Whom no ambition doth move,
Nor the unconstant people's love:
Whose mind's his best dominion,
Free from unruly passion;

He's truly king. Thus, if you live,
A kingdom to your self you give."

At the funeral of his Schoolfellow C. M. Another.
Upon the death of his brother C. M. to his uncle
R. M.

Epitaphium Magistri T. Reading.

An Epitaph upon Mr. Jo. 1 homas. Upon the same. Upon the death of Mrs. Dorothy Thomas. Another. Upon my La. C. and her sisters comming into the country in a very rainy day.

In Crastinum beatæ Luciæ.

In D. Doctorem Kerry, et Uxorem ejus piæ memoriæ."

Part II. is dedicated to the hopes of Hawling, Mr. Henry and Mr. Richard Stratfords.

The poems are addressed :

To Mr. Fra. Powell of Ch. Ch.

To Mrs. Jane Commelin.

To Dr. Rogers, Canon of Hereford.

A New Year's gift to Dr. Bosworth, physician of Hereford.

Upon his seven Children: two girls dead, one alive,

and four boyes.

On the death of Mr. Fr. Pink.

To Dr. Charlton.

Upon Dr. Croft, Dean of Hereford.

To Sir Wm. Croft, with Thuani Principes.

Upon Dr. Brown, Dean of Hereford, preaching.
D. M. Godwino, prælectori Heref.

M. Stephano Philips prælectori electo, 1645.
To Mr. John Beale.

To the religious pair of widows, Mrs. P. Green and
Mrs. M. Russel, with the La Falkland's life.
To Dr. Warren, with return of his Henry VIII.
Upon a new Book of Justification, promised by my
La. C.

Upon Zuinglius: é Thuani Elogiis.

Upon Luther: ex eodem.

To Mr. Tho. Williams, at the Temple.

Mr. R. Samasio, C.C.C.

To Mr. Fra. Thorne.

To Mr. Tho. Bridges.

To Mr. Powell, for the fair wax-light he sent me. To Mrs. Susanna Charlton. On the death of her mother, 1649.

To Mr. William Burton, upon his Clemens Rom. In morte Gulielmi Fratris.

Grotius de Verit. Relig. Englished. To John and Richard Hows.

To a gentleman, with Dr. Featly's Handmaid.

To Mr. Savage.

To Mr. Edward Carew.

To Squire Higford, upon his Grandfather's Book. To Mrs. Abigail Stratford.

D. Doctori Skinner, Cancell. Heref.

D. D. Wright, Doct. Medico.

Mr. Tho. Jamesio Col. O. A.

Part III. is thus dedicated to his nephew, J. B. "The care thy Father once bestow'd on me,

I very gladly would return to thee.

What

What I to thee, (thus love in a blood runs)
Do thou communicate unto my sons.

I have no land to give, such is my chance;
Take this poeticall inheritance..

A little here is best; because much more

Of poetry, perhaps would make you poor."

"To Mr. Ro. Scudamore.

To L. Hedworth.

Upon Mr. William Lawes: To Mr Will. Brode. Upon Mr. Henry Lawes: To Mr. Jo. Philips. Upon Beggers lodg'd in the Col. Heref. 1645. To Col. B.

Upon the taking of Hereford, Dec. 1645. To Col. James Wroughton.

Ad Guil. Turrium, T. B.

Mr. Freeman, Theologo Seni.

Ad M. Collierum.

Ad M. Palmerum.

To Mrs. Eliz. Williams; for Dr. Taylor's Rule.

Upon Dr. Hammond's Works: To Mr. Jn. Beale. Jo. Warreno suo LL. Doctori.

V. CI. Herberto Crofto. D. H.

To D. Rogers, C. R.

To Dr. Higs, D. L. upon Lord Verulam's motto. To D. Critton, C. R.

Upon the death of B. Prideaux.

Upon Dr. Kerry and his Wife.

Upon Mr. Shirly's* Gram. Anglo. Lat.

An English Library: To Ri. Sackvill. † Cuidam.”

This was James Shirley, the poet and dramatic writer.

+ Qu. Richard Ld. Buckhurst, who succeeded his father in 1652 as fifth Earl of Dorset? and may be tracked as a noble author in Jonsonus Virbius.

The

*

The former of these is long and serious: the latter is short and epigrammatic.

"Your man ask't, whether I did preach to-day
At Sudeley-chamber?-It was answer'd ay.

I came in time and preach'd: you absent were:
Did you ask when? that you might not be there."
Upon a Brother of his.

To old Mr. Tho. Hacket.

Chr. Merretto suo Doct. Med."

Part IV. dedicates itself to his noble friend Mr. Tho.

Bridges.

Then follows" To Mr. D. W.

To Sir W. C. of Glo." (Qu. Sir Willm. Chandos, 7th baron?) This gratefully acknowledges the author's domestic obligations.

"After a chilling blast took me elsewhere,

My little family is planted here,

Whom Chandos' noble bounty now maintains;
And by your government, who hold the reins
So gently, yet with skill and care, I have
For my innocuous Muse leisure and leave,—
She is ambitious now to send you health,

And prepares for you th' Ebrew Commonwealth.*
Why should not my poor studies honour you?

Where the tree grows, sure there some fruit is due."

"To Mr. Fra. Powell of Ch. Ch.

To Dr. Fuller.

On the death of Sir Wm. Croft: to Col Wroughton. The Defence: to Mr. Fr. Powel of Ch. Ch.

Dr. Kerry's Counsel.

This he published in 1653, from Cunæus, De republicâ Hebræorum.

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To Mrs. Stratford.

Guil. Turrio, cum non responderet.

Upon the death of Mr. William Whear, fellow of Merton, on St. Matth. day: to Mr. Sam.

Whear.

To his Wife, at last a Nurse.

A parley 'twixt a Citizen and Soldier, at Herefordsiege, Sept. 1, 1645.

Upon his son C. B.

Upon Dr. Taylor's Funeral Sermon. To Mr. Savage. sister Barksdale. To the same.

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my

Upon the Book of Justification, written by J. G. sent me by my Lady Chandos.

Non nobis Domine, &c. In the Great Chamber at
Sudeley: to my Lo. C.

"Chandos, wh' adorn'd the princely chamber, where
So many
friends and tenants welcom'd were,

Caus'd the artificer on the wall to write

This sentence, and expos't to all men's sight:

So when our works are brought to end, must we

All sing aloud non nobis, Domine!

And I, my Lord, that for my Muse I may
Favour obtain, must Kyrie Eleison say.

'Twas her ambition her notes to sing

To the great grandson of the Cotswold-King."

In Stapyltonum equitem Anglum interpretem Strada

Romani.

To my brother D. Charlton.

Eidem Domino Gualt. Charltono. M. R.

To Mr. Edmund Bower.

Grey Brydges, fifth Lord Chandos, on account of his splendid retinue

was styled "The King of Cotswold," but he was father of George Lord

Chandos.

To