_PAGAN FISHER_. _Paganus Piscator_, vulgarly _Fisher_, was a notable Undertaker in Latin Verse, and had well deserved of his Country, had not lucre of Gain and private Ambition over-swayed his Pen, to favour successful Rebellion. He wrote in Latin his _Marston-Moor; A Gratulatory Ode of Peace_; Englished afterwards by _Thomas Manley_, and other Latin pieces, besides English ones, not a few, which (as we said) might have been meriting, had not those worldly Considerations over-swayed the Dictates of his own Conscience. But this his temporizing with the Times, preferred him to be Poet Laureat (if that were any Preferment) to that notorious Traytor _Oliver Cromwell_; to whom being Usurper, if his Muse did homage, it must be considered (saith Mr. _Phillips_) that Poets in all times have been inclinable to ingratiate themselves with the highest in Power, by what Title so ever. However it was, I have heard him often confess his Unhappiness therein: and imparted to me a design he had, of committing to memory the Monuments of the several Churches in _London_ and _Westminster_; not only those mentioned by _Stow_ and _Weaver_, but also those who have been erected since, which might have been of great use to Posterity, had it been done before the great Conflagration of the Fire, thereby preserving many Monuments, endangered since to be lost, but Death interposing hindred him of his Design. * * * * * _EDWARD SHIRBURN_, Esq; _Edward Shirburn_ (saith a learned Author) was intimately knowing as well of the ancient Greek and Latin, as of the choicest of modern Poets, both _Italian_, _French_, and _Spanish_; and in what he hath elegantly and judiciously Translated either of the former or latter; in the Translating of which he hath discovered a more pure Poetical Fancy, than many others can justly pretend to in their Original Works. Nor was his Genius confined only to Poetry, his Version of those Books of _Manilius_, which relate meerly to Astronomy, is a very Noble Work, being set forth with most exact Notes, and other learned and proper Illustrations. Besides many other genuine Pieces which he wrote. * * * * * _JOHN QUARLES_. _John Quarles_, Son to _Francis Quarles_, Esq; may be said to be born a Poet, and that his Father's Genius was infused into him; nor was he less Loyal in his Principles to his Prince, writing besides several other Works, an Elegy on the Lord _Capell_, and _A Curse against the Enemies of Peace_; of which I remember those were the two last lines. That all the world may hear them hiss and cry, Who loves no peace, in peace shall never die.