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The wife Lachrimabili voce, with mournful speech, imploring mercy for her husband. The little children plorantibus ocellis, with crying eyes, beseeching mercy for their Father. The people wishing he may be spared for the goodliness of his person. Yet saith the Judge, Non misereor modo: I pity, but must not spare. Pereat unus, potius quam unitas. Better one perish, then all. Weed up the implacable thorns, for they will keep the ground barren. It hath been said, Bear one injury and provoke more: but here in case of justice, forgive one public injury, I mean a fact of horrid nature as I formerly taxed, and you provoke and encourage many. The Mariners would fain save Jonah; but when there is no remedy, they will rather loose one Jonah, then all themselves.

The wife Lachrimabili voce, with mournefull speech, imploring mercie for her husband. The little children plorantibus ocellis, with crying eyes, beseeching mercy for their Father. The people wishing he may be spared for the goodlinesse of his person. Yet sayth the Iudge, Non misereor modo: I pitie, but must not spare. Pereat vnus, potius quam vnitas. Better one perish, then all. Weed vp the implacable thornes, for they will keepe the ground barren. It hath beene sayd, Beare one iniurie and prouoke more: but here in case of iustice, forgiue one publick iniury, I mean a fact of horrid nature as I formerly taxed, and you prouoke and encourage many. The Marriners would faine saue Ionas; but when there is no remedy, they will rather loose one Ionas, then all themselues.

2. Plinies next sort of Briers are Tribuli agrestes, Field-briers; which are (saith he) shrewd enemies to tillage, and the fruits of the earth. This Island of ours, within these late days, hath bred a great number of these field-briars: which unnaturally turn their mother into barrenness. Oppressors, Enclosers, Depopulators, Deportators, Depravators; that run the land to ruin for a private benefit: and work out a particular gain from a public and general loss.

2. Plinies next sort of Bryers are Tribuli agrestes, Field-bryers; which are (sayth he) shrewd enemies to tillage, and the fruits of the earth. This Iland of ours, within these late dayes, hath bred a great number of these field-bryars: which vnnaturally turne their mother into barrennesse. Oppressors, Inclosers, Depopulators, Deportators, Deprauators; that runne the land to ruine for a priuate benefite: and work out a particular gaine from a publicke and generall losse.