whiche Shew a rich Iewell was presented to the Quéenes Highnesse From thence to Maister Reeuets where all things were well and in very good order and meate liberally spent But nowe to speake a little by the way of Gods mightie hande and power that framed mens harts so well in manye partes before the Quéenes Highnesse came to Cambridge Shéere and to tell how blessedly our great and good God did deale with our déere Soueraigne Lady in causing euery person to shew their dutie is a matter of great discourse and of no little weight and comfort to all good minds that shall confesse of the same suche a Lorde is oure greate God that can frame all things to the best and suche a Soueraigne Ladye we haue that can make the crooked pathes streighte where she commeth and drawe the hearts of the people after hyr wheresoeuer she trauels I had almost passed the boundes of my discourse by a desire of doing wel but remembring where I lefte I beginne agayne and followe my first intention to shew the returne of the Quéene from Norffolke and Suffolke So from Mayster Reuets hir Highnesse came to my Lorde Northes who was no whit behind any of the best for a franke house a noble heart and well ordered entertaynement and there was an Oration made by a Gentleman of Cambridge and a stately and fayre cuppe presented from the Uniuersitie all the Embassadors of France beholding the same and the Gentlemen of the Shire as in many other places did beare the Queenes meate to the table whiche was a great liking and gladnèsse to the Gentlemen and a solemne sighte for Strangers and Subiectes to looke vppon From my Lorde Northes to Sir Gyles Allingtons and there thinges were well and well liked From thence to Sir Iohn Cuttes but what chéere there was founde I knowe not for I was not there From thence to Mayster Kapels where was excellente good chéere and entertaynement From thence to Hide Hall where I hearde of no greate chéere nor banketting From thence to Rockwood Hall but howe the trayne was there entertayned I am ignorant of From thence to Mayster Stonars and from thence to my L. of Leycesters house where the Progras ended and to knit vp all the good there was reuiued not only with making a great feast to the Quéene the Frēch Embassador but also in feasting solemnely at seueral times the whole Gard on Sunday Munday before the Quéene came at his owne table vsing such courtesse vnto thē for the space of two dayes as was is worthy of perpetuall memorie Thus bold I haue bin a little to speake of the Quéenes Highnesse returne who God hath so well preserued that she like a worthy Prince to our great comfort prospers in peace to the great disgrace of the enimies of God and aduersaries of our common Weale and Countrey FINIS quod Tho. Churchyard GOod Reader I had almost forgotten the names of the Gentlemenne that the Quéene made Knyghtes in Suffolke and Norffolke whiche ouersight had bin a blotte and blemishe to my Booke bycause hir Highnesse aduanced thē to the more Worship for that they should all their life time after haue the greater regard to God and to their Prince Their names follow Mayster Colt Mayster Parkar Mayster Iermine Mayster Spring Mayster Kydson Mayster Heygham Mayster Kneuet Mayster Bacon Mayster Pastons Mayster Grear Mayster Shelton Mayster Henry Woodhouse Mayster Gaudye Mayster Woodde Maior of Norwich Mayster Roger Woodhouse ¶ A matter touching the Iourney of Sir Humfrey Gilbarte Knight THe man that trauels much vvith mind and body both Whose restlesse lims labring thoughtes through heaps of hazards goth A vvhile vvould gladly rest and so some sollace taste To sharp the sense and ease the heart that toyle doth vveare and vvaste But though vvith charged brest I seeke to steale a nappe In hope sounde sleepes vvould soone forget the griefe of thankelesse happe Some cause calls vp my Muse and bids my vvitts avvake That dovvne is layde on quiet Coutch a little ease to take As lately loe you heard by Verses penned vvell Which soundes so shrilly through my eares and tings so like a Bell That though in sadde dead sleepe my vvery body vvere I must rise vp and whet my wittes and lend a louing eare To that new tale I heere of friends that hence do go Vnto a soyle they neuer saw another world I trow That few or none haue found well what should more be sayd The Iourney that my friends do take full long in head I wayd Yet thought to pause awhile eare pen to paper past To see how course of world wold go and things fell out at last And thus in my delay I caught a slumber sweete And sure me thought in fearful dreme or sweauon did I meete The Golden Heart and other Ships that to this voyage goes Which Barks vver brauely vnder saile vvhere vvater ebbes and floes And where the view of Coūtrey soile was farre from Saylers sight And men were forst to trie the Seas in storme or darkest night But eare my dreame could ende a voyce gan call alowde Wher is Churchyard doth he sleepe or is he crept in Clowde To shunne the vse of penne and matter worthy note VVhereat I started out of bedde and streight wey vp I gote And to my Studie dore in hast therewith I went As one that fain wold write some thing that might the VVorld content Then brought I vnto mind the heauie Dreame I had Yet eare I wrote one Englishe verse I cald my little ladde And bad him runne with speede abroade and bring some newes And learne the troth of euery thing that I might shape my Muse To please the peoples eares with frute of Poets penne My Lackey had not vvalkt in Pawles not twentie pasis then But heard that sundrie friends of mine had taken leaue At Courte and were all Shipte away this brute may thee deceyue Thou foolish Boy quoth I nay Sir by sweete Sainct Iohn Quoth he Sir Humfrey Gilbart sure and all his troupe is gone But whether no man knovves saue they that are in Barke Who vvith one mind and one consent do hope to hitte one marke A ha Sir boy quoth I I knew this long agoe Shut study dore packe hence a vvhile and musing euen so I marueld howe this Knight could leaue his Lady heere His friends and prettie-tender babes that he did hold so deere And take him to the Seas where dayly dangers are Then wayd I how immortall Fame was more than vvorldly care And where great mind remaynes the bodyes rest is small For Countreys wealth for priuate gayne or glory seeke we all And such as markes this world and notes the course of things The weake and tickle stay of states and great affayres of Kings Desires to be abroade for causes more than one Content to liue as God appoyntes and let the world alone Yea such as deepely looke into these worldly toyes And freedome of the body still and
many of the Nobilitie vvithoute mouing eyther cappe or knee a stubborne stoutenesse and an vnmannerly disordered boldnesse bredde vp and fostered on the long familiaritie had vvith the noble mens seruants and dayly vievv of their maisters vvith vvhiche sighte they are so cloyed and vveeryed that theyr duetie is forgotten and vtterly reiected that ought to be ashamed of abuse and shoulde vse more reuerente manners If they vvould to leaue off thys audacious fashion but looke on dyuers Sheeres in this lande as Lancasheere Chesheere Shropsheere and other Sheeres farre from the Court they might soone bee learned to clappe on more comelynesse and vse lesse obstinacie And if they thynke scorne to bee taughte at home of oure ovvne people it vvere good they vvere Shipped into Fraunce or Flaunders oure neere neyboures vvhere the meaner sorte are not onely knovven by theyr garmentes and goyng but perceyued by theyr gestures and humblenesse of countenaunce and speeche Novve gentle Reader thynke no other of thys my discourse in the commendation of courtesie but that I reioyce to see suche auntiente humilitie as yet helde vp and mainteyned in Englande vvhen pride and vayneglory vvoulde ouerthrovve the good dispositions of the people and breede both to GOD and Man a common contempte And as I haue rehearsed a peece of those thinges I savve in Suffolke and Norffolke to further thy delight tovvards the reading of my simple Booke so looke for presentlye at my handes the rest of that Progresse vvhiche I am truely instructed of or may come to my memorie Thus committing to thy handes and head the boldnesse of my enterprise and vievv of those Verses and matter I heere haue sette out I bid thee farevvell ¶ The entertaynemente of the Queenes Maiestie into Suffolke and Norffolke TO wright of the receiuing of hir highnesse into Suffolke and Norffolke in euery poynte as matter may moue me woulde conteyne a great time in making a iust rehearsall thereof wherefore I will but briefely recite it and committe the circumstance and manner of the same to your discretion and iudgement The troth is albeit they hadde but small warning certaynely to build vpon of the comming of the Quéenes Maiestie into both those Shéeres the Gentlemen had made suche ready prouision that all the veluets and silkes were taken vp that might be layde hand on and bought for any money and soone conuerted to such garments and sutes of roabes that the shew thereof might haue beautifyed the greatest triumph that was in Englande these many yeares for as I hearde there were two hundred yong Gentlemen cladde all in white veluet and thrée hundred of the grauer sorte apparelled in blacke veluet coates and faire chaynes all ready at one instant and place with fiftéene hundred seruing men more on Horsebacke well and brauely mounted in good order ready to receyue the Quéenes highnesse into Suffolke which surely was a comely troupe and a noble sight to beholde and all these waited on the Sheriffe Sir William Spring during the Quéenes Maiesties abode in those parties and to the very confynes of Suffolke But before hir highnesse passed to Norffolke there was in Suffolke such sumptuous feasting and bankets as seldome in any part of the world hath bin séene before The maister of the rolles Sir William Cordall was one of the firste that beganne this great feasting and did lighte suche a Candle to the rest of the Shéere that many were glad bountifully and franckly to follow the same example with such charges and cost as the whole trayne were in some sort pleased therewith And néere Bury Sir William Drury for his part at his house made the Queenes highnesse a costly and delicat dinner and Sir Robert Iermyne of Roeshbroke feasted the French Embassadoures two seuerall times with whiche charges and courtesie they stood maruellously contented The Sheriffe Sir William Spring Sir Thomas Kidson Sir Arthur Higham diuers other of worship kept great houses and sundry eyther at the Quéenes comming or returne solemnely feasted hir highnesse yea and deffrayed the whole charges for a day or twayne presented giftes made suche triumphes and deuises as in déede was most noble to beholde and very thankefully accepted The Norffolke Gentlemen hearing how dutifullie their neybours had receyued the Prince prepared in lyke sort to shewe themselues dutifull and so in most gallantest maner assembled and set forward with fiue and twenty hundred Horsemen whereof as some affirme were sixe hundreth Gentlemen so brauely attired and mounted as in déede was worthy the noting which goodly company wayted on theyr Sheriffe a long season but in good sooth as I haue heard credibly spoken the bankets and feastes began héere afresh and all kind of triumphes that might be deuised were put in practise and proofe The earle of Surrey did shewe most sumptuous chéere in whose Parke were spéeches well sette out a speciall Deuice much cōmended and the rest as a number of Gentlemen whose names I haue not were no whit behinde to the vttermost of their abilities in all that mighte be done and deuised But when the Quéenes highnesse came to Norwich the substance of the whole Triumph and feasting was in a manner there new to beginne for order was taken there that euery day for sixe dayes togither a Shew of some strange Deuice should be séene and the Maior and Aldermē appointed among themselues and their bréethren that no one person reteyning to the Quéene shoulde be vnfeasted or vnbidden to dinner and supper during the space of those sixe dayes which order was well and wisely obserued and gayned their Citie more fame and credite than they wot of for that courtesie of theirs shall remayne in perpetuall memorie whiles the walles of their Citie standeth Besides the money they bestowed on diuers of the trayne and those that tooke paynes for them albeit my selfe but slenderly considered will be a witnesse of theyr well doyng and good will whiles the report of these things may be called to remembrance I can not nor ought not considering theyr great charges and discrete gouernemente in these causes but gyue them due laude and reputation as farre as my penne or reporte may doe them good and stretche out theyr credite For most assuredly they haue taughte and learned all the Townes and Cities in Englande a lesson howe to behaue themselues in such like seruices and actions Nowe to returne to the Shewes and purposed matter penned out by me to shorten the season and moue pastime to the Prince I thoughte it conueniente to printe them in order as they were inuented for I was the fyrste that was called and came to Norwiche aboute that businesse and remayned there thrée long wéekes before the Courte came thyther deuising and studying the best I coulde for the Citie albeit other Gentlemen as Maister Goldingham Maister Garter and others dyd seeppe in after and broughte to passe that alreadye is sette in Print in a Booke where the Orations and spéeches of diuers are set out playnely
departed the Citie with such garments and stuffe necessarie as fitted my purpose and the matter I went about Then chose I a ground by the which the Quéene must passe enclosing my company in the corner of a field being defenced with high and thicke bushes and there some parts I made whych the Boyes mighte misse bycause the time was short for the learning of those parts But I being resolued to do some what might make the Quéene laugh appointed that seauen Boyes of twelue should passe through a hedge from the place of oure abode which was gallantly trimmed and deliuer seauen spéeches whiche followe in the next leafe And these Boyes you must vnderstand were dressed like Nimphes of the water and were to play by a deuice and degrées the Phayries and to daunce as néere as could be ymagined like the Phayries Their attire and comming so strangely out I know made the Quéenes highnesse smyle and laugh withall And I hearing this good hope being apparelled like a water Sprite beganne to sounde a Timbrell and the rest with me all the twelue Nymphes togither when the seauen had repayred in sounded Timbrels likewise And although I had no greate harting yet as I durst I ledde the yong foolishe Phayries a daunce which boldnesse of mine bredde no disgrace and as I heard said was well taken The Quéene vpō our retiring in hasted to hir Highnesse lodging whiche was seauen Myles off and at that present when the Shewe ended it was past fiue of the clocke Thus haue you truly hearde the reporte of mine owne workes and inuentions with the which did no any one deale but my selfe And as I haue made a recitall of matters done in Norwich so meane I a little to treate of the Quéenes returne from thence in as short and briefe order as I may and the briefer bycause I haue not all the Gentlemens names in whose houses the Quéene lay and who bestowed some entertaynemente on the trayne but those in whose houses I was and where I saw or heard any thing worthy memorie I mind to speake of and touch praying you that shall reade the same to pardon me where I omitte any matter or men that merits commendation for it is not wante of good will that shall make me forget any good entertaynementes bestowed on the Courte but it is wante of knowledge that shall cause me so sleightly runne ouer the causes and make a briefe report thereof as knoweth God who graunt and sende oure Quéene often to suche pleasant Progresses and increase good people and louing subiects to shew the like dutie and order as hathe bene orderly séene in thys season and tyme of triumph The Queene of Phayries Speech THough cleane against the Phayries kind we come in open viewe And that the Queene of Phayries heere presents hirselfe to you Some secret cause procures the same the Gods at first ye know In field to honour thee good Queene did make a gallant shew Should we that are but sprites of th aire refuse to do the same No sure for Gods and mortall men shall serue thee noble Dame The seconde VVHen Mercury came first in Coatch a message to vnfolde And Maske of Gods amid the night in chāber secrets told VVe warned were to shape our selues to do what Ioue assignd But water Nymphes stept in the while and so exprest their mynd And thrust poore Phayries out of place yet we for feare of soyle VVatcht here our time for our sports did chose this certain soyle The thirde YEa out of hedge we crept in deede where close in caues we lay And knowing by the brute of fame a Quene must passe this way To make hir laugh we clapt on cotes of Segges and Bulrush both That she shuld know world should say lo there the Phayries goth Like Furies madde and Satyres wild yet loe we haue in store Fine Timbrels that the Auntients vse to make the shew the more The fourth WHē saints soules sprites of mē frō Heauē downe did fling And Ieboua spake and Cloudes did shake many a crowned King Crept out of graue to honor thee we ready were to wait But Hagges of Hell damned Feends that feedes on false desayt Did blush to see thy presence Queene but we that harmelesse were Kept loue in store to shew at length our dutie voyde of feare The fifth BVt when that Cupid was condemnd and Venus fell in rage And VVantonnesse Riot rude for knackes were clapt in cage And all the ragment rowe of Gods to one great God gaue place VVe sillie Phayries were afeard therewith to shew our face Yet when we saw a Maske well likt and Gods condemnd appeere VVe did consult at last farewell the Phayries should be heere The sixth BVt with Orations good and great to wall the weake was thrust Yet whē the strongest did their best of force yet speake we must For Ioue that all commands and doth bade vs to watch the howre And shew no more at this adue than was in Phayries powre So keeping course of Ioues commaund we speake that is in brest And leaue the Queene and all the trayne with wit to iudge the rest The seauenth WIth Gods yea kings Quenes begā your entrie to this place VVith gētle Gosts merrie sprites we mind to end the cace So in good signe of happie chance to thee O sacred Queene To knit vp all we meane to daunce with Timbrels on this greene And then farewell we can no more salute thee in oure gise All that is done by great good will is offered to the wise Then came the Phayries out with Timbrels and daunced a whyle and so departed and there withall the Quéene went on hir way to hir highnesse lodging Hir Highnesse returne from Norvvich NOwe to come to the returne of the Quéenes Maiestie from Norwich I thinke it as necessarie to be tolde as the rest of matter penned before not chiefely for the chéere and entertaynemente founde returning but for other causes méete to be rehearsed But to be tedious in that behalfe and dwell longer on the discourses of the entertaynement than is requisite I should but wéerie you with the reading therof So to auoyde the doubts of misliking and daunger of thys fyne world and sifting senses I will playnely fall to the troth of thinges that I meane to haue vnderstood And so as I haue héeretofore sayd the Quéene passing from Norwich came to Maister Woodhouses that night where she was well receyued and nobly entertayned From thence to Wodde rising the chéere and entertaymente there I sawe not wherefore I giue it no greate commendation From thence to Thetforde at Sir Edward Cleeres The trayne haue tolde me that was there how they were worthily feasted From thence to Sir Thomas Kidsons where in very déede the fare and banquets did so excéede a number of other places that it is worthy the mētion A Shew representing the Phayries as well as might be was there séene in the
striue Against ill happe that holdes you here when others worke for wealth And trudge abrode to lengthed life and nourish wished health But adle heades and idle braynes and babling tongues I trowe Had rather sitte in smokie house or on the dunghill crowe Like crauen Cockes than go abrode where Fortune may be founde And serch where Gold and Treasure lies in bowels of the grounde A pecke of drosse doth more content the base and beggars minde Than heaped bushels of good happe that paynefull toyle doth finde The thriftlesse will not let to say ô giue me ease and rest A groate in purse a coate on backe a homely house and nest And fie on Fame and profite both that cōmes by breake of sleepe And but vaine pleasures of this world both harde to winne and keepe O mizers mindes and wretches hartes if all men sought their ease And none should search out golden mines nor seeke their gaine by seas The worlde would sone be at an end or meate and clothe would fayle And those that now doe laugh and smyle at length would weepe and wayle And all a like should Lorde and ladde be sette by ery where The foole and wise man would be one and voyde of loue or feare The world should stand for wealth wit is that which gouernes all And makes vs know the mighty sorte and shoes the great from small If each man were a like in wealth as rogues and beggars are And none had skill nor great foresight for countreys cause to care Adeu good rule and ritches too and farewell vertues prayse But God be thankt that we are borne to liue in happier dayes When wittes will worke for wealths auayle and sundry ryde and runne Yea hoyse vp sayle and go themselues as far as shines the sunne Through thick and thin feare no foile as though to their good mindes The Gods had made the lande and Seas the skies the ayre and windes To follow that they haue deuisd that take these toyles in hand And of late dayes so great a flocke of these are in this land That I haue scarce good leysure left to wryte their names a right And yeelde the prayse and liuely lawd is due to eury wight In deede our age for many things exceedes the season past And yet some say all things be old and shall whyles world doth last But if no new deuise did helpe the age of that is gone Full weake and lame would be old toyes these dayes to looke vpon I graunt the graue olde sages wise began to breake the yee Made smoeth rough ways set vertue vp and flatly threw downe vice Built goodly towres reard walles aloft and to be briefe and short Saylde throwe a world saw eury creeke and knew each common port But all they did hath time reformd or made more perfite still As cunning came and new Deuise tooke place from auntient skill So though our elders trauaylde farre yea went the worlde about Yet many things our fathers witts as yet could nere finde out Whiche they did leaue to yonger heads and men of later birth To search see what hidden wealth lay lurking deepe in earth As loe in Meta cognita is knowne founde of laet By those that through their venture great both golde and glory gaet O Frobusher thy brute and name shal be enrold in bookes That whosoeuer after cōms and on thy labour lookes Shall muse and maruell at thyne actes and greatnesse of thy minde I say no more least some affirme I fanne thy face with winde I flatter for affections sake well God shall witnesse be In this thy prayse and other Bookes I speake but right of thee A Boke I made at thy Farewell in prose where ere it is Another for thy Welcome home thou shalte haue after this If this mislike thee any whitte So here mine owne good friend I bid thee welcome once againe and therewith make an ende THus haue I playnely expressed with pen what portion of good will I beare to all those that valiantly and worthily are workers to the enriching honour of our common wealth And surely I thinke I am as well bounde to wryte in the praise of those that accompanied Mayster Frobusher this voyage as all together gyue one alone the commendations of a generall labour and manly enterprise But I wante their names that gladly I wishe great fame vnto and willingly I would put in a Register of good reporte which in time to come may be touched not in the respect only of the paynes they haue taken which merites much but to the encouragyng of others to the like aduenture I woulde bestowe some Verses on this rare bande where in is a knot of right honest Gentlemen and a crewe of good companions whose for wardnesse may not be forgotten and whose faithfull seruice claymes a great consideration and a good regarde For although that commonly a Captayne carries away the credite of battayles and victories where the Souldiers haue done their dueties haue bene an occasion of triumph and conquest yet by the iudgement of a sounde sense and vncorrupted witte the branches of the 〈◊〉 that bring forth leaues blossoms and fruite oughte as much to be spoken of as the bare bodye of the same whiche without branches though it haue neuer so greate sappe is but barrayne or little estéemed I remember of late dayes a victory wonne agaynst the Turkes on the Sea and one man went away with the glory of the same whiche bredde such disdayne among the rest in whome the force dydlie that from that time in this present houre the greate man that wente away with this glory was neuer called or desired to take the same charge in hande agayne Neuerthelesse some one Generall and Captayne is more happier and more necessarie than a number of the Merrenary people For I reade that a great conquerour after he had receyued his deaths wounde with causing himselfe to be carried aboute the fielde in a chayre gaue suche a terrour and feare to the enimies that they ranne away and had not the courage to defende their liues and liberties the dignity and name and presence of the person before rehearsed had so daunted them and taken away the vse of their sprytes And many matters and noble Histories make mention that one mans happe courage and conduite is farre better at some instant and season than the inconstant opinions of a multitude But yet for al that it is good to haue wise and stoute Soldiours whose obedience and manhoode deserues as much commendation as their Captaines can wish to themselues When in another worke this may come in question I will more largely deale therwith among the discourses of warre And so for this presents I trouble you no further Thomas Churchyarde Musicke the mean tyme.
noble mind enioyes Are glad to trudge and toyle and driue off time awhile And at our ydle pleasures laughs or at our follies smyle That will not take some paynes and trye both land and Seas For Knowledge seeke and heape of happe to do our Countrey ease O Gilbart noble Knight God send thee thy desire O manly Knolles and worthy Wight whose heart doth still aspire I wish thee great renowme and noble Carie too And noble North with Wigmore wise I vvish you well to do O Ravvley ripe of sprite and rare right many wayes And liuely Novvell God you guide to purchase endlesse prayse Goe comely Cotten too and march amidde the rancke And honest Dennie with the best must needes deserue some thanke George Carie forth I call and sure Iohn Roberts heere A speciall sparke with present witte in person shall appeare Miles Morgan gaynes good Fame and VVhetstone steps in place And seekes by trauell and by toyle to wine him double grace Iohn Vdall is not hidde nor Rowles I do forgette The rest I vow to publish out and so dwell in their dette But though that Frances Knolles commes last vnto my mind Among the first that shall do well he vvill not be behind O faithfull friends farewell I named you all aroe For VVorld to view whiles world doth last what courage you do shoe VVhat charges you are at what venter you haue made And how you seeke to traffike there where neuer yet was trade And most of you such men as liuings haue at home So great and good that sure abrode yee neede not for to rome Faire houses lands and wiues great friends and of the best Good stayes and pillers vvherevpon the strongest heere may rest Well knowne and honord both in credite euery way In perfite plighte and state to liue and laugh though world say nay This strange adiew of youres doth argue noble harts And in your brestes are noble giftes and many noble parts For hauing wealth at will and world at becke and call Propt vp with Princes fauoure still so sure ye could not fall And yet to leaue that hope to seeke vncertayne happe And so committe your goods liues to euery stormy clappe That suddayne tempest brings me thinke the venture great The value of your valiant minds surmountes the fire in heate Whereof such hote desires of doing good doth rise The kind coales and flames thereof do sparckle through the Skyes Some people happly happly thinke a greedie hope of gayne And heapes of gold you hope to find doth make you take this payne Oh sure that can not be conceyue the case who list For hauing that vvich thousands vvÄt alreadie in your fist You meane to clime for Fame as high as eye may looke And search the Creekes and priuie Portes and euery secret nooke As farre as Shippe may sayle I trust for Countreys good And for the commonvvealthes auayle you offer life and bloud Let vvorld now speake the vvorst and babble vvhat they please What thing could make you take these toyles and so forsake your ease If God moud not your minds to things he liketh vvell And that your good and deepe consaytes vvherein you long did dvvell Did leade and hall you hence as men prepard and vvrought To shevv vvhat vvitte and skill men haue and serue the makers thought That all thing cleerely sees t is God and your good mind That driues you to this high attempt for any thing I find And as he sent you out so can he bring you' in Yea safely home that you shall shevv at large vvhere you haue bin And novv to tell it plaine not one of all your troupe Of gentle race that heer at home did hold dovvne head or droupe But brauely bore it out which shewes no need it vvas That did procure those gallants gay from hence in hast to passe Thus sure some other thing than gayne did cause you goe Some noble fire that burnes in brest vvhose flames of force must shoe Good meaning and good mind good frute and grayne vvithall When season serues and haruest commes and hope for hire doth call You might haue walkt the streetes as other gallants do Yea kept the Court and Countrey both in Pavvles haue ietted too If mind had not bin drawne to things of greater weight And had not harts held vp your heads another kind of heigth Perhaps in ydle dayes you would set men a vvorke And call them to accompt in hast that close in corners lurke And aske in open place how they would spend their time And if they say they had no mind the loftie Cloudes to clime Yet would you vvish they should see what on earth is found And search the proofe and sayle by arte about the world so round At home to tarrie still but breedes grosse bloud and witte Then better with the Favvcon flie than heere on dunghill sitte And see hovv Crowes do feede on tainted carren bate Or liue a leavvd and wretched life vpon a hungry share At home much time is lost and neuer found againe Much household cares and common griefes do breake both sleepe and brayne Abroade men winne great wealth or knovvledge gayne at least At home vve runne to wanton sportes and smell out euery feast Abroade small bankets are it vvill not quit the cost At home is naught but making loue to euery paynted post Abroade the flesh is tamde and brought in feare and frame At home oft times pride goes before and after commeth shame Abroade vve Wisedome learne and do from follie flee At home some daunce so in a nette their selues they can not see Abroade where seruice is much honor may be wonne At home our gay vayneglory goes like shadow in the Sunne Abroade bare robes are best and Manhoode makes the showe At home yong Maister must be fine or all is lost you know Abroade fevv quarrels are a brawle is bought so sre At home they cogge they foyst and reuell all the yeare Abroade is coureys speech and ciuill order still At home where rudenesse keepes no rule vvilde vvantons take their vvill Abroade may health be got for laboure lengthens life At home the Goute the Cramp the cold and each disease is rife Abroade the sightes are strange and vvonders may be seene At home a stale and balde deuice but duls the spreetes I weene Abroade we learne to spare to serue our turne in th end At home men set the cocke on hoope and vaynely spoyle and spend Abroade few theeues you haue they find so little grace At home foule shiftes and robbries both abounde in euery place Thus prooue I trauels best for body soule and sense And ease a nurse to pamper vice and buckler of defense Where vertue can not strike nor enter any way The buckler hath such vvicked barres dame Vertues force to stay With rest leawd lust doth rise and soone subdues the mind And toyle beares backe fond Venus toyes and strikes vaine fancie blind Much rest runnes Riot still and