That almost no man could me out espy;
But he being gone, to every man's sight
I was apparent: each man did descry
My pilling and polling; so that glad was I
From my nature to cease, a thing most marvellous,
And live in secret, the time was so dangerous.
[HYP. He feareth nothing: he thinketh the hangman is dead.]
TYRANNY.
Tush! Avarice, thou fearest a thing that is vain,
For by me alone both you shall be stayed;
And, if thou mark well, thou shalt perceive plain
That if I, Tyranny, my part had well played,
[HYP. He can play two parts, the fool and the k[nave].]
And from killing of heretics my hand had not stayed,
They had never growen to such a great rout,
Neither should have been able to have banish'd him out.
But sero sapiunt Phryges; at length I will take heed,
[HYP. A popish policy!]
And with blood enough this evil will prevent;
For if I hear of any that in word or in deed—
Yea, if it be possible to know their intent,
If I can prove that in thought they it meant
[HYP. Anti-Christian charity.]
To impair our estates—no prayer shall serve,
But will pay them their hire, as each one deserve.
AVARICE.
The fish once taken, and 'scaped from bait,
Will ever hereafter beware of the hook:
Such as use hunting will spy the hare straight,
Though other discern her not, yet on her shall look.
Again, the learned can read in a book,
Though the unskilful, seeing equal with them,
Cannot discern an F from an M.
So those which have tasted the fruit that we bear,
And find it so sour, will not us implant.