WATER-WORKES. 



held a true course agreeing with all 

 actes of Parliament] did put a foote the 

 Commission of Shewres, not thinking the 

 Earles of the Land to bee the Gods of 

 the Earth. His yeares worne out, and 

 memory decayed, foure-score odde yeares 

 drawing on the day of his death, never 

 trained at the Gounsell-table, durst not 

 presse into the presence, and (like a 

 dotard) did never New-yeares-gift the 

 Ladies of the Privie & Bed-chamber : 

 then what with illiberality of breeding, 

 some misery and untidy handling^ suffered 

 to be shuffled into the Commission of 

 Shewres, friends and foes : so, by often 

 meetings and over-long delayes, harazed 

 and wore out all his hopes in dooing any 

 good. The first Commission having made 

 a peaceable end by Supersidias; the death 

 of which Commission bred more lamenta- 

 tion in three Shires, then the death of three 

 Earles (best common - wealths men) 

 would doe in all England. The last 

 Commission might be played on the 

 Stage : The principall persons were 

 Commissioners ; all which had Weares 

 on the River : and all had reason 

 enough to over-rule Baby-Commissioners. 



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The private 

 is more re- 

 spected then 

 the publike 

 weale, of 

 men private. 



