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A42641	Subsidium peregrinantibus, or, An assistance to a traveller in his convers with 1. Hollanders, 2. Germans, 3. Venetians, 4. Italians, 5. Spaniards, 6. French : directing him after the latest mode, to the greatest honour, pleasure, security, and advantage in his travells : written to a princely traveller for a vade mecum / by Balthazar Gerbier.	Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667.	1665 (1665)	Wing G572; ESTC R25458	45,784	144

three Toades Clodian his son did not Coat them but three Crownes Merovee seased on the Crowne made peace with Cetius chiefe of the Romans defeated Antila King of the Hunns and called the Neighbourhood of Paris France which gave the name of all that Empire and as in the first digression his successors took the name of Meroviens the line whereof hath continued untill Pepin Clovis son to Chilperic being Christened was that Clovis who did Coate the Flower de Lis which were at first in great number but were reduced to three by Charles the 6th the 54th French King and so did all the Princes of the Blood It was by perswasion of his Heraold at Armes who said Qui plus a moins porte and these Armes have been continued by the French Kings untill this present time in the Line of Boucley The Kingdome of France as the French will have it falls not to the distaf Lilia non nent though Julius Caesar said of them that though in their first heat they seem to be more then Men but afterwards to be lesse then woman They are the most courteous of all Nations but more unconstant then any therefore one to whom a notable person of them was highly extold for setlednesse being said to have well an Ounce of Lead in his head replyed the Man ought to be much valued for that all France had not one pound The French do generally love their King they are accustomed to a liberty which takes not with all Nations they are much addicted to change which seems to be their life and element but as they are prompt to commit faults they are as quick to repaire them they love and esteem strangers hear their profers with attention they are liberall in bestowing great charges of trust on them though different of Religion for example the Duke de la Force Marshall de Chastillon Torras Turien Gassion Ransoro Balthazar and many others I shall not overburden this with the list of the great and mighty Cities whereof there are 53 as Metropolitans their nine Parliament Citties in respective shires where they are Courts of Justice Neither shall I spend time with such minutes as mentioned in other copious recitalls to wit the difference between the proceeding of Spanish and French in their dressing of themselves which signify nothing to a Traveller though I shall note for the observation of all Travellers certain precise Civilities which the well bred French will observe and doe look for from all Travellers First they confine salutations to Ladies within the bounds of arrivall and departure the Familiarity of Kisses being thought an uncivill boldnesse at any other time and were become troublesome especially from snottinose young striplings who had learned no other quality It is not permitted to any Gentleman who visits a Lady to lay downe Cloake or Hat except in such places that can endure Doublet and Breeches to keep the Cloake and Hat company A Gentleman who hath the honour to Usher a Princesse must not yeeld her hand to any man except to a Prince or a Marshall of France Never refuse but take as a particular Honour the accepting to present to a Prince or Princesse the cup or glasse which by that Prince or Princesse domestick servant may be brought It s not the custome when a Prince doth Sneese to say as to other persons and the old civility was Dieu vous ayde God help you but only to make a Low reverence Though a French Prince should to a stander by at his Table present something which may be eaten yet must he not tast thereof except the Prince commands it and it is the like with any Fruit presented between Meales If a Gentleman be admitted to a Prince his Table he is not to drinke before the Prince had his Glasse No Broth is to be taken out of a Dish but first laid on the trencher No yolk of Eggs sipped out of the shell but taken out with a spoone Nor any blowing of hot Broth in a spoon which little nicities must be observed by any man that will passe for a Gentleman among the Nobility of France and are here recited only in reference and for the observation of those who have the honour to accompany a Prince in his Travell A Princely Traveller curious to know all the ancient and Moderne affairs of France will do well to visit the Library of Mons du Puy who hath a collection of above a hundred Volumes of Manuscripts as also visit the Library of the Count de Brienne for he hath 120 Volumes of Manuscripts containing the Treaties and Alliances made with Forraigne Princes and all the rare pieces of State since Lewis the XI and among them to take particular notice of the Memorialls of Mr de Villeroy and President Genin who were Great men in King Henry the 4th his time As for publick visits a Princely Traveller who knoweth what the publick Accademies for exercises and for the knowledge of the Mathematicks are shall not need to spend time with Academies but call upon Masters of Ceremonies to accompany him for the first time and afterwards untill departure use the liberty of France in visits not in Italy nor Spaine where the day and hower for visits must be demanded Hee shall not use any complement in the retreat from a conversation for it is the manner to depart without any ceremony except the company be all gone As for the visiting of Embassadors it is most fit to consult their leasure as well in France as in other parts for it is with them as it was with him who had written on his dore Whosoever hath knockt twice and is not opened may be gone for I am not cannot or will not be at home Embassadors are as publick Sentinells they have their set time of guard and no conversation then to be had with them It is fit for a Princely Traveller to visit them to entertaine amity with those Soveraignes whom they represent and to know the continuall case of their affaires and intriques and to that purpose to visit also those Ladies where the publick Ministers do frequent where a Traveller will heare as from Parrets when their cage is in the Sun all what occurres France is represented by a Woman all deckt with Eyes and Tongues and if none could speake loud enough she hath a Trumpet SECT VIII NOW for Italy and if by Savoy men who affect Relicks may take notice of a Saints Sudari at Turin And as for the Prime of men let them take notice on the successors of the great Emanuel of Savoy and never be wrought upon by what the Cardinall d'Ossat in his passion wrote against that Great Duke of Savoy by Birth King of Cypres of the old Saxon Imperiall Spanish and French Royall blood most magnanimous in all his proceedings more rich in Jewells then any other Prince in Europe attended by a great number of Nobles and in as much Pompe as any Christian Soveraigne Prince can

Subsidium Peregrinantibus OR An Assistance to a Traveller in His Convers with 1. Hollanders 2. Germans 3. Venetians 4. Italians 5. Spaniards 6. French Directing him after the latest Mode to the greatest Honour Pleasure Security and Advantage in his TRAVELLS WRITTEN To a Princely Traveller for a VADE MECUM By Balthazar Gerbier Kt Master of the Ceremonies to King CHARLES the First OXFORD Printed for ROBERT GASCOIGNE Anno Dom. 1665. To the High Puissant and most Noble PRINCE JAMES Duke of Monmouth Earle of Doncaster Baron of Tindall and Knight of the most Honourable Order of the GARTER May it Please Your Grace I Do humbly offer to Your view a little Vade mecum for a Princely Traveller by whose example other Travellers may conforme themselves in their Journeys as many endeavour to imitate Eminent Persons like men who set their Watches at the grand Sun-Dyall especially such who like Your Grace possesse Noble Bloud and Heroick Cardinall Virtues for the which Your Grace needs not to Travell nor to be set but by the Grand Soveraign Sun-Dyall of these three Nations in which consideration this little Offer may be said to be needles did not my disinteressed Zeale Respect and Duty move me to make use of some thing though but by heard-say of Your intent so Travell May therefore the matter treated of in this Vade mecum prove as an acceptable Posy presented by a poor Gardiner who presumes not to offer flowers to be compared by the Imperialls the Nonpareilles and such others as are most a la Mode or please the Eye the searcher of Hearts seeing farther hath taught me to offer for the long and prosperous life the sincere wishes of Your Graces Most Humble Obedient and most Zealous Servant Balthazar Gerbier K. To Judicious Courteous READERS THough a Dedicatory Epistle appropriates a Treaty to a prime Reader yet it being past the Presse it cannot escape diverse who according to Old custome look for some addresse to them to be called Judicious and Courteous when it happens with Books as with Buildings scarce seen by any man but dislikt in one thing or other for that all mens fancies differ and therefore it was no wonder a very Judicious Noble Person of this Nation said he would not for five Hundred pound hove put forth a Book for that some are considered but for their outside and only the Title lookt on or some two or three leaves turned and if but one word therein not sutable to their fancy it is thrown in a corner and the Author laught at and censured but since I let this Vade Mecum go and Dedicatory Epistles are required I thought fit to tell you that my scope is not to say peradventure what might stop some Lazy bones at their Fathers Chimney corner as those who would not trouble themselves to see things so they had but the list and then pretend as a fond Mother at Delfe in Holland that her Son could speak Italian because he was once minded to go for Venice And how many great Orators in their Books presume to speak a high Language to Caesars and even to Alexanders when as admitted to their Presence either remain Mute or Stutter In a word the scope of this Vade Mecum in the few particulars held forth is the Travelers interest That he may set forth with such an Opinion of those Nations which he shall do well to visit and such parts which he may see as may give him the more desire to enquire in person after all those things for the which Travell is to serve better then Reading since Objects seen and matters experimented are seldome blotted out of remembrance This Vade Mecum therefore leaves to those that will not or cannot Travell the reading of such copious compleat and excellent descriptions as are extant in their mother tongue and especially penned by men who did not care to carp as severall men make their profession both at Religion and State Maxims or particular passions and inclinations Farthermore the Traveller will find good and bad as well in his own native Country as in Forraigne parts wheresoever he steers that Sola ratio Hominem à Brutis animalibus saeparat That without the putting knowledge in practise it will be with him both at home and abroad according unto the saying Theoria absque praxi Idem est quod pharmacopaeis herbarum scientia absque applicationis cognitione servit He will find in what condition Time Malice or Fate may reduce him that Scientia est Summum bonum quod nec Naufragiis nec Latronum spoliis subjectum est And that there is nothing more certain then the saying Scientia adhaeret in extremo vitae suspirio that Eruditio arma sunt ve rae Nobilitatis gradus and Justitia Pietas sunt Illustrissima heroicorum Imperatorum specula Finally that sola virtus dulcissimum Animae solamen est may all Travellers and those that stay at home find it to be so The Contents of this VADE MECUM 1. Concerning reverence to Religion 2. Respect and Constancy due to Christian profession 3. Of Humility 4. Of Charity 5. Of Meeknesse benignity and Clemency 6. Of Justice 7. Of Prudence 8. Of Liberality 9. Of Compassion and griefe SECT 2. 1. Of Learned Princes and those that taught them 2. List of Heathen false gods wherewith Nations have been abused 3. The best advice to Princely Travellers 4. Questions made by French Germanes Spanish Venetians Genovese I●●●ians in generall and Low Dutch concerning Travellers 5. The best Circuit for a Princely Traveller in his Journey 6. The naturall disposition of the Low Country 7. The two main points stood upon by Germains and wherein a Princely Traveller may doe himselfe right to discourse among them SECT 3. Concerning Coats of Armes ever before and since Marius SECT 4. 1. Concerning the Originall of Warrs and the right way of Fortification according unto the best principles 2. Wherein the strength and compleatnesse of all Fortresses doth consist 3. That there is no Fortresse Impregnable 4. That it is more honour to defend a place then to sight a Battell 5. The most Blessed defence SECT 5. Concerning all the Orders of Knighthood as have been made from the beginning untill this present time 1. Of the Gray hound 2. The Gennet 3. The Starre 4. The Porc-espie 5. The Thistle 6. The Ermine 7. The Broom flower 8. The Sea shell 9. Dame Blanche 10 The Lilly 11 The Tesuphers 12 Jesus Christ 13 The Swan 14 The Montese 15 The white Rue 16 The Elephant 17 The Boare 18 S. Hubert 19 The Fooles 20 S. James 21 The Dove 22 the Christian War 23 The Drake 24 The Tussin 25 Of Hungary 26 Of Suede 27 The Sword bearer 28 Of the halfe Moon 29 The Banda 30 The Sepulchre 31 Of St Lazarus 32 Of St John Dacon 33 Of St Catharina 34 Of Montoy 35 Of the sword of Livonien 36 Of Gens d'armes 37 Of Mary glorious 38 Of Mont

Circumvolutions far sought by wayes to find in the bosome of Abraham a setled repose so is the best Military Art a leader to the Fortifying of the Mind of Man against all onsetts and more honour to be had in such a defence then in an attache If now my Princely Traveller be disposed to Steer towards France where the Nation makes a singular esteeme of men of Wit Men that can discourse on all things who are taken with those who speak well of their Kings it will be easy for a reasonable good memory to lodge and keep in readines the observations following concerning the Lines Coates and quartering of Armes of French Kings SECT VII SINCE the time the Empire of the French hath been Establisht that Crown hath been in three Lines the First that of the Meroviens of King Merove who succeeded collaterally King Clodion Son to Pharamond The second was that of the Charliens so called from Charles Martell the Third of Hugh Capet Chiflesius pretends that both the Houses of France and Spaine are come from one source Viz. from Ersewaldus Maire of the Palais and of King d'Agobert the first Prince of the said House that out of those two Houses are Issued the Counts of Alcorf the Capets and the Counts of Habsbourgh and from this last the Emperours of Austria Bucelinus 2 volum As for Pharamond some pretend him the Author of the Salicke Law because he deceased in the yeare 426 which was 350 years before the time that the French did find themselves in possession on the other side of the River Sala which was in Anno 805 but as there are no proofs against the opinion concerning the names of the Kings since the time of Francion second Son to Hector untill Pharamond it may not be thought unfit to be of the Opinion of the most curious observators of the Royall descents of the French that since the establishment of that Empire it hath been in those three Lines as aforesaid so the Line of Hugh Capet hath Reigned above six hundred and 20 years The well affected to the Illustrious descent of the French say that the Francks having conquered the Gaules called the Country France and made a Monarchie of it though it was sometimes divided among Sons of Kings the Eldest whereof was as the Master and Soveraigne to the others their Armes have been so different as that untill they were quartered with Fleur de Lis they have been very uncertain The first of the Francks are said to come from Francion as before said second Son to Hector though the Francks of Greece make no mention of it The Francks built a Towne called Sicambe the name of an Aunt to Francion After the destruction of Troy a fabulous Heroe followed by a great People called part thereof France and the other Sicambre his Armes were a Lion gul in a chacie field Or. The Francks having been worsted by the Slytes retired to the Rhyne stopping for a while at the mouth of the Danow where under the Emperour Valentinian 440 years after our Saviour Christ Marcomir their King builded severall Townes he had a Vision the shape was the under part of a Man the upper thereof that of a Crowned Eagle the right shoulder an Eagle the left a Toade it told him all his fate and taught him his course which succeeded accordingly and therefore was moved to Coate his Armes with the apparition Anseno son to Marcomir did Coate the Dragon-Lyon of Troy and three Crownes in his Banner Helenus the 4th did Coat a Pallas Argent and a Dragon in his Standard on his Crest a Serpent with an Issant gul this Helenns was son to Diocles. Those who note the Counts of Habsbourg to descend their Armes from the French Coate to witt those of Priam a Lyon Or. Field sable Diocles Nephew to Priam Lion argent Field sinoble Helenus Lion azur field or Clodomir Nephew to Helenus Lion gul Field argent Nicanor son to Clodomir Field sinoble Lion or Marcomir Lion or Field uncertain Clodius kill'd by the Romans Lion sable Field or Clodomir Nephew to Clodius son of Antenor Lion sinoble Field argent Marodac Lion argent Field sable Cassander Lion or Field gul Francius the 2d Nephew to Cassander Lion argent Field azur Clodius the 2d Lion argent Field gul Richimus Lion argent Field sinoble Herimerus Lion sinoble Field or Marcomir Lion or Field uncertain Anthenor the 4th Lion sable Field argent Odemar Lion azur Field argent Of all these Coates Historians are to seek in their relations they say that Baranus the 5th King of the Sicambres was the first that put three Toads Or in his Armes and of sable in a Field argent he did governe in France 284 years before the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ these Toads were attributed to the morish continent wherein the Francks did live and that Marcomir King of the Walloons did Coate them quartered with a Lyon rampant gul Field Or the Toads sable The 16th King after the Transmigration was Anthiacus who having protected the Gaules against Julius Caesar and stood out against him did Coate a Trophee with this motto In spite of Caesar and in his Banner a Croissant Argent Field gul His successor was Francus the 2 d who as the Germans say gave that name of Franc and for a signe of Liberty did coate an unbridled Horse argent Field gul and in his Banner foure Croissants argent to signify the encrease of the Empire of the French Marcomir the 4th married with Atyldae of Bretaini daughter to Marius Farabert chased away the Romans from Germany and did coate a Lyon gul holding a black Eagle in his paws which likewise denotes as beforesaid the originall of Coats of Armes on the spoyles of the victorious Sunno succeeded him whose Victories have been written by the Philosopher Hildegate Then Hildebert who lost the conquest of Gaule and to his successors the Empire Then Baterius who did ransack part of Italy and his Sonne past through Gaule destroyed Tarascone in Spaine Clodius was very often defeated by the Romans Gualterus dyed Anno 305. Dagobert was the last who called himselfe King of the Francks and since his decease there were but Dukes untill Pharamond who was one of the Dukes Clodion which Reigned so short a time as that he was scarce in the lift of Kings was slaine by the Romans Clodomir gave to his brother halfe of the Empire of the Francks and kept the other this younger brother of the three was Genebaldus who was Duke of Franconie Dagobert his sonne who could not succour his Uncle defeated by the Romans to be revenged past the Rhyne coted a ship which Paris hath yet on its Seale Marcomir said the Great Duke of the Francks did conquer many Territories in Gaule did Coate a Lyon gule holding an Eagle and a Toade in his paws which denotes that the Toade was the French Armes and not of the Francks Pharamond as in the first digression did Coate the

of Gold and Copper to hold 24 Wax lights on the gate two great figures in the shape of Angells of copper and Gold holding two Scroules wherein is carved the words Natura me Occidit Spes me Elevat There is a vaulted place in the coming forth of this Pantheon wherein are the Tombes of the Princes and Princesses of Spaine covered with red Velvet richly embroydered with gold and Silver There are 36 Altars in the Church to which appertains all the Ornaments of change for every day in the yeare There are many pictures of an inestimable value a true originall of King David There are 36 crosses of Gold set with precious stones and an infinite number of Silver Lamps and Candlesticks there are in the main body of the Escuriall twelve thousand Windows and Dores the least of the Dores having cost one hundred pound sterling There are 17 Cloisters and 17 Courts and 85 Fountains there are 300 Religious men of the Order of St Jerome all Gentlemen the Annuall Revenue is foure hundred thousand Crownes There is in the Escuriall one of the Earthen vessels wherein as the Spaniards say was the miraculous Wine of the Wedding in Cana. As for Madrid it hath ever since the Court of the former Kings was kept at Valledolit bin the place of the King of Spaine his constant aboade The great Feast and Sport of the Torros is that which the Spaniard affects so much as he cannot leave it for the Popes Excommunication against such as may come to a fatall end in that sport The Pompe of the Roman Catholick Church sheweth it selfe very much in that of la Madona de la Totche wherein the Dominicans have an Altar of Massie Silver of an extraordinary bignes with a Madona of Silver fix foot high with a Sun of Massie Gold about the head set with precious stones the Railes about the Chappell of Massie Silver there are one hundred Silver Lamps the least whereof cost 400 Crowns some cost 12 thousand Crowns That of Toledo is of the forme of St Peter in Rome the Bishop hath 400 thousand Crownes revenue per annum the Treasure of that Church is of an unestimable value At the Pardo some miles distant from Madrid there is in a massy Silver Tombe a Figure representing Christ for the which King Philip the 2d did pay one hundred thousand Crownes it is of wood but so rarely carved as never Eyes beheld the like I have begun with Sepulchers proceeded with Churches Monasteries and described their riches more facil to the King of Spaine to compasse since he possesseth the Gold and silver Mynes and hath in his Dominions all the most pretious productions of Nature As for Madrid it is situated under a most pure Clime The greatest Palace would not yeeld so much Chimney mony as a little House of ten pound per annum in England since by the number of seaven Chimneys the greatest Palace of Madrid is wont to be described they use Silver Brazeros in all their romes of State and Bedchambers That which is remarkable in the King of Spaines Court is the attendance to his prime Minister of State now the Duke Medina de las Torros successor to Don Louis d' Arro who succeeded the Conde Duca d' Olivares prime Minister of State when Charles Prince of Great Britain was in that Court Anno 1625. The Nobles affect no other clothes then Black Freize all Winter long plain Taffaty in the Summer time The Ladies at Court admit Audiences when demanded it is in the presence of the King and Queene The Ladies stand on a row if the Cavalleros who have demanded Audience of them are Grandees they cover themselves The late Duke of Buckingham the Match les of all the Subjects in the World and who attended the Prince of Great Pritain had particular Audiences with the Conde Duca d' Olivares his Lady on the score of his being Embassador Extraordinary the Plenipotentiary for the Treaty of the Match and her being Camarera-Major with whom it was necessary to confer during the Treaty of an intended Match by King James of Blessed memory and the Prince with the Infanta Maria sister to King Philip the 4th But very loose impertinent and ill grounded discourses have been made in England concerning the Duke of Buckinghams correspondency with the said Countes as if she had been a strumpet of Greece and of those young silly Court sooles who are charmed by kind words who see Babies in all mens Eyes that look on them and perswade themselves that they must not resist those first glowings of Cypres coles except they would smother those Babies in their temporary Lovers eyes and loose their Maiden head in a dreame for nothing when as they pretend by answering their palpable Narcissus to have something more then imagination in the Bargain The Duke of Buckingham had other Fish to Frie then to make Love to himselfe with an old Woman the good successe of a Treatie for an intended Match by which Gondomar had promised the re-restitution of a Palatinate was the golden fleece for which this Matchlesse Jason exposed himselfe I do not say among Monsters of Africa but among Juglers Interlopers and no lesse then such Embassadors who with the Character of honest men do but too often Lye abroad to make good State Policy exposed himselfe into the attendance of that Matchlesse Prince in whose preservation three Great Nations besides all his friends abroad were interessed And when the Duke of Buckingham did find where the Remora was fixt partly in the calot humour of the Sexe which is the most tardy to admit reason because the Sex is the most passionate and that after long parleys with the slow resolving Spanish Councils of State the Match was still in statu quo it was then time as the French say either Faire bonne mine en manvais jeu put a good Face on an ill businesse or to try the uttermost a Camarero Major could or would do laying aside words Bull-begger like damned Hereticks whereby the zelot Romans do distinguish the true Christian Catholicks others in the Match of Matchlesse most precious Infanta Maria who certainly was a Princesse fit to be an Empresse of all the World as Shee afterwards became the Empresse of Germany As for visits to the Spanish it is not their custome to exchange words or complements before parties are set in Chaires with Armes They leave the visitor in possession of their House when the conversation is ended and for that go before attending him in his Coach they are succinct and grave in their Complements use to speak Proverbs if to passe Complements on great Holy-dayes as Christmas and Easter they only say three words Las buenas Pasquas they are very carefull to send complements to those of their friends and acquaintances who have been let blood and ever accompany their complement with a present which they call la Sangria They endeavour as much as they can to send their present