and other antiquities hee could finde there Leofricke was sonne to the Earle of Kent and after being chosen to be Archbishop of Canterburie he refused it this Abbot in a time of dearth solde all the Iewels of his Church to buy bread for the poore After him succeeded Alfricke Leostan Frâ—theric Paul In this Abbot were giuen to the Monastery of Saint Albanes the Celles of Wallingford of Tinnemuth of Bealvare of Hertford and Binham Richard who liued in the time of William Rusus when the Cell of Saint Marie de Wymonaham or Windham in Norfolke was giuen vnto this Abbey beeing sounded by William de Albeney father to William de Albeney first Earle of Arundell Gaufridus who founded the Nunnery of Sopwell therby on the other side of the riuer founded and so called vpon this occasion two poore women hauing built themselues a small cabben liued in that place a very austere life praying and seruing God with great deuotion and for that they liued for the most part with no other sustenance saue bread and the water of a Well there wherein they vsed to soppe or dippe their bread it had saith mine Author a Monke sometime of that Abbey the name of Sopwell Then Radulphus Robert Simon Garmus Iohn William c. Off a gaue to this his Abby of Saint Albans these towns following viz. Thei l Edelâ—â—â—â—â— Wiclesfield Cagesâ—o cum suis Berechund Rikeâ—aresworth Bacheworth Crokâ—leie Michelfield Britchwell Watford Bilsey Merdell Haldenham Sprâ—t Enefeild Stâ—â—â—â—â—â— Hâ—â—â—â—â—ted Winelesham Biscopscoâ— Câ—dâ—â—â—dune and Mildâ—â—dune Egelsride his sonne and successour gaue Sandruge and Penefield Alfrickâ— Abbot of this Church after Archbishop Leofrick his brother gaue Kingesbury Câ—ealdwich Westwic Flamsted Nortâ—â—â— Râ—â—â—â—hang Wâ—â—â—â—field Birstan and Vpton AEthelwold Bish. of Dorchester gaue Girshuna Cuicumba Tyme Aegelwin Redburne ThuangnaÌ„ Lingley Grenburga One Tholfe gaue Estune and Oxaw One Sexi gaue Hâ—chamsted One Haâ—dh gaue Newhaâ— and Beandise Therefeld a religious woman gaue Sceanlâ—a Bridel Aegelwina another gaue Batesden Offal and Standune One Aegelbert gaue Craniford Aâ—â—an Cutesham Winsimus gaue Esenden Osulsus and his wife gaue Stâ—dham and Wilsinâ—â— others Walden Cudicote Scephal Bethell with sundry other Celles Churches and goodly possessions of me vnnamed If I should set you downe the inestimable wealth consisting in Plate Iewells Bookes costly Hangings Altar-cloathes and the like which by our English Kings Nobilitie and others haue from the foundation vnto the dissolution with the sundry priuiledges this Abby had I should weary my selfe with writing and you with reading but I omit them hauing onely proposed a mirrour to the eyes not of the Church pillars of ancient but the Church pillers of our times The Auncestors of this Noble family were Frenchmen borne taking their Surname of a Towne in Normandy called Sackuill whereof they were Lords and came into England to the aide of Duke William the Conquerour as appeareth by an auncient Manuscript or Chronicle of Brittaine now in the Custody of Mr. Edward Gwinn where he is called a Chiefetaine and is the seauenth man ranked in a Catalogue of names there for as it may be obserued out of Mr. Camdens Remaines that the better sort about the time of the Conquest began to take vp Surnames so againe they were not setled amongst the common people vntill the Raigne of King Edward the second He moreouer affirmeth that the most ancient and of best account were deriued from places whereof this name of Sackuill is one and to adde yet more vnto it Ordericus Vitalis the Monke in his Normane story saith that Herbrann de Sackuill was liuing in the time of William the Conquerour being father of three Noble Knights Iordan William and Robert de Sackuill and of a vertuous and beautifull Ladie named Auice who was married to Walter Lord of Alfage Hugleuill by whom shee had issue Iordan L. of Alfage Hugleuill that married Iulian the daughter of one Godsâ—all who came into England with Q. Adelize of Loâ—â—ine the Wife to King Henry the first After whose death the said Queene married to William de Albency Earle of Arundell from whom the now Right Honorable Thomas Earle of Arundell and Surry and Earle Marshall of England is descended S. Iordan de Sackuill Knight the eldest sonne was Sewer of England by the gift of the said Conquerour but liued and died in Normandy S. Robert de Sackuill Knight the yonger sonne liued in England and gaue together with his body the Mannor of Wickham in Suffolkeâ— to the Abbey of Sâ— Iohn Baptist in Colchester leauing issue a son named Sâ— Iordan de Sackuill a very eminent man in the time of King Richard the first as appeareth by a Charter of the said King made to the Monkes of Bordesâ—ey in Buckinghamshiere Sâ— Iordan de Sackuill that obtained of King Iohn a Friday Market weekely and a Faire once a yeare in his Towne of Sackuill in Normandy as saith the Kings Publike Records in the Tower of Lâ—â—don Holiinshed fol. 186. doth there ranke Iordan de Sackuill as a Baron calling him one of the assistants to the 25. Peeres of this Realme to see the Liberties of Magna Charta confirmed And for further proofe that they were men of no meane â—anke it is apparent in the Red booke of the Excheaquer in the 12. and 13. yeeres of the said Kings Raigne in these words Hubertus de Anestie tenes 2. food in Anestie parua Hornmcad dimid 〈◊〉 in Anestie de Honore Richardâ— de Sackâ—yle Agaiâ—e Sâ— Iordan de Sackuill Knight grandâ— childe to the said Iordan de Sackuill was taken prisoner at the battaile of Eâ—esham for siding with the Barons against King Henry the third in the 49. yeare of His Raigne whose sonne and heire named Andrew Sackuill being vnder age at the time of his fathers death and the Kings Waâ—d was like wise imprisoned in the Castle of Deuer Ann. 3. Eâ—n 1. and afterward by the speciall command of the said King did marry Ermynâ—â—de an Honourable Ladie of the houshold to Queene 〈◊〉 or whereby he not onely gained the Kings fauour but the greatest part of his Inheritance againe From whom the aforesaid Richard Earle of Dorset with Sâ— Edward Sackuill Knight of the Bathe his brother and others are descended one of whose Auncestors by marrying a daughter and co-heire of Rase de Denn sonne of Rodbert Pincerna that held the Lordship of Buckhurst with diuers other Mannors and Lands in Sussex about the time of the Normain Conquest In right of which marriage they haue euer since continued Lords of the said Mannor of Buckhurst with diners other Manors and Lâ—nds in Sussex c. Which William Earle of Devonshâ— was sonne of Sâ— William Cavendish of Chattesworth in the said Countie of Derby knight Treasurer of the Chamber to King Henry the eight Edward the sixt and Queene Marie by his wife Elizabeth daughter of lohn Hardwick of Hardwick Esquire The Auncestors of this Noble Familie called themselues Gâ—râ—ms whose issue
deliuered with such sententious grauitie weight of reason so sweetened with liuely apt similitudes entertaine Plutarch whom according to the opinion of Gaza the world would preserue should it be put to the choice to receiue one onely Authour the Sacred Scriptures excepted and to burne all the rest especially his Liâ—es and Morals After him the vertuous and diuine Seneca who for that he liued so neere the times of the Apostles and had familiar acquaintance with S. Paul as it is supposed by those Epistles that passe vnder either their names is thought in heart to haue beene a Christian and certes so it seemeth to me by that Spirit wherewith so many rules of Patience Humilitie Contempt of the world are refined and exempt from the dregges of Paganisme Some say that about the beginning of Neroes raigne he came ouer hither into Brittaine but most certaine it is he had diuers lands bestowed on him here in England and those supposed to haue laine in Essex neere to Camalodunum now Maldon Againe while you are intent to forreine Authors and Languages forget not to speake and write your owne properly and eloquently whereof to say truth you shall haue the greatest vse since you are like to liue an eminent person in your Countrey and meane to make no profession of Schollership I haue knowne euen excellent Schollers so defectiue this way that when they had beene beating their braines twentie or foure and twentie yeeres about Greeke Etymologies or the Hebrew roots and Rabbines could neither write true English nor true Orthographiâ— and to haue heard them discourse in publike or priuately at a table you would haue thought you had heard Loy talking to his pigges or Iohn de Indagine declaiming in the praise of wild geese otherwise for their iudgement in the Arts and other tongues very sufficient To helpe your selfe herein make choice of those Authors in prose who speake the best and purest English I would commend vnto you though from more Antiquitie the life of Richard the third written by Sir Thomas Moore the Arcadia of the noble Sir Philip Sidney whome Du Bartas makes one of the foure columnes of our language the Essayes and other peoces of the excellent Master of Eloquence my Lord of S. Albanes who possesseth not onely Eloquence but all good learning as hereditarie both by Father and Mother You haue then M. Hooker his Politie Henrie the fourth well written by Sir Iohn Hayward that first part of our English Kings by M. Samuel Daniel There are many others I know but these will tast you best as proceeding from no vulgar iudgments the last Earle of Northampton in his ordinary stile of writing was not to be mended Procure then if you may the Speeches made in Parliaments frequent learned Sermons in Terme time resort to the Starre-Chamber and be present at the pleadings in other publique Courts whereby you shall better your speech enrich your vnderstanding and get more experience in one moneth then in other foure by keeping your Melancholy studie and by solitarie meditation Imagine not that hereby I would binde you from reading all other bookes since there is no booke so bad euen Sir Beâ—is himselfe Owleglasse or Nashes herring but some commoditie may be gotten by it For as in the same pasture the Oxe findeth fodder the Hound a hare the Stork a lizard the faire maide flowers so we cannot except we list our selues saith Seneca but depart the better from any booke whatsoeuer And ere you begin a booke forget not to reade the Epistle for commonly they are best laboured and penned For as in a garment whatsoeuer the stuffe be the owner for the most part affecteth a costly and extraordinarie facing and in the house of a countrey Gentleman the porch of a Citizen the carued gate and painted postes carrie away the Glorie from the rest So is it with our common Authorsâ— if they haue any 〈◊〉 at all they set it like veluet before though the backe like a bankerupts doublet be but of poldauie or buckram Affect not as some doe that bookish Ambition to be stored with bookes and haue well furnished Libraries yet keepe their heads emptie of knowledge to desire to haue many bookes and neuer to vse them is like a childe that will haue a candle burning by him all the while he is sleeping Lastly haue a care of keeping your bookes handsome and well bound not casâ—ing away ouermuch in their gilding or stringing for ostentation sake like the prayer bookes of girles and gallants which are carried to Church but for their outsides Yet for your owne vse spare them not for noting or interlining if they be printed for it is not likely you meane to be a gainer by them when you haue done with them neither suffer them through negligence to mold be moath-eaten or want their strings and couers King Alphonsus about to lay the 〈…〉 at Naples called for Vitrâ—vius his book of Architecture the booke was brought in very bad case all dustie and without couers which the King obseruing said He that must couer vs all must not goe vncouered himselfe Then commanded the booke to be fairely bound and brought vnto him So say I suffer them not to lie neglected who must make you regarded and goe in torne coates who must apparell your minde with the ornaments of knowledge aboue the roabes and riches of the most magnificent Princes To auoide the inconuenience of moathes and moldinesse let your studie be placed and your windowes open if it may be towards the East for where it looketh South or West the aire being euer Subieâ—t to moisture moathes are bred and darkishnesse encreased whereby your mappes and pictures will quickly become pale loosing their life and colours or rotting vpon their â—loath or paper decay past all helpe and recouerie CHAP. 7. Of Cosmographic THat like a stranger in a forraine land yee may not wander without a guide ignorant of those places by which you are to passe and sticke amused amazed in the Labyrinth of Historie Cosmography a second Ariadne bringing lines enough is come to your deliuery whom imagine standing on a faire hill and with one hand pointing and discoursing vnto you of the Coelestiall Sphaere the names vses and distinctions of euery circle whereof it consisteth the scituation of Regions according to the same the reason of Climates length and shortnesse of dayes and nights motion rising and setting as well of fixed stars as erratique eleuation of the Pole Paralells Meridians and whatsoeuer els respecteth that Coelestiall body With the other hand downeward she sheweth you the globe of the earth distinguished by Seas Mountaines Riuers Rockes Lakes and the like the subiect of Geographie which defined according to Ptolomey and others is an imitation of the face by draught and picture of the whole earth and all the principall and knowne parts thereof with the most remarkeable things 〈◊〉 belonging A science at once
lately repaired by some good Benefactor lie vnder his head which are Vox clamantie Speculum Meditantis and Confessio Amantis He was a Knight as also was Chaucer After him succeeded Lydgate a Monke of Burie who wrote that bitter Satyre of Peirs Plow-man He spent most part of his time in translating the workes of others hauing no great inuention of his owne He wrote for those times a tollerable and smooth verse Then followed Harding and after him Skelton a Poet Laureate for what desert I could neuer heare if you desire to see his veine and learning an Epitaph vpon King Henry the seauenth at West-minster will discouer it In the latter end of King Henrie the 8. for their excellent facultie in Poesie were famous the right noble Henrie Earle of Surrey whose Songs and Sonnets yet extant are of sweete conceipt and the learned but vnfortunate Sir Thomas Wyat. In the time of Edward the sixth liued Sternhold whom King Henry his father a little before had made groome of his Chamber for turning certaine of Dauids Psalmes into verse and merrie Iohn Heywood who wrote his Epigrammes as also Sir Thomas More his Vtopia in the parish wherein I was borne where either of them dwelt and had faire possessions About Queene Maries time flourished Doctor Phaer who in part translated Virgils Aeneids after finished by Arthur Golding In the time of our late Queene Elizabeth which was truly a golden Age for such a world of refined wits and excellent spirits it produced whose like are hardly to be hoped for in any succeeding Age aboue others who honoured Poesie with their pennes and practise to omit her Maiestie who had a singular gift herein were Edward Earle of Oxford the Lord Buckhurst Henry Lord Paget our Phoenix the noble Sir Philip Sidney M. Edward Dyer M. Edmund Spencer M. Samuel Daniel with sundry others whom together with those admirable wits yet liuing and so well knowne not out of Enuie but to auoide tediousnesse I ouerpasse Thus much of Poetrie CHAP. XI Of Musicke MVsicke a sister to Poetrie next craueth your acquaintance if your Genius be so disposed I know there are many who are adeo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and of such disproportioned spirits that they auoide her companie as a great Cardinall in Rome did Roses at their first comming in that to auoide their sent he built him an house in the champaigne farre from any towne or as with a Rose not long since a great Ladies cheeke in England their eares are readie to blister at the tendrest touch thereof I dare not passe so rash a censure of these as Pindar doth or the Italian hauing fitted a prouerbe to the same effect Whom God loues not that man loues not Musicke but I am verily perswaded they are by nature very ill disposed and of such a brutish stupiditie that scarce any thing else that is good and sauoureth of vertue is to be found in them Neuer wise man I thinke questioned the lawfull vse hereof since it is an immediate gift of heauen bestowed on man whereby to praise and magnifie his Creator to solace him in the midst of so many sorrowes and cares wherewith life is hourely beset and that by song as by letters the memorie of Doctrine and the benefits of God might be for euer preserued as we are taught by the Song of Moses and those diuine Psalmes of the sweete singer of Israel who with his Psalterie so lowdly resounded the Mysteries and innumerable benefits of the Almightie Creator and the seruice of God aduanced as we may finde in 2. Samuel 6. vers 5. Psalme 33. 21. 43. and 4. 108. 3. and in sundrie other places of Scripture which for breuitie I omit But say our Sectaries the seruice of God is nothing aduanced by singing and instruments as we vse it in our Cathedrall Churches that is by Antiphonie Restes Repetitions Varietis of Moodes and Proportions with the like For the first that it is not contrary but consonant to the word of God so in singing to answer either the practise of Mâ—riam the Propheteâ—se and Sister of Moses when she answered the men in her song will approue For repetition nothing was more vsuall in the singing of the Leuites and among the Psalmes of Dauid the 136. is wholly compounded of those two most gracefull and 〈◊〉 figures of repetition Symploce and Anaphora For Resting and Proportions the nature of the Hebrew verse as the meanest Hebrician knoweth consisting many times of vneuen feete going sometime in this number sometimes in that one while as S. Hierome saith in the numbers of Sappho another while of Alcaus doth of neoessitie require it and wherein doth our practise of singing and playing with Instruments in his Maiesties Chappell and our Cathedrall Churches differ from the practise of Dauid the Priests and Leuites Doe we not make one sound in praising and thanking God with voyces and instruments of all sorts Dâ—â—â—e as S. Hierome saith reboet laquear â—empli the roofe of the Church ecchoeth againe and which lest they should cauill at as a Iewish Ceremonie we know to haue beene practised in the ancient puritie of the Church but we returne where we left The Physitians will tell you that the exercise of Musicke is a great lengthner of the life by stirring and reuiuing of the Spiriâ—s holding a secret sympathy with them Besides the exercise of singing openeth the breast and pipes it is an enemy to melancholy and deiection of the mind which S. Chrysostome truly calleth The Deuils Bath Yea a curer of some diseases in Apugliâ— in Italy and therea bouts it is most certaine that those who are stung with the Taramula are cured onely by Musicke Beside the aforesaid benefit of singing it is a most ready helpe for a bad pronunciation and distinct speaking which I haue heard confirmed by many great Diuines yea I my selfe haue knowne many Children to haue bin holpen of their stammering in speech onely by it Plato calleth it A diuine and heauenly practise profitable for the seeking out of that which is good and honest Homer saith Musitians are worthy of Honor and regard of the whole world and we know albâ—it Lyâ—urguâ— imposed most streight and sharpe Lawes vpon the Lacedaemâ—niâ—ns yet he euer allowed them the exercise of Musicke Aristotle auerreth Musicke to be the onely disposer of the mind to Vertue and Goodnesse wherefore he reckoneth it among those foure principall exercises wherein he would haue children instructed Tulliâ— saith there consisteth in the practise of singing and playing vpon Instruments great knowledge and the most excellent instruction of the mind and for the effect it worketh in the mind he termeth it Staâ—ilem Thesaurum qui moros instituit componiâ—que ac moâ—tit â—rarum ardores c. A lasting Treasure which rectifieth and ordereth our manners and allayeth the heate and furie of our anger c. I might runne into an
and varietie their vainnesse and leuitie for euery two yeere their fashion altereth Their exercises are for the most part Tennise play Pallemaile shooting in the Crosse-bow or Peece and Dancing Concerning their dyet it is nothing so good or plentifull as ours they contenting themselues many times with meane viandesâ— onely in the solemne feasts and banquets of entertainment they are bountifull enough yea farre exceede vs as for the poore paisant he is faine oftentimes to make vp his meale with a mushrome or his grenoilles in English frogs the which are in Paris and many other places commonly sold in the market Concerning their building is it very magnificent and I know not whether in all Europe any buildings may for Maiesty and State be compared with those of France though they haue beene miserably spoiled by the last ciuill wars they being the best Architects of the world vpon the view of some of which as breathing on a faire hill I will detaine you a while And first wee will begin with the Lovure in Paris The Lovure is the royall seate of the kings of France famous throughout all Europe situate neere to the towne walles on the West side by which ruâ—neth the riuer of Seâ—â—e which in old time serued rather for a fortresse then a Kings house and herein was a tower wherein were kept the kingâ— reuenues and treasure Which after by King Francis the first was pulled downe and in this place was begun the building of the front which is of Masonry so enriched with pillars frizes architrâ—â—es and all sort of architecture with such excellent symmetry and beauty that throughout all Europe you shall hardly finde the like It was begunne by Francis the first finished by Henry his sonne vnder the appointment of the Lord of Clagny and afterwards encreased by Francis the second Charles the 9. Last of all made the wonder of all other workes by that beautifull Gallery the worke of Henry the 4. The Tuilleries sometime belonged to the Suburbes of Saint Honorè in Paris by the side of the Lovure and was indeed a place wherein they made tiles and by reason there were many faire Gardens about it the Queene mother drawing the plot her selfe seeing it a pleasant and fit place began first to build here It is a roiall worke all of free stone The portall or entrance is very stately of marble pillars and Iasper Fontainebleaâ— is scituate in the forrest of Biere in a plaine encompassed with great woods and was in olde time a retiring place for the kings of France Francis the first who loued to build tooke great pleasure in this seate and builded here the house as we see it at this present the base Court hereof is esteemed the fairest of all Francâ—â— in the second Court there is the purest and fairest fountaine esteemed in the world wherefore it was called Bellâ—â—auâ— and so Fontaine Belle 〈◊〉 R. Francis loued this place so well that he spent most of his time here beautifying it while hee liued with all sorts of commodities goodly galleries Stoâ—es c. and caused the râ—rest Masters of Europâ— in painting tobe sent for for the beautifying it with all manner of Histories Also heere he placed the rarest Antiquities he could get In briefe whatsoeuer he could wrap or wring he thought too little for this place it is about 1. 4. leagues from Paris Blâ—is is an ancient Castle 〈◊〉 from the Riuer of Loâ—â—e vpon an hill Here the old Kings of France were wont to reside especially Louis the twelfth tooke delight in this place who was called Pater patriâ— It hath belonging vnto it two goodly forrests one on this side the riner the other on the other Going forth of the gardens of the house you passe into the forrest vnder foure rowes of elmes at the least 12. hundred paces this is rather remarkeable for the antiquity then the beauty The towne standeth beneath about the which are these faire places within 2. or 3. leagues Bury Bâ—â—â—â—â—gard Ville-sansm Chindâ—ny and some others Amboise is one of the principall buildings of France it also standeth vpon the Loire vpon a high Seaâ—â— at the foote hereof is the towne and neere that a goodly Forrest this castle is seene a great way off both by the hill and the valley yeelding so goodly a prospect as I neuer beheld a better for from the terrasses that enuiron the Castle you may easily discerne Tours and the Abbay of Marâ—â—â—stier seauen leagues off the Castle standeth vpon a Rocke at the foote whereof there is a Cloister This house is in Picardiâ— vpon the way from Paris to Soissons distant from Paris 16. leagues 5. from Soissâ—nâ— it standeth close vpon the forrest of Retâ—â— it is of very great receipt as may appeare by the enclosure of the parâ—e Here King Francis whose onely delight was in building for many yeares together set Masonâ— a workâ— the rather because it adioyned vnto the greatest â—orrest of all France himselfe louing hunting exceedingly Here are the goodliest walkes in Europe for the treâ—s themselues are placed in curious knots as we vse to set our herâ—â—s in gardens Charleval is in Normandy vpon the way from Paris to Râ—vâ—n neere to the village of Flâ—â—ry It was built by Charles the 9. at the instance of the Lord of 〈◊〉 it standeth in a valley enclosed with mountaines aboue which is the Forrest of Lyons among â—hose Mountaines are many goodly prospects one within another it is 3. leagues by a pleasant valley easily discerned to the riuer Seimeâ— had it beene quite finished it had beenâ— the chiefe building of France This Castle or Royal house is called Bâ—is de Vinâ—â—â—â— it is scituate within one league of Paris and two of Saint Denuis the place of buriall of the French Kings so that these three stand in a manner in a triangle It is a very sumptuous worke and of admirable Art it was begun by Charles Countie of Valeis brother to Philiy the faire and finished a good while after by Charles the fift This house hath many faire Courts in it withall about it a Parke containing in circuit 16 or 17. thousand paceâ— which amount to two leagues and an halfe stretching on the South euen vnto the riuer of Sâ—ine and by North vnto the riuer of Marâ—â— which ioyning at the village of Constuenâ—â— so called of their meeting neere Chareâ—â—â—â—â— fall downe vnto Paris This in ancient times was the vsuall Court and abode of the French Kings but now little freequented and falling in a manner to ruine But I omit farther to speake as well of the Royall houses and those of the Noblesse being indeed the beauty of France Whereof there are many other as S. Maâ—â— Chenâ—ncean Chambâ—â—rg Boulâ—guâ— Creil Coussie Folembray Montargis S. Germain and la Muâ—tlâ— which are all the Kings houses and worthy your view and regard if you happen to finde them in your way In briefe hold
in processe of time assumed to themselues the Surname of Cavendish as being Lords of the Towne and Mannor of Cavendish in Suffolke out of which familie disbranched that famous Trauailer Mr. Thomas Cavendish who was the third that trauailed about the world whose voyage you shall finde set downe at large in the English Discouerers written by Mr. 〈◊〉 It is borne by the name of Hobart and was the proper Coate of Sir Iames Hobart Knight Atturney Generall vnto King Henry the seauenth a right good man withall of great learning and wisedome hee builded the Church of Loddâ—n and Saint Olaues commonly called Saint Toolies bridge in the County of Norfolke This worthy Knight lyeth buryed vnder a faire monument in the middle I le on the Northside in Christs Church in Norwich But it is now borne with the Coate of Vister by the gift of King Iames vnto him as a Barronet by the Honourable and Nobly minded Sir Henry Hobart Knight and Baronet Lord chiefe Iustice of the Common Pleas of Blickling in the County of Norfolke whose vprightnesse in Iustice and loue to his country hath like his owne Starre communicatiue of it selfe dispersed the fairer beames into all places Râ—x dilect◠〈◊〉 sâ—o Roberto de Woodhouse Archidiacone de Richmâ—nd Thesaâ—rario sâ—o salutem Negotiaâ—os statum regni contingentia c. vobis mandamus â—irmiter iâ—iungentes quod omnibus alijs praterâ—issis c. Beside I haue sâ—ene the will of King Henry the fourth and Heâ—rie the fifth where one was a gentleman of Henry the fourth's chamber and by his will made one of his executors as also he was to Henry the fifth who wrote his letter to the Pâ—ior and Chapter of the Church of the Trinitie in Norwich to giue him leaue to build himselfe a Chappell in their Church So that from time to time they haue held an Honourable place and at this day are worthy stayes and pillars of Iustice in their Countries Nor must I heere let fall the worth of two sons of this Gentleman Sir Thomas Woodhouse Knight who marryed Blanch Sister to the right Honourable Henry now Viscount Rochfâ—rt and Master Roger Woodhouse his brother Gentlemen not onely learned but accomplished in what euer may lend Lustre to worth and true gentilitie This was also the Coate of Sir Thomas Louell Knight of the Garter made by King Henrie the seuenth of whose hoâ—se hee was Treasurer and President of the Counsell This Sir Thomas Louell was a fift sonne of Sir Ralphe Louell of Barton Bendish in the Countie of Norfolke This his Coate with the Garter about it standeth ouer Lincolnes Inne Gate He founded the Nunnery of Halliwell where was also his house on a wall of which not maâ—y yeares since was to be read this inscription All ye Nuns of Halliwell Pray ye both day and night For the Soule of Sir Thomas Louell Whom Harry the 〈◊〉 made Knight It appeareth also that Sir William Louell Lord Morley was Knight of the Garter for in Morley Church the seate of his Baronnie is yet remaining in a Glasse window which I haue seene this Coate with the Garter about it This Coate Armour is verie ancient as is proued by sundry bookes of Armes Church windowes and seuerall deeds wherof I haue seene two bearing date Anno 18. Richard the 2. with seales of this very Coate fixed thereunto with this inscription about the same viz Sigillum Robertide Ashfield as also another deed bearing date Anno 3. Henrie the fixt made from Robert the sonne of Iohn Ashfeild of Stow-Langton Esquire to Simon Finchanâ— and Iohn Whitlocke with a faire Seale of red Waxe whereupon was a Griffâ—â— Sâ—iant with his wings displayed ouer whose body is this Armes with this inscription about the whoâ—e Seale viz S. Robertide Ashfeild Armig. The aboue named Robert Ashfeild builded the Church of Stow Langton in the Quire whereof which I haue seene hee lyeth butied vnder a faire Marble he was seruant vnto the blacke Prince whom he followed in his warres in France This Coate is thus borne by Sir lohn Ashfeild Knight sole heire of that Family now Gentleman of the bedde Chamber to Prince Charles This ancient name and family of Crow was anciently of Suffolke for about the time of K. Edward the 4. Thomas Crow of Suffolke the elder purchased Bradsted in Kent whose sonne Thomas Crow the yoâ—ger married Ioane the onely daughter and heire of Nicholas Boare son of Iohn sonne of Richard Boare that married Lora the daughter of Simon Stocket of Bradsted in Kent The aforesaid Ioane brought to Thomas her husband his house called Stockets with a Chancell built by the aboue named Simon Stockets as appeareth by a French deede tempore Edw. 2. As also a house and certaine land called Boars by whom shee had issue Iohn Crow the elder father of Henry Crow father of William Crow of Bradsted Esq. who married Anne the second daughter and coheire of Iohn Sackuill of Chiddingleigh in Sussex Esq. The said Mannor of Chiddingleigh hath beene in the possession of the Sackuills aboue three hundred yeeres and at this day is part of the inheritance of the Right Honorable Richard Sackuill Earle of Dorset and Baron of Buckâ—urst which William Crow and Annâ— his wife hath issue Sackuill Crow their sonne and heire now liuing with others This Coate of Talbot belongeth vnto the Right worshipfull Master Thomas Talbot Doctour of the Ciuill Law of Miliers Hall in Wimâ—ndham in the Countie of Norfolke a very learned and honest Gentleman If you would proceede further in blazonry and the true knowledge of the desâ—â—â—ts of our English Nobility I refer you to that exact iust and elaborate worke of my singular and learned friend Master Augustine Vincent Rouge-croix very shortly to be publishedâ— which let it be vnto you of all that haue written in that kinde instar omnium So I referre you henceforward to your priuate reading and obseruation CHAP. 14. Of Exercise of the Body I Now from your priuate studie and contemplation bring you abroad into the open fields for exercise of your Body by some honest recreation since Aristotle requireth the same in the Education of Nobilitie and all youth Since the mind from the Ability of the Body gathereth her strength and vigor Anciently by the Ciuill Law these kinds of Exercises were onely allowed of that is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which are the exercise of Armes by single combate as running at Tilt-barrians c. coiting throwing the hammer sledge and such like Running iumping leaping and lastly wrestling for the first it is the most Noble those Epithites of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 haue beene the attributes of Kings and Princes whose delight in auncient times was to ride and mannage great horses Hereby you are ennabled for command and the seruice of your Country And what saith Tullis can bee more glorious then to bee able to preserue and