WATER-WORKES. 



the face of the Warre nor never fought 

 Combat with an Enemy ; A Councell of 

 Warr beeing called, it was answered, by 

 a Grand-Captaine, hee had neither the 

 Words, nor Art of War : Therefore 

 dangerous for the State to adventure the 

 Kingdome to try his experience : The 

 rest more under-valued him, Saying hee 

 were fitter to bee Chauncellor to a Lord- 

 Bishoppe then Generall of an Armie- 

 Royall. 



These their censures, fortified mee in 

 mine old labours : So by little and little, 

 I forgatt the Ambitious Resolutions of 

 the Honourable Warrs, and the Pleasures 

 of a Parke (withall) wherin I yearely 

 killed at least twenty Buckes and Sores. 



The love of my Water-workes, stole 

 my desire from thence, that in the whole 

 number of twenty yeares, I cannot say I 

 was at the killing of one Bucke, although 

 my Parke-pale came within twenty foote 

 of my trench-Roy all, having some yeares 

 twenty Buckes, killed with a kennell of 

 Hounds, and loving the sport as much as 

 he that lov'd it most. 



The Maister of a Water-worke may 



well bee compared to the general! of an 



113 Armie, 



Sharp cen- 

 sures made 

 me fal 

 bloimtly to 

 my workes. 



