of the Greekes but other with more probabilitie deduce it from Eberard .i. excellent or supreme towardnes A name most vsuall in the ancient familie of the Digbyes EVSEBIVS gre Pious and religious godly-man EVSTACE gre Seemeth to be drawne from the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifieth Constant as Constantinus but the former ages turned it into Eustachius in Latine EVAN See Ivon EVTROPIVS gr Well mannered EZECHIAS Heb. Strength of the Lord. EZECHIEL Heb. Seeing the Lord. F FABIAN from Fabius who had his name from beanes as Valerian from Valerius Fabianus bishop of Rome martyred vnder Decius first gave reputation to this name FOELIX Lat Happy the same with Macarius among the Graecians FLORENCE Lat Flourishing as Thales with the Greekes Antonius with the Latines FRANCIS gâ—rm from Franc that is Free not servile or bond The same with the Greeke Eleutherius and the Latine Liberius FREDERIC germ Rich peace or as the Monk which made this allusion Peaceable raigne Est â—â—ibenda fides rationi nominis huius Compositâ— Frederic 〈◊〉 componentia cuius Sâ—â—t FRIDERIC Frith ê™ nisi pax Ric ê™ nisi regnuÌ„ Sic per 〈◊〉 Fredericus quid nisi vel rex Pacificus vel regia pax pax pacificusque For 〈◊〉 th' English have commonly vsed Frery and Fery which hath beene now a long time a christian name in the antient family of Tilney and luckie to their house as they report FREMVND Sax Free-peace FOVLK or FVLKE germ Some derive it from the German Vollg Noble and Gallant But I from Folc the English-Saxon woorde for people as though it were the same with Publius of the Romanes and onely translated from Publius as beloved of the people and commons FVLBERT Sax Full bright FVLCHER Sax Lord of people FERDINANDO See Beriram This name is so variable that I can not resolve what to say for the Spaniards make it Hernand and Hernan the Italians Ferando and Ferante the French Ferrant which is now become a surname with vs and the Latines Ferdinandus vnlesse wee may thinke it is fetcht by transposition from Fred and Rand that is Pure peace G GAâ—RIEL â—ebr Man of God or Strength of God GAMALIEL hebr Gods rewarde as Deodatus Theodorus and Theodosiuâ— GARRET for GERARD and GERALD See Everard for from thence they are deâ—â—rted if we beleeve Gesâ—erus But rather Gerard may seeme to signifie All 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 All truth Gerwin All victorious and the German nation is so named as All and fully men GAVVEN a name devised by the author of king Arthurs fable if it be not Walwin See Walwin GEORGE gre Husbandman the same with Agricola a name of speciall respect in England since the victorious King Edward the third chose Saint George for his Patroâ—â—c and the English in all encounters and battâ—â—les vsed the name of Saint George in their cries as the French did Mâ—â—tiâ—y S. Denis GEDEON Heb A Breaker or Destroyer GERMAN Lat of the same stocke Trâ—e no counterfeit or a naturall brother S. German who suppressed the Pelagian heresie in Brittaine about the yeere 430. advaâ—â—ced this name in this Isle GERVAS Gerâ—â—sius in Latine for Gerfast as some Germans coniecture that is All sure firme or fast If â—â— be so it is onely Câ—â—stans translated But it is the name of a 〈◊〉 who suffered vnder Nero at Maâ—laiâ—â— who if hee were a 〈…〉 was it may signifie Grave Antient or Honourable as wrested from Geroâ—sius GEFFREY Ger. from Gaufred Ioyfull peace Kilianus translateth Gaw Ioyfull as the French doe Gay That Fred and Frid doe signifie peace is most certaine as Fred-stole i. Pacis cathedra See Frederic GILBERT germ I supposed heretofore to signifie Gold-like-bright as Aurelius or Aurelianus or yellow bright as Flâ—vius with the Romans For Geele is yellow in old Saxon still in Dutch as Gilvus according to some in Lâ—tin But because it is written in Dooms-day booke Gâ—slâ—bert I iudge it rather to signifie Bright or brave pledge for in old Saxon Gisle signifieth a pledge in the old English booke of S. Augustines of Canterbury sureties and pledges for keeping the peace are called Fredgisles So it is a well fitting name for children whiâ—h are the onlye sweet pledges and pawns of love between maÌ„ wife accordingly called Dulcia pignora Pignora amoris GILES is miserably disjoynted from Aegidius as Gillet from Aegidia by the French as appeareth in lustories by the name of Duke of Rollos wife It may seeme a Greeke name for that S. Gâ—â—es the first that I have read so named was an Athenian and so drawne from Aigidion that is Little Kid as we know Martiaâ—us Capell had his name in like sense â—or some noâ—â—sse probably fetch Giles from Iulius as Gâ—â—haâ— from Iuliana GODFREY ger From Godfred Gods-peace or godâ—v for the Dâ—nes call godlines Gudfreidhed Ionas Turson GODARD ger Strength of God or Gods-man as Gabriel according to Luther But I thinke it rather to signifie Godly disposition or towardâ—es for Ard and Art in the German tongue do signifie Towardnes aptnes or disposition As Mainard powerfull disposition Giffard Liberal dispositioÌ„ as Largus Bernard Childlike disposition Leonard Lionlike disposition as Leoninus Reâ—â—ard pure disposition as Syncerus GODVVIN ger for Win-God converted or Victorious in God GODRICH ger Rich or powerfull in God GREGORY gre Watching watchfull as Vigilantius and Vâ—gilius in Latine GRYFFITH Brit. Some Britans interpret it Strong-faithed GRVFFIN Brit. If it be not the same with Griffith some do fetch from Rufinus Red. as many other Welsh names are derived fâ—oÌ„ colours GRIMâ—ALD ger But truly Grimâ—ald power over anger as Rodoalà power of councel â—uther a name most vsuall in the old family of Paâ—â—cefoote GVVISCHARD See Wischard GVY In Latine Guide from the French Guide A guide leader or director to other H HADRIAN Lat. deduced from the city Hadria whence Hadrian the emperor had his origâ—nall Gesner bringeth it from the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Grosse or wealâ—hie HAMON Heb. Faithfull HANIBALL Aâ— unick name Gratious Lord. HECTOR gr Defendour according to â—latâ— HENRY ger in Latine Henricus A name so famous since the yeare 920. when Henry the first was Emperour that there have beene 7. Emperours 8. Kings of England 4. Kings of France as many of Spaine of that name If Ein-ric be the originall it signifieth Ever rich or powerfull If it be deduced from Herric which the Germans vse now it is as much as Rich-Lord I once supposed not without some probabilitie that it was contracted from Honoricus of which name as Procopius mentionâ—th there was a Prince of the Vandales in the time of Honorius and therefore likely to take name of him as hee did from Honor. And lately I have found that Fr. Philelphus is of the same opinion Howsoever it hath been an ominous good name in all respects of signification HENGEST Sax. Horse man the name of him which led the first Englishmen into
this Isle somewhat answerable to the Greeke names Philippe Speusiprus Ctesippus his brother in like sort was called Horsa HARHOLD Sax. Luther interpreteth it Governour or Generall of an Armie and so would I if it were Harwold But being written Harhold Herold I rather turne it love of the Armie For Hold see Rheinhold For Hare and Here that they signifie both an Armie and a Lord it is taken for granted Yet I suspect this Here for a Lord to come from the Latine Herus See Ethelwold HERBERT Germ. Famous Lord bright Lord or Glorie of the Army HERVVIN ger Victorious Lord or Victor in the Armie HARMAN or Hermon ger Generall of an Army the same which Strato or Polemarchus in Greeke Caesar turned it into Arminius Tscudus Hence the German Dukes are called Hertogen as Leaders of Armies HERCVLES gr Glorie or illumination of the aire as it pleaseth Macrobius who affirmeth it to be proper to the Sunne but hath bin given to valiant men for their glorie HIEROME gr Holy name HILDEBERT germ Bright or famous Lord. See Maud. HILARY Lat. Merrie and pleasant HOVVEL A Brittish name the originall whereof some Britan may finde Goropius turneth it Sound or whole as wisely as he saith Englishmen were called Angli because they were good Anglers I rather would fetch Hoel from Haelius that is Sunne-bright as Coel from Caelius HVâ—H Aventinus deriveth it from the German word Hougen that is slasher or cutter But whereas the name Hugh was first in vse among the French and Oâ—frid in the yeare 900. vsed Hugh for Comfort I iudge this name to be borrowed thence and so it is correspondent to the Greeke names Elpidius and Elpis HVMFREY ger for Humfred House-peace a lovely and happie name if it could turne home-warres betweene man and wife into peace The Italians have made Onuphrius of it in Latine HVBERT Sax. Bright forme faire shape or faire hope HORATIO I know not the Etymologie vnlesse you will derive from the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is wel sighted J IACOâ— Heb. A tripper or supplanter Whose name because he had power with God that he might also prevaile with men was changed into Israel by God See Genes ca. 32. Philo de nominibus mutatis IAMES Wrested from Iacob the same Iago in Spanish Iaques in French which some frenchified English to their disgrace have too much affected IASPER Iâ—EL See Ybel IOACHIM Heb. Preparation of the Lord. IEREMY Heb High of the Lord. IOAB Heb Fatherhood IOHN Heb Gratious yet though so vnfortunate in Kings for that Iohn of England well neare lost his Kingdome and Iohn of France was long captive in England and Iohn Balioll was lifted out of his Kingdome of Scotland that Iohn Steward when the Kingdome of Scotland came vnto him renouncing that name would be proclaimed King Robert See Iuon IOB Heb. Sighing or sorrowing IORDAN Heb The river of iudgement IOSVAH Heb As Iesuiah Saviour IOSCâ—LIN A diminitive from Iâ—st or Iustus as Iustulus according to Islebius but molefied from Iostelin in the old Netherland language from whence it came with Ioscelin of Lovan yonger sonne of Godfrey Duke of Brabant Progenitour of the honourable Percyes if not the first yet the most noble of that name in this Realme Nicotius maketh it a diminitive from Iost Iudocus IOSEPH Heb. Encreasing Philâ— or encrease of the Lord. IOSIAS Heb. Fire of the Lord. IOSVAH Heb The Lord Saviour INGEIBERT See Engelbert INGRAM Germ Engelramus in Latine deduced from Engell which signifieth an Angell as Angelo is common in Italy so Engelbert seemeth to signifie bright Angell ISAAC Heb Laughter the same which Gelasius among the Greekes ISRAEL Heb. Seeing the Lord or prevailing in the Lord See Iacob IVLIVS gr Soft haired or mossie bearded so doth Iulus signifie in Greeke It was the name of Aeneas sonne who was first called Ilus Ilus erat dum res stetit Ilia regno The old Englishmen in the North parts turned Iulius into Ioly and the vnlearned Scribes of that time may seeme to have turned Iulianus into Iolanus for that name doth often occurre in olde evidences IVON is the same with Iohn and vsed by the Welsh and Sclavâ—nians for Iohn and in this Realme about the Conquerours time Iohn was rarely found but Iuon as I have observed IONATHAN Heb. The same with Theodorus and Theodosius that is Gods gift K KENHELME Sax. Defence of his kinred Hâ—â—m Defence Luther so 〈◊〉 Happy defence Bright-helme Faire defence Sig-â—elme Victorious defence KENARD Sax. Kinde disposition and affection his kinred L LAMBERT Sax As some thinke Faire-lamb Luther turneth it Farre famous LANCELOT seemeth a Spanish name and may signifie a Launce as the militarie men vse the word now for an horseman Some think it to be no auntient name but forged by the writer of king Arthurs historie for one of his doubtie knights LAVRENCE Lat Flourishing like a Baie tree the same that Daphnis in Greeke LAZARVS Hebr Lords-help LEOFSTAN Sax most beloved LEOFVVIN Sax Winlove or to be loved as Agapetus and Erasmus with the Greekes and Amandus with the Latines LEONARD ger Lion-like disposition as Thymoleon with the Greekes or Popularis indoles as it pleaseth Lipsâ—â—s that is People pleasing disposition LEVVIS Wrenched from Lâ—dowike which Tilius interpreteth Refuge of the people LEVVLIN Brit. Lion-like the same with Leominus and Leontius LIONELL Lat Leonellus that is Little-lyon LVKE Hebr Rising or lifting vp LEODEGAR or LEGER geâ—m Gatherer of people Lipsius in Poliorceticis or Altogether popular LEODPOLD ger Defender of people corruptly Leopold In our auncient tongue Leod signified people of one Citie as Leodscip was to them Respublica The northerne Germans have yet Leud in the same sense So Luti Liâ—di Leuti and Leudi as the Dialect varieth signifies people In which sence the Normans in the life of Carolus Magnus were called Nortleud The names wherein Leod are found seeme translated from those Greeke names wherein you shall finde Dâ—mâ—s and Lâ—â—s as Demosthenes that is Strength of the people Dimochares that is Gratious to the people Demophilus that is Lover of the people Nicodemus that is Conqueror of people Lâ—â—medon that is Ruler of people Lâ—odâ—mas that is Tamer of people c. LIVIN germ The same with Amatus that is Beloved Kilianus M MADOC Brit from Mad that is Good in the Welsh as Caradoc from Câ—â—â— that is Beloved The same with Agathias in Greek Dict Walicum MALACHIAS hebr My messenger MANASâ—â— hebr not forgotten MARCâ—LLVâ— lat Plutarch out of Pâ—ssidoâ—ius doâ—â—vetâ— it from Mars as martiall and warlike other from Marculus that is an Hammer The latter times turned it to Martell and Mallet which diverse tooke for a surname because they valiantly didde hammer and beate downe their adversaries See Malmes pag. 54. MARMADVC germ Mermachtig as some coniecture which in olde Saxon signifieth More mightie being sweetened in sound by processe of time A name vsuall in the North but most in former times in the noble
his learning great Grandfather to the honourable Charles now Earle of Denshire who is no lesse famous for his vertue and hereditary love of learning when hee was the Queenes Chamberlaine in an Epistle to Erasmus called king Henry the eight Octavius for Octavus resembling him thereby to Octavius Augustus the onely mirror of Princely vertues Lady Iane Grey daughter to the Duke of Suffolke who payde the pâ—â—ce of others ambition with her bloud for her excellency in the Greeke tongue was called for Greia Graia and this made to her honour in that respect Miraris Ianam Craio sermone valere Quo nata est primùm tempore Crata fuit When the duke of Buckingham was put to death by the practise of cardinall Wolsey a Butchers sonne the Emperour Charles the fift saide It was great pitty that so faire and goodly a Bucke should be woried to death by a Buchers curre alluding either to the name of Buckingham or to a Bucke which was a badge of honour to that familie Domingo a Spaniard in the time of Queene Mary offended with an Englishman that called him Domingus tolde him hee was Dominicuâ— but hee was I assure you more highly offended when hee after for Dominicus called him Dâ—moniacuâ— In the beginning of her late Maiesties raigne one alluded to her name Elisabetha with Illasa-Beata that is Safe without hurt and happy The sense whereof as the Almightie by his fatherly mercy performed in her person so shee by her motherly providence vnder God effected in this realme in blisfull peace and plenty whereas contrariwise other conâ—ining Regions have beene overwhelmed with all kinde of miseries The cause whereof one in this last French broyles referred by Allusion to Spania and Mania two Greeke words signifying Panury and Furie but implying therein closely the late King of Spaine and duke du Maine Rebus or Name-devises MAny approoved customes lawes maners fashions and phrases have the English alwayes borrowed of their neighbours the French especially since the time of King Edward the Confessour who resided long in Fraunce and is charged by Historians of his time to have returned from thence wholy Frenchified then by the Norman Conquest which immediately ensued after by the honourable aliances of the Kings of England with the most renowned families yea and with the verie royall house of Fraunce But after that the triumphant victorious king Edward the third had traversed Fraunce with his victories and had planted English colonies in Calice Havres and Guynes our people bordering vpon the pregnant Picardes beganne to admire their fooleries in painted Poesies For whereas a poesie is a speaking picture and a picture a speechlesse Poesie they which lackt wit expresse their conceit in speech did vse to depâ—int it out as it were in pictures which they called Rebus by a Latine name well fitting their devise These were so well liked by our English there and sent hither over the streight of Callice with full saile were so entertained heere although they were most ridiculous by all degrees by the learned and vnlearned that he was no body that coulde not hammer out of his name an invention by this wit-craft and picture it accordingly whereupon who did not busie his braine to hammer his devise out of this forge Sir Thomas Cavall whereas Cavall signifieth an horse engraved a gallopping horse in his scale with 〈◊〉 limping verse Thomae credite cùm cernitis eius equum So Iohn Eagleshead as it seemeth to notifie his name about his Armes as I have seene in an olde Sâ—ale with an Eagles head set downe this Hoc aquila caput est signumque figura Iohannis The Abbot of Ramsey more wisely sette in his Seale a Ramme in the sea with this verse to shew hee was a right ramme Cuius signa gero dux gregis est vt ego William Chaundler Warden of New colledge in Oxford playing with his owne name so filled the hall-windowes with candles and these wordes Fiat lux that hee darkened the hall Whereuppon the Vidam of Charters when hee was there saide It should have bin Fiant tenebrae Did not that amorous Youth mystically expresse his love to Rose Hill whome hee courted when in the border of his painted cloth hee caused to be painted as rudely as he devised grosely a rose an hill an eye a loafe a well that is if you will spell it Rose-Hill I love well You may imagine that Frauncis Cornâ—field did scratch his elbow when hee hadde sweetely invented to signifie his name Saint Francis with his Frierly kowle in a corne-field It may seeme doubtfull whether Bolton Prior of Saint 〈◊〉 In Smithfield was vviser vvhen hee invented for his name a bird bolt through a Tâ—nne or when hee built him an house vppon Harrow Hill for feare of an mundation after a great coniunction in the watry Triplicitie Islip Abbot of Westminster a man most favored by king Henry the seavenâ—h had a quadruple devise for his single name for somewhere hee sâ—tte vppe in his windowes an â—ie with a slip of a tâ—ee other places one slipping boughs in a tree in other places an I wiâ—h the saide slip and in some places one slipping from a tâ—ee with the woorde Islip Whosoever devised for Thomas Earle of Arundell a capitall A in a Rundle wherewith hee decked an house which hee built did thinke I warrant you that hee did the Nobleman great honour No lesse did he 〈◊〉 his invention which for sir Anthony Wingfield devisedâ— Wing with these foure letters F E L D quarterly about it and over the Wing a crosse to shew he was a Christian and on the crosse a red rose to shew that the followed the house of Lancaster Morton Archbishop of Canterbury a man of great wisedome and borne to the vniversall good of this realme was content to vse Mor vppon a Tunne and sometime a Mulbery tree called Morus in Latine out of a Tunne So Luton Thorneton Ashton did notifie their names with a Lute a Thorne an Ash vpon a Tunne So an Haâ—â— on a bottle for Harebottle a Maggot-pie vppon a goate for Pigot an Hare by a sheafe of â—e in the Sunne for Harrison Med written on a calfe for Medcalfe Chester a chest with a Starre over it Allet a Lot Lionel Duckes a Lion with L. on his head whereas it should have beene in his 〈◊〉 If the Lion had beene eating a ducke it had beene a raâ—e devise woorth a duckat or ducke-egge And if you require more I referre you to the witty inventions of some I â—â—doners but that for Garret Dews is most memorable two in agarret casting Dews at dice. This for Rebus may suffice and yet if there were more I thinke some lips would like such kinde of Lettice In parte to excuse them yet some of the greatest Romans were alittle blasted with this fooleriâ— if you so censure it Our great Maister Cicero in a dedication of his to his gods inscribed Marcus 〈◊〉 and that 〈◊〉 pulse lesse than 〈…〉 call I thinke
to stumble with one foot that he almost kissed the ground but with the other legge he recovered himselfe and saved the wine whereat his father Godwyn Earle of Kent who then dined with the King smiling saâ—d Now one brother did helpe another At this word although spoken proverbially the Kings blood beganne to rise thinking how shamefully they had murdered his brother Alfrede and angerly answered And so might my brother have beene a helpe to me if it had pleased you VitaS Edwards The same king Edward passing out of this life commended his wise to the Nobilitie and said That she had carried her selfe as his wife abroad but as his sister or daughter at home Afterward seeing such as were present weeping and lamenting for him he said If you loved me you would for beare weeping and reioyce because I go to my father with whom I shall receive the ioyes promised to the faithfull not through my merits but by the free mercy of my Saviour which sheweth mercy on whom he pleaseth Eilredus Rivallensis Sywarde the martiall Earle of Northumberland feeling in his sicknes that he drew towards his end arose out of his bed and put on hiâ— Armour saying That it became not a valiant man to die lying like a beast and so he gave vp the Ghost standing As valiantly both spoken and performed as it was by Vespasian When the said Siward vnderstood that his sonne whom he had sent in service against the Scottishmen was staine he demaunded whether his wound were in fore part or hinder paâ—t of his body when it was answered in the fore part he replied I am right glad neither wish any other death to me or mine Hen. Huntâ—ngdon In this age when a Bishop living loosely was charged that his conversation was not according to the Apostles lives he made a mocke at it and excusâ—d himselfe with this verse which was after taken vp for a common excuse in that behalfe Nunc aliud tempus aâ—â—j pro tempere mâ—res Anonymus When the fatall period of the Saxon Empire was now complete and battells were marshalled betweene William Duke of Normandy and Harold King of England Girthe Haroldes yonger brother not holding it best to hazard the kingdome of England at one cast signified to the King that the succâ—sse of warre was doubtfull that victory was swayed rather by fortune than by valour that advised delay was most important in Martiall affaires and if so bee brother said he You have plighted your faith to the Duke retyre your selfe for no force can serve against a mans owne conscience God will revenge the violation of an â—the You may reserve your selfe to give them a new encounter which will be more to their terrour As for me if you will commit the charge to me I will performe both the part of a kinde brother and a couragious Leader For being cleare in conscience I shall sell my life or discomfit your enemy with more felicitie But the King not liking his speech answered I will never turne my backe with dishonour to the Norman neither can I in any sort disgest the reproach of a base minde Wel then be it so said some discontented of the company let him beare the brunt that hath given the occasion Anonymus VVIlliam Conquerour when he invaded this Iland chanced at his arrivall to be graveled and one of his feete stacke so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground Wherewithall one of his attendants caught him by the arme and helped him vp saying Stand vp my â—iege Lord and be of good cheare for now you have taken fast footing in England and then espying that he brought vp sand and earth in his hand added Yea and you have taken livery and seisin of the Country For you know that in delivering of livery and seisin a peece of the earth is taken Hist Normanica A Wizard or a Wise-man as they then called them had fore-told William that he should safely arrive an England with his whole Armie without any impeachment of Harold the which after it came it passe the King sent for the Wizard to conferre further with him But when it was told him that he was drowned in that ship which onely of all the whole fleete miscarried The Conquerour said He would never make account of that science that profited more the ignorant then the skilfull therein for he could fore-see my good fortune but not his owne mishap Idem That morning that he was to ioyne battell with Harold his atmorer put on his backe-peece before and his breast-plate behinde the which being espied by some that stood by was taken on them for an ill token and therefore advised him not to fight that day to whom the Duke answered I force not of such fooleries but if I have any skill 〈◊〉 South-saying as in sooth I have none it doth prognosticate that I shall change copie from a Duke to a King Idem Magike in the time of Nerâ— was discovered to be but a vanitie in the declining state of the Roman Empire accounted by the Gentiles a verity in the time of Hildebrand if we beleeve Authors so approoved that it was commonly practised For as in the time of Valeâ—s divers curious men as hath beene said by the falling of a ring Magically prepared vpon the letters 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 iudged that one Theodorus should succeede in the Empire when indeede Theodosius did So when Hildebrand was Pope by like curiosities it was found that Odo should succcede Wherevppon Odo Earle of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux brother to king William the Conquerour devoured the Papacy in hope sent mony his perswading messengers to Rome perchased a pallace there and prepared thitherward when king William for his presumption and other his misdemenours staied him and committed him saying Offensive foole-hardines must be timely restrained Liber Cadomensis When the same Odâ— who was both Bishop of Baiâ—ux in Normandy and Earle of Kent in former time had so disloyally carried himselfe against king William the Conquerour that he complained of him to his Lords Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury advised the King to commit him But what say youâ— quoth the King whenas he is a Clergyman You may not saide he commit the Bishop of Baieux but you may well 〈◊〉 the Earle of Kent W Malmsbur Like vnto this was that distinction of Piramus Secretary to Charles the fift in late yeares when Pope Iulius the second did combine with the French king against the Emperour of the Popes honesty and Iulius dishonesty This King William by reason of sickenes kept his chamber a long time whereat the French King scoffing saide The King of England heth long in childe-bed Which when it was reported vnto King William hee aunswered When I am churched there shal be a thousand lights in France alluding to the lights that women vsed to beare when they were churched and that hee performed within few dayes after wasting the French frontires with fire and sword The
Burgundian that it wholy alienated his minde from the English to their great losse in all the French warres following Paulus Aemilius Lib. 10. Iohn Lorde Talbot first Earle of Shrewsbury of that familie supprised vppon the sodaine by the French army at Chastilion farre from cowardly fâ—are of death and fatherly affected to his sonne the Lorde â—isle who woulde not forsake him in that danger advised him to fâ—le saying My death in respect of my former exploites can not be but honourable and in respect of thy youth neither can it be honourable for thee to die nor dishonourable to fâ—ie But this yong Lord in height of courage nothing degenerating from so worthy a father lost his life with his father in the field and with them a base sonne and a sonne in lawe of the sayde Earles Paulus Aemilius Lib. 10. Commentarij Pij PP 2. Lib. 6. After this battell when the flames of inward warre beganne to flash out in England the martiall men of England were called home out of Fraunce to maintaine the factions heere at which time a French Captaine scoffingly asked an English-man when they woulde returne againe into Fraunce He answered feelingly and vpon a true ground When your sinnes shal be greater and more grievous in the sight of God than ours are now ¶ Vntill this time from the beginning of King Edward the first which was about an hundred and sixtie yeeres whosoever will with a marking eie consider the comportment of the English Nation the concurrent of martiall men their Councells military discipline designs actions and exploites not onely out of our owne Writers but also forraine Historians cannot but acknowledge that they were men of especiall worth and their prowesse both great and glorious Why afterward it should decay as all other professions which even like plants have their times of beginning or in-rooting their growing vp their flourishing their maturitie and than these fading were a disquisition for the learned Whether it proceedeth from celestiall influence or those Angelles which Plato makes or the Secundei which Trithâ—â—â—ius imagined to have the regiment of the world successively or from the degenerating of numbers into summes which I confesse I vnderstand not being an ignorant in abstruse learning Onely I have read in Paterculus that when either envie or admiration hath given mâ—n an edge to ascend to the highest and when they can ascend no higher after a while they must naturally descend Yet I relie vpon that of Eccclesiastes as I vnderstand it Cuncta fecit bona in tempore suâ— Deus mundum tradidit disputationi eorum vt non inveniat home quod operatus est Deus ab initio vsque ad finem But pardon mee I cannot tell how I have beene by admiration of our Progenitours diverted from my purpose In the yeere of our Lord 1416. when a fifteene hundred English vnder the coÌ„duct of I Beaufort erle of Derset were encompassed betweene the sea and fifteen thousand French The Erle of Arminac generall of the French sent to the Earle advising him to yeelde himselfe but hee answered It is not the manner of the English to yeelde without blowes neither am I so heartlesse that I will deliver my selfe into their handes whom God â—ay deliver into mine And accordingly God gave him the honour of the day to the great confusion of the enemy Walsingham in Ypodigmate VVHen Elizabeth the widow of sir Iohn Gray was a suter vnto King Edward the fourth against whome her husband lost his life for her ioynture the kinde King became also a suter to her vnto her for a nights lodging But she wisely answered him when hee became importunate That as she did account her selfe too base to be his wife so shee did thinke her selfe too good to be his 〈◊〉 When love grew so hote in this K. Edward the fourth that hee would needes marry the saide Elizabeth widow of sir Iohn Grey to the great discontent of his Counsell but especially of his mother who alleaging many reasons to the contrary saide That onely widowhood might be sufficient to restraine him for that it was high disparagement to a King to be dishonoured with bigamy in his first marriage The King merrily aunswered In that shee is a widdow and hath already children by Gods blessed Lady I am a batcheller and have some too and so each of vs hath a proofe that neither of vs are like to be barren And therefore Madam I pray you be content I trust in God she shal bring you forth a yong Prince that shall please you And as for the bigamy let the Bishop hardly lay it in my way when I come to take Orders for I vnderstand it is forbidden to a Priest but I never wist it yet that it was forbidden to a Prince His note love neverthelesse was partable among three other of his Mistresses of whome hee was woont to say The one was the fairest the other the merriest and the third the holiest for she had wholy devoted her selfe to his bedde and her beades When Lewes the eleaventh French King entertained diverse Councellors of king Edward the fourth with large pensions to steede him in England hee sent Peter Cleret one of the maisters of his housholde vnto the Lorde Hastings the Kings Chamberlaine to present him with twoo thousand crownes Which when he had received Petre Cleret did pray him that for his discharge he would make him an acquittance The Lorde Chamberlaine made a great difficultie thereat Then Cleret dooth request him againe that hee would give vnto him onely a letter of three lines for his discharge to the King signifying that hee had received them The Lord Chamberlaine answered Sir that which you say is very reasonable but the gift comes from the goodwill of the King your Maister and not at my request at all If it please you that I shall have it you shall put it within the pocket of my sleeve and you shall have no other acquittance of me For I will never it shal be saide for mee that the Lorde Chamberlaine of the King of England had beene Pentioner to the King of Fraunce Nor that my acquittances shal be found in the Chamber of accompts in Fraunce The aforesâ—id Cleret went away male-content but left his money with him and came to tell his message to his King who was very angry with him But thenceforth the Lord Chamberlaine of England was more esteemed with the French and alwayes payde without acquittance Philippe de Commines KIng Richard the third whose monstrous birth foreshewed his monstrous proceedings for he was born with all his teeth and haire to his shoulders albeit hee lived wickedly yet made good Lawes and when diverse shires of England offered him a benevolence hee refused it saying I know not in what sence I haa rather have your hearts than your money Ioannes Rossus Warwiceusis Iohn Morton then Bishoppe of Elie but afterward of Canterbury being solicited by the Duke of Buckingham then
conioyned and beginne to close together into one in their most antient name of BRITAINE If any would vndertake the honour and precedence of Britaine before other Realmes in serious maner for heere I protest once for all I will passe over each thing lightly slightly a world of matter at the first view would present it selfe vnto him As that the true Christian Religion was planted heere most auntiently by Ioseph of Arimathia Simon Zelotes Aristobulus yea by saint Peter and saint Paul as may be prooved by Dorotheus Theodâ—â—â— Sophronius before the yere of Christ 200. it was propagated as Tertullian writes to places of Britaine â—accessa Roâ—anis whither the Romans never reached which can not be vnderstoode but of that parte which was afterward called Scotland The kingdomes also are most auntient helde of God alone acknowledging no superiours in no vassalage to Emperour or Pope The power of the Kings more absolute than in most other kingdomes their territories very large for the Kings of England beside Ireland have commaunded from the Isles of Orkenay to the Pyrene Mountaines and are de iure Kings of all France by descent The Kings of Scotland beside the ample realm of Scotland commands the 300 Westerne Isles the 30. of Orkney Schetland Also which was accounted a special note of maiesty in former ages the Kings of England with them of Fraunce Ierusalem Naples and afterward Scotland were antiently the onely annointed Kings of Christendome which manner beganne among the Iewes was recontinued at length by the Christian Emperors of Constantinople with this word at the annoynting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Be holy and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Be worthie and from thence was that sacred ceremonie brought to vs and the other kingdomes As for that admirable gift hereditary to the annoynted Princes of this Realme in curing the Kings Evil I referre you to the learned Discourse thereof lately written Neyther would it be forgotten that England in the opinion of the Popes when they swayd the world and their authoritie was held sacred was preferred because it contained in the Ecclesiasticall Division two large Provinces which had their severall Legatinati whereas Fraunce had scantly one That Scotland was by them accompted an exempt kingdome and a Peculiar properly appertaining to the Roman Chappell And which was accompted in that age a matter of honour when all Christianitie in the Counsell Constance was divided into Nations Anglicana Natio was one of the principall and no sub alterne As also that in times past the Emperour was accounted Maior filius Ecclesiae the King of France Filius Minor and the King of England Filius Tertius and Adoptivus And so in generall Councells as the King of Fraunce had place next the Emperour on the right hand so the King of England on the left and the Kings of Scotland as appeereth in an antient Roman Provinciall had next place before Castilâ— The Archbishops of Canterbury who were antiently stiled Archbishoppes of Britaine were adiudged by the Popes tanquam alterius orbis Pontifices Maximi and they had their place in all general Councells at the Popes right foote The Title also of Defensor fidei is as honourable and more iustly conferred vpon the Kings of England than either Christianissimus vpon the French or Catholicus vpon the Spaniard Neither is it to be omitted which is so often recorded in our Histories when Brithwald the Monke not long before the Conquest busied his brain much about the succession of the Crown because the blood Royall was almost extinguished he had a strange vision and heard a voyce which forbade him to be inquisitive of such matters resounding in his eares The kingdome of England is Gods owne kingdome and for it God himselfe will provide But these such like are more fit for a graver Treatise than this I will performe that I promised in handling nothing seriously and therfore I will bring you in some Poets to speake in this behalfe for mee and will beginne with olde Alfred of Beverlie who made this for Britaine in generall which you must not reade with a censorious eye for it is as the rest I will cite of the middle age having heeretofore vsed all of more auntient and better times in an other worke But thus saide he of Britaine Insula praedives quae toto vix eget orbe Et cuius totus indiget orbis ope Insula praedives cuius miretur optet Delicias Salomon Octavianus opes For Scotland one lately in a far higher straine and more Poetically sung these Quis tibi frugifera 〈…〉 Aut aris gravides 〈◊〉 pâ—â—dere 〈…〉 Et nitidos auro monces ferrâ—que rigentâ—â— Deque met allâ—feris manantia 〈…〉 Quaeque beaâ—t alias communia commoda gâ—â—tesâ— For England a very olde Epigrâ—â—â—tist made these with a Prosopopoeia of Nature the indulgent mother to England which doth comprise as much as the best wittes can nowe conceive in that behalfe Anglia terra ferax tibi pax secura quietem Multiplicem luxum merx opulenta dedit Tu nimio nec stricta gelu nec sydere fervens Clementi coelo temperieque places Cùm pareret Natura parens varioque favore Divideret dotes omnibus vna locis Seposuit potiora tibi matremque professa Insula fis â—oelix plenaque pacis â—â—t Quicquid amat luxus quicquid desiderat vsus Ex tâ— proveniet vel aliunde tibi Accordingly it is written in the Blacke booke of the Exchequer that our Auncestors termed England a Store-house of Treasure and a Paradise of Pleasure in this verse Divitijsque sinum delicijsque larem So that not without cause Pope Innocentius the fourth most willingly and especially desired to see Divitias Londini delicias Westmonasterij In these respects to conclude most truely our Lucan singeth of this our countrey The fairest Land that from her thrusts the rest As if she car'd not for the world beside A world within herselfe vvith vvonders blest The inhabitants of Britaine AS all the Regions with the whole worlds frame and all therein was created by the Almightie for his last and most perfect worke that goodly vpright provident subtile wittie and reasonable creature which the Greekes call 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for his vpright looke the Latines Homo for that he was made of Molde and we with the Germains call Man of his principall part the mind being the verie image of God and a pettie world within himselfe so he assigned in his divine providence this so happy and worthy a region to men of answerable worth if not surpassing yet equalling the most excellent inhabitants of the earth both in the endowments of minde lineaments of bodie and their deportment both in peace and warre as if I would enter into discourse I could very easily shew But overpassing their naturall inclination by heauenly influence answerable to the disposition of Aries Leo and Sagittary Iupiter with Mars
Dominators for this Northwest part of the world which maketh them impatient of servitude lovers of libertie martiall and couragious I will only in particular note somewhat and that summarily of the Britaines Scottish and English the three principall inhabitants The Britaines the most antient people of this Isle antiently inhabited the same from sea to sea whose valour and prowes is renowned both in Latine Greek monuments and may appeare in these two points which I will heere onely note First that the most pâ—â—ssant Roman forces when they were at the highest could not gaine of them being but then a halfe-naked people in thirtie whole yeares the countries from the Thames to Strâ—â—ling And when they had gained them and brought them into forme of a province they found them so warlike a people that the Romanes levied as many Cohorts companies and ensignes of Britans from hence for the service of Armenia Aegypt Illyricum their frontire Countries as from any other of their Provinces whatsoeuer As for those Britane which were farther North and after as is most probable called Pictes for that they still painted themselues when the Southerne parts were brought to civilitie they not onely most couragiously defended their libertie but offended the Romans with continuall and most dangerous incursions The other remainder of the Britans which retyred themselues to west parts now called Wâ—â—es with like honour of fortitude for many hundred yeares repelled the yoake both of the English and Norman slaverie But since they were â—â—ted to the imperiall Crowne of England they have to their iust praise performed all parts of dutifull loyaltie and allegiance most faithfully therevnto Great also is the glorie of those Britans which in most dolefull time of the English invasion with-drew themselves into the West parts of Gallia then called Armorica For they not onely seated themselves there maugre the Romans then indeede low and neare setting and the French but also imposed their name to the countrey held and defended the same against the French vntill in our grandfathers memorie it was vnited to France by the sacred bonds of matrimonie Next after the Britans the Scottishmen comming out of Ireland planted themselves in this Islcoâ— the North side of Cluid partly by force partly by fauour of the Pictes with whom a long time they annoyed the Southerne parts but after many blody battels amongst themselves the Scottishmen subdued them and established a kingdome in those parts which with 〈◊〉 couragâ— and warlike prowesse they have not onely maintained at home but also hath purchased great honour abroad For the French cannot but acknowledge they have seldome atchieved any honourable acts without Scottish hands who therefore are deservedly to participate the glorie with them As also divers parts of France Germany and Suitzerland cannot but confesse that they owe to the Scottish Nation the propagation of good letters and Christian religion amongst them After the Scottishmen the Angles Englishmen or Saxons by Gods wonderfull providence were transplanted hither out of Germanie A people composed of the valiant Angles Iutes and Saxons then inhabiting Iutland â—olsten and the sea coasts along to the river Rhene who in short time subduing the Britans and driving them into the mountanous Westerne parts made themselves by a most compleate conquest absolute Lords of all the better soyle thereof as farre as Orkeney Which cannot be doubted of when their English tongue reacheth so farre along the East coast vnto the farthest parts of Scotland and the people thereof are called by the Highland-men which are the true Scots by no other name then Saxons by which they also call vs the English This warlike victorious stiffe stowt and rigorous Nation after it had as it were taken roote heere about one hundred and sixtie yeares and spread his branches farre and wide being mellowed and mollified by the mildenes of the soyle and sweete aire was prepared in fulnes of time for the first spirituall blessing of God I meane our regeneration in Christ and our ingrafting into his mysticall bodie by holy baptisme Which Beda our Ecclesiastical Historian recounteth in this manner and I hope you will give it the reading Gregorie the Great Bishop of Rome on a time saw beautifull boyes to befold in the market at Rome demanded from whence they were answer was made him out of the Isle of Britaine Then asked he againe whither they were Christians or noâ— they said no. Alas for pittie said Gregorie that the soule 〈…〉 be Lord of such faire folkes and that they which carrie such grace in their 〈…〉 in their hearts Then he would know of them by what name their Nation was called and they told him 〈◊〉 And iustly be they so called quoth he for they haue Angelike faces and seeme meete to be made cohairâ—â— with the Angells in heaven Since which time they made such happy progresse in the Christian profession both of faith and works that if I should but enter into consideration thereof I should be over-whelmed with mayn tides of matter Many and admirable monuments thereof do every where at home present themselves to your view erected informer times and no small number in our age although few men note them not for affectation of â—ame or ostentation of wealth but to the glorie of God increase of faith of learning and to maintenance of the poore As for abroad the world caâ— testifie that foure Englishmen have converted to Christianitie eight Nations of Europe Wiâ—frid alias Boniface the Dâ—â—shire-man converted the German Saxons Francâ—â—â—ns Hossians and Thuringians Willebred the Northerne man the Frisians and Hollanders Nicholas Brakspâ—â— of Middlesex who was after called Pope Hadrian the Normegians and not long since Thomas of Wâ—lden of Essex the Litâ—â—â—ians Neither will I heere note which strangers have noted that England hath bred more Princes renowned for sanctitie then any Christian Nation whatsoever It doth also redound to the eternall honour of England that our countrimen have twice beene schoolemaist 〈…〉 France First when they taught the Gaules the discipline of the 〈◊〉 and after when they and the Scottishmen first taught the French the liberall Arts and persuaded Carelus Magnus to found the Vniversitie of Paris They also brought into Fraunce the best lawes which the Parlâ—ament of 〈◊〉 and Burdeaux have now in vse They at the lowest ebbe of learning amazed the world with their excellent knowledge in Philosophie and Divinitie for that I may not 〈◊〉 of Alexander of Hales the 〈…〉 Schoolemaster to the 〈◊〉 Doctor Thomas Aqâ—â—â— one Colledge in Oxford brought forth in one age those foure lights of learning Scoâ—us the Subtile Bradwardâ—ne the Profound Okham the Invincible and Burley the Perspicuous and as some say Baconthorpe the Resolute which Titles they hadde by the common consent of the iudiciall and learned of that and the succeeding ages Yet their militarie glorie hath surpassed all for they have terrified the whole
Nicetas and Nicophorus The Yorkeshireman which was Schoolemaister to Carolus Magnus and perswaded him to found the Vniversitie of Paris is in an English-Saxon treatise called Alwin But the French as it seemeth not able to pronounce the w called him Alcumus and Albinus ALBERT Germ. All-bright as Epiphanius Phaedrus Eudoxus with the â—racians Lucilius Illustrius Fulgentius with the Latines Beert and Bert as Alfricus and Rhenamus do translate it is famous faire and cleare Which the rather I beleeve for that Bertha a German Lady sent into Greece was there called Eudoxia in the same sence as Luitprandus reporteth They moreover that in auntient Bookes are written Ecbert Sebert Ethelbert in the latter are written Echright Sebright Ethelbright So that Bert in composition of names dooth not signifie Beard as some translate it AELFRED Sax. All peace not varying much in signification from Irenans Eal Ail Ael in old English compound names is answerable to Pan and Pam in Greek names as Pamphilus Pammachius Panaetius Pantalcon c. ALDRED Sax. All reverent feare ALEXANDER Gre. Succour-man or Helper of men ALPHONS if it be a German name and came into Spaine with the Gothes a German nation it is as much as Holfaâ—s that is Our helpe and probable it is to be a Gotish name for Alphens the first king of Spaine of that name Anno 740 was descended from the Gothes AMERY in Latine Almaricus from the German Emerich that is alwayes rich able and powerfull according to Luther the French write it Aumery as they of Theoderic Henric Frederic make Terrey Henry Frery AMBROSE grâ—â— Divine Immortall AMIE from the French Amiè that is Beloved and that from Amatus as Renè from Renatus The erles and dukes of Savoy which be commonly called Aimè were in Latine called Amadeus that is Loving God as Theophilus and so was that erle of Savoy called which did homage to king Henry the third of England for Bourg in Bresse Saint Maurice in Chablais Chasteau Bard c. which I note for the honour of England We doe vse now Amias for this in difference from Amie the womens name Some deduce Amias from Aemilius the Roman name which was deduced from the Greeke Aimulios Faire spoken ANANIAS heb The grace of the Lord. ANDREVV gre Manly or Manfull Freculphus turneth it Decorus Comely and Decent I know not vpon what ground See Charles ANARAVD brit corrupted from Honoratus that is Honorable ANGEL gre a Messenger ANTHONIE gre as Anthoros flourishing from the greeke Anthos a floure as Florens and Florentius with the Latines and Thales Euthalius with the Greekes There are yet some that drawe it from Anton a companion of Hercules ANSELM germ Defence of Authoritie according to Luther Whether this name came from the Gotish word Anses by which the Gothes called their victorious Capitaines as Demi-gods I dare not determine yet Ansbert Ansegis Answâ—ld Germane names and Ansketel vsed much in the antient house of the Mallories seeme to descend from one head ARCHEBALD vide Erchenbald ARFAST Sax. Goodly-man Alfricus ARNOLD ger Honest but the Germans write Ernold Probus in Latine Luther It hath beene common in the old familie of the Boyses ARTHVR a Latin name in Iuvenal drawne from the goodly fixed starre Arcturus and that from Arctus is the Beare as Vrsicinus amongst the Romanes The famous Arthur made this name first famous amongest the Brittaines AVGVSTINE Latine â—ncreasing or Maiesticall from Augustus as Victorinus Iustinus Constantinus diminutives from Victor Iustus Constans according to Molinaeus One observeth that adoptive names doe end in anus as Aemilianus Domitianus Iustinianus adopted by Aemilius Domitius Iustinus Lilius Giraldus B BALDVVIN Ger. if we beleeve Luther Speedie Conquerour if Rhenanus and Lipsius Victorious power But whereas Iornandes cap. 29. sheweth that king Alaric was surnamed Baldh id est Audax for that he was bold and adventurous and both Kilianus and Lipsius him selfe doth confesse that it was antiently in vse for Bold and confident Baldwin must signifie Bold victor as Winbald the same name inverted Ethelbald nobly bold Willibald very bold and confident concurring somewhat in signification with Thraseas Thrasimachus Thrasibulus Thrasillus of the Graecians So all the names wherein Win is found seeme to imply victorie as Tatewin Learned victor Bertwin Famous victor Earlewin Glorions or honourable victor and Vnwin yet amongst the Danes for invincible Ionas Turson as Anicetus in Greeke Accordingly we may iudge that most names wherein Win is found to resemble the Greeke names Nicetes Nicocles Nichomachus Nicander Polynices c. which have Nice in them BAPTIST gre A name given to S. Iohn for that he first baptized and to many since in honor of him BARDVLPH Ger. from Bertulph .i. faire helpe Viph Wolf Hulf Aelf Hilp Helf signifie Help as Luther and others assure vs. So Aelfwin-Victorious helpe Aeelfric Rich or powerfull helpe Aelfwold Helping Governour Aelfgiva Helpe-giver Names conformable to Boetius Symmachus c. BARTHOLMEVV Hebr. the sonne of him that maketh the waters to mount that is of God which lifteth vp the minde of his teachers and droppes downe water Szegedinus BARNABAS or Barnabie Heb. sonne of the Master or Sonne of Comfort BARVCH Hebr. the same which Bennet blessed BASIL Gre. Royall Kingly or Princely BEDE Sax. He that praieth or a devout man as Eucherius or Eusebius in Greeke We retaine still Bedman in the same sence and to say our bedes is but to say our praiers BEAVIS may seeme probably to be corrupted from the name of the famous Celtique King Bellovesus Wherâ—as the French have made in like sort Beavois of the olde Cittie Bellovacum In both these is a significancie of beautie In latter times Boge hath beene vsed in Latine for Beavis BENET Lat. contracted from Benedictus i. Blessed BENIAMIN He. The son of the right hand or Filius dierum Philâ— See Ioseph li. 1. Archaielogias BERNARD Germ. Saint Bernardes Cluniac Monks drew it from Bona Nardus by allusion some turne it Hard child in which sence Barne is yet retained with vs in the North. If it be derived as the Germans wil have it from Bearne which signifieth a Beare it is answerable to Arthur Others yet more iudicially translate Bernard into Filialis indoles Childe-like disposition toward parents as Bernher Lord of many children It hath been most common in the house of Brus of Connigton and Exton Out of the which the Lord Harrington of Exton and Sir Robert Cotton of Connington are discended as his most excellent Maiestie from Robert Brus eldest brother to the first Bernard BERTRAN for Bertrand Faire and pure some thinke that the Spaniards have with sweeter sound drawne hence their Fernando and Ferdinando BLASH Gr. Budding forth or Sprewting with encrease BONIFACE Lat. Well doer or Good and sweete face See Winefrid BONAVENTVRE Lat. Good adventure as Eutychius among the Greekes Paustus and Portunatus among the Latines BOTOLPH Sax. contracted into Botall
when he succeeded Ochus in the kingdome of Persia called himselfe by the princely name Darius So new names were given to them which were deified by the Paganish consecration as Romulus was called Quirmus Melicertus was called Portunus and Palaemon Likewise in adoptions into better families and testament as the sonne of L. Aemilius adopted by Scipio tooke the name of Scipio Africanus So Augustus who was first named Thureon tooke the name of Octavian by testament by enfranchising also into new Citties as he which first was called Lucumo when he was infranchised at Rome tooke the name of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus So Demetrius Mega when he was there made free of the Citty was called Publius Cornelius Cicero Epist 36. lib. 13. Likewise slaves when they were manumised tooke often their masters names whenas they had but one name in their servile state As they which have read Artemidorus do know how a slave who when he dreamed he had tria virilia was made free the next morning and had three names given him Neither is it to be forgotten that men were not forbidden to change name or surname by the rescript of Dioclesian L. Vinc. c. de mutat nom so be that it were Sine aliqua fraude iure licito As that great Philosopher which was first called Malchus in the Syrian tongue tooke the name of Porphyrius as Eunapius reporteth as before Suetonius the Historian looke to surname 〈◊〉 whenas his father was Suetonius Lâ—uis Those notvvithstanding of strange base parentage were forbidden L. super 〈◊〉 c. de quaest to insert or inthrust themselves into noble and honest families by changing their names which will growe to inconvenience in England as it is thought by reason that Surnames of honourable and worshipfull families are given now to meane mens children for Christian names as it is growen nowe in Fraunce to the confusion of their Gentry by taking new names from their purchased landes at their pleasures Among the Romans nevertheles they that were called ad Equestrem ordinem having base names were new named nomine ingenuorum veterumque Romanorum lest the name should disgrace the dignitie when according to Plato comely things should have no vncomely names It was vsuall amongest the Christians in the Primitive church to change at Baptisme the names of Catechuâ—eâ—i which were in yeeres as that impious Renegado that was before called Lucius was in his Baptisme called Lucianus So the Popes vse to change their names when they enter into the Papaciâ— which as Platiâ—a saith was begunne by Pope Sergius the second who first changed his name for that his former name was Hogges-mouth but other referre the change of names in Popes to Christ who changed Simon into Peter Iohn and Iames into Bonarges Onely Marcellus not long since chosen Pope refused to chaunge his name saying Marcellus I was and Marcellus I will be I will neither change Name nor Manners Other religious men also when they entred into some Orders chaunged their name â—n times past follovving therein as they report the Apostle that chaunged his name from Saule to Paule after he entred into the Ministery borrovving as some say that name from Sergius Paulus the Roman lievtenant but as other will from his lovve stature for hee was but three cubites high as Saint Chrysostome speaking of him Tricubitalis ille tamen coelum ascendit Of changing also Christian names in Confirmation we have saide before but overpassing these forraine matters let vs say somewhat as concerning chaunge of names in England As among the French in former time and also nowe the heire tooke the fathers surname and the yonger sonnes tooke names of their landes allotted vnto them So likewise in times past did they in England and the most common alteration proceeded from place of habitation As if Hugh of Suddington gave to his second sonne his Mannour of Frydon to his third sonne his Mannour of Pantley to his fourth his Wood of Albdy the sonnes calld themsâ—lves De Frydon De Pantley De Albdy and their posteritie removed De. So Hugh Montfortes second sonne called Richard being Lord of Hatton in Warwickeshire tooke the name of Hatton So the yongest sonne of Simon de Montfort Earle of Leicester staying in England when his father was slaine and brethren fled tooke the name of Welsborne as some of that name have reported So the name of Ever came from the Mannour of Ever neere Vxbridge to yonger sonnes of L. Iohn Fitz-Robert de Clavering from whom the Lorde Evers and sir Peter Evers of Axholme are descended So sir Iohn Cradocke knight great grandfather of sir Henry Newton of Somersetshire tooke first the name of Newton which was the name of his habitation as the issue of Huddard in Cheshire tooke the name of Dutton Bnt for varietie and alteration of names in one familie vpon divers respects I will give you one Cheshire example for all out of an antient roule belonging to sir William Brerton of Brerton knight which I sawe twenty yeares since Not long after the Conquest William Bellward lord of the moietie of Malpasse had two sonnes Dan-David of Malpasse surnamed Le Clerke and Richard Dan-David had William his eldest sonne surnamed De Malpasse from whom the Baron Dudley is descended by heire generall His second sonne was named Philip Gogh one of the issue of whose eldest sonnes tooke the name of Egerton a third sonne tooke the name of David 〈◊〉 and one of his sonnes the name of Goodmâ—â— Richard the other sonne of the aforesaid William Belward had three sonnes who tooke also divers names viz. Thomas de Câ—tgrave William de Overton and Richard Little who had two sonnes the one named Ken-clarke and the other Iohn Richardson Heerein you may note alteration of names in respect of habitation in Egerton Cotgrave Overton in respect of colour in Gâ—gâ— that is Red in respect of qualitie in him that was called Goodmâ—n in respect of stature in Richard Little in respect of learning in Ken-clarke in respect of the fathers Christian name in Richardson all descending from William Bellward And verily the Gentlemen of those so different names in Cheshire would not easily be induced to beleeve they were descended from one house if it were not warranted by so antient a proofe In respect of stature I could recite to you other examples but I will onely adde this which I have read that a yong Gentleman of the house of Preux being of tall stature attending on the Lord Hungerford Lord Treasourer of England was among his fellowes called Long H who after preferred to a good marriage by his Lorde was called H. Long that name continued to his posteritie knights and men of great worship Other took their mothers surnames as A. Audley yonger brother to Iames lord Audley marrying the daughter and heire of H. de Stanley left a sonne William that tooke the name of Stanley from whome Stanley Earle of Derby aud other of that name are descended
same King at the time of his death saide I appoint 〈◊〉 successour in the kingdome of England but I commend it to the eternall God whose I am and in whose handes all thinges are happly remembring that of the Monke before specified pag. 5. This king perceiving his owne defects in some poynts for want of learning did exhort his children oftentimes to learning with this saying An vnlearned Prince is a crowned Asse Which speech tooke so great impression in his sonne Henry that hee obtained by studie and learning the surname of Beauclearke or fine Scholler Annales Ecclesia Cant. Malmesburiensiâ— VVilliam Rufus loved wel to keep vacant Bishopriks and Abbies in his handes saying Christes bread is sweet dainty and most delicate for Kings But although this King made most commonly as it were port-sale of the Spirituall livings yet when twoo Monkes were at drop-vied Bezantines the currant golde of that age before him for an Abbey hee espied a third Monke of their company standing in a corner whom the King asked what hee would give to be Abbot Not one farthing saide he for I renounced the world and riches that I might serve God more sincerely Then said the King thou arte most woorthy to be made Abbot and thou shalt have it Liber Cantuar. When newes were brought him that the French King had besieged the cittie of Constances in Normandy â—e posted with a few to the sea coast to take ship But because the winde blew very strong from South the sailers signified that it was very dangerous for him to take Sea but the King replied Hoise vp sailes in Gods name for I have not heard of a King drowned by tempest You shall see both winde and weather serviceable to vs. Answerable to that of Iulius Caesar which inforced a poore Pilote in the like case to launch foorth and in the rage of the storme comforted him with saying Caesarem Caesaris fortunam vebis And as couragiously as that of Charles the fift who in the battel of Tunis when he was advised by the Marquise of Guâ—sto to retire his person when the great ordonance began to play saide Marquesse thou never heardst that an Emperour was slaine with a great shot I will heere present you with an other speech or call it what you will of the same King William Rufus out of the good and historicall Poet Robert of Glocester that you may compare a Princes pride in that age with our private pride and that our first finest Poets may smile at the verses of that time as succeeding ages after some hundred yeeres will happly smile at theirs As his Chamberlaine him brought as he rose on a day A morrow for to weare a paire of hose of Say He asked what they costned three shillings he seid Fie a dibles quoth the King who sey so vile a deede King to weare so vile a cloth but it costned more Buy a paire for a marke or thou shalt ha cory fâ—re A worse paire enough the other swith him brought And said they costned a marke vnneth he them so boght Aye bel-amy quoth the King these were well bought In this manner serve me other ne serve me not Hitherto also may be referred that of this king William who the morning before hee was slaine with an arrow in hunting tolde his company he dreamed the last night before that an extreame cold winde passed throgh his sides whereupon some disswaded him to hunt that day but hee resolved to the contrary answering They are no good Christians that regard dreames But he found the dreame too true being shot through the side by Walter Tirell Tragmentum antiquae historiae Franc. à P. Pâ—thâ—â— aditum OF Henry the first I have read no memorable speach but what I have read I will report He was by common voice of the people commended for his wisedome eloquence and victories dispraised for covetousnes cruelty and lechery Of which hee left proofe by his sixteene bastards But it seemeth that his iustice was deemed by the common people to be crueltie for the learned of that age surnamed him the Lion of Iustice Huntingd. Polycraticon Gemeticensis It was the custome of the Court in the time of King Henry the first that bookes billes and letters shoulde be drawne and signed for servitors in the Court concerning their owne matters without fee. But at this time Turstane the kings steward or Le Despencer as they then called him from whom the family of the L. Spencers came exhibited to the king a complaint against Adam of Yarmouth clarke of the Signet for that he refused to signe without fee a bill passed for him The king first heard Turstane commending the olde custome at large and charging the Clarke for exacting somewhat contrary thereunto for passing his booke Then the Clarke was heard who briefly saide I received the Booke and sent vnto your steward desiring him only to bestow of me two spice cakes made for your owne mouth who returned answer He would not and thereupon I denied to seale his Booke The King greatly disliked the steward for returning that negative and forthwith made Adam sit downe vppon the bench with the seale and Turstanes Booke before him but compelled the steward to put off his cloake to fetch two of the best spice cakes for the kings owne mouth to bring them in a faire white napkin and wiâ—h lowe curtsie to present them to Adam thâ— Câ—arke which being accordingly performed the Kiâ—g commaâ—ded Adam to seale and delive him his Booke and made them sâ—endes addâ—ng this speech Officers of the Court must gratifie anashew a cast of their office not onely one to another but also to all strangers whensoever neede shall require â—ualterus Mapes De nugis Curialium There was allowed a pottle of wine for livery everie night to be served vp to king Henry the first chamber but because the king did seldome or never vse to drinke in the night Paine Fitz-Iohn his Chamberlaine and the Pages of the Chamber did carowse the wine among them On a time it happened the King at midnight called for wine but none was to be found Paine and the Pages bestured themâ—elves in vaine seeking wine heere â—nd there Paine was called in to the King who asked him if there were not allowance for livery hee humbly answered that there was a pottle allowed everie night but for that hee never called for it to say the trueth in hope of pardon wee drunke it vp amongst vâ— Then quoth the King have you but one pottle every night that is too shorte for mee and you from hencefoorth there shall be a whole gallon allowed whereof the one pottle shall be for mee the other for you and yours This I note not for anie graviâ—e but that the King in that age was commended herein both for bountie and clemencie Cualterus Mapes Queene Mawd wife to King Henry the first of England and daughter to Malcolme Canmore King of Scotland was so devoutly religious
backe vnto his flocke Whereuppon the King sent vnto the Pope the armour that he was taken in and willed his Ambassadour to vse the words of Iacobs sonnes vnto their father when they had solde away their brother Ioseph Hanc invenimus vide vtrum tunica filij tui sit an 〈◊〉 This wee found see whether it be the coate of thy sonne or no. Nay quoth the Pope it is not the coate of my sonne nor of my brother but some impe of Mars and let him procure his deliverie of he will for I wil be no meane for him When the French king and king Richard the first beganne to parlee of peace his brother Iohn who had falsely and vnnaturally revolted vnto the French king fearing himselfe came in of his owne accord and suppliantly besought Richard brotherly to pardon his manifolde offences that he had vnbrotherly committed against him hee rehersed the straight league of brotherly piety he recounted the many merits of his brother he bewailed with teares that hitherto he had beene vnmindefull of them as an vnnaturall and vnthankefull person Finally that hee dooth live and shall live hee dooth acknowledge that hee hath received it at his handes The king being mollified with this humble submission saide God graunt that I may as easily forget your offences as you may remember wherein you have offended IN the wofull warres with the Barons when king Iohn was viewing of the Castle of Rochester held against him by the Earle of Arundel he was espied by a very good Arcubalister who tolde the Earle thereof and saide that hee would soone dispatch the cruell tyrant if he would but say the word God forbid vile varlet quoth the Earle that we should procure the death of the holy one of God What saide the souldier he would not spare you if hee had you at the like advantage No matter for that quoth the Earle Gods good wil be done and be wil dispose and not the King Math Paris When one about him shewed him where a noble man that had rebelliously borne armes against him lay verie honourably intoombed and advised the king to deface the monument he said No no but I would al the rest of mine enemies were as honourably buried Idem When diverse Greekes came hither and offered to proove that there were cettaine â—rrours in the Church of England at that time hee reiected them saying I will not suffer our faith established to be called in question with doubtful disputations Fragm antiquum aeditum à P. Pithaeo Yet when the saide king Iohn sawe a fatie Bucke haunched he saide to the standers by See how faire and fatte this Buâ—ke is and yet hee never heard Masse all his life long But this may be forged to his disgrace by the envious Math. Paris IN a solemne conference betweene king Henry the third of England and Saint Lewes king of France the onely devout kings of that age when the French king saide He had rather heare Sermons than heare Masses Our king replied which some will smile at now but according to the learning of that time That he had rather see his loving friend meaning the reall presence in the Sacrament than to heare never so much good of him by others in sermons This I note because it was then thought facetious which I doubt not but some wil now condemne as superstitious Gâ—â—l Rishanger Pecham that Opticall Archbishop of Canterbury who writte Perspectiva Communis when Pope Gregorie the tenth who had created him Archbishop commaunded him to pay foure thousand markes within foure moneths vnder paine of excommunication hee that came vnto the See then deepely indebted saide Beholde you have created me and as a creature doth desire to be perfected by his creator so I doe in my oppressions flie vnto your Holmesse to be recreated Archiep. Cantuar. Sewall Archbishop of Yorke much agrieved with some practises of the Popes collectors in England tooke all patiently and saide I will not with Chaâ— discover the nakednes of my father but cover and conceale it with Sem. As Constantine the Great saide that hee would cover the faults of Bishops and Fathers of the Church with his Imperiall robe Mat. Paris Pope Innocentius the fourth when he offered the kingdome of Sicil and Naples to Richard Earle of Cornewall with many impossible conditions You might as well say de the Earles Agent at Rome say to my Lord and Maister I sell or give you the Moone climbe vp catch is and take it Anonymus qui incipit Rex Pictorum Alexander successor to Innocentius sent vnto the saide Earle Richard to borrow a great masse of money but the Earle answered I wil not lend to my superior uppon whome I cannot distraine for the debts This Richard is reported by the saide Author to have had so great treasure that hee was able to dispend for tenne yeeres an hundred markes a day which according to the Standard of that time was no small summe Idem In the raigne of king Henry a Bishop of London stoâ—â—ly withstoode the Popes Nunciâ— that would have levied exactions of the Cleargie Whereupon the Nâ—â—ciâ— complained vnto the king who shortly menaced the Bishop and tolde him he would cause the Pope to plucke his peacockes toile but the Bishop boldely answered the King that the Pope and he being too strong for him might bereave him of his bishoprick by might but never by right and that although they tooke away his Mitre yet they would leave him his Helmet Lib. Cantuar. Wicked rather than wittie is that of a Deane high treasurer of England that had demeaned himselfe so well in his office that when he died he made this wicked will I bequeathe all my goodes and possessions vnto my liege Lords the King my body to the earth and my soule to the divell Idem VVHen Edward the first heard of the death of his onely sonne hee tooke it grievously as a father but patiently as a wise man But when hee vnderstoode shortely after of the departure of his father king Henry the third he was wholy deiected and comfortlesses whereat when Charles king of Sicile with whome he then soiourned in his returne from the holy land greatly marvelled He satisfied him with this God may send more sonnes but the death of a father is irrecoverable Waâ—singham This is that king Edward the first who as in lineaments of body he surpassed all his people being like Saul higher than any of them so in prudence conioyned with valour and industry he excelled all our Princes giving ther by sure ankerholde to the governement of this realme waving vp and downe before most vncertainely Which hee effected not so much by establishing good lawes as by giving life vnto his lawes by due execution And as my Author saith Iudices potissimùm iudicans quos constituit indices aliorum Who addeth also this of him Nemâ— in consilijs illo argutior in eloquâ—â— torrentiâ—r in periculis socurior in prosperis â—â—utiâ—r in adversis
honor of the name then the worth of the verse Hic iacet ingenui de Courtney gleba Roberti Militis egregij virtutum laude referti Quem genuit strenuus Reginal dus Courteniensis Qui procer eximius fuerat tunc deuoniensis A MoÌ„ke of Duresme busied his braine in nicking out these nice verses vpon the death of W. de La-march Chauncellor of England vnder king Iohn Culmina qui cupitis Laudes pompasque sititis Est sedata sitis Si me pensare velitis Qui populos regitis memores super omnia sitis Quod mors immitis non parcit honore potitis Vobis prapositis similis fucram benè scitis Quod sum vos eritis ad me currendo venitis William de valentia coÌ„monly called Valens Earle of Pembroke halfe brother to K. Henry the 3. from whom the Earles of Shrewsbury Kent and others are descended is intombed at Westminster with these ranke rimes Anglia tota doles moritur quia regia proles Qua slorere soles quam continet infima moles Guilelmus nomen insigne valentia praebet Celsum cognomen nam tale dari sibi debet Qui valuit validus vincens virtute valore Et placuit placido sensu morumque vigore Robert Grostest coÌ„monly called Robin Groshead bishop of Lincolne a most learned prelate reported by Mathew Paris to be a seuere reproouer of the Pope a fauourer of learning a searcher of scriptures a preacher of the word generally a man of great worth coÌ„manded this only to be engrauen ouer his Tombe Quis sim nosse cupis caro putrida nil nisi vermis Quisquis es hoc de me sit tibi scire satis But vpon his death this was written Rex dolet ac regnum gemit et flet Anglia tota Plebs plangit gemitus ingeminare iuuat Quippe Grosredus speculum virtutis asylum Iustâ—â—ciae Regis inchora morte iacet Non poterit tamen ille mori cui fama perorat Laus loquitur redolet fructus abundat honor Vnde 〈◊〉 tristatur homo canit Angelus inde Vnde serenantur sidera pallet humus Vpon the tombe of doctor Iohn Bekingale somtime bishop of Chichester this is engrauen which I set here for rare correspondency of the rime Tu modo qualis eris quid mundi quaeris honores Crimina deplores in me nunc te speculeris En mors ante fores quae clamitat omnibus adsum In paenis passum pro me te deprecor ores Which is the same in sence with that at Geneua VIXI VT VIVIS MORIERIS VT SVM MORTVVS SIC VITA TRVDITVR Lewes de Beaumont that learned bishop of Duresme who was preferred therunto for his affinity vnto the Queene although he could not with all his learning read this word Metropoliâ—ice at his coÌ„secration but passed it ouer with Soit pour dict and would sweare by S. Lewes that they were discourteous which set downe so many hard words in the ordering of priests had this vpon his tombe in Duresme Church where he was buried 1333. De Bello Monte iacet hic Lodouicus humatus Nobilis ex fonte regum Comitumque creatus c. King Edward the first a most worthy and mighty prince the first establisher of the kingdome of England had affixed at the Aulter of S. Edward neare his tombe at Westminster a large Epitaph in prose whereof I haue found onely this fragment Abauus autem triâ—vus eius dilatantes imperia subieâ—erunt sibi Ducatus Comitatus Edwardus vero paternarum magnificentiarum amplius aemulator existens Regaleque solium perornans in clypeo in hastà Principatum Walliae truncatis eius principibus Leclino Dauid potentissimè adquisiuit Quinimò dominium regni Scotiae primò magni industria consilij de inde virtute bellorum victoriosissimè est adeptus Nihilominus Comitatibus Cornubiae Northfolke disponente â—o cuius est orbis terrae plenitudo eius ad manus Edwardi mirabilitèr deuolutis suis successoribus amplissimam reliquit materiam gloriandi Vbicunque igitur Christus habet nomen inter praecellentissimos reges fidelium habeat Edwardus honorem The famous K. Edward the 3. which had so great victories ouer the French to the greater glory than good of England as some say is entombed at Westminster with this Hic decus Anglorum slos regum praeteritorum Fama futurorum rex clemens pax populorum Tertius Eduardus regni complens Iubilaum Robert Hawley a valiant Esquire was murthered in Westminster Church in seruice time where he had taken sanctuary and is there buried in the place where he was first assaulted with these verses Me dolus ira furor multorum militis atque in hoc gladiis celebri pietatis asylo Dum leuita Dei sermones legit ad aram Proh dolor ipse meo Monachorum sanguine vultus Aspersi moriens chorus est mihi testis in â—uum Et me nunc retinet sacer hic locus Hawle Robertum Hic quia pestiferos malè sensi primitùs hostes Famous is L. Siccinius Dentatus who serued in an hundred and twentie battailes And glorious is Henry the third Emperour who fought 62. battailes and likewise honourable should the memory be of Sir Mathew Gâ—urnay out Countriman of whose house Sir H. Newton is descended which commaunded in 6. battailes was buried at Stoke Hamden in Somersetshire with this French memoriall now defaced Icy gist le noble valient Cheualer Maheâ— de Gurnay iadis seneschall de Landes Capitayn du Chastell d'Aques pro nostre Signior le Roy en la Duche de Guien que in sa viâ— fu a la battaile de Benamazin a la pres a la siege de Algezir sur le Sarazines auxi a les battayles de Scluse de Cressy de Ingenesse de Poyters de Nazara c. Obijt 96. aetatis 26. Septemb. 146. Henry Chichely although he was founder of All Soules Colledge in Oxford and an especiall furtherer of learning was but little honoured by this vnlearned Epitaph 1443. Pauper eram natus post Primas his releuatus Iam sum prostratus vermibus esca paratus Ecce meum tumulum His next successour one Iohn Kempe happened vpon a better Poet who in one verse comprehended all his dignities which were great Thomas Kempe Bis Primas ter praesul erat bis cardine functus For he was Bishop of Rochester Chichester and London Archbishop of Yorke then of Canterbury and Cardinall first Deacon than Priest This that followeth is engrauen about a faire tombe in a goodly Chappell adioyning to the Quire of Saint Maries Church in Warwick being a worthy monument of so noble a person since whose time although but late you may obserue a great change both of the heyres of his house and the vse of words in this Epitaph Pray deuoutly for the soule whome God assoâ—le of one of the most worshipfull Knights in his dayes of manhood and cunning Richard Bâ—auchampe late Earle of Warwicke Lord dispenser
Thomas Earle of Surrey father to Thomas late Duke of Norfolk and the right honourable and nobly learned now Earle of Northampton in the time of King Henry the eight first refined our homly English Poesy among many other made this Epitaph comparable with the best for Thomas Clere Esquire his friend and follower buried at Lambeth .1545 Norfolk sprang thee Lambeth holds thee dead Clere of the County of Cleremont though high Within the wombe of Ormondes race thou bread And sawest thy cosin crowned in thy sight Shelton for loue Surrey for Lord thou chase Aye me while life did last that league was tender Tracing whose steps thou sawest Kelsall blaze Laundersey burnt battered Bullen render At Muttrell gates hopeles of all recure Thine Earle halfe dead gaue in thy hand his will Which cause did thee this pining death procure Ere summers seauen times seaven thou couldest fulfill Ah Clere if loue had booted care or cost Heauen had not wonn nor earth so timely lost The Duke of Suffolke and his brother sonnes of Charles Brandon which died of the sweat at Bugden were buried together with this Vna fides viuos coniunxit religio vna Ardor et in studijs vnus et vnus amor Abstulit hos simul vna dies duo corpora iungit Vna vrna ac mentes vnus Olympus habet The Earle of Deuonshire Edward Courtney honorably descended from one of the daughters of King Edward the fourth is buried at Saint Anthonies in Padua with this which I set downe more for his honor then the elegancy of the verse Anglia quem genuit fueratque habitura patronum Corteneum celsa haec continet arâ—a Ducem Credita causa necis regni affectata cupido Reginae optatum tunc quoque connubium Cui regni proceres nou cosensere Philippo Reginam Regi iungere posse rati Europam vnde fuit iuuem peragrare necesse Ex quo mors misero contigit ante diem Anglia si plorat defuncto principe tanto Nil mirum Domino deficit illa pio Sed iam Corteneus caelo fruiturque beatis Cum doleant Angli cum sine fine gemant Cortenei probitas igitur praestantia nomen Dum stabit hoc templum viuanda semper erunt Angliaque hinc etiam stabit stabuntque Britanni Coniugij optati fama perennis eris Improba naturae leges Libitina rescindens Ex aequo iuuenes praecipitatque senes Walter Milles who died for the profession of his faith as some saye made this Epitaph for himselfe Non praua impietas aut actae crimina vitae Armarunt hostes in mea fata truces Sola fides Christi sacris signata libellis Quae vitae causa est est mihi causa necis This man was not so godly as he was impious as it seemeth who was buried in the night without any ceremony vnder the name of Menalcas with this Here lyeth Menalcas as dead as a logge That liued like a deuill died like a dogge Here doth he lye said I then saye I lye For from this place he parted by and by But here he made his discent into hell Without either booke candell or bell This may seeme too sharpe but happily it proceeded from some exulcerated minde as that of Don Petro of Toledo Viceroy of Naples wickedly detorted out of the Scriptures Hic est Qui propter nos nostram salutem descendit ad inferos A merry and wealthy Goldsmith of London in his life time prepared this for his Grauestone which is seene at S. Leonards neere Foster-lane When the Bells be merrilie runge And the Masse deuoutly songe And the meate merrily eaten Then is Robert Traps his wife and children quite forgetten Wherefore Ihesu that of Mary sprong Set their soules the Saints among Though it be vndeserued on their side Let them euermore thy mercy abide Doctor Caius a learned Phisition of Cambridge and a co-founder of Gunwell and Caius colledge hath onely on his monument there FVI CAIVS Which is as good as that great learned man of his profession Iulius Scaliger SCALIGERI QVOD RELIQVVM But that which Cardinall Pole appointed for himselfe is better than both Depositum Poli Cardinalis This ensuing for Sir N. Bacon Lord Keeper of the great Seale is worthy to be read both for the honour of the person who was a most wise Councellour and the rarenesse of Iambique verses in Epitaphes albeit this our age doth delight 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But as he saith Malos Iambus enecat beat bonos Hic Nicolaum nâ— Baconum conditum Existima illum tam diu Britannici Regni secundum columen exitium malis Bonis asylum caeca quem non extulit Ad hunc honorem sors sed aequitas fides Doctrina pietas vnica prudentia Non morte raptum crede qui vnica Vita perennes emerit duas agit Vitam secundam caelites inter animos Fama implet orbem vita quae illi tertia est Hac positum in arca est corpus olim animi domus Ara dicata sempiternae memoriae W. Lambe a man which deserued well of the citie of London by diuerse charitable deeds framed this for himselfe As I was so be yee As I am yee shall be That I gaue that I haue That I spent that I had Thus I end all my cost That I left that I lost All which Claudius Secundus a Romane contained in these foure words HIC MECVM HABEO OMNIA Shorte and yet a sufficient commendation of M. Sandes was this Margareta Sandes Digna haec luce diuturniore Nisi quod luce meliore digna And answerable thereunto is this for a Gentleman of the same name Who would liue in others breath Fame deceaues the dead mans trust When our names do change by death Sands I was and now am dust Sir Philip Sidney to whose honour I will say no more but that which Maro saide of Marcellus nephew of Augustus Ostendunt terris hunc tantum fata nec vltra esse sinunt which also was answered by the Oracle to Claudius the 2. Emperour of his brother Quintilius hath this most happily imitated out of the French of Mons Boniuet made by Ioach. du Bellay as it was noted by Sir George Buc in his Poetica England Netherland the heauens and the arts The souldiers and the world hath made six parts Of noble Sidney for who will suppose That a small heape of stones can Sidney enclose England had his body for she it fed Netherland his bloud in her defence shed The heauens haue his soule the arts haue his fame The souldiers the griefe the world his good name Vpon the golden Lion rampaut in Gueles of the house of Albenye which the late Earle H. Fitz-Alan bare in his armes as receauing the Earledome of Arundel from the house of Albenye one composed this Epitaph Aureus ille leo reliqui trepidate leones Non in sanguineo nunc stat vt ante solo Nam leo de Iuda vicit victoque pepercit Et
secum patris duxit ad vsque domos Sic cadit vt surgat sic victus vincit et illum Quem modo terra tulit nunc Paradisus habet In the Cloyster of New Colledge in Oxford this following is written with a coale for one Woodgate who bequeathed 200 pound to one who would not bestowe a plate for his memoriall Hâ—us Peripatetice Conde tibi tumulum nec fide haeredis amori Epitaphiumque compara Mortuus est nec emit libris haec verba ducentis WOODGATVS HIC SEPVLTVS EST. Therefore the counsaile of Diego de Valles is good who made his owne tombe at Rome with this inscription Certa dies nulli est mors certa incerta sequentum Cura locet tumulum qui sapit ante sibi A Gentleman falling off his horse brake his necke which soddaine hap gaue occasion of much speech of his former life and some in this iudging world iudged the worst In which respect a good friend made this good Epitaph remembring of S. Augustin Miserecordia Domini inter pontem fontem My friend iudge not me Thou seest I iudge not thee Betwixt the stirrop and the ground Mercy I askt mercy I found To the honour of Sir Henry Goodyer of Polesworth a knight memorable for his vertues an affectionate friend of his framed this Tetrastich An yll yeare of a Goodyer vâ—â—â—rest Who gon to God much lacke of him heere left Full of good gifts of body and of minde Wise comely learned eloquent and kinde Short and sufficient is this of a most worthy Knight who for his Epitaph hath a whole College in Cambridge and commaunded no more to be inscribed than this Virtute non vi Mors mihi lucrum Hic iacet Gualterus Mildmay Miles et vxor eius Ipse obijt vltimo die Maij 1589. Ipsa decimo sexto Martij 1576. Reliquerunt duos filios et tres filias Fundauit Collegium Emanuelis Cantabrigiae Moritur Cancellarius subthesaurarius Scaccarij et Regiae Maiestati â consilijs Vpon a youngman of great hope a student in Oxford wâ—â—a made this Short was thy life yet liuest thou euer Death hath his due yet diest thou neuer But I feare now I haue ouercharged the Readers minde with dolefull dumpish and vncomfortable lines I will therefore for his recomfort end this part with a few conceited merry and laughing Epitaphes the most of them composed by maister Iohn Hostines when he was young and will begin with the Bellowes maker of Oxford Here lyeth Iohn Cruker a maker of Bellowes His craftes-master and King of good-fellowes Yet when he came to the hower of his death He that made Bellowes could not make breath Thomas Elderton who did arme himselfe with Ale as ould Father Ennius did with Wine when he ballated had this in that respect made to his memorie Hic situs est sitiens atque ebrius Eldertonus Quid dico hic situs est hic potiùs sitis est Of him also was made this Here is Elderton lyeng in dust Or lyeng Elderton chose which you lust Here he lyes dead I doe him no wrong For who knew him standing all his life long Some wise man was he and so reputed for whom this was composed Here lyeth Thom Nicks bodie Who liued a foole and dyed a nodye As for his soule aske them that can tell Whether fooles soules go to heauen or to hell Neither may this offend any for that of Durandus the ould priest is little better Hic est Durandus positue sub marmore duro An sit saluandus ego nescio nec ego curo Miserable was Hermon who when he had onely dreamed that he had disbursed money dyed for woe likewise Phâ—idon who weapt not for that he should dye but that his buriall would stand 〈◊〉 at 4. s. But most miserable was that pinchpenie Hermocrates that in his last will and testament made himselfe his owne sole heire and executor of all he had and yet refused to liue when he might because he would not be at charge of a purgation And our countriman ould Sparges â—ight seeme to be of his tribe for whom was made Here lyeth father Sparges That died to saue charges Maister Wills doctor of Phisick who died lately at Vienna would often say that he would haue this verse only for his Epitaph Here lyeth willing Wills But a friend of his that knew him to be Caprichious wished him to adde one verse more to make vp time after the manner but when he said he had nothing he might adde more one extempore sayed it might be wel made vp thus Here lyeth willing Wills With his head full of Windmills For one that had continuall new encounters in his owne minde and crammed his head with contrary discontents I haue heard this Here lyeth he Which with himselfe could neuer agree You shall haue this out of the Cathedrall Church of Norwich whatsoeuer you account of it Vnder this stone Lies Iohn Knapton Who died iust The xxviii of August M.D.XC. and one Of this church Peti-Canon Vpon merry Tarlton I haue heard this Hic situs est cuius vox vultus actio possit Ex Heraclito reddere Democritum Here lyeth Richard a Preene One thousand fiue hundred eighty nine Of March the 22. day And he that will die after him may Here lieth he who was borne and cried Told â—hreescore yeares fell sick and died Here lyes the man whose horse did gaine The Bell in race on Salsbury plaine Reader I know not whether needs it You or your horse rather to read it Here lyes the man that madly slaine In earnest madnesse did complaine On nature that she did not giue One life to loose another to liue Here lyeth C. vnder ground As wise as L. thousand pound He neuer refused the Wine of his friend Drinke was his life and drinke was his end Here lyeth N. a man of fame The first of his howse and last of his name At Faâ—lam on the west marches neare Naworth Castle Iohn Bell broken-brow Ligs vnder this stean Fourâ— of myne een sonnes Laid it on my weam I was a man of my meate Master of my wife I liued on myn own land Without micle strife For old Th. Churchyard the poore Court-Poet this is now commonly current Come Alecto and lend me thy torch To finde a Church-yard in the Church-porch Pouerty and Poetry this tombe doth enclose Therfore Gentlemen be mery in Prose With this memoriales of the dead which giue a little liuing breath to the dead for as he saith Mortuorum vita in memoria viâ—orum posita est I conclude Et veniam pro laude peto laudatus abundè Non fastiditus si tibi Lector ero FINIS Gascoigne then vnder the crown of England Alfred◠〈…〉 Tho Moore in the Debellation Parl. 43. Edw. 3. Curopalares Charisma of doctor Tooker Epist Bonif. sept ad â— d. 1. reg Anglâ—â— Mathew Paris Samuel Daniel Cicero Petrus Nanuius Pâ—ol in Quadâ—â—â— Britains Plinius Notitia provinâ—â—arum Pict-Britans Welsh-Britans American or French Britans Scottishmen â— Bâ—â—a lib. â— Englishmâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 colledge In Psalm 104. 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