me fall. 

 And thee preferue from Peftilence, in Pomander or Ball. 



Such wholefome teares fhedde I, when thou purfeweft me fo. 

 Thou (not content) doeft feeke my death, and then thou getft no moe. 



My heare is medicine burnt, all venemous wormes to kill, 

 The Snake hirfelfe will yeeld thereto, fuch was my makers will. 



My homes (whiche aye renew) as many medicines make 

 As there be Troches on their Toppes, and all [Man) for thy fake. 



As firft they heale the head, from turning of the brayne, 

 A dramme thereof in powder drunke, doth quickly eafe the payne : 



They fkinne a kybed heele, they fret an angnayle oft^ 

 Lo thus I fkippe from toppe to toe, yet neyther fcorne nor fkofFe. 



They comfort Feeuers faynte, and lingryng long difeafe, 

 Diftilld when they be tender buddes, they fundry greeues appeafe : 



They mayfter and corred:, both humours, hote and colde, 

 Which ftriue to conquere bloud : and breede, difeafes manyfold. 



They bryng downe womens termes, and ftoppe them to, for neede. 

 They keepe the meane tweene both extreemes, and ferue bothe turnes in dcede: 



They cleare the dimmie fight, they kill both webbe and pinne, 

 They foone reftore the milt or fpleene, which putrifies within, 



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