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A20020 General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of nauigation annexed to the paradoxal cumpas, in playne: now first published: 24. yeres, after the first inuention thereof. Dee, John, 1527-1608.; Gemistus Plethon, George, 15th cent.; Canter, Willem, 1542-1575. 1577 (1577) STC 6459; ESTC S106676 100,597 109

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vnconstant freends And Contrarywise the encreasing of our own power and force at Sea * 2. Prouerb Principium plus quam dimidium totius So it is most euident and certain that Principium in this Case is Plus quàm dimidium totius As I haue hard it verified prouerbially in many other affairs Wherfore the very Entrance and Beginning toward our SEA-RIGHT Recouering And the foresayd Commodities enioying at length Yea and the onely means of our Continuance therewith Can be no other but by the dreadfull presence and power with discreet ouersight and due order of the sayd PETY-NAVY-ROYALL being whole som tymes sometyme a parte therof at all the chief places of our Fishings as yf they were Publik Officers Commissioners and Iusticiers by the Supreme Authority Royall of our most Renowmed QVEENE ELIZABETH rightfully and prudently therto assigned A Maister Key So that this Pety-Nauy-Royall is thought to be the onely Maister Key wherewith to open all Locks that kepe out or hinder this Incomparable Brytish Impire from enioying by many means such a yerely Reuenue of Threasor both to the Supreme hed and Subiects therof ☞ as no plat of Ground or Sea in the whole world els being of no greater quantity can with more Right The marueilous Priuiledge of the Brytish Impire greater honor with so great ease and so little Chardges So nere at hand in so short tyme and in so little danger any kynde of way yeld the like to either King or other Potentate and absolute Gouernour therof whosoeuer Besides the Peaceable Security to enioy all the same for euer Yea yerely and yerely by our wisdom and valiantnes duly vsed all manner of our Commodities to arise greater and greater as well in wealth and strength as of forrein loue and feare where it is most Requisite to be and also of Triumphant Fame the whole world ouer vndoutedly Also this Pety-Nauy-Royall will be the perfect means of very many other and exceeding great Commodities redownding to this Monarchy which our Fishermen with their * Fisherboates onely could neuer bring to pas our enioying the great blessing of God appropriat to this Kingdom Presently Fisherboats onely can neuer be hable to Cumpas or bring to pas And those being such as are more necessary to be cared for Presently then wealth ☞ Therfore the Premisses well wayed aboue and before all other this Plat of a Pety-Nauy-Royall will by Gods grace be fownd A Politik A. B. C. the playn and perfect A. B. C. most necessary for the Commons and euery Subiect in his calling to be carefully and diligently musing vpon or exercising him self therin Till shortly they may be hable in effect to read before their eyes the most ioyfull and pleasant Brytish Histories by that Alphabet onely decyphred and so brought to their vnderstanding and knowledge that euer to this or any kingdom in the whole world els was known or perceiued ¶ Furdermore How acceptable a thing may this be to the Ragusyes Hulks Caruailes and other forrein rich Laden Ships passing within or by any the Sea Limits of her Maiesties Royallty euen there to be now in most Security where onely heretofore they haue bene in most Ieopardy as well by the Rauin of the Pyrat as the Rage of the Sea distressing them for lack of Succour or good and ready Pilotage What great frendship in hart of forrein Prince and Subiect And what liberall Presents and forrein Contributions in hand will duly follow therof who can not imagin ¶ Moreouer such a Pety-Nauy-Royall sayd he wold be in such s●ead As though 1. One were appointed to Consider and listen to the dooings of Ireland 2. And an other to haue as good an eye● and ready hand for Scotish dealings 3. An other to Intercept or vnderstand all priuy Conspiracies by Sea to be communicated and priuy Aydes of Men Munition or Mony by Sea to be transported to the endamaging of this kingdom any way intended 4. An other against all sudden forrein Attempts 5. An other to ouersee the forrein Fishermen 6. An other against all Pyrats haunting our Seas And therewith as well to wast and garde our own Marchants Fletes as they shall pas and repas betwene this Realm and wheresoeuer els they may best be planted The Marts for their ordinary Marts keping yf England may not best serue that turne And also to defend help and direct many our forrein freends who must needes pas by or frequent any of those Seas whose principall Royallty vndoutedly is to the Imperiall Crown of these Brytish Ilandes appropriate One such Nauy sayd he by Royall direction excellently well manned and to all purposes aptly and plentifully furnished and appointed and * NOW Now in tyme of our * F●elix est ea Res● quae tempore Pacis bella tractat Laurentius Grimalius ●ol 71. Libro Secundo de Optimo Sonatore ad Sigismūdum Polonia Regem Peace and quiet euery where Yet before-hand set forth to the foresayd Seas with their Chardges and Commissions most secretly to be kept from all foes and forreiners wold stand this Common wealth in as great stead as sowr tymes so many Ships wold or could do yf vpon the sudden and all at once we should be forced to deale for remouing the foresayd sundry principall manners of Annoyance we beyng then vttorly vnready thereto And the Enemyes Attemp● requiring speedy and admitting no successiue defeating ¶ To Conclude herein This Pety-Nauy-Royall vndowtedly will stand the Realm in better stead then the enioying of fowr such Forts or Townes as Callys and Bulleyn onely could do For this will be as great strength and to as good purpose in any Coast of England Ireland or Scotland betwene vs and the Forrein foe as euer Callys was for that onely one place that it is situated in And will help to enioy The Royallty and Souerainty of the Narrow Seas throughout● and of other our Seas also more seruisably then Callys or Bulleyn euer did or could doo yf all the Prouisoes hereto appertayning be duly obserued Onely Peace with all forrein Princes intended by this Nauy to be preserued forasmuch as we entend now Peace onely preseruing and no Inuasion of France or any Enemy on that Mayn inhabiting toward whom by Callys or Bulleyn we need to let-in our Land forces c. Much I know may be here sayd Pro Contra in this Case But God hath suffred such matters to fall so out and all to vs for the best yf it be so thankfully construed and duly considered For when all forrein Princes our Neighbors dowtfull freends or vndutifull People Subiects or vassals to our Soueraign shall perceiue such a Pety-Nauy-Royall ☞ houering purposly here and there euer ready and hable to ouerthrow any their malitious and subtile secret Attempts intended against the weale Publike of this most Noble kingdom in any parte or Coast thereof Then euery one of them will or may think that of purpose that
so answerable to the Dignity of Man As the very Heathens did prescribe Rules for the Gouernment therof Let CICERO his Golden Book DE OFFICIIS be the Euidence against them to the Contrary And that in those Poynts by the Heathen Orator expressed which both greatly are agreable to the most Sacred Diuine Oracles of our IEOVA and also for the Common-Wealths-Prosperity right Excellent I haue oftentymes Sayd He and many wayes looked into the State of Earthly Kingdoms Generally the whole World ouer as far as it may yet be known to Christen Me Commonly being a Study of no great Difficulty But rather a purpose somewhat answerable to a perfect Cosmographer to fynde hym self Cosmopolites Cosmopolites A Citizen and Member of the whole and only one Mysticall City Vniuersall And so consequently to meditate of the Cosmopoliticall Gouernment therof vnder the King Almighty passing on very swiftly ☞ toward the most Dreadfull and most Cumfortable Term prefixed And I finde sayd he that if this * The Brytish Monarchy hath byn Capable of the greatest Ciuile Felicity that euer was any Particular Monarchy Els in the whole world Yea so Incomparably that it might haue Cōtended for the Generall Monarchie with any that hath byn If requi●ite Policy therto had byn vsed in Due tyme an● Constantly Followed Brytish Monarchy wold heretofore haue followed the Aduantages which they haue had onward They mought very well ere this haue surpassed By Iustice and Godly sort any particular Monarchy els that euer was on Earth since Mans Creation And that to all such purposes as to God are most acceptable And to all perfect Common-Wealths most Honorable Profitable and Comfortable But yet sayd he there is a Little lock of LADY OCCASION Flickring in the Ayre by our hands to catch hold on wherby we may yet ones more before all be vtterly past and for euer discretely and valiantly recouer and enioy if not all our Ancient and due Appertenances to this Imperiall Brytish Monarchy Yet at the least some such Notable Portion therof As all Circumstances duly and Iustly appertayning to Peace and Amity with Forreyn Princes being offred and vsed this may become the most Peaceable most Rich most Puissant and most Florishing Monarchy of all els this day in Christendome Yf A●istotle did Aptly say thus of the Iland of C●●●e Vide●ur haec Insula ad Principatum Graciae nata ac praeclare Sita Polit. Lib. 2. Cap. 8. much more Aptly may we Or might we haue sayd it in respect of all our Opposit Neyghbors and ●arder of also Peaceable I say euen with the most parte of the self same Respects that good King Edgar had being but a Saxon And by sundry such means as he chiefly in this Impire did put in proof and vre Triumphantly Wherupon his Surname was PACIFICVS most aptly and Iustly This Peaceable king Edgar had in his mynde about 600. yeres past the Representation of a great parte of the self same Idea which from aboue onely and by no Mans aduise hath gratiously streamed down into my Imagination being as it becommeth me a Subiect Carefull for the Godly Prosperity of this Brytish Impire vnder our most Peaceable Queene Elizabeth For EADGARVS PACIFICVS Regni sui prospiciens Vtilitati pariter Quieti Quatuor Millia * FLORES HISTOR Radulfus Cestrensis hath 4000 only Consider the probable Agreement of these Two Place● afterward in the Margent And of these Two words there STATVIT and CIRCVMNAVIGAVIT And to that STATVIT doth this word CONSTITVIT somwhat answer● Octingentas sibi Robustas congregauit Naues E quibus Mille Ducentas in Plaga Angliae Orientali Mille Ducentas in Occidentali Mille Ducentas in Australi Mille Ducentas in Septentrionali Pelago * FLORES HISTOR Radulfus Cestrensis hath 4000 only Consider the probable Agreement of these Two Place● afterward in the Margent And of these Two words there STATVIT and CIRCVMNAVIGAVIT And to that STATVIT doth this word CONSTITVIT somwhat answer● Constituit Vt ad Defensionem Regni sui contra Exteras Nationes bellorum Discrimina sustinerent O wisdom Imperiall most diligently to be Imitated Videlicet PROSPICERE to Foresee O Charitable Kingly Parent that was touched with Ardent Zeale for Procuring the Publik-Profit of his Kingdom Yea and also the Peaceable enioying therof O of an Incredible Masse of Threasor a Kingly Portion yet in his Cosers remayning Yf then he had or late before any warres Seeing no Notable Tax or Contribution Publik is Historically mentioned to haue byn for the Charges hereof leuyed Yf in Peace he him self florished so wealthyly O marueilous Politicall and Princely Prudency in tyme of Peace to Foresee and preuent and that most Puissantly and Inuincibly all possible malice fraude force and mischief Forreyn O most discrete Liberality to such excellent good vses powring out his Threasor so abundantly O faithfull English People Then and Worthy Subiects of such an Imperiall and Godly Gouernour O your True and willing Harts and blessed ready hands Then. So to Impart such Abundance of Vittayles for those Huge Nauies mayntenance So I say as neither Dearth or Famine seemed fondly to be feared of you for any intollerable want likely to ensue thereby Nor prices of Vittayles complayned of to be vnreasonably enhansed by you finding for their great Sales so good and rare Oportunity This Peaceable KING EDGAR was one of the perfect Imperiall Monarchs of this Brytish Impire and therfore thus his Fame remayneth for euer Recorded ANGLICI ORBIS BASILEVS FLOS ET DECVS AEDGARVS non minus Memorabilis Anglis quàm Cyrus Persis Romulus Romanis Alexander Macedonibus Arsaces Parthis And why not ARTHVRVS ●RYTANIS Bycause King ARTHVR his Name Se●e was a Thorne in the Saxons eyes of those Dayes and his Name reher●ed was Odible to their Ea●es Who●e Ancestors were by that Bryti●h Arthur● 12 times ouercome in Battaile Carolus Francis Anno vitae 37 mo Regni sui cum Fratre póst 21 mo Idibus Iulij obijt apud GLASCON Sepelitur O Glastonbury Glastonbury the Threasory of the Carcasses of so famous and so many rare Persons * Charta Regia Henries Sec. Quae olim MATER SANCTORVM dictaes ab alijs TVMVLVS SANCTORVM quam ab ipsis DISCIPVLIS DOMINI aedifica●●m fuisse Venerabilis habet Antiquorum Authoritas How Lamentable is thy case now How hath Hypocrisie and Pride wrought thy Desolation Though I omit here the names of very many other both excellent holy Men and Mighty Princes whose Carcasses are committed to thy Custody yet that Apos●le like Ioseph That Triumphant BRYTISH ARTHVR And now this Peaceable and Prouident Saxon King Edgar do force me with a certayn sorrowfull Reuerence here to Celebrate thy Memory Radulphus Cestrens This Peaceable King Edgar as by Ancient Records may appere His Sommer Progresses and Yerely chief pastymes were The Sayling rownd about this Whole I le of Albion Garded with hys Grand Nauy of 4000 Sayle