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WORTHINES
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WALES
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THOMAS CHURCHYARD
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NOTICE.
A COMPLETE Collection of the Works of
Thomas Churchyard, reprinted in exact con-
formity to the original editions, has been long felt to
be a great desideratum. The republications issued by
Mr. J. P. Collier, valuable in themselves, have only
applied to selected pieces, and the very limited number
of copies printed have left the original demand, even
as respects those, in a great measure unsatisfied. To
remedy this generally admitted want, the Council of the
Spenser Society propose, if the feeling of the members
appear to coincide with theirs, to reproduce, according as
they can be conveniently issued with due regard to the
completion of other works now in progress, the various
writings of Thomas Churchyard, and have now the
pleasure of submitting, as a preliminary specimen, The
Worthines of Wales, which has always been considered
as one of the most interesting and valuable of his poetical
productions, and is now reprinted as nearly as possible
in fac-simile form from the beautiful copy of the original
edition in Chetham s Library, Manchester.
JA?. CROSSLEY,
President.
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CONTENTS.
Pages.
The Epiflle Dedicatorie 3-8
To euery louing and friendly Reader 9-12
A true note of the auncient Caflles, famous Monuments,
goodly Riuers, faire Bridges, fine Townes, and courteous
people, that I haue feene in the noble Countrie of Wales 13
A defcription of Monmouth Shiere 16-18
A Creation of an Earle 18-21
Here followeth the Creation of an Earle of Penbroke in Latin a 1-2 7
Now followes the Caflles and Townes neere Oske, and there
aboutes 27-34
An Introduction to the Letters fent from Lucius Tyberius, at
the Coronation of King Arthur 34~35
The Coronation, and folemnitie thereof: The EmbafTage, and
proude meflage of the Romaines: And the whole refolution
of King Arthur therein, is firfl fet forth here in Englifh... 35-36
The Epiflle of Lucius the Romaine Lieutenant, to Arthur
King of Britaine 36-37
Cador the Duke of Cornewall his Oration to the King 37-38
The Oration of Arthur to his Lords and people 38-39
The Anfwere of Howell King of little Britaine 39*4*
Here followeth the Latin of the Englifh going before 4*-45
The true Authors of this whole Booke 46
A Hill mofl notable neere Carleo a myle fro the towne 46-49
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Aborgaynies Towne is walled round about, and hath fayre
Suburbs alfo 50-57
An Introduction for Breaknoke Shiere 58-63
The Towne and Church of Breakenoke 6$-66
Somewhat of fome Riuers and Waters 66-67
Ludloe Towne, Church and Caflle 67-74
The Towne of Ludloe, and many good gifts graunted to the
fame 74-76
An Introduction to remember Shropfhiere 76-84
Of Shrewfebury Churches and the Monuments therein, with a
Bridge of (tone two bowfhot long, and a ftreate called
Colam, being in the Subbarbs, and a fayre Bridge there
in like maner: all this was forgotten in the firft copie... 84-87
An Introduction to bring in Denbighfhiere 87-91
A generall Commendation of Gentilitie 9*-93
A Difcourfe of Mountaynes 93-97
Of Yale a little to be fpoken of. 98-99
A difcourfe of Tyme 99-100
Of Wrythen, both the Caftle and the Towne 100-102
The Caftle of Cargoorley in Denbighfhiere 103-105
Of Valey Crucis Thlangothlan, and the Caftle Dynofebrane... 105-107
Churchyards Armes 108
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THE
Worthines
of Wales:
Wherein are more then a thou/and feuerall things
rehearfed : fome fet out in profe to the pleafure of the
Reader, and with fuch varietie of verfe for the
beautifying of the Book, as no doubt dial
delight thoufands to vnderftand.
Which workeisenterlardcdwith many wonders andrightflrange
matter to confider of : All the which labour and deuice is
drawn forth and fet out by Thomas Church-
yard, to tJie glorie of God, and honour of
his Prince and Countrey.
^Imprinted at London, by G.
Robin/on, for Thomas Cadman.
1587.
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To the Queenes
moft Excellent Maieftie, Elizabeth,
by the grace of God, Queene of England,
Fraunce and Ireland, &c. Thomas Church-
yard wijheth alwayes bkffednes, good fortune,
viclorie, and worldly honour, with the encreafe
of quiet raigne, vertuous lyfe, and mofl
Princely gouerament
OST Redoubted and Royall
Queene, that Kings doe feare,
Subietts doe honour, Jlrangers
fccke fuccour of, and people of
fpcciall spirit acknowledge (as
their manifold books declare)
I leajl of all, prefume to farre,
either in prefenting matter to be iudged of or to ad-
venture the cracking of credite, with writing any
thing, that may breede mi/like (presents not well ta-
ken) in the deepe iudgement of fo high and mightie
a PrinceJ/e. But wliere a multitude runnes forward
(forced through dejire or fortune) to Jhewe duetie,
or to fee what falleth out of their forwardnes, I Jlep-
ping in among the rejl, am driuen and led (by affec-
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tion to followe) beyond the force of my power or fee-
ling of any learned arte. So being thrufl on with the
throng, I finding my felf brought before the prefence
of your Maieflie (but barely furniflied of know-
ledge ) to whom I mufl viter fome matter of delight,
or from wliom I mufl retourne all abafhed with open
dif grace. Thus Gracious Lady, vnder your Prince-
ly fauour I haue ^undertaken to fet foorth a worke
in the honour of Wales, where your highnes aunce-
flors tooke name, and where your Maieflie is as
much loued and feared, as in any place of your high-
neffe dominion. And the loue and obedience of which
people fo exceedes, and furpaffetk the common good-
will of the worlde, that it feemeth a wonder in our
age (wherein are fo many writers) that no one man
doth not worthely according to the countries good-
nes fet forth that noble Soyle and Nation. Though
in deede diners haue fleightly written of the fame,
and fome of thofe labours deferueth the reading, yet
except the eye be a witnes to their workes, the wri-
ters can not therein fufficiently yeeld due commen-
dation to thofe flately Soyles and Principalities.
For which caufe I haue trauayled fondry times of
purpofe through the fame, and what is written of J
haue beheld, and throughly feene , to my great con-
tentment
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tentment and admiration. For the Citties, Townes,
and goodly Caftles thereof are to be mufed on, and
merites to bee regiftred in euerlajling memorie,
but chiefly the Caftles ( that Jland like a company
of Fortes ) may not be forgotten, their buyldings are
fo princely, their ftrength is fo greate, and they are
fuch ftately feates and defences of nature. To which
Caftles great Royaltie and liuings belongeth, and
haue bene and are in the giftes of Princes, now pof-
feffed of noble men and fuch as they appoint to keep
them. The royalties whereof are alwayes looked vn-
to, but the Caftles doe dayly decay, a forrowfull fight
and in a maner remediles. But nowe to come to the
coditions of the people, & to fhew fomewhat of their
curtefie, loyalty, & naturall kindnes, I prefume your
Mate/lie will pardon me to fpeake of, for of trueth
your highnes is no foner named among them, but
fuch a generall reioyfing doth arife, as maketh glad
any good mans hart to behold or heare it, it proceeds
of fuch an affettionate fauour. For let the meaneft
of the Court come downe to that countrey, he JJtalbe
fo faluted, halfed and made of as though he were
fome Lords fonne of that foyle, & further the plain
people thinks it debt & duetie, to follow a ftrangers
Stirrop (being out of tfie way) to bring him where
■ * 3 he
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lie wifhethy which gentlenes in all countries is not
vfed, and yet bejides all this goodnes and great re-
gard, there is neither hewe nor cry (for a robbery)
in many hundreth myles riding, fo wlutlier it be for
feare of itiftice, loue of God, or good difpofition, fmall
Robberies or none at all are heard of tliere. They
triumph likewife fo much of fidelitie, that the very
name of a fal/ifier of promes, a murtherer or a theef
is mofl odious among tliem, efpecially a Traytor is
fo hated, that his whole race is rated at and abhord
as I haue heard there, report of Parrie and others,
who the common people would Jiaue tome in peeces
if the lawe had not proceeded. Andfuch regard they
haue one of another, that neither in market townes,
high wayes, meetings, nor publicke affemblies they
flriue not for place, nor fhewe any kind of royfling:
for in fled of fuch high flomackes and floutnes, they
vfe frendly falutations and courtefie, acknowled-
ging duetie tliereby, & doing fuch reuerence to their
betters, that euery one in his degree is fo well vn-
derftood and honored, that none can iu/lly fay Jiee
hath fuffered iniurie, or found offence by the rude &
burbarous beliauiour of the people. T/tefe vfages of
theirs, with the reft that may be fpoken of their ciuil
maner and hone/l frame of lyfe, doth argue there is
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fome more nobler nature in that Nation, then is ge-
nerally reported^ which I doubt not but your High-
nes is as willing to heare as I am defirous to make
manifejl and publijh : the hope whereof redoubleth
my boldnes, and may happely Jlieeld me from the ha-
zard of worlds ha/lie iudgement, that condemnes
men without caufe for writing that they know, and
prayjtng of people before their faces: (which fufpi-
cious heads call a kind of adulation) but if telling of
troth, be rebukable, and playne fpeeches be offen/tue,
the ignorant world fhall dwell long in errors, and
true writers may fodaynly fit in Jilence. J haue not
only fearched fondry good Authors for the confir-
mation of my matter, but alfo paynfully traueiled to
trye out the fubjlance of that is written, for feare of
committing fome vnpardonable fault and offence,
in prefentiug this Booke vnto your Highneffe.
Which worke, albeit it is but litle, (becaufe it trea-
teth twt of many Shieres) yet greatly it fhal reioyce
the whole Countrey of Wales, whe they fhall heare
it Iiath found fauour in your gracious fight, & hath
paffed through ihofe bleffed hands, that holds the
rayne and bridle of many a flately Kingdome, and
Terry torie. And my felfe fliall reape fo much glad-
neffe, by the free paffage of this fimple labour, that
here-
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hereafter J Jhall goe through (GOD /paring life)
with the refl of the other Shieres not heere named.
Thefe things only taken in had, to caufe your High-
neffe to knowe, what puyfance and Jlrength fuch a
Princeffe is of that may commaund fuch a people :
and what obedience loue and loyaltie is in fuch a
Countrey, as hereunto hath bin but little fpoken of
and yet deferueth mofi greatefl lawdation. And in
deede the more honorable it is, for that your High-
neffe princely Aunceflors fprong forth of the noble
braunches of that Nation. Thus duetifully pray-
ing for your Maieflies long preferuation, (by whofe
bountie and goodneffe I a long while haue liued)
y wifh your Highneffe all the hap, honour \
vittorie, and harts eafe, that can
be dejired or imagined.
Your Highneffe humble Seruant and
Subiett, Thomas Churchyard.
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<•£ To euery louing and
friendly Reader.
T may feeme ftraunge (good Rea-
der that I haue chofen in the end
of my daies to trauaile , and make
difcription of Countries : whereas
the beginning of my youth ( and a
long while after) I haue hauted the
warres, and written fomewhat of
Martiall Difcipline : but as euery
feafon breedeth a feuerall humour,
and the humours of men are diuers : (drawing the mynd to
fondrie difpofitions) fo common occafion that commands
the iudgement, hath fet me a worke , and the warme good
will & affeftion, borne in bread, towards the worthie Coun-
trey of Wales, hath haled me often forward, to take this la- x
bour in hand, which many before haue learnedly handled.
But yet to (hewe a difference in writing, and a playnneffe in
fpeech (becaufe playne people affefts no flourifhing phrafe) I
haue now in as ample a maner (without borrowed termes)
as I could, declared my opinion of that fweete Soyle and ,
good Subiefls thereof, euen at that very inftant, when Wales
was almoft forgotten, or fcarce remembred with any great
lawdation, when it hath merited to be written of : for fon-
drie famous caufes mod meete to be honored, and neceffary
to be touched in. Firft, the world will confeffe (or els it (hall
do wrong) that fome of our greateft Kings (that haue con-
quered much) were borne & bred in that Countrey : which
Kings in their times, to the glory of England, haue wrought
wonders, & brought great benefites to our weale publicke.
Among the fame Princes, I pray you giue me leaue to place
our good Queene Elizabeth, and pardo me withall to com-
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mit you to the Chronicles, for the feeking out of her Aun-
ceftors noble aftions, and fuffer me to fhewe a little of the
goodneffe, gathered by vs, from her Maiefties well doing,
and poffefled a long feafon from her princely and iuft dea-
lings. An a<5i fo noble & notorious, that neither can efcape
immortall fame, nor fhall not paffe my pen vnrefited.
Now weigh in what plight was our (late when fhe came
firft to the Crowne, and fee how foone Religion was refor-
med, (a matter of great moment) peace planted, and warres
vtterly extinguifhed, as the fequell yet falleth out.
Then behold how fhe fuccoured the affli&ed in Fraunce,
(let the going to Newliauen beare witneffe) and chargeably
without breaking of League mainteyned her friends and a-
mazed her enemies.
Then looke into the feruice and preferuation of Scotland
(at the fiege of Leeth) and fee how finely the French were al
fhipped away (they being a great power) and fent home in
fuch fort, that neuer fince they had mynd to returne thether
againe, in that fafhion and forme that they fayled towards
Scotland at the firft.
Then confider how bace our money was, & in what fhort
tyme (with little lofle to our Countrey) the bad coyne was
converted to good filuer : and fo is like to continue to the
end of the world.
Then in the aduancing of Gods word and good people,
regard how Rochell was relieued, and Rone and other places
foud caufe to pray for her life, who fought to purchace their
peace and fee them in fafetie.
Then thinke on the care ftie tooke for Flaunders, during
the firft troubles, and how that Countrey had bene vtterly
deftroyed, if her Highnes helping hand had not propped vp
that tottering State.
Then Chriftianly coceiue how many multitudes of ftran-
gers fhe hath giuen gracious countenance vnto , and hath
freelly licenfed them to Hue here in peace and reft.
Then paife in an equall ballance the daungerous eftate of
Scotland once againe, when the Kings owne Subiefts kept
the
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the Caftle of Edenbrough againft their owne naturall Lord
and Maifter : which prefumptuous part of Subiefls, her High-
neffe could not abide to behold : whereupon fhe fent a fuffi-
cient power to ayde the Kings Maieftie : which power vali-
antly wonne the Caftle, and freely deliuered the fame to the
right owner thereof, with all the treafure and prifoners
therein.
Then regard how honourably fhe hath dealt with diuers
Princes that came to fee her, or needed her magnificet fup-
portation and countenance.
Then looke throughly into the mightineffe and managing
of all matters gone about and put in exercife princely, and
yet peaceably fince the day of her Highneffe Coronation,
and you fhalbe forced to confeffe that fhe furmounts a great
number of her Predeceffors : and fhe is not at this day no
whit inferiour to the greateft Monarke of the world.
Is not fuch a peereles Queene then, a comfort to Wales,
a glorie to England , and a great reioyfing to all her good
neighbours ? And doth not fhe daily deferue to haue bookes
dedicated in the higheft degree of honor to her Highneffe ?
Yes vndoubtedly, or els my fences and iudgement fayleth
me.
So (good Reader) do iudge of my labours : my pen is pro-
cured by a band of caufes to write as farre as my knowledge
may leade : and my duetie hath no end of feruice, nor no li-
mits are fet to a loyall Subieft, but to wifh and worke to the
vttermoft of power.
Within this worke are feuerall difcourfes : fome of the
beautie & bleffednes of the Countrey : fome of the flrength
and flatelyneffe of their inpregnable Caflles : fome of their
trim Townes and fine fituation : fome of their antiquitie,
fhewing from what Kings and Princes they tooke their firft
name and prerogatiue. So generally of all maner of matters
belonging to that Soyle, as Churches, Monuments, Moun-
taynes, Valleys, Waters, Bridges, fayre Gentlemens houfes,
and the reft of things whatfoeuer, may become a writers
pen to touch, or a readers iudgement to knowe. I write not
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„,.„, contencioufly to find fault with any, or confute the former
William . - , , € ,. -
Malmesburie wnters anc * tyme: but to aduance and winne credite to the
de regibus an- prefent trueth , agreeing and yeelding to all former tymes
glorum. and ages, that hath iuftly giuen euery Nation their due, and
Dauid Powell truely without affe6tion hath fet downe in plaine words the
a late writer, yorthines of plaine people: for I honor and loue as much a
learned made * rue Author, as I hate and deteft a reporter of trifeling fa-
a lharp inuec- kles. A true Hiftorie is called the Miftreffe of life : and yet all
tiueagainft Hiftoryographers in writing of one thing, agree not well
William Par- one with another : becaufe the writers were not prefent in
nus and Polh- t ^ e tymes, in the places, nor faw the perfons they make me-
or irgi t j on ^ ^ ut rather haue leaned and liftned on the common
all tneir com- .
plices) accu- re port, than frayed or trufted to their owne experience,
fing them of Strabo a molt famous writer findes fault (for the like oc-
lying tongues, caiion) with Erjlaotkeus, Metrodortis f Sepiitis 9 PoJJidoniiis, and
enuyous de- Patrocles the Geographer : And fuch difcord did arife amog
r n"' ™ writers in tyme paft, as Iofephus faith againft Appio, that they
ders, reproach- reprooued one another by bookes, and all men in generall
full and veno- reprooued Herodotus.
mous lan- God (hield me from fuch caueling for I deliuer but what
page, wilfull j h aue feene and read: alledging for defence both auncient
ignorace, dog- Authors and good tryall of that is wr itten. Wherefore (lo-
ged enuie, and _ , v , , /» i .11/. « .,
canckered uin S Reader) doe rather ftruggle with thofe two ftrong pil-
mindes, for lars of knowledge, than ftriue with the weaknefle of my in-
thattheifpake uention: which to auoyde fharpneffe (and bitter words) is
vnreuerently f we etned and feafoned with gentle verfes, more pleafant to
of Arthur, and f ome mens eares t i ien p ro f e ^ an d vnder whofe fmooth grace
thrife noble °^ *P eec h> more acceptable matter is conuayed , then the
Princes. common fort of people can comprehend. For verfes like a
Ieffrey of familiar friend (with a gallant phrafe) rides quietly by thou-
Monmouth. fands, and daflieth no one perfon , and galloping cleanly a-
Matthewe of merites no rebuke: when profe with a foft pace cannot
Weftminfter, J .. r . . _ r • j t> 4. 11 •
and others are Wlt " ^ uc " cunnin g paue vnperceiued . But all is one
here in like when in neither of both is found no matter of
fort to be read miftruft, nor fpeeches to offend, there is no
& looked on. caufe of diflike . So crauing thy good
opinion, good Reader farewell.
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#3 A true note of the
auncient Caftles, famous Monu-
mentSy goodly Riuers, /aire Bridges^
fine Townes, and courteous people,
that I haue feene in the noble
Countrie of Wales.
tlimtfb fontyfe feopleg, ant) ttatelp The Authors
IkUlffDOmeg tittf), troublefome
ilons bate 3 traett, to treat) out time Jf £2 7
an&peareg:
l&iijere 3 at toill, fjaue farel? feene
rfgftt mitcb,
as b? mp toojfesf, ant) printet) boofcesf
appeared
aluii toeariet) tfmsJ, toftfj tople fit foj*
rapne place,
31 fjometoafb tyue, to tafce Come reft a fpace:
3But labouring mpnt), tljat retttf not but in ben,
Began a frefy, to trouble rettleja bet)*
Wbzn netofount) toplesf, rtjat bales mzn all in fiatte,
Co runne on bead, and loofee not tobere tljep goe:
JBaDe reafon rfoe, tobere loue fyoulD be entyafte,
J3nt) tobere tpme coult), W labour beft bettotoe*
^o Wales (quotb Ifllit), tftere fiodj plafne people fctoell,
feo mapft tbou come , to Ijeauen out of b*U •
jfor Fraunce (0 fine, ant) full of faftljlette toaiesf,
i&ooje Fiaunders groffe, ant) farre from bappfe fcafe&
IBlftct) Spayne (0 pjoufce, ant) fterne to ftraungergf all,
3n italie, popfnfng fjs altoaietf rife:
ant)
A (hort note
of the nature
of many Cou-
tries, with the
difpofition of
the people
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The worthines
2Lrto Germanie, to 2tyunfeenneffe iatfj fall,
llty Danes li&etolfe, Doe leatie a bibbing life*
^e Scots feefce blouti, ant) beare a ccuell mimtJ,
Ireland grotoesf noug&t, t^e people toare bnkpn&:
England (Bob toot, jjatb learn&e fuel) leatotmeffe late,
^at Wales metbfnfos, (0 note tfce CounDeft Sate.
3n all tfje reff, of UUngtiomeiS farre o? nere,
a commen- 3 tt f cfee 0J ^ of tre aci)erie fta?ne0 t&e feople;
ioy^tie°of e Sut C nce 4* tP™ ft* wle ann latoe came Ijece,
weiihmcii. WW Brittiih lanti, toajf neuer put to fople,
jFoj foule offence, o? fault it Din commit:
<3C&e people fcere, in peace bort) quiet at,
dDbapejS t&e prince, toitfiout reuolt o? farce,
25ecaufe t&ep fcnoto, et&e fmact of Ciuill toarre*
Arehearfau of ^fleg quarrelsf rage, trio nourifljj rupne anti tojac&e,
S££f 52 *** 0wen Glendore, fet blootiie tyople* abjoacfc :
minated jfttll man? a ^otone, toasf fpoplt) ant) put to focfce,
Wales. janti cleane conftim'ti, to Countrieg foule repjoaclj*
(Bceat Cattlesf ratte, fapje Burning* burnt to tutff,
feucf) reuell rafgnbc, t|jat men triti liue bp luft:
But ance tfjcp came, anti peeitiet) tmto llatoe,
fl^off meeke ajs Hambe, toitjjin one poke tljeg tyatoe*
So^hik ^* e fr**^ 11 noto > * 0£ 22l*K!wen fill agree,
Ten toother 8 3n «* Hiucfj loue, ajS an? men aliue :
uke brethren, <3t&e fcientifyfp tbece, ana concoja tfcat 3 fee,
3 tioe compare, to iBee* in l&onep 5tue*
afllljicf) keepe in Ctoaeme, anti bote togetljer (till,
fet glalrtp fyotoe, to ttraunger great goon Ml :
a courteous kpnti, of loue in euerp place,
SI man map finoe, in Bmple peoples face.
The accufto- ¥>*& toljece pou plcafc, on plaint oj fl^ountaine toilfce,
med courtefie £lixn beare pour fclfe, in Ctoeete anti riuill fojt ;
of Wales. (JllXJl
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And pou 0}all fure, be baultt toitb man and efiflde,
S2H|;d tofll falute, toitb gentle cornel? po?t
<3Db* palTerd bp: on bjaued tbep Sand not Co,
Mlitbout good fpeecb, to let a trau'lec go :
^b*? tbfnke it tiett, and dune franke and free,
3|n 'flTotone o; fielde, to peeld pou cap and knee*
%{)zv tofll not ttrftte, to roptt and take tbe toap,
flDf anp man, tbat trauafled t&ougb tbefr Hand :
a greater tbing, of Wales noto tofll 3 fap,
ge map come tbcre, beare purfe of gold in band,
S>1 migbtfe bagged, of filuer fluffed tbiotoe,
J3nd no one man, dare toucb pour treaiure noto :
(Ifllbfcb Vetoed tome pace, dotb rule and gupbc tijem tfiere,
Ibat dotb to (Bod, and man tttcb Confcience beare*
Bebold beaded, a Curler tbing to note,
W&Z bed cfjeape cbeare, tbep Ijaue tbat map be found:
<3Ebe (bot ft great, Xa^tn eacfj mand pafed W gcoate,
3f all alike, tlje reckoning runnetb round*
W$m market good, and bictuald notljing deare,
<£acb place ft Side, toitb plentie all tbe peare :
%\)t grounde mannurde, tbe graine dotb fo encreafe,
t&bat tbouCandd liue, in toealtb and bleffed peace*
©ut come againe, bnto tfjefr courteous iboe,
'(Djat toind tbe beartd, of all tbat marked tbe fame :
<H\)t like tobereof , tljjougb all tbe toojld doe goe,
and fcarce pe (ball, finde people in tucb frame*
Jfoj meeke ase flDoue, in looked and fpeecb tbep are,
JJJot rougb and rude, (ad fpitefull tongued declare)
$o tore tbep feeme, no (boner out of (bell,
(But nature tyetoed) tbep knotoe good manerd toell*
$oto can tbft be, t&at toeaklingd nurff fo barde,
(<ffllb& barelp goed> botfc barefoote and bncled)
% 2
No fuch theft
and robberie
in Wales as in
other Coun-
tries.
Vi&uals good
cheape in moil
part of Wales.
A great re-
buke to thofe
that fpeakes
not truely of
Wales.
in
Good difpofi-
tion neuer
wants good
maners.
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Authors that
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Wales than
I write of.
The worthines
3jn gfftss of immd, u)ould t»auc To great regarde,
C^cept toitbin, from bird) tome grate toere b?ed.
3jt mutt be to, doe toft not me deteaue,
flfllbat nature gfuejs, t|e toojld tannot bereaue:
3n tbfss remained a fetrete toojfce beuine,
flfllfjftb u)etoe rijc? rite, from auneient rate and line.
3|n autfbotjs old, pott u)all that plainly reade,
Geraldus one, and learned Geffrey ttoo:
W$t t&frd fOJ trotj, i& Venerable Beade,
^iat man? graue, ano toojtbie toojfee* did doe.
Ml&at needed tty8 pjoofe, oj genalogietf Sere,
^Tbeir noble blood, dotb bv tbeir liuesf appeare:
tCHete (lately 'ftotoneg, and Catties* euery tobere,
Jl>f tbeir renotome, doty daily toitneffe beare*
A defcription of Mon-
mouth Shiere.
F3|rtt 3 begin, at auntient Monmouth noto,
Two Riuers
AelSed JT ^ at <**<** b P W y e > « ^ UeC la ^ ™ & ,0n S :
Monnow, 3 tofll t&at fe&tere, anb otter febfereg goe ttyotoe,
and the other SDefCrfbe tfjem all, 0? *l0 3 M» $ m ^On^
Wye - 3t te great blame, to tyitewf of our baiejs,
l&at treated of tootfb, ana giuesi to Wales no pjaifc:
^i)ep ratter bpbe, to clotobe (anb cunning fopie)
^at Eanb t&an peelb, rfgi)t fflojie to rijat feojle,
King Henry
the fifth.
Neere the
Towne Sir
Charles Har-
bert of Troy
dwelt in a faire
Seate called
Troy.
a Ifetog; of otn#, toag bojnc in Monmouth fare,
%ljz Cattle tljere, recojbg tfje fame a rfg$t:
Snb t^oufft) rtje toallejs, totiicl) cannot ftill enbuce,
^?oufft) Co?e becap, tyetoejs noting fapje to Offljt
3n feeate ft felfe, (anb toell platte CMe olb)
26? Wcto ?e ma?, a ^incelp plot bcjolb :
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(Soon m?nb0 tpep bab, t^at ffrft tbefe toallejS Oft raife,
•ftbat mafctf out age, to tfifnke on elber* baiefc
"TCpe Itfnjj gere bome, bib pjoue a peerel?0 $gfnce,
$r conquerb Fraunce, anb raign'b nine gerog in tap:
<I3iere toast not pere, fo peat a flttftto* Once,
Ctat bab focb djaunce, ant fortune in ftfef lap.
jFo* be bp tote, anb Cb^ce bib court all,
Stab a0 turne tame, Oroke garb at $omtne0 ball:
(Ifliftf) manlj? mpnb, anb tan a rebble tea?,
^o lofe a iopnt, oj toinne tfce (Bolt b? plap.
3|f Monmouth banff, fotb #Mnte0 &>$) a0 tgi0,
a &ople of pate, it tyalbe tatoe of rfffpt:
fcpeafce tofjat pou tan, a bappfe &eate It 10,
a trim fegfeee totone, fo? jpoble, ffiarron o? %nigpr.
a Cfttie fore, a? free a* 10 tge beff,
QSlpere feije (0 Kept, anb learneb ItatopewJ red:
2Buj>lt auntfent toife, in ttoeete ano to&olefome ajje,
Jfli&ere tge bed Cb;t, of people oft repapie.
$ot forte from t$ence, a fomou0 Cattle fine,
<3T&at Raggiand bicbt, ftanb0 moteb almott round:
9j?abe of Jf reeftone, bpjfsbt a0 Oraiggt *0 line,
Mlbofe too;ftman(bip, in beautie bo*b abounb.
Wit turiou0 fenotfc tojougbt all toftlj ebgeb toole,
C&e ttatelp '(Eotoec, tgat loo&tf oje #onb anb ^oole :
Wit jfountaine trim, tpat rung botb bap anb nigtt,
SDotp jjeelb in ibotoe, a rare anb noble figpt.
0oto Chepftowe comefc to mpnb <a0 toell ft ma;)
3fllboft &eate i0 fet, fome partbpon an bin :
anb tpjougb tbe Intone, to Neawport lj>e0 a toa?,
'ft&at o?e a 7&ito$t , on Wye pou ribe at toilL
Witt T&iffrst i0 long, t&e Eitter ftofft anb great,
Wit apountaine blg^e, about botfc (babe tge fceate:
*> 3
At Wyneftow
now dwels Sir
Thomas Har-
bert, a little
from the fame
Troy.
%\)t
Maiiler Roger
Ieames dwelt
at Troy nere
this Towne.
The Earle of
Worcellers
houfe and
Cattle.
The Earle of
Pembroke that
was created
Earle by King
Edward the 4.
buylt the Ca-
ftell of Rag-
gland fump-
tuoufly at the
firft.
Earle of Wor-
cefter Lord
hereof.
A fidre bridge.
Mauler Lewis
of Saint Peere
dwelles neere
that
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s!!^^ at ^ e ««BBte ftoeftft t&at o?e tfie UTotone fcotf, Ipe,
theTrange* ^ &!« &** <* > *<«& WnUW flfthM Of «Jf*
doth dwell
now. <5j e common JSojt, ana fatten fef fo good,
3ft merits* pjaife, becaufe Barker tftece Doc rfoe:
Morgan 3 ^° *>#*& ft* &*»> WWW fit- toffl) floWltff flOOt),
is dead dwelt £nD &ot& foure botoerjf, afpoue t&e 2B?fiiffe abC&e.
at Pennycoyd. ^eponH tfje fame, &ot& Tyntteme abbe? ttanS,
Harbetofcoi- ag oto a &ell, a0 {0 toftljfo tfcat Hanb :
broke buryed oa^ere Hfuec0 tbtojjfl, ^atf) bene rig&t toojtfjfe note,
cS'ftow. Mfll«wf ** ?"> ft* n»4 91 &*"* not gote*
In the Cattle
there is an an- <fl[o Chepftowe jet, mp pen agapne mutt patfe,
d ?L t0 T Wer . flflE&tt* Strongbow once, (an (Carte of tare renotone)
tow« wS * ton » *"* «"*• «« *<** aim 9£afttec tea?
reds a tale to (In ptfncelp Cbp) of Cattle anil of ^otone*
be confidered <jjf)en after tfjat, to Mowbray ft befell,
nf a- f i ^ Norffolke State, a tDOjt&te fcnotone Cull tocll :
b a plaiud Mlft3 foto tb * Tamet, William Harbert ftnfeft
worthie tale to <0$at toasf tfje flfcacle , of Penbrooke tljen bp rifffjk
be heard.
tss rfa ^ f * eitoea feoim *» *• oftl toccttlie ** pIate »
Lrfe strong- (Cf Huntyngton:an& Penbrooke (Carte ttkfofCfc)
bowe was ma- $ab but one rijflbe, a SDaugbtec of great race :
ri«i to the ann Ibe toajf matcbt, toftb pompe anb folemptte pite,
S^Ser ^ Somerfet, tbat tea* Hop Cbambertatae,
in Ireland, and flnb mabe an (Carte, in Henry feuentftf rafgne:
tws strong, fljf fcfai botb eonte, dEarte Worfter itotajj notoe,
foree oHrnTes ' B * W^^ *P» * ^ft ° f R^ggl""* tf>J0toe.
the Earledoms
SS*"* A Creation of an Earle.
ESDtoarb bp tbe grate of (£ob,1fetag moft Imperial!,
flDfiFi:aiiiue,i<£nfl:lanb,irtje3BLo?bof3iwlaittitljert9itt)alI,
lb awbbfflbopjj, $ Bflbopu all, to abbotesf anb to ftfbp
<So SDuke?, to <£arte$, to £amm0, ¥ to feberfffeiS oftfje tyf retf,
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tto 3iifticc0, to 3#afo#, anb cbfefe of lotonlp gouecnment,
1o 2Baplieffe0,<$ m? licljefolke all, tiaue beretoitb greeting Cent
Itnotoe pe tobereaa toe tunge it (0 a graciou0 ^tttce fjijs parte,
^o peelb loue, fauour, anb retoarb to men of great befarte:
CjQIIjo of Ijtmfelfe, W Ifitopall Ijoufe, anb of t$e publigue Sate,
l?aue toell Hefent'D, tbefr termed rare euer to renumerate:
anli to abojne toitb ^iglj retoarD, tuclj bertue cleere anb fyigbt,
ferirsf otterjs tip to great attempt0, anb faintnea put0 to ttigbt*
Mle follotoing on tbe famous courfe^fojmer lting0 Ijaue run,
^at toojtbie $ appjoueb toigbt, tobofe beetles moft noblp nun,
l?aue greatett t&fngu of W beferu'b, toe Ho intent to raife,
%ts fame anti bono# ftt^eft tppe, toitb gfft0 of twined; pjaife,
^at tcuelp regall are toe meane, tbat baliant too^tbf e ttnfgtjt,
^bat Ofllilliam Herbert batb to name,$ noto %. Herbert bfgbt
CLQl^oCe feruice to tie toe firft bib raigne, toe bib moCfairtjfui finb,
aailjen ft; our royal rf gi)t toe fougbt, tobicb ftil toe tali to minb:
r 2Do tobicb toe ab from tfjsn nil noto, contintiali ferufce0,
IQibicb man? toere tobereof eacb one, to 60 moft pleaang \&.
anb cbieflp toljen a0 lately noto, W HeeHe0 nib Ijtm declare,
a toojtbie Utnfgljt toberb? b* gajmfybotb fame anti glojie rare;
(UUben a0 rtjat Eebell anb our foe, mm lafper Tudyrs fonne,
tobo Caib be (Carle of Penbroke toa0, bib toe(ttoale0 eoaft ojenu
anb tljere by fubtile (bift0 anb fo;ce, bib biuer0 fonbtfe toaie0
anop our fetate, anb ftecetoftball a byle feebition raife*
2But rljere be gaue to bim a fielbe, anb toitb a balfant |anb
j3D?erlj|eto bim anb W fojcetf all, tbat on W part bib ttanb*
anb marcbing all along tljofe Coaft0, ? r moft be Qeto out rigbt,
W&t reft be bjabe anb fo bifperft, ttjep gaue tbemfelue0 to fligljt*
flDur Cattle tijen of Hardeiach, tbat from our firft baie0 raigne,
a refuge fo; all Eebel0 ^, agafnft i>0 Sill remaine:
a jfojt of toonberou0 fojce, befiege about bib be,
anb tooke ft, tobere in moft men0 mpnb0, it cottlb not taken be.
1?e toan it $ bib make tljem yeelb, tobo tbere tbeir fafrte fougbt,
anb all tbe Countrie tbereabout0, to our obebienee b&ougfjt*
Waztz tberefo?e bi0 moft toojtbie a<t0, toe calling into minbe,
%0 ferufce0 anb great befart0, tobicb toe pjaife tootfbie finbe:
anb
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anb fig tbat caufe toe tofllfng btat, toftb ponogf ropallp
jpoj to aboine, betfee, anti abuaunce, anb to tublfme on bpe.
C^e cfgbtbap of September, fn t&e eiffljt peere of out Eafgnc,
Mlt bp t&f* Charter, tbat fcg ouw (ball Qrme fig euec remame :
Jl>f Cpecfall grate anb Itnotolebge fare, fitunb anb betermfnate,
anb motfo meere bfm MlflUam Hoe, of Fenbroke Count treate
Cfcrett, pjeferrc, ano bnto §fnt tbc '©tie ttfle anb Sate,
anb name thereof anb bfgnftie, former appjopjfate,
a# flfcarle of Penbroke anb tof tf»all, toe gfue all rf gbt* tbat bo
all bono# anb pjeljemfnente, tbat Sate pectepne bnto:
Mlftb to^ielj effate, ttfle, boiug, great, anb toojtbfc&lgnftfc,
Bp cinttuce of a fetoojb, toe bfm ennoble realue*
The Authors *°? 4* $* fence, anb toojtbfe tooibst toere great,
verfes in the *&b« ferufce tttcb, a0 meriteu noble fame :
honor of no- %ty fijjtne tbereof , fn berfe 3 boe repeate,
ble mynds. £ n „ ty^ ^(folk, ty ^Hfo f tye fame<
$e feru'b a lung, tljat toulb bint toeil retoarb,
anb of W t>oufe, anb rate toose great regaeb,
anb recompentt, bte manlp bofng rfg&t,
Mlttb bono} btte, to ftttb a noble fcnfg&t.
Good men are aaibcrc topatt" tnpnb, bot& offer life anb all,
badn,2 k d *°* to P« erra,e > $* l&fott an * P"bUque ftate :
baked *^9tre botb great bap, anb tganfcfttU jfatune fall,
a* guerbon fent, bp beftnfe anb goob fate,
0o &ouerafnc tan, figget a feubfctftf troetb,
dfljftb tobofe goob grace, great loue anb fauour goetfc :
(Ereat gift* anb place, great glojfe anb renotone,
Ibt? get anb gapne, tljat truelp fceuetf a Ceotone.
^. anb tbou mp lutfggt, tbat art bf* befre fn bloob,
Hubert of ^fcouffb Ikgbfbfp, lanb, anb Raggiands ttatelp totoers*,
saintGiUyans. a female befre, ano figee of figtune* floob
Ijaue tfiee bereft, pet bearft W frttftjs anb flotoerst:
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*?tef armetf, fifsf name, W Caftfi aim mpnto are tfjpne,
Bp nature, nurture, arte antt grace Deupne:
dD^e feeag ana EanW, t&efe moue t&ee papnejaf to take,
JFoj (Eon, fo* fame, foj t^p Ctoeete fe>oueratne0 fake.
*£ Here followeth the Creation
of an Earle of Penbroke in Latin.
EDwardus Dei gracia Rex Anglie & Fraunciae & Domi-
nus Hibernie, Archiepifcopis, Epifcopis, Abbatib 9 , Pri-
oribus, Ducibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Iufticiarijs,
Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris , & omnibus Balliuis, &
fidelibus fuis, falute. Sciatis quod cum felicis & grati admo-
dum Regis munus cenfeamus, de fe, de Regia domo, deque
Republica & regno bene meritas perfonas, cogruis amore,
beneuolentia & liberalitate profequi : denique & iuxta exi-
mias probitates, eafdem magnificentius ornare & decorare,
quatenus in perfonis huiufcemodi congeftis clarifsimis vir-
tutum premijs ceteri, focordia ignauiaque fepofitis ad pera-
genda pulcherrima quaeque facinora laude & gloria conci-
tentur : Nos ne & maiorum nro laudatifsimis moribus difce-
dere videamur, noftri effe officij putamus probatifsimu no-
bis virum qui ob res ab fe clarifsim& geftas quim maxima
de nobis promeruit, condignis honoru faftigijs attollere &
veri regijs infignire muneribus . Strenuum & infignem lo-
quimur milite Willum Herbert Dominum Herbart, iam de-
funftu, cuius in regni noftri primordijs obfequia gratifsima
turn nobis multipliciter impenfa cum nro pro iure decer-
taretur, fatis ambigui obliuifci non poflumus acceffere &
de poft in hoc vfque temporis continuata feruicia, que non
parum nobis fuere complacita, prefertim nuperimis hijs
diebus quibus optimum fe gefsit militem, ac non mediocres
fibi laudis & fame titulos comparauit . Hijs equidem iam-
pride cu Rebellis, hoftifque noftri Iafper Owini Tedur filliu
nuper Pembrochiae fe Comitem dicens , Walliae partes per-
C uaderet,
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uaderet, multaque arte ad contra nos & ftatum noftrum vi-
lem pupulo feditionem concitandum truculentiam molire-
tur, focietatis fibi ad eandem rem conficiendam eleflifsimis
viris fidelibus noftris arma cepit, conftigendi copiam hofti-
bus exhibuit , adeoque valida manu peruafus ab ipfis par-
tes peruagatus eft & nufquam eis locum permiferit quo no
eos complicefque affligauerit, vires eorudem fregerit, mor-
teque affecerit, feu defperantes in fugam propulerit, demum
Caftrum noftrum de Hardelagh nobis ab initio regni no-
ftri contrarium . quo vnicum miferis patebat refugium, ob-
fidione vallabat, quod capi impofsible ferebatur, cepit, in-
clufos que ad deditionem compulit, adiacentem quoq ; pri-
mam omnem noftram Regiae Maieftati rebellem haflenus
ad fummam obedientiam reduxit . Haec itaque fua laudabi-
lia obfequia, promeritaque memoriter & vt decet intimfc re-
colentes volentefque proinde eundem Willum condignis
honoribus, regalibufque praemijs ornare amplicare & fub-
limare, oftauo die Septembris anno regni noftri o&auo,
per Chartam noftram de gratia noftra fpeciali ac ex certa
fcientia & mero motu noftris ipfum Willum in Comitem
Pembrochiae ereximus, praefecerimus, & creauerimus, & ei
nome, ftatum, ftilum, titulum, & dignitatem Comitis Pem-
brochie cum omnibus & fingulis preeminences honoribus
& ceteris quibufcunque huius ftatui Comitis pertinenti-
bus, fiue congruis dederimus & conceflerimus, ipfumq ; hu-
iufmodi ftatu, ftilo, titulo, honore, & dignitate per cinftu-
ram gladij infigniuerimus, & realiter nobilitauerimus.
'ftljisf toaaf fet aotone, fo? caufejs moje tljen one,
1&e toojto beleeueg, no moje tfcan it ljat& feene:
IQiljen tfjinffsf In beaa, and mm fe patt and gone,
JBlpnB people Cag, ft fef not Co toe toeene.
3|t fa a tale, ueui'Cbe to pleate tbe eaire,
Q$dlt foi UeUjy&t, of topeg tljen trotf) ma? beare:
But rtjofe tljat ttynktf, tfyjg map a fable be,
%o flut&oys goon, 3 Cen& t&em fjece from me*
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jpirft let tljern fearcf), l&ecojW as 3 fiaue done,
Ctjea fyall tbe? finde, tbiss fef mott certaine true:
ana all tfje tett befoje 3 bere begun,
3* taken out, not of no tyfter* nue*
%%t oldett tint, and founded men of fkill
9£?ne autfjotf are, note reade tbeir name* tojo toill:
lijeir toojkeg, t&eir toojdgf, and fo tbeir learning: tfoougf),
&frdl fyetoe ?ou all, tobat tcotli 3 tojite of note*
"D <t eaufe man? rtjat fauoured not Wales (paraall totftewf anil
^biffotfansO fjaue to jitten $ fet dotone tbeir otone opinions*, ad
ttep pleafeD to publflb of tljat Count rep: 3 tf)crcfo?e a little de*
greffe from tbeotfierl? matter of tbeboofce,anbtoucbfometobat
tije toojke* and tooled of tbem tfiat ratyl? &aue tojitten moje
t&en tbe? knetoe, o* toell could pjoue.
8L& learned men bart) tyote graue toojkg of ?oje,
&o great regard, to natiue &o?le tlje? bad :
jfo? Curb refpect, 3 blame note Poiiydore :
©ecaufe of Wales, bfsaf iudgement toas but bad*
3f Buckanan, tf)e Scottifli £oet late
afllere fcere in fptfte, of Brittons to debate:
^e tyould finde mzt^ tljat toould toft& bim difpute,
and man? a pen, tobicb toould tya toojkjf confute.
2But toitfj tbe dead, tbe quick ma? neuer ttriue,
(Wbmtfb fondle toojte, of tijeirjs toere little toojtlj)
Set better Carre, tbe? bad not bene aliue,
%fan fotoe Cuclj feeder, a$ tyfnga no goodneffe fo$> :
C&etr pjaife 10 fmall, tljat plucks backe otbecjs fame,
<&ijetr loue not great, tjat blotsf out neigbbourjs name,
^tjeic booked but biatolejaf, tbeir bable bauld and bare,
^bat in diCdaine, of fobled totters* are.
flfli&at fable moje, tljen fa? t$e? knotoe rtjat tfjfng
'STtje? neuer fatoe, and fo giue iudgement ftrefgbt :
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J3nb bp tfjefc boofce*, tfje toojlb in erro? bjfng,
^at tbmfcs ft reabe*, a matter of great toeigbt*
Mlfjen tbat a tale, of mttcb bntcotb (0 told :
<ib«* aU rtjat (|>fnesf, arm glitter* to not goto :
fff5oj all rije boofee*, tbat auneient jfatber* tojate
are not alo*tob, fo? trotb to euer? (tate*
^oujlj Caefar toa*, a tofCe and toojtfcfe #?fnce,
0n& Conquer!! mudj, Of Wales antl England botb :
«3£b* tojiter* tfian, anti otber jautboja Qnce,
9DO) ttatter tpme, anti tttll abufe tfje trotb*
feome Cbj a fee, ana Come bib bumoj* feeOe,
flfllben Coje toa* IjeaUie, to make a toounb to bleebe:
Slito fome Cougbt meanest, tbeir patient Sill to pleafe,
flfllben bob? t&otoe, toast foil of Cbule biCeafe,
Wit toojlblp toft*, tbat toitb eacb tpme toouto toagge,
SOlere cargeb cleane, atoap from toiCebome* loje:
%$zv ratber toatcbt, to fill an emptie bagge,
<<Iban toucb tbe tpme, tben parent 02 before:
Mq\ cac*b not mucb, Co? future tpme to come,
Wit? route bp tpme, like t&eebe about tbe tbome:
flto& totyn tbeir due, on trifle* all toast fpent,
flpucb rotten ffuffe, bnto tbe garment toent
Sfllbfcb Ouflfe partljt bp, a peece of Ijomel? toare,
3jn ^inter* (bop, fet out to fale fometpm*:
CflTpicb ill tojougpt toojke, at lengtb became Co bare,
3t neitber Cccu'b, foj p;ofe no? pleaCant rjme:
Bat pafl like cbat, anb olb \aL\t$ tale* Cull bapne,
^Ijat tljunber* long, but neuer tying* Cbjtb ram:
SI fcpnb of fount), tbat make* a burling no?Ce,
^0 feare poung babe*, toitb bjute of bugge* anb tope**
JBut ageb fire*, of riper toit anb Cfefll,
SDiCbaine* to reabe, CUcb rabble fartt toitb Ipe* :
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%W fc enougb* to Qetoe ?ou m? pobtotll
flDf autbo# true, ant to?fttr0 graue anb toife.
lailiofe pen fyall pioue, eacb tblng in ptfnteb boole,
aflibole e?e0 toftball, on matter ftraungc bib loobe:
anb toboft great cbarge, anb labour toltneffe beared,
Cbdr b>ojb0 are iutt, tbe? offer to ?our eare0.
dtacb Ration bab, Come totfter (n tbefr baie0
foi to abuaunce, tbeir Countre? to tfce &tarre0:
Homer toag one, tobo ffaue tbe Greekes great pjaite,
anb b"no^b not, tbe Troyans foj tbeir toarre0.
Liui among, tbe Romaines to*ate r%bt mftcb,
flfllftb rare rtnobmc, bfc Countre? to enriteb :
anb Poilidore, ofo pi? tbe pen a pace,
Co blurre ttraunge &o?le0, anb ?eelb tbe Romaines grace.
abmft tbe? bnatc, tbefr bolume0 all of troetb,
(anb bib affect, ne man no? matter tben)
get totter fee*, not bob) all matters* goetb
3jn fielb:toben be, at borne (0 at bl0 pen.
C&i0 Poilidore, fatoe neuer Uttttb Of Wales,
Cboucjb be baue tolb, of Brfttons man? talc0 :
Caefar blmlelf, a flBicto* man? a toa?,
ffiOicnt not fo farre, a0 Poilidore ootb fa?.
Itfngtf are oba?b, tobcre tbe? toere neuer feene,
anb men ma? tojfte, of tbinp tbe? bcare b? eare :
&o Poilidore, oft t?mc0 mfgbt ouertocene,
anb (peafce of &o?lc0, ?et be came neuer tbere.
feome runne a grounb, tbat tbjougb cacb toatcr faflc0,
a ?B?lot pob, In bfc otone Compaffe failed :
a belter tbat, beleeue? in toojlbtf report,
9pa? roue to farre, 0} furel? flboote to l&oit.
%\}t e?e 10 ivtovt, 00 interne cleere of Iftbt,
Cpat fearcbetb tbiougb, tbe brat anb barked place:
C 3 Cbe
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Cbe glabfome epe, giuesf all t^e botiie agbt,
3ft (0 tbe glaffe, and tomtit of tbe face*
But tojjere no face, no? iubging epe botb come,
'fltbe fence i# blpnb, tbe Cpirit 10 beaffe anb borne:
jfor toit can not, concelue till agbt fenb in »
feome fkill to beab, tobere&p toe knotolebge toin.
3f ffraungen* fpeake, but ffraungelp on our Sate,
Cblnke notblng ttraungc, tbougb ttraunger* tojttt ami*:
3lf ffraungeri* bo, our nattue people bate,
flDur Country knotoejs, boto ffraunge tbcir nature foL
9?ott ffraungc it toere, to trutt a fojapne foe,
£>$ fauour tbofe, tbat toe foj ffraungcr* knotoe:
<^fien Oraungelp reabe, tbe booker tbat fttaungcrjj make,
JFoi feare pe u)joube, in bofome Clinging &nake*
poiidorus vir. Cbe ffraunger* dill, in auncient time tbat tojate,
guiustptke au dgjcalt tbemfelueg, anb keeper bjJ bnber foote :
2£T£fc S10 toe of kpnb, anb nature boe tbem bate,
ud fewe but*' &o beare tbep rutt, anb canker at tbe roote
Me of Brit. flDf beart, to b#, Xatoa pen to paper aroetb,
*^v n 7 1 " ^ efr cunning: can, toit^ craft fo cloke a troetb,
'ftbat barblp toe, u)all baue tbem in tbe toinbe,
%o fmell tbem foqb> oj pet tbeir fineneffe 6noe.
ned the fame.
i3Df foice tben mult, pou crebite our otone men,
STnobie (fiBb'ft bertue0 toojkg, a gloyoug garlanb gapnc*)
writer. aaibo bab tbe gift, tbe grace anb arte of pen :
Slxto tobo bib tojite, toitb web Ctoeete flotolng bapnetf,
cmos, a paf. I^at f?onep feem'b, to bjop from $oet£ quill :
&ig Poet of J f a? n0 m0 j e> tfyft ttcaungers anb pe toill,
flDur Countrep bieebejJ, ass faitbfull men a? tbofe,
Sift famoujJ too, in ttatelp berfe o? pjofe*
Brittaine.
S^eXne". at* «""& 1 ™*"> «* Kktt am™ff b* belt:
nar & writer, £03 eacb man frounetf, toben fabling tope? ^tj> beare,
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anb tpOUgb toe count, but Robin Hood a gett,
anb olb tofuesf tales*, a# tatling to?e* appearc;
get Arthurs rafgne, tbe toojlb cannot benpe,
£>ucf) pjoofc tberc (0, tbc trotb thereof to trpe : amem* Am.
%\sx. to Jo fo fpeaaeu, againff Co graue a tblng, **?** a "^
feball blu(& to blot, t^e fame of foe* a Miff- 3T**wt
Conoemne tbe ba(e$f, of elber$ great 0} fmall,
ano tben blurre out, t&e courfe of patent tptne:
Caft one age ootone, anb fo Dae ojet&oto all,
anb burne tpe booker, of pjfnteb pjofe 0? rjwte:
301po (ball beleeue, be tulctf 0? $e botb ralgne
3ii t?me to come, if totter* loofe tbelr pame:
'QDfie pen recojbg, tjme patt anb pjefent botb,
fefefll tying* foojtb booker, anb boofce* fe nurfe to trotb.
Now followes the Caftles and
Toumes neere Oske , and
there aboutes.
A&etfe Cotone, talbe Oske neere Raggland uanbjs, A defcnprton
a Eftier tbere, botp beare tbe felfetame name : of oske.
%i$ Ctylttall ffreamesf, tbat runnesf along tpe feanbtf,
febetoe^ tbat ft fc, a Efuec of great fame,
jFrety toater ftoeete, tbfef gooblp Etoer peelopf.
anb toben ft ftoeljf, ft fpjeabjs o?e all tpe feeing :
Great ttoje of $ity t i$ caugpt toftbm tbfef floob,
Cbat ootp in peebe, botb Cotone anb Counter? goob.
a tbing to note, \o^tn feammon faflcg in Wye, T wo Riue»
(ana feafbn tbere:goejS out a* ojber 10) >»<« together
€ban Oill of courfe, m Oske pottj feammonis Ipe, of {ea ^ a "*-
anb of pob filp, in Oske ?ou matt not mfu, 2USZ"
anb t$(0 Rente* fteaungc, a? oorij t&ougb Wales appeere,
%n Come one place, are feammonjj all tpe peere:
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&o fceft), Co (tome, Co reft, Co crimp toftbaU,
flu man migbt Cap, toe, feammon bere at call
King Edward fl Cattle tbere, to Oske botb yet remalne,
th e fourth and % £catc to&erc Itfngtf, anb Winces* baue bene borne:
£ fome 1 ^ I 1 fta nW fall o?e, a goobly pleaCant iWafne,
fime), and W$t toalleu tobtreof, anb totoertf ace all to tome,
King Richard (Wity \»etbec0 blatt, anb tyme rtjat toeareg all out)
'ftrfm fl^eabesf anb toalaejs, along tbe Kfuec* flbe,
Sailtb Btfbge toell buflt, tbe Eojce of ttoob to biDe.
(Upon tbe Obe, oC tooobble bill mil fayje,
do^yeTref W CaftlC ftanllSf » WU f0 ? e 6eCa P ae aiUl 6 ? 0fte:
maine three i&t buflbeb once, In frelb anb toboleCome ayje,
myie from full neece great SQIoobjS, anb man? a migbtic flDfce*
»!ftcfa». 3fa PW'Ce tbereof, 1 mynb not mucb to fey :
downe. (facfi tbfng becayb, gocis quickly out of minbe,
SI rotten bouCe, botb but firtoe fauour* finbe*
in the Duchie ^^ cattle* fayjc, are in a goobly grounb,
ttefetoeT' Grofmont ft one, on l?fll it builbeb toa* :
cafties are, Skenfreth tbe nejet, in Ualley 10 it founb,
but not in <gnje &oyle about, fo? pleature tbere botb pau"e.
good p«ght ^vhjt Caftle ^ ^ e tyft of toort j( e fome,
"^ w * r * <3£b* Countrey tbere, botb beare Whit Cafties name,
(lately &eate, a loftfe princely place,
dfllboCe beautie gfueg, tbe Ample »>oylefS Come grace*
The Duke of r^^o m ylejJ from ifiat, bpon a mfgbtfe ItfB,
She«Tnd Lang'bby ttanbjaf, a Cattle once of date:
now the ci- flfllbrre toell you may, tbe Countrey bteto at tofll,
iuii u in Mai- «anb tobece tbere i&, Come buflbingu netoe of late*
to Roger ^ \j)^oleTome place, a palling plat of grounb,
tejr* ajsgoob an ay|e,ai» tbere aboutsJftfbunb;
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3|t feemesi to Oslit, t&e feeate tea* platt to toell,
3Jn eldecjs dale*, Come State therein did dtocDL
Carleon noto, Sep In to(tf> ftatelp ttple,
j£o feeble pl»afe, map ferue to fet tfiee fb$> :
^fj? famous Cotone, toajaf fpofce of man? a mple,
'flC&ou tjatt bene great, tfjougf) note but little toojtt)-
Clip noble bound0, &atf> reari)t bepond t&em all,
3n tbee $atf) bene, lUng Arthurs golden ^all:
3n tbee t&e toffe, and tootles* did repofe,
and tb?oujj& tbp 'flEotone, t|e toater ebsf and flotoefc
(^flDme learned loje toftfi loftfe ftple,
^ ant> leade tbefe Ipnejs of mpne :
Come gracious* (Bodjs, and fpare a tofiple
to me t&e fl^ufesf npne*
Come JBoetg all, tofjofe palling p&afe
tiotfy pearee tfie finett toftsf :
Come fmotoledge tofiereon toojlu dotfi gafe,
(pet Sill in iubszmzM tttjs)
and Jelpe mp pen to plap W parte,
fo? pen fjs Sept on Sage,
^0 tyetoe bp thill and tunning arte,
tfce Sate of former age.
jFo? p&efent tpme &atf> friend* enotoe,
to flatter faune and faine :
and elders dafe* 3 fcnotoe not fioto,
doe dtoell (n deepe diCdafne*
ipo friend fo? auncient peeress toe finde,
our age louesf poutb alone :
1&e former age toeareu out of minde,
a0 t&ougi fuel) tpme toere none*
Itfng Arthurs ralgne (tfiougj true It toeare)
30 noto of fmall account :
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A defcription
of Carleon.
Matter Mor-
gan of Lan-
ternam in a
fayre houfe
dwelles two
mile from
Carleon.
A plaine and
true rehearfall
of matter of
great antiqui-
tie.
A fayre Foun-
taine now be-
gun.
A free Schoole
now erected
by Maiiler
Morgan of
Lanternam.
A gird to the
flatterers and
fauners of pre-
fent tyme.
A houfe of re-
formatio new-
ly begun like-
wife.
The Bifhop of
Landaffeftill
lying in the
Town*
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We praife and ^fc* UtM Of Troy (0 fetlOtotW tHt% \jfl)ttt t
Natio^aiKi *** tD **' &*$** ll0t 5 mmmt *
forget or abafe
oar owne 250th Athens, Theabes, attH Carthage t03
countries, jau fjoto of jrreat renotone :
dfllbat then 31 Pl&H ?«* (hall toe boo,
<3Co poo*e Carleon tltohme*
in Arons ^( nff Arthur mre toast crotoneu there,
Arthur waT ano in that tCotone bib &cepter beare,
crowned. {LQiCtfi pompe anb bono* peate.
Three Arch- flit arthbfl&Op that Dubrick bight,
bMhops, Yorke j^ ^0*,,^ thlsf minjr in beebe :
SSTc^i *««* »»«* *«**« *><«» » ** <* ««*«.
ning King Ar- JFonre jrolben Stools toe reebe.
thur.
CbeCe l&nffsJtoere famous* of renotone,
gXth^co. »« foi tbeir bomajre hue :
manded fuch Bepa^ tjtttO Carleon tlDrtDtte,
folemnitie. jgjj £ ft^eaCGt tO JOU*
The true Au- ^oto man j> SDufceg, ana (fcarlesf toitball,
J2JJJ" (Pooh fluthotf tan pou tell :
thkbookefor 8nb Co true toilterg (betoe ?ou Iball,
profcofthis. ifcoto Arthur tbere bib btoell*
flfllbat Court he Kept, topat flit* be bib,
Mlbat Conqueft he obtapnb :
flnb In to&at glutei? honoj CHI,
$Ung Arthur lonjr remapnb.
Another no- ilDueene Gueneuer toast troton'b li'fertolCe,
tablefo"
tie at a
nation.
table foiemni. g n Iulius cburth the? Cap :
tie at a Coro-
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ffllfiere tfiat firtoer jffiueeneg in folemne guffe*
(3nwpallrtci arap),
jfottre pijjeonaf tofifte, bo?e in tfjeir fjanagf
Before rtje JBjinceiTe fact :
3ti Ojjne tlje flBueene of Brittifli liana*,
Mlag toojtbfe of t&at grace*
Carleon loajea all tjjefe Hftlffjf,
jam man? a noble j&nfgljt:
30 map be pjou'a bp fonajfe t^ingrtf,
tEljat 3 Ijaue tone in dflftt*
Cbe bounUsaf &at& bene nfne mplesf about,
^be length thereof toa<s great:
3t tyetoegf it felf tijte Ha? tl^ougljout,
3t toaj* a ^incess feeate*
3n Arthurs tpme a <3£able rouna,
Ifllagf tljere Whereat Ije fate:
Sis pet a plot of poaip ffrouna,
feet* foojtb tpat rare ettate*
Cbe Citie reacljt to Creetchurch t&an,
ana to feaint Gillyans botlj :
H&fyify pet appeared to trieto of man,
Co trpe t&te tale a tcot^
Cbere are fucfi fllauteg ana bollotoe Caueaf,
fcucb toalleji ana Conaitg aeepe :
2£aae all like pppetf of earthen pot$,
dflljjerefn a c&ila map creepe*
feucl) ttreatejs ana pauementjs fonajfe toaCetf,
Co euerp market Cotone:
3D 2
In Iulius
Church the
Martyr the
Queene was
crowned.
An honor rare
and great yet
feldome feene.
A deepe and
large round
peece of groiid
lhewes yet
where Arthur
fate.
A Church on
a hil a mile o£
Saint Gillyans
is a faire houfe
whereTSir Wil-
liam Harbert
dwelles.
Wonderfull
huge and long
pouements.
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feucb 3ito$tfi built In elbeitf bales*,
SLntt tbfofltf of tucb renotone*
J 11 ! ?°Si e ?, &# metl ma ? mu ^ »f to befjolb,
X^** #*?&»* note:
top that may W$ZXt fjS 3 Cattle fceCJ Olb,
be feene. <gr,j) tt t m a? tlOt bt fOJffOt
The Caftleal- Jt ttatltlSf iJpOll 8 fOJteb f?fll,
moft downe. ^ fanre from floto , nff floo6 .
Mi&ece loe pe bieto long; flttalea at toill,
<£nupjon'i all toltb tooob*
The flowing si &eate fo? an? Itf nj aliue,
•bout both 8 if wty rpjino* botb ttreames* of toatec btftte,
Towneand aimott tbjoufff) euerp ttreate*
Cattle.
A eat beau ^ COm ***** flW *»'* ** nS * flW fCm *>
tierfg«wnda, ** pleafure* of t&e eye :
waters,groues, ^C ffOODl? O?COUf0 atttl tfjallfejj gtZtlU,
& other plea- an j tooobbie flpountaineg bye.
Sbefcene^ «Mkrt Creeke* ana pietft B*ooaejJ,
from the old that acr amfo tfie plaine :
caftie of car. Cbe ttotolns Ipte* that fpieab* tbe lanb,
leon. anl , tutmcjs to &ea ajraine*
•(Itie ttatelp flflloobs* tfcat Use a boope,
I haue feene 60t & MOT P aff * aU *&* ® al * :
Cauesynder ^^ ^e^ttlp pltttf that ffanQjS fa tTOOpt,
ground (at this to beautffie toe 2Dale»
day) that goe i <gg t %\ m \$ tbat botb baity runne,
t7£t aii «* rteaw as Cfcfltall tone :
made of «cei- febetoesf tbat moft pleaturesf bnbee &unne,
lent work, and Carleon $ab 8l0ne»
goodly great
urL^d 0*»t rutf) to fee fo bjaue a feople,
vnder foote, & jfall fa Co foje Hecag :
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3n Toptoe Qt, full nere fte fople,
a«J iFojtune ttea atoap*
ana toojlti fojfoofee to fenotoleajye t^oCe,
Cfjat eactt fjatf) bene to jjreate :
Mlbere HinjFis ana graue JMjflofop&enef,
Sl^atie once therein t&efr feeate*
Vrbs legionum toagf ft namUt,
3[n Caefars aaiejs 3 trotoe:
ana Arthur fjoiaino; reftence tijere,
(30 ttojfej* plainly tyotoe)*
iRot onlp litnga ana noble JBeereg,
Ifilepapjae into tljat place:
2But learned men full man? peereg,
IBteceiu'a therein t^efr grace*
<3Tjjan pou tjjat auncfent t&ingtf aenpejs,
3Let note pour talfce Curteafe:
OQl^ett p?ofe f# bjougftt before pour epesf,
ge ouflftt to ljoia pour peace*
J3na let Carleon jjaue ||10 rfgftt,
and fope ids toontea fame:
ana let eact) totCe ana too|t$te toffffct,
fepeafce toell of Arthurs name*
Mlouia (Boa t&e bjute thereof toere fcnotone,
3n Countrep, Court, ana ^otone:
0na flje t£at Ot0 In reagall W&itmt,
aaitti) Scepter, fetooja, ana Crotone*
clofe and fine
round about
the whole
Caue.
The name fo
mightie ar-
gues it was a
mightie and
noble towne.
Two hundred
Philosophers
were nori-
flied in Car-
leon.
Yeeld right as
well to our el-
ders daies, as
toourprefent
age.
(Mlfjo came from Arthurs rafe ana Ipne)
Mlouia marfre tfjefe mattery tj»otoe:
3D 3
ana
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and fyctoe tbe^eon fjer gracious* epne,
ICO fjelpe Carleon UOtD*
<ap&u0 farce mp pea in Arthurs pjaife,
l?ati patt foj plainneffe fake:
3fn jjonoj of our elder* daieg,
C&at fteepeg mp mute atoake*
Sill onl? foj to publity plain*,
<&pme paff, tpme pjefent bod) :
^Ijat tpme to come, map toell retaine,
flDf eacij good tgme, tfce trotfi*
^An Introduction to the Letters fent
from Lucius Tyberius, at tfte Coro-
nation of King Arthur.
NdDt imtoflMng to delate and make large tije matter note
tojitten of, $ 6ict&ec becauft t&e caigne of Itfng Arthur
fej Muerap treated on and bncertainlp Cpofcen of (tjjc men
of t&fjaf toojld ace grotoen fo toffe) J tjaue fearcbed and found (in
good auti)o#) tuclj cectaintie of l£fng Arthur, ami matter rtjat
merits ri)e reading:, tljat 3, am compelled toitb pen to ejcplaine,
andtoitb fome painesf and fiudte to patent tbetoojld toftb in ge*
necalLCb? tubffancetobereof being in 3Latm,(map be read and
imdecftood by tljoufandsaf) t# ensured becaufe tbe common fo|te
(a* toeii a* tlje learned) fyall fee Ijoto little tije lUngs* and ^(n*
cess of tfifjS Hand, baue efteemed tbe potoer of t&e Romaines, oj
managing and fo?ce of anp Ukraine foe tofcatfoeuer* and foj tbe
amending; of mp tale , let our feoueraine 3Udie be toell conQde*
red of,(to!jofc graced pafferij mp pen to tyctoe) and pott fl&all fee
great things are encountced , and no fmall matter gone about
and bjougfitto pod paffe, in tbe action afoje named :tobicb be*
commetb toell a flDueene of tbat race, tobo \& defcended of fo no*
ble a pjogenfe* 25ut note purposing ojderlp to precede to t&e
former
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fo jmer affcourfe, ana to rebearfe too?a fo? toojti, ag ft teas left b?
our Ifyefatberaf, (men of great learning; ana knotoleage) 3 baue
fet amine fome fori) letters anaiD^attond^ad peraauenture toft
make pott to maruell of, o? at ttie lead to tbfnke on fo mucb, tbat
fome one among; a multftuae, tofli peeia me tijankesaf fo? mp la*
hour, ana ratijec encourage a true totfter to continue in tlje like
ejrertifesf , tben to gtue fjfm anj? oceaQon to Qt pale, ana fo forget
tbe bfe of pen. %\\m fbllotoeti) hereafter tbofe t^fngsf before
mentionea, tojfcb 3 Jope tbe Eeaaerj* tofllfuagetoitb aauife*
ment,ana conffruetotbebett intent ana meaning;. jFojt&femafc
ter not onlp fyetoejaf bp gooa autbojitie tfje ropall Coronation of
liing; Arthur, but in like maner Declares* toftb tobat p#>e ana
pomp tbe Romains lent betber (at tbe faerp inffant of tbitf great
trpumpb) to\ tribute ana bomage: at tobieb pjoua ana pjefamp*
tuou0 aemauna, l&ing Arthur (ana all W otber Winces about
bim) began to bee greatly mouea,ana pjefentlp toitbout ftirtber
aelap,gaue fo tyarpeana foaaine an anttoer to tbe<£ mba(Taao#
of Rome, tbat tibtv toere fo bejrea ana abaifcea tberetoitb, tbat
tbe; neither knetoe toellboto to take it,no; maae anp fiirtfjer re*
plp:a0follotoe# bj? matter p?efentlpbtre,if pou pleafetbiougblp
to reaae it. Conaaer toitbal^tbat after tbi* (tmbatfage* itfng
Arthur in plaine battafle Hue Lucius, ana baa gone to Rome to
baue bene crotonea (tmperour tbere, if Mordred jjaa not maae
a reuolt in Arthurs otone kfngaome*
The Coronation, and folemnitie ther-
of: The Embaffage y and pronde meffage of the
Romaines : And the whole refolution of
King Arthur therein , is firft fet
forth here in Englifh.
T$<£ appopntea tpme of t^t folemnitie appiocfjfng, ana all
being reaaie affemblea in tbe Citie of Carleon, t^t J3rtb*
blfl)Op0, London ana Yorke: ana til tbe Citie Of Carleon
tbe arcbbiifjop Dubright toere eomiefgfjea to tbe $alace, toftfj
ropall
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ro?all folemnftfe to crotoneltfng Arthur . Dubrfght rtjerefoje
(becaufe tbe Court tfjen la? toitbfn i)i0 SMocetTe, tttcnflbed bfm*
Celfe accordingly to pecEburme and folemnf je tbfis charge in bfc
otone pectbn^lje iking being crotoned,toajaf royalty bjougbtto
t$e Catbedjall Cburcb of tbat fl^etropoliticall &ee ♦ flDn eitber
tianti of bim, botb tbe rfgbt and fbe left, Hid ttoo arcbbftyoppeis
fappojt bim* and fotoeritfngg, to toft, Angufeiliting of Alba*
nia, Caduall Ifeing Of Venedocia, Cador j&ing Of Cornewall,
C Sater Iking of Demetia, toent before bfm, carping fuu golHen
&too|d& Wjt companies alto ana concourfe of fondle fojtsf of
office^ played afoje l)im moft melodious $ lieatienl? barmonfe*
flDn tbe otber parte, tbe flBueene toa* bjouffijt to tbe Cburcb of
piofeffen jpunnejaf, being codutted and accompanied toitb arcb*
bftbopiaf and JBffyopjs, toitb ber armed and titled royalty garni*
(bed ♦ and tbe dBueene*, being tofuejs fmto fyt fotoer Hangs a*
foiefa;d,carped before ber (a# tbe older and cuftome toass) fotoer
tobite SDouej* o\ ptgeonaf*
jFo? bebold, ttoelue difereete perfonagesaf of reuerend counte*
nance came to tbe Hu'ng in (lately maner, carping in tbeir rigbt
bandisf in tokenand Ogneof ambaffage,flDlfue bougbejs* and af*
ter tbep b*& faluted bim,tbep deltuered imto ijim on tfot bebalfe
of Lucius Tyberfus, Hetterj* containing tbisf effects
5"The Epiftle of Lucius the Romaine
Lieutenant, to Arthur King of Britaine*
LVcius (touerner of tbe Commontoealtb, to Arthur Hing
of Britaine, a# be W$ deferued *3 6«ue exceedingly toon*
dered to tbfnke of tbp malepert and tj^annicall dealing. 3
doe meruaileO Cap) and in conQdering tbe matter,3 am angrie
and take in ill part, tbe iniurie tbat tbou baft offered to Rome :
and tbat tbou,no better adufffngtby felf,refufeff to acknowledge
ber* ^eitber baft tbou any care fpeedelie to redjeffe tby ne ouer*
Qgbt, tbujS by bnfuft dealings to offend t$e Senate; tmto tobom
tbou
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tfjou art not ignorant, ttjat rtje toTjole toojlb otoetf) fcomage anb
ferufce . jfoj, tfje tribute Hone fo? Britaine to&fcb tfje feenate
commaunbeb ttee to pap- fo? tfiat iuiius Caefar, and otber toor*
t&fe Romaines long; and man? peered enfopeb tfje fame, tbou to
tfje contempt of fucf) an fconojable dRtate, fjaft pjefumeb to He-
tafne ana keepe backe . ^fjou baft alCo taken from tbem Gallia :
tjjou baft toonne from rijcm,tbe ^oufnced of Sauoy anb Daui-
phinie : tfjou fjaft gotten t&e poffefffon of all tfje ^lanbd of tlje Allobro e es -
Ocean : tbe I&ngd tobereof (fo long ad tfie Romaine aurijojitie
toad tbcreobe?eb)papeb tribute to our flunceffojd* feftfj tber*
fo?e tbe feenate fjatb Decreet* to rebcmaunb amenbd anb reditu*
tfon at tbp ba^W fo? tfjefe tljp fo great tojongd,! enfopne anb
commaunb tbee to come to Rome in tlje mibbett of fluguft tbe
nejct peece^ tfjere to anttoere tinto tfjp %*$&> anb to abpbe fucb
fentence anb ojber, as djep bp futtice (ball lap fapon tbee. Mlfjfcb
tbfng if tljou refuCe to boe, 3 toill inuabe rtjp Countries, anb
toljatfoeuer tfjptoilfull raflmed ^atfy bfftopallp taken atoapfrom
tbeir Commontoealtb, tbat toill 31 bp bint of Ctoorb, affaj? to re*
couer anb to tfjem rettoje.
5"Cador the Duke of Cornewall
his Oration to the King.
I^aue Ijitljerto bene in feare,leaft tlje Britaines t&ouglj mucb
eafeanb long peace, fl)oulD grotoe to ftoutb anb cotoarbije^
anblofe tfjat bonojablereputation of Cljeualrie anb martfall
pjotoede, toberein tbep are generally accoumpteb to Qtrmount
all otljer jpationd. if o? tofjere tbe bfe of armed id not efteemeb,
but in fteebe tfjerof,&pcing,Carbing, bailing tofrtj toomen anb
orijerbapne belitedfreguenteb,ftcannot tfjoofe,but tbere cotoac*
bfje anb fluggarbie mutt neebed bfmme anb beface all bertue,
!>onour,baliaunce,anb fame. Cljece bee note almoft Sue peeked
paffeb,Oncetoe tjaufng lackebfl£artialejrercife,ljaue effeminate*
Ipbene nuj jeleb in tfjete fojefapb belited*<Eob tjjerefoje not toil*
ling to fee bdanp longer marreb anb ftapneb toitb Ouggarbie,
<t fjatfj
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Ijatt) (Keren bp tbe Romaines, tljat tfiep fbouto be tije meaner to
rcnuceourauncientbalour bnto tbe fojmer (late ann nignftfe*
(LOlllile bee bfen tbefe and fuel) like toojbetf, conficmen bp tljoCe
tfiac toere tljece at tljat tpme in pjefence, tbep came at Iengrtt> to
tbefr Bcncbeaf o? feeates, tobere after tbat euerp perfon toast ret
ann platen Arthur Wen t^(0 rpeecfi tinto tljenu
<&£ The Oration of Arthur
to his Lords and people.
M& fellotoe* (faptf) tie) ann companions! botfj of anuertl*
tie ann pjofperit(e:to6orefinelitie03ltiaue6eretofore
bot& in pour Counn counfcte, ann in erploptf ng tnilitare
feruicos^anffoon trpallannejrperienceof: liffennotoannaffoorn
bnto me pour anuife, ann toifelp fbjefee, tobat pou tbf nfee conue*
itfentfb^toucbingtud) nemaunnjsann commaunnementjs, to
be none, jjty, toben a tljing ig toifelp afojebann nelfberaten ann
care&tllp fojefeene,tob«i it commetb to tbe pincb, ft fiaf moje ea*
fllfe auopnen ann toleraten*001e tyall tberefbje tbe eaffer bee able
to abpne tbe imperious* nemaunn of Lucius,if toee lap our beams
together ann fojefee,boto ann totiiclj toap,toee map beft nefeate
ann Infringe tbe famejann (Citrelp) fb? mp part,3 noe nottbinfce
t&at toe tiauc anp caufe greatlp to feare bfm,atb bpon an bnrea*
tbnable caufe be feeketb to tiaue a tribute papen out of Britaine.
jf 0^ tie allengeti), tfyat t&e tame fef nue ann papable to bfm, be*
caufe it toa* pain to iulius Caefar ann otberg W feucceffo#,
tobiclj being inuiten ann callen Ijetljec tbiottffb tbe nffcojne ann
farrejaf of tbe auncient Bntaines, arriuen fcere in Britaine toicfi
numbers of armen&oiniourscann toitfj fojee annbpolence,
bjougbtbnner tbeir (ubiettion^bfst ourCottntrep,mfferablptof*
fen toit^ cfuile garboplej* ann nomefticall niftotfi ♦ Sinn becaute
tfjep in tbt'0 fo&got tbe poffelfion of it,ttiep tiauednce taken ann
bniufflp receiuen a tribute out of it jFo* notbing rtjat ft gotten
bp f ojee ann bpolence, i$ fuftlp poffeffen bp bim tbat offeren tbe
bpolence*Cbe caufe tberefoje tojjfcb lie p^etennettiisftnreafbna*
ble,
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We>|ierebpf)e6eemet!>ti06plato ana rigbttobe tributariebn*
toti)em^iri)t^eref9re^eriju^pj£fumet^totitmaunliof^t^at
tobfcbfcbnfatt: lettjSbP tfie famereafon,aemauna of bfa^trf*
buteatRomeri^etftat^tSeiaftconffe^let^mearieatoaPttiat
to^ic^eataretJanaclapmet^ifo^ffSijSreaCoatDjpJelies
maunbetb tribute noto,ajs aue,to be papea bpb*,becaufeCaefar
anDotbei-Romaine^itice0rometpmeja(c0iiquereliBiitainebe
ffODHrbptbettltereafDn^bDetbfiilietbatRomeDuffbttDpa?
tribute to mee,becaufe m? ^jeaecelTorjaf beretofoje toanne ana
OtbDtietl ft #0? Belinus ttjat ttlOtt noble Itftlff Df Britaines, toftb
tbe&elpe ann apae of bfc bjotberBrennus SDukeof Sauoy,tooke Aiiot™^*.
b?fD2cetbatCitie,artnlonfftob(^poICe(reli!t,baiis«riffbpfti
t^t mfaaettof tfjeir cbfefeS^artetplateanliljfffbttreate^ttoeatie
oftfje cbfefeit gobies* amongtbenn Conftantine alte tbe fonne
ofHeiena > ati6MaximianusIiketo{re > bemffbotboftbem,mp
nereCofeng^naeitljeroftbemrutceKuelpjerotoneiilfcingaf
Britaine, toere ent&onf |ea f n tbe imperial! feeate of tbe Ro-
maine <£mpp?e* afllfjat tbinke pe note : 3ubge pou f$at tj)e Ro-
maines baue an? reafon ojrfffbttoaemaunae'&ribute at our
banag: as toucbmg Fraunce oj otbec collatecall 3jlanasf of tbe
Ocean, ft neeaetf) no anttoere,Qtb tbep refiifea to aefena tbem,
tobentoefojn'blptooketbemoutoft^
The Anfwere of Howell King
of little Britaine.
'Ttjouglj euecp one of j?ou fl&ouia neuer fo aflfgentlp consaer:
x ana aebatetoitbb&nfelfe neuer fo aabifealpfnbtempnatpet
boe 31 not tbfnke, tbat be coulb pofliblie aemte an? better coum
fell tbentbfe*>b*cb tbp mod graue toiTebomebatb note remem*
b jea* ^b? eloquent anO^Cullfe like abutfe tberefoje,batb fumf*
fyea bgf tof tb tb at fkfll,tobs wbp toee ougjjt f nceffan tip to com*
menae in pou tbe affetf of a conftant man, tbe effett of a toife
mpna,ana tbe benefite of piuaent eounfelL jfo?, If pe Ml take
jourbopageana ejpeaftionto Rome^ccojafnfftotbereafona*
<& 2 fo?e
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fojt allebgeb, 31 Doubt not but toee tyoulb toinne trpumpb, fltb
toee nor but befenb our Ifberrie, aim futtlj? bemaunb of our ene--
mie0,tbat,tobicb tie? baue bniufflj? begun to bemaunbe of b0*
ifo jtoljofoeuer goetb about to befeate o? bifpo JTeffe an otber of
bferiffbt>anb to tafce frombim tbattobfcb i0 lji0 otone jtoortbp*
Ife and beferueblfe mapbeeput fromtbat, tobicb i& bid otone,bij
!jtm totobom be Ijatb offereb ana bone tuclj tojonjjanbbiolence*
feeefng tberefoje,tbe Romaines tooula fo fflablp take from 63,
tbat tobicb l& our otone,toe toill toitbout Doubt, take from tbem
tbat,tobfcb tfjep baue,if toe map once cometobuckletoftbtbem*
Bebolb tbfe 10 tbe conaftt tbat al true beacteb Bntaines fo long
sybiiia her jauetoifljeb fo?:Bebolo rtjefe be tlje^opbeCess of Sybiiianoto
SSngthe WffUtt, tobicb fo plainly anb truei? f ojetolbe, tbat of tbe tbf rb
Bntaines. ffock of tbe Britaines tbere tboulb one be bojne, tbat fyoulb ob=
tafne anb poffeffe tbe RomainflftnpPje, jj2oto,fojttoo of tbefe,
tbe ^opbeOetf bee alreabie fulfilled: Ctbence ft i& mamfeff (a0
tbou bait alreabie beclareb) tljat tbofe ttoo moft nobleanbejrcel*
lent $jfnee0 Belinus ana Conftantine, ouercame, anb gaue tbe
flrmegf of tbe Romaine o&nppje*anb noto baue toe pou,be(ng
tbe tbirb,bnto tobomfacbbiffb ejrploptanbbonouri0promifaL
S#afee bade tberefoje to reeeiue tbat tobicb <£ob i0 reabie to be-
ttotoe on tbee t fatten Qj Cap) to fubbue tbat tobicb be 10 tofllf njj
(fwulb be Cubbueb* fatten to abbance all b0, tbat are bere rea*
bfe fo$tbpneabuauncement$bonour,neftberto re&ifetoounbtf,
Anj«iiortati5 n o| to lofe life anb limme* anb fo? tb? better atcbfeufns bereof,
3mpfelfetofll accompanfe tbeetoitb tenne tljoufanbtoellarmeb
feoulbfouw*
A Ngufeli Ifeing: of Albania, toben Howell bab mate an enbe
of W flDjatfon, began to beclare bfc tyking anb opinion of
tbe matter,f n tb(0 Cojt foliotoing.&ince tbe tpme tbat 3 beam
m? %*$ btter W mpnb, toucbing tbi0 cafe, 3 baue conceiueb
fuel) intoarbe (ope a0 3 am not able bere acojc pou to ejepjeffe*
jfoj, in all our bitforfou0 Conqueft0 alreabie paffeb, anb in fo
manpitfng0 anb Eegion0 a0toee baue fiibbueb,toee maptoell
feeme to Ijaue bone it st fttog at all ; If toee tuffer tbe Romaines
anb
of Howell.
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ana Germaines ttfll to remaine, ana Hoe not manfully tojecfce
bpont&em,tiofeblooaie aauffbter*,to&!c!) beretofojet&epinttf* ^SiTt^n
tea tipon ourauncettojss ana Countrepmemana noto Ot^ toee of ^ King of
Ijaue occaaon ana libertfe to trpe tfce matter toftj) tfiem bp fojce Albania.
of armesJ^ refopce ejrceeafnffl&ana baue a longfnfftbfrtt to fee
tljat aap,tof)eref n toe mapmeete tog;etljer;pea3| tbtrtt, euen a# (f
3 baa bene a?pe ana fcept tljjee aafe*,tf)frttfe,from a jfountafne
of toater j3Db tljat^ migljt fee tfjat aapjoto Ctoeete ana pleaf ant
tyoula tfcofe toounajs be, t^at 3 fyouia either glue o? tafce,toben
toe eoape toffetber/pea,aeartj(tfelf Qiall be Ctoeete anatoelcome,
fotbatl map fitffer tije fame f n reuenffingour fatbersMnaefen*
af ng our lfbertfe,ana f n aauauncf ng ourl&fnff ♦Hettotfjerefoje
fffue tlje ebarg;e ana oncettipon ponaer effeminate ana mepeocfee
people,ana let ti0 Sana to our tackle like memtijat after toe baue
tianquil&ea tljem,toe map enfope tbeir ljono# ana officetf toftb
topfull Wtfojie ♦ ana foj tnv parte, 31 tofll augment our armfe
toftbttootboufana^fementoellappopnteaanaarmea ) be(!ae
jFootemen*
FINIS.
Here followeth the Latin of the Englifli
going before.
OMnibus in vrbe legionum congregatio folemnitate
inftante Archipraefules Londinenfis Eboracenfis :
necnon in vrbe legionum Archiepifcopus Dubricius
ad pallatium ducuntur vt regem Arthurum diademate re-
gali coronarent Dubricius ergo quoniam in fua duecefi cu-
ria tenebatur : paratus ad celebrandum huius rei curam fuf-
cepit . Rege tandem infignito ad templum metropolitanae
fedis ornat& conducitur: k dextro & k leuolatere duo Archi-
pontifices ipfum tenebant.Quatuor autem reges viz Angu-
felus rex Albanie, Caduallus Venedociae rex, Cador rex Cor-
nubiae , & Sater rex Demetiae : quatuor aureos gladios ante
ipfum ferentes praeibant . Conuentus quoque multimodo-
cum ordinatorum miris modulationibus praecinebat. Ex a-
lia parte reginam fuis infignibus laureatam Archipraefules
E 3 atque
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atque pontifices ad templum dicatarum puellarum condu-
cebant. Quatuor quoque praedi&orum regum reginae qua-
tuor albas columbas de more praefetebant
Ecce enim duodecim viri maturae etatis reuerendi vultus :
ramos oliuae in fignum legationis in dextris ferentes mode-
ratis pafsibus ad regem ingrediuntur : & eo falutato literas
ipfi ex parte Lucij Tiberij in haec verba obtulerunt
Lucij Romani Procuraiaris ad Arthurum
Britonum regem epiftola.
T Vcius reipublicae procurator Arthuro regi Britaniae quid
meruit. Admirans vehementer admiror fuper tuae tyran-
nidis proternia. Admiror inquam & iniuriam quam Romae
intulifti recolligens, indignor quod extra te egreffus earn
cognofcere diffugias : nee animaduertere feftines quid fit
iniuftis aftibus fenatum offendiffe : cui totum orbem famu-
latum debere non ignoras . Etenim tributu Britanniae quod
tibi fenatus reddere precaeperat : quia Caius Iulius ceteriq ;
romanae dignitatis viri illud multis temporibus habuerunt :
negle&o tanti ordinis imperio detinere praefumpfifti . Eri-
puifti quoque illi Galliam : eripuifti Allobrogum prouincia :
eripuifti omnes oceani infulas : quarum reges dum romana
poteftas in illis partibus perualuit, veftigal maioribus no-
ftris reddiderut Quia ergo de tantis iniuriarum tuarum cu-
mulis fenatus reparationem petere decreuit mediante Au-
guftum proximi anni terminum perfigens Romam te veni-
re iubeo : vt dominis tuis fatisfaciens fententie quam eorum
diftatori iufticia acquiefcas. Sin aliter ipfe partes tuas adibo
& quicquid vefania tua reipublicae erripuit eidem medianti-
bus gladijs reftituere conabor.
Cadoris ducts Cornubue ad regem.
"LJVcufq; in timore fueram ne Britones longa pace quietos
ocium quod ducunt ignauos faceret famamque militiae
qua
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qua ceteris gentibus clariores cenfentur in eis omnino de-
leret. Quippe vbi vfus armorum videtur abeffe, alearum ve-
ro & mulierum inflamationes, ceteraque obleftamenta ad-
effe : dubitandum non eft quin quod erat virtutis : quod ho-
noris, quod audaciae : quod famae ignauia commaculet Fere
namque tranfafti funt quirique anni ex quo (predi&is deli-
tijs dediti) exercitio Martis caruimus. Deus igitur vt nos feg-
nitia liberaret : Romanos in hunc affectum induxit vt in pri-
ftinum ftatum noftram probitatem reducerent . Haec & hijs
fimilia illo cum caeteris dicente venerunt tandem ad fedilia
vbi collocatis fingulis : Arthurus illos in hunc modum affa-
tus.
Oratio Arthuri ad fuos.
COnfocij (inquit) aduerfitatis & profperitatis : quorum
probitatis ha&enus, & in dandis cofilijs, & in militijs
agendis expertus fum : adhibete & monete nunc vn-
animiter fenfus veftros, & fapienter prouidete quae fuper ta-
libus mandatis nobis effe agenda noueritis. Quicquid enim
i fapiente diligenter prouidetur cum ad aftum accedit faci-
lius toleratnr . Facilius ergo inquietationem Lucij tolerare
poterimus (1 communi Audio premeditati fuerimus qui-
bus mofiis earn debilitare inftaremus . Quam non multum
timendam nobis effe exiftimo: cum ex irrationabili caufa
exigat tributum quod ex Britannia habere defiderat . Dicit
enim ipfum fibi dare debere quia Iulio Caefari ceterifque
fuccefforibus fuis redditum fuerit : qui difsidio prifcoru Bri-
tonum inuitatem cum armata manu in Britaniam applicue-
runt : atque patriam domefticis motibus vacillante fuae po-
teftati vi, & violetia fubmiferunt. Quia vero hoc modo earn
adepti fuerunt veftigal ex ea iniufte ceperunt . Nihil enim
quod vi vt violentia acquiritur iufte ab ipfo pofsidetur qui
violentiam metuit
Irrationabilem ergo caufam pretendit : qua nos iure fibi
tributarios effe arbitratur . Quoniam ergo id quod iniuftu
eft
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eft ct nobis praefumit exigere : confimili ratione petamus ab
illo tributum Romae : & qui fortior fuperuenerit ferat quod
habere exoptauit . Nam fi quia Caefar caeterique romani re-
ges Britanniam olim fubiugauerunt veftigal nunc debere (i-
bi ex ilia reddi decernit : Similiter nunc ego cenfeo quam
Roma mihi tributum reddere debet : quia anteceffores mei
earn antiquitus obtinuerunt. Belinus etenim ille Britonum
ferenifsimus rex vfus auxilio fratris fui, Brenni videlicet du-
cis Allobrogum : fufpenfis in medio foro viginti nobiliori-
bus Romanis : vrbem ceperut, captdmque multis tempori-
bus poffederunt . Conftantinus etiam Helenae filius necnon
& Maximianus vterque mihi cognatione propinquus alter
poft alterum diademate Britannie infignitus : thronum Ro-
mani imperij adeptus eft. Cenfetis ne ergo veftigal romanis
petendum ? De Gallia autem fine de collateralibus infulis
oceani non eft refpondendum : cum illas diffugerent quan-
do eafdem poteftati eorum fubtrahebamus.
Hoeli regis minoris Bri-
tannue % refponjio.
T Icet vnufquifque veftrum totus in fe reuerfus, omnia , &
omnibus animo traftare valuerit non exiftimo eum prae-
ftantius confiliu poffe inuenire quam iftud quod modo dif-
cretio folertis prudentiae tuae recoluit. Proinde etenim pro-
uidit nobis tua deliberatio Tulliano liquore lita. Vnde con-
ftantis viri affe&um : fapientis animi effeftum optimi con-
filij profeftum laudare indefinenter debemus. Nam fi iuxta
praedifta rationem Romam adire volueris non dubito quin
triumpho potiamur : dum libertatem noftra tueamur dum
iufte ab innimicis noftris exigamus quod «t nobis iniufte pe-
tere incaeperunt. Quicunque enim fua alteri eripere conatur
merito quae fua funt per eum quern impetit amittit . Quia
ergo Romani noftra nobis demere affe&ant : fua illis procul
dubio : auferemus fi authoritas nobis congrediendi praefta-
bitur
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bitur . En congreflus cunftis Britonibus defiderandus . En VaHHnia Si-
vaticinia fibyllae quae veris angurijs teftantur : ex Britannico M /' & Bri fl° m
genere tertio nafciturum qui Romanum obtinebit imperiu.
De duobus autem adimpleta funt oracula : cum manifeftum
fit praeclaros vt dixifti principes Belinum atque Conftanti-
num imperij Romani gefsiffe infignia & imperia . Nunc ve-
r6 te tertium habemus, cui tatum culmen honoris promit-
titur . Feftina ergo recipere : quod deus non differt largiri.
Feftina fubingare quod vitro vult fubingari. Feftina nos*om- Exhortati*
nes exaltare qui vt exalteris nee vulnera recipere : nee vitam Hodi -
amittere diffugiamus . Vt autem haec perficias decern milli-
bus armatorum praefentiam tuam conabor..
A Ngufelus Albania rex : vt Hoelus finem dicendi fecerat :
quod fuper hac re affeflabat in hue modum manifeftare
perrexitEx dominum meum ea quae dixit affeftare conieci:
tanta laetitia animo meo illapfa eft : quantam nequeo in ve-
ftra prefentia exprimere. Nihil enim in tranfaftis debellati- &„&,„;& re ^
onibus quas tot & tantis regibus intulimus egiffe videmur: Albania.
fi Romani & Germani illefi permaneant : nee in illos clades
quas olim noftratibus ingefferunt viriliter vindicemus . Ac
nunc quoniam licentia congrediendi permittitur gaudens
admodu gaudeo & defiderio diei quo conueniamus aeftuans
fitio cruorem illorum quemadmodu fontem fi triduo pro-
hiberer . O fi illam lucem videbo quae dulcia erunt vulnera
quae vel recipiam vel inferam : quando dextras conferemus.
Ipfa etiam mors dulcis erit : dum earn in vindicando patres
noftros : in tuendo libertatem noftram : in exaltando regem
noftrum perpeffus fuero . Aggrediamur ergo femiuiros illos
& aggrediendo perftemus vt deuidtis ipfis eorum honoribus
cum leta potiamur viftoria. Exercitum autem noftrum duo-
bus milibus armatoru equitum exceptis peditibus angebo.
FINIS.
saiouin to (Bob toe IjaH tlje Ukt apHe of Mn$& mh offer noto
to Uaurtt t^e p?iHe of tje Eomf(|) pjarttfesf.
F The
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The worthines
The true Authors of this
whole Booke.
Iohannes Badius Afcenciu.
Merlinus Ambrofius.
Gualterus Monemotenfis.
Giraldus Cambrenfis.
Iohannes Bale of Brutus.
Ieffrey of Monmouth.
Analles Cue Gildas Cambrius, a $oet of Britaine.
gentes. Sibilla.
^tooBjet^en tbat toereS#artp#, iuiius aim Aron f n Car-
leon, in tofiofe namejs ttoo C&urc&ejs toere built tfjere*
Thelians Epifcopus Landaph.
fcamt Auguftine cduUi not ma&e t&e Britaines be obeJrient
to tbe accbbffyop of Canterbune, but pet t&ep onelp fubmitted
tbemCeluejJ to tfce arcbbffyop of Carieon, fn Adelbrfghts tpme
t&attoagitfnffoflient*
a Hm moft "MflDto muft 3 toucb, a matter fit to ftnotoe,
notable neerc i ^ a ^ j t aWl foengtb, t&at (tanM beponto t^fsf <?irotone:
«£« ®» to #ci ?«* $*»> 6«*»tt tie nobieft (fcotoe,
(Hooke rounb about, anti fo loofte rfjybtfp Hotone)
<3Tbat euer pet, 31 fatoe oj man map fcieto :
flttpon tfjat l?ttl, tfjere tyall appeare to pou,
flDf feauen fc&feresj, a part and portion great,
ftllbere tyll ft felfe, (0 Cure a Warlike &eate*
Cen tfioufann men, map lo&jye tbem tfcere bnfeene,
3n trebble 2Dpftesf, tfcat parti* tfje JFojtreffe toell :
and pet amto, tie jFojt a poWp greene,
ilfllbere tjat a potoer, ana mfflfttfe Campe map titoell:
in
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?n Cppte or toojlb, it &oulbfour0 bftfuall baue.
C|c *?fll Co ftanb0, if Bfrb but to Jug Hoe toaue,
flD* man oj beaft, but once ttfrre tip tbe beab
a Botoc aboue, toitb $aft tyall ttrifce ft bead.
^be $ill commaunb0, a maraete tea? anb feope,
3lt feeme0 it ftoob, farce off foj ( 3£otone0 befence,
anb in tbe b>arre0, ft toajs Carleons bope :
dfy el0 in beebe, tbe 2>ulte of Glofter fence
(Cbat bib beftrop, botb 'Eotone anb all tberefn)
'JEo ferae bl0 turne, tbf0 £o;treffe bib begin*
j^ot farce from tbte, mucb libe bnto tbe fame,
Tombariowm ttanb0, a flpountafne of fome fame.
SI IJrtone nere t^ftf, tjat buplt (0 all a lengtb,
Cal'b Neawport note, tbere 10 full fapje to bletoe:
Mibicb foeate botb ttanb, foj pjofite mojc tben ttrenjytb,
SI riffbt ttrong Bjfbge, f0 tbere of limber netoe:
SL IRiuer rannesf, full nere tbe Cattle toall:
$ere Cburcb lifcetolfe, a amount bebolb pou (ball,
ftllbere feea anb Hanb, to dffbt fo plaine appeerejs,
•3P&at tbere men fee, a part of fiue fapic &beere0.
£10 bptoarb bpe, aloft to 9£ountalne top,
W# Market totone, 10 buplt in bealtbfull Co?t :
feo bobmctoarb loe, 10 man? a 9£arebant0 Cbop,
anb man? Caple, to Briftowe from tbat $ojt.
iDf auncfent tpme, a Citie batb it bin,
anb in tbofe baie0, tbe Cattle barb to totn:
Mlbftb ptt ttjetoe0 fapje, anb i0 repaid a parte,
00 tbingfl becapb, mutt mtHt& be beipt bp arte.
poblp feeate, a Cotoer, a pjincelp pple,
Suilt a0 a toatcb, o? (aftie fo| tbe feople,
©2 IRfuer ffanb0, from Neawport not tb?ee mple.
W# boufe toa0 mabe, toben man? a bloobie bjogle,
if ^ In
A very high
Hill of a mar-
ueilous ftregth
which was a
ftrong Fort in
Arthurs dales.
Bellinus Mag-
nus made this
called Belling-
ftocke.
A wonderfull
high moun-
taine with the
like maner of
defence.
The towne of
Neawport.
On around
hill by the
Church there
is for Sea and
Land the moft
princely fight
that any man
liuing at one
inftant may
with perfect
eye behold.
The Towne
hath Mar-
chants in it
A Caftle is at
the end of this
Towne, and
full by the
Bridges and
Riuer.
Greenefield
Cattle that
was the Duke
ofLancafters.
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Eboythis the 3|n Wales <£ob toot, beffco?b tbat publfcke ttate:
Riuos Mme %*re men toitb Ctoojb, anb lt»teln bib b&aule0 bebate:
$ere Caftie ffoob toi man? tbing0 in beebe,
^t>at fougbt tauegarb, anb bib fome Dicker neeot.
that runneth
here.
Che name tbereof, tbe nature n)etoe0 a rigbt,
For Riuer, Greenefield ft 10, full ga? anb goobl? Cure :
wood, pafture % fine ttoeete feo?le, mod pleafant into figbt,
33ta?Sf ^ at fo * 5dc »*^ an * tnboleCome a??e fo pure,
place paireth. 3t *"*? be pjailbe, a plot fougbt out To toell,
SLfi tbougb a Iking, fboulb Cap Jere toill 3 btoell:
W$t PaOucca grecne, tbe tooobU, anb toater tleere,
feapt^ an? &ince ma? bu?lb a Wallace beerc*
anb in tbj0 place, anb man? part0 about,
Atmeiudge- 30 gratTe anb Come, anb fertile grounb enough :
ment °ld- anl1 n0to a to t)il8> tO fpeafee Of Wales tfoougbout,
Swales iruie M*b*tc If men tooulb, take pa?ne0 to pl?c tge ptougb:
people there SDigge out of b joJCc, tfjc treafure of tbe eartb,
would be k- sto^ f a n to to?le, anb labour from tbeir blrtb :
'TCbe? u)oulb a0 foone, to ftoje of toealtb attaint,
30 otfcer feo?le0, to&oCe people take0 great pafne*
borous.
Nychiii ^ Ut moft 0f Wales » W*W btmv eafe anb reft,
(Houe0 meate anb mirtb, anb JjarmeletTe quiet baie0)
<Cbon foj to to?le, anb trouble bja?ne anb bjeft,
fco beje tbe m?nb, toitb toojlbl? toearie toafe0.
feome ftanb content, toltb tbat toljicb (Bob (ball fenb,
&nb on tbeir lanb0, tbeir ttock anb ftoje botb fpenb :
anb rub0 out life, tleane bo?be of further tare,
Becaufe in toojlb, rigjt toell to liue tbe? are.
get toere tbe? bent, to pioule anb purcbace ftill,
anb tearcb, out toealtb, as( otber #atfon0 boe:
{Re? paue a &o?le, a Countre? rfeb at toill,
flflibftb can tbem make, full qufckl? toealtble too.
€be?
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^bq? baue begun, of late to Wme tbefr latin,
flnb plotoetf tbe grottnb, toljece tturbfe dDkejJ bfb ttanb:
Conuertjs tbe mearesf ant marrOb euerp tobere,
aailjofe barraine eartb, begins goob frufte to butt.
Htyy teare tip freest, anb tafcejaf tbe roote* atoap,
9$afce0 ftonfe Setae*, fmootb fertile falloto grounb :
Btfng* ^atturesf bare, to beare good graffe for *?ap,
)5p tobitt) at lengtb, fn toealtb t|>ep trill abounb*
Wales ft tbfe ba? (bebolb t&ougbout tbe &bmttt,
3|n better Sate, tban ttoasi tjete buabjeb peered:
£$o;e neb, ntoje fine, aim fiirtber mo*e to tell,
jFetoe men baue knotone, tbe Country balfe fo toelU
MJbereais at firtt, tbep tbugbt &>l Cojne forre off,
OIo belpe tbe toantjs, of Wales to^en grapne teas* beere)
j^oto on tbe boojb, tbep baue botb Cbeete anb lofe,
<3To (betoe tbe toojlb, in boufe (0 greater cbeere*
^be open patne, tbat batb bfo rubbffb loft,
feaftb plentfe ft, tbjougb Wales fn euerp eoaft:
'flTb* toell toiousftt grounb, tbat tboufanb* map bebolb,
Ofllbttt tbojnejs bib grotoe, faptb note tbere fpiingji bp golb,
31 meane toljece toeebejs, anb tbfftlejs long; batb grotone,
(Mli'lb bjoffe anb bocfes, anb ftfnfeing nettle* bfle)
W$m Barlep ttoeete, anb gooblp Mlbeate i$ fotone,
Ofllbfcb mafce* men rtcb, tbat Itu'b fn lacfee long toblle*
#o gift no; gapne, moje great anb goob to man,
<&b*n tbat tobicb tople, anb b&wft tobwr toan :
flfllbat ftoeat of bjotoejs, tying* in 10 fu jreb Ctoeete,
9£afee0 glab tbe mpnb, anb comfoysf bart anb Cpjeete*
F i Abor-
The people of
wales in many
places thriues
by labour day-
lie, and gets
great gayne
through til-
lage.
I haue kno-
wenmany
places fo bar-
raine, that they
haue fought
for corne farre
of, who now
are able to Hue
without helpe
of any other
Countrey.
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<•£ Aborgaynies Towne is walled
roundabout, and hath fayre
Suburbs alio.
R<£turne 31 mutt, to m? bfftoucfe before,
flDf Bojroto totonea, anb Cattle* as tbeg act :
two little Ri- Aborgaynie, beljinb 3 kept In ftoje,
iien, called flflibofe feeate anb &oj»le, torn) beft map toell compare,
ceybbie and £j e <g&rt»ne fometobat, on tteepe anb mounting |(ll,
whicTceJ.5- ®W* $* ffo * flWnnM, anb ^eObotoejS great at tofll:
nie, Abage- flDn euerp 0be, bug* fl^ountainejf barb aitb bP*»
uenie tooke <anb tome tbicfce tooobsf, to pleafe tbe gajecss egc*
the name.
Wit Kftter Oske, along; tbe male botb palTe,
2iJI£f Rftftt bnberneatb, an attncfent JBjfbge of done:
iky™ arches, & gooblp toojfee, toben fictt It reareb toajs,
and a great (an& j?et tbe febfett, can (betoe no fucb a one)
bruge of acne g^tes men to fenotoe, ofo Bufloings toere not bate,
to ^ e bri7ge. e Snb w*»e $»»S* M«*» *5at »ep0 not fo In place,
(Ifltftb furerie goob, anb (betoe to ttep on ttage,
Wa make netoe toojtti, to bonoi former age,
or the boun ^°* towti tpme, built Cotone* anb Cattle* trim,
ue of'yme ^^ ®elbge0 fr* 911 ** Mb ttrong fo? tpme to come :
pan, and the &nb our poung bate*, tbat fcotb In gtojte ttofm,
hardnes of our ^ o lo0 barb In banb, tbat finger Caft map tbome.
aee * Hoofte tobat tpme pad, mabe gallant frcu) anb fapje,
%vmt parent fpojlesf, oj Ml not todl repa^e :
a* fn tb(0 'Qtotone, a (lately Cattle flboesf,
nobircame WWft to* to tngne, anb tojetcbeb tyacfee It goe*.
belonging to
the aundent j^oft goolilp tl&foecjj, are bare anb nafceb laft,
5 So to,"" ^ M m>m ^^ to(t ^ t, ' mbeC flnl1 S00li lWtl :
rabie!theLord ^befe llxtottit pet ttanb, a* ttrrigbt au botb a Abaft,
of AbVrgayie. %t)t ttallei* toljcceof, migbt feme to fome goob tteab.
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jfoj founb anb tfjfefee, am toonbjougf M toitfcall,
Cljep are to beetle, anti lifeelp not to Ml:
Mlottlb (Kob t^ecefoje, t&e otonec of tlje fame,
2Dfb Sap tjem bp, foj to encreace #0 fame*
flaifio botf) belfgfit, to fee a gooblp pafne,
jFafre IBUuecsf runne, great tooobg anb mountafneiaf |>pe:
ILet film a toljfle, to anp Cotoer rematoe,
£nb lie fyall fee, tbat map content tje epe*
(Breat rut|> to let, fo ttf m a feeate pe botone,
^tje Countries* ttrengfrf), anb beautfe of tlje 'QTotone:
SI Hotfrtp place, a ptfncelp plot anb bietoe,
^tjat laugftsf to ftojne, our patcfjeb buflbtojjfl netoe*
Wit tyell of t&fsf, 31 meane tfje toalle* tott&out,
Cfje tootle toojfee, tfjat i$ fo finelp tojoufffjt:
Cfje &eilet# beepe, anb buflbtojis rounb about,
Cfte finne jpreettone, tijat toajs fo berelp bought,
a^a&est mm lament, tfie loffe of foci a tijtojj,
<2D&at toad of late, a Ijoufe foj any lu'njj*
Sea tofco fo toapejs, tje too$> of Cattle pet,
(10114 fieaufe mpnb, to mufe anb bump ftmll at
<3£o fee Co ftcong, anb ftatelp too&ke becap,
^Tl)t fame bifeafe, ijatf) Oske to Cattle to all:
Ml&icfc on matoe Ifitocfee, toast builbeb euecp toap,
anb note (Pot toot, 10 reabfe botone to fall,
a number moje, to Monmouth fefclece 3 finbe,
Wjat can not toell, abpbe a blatt of totobe :
^e loffe (0 tycfefc t&at fee* tfcem ouert&otone,
^e pine toece oucsf, If pet tjep toere our otone*
^ougfj Cattle |>ere, t&oufl# tracfct of tpme fof toojne,
J3 CJurc^ remained, t&at toojt&fe fef of note :
Mi&ere toojtfjie men, rtjat I>ati) bene noblp bojne,
Miere lapb to Combe, tofcicl) el£ fjab bene fojgot*
The bountie
oftheCaftle
and Countrie,
A goodly and
(lately pecce of
worke as like
to fall as be re-
payred againe.
£nb
Any heart in
the world
would pittie
the decay of
Caftles in Mo-
mouth lhiere,
In this church
was a mod
famous worke
in maner oi a
genealogie of
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Kings, called
the roote of
Iefle, which
worke is de-
faced and pul
led downe in
pceces*
On the right
hand in a faire
ChappelL
Both the win-
dowe and in
other parts a-
bout him
fliewes that he
was a ftranger.
Blewe is.
Thelabcll
whereon are
nyne Flower-
deluces.
On the left
hand a Lord
of Aborgany.
The worthines
anb bucfeb cleane, in graue patt tromb of man,
218 t&oufansf ace, fo&ot Once toojlb'began :
Ofll&ofe race toast great, anb to&o fo} toant of €ome,
3n buff botb btoell, bnanotone till bap of SDotne.
3n Cljurcb tbcre tye* a noble linigbt,
(CneloCbc in toall rtgbt toell :
Croffelejgeb aa ft feemesf to CsK
(®l asf recojb botb tell)
$e toast of bfgb, anb pjfncel? bloob,
i?te armeg botb, fbetoe tbe (ante :
#o| t&erebp ma? be tinberttoob,
$e toasf a man of fame*
a flblelb of blacfee be beared on b?ett,
a to&fte Crotoc plame tbereon:
a raggeb aeeue In top anb creff,
ail tojougbt in poblp ftone»
anb imbec feete, a (Erep&ounb lpe$,
W&tz ffolben Upon* gap,
$ine JFlotoecbeluceis t&ere liftetoife,
Ufe arme* botb foil bifplap.
a 3lo?b t&at once enfopbe t&at feeate,
H?esf tbere In lumptuoujS fo?t :
'Cbej? Cap a* loe W race toaj* great,
&o aunclent men report.
t?fe fbjce toa0 mucftfoj jje bp ttrengtb
Miftb. Bull bfb ftruggle to,
1?e bjofce cleane off If* Some* at lengtb,
anb t&eretoftb let bjm go.
<HW Eojb a Bull batb tinber feete,
anb a* it map be tboujjbt,
a SDjagon tinber beab botb Ipe,
3n (tone foil finely tojoug&k
Wbt toojfce anb ^ombe to auncfent i#,
(anboftbeolbedgupfe)
3ft
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9£p firff bare tteto, Cull toell map mf&
Co tyetoe boto toell b* Ipesf*
fll Combe fit beetle^ of cljarge an& tyotoe,
jamfo tfje Cbappell ffanbg:
Mlbere William Thomas Ifcm'gbt pe fcnotoe,
ILjesf long toftb ffrettbeb fjarrtsf*
J3 Harbert toag }e Cal'b Of tfflftt,
Ml^o from great kfnbjeb cam,
£hiti marrieti to a tpo$)fe tofgbt,
SDaugbtet to Dauie Gam,
(9 lltnigbt Ifketoffe, of rigftt anb name)
Cbfef Harbert attH lj(0 JF«Ce,
Upesf rtjere like one tjat puccljatt fame,
2L& plainly botb appeere*
$fsf Combe ist ricfi, ann rare to bfetoe,
MJell tyougbt of great beufce:
Cbougb ft be olD, Combeg mane but netoe,
are of no greater p#ce*
l?fef ArmeiS tb?ee rampfng Uponjaf toftfte,
Bebfnbbfc&eabfnlbielb:
a crotoneb Upon blacfee fef ber&
feet out fn moft rfcb fielb:
)5ebfnb ber bean fjS IfketoiTe tbere,
Hoe tobat our elberg bfo>
Co mate rtjofe famous euerp tobere,
dfllbofe bertue* are not b&
3)n Combe ad trim a£ tbat before,
fefr Richard Harbert lpe0:
l?e toajt at Banbrie fielb of po*e,
anb tbjougb tbe battafle ttoffe:
l?e paff toftb tftollajc fn bfc fcanbfJ,
£ manlp act fn beebe,
Co pjeace among fo man? banbtf,
&# ?ou of bfm ma? reebe*
Cbfe
Sir William
Thomas *
Knight (alias)
Harbert
Sir Dauie
Gam Knight
father to this
Knights wife,
This Knight
was flaine at
Edgingcourt
field.
His Tombe is
of hard and
good Allabla-
fter.
Sir William
Thomas was
father to the
next that fol-
lowes, called
Sir Richard
Harbert of
Colbroke
Knight.
In the Chro-
nicle this is re-
hearfed.
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On the left W* UUiM **««&, it Colbroke btoelt,
hand of the &*** Aborgaynie tOtone :
chappdithey flfilbo toben bfc fatall bettnle felt,
^ anb fortune flong bfoi botone,
among W enemle* lott bfc jean,
arufulltaletotell:
»et burpeb tea* a* % fcaue fa.b,
3|n fumptuou* <arombe full toell.
She was Ijijj fcffr J Damc ^ arffret J, ? fcfjj 0l|e
Griffith father W«r armejs a* pet map be trpeb,
to sir Rice ap (3n bono? of tbem botb)
g?j fetanb* at tbelr beab*, tfcee * ? on* toblte
*"**■ *?e gluts! a* toell be mfebt :
€b e ee a&auensf blacbe, In flbfelb (be glue*.
a* SDaugbter to a Ifcnlgbk
a (beafe of arrotoe* bnber beab,
l?e batb a0 bue to bfot :
<aCbu0 tbere tbefe tootle touple Ipe,
3n 'famtbe full fine anb trim,
on a»e r«ht $ fc f n anotber paulng <Eombe,
£J5? S>f&«utfe anb of charge,
^bere Ipe* a fequire (tbat Harbert bfgbt)
Mlltb toft fet out at large*
€too SDaugbter* anb fijce Sonne* alio,
are tbere fet noblp fojtb :
MWtb otber toojfee* tbat mabejs tbe fyotoe,
anb Monument moje toojtb.
tymfelfe, bfe tolfe, anb cbflbjen to,
HyejS (fooubeb In tbat feeate :
i&oto fometobat fo? tbat Squire 3 bo,
Betaufe W race toajj great*
o?;«lt ,e ]* ** * **« * flat (Parle,
one of the P ri- <ft« »?*& *° e b fetetoarb late,
uie counceu. a man of mfgbt, of fpjeet mod rare,
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flnb bojne to Ijappic fate.
$f# fattier lapu Co ritblp bere,
feo long ape toftljall,
febetoe0 to f&e loofcer0 on full cleqe, .
(Mlfien tfifjS to m?nb tbep tall)
%W fequ(re toa0 of an auntlent rate,
£nb bome of noble bloob :
feitb tbat be bpeb In futb a tate,
£nb left futb toojbl? poo,
•Co mafee a <^ombe fo rfeb anb bjaue:
$a? furtber noto to fa?,
Cbe tbiee fcbfte Upon? tbat be pue
3|n flrme0, botb tate betoja? :
£nb ntakejj tbem blufl) anb bolb botone bjotoe,
Cbat babble out of fguare.
Eeft tbere anb to m? matter noto :
©pon tW ^ombe.tbere are
W&tt H?on0 anb t&ee toljfte #o*e0 fjeati^ :
%%t firft tfoee are bfo otone*
%\>e tobfte 3Bo*e0 beabiS bfc toffe u)e gaue,
£0 toell (n Wales 10 fcnotone.
Si %?on at W feete botb Ipe,
Sit beab a SDjapn peene :
fl£oje tbfnp tobo litta to feartb toftb r?e,
j3Dn Wombe tea? toell be feene.
flmfb t^e CJurtb, 3Lo;b Haftings la?,
|Lo?b Aboigaynie rfjan :
anb ante W beatb remou'b atoa?, In the ^
25? fine beufte of man : dowe now he
flub la?b toitbfn a tofnbotoe rlffbt, 'j*
jFuliaatonftonletoall:
Mibere nob) be botb In open dgbt,
1&emafne to people all*
tlbe tofnbotoe 10 toell mabe anb tojoupX
atoftljtoojftetofee:
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3n toblcb W noble kvmttt are djouffbt,
flDf purport tbere to bee*
a ragged Oeeue and are reb Blrbg,
30 pojtrapb In tje (Piaffe:
*?foi toife batb tbere tier left arme bare,
3t feeme* b*r aeeue It toagf
tKbat bang* about bft netfte full fine,
Ifrlgbt o?e a purple toeebe :
a robe of tjat fame tolour too,
'flDbe Habfe toearejs lit beebe,
©nber bl0 legge* a 3Lj?on reb,
$ig armeis are rare anb rlttb :
a ^arrolb tbat coulb fl&etoe tbem toell,
Can blafe not man? fittb.
fei're Uponsf tobfte, tbe ground fapie bleb),
IKbjee jflotoerdelutesi groin :
<&be gcounb of tbem in reb of beb),
anb ffoobl; to bebolb.
But note a greater matter nob),
©pon bfc lombe In (tone
some ray this aaiere fojeteene JLo#Ht tbat knee* bib bob),
great Lord ©ntO tt)(0 HOJb alOnt*
B^cTLI not £ ^ ** *$* a P °^ tt "■*»
Haftings,but ^b* Barron* tbere remame
moft doe hold 3n fiwb olb ftone, anb auntlent trabe,
opinion he qfo tyfat $[\ affe plflfn^
willed Ha. m ^ &t |, omaffe toa0 t „ Haftings bue,
flfllbat bunour be bib toln :
Mlbat arme* be gaue, anb fo to blaje
aaibat fcojb bab Haftings bin*
a Ladie of a. Ifclgbt o*e agafntt tbfe tolndotoe, loe
borgaynie. 3n ftone a X-adle tyeis :
anb In ber band* a l?act 3 troe,
febe bolbd before pour epejs:
anb on bet bieaft, a great tant fljielu,
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3n toiicb Ifte bearetf no mo*e
But tbjee great jplotoerbelucefli large:
am» euen loe, rlgpt o?e
$cr pcafc another Habfe Ipejf
(KBitfj fequlrrell on &er tjanb, a Ladie or
ano at per feete, In done llfeetolfe, fome noble
a coucplng *oun* Hot?, Han* : £J ££,
•Cbep tap |er fequlrrell lept atoap, not.
anli totoara ft (be run :
anb a0 from fail n)e fought to ttap
'ft&e little pjetle Bun,
Elffljt bobme from top of toall Ibe fell,
ami toofee ber bcatb tfjerrfip*
€lju0 fafcat 3 bearb, 31 ooe ?ou tell,
anb tobat 10 feene toft!) epe*
a frlenb of mpne W&o lately ttgeU,
^pat SDOttO* Lewis fttgftt t Dodtor Lewis
aailtbin tbat C^ujt^ §10 'Combe 31 fppeH, lately iudge in
dfllell toioufflt anb f ap?e to Hgbt* thc An >°™w*
£> fcojb (quot& 31) toe all mutt tope,
$o latoe, noj learning* loje:
Mo lubgement beepe, noj bnotolebge Jpe,
$o ricbr* leffe o* moic,
$o office, place, no; calling great,
$o tooitolp pompe at all,
Can beepe bis from fpe mojtall tbjeat
flDf beatb, to^en (Poll botb call
feltb none of tfjefe goob gift* on eartb,
%iue poto^e to make b* Hue :
anb no goob fortune from our bfrtb,
$o botocr of bjeatb can glue*
finite not on life anb pleafure beere,
<3I$c; paffe like beamed of feunne:
jfty nought from bence toe came cleere,
(Kapen man pi* race patp runne.
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<•£ An Introduction for
Breaknoke Shiere.
I& bobfe tperb toftb trauafle, (Pob fo*bfb,
Cbat toearfe bonesf, fo foone (boulb feeke foj reft:
fe>ball fences* Ueepe, tofien lean in boufe (0 fifH,
ag tbougb Come cbarme, toere crept in quiet bjett*
anb Co betoftcb, tbe tofttf toftb too mucb eaCe,
Cbat bulsf pot fpjeete, anb blunts qufcke fbarpc beulce:
Mlbieb cWme0 tbe Clotobejs, anb toaoe* tbpttgb beeped &ea$,
anb goes* befoje, anb bjeakeg tbe frojen 3|ce,
Co cleerc t&e coafi, anb make tbe paltage free
jfoj trau'ler* all, tbat tofll great feccet* tee.
SSlben qufck concept, bp floutb (0 rockt alleepe,
anb frefl) beuice, goes* fapnt foj lacke of bte:
along: tbe Ifmmeg, botb lajfe bumouru ereepe,
anb baplie bjecbesi, in bobfe great abuCe»
3|f mettall fine, be not kept tleane from ruff,
Cbe bjfgbteft blabe, tofll ture fome cancker take :
anb toben cleere tbfngtf, are ftapnb toftb bjoffe anb butt,
Cbep mult be fkour'b b? fkfll, foj pjofitcjs fake*
flfllft la nougbt toojtb, fn pblc bjafne to rett,
$o* golb botb poo, tbat Sill IpejS lockt In tbelt.
Cbe foft SDotone beb, anb Chamber toarm'b toftb fire,
flDj tfjltke furb gotone, fis all tbat fluggarb feekeg:
Btit men of fpjeete, tobofe beartg bo fffll afpfre,
SDo labour long, torn) leane anb lentten cbeekei*,
Co trpe tpe toojlo, anb tatte botb ftoeete anb fotoer:
iffllbo mucb botb Cee, ma? mutb botb fpeak anb tojfte:
dfllbo Iftde knotoeg, batb little toft 0? potoer
Co tofnne tfje toffe, 0* bbJell in toojlbjs belfgbt.
jpeare not to topic, to\ be tbat fotoejs in paine,
feball reape toftb (ope, foj floje goob Come agafne*
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2Hn reacblettepoutb, tobflesf fanrfe fietoe toftb tofnbc,
jFeete coulb not (tap, tbe bobfe mou'b fo fatt :
jFo? euerp pact, tbereof bib anftoee minbe,
•TOl ageb peered, (a^o toanton bates toere paft.
3f tbat be true, founb fubgement Cboulb be fraugbt
Mlitlj grauer tbougbtd, anb greater tbinga of toefgbt:
&m) fober fente, at ligbtneffe no\o Ijatb laugbt,
<Cb? teafon (fcoulb, Cct croofeeb matters ftreigbt:
anb netolp frame, a fo?me of fine beuice,
%fat berate map, tying; knotolebge moft m p?fce.
•Co treate of tpme, anb make bffcourfe of men,
anb bob) tbe\»o?Ib, botb cbop anb cbaunge eftate,
SDotb toell become, an auncfent to?iterd pen :
3lf (Ml tofll ferae, fucb Ceeceted to bebate.
3f no, bolb on tbe coucfe tbou bad begun,
'to talfee of Cobmed, anb Cattled a? tbe? are:
&nb loofte tbou boe, no tople no? trauafle o)un,
€0 fet foojtl tbfngd, tbat be botb ftraunge anb tare*
3f age boe b?oope, anb can abibe no tople,
flfllben tbou eomeft borne, pet fet out Come Ctoeete feople.
^bouffb fopntd toare ttiffe, anb bobfe geauie grotoed,
anb bacae benbd bobme, to eactb tobcre co?pd mutt Ipe:
anb legged be lame, anb gotote creeper m t^t toed,
Colb crampe, anb cougb, makers gronfng goatt to ccpe,
Mlben fit? ate paff, ff an? reft be founb,
P?e pen agalnc, fo? tbat (ball purcbafe p?affe:
Sea tbouffb tbou canft, not rfbe fo great a grounb,
Sift all o?e Wales, (n tbpne olb ageb bated :
JFo?get no place, no? feople tobere tbou baft bm,
Wllh Breaknocke Sfyim, tban note tbid boofce begin.
&b*b>e tnbat tbpne epess, are toftneffe of fo? trotb,
anb leaue tbe reft, to tbem tbat after lined:
tfllben
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aaifien man fof cal'd, atoap to graue fie goetlj,
SDeatf) Sealed t&e life, tjat (Kod and nature giuek
^ott baft no ffate, no? pattern Jere on cartb,
But bojrotoed bieatj, tfie bodfe bearej* about:
SDeati) daplic toaptjs, on life from botoer of birtb,
and toben fie lift*, be blotoe* ftp candle out.
^ben leaue fome toojfee, in toojld before ftou palTe,
^b« frfendiaf ma? Cap, loe Jcre a to jiter toa&
fl£p 9£ufe ftutf fapd, and fo tye flfcanfce attde,
2L& ftougb Come &p?eet, a fpace bad fpofce to mee;
SjOlitt) ftat 3| jali, a friend of mpne efppde,
t&fiat flood farce of; bftfnd a Hatoiell tree,
jfo; tojom 31 cal'd, and told tym in W eare
fl£p fl^ufe* tale: but fteretoiftall W cpe*
©edeato'd W cbeefceg, toft!) man? a bitter teare,
JFor (b^rotoe great, ftat from bfc beart Din rife.
flDJ frienti (quoft bee) ftp race j fee fo tyo&
{E&ou canS not liue, to make of Wales report*
jfty firtt bebold, Ijoto age and ftp mftyap,
Agreed in one to tread ftee tmder foote:
W$tsu toaft long Once, Eons out of jFoitunesf lap,
{[Often pouft* gap blotome&fojfooheboft bjaunft and roote,
and left toeake age, ag bare a* barraine ffoc&e,
<Xgpt neiftec fruite, noj leauejaf tofll grotoe fcpon :
Can feeble bonesf, abide fte Surdie fyocfce
€)f JFojtunejaf fojce, tojen pouftfull ffcengft fef gon:
and if good cljaunce, in pouft baft Bed from ftee,
Be (lire in age, ftou canft not Jappie bee.
®0 bap ftat mud, mafntaine ftp cod and ftarge,
2Bp fome fuel) meane, ajs great good turnejaf are gote :
(Cl0 toalfce o? ride, abrade fte toojld at large,
and pet great mpnd, but ma&e* old age to dote.
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<&lj? trauafle pad, Vetoed tobat ma? after fall,
Hong fournepsf bjee&eg, liffeafe aiiU (icfcneffe oft:
^Ijou gad not bealtb, noj toifyeb toealtb at call,
dat glalig tbe Ijeart, arm mate* men loofce aloft
$o fojer fnfb, no? noting nfpaf Co neerc,
fltef feele mucl) toant, j?et fyetoe a merrfe cbeere*
Sl^p netofounti frfentt, no fooner tW fiah fapti,
(aaifcfcb trpall fenotoejaf, botfj true anti toojW of toe(gf)t)
But tbat mp mpntt, from trauafle long tea* ftapH,
&aue tfjat 3 toofce, in banb a fournep ttrefgbt,
<2To Breakenoke^otone,tof)ofe &eate once tbjougfjl? penJ>,
(Mlftb Come fuel) notes*, a$f feafon Ceruej* tjerefo^e)
%tyn all tbe rett, of tople ftoulu make an enH,
feftb agreo Ifmmeg, mfgbt trauafle Wales no moje*
IBlfgbt fojfe fure, 3 tan iw further go,
Content perforce, Ot| Dap tofll fjaue ft fo*
&ome mm begfn, to builD a goobl? &eate,
Snli frames a too^fee, of timber bfgge anti large:
Set long before, tbe toojfrmantyip be greate,
another corner, anb take* tbat plot fn charge*
9£en ma? not Hoe no mo;e tben fl&rti permits*,
^be mpnti ft rijfnfeejs, great tjfngsf to btfng to paffe:
But common courfe, fo fbone ojecomesf tlje toftjs,
3n peecejaf lpe#, manjaf ttate Iffee broken glaffe*
MJe purpofe mucb, but little potoer toe finbe,
Miftb gooti fucceffe, to anCtoer mig&tie mfnbe*
afllell, tbat bffcoutfe, let goe a$ matter pad,
%$ Breakenoke note, m?? pen anti mufe are pjett :
Sltib fitlj tbat feople, anb totone fyalbe tbe latt,
tlD&at bere 3 meane, to toucj of all tbe rett,
3n bjfefett fojt, it ejalbe tojitten out:
Set toftlj fticb too?W, asf caries crebft ttill,
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£0 otber toojkjai, in toojld can bjeebe no tiout:
&o tbitf fmall peece, tyall fl^etoe mp great gooti toill,
'flP&at fo? faretoell, to toojtbie Wales 3 make,
^at follotoetf bere, before mp leaue 3 take.
(~)$appfe pifneelp feople, mp pen fef farce to bate,
^90? mutt but Center in tteb of fople, to giue a 3|etoeU grate:
S0P bate inuentfon colb, and bartafne beefed baine,
Miben tbep tbp glojp tbould bnfold, tbep bo tbp Coutrfe ttaine*
•dTbp toojtfi Come tooitbic map, fet out in golben liner,
flnb blaje p« Came,to< colojr gap,tobofe gliffring beautfe tbiner*
9£p boldneffe tear to great, to take tbe cbarge in band,
flfflftb toatteb toftr tbe bjafner to beat, to tojite on Qttb a %anb:
(IfllboCe people map compart, in bigb'ff begeee of pjafCe,
Miitb anp note alftie tbat are, 01 toere in elberr baler.
%ty 'Xotonetf anb Cattler fapje,Co bjauelp ffanbr in beebe,
<Hi)tv (boulb tbeir bonour mucb apap&if tbep mp bertesf neebe.
SL tou'terr ruratt rime, botb binber tbp good name:
if oj berfe but entertainer tbe tptne>(t| toper p'fantiesf frame*
mitt) Tuiiies fugred tongue, ojVirgiis (barpe engine,
i:t)P rare renotone 0)ould dill be rong,oj fang in berfe beufne*
£ ample $oew pen, but blow toblte paper ftill,
8Mb blurrer tbe bjute$p?aife of men,fo| toantof tunning quilU
3f Ouids (Ml 3| bab, 0? tOUlb like Homer tobite,
&l Dant toouln make mp muCer glab,to pleaCe p*toojldr delfte*
€>j Chawfer lent me in tbefe daier, Come of W learned taler,
SiSt Petrarke bib W Lawra p?afCe,Co toOUld 3 fpeake Of Wales.
ffiut all to late 31 craue, foj knowledge toft anb fente:
jfo; looke tobat gfftr p'CBodr tbe gaue,t$ep tooke tbe al fro bete,
ana left b0 nougbt but booker, to Sate anb po;e bpon,
&>n tobitb pertbauce blinb baparb looker,tobt fkil $ Ogbt fr a&.
flDur former age bib floe, toftb grate anb learneb loje,
C&en Carre bebinb tbep tome 31 troe, tbat ttriue to run before*
Me muff goe lagging on, a* legger anb limmer toere lame,
and tbougb long Gnte p»goletoar gon,$ toft batb toon p* game*
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ilflle fljall gaue roume to plap, anb tpme anb place tofrtjall,
<Co loobe, to react, to tojlte anb fap,to&at Ojall in fancfe fall.
Sat tooe 10 me tbe tobfle, tbat ouertoeene0 in toant,
ffi&ben toojlb map at mp bolbne0 Cmfle, to Tee mp Chill Co ftanr.
yet tojlte (n Countries! piaffe, tbat 31 cannot Cet out,
£nb ttanb0 bffcouraff'b man? toaietf, to trauile Wales about,
get tabc note toell fn toojtb, tfje toojb0 31 tiaue bepn,
3 can no furtber tbfng Cet foojtb, mp baled are almott bun:
80 canble cleere botb burne, to focfeet In Cmall tpme, (pjpme.
feo age to eartb mud neebejs returne, toben poutb batb patt bid
$Oto Breakenoke U)fere, 00 falletb to tbplot,
3(n place a peere, t&ou art not Cure fojgot:
0oi tDjltten of Co mucb a0 31 beflre:
for ffcbneffe long mabe boble Coone rctpje
Unto tbe 'Eotone tobere It toa0 bome anb b?eb,
SLtia tobere perbap0, on turffe muff Ipe mp beb.
dfllben labors all, u)all reape a paue foj reff,
J3nb aient beatb, (ball quiet troubled fajett:
Cben a0 31 noto, baue Comctobat fapb on tbee,
&o u)all Come frienb, baue tpme to tojite on mee.
(LQlbofe reffleffe mufe, anb toearle toabing minbe,
*^o pleafure toojlb, bib oft great leafure finbe :
SLtib tobo reiopff, anb toobe a great belfg&t,
jFo; bnotolebge fabe, to ttunit reabe anb tojfte.
**The Towne and Church
of Breakenoke.
r T% < t ^Eotone 10 built, a0 in a pit it toere,
x 2Bp toater ffbe, all lapt about toitb bill:
tfou map bebolb a ru(nou0 Cattle tbere,
feometobat befatte, tbe toalle0 pet ttanbetj ttilU
Small narrotoe ttreate0, tbjougb all tbeCotone pe baue, MaHierGam*
Set in tbe fame, are fonbjie l>ouCe0 bjaue : belies k«e.
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Dodor aw Mtell built toft&out, pea trim anb fapjc toftbin,
bene halh a afllftjj ftOMtt PJOfpCtf, tljat (1)311 JOUC faUOUF toflU
houfe here.
W$t l&iutv Oske, anb Hondie runned tberebp,
iFotoer JBjfbged goob, of (tone ftanbd o?e eacb ttceame:
^e greatett ffijfbge, botb to tl>e Collebge Ipe,
a free fioufe once, tobere man? a rotten beame
l?att) bene of late, tb?oug!> age anb tracfet of tpme :
Wbitf) Bffipop note, refourmed toit^ done anb Ipme.
■fcab ft not bene, toftb charge repapib in bafte,
<l^at fcoufe anb feeate, Jab turelp gon to toafte*
Ctoo C&urcbed botb, belong bnto t&id 'Cotone,
dDne ftanbd on till, to&ece once a i^iojie toad :
flfli&fcb cbaung'b tbe name, toft en abbped toece put botone,
But noto tbe fame, foj i&acciu) C&uccij bot& paffe*
another place, for Scorning pjaper 10,
9£abe Ion? agoe, tbat ttanbetb barb bp tbfd*
BuQt (n tljijs c&uwb, a 'ftombe o? ttoo | finbe,
, •at&at toojtjfe &, In buefe to bjfng to minbe*
The auncie^ <31&ee couple Iped, one o?e tbe ot&erd beob,
hoirfe of •=■ along in 'Combe, anb all one race anb Ipne:
Gwns - anb to be plaine, ttoo couple Ipetb beab,
<W§t t&frb liaetoife, ad beftnie u)all affpne,
feball Ipe on top, rigijt o?e tbe ot&er ttooine:
•ac&efr putured noto, all reabie tbece remaine,
3n Qgne toben (Bob appopntd tbe terme anb bate,
ail fleu) anb bloob mutt peelb to mojtall fate*
C&efe are in beebe, tbe auncient race of Gams,
a bouCe anb bloob, tbat long rfcf) armed botb giue:
anb noto in Wales, ace man? of tbeic named,
<HW fteeped gceat tcapne, anb botb mil bjautlp Hue,
•Ebe elbett feonne, anb c&iefeff of tbat race,
2>otb beare in armed, a ramping Upon ccotonb,
anb
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ana tfuee fepeare beaad, ana t&ee tea Cotkd in plate,
a Styagond beaa, all greene therein fe founa :
ana in |)i0 moult, a tea ana blooafe bana,
all t$f0 ana moie, bpon tfje «3Combe aotb ftana.
<^iee fa^e boped beaad, and euer; one of t&ofe
a feerpent batlj clofe lapt about W necae:
a great tobfte 25uche, ana a* ;ou ma? fuppofe,
IfiUgbt o?e fbe fame, (to&lcb botb ft ttfml; aetfce)
a crotone tijere 10, tbat mafced a pool? ifwe,
a Upon blade, anh tbiee Bulled beabd 3 ttoe : .
Cb?ee jfltotoeraeluce, all fren) ana toblte tbq» toere,
Warn fetoogid, ttoo Crotoned, toltb fapje long croffe 10 tpere.
tLfott JSatgy tobofe totogd toece fpjeabea all at large,
ana tb?ee tobfte barrefi toere in t$efe arme0 lifeetoffe:
Het $arroia0 noto, to tobom belongd tbat ttarge,
SDeftrfbe tbefe tbfngd, fbj me tbld ma; fuffffe*
Set fiirffcer noto, 31 fojcea am to goe,
flDf teuerall men, fome ot&er armed to u)oe.
flfllftbin tbat Cburcb, tbere l;ed beneatb tljt flDuere,
•fltbefe periond ttoo, tobofe named noto (ball ;e beare.
3|n 'SEomtie of (tone, full Ca;je ana finely tojougbt,
flDne Waters Iped, tout totfe faft b; bid fiae:
)Df fome great ttocfee, tbefe couple ma; be tbougbt,
ad b; tbefc armed, on <3£ombe ma; toell be tribe*
full at |fd feete, a gooal; (fcrejbounb l;ed,
ana at bid beaa tbere id befoje pour eyed
<3Ruee llfbbartd beabd, t&ee cups, ttoo (fagled fpla;a,
a fa;?e rea Croffeana furtber to be fa;a,
a H;on blacfce, a Serpent fireel; maae,
Mlftb ta;le toouna bp:tbete armed tbud enaetb fo.
erode legg*a b; bint, ad toad tbe auneient traae,
Debreos i;ed, in picture ad 31 troe,
H 3 £€
The Armes of
the Gams.
The Armes of
one Waters.
His name was
Reynold De-
breos.
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flDf mott barb tooobtobftb tooob a* bitter* tap
0o toomte can rate, noj tpme can toeare atoap:
a coucbfng 1?ounb, a* Ijarrolb* thought full meete,
3(n tooob liaetoffe, tye* bnberneath fifef feete.
3utt b£ the fame, Meredith Thomas Ijjeg,
Mlbo Sail great pace, peat toft anb toojiblp both,
8nb toojlb hftn tbougbt, botb bappfe Weft and toife,
a man tbat lou'b, pob Suffice faith anb tcotb*
Eight oie thfef Combe, of ftone, to faf* great fame,
(0ooo ftoje in oeeoe of latin hertejj are,
&nft euerp berfe, fet faojth in fttcb pob frame,
%W tcuehj both bis life anh oeatb betlace.
^bfej man toad Ufct, fo? man? graced gooh
^at fie poffett, beabe* bfjs birth anb bloob.
<*£ Somewhat of fome Ri-
uers and Waters.
GuiTeberies (~~\ f other thinp, a0 farre a* fcnotolebp pf 0,
Bridge iswith- \^$oto muft 3 tojite, to farnilb foojtfi tbiu boofce:
vSaZSi* &ome &irtce ^ 6oe P ftrt 8t Mlater0, trpall Jbotot*
•mwe. ^^^0^ yq|)o fo ua tipoci tlje fame to Ioobe*
Dulace botb runne, along bnto tfce Hay,
Maaur Ro- &° Hartford ibiere, from Breakenoke partetb tbere.
bert Knowles Brennick Deelyes Thlauenny 30 tljej fa|»
thatmaned <& Tawllgath meetejs, fo into Wye tljep beare :
ktarfoe * rom Arthurs $<U» Tytarell runne* apace,
Vaughhans Anb into Oske anb Breakenoke runne0 W race*
hath afayre
we and a ^j ece Breakenoke ^Totone, tbece fe a 9£ountaine bpe,
SSi dZStiicti (betoe* fo fiup, it fe fall barb to clime:
W$i 9£ounta(ne feemejj Co monftroug to tbe epe,
get t&oufanb0 boe repapge to that fametime.
anb
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anb tbep tbat ffanb, rfgbt on tbe top u)al fee
a toonber great, a# people bor report:
(Lfllbfcb common bjute, anb taping true ma? bee,
But Once in beebe, 3 bib not tbere retbjt,
31 to|ite no mo?e, tben too?lo toill tottneffe toell:
%et tyem tljat plcafe, of tboft if raunge toonber* tell.
IMpat 10 Tet bobme, 31 paue It turelp feene,
30 one tljat toplb and teauaplb fo? tbe trotb :
31 toUl not tap, Curt) tying* ace a* J toeene,
anb frame a berfe, asf common bopcejs peri),
|2o? pet to pleafe tbe bumo# of tome men,
3 Utt not ttretcb, noj racke mp termed atojp :
90P mttfe toill not to tarre abufe tpe pen,
CJiat totter u)all gapne an? blot tberebp :
&o be baue tfcanfce in bfing pble quill,
l?e meekest no moje toi pained anb great goob toill.
^"Ludloe Towne, Church
and Cqftle.
THfe<£ ketone botb ftanb mott pact bpon an l?iu\ The Mmes of
- 1 Built toell anb fapje, torn) Greatest botb large anb toibe: ftreates there.
•3Pbe boufetf turfj, tobere ttraungerjs lobge at tolll, caftie oreate.
a* long a* tbere tbe Councell lift* abfbe, *">"j ftreat *
Botb fine anb cleane tbe urate* are all tlbiougbout, aI^ th?Mm
(UUftb Conbft* cleece, anb tobolefome toater fpjingtf : ftreate.
anb tobo t|at lift* to toalfee tbe Wafant about, a fayw we
feball finbe tberef n tome rare anb pleatant tbf ngj* : JhV^aS 6 °i
But cbteflp tbere tbe ap*e to ftoeete pou baue, iufucewit«.
a* in no place, pe can no better ccaue*
Wit 9$arfcet boute tobere Com anb Cateu are Coin,
%9 coueceb oje, anb kept in fined tbjt :
jfrom
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Nerethis is a jfcom to|itc^ pe tyall, t&e Cattle toell befiotti,
fayrehoafcof <anti to tojfc!) toalfce, Hoe man? mzn reCojt*
hedidbuyid, ^*t mafcesf a tyetoe, to pleaCe boti ntpnu an* epe:
andafeyre ' <3Elje Cljurcl) nere tfjat, toiere monuments) full rare
houfc that <&j)ere te, (tojerein Doti fontyfe people Ipe)
t^Fox^d *% P«> <Wl wuc *> 6ecdure rt J* no «* 1 fin * e
bedowe great 'fltfierefn, lieCerue to be toell bojne in minbt*
charges on, &
awe that qjMtyn tbe flBuete, tbete f* a Habfe lapb
dweiS ia" 16 3 n 'Eombe moft ritb, tbe top of fame ^oucbftone :
m. Town«- W&m tea? bettoto'b In bonour of tbfsf rnapb,
end hath a (p wat coft anb cbatge, t^e truetb map toell be imotone.
&& a^ *"* W «** ^ ombe > ** *»«* m famptuou* ffuife,
onceaFrierie. &0 tO t&e fame, 8 Cloftt tiftf ift tojOUgftt,
The Lord p«. flOibere Hojb* map flt fn ttatelp folemne tolfe,
rie'skS Har " ** fliwrt ft *«w a fine beufce of tftougpt,
moiiteTcai- ^° beauttfie bot& 'SEombe ana euecp pact
ledAmbrtfia, flDf tbat fapje toojfce, tbat tfcece (0 made bp atte*
is entombed
and peat £1 Itflfffpt bOt& Ipe, tfiat 3t»Wtt Townefend pt'gfat :
chargeable ^jj tofft lifcetoite, fo foone a* tbat (be bpeb,
rtiterih? 3 n *&'* rtt & ^ mDe > *»** *«t?rt bp tpftf fcnfcbt:
hid "nle 8nb tcueti to tell, SDame Alice toagf Jet name,
Auiter. an $efre in beebe, tbat fyougbt bot& toealtb anb lanb,
on the&me a nq a£j j]j ju, foj,^ a tootle bettuou* SDame,
w^ricfa 1 Mftrt* auntfent armesf, In tolout* tbete bot& ftanb :
Arme* excel- &nb man? mo*e, tofioCe armeg 31 boe not tnotoe,
letiy wrought, ©nto tty& Jbnitfbt, wz lopneb all a toe*
and my Lord
w^do- amf0 tlft Cbttttb, a Cbantrte Cbappell ttanb*,
thers, are in Mljere Hozier ipesf, a man t^at bib muelb g;oob :
like fort the« Bettoto'b ffteat toealtb, anb gaue tbeteto Come lanb0,
richly fet ont ^j ^j pt ^^ tmUf{ ^ {n mttmt fa^
Si*
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&# man? mm, are bent to toin goob tofll
JBp Come goob turne, tfjat tbep ma? freelp tyotoe:
feo Hoziers banbd, anb b$ab toere tooling ttiil:
jFo? tbofe be bib, in bet 02 baunger fenotoe,
f?e fmplb to fee, a begger at bid booje:
jFoj all bf0 iope, toad to releeue tbe pooje.
anot&ec man, toboft name toad Cookes fo? trotb,
Hike Hozier toad, in all goob gfftd of grace:
^(0 Cookes bib giue, great lanbd anb liufngd botb,
JFoi to maintafne, a Cfjauntrfe in tfiat place.
£ peerelp bole, anb montblp aimed lifcetoife
l?e ojbapnb tbece, tobfcb noto tbe pooje boe mi#:
%i* toife anb b*> toit^in tljat Cbappell Iped,
aaibere pet full plaine, tbe Cbauntrie ttanbfng f$:
fe>ome otber tbingd, of note tfiere map pou fee
Mlitbin tbat Cburcb, not toucbeb note bp mee*
jpet Beawpy mutt, be nam'b goob reafon tobp,
JFoi be bettoto'b, gceat cbarge before be bpbe,
%b belpe pooge nutty anb note bte boned bot$ Ipe
jfitll nere tbe jfont, bpon tbe fojmott fibe*
<&%u0 in tbofe bated, tbe poo?e toad loofct bnto,
Wit nclj toad glab, to aing gceat toealtb atoap :
feo tbat tbeir aimed, iftt pooie fome goob mfgbt bo.
3|n pooje mtm bojce, tobo botb bte treafure lap,
&b*U finbe againe, ten folb foj one be leaued :
JDt eld mp Ijope, anb fenotolebge me beceiued*
nrf?<£ Cattle noto, 3 mpnb bere to ftt out,
A 3t ttanbd rigbt toell, anb pleafant to tbe betoe,
flfllitb ftoeete pjofpetf, pea all t^t fielb about.
SLn auncient feeate, pet manp builbingd netoe
Ho?b J&etbent mabe, to giue it greater fame :
But if 3 mutt, bifcourfe of tbingd ad true,
Sir Robert
Townes-end
Knight lyes
in a maruelos
feyre Tombe
in the Queere
here, and his
wife by him,
at his feete is a
red Rowbuck,
and a word
tout en dim.
On the left
hand Hozier
lyes in the bo-
die of the
Church.
On the right
hand Cookes
lyes.
This man was
my mothers
father.
Beawpy was a
great ritch and
verteous man,
he made ano-
ther Chantrie.
The Caftle of
Ludloe,
Sir Harry Sid.
ney built ma-
ny things here
worthie praife
and memorie.
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Ouer a Chim-
ney excellently
wrought in
the bed cham-
ber, is S. An-
drowes Crofle
ioyned to
Prince Arthurs
Armes in the
hallwindowe.
AU that fol-
lowes are
Armes of
Princes and
Noblemen.
The worthines
tuyere are great toojs0, tbat noto both beare no name,
Sfllbftb toere of oil), anb pet ma? pleature ?ou
Co fee tfie fame:fo; loe fn elberis bafeal
tfllag muefc beftoto'b, tbat note ft mucb to piaffe*
&fnte Arthurs flrmegf, (0 tbere toell tyougbt in done,
(ja toojtbie toojte, tbat fetoe o\ none ma? menb)
Cbftf toojfee not foci), tbat it ma? paffe alone:
jfoj a* tbe t?me, bfb altoafe* people fenb
Co toojlb, tbat mfgbt ejrteebe In toft anb fpjeete :
feo fonbjte fojw of too?fej$ are In tpat &eate,
Cpat foj fo b?e a ttatel? plate f$ meet* :
ffllbftb fbetoetf tbfjf ba?, tbe toojkmanlbfp 10 greate.
Hoofce on m? Ho;b0, anb fpeaa pour fanefejs tbioto,
anb ?ou tofll piaffe, fa?je Ludloe Cattle note,
3n ft beffbesf, (tbe too?fc0 are btre bnnam'b)
a Cbappell ftf, moft trfm anb toffl? fure,
feo bjauel? bnougbt, fo fa?je anb finely fram'b,
Cbat to toojUief enb, tJbe beautfe ma? enforce,
about tbe fame, are Slrme* fn eolourj* Qttb,
&& fetoe tan fbetoe, fn an? &o?le oj plate:
SI great beufte, a toojbe moft rare anb rfttb :
QHtbftb truel? tpetoe*, tbe armes, tbe bloob anb rate
ffi fonbjfe Itfngai, but cbteftp $oble men,
Cbat bere fn pjofe, 3 tofll (et out tuftb pern
fefrMIalterXaefetoa? firttotoner of Ludloe Caflle,toboCe
armetf are tbere, anbCofollotoesftberett b? o|berajs?ou ma?
reabe.
3effre? <E>en?ufle, bfb mattb toftb. Xatfe*
l&oger 9^o?t?mer tbe firtt <£arle of 9£arttb? an (Carte of a
great boufe mattbt toftb <Een?ufle,
leonell
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Heonell SDuae of Clarence fopneb toftb lifter fn 8rme&
(feimonb (Cade of fl^arcbp matcbeb toftb Clarence*
IKicfiatXi (Carle of Cambjfbse tnatcfat toftb t^e (Carle of
aparcbj.
Efc&arb SDufce of £oj*c matcbt toftb Mleffmeclanfc
(tertoarb tbe fount) matcbt toftb Mlobufle of KfuerjS.
1?enrp tbe feuenrb matebt toft& (frfjabetb rfgbt befre of <£n«
glano,
$enrp tbe efjjbt matcbt toftb tbe 9£acgueCc of $enb*ofce.
'E&efe are tbe greateff ffrff to be nameb tbat are tfjere fet out
tootfbelp ajs tbep toere of bf&nftfe anb bfrt&.
Now followes the reft of thofe that were Lord Presidents,
and others whofe Armes are in the fame ChappelL
Mlfllfam&ntftb JBffbop of flfocolne toa$ tbe ffrttHojb $je*
Obent of Mlalesf fn &f nee artburjj bafe*.
3|effrej Blithe 15fflboppe of Couentrfe anb Hfrtbflclti ILojb
&e0bent»
ftotolanb Hee Bffboppe of Couentrfe anb Hfttbfielb Horb
$jeabent
3[bon JHettle jBflhop of (teeter lo*b t&eObent.
Rfc&arb feamptbn Bffbop of Couentrfe anb Hftciffelb Ho|b
PieObent,
1 2 aobn
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Kofcn &uble? (Parte of flSlartoftk (after a*ifee of jpogtpum*
berlanb) ILojO pjedbent.
fete MUatn ^arbert (after (fcarte of JBenb^ofee) *o*b ifau
Obent
Jpfcgolaaf $eaty Bflbop of OQlojcettee **#> f^eObent.
fefc (Mfatn fatten once agafne lojb &eGbent»
Gilbert JByrtone JBflbop of IBatbe anb tflleUe* Hojb &ea*
bent
Hojb OSiaifomtf of 'Came Hojb $|eQbent
fefr 1?arr? fefbnep *ojb ^eObent
&(r anbieto Cojbjet Rtugbt, flafeepiettbent.
^ere are ttoo blancfejs left toftbout jarme&
fefc •Cbonta* 8)j>natn Uutigbt, (0 mentfoneb tbere to boe
tome great 000b aft,
3|o&n &co|j JBflbop of l?acrto?d.
jPfrtjola* JBuUfoBpam, JBflbop of flfltojcetter.
JpfcboIaiS ftobmfon, Eflbop of 2&ango;e»
ttfcbarb 2Daufej*, 2BH&op of &amt SDaufejs*
'C&oma* 9Daufe& jBflbop of feeint &ffapb.
&fe 3|ame0 Croft* ftnfgpt, Controller*
feir
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fcfr 3of)n 'P joffmojton &niBljt, Suffice of Cfiettec ano tfie
t&ee fejjfereis of <£afrtoale&
&fc $ug$ C&olmlep Unifltlt*
fete iptct»olagf arnolti Unfgfck
&ir <Peonje JBjomlep l&utigtit, ana Suffice of tpe t^^ee tyfere*
inffiQlalefc
aOHUiam (Eecraro, Ho?ti CfcaunceUo? of Delano, arm 3f" s
fffce of tie tbjee fefciereu in &out&toaIe&
Cfiatle* foxe (ffquier anb &etmo|ie.
(fcllfce $jice SDotfoa of t&e Hatoc.
(fifoart fLigfjton (fcfqufer.
leUc^aro fecbojne flftquiec.
Eic&aro $ate# (CCqufet:*
1&afe Barton <£Cqu(en
(fteogge JBfcetpplace dHquier,
dflluTiam Hetg&ton (fcfqufec*
fl&leji &ano0 (Cfquier*
'flHie artne* of al tfcefe afb?e Cjpoken of are pllantty onto tun* JJ^jJEJj*
ningl? fet out in t&e C&appelL comes 17. mue
fro a place cal-
#oto (0 to be cefjeatfea, tjat &fc f?accj> feOmep 6ef ns Hotfi " ** White -
IfteOfoent, buplt ttoelueroume* fn t&e fagti Cattle, W&fcf> ffooti^ S^JShT
lp toiflWngsf botf) tyetoe a great beautfe to t&e Came* the county of
<j 3 ^0 Radnor.
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% mcttie alto a goobl? Mlarbjope tmberneatf) tfie neto #ar*
loj, anb repa^eb an oft ^otoec, talleb 9^o?tjmew Cotoec, to
feeepe t&e auncfentKecojfisf (it tije fame: anb be repapjeb a fa^e
The Fomft of roum* * n6 ^ ft 1 Com* &<Rife, to t^e fame entent anb purpofe,
Brenwood is anO mabe a great toall about ttje tooobparb,! built a moft bjaue
wdi from the Conbft tofrijfn t$e toner Courtranb all tbe netoe buflbing0 ouer
xTchac *& e ^^ fe * c ^ an:? feftme ? ( ,n W* tofe* an0 gouernement
Mo^ktrie and ^ cce ) maa * anb fet out to the honour of t|»e flDueene,anb glojfe
Oclcley Parlces Of tit Cattle*
ftSds not Cure
from thence. ^^ aw m ft g^jj, p, ftftte j ? pj^ ^ ^ ^ ^j, (^arle
of OflJartofctef acmes, tbe (Carte of SJarbie, tie dfcarte of MIo?*
tetter, tfie (Carle of $etib;obe, anb &ir %arr? &ibne?0 3rme0
In libe manertal tbefe ttanbontbeleftbanbof tbeCfaamber. On
ttie otter Otoe are tfae armejs of jpojtbtoaleg ana &oufbtoale0,
ttoo reb Upon* anb ttoo plben Upontf, ^fnte 8rtfcur0.
a denice of &t tbe mti of tbe bpntog Chamber, tbere 10 a pjetfe beu.ee
the Lord Pre- jjoto tfje ^ebgebog bjake tbe tbaj>ne, anb tame from Ireland to
fid * nts - Ludloe.
tuyere (0 In tbe l?all a great grate of Jron of a bugebefgbt:
fo murtj 10 tojitten onlp of tbe Cattle*
<*£The Towne of Ludloe, and many
good gifts graunted to the fame.
He gaue gwat \Z 9 n 5 <&"toarb fourtb, fo? fcrufce truelp bone,
poffeffions, J\iliB5eii t?enrp ttjrt, anb be Jab mojtall toarre :
large liberties, $o fooner be, bp fojte tbe birtojfe toone,
"itftheT" JBut toft6 W m t W«B* $ e Ifltow &* *& PJtfarre.
wia man™ <P*ue lanb0 thereto, onb libertie full large,
goodly free- ilfllbitb ropall gfft0, b*0 bountle bib betlaee,
dome*, jEiitti bapl? botjj, mafntepne tbe tirotone0 great ebarge :
flfllbofe people note, in a0 great freebome are,
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£0 any men, tinner t&fc rule and Crotone,
l&at Kueg and btoeijs, in Cftie oj to 'ftotone,
Ctoo Baplfefejs rule*, one peere rije lotone tbjougfiout,
^toelue atoermen, tftep fjaue therein lifcetoffe :
QjQlijo Uotlj beare Ctoap> ajs turne Uort) come about,
SQI^o cfiofen are, bp otf) and auncfent guifc*
(BooD latoesf tbep ^aue, and open place to please,
9|n ample fo& fo? rigfjt and 3|uttice Cafce:
£ Readier too, tljat Uaplp tfjere &ot|) reabe,
SL fecbooiematter, tfjat not!) good fcboller* make,
flnij foj tje jaDueere, are bopeg b?oug:ljt bp to ling,
J3nO Co ferue (Pott, anti Hoe none otber tying*
Cbjee tpmesf a Hap, in Cburcf) goon £>aruice is*,
flit fljre a cioefce, at nfne, anD tijen at tf)?ee :
3|n tobicb Hue botoeraf, a ttraunger tyall not miss,
But ConHjie fojtjs, of people tljere to fee*
AnD tbirtfe t&ce, pooje perfbnjai rtjep mafntaine,
SQIbo toeefeelp baue, botj monep, almejs anD apbe:
Cbeir lodging free, anD timber to be plaine,
fetill once a toeefce, tf)e poo?e are truelp papDe:
Mlbfcb tyetoe* great grace, anti goolineffe in tfcat &eate,
flfllbere rtc& doty fee, tfce pooje (J»U toant no meate*
an ^oCpitall, tjere fjatf) bene long of oft,
&nt> man? tbingjs, pertaining to tie fame:
£ gootilp Guyld, tfje 'flTotontyfp bin bpboto,
Bp O&»toarti0 gift, a %fng of too?rt)fe fame.
^fcisai 'Xotone botb cboote, ttoo Burgeffejs aftoaie*
jfoj parliament, tije cuftome (till i* fo:
^too jfapjejaf a peere, tijep baue on feuerall Dafesai,
^b^e fllparketjs jfeept, but montiap cbiefe 3 troe :
anD ttoo great JBarfeejs, tbere are full neere tf>e tIEotone,
But tfjoft of rigbt, pertaine bnto tie Crotone*
That Towne
hath bin well
goueraeda
log while with
two Bayliefes,
twelue Alder-
men, and fiue
and thirtie
Commoners,
a Recorder &
a Townclarke
affiftanttothe
fayd Bayliefes
by iudiciall
courfeoflawe
weekely, in as
large and am-
ple maner for
their triall be-
tweene partie
and partie, as
any Cittie or
Borrowe of
England hath.
Thepoore
haue fweete
lodgings each
one a part to
himfelfe.
An Hofpitall
called S.Iones.
A Guyld that
King Edward
(by Letters
Pattents) gaue
to the Bayliefs
and Burgeffes
of the towne.
The Alderme
are Iuftices of
the Peace for
the time being
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Cljefc tbfngsf rebeard, mafcejs Ludloe bonojb mfteb,
i3nD toojlb to tbfnfee, ft fef an auncfent &eatc:
Mlbcce man? men, botb bwjtbfe toffe ano rfttb
(IflJece borne anb b?eO, anb tame to crebft great*
4Dur auntfent Iftngss, anb ^fntesf there Dfb reft,
(UUbere nob) foil oft, tbe J&?etbent btoel* a fpate:
3t danbtf foj Wales, mod apt, mod fit anb bed,
£nl> neered to, at bano of an; plate:
ilfllberefoje 3 tbougbt, ft pob before 3 enb,
flfllft&fn tibl& boofec, tbfef matter fboulb be penb*
C&e t£ft of Atones*, tljat fn feb*opfbfere pou baue,
3 neebe not tourij, tfjep ace fo tb?ougblj> bnobme:
0nli fiirtber mo?e, 3 bnotoe tbe? cannot ccaue
<Wo be of Wales, bob) euec byite be blobme.
feo toffbfnff toell, a* ouetfe botb me bfnbe,
<Xo one anb all, a# farce a# potoer map jyoe,
3 fcnft bp bere, a* one that botb not mfnbe
<Df natfue feople, no fitrtber nob) to u)otoe*
feo teafe m? mute, let pen anb paper paufe,
<3Rll rtiou art calbe, to tyfte of otber caufe*
dj/An Introdudtion to re-
member Shropjhiere.
flDto batb tbp mute lb long; bene lulb a Oeepe :
flflibat btablp banbe,batb fence fn Dumber byrajftt:
SDotb pojtbn coin, tJ?ougb bloob anb bofbme cceepe:
a deuice of &i (0 of fpfte, fame cbarme b? toftcbccaft tojougbt,
th « ^ u * hor f ^bat bftall fp?eetesf, batb loft tbefc feeling qufte:
S«i5r~ ®l & tbe banb, fo toeabe ft cannot tojfte:
Come pble man, anb u)etoe tome boned caufe,
afllbH b)?ftersf pen, mafce* nob) fo great a paufe*
Hi
Can
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Can Wales be nam'be, anb Shropfhiere be fo&otc,
%fy marfyess mutt, make mutter toftb tbe reft:
fefjall Sailop rap, tbefr countrcpman botlj dote,
{Eo mate of tfjtogsi, and tojfte tobat tbtofeg bim belt.
j|lo fore focb fault, toere Hubble euro; plafne,
3f to tbp pen, be anp J&oetjs bapne,
5D? sifts of grace, from fefepeis bfb bjop on tbec,
^ban Shrewfebrie Cotone, tbereof firft taufe muft bee*
©otij bo;ne and fyeb, to rijat fame feeate tfioii toad,
(flDf rate rigbt joob, oj eljs Eecojbg Do Ipe)
jf com tobence to fcboole, tobere euer Churchyard palt
Co natfue &oplc, be ougftt to baue an epe,
fepeafee toell of all, anb totftc tobat toojlb map p;oue,
Het notbinjj &oe, beponb tbp Countries? lotte:
Wales once ft toajaf, anb pet to menu tbp tale,
9$aite Wales t|)e J&arfce, anb plaine Shropfhiere tbe pale*
3f pale be not, a fpecfall peete of f&arfce,
fett Glent note, anb neft&er tyfte noj Cpeafce:
But leaue out pale, anb tfjou mapft mfffe tbe marfee,
<&bv mutt tooulb b*t> oj elsf tbp fyaft map bjeafee
aptott a (tone, tbou t|)inba to fflance bpon*
$oto toeifft) tbefc toojbsf, mp ctjojltO) cbecfe # gon,
2£oje centle fpeecb, bereafter map 3 fpenb,
aaiben tbat to berfe, 3 fee tbp Countrie penb*
dQlben Ifceatbng tbjeat, bab rapt me on tbe pate,
(OOlitb pliufe blotoesaf, tbat neuer tyatoesf no bloob)
Co ttubfe ftreigbt, toftlj pen anb pake 3 Btfte,
anb fablp tbere, betbougftt me tobat toast goob*
25ut ere tbe locfee, anb booje teas; bolteb fatt,
%tn tboufanb topejs, to beab tljjoujl) fancfe pad,
fltob ttoentie moje, concepts came roulins on,
Cbat toere too long, to talfee anb treat bpon*
The Author
borne in
Shrewfeburie.
Shrewfeburie
the marines of
Wales.
Reafons
threatningis
done.
The priuie
blowes that
Reafon giues.
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f f (IflJ&erefoje In b|iefe, 3 fetrteb pen to too*te,
fcLnfeuA- ftl ftare lead too&lb, founb fault toftfi uout&full mute:
mi men ai« flnb tailing bp, t&e fpjeeteg tbat tlofe bib lutte
weuoccujaed. g| n rfoke of eaCe, tf>at tooulb goob toft* abate.
1 beld on tamp, to auneient Shrewfebrie 'QCotone,
an& fo from bo^fe, at looping ligbtlng botone,
3 toalte tpe ttreatetf, anb matte tobat tame to betoe,
JFounb olb tblngsf beat, a* toojlb toere mabe a netoe.
Newe baa- jfo? buflbfng* gap, anb gallant finely tojougte,
dmp makes ^ ao n, peuite, tbiougb tpme fupplanteb tleane:
bimu ce feome i**&* &«*, tbat Erem'b to be tootfb nougbt,
aflJete fat tom)fn, tbat outtoarb looted leane:
afllft $ab toon toealtb, to fluffe eadj emptfe plate,
•Dbe tunning beab, ano labouring bano bab grate
<3To gapne anb teepe, anb lap ip mil In ftoje,
£0 man mfgbt Cap, tje beart toulb tola) no mo|e.
Labour teapes SI number fure, toere rlttb betome of late,
reward jfy toojlbl? meanest, bp bap o? toffebomeg arte:
l?e bab no pjalCe, tbat bib apapje W (late,
ano be mod latobe, tbat plapb tlje tofCett parte.
<3Co tome bp goobtf, toell toon tout boneft trabe,
anb toarelp loote, tbere toece no bauoefc mabe:
feurij tbjiftie men, boe btoell in Shrewfebrie noto,
•flP&at all tbe <Xotone, l& (till of 9parebantjS tb e oto.
Man 7 weu <anb tbnbjie bojne, of rigte goob rate anb bloob,
'"S!^??* WH *° fml P lftlR, » fcom bonbage euerp toap:
mShrewfebu- ^j^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ m ^ty pob,
Diuen Aimes (ilfllben otbee toojtef, gfue* tbem free leaue to plap)
houres in 9^o(t p art ace rfttb, o* elg rigbt toell to liue,
?££%!$? *"* tt t6e P° 0?e » *& e A* 1 * * e0 P lc &* x
there maintey- ^ Piearfjfng ttill, repapiea borij poung anb olb,
ned in old abates* xm\t tbereof, tben of ritrb pearle oj golb.
time.
j^oto
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j|2oto tometo popntd, anb ruled of tiuill men,
(Poob maner talbe, tbat u)etoed goon nature ttlll :
J8nb Co toft) Wales, ?e map tompate tbem tben,
%$t meaneft fojt, 3 meane of ttenbjett fkfll*
jfo? ad Come tobelped, tbat are of gentle kfnbe,
flfecteebed turce bogged, tbat beared a boggfn) minbe:
feo tbefe meeke folke, tbat meeted pou in t)e ftreete,
Mlfll turtbie made, 01 f&etoe an fumble fpjeete*
<ap&fd argued Cure, tbe£ b*ue fn Wales bin bjeb,
j3D; toell bjougbt bp, anb taugbt tobere note tfje? btoell:
3lf baugbtfe beart, be Cppbe bj» loftfe |>eb,
ano curooud folded, bp looked are knotone full toell:
S$e tbfnked tbe mplb, tofnd all goobtoill atoap,
^e ttucbfe ttanbd, like fetagge o? Butke at bap :
%U tame tobfte 9Doue, anb Jfaulkon fo* belpted,
are better farre, t&en fifteene buntyeb &pted.
9£p tbeame Id Wales, anb to tbat tfjeame 3 goe,
#erbapd fome feebe, of tbat fame feople Id bete :
feotone fn tueb fojt, t&at baplp ft botb gcotoe
3n fapjett fourme, to furnfu) fo?tb tbfd Were,
abmit tbe fame, tfie fequell grauntd it toell,
|Bau"e tbat biftourfe, anb giue me leaue to tell
%oto Shrewfebne ftanbd, anb of tbe Cattled feate,
<^be Efuer large, anb ftonie bjfbge fo greate.
%ty Cotone tfoee partd, ttanbd in a ballep loe,
W&tz gated tbere ace, tjjougb tobftb pou neebed mud paffe,
21$ to tbe beigbt, of ^otone tbe people goe:
&o Cattle feemed, ad ttoere a looking glade,
%n looke tbjougb all, anb bolb them all fn atoe,
Creangle tolfe, tbe gated anb Cotone botb bjator:
But Cattle bfll, fpped out eatb ttteate fo plafne,
ad tfiougb. on epe, on t&em bfb (till remaine*
%2 3n
Shrewfeburie
and Wales are
like in courte-
fie.
Fayre wordes
and reuerence
is a common
thing there.
Goodnature
and good ma-
ners Ihewes
goodmynds.
Stout beha-
uiour is rather
abhorred then
embraced*
Many of wales
wealthie men
in Shrewfebu-
rie.
A deepe de-
uice the foun-
dation of
Shrewfeburie.
The Cattle
built in fuch a
braue plot,
that it could
haue efpyed a
byrd flying in
euery ftreate.
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A matter to
be marked.
The worthines
3tt miaff of Cotone, fotoer parrffy Cburcbeg are,
jfull nere ana clofe, togctber note tfjat riffbt:
^e betoe farre of, itt toona^oua ftraunge ana rare,
5Fo; tfjep Hoe Ceeme, a true loue knot to agftt:
a Knight iyes ^ep ttana on bill, as Mature tojougbt a feeate,
*suSa ^ D plate ^ em fotott » * n ttattI ? beatme ff ceate :
his name"^ &# men aeuout, to bupia tbefe toojks tooke taw,
Leyborne. &o in tbefe aafejs, tbefe {ITemplejS famous are.
Of the fame
of Churches.
OftheRiuer
of Seuarne.
jFfrft foj tbe caufe, tobereon tbcp Co toere made,
ttfjen fo? tbefr fourmc, ana fasten framea Sne:
&zxt foj t^e toff, t^e ttonejs ana auncfent traae,
£na cbiefe of all, foj mans intent aeufne*
%^tlt placing tbus, tfje plow hereon t^ep ffana,
%1}Z too^kmantyip, toitb cunning flpafims fjanO :
^Ijefr beigbt ana b jcaatb, tljeic lengtb ana tbickneite botfi,
argues in aeeae, a toonajous toojke of trotb*
jpot farce from tbem, aotb ffoonip feeuacne run.
Sin anne of feea, a toater large ana aeepe:
dfllljore fceaaffrong ffreame, t£e £i$er can not $un,
(fertept bp banke, botb bote ana be aotb creeper
%W IfiUuer runs, to man? a noble 'Eotone,
as Wyfter one, ana Brisftowe of renotone:
flfliitb moe beaaes, tobfcb b*r* % neeae not name,
W$t Cart can f&etoe, botb tbem ana all tbeir fame.
a notable Ri- about tbe toaUes, tcfiti inaer gooai? banks
ner, caUed Se- SDotb feeuarne pafle, ana comes bp Cotten bill:
uar^running g^^j p?a (f e ^ ^ anjl p UCC |,aft manp tljanks,
two ^ at at g^nebtfage, maae place Coj man? a S^iU.
about tbe <3Cotone, tbiS toatec map be bjougbt,
3c tljat a toap, toere nere tbe Cattle tojougbt:
feo Caftle fyouia, (tana like a peeceles mount,
ana Shrewfebrie <3£otone, be baa in great account.
faire bridges
offtone.
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full from Mlellbbtfbge, along: bp mebbotoed gceene,
tEbe Efuer rand, mott fayje and fine to betoe:
feucb fraftfull ground, ad t^fd fd felbome feene
31n man? partd, ff tfjat 3 Jeare be true*
get eacb man fenotoed, tfiat graffe fd in W PJfbe,
anb apje fd frelb, b? euer? IBUuecd Qbe: .
But litre t&fjS plot, botb farce furpaffe tfje reft,
^bat bp coon lot, fd not toftb graced bled.
OOIfio batb befire, to betoe botb bill anb bale,
Mlalfee bp olb toall, of Cattle rube anb bare,
£nb be (ball fee, fucb pleafure fet to fale,
Jn frfnblp fo?t, ad tbougb Come aparcbantd toare
flfllece fet in (bop, to pleafe tlje patfer bp:
flDj eld bp fyetoe, beguplb tbe gajerd epe:
jfoj loofce but bobme, along tbe pleaCant coatt,
£nb b* (ball tbfnke, W labour fd not loft*
dDne toap appeared, fetonebjfbge anb feubbarbd tbere,
dfllbfcb called fd, tbe abbe? jFojebeb pet:
a long great ttreate, toell builbeb large anb faire,
3n ad goob apje, ad map be toffbt toftb toft:
(LQlbere abbey ttanbd, anb (d (ucb ring of Belled,
818 fd not founb, from London bntO Welles :
Wit Steeple pet, a grarioud parbon finbed,
Co bfbe all blattd, all toetberd (loomed anb tofnbed*
anotber toap, full oje flflleUbfyfbge tbere (d,
Sin auncient ttreate, carb jfrancfctoell manp a bap:
Co Ozeftn, tbe people palfe t&ougb tbfd,
J3nb bnto Wales, ft Id t^t rebbfe toap*
3n &ubbMb$ to, id Cattle jfoiebeb botb,
a ttreate toell pau'b, ttoo Teuerall toafed tbat goetb:
jail tbfd toftbout, anb all tbe Cotone toftbfn,
Utifytn Cattle Soob, to betoe batb fubiett bin.
There is a
bridge called
Welfhbridge,
which (hewes
Shrewfeburie
to be of Wales
The Caftle
though old
and ruynate
(lands mod
braue and gal-
lantly.
Maifter Prince
his houfe (lads
fo trim and
finely, that it
graceth all the
Soyle it is in.
ft 3
Here is the
waytoMeluer-
ley, to Wattels
Borrow where
Ma, Leighton
dwelles, to
Cawx Caftle
LordStaf-
fords, and to
Maifter Wil-
liams houfe.
JBut
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Aldermen in ^ Ut n0to "^ & 0Kl ' ***** fttttHHtlt Of t$t $tfneC,
Scarlet orderly ^tt& 80 (0 fttltttl, fa lR,eCO*b0 ttUt bnfaj ntl,
inshrewfebtt- ^(jS trim Cbfere totone, toa0 buplt a great tobt'le Gnte:
ne, and two {LQlfioCe ptfuilebge, bp lo^altfe toa0 gapnb.
STSTut ^to" B«?lfc&* tbere, Hot!) rule a0 courfe botb fall,
as any Mayor 3ln ffate like 9£afo?, anb o*ber0 goob tnft^aU:
of fome great <j|*acb officer Hue, tjjat fft0 fo? ftatelp place,
flfetb peere tbep &aae, to peelb tbe roume moje grace.
Cities.
flDn follemne bafe0, lit Scarlet gotone0 tbep goe,
(Boon fiouCe tfjep kecpe, ajs caufe Dotfi ferue therefore:
Great & coftiy jBu t Cb?iftma0 feaft0, compared toitb all 3 knotoe
bcSL feau * London fare » to bofe fta « W &tw nwcp moje.
and at an Sef- 'flTbat Clt(e0 cbarge, makc0 ffraunger0 blut& to fee,
fions& sizes. fe>o pjfncelp ftill, ft 10 in eacb begree:
But tbougb ft beare, a tCojcb beponb tbc bed,
Cbf0 Hantecne Hgbt, ma? ipfne among t&e reft.
a matter of ^(0 'flTotone toltb moje, fit members* fo| tbe 5eab,
tra ®? ke '° ** 9£ake0 London rfteb, pet reapesf great gapne from tfjetice:
fidSd a of. co " 3* #«** ff 00 " »°^» f«l Clotbe* anb markc0 of leab,
anb foj 2211elflb toare, cjcbaungetb <£ngliu) pence.
London com- a fotmtalnt beab, tpat man? Conbit0 ferue,
pared to the itecpe0 mopft tj#e &p$fng0, anb botb ft felfe pjeferue:
flowing sea. %ty flotofng &ea, to tobftb all Eiuer0 run,
99a; fpare fome tyetoie*, to guencp t&e bcate of feun.
&o London muft, like mot&ec to tbe Eealme,
The great (^ a jj ^ et faf,^ g;f ue m flke, gfue fiicke anb pap:
t^e thefmai. Small 35jooke0 ttoclle0 bp, bp fo?ce of mlgbtie ftreame,
' a* little t&ing0, from greateft gapnesf goob bap.
3f Shrewfebrie t&ifue, anb laft in tW goob lucke,
It 10 not like, to lacke of toojlblp mucke:
%$t trabe 10 great, tbe tCotone anb &eate ttanb0 toell,
(Ereat bealtp tbe? baue, In fttcb Ctoeetc feople0 tjjat btoell.
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^bttf farce 3 goe, to p?oue til0 Wales in beebe,
dDj el0 at leaff, tf>e marttbe0 of t|ie fame:
But further fpeafce, of feljlere ft 10 no neebe,
feaue Ludloe note, a tEotone of noble fame:
a gooblp &eate, toliere oft ttje Countell lpe0,
dflJbete 9£onument0, are fount in auntfent mipfe:
iffli&ece Htfng0 anb flBueene0, in pompc DfO long abpbe,
0nb tobere (Con plealbe, tbat good &lnte artbur tiptoe*
W$ 1:0 tone botb front, on Wales 00 rfgfjt ass Ipne,
feo fonbjfe <3£otone0, In Shropfhiere Hoe fo? trotp:
80 Ozeftry, a p?etfe lotone full fine,
aaifjfci) map be lou'b, be Kate anb pjapfeb bot§»
Jt (Ianb0 fo trim, ano (0 malntapnb fo eleane,
£nb peepleb 1st, toftb folae tbat toell Hoe meane:
^fcat It beferue, to be enroulb anb fbjpnb
3(n eatf) goon bjeafi, ano euerp manlp mpnb*
'TCbe fl^araet tgere, fo farre ejteebe0 toltball,
00 no one "flEotone, corner neere It In fome fo?t:
JFo* looae topat map, be tolfibt oj fiao at tall,
3)t 10 tpere fount, as* market men report.
iFo? £oultrle, jfoule, of euerp alnb fometobat,
&o plate tan (petoe, fo mutti moje eljeape then tpat:
011 ftlno of Cate0, tgat Countrte tan affojb,
jfoj money tgere, 10 bougbt toltg one bare toojb.
<HDbep patae not long, about tie tglng the? fell,
$o\ pjfte 10 anotone, of eaep tpmg tbat 10 bjougpt:
£ooje folfee (0ob toot, In 'QCotone no longer btoell,
'flCpen money nab, perbap0 a tiling of nouggt:
feo trubge the? borne, botg barelegge anb bnfibob,
(ffllltg fong In atttelu), oj el0 in pjapang (Bob:
jJD Ctoeete eontent, flD merrle mpnb onb moob,
flOlitp ftoeat of b;otoe0, tgou lou'ft to gee tip toon.
Ludloe is fet
out after.
Ozeftrie and
Bifhops Ca-
ttle doth front
in Wales.
Of a notable
market a mer-
uelous matter.
Poore folkes
makes fewe
words in bar-
gayning.
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The bleffed ® pIaflU S 00 * f ° lfee > *&** ^ U0 n0 Cta&ie 6l«*n«*»
neffeofpiaiiie &> Confcience cleere, t&ou fcnotott no cunn(ng fenacfcjaf:
people. flD barmleffe beartjaf, tobere feare of (Bob remained,
flD fimple &oule$, a* Ctoeete a£ flHfrgm toaje*
flD bappie |jeaU0, anb labouring bobfeg bleft,
J© ttllfe SDOU00, Of &0lp Abrahams bjett:
Sou Oeepe In peace, and rife in (ope anb bltffe,
jFoj ^eauen fjence, foj pou pjepareb (0*
A rare report
yet truely gi-
uen of Wales.
You mud
reade further
before you
finde Ludloe
defcribed.
(Ifllbere tyall toe firttie, fucb Healing note abafesf:
Mlbere i$ fucf) cjeetre, fo eljeape and cbaunge of fare:
liiibe $o#b ant) feoutb, anb feared all beaten toafetf,
jFrom Barwick bounbjs, to Venice tf pou bare,
Sltib finie tbe like, tfjat 3 fn Wales fjaue found,
and 3 M be, pour ttaue ana bonbman bound.
3f Wales be tbuss, ajs trpall toell (ball pjoue,
^afce Wales goobtotll, anb giue tjem neigbboursf loue*
<Wo Ludloe note, mp mufe mutt needed returne,
a feafon $o& no long bifcourfe dotb ccaue:
%j>mt rouletb on, 3 boe *wt dapligbt burne,
And man? tbfngg, fn deede to Doe 3 baue*
Hoofce to&at great 'flTotone, dotb front on Wales tW Jotoer,
3 mtnde to toucb, (Cob fparlng Iffe anb potoer:
^ot bperd thereto, but fial'de bp &artjj beare
<ilo glue tfiem pjalfe, tojjofe deede* boe fame require.
Verte folium.
The Authors
forgetrulneffe
efcufed.
C Of Shrewfebury Churches and the Monuments
therein, with a Bridge of ftone two bowfhot long, and
a ftreate called Colam, being in the Subbarbs,
and a fayre Bridge there in like manenall
this was forgotten in the firft copie.
T f>ad fucfj batte, in bope to be but btfefe,
A ( 3R»at fltymumentg, In CfiurcljejS toere forgot:
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3tto fometofjat moje, beftfnb tfje toallejaf ajai djfefc,
aaifjere ptepesf fiaue bin, to^fc^ fa moft too$jie note.
Ibere (0 a grounb, netoe mabe ^eato? toffe,
26otb beepe an) t)pe, (n gooblp auncient guffe:
Mlfiere toll map at, ten t&oufanb mm at eafe,
jan& pet t&e one, tje otber not bffpleafe*
SL rpate belctoe, to bapt botb Bull anb Beare,
jfoi papew too, jreat coume anb plate at toflL
J3nb in tfje fame, a Cocke pit toonbjou* feare,
JBeflbejS tofjere mtr^ may tojaftle in tf&efr fill.
Si jrounb mod apt, anb tbep tljat tttsf abotte,
£t once in betoe, all tbfef map fee foj loue:
flit Aftons pap, tobo baa beijelb tW tben,
S^iffbt toell Jaue Ceene, tbere ttoentte tijoufenb meru
ifapje feeuarne ffreame, runjs rounb about rtjfe grounb,
feaue tbat one Hbe, fg clofbe toftb Shrewfebrie toall:
Sixth feeuarne banfeejs, tntjofe beautie botb abound,
3n tbat Came &ople, befioli at tofll pe tyaflL
Mlbo tomejaf to marfce, and note tob« niap be Ceene,
&b*H (urelp fee, great pleaturejaf on tbfef ffreene:
921bo toalkejs tfje banket, anb tbinfce* W P^pne not greate,
feball fop t§e Cotone, fg lure a pjincelp feeate*
aoiit^out t&e toallejs, atf &ttbbarb# buplbeb bee,
feo boe t&ep ttanb, a# armesi anb legged to ^tone:
(CacS one a ftreate, botb anftoer in begree,
J3nb by fome part, come* &euarne running botone:
%0 tbougb tbat ftreame, fiab mpnb to prbe ttjem all,
fltob a0 tb?ouffb btfUge, tbte ftoob botb baplp fall,
feo of jfreettone, tbjee Biibgess bigge tbere are,
an ftatelp built, a tying; Ml ftraunge anb rare.
Wbtn fubge bp tfjfsf, anb otfjer tbfngtf a fceape,
<Ebep tab beepe fWU, tbat firft t&e Cbunberjs toere:
H (Boob
A pleafant
and artificiall
peeceofgroud
MaifterAfton
was a good
and godly
Preacher.
A Friery houfe
flood by this
ground called
theWelfh
Fryers.
In Shrewfebu-
rie were three
Fryer honfes.
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Abricfcdif-
courfc of aun-
cient tyme.
The worthines
(Boob rfgfit tfjep fljoulo, t&e frufte of labour reape,
MJ&ofe toft ant) toealtj), DfD all tie c&argeg beare*
flD Catfjerg toifc, and toft* bepottt tije nfcfee,
^Ijat |a& t|ie &ea&, tfje fp;eete0 and fence Co qufcfee:
j3D gotoen age, tljat cac'Oe not tobat toajs fpent,
feo leaden Hale*, tvfti ffanD t&eretoftb content
(Koto toere tfjofe peered tfiat fpatbe Cuef> Qluer pence,
and tyajen toojto, toajaf tfiat tobfcl) booj&eb all:
C&e leaden fcafe*, tfiat toe baue fouertu Once,
T&m& to tfjc bonejaf, ana taftetj toojfe tjen gall*
(Ifllbat netoe tjingsf noto, tottb fcanlneffe toell begun,
Can ftafne tljofe HeeDeg, our fatberg ofa baue Done:
(Breat <aCotone0 tje? buplt, great Ciurciejs ream lifcetoife,
(lfllf>icf> mafeesf our Came, to fall and t&efrg to rife,.
Hoofce on tije too?fcsf, anb toitg of former age,
janfc our tgme tyall, come dragging Carre bebinD:
%t botb tgmeis mfgj&t, be plainly playd on Sage,
and old tpme pad, be ttuel? calbe to minto,
jfo? all our bgaue, fine glojioutf bupltrfng* gap,
Cyme pad toouto run, toitb all tie fame atoap*
acke Oxford tfiat, and Cambridge if ft pleafe,
3n tfife one popnt, tyall pou reCblue at eafe*
3|n auncient tgme, our eHerg iafc defire,
<flto buj?li tfjefr tlTotone*, on fteepe and ttatelp bill:
<!Xa (fcetoe tfjat asf, tbeir hearts! bto Sill afp^c,
feo fl^oula tbeir toojfcg, Hectare tbeir too$)ie toilL
janH foj tfiat tben, t&e toojtti toag full of ftrife,
J3nb fetoe men ffooi, affur'b of lanQ oj life:
feucb quarrels rofe, about great rule anH ffate,
^iat no one feople, toast free from foule debate.
If h buS° n iFo? toftfcli l|>acpe caufe, tfiat Daplp bjeto WfcojD,
ftrong Holds. €t)ep matoe Orong l?olbjJ, anD Cattle* of Defence:
fltUi
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of Wales.
£nb furl) a* toeare, tje Ikinsa tbe ^fnce anti Hojd
fiDf an? place, tooulb Cpare fo* no ejrpence,
%b fee tbat fafe, tljat tbe? fjau fjarWp toon:
jFo? tobfcb fure po?nt, toere Jfo?r0 anb 'ftotonesai begun:
£nb further loe, it people teamed to?lb,
%fai> fajouffljt fn feaje, b? 4(0 botb man an cbflb*
£nb if men map, fabffe tobo tab mod ado
dty ffeffe b? jFoitfc anb l^olbjs tobat Hand toast bett:
£>; loofce bpon, our common quarrels to:
S)\ fearcb tobat mabe, men Ceefce fo? peace anb reft,
©ebolb but Wales, anb note rtje Cattlejaf tbere,
2nD ?ou (ball finbe, no fucb toojte any tobere:
&o olb Co ttron& Co cottl? anb Co b?*>
ipot bnber feunne, i# to be Ceene toitb e?e*
anb to be plafnc, Co man? %lb0 tbc? $aut,
Sift fare it f#, a too*lb to matte rijem toell:
l&aufe tbece a tobfle, m? muCe muff parbon craue,
|9en ma? not long, bpon tucb matter btoelL
jpoto Denbigh come*, to be Cet Cbo#b in berfc,
ffiftbfcb (ball botb <a£otone, anb Cattle bere rebearfe:
&o tbat tbe bcrfe, tucb crebit ma? atta?ne,
£js totter (ball, not lofe no peece of pa?ne*
Wales hath a
wonderfull
number of
Caftles.
A defcription
of Denbigh-
ftiiere.
<*/An Introduction to bring
in Denbighjhiere.
Hatb, Ooutf) anti neepe, betoftc&t m? fences fo,
'Pat §eaH cannot, atoafee t&e gWe Ijanb:
30 frenWp mufe, become Co great a foe,
'Pat labjfng pen, in pennoj (till Qiall ftanlu
QOtyat trtfeltnff tope, botb, trouble tyftetft bjape,
'pat eacneft loue, Cojpttf ftoeete JBoetf iapne:
A conceyted
toy to fet a
broach an ear-
neft matter.
JBfo
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The worthines
2Bfb toelcome mfttfj, and fab.concepte0 abue,
flnb fall aptne, to tojite Come matter netoe*
Het otti beufce, a Hanterne be to #10,
Co ffftte ffcfll Uffbt, and make Cbunb tobffement fee:
fefnce jjajfng; e?e#, b&tf) feene tobat eacb tljtnff (0,
and tbat no 'flTotone, no? feople 10 tjiti from tbee:
feet foojtb In berfe, as toell tbf0 Countrep Ijece,
£0 tbOU at latffe, fjaft fet OUt Monmouthfhiere:
$jaife one alone, tfje reft tofll tbee bftbaine,
£1 bap ma? tome, at lengtb to quite tbp pafne*
_. __ Ibottsb former tople0, be lott to feommer laft,
Sr of 2D^pa??e not noto, foj Wales (0 tbanfcfull ftill:
Kent more Wbm baft son farre, tbe jyreatett bjunt 10 patt,
chargeable ^en fojtoatb palfe, anb plutfce not bacfee uoobtofll,
Cbp grounb {0 goob, run on tbou tanft not fall:
flfliben feebe 10 fotone, anb tpme bettotoe0 fome patoe,
C&ou tyalt be fenotone, a reaper of soob ffraine*
$ott> on tbp courfe, anb trauaile Wales all oje,
J3nb tobet tijp toft0, to marfee anb note ft toell:
anb tbou fyalt Tee, tbou neuer fato'ft before,
Eiffbt ffooblj? tbingfl, in itzhz tbat botlj e^tell:
flpoje auncient Cotone0 ) moje famous Caftle0 olb,
<&hu\ toell farre of, toftb eafe tbou mapft bebolb:
afllitb Denbighftiiere. tjij? fetonb toojfee begin,
flnb tbou (bait tee, tobat gtojfe tbou (bait toun
&o 3| toofce Jojfe, anb mounteb ftp in baffe,
jf rom Monmouthfhiere, a long tbe toaft0 31 rpbe:
flfllben froft anb fnotoe, anb toaptoacb tofnter0 toatte,
chirkeCaftie SDftj beate from tree, botb leaue0 anb &ommer0 p#be*
a goodly and <j entreb firfr, at Chirke, ngbt o?e a 25?oofce,
princely honfe ^^ ^ ^ ^ on fc^^ M tO lOOfo
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a Cattle fapje, appeerbe to Ogbt of epe,
Mfljofe toallcd toere great, anb totoerd botb large anb b?e.
jfull bnbcrneatb, tbe fame botb Ifceerpocl tun,
a raging; IBjoofce, toben rapne oj fnotoe (0 greate:
3|t toad fome ^t'nce, tbat firtt tf»t0 tiottfe begun,
ft fibetoed farre of, to be fo bjaue a S>eate.
jJDn doe of bill, it ttanbd mott trim to betoe,
an olo ttrong place, a Cattle noting netoe,
a gooblj? tfcing, a pjfncelp Wallace pet,
3|f all toft&in, toere tbyragbl? fiirnilbt fit
Bcponn die fome, tbere id a Bjfbge of ttone,
<&bat ttanbd on SDee, a Eiuer beepe anb ttolft:
3|t fecmed ad it, tooulb riue the Eocad alone,
jJD| bnbectmme, toitb fo?ee tbe craggfe CUft
<IKq Chefter rund, tbid Efuer all along,
flfllitb guibing ttreame, anb rowing toater ttrong:
&)n botb tlbc Gbcd, are banked anb billed goob ftoje,
anb mfgfme ttoned, tbat malted tbe Eiuer roje*
3|t ttotoed toitb toinbe, altbougb no rapne tbere bee,
anb (tolled liac &ea, torn) toaued anb foming ttoob:
a toonbee lure, to fee tfjid Eiuer 2Dee,
flfllitb toinbe alone, to toajee fo toplb anb tooob,
flpaae uteb a tturre, ad toater tooulb be mob,
anb flbetoe tucb life, ad tbougb (bme fpjeete it ban.
a taufe tbere if^ a namre foj tbe tame,
<3to bung tbid ttoob, in tucb ttrounge caCe anb frame.
iJ5ot farre from tbid, tbere ttanbd on little mount,
a rigbt Eapje Cburcb, toitb pillard large anb toibe:
a monument, tbeeefn of goob account,
full finelp tojougbt, amib tbe flDueere K fppbe,
a 'fltombe ttere lfi y rigbt ricb anb ttatelj? mabe,
dfllbere ttoo botf) Ije, in ttone anb auncient trabe.
% 3 ^br
Keeryocka
wondrous vio-
lent water.
Maifter Iohn
Edwards hath
a fayre houfe
nere this.
Newe Bridge
on the Riuer
Dee.
A flrauge na-
ture of a water
There is a
poole in Me-
ryonethfliiere
of three myle
long rageth fo
by florme that
it makes this
Riuer flowe.
Ruabon
Church is a
fayre peeceof
worke.
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This Gentle-
man was cal-
led Iohn Bel-
li* Eytton.
The worthines
^e man anti toffe, toft) (umptuou0 Cbllemne gupfe,
3Jn t&f0 ritci) fojt, befoje tfce Suiter Ipejs.
%'0 fceab on cceff, anb toarlffce pelmet (tape?,
& Upon bleto, on top tbereof come? out:
S)n Hpon0 necfce, along #0 legge0 fie lape0,
Ctoo (Bauntlet0 to&ite, are tying tfjere about.
An auncient &qufce, lie toast and of poll race,
30 bp bte J3rme0, appeere0 in man? a place:
$(0 IjouCe anb lanb0, not Carre from tljence bot& tyoe,
$i0 bfrtfi anb blood, toa0 great tfgfit long agoe*
Clje trimmed glade, rijat map fn tofnboto bee,
(ffi&lfierefn tbe roote, of 3e(Te toell t'0 tojougfit)
At aulter beat, of C&urc!) noto Q>ali pou fee,
gea all tje glaffe, of Cfjurcfi toa0 beecelp bought
OffaesDyke.
Wats Dyke.
ZSMfyin ttoo mple0, tijece 10 a famou0 tljfng,
Cal'be Offaes Dyke, tfcat reac^etfi farce in length:
311 feinb of toare, tije Danes mfgfjt tfjetber tying,
3ft toa0 free grounb, ana cal'be tbe Britaines ttcengtb*
Wats Dyke UfcetofCe, about tbe fame toa0 Cet,
Bettoeene tobiCj ttoO, botl) Danes anb Britaines met,
£nb trafficfee ttill, but paffing bounb0 bp ttcfgfit,
^fie one bib take, tbe ot&ec pettier ttrefgfit*
^u0 foe0 coulb meete, (a0 manp tpme0 t|»ep map)
J3nb boe no barme, \x^m pjofite ment tbep botb: "
(Eoob rule anb latoe, mafee0 babbett tfjing0 to dap,
®jat el0 bp rage, to tojetcbeb reuell goetb*
W&z bjuteft beatt0, tbat Cauage ace of fcpnb,
^oget^er come0, a0 feafon (0 affpnbe: "
W&t angcpeff men, tljat can no frienbfyip bpbe,
fl$u(t ceace from toarre, to&en peace appalle0 tljefr ptfbe*
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$oto let tbte got, anb tall fn baffe to mfnbe,
Jltim Wrickfam Cobme, a pearte Of Denbighfhiere: Robert Ho-
Jn to&ofe fapje Cburcb, a Combe of ftone 3 fi"nbe, S^T
fllnber a toall, rfgfjt b«nb on fibe of flBueere. a n
€>n t|»»ott»er (toe, one Piifon ij>e$ fn gcaue,
ffiOJbofe JearCe of blacae, faptfj be a Combe u)all baue:
in -atiueere Ipess Hope, b;> jarmejj of gentle race,
flDf function once, a cettoj In tbat place,
But fpeaae of Cftburcb, anb ffeeple a* 3 ougbt,
9£p pen to bafe, fo fapie a tooiae to toucb:
Mlftbfn anb out, tbep are fo finely toiougbt,
31 cannot piaffe, tbe toojfcmanfbfp too mucfa.
But bu?lt of late, not efgbt fcoje peerejs ago,
$ot of long tpme, tbe bate thereof botb u)oe:
0o common toojte, but fure a toojke mott fine,
SLg tbouffb tbeg jjab, bin tojougbt b? potoer beufne*
Cbe ftceplc tbere, fn fojme iff full foure fquare,
Set cuer? toap, fiue pfnnacblejs appeere:
Crfm t&fttureu fapje, fn ftone on outfibe are,
a^abe all Ifac toajce, asf ftone toere notbfng beere,
Cbe Jefffbt fo peat, tbe bjeabtb fo bfgjje toftball,
|5o peece tbercof, fu Kaelp long to fall,
a toojke tjat ftanbsf, to ftapne a number mo;e,
3jn an? age, tbat botb bin buplt before.
<*/A generall Commenda-
tion of Gentilitie.
"Metre Wrickfam btoel0, of (gentlemen goob ttoje,
1 ^ fl)f calling; tucb, asf are rfgbt toell to Hue:
55? Market totone, 31 baue not feene no moje,
Qn (Ucb fmall roume) tbat auncfent acmes* boe gfue,
C&c?
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The worthines
In Maylor, are ^e? UVt tty foj»e, anb tfltiHlt&t Of t&e pOOje,
aii thefeG«n- <g^ at j a? (p feetie0, tfce Junjple at tbefr booje:
iute Roger 3 n * n ? &°P l *> to$ ew Gentlemen are founb,
piifonshotife feome fjoufe tt kept, anti bountie Hot^ abound
at Itchlay.
m2rt r p«T ^^ beautfffe, botb tEotone anb Countrep too,
£>kta. 8nb furnffbt are, toferueatneebefnfeelb:
Maiiier iohn jSInO enerp tbfnff, fit rule attb ojber bo,
piifonof Ber- ftjfo fan (p ^ ana man fc^ honour peelb.
Jfaifter Ed- ^& e P aw ft* ttrenfftb, anb forette of tbe llanb,
ward ionesof 3n tojofe true beartsf, botb trutt" anb treblt ttanb,
cadoogan. © ? ^pfe tofCe beabtf, t&e neighbour* ruleb are,
eSo/ST 3 n to & om *&* *& fnce > wpoto* ffreateft tare*
ton.
Maiiier Ed- Wbty are tbe flotoerjs, of euerp patten ffcotmb,
ward Eaton jf D j to^re tfjep toant, tljere grotoejaf but tofefceli toee&esf:
Mai£rOwen ^ tiV tttt * n * ftUit *> (n r ° mn to0 ^ 6 ( * f0ton5 >
Bmeton of ^tlv noble mpn&jaf, tofll bjing; foDjtJ faftlj&iU Uee&ejS:
Bonm %tyix fflojie reftg, fn Countrieg toealtl) ana fame,
PiS^fH 11 ^ e ? & aue ref P e(t > t0 MoD& an5 winefent ^ante:
berdTweme! 1 * ^2 to*<ff& aotljinff, To mucf) a$ iopail |>art,
Maifter Tho- aaijjtc!) te mott pure, arto cleane in. euerp part.
mas Powell of
iS'iohn WW boe bpbolb, all twill maner* mplb,
Treuar of £U manlp a<w, all toife anb toojtbf e toafeu :
Treuoiin. 3f tbep toere not, t&e Countrep tooulb groto to plb,
A ^"fn jantl *° e * ou ^ foone > fo?flfet 0ttt e * 6ec * *" 8(e,i:
(Semen in- ^J* Wttnt ° f Wt > (n f P m & A*"* * W ** alU > r0U B*»
habiting of a- Mlant bertue Sill, anb baue of bite enougb.
nycountrey. &£etoe feeble fpjeete, latke tourage euerp tobere,
SDout man? a t&fojy, anb our otone Cbabotoejs feare.
tEbep bare attempt, foj fame anb bpe renotone,
%o ftale tbe Clotobes, If men mtgpt tlpme tfje ap?e:
flffault tbe fetarresf, anb plutae tbe panetsf botone,
(But tbarffe on 99oone, anb feunne tjjat fiblnes* fo fa?|e.
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31 meane t^ej? Hare, attempt tlje greateff tf)fng0,
jFlpe ttofftlp o*e, fifgl) *HUe0 if tfjep (an tofng0:
Beate bacfee tlje &ea0, ani teace ttie S^oimtaineg too,
fpea toljat &aje not, a man of courage boo*
j&oto mutt 31 turne, to mp Offtourre agapne,
31 Wrickfam leaue, anU pen out turt&er place:
feo if mp mure, toere note in pleafarit toapne,
Holt Cattle fyouto, from fcerfe receiue fome grace:
^Ije feeate i0 fine, ana trimlp ftuplt about,
SOlitg loUg(ng0 fapje, and gooDlp roume0 t&ougljout,
fetcong ffllaulw anQ Caue0, and man? an old Oeuice,
%$at in our aatesf, are Ijelo of toojtjjfe pjice.
djat place mutt patTe, toftfj pjaife and fo a&ue,
9£p mufe (0 bent (ana pen (0 reafcfe pjeff)
1o fee&e pour eace0, tm'rtj otljer matters netoe,
^fcat pet remafne0, in bean and labouring b?ett.
SI fllpountaine totone, tfjat f0 Thiangothian catoe,
£1 pjetie &eate, but not toell buplt no? toal&e,
fetan50 In tbe toap, to Yale antl Writhen botfc,
ffiQl&ece are great l?ille0, and plainer but fetoe foj trotf}*
SX flpountafne0 note, fn beetoe mp mufe mutt runne,
C&e #oet0 tftere, bfo btoell a0 6able0 fapne:
2Becaufe Come Cap, tfjep tooultt be neere tbe &unne,
SLni tatte Cometpme0, rt)e frott, tbe colli, ani rapne,
lb fudge of boi| 9 tobfcfj (0 tfie cfjfefe ana belt
2211)0 fcnotoe0 no tople, can neuer C Mil of rett,
dfll^o altoale0 toalfce0, on carpet foft and gap,
1¬oe0 not fjarti ^Ule0 > no? Ufce0 tbe S^ountaine toap*
yi Difcaurfe of Mountaynes.
T\9txm Mature tyeto, tfjeCe 9$ountapne0 fn fuel) fo&
J - y 5l0 tJougS tfje one, fl^oulti peeto t0e otljec grace:
Holt Caftle
an excellent
fine place, the
Riuer of Dee
running by it.
Mauler Hues
dwelles there.
Mauler Euan
Flud dwelles
in Yale, in a
fayre houfe.
Caftle Dy-
nofebraen on
a wooddie hill
on the one
fide, ft Greene
Caftle on the
other.
A Bridge of
ftoneveryfaire
there ftands
ouer Dee.
Mauler La-
kon.
Ma. Thlttde
of Yale.
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The worthines
flDj ad eacf) t?fll> ft ftlfe toere (uel> a jFojt,
Wbtv fcojnde to ttoope, to gfue tfje Cannon plate.
3|f all toere plaime, and fmootlj like garden ground,
SOl^ere Should l#e tooodd, and goodlp groued be found:
<2Cbe eyed delfgfjt, tfjat looked on etterp coaff,
afliftl) pleatured great, and tapje pjofpect toere loft.
flDn ^ill toe betoe, farce of botl) feeld and flood,
jfeele jjeate oj cold, and fo tucfee top Ctoeete apje:
Befjold beneatfj, great toealtb and toojldlp pod,
feee toalled Cotoned, and loofce on Countries fapje.
&nd toljo fo Qt0, 0} ftandd on fl^ountapne bpe,
$atl) Ijalfe a toojld, In compaffe of Iji'sf epe:
SL platfojme made, o£ Mature fo; tbe nance,
solvere man ma? loofce, on all tfje eartf) at once*
^efe ragged Eoefed, btfngd plajmett people foo;tf),
flDn 9£ountaine topld, tjje jjacdeft bojfe id b?ed:
'flD&ougfj gratfe tbereon, be groffe and little toojtf),
fetoeete id tlje foode, tobere fjunger fo id fed.
flDn rooted and fcearbd, our tatberd long did feede,
and neere tlje fefepe, grotoed ttoeetett fruit in deede:
fl)n marrflb meared, and toatrie moffie ground,
£lre rotten toeeded, and rubbttb d*offe bnfound.
%^z fogged and mi&& tbat rife from bale belotoe,
SL reafon mated, tljat fcigfjeff filled are beft:
and totjen Cucf) fogged, dotf) o?e tlje fllpountapne goe,
3n fouled dated, fa^e toeatfjer map be gelt
30 bitter blattd, on 9£ountapned bigge dotb blotoe,
feo nopfome fmeld, and fauourd bjeede belotoe:
%ty H?ill ftandd cleere, and cleane from filtbie fmell,
W&t% Snde not fo, t&at dotb in 5ttallep dtoell.
< ap&e fl^ountapne men, liue longer man; a peere,
Wym tfjofe in Hale, in plajne oj marriffc tople:
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8L luttfe bart, a cleane complejcfon cleere
%^ fjaue on $01, rtjat fo; barb liuing tovlt.
Mlitb flftoe anli Hambe, toitb (Boatesf ana leftist tfiep plap,
3n greatett topled, to rub out toearie Dap:
ana tofcen to boufe, ana dome gooa fellotoesf ajatoe,
%ty laag can laugb, at turning of a ttratoe*
$o ap;e fo pure, ana tofiolefome ajs t^e tjfll,
Borb man ana bcaft, aeligbtt* to be tljereon:
3ln beate o; tola, ft keeper one nature Sill,
<3trfm neate ana a#e, ana sa; to go bpotu
21 place mod fit, fo; paftfme aha gooa fpo&
%o tobfeb topia fetagge, ana ©ucfce aotb (till refojt:
Co ccpe of $ouna& tbe 90ountajme ecco jeelajs,
& grace to ©ale, a beautfe to tbe feela&
3(t (tana* fo; tootfa, ad tfjougf} a toatcfi ft toece,
81 ttatelp gara, to keepe greene meaaotoe mplD:
W)t £oet0 fapne, on f&oulaerjaf ft aotb beare
C§e %eaueng bP*> tot tljere tjjej? are begupia*
Cbe makec firtt, of 9£ountapne ana of ©ale,
9£aae $ill a toall, to clip about t&e BDale:
Si Strong defence, fo; neeafull fruit ana Co;ne,
Cbat el* by blaft, mig&t qufcklp be fo;lo;ne.
3f bopftcoujs topnasf, toere not toftbftooa bp ftrengtj),
IBtepulff b? fbjee, ana atfuen backtoaca too,
1b*P toouia aettcop, our cartel? iopejaf at lengtb,
£na tfnougfj tfceir rage, t&ep tooula mucb mffcbiefe aoo*
(Boa Catoe tobat fman, ana grief e tbe eartb tooula bpbe
IB? (lurafe ffojmess, ana pearefng tempeftjaf p??ae:
feo apountajmesf maae, to Caue tlje lotoer tople,
if o? feare tlje eacrij, tyoula tuffer fbamefirtl fpojle*
i?oto couia tocafce leaucss, ana bloffomesf bang on tree,
3f bopffrfng topnasf, tyouia biaunc&esf aaplp beate:
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*3oto coulb pooje foulesf, fn Cottage qufet bee,
3f &fgbcc grounb0, bib not befenb tbefr feate.
Ml&o buj»lb0 $(0 botoer, ctgr^t bnber foote of &fU,
l?atb little colb, anb toeatfcec toarme at tofll:
<3I$u0 pjoue 3 fjere, t^e fl^ountafne frenbetf} all,
fetano0 ttfffe gajmff ttojme0, like tteele o? tyajen toall.
fou ma; compare, a Itfng to 9£ountaime jjpe,
OOtyofe pjfncelp potoer, can bpbe botfc bjont anb 0)ocke
flDf bitter blaff, o? ^nnberbolt from &kpe,
I?f0 jFojtreffe ftanbsf, bpon Co ff rate a Eockc*
a J&fnce belp0 all, anb botb Co ffrongty at,
<H)at none can barme, bp fraube, bp fojee no| toft*
qr&e bjeafee tnuOt leane, to&ere ttrengtt) botb moff remapne,
•3E&e 9£ountajme great, commaunbjj tf>e little $laj>ne*
)30 9£ountajme 10, a noble ftatelp tpfng,
Cljjutt Cull of ftonesf, anb Bock* a$j barb a0 ffeele:
a peerele^ peece, comparbe bnto a l&fng,
9fllf)0 0t0 full faff, on top of jFo?tune0 topeele:
feo 10 t&e SDale, a place of futtle a^e,
SL ben of bjotte, oft tpme0 moje foule tjjen faj>?e:
a buttle feople, Wbere toater long botb bpbe,
Set rftep toitpaU, ft cannot be benpbe*
But toealtp mar0 toft, anb toeaje0 out bertue cleane,
fln eating too&me, a Cancker patt recure:
a trebble loube, but not a merrle meane,
•flHjat 9£uffck make0, but ratper larre0 procure:
SL ttfrrer bp, of ffrife anb leaub bebate,
1%e grounb of toarre, t&at ttapnetl) euerp ffate
Mint gffte0 anb bjfbejs, tbat greebfe glutton feebe0
anb fillc0 tje gut, tofcereon great ireafon bittnt&.
(Iflleaut tbftew pjfbe, anb pcaue0 bp paug&tfe part,
9£afee0 toft ojetoeene, an man beleeue to farre:
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<£nfett? tbe mpnb, toltb bice In cuerp part,
Cbat qulcblp fet?, tbe rente? all at toarce*
9|n aialle? ritcb, tbefe mifcbfe&? nourfflbt ace,
(ftrt planted peace, on fl^ountapne pooje ana bare:
Bp ttoeat of bjotoe?, tbe people Hue? on $fll,
JJJot ttelgbt of bjapne, ne craft no; cunning ffeuX
ilfllpere btoel? btlbapne, oifcojo o; Hubble toafe?,
But tobcre rftcb Cub?, anb eurrllb l&arle? are founb:
flfllbrre f? mo;e loue, tobo batb mo;e bapple bales,
Cljm tboCepoo?ebpnb?,tbat blgge? anb belue? tbegrounb*
Perbap? pou fap, fo barb tbe IBtoek? map bee,
ipe Cojne no? grade, no; plougb tbereon pou fee:
get loe tbe £o;b, tucb bleulng tiere botb glue,
'fltbat ftoeet content, toltb dDten Cafee? can Hue*
feotoje Mlbcp anb Curb?, can peelb a fugrcb tad,
&llbere ftoeete 9£artcbpane, a? pet toast neuer knotone:
Mlben emptfe go;ge, botb bole of fl^llae embjatt,
£nb Cbeefe anb bjeab, batb baplp of bf? otone,
l?e craue? no featt, no; teefce? no banquet? fine,
$e can btfgeft, ty& blnner toftbout tome:
&o tople? out life, anb likes* full toell tbl? trabe,
#ot fearing beatb, becaufe W count 10 mabe.
flflibo Oeepe? fo founb, a? b* tbat batb no &b*epe,
|3o; brarb of Beaft?, to potto; anb to feebe:
tfllbo feare? tbe flflioolte,but be tobollambe? botb aeepe,
anb man? an botoer, I? fortt to toatcb In ttttltt.
tEbougb golb be gap, anb cojbpall In bl? apnb,
%%t lode of toealtb, grppe? long a greebfe mptUu
#oo;e 9£ountapne folae, poffeffe not tucb great ftoje,
But tobrn It? gon, tbep care not mucb tbcrefo;e.
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*$ Of Yale a little to
befpoken of.
lie names of 'Ttyt COUntrfe Yale, t)3t| $#11*0 Still 9^0Untaj»fttjJ bpC,
the Riuen of *- &tnall flHallep* tbere , faue t»b we tbe l5|ooae$ Ho ton:
shn>p<beie& <Boob 'il&irffe anb $eate, on motile ground to toon,
Debigwhere, afliberetoltj goob ffresf, to mabe foi man molt mem,
before chirk. <^ at jjucnrtj cleere, anb peclbss a fauour Ctoeete
Brid^e, 1 ^ *fo t^ore toblcb baue, no nofe fo| bapntle fmell,
Thkngoth- W}t finer Cb&.toece belt in Court to btoelL
len.
SofYaJe. ^ (8f &0 * 1 * W t0l6 > "* CuWett •"^ tofn0e »
cknweddock *?arb buffefe Eocfcsf, all couereb o?e full aim:
in the feyre fl&bere it tolnbe blotoe, pe fiball foule toeaticr finbe,
vale of Duftin am , ^j, ?ou j^ ^ j,^ Mftftj j fojj ^fo,.
ciojd'receiues **»* t&ougb colb bpteu, tbe fate anb outtoatb ftta,
cianweddocic W$t ffomacfce loe, 10 tberebg toarm'b toltbln.
•ndEiwyeby jf j fffll ntoje meate, t|e flpountapne men blfgett,
i^de^by ^ tft (n $ e Pi*?™* ? ou fin be among tbe beft.
Denbigh.
Raihad comes $ere to barb toafeiS, asf eartb anb fl^ountapne peeing,
to the vom- feotrw foftneffe too, a* tratf of foote batb mabe:
K^nthieth ®ut t0 *!* SDameu, foi toalae no pleafant feelbis,
comes into #01 no great tooobu, to l&oub tbem In tbe (&abe»
Rayhad. g^t &beepe anJ) (poate?, are plentle bere (n place,
anb goon toelfl) $agge$, tbat are of fcfnbeft race:
Mlttb gooblp notot, botb fat ano blgge toitb bone,
•ftbat on barb Utocfcsf, anb 9£ountaj?ne feebetf alone*
iDf Wrythen note, 3 tceatc a* reafon te,
But llfence craue, to talfce on tueb a feeate:
(tjrcufe mp falll, tobece pen o{ mutt botb mfe,
flfllbere fcnotolebgc fapleu, tbe tunning 10 not great
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But ere 3 tojite, a ierfe ftpon rtjat &o?le,
3 toill crpe out, of Ijjnie tbat all botb fpople:
as age toearejs poutb, anb poutb giueg age tbe place,
feo tCpme toeare* toojlb, anb Hot'p olb toojKjS bifgrace.
yi difcourfe of Tyme.
O^rart of tEpme, tbat all conlume* to buff,
Kile bolb tbee not, fo? tbou art bate bebfnbe:
^be fapieff &toojb, o| mettall tbou toflt ruft,
flnb b|fgbteff tbfngsf, bung qufrtl? out of initio*.
%%t trfmmeff IXotoerg, anb Caflieg great ano gap,
3n pjoceffe long, at lengtb tbou boett beta?:
W$t tyauett boufe, anb puncel; btiflbfngsf rare,
<3£Jiou toatttf anb toearetf, anb leauetf tbe toalleu but bare.
£> Canefcer fojle, tbat creeper in barbeS molb,
tEpe 9£arble ftone, 0} jflfnt tb? fojce u)all feele:
*3Tbou jatt a potoer, to pearce anb eate tbe golb,
jFling botone tbe ffrong, anb make tbe (tout to reele.
fl> toattfng toojme, tbat eatejf ttoeete bernebs all,
SMtt mate* tbe $ut, to buff anb potober fall:
S> glutton great, tbat ftebejs on earfj mantf ff o|e,
anb pet tbp felfe, no better art tberefbje.
Ijme all eontumeiS, anb belpsf it fdfe no tobft,
£0 fire b? flame, burned eoalejs to Onbersf fmaU:
Cpme tteale* in man, mutb like an ageto fit,
•flftat toearej* tbe face, tbe flett) tbe ffcfnne anb all.
£> tojettbeb nut, tbat toilt not ftoueeb bee,
&> bieab&U tEpme, tbe toojlb te fearb of tbee:
tRjou flingefi flat, i^t bfgbeu" 'ftree tbat grotoefc
anb trgumpb mafceis, on pompe anb papnteb Cpotoetf.
But moft of all, m? mufe botb blame i^tt noto,
ifot tbjotoing botone, a rare anb gooblj? feeate:
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Bj> Wrythen %flom y a noljle Cattle t&Otoe,
d)at in tpme patt, !)a& man? a loofffoj; jjceate,
ana 'CotoewJ moft fapie, tfcat long a buplamff tea*,
fleece note (Poo toot, t&ere ffcotoe* norljing but grade:
•flEJe ftonetf Ije toatte, t&e toalle0 ferine? but a u)ell
iflDt" little toojt&» tx»|pece once a $n'nce mig^t otoelU
Of Wrythen, both the Caftle
and the Towne.
The cafiie of T%£ Cattle ttanW, on IBtocfee mucl) like red Bjfcfce,
wrythen is x %ty jtopfcejaf are cut, toitb toole ttoougl) ftonf e Cragge :
amamliio^ 7 ^ e ^otoerjj are b?e, tije toalleg ace large ana t&fcfce,
Lre^d ia^e 1&* *>&#* ft Celfe, tooutti f|>afce a feubfetf* bagge,
princely place. Jf jje toere bent, to buplD tljc Iffie agapne:
3t reftjs on mount, ana loofeetf o?e tooofc ani piapne:
ft f)a& great ffoje, of C&ambew finel? tojottgljt,
W$&t tpme alone, to great Uecap batfTbioug&t
3|t fyetoesf toftfjfn, tip Hubble toalleg an& toafeg,
£1 Ueepe toeufce, Dfo firft erect tlje Tame:
9jt mafeesf our toojlD> to ttitnfee on etoec* &aicjs,
2Becaufe t&e toojfte, tea* fojmtoe fn (ucb a frame*
flDne totoer o; toall, tf>e otfcer anttoerjaf tfgbt,
218 tfjougfl at call, eacj) tbtng tyoulb pleafe tfce Ogfit:
^be IBlocfee to^ougbt rouni, tojjere euerp totoer fcotj ttanb,
feet fbojtfi full fine, bp fjeau bj? Jart an* bank
There is a
Poole here a-
bouts that
hath in it a
kynd of fifli
that no other
water can
(hewe.
ana fatt fcara 6?, runne* Clopa a Efuer ftoift,
3|n tomter tpme, tljat ttoelleu ana Cpiea&sf tpe feetti:
'flftat toater lure, &atb, tutp a feccet gift,
ana fitef) race jflffc, In feaCbn bue &otlj geetti,
£10 fjs moft ftraunge: let men of fenotolea&e note
®t (tap pto caufe, fearcp out t&e nature tpiotoe:
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a Poole rbere fc, t&ousb to^(cf) tftfsf Clopb Uotfi paffe,
Miberc fef a Jfm), tbat Come a Minting call:
Ulltjere neuet pet, no feammon taken toast,
get )at$ gooo ttoje, of otber Jffu)e0 all
aboue tbat #oole, anb Co beneatb tbat ftoob
are feammon* caugbt, anb man? a jfiu) full goob:
But In tbe Came, t&ere tofll no feammon bee,
3no neere tbat poole, pou fl)all no debiting fee.
31 baue left out, a Eftter anb a fljale, a Riuer called
anb botb of tbem, are fapre anb tootle note: Ak v a ' in the
Mlpo tofll tbem feebe, (ball finb tbem Oill In Yale, '■"* of Yale -
Cbep beare Cutb fame, tbep map not be fbjgot
•flTbe IMuer runner, a mple rfgbt bnber grounb,
J3nb tobere ft fpimpss, tbe wue ootb abounb:
anb Into SDee, tbfe toatee botb bfCCenb,
feo loCert) name, anb tbereln mafcejs an enb,
d&oob grounb IHtetolCe, tbfc ©allep Ceemetf to bee, ^^ ^ of
anb manp a man, of toealtb i& btoellmjr tbere: vaie.
flDn fl^ountapne top, tbe flHallep (ball pou fee
ail ouer greene, toftb jjooblp fl^ebbotoesf fearc*
tEbfe flUallep b«b» a noble neighbour neere,
(HHbereta tbe ^Eotone, of Wrythen botb appeere:
Qfllbltb "flTotone ttanbtf todl, anb teams* no pleafant apje,
Cbe noble feople, anb Counrrep i# Co fapje.
a Cburtb tbere to, fn Wrythen at ttfsf bap, _ _
Mlberefn Ho*b Gray, tbat once tea* (Carle of Ifcent, S t Si
3fn lombe of (tone, amfb tbe Cbauncell lap:
But Once remou'b, a* toojlblp matter toent,
anb in a toall, fo lapb a* noto be lpes«
lUgbt banb of flBueere, full plapne before pour epesf: An Anckres
an Anckres too, tbat nere tbat toall bib btoell, in King Hen-
flfllltb trim bnouffbt toojfce, In toall it burpeb toelU rie the fourths
tymeburyed
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The worthines
$0to to tty 5Hdlf, Of toOjtf&fe Dyffrin Cloyd,
Aft? mufe muff paffe, a feople moft citcb anb gap:
C&(0 noble &eatc, tfjat neuec none anopb,
The piea&nt C&at fatoe tbc fame, ana cobe o\ toent tbat toap:
^leofDurria q^ t 6etoe t jj ereo j; f muC |j content* tbe mpnb,
oy ' die apje tfcecem, fo toboletbme anb fo apnb:
Cbe beautfe Qttft, tf»e tyeabtb anb length lifectolfe,
St^afeesf glab tbe fcact, ano pleafetb eacb mans epos*
%W Wale botb ceacb, fo farce In betoe of man,
31$ be farre of, ma? fee tfie feeajs in beebe:
S&rib tobo a tobfle, fo; pleafure tcauaple can
tEbjouffbout t|f0 ©ale, ano thereof take goob beebe,
l?e tyall Heliff^t, to fee a &ople fo fine,
jFo} ffrouno ano ffcaffe, a patting plot beuine*
SLtib if tbe tcotb, thereof a man map tell,
Ibfjf ©ale alone, botb all tbe tell ertell*
The vaie a* ft belotoe, a toonbiou* beautfe fibotoejf,
c fl)n euecp fine, a* facte a* ©alley goejs,
SL bo?ber biffse, of tyllc* pe iball bebolb:
tEbep aeepe t$e ©ale, (n fucb a quiet fo|t,
<&jjat blew anb beattsi, fo; (uttooc tbece tefo;t:
Sea fiocitf of foule, anb fjeacb* of beaftu fometpme,
&>iatoe* tjete from ttojme, toben tempefigf ace in pgpme.
Three Rmerg TO» Rtatttf ran, amlb tbe bottome leece,
in this Vale. Iftrade, anb Cloyd, Clanweddock (loe) tbe tbftb:
a natumu fe- ^& e M $ e of fo**nw0» (n feommec momfa£ tleece,
«*t touched. <^|e cblep anb cbacme, anb cbaunt of euecp bleb
tEbat pafietb tbece, a feeonb *?eauen 10:
&Q fjclllu) founb, moje Itfee an cactblp blltf:
SL a^ufick ftoeete, tbat tbjouffb out eacesf (ball tceepe,
JBp feccet acte. anb lull a man a flccpe*
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The Caftle of Cargoorley
in DenMghJIuere,
CArgooriey cometf, rfffbt noto to paffe tw? pen,
Miitb caffffrt toalleg, pea all to rent anfi tome:
00 t|ouj# ft bab, bin neuec fcnotone to mtn,
flD? careleffe left, a? tojetcbeb tbfnff fotfome:
Hike beffjec bare, a$j naaeb a$ mp naple,
3jt Ipejs along, topofe tojatae ootb none betoaple,
But if C|>e anetoe, to tobom ft botb pettayne,
flfllftat ropaltfess, anb bonoisf botb cemapne
(Unto tjat feeate, ft tyoulb repapieb bee,
jfoj turtbec eattfe, tben common people fee.
But fonbjfe tbfnff*, tbat ate full farce from dgot,
SLvt out of mjnb, onb cleane fojjjot fn fine:
feo futb an baue, tbereto but little rfgbt,
^offeCTe tbe fame, bv leauell anb bp line,
flD? el$ bg bap, oj fufte ass often failed:
But topat of tbat, Cai^oorieys rotten toalle*
Can neuer bjlns;, W better? fn bffpute,
Cbat batb percbaunce, bfn got b? bap oj Cute:
feo reft goob mufe, anb fpeaae no further beere,
ILeatt bv tbeCe toogui, fome bfbben tbouffbtfJ appcere*
lEtfngrss gfue anb take, fo tpme Ml roulefb on,
(Boob feubfetfsf ferue, foj fometobat moje o? leffe:
anb tobtn toe fee, our fatbew olo ate gon,
€>f tpme to come, toe baue a greater geffe,
jFfrtt boto to ffapne, bj pjefent tpme anb Sate,
'QDbtn tobat map fall, b? futer tpme anb bate:
•fl^me paft grotoeg eolb, anb fo t^t toojlb lufcetoarme
SDotb belpe ft felfe, bp Caftle, boufe oj JFarme:
4l)at ceacb f* ffoob, tbat rule m? frenbsf (Bob fenb,
dfllbftb toell befffn, anb maaesf a bertuouu cnb.
02 a>
Thomas Sa-
lef burie of
Lleweni.
Robert Salef-
burieofBa-
chenbid.
Foulk Lloyd
of Houlian.
Piers Holland
of Kynmel.
Piers Owen of
Abergele.
Edward The-
Icall of Beren.
William Wyn
of Llamuaire.
Elis Price of
Spitty.
Iohn Middle-
ton.
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/^Denbigh noto, appeace tb? turne l& nejt,
v - / 3 neebe no glofe, no? Cpabe to fet tbce out:
jfa it m? pen, boe follotoe planned tejt,
anb paCfe nejtt toa?, ana goe nothing about,
^pou (bait be anotone, as toojtpfe toell tpou act,
<aDbe noblett &o?le, tpat fe in an? pact:
anb fb* tb? feeate, anb Cattle ooe compare,
Mlitp an? one, of Wales topat ece tjjep ace*
Cbfef Cattle ftanbtf, on top of Eocfce mott b?e,
™*fo™8<* & utfufltfe ccagge, a* paro a* Ofnt o\ tteele:
that euerTJ & maOfe mount, topofe ttoneu fo beepe ootp l?e,
behdd. Cbat no beufce, map toell t^e bottom feele*
<^pe Eocfee bifcenbii, beneatp tbe auncient lotone,
About tbe tobfeb, a ttatel? toall goejs botone,
flfllitb bu?lbingiS gceat, anb pottecnetf to tbe fame,
^at goe$ tbjougb Utocae, to pie it gceatec fame*
31 toant goob toojbiS, anb ceafontf apt tpecefoje,
3Jt felfe u)all flbetoe, tbe (ubttance of m? tale:
25ut pet m? pen, mutt tell bece fometobat moje,
&>t Cattle* pjaffe, ag 3 fjaue fpoae of ©ale.
MaAewei the a ttcengtb of ttate, ten t?mejj a* ttcong 00 fa?je,
bSX? *" ^ am * fine » toft & ***** toalle * filU ( W*>
the rami Itfite taccesf trim, to take tpe open a?*e,
9£abe of Jfceettone, anb not of bucneb ©jfcae:
$0 buplblnff tbece, but fucb 00 man mlgbt tap,
W$t toojae tpeceof, tooulb latt till 3|ubgement ba?.
me feeate fo face, not fubiett to a $01,
|*oj pet to fl#?ne, no| fojcc of Cannon blatt:
iLMftbfn tbat boufe, ma? people toala at bill,
flnb ttanb full Cafe, till baungec all be paft.
3|f Cannon cojbe, o* bacat agafntt tbe toall,
jfrerUjjs tbece ma? fa?, a figge fb| enemies* all:
jFfue men toftbfn, ma? aeepe out numbecsf gceate,
(jn fucioujs fojt) tbat fiball appjoatb tpat feeate.
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OSfyo ffanbsf on IRotfce, anb loofce* right botone alone,
&ball tbfnke belotoe, a man (0 but a t&flb:
31 Coug&t m? felfe, from top to fling a (tone
afllftfj Ml mapne fojte, anb jet 3 toast begupftu a praaife by
3lf tueb a befgbt, tbe mfgbtie Eoefee be tfcan, the A"* '
iRe fbjte no? flefgbt, no? flout attempt of man, prou
Can toin t|e jftyt, it boufe be furnfujt tb;oto,
%%t ttotb tobereof, let toojlb be toftneffe note.
3!t in great payne, from fbote of ftoe&e to tlpme
Co Caflle toall, anb ft tit greater tople
iSDn Ifcotfee to goe, yea an; ftep (bmet»me
©Pligbtuj jet, toft&out a faule oj fojle,
SLtib at* tbigf feeate, anb Caflle tteongl? ffanbsf,
$aft tofnning Cure, toftlj engin ttoojb 0* b*nb0:
feo loofte* it oje, t^e Countrep facte 01 neere,
anb febmej* Use 'Ityth, anb Hantecne of tbe febeeee.
A great glorie
(LQlbetefo^e Denbigh, rtjou beacfl ab>aj> tbe pjafle, giuen to Den-
Denbigh batfa got, tbe garlanb of our bafeu: bi - h -
Denbigh reaped fame, anb latobe a tbouCanb toafej*,
Denbigh m? pen, bnto tbe Clotobe* u)all raffe.
Cbe Caflle tbere, coulb f in ojbee bjatoe,
3|t (boulb uirmount, noto all tbat ere 3 fatoe.
J^ Q/* Pa &y Cruris Thlangothlan, and
the Caftle Dynofebrane.
•T^CK great beflre, to fee Denbigh at full,
x SDib Ojatoe mj> mufe, from otber matter true:
But ag tbat Ggbt, mp tmjnb atoag bib pull
if rom former things*, 31 $oulb pjefent to pou.
feo buetie bibsf, a totftee to be plagne,
anb tbfngsf left out, to tall to mjmb agapne:
Thlangothlan tben, mutt jet tome onte in plate,
jfo| bnter* note?, tbat gate* t$f$ booke tome grate.
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The Abbey of &tl flbbcp tlCCC, tf)8t 9P0ttntaptlC tOtonC IpCCC fjJ,
vaiey Cmcta. {ffllpofe toallesf pet ttotttv, anb tteeple too tffcetoffe:
©at to$o tpat rtbctf, to fee tge tcotp of ttjijs,
fetiall t&fnae ge mount*, on pttletf tmto tpe &fcpe&
jFo* topen one pfll, bebjnb pour batke pott tee,
JElnotpec corner ttoo tpmeu a* ppe a0 pee:
0nb to one plate, t&e apountapne* ftanb Co tpecc,
3n tounonede fitcp, a* ft a Cockpit toece.
Wbttt jjfggt te ffceat, and full of natcotoe toafeft
fcnb fteepe botone tfffpt, of fbjce pc mult befccnb:
feotne poufe* ace, buplt tpece but of late baiejs,
jfull bnbccncatp, tie monffcousf Sgoumapne* end:
atnlb tjem all, anb tpofc ajj man map geffe,
MJpen capne botp fall, botp ffanb In to*e bfltcelCe:
JFo? mfggtfe ttceame*, cunnqs oje butt pottfe anb tpatep,
flfllpen fb| tpefc Utteft pooje men on ItfUei* mutt toatcg,
caiue Dy- Beponb tpe fame, anb pet on l?fll fttll bpt,
nofebnu». a Cattle ffanb*, an olb anb cupnou* tpfaff:
Cpat paugfjtie Joufe, tow bttplt In toeatpec* epe,
81 pgetfe pple, anb pleafitce Co* a Itfnff.
2 jfojt, a &tcenjjeg> a Scons anb ttatelp $oIb
3t toast at Sett, tpoujjp noto ft 10 full olb:
8>a Eoete alone, full facce fcom otpec $ount
Jt ffanb*, togftp tyetoe*, ft toa* of sceat account.
a goodly Settoeene ttje Cotone, anb ftbbep buflt ft toast,
bridge of ftone q^ q^^ y neeW) ^ ^^ jy^ j^
The Towne Cptt tmbemeatp, a ©jfb&e of done botp paffe,
and the bridge 8nb ttfll on Eorte, tpe toatec cunne* pou fee
7%*' *C a toonbjou* toap, a tptofl; full cace anb ffcaunge,
foJeSrt r ^&at ^° cke cannot, tpe coucfe of toatec cbaunge:
Towne. iFoc In tpe ffceame, tiuffe (tone* anb Eock* cemapne,
•flDpat backtoacb mfspt, tpe floob of fbjee eonffcapne.
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of Wales.
jf com tbence to Cpicae, ace fl^ountajnejf all a cotoe,
Zsf tyougb to ranke, an* battafle fl^ountapnejj ftoob:
anb owe tpem, tie bitter totobe botb blotoe,
anb tobfeleis btrtofjert, tf»e ballrp anb tfje tooob.
Cbftae (0 a place, tyat paw another febeere,
anb a? b? Ccenrb, and amount Hotti tocll appeece:
3t lept tpote bounty*, from tbjcapne fb^cc aim potoec,
•flEpat men mlgbt Oeepe, In fitcetfe cuecp botoec.
l?f Ce Denbighfhiere, DtpattSJ fCOm touted* pen,
ano Flintfliiere noto, come* biauelp macitbtog to,
fflltftb CaOte* fine, toltb piopec 'fltotoneu and men,
flfllbeceof to berfe, m? matter mud begin:
$ot fb? to fapne, ano pleafe tpe tenbec eacejj,
But to be plapne, a* tooitttf epe tottnefte beacc*:
#ot bj> becefap, a* fable* ace let out,
But b j goob pjoote, of betoe to bopb a bout
A little fpoke
of Flintfhiere.
The Author
fell ficke here.
W1?en feommec ttoecte, patb blotone o*e (HHtoteci* Matt,
anb toafejs toajce bacb, tbat noto ace loft anb Joule:
Qfllben calmfe fefepe*, Cajtb bitter ffomte* are patt,
anb Clotobe* toajce cleerc,tbat noto botp loto^e anb Cfoule,
9& mute 3 bope, (ball be reufu'be agatoe,
Cjjat nob) Ipe* beab, oj rortt a fieepe toltb patoe*
fo\ labour long, bat) toearfeb CO tbe toft,
C&at ffubiouj* |eab, a toblle to red muff fit:
25ut toben tbe fepjlng, cornet on toftb netoe delfte,
$ou (ball from me, beare tobat m? mute botb tojite.
$erc enbetb mp fieff boofce of tbe worthines of Wales : topicb
bring toel tafcen,toH encourageme to let fb|tb anotber :totoptcb
toojb, not onlp tbe rett of tbe &bfere* (tbat noto are not toiftten
of)<balbe oibecljjput to pjlnt,but Uketolfe all p*aunctcntacmt0
of (gentlemen tjjete to general tyalbe plainly betedbeb | fet out,
to tbe openbetoe of tbe toojlb, if (Eiob pecitot me life anb bealtb,
totoactyf tbe ff ntibtog of fo great a labour*
FINIS. Thomas Churchyard.
The writer
takes here
breath till a
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Ainsworth, R. F., M.D., Lower Broughton, Man-
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Edinburgh
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club, London, S.W.
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London, E.C.
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Knight, Joseph, 27, Camden square, London,
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T EECH, Dr., Elm house, Whalley Range,
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Congleton, Cheshire
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Manchester
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Muntz, George H. M., Church hill house, Hands-
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Faversham, Kent.
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London, N.W.
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13, Bedford street, Covent Garden, London,
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(per Mr. E. G. Allen)
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W.C.
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1630. Part III. {Completing the volume.)
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6. The 'EKATOMnAeiA or Passionate Centime of Love, by Thomas Watson.
Reprinted from the Original Edition of (circa) 1581.
7. AVorks of John Taylor the Water Poet, not included in the Folio Volume of
1630. Reprinted from the Original Editions. First Collection.
For tlie Fourth Year 18 70-1.
8. A Handefull of Pleasant Delites, by Clement Robinson, and divers otheis-
Reprinted from the Original Edition of 1584.
9. Juvenilia: Poems by George Wither, contained in the collections of his
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12. Miscellaneous Works of George Wither. Reprinted from the Original Editions.
First Collection.
For tlte Sixth Year 1872-3.
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Second Collection. f
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1630. Reprinted from the Original Editions. Second Collection.
For the Seventh Year 1873—4.
15. Flowers of Epigrammes, ovt of sundrie authours selected, as well auncient as late
writers. By Timothe Kendall. Reprinted from the Original Edition of i577-
16. Miscellaneous Works of George Wither. Reprinted from the Original Editions.
Third Collection.
For the Eighth Year 1874—5.
17. Belvedere; or, The Garden of the Muses. By John * Bodenham. Reprinted
from the Original Edition of 1600.
18. Miscellaneous Works of George Wither. Reprinted from the Original Editions.
Fourth Collection.
For t/te Ninth Year 1875-6.
19. Works of John Taylor the Water Poet, not included in the Folio Volume of
1630. Reprinted from the Original Editions. Third Collection.
20. The Worthines of Wales. By Thomas Churchyard. Reprinted from the
original edition of 1587.
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