. The poetical works of ALexander Craig of Rose-Craig, 1604-1631 ; now first collected . ritaine, Frauncc and Ireland, l\.mg. Atulus La6latius hauing donethe vtmoft of his cndcuours tostay his Sotddicrs that fled be-fore their enemies, put him felfcamo7ig the Rim-awayes, and diffemblcd to be a Coiuard, to bearcthem companic; That fo theymight rcither feme to follozutheir Captaine, then riinne away from the Encmic: Thiswas a neglefiing of his rcp7itation, to conceale the fliamcand rcproch of others. I hanc {accompliflied Arehi-Monarch) zvith the rcfl of thcfe Borco-Britan Poets,been ingrately f
. The poetical works of ALexander Craig of Rose-Craig, 1604-1631 ; now first collected . ritaine, Frauncc and Ireland, l\.mg. Atulus La6latius hauing donethe vtmoft of his cndcuours tostay his Sotddicrs that fled be-fore their enemies, put him felfcamo7ig the Rim-awayes, and diffemblcd to be a Coiuard, to bearcthem companic; That fo theymight rcither feme to follozutheir Captaine, then riinne away from the Encmic: Thiswas a neglefiing of his rcp7itation, to conceale the fliamcand rcproch of others. I hanc {accompliflied Arehi-Monarch) zvith the rcfl of thcfe Borco-Britan Poets,been ingrately fllent; and with the cold afshes ofFcarc, haue couercd the coalcs of my Lone: Bccanfe {asArchileonida/rjrtf to the Thratian Legates, There weremany moe more valiant Cittizens in Sparta, then herSonne Brafidas,) I found my felfe but a doltifli Cheril,among fo many delicate Homers: And thus, neitherdzirfl I pr-ayfe thy Fortunes, nor congratulate thy Great-nes; But now am bold to prefent to your mofl facrcd eyesthefe lonely litures, both to encourage others, & makefi- A 2. tisfaclion. THE EPISTLE. tisfaBioii for my {feeming ingratihidc) longjilencc. I in-tend not zvith thofc Macedonian Parafitcs to call Alex-ander, the Sonne of lupiter: nor zoith Hermodorus tomake Antigonus the fonnc of Phcebus. / lorite not toenlarge thy faviic, which is boniidles; nor tobeggc reward,luhich I merit not; nor to purchafcprayfc, ivhich IcraJtenot; but in few lines to fJicio the infinitie of my Loue toyour Grace. When ViteWms, at the Battell of Cremona,was flahie, the Parthian King YoXogeiu^ fent Embafsa-dours to Vefpafian, offering him fourtie thonfand Par-thian Hotfcnicn to ayde him, (This was a glorious andioyftill thing to be fought vnto with offers of fo great af-fistatmce, and yet not to need them): So thankcs weregiuen to Vologefus, and hcc at perpetuall peace fromthencefoorth with the Romans. / haue fent (dreadLeige) thofe Papers Congratulatorie, and Parcenctic, toyo7ir Maicflie, not that your
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