Carbonadoed and Quartred into Characters 1. Of the Countrey THis is the Circumference of London It is the Embleme of the City in Folio and the City of it in Decimo sexto the Country iustifies that Verse to be true that Anglia Mons Pons Fons Ecclesia Faemina Luna It doth now of late begin to complaine that the Citty offers her wrong in harboring her chiefe members of Nobility and Gentry her Gentry for the most part of late are growne wondrously vndutifull that will scarse otherwise then vpon compulsion come and liue with their mother maintayner Shee allowes these more meanes a great deale then shee did their Grandfathers yet these young Storkes flye from her the other alwayes liu'd with her and lou'd her she doth much suspect their Faith Loue towards her because she being as beautifull as bountifull as healthy and as rich as euer should be thus fleighted of her yonger sonnes yet three times or foure in a yeare perhaps they will vouchsafe their mother their presence but it is to be suspected that either a publicke proclamation or a violent plague or to gather vp their rackerents moouethem from the City or else the pleasure of Hawkin or Hunting or perhaps it is to show his new Madame some pritty London bird the credit of his fathers house but his owne discredite to let it stand for Iack-daws to domineere in well this Country is the Map of the world the beaâ— ty of Lands and may wel be cal'd the rich Dyamond gloriously Plac'd â—t may be emblem'd by these 9. particulars a faire great Church a learned Colledge a strong rich ship a beautifull Woman a golden fleece a delightfull spring a great mountaine a faire bridge a goodly mâ—n to conclude it is the life of the City the store-house of al Christendome for peace War Wealth or Religion they that will know more must eyther trauayle to see or reade the desription of it by Geographers 2. Hospitality THis true noble hearted fellow is to be dignified and honor'd wheresoeuer he keeps house It 's thought that pride puritans coacheâ— and couetousnesse hath caused him to leaue our Land there are sixe vpstart tricks come vp in great Houses of late which he cannot brook Peeping windowes for the Ladies to view what doings there are in the Hall a Buttry hatch that 's kept lockt cleane Tables a French Cooke in the Kitching a Porter that loâ—kes the gates in dinner time the decay of Blacke-iackes in the Cellar and blew coates in the Hall he alwayes kept his greatnesse by his Charity he loued three things an open Cellar a full Hall and a sweating Cooke he alwayes prouided for three dinners one for himselfe another for his Seruants the third for the poore any one may know where hee kept house other by the Chimnies smoak by the freedom at gate by want of whirligige Iackes in the Kitchin by the fire in the Hall or by the full furnish'd tables he affects not London Lent Lackaies or Bailifes there are foure sorts that pray for him the poore the passenger his Tenants and Seruants hee is one that will not houâ—d vp all nor lauishly spend all he neyther rackes or rakes his Neighbours they are sure of his Company at Church as wel as at home and giues his bounty as wel to the Preacher as to others whom hee loues for his good life and doctrine â—hee had his wine came to him by full Buts but this Age keepes her Wine-Celler in little bottles Lusty able men well maintayned were his delight with whom he would be familiar his Tenants knew when they saw him for he kept the olde fashion good commendable plaine the poore about him wore him vppon their backes but now since his death Land-lords weare and wast their Tenants vppon their backes in French or Spanish fashions Well wee can say that once such a charitable Practitioner there was but now hee 's dead to the griefe of all England And t is shroudly suspected that hee will neuer rise againe in our Climate 3. Enclosures THe Land-lords that inclose their Villages are affraid that either the Townc or the Land would runne away or rebell against them Therefore they bâ—leaguer it with deep Trenches and Thorn-roots for Pallizâ—does they could not make thâ—ir Trenches so easily if all werâ—â—ue within But the person he is like a false Canoniere that came by his place by Simoniacke meanes and perhaps is sworne either not to molest the enemie at all or else if hee doth giue fire either to shoote ouer or short or vpon the side neuer direct or else he is poore couetous hopes to haue some crackt chamber-mayde or some by preferment and so giues leaue to the exacting Landlord to doe as hee pleases In this businesse the Landlord he is as Lord-general the Person is as his Horse that he rides galls spurres on and curuetts with as hâ— pleases turnes him and rules him any way by a golden Bit a strong hand and ticking Spurres The Bayliffe is his Intelligencer which if hee was either strapt or hang'd outright it was no great matter for his newes The Surueyor is his Quartermaster which goes like a Beare with a Chaine at his side his two or three of the Parishoners who walke with him and helpe him to vndoe themselues The poore of the Parish and other places are his chiefe Pioneres who like mouldy Worps cast vp eâ—rth the Parish hee eyther winnes by Composition or famishes by length of time or batters downe by force of his lawlesse Engines Most of the Inhabitants are miserably pillaged and vndone he loues to see the bounds of his boundlesse desires hee is like the Diuell for they both compasse the earth about Enclosures make fat Beasts leane poore people there are three annoyancers of his Flocke the Scab Thieues and a long Rotte Husband-men hee loues not fot he maintaines a few shephâ—ards with their Curres Hee holds those that plough the land crâ—ell oppressors for they wound it hee thinkes too much therefore he intends to lay it downe to rest Well this I say of him that when hee keepes a good house constantly surely the World will not last long There 's many one that prayes for the end of the one and I wish it may bee so 4. Tenants by Lease THere compasse ordinarily is three Prentishippes in length one and twenty yeares Once in halfe a yeare they must bee sure to prepare for payment New-yeares day must not passe ouer without a presentation of a gift If the Land-lord bee either rich good religious or charitable hee feasts their bodies ere Christmas runne away If they see the Ladies or Gentlewomen or my Ladies Parrat Babone or Monkey you may know what their talke is of with wonder when they come home againe many fill their Tenants bodies once but empty their purses all the yeare long They take it for no small grace when the Groome or the Vnder-cooke or some such great Officer conuay
TO THE RIGHT Honorable Lord the Lord GORING Baron of Hurster-point and Mr. of the Horse to the Queenes Highnes Right Honorable YOur Brothers real worth shewed to mee in the Warres abroad imboldned me to present this new borne babe to your Protection not doubting but to finde the same Reality of worth in your Selfe in the Court at home as I found in Him in forraigne Leagers The Subiect is new Merry the fitter eyther for Court or Field It was conceiued and perfected in ten daves space and how desires tuition vnder your Lordship It is the Emblem of my affection and so hopes to be lou'd lik'd the better sooner it is the first but not perhaps to bee the last I had thought to haue presented it vnto your Lordship before this time in Print as I did in the Manuscript had not eyther some maleuolent spirit or enuious Planet crost me in my designes I wish that it may bee esteem'd nere the worse though from so meane a hand and so vnworthy a person as my self Lend it a fauourable smâ—le to comfort and cherish it and it shal be the highth of my desires thus presenting my selfe it and what is or shall be mine to your Honor. I humbly take my leaue your Honors Obliged D. Lupton To the Reader IF Courteous I loue thee if otherwise I feare not deale by me as thou wouldest haue others doe to thy selfe if the matter prooue as pleasant as the Subiect is New I doubt not thy approbation 't is one comfort thou canst not say I am the first Foole in Print nor as I thinke shall bee the last Friends perswasions preuaile much had they not I had not showed my self in this kinde I am in Presse do not ouer-presse me with preiudicate Opinions I desire thy smile and benigne aspect yet feare not much thy frown If thou sayest 't is idle know it came not into the World to worke much Like it and Loue it if thou Please leaue it is thou wilt t is all I say if thou Louest mee and my Childe I loue thee and Thine as thou art mine D. Lupton In Commendation of the Author TAke in good part what here I offer T is my maiden louing proffer I wonder at thy strange deuice That thus thou shouldst Charactize And how alone that thou shouldst finde These two new Subiects to thy minde Braue Ouerbury Earle nay none Found out this Plot but thou alone But most of all I wonder yet How in ten dates thou finish'd it The Mirth the Wit the Stile the phrase All giue thee a sufficient praise Hee that thy Booke shall buy and read Shall finde I 'ue spoken truth indeed Thine Iohn Barker To his louing Friend D. Lupton FEare not Momus though hee Carpe Nor Zoylus though hee snarle or Barke Mirth is the Subiect of thy Booke Citty and Country here may looke Wonder at thee and praise thy paine That labour'd hast Sans hope of gaine Thy Wit and Learning I Commend To thee Applause I freely lend The wise will like I wish the rest To spare their Censure it is best They le hurt themselues with their owne tong Their Snarling can do thee no wrong Per Samuel Perkings Philomath The Table OF London 1. The Tower 2. St. Paules Church 3. The Bridge 4. Of the Thames 5. Exchanges Old and New 6. Cheapeside 7. Innes of Court and Chancery 8. Smithfield 9. Bridewell 10. Ludgate and Counters 11. Newgate 12. Turnebull-streete 13. Hounsditch and Long-lane 14. Charter-house 15. Christs-hospitall 16. Paris-Garden 17. Artillery Garden 18. Bedlam 19. Play-houses 20. Fencing-Schooles 21. Dancing-schooles 22. Fisher-woemen 23. Scauengers and Goldefinders 24. OF the Countrey 1. Hospitality 2. Enclosures 3. Tenants by Lease 4. Tenants at will 5. Country Schoole masters 6. Country Vshers 7. Country Chaplaines 8. Ale-houses 9. Apparators 10. Constables 11. 〈◊〉 or weekely Newes 12. London and the Countrey Carbonadoed and Quartred into seuerall Characters SHE is growne so Great I am almost affraide to meddle with Her She 's certainely â— great World there are so many little worlds in Her She is the great Bee-hiue of Christendome I am sure of England Shee swarmes foure times in a yeare with people of al Ages Natures Sexes Callings Decay of Trade the Pestiletice and a long Vacation are threescar-Crowes to her Shee seemes to be a Glutton for shee desires alwayes to bee Full She may pray for the Establishing of Churches for at the first view they are Her chiefest Grace she seemes contrary to al other things for the older she is the newer and more beautifull Her Citizens should loue one another for they are ioyn'd together onely this seemes to make them differ they liue one aboue another most commonly he that is accounted richest liues worst I am sure I may call her a gally-mophrey of al Sciences Arts Trades She may be sayd to bee alwayes with childe for shee â—owes greater euery day then other she is a Mother well stored with daughters â—t none equall to Her for â—reatnesse Beauty wealth she is somewhat politicke â—r she inlarges her bounds â—ceedingly in giuing way 〈◊〉 make Cities of Common â—ardens and it 's thought â—r greatnes doth dimiâ—sh her Beauty Certaineâ— shee is no Puritaine for â—er buildings are now Conformitant nor shee 〈◊〉 no Separatist for they â—re vnited together shee â—ath a very great desire t is â—ought to bee good for she is alwayes mending she may be called a great Book faire Printed Cum Priuilegio Regis She is the Country-mans Laborinth he can find many things in it but many times looseth himselfe he thinkes Her to bee bigger then Heauen for there are but 12. Caelestiall signes there and he knowes them all very wel but here are thousands that he wonders at well she is a glory to her Prince a common gaine to her Inhabitants a wonder to Strangers an Head to the Kingdome the nursery of Sciences and â— wish her to bee as Good 〈◊〉 Great 2. The Tower FOwre things make it to be remarkeable Maâ— Antiquity Scituation Strength an head fitting so great a body a Royall residence hath graced it it stands principally now for Defence Offence and punishment of Offenders Anger it and you shall heare it thunder farther then you can see it Time seemes to bee a little angry with her for shee striue to ruine her beauty â—ere it not supported by 〈◊〉 hand of Maiesty Gold â—nd Siluer the 〈◊〉 of our Land receiue their aâ— lowed formes from henceâ— A Coronation day is brauâ— ly exemplified here It iâ— faithfull for what is put iâ— here is surely safe they thaâ— are within need not mucâ— feare for they are sure tâ— be kept well I cannot sayâ— they shall presently beâ— forth comming The meâ— that keepe it are no slugâ— gards but are very ready for they Watch and Warâ— continually I wish it may be my prospectiue for pleasure but not my abode by compulsion I had rather bee an honest poore man without
best that oftnest cast their Feathers to conclude he is no Tradsman if the whole bunch of them be weighed you shal not scarse finde a dramme of honesty for a pound of craft 15. Charter-house THis place is wel described by three thinges Magnificence Munificence and Religious gouernment Magnificence is the â—erminus a quo good Orders the Terminus mediari Munificence and Charity the Terminus ad quem the first showes the wealth of both Founder and Establisher the second showes the â—eanes to make the good thing done durable the third demonstrates his inâ—ent that thus Establisht it had it beene great without good gouernment it had long ere this time come to ruine or had it bin great yet deuoyd of Charity it would haue bin laught at derided but now Charity showes it is well gouerned and the good Gouernment keeps it firme and makeâ— it famous Souldiers and Schollers I thinke beginne their loue here that they continue hereafter firme solide by liuing together callings both honorable here bountifully maintayned It is a Reliefe for decaied Gentlemen old Souldiers and auncient Seruingmen t is to bee pittied that such Religious Charitable houses increase not in number this one place hath sent many a famous member to the Vniuersities and not a few to the Warres I wil not censure as some do that many places are heere sold for monies nay the reuersions also I le rather exâ—ort the Gouernors to discharge a good conscience and not to suffer their men or any other whom they affect to get thirty or forty pounds for the promise of the next vacant place for a youth to come in and to obserue their first Institutions and those that so suppose I wish them that they speake not that with their mouthes which they know not in their hearts The deede of this man that so ordered this House is much spoken of and commended but there 's none except onely one that as yet hath eyther striuen to equall or imitate that and I feare neuer will there 's many that will not doe any such good Workes and giue out that they smell something of Popery and therfore not to be imitated well I durst warrant thus much let the Ouer-seers liue Religiously gouerne Ciuily auoid Bribery keep their Cannons directly and this House shall stand to vpbraid this Iron Age and see many brought to beggery for prodigality when they shall be satisfied and haue enough Well this is my opinion of it that the Founder is happy and so are all his Children that liue here if they degenerate not and â—rne from fearing God obeying their Prince and from liuing in loue amongst themselues 16. Christs-hospitall THe former place and this are much of one nature yet some difference there is Charter-house is the younger for time but exceedes for reuenews It was erected by one this by many Citizens Christs-hospitall is principally for Childrens education that are fatherlesse and motherlesse the other for Mens and Childrens too The former is for any as well as Citizens the latter not that onely it is for Children seemes to be conformable to Christs will Suffer little Children to come vnto mee None that are in this place can be sayd to bee without portions for they haue Education the Cities Charity is the lesse for shee Relicues but her owne It 's a good means to empty their streetes of young beggars and fatherlesse Children She doth no more then the Lawes of the Land seeme to enioyne to keepe those that were borne within her it 's a good policy to pâ— them young to this place because they may learne Vertue before Vice And ordinarily if youth be wel seasoned it is the more hopefull to be good in age The City doth deserue very great commendation for this action because it 's rare to see so great a Company ioyne together for the good of the poore and last out You may easily know the Children that belong vnto this place by their Azure liueries and their Sable head-peeces This House may be termed the Childrens Common-wealth and to speak truth it 's well gouerned by good Lawes I wish the City not to be proud for her Charity nor to be weary of wel doing and the Hospitall to remember their Benefactors and the Children to liue and learne well for feare of Correction 17. Paris-Garden THis may better bee termed a foule Denne then a faire Garden It 's pitty so good a piece of ground is no better imploied Heere are cruell Beasts in it and as badly vs'd heere are foule beasts come to it and as bad or worse keepe it they are fitter for a Wildernesse then a City idle base persons most commonly that want imployment or else will not be otherwise imploy'd frequent this place and that money which was got basely here to maintaine as bad as themselues or spent lewdly here come few that either regard their credit or losse of time the swaggering Roarer the cunning Cheater the rotten Bawd the swearing Drunkard and the bloudy Butcher haue their Rendeuouz here and are of chiefe place and respect There are as many ciuil religious men here as thei 're Saints in Hell Here these are made to fight by Art which would agree by Nature They thriue most when the poore beasts fight oftenest their imployment is all vpon quarrels as vnlawfull as vnseemely they cause the Beasts first to fight and then they put in first to part them It 's pitty such beastly Fellowes should bee so well maintain'd they torment poore creatures make a gaines and game of it The Beasts come forth with as ill a will as Beares to the stake A Beare-ward and an Atturney are not much vnlike the Atturney seemes the more cruell for these baite but Beasts but these men their Clients The Beareward striues to recouer the hurts of his Beasts but the Atturney regards not the dammages of any and they both follow the Trade for profit Well I leaue the place and when I intend to spend an houre or two to see an Asse and an Ape to losse and charges I may perhaps come hither But as long as I can haue any imployment elsewhere I will not come to see such a great Company so ill occupied in so bad a place 18. Artillery THis place is the Cities Campe and Mars his Schoole Here are foure braue Flowers in this Garden Manhood Courage Actiuity Armes The vse and expert skill of Warre may be seene here in peace Decency Nimblenesse Skill Vniforme order and Experience the fiue qualifications gracing Military Discipline are vsually here to be view'd In their exercising how many little bodies may you see that by their proportionable motion make a great body and that suddenly alterede into any Forme Here are braue Martiall Blades that at three words and three motions will giue fire here are more armes then heads or feete Yet when one moues like Wheeles in a Iacke they all moue They are men that must not encroach into
it then otherwise neuer so Great and 〈◊〉 in it I thinke it to be 〈◊〉 Changling for shee still â—epes the old fashion It â—ay bee sayd to bee the Schoole of Morall Philosophy for it ciuilizes Lyons and other Wild beasts the Officers ought to bee faithfull Stewards for they are much trusted they had â—eed be wise for they doe â—ot onely keepe themselues but others too Those that are in it are reserud still and well stayed men those that keepe it are well payd for it keepes them Those that come to see it rather â—dmire at euery thing 〈◊〉 â—eight any obiect It is thâ—â—ublick Megazine for warlickâ— prouision it doth seeme terrible to those that doe offend her Prince for her owne part she hath taken Allegiance and withall Loyalty intends to keepe it This Land hath affoorded this place many brethren strong fortified Castles but through rebellion through times malice and the frownes of Princes they cannot bee knowne almost but by their ruines this kept her obedience to her Rulers and so escaped as yet destruction To conclude shee is the glory strength both of City and Kingdome 3. Of S. Paules Church OH Domus Antiquae a fit obiect for pitty for Charity further Reported of then knowne it is a compleat Body for it hath the â—hree dimensions of Longiâ—ude Latitude and Profundity and as an excellent Oâ—er-plus famous for height It was a maine poynt of Wisedome to ground Her â—ppon Faith for Shee is the more likely to stand â—ure the great Crosse in the middle certainly hath bin and is yet ominous to this Churches Reparation S. Paul called the Church the pillar of Truth and surely had they not beene sound they had fallen before thiâ— time The Head of this Church hath beene twice troubled with aburning Feuer and so the City to keep it from a third danger let it stand without an head I can but admire the Charity of former times to Build such famous temples when as these Ages cannot finde Repaire to them but then the World was all Church and now the Church is all World then Charity went before and exceeded Preaching now there is much Preaching nay more theâ— euer yet lesse Charity oâ— fore-Fathers aduanc'd the Church and kept their Land These times loose their Lands and yet decay the Churches I honor Antiquity so much the more because it so much loued the Church There is more Reason to suspect the precise Puritaine deuoyd of Charity then the simple Ignorant fraught withgood Workes I thinke truly in this one point the ends of their Actions were for good and what they aimed at was Gods glory their owne happines They builded Temples but our degenerating Age can say Come let vs take them into our hands and possesse them Amongst many others this cannot be sayd to bee the Rarest though the greatest Puritaines are blowne out of the Church with the loud voice of the Organs their zealous Spirits cannot indure the Musicke nor the multitude of the Surplices because they are Relickes they say of Romes Superstition Here is that famous place for Ser mons not by this Sect frequented because of the Title the Crosse. The middle I le is much frequented at noone with a Company of Hungarians not walking so much for Recreation aâ— neede and if any of these meete with a yonker that hath his pockets well lined with siluer they will relate to him the meaning of Tycho Brache or the North-Star and neuer leaue flattring him in his own words and sticke as close to him as a Bur vppon a Trauailers cloake and neuer leaue him til he and they haue saluted the greene Dragon or the Swanne behind the Shambles where I leaue them Well there is some hope of Restoring this Church to its former glory the great summes of money bequeathed are some probabilitles the charity of some good men already in cloathing and Repayring the inside is a great incouragement and there is a speech that the Houses that are about it must be puld down for Paules Church is old enough to stand alone Here are prayers often but sinister suspition doubts more formall then zealous they should not be worldly because al Church-men there are none dumbe for they can speake loud enough I leaue it and them wishing all might be amended 4. The Bridge IT is almost Arts wondeâ— for strength length beauty widenesse height It may be sayd to be Polypus because it is so well furnished with legges Euery Mouth is foure times filled in eight and forty houres and then as a Child it is still but as soone as they be empty like a Lyon it roares and is wondrous Impatient It is made of Iron Wood and Stone and therefore it is a wondrous hardy Fellow It hath changd the forme but as few doe now a dayes from worse to better certainely it is full of Patience because it beares so much and continually It 's no Prison for any one goes through it It is something addicted to pride for many a Great man goes vnder it and yet it seemes something humble too for the poorest Peasant tread vpon it It hath more Wonders then Arches the houses here built are wondrous strong yet they neyther stand on Land or Water It is some praeiudice to the Water-mans gaines many goe ouer here which otherwise should row or sayle It helpes many a Pennilesse Purse to passe the water without danger or charges nothing afrights it more then Spring-tides or violent inundations It is chargeable to keep for it must be continually Repayred it is the onely chiefe crosser of the water his Arches out-face the water and like Iudges in the Parliament are plac'd vpon woole sackes one that liues heere neede not buy strong Water for heere is enough for nothing it seemes to hinder the Water-bearers profit for the Inhabitants easily supply their Wants by Buckets He is a setled fellow and a maine vpholder of houses hee is meanely plac'd for there are diuerse aboue him and many vnder him his houses may wel bee called None-such for there is none like them and to conclude he pertakes of two Elements his nether parts are all for Water his vpper for Land in a word it is without Compare being a dainty streete and a strong and most stately Bridge 5. Thames THis is a long broad slippery Fellow Rest hee affects not for he is alwaies in motion he seemes something like a Carrier for he is stil eyther going or comming and once in sixe or eight houres salutes the Sea his Mother and then brings Tydings from her He followes the disposition of the VVind if that be Rough so is the VVater if that calme so is this and hee loues it because when the VVinde is at highest then the VVater will best show her strength and anger it is altogether vnsteedy for it commonly is sliding away Mans vnconstant state and Vncertayne frayle condition is truely Resembled by this alwayes either ebbing or flowing beeing in a