st of your Lordshippe's servauntes. And though I
come _pridie Calendas_, before I am cald, yet (I hope) my audacity
shall have audience, and my faithfulnes favor. I am your Lordshippe's
Elephaunt and heere is your castell, so that where other Lords are
brought to their castells, heere your castell is brought to you. _Est
locus in carcere_, there is a locke upon your Lordshippe's castell,
which was committed unto my trust, how faithfull I have been therein
they can tell who have taken an exact measure of my office by the
foote: the matter of which your castell is builded is so precious,
that there is none amongst company but is contented to wear of it
within his buttons, the end for which it was builded is very
commendable, that they may bee kepte in order with wood, which
otherwise would not bee kepte in order, heere is _fons latus pedibus
tribus_, a fountaine to wash three mens legs, that they which have
bene _aurium tenus_, over shoes, heere may be _crurum tenus_ over
bootes too, This your Lordshippe's oracle or Tripos, out of which
malefactors tell the truth and foretell of their amendment. Nay, I wil
bee bould to compare it to your Lordshippe's braine, for what is there
designed is heere executed. In these sells or ventricles are fancy,
understanding, and memory. For such as your Lordshippe doth not fancy
are put in the first hole, such as were dull and without understanding
were put in the second hole, but such as your Lordshippe threatned
(remember this) or I'le remember you, were put in the last and lowest
dungeon, _cum nemini obtrudi potest itur ad me_. When they cannot bee
ruled otherwise they are brought unto mee, and my entertainment is
_strato discumbitur ostro_, they straite sett downe att this oister
table, where they are fast and doe fast, ffor _vinitur exiguo melius_,
they make small meales, till the flames of clemency doe mitigate the
Salamanders of your Lordshippe's severity. Now, my Lord, since I have
told you what I am, I will bee bold to tell you what you may bee--You
are mortall--Ergo you must die, the three sisters will not spare you,
though you were their owne brother, and therefore while you have your
good witts about you, _fac quid vobis_, make your will, that wee may
know amongst so many well deserving men, that doe lay claime to this
your castell, to whome as rightfull heire itt shall lawfully descend,
that so all controversies being ended, before your Lordshippe's
deceasse, hereafter your bon