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A03228	Londini artium & scientiarum scaturigo. Or, Londons fountaine of arts and sciences Exprest in sundry triumphs, pageants, and showes, at the initiation of the Right Honorable Nicholas Raynton into the Maiorty of the famous and farre renowned city London. All the charge and expence of the laborious proiects both by water and land, being the sole vndertaking of the Right Worshipfull Company of the Haberdashers. Written by Thomas Hayvvood.	Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.	1632 (1632)	STC 13347; ESTC S106209	8,558	21

the Magistrate obey The second show by Land This discouereth Andromeda the Daughter of King Cepheus and Cassiopeia tide to a Rocke and ready to bee deuoured by a Sea-monster But rescued by Perseus the Sonne of Iupiter and Danae who is mounted vpon a Pegasus or Winged-horse who is sayd to bee bred from Neptune and Medusa and in Hellicon a Mountaine in B●●tia striking a Stone with his hoofe opend that Fountaine called from him Hyppocrene much celebrated by the Muses Perseus in one hand hath an Harpe or crooked Sword and vpon his left arme a Shield with a Gorgons head figured therein In Perseus are comprehended all the prime Vertues acquired in a Noble Magistrate In Andromeda Chastity and Innocence I cannot heere insist vpon the Hystory but rather referre the Reader to Ouid who hath most elegantly expressed it but come to the Speech deliuered by Perseus Perseus his Speech I Perseus Ioues sonne borne of Heauenly Stede Mounted vpon a swist Pegasian Steede Who with his hoofe strooke vp the Muses Well Whence Euthusia●ma's and hie Ruptures swell As through the ayery tract I forc't my way Spyde here the Louely Maide Andromeda Cheynd to a Rocke on whom so Fate hath lowerd Ready by a Sea-whale to be deuourd Know there is figured in this Princely Maide Chastity and Innocence which Diuine ayde Is ready to assist still from aboue By one or other of the Sonnes of Ioue Of which denomination none more Grace Can claime than you who are in power and place And hold this Day in chiefe then Perseus like Keepe that your Sword still drawne ready to strike Making such Monsters of your Iustice tast Who insidiate the Innocuous and the Chaste Obserue Graue Sir the Atmes and Shield I beare Such as your selfe and others ought to weare Both for Defence and Offence and in me Embleam'd all those prime Vertues that should be In Persons of your Power my Sword resembles Vnpartiall Iustice at which guilt still trembles My Winged-horse Celerity and Speed In doing it that no illegal deed May passe vnscourged and there be tooke no rest Vntil reliefe be giuen to the opprest This Shield that beares the Gorgons head imblaz'd Vpon whose Snaky locks who euer gaz'd Were turn'd to statues of cold senselesse stone Is that Graue Magistrate you now put on Whilst on your Arme you weare this constant Targe Bearing your selfe vprightly in your Charge All such as shal in Malice or in Pride Your Purple State detract from or deride Discouer this before them it hath power To freeze them into Marble the same houre Striue you to imitate what I haue done Since you this day are Perseus and Ioues sonne The third show by Land This is more Mimicall then Materiall and inserted for the Vulgar who rather loue to feast their eyes then to banquet their cares and therefore though it bee allowed place amongst the rest as in all Professions wee see Dunces amongst Doctors Simple amongst ●ubtle and Fooles intermixt with Wisemen to fill vp number as doubting whether it can wel appollogy for it ●●lfe or no at this time I affoord it no tongue The fourth show by Land The Right Honourable the Lord Maior in present though free of this Worshipfull Company of the Haberdashers at whose sole charge the High Solemnity of this Day is celebrated yet was by Profession a Mercer and his chiefe Trading was in Florence for Sattins Taffaties and Sarsnets in Luca for Taffaties and Sarsnets in Gene for Gene Veluets Damasks c. In Bolognia for Sattins Cypresse and Sarsnets As also in Pysa now because the materialls of which these Stuffes are made are brought from the farthest remote Countries vpon the backs of Cammels Mules Dromidaries and Elephants I made choice of this Beast especially of whose incomparable strength and most pregnant vnderstanding if any desire to be fully satisfied I must referre them to Pliny Gesner but more essentially to Don Sebastian dè Cobarruias Oroz●o En el Tesoro de la Lengua Castellana from whom Minshaw borrowed his Etymologicall Spanish Dictionary vpon the word Elephante where are diuers Stories of them which but for the Grauity of the Author might almost appeare incredible The Elephant is guided by an Indian vpon his backe is a faire Castle furnisht with change and variety of obiects c. the Speech deliuered by the Indian as followeth The Indians Speech No beast of all the Wildernesse can vant Like Srength or Wisedome with the Elephant And therefore if considerd wel none may Better become the Triumphs of this Day What Hieroglificke can a man inuent Embleame or Symbole for a Gouernment In this high nature apter or more fit Deuis'd before or to be thought of yet He beares a Castle as this day wee see But of what strength and puissance must you bee Supporting this great Citty who must lay Your shoulders to a burden such as may Make Atlas shrinke bencath it Temples Towers Rial●oes spacious Mansions Suburbe bowers A weight to make th' Hesperian Giant droope And Hercules who bore vp Heauen to stoope Next of what Vnderstanding Apprehension What Iudgement Knowledge Wisedome and Retention Of what Fore-sight what Body and what Braine What an Antomedan to guide the raine Of Steedes vnmannag'd what a Palinure To steare this Helme and such a Barke assure In a Sea troubled where can be no trust In an vnconstant Surge or angry Gust Yet such an Elephant we hope to finde Of you both in th' ability of Minde And strength of Arme by that incouragement The former passage of your life hath lent Showed in your Iudgement and Experience Your Grauity and vnchang'd Temperance All generall Vertues that become such State Behouefull in so Great a Magistrate So after Times vnto your Fame shall story How you haue borne vp in her pristine Glory This flourishing City not once shrinking vnder So great a burden to successiue wonder Since no skild Pilot better could command By Sea or expert Charicter by Land The fist show by Land Is the Scaturigo or Fountaine of Vertue from which all Arts and Sciences are watered I neede not to spend Time in the description thereof it being able sufficiently to expresse it selfe the nature thereof being in the Poeme layd open euen vnto the meanest capacity There are twelue sundry persons to beautifie the Mo●ell suiting with the number of the twelue Companies as the Saints that pancrize them and euery of them a 〈◊〉 on their arme bearing their seueral Scu●chions properly belonging to the Halls The Speech from the Fountaine is thus deliuered The Speech vpon the Fountaine TWelue houres twice told distinguish night and Day Twelue Caesars of the Iulian Line did sway Romes Empire and in cuery case of striffe Where Action 's tryde or if concerning life Twelue makes the Iury full the Zodaiacke Lines Are likewise fild by twelue Celestiall Signes Amongst which one in your Emblazons borne Is numbred by the name of Capricorne Twelue Sibills we account and they

Treasure was desirous to crosse from Corinth into Sicilia and Italy to whom Apollo appeares the night before his imbarking in a Dreame and willed him to attire himselfe in his Robe and Lawrell and to be ready in any danger to sing vnto his Harpe and not to feare any thing The next day being farre from shoare the Marriners hauing notice what Treasure hee had aboord conspired amongst themselues to cast him into the Sea which hee perceiuing begged of them so much respite that habited as hee was hee might sing one funerall farewell to his Harpe which granted so sweete was his Harmony that the Dolphins came sporting about the shippe as much delighted with his Musicke amongst whom hee cast himselfe and they supported him and bore him backe vnto Corinth where hauing told this wondermeat the King graciously entertayned him soone after the same Barke being by a tempest drouen into the same Harbour notice thereof beeing giuen vnto the King hee strictly questioned them concerning Arion they affirm'd him to bee dead at Sea to which when they had sworne hee caused Arion suddenly to appeare before them who confounded with shame were commanded to death Appollo after translated Arion for his Musicke and the Dolphin for his Pitty amongst the Starres Arions Speech directed to the Riuer Thames Faire Thamesis vpon whose siluer brest Arion with his Dolphin new doth rest How I admire thy Glory State and Pride Vpon this Solemne day thus beautified Ganges renowned in all forraigne Lands Nor T●gus boasting of her golden Sands Can paralell thy Riches Not Caister Famous for Swannes nor Po her cleere stream'd Sister Winding Meander nor yet Simois Flood Which Fame saith at the Troian Seige van blood Swift Rubicon whose memory shall last Because it Caesar with his Army post Choaspes that almost guirts Persia round Nor Issa by Darius aeath renown'd The Amazonian Thermedon the Nyle That breeds in it the weeping Crocadile The Euphrates the Volga and the Ryne Nay Iordan too that waters Palestine What Paris Some or Romes swift Tyber bee The one a Brooke the other a Ditch to thee And my Crownd Dolphin doth proclaime thee thus Th' art the choyse Darling of Oceanus And if thou hast a Genius as t' is guest All Riuers haue know wherein th' art most blest Not that thy Bankes are so defenc't and stable Nor within Land th' art so far nauigable Not for thy Flux and Refluxe Ebbs and Tydes Or the rich Meddowes bordering round thy sides Not that being pleas'd th' art smooth being angry curl'd Nor thy rare Bridge not equald through the World Not for those goodly Buildings reard so bye To make thes line to perpetuity Not for thy spacious Limits and Extents And yet all those vnriuald Ornaments But if I truely shall to thee commend That blisse wherein thou others dost transcend Behold this Day the Honour and the State Of this thy Great and God like Magistrate Not waited on by Boats made of the Trunks Of Canes or hollowed Trees or petty Iunks Or wanton Gondelaes but Barges strong And richly deckt who as they plowe along Thy brest with their smooth keeles to make their way See how the Wind doth with their streamers play How beautiful thy Waues how throngd thy shoares And what a Musick 's when they strike their Oares To see them with Graue Magistrates so Man'd Powerfull by Sea and potent too by Land So many Sciences and Misteries Distinguisht into seuerall Companies In sundry bottomes and each Art and Trade Knowne by the Flags and Pendants here displaid And London which Metropolis we call The Fount and Scaturigo of them all Graue Praetor now this Day to be inuested The Head of al these passe on vnmolested In your great Inauguration proceede Which to your lasting Honour is decreed In your returne baske you shall vnderstand Those Triumphs that attend on you by Land Perseus Andromeda with the Sea-monster are onely shewed vpon the Water but their expression I referre to their place by Land Of which the first presentment is in Pauls Church-yard Namely St. Katherine Patronesse of this Worshipfull Company vpon a Lyon bordered about with the Sea-waues the Armes of the Haberdashers shee is Crowned as being a Queene bearing a Wheele in her hand full of sharpe cutting Irons the Embleame of her Martyrdome Her attendants to beautifie the plat-forme are foure Virgins Humility the first Of which Vertue Seneca thus speaketh Laus vera humili sepe contingit vito The second Truth which scaleth the Heauens illustateth the Earth maintaineth Iustice gouerneth Cities kils Hatred cherisheth Loue and discouereth Treasons The third Zeale of which it is thus layd Office is strengthned by Zeale and Zeale maketh authority invincible The fourth Constancy according with that of Lucan Intrepidus quicunque datis mihi Numina mortem ●ccip●am All which are necessary in a Magistrate as needfull in a Martyr Of the Etymologie of her Name her Royal Birth her Breeding her Life and Death in the last yeeres Discourse I gaue a large Charactar and therefore preceede to her Speech which is as followeth St. Katherines Speech DOth any wonder why St. Katherine shee The Patronesse of this faire Companie Is mounted on a Lyon Let such know That being a Queeney this kingly beast doth owe Mee duty by in●tinct Besides I come Both with Virginity and Martyrdome Sainted moreouer and of these the least Able to tame the most insulting Beast But this is hee the billowes doth deuide And therefore iustly on his backe I ride All these belonging to this Worthy Trade The Lyon Sea-waues and the Princely Mayde That for the Armes note next what I display In this my Banner here Serue and obey Rare Morall in this Motto if well scand For Kings are Gods Viz-gerents and cōmand By Sword and Scepter and by their good Grace Can preferre others both to power and place As you this Day behold this Scarlet worne And Sword of Iustice thus in publike borne The Cap of Maintenance Coller of Esses Which Trauellers in all their large progresses Can in no City parallell that 's scite In th' earths deuision knowne quadrupertite So whosoeuer shall himselfe oppose Against this Magistrate as one of those The King deputes as Chiefe himselfe hee brings To bee a rebell to the King of Kings Far be it an arch traytor in that kind ' Mongst all these goodly Companies combind In mutuall loue and league should dare to appeare In the faire Progresse of this Praetors yeare Behold and view who my attendants bee Constancy Zeale Truth and Humility Be constant then vnto this Graue Lord Maior And the two Shrieues that his assistants are Chose by the publicke Voyce and Senats Doome As Censors and the Tribunes were in Rome Doe it in Zeale in Truth and all submission That their be found no crosse interposition Betwixt Power and Obedience so shall all Arts Mysteries and Trades Mechannicali Thriue prosper and increase so long as they Honour the King