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A18769	The vvorthines of VVales vvherein are more then a thousand seuerall things rehearsed: some set out in prose to the pleasure of the reader, and with such varietie of verse for the beautifying of the book, as no doubt shal delight thousands to vnderstand. Which worke is enterlarded with many wonders and right strange matter to consider of: all the which labour and deuice is drawne forth and set out by Thomas Churchyard, to the glorie of God, and honour of his Prince and countrey.	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1587 (1587)	STC 5261; ESTC S105094	65,030	110

of and yet deserueth most greatest lawdation And in deede the more honorable it is for that your Highnesse princely Auncestors sprong forth of the noble braunches of that Nation Thus duetifully praying for your Maiesties long preseruation by whose bountie and goodnesse I a long while haue liued I wish your Highnesse all the hap honour victorie and harts ease that can be desired or imagined Your Highnesse humble Seruant and Subiect Thomas Churchyard ❧ To euery louing and friendly Reader IT may seeme straunge good Reader that I haue chosen in the end of my daies to trauaile and make discription of Countries whereas the beginning of my youth and a long while after I haue haūted the warres and written somewhat of Martiall Discipline but as euery season breedeth a seuerall humour and the humours of men are diuers drawing the mynd to sondrie dispositions so common occasion that commands the iudgement hath set me a worke and the warme good will affection borne in breast towards the worthie Countrey of Wales hath haled me often forward to take this labour in hand which many before haue learnedly handled But yet to shewe a difference in writing and a playnnesse in speech because playne people affects no florishing phrase I haue now in as ample a maner without borrowed termes as I could declared my opinion of that sweete Soyle and good Subiects therof euen at that very instant when Wales was almost forgotten or scarce remembred with any great lawdation when it hath merited to be written of for sondrie famous causes most meete to be honored and necessary to be touched in First the world will confesse or els it shall do wrong that some of our greatest Kings that haue conquered 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 same Princes I pray you giue me leaue to place our good Queene Elizabeth and pardō me withall to commit you to the Chronicles for the seeking out of her Auncestors noble actions and suffer me to shewe a little of the goodnesse gathered by vs from her Maiesties well doing and possessed a long season from her princely and iust dealings An act so noble notorious that neither can escape immortall fame nor shall not passe my pen vnresited Now weigh in what plight was our state when she came first to the Crowne and see how soone Religion was reformed a matter of great moment peace planted and warres vtterly extinguished as the sequell yet falleth out Then behold how she succoured the afflicted in Fraunce let the going to Newhauen beare witnesse and chargeably without breaking of League mainteyned her friends and amazed her enemies Then looke into the seruice and preseruation of Scotland at the siege of Leeth and see how finely the French were al shipped away they being a great power and sent home in such sort that neuer since they had mynd to returne thether againe in that fashion and forme that they sayled towards Scotland at the first Then consider how bace our money was in what short tyme with little losse to our Countrey the bad coyne was conuerted to good siluer and so 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 foūd cause to pray for her life who sought to purchase their peace and see them in safetie Then thinke on the care she tooke for Flaunders during the first troubles and how that Countrey had bene vtterly destroyed if her Highnes helping hand had not propped vp that tottering State Then Christianly cōceiue how many mul●itudes of strangers she hath giuen gracious countenance vnto and hath freely licensed them to liue here in peace and rest Then paise in an equall ballance the daungerous estate of Scotland once againe when the Kings owne Subiects kept the Castle of Edenbrough against their owne naturall Lord Maister which presumptuous part of Subiects her Highnesse could not abide to behold wherevpon she sent a sufficient power to ayde the Kings Maiestie which power valiantly wonne the Castle and freely deliuered the same to the right owner thereof with all the treasure and prisoners therein Then regard how honourably she hath dealt with diuers Princes that came to see her or needed her magnificēt supportation and countenance Then looke throughly into the mightinesse managing of all matters gone about and put in exercise princely and yet peaceably since the day of her Highnesse Coronation and you shalbe forced to confesse that she surmounts a great number of her Predecessors and she is not at this day no whit inferiour to the greatest Monarke of the world Is not such a peereles Queene then a comfort to Wales a glorie to England and a great reioysing to all her good neighbours And doth not she daily deserue to haue bookes dedicated in the highest degree of honor to her Highnesse Yes vndoubtedly or els my sences and iudgement fayleth me So good Reader do iudge of my labours my pen is procured by a band of causes to write as farre as my knowledge may leade and my duetie hath no end of seruice nor no limits are set to a loyall Subiect but to wish and worke to the vttermost of power Within this worke are seuerall discourses some of the beautie blessednes of the Countrey some of the strength and statelynesse of their inpregnable Castles some of their trim Townes and fine situation some of their antiquitie shewing from what Kings and Princes they tooke their first name and prerogatiue So generally of all maner of matters belonging to that Soyle as Churches Monuments Mountaynes Valleys Waters Bridges fayre Gentlemens houses and the rest of things whatsoeuer may become a writers pen to touch or a readers iudgement to knowe I write not contenciously to find fault with any or confute the former writers and tyme but to aduaunce and winne credite to the present trueth agreeing and yeelding to all former tymes and ages that hath iustly giuen euery Nation their due and truely without affection hath set downe in plaine words the worthines of plaine people for I honor and loue as much a true Author as I hate and detest a reporter of trifeling fables A true Historie is called the Mistresse of life and yet all Historyographers in writing of one thing agree not well one with another because the writers were not present in the tymes in the places nor saw the persons they make mētion of but rather haue leaned and listned on the common report than stayed or trusted to their owne experience Strabo a most famous writer findes fault for the like occasion with Erstaotheus Metrodorus Septius Possidonius and Patrocles the Geographer And such discord did arise amōg writers in tyme past as Iosephus saith against Appio that they reprooued one another by bookes and all men in

All this without and all the Towne within When Castle stood to vewe hath subiect bin But now doth hold their fréedome of the Prince And as is found in Records true vnfaynd This trim shiere towne was buylt a great while since Whose priuiledge by loyaltie was gaynd Two Bayliefes there doth rule as course doth fall In state like Maior and orders good withall Each officer due that fits for stately place Each yéere they haue to yéeld the roume more grace On sollemne daies in Scarlet gownes they goe Good house they kéepe as cause doth serue therefore But Christmas feasts compares with all I knowe Saue London sure whose state is farre much more That Cities charge makes straungers blush to see So princely still it is in each degree But though it beare a Torch beyond the best This Lanterne light may shine among the rest This Towne with more fit members for the head Makes London ritch yet reapes great gayne from thence It giues good gold for Clothes and markes of lead And for Welsh ware exchaungeth English pence A fountaine head that many Condits serue Kéepes moyst drye Springs and doth it selfe preserue The flowing Sea to which all Riuers run May spare some shewres to quench the heate of Sun So London must like mother to the Realme To all her babes giue milke giue sucke and pap Small Brookes swelles vp by force of mightie streame As little things from greatest gaynes good hap If Shrewsebrie thriue and last in this good lucke It is not like to lacke of worldly mucke The trade is great the Towne and Seaee stands well Great health they haue in such swéete Soyles that dwell Thus farre I goe to proue this Wales in déede Or els at least the martches of the same But further speake of Shiere it is no néede Saue Ludloe now a Towne of noble fame A goodly Seate where oft the Councell lyes Where Monuments are found in auncient guyse Where Kings and Quéenes in pompe did long abyde And where God pleasde that good Prince Arthur dyde This Towne doth front on Wales as right as lyne So sondrie Townes in Shropshiere doe for troth As Ozestry a pretie Towne full fine Which may be lou'd be likte and praysed both It stands so trim and is maintaynd so cleane And péepled is with folke that well doe meane That it deserues to be enrould and shrynd In each good breast and euery manly mynd The Market there so farre excéedes withall As no one Towne comes néere it in some sort For looke what may be wisht or had at call It is there found as market men report For Poultrie Foule of euery kind somewhat No place can shewe so much more cheape then that All kind of Cates that Countrie can afford For money there is bought with one bare word They harke not long about the thing they sell For price is knowne of each thing that is brought Poore folke God wot in Towne no longer dwell Then money had perhaps a thing of nought So trudge they home both barelegge and vnshod With song in Welsh or els in praysing God O swéete content O merrie mynd and mood With sweat of browes thou lou'st to get thy food O plaine good folke that haue no craftie braines O Conscience cléere thou knowst no cunning knacks O harmlesse hearts where feare of God remaines O simple Soules as sweete as Uirgin waxe O happie heads and labouring bodies blest O sillie Doues of holy Abrahams brest You sléepe in peace and rise in ioye and blisse For Heauen hence for you prepared is Where shall we finde such dealing now adaies Where is such chéere so cheape and chaunge of fare Ride North and South and search all beaten waies From Barwick bounds to Venice if you dare And finde the like that I in Wales haue found And I shall be your slaue and bondman bound If Wales be thus as tryall well shall proue Take Wales goodwill and giue them neighbours loue To Ludloe now my muse must needes returne A season short no long discourse doth craue Tyme rouleth on I doe but daylight burne And many things in déede to doe I haue Looke what great Towne doth front on Wales this hower I minde to touch God sparing life and power Not hyerd thereto but hal'de by harts desire To giue them praise whose deedes doe fame require Verte folium ¶ Of Shrewsebury Churches and the Monuments therein with a Bridge of stone two bowshot long and a streate called Colam being in the Subbarbs and a fayre Bridge there in like maner all this was forgotten in the first copie I Had such haste in hope to be but briefe That Monuments in Churches were forgot And somewhat more behind the walles as chiefe Where Playes haue bin which is most worthie note There is a ground newe made Theat or wise Both deepe and hye in goodly auncient guise Where well may sit ten thousand men at ease And yet the one the other not displease A space belowe to bayt both Bull and Beare For Players too great roume and place at will And in the same a Cocke pit wondrous feare Besides where men may wrastle in their fill A ground most apt and they that sits aboue At once in vewe all this may see for loue At Astons Play who had beheld this then Might well haue seene there twentie thousand men Fayre Seuarne streame runs round about this ground Saue that one side is closde with Shrewsebrie wall And Seuarne bankes whose beautie doth abound In that same Soyle behold at will ye shall Who comes to marke and note what may be seene Shall surely see great pleasures on this greene Who walkes the bankes and thinkes his payne not greate Shall say the Towne is sure a princely Seate Without the walles as Subbarbs buylded bée So doe they stand as armes and legges to Towne Each one a streate doth answer in degrée And by some part comes Seuarne running downe As though that streame had mynd to garde them all And as through bridge this flood doth dayly fall So of Freestone three Bridges bigge there are All stately built a thing full straunge and rare Then iudge by this and other things a heape They had déepe skill that first the founders were Good right they should the fruite of labour reape Whose wit and wealth did all the charges beare O fathers wise and wits beyond the nicke That had the head the spréetes and sence so quicke O golden age that car'de not what was spent So leaden daies did stand therewith content Gold were those yéeres that sparde such siluer pence And brazen world was that which hoorded all The leaden daies that we haue sauerd since Bytes to the bones and tasteth worse then gall What newe things now with franknesse well begun Can staine those déedes our fathers old haue done Great Townes they buylt great Churches reard likewise Which makes our fame to