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A96909	Worcesters apophthegmes or witty sayings of the Right Honourable Henry (late) Marquess and Earl of Worcester, delivered upon severall occasions, and now published for the benefit of the reader. By T.B. a constant observer, and no lesse admirer of his Lordships wisdom and loyalty.	Worcester, Henry Somerset, Marquis of, 1577-1646.; Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657?	1650 (1650)	Wing W3535; Thomason E1350_2; ESTC R204142	43,802	125

sdom manus Prouidentia Iudgement Reason dependency Vild Rerum Precius Vicessitudo WORCESTERS APOPHTHEGMES OR WITTY SAYINGS OF THE Right Honourable HENRY late Marquess and Earl of WORCESTER Delivered upon severall occasions and now Published for the benefit of the READER By T. B. a constant observer and no lesse admirer of his Lordships Wisdom and Loyalty Et prodesse volunt et delectare LONDON Printed by J. Clowes for Edward Blackmore at the Angell in Pauls Church-yard 1650. To the Right Honourable EDWARD Marquesse and Earle of WORCESTER and GLAMORGAN Baron of Chepston Viscount Grossmount and Caldicott my very Honourable Lord. My very good Lord T●e many favours which I received from your Noble Family especially from your Lordship ●rought upon a disposition some-deale a pretender unto gratitude how it might in some measure or other answer the respect and cleare the heart that had layen charg'd so long w●th benefits but it found no meanes but onely thus to let your Honour see that the favours which were conferr'd upon me were not spilt but powred into a Violl that what it hath received and containes bears Paper of acknowledgment and that neither the distances of Time nor Place nor all the Left-handed stroaks of fortune which have lately fallen so heavily upon your Illustrious Family shall ever be able to beat down a respect that emulates the Cypresse which bears up still in growth maugre the heavy weights which the hand of fate ignorant of its virtue hath so hung on all her branches My Lord it may be it will not be unpleasing to your Lordship to read your Father speaking after death especially when you read him dying with such speeches in his mouth I layd your Noble Father in his grave with my own hands but I could not let such a memoriall of him lye buried under my own Manuscript but thought it a duty belonging to his fame and your merit to dedicate this book unto your Lordship Heir to all but apparently to nothing but his virtues and this memoriall of them which in all humility together with my self I prostrate at your feet who think it the greatest honour still to be owned Your Lordships humble and faithfull Servant THOMAS BAYLY THE EPISTLE TO THE READER Courteous Reader HAving lately published a private Discourse concerning Religion between the late King and the Marquess of Worcester in Raglan Castle as also certain papers which went so between them and this in justification of the late Kings constant affection to the Protestant Religion which hath been much oppugned by divers both before and after his death yet I hear there are some who pretend to love and honour the memory of the dead King and glory in the relation of being servants to his late Majesty that will not admit of that controversie otherwise then as a parable First because they were there heard of no such thing Secondly because they believed not the Marquesse of Worcester to have been so able a man and as I heare it hath been said so by some of his Majesties field-Chaplains who envying that a loyall pen should wagge where they can be contented to sow pillowes under the elbowes to beat cushions over the heads of a people against whom shaking the dust from off their feet as a witnesse against them had seem'd more like an Apostolicall imitation then preaching to them And preach such wholesom and sound Doctrine of Mortification Sanctification Justification and Good life that they thought they might safely get up into any Pulpit not caring what bottome it had nor what canopie was over head not much unlike the man who went to search after the surenesse of the foundation when his house was all on fire These men will tell you that this was no reall thing because they were there all the while whilest they were not there at all except at meales and when I tell you that they were the Doctours that were better at smelling out a good dinner then a disputation I have as good as told you their names I expected better reason from those Doctours then from the Knight that said he was sure there should be no such thing at Raglan for his boy Tom was there all the time as if the Marquess of Worcester could not watch his opportunity in a moneths time to have two hours private Discourse with the King while he was in his own house but al the Castle must take notice of it or that papers might not pass between them but all the world must know it But you will say you do not believe that there was any such private discourse Chuse then who cares let him believe it that will it was writ for satisfaction of Christians not infidels But it may be Mendax fama meanes to require me for the wrong she did my father who writ a good book and some would not believe it to be his and now I have set out a book as none of mine own and she will have it to be mine I thank her kindly but I had rather be without her praises then to be thought such an ingenious lyar As to the objection of the Marquesses inability to talke so to the King I shall assure you by his Apophthegmes in this book which I never had the least thought to have published but upon this occasion that he used to talk so wisely that all the wisdome that I had thought them worthy of record and now of publication To a great many of which sayings there are a great many witnesses to justifie a truth that cannot be denied and must needs verifie the former and so Good morrow or Good evening to you according unto the time of the day that the book lighted into your hands I am Your servant Tho. Bayley WORCESTERS APOPHTHEGMES APOPHTH I. THe first time that ever I had the happiness to be acquainted with this Noble-man was by accident upon the Welch Mountains where I met him flying a danger with a softer pace then it made after him whose condition so dangerous was the more desperate because he was unsensible of the approach of any Enemy and his security the sooner wrought because Intelligence had not given the enemy any Information how near they were unto him it was my fortune first to inform my self and then his Lordship of the one afterwards his Lordship of the other particular as also of the rub that I had cast in the way that had turn'd aside the Bowle that was running so fairely towards the mark After that I had told him all the particulars of what I had done and what I further meant to do in order to his preservation with a composed countenance wherein you might read not the least perturbation of mind he gave me this Language Sir it is fit that you should have your reward I am yours and imbracing me said Now I put you in full possession of your own I pray dispose of me as you please from which time forward untill the time that

the Crosse over head such unluckie birds could never have come there to have built their neasts but one thing I mislike in the story that after they had taken the thornes from the Kings head they should afterwards weare them in their own Hat-bands APOPHTH 20. I Cannot well tell whether it was upon the marriage of my Lord Edward Herbert with the Earl Carnavons sister or the Lord Matague with the Marquesse of Worcesters Daughter that there happened this merry passage or mock-wedding as an echo to the voices that were heard in Hymeneus Chappel between those lovely couple think which you please who had newly left being vvholly themselves by being half of each other viz. One of those two paire of Lovers had no sooner united tvvo hearts in one and had seated themselves by one of the too many proprieties belonging unto the honourable state of matrimony viz. the boord but this Tom Deputy an old bachelour chanc'd to cast his eye upon a pritty peece of vvaiting vvoman one of the appurtenances to this honourable bride he this jovial Tom having vvhetted his vvit by the sides of the marriage bovvle fixes upon being inabled sufficiently thereby to follovv any humour as a fit subject to make their Ladiships some sport which happened to be so sutable to the occasion and so well performed that it soon captivated the eares also of all the masculine Nobility Thus encountring the faire Bride Madam you have the prittiest peece of necessity yonder at the side Table that I know not how any man can be vvithout her that may have her for asking Madam will you give her me I protest I will marry her and fancy my self to be a Lord and her self a Lady My mind to me a Kingdom is vvhich shall make her a sufficient joynture Tom Tom said the Marquess such men as you and I whose joynts are enfeebled with the strokes of many years must not think to winne young maides by promising to make them joyntures of the mind but will you make her Deputy of Deputy-Hall and Landlady of all the Land that is belonging to it and Mrs. of all the stock that is upon the Land and Goods that is within the house and then you shall heare what my Daughter and her woman will say unto you With all my heart said Tom and all the Hoggs and poultry that is about the house to boote and she shall lie upon six Feather-beds the first night why then it shall be a match said the Lady withall my heart Give me your hand Madam sayes Deputy I will have her if there be no more necessary evills in the World and presently makes his addresses to the pritty little Gentlewoman of the said Table who had heard all the discourse and was perswaded then upon his approach to answer his humour with a condescention at the first word and informed that he was an old rich whoreson he accosting her after this manner this pritty moppit now thy Lady hath given her consent that I shall have thee if thou saist so too wee 'l be in bed as soone as they with all my heart and thank you too said the young Gentlewoman by my troth a match said he give me thy hand 't is done I l'e break such a jest this day as I never broke in my life but do not break your promise said the Gentlewoman What before all this Company said Deputy that were a shame Up he goes again to the Lady and tells her that they were agreed my Lady drank to him upon the same condition he pledged her and wish'd the wine might be his poison if he did not marry her after dinner The Lady willing to preferre her vvoman to such a fortune held him to his vvord and required performance of his promise giving her many and high Commendations Tom went not from any part of his promise onely the time excepted and that in regard he meant to buy himself some wedding Clothes the Marquess willing to remove that Obstacle told him that he thought his Clothes would fit him and bid him goe unto his Wardrope and take vvhat he had a mind to give me your key said Tom it was delivered unto him up vvent he and then came down vvith his Bever Hat sattin Cloke laid with plush dawb'd with a gold silver lace suite of the same silk stockings with roses and Garters suitable inside outside capape all as brave as if he carried a Lordship on his back The Lady Bride takes her vvoman aside and dresses her in one of her richest and new Gownes that should have made every day of that week sensible of an exchange with all things answerable thereunto not without some store of slight Jewels and brings her down as glorious as the morne that breaks from the eastern hill and chases night away they look upon one another and all upon them both Tom cries out I had best be in good earnest said my Lady I thought you had been in sober sadnes neither Madam said the new Bridegroome and old Tom I hope said the Lady you vvill not make me take all this paines for nothing no by no meanes saith he if ever we repent vve vvill sell our fine Cloathes and buy Cattle It is better being a Lord for a week then a slave for ever Come thy wayes happy is the woing that is not long a doing married they were in the greatest pomp and Ceremony and the Queen of beauty took delight in loosing the eyes of the vulgar which by this time were altogether fixed on the Lady of the May. Tom acted his scene of mirth in the Hall which proved to be a thing of that convenience as if it had been an act of some set policie to keep the crowd out of the parlour that the Masquers might have roome enough to dance in at last vvhen the Masque was ended and time had brought in Supper the Cushine led the dance out of the parlour into the Hall and saluted the old-new-made Bridegroome and his Lady leading them into the Parlour to a Table which was furnished vvith the same allowance that vvas alotted for all the Nobles vvhere they vvere soon forced to sit down first Tom taking upon him as much as they could give him In fine Supper being ended the Marquess of Worcester asked the Lady Bride if she had a hundred pounds about her she answered no my Lord but I can send for as much I pray do said the Marquess but it must be all in gold she sent for it and presented it to her Father who pull'd out another purse of an hundred peeces and put the two hundred peeces in the Bason saying Madam if you do not give earnest Deputy will tell you in the morning that he married your woman but in jest Whereupon some gave fifty others forty some gave twenty others ten the least gave five peeces who sate at the Table in all 700 l. The Apparel and other gifts amounting to no lesse a value then

of his favours to the Ladies that were standers by He makes his third obeysance and thus speakes May it please your Majesty if the 4 Elements could have been rob'd to have entertain'd your Majesty I think I had but done my duty but I must do as I may If I had sent to Bristoll for some good things to entertain your Majesty that had been no wonder at all If I had procured from London some goodnesse that might have been acceptable to your Majesty that had been no wonder indeed But here I present your Majesty placing his dishes upon the Table with what neither came from Lincoln that was nor London that is nor York that is to be but I assure your Majesty that this Present came from Troy whereupon the King smil'd and answered the Marquesse truly my Lord I have heard that Corne now growes where Troy Town stood but I never thought there had growen any Apricocks there before Whereupon the Marquesse replyed Any thing to please your Majesty The fruit was very much admired by all and it was acknowledged by all that were in the presence at that time that they never saw the King serv'd in greater state in all their lives There were some about the King who followed my Lord Marquesse when he departed the presence and told his Lordship that he would make a very good Courtier I said the Marquess I remember I said one thing that may give you some hopes of me Any thing to please your Majesty APOPHTH 10. THe first night his Majesty came unto the Castle the King desired to see the great Tower which was the place where his Lordship did use to keep his Treasure His Majesty spake unto me to fetch the Keyes I ran down to the Marquess and acquainted him with the Kings pleasure who would needes bring them to the King and shew him the Tower himself when the King saw the Marquesse bringing the Keyes himself he thus spake unto the Marquess My Lord there are some men who are so unreasonable as to make me believe that your Lordship hath good store of gold yet left within this Tower but I knowing how I have exhausted you together with your own occasions could never have believed it untill now I see you will not trust the Keyes with any Lady but your self To which the Marquess made this reply Sir I was so farre from giving your Majesty any such occasion of thought by this tender of my duty that I protest unto you that I was once resolved that your Majesty should have layen there but that I was loath to commit your Majesty to the Tower APOPHTH 11. THere was a poor Free-holder who had a small Tenement close underneath Raglan Castle in value about six pounds per Annum the Marquesse had a mind to buy it of the owner it lying within his land and so near unto his Castle treating with the owner about it he found him extreamly averse from hearkening to any conditions whatsoever the Marquesse hereupon told the man that he made not any such proposition out of any evill intention towards him but to his great advantage for he would give him sixteene pounds per Annum in any place of England or Wales where he had any Land or opportunity to purchase such an inheritance for him but the man remained obstinate telling the Marquesse that he would not loose the sight of so goodly a Castle as Raglan for tenne pounds per Annum this construed as indeed it was an Answer no lesse peevish then insolent the Marquess told him that he would spoile his prospect and so dismiss'd him causing forthwith a double rowe of Trees which should in time take away two thirds of the Revenue which should accrew out of the poor mans eyes The Kings coming to Raglan being at the time when these Trees were grown to their height when the tall Ceder of our Lebanus was brought so low and those Sycamores flourished when the royal Oake was in the fall of the leafe It happened that his Majesty was at bowles upon Raglan Castle Green a place so proudly scituated that you might as well command all the Countrey round about with your eye as the Lord thereof the Countreymen by his power and authority where you might find a goodly prospect without loosing your own eyes where after that he had ended his recreation his Majesty was pleased to delight himself which observing the Countrey round about It happened that one Pritchard the Kings Partner at Bowles whose unmannerlinesse had informed him that Bowles had the same virtue in them that the Foot-balls had viz. to make all fellowes presuming more upon his good bowling then good manners continued the familiarity that should have ended with the rubbers shewing the King where his house stood some three miles off and told his Majesty that he must look through the wood and he might see a white thing and that was it moreover acquainting his Majesty what the Lord of Worcester had advised him viz. to cut down some of those Trees that the house might be plainly discern'd from the Green whereby his Lordship when he wanted a good Bowler might make a signe and so have him at a beck To which the King replyed Mr. Pritchard let me give you better advice put up more Trees where the Trees are so thin that my Lord of Worcester if it be possible may not see thy house at all The Marquesse of Worcester supposing the King had touch't upon this greediness of purchasing all the Land which was near unto him shewed His Majesty the Rowes of Trees and told the King that beyond those Trees stood a pritty Tenenement and because he would not have Naboths Vineyard to be an eye-sore to him he had planted those trees to hood-winck his eyes from such temptations whether the King had heard of it before or no I cannot tell but his Majesty happened to light upon the true cause of their setting up telling his Lordship that he was as conceited in the setting up those Trees as his Father was witty in cutting down the great Wall-nut-tree which the Earl of Salisbury gave an hundred pounds to my Lord of Worcesters man to perswade his Lordship to cut it down because it hindred his prospect towards the Thames but being cut down the Earl of Worcester set up such a house in the place thereof that Salisbury that way could not see the Thames at all Whereupon my Lord of Worcester said that the Earl of Salisbury would be even with him for he was afraid that he would pull down his house ere it be long to which the King made answer that when the time came that he durst pull down his house he and such as he would pull an old house over their own head the Marquesse replyed if they will make so bold with their own heads I will give them leave to be so bold with any of my houses APOPHTH 12. WHen the King first entred the Gates of Raglan the