Their hie Top-gallant; where each Groome shall see
How worthy Scorne, and infamy they be.

For, They who are their Patrons, are such Foes,

As I may somewhat worthyly oppose:

And lle vnmaske them

so, that you

In them; Detractions true Anatomy.

shall spie

Yea; whereas They, haue by their Malice, thought
To haue on Me, their spightfull pleasures wrought:
Ile from their Censures, an occasion take

To shew how other men, a sport shall make
At all Detractions; So, those slaues vndoe,
Who that base practise, are enclin'd unto.

Raile they that list. For, those men know not yet,
What minde I haue: who thinke the man that writ
This Motto; can be euer brought to feare

Such poore fond things, as idle Carpers are.
Nay rather; from those Slanders they shall raise,

I will aduantage gather for my Praise :

While They, that in my shame would take delight;
Shall knaw their flesh, through vengeance, and despight,
To see how I, vnmou'd their Enuy mocke,
And make of Them, this Ages laughing-stocke.
For, lest to haue preuailed they should seeme;
And so grow wise men in their owne esteeme:
(Or, by their foolish brags, dishearten such,
Whose resolutions are not growne so much)
When I at leasure am; for Recreation,
Ile merry make my selfe, to their vexation.
Yet shall my Myrth from Malice be so free,
That though I bitter to the guilty be:

It shall appeare that I in loue doe scourge them;
That, of their foule Corruptions I may purge them.
And that, it may be knowne how Vertue hath
A sting to punish; though not moou'd to wrath.

But goe; and for the Pamphlet seeke about,
For, yet ere night (tis thought) it will come out.
Yet, when you finde it; Doe not looke for there
His wit alone, whose Name you see it beare:
(For though you nothing can collect from thence,
But foul-mouth'd Language, Rime, and Impudence)
Yet there expect, (since tis the common cause
Of all Crowe-Poets and Poetick-Dawes,
Which I haue toucht) that all the Brotherhood,
Will lend their wits, to make the Quarrell good.
For, to that purpose they are all combind;
Yea, to their strong Confed'racy are loynd
That Corporation, by whose Patronage,
Such Poetry hath flourisht in this Age:
And some beside, that dare not yet be knowne,
Haue fauour, to this goodly Proiect, showne.

But, let them ioyne their force: For I had rather Ten Millions, should themselues, against Me gather; (And plot and practice for my ouerthrow)

Then be the Conqueror of one base Foe.
For, as mine enemies encreasing be;

So, Resolution doth encrease in me:

And if I must haue foes, my Fates shall friend me; If great and noble enemies they send me.

But, whether on meane Foes, or great, I light; My Spirit will be greater, then their spight.

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