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A13511 Taylors travels and circular perambulation, through, and by more then thirty times twelve signes of the Zodiack, of the famous cities of London and Westminster With the honour and worthinesse of the vine, the vintage, the wine, and the vintoner; with an alphabeticall description, of all the taverne signes in the cities, suburbs, and liberties aforesaid, and significant epigrams upon the said severall signes. Written by Iohn Taylor. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1636 (1636) STC 23805; ESTC S118288 14,209 64

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hereof in Preterpluperfect being shining and adorning our Terrestriall Hemisphaere with most hopefull resplendent refulgent and translucent Luster But if any planetary Influence hath with malevolent aspect cast a fog of Obscurity or perpetuall Extinction upon any of my Signes let no man blame mee the Author for I plead not guilty either to the Retrogradation or Declination of any of them for I have and do love all the worthy Company of Vintoners that I desire they may ever be like the latter end of a Scriveners Bond In full Force and Vertue The antiquity of Wine is recorded memorably by sacred prophane Historians and vines have been planted and vineyards allowed here in England by the Permission of the Emperour Probus at such time as the Romanes had the Government here And there was a Record and I thinke is yet in Windsor Castle of an yearly account of the Charges for the planting Vines in the little Parke there and of the making of Wines in many places of this Land and that Grapes grew so plenteously that some of the Wines served for the Kings houshold the rest were sold for the King's profit And that the Tythe of those Vines and Wines were paid to the Abbot of Walthamstow who was then Parson of Old and New Winsor And in the raigne of King Iohn Wine was so plenty that it was sold for twenty Shillings the Tun which is but one penny the Gallon And it was so cheape in the fifteenth yeare of King Henry the Seventh that much of it being ●…rought out of France it was given to the Mar●…iners for their fraight that brought it Wee are commonly entertain'd with Wine ●…t Christenings Weddings and Burials so that Wine ushers us into the world and kindly accompanies us all our life after death brings ●…s to our graves Thousands of people doe live ●…y it as the Planters of Vines the Keepers of Vineyards Wine-Merchants Vintoners M●…iners Coopers Lighter-men Wharfenge●… Shipwrights Carpenters Goldsmithes Pe●… terers Carmen Besides the great charge 〈◊〉 Cranedge and Selleridge And which is not 〈◊〉 be forgotten Customes and Imposts Thus much shall suffife to speake of Wine●… Now for the Honor of Vintoners I find the●… have been many worthy and Honorable me●… of them for in Anno 1271 the fifty six year of the Raigne of King Henry the third on Iohn Adrian Vintoner was Lord Maior o●… London In the eighth yeare of King Edwa●… the third's Raigne 1334 one Reignold at th●… Conduit was Lord Maior In the fifteen●… yeare of the same King one Iohn of Oxfor●… was Lord Maior In the one and thirty year of Edward the third 1356 Sir Henry Picar●… Vintoner was Lord Maior who for a perp●… tuall Honorable Memory of this Cities wo●…●…hinesse and for a Brooch Jewell or famo●… Ornament to the Right Worshipfull Comp●… of Vintoners the said Sir Henry Picard di●… feast foure Kings in one day with most sum●… tuous Magnificence namely Edward the thir●… ●…ing of England Iohn King of France David ●…ing of Scotland and William King of Cypress ●…ith Edward the Black Prince of Wales the ●…aulphin of France with many other Princes ●…ukes and Peeres as may be read in Stowes●…d ●…d Howes Chronicle and in the Survay of ●…ondon In the yeare 1558 Sir Iohn Stody ●…intoner was Lord Maior of London In the ●…are 1395 the nineteenth yeare of King Ri●…ard the second Sir William Moore Vintoner ●…as likewise in that Honorable Office In the ●…neteenth yeare of the Raigne of King Henry 〈◊〉 eight 1527 Sir Iames Spencer Vintoner ●…as Lord Maior of London And in the yeare ●…94 in the five and thirty yeare of the Raigne Queene Elizabeth Sir Cuthbert Buckle Vin●…ner did Nobly serve in that Honorable Of●…ce of London's Maioralty Besides I find that 〈◊〉 the seventeenth yeare of Queene Elizabeth ●…laster Henry Prannell Vi●…toner was one of 〈◊〉 Sheriffes of London As concerning Pious and Charitable works ●…ne by this famous Company and by their ●…ives or Widdowes he that list's to read the ●…rvay of London shall find the memorable Records of not onely those before named b●… of Master Stephen Skidmore Master Richa●… Iacob Mistris Sibbella Iacob with many other which for brevities sake I omit And thus I dedicate my selfe and this m●… Labour to that Right Worthy and Ampl●… Company requesting them and as many 〈◊〉 loves them to take nothing in ill part becau●… I know there was not any thing ill meant An●… now I proceed to my Alphabeticall and Ep●… grammaticall Peregrination A ANgell in Long Aker Angell in Shoreditch Angell at the Tower Gate Angell neere the Gatehouse at Westminster Epigram Coelestiall sure these Angels are not yet Nor fiends infernall from the hellish Pit Though Sinners made them they are clean from Sin Yet are they hang'd to shew good Wine 's within Anker in West Smithfield Anker in East Smithfield Anker and Ship in the Minories ●…ker in St. Olaves at Bermondsey street end Epigram Some men have found these Ankers very able To More them safe and fast without a Cable A man may Load himselfe and Sleepe and Ride Free from Storms Tempests Pirats Wind and Tide Adam and Eve at Westminster in Tuthill street Epigram Our Parents first as I thinke ne're dranke Wine And yet for Wine their Figures are a Signe As they forbiden were the Fruit to taste So wee forbidden are good Wine to waste Antelop in West Smithfield Epigram The Antelop's a rare Beast seldome seene Nor hath it often in our Kingdome beene A forraine Beast a Signe shewes forraine Wine For you or mee or any Friends of mine Andrewes Crosse in Fetter lane neer Holborn Epigram Saint Andrewes Argent Crosse in th' Azure field Is ancient and a noble Christian shield Ther 's French and Spanish to cheere heart and brain From the most Christian Cath'like France and Spain Antwerp behind the Royall Exchange Epigram Antwerp is English'd Throw thy hand Away Rather then God or King to disobey At Antwerp Taverne meet shake hands be merry Ther 's Clarret White Canary and good Sherry Archer neere Finsbery Fields or Grubstreet end Epigram This Signe doth shew the worthiest exercise Is Shooting and it shewes unto our eyes When Archers in the field have woon the Vpshot They may come to this Archer and be Cupshot B. Bishops-head in Chancery Lane Bell within Temple Barr. Bell without Bishopsgate Bell in Saint Nicholas Lane through into Canning street Bell at Saint Thomas in Southwarke Bell at Westminster in Kings street Bell in Distar Lane Bell in Newgate Market Bell Savadge Bell in the Strand Epigram These Bels are never told with Rope in Steeple Yet there 's od Iangling 'mongst od kind of people And the●… 9 B●…at once are dayly Rung With 2. strange Clappers Pewter and the Tongue Bull head in Towerstreet Bull head in East-smithfield Bull head in Cheapeside Bull head in the Borough of Southwarke Bull head without Bishopsgate Epigram These Bull Heads nere had Bodyes I am sure
TAYLORS TRAVELS AND CIRCVLAR PERAMBVLATION through and by more then thirty times twelve Signes of the Zodiack of the Famous Cities of London and Westminster With the Honour and Worthinesse of the Vine the Vintage the Wine and the Vintoner with an Alphabeticall Description of all the Taverne Signes in the Cities Suburbs and Liberties aforesaid and significant Epigrams upon the said severall Signes Written by IOHN TAYLOR LONDON Printed by A. M. 1636. THE PREFACE TO the READER Gentlemen and others of what Sex Estate Condition Calling Degree Quallitie Art Mistery Craft Trade Science Function or Occupation soever Greeting and friendly Salutations First I most humbly and thankefully remember my thankes to all such as have formerly taken my Labours in such good part as I have felt their liking in their loving Bounty Secondly I doe expresse my Gratitude to as many as have accepted my Bookes at my hands although some of them have not and many of them could not Requite mee And thirdly I doe request as many as doe receive this small Pamphlet to take into their Consideration that I doe expect they shall pay mee for it I am sure there hath beene within these 30. yeares more then 200. Impressions of Bookes in my Name For though I have ●…ot written above 80. yet some of them hath been ●…rinted 10. or 12. times over 1500. or 20●…0 eve●…y time Amongst which number of Pamphlets I ●…m sure that first and last I have given free●…y for nothing never expecting any thing but ●…hankes above 30000. Bookes besides those ●…hat I have beene Rewarded for But so it is ●…ow my good Friends that Age and some Charge ●…rging me to make triall of your Loues onely for ●…his one small Toy or Trifle And though it may ●…eeme a Trifle to you it was a Travell to me in the ●…ollecting and Writing All which with my ●…elfe I leave to be considered upon your receiving ●…f the Second Part which I am at as busie as a Bee alwayes Remaining yours Heere and There Or Any Where IOHN TAYLOR TAYLORS TRAVELS through more then thirtie times twelve Signes AS the Sunne in his Celestiall Pro gresse doth with perpetuall mo tion passe through the twelv●… Signes of the Zodiack and every yeare doth beguirt the large Cir cumference of his Heavenly Spheare yet it i●… to be noted that twelve Signes only and n●… more but twelve are each one in his monethly course the places of his Perambulation an●… circular Travell And as a Zany or Counterfeit will fo●… sports sake in a pleasant way imitate an Activ●… Nimble Tumbler in his feates of Activity So I in Imitation of the Sunne have in on●… Moneth progress'd through London Westminster with the Suburbs and the Burrough of Southwarke not as the Sunne doth through twelve but neer thirtie times twelve Signes I have found Aries and Taurus in Rams and Rams-head Buls and Bul-heads for Gemini I have made shift with the Signe of Adam and Ev●… in Tothill-street at Westminster with all other double Signes as Rose and Crowne Castle and Miter the Man in the Moone the Crosse-Keyes or any such signes wherein two severall things are depicted they serve mee in my Course for Gemini Cancer or the Crab was hardest for me to find out nor did I much search for it for in my Horizon it appeared not except in the crabbed frowne of a womans face or in the Rump or later end of a deare Reckoning For Leo I have found more then a Den of Lyons Or Argent and Gules Alias Golden Whi●…e e●…nd Red. Virgo or the Maiden-head Signe was hard or scarce to bee found neer a Taverne-Bush but at last Bush-lane afforded me one which is as the Phaenix of Arabia alone there being no more of that signe within the Hemispheare of the Citie Libra was generally metamophosed in every Taverne from weights to measures except at the Bar where Gold was weighed to a graine it is said that Astrea or Iustice fled from the Earth and was turned into the equall or Septembers Equinoctiall Signe of Libra The Signe Scorpio or the Serpent I conjecture to be transformed into greene Dragons which Signe I have often past through in my peregrination For Sagitarius I was forced to make use of the signe of the Archer neer Finsbury-fields or Grubstreet end Capricornus is said to be a Signe in the Heavenly Firmament containing twenty stars but if the Goat in West-smithfield had not furnished me I had beene quite destitute of entertainment at Capricorne The Signe of the Fountaine was my flowing and sometimes overflowing Aquarius In stead of Pisces I was glad to make my Iourney to the Dolphin and Mermaids Thus having declared my painefull passage through twelve sorts of Signes I proceed further to speake of some other Signes A Catalogue of such Signes as the Author hath past by and through I have past by and through Vrsa Major at the Bridge-foot in Southwarke and I have visited Vrsa Minor in more places then one I have found the Dog-dayes in the depth of Winter both at Westminster and elsewhere I have beene in conjunction neer the Dragons tayle I have plaid the Man in the Moone I have passed through a Bakers dozen of Suns besides the seven Stars for my further perambulation through and by Angels Kings and Queenes Heads Crownes Ankers Antelops Cities Bels Castles Bores Crosses Crosse-keyes Cats and Cardinals Hats Eagles Fleeces Faulcons Chequers Hoops Cranes Christopher and Dunston Globes Griphons Saint Iohn George and Gartar Field-gate Turnstile and Flowerdelice Harts Hornes Harrowes and Horshooes Katherine Wheele Grashopper Lambe Kings Queenes and Princes Armes Saint Martin Mouth and Miter Pauls-head Bishops-head Nags-heads Pye Pelican Plow and Peacock A Navie of Ships A Brood of Swans sweet Roses kind Salutations Tractable Tuns An honest Shepheard A Windmill good Wrastlers a faire Vineyard A plentifull Vintage and three Tavernes onely with Bushes without a Thiefe All which you that have leisure may find and when you have found you may read at your pleasure Furthermore it is to be noted that as in the Firmament there are not so many fixed as wandring stars And oftentimes the most part or all of them are darkned and involved round with Clouds Vapours Mists and Fogs so that they are obscured from our sight So in this lower Circle of my passage I have found Suns Moones and Stars in their bright and shining lustre as it were to day but upon the sudden some of my Suns have been eclipsed with a Cloud of Debts bad Customers or small Custome hath brought some of my Moones from the full to an unrecoverable Wane too much beliefe in bad Paymasters hath obscured now and then a star and many other of my lesser stars have beene too often shipwrack'd with running on a Rocke of Chaulk or too much scoring Amongst all these Changes and Mutabilities I would have the Reader to note that all those Signes which are in this following Book nominated were at the writing