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Creator: Nicholas Burghe
Title: "On John Combe, a covetous rich man, Mr. Wm. Shakspear wright this att his request while hee was yett liveing, for his epitaphe. Who lies in this tombe." (2.1) "But being dead, and making the poore his heiers, hee after wrightes this for his epitaph. How ere he lived." (6.1).
Date: ca. 1650
Repository: Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Call number and opening: MS Ashmole 38, p.180
333 A folish gentleman, his Lords onlye sister 180
being dead hee wright this Epitaphe
16
80 O Atropas, Aropas, what didst thou meane
To take A way my Ladye Mistress and leaue my lord & Master sisterles Cleane
but now she is dead and layde In the ground
I dare say my Lord and Master would rather haue giuen a thousand pound
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334 On Iohn Combe A Coueteous
rich man Mr William Shakspear wright
this att his request while hee was yett
liueing for his Epitaphe
81 Who lies In this Tombe
hough; Quoth the Deuill, Tis my Son Iohn A Combe
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but being dead, and making the poore
his heiers here after wrighte this for his
Epitaph
335 How ere he lived Iudge not
82 Iohn Combe shall neuer be forgott
while poor, hath Memmorye, for hee did gather
to make the poore his Issue ; hee their father
As record of his tilth and seede
Did Crowne him In his latter deede
finis William Shakespeare)
336 In Saint Marye Ouerys Church
vppon on Mr Iarret a Grocer buried
1626
Some Cald him Garrett, but that was to highe
83 His name was Iarrett, that here doth lye
who In his life was tost on manye a waue
And now he lies Anchored In his owne graue
The Church hee did frequent while hee had breath
And desired to lye therin after his death
To heauen hee is gone, the way before
wheare of Grocers ther is manye more
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337 A Nother In the same Church
84 Here lies William Emerson
who liued and died an honest man
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338 On Habel Tash a Contentious Soliciter Hauing
A Great beard and A wart on his nose and affected
the word, Rationall,
85 Here lies the beard, the wart and all
of Habell Tash the Rationall
whether he’s gone I cannott tell
to Heauen, I hope; but yff to hell
Questionles, by this his Iurney
Heele gaine to bee the Di'ells Atturney
And then ffinds looke to'it for hee swears
yee shall together all by’th eares
And weare Hell richer than they fabell
Beggard all should be by habell
finis GC:
339
86 I left this Irkesome world withall my hart
least worse then death, should happen to my parte
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