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which
befell
in
the
Authors
Peregrination
R.
M.
S.
T.
H.
Richard
Harper
Spenser
,
Draiton
GEntle
Reader
,
I
intreat
thee
,
that
if
thou
findest
any
things
amisse
in
this
Catalogue
of
my
disasters
,
and
thy selfe
couldest
have
done
much
better
,
laugh
not
this
to
scorn
,
but
doe
that
better
thou
canst
doe
,
and
give
the
glorie
to
God
that
hath
given
thee
those
better
parts
:
for
poor
man
that
I
am
,
what
I
have
done
,
I
have
done
it
as
no
scholler
but
a
poore
souldier
,
not
seen
in
any
poeticall
Fiction
,
or
Aenigmaticall
invention
,
much
lesse
in
any
patheticall
curiositie
of
dainty
discourse
,
but
plain
as
poor
,
for
I
can
no
better
:
Wherefore
I
beseech
thee
speake
sparingly
,
censure
lovingly
,
judge
charitably
of
a
poore
unlearned
souldiers
Catastrophe
:
hee
is
one
that
will
not
wrong
thee
nor
no
man
,
but
favours
all
,
hates
none
,
loves
God
,
honours
his
King
and
Country
,
and
hopes
to
die
in
Gods
fear
,
and
after
to
live
with
him
in
glory
,
and
so
I
rest
thine
in
all
dutie
,
Nothing
in
this
age
is
so
delightfull
as
love-toyes
,
and
lascivious
rimes
,
wherin
youth
takes
his
chiefest
felicity
,
for
the
great
Goddesse
of
Love
,
with
her
three
children
base
begotten
,
as
Pride
,
Beauty
,
and
Riches
,
with
her
neer
Kinsman
the
great
god
at
her
elbow
,
bears
all
the
sway
in
these
days
:
so
that
one
sheet
of
paper
is
more
valued
writ
as
a
then
a
Reame
of
paper
writ
in
this
nature
.
Yet
could
I
wish
the
wise
to
consider
that
as
hath
her
three
delightfull
Daughters
,
and
a
frolick
Kinsman
:
So
hath
the
Goddesse
three
Handmaids
,
Fire
,
Sword
,
and
Famine
,
which
being
sent
abroad
:
make
such
havock
of
Images
,
as
nothing
then
,
is
so
much
in
respect
as
his
messengers
,
which
indeed
is
poor
souldiers
,
which
in
this
age
is
most
of
all
men
rejected
:
and
disrespected
,
unlesse
it
be
of
some
noble
spirits
,
and
the
learned
Patrons
of
divine
Contemptations
,
&
Managers
of
Martiall
affairs
.
I
call
this
my
Catastrophe
,
for
that
it
is
the
rehearsall
of
all
,
or
most
what
of
my
lives
passage
since
I
was
able
to
beare
Armes
as
a
Souldier
,
being
a
tragicall
discourse
of
a
Souldier
,
a
Traveller
,
a
Prisoner
,
a
Pilgrim
,
a
Begger
,
and
in
some
small
measure
a
poor
Scholler
.
This
ditch
or
floud
of
is
the
ditch
or
floud
of
all
forgetfulnesse
:
which
made
mee
forget
my
sorrows
so
quickly
.
The
stone
of
is
always
turning
,
yet
never
gets
any
thing
unlesse
it
be
filth
,
but
is
still
barer
and
barer
,
and
so
am
I.
Coniers
Clifford
Alexander
Radcliffe
Iames
Harrington
Samuel
Bagnall
At
the
Queenes
death
I
came
into
with
a
sore
shot
,
not
whole
,
yet
as
welcome
to
my
friends
,
as
the
poore
Mariner
makes
water
into
his
ship
,
especially
my
stepmother
.
After
this
new
supplyes
went
for
I
was
prest
to
go
again
,
not
much
unwillingly
,
seeing
the
refractory
&
harsh
dealing
of
my
dearest
friends
,
for
as
the
old
saying
is
,
In
prosperity
a
friend
is
easily
found
,
but
in
adversity
not
one
of
a
thousand
,
so
hath
it
been
with
mee
,
for
ever
when
I
came
into
with
a
full
purse
,
the
dearest
and
neerest
Friends
I
had
,
would
helpe
me
to
spend
it
and
make
it
empty
,
but
when
I
came
home
poor
,
I
was
not
for
their
company
.
I
served
in
untill
the
last
Rebellion
in
beginning
at
the
by
Sir
in
which
time
I
served
under
the
command
of
Sir
after
Lord
Deputy
,
also
Sir
&
Sir
After
my
second
time
comming
from
I
found
such
poor
respect
of
my
friends
that
I
travelled
into
and
served
under
the
Regiment
at
being
Generall
,
my
Captain
was
But
going
an
unfortunate
Voyage
to
Sea
for
desire
of
gain
,
I
got
instead
a
world
of
pain
being
taken
prisoner
by
the
where
I
remayned
a
slave
a
long
time
,
but
by
Gods
providence
(
beyond
expectation
of
any
humane
reason
,
I
was
by
the
help
of
the
released
,
to
wit
,
a
man
of
who
brought
mee
to
a
dainty
Haven
Town
seated
to
the
Sea
upon
the
foot
of
the
River
which
runs
up
from
thence
to
the
rare
and
goodly
City
but
rather
I
may
say
the
River
runs
from
being
about
fifty
miles
The
saying
is
that
is
the
ganden
of
the
World
,
and
that
is
the
garden
of
the
garden
of
which
indeed
it
is
,
for
it
is
curious
for
building
,
delicatly
seated
,
and
very
bravely
peopled
and
full
of
plenty
,
it
hath
in
it
a
very
stately
or
Church
all
of
pure
checker
work
white
and
black
Marble
corner
wise
set
,
there
is
a
great
and
massie
ball
of
beaten
gold
on
the
top
of
the
high
Steeple
.
After
I
left
I
was
at
divers
curious
Cities
of
marvellous
beauty
,
of
which
I
have
named
some
,
especially
where
the
Marquesse
had
a
curious
house
exceeds
for
high
building
any
place
that
ever
I
saw
.
is
a
dainty
Academy
,
especially
for
Physick
,
and
so
is
a
very
fine
City
,
as
also
and
many
others
me
thought
was
but
a
ragged
great
thing
,
and
not
very
beautifull
,
the
chiefest
things
of
note
is
the
Bridge
of
and
Saint
Pallace
and
his
gilded
gate
,
with
the
great
and
Metropolitan
Church
of
Saint
as
also
I
must
remember
their
which
was
the
Temple
of
the
old
gods
,
which
is
a
mighty
thing
built
round
either
for
fear
their
gods
should
fall
by
the
eares
for
prerogative
Royall
,
as
indeed
it
was
,
or
else
for
feare
they
should
run
out
at
the
West
end
of
the
Church
like
stout
gods
,
and
turn
cowards
.
I
came
out
of
over
the
in
winter
,
where
I
was
not
perished
so
much
with
cold
,
but
hungry
,
also
being
sixteene
days
without
a
bit
of
bread
,
comming
way
when
their
was
no
Convoy
,
upon
which
I
made
the
following
Fiction
.
The
first
Towne
of
note
I
came
to
on
this
side
the
being
seated
very
high
on
the
Here
at
I
had
kinde
entertainment
,
by
the
means
of
Master
I
lay
there
in
the
Gest-house
being
a
very
dainty
stove
to
be
in
:
reasonable
good
meat
and
wine
,
with
curious
good
lodging
,
where
I
lay
five
days
.
Here
in
this
Church
is
this
worke
of
wonder
,
for
by
motion
you
may
see
how
the
whole
Orbe
moveth
,
also
how
the
Sunne
and
Moone
passeth
the
Heavens
,
as
also
the
four
age
of
man
,
as
infancie
,
youth
,
strength
,
and
old
ages
,
as
also
the
foure
quarters
of
the
yeere
,
as
Spring
,
Summer
,
Harvest
,
and
Winter
,
passing
by
motion
with
the
foure
quarters
of
the
houre
,
and
then
when
the
Clocke
strikes
,
the
brasen
Cocke
crowes
and
claps
his
wings
.
For
this
Steeple
it
is
builded
eight
square
,
exceeding
high
,
all
arches
one
upon
another
,
so
that
which
way
soever
you
passe
you
may
see
quite
through
it
,
and
for
the
curious
workmanship
to
be
in
such
a
stone
,
I
thinke
the
like
is
not
to
be
seene
.
Here
I
saw
this
old
Pilgrime
,
who
Master
told
mee
was
noted
to
be
the
wandring
Iew
:
but
for
my
part
I
did
take
no
great
regard
of
him
more
then
I
have
writ
.
This
town
of
is
a
free
State
of
it selfe
,
environed
by
the
River
a
very
strong
thing
,
and
a
braue
Garrison
of
souldiers
in
it
well
maintained
:
when
I
was
there
they
wore
red
velvet
Cassocks
with
the
in
blue
cloth
,
and
edged
with
silver
very
comely
.
I
came
by
many
other
places
I
cannot
name
,
also
it
is
needlesse
.
If
this
Citie
of
be
not
of
late
ruinated
,
it
is
as
fine
a
little
sweet
thing
as
ever
a
man
can
see
on
earth
for
all
outward
blessings
naturall
for
mans
content
:
a
little
before
I
came
to
it
,
I
was
at
a
great
Monastery
where
was
many
English
Iesuites
,
and
other
Priests
called
Saint
This
Champion
Countrey
is
a
very
scant
Countrey
for
fire
,
but
very
rich
of
Corn
especially
,
also
there
is
prety
good
store
of
hard
wine
to
keepe
out
the
cold
.
Iohn
Bangor
Andrew
Gray
I
got
down
the
and
came
to
in
the
where
I
served
Sir
untill
I
came
for
to
goe
over
with
the
foure
Regiments
.
These
foure
Peers
had
each
a
Regiment
that
went
over
at
the
first
time
was
beleagred
and
wonne
by
the
Enemy
,
and
where
(
more
was
the
pitie
)
the
Lord
Earle
of
with
over-heating
himself
at
Sconce
,
got
such
a
vehement
surfet
,
that
at
the
in
short
time
after
he
died
:
as
also
did
the
Earle
of
and
the
yong
and
noble
Lord
his
sonne
,
to
the
great
grief
of
all
the
whole
Regiments
.
At
this
Voyage
I
got
a
shot
in
my
head
,
and
then
I
came
for
This
Voyage
of
was
the
poorest
that
ever
souldiers
made
,
for
if
they
had
lost
their
lives
in
service
and
fair
fight
,
it
had
redownded
to
their
honour
,
but
dying
so
basely
as
they
did
,
being
starved
,
was
such
a
poor
proceeding
as
hath
not
bin
hard
of
.
Now
by
the
censure
of
the
common
and
vulgar
sort
Count
was
much
blamed
,
but
altogether
unjustly
and
unworthily
,
for
he
was
a
very
noble
Gentleman
and
of
a
high
spirit
▪
stout
and
very
couragious
,
wise
and
gentle
,
and
expert
in
the
wars
,
he
was
ever
loving
to
an
honest
souldier
,
but
hated
a
sharke
,
he
had
too
many
in
this
Presse
,
more
was
the
pitie
,
for
it
kild
his
noble
,
heart
,
when
hee
was
cut
off
from
landing
them
,
for
(
indeed
)
the
fault
was
neither
his
,
nor
any
of
the
Commanders
then
appointed
for
that
service
,
for
they
were
very
noble
Gentlemen
:
but
the
mayn
cause
of
this
much
losse
on
shipboard
,
was
the
very
rogery
&
inhumane
carriage
of
the
vulgar
prest
souldiers
,
which
made
such
spoyle
in
all
places
of
as
they
went
,
especially
in
that
the
tydings
came
both
to
the
eares
of
the
King
,
as
also
to
the
who
hearing
what
hurt
and
inhumane
parts
they
play'd
in
their
own
Country
:
being
a
Kingdome
of
a
commendable
and
civill
government
,
thought
they
would
make
havock
in
theirs
,
where
warrs
is
kept
a
foot
:
therfore
to
prevent
a
greater
mischief
,
they
would
not
a
mit
them
to
come
to
shore
,
and
this
their
own
base
carriage
brought
their
owne
ruines
:
and
this
was
the
maine
cause
of
so
much
losse
on
shipboard
.
Nothing
can
be
more
hatefull
to
GOD
,
then
for
a
souldier
who
is
commanded
to
fight
for
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
,
and
for
his
King
and
Country
to
be
a
traitor
and
enemy
to
it
,
and
by
any
colour
or
pretence
to
wrong
the
inhabitants
of
his
owne
Nation
:
as
God
knows
too
many
of
these
souldiers
did
was
then
prest
,
therefore
God
shewed
his
judgemen●
upon
them
.
Nothing
in
a
souldier
is
more
honorable
then
to
be
well
conditioned
and
true
to
his
Country
.
This
Voyage
is
too
wel
known
,
therfore
I
will
say
no
more
of
it
:
but
that
I
went
from
with
Sir
I
had
as
good
have
had
staid
at
home
.
This
Voyage
I
went
also
from
with
Captain
to
the
to
General
then
for
Leager
,
but
presently
I
came
back
.
This
I
le
of
Voyage
was
not
so
poore
as
pitifull
by
reason
of
so
great
a
losse
of
noble
Souldiers
&
great
Commanders
:
the
passages
of
it
is
too
well
known
,
therfore
I
will
say
no
more
of
it
.
It
is
an
ordinary
brag
of
the
to
give
out
:
that
throw
but
a
Butt
of
Sack
in
the
way
of
the
and
with
their
own
help
killing
one
another
being
drunk
,
will
do
more
hurt
in
an
Army
,
then
a
thousand
can
do
in
Arms.
And
the
braggeth
that
they
have
changed
trades
with
the
for
we
have
learned
them
to
fight
,
and
they
us
to
drink
,
or
else
we
have
taken
the
trade
up
at
our
own
hands
,
never
being
any
apprentices
to
the
same
,
yet
free
,
without
any
order
of
L●w
:
So
now
we
are
the
drinkers
,
and
the
drunken
brave
souldiers
,
more
is
the
pitie
.
Gentle
Reader
give
me
leave
this
by
the
way
to
let
thee
understand
,
that
at
our
first
going
on
,
we
had
good
sport
,
and
very
noble
service
,
and
bravely
performed
,
and
with
great
credit
to
the
Lord
Generall
the
Duke
:
And
tho
at
our
comming
off
we
had
the
worse
,
yet
the
for
all
their
braging
need
not
so
much
boast
of
their
gaines
or
noble
victory
,
for
first
and
last
they
lost
a
world
of
fine
fellows
:
But
indeed
it
was
Gods
providence
,
and
foreseeing
determination
.
That
we
should
know
wee
were
all
at
his
disposing
,
and
not
as
some
scandalous
and
filthy
reprochfull
tongues
did
use
to
give
out
to
the
derogation
of
the
noble
Dukes
honour
being
the
Generall
all
which
for
as
far
forth
(
as
I
for
my
part
)
could
ever
discern
,
was
altogether
unjust
,
for
never
could
any
Generall
carry
himselfe
more
lovingly
to
all
his
souldiers
,
then
hee
did
not
onely
to
the
Commanders
and
Officers
,
but
even
to
the
poorest
Centinels
,
and
none
that
was
a
souldier
of
worth
and
quality
,
will
(
I
think
)
or
can
justly
say
but
he
was
truly
noble
,
of
a
very
amiable
and
loving
disposition
to
all
that
had
any
sute
unto
him
.
Some
foule
tongues
●ave
out
that
at
the
retreat
and
comming
off
that
my
Lord
Duke
was
then
on
shipboard
,
but
I
am
sure
,
when
it
was
darke
night
hee
was
in
the
field
,
and
brought
to
the
Bridge
a
good
quantity
both
of
shot
and
powder
:
For
as
hee
was
of
an
amiable
condition
,
so
was
he
of
a
stout
and
couragious
spirit
,
ever
forward
to
further
an
honest
&
good
souldier
in
his
suite
,
but
a
coward
or
a
man
of
a
preposterous
or
foule
carriage
hee
could
never
abide
;
but
never
man
yet
lived
or
died
without
enemies
(
especially
one
so
eminent
)
no
more
did
he
,
much
more
was
the
pitie
.
Here
at
I
got
another
shot
for
my
reward
,
and
that
was
all
the
preferment
that
fell
to
my
share
.