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A13484	Part of this summers travels, or News from hell, Hull, and Hallifax, from York, Linne, Leicester, Chester, Coventry, Lichfield, Nottingham, and the Divells Ars a peake With many pleasant passages, worthy your observation and reading. By Iohn Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 23783; ESTC S111384	21,041	54

Castle where I lodg'd the 28 of August But I crave pardon of the Reader for I had almost forgotten a merry passage or two which hapned in Norfolke not farre from Linne and thus it was At a place called Priors Thorns neere to two Towns namely Northbery and Sapham there dwelt a man named Frier who was rich in substance but very poore and miserable in his conditions belike hee had read or heard of a Play that was written 40 years since by Master Benjamin Iohnson the Play is extant and is called Every Man out of his Humour in which Play was acted and personated a mizerly Farmer that had much corne in his Barnes and did expect a scant or barren Harvest that through want and scarcity hee might sell his corne at what deare rates hee pleased but contrary to his wicked hopes the Harvest proved abundantly plentifull wherefore hee being in an extraordinary merry or mad veine put himselfe to the charge of the buying of a two penny halter and went into his Barn as secretly as he could and putting the halter about his neck with a riding knot he fastned the other end to a beam and most neatly hang'd himself But as ill luck would have it his man presently came into the Barne and espyde his Master so bravely mounted the unlucky Knave drew his Knife and cut the halter crying out for help as lowde as he could rubbing and chafing his Master with all care and diligence to recover him to life again at the last he awak'd out of his traunce and fetch'd a deep groan began to stare and look about him and taking the end of the cut halter in his hand his first words to his man was Sirrah who did cut this O Master said the fellow it was I that did it and I thank God that I came in good time to doe it and I pray you to take God in your minde and never more to hazard your soule and body in such a wicked manner to which good counsell of the poor fellow the Caitiffe replyde Sirrah If you would be medling like a sawey busie Rogue you might have untyde it that it might have serv'd another time such an unthristy Rascall as thou will never be worth such a halter it cost me two pence and I will abate the price of it in thy quarters wages And when the quarter day came hee did abate the said two pence for the which the fellow would dwell no longer with him but went and got him another service This was acted really and lately at the place aforesaid in imitation of that part in the Play of Every Man out of his Humour After the said Frier had some Hogs which were like to die with the Murrain which Hogs he killed and powdred and his wife children and Family as many as did eat of the Porke fell sick and dyed all for the which the slave deserv'd a hanging and a Hangman but hee yet lives for some worse purpose Concerning a paire of Brewers and a piece of justice Another short Norfolk Tale is not impertinent There was one Master Fen a Brewer at Fensham and one Master Francis Dix a Brewer at Sapkam this Dix was riding in the Countrey amongst his Customers the Inkeepers and Victuallers and he call'd for a pot of Ale or Beere as heroad by now that Ale-house was a Customer to Fen as soon as Dix had drank hee asked who brewed that drink to whom the Hoastesse sayd that Master Fen of Fensham brewed it well said Dix I dare lay a wager that I will give my Marc but a peck of Mault and she shall pisse better drink than this at the last these words came to Fens hearing for the which disparagement he sued Dix and recovered from him twenty pound damage besides costs at the Assizes last at Norwich 1639. And now to returne to the narration of my Travels from whence I have digrest since I lodg'd at Horne Castle in Lincolneshire From thence on the 18 of August I road 30 miles to Barton upon Humber and the next day being Friday I tooke a Boat for my selfe my Squire and my two Palfreyes down to Hull or Kingstone upon Hull the strength and scituation of which Towne I have formerly written of and I had no new thing there whereof to make any new Relation let it suffice that it is absolutely accounted the strongest and most defensible Town in the Kingdome of England and for good goverment inferiour to none I might speak somewhat of their good fellowship but my Book would swell big with it therefore I will pay them with thinking and thanking of them both my old friends and new acquaintance all in generall The 31 of August I left Hull and road to Holden 16 miles and on the morrow I road to Cowood Castle to see the most Reverend Doctor Neale the Lord Archbishop of Yorke his Grace whom in all humility I do acknowledge my self much bound in duty daily to pray for and remember him with unfained reverend thankfulnesse not only for the undeserved favours and bounty which his Grace extended towards mee now but for many other former approvements of his Graces love and liberality when his Grace liv'd neere mee at Winchester House At Dinner with his Grace I had the happinesse to renew my Acquaintance with the Noble and Worthy Knight Sir Francis Wortley who most courteously invited and commanded me to visit him in my journey of which more followeth My humble thanks rememberd to the right worthy worshipfull Knight Sir Paul Neale with his fair and vertuous Lady as also my Gratefull remembrance to all my Lords Gentlemen and Servants to whose loves and for whose friendships I shall ever acknowledge my selfe an ingaged Debter Thus having past the Sunday with my Lords Grace and those other before named Gentlemen On Munday the second of September I took my Breakfast and my leave both of Cowood and road to Yorke where I visited the worthy Knight my old acquaintance Sir Arthur Ingram with whom I thank his Worship I dined and also had some other token of his love and bounty for the which I remayn thankfull Of Yorke I have but little to say though it be a great a faire and the second City in England built 989 years before our Saviours Birth by Ebrank King of this Land from whom the City is called Eboracensis this Ebrank is said to have 21 Wives by whom he had 20 sonnes and 70 daughters he raigned here when as King Solomon Raigned in Ierusalem hee overran France he builded Alclaid or Dumbritton in Scotland hee founded York hee erected a Temple there and therein plac'd a Flamine to Diana but after in King LUCIUS time Elutherius pull'd downe the said Idolatrous wooden Temple and displac'd the Flamine and caused tho Minster to be built in that magnificent manner of free stone placing there an Archbishop severus the Roman Emperour dyed there and also there dyed the Emperour Flavius Vallerius Constantius which some call

were stolne from the Tenterhooks or Tenters whereupon the King then Raigning upon their humble suite had priviledge granted to the Town for ever That if a Thiefe were taken either of these three ways which is Handnapping Back-bearing or Tongue-telling that is either about to steale or carrying it away or confessing that then the party offending after triall by a Jury of Townsmen if the goods be it cloth cattell or whatsoever is valuable is judg'd to have their heads struck off with the said Engine without any Assize or Sessions Now the Engine is two high pieces of Timber an ell or yard asunder fixed and closed on the top with a crosse piece like a Gallowse in the inner sides of the two standing pieces are two gutters and on the top or crosse piece is a pulley through which they do put a small Line or Rope and fastning it to another heavyer piece of wood of 100 weight in which they doe fix the sharp-edge-toole then they doe pull or hoyst up the said weight and the stolne goods is brought to the place of execution with the Malefactor now one end of the Rope is made fast to a pinne or stake which being cut the Engine fals so ponderously and speedily that it sovers the head from the body in a moment but there is no man will or must cut the Line but the Owner of the stolne goods which if he do hee hath all again if he will not cut it then he must lose all and it is employed to some charitable uses by which means the Thiefe escapes and this is Hallifax law The sixt day I left Hallifax and road oversuch wayes as are past comparison or amending for when I went downe the lofty Mountaine called Blackstone Edge I thought my selfe with my Boy and Horses had been in the land of Break-neck it was so steep and tedious yet I recovered 12 miles to Rochdale and then I found smooth way to Manchester and to Sandy Lane end 13 miles and to Chester 14 miles which was the furthest place of my tedious travell For my short stay at Chester which was but one day and two nights I had good and friendly entertainment of many Gentlemen to whom I must rest thankfull especially to the Worshipfull Master Alderman Edwards and to Master Wright and his Wife It was my fortune to see and rejoyce at the sight of the Noble Right Honorable Earle and Knight of the Renowned Order of Saint George William Earle of Darby And although I have no relation to his Lordship or acquaintance with him yet for the reverend reverend respect which I doe owe and beare to Nobility it did me good to see so grave and honourable a Peere The City of Chester is of ancient erection and fame it was the Royall Seat of Kings and there are yet some ruines left of the memorable Pallace of King Edgar to which Mansion the said King was rowed in a Barge by eight Captives or Tributary Kings from Saint Johns on the River of Dee which River there is spoyled and impeached by a bank of stones all over it onely for theemployment of a Mil or two which River other ways would be both passable profitable to the whole Country for many miles for the carriage of goods in Boats Barks Chester itself is a fair City four square well walled with an old ruin'd Castle which hath beene a strong Fabrick but now a Gaole the streets are spacious the buildings sumptuous and so contrived that four or five men may walk in the most parts of a breast dry from the injury of Raine or any falling Weather it is gravely and peaceably governed by a Major and his 12 Brethren it hath foure Gates and three Posterns goodly Churches and chiefly painfull and learned Preachers And so much for Chester Onely a merry Tale of a late true businesse which hapned there There dwelt a Bricklayer a good Workman but a good husband whose name was Iohn Tilly who had the good hap to spend all that he got in his lifetime except two sonnes and one daughter And being sicke and in his death-bed there came a poore neighbour to visit him whom he desired to make or write his last Will and Testament the poor man having Ink and Paper asked him what hee should write Quoth honest John Tittle my estate is but little but I pray thee write thus IMprimis I give and bequeath to my Wife for her solace and comfort my little Dog for it is a pretty nimble active Curre and wil make her some sport which may delight her and put the grief of my death out of her sad remembrance Item I give and bequeath to my eldest sonne John all my working Tools belonging to my trade of Bricklaying which as hee may use may be as available to him as they have beene to me and this is the summe of my Will His youngest sonne standing by sayd Father have you nothing to give mee Yes sonne quoth hee I had almost forgotten thee but I will leave thee somewhat Item I give and bequeath to my sonne George seven foot of ground vnder the Gallowse Good father take comfort said George for my hope is that you will recover and live to enjoy that Legacie your selfe Then the daughter pray'd him to give her somewhat whereby she might remember his fatherly love Yes quoth he I pray write Item I give and bequeath to my onely daughter a Whores conditions and qualities which as shee may use them she may live in such estate and fame that she may be mistaken for a Gentlewoman Lastly I doe make and ordaine my Neighbour here my full Executor and for his paines for writing my Will I do give him and his heires male for ever an old shooing-horn The ninth of September I turn'd my back upon Chester almost without taking leave and road 15 miles to Nantwich the tenth I rode to Stone and to Lichfield 22 miles Of the Ancient Town of Lichfield I can say nothing by reason of my short stay onely there is a faire and curious old Cathedrall Church or Minster And the Towne hath that priviledge as mine Hoast told me that they can draw and hang one another and never trouble any other Judge Assize or Sessions The eleventh I rode to Faseley Abersom Hinckley and Dadlington eighteen miles where all weary and almost worne out with age and travell I rested untill Saturday the fourteenth of September and then rode eight miles to my brother Miles at my old welcome lodging at Leicester Newes from Hell with a short description of the Hell at Westminster NOt from that Hell where souls tormented lye In endlesse Death and yet shall never die Where gnashing cold commixt with flames still burning Where 's entrance free but never back returning Where nought but horrour fiends and torments dwell I bring no news from that accursed Hell Yet mine own merits are of such low price To barre me from Celestiall Paradise And sinke me in that