It was
abolished
in
1641, at the same time as the Star Chamber.
1641, at the same time as the Star Chamber.
Robert Herrick
511. _A mighty strife 'twixt form and chastity. _ Lis est cum forma magna
pudicitiae. Quoted from Ovid by Burton, who translates: "Beauty and
honesty have ever been at odds".
514. _To the Lady Crew, upon the death of her child. _ This must be the
child buried in Westminster Abbey, according to the entry in the
register "1637/8, Feb. 6. Sir Clipsy Crewe's daughter, in the North
aisle of the monuments. " Colonel Chester annotates: "She was a younger
daughter, and was born at Crewe, 27th July, 1631. She died on the 4th of
February, and must have been an independent heiress, as her father
administered to her estate on the 24th May following. "
515. _Here needs no Court for our Request. _ An allusion to the Court of
Requests, established in the time of Richard II. as a lesser Court of
Equity for the hearing of "all poor men's suits".
It was abolished in
1641, at the same time as the Star Chamber.
517. _The new successor drives away old love. _ From Ovid, _Rem. Am. _
462: Successore novo vincitur omnis amor.
519. _Born I was to meet with age. _ Cp. 540. From Anacreon, 38 [24]:--
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