rest he 's one that I must thanke With his good wife and honest brother Frank. Now for the City 'T is of state and Port Where Emperors Kings haue kept their Court 939 yeere the foundation Was layd before our Sauiours Incarnation By * Ebrank was the fift K. of Britain after Brule Ebrank who a Temple there did reare And plac'd a * An Arch-Flamâ—â— which was as an idolatrous high Priest to Dians Flammin to Diana there But when King Lucius here the Scepter swaid The Idols leuell with the ground were layd Then Eleutherius Romes high Bishop plac'd An Archbishop at Yorke with Titles grac'd Then after Christ 627. Was Edwin * Edwin and his whole family were baptized on Easter day the 12. of Aprill 6 7â— baptiz'd by the grace of heauen He pluck'd the Minster down that then was wood And made it stone a deed both great and good The City oft hath knowne the chance of warres Of cruell forraigne and of home-bred iarres And those that further please thereof to read May turne the volumes of great Hollinshead 'T is large 't is pleasant and magnificent The Norths most fertile famous ornament 'T is rich and populous and hath indeed No want of any thing to serue their need Abundance doth that noble City make Much abler to bestow then need to take So farewell Yorke * Yorkshire the greatest shire in England and 308. â—â—â— about Speed the tenth of August then Away came I for London with my men To dinner I to Pomfret quickly rode Where good hot Venison staid for my abode I thanke the worshipfull George Shillito He fill'd my men and me and let vs goe There did I well view ouer twice or thrice A strong a faire and ancient Edifice Reedifi'd where it was ruin'd most At th' high and hopefull Prince * Pomfret Castle of Wales his cost I saw the roome where Exton * Prince Charles and his rowt Of Traytors Royall Richards braines beat out And if that King did strike so many blowes As hackes and hewes vpon one pillar showes There are one hundred slashes he withstood Before the Villaines shed his Kingly blood From Pomfret then vnto my noble friend Sir Robert Swift at Doncaster we wend An ancient Knight of a most generous spirit Who made me welcome farre beyond my merit From thence by Newarke I to Stamâ—ord past And so in time to London at the last With friends and neighbors all with louing hearts Did welcome me with pottles pintes and quarts Which made my Muse more glib and blythe to tell Thistory of my Voyage So farewell * Sir Pierce of Exton Knight King Richard the second murdered there An Epilogue Thus haue I brought to end a worke of paine I wish it may requite me with some game For well I wote the dangers where I ventered No full bag'd man would euer durst haue entered But hauing further shores for to discouer Hereafter now my Pen doth here giue ouer FINIS THE GREAT O TOOLE ENglands Scotlands Irelands Mirror Mars his fellow Rebels Terror These lines doe gallop for their pleasure Writ with neither feet or measure Because Prose Verse or Anticko Story Cannot Blaze O Tooles great Glory GReat Moguls Landlord and both Indies King Whose selfe-admiring Fame dot â— lowdly ring Writes 4. score yeeres More Kingdomes he hath right to The Starres say so And for them be wiâ— Fight toâ— And though this worthlesse Age will not beleeue him But clatter spatter slander scoffe and grieue him Yet he and all the world in this agree That such another TOOLE will deuer bee AN ENCOMIVM OR ENCO-MI-ASS TRICK DEDICATED TO THE VNLIMITED memory of Arthur O Toole or O Toole the Great Being the Sonne and Heire of Brian O Toole Lord of Poores Court and farre Collen in the County of Dublin in the Kingdome of Ireland The Marâ— and Mercury the Agamemnon and Vlisses both for Wisdome and Valour in the Kingdomes of Great Britaine and Ireland Prologue BRaue Vsquebough that fierce Hibernian liquor Assist my braine and make my wit run quicker To heat my Muse like to a well warm'd Chimney I beg thy merry ayde kinde Polyhimny I list not to call Fables into question Nor of Baboones or idle bables jest I on And yet if Sence or reason heere you looke for For neither or for either read this Booke for And if perchance I doe in any word lye Doe as I writ it reade it o'r absurdly Though in these daies there are a Crew of fond men That for inuention striue to goe beyond men And write so humerous Dogmaticall To please my Lord and Lady what d' ee Cail With Inkehorne tearms stiffe quilted bumbastâ—â— And though not vnderstood yet are well tasted And therefore I 'l not reach beyond the bounds of My weake capacity nor search the sounds of Deepe Natures secrets or Arts spacious cirquit My Muse is free from those my selfe will her quâ— But leauing idle toyes with toyle endure I on To write the praise of this braue bold Centutiâ—â— THE ARGVMENT AND MEANING of this following History IN all Ages and Countries it hath euer bin knowne that Famous men haue florished whose worthy Actions and Eminency of place haue euer beene as conspicuous Beacons Burning and blazing to the Spectators view the sparkes and flames whereof hath sometimes kindled Courage in the most coldest and Effeminate Cowards as Thersites amongst the Grecians Amadis de Gaule Sir Huon of Burdeaux in France Sir Beuis Gogmagog Chinon Palmerin Lancelot and Sir Tristram amongst vs here in England Sir Degre Sir Grime and Sir Gray Steele in Scotland Don Quixot with the Spaniards Gargantua almost no where Sir Dagonet and Sir Triamore any where all these and many more of the like Raâ—â— haue fill'd whole Volumes with the ayrie Imaginations of their vnknowne and vnmatchable worths Sâ— Ireland amongst the rest had the Honor to produce and breed a sparke of Valour Wisedome and Magninimity to whom all the Nations of the world must giue place The Great O Toole is the toole that my Muse takes in hand whose praises if they should be set forth to the full would make Apollo and the Muses Barren To whom the nine Worthies were neuer to be compared betwixt whom and Haniball Scipio the Great Pompey or Tamberlaine was such oddes that it was vnfit the best of them should â—ell his stirrop and who by his owne Report in whom Ireland may reioyce and England be merry whose Youth was Dedicated to Mars and his Age to Westminster which ancient Cittie is now honour'd with his beloued Residence To the Honour of the Noble CAPTAINE O TOOLE THou Famous man East West and North and Southward â—om Boreas cold rump t' Austers slauering mouthward â—all Apolloes daughters all to witnes â—uch would I praise thee but my Wit wants fitnesâ— â—â— thou thy selfe of thy selfe canst speake so-well â—â—ut though my Rimes not altogether goe-well â—â—et if the worlds applause would not
and tempestuous stormes at Sea which I haue recited in verse before it pleased God that at the last we entred the Riuer which in my opinion is as good â—â—â— Riuer and with some charge may bee made as passable as the Riuer of Thames is vpwards from Brentford to VVindsor or beyond it the shallow places in it are not many the Mills â—need not be remoued and as for the Weares â—no doubt but they may with conscience bee compounded for By which meanes of Naâ—uigation the whole City and Country would be relieued loyterers turned into labourers penury into plenty to the glory of God the dignity and reputation of your City and the perpetuall worthy memory of all benefactors and well-willers vnto so noble a worke If you will but examine your owne knowledges you shall find that in the whole dominion of England there is not any one Town or City which hath a Nauigable Riuer at it that is poore nor scarce any that are rich which want a Riuer with the benefits of Boats The Towne of Kingston vpon Hull in Yorkshire the Riuer there was cut out of Humber by mens labours 20. miles vp into the Countrey and what the wealth and estate of that Towne is by the onely benefit of that Riuer it is not vnknowne to thousands but you men of Sarum may see what a commodity Nauigation is neerer hand there is your neighbour Sauthampton on the one side and your deere friend Poole on the other are a paire of hansome looking-Glasses for you where you may see your want in their abundance and your negligence in their industry God hath placed your being in a fertile soyle in a fruitfull valley enuironed round with Corâ—le and as it were continually beâ—â—â—eged with plenty whilst you within haâ—â—ing so many poore amongst you are rather lookers vpon happinesse then enioyers moreouer by Gods appointment Nature hath saued you the labour of cutting a Riuer for I thinke you haue one there as old as your City ready made to your hands if you will be but industrious to amend those impediments in it I dare vndertake to be one of the 3. or 4. men which shall bring or carry 16. or 20. Tuns of goods betwixt the Sea and your City Now with extreme toyle of men Horses and Carts your wood is brought to you 18. or 20. miles whereby the poore which cannot reach the high prices of your fewell are enforced to steale or starue in the Winter so that all your neere adioyning woods are continually spoyled by them which faults by the benefit of the Riuer would be reformed for the new Forrest standeth so neere to the water that it is but cut the wood and put it into a Boate which shall bring as much to your City as twenty Carts and fourescore Horses besides by this Riuer you might draw to you a trade of Sea-coale which would enrich you and helpe the plaine and inland Townes and Villages where no wood growes And for the Exportation of your Corne from Port to Port within our owne Countrey as it is well knowne what abundance of your Barley is continually made into Mault amongst you which if you had carriage for it might bee brewed into Beere wherewith you might serue diuers places with your Beere which is now serued with your Mault besides carriages of Brickes Tyles Stones Charcoales and other necessaries which is now carried at deare rates by Horse or Carts which now you send in Carts or on Horses backes to Southampton to Bristow and to many other places so that the dearenesse of the Carriages eats vp all your commodities and profit which discommodity may be auoyded if your Riuer bee cleansed and what man can tell what good in time may redound to your City from the Sea by forraigne goods which may bee brought into Christ-Church Hauen by Shipping nor can it be truly imagined what new and vsefull profitable businesses may arise in time by this meanes Our Forefathers and Ancestors did in their liues time in former ages doe many worthy and memorable workes but for all their industry and cost they did not or could not doe all but as there was much done to our hands so there was much left for vs to doe and very sitting it was that it should bee so for it is against common sence and reason our Fathers should toyle in good workes like drudges and wee spend our times loytring like Drones no what they did was for our imitation And withall that wee should bee leaders of our posterities by our examples into laudable endeauours as our progenitors haue before shewed vs wee are their sonnes and off-spring wee haue their shapes and figures we beare their names we possesse their goods we inherit their lands wee haue materials of Stones Timber Iron and such necessaries which they had if not in greater abundance and hauing all these let vs withall haue their willing and liberall hearts and there is no question to be made but that our Riuer of Auâ—n wil quickly be clensed to the honest enriching of the rich and the charitable relieuing of the poore I am assured that there are many good men in the City and County of Wiltshire and others of worth and good respect in this Kingdome who would willingly and bountifully assist this good worke but like Gossips neere a Stile they stand straining courtesie who shall goe first or the Mice in the Fable not one will aduenture to hang the Bell about the Cats necke So that if one good man would begin it would bee like a health dranke to some beloued Prince at a great feast pledged most heartily and by Gods grace effected most happily You haue already begun a charitable work amongst you I meane your common Towne Brew house the profit of which you entend shall be wholly imployed for the supply of the poore and Impotents which liue in your City from which sort of people being such a multitude the Brewers there haue found their best custome for no doubt but the meanest begger amongst you is in some sort more valiant then the richest man because the one dares to spend all he hath at the Alchouse so dares not the other for the poore man drinks stifly to driue care away and hath nothing to lose and the rich man drinks moderately because he must beare a braine to look to what hee hath And of all Trades in the world a Brewer is the Load-stone which drawes the customes of all functions vnto â—â—â— It is the mark or vpshot of euery mans ayme and the bottomlesse whirlepoole that swallowes vp the profits of rich and poore The Brewers Art like a wilde Kestrell or vnmand Hawke flies at all games or like a But leâ—â— boxe at Christmasse it is sure to winne whosoeuer loses In a word it rules and raignes in some sort as Augustus Casar did for â—â— taxeth the whole earth Your Innes and Aâ—â—-houses are Brookes and Riuers and their Clyents are small Rills and Springs who
all very dutifully doe pay their tributes to the boundlesse Ocean of the Brewhouse For all the world knowes that if men and women did drinke no more then sufficed Nature â—â— if it were but a little extraordinary now and then vpon occasion or by chance as you may terme it if drinking were vsed in any reason or any reason vsed in drinking I pray ye what would become of the Brewer then Surely we doe liue in an age wherein * Some make a profit of quarelling some pick their â—â—â— out of conteâ—â—â— and â—cbate some thriue and grow â—â—â— gluttoâ—y many are brauely maintained by Bribery that cheating roguery villany but put al these together and â—â—yne to them all sorts of people else and they all in genâ—â—â— are drinkers and consequently the Brewers Câ—â—â—â—â—â—â— Customers the sueâ—â— deadly sins are euery mans Trade and liuing Pride is the maintainer of thousands which would else perish as Mercers Taylors Embroydrers Silk-meÌ„ Cutters Drawers Semâ—sters Laundresies of which functions there are millions which would starue but for Mâ—dam Pride with her changeable fashions Lâ—chery what a coÌ„tinual crop of profit it yeelâ—â— appeares by the gallant thriuing and gawdy outsides of many he and she priuate and paâ—â—â—like sinnerâ— both in Citiâ— and Suburbs Coâ—erousnesse is Embroydered with Extortioâ— and warmly lined and furred with oppression And though it be a diuell yet is it most Idolatrously adored honoured worshipped by those simple Sheepeheaded fooles whom It hath vndone and beggered I could speake of other vices how profitable they are to a Common-wealth but my inuention is thirsty and must haue one carouse more at the Brewhouse who as I take it hath a greater share then any in the gaines which spring from the worlds abuses for Pride is maintained by the humble yet one kinde of Pride doth liue and profit by another Letchery is supported by the cursed swarme of Bawdes Panders Pimps Apple-squires Whores and Knaues and so euery sinne liues and thriues by the members Agents Ministers and Clyents which doe belong vnto them but Drunkennesse playes at all all trades all qualities all functions and callings can bee drunke or tempore note at any great Feast or but at eurey ordinary dinner or supper almost when men are well satisfied with sufficiency that then the mystery of quaffing begins with healths to many an vnworthy person who perhaps would not giue the price of the Reckoning to saue all them from hanging which make themselues sicke with drinking such vnthankfull healths I my selfe haue ofâ—entimes dined or supped at a great mans Boord and when I haue risen the seruants of the house haue enforc'd me into the Seller or Battery where in the way of kindnesse they will make a mans belly like a Sowse-rub and inforce mee to drinke as if they had a commission vnder the diuels great seale to murder men with drinking with such a deale of complementall oratory As off with your Lap Wind vp your bottome Vp with your taplash â—nd many more eloquent phrases which Tulâ—â— or Demosthenâ—s neuer heard of that in conclusion I am perswaded three dayes fasting would haue bin more healthfull to mee then two houres feeding and swilling in that manâ—er If any man hang drowne stabbe or by aâ—y violent meanes make away his life the goods lands of any such person are forfeit to the vse of the King and I see no reason but those which kill themselues with drinking should be in the same estate and be buried in the high wayes with a stake droue thorow them And if I had but a grant of this suite I would not doubt but that in seuen yeeres if my charity would but agree with my wealth I might erect Almes-houses Free-schooles mend highwayes and make Bridges for I dare sweare that a number almost numberlesse haue confessed vpon their death-beds that at such and such a time in such and such a place they dranke so much which made them surfeite of which surfeite they languished and dyed * Let these Liues be considered if I lye or not The maine benefit of these superfluous and man-slaughtering expences comes to the Brewer so that if a Brewer be in any office I hold him to be a very ingratefull man if he punish a Drunkard for euery stiffe pot-valiant drunkard is a Post beame or Piller which holds vp the Brew-house for as the barke is to the tree so is a good drinker to a Brewer But you men of Salisbury wisely perceiuing how much Euil to your City hath come by the abuse of Good drinke you would now worke by contraries to draw Good for your poore out of these forepassed and present Euils To draw euill out of good is diuelish but to work or extract goodnesse out of what is euill is godly and worthy to be pursued The abuse of good drinke and excessiue drinking hath made many beggers amongst you to the inriching of a few Brewers and now you would turne the world off from the Barrels as I would off from the Coach-wheeles that the benefit of your new built Towne Brew-house might relieue many of those poore amongst you who haue formerly bin impouerished by the inriching of your Towne-Brewers It is no doubt but they will oppose this good worke of yours as the image-makers in Ephesus did Paul when hee preached against their idolatrous worshipping Diana but be not you discouraged for Nehemiah in time did build the Temple although Sanballat * Tobiah Arabians Ammonites many others did oppose him for as your intents are Pious so no doubt but God will make your euents prosperous Now to turne from Beere and Ale to faire water your Riuer I mean which if it be clensed then with the profit of your TowneBrewhouse and the commodity of the Riuer I thinke there will be scarce a begger or a loiterer to be found amongst you I haue written enough before concerning the benefit of it and to encourage such as seeme flow towards so good a worke which had it beene in the Low-Countries the Industrious Dutch would not so long haue neglected so beneficiall a blessing witnesse their abundance of Nauigable Riuers and ditches which with the only labour of men they haue cut and in most places where neuer God or Nature made any Riuer and lately there is a Riuer made nauigable to St. Teades in Huntington-shire wherein stood seuen Mills as impediments in the way And now the City of Canterbury are clearing their Riuer that Boats may passe to and fro betwixt them and Sandwitch Hauen the like is also in hand at Leedes in Yorkeshire Now if neither former or present examples can moue you if your owne wants cannot inforce you if assured profit cannot perswade you but that you will still be neglectiue and stupid then am I sorry that I haue written so much to so little purpose but my hopes are otherwayes if all blinde lame and couetous excuses be laid aside then those who are willing will be
the poorer in spirit though not in purse but if a proud Diues handle it he will esteeme it worse then his Dogges if a proud Courtier reade it hee will teare it to tatters whilst a Generous Affable Gentleman will louingly entertaine it If beauty chance to behold it it will bid it welcome if Pride stand not in the way if a strong man that is not proud of it grow acquainted with the contents of my meaning I thinke it will content him if Parents or children or all or any body that are not poysoned with pride doe but see or heare it distinctly read and vnderstand it with iudgement I am perswaded it will passe and repasse with friendly vsage but if any of the contrary faction come within the Aire of it they will vse it in some sort as bad as the hangman will vse them And So much for To no matter who It is no great matter where this be read for as a good man being banished is neuer out of his Country because all Countries are his so my Booke in Church Court Citty Countrey or Cottage is one and the same it may perhaps alter the place where it comes from worse to better but the place can neuer alter the honest intents of it from better to worse Therefore no great matter where To be read there is matter why because it strikes at the roote of a most deadly sinne which almost as bad as an vniuersall deluge hath ouerflowed the most part of the world and though the Preachers on Earth Gods Trumpets and Ambassadours from Heauen doe diligently and daily strike at this abomination with the eternall Sword of the euerlasting Word yet what they cut downe in the day like Mushromes it growes vp againe thicke and threeâ—old in the night for whilst the husband-man sleepes the enuious man sowes tares Wherefore I hauing a talent of knowledge lent me by which I know that I must render an account one day how I haue imployed it and hauing written neere forty seuerall Pamphlets in former times I purpose henceforward God willing to redeeme the time I haue so mis-spent imploying my Pen in such exercises which though they be not free from a rellish of mirth yet they shall be cleare from profanation scurrillity or obsceannesse I doe know Pride is at such a height that my Mole-hill Muse can neuer by mineing at her foote shake her head for where Diuinity preuailes not Poetry in meddling doth but shew the Suns brightnes with a Candle Yet forasmuch as I know that Pride cast Angels out of Heauen made diuels in hell threw man out of Paradise was a maine causer of the drowning of the first World is a deuourer of this world and shall euer be accursed in the world to come by this knowledge I haue with a mix'd inuectiue mildnesse shewed in this Booke the vanities of all sorts of Pride not that I hope for amendment but to shew my honest intendment I haue seene sixe or seuen fashion hunting Gallants together sit scorning and deriding a better man then themselues onely because either his Hat was of the old Blocke or that his Ruffe was not so richly lac'd his Cloake hath beene too plaine his Beard of the old translation his Bootes and Spurres of the precedent second edition and for such slight occasions a man hath beene slighted ieerd and wonderd at as if he had beene but a Zany to the fashion or a man made for the purpose for them to whet their scorne vpon and therefore to reade this there is a matter why It is not much matter when for be it read on Friday the Turks Holyday on Saturday the Iewes Sabbath on Sunday the Lords Day or on any day or all dayes nights or houres there is Diuinitie with Alaâ—ritie Poetrie with mirth and euery thing so interwouen one with another that if it please not the generality yet I hope in particularitie it will tolerably censur'd by all that hate Pride and loue humility And therefore not much matter when IOHN TAYLOR A FEW LINES TO SMALL PVRPOSE AGAINST THE SCANDALOVS ASPERSIONS that are either maliciously or ignorantly cast vpon the Poets and Poems of these Times THere doth a strange and true opinion runne That Poets write much worse then they haue don And how so poore their daily writings are As though their best inuentions were thread-bare And how no new things from them now do spring But all hath ref'rence from some other thing And that their daily doings doe reueale How they from one another filch and steale As if amongst them 't were a statute made That they may freely vse the theeuing trade And some there are that will not sticke to say That many Poets liuing at this day Who haue the Hebrew Latine Greeke at will And in th' Italian and the French haue skill These are the greatest theeues they say of all That vse the Trade or Art Poeticall For ancient Bards and Poets in strange toungs Compiled haue their verses and their songs And those to whoÌ„ those tongues are rightly known Translating them make others verse their owne As one that steales a Cloake and presently Makes it his owne by alt'ring of the dye So whole bookes and whole sentences haue bin Stolne and the stealers great applause did win And by their filching thought great men of fame By those that knew not the right Authors name For mine owne part my Conscience witnesse is In'er was guilty of such theft as this Vnto such robbery I could neuer reach Because I vnderstand no forreigne speach To prooue that I am from such filching free Latin and French are heathen-Greeke to me The Grecian and the Hebrew Charactars I know as well as I can reach the Stars The sweet Italian and the Chip Chop Dutch I know the man i' th Moone can speake as much Should I from English Authors but purloyne It would be soone found counterseited coyne Then since I cannot steale but some will spy â—le truely vse mine owne let others lye Yet to excuse the writers that now write Because they bring no better things to light 'T is because bounty from the world is fled True liberality is almost dead Reward is lodg'd in darke obliuion deep Bewitch't I thinke into an endlesse sleepe That though a man in study take great paines And empt his veines puluerize his braines To write a Poem well which being writ With all his Iudgement Reason Art and Wit And at his owne charge print and pay for all And giue away most free and liberall Two three or foure or fiue hundred bookes For his reward he shall haue nods and lookes That all the profit a mans paines hath gat Will not suffice one meale to feed a Cat. Yet still Noble Westminster thou still art free And for thy bounty I am bound to thee For hadst not thou and thy Inhabitants From Time to Time relieu'd and help'd my want I had long since bid Poetry adieu And therefore still my thankes shall be
is not seene in thee Would'st haue a Whore a coach smoke drinke or dice Money will bring thee all at any price Woul'dst haue all pleasures in variety Money will thy insatiate wantâ— supply Then seeting money can doe what it will Haue not men reason to regard it still Some things there are that money cannot win But they are things men take small pleasure in As Heau'n and a good Conscience Vertue Grace He that loues Money cannot these imbrace For he whose heart to Money is inclin'd Of things Coelestiall hath but little minde If Money were a woman I doe see Her case most pittie pittifull would bee Because I thinke she would â—â—â—â—â—â—â— haue Except a Goâ—ty miserable Knave One that all night would by her lye and Grone Grip'd with the Coâ—â—icke or tormenting Stone With stinking coughing gruting spitting spauling And nothing â—ut Contagâ— us Catterwalâ—ing Besides hee 'd be so Iealous day and night He would not suffer her goe out of sight That sure I thinke her Case farre worie would be Then is the Turkish Galley slauery â—or none but such as thâ—se whome Age hath got Are in the Loue of Money extreme hot And when as Hearing Sent and Teste and sight Are gone yet â—eeling Money 's their delight The whilest a Young-man full of strength and pride Would make her goe by water Run and Ride Force in all things to supply his neede For Recreation or to Cloath and Feede Compell her to maintaine him fine and braue And in a word make her his Drudge or Slaue And all his Loue to her would be â—ose For hee 'd but kiâ—e her and so let her goe Thus if It were a Woman as I say Her Case were lamentable euery way For Old men * Old mâ—n loue money viâ—â— within Doores would euer worr'y her And youngmen round about the world would hurry her That were she matched with either yong or old Her miseries would still be manifold But this Commanding bright Imperious Dame Vsde well or ill Shee 's euermore the same Locke her or Let her loose the cares not which She still hath power the whole world to bewitch I call to minde I heard my Twelue-pence say That he hath â—â—â— at Christmas beene at play At Court at th' Innes of Court and euery where Throughout the Kingdome being farre and neere At Passage and at * Strange alteration Mumchance at In and in Where Swearing hath bin counted for no Sinne Where Fullam high and Low-men bore great sway With the quicke helpe of a â—â—ard Cater â—rey My sâ—illing said such swaggering there would be Among the wrangling Knaues for me quoth he Such sâ—outing â—â—â—â— dring thrusting thronging setting Such striuing crowding iustling and such betting Such storming â—retting â—uming chasing sweating Refuse â—enounce me â—â—â—ne me sweâ—ring cheating So many heauy curses pâ—â—gues and poxes Where all are losers but the Butlers boxes That â—â—re in hâ—ll the Dâ—â—â—â—â— are in â—â—â—â—â— â—â— curse and to blasphemeâ— as they â—â—â— there Whilst without â—â—â— of â—â—â—â—â— offence They abuse th' 〈…〉 And this wicked â—â—â— that they doe make Is me from one another hâ—â—â— to rake * And tâ—wâ—â—y games â—â—â—â— * â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— That though I were a Pagan borne I see They make themselues much worse to pocket me * My shilling is no Putitan for all this These Gamâ—sters make this time a time of mirth In memory of their blest Sauiours birth Whose deare remembrance they doe annually Obserue with extreme edious gluttony With gurmandizing beastly belly filling With swinish drinking and with drunken swilling With ribald Songs Iigges Tales gawdy cloathes With bitter cursings and most fearefull oathes That svre my shilling saith the * I speake not against honest mirth friendly Gaming nor good cheere but against the vnlawfull vse of these Recreations and abuse of God Heathen will Not entertaine the Deuill halfe so ill But worship Satan in more kinde behaviour Then some professed Christians doe their Sauiour In Saturnes raigne when money was vnfound Then was that age with peace and plenty crown'd Then mine was thine Thine mine and all our liues All things in common were except our wiues But now the case is altred as they say Quite topsie-turuy the contrary way For now mens wealth is priuatly kept close The whilst their wiues are commonly let loose For he whom loue of money doth besot For 's owne soule or 's wiues body much cares not It bewitch'd Achan at the siege of Ai For which the Israelites did lose the day It made Geâ—ezi false in his affaires And gain'd the Leprosie for him and 's heires It with th' Apostle Iudas bore such sway That it made him the Lord of life betray And * Ioshua 7. Ananias and his wretched wife By suddaine death it made them lose their life And Diuine stories and prophane recite Examples of such matters infinite * 2 Kings 5. 'T is said in Salomons Dominions That Siluer was as plenty as the Stones But sure the sinne of Couerise was not Amongst them either borne or scarce begot For all that Siluer and a great deale more Rak'd and Rip'd from the Europian shore From Asia and Sun-parched Africa And from the wombe of vast America * Acts 5. From which last place the Potent King of Spaine Eleuen millions in one yeere did gaine And from Pottozy Mines he daily had Three hundred thirty thousand Ryals made To speake what mighty summes King Dauid won And left them vnto Salomon his Son * 1 Kings 10. 27. Of Gold one hundred thousand Talents fine Siluer one Thousand and thousand from the Mine Besides from Ophir he had at the least Three thousand Golden talents of the best * Purchas Iosephus doth of Dauids Tombe thus write How th'hidden Treasure there was infinite The Basons Candlesticks and Censors all Lampes Organs Instruments most musicall Ports Altar Tables Hindges the Gates to hold They were all made of pure Refined Gold Besides six hundred Shields and Targets more The King causd all with Gold be plated o're Besides the Richnes of his Royall Throne The like whereof elsewhere * 1 Chro. 22. A Talent of Gold is in value 600. Crownes was neuer none When the Great Macedonian did subdue Darius * Ioseph in the seuenth Booke of his Antiquitâ—â—â— and his haples Persian Crue 'T is said his Treasure did so much abound Twenty nine thousand Talents there was found And more he saith if we may credit this How that in Susa and * And more the Captaines 5000. Talents and 10000 â—â—â—â— of Gold and 10000. Talents of Siluer besides Brasse â—â— Iron Persepolis They found of Siluer to encrease their store One hundred seuenty thousand Talents more When Cyrus Conquer'd Croesus * Quintus Curtius Croesus lost Three hundred millions of good Gold almost 'T is writ that Midas * Two Cities in Persia. Treasure so amounted Innumerable not be Accounted Sardanapalus an Assyrian * Aâ—â—â—
stay â—d then I went plaine Dunstable high-way â—â— very heart with drought me thought did shrink â—ent twelue miles and no one bade me drinke Which made me call to minde that instant time That Drunkennes was a most sinfull crime When ' Pudâ—â—le-hill I footed downe and past A mile from thence I found a Hedge at last There stroke we sayle our â—â—con Cheese and Bread We drew like Fidlers and like Farmers fed And whilst two houres we there did take our case My Nag made shift to mump greene Pulse Pease Thus we our hungry stomacks did supply And dranke the water of a Brooke hard by Away t'ward Hockley in the hole we make When straight a Horsman did me ouer-take Who knew me would faine haue giuen me Coine I said my Bonds did me from Coyne inioyne I thank'd and prayd him to put vp his Chinke And willingly I wisnt it drownd in drinke Away rode he but like an honest man I found at Hockley standing at the Swan A formall Tapster with a â—ugge and glasse Who did arest me I most writing was To try the Action and straight put in bale My fees were paid before with sixe-pence Ale To quit this kindnesse I most willing am The man that paid for all his name is Dam At the Greene-dragon against Grayes-Inne gate He liues in good repute and honest state I foreward went in this my roauing race To Stony Stratford I toward night did pace My minde was fixed through the Towne to passe To finde some lodging in the Hay or Grasse Buâ— at the Queenes-Armes from the window there A comfortable voyce I chanc'd to heare Call Taylor Taylor and be hang'd come hither I look'd for small intreaty and went thither There were some friends which I was glad to see Who knew my Iourney lodg'd and boorded me On Friday morne as I would take my way My friendly Host intreated me to stay Because it rain'd he told me I should haue Meate Drinke Horse-meate and not pay or craue I thank'd him and for 's loue remaine his debter But if I liue I will requite him better From Stony Stratford the way hard with stones Did founder me and vexe me to the bones In blustring weather both for winde and raine Through Tocetter I trotted with much paine Two miles from thence we sat vs downe dinde Well bulwark'd by a hedge from raine and winde We hauing fed away incontinent With weary pace toward Dauentry we went Foure miles short of it one o're-tooke me there And told me he would leaue a Iugge of Beere At Dauentry at the Horse-shoe for my vse I thought it no good manners to refuse But thank'd him for his kinde vnasked gift Whilst I was lame as scarce a leg could lift Came limping after to that stony Towne Whose hard streets made me almost halt right down There had my friend perform'd the words he said And at the doore a Iugge of liquor staide The folkes were all inform'd before I came How and wherefore my iourney I did frame Which caused mine Hostesse from her doore come out Hauing a great Wart rampant on her snowt The Tapsters Hostlers one another call The Chamberlaines with admiration all Were fild with wonder more then wonderfull As if some Monster sent from the Mogull Some Elephant from Africke I had beene Or some strange beast from th' Amazonian Queene As Buzzards Widgions Woodcocks such fowle Doe gaze and wonder at the broad-fac'd Owle So did these brainelesse Asses all-amaz'd With admirable Non sence talk'd and gaz'd They knew my state although not told by me That I could scarcely goe they all could see They dranke of my Beere that to me was giuen But gaue me not a drop to make all euen And that which in my minde was most amisse My Hostesse she stood by and saw all this Had she but said Come neere the house my friend For this day here shall be your Iourneyes end Then had she done the thing which did not And I in kinder wordes had paid the shor I doe intreat my friends as I haue some If they to Dauentry doe chance to come That they will balke that Inne or if by chance Or accident into that house they glance Kinde Gentlemen as they by you reape profit My Hostesse care of me pray tell her of it Yet doe not neither Lodge there when you will You for your money shall be welcome still From thence that night although my ibones were sore I made a shift to hobble seu'n miles more â— The way to Dunchurch foule with dirt and mire Able I thinke both man and horse to tire On Dunsmore Heath a hedge doth there enclose Grounds on the right hand there I did repose Wits whetstone want there made vs quickly Iarn With kniues to cut down Rushes greene Feame Of which we made a field-bed in the field Which sleepe and rest and much content did yeeld There with my mother Earth I thought it fit To lodge and yet no Incest did commit My bed was Curtain'd with good wholesome ayres And being weary I went vp no stayres The skie my Canopy bright Phebe shinde Sweet bawling Zepbiruâ— breath'd gentle winde In heau'ns Star-Chamber I did lodge that night Ten thousand Starres me to my bed did light There baracadoed with a bancke lay wee Below the lofty branches of a tree There my bed-fellowes and companions were My Man my Horse a Bull foure Cowes two Stâ—â—â— But yet for all this most confused rowt We had no bed-staues yet we fell not out Thus Nature like an ancient free Vpholster Did furnish vs with bedstead bed and bolster And the kind skies for which high heau'n be tâ—â—â—â—â—â— Allow'd vs a large Couering and a Blanket Auroras face gan light our lodging darke We arose and mounted with the mounting Larke Through plashes puddles thicke thinne wet dry I traueâ—'d to the Citie Couentry There Master Doctor Holland caus'd me stay The day of Saturne and the Sabbath day Most friendly welcome he did me afford I was so entertain'd at bed and boord Which as I dare not bragge how much it was I dare not be ingrate and let it passe But with thankes many I remember it Instead of his good deedes in words and wnâ—â—â— He vs'd me like his sonne more then a friend And he on Munday his commends did send To Newhall where a Gentleman did dwell Who by his name is hight Sacheuerell The Tuesday Iulyes one and twentieth day I to the Citie Lichfield tooke my way At Sutton Coffill with some friends I met And much adoe I had from thence to get There I was almost put vnto my trumps My Horses shooes were worne as thinne as puâ—â—â— But nobâ— Vnlean a mad smuggy Smith All reparations me did furnish with The shooes were well remou'd my Palsrey shod And he referr'd the payment vnto God I found a friend when I to Lichfield came A Ioyner and Iohn Piddock is his name He made me welcome for he
That what they could do all they though too little Striuing in loue the Traueller to whittle We went into the house of one Iohn Pinners A man that liues amongst a crue of sinners And there eight seuerall sorts of Ale we had All able to make one starke drunke or mad But I with courage brauely flinched not And gaue the Towne leaue to discharge the shot We had at one time set vpon the Table Good Ale of Hisope 't was no Esope fable Then had we Ale of Sage and Ale of Malt And Ale of Woorme-wood that could make one hair With Ale of Rosemary and Bettony And two Ales more or else I needs must lye But to conclude this drinking Alye tale We had a sort of Ale called Scuruy Ale Thus all these men at their owne charge cost Did striue whose loue should be expressed most And farther to declare their boundlesse loues They saw I wanted and they gaue me Gloues In deed and very deed their loues were such That in their praise I cannot write too much They merit more than I haue here compil'd I lodged at the Eagle and the Child Whereas my Hostesse a good ancient woman Did entertaine me with respect not common She caus'd my Linnen Shirts and Bands be washt And on my way she caus'd me be refresht She gaue me twelue silke points she gaue me Bâ—â—â—â— Which by me much refused at last was taken In troath she prou'd a mother vnto me For which I euermore will thankefull be But when to minde these kindnesses I call Kinde Master Prestwitch Author is of all And yet Sir Vrian Loigh's good Commendation Was the maine ground of this my Recreation From both of them there what I had I had Or else my entertainment had bin bad O all you worthy men of Manchester True bred bloods of the County Lancaster When I forget what you to me haue done Then let me head-long to confusion runne To Noble Master Prestwitch I must giue Thankes vpon thankes as long as I doe liue His loue was such I ne'r can pay the score He farre surpassed all that went before A horse and man he sent with boundlesse bounty To bring me quite through Lancaster large Câ—â—â—â—â— Which I well know is fifty miles at large And he defrayed all the cost and charge This vnlook'd pleasure was to me such pleasure That I can ne'r expresse my thankes with measure So Mistresse Saracoale Hostesse kinde And Manchester with thankes I left behinde The Wednesday being Iulyes twenty nine My Iourney â— to Freston did confine All the day long it rained but one showre Which from the Morning to the Eue'n did powre And I before to Preston I could get Was sowsd and pickeld both with raine and sweâ—â— But there I was supply'd with fire and food And any thing I wanted sweet and good There at the Hinde kinde Master Hinde mine â—â—â—â— Kept a good table bak'd and boyld and rost There Wednesday Thursday Friday I did stay And hardly got from thence on Saturday Vnto my Lodging often did repaire Kinde Master Thomas Banister the Mayer Who is of worship and of good respect And in his charge discreet and circumspect For I protest to God I neuer saw A Towne more wisely Gouern'd by the Law They told me when my Soueraigne there was last That one mans rashnes seemâ—d to giue distast It grieu'd them all but when at last they found His Maiestie was pleasd their ioyes were crown'd He knew the fairest Garden hath some weedes He did accept their kinde intents for deedes One man there was that with his zeale too hot And furious haste himselfe much ouer-shot But what man is so foolish that desires To get good fruit from thistles thornes and bryâ—â—â— Thus much I thought good to demonstrate here Because I saw how much they grieued were That any way the least part of offence Should make them seeme offensiue to their Prince Thus three nights was I staid and le dg'd in Preston And saw nothing ridiculous to lest on Much cost and charge the Mayor vpon me spent And on my way two miles with me he went There by good chance I did more friendship get The vnder Shriefe of Luncashire we met A Gentleman that lou'd and knew me well And one whose bounteous mind doth beare the bell There as if I had bin a noted thiefe The Mayor deliuered me vnto the Shriefe The Shriefes authority did much preuaile He sent me vnto one that kept the layle Thus I perambuling poore Iohn Taylor Was giu'n from Mayor to Shriefe from Shriefe to Taylor The Taylor kept an Inae good beds good cheere Where paying nothing I found nothing deere For the vnder Shriefe kind Master Câ—â—â—ill nam'd A man for house-keeping renown'd and fam'd Did cause the Towne of Lancaster afford Me welcome as if I had beene a Lord. And 't is reported that for daily bounty His mate can scarce be found in all that County Th' extremes of mizer or of prodigall He shunnes and liues discreet and riberall His wiues minde and his owne are one so fixt That Argus eyes could see no oddes betwixt And sure the difference if there difference be Is who shall doe most good or he or she Poore folks report that for relieuing them He and his wife are each of them a lem Atth'Inne and at his house two nights I staide And what was to be paid I know he paide If nothing of their kindnesse I had wrote Ingratefull me the world might iustly note Had I declar'd all I did heare and see For a great flatt'rer then I deemd should be Him and his wife and modest daughter Besse With Earth and Heau'ns felicity God blesse Two dayes a man of his at his command Did guide me to the midst of Westmerland And my Conductor with a liberall fist To keepe me moist scarce any Alehouse mist. The fourth of August weary halt and lame We in the darke t' a Towne call'd Sebder came There Master Borrowd my kind honest Host Vpon me did bestow vnasked cost The next day I held on my iourney still Sixe miles vnto a place call'd Carling hill Where Master Edmond Branthwaite doth recide Who made me welcome with my man and guide Our entertainement and our fare was such It might haue satisfied our betters much Yet all too little was his kind heart thought And fiue miles on my way himselfe me brought At Orton he I and my man did dine With Master Corney a good tâ—â—â— Dâ—â—â—â—e And surely Master Branthwait's well beleu'd His firme integrity is much approu'd His good effects doe make him still affected Of God and good men with regard respected He sent his man with me o're Date and Downe Who lodg'd and boorded me at Peereth Towne And such good cheere and bedding there I had That nothing but my weary selfe was bad There a fresh man I know not for whose sake With me a iourney would to Carlile make But from that Citie about two miles wide Good
a Mace Great and well Guilt to do the Towne more grace Are borne before the Maior and Aldermen And on Festiuities or high dayes then Those Magistrates their Scarlet Gownes doe weare And haue sixe Sergeants to attend each yeare Now let men say what Towne in England is That truly can compare it selfe with this For Scituation strength and Gouernment For Charity for Plenty for Content For state And one thing more I there was told Not one Recusant all the Towne doth hold Nor as they say ther 's not a Puritan Or any nose-wise foole Precisian But great and small with one consent and will Obey his Maiesties Iniunctions still They say that once therein two Sisters dwelt Which inwardly the pricke of Conscience felt They came to London hauing wherewithail To buy two Bibles all Canonicall Th' Apocryâ—ha did put them in some doubt And therefore both their bookes were bound without Except those two I ne'r did heare of any At Hull though many places haue too many But as one scabbed sheepe a slocke may marre So there 's one man whose nose did stand a jarre Talk'd very scuruily and look'd ascue Because I in a worthy Towns-mans Pue Was plac'd at Church when God knowes I ne'r thought To sit there I was by the Owner brought This Squire of low degree displeased than Said I at most was but a Water-man And that they such great kindnesse setting forth Made more a' th flesh then e'r the broth was worth Which I confesse but yet I answer make 'T was more then I with manners could forsake He sure is some high-minded Pharisee Or else infected with their heresie And must be set downe in their Catalogues They lou'd the highest seats in Synagogues And so perhaps doth he for ought I know He may be mounted when I sit below But let him not a Water-man despise For from the water he himselfe did rise And windes and water both on him haue smil'd Else The great Marchant he had ne'r bin stil'd His Character I finely will contrue He 's scornefull proud and talking talkatiue A great Ingrosser of strange speech and newes And one that would sit in the highest Pues But bate an Ace he 'l hardly winne the game And if I list I could rake * But I was euer better with forks to scatter then with Rakes to gather therefore I would not haue the Townes-men to mistake chalke for Cheese or Robert for Richard out his name Thanks M r. Maior for my Bacon Gammon Thankes Roger Parker for my small fresh Sammon 'T was ex'lent good and more the truth to tell ye Boyl'd with a fine Plum-Pudding in the belly The sixth of August well accompani'd With best of Townes-men to the waters side There did I take my leaue and to my Ship I with my Drum and Colors quickly skip The one did dub a dub and rumble braue The Ensigne in the aire did play and waue I launc'd supposing all things had bin done Bownce from the â—lock-house quoth a roaring Gun And wauing Hats on both sides with content I cri'd Adiew adiew and thence we went Vp Hâ—mbers â—â—ood that then amaine did swell Windes calme and water quiet as a Well We Row'd to Owse with all our force and might To Cawood where we well were lodg'd all night The morrow when as Phoebus 'gan to smile I forwards set to Yorke eight little mile But two miles short of Yorke I landed than To see that reuerend * At Bishops thorpe where the right reuerend Father in God Toby Mathew Archbishop of Yorke his Grace did make me welcome Metropolitan That watchful Shepheard that with care doth keep Th' infernall Wolfe from Heau'ns supernall Sheepe The painefull Preacher that most free Almes-giuer That though he liue long is too short a liuer That man whose age the poore doe all lament All knowing when his Pilgrimage is spent When Earth to Earth returnes as Natures debter They feare the Prouerbe Sâ—ldome comes the better His Doctrine and example speake his due And what all people sayes must needs be true In duty I most humbly thanke his Grace He at his Table made me haue a place And meat and drinke and gold he gaue me there Whilstâ—l my Crue i' th Hal were fill'd with cheare So hauing din'd from thence we quickly past Through Owse strong Bridge to York faire City â—â—â—â— Our drowning scap'd more danger was ensuing 'T was Size time there and hanging was a brewiâ—â— But had our faults beene ne'r so Capitall We at the Vintners Barre durst answer all Then to the good Lord Maior I went and told What labour and what dangers manifold My fellow and my selfe had past at Seas And if it might his noble Lordship please The Boat that did from London thither swim With vs in duty we would giue to him His Lordship pawsing with a reuerend hum My friend quoth he to morrow morning come In the meane space I 'l of the matter thinke And so he bade me to goe nee'r and drinke I dranke a Cup of Claret and some Beere And sure for ought I know he a There is some â—ddâ—â— betweene keeping and spendâ—â—â— keeps good cheâ—â—â— I gaue his Lordship in red guilded leather A well bound booke of all my Workes together Which he did take b Heere I make a full point for I receiued not a point in â—â—â— change There in the City were some men of note That glâ—dly would giue money for our Boat But all this while good manners bade vs stay To haue my good Lord Maiors yea or nay But after long demurring of the matter c I thought it my duty being we had come a dâ—â—â—rous voyage to offer out Boat to the chiefe Magistrate fâ—â— why should not my Boat be as good a monument as Tâ—â— Câ—â—â— euerlasting ouertrampling land-conquering Shooes thought He well was pleas'd to see her on the water And then my men Row'd halfe an houre or more Whilst he stood viewing her vpon the shore They bore his Lordships Children in her there And many others as she well could beare At which his Honour was exceeding merry Saying it was a pretty nimble Wherry But when my men had taken all this paines Into their eyes they might haue put their gaines Vnto his shop he did d And forgat to say I thanke you good fellowes perambulate And there amongst his Barres of Iron sate I ask'd him if he would our Boat forgoe Or haue her And his Lordship answer'd No. I tooke him at his word and said God buy And gladly with my Boat away went I. I sold the Boat as I suppos'd most meet To honest e â—â—â—â—â—tiall worthy Citizen who hath beene Shrieue of York and â—â—â— keepes the George in Cunny street M r. Kayes in Cunny street He entertain'd me well for which I thanke him And gratefully amongst my friends I 'l ranke him My kind remembrance here I put in paper To worthy M r. Hemsworth there a Draper Amongst the
exprest Which to require my thankfulnesse I 'l show â—nd that I 'l euer pay and euer owe. On Tuesday morning we with maine and might From Portsmouth crost vnto the â—â—e of Wight By Cowes ftout Castle we to â— armouth hasted And still the windes and Seas fierce fury lasted On Wedn'â—day we to Hursts strong Castle crost Most dangerously sowsd turmoyl'd and tost Good harbour there we found and nothing deere I thanke kinde * â—atthew Figge a right good fellow M. Figge the Porter there He shew'd vs there a Castle of defence Most vsefull of a round circumference Of such command that none can passe those Seas Vnsunke or spoyl'd except the Castle please On Thursday we our Boat row'd pull'd and hal'd Vnto a place which is Kâ—y Hauen call'd The winde still blowing and the Sea so high As if the lofty waues would kisse the skie That many times I wish'd with all my hart My selfe my Boat and Crue all in a Cart Or any where to keepe vs safe and dry The weather raged so out ragiously For sure I thinke the memory of man Since windes aâ—d Seas to blow or flow began Cannot remember so stormy weather In such continuance held so long together For ten long weekes e'r that t is manifest The wind had blown at South or west Southwest And rais'd the Seas to shew each others power That all this space caâ—me weather not one hower That whether we did goe by Sunne or Moone At anytime at midnight or at noone If we did launce or if to land we set We still were sure to be halfe sunke and wet Thus toyling of our weary time away That Thursday was our last long look'd for day For hauing past with perill and much paine And plow'd furrow'd o'r the daugerous maine O'r depths and flats and many a ragged Rocke We came to Christ-Church Hau'n at fiue a clocke Thus God in mercy his iust iudgement sparing Gainst our presumption ouer-bold and daring Who made vs see his wonders in the deepe And that his power alone aloft did keepe Our weather-beaten Bonte aboue the waues Each moment gaping to be all our Graues We sinking seap'd then not to vs to Him Be all the Glory for he causd vs sâ—im And for his mercy was so much extended On me whose temptings had so farre offended Let me be made the scorne and scoffe of men If euer I attempt the like agen My loue my duty and my thankfulnesse To Sir George Hastings I must here expresse His deedes to me I must requite in words No other payment poore mens state affords With fruitlesse words I pay him for his cost With thanks to M r. Templeman mine host So leauing Christ-Church and the Hauen there With such good friends as made vs welcome â—â—â— Some serious matter now I must compile And thus from verse to prose I change my stile GOD who of his infinite wisdome made Man of his vnmeasured mercy redeemed him of his boundlesse bounty immense power and eternall eye of watchfull prouidence relieues guards and conserues him It is necessary that euery man seriously consider and ponder these things and in token of obedience and thankfulnesse say with Dauid What shall I render and the man hauing thus searched considerately the Causer of his being then let him againe meditate for * Men should consider why God hath giuen them a being in this life what cause hee hath a being indeed it may be obiected that almost euery thing hath a being as stones haue being trees hearbs and plants haue being and life Beasts fowles and fishes haue being life and sence but to man is giuen a Being life sence and reason and after a mortal an immortal euer-being This coÌ„sideration will make a man know that hee hath little part of himselfe which hee may iustly call his owne his body is Gods he made it his soule is his who bought it his goods are but lent him by him that will one day call him to a reckoning for the well or ill disposing of them so that man hauing nothing but what he hath receiued and receiued nothing but what is to be imployed in the seruice of God and consequently his Prince and Countrey it is plainely to be perceiued that euery man hath * No man is owner of himselfe the least share or portion of himselfe to boast of I haue written this Preamble not onely to enforme such as know not these things already but also to such whose knowledge is as it were falne into a dead sleepe who doe liue as though there were no other being then here and that their life and being was ordayned onely of themselues neither God Prince or Countrey hauing no share or portion of them or of what they call theirs But oh you Inhabitants of Salisbury I hope there are â—â—â— such crawling Cankerwormes or Commâ—â— wealth Caterpillers amongst you Nay I â—â—â— assured of the contrary that there are maâ—â—â— who with religious piety open hands â—â—â— relenting hearts doe acknowledge that yoâ—â— goods are but lent in trust vnto you and â—â—â— patiently beare the ouer-burthensome â—â—â—uing of many hundreds of poore wretâ—â—â— which were it not for your charity woâ—â—â— perish in your streets This being entred into my consideration that your City is so * Here is an honest course set downe for the inrichingâ—â— your rich and the relieuing of your poore much ouercharged â—â—â— poore as hauing in three Parishes neere â—â—â— besides decayed men a great many and â—â—â— those few which are of the wealthier sort â—â—â— continually onerpressed with sustaining â—â— wants of the needy the City being as it â—â—â— at the last gaspe the poore being like Phâ—â—ohs leane Kine euen ready to eat vp the â—â—â— ones I haue made bold to write this Trâ—â—tise ensuing both to entreat a constant perâ—uerance in those who haue begun to doe goâ—â— workes and an encouragement or animaâ—â—â— of all others who as yet seeme slow in theâ—â— good proceedings And if any thing heâ—â— written by me be either impertinent exâ—â—uagant rude harsh or ouer-bold I humbâ—â— entreat you to impute it rather to my want â—â—â— iudgement learning and capacity then to â—ny presumption or want of loue and duty â—â—â— the City cause which is hereafter handled It is sufficiently knowne that my intent and purpose at this time was not to make any profit to my selfe ' vpon any aduenture as it is deemed by many by my passage from London â—â— Salisbury with a Wherry but I was entread by a * His â—â—â—â— Gregory Bastable and his ordinary place where he â—â—â— or attends his labour is at the Temple and there also â—â—â— Thomas Estman another Wiltshire man which wiâ—â—â—â— Waterman which was born in Salisbury that I would beare him company for the discouery of the sands flats depths shoales Mils and Weares which are impediments and ' lets whereby the Riuer is not Nauigable from Christ-Church or the Sea to Salisbury Which after many dangerous gusts
Comick straine In Tragedy or any other vaine In nipping Satyrs or in Epigrams In Odes in Elegies or Anagrams In eare-bewitching rare Hexameters Or in Iämbicke or Pentameters I know these like a Sculler not a Scholler And therefore Poet pray asswage your choller If as a theese in writing you enuy me Before you iudge me doe your worst and try me TO THE MIRROR OF TIME THE MOST REFVLGENT SPLENDIDIO VS REFLECTING COVRT Animal Don Archibald Armstrong Great M. Comptroller Commander and Countermander of mirth alacrity sport and ridiculous confabulations in this Septentrionall â—â—â— Westerne Monarchie of Magna Britania Your poore and daily Orator IOHN TAYLOR wisheth increase of your wisdome in your owne person and that your eminence and spirit may be infused into the bosoms of most mens heires that esteeme more of Wealth then of Wisdome RIght worthy worthlesse Patron the dayes and times being such wherein wit goes a wooll-gathering in a thredbare Iacket and folly is well reputed amongst those that seeme wise I considering this hauing but little wit in a mad humour bade farewell it and neuer so much as asked the question Wit whither wilt thou Being certainly perswaded that playing the foole will repaire the â—â—reaches which my vnhappy wit hath made in the Bulwarke of my reputation as it hath done to many others wherefore good sir with reuerence I hearing that so great a member in your esteemed quality as M. Thomas Coriat of Odcomb was drowned in his passage towards Constantinople and knowing that many good and worthy writers haue graced his liuing trauels So I haue made bold vnder your great Patronage to write his tragicall supposed Death-song or Funerall Eâ—legie not knowing any man of that worthy worth besides your selfe to whom I might dedicate these sad Epicediums Thus not doubting of your acceptance and protection I commit my selfe and my labors to your wonderfull wisdomes cenâ—ure alwaies hauing a poore Muse to trauell in your seruice Iohn Taylor TO THE GENTLEMEN READERS THAT vnderstand A.B. from a Battledore No Sooner newes of Coriats death was com But with the same my Muse was strookeÌ„ dom â— whilst he liued he was my Muses subiect Her onely life and sense sole pleasing obiect OdeoÌ„bian Graecian Latin Great ThomAsse He being dead what life hath she alasse â— yet I hope his death was false Report Or else 't was rumord to beget some sport To try how his deare friends would take his death And what rare Epicediums they would make T' accompany his all-lamented Herse In hobling iobling rumbling tumbling verse Some smooth some harsh some shorter some long As sweet Melodious as Madge Howlets song But when I saw that no man tooke in hand To make the world his worth to vnderstand Then vp I bussled from Obliuions den And of a Ganders quill I made a pen With which I wrote this following worke of woe Not caring much if he be dead or noâ— For whilst his body did containe a life The rarest wits were at continuall strife Who should exceed each other in his glory But none but I haue writ His Tragick story If he be dead then farewell he if not At his returne his thankes shall be thy lot Meane time my Muse doth like an humble Pleaâ—â— Intreat acceptance of the gentle Reader Remaining yours euer IOHN TAYLOR A SAD IOYFVLL LAMENTABLE DELIGHTFVLL MERRY-GO-SORRY ELEGY OR FVNERALL POEM VPON the supposed death of the famous Cosmographicall Surueior and Historiographicall Relator M r THOMAS CORIAT of Odcomb O For a rope of Onions from Saint Omers And for the muse of golden tongued Homers That I might write and weepe and weep and write Odcombian Coriats timelesse last good-night O were my wit inspir'd with Scoggins vaine Or that Will Summers ghost had seaz'd my braine Or Tarlton Lanum Singer Kempe and Pope Or she that danc'r and umbled on the rope Or Tilting Archy that so brauely ran Against Don Phebâ—â— knight that wordy man O all you crue in side pi'd coloured garments Assist me to the height of your preferments And with your wits and spirits inspire my pateful That I in Coriats praise be not ingratefull If euer age lamented losse of folly If euer man had cause of Melancholly Then now 's the time to waile his ruthlesse wracke And weepe in teares of Clares and of Sack ANd now according to my weake inuention His wondrous worthles worthines I 'l mention Yet to describe him as he is or was The wit of Men or monsters would surpasse His head was a large poudring tub of phrases WheÌ„ce men would pick delites as boys pick daises O head no head but blockhouse of fierce wars Where wit and earning were at daily lars Who should possesse the Mansion of his pate But at the last to end this great debate Admired learning tooke his heads possession And turnd his wit a wandring in progression But Miny on Muse hold whither wilt thou goe Thinkst thou his rare anatomy to shew None borne a Christian Turke nor yet in Tartary Can write each veyne each sinew and each artery His eyes and eares like Broakers by extortion Ingrost strange forraine manners and proportion But what his eyes and eares did see or heare His tongue or pen discharg'd the reckoning cleare That sure I thinke he well could proue by law He vttered more then e'r he heard or saw His tongue and hands haue truly paid their score And freely spent what they receiu'd and more But lord to see how farre o'r-shot am I To wade thus deepe in his Anatomy What now he is I 'l lightly ouerpasse I 'l onely write in part but what he was That as Grim Death our pleasures thus hath crost T is good because he 's gon to know what 's lost HEe was the Imp whilst he on earth suruiu'd From whom this west-worlds pastimes were deriu'd He was in City Country field Court The Well of dry braind lests and Pump of sport He was the treasure-house of wrinckled laughter Where melancholly moods are put to slaughter And in a word he was a man 'mongst many That neuer yet was paralleld by any Who now like him in spite of wind and weather Will weare one shiftlesse shirt 5. months together Who now to doe his natiue country grace Will for a Trophee execute his case Who now will take the height of euery Gallowes Or who 'l describe the signe of euery Alchouâ—e Whether his Host were bigge or short or tall And whether he did knock e'r he did call The colour of his Host and Hostesse haire What he bought cheap what he paid for deare For Veale or Mutton what he paid a ioynt Where he sate down and where he loos'd a poynt Each Tower each Turret and each lofty steeple Who now like him wil tel the vulgar people Who now will set a worke so many writers As he hath done in spite of his back-biters With Panegericks Anagrams Acrosticks â—emblazon him the chiefe among fantasticks â—las not one not one
of Maiâ—â—â— and Nobility as we doe I write not to disparrage any nor with boasting to puffe vp our selues none comes neerer except the Barber and long and often may he come or the Physicion and Chirurgion which God grant they may bee euer needlesse but a Water-man many times hath his Soueraigne by the hand to stay him in and out the Barge where there is not aboue halfe an inch betwixt life death the Barge being then the royal Court being but a dore betwixt the King them they are at that time Gentlemen of the priuy Chamber or Yeomen of the Gard at least And thus much I am bold to insert for my selfe and many more of my company that I know that we neuer exacted mony wrongfully or contended with any of the Kings Leidge people for more then they themselues would giue with any reason or gaue any one abusiue or vnreuerend speeches if they would not go with vs for we know that men are free to buy their cloath at what Drapers they please or their stuffes at which Mercers they will what Taylor they list make their garments and what Cooke they lâ—ke may dresse their meat and so forth of all fâ—â—â—â—ions euery man is free to make his choyâ—e and so amongst Watermen men may take whom they please because they are sâ—ound to none he that goes with me shall haue my labor and I am in hope to haue his moneyâ— he that will not goâ— with me goes with another and I haue the more ease the while he doth me no wrong in not going with me I will do â—â—â—â— iniury for going from â—â—â— this is my resolution and a number more of my Company and those that are otherwise minded â—â—â— all my heart that God will be pleased to â—â—â— them or else that the Hangman may haue authority to end them But to returne to the purpose from which I haue too long digrest The Players are men that I generally loue and wish well vnto and to their quality and I doe not know any of them but are my friends and wish as much to me and howsoeuer the matter falls out whether they play or not play I thanke God I am able to liue as well as another either with them or without them But my loue is such vnto them that whereas they do play but once a day I could bee content they should play twice or thrice a day so it were not in such places as doth vndoe so many thousands of poore people for as it is it were much better for vs that they plaid no where And seeing so triuiall a cause as this would be scarâ—e incommodious to any and more commodious to vs then the foure Tearmes in the yeere seeing our necessities so great and our reliefe harmelesse to any seeing the vse of vs expedient if occasions serue abroad or at home and our vnablenesse to set our selues to sea by reason of ouâ— want our hope is that wee shall bee as much â—eckoned of as horses for horses haue meat drink and lodging though they be but seldome ridden and many of them haue a warme footcloth when thousand of seruiceable men are like to famish and starâ—â— through want and nakednesse As concerning our endeauours to â—â—moue the shelues and sands in the Thames whicâ— are a great â—â—noyance to the Riuer and huâ—â—â— full to the City As his Maiesty hath comâ—manded and the Right Honourable the Loâ—â— Maior the rest of his worshipfull brethreâ— shall direct we shall with all willingnesse doâ— our duties we doubt not both to the King Maiesties contentment the good of the City and the good report of our selues Thus becuase the truth shewes best being naked I haue plainely set downe how farre proceeded in my suite how it was broken ofâ— what thankes I haue for my paines The necessity of the cause that made mee goe abouâ—â—â—â— it The abuses I had because it tooke no effect which is the chiefe cause why I wrote thiâ— Pamphlet to iustifie my selfe At these thing I hope the Iudicious Vnderstander will iudge accordingly alwaies esteeming mee a Loyal ouer of my Countrey and my Company FINIS Wit and Mirth CHARGEABLY COLLECTED OVT OF TAVERNS ORDINARIES Innes Bowling Greenes and Allyes Alehouses Tobacco Shops Highwayes and Water passages Made vpâ— and â—â—â—â—â— Clinohes â—ulls Quirkes Yerkes â—…garbled at the requâ—â— of old â—â—â—n GAâ—â—â—â— Ghâ—â— DEDICATED To the truely Loyall harted learned well-accomplished Gentleman Mâ—â—ter â—â—â— SIR BEing enioyned by the Ghost or â—â—â— beloued to collect gleant or gather a bundle or trusse of Mirth and for his â—â—â— bestrow the stage of the melancholly world with it and withall to present it to somâ— â—â— generous spirit who was old Iohns friend I thought upon many to whom I might haue â—â—â— my Dedication who were both Royall Honourable Worshipfull and all well-affected toâ—â—rds him As to mention one for all that Iewell of the world and richest Iem of her sex that Magazine of the two inestimable Iewels Patience and Fortitude to that illustrious â—â—relesse Princesse I might haue recommended it to whose seruice and for whose happinesse his life and best endeauours with his prayers and implorations at his death were vnfainealy â—â—â—â—rated But my manners conceiuing the subiect of this Booke of altogether to triuiall a â—â—â— to be sheltred vnder the shadow of the wings of transcendent and admired Maiestie â—â—â— so many steps downe the staires with my inuention where by good fortune I met with â—â—â— whom I knew did loue that old honest mirrour of mirth deceased and whom the world â—â—â—ter knows are a true deunted friend to honest harmelesse mirth and laudable recreation â—â—â—herefore entreat you that when your more serious affaires will permit you would beâ—â—â—â—â— the looking vpon these my poore and beggarly wardrobe of witty Iests whom I dare not â—â—â— Apothegmes And because I had many of them by relation and heare-say I am in doubt that some of them â—â—â— be in print in some other Authors which I doe assure you is more then I doe know which â—â—â—â— be so I pray you but to conniue or tollerate and let the Authors make twice as bold with â—â— at any time Thus wishing euery one to mend one whereby the rent and torne garments of Thred-bare â—â—â— may be well and merrily patched and repaired crauing your pardon with my best wishes â—â—â—aine Yours euer in the best of my best studies hereof IOHN TAYLOR IOHN GARRETS GHOST â—He doores and windowes of the Heauens were barr'd And Nights blacke Curtaine like an Eâ—on Robe From Earth did all Celestiall light discard And in sad darknesse clad the ample Globe Dead midnight came the Cats ' gan catterwaule The time when Ghosts and Goblings walke about â—â—â— Owles shrick dismall Dogs doe bawle Whileâ— conscience cleare securely sleeps it out At such a time I sleeping in my bed A â—â—â—â— strange appear'd vnto my â—ight â—â—â—zement all my senses ouer spread And fill'd me full with terrour and
perhaps you shall haue an Irish footman with a â—acket eudgeld down the shoulders and skirs with yellow or orenge tâ—wny Lace may â—â—â—t from London 3. or 4. score miles to one of there decayed Mansions when the simâ—ring scornfull Passe the supposed â—â—â— of the house with a mischiefe who is indeed a kinde of creature retired for a while into the Countrey to escape the whip in the City â—hee demands out of the window scarce ready and dressing herselfe in a glasse at noone Fellow what is thine Errand hast thou letters to me And if it be about dinner a man may sooner blow vp the gates of Bergen â—p Zome with a Charme then get entrance within the bounds of their Barr'd Bolted and Barracadoed Wicket About two of Clocke it may bee walking an house or twaine Sir Sellaâ—â— comes downe vntrust with a Pipe of Tobacco in his fist to know your businesse hauing first peeped thorow a broken pane of Glasse to see whether you come to demand any money or old debt or not when after a few hollow dry complements without drinke he turnes you out at the gate his worshippe returning to his Stoue What Townes are laide waste what fields lye vntilled what goodly houses are turn'd to the habitations of Howlets Daives and Hobgâ—â— what numbers of poore are increased yea examine this last yeere but the Register books or buriaâ—â— of our gred â—est Townes and Pariâ—â—â— of the land as Winondham in Norfolke Wâ—â— Chappell neere Evâ—don and many other and see how many haue beene buried weekely that haue meerely perished for want of breaâ— whâ—â—â— Pride and Luxury dam vp our streetesâ— Barracado our high waies and are ready euen to driue ouer their Graues whom their vnmercifull Pride hath famiâ—hed Whence come Leather to be so deare but by reason or as I should say against reason â—â—â— the multitude of Coaches and Corâ—oâ—â—â— who consume and take vp the best Hides â—â—â— can be gotten in our Kingdome â—â—â— that I cannot buy a paire of Boots for my â—â—â— vnder an Angell nor my Wife a paâ—â—â— of Shooes though her foote be vnder the â—â—â— vnder eight roates of three â—â—â— by which meanes many honest shooâ—â—â— are either vndone or vndoing and â—â—â— numbers of poore Christians are enforced â—â— got â—are footed in the cold Winters till â—â—â— very beâ—â—mmeâ—nesse some their toâ—â— â—â—â—â—â—â— their feeâ—â—â—â—â—â— rotted off to the â—â—â— lesse increases of crooked Cripples â—â—â— woodden â—â—â— beggers of which sort of â—â—â—â—â—â— wretches euery streâ—â—â—â— pleâ—â—ifully stored with to the scorne of other â—â—â—ions and the shame and obloquy of our â—â—ne The Saddlers being an ancient a worthy and a vsefull Company they haue almost ouerthrowne the whole Trade to the vndoing of â—â—ny honest families For whereas within our memories our Nobility and Gentry would â—ideâ— well mounted and sometimes walke on â—â—â— gallantly attended with three or foureâ—â—ore braue fellowes in blue coates which was a glory to our Nation and gaue more â—â—â—â— to the beholders then forty of your Leather tumbrels Then men preseru'd their bodies strong and able by walking riding and other manly exercises Then Saddleâ—s were a good Trade and the name of a Coach was Heathen Greek Who euer saw but vpon â—â—traordinary occasions Sir Philip Sidney Sir â—â—â—is Drake Sir Iohn Norris Sir William â—â—â— Sir Roger Williams or whom I should â—â—â—e nam'd first the famous Lord Gray and â—â—â—â—â—â—ghby with the renowned George Earle of Camberland or Robert Earle of Essex These soâ—â—es of Mars who in their times were the glorious Brooches of our Nation and admirable terrour to our Enemies these I say did â—â—â—e small vses of Coaches and there were â—â—o mayne reasons for it the one was that there were but few Coaches in most of their â—â—nesâ— and the second reason is they were â—â—lly foes to all sloth and effeminacy The â—â—â— was Sir Francis Vere with thousands others but what should I talke further This is the tarrling rowling rumbling age and The VVorld runs on VVheeles The hackney-men who were wont to haue furnished Trauellers â—â— all places with fitting and seruiceable horses for any iourney by the multitude of Coaâ—â—â—â—â—â— vndone by the dozens and the whole Common-wealth most abominably iaded â—â—in many places a man had as good to ride vpon a woodden post as to poast it vpoÌ„ one of â—â—â— hunger-staru'd hirelings which enormiâ—â—â— can be imputed to nothing but the Coaâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—sion is the Hackneymans confusion Nor haue we poore Water-men the least â—â—â— to complaine against this infernall swarm of Trade-spillers who like the Grashoppers or Caterpiller 's of Egypt haue so ouerrun the land that we can get no liuing vpon the water for I dare truely affirme that euery day in any Tearme especially if the Court be at VVhitchall they do rob vs of our liuings and carry Fiue hundred sixty fares daily from vs which numbers of passengers were wont to supply our necessities and enable vs sufficiently with meanes to doe our Prince and Countrey seruice and all the whole fry of our famous whores whose ancient Lodgings were neere S. Katherines the Bankeside Laâ—nbethMarsh Westminster VVhite Fryers Coleharbor or any other place neer the Thames who were wont after they had any good Trading or reasonable commings in to take a Boate and aire themselues vpon the water yea and by your leaue be very liberall too I say as a Mercer said once A whores mony is as good as a Ladies and a bawdes as currant as a Midwiues Tush those times are past and our Hackney Coaches haue hurried al our hackney customers quite out of our â—each toward the North parts of the City where they are daily practised in the Coach that by often iolting they may the better endure the Cart vpon any occasion and indeed many times a hired Coachman with a basket-hilted blade hang'd or executed about his shoulders in a belt with a cloake of some pide colour with two or three change of Laces about may manne a brace or a Leash of these curuetting Cockatrices to their places of recreation and so saue them the charge of maintaining as Sir Pandarus or an Apple-squire which seruice indeed to speake the truth a Waterman is altogether vnfit for the worst is most of them are such Loggerheads that they either will not learne but as I thinke would scorne to bee taught so that if the Sculler had not been paid when he was paid it is to be doubted that he should neuer haue bâ—â—paidâ— for the coachman hath gotteÌ„ all the custom from the Scullers paymistris This is one apparant reason why all the whores haue forsaken vs and spend their cash so free frequent vpon those ingenious well-practiz'd seruiceable hired coachmen but a Pox take em all whither doe my wits run after whores and knaues I pray you but note the streetes and the chambers or lodgings in Fleetstreet or the Strand how they are pestered with them especially after a Mask or a Play at the Court where
at my returne which now I haue performed not out of any malice but because I would be as good as my word with him Thus crauing you to reade if you like and like as you lift I leaue you a Booke much like a pratling Gossip full of many words to small purpose Yours as you are mine IOHN TAYLOR TAYLORS TRAVELS From the Cittie of LONDON in England to the Cittie of PRAGVE in Bohemia WITH The manner of his abode there three Weekes his Obseruations there and his returne from thence AS ALSO How hee past 600. Miles downe the Riuer of Elue through Bohemia Saxonie Anhalt the Byshopricke of Magdenburg Brandenburg Hamburgh and so to England With many Relations worthy of note I Came from Bohem yet no newes I bring Of busines 'twixt the Keysar and the King My Muse dares not ascend the lofty staires Of state or write of Princes great affaires And as for newes of battels or of War Were England from Bohemia thrice as far Yet we doe know or seeme to know more heere This was is or will be euer knowne there At Ordinaries and at Barbar-shops There tidings vented are as thicks as hops Hyu many thousand such a day were slaine What men of more were in the battle ta'us When where and how the bloody fight begun And â—â—â— such scences and such Townes were won How so and so the Armies brauely met And which side glorious victorie did get The moneth the weeks the day the very hours And â—â—â— they did oppose each others powre These things in England prating fooles dee chatter When all Bohemia knowes of no such matter For all this Summer that is gone and past Vntill the first day of October last The armies neuer did together meet Nor scorce their eye-sight did each other greet The fault is neither in the foot or horse Of the right valiant braue Bohemian force From place to place they daily seeke the foe They march and remarch watch ward ride run goe And grieuing so to waste the time away Thirst for the hazard of a glorious day But still the Enemy doth play boe peepe And thinkes it best in a whole skin to sleepe For neither martiall policie or might Or any meanes can draw the foe to fight And now and then they conquer speele and pillage Some for thatcht houses or some pelting Village And to their trenches run away againe Where they like Foxes in their holes remaine Thinking by lingring out the warres in length To weaken and decay the Beamish strength This is the newes which now I meane to books He that will needs haue more must needs goe looke Thus leauing warres and matters of high state To those that dare and knowes how to relate I 'le onely write how I past heere and there And what I haue obserued euery where I 'le truely write what I haue heard and eyed And those that will not so be satisfied I as I meet them will some tales deuise And fill their eares by word of mouth with lies THe Mouth that beares a mighty Emp'rers name Augustus bight I passed downe the streame Friday the fourth just sixteene hundred twenty Full Moone the signe in Pisees that time went I The next day being Saturday a day Which all Great Brittaine well remember way When all with thankes doe annually combine Vntoth ' Almighty maiesty diuine Because that day in a most happy season Our Soueraigne was preseru'd from Gouties treason Therefore to Churches people doe repaire And offer sacrifice of praise and prayer With Bels and beâ—fires euery towne addressing And to our gracious King their loues expressing On that day when in euery nooke and angle Faâ—gets and banins smoak'd and bels did â—angle Onely at Graues end why I cannot tell There was no sparke of fire or sound of bell Their â—eepls like an instrument unstrung Seem'd as I wish all scolds without a tongue Their bonfires colder then the greatest frost Or chiller then their charities almost Which I perceiuing said I much did muse That Graues-end did forget the thankefull vse Which all the townes in England did obserue And cause I did the King of Britaine serue I and my fellow forour Masters sake Would neere the water side abâ—fire make With that a Scotchman Tompson by his name Bestowed foure forgets to encrease the flame At which to kindle all a Graues-end Baker Bestowed his bauiâ—e and was our partaker We eighteene feete from any house retir'd Where we a Iury of good Faggots fir'd But e're the flames or scarce the smoake began There came the fearefull shadow of a man The Ghost or Image of a Constable Whose franticke actions downeright dance-stable Arm'd out of France and Spaine with Bacchus bounty Of which there 's plenty in the Kentish County His addle coxcombs with tobacco puff'd His guts with â—â—â— full bumbasted and stuff'd And though halfe blind yet in a looking glasse He could perceiue the figure of an Asse And as his slauering chaps non since did flutter His breath like to a jakes a â—â—â— did vtter His legs indenting scarcely could beare vp His drunken trunke o'er charg'd with many a cup This riff raff rubbish that could hardly stand Hauing a staffe of office in his hand Came to vs as our fire began to smother Throwing some faggots one way some another And in the Kings name did first breake the peace Commanding that our banfire should succease The Scotchman angry as this rudenesse done The scatlered faggots be againe layd on Which made the â—â—my Constable goe to him And punch him on the brest and outrage doe him At which a cuffe or twaine were giuen or lent About the eares which neither did content But then to be are bow fearefull be asse braid With what a hideous noyse be howld for ayde That all the â—â—â— in Graues-end in one houre Turn'd either good bad strong small sweet or soure And then a kenuell of incarnate currs Hang'd on poore Thompson no like so many burrs Haling him vp the dirty streets all foule Like Diuels pulling a condemned foule The Iaylor like the grand den'â— gladly sees And with an itching hope of â—â—â—s and fees Thinking the Constable and his sweet selfe Might drinke and quaffe with that ill gotten pelfe For why such beunds as these may if they will Vnder the shew of good turne good to ill And with authority the peace first breake With Lordly domineering â—â—â— the weake Committing oft they care not whom or why So they may exercise themselues thereby And with the Iaylor share both fee and fine Drowning their damned gaine in smoaks and wine Thus hiredings Constables and Iaylors may Abuse the Kings liege people night and day I say they may I say not they doe so And they know best of they doe so or no They hal'd poore Thompson all along the street Tearing him that the ground scarce touch'd his feet Which be perceiuing did request them cease Their rudenesse vowing he would goe in peace He would with quietnesse
I did take And whil'st I liue I le keepe them for his sake Long may his Grace liue to be styl'd a man And then I le steale his bootes too if I can The shooes were vpright shooes and so was he That more them from all harme vpright and free He vs'd them for their vse and not for pride He neuer wrong'd them or e're trode aside Lambskin they were as white as Innocence True patternes for the foot steps of a Prince And time will come as I doe hope in God He that in childhood with these shooes was shod Shall with his manly feet once trample downe All Antichristian foes to his renowne The Citty of Prague hath in it by reason of the wars thrice the number of its owne Inhabitants and yet for all that victuals is in such great plenty that sixe men cannot eate three halfe penny worth of bread and I did buy in the Market a fat Goose well roast for the valew of 9. pence English and I and my brother haue dined there at a Cookes with good roasted meat bread beere so that we haue beene satisfied and left for the vaâ— of fiue pence a good Turky there may bee bought for two shillings and for fresh fish I neuer saw such store for in one market day I haue knowne in Prague 2000. Carps besides other fishes which Carps in London are fiue shillings a piece there they were for 8. pence or 10 pence at the most so that one of their fresh fish markets here were worth at the least 5. or 600. pounds and as for all other manner of wilde fowle they are there in fatiety besides their fruites are in such aboundance that I bought a basket of Grapes of the quantity of halle a pecke for a penny and farthing and a hatfull of faire Peaches for as much pickled cowcombers I haue bought a pecke for three pence and muskmellions there hath beene cast fiue or sixe caâ—â— load of them in one day to their hogs As concerning the dyet that is in the Kings Armies I could neuer yet heare any man complaine of want but that it is more plentifull then in the Citty the greatest scarcitie hath beene to some sick souldiers who being not able to march with the Leaguers by reason of their weaknesse they haue beene left amongst the Boores or Husbandmen in the next villages where their Languages not vnderstood their succor hath bin but small but for all this in the Campe hath euer bin a continuall cheapenes of all things the King most duely paying his Souldiers at the end of euery month hauing in his great Leaguer vnder the conduct of the Princes of Hollock and Anhalt of foot and horse 43000. and at the least of carts and waggons to carry prouision and baggage for the Army to the number of 18000. In his little Leaguer vnder the leading of Count Mansfelt there are of Foot and Horse 7000 besides Carts and Waggons for carriage and yet for these great numbers of men and beasts there is food in all aboundance In the Campe with Graue Mansfelt is the Brittaine Regiment vnder the Col. Sir Andrew Gray Knight and in Prague I met with many worthy Gentlemen and Souldiers which were there sicke as the worthy Captaine Bushell Lieutenant Grimes Lieutenant Langworth Ancient Galbreath Ancient Vandenbrooke Master Whitney Master Blundell and others all which did most courteously entertaine me vnto whom I must euer rest thankfull and they do affirme that now it hath it pleased God to grant their Souldiers recouerie that they doe hope euery Britaine Souldier doth retaine more good spirit then three enemies of what nation soeuer Thus hauing shewed part of the best things in Bohemia the Court and City of Prague it shall not bee amisse if I relate a little merrily of some things there tolerable some intolerable some naught and some worse then naught for as euery Rose hath a prickle and euery Bee a sting so no earthly Kingdome hath such perfection of goodnesse but it may bee iustly taxed with imperfections PRague is a famous ancient Kingly seate In scituation and in state compleate Rich in aboundance of the earths best treasure Proud and high minded beyond bounds or measure In Architecture stately in Attire Beizonians Pleâ—beians doe aspire To be apparell'd with the stately port Of Worship Honour or the Royall Court Their Coaches and Caroches are so rise They doe attend on euery trades-mans wife Whose Husbands are but in a meane regard And get their liuing by the Ell or Yard How euer their Estates may bee defended Their wiues like demy Ladies are attended I there a Chimney-sweepers wife haue seene Habilimented like the Diamond Queene Most gaudy garish as a fine Maid-marrian With breath as sweet as any suger carrion With sattin cloak lin'd through with budg or sable Or cunny furre or what her purse is able With veluet hood with tiffanies and purles Rebatees frizlings and with powdred curles And lest her hue or sent should be attainted She 's antidoted well perfum'd and painted She 's fur'd she 's fring'd she 's lac'd and at her wast She 's with a massie chaine of siluer brac'd She 's yallow staach'd and ruff'd and cuff'd and muff'd She 's ring'd she 's braceleted she 's richly tuff'd Her petticote good silke as can be bought Her smock about the tale lac'd round and wrought Her gadding legges are finely Spanish booted The whilst her husband like d a slaue all sooted Lookes like A Courtier to infernall Pluto And knowes himselfe to be a base cornuto Then since a man that liues by Chimney sweepe His wife so gaudy richly clad doth keepe Thinke then but how a Merchants wife may go Or how a Burgamasters wife doth show There by a kinde of topsieturuy vse The women weare the bootes the men the shooes I know not if's be profit or else pride But sure th' are oft'ner ridden then they ride These females seeme to be most valiant there Their painting shewes they doe no colours scare Most Art-like plastring Natures imperfections With sublimated white and red complexions So much for Pride I haue obserued there Their other faults are almost euery where Thus hauing staid in Prague almost 3 weekes I returned from thence homeward on Tuesday the 26. of September hauing in my company a widow and foure small children whose Husband beeing an Englishman and the Kings Brewer for Beere deceased and was buried there in Prague whilst I was there the good desolate woman hauing receiued reward after seuen yeares Seruice there and at Heidelbergh beeing desirous to returne to her Country England came with vs with my brother and my fellow Tilbery We tooke two Coaches at the Castle of Prague and in a day and halfe we were carried 7. Dutch miles to a Towne in Bohemia standing on the riuer of Elue called Leutmeritz at w ch towne we all layd our moneyes together and bought a boat of 48. foot in length and not 3. foote in bredth and because
of LONDON for the same his happie Arriuall And the Relation of such Townes as are scituate in the wayes to take post-horse at from the Citie of London to Douer and from Callice through all France and Spaine to Madrid to the Spanish-Court AFter great Britaine ouerwhelmed with doubts hopes feares and most carefull louing and dutifull Iealousie had dolourously drooped and mounted in a robe of melancholy 8 monethlong for the absence our hopefull vnparaleld illustrious Prince Charles each minute of whole vnexpected and vnthought of Iourney from hence seeming a tedious torture to millions of louing and wel-wishing hearts whose happy and wel-comes home doth like the radiant Sun expell all the dismall and moody clouds of griefe and melancholy to the vniuersall joy of his Royall Father and all his loyall Subiects hauing passed so long and tedious a Iourney so much change of ayre and varieties of dyet preserued by the Almighties especiall prouidence from all dangers and casualties that might any way impeach his Highnesse health or preiudice is Princely person in any of his affaires After his Highnesse stay from the 7. of March with his Catholike Maiestie at his Court at Madrid with the great and magnificent Entertainments Feastings Maskings Banquetings Huntings Hawkings and diures other royall pleasant laudable costly sumptuous and manly disports and exercises wherewith the King the Queene the faire vertuous and louely Lady Maria the highborne Infanta his highnesse hauing all the content and welcome which so potent a Monarch could any way expresse or our gracious Prince expect Then to ease our common griefe to reuiue our halfe dead hopes it pleased his grace to take his leaue of Madrid passingby easie Iournies on his way accoÌ„panied some partby the King after whose departure from his Highnesse was attended by certaine of the Graundes of Spaine so that in 13. or 14. dayes space his Highnesse came in perfect health to the Portof Saint Anderas in the Prouince of Biscay where when our English Fleet had knowledge of his long look'd for and welcome comming then did the hearts of euery man leap within him for ioy their eyes ouerflowed with teares of louing and dutifull affection their voices shooted with acclamations The great Ordnance thundered and filled the earth skyes with loud reioycings the trumpets clangor pierced the welkin the beaten drums ratled tryumphantly all manner of Instruments sounded melodiously and to better and sweeten all the rest his Highnesse most graciously accepted their loues mutually and thankefully But blustring Boreas with his brother Eurus the North and East winde blew most stifly and churlishly detained our joy and happinesse from vs here in Britaine So that neuer any louing mother desired with more longing to see her hopefull Sonne whose long absence had fild her with griefe then all the honest Inhabitants of this Kingdome did hunger and thirst to see or heare from their most hopeful and beloued Prince With what greedy desire did many thousands as it were nayle their eye sights dayly vpon Fanes Weather-cocks the smoke of Chimneyes and the Racking of the Cloudes and for fifteene long dayes and nights the thwartouer and crosse North and Easterly Winde blew vs nothing but lengthening of our Sorrowes and delaying of our comforts vntill at last on Friday the third of October last it pleased the great Archmaster of windes and Seas to tutne the breath of Eolus the way we most heartily prayed for So that his Highnesse speedily taking aduantage of this most happy and prosperous Gale Anchors were soone weighed Sailes suddainely displayed and by the prouidence of the Almighty and the diligent industry of the skilfull Nauigators and Martiners his Highnesse most safely Landed at Portsmouth in Hampshire on Sunday the fifth of October betwixt the houres of three and foure in the afternoone where he tooke Coach and came that night and Lodged neere Guilford in Surrey 25. miles from London at the house of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Anuan's The happy newes of his Highnesse most welcome arivall was brought to London on Monday being the sixth of October and shortly after the same morning hee came in person himselfe taking Barge at Lambeth with the Duke of Buckingham followed by the Archbyshop of Canterbury and diuers other whence he past to Yorkehouse betwixt eight and nine of the clocke where hee hauing taken some repast hee tooke Coach againe to goe towards his Royall Father to reioyce his heart with his Princely presence The ioyfull newes of his happy returne filled the whole Kingdome with excessiue ioy first his most royall Father had a chiefe share in the comfort Secondly many of his good Seruants who were almost with griefe for his long absence like so many bodies without life but now they are all relieued by his welcome presence with the spirits of mirth and alacrity But the City of London in expression of their louing duties haue spared for no cost eyther generall or particular THe Bels proclaim'd aloud in euery Steeple The ioyfull acclamations of the people The Ordnance thundred with so high a straine As if great Mars they meant to entertaine The Bonfires blazing infinite almost Gaue such a heat as if the world did roast True mirth and gladnesse was in euery face And healths ran brauely round in euery place That sure I thinke this sixt day of October Ten thousand men will goe to bed scarce c. This was a day all dedicate to Mirth As 't were our Royall CHARLES his second birth And this day is a Iewell well return'd For whom this Kingdome yesterday so mourn'd God length his dayes who is the cause of this And make vs thankfull for so great a blisse The whole day being spent thus in mirth triumphs and thanksgiuing wherein the people of all degrees from the highest to the lowest both rich and poore in London Westminster and the Suburbs to their powers exprest their loues that not so much but the foure Elements Fire Water Ayre and Earth seemed to applaud the celebration of this happy and welcome day for the Heauens most aboundantly powred downe a shower of raine of nine houres continuance which the dry and thirsty earth dranke most greeddy or as I may say most louingly to the health of so joyfull and auspicious a solemnitie The fire or fires in all places Streets Lanes Courts and Corners despight the Raine or enuying that it should quench the flaming ardency of its tranâ—â—â—â—dent Loue ascended vpwards in shew of thankefulnesse and the vast empty and subtle Ayre was filled with the shours and acclamations of people with the reioycing noyles of Instruments Ordnance Muskets Bels Drums and Trumpets And further I heard it credibly reported that there was one Bonefire made at the Guildhall in London which cost one hundred pounds belike it was some Logwood which was prohibited and vnlawfull to bee vsed by Dyers and being forfeited was ordained to be burnt in tryumph But as good cause we had the day was