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CORYAT's CRUDITIES;

REPRINTED

From thb EDITION of -1611:

WITH

HIS LETTERS from INDIA, &e.

VOLUME III.

>

CORYAT's CRUDITIES 5

JIEPRINTED from the Edition of 1611.

TO WHICH ARE NOW ADDED,

His letters from INDIA, ^c,

AND

EXTRACTS RELATING TO HIM,

From VARIOUS AUTHORS:

B E I N ;;

A more particular Account of his Travels (mofUy on
Foot) in different Parts of the Globe, than any
hitherto publifhed.

TOGETHER WITH HIS

ORATIONS, CHARACTER, DEATH, GT*.
With COPPER -PLATES.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

' o L. m.

ij-' vv - > < ' \2>

LONDON:
PRINTED FOR W. CATER, No. 274, HOLBORNs
J, WILKIE, No. 71, St. PAUL*s CHURCH-YARD j
And E. EASTON, at SALIS^JU^RY. . .

M.DCCLXXVf.

-' '^ ': :

. '

The Beginning of my

OB S E RtJ AT I ONS

OF THE

NETHERLANDS,

My Obferuations of Cotonid Agrippina
commonly called Colen.

lulius Cafar Scdliger hath written thefe verfes

vpon Colen,

Maxima cogrtati Regina Colonia Rhenu
Hoc te etiatn titulo Mufa fuperba canit.

Romani ftatuunty habitat Germaniay terra eji
Belgica, terfcelix nil tlbi Diua deeji.

He ancient Vbij that are mentioned

T S hy Cafar and Tacitus^ hauing aban-

^ doned their owne natiue country,

which was neare to the riuer Albis^ in Saxo-

nie, by reafon of their continuall broiles and

conflids with the Sueuians, came into this

Vol. III. B territory

2 GoRYATs Crudities* !

territory where Colen now ftandeth, and are
faid to be the firft original founders thereof,,
many yeares before the incarnation of Chrift,
from whom the Citie deriued the denomina-
tion of Vbiopolisy before it was called Colonia.
But I cannot finde in any authour either the '\
defignation of the certaine yeare of the foun- \
dation, whereby a man might gather how long J
before the comming of Chrift it was firft foun- !
ded, or mention of any principall men of that
nation of the Fbij^ that might be properly in-
titled the founders thereof. After it was foun-
ded by thefe Vbij, it hapned that lulius Ccefar |
hailing conquered it, together with many other i
Rhenifh Cities before mentioned, on the left ^
fide of the riuer, built a wooden bridge ouer •
the Rhene, to ferue for th« conueighing of his :■
armie into the other fide of the riuer, that be |
might fight with the Germans: and from ^
thenceforth it was vnder the fubiedion of the
Romans for many yeares. Not long after the
time of lulius Ccefar it was fo exceedingly am-
plified and inlarged by the Romans, that it
farrc furpafled all the Cities whatfoeuer in all *
the bordering Prouinces. But to whom the
glory of this amplification is to be afcribed,
the authours doe fomething diff^er. For the .
Cclonians themfelues thinke (a^it appeareth
by a memorable infcription written vpon their
Prcetorium which I will hereafter mention )
that Marcus np/unius * Agrippa fonne in law
of Augujius Cajar (for he married his daugh-

* Tliis is that ^'f^ript^a of whom /7r^:7 fpeakcth in his eightk

ter

CoRYATS CRUtJlTlft*. ^

ter lulia^ the widow of his worthy nephew
Marcellus, who v\;as fonne to his filler OSla--
via) founded it about fixteene yeares before
the incarnation of Chiift. Others attribute it
to Agrippina^ the wife of renowned German
ntcus Ciefar^ and daughter of the forefaid Mar--
cus Vipfanius Agrippdy by his wife lulia-y which
certainly in my opinion is the more probable
of the two, becaufe it is confirmed by the
icftimony of a very authenticke and irrefra-
gable authouf, Corneliiis Tacitus^ who liued
fliortly after the time of Agrippina^ euen in
the daies of the Emperour Tiberhu. For he
writeth that the Lady AgrippiJia to the end
fhce might fhew her power to the bordering
nations of her country, commanded that a co-
lonic of old fouldiers (which wc commonly
call trained fouldiers) fhould be planted in the
towne of the Vbians, who impofcd a double
name vpon it, both that of Colonial becaufe
it was amplified by a colonic of Roman foul-
diers, and that of Agrippina from her owne
fiame, becaufe fiiee was borne in that towne.
From that time it was inhabited by the Ro-
mans for the fpace of foure hundred yeares,
till the time of Marcomiriis King of France;
who chaccd them out of the City. After that
the Emperour Qthoj furnamed ihc: Great, toolc
it away from the Frenchmen, and made it
tributarie to the Roman Empire, vnder whofe
facrcd proteftion it hath euer fince remained
for the fpace of more then fixe hundred years
to this day.

The lituation of Colen is very deleflable. For

B ?j it

4 C'iftrATt CarrniTiKS.

it fVin4(^h in i pleatant and fruitfiifl platne

h^rd Ky the Rhene, \;vhicli wafheth tha walls

fh^rrr/f^ as it doth Balxl and MenCz. The

<y/mp?#flfc of it h (o gtc^tf that I heard it crc-

dihiy rtporttd a man can hardly goe round

ftlV/tif if, vnder the fpacc of foure houres,

whi^h if it he true, it containcth in circuit at

iht UkO^ <*'ight of cur Englilh miles. The build^

if)^.^ of the C^ity hoth^ublique and prii^|^re

i^try fAirc, an4 mMy of their priuate^c||res

t ohfi^riird to he of a notable heigth, euen foore

/♦/;ri s hip;l», whereof feme arc built altogether

mt\\ (\'>\»(:, rind fame with timber. As for

th- wJiil' <; of the City, they are built in that

luuuui'i n^.t they yccld great beauty to the

fi\u\(\ I'or they arc compaded of very ftrong

»fi'l li.ifd l\o\)Ct and railed to a (lately heigth,

inid di(Hnjjuifl)cd with a great company of

liinrlM which doc fpccially garniih the City.

llriidrA, whereas the wall extendeth it felfe in

M iKie»«t lcnj;th vpon the very banke of the

Khnir, it prc(cntcth a farreof, a pafling beau-

lllull (hew vnto thcni that approach towards the

I'lly vp(»n ihc liucr, cither fromtheeaftor weft.

'l*hcir ilrcrtu uiul market places are many and

veiy IJMKiou^t cfpccially two market places

that I liH^kc cxttCk notice of above the reft,

wheuvf the one in which they ordinarily feU

lh\Mi novctUuiCx'i and kccpc their murkets, is a

hun\hvd thrccfwrc and futccn paces long, and

thuvUvMV rttul three brv>4dc. The other where

thou MvMvhAi\t» vU>c tucctc twile a diy which

ihv^Y \\\\\ \\\ \ iitin l*i^^ A n^i*,Vt*ftr^4Br, b^cdufe they

vib

CoRiTATS Crudities. 5

vfe to fell hay in the fame, is the fairefl that I
faw in my whole voyage, fauing that of St.
Marks ftrcete in Venice. For it is two hun-
dred and fourefcore paces long, and fourefcorc
and foure broade. For indeede I meated them
both. And this lad market place is maruai-
loufly graced with many fumptuous and ftately
buildings both at the tides and the endes.
Surely the beauty of this market place is fuch
by reafon of fo many magnificent houfes in-
cluding it, that I thinke if a clowne that neuer
*iaw any faire (hewcs in his life (hould fuddenly
arriue there, he would be half amazed with the
maieftie of the place. The number of their
Churches is more (if that be true that many
reported vnto me) then in any City I faw in
my iourney, though I haue written of two
hundred in Venice. Nay I thinke no city in
Chriftendome, doth yeeldfomanyfauingRome,
but I fpeake with a reftriftion, if that be true
which they reported. For they fay their city
can yeeld a Church for euery day in the yeare:
that is, in the total number, three hundred
threefcore and fine. But in this fumme they
reckon all their little chappels belonging to
Nunnes, and to all other religious conucnts
whatfoeuer. Yet I belecue they can hardly
make vp the full number of tlirce hundred
threefcore and fiue. For Munjler that maketh
a catalogue of their Churches, reckoneth no
more of them then there are weeks in the ycare
cuen two and fifty, which abridgcth their
number by three hundred and fifteen. But in-

B 3 deedc

j6 CoRYATS CrUBITIB$.

dee je he excludeth out of his account all thbir
little chappels, whereof I vnderftand there i|
a great multitude in the city, all which thejr
adde vnto the red to make vp their number of
three hundred threefcore and iiue.

Their Cathedral! Church which is dedicated
to St. PeUr^ is a goodly building, but it is
great pittie that it is fo imperfe<3:. For it is
but balfe ended. Doubtlcfle it w^^ild be §
very glorious and beautiful worke if it had
been throughly finifhed, cfpecially for the out-
ward workmanfhip, which is excellently ador*
ncd at the eaft end with many lofty pillars and
pinnacles that doc wonderfully garniih that
part. Amongft many other worthy monu-
ments that are contained in this Church, one
is that which is the mod famous of all Europe^
whofe fame hath re/bunded to the farthed con-
fines of all Chridendome. For what is he of

•

any meane learning or vnderdanding that hath
not at fome time or other in his lite heard of
the three Kings of Colen ? Therefore becaufe
it is fo remarkable a monument, and fo much
vifited by all drangers that come to the Citie,
I vifited it as well as the red, and obferucd it
after a more dri(9: and curious mariner then
euery dranger doth. For I wrote out the
whole hidory of them, and haue made as par-
ticular a difcrjption of the monument as J
could poffibly doe. Therefore both the def-
cription of the fepulcher wherein the bones of
the Kings lie, and the hidory I prefent vnto
thee for a noueltie. For certainly I for mine

owne

CoRYATS Crudities. 7

ownc part neuer read it in print before I came
thither. Neither haue I heard of any man
that hath feene it publikely printed but in
the fame place; which is the reafon that mou-
eth me to beleeue that this will be a nouelty
to euery reader that hath not {ccnQ the fame
there as I haue done. Blame me not if I am
fomething tedious. For this being the moft
renowned monument of Chriftendomc may
not be briefly pall ouer with a few words.
Though I know that moft of our learned Pro-
teftants will take this hiftory for a meere fig-
ment, neither am I for mine owne part like-
wife perfwaded but that there are fome vain
and friuolous things contained in it, which
cannot be iuftified by the moft learned Papifts
of Chriftendomc: infomuch that whereas I
often obferued for that little time that I was
in the Citie, many deuout oraizons made at
the monument, I faid to my felfe that their
praiers vnto the kings were in vaine, and did
but beate the aire, whether the bones of the
Magi were there or no. Howbeit, feeing there
are fome few thin^rs amonsrft the reft that are
not altogether vn worthy the noting, I nope
it will not be ofFenfmc vnto any learned and
Zealous Proteftant that I haue here inferted
this hiftory of the three Kings, which I thinke
was neuer before fo amply communicated to
my country. This famous fepulcher ftandeth
at the Eaft end of the Church, in a faire
Chappel that containeth nothing but the fame
JVJoJ^ument, vnto the inner part of which

B 4 Chappel

$ CORYATS CR^ITDfTIBS.

Chappel there b no accefle all the day bat be«
twixt fixe and eight of the Clocke in the
mornings becaufc the dore of it is al^vaies
locked^ fauing at that time. The far^ricke
jtfelfe by reafon cf tix glorious and moft ref-

flendent ornamenti; about it, is fo rich that
neucr faw the like, neither dee I thiftke
that in all the wefterne parts of the world
there is the like to be fccne. The flirine that
contjiincth the bones of thefe Saints is within
the Chnppcl (as I hauc already faid) and is
r:!c{jatcd Tome two yards abouc the ground,
being indofcd round about with a double grate
(;f yron barrcs of fomc foiire yards high,
contriucd in th.: forme of a lattife window,
and fiircly painted with red in the outfide to-
wards the Church. Alfo in the fame part of
the lattife that lookcth towards the Church,
there is rcprcfctitcd a great multitude of gol-
den (liirrcJ:, in token that a ftarre condudled
them to Chri(f. The matter whereof the (hrine
U compofod wherein their facred bones are
fhrowdcd, is pure bright (hining brafs, where-
in arc two rowcs of pretty religious Images,
made in braf'^ alfo, and it is garnifhed with
many exquifitc deuiccs contriucd in checker
workc with fairc colours that doe much a-
dornr the nK>n\ni'icnt. Bcfidcs, there is won-
clc.rfull abmulatux of precious Stones of difFcr-
tnr kinds and great worth, infcrted into two fe-
uorall degrees of the monument, whereof many
«re fully u.n big as n\y thutnbe. For the tombc is
diuidcd into twopart^i the higher and ihelower.

At

Cory ATS Crudities. 9

At the weft end or front of it which lookcth to-
wards the Church, there are many glittering
and rich ornaments, which are not fo openly
cxpofed that euery body may come to handle
them. For there is a partition betwixt them
and that part of the Church whtre people vfe
to ftand to behold them. Some of the prin-
cipal! riches doe con lift partly in an image of
our h^dy, and partly in certaine cups or gob-
lets that hang at the front. The image of
our Lady who is reprefented bearing Chrift
in her armes, is very coftly. For it is faid that
>t is made of pure liluer, and double gilted.
The goblets, in number ten, which are hang-
fed diredtly before the image vpon a brafen rod
fome two yards long, are faid to be made of
maffie gold, one whereof the Emperour Charles
the fifth, beftowed vpon the monument. For
a teftimony whereof there is hangifd vp a
fquarc plate of gold, wherein the blacke fpread-
eagle which is the Emperors armes, is engrau-
cd, and this infcription following is written*
InuiciiJJimus at que potentifjimus Carol us V. Im-
per. & Hijpaniarw?i rex AugiiJiiJJimus^ Deo om--
hipotentiy beata^ Marian, S S tribus Regibus die
^lanuarijy Anno Domini, i^^js^. praclaruvt mu-
nus dono obtulit. Likewife vnto another of thefc
tenne there is fixed another fquare plate of
gold, wherein this infcription is written. Be-
ata Virgini Marias fanSii/Jimoey & tribus Regibus
Jieu: rendu s & illujiris trinceps & Don: in us D.
Joannes Gebhardus ex Comitibus a Mansfclt e^
i^^US & conjirmatus Arcbiprajul Agrippinus,

faai

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lo CoRYAT« Crudities.

Jacri Romani Imperij per Italiam Archicancella--
riusy Princeps EleSlor^ Wejlphalict & Angarice
Dux, Legatufque natus, dono dicauit. Alfo, be-
fore our Ladies image there hangeth a marue-
lous rich crofle of maflie gold adorned with a
great multitude of precious ftones, and vnder
her image there are many rich ftones of diu-
ers" kinds. Moreouer before her image there
Itand foure candelfticks wherein there 'do al-
waics burne foure waxen tapers. Two of thefe
candlefticks are exceeding faire and much coft-
lier then the reft. Againe, the top of the fron-
tifpice of the monument is beautified, partly
with the images of the three Kings formed
in filuer, and richly gilted, who are moft cu-
rioufly counterfaited, bearing their gifts in
their hands, gold, myrrhe, and frankencenfe;
and partly with the like image of our Lady
ftanding in the very middeft with Chrift in
her armes. One of the Kings is prefented
like a blacke Moore with a golden crowne
ypon his head. The other two vncovered. In
tne outward edge of the front, thefe verfes
are written.

Corpora SanSlorum loculus tenet ijie Magorum,
Indeque fublatufn nihil eji alibiiie locatum.
Sunt iunSii Felix, Nabor & Gregorius ijlis.

In the middle of this outward edge there is
prefented a faire fcutcbin, and armes, vnder tb$
which this is written.

Kenouatum are ^ R. Z). loannis

Walfchartz Tungri S. T. D.

Huiiis Ecc/e/ice Canonici, Anno I597. or a pro eo.

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CoRYATs Crudities^ il

Ail this that I haue hitherto written fince I
^rft made mention of the monurr^ent, contain*
cth nothing but a defcription thereof. Now
followeth the hiftory which is altogether as
memorable as the monument it felfe. It was
within thefe few yeares printed at Colen, and
is parted vpon three feverall tables which hang
apart in as many diftincS places without the
Chappcl* It is diuided into nine particular
fcdtions. Alfo each feftion hath his margiivall
notes, which becaufe they are fo many that
the margent of the Page cannot cooueniently
con^aine them, I haue (contrary to the com--
ruon cuilome) fubfcribed the quotatious be-^
longing to each fcftion, diredlly vnder the fec-
tion it felfe.

The title of the hiftory is this.

Breuis hijiorm Magorum eiK facris Uteris & pro^
batis Eccleji^ fcriptoribus collecia.

The hiftorie it felfe is this following.

I * A Jf^S^^ quiprimi omnium ex gentibus Chrijli
X V JL Saluatoris infantiam in Bethleem ^deci^
motertio poji natiuitat^m die adorarunty ""tres nu^
merofuerunt. Acji ^Epipbanio credimus^ ex A--
bfaham originem duxerunt^ ex filijs eius quos ex
^Cethurd ancilld fiifcepity dejcendentes. Cui non
repugnat qiiod^Origines et^ChryfoJiomiis ad^ Balaam
• Prophetam Gentilem^ Magorum originem rejerunt.
Nam & tpfeyjicut etiam 'Rcgina Saba, ex eiufdem
^ethurc^Jilijs duxit originem.

The

^To Crvdities.
:..s :c :his tirft fedion are thefe*
i::v;i;iu> \lexundrinus in HarmoniS

. . .1

^-e'-.^iUis Jc JiumiS Officijs. cap. dc

.i.w..r;.i> :i) >. Math. Nicephorus lib. i*

^.o. .^.. .ap. I- '^Leo fcrm. i, 3, 4, 5,

■ - . ; iiA Aii^^uil. term. 1. de Epipha-

i .'. \iath. ""fn compendio doftri-

.. V .!».!, i.\. 'iior.iilia ;^. if^ Numcr.

^ '.ii Mail, locis. PctrLi^* de Natali-

. S.i.'.v ■:. 4cap. 48. cap. ^bi umer. 24. ^3

'A' . ir,\is, & vuJtus cidufmodi fit -

:- .'rid' nmncra ohtiderit, Jlcut ex

't: iixW'peraty his verbis defer ibit

.J. Primus 9 inquit^ diciturju-

ut.w biirbd p'-oiixa & capillis, ati^

Oomino. Secundus nomine Gaf-

imhrhis, rubicunduSj tbure quaji

di^Hd Deum bonorabat. Terttus

" '• ^<'*^ biirbatusj Baltbiifir nomir. , per

*v.#* \liurn bomiuis mcriturum proniia eft.

^v •' •.« vw vnus eofion niger & /E*biops Jepingi

..1 .... s i' 4V w*/r/> ijjqut antiquis iipud nos pijfu^

.. ^'^'^^'.^r, f'.v eo proflctum vidctnr, tiim quod

,v *•.. . , - ;/*^>// tufcun luilje perbi'h't^ tirn quoa ex

v"^'**"^ -^ Ji^ H^^nm in l\\'lcjid accdntarur^ Co^

t ^%- ^luotarion of this Ic^^lion is ihort, only this.
N'«*nriabilis B. in CoUcdancis.

I •

•i ■»

• • u.'t :

{ W^^t rfifuri e:?s iWi auf ordi»:iSf fed Princi^
^- <•.>.-.»• ^:f)ii> erid^n AVjc\»\//4;V/V, qu^i Cbrijii

gioriam

CoRYATS Crudities. ij

gloriam maxime illujlrat^ fium eft credere. Id ^-
nim veteris legis ""Jigura, quce in Soiomone ante^
cejfttf & Prcphetarumy maxime ^ Dauidis & * £-,
Jaitef vatitinijs confentaneum eji. ^orum ille
inquit. Reges T/jarJis & infula munera , efferent^
Reges Arabum & Saba dona adducent. Fojierior
vero : & ambulahunt gentes in lumine tuOy & Re-
ges infplendore ortus tiii. ^ce de Magorum VO"
catione oblationeque ab Eccle/id & ^ fanSlis Patri-^
bus int elliguntur * Item ^ Herodis ac totius vrhis
Hierofolymitance ad eorum aduentum trepidation
ihunera item preciofa^ quce ex tbefauris Jtiis de^
prompftjfe referuntur, Maiorum denique traditio
Jcriptisn ^ fermonibus cantionibus, hymnis^ & pic--
turis vt vulgaribus Jic antiquis prodita^ conjir^
want. Nee quidquam ad rem facit quod Euan--
gelijia non appellauit Reges, fed Magos. Id enim
* confulto factum eji, quod Qhrijii gloria nojiraque
religio Magorum Jiue Sapientum tefiimonio potius
quam Regum potentid conjlabilicnda videretur.

The quotations of the third fcdion.

* 3 Reg. lo. ^ Pial. 72. c Kfaiae 60. rfChryfoll:. ho-
mil. I. ex varijs in Matth. locis. Leo fermone de F.-
piphania. ^ Matth. 2. cap. 3. vtr. ^ Tcrtuilian is lib.
3. contra luda^os cap. 9. Hkiorus de pafrione Do-
minica cap, 15. Anfclmiis & Theophyla6lus in 2.
cap. Math. Vide Cicer. dc Diuinatione. Plinius lib. 3.
natvralis hiftorias. cap. i. Adam Safbont homil. de
Epiphania. Krancifcus Suarcz in 3. par. D. Thomaj
tomo 2. ^ Melchior Canus lib. 1 1. Locoruni Thco-
l<^icomm, cap. 5. Hcdtor Pint us in i. cap. Dani-
. clis. Casfar Baronius lib. 1. Annallum.

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\^. q::: arte matbematicd fvi

-. * '.•.■V v5* difcw fum nouerant

^^wti^rwn naturaniy & aftro-

, ^'c's cxperimcntis chferuahajit.

f . — .uimcdumf ditiina ^ Sapient id

-r.".; iuauiter, Stella potijfimum

.: r .:t:rorimperitos adfcpertraxit,

', - ^:\i' diuihre luminey tiimhonmium

■ . ^y-.:r;:rattonc.Namdeloco''njbiChrij'l

» . •; Scribis ex ^ Michea infiriiBi funt

. . . . :^; Me/Jia or turn fignificare, ex ^ Ba^

* A -; p^T Maiorum traditionem accepe^^

quotations of the fourth.

^•x v'iUogo contra Tryphonem. Origines lib-

»s , % v^VIUim, &h)iTiilia 13. in Numeros. Chry-

.* NX !u>:nilia i &* 14 ex varijs in Matth. locis.

.. i unnonc 2 de Epiphania. '^Chrilbft. homi-

x\vii< impcrfcdli. Leo fern-»one 4 de Epiphar

'5 vKMivmus in 2 cap. Daniel, & 47 Efaioe. An-

•s X CS. Rupcrius in 2 Midi, ^^fermo de ftella &

V ..^x. ''Sapicntix- 8. /Matth. 2. ^Michcse 5. ^Nu-

i>;i *4. Origines homilia 13 in Numeros & lib. i

sv\»,M vVHiim. Leo llrmonc 4 de Epiphania.

< W V Arabia Fa^licc lenijje,. quod ' lufiinus

\{,:rfyr, ^ TertiillianuSy ' CypridnuSj & ^ Epip^

,\'.///.r vicvioria prodidcrimt, "cerifimile ijidetur^

^lum quod Arabia rcfpcblu ludea ad Or lent cm, ^

H\u'ito ^ tijle, fit a-, tum ^ qiud auri, ^ thurisj &

myrrhce

« •

CoRYATs Crudities 15

myfrJba feraxfit: demum quodhcec opinio, confcn^
tiat cum Efaice ^ vaticinio: Omnes de haba (qua$
tejie in eum hcumy Gf libro quajiionum in Gene-
Jim T). HieronymOy Arabia ejl) ^venientj aurum
& thus deferentes. Cum illo item » Dauidico. Re^
ger Arabum et Saba dona adducent. Et rurfus.
Dabitur ei de auro Arabice.

The quotations of the fifth.

aluftinus Martyr dialogo contra Tryphonem. **Ter-
tuUianus lib. contra ludaeos cap. 9 ct lib. 3 contra
Marcionitas cap. 13. <= Scrmonc de Stella et Magis.
^ompendio dodrinasChriftianas, ^lib. 5 hiftoriaruni,
fPfal. 71. ^Tertullianus Apologetico cap. 30, 42. Pli-
nius lib. 2 naturalis hiftoriae, cap. 14, ^cap. 60. *PfaU

6 Porr^ ^auriy thuris^ et myrrha muncra Chriflo
obtule runty quod his rebus Arabia imprimis abun^
daret etfuperbiret. Deindequod^ ReginaSaba, quatH
ex gent e etfamiliaMagorumfuiJfcproditiim ejlyjimi^
lia donay aurum^ inquam^ et aromata^ quibus gem--
tnaspreciofasaddidity SolomoniRegiy in typum Chrijii
donauerat. Adde quody qua CcthurcefiHjs v:u^
nera dedijfe Abraham in 25 Genefcos covimcmord'
tury ea ex Hebrceorum traditionihus ''Ep^phriuiifS
referty veJleSy aurum y thusy & myrrbam jii[ijt\
, Pojiremo non tarn gcntis Juce niorem c? ex'wpLi
maiorumy verumetiam myjiicam rationan fccutif
hoc quod cor dibits credunty nmneribus'^ protcfian-
tur ^ Thus dcoy myrrbam hominiy aiirii7:i oli'erunt
regiy & hisfe injiruiint donisy "ct adoraturi viiuWf
triafefemcl credidijfc demonJlrcAty auro byuor an-
tes'

R

I.

\.

\0 COKYATS CRUDlTIti*

.,, pttjorium regium, myrrba butnanam^ tbuti

.tUm/i*^.'U»

I he quotations of the fixth.

'Mailu i. »> 3 Reg. lo cap. * Compendio Dodtrinas
V iiuituii.u 'Leo Icrnicnc 2 dc Epiphania.

7 t^oji CbriHi afcenjtonem^ a^ D. Tboina A^
osijUio tnjide Chrijii plenius inJiruSliy ad hoc bap-^
'Duuiy imo ** Pajfores etiam et DoSlores Jiue Epif-
. y/>i Ji populofuo ordinati funt y magnamque Gen-*'
. iliutn turbum ad Cbrijiiance religionis cultum ad-^
JkxtruHt^ atque ita vt primitias frugum copiofa
^\l/is conjequitur : Jic Magos primitias cre^
iiciiliuPH ex Gentibus, innumerabi/ium fides popu^
hmm^ tanquam uberrima feges efi Jubfecuta^ im-
pletwHque vaticinium'' DauidtSy qui pofiquam prct^
Jiwrat% Reges Arabum et Saba dona adducent ^
Jubiungltt Et adorabunt eum omnes Reges, et om^
*c'J geutes Jcruient ei. Item ^ Omnes Rentes quaf-
^UHquefj^ci/iii venient et adorabunt coram te Do^
UHw^ et glori/icabunt no men tuum.

The quotations of the feucnth.

• Chryroft. homilia. 2 cperis impeifefti, antiquum
Crtlciularium citatum ab Henrico Pinto, dialogoram

Jjuric Jccunda cap. 21. Fetrus de Naralibus in Cata-
0^0 Sandlorum lib. 26. cap. 48. ^'Chryfoft. homilijc
6 in Mattlucum, & homilia 17 ex varijs in Matth.
locjii. « pliil. 7i.*«plal. 85.

fi Pofiquatn in /eneSiute bond ex bdc ijita de--
ce/ferunt^ corpora corum primo Helence Augufia
^iudio ConliantinopoUn allata^ deinde Mediolanum

ab

CoRyAtS CRttDltlfeS. IT

cb Euftorgio eius vrbis Epifcopo traduSia^ ^tandem
annopoft Cbriftum natum r 164 vna cum corporis
bus SS. Falicis ^& Naboris Martyr urn in banc
njrbem Keintddo Ar cbicpifcopo tranjlata^ hoc loco
depqfitafuerunt. Ft verb tribus Magis pari nume-
ro eonfociarentur & Martyres^ duplicareturque
funiculus triplex SanSlorum^ diuinitiis accidit ope-
ra Brunonis Arcbiepifcopi^ vt duobus illis Mar^
tyribus accederet tertius^ Gregorius ^poletanus
prejbyter^ Jub Dioclejiano & Muximiano pajjus.
Ex quo tempore Colonia Aggrippina non minus
Celebris ejje ccepit ijtis trium Regum aliorumque
fanBtorum rdiquiis^ quam Hierojolyma Stephano^
Roma Petro & Paulo^ aut Hifpania lacoba, GaU
lid denique Martino & Hilarto.

The quotations of the eight.

•Gi'lielmus Neubrigcnfis lib. 2 rerum Anglicarum
•ap. 8. Cranczius lib. 6« reium Saxunicarumcap. 24
Pctrus de NaLalibus Catalogo Saiidlorum lib. 2. c-p.
48. & lib. 4 cap. 45. Sigoaius libro 140, At regno
Italian. **Ambrolius cpiftola. S5.

9 . ^Agnofcamus in Magis adoratorihus ChriJ'ti
Vocatioms noflrce Jideique pnmitiasy & quern tlH
infant em venerati Junt in cimiibnlis, nos i^muipo-
tent em adoremus w ccelis. Ojfhuicbant tlli in-

fantem parUuliim models & vi/ibis pannis iuuO"
hitumj videbant reclinatwn duro in Prcrjij io, out

Jinu matris pattperciilce except urn ^ & tanun nir-il
his omnibus rebus ojf'efiji Vit'i bai har'u vciccqiu
pietatis ^ f del rude s ad hue & ignari^ ^ pr ocicie ri-
tes adorauerunt, '^ Lniterriur jalthn Bar bar OS nos

Vol. III. C qui

26 Cc

;: : T I E s.

^f'^ : .ui Cbrijii maief-

**' .- ...Miirandai & Chrij^

..-./.^4j, JiJem nojlram iU

... . Ituque cum in Eccle--

D^cbleeniy feu domus

.'pus externis fpeciebus

-'//// ponitur, confecratur^

.. ,uouis modo nobis reprefen'^

, .-///y, horrejcamufque & quam

. /*.':t;» K^ animi pietatem & re^

-/ .» ..jfWamus. Nihil nos contur^

., ,* uc/uSf nee fenfuum fallax iudi-

. • c . xvrum fabulationes moueant :

... 'tos Jaciat. " Siuoniam ergo ilk

, vvrpus meum: nulla teneamur

. . . s't'damus^ & oculis intelleSlus id

. , ... y-Jiirati veneremur.

Oratio Ecclefiae.

.. ^c.» •• bar/is Lf InfuU munera offer unt^
. . .» .b a!>um £5? Saba dona adducent

>PfaI.7X

• i

* iv quotations of the ninth,

o v.'iK I dc l^'.piphania. »» Matth. 2. ^ Chrilbft.

..» • j. m I ad Corinth, honiil. 6 ad populum
.vKiiu;n. Hirrgorius Mignus homilia 8 in
...V ii.i. ' ChryluiU homilia 83 in Mattha^um.

\* v» t!iis tollovving in the fame Table.

\ .. !rr*:l/iiitor ofimium gentium^ da populis
\ • '.;...." l\uc j:[^uuli'rc, cf illud lumen fplen-
. '. ;, '..w* i'>!Ji/''is ho/hiSy quod tiium Ma-

Againe

CoRYATs Crudities. 19

Againc.

L^tetur Ecclefia tua Deus Beatorum Mar^
tyrum\ tuomfn Fceticis, Naboris, & Qregorij con^

Jhf^ iHff'^^VJ^^ ^^^^^ cortim precibus gloriofis &
deuota permafieatf & fccura perjijiat .
Per Cbriftum Dominum nofirum. Amen.

.Colonia exeudebat loanncs Durekius,

Anno 1596.
» . . ' ■ . • ' ■

' Becaufc this hiftory is.fomething memora-
ble, though indceti at the latter end there bee
fomc falfe dottrine touching the reall prcfence
' of Chrift in the ficramcnt, as being a thing
' compiled by the lefuiticall Rabbines of thii
city, as I do conied:ure : I haue thought good
to adde my naked trariflation of the lame, as
I haue done beforfe'of St. Bernards epiitle to
the Bi(bop of Spira, becaufe euery man that
will'reade this, cannot (I am fure) vnderdand
it in the Latin, Therefore* that he might not
be depriued of fo notable a matter as this is
I haue done myendv'uour to rranflate this hii-
hiftorie into Englifli, defiling thee, whatlb-
euer thou art, (gentle reader) to pardon me,
if I haue not fo exadtlv don;^ it as thou would-

•' ■ eft require at my handcs. For as I told thee

* in my epiftle to thy file, which I haue pre-
fixed before my booke, 1 neither pio'efTe my
%' ' felfe a fchollar, nor acknowledge my felfe

W^' worthy to be ranked amongit Icholars, but

ft*?' iemely wi(h to be accuu ilcd a friende and loucr

if*' of the Mufes.

(!'■'. ■

*?f- C 2 A Iliftory

vr< CRUDITIEf.

^^s ^vis done to great purpofe^

-.»>. vThriilcs glory and our religion

w ciUbli/hed rather by the tcfti-

.;: , or Wiicmen, then by the power

X- xonccrning their profefUon, albeit

. . V A^inc that by the name of Alagi doe

. . \M\xi wicked peribns, and thole that

J uc zn.tgicke artes : yet the opinion ot them

. ;;i^c i\^ prcuaile more with vs that thinke

•v \ were wile Aftrologers, who by the Ma-

. !v niacickc art (as Cyprian fpcaketh) knew

'. .IV N>uc and courfe of the Planets, and by

.vic.iinc rules of experience obferued the na-

liuc K>( the Elements, and the oHiccs of the

^uiiVK. Wherchence it came very conueni-

V i lily to pafle that the diuineWifedome, which
doih Iwcctly difpofe all things, drew them

V juu it cfpecially by the token of a ftarre^ as

^^vui^ uicn (kilfull in the arte of Allronomy :

vvhruHiiuo was added both theli^^ht of the di«

uiiii: ^1 ace, and alfo a demonftration of men

v»ut iii the holy Scriptures. For they were

<iWhu^led by the Scribes out of the Prophet

^fdi foras concerning the place where Chrift

the HI III 1)^ borne, and they receiued it as a

^^'•liiiiie tradition of their forefathers out of

**»i^ I'lfipliccy of Balaam^ that the fame llarre

*l*4l liitS'iific the birth of the Afc^^.

5; That they came out of Arabia FitHx (as
ih/tiii Martyr 9 Tertullian^ Cyprian^ and Efipba^
*4iu% huge written) it fecmeth very probable.
• Mall, hccaufc Arabia, in rcfped of lud^a, is

iituate

CoRYATs Crudities. 23

fitaate towards the Eaft, (according to the
teftimony of TacitusJ and alfo, beciiufe it
yeeldeth plenty of gold^ fraakencenfe, and
myrrbe. Finally'^ for that this opinion doth
agree with the Prophecie of EJay. All they
of Siiba (which is Arabia, as Hierom doth
witncfle vpon the place, and in the booke
of his Queftions vpon Genejis) ,lhall come,
and bring gold and frankencence. And with
that of the Prophet Dauid. The Kinges of
the Arabians and of Snba Qiall britig giits.
And agine^ vnto him ihall they giue oi the
gold of Arabia.

6. Morcouerthey prefented vntoChrift the
gifts of golde, frankencence, and inyrrhv:,
becaufe Arabia abounded in thefe things <*f*
pecially, and gloryed therein. Alio the Queene
of &aba^ whome authors do write to haue
bene of the ftocke and tamilie o\ thefe Magi^
beftowed the like giftes, namely golde and
fptces (vnto which ihce added pcecious Hones)
vpon King Solomon^ as being a figure ai)d type
of Chrifte. ^ Againe, th )ie gi»te<; which A-
brabam in the 37 of Genejis is laid to Iv.ue
gioen to the fonnes oF Cetbura, Epipuanius
writcth (according to the tradition of the
Hebrewes) to haue bene g;.rme:Ks, g^lde,
jUid myrrhe, Lafily, thi.y did it not lo iiiiicn
to follow the manner of their nation, and the
examples of the»r toref ithers, but aUb lb. ^
myfticall reafon fake For this that they be-
Ircue with their hearts, they proicft with their
giftes s they offer, frankencence to God, myrrne

C 4 . to

.rs Crudities.

o ^oid to a King. And they

. luCiae^ i'uch giftes, that when ihtry

., rney declare to the world that

. . .. c one time in three diftin(ft pcr-

..^ they honour the Kingly perfbn

jc, the humane with myrrhe, and

!C .vich frankencence.

wi CHrllles aicenfion they were more

Iru.^ed by St. Thomas the Apoftle in

:;i ot Chrift, and alfo baptized, yea

, * s more,) they were ordained Paftors

/^.^ctors, or Bilhops of the people a-

:^.i wi>omc they liuedj ?ind brought a

. .w" wompany of Gentiles to the worship of

^ -^ /.tiaii religion; and euen as a plentifull

.;cil doth follow the firft fruits; fo the

^ .i:h ot^ an inumerable multitude of people,

^ it were mod abundant come, followed

': K- ^^ilgi that were the firft fruites of the be-:-

IxvUviii of the Gentiles; and thus the pro-

J Ik\ io of Dauid is fulfilled, who after he had

p.v }>;ucicd. The Kings of the Arabians and

v»; ''aS.i thall bring giftcs, by and by bee ad-

liifh, Aiul all Kings fliall worfliip him, and

.ill n.itivMis (hall ferue him* Alfo, all nations

\^!uvh thim hnft made, (hall come and vvor-

i!np Ivforo thcc, O Lord, and fhall gjorifie

S. AftvM thu in their old age they had dc-
(v\iiv\l luit i.f this life, their bodies being
b.iMjfhi lirll to C\M\llantinople by the meanes
i'T (!u- iMupivHo Helena^ then to Milan by
i'\hrynis, lijilun) uf that Citie j ^tlaftin the

yearc

CoRYATs Crudities* 25

ycare after the incarnation of Chrifl 11644 be*
ing tranflated therhence to this city in the
time of Reinoldsf Archbi{hop thereof,, to-
gether with the bodies of the holy Martyr,
St. Felix and Naion they were repofedin
this place. But ^o the end that the Martyrs
might by an euen number be accompani-
ed with the three Magi, and that a triple
corde of Saintes might bee double- twilled
together, it hapned euen by the prouidence
of the Almighty, that by the meanes of Bru^
no, Archbifliop of this City, a third Martyr
(hould bee added to the former two, to wit,
Gregory, a Prieft of Spoletum, that fufFe-
red martyrdome vnder the perfecution of Z)/-
oclejian and Maximinian. Since which time
Colen begat) to be no lefTe famous for the re-
liques of thefe three Kings and of other Saints,
than lerufalem was for Stephen, Rome for
Peter and Paul, or Spaine for lames ^ or France
for Mar tine and Hilar ie.

9. Let vs acknowledge in the Magi, that
were the worfhippers of Chrift, the firlt fruits
of our calling and faith, and let vs adore
faim being omnipotent in the heauens, whom
they worSiipped beiiig an infant in his cra-
dle. They found him wrapped with little
bafe clowtes, they faw him lying in a hard
manger, or lulled in the lappe ot his poore
mother; yet thofe Barbarians, that were as
. jret vfterly ignorant of true piety and faith,
being nothing offended with thefc things, fell
4ownQ aod worihipped himt Lee vs then,

that

«6-- CoR-Y.ATs Crudities.

that afe , oifi^ens of ,^he Kingdome. of Hea-
uei|# injitate thefc. Bar^)arians at xhe I«kft ; &
whereas we. haqg Jcnpwne the maieftje^ of
Chrift:, his power, admirable .a<Ses, and the
myftwes of Chriftian faith, let ys confirme
our faith hy their example. Therefore fee-
ing that in the Catholike Church, which is
the trpc Bethleem or the^houfe of bread, the
fenae ,ho4y of Chrift being wrapped with out-
ward fignes as it were with fwathing bandes,
is placed, confecr^ted,. ofFeredj taken, or any '
other way reprefented vnto vs : let vs be
ftirred vp in minde^ and tremble, and bring
with vs both piety of minde, and reuerence
of body, as it befeemeth thofe that partici-
pate fo great myfteries. L^t neither the waues
of our thoughts, nor the deceitfull iudgement
of our fenfes a iote trouble vs, neither let the^
talcs of Heretikes any thing moue vs. But
let the word of God aflure vs in this point.
Since then he himfelfe hath faid, This is my
Body; let vs be touched with no manner of
doubt,, but beleeue and percciue the fame with
the eies of our vnderftanding, and vpon our
bended knees deuoutly woi'ftiip it.

Tbe Prayer of the Church.

Tibe Verfe. The Kings of Tarfis, and
of the lies Ihall bring prefents.

^be Anf. 1 he Kings of the Arabians
and of Sab^ fhall bring gifts.

There

CoRYATs Crudities* 27

There. hapned a thing vnta me prcfently af-
ter I had writteri'out thefe memorable matters
of the three Kings, and the three Martyrs,
that yeelded vnto me a kind of recompence
fofr my long labour of writing. For qoeof
the Canons of the Church that ftoode neare ^
vnto ine when I had altnoft ended my writing,
fuppofing that I was a ftranger, and obiibruing
that I loued antiquities, inuited me with\a
kinde of courteous and ciuill importunify.So
his houfe» though* we neuer faw each other be-
fore, and entertained me with much varic^ -9
of good cheare*. '

Thus much concerning the Monument
of the three Kings*

IN one little Chappell of the fame Church,
this is written ouer the Tooibe-ftcne of
one of their Suffragans.

Laurentius Fabricius Vrdingenfis. S. T. D. Epifcopus
Cyren. Suffraganeus Colonienfis^ obijt xxii. Imij anno
CIj. Ij. C. R. L P.

Neere vnto this there is a very faire monu-
ment of Alabafter, eredled to the honor of one
of their Archbifliops, where I rcade this brief
Epitaphs

Walramus Dux luliacenfis^ Archifpijvopus

Colonienjis.

In

28 CoRYATS. CltUBlTIES,

■ - «.

In aTM)ther litttle Chappell are two ancient
monuments of two Bifhops mpre» whereof
the one is of Fredericus Comes de Soruerden Ar^
ebUptfcQpus Calonienfisf and St. Reinoldus Ar^
cbiepifcopus Colonienfisf qui 3 Reges a Mediohno
Colonsam attulit.

In the one fide of the Church without the
Quire lyeth the bodie of the Earle Arnfpur^
genfis^ who beflowed his Earledome vpon the
Archbiflioprick of Colen.

Vpon one of the yron gates that belongeth
to the Chappell where the Archbifhop ReinoU
dus lyeth, tnere is a table hanged vp with a
little yron chaine, wherein this religious and
holy ildffe forfooth is written, which I haue
thought good to fet downe in this place for a
notable example of the grofTe fuperftition and
vanity of the Papifts in this citie of Colen.

De 4ndulgentijs promerendis in celebratione
nu/fa^ qua decantatur quotidii in capelld Beata
Maria Firgtnis, Metr^olitana Ecclejia Coloni--
enfi concejis. Anno Domini. J 454.

Sir^ Archupijcopo TAeodorico.
Omnibus & Jingulis Cbrifti Jidelibus^ contritis
& confejfis^ qui huius mijfa celebrationi & decan^
tationiprafentesjucrintt & Jtexis poplitibus deuofi
Pater nojier cum Aue Marid tribus vicibus lege-
rint, de omn^tentis Dei mifericordid (S Beatorum
Petri C^ PauU Apofiolorum eius mentis et autbo--
ritate conjifi^ quaaraginta dierum indulgentias d^
imunSis gs pcenitentiis mi/ertcordithr in Domino
re/axamus.

Oratio

CoRYATs Crudities. 29

pratio de beat a Marti Virgine contra peftem.

Ohfecro te ckmentiljime Deus, qui vita ac morr

tis ordinariam babes potejiatem^ per intercejjionem

genitricis t^trginis Maria y pejitlentia plagam m^

ferattu a nobis auerte : vt m tud viuentes pietate^

fonte uita perennis^ corde^ voce^ at que omni ope^

ratione laudemus per Cbridum Dominum noHrunu

Amen.

I obferued a faire monument eredted ouer
an yron dore at the entrance of the eaft end of
the quire, very richly gilted with many curi^
ous borders. And in the middle of the fame
I read tHis enfuing Epitaph written in golden
letters.
Sluts Jit farcophago quarts JpeSlator in tfto ?

Hac plebetvs humo non requiefcit homo.
Hie Archipraful Princepfque eleSior Adolpbus^

Schawenburgiacum Jiemma decufque cuboid
Jmperij vigor & clarij/ima gloria Jacri^

Agrippinenjis mitra verenda Joli :
Religionis amans & propugnator auita^

Delicia populi^ nobilitatis amor.
Jn t err am dignus nunquamfuit ilk reuerti^

Si non vndifatus qui/que recedat homo.
^errafuam refouet t err am ceu fedula mater^
Ad ccelefiem anima eft dia reuerfa pat rem.
Tantt/per dum reddatur tiblfpiritu^ ipfe^

Corpus humo natum trifle recumbis humo. ;
Cbriftus enim corpus terra reuocabit ab aluot
Spiritui & reddet cui Juit ante datum.
- In JP(r coeleftis recubds hie diuite vita
O pater, oplacidd pace pot ire pater.
Pace potire Pater toto memorabitis am,
Virtutum Jpecimen pace potire pater.

After-

30 CORYATS CrUDITIBS.

Afterward I entred into the Quire it fclfe :
Whtre 1 obfcrued three faire monuments of
their Archbifliops, whereof the firft is of the
fore laid AdJpiuSy whofe Epitaph I haue al«
ready wi ittm. He is buried on the left fide
of the quire. His fepulchre is a very fump*
tuous peece of Worke. For there his ftatue
is made at lengdi in alabafter, being reprefen-
ted leaning vpon one of his armes together
with his epifcopall roabes. All that part of
the monument both aboue and beneath the ila-
tue> is richly decked with faire workes and
borders, images and pillars which confift part^
)y of alabafter, and partly of touchflone. A-
bout the foote of the monument this epitaph
is written.

Reuerendiffifm Domino D. Adolpho Arcbiepo.

ac Principi EledJori Coloniensu S. Rom. Impii

per Italiam Arcbkancellario^ legatoque

nato, Wejlpbalut& Angaria Duct J &c.ex

illuftrifamilid Comitum a Scbawen-

burg oriundof eleBo die xxiiij.

lanuarij Anno M. D. Xhii. quipii & pru*

denth Arcbiepijcopatui prafuit annis

ix menfes ii. dies xxv. tandemque

vltimum diem in Domino clati/it. anno

M. D. Ivi. die xx. Septembris.

Right oppofite vnto this monument is the
fccondy being eredted on the right hand. This
alfo is a very fumptuous peecc of workeman-
fliip. For it is aduanced to a goodly heigth
and garn< filed with his image contriued at

length

.1

I

4*

•i _

Cory ATS Crudities. 31

length in alabafter in his magnificall roabes-
' ikewife the workcs, pillars, and images be-
ing compofed all of alaba(ler, arc correfpon-
dent to thofe of the oppofite monument as
much as may be.

The epitaph is this.

Reuerendiffimo Dno D. Antonio eleSo ac con-
firmato Principi Eleiiori Colonienfi^ . S. S. Imperii
Per Italiam Arcbcancellario^ Le^atoque nato^
fVeftphalia ^Angaria Duciy eoc illuftri fawu-
lid Comitum d Scbawenburg oriundoj eleilo '
Anno M D. hi. die xxvi. OSlobriSy qui fratri fittcedem^
in Domino obdormiuiU An. m.d. hiii die xviii lumi^ aiqm
preuentus morte^ fratri iuSftm monumentum
erigere non ptuit vti ceeperat. Reuerendiffimus
Dominus D. Gebhardus elelius Arcbiepijccpus Princeps
MleSlor Cobnienjis Dominis £s? affinibusfuis
cbarijjimis pietatis ergipofuit. An. 1561.

The third is of one of their Princes called
Gulielmus deGenepe. An ancient thing, his image
being made in Alabafter vpon the tombe. But
no Epitaph fauing a few words in profe writ^
ten about the foiire corners of the monument,

Hauing now ended my difeourfe of the no-
table monuments of the Cathedrall Church, I
will fpeake next of the BiOiopricke, before I
proceed any further, as being an adiundt to the
Church. The firft Apoftle of the Vbians was
S.MaternuSj as I haue before written, v/ho
was the firft Bifhopofthis Citie of Colen.
But who was their firft Archbifhop I cannot
find. It appeareth that it was a very ancient
Archbifhopricke, becaufe Euphrates that was

depoied

v'y;trAT» CsuqiTixs.
.^oicu ioi Ills ArriaaUhiesttheCouncell hol-
s .1 At Culen in the yeare 348. (as I haue be-
.'.c wiictcii) was in thofc daies Ailed with the
uiic ot an ArchblQiop. Yet Murifter writeth
'.kUC the Arcbbifhopricke began a long time
i;tci, about the Yeare 755. in the time of
L'hdilcs the Great ; being tranilated hither
tiuui the City of Vtricht, which was about
that time grieuoufly wafted by the Danes
and Normanes. The titles of the Archbifhop
do appeare by thofe Epitaphes that I haue be-
lure written. Therefore it is fuperfluous to
make any more mention of them. Onely I will
add a briefe,i0t« <^^s title of the Dutchie of
Weftphal^'nd Ang^iaria. This titleisof good
untiquityf f on^'L^'^V^iiliop ^^^ liued in the
lime of ih^_Emy^9fa\^ Frediricke Barbarofa, by
certainemeiit<fS4jt^ij)^t(} theDutchieof Wefl-
phalia about"]7mK-^o yeares fincc, which dig-
nity the Elector Prince hath euer fince enioy-
ed to this day. Of the three fpirituall Elec-
tor Princes, this Archbishop is the middle, be-
ing next to the Moguntine, and before the
Trcuiriaa. His diocelTe did in former times
extend it felfe very farre. For fiue other great
Bilhopricks were liibjctf^ to his iurifdidion,
namely that of Munfter in Weftphalia.Vtricht,
and of Liege in the Netherlands, of Minda
and Ofnaburg In Saxonie. The pi:efcnt Arch-
bi/hop doth moft commonly make his refi-
tleiicc at a Palace he hath in the country, and
very feldomein the Citie. His religion together
with that of Colen and all the other towncs

Cory ATS Crudftibs. 33

in his territory, is Romifh. Yet I hauc read
of two worthy Archbifliops of this fea that
were fo much addidled to the reformed reli-
gion, that they meant to haue rooted Popery
out of their dominions, and in deed thereof
to haue planted the true religion of Chrift.
But their religious and godly endeuors did not
take efifed. The firft of thefe w;fs Herman •
nus Comes a Weda, who hauing fent for Pki^
Up Melanthon and Martin Bucer in the yea re
1543 to employ their miniftery in reforming
the Churches of his Eleftoratc, was ftiortly
ifter depofed, and dirpoffefled of his Arch-
bifliopricke both by the Pope and the Empe-
four, the forcfaid Adolpbusy whofc Epitaph I
haue before written, being fubflituted in his
roome. The fecond yfz% Gebhardus TrucceJ/i^
US9 vnto whom the like difaflrer hapned, to
the hindering of his godly defigncment, as to
the firft. Here will 1 obiter giue a little glance
at a matter which is a kind of appendix vnto
this difcourfe of the Bifhopricke of Colen*
After I had fomething furuayed that long traft
. betwixt the Cities of Bafil and Colen, where-
of fbme part I had trauelled by land, and had
' othcrwife palled by another part vpon the
«Rhene; and withall had obferued fo many
-goodly Cities endowed with Bifhopricks on
that left fide of the riuer, no lefle then fixe,
-namely Bafil, (for that was once a Bifhopricke
:-, though it be not now) Strafbourg, Spira,
it ^Wormes, Mentz, and Colen; and could not
.^ -heare of any on the aduerfe fide of the R^hene:
.. . Vol. III. D by

54 Cor VAT ti Crvditibs*

by and by I tentered into a icrious confid^r&ti*
on how it came to paffe that there were plant*
ed fo many Bifhopricks on one fide of the ri<^
Her, and nor>e at all on the other. But at laft
I fearched out the caufe, which *a« this. For
that the Cities on the left fide being fubie£t firft
to the Romans, and afterward to the French-
men, were*by them fooner conuerted to Chrif*
tianity, then the Germane Cities on the right
fide. For Gallia being conuerted by S. Dems
(as I haue before written) one of the difciples
of 5. PauU gaue occafion of the fpeedier con*-
uerfion of thefe Cities alfo, in regard they
werefubiedt to the kingdome of France afteSr
the time of the Romanes.

After this I vifited three other Churches,
which next to the Cathedrall are accounted
both the famoufen: and ancienteA: of all Colen.
Thefe are S. Vrfulaes^ the Macchabee^, and jS;
Gereans. But firft I went to S. Vrjulaes^ be^
caufe (he was my Countrywoman. For fhcc
was a Brittane borne, the name of England be-
ing vnknownc in her time. Here I will tak^
occafion to relate feme ihort hiftory of her, by
way of an introduction to my difcourfe of the
monuments of the Church. There was in
Brittaine a moft Chriftian King called Dionet^
who was the father of this Lady Frftddy the
fame of whofe vertues extended it felfc fo farre
that a certaine King, (his name I cannot men-
tion) hearing of the fame, refolued to marry
her to his onely fonne, who fent Ambaffadors
to her father with ftridt commandement that

they

tfiejr (hould not returne without her. But the
king was much afHifled to confider that his
daughter heing brought vp in the faith of
Cbtiikt fiiould be married to an Infidell. And
therefore was vnwilling to giue his confent to
tlie mafriage. Howbeit by a certaine reuela^
tion from God, he was required to grant thd
king his requeft, but with this condition, that
his fonnt ibould be baptized, and that hci
ibould giue vnto his daughter eleuen thoufand
Virgins, to the end that fhee might conuert
them to the Chriftian religion i which being
granted, and_j(hee hauing conuerted them all
to the faiths a little after failed into Frances
with a profperous wind, and from thence to
Colen, where fhee with her hufband and all
her company of Virgins fuffred martyrdome.
for the faith of Chrift, in the yeare 238. being
all put to the mercileiTe dint of the fword, by
certaine Barbarians, and heathenilh Moores
that did at that time inhabite this Citie of Co*
Icn. The l)ones of them being afterward ga-
thered together were brought vnto this place^
and laid in this Church which is dedicated to
S. f^ii/u/a the principall Captaine of the whole
company. Since which time they haUe beent
very religioufly kept in the fame place. Ma-
ay years after which, this Lady Vrfula With
ihc reft of the eleuen thouland Virgins was
canonized by the Church of Rome fof a Saint,
Che fixe and tv^^ntieth day of October being
confecrated to their memory, as it appeareth
by our ordinary Calendars printed amongft vs.

D z Hauing

36 CoRYATs Crudities.

Hauing now made fbme hiftorical narration oF
this Lady Vrfula^ I will defcend to the relati-
on of fome particular matters that I obferued
in this Church wherof I now fpeake, dedicated
Vfito her. Here I fiw a great many monu-
ments. For here I cold fiue and thirtie great
ftony fcpulchres of great height, breadth, and
length Amongft the reft I law the tombeof
S. Vrfula hcrlclte with her image crefted at one
end of it, and it is inclofcd round about with
a grate of yron which uone of the reft haue*
Alfo this together with all the reft hath a can-
dledicke intixed into it; and the pictures of
tir^wy Quecnes with crownes vpon their heads
arc rcprelented vpon the fides of the monu-
nicnts. Belike they were flaine here by the
Moorcs at the fame time that «S. Vrfula was.
The flcull of 5. Vrfula with two more is pla-
ced in ihequire, at the top of the high alter*
l)cing put in a cafe or coueringof gold, but
they are ncucr iTiewed but vpon fpeciall daies»
Saint Vrfulaes head is placed in the middeftof
the three : all which hauecertaine yron lattei-
fc« nv.idc l)eforc them. The bones of thefe
virginiill Martyrs are kept in feuerall places,
partly in the Church of the M:xchabces, and
puiiy in the Cluuch of S. Vrfula. But here
is the greatell part of them, being diftribu-
ted into diners places of the Church. For as
foone as I entrt^d it, I obferued them firft in
that part of the church which is without tl>c
body, where on three fides of the fame part
of the Church, their boiies lie in great heaps

togethef

CoRYAT3 Crudities. 37

together. Vnder them are placed their flculs, all
which arq couered ouer with a fleight kind of
couering. But in the bodie of the Church I ob-
ieraed a farre greater multitude of thefe morti-
fying obiedts. There alfo they arediuided into
three parts that inclofe the bodie. And their
ikuls with the like couering are laid vnder
them. Likewife many images of them are
creded in diuers places. At one end of the
Church there is a certaine frame made in the
forme of a cupboord that containcth their fkuls
onely^ that are couered with couerings like
to the reft before mentioned, which I faw
through a frame of glafle that is placed before
them. Againe, all the vpper parte qf the quire
round about are filled vp with their bones, the
ikuls being placed vnder them, whereof raofl:
haue blacke tafFata cafes that are diftinguifhcd
with little fpangels, which yeeld a (hew like
twinkling ftarrcs in the firmament. /At the
weft end of the Church 1 faw a certaine fecrct
roome with an yron dore and (Irong barres to
it, wherein are kept many religious and anci-*^
cnt reliques, which are Ihewed but vpon fome
fpeciall fcftiuall dayes. Trudy tl)efe Coloni*
ans are no more to be condenmed for attribu-
ting- that adoration and worfliip vnto thefe
dumbe bones and rotten fkulles, which is pro-
perly and only due to the inuilihle God crea-
tor of heaucn and earth, who will be ferued
in fpirit and truth, and not with fuch blinde
deuoiions that are fei(bned with the leuen of
fnperftition : no more I fay, aicthcy to be con-

D 3 demncd

^9 CORTATS CKUOtTlSf.

demned for thefe things* then for their fuper-*'
ftitious prayers which I baue obferued writ-^
ten in feme of their Churches« Efpecially in
this Church of S/. Vrfula^ whereof four X
wrote out, and brought them home with m^e
into England, which I haue here thought good
to communicate to the reader, as well as the
reft. Hoping that they will be fo farre from
corrupting any good chriftian that (hall reade
them, that they will rather the more confirme
him in the true religion of Chrift, by obferu-
ing the groflc vanities of the Papifts. The
firft was this, which I faw written in a cer^
ttine table hanged vpon one of the pillars*

De Beatiffimd virgine Mar id.
U^c efi prachrum vas paracfeti Spiritus fanBli^
hac eji gloriofa cvoitas Dei. Hac eft mulier vir^
tut is 9 qua^contriuit caput Serpent is. Hac ejt
pit jpeciofior^ luna pulchrior^ aurord rutilantior ,
Jitlfis praclarior. Hone peccatores devot} adea^
mus% rea peStore^tundamus^ dicentes. SanSfa
Maria 9 SanSta Maria ^ clemenspia Dominanoftra^
fac ms tuisprecibus confortes ccelejlis gloria. Ver-^
JUs. In omni tribulatione Gs? anguftia noftrdfuc^
curre nobis beatijfima Firgo Maria^

Oremus.
Pamulorum tuorum quafumus Domine deJiElis

note
ueai

tercejjionefaluemur : Per eundem Chrijlum Domi^

nwn nojirum* Arn^n*

^^ /

* Tbii !• t mod impiops and blafphemous fpeech. For it wss^
put tkt Virgin Mary that brufed the head of the Serpent, but
PffIX I^Ais vArift ^he Ton of Qpd,

Here

CORYATS CrITDITIE^. Jjf

Here foIIow:eth a fecond prayer to the

Virgin Mary.

O Domina mea SanSta Marta^ me in tuam be^

nediSiam Jidem^ ac ftn^ularem cuftodiam^ & in

Jinum mifericordia ttue bodie ^ quotidi^^ & in

bora exitus mei^ G? animam & corpus meum tibi

commendo: omnem Jjbem me am Gf conjblationem

tneam^ omnes anguHtas & mijerias meaSy vitam

^Jinem vita mea tibi commit to. Et per tuam

fanSi^mam intercejjionem & perpetua merita^

omnia mea dirigantur Gf dij^onantur opera Jhcwi^

dum tuam tuiquejilij voluntatem. Amen.

In another fide of the Church I read lhi$
prayer,, printed in a prety little table hanged
vp at one of their candleftick^ together with
Qtber tables written in Dutch.

Qratio fludiqfi ad &an6iam Vrfiiiam.

Ego me & parentes & confanguineos meos^
omnejque mihi ben} fauentesj^ tua tntercejjioni o
SanSla Vrjula commendo. Et rogo per virgini^
tatem tuam vt nobis fortitudinem in reJiftenJis
damonum injidijs^ conjfantiam in aduerjitatiiusy
Prudentiam in aSiionibus nojirisy conjilium in rebus
dubijs^ mibi Jalicem progrejjum injiudijs meis a
Domino nojlro lefu Cbrijio impretrart digneris ;
tudque fanStiJimd interceffione nos deliSiorum ca-
tend conJiri&QS foluere^ ac Jalutaria corpori op
'animo per nobilijjlmum Janguinem tuum^ quern pro
Chrifti amore eff'undere non perborruijiiy qucejo
expoftulare non intermittas: & adolejcenti qui in
honor em tutpn banc oratiunculam compofuity mi-
bique ifi omnibus aduerjltatibus Jiiccerrere digne-

D 4 ris.

40 CORYATS C R U D I T 1 E «•

ris. Amen. Vnder the pt^aycr this is written
with a pen. 1607. 17. Menfis jiprilis.

^' Next I went to the Church of the Mac-
cabees, in which they report the Bones of
that holy mother of the Maccabees, and her
feuen fonnes doe lye, that were with fuch moft
horrible and exquifite tortures purlilhed by
King AntiochuSi before the Incarnation of
Chrift, as it appeareth at large in the feuenth
chapter of the fecond booke of the Macca-
bees, where it is mentioned that the feuen
fonnes together with their Mother had their
tongues and the vtmoft parts of their bodies
cut off by the commandemcnt of King An^
tiochuSf tncir fkinne pvlled ouer their heads
with their hair; and laftly were fryed in
a frying pan, only becaufe they would
cate no fwines flefti, Certainely this Monu-
ment is very memorable, and worthy to be
feene by a curious traueller, if a man were

1 fure that thefe were the true bones of them.
For truly for my owne part I will confelTe,
I louc to fee thefe kind of things as much as
any man lining, efpecially when I am per-
fwadcd that there is no delufion. But indeed
there is fo great vncertainty in thefe Papifti-
call reliques, that a man cannot certainly tell
which are true, and which are falfe. Over
the dore as I entred the Court that leadeth to
the Church, I obferucd the Image of the moth-
er and her feuen fonnes boylcd in a cauldron,
with the flames of fire vnder it, and beneath
(he Image this infcription is written.

Sahmona

CoRYATS Crudities. 4^

Salamorta vocor coSa fartagine^
Cum liberis litar ignis afpergine^
. ^gens mcsjlijjimum Deipar^e typum.

Vnder another image alfo in the fame front,
this is written.

Vnda Rheni rofeafit fanguinis wadort^
Corpora Virgima btc enfis Jlant in ore^
Dat Praful Reinoldus Maccabeis fedem.

Againe» ouer the dore at the entrance of the
Church it felfe, I read thefe two verles writ-
ten in golden letters vpon a ground of azurcl

Area Virgineo friits hie tmbuU cruore^
Nunc Macabeorum corpora facta tegit.

In the quire of the Church is the Monu-
ment of the mother and her feuen fonnes be-
hind the high Altar, whofe bones and fkulles
(they fay) are kept in the fame. The monu-
ment is made of wainfcot, at the top where-,
of the image of King Antiochusy is credled
with Solomona and her feuen fonnes ; but one
of the images of the feuen is broken. Vpon
one iide of the monument I read this infcrip-
tion in golden letters, Diua Solomona cum kp^
tern Jilts jilijs Maccabeis in hac uircd continetur.
In another fide this. Antiochus Rex Jeptem
fratres Maccabet/s & matrem eorum tnartyrio in'-
teremit. Round about the Q^ire of the Church
thefe fentences are written in golden letters^
In otie place this. O qudm fragrant ia htc re^
ddent Martyrum opobaljama. Next this. O qndm
! ' furpurei tnc Jpirant Virgtnum jlores. In another
' place this. HiC eerie funt candidis Lilla rofis

77ijjta.

— -*

nUr riih. Et prata Jpiri'

It xnother place this.

►.•=^'0 us receffu. L aft this.

.'feu: :je.\f}ris ignis exaduet

. - -t^uL ::i:ie body of the Church

. •••

^.. #'7«cr 'i^ihat hoc Paracktus idem.
., ., - Mn::ir reuerentia cuUu

. ^.^- ..t.aa b</ec facta Tonanii^

.J . uc'j un-^uine tinSla facro.

. .f .. **. ..• ./ c «»v %prum(iue triumphosj

. i^t^nu 9uukra traphaa choro.
..* ..w><';iw^ viiJrix eft Vrfula virgo^
.....upturn iHiIma decora Ducum.

In another place this.

•*^.t^ piuiiiqmes^ optataque Tempey
i* . .w/tfMiMi herbojo hoc procubuere folo.
>s '^nu\ pelago dominantur et aur^^
viikSHMn nortmt conciliate Deutn.
' ..•# ^ ..'f/ I alts toto tbefaurus in orbe^
AH^wAi^M> Craji diuitiafque Myda.

u uiother part of the Church vnder the
.;lf.icall Pidlures of St. Vrfula^ and other
V u i;iiici that were Martyred with her, this is
v^.iUca. Vrfulanarum virginum Jiragem hie
'..' .£ Jinceri o viator venerator. In another
j'luv this. Sacrum earundem fanguinem hoc
Mii^Julviue quondam'^ injufum facello reuer enter
.'i'itUo. Jn another place this. Injigne hoc

* Hy ihiu I leather that the holy Virgins were £ain in thu
«vi y |*li4ii> wiicrc the Church now ilande:h.

Pugilum

CoRYATS ©RtTDITIBS. 43

Pugilum Cbrijli polyandrium puro corde exqfcu^
iantor. Alfo I obierued an exceeding multi-i^
tude of the Virgins bones, laid within cer*
taine yron lattifes round about the Quire, and
the body of the Church; and vnder them are
eredted their images reprefeated a little be-
neath their breaft, and fairely gilt.

Laftly, I vifited tfre temple of Saint Gereon^
a holy man that was martyred in this City, in
the tenth perfecution of the primitue Church
vnder the Emperour Dioclesian. Ouer the dorc
whereof at the firft entrance this is written in
golden letters.

"Templum San&orum.

Gerereonis fociorumque eius ccc^ xviii.
Thebeorum Martyrum &^ Gregorii^ Jih
ctorunfque eius ccc. Ix. Mcmrorum Mar-
tyrt^m.

in this Temple I (aw many Tombes of The-
bean Martyrs that were martyred with Saint
Gereon, and of the Moores that fuftered mar*
tyrdome with Saint Gregorie. Thefe tombes
arc in the body of the Church: fcuen in a
Torobc, eight, ten in a Tombe, &c. with the
pidures of them in the out outfide, whofe bo-
flies are ijiclofed in the infide. Alfo there is
one very great ftony Tombe in a lowe vault
Of crypta, vnder the entrance of the Quire,
imd at the entry of the fame v*iuk there is an
yron grate. In this tombe lycth the body of

sJaiot

44 CoRYATs Crudities.

Saint GereoTif and many more of the Thebean \
Martyrs. In the fame Vault there is a taper
alwaies burning. Alfo round about the quire
the whole hiftory of his martyrdome and his
affociats is written in Latine in ancient doth
of Arras. And towards the end of the Quire
the bones and fkulles of the fame Martyrs are
inclofed within a frame of glafle on both fides
of the Quire, their fkulles being couercd with
pretty filken calbs as thofe of the Virgins in
the Church of Saint Vrfula and the Macca-
bees. In the middeft of each of thefe bones
is the head of a blacke Moore placed, made
as farre as his breaft, whereof the one repre-
fenteth Saint Gregorie; whoni the other, I
know not.

The hiflories of facred and religious mat-
ters being ended, I will now defcend to ci-
uill and fecular matters : and will make men^
lion of their Pratorium^ or Senate houfe, which
they commonly call the Ratbaufz. Certainly
the outward workmanihip of it is a thing of
fuch gorgeous magnificence and admirable ftate
that I preferre it both for the front, and for
inoft of the outward worke, before any Se-
nate houfe that euer I faw either in my owne
country, or abroad : only the Pratorium of Pa-
dua excepted, which is commonly eileemed
the faireft ot Chriftendome. This of Colen
is of a moft lofty heigth, which maketh it
fcen a fiarre oflT, wholy compofcd of very c-
Icgant ftone» %nd moil ejccellently beautified
with great Acre of faire images i alfo the cu-
rious

f -

CokyAT* CRUDrtiEs. 45

rious workes in ftone, the pinnacles, and o*^
thcr exquifiite deuices together with the deli-
cate white toppe, doe yeeld a moft pompous
fliewc. Hard by this goodly building which
fcemeth to be of fome antiquitie, is lately c-
reined another portly edifice as part of the
Senate houfe, which doth maruailoufly adorne
ir. For befides other ornaments it hath a faire
galery, and a fine walke beneath. The edge
whereof is beautified with rich marble pillars,
whofe bafes are cKa&\y wrought with many
artjficiall borders. Alfo to adde the more grace
to the worke the pilltrs of the top are at both
endes gilted. Moreouer there is another thing
which doth exceedingly garni(h this beautiful
ftrudlure. For whereas there are three feue-
rali fronts belonging to this building, each of
them is decked with memorable hiftories touch-
ing theantiquities of this renowned city, which
indeed doe worthily illuftrate the place. In
the fairefl: front of all, thefc two hi/lories,
Firft this.

M Viffanio L. F. Agripp^^ qui Oilauii Imp. Au^.
gener etus in Pontif. ac Trib. pot^ imperioque Cclle^a
faiius &f fuccejfor ab to deleSlus^ Senatum populumque
Vbiorum tramfl. Khenum in banc citeriorem tipam^
traduxit^ vrbemque banc aujpicato opportunijjimnque
i primis fundamentis loco condidit ; mcenibufque
firmijftmis cinxit^ atque varijs publids dperibus it
illuftribus monumentis ornavit. Cof. S.P.^ Agrifinenjis
' pojt Pot facula fundatori fuo grati.

Next this.

■ But betwixt thcfetwo infcriptlons there is a

golden

46 Cor VATS Crvpitic3«

golden Lyon earned in ftone, together with a
certaine valiant Champion^ who clapping his
cloalce about his arnnte, did very couragioufly
thruft his hand into his mouth and flue the
Lyon.

Therefore, before I write the next infcripti-
on I will here adde a paffing memorable hifto-
ry, which I haue both heard in the Citie, and
read in Munjier^ touching the man that flue
the Lyon; which indeed is as worthy the read-
ing as any thing I haue written in my whole
boolce. It hapiicd about the yeare of our Lord
1260. that there was great diflention betwixt
the Archbiftiop of Colen and the City: at what
time it chanced alfo that two of the Canons
of the Cathedrall Church that fauored the Bi**
ihops fa<aion, had a certaine Lyons whelpe,
which they fed and brought vp for the honour
of the Bifliop. Now whereas the faid Canons
bare a great fpight and malice to the Conful
of the City^ whofe name vf^s Uermannus Gryn^
they inuited him one day very kindly to din-
jaer vndcr colour of friendfliip, and when he
came to their houfe, (hewed him this young
Lyon, whom they kept hungry without meatc
ibme two or three daies before, and fo forced
him vnawares and fearing no fuch matter, to
approach neerer to the Lyons denne then it
Was fitte for him. Prefently after this the
Canons conucighed themlelues out of the
toom^^ and hauing fliut the dore waited with-
out, ilill expecting when the Lyon would de-
uoure the man. But the Conful being a man

of

48 CoRVATs Crudities*

. ne in Galliam tranjirent. ipfe bete
vtramque Rheni ripam Agtippinenfem qutppe Francis
Coniun^endo muniens impojito quafi flumini in [camque
bojies iugo conjlruxerit S. P. ^ Agrippinenjis.

In another front that looketh towardes the Eaft
thefe two hiftories arc written.

Firft this

C. lulio Ccef.
^uadVMorumPrincipesySenatum^ciuitatemqueeorumTran'-
Jrbenanam Amplamatque florentemfinitima Sueorumgente
longe maxima Germanprumque omnium Mlicq/tffima iniU'-
riis belbi etobjidioneprejfamin amicitiamfidemqueS.P.^R.
receperiti, et exercitu Romano p geminatos pontes Subli"
cios a fe perquam celeriier confe^ios^ ex Treuiris
tram Rhenum in Vbios Cn. Pompeio ei M. Crajfo
Cos. traduSlos liber arit^ Senatus populufque Vbiorum^

Next this.

C. OHautj Ccef. Imp. P. P. Augujii
AElerno^ memoria\
Ob PrincipeSy Senatum^ populumque Vbiorum eius aufpiciis
• ex vctere tranfrbenand fede in banc citeriorem
Rheni ripam per M. Agrippam generum^
orbe terra marique pacato^
failiciter tradutios
Senatus Populufque
Ubiorum.

In the weftcrne front thefe two hiftories are written.

Firft this.

Imp. Ccefari F, L. luftiniano P. F. Au^.

Gratict

CoRTaTS CRtffilTlES. 49

Gratis teftandje apud Federates ^jariiiha /tgrtppmiB^

fes preclaris Glim iuris Iialici prcpier perpeivam in

Rom, Imperium fidem ktnefdjs d^naios^ idcis

Jvrtifftmus reUgirJijfimuJque Iwtp. Vni^

uerfo etiam legum arpi^e ad ampao^

rem iujutidt reique publico icti-

us orbis refcrmandjr cuUum

a ft renouatOy conjignarit.

S. P. ^ ^gripp.

Next thisi

Imp. Ci^f. Afaximiliano Aufirio Ferd, /. PMUppi if.
Maximiliani.

Pronep. Frid. Abnep, Angufti Caroli v. Imp, Genero
Cum Otto primus Cognomento Magma Imp, Germanic in^
Jigniores Ciuitates Ac ColcmenfoM imprimis Ubtras fecif"
fet^ & qui eum ffquuti funt antiquis confenumdis^ n^uis
infupcr priuildgiis earn ornarini auxerintue, Tu verb pc*
tentijjime Imp, omnium anteriorum Cjtfarea authcnta-
tepleHiJJime ea confirmaucris^ pacem pui/hcamque qwMciTi
putrid! pater iUfuiUimc rerumfiata paraueris^ ea prcpifr
grata mentis initinbium numini maieiatiquf tuor luius
ftirps longa antiquaque Impp, ferie confurgit^ et tnzdila
virtus foia pictate juperata efi , S. P. ^ /fgripp. banc ta-
bulam dere publico deuctus ccUocari tujji:. CIj. Ij. Lxxsi,

Vnder thefe hiftories round about the three
fronts, the heades of the iwclj- firil Kom^jx
Emperours to Do:jtian, arc carued with th ir
titles round about them written in gold. The
lower part of this Pratonum if adorned with
feuen very beautifull arches, whereof fiue are
made in one rowe, and two at the fides. At the
toppe of the fronts euen in tlie middle of ths

Vol. hi. E lime.

gOt CORTATS CrVDITISS.

famct the image of jufticc is aduanced in
milke-white (lone, with a fword in one hand,
and a p^iyre of icales in an other. At the ends
of the coppe the armes of the city are curiou*
fly prckuted, viz. the Lyon and the Griphin,
and betwixt them their fcutchint which is a
golden hchnct. At the toppe of all, the Em-
pcroLii s armes» the blacke Ipread-eagle is erec-
tcdi :uIorncd with a golden Crowne, in regard
the citic i^ impcrlalK

Now I will make feme fliort mention of
thvii Viuucrlicic. For there is an Vniuerfitic
lit this cicic: which wis ir.iHtuted in thcycarc
I jSS. viidcr Pope ^"-"Act. It ccnuileth of
thi\o v.Vllev!^>\ w|vjxof I uw-thr aacientcft.

S ^ r m '. 'm ...

ORYATS Cxrr:r:ii.

fier^ Othcrwifc I will -Dt \x^''?vr Er. Tiit
other, that thrrc was an i-:.;ilcr:: L-eritl. biLlz -x
that place by the Ea5!Km ~ -JirfjrErrcf, T?:iir:^
there lay a garr'fs*: « i]:,-a£Im ::r zie ifir-iniis
of the Citic cf C::!^-. I im r:^ ixsxz zi»zl-
ced to beleeue th:?, bt^^:J* :: li Tir£^;:i. it
the tcftimony of Pu^ I'li^vttn/t^ -y-Zii Trriiici.
that. there was a t2b:£ :o^:i.r so;.* ii. ii. £Iai£-
cnt Monafterj of Tmci^ ^zxctiz, ir^rTt »ii io.
infcription th&t cccirzsri nil r^idrr-

I cannot write cf ar.T fi-zcn riZTT^Gi "Tiaz
hauc bene foaghi retrs trii C.^jt, ii I lou^
done before o: thee ij iik£X izrisz^z^i:-^ i:ii£
Mentz: becaufc I h&rt: !:>£iib

in the time cf the Ei:'trc:i' £/i':r^^-3i:r t:.*
fecondy who did m&ir; til.i-ir iLt jf-iri -jc .-:,
and defaced iTjar.v £'^i»;;Jt i»ii jr^i^ri j,: Vft
lame time that ir.^y iict.t:f i:-»t ^^ v ti* -j:
Bonna, as I baat be:crt wrli-r::. i:^ -:l r.t-i
of writirig cf woriLj biUrl:, I Tf»--j nit:-.-. :-l
two famous wighi* ihi: v.vt ':.i*t:s -.-- --Z-jj
citic, who by ihdr ciitllrr-: l^lvrz-u T-j^::; •it
and renowned v:5^i.r:ti, "-£,.-1^ *n!:r-.Zf:i -u
Chronicles of f*me lili t.^t fcii '.: v^ ip-jrli.
The one was Z^;//^' TV-^i^Ss ^* :■:. 5i.T-i 1^-
mard and the f;^ur:tti^ii: KiCLi^-it Lx-^^r'^:.',
who being adoft&c ijr Ci-ri^i; J-.>r2.x *.--.
fucceed him in the Eiripirt, -a ir-: :>: v^
thiscitie cf Coler., -aLrre ;.t -y*: ri.-i. Ct:^
taine or L:eute3a::t cf ^ K:c::.i::*t At>^vr

52 CoRrAT6( Crudities.

The other was the viftorious warricr and
glorious conquerour of the Saracens, Caroluf
Martellus^ (of whom I haue before made
mention in my notes of S. Denis) who after
the death of his father Pipin^ was imprifbned
in this citie, being a yong man, by the
meanes of his ftepmother Woldruda. But
being by the merciful! prouidence of God
alterward releafed, he became the moft fortu-
nate and valiant Martialift that was then in all
the worlde.

Now were it expedient that I fhould make
fome relation of their magiflrates and gou-
crnment. But I hope thou wilt pardon me,
although I cannot fatisfie thee in thofe affaires
of policy. I would haue thee confider that L
made my abode in Colen but two daies. Dur-
ing which fpace 1 hope thou wilt fay I was
not idle.

I lore at the coiichifion of this hiftory of
Colon I will bri'riy mention one notable thing
that 1 law in this citie, belides all the reft be-
fore mentioned. It was nw chance to fee the
pii turc of our fimous Englilh lefuite, Henry
iuirfitf, publikcly expol'cd to falein a place of
the citit\ ^vlth other things. Whofe head was
reprelVr^ted in that miraculous figure imprinted
in a llraw, as onr Englifli Papifts haue often
reported. A matter that I percciue is very
highly honoured by diuers Papifts beyond the
fcas. Though I thinkc the truth of it is fuch

^ ■ : . ;^a

I'Jfi

Cory ATS Critdities. 53

that it may be well ranked amongfl: the meny
tales of Poggius the Florentine.

Thus much of Co/en*

I Departed from Colen in a boate downe thei
Rhene vpon a Wednefday being the one
and twentieth of September^ about two of the
clocke in the afternoone^ after I had made my
aboade there two daies, and came to a certaine
folitary houfe nine miles beyond it^ fituate by
the riuer fide, about eight of the clocke at
nighty being accompanied with foure English
men whofe names were Peter Sage, and James
Tower^hondonQvSffFil/iam TaJfelU aCambridge-
fhire man. Thcfe three had bene at Franck-
ford Mart. The fourth was one Richard &a^
uage, aChefhire man, that came then frbmt
the Vniuerfity of Minychenin Bauaria; where
he had fpent fome time in ftudie. The two
later of thefe foure proceeded in their iourney
with me till we came to Fluihing, the fartheft
towne of Zealand, where I was imbarked for
England, & there we parted companie, Alfo
there was another in our boate, whofe compa-
ny I enioied all the way betwixt Mentz and
Colep, that miniftred great delight vnto mc
with his elegant learning* His name was
Cbriftopher fiagkf borne in Koningfperg the
Metropolitan^ ci$ie of Pruffia, and a famous
'fity. iMfo he was the fonne and hcire
^jGpnful of the gitie. A fociable
^entlem^n, and one that had bene

E 3 . ^ t^^'

54 CoRYATs Cruditibs.

a traueller for the fpace of a dozeii yearc9 in
fbe famoufeft regi6ns of Chrifteildbrne, as
Germany, France, Italy, England, D^nmarke,
Poland, &c.

I departed from the forefaiid folitary houfe
about three of the clockc in the morning the
twp and twentieth of September be^ngT^urj^
day, and came tg the town of Rees fti Cteue-
land about ibuen of the clqcke at ni^ht. l^ii
dayes iourncy coniifted of thirty miles. The
fir ft towne that I came vnto, was Dyffeldorp, a
ftiire towne of Clevieknd, fituate hard by 'tn<
Rhone, which is fan^pufe for two things; the
one a magnificent Palace belonging to the
Duk<j the other, the refidence of tie Duket
Court here. I axn forry t^at I can ipeake fc
little of this Palace. For i tarryeid but- a quar-
ter of an hourc vpon the (hore, 'which mbrt-
neife of time afiborded me no more leiAire ther
to ftiruajr after a fuperficiall manixer fome parti
of the outfide only. Yet as little as I vie wee
it, I obferued it to be the moA fumptaoui
l)ujlding of any dwelling houie that I faw ir
all the Netherlands. This Palace hath on<
lingular conjmodity belonging to it. For i
part of the Rhene is finely conueighed vndci
It by certaine conuenient va^iks made for th
fame purppfe. The I>uk;e of this pkce, is i
Brincc of great power and aii^ority. 'Fo
his titles are thefe : Duke of luliefs and Glcue
land^ and Coiint of Rauen/perg, and Rauef
* tein. The greateft part of thdie Dukes hau
been f>uried in fhe CoUedge Chur<:h of thi

tQwn<

CORYATS CrXTDI T I » S. 5^

towae of Dyfleldorp, where. I vnderftand they
are honered both with fumptuous monumcnits
and elegant epitaphs. The religig^ of the
♦prefcnt Prince is Romifli : he married the
daughter of the Duke of Lorraine. I heard
in the country that he wanted oi>e principall
thing to grace^ his Princely titles and ample
dominions. For it was generally reported
that he had not that pregnancy of capacitie as
others haue. A little without the towne wall
I faw a certaine inftrument that is very fre-
quently vfed in thefe parts^ called a crane^
which ferueth for the drawing vp of vefTds
and fuch other things of any weighty burden^
to the land, from out of boates. I doe
therefore name this inftrument, becaufe it w^s
the moft beautifuU of that kinde that I faw in
gl Germanie.

Wheo^ we were a few miles paft beyond this
towne, we glanced by the towna of Duys*
burg, fituate in Cleueland^ alfo hard by the
Rhene. This towne is famous for containing
the bones of that worthy man, Gerardus Mer-^
^atoTt borne in a towne in Flanders, called
Rupelmunda, who by the vniuerfall fufFrage
of all the learned, is efteemed the moft excel-
lent cofmographer and mathematician /Or/^//xir/
only excepted) that hath flouri(had in the
world thefe thoufand yeares. For he hath

.: * I '^e^ne tlie fame Prince that wai then ;iliue wl^en I was
Afire,

E 4 written

i;6 CoRYATS Crudities.

ivritten fuch exaft and elegant geographical
tables as will neuer fuffer his name to be com«»
[nitted to obliuion.

Betwixt Duysburg and the towneof Rhene-
Barke I obferued the lamentable tokens of the
Belgickc warres; three Churches very mifera-
bly battered and facked, which was done by
the fouldiers of the Graue Maurice. About
I mile before I came to Rhene-Barke I faw
31 certaine tower in the towne of Dinflakiog,
in the Prou«nce of Cleueland, the wallcs
whereof are faid to be of fuch an exceeding
thicknefTe that no peece of Ordinance is able
to pierce it, but it will reuerberate the bullet»
be it neuer fo great. For I heard it very cre-f
jibly reported that they are eighteene foote
thicke. When I came to Rhene-Barke, which
s a towne belonging to the Archduke Albert^
ind guarded by a garrifon of his fouldiers,
"\\tn hapned this accident ; our whole com-
pany was fta) ed from pafling any farther, by
*ertaine officers, for the fpace of two houres,
o our great terror and amazement, infomuch
h;U wc could not be fufFered to depart till we
lad been all ciMiuencd befpre the Gouernor of
he towne, who was a SpaniOi Gentleman, a
nun that vfcd vs more gracioufly than we exr
>c*^*lcd. For after a few termes of exami^
itttion he gently difpujVod vs. Here 1 faw one
t I heir towers moll gricucufly battered with
u^» and mauy ol ihor other buildings, which
4» done about a doren veares lince by the
!i«|ur Ai^f^ir/vV.M^HiUicrs, I heard mpft tra^

^Z 11

1$ CpRITATS CUFOIT^IySi.

biilwtf kcst and other ftately buildiogs fan
fmblique tnd priuate. It ia feated a pre
fray within the land, and farther froth ti
Rhene then the other Rheni(h Citiea a!
Townes arCf auen about fome two furlongs
my conie£lure. There 1$ a prety arme of ti
Rhene deriued vnto it in a faire channel tt
maketh a rery commodioua riuer called ti
Lippia^ in which there lay a great multitu
of ihips when I pafled by it. For it is a Ci
of great trafficker and very populous/ as
Jheard.

I ob(brued a little beyond WefeU on ti
fame fide of the Rhene that Wefel ftandet
certain trenches ^nd rampiers in an open iiel
where the renowned Graue Maurice made li
lUndtuaus with all his armie about fome do2<
ymres fince^ when be bettered the towne
&|ieoe«Barkc.

About ibme three miles from Wefel » on tl
fither fide of the Rhene, I faw a fair towi
called Saint Truyen, but indeede J could (
but a little part of the towne, fauing the

Crincipall Church* which feemeth to be
eautifuU building. This towne was Wi^
built vpon a hill not farre off, but being the
wailed and deftroyed (for the ancient ruines
it are to be feene to this day) it was afterwai
built in a platne, euen there, where it no

ftandeth.

I arriued at the towne of Rees in Cleu<
land about feuen of the clocke at night*
I haue before faid. Of my arriuall there

w

CORYATS jpRUpiTIKS., 5|

will report one memorable thing* Whereas
tke sates of the towne were locked before we
came thither, prefently after our arriu?)! we
made all the meanes that fnigbt be to be ad«
mitted into the townc. But we were abfo-
lulely denied it a long time. Whereupon we
went into one of the (hips that lay at tn; key^
^Mrmining to take a hard lodging there. ^
Bight vpon the bare boordes. No iboner were
we in the {hip but I beganne to chean^ ipv
eorapanie, as well as I co^lci, with confb-'
latorie termeSj and pronounced a few verfeSf
and f ragman ts of verfesj out of f^rgit, tend-
ing to an exhortatioii to patience iii cai^mi*
ties, as :

5 Pervarips cqfiis&tot di/irimina r^rum

iendimtis in pairiam . l^

And,
X Dabit Beus bis quoquejinem.

And the fame hemillichium that \ fpake ioyr
fulHe vnto my i^h^ when with much htbour
and difficulty I was come to the toppe of the
fifft Alpine mountaine Ai^ubelelte, ^^ \ en^
tred intoSauoy :

+ — — for/an & bac olim mminyk iufiahily
But at hft, Uac Burgo-maftc? gf the towhc^
being touched with a certaijie fympathie of
pur mifery (hauing himfelfe belike at Come

^ JEnci. 5. ) SmA. 2. t Ibid; f Ibid.

time

w ?l U D I T I E S.

bitter pilles of aduerfe
. 1^ ;j that memorable fpccch

, . . , .iuii mijeris fuccurrere difco,
,- :.iac the gates ihoiild be opened
wo the- towne, but firft he fent
. J' .J V s with their muikets charged,
. .. examine vs what we were, and
cw termes of examination they
...uacled vs to our inne, and that to
::.;c vomfort. For we were all mod
.Nv weather-beaten and very cold, ef-
...V ! tor mine own part, who wasalmoft
,. . o giue vp the ghoft through cold. But
. vu vvc came to our inne we were exceedingly
^. wihcd with all things conuenient for the
./.uniting of diftrefscd traucllers. This
vu»ic ol Rccs belonged to the Duke of Cleue-
.iiul, and profefleth the Romifh religion, as
w did. It hath but one Church, wherein I
.iMciucd a wonderful! multitude of Papiflical
luugcM & pidVures, amongft the reft the images
M St. Chrijiopber, and St. George of Cappa-
«Uiii:i killing the dragon, and another of that
mvall Virgin, the King of iEgypts daughter,
%vnum he freed from the ferpent. In the
ihuiihyard I faw an exceeding company of
(hiiiio 4 icilfcs infixed vpon the graues of them
i/jut haue been buried there, in which their
I iiiH-b urc written, and the yeare of the Lord
\ herein they died. Which is a cuftome much
Uijvucii in m^iny places of the Netherlands.
Uc iiiurkct place of the towne is very faire,

being

Cor VATS CrudItiss. 6t

being two hundred fixe and twenty paces lorigV
and fiue and fifty broade. For I paced itouer«
Alfo the fides of it are adorned with two goodly
rowes of bricke buildings, the endes whereof,'
together with the fides, are beautified with
battlements according to the fafhion of the
German houfes in diuers other Cities and
Townes, as I haue before mentioned. . But
they vfe not halfc fo much of thofe kinde of
little windowes in the outfide of the roofes of
their houfes, as they doe in. the cities of higher
Germany, as I haue before fpoken. This
market place is much graced with a faire
to^yne houie that flandetb at the eafi; eoid.
I obferued one thing in this towne which I
did not in any other towne in all Germanie,
though I vnderftand it is very frequently vfed
in many townes of the Netherlands. For all
the night a certain fellow walked about the
towne, and once euery houre winded a borne.
The like he did alfo hourely in the day timct
aod fometimes he founded a trumpet from a
certaine place of the tower of the Church. I
* heard that this cuftome is continually vfed in
this towne : fo that they giue a certaine yearlie
ftipcnd to a fellow that executeth this office.
i made my aboade in Rees all day, "the three
and twentieth of September, being Friday, by
rcafonthat the weather was fo boyfterous, and
Ac Rhenc fo furious, that there was no tra-
iielling vpon the riuer without great danger.
But the foure and twentieth of September,
being Saturday, I departed therehence, about
- ' fixe

6o CORVATS Crut

time taftcd of the like bitter

^1

tfk

fortune, according to that ir
of Dido in Virgil:

Non ignara mali miferis .■
was contented that the gatr
to admit vs into the tow
Cwo fouldiers to vs with t-
to the end to examine t-
fo after a few termer
Jcindly conduced vs t .
our infinite comfort,
miferably weather
pecially I for mine*, -
ready togiue vp th.
when we came to
rcfrcflied with
comforting of
towncofRees U;
land, and proK
he did. It ha
obierued a w ,
images & nl..
of St. C^ -
docia kW. .
royal] Vi^^ ■
whom h
Church:
iion'v
that 1
n.iivi-
wh<. .
obi. ^

■* r

41 ••

city

;.. md came
-:riand, fixe
' -iie Rhene,
jie morning.
iTmorable (for
I'pent there 1
3v body, that
.ide") and there-
- . -isy farther men-
:-\»r'.edtherehence
uid came about
.rternoone to the
.-ii!ai:d, being nine
. tfs lourney was but
T^ jctwixt Emrickc
r Jicy of Cleue, in
-jolitan of Clcue-
'•-m the Rhene^ a
:: It feemeth to
•ivlieth a beautifull
. j::'e:ued one very
Ix :r,iies on this fide.
•c:r in an ifland of the
. iK-;:. I heard that it
•Lv.'ce of all Europe,
ir.i ilandeth in a
» ^ •:" Wis conuerted to
V;*: ".-iuon by the rare
•: *." Jtchman, whofe

• • ".vjjc the fort hath

* r.:ri that this Siin*
V re .r. :he the riuer

u N.:uniigen. The

fconce

.cv.

-'R Crudities. 6}
tind OA One fide by i

begin to write of the fiitjr

iU make fome mention «

.in it ftandeth. The Laiifl*

, but the vulgar Dutch, Get*

; the feuenteen Proui^es of

vis, and one of thd eight vnitcSd

.It belong to the States. Ifl^eCaJlv

d withCfcneland. IntbeWeft, *i<fr

..nd Brabant, In the North, wi4i

•■: lie acrcekeof the GcrflfienSfta. Iti th<6^

. with the country of lulia. It t£ faid

i::C whole Prouince id fo plainc, that

...... is not as much as one hill of arty note

L feenein it. Againe, all this plain is fb
■ Ai.cedingly ftirniflied withabundanc* of wo6d,
tl.Lit there are few vacant places vnWooded.
Belidcs, it is eftecmcd fo fertile a Terntory^
that it bringetli forth all manner of commo-
dities whatrocoer, faoing wine. For two-
thinges it is very memorable. For tKeadmi^
rable ftorc of come that it yeeldeth, and the
goodly pBftur«6 and mcadowes for fatcing^ of
Gattel. For the which it is fo fanwus, that
ibmetitioes leane cattell are f«it hither to gra-
zing frdm the fartheft confines of Dertmarke,
Alfo, it is well watered with thefe three fa-
fRiuers, the Khene, the Maze, and the
Hi and fo populou»v that it containcth-
Iwenty two walled townes, and three hun-
dred villages. The ancient inhabitants of
•**%p country, many yeares- before the incarna-'
gion of Cbrift, and after, were called 5/-
camirip

62

Cc

fixe of tli

to Emric;
miles th^
about nil:
tn this tu-
indeccfe t',
beflowed
I hadiv
fore I wi;
tion but
about n
three d
City of
miles h.
fifteen v
and Ni
t^attn (.
land, fr.
prety w-
be a fail
fhew ;i;
memor:
Nimm:
tlhenc
is eftcej
It bel(-;
certain
iUch r
inuer.t

: i 7 I t ii

...iisj by Cafar and

. , . ,-^!;i either from a

-, -... -■ yiur.jkr writeth)

, iu."".i..' "Cirn'eth) quefi

:, .:.: »?.•«."•■; which dwelt

.,.;.- :'-.;: :>,: incicnt Me-
U-" --- ~"^' inhabite

:: I :.£-.: " ~ rhem. For
: u '-:..: : J- inhabited

.< ■■'I'.K'igen.

: •:■■■:>, in Latine
. .■■ . .■ Jgus. But
:::. p'. It is the
-.;. Ar.il is of that

■ .xu: ;82 yearcs

, y the ancient

:■ - :r.c riuer ff^a-

V ;;:;, which is

•■; Rhine whcre-

^-. . r:'v into the

■,-: NL'uie. The

:; ".^j {j delighted

■ -. :':^..:lie didoftcn
. --■,■, and built a
I the lame, which
tipith. till the fu-

Citv, in the time
of

CoRYATs Crudities, 6^

■' the Empcrour hotharius the fecond, whof
: ily deftroied that palace with many other
.Idings of the City. The ftreets are very
ire, efpecially one amongft the reft,' which
the fame that leadeth vp to the market place
• in tht gate neere the rilier Waell at the cn-
.\i!ice of the towne. But this ftreete is very
. iiciicn, being a continual! afcent till one doth
•: ;uer the market place. Againe, it is much
ii;riiced with two goodly rowes of beautiful
'L)uildings on both fides, being built all with
bricke, and garniflied with battlements, ac-
cording to the German forme of building, as
r iiaue before often mentioned. Their mar-
ket place is very faire and fpacious, paued all!
with bricke, and adorned with ftately build-
ings on euery fide. A little beyond their mar-
ket place is their principal church. You en-
ter a pretty church before you come into the
Churchyard, ouer the gate whereof thcfe two
fentenccs are written in golden letters.

Concordid parua res crefcunt, difcordid
magnce dilabuntur.

Which fentence is taken out of Saluji. The
other.

Beat a Ciuitds cuius Dominus /pes eius. i6o6«

The Church it felfe is a very faire building,'
ilnd is decked with many beautifuU and great
tables placed vpon the vvalles in diuers partes
of the Church, wherein are written fcntences
ef Scripture in golden letters. AUb it is beau-
;. ti£ed wrth a faire paire of Organs which haue
'"^le bkcke Spreadcagle the Emperours armes'
Vol. III. F iw

» Crudities. 6-^

s nothing but a gloue full of

■'nt they fend once eueryyearc

Aquifgraiium otherwife cajled

;-.4 to an ancient cuftbme that

.;_rued thefe many yeares. The

ic city is vvholy Proteftant. It is

■i to tritfiqtic, and inhabited by

ifhy Merchants. When I was in

1 . there w,is a great girrlfon of fol-

i th-re that confided of three thou-

-i'armes, who did continually watch

1 for the defence of the City. Againe

: company was diiiided into twenty

! jr compaiiifs, whereof each contained

^red and fifty foldiers, of which three

"Piihmen.

nty was borne one famous learned

Kom for his great learning fake (though

ie were an Arch-papift) I will nime,

'Jer Canifius. He was thefirft lefuite

rmany, and chofen Prouinciall of the

' the GerEiian Icfuites by Ignatius Lvyola

fclfe, that Spanirti foldier and firft founder

: lefuiticall family. After which time

Sicilie, andindiuers Vniuerfities of

nany, efpecialiy Ingolftad, hee was pub-

J reader of Diuir.ity, & laftly at Friburg a

5 city of Switzerland, where he died the

' fcuenth yeare of his age, aad there

buried.

T^u: much of Nimmigcn.

F 2

lob-

66

'TA'"'^ CiaDITIES*

:Ii

conuc: . .. 1
towar
in tac
writtc:

J" ^^' , ^ TT" rv: ::t .!:? both in this Citic

^y ^^^^^" " 'Ti;:< • ••'^* • - ^^^^^ towncs of the

^^"^ ' ^i•.v* I c.uld not perceiue in

a ^""W • ' '" ,,..;: ^;r:.-inv. For it is their

[ '. '. Inii^i !.^ place lo ne few peeces

towart. n * ^ ;^^j j^ .^j j,y th^ g^ie(ts trencher,

r- If Ii)J** or two. In many places
-nnir:rr of dinner or fupper they

^/ ^^^^" Z^'iienulTe beefe (which cuftome

^^" ^^' '^:ne places of the Grifons coun-

^VV^'" ^ rjefnrr mentioned) and a good

"'^^^',^- ' . 7 :nc tible, before they bring

^^"•'^, - " " r.::s I obferued at Colen,

thersci... -,;:o?? : at the ende of the

^^^^ ^^•^-- . r--^ butter. One of their

^"^'^>^'* : I:.<ed, that they fit ex-

houk-; .> _.. inciles, at the lead an

front vv... ;.,j ygj.y feldome do they

8^'^" '* . ilnien of theclocke. In

^^y ^ ^ Ccl:n and the farther end

^'^'■'^'^ • ., .u.-n till 1 came to Vlyfti-

^^^^'^' . . jJFlulhing, the fartheft

"^^^\'' . .>:,:rued that they vfually

fp^'^'^ . Ahcniih wine, as in the

^"c? ^;' . . iMny. For they haue no

^^^* ^^' \: u" y. This cuftome alfo

^^'^^^\- ^ :.vnl- of Cleucland, Gel-

'^. * ^ V .. .i-.vi, that whenf .euer one

S^^Y' . . \ . hv ihakcth his fellow by

|j^"^ ' \.>v:ruviu'r the men of the

*^^ i- vo a:; innc to drinke, they

^^•' \. 1 t *p'v.!rd full of beere in

^ . .:v; iU by ;t ail hovvre together.

vea

CORYATS CrITDITIES. 6g

yea fbmetimes two whole howres before they
will let their tankards go out of their hands.

I departed from Nimmigen about eight of
the clocke in the morning the fine and twen-
tieth of September, being Sunday, and came
to a faire towne in Holland called Gorcom, fi-
tuatc by the riuer Waell, about fixe of the
clock at night. This daies iourney was fourc
and twenty miles.

One thing I will here fpeake of the riuer
Rhene that I haue not before mentioned, that
whereas he defcendeth prono or Jecundo curfu
in all that long fpace betwixt the citie of Ba-
fil and this riuer of Waell, into the which,
together with two more that I haue already
named, he difchargeth himfelfe : all barkes or
boates that come downe thus far, do goe very
eafily, becaufe it is with the ftreame : which
is the reafon that all paflengers which defcend do .
pay but a fmall price for their paiTage ; but on
the contrary fide all that afcend doe ftriue very
painfully againft the ftreame. So that all their
Tftflels are drawen hy horfes with great might
and maine. For this caufe all paflengers that
afeend into the higher parts of Germany doe
pay much more for their carriage than thofe
tilUrt defcend.

In my iourney betwixt Nimmigen and Gor-
COili I pafled by two pretty townes of Gel-
<|er|aad, fituate by the riuer Waell, whereof
dlieffirft is called Tiel, which is about twelue
fl^itfS beyond Nimmigen; the fecond Bom-
f-lMi; which' is fixe miles beyond Tiel. lliis
'.' t F 3 Bom-

CoRYATS Crudities. 71
fince <ni/*^iAi( as a learned author writeth) that
is, hollow and fpunglc. For which caufe the
old name of Batauia was afterward changed
to Holland, which is To called quq/i hollow
land, or quafi Hol-land. For hoi in the Flc-
miQi tongue doth fignifii;. as much as our
word hole.

My Obferuations ^of Gorcom.

I Shall doe this townc more wrong then I
haue done to any other citie or towne ot
note in Germany, in which I lay a whole
pight, and in no other refpeft but onely in
fpeaktng fo little of it, concealing the admi-
rable beauty thereof. For I, had not the op-
portunity to furuey it throughly, according to
my defire, bccaufe I came late into it, and
departed therehence fomething early the next
morning. The fweetncfle of the fituation,
the elegancy of their buildings, the beauty of
• their OreeiE, and all things whatfoeuer in this
Itown, did wonderfully delight me, in fo much
hat as foone as I entr':d into one of the lon-
r iVeets, methought I was fuddenly arrjued
^fi the ThefTalian Tempe, or the Antiochian
Japhnc. For indeed it is a moft elegant and
Veet little towne, fituaie in a plainc, hard
%y the goodly nauigable riuer Waell.

And r obfejued fome of their flrcets to be
afling beautifull, both for breadth and Icngth-
F 4 A"d

. .^w

...•.^..w. %

J J .V r i. r ? Crudities.

rv .rr inuw.: priced by the fayre bricks
/.r .-:r!— :r?e:e is very delicately

vn -h is compofed after

:z^z 1 man may walke

" •: - ..::. LTttr :n exceeding ihower ef

« ^.rr • t: :ij .>jac;;s. The build-

. . :r ..<, :: a goodly heigth,

-- -.': :::.;rni::y in m^ll of the

':s iii'^ with battlements.

, - *. . ./../;r xiiiJe of prety buildings

. ... ■ r:pcndency on both fides of

^. ^. mm.>. Joe minuler notable beauty

^. -s '».c. Their m rket place is very

> ...v. ^c.ttiv piiued with bricke like to

. *w ■•^.v.s. Ac one iide whereof there is a

I. w ^c.u.c->CLn'c .luorned with a beautifull tur-

.i, toiii :hc coppe of which I heard it crc-

. »:>iv viviicJ by a Gentleman of good note, a

•iua .ua\ >la Illy perceiue in afaireday two and

CNw.uv ,;v\'wi!y walled townes, together with

..•»•..'.* I V wUagcsand Gentlemcns Palaces in

. u- ..\. :..v. At their docke or key, which is

^..w' u^ .Mv- v»i thc-ir bridges, I obferued a

.^... . .-.'^.Mnv or prcty ihips and barkes alfo.

ii»v'»r dockcs hath a faire bricke

.a ;>v it> vviciioiit the gate of which

v^^v•lltcv^ a ccrtaine wooden image

^ i. .!u-th the fi'^ure of a man as farre

>,^.nt. This imuije is ereded as a

V. vaiivl to the c:id that no forrainc

. ,v>vi- veiVvls may pafle beyond it,

:.^.all U>r thofc only of the fame

.^ vac cHc. The religion of the

towne

V% '^^ VI

X%

Colt y AT 8 CRtrblTiEia fif

towne 16 ProtedaAt. For it belongcth to
die States. ,

I departed from Gorcom about feuen of the
docke in the morning the fixe and twentieth
of September, being Munday, and came to
die towne of Dort twelue miles beyond it,
about ten of the clocke the fame morning.
In this fpace I obferued one fpeciall thing.
On both fides of the riuer Waell I faw a great
company of little caftels or Forts not aboue
halfe an EngliHi mile diftant afunder, which
they call Ridouts, wherein prefidiarie foul-
jdiers do lie for the defence of the country,
fifty perfons or thereabout in each. The like
I obferued alfo betwixtNimmigen and Gorcom.
I heard that this was the occafion of building
. thefe Ridouts : becaufe the enemie was wont
heretofore to inuade the States territories in
the night time, and to take fome Gentleman
er fpeciall man prifoner, and to keepe him
captiue till he ranfomcd himfclfe with a great
fumme of money. Hereupon for the fccurity
of the country, the ftates thought good to
©red: thefe little Rictouts. I obferued another
thing alfo betwixt Gorcom and Dort that mo-
Hcd great compaflion in me. For I faw many
Churches halfe drowned, all the vpper part
of the tower appearing very plainly aboue the
ivtter. There were heretofore faire Parifhes
belonging to thefe Churches, which were vt-
fniy defaced with the mercileffe furie of the
\ jUlgry God Neptune almoft two hundred yeafes
•/jlOpe, as I wil hereafter more particularly dc^
' '■■ clare,

74 Cory ATS Cruditib«»

darct fo that there is not the lead token of
them to be feene at this day. Morcouer I faw
a faire Caftell drowned a little on this fideDoirt,
which in former times belonged to a noble
man of the country. It was feated in a faire
towne^ which hapned to be fo ouerwhelmed
with water at the fame time, that the fea did
jR> loofe his raines of liberty to the deftru€tion
of the other towncs, that there remayneth
not the lead; (lone thereof to be feene, fauing
only a part of the forefaid Caftell that doth
now belong to the towne of Dort, by which
they enioy certaine priuiledges.

My Obferuations of Dort.

THIS City in Latin is called Dordracum^
but the common word is Dort, and
ibme doe call it Dordrecht. It is a very fa-
mous, opulent, and flourifhing towne, and
memorable for many things, efpecially one
aboue the reft which is worthy the relation^
For it is called the May den City of Holland, (in
which refpedt it may be as properly called Par^
ihenopolisy as Naples is in Italie, and Mayden*
burg in Saxonie) and that for thefe two caufcs.
Firfty becaufe it was built by a Maide, bat
none of the Citizens could tell mc either the
name of her, or the yeare of the Lord when
the foundation was laid. Neither indecde can
T finde it in any hiftorian that hath written of
the Hollandiih Cities. But certaine it is that

a Vir^

C o R Y A T s Crudities. 75

a Virgin was the firft founder of it. For a
monument whereof they haue pictured a beau-
tiful 1 Virgin in liuely colours according to the
full proportion of her body, ouer the gate
neare to their haucn at the firft entrance into
the towne. Which pidture is adorned round
about with the armes of the principall families
of Holland. Befides, for a farther teftimony
of this matter they vfe to ftampe the figure of
a maide vpon one of their coynes that is called
a Doit, whereof eight goe to a S'tiuer, and
. ten Stiuers do make our Englifti (hilling. Se-
condly, becaufc almighty God hath priui-
ledged this towne with fuch a fpeciall fauour
and prerogatiue, as no City or Towne that
I euer read or heard of in all Chriftendome,
fauing only Venice. For it was neuer con-
quered, though all the circumiacent Cities
and townes of the whole territorie of Holland
hauc at fome time or other beene expugned
by the hoftile force. The fituatipn of it is
' very pleafant. For it ftandeth in a prety ifland
tueing inuironed round about with foure riuers
fhat make a confluent, which are the Mofa^
the Waell, the Linga, and the Merua ; ac-
cording to a prety diftich that I haue read of
the fame riuers* which is :

, Jlif Mofa^ G? Wabalis^ cum Lingd Meruaque dngunty
^ternam Batetua Virginis ecce fidem.

* But if I (hould relate how it came to pafle that
"' this plot of ground was firft conuerted to an
ifland^

GoRYATS Crudities. yj

beautifully being built all with bricke, and
^miflied with thofe kind of pretie battle<«-
-meats that are fo much vfed in the Batauiaft
Cifies. Their ftreets alfo are of a notable
length and breadth^ in number mzny, md
paued with bricke as thofe of Gorcom.

Befides other publike buildings of the towae
I vifited their mint^ which was built by our
famous Earle of Leicefter^ at the front whereof
the Emperours armes are ereded : aboue the
which this word is written in golden • lotl^s^
Mmeta. And againe vndcr that^ Diua Caroh
^. Cafari. Likewife there are eight :Latine
fcntences written vpon the front : foure on the
one fide of the armes^ & as many on the other*
This is the firft : Pax&tranquilla libertas. - The
iecondy Nomen pads duke eji. The third;* P^-
cunid vincere fpeciofum non eft. The fourtht
Pecuttia mater belli* The foure on the other
fide are thefe : The firft, Pact femper eftcan--
julendum. The fecond, Pace fublata leges e^
non pojfunt. The third. Omnia pecunid effici
pojfunt. The fourth and. the laft, Pecunia ef^
ftStrix multarum voluptatum. After this [
fawe a beautifull Palace called the Doolc,
Which was likewife built by the Earle of Lei*
ccfter:'it. is a very magnificent building, in
which the Graue Maurice his Excellencie doth
?fctolie whenfoeuer he is commorant in Dtort*
Alio there is an other faire houfe wherin his
Excellencie doth fometimes repofe himfelfe,
which is the figne of the Peacocke; In that
flacc lay Marquefle Spinola, the General o£
i the

- CORTATS CRUDrriES. 79

landt fauing famous Amfterdam. And the
Merchants of the towne are faid to be very
wealthy. For heere is the principle Staple
of Holland 'for all manner of Wines, efpe-
cially the noble Rhcnifli Wine, from whence
it is afterward tranfpofted into diners remote
regions, as to England, &c. But thegreateft
part of it being 6r{l fophifticated in Dort with
their 6cc. confeftions.

The manuary trades of al forts in thislowne
•recommended for excellent. Itwasgarded
vith fiue companies of prefidiary foldiers when
1 was there, whereof one was English. For
the Leager [this is the name of the States ar-
mie which doth vfe in the time of warres to
lie abroad "in the fieldes) was dilToIued when ^
Iwas in Hulland, by reafon that there was a
trace betwlst the Archduke and the States,
fend it was dlilributed into many feueral com-
■pinies that were planted abroad in diuers ci-
tiet and townes for the common fafety of the
; country.

What excellent men, for the ornaments of
learning, this towne hath bred I doc not rcr
member, fauing one whofe name was GuUe!-
«w LinJtmas, who fiourifhed about foms
forty ycares fince. A man in hts kinde verji
famous, though indeed a Papill. In this
Wne of Dort he was borne^ but he fpent the
greateft part of his life afterward in Rure-
munda, a City of GelderUnd, whereof he
was bi(hop.

This .

. «

.^ tTj Crudities.

:r.j XL*: hath commended his name

:r V r.5 manifold workcs, efpeci-

. * r.r.rai . as other learned men whome

f»4rn*4 . .: my defcription of fome of

- •-• " ••es-

^ ;;;v'4 related fome of the principall
i tun ::oble towne, I will conclude
.v.;.i:c:s thereof, partly with men-

-.M rliirion, which is the Proteftant.

. • ;f cleane exterminated out of the

:w ,*irtly with that memorable e/o^

.- ,v;nmonly attributed vnto it by all
. i tvHV it well, that it is the very
rw^Uand.

\l'us much of Dort.

* ^: :his towne I once refolued to haue

.\l.-d my iourncy to a certain me-

» AV not fine therehence that I

. V- vOinniuniCv.tcd one notable thing

;.'.*jj», by w:.y of ouer-plus^ to my

ij. country as wcil as the reft, yea

\iiii» as is the moil monlirourand pro-

•uitic-r that was in ai^y place of the

.v.»ilii fincc the creation thereof. But

.uiuMi was hindered by a certaine fi-

' I K i-. Yet I will make fome relation

I aii*r as 1 haue not only heard, but

,1 ii in a j;ood author. Thcugh lurely

\.iil niaiiy will dccme it a meere ex-

ui:'ttllion to write of thofe things,

either

CoRYATs Crudities. 8i

either by reading or report, which doe not
fall within the compaffc: of my trauels. There
is a Monument extant in a certain Monaftery
called Laudun nee re the famous vniuerfity of
Lcydcn in Holland, wlicre a certaine Coun-^
teffc called Marg.*rite wa> buried, who was
the wife of one Hermannus Earle of Hennc*-

■

berg, the daughter of Florentius the fourth
of that name, Ea le of Holland and Zeland,
and the filler of V/ilUam King of the Romanes*
This Countrfle hapned to be deliuered (^f three
hundred fixty fiue children at one burden^
about three hundred and fourteene yearesfince,
-cucn iuft as many as there are daies in the
yeare. All which, after they were baptized by
ontGuido Suffragan of Vtrechc, the males by the
names oi lohnsj and the females bv the names of
Elizabeths, died chat very day that they came
into the woiKl: and were buried all together in
one monument in the Church of the forcfaid
Monallery of Laudun, which is to this day
fliewed (as I haue heard many worthy trau-
-cllers report that were the eie witnelles oi the
matter) With a moft memorable Latii^e infcrip-
tion vpon it, together with two brafen bafons
wherin all thofe infants were baptized. This
llrange hiftory will lecme incredible (I fup-
.pofc) to al readers. But it is fo abfolutely
'arid vndoubledly true as nothing in the world
-snore. /The occafion of which miraculous
and ftupendious accident I will here fct dowoe
-{feeing I haue proceeded thus farre in the nar-
ration of a thing that I haue not feenc) be-
c? Vol. III. G caufe

CORYAI'S CRUDITIEST, 83

to mention it in this place for a matter beyond
all comparifon remarkable of that kinde that
euer was in the world, being induced to the
commemoration of this hiftorv for thefe cau-
fcSm Firft, becaufe I heard very frequent
fpeeches of it in the towne of Dort, which
I haue laft defcribed, partly by Engliflimen,
and partly by other ftrangers. Secondly, be-
caufe the fame of it had inuited mee to haue
iecn the place, if one diftadrous impediment
had not croffed me. Thirdly, becaufe I am
perfwaded this hiftory was neuer before writ-
ten in our Englifh tongue, till the Hiftory of
the Netherlands was fet forth in Englifh lince
my arriuall in England from beyond the Seas,
by that worthy traueller and th rife- worthy fer-
ieant at Armes vnto our Kinges moft excel-
lent Maiefty, and moft faithfuU attendant
quondam vpon the right Worfhipful Sir Ed^
fWardPbillips^ lately the moft illuftrious fpeaker
erf the Parliament houfe, and now Maifter of
:Ac Rolles, viz. Maifter Edward Grimjion.
Wherefore after this long digreffiion, 1 will
BOW returne againe to the difcourfe of my
following trauels.

I departed from Dort towards Zeland in a
iMfke, the feuen & twentieth of September,
ibcing Tuefday, about noone, and lay the
Ame night in a hard lodging of my barke vpoa
-the water, about fortie mUes. beyond it : in
cthis fpace I obferued thefe things. I fawe a
^goodlv Towne called Zirixee, in Latine Zir-
$m9^i utuate in an Hand whofe name is Scow.en,

da on

82 Cory ^

cauie It may c^*

the reader, a rrw.:-'* iryiourney: this townc

cuV

I A s aA L.

;red'

from hauii;^
ihe rathcT Iv/u
that it wdb .ioL
two child

being muf..

iurious \vc...*

bitter im^ ,.

that God

as well for

flande

fpotted /

fay, thi\

the La:'

at one *

which ^

haue b. '

fortic*'

clock

Lorci
ten If
that
her
info
ted,
der
tcr.v •'

' . on?^!!:ent of learning, Leui^
, Piiviirfon, uho hath purchafed
•id his Countrey eternitie of
■..-;jnt f'Ooke, De occultis natura
j.:r excellent fruites of his ripe
'\zmo?^v reid in the world to
;• :: the learned. In the fame
-r :.-ie:h, there is another
^.=i rivvers hauen, and a
T..-^f. "belonging to theftates.
•*-.e nuer, right oppofite
• - • : Hands more, whereof
" - :i. the other Targous.
' V .rds thofe Hands, I
"unt where Bergenop-

• : '.rhin the Hand, which
' \: Tovvne that belong-
• o I obferued in this
^ c*^^ Towers in the wa-
. : .;-" rc Parifh churches,
v. ./w^ole Pariflies that I
.\^\ . hiwh were drowned
>u rued a fpeciall thing
• :^ we pafled forward in
•vvres oi the country
. . * -ive and earth vppon
. *c '^*•:.^e, to the ende to
V •. • m: :he water may not
:iu- %.L ::% and confequencly

breake

RYAT8 CrUDITIBS. 85

^ 10 the land to drowne it, as it hath
/etofore in many other places there-

arted from the forefaid place, where I
ight vpon the water, about feucn of
ke in the morning, the eight and twen-
)t September, being Wednefday, and
o a hauen towne of Zeland, called Ar-
^.bout fixe of the clocke at night. This
iourney was nine miles. The inhabi-
s of this liland were in former times called
ttiacu which are mentioned by Cornelius
citus. As for the Ifland it felte, wherein
iis Towne, Middlcborough, and Fluihing,
Land, it is commonly called Walcheren. la
this towne of Armu I fawe nothing memora-
ble but their Stadt-houfe. For it is but a lit-
tle towne. Yet it is famous for one thing.
For there al the Ships that come from Dort
do arriue, as in a fafc ftation, and therehence
many a great fleete doth often launch forth into
the Ocean Sea.

I departed from this towne of Armu about
feucn of the clocke in the morning, the nine
and twentieth of September, being timrfday
and Michaelmas day, and came to Vliflingen,
commonly called Fluihing, a famous hauen
Towne of this liland, Zeland, about two of the
.clocke in the afternoone. This dayes iourney
- was but fiue little miles.

■ In my iourney betwixt Armu and Vh'iTingen,

l;pafircd through the beautiful! CitieofMid-

- , .dlcborougb> in Zeland, which is about a mile

G 3 beyond

r

CoRYATS Crudities. 87^

munents of great fame. But it was not my
^ bap to fee eyther of them. Whereof the one
^ WZB ol fFil/iam EdLvlc of Holland and Zeland,

and afterward King of the Romanes^ who

being flaine by the Frifians, about nine yeares.

after the beginning of his reignc, in theyeare

. QQethoufand two hundred fifty fiue, his bonea

' were folemnly buryed in this Church, about

l- fiaien and twenty yeares after his death. The

r Mher is of that rare Schollar and learned Wri-

ler» Adrianus luniusj who is famous'^for many
^.iiotable workes thathee left behinde him as
i ibe true monuments of his pregnant witte>

•Ipecially his ample Didtionary, con^fting of

Greeke & Latine words. I obfcrued al(b their
\: Uauent which is a very conuenient place, and
. troa l^e receptacle of many goodly ihippea
L wbcQ I was there.

.: Their religion is Proteftant, anfwerable to

llsat which the reformed Churches of England

apul Holland doe profeiTe.

, r

.... ^btis much of Middelborougb.

•u

. -^

yiii My Obfiruations of Vlyjhingeny

£tSiimmofiiy called Flujhingt but in Latin FliJ/inga,

t

HE fituation of this townc is very me-
morable. For it is built in the forme
r pitcher^: which is (lender at both the
dn> and wide in the middle. In regard
! G 4 whereof

POSTHVMA

- RAG MENTA

POEMATVM

CEORGI I COR YA T I

SARISBVRIENSIS;

SaCR^ THEOLOGIiE BaCCALAUREI,

^umdam e focijs Noui Coffegij in inclyta

Academia Oxoniensi^

dc poftea Ecclefia Odcombienfis in agro Somer^
Jetenji Minijlri^ vbi tandem Anno 1606.
extremum vita diem claufit.

LoNDINIj

Anno Domini 1 6 1 1 •

rf/

r

NISSIMO

;CIPI HENRICO

RISTIANI ORBIS TITO,

mani generis Delicijst Principi WaUue^
Cornubia ac Rothfaia, Comiti Paiatino
ia, Equiti jpiendidij/imi orJinis aurea
celidist &c.

TON fum nefcius (Sereniflime
^ ceps) nonnullus mihi obietSluros,
Jeruacaneum ac tJ imfochifv^n opus me
m fufcipere, obferuationibus meis in
jgionibus exoticis iAa poflhuma poe-
latum Patris mei fragmenta quae iam
tbfequntur, attexendo; ncc deerunt
atafle aliqui nimis rigidi cenfores, qui
i3rdaiculis fuis fannis nomen meum
M^iingere atque fugillare non dubi^
btaiiti Proinde Celiitudini tuae rati-

ones

Efifiola Dedicatoriai

Quare cum patris voluntati, turn a^
;:orum pofhilatis morem gerens,Iuue-
ia eius Celfitudini tuae dedicare vna
m itinerario meo aufus rum, Celfitu-
iiemque tuam humilime oro vt fub
ureniffimi nominis tui aufpicijs ifta
qualiacunque poemata in vulgus ema**
nare patiatur. Nee elogia quibus pa-
tris mei memoriam cohoneftarunt atquei
illuftrarunt duo celcberrimi fcriptores,
quorum vnus in Germania natus erat,
alter in patria mea Anglia, iam tacebo^
Hie nimirum lacobus Middendorpius in
libro quodam quern de totius orbis A-
cftdemijs confcripfit ; ille autem, feli-
eet loannes Cafus Mcdicinae DocSbor J
& Collcgij Diui loannis Pracurforis a-
pud Oxonienfes quondam focius, in ele-
gantif&fno libro fuo quem Speculum
Moralium infcriplit, chariflimi patris
mei nomen huiufmodi verbis cftauit,
Georgius Coryatu^ poeta Oxonienfis ita
quondam cecinit, & flatim vterque ifta
carmina eius fubiungit.

Vol, III. H tf

Epiftola Dedkatoria.
jus illud * poetae vlurpent,

jj^ ■ Non omnis mortar y multaque pars met
Vttabit Libitinam ;

r. ' Screnitatem tuam iterum enixiffimb
kxdy vt contra virulentos Momorum
Ris, qui dente Theonino aliorum
ibrationes rodere folent, eadem
wy ac propitio tuo patrocinio
;ere clementiflime dignetur.

fct Celfitudint tua

¥«J

DeuotiJJimus deditiffimufque

Thomas Coryatus Odcombienfis,

Peregrinans pedeftcrrimus.

V:'

)9C

Hora. Carmin. lib. 3. Od. 30.

H 2

i r. •««4 ^ ^t.^.-Mli

latixzzi

>!*.«• re

id Fortam Palatij Epifco
^rnxsmaxasj vt Regins aperia^
— ^a -'Tas ingreflum.

aperita Lmuaparfas,
Prmceps mteriora domus,
fmgtittt liunme Hues
JrciM nahiBs Vrfa Polo.
ic^ 3tf jaix rmitonam mmme Regum,
# 'jaix w tama antefuit.

JuSrauiif^^eMMidte^ forma
; .'xarrar ^a foret.

•/ fM^^v • ; wr C^ ;*«» juics) meum.

.-a^ *'

Poteiori iyl-
•^vv^.<««o .»«i Mj|;tBS«^jftie Antics raod Latiiie ianoa*

Pro

Georgij Coryati.

Pro quinque minis tria verba fcripta
nomine gratiarum adionis 6c vale-^
didionis ad eandem per eundem.

^I mibi non parcis, non audeo dicer e verbum:
At mhiparce pre cor » fed tria verba tibi,

NVBE

^godfcripfi JperOt quod fpero pojltdo^ Nube,
Sic tibi, Jic patria confide Virgo tua,

; VIVE

^ic viae vt viuas, Jic regnum dirige Princeps^
, Vt tibi Jit proles t qtue tua regwa regat*

VA L E.

She tibi pofiremum dicetur carmine verbum,
^odpeto, qnod rogito, quod trecor, oro,

VALE.

■*r

Pe inficnibus Angliae ad eandem in
Anglfae dcfcriptionem per eundem.

jffl^ Leo & inde Draco par mam qui fujiinet^
Prudentes9 valsdos denotat ilk duces, [ifie
^Hfparitir certant Dominafub Principe f cuius
PraJucent medio Jiemmata fixa loco)
\ f^inmffe bumeris Regalia Principis arma,
^enio ijle Juo^ viriius ilk fifiis.

Prac-

#

Georgij Coryati;

Viridis Draconis Triumphus,

^n funere clarijfimi viri D. GU LI ELM I
HERBERTI nuper Baronis Cardifiensis^ Co-
mitifque Pembrucbiensisy & regiaAula Oecono-
mi frimarij^ ad aternam tanti viri memoriam.

A Spice P.enbruchium fpecie viridatite Draconem
*^ Leftpr, & auratum per colla virentia Torquem,
Hamatofque vngues, oculofquc, alafque yolucres,
Immanemquc iubam, & formofbs corporis artus«

Hunc neque Phryxei cuftodcm vcUeris olim
Colchiacae fieuere nurus, neque Mala fororum
Seruantem Hefperijs Alcides vicitin hortis.
Cynthius innumeris fixir Pythona fagitris,
Et tua'feruantem f Gradiue) fluenta Draconem
Cadmeaefixcre manus': Hunc frangere nemo
Heroum, Diilumiie poteft : non Aefone natus,
Non loue, non protngas ab Agcnore miflus in oras.

Ipfa adeo quae cundla domat, legefque cruentas
Imponit rebus Mors implacabili,s ortis, :^

Mors ipfa hunc folum fuperare nee aufa Dracoiiem,
Nee potuit ; nam cum terris fupereffe vetarct,
Inferuit coelo : nunc ilHc fulgidus ardet, %

Qua micat, & flexu voluentes diuidit Vrfas,
Aut vbi contortis Ophyuchia brachia fpiris
Implicat, & longos ducit per inania traftus.

Solus enim ioii didicit parere Leoni.
Hunc coluit, Regemqiie fuum patienter adorans;
Eflc tulit : quern nee vis vlla, nex hofticus enfis,
Nee louis setherco dificflura fulmen Olympo

Fregit

..:. — : -nnatum.

- .:.r.-irr:»cre fecit

.:, ucta Leonrm.
■.r r'i.-ce tribunal

r: - .TT. -• *.>•

..■..- TcrrreDraconem.
.- -vr.L^-tie caballum,
:i.:^ "cuic) in armis.
: •r-.^-i i:emmatis Annam
.. : ? J i : " :r:n J fororem,
.:* .*:.-.';;nique nomen.
,:> :- •-rreique Daracones
i^^al-.-rcs wlarolque Leones*
. £i-a.rui::r:quc, Annamque

[tenellam.
vr; > .!*.:tlr:busomnes.
^: vor^'.^rtibus omnes.
. .s. : ': :\r':j:tcr annos.
. • ;{.:> Jriirrit auras,

•*v.-.^J.^: voce Draconem.
, * i-.::r.qMc per annos
* :\'.;::irus iionore.
.."\ .IJ :•.'.*:', Elizabethaej
:i.vi:> omnibus vnus.
^ :c '^cT iiL* Lounculus Anglis
.:\i l^iaco maius honores

», •« •'

Georgijj Goryati.

Magnum opus, & multo qusefitam fanguine laurum«
Hie fcfc in Gyros, & multa volumina torquens,
Terrificis alus quatiens clangoribus alas^
Claruit ante alios virtus, generofar Dracoms.
Hinc Baro CardiBos regali munere fafces,
Pembruchiumque Conies titulis adiungic bonorem.

Proh dolor, Eduardus fato fuccumbit, &: eius
Ftotinus ad Mariam voluuntur fceptra fororem.*
lamque iterum in pacrix gralTatur vifcera ferrum.
Euocat intiumeros funefta ad bella Viatu^,
Armatamque manvrm Londini ad moenia ducit,
Pneficit huic beUo, &c rebus Regina gerendis
(Nam quid agat ?) viridcm {(pes hsec fuit vna)

Draconem:
Ille fuum Dartes viruis diflfundit in omnes.
Die per inlanos ruit imperterritus hoit^s,
Coimmditque viros, vincitque capitque Viatum.

Quin aliud tra£tans Marias Tub nomine bellum,
Quintinbs forti perrupit milite muros,
Contadic & faeuos pulchro certamine Francos,
Hi^anus dum bella gerit : fie fcilicet vnu^
Praeripuit cundis omni in certamine palmam.

Nee dextram patulo fruftra gerit ore cruentam,
Inui&us, vi^rque potens. An fegnior idem
(EUfahetba) tuos pbgnaflet miles in holies,
Te nifi pacefrui, tua mens, &qui tua feruat
R^na Deus mallet : fub te quod vincere poiTet
Non habuit, feramque togam te ferre coadus
Edidicit regnante lenex : neque prastia geflit
VUa, nifi extremum hoc fasua cum morce duellum,
Q^tamen & viftor (quod faepius ante) triumphans,
LmuS) ouansy Superflfm ad coeleftia te^a recelTit.

APOSTROPHE

c;orgij= Goryati*

M I

: tranflated into Englifh,

e Author of the former,

igon, greeneof hue, good reader, here behold,
■:ke enuironed with glittering chaine of gold,
, his piercing eyes, his wingesprepar'd to flight,
. well fauoured limmes, and body (haped right,
s Dragon whom the dames of Colchos did bewaile,
■.he golden Fleece : not Hercules did preuayle
ie : it was not this which kept the iGolden, frute
c, Jf polios fleight right cunningly did fhute,
Ihafts, which Python pierft : yea Cadmus habd

us Dragon (mighty Mars) which kept Bceotian plain.

icmfelues, the fonnes of God, no Imps of earthy wight,

fonne, not loue his youth, not Qadmus (put to flight

wrath, Jgenors ire) could qgaile this Dragons might;

.'pightfull death, euen flie which cruell lawes doth make

1 things^ who al things tames, which fliape in earth do

■

leath I fay durft not prefuipe this Dragons ouerthrow,
Id it do : for when on earth flie bid him not to fliow,
js fhe fent his gliHering ghod, twixt both the whirling
icarcjy
..here ihe wrefl:eth Ophiucus armes, which there appeares.
icre as he flretcheth out his limmes nigh to the gentle beafl,
•e Lyon old, whofe princely heart forefhineth in his breail.
He only hath well learn'd the lore, the only Lyon to obey,
lat Kifigly beaft he honoured flill, yeelding to him the fwey.
lom erft no force could caufe to creak, nor dint of enimics

r tlynndering loue^ with fiery flaih might force to be afearde,
tr-ihe Lyon caus'd to crouche, and fall before his feete :
each thing bowes and bendes vnto the Lyon, as is meete.

Hi?

, I ■ t • ■ •" • ■ I ■

Georgij CbfyatL

its done in the Weft, tis knowneeuery where,
: Cardiffe was he made, &County of Pembrokefhire.
-.A^y King EdwoTiidiesi his fatall time is comCi
(.loth pofTefTe the Crowne^ his fifter hath his roome ;
luew by ^ats fetch, there gins a ciuill broyle^
tiie Queene he dothconfpire with, all his force and tqyie*
-^ th forth his rebell route, euen vnto London wall^
. V c-cne doth make chiefe of this warre, &Captaine generally
Jragon green. What fhould (he do? what other hope remaindf
. ipits his venim round about, wherewith her foes are (tainde.
:h rough thickeft of the enemies rout, without feare doth he ga^
The traytors tremble, he them o'errunnes, and taketh Wyat tho.

An other battaile yet he fought vnder Queene Maries name,
S. ^intines walles his foldiers fhakt, and got the gole and game^
And in the field the Frenchmen forft to flee before his Bee,
Whiles PiWir]^ war in France doth hold : this dragpn had fuch grace^
That in each fight from all the red, the palme he (till did get,
And therefore in his open mouth the bloudy hand is fet.
AConqaenmrinuincible ; would he haaebebe more (Idcke
(EUscabitb) to fight for thee, and put thy enemies backe ?
Bat that tbeGod who rules the Realm, & eke thy heauenly minde,
litlces thee enioy a quiet time ? fof thee he could not finde
kft caafe to (hew his manly heart. And now well fmitte in yeares.
He leames the qui^t gowne to d'on^ to him no warre appeares :
Bat this lail fight with cruel! death, to whome he yeeldes not yet ;
His worthy Ghoft with triumphes icy in ftarry flcy is fet.
And tt in life for good fttccefife, a triumpher he was.
So BOW with glee into the heauens, the Dragons fprite doth pa(re.

' The conucrfion of the Triumph to the right
■ honourable Henry £arle of Pembroke, his
, /ioDne and heire.

•p¥t thon,(my Country Lord) moft worthy impe of counties race,
jf'?^fieoTf my L. rcade thou thefe lines, turne hitherward thy face.
>jHPto*pc of Fathers haughty a6ls, and honours to thy minde
^''^Vefents themfelues, his countenance in heart do thou fad binde.

I Vol III.

Oewej Gotyalfc

' " * ■■■■ T ... ■■■■!■ ipiiii ■ ■■

Ad illuftriffimum Comitem Oxoniedfeal.

QLave Comesy generis Jumnmm. deconamen auitii

Tnfuper Angliaci magna Qoluinna JiB*
Da vekwn t€nui modiijlanti carmina pe^o^

^dd neauit aptatis verka referre Jims.
Te t4ia noimtas commendat &- inch/ t a virtus,

BdPtiaque emmi/ cordis aSa tuii.
NUa^s exferme quarts, neo carmina fquamuii

Carmen amef quifyuis carmine digna gerit.)
Ihc tamfn adffeniens cum Principe nobtlis bojpes,

Canmnibus nobis excipiendus eris.
tum^qui^ Mi^/arum tanto capiat is amofe^

jiuribus bis modulis occinit vna tuis.
7k ve/ut hefierna cepifti carmina- noUe,

ffac quoquejic capias carmina.nofira die.

Tuo Honori dcditiffimtts,
* Georgius Coryatus.

1 ^ I I ■ J ' > m w I * ' ' ' ^

Ad illuftriflirnum viruni pominum Burghleiuip
primariuQA Apglia^. Thcfaurarium.

Igt hcus bic fuperejit inter ^gaudia tanta

Admittunt tenues tun magna negotia Mufas,
Omnis Pegasij proper aret turha fiuentiy
Mk tUn gratificanst & nobtle notnen adoransi
^-M Iket.Mjilearttt cytbard tamen objirepet vna,
^ -fa ' Grm

i

-- -' sinentem.
::m nrpore vitam
i^nz'iZ mentem
..: : fiaiiL: amore.

j^ tuwus kojpes

\:cimus ajiaSf

.'.'t'j xi.: fundus honor e.

- .uum vota Tonanti,

i/:i uyeraueris annos,

r iursa Jydera vitam.

H- deuotifsimus
G^orgius Coryatus.

• t

.. J .d i! j:tr!iiimos Oxonien-

; s::c!ui> AcademisB Cancella-

. . t S tulle -urn Comitem Lei-

/ ^uJemum Ceciiium Domi-

...::. ;r-j -li.ciatain magna Au-

.^ 0.\>:n:^:ilis, Aftronomice.

. . y:// vderica corpora cerniti
^ :"/*'..: .-irn: is efje Polos.
' . ?:iUs ;// antarSllcus alter,
r::j ion micdt tile Polus.
, ^. ..;' ij .':ui'*'i' vUemus in vrde
... J n'l:*^.'^'j'-pe Polos.
'...., y.ius :.'u'iy:us Oxonien/ls,
.. :iuj:ri au,\'/uc aecuj^ue Poll.

Lucet

Georgij Coryati.

Lucet & hoc nojira Polus alter in vrbe Cecillus^

Vt videas geminos tarn Jimul ejfe Polos.
lUe Polus nofter Jiudiorum ftellifer Atlas,

Hie Cantabrigij iucida fiella Polt.
^ubd Jimul banc noftram iunSH venHiis ad vrbensp

^od Jimul vnus honor iunxit vtrofque Polosp
Accipite bac Jimili fimul 6 pietate Patroni,

Viuite falices at que valet e Poll.

Clariifimo & honoratiilimo Viro D. Gulielmo
Cecillo Baroni Burghlso^ ordinis Perifcele-* ,
dis Equiti aurato, Summo Anglis Thefau-
nOp Revise M^i. a fandtioribus confilijs^ &
Acadcmias Cantabrigienfis Qancellario dig-«
niflimo^ rheumate laboranti pharmacum,
vnde ex morbo connaluit.

J^Vlt^ dlijs alij, tibi Jemper reddimus vnum
Carmen, at eft ao£io grata medela viro.
Carmine dij fuperi placantur crimine keji.

Carmen amaf quifquis carmine digna gerit.
Pertur Alexandrum peter et quum morbus. Homer i

Carminibus ieSlis conualutjfe citb.
Hue veniOf & redeo, maneo, rogo, quarito, plango.

Audio nil nifi te morbus iniquus babet.
Cimprecor fvtprqfim tibi) magni carmen Homeri,

^ifo tu perleSo conualuiffe potes.
Nunc tibi deuotos morborum poftulo dims.
* Nunc mibi Mercurium confuluiffe rogo^
yic iubei libros medicorum vt confulam, et illi
. Nee tibi, nee mibije confuluije negant.
Hos repeto doSii proifiittit multa G^nus,

Rbeu^

I
i

Gcorgij Coryati*

Ai eundcm gratiarum oBio pro 40 Jhlt^ hft tilt

dono donatis.

m

OVatuor ex veftra venerunt aurta dextra^
Et data tu noftris verGbus apta refers.
Munera carminibus tua funt maiora tendlis»

Aft vtinatn verti verfus in iUa queat.
Turn tibi carminibus poflem pergratus haberi»

Quatuor atque darem terque quaterque tibu
Pbndere fed nequeunt, numero fed muiiera veftra

iEquiparare queunt, parque referre pari.
Aft tibi ponderibus, nee munera veriibus sequa^

Quando referre mihi non datur vUa tibi.
Aurea nee poflim tibi carmina ferre Cecilit

Aurum nee cures, quando poeta refert*.
Aurea tanta tibi quod lint quot carmina Vatu

Atque tua base dixit * Defipientis opes.
Aurea nulla tibi, fed tanc&m, Carmina reddani*

£rea nam mea func, aurea nulla mihi.
Auro quando tuo mea carmina nulla referre \

jEqua queanti fummus reddat id ipfe titva^ :

* Sic dixit illuftriffima tua vxor in carminikur /uis ad Geergium

Mucbaiuttuim Scotiig pcetam*

»

Eiufdem ad eundem querela pro Principe ^ Patria^
& Mufis, m Pjeudocaujidicoi fe iniujii oppri^
mentes.

SIcilidilkm immortale decus Cecille Sororum,
Principis, & Patrias fumma columna tuae :
Sufeipe pro regno, pro Mufis, Principe, ^fco

Prouoluens pedibus paucula verba tuis.
Reginam, I^egnum, Mufas imtnanlter omnes

Caufidici fpoliant, dilaniancque fuas,
Decipulis legum, lin^uis venalibus, aftu,

Sumptibus immodicis, innumerifque malis.
Non peco Caufidicos qui caufas dicere vere,

Sed qui pro lucro dicere falfa foknt. Lex

Pofthuma fragmepta poematum

Lex bona, legis et eft bonus vfus. & optitnus ord<

Aft bona fsepe malus non bene tradtat homo.
Hinc vis & lites, dolus & furor, impetus, ardor,

Quum trahit ad mores optima quasque malos.
Quando trahit retrahitque viros ad deuia l^um^

Vt Cacus Flerculeos traxit ad antra boues.
Aft precor Alcides veluti fuperauerit ilium,

Hofce nouos poteris exuperare Cacos :
\ Alcidefque boues illos velut extulit antris,

[ Sic nobis veftram ferre velitis opem.

Regnum forte poteft, fed Princeps fortiter illos

Legibus Angliacis exuperare fuis.
Nos opis expertes Mufas ilauasque monetae,
^ Imbelles, illis nil nifi pra^da fumus.

Qui potes, ergo velis miferas defendere Mufas,

Sub patrocinio fint maneantque tuo.
Fafne nefafne fiet, ius, fitue iniuria iuris,

Non reputant, mod6 fie diripiantur opes.
Picite, fed quales ? Sapiens fie dixerat olim,

Aurifiuas, nuUas Inlipientis opes.
Aft vtinam veras fapientum quaerere gazas

In coelo inciperent, & nifi vera loqui,
Caufidjci falfi, qui leges munere torquent,

Falfaque pro veris lubftituiflc folcnt.
Hasc tibi ftellato venient dicenda Cubiclo,

Hlc ybi Stella potens, tu Cynofura micas.
Interea vero Mufirum nobile Sydqs,

Vqica Caftalijs fpefque falufque deis,
f^ofcerc fupplicibus pecimus te vocibus ifta,
^ Est finp lege mails ponere pofle modum.
SiciUdCtm io^mortale decus Cecille ibrorum,
Principis & Pacrias fumma columna. Vale.

yii H. deditiJpmuSf deuinSiiJJimufque

Georgius Coryatu

^acra TAeolopa Baccalatirei

Afi :

Georgij Coryati.

Ad tUuJlriJfimum virum D. loanem Puckeringum

Magni Sigilli Cujiodem.

•

INcljrte qui regtii fuprema negotia traftas^
Cuius & ingenio confilioque vi^ent.
Da veniam tenui modulanti c irmina Mufae,

Quod nequit optatis vierba refetre Ibnis.
Mulca & magna tibi cupio proferre, led obftat

Hie dolor auditus debilitafque mei. '
Aft cit>i <x>mmitto me, caufam, pe£ltHa» vicam» •

Et pro ludicio ftentue.cadantue tuo.
Plurima &epe dedt Reginas carmina, faepS

Hasc mihi munifice muiiera plura dedit.
Teftis erit Dominus nuDc Thefaurarius ifte

Inclytus Aonidum, magnus ApOUo, Parens.
Et (i vixiflet, Dominus Dudleius eflec»

Oxonij Phoebus qui mihi femper erat^
Et fi vixifiec, nunc. WaUinghamius effirt,

Ciarus Eque3, Dominas Principb altra mantis*
Hie mihi furreptas (qua tu nunc parte laboras)

Principis aflenfu reftituebat opes.
Sic age^ Reginam, Patriam, Musafque iuuatOf

Hinc tibi prpueniet gloria, fama, decus.
Summe P^er totum qui torques numine cadumt

Reginam & regni fceptra tuere fui.
]£t tibi perpetuam fuper aurea fydera vitam

'^t xi)A perpetuus qui regit aftra deus.

7. H. deuotiffimus

Georgius Coryatus

^acrdf Tbeohgia Baccalaureus.

ReugBen*

Pofthuma j^gihehta poematum

Jteuerendisfimo in Cbrijio Patri at Domino^ ' D.
loanni Fitegifto Arcbiepifcapo Cantuarienfi^
totius Anglut Primati at metriapoUtano^
Georgii Coryati in namen ac cognotiien Juum
it in librum ilBus aduerjus Tbonuim Carit^
Wright^ elagium atque Euangeticd ^^h^^*

FV| leet in sthereo relud Scd «ifrtM tfrb^,
Ic| que reditque ^as, pereolttatquc
Ho| c ag'it . Angliaro fiorens tua gloria Regno^

Mo^ mus vt iniudeat, progredicura magb^
MHV^us ab excelib ccdi Re&ore fupremt,

Suf|ptci8 hunc animcs p^ore, vdw DcNmk
A I rdua diuini referas ih^!dria verbi,

De I que tuo tocus proiicnic ore DeiHi*
1 mnia, falfiloqul toUis deliria Vans,

Co I rat ipfe |rregem, pellis et ipfe lupvfm.
1 1 prdcul yrnhnfequax^ procul ito tenebrio T. C*

No I n pores in dara race videre diem.
Men I te mahuque tu4 deftruxit mcenia Babel»

lo I manu Nemrod concidit ipfe fua.
An I non Neftoreos igitur tibi comprecer annos ?

Nef I toreum quando pectus et ora refers ?
Vi jribus humants dcus altior omnibus vnus,

Te I dedit» lethereas quo caperemus opes.
Gift I etenim Angiigenis donum cognofcitur ttk^

Vf i us tt ^ doni maximus efto Dei.

F. R. P. deuotijpmtis

I

Geoi^ius Coryatus.

y Epitapbium

Ceorgij Cory^ti.

T f li«f^

Bfitapbium Reuerendifsiml in Cbr0i» PutHt m

Domini D. loanms Pierfei^ feu potius noftri

tet^ris Perfeif Ep^copi quondam Snrisburien^

JiSf ac pojiea Archiepifcopt Eboracenfis^ &

Metropolitani eiufdem^ Meccenatis fui t^tinum

TRiftis yt Androme()e linohftris obieAa mtcmt
Perfcil ei*epra eft ihuiolata fnanu :
RomulcQ Chrifti lubiefta Eccleiia moftfeo

CQuod fcra terribilis dicitur cfle maris^
Sic ercpta tuae diumas robore dextras

Gaudbc^ & ia laucfes dccifiit ifta fuas.
Piciiei cclfils perrupit Ipiritus oris

Ora MeduUei f^nguiftiDieAta Papise.
Saxa Deos quondanfi, triihcos quae numiha fecit^

Tranftuiit & viuos \ti fiiria faka viros :
Saxea fa£bi ta^ nunc fqualet Bclftia vdce,

Pallas vt in clypeo Gorgohis ora geiris.
Nunc viget Andromede florens Ecclefia Chrifti,

Inachides vicit, pef domuitque feram.
Phorcis obit, clypeo Pallas caput intulit altum

Anglorum Pallas, iRLegia virgb, caput.
Fallada fie noftram Capitiis veneramur hdnore,

Perfeus horrend^ ouod dedit ifte neci.
Ergo Patfer, Praeful, Pi*c6 iariftiffime Pcrfeu^

Chrifti athleta potens, perdomitorque Papas $
Andromedes capias gratahtia c^mina noftrae.

Scilicet eic vi£ta lasta trophasa fera.
Terruit excelfos olim quic Bulla Monarchas,

Os tecfum in fuperos iihpia verba tonans.
Mitra triplex duplices gemipans cum clauibus enfes,

Supremum inferni, Gcrbereumuc caput.

Seu

Peorgy Coryati.

Ad.lacus hlc nati pueri duo, forte perempti
Prsepropera, inrefti pulucria i^ne iacent.

Foelices omnes, «vel quos fors dira cpegit
Trillia funeftis daudere fata rpgis.

Vtfi^ ^m fimm dmnSust IS iouotus
Georgius Coryatus compofuit, 6c pofi^it.

Ephapbium Clariffim Viri Gvliefmi Awtery^
dmlu iffris Do&oris^ Vicarij GeneraUs Arcbt*
ipybppi Cantuarienjisj & JuppUcum Uielkrum
B^n0 EMzabetba Maglher.

Hlc fitu^ Aw^riuSt Legum Clarifliinus iHe
Doftor & Interort'Sy iufque pium(|U€ dpoens :
Ille fori ivdex quum Cantuarienfis obiuk
Munus, & eximie prasftitit illud onus :
Supplicibus pnefeftus erat, fumtnifque Libellis
Fnncipis Eliiabeth, queis bene fundus, obit
Quid refcram ingenium, mores, vitanique prQhattn(i9

Confiiium, ftudium, indiciumque fuum ?
Quid genus Sp proauos & maxima nomina dkam ?

I*rasdi4 quid vel opes enumerare iuuac ?
Vd Am turritis fuigentia mcenia £ucis ?
Te£bi,do(nus miris a^ificata modis P
N«i bopa ibrtunap deerant, non corporis, ards

Mentis if egregiae vis fibi magna fuit«
Teftis eric Frinceps, proceres, populique Britaonit

Qoos coluit ftudijs, officiifque fuis. ^
R» Ci^q c teftis 0c munificentias & auri

Supplicibus precibus pauper inopfque fuis*
Nim veluci Princeps eft dementiffima, fie is
SupplicibMfque fauens fimplicibufque fuit.
Charus erat toci populo, procerumque cacerua^
Keginse imprimist Plrincipibufquc Ttrist

AuduC

Pofthuma fragmenita pbematum

Audiic Oxonii fuperantem fc fua Princeps^

Tunc admirau eft ingeniumque fuum.
Quum cot Pandedas, quum tanu volumioa l^oin

Tarn cito tarn fubito volucret ore fuo.
Sic cum vixiflet, famamque deculque paraflet

Eximium, vitae iam facur, ailra petit.
Atque animam Domino reddens, corpufque fcpul-

Awberius^ nomen liquit in orbe fuum. (chro

Epitapbivm Trivm Clariffi$nonim Armgeranm
Jtpultorum Londini in proxima Ecckfia ffeft^^
monajierienfi^ D. Rowlandi Vaugban nuper
Serenifs. Regina Anglia D. Etizabetba cor^^
ports Armigerii D. loannis Vaugban ehrfdem
JRfginse in partHus Borealiius a Consilys, ae
D. Gulielm Vaugban eitydem Rowlandi Jl^,
Dm Guliebni CmIU^ Equitis inaurafi. Dm
BurgbUH^ tfOiufqut Anglia D. Tbe/aurarn,
nuper clariffim cbariffimique ferui.

CEmice tres yno conclufos funere claros,
Et confanguineos, conlpicuofque vtros.
Armigeros omnes : Rowlandus at Armiger vnus

Corporis Elifabet Principis huius erac.
Principis & corpus fie defendebat, vt armis

Hoc viuo eft aufus pcrdere nemo fuis.
P6ft miferi factum ftatuerunt perdere corpus,

Vertit in authores led Deus arma fuos
Vertat & vfque precor, Rcginam protegat vlque

Talibus Armigeris, coelicibufque fuis.
Armiger excellens loannes nomine Vaughan

£t pius, et prudens, & venerandus homo.
ErRo \ confilijs regni Borealibus huius,

fndyu confilijs pracftitit aAa fuis«

Ergo^

Thomas coriate,

Traueller for the English Wits :
(GREETING)

From the Court of the Great Mogvl, Rejident at
the Town bJ AJ'mcrc, in Eajterne India.

t-Oe heerC the woodert Ima:;^ of o\\t wits j
Borne, in firft trauaile, on the backs of Nitsj
But now ort Elephants, &c.
O, what will he ride, when his years expire?
Tho world muft ride himj or he all will tire.

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To the Right Honovrabib

;DWARD PHILLIPS,

[night, and Maifier of the RoUes,
is boufe in Cbamery-LMM^ mr JVar^ead.

be Court of the mft mighty Monarchy
^reat Moguh refident in the Towne of
^e, in the Eajierne India, jinno i6i5«

HT H0NOVRABLE9

I'fwaded^ that if euer any accident

of admiration euer happened vntp

in al your life time^ it will be the

this prefent Letter, from me out

c India*, yet perhaps it will feen\e

ondrous, that I beleeue you will

this be the true hand-writing

Odcombian Neighbor, Thomas

our Honour may foone very

parantly perceiue it to be true;

jrme of the ftyle, which is iuft

that manner of fpcech that you

aid obferued in me, fometimes in

-woolfie Orations; and fometimes

rauagant difcourfes : and partly by

j\onj of the bearer beereof, M. Peter

K 4 Rogers,

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CoRYATS Letters

HagfTSf Minifter at the time of his being in
/Wf^, tO'the En^Iiih Merchants refkJent at
the Court of the moft puiffant Monarch the
great Moguls at a town called jifmerei whofe
comfortable and fweet company I enioyed z%
the fame Court, about the fpjice of' fourc
Moneths*

Now, though there hath itched a very burn-
ing defire in me, within thefe few y cares,, to
furuay and contemplate fome of the chiefeft
parts of this goodly Fabricke of the World,
befides mine owne natiue Country : yet never
did I tbinke it would haue broken out to iuch
an ambitious vent, as to trauell all on foote
from hrufolem^ fo farre as the place where I
wrote this Letter,

Howbeit fince Fortune, or rather (tofpcakc
piore properly^ in vfing a Christian word) the
prouidence of the Almighty, (for Fatuus ejl,
S- Augufiinei faith, qui fata credit) hath fo or-^
dained, that I (hould fecurcly paie fo far into
the Orient-all world, with al humilitie vpon
jhc bended knees of my hart, I ihank my
Creator and mercifull redeemer, lefus Chrift,
(whofe Sacrofandt Sepulcher I haue vifited
and ki0ed, terque quaterque in Jerufalem^) anc|
do very much congratulate mine owne hapr-

}>ines, that he hath hitherto endued mec with
icalth, (for in all my trauels fince I came out '
of England^ \ haue enioyed as found a con-
ftitution of body, andfirme health, as euer I
(lid fince I firft drew this vitall ayre) libertie,
ftrcngth of limbs, agilitie of foot-maqfhip, &c.

Neither

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From India.

Neither do I doubt, but that your Honour -
•it felfe will likewife congratulate the feUcitie
of our Sommerfetjhirey that in breeding me,
hath produced fuch a traueller, as dooth for ^
the diuerfitie of the Countries he hath fecne, \»
and the multiplicitie of his obferuations, farre
(I beleeue) out-ftrippe anie other* whatfoeuer.
that hath beene bred therein fince the blcfleq
Incarnation ofourSauior. Yea, I hope my
general!- country of Eng/anJ, (hall one day fay
that Odde-combey for one part of the word,
may truelie be fo called : (for Odde^Combe
.confifteth of two words, oddc, and combe,
which latter word in the olde Saxon tongue
fignifieth befides the vertical point of ^ cocks
head, the fide of a Hill, becaufe the eaft fide
of the. hill whereon Od-combe ftandeth is very
confpicuous, and feene afar off in the Coun-
try Eaftward) for breeding an oddc .man, oiie
that hath not his peere in the whole kingdomc
tP match him.

Three yeares and fome odde daycs I haue
fpjenjt already, in thisft^cond peregrination, and
I hope with as much profite (vnpartially will I
fpeakd it of my felfe, without any oucr- ween-
ing opinion, to whi.h mofl men are fubied:)
\ both for learning foure Languages more, then
I had when 1 lett my Country :, viz. Itdlian^
Fabian, Turkijb and Perfian-, and exadt view-
ing of diuers of the mod remarkenble matters
of the Vnivcrfe; together with the accurate
• defcription thereof, as moft of my Countri-
jjien tljat are. now abroad. Yet fuch is my

infatiable

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vr i iiiv.vur:t:iic, in :h::c I write noth

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v.uc .1 l.w-t:cr which I hauc written

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t^xicrcut I haue compendioullie dilcou

x^uic jj inv obi'eruarions in ^a, will

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iupe

From Ikdia«

fuperfluous to haue repeated the fame things*
Dutie ioyned with the recordation of the ma-
nifold benefits, and fingular fauburs I haue
receiued from you, hath cnjoyned mee to fend
this Letter to your Honour, from this glori-
ous Court of the Moguls wherein feeing I re-
late not the Angularities I haue feene in thofe
Orientall Regions, I will defift to be farther
tedious; humbly recommending your Honour,
and vcrtuous Lady, your well-bcloued Sonne
and Hcire-apparent, Sir Robert (to whom 1
haue written a few times alfo) and his fwett
Lady ; M. Martin alfo, M. Cbriftopber Brooke ^
whom I thanke Aill for his no leile elegant
then ferious verfes : M. EquinoBiall Pafticrujl
of the middle Temple, M. William Hackwell,
and the reft of the worthy gentlemen frequent-
ing your Honourable table, that fauour virtuej)
and the facred Mufes, to the mod Heauenly
Clientele of the eternal lebouah.

Tour Honors mofi obfequious Bead/man^

THOMAS CORYATfi,

^rom the Court of the great Moguls rejideni in
the Towne of Af mere in the Eajlerne India ^ on
Michaelmas day ; Anno 1 6 1 5,

I befeech your Honour to fpeake courteoufly
to this kind Minifter M. Rogers for my fake:
for he euer ihewed l>imfelfe very louing vn-
to me.

Maft

of all that' Irrigated Patadife, whcrehence, aS
from their original the three otbef riuers were
deriued) about fouredayes iourney beyond u^-
/eppo : on the farther fide of which, I entered
Mejopofama, alias Cbaldea^ forr xhxiEuphrdtts
in that place difterminateth. Syria and Me/(}po*
tamia. Therehence I had two dayes^ iourney
Wo Vr of the * Chaldeans^ where Abraham vf^^
born, a very delicate and pleafant Cittie.

--^rhere I remained fourc dayes, but I coukl
fee no part of the ruines of the houfe, wher
that faithful feruant of God wa^ borne, though
I much defired it.^ From thence, I had foure

--xiayes iourney to the riucr Tigris^ which^ I
paffed alfoi but in the fame place where I
croffed it, I found it fo (hallow, that it reach-
ed no higher then the calfeof my legge : for I
waded ouer it afoot. Now I wel pcrceiue by
mine occular experience, that C balden is named
Mefopotamiay for that it is inclofcd with the
forefaid riuers. TraieSlo Tigride^ I entn^d^r-
menia the greater : After that. Media the lower,
and refided fix dayes in the Metropdis therof,
heretofore called Rcbatanat the fommer featc
of Cyrus his Court, a City eftfoone mentioned
in the Scripture, now called Tauris : more
wofull ruines of a City (fauing that of Troy and
Cyzicum in Natolia) neuer did mine eics be-
holde: when I ferioufly contemplated thofc
.^WkK, the doleful teftinlonies of theTurkifli,
-4leuafi:ation$, I called to minde Quids veric^

Ludit

CoRYAfi Letters

Ludit in bumanis diuina potentia rebus*
And that of JEZg/$(7^t

From that, i bad two dales iourney to d
Citty that in Strabos time was called Arjacia in
Media the higher, now Cajbin^ once the roy-
all feate of the Tartarian Princes, foure dales
iourny from the Caffian fea. From Cajbin^ I
had twenty three daies to Spahan in Partbiaf
the place of refidence of the Perjian King. But
at my being there, he was in the Countrey of
Qurgi/ian, ranfacking the poor Chriftians thcr
with great hoftility, with fire and fword.
There I remained two months, and fo with a
Carauan trauelled into the Eafterne Indian
pafling foure months and odde dales, in my
trauell betwixt that (through part of the true
Perfia, and a large trad: of the noble and re-
Downed India) and the goodly city of Lahore
in India^ one of the largeft Cities of the whole
vaiuerfe. For it containeth at the lead fix-
teene miles in compafTe, and exceedeth Con--
Jiantinople it felfe in greatne£e : hut a dozen
dayes before I came to Lahore^ I paiTed the
&mous Riuer Indus^ which is as broad againe
$» our TJluunes zt London^ and hath his orlgi-
jmII oat of the Mountaine CaucaJiiSf fo much
ennobled by the ancient both Poets and Hif^
toriogfaphers^ Greek and Latine ; vthxch Plata
* IT ciirioiijty fake, in his traueltes of thefe parts
cot to fee. It lyeth not farre from that vp-
on the Confines of Scytbiaj now called Tar-
taria : My felfe alfo concerning fome hope of

feeing

fcclog it before my finall farewel of India, t

had almoft forgotten one memorable matter

to impart vnto you : About the middle of the

way» betwixt Spaban and Lnhort^ iufl: about

the Frontiers of P^erfia dild InMaf I met Sir

Kohert Sberky^ and his Lad}^^ trduailing from

the court of the Moguls (wbdre they had bcene

verie gracioufly rec^iued, aftd ^nhiched with

prefents of great value) to th« King oi Perfidi

Court 5 fo gdllantly furnilhed with all necef-

fitries fcMT their Irauiies, thit it was a great

comfort' vhto me to fee them in fuch a llou-

rifliing cft^te. iThere did he flie w aiee to my

fiogttlar con^iltmeAt» lioth «»iy fiklokes neatly

kept; ^Ad hath^oinifed k&e td Ihew them,

efpecialy mini Itineraries to the I^erfian King;

and to interpert vnto him fdrAe of the priaci-

pall Matters in the Turkifh tongue^ to the end

I may haue the more gracious accefle vnto him

ftftcr my rcturne thither. For through Perfia

I haue determined (by Gods helpe) to returne

to jileppo. Befides, other rarities that they

carried with them out of India \ they had twa

Elephants, and eight Antlops^ which were

t|)e £rft that euer I law : but afterwards^ when

I came to the Moguls Courts I fawe great ilore

of them* Thefe they meant to ptefent tQ the

Pirfian Kingi Both he and his Lady vfed me

with fingufar refpe(5l:> efpecially his Lady^

. who beftowed forty (hillings vpaa me in Prr-*

jfim mony $ and they feemed to exult for io/

to tut mee, hauing promifed me to bring mee

in good grace with the Persian king^ and that

they

they will induce him to hef^owfom? Princel
benefit vpon me: this I hope will be parti
occ.'liuned by my boo!:c, for he is fach a io
coiid Prince, that he will not be meanlie de
lighted with diners ol" my fiicetlous hierogly
pliicks, if they arc tmlie and genuinely ex
pounded vnto him. From the famous Cifi
b( La/jsrc, I had twentiedaies iourncy tbano
ther goodly Citie c^alled ^gra, through fuch
delitiiteand enen tradt of ground, as I 'neiit
faw before ; and doubt whether the like bt
to be found within tiie whole crrcamfCrem

Prom IndiA.

of the habitable world. Another thing alfd

in this way, beeing no lefle meffiorable then

the plainencffe of the ground ; a row of Treed

on each fide of this way where people doe tra-

ucU, extending itfelfe from the townes end of

Lahore^ to the townes end of Jgra i the moft

incomparable (hew of that kinde, that euer

my eies furuaied. Likewife wheraS ther is a

Moantaine fome ten daies iourney betwixt La--

tore and jigra, but verie neere ten miles out

of the way on the left hand : the people that

iflhabite that Mountaine, obferue a cuflome

very ftrange, that all the brothers of any fa-

inilie; haue but one and the felfe fame wife :

* fo that one woman fometimes doth feme fix

or feuen men : the like whereof I remember

I haue read in Strabo^ concerning the Arabi-

tlis that inhabited Arabia felix. Agra is a

Verie gtcat Citie, and the place where the

Mogul did alwaies (fauing within thefe twb

yeares) keepe his Court; but in eucrie refpedt

touch inferior to Lahore. From thence to

the Moguls Court I had ten daies iourney, at

a Towne called A/mere, where I found a Cape

'Merchant of our Englifli men, with nine

more of my Countrimen^ refident there vpon

'tvrmes of Negotiations, for the right wor-

-flupfull Company of Merchants in London

*diat trade for Eaft India. I fpent in my

-iourney betwixt lerufalem and this Moguls

^*Cburt^ fifteene moneths and odde daies : all

-which way I traucrfed afoot, but with diuers

'paire of fhooes, hauing beene fuch a Propate-

' Voi. IIL L tickc

From: India*

«

itt here : for that date he weighed hial«
M a paire of golden Scales^ which by
chance I faw th^ fame day (a cuftomc
be obferucih moft inuiolablic euery year)
; £o much golde in the other fcale as con*
ileth the weight of his body, and the
he afterward diftributed to the poore.y^
I of complexion neither white nor blacke,
»f a middle betwixt them : I know not
to exprefle it with a more exprefliue and
leant ephitheton then Oliue : an Oliue
r his face prefenteth : he is of a feemehe
lofition of bodie»of a Aature little vnequall
g;uefle not without grounds of probabili-
mine, but much more corpulent then
ifib. The extent of his Dominion is ve-
pacious, beeing in circuite little lefie
foure thoufand Englifh miles, which ve-
lere anfwereth the compas of the Turks
aries : or if any- thing be wanting in ge-
ricall dimenfion of ground, it is with
\t pleonafme fupplied by the fertility of
yle : and in thefe two thinges hee ex-
th the Turks, in the fatneffc (as I haue
of his Land, no part of the world yeeld-
inore fruitfuU veine of ground, then all
vlhich lieth in his Empire, fauing that
)f Babylonia, where the terreftiall Para-
AOe ftoode . whereas a great part of the
ef Land is extreme barren and fterilh as
ifi jobferued in my peregrination thereof,
iiily in Syria, Mefopotamia and Arme-
ntfAf large portions thereof beeing fp

L 2 wonder full

^

fbure moneths iourncy from this, the midland
parts thereof being watered by diuers channels
of the famous Ganges^ which I haue not as yet
ieenc, but (God willing) I mcane to vifite it
before my departure out of this Countrie, the
neereft part of it beeing not aboue twelue daies
iourny from this Court. The King prefent-
'Mh himfelfe thrice euery daie without faile to
hii Nables, at thcrifingof the Sunne, which
^e adoreth by the eleuation of his hands ; at
jMKHie,. and at iiue of the clocke in the euen-
logr but he ftandeth in'a roomc aloft, alone
L 3 .by

wn them from ft'
fiftdfred iumptuousi
j filuer pitUfters
'.. Twice euery
:c him, the bra-
wide: many of thsm
ihalfehigh; and they
-Eke two little Moun-'
^9M parted in the mid^
; if certaine fire-worke^
T gore aiidcruemate onm
ring recti). Of Elgj
■cib three thoufand in hM
: lo vnmejfurable chargef
. «nd his Lyons, and othd
t an incredible raffle of mw
I tboiifand pounds flcrlingii
^ 1 an Elephant fince I canm

uh. determining one day (by God!
t TtT pifture expreffed in my neM
..C vuoTi an Elephant. The King
utUaud Women for his own body,
^bictirft (which is his Queene) is
1 thinke I lliall here after thk
Letter vnto you, before my dd*
this Countrey, by a worthy
is the Minifter and Preacher «u
1 this phice, one M. Peier Rogers,
f wlKvm 1 atn exceedingly obliged ior
.!.« uiBces of humanity exhibited vnto
"■i4y vfe him kindJy ibr my fakej bee
^^ iOu>iin|[* *l**t there is a ceriajne yong
I 4ii^[MikM> called Mai/ler Cbarla Lancafier,

that

From I n d

that ferueth the M. of the Rollcp, intrented
me to defire you to recommend him very kind-
ly vnto him. Our Cape-Merchants nam: is
M, Wil&sm Rdwards, an honeft ^enilcmm,
that vfcth me with verie louing refpeft. D<;ar
M. L. W. conueigh thefe twoe letters that I
baue fcnt to you to the parties to whom thsy
arc ijircftcd: my poore mother and minevnc-
■ fcle WUUams. You may do mc a kinde.office
t» defire him (with fuch conucnient termes
«ad patheticall perfwniions as your difcretion
L 4 fhall

^: From India.

^ecanas, but how afTeded to me at this
jT know not : pray tell them that I meane
rite to each of them before my departure
of India : remember my duty alfo to their
t vertuous Ladies. About foure ycares
Se |ooke for me, but not before. For if
It me life and health, I meane to. make
igc of full feauen yeares before I come
^hereof three are already fpent. Com-
^pte alfb I pray you to M. Martin, though
httms houfe in IVoodJireetj he vfed mee one
Iflretie peruerfly before I came away : but
iic that piy being at lerufalem dooth make
lllge^ many iniuries. Commend mee like-
^aj^aifter H. Holland, and Jnigo lones : at
-time I haue many Irons in the fire; for
ar^gOhe Perjjan, Turhyh, and Arabian
TEiauing already gotten the Italian (I
1.) I haue bene at the Moguls Court
tilths already, and am to tarry heere
1^ holy permiflion) fiue moneths longer,
tue gotten the forefaide three tongues,
!fi depart herehence to the Ganges, and
Lt, diredlly to the Ferfan Court.

Tour ajfured louing Friend till death ^

Thonaas Coryate.

I I

W ' From

-■■>■■■ •

ROM India.

,aments of each, zmonnting to
almoft eight thoufand pound fter-
ae whole Prefent was worth ten of
i, as they call them ; a Leak being
nd pound fterling : the whole, a
loufand pounds fterling. Pray com-
to M. Protoplaji, and all the Sirenia-
cmen, to whom I wrote one Letter
^t*pp09 after my being at lertd/alem; and
. 1 intend to write before my going out
I. Their moft elegant and incompara-
fe-condu6t that they hauegraciouily be^^
d vpon me, 1 haue left at Aleppo, not
ing made any vfe of it as yet, neither fhall
:i ail my peregrination of AJiai but when
.hall one day arriue in Chriflendome, it will
'^'j very auailable to me. I have heere fent unto
r'ou thecoppy of certaine facetious verfes, that
were lately fent to me to this Court, from one
of my Countrimen, one M. lohn Browne^ a
Londoner borne, now refident withdiuers other
Englifli Merchants, at a Citie in Indian 500
miles from the place where I abide^ called
^tmadauers^ about fixe dayes iourney from
the Sea ; who vndcrftanding of my arriuall
at this Court, and of my tedious pedeiiriall
peregnnation all the way from lerufatem hi-
ther I trnder^sding it I fay, by L^tine and
Italian Epiftles, that upon a certaine occafion
If Wfote to ibme of that company, made thefe
pretty verfes, and fent them me. You itiay
flndfe chem to yoiir friends if you thinke fit,
mid V^eciaU^ to the SiFcniacall gentlemen;

I: . for

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begc]

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ronu

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Lobifi.

Ratios,
i

ruatiofi
ie

With

From India.

With admiration. Oh, had I nowmy wifticSj
Sure you (hold learn to make their C6inadi(hcst

But by the way forget not * Gugurat^
The Lady of this mighty Kings Dominion :
Vifite Barocby Cambatay and Surat,
And Amdauar ; all which in my opinion
Yeeld much content; & then more to gladyee^
Weelehaue a health toal our friends in^Tadeek.

Then crofle to Arab, -f* happieft in divifion ;
fiut haue a care (at Mecca is fome danger)
Left you incurre the pain of circumcifion.
Or Prf^-likc^ to Chrift do feeme a ft ranger.
From thence to Egypt j where the famous Nile
AndMempAis will detaine your eyes a while.

^t'his done, at Alexandria feeke your paflagc
For E^arj^/^^W^ happy ftiores, wher HowSx»Murufy
Will ftriue to make your trauels out-laft age,
86 long as ftand their Annals of our Country.
¥or Mandeuil/ wi\ come of thee farre fhort.
Either of trauell, or a large report.

YET one Poft-^fcript more by way of l
^Coro/Iary, and fo with the fame, bceing
the fourth ai^d the laft, I will adde the fin all
vmbilicke to this tedious Englifti-Indian E-
piftlc, I haue written out two feuerall cop-

* A goodly Prboinc^ in India, three hundred miles from hence;
4 A kinde of wine vfed in that part of India.
t He aCMtth jiraSia FaUx*

t pies

From India*

Engliih Knight, a deare friend of mine. Sir
^•hB$nus Rowep to come to the Court with (bme
matcins rexpedition* a^ an AmbafTadour froot
the right worfhipfuU company of London Mer-
chants that trade for Ltdia: he cometh with
Letters from our King, and certaine felecfled
preients of good worth from the company ;
amongfl the refl, a gallant Caroch, of 150
pounds price. Alfo there came with him 15
ieruajits^ al Engliihmen. Forty daies hence
at the fartheft we expert (^otf^l^lo^) his arri-
uall at this Court. This newes doth refocil-
l«te .(I wiH vfe my old phrafe fo well knowne
to jFeti) my fpirits i for I hope he will vfe me
gracioufly, for old acquaintance fake.

TO

? R M India.

s of my heart, and the quondam Senel*-
}pf the;iobleft fociety, M. L. W.
ierefore fince it is requiiite that I fhould
'" fomc-what for the fame, according to
Itres of humanity : Such a poore retribu-
^s I fent vnto you from Aleppo, the Mc-
■opolitan City of Syria, by one M. Henry
Ware of K^nf, my fellowe-pilgrime therc-
hence to leruja/em; I meane a plaine Epiftle,
which I hope long fince came vnto yonf
hands. 1 haue fent vnto you by a man no
"^fle deare vnto mee then the former, one M.
feter Rogers, a Kentifhman alfo, from tha
" loft famigerated Region of all the Eaft, the
Dple and large India : afliirlng my felfe, that
»:aufe I am not able to requite your loue
nrith any efllentiall gratulations, other then
tvrball and fcriptall, you wil as louingly en-
_|ertaine my poore Letters, bceing thecertainc
manifeflation of an ingenuous minde, as if I
ihould fend vnto you the mtneralt riches or
^-4'ugges of the noble Country.
Hfc- Thinke it no wonder I pray you, that I
Hpaue made no vfe in all this fpace fince I left
^^ny natiue Country, of the fuper excellent
Commeate; for I haue fpent all my time hi-
therto in the Mahometan Countries^ and am
~3ike to fpend three ytares more in thefc Muf-
aman (as they call them) Regions of Afia>
~Kr of Europe, before I ihal ariuc in Chrif-
ndome. For this caufe I left it in AleppS,
iirith my CQuntrimen, there to receiue it

■ them againe, after that I fliall haue

■ M ended

From India*

illtam Forde^ Preacher to our Nation at
:ri)ianiinopley if you happen to meete him ia
aijy part of England ; one that deferveth bet-
ter of me than any man in all this Catalogue :
For of him I haue learned whutfoeuer fuper-
icial ikill I haue gotten in the Italian tongue ;
pray reduplicate my commendations vntobim*

4* Item» to M. George Speake my gene*
rousand ingenious countriman, the Sonne and
hieyre apparent of Sir George Speake in Som-
merfetfbire ; him you are like to finde in any
Terme^ ey ther at the middle Teniple^ or in
l^me Barbers houfe neere to the Temple.

5. Item» to M • lohn D6nne> the author
t£ two moft elegant Latine Bookes^ TJeudpj
ittartyr^ and Ignatyus CancJauei of his abodp
atlier in the Strand, or dfewhere in London,
[.thintce you (hall beb eaiily informed by the
meanes of my friend, M. h*W^

6« Item, to M. Richard Martin, Coiinfel-
lofjt at his chamber in the middle Temple^
but in die Terme time, fcarce elfeJ

7. Item, to M. Chriftopher Brooke, of the
p[|y of Yorke, Counfellor, at his chamber in
tvincolnes Inne, or neere it.
.. .8; Iteiji,. to M. lobn Hasiins, alias Aefui-
tUiSial Tajiicrujif of the citie of HerelFbrd^
poonfellor, at his chamber in the; middle
Temple.

..9. Item, to M. George Garrat, of whofe
iMcing you fhal vnderftand by Marier Donne

M 3 ^ 10.

From Ihd^ia.-

19. Item, to M, William Stanjby^ the Prin-
ter of my Crudities and Crambe^ at his houfe
in Thames ftreet : alfo to his childleffe wife.

20 Item, to all the Stationers in Paules
CburcB'-yard I but efpeciany thofb by name,
Maft. Norton, Maftl Waterfon, M. Matbew
Lownes, M. Edward Blount, and M. Bar-
rat, &c.

God bkjji them all, & me too, that I may one day
after the final confummation of my fafUdkus
peregrinations in the world, Jee andfalute tbem
all in health and welfare.

Per me, Thomam Coryatum,
Odcombienfem.

PRay remember my very humble dutie to
my Lord Byfliop of Bathe and IVettes,
generous Af. DoSlor Montacute; aftd tell his
Lordfhip, that before I returne towards the
Perfian court out of this Orien tall JW/j, Irc-
folue (by Gods permiffion) to write fuch a
Letter vnto him (after I haue throughly fur-
ueighed fo much of this country a^ I meane
to do) as (hall not bee unworthy to be read to
the Kings moft excellent Majefty. You are
*]ike to heare newes of his Lordfhips abode in
'.fcngs-ftreet, ncere Weftminfter.

A Diftich to the Traueller.

jill our cboife wits, all, fee, thou ha/l engrofi :
The doubt yet re lis, if they or thou haue mojL

M4 To

From India^

traced all this tedious way afoote^ with no
fmall toile of bodye and difcomfort ; becau/e
that beeing fo exceeding farre from my fweet
and moft delicious Natiue foyle of England,
you will doubt perhaps how it is poflible for
me to returne home againe : but I hope I (hall
quickly remoue from you that opinion of dif-
comfort (if at the lead you (hall- conceiue
any fuch) becaufe I would haue you know^
that I alwayes go fafcly in the company of Ctf<-
rauans from place to place* A Carauan is a
word much vfed in all ji/!a ; by which is vn-*
derftood a great multitude of people trauel-
ling together vpon the way with Camels^ Hor-
fes, Mules» Afles, &c. on which they carry
Merchandizes from one country to another,
and Tents and Pauillions ; vnder whichj in-
ftead of houfes, they fhelter themfelues in
open fields^ being furniflied alfo with all ne-
ceflary prouiiion, aud conuenient implements

1 to drefle the fame ; in which Carauans I haue
euer mofl fecurely paiTed betwixt lerufalem and
this Townc^. a iourney of fifteene months and
odde dayes : whereof foure wanting a Weeke,
/pent in Aleppo, and two and fifty and od dayes
ipent in Spahan the Metropolitan Citty of

JPerfia^ where the Perfian King moft com-
inonly keepeth his Court : & the occafion of

. xny ipending of fixe moneths of the aforefaidd
fifteone, in ithofc two Cittiep, was.to waite

<fOT an opportunity of Carauans to Trauaile
withall; which a traueller is not fure to finde

!prefently^ when he is ready to take his iour*

1 ■ ^^

From India.

refted^ to Aleppo, to my Countrymen. From
that, by the way oi Damafcusy and once againe
to Gaza in the Land of the Pbili/iims vnto
Cairo in Egppt : Prom that A)wne the Ni/iis to
Alexandria : and therehence finally, I hope to
be imbarked for fome part of Chriftendome,
as either Venice, or &c. After mine arriuall
in Chriftendome, I fhall defire to traudl two
yeares in Itaiy, and' both high & low Germany,
and then with all expedition intoEhg/artd, and
to fee you (I hope) with a^ great ioy as euer did
any Trauailer his father or mothef. Geinj^ ifl
that manner ais I do like af'poore PHgriWrTam
like to pafie with vndoubted fecuritie^ &. very
imall charge : for in my tenrle months' triMiitti
betwixt Aleppo and this Moguls Courfjr I fpent
but three pounds fterling, and yet had fufte?-
ftance enou^ to maimain^ nature> Ituingr^ar
fonably welL oftentimes a whofe day, for fo
much of their money as dbeth couhteruailc
two-pence fterling. But leaft \ be ouer tcd^
ous vato you, I will heere make an cnd» dec..

I will now commend you to> thd moA iDlefted
proteAibn of our Sauio^ff iefiis Gharift';. be-
fore whofe holy Sepulcher at leTro^deni, I
haue poured fborth mine ardent Oriibri^/for
you, to the moft facrofandt Trinity, be-
feeching it, with all hiimilitie of heart, to
blefse and preferue you in a folid health, &c.

Tow huing Sonne,

Tho* Corvate^

To

Bnt Afies there a hideous band^
TSom^M difcouered from the LsHid,

His Booke is not without them :
At Toms returne there wilJ be fport.
In Countrcy, City, Towne', and Court,

Thole A,ffes round about them.

Who Hues his Leanes for to vnfold*
At bis returne, I dare be bold.

Will wonders finde farre ftr anger.
Then was hi$confli<% with the Icwes«
Ot entertainment at the Stewes i

Of lying in the Manger

Amongft the horfe at Bergamo,
Or begging of the poore, I tro ;

Thefe were but toyes and babies :
Of Drums, Guns^ Trumpets, he will tell.
Of haling Ships, of Pyrats fell ;

Of Tacklings, Marts, and Cables.

With Starboord, Larboorde, Helme Alec,
Full, Come no neere : 'tis done quoth he^

Who at the Helme doth (land.
War- no- more, cries an angry mate«
Oh Odcomhey thefe be termes of ftate.

Not vfuall on the Land.

Ohlfcarne this Tongue 1 thee befeech.
For it is not beyond the reach
Of * Leaden pated fooles :

* Beomie my Brother Coryate called the Sailors Leaden-pa ted
FcUowct. I My, it is not beyond their reach to learne this Lan-
Mftge : HOC that I call him Leaden-pated, for the world knowet
Se is o^cable of farre worthier Languages : beeing now adding
lodiav, M Ui excellent Greeke and Laiine.

• •' A

»

Who for his mirth and merry glcc.
Is rais'd to higher dignity.

Then ere was Englifh wight ;
So honored fince his comming out.
He muft no more be tearm'd a Lout,*

But ftyl'd a Troian Knight.

Where he hath writ of Toombs, of Stones,
Of Marble Pillars, dead mens bones.

With Pallaces of pleafure :
Of Gates, of Turrets, Churches, Towres,
Of Princes, Peafants, Knaues, and Whores ;

Alas for time and leafure.

Por to repeate what he hath writ,
Whilft I am in this riming fit,

Plaine, fimple, unreiinde !
Of this no longer muft I ftay.
Be merry Mates, and lets away,

Whilft weather ferues, and winde.

R. R-

• Termed a Lout, hauine a reference vnto the Princes vcrfef,
wlio held all men guls and Louts, thac were not Trauellers«

FINIS,

' A Petition to the Prince,

thrife-fuppliant foite VAto your HighneiTe is
this, that you Would graciouily vouchfafe to
cheriih and maintaine the fcintillant embers
of m}!^^ diminutiue Lampe^ by infuiing ioto^
them the quickning Oyle of your Gracious
indulgence ; by vertue of which, my Candle,
which is now hid vnder a Bufhell, may ga-
ther ftrength, and bee eleuated euen to the
confpicutfus and eminent places of this King*
dome, and diiperf^ abroad her coruicaat
light to the illununating of the caliginous vn-
derftandings of my trauelling Countrimen.

Tour Higbnejfe fuppRanl and

humble Petitioner^

Thomas Coryate,

The Odcombian Traueller.

CERTAINE

Certaine orations,

Proitowcbd bt tbb

AVTHOR of the Crvdities,

TO THE

KiNGfQvEENE, Prince, Ladv Elizabeth,
and the Dvke of Ycrke,

At the deUuerie of bis Bsdte to exb ^ftiim.

The ORATION foilowirg

Was frtnmmced to the Prince, /? tbi F-zlz^
Cbamher at St. lames , ^pcz Es/ir 2*l£zi,jr
loft 9 betweene ^xe and Jeuin cf tU Ci-^m
in the afternoone.

MOST fcintillant Phc/pbc^^ cz c j' 2- >
tifii *Trinacria^ cucn as th* C -*:':'* in-
line deaw, that is ezhzhd vp i'!o t-.t -*;.'i
out of the cauernes & fpu::z-'c per*:! cf ir-t . ^.-

^ This was the andent nune of 5ifr/s, ^; 'S. jef. ^!^ ', ' '^<k ^-^

c. -

tt9riMcr£c, becaide it hath xJ:r» pr:s:.^'.:r !r: i. .: i^
had, MS. that of Belniwmt^ ia Czr^tr^cZ, Kx^fT-i-n -x rjt i
cocB in that part which i^e ax^acvl/ o - £^r-- t*: ^ir*. .'.. .r
or QrcmM in the North pan of ^rxi^^is. C x.-*; --' « ? -: -<-/-'-;.»

K2 c/t't

4n Oration to the Prince.

^ycc of the watry cloudes, which is

[ate it to a farre more eminent height

B ovme defert can mount it vnto, and

your Gracious irradiation to make it

^ous and illudrious. Yea (which is

[ wi^ that by the aufpicious obum*

Cof your Princely wings, this fence-

w/may pfooue a liuely Bitde, whofe

nth length and flrength may reach and

he very Mountaines of Arabia, and

ieftle, increafe and ingender, and fo

^Te more Birds of the fame feather, that

tt*in future time bcc prefented as noueltics

.nyoiirhffroycall protection. In themeane

-^ reedue into your indplgent hand (I moft

imblj^rfecch your Highnefle) this tender

ntht!^* Red-breaji. Let his Cage be your

■ghMfe- . ftudie, his pearch your Princely

-nda^fey the (upport whereof, he may learne

' "' » and fing fo lowde, that the fwect-

-uftj^if his notes may yeeld a deleflable refa-

Vhra Garamantas & In Jos.

D I X I.

fedie B(K)ke w» boond in Crimron Vcluet,

N3

To

T' -iz KING,

• - • - ^

T*"" Nr^r re :r:.Lr:Ju<; if the like ihould hap-
t -n : " :r:-c .r:c . .xiCiC iaoirurible Mooaxcli Cff
::T.? ::;*;c .cuvr\v::ed *^{J^*^f and the reful-*
C"* . vT^^^ufTcic ^-f Chrideadoxne) ipeaking
nntr incic Exc^rllcnt Maieftie, that did
rt-»'rri7cr, that thunder- bolt of
-:-^i:«T:i, *.vhc:! ':5C il^aks to P::::p King of Ma-
. v\:v 'v\ crc: :v >cc -5 iir^te ai a Scriphian
>" . i;;^'. .\ xi Vca;::::ii:i Gnlhoppcr; fince
,^. . •. C.v: ~:v':vri? ::v.rri^tcd in the forehead
-* . V •c .5 x" .: Sc tv" a.-^rall the moll confident
v'' ...V. ;h.:: v/.cr vVai^, much more my felfe,
'. ^c 'V-L-c.*: O' .iCvV i.i your Maiefties King-
^v aw. .V >v\r : I ihoutu coirpire to a Frogge, as
\i... ':' .\.nv-v : :v..i::v Uuijues by water, or to a
iv.\ js h.iuing hopped many miles by

^ > • > .V >

\.^v J , .''c: C*-: •' -'-' -^' ■'"^'' ^^ regard of the hap-

lancf.

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.\ » m'J* • •• U ■

An Oration to the King.

land, why fliould I wonder if by the gracious
afpeA of your refplendcnt Excellericie, words,
fpeeches, and Orations (hould be drawdnfrom
me, iince by the very inarticulate founds of
Ampbions Harp6, ftockes and floneS, thoun-
taines and valleyes were faid to d^uilce Lauol-
toes and Roundelay es ? But what talke 1 of
ayrie fpeechcs ? Why doe I rhentibti estpatia-
ting Orations ? The Perfians (ds the iaiuhciefit
Hiftorians doe make v& beleeue) Were wofit to
]jrefent their Kings with reall gifts ^tid irlni^
uerfarle oblations, t being no iPeriiari bofhe,
but intending ere long by the propicioits ih-
dulgence of thd cekftiall powets' to be6 borne
Vpon PferliaH ground, do offer vnto yoiir Ma-
ieftie d fiirfe-groWne but i, home-fpunne bre-
ferit, iliadfe ihdeede of courfe Wodll, buiplut^
ked from the backesf of the glorious JPalaces,
the loftitf cloud- tht-eaf fling towers arid decre-
pit moUiitaines of" Prance^ Sauoy^ Italy ^ Rhtlia,
.iSkluefia, Alemannie^ and the 'Netherlands %
i^unne iiito a threed by the wheele of rriy
oraine, the fpindle of my Penne, and the
Gyle of my induftrie in my riatiue Cell of Od-
combe, in the County of Somerfet, and now
wouen into a piece of Rawe cloth in the Prin-
ters Prcffe of the moft famigerated Citie of
London. The lifts of this Cloth are the Ver-
fcs at both the ends of my Booke. In the be-
ginning whereof fome of the moft Angular and
ieledted wits of your Maiefties triangular Mo-
narchie doe combate in the liftes oi Helicon and

N 4 Per-

To THE Q^V E E N E,

In the Privie Garden at Greenewich,

The fifth Day of Aprill, being Fryday,
About Jiue of the Cloth in the afternoone.

•V

MOST refplendent Gem and radiant Au^
rora of Great Brittaines (pacious He-
jnifpherc;, thinke not this apparanceof mine
to be other then naturall, though contrarie to
the courfb and order of tiature^ my felfe, who
am nothing but a foggie vapoui^ and an ob*
ibure lelique of darkenefTe, doe prefume to
approach fo neare vnto your Maiefticall Prc«
lence, when as all cloudie fogges and obtene*
brating M iftes are by the glorious appearance
cf Rofe*fingerd Aurora abandoned and put to
flight* Now as aoiongft darke clouds and
miftie conglomerations- diuers ilrange (hapes
are reprefented, fometimes of Mountaines,
.ibme(imes of men fighting in the ayre, fome-
times of Ships, fometimes of great beafls, as
.MuIeSf Camelsi and fuch like : So in my
.ffXh and this which I now offer vnto your
.anoft Excellent Maiefty moll of thefe £l)apes,
. nay euen all of them and many more are mod

liuely

To the Lady ELIZABETH,

Her G R a C E,

In the Hovfe of the' Lord Hamngton>

At K E W,

^befmenlb day if Aptitt, hemg Sam^^

*i*m*>

* • r ■ t f

« • « I ■ ■ •

MOST Peeneleffc and Gracious Princcfle„
the true attradtiue Adamant of this fa-
mous Handy in whofe name, fexe, and heroi-
call difpoiition me thinkes I fee our great
Queene Elizabeth reuiued and refufcita-
tcd' vnto life from the *ery bowels of her
graue : Giue me leaiw^Inaoft humbly befeccb
your Grace, as a poor©-. Traueller, out of the
roundncflcof my hart as- the circumference,
and the foundnefTe of ^e fame, as the center
and medituUium thereof, to prefent to your
Graces Jily-white hands the Raw Trauels of
my Head and toes, faithfully written by my
induftrious fingers as they were truely trodea
tawtheie laborious Fcete of mine, which with
^^Aljbleneffe yceld true obedience to their

com-*

Another ORATION^

Made to the Sj^mE)

The twentieth of May laft paft at St. lamei^

Concerning the EleSlion and Ivjlallment of him
into the t hr if e- noble and illujlrious order of the
Knights of the Garter.

AS thofe reprefcntatiuebeaftes of Woodc
and Stone earned by the curious hand
of Dadalo ^2X\i2iXitSy and layd vnder the mag*
nificent concamerations of Churches and Pa«
laces, doe fceme grieuoufly prefled and crulhed
vnder that maflie fabricke which is imporcd
vponthem; or as that laborious Porter whofii
brawnic (boulders like a hard paued CawJie;
giue gen;tle paiTage to all ponderous Trunkcs
ai^d Cloke-baggesy doeth groane vnder th^
pre& of his cumberfome carriage, and i^.
iWced to iiend foorth in fweat the liquid fu-
pec^Qlaitieiof his porous carkail^ ; fo the poore
Girl^flc of my crafed braine hauing lately
d^urdentd it felfe of the plumbeous weight
of my elaborate Crudities, doth now as it were ,

groane

To the Duke qf Torke

groane vnder this heauie and clofe-bound loade
laide vpon it by your Grace; bound not with
Cordes or Ropes, but with a Garter^ that
Rovall Garter which fo decently and grace*
fully enuironeth the Left Legge of you^ Right
Gracious Pecfon. Tiiis Garter hauing held
the finewes of my braines fad tyed, your Gra-
ces commaund hath beene the launcing inftru-
mentto make the bloud thereof, which is my
inuention, to fpirt and Ipinne out in the&
muddie (Ireames ; and this preponderating
burden hath fqileezed out of mee poore Ci0-
ryate^ as out of the Porters Corium, thefc fwca-
tie diflillations of my fatigated braines ; which
diftillations I haue meafured out into three
Bottles or Gallipots, and for orders fake (be-
caufe I am to fpeake of an Order) haue thus
ranked and collocated. In the firft (hall bee
put the Etymologic of the moft famigcrated
and far re decantated word of Garter ; In the
fecond, the memorable foundation of this
magnificent Order ; In the third, the refplen-
dent dignitie of the illuilrious Knights and
companions of it. For the Etymologic, I
may fetch it out of the French, or out of the
Greeke. In the French (as thofe that are
intelligent in the language haue informed me)
it may feeme to be fetched from the word Gur-
roter, which is, to fetter or manaclcji em-
blematically implying that it fettereth, chain-
eth, and linketh together all the aflbciates of
it in loue amongft themfelues, and in loyaltie
to their Prince. In my fecond Etymologic,

bor-

4 , • •

To the Duke of Torke.

borrowed from the Grecke idiome, I may call
it Garter f quafi Carter, of x«g« Ijgnifyine the
Yiead^ and ry^^m topreferue; beckufe ihat a^
in ordinarie garter bduhd about the head of
dny plebeian When he would giiie his member^
rcpofe, mitigatcth the ach of the head, and
tnaketh him fleepe iri eafe arid 4^iet : So thi^
Regall Gdriir^ rriaking as it were a circle iri
ihe perfonS of the fcircumftaht noble Subiedl^
that bt of this fublimioiis focietie, doth euerf
Jnring, colligate, and bind clofe the head of
his mdft Ex'cellent Maicfty, and thfc temples of
his head, which are the Splendidious PHncd
his Highnefle, and ydur gracious felfe, td
giue you all

— Tranqiiillam £s? placidam per inembra qdietm.
And thus haue I euacuated the firft Bottle of
tny didillation. In my fecond infufion I pro-
inifed. 'the ftrft inftitution and primarie foun-
dation of this nobilitated Socictit, and that
wais at the farndus Citie of BufdeaUx iri France
by that moft renov^ned King Epvvard the
third, who hauing firft trampled vriori the:
French Floure de Licces with the Engliflhi Ly-
ons, hath made euer fince the ofie to rampe
and ftampe,- the other to bee riouriibed ar.d
ilouriihed in the fame field o^ Coate of Armes.
The ycefc was i ?4&. fo that it ftiay for vene-
rable antiquitie hold hi$ rarike abbae all the'
Orders of Chriftendoriie, abode that of th\r
Annunciada of Sauoy, of the Golden Fleece
of Burgundie, of the Alcan tares or Galatr;i-
• ^tflei of Spain, or of that of Saint Michael;
' Vol. HI, O Of

To the Duke tf Torke.

Vnto which mod tnagnificeot ibcietie though
my poore ^elfe can not giue a nights lodging
to a thought fo ambitious as to afpire to ; my
trauelling Legges being kept to their vocation
with Garters of an other kind, and my bit-
ten and beaten fhoulders being deftinated to
Collars of a diiferent matter ; yet haue I this
day flicwed my dewe afFeftion to doe feruice
to that Noble foctctic, and principally to your
thrife-noble Grace, as a beggarly Alchymlft,
a fragrant Apothecaric, or an honcft Yeoman
of the Bottles ; all which Bottled hauing now
emptied, I will here Aoppe both them and
mine owne fpecch, and conclude with that
loyal], ancient, elegant, and to this purpofe
pertinent apprccation, — Saint George for Eng-
land, Saint Denis for Fraace, Sing Hmy Joit
qui mal y penfc.

D I X L

Os Kst

4

An a N S W E R E

To the moft 5candalovs> Contvmeliovs,
. and Hybrifticall Bill of ,

lOSEPH STARREi of Euill,

In theCountieof Somerfei, Linen-Draper,

Wholly conflated and compared of palpable Lies^
deceitfuU preJUgiations^ miuriqus calumnia--
tions, eluaing mafions, and moft fraudulent
tergiuerfations.

The content S.

•

My Anfwere of a certaine Bill exhibited
into the Chancerie againfl; mee fiiortly
after my arriuall in England Jrom beyond the
SeUj by Icfepb Starre of the Towne of E-
vii^L, in the Countie of Somerfet^ Linnen-
Draper^ whereby bee hoped either to haud
noUified or qualified the Debt of a hundred
inarkes due vnto mee from him according t<K
liIt'Band vpon my returne from Venice. This
j^ofwere being ^ommaunded by Authoritie to

O 3 prints

A Bill in Chanceries

e your Lordfliip wil fay I haue as hardly

en my money as poore laborious Brickma-

1 eight pence a day for making Brick.

^ercforc moft humbly befeeching your good

dOiip vpon the proftrate knees of my heart

haae a Chriftian commiferation of my ef-

e that haue vndergone fuch a multitude of

Tliculties $ind calamities for the getting of

IS little wages (little I may well call it in

iped of my great trauell) and to exclude

sine adu(;rfarie out of your Court of Chan*

crie, thftt by the ordinarie courfe of the

.^ommon law I may recouer my xnoney^

^•hicl) I hope no man in the Chriftian world

^jjccept he be paftiall) but will fay I hat)C

..ell defer^e^.

PoMnatims tua bumlUmus fuppliciffimufque OratCt
Thomas Coryatus Peregrinans^

m

J Tour Lord/hips mofi bumble Orator

f^-* Thomas Coryate, the Trauellcr,

liv

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*'%»JSf*

An

An Introduction.

berts, with diueffity of other weapons. Like«»
wife we had good Martiall Muficke and mili-
tary officers. I my felfe being their Captaine,
was mounted vpon a goodly milk-white ileed,
vnto whom that verfe of Vtr^l which he made
vpon Queene Didoes horfe, might be well
applied^

Stat Sonipes^ ac frana ferox fpumantia mandit.

And hauing pat my whole centurie in to a con^
uenient order, marched forward with them
towards the towne of EuilU three miles dif*
tant from Odcomhtj being met by the way 1>y
the Oppidanes of lE»uilh that confided of two
cohorts^ one Mafculine, and another Foemi*
nine, which incountred vs like a company df
Ama^ones, & after there had bene fome two
ox thrte volleycs of ihot difcharged \ on both
fides with a prettie kinde of velitatiori or light
ikirmifh, we defcendcd a hill called Henford^
and entred the towne. In the market place
whereof nere to the Crofle, wee had one /kiT-'
mifli more; but vmbraticall and imaginarie.
Then J afcended an epiinent and conipicuous
place about the Crofse, where was ere£ted a
kind ofCanopy, viiderthe which I aduanced
my felfe alone^ and after the warlike Muficke
was ended; hauing two or three times bran?
diihedmy naked fword, I fpake this Oration
following to the Euilliansy and at the lead two
dioufand people more, tibat then flocked to-^
jj^tbcr to the towne of Etti/I from m^ny pa*
fiflflies qf the countrie round about.

Friends

f •. t

Odcomhians and the EuiKans:

Into our hands, and after to carry theni away
into moil lamentable captiuity. Thefe niat-
ters (deare Confederates) we peuer as liiuch
as harboured in our thoughts, much liifse iii-^
tended to put any fuch hoflility in execiltioii«
But verily we are come vnto you for a contrary
purpofc, namely, to offer our felues euen of
our own accords vnto you in a league of friend-
lhip9 yea fuch a league, the like whereof made
betwixt vs Odcomhians and you Euiliansj nei*
ther antiquity hath recorded, nor the time
wherein wee Hue hath (etn^^ nor fucceeding
ages could haue hoped for, had not we Od-
combians at this prefent, out of the fincere af<*
fedion we beare you, fued vnto you for this
confederacy. Moreouer we are come vnto
you for another caufe, which is very honed
and religious : for we determine to fpend our
money with you for the benefit of your Church,
hoping, yea moft earnefUy craning, to receiue
the like curtefie againe at your hands for our
Church of Odcombe. But before I vfe any fur-
ther fpeeches vnto you concerning the confir-
js&Ci% of this forefaid league of friendship, I
refbluey by way of preuention^ or pre-occu-
padon^ to communicate my (lender opinion
vato yoa concerning the lawfull vfe of that,
fee the which we are now affembled, I meane
Church-ales, leail any captious, and carping
wits fhould deem that we haue intruded our«
ielaes into your liberties, as a very diforderly
apd confttfed crew, rather to giue fome caufe
[ «f . offcnccj then to benefit your Church-
[.*'•• ^ There-

Odcomhians and the EuiKans:

Into our hands, and after to carry theni avviy
.into moil lamentable captiuity. Thefe niat-
ters (deare Confederates) We peuer as liiuch
as harboured in our thoughts, much Itfsc iii-^
tended to put any fuch hoflility in execiltioii«
But verily we are come vnto you for a contrary
purpofc, namely, to offer our felues euen of
our own accords' vnto you in a league of friend-
Ihip, yea fuch a league, the like whereof made
betwixt vs Odcomhians and you Euilians, nei*
ther antiquity hath recorded, nor the time
wherein wee Hue hath feene, por fucceeding
ages could haue hoped for, had not we Od-
comhians at this prefent, out of the fincere af<*
fedion we beare you, fued vnto you for this
confederacy. Moreouer we are come vnto
you for another caufe, which is very honed
and religious : for we determine to fpend oui"
money with you for the benefit of your Church,
hoping, yea moft earnefUy craning, to receiue
the like curtefie againe at your hands for our
Church of Odcombe. But before I vfe any fur-
ther fpeeches vnto you concerning the confir-
joAng of this forefaid league of friendship, I
refoluey by way of preuention^ or pre-occu-
pation^ to communicate my (lender opinion
vato you concerning the lawful! vfe of that,
for the which we are now aifembled, I meane
Church*a1es, leaft any captious, and carping
wits ihould deem that we haue intruded our«
ieloes into your liberties, as a very diforderly
and confufed crew, rather to giue fome caule
qS. offenccj thoa to benefit your Church.
!'' ' ■ There-

Orations htmxt tie

are not borne for our felues mely^ but that w
countrie doth challenge one part gf our births our
parents anot her f and our friends the thhri.

rtaxe mee not^ Confederates^ of arroggiicy^
though I doe according as the nature of mj
place and office doth require. For euen as it
behoueth euery prouident and prudent CajH
taine to diredt & in(tru£t his fouldiers in thofiit
things that are to be dpne^ and to forbid them
thofe things that are not to be done : ib I bjr
vertue of my ^ Ducal authority, which, is %
dignitie that I haue receiucd at this time, ntA
by way of vfurpation, but by impofition, (jfoff
by the generall confent and fuflfrages of yoii|
all it was impofed vpon me) by vertue I i^
of. my Ducall authority I command you ibine
things, and prohibit you fome other thina.
The things that I command you are tbde.
Firft a mutuall obliuion of all iniuries what-
foeuer, euen from the beginning of the worm
till this jprefent day (if at the lead any baud
bene offered betwixt vs Odcomhians and you*
EuilliansJ according to the imitation of that

* I meane captainly (if at the lead it be lawfall to coyiie fiJcE
a word) that is, foch as belongeth to the placeof aCi^itthiet
io that I derine the word Ducall not from Dux, which figpifi^ %
Duke, that is, a fupreme or foueraigne Lord of a Signidrie or
free State, as the Duke of Florence, the Duke of Saxony* 'Mi
(For the name of Duke, I did not challenM it myfelft. in
iDuiall merriments, although a worihipfnll friend of mine ]
me with the relijg;ioos title of the mat Duke of Charitjr) ba
properly from Dux^ which fignileth a Captain in warre.^ whic[|
wora Cometh from Ducot that fignifieth to lead an annie or «
band of fouldiers.

memora*

Odc&mhiam and the Euillians.

m€(fic^E^bte I (ft/cfuri^ of tbe Athenians, that
i^ an obtioion of wrongs, which was efta«
bU&cd by their Valiant Ciptaine T!hrqfibuliu^
%i\xi tbc bloodie gouernment of the thirtie
tyracits (who had moft grieuoufly dilaniated
the wh^le State with very horrible inaiTacres)
^ai9 abrogated and defaced out of the Com-*
•Mdt>« Wealth of Athens « Secondly^ frietidly,
liMi^ng and bafTnekfle ibcietie, ioyned with
duiit and diierest merrfments fit for this flou-
rifling time of theyeare. Thirdly, a cheer-
futl pending of your mony without any baib
tuhittehing or tfiunuuring for the emolufssent
of ydur Church. Tbe things that I prohibite
you are ffMfe I df unkemiefTe, fwearing^ brawl--
iilgi picking of quaff eh, lafciuious & obfcene
0Mnmu6kation. For (according to Menan--
(i»t ipee^fa) 4^;^t» Sdn xj^vntf s^flH imm^ that is,
etfHt words corrupt raannti<s. Finally, \
iosbJd yott to commit any enormous outrage,
whereby we fhould fcandaliz6 our credit, and
IMke our felue^ infamous in our country. For
^^ f&fefatd masters befeeme rather the wan-
IM fieafti of the goddcffe '^Fkruy or god Bacchus
<bt- patrol^' df drunkards^ which were cele-
ifNMMd amofigft thd barbarous Paynims, then
tlMV fi>ber fblemnitieS c^ godly and religious

T ■ ' .

*^* *--••■ ■ '- : •- ■ - > r -I r.

« • '

4-^|ter. Max. ll. 4. remm memorablHumkTuL in i. Philip-
jnttL «i|Qfh. faifbh Orset^. 5. lib. 7. lait. Ub. 5. Diodortks
jBa c u to l ibt (41 kiftoriew Btbliocke€««

^ Avg. de Ciuit. Dei.

P 2 But

Odcoffibians and the EuUlians.

m m

cede in my affaires : But if I doe, or as much
as thinkc otherwife then according to the co-
uenants of the league, I wifli that all the reft
beinjg faued, I onely may pcrifti, euen as this
ftone ftiall by and by fall out of my handes :
and therewithall hee prefently flung away the
ftone. As for the * Arabians, whenfoeocr they
contradted confederacy with any forraine na-
tion, one flanding in the middeft betwixt both
the Ambaffadors, ftrooke with a certaine ftiarpe
ftone the palmes of the handes of them that
were to make the league, euen about their
greater fingers, and incontinently taking a
peece of flocks out of the garments of both
the Ambaffadors, annoynted feuen ftones that
were put in the middefl; of them, with the
Uoud that iffued out of their hands ; and all
the while they were occupied about this cere-
tnonie, they inuocated Dionyjius and Vrania.
This being (done, hee that was the mediator
of making the league betwixt the friends, in-
gaged his credit, as furetie for the ftranger :
'#hich league they alfo thought good to ob-
ftrtie that contradled friendftiip and familia-
rifie together. Thefe and fuch like funddfe
ftxrmes of making leagues there were here-
ibft)!:^ amongeft the ancient Pagans, according
Mr their feueral and diftindt nations. But we
ift^fing afide thefe fuperfl:itious rites, as being
fej^inany ages pafl: growen fl:ale and out of date.

,%

Polydorus Virgillus lib. 3. ca. 15. de rerum inuentoribas.

P 3 will

Oratms ktwixt ihe

ivill vnite our felues ki the league of loiKf-xTf
pecially for this time, onely by the ioy^Qg
of our hands together, a toke^i very fufficienf
to ratifie an euedafting and inuiodable ynioi>he^
twixt V8. Let us not imitate^ the ^Fitg^fragf
(that is the league-breaking) Curlbaginignh
who for their mofl execrable infidelity haw
bene branded by many claiTicall \A&onQgt^
chers with theinfas^ous markc of eternal! ^iifr
honour^ and infamie i infomuch tiiat Pumc$
JUts^ that is, the faith of the CarthiginiaQSi
is prouerbially vfed for aU imaginary treacheiy
«nd difloyalty. But rather let vs in our
<hoiight$j in our words^ and in our dctedf^
iirmly and fincerely eftablifhthis .prefent le«g4MV
j)ot unely we that are here prient ^dmring^otp
liucsy but alfo pofterity for many fuccoo^iM^
generations after vs^ to whom let vs nowxroB^
Ibcrate the memory hereof. 3ut what mw
J to expatiate fo far beyond the bounds of tbe
time 1 limited myfelf ? wel then J wil r^caU
juy IcUe, und now at length draw togith^r the
iiulcs of this my rude & inelegant Oratiop.
Vox I pcrcciue that I doeuen cloy youreares
with fuel) an heap of confufed words. W^KSfCt-
iorc fununaiily to (hut vp al in a woird> I^l^ft
JuMitily cicfncyou all to take in good .part ^bj^
luy nakrd and llender Oraljion, coniiderii^
thiit 1 am no profelfed Orator^ -nor An a^e^i;^
Uhrtotiiuani to whom it belonges to paint o0|t
hu IpciH lies with filed phrafes, curious circum-

Uulmai til AiUgio Chiliad. !•

quaques

Odcombtam and the EuHIiam:

quaques^ and rh'etoricall infinuations ; but I
9,10 rather a . man of armes, and a fouldier.
"Therefore ye ought to expe£t the lefse at my
hands. Neuerthelefse i£ in this my fpeech I
Jbaue.deliuered any documents Uiat i^re worthy
ihe obferuation^ put them I pray you la exe«
cotioQ with all

P 4 Thia

Orations betwixt the -.^

- • • < • ,

This ORATION, foflbwiiig

I PRO NO ITN CTTE D*"' " ' ' '

At Odcombe to the Euillians

^ ■/. *. I'..
When they came home to vs.

DEerc Aflbciatcs, we entertaine you with,
a whole *volley of mod heartic thankes,
partly for the bountifull and magnificent en-
tertain men t yee lately afFoorded vs at your
towne^ and partly for that yee haue fatisfied
our expedation by xeuifiting vs according to
your faithfull 'pronl|fev for the reliefe of our
Church. Truly we ingehuoufly confefle that
yee Euillians haue iuiflly merited our euer-
lading loue, in that ye being oppidanes (that
is, townefmen) borne, brought vp, and dwel-
ling in a rich, populous, and fertile towne,
dotated with ancient charters and priuiledges,
yea lining in fo fat a foyle, that it doth eucn
flow with milke and honey, doe vouchfafe vs
your poore confederates the Odcombians of this

* At the pronouncing of this word, a volley of ihot was dif-
charged by twenty Mu&eters.

fauour.

Odcombians and the Euittians.

fauour, as to vifitc vs withfuch a troope of
the moft felcdlcd pcrfons of your townc i vs I
fay the Odcombians^ being a, rurall and moun-
tanous people^ dwelling vpon a hilly and fte«
rill countrie, and wanting many comfortable
helpes of life, which both Nature and Art
haue mod abundantly powred out vpon you.
NeuerthelefTe becaufe it ihall not be thought
that I derogate too much froni our felues by
attributing fo; much vnto you, pardon me I
pray you though I fpeake fomewhat in- com»
mendations.of this little pari{hO//^fl/»^<?, being
my natiue foyle, the fmoake whereof (accor-
ding as another ^Author faith of a mans nar
txut^ countrey) is more deere vnto me, tbi^i)
the fire of a forraine place : and the rather I
am induced to d^refsefomthing into the praife
hereof, becaufe yee fliall haue. the lefs.e:0cca-
fion to repept for the league yee haue gon^
triiSed with vs, as bein^ no perfidious^ and
difloyall ilaues, but fuch. a^.will, while our
breath doth: laft, .fh?w out felues moft faith-p
fdll and iincere:' friends itQ.thofisi wbpni y^fi^
haue once entertained- in our friend (hip«
Xfaercfore to deriue my beginning euen. from
tfts£ [which is. the neceifariell thing that a xs\^
fcath in this life, without the which it iVipi-^
pofiible for hin) to bres^th ^s much ^s one mi*
'imtaoi mih^yftt, I m^a^ ; the ayre, nat^i;^

^:)-JEIidaii min Treatife inritaled iffwff»/fw^/<i/r/>^,^wfto|jj

words arc thefe Koi 'l im ^etr^ii^ kuwo^ Xa/AV^oTi^o^ ofBno'iOi Ttf

^«f Sp^ftctv^fofrihacis; that fxnoake of -nnnmrown coantrie
it brighter then the Are of another coijnitry.;. - . : • . 7 ^^ w

•.-. . ■•; ■■■■" ^^ the

Oratimu betwixt the

the %eft peifcArcTse of things hath priuikdged
this rien foyle of Odctmbe with fe gretta pre-
rogatiue of a moft wholfome and pleefaiH ayre^
that in that part of happinefse wib lipid bur
felues nothing inferior to any townc <3ft panfli
whatfeeuer in riic whole Shire ¥re dw^ m^
nay we attribute fo much to the^exceHentfub-
tiltie of our piercing Odcvmbian ^yfe» as the
Poet ^ Horace did to the aire of Baise a famous
maritime town of Campania in Italy^ ^wQicnwof
he iaith thusj

Nuttus in orbe hem 'Baiis pralucet anui^ms.

That -is, no place whatfoeuer within the wiK4e
circumference of the earth doth iarpafse plea*
iant Baiae for the incomparable temperatare «f
^e ay re. Neither doe we OdcMwiam iUckc
to affirme that our ay re is as fweete ais that of
the royall Citie Madril in Spayne, 'BazMiaia
the Earldome c^ Tyrol, Serauallum iii Italy.
Ormus in Perfia, Alexandria in Egypt, and
£ni41y Croton in Magna Gracia : all which
Cities are moft highly extolled both hy the
ancient and moderne Geographers for the paf«
ling amoenitie of their ayre. The ieoMid
diing which doth euen nobilitate our little
parifh (being alfo fuch a fpeciall accident
for the fuftenation of mans life, that it ii
impoffible for man, efpecially in this pact ^
Europe, toliue well witfaoitt4t)-is o u r wooll>
is fo famous for the fingukr finenefsc

*••»'- i . . . I.,

.* In Epiftola ad MeccMtt.

diereof

Odcombiam nnd the EuiSians.

thereof that we dare boldly auouch^^ jtbat no
place whatfbeuer in England yeeldejth better
iauing onely * Lemfler in Hereford^fbire*
Neither furely is this a thing of t^ leai^ iin*
portanc^ to ennoble oar Pariih. For ejuen a$
^ Miletus which was in times paft die verie
Queene of the Cities of looia ux Greece^ sunci
the mother of almoft fourfccM:e coloi^ieSy ^rew
no lefse famous for the Angularity joi her
woolU which was diftradted into djuiers regi-
ons and quarter^ o^ the wcrrld, then for Ja&t
plcafi^nt iituatipn^ and ftbe ftateJUnei^ .pf her
fumptuptis buildings : So Odcombe (not th^ i
il^s^ke any iuft coniparifon bet^^ixt the glpr^'*
4DUS pitie of il^/i/j and <>ur little pariib, be-
}Xk^ ^t as it were an handful! 4fi *refped:
tbca-eof) ought to ibe muqhtliie htxixx xe«
gardedft by reafpn of fp worthy an helpe that
it miniAreth )to cpuerrmans nakednefse, . The
t|iir4 is the conspicuous eminende ^ our
Cliurch, being creded vpon *fo loftjie a place^
that it puerprieth -and ouertoppeth the jwhole
CQ^ntrie round about it *; euen as4h^trnptal4e
Egyptian watdh towpr callcfd %PJ!faros neere tp
Alexandria^ which was buik hy Pt^q/omaw
^Hidelpbus vpon fo eminent an rblil^ -iHMlt lit
^odooked the w^ho^e rcir-curxuacent counti;;ey,
Aod {truly this our Church defpcuq^hcopi^i^enr

<iil I • li I 11 It kmmmtmm^i^mim^fk^mrmitmmmmmbki I I II illi c it i

'* 'Cambden in Herefpi^fliire.
, ^t^tl3>hanus de vrbihus. Pontpo. ^eh. Ub. irSti^bo vulg*

it:f ){|Ufi9 lib.^. cap. 85.

dation

Orations betwixt the ■

dation in confideration both of the nobHity
of the founder^ being one Moritonius an Ear}e
of Normandie^ that came into this land (as
I haue heard) with William the Conqueror ;
and alfo of the antiquitie. For it is at the
leaft fiue hundred yearcs agoe fincc the firft
foundation thereof was laid. The fourth is
the varietie of our fweet and wholfome fprings,
diflributed by theprouident artifice of nature
into fundrie conuenient places of our pari(h,
as well for the delight as the vtility of our in-
habitants, and endued with that orient and
Criftalline cleerenefse, together with the An-
gular effedts mod infeparably thereunto ad-
ioyned, that we may prefume to compare
them with whatfoeuer fountains are reputed
the cxcellenteft in our whole countrey. The
fift and lad: is that which Hiall (I hope) en-
courage you to perfeuere moft conftantly in
your league, namely, our vnity and perfeft
loue amongft our felues ; for we all from the
verie higheft to the loweft are moft firmly knit
togither in an indifsoluble knot of friendfhip.
It fareth not with vs, as it doth oftentimes
with citizens and townfmen. For they are
cftfoones fo inraged and inflamed with the
burning zeale of ambition, that they fofter
many turbulent fadtions, and oppofe tbem-
felues in fuch virulent and hoftile manner a-^
gainft each other, that now and then there
fall out moft grieuous broylcs and mutinies
betwixt them, whereby the ftrength of their
focieties is the fooner weakened and diffolued :

but

Odco?nbians and. tbe-^EuUtians.

but wee Odcombians conioyne our felues toge-
ther in one, euen as the members in mans
bodie without any emulation, or repining at
each others profperous eilate, and difpofe our
affedions as a well* tuned harmonie, that they
neuer fuffer any iarring difcord. So that by
this fympathie of our neighbourly louc wee
waxe the ftronger, and become euen inexpug-
nable to our enemies, if at the lead wee haue
any. Heerein wee follow the wife counfaile
of that fage Scythian * Scylurusy who being
on his death bed called to him all his fon'nes,
which were in number fourefcore, to all whoni
feuerally- one after another hee deliuered a
iheafe of arrowes bound vp together, com-
maunding them to brealce thofe arrowes as
they were fo bound; they tried, but were
not able to doe it. Whereupon hee tooke the
(he^fe againe into his owne handes, and ha-«
uing loofcd the bond, he eafily brake all thoCc
{haftes being fundred one from another; which
hee could not doe, when they were bound to-
gether. By which token hee intimated to
them that they fhould bee ftrong and inuin*
cible, as long as they perfeuered in the bond
of vnitie, but {hould quickly come to vtter
miric^andrdcftrudlion, if by their priuate dif-
ieotions they were diuided^afunder. There-
fore, louing Confederates, imitate vs Odcom-'
iians in this our vnitie, fo that not onely yee
your felues may cheri(h and embrace mutuall

— — — — — «iw 1. I '■' ' Mp— ^^y»i<^H>y^in^ll i ■■

• PlHtwchBi.

Jew

OratioHS hetwixt the

loue acnongeft your felues^ but alfi> diat yet
and wee ioyntly together may expreiitt fuch
finceritie of friendihippey by reaton of this
late league confirmed betwixt V85 that wee
may bee as it were one fraternitiey one nrigh-
bourhoode.

Now if any (hall reprehend mee of par^
tialitie, for attributing fo much to mynatiue
countrey, which feemeth indeede in outwaid
{hewe but a verie obfcure and ignoble place t
I heartily craue pardon for my prefumptioB
in this behalfe^ being by fo much the more
pardonable, by how much the lefse I did eucr
illuftrate my countrey with any ccMKiigne pray*
ies heretofore in all my life till this profcot-
time. Defiring my couiitrey-men alfo the
Odcombians to take this my prefent ipcedl
as a fufficient fatisfaftion and recompence Vk
liew of my long filence of Odcombe^ for whoft
good and fafetie I hope I (hall bee as readie
to expofe my bodie to any perils, (if oppor*
tunitie (hall fo require) yea, (which is more),
to powre out my deereil vitall bloud^ as euer
was noble ^Codrus for his Countrey of Athens>
}^ Marcus Curtius for Rome, or the famous
Ladie § Androclea for Thebes.

As concerning the entertainment which ye
exped: at our hands, pardon vs we pray you,
though we requite you not with a correfpon^-

' • "- ■ ■• ' i^i^ii^-^

• Jaftinus lib. 2. feftio. 6.

Jl' Lucius Deca.

S Paufaxuu$ lib. 9. Boeoticonim.

dent

dent propartloQ both ia oianncr > and matter
(Tl&e vnto yoiirs^ ^ For we wat^t tliofe meaR«$.
to exprefse our bountie towards J^QUj. as yce
(^jijiiaaties arii ' jptetltifally ftirniffi^id. Wirhalh
But tfife ^t't wilJ afstire you, cfrdt the At^&t
of ydur^etiiertainmcrtt (haW bfee mbft abuH*
ddtitljr ftpplted witl^ the IHtcghiy of btit^
heirti^ loue atidf aff^iJJfdm Tmfy wtie Kauie
litlthch fitillesr, tiot Beates, tidr Apesr, that ai-b
virttiit fbtiictimes tcr bb Bcatirt Vpoa iklttidi
fades, lydr arir ifticfr thirrgs to fltew' voti,
for the fight whferof, tbgcthct wiih thf mifltt
peeuiffl paftlriifeiJ thut tfiey^ccld to theiF ibec-
tators; mitty-oieii ate bfttrrtPdlcfs arav*n&n td
^iitfcttike . lort^ iM fcfi^r^aBte foiirhies i Mr
Jti fte^tf tfiifireoF tVTc ifheW 3W)u btiir men, "ttiit
like ' vafetit M^rtialift^ prefciit ttteihftfilfeS
vntoyou with their warHkc ihittirtlbrt, Itrtmb
with paftizans, fome with thofe remorfelefse
and mercilefse inftrtiments wftich were for
almoft feuen fcore yeares agoe inuented by
a certaine * Germane as a pernicious bane of
many millions of worthy men, I meane Muf^
kets and Caliuers, and fome other with fwords j
with all which w^pods we Odcombians can (if
neede requireth) tliaiiitaiAe right, and rcpulfe
wrong : but thefe tbi^ments which were
made for the effufion ofbloud, we like peace^
able men lay aiide at ^e entertaining of you,
and with our Laurell branches in our hands.

• Polydor. Virgil. &C.

which

Orations betwixt the OdcomMms, &c.

which are the true enfignes of peace, mod
affectionately embrace you as our deere friends.

But feeing I perceiue that the time doth
impofe filence vpon me» I will breake off
further circumftancest which doe breed a te-
dious wearifomeDefse to the earesof the hear*'
ers : and finally conclude my fpeech witj^
this requeffj namely to intreate you all, and
that molt inftantly, that yee would as loulngly
accept of this rurall entertainment, which
our parifh fhal now yeeld you, as of luxuri-
ous and Epicurious delicacy^ which Cities and
townes doe oftentimes affbord their gueftes :
feeing kinde entertainment ought not fo much
to be meafured by the curiofitie of delicious
cates, as by the vnfained welcome and entire
beneuolence of the inuiting friends.

D I X I.

EXtRACrS

EXTRACTS

FROM

PURCHAS's PILGRIMS,*

RELATING TO

THOMAS CORYATE;

WHICH MAY SERVE AS

An appendix

TO HIS

C R U D I T I E S.

The Author of the Work from whence thefe
Extrafts are taken, fpeaking of Coryate,
fays^ ** Great pitie it is that his voluminous
Obferuations of his foot Pilgrim age y longer
then perhaps of any man euer hath bin in
that kindy are either lojl, or at leaji not
$ome to fome difcreet hand, which might no
doubt dtjiill good inJiruSlions thence for the
publike, as Jweet freJJo water out of the huge

' fait Ocean.''

Publiihed in 1625* in five Vols. Folio.

^mrnm

• ' ■! "•

EXT R A C T S

RELATING fO

'e

THQMAS^ CORYATE.

I- if

Part of a Letter to his Mother,

[Qf^Uficif D^te thafi that already inferted in this Volume^)

FiC^m Agra, tie Capkall Citie of th Doffiiniot^
rf ehi Great MogoU in the Eafierne tadia,
ibe lafi of QBober^ j6i6.

IL 4rOST deare and \yd-belouccji Motheft
rVX fhpugh I haue fuperfcribcd my Letter
(rpgi ^p^ere, the Court of the gr^ate;ft Mo-
lyrpb pf the Eaft, called the Great Mogoll ip.
. ^aftefne India, which I 4fd to this end,
t tfaofe jthat hai^e the ch jf ge of co,nueyajacp
epff perceiuipg fuql^ a tijtle, may pee thp
gpge car^full apd ^iljigent to cpn,ueY it fafe tp
Ijtlp^ ^ands : yet in truth the pjlace nroi^ which
IlKPte this Letfter, ^s Agr(i, a C^,i,e in tl^
""' %sA^vfit India^ wi?ich is th^ Mptf^ipoJi-
^ ji^e ,w^(;J(? Pomimon c^f the /br?-/3Ji4

.,,,nOL. Ill- Q^^ Court

Thomas Coryate.

ind as for the Perfian tongue, which I (ludyed
«y carneftly, 1 attayned to that reafonable
kilU and that in a few moneths, that I made
tti Oration vnto the King before many of his
Aobles^ in that language, • and after I had
dlded the fame, difcourled with his Maieftie
dib in that tongue very rL*adily and familiarly ;
it^ Copy of which fpcech, though the tongue
i^clfe will feeme to an EngliJIj-man very ftrange
aid vncouth, as hauing no kind of affinitie
il^lh any of our Chri^ian languages, I haue
llirnoueltie fake written out in this Letter,
IKgQther with the tranflation thereof in Eng--
|p,. that you may fhew it to fome of my
jlirtmed friends of the Clergie, and alfo of the
j^iiiCDpOraltie, in Euilly and elfewhere, who
lelikc will take fome plcafure in reading fo rare
i^d Vnvfuall a tongue as this is. The Perfian
fcthi> that foUoweth.

"^apie of an Oration that I made in the Perfian
'^^iwgue to the Great Mogol, before diucrs of
Ins Nobles^

HAzaret Aallum pcnnah falamet, fooker^
Daruces ve tehaungeftita haftam kemia
rmadam az wellagets door, ganne az mulk
[nglizan ; kekeflanaion petheen mufhacaa
ardand ke wellagets, mazcoor der akers mag-.
h boodj ke mader hamma nez^arets dun-
^. Sabebbe amadane mari mia boafti char
'. aft auval be dedane mobarreckdcedar^.^
ret ke feete caramat ba hamma Trnakef-
efcedaft ooba tamam mulk M ufulmanan

QL3 ' der

Extracts tehttiHg io

der iheenedan awfaffe. Hasiare^ daiieeda ftttia*
dam be deedane aftawne akdas mufharaf gefll-.
tarn duum bray deedane feethay Hazaret^ kin
chunm ianooar der beech malk nt d^am
feu in bray deedane namwer daryaee (titith^
ma Gauga^ ke Serdare hamma daryaha du-
mieft. Chaharum een afl:, keyee fermawne
aliihaion amayet fermoyand, ke betwahanii
der wellayetts Vsbeck raftan ba (bahre Skh
arcandj bray Zeerat cardan cabbre ttiobkf-
reche Saheb crawncah awfaffe tang oo moia^
chere oo der tamam aalum dlefhoor zft bdk
der wellagette Vz bee eencader me(hddr ^hecft
chunan che der mule Inglifan aft dtgr, HUhdit
efhteeac daram be deedaiic mobarrec hitfAre
Saheb crawnca bray een fabeb^cheav^Ae'fatftiia
che focheer de (habr Stambol bood'am> ye'diaeb
cohua amarat deedam dermean yecuih *ba^
nafdec ihaht mafcoor coia che pad (h si W Ei^a-
vriawn che nameHi Manuel bood che Saheb
crawnca cufli mehmannec afeerh caWa'Bbbd,
baad as griftane Sulten Batafetra as lange afeem
che fhuda bood nas dec (hahre Burfa^ 'coima
che Saheb crawn Sultan Baiafetfa de Zehiceria
tellaio beftand^ oo der cafes hahadond !ceb
car chces meera as mulche man iuiti ban66d'ta
mia, as muic. Room oo Arrac peeada gelhtai
as door der een mule refeedani, che ch&r ha-
farpharfang raw darad, beftiare derd ob'nio-
huet cafheedam che beech ches der een dunnia
een cader mohiiet ne cafheedafl bray deedune
mobarrec dedarc Haferetet awn roos che be
tadte fhaugh nefhaugfaee mufharaf fermoodaAd.

The

L

■

Thomas Coryat^.
The English of it is this.

ORD ^ProteSlor of the World, all baik
to you : I am a poore Trauelkr and JVorU^
Jeer, which am come hither from a farre com^
trie, namely England, which ancient Hijlorians
thought to haue heene ftuated in the fartbefi
kounds of the Wefty and which is tbi ^eene of
all the Hands in the World, ^be caty^e of «v
commit^ hither is for foure rejp.e3s. Fi^r^
to fee the blejfed face of your Maiejlie, whofe
TfDonderfull fame hath re/bunded ouer all Europe^
and the Mahometan Countries. When I beard
,qf the fame of your Maieftie, I bafiened bitb^
^ vntb Jpeed, and traueUed very . cheerfuUy to fte
^pur glorious Court. Secondly, to fee your Ma-
. i^ies Elephants, which Una if. beafts I bane not
feene in any other Countrey. thirdly, to fee your
famous Rtuer Ganges, which is tbeQapt^ne qf
all the Riuers of toe World, ^he fourth ts this,
. to fntreate your Maieftie that you would fVQUch'-
fafe to grant me your gracious Paje, that I may
trquell into the Countrey g/'Tartaria to the Citie
qf Samarcand, to vijit the blejfed Sepulchre of
Jjhje Lord ©f the Corners \this is a title that is
jpuen to Ta4nl)erlaine in this Countrie, . in. that
TPerfian langttage: and whereas th^ call him the
JLiO^d of the Corners, .^y that they meane^ that
Jkniias Lord of the Corners of the. World, that
^jSf , the higheji andfupr^tne Monarch of. the Vni-
Jtfrfe\ : wlfifefame^ by reafon of bis. JVarres (3^t\d
Ji^ories, is publijhed ouer the whole World:

.«r

••This, is the Drdinarie title that isgiuen him by all ftrangers.

0^4 perhaps

-2.xr5iACT3 relating to

-frr-p: jee is ■::t m:;^-? tier Jo famous in his

.:l"zj ::i,:::r.y :f Ti/raria, as in England*

^I:r:::i<:r. I jdue i z^iat Jdjire to fee the blejfed

T:rr.b: ' ::: L::rd ^fzhe Corners for this caufe ;

/:r :::a!: 's:.:m I 'zj.z ^t Ccnftantinople, I Jaw

.: :rr-:j:.l .iJ 'uilulr.^ hi .z pL'qfant Garden neare

:bj ^ jJii lT.-.v, -^'.^vrj ::!:e Chriltian Emperor that

:-:\:s MUd ZzQ-inucI, made a fumptuous great

3u:::j:i- :: :.::: Lcrd ct the Corners, after he

.v;j ;.;.v:.; r.:itan 3ai.izet, in a great battell that

::\;j '-y-i'^b: "iccr: the Ciiie of Brufia, where the

Lzv'l zi the Corr.ers liound Sultan Bajazct //ir

' v'r:' /' ^yiuf J/iJ ^ut him in a Cage ojyron.

'T-:-: } fvuri' Cii^jh :nzucd me to come out of my

*!Li::uc C:untrty thus, farre^ hauing trauelled

*:/r:?.v thorciv Turkic and Perfia, fo farre haue

L : rc:ci'a t.bc florid into this Count rey^ that m

F'/g^'/.^nc^gc' hcith accompltjloed three thoujbnd miles,

"U'.biretn I baue Jujiayned much labour and toyle^

£f.\- .'/.<:' "w hero f no mortall man in this World did

.. v-r^vw:", ^'^ f^e the blejfed face of your

^/.;/.;;.v. .ince zbc f.rjl day that you were in--

,:'t^:i^:^.iJ :n y.ur ^lQri':,us Monarchal Throne.

V'V.r I h.iJ end::J my Speech, I had fomc
•.hv\c j'ikvuit'e vvich him in the Perfan tongue,
w Ik* .u!\o:?i;il other things told me, that con-
vvfiin^ iv.v :r.uic!l to the Citie of Samarcandf
!>c was iK*t .iMc to doe me any good, becaufe
I'K;^- w.is no ^rreat amity betwixt the Tiizr/J-'
'/i.' 7 V\ 't'.ocs and himlcUe, fo that his commen-
■ uoi V Letters would doe me no good. Alfo he
io.dcvl, tlMt the Tartars did fo deadly hate all

Chri/lians

Thomas Coryate.

Cbrijitansy that they would certainly kill them^
when they came into their Country, So that
he earneftly diflwaded me from the iourney,
if I loued my life and well fare ; at laft, he
concluded his difcourfe with me, by a fumme
of money, that he threw downe from a win-
dow, throw which he looked out, into a (heet
tied vp by the foure corner?, and hanging
very neere the ground, an hundred pieces of
jQluer, each worth two (hillings fterling, which
counteruailed ten pounds our Englijh Money :
this bufineffe I carried fo fecretly by the helpe
of my Perfian^ that neither our Englijh Am- •
baiTadour, nor any other of my Countrimcn
rfauing one fpeciall, priuate, and intrinficall
friend) had the leaft inckling of it, till I had^
throughly accomplifhed my defigne ; for I
well knew that our AmbaiTador would haue
flopped and barracadoed all my proceeding
therein, if he might haue had any notice,
■thereof, as indeed he (ignified vnto me, ^fter
I had efFcdled my proieft, alledging this, for-
.footh, for his reafon, why bee would haue
hindred me, becaufe it would redoun^l fome-
what to the diflionour of our nation, that one
of our countrey ibould prefent himfelfe ia
^t^iat beggarly and poore fafhion to the King,
out of an iniinuating humour, to craue
Money of him : But I anfwered our Ambaf-
r^our in that Aout and refolute manner, af-
l^er I had ended my bufineffe, that he was
.ipntented to ceafe nibling at me: neuer had
,1 l|[)ore need pf Money in all my life^ then ^t
' . that

Thomas Cory at**

twentie inarkes fterlihg, fading two iliillings

eight pence j and by the waj^, vpon the con-

fihcs of Pfrftay a little before I came into

this Countrey, three und thirtie ihillings four^

pence in Perfidn Money, 6f my La^ie -Sberky :

St this prefent I haae in the Cilic of A^ra^

whcre-hcnce I Wrote this Letter, about tWelde

pounds flerling, which acoordihg tonyjrndian-

acr of liuing vpon the >te^y, at rJ^o pcncteiftw-

iLn^ a day, (for wfth that jpro^brtibh i ca^n Uclfc

pretty well, fuch h the cheapne3ek)f 'nU eat^

aible things in Jdfiay drinkable thiagis coftin^

nothing, forfeldome doe I drinfce'ih^nfy''Pst«

grimage any other liquour then pure water) will

maimaiiie mc Vtjry competently ^thfeelycercs

in n^y trauell, with me^te^^drinke and<:loathes.

In this Citie of Agrcy where lam now, I am

to f emiiinc ^boUt -Iftc'e weekes longer, to the

end to expedt an excellent opportunity, which

then will offer it felfe vnto me, to go to the

famous Riuer Gangesy about fine dayes iourney

from this, to fee a m^emorable meeting of the

gentle people of this;Cbuntry, called Banians^

whereof about fodte hundfed thoufand people

go thither of purpofe to bathe and fhaue them*

felues in the Riuer, and to facrificea world of^

Gold to the fame Riuer, partly in /lamped

Moneyy and partly in maflie great lumpes and

wedges, throwing it into the Riuer as a Sa*

> criiice^ and doing other ftrange Ceremonies

i moft worthy the obferuation. Such a potable

' ibe3:acle it is^ that no part of all Afia^ neither

. ut^ "i^dih is called the great Afia, nor the

lefTer,

Extracts relating to

lefTer, which is now c2X\t^ Natoliaj thz like
is to be feene ; this (hew doe they make one©
euery yeare, comming thither from .places: al-.
xnofl a thoufand miles off, and honour theiir
Riuer as their God, Creator and Sauiour ; Su—
perdition and Impietie moft abominable iim
the highcfl: degree of thefe brutifli Etbnicks^
that are aliens from Chrifl and the Common-
wealth of IfraeL After I hauc feene this
fhew, I will with all expedition repaire to the
Citie of Labor^ twentie dayes iourney from
this, and fo into Perfia, by the heipe of my
blcflcd Chrift, &c.

Tour dutifulU louing and obedient Sonne^
now a dofokte Pilgrime in tbe JForldt

THOMAS CORY ATE.

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Thomas CoRVATfii

> Ik. jn! O kjN( O

Certaine Obseruations,

I

Written by Thomas Cory ate.

lefuiticall Mariahitie.

WHereas the Beggers begge in this Coun-
trey o£ ^CJbr0ian in the name of Bi-
bee Maria, and not of Hazanet Eeja, thereby
we may gather that the lefuits haue preached
Mary more than lefus.

Notable Example of Atheijme.

A great Rata a Gentile^ a notorious Atheift,
and contemner of all Deitie, glorying to pro-
fefle he knew no other God then the King,
nor beleeuing nor fearing none : fitting dally^
ing with his women, one of them plucked a
haire from his breft, which being faft rooted,
plucked off a little of the fkinne, that bloud
appeared ; this fmall fkarre feftered and gan-
grened incurably, fo that in few dayes he
ocfpaired of life, and being accompanied with
all his friends and diuers Courtiers, he brake
out into thefe excellent words : Which of
you would not haue thought that I being .a
man of Warre, ihould haue dyed by the ftroke
of a Sword, Speare or Bow ? but now I am

in-

EzTBACTs rdttiag

1 to cooftft Am power of that greit

God. ^wa I kae ft lo£g de^fed, that hte
Bteft B» oAcr Lave An • little haire to
kill Sa b l i fp h c MO M a wictch, aad contcnuur
of faiiMaicflkb Mlk^e beeac.

£rAcr Skmgi had laracd all kind of Sor- |
eery, who becnwoofx in z firange humoui i
to Akw a jpeftanft to his Nobles, brought |
iofdi has dMcfcft Qbbch^ with a Sword cut
off her heaiC Md after ihe fame perceiuing
die hciwincfe tod fiwiuw of thepa for the
dca& of her. (as tb<7 diongbt) caufed the
head, bj vectoc of hb Kxorcifmcs and con- J
inndtont, to be let on againe, no figne ap- '
pearing of any ftrafce with his Sword.
... I

SakoH Curfitno hath but one Wi&, for <
which one principal! reafon is» that duf^g
his imprifimment, the King iptcndiog IP
make a hunting Progrelle of foure naoswb^
cbofolted how to k^pc him fafe in bit A*
fence $ at laft refolucd to build a Towiv^ ^
immure him within it, without gate, dowp -
or window, except fbmc fmall hides to lettt
Ayre higher then he could come vnto ; pnttU^
ia all Ibrts of prouifion whatfoeuer, Itoth fire*
clothes, &c. with fome feruants to abide witjh
iiim for that time. While this was buMr
lag» bis wife came aad fdl at xhe gang's feetb

and

T. U-^U AS C a R Y ATTm

ifad neiler w^uld let^ioe till ibehad ob^aj^ned
b^uie to be fhut vp with bjn^ : the King m;iftch
p^fwadkig to enioy her libertie ; (he vtterly
refufed anj other conlfofty then to bo the
xxnpanion of her Hufband*^ mi&ries; zr
mongil which this was the greateft, that if
my of thofe that were immored, beeing in
[dumber fiftie, fhouldhaue dyed in the King's
lb£enc6» there was no meanes to burie tfaenit
Fdr tbat no main was tdinitted: to com{^ n^erd
the Towre.

R^6t and kites ah$ut finding a Tounfaine.

Tfe6 Fountline fcvund the firft day by on«
Bf toy Loi'd's people, Mafter Hei^bertf l^o*
ther to Sit Edward Herbert^ which if he had
DOt donfe. ht mnfl: haue fent ten courfe euery
day for water, to a Riuer called Nor bode ^ that
falleth intb the Bay of Cambaya at Burocb ;
Uie cuftome being fuch, that whatfoeuer
Poontaineor Tanke is found by any great
inah in time of drought, he (hall keepe it
Mopet and peculiar to hirafelfe, without the
riiteitttpticm of any man whatlbeuer* The
day after one of the King's Baddy s finding the
fib^i and ftriuing for it, was taken by fiiy
&Ord^ people, and bound all, &c. a great
(Amtrduerfie being about it, &e.

Cbaritk tf Mcffra.

Ht^member the Charhie of two great ttten^
ihajt ia &e time of this great drought wecci

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Thomas Coryatb.

Profligate Lufl.

One day in the yeerc, for the fblace of the
King's Women, all the Trades- men's Wiues
enter the Mohal with fome-what to fell, in
manner of a Fairc, where the King is Bro-
ker for his Women, and with his gaines that
night makes his fupper, no man prefent, (bb-
ferue that whatfoeuer is brought in of virill
fhape, as inflance in Reddifhesj fo great is the
iealouJie, and fo frequent the wickednefTe of
this people, that they are cut and lagged for
feare of conuerting the fame to fome vnna-
turalabufe) by this meanes he attain es to the
fight of all the prettiie Wertches of the Towne :
at fuch a kind of Faire he got his beloued
Normabal.

*

Apophtbegme.

After Shaof Freed had wonne the Battle of
Labor hy aftratagem, the Captaines being ta-
ken by the King, and hanged vpon Flefti-
hookes and Stakes, made an entrance for
the King to Labor ^ his fonne Curfaroa being
then taken P'rifoner, and ridijng bare-footed
vpon an Elephant; his Father demanded him'
how hee liked that Speftacle of his valiant
and faithful! Captaines hanging in that man-
ner, to the number of two thoufand : hee
anfwered him, that he was forrie to fee fo
ittuch Cruelti'e and Injudice in his Father, in
executing them that had done nothing but*
their dutie; for that they liuei vpon his Bread

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Thomas Coryatk.

The King likes not Shifters of Religion.

An Armenian defirous to turnc Moore^ pro-
ircd a Noble-man to bring him to the King,
hom the King afked why he turned Moore^
hether for preferment? he anfwercd. No*
imc few Moneths after craning fome courtefie
the King, he dcnycd it him, faying,
hat be had done him the greateft fauour that
uld bee, to let him faue his foule, but for
B foodie hee himfelfe ihould prouide as well
h^ pould.

The King likes not thofe that change their
rligipn, hee himfelfe beeing q{\ none but of
s owne making, and therefore fufFers all
digions in his Kingdome, Which by this
rtabie example I can make manifeft : The
ing had a Seruant that was an Armenian^ by
bfic Scander ', to whom vpon occafion of
pcch of Reh'gion, the King afked if hee
ought cither hee or the Padres had conuerted
tC Moore to be a true Cbrijiian, and that was
f6r confcience fake, and not for pfioney :
bp anfwered with great confidence. That hee
d one which was a perfect Chrijiian, and for
rworl4ly rcfped would bee other, whom the
i|ig catifcd prefcntjy to bee fcnt for : and
dmn^ bis Mafter depart, demanded why
''i/fBB become a Chrijiian, who rendred cer-
liie feeble, impHcite, Icfuiticall Reafons^
d auowed diat hee would neuer be other :
Itf cupon the King praftifed by faire fpccchcs

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gjc for his Mailer, which no Moore will
\ which hee did, and being gone out
le Court-gate, was fo hooted at by the
tfimetanr, that hee threw downe his Prefent
»Pitch, and went home, concealing from
rMafter what had pafled. About foure
^ after the^r/^^;2/^;7Comming to his watch.
King demanded of him whether the Hogge
lent him ^were good meat or no; who re-
:d, he neyther heard of, nor fee any Hogge :
sreat the King remembring to whom this
;ge was deliuered, caufed the fellow to
ent for, and examining the matter, had it
fefled how he threw away the Hogge, and
er carried it home : the King preiling to
w the reafon, the poore fellow anfwered
/ ht was mocked for touching it, and it
iga ^ingodious to the Moores, for {hame
ibrew it way : at which he replyed. By
f law there is no difference of meats, and
you aihamed of your lawes ? or to flatter
MtUnme tans ^Aot you in outward things
iike it ? now I fee, thou art neither good
j/HaUp nor good Mahometan, but a diifem-
g knaue with both : while I found dice
Qre« I gaue thee a peniion, which now I
lilrom thee, and for thy diflimulatiori doe
imand thee to haue a hundred (Iripes,
di were prefently giuen him in ftead of
money, and bade all men by his example
} hefcd, that feeing he gaue libcrtie to all
fgiohs, that which they choofe and profciTe
f may flicke vnto.
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I'AOAfAS Cor TATE.

lower then I haue obferuedin other Townes :
their. Rdpfes are fomewhat flatte according tb
the fbtme of the Italian Building, with j.
prettie round ftone infertcd into the i^iddle
of the out- fide, which maketh the Houfe
there fomewhat like to the broad Thrunlbfe
Caps, that fome of the oldc wompn of
the Weft parts of England wdre Wont
to weare for fome twentie yeares' firide.
Neither doth their manner of tiling differ
from that of Itafy, being made all hoHow
Within fide, which is vfed ffeuerally ouer all
Italie^ and many parts of France. 1. could
fee no glafle windowes iii their houfeiSj» but
all Lattice made of Firre, which I dbferue
to be generally vfed amongft them. Whidh
Lattice leaues in the Suttamet time they db^
commonly take off, and then^ feeing thby afe
Greekesy and merric Griekes too, they lilay bfe
Very properly faid to keepe open houfcs.
NoVr concerning their lowe houfes, thfe yea-
ion why they build them fo lowe is, beeaufe
bf the manifdid Earthquakes which cio& as
much (hare this Ilatld as any other place in
the Wbrld. Thfe fidf thquakes are fo frequent
teith them, that foiiietimes they feele tenn^
of them in a tnoneth. At the time of my be-
ing in the fame there was a little fefeling of af^
Earthquake, which was perceiued for fbme
fine or fixe dayes together. For whicll taufe
Uh Munday being the eleuenth of lanuary, a-*
bout tenne of the clocke in the moYhinig therd
was a Procefiloh about th6 Caiilc foleihhized

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|D M A S C O R Y A T E.

|<a cultome amongft their womeii

wuer read or heard of amongil any

They ride on AiTes iftnde, and

t Morocco Saddles, but all thofc that

: were Gentlewomen of the better

in their Silkes or Damaikes, vecy

) behold, beeing attended by a Page

along by their fides, many of

^s that they bpught with theii: mo*

[ firft Caloteri that euer I £aw were in
pwne of Zante, which are certaine
i Priefls, whofc names are deriued front
) Greeke wordB »x*> and (ifwr. that it
I or good Prieft. They arc fuch at
jndertaken the Vow of fingle life. But
other Priefts among them that arft
*fc-^ ^CFedjto marry, but hauing buried one Wife
fc— y ;iniy not matrimony.. Their ordinarie
w - Hng (Jayes of the weeke arc Wedncfday and

• ■- iday, in which they will neither eate fle<h
:-- >r any ^ih that bath any bloud in it: alfo they
_ iferue fpure Lents euery yeere. And now we
t^ 'iUjfiiitvt our Author to Syo.

.- (^9^(4 Syo a great Tribute of twentJe thod-
k. aqd Chicquing arifeth vnto the Grand Signior,

• ■ o«f,cif aprincipall Commoditie that this Hand
i|14etha vis. MaAicke, which groweth heerd

fr-of til ths places of the World : the Tred
,,bearctb it is a prettie kind of ihrub liko
fa thjftt v^^RB/j^au, that groweth in fome parts
ffMce and Its/iri this ihrub groweth low
; ^rffiaadf and bearcch crocked tittle
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Thomas Coryatb.

to be feene by euery learned Trdueller, if cbat
bee true that the Inhabitants doe report of it|
pamely, the Sepulchre of the Prince of all
Poets, diuine Horner^ my Mafter for many
yeercs fince^

■ A quo, ceu fonte perenni^
Vatum Pieriisora rigantur a^uis.

for indeed they doe confidently atiirmr, that
hee was borne in this Hand, and buried heere
alfb. Yet there are fiue Cities more do chal*
lenge him as well as Syo^ according to an old
Diftich in the Methologie of Gretke Poets that
read long fiiice

But our finifter fortune was to goe too late
out of the Towne that we could not poffibly
reach thither that night ouer the dangerous
precipices and difficult paiTages of Rocks and
home ag^ine, for it was about fome twelue
miles to the place, fiut infleed of going thi-
ther (whither if we had gone we could not
haue feene any Monument at all, but only a
Vineyard thatyeeldeth excellent Wine, which
was once a part pf the pofieflions of that
pecf^fle PpetA and in which they fay hii;bQ*
d&e licth interred) wee went to a goodly Mo*
oafterie called Emonia^ which h by many :de<»
gfFces the faireft of the whole Hand : it is in-
habited by Gr^^>i^ Monkes called C^/c^/Vr/, which
.are in number two hundred^ their reuenewea

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Thomas Coryatb:

tlatid is ^ne hundred miles in compaiTe^ and
ttn^rc are in k about eightie thoufand foules.

EROM this Townc I failed in an Englijb
Ship, sto the Troian (hoarc, where I
ed Feb- 22. with fourtecne Englijh men
more aod a lew or Druggerman, all well wea-
poned for feare of any hoftile inuafion by the
Turkes: by the way as we were going thither,
vre (Pound a bare little plot of ground^ not
faire from the Sea, where their Oxen trodc
ioat wheate, according to the cudomeof moft
of thefe Afiaticte Countries ; we walked to«*
wards the mould or hauen of Troy ; but be-
§&n we came thither we obferued diuers an-
tiquities worthy the relation : firft on the left
hand of vs we left the ruines of a goodly For-
trefle ; then a hjillocke which was built in a
round forme ; there remained onely the lower
part of the wail, without doubt it was a vtrj
ftrong fortification before it was deftroyed ;
afterward on the right hand of v«, wee faw
a p^ece of a wall vnder the (boare hard by the
Soa £de, but the breadth, height, and kngth
of it we did not fo exactly behold, beca«iic
we were a prcttie way diftant from it : Iikc«
wifa we faw a great many round Marble pil-
lara-ftanding vpright in the ground, and dif^
parled in diuers parts of the lower fide of the
Citie that lay neere to the Sea-fhoare : thefe
FiUars are moil of gray Marble ; but of no

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Thomas Coryate.

fc^ereof the whole proportion of two hands
hicb I conieAure to haue bin the hands of
kHfome great Lady) were fo curioufly expreflcd^
i^ihat it is im|)ofCb]e for Praxiteles or any other
pihat was the moft excellent earner in the World
^ to furpafle it. I fihde Petrus Bellofiius his ob-
•^ feruatiohs bf thefe Sepulchers to be very true ;
for that which hce writeih of them is very
certainty that they are excauated, that is^ made
iiollow^in the infide^ in the forme of a Chefl-^
nd that the corners doe remaine whole and en-
ire. I finde this to be tru6 by my ocular ex-^
^^ericflce : but itioft of thefe Sepulchers lye
loofcly vpon the ground, as hauing bin dig-
ged froin the places where they were fettled^
ouer the bodies which lye vnderneath them :
to what end I khow not, only I thinke that
ibmc iniagining there might be treafure hid
VAder them, might digge them vp in hope to
fiiide fome Gold or Siluer vnder thefe tombes :
btkt whofoeuer doe digge vp the Sepulchers of
dead mtti for gaine of treafure, I wifli they
hity be as much friiflrated of their hopes as
Nt Was that in the Citid oi Babilon did digge
4|rthe Monument of Nitooris^ Queene of the
WtfyiMians, and the wife of King Nebuchad-^
in the outfide of whofc Tombe fton6
was written a certaine Epitaph, by fome
or other that ment to delude the Reader;
though the Epitaph promifed treafure to
that ihould digge vp the Monument^
rafter h6 had rooted it vp from the ground^
of treafure he found this memorable
Vot- IIL S in^

atibther indUftrious trauelkr would do, that
hath or (hall obferue the fame things that I
haue done^ that one of thofe gOodly Monu-
ments might be the Sepiilcher of King Priamus*
From the place whete thefc Tombes lay^
^e went toward the hautfn or mould of Troy,
Vrhich feemeth to haue bin a notable place in
Jbrmer timcs^; for there rcniaine worthy fteps
of antiquity to this day : a little: otl this fide
the Water wee faw a vtry delicate Trough of
white Marblej which whether it ferued foir
wohieh to waft cloathe^ in^ or for any beades
(as horfes) to drinke in^ I know not. The
tliould w'tts in former times a conu^nicfnt har-«
boiir for little veflels, ais Carmifak Gallies^
iFrigatSi but I doubt whether any great Ships
could fecurcly ride at anchor there ; fbr the
vvtttiSr is fo (hallow^ that I think a vefTel ofany
great burthen will quickly touch ground, al-
though perhaps in thofe daies> when the Citie
did nourifhi the water neere the fhoare might
be much deeper then it is now, by reafon of
the continuall fcouring and clenung of the
chalk tiell. There remaine certaine xiiemora-^
bid antiquities at this mould i certaine faire
gray Marble Pillars> in number teh^ that ap-
ftift afooue the water> being infixed in th6
e||fOttnd i more than the halfe of theih I be-
^ene are buried in th^ water : all thefe (land
ibtntfwftai neefe together, almoft in a rowe.
li 18 likely that thejT were heretofore placed
there to this end, that Barges, Boati^s, and
fmfi kinde of veflels as anchored iherci might

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Thomas Coryate,

to his owne Pallace« diftant but a little mife
from the water : from this mould wee went
to a (landing poole but a little remote from the
ihoare^ being I thinke well neere a mile in
compafse : which I firfl thought to haue bin
frefli water, but when I tafted it, I found it
fait, and therefore I gather that thjs is nothinj
but the inundation of the Sca^ when it dotl
fometimes exceede his bankes : hard by one
iide of the Poole I faw a principall relique of
antiquitie, a goodly grey Marble Pillar, the
faired that euer I faw in my life till then, ly-
ing on the ground, and brokenj in the very
middeft : it was three and thirty Gebmetricall
foot long (for I meafured it very exactly with
a Carpenter's rule of twelue inches) and fiue
thicke : neere to the fame Pillar there is a
broken fragment of Marble, lying in the wa-
ter, of the fame colour and proportion with
the former Pillar, whereby I know that it was
part of the fame Pillar : this was the very head
of the Pillar, being wrought with fuch a
kinde of worke as is vfed about the heads of
Pillars : this part was fiue foot long, fo that
the whole Pillar was eight and thirty foot longj^
being of one entire (lone as I thinke, though
it be now broken in three peeces, which came
topafle by the violent fall thereof.

But a little from this goodly Pillar, which
I haue now mentioned, there is another almoft
as great, lying on the ground, and fo coucred
with Brambles and Briers, that I could not
pcrfeftly gbferue ihe length of it. Agarne,

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*In the outfide of this Wall, which wee
left on the left hand, we obfcrued diuers fairc
buttreifes, which were made for the ftrength-
eningof the fame ? by whom thofe wals were
built, I am vnccrtaine, but this I haue readji
that Ilus^ the fourth King of the Citie, wliQ
enlarged the fame^ built fome part of the
wals of the Citie ; and that l^aomedan finiflicd
the iamc wals^ which being by Hercules de-

'ftroyed. King Pria^ns being reftored into
this Country, after he was carried away cap-
tiue into Greece, re-edified them laft of all ;
US we afcend^d the hiU, we left a little on
the left hand of vs the ruines of a faire an4
Aately building, which feemed to be the Pal-
lace of fome cQunent Nobleman, or XSentle^
fnan of the Citie^ a good part of the wall te-
niained and was of a faire height, hauing in
the outljde certaine f^ire peaces of white and
red Marble curioufly wrought, Handing in thq
very corner of the wall : not farre from that
we found a prettie Well, hauing a white Mar-
ble Pyiarji which I therefore mentionji becaufe
I haue read that Wels arc very fcarfe in this

^ptrt of the Troian territory*

In our iourney to the Pallace, wee found
certaine faire pceces of ilone, as curioufly

^"^r

* Let the Reader pardon this long defcription of Troies Ru-
inei X^ome digreffions I haue cut off) for 1 would at once pre-
' tsot Troy aded by a Troian {pirit, iKfhich may both profit the
' fttdioiti antiquaricy and (erue to refolue and thaw the moft fro-
zen feint of feuere graui(y or llupideil (loik&i| medtsog ibme
dclightSii if no; cj^torting laughter fron^ liiau

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Thomas Coryatx.

arched ; this vault was of a goodly height and
length, and diftinguifhed with many arches
throughout the whole length thereof: all
our company entered in at one end, and went
forth at another: here alfo wee faw abundance
of ordure wherewith the bottooie of the vault
was filled from one end to the other ; the
reafon of it is becaufe thq poore Heardfinen
4oe oftentinjes in the winter put their Cattle
all the night in thefe places ; after that wee
faw two more vaults vnder the groundj^ but
eqtred neither : being now come fomething
lieere to the Pallacei we left on the right hand
fi ruined Caftle or Fortreife, built vpon a
Mountj about the lower part whereof were
fundry arches ; this Fort (for fo I take it to
)iaue bin) was built rounds and thofe arches
ftand in a faire rowe round about the fame^ an
ornament paf&ng faire to the building when \t
was entire ; a great part of the ground betwixt
the mould and the Pallace is befet with cer-^
taihe Trees of diuers kindes^ as Mulberry
trees, Figge treesj Boxe trees, Oliue trees,
Liue Oake trees^ Almond tree?, whereof fome
wc faw beare bloflfomes when we were there :
alfo it heareth Brooms of a great height, and
fuch as yeeldeth a prcttie kinde of fent: the
next thing of remarke that prefented it felfc
ynto vs, immediately before we entered the
Pallacct, was a certaine heape of flones vpon
the top of a Mount neere to the foote of the
Caftle, and difperfed about the fides of the
fame Mpant : thef^ are free ftones^ many

whereof

iher by our good Genius hatie eueii afpireci ta
the emihexit degree of happineflfe which thoilr
fands of our Ctiutitrfmea that haue pafTed a«
iong this Coafti b^ing carried away with a
profperous gale of wind haue wilhed to attaind
VntOt but haue beene fruflrated of opportu-
nity to enioy thefe lioble ruines that you here
fee haue had the attrad!iue vertile like th^
Adamant or Loaddone to draw hither fome o^
thctnoft famous peffons of the World to con*^
template the fanie. Hither came the greateft
and moft vi<Sorious Monarch that euer liued^
Alexander the Great> who hauing ereded an
Akar to the honour of Achilles^ from whofe
ftocke he was lineally defcended by his Mo-''
ther Ofympiast to the end to offer Sacrifice
Vpon it to his Ghofl hard by his Tombe, which
to this day remaines^ he pronounced him hap-
pie, fof that after his death he had gotten fa
Noble a Poet as Hbmer to emblafon and cele*
Ibrate his inuincible courage^ Hither came thd
Learned Emperour Adrtan^ our Emperour
Septimius Seuerus after he had deflroyed By-^
zahtiUm^ his Sonne and SuccefTour in the Em-
pire Antonius Bq0anus Caracaila^ with masif
thou&nd worthy Peeres (I dare confidently
a£Brmj£) that from time to time do come hi^
ther to furucv thefe (that L may fpeake with
dii: Prince ot Latine Poets)

■■ Campos ^bi Troid fmtk

bdhoid (fiiy louing Comnxilitones) that \k^
mentahle rubbiih of Hones which hath beenc

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Thomas Coryate.

many parts of the old Citie. Caft your eyed
againe vpon fome other parts^ where you may
behold greene Wheate growing amidft the old
fragments of ftones, and then remember the
notable Ipeech of the Poet Ouid, lamfeges eji
^btTroiafiiitf &c. by all thefe pitifuU rudera^
I find that memorable fentence of the Greeke
Poet Hefiod to be verified. '

That IS, Thunder thumping loue can make
the loftieft matters the nioft low and defpica-
blc ! Alas (my Commilitoncs) can you be-
hold thefe things with irrelenting and dry
eyes; let mee tell you, as the wandering Prince
of Troy noble iffi^^^j- told the Punicke Queene
Dido in his Harangue vnto her concerning the
deftrudion of this Citic;

^is talia fando

Myrmdonumt Dolopumue^ aut duri miles Vlyjfei^
Temper et a lacbrymis ?

Certainly, the confideration of this grie-
uous defolation may iuftly draw both forrow
from the hearts, and teares from the eyes of
all fuch as are endued with a true inflindt of
humanitie : for what more Tragicall example
can you find in the whole Vniucrfc of the in-
conilancie and mutabilitie of fortune then in
this quondam gallant Citie ? it flourilfhed once
in as great glorie as any Cite vpon the Earth
did in her time, and her glorie Was vntainted

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Thomas Coryate.

Mounts a Fort of great ftrength and beauty
in ancient times: now it is onely a Shepheard s
Labitation. We perceiuing that it was inha*
bited by fome people went into it, hoping to
haue bought fome wine for the refrefhing of
our felues. But when we entred the fam?,
in ftead of people wee found onejy the ex-
crements of Cattell, and a place wnere fome
Shepheard or Herdfman had repofed hinifelfe.
Alfo we obferued a very miferable rubbifh pf
Stones that were diflipated and fcattered oucr
the face of the whole grouud cuery where
within and without the Walled : after that I
went to a plot of arable Ground, where I
faw a Elougn-man hold the Plough^ and my
fclfe and one Mafter Francis Flyer did the
like one after another, that if wee Hue to be
old men we may fay in our old age, we had
once holden the Plough in the Troiane Terri-
torie, efpecially in that part we faw the Citie
ftood. After this we faw Mount Ida, being
iby my eftimation fome two miles diftant from
that place, but we had not the opportunitie
to goe fb neere to it as to view it exa<3:ly • I
wonder that the Epithets of Nemorofa (hould
be giuen to it by the Poets, for I could per-
ceiue no tree at all growing about it, and dpubt
Vrhether any grew vpon it in former times^ b^
jftsiioxx of the rockie and flonie matter it con-
fifteth of, wee onely difcerned the loftie toppc
cf it <:alled by the antient Poets, both Gar^
jforusMd Dynaima, vpon which Cy biles Priefts
were called Z^^/. DaByli^ Galls, a<>d Curetes,

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Thomas Coryate.

Belides the fruitfull Valley that I hauc mtfn*
tionedy which lyeth at the backfidc of the
Promontorie Sygeum^ through which runneth
the Riuer Simois^ there is another moft fertile
and delicious Valley,* that lyeth by the Sea-
fide oppofite to TenedaSf which I thinkc is as
pleafant and fit a Valley as any in the world,
being extended at the leaf): a dozen miles in
length along the Sea-coafl, and fome ten miles
as I conicdure in bredth, the ground being
as fruitfull to produce all manner of Commo-
dities as any plot of ground vnderthe Sunne,
but by reafon that the Inhabitants of the Coun-
trey are oftentimes infefted by Pirats and Men
of Warre, which take away from them what
they lift, they cannot find any lecure place of
habitation in all that tradt : by meanes whereof
it commeth to paffe that there are few dwel-
ling Houfes there, and fo confequcntly the
Coaft is more vntilled and vnmannured then
otherwife it would bee. Notwithftanding
there are diuers goodly plots of Corne, onely
Wheat to be feene in fundry parts of the Val-
ley neere to the Sea-fide, but the other parts of
the Valley further in the Countrey fecme vnto
thofe that benold it a farrc oflF vpon the Sea',
to be couered wholly with Wood, which con^
fifteth efpecially of liueOake-trees. By a Hue
Oake-tree, I meane a ftrange kind of Oake

• Sillomus, 1. 2. c. 6. defcriblng the Troian ruines, faith that
diMMf/and Xanibms haue not water enough in Winter for a Goofc
to firiiDj and ia Summ^ are quite 4rie, He mencioneth Baths,
Ac.

which

Thomas Coryatb.

^ Maftcr CORYATE's

, Conftantinopolitan Obferuations

ABRIDGED.

THE firft of Aprillt being Thurfday, and
the day immediately before Good-fri>-
day» I with diuers of my Countrimen went
about midnight to the Monaftery of the Fran--
cijcan Friers^ where within a little after I came
tnither^ I obferued a very rigorous and auftere
kind of Difcipline, whereof indeed I had of-»
ten heard before that time, but neuer faw till
then. luft about the point of Midnight^ a
little after Mafle was begun, certaine fellowes
proftrating themfelues in the middle of the
Quire of the Church, diredly before the high
AkaTy whipped themfelues very cruelly^ and
continued in the mercilefle punifliment of
themfelues at the leafl: an houre and a halfe.
At the firft I thought they had beene fome
of the Friers themfelves, but therein I erred,
ttt they loue to fpare the flefh, though it be
otherwiie reported of them. There were of
. Aole ibme foure or fiue^ and were indeede

certaine

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■ R Y A T I.

Mblowes a little faOer
I o^ all the Ikin from
is backe, which was a
• - -ill Spedlacle, and when
^tk''^ whipped himfelfe, there
*' owwith a Cloth in his
j^l^gar, with which he wiped
^l^t it Ihould not rankle,
i«-*aue continued whipping of
%f,i:Ty terrible and cruel) man-
^. the reft fauoured themfelucs^
|p*his man did. Amongft di-
Bilemen of qualitie that came
b this fpcftacie, the French
j pife nted himfelfe with great de-
l^uere Difcipline being now
^c Friers alcent'ed the Pulpit
(:rmon in the Iialian Tongue
/Paffion of Chnji.
f in the Eafter weeke my Lord
iptaine Bajha'wes, and my felfe
nim. At his returne from the
e, his Lordftlip efpying a cer-
ortune-teller called Rama,^ih-
wall of the Seraglia ncere to a
: water whereof is good (He
:Ilerto the Grand Sigmor him-
: was a kinfman of MabometSt
Turbet of a very dcepe grcene
I my Lord fent mc with Mafter
i his Secretary and one of hr»
to the end he (houtd ^ell me
whereupon he deliuercd vnto

Thomas Corvat*.

to obferue the fame, and therefore I will write
A little of it according to mine owne experi-
ence. About halfe an houre after twelue of
the clocke the fame day, I entred a prettie
faire roome, to the which I paflfed through an
outward Court, which roome was before al-
moil full of Tiurkes that came thither to ferue
God in their fuperditious kind^ and had put off
their Shoocs (according to their wonted cuf-
tomc) and placed them vpon Shelfes. Some
.part of the walls of this roome were in the
Infide decked with Infcriptions and Poefies
written in the Turkijh language, one diredily o^
uer the Interpreter and expounder of the Law,
and others heere or there, all tending to Re«
ligion. The middle part of the roome which
i$ formed out fquare, is voyd, and re&rued
onely for the Religious men to (it in; but
all the foure parts round about ferued for the
"Spediators to behold that which I will tidti^
cxpreife ; which Spedlators were as well C&rip-
iians as Turies; for hither the Turies will fuf-
fer the Cbrijiians to haue acceffe^ though not
to their Mofquies. There are other inner
iroomes al(b fomewhat neere this where Wo-
men fate apart by themfelues^ with their
Mafkes before their Faces. A little after I
^me into the roome the Daruifes repayred iAtO
Ibe middle voyd fpace, fitting CrofTe-legged,
beading their Bodies lowe towards the floortt
tbv Religion fake, euen almofl flat vpon theit
Faces, and that by murmuriug out ceftatne
itdigious teartnes : the whole companie t/f

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.t^hich yeelded a very ridiculous and foolidl
Muficke> and continued fa very neere a quar«
tcr of an houre after the Clergieman had
ended his Lefture: and with them there played
lanother, that ftrucke vv^ith his hands a ftrange
kind of inftrument made of Mettall; in the
foirme of a kind of Bafon. Hauing played
ycry ncere a quarter of an houre, vpon a fo-
daincthey founded much louder then ordina*
rie, whereupon fome fiue and twentie of the
two and fiftie Daruifes fuddenly rofe vp bare
legged and bare footed,, and carting afide
their vpper Garment, fome of them hauing
their brefts all vncouered, they began by lit-
tle and little to turne about, the Interpreter of
the Law turning gently in the middeft of them
»11; afterward they redoubled their force and
turned with fuch incredible fwiftnefle, that I
could not chufe but admire it. Amongft the reft
there was one little Boy of fome twelue yeares
of age, that turning in a corner of the roome
ftrucke no fmall admiration in all the Spcdta-
tors that were ftrangerf. This turning they
kept for the fpace of one whole houre at ihe
}eafl: : during which time fometimes they tur-
ned exceedingly fwiftly, fometimes very gently.
After they had halfe done, the Singer in the
vpper roome began to fing againe, at the pro-
ounciation of fome of whofe words the Dar-*
uifes fodainly mumbled out certaine ftrangc
tearmes, with a moft hideous kind of mur-^
piaring that did in a manner terrifie and arto-*
liifh vs that were meere ft rangers to tbefe
Vol. IIL U Cere-

Extracts rtlatit^ t§

Ceremonies. This they did three or foure fi^-
uejral times with an acclamation of all the
Jurks that ftood by. The fonhe of. their
Dauncing is as ftrange as the continuance of
their fwiftneiTej for ibmuetimes they ftretch out
their Armcs as farre as they ^an in lei^gtb«
fometimes they cootradt them in a lefler com*
pafle» fomietimes they hold them about their
heads, fometimes againe they performc cer«
taine merry geftures, as if they were drawing
a Bow and (hooting forth an Arrow. Like-
wiijb fome of them did continue turning da-
ring the whole time in one and the felfc (ame
place^ and others more forward from one
corner to another. This exercife now driuiog
to an end, one of the Darut/es beginneth fome
Prayer in Arabickey and continually turniqg
about with the reft of the Company* pro^
^ounceth it with a very audible voyce» and
his Prayer being ended there is an vp(hot of
this ridiculous and Ethnike deuotion for this
time, after it had continued almoft an houre
and a halfe. The violence of their turning
is io great, that I haue heard fome of them
haue fallen downe dead in the place, through
the extremitie of their fwift Circumgyration,
and whofoeuer bee is that doth fo, is efleemed
for a Saint. Thefe Feafts are like thofe 2r*?-
iericall Orgia that were performed by the fu-
rious Myrmalores the Priefts of Bacchus, to the
honopr of their drunken God, vpon the Mounr
taines of Citberon in Baotia.
Theie Daruifes, though they are Religious

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Thomas Coryate.

unyeiij haue no lands to maintaine thejtn as the
Cbriftian Monafteries haue, but a certainefti-^
pend payed them euery day, partly by the
Or and Signior,, 2ind partly by ccminc BaJ&aweSf
^nd it is eftcemed for fb holy an order^ that dl^
uers Bajhawes haue renounced their Di^nitie
apd pompe of the world, and entred them*
felues into this Order for the better fduation
of their foulcs. And at this day the Grand
Signior hath a Brother of this Societie (hat
liueth in the Seraglio^ whom he hath of-
ten intended to put to Death, according to the
old 'prij9cipl.p of State that hath beene thefe
majiy yeares obferued ampngft ^t^urkipy Em-
perours, but hee hath hapned to fall into fome
bitter Difeale whenfoeuer he hath thought
vpon wiy fuch matter, which is the realoa
that he vet fuffereth him to Hue*

The twentieth of Aprill there began a Fire
in Conftantinople about n:>idnight, which was
like to haue done much hurt, if it had not
bcene preucnted by the care and induftrie of
the Captaine Balhaw ; for he came there a lit-
tle after it began with a great multitude of men
to repreife the furie of the flame as much a^ in
them lay. Hee wa$ fo furious at that time^
that with a certaine wartlike Inftrument called
in the Ti^ri^^ Tongue ^iOafoQch^ which is fomc-
whdt like a Mace, he (Iruck a Janizark that
ne faw rifling of a Houfe^ fo fiercely vpon the
bead» that immediately he fell downe dead in
the place : and had done the like tp fomf other
Zanfzaries that were the adherents of the other,

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ThoMAs Coryate.

but alfo Temples, Statues, PiUers, and other
beautifull Ornaments of the Citie.

The one and twentieth of Aprill, about
fixe of the clocke at night, I faw the mod
reiplendent and glittering (hew that euer I did
in my life. For the burkes hanged all their
Turkijh Mo/qutes both of Conjiantinople and
Galbata with Lampes ; which flood in a very
decent and comely order round about the cir-
cle of their flender Towers, where the Pricft
doth vfe to call th^ people to prayers at cer-
taine houres limited with a very loude voyce.
Some of thefe Towers haue two, and fbme three
Circles in them, each aboue another. The
(hew at the firft hanging out of the Lampes
ieemed ftrange vnto me, that neuer had feene
the like before; but about Mid-night, when
it was much darker then when they were firfl;
hanged out, they yeelded a pafling glorious
and refulgent Spedacle, for it was my hap to
fee them againe. Aboue all the reft of the
Towers thofe foure that belong to the Temple
of Solyman the magnificent, ma,de a xnofl; in-
comparable bright (hew, for two of thQ foure
being adorned with three Circles, had threci
rowes of Lampes hanged out, and the other
two with two Circles had two more ; the Tow-
ers of which Temple made the braueft fhew
of all the Towers of the whole Citie. ThefQ
Lampes hanged till foure of the clocke in the
Morning, and were then takea downe. The
occafion of the hanging out of them, wa$
becaufe that Night Mahomet was borne in the

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Thomas Coryate.

cheat of the Sudhc. So it falleth oat

Ijf thefe Eafterne Countries, otherwife

l^oth here in England.

fride of theTurkilh Vifiers or Bafliawes

§reat, that when a Chriftian AmbaCador

fceither bring them or fend them a prefent

r^at worth, they haue not the honeftie as

Itanke him. Whenfoeucr the Turks or

i fall to buffets, they neither ftrike one

Iter with their fifts, but altogether with

frpalme of their hands, which I haue ofteR

ferued amongft them. In England only our

men, and thofe gentle, doe carry Fannes In

|nr hands made of Oftrich feathers, blacke,

red, yellow, &c. but no Gentlemen

patfoeuer ; but here in Cottftantmople I haue

Berued the contrary, that onely men, and

pfe Turkes, Greekes, and Franks, doe carry

tfe hind of Fannes, and neuer any women

I could perceiue^

rhe feuenth of Auguft, being Saturday,

1^ c»>urteous friend Mafter William Pearcb be -

ig diefirous to gratifie mee in a matter for the

Hii3i I had often before folicited him, in-

il^'mee and Mafter William Ford, Preacher

('Nation, to the houfe of a certaine £»-

XT, called Amis, borne in the CrooUBed

i in London, who bath two fifters more

I owne lewifli Religion, Commorant in

'^ who were likewile borne in the fame

____, to this man's houfe I fay we came,

t.^9fefaid day about nine of the clocke in
^ming to fee a matter, which in my for-

Thomas Cory at e^

macieAt Hdrewes^ did put his mouth to the
cMd's yard, sind fucked vp the bloud. All
lii6 Prlukies (before he came into the roome)
vrere beipriakled with a kind of powder, which
afiser the Circutnci&r had done his bufinede^
was blowed away by him, and another pow*
dcr caft on immediately. After he had dif-
fMitched ht6 wofk«, the fame alio after his
'worke was done» ke tooke a little Urong wine
tliat was held in a goblet by a fellow that flood
sieere him^ and powred it into the child's
moutfa to comfort him in the middeft of hi$
paiaes^ who cried out very bitterly ; the paine
oeing for the time very bitter indeed, though
it wiU be (as they told me) cured in the fpace
^ fouve and twentie houres. But thole <^
^ny riper yecres that are circuoicifed (as it too
eftea commeth to paHe^ that Chriftians which
turae Turkes) as at fortie or fiftie yeeres of
■ ^g^9 doc fiaffer great paioc for the fpace of a
moactfa« The prepuce that was cut off was
carried to the Mother, who keepeth it Very
j>reciOui}y as a thing of worth.

The twelfth of Auguft, being Thurfday,
tbc Turkes about eight of the clocke at night
iJluoiin; "^d the fteeplos of their Mofkiej
W^^ abiiwidancc of Lan^pes ouer all Con/la^-
^MMfile ^LadGakfaf (as they did vpon Mabomefs
* * th day before mentioned by me) as beinj
-Euc of their firft Sabbath in the Moncti
Moonc of Regepff by way of preparatioa
^Heir great Feaft <yf Ramazan, which fol-
.a/icrward j which e^iftome they obferuc
yccre vpon the forefaid day. The

Thomas Coryate*

one weeke there were no lefle then twentie
thoufand Dogs, euen a great armie of them^
carried ouer to Saltan : and whereas the Citie
did not yceld E>ogs enough for the feuerall Fa-
milies of Chriftians and lews to prefent to the
Cadie, thofe of Gahta bought Dogs at a deere
rate to tranfport them ouer tp Conjlantinople,
and to fell them there much deerer.- Mun-
grels and mafterlefle Carres that before ftrayed
vp and downe the Citie, being now worth
twenty or thirty Afpers. Now whereas the
Grand Signior held it fit that they fhould be
all killed when they came to the Saitantcall '
fhoare, the Muftie, who is the Turiijh Oracle^
would not giue his confent to that, affirming,
that it would be a very vncharitable adion.

The twentieth of September, three of the
Vifiers fonnes rode vp and downe in the Citie
in great pompe, being accompanied with many
Spahies mounted vpon their goodly Palfrey es
that were richly furniflied. And the fame
three were that day circumcifed ; the cuftome
beeing fuch, that when the Son of any emi-
nent Turke is circumcifed, a little before they
performe the a6t vpon him, he rideth vp and
downe the City with great folcmnity, with di-
uers iewels of great price in his Turbant, his
long lock hanging downe behind his back ar-
tificially wouen and wrought in with curious
pleites and trefles, and adorned with diamonds
and other fparkling ftones of great value.
. Likewife they haue two long Pendants made
of Gold Plate, that hang downe in the like

X^ manner

^I ^^ Thomas CoRYATE.

'-'-,^7 could :; There happened one very memorable

-" '-'^ be apjr this Summer at Galata^ which (hall not

-■="7-'^ by ;: my pen. A certaine lew turned Turk

-'^-"'iajijz after his conuerlion to that Religion,

— — -^vcnd? once an Afper's worth of Fruit of a c

---= i'l icr: poore Turke, becaufe he obfcrued th

- ----'IS Tb: Turke did not deliuer him fo much

-- whon ^ counteruaile his Afper, the lewifti

-' ^-^t tb ilrooke the other about the face with fo

- *3and: Arument that he held in his hand, whic

•-'"-^^ lo2i him fuch a found blow that hee bra

---r - ^Q tL face, infomuch that the bloud ran verie

*-' :^ -Oipcr * downe his face : another lew that wel

■~ J:-" '-^pcs z. ■ this forefaid lewifli Turke, and faw th(

-' -^ in :a^ ' giuen by him to the poore Turke, c

- r.zy h7\y^ the Turke, and demanded of him wl

- ~~c:s th:r did fo patiently fuffer that man to abu

- re hou;? fo outrageoufly, encouraging him to gii
r'""- T&y a blow, becaufe othervvife euery one tl

"^"-'•^'t -; ' him put vp that wrong fo lightly, wou

-- . cur n- ' him for a ranke coward. I do not at all

this blow (quoth the poore Turke) be<

is giuen mee by one that is late made a 1

^''^^y% c\ man, and I will not diftiearten him by

-~.czr "^ici another for the fame ; but will as quiet

-9 c'cz 33 much at his hands, as I haue alrea

*-cngr:. cciucd, if he thinke fit to ftrike me once

:, T?*^^^^ yea I tell thee lew (quoth hee) that

— ^^icou:- giue tj^gg leaue to draw as much blou

^c? onlji: 0ieg as hee hath done, without ofFeri

uics u'^ rtiuenge at all, if thou wilt alfo turne 1

-^ neuc:4. man : a notable example if it be wel

s of ^

Tht^t- .^""^'

Thomas Cory ate.

onely three diftind rowes of Lampes, which
hanged about as many feuerall partitions in
each Tower ; but alfo three fabdiuided rowcs
or feries that pertained to the faid feueral par*
tition^ which Lampes were couered with cer-
taine woodden Boxes^ to the end to keepe but
\ the raine and the wind, that they may not be
blowneout; thefe Lampes were hanged out
cuery night, after the firft, about the fettiog
of the Sunne, before which time it was not
lawful for any man to eat or drihke, only fick
' fblke and little children excepted^ that are not
* circumcifed. If in the fpace of this Ramazan
•any Turke (hould be found drunke hee is pu-*
nifhed with deaths as it happened to one
'when I was at Cdnjiantinoplef who by the ex-
. prefle commandcment of the Vifier had bote
burning Lead powred into his mouth and eares :
imd as for thofe that by reafon of iicknefreharue
been conftrained to violate this fad, looke
how many dayes they haue eaten in the Ra^^
mazan, they are to faft as many afterwarde to
recompence the fame. This manner of faft
. betwixt funne and funne was inftituted by
/Mahomet hiipfelfe, Imtnediately after the
' Lampes are hanged out, and the Talifman
hath cryed out, it is lawfull for people to eate,
but not before : for though it bee not death
for any one that ihould be found eating or
drinking, (fauing only for Win e^ for that is
death without redemption) yet there is a cer-
taine feucre punifl^ment to be infiidted vpon

Ther?

Thomas Coryate*

)ne of thefe Hides is fo great, that when it is
arried into the Citie eight men doe vfually
arrie it vpon their backes by the helpe of
jcuers and Ropps. The vfe of this Butter
J verip frecjuent, by reafon'of the abundance
f Pillane that is eaten in Cmjiantinople^ and
1 moft places of Turkie. When they fell
bis Butter in their Shops, they. hang it vp in
be vcric fame Buffalo fkinnes wherin they
irft brought it; and cut open the bellie, where
hey difcouer the forefaid colours. Their
Sutter hath little Salt mingled with it, which
\ the caufe of the ranke fauour thereof. Their
^heefe likewife is brought in lelTer fkinnes, as
f Goates and Sheepe, to the Citie, not pref-
;d as our Cheefe is, but it crumbles. It is
eric leiane and drie, but fiery fait. But one
'rifon in all Conjiantinople, where there are but
few prifoners, becaufe whenfoeuer a man is
ommitted to prifon for any offence, he is
uickly brought to his trialK
The feuenth of January, being Thurfday,
went with a worthy Grceke, Michael Ca*
accOf to Timotbeus the Patriarch of Conjlanti^
Tple, whofe houfe is in that part of Conjianti^
ophf which is called Phariaria -, he is a man
ilearned and verie vn worthy of the. place.
Vhttx we came to the doore of his Conclaue,
^c did put off our (hooes, and leauing them
'jttbout the doore went into him, and fate
ppn our tailes crolTe-legged as the Turkes
pp, ypon certaine carpets, without either
*hsflrep Stoole, or Forme tQ, fit on, he him-
life fate in the like manner, clad in a black

broade

Thomas CoRVAT«i

t departed from Conjiantinofle towards t^rU^
Jalem^ in an Englijh Ship called the Great De^
Jhnce^ which about a month before came from
Syo to Conftantinopky which are at the leacfb
eighty leagues afunder, in the fpace of forty-
two houres^ a thing that I name for the rari-^
tie thereof^ becaufe there are few Ships that
performe it in fo fhort a fpace ; for the Ship in
which I went, being called the Samaritane^
was almoft iixe weekes performing it. I de-»
parted I fay therehence, the one and twentieth
of January, being Friday, about eight of the
clocke in the morning, in as tempeituous and
extreime a feafon as euer I trauelled in my life,
pither by land or water, for the Snow which
fell inccflantly for the fpace of almoft two
dayes and two nights, bred fuch a: rigid cold
that fomc of vs were euen benummed, Be-
^des, the contrarie winds fo croifed our paf^
fage, that we found it a very faftidious and
tedious voyage. Notwithftanding the aducrfc
windes when we came within three or foure
miles of Gallipoli^ by tacking about and turn*
ing to windward, as they call it (thofe are
nauticall words) by the which is meant fail-
ing againf): the winde, with fome kind of dif-
ficultie we entred into the Port« After we
were come in, a certain lew that was in our
Ship perceiuing that wee failed fo brauely
•iLgainft the winds, told me that the Englijbmen
by reafon of their dexteritie in failing, might
bee not improperly called the ii(hes of the Sea:
there we tarried three dayes, partly for the

Y difpatch

T H o M a's Cor y a t e.

m a Fountaine fixe miles ofiF. Scandarone
:h about fortie Houfes, the pooreft Cottages
It cuer I faw, being but a few boards weakly
npa<ft and couered with Reeds. Our lour-
f thence to Scandarone is about fifty-fixe
les. The firft day we rode twclue, the fc-
id fixteene, the third iixtcene, the. fourth
I. The Right WorfhipfuU ConfuU of the
\glijh Nation, Commorant in Aleppo, Maf-
• Bart. Haggaf, my worthy Countryman
rnc in Summerfetpire at Welles^ amongft
icr fauoiirs rode with mec to the Vallie of
fr, mentioned 2, Sam. 8. 13. In the way
« feemed to fee a Towne ilanding like an
nd in water, and when wee came thither
md no waters, but a kind of fhrub like
Id withered Time, which couering the
ountaine made with the white fprigs a fhew
water afarre off. ^ The Villages in the way .
X inhabited with Bedwines. The Poole
i?rc the Salt is made is twenty miles long, ,
i two broad, exceedingly frequented with
;ntie and varietie of Fowle. The water
ntinueth all the yeere fauing luly, Auguft,
ptember, at which time it is quite dried vp,
rinning to wail (or to change into Salt) in
[y :, and then is there nothing but a hard
uOie Salt, which appeareth like hard Ice
^d thence with mattocks, heaped hil-
tkfiy and carried to Giabbul a village on Ca-
dd and A0es, and there cuflomed. It is as
e^& excellent as any in the world. In Odt.
heginneth again to break out of certain

Y 2 fprings

I

OMAS Cory ATE.

I-

and twentieth he went to vifite
in they were fome fifteenc miles
km in the way, the ftones of that
[ether burne being kindled as wood,
ibuftible matter in them being
dacke and not confumcd to afhes.
Is like brimftone, as neere to Go^
wenty of thefe fires were made on a
}rdan all made great applaufc ; men, ^
kd children, ftripped themfclues
:cd, hauing opinion that the water
Lway all their finnes. It is very
tnd he was vp to the middle in rtiud
% bankes. There grow abundance of
fcs, of which they make wands, which
hry into their Countries. The Riuer
(carcelyone hundred foot broad, but
liddle faid to be twenty foot deepe.
mile beyond are the Arabian hils.
afled within halfc a mile of the Lake
f£f, enuironed on both fides with high
>n the hither fide is the Pillar of Lot's
>alt with her childe in her armes, and
Dogge* alfo in Salt by her, about a
t from the water. The Interpreter
ather fiftie yeere before, when fome of
pany had broken off a peece, faw it
vp againe miraculoufly, as if it had
C touched. He tooke notice of two

not this, but tooke the report of another, and feem-
:hilde and dog to be a falihoodin word or in deede.

Y 4 things,

O M A 8 C O R Y A T R.

feed ouer their heads, inuocating
>ft, the Greekcs crying xvpiiJxiwt,
rabian^ with fuch ftentorean out-
:at fixe houres proceflion, thinking;
J pierce the Heauens, as hath nQt
been heard. About three quarters
.re after foure, the doore was vn-
iiid the Patriarch$ of the Gr^ekes .9tXi&
ns went in, with an Abaffine. This
.rcth into the grotta, and there in hug-
:gger contriueth his bufinefle, and ha-
cene there a quarter of an houre, com-
forth with his bundle of lights lighted,
leaping furioufly forth is caught by the
lous people rauiihed with ioy at this ap-
*>c.arance, the Pricft is in danger of ftifling
'vhiles each flriues to light his candle firft.
All were kindled in a quarter of an houre.
lerufakm is but meanly pet)pled, there being
\ fcarfe 10,000, fo feiy walking in the ftreets as
1^. except in Padua he hath not feene in any Ci-
L tie. The foile is (lohie, or rather chalkie and
I fertile ; it is plentifull of prouifions, corne
^ growing there in reafonable quantitie, but not
^ Jo high, nor fo thicke as in fruitfull place$.
y^ England. Girdles and garters are there
fe; jBMde and thence carried to all places. The
^:Aacient forme of building there, and in Sa-
niaria^ of moft of their ftreets is fornicato
^'9jMnri^ with vaulted roofes. Betwixt April and
Odober itfeldome raineth. No lew may ap-
^ pf Vc npcre the Sepulcher, for any Chrijiian
'■■ '- may

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EXTRACTS

RELATING TO

THOMAS CORYATE,

FROM

The W O R K S of

JOHN TAYLOR,

The WATER-POET.

printed in the Tear 1613.

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ODCOMB's COMPLAINT.

O R

CORIATS FvNE&AtL Epicedium^

Or DEATH-SONG vpon his l«te reported

DROWNING.

frith bis Epitaph in the Barmuda^ andYtoij^mi
Tongues: And tranjlated into Englijh by
loHN Taylor.

7 be Autbour in bis owne defence.

•

IF any where my lines doe fall out lame,
I made them lo> in merriment and game :
For be they wide, or fid^^ or long or fliort.
All's one to me, I writ them but in fjjort i
Yet I ^ould haue theReader thus much knoWt
That when I lift my fimple (kill to (how
In poefie, I could both read and fpell:
I know my Dadtils, and my Spondees well i
My true proportion, and my equall meafure.
What accent muft be fhort,and what at leafure*
How to tranfpofemy words from place to place,
Ti>^iue my poefie the greater graces
' Either

Th6mas Coryate,

I •

^6 the Gentlemen Readers,

T^at underjiand A' B» from a Battledore.

ft

NO fooner newes of Coriats death was com.
But with the fame my Mufe was ftrooken dom;
For whilft he liued, he was my Mufes fubi66t,
-JFIer onely life, and fenfe fole pleafing obieft*
O'icofHbian^ Gritcian, Latin, Great Tbom JJfe
He bteing dead, what life hath fhe alafle.
But yet I hope his death was falfe Repbrt,

* Of elfe 'twas rumor'd to beget fome fport :
T^o trv how his deare friends would take his death,
-And what rare Epicediums they would make,
jr* accompany his all-lamented Herfe,
In hoblirtg, idblihg, fumbling tumbling verfej
Some fmooth, fome harfh, fome fhorter,& fome long.
As fweet melodious as Madge Hdwlefs fong ;
But, when I faw that no man tooke in hand
To make the world his worth to vnderftand,
■ Then vp I bufsled from Obliuions den,
And or a Gander's quill I made a pen^
With which I wrote this following worke of woe,
CNot caring much if he be dead or no :)
For, whilft his body did containe a life.
The rareft wits were at tontinuallftrlfe,
Whb ftiould exceed each other in his glory^
But none but I haue writ his Tragick ftory.
If he be dead, then farewell he : if not.
At his returne, his thankes Ihall be thy lot j

. Mean time, my Mufe doth like an humble Pleads
Jiicreat acceptance of the gentle Reader.

Remaining yours euer,
• lOHN TAYLOR.

c4l ypL. III. Z

^Thomas Coryate,

■If cuer age lamented lofs of folly,
!J? If euer man had caufc of MelanchoUy,
jje'l'hen Tnow*s the time to waile his ruthlefle wracke.

And wccpe in tearcs of Claret and of Sack.

«ai

A ND now according to my weake inuention,
Jf\ His wondrous worthlefsworthines V\\ mention ;
ict todcfcribe him as he is, or was.
The wit of Men or monfters would furpaffe.
His head was a large poudring tub of phrafes,
-"Whence men would pick delitesas boys pickdaifes )
O head^ no head, but block houfe of fierce wars,
"Where wit and learning were at daily jars.
Who fliould polTefse the Manfion of his pate :
But at the lair, to end this great debate.
Admired learning rook his heads pofleffion.
And turnd his wit a wandring in progreQion.
But Minyon Mufe hold, whither wiit thou goe ?
Thinkft thou his rare anatomy to (hew ?
Konc borne a Chrijiian^ Turke, nor yet in Tartary^
Can write each veyne, each finew, and each artery^
His eyes and cares like Broakers by extortion,
Ingroll ftrange forraine manners and proportion 5
Biit what his eyes and eares did fee or hcarc.
His tongue or pen difcharg'd the reckoning clearer
That fuVe 1 thinke, he well could proue by law,
tie vcicrcd more then c*er he heard or faw.
hlis- tongue and hands haue truly paid their fcore^
And freely fpent what they recem'd, .and more.
£uc lord to lee, how farre o*er-fhot, am ly
TTo wade thus deepc in his Anatomy !
"^hat iiqw he is, FU lightly ouerpafle,
3*11 only write in part but what he was :
"That as grim Death our pleafures thus hath croft,
Ti% S^PjC becaufe he's gone, to know what's loft.
'^^ •' ' z % HEE

K

DMAS CORYATE*

Neptune and great j^^lus contending,
ift one another all their forces bending,

them foon'ft fliould rob the happy earth
ptre man of men, this map of mirth %
two enuious great ambitious Lords,
at deepe and dangerous difcords ;
;od with his threc-tin'd angry Rod com,
e by Sfyx he would haue fom of Odcomb.
t, fterne Eole blew a boyftrogs blaft,
is rage did gufts and tempefts caft
ng vol lyes at fier.ce Neptunes head :

a valiant champion fcorning dread,
w for blow with his commanding M.a.ce,
ing Ilormes in fpitefull Eols face,
Icn ^itan hid his glillring ray,
g to behold this horrid fray,
larkncfle curtain'd all the world,
mantle o'er the globe was hurld, '
)wing waues turmoild the reftleis fhips,
ool-boies ihuttlecocks that leaps and ikipf,
mail fecm^s to play with Phcebus nofe,
?ne toward Erebus amaine flie goes •,
J, quQth Neptune^ till thy entrails breake,
ny force thy force fhall be too weajce,
: pwo fooles at v^rianc^ for a trifle,
t: the (hip, they enter and they rifle,
"cd LaW'Wormes, enuious and cruell,
o fcaae the peereiefle matchlefle lewell ;
}l( fought abpue the fkies to crown him,
•ded Neptune in his arms did drown him.
L-godfees the prize and battell loft,
bormes, and rages to be icurb'd and croft 5
d to rowze great Nepiune in his Court,
is teeth his iniury retort :

Z3 Then

/^

y Thomas C6tLt Aft.
!TAPH in the Barmcx)da Tongue,

lich muft be pronounced with the Accent of
the grunting of a Hogge.

Ougb gruntough wough Thomot^b

Coriatougb^ Odcougb rdbunquogb
wogb bogb Comitogb

fogb wogb termonatogrogb^
^g^ g^gb whobogh Raga--

mogb demagorgogb pakmogb^
dgb nogb Itottertogb ilk*

mortogb eagb AUaquemquogby
mnogb Jagogb Jamerogb

mogb Car nogb pelepfogb^
gb trogb deradrogb maramogb

bogb Flondrogb calepfogb.
— — — — — ■ ■ -■ ' ■ ' ■>'

PiTAPH in the Vtopian* Tongue.

Orfumblum calUmumquaJh omyftoliton quajhtc
Scribuke wojhtay folnjbay ferambulatujhte \
f fons Turkay Papbay zums lerufalujhte^
s ejbt Ealors Interremoy diz Dolorujhte^
fkhy Odcombay Prozeugmolliton tymorttmynoy^
's ordtufite paralefcus tolliton vmbroyi

The fame in English,

ated by Caleb ^ijbquajh^ an Vtopian borne^
• principall Secretary to tbe great Autekntado of
jnoodaes.

Ere lies the wonder of the Englifli nation,
Inuolu*d in Neptunes brirfifh vafty maw :
wtlefle trauell, and for ftrange relation,
ift and repaft all that e'er eye faw.
^ produced him ; many nations fed him,
TOrlds of writers through the world haue
^red him. Z 4 Csrtainb

Thomas Goryatk.

THE

Eighth Wonder of the World' j

» o R,
CORIATS Efcape from his fvppofeij

D R O W N I N a

Dedicated to^ the Mighty, Magnificent, Pa-
tent, and Powerfull Knight, Sir Thomds
Parfons, faliasj Pheander, (alias) Knighf
of the Sunne, Great Champion to Apollo^
Palatine of Phoebus^ Sword-bearer to Sol^
Tilter to Tytariy Houfekeeper to Hyperidn^
and Heire apparant to the inuifible king-
dome of the Fairies : your deuotee Votary^
loHN Taylor, wiftieth your Worfliiti
wifdomes Lortgitude, Latitude, Altituidtf,
and Craflitude, may incrcafe abouc the Ri-
diculous multitude of the mof]: eminent
^tultorums of this latter age^

To thee brauc knight, who from the Delphian
God come
1 confecrate thcfe famous A6|:s of Odcomb :
To thee alone, and vnto norte but thee.
For Patronage my toyling Mufe doth flee,
J g4ue my drowning Coriat vnto Archy^
/^n4 with his fairc efcape to thee now march I»

Nor

Thomas C o r y a t ifi.

•^Ik>

To the Knowing Reader.

NOW fir, it is a common cuftomary vfe
in thefe time8> to falute you with fome-
what ; as Honeft, Kinde, Courteous, Louing,
Friendly, or Gentle; but all thefe JEpithitcs
are ouer-worne, and doe, as it were, flinke
of the fufty garbe of Antiquity* Befides, if
I (hould come vpon you with any of thefe
claw-backe tearmes, I might chance to be-
lye you. But if your kinde difpofition doth
merit to bee called kinde,. I pray let me finde
it in your fauourabl© cenfure. Some wiU
(perhaps) diflike that I doe dedicate my
bookes to Archy^ and Sir ^hotnas^ and fuch
like. To them I anfwere, that my fubieA
being altogether foolifh, I were very abfurd
to thinke that- any wife man would be my
Patron ; and it were meere follie for mce to
make a hotch-potch, in feeking to compound
wifedome and follie together. But howfoeuer
thou eftecmelft it, it thrufts it felfc into thy
view ; wherein (if thou beeft not too much
drowfted in Melancholic) thoU wilt fhew thy
teeth (if thou haft any) with laughing. And
as my lines are fomewhat defeiSiue in their
fhape, fb I pray thee doe not hacke them»
nor hew them with thy ftammering, to make
them worfe, nor Buzzard-blaft them with thy
calumniating mewes, tufhes, and fcuruiea^
Thus Icauing thee to thy felfe, and my felfe
vnto thee, I remaioe thine as thou refpe£t'ft
me, lOHN TAYLOR.

The

Thomas Cory ate.

Rife vp Sir Thomas^ worfliip'd mayft ihou be
Of people all (that arc as wife as thee.)
Now rapt with ioy, my Mufe muft needs record
How he was knighted with a royall fword :
But into what a puzzle now got I am ?
They iay it was the Bilbo of King Priam^
The fatall blade which he in fury drew.
When in reucnge the Mirmidon$ he flew.
In pell mel vengeance for great HeSiors bane.
Who by Acbillis faire foule-play was flaine.
That fword that mow'd the Grecians like a fithe :
That fword that made viftorious Troians blithe ;
Thar fword, that through fo many dangers rub*d.
That famous fword "hath Morffier Cermt dub'd.
What though 'twas rufty ? fpight of C4i^rd ruft,
The memory of honour Hues la Ikift :
*Twas no di^race it was fo rufty ihap'd.
It had (like Oriat) many a fcowring fcap'd«

BVT 'mongft the refl", tt|(is muft not be forgpt.
How he did from Conftantinople trot.
And how a folemne countell there decreed,
That he ihould trauell in a Grecian weede.
To this (tor his owne fafciyj they doc woo him,
Becaufe the language is fo nat'rall to him.
And then befpake a fober fage wife fellow, ^
(When wine had made them ail in general! mellow)
Take heed, quoth he, I counfell you, beware
That of your lelfe you haue a fpcciall care,
You be not taken for a French- tnan^ for
The Turks in ihefe parts doe the French abhor.
Since Go4fries time, that braue bold Bullen Duke,
Who put them all to ftiame.and rough rebuke.
And made the Sarajtns by Millions bleed,
Apd holy Toombe from faithlcfle fiends he freed.

Aa 3 Wherefore

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Extracts relating »

Wherefore (quoth be) in fricndftiip I aduife you,
T'auoid fufpcft, 'twere bcft we circumcife you :
And [hen you freely may through perils paflc,
Dcfpight the Turks, fo like a Grecian Afle,
No man with Ltnxes eyes will dccme you other.
And thus you fafely may fufpition fmother.
Sir Thomas gauc this fellowcs fpecch the hearing.
But told him 'twas too heauy for his benring :
Forwhy, fall backe, fall edge, come good, comC UI,'*
He vow'd to kccpe his fore-mans fore-fkin ftill. "" ''J
This refoluiion was no fboner fpoken, i

The friendly counfell was difmift and broken.
Where after leaue was tane twixthim and thetn.
He tooke his iourny toward Itrufalem:
And what he can oHlt/ue 'twrxt morne and night,
Withdi3(,''obfeii/a(ice he doth daily write i
That if my iudgemint'be no[ much millooke.
An Klcph-inc will fcarcc fupport his booke'.
For he 111 fiue montlis built a paper hulke, '
And this muft be ten times of greater bulke, — j
O Pauls Church-yard 1 onely pitty tlice ; _ , \

Theu-,i)nelythou, Ihalc moIVcncumbredbee : ^ {tjJ
Thou from the Prcfle art prcft to be oppri-(V, ■ ' ■^VX
With many a far-fetch'd home-brought Odcmb |tfc ''.
But ycc I know the Stationers are wife, ' ' *.

And we'll do know wherein the danger lies -, ■ '-^

"*I"br to fuch inconvenience they'l not enter.
But fuffcr Coriat to abide* th' Sdventtr :
Bccjufc his GyanE volume is {o large,
Thi y't giue Sir Themas leaue to beare the charge.
Tli.it man is mad who changes gold for drofie,
And lo were they to buy a certain lofle :
Let him that got and bore the Barne, ftill breed"- if.
Andnurfe, dilburfe, and iofter, tloach, and feed iti

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THUS hath tny Mufe (as fortupe hjer allotted)
Both rdrt artd Ad, an'd galldpt;' am&ied; trotted^
To Skyes and Ses^s, and to black Hell below, ^/^^^
In fcruile duty t'liat my loue doth owe. ^ ^^ . ; , , ^ . r:
Nif captiite tTioij^hta, like truffy" *iel:uabts tg ,hin;Vi , -J'
St'riue how they any way may feruice dW pmi : .- *.
To ferue his turne like Prentices .thejr gree,. /^ ; • . ;■;•
loue lend Sir Thomas home to'make thimfr^t;

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y/Y W herefore on tjiy. j@j4 jtfie? thus pore I at ? .

'Why like an Idcpt fook 4<!Q5firTr-rr .. J. .j. J af
TKy workes ? wfifdi wifedome will not glory at.

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At no place euer viras Jbefoi:e!

\^Hierfe WbiiWm vpoit w^^ more —

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Thomas C o r y a t e,

.Eu*n fo thy Latine and thy Greeke was good^
TilJ in thy mufty Hogges-head it was put :
j^nd OAy there Commwtd with thy blood.
Not wifely kept, nor well, nor tightly fliut ;
That of the Caske it taftes fo, I affure thee.
That few (or none) can (but in fport) endure thcc

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My Fare-v^^ll to Him..

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TW TOW Coriat^ I with thee haue cuer done,
1^ My Mufe mto her ioumies end hath run :
My fifft inuentions highly did difplejrfe thee.
And thefe my laft^rc wriitei) to appeafe thcc. .
I wrought Ihefcgt^t Hefcuiean works to win thee.
Then if they pleafe thee not, the foolers within thcc*. *
^yh.at next 1 write, Ihall better be, or non? j ^

Do thou let me, and PI let thee alone. -[

But if thou fecm'ft to rub a galled fore, ^ - 1-
Yindiaas vengeance makes afl l^ell to tore. ^ ;^

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Laugh and be Fat.

Now Monficur Coriaty let them laugh that imM^
For I aflure you now the game bcgiiwi
*T\s wondrous ftrange- how your opimons vapyv
From iudgcment, fence, or reafcm fo contfany j^
That with infamous rafli timerity.
You raile at nje with fuch fbuerity ;
The ,broad-fac'd lefts that other men putooiyou^
You take for fauours wcU bdbowM' vpon you.
In fport they giue you many a plealant cuffe,.
Yet no manst knes out mine you take inLfnuSb.
Which ntikes; the ancient Prouerbe- be in fbroc, ■■
That fome noay with mace fefcty fteale a horfe^
Then others may look on : fbr ftili it fi^Usi,
The weakeft alwayes muft- go to the w^Usi^ .
1 need noi: vfe this Etymology, , I *

My plainer meaning to. exemplificr ; . n : ?:*
Whjch doth induce me ta exprefie the caufe^ ^
That my.vntuoor'd Pen to writing drawcs; i A.
Be it to all men by thcfe prefents knovwic^; ?i . f
Tha( lately to. the world was plaiody fliiowna^i : ^ i'
In a huge. voluYnei Gugmagoticalt^ ,» -i.;:? ... .i\
In Verfe and Profe, withipecchdogmaticaHs * ^-Z
Thy wondrous Trauels^fitom thy natiuehDmc, n\\ I
How Odly out thou weiu'ft' and OdJy. CodkCi . ;» = il r
And how, as fitted beftithy- Workes o£ viorthi ^ ' r f '
The rareft Wics tjiy Booke did vlhcr forth.
But I alas, to m^e thy fame more fuller^
P^d lately write a Pamphlet calL'd the $aiikrji^. *

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Extracts relating n

In whicb^ as vnto others of my friends,
I fent to thee (braue MonGeur) kind commends.
Which thou in double dudgeon tak'ft from me.
And voVft, and fwer'ft, thou wilt reuenged be.

The caufe, I heare, your fury flameth from,

I faid, I was no dunce-combe, coxcombe T^om :

What's that to you (good Sir) that you (hould fumCt'

Or rage or chafe, or thinke I durft prefume

To fpeake, or write, that you are fuch a one ?

I onely faid, that I my feife was none.

Yet Sir, Tl be a Cocks-combe, if fo pleafe you.

If you are ouer-laden. Sir, Tl cafe you ;

You've fiore of ^vitlefle wifdome in your budget.

To giue your friend a little neucr grudge it.

Nor that from Odcomhs towne 1 firft began.

Nor that I Greeke or Latine gabble can.

I am no Odcombe lom^ why, what of that ?

Nor nothing but bare Engliflh can I chat.

I pray what wrong is this to you, good Sur ?

Vour indianation why (hould this incurre ?

Nor that f thought our land had fpent her ftore, ^

That I need vifit Venice for a whore ;

Which (if I would) I could make nearer proofcs.

And not (like you^ fofarre to gall my hoofcs.

I faid, if fuch a volume I Ihould miike,

The rareftmts would fcorne iuch paines to take.

At myretume, amidft my skarre-crow totters.

To runne before me like fo many trotters,

I know my merits neuer will be fuch.

That they Ihould deigne to honour me fo much,

1 further faid, I enuied not your ftate.

For you had nothing worthy of my hate.

In loue, your innocence I truly pitty.

Your plentious want of wit feemcs wondrous wietie, .

Your vertue cannot breed my hatefull lothing,

for what an affe were I to hate iuft nothing ?

Your

Thomas Coryatb.

Tour vice I hate not, neither, I proteft.

But loue, and laugh, and like it like the reft.

Your vice, nor vertue, manners, nor your forme^. *

Can breed in me fell enuies hateful woro^e.

I faid it was a lodging moft vnfit,

Within an idle braine to houfe your wit.

Here, I confeffe, my fault I cannot hide.

You were not idle, nor well occupide.

Be'c fairc, or foule, bc't early, or be't late.

Your fimple wit lies in your humble pate.

A King fometimes may in a cottage lye.

And Lyons reft in fwines contagious ftye :

So your rare wit that's euer at the full,

JLyes in the catie of your rotundious skull,

Vntill your wifcdomes pleafure fend it forth.

From Eaft to Weft, from South vato the North,

With fquib-crack lightning, empty hoglhead

thundring.
To maze the world with terror and with wondring;
I boldly bade you foole it at the Court,
There's no place elfe fo fit for your reform ,
But though I bid you foole it, you may chufe.
Though 1 command, yet Sir you may refufe';
For why, I think it more than foolifli pitty.
So great a iemme as you fhould grace the citty.
Whilft I would foole it on the liquid Thames,
Still praying for the Maiefty of lames.
Good Sir, if this you take in fuch difgrace,
Togiue you fatisfaftion, take my place.
And foole it on the Thames, whilft I at Court . *
Will try, if I like you can make fome fport :
Or rather then for foolelhip we will brawle.
You (hall be foole in Court, on Thames and alh
Thvs what to you I writ, loe here's the totall.
And you with angry fpleen have deign'd to note aU>
And vow from Hell to hale fternc Nemefis^
To whip me from the bounds of Thamejis %

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Thomas eoRTATi.

W bo dl defiu'-d from thee theit happy breeding •
And from thy bounty had their clothes and fnsedin^.
Thy Ufting Ihoocs, thy ftockings, and thy garters.
To thy great fame are drawn and hang'd in quarter^.
Thy H^t moft fitly beautifies thy crcft.
Thy wits great CQuer, couers. aU the reft:
The letter K doth (hew the braueft fighc :
But wherefore K ? Vtti furf thoii^art no Knight s
But why npt L, nor M, nor N, of O, ,
As well as i;naui(h K, thy ptdture fliow i
But faucie K^ I fee will have a place.
When aU ^ Croflenrow fiiall endure difgrace*
Who at the letter K doth truly feeke.
Shall fee thee hemiti'd with La,tine and withGreekc :
Whereas thy name, thy age, znd. Odcombs towne,
;Arc workemanly ingrau'd to thy renowne«
^Beleaguerd round with three fuch female ihapes^. .
Whpfc features would enforce the Gods to rapeSj,
France, Germany, and fmug-f^c'dltaly.
Attend thee in a kind fimplicity.
France gives thee cluflers of the frukftiit vine.
And Germany lays out t'adome thy (hrine :
And Italy doth wittily inuite thee,
And prettily ((he fayes) Ibe will delight thee*,
But yet thy entertainment waa but bitter.
At Pergamo with horfes in the litter :
Whofe iadifh kindnefle in thy ftomach fi^ickeSj
Who. for thy welcome flung the coltifh kickes.
.Thy begging from the high- way Purfe- takers,
Defcribes thee for a learned wifeakers.
Lo thus thy finglc worth is praifed double^
For rare iauentipn neuer counts Jttrouble.
With rimeleflc reafqns,. and with Reafons.uerie,
The great Odcombiaki glory to rehearfe.
Butyet, w.biJft th<y in plotfunci lap do Jul! thor,
Amidft thy praife egregioufly they gull ,tbee :

Thomas Coryate.

? fayes, if any one a foolc dares call. thee,

:t not his thundring big-mouth'd words apall thec^

It in thy Q.wne defence draw out thy took,

hy booke, he means, which will his courage coole.

Sr why, thy booke fhall like a brazen fhield

rfend thy c^ufe, and thee the glory yceld.

n afle Tm fure could ne'er obferue fo much,

icaufe an afles bufineffe is not fuch.

;t if an afle could write as well as run,

e then perhaps nriight doe as thou haft done.

xt tis impoflible a fimple creature

iQuld doe fuch things flike thee^ abouc his nature;

ipu jiiax of the frothie .Whitfon Ale, "

:t jEolus breathe with many a friendly gale,

U full thy failes, that after-times may know,

iiat thou to thefe our times doft friendly fhow :

lat as of thee the like was neuer heard,

icy crowne thee with a Marrot or a Mard.

Incipil Dudkius Dirges.

src's one affirmes thy booke is onely thine,
3w bafely thou didft fteale nor yet purloyne.
It from the labour of thy^cgges and braine,
lis hcire of thine did life'and foule obtaine.
lou art no cuckold, men may iuftly gather,
caufc the childe is made fo like the father,
natVall fafliion, and in nat*rall wit :
lipight of Art, *iis NatVall euery whit.

Imipit Rowlandu9 Cotton.

^pi^hus^ Magekn^ nor drcadfuU Drake^

iefe three, like thee, did neuer iourny take.

lou vntir*d trauelling admired iemme,

\ man that's wife win liken thee to them.

le Calfe, thy booke, may call thee fire and dam,

\j body is the Dad, thy mind the Mam»

Bb 2 Thy

Thomas Cory ate.

And hauing grac*d thy fame with praifcs meet,
Talkes of thy (hoes, and of thy galled feet.
And how thou though t'ft thelewes were too too cruel.
And ranft away from them to faue thy iewel.
Thy heeles there heip'd thee nimbly in thy flight.
Since which thy hands haue done much more to write.

Incipit Gulielmus ClaueL

Here's one whofe Mufe was coniur'd from her fleep.
And being rapt with admiration deepe.
Thy booke he titles Gogmogog the huge.
Thy fhield of fafcty, and thy wits refuge.

lobannes Scorie.

Herc^s one that mounts thy fame beneath the (ky.

And makes thee famous for Cofmography.

He faies, (but fure he either iefts or flouts)

Thou drew'fl: a Map, when firfl: thou pift thy clouts*

And how it was allotted thee by fate.

As foone as thou waft borne, to talke and prate.

For as a candle's ftuft with cotton weeke.

So thou art cramm'd vp to the brim with Greeke.

To Afia and to Africke prethee goe.

Let them like Europe thy rare vertues know.

And make thy Booke thy Buckler 'gainft all euill,

,Whofc grim afpedt will terrific the DiuelL

Joannes Donne.

Another here thy Booke doth much commend,
'^'hat none can ftudy it to any end,
Without or head, or foot, or top or taile 5
Yet like a fauage monfter dares aflaile
The front of IkdneflTe, who with anticke grinning
Applauds thc^ without ending or beginning.
Great Lunatj^j^e, 1 thinke thou'lt ne*cr be full,
yotill the >KQ-]cI cannot containe thy (kuU :

Bb3 And

Thomas Coryate;

To make thy name more tear tiedly appe^re.
He calls thee here an Od comb*d Chanticleefe,

J know not who ihisjbould bee^ but it is the next EngUlh
to Mr. Laurence Whitakers-0«/-./Wj/&.

Now here's another like a true Attourney,
Pleades very wifely, and applauds thy journey :
And faies, thy trauels thou didft fo decipTier,
As well the world may fee thou art no cipher.
And how thy booke fo liuely out doth fliow thee^
That wholbe'cr doth fee^t, mufl: truly know thee*

Hugo Hdlldndf

This man doth praife thy totter'd ragged.fhirt.

Thy (hoocs and (hanks, at all he hath a flirt :

And like a patleftt bearing Afle, he faies.

Thou bear'ft thy load through faire and foujeft waies^

And for in carriage thou didft proue fo able,

At night th6u laift with lades within a ijtable.

Thou waft not onely in thy pace an afle.

But th6u all other aflfes didft forpafle.

All beifts in knowledge were to thee but weake^

For thou tha tongue of Balaams afle didft fpeake,

But much I feare, thy bpoke iri print will ftaine,

Bccaufe thou art not di'd a ( ) in graine.

^be Preamble to the Paralel, and the Epilogue^

Againe, this Author thinkes it no great flander,
To'fay thou fitly maift be culFd a Gander.
Braue ttotting tfaueller, thy fame he hiflesi.
And makes thy wit inferiour to Flijfes.
And if he laugh not at thee, much he feares.
In angry fpleen thou'lt haue him by the earesf.
Therefore he'll laugh at thee, and fo will I,
if^ hope to fcape thy furious rage thereby.

Bb 4 Nejft

Thomas Cory at e.

Mount Maluorn fwimming on a big-limb'd gnat.
And Titan tilting with a flaming Swanne,
Great Atlas flying on a winged Sprat,
, Arm'd with the Hemifpheares huge warming pan.
Or like the triple Vrchins of the afti^
That lie and flie through Morpheus fwect-fac'd doorc.
Doth drowne the ftarres with a Poledauies flalh.
And make thefmooth heeled ambling rocks to rore :
Euen fo this tall Colombrum Pigmy fteeple.
That bores the Butterflie abouc the fpheare ;
Puis jEolus taile, and Neptunes mountaines tipple,
Whilft Coloquintida his fame fliall rcare.
Loc thus my Mufe, in fl:umbling iadifli verfe, .
On horfe-backc and on foot thy praife rchcarfe.

Prick'Song.

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Here's one harmonioufly thy fame doth raifc,
With prickfong verfe to giue thee prick and praiie;
But prick nor fpur can make thee mend thy trot.
For thou by nature art not cold nor hot :
But a meere nat'rall, neutrall amongft men, ,

Arm'd like the bridles of a Porcupcn,

If French, or Venice Puncks had fir*d or fcald thcc.
This man had neuer raw.bon*d Coriat caird thee :.
Thou that fo many Climats hotly coaftcd, ^
I wonder much thou wafl: not boild nor rolled.
Yet euery man that earfl: thy carkaflfc faw.
Are much in doubt if thou bee'ft roaft or raw.

lobannes Pawlet^ de George Henton^

Now here's another in thy praifes ran.
And would intitle thee the great god Pan.
No warming-pan thou art I plainely fee.
No fire-pan, nor no frying-pan canft thou be.
Thou art no creame-pan neither, worthy man,
i^ljhough thy wits X\t in thy heads brainc^pan.

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KsfTRACTs reiathg to

Lionel Cranfteld. A

T' ' 'Gentleman thy wondrous traueb rips,

J thing that may honour thee, he Ikips.

7. _, yron memory thy bookt- did write, /

Iprithee keepe a wench to ktcpe it bright } ;

For cankerd ruft I know wil t yron fret.

And make thee wit and memory forget.

I^eft ruft Therefore thy memory ftiould deuoure,

I'd haue thee hire a tinker it to Icowcr.

lebam — lutclm.

Now here's a friend dot thy fame confefle.
Thy wit were greater if tiiv worke were Icfle.
He from thy labour tre, hec to giue o*re.
And then thy cafe and \,.<. vill be nuKh more.
Lo thus thy fmall wit, and thy labour great.
He fummons to a peaceable retreat.

Inigo lones.

What liuing wight can in thy praife be dum.
Thou crowing Cock that didft from Odcom come.
^Jiit GtncJeman amongft ^hc reft doti^ Sock-e,
To.ftag thy fame, thou famous Odcomb'd cocke.
And learnedly, to doe the greater grace,
Relates^hdw thou canft fcrue thy veriuyce face.
He wifhes hmi that fcornes^ thy booke to read.
If at the SeJIipns boufe he chance to plead.
That he may want his booke, although he craue •.
But yet, thy booke wHl fooner hang then faue.
So many gallowfcs arc in thy booke,
."Which none can read without a hanging tooke,

Gtetgius Slddenbam.

Now hew's a fubftantiue ftands by himfelfc.
And makes dwe famous for an 4nticke elfe :

Thomas Coryate^

But yet, methinkes he gkies thcc but a frumpe,
Jn telling how thou kift a wenches rumpe :
To fpoile her ruffe, I thinkc thou (loqd'ft in feare^
That was the caufe that made thee kiiie her there^

Robertus Hal/welL

Thy praife and worth this maa ^kccounts not fniall|,
J3ut 'chad bin greater, writing not at all :
Thy booke he calls Dame Admirations t>rot)iar^'
I thinke the world vh worthy fuch another.
Thy booke can make nien merry that a^e £4^
But fuch another fure will make mpn' madi

loMHes Gijford.

This friend amongft the rtft, takes BttTfcpiihl^
To laud the iflue of thy teeming braihe:
And to applaud thee with his belt endfeaXaoti
He begs his wits to helpc him now or heucr, _
He bids graue Munfter reutrencc thy reht)Wrtt, ^
And lay his pen afide, and combe thy crowne.
He praifes thee, as though he meant to fplit all i
And faies, thou art all wit (but yet no witall)
Except'thy headj which like a fconce or fortij
Is barracado'd ftrong, left wits^ reform
Within thy braines fhouki rayfe an iiifurreifitW,
And fo captiiiethy bead to wits fubie£lfidn.

RobertUT Cqrhet;

The luggage of thy wit, thy bookie he tearhilss.
The bagge and baggage of thy legs and armes.
That neuer can be vriderftfood by none,
3ut onely fuch as are like thee alont.

Jobatmts

Thomas Coryate.

Samuel Page:

This Gentleman accounts it no great wrong,
A mid ft thy praife, to fay thy eares be long :
His meaning my conftruftion much furpafles,
I wot not what he meanes, except an ( ).

Thomas Momford.

Here's a ftrange riddle puts me much in doubt^
Thy head's within thy wit, thy wit's without :
'Twere good fome friend of thine would take the

paincs
To put thy wit i'the infide of thy braines.
For pity doe not turne it out of dere.
Thy head will hold it, if 'twere ten times more.

Thomas Bajlard.

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This gentleman aduifeth thee take heed.
Left on thy praife too greedily thou feed :
But though too much a furfet breed, he faies.
Yet thou Ihalt furfet, but not die of praife.

Gulielmus Baker.

Here's one by no meanes at thy fame can winkc.
And faies, how moft men fay thou piflcft inke :
Jf it be true, I'd giue my guilded raper.
That to thy inke thou couldft fir-reuerenee paper :
Thy gaines would be much more, thy charges leflc,
When any workes of thine come to the Prefle.
*Twere,good thy eares were par'd from oflF thy head^
'Twould fland Cofmographers in wondrous ftead»
To make a Globe to lerue this maffic earthy
To be a mappe of laughter, and of mirtb.

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AH new-found fuftian pbrafes thou do'fl: fup.

And 'gainil a dearth of words, doft hoard them vp.

Y« where rhou com'ft thou fpend'll: thy prating

rife,
^ no man vnderftand thee, nor thy felfe.
Thou art a iewell to be hang'd moft fit.
In earcs, whofe heads are nothing, but all wit.
And thy blown tongue wil make great fhips to faile
From coaft to coaft, if wind and weather faile.

Againe his Mule from Ibdaine deep is waked.
And faies, this booke of thine is njt'raU naked.
Thou furely art a feruiceable waiter.
For when thou mad'fl: this booke, thou didft not

loytcr.
Yet much he doubts if God or Fiend will haoe thee.
For if thou be'ft fau'd, fure thy booke will faue thee.
If I to fcape the gallowcs needs mud read,
I furely for another bi ^ I plead :
The reafon that incite lereunto.

Thy booke to faue thee natn enough to doc.

^bis man bath a Greeke name.

This Gentleman thy praife doth briefely note,
ComjiVtivs tby wit iin4 fenfes to a Guate,
Aod -well thy breeding he hath here expreft,
A Phoenix hfltch'd fixttOQ out the WagrtaJle's Dclh
BiV^ Chcm fay, and ciH thee what they will,,
Itbttu waft) and arc,.ai)dwiiU;be Carta/ ftilL

Thomas Fanu^ie^ aiias Bam Aft.

Here's we that mu a card&iU true Ccdleftcr^
Tells, like.»Jk^ tbau iUl'ft thy conabe >iitfa neAoT':

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Dii5 when thou wiUj in hoppur of thy n^me,
Ram-bs^dpd Bd-we^thprs Ihall ring thy fame.

Culielmus Juftitu

1 thinke this Author doth equiuoeate,
Jn writing of tKe word JJfaJfinate.
The word fo prittily l^e feejnes to curtail.
That I imagine it is dpne for fpoptal].
But he perfwades theie, trauell once agen.
And make the world to furfct with thy pen.

Qlareanus Vadeanus.

Thou fatall impe to Glaftenburie Abby,
The Prophecie includes thou art no baby.
That ouer Odcpmbs towne muft one day ferric^
As fVhiting earft did puer Glaftenberie,
But yet 'tis pitty one of thy rare Ikill,
Should like the Monke be drownd vpon a hilL
If thou canft climbe to heauen in hempen ftring.
Thy fame for euer then my Mufe (hall fing :
But yet 'tis fafer in a Trunke to hide.
Then fuch a dang'rous wincing iade to ride.*

hhannes lackefon.

Thou that haft trauel'd n)uch from coait to CQi2S!t^
Come eat this Egge, that i$ not rawe nor rpft :
For like a friend, this man hath plaid the cppjj:^
And pptch'd this Ginnie Egge intp thy bp9lk;e.

A&cba$l Draiton.

Now here's another foUowes with a meffe.

In ha(k, before thy Bppke comes to the Prefle*

The 0iprtneflc of the time is all his faulf :

But now he's come, a^4 ^^ VQgs ^f^ fppoJH V^ &!<•

He

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i:! :s rrrcancs) did oucrthrow thee,
. " : liufiC %ve.:pon ouer-crow thee.
-x -ninxcj -is wondrous ftrange,
V :: :::au lo '".-r.y jouacries oer ihculd'iit range,
.\:vi :iii :nc:::risues jr Lacinc and of Greeke,
Y:: ziainit i rooie ihouid'it iiaue cby wics to ieeke,
! :: :ne ieir.'jns nouie ihe like haue leene,
'V*:cn '.riaieradcrs it ctic bar hduc becnc,
jcm^ vcrii-rcaa iciioliers, tor their booke would

picad.
Yet rortncir iiues haue had no power to read,
^o ciiou ijreat Poiypragmon waft more grayeld
Wich this wile foole, then ellc- where as thou traueld.

Henricus Peacbam.

Ot :iil rare fights, in city, court or towne.

This A ut hour lilies, thou brauely put^ft them downc 5

l*he horrid Jurke cclipfe of Sunne or Moone,

!*he Lyon, Elephant, or the Baboone :

V>x huge Whaie-bone chat's hang^ up at WhitehaH^

! :*.c light ot chee puts downe the diuell and all.

''•■*>, ■■';:-:tr<, ^nJ motions, are but idle toycs,

'J :\': *'/ v.c^'j L^eir glories all deftroyes.

■v -. rc':ic!-e ;r :Iiy Ph fnomy is fuch,
::.ii}v :.^ bc'VJid it would eiue much.
•v ■. . ':v :r- "j!';:d, and would eiue more to fee,
.. .. . *crcrore -voulJ i^iue much tolooke on thee.

The Vtopian tongue

' vMi .!* AiTL' Coria Tuflirump codlheadiruftie,
\»;.t^^; s'uur.o wh.lh whap ragge dicete tottrie,
■ ^ •■:.:.!■.• n vcrminets niplem barclybittimforc
s . :v:v ;. cr,iuv:'ilcrebumquc,graiphonetrutchmore.

\\v y^Occomb) gul abelgik foppery (hig

1 ■ « • *

-vv> Comb ibttifhamp, Idiofhtc momulus
It'' ' 'i> lacobus

lacabus Field.

This Author *mangft the reft in kindrtefle cottifa
To grace thy tr^ucls with a world of Toms:
Tom Thumbt, Tom {oolt:^ 3Vw piper, and y^rti-aflfct .
Thou Tom oiTot/fS doft all thele Toms furpafli:.
*r((?;ii tcU-troth is a foolilh gull tp thee,
There's np comparifons 'twixt thee apd hecu
If telUtroth Tom >ycr.e any pF thy kjn,
Tthinke thy Booke apt halfe fo big had "bin;

Clareanus Fideanfis^

Not laft, nor lc?aft^ bdt nccre thy praifcs cnd^
This worthy man tby worchlciTc 'works commend 3
No fcuruy idle name he will f&ee call»
And therefore h(e will call the none, but all.
If I oneuery. Epithete ihoul4 write,
Thyiriends beftow on. thee, ;hou Wandring wieht;^
No Reader then duift on my ^n tings looke^
They would fo far ouc^fweU thy boyftrous bookcv .
But ihorteft writ, the greateft wit affoords.
And greatcf): wit confifts in feweft words.

Thus Monfieur C(7r/tf/, at your kind requcft,
My recantat^ion here I haue; ^xpreft.
And in niiy Commentaries haue bin bold
To write of all that haue your fame inrol'd,

J/oieane of fuch, my wit can vnderftand,

,TAac fpeake the language of the Britaine lm<L
BuF for -the LacUie, jfr^rnch, theGneekc, orSpaQtiJu
Italiaa, oc Ac WeUb, iErom thexn I vaisdfc.
I on thefe tongties>by qq .CDeai\e9 can cpmmfini^

:Kor. thqr are out of my dull Elemeojt.
Confider wifih yaiu: fej£e» good Sir^ I pray.
Who hathibtn >boIder w>tth you, ) or they }
.|f I, Jl ytow to make you fansfa^on.
Either in v^ocds, fir.4Krn, or mao^y a&iQ& :

i\V " Cc 2 1 haifc

Th omas Cory at e*

On whom rich Nature nat'rall gifo hath hurld.

Whom all admire, from Palace to the Plow ; . :. .. '"*

The onely Ariftark^Jfe of this age,

The mainc Exchequer of all mad-/?i'f> glee ;

For Fortune thruft him on this iP^rthly ftagc.

That he the onely Thing of Things (hould be.

He that fo many galling fteps hath trac'd*

That in fo many countries earfthath bin,

And to his euiternall fame is grac'd.

To be well welcomed vnto Boffoms Inne.

Vnto which place, wmlftChriftmas time doth laft.

If any once in progreffe chance to come.

They of my Lords great bounty needs muft tafte, ' ■

Which oftentimes doth proue a pondrous fumme.

For why, my luftyliberall minded Lord

Is very friendly to all palTengers, ♦

And from his bounty freely doth afford

Both pounds and purfes to all meflengers.

And thiiher-now is Monfieur Odccmbe come^

Who on his owne backfide receiu*d his pay j

Not like the entertainment of lacke Drum^

Who was beft welcome when he went his way.

But he not taking my Lords coyne for current,

Againil his Lordfhip and his followers raues.

Like to a cruell all-deuouring torrent,

Thefe words he vtter'd ftuft'd with thundring braues :

Bafe vaflalsof ihe blacke infcrnall den,

VntutorM pcafants to the fiends of hell,

Damn'd IncubufTes in the (hape$ of men,

Whofe mind's the finke where impious dealings

dwell ',
Curft age, when buzzards, owles, end blinded bats,
Againft the princely Eagle rife in fwarmes,
Wiien weazels, polecats^ hungry rau'ning rats,
Againft the Lyon raife rebellious armes.
When as the offal of the vileft earth,
Raile roguiihly 'gainfl: their fuperior powers,
^n^ iecme to contradiA them in their mirth,

Cc 3 And

Extracts rthting fs

with ftirkirg breath thfir plral'int hcjurei)_

■■■ !: ;:-■:,,','.. it, i;--.;t:d iUOCS,

■ i 2,recii chccfc,
,^^^ ■ ' caT.cs.

RaoCTl^f 1 trcezc.

And fuch aiL t.irian wbclps,

Vnmanner'd .■..■.m., . .'.rrheras.

Whom PlulO kecpirs lor Ipcruy aL-tJiJh htips,
T'increafe the monarchic of Erebus.
Btitnow my Mufe with wrinkled laughter Bid,
Is like to burft : O hold my lides, I pray.
For flraight my Lord by his commandment wild,
('Caufe Ceriat did his Lordlhip dilbbay)
That in the bafkec prel'cnily they mwunt him,
And let him fee his ancient royall tower :
For he hath maz'd ihem all, that ihcy account him '
To be fomc mighty man, of forcclcffc power :
And now the matter plainer to difclofc,
A little while I'll turne my verfe to prcdV. 1

I. O R A T r O N. j

COntaminous, pefliferous, prepofterous,
ftygmaticall, flauoniaiis, lliibberdegul-'
lions i fince not the external] vnualucd iipp-
pings, caparifons, or accoutrements, that I
weare as outward ornaments or inaeUopingj
of the more internall beauty of the minde that
is incrtged within them; fince not the eye-
amazing charaiSer of my auftere Phyfiognomy ;
fitice not the iword of Atax, nor the words
of Vi'ijjis ; fince no meanes, noi' proiefl, nei-
ther offeree nor pojicy, could ilay the rugged
robuftious rage that your innated hereditary
inciuilityqr inhumanity hath made you torn*

Thomas CciiVAt^fi.

fii& on mc; I vow and fwearc, by the burn-
ing beard of fcorching So/, and by the bloudy
cut-throat cuttleaxe of fwaggering Mars, and
by the dimple in faire Fenus chin^ and by the
armed cornuted front of fweating /^«/t:^^^ that
I will execute on you fuqh confounding van*
geance, that your offsprings offspring, to the
39th generation, ftiall ban with execrations as
h\ttQT zs coloquintida the day, houre, and bald*«
pated Time of this your audacious infolency^
And thou ignoble horfc -rubbing peafant, that
by the borrowed title of a Lord (being but ^
vilipendious mechanicall Hoffler) haft laid this
infulting infupportable command on me ; the
time (hall come, when thou ffaalt caft thy an«
ticke authority, as a fnake cads her fkin; an()
then thou for an example to future ppfferities^
(halt make an vnfauory period of thy malquO'-
lent dayesin litter and horferdongue.

No foonerwas this graue Oration ended.
Whereto my Lord, and all his rraine attended.
Being ftrooken in an admirable maze.
That they like Ghofts at one another gaze :
Quoth onCi, This man doth coniurefiire, Ithinke,
J^lo, quoth another, he is much in drinkc :
Nay, quoth a third, I doubt he*s raging mad.
Faith, quoth my Lord, he's a mod dangerous Jad :
For fuch ftrange Ehglifh from his tongue doth Qidet
As no man (but bimfelfe) can fpeake befide.^
If thofe that with their damnable intent
Intended to blowe vp the P^rlament,
H^d had but him, and half a dozen fuch,
Jn gun-powder 'twould fure hauc fau'd them much,

Cc 4 For

Thomas Coryats. ■

^n4 now bis contemplation prompts hiitpng;
To tunc his voycctoa more milder fong,
J-lis tongue that brake the peace, muft peace proc
That ■ lite ^Ci6///fjlaunce) can wound.and cure.
And once more. Reader, humbly 1 eotreat.
That 1 in fpowting profe may now repeat
l^is Oratories fmooth-fac'd Epilogue.
O for fome Academicke Pedagogue
I'inftrufft my braihc, and helpc my ari-lefie qui
To mopnt his fame pad Gads, or Sheelers bill.

2. ORATION.

THrice valorous followers of a foure tii
thrice treble more valiant Leader, ;
had jthe tongue of Hermes the Prolucuto'r
. the gods, or as many fingers as hundred b
dt4 Briareu! j if furgiug Neptune were c
uerted into inke, or the rugged ragged fac
our ancient mother Tellus were paper*
could not the verball volubility, or elocui
of my voyce, nor the agility, dexterity;
facility of my hands, nor the fpacious vnn
furable, numberieffe white innocent pa]
no one of all thcfe could either fpeake, w
or by any other meanes declare, or make a
explanation of fhe rpuerencc { beare to ;
Lordfhip, and the deep heart-gnawing (
tritlon, that lyes congealed or conglutinatc
my heart. Then, fince pift of the Imbeci
of my ra(hne0e, and the debility of my
pacity, I was fo far tranfpbrted beyond
pounds of patience : in all humility, wi
fpinde dcicacd, with hands ercia'cd, with 1

\

Thomas CoRYAfi*

Matter THOMAS CORIATj

To his Friends in EnolanD,

SENDS GREETING.

From Agra^ thq Capitall Gity of the
Dominion of the Great Mogoll^.

In the EASTERNfi INDIA.

Printed according to the true copie jof the
Letter written with his owne hand in the Fer^
^n paper, and fbnt home In the good Ship

ailed the Globe^ belonging to the Compan/

' £aft-India Merchants ;

With an addition of 200 Vcrfes, written
L T. that like a Gentleman Vflier goes
before his pragmaticall Profe^ in coon*-
ation of bis Trauels.

I

£ iliay perhaps foppofe this prdfe 1^ mrne,
«ril that tinow riiec, will be fwortie 'tis tliine;
'twas faid t>' a learned Cambridge SchoUer)
j(tlh>s tbeftUey mayfmeUit hy tbeColler :
2k (I I'weare) is Coriats; he did make it,
4b (lares claiip itfroin him, let him take it.

Certain^

Thomas CoRVAfi.

Matter THOMAS CORIAT,

To his Friends ia £^[Oi4&2^0^

SENDS GREfiTlNO*

From AgrOy tfbq Capitall .Gity ef tJw
Dominion of the Great MoGOiiifc^.

in the EA^t*feRNfi INt)!A. '

. . ,. . \ ■■ K ■■■-■

Printed according to the tnits G0ple/>f )he

Letter written with his owne hand in the Per-^

fian paper, and fertt home in the good $tii|i

called the Globe^ belonging to the Conopad/

of Eaft-India Merchants %

With an addition of goo V^rfes, written
b;^ /• tr. that like a Gfentlemah V-/her |;oes
bare before his pragmatical Proic^ la coanw
mendation of bis Travels.

SOME may perhaps foppofe this pTdfe it fttmt, *
But all that '.inow riiec, will be fwornfc Myfliitte?
per (as 'twas faid \>* a learned Cambridge SchoUer)
fflfo knows theftiley tnayfindlit ^ tbeColler :
The Profe (I iWeare) is Goriats; be did make it,
/Vp4 who dares claiip it fFprn liim, let him take it.

Certain^

Extracts relating to

Certaine verses,

In Commendations of this Mirrour

of FOOTMANSHIP,

This Catholique or vniuerfall Traueller, thi$
European^ AJian^ African Pilgrime, this
well letterd, well litterd difcouerer and
Cofmographicall diefcriber, M after Tbomm
Coriat of Qdcombe*

OThou^ whofe fliarpe toes cut the Globe io
quarters,
Mongft Jews and Greeks, and tyranizing Tartars :
Whofe glory through the vafty Welkin rumbles,
And whofe great aft more than nine Mufes mumbles,
Whofc rattling Fame ApoUo^s daughters thunders,
Midft Jfrick monfters, and mongft Jftan wonders \
Accept thefe footed Verles I implore thee.
That here (Great Footman) goe on foot before thee :
To ling thy praife I would my Mufe inforce.
But that (alas) ftie is both harfh and hoarfe :
And therefore pardon this my Loues Epiftle,
For ^ough fhe cannot fing, I'll make her whiftle,

In

Thomas Cortatb.

'U^^^'l^MJdr^i

In Praife of the AVTHOR,

Mr. THOMAS CORIAT.

THOU that the world with pleafores ful haft
pleafur'd^
And out of meafure many kingdomes meafur^d^
Whilfl: men (like fwine) doe in their vices walloVf
And not one dares Tor's eares thy ftepstofollow%
Not one within the Compafie of the Cope,
Like thee that dares furuay the Horoicope ^ •
For who is he that dares call it a lye^
That thou h*il trotted into Italie ?
By th* edge of Franu^ and fkirts of 5jp«iKr.th'aft

rambled ;
Through Belgta and through Germany th'aft ambled.
And Denmarie^ Sweden^ JNorwaf^ Auftria^
,rrance^ Poland^ Hungary^ Mufcoma^
With Tbracia, and the land of merry Greeker^
All thefe and more applaud thee, that who ieekefe
Vpon the top of Mount Olympus front.
Perhaps may fee thy name mfculp'd vpon^.
And he that durft detra£l: thy worth in Europe^
I wiih he may be hang'd vp in a new rope. . .
It were a: world of buHnefle to repeat
Thy walkes through bodi.the yj^ats^ \t& and gteif^
Whereas no doubt but thou^ haft tane furuay
Of China, aud the kingdome of Catay,
TW Eaft Indiesy Perfit, Parthia, Media^
A^iRenia^ aQd the great Afiyria,.

Caldea,

^ Thomas Coryatc^

, Then maift thou (if thou pleafej dcfpight the Deuit
L^nd thy good daies within the towne of Euill.
I^And then at Odcomb€t\io\x entomU'd maift be,
Iwhere TraucUers may come thy Ihrine to .fee,
* By which the Sexton may more money get,
- Then Mecaes Priefts doe gaine by Mahomet.
^ Thefe Letters following, which thou didit fubfcribc
1 Vnto thy Mother and th' Odcombian Triie^
i" Declare thy Art, and alfo whence thou art.

And whence from thence thy purpofe is to part.

-Thy learn'd Oraiion to the mighty MoguUy

AH men thereby may fee if thou beeft no gull,

Tis fo compa&ly and cxaftly writ.

It ihewes an extraordinary wit :

For write thou what thou pleafe, C^tis thy good lot)

Men like it, though they vnderftand it not.

A little Remembrance of his Variety
of Tongves, and Politicke Forme
of TrauelL

A Very Babel of confufed Tongues, ^

Vnto thy little AScrccofme belongs.
That to what place foeuer thou doeft walke^
Thou, wilt lofe nothing through the wantof talke.
' For thou canft kifle thy hand, and make ai^gev
^And* wifely canft in any language begge :
And fure ob bsg Ftis policy (I note)
It fometimes faues the cutting of thy throat :
For the worft thiefb that euer liu*d by Health,
Will neuer kill a beggar for his wealth.
But who48^ but thy wi&dome doth admire.
That dotb ynto fuch high, conceits afpire i
n.. . Thou

I

Mailer THOMAS CORIAT's
COMME N D ATI O N S

TiJ bis Friends in England.

TbC SUVERSCKIPTION.

Sent from Afmeret the Court of the great' '
2nd mightiert Monarch of the Eaft, called
the Qrtat M'jgMll in the Eaflerne India t
to be conuaid to my deareand loving Mo-
ther, Mrs. Garthered Coriaf, at her houfe*
in the Towne of EuiU in SoinerfetQiire.— ■
I pray you delmer this letter at Gerardt-
Hall, to Cbrijlopber Guppie, a Carrier, (if he
be yet Ijuing) or elfe to fome other honcft
trufty Mellenger, to be conuaid with all
conuenient fpeed to the phice aforefaid. -

[The firfl: part of this Inciter to his Mother
(with the copy of an Oration be made in
the Perjian Tongue, to the Great Mogu(J arc*
already inferted in this. volume, extraifled
from Purchdis Pilgrims. — The Remainder
of the Letter is as follows.]

,T. .The

Thomas Coryatk#

• • ■

The Copy of a Speech that I made to Jl(
Mahometan^ in the Italian tongue.

• ■ ■ • • •

THE Copy qf • a fpeech ^hat Ijimde ex^
tempore ^in th€^J[falian tongue tq a Ma-^
hqinetan, atj a. Cj^ty C2^\c(i Mo/fan lix Xxv^'Baf--
Urfi India, ^two daies iourny 6eypn3 tbelarno.uB
Rki^r /W«jy,^Hich J havi? paffejj,' ^gainil: .M^-*^.
i&^wf/ and his. accjirl^d Rdigion^^yjpon the ffc-
caiion of a difcpiyteije; offered; ^^ypto. ,nie by

the laid Mafaomfltao^^i^a ^c^Tling"a^4^^^

i$ infidell, by r^eafoii thj^t I was ^ CHHl^ian :

the rcafon why I. fpake to him in Italian] was
becaufe he vndcrftood it, hauins been .jaken
flaiie for many yeeres fince by certaine Floren-
tines in a Gaily wherein he pafled from Con--
Jtantinople towards .Alexandria, but being by
them interrupted by the way, he was carried
to a City Cjalled higerne, in the Duke of Flo^
ranees Dominions, where after two yeercs hec
had learned good Italian, but he was an In-
dian borne, and brought vp in the Mahome-
tan-Religion. I pronounced the fpeecb' be-
fore an hundred people, whereof none ynder-
C^d it but himfelfe, but hee afterward told
the: meaning of Tome part of it, as far as he
couM remember it, to fomc of the others alfo,
Jf I had fpok«a thus mijich ia ^nrky or Verfia
, ■ .. Dd 2 againft

agaiiift Mabamet, they would haue rofted me
vpon a fpit J but in the MogoU Dominions a
Chriftian may fpeakc much more freely thea
he can in any other Mahometan Country in
the world. The fpecch was this, as I after-
ward tranflated it into Englifli.

BVT I pray thee tell me thou Mahometan,
doft thou in fadnes call me Giaur ? That
I doe, quoth he. Then (quoth 1) in very
fober fadnes 1 retort that fhameful word in
ihy throate, and tell thee plainly that I am
a Mufulmaut and thou art a Giaur. For by
that Arab word Mufubnan, thou doft vnder-
Aand that which cannot be properly applied
to a Mahometan, but onely to a Chriftian, io
that I doe confequently inferre that there arc
two kindcs of Mujulmen, the one an Ortba^,
mujulman, that is a true Mufulman, which is
a Chriftian, and the other a Pfeudo-mii/iilmant
that is a falfe Mujulman, which is a Mahome-
tan, What thy Mahomet was from whom
thou doft deriue thy Religion, aflure thy felfe
I know better than any one of the Mahometans
amongft many millions : yea all the particular
circumftances of his life and death, his Na-
tion, his Parentage, his driuing Camels
tlirough Egypt, Syria, Palejlina, the marriage
of his Miftris, by whofe death he raifedhim-
felfe from a very bafe and contemptible eftate
to great honour and riches ; his manner of
coozening the fottifh people of Arabia^ partly
by a tame Pigeon that did flyc to his eare for

Thomas Coryati^.

s

* meat, and partly by a tame Bull that he^ fed
by hand euery day ; with the reft of his acr
tions, both in peace and warre, I know as
well as if I had lined in his time, or had beenc
one of his neighbours in Mecca ; the truth
whereof if thou didft know as well, I am
perfwaded thou wouldeft fpit in the face of
thy Alcoratij and trample it vndtr th^ f^e^
and bury it^ vnder a laxej a booke of th^

< ftrange and weake matter, that I my felfe^ (a^s
meanly as thou doft fee me attired noviO haue
already wnttcn tyiro better bookes^(God be
thanked) and will here after thi6 ^(by Gods
gracious permifBbnV writ^ another better and
' truer : yea I would 'haue theei^' know, (tho^
Mahometan J that in that:r^nouned KJngdonie
of England^ where I was borne,^ learning doth
fo flourifh, that there are many thoufand boyes ^
of fixteene yeares of age, that are able to
make a more learned booke then thy Alcoran ;
neither was it (as thou and the reft of you
Mahometans doe generally beleeue) compofed
wholy by Mahomet, for hee was of fo dull a
wit, as hee was not able to make it without
the helpe of another, namely a certaine Re^
negado Monke of Conjiantinople, called Sergis.
So that his Alccran was like an arrow drawne
out of the quiuer of another man. I perceiue
thou doft wonder to fee mee fo much inflamed
with anger ; but I would haue thee confider
it is not without great caufe I am fo moued :
for what greater indignity can there be offered
to a Chriftian which is an Orthomufulman^ then

Dd 3 to

Extracts relating to

tell thee (O thou Mahometan) and fo I will
conclude this tedious fpeech, whereunto thy
difcourtious calling of me Giaur hath in<*
forced mee^ and I prethce obferue this m^
concluiion.

Learning (which is the fnoft precious lewcU
that man hath in this life^ by which he at-
taineth to the knowledge of diuine. and hu-
mane things) commeth to man either by rc-
uelation, which we otherwife call infpiration,
or by induftry : Learning by reuelation I call
that which God doth infufe from aboue by
his fpcciall grace^ vnto thofe whom he will
vfe as the inftruments of his glory, who with-
out labour or trauell doe afpire to a moft emi-
nent degree of knowledge. Learning by in-
duilry I call that which a man doth purchafe
to himielfe by continuall writing and reading,
by pradice and meditation : now by neither
of thefe meanes haue the Mahometans ac-
quired any meane, much lefle any lingular
learning ; for as Mahomet himfelfe was a man
of a very fuperficiall and meane learning, fo
neuer was there any of his Difciples in any
part of the world that was indued with any
profound knowledge : but wee Chriftians, by
the one and the other meane, haue attained
to the moft exquifite fcicnce that can be inci-
dent to man : * feme of our men that neuer
were brought vp in Studies, hauing becne fo

• I meane the blefTed Apoftles of our Sauiour.

expc

Thomas Coryatk.

expert in a gcncrall learning (onely by Gods
fpeciall illumination) as thofe that haue fpent
forty yceres in the prafticc thereof, and-others
by continuall praiSlice of writing and reading,
haue beene fo excellent, that they became the
very Lampes and Starres of the Countries
wherein they liued. Thefe things being fo, it
cannot poflibly come topaflethatthe omnipo-*
tent God /hould deale fo partially with man>
kinde, as to reueale his will to a people, al«
together mifled in ignorance and blindnes as
you Mahometans are, and conceale it from vs
Chriftians that beflowe all our life time in tJhie
pradtice of diuine and humane difciplines, and
in the ardent inuocation of Gods holy Name,
with all iincerity and purity of hearts Gop
to then thou Pfeudo-mufulman, that is tho^
falfe-beleeu,er, fince by thy ioiurious imputa-
tion laid vpon mee, in that thou calledft mee
Giaur^ thou haA prouoked mee to ipeake thu$«
I pray thee, let this mine anfwcr bee a warn-
ing for thee, not to fcandalize mee in the
like manner any more j for the Chriftian Re-
ligion which I profeflTe, is fo deare and tender
unto mee, that neither thou nor any other
Mahometan {hall fcotfree call me Giaur, but
that 1 will quit you with an anfwer much to
the wonder of thofe Mahometans. D/x/,

I Pray you. Mother, expeft no more letters
from me after this, till my arriuall in Chrif-
tendome ; becaufe I haue refolued to write
no more while I am in the Mahometans coun-
tries.

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ig that it will be? a farre greater
1 to yoa and all my friends what-

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tries, -thinking that it will be? a farre greater
comfort, both to yoa and all my friends what-
Ibcuer, to heare newcs that I haue accom-
plirtied my trauells in Mahometifme, then that '
I am comming vp and downe, to and fro in
the fame, without any ctrtiinty of an iflue '
thereof; therefore I pray haue patience for a I
time : about two yeeres and a halfe hence I I
hope to finifh thefe Mahometan trauells, and j
then cither from the City of Ragujixn Sclauo- '
nia, which is a Chriftian City, and the firft i
wee enter into Chriftendome, from thofe parts I
of Turky by land neere vnto the fame, or from i
famous ^en/cf, I will very dutifully remember ,
you agalne, with lines full of filiall pi=ty and j
officious refpeft. I haue written two letters 1
to my Vncle Williams fince I came forth of '
"England, and no more, whereof one from the j
Mogols Court the laft yeere, iufl at the fame
time that I wrote vnto you ; and another now,
which I fent iointly by the fame Meffengcr
that carried yours out of India by Sea. Once
more I recommend you and all our hearty
wel -willers and friends to the gracious tuition
oi xht Lf'rd oj Hofts; I pray you remember my
duty to Matter Hancocke, that reuerend and
Apoftolicall good old man, and his wife, if
they are yet liuing; to his Sonnes Thomas ^.a^
Joi/n, and thcxr Wiues.

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Thomas Cor tat if.

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The Anithcw: of the Verfe takes^lfeiti^e
of the Author of the J^r-o^ d^r-
firing gather to fee him, then to
heare from him.

THofc Rimes before thy meaning doth vnclofe^
Which men perhaps haue blundred ore ia
Profe :
And*tis a doubt to me, whofe paines is more.
Thou that didft write, or they that read them o*re :
My Scullers mufe, without or Jrt or Skill,
In humble feruice (with a Goofes quill^
Hath tane this needleffe, friiitlefie pahies for thec»
Not knowing when thou'k doe as mgch for me.
But this is not the firft, nor fhall not be
The laft (I hope) that I fhall write for thee :
For when newes thou waft drowp'd, did hither come,
I wrote a mournful! Epicedium.
And afte^ when I heard it was a lye,-
1 wrote of thy furuiuing prefently.
Laugh and be fat^ the Scullers booke, and tbis^
Shew how my minde to thee addifted is :
My loue to thee hath euermore been fuch.
That in thy praife I ne'er can write too much :
And much I long to fee thee here againe,
That I may welcome thee in fuch a ftraine
That fhall euen cracke my pulfiue pia matery
Jn warbling thy renowne by land and water :
Then (hall the Fame which thou haft won on foot,
(fyjongft Heathens^ lews^ Turksy Negroes black as foot)

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E X T R A C T S

RELATING TO

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THOMAS CORYATE,

FROM

The voyage of

The Rev. Edward Terry,

Chaplain to the Right Hon. Sir Thomas

RowE^ Knt. Lord AmbafTador to

the Great Mogul.

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: X T R A C T S

From the VOYAGE of

The Rev. EDWARD TERRY,

I ■

J*.- I

THE 25th of September we came hap-
pily to aw anchor in Swally Read, wtthiil;
the Bay of Cambaya^ the harbour for our fleet,
while they makp their (lay in thefe remote
parts. On the banks whereof, amongft mapy
more Engliflj that lie there, interred, is laid
up the body of Mr. Thomas Qoryate, a man in
his time Notus nimis omnibus y very fufficiently
known. He lived there, and there died while
I. was in thofc parts, and was for fome months
then with my Lord Embaffadour, during
which time he was either my chamber-fellow
or tent-mate, v/hich gave me a full acquaint-
ance of him. The Greeke- travelling^Thomas
(tl}ey which know his flory, know why I call
him fo) formerly wrote a bfcok entituled Co^
ryfltes Crudities, printed in the beginning of
tqeycar ij6i i, and then ufhered into the world
by very many copies of excellent verfes made
by the wits of thofe times, which did verv
. . much

,'

Thomas Coryatei

idg that bold liberty which divers Travellers
have, and do take, by fpeaking anu writing
any thing they pleafe of remote patts, \vL,:n
they cannot cafily be cpntraaidted^ taking a
pride in their feigned relations, to overlpcak
things ; being refolved in this cafe

Not only things to io^ but o'^er do ;
Speaking, writing all, and more to6.

1 therefore for my part, believjing this Relator
to be none of thofe, have taken fome things
from his trufl: and credit in this my following
difcourfe ; and becaufe he could not live to
give an account unto the world of his owti
travels, I ihall here by the way make fome
little difcovery of his footfteps and Sittings
up and down, to and fro, with fomething be-
lides of him in his long peregrinations, to fa-
tisfy very many yet living, who if they fhall
pleafe to read this difcourfe, may recall that
inan once more into their remembrance, who
while he lived was like a perpetual motion,
^nd therefore now dead fhould not be quite;
forgotten.

•In the year 1612 he ihipt himfelf froth
London for Conftantinople, now called by the
Turks Stomhole, where he took fpecial notice
of all things there moft obfervable. In which
place he found very great refpedl and encou-
ragement from Sir Paul Pirider, then and there
Embaffadour, to whofe houfe he had free and
welcome accefs whenfoever he pleafed. Being
there for fome time, he took his opportunities
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to view divers parts in Grecia, and in the Hel-
lefpont, took fpedal notice of thole two caf-
tles dircflly oppofed to each other, called Sef-
tos and Abydos, which ftand on the feveral
banks that bound that very narrow fea; which
places Mufaeus makes famous in his very an-
tient poem of Hero and Leander.

He defired much to fee where thofe feven
churches fometimes famous in Alia the Lefs
flood ; but fince their fin fo darkned their light,
and God removed their Candlefticks from
them (as before he threatned) thofe places lie
fo in the dark, that it cannot be well difco-
vered where they once were : Only Smyrn^i
is famous at this prefent day for Trade, but
not Religion ; and Ephefus, and fome others
of them, keep their names ftill, though they
left and loft their Faith, and profeffion of
Truth, with the reft.

He faw what yet remains of the Ruins of
fometimes great Troy, but

y^;;; Seges eji ubi Troja fiiit >•

That place which was once fo populous as if
it had been fown with people.

And feeded thiiSy had after horn
Millions of Me/i, nouos fown loith Corn.

And — jam periere Ruince^ the very ruins of
that place are almoft all gone to ruin : The
moft obfervable thing there yet remaining is
part of an exceeding great Houfe, which is
continued by tradition to have been fometimes

a part

Thomas Coryate.

i part of the famous Palace of great King
Priamus,

From Smyrna he found a paflage to Alex-
andria in Egypt, Egypt that is called by fome,
ih regard of the plenty it produceth, the Gra-
.nary or Storehoufe of the world. And in.
Egypt, near Grand Cairo (antiently called
Memphis) he obferved what remains of the
once fam'd Pyramids. Returning thence back
to Alexandria with one Englifliman more, they
found a pafs by fea to Jaita, antiently called
Joppa, and there they met fome others going
to Jcrufalem, which is about twenty Englifti
miles diftant from Joppa, whence they de-
parted together towards Jerufalem, and found
it a very Iblitary, rocky, uncomfortable way,
full of danger, by reafon of the wild Arabs
who keep about thofe paflages to make poor
travellers their prey and fpoil. But they came
fafe to Jerufalem, now inhabited by Turks,
and that place called by them Cuffs ; where
he told me, that himfelf and his companion
were courteoufly received by the Father Guar- .
dian of the Convent of Francifcan Friars,
that keep their refidence in Jerufalem, and by
fome of them were met at the gate of the city,
where they were compelled by the Turkifh
Soldiers who keep thofe gates (as all others
that bear the names of Chriftians are) at their .
firft coming thither to redeem their Heads, by
paying each of them the value of five fhillings,
before they could have admittance into that
place; which they had no fooner entred^ but

Ec z they

Thomas Cory ate.

{Blia Abbas, or King Abbas. And after they
went to Seras, antiently called Shufhan, where
the great King Ahafuerus kept his royal and
jnoft magnificent court, EJi. i. From hence
they journied afterwards to Candahor, the firft
province north eaft under the fubjecflion of the
Great Mogol, and fo to Lahore, the chiefeft
city but one belonging to that great empire ;
a place, as I have been often told by Tom. Co^
ryate and others, of very great trade, wealth,
and delight, lying more temperately out of
the parching fun than any other of his great
cities do : And to this city he wanted not com-
pany, nor afterwards to Agra, the Mogol's
metropolis or chief city.

And here it is very obfervable, that from
Lahore to Agra is four hundred Englifli miles,
and that the country betwixt both thefe great
cities is rich, even, pleafant and flat, a Cam--

{)ania, and the road way on both fides all this
ong diftance planted with great trees, which
are all the year cloathed with leaves, exceeding
beneficial unto travellers for the fhade they
afford them in thofe hot climes. This very
touch extended length of way 'twixt thefe
two places is called by travellers the Long
Walk, very full of villages and towns for
pafifengers every where to find provifion.

At Agra our traveller made an halt, being
there lovingly received in the Englifli factory,
where he ftaid 'till he had gotten to his Turk-
ifli, and Morifco or Arabian langu^iges, fome
^ood knowledge in the Perfian and Indoflan

tonguesjj

Thomas Coryate.

«

other pieces of flattery, which the Mogoi
liked well, concluded : And when he had
done, the Mogol gave him one hundred Roo-
pus, which amounts to the value of twtrlve
pounds and ten (hillings of our Englifli mo-
ney ; looking upon him as a Derveefe, or
Votary, or Pilgrim, (for fo he called him)
and fuch as bear that name in that country
feem not much to care for money, and that
was the reafon (I conceive) that he gave him
not a more plentiful reward. ^

After this he having got a great maftery
in the Indoftan, or more vulgar language,
there was a woman, a landrefs, belonging to
my Lord EmbafTador's houfe, who hadfucha
freedom and liberty of fpeech, that fhe would
fomctimes fcould, brawl, and rail from the
fun-riling to fun-fet; one day he undertook
her in her own language, and by eight of the
clock in the morning lo filenced her, that flie^
bad not one word more to fpsak,

I fhall have occafioa to fay more of this man
in fome paflages of this following difcourfe,
and therefore (hall not wrap all I have to fpeak
of him in this, although it be a very long
-digreflion : Yet becaufe I muft now fliortly
bring you to his journies end, I {hall take the
freedom to enlarge myfelf a little further con-
cerning him here in this place, before I leav^
,iiiril for the prefent ; and to give thee. Reader,
Z piece of his charadler, it fpeaks thus :

That he was a man of a very coveting eye,
' tJbat could never be fatisfied with feeing, as So-
lomon

1/

Thomas Cotly at t^

eify, and a tower, whofe top may reach up t0
Heaven f and let us make us a Name, Gen. 1 1 . 4,
And it hath made others, who are penurious
of their honour, and prodigal of their fouk,
not fear to run down headlong into Hell,
*Twas fame, without doubt, that ftirred up
this man unto thefe voluntary, but hard un-
dertakings, and the hope of that glory which
he fhould reap after he had finifhcd his long
travels/ made him not. at all to take notice of ,
the hardfliip he found in them. That hope
of name and repute for the time to come did
even feed and feaft him for the time prefent.
And therefore iany thing that did in any mea-
fure eclipfe him in thofe high conceivings of
his own worth, did too much trouble him,
which you may colledt from thefe following
inflances.

Upon a time one Mr, Richard Steel, a mer- ^
chant, and fcrvant to the Eaft-India company,
came unto us from Surat to Mandoa, the place
j|. then of the Mogol's refidcnce, at which time
' Mr. Coryate was there with us : This mer*
chant had not long before travelled over- land
from, Eaft-India through Perfia, and fo to
Conftantinople, and Tq fof England ; who in
his travel homeward had met with I'otn. Co^
ryate, as he was journeying towards Eaft-In-
dia ; Mr. Steel then told him, that when he
was in England, King James (then living)
enquired after him, and when he had certified
the King of his meeting him on the way, the
King replied. Is that fool yet living ? which,
. _ wbea

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(fAS Co R Y A TE.

t is his own epiftle, &c." There
he language on my Lchalfi but
itowritenothingof meby way
m hut honejl poor wretch, IS rather
than to picafe me with his favour.
'C afterwards his letter was phras'd
iind, but he never liv'd to receive
i' By which his old acquaintance
-■7 tender this poor man was to be
■my thing that might in the lead
/courage him. O what pains this
Jtook to mak6 himfelf a fubjefl: for
1 atter difcourfe ! being troubled at
r tl.e prefent, unlefs with the fear
ng to reap that fruit he was fo ambi-
in all his undertakings. And cer-
was farprized with fome fuch
and fears (for fo he told us after-
vlicii upon a time he being at Man-
and there ftanding in a room
I ftone pillar, where the Embaffadour
nd myfelf prefent with them, upon a
j he fell into fuch a fwoon, that we had
puch ado to recover him out of it ; but
being come fo himfelf, he told us
fcme fad thoughts had immediately be-
Irelented themfelves to his fancy, which
Iconceived put him into that diftemper;

Fannius in Martial Ne moriare mori,

event death by dying : For he told us
nere were great expedations in England
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of the large accounts .he fhould give of biH
travels after his return home ; and that heti
was now Hiortly to leave us, and he being afil
prcfent not very well, if he fhould die in thoJ
way toward Surat, whither he was now in- j
tended to go, (which place he had not as yet '
fccn) he might be buried in obfcurity, and J
none of bis friends ever know what became .
of him, he travelling now, as he ufualiy did,,
alone. Upon which my Lord willed him toj
iiay longer with us, but he thankfully refufed )
that offer, and turned his face prefently aftef

. towards Surat, which was then about three
hundred miles diftant from us, and he lived
to come fafely thither ; but there being over-
kindly ufed by fome of the English who gave
him Sack, which they had brought from Eng-
land, he calling for it as foon as he heard of
it, and crying, " Sack, Sad, is there any fuch
thing as Sack f I pray you give me fome Sack ;'*
and drinking of it, though I conceive mode-
rately, (for he was a very temperate man) it
increafed his Flux which he had then upon
him; and this caufed him within a few days
after his very tedious and troublefome travels,
(for he went mod on foot) at this place to
come to his journies end ; for here he overtook

- Death in themonth of December, 1617,. anil
was buried (as aforefaid) under a little monu-
ment, like one of thofe are ufually made ia
our Church-yards : On which he fliouM

havf

i

T li P M A S . Co R V A T it.

iiave bbe'iTK ttaaemhVtid by this o? M tj%6
£{iil»phi if ii coirtd h^ve tyeen thet^'cTng/aVed
upoA'hiirTanibe. ■'

r ■

J38r^* ties tb^ Jt^aHderef df bis age^
Who living did rejoyce^ •
Not but rf needi but cboyce^

To make his life a Pilgrimage.

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He Jpent full many pretiotis dales ^

As if he had his being

To wajle his life in feeing i
More thought tofpend^ to gain him Praifei

Some weaknejjes appear* d his Jlains :
Though fome feem very 'J^^^ij^
Some yet are otherwife. >V'' y^t

Good gold may be allovtfd its ^itMlSilX^ ^

Ma;i^ the places ^hici beefd'*,\ if

And though he JhoiJ^JM S^m^^

In all parts yet unj^^^
His eye^ad not been fati^dy

•1 •

To fill it when he fmnd no room.

By the choyce things he faw

In Europe and vafl Afia^
Fell blinded in this narrow Tombe.

* Sic exit Coryatus : Hence he went off the'
ftage^ and fo mail: all after him^ how long fo^

ever

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ever their parts fecm to be : For if one
ihould go to the extremeft part of the world
Eaft, another Weft, another North, and a-
nother South, they muft all meet at laft
together in the Field of Bones, wherein our
Traveller hath now taken up his lodging, and
where I leaV6 him.

F I N I S^

A TABLE

of all the MEMORABLE Things ^qx\r
tained in the Crudities.

» I • « v. . . • »

A.

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ABBEVILLE, vol. i, page J3
Abuda, a fair river that ri^fineth by Cremona, v. i, p. 361
i^dolphus Naflbuienfis^ the !p)mperor, buried at Spira^^

V. 2, p. 375
Adrian the Emperor fometimes.refided at Milan, v. i, p. iiy
Agnes, Queen qf Hungarv, buried in the monaftry of Ki-

ningsfelden, in Switzerland, v. 2, p. 254
Agrippina, the fbufidrefs of the city of Colen, v. 3» p* 3 -
Aigubelette, ah Alpine mountain, v. i, p. 84
Albania,. four noble brothers, a memorable hiftoryof themj^

y. I, p. 239
Albert, Duke of Auftria, beiieged Zurich, v. 2, p. 204
AlbertusJ the Emperor, moft cruelly murdered by his ne-
phew, JohQ Duke of Suevia, of* whofe 4eath ^ oiemora"
We hiftory,. v. 2, p. 247
■ ■ l^urjed in K^iningsfelden, in Swit-
zerland, and after tranflated tp Spira, v. 2, p. 250
Albertj Marquis of Brandenburg, v. 2, p. 435
Alboinus, Captain of the Longobardes, v. i, p. 108
Barbarous faft committed by him upon his Que^](i Rofa^

munda, v. 2, p.' 128
He is flai|i in Verona, Ih.
Alemannie, why fo called, v. 2, p. 294
Alexander, the third Pope of that name, was the firft that
deprived the Laity of one part of the Sacrament, v. i, p. 4
Treadeth upon the neck of the Emperor, Frederick Bar-
barofTa, in St. Mark's church of Venice, v. i, p. 266.
Alexander Severi us, the Emperor, flain inMentz, v. 2, p. 441
iyigius, y. I, p. 114

Ff 2 Alobrox.

Alobrox, an ancient King of Savoy, from whom the tl

of t|ie people of the Allobiogcs is derived} voj. i, p.ra,, ,
^madcus, the Duke of Savoy, v. i, p. 80
Arnandus, firft Bilhop of Stalbourg, v. 2, p. 315 '

Amandus Polanus, a Polensdorf, v. 2, p. 278
Ambrofe (St.) his Mooument, v. 1, p. 114 j

Ambrofe, Eari of Bergamo, hanged, v. i, p. 153
Ambrofe Callepine, his monument, v. 2, p- 150 |

Amiens, v, i, p. 114 — Surprized, v. i, p. 22 1

Amphidieatre of Verona, v. 2, p. 102 1

Andemach, a town of Germafny, v. 2. p. 477
Andes, near Mantua, where Virgil was born, v. i, p. 14* |
Andreas Alciatus, v. i, p. 129 I

Anigelberga, a royal Nun, v. 2, p- 138 '

Anna, theEmprefs, buried- in Bafil, v. 2, 269 j

Anfilperga, a royal Nun, v. 2, p. 138 '

AnCenor, the founder of Padua, v, i; p. 154. J

Antonius Bragedinus, a Venetian gentleman, flead by the '

Turks, V. I, p. 286 J

Aral, a river of Lyons, v. i, p. 60 I

Archidapifer Imperii, why the Count Palatine of Rhcne 15 ]

focallcd, V. 2ip. 358 ' \

Argentina Argentoratum, commonly called StraAgurgi i

V. 2, p. 298 ' I

Armory of the Duke of Venice's Palace, with a relation of ,\

a memorable hiftory concerning the fame, v. I, p. 260 *
Armory of Zurich, v. 2, p. igr
Arnolphus, the Emperor, befieged Verona, v. 2, p. 127

■ befieged Bergomo, v. 3, p. 153

Arfenal of Venice, v. i. p. 2^-8

Afimo, the firft Biihop of Curia, in Rhetia, v. 2, p- 177

Attains, a holy Martyr of the primitive CHurchj I^epl^^e

where he fibred, v. i, p. 63
Attila ddlroyed Milan, v. i, p. 130
' ' Cremoiia, v. i, p. 139

■■ ' Padua, V. i, p. 57

Brixia, V. 2, p. 140

' ' Bergomo, v. 2, p. 153

■ Spira, V. 2, p. 398

' '- " - Strafbourg, v. 2, p. 301
Wonnes, v. 2, p. 415
■ ■■ Moguntia, v. 2, p. 425

: 7 Colen, V. 3, -p, 53

A ^ahle of all the memorable fbhs\

/^ve Marie bell of Italy, v, ^, p. 3t8 , ...

Auguftimis Juftus, a Count or Earl of V^rofta^ V. i, p.. ^24
Aumarus, King of the Longob^rdes^ wa^e^^ VjEr^ellis,

V, I, p. 104 , ' .

Aymon, the laft EarJ of Savoy, v. i, p.^0

B.

J '

Bacchara, a town in Germany famous for'^jj^^ y. 2,

p. 468 .

Baden, a city in Switzerland, v. 2, p. 237

., in Germany, v. 2, p. 324

Ball of Bagfliot, v. 2, p. 473

Balthazar Caftilion, y. i, p. 150

Bapti^a Mantuanus, v. i, p- 149^

Barnabas (St.) coavcrted Milan tp the Chrifti^|i ff^jfl^^ •

V. I, p. 117
Barholomew Cpleon honoured with a Qolpfl^s Ja Vpiixc^

V. I, p. 287
>..- buried in Bergomo, v. 2^ p. 145

' Bartholomew Kicherman, v. 2, p. 368
Bafil, V. 2, p. 258

Baths of Baden, in Switzerland, defcrilped, v, 2, p, Mpt
. * in the dominion of the ii^quis def^jrib.^

V. 2, p. 327
Battle betwixt Anthony ^nd the Vitellians, nev Cremoaa,^

V. I, p. 139

betwixt the Armeniaci and the Helvetians, near

Bafil, V. 2. p. 216

betwixt Aurelianus, the Emperor, and tlie Frajaqi^^

nearMentz, v. 2? p« +39
^. .. betwixt Charles the Great, and Defyerius, King pf

the Longobardes, near Vercellis, v. i, p. 105:
— — . betwixt Charles the 5th, and Francis, the Fren)?li«
King, near Turin, vol. i, p. 98

betwixt the Emperor, Charles the Bald, and hia Ne-
phew, near Verona, v, 2, p. 127

betwixt the fame again, and Lewis his Nephpw, ne^*

Andernach, v. 2, p. 478

betwixt Gratian, the Emperor, and the AlJ^maOACS,

near Strafbourg, v. 2, p. 315

betwixt Julian, the Emj^ror, and the A!J\<^m2innts^
near Strafbourg, lb,

:Pattlp

A Taik of all the memorable Things,

Battle betwixt Julius Caefar and Arioneftus, at a place called

ApoUinanis, not far from Bafil, v. 2, p. 285—6

betwixt Leopold, Duke of Auftria, and the Switzers^

at Sempach, v. 2, p. 252

-— betwixt Lodowicke, Duke of Milan, and Tremouil,

Commander of the French fof pes nearNovara, v. i, p. no
betwixt Otho the Emperor, furnamed the Great, and

Eberhardus, Duke of Franconif^ near %o t)ie (own of

Andernach, in Germany, v. 2, p. 478

— betwixt Otho and Vitellius, at Bebriacum, near Cre-

mona, v. i, p. 138—9
Bedel, William, v. 2, p. 8
Beds of Germany, v. 2, p. 200
Bellouefus, the Gaul, enlarger of Milan, v. i^ p. |< j
Benacus, afamp4S Isdce of Italy, v. 2, Pf 130
]Benedi£tine Monks of Padua very rich, v. i. p» 177

■ Venice, v. 2, p. 8

3ennet^s (St.) prophecy to Totilas, King of the Goths,

V. I, p. 180
Bergomo, y. 2, p. 143
Bernard's (St) Salutation to the Virgin Mary at Spifa»

V. 2, P- 377 .

B^ilarions, (Cardinal) his Library, v. i, p. 224

Blandina, a hohr Martyr of the primitive Church, th^ place

where he fuffered, v. i, p. 63

Bonifacius, an Englifhman, firft Archbifliop pf R-Ientz,

v. 2, p. 430
Boores, German, v. 2, p. 323, 401
Boppard, a town in Genpany, v. 2, p. 475
Boulogne, v. i, p. g
Brembana, the name of a valley in the Grifons country,

V, 2, p. 159—60
Brenta, a river of Padua, v. i, p. 153
Breviarium, v. 2. p. 322
Bridge built at Mentz by the Emperor Charlemagne, v. 2,

'p. 440

■ ■ by Julian the Emperor, lb.

Bridge at Venice, called rente Rialto, defcribed, v. i, p. 20.7
Brixia, v. 2, p. 133

Brothers, four, ftory of, v. i, p. 239
Broughton, Hugh, v. 2, p. 289
Browne, Sir William, v. 3, p.Sg

Bucentoro

I

ji liable ttf all the inemorable Things^

Buceritoro of Venice (which is the ricHeft galley of

Chriftendom) defcribed, v. i, p. 280
Buelerus, Marcus, v. 2, p. 205
Bullengeri Henry, v. 2, p. 205—6
Butterflies in abundance, v. i, p. 86 *

^yrfa, a river that runneth by Bafil, v. 2, p. 266

c.

Coelius Secundus Curio, v. i, p. 160
Calais, v. i, p. I
Calepine, Ambrofe, v. 2, p. 150
Canal il grande of Venice, v. i, p. 2O3
Carew, Sir Francis, v. 2, p. 109
Carolus Caluus, King of France, beftowed one of the
nails wherewith Chrift was crucify'd upon the abbey
of St. Denis m France, v. i, p. 46
, ' •' n ^ died in Mantua, y. i, p. 149 <

Carolus Martellus imprifoned in Colen, v. 3, p. 52

; — •" . - " * buried in St» Denis^ v. i, p. 46

Carrarians fwayed Padua, v. i, p. 158

Catti, a people of Germany, v. 2^ p. 471

Cafaubonus, Ifaacus, v. i, p. 42

Caftilion, Balthafar, v. i, p. 50 ■

Chambeiy, the head City of Savoy, ♦. i, p. 79

Channels 6f Venice, v. I, p. 213

Chapineys, y, 2, p. 36

Chapel where St. Ambrofe baptized St. Auftin, v. t, p. 114 ^

Charles Duke of Burgundy flaih by theSwitzcrs, v. 2,' p. 196

Charles Emanuel, Diike of Savoy, v. i(yj>^

Charles the great married the Lady Faftrada, his fouilii

Wife, in Wormcs, v. 2, p. 417
Chriftopher Longolius, v. x, p. 192

Chiiriv. 25P'. 17s . * ' ,

Ciudel of Milan, V. I, p. iii

Clavenna, v. 2, p. 165 "

Clodius Albinus ilsSn at Lyons by Septimius Severius^

V. I, p» 65
Coloffus of Drufus at Mentz, v. 2, p. 433
Colen, V. 3, p. I

Comes Argentoratenib, v. 2, p. 316
. Confluentia, a City of Germany, v. 2, p. 476
l^onradus Gefftcrus buried ia Zurich^ v. 2» p* XB9

Connuftisr

A Table of all tie nkmSTabk ^tiigs*

Kreefeooters of Germany, v. 2, p. 481

Frederick BarbarofTa deliroyed Milan, v. i, p. 131

. > — Padua, V. i, p. 158

J'rederick, the fecoiid Emperor of that name, married the

Lady Ifabella, ddughter of King John of England, in the

City of Wormes, V. 2, p. 419
Frederick the third died of a furfcit by eating too maoy

Mufk-melons, v. a, p. 479
Frederick, Count Palatine of Rhenc, buried in Heidelberg,

V- 2, P- 343
Frederick tie fourth, late Count Palatine of Rhene, v. 2»

Frogs very plentiful in the Grifons country, v. 2, p. 164
Frogs frJLLl, eaten at Cremona by Coryate, v. 1, p. 138

Gabrinus Fundulius, Governor of Cremona, v. 1, p. ijj

Gateatii of Milan, why^-ul^cd, v, i, p. 130

Gallery, famouson^'e^ltlie'I/t^fVe in Paris, v. I, p. 31

Gallia Cifalpina, v/*, p. U)« "^X

Galiia Togata, v/j^ p-WgU > )

Gallienus, the Eii^peroriflaiji narfMilan, v. i, p. 131

Gallows, acuriousN^faVnereonyhatillion the Admiral of

France was hangeaJnCthe timr of the Guifcan malTacre,

V, (, p. 26 "^~ —

other curiousones, v. i, p. 10, 13, 238-^V. 2, p.481
Garden of the King of France at the Tuellcries, v. i^ p. 35
•i of Leonardus Walmarana, an Earl of Vicenza,

V.2. p.83

— — df the Phyflcians ai Padua, v. i, p. 183

GarparHedio,oneof theReformersof Religion in the Cl^

of Stralbourg, v. 2, p. 317
Gafpar Olevian, v, 2, p. 367
Gafpar Wafefus, v. 2, p. 192

Gattamclita, a famous Captain of the Venetians, V. i, p'-ijS
Gazet, from whence News-papers are fo denominated, its

value, V. 2, p. 15, i8, 54, 126
Genebria, a learned woman of Verona, v. 2, p. 130
Gentlemen of Venice, the number, habits> manners, and

geftures of them, v. 2, p. 32 *

tjeorge Merula, v, i« p. 129

GcreoiV

A Table of all the memorable Things .

Gcreon, a hoJy Martyr of the primitive church, buried in

Coleii, V. 3, p. 43
Germany, why fo called, v, 2, p. 296
Gewer (St.) a town of Germany,^ of which read a memwa-^

ble difcourfe, v. 2, p. 471— 2 * » '^ ,

Ghetto of the Jews in Venice, v. i, p. 296 ■

Gifela, the Emprefs, buried in Spira, v. 2, p. 373
Gifelbert, Duke of Lorraine, drowned in the Rhene,

V. 2, p. 479
Glaffes, Venice, v. 2, p. 18
Godard Mountain, v, 2, p. 291
Gondola of Venice defcribed, v. i, p» 213
Gondoleers of Venice, v. i, p. 211
Gorcom, a town of Holland, v. 3, p. 7 1
Gratian, the Emperor, flain in Lyons, v. i, p. 65
Grecians Liturgy in Venice, with* a relation of their •

Ceremonies, v. i, p. 292
Gulielmus Gratarolus, v. 2, p. 158

Lindanus, v. 3, p. 7^

Xylander, v. 2, p. 366

H.

Hamden Hill, v. i, p. 84—86

Hatto, Archbifhop of Mentz, of whom read a memorable;

Hiftory, V. 2, p. 464 . "

Head of St. Denis religioufly kept in a Monaftry of his own

name, v. i, p. 48
Head of St. John Baptift, in Amiens, v. i, p. 17
Heidelberg, v. 2, p. 335

Helenopolis, an ancient name of Franckford, v. 2, p. 451
Hclter Skelter, v. 2, p. 28.8
Henry, the third Emperor of that nanie, buried in Spira,

V. 2, p. 373
the fourth Emperor of that name, took Mantua,

V. I, p. 149

— . celebrated a council in Wormes,.

■H W

V. 2, p. 418

was buried in Spira, v. 2, p. 374

Henry the fifth Emperor celebrated a council in Wormes,
V. 2, p. 418

,_,; . , ■. was buried in Spira, v. 2, p. 374

Gg 2 Henry

A Table of all the memorable Tbingu

Venice^ a maiden city, v. i, p. 196

Vercellis, a,city of Piedmont, v/i, p. 104 . »;

Verona, v. 2, p. 98

VefTel of a wondrous greatnefs in the palace of the Count \

Palatine* of Rliene, v, z, p. 351 ' \

Viccnza, v. 2, p. 78

Vi6lor, the firft Archbifliop of Wormes, v. 2. p. 411

Vi€lorinus Strigelius, v, 2, p. 366

Vincentius Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, v* i> p. 146

Vincentius de Petrengo, v. 2, p. 154

Vineyards of Piedmont and Lombardy, the manner of their
growing, v. i, p. loi

Viper, the arms of Milan, of which read a memorable hiHory,
V. I, p. 120

Virgil, the poet, iludied in Milan, V. I, p. 129

in Cremona, v. i, p. 140

Vitiges, King of the Goths, deflroyed Milan, ?. i'^ p. 1301 \

Vliihengen, v. 3, p. 87

Urfala (St.) and the eleven thoufand virgins, a l^iHory of them«

V. 3» ?• 34
Utcunque wine, v. 2^ p. 4^0

W.

Walanus, the firft Biihop of Bafil, v. 2, p. 284

Wentworth, Lord, v. 2, p. 'j'j

Wernerns, a child, martyred by the Jews, y. 2» p. 47P

Wefel, the Higher, V. 2, p. 469

■ the Lower, v. 3, p. 57

Wiefa, a river that runneth by Baiil, v. 2, p. 260 ^

Willigifus, Bifliop of Mentz, v. 2, p. 426

Windfor, Lord, his monument, v. i, p. 2^86

WolphanMs, Fabricius Capito, one of the Reformers of Rc»
ligion In Ae City of Strasbourg, v. 2, p. 317

Wolphangus, Count Palatine of Rhene, buried in Heidclbere.

y. 2, p. 343 ' " ■

Wormes, v. 2, p. 404

Wotton (Sir Henry) v. i,p. 156, 295— v. 2, p. 1,7^, 346

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