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thought of the future is retired into the countrey, and time present dwels at court. That I living neere the church-yard, where many are buried of the pest, yet my infection commeth from Spaine, and it is feared it will disperse further into the kingdome. A. S.

Newes to the Universitie.

MEERE scholler is but a live book. Actions doth expresse knowledge better then words; so much of the soule is lost as the body cannot utter. To teach, should rather be an effect, then the purpose of learning. Age decayes nature, perfects art therefore the glory of youth, is strength; of the gray head, wisdome; yet most condemne the follies of their owne infancie, runne after those of the worlds, and in reverence of antiquity will beare an old error against a new truth. Logicke is the heraldrie of arts, the array of judgement, none it selfe, nor any science. without it: where it and learning meete not, must be either a skilfull ignorance, or a wilde knowledge. Understanding cannot conclude out of moode and figure. Discretion containes rhetoricke; the next way to learne good words, is to learne sense; the newest philosophie is soundest, the eldest divinitie: astronomie begins in nature, ends in magick. There

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is no honesty of the body without health, which no
man hath had since Adam. Intemperance that
was the first mother of sicknesse, is now the daugh-
ter. Nothing dies but qualities. No kind in the
world can perish without ruine of the whole. All
parts helpe one another (like states) for particular
interest so in arts which are but translations of
nature, there is no sound position in any one, which,
imagine false, there may not from it bee drawne
strong conclusions, to disprove all the rest. Where
one truth is granted, it may bee by direct meanes
brought to confirme any other controverted. The
soule and body of the first man, were made fit to
bee immortall together: we cannot live to the one,
but wee must die to the other. A man and a
Christian are two creatures. Our perfection in this
world is vertue, in the next, knowledge; when we
shall read the glory of God in his owne face.

Newes from Sea.

HAT the best pleasure is to have no

object of pleasure, and uniformity is a better prospect then variety. That putting to sea is change of life, but not of condition, where risings and fals, calmes, and crosse-gales are yours, in order and turne; fore-winds but by chance. That it is the worst wind, to have no wind, and that

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your smooth-fac'd courtier, deading your course by a calme, gives greater impediment, then an open enemies crosse-gale. That levity is a vertue, for many are held up by it. That it's nothing so intricate and infinite to rigge a ship, as a woman, and the more either is fraught, the apter to leake. That to pumpe the one, and shreeve the other, is alike noysome. That small faults habituated, are as dangerous as little leakes unfound; and that to punish and not prevent, is to labour in the pumpe, and leave the leake open. That it is best striking saile before a storme, and necessariest in it. That a little time in our life is best, as the shortest cut to our haven is the happiest voyage. That to him that hath no haven, no wind is friendly; and yet it is better to have no haven, then some kind of one. That expedition is every where to bee bribed but at sea. That gaine workes this miracle, to make men walke upon the water; and that the sound of commodity drowns the noise of a storme, especially of an absent one. That I have once in my life out-gone night at sea, but never darknesse; and that I shall never wonder to see a hard world, because I have lived to see the sunne a bankrupt, being ready to starve for cold in his perpetuall presence. That a mans companions are (like ships) to bee kept in distance, for falling foule one of another; onely with my friend I will close. That the fairest field for a running head is

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the sea, where he may run himselfe out of breath, and his humour out of him. That I could carry you much further, and yet leave more before then behind, and all will be but via navis, without print or tracke, for so is morall instruction to youths watrish humour. That though a ship under saile be a good sight, yet it is better to see her moor'd in the haven. That I care not what become of this fraile barke of my flesh, so I save the passenger. And here I cast anchor.

W. S.

FORREN NEWES OF

THE YEERE 1616.

From France.

T is delivered from France, that the choyce of friends there, is as of their wines those that beeing new, are hard

and harsh, prove best: the most pleasing

are least lasting. That an enemy fierce at the first onset, is as a torrent tumbling downe a mountaine ; a while it beares all before it: have but that whiles patience, you may passe it drie-foot. That a penetrating judgement may enter into a mans mind by his bodies gate if this appeare affected, apish and unstable; a wonder if that be settled.

That vaine glory, new fashions, and the French discase, are upon termes of quitting their countries allegeance, to be made free denisons of England. That the wounds of an ancient enmity have their

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