two, I think the first person is sufficiently

abused.

TRUT H.

I. THE Aristotelians say, "all truth is "contained in Aristotle in one place or ano"ther." Galilæo makes Simplicius say so, but shows the absurdity of that speech, by answering, "All truth is contained in a lesser

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compass, viz. in the alphabet." Aristotle is not blamed for mistaking sometimes, but Aristotelians for maintaining those mistakes. They should acknowledge the good they have from him, and leave him when he is in the wrong. There never breathed that person to

whom mankind was more beholden.

II. The way to find out the truth is by others mistakings; for, if I was to go to such a place, and one had gone before me on the right hand, and he was out; another had gone on the left hand, and he was out; this would direct me to keep the middle way, that peradventure would bring me to the place I desired to go.

III. In troubled water you can scarce see your face; or see it very little till the water be quiet and stand still. So in troubled times you can see little truth; when times are quiet and settled then truth appears.

TRIA L.

I. TRIALS are by one of these three vays; by confession, or by demurrer; that is, confessing the fact, but denying it to be that wherewith a' man is charged. For example, denying it to be treason, if a man be charged with treason; or by a jury.

II. Ordalium was a trial; and was either by going over nine red hot ploughshares, as in the case of Queen Emma, accused for lying with the Bishop of Winchester, over which she was led blindfold, and having passed all her irons, asked when she should come to her trial: Or it was by taking a red-hot ceulter in a man's hand and carrying it so many steps, and then casting it from him. As soon as this was done, the hands or the feet were to be bound up, and certain charms to be said, and a day or two after to be opened; if the parts were whole, the party was judged to be innocent, and so on the contrary.

III. The rack is used no where as in England: in other countries it is used in judicature, when there is a femiplenà probalio, a half proof against a man; then to see if they can make it full, they rack him if he will not confess; but here in England, they take a man and rack him, I do not know why, nor

when,

when, not in time of judicature, but when somebody bids.

IV. Some men before they come to their, trial, are cozened to confess upon examination: Upon this trick they are made to believe somebody has confessed before them; and then they think it a piece of honour to be clear and ingenuous, and that destroys them.

UNIVERSITY.

1. THE best argument why Oxford should have precedency of Cambridge, is the act of Parliament by which Oxford is made a body; made what it is; and Cambridge is made what it is; and in the act it takes place. Besides Oxford has got the best monuments to shew.

1. It was well said of one, hearing of a history lecture to be founded in the university; "Would to God," says he, "they "would direct a lecture of discretion there, "this would do more good there an hundred "times."

III. He that comes from the university to govern the state, before he is acquainted with the men and manners of the place, does just as if he should come into the presence chamber all dirty, with his boots on, his riding coat, and his head all daubed; they may

serve him well enough in the way, but when he comes to Court he must conform to the place.

VO W S.

I. SUPPOSE a man find by his own inclination he has no mind to marry, may he not then vow chastity?

Answer. If he does, what a fine thing hath he done; it is as if a man did not love cheese, and then he would vow to God Almighty never to eat cheese. He that vows can mean no more in sense than this; to do his utmost endeavour to keep his vow.

USUR Y.

I. THE Jews were forbidden to take use one of another, but they were not forbidden to take it of other nations; that being so, I see no reason why I may not as well take use for my money, as rent for my house. It is a vain thing to say, money begets not money, for that no doubt it does.

II. Would it not look odly to a stranger that should come into this land, and hear in our pulpits usury preached against, and yet the law allow it? Many men use it; perhaps some churchmen themselves: no Bishop nor Ecclesiastical Judge, that pretends power to punish

punish other faults, dares punish, or at least does punish, any man for doing it.

1. THE ground of the ordinary's taking part of a man's estate (who died without will) to pious uses was this; to give it somebody to pray that his soul might be delivered out of purgatory, now the pious uses come into his own pocket. It was well exprest by John O Powls in the play, who acted priest; one that was to be hanged being brought to the ladder, would fain have given something to the poor; he feels for his purse (which John O Powls had picked out of his pocket before); missing it, cries out, he had lost his purse; now he intended to have given something to the poor: John O Powls bid him be pacified, for the poor had it already.

I. Do not undervalue an enemy by whom you have been worsted. When our countrymen came home from fighting with the Saracens, and were beaten by them, they pictured them with huge, big, terrible faces, as you still see the sign of the Saracen's head is; when in truth they were like other men; HS!

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