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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06790	Saint George for England, allegorically described: by Gerrard De Malynes merchant	Malynes, Gerard, fl. 1586-1641.	1601 (1601)	STC 17226A; ESTC S111940	26,194	100

slaine or vanquished by Saint George for I had many times inquired very diligently where that Iland might be situated where that dragon was destroyed and how it was possible that he could deuoure such an infinite number of creatures as is reported which made me to be very importunate with this man to know euery thing with the circumstances therof whome I found to be not onely by learning but also by nature of singular eloquence and in reasoning and debating of matters of politicke gouernement what by his naturall wit and what by daily exercise surely he had in my iudgement few fellowes by reason whereof he gaue me full satisfaction and answer to all my demands and seemed in his discourse to discharge the part of an Orator This flourishing Iland quoth he which ouerfloweth with milk and hony is called Niobla and lyeth vnder the kingdome of Persia the chiefe citie whereof called Diospolus standeth partly vpon the side of a low hill in fashion almost foure square For the breadth of it beginneth a little beneath the toppe of the hill and still continueth by the space of one mile The length of it which lyeth by the riuers side is somewhat more The riuer called Semath riseth aboue foure score miles aboue Diospolus out of a little spring but being increased by other small riuers and brookes that runne into it before the city it is halfe a mile brode and farther broader and fortie miles beyond the citie it falleth into the Ocean sea By all that space that lyeth betweene the sea and the citie and certaine miles also aboue the citie the water ebbeth and floweth sixe houres together with a swift tide when the sea floweth in for the length of thirty miles it filleth al the riuer Semath with salt water and driueth backe the fresh water of the riuer and somewhat further it changeth the sweetnesse of the fresh water with saltnesse But a little beyond that the riuer waxeth sweete and runneth foreby the citie fresh and pleasant There goeth a bridge ouer the riuer made not of piles or of timber but of stone-worke with gorgeous and substantiall Arches at that part of the citie that is farthest from sea to the intent that ships may passe along foreby all the side of the citie without let from this riuer the water is deriued and conueyed downe in channels of lead diuerse waies euen into the highest part of the citie which doth the inhabitants great seruice The citie is compassed about with high and thick stone walles with some bulwarkes and a dry ditch somewhat broade and ouergrowne with bushes briers and thornes The streetes are commodious and reasonable broade for the most part with diuerse gorgious and faire buildings standing together without partition diuerse gardens are enclosed by the backe part of the streete all in good order and most commodious Almost in the middle part of this citie in a most sumptuous and stately building being foure square all of marble free stone erected vpon seuerall pillars curiously wrought hath this Dragon his principall and most ordinarie habitation albeit he wandreth through the whole Iland at his pleasure and beareth a wonderfull commaund in deuouring destroying an infinite number altering the course of our gouernment For the the execution whereof what with his venimous breath what with his subtilty of setting men together by the eares what with his naturall deuouring or what with his alluring Serenian songs he hath all the meanes that can be excogitated euen vnder the colour of religion and iustice Wonder not good sir for this monstrous beast waxing euery moneth bigger one then another is like vnto the Serpent that with the subtile guile of Sathan seduced our great grand-mother Eue and brought all her posterity into exile and misery vppon mankind and so doth this monster bring al misery and calamitie vnto our common-weale Therefore with great reason it was recorded that great was the faith of Saint George whereby he was corroborated and made valiant to deliuer this commonwealth of the like cruell and execrable monster which daily deuoured so many oxen sheep and other cattell and at last all reasonable creatures vntill by the fatall lot the kings daughter was in danger and appointed to be deuoured Neither must you imagine that this infernall dragon doth deuoure so many creatures as it were consuming them but by sleight deuises and stratagemes he causeth them to destroy one another in such sort as I haue determined to tell you But first I will tell you in what maner and by what meanes the inhabitants of this Iland did liue before this monster was bred in hell next what the conditions and qualities are of those that be in league with him And lastly what practises this dragon vseth with euery member of our weale publicke to the generall destruction therof O Codrus of Athens wert thou aliue to destroy this serpentine dragon that creepeth not vpon his belly as the serpent of Paradise was condemned to do and feedeth not on earth but domineereth on his foure indented Harpyon feete feeding on the most precious meate which doth command all other meates and delicacies And behold his cruelty by so much the greater as most vsually this meate is prepared vnto him by the poorer sort and vpon them he feedeth most greedily And whether euer that serpent went skipping vpon his taile before the curse I know not but I am sure this beareth his taile aloft like a conquerer riding in his triumphant chariot The curse of the Scripture denounced against him is neglected the writings of Diuines hath no efficacie the Canonists cursings is without vertue the prohibition of Ciuilians is ouercome by the tolleration of the Statute Law and the manner of mens actions before this monster did tyrannize is cleane forgotten whereas Licurgus did banish this canker worme out of Sparta Amasis did punish him seuerely in AEgypt Cato did banish him also out of Sicilia and Solon did condemne him in Athens And should not we do the like if some Lucullus would deliuer vs of this contagion wherewith we are infected when as Sergius Galba being president of Affrica vnder the Emperour Claudius caused one to be punished with death by famine for feeding and entertaining this monster which like a whirle-poole swalloweth whatsoeuer it catcheth The inhabitants of this noble Iland did liue by the naturall richesse of the lands they were borne vnto or by the artificiall riches they were bred vnto according to their educatiō professiō euery man vsing and enioying his own nothing but his own which in regard of charity euery mā possessing yet seemed not to possesse at all Clergy men and magistrates did liue by their reuenues and pensions Noblemen and Gentlemen of their lands husbandmen by their farmes merchants and citizens by their trade artificers by their craft and handyworke all of them making a perfect consent and harmony of the gouernement of a common-wealth in proportionable manner with exercise of religion