[Footnote 179: I take this Sonnet from Collier's 'Bibliographical Catalogue' _sub nomine_ (Vol. I. p. 192). It is thus introduced by him: "It is stated correctly by the biographers of [Sir] John Davys that he was patronized by Lord Ellesmere, and among the papers of his lordship is preserved the following autograph Sonnet, which appears to have been addressed to the Lord Chancellor, on the death of his second wife in 1599." Further: The following note is appended, also in the hand-writing of Sir John Davys:--"A French writer (whom I love well) speakes of 3 kindes of Companions, Men, Women, and Bookes: the losse of this second makes you retire from the first: I have, therefore, presumed to send y^{r}. L^{p} one of the third kind, w^{ch} (it may bee), is a straunger to your L^{p}. yet I persuade me his conversation will not be disagreeable to y^{r} L^{p}." See Memorial-Introduction for notices of Ellesmere and his wives. G.] IX. TITYRUS _TO HIS FAIRE_ PHILLIS.[180] The silly Swaine whose loue breedes discontent, Thinkes death a trifle, life a loathsome thing, Sad he lookes, sad he lyes. But when his Fortunes mallice doth relent, Then of Loues sweetnes he will sweetly sing, Thus he liues, thus he dyes. Then _Tityrus_ whom Loue hath happy made, Will rest thrice happy in this Mirtle shade. For though Loue at first did greeue him: yet did Loue at last releeue him. I. D. [Footnote 180: From "Englands Helicon": Casta placent superis pura cum Veste venite, Et manibus puris sumite fontis aquam. At London Printed by I. R. for _Iohn Flasket_, and are to be sold in St. Paules Church-yard, at the signe | of the Beare. 1600. | [40.] E 3 (verso) The Davies authorship of this little lilt, is confirmed by a contemporary (Harleian) MS. list of contributors to England's Helicon (280), wherein his name is placed against it. G.] UPON A COFFIN BY S. J. D. There was a man bespake a thing Which when the owner home did bring, He that made it did refuse it; And he that brought it would not use it, And he that hath it doth not know Whether he hath it, ay or no. From "The Curtaine-Drawer of the Worlde ... by W. Parkes, Gentleman ... 1621.[181] [Footnote 181: In my Fuller Worthies' Library edition of Davies, I inserted above Riddle as kindly sent me by Mr. W. C. Hazlitt, from the "Philosopher's Banquet": 2d edition, 1614, p. 261. In its text l. 6 'he' is spelled 'hee,' and 'ay' is 'yea.' G.] X. EPITAPH AND EPIGRAM. Sir John Davies had a son who became, if he were not born, an idiot. Anthony-a-Wood states "The son dying, Sir John made an epitaph of four verses on him, beginning Hic in visceribus terræ &c."