A letter, whearin part of the entertainment untoo the Queenz Majesty, at Killingwoorth Castl in Warwick Sheer, in this soomerz progrest 1575, iz signified

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L E T4 ' T E R:

W H E A R I N,

Part of the ENTERTAINMENT untoo the

QUEENZ MAJESTY,

A T

Killingwoorth Cafll in Warwick Sheer,

IN THIS

Soomerz Progrefl 1575,

I Z SIGNIFIED:

From a freend Officer attendant in the
Coourt, unto his freend a Citizen and
Merchaunt of L 0 N I) 0 JV.

De Regina noftra illuftriflima.
Dum laniata ruant vicina ah rcgna tumultu,
Laeta, fuos inter, genialibus ILLA diebus
( Gratia Diis,) fruitur: Rumpantur & ilia Codro.

WARWICK:
Printed by and for J. S H A R P, and Sold by
, "MESSRS. RIVINCTON'S St. Pauls Church Yard. LONDON'.

1784.
[ Price E i c H T E £ N-P E x c E. ]

Untoo my good freend, Matter

Humfrey Martin, MERCER.

AFTER my hartie commendations,
I commend me hardly too yoo.
Underftande yee, that fins throogh
God and good freends, I am placed at
Coourt heer (as ye wot) in a woormipfull
room : Whearby I am not onlie acquaint-
ed with the moft, and well knoen to the beft,
and every Officer glad of my Company : But
alfo have poour, adayz (while the Councell
fits not) to go and too fee things fight wor-
thy; and too bee prezent at any Sheaw or
Spe&acl, only whear this Progrefs repre-
zented unto her Highnefs : And of part of
which Sportez, having takin fum notez and
obfervationz ( for I cannot bee Idl at ony
hand in the World ) az well to put fro me
fufpition of Sluggardy, az too pluk from yoo
doout of ony my forgetfulnefs of Freendmip:
I have thought it meet to impart them unto
yoo, as frankly, az freendly, and az fully as
As I can;

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I can: Well wot yee the blak Prins waz
never ftained with difloyaltee of ingratitude
toWarde ony, I dare be his warrant hee will
not beginee with yoo that hath at his hand
fo deeply dezerved. But -heerin the better
for concey ving of my minde and inftruftion
of yoors, ye muft gyve mee leave a littl, az
well to preface untoo niy matter, as to
difcoors fumwhat of Killyngwoorth Cafll.
A territory of the right honorabl, my
fingular good Lord, my Lord the Earl of
Leyceter: of whooz incomparabl cherrying
and enterteynment thear, untoo her Majejly
noow, I will mew yoo a part heer that coold
not fee all ; nor had I feen all, coold well
report the hallf. Whear Thynges for the
Parfons, for the Place, time, Coll, devifez,
ftraungnes, and Aboundauns of all that ever
I fawe (and y.et have I been, what under my
Mafter Bomjied, and what on my oun affayres,
whyle I occupied Merchaundize, both in
Fraunce and Flaunders long and many a
day, ) I faw none ony where fo memorabl,
I tell you plain.

The Cafll hath name of Killingwoorth,
but of truth grounded upon feythful Storie
KsnclwDortk : It ftonds in Wdnoykfliyre, a

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Ixxiiii myle north-weft from London, and
az it were in the Navel of England, fourc
myle fumwhat South from Coventree a pro-
per Cittee, and a lyke diftaunce from War-
-wyk, a fayre Sheere toun on the North :
In Ayr fweet and hollfum, raifed on an eazy
mounted hill, iz fette eevenlie coafted with
the froont ftraight intoo the Eaft, hath the
Tenaunts and Tooun about it, that pleafant-
ly fhifts from dale too Hyll fundry whear
wyth fweet Springs burfting foorth : And
iz fo plentifullie well forted on every fide in-
too Arabl, Meads, Pafture, Wood, Water,
and good Ayrz, az it appeerz to have need
of nothing that may perteyn too living or
pleazure. Too avauntage hath it, hard on
the Weft, ftill nouriftit with many lively
Springs, a goodly Pool of rare beauty,
bredth, length, deapth, & ftore of all kinde
frefh water fifh, delicat, great and fat, and
alfo of wild fooul byfide. By a rare fitu-
acion & natural amitee fcemz this Pool con-
joynd to the Cajllz that on the Weft layz the
head az it. wear upon the Cajllz boofom, em-
braceth it on either fide Soouth and North
with both the Anns, fettlz it felf az in a
reach a flight (hoot brode, ftretching foorth
body and legs a myle or too Weft-ward : Be-
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tween a fayre Park on the one fide, which
by the Brayz is linked too the Cajll on the
South, fprinckled at the entraunce with a
feaw Coonyez, that for colour and fmall-
nes of number, feem to be fuffered more for
pleafure than commoditee: And on the
oother fide, North & Weft, agoodlie chafe;
Waft, wyde, large, and full of red Deer and
oother (lately Gamez for hunting: Beautified
with many deleclabl frefh and umbragioous
boowz, Arberz, Seatz, and Walks, that with
great Art, Coft, & diligens wear very plea-
fauntlie appointed : Which alfo the natural
grace by the tall and frefh fragrant treez
and foil, did fo far foorth commend, az Diana
her - felf myght have deyned thear well
enough too raunge for her Paftime.

The leaft Arm of this Pool North-ward
had my Lorde adoourned with a beautifull
bracelet of a fayre tymbred bridge, that iz
of xiiii foot wide, and a fix hundred foot
long ; railed all on both fidez, ftrongly
planked for paffage, reaching from the Chafe
too the Cofll: That thus in the midfthath
clear profpeft over theez pleazures on the
back part; and forward over ailtheToun,
and mooch of the Countree befide.

Hcertop

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Heertoo, a fpeciall commoditee at hand
of fundrie quarriez of large building {lone,
the goodnefs whearof may the eazlyar be
judged, in the building and auntienty of the
Cajil; that ( az by the name and hyftorie*,
well may be gathered ) waz firft reared by
Kenulph, and his young Sun Kenelm : born
both indeed within the Ream heer, but yet
of the race of Saxons : And reigned Kings FioriUge
of Marchlond from the year of our Lord
798, too 23 yeerz toogyther, above 770
yeer ago. Altho' the CaftL hath one Auncient
ftrong and large Keep that iz called Ceazarz
Tour, rather (az I have good cauz to think) Gml
for that it iz fquare and high, foormed after llb-
the maner of Cezarz Fortz then that ever he
bylt it. Nay noow I am a littl in Mafter
Martin ile tell you all.

This Marchlond thatftoryes call Mercia,
iz numbred in their Bookes the foourth of
the feaven Kingdomes that the Saxons had
whilom heer divided among them in the
Ream: Began in Anno Dom. 616, one
hundred and thirtie nine yeer after Horfins
And Hengift; continued in the race of 17
Kings, 249 yeers togyther, and ended in
Ann. 875. Reyzed from the reft, ( fayz the
A4 book )

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book ) at firft by Penda'z prefumption: ovcr-

throun at lad by Buthred's Hafcardy, and
*° ^ to tne khigdoom of the Weft-Saxons.
And Marchlond had in it London, Mildelfex,
heering a Bifhoprik. Had more of S/iyrez:
Gloceter, Woorceter, and Warwik, and heer-
ing a Biihoprik. Chejler ( that now we call
Chejhyre ) Darby and Staff oord, whereuntoo
one Bilhop that had alfo part of Warwyk and
Shrewfbery, and his See at Coventree that
was then aforetime at Lychfeeld. Heretoo:
Hereford, wherein a Bifhoprik that had more
too Jurifdiftion, half Shreujbury, part of
Warwyk and alfo of Gloceter, and the See
at Hereford. Alfo had Oxford, Buckingham,
Hertford, Huntingdon, 8c halfe of Bedforde ;
and too theez, Norhampton, part of Leyceter,
and alfo Lincoln, whearunto a Bifhop: Whoz
See at Lincoln Citee that fumtime before was
at Dorchefter, heerto the reft of Leyceter and
in Nottingham, that of old had a fpeciall
Bifliop, whooz See waz at Leyceter; but
after, put to the charge of the Archbifhop
of Yorke.

Now touching the Name, that of olid
Recordes I underftand, and of Auncient
Writers I find, iz call'd Kenelworth; Syns

moft

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moft of the Worth's in England {land ny un-

too like lakes, and ar eyther fmall Ilandz,
fuch one as the Seat of this Caftl hath been
and eazly may bee, or is lond ground by Pool
or River whearon Willoz, Alderz, or fuch
like doo gro: Which Althamerus writes^"

UponTacitus*

142.

precizely that the Germains cal flHCffc: Joyn- The Germans
i-:^- thefe too togither with the nighnefs *ti&
of the Woords and fybred of the toongs. I
am the bolder to pronoouns, that as our call
Engl.Jh Wow/h, with the reft of our Auncient
:gage, was leaft us from the Germains ;
eeven To that their Werd and our Woorth iz
all one thing in fignfiaunce, common too us
both, e'en at this day: I take the cafe fo
; that I fay not az mooch az I moought.
1 1i's Preface ye with the Preface; and nowe
to the Matter.

ON Saterday the Nyenth of July, at long
Ichington, a Toun & LordPnip of rny Lord's,
within a feaven Myle of Killingwortk', his
Honor made her Majejly great cheer at Din-
ner, and pleafaunt Paitime *n Hunting by thtf
way after, that it was eight o' Clock in the
Evening ear her Highnefs came too Killing-
-worth : Whear in the Park, about a flight
(hoot from the Brayz and firft gate of the
fi Ca/lt,

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z.b-k. Cajll, one the ten Si In I Is, that (we reed )
wear all Fatidicce and IhcubaltK, (as p
and privy too the Gods gracious goo I
( cumly clad in a Pall of whire Sylk
nounced a proper Poezi in Englilh RIP
Meeter: Of effect hoow great glad :-.~ is her
goodneife prezenze brought into eyerie fteed
whear it pleazed her too cum • and fpecial
now into that place that had fo long, longed
after the fame : Ended with prophecie cer-
tain, of mooch and long profperitie health
and felicitee: This her Mzjjlie beningly
accepting, paffed foorth untoo the next
gate of the Brayz, which for the length,
largenes and ufe, (as well it may fo ferve)
The Porter, they call now the Tylt-yard, whear a Porter,
tall of Perfon, big oflim and (learn of
coountinance, wrapt alfo all in Sylke, v. ith
a club and keiz of quantitee according, had
a rough fpeeeh full of Paflions in meeter
aptly made to the purpofe: Whearby (az
her Highnes was cum within his warde) hee
burft out in a great pang of impatiens to fee
fuch uncooth trudging .too and fro, fuch
riding in and out, with fuch dyn and noiz
of talk within the charge of his Offis :
Whearofhee never faw the like nor had any
warning afore, ne yet coold make too him-

felf

-.uze of the matter : At laft upon
\ and avifcment, az hee preaft too
r, confefTing anon that hee found
3 reed at theprezens of a perfonage
: ! y exprefling an heroicali Soyerain-
II 'he whole Eftates, and by degreez
• Vrfr, callm'd his ftoniz, proclaims

•; and free paflage to all, yedds
'-, his Keyz, hiz Office and all,
•z kneez humbly prayz pardon of
hiz ;rauns and impaciens: which her
ncfs graciouflie graunting, he cauz'd
petoourz that flood uppon the wall
of the gale tl:ear, too foound up a tune of
: Which, befyde the nobl noyz,
was fo mooch the more pleafaunt too behold,
beqaus theez Trumpetpours, beeing fixe in
number, wear every one an eight foot hye,
in due proportion of Parfon befyde, all in
long garments of Sylk fuitabl, cache with hiz
fylvery Trumpet of a five foot long, foorm-
ed taper wyfe, and flraight from the upper
part untoo the neathere eend : Whear the
diameter was a 16 ynchez over, and yet fo
tempered by art, that being very eazy too
the blaft, they cafl foorth no greater no
nor a more unpleazaunt foound for time
and tune, than any oother common Trumpet,
B2 bee

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bee it never fo artificially formed.
armonious blailerz, from the forefide of the
gate at her highnefr enfrai,cp wbear they
began: M'alking upon the Wallz untoo the
inner: had this Muzik main'eined from them
very deleclably, while her Highnef-i all along
this Tylt-yard jode unto the inner g^te
next the bafe Coourt of the Cvjll: where
The La* of Ae Lady of the Lake, (famous in King

tut, Luke. ' » ' •' v

Arthurz Book ) with too Nymphes waiting
uppon her, arrayed all in Sylks, attending
her Highnefs comming: From the midil of
the Pool, whear upon a mpovabl Hand,
bright blazing with Torches, fhe floting to
Land, met her Majefty with a well penned
meeter and matter after this fort : £ viz ]
Firft of the Auncientee of the Cajll, whoo
had been ownerz of the fame e'en 'till this
day, mpft alweys in the hands of the Earls of
Leyceter; hoow fhee had kept this Lake
finz King Arthurz Dayz; and now under-
{landing of her highnefs hither cumming,
thought it both office and duetie, in humble
wize to difcqver her and her Eftate ; offer-
ing up the fame, her Lake and Poowr there-
in, with promife of repayre unto the Coourt.
It pleazed Jier highnefs too thank this Lady,
and too addwithall, we had thought indeed

the

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the Lake had been oourz, and doo you call

it yourz now? Well, we will herein com-
mon more with yoo hereafter.

THIS Pageant was cloz'd up with a de-
Je&abie harmony of Hautboiz, Shalmz, Cor-
nets, and fuch oother looud Muzik, that
held on while her Majefde pleafauntly fo
pafled from thence toward the Caftl gate;
whearunto from the baze Coourt ov.er a dry
valley caft into a good foorm, waz thear
framed a fayr Bridge of a twenty foot wide, TJI(
and a feaventy foot long, gravel d for tread-
ing, railed on either part with feaven PoPts
on a fide, that flood a 12 foot a funder
thickned betweene with well proportioned
Pillars turn'd.

UPON the firft payr of Pofts were fettoo
cumly fquare wyre Cages, a three foot long,
too foot wide; and hye in them live Bitters,
Curluz, Shopvelarz, Hearfheawz, Godwitz,
and fuch like deinty Byrds of the prezents
of Sylvanus the God of Foul. On the fecond Syhtww. \

Pr&ztnts.

payr, too great fylver'd Bollz, featly apted
too the purpoze, filde with Applz, Pearz,
Cherriz, Filberdz, Walnuts, frefh upon their
traunches, and with Oranges, Poungarnets,

Lemmans?

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Lercrrrans, end Pipinz, all for tl-~ giftzrof
Pomona, a. Pomona, Goddes ofFruitz. 1 r.e third ^ if
of Pods, in too fuch fylver'd Bollz. bad
( all in earz Green and Old ) Wheat, Barly,
Cer«. 3. QotZj Beans and Peaz, az the gifts of Ceres.
The fourth PoR on the leafthand, in a like
fylvered Boll, had Grapes in Clufters wh'yte
and red, gracified with their vine leavez:
The match Pod againfl it had a pnyre of
great whyte fylver lyvery Pots for Wyr.--:
and before them too Glaffjz ofgoodcap:iciti",
fill'd full; the t'on with whyte \Vine, the
two other with Claret; fo frefh of cooler,
and of look fo lovely, fmiling to the Eyz of
many, that by my feith mee thought, by
their leering, they could have foound in
their harts (az the evening was hot.) to
have kift them fweetlie, and thought it no
Sin : And theez for the potencial prezents of
Bacchus. 4. Bacchus the God of Wine. The fift payr had
each a fair large trey ftreawd with frePn grafs;
and in them, Coonger, Burt, Mullet, Frefh
Herring, Oiflers, Samon, Crevh, and fuch
tpvtuns. 5. like from Neptunus, God of the Sea. On the
fixth payrof Poftswear fe t two ragged Stavez
of fylver, as my Lord givez them in Armz,
beautifully glittering of Armour thereupon
, depending, Bowz, Arroz, Spcarz, Sheeld,

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H^d-pees, Gorget, Corfelets, Swoords, Tar-
gets, and fuch like, for Mars Gifts the God Mars- 6-
of War, And the aptlyer (methought.) wzz
it that tfooz ragged Staves fupported theez
Martial prez^hts, as well becauz the-»z Haves
by their tines feem naturallie meete for the
bearing of Armoour, as alfo that they chief-
ly in this place might take upon them princi-
pal 1 protection of her Highnefs Par Ton, that
fo benignly pleazed her to take herbour.
On the feaventh Pods, the lafl and next too
the C'ijll, wear thear pight to fa?r Bay
bra nnches of a four foot hy, adourned on
ail i.cies with Lutes, Viol lz, Shallmz, Cornets,
Flutes, Recorders, and Hatpes, azthepre-
zrnrs of Phoebus the God of Muzik for re- pkctbw. 7.
joici!-'.; the mind, and alfo of Phiz ik, for
l.^ahh to the Body.

1 - Cjftl Gate was there faflencd a

lly garniflit aboove with her

u~ ns, and featl'e with Ivy wreath z

boorded aboout, of a ten-foot Square: The

ground blak, whearupon in large white Cap-'

nail Roman fayr written, a Poem mencion-

ing theeze Gods and their Gifts, thus pre*

zented untoo herHighnefs : Which, becauz

It remained unremooved, at leizure and

pleaze I took it oout, as foloeth. A D

AD MAJESTATEM REGIAM.

Jupiter hue certos cernens te tendere greflus
Ca:licolas PRINCEPS a&utum convocat Omncs:
Obfequium praeftare jubet TIBI quenque bcnignum.
Unde fuas Sylvanus Aves, Fomonaque fruttus,
Aima Ceres fruges, hilarantia vina Liaeus,
Ncptunus Pifces, tela et tutantia Mavors,
Suave Melos Pkcebus, folidamque longamque rafutem.
DiiTiBiREGiNAb2ec(cumfisDiGNissiMA)prajbent:
Hoc TIB i, cum Domino, dedit fed werda KEN ELMI.

All the Letters that mention her Maje/ly, which
heer I put capitall, for reverens and honor wear
thear made in Golld.

But the Night well fpentj for that theez
Verfez by torch light coold eafily bee read,
by a Poet thearfore in a long ceruleoous
garment, with a fide and wide fleeves
Venecian wize drawen up to his elboz, his
dooblett fleevez under that, Crimzen, noth-
ing but Silke ; a Bay garland on his head,
and a (kro in his hand, making firft an hum-
ble Obeizaunce at her highnefs cummyng,
and pointing untoo everie prezent as he
fpake ; the fame were pronounced. Thus

viewing

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viewing the Gifts, az fhepaft, and how the

Fofts might agree with the fpeech of the
Poet, at the eend of the bridge and entree
of the Gate, waz her highnes received with
a frefh delicate Armony of Flutz, in per-
fourmauns of Phoebus Prezents.

So pafling intoo the inner Coourt, her
Majcfty (that never rides but alone) thear
fet doun from her palfrey, was conveied up
to Chamber: When after did folio fo great
a peal of gunz, and fuch lightning by fyr-
work a long fpace toogither, as Jupiter
woold (heaw hirnfelf too bee no further be-
hind with hiz welcum then the reft of hiz
Gods: and that woold hee have all the
Countrie to kno: for indeed the noiz and
flame were heard and feen a twenty myle
of. Thus much Mijler Martin (that I re*
member me) for the firft daiz Bien venu.
Be yee not wery, for I am fkant in the midft
of my matter.

On Sunday the forenoon Occupied, az for Sunday-,
the Sabot day, in quiet and vacation from
woork, and 'in divine fervis and preaching
at the Parith Church : The Afternoon in
excelent Muzik of fundry fwet Indruments,
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and in dauncing of Lordes and Ladiez, and
oother woorfhipfull degrees, uttered with
fuch lively agilitee and commendable grace
az whither it moought be more ftraunge too
the eye, or pleazunt too the minde, for my
part indeed I coold not difcern ; but exceed-
ingly well was it, methought in both.

At night late, az though Jupiter the lafl
night had forgot for bizinefs, or forborn for
curtefy and quiet, part of his wellcoom un-
too her highnefs appointed, noow entnns at
the fyrfl intoo hiz purpoze moderatly ( az
mortallz doo ) with a warning peec or too,
preceding on with incres; at 1 aft the Altito-
nant difpleaz me hiz mayn poour; with blaz
of burning Darts, flying too and fro, leams
of flarz corufcant, ftreamz and hail of fine
fparkes, lightninges of wildfier a water and
lond, flight & (hoot of thunderboltz, all with
fuch countinauns terror & vehemencie, that
the Heavins thundred, the Waters foourged,
the Earth fhooke; and in fuch fort furly, az
had we not bee alfured of the fulmieant de-
itee waz all hot in Amitee, and could not
otherwize witnefle his wellcoraming unto
her highnefs ; it woold have made mee, for
my part, az hardy. az I am, very Veangeably

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afeard. This a doo lafted while the Mid-
night waz paft, that well waz mee foon after
when I waz cought in my cabayn : and this
for the fecund day.

Munday was hot, and thearfore her high- Mwidey
nefs kept in a till a five a Clok in the eeven-
ing: what time it pleazz'd her too ride
foorth into the Chace too hunt the Hair ^.2
fors: which foound anon, and after fore/0™-
chafed, and chafed by the hot purfuit of the
hooundes, was fain of fine fors, at laft to
take foil. Thear to beholld the fwift fleet-
ing of the Deer afore with the (lately Cariage
of his head in hiz fwimmyng, fpred (for the
quantitee) lyke the fail of a Ship: the
hounds harroing after, az they had bin a
number of fkiphs too the fpoyle of a Karvell:
the ton no leffe eager in purchaz of his pray,
then waz the other earned in favegard of hiz
life: fo az the earning of the hoounds in
continuauns of their crie, the fwiftnefs of
the Deer, the running of footmen, the gallop-
ing of horfez, the blafting ofhornz, the hal-
loing and hewing of the huntfmen, with the
excellent echoz between whilez from the
Woods and Waters in Valleiz refounding;
mooved Paflime deleclabl in fo hye a degree,
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az for nny pirron to take pleasure by rnooft
fenfez at onez, in mine opinion, thear- can
be none ony wey comparable to this : and
fpeciall in this place, that of nature is foorm-
ed fo fytt for the purpofe; in feith Mafic?
Martin if ye coold with a "Wifh, I woold
ye had bin at it: Wei the Hart waz kild,
a goodly Deer, but fo ceaft not the game
yet.

For .about nien a Clock, at the hither
part of the Chafe whear torch light attend-
ed, oout of the Woods, in her Majeftiez re-
turn, rooughly came thear foorth Hombre
The Savage Scilv.agio, with an Oken plant plucl up by
the roots in his hande, himfelf forgrone all in
Mofs and Ivy; who, for parfonage, gefture,
and utteraunce befide, coountrnaunft the
matter too very good 1 iking ; and had fpeech
to effect: That continuing fo long in theeze
wilde Waftes, whearin oft had he fared both
far and neer, yet hapt he never to fee fo
glorioous an Affemble afore: andnoowcaft
intoo great grief of mind, for that neyther
by himfelf coold he gefs, nor knew whear
elfe too bee taught, what they fhould be,
6r whoo bare eft ate. Reports fum had he
hard many itraunge things, but brooyled

thearby

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thearby (b mooch the more in defire of kno*
ledge. Thus in great pangs bethought he,
and call'd he upon all his familiarz and
companionz, the Fawnz, the Satyres, the
Nymphs, theDryades & the Hamad ryades;
but none making aunfwear, whearby his
care the more encreafing, in utter grief and
extreem refuge, call'd he allowd at laft, after
hiz olid freend Echo,, that he wift would
hyde nothing from him, but tell him all,
if fhe wear heer. Heer (quoth Echo.) Heer,
Echo, and art thou thear? ( fays he, ) Ah
hoow mooch haft thou relieved my care-
ful fpirits with thy curtezy onward. A my
good Echo, heer is a marveiloous prezenz
of dignitee ; what are they I pray thee, who
is Soverain, tell me I befeech thee, or elze
hoow moought I kno? I kno (quoth (he.)
Knoefl thou, fays he? marry that is ex-
ceedingly well : Why then, I dezire thee,
hardly to (ho mee what Majcftie, ( for no
mean degree is it) have we heer: a. King
or a Queen? (quoth Echo.) A Queen/ fayez
hee? Pauzing and wifely viewing a while,
noow full certeynlie feemes thy tale to be
true: And proceeding by this maner of
Dialog, with an earned beholding her high-
nefs a while, recounts he firft hoow juftly

that

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that foormer reports agree with his prefent
fight, toouching the beautifull linaments of
coountinauns, the cumly proportion of body,
the Prinfly grace of prezenz, the graciouz
giftz of nature, with the rare and (ingular
qualities of both body and mind in her Majefiy
conjoyn'd, and fo apparent at eye. Then
ihortly rehearfing Saterdaiz A6les, of Sibil's
Talutation, of the Porter's proportion, of his
Trumpetoours Muzik, of the Lake Ladiez
Oration, of the feaven Godz feaven Prezentz,
Hee reporteth the incredibl joy that ail eilatez
-in the land have allweyz of her hignes whear-
foever it cums: eendeth with prefage and
prayer of perpetuall felicitee, and with hum-
ble fubjaclion of him and hizzen and all that
they may do. After this fort the matter went
with littl difFerens I gefle, faving only in
this point, that the thing which heer I report
in unpohiht Proez, was thear pronounced in
good meeter and matter, very wel indighted
in rime. Echo finely framed moft aptly by
anfwerz thus to utter all. . And I {hall tell
yoo Mqfler Martin, by the mafs, of a mad
Adventure: As this Savage for the more
fubmiflion brake hiz tree afunder, and Kaft
the top from him, it had almoft light upon
her higlmes hors hedd: whearat he ftartld,

and

C '3 3

the gentlman much difmayd. See the be-
nignitee of the Prins ; az the footmen lookt
well too the hors, and hee of generofitce

foon calmd of himfelf " No hurt, "No

hurt, quoth her highnels. Which Words
I promif yoo wee wear all glad to hear;
and took them too be the bell; part of the
Play.

Tuifday, pleazaunt pafling of the time with Tuifday, 4.
Muzik and dauncing; faving that toward
night it liked her Majejly too walk a foot
into the Chafe over the bridge : whear it
pleafed her to ftand, while upon the Pool
oout of a Barge fine appointed for the pur-
poze, too heer fundry kinds of very dele&abl
Muzik; thus recreated, and after fum wallk
her highnes returned.

jj

Wednfday, her Majefty rode intoo the irednfday, $.
Chafe, a hunting again of the Hart offers.
The Deer, after his property, for refuge took
the foyl : but fo mafter'd by liote purfuit
on al parts, that he was taken quick in the
Pool: The Watermen held him up hard by ™< ""«

, •••'•> pardoned.

the lied, while at her higlmes comaundment
he loft hiz earz for a raundfum and fo had
"pardon for lyfe.

Thurfday.

t *4 3

Thurfday, 6. Thurfday, the foourteenth of this

and the fyxth day of her Majeflyez cumming,
a great fort of Bandogs whear thear tyed
?Jfarz. in the utter Coourt, and thyrteen Bearz in
the inner. Whoofoever made the pannell,
thear wear inoow for a Queaft, and one for
challenge and need wear. A Wight of great
wizdoom and gravitee feemed their forman
to be, had it cum to a Jury: But it fell
oout that they wear cauzd too appeer thear
upon no fuch matter, but onlie too aunfwear
too auncient quarrell between them and the
Bandogs, in a caufe of controverfy that
hath long depended, been obftinatly full
often debated with (harp and byting argu-
ments a both fydes, and coold never be
decided grown noow too fo marveyloous a
mallys, that with fpitefull obrayds and unT
charitabl chaffings alweiz they freat, az any
whear the ton can heer, fee, or fmell the
toother: And indeed at utter deadly feud.
Many a maymd member, (God wot) blody
face & a torn Cote hath the quarrel coft be-
tween them, fo far likely the leffeyet noow
to be appeazd, as thear wants not partakers
too bak them a both fidez.

Well fyr, the Bearz wear brought foorth

jntoo

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jntoo the Coourt, the Dogs fet too them,

too argu the point s eeven face too face ; they
had learnd counfel alfo a both parts : what
may they be coounted parciall that are re*
tain but a to fyde? I ween no. Very feers
both ton & toother and eager in argument :
If the Dog in pleadyng woold p!uk the Bear
by the throte, the Bear with travers woould
claw him again by the fcalp; Confef? and a,
lift, but avoyd a coold not that waz bound too
the bar: And hiz Coounfell tolld him that
it coold be too him no pollecy in pleading.
Thearfore thus with fending and prooving,
with plucking and tugging, (kratting and
by ting, by plain tooth and nayll a to fide
and toother, fuch expens of blood and leatner
waz thear between them, as a moonths lick-
ing I ween will not recoover: and yet re-
main as far out az ever they wear.

It was a fport very pleazaunt of tfreeze
beaftz; to fee the Bear with his pink nyez
leering after hiz enmiez approch, the nimbi-
nefs and wayt of the Dog too take hiz a-
vauntage, and the fors and experiens of the
Bear agay n to avoyd the alfauts : If he wear
bitten in one place, hoow he woold pynch
in an oother too get free : that if he wear
D taken

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taken onez, then what (hyft with by ting witli
clawying, with roring tofling and tumbling
he woold woork too wynde hym felf from
them: And when he was lofe, to (hake
hiz earz twyfe or thryfe wyth the bind and
the flaver aboout his fiznamy, waz a matter
of a goodly releef.

As this fport waz had a day time, in the
Caftl, fo waz thear . abrode at night very
ftraunge and fundry kindez of fier works,
compeld by cunning to fly too and fro, and
too mount very hye intoo they Ayr upward,
and alfo too burn unquenfhabl in the Water
beneathe ; contrary, ye wot, too fyerz kinde:
This intermingld \vith a great peal of Guns,
which all gave both to the ear and to the
Eye the greater grace and delight, for that
with fuch Order and Art they wear temper-
ed, toouching time and continuaunce, that
waz about too hours fpace.

Noow within alfo, in the mean time waz

thear fheawed before her hignes, by an

Tumliin* of Italian, fuch feats of Agilitiee, in goinges,

the Italian. turninges,tumblinges,caftinges, hops, jumps,

leaps, fkips, fprings, gambaud, foomerfauts,.

caprettiez and flights; forward, backward,

fydewize,

fydewize, a doownward, upward and with
fundry windings, gyrings & circumflexions ;
allfo lightly and with fuch eazinefs, as by
mee in feaw words it is not expreflibl by pen
or fpeech I tell yoo plain. I bleaft me by
my faith to behold him, and began to doout
whither a waz a man or a fpirite, and I
ween had doouted mee 'till this day, had it
not been that anon I bethought me of men
that can reafon and*talk with too toongs,
and with too parfons at onez, fmg like Burdz,
curteiz of behaviour, of body ftrong, and in
joynts fo nymbl withall, that their bonez
feem az lythie and plyaunt fyneuz. They
dwel in a happy Hand ( az the Book tearmz
it,) four moonths fayling Southward beyond
Ethiop. Nay Majler Martin I tell you no
jeft ? «for both Diodorus Siculus an Auncient Diodor.
Greek Hiftoriographer in his third book of E^

the AQs of the olid Egyptians; and alfo from Gia' **• 3-
him Conrad Gefnerus, a great learned man,
and a very diligent Writer in all good Argu-
ments of oour time, but deceafed, in the
firft chapter of hiz Mithridates reporteth the
fame. As for this fellow, I cannot tell what
too make of him, fave that I may gefTe his
bak metalld like a Lamprey, that haz no
bone, but a lyne like to a Lute firing. - Well
Ds fyr,

r * j

fyr, let him pafs and his feats, and this dayz
paltime withal! , for hcer iz az mooch az I
can remember mee for Ihurfdaiz entertain-
ment.

Friday and Saterday wear thear no open
fheaws abrode, becauzthe weather enclynde
too fum moyfter ardwynde-. that very leaz-
onably temperd the drought and the heat,
cauzed by the continuans of fayr weather
and funmyne afore, all the \vhyle fyns her
Maj'jliez thither camming.

A Sunday, opportunely the weather brake
up again, and after divine Sen is in the
Pariih Church for the Sabot day, and a
frutefull Sermon thear in the forenoon: At
Afternoon, in woorfhip of this Kenelwoortk
Caftl, and of God and Saint Kendm, whooz
day forfooth by the Calendar this waz ; a
folemn Brydeale of a proper Coopl waz ap-
pointed; Set in order in the Tylt-yard, too
cum and make thear fheaw before the Caftl
in the great Coourt, whear az was pight a
Cumly Quintine for featz at Armz, which
when they had done, too march oout at the
North gate of the Caftl homeward again in-
to the Tooun,

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And thus were they marfhalld. Fyrft, all
the luflie Lads and bolld bachelarz of the
Parifh, futablie every Wight with' hiz blu
buckerambridelaceupon a braunch of green
Broom (cauz rozemary iz fkant thear) tyed
on hiz leaft arme, ( for a that fyde lyez the
heart,)^ and his Alder pole for a fpear in his
right hand, in Marciall order raunged on a
fore, too and too in a rank: Sum with a
hat, fum in a Cap, fum a Cote, fum a jerken,
fum for lightnefs in hiz dooblet and hiz hoze,
Clean trull with a point afore : Sum botes
and no Spurz, he Spurz and no boots, and
he ney ther nother : One a Sadel, anoother
a Pad or a Pannell faflened with a Cord, for
gyrts wear geazon : And theez to the nurn^
ber of a fixteen wight riding men and well
befeen: But the Bridegroom formoft, in
,hiz fatherz tawny worfted jacket, (for hiz
freends wear fayn that he fhoold be a Bryde-
groom before the Queen) a fayr ftrawn hat
with a Capitall Crooun, fteepl Wyze on his
hed: a payr of harveft gloves on hiz hands,
az a fign of good Hufbandry: A Pen and
inkorn at hiz bak ; for he woold be knowen
to be bookifh: lame of a leg that in his
Yooth was broken at football : Well belov-
ed yet of his Mother, that lent him aim Muf-

flar

f!ar for a Napkin that waz tyed too hiz gyrdl
for lozyng. It was no fmall Sport too marke
this Minion in hiz full apointment, that
throogh good fcoolation becam az formall
in hiz A&ion, az had he been a Brydegroom
indeed ; with this fpeciall grace by the wey,
that ever az he woold have framed him the
better coimtenauns, with the woors face he
Jookt.

Well fyr, after theez horfmen, a lively
Morifdauns, according too the Auncient
manner : fix Dauncerz, Mawdmarion, and
the Fool. Then three pretty Puzels, az
bright az a breaft of bacon, of a thirtie yeere
old a pees, that carried three fpeciall Spife-
.cakes df a bufhel of wheat (they had it by
meazure out of my Lords backhoufe,) before
the Bryde: Syzely with fet countenauns,
and lips fo demurely fimpring, as it had been
a Mare cropping of a thifll. After theez, a
loovely loober woorts, freklfaced, red-head-
ed, cleen truft in hiz dooblet and hiz hoze
taken up now in deed by commifTion, for
that hee waz fo loth to cum forward, for re-
verens belike of hiz nue cot-canvas dooblet;
and woold by hiz good will have been but a
gazer, but found to bee a meet ador for his

Offis:

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Offis : That waz to beare the Bride-cup,
foormed of a fweet fucket barrell, a faire
turnd foot fet too it, all feemly be fylverd
and parcell gilt, adourned with a beautiful
braunch of Broom, gayly begilded for Rofe-
mary ; from which, too brode Brydelaces of
red and yelloo buckeram begilded, and
galauntly flreaming by fuch wind az thear
waz, for he Carried it aloft: This gentl
Cup-bearer yet, had hiz freckld fiznemy fum-
what unhappily infefled az he went, by the
byzy flyez, that flocl: about the Bride-cup,
for the fweetnefs of the fucket that it favor-
ed on: but hee like a tall Fello, withflood
their Mallis ftoutly, (fee what Manhood may
do,) bet them away, kild them by fcores,
flood to hiz charge, and marched on in good
Order.

Then folloed the worfhipful Bride, led
( after the Cuntrie maner ) between too
Auncient Parifhioners, honeft Toounfmen.
But a flale Stallion, and a well fpred, (hot
az the Weather waz ) God wot, and ill
fmelling waz me: a thirtie yeer old, of
colour broun-bay not very beautifull in deed,
but ugly, and foul ill favord : Yet marvey-
loous fond of the Offis, becaufe fnee hard

fay

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fay fhee fhoold datms before the Queen, in
which feat fhee thought (he woold foot it az
finely az the beft : Well, after this Bride
cam thear by too and too, a dozen damzels
for bride-maides ; that for favor, attyre, for
Lcion and cleanlines, were az meete for fuch
a Bride az a treen ladl for a Porige Pot:
Mo, (but for fear of earring all clean,) had
been appointed but theez feaw wear inoow.

As the Cumpany in this Order wear cum
into the Coourt, marvelous wrear the marcial
Acls that wear doon thear that day, The
Bryde-groome for preeminens had the fyrft
Coors at the Quintyne, brake hiz fpear
trelhardiment : but his Mare in hiz manage
did a littl fo titubate, that mooch a doo had
I; is Manhod to fit in his Sadl, and too Tcape
the foyl of a fall : With the help of his
hand, yet hee recooverd himfelf, and loft
not hiz ftyrops (for he had none to his Sad*
dl : ) had no hurt as it hapt, but only that
hiz gyrt burft, and loft hiz pen and inkorn
that he waz redy to wep for ; but his hand-
kercher, az good hap waz, found hee fafe
at his gyrdlt that cheerd him fumwhat,
and had good regard it fhoold not.be fyeld.
For though heat and coolnefs upon fundry

Occazions

C.33 ]

Occazions made him fum time too fweat,
and fum time rumatick ; yet durfl hee be
bollder too bio his noze and wype his face
with the flapet of his fatherz jacket, then with
his Mother's Muffler: 'tis a goodly matter,
when Yooth iz manerly brought up, in fa-
therlie loove and Motherly Aw.

Now Syr, after the Brydegroom had made
hiz Coors, ran the reft of the Band a whyle,
in fum order; but foon after, tag and rag,
cut and long tail ; whear the fpecialty of
the fport was, to fee how fum for hiz flak-
nefs had a good bob with the Bag ; and fum
for his hafte too tpppl dooun right, and cum
tumbling to the Poft: Sum ftryving fo
mooch at the fyrft fetting oout, that it
feemd a queftion between the Man and the
Beaft, whither the Coors fhoold be made
a horfback or a foot : and put foorth with
the fpurz, then wold run hiz race by az
among the thicken1 of the Throng, that
dooun came they toogyther hand over hed:
Anoother, whyle he direcled his Coors to
the quintine, his jumcnt woold carry him
too a Mare amoong the Pepl : So hiz hors
az- amoroos az him felf adventuroous : A-
nother, too, run and mill the quintyne with
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C 34 1
hiz ftafF, and hit the boord with his hed!

Many fuch gay gamz wear thear among
x.heez ryderz: who by and by after, upon a
greater coorage leaft thear quintining, and
ran at anoother. Thear to fee th^ fleam
countenauns, the grym look% the coora-
gioous attempts, the deiperat Adventurez,
the daungeroous Coorvez, the feers en-
coounterz, whereby the buff at the Man,
and the counterbuff at the hors, that both
fumtime cam topi ing to the ground. By my
trooth Mafter Marty n twaz a lively pailime;
I beleeve it woold have mooved fum man
too a rigH meerry mood, though had it be
toold him hiz Wife lay a dying.

Tuifday And heerto folloed az good a fport, (me-
'^^thooght,) prezented in an Hiftorical kue,
by certain good harted men of Cuvsnh " ".
my Lords Neighboors thear: who unde-r-
(landing amoongthem the thing that coold
not bee hidden from ony: hoow carefll i
and fludious hiz honour waz that by ail
pieazaunt recreations her highnes might beffc
fynd her felf wellcom, and bee made glad-
fum and mery ; ( the groundworke indeede
and foundacion of hiz Lordihip's myrth and

gladnefle

I/as 3

all,

gladneffe of us all,) made petition that they
moought renue noow their Old StoriaJ
Sheaw : Of argument how the Danez why-
lorn heere in a troubloous Seazon wear for
quietneffe born withall and fuffeardin Peas;
that anon, by outrage and importabl in-
folency, abuzing both Ethelred the King,
then, and all Eftates everie whear by fyde;
at the greevous complaint and coounfel of
Huna the King's Chieftain in warz, on Saint
Brice's night, Ann. Dom. 1012, (az the book
fayz, that falleth yeerely on the thirteenth of
November ) wear all difpatcht and the Ream
rid. And for becauz the matter mencionetli
how valiantly our Englifli Women, for love
of their Countree behaved themfelves, ex-.y.<.-j R».s^
preffed in A&ionz and rymez after their
manner, they thought it moought moove
fum myrth to her Majefty the rather. The
thing, faid They, iz grounded in ftory, and
for paftime woont too be plaid in oour Citee
yearly: without ill example ofmannerz,
papiftry, on ony fuperftition : and elz did fo
occupy the heads of a number, that likely
inoough woold have had woorz meditationz :
had an Auncient beginning and a long con-
tinuauns : 'till noow of late laid dooun, they
knue no cauz why, onlefs it wear by the

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zeal of certain theyr preacherz ; Men very
commendabl for their behaviour & learning,
and fweet in their Sermons, but fumwhat
too four in preaching awey theyr Paftime:
Wifht therefore, that az they fhoold continue
their good do£trine in Pulpet, fo, for mat-
ters of pollicy and gbvernauns of the Citie,
they woold permit them to the ' Mair and
Magijlratez: and fayed by my feyth, M after
Martyn,they woold make theyr humbl peti-
cion untoo her highnes, that they might have
theyr Playz up agayn.

But aware, keep bak, make room noow,
har they cum:

Captain Cox. AndfyrRCaptinCox, an od man I pro-
miz y'oo : by profeffion a Mafon, and that

ft is alluding fo . J y J . .

this Adventure 'right iKiliull ; very cunning in fens, and
mini thlt'ztn. hardy- 'as Gawin; for his ton-fword hangs at
3ohnfonnamet-ftlt ta|3jz eencj: ^reat overfiffht hath he in mat-

one of hi* MaJ- & o

«j,wAir A waters of florie: For az for King Arthurz Book,
^ Burdeaus, the foour fons otAymon,
^^ The%^ of lo degree,
Knight "o^ Courtefy, and the Lady Fagu-
Frederik of Gene, Syr ' Eglamoour, Syr

, Syr Lamwell, Syr Ifcnbras, Syr
, . Olyvcr of the Caftl, Lucres and
j. G. Eurialus, Virgil's life, the Caftl of Ladies.

the

C 37.1

the Wido Edyih, the King and the Tanner,
Frier Rons, Howlcglas, Gargantua, Robin-
hood, Adam Eel, Clim of the dough and
William of Cloud/ley, the GW/ & the'JSwrrf,
thefeaven wife M'afters, the -P$2/£ lapt in a
Morels Jkin, \htfakfuli of Nucz, theSearge-
' aunt that became a Fryar, Skogan, Collyn
Cloout, the Fryar and the £0)', Elynor Rumirb-
ing, and the Nutbrooun Maid, with many- moe
then I rehears heere; I beleeve hee have them
all at his fingers endz.

Then in Philo.fophy, both Moral! and
Naturall, I think hee be as naturally over-
feen; bende Poetrie and AJlronomie, and
oother hid Sciences, az I may geffe by the
Omberty of his Books ; whearof part, az I
remember, The Skcperds Kalendar, The
Ship of Fools, Danielz Dreamz, the Book of
Fortune, Stans puer ad Menfam, The bye
wey to the Spitl-hoiife, Julian of Erai-n ford's
Tejlament, the Cajlie of Love, the Booget of
Dewiaunds, the Hundred Mery Talez, the
Book of Riddels, the Seaven SororzofWemen,
Thcprooud Wives Pater-Nofter, the Chapman
Q$3.PcniwoorthtfWit: Befide hiz Auncient
Playz, Yooth & Charitce, Hikf/iorner, Nugize,
- Impacient Poverty, & heerwith Doftor Boards

Breviary

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Breviary of Health. What fhoold I rehearz
heer, what a bunch of Ballets and Songs,
all Auncient; as Broom broom on Hil, So
Wo iz me begon, trolly lo. Over a Whinny
Meg, Hey di:ig a ding, Bony lafs upon a
.green, My bony on gave me a bek. By a bank
az 1 lay: and too more he hath fair wrapt
up in Parchment, and bound with a Whip-
cord. And az for Almanaks of Antiquitee,
( a point for Ephemerides ) I ween he can
fheaw from Jafper Laet of Antwarp unto
Nojlradam of Frauns, and thens untoo oour
John Securiz of Sal/bury. To flay ye no
longer herein, I dare fay hee hath az fair a
Library of theez Sciencez, and az many
goodly Monuments both in Froze and Poe-
try, and at afternoonz can talk az much
without book, az ony Inholder betwixt
Brainford and BagJJic.t, what degree foever
he be.

Befide thiz, in the field a good Marfhall
at mutters ; of very great Credite and trufl
in the Toun here ; for he haz been chozen
Ale-cunner many a Yeef, when hiz betterz
have ftond by; and ever quited himfelf with
fuch eftimation, az ^et too taft of a Cup of
Nippitate, hiz judgement will be t?iken a-

bove

C 39 3
bove the bed in the Parifh, be hiz noze near

fo read.

Captain Cox cam marching on valiantly
before, cleen trull and gartered above the
knee, all frefti in a Velvet Cap (Mafter Gold*
ing a lent it him,) floorifhing with hiz ton
fwoord ; and another fens matter with him :
Thus in the forward making room for the
reft. After them, proudly prickt on for-
moft the Danifh launce knights on hofbak,
and then the Englifh: Each with their Al-
der pole martially in their hand. Eeven at
the firfl entree, the meeting waxt fum-what
Warm; that bye and bye kindled with corage
a both fidez, grue from a hot flkirmifh unto
a blazing Battail: firft by fpeare and (hield,
outragious in their racez as ramz at their rut;
with furious encoounterz, that togyther they
tumbl too the duft, fumtime hors and man,
and after fall too it with fworde and target,
good bangz a both fidez. The fight fo
ceailing, but the Battaii not fo ended follo-
ed the Footmen: both by the Holies ton a-
fter toother; firft marching in ranks; -then
Warlik turning; then fro ranks into fquad-
pons; then intoo triangles; fro that into
rings, and fo winding oout again. A valiant

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Captain of great prowez az fiers az a fox
affauting agooz, \vaz fo hardy to give the firfl
{broke: then get they gryfly togyther, that
great was the Aciivitee that day too befeen
thear a both fidez : ton very eager for purchaz
of pray, toother utterly floout for redemption
of Libertie: thus, quarrell enflamed fury
a both fidez : Twife the Danes had the bet-
ter, but at the lafl conflict, beaten doun,
overcom, and many led captive for triumph
by our Engli/Ji Weemen.

This was the effecl of this Sheaw; that
az it waz handled, made mooch matter of
good Pafiime: brought all indeed into the
great Coourt, een under her highnes win-
do too have feen : but (az unhappy it waz
for the Bride) that cam thither too foon,
(and yet waz it a four a Clok.) for her high-
nes beholding in the Chamber deleclabl
dauncing indeed, and heerwith the great
throng and unrulinefs of the people, waz
cauz that this folemnitee of Brideale and
dauncing, had not the full mufler was hop-
ed for ; and but a littl of the Coventree Pley
her highnes alfo faw, commaunded therefore
on the Tuifday folloing to have it full oout :
az accordingly it waz prezented ; whereat

her

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her Mfijejly laught well: They wear the
Jocunder, arid fo mooch the more, becauz
her highnes had given them too Buckes and
five Marke in mony, to make mery to-
gyther : l^bev prayed for her Majefly, long,
happily to r°ign, and oft to cum thither,
that oft they, moought fee her: and what,
triumphing upon the good acceptauns, they
vaunted their Play was never fo dignified,
nor ever any Players before fo beatified.

Thus, tho' the Day took an end, yet flipt
not the night all fleeping awey : for az ney-
ther Oflis nor obfequie ceafledatany time
too the full, to perform the Plot his Honor
had appoynted : So after fupper waz thear a
Play of a very good Theani prefented but
fo fet foorth, by the Aclours well handling,
that pleazure and mirth made it feem very
(hort, tho' it lafted too good oourz & more.
But ftay Mafler Martyn, all iz not doon
yet.

After the Play, oout of hand folloed a
moft delicioous and ( if I may fo terme it )
an Ambrofiall Banket : whearof, whither I
might more muzeat the deintyneffe, fhapez,
and the coft; or elfe at the variete andnum-
F ber

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her of the disfhes (that wear a three hundred)
for my part I coold littl tell them ; and now
lefs I allure yoo. Her Majefly eat fir ally or
nothing: which underftood; the Coorfez
wear not fo Orderly ferved and fizely fet
dooud, but wear by and by as diforderly
wafted and coorfly confumed ; more courtly
me thought than curteoufly : But that was
no part of the matter; moought it pleaz and
be liked, and do that it cam for, then was all
well inough.

Untoo this Banket thear was appoynted
a Mafk: for riches of Aray, of an incredibl
coft: but the time fo far fpent, and very
late in the night now, was cauz that it cam
not foorth to the fheaw : And thus for Son-
dayz feafon, having ftayd yoo the longer,
according to the matter, heer make I an
eend : Ye maye breath yee a while.

Mundayt 10. Mundoy the eyghteenth of this July, the
Weather being hot, her highnes kept the
Cqftl for coolnefs, 'till about five a Clok, her
Majefly in the Chafe hunted the Hart (as a-
fore) of fors : that whyther wear it by the
cunning of the Huntfmen, or by the natural
defyre of the Deer, or els by both ; anon he

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gat him to foyl agayne, which reyzed the

accuftomed delight: a Paftime indeede/o in-
tyrely pleazaunt, az whearof at times whoo
may have the full and free fruition, can find
no more facietee { I ween) for a Recreation,
then of theyr good Viaundes at timez for
their fuftentation.

Well, the Game was gotten; and her
Highnes returning, cam thear, upon a fwim-
ming Mermayd, (that from top too tayl waz
an eyghteen foot long,) Triton Neptune s
blatter: whoo, with his Trumpet foormed
of a Wrinkld Wealk, az her Majefty waz
in fight, gave foound very fhrill & fonoroous,
in fign he had an Ambaffy too pronoouns.
Anon her highnes was cummen upon the
bridge, whearunto he made hiz Fifh to fwim

the fwifter ; and he then declared "How

" the fupreame falfipotent Monarch Neptune,
" the great God of the fwelling Seas, Prins
v of Profunditees, and Sooverain Segnior of
" al Lakez, frefh Waterz, Riverz, Creekez
" and Goolphs ; Underftanding how a cruel
" Knight, one Syr Bruce Sans Pitee, a mor-
" tal Enemy untoo Ladiz of eftate; had
" long lien about the banks of this Pool in
" wayt with his bands, heer to diftrefs the
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of the Lake, whearby (he hath been
" refti ayned not only from having any ufe of
" her Ancient Liberty & territoriez in theeze
" parts; but alfo of making repayr and giving
" auendauns unto yoo Nobl Queen (quo* he)
" azfhewoold: fliepromift, and alfo (hoold;
(S dooth therefoer fignify, and heerto, of yoo
" az of his good Leag and deer freend make
" this Reqaeft, that ye will deyn but too
" (heaw yoor Parfon toward this Pool;
" whearby yoor only prezens (hall be mat-
" ter fufficient of abandoning this uncurtefs
" Knight, and putting all his Bands too
" flight, and alfo deliveraunce of the Lady
" oout of this thralldom."

Mooving heerwith from the Bridge, and
fleeting more into the Pool, chargeth he in
Neptune s name both Eolus with all his
Windez, the Waterz with his Springez, his
Fyfh and Fooul, and all his Clients in the
fame, that they ne be fo hardye in any fors
to flur, but keep them Calm and quiet while
this Queen be prezent. At which petition,
her Highnefs flaying, it appeerd ftraight
hoow Syr Bruce became unfeen, his Bands
ikaled, and the Lady by and by, with her
two Nymphs floating upon her moovable

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Hands ( Triton on his Mermaid fkimming

by,) approched toward her highnes on the

Bridge ; as well too declare that her Ma-

jefliez prezens hath fo graciouflie thus
wrought her deliverauns, az allfo to excuze
her not comming to Coourt az (he promift,
and cheefly to prezent her Majeftie (as a
token of her Duty and good hart ) for her
highnefs recreation, with this Gift; which was
Arion that excellent and famous Muzicien,
in tyre and appointment flraunge well feem-
ing too his Parfon, ryding alofte upon his
old freend the Dolphin, (that from hed too
tayl waz a foour and twenty foot long,) and
fwymd hard by theez Hands. Heerwith,
Arion, for theez great Benefhez, after a feaw
well coouched woords unto her Majejly of
thankfgiving, in fupplement of the fame;
began a dele&abl Ditty of a Song well apt-
ed to a melodious noiz ; compoounded of fix
feveral Inftruments, all covert, cafting foound
from the Dolphin's belly within; Arion,
the feaventh, fitting thus finging (az I fay)
without.

Noow Syr, the Ditty in meeter fo aptly
endighted to the matter, and after by Voys
fo deliciooufly deliver'd; The Song, by a

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fldlfull Artift into hiz parts fo fweetlie fort-
ed ; each part in his Inftrument fo clean and
fharpely touched; Every Inftrument agayn
in hiz kind fo excellently tunabl ; and this
in the Eeving of the day, refoounding from
the Calmm Waters, whear prezens of her
Majefty, and longing to liften had utterly
damped all noiz and din ; the whole Armony
conveyd in tyme tune and temper thus in-
comparably Melodious ; with what pleazure
(M after Martyn) with what (harpnefs of
Conceyt, with what lively delighte this
mought pearce into the hearers harts; I
pray ye imagin yoor felf az ye may ; for fo
God judge me, by all the Wit and Cunning
I have, I cannot exprefs, I promis yoo_
" Mais ieo bien vieu cela Monfieur, que
" forte grande eft la pouvoyr qu' avoit la
" tres nobl Science deMufiquefur les efprites
" hutnains. Perceive ye me? I have told
ye a great matter noow : As for me, fure-
ly I was lull'd in fuch liking, and fo loth too
leave off, that mooch a doo a good while
after, had I, to fynde me whear I waz.
And take ye this by the way, that for the
fmall Skyl in Muzik, that God hath fent
me (ye kno it iz fumwhat) ile fet the more
by my felf while my name is Laneham\

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and Grace a God, a Muzik iz a Nobl Art!

A, flay a while, fee a fhort wit: by
I had almoft forgot. This daye waz a day
of Grace befide, whearin wear avaunced
five Gentlemen of woorfhippe unto the de-
gree of Knighthood; Sir Thomas Cecyl, fun
and heyr untoo the right honorabl the Lord
Treazorer, Syr Henry Cobham, broother un-
to the Lord Cobham, Syr Thomas Stanhofi,
Syr Arthur Baffet, and Syr Thomas Tre/ham.
and alfo, by her highnes accuflumed mercy
and charitee, nyne cured of thepeynfull and
daungerous defeaz called the King's Evill;
for that Kings and Queens of this Realm,
withoout oother medfin (fave only by handl-
ing prayerz) only doo cure it: Bear with
me, tho' perchaunce I place not thoz Gentl-
men in my recitall heer, after theyr eftatez ;
for I am neyther good Heraud of Ar«nes,
nor yet kno hoow they are fet in the Subfidy
bookez: men of great woorfhip I under-
fland they are all.

Tuifday, according to commaundement, Tuifday, t \
cam oour Coventree men. What their mat-
ter was, of her highnes myrth and good ac-
teptauns, and Rewarde untoo them, and

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of their rejoyfing thearat, I flieawd you a-
fore, and fo fay the lefs noow.

Wednefd. 12. Wednefday m the forenoon, preparation
was in hand for her Majefly to have fupt in
No™ rait'd Wedgenall, a three Myle weft from the CaftL
gjuejpr ^ goodly Park of the Queenz Majeftiez:
For that cauz a fair pavilion, and other pro-
vifion accordingly thither fent and prepared:
but by meanz of Weather not fo cleerly dif-
pozed, the matter waz countermaunded a-
gain: That had her highnes hapned this
daye too have cummen abrode, there was
made reddy a Devife ot'GodfJfiz & Nymphes,
which az well for the ingenious argument,
az for the well handling of it in rime and en-
dightmg, woold undooutedly have gaind
great lyking and mooved no lefs delight:
Of the Particulariteez whearof I ceas to en-
treat, leaft like the boongling Carpentar,
by miiforting the peecez, I mar a good frame
in the bad fetting up ; or by my bad tempr-
ing afore hand,embleami(he the beauty, when
it fhoold be rear'd up indeed. A This Day
allfo waz thear fuch earneft tallk and ap-
pointment of remooving, that I gave over
my Noteing, and harkened after my hors.

Mary

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Mary fyr, I mufl tell yoo; Az all en-

deavoour waz to moove mirth and Paflime
(az I tolld ye:) Eeven fo a ridiculoous De-
vife of an Auncient Minftrell and his Song, The
waz prepared to have been proffer'd, if meete
time and place had been foound for it. Ons,
in a woorfhipful Company, whear, full ap-
pointed, he recoounted his matter in fort az
it mould have been uttered, I chaunfed to
bee ; what I noted, heer thus I tell yoo.

A Parfon very meet feemed he for the pur-
foze; of a XLV years olid, apparelled part-
ly as he woold himfelf : Hiz Cap of hiz hed
feemly rounded tonfter wyze; fayr kembd,
that with a fpoonge deintly dipt in a littl
Caponz greas, waz finelye fmoothed too
make it (hine like a Mallards wing, hiz
beard fmugly fhaven ; and. yet his fhyrt after
the nu trink, with ruffs fayr flarched, fleck-
ed, and gliftering like a payr of nu fhooz :
Marfhalld in good Order: wyth a (letting
flick, and floout that every rufF flood up
like a wafer. A fide gootm of Kendal green,
after the frefhnefs of the year now ; gather-
ed at the Neck with a narro gorget faflened
afore with a white clafp and a keepar clofe
"up to the Chin, but eafily for heat too un-
O dco

. [ 5° ]
doo wlien he lift: feemly begyrt in a red

Caddiz gyrdl ; from that, a payr of capped
Sheffield knivez hanging a to fide: Out of
hiz bozom draune foorth a lappet of his Nap-
kin, edged with a blu lace, and marked with
a truloove, a hart, and A. D. for Damian:
for he was but a bachelar yet.

His goounhad fydefleevez dooun to mid-
legge, flit from the fhooulder too the hand,
and lined with white Gotten. His dooblet
fleevez of blak woorfted ; upon them a payr
of poynets of tawny Chamblet, laced a long
the wreafl wythblu threeden points; a weak
toward the hand of fuflian anapes: a payr
of red neather (locks: a payr of Pumps
on hiz feet, with a Crofs cut at the toze for
Cornz; not nu indeede, yet cleanly blakt
with foot, and mining az a fhoing horn. A-
boout his Neck, a red rebond futabl to his
girdl: His Harp in good grace dependauntbe-
JL fore ^ his wreaft tyed to a green lace and
mer, or turn- hanging by: Under the gorget of his goound
a fayr flagon cheyn of Pewter, (for Sylver; )
as a Squire Minftrel of Middilfex, that tra-
vaild the Cuntree thys foomer feafon unto
Fayrz, and woorfhipfull menz houzez. From
hiz cheyn hoong a Schobchion, with met-

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all and cooller refplendant upon hiz bread,
of the auncient Armes of IJlington: Upon
. a queftion whearof, he, az one that wazwell
School'd, & coold his lefibn parfit withoout
booke too aunfwear at full, if queftion wear
aikt hym, declared: '-'How the woorfhip-
" full Village of IJlington in Middelfex, well
" knoen too bee one of the moft auncient
" and beft Toouns in England next London
" at thiz day ; for the feythfull freendftiip of
" long time fheawed, az well at Cookez feaft
" in Alderfgate-Jlreete yeerely upon Holly
" Rood day, az allfo at all folem Bridealez
" in the Citie of London all the yeer after;
" in well ferving them of furmenty for por-
" age, not overfod till it be too weak: of
" Mylk for theyr flawnez, not pild nor chalk-
" ed; of pream for their Cuftardes, not froth -
" ed nor thykned with floour : and of But-
" ter for their Paftiez and Pye-pafte, not
" made of well Curds, nor gatherd of Whey
" in foommer, nor mingled in Winter witli
" falt-butter watered or waiht ; did obteyn
(i long ago thez Woorfhipfull Armez in
" cooler and foorm az yee fee : which are
" The Arms, A field Ardent, as the field and

_ • . P ' ; , • _ IJlington Arms,

li groound indeed whearin the Milk-wives

'•of this woorthy Tooun, and every man

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" els in his faculty, doth trade for his liv-
" ing. On a fefs tenny three Platez between
" three Milke tankerds proper. The three
fc Milk Tankerds, az the proper Veflell
*e whearin the fubftaunce and matter of their
" trade is too and fro tranfported. The
" fefs tenny, which iz a cooler betokening
" dout and fufpition ; fo az fufpition and
" good heed taking, as wel to their Markets
" and Servants, as to their Cuflomerz that
" they truft not too farre ; may bring unto
" them Platez, that iz Coynnd Sylver ; three,
" that iz fufficient and plentie; for fo that
" Number in Armory may well fignifie.

" For Creaft, upon a Wad of Ote ftrawe

" for a Wreath, a boll of furmenty : Wheat

" (az ye kno) iz the moft precious Gift of

" Ceres; and in the midft of it flicking, a

iht « doozen of horn-fpdonz in a bunch, az the

fiorn-Jjboons. l

" Inflruments meeteft too eate furmenty por-
" age wythall : a doozen, az a number of
** plenty compleat for full cheere or a Ban-
" ket ; and of Horn, az of a fubftauns more
" eftimabl then iz made for a great deel;
" beeing nether fo churlifh in weight, az
" iz mettal ; nor fo froward and brittl to
" manure, as (lone ; iior yet fo foily in ufc

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" nor roough to the lips, as wood is ; but.

" lyght, pliaunt, and fmooth ; that with a
" littl licking, wool alweyz be kept az
e: clen az a dye. With yoor paciens Gentle-
" men ( quoth the Minftrel ) be it faid ; wear
" it not in deede that hornz bee fo plentie,
" Hornware, I beleeve woold bee more fet
" by than it iz ; and yet ther arr in our parts
«{ that wyl not flick too avow, that many an
" honeft man, both in Citee & Cuntree, hath
" had his hooufe by horning well upholden,
" and a daily freend allfo at need: And
" this with your favoour may I further
" affirm; a very ingenious Parfon waz hee,
tc that for dignittee of the ftuff,,'coold thus by
" fpooning devife to advauns the horn fo
" neer to the Head. With great congruens
" alfo wear theez horn-fpoonz put too the
" Wheat; az a token and porcion of Cornu- Ovid-

1 . morpn. Lib

" copice, the horn of Achelous; which the
" Maiades did fill with all good frutez, Corn
" and Grain ; and after did confecrate unto
" aboundauns and plenty.

" This Shoochion with Beaftz, very aptly
" agreeing both to the Arms, and to the trade
" of the bearers ; gloriooufly fupported. Be-
f: tween a gray Mare, ( a beaft meeteft for

"carying

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" carying of Milk tankards) her pannell on

"her bak, az alwaies reddy for fervis at
"every Feaft and Brideale at neede; her
" tayl fplayd at mod eaz ; and her filly fole,
" fallow and flaxen mane after the fyre.

" Inthefkro under-graven (quoth hee) iz
" thear a proper woord, an Hemiflichi, well
" fquaring with ail the reft, taken out of
" Salerns chapter, of things that moofl
Schola sGi>rni.<t noorifh mans Body i Lac, Cafeus infans.
" That iz, Good Milk, and young cheez.
" And thus mooch, Gentlmen, and pleaz you
" (quoth he) for the Armz of oour Woorfhip-
" fbl Tooun:" and thearwithall made a
manerly leg, and fo held hiz Peafe.

Az the Cumpany pawzed, and the Min-
ftrel feemde to gape after a praiz for hiz
Beau parlea: and bicauz he had renderd
hiz lefTon fo well: Saiz a good fello of the
Cumpariy, "I am fory to fee how mooch
" the poore Minftrel miflakes the matter;
" for indeed the Armez are thus :

" Three Milk tankerds proper, in a fielde
'•" of cloouted Cream, three green cheefez
c- upon a fhealf of Cake-bread. The Fyr-

" menty

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" menty boll and horn fpoonz: cauz their

" profit corns all by horned Beafts. Support-
" ed by a Mare with a gald back, and thear-
" fore ftill cooverd with a panniell, fifking
11 with her tail for flyez, and her filly Fole
" neying after the Dam for fuk. This woord
" Lac, Cafeus infans, that iz, a frefli Cheez
" and Cream, and the common cry that
" theeze Milk-wives make in London flreets
" yeerly betwixt Eafter and Whitfontide:
" and this iz the very matter I kno it well
" enough : and fo ended hiz Tale and fate
'•' him dooun again."

Heerat every man laught a good, fave the
Minftrell : that thoogh the fooll wear made
privy, all waz but for {port, yet too- fee him-
felf thus croft with a contrary kue that hee
lookt not for, woold ftraight have ge'en
over all; waxt very wayward, eager and
foour: hoowbeit at lade, by fum entreaty,
and many fair woordz, with fak and fuger,
we fweetned him againe: and after hebe-
cam az mery az a Py. Appeerez then a
frem, in hiz ful formalitee with a lovely
loock : After three lowlie coourfiez, cleer-
ed his vois with a hem and reach, and fpat
oout withal ; wiped hiz lips with the hollo

of

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of his hand, for fyling hiz napkin, temperd
a firing or too with his wreaft, and after a
littl warbling on hiz Harp for a prelude,
came foorth with a Sollem Song, warraunt-
g Arthurs ed for ftory oout of King Arthurs A&s ; The
firft booke, and 26 Chapter ; whearof I gate
a Copy : And that iz this : viz.

[ The MinJireWs Sonnett. ]

So it befell upon a Pentecoft day,

When King Arthur at Camelot kept Coourtrial,

With his cumly Queen dame Gaynoourthe gay,

And many bolld Barons fitting in hall;

Ladies apparaild in Purpl and Pall.

When Herauds in hukes herried full by

Largefs Largefs Chevaliers trefhardy.

A doouty Dwarf too the uppermoft deas
Right peartly gan prik, and kneeling on knee,
With fteeven full ftoout am ids all the preas,
Said hail Syr King, God thee fave and fee;
King Ryens of Northgakz greeteth well thee,
And bids that thy beard anon thou him fend,
Or els from thy jawz he will it of rend.

For his robe of ftate, a rich (karlet mantel),
With a leaven Kings beards bordred aboout,
He hath made late, and yet in a cantell

Iz

,[ 57 ]

Iz leaft a place the twelth to make oout,
Whear thien muft (land bee thou never fo floout;
This mud bee doon I tell thee no fabl,
Mawgre the poour of all thy round tabl.

When this mortal Mefiage from hiz mouth waz paft,
Great waz the brute in Hall and in Boour,
The King fumed, the Quetn fhriked, Ladicz wear agaft,
Princes puft, Barnz bluftered, Lordz began too loour,
Knightz ftampt, Squirez ftartld az fteedz in a ftoour.
Yeemen and Pages yeald oout in the Hall,
Thearwith cam in Syr Kay of Senejhall.

Sylens my fuffrainz quoth the courteyz Knight.
And in that ftoound the chearm becam flill,
The Dwafs dynner full deerly waz dight,
For wine and waftell hee had at hiz will;
And when he had eaten and fed hiz fill,
One hundred peeces of coyned gould,
Wear given the Dwarf for hiz meflage bolld.

Say too Syr Ryens thou Dwarf quoth the King,

That for his proud meflage I him defy,

And fhortly with bafins and panz will him ring

Oout otNorthgakz, whearaz hee and I

With Sweards and no razerz (hall utterly try

Which of us both iz the better Barber :

And thearwith, he fhook hiz fword Excalaber !

H At

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At this the Minftrell made a pauz and a
curtezy, for primus paftus. More of the
Song iz thear, but I gat it not. Az for the
matter, had it cum to the Sheaw, I think the
Fello would have handled it well ynoough.

Her Highnefs ' tarryed at Kyllingwoorth
tyll the Wednefddy after, being the 27 of this
July, and the Ninteenth (inclufive) of her
Majeftiez cumming thither. For which feven
daiz, perceyving my notez fo flenderly
aunfwering, I tooke it lefs blame too ceas,
and thearof to write yoo nothing at al, then
in fuch matterz to write nothing likely:
And fo mooch the rather, (az I have well
bethooght me) that if I dyd but ruminate
the dayz I have fpoken of, I (hall bring oout
yet fumwhat moor meet for yoor appetite,
(thoogh a deinty tooth have ye) which I be-
leve yoor tender flomach will brook well
inoogh,

Whearof part iz fyrfl hoow according to
her highnes name Elizabeth, which I heer
fay oout of the Hebru fignifieth (amoong
mother) the Seaventh of my God: diverz
Jungs heer, did foojuflly in number fquare
with the fame. Az fyrft, her highnefs hither

cumming

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camming in this feaventh moonth: then,

prezented with the feaven Prezents of the
Seaven Gods: And after, with the Melody
of the feaven forted Muzik in the Dollphin,
the Lake-Ladiez gyft. Then too confider,
how fully the Gods (az it feemed) had con-
fpyred moft magnificently in aboundauns
too beftow theyr influencez and gyfts up-
on her coourt thear to make her Majefty
merry.

Sage Saturn himfelf in parfon (that by-
cauz of hiz lame leg coold not fo well flur)
in chayr thearfore too take order with the
grave OfficerzofHoufehold, holpen indeed
with the good advife of hiz prudent Nees
Pallas: That no unruly body or difquiet dii-
turb the nobl aflemblee, or els be ons fo
bolld too enter within the Caftl gatez. Awey
with all rafcalls, captivez, melancholik, wai-
ward, froward, Conjurerz, and Ufurers, and
to have laborers and underwoork men for
the beautifying of oney place, alwey at hand
az they fhoold be commaunded.

Jupiter ferit Parfonages of hy honor and

dignitee: Barons, Lords, Ladies, Juges,

Bifhops, Lawyer z, DoElors: With them,

Vertu, Noblnefs, equitee, Liberalitee, and

H2 compaffion j

f_ 60 ]

compaflion: due Seazon, and fayr weather :
faving that at the petition of hiz deer lifter
Ceres, he graunted a day or two of fum fweet
fhoourz, for rypening of her Corn that waz
fo well fet, and too fet forward Harveft.
Heerwith, beftoed he fuch plenty of pleazaunt
Thunder, Lightning, and thunderbolts, by
his halting fun and fyermafler Vulcan, ft ill
frefh and frefli framed: alweyz fo frequent,
fo intellabl, and of fuch continuauns in the
fpending (az I partly tolld ye) confumed,
that furely he feemz to be az of Poor in-
eftimabl: fo, in ftore of municion, unwaftabl;
for all Ovid's cenfure, that faiz

Si quoties peccant homines fua fulmina mittat

Jupiter, exiguo tempore inermis erit.

If Jove fhoold fhoot his Thunderbolts az oft az men offend,
Affure you iz Artillary wold foon be at at an end!

What a number of Eftatez and of Nobilitee
had Jupiter aflembled thear, gefs ye by thys,
that of fort woorfhipfull thear wear in the
coourt dayly aboove fourty, whearof the
meyeneft, of a thouzand mark yeerly revenu,
and many of mooch more. This great gyft
byfide, did hiz deitee caft upon her highnes,
too have fayr and feazonabl weather at her
ooun appointment; According whearunto
her Majefly fo had. For her gracious pre-
2ens thearfore with this great gift indewed.

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Lichfeeld, Worceter, and Middelton, with
manye places mo, made humbl fute untoo
her hignes too cum : too fuch whearof az
her Majefty coold, it cam, and they feazon
acceptabl.

Phoebus, bifide his continual! and moft Phxbu-
delicious Muzik, '(az I have toold yoo) ap-
pointed he Princes too adourn her highnes
Coourt3 Coounfelerz, Herauds, and fanguine
Youth, pleazaunt & mery, coftlye garments,
learned Phizicianz, and no need of them.

Juno, Golld Cheynez, Ouchez, Jewels jun».
of gret price and rich attire, woorn in mooch
grace, and good befeeming, without pryde,
Or emulacion of ony.

Mars, Captainz of good Conduct, Men Mars.
fkylfull in feats of Armz, pollitik in ftrata-
gems, good Coorage in good Quarelz, Val-
iant and Wizehardy : abandoning pikquar-
rells and ruffians : appoynting alfo purfy-
vaunts, Currars, and Pofts, (till feeding her
highnes with Nuze and intelligencez from all
parts.

Venus, Untoo the Ladiez & Gentlwemen, vmus.
Beauty, good favor, Cumlinefs, galant at-
tyre, dauncing with cumly grace, fweet vois
in fong & pleazaunt talk, withexprefs com-
maundment and charge untoo her funn on

her

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her Bleffing, that he ihoot not a {haft ii
the Coourt all the while her highnes remayn-
ed at Killingwoortk.

. Mfrcuri. Mercury, Learned men in Sciences, Poets,
Merchaunts, Painterz, Karverz, Playerz,
Engynerz, Devyferz, and dexteritee in hand-
ling of all pleazaunt attempts.
tuna. Luna, Callm nights for quiet reft, and
fylver moonmine, that nightly in deed (hone
for mod of her Majeftiez beeing thear.

Plutus. Blind Plutus, Bags of Moony, CufLumerz,
Exchaungers, Bankers, ftore of riches in
Plate and in Coyn.

Bacchus. Bacchus, Full Cups every whear, every
oour, of all Kynds of Wyne. Thear waz
no deintee that the Sea coold yeeld, but

Neptune. ^leptune (thoough his Reign at the neereft
ly werl ny a hundred mile of) did dayly fend
in great plenty, fweet and fream. As for
freafh-water fifh, the ftore of all forts waz
aboundaunt.

Ceres. And hoow bountifull Ceres in provizion
waz, gefs ye by this, that in lytel more then
a three dayz fpace, 72 tunn of Ale and Beer
was pyept up quite : what that mighte whilfl
with it of Bread befide Meat, I report me to
yoo: and yet Mafler Controller, Ma/ler
Coferar, and diverz Officers of the Coourt,

fum

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fum honorabl, and fundrye right woorfhip-
full placed at Warzuik, for more rooum in
the Caftl. But heer waz no ho Majler Martin
in devoout drinking allwey; that brought
lak unlookt for ; whiche being knoen too the
Woorfhipfull my Lords good Neighboorz,
cam thear in a too dayz fpace,, from fundry
friendz, a releef of a XL Tunn, 'till a nu
fupply waz gotten agayn: and then too oour
drinking a frefhe az faft az ever we did.

Flora, Abrode and within the hooufe,
miniftred of Flourz fo great a quantitee, of
fuch fweet Savoour, fo beautifully hued,
fo large and fayr proportion, and of fo
flraunge kindez and fhapez, that it waz
great pleafure too fee: and fo mooch the
more., az thear waz great (lore yet counterfet,
and foorined of featherz by Art ; lyke glo-
rioous too the fheaw az wear the naturall.

Portheus, Hiz Tumbler that coold by
nimblnefs cafl himfelf into fo many foorms
and facionz.

Pan, His merry morrys dauns with theyr Pan
Pype and taber.

Bdlona, Her Quint ine knights, and pro- ^^o
per Bickerings of the Coventree men.

Polyphemus, Neptuncz fun and heyr : (let
him I pray, and if it be but for his father's

fake

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fake, and for hiz good will, be allowed for
a God,} with his Bearz, his Bearwhealps and
Bandogs.

jEoius. SEolus, Holding up hiz Windz, while her
Highnes at any tyme took pleazure on the
Water, and flaying of Tempefts during a-
bode heer.

Sylvanus. Sylvanus, Befide hiz plentiful! provizion
of fooul for deynty Viaunds, his pleazaunt
and fweet finging Byrds : whearof I will
fheaw yoo more anon.
Echo. Echo, Her well endighted Dialog.
Faunus. Faunus, His Jolly Savage.
Genius loci. Genius loci, His tempring of all things
within and without, with apt time and place
to pleazure and delight.

ciarites. Then the three Ckarites: [or Graces: ]
Aglaia, with her lightfum gladnes. Thalia,
her flooriming frefhnes, Euphrofync, her
cheerfulnes of Spirite, and with thefe three
Concord i*i9 with her Amiteeand good agree-
ment . That too hoow great effefts their
pr,ours wear pooured oout hear among us,
iet it bee judged by this, that by a multytude
thus met of a three or foour thoufand every
day : and diverz dayz more, of fo fundry
degreez, profeffionz, Agez, Appetytz, dil-

pozitions

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pozitions and afFeftionz; fuch a drifte of
tyme waz thear paffed, with fuch amitee,
loove, paftime, agreement, and obediens
whear it fhoold ; and without Quarrell, jarr-
ing, grudging, or (that I coold hear) of yll
woord between any. A thing Mafler Martin
very rare and ftraunge, and yet no more
ftraunge then tru.

The Par ex, ( as earft I fhoold have faid ) The Panx
the firft night of her M<^V/?zVz cumming, they
heering and feeing fo precioous ado heer at
a place unlookt for, in an uplondifh Cuntree
fo far within the Ream : preafling intoo e-
very fteed whear her highnes went, whear-
by fo duddld with fuch varietee of delyghts,
did fet afide their Hufwifrye, and coold not
for their harts tend their Work a why t. But
after they had feen her Majefty a bed, gat
them a prying into every place : Olid Hags !
az fond of Nuelltiez, az yoong girls that had
never feen Coourt afore: but neyther full
with gazing, nor weary with gadding; leaft
off yet for that time, and at high midnight
gate them gigling, (but not a looud) into
the prezens chamber : minding indeed with
.their prezent diligens, too recompens their
former (laknes.

I So,

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So, fetting themfelvez thus dooun too
their woork, Alas! Sayz Atropos, I have
loR my Sheerz : Lachefi.s laught apace and
woold not draw a threed : And think ye
damez that ile hoold the diftaff, whyle both
ye fit idle? why no, by my Moother's foil
quoth Clotho. Thearwith fayr lapt in a fine
lawn the Spindel and rok, that waz dizend
with pure purpl fylk, layd they fafely up
toogyther: That other Majejliez diftaff, for
an eighteen dayz, thear waz not a thread
Spoon I aflure you. The too Syfters after
that ( I hard fay ) began their woork again
that long may they continu: but Atropos
hard no tyding of her Sheers, and not a man
that moned her lofs. Shee iz not beloved
furely ; for this can I tell yoo, that whither
it bee for hate too the Hag, or loove to her
Highnefs, or els for both ; every man prayz
God (he may never find them for that woork,
and fo pray I daily and duly with the de-
voutefte.

Thus partly ye percey ve now, hoow great-
ly the Gods can do for mortals, and hoow
mooch alwey they loove whear they like:
that what a genti Jove waz thys, thus cur-
teoofly too contrive heer fuch a treyn of

Gods?

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Gods? Nay then rather Mafter Martin (to
cum oout of oour Poeticaliteez, and too talk
no more ferioous tearms,) what a magnificent
Lord may we juftly account him, that cold
fo highli caft order for fuch a Jupiter and
all hiz Gods befid: That none with hiz
influens, good property or prezent wear
wanting; but alweiz redy at hand, in fuch
order and aboundans for the honoring and
delight of fo high a Prins, oour moft
gracious Queen and Soverain. A Prins ( I
fay) fo finguler in preeminence, and worthi-
nes aboove al other Princez and digniteez
of oour time : thoogh I make no comparifon
too yearz paft/ to him that in this point,

either of ignorauns, ( if any fuch can be,)

or els of malevolens woold make any doout ;
fit liber Indez (as they fay) let him look on
the matter, and aunfwer himfelf, he haz not
far to travel I.

Az for the amplitude of his Lord/hips
mynde, albeit that I poor foil can in conceit
no more attain untoo, then judge of a Gem
whearof I have no Ml: ye, thoogh dayly
worn and refplendant in myne Ey: Yet
fum of the Vertuze and propertiez thearof,
'in quanthee or qualitee fo apparaunt az can-
Is

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not be hidden but feen of all men, moought

I be the boolder to reaport hereunto yoo: but
as for the valu, yoor jewellers by their carrets
let them caft and they can.

And fyrft* wh° tnat confiderz untoo the
W.1' Stately feat of Kenelwoorth Caft I 9 the rare

dcfcril> d. J . J

beauty of Bilding that hiz Honor hath a-
vaunced; all of the hard quarry ftone : every
room fo fpacioous, fo well belighted, and fo
hye roofed within: fo feemly too fight by
due proportion without: a day tyme on
every fide fo glittering by glaffes ; a nights,
by continuall brightneffe of Candel, fyre,
and torch-light tranfparent thro the lyght-
fom wyndoz, az it wear the Egiptian Pharos
relucent untoo all the Alexandrian Coaft:
or els, (tootalke merily with my mery freend,)
thus radiaunt, az thoogh Phoebus for hiz eaz
woold reft him in the Caft I, and not every
night fo to travel dooun untoo the Antipodes.
Heertoo fo fully furnifht of rich Apparell and
Utenfilez apted in all pointes to the bed.

The Garden. Untoo thiz, hiz honorz exquifit appoint-
ment of a beautiful Garden, an Aker or
more of quantitee, that lyeth on the North
thear: \yhearin hard all along the Caft I

wall

r % ]

wall iz reared a pleazaunt Terras of a ten
foot hye, and twelve brode; eeven under
foot, and frefh of fyne Grafs; az is alfothe
fyde thearof toward the Gardien, in whiche,
by fundry equall diflauncez : With Obelifks
and fphearz, and white Bearz, all of ftone
upon theyr curioous bafez, by goodly (hew
wearfet: too theez, too fine arbeis redolent
by fweet trees and floourz, at ech end one,
the garden plot under that, with fayr alleyz
green by grafs, eeven voided from the bor-
derz a both fydez, and fum ( for chaunge)
with fand, not light or too foft or foilly by
duft, but fmooth and fyrme, pleafaunt too
walk on, az a fea-fhore when the Water iz
availd: then, much gracified by du pro-
porcion of four eeven quarterz : In the midfl
of each, upon a bafe a two foot fquare, and
hye, feemly borderd of it felf, a fquare,
pilafterrizing pyramidally of a fyfteen foot
hye: Simmetrically peerced through from
a foot beneath, untill a too foot of the top :
whearupon, for a Capitell, an Orb of a ten
inches thik : Every of theez, ( with hiz
bafe,) from the groound too the top, of one
hole peece ; hcawen out of hard porphiry,
and with great art and heed (think me) thy-
.ther conveyd and thear ere&ed. Whearat?

further

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further allfo, by great caft and coft, the
fweetnefs of favoour on all fidez, made fo
refpiraunt from the redolent plants and frag-
rant earbz and floourz, in foorm, cooler,
and quantitee fo delicioufly variant; and
frute treez bedecked with their Applz, Peares
and ripe Cherryez.

And unto theez, in the midft, agaynft the
Terres, a fquare Cage, fumptuoous and
beautifull, joyned hard to the north wall
(that a that fide gards the Garden, as the
Gardein the Caftl) of a rare form and ex-
cellency was reyzed : in hey th a twentye
foot, thyrty long, and a foourteen brode.
From the ground flrong and clofe, reared
breaft hye, whearat a foyl of a fayr moold-
ing was coouched all aboout: from that
upward, foour great Wyndoz a froont, and
too at each eend, eveiy one a five foot wyde
az many mo eeven above them, divided on
all parts by a trarrfam and architrave, fo
likewize raunging aboout the Cage. Each
Windo arched in the top, and parted from
oother eeven diftauns by flat fayr bolteld
Columns, all in foorm and beauty like, that
fupported a cumly cornifh couched al along
upon the bole fquare. Which with a wire

net.

C 7' ]

net, finly knit, of malhez fix fquare, an incfi
wide (az it wear for a flat roof) and like-
wyfe the fpace of every Windo with great
cunning and cumlinefs, eeven and tight waz
ail over-ftrained. Under the Cornifh again,
every part beautifyed with great Diamons,
Emerauds, Rubyes, and Saphyres: poynted,
tabld, rok and roo, and garnilht with their
golld, by fkilful hed and hand, and by toile
and penfil fo lyvely expreft, az it mought
bee great marveil and pleazure to confider
how neer excellency of Art could approch
untoo perfection of Nature.

Bear with me good cuntreeman, thoogh
thingez be not fheeawd heer az well az X
wooid, or az well az they (hoold. for in-
deed I can better imagin and concey ve that
I fee, then well utter or duly declare it.
Holez wear thear al fo and caverns in order-
ly diftauns and facion, voyded intoo the wall
az well for heat, for coolnes, for rooft a
nightz and refuge in weather, az allfo for
breeding when tyme iz. More, fayr eeven
and frefhhollye treez for pearching & prom-
ing, fet within, tooward each eend one.

Heerto, their diverfitee of meats, their

fine

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fine feveral veffels for their water and fundry
grainz ; and a man fkilful & diligent to looke
to them and tend them.

But {hall I tell yoo the filver foounded
Lute, withoout the fweet toouch of hand :
theglorioous goollden cup, withoout the frefh
fragrant wine, or the rich ring with gem,
without the fayr feawtered finger; is nothing
indeed in his proper grace and ufe: even
fo his Honor accounted of this Manfion,
'till he had plaft thear tenauntes according.
Had it thearfore replenifhte with lively
Burdz, Englifli, French, Spanijh, Canarian,
and (lam deceaved if I faw not fum ) Afri-
can. Whearby, whither it becam more de-
lightfum in chaunge of tunez, and armony
too the Eare; or els in differens of coolerz,
kindez, and propertyez too the Ey, He tell
yoo If I can, when I have better bethought
me.

TU Gardiner. One day (Mafter Martin) az the Gardin
door waz open, and her highnes a hunting,
by licens of my good freend Adrian, I cam
in at a bek, but woold (kant oout with a
thruil : for fure I waz loth fo foon to depart.
Well may this (Mafter Marty n) bee fumwhat

too

t 73 1
too magnitude of mynde, but more thearof

az ye fhall kno, more cauz ye mall have fo
to think : heer out what I tell yoo, arid tell
me when we meet.

In the Center (az it wear) of this goodly
Gardein, waz theer placed a very fayr
Foountain, caft intoo an eight fquare, rear- Tfie Fountain.
ed a four foot hye; from the midft whear-
of a colum up fet iri ffiape of too Athlants
joined togeather a back half; the toon look-
ing Eaft, toother Weft, with theyr hands
upholldihg a fayr formed Boll of a three foot
over; from wheance fundrye fine Pipez
did lively diftill continuall ftreamz intoo the
receyt of the foountayri, — — maiteyned ftill
too foot deep by the fame frelh falling Water:
whearin pleazaunly playing too and fro,
and round about, Carp, Tench, Bream, and
for Varietee, Pearch and Eel, fim fayr lik-
ing all, and large: In the top, the ragged
Staff; which, with the Boll, the Pillar, and
eyght fidez beneath, wear all heawen oout
of rich and hard white rharbL A one fyde,
Neptune wyth hiz Tridental Fufkin triumph-
ing in his Throne, trayled into the Deep by
his marine horfez. On another, Thetis in
"her Chariot drawn by her Dolphins. Then
K Triton

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Triton by hiz Fifhez. Heer Protheus herding
hiz Sea buls. Thear Doris and her doughterz
folacing a fea & fandz. The Wavez foourg-
ing with froth and fome, entermengled in
place, with Whalez, Whirlpoolz, Sturgeonz,
Tunneyz, Conchs, and Wealks, all engraven
by exquifit devize and fkill, fo az I maye
Metam. 2. thinke this not much inferioour untoo Phcebus
gatez, which ( Ovid fayz) and peradventur
a pattern to this, that Vulcan him felt dyd
cut: whearof fuch waz the excellency of
Art, that the woork in valu furmoounted the
fluff, and yet wer the gatez all of clean
mafiy fylver.

Heer wear thinges ye fee moought inflame
ony mynde too long after looking : but whoo
fo was found fo hot in defyre, with the
wreaft of a cok waz fure of a coolar : water
fpurting upward with fuch vehemency, az
they fhoold by and by be moy fined from top
too toe ; the Hee's to fum laughing, but the
fhee's to more fport: This fumtime waz
Occupied to very good paflime.

A Garden then fo appoynted, az whear-
in aloft upon fweet (hadoed walk of terras,
in heat of foomer, too feel the pleazaunt

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whifking wynde above, or deleftabl coolnes

of the foountain fpring beneath : to tafte of
delicious Strawberiez, Cherryez, and oother
frutez, eeven from their flalks: too fmell
fuch fragrancy of fweet Odoourz, breathing
from the plants, earbs and floourz : too heer
fuch natural melodioous muzik and tunez of
burdz : to have in Ey, for myrth fumtime
theez underfpringing ftreamz: then, the
Woods, the Waters, (for both pool and
chafe wer hard at hand in fight,) the Deer,
the Peepl (that oout of the Eaft arber in the
bafe Coourt, alfo at hande in view) the frute
trees, the plants, the earbs, the floowers,
the chaunge in coolerz, the Burds flyttering,
the fountain dreaming, the Fyfh fwymming,
all in fuch dele&abl varietee order dignitee;
whearby, at one moment, in one place, at
hande, without travell, to have fo full fruition
of fo many God's bleffinges, by entyer de-
light unto all fenfez ( if al can take ) at once :
for Etymon of the woord woorthey to bee Paradifus.

(j rcKc.

calld Paradys : and though not fo goodly as Hortus

•n T r r i r T» " >. amcenifh . ant

as Paradis for want of the layr Rivers,

better a great deel by the lak offo unhappy
a tree. Argument moft certein of a right
noble mynde, that in this forte coold have
thus all contrived.

K2 But

C .76 1

But Mafter Martin, yet one wyndlefs muft

I featch, too make ye one more fayr coorz

The Number anc[ j can: an(j cauz I fpeak of One, let me

One

tell yoo a littl of the dignitee of One-hood ;
whearin allweys al by Deitee al Soveraintee,
preeminens, principalitee and concord with-
oout poflibilitee of difagreement is conteyn-
ed: As One God, One Savioour, One
Feith, One Prins, One Sun, One Phoenix;
and az One of great Wizdom Sayz, One
hart, One Wey. Whear One-hood reinz,
ther quiet bears rule, and difcord fliez a pafe.
Three again may fignify cumpany ; a meet-
ing, a multitude, pluralitee ; fo az all talez
and numbrings from two unto three, and fo
upward, may well be counted numberz,
'"till they moount untoo infinitee, or els too
confufion, v/hich thing the fum of two can
never admit; nor it felf can well be coount-
ed a number, but rather a freendly con-
junclion of two Ones ; that keeping in a
fynceritee of accord, may purport untoo us
Charitee each too Other; mutual Love, agree-
ment and integritee of freendmip without
Diflimulation. Az in theez : The two Tefla-
ments; the Two tables of the Law; The
Two great Lights, Duo luminaria magna,
the Sun and Moon. And, but mark a littl

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[ 77 ]
I pray, and fee how of all things in the

World, oour toongs in talk doo alweys fo
redily trip upon Two's, Payrs, and Couples:
Sumtymez az ©f things in Equality, fumtime,
of Differens, Sumtime of Contrariez, or for
Comparyzon, but cheefly for the moft part,
of things that between themfelvez do well
agree, and are faft linked in Amitee: Az
fyrft for Paftimez Hooundz and Hawks;
Deer red and fallo ; Hare and Fox ; Part-
rich and Fezaunt ; Fifh and Fooul ; Carp
and Tench. For Wars, Speer and Sheeld;
Hors and Harnefs ; Swoord and Buckler.
For Suftenauns, Wheat and Barley; Peas
and Beanz; Meat and Drink; Bread and
Meat; Beer and Ale; Applz and Pearz.

But leaft by fuch Dualiteez I draw you
too far; let us here ftay and cum neerer
home. See what a fort of freendlie Biniteez
we oour felvez do confift and ftond upon:
Fyrft our Two feet, Two Legs, Two kneez,
fo upward: and Above, Two Shoolderz,
Two Arms, and Two Hands. But cheefly
oour principl Two; that iz, Body and Soil:
Then in the Hed, whear all our Senfez meet,
and almoft all in Two's: Two Nozethrills,
TWO Earz, and Two Eyz : Sp ar we of

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freendly Two's from top to toe. Wei, to
this Number of Biniteez, take ye One mo
for an Upmot, and heer an eend.

The 2 Dials. Two Dials nye unto the Battilments are
fet aloft upon two of the Sydes of Ctzfars
Tower; one E aft, the oother South ; for fo
ftond they beft to iheaw the Hoourz to the
Tooun and Cuntree : both fayre large and
Unt Bife. rich, by byfe for ground, and Goold for
letters, whearby they glitter confpicuous a
great wey off. The Clok-bell that iz good
and {hrill, waz commaunded to Silens at firft,
and indeed fang not a note all the while her
Highnefs waz thear, the Clok flood allfo
ftill withall. But mark now, whither wear
it by chauns, by conftellation of Stars, or by
fatal appoyntment (if fatez and Starz do
deal with Dialz) thus waz it indeed: The
handz of both the tablz ftood firm and faft,

/^aS a^we7s pointing at two a Clok. Which
thing beholding by hap at fyrft ; but after
ferioufly marking in deed, enprinted into me
a deep fign and argument certein: That
this Thing amoong the reft, waz for full
Signifiauns of his Lord/flips honorabl, frank,
freendly, and nobl hart towards all Eftates :
which whither cum they to flay and take

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cheer, or flraight to return: to fee, or to

be feen : Cum they for Duty to her Majefiy,
or loove too his Lord/liip^ or for both : Cum
they early or late: for hiz Lordfliips part, they
cum allweyz all at two a Clok, een jump
at two a Clok : that iz to fay, in good harte,
good acceptauns, in amitee and freendlye
wellcoom : who faw els that I faw, muft fay
az I fay. For fo many things byfide — Majler
Humphrey, wear heerin fo confonant unto
my conftru6tion, that this pointing of the
Clok (to my felf) I took in amitee, as an
Oracle certain. And heer is my wyndlefs,
like yoor coorfe az pleaz ye.

But noow Syr too cum too eend. For
receyving of her Highnefs, and entertain-
ment of all thoother eftatez. Syns ofDeli-
catez that oney wey moought fewe or de-
light; az of Wyne, Spice deynty Viaunds,
place Muzik, Ornaments of hoous, rich
Arras and Sylk (too fay nothing of the
meaner thinges) the mafs by provizion waz
heaped fo hoouge, which the boounty in
fpending did after bewray. The conceit fo
deep in cafting the plat at firft. fuch a wiz-
dom and cunning in acquiring things fo rich,
fb rare, and in fuch abundauns: by fo

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imminent land profufe a charge of Expens,
whiche by fo honorabl fervis, and exquifit
Order, curteizy of Officerz, and humanitee
of all, wear fo bountifully beftoed and fpent ;
what may this exprefs, what may this fet
oout untoo us, but only a magnifyk minde,
a fmguler wizdoom, a prinfly purs, and an
heroical hart? If it wear my theam Majler
Martyn, too fpeak of hiz Lord/hips great
honor and magnificens, though it be not in
mee too fay fufficientlie, az bad a pen-clark
az I am, yet coold I fay a great deel mdre.

But being heer now in magnificens, and
matterz of greatnes, It falls well too mynd
the great Tent, the greatnes of his Honor's Tent, that for
her Majejlyez dining waz pighte at long
Ichington, the day her Highnes cam td
Killing-worth Caftl. A Tabernacl indeed for
number and mift of large and goodlye roomz,
for fayr and eazy Officez both inward and
ooutward, al fo likefum in order and Ey-
fight: that juftly for dignitee may be com-
parabl with a beautifull Pallais; and for
greatnes <& quantitee, with a proper Tooun,
or rather a Cittadell. But to be mort, leafte
I keep you too long from the Ryall Ex-
chaunge uoow, and too cauz yoo conceyve

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jnooche matter in feaweft woordes. The
Iron bedfted of Og the king of Bafan (ye
wot) waz foour yards and a halfe long, and Deut- 3«
two yards wide, whearby ye confider a
Gyaunt of a great proportion waz he : This
Tent had feaven Cart lode of Pynz pertein-
ing too it: Noow for the greatnefs gefs az
ye cara.

And great az it waz (to marfhall oour
matters of greatnes togither,) not forgetting a
Weather at Grafion, brought too the Coourt,
that for body and wool waz exceeding great;
the meazure Itooke not: let me fheaw you
with what great marvel a great Chyld of
Leyceterjhire, at this long Icliington, by the
Parents waz prezented: great (I fay) of limz
and proportion, of a foour foot and foour
inches hye ; and els lanuginoous az a lad of

eyghteen yearz, being indeed avowd too

be but fix yeer old; nothing more bewray-
ing hiz age, then hiz wit ; that waz, az for
thooz yeers fimpl and childiih.

Az for unto hiz Lordfllip, having with fuch
greatnes of honorabl modefty and benignitee
fo paffed foorth, az Laudem fine Invidia & Termt,
amicos pararit. By greatnefse of well doo-
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ing, woon with all forts to bee in fuch re-
$laSt verens az De quo mentiri fama veretur : In
fyncerkee of freendfhip fo great, az no man
ivid. more devooutly woormips. Illud amicitias
far>6him & venerabile nomen. So great in
Liberalitie, az hath no wey to heap up the
mafs qf hiz Trezure, but only by liberal gyv-
ing and boonteoous bellowing hiz trezure:
folding (az it feemez) that faw of Martial that
fayth,

Martial* Extra fortunam eft, quicquid donatur amicis;

Quas dederis, folas femper habebis opes.
Ooutofallhazerddo'ftthoufetthattotkyfreendsthougiveft;
A furer Trezure canft thou not have ever whyle thoou lyveft.

what may theez greatnefles bode, but only az
great honor, fame & renooun for theez parts
heer awey, az ever waz untoo thoz two nobl
Greatz : the Macedonian Alexander in Ema-
thia or Grees, or to Romane Charles in Ger-
many e or Italy? which, wear it in me ony
way to fet oout, no man of all men by God
( Mafter Martin) had ever more cauz, and
that heerby confider yoo.

It pleazed hiz Honor to beare me good
wil at fyrft, and fo too continu. To have
given me apparail eeven from hiz bak, to
get me allowauns in the Stabl, to advauns

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me untoo this woorfhipful Office fo neer the
mofl honorabl Councell, to help me in my
Licens of Beanz (though indeed I do not
fo much uze it, for I thank God I need not)
to permit my good Father to ferve the ftabl.
Whearby I go now in my fylks, that elfe
might ruffl in my cut Canves : I ryde now
a hors back, that els many timez mighte
mannage it a foot : am knoen to their honors,
and taken foorth with the beft; that els
might be bidden to ftand bak my felf: My
good Father a good releef, that hee farez
mooch the better by, and none of theez for
my dezert, eyther at fyrft or fins, God he
knoez. What fay ye my good freend Hum-
phrey, fhoold I not for ever honor, extol
him all the weys I can? Yes, by your leave,
while God lends me poour to utter my minde.
And, having az good cauz of hiz Honor,
az Virgil had of Augujlus Ccefar, will I poet
it a littl with Virgil, and fay

Namque erit Ille mihi Temper Deus, illius aram ..

Saepe tener noflris ab Ovilibus imbuet agnus. Edoz i

For he fhall be a God to me, 'till death my life confumeSj
Hiz Auterz will I Sacrifize with incens and parfumez.

A fingular patron of humanitee may he be

well unto us towarde all degreez : of Honour,

toward hye Eftates, and cheeflye whearby

we may learne in what dignitee, worfhip and

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reverens her Highnes is to be efteemed,

honored and received, that waz never indeed

more condignly done than heer; fo az ney-

ther by the Builders at firft, nor by the Edift

of pacification after, waz ever Kenelwortk

1266 more nobled, than by thys hiz LordJIiip's

oMcn. 3-receiving hir Highnes heer now.

But Jefu Jcfu whither am I drawen noow.
But tallk I of my Lordonz, een thus it farez
with me: I forget all my freends, and my
jfelf too. And yet yoo, being a Mercer, a
Merchant, az I am : My Cuntreeman born,
and my good freend .withall9 whearby I kno
ye are compaffiond with me: methought it
my part fumwhat to impart unto yoo, hoow
it iz heer with me, and hoow I lead my life,
which indeed iz this, viz.

A Mornings I rize ordinarily at feaven a
Clok : Then reddy, I go intoo the Chappell :
foon after eyght, I get me commonly intoo
my Lord's Chamber, or intoo my Lords
prezidents. Thear at the Cupboord after I
haven eaten the Manchet, ferved overnight
for livery,- (for I dare be az bolld, I promis
yoo, az any of my freends the Servaunts
thear; and indeed coold I have frefh, if I

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woold tarry, but I am of woont jolly and
dry a mornings :) I drink me up a good bole
of Ale : when in a fweet Pot it iz defecated
by al night's {landing, the drink iz the better,
take that of me : and a morfel in a Morn-
ing, with a found draught, is very holfome
and good for the Ey-fight : Then I am az
frem all the forenoon after, az had I eaten
a hole pees of beaf. Noow Syr, If the
councell fit, I am at hand ; wait at an inch
I warrant yoo : If any make babling, "peas
( fay I ) woot ye whear ye are ? If I take a
lyftenar, or a pryer in at the chinks or at
the lok-hole, I am by and by in the bones
of him: But now they keep good order,
they kno me well inough : If a be a freend
or fuch a one az I lyke ; I make hym fit
dooun by me on a foorm or a cheaft : let the
reft walk a God's name.

And heer doth my langages now and than
frond me in good Red: My French, my
•Spanijli, my Dutch, and my Latten: Sum-
time amoong Ambafladours men, if their
Matter be within with the Councel : Sum-
time with the Ambaffador himfelf, if he bid
call his lacky, or afk me what's a Clok ; and
I warrant ye I aunfwer him roundly; that

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they man/el to fee fuch a fellow thear: then
laugh I and fay nothing. Dinner and Sup-
per I have twenty placez to go to, and hart-
ly prayd to: Sumtime get I to M'tjler Pin-
ner; by my faith a wormipfull Gentleman,
and az careful for hiz charge az ony her
highnes hath: thear find I allways good
Store of very good Viaunds ; we eat and bee
merry, thank God & the Queen. Hirnfelf in
feeding very temperat & moderat az ye fhall
fee ony : and yet, by your leave, of a dim,
as a Colld Pigeon or fo, that hath cum to
him at meat more than he lookt for, I have
feen him een fo by and by Surfit, az he hath
plucl; off hiz Napkin, wyept his knife, and eat
not a morfel more: lyke ynoough to flick
in hiz ftomake a two dayz after: (fum hard
meffage from the higher Officers; perceive ye
me?) Upon fearch, hiz faithful dealing and
diligens hath found him fautles.

In afternoons and a nights, fum time am
J with the right woorfhipfull Sir George
Howard, az good a Gentlman az ony livez :
And fumtime, at my good Lady Sid-
nets Chamber, a Noblwooman that I am
az mooch bound untoo, az ony poore
man maye be untoo fo gracyoous a Lady:

and

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and fumtime in fum oother place. But

alwayez among the Gentlwemen by my
good will ; ( O3 yee kno that cum alweyez
of a gentle Spirite : ) And when I fee cum-
pany according, then can I bee az lyvely too:
Sumtime I foote it with Dauncing: noow
with my Cittern, and els with my Cittern, Guittarr.
then at the Virgynalz : Ye kno nothing cums
amifle to mee: Then Carroll I up a Song
withali: That by and by they cum flocking
about me lyke Beez too hunny : And ever
they cry, anoother, good Langham, anoo-
ther! Shall I tell yoo? when I fee Mifterz

' ( A, fee a mad Knave ; I had almoft

tollde all ! ) that fhe gy vez onz but an Ey,
or an Ear: why then, Man, am I bleft; my
grace, my corage, my cunning is doobled:
She fayz, Sumtime, She likez it ; and then I
like it mooch the better; It dooth me good to
heer hoow well I can doo. And too fay truth;
what with myne Eyz, az I can amorooufly
gloit it, with mySpanifli Sofpires, my French
Heighes, mine Italian dulcets, my Dutch
hovez, my doobl releas, my hye reaches, my
feyning, my deep Diapafon, my wanton
warblz, my running, my tyming, my tuning,
and my twynkling, I can gracify the matters
az well az the prowdeft of them, and waz

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yet never ftaynd I thank God: By my troth,
Cuntreman, it iz fumtim by midnight, e'er
I can get from them. And thus have I told
yemoftof my Trade, al the leeve longdaye:
what will ye more, God fave the Queen, and
my Lord. I am well I thank yoo.

Heerwith ment I fully to bid ye farewell,
had not this doubt cum to my minde, that
heer remains a doout in yooy which I ought
(methought) in any wyze to cleer. Which,
iz, Ye marvel perchauns to fee me fo book-
ifh. Let me tell yoo, in few woords : I went
to Scool, forfooth, both at Pollez, and allfo
at Saint Antoniez: In the fifth foorm, pad
Efop fabls, I wys, (and) red Terens, vos iftaec
intro auferte, and began with my Vtrgill
Tytire tu patulae. I coold my rules confter
and pars with the befl of them fyns : Then,
as partly ye kno, have I traded the feat of
Marchaundize in fundry Cuntreys, and fo
gat me Languages : which do fo littl hinder
my Latten, az ( I thank God ) have mooch
encreaft it. I have leizure fumtime, when
I tend not upon the Councell; whearby, now
look I on one book, noow on an other.
Storiez I delight in : the more auncient and
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ye, I lyked William a Malmefbery fo well,
bicauze of hiz diligenz and antiquitee, per-
chauns ye woold confler it bicauz I love
Mamzey fo well : But I feith it iz not fo :
for fipt I no more Sak and Suger, (and yet
never but with company,) then I &oMalmzcy»
I moold notblufh fo mooch a dayz az Idoo:
ye kno my minde.

Well noow, thus fare ye hartily well
yfeith : If with wifhing it coold have bin,
ye had had a Buk or two this foomer; but
we {hall cum neerer fhortly, and then (hall
we merreley meet and grace o' God. In the
mean time, commend me I befeech yoo, un-
too my good freends, almoft mod of them
yoor Neighbourz : Mafler Allderman Pulli-
fon, a fpecial freende of mine : And in ony
wife too my good old freend Mafter Smith,

Cuflumer, by that fame token, "Set my

hors up to the rack, and then lets have a
Cup of fak. He knoes the token well ynough,
and will laugh, I hold ye a grote. Too
Mafler Thorogood: and to my mery cum-
panion (a Mercer ye wot az we be) Majler
Denman, Mio fratello inChriflo: He iz
woont too furnmon me by the Name of
Ro. La. of the Coounty No/ingham Gentle-
M man :

.

man: A good Companion I feyth. Well,

Onez again fare ye hartcly well. From the
Coourt. At the Citee ofWorceter, the XX of

Auguft '575-

Yor Countreeman, Companion, & freend
aflu redly : Mercer, Merchant aventurer, and
Clark of the Councel Chamber door, and al-
fo keeper of the fame :

El 1'rencipe Negro, par me R. L. Gent.
Mercer.

De Majeftate Regia benigna.

CedantArma togse, Concedat laurea linguae,

Jafclanter Cicero at juflius illud habe:

Cedant Anna togse, Vigil & toga cedat honor!

Omnia Concedant Imperioque fuo.

Deo Opt. Max. Gratia.
F I N I S.

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