The
nine
worthies
of
London
,
explaying
the
honourable
exercise
of
Armes
,
the
vertues
of
the
valiant
,
and
the
innumerable
attemptes
of
Magnanimious
mindes
.
WHat
time
Fame
began
to
feather
her selfe
to
flie
,
and
was
winged
with
the
lasting
memorie
of
martiall
men
,
the
Oratours
ceast
perswasiue
Orations
,
the
Poets
neglected
the
pleasures
of
their
Poems
,
and
Pallas
her self
would
haue
nothing
painted
vpon
her
shield
but
Mottoes
of
Mars
,
and
short
emblemes
in
honour
of
noble
atchiuements
.
Then
the
ashes
of
auncient
Uictors
without
scruple
or
disdaine
had
sepulture
in
rich
and
golden
monuments
:
and
they
that
reacht
the
height
of
honour
by
worthie
déedes
,
had
their
former
basenesse
,
shadowed
by
deserts
.
Fame
then
fearing
that
her
honour
would
faint
,
and
her
armour
rust
(
for
though
she
fauoured
all
professions
,
yet
she
chiefly
dignified
armes
)
on
a
sodaine
,
mounted
into
the
ayre
,
and
neuer
stayed
the
swiftnesse
of
her
flying
course
,
vntill
she
pitched
her
feete
vpon
Parnassus
forked
toppe
,
whose
springing
Lawrels
gaue
shade
,
&
shelter
to
her
wearinesse
.
This
was
the
fruitfull
place
where
she
plotted
her
flowrie
garlands
,
to
crown
the
temples
of
vertuous
followers
,
and
wreathes
of
renowme
to
illustrate
vndaunted
courages
.
Here
likewise
remained
her
chiefe
secretaries
the
ix
.
Muses
,
as
in
a
seate
of
most
pleasure
best
befitting
their
diuine
perfections
,
whose
necessarie
aydes
she
alwayes
craued
,
when
occasion
ministred
any
thing
worthy
record
:
and
though
the
wholesome
freshnesse
of
the
ayre
,
the
gréenenesse
of
the
valleys
,
the
comfortable
odours
of
sundry
sorts
of
flowers
,
the
pride
and
bewtie
of
the
trées
,
the
harmonious
layes
of
Nightingales
&
other
birds
,
the
variable
delights
of
artificiall
bowers
,
and
the
musicall
murmures
of
Christall
running
fountaines
,
might
wel
haue
inchaunted
the
roughest
Cyaink
,
or
crabbedst
Malecontent
to
cheare
vp
his
spirits
,
and
banish
melancholy
passions
,
yet
this
Goddesse
pretending
businesse
of
importance
,
had
such
a
care
to
effect
it
,
as
that
she
would
not
be
ouercome
with
pleasure
,
nor
yeeld
to
ease
,
(
though
in
reason
her
laborious
trauell
did
require
rest
)
but
painfully
passing
vp
and
downe
,
was
not
moued
with
the
one
,
nor
maistred
with
the
other
.
At
last
as
her
busie
eye
pried
euery
way
,
she
espied
a
path
of
Uiolets
,
whose
tops
were
pressed
downe
with
the
steps
of
such
as
had
lately
passed
that
way
:
by
this
she
coniectured
the
Nymphes
were
not
farre
off
,
and
therefore
following
the
tract
their
féete
had
made
vpon
the
flowers
,
she
was
quickly
brought
to
the
head
of
Hellicon
,
where
,
in
an
arbour
of
Eglantine
,
and
damaske
Rose
trees
,
one
twisted
so
cunningly
within
another
,
as
hard
it
was
to
iudge
whether
nature
or
arte
had
bestowed
most
to
the
bewtifying
of
that
bower
.
She
found
the
Muses
euery
one
seriously
applying
their
seuerall
exercises
,
whom
when
they
saw
(
hauing
saluted
her
with
a
dutifull
reuerence
)
stoode
attentiue
(
being
well
assured
her
comming
was
not
without
cause
)
what
charge
she
would
giue
,
or
what
shee
would
commaund
to
be
registred
.
To
whome
Fame
,
to
the
intent
they
might
not
long
bee
in
suspence
about
her
sodaine
approch
,
as
well
for
that
her
businesse
was
impatient
of
delay
,
as
to
resolue
their
earnest
expectation
,
spake
in
this
maner
.
You
néed
not
muse
(
gracious
nurces
of
learning
)
at
my
presence
in
this
place
,
because
I
vse
not
oftentimes
to
visit
you
,
nor
trouble
your
minds
with
ambiguous
imaginations
concerning
my
purpose
,
since
I
seldome
craue
your
furtherance
but
for
memorable
accidents
:
notwithstanding
,
for
the
varietie
of
matter
requires
not
alwayes
one
forme
,
and
still
with
processe
of
time
as
mens
maners
change
,
our
method
alters
,
you
shall
perceyue
I
am
not
now
to
begin
:
but
to
reuiue
what
ignorance
in
darknes
seemes
to
shadow
,
&
hatefull
obliuion
hath
almost
rubbed
out
of
the
booke
of
honour
.
It
is
not
of
Kinges
and
mightie
Potentates
,
but
such
whose
vertues
made
them
great
,
and
whose
renowne
sprung
not
of
the
noblenes
of
their
birth
,
but
of
the
notab●e
towardnesse
of
their
well
qualified
mindes
,
aduaunced
not
with
loftie
titles
,
but
praysed
for
the
triall
of
their
heroycal
truthes
:
of
these
must
you
indite
,
who
though
their
states
were
but
meane
,
yet
dooth
their
worthie
prowesse
match
superiours
,
and
therefore
haue
I
named
them
Worthies
.
Nine
were
they
in
number
,
their
Countrie
England
,
the
Citie
they
liued
in
famous
London
,
famous
in
deede
for
such
men
,
and
yet
forgetfull
to
celebrate
the
remembrance
of
their
names
,
and
negligent
,
(
I
may
say
)
in
performing
the
like
attempts
,
hauing
for
imitation
such
goodly
presidents
as
these
to
supplie
them
that
want
,
with
wisedome
,
and
with
better
instruction
.
I
am
determined
to
discourse
againe
what
I
haue
often
bruted
,
thereby
to
stirre
vp
sluggards
,
and
to
giue
secure
worldlings
to
vnderstande
(
who
extends
no
further
then
for
wealth
,
and
whose
hearts
suppose
a
heape
of
coine
the
greatest
happines
)
that
the
censure
of
honour
ought
to
increase
,
when
as
by
substance
they
arise
to
authoritie
,
and
none
so
abiect
but
may
be
made
a
subiect
of
glorie
and
magnanimitie
,
if
so
thereunto
they
will
bend
their
endeuours
.
For
performance
hereof
,
I
knowe
my
theame
so
large
,
and
copious
,
as
all
your
wits
might
ingenerall
be
imployed
to
dilate
and
expresse
the
same
,
yet
onely
Clio
shall
be
sufficient
,
whome
alone
I
make
choise
off
,
the
rather
because
it
chiefly
concernes
hir
,
and
so
beckning
towards
her
with
her
head
,
made
an
end
of
her
speach
.
She
had
no
sooner
sayd
,
but
all
the
rest
as
satisfied
in
that
they
desired
to
know
,
presently
cast
down
their
lookes
,
that
were
before
stedfastly
fixed
vpon
the
browes
of
Fame
,
and
began
to
turne
to
their
labours
,
which
all
this
while
by
reason
of
her
talke
they
had
intermitted
,
onely
Clio
clasping
vp
her
booke
of
famous
hystories
,
and
taking
her
golden
pen
in
hand
,
rose
from
the
seate
where
she
sate
,
and
leauing
her
sisters
with
due
reuerence
,
was
readie
to
folow
Fame
where
so
euer
she
would
conduct
her
.
At
the
doore
of
the
enterance
into
the
Arbour
,
there
stoode
a
siluer
chariot
drawne
by
the
force
of
Pegasus
,
which
Fame
of
purpose
had
prouided
,
because
Clio
therein
might
the
better
keepe
wing
with
her
.
Into
the
which
she
was
no
sooner
mounted
,
but
straightway
as
swift
as
the
burning
dartes
of
Iupiter
,
they
made
their
passage
through
the
subtle
ayre
,
vntill
they
soared
ouer
the
hollow
vault
,
through
which
the
way
leadeth
down
to
the
rule
of
vnder
earth
:
there
Clio
pulled
her
rayne
,
and
with
a
headlong
fall
(
according
to
her
guides
direction
)
neuer
staied
vntill
the
stéely
house
of
Pegasus
did
beate
against
the
gates
of
Tartara
,
where
being
receyued
in
,
they
left
the
crooked
thornie
way
smoking
with
sulpher
,
and
neuer
ceasing
contagious
vapours
,
and
kept
directly
on
the
other
side
,
which
delighted
their
eyes
with
so
many
glorious
sights
,
that
before
they
knew
it
,
they
were
arriued
vnder
the
Elesian
shades
:
where
when
the
Goddes
had
remained
a
while
,
discoursing
with
her
companion
the
seuerall
habitations
,
as
that
of
louers
in
swéete
groues
of
muske
she
spide
at
last
the
place
where
Electrum
growes
,
swéetned
continually
with
burning
baulme
boughes
,
with
which
braue
souldiours
,
and
warlike
cauilliers
cured
their
ranck
scatres
.
There
did
shee
shake
her
bright
immortall
wings
,
and
with
the
melodious
noyse
,
and
with
the
sweet
breath
was
fanned
from
those
Phoenix
feathers
she
awaked
nine
comely
knights
,
that
arme
in
arme
vpon
a
greene
banke
,
strewed
with
Rose
buddes
,
had
laid
their
conquering
heads
to
rest
in
peace
.
This
,
quoth
she
is
the
farthest
end
of
our
iourney
,
here
must
we
take
our
stations
for
a
while
,
and
those
whom
thou
seest
eleuating
their
bodies
from
the
ground
,
from
whose
browes
sparkle
gleames
of
immortall
glorie
,
are
the
nine
worthy
Champions
I
told
you
of
,
whom
,
as
by
my
power
I
haue
awaked
:
so
will
I
cause
to
speake
and
declare
their
owne
fortunes
,
onely
be
thou
attentiue
,
and
set
down
with
thy
pen
,
what
thou
shalt
heare
them
speake
:
and
so
comming
,
to
the
first
,
which
was
a
tall
aged
man
,
his
haire
as
white
as
snow
,
vpon
his
backe
a
scarlet
robe
,
his
temples
bound
about
with
baulme
,
and
in
his
hand
a
bright
shining
blade
:
she
toucht
his
lippes
with
her
finger
,
and
straightway
his
tongue
began
to
vtter
these
words
.
Sir
William
Wallworth
Fishmonger
,
sometime
Maior
of
London
.
WHat
I
shall
speake
,
suppose
it
is
not
vaine
,
Nor
thinke
Ambition
tunes
my
sounding
voyce
;
It
bootes
not
clay
to
stand
on
glorious
gayne
,
An other
place
bereaues
vs
of
that
choyce
:
For
when
the
Pompe
of
earthlie
pleasures
gone
,
Our
goasts
lie
buried
vnderneath
a
stone
.
Nor
when
I
liu'd
carpt
I
at
Phoebus
light
My
deeds
did
passe
without
comparing
pride
,
Who
shone
the
least
(
mee
thought
apear'd
more
bright
)
I
wisht
it
secret
what
the
world
discride
,
Nor
would
now
shewe
(
fayre
Goddesse
but
for
thee
,
)
The
charge
beseemes
an
other
and
not
mee
.
To
ouerpasse
then
how
I
was
instaul'd
To
weare
the
purple
robe
of
Maiestrate
,
It
shall
suffice
I
su'de
not
,
but
was
calde
,
Of
Fortunes
gifts
let
baser
minds
relate
:
In
such
a
time
it
was
my
chaunce
to
sway
,
When
riches
quaild
,
and
Vertue
wonne
the
day
.
In
Richards
Raygne
the
second
of
that
name
Of
Londons
weale
Liefetenant
to
his
Grace
,
Wallworth
was
chose
vnworthie
of
the
same
Within
his
hand
to
beare
the
Cities
mace
:
To
Fishmongers
the
honour
did
redownd
,
Whose
brotherhood
was
my
preferments
grownd
.
These
were
not
dayes
of
peace
but
broyling
warre
,
Dissention
spred
hir
venom
through
the
land
,
And
stird
the
Prince
and
subiect
to
a
iarre
Hated
loue
,
Rigor
dutie
did
withstand
:
In
such
a
tempest
of
vnbridled
force
,
As
manie
lost
their
liues
without
remorse
.
For
by
a
taxe
the
King
requirde
to
haue
,
The
men
of
Kent
and
Essex
did
rebell
,
Their
first
Decree
concluded
none
to
saue
But
hauocke
all
,
a
heauie
tale
to
tell
:
And
so
when
they
were
gatherde
to
a
head
,
Towards
London
were
these
gracelesse
Rebels
ledd
.
What
spoyle
they
made
in
Countries
as
they
came
,
How
they
did
rob
and
tyrranize
in
pride
,
The
widowes
cries
were
patterns
of
their
shame
,
And
sanguin
streames
of
infants
blood
beside
:
For
like
the
sea
when
it
hath
caught
a
breach
,
So
rusht
these
Traytors
,
past
compassions
reach
.
So
desperate
was
their
rage
as
they
preuailde
,
And
entered
the
Citie
by
the
sword
,
The
towre
wals
were
mightely
assayld
,
And
prisoner
there
made
headlesse
at
a
word
:
Earles
manner
houses
were
by
them
destroyd
,
The
Sauoy
and
S.
Iones
,
by
Smithfield
spoyld
.
All
men
of
law
that
fell
into
their
hands
They
left
them
breathlesse
weltering
in
their
blood
,
Ancient
records
were
turn'd
to
firebrands
,
Anie
had
fauour
sooner
then
the
good
:
So
stout
these
cutthrotes
were
in
their
degree
,
That
Noblemen
must
serue
them
on
their
knee
.
In
burning
and
in
slaughter
long
they
toyld
,
That
made
the
King
and
all
his
traine
agast
,
Such
rancour
had
their
stomackes
ouerboyld
They
hopte
to
get
the
Soueraignitie
at
last
:
In
deede
his
Maiestie
was
young
in
yeares
,
Which
brought
distresse
to
him
and
to
his
Peeres
.
Yet
with
a
loyall
guard
of
bils
and
Bowes
Collected
of
our
tallest
men
of
trade
,
I
did
protect
his
person
from
his
foes
,
Where
there
presumption
trembled
to
inuade
:
It
yerkt
my
soule
to
see
my
Prince
abusde
,
In
whose
defence
no
danger
I
refusde
.
In
these
extreames
it
was
no
boote
to
fight
,
The
Rebbels
marched
with
so
huge
an
host
,
The
King
crau'd
Parley
by
a
noble
Knight
Of
sterne
Wat
Tiler
ruler
of
the
rost
:
A
countrie
Boore
,
a
goodlie
proper
swayne
,
To
put
his
Countrie
to
such
wretched
payne
.
This
Rustick
scoft
at
first
the
Kings
request
Yet
at
the
last
he
seem'd
to
giue
consent
,
Aleaging
he
would
come
when
he
thought
best
:
T'
is
well
(
quoth
he
)
is
all
their
courage
spent
:
I
le
make
them
on
their
bended
knees
intreat
,
Or
cast
their
bodies
in
a
bloodie
sweat
,
Begirt
with
steele
,
our
gownes
were
laid
apart
,
Age
hindred
not
,
though
feeble
were
my
ioynts
.
T'
would
make
a
fearefull
coward
take
a
heart
When
Prince
opprest
a
Countries
cause
appoynts
:
Who
would
refuse
,
and
death
or
grieuous
paine
To
follow
him
that
is
his
Souenaygne
?
The
place
appoynted
where
to
meete
these
mates
(
That
like
audatious
pessants
did
prepare
,
As
if
their
calling
did
concerne
high
states
,
With
brasen
lookes
deuoyd
of
awfull
care
)
Was
Smithfeeld
,
where
his
Maiesty
did
stay
,
An
howre
ere
these
Rebels
found
the
way
.
At
last
the
leaders
of
that
brutish
rowt
Iacke
Straw
,
Wat
Tiler
,
and
a
number
more
,
Aproacht
the
place
with
such
a
yelling
showt
,
As
seldome
had
the
like
been
heard
before
:
The
King
spake
faire
,
and
bad
them
lay
downe
armes
,
And
he
would
pardon
all
their
former
harmes
.
But
as
fierce
Lions
are
not
tam'd
with
words
,
Nor
sauage
Monsters
conquered
but
by
force
,
So
gentlenesse
vnshethes
a
Traitors
sword
,
And
fayre
perswasions
makes
the
wicked
worse
:
His
clemencie
prouoake
,
and
not
dismaide
,
Because
of
them
,
they
thought
the
King
affraide
.
And
as
a
witnesse
of
their
inward
vice
Their
tongues
beganne
to
taunt
in
sawsie
sort
,
Obedience
blusht
,
and
Honour
lost
her
price
,
A
modest
shame
forbids
the
fowle
report
:
How
Presumption
made
these
Caitifes
swell
,
As
if
the
Diuels
did
bellowfoorth
of
Hell
.
Their
loathsome
talke
inkindle
,
angers
fire
And
fretting
passions
made
my
sinewes
shake
,
T'
was
death
to
me
to
see
the
Base
aspire
:
Such
woundes
would
men
in
deadlie
slumber
wake
.
Yet
I
refrainde
,
my
betters
were
in
place
,
It
were
no
maners
Nobles
to
disgrace
.
But
when
I
saw
the
Rebels
pride
encrease
,
And
none
controll
and
counterchecke
thier
rage
,
T'
were
seruice
good
(
thought
I
)
to
purchase
peace
,
And
malice
of
contentious
brags
asswage
:
With
this
conceyt
all
feare
had
taken
flight
,
And
I
alone
prest
to
the
traitors
sight
.
Their
multitude
could
not
amaze
my
minde
,
Their
bloudie
weapons
did
not
make
me
shrinke
,
True
valour
hath
his
constancie
assignde
,
The
Eagle
at
the
Sunne
will
neuer
winke
:
Amongst
their
troupes
incenst
with
mortall
hate
,
I
did
arest
Wat
Tiler
on
the
pate
.
The
stroke
was
giuen
with
so
good
a
will
,
It
made
the
Rebell
coutch
vnto
the
earth
,
His
fellowes
that
beheld
(
t'
is
strange
)
were
still
It
mard
the
manor
of
their
former
mirth
:
I
left
him
not
,
but
ere
I
did
depart
,
I
stabd
my
dagger
to
his
damned
heart
.
The
rest
perceiuing
of
their
captaine
slaine
,
Soone
terrified
did
cast
their
weapons
downe
,
And
like
to
sheepe
began
to
flie
amaine
,
They
durst
not
looke
on
Iustice
dreadfull
frowne
.
The
king
pursude
,
and
we
were
not
the
last
,
Till
furie
of
the
fight
were
ouerpast
.
Thus
were
the
mangled
parts
of
peace
recurde
;
The
Princes
falling
state
by
right
defended
;
From
common
weale
all
mischiefe
quite
abiurde
,
With
loue
and
dutie
vertue
was
attended
.
And
for
that
deed
that
day
before
t'
was
night
,
My
king
in
guerdon
dubbed
me
a
knight
.
Nor
ceast
he
so
to
honour
that
degree
.
A
costly
hat
his
highnesse
likewise
gaue
,
That
Londons
maintenance
might
euer
be
,
A
sword
also
he
did
ordaine
to
haue
,
That
should
be
caried
still
before
the
Maior
,
Whose
worth
deserude
succession
to
that
chaire
,
This
much
in
age
when
strength
of
youth
was
spent
,
Hath
Walworth
by
vnwonted
valour
gaind
,
T'
was
all
he
sought
,
his
countrey
to
content
.
Successe
hath
fortune
for
the
iust
ordaind
,
And
when
he
died
,
this
order
he
began
,
Lord
Maiors
are
knights
their
office
being
done
.
WOrthily
had
this
father
of
his
Countrie
the
formost
place
in
this
discourse
,
whose
valerous
attempts
may
be
a
light
to
all
ensuing
ages
,
to
lead
them
in
the
darkenesse
of
all
troublesome
times
,
to
the
resurrection
of
such
a
constant
affection
as
will
not
faulter
or
refuse
any
perill
to
profite
his
Countrey
and
purchase
honour
.
Such
was
his
desert
,
as
euen
then
when
good
men
dispaired
of
their
safetie
,
and
the
verie
pillars
of
the
common
wealth
tottered
:
his
courage
redéemed
the
one
,
and
vnderpropped
the
other
:
Martialists
and
patrones
of
magnanimitie
,
trembled
at
that
which
he
beyond
all
expectation
aduentured
.
Let
enuie
therefore
retract
the
malice
of
her
blistring
tongue
,
which
heretofore
(
and
now
not
a
litle
)
striueth
by
her
contentious
and
ripening
nature
to
obscure
the
brightnesse
of
their
praise
,
and
scoffe
at
their
ingenious
dispositions
,
whose
education
promiseth
small
:
But
yet
when
occasion
hath
required
,
haue
performed
more
then
they
whose
brags
haue
vapord
to
the
clouds
.
I
wish
the
like
mind
,
and
the
like
loyaltie
in
all
those
that
make
the
Citie
the
Nurse
of
their
liues
,
and
subiect
of
their
fortunes
,
that
London
may
continue
stil
that
credite
to
be
called
the
great
chamber
of
her
kings
,
and
the
key
of
her
Countreys
blisse
.
But
to
procéede
,
Fame
hauing
marked
the
grauitie
,
eloquence
,
and
orator-like
gesture
of
this
good
knight
during
the
continuance
of
his
talke
,
was
so
well
pleased
as
shee
vowed
to
erect
his
stature
,
where
in
spight
of
al
contrarious
and
maleuolent
blasts
of
vertues
carpers
,
it
should
stande
immoueable
:
and
Clio
that
had
pend
his
speach
,
grieued
she
had
not
leysure
(
as
she
desired
,
and
he
deserued
)
to
set
down
his
actions
in
better
and
more
ample
maner
:
for
alreadie
another
of
the
knightly
crew
stood
vp
readie
to
delate
what
Fame
expected
:
therefore
she
was
forced
to
let
it
somewhat
rawly
passe
,
hoping
that
the
excellency
of
the
matter
,
would
excuse
the
rudensse
of
the
rime
.
The
next
being
a
man
whom
nature
had
likewise
bewtified
with
the
colour
and
badge
of
wisedome
and
authoritie
,
as
one
on
whom
a
greater
power
then
Fortunes
faigned
deitie
had
bestowed
,
the
fulnesse
of
worldly
treasure
,
and
heauens
perfection
,
beganne
accordingly
to
frame
his
tale
.
Sir
Henrie
Pitchard
Knight
.
THe
potter
tempers
not
the
massie
golde
,
A
meaner
substance
serues
his
simple
trade
,
His
workemanship
consistes
of
slimie
molde
,
Where
any
plaine
impression
soone
is
made
:
His
Pitchards
haue
no
outward
glittering
pompe
,
As
other
mettels
of
a
finer
stampe
.
Yet
for
your
vse
as
wholsome
as
the
rest
,
Though
their
beginning
be
but
homely
found
,
And
sometime
they
are
taken
for
the
best
,
If
that
be
precious
that
is
alwayes
sound
.
From
gould
corrupting
poysons
do
infect
,
Where
earthen
cups
are
free
from
all
suspect
.
So
censure
of
the
Pitchard
you
behould
,
Whose
glorie
springes
not
of
his
lowlie
frame
,
Though
he
be
clay
he
may
compare
with
gould
His
properties
nere
felt
reproachfull
shame
:
For
when
I
first
drew
breath
vpon
the
earth
,
My
mind
did
beawtifie
creations
byrth
.
I
dare
not
sing
of
Mars
his
bloodie
scarres
,
It
is
a
stile
too
high
for
my
conceipt
,
Yet
in
my
youth
I
serued
in
the
warres
,
And
followde
him
that
made
his
foes
entreat
:
Edward
the
third
the
Phoenix
of
his
time
,
For
life
and
prowes
spotted
with
no
crime
.
From
France
returnd
,
so
well
I
thriu'd
at
home
,
As
by
permission
of
celestiall
grace
,
I
rose
by
that
men
termd
blind
Fortunes
dome
To
such
a
loftie
dignitie
of
place
:
As
by
election
then
it
did
appeare
,
I
was
Lord
Maior
of
London
for
a
yeare
.
I
vsde
not
my
promotion
with
disdaine
,
Nor
suffred
heapes
of
coyne
to
fret
withrust
,
I
knew
the
ende
of
such
a
noble
gaine
,
And
saw
that
riches
were
not
giuen
for
lust
:
But
for
reliefe
and
comfort
of
the
poore
,
Against
the
straunger
not
to
shut
my
doore
.
I
could
repeate
perhaps
some
liberall
deedes
,
But
that
I
feare
vaine-glories
bitter
checke
,
His
plenties
want
,
his
haruest
is
but
weedes
,
That
doth
in
wordes
his
proper
goodnesse
decke
:
It
shall
suffice
he
hath
them
in
recorde
,
That
keepes
in
store
his
stewards
iust
reward
.
Yet
for
aduauncement
of
faire
Londons
fame
,
I
will
omit
one
principall
regarde
,
That
such
as
heare
may
imitate
the
same
,
When
auarice
by
bountie
shall
be
barde
:
Rich
men
should
thinke
of
honour
more
then
pelfe
,
I
liu'd
as
well
for
others
as
my selfe
.
When
Edward
triumpht
for
his
victories
,
And
helde
three
crownes
within
his
conquering
hand
,
He
brought
rich
Trophies
from
his
enemies
,
That
were
erected
in
this
happie
land
:
We
all
reioyc'd
and
gaue
our
God
the
praise
,
That
was
the
authour
of
those
fortunate
dayes
.
And
as
from
Douer
with
the
prince
his
sonne
,
The
King
of
Cypres
,
France
,
and
Scots
did
passe
,
All
captiue
prisoners
to
this
mightie
one
,
Fiue
thousand
men
,
and
I
the
leader
was
,
All
well
preparde
,
as
to
defend
a
fort
,
Went
foorth
to
welcome
him
in
martiall
sort
.
The
riches
of
our
armour
,
and
the
cost
▪
Each
one
bestowd
in
honour
of
that
day
,
Were
here
to
be
exprest
but
labour
lost
,
Silke
coates
and
chaines
of
golde
bare
little
sway
.
And
thus
we
marcht
accepted
of
our
King
,
To
whom
our
comming
seemd
a
gracious
thing
.
But
when
the
Citie
pearde
within
our
sights
,
I
crau'd
a
boune
submisse
vpon
my
knee
,
To
haue
his
Grace
,
those
Kings
,
with
Earles
and
knights
,
A
day
or
two
to
banquet
it
with
me
:
The
king
admirde
,
yet
thankefully
replide
,
Vnto
thy
house
both
I
and
these
will
ride
.
Glad
was
I
that
so
I
did
preuaile
,
My
heart
reuiud
,
my
parts
(
me
thought
)
were
young
,
For
cheare
and
sumptuous
cost
no
coine
did
faile
,
And
he
that
talkt
of
sparing
did
me
wrong
:
Thus
at
my
proper
charge
I
did
retaine
Foure
kings
,
one
prince
,
and
all
their
royalltraine
.
Yet
lo
this
pompe
did
vanish
in
an
houre
,
There
is
no
trusting
to
a
broken
staffe
,
Mans
carefull
life
doth
wither
like
a
flower
,
The
destenies
do
stroy
what
we
do
graffe
:
For
all
his
might
,
my
gold
wherewith
I
pleasde
,
Death
tooke
vs
both
and
would
not
be
appeasde
.
Of
all
there
now
remaines
no
more
but
this
,
What
vertue
got
by
toyling
labours
paine
,
To
shrine
our
spotlesse
soules
in
heauenlie
blisse
,
Till
to
our
bodies
they
returne
againe
.
What
else
we
find
is
vaine
and
worthlesse
drosse
,
And
greatest
getting
but
the
greatest
losse
.
AFter
that
Clio
had
writ
what
this
famous
knight
had
tolde
,
shee
no
little
wondred
at
his
modest
audacitie
.
Therefore
she
sayde
this
to
Fame
,
Renowmed
Goddesse
enemie
to
the
fatall
sisters
,
and
onely
friend
to
the
good
deseruers
:
it
were
beséeming
thy
excellencie
to
procéede
altogither
with
the
honourable
acts
of
these
memorable
men
,
and
onely
touch
their
vertuous
endeuours
,
whereunto
the
Goddesse
condiscended
:
and
séeing
another
lift
vp
his
head
,
as
if
he
were
desirous
to
speake
:
Fame
heartned
him
on
with
smiling
countenance
to
say
as
followeth
.
Sir
William
Seuenoake
.
MY
harmelesse
byrth
misfortune
quite
contemd
,
And
from
my
pappe
did
make
my
youth
a
pray
,
So
scarcely
budd
,
my
branches
were
vnstemd
;
My
byrth
howre
was
Deathes
blacke
and
gloomie
day
:
Had
not
the
highest
stretched
forth
his
might
The
breake
of
day
had
beene
the
darkest
night
.
Some
Monster
that
did
euie
Natures
worke
(
When
I
was
borne
in
Kent
)
did
cast
me
foorth
In
desert
wildes
,
where
though
no
Beast
did
lurke
To
spoyle
that
life
,
the
Heauens
made
forwoorth
:
Vnder
seauen
Oakes
yet
mischiefe
flung
me
downe
,
Where
I
was
found
and
brougha
vnto
a
towne
.
Behold
an
ebbe
that
neuer
thought
to
flowe
;
Behold
a
fall
vnlikelie
to
recouer
;
Behold
ashrub
,
a
weed
,
that
grew
full
lowe
;
Behold
a
wren
that
neuer
thought
to
houer
:
Behould
yet
how
the
highest
can
commaund
,
And
make
a
sand
foundation
firmelie
stand
.
For
when
my
infants
time
induste
more
yeares
After
some
education
in
the
schoole
,
And
some
discretion
in
my selfe
appeares
With
labor
to
be
taught
with
manuall
toole
:
To
learne
to
liue
,
to
London
thus
being
found
,
Apprentise
to
a
Groser
I
was
bound
.
To
please
the
honest
care
my
master
tooke
,
I
did
refuse
no
toyle
nor
drudging
payne
,
My
handes
no
labor
euer
yet
for
sooke
Whereby
I
might
encrease
my
masters
gayne
:
Thus
Seuenoake
liud
(
for
so
they
cald
my
name
,
)
Till
Heauen
did
place
mee
in
a
better
frame
.
In
time
my
prentise
yeares
were
quite
expirde
,
And
then
Bellona
in
my
homelie
brest
,
My
Countries
honour
with
her
flames
had
firde
,
And
for
a
Souldior
made
my
fortune
prest
:
Henry
the
fifi
my
King
did
warre
with
France
,
Then
I
with
him
his
right
to
readuance
.
There
did
couragious
men
with
loue
compare
And
striue
by
armes
to
get
their
Prince
renowne
,
There
sillie
I
like
thirstie
soule
did
fare
To
drinke
their
fill
,
would
venter
for
to
drowne
:
Then
did
the
height
of
my
inhaunst
desire
,
Graunt
me
a
little
leasure
to
aspire
.
The
Dolphyne
then
of
Fraunce
a
comelie
Knight
,
Disguised
,
came
by
chaunee
into
a
place
,
Where
I
well
wearied
with
the
heare
of
fight
,
Had
layd
me
downe
(
for
warre
had
ceast
his
chace
)
And
with
reproachfull
words
,
as
layzie
swaine
,
He
did
salute
me
ere
I
long
had
layne
.
I
knowing
that
he
was
mine
enemie
A
bragging
French-man
(
for
we
tearmd
them
so
,
Ill
brookt
the
proud
disgrace
he
gaue
to
me
,
And
therefore
lent
the
Dolphyne
such
a
blow
:
As
warmd
his
courage
well
to
lay
about
,
Till
he
was
breathlesse
(
though
he
were
so
stout
.
)
At
last
the
noble
Prince
did
aske
my
name
,
My
birth
,
my
calling
,
and
my
fortunes
past
,
With
admiration
he
did
heare
the
same
,
And
so
a
bagge
of
crownes
to
me
he
cast
:
And
when
he
went
away
he
saide
to
mee
,
Seauenoake
be
prowd
the
Dolphyn
fought
with
thee
.
When
English
had
obtainde
the
victorie
,
We
crossed
backe
the
grudging
seas
againe
,
Where
all
my
friends
supposed
warre
to
be
For
vice
and
follie
,
virtues
onelie
bane
:
But
see
the
simple
how
they
are
deceaude
,
To
iudge
that
honour
,
Honour
hath
bereaud
.
For
when
my
Souldiors
fame
was
laid
aside
,
To
be
a
Grocer
once
againe
I
framde
,
And
he
which
rules
aboue
my
steps
did
guide
,
That
through
his
wealth
Seuenoake
in
time
was
famde
To
be
Lord
Maior
of
London
by
degree
,
Where
iustice
made
me
sway
with
equitie
.
Gray
haires
made
period
vnto
honours
call
,
And
frostie
death
had
furrowed
in
my
face
,
Colde
Winter
gashes
,
and
to
Sommers
fall
,
And
fainting
nature
left
my
mortall
place
:
For
with
the
date
of
flesh
my
life
decayde
,
And
Seuenoake
dide
:
(
for
euery
flower
must
fade
.
)
By
Testament
in
Kent
I
built
a
towne
,
And
briefly
calde
it
Seuenoake
,
from
my
name
,
A
free
schoole
to
sweete
learning
,
to
renowne
I
placde
for
those
that
playde
at
honours
game
:
Both
land
and
liuing
to
that
towne
I
gaue
,
Before
I
tooke
possession
of
my
graue
.
Thither
I
bare
my
flesh
,
but
leaue
my
fame
,
To
be
a
president
for
London
wights
,
And
you
that
now
beholde
faire
Vertues
maime
,
Thinke
he
is
happie
for
his
Countrey
fights
,
For
,
for
my
guerdon
to
this
pleasant
field
,
My
carkas
did
my
dying
spirit
yeeld
.
BY
that
time
this
famous
man
had
thus
innobled
his
name
by
telling
his
nature
,
the
pitifull
and
louely
Muse
had
delated
at
large
his
eternall
honour
,
hauing
in
no
part
béene
nigardly
of
his
prodigall
prayse
:
but
Fame
dismissing
him
to
his
former
rest
,
hard
by
a
still
siluer
streame
that
beate
warbling
Ecchoes
into
the
vaultie
bankes
,
whereas
deceassed
Sea-nymphes
vse
to
sport
,
pressing
his
manlike
paulme
vpon
the
ground
,
hee
bent
his
comely
bodie
to
the
earth
:
where
not
as
possessed
with
heauinesse
,
but
with
Paradice-like
ioy
he
safely
and
swéettly
reposed
his
comely
limbes
:
like
as
the
woonted
Martialists
of
former
memorie
were
accustomed
to
doe
,
when
returning
from
hot
encountred
broyles
,
they
vnbuckled
their
steeld
enclosures
to
enioy
the
fresh
and
delightsome
breath
of
peace
.
There
they
that
woonted
to
be
of
Pans
musical
Parliament
,
fayre
Forresters
and
carrolling
shéepheards
,
delighted
,
and
almost
inchaunted
with
this
Champions
storie
,
thought
to
present
him
with
some
short
recreation
,
therefore
vpon
a
bush
of
Iuniper
brambles
where
Philomelie
had
set
her
speckled
breast
,
they
all
at
once
did
beate
with
siluer
wings
:
then
from
this
swéete
sauouring
thicket
rowsed
the
tripping
Deare
,
and
after
them
the
nimble
footed
Fawne
,
wrestling
together
,
once
ouertaken
with
pleasing
and
delectable
sport
,
rubbing
their
horned
browes
vpon
their
sweete
twined
bowers
,
this
did
they
do
in
fauour
of
his
birth
,
being
committed
to
their
gouernments
before
his
mothers
milke
had
made
him
blithe
.
This
pastime
put
the
famous
Seuenoake
in
minde
of
his
beginning
,
how
Nature
first
had
inniciated
her
worke
in
miserie
,
and
ended
it
in
miracles
,
not
arguing
herein
her
vnconstant
kinde
,
but
her
prouident
foresight
to
withstand
the
mischiefe
of
all
misfortunes
:
and
whilest
Fame
with
her
admiring
Muse
was
busied
in
posing
the
rest
,
this
meritorious
man
did
please
himselfe
with
this
Poem
.
WHere
Fortune
had
her
birth
the
Sunne
sate
downe
,
Yet
gaue
no
liuing
glorie
to
the
childe
,
She
grew
and
gaue
the
God
a
golden
crowne
,
It
pleased
him
not
,
for
he
was
euer
milde
:
Yet
drew
she
disposition
from
his
throne
,
That
without
her
no
wight
can
moue
alone
.
Then
he
betooke
him
to
his
former
meditation
,
from
whom
he
was
first
awaked
:
when
another
knight
of
that
aduaunced
crew
,
was
by
Fame
assigned
to
speake
,
called
sir
Thomas
White
,
the
Goddesse
cleaped
him
,
who
lifting
vp
his
aged
limmes
,
yet
not
decayed
,
sayd
as
followeth
.
Sir
Thomas
White
.
WHyte
is
my
name
,
and
milke
white
are
my
haires
,
White
were
my
deedes
,
though
vaine
is
proper
praise
,
White
for
my
countrie
were
my
kind
affayres
,
White
was
the
rule
that
measurd
all
my
dayes
:
Yet
blacke
the
mould
that
coutcht
me
in
my
graue
,
By
which
more
pure
my
present
state
I
haue
.
I
cannot
sing
of
armes
and
blood-redwarres
,
Nor
was
my
colour
mixt
with
Mars
his
hew
:
I
honour
those
that
ended
Countrey
iarres
,
For
therein
subiects
shew
that
they
are
trew
.
But
priuately
at
home
I
shewde
my selfe
,
To
be
no
louer
of
vaine
worldly
pelfe
.
My
deedes
haue
tongues
to
speake
though
I
surcease
,
My
Orator
the
learned
striue
to
bee
,
Because
I
twined
paulmes
in
time
of
peace
,
And
gaue
such
gifts
that
made
faire
learning
free
:
My
care
did
build
them
bowers
of
sweete
content
,
Where
many
wise
their
golden
time
haue
spent
.
A
noyse
of
gratefull
thankes
within
mine
eares
,
Descending
from
their
studies
(
glads
my
heart
)
That
I
began
to
wish
with
priuate
teares
,
There
liued
more
that
were
of
Whites
desert
:
But
now
I
looke
and
spie
that
time
is
balde
,
And
Vertue
comes
not
,
being
seldome
calde
.
But
sith
I
am
awaked
not
to
waile
,
But
to
vnfolde
to
Fame
my
former
life
.
I
must
on
forward
with
my
single
tale
,
For
sorrow
will
but
breake
the
heart
with
strife
,
White
is
no
warriour
(
as
I
sayd
before
,
)
Nor
entred
euer
into
daungers
doore
.
The
English
Cities
and
incorporate
townes
,
Doe
beare
me
witnesse
of
my
Countreys
care
,
Where
yearely
I
doe
feede
the
poore
with
crownes
,
For
I
was
neuer
niggard
yet
to
spare
,
And
all
chiefe
Burrowes
of
this
blessed
land
,
Haue
somewhat
tasted
of
my
liberall
hand
.
He
that
did
lend
to
me
the
grace
of
wealth
,
Did
not
bestow
it
for
to
choake
with
store
,
But
to
maintaine
the
needie
poore
in
health
,
By
which
expence
my
wealth
encreased
more
,
The
oyle
of
gladnesse
euer
chear'd
my
hart
,
Why
should
I
not
then
pitie
others
smart
.
Lord
Maior
of
London
I
was
cal'd
to
bee
,
And
Iustice
ballance
bare
with
vpright
hand
:
I
iudg'd
all
causes
right
in
each
degree
,
I
neuer
partiall
in
the
law
did
stand
:
But
as
my
name
was
White
so
did
I
striue
,
To
make
my
deedes
whilest
yet
I
was
aliue
.
But
my
prefixed
fate
had
twinde
my
thread
,
And
White
it
was
,
and
therefore
best
she
like
it
,
She
set
her
web
within
a
loome
of
lead
,
And
with
her
baulme
of
grace
she
sweetly
dight
it
:
And
with
consent
her
sisters
gaue
this
grace
,
That
White
should
keepe
his
colour
in
this
place
.
WHen
this
aged
knight
had
peaceably
(
obseruing
decorum
with
his
passed
state
)
tolde
his
plame
and
vnpolished
tale
,
in
all
points
like
himselfe
,
clothed
with
the
fashion
of
his
minde
,
vpon
a
bed
of
Lillies
hee
layde
him
downe
,
whose
colour
answerable
to
his
snowie
beard
,
made
them
take
especiall
delight
in
the
simpathie
of
their
qualitie
.
Then
sayde
Clio
,
thou
faire
and
swift
foote
Goddesse
,
winged
with
the
Doue
,
and
eyed
with
the
Eagle
,
let
me
bee
boldned
(
with
thy
fauour
)
to
demaunde
one
question
,
which
of
all
this
noble
companie
,
shall
next
dilate
his
life
.
Sweete
Muse
(
quoth
Fame
)
this
knight
,
pointing
to
sir
Iohn
Bonham
,
sometimes
apprentice
to
a
Marchant
in
London
.
Your
deitie
,
sayde
Clio
then
(
vnder
correction
)
will
mistake
the
placing
.
For
this
gallant
liued
in
England
in
the
time
of
Edward
the
first
,
&
we
are
alreadie
come
downe
so
farre
as
Quéene
Marie
.
Therein
,
sayde
Fame
,
wee
doe
preferre
their
age
,
and
the
honour
of
their
calling
,
before
the
obseruation
of
time
which
derogates
from
no
other
course
then
that
which
sometimes
our
Poets
haue
vsed
,
placing
euer
the
worthiest
formost
,
as
to
induce
the
rest
by
example
,
not
to
be
starke
for
want
of
courage
.
Therefore
it
shall
not
be
vncomly
or
preposterous
when
the
yonger
knights
shall
speake
after
those
that
bare
the
honour
of
the
Maioraltie
.
This
excuse
wel
contented
the
labouring
Muse
,
who
framing
her
golden
pen
in
her
fingers
,
fixed
it
ready
to
her
memoriall
leaues
,
whilest
Fame
did
rouse
this
worthie
from
his
rest
.
A
man
of
stature
meane
,
in
countenance
milde
,
in
speach
man-like
,
and
in
performance
couragious
:
his
beard
Abron
,
and
his
bodie
bigge
,
and
thus
he
began
,
when
Fame
had
giuen
him
caueat
to
speake
.
Sir
Iohn
Bonham
knight
.
LEt
them
that
pull
their
quils
from
Griffons
wings
,
And
dippe
them
in
the
bloud
of
Pagans
bane
,
Let
them
describe
me
from
the
brest
that
sings
,
A
Poem
of
bloudie
showers
of
raigne
:
And
in
my
tale
a
mournefull
Eleagie
,
To
such
as
do
the
lawes
of
God
denie
.
A
gentleman
I
am
of
gentle
blood
,
A
Knight
my
Father
was
,
yet
thought
no
scorne
To
place
his
sonne
within
a
prentise
hood
,
For
nature
will
appeare
as
she
was
borne
:
A
Deuonshire
man
to
London
loe
I
came
,
To
learne
to
traffique
of
a
Marchant
man
.
Shortelie
from
thence
to
Denmarke
was
I
bound
,
Well
shipt
with
ware
my
master
gaue
in
charge
,
I
deemd
the
water
better
then
the
ground
,
And
on
the
seas
a
man
might
see
at
large
:
Me
thought
that
Fortune
there
might
flie
her
fill
,
And
pitch
and
light
vpon
what
place
she
will
.
Ariud
at
last
,
in
Denmarke
was
I
sett
,
Where
Bonham
did
demeane
himselfe
sowell
,
That
though
some
strangers
there
had
pitcht
a
nett
To
catch
my
feete
,
themselues
therein
soone
fell
:
And
such
dishonour
dropt
vpon
their
head
,
As
they
their
natiue
Countrie
quicklie
fled
.
My
worthlesse
Fame
vnto
the
King
was
brought
,
Who
shewd
himselfe
both
mild
and
debonare
,
A
cause
of
gracious
kindnes
still
he
sought
,
And
for
my
Countrey
did
commend
my
care
:
And
though
I
say
it
,
that
might
better
cease
,
Bonham
did
purchase
fame
,
and
loues
encrease
.
A
vertuous
Ladie
,
and
a
curteous
prince
,
This
famous
king
vnto
his
daughter
had
,
Hir
countenance
did
the
baser
sort
conuince
,
Yet
did
she
bare
her
gently
to
bad
:
Such
was
her
beautie
,
such
was
her
grace
and
fauour
,
That
watchfull
Enuy
no
way
could
depraue
her
.
Excepting
still
the
praise
of
Proserpine
,
I
may
a
little
glance
vpon
her
grace
,
The
words
shee
spake
did
euer
seeme
diuine
,
And
Nature
chose
her
alters
in
her
face
:
Where
in
the
day
her
golden
flames
do
burne
,
And
they
that
gaze
shall
frie
except
they
turne
.
There
bodies
once
consum'd
,
loue
tooke
their
soules
,
And
there
satte
binding
them
within
her
haire
,
She
neede
not
frowne
,
her
smoothest
lookes
controles
,
See
how
shee
slayes
,
yet
dooth
the
guiltlesse
spare
:
Guiltlesse
they
are
that
dare
not
stay
so
long
,
To
heare
the
musick
of
inchaunting
song
.
Should
I
but
speake
the
words
vnto
her
face
,
Perhaps
you
would
suppose
I
flatter
her
,
If
so
I
haue
too
long
vpheld
the
chace
,
And
negligentlie
spard
the
pricking
spurre
:
In
whose
sweete
praise
I
end
not
yet
begunne
,
Because
my
lame
conceipt
wants
feete
to
runne
.
Who
will
not
iudge
the
brauest
Denmarke
Knights
,
Will
cracke
their
Lances
in
her
proud
defence
,
And
now
by
this
a
troope
of
worthie
wights
Prepared
Iustes
,
her
beawtie
to
incence
:
And
vnto
me
vnworthie
me
she
gaue
,
A
fauour
to
adorne
my
courage
braue
.
I
know
your
ielouslie
will
iudge
me
nowe
,
And
say
I
prais'd
her
for
her
fauours
sake
,
Alas
he
lookes
not
vp
,
is
bound
to
bowe
,
A
Ceader
neuer
springeth
from
a
Brake
:
It
pleasd
her
well
age
not
displeased
mee
,
Why
then
should
Enuie
still
with
Honour
bee
.
They
that
haue
guiders
cannot
chuse
but
runne
,
Their
Mistresse
eyes
doe
learne
them
Chiualrie
,
With
those
commaunds
these
Turneys
are
begunne
,
And
shiuerd
Launces
in
the
ayre
do
flie
:
No
more
but
this
,
there
Bonham
had
the
best
,
Yet
list
I
not
to
vaunt
how
I
was
blest
.
Each
Knight
had
fauour
bound
to
his
desart
,
And
euerie
Ladie
lent
her
loue
a
smile
,
There
boldly
did
I
not
my selfe
insert
,
Nor
secret
practise
did
my
pride
compile
.
But
of
her selfe
the
gentle
Princesse
gaue
Rewarde
of
Honour
vnto
me
her
slaue
.
In
fine
my
Masters
shippe
with
goods
were
fraught
,
And
I
desirous
to
returne
agayne
,
For
all
the
fauours
that
my
Fortune
wrought
,
Vnto
my
Masters
businesse
was
no
mayne
:
But
so
occasion
trusty
friend
to
time
,
Prepard
me
steps
,
and
made
mee
way
to
clime
.
Great
Solimon
the
Turkish
Emperor
,
Made
sodaine
warres
against
the
Danish
King
,
And
most
vnlike
a
noble
Emperour
Did
spoyle
and
ruine
to
his
confines
bring
:
A
thing
vnlike
,
yet
truth
to
witnesse
call
,
And
you
shall
finde
hee
made
mee
Generall
.
A
puissant
armie
then
was
le●ted
straight
,
And
skilfull
pilars
sent
to
guide
my
ship
,
Imagin
but
a
Christians
deadly
hate
,
Against
the
heathen
that
our
blood
doth
sip
.
Then
thinke
how
Bonham
bent
against
the
Turke
,
Wrought
wonders
by
the
high
almighties
worke
.
Halfe
of
his
armie
smouldred
with
the
dust
,
Lay
slaughtred
on
the
earth
in
gorie
blood
,
And
he
himselfe
compeld
to
quell
his
lust
,
By
composition
for
his
peoples
good
Then
at
a
parlie
he
admirde
me
so
,
He
made
me
knight
,
and
let
his
armie
go
.
He
gaue
me
costly
robes
,
and
chaines
of
golde
,
And
garded
with
his
Gallies
sent
me
backe
:
For
Fame
vnto
the
Danish
King
had
tolde
,
My
gotten
glorie
,
and
the
Turkish
wracke
:
He
gaue
me
gifts
in
guerdon
of
my
fight
,
And
sent
me
into
England
like
a
knight
.
How
I
was
welcomd
there
t'
were
vaine
to
tell
,
For
shortly
after
life
had
runne
his
race
,
And
hither
was
I
summoned
to
dwell
,
My
other
fellow
Worthies
to
embrace
:
Thus
gently
borne
,
a
Marchant
by
my
trade
,
And
in
the
field
Bonham
a
knight
was
made
.
CLio
with
the
straungenesse
of
this
report
,
was
wrapt
so
much
into
admiration
(
both
in
respect
of
his
feature
,
fortune
and
faire
tongue
)
as
she
séemed
cast
into
a
traunce
,
neuer
remoouing
her
eyes
from
of
his
youthfull
face
,
till
Fame
perceyuing
her
déepe
cogitations
,
put
herforth
of
her
dumps
,
by
asking
her
why
she
pawsed
so
long
,
her
chast
eyes
(
it
appeared
)
hauing
all
this
while
séene
no
other
but
such
,
whose
countenance
resembled
winters
frosts
,
began
now
with
the
chearefull
heate
of
this
flowring
spring
,
to
waxe
warme
with
secrete
working
of
some
amorous
passion
to
excuse
with
suspition
(
for
it
stoode
with
her
credite
not
to
bée
faultie
in
any
such
idle
toy
)
shee
answered
,
it
was
not
the
inticement
of
any
misbeseeming
phantasie
that
allured
her
to
that
sodaine
silence
,
but
onelie
a
kinde
of
conceyte
shee
fostered
,
howe
it
coulde
be
possible
that
the
Turke
being
a
man
of
nature
barbarous
and
cruell
,
and
especially
towardes
Christians
)
should
nowe
bee
so
much
mollifyed
,
and
brought
from
his
wonted
fiercenesse
,
to
fauour
and
honour
one
,
whome
by
by
nature
hee
loathed
and
detested
.
For
what
though
Bonhams
valour
had
gotten
that
aduantage
,
as
by
reason
and
law
of
armes
he
might
inforce
the
Turke
confesse
,
the
safegarde
of
his
life
depended
on
his
clemeneie
,
yet
since
the
brutishnesse
of
that
nature
esteemeth
of
vertue
but
to
serue
their
owne
lust
and
profite
,
I
sée
no
argument
of
likelihoode
,
why
the
Turke
hauing
his
aduersarie
in
his
Court
,
that
a
little
before
had
made
him
bowe
,
not
with
gentle
perswasions
,
bue
with
downe-right
strokes
,
should
not
rather
bée
incensed
to
cutte
off
his
head
,
then
doe
him
the
least
good
in
the
world
:
so
seuere
is
the
regarde
of
honour
,
as
rather
then
it
will
be
vpbrayded
with
disgrace
(
though
that
disgrace
were
cause
of
many
incomparable
pleasures
)
no
hatefull
,
vnnaturall
,
or
vngratefull
practise
shall
be
attempted
,
til
the
eyesore
of
their
grudging
heart
be
remoued
,
and
Princes
if
they
cannot
heare
words
,
much
lesse
will
put
vp
wounds
,
and
that
was
it
(
quoth
she
)
that
troubled
my
serious
Muse.
As
these
wordes
Fame
began
to
frowne
,
her
pacience
was
prouoked
,
that
one
so
well
instructed
in
the
knowledge
of
such
matters
as
shée
was
(
her
whole
studie
consisting
of
nothing
else
but
of
ciuill
discipline
)
should
make
a
doubt
in
so
slender
a
contrarietie
,
yet
to
cutte
off
further
protraction
of
time
,
shee
replyed
her
this
resolution
:
that
shee
was
sure
shée
could
not
be
ignoraunt
,
howe
that
it
was
the
affect
of
vertue
that
wrought
such
an
alteration
in
the
Turke
,
which
,
as
it
is
diuine
,
descended
from
the
Goddes
:
so
it
worketh
beyonde
the
expectation
of
men
.
And
for
proofe
thereof
,
alreadie
sundrie
authorities
were
alledged
,
as
that
of
Dyonisius
whose
murtherous
minde
coulde
not
but
reuerence
Plato
,
although
hee
continually
inueighed
bitterly
agaynst
his
tyrannie
,
and
that
of
Alexander
,
who
loued
Darius
for
his
fortitude
,
although
hee
was
his
enemie
.
Therefore
it
ought
not
seeme
miraculous
vnto
her
,
when
vsually
such
accidents
,
as
those
followe
Vertues
fauourites
:
But
(
quoth
she
)
I
rather
thinke
you
were
amazed
to
heare
such
rare
exploits
procéede
from
a
Prentice
,
and
one
of
no
more
experience
:
but
let
not
that
seeme
straunge
,
hee
spake
no
more
then
truth
,
nor
all
that
might
be
sayd
concerning
his
ha●htie
endeuours
:
the
other
foure
whom
you
see
on
his
left
hand
,
will
(
if
you
seeme
incredulous
)
confirme
a
possibilitie
in
his
speaches
:
they
are
of
the
like
condition
and
qualitie
as
he
was
,
prentices
that
purchased
estimation
by
the
sworde
.
Clio
blushed
that
shee
had
beene
so
inquisitiue
:
but
as
it
may
be
coniectured
,
it
was
not
so
much
for
her
owne
satisfaction
,
as
to
take
away
hereafter
all
controuersie
,
and
néedlesse
cauillation
as
might
concurre
by
the
curious
view
of
such
as
shoulde
fortune
to
haue
the
reading
of
her
lines
.
By
this
sir
Iohn
Bonham
had
coucht
himselfe
againe
in
the
bedde
of
his
secure
rest
,
when
another
gay
knight
,
sterne
in
his
lookes
,
and
strong
set
in
his
limmes
,
carying
in
his
browes
the
picture
of
Mars
,
and
in
his
maners
the
maiestie
of
a
Prince
,
with
a
lowe
salutation
made
himselfe
knowne
by
this
briefe
oration
.
Sir
Christopher
Croker
knight
of
London
Vintner
.
IT
is
not
birth
that
makes
a
man
renownde
,
Nor
treasures
store
that
purchaseth
our
fame
,
Bigge
words
are
but
an
emptie
vessels
found
,
And
death
is
better
then
a
life
with
shame
.
This
proueth
Croker
in
his
trauailes
made
,
Of
London
once
a
Vintner
by
his
trade
.
In
Gracious-streete
there
was
I
bound
to
serue
,
My
masters
name
hight
Stodie
in
his
time
,
From
whom
in
dutie
I
did
neuer
swarue
,
Nor
was
corrupted
with
detested
crime
:
My
education
taught
me
so
to
liue
,
At
by
my
paines
my
maisters
purse
might
thrine
.
My
fellow
seruants
lou'd
me
with
their
hearts
;
My
friends
reioyc'd
to
see
me
prosper
so
,
And
kind
Doll
Stodie
(
though
for
small
deserts
)
On
me
vouchsaft
affection
to
bestow
:
Whose
constancie
was
such
that
for
her
sake
,
No
toyle
was
grieuous
I
did
vndertake
.
Such
was
my
state
as
I
my selfe
could
wish
,
Deuoid
of
care
,
not
toucht
with
egr●
want
,
My
sleepe
secure
,
my
foode
choise
bewties
dish
,
Onely
in
this
my
pleasure
seemed
scant
,
That
I
vnable
was
her
state
to
raise
,
That
was
the
lengthner
of
my
happie
dayes
.
Whilst
thus
I
was
perplexed
owth
that
thought
,
Behold
how
Fortune
fauourde
my
desire
,
Of
sodaine
warres
the
ioyfull
newes
was
brought
,
And
Edward
ayde
of
Souldiers
did
require
,
Amongst
the
rest
it
fell
vnto
my
chaunce
,
That
I
was
prest
to
follow
him
to
Fraunce
.
My
master
would
haue
sewd
for
my
discharge
,
His
daughter
with
her
teares
gan
me
assaile
,
On
euery
side
they
prayd
and
promist
large
,
But
nothing
could
in
that
respect
preuaile
:
Such
thirst
of
honour
spurd
my
courage
on
,
I
would
to
warres
although
I
went
alone
.
My
forwardnesse
perceyu'd
,
my
valour
knowne
,
Ouer
a
band
of
Souldiors
I
was
chiefe
,
Then
sproute
the
seedes
that
were
but
lately
sowne
,
My
longing
soule
had
quickly
found
reliefe
:
I
sparde
no
cost
,
nor
shrunke
for
any
paine
,
Because
I
ment
my
Loue
should
reape
the
gaine
.
To
proue
my
faith
vnto
my
Countries
stay
,
And
that
a
prentice
(
though
but
small
esteemd
,
)
Vnto
the
stoutest
neuer
giueth
way
,
If
credite
may
by
triall
be
redeemd
:
At
Burdeaux
siege
when
other
came
too
late
,
I
was
the
first
made
entrance
through
the
gate
.
And
when
Don
Peter
driuen
out
of
Spaine
,
By
an
vsurping
Bastard
of
his
line
,
He
crau'd
some
helpe
his
crowne
to
reobtaine
,
That
in
his
former
glorie
he
might
shine
:
Our
king
ten
thousand
seuerd
from
his
host
,
My selfe
was
one
,
I
speake
it
not
in
boast
.
With
these
Don
Peter
put
the
Bastard
downe
,
Each
Citie
yeelded
at
our
first
approch
,
It
was
not
long
ere
he
had
got
the
crowne
,
And
taught
his
wicked
brother
to
encroch
:
In
these
affaires
so
well
I
shewd
my
might
,
That
for
my
labour
I
was
made
a
knight
.
Thus
labour
neuer
looseth
his
reward
,
And
he
that
seekes
for
honour
sure
shall
speed
,
What
crauen
mind
was
euer
in
regard
?
Or
where
consisteth
manhood
but
in
deed
?
I
speake
it
that
confirmd
it
by
my
life
,
And
in
the
end
Doll
Stodie
was
my
wife
.
This
Worthie
hauing
finished
his
taske
sette
downe
by
Fame
,
to
confirme
the
order
of
his
first
honour
,
reposed
himselfe
amongst
the
rest
,
where
he
found
a
sweete
murmuring
of
priuate
and
secrete
conference
what
had
passed
by
the
seuerall
annotations
of
euerie
ones
prayse
,
where
they
beganne
(
contemning
the
order
of
enuie
)
to
colaude
the
endeuours
of
one
anothers
actions
,
none
particularly
arrogating
in
arrogancie
the
prayse
of
himselfe
,
to
him
that
did
most
,
they
gaue
most
applause
,
and
so
swéetly
concorded
in
simpathie
,
that
all
the
Elesian
harmonie
might
haue
liberally
commended
their
conditions
:
the
hushing
riuers
were
caulme
without
murmur
or
contempt
:
the
leaues
stood
still
to
admire
these
famous
enterprises
,
and
excellent
atchieuements
:
the
windes
bound
themselues
vp
in
the
contentation
of
voluntarie
stilnesse
,
that
they
might
be
at
libertie
to
hearken
to
these
meritorious
men
,
and
yeelded
them
praise
condescending
to
their
paines
.
The
Goddesse
of
darknesse
(
for
enuie
approched
not
the
place
,
so
that
it
was
by
that
meanes
continually
day
)
whereby
the
Sunne
was
euer
glorious
in
the
pride
of
his
height
without
grudging
or
any
shew
of
declining
:
the
bright
shining
of
whose
alluring
countenance
inticed
another
up
,
called
sir
Iohn
Haukwood
,
or
sit
Iohn
Sharpe
,
from
the
Italians
,
Iohn
Acute
,
and
from
thence
indéed
he
brought
backe
into
England
both
his
name
and
his
noblenesse
.
The
pictures
of
his
renowne
,
for
as
an
emblem
of
endlesse
honour
,
the
Venecians
wrought
vnderneath
his
stature
,
set
vp
in
the
citie
,
Giouanno
Acuto
Caualiero
.
This
Iohn
Haukwood
knight
,
he
liued
likewise
in
the
time
of
Edward
the
third
,
that
Prince
of
famous
memorie
:
when
he
plesantly
looked
about
him
,
being
a
man
of
a
most
couragious
countenance
,
and
an
ingenious
nature
,
thus
he
beganne
to
speake
,
as
who
should
say
he
had
wrong
to
be
deferred
so
long
.
Sir
Iohn
Haukwood
knight
.
WHo
knowes
my
ofspring
,
doth
not
know
my
prime
,
Who
knowes
my
birth
,
perhaps
will
scorne
my
deedes
,
My
valour
makes
my
vertue
more
then
slime
,
For
that
suruiues
though
I
weare
deaths
pale
weedes
:
Ground
doth
consume
the
carkas
vnto
dust
,
Yet
cannot
make
the
valiants
armour
rust
.
After
that
eighteene
yeares
had
toucht
my
head
.
Being
a
Printice
boy
in
Lumbard
streete
,
A
Taylor
by
my
trade
,
and
I
had
lead
A
few
wilde
yeares
for
striplings
farre
vnmeete
:
A
Souldior
I
was
prest
to
serue
in
Fraunce
,
The
Prince
of
Wales
mine
honour
to
inhaunce
.
I
serude
as
priuate
souldiour
for
a
while
,
Till
courage
made
me
greedie
of
renowne
,
And
causde
me
giue
a
noble
man
the
foile
,
That
though
with
sturdie
Launce
did
beare
me
downe
,
On
foot
that
day
my selfe
did
keepe
in
chace
,
Some
worthie
knights
that
feard
to
shew
their
face
.
That
day
the
Prince
of
Wales
surnamde
the
blacke
,
Did
mount
me
on
a
gallant
English
steed
.
Where
I
bestirde
me
so
vpon
his
backe
,
That
none
incountred
me
that
did
not
bleed
,
It
was
not
I
,
nor
Fortune
,
nor
my
fate
,
His
hand
it
was
that
seldome
helpes
to
late
.
His
be
the
honour
then
,
and
his
the
prayse
,
Yet
haue
I
leaue
to
speake
what
Haukwood
did
,
When
noble
Edward
had
disperst
the
rayes
,
And
by
his
prowes
of
the
French
was
rid
.
Three
more
then
If
my selfe
did
make
the
fourth
)
The
gentle
Princes
then
du●●
knights
of
worth
.
His
knights
he
tearmd
●s
still
amongst
the
rest
,
And
gaue
vs
honour
fitting
our
estate
,
For
England
to
be
bound
it
seemd
him
best
,
Because
the
French
had
swallowed
Edwards
baite
:
I
tooke
my
leaue
,
and
begged
on
my
knee
,
That
I
might
wander
other
parts
to
see
.
The
Prince
inkindled
with
my
honours
heate
▪
Discharging
me
,
bestowde
on
me
a
chaine
,
For
still
fresh
courage
on
my
heart
did
beate
,
Which
made
me
loue
,
and
womens
acts
refraine
▪
Hearing
the
Duke
of
Millaine
was
distrest
,
To
Italie
my
voyage
their
was
prest
.
The
Seas
I
quickly
past
,
and
came
to
shore
,
With
me
were
fifteene
hundred
English
men
,
We
marcht
to
Millaine
walles
,
where
we
had
more
Of
other
nations
to
conioyne
with
them
,
There
did
the
Italians
tearme
me
Iohn
Acute
▪
Because
I
had
their
foes
in
such
pursute
.
Castels
and
towers
I
had
for
my
reward
,
And
got
enough
to
pay
my
men
withall
:
But
I
to
hired
pay
had
no
regarde
,
That
prickt
me
on
which
climbs
the
highest
wall
,
Honour
and
Fame
,
whereof
they
gaue
me
store
,
Which
made
me
more
audacious
then
before
.
Millaine
thus
peac'd
,
the
Pope
oppressed
Spaine
,
Then
thither
was
I
sent
to
quell
his
pride
:
Which
being
done
I
did
returne
againe
,
And
stoopt
with
age
,
in
Padua
Palace
did
▪
And
he
that
yet
will
heare
of
Iohn
Acute
.
In
Millaine
shall
not
find
the
people
〈◊〉
▪
All
warres
you
see
do
ende
as
well
as
peace
,
And
then
remaineth
but
a
tumbe
of
dust
,
A
voyce
of
Fame
,
a
blacke
and
mourning
hearce
,
To
what
then
may
we
like
this
worldly
lust
:
It
is
an
euill
vapouring
smoke
that
fumes
,
Breaths
in
the
braine
,
and
so
the
life
consumes
.
WHen
sir
Iohn
Haukwood
had
boldly
presumed
by
Fames
authoritie
to
speake
,
be
layde
him
dawne
like
one
that
wreaked
no
guerdon
for
this
grace
,
but
as
if
Nature
brought
him
foorth
of
dutie
to
performe
these
deedes
.
So
ought
euery
martiall
minde
imagine
,
that
he
is
borne
for
his
Countrey
,
as
the
custome
of
the
ancient
and
famous
Romains
was
in
all
their
actions
,
to
studie
to
redounde
the
honour
of
their
déedes
to
their
Countrey
.
If
this
were
ambition
and
pride
,
it
would
be
laid
flat
in
the
dust
,
magnanimitie
extolled
to
the
highest
tip
of
dignitie
,
and
such
a
sweet
concord
and
vnitie
amongst
men
,
that
be
would
be
counted
most
happie
that
liued
longest
,
for
the
profite
of
his
friend
:
when
sit
Iohn
Haukwood
of
this
perfection
of
minde
had
layde
him
downe
againe
,
another
of
the
same
stampe
called
sir
Hugh
Caluerley
,
as
little
ambitious
as
his
fellowe
,
and
as
resolute
in
euerie
degrée
,
arose
,
looking
about
him
,
being
ignoraunt
what
to
doe
:
but
Fame
iogging
him
on
the
elbowe
soone
awaked
him
from
his
maze
,
whose
suppose
was
his
desert
,
which
made
him
couet
to
bee
obsurde
.
Therefore
the
Goddesse
was
faine
to
antimate
him
on
further
,
before
he
would
be
perswaded
to
speake
.
Gentle
he
was
and
full
of
humanitie
,
insomuch
that
hee
might
haue
wunne
all
the
powers
of
that
place
to
admire
the
basenesse
of
his
profession
being
a
weauer
.
But
they
that
haue
honour
harbouring
in
their
breasts
,
cannot
but
giue
him
the
right
of
his
due
,
except
the
traine
of
enuie
see
vpon
the
traine
of
honour
,
as
commonly
it
doth
if
it
do
see
he
that
shal
for
himselfe
,
and
appeale
to
the
most
precise
,
whose
wits
being
more
busie
then
beautified
with
moral
maners
,
thrust
boldly
,
yet
ignorantly
vpon
the
well
trained
sort
,
approching
famous
perswasion
he
began
as
sodainly
as
hee
arose
sodainly
,
as
if
now
life
had
newly
reuiued
,
began
to
breath
this
gentle
breath
from
out
his
mouth
.
Sir
Hugh
Caluerey
knight
.
WHo
feares
to
swim
a
riuer
dreads
the
sea
,
But
he
that
's
best
resolu'd
dare
venture
both
,
The
greatest
lumpe
doth
not
the
greatest
die
,
Base
mettals
to
compare
with
golde
are
loth
:
And
why
my
quiet
wit
refraines
to
speake
,
Is
this
because
the
tallest
ship
may
leake
.
In
England
late
yong
Cauerley
did
liue
,
Silke-weauers
honour
merited
by
deedes
,
In
forraine
broyles
continually
I
striue
Of
lasting
memorie
to
sow
the
seedes
:
As
by
experience
they
in
Poland
may
Expresse
my
English
valour
euery
way
.
After
my
Princes
seruice
done
in
France
,
I
was
entreated
to
the
Polish
King
,
Where
as
the
Frizeland
horse
doth
breake
the
launce
,
And
tamelesse
beasts
a
valiant
race
doth
bring
:
There
Maximilian
hunted
with
his
Lords
,
Entangling
mankind
Beares
in
toyling
cords
.
There
did
I
bring
a
Boare
vnto
the
bay
,
That
spoyld
the
pleasant
fields
of
Polonie
,
And
ere
the
morning
parted
with
her
gray
The
foming
beast
as
dead
as
clay
did
lie
:
The
Ladies
cheekes
lookt
red
with
chearefull
blood
,
And
I
was
much
commended
for
that
good
.
Some
sayd
I
looked
like
Olympian
Ioue
,
When
as
he
crackt
in
two
the
Centaurs
bow
,
As
swiftly
footed
as
the
God
of
Loue
,
Or
greene
Syluanus
when
he
chast
the
Roe
:
They
brought
me
crownes
of
Lawrell
wreathd
with
gold
,
The
sweet
and
daintiest
tongues
my
prayses
told
.
These
fauours
fronted
me
with
courage
frowne
,
That
like
the
yong
Alcides
I
did
looke
,
When
he
did
lay
the
greedie
Lion
downe
.
No
beast
appeard
when
I
the
woodes
forsooke
,
So
that
the
King
supposd
I
was
some
wight
,
Ordaind
by
heauen
to
expell
their
flight
.
In
scarlet
and
in
purple
was
I
clad
,
And
golden
buskins
put
vpon
my
feete
,
A
casket
of
the
richest
pearles
I
had
,
And
euery
Noble
gently
did
me
greete
.
So
with
the
King
I
rode
vnto
the
court
,
Where
for
to
see
me
many
did
resort
.
At
Iustes
I
euer
was
the
formost
man
,
In
field
still
forward
,
Fame
can
witnesse
it
,
And
Cauerley
at
tilt
yet
neuer
ran
,
But
foming
Steed
so
champed
on
the
bit
:
But
still
my
horse
his
masters
valour
shewd
,
When
through
my
Beavir
I
with
heat
had
blood
.
Yet
men
of
armes
,
of
wit
,
and
greatest
skill
,
Must
die
at
last
when
deaths
pale
sisters
please
,
But
then
for
honour
Fame
remaineth
still
,
When
dead
delights
in
graue
shall
find
their
ease
:
Ye
long
to
know
the
truth
in
Fraunce
I
d●●e
,
When
from
the
valiant
Polands
I
did
ri●●
.
Now
honour
let
me
lay
me
downe
againe
,
And
in
thy
pillow
rest
my
wearie
head
,
My
passed
prayse
commaunds
my
soule
remaine
,
Wheerin
these
rosie
bowers
,
with
sweet
dew
fed
:
Though
I
was
valiant
,
yet
my
guiltlesse
blood
,
In
crueltie
of
warre
I
neuer
stood
.
THus
this
aduenturous
Martialist
hauing
exprest
the
zeale
of
his
conscience
towards
his
Countrey
,
the
toyle
and
labour
hee
sustained
to
better
the
tredite
of
his
first
calling
,
and
the
perils
he
waded
through
to
patronage
the
ancient
name
of
Citizens
,
he
reposed
himselfe
againe
downe
by
the
sides
of
his
noble
warre-fellowes
.
Thus
Fame
and
Clio
(
the
one
hauing
marked
his
amiable
partes
and
knightly
gesture
,
the
other
delineated
with
her
pen
the
eloquence
of
his
oratour-like
Oration
)
questioning
togither
some
fewe
poynts
,
concerning
the
force
of
valour
,
&
the
vertuous
inclination
of
many
obscure
persons
,
that
although
they
like
sepultured
(
as
it
were
)
without
regarde
,
yet
if
oportunitie
fitte
them
to
reuiue
their
courage
,
will
(
like
the
Diamond
racked
out
of
clay
)
excell
,
or
at
least
compare
with
the
brightnesse
of
glories
.
Rarest
iewels
concluded
that
there
was
no
pernition
but
by
vertue
,
no
climbing
to
honour
but
by
Fortitude
,
and
none
base
,
abiect
and
ignoble
but
the
vicious
slouthfull
,
&
faintharted
milke-sops
.
They
were
not
wearyed
,
nor
séemed
these
former
knights
tales
tedious
vnto
them
,
although
many
would
thinke
it
a
paine
to
bee
tied
to
the
hearing
of
so
large
a
circumstance
,
and
verie
few
but
would
exclaime
it
were
plaine
slauerie
to
write
such
and
so
many
seuerall
conceytes
from
the
mouthes
of
the
speakers
.
Yet
such
was
their
desire
to
publish
these
mens
deserts
,
and
the
delight
they
tooke
to
sée
the
increase
spring
of
the
seedes
of
vertue
,
for
they
would
not
take
the
finallest
recreation
,
till
euery
one
of
the
nine
had
fully
finished
their
discourses
,
and
therefore
they
attended
when
the
last
would
breath
the
secrets
of
his
breast
.
This
was
a
Printice
as
the
rest
,
and
a
Grocer
,
sometime
dwelling
in
Cornehill
,
his
face
was
not
effeminate
,
or
his
parts
of
a
slender
or
weake
constitution
,
but
by
his
lookes
be
seemed
couragious
,
and
in
the
height
,
strength
▪
and
faire
proportion
of
his
body
,
victorious
.
Thus
being
in
al
points
armed
like
a
champion
,
the
verie
aspect
of
his
outwarde
abite
,
made
semblance
both
of
manhood
and
curtesie
,
wisedome
and
valour
,
knit
in
such
a
simpathie
of
opmyeration
,
that
be
séemed
as
much
to
bee
loued
for
peace
,
as
praysed
for
prowes
:
and
thus
with
a
voyce
neyther
too
meane
like
a
child
,
nor
too
big
like
a
gyant
,
but
indifferent
betwixt
both
,
he
spake
as
followeth
.
Henry
Maleueret
Grocer
,
surnamed
Henrie
of
Cornhill
.
A
Precious
cause
hath
still
a
rare
effect
,
And
deedes
are
greatest
when
the
daungers
most
,
It
is
no
care
that
trauels
dooth
neglect
,
Nor
loue
that
hath
respect
to
idle
cost
:
A
Bramble
neuer
bringeth
forth
a
Rose
,
Where
fields
are
fruitfull
there
the
Lillie
growes
.
By
this
coniecture
what
may
be
the
end
,
Of
his
defensiue
force
that
fought
for
Christ
,
It
is
no
common
matter
if
we
spend
Both
life
and
goods
in
quarrell
of
the
hiest
:
The
least
desert
dooth
merit
his
reward
,
And
best
employde
should
haue
not
worst
regard
.
No
vaine
presumption
followes
my
deuise
,
For
of
my
actions
t'
is
in
vaine
to
boast
,
Yet
with
the
Pagans
I
encountred
twise
▪
To
winne
againe
faire
Sion
that
was
lost
:
Vnto
which
warre
I
was
not
forst
to
go
,
T'
was
honours
fire
that
did
incense
me
so
.
For
when
the
Iewes
opprest
with
heathens
pride
,
Of
Christian
princes
craude
some
friendly
ayd
,
In
euery
Countrey
they
were
flat
denide
Saue
that
in
England
here
their
sute
preuailde
:
Such
was
the
furie
of
intestiue
strife
,
All
Europe
sought
to
spoyle
each
others
life
.
And
as
in
London
there
was
order
tane
To
make
prouision
for
the
holy
land
,
My
youthfull
mind
that
fearde
no
forraine
bane
,
Was
so
admirde
by
might
of
conquering
hand
:
As
for
a
single
combate
they
did
see
,
Th'
ambassadours
made
speciall
choyse
of
mee
.
Then
for
the
Tankerd
I
did
vse
to
beare
And
other
things
belonging
to
mine
art
,
Mine
hand
did
weeld
Bellonas
warlike
speare
,
For
I
was
armde
in
steele
to
play
my
part
:
A
long
we
went
to
beard
our
daring
foes
,
That
soone
were
queld
with
terrour
of
our
blowes
.
I
neuer
left
the
field
,
nor
slept
secure
,
Vntill
I
sawe
Hierusalem
regainde
,
To
watch
and
labour
I
did
still
endure
,
What
is
t
that
diligence
hath
not
obtainde
?
Yet
grudging
enuie
valour
to
deface
▪
By
treasons
malice
brought
me
indisgrace
.
The
good
that
I
had
done
was
cleane
forgot
,
Ingratitude
preuailde
agaynst
my
life
,
And
nothing
then
but
exile
was
my
lot
,
Or
else
abide
the
stroke
of
fatall
knife
:
For
so
the
ruler
of
the
Iewes
concluded
,
His
Grace
by
〈◊〉
reports
was
much
deluded
.
There
was
no
striuing
in
a
forraine
soyle
,
I
tooke
it
patient
though
t'
were
causelesse
done
,
And
to
auoyde
the
staine
of
such
a
foyle
,
That
slaunderous
tongues
had
wickedly
begunne
,
Where
to
the
holy
well
of
Iacobs
name
,
I
found
a
caue
to
shroude
me
from
their
blame
.
And
though
my
bodie
were
within
their
power
,
Yet
was
my
minde
vntouched
of
their
hate
.
The
valiant
faint
not
,
though
that
fortune
lower
,
Nor
are
they
fearefull
at
controlling
fate
:
For
in
that
water
none
could
quench
their
thirst
,
Except
he
ment
to
combate
with
me
first
.
By
that
occasion
for
my
pleasures
sake
,
I
gaue
both
Knights
and
Princes
heauie
strokes
,
The
proudest
did
presume
a
draught
to
take
Was
sure
to
haue
his
passeport
seald
with
knocks
:
Thus
liu'd
I
till
my
innocence
was
knowne
,
And
then
returnde
,
the
king
was
pensiue
growne
.
And
for
the
wrong
which
he
had
offerd
me
,
He
vowde
me
greater
friendship
than
before
,
My
false
accusers
lost
their
libertie
,
And
next
their
liues
,
I
could
not
chalenge
more
:
And
thus
with
loue
,
with
honour
,
and
with
fame
,
I
did
returne
to
London
whence
I
came
.
THis
valerous
champion
(
hauing
here
made
an
end
)
bowed
himselfe
.
Then
Fame
with
her
owne
hand
gently
laid
his
head
vpon
a
soft
downy
pillow
wrought
with
gold
,
and
set
with
pearle
,
and
so
leauing
him
and
the
rest
to
the
happinesse
of
their
swéete
sléepe
,
commanded
Clio
to
claspe
vp
the
booke
,
wherein
she
had
wri●●●
the
deedes
of
these
nine
Worthies
,
and
as
her
leysure
〈◊〉
her
〈◊〉
publish
it
to
the
viewe
of
the
world
,
the
〈…〉
read
their
honourable
actions
,
and
take
exam●●●
vp
them
to
follow
vertue
,
and
aspire
to
honour
,
and
the
rather
(
quoth
she
)
because
I
would
haue
malicious
mindes
that
enuye
at
the
deserts
of
noble
Citizens
,
by
proofe
of
these
mens
worthinesse
to
repent
their
contempt
,
and
amend
their
captious
dispositions
,
séeing
that
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
and
in
all
places
of
the
world
,
Citizens
haue
flourished
and
béene
famous
,
as
in
Rome
,
Caesar
,
in
Athens
,
Themistocles
,
and
in
Carthage
,
Hannibal
,
with
an
infinite
number
more
,
that
were
by
byrth
Citizens
,
vp
nature
martiall
,
and
by
industrie
renowned
:
and
so
they
departed
from
Elisian
:
and
within
a
while
after
,
Clio
according
to
the
charge
was
giuen
her
,
sent
forth
this
pamphlet
of
her
Poems
.
FINIS
.