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THOMAS RAWLINS.

Thomas Rawlins my old Friend, chief Graver of the Mint to King Charles the First, as also to King Charles the Second till the Year 1670. in which he died.  He was an Excellent Artist, perhaps better then a Poet, yet was he the Author of a Tragedy called The Rebellion, which hath been acted not without good Applause; besides some other small things which he wrote.

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Mr. THOMAS CAREW.

This learned Gentleman Mr. Carew, one of the Bed-Chamber to King Charles the First, was in his time reckoned among the chiefest for delicacy of wit and Poetick Fancy, which gained him a high Reputation amongst the most ingenious persons of that Age.  He was a great acquaintance of Mr. Thomas May, whom none can deny to be an able Poet, although Discontent made him warp his Genius contrary to his natural Fancy, in commentation of whose Tradi-Comedy called The Heir, Mr. Carew wrote an excellent paper of Verses.  His Books of Poems do still maintain their fame amongst the Curious of the present age.

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Col. RICHARD LOVELACE.

I can compare no Man so like this Colonel Lovelace as Sir Philip
Sidney, of which latter it is said by one in an Epitaph made of him,

  Nor is it fit that more I should acquaint,
    Lest Men adore in one
  A Scholar, Souldier, Lover, and a Saint.

As for their parallel, they were both of noble Parentage, Sir Philips Father being Lord Deputy of Ireland, and President of Wales; our Colonel of a Vicount’s name and Family; Scholars none can deny them both:  The one Celebrated his Mistress under the bright name of Stella, the other the Lady Regent of his Affections, under the Banner of Lucasta, both of them endued with transcendent Sparks of Poetick Fire, and both of them exposing their Lives to the extreamest hazard of doubtful War; both of them such Soldiers as is expressed by the Poet.

  Undaunted Spirits, that encounter those
  Sad dangers, we to Fancy scarce propose.

To conclude, Mr. Lovelace’s Poems did, do, and still will live in good Esteem with all knowing true Lovers of Ingenuity.

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ALEXANDER BROOME.

Alexander Broome our English Anacreon, was an Attorney in the Lord Mayors Court; who besides his practice in Law, addicted himself to a Jovial strain in the ravishing Delights of Poetry; being the ingenious Author of most of those Songs, which on the Royalists account came forth during the time of the Rump, and Oliver’s Usurpation; and were sung so often by the Sons of Mirth and Bacchus, and plaid to by the sprightly Violin.  Take for a tast a verse of one of his Songs.