In the first leafe of his fee-booke he drew the picture of a purse as in the margent, and wrote
καὶ δῶμεν ὁσκινδω.
underneath, out of Theocritus.
On his picture in the low gallery are writt on his deske these verses, viz.:—
Undecies senos exegi strenuus annos,
Jam veniet nullo mors inopina die;
Quae dixi, scripsi, gessive negotia, lusus,
Obruat aeterno pax taciturna sinu.
Si quid jure petunt homines, respondeat haeres,
Dissipet ut cineres nulla querela meos.[1746]
Quodque Deo, decoctor iniquus, debeo, solve,
Quaeso, Fidejussor, {sanguine}, Christe, {tuo}.
{ nomine } {meo}
These verses with a little alteration are sett on his monument.
Under severall venerable and shady oakes in the parke, he had seates made; and where was a fine purling spring, he did curbe it with stone.
This putts me in mind of Fr. Petrarch's villa in Italie, which is not long since printed, where were such devises—vide Tomasini Petrarcha redivivus, Lat., Amsterdam, 12mo.