am blind I haue espâ—ed his malicious vnthankfulnesse the which I could never before perceive when my eâ—e sight was at the best And let my lord Cardinall take heede that his ambition and covetousnesse bring him not into a worse blindnesse then I have and make him fall before he feare At sir Thomas Moore his first comming to the service of King Henrie the eight the King gave him this godly lesson First looke vnto God and after vnto me He would also wish as I have heard of an ancient man of that age that his Councellers would commit simulation dissimulation and partâ—â—litie to the Porters lodge when they came to sit in councell The same King Henrie the eight finding fault with the disagreement of Preachers would often say Some are too stiffe in their olde Mumpsimus and other to busie and curious in their new Sumpsimus Happly borrowing these phrases from that which Master Pace his Secretarie reporteth in his booke De Fructu doctrinae of an old Priest in that age which alwayes read in his Portasse Mumpsimus Domine for Sumsimus whereof when he was admonished he said that he now had vsed Mumplimus thirtie yeares and would not leave his olde Mumpsimus for their new Sumpsimus A noble man of this time in contempt of learning sayd that it was for noble mens sonnes enough to winde their horne and carrie their Hauke faire and to leave studie and learning to the children of mean men To whom the foresaide Richard Pace replied Then you and other noble men must be content that your children may wind their bornes and keepe their Haukes while the children of meane men do manage matters of estate R. Pacaeus De fructu doctrinae Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester when the King would have translated him from that poore Bishopricke to a better he refused saying He would not forsake his poore little olde wife with whom he had so long lived Happly thinking of the fifteenth canon of the Nicone Councell and that of the Canonistes Matrimonium inter Episcopum Ecclesiam esse contractum c. There was a Nobleman merry conceited aud â—iotously given that having lately sold a Mannor of an hundred tenements came ruffling into the Court in a new sute saying Am not I a mightie man that beare an hundred houses on my backe Which Cardinall Wolsey hearing said You might have better employed it in paying your debts Indeede my Lord quoth he you say wel for my Lord my father owde my maister your father three half pence for a Calfs head hold here is two pence for it As Skelton iested at the Cardinal that he was descended of Sanguilâ—er hee was cast out of a Butchers stall for his father was a Butcher of Ipswich When Stephen Cardiner was advaunced vnto the Bishopricke of Winchester and sent over as Ambassadour into Fraunce with great pompâ—â— hee saide vnto an old acquaintance of his that came to take his leave of him Nowe I am in 〈◊〉 Gloria Patri Yea saide his friend and I hope â—t nunc semper Or replied the Bishop if it please the king my maister Sicut erat in principio A poore Scholler of Cambridge againe When sir Thomas Moore was Speaker of the Parliament with his wisâ—dome and eloquence hee so crossed a purpose of Cardinall Wolsey that the Cardinall in a chafe sent for him 〈◊〉 White-Hall where when he had daunced attendaunce long at length the Cardinall comming out saide in the presence of many Maister Moore I woulde you had beene at Rome when you were made Speaker of the Parliament house Hee immediately replied And if it pleased your Grace so would I for then I should have seene a famous Cittie whereof I have heard much but never sawe Vita Tho Mori impressa The same cardinal at a ful Counsel table when sir Thâ— Moore was first made privie Counseller moved that there might be a Lievteuant generall of the Realme chosen for certaine considerations and the body of the Counsell inclined thereunto Sir Thomas Moore opposed himselfe Whereuppon the Cardinall in a chafe saide Are not you ashamed who are the meanest man heere to dissent from so many honourable and wise personages you proove your selfe a plaine foole Whereunto maister Moore foorthwith aunswered Thankes be to God that the Kings maiestie hath but one foole in his right honourable Counsell Idem When hee was Lorde Chauncellour hee inioyned a Gentleman to pay a good round summe of money vnto a poore widdowe whome he had oppressed and the Gentleman saide Then I doe hope your Lordeship will give mee a good long day to pay it You shall have your request saide sir Thomas Munday next is Saint Barnabas day the longest day in all the yeere pay her mee then or else you shall kisse the Fleete When hee had no lust to growe greatly vpward in the worlde neyther would labour for office of authoritie and over that forsake a right worshipfull roome when it was offered him his wife fell in hand with him and asked him What will you do that you list not to put foorth your selfe as others doe Will you sit still by the fire and make goselings in the ashes with a sticke as children doe Woulde God I were a man and looke what I would doe What By God goe forward with the best for as my mother was wont to say It is ever more better to rule than to be ruled and therefore I warrant you I would not be so foolish to be ruled where I might rule By my trueth wife quoth he I dare say you say trueth for I never found you willing to be ruled yet He vsed when hee was Lord Chauncellor vpon every Sonday when he was at home to sitte in the Quire in his surplice and sing the Service and being one day espied in that attire by the Duke of Norffolke The Duke beganne to chafe crying Fie fie my Lorde the Lord Chauncellour of England a parish priest and a paltrie singing man you dishonour the King you dishonour the King No my Lord quoth sir Thomas it is no shame for the King if his servant serve his Soveraigne and Saviour who is King of kings During the time of his Chancellourship of England he vsed to send his Gentleman-Vsher to his wifes pew after divine service was done to tell her that he was gone but the next Sonday after hee gave vp his Chancellourship of England he came himselfe to her pew and vsed the vsuall words of his Gentleman-Vsher Madame my Lorde is gone His latter wife was a widdow of whom Erasmus writeth that hee was wont to say that shee was nec bella nec puella who as shee was a good huswife so was shee not voyde of the fault that often followeth that vertue somewhat shrewd to her servants Vppon a time sir Thomas found fault with her continuall châ—ding saying if that nothing else would reclame her yet the consideration of the time for it was Lent should restraine her Tush tush my Lord saide
families of Tweng Lumley and Constable and thought to be Valâ—ntinianus translated MARKE In Hebrew signifieth High but in Latine according to Varrâ— it was a name at the first given to them that were borne in the moneth of March but according to Festus Pompeius it signifieth a Hammer or Mallet given in hope the person should be martiall MATHEVV hebr Gods-gift MARTIN Lat from Martius as Antoninus from Antonius Saint Martin the militarie Saint bishop of Toures first made this name famous among the Christians by his admirable piety MERCVRIE Lat Quasi medius currens inter deos homines as the Gramarians Etymologize it A mediate coursiâ—or betweene gods and men MEREDITH Brit in Latine Mereducius MERRIC Brit in Latine Meuricus I knowe not whether it be corrupted from Maurice MICHAEL Hebr. Who is perfect or Who is like God The French contract it into Miel MAXIMILIAN A new name first devised by Frederic the third Emperour who doubting what name to give to his sonne and heire composed this name of two worthy Romans names whome he most admired Q. Fabius Maxâ—â—us and Scipio Aemiliâ—â—â— with hope that his sonne would immitate their vertues Hieronymus Gebviterius de fâ—milia Austriaca MILES Lat Mile which some fetch from Milium a kinde of graine called Millet as probably as Plime draweth Fabâ—â— Leâ—tulus Câ—eerâ— from Faba Lens Cicer that is beanes lentill and chich pease But whereas the French contract Michael into Miel some suppose our Miles to come from thence MOSES hebr Drawne vp MORGAN Brit the same with Pelagius that is Seâ—man if we may beleeve an olde fragment and Mor signifies the Sea among the Welsh So Marius Marinus Marianus and Pontius among the Latines have their name from Mare and Pontus the Sea Quâ—re MAVGER a name eftsoones vsed in the worshipfull family of Vavasors Malgerius in olde histories Quare MORICE from the Latine Mâ—â—â—itius and that from Maurus A Moore as Syritius from Syus a Syâ—ian The name not of any worth in his owne signification but in respect of Saint Maurice a Commander in the Thebane Legion martyred for the Christian profession vnder Maximianus N NATHANIEL Hebr The gift of God as Theodâ—sius c. NEALE Fre Blackish or swart for it is abridged from Nigel and so alwayes written in Latine records Nigellus consonant to Nigrinus and Atrius of the Latines Melanius and Melauthus of the Graecians NICHOLAS gre Conquerour of the people NORMAN drawne from the Norman nation as Northerne-man vsuall antiently in the familie of Darcy NOEL Fre the same with the Latine Natalis given first in honour of the feast of Christes birth to such as were then borne O ODo See Othes OLIVER A name fetched from the peace-bringing Olive as Daphnis and Laurence from the triumphant Larâ—rell OSBERN Sax. House-childe as Filius familià s Luther OSBERT Sax. Domesticall brightnes or light of the family OSMVND Sax. House-peace OSVVOLD Ger. House-ruler or Steward for Wold in old English and high Dutch is a Ruler but for this the Normans brought in Ledespencer now Spencer The holy life of S. Oswald King of Northumberland who was incessantly in prayer hath given much honour to this name See Ethelwold OTHES An old name in England drawne from Otho written by some Odo and by others Eudo in English-Saxon Odan and after the originall whereof when 〈◊〉 could not finde I will not seeke Avâ—ntâ—â—s maketh it Hud that is Keeper but Petrâ—â— Blesâ—â—sis Epist 126. maketh it to signifie a Faithfull reconciler for he writeth Odâ— in Episcâ—pum Parisionsem consecratus nomen sâ—is operibus interpretâ—â—i non cessat fidelis sequester inter deum 〈◊〉 Ottwell and Ottey seeme to bee nursenames drawne from Othes OVVEN Lat. Audoenus if it be the same with S. Owen of France But the Britans will have it from old King Oenus father in law to Hercules others from Eugenius that is Noble or well borne Certaine it is that the Country of Ireland called Tir-Oen is in Latine Records Terra Eugenij and the Irish Priests know no Latâ—ne for their Oen but Eugenius as Rothericus for Rorke And Sir Owen Ogle in Latine Records as I have beene enformed was written Eugenius Ogle ORIGINALL May seeme to be deducted from the Greeke Origenos that is Borne in good time P PASCAL Deduced from Pascha the Passover PATRIK Lat. From Patricius Quasi Patram cians A Peere or State he which could cite his father as a man of honour A name given first to Senators sonnes but it grew to reputation when Constantinâ— the Greeke made a new state of Patricij who had place befor the Praefectus Praetâ—riâ— or Lord great Master of the house if it may be so translated Zosimâ—s PAVL Heb. Wonderfull or rest But the learned Baronius drawing it from the Latine maketh it Little or Humble PAVLIN From Paul at Nigrinus from Niger PERCIVAL Is thought at first to have bin a surname and after as many other a Christian nâ—me fetched from Pâ—rcheval a place in Normandie One by allusion made this Percival Per se valens PAYN in Lat. Paganus exempt from militarie service a name now out of vse but having an opposite signification to a millitarie man as Scaliger observeth vpon Ansdnius PETRE For which as the French vsed Pierre so our Ancestours vsed Pierce a name of high esteeme among the Christians since our Saviour named Simon the sonne of Iona Cephas which is by interpretation a stone Ioan. 5. 42. But fole-wisely have some Petres called themselves Pierius PEREGRINE Lat. Strange or outlandish PHILEBERT Ger. Much bright fame or very bright and famous as Polyphemus in Greeke Rhenanus PHILIPPE Gr. A lover of horses Philip Bâ—roald conceiting this his name very clerckly proveth that Phillippe is an Apostolicall name by Saint Philip the Apostle a royall name by King Philip King of Macedonia and an imperiall name by Philip the first Christian Emperour POSTHVMVS Lat. Borne after his fathers death Q QVINTIN Lat. From Quintus the fifth borne a man dignified by Saint Quâ—tin of France R RALFE Germ. Contracted from Radulph which as Rodulph signifieth Help-councell not differing much from the Greeke Eubulus RAYMVND Germ. Quiet peace as Hesichius in Greeke RANDAL Sax. Corrupted from Raâ—ulph that is Faire helpe RAPHAEL Heb The Phisicke of God REINHOLD Sax. Sincere or pure love for the Germans call their greatest and goodliest river for purenes Rheine and the old English vsed Hold for love Holdlic for lovely as Vnhold without love Willeranus vseth Hold for favour which is answerable to love I have also observed Hold for Firme and once for a Generall of an armie RHESE A British name deduced as they thinke from Rhâ—sus the Thracian King who was as Homer describeth him by his Armour of a Giantlike stature But I dare not say the wordimplieth so much in signification yet Rhesi signifieth a Giant in the German tong RICHARD Sax. Powerfull and rich disposition as Richer an antient Christian name signified Powerfull in the Armie or Rich Lord
Erro that is Wanderer But in a Norman name I rather beleeve the Norman Writer WOLSTAN Sax Comely decent as Decentius Dasipodius WVLPHER Sax Helper the Saxon name of a King of Middle England answering to the Greeke name Alexias or rather Epicurus The most famous of which name was a hurtefull man albeit he had a helpefull name Y YBELL Brit Contracted from Eubulus good Councellor YTHELL Brit Likewise contracted from Euthalius very flourishing Z ZACHARY Hebr The memorie of the Lord. Christian Names of Women Lest Women the most kinde sex should conceive vnkindenes if they were omitted somewhat of necessitie must bee saide of their names ABIGAEL Heb. The fathers ioy AGATHA Gr. Good Guth in old Saxon. AGNES Gr. Chaste the French write Ignatia but I know not why ALETHEIA Gre. Veritie or â—uth ALICE Ger. Abridged from Adesiz Noble See Ethelbert But the French make it defendresse turning it into Alexia ANNA Heb. Gracious or mercifull ARBELA Heb. God hath revenged as some translations have it Index Bibliorum ADELIN Ge. Noble or descending from nobles AVDRY Sax. It seemeth to be the same with Etheldred for the first foundresse of Ely church is so called in Latine histories but by the people in those parts S. Audry See Etheldred AMIE Fr. Beloved in Latine Amata the name of the ancient King Latinus wife It is written in the like sence Amicia in old Records ANCHORET Gr. for Anachoreta Solitarie liveâ— which retyred her selfe from the world to serve God AVICE Some observe that as it is written now Avice so in former times Hawisia and in elder ages Helwisa where-vpon they thinke it detorted from Hildevig that is Lady-defence as Lewis is wrested from Lodovicus and Ludwig AVREOLA Lat. Pretty-little golden dame ANSTASE Gr. Anastasia and that from Anastasis as Anastasius given in remembrance of christs glorious resurrection ours in Christ B BARBARA Gr. Strange of vnknowne language but the name respected in honour of S. Barbara martyred for the true profession of Christian religion vnder the Tyranne Maximian BEATRICE Lat. From Beatrix Blessed BLANCH Fr. White or faire BRIGID Contracted into Bride an Irish name as it seemeth for that the ancient S. Brigid was of that Nation the other of Suetia was lately Canonized about 1400. Quaere BERTHA Ger. Bright and famous See Albert. BONA Lat. Good BENEDICTA Lat Blessed BENIGNA Lat Milde and gentle C CASSANDRA Gr. Inflaming men with love CATHERIN Gr Pure Chaste CHRISTIAN A name from our Christian profession which the Pagans most tyrannically persecuted hating as Tertullian writeth in his Apologetico a harmelesse name in harmelesse people CLARA Lat Bright the same with Berta Claricia in latter times CICELY From the Latine Caecilia Grey-eyed D DENIS See before among the name of men DIANA From the Greeke Diâ—s that is Iove as Iovina or Ioves daughter or Gods daughter DIONYE From Diana DIDO A Phaenician name signifying a manlike woman Servius Honâ—ratus DOROTHYE Gr The gift of God or given of God DORCAS Gr A Roe-bucke Luâ—retius lib. 4. noteth that by this name the Amorous Knights were wont to salute freckled wartie and wodden-faced wenches where he saith Caesâ—a Palladiâ—n naevosa â—ignea Dorcas DOVZE From the Latine Dulcia that is sweetewench DOVSABEL Fr Sweete and faire somewhat like Glycerium DOVGLAS of the Scottish surname taken from the river Douglas not long since made a Christian name in England as Iordan from the river of that name in the holy Land was made a Christian name for men E ETHâ—LDRED Noble advise See Audrey ELA See Alice ELEANOR Deduced from Helena Pittifull ELIZA Heb. God saveth ELIZABETH Heb. Peace of the Lord or Quiet rest of the Lord the which England hath found verified in the most honoured name of our late Soveraigne Mantuan playing with it maketh it Eliza-bella EADE Sax. Drawne from Eadith in which there is signification of happines In latter time it was writen Auda Ada Ida and by some Idâ—nea in Latine EMME Some wil have to be the same with Amie in Latine Amata Paulus Merula saith it signifieth a good nurse and so is the same with Eutrophime among the Greekes Rog Hoveden pag. 246. noteth that Emma daughter to Richard the first Duke of Normandie was called in Saxon Elfgiva that is as it seemeth Helpe-giver EMMET A diminitive from Emme EVA Heb. Giving life F FAITH FORTVNE The signification well knowne FREDISVVID Sax. Very free truely free FRANCIS See Francis before FAELICE Lat. Happy FORTITVD Lat. FLORENCE Lat. Flourishing G GERTRVD gr All true and amiable if German signifieth All-man as most learned consent and so Gerard may signifie All-hardy Althamerus GRACE the signification is well knowne GRISHILD Grey Lady as Caesia see Maud. GLADVSE Brit from Claudia GOODITH Sax Contracted from Goodwife as we now vse Goody by which name king Henry the first was nicked in contempt as William of Maâ—nesbury noteth H HELENA gre Pittifull A name much vsed in the honour of Helena mother to Constantine the Great and native of this Isleâ— although one on â—he Authour maâ—eth hâ—r a Bithiniâ—n but Baronius and our Historianâ— will have her a Britaine HAVVIS See Avice J IANE See Ioane for 32. Eliz Regâ—â—a â—t was agreed by the court of the Kings Bench to be all one with Ioane IVDITH Hebr. Praising Confessing our auncestors turned it into Iuet IOYCE in Latine Iocoâ—a Mâ—rry pleasant IAQVET Fr from Iacoba See Iames. IENET a diminitive from Ioan as litle and prettie Ihoan IOANE See Iohn In latter yeeres some of the better and nicer sorte misliking Ioane have mollified the name of Ioane into Iane as it may seeme for that Iane is never found in olde Recordes and as some will never before the time of king Henry the eight Lately in like sort some learned Iohns and Hanses beyond the sea have new christned themselves by the name of Ianus ISABELL The same with Elizabeth if the Spaniardes doe not mistake which alwayes translate Elizabeth into Isabel and the French into Isabeau IVLIAN from Iulius Gilian commonly yet our Lawyers libr. Assis 26. pa. 7. make them distinct names I doubt not but vppon some good ground K KATHARIN See Catharin KINBVRG Sax Strength and defence of her kinred as Kinulf help of her kinred L LETICE Lat Ioyfulnesse mirth LYDIA gre Borne in that region of Asia LORA Sax Discipline or Learning but I suppose rather it is corrupted from Laura that is Bay and is agreeable to the Greeke name Daphne LVCIA Lat Lightsome Bright A name given first to them that were borne when daie-light first appeared LVCRETIA Lat An honourable name in respect of the chaste Lady Lucretia if it as Lucretius doe not come from Lucrum gaine as a good huswife I leave it to Grammarians Lucris a wench in Plautus seemed to have hir name from thence when-as hee saieth it was Nomen omen quantivis pretij M MAEEI Some will have it to be a contraction of the Italians from Mabella that is my faire
Bay in the other vvith ARTI ET MARTI It might seeme a craving Imprese vvhich set nothing but Ciphers downe in a roâ—le with ADDE VEL VNVM Likewise hee which set downe the nine numerall figures with ADDE VEL ADIME His meaning might be perceyved out of the last Eglogue of Virgill containing Gallus loving lamentations which poâ—â— trayed a tree and in the barke engraved E adding this worde CRESâ—ETIS Studious in Alchimy might he seeme or in some abstruse Art which he could not finde out which shewed for his devise onely a golden branch with LATET ARBORE OPACA Hee seâ—med not to respect hopefull tokens without good effects which made a ship sinking and the Rainebow appearing with QVID TV SI PEREO. I know one which overcome with a praedominant humour was so troubled with a fancifull vâ—ine cogitation so that no counsel or company could withdraw him from it figured a man with a shadow proâ—ected before him with this word IT COMES A Gentleman scholler drawne from the Vniversitie where he was well liked to the Court for which in respect of his bashfull modestie he was not so fit painted a red corall branch which while it grew in the sea was greene with this NVNC RVBEO ANTE VIREBAM Master Richard Carew of Anthony when he was in his tender yeares devised for himselfe an Adamant vpon an Anvile with a hand holding an hammer thereover and this Italian Motto CHE VERACE DVRERA which also contained his name Anagranimatically He seemed not to be sufficiently warmed living in the Sun-shine of the Court which framed for his devise a glasse of Parabolicall concavitie or burning glasse as some call it with the Sunne shining over it and a combustible matter kindled vnder it with NEC DVM CALESCO He doubted not but continuall suit would molifie his Mistris heart which made an eye-dropping teares vpon an heart SAEPE CADINDO He lacked but some gracious hand to effect some matter well forward which made more then halfe a circle with a paire of compasses the onefoote fixed in the center the other in the circumference placing thereby ADDE MANVM His conceit was godly and â—owe spondent to his name who made an Hart to his race to a fountaine and over it VT CFRVVS FONTEM and vnder it SIC ABRAHAMVS CHRISTVM The meaning is plaine to all which know Scriptures and I take the Gentlemans name to be Abraham Hartwell The same Imprese was vsed by Boromeo the best Cardinall which I have heard of but with this word VNA SALVS When the Spaniaâ—ds purposed the invasion 1588 and their Navie was scattered to their confusion by a ship fierd and carried among them by direction from her late Maiestie A Gentleman depainted that Navie in confusion with a fiered ship approaching adding to her honour out of Virgil DVX FAEMINA FACTI This calles another to my remembrance which I have seen cast in silver as concerning that matter A great Navy vppon the sea neere the South coast of EnglaÌ„d with VENIT VIDIT FVGIT As that of Iulius Casar when he had overcome Pharmaces VENI VIDI VICI About that time vvhen some dislikes grew betweene the English and the States of the vnited Provinces they fearing that it might tend to the hurt of both caused to be imprinted two pitchers floating on the water vpon a Medalia with SI COLLIDIMVR FRANGIMVR In the like sense there vvere comed peeces vvith two Oxen drawing the plough the one marked vvith a rose for England the other vvith a Lyon on the shoulder for Holland and vvritten thereby TRAHITE AE QVO IVGO He measured himselfe vvith a meane and seemed to rest content which made a Toâ—tois in his shell vvith MECVM HABITO His conceit vvas obscure to mee vvhich painted a savadge of America pointing toward the Sun vvith TIBI ACCESSV MIHI DECESSV Sir Philip Sidney vvho vvas a long time heire apparant to the Earle of Leicester after the said Earle had a sonne borne to him vsed at the next Tilte-day following SPERAVI thus dashed through to shew his hope therein was dashed He signified himselfe to be revived with gracious favor which made the Sun-shining vpon aâ—â—â—hered tree but new blooming with this HIS RADIIS REDIVIVA VIRESCO The late Earle of Essex tooke a Diamond onely amidst his shield with this about it DVM FORMAS MINVIS Diamonds as all know are impaired while they are fashioned and pointed Sir Henry Lea vpon some Astrologicall consideration vsed to her late Maiesties he now the whole constellation of Ariadnes crowne culminant in her nativitie with this word CAELVM QVE SOLVMQVE BE AVIT A setled conscience did he shew which made a Haleyon hovering against the winde with CONSTANS CONTRARIA SPERNIT The Fishers do say that when it is dead and hanged vp turneth the belly alwaies to the winde He might seeme to be in some hard distresse which carried a Viper vpon his hand with this word over written MORS VEL MORSVS He might seeme to reach at some of Vulcans order which made a Bucke casting his hornes with INERMIS DEFORMIS over him and vnder him CVR DOLENT HABENTES It was some loving conceite expressed by him which bare two Torches the one light the other out with EXTINGVOR A SIMILI Another presenting himselfe at the Tilt to shew himselfe to be but yong in these services and resolving of no one Imprese tooke onely a white shield as all they did in olde time that had exployted nothing and in the base poynt thereof made a Painters pensill and a little shell of colours with this Spanish word HAZED ME QVE QVIRES â—d est Make of me what you will At that time one bare a paire of Scales with fire in one ballance and smoake in the other thereby written PONDER ARE ERR ARE. The same day was borne by an other many flies about a candle with SIC SPLENDIDIORA PETVNTVR In an other shield if I am not deceived droppes fell downe into a fire and there-vnder was written TAMEN NON EXTINGVENDA The Sunne in another shield did seeme to cast his rayes vpon a starre partely over-shadowed with a cloude and thereby was set downe TANTVM QVANTVM A letter folded and sealed vp superscribed LEGE ET RELEGE was borne by another and this last I referre to the Readers consideration Confident vvas he in the goodnes of his cause and the Iustice of our Land who onely pictured Iustitiâ— with her Ballance and Sword and this beeing an Anagramme of his name DVM ILLA EVINCAM For whom also was devised by his learned friend Pallas defensive Shield with Gâ—rgâ—ns head thereon in respect of his late Soveraignes most gratious patronage of him with this Anagrammaticall woorde NIL MALVM CVI DEA Caetera desunt ¶ Grave Speeches and wittie Apothegmes of woorthie Personages of this Realme in former times TWenty yeares since while I Bishop whose memory for his learning is deare to me and my selfe turned over all our Historians wee could
amiddest the ennemies And God bee thanked I have sufficient revenews left by my Aâ—ncestours to maintaine me in your service Whereupon the Prince praising his prudence and liberalitie confirmed his gift made to his Esquiers and assigned him moreover sixe hundred markes of like land in England â—rossard William Wickham after Bishoppe of Winchester came into the service and also into the great favour of King Edward the third by beeing overseer of his great woorke at Windesor wheras before he served as a poore parish priest Wherfore he caused to be written in one of his windows This worke made Wickham Which being tolde vnto the King hee was offended with Wickham as though hee had gone about to robbe him of the glorie of that magnificent worke But when Wickham tolde him that his meaning was that that worke had beene his making and advauncement the King rested content and satisfied Vita Wiccami When the saide William Wickham as it is commonlie saide sued vnto Edward the third for the Bishoppricke of Winchester the King tolde him that hee was vnmeete for it because he was vnlearned but hee saide In recompence thereof I will make many learned men The which hee performed indeed For he founded New Colledge in Oxford and another in Winchester which houses have affoorded verie many learned men both to the Church and to the Common-wealth When Henry of Lancaster surnamed the Good Earle of Darby had taken 1341. Bigerac in Gascoigne hee gave and graunted to every souldier the house which every one should first seaze vpon with all therein A certaine souldier of his brâ—ke into a Mint-maisters house where hee found so great a masse of money that hee amazed therewith as a prey greater than his desert or desire signified the same vnto the Earle who with a liberall minde aunswered It is not for my state to play boyes play to give and take Take thou the money if it were thrice as much Walsingham When newes was bâ—ought vnto king Richard the second that his vnkles of Yorke and Gloucester the Earles of Arundell Warwicke Darby and Nottingham with other of that faction who sought to reforme the misorders of the King or rather of his wicked Counsellors were assembled in a woodde neere vnto the Court after hee had asked other mens opinions what was to be done in so weightie and doubtfull a case At length hee mernly demaunded of one sir Hugh a Linne who had beene a good militarie man in his dayes but was then somewhat distraught of his wittes what he would advise him to doe Issue out quoth sir Hugh and let vs set vppon them and stay them every mothers sonne and by Gods eyes when thou hast so done thou hast killed all the faithfull friendes that thou hast in England Anonymus KIng Henry the fourth a wise Prince who full well knew the humour of the English in his admonition to his sonne at his death saide Of Englishmen so long as they have wealth and riches so long sâ—alt thou have obeysance but when they be poore then they be alwayes ready to make insurrections at every motion Hall King Henry the fourth during his sickenes caused his Crowne to be set on his pillow at his beds head and sodainâ—ly his pangue so sore troubled him that hee lay as though his vitall spirites had beene from him departed Such chamberlaines as had the care and charge of his bodie thinking him to be dead covered his face with a linnen cloth The Prince his sonne being thereof advertised entred into the chamber and tooke away the Crowne and departed The father being sodainely revived out of his traunce quickely perceived that his Crowne was taken away and vnderstanding that the Prince his sonne had it caused him to repaire to his presence requiring of him for what cause he had so mis-used himselfe The Prince with a good audacitie answered Sir to mine and all men iudgements you seemed dead in this world wherefore I as your next and apparant heire tooke that as mine owne not as yours Well faire sonne saide the King with a great sigh what right I had to it and how I enioyed it God knoweth Well quoth the Prince if you die King I will have the garland and trust to keepe it with the Sworde against all mine enemies as you have done Hall KIng Henry the fift when he prepared warres against Fraunce the Dolphin of Fraunce sent him a present of Paris Balles in derision but hee returned for answere That he would shortly resend him London Balles which should shake Paris Walles Anonymus Angticè When King Henry the fift had given that famous overthrowe vnto the French at Agincourt hee fell downe vppon his knees and commaunded his whole armie to doe the same saying that verse in the Psalme Non nobis Domine non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam Not vnto vs O Lord not vs but vnto thy name give the glorie HEnry the sixt did take all iniuries whereof he received plenty so patiently that he not only did not seek to revenge them but Gave God thankes that hee did send them to punish his sinnes in this life that hee might escape punishment in the life to come Vita Henrici Sexti As the Emperor Fredericke the third when he heard of the death of a great noble man of Austria who lived ninety three yeeres most wickedly in fleshly pleasures and yet never once afflicted with griefe or sickenes saide This proâ—veth that which Divines teach that after death there is some place where wee receive rewarde or punishment when wee see often in this worlde neyther the iust rewarded nor the wicked punished The same King Henry having in Christmasse a shew of yoong women with their bare breasts layde out presented before him hee immediately departed with these wordes Fie fie for shame forsooth you be too blame Idem He receiving on a time a great blowe by a wicked man which compassed his death hee onely sayde Forsooth forsooth yee doe fowly to smite a King annoynted Not long before his death being demaunded why hee had so long held the Crowne of England vniustly hee replied My father was King of England quietly enioying the Crowne all his raigne and his father my grandfire was also king of England and I even a childe in cradle was proclaimed and crowned King without any interruption and so held it fortie yeeres wel-neere all the states doing homage vnto mee as to my Auncestors Therefore wiâ—â— I say with King David My lot is fallen in a faire ground I have a goodly heritage my helpe is from the Lord which saveth the vpright in heart Idem Thomas Montacute â—arle of Sarisbury when hee besieged Orleans and had so enforced it that the Inhabitants were willing to articulate and to yeelde themselves to the Duke of Burgundie then being in his company he highly disdaining it saide in the English proverbe I wil not beate the bush and another shal have the birdes Which proverbiall speech so offended the
buried at Westminster to which Church she would come dayly barefoote while the Court laye there had an excellent Epigramme made to her commendation whereof these foure verses onely remaine Prospera non laetam fecere nec aspera tristem Aspera risus erant prospera terror erant Non decor effecit fragilem non sceptra superbam Sola potens humilis sola pudica decens No bad Poet was he which wrote to the honor of Adeliza second wife to King Henry the first who was daughter to the Duke of Brabant sister to Lord Ioscelin from whom the Percies Earles of Northumberland descended Anglorum Regina tuos Adeliza decores Ipsa referre parans Musa stupore riget Quid Diadema tibi pulcherrima quid tibi gemma Pallet gemma tibi nec Diadema nitet Deme tibi cultus cultum natura ministrat Non exornari forma beata potest Ornamenta caue nec quicquam luminis inde Accipis illa micant lumine clara tuo Non puduit modicas de magnis dicere laudes Nec pudeat dominam te precor esse meam But among all our olde Epigrammatists all commendation is carried away by olde Godffery Prior of Winchester who liued Anno 1100. which Citie hath brought forth so many excelling in Poeticall facultie not onely in former ages but also in latter out of the worthy Colledge there that the very Genius loci doth seeme Poeticall Out of his Epigrammes first imparted to me by the right learned Maister Th. Allen of Oxford I will here impart a few vnto you To one that would know how long he should learne he wrighteth thus Discendi Damiane modum te quaerere dicunt Discas dum nescis sit modus iste tibi That the contempt of fooles is not to be respected Contemptum stulti contemnere Dindime laus est Contemni a stulto dedecus esse nego Against pride in prosperitie Extolli noli quùm te fortuna beauit Pompone haec eadem quae leuat ipsa premit Against such as teach well and liue not accordingly Multa Solon sed plura Cato me verba docetis At nemo vestrum quanta docetis agit To one which had eaten stinking meate Druse comedisti quem misit Siluius hircum Vel tibi non nasus vel tibi nasus olet He teacheth vs to relye vpon firme and sure supports lest we fall to the ground with them in this Non est securus super titubantia fultus Iungere labenti labitur ille ruis That we must looke for like measure if we doe not as we would be done vnto he admonisheth all vnder the name of Albius Iurgia clamores tibi gloria gloria lites Et facis dicis omnibus vnde noces Expectes eadâ—m quae nobis seceris Albi Nam quem tu laedis te ferit ille libens Youth which in their haughty heat reiect the aduise of ould men he aduiseth thus Pannorum veterum facile contemnitur vsus Non sic consilium posthumiane senum The vanity of them which vaunt of their auncient nobility and haue no nobility in themselues he thus taxeth Stemmata continuas recitas ex ordine patres Queis nisi tu similis Rufule quid recitas That there was no contending with him who with missiue bribes can preuaile against Iustice Missilibus Daciane tuis Astraea recessit Vincis mâ—ssilibus Ius Dacâ—â—nc tuis The common prouerbe Loue me loue mine he thus aduised vs to obserue Me tanquam socium te dicis amare Trebati Et quos totus amo dente furente teris Sed nisi sis socius socijs amicâ—s Non potero nostrum dicere te socium Against hooked gifts which draw others Multa mihi donas vereor ne multa requiras Nolo mihi doncs Aulice si repetas Against one that sought a benefice and would teach before he could teach Quâ doceat sedem quaerit Plâ—timus aedem Quarit quâ doceat non ea quae doceat Against a couetous wretch Nasidiane diu vixisti semper anarus Oro tibi â—â—uas Nasidiane dus Against one that would exact of others and do nothing himselfe Exâ—gis a nobis quem 〈◊〉 soluis amorem Quam nulli praestes exigis Aule sidem Exigâ—â— Ã nobis quem non mâ—rearis honorem Mirum est quod non das id tibi velle 〈◊〉 Against an Abbot that would defend his monks from others but worrye them himselfe Tollit onem de fauce lupi persaepe molossus Ereptamque lupo ventre recondit ouem Tu quoque Sceuae tuos praedone tueris ab omni Vnus praedo tamen perdis vbique tuos One amidst the warres betweene King Stephen and Henrie the second commended the same Henry in these verses Praelia quanta mouet Stephanus moucat volo namque Gloria nulla foret si pralia null moueret Tu contra Stephanum cui copia multa virorum Duxisti pautos our paucos gloria maior Est multos paucis quà m paucos vincere multis At the same troublesome time and as it were desolation of England were written to the same Henry as it were in a Prosopopcia of England Dux Henrice nepos Henrici maxime magni Anglia tota ruo nec iam ruo tota ruina c. Vpon two other fearfull flights of the French one at Vernoil the other at Vandosme in the time of King Henry the second one made this Gallia fugisti bis hoc sub rege Philippo Nec sunt sub modio facta pudenda duo Vernolium sumit testem fuga prima secunda Vindocîum noctem prima secunda diem Nocte fugam primam celerasti mane secundam Prima pauore fuit vique secunda fuit When one had flattered William Longchampe Bishop of Elye the only powerable man of England in his time with this blandation Tam benè tam facile tu magna negotia tractas Vt dubium reddas sis homo siue deus Giraldus Cambrensis a man well borne and better lettered of that house from whence the Giraldines of Ireland are descended and secretary to King Iohn played vpon these verses and that Bishop after he was apprehended in womans attire flying out of the realme Tam male tam temerè tam turpiter omnia tractas Vt dubium reddas bellua sis vel homo Sic cum sis minimus tentas maioribus vti Ve dubium reddas simia sis vel homo He that made the verse following some ascribe it to that Giraldus could adore both the sonne rising and the sonne setting when he could so cleanly honour King Henry the second then departed and King Richard succeeding Miracano sol occubuit nox nulla sequuta Great was the commendation of Maecenas who when he could do all with Augustus yet neuer harmed any wherevpon in an Elegie vpon his death Pedo Albinouanus writeth Omnia cum posses tanto tam carus amico Te sensit nemo posse nocere tamen Which commendation king Henry the eight gaue to that worthy Duke of Suffolke Charles Brandon