The description of GILES MOMPESSON late Knight censured by Parliament
The 17
th of March.
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This craftie GILES through faire & false pretēces
Committinge, for redressinge foule offences
From Tapsters tubs, from Innes moist droppīge quill
And other crafts, with Coyne his cofers fills
For greedie gaine hee thrust the weake to wall,
And thereby gotte himselfe the divell and all,
His name MO-EMPSONS Annagrame doth mak
And Empsons courses also did hee take;
Oppression sore hee vsed where hee went
As yet not thinkinge of a Parliament
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Y e Patent for Innes
But Parliament once call'd then Giles was brought
Ʋnto account, contrary to his thought:
There to the Serjeant
s ward hee was committed,
Which made him much to feare, hee should be fitted
For all those former wrongs, that hee had done;
Which from his keeper made him here to runne;
Hee outlawde therefore was and bānish't quite
And also judg'd to be no more a Knight:
Not only so but jnfamous inroul'd,
Although (before) hee Iustice seat controul'd.
Shrift for thy selfe
Nowe beinge censur'd bannished and gone,
With pensive speech, thus may hee mourne alone;
Woe worthe the time when first on Innes I thought
For private gaines when I their hindrance sought;
Those Monopolies cursed bee with shame,
Which have my reputation thus made lame:
My Honours which hath turn'd to other styles
From S
r. Mompesson vnto poore lame Giles;
Yett haultinge nowe before, me thinks I see
Some in the way of haultinge after mee.
Hoe fellowe Giles stay for us yett a while
For heere wee come, although behinde a mile.
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All you which Monopolies seeke for gaines,
And faire pretences turne to other straines;
Example take by Giles Mompessons fall,
Least honie sweet soone turne to bitter gall.
Which to prevent, see that you vndertake
None other thinge, but such as sure may make
A benefite to common wealth and Kinge;
Which will you wealth and honour also bringe.
For why you knowe, our gracious Kinge is bent
To give his faithfull subiects all content;
Where love is dive, hee lovingly doth show't,
Where mercies meete by pardon many know't,
By rendringe Iustice vnto great and small,
The smale ones trippe & great ones downe right fall,
Oh what more needs a Loyall Subiect crave
Then mercy, love, and justice choice to have.