Heavy and most faint; and in these labours they, 'Gainst whom thou should'st complaine, will in the way Become great seas, o'r which, when thou shalt bee Forc'd to make golden bridges, thou shalt see That all thy gold was drown'd in them before; 55 All things follow their like, only who have may have more. Judges are Gods; he who made and said them so, Meant not that men should be forc'd to them to goe, By meanes of Angels; When supplications We send to God, to Dominations, 60 Powers, Cherubins, and all heavens Courts, if wee Should pay fees as here, Daily bread would be Scarce to Kings; so 'tis. Would it not anger A Stoicke, a coward, yea a Martyr, To see a Pursivant come in, and call 65 All his cloathes, Copes; Bookes, Primers; and all His Plate, Challices; and mistake them away, And aske a fee for comming? Oh, ne'r may Faire lawes white reverend name be strumpeted, To warrant thefts: she is established 70 Recorder to Destiny, on earth, and shee Speakes Fates words, and but tells us who must bee Rich, who poore, who in chaires, who in jayles: Shee is all faire, but yet hath foule long nailes, With which she scracheth Suiters; In bodies 75 Of men, so in law, nailes are th'extremities, So Officers stretch to more then Law can doe, As our nailes reach what no else part comes to. Why barest thou to yon Officer? Foole, Hath hee Got those goods, for which erst men bar'd to thee? 80 Foole, twice, thrice, thou hast bought wrong, and now hungerly Beg'st right; But that dole comes not till these dye. Thou had'st much, and lawes Urim and Thummim trie Thou wouldst for more; and for all hast paper Enough to cloath all the great Carricks Pepper. 85 Sell that, and by that thou much more shalt leese, Then Haman, when he sold his Antiquities. O wretch that thy fortunes should moralize Esops fables, and make tales, prophesies. Thou'art the swimming dog whom shadows cosened, 90 And div'st, neare drowning, for what's vanished. [Satyre V. _1633-69_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ Satyre the third. _P:_ _no title_, _L74_, _N_, _TCD_ (_in L74 it is third, in N, TCD fourth in order_)] [1 shalt] shal _1669_] [9 and] in _1669_] [12 implyes _1635-69:_ _spelt_ employes _1633 and some MSS._ represents. _1635-69:_ represents, _1633_] [13 Officers] Officers, _1633-69_] [14 ravishing _1633-69:_ ravenous _Q:_ ravening _P_, _S_] [19 voyd. All _1669:_ voyd; all _1633-54_ dust; _W:_ dust, _1633-69_] [21 preyes? _1669:_ preyes. _1633-54_] [26 their _1633_, _D_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ the _1635-69_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_] [27 wittals; _W:_ wittals, _1633-69_ is.] is; _1633_]