Horace _hal’d his_ Poetasters _to the Barre, the_ Poetasters _vntruss’d_ Horace: _how worthily eyther, or how wrongfully_, (World) _leaue it to the Jurie_: Horace _(questionles) made himselfe beleeue, that his_ |15| Burgonian wit _might desperately challenge all commers, and that none durst take vp the foyles against him: It’s likely. if he had not so beleiu’d, he had not bin so deceiu’d, for hee was answer’d at his owne weapon: And if before_ Apollo _himselfe_ (_who is_ Coronator Poetarum) _an_ Inquisition _should be taken touching this lamentable merry murdering of Innocent |20| Poetry: all mount_ Helicon _to_ Bun-hill, _it would be found on the_ Poetasters _side_ Se defendendo. _Notwithstanding the Doctors thinke otherwise. I meete one, and he runnes full Butt at me with his Satires hornes, for that in vntrussing_ Horace, _I did onely whip his fortunes, and condition of life, where the more noble_ Reprehension _had bin of his_ mindes |25| Deformitie, _whose greatnes if his_ Criticall Lynx _had with as narrow eyes, obseru’d in himselfe, as it did little spots vpon others, without all disputation_: Horace _would not haue left_ Horace _out of_ Euery man in’s Hvmour. _His fortunes? why does not he taxe that onely in others? Read his_ Arraignement _and see. A second Cat-a-mountaine mewes, and calles |30| me Barren, because my braines could bring foorth no other_ Stigmaticke _than_ Tucca, _whome_ Horace _had put to making, and begot to my hand: but I wonder what language_ Tucca _would haue spoke, if honest Capten_ Hannam _had bin borne without a tongue? Ist not as lawfull then for mee to imitate_ Horace, _as_ Horace Hannam? |35| _ Besides, If I had made an opposition of any other new-minted fellow, (of what Test so euer) hee had bin out-fac’d, and out-weyed by a settled former approbation: neyther was it much improper to set the same dog vpon_ Horace, _whom_ Horace _had set to worrie others_.