A description of the king and queene of fayries, their habit, fare, their abode, pompe, and state Beeing very delightfull to the sense, and full of mirth.

A DESCRIPTION Of the King and Queene of Fayries , their habit , fare , their abode , pompe , and state .

Beeing very delightfull to the sense , and full of mirth .

depiction of King Charles I and his Queen Consort, Henrietta Maria

LONDON , Printed for Richard Harper , and are to be sold at his shop , at the Hospitall gate . 1635.

To the Reader . Courteous Reader ,

I Present thee here with the Description of the King of the Fayries , of his Attendants , Apparel , Gesture , and Victuals , which though comprehended in the brevity of so short a volume , yet as the Proverbe truely averres , it hath as mellifluous and pleasing discourse , as that whose amplitude containes the fulnesse of a bigger composition : yet not so much presuming on the contentment that it will bring to thee , as partly relying upon thy connivence at the faults therein contained , which beeing innocent and harmelesse , can give no great disturbance to thy patience , but please thy palate with varietie of mirth , and not doubting but my labour will bee remunerable with your good approbation , I shall thinke my paines well taken , and my selfe really satisfied with your contentment , emboldning me to subscribe my selfe

Yours hereafter , If now approved on , R. S

DEepe skild Geographers , whose art a●● s●●●● Do traverse all the world , and with their 〈◊〉 Declare the strangenes of each severall clim● The nature , scituation , and the time Of being inhabited , yet all their art And deepe informed skill could not imp●●● In what set climate of this Orbe or I le , The king of Fayries kept , whose honor'd s … Is here inclos'd , with the sincere descript●●● Of his abode , his nature , and the region In which he rules : reade , and thou shalt fin● Delightfull mirth , fit to content thy min● May the contents thereof thy palate sute , With its mellifluous and pleasing fruit : For nought can more be sweetn'd to my mi●● Than that this Pamphlet thy contentm●●● fin● Which if it shall , my labour is suffic'd , In being by your liking highly priz'd . Yours to his power , R. S.

A Description of the King of Fayries Clothes , brought to him on New-yeares day in the morning , 1626. by his Queenes Chamber-maids . FIrst a Cobweb-shirt , more thinn Than ever Spider since cou●● spin . Chang'd to the whitenesse of th● snow , By the stormie windes that blow In the vast and frozen ayre , No shirt half so fine , so fayre . A rich Wastcoat they did bring , Made of the Trout-flies gilded wing ; ●t which his Elveship gan to fret , ●wearing it would make him sweat ●ven with it weight : he néede would weare 〈◊〉 wascoat made of downy haire , ●ew shaven of an Eunuchs chin , That pleas'd him well , t' was wondrous thin . The out-side of his doublet was Made of the foure leav'd true lov'd grasse , Chang'd into so fine a glosse , With the oyle of Crispie mosse : ●t made a Rainbow in the night Which gave a lustre passing light . On every seame there was a lace Drawne by the unctious Snails slow pace . To which the fin'st pur'st silver thréed Compar'd , did looke like dull pale lead . His bréeches of the Fléece was wrought , Which from Chlochos Iason brought : Spun into so fine a yarne , No mortall wight might it discerne . Weav'd by Arachne on her loome , Iust before she had her doome . A rich Mantle he did weare , Made of Tinsell Gosameare . Beflowred over with a few Diamond stars of morning dew : Dy'd Crimson in a maydens blush , Lin'd with humble Bées soft plush . His Cap was all of Ladies love , So wondrous light , that it did move , If any humming gnat or flie Buzz'd the ayre in passing by . About his necke a wreath of pearle Dropt from the eyes of some poore girle . Pinched , because she had forgot To leave cleane water in the pot .

A Description of his Dyet . NOw they the Elves within a trice , Prepar'd a feast lesse great than nice . Where you may imagine first , The Elves prepare to quench his thirst , In pure seed Pearle of Infant dew Brought and swéetned with a blew And pregnant Violet ; which done , His killing eies begin to runne Quite ore the table , where hée spyes The hornes of water'd Butter-flies . Of which he eats , but with a little Neat coole allay of Cuckows spittle . Next this the red cap worme that s shut Within the concave of a nut . Moles eyes he tastes , then Adders eares ; To these for sauce the slaine stagges teares A bloted earewig , and the pith Of sugred rush he glads him with . Then he takes a little Mothe , Late fatted in a scarlet cloth , A Spinners ham , the beards of mice , Nits carbonado'd , a device Before unknowne ; the blood of fleas Which gave his Elveships stomacke ease . The unctious dew tops of a Snaile , The broake heart of a Nightingale , Orecome in musicke , with the sagge And well bestrowted Bées swéet bagge . Conserves of Atomes , and the mites , The stike wormes sperme , and the delights Of all that ever yet hath blest ●ayrie land : so ends his feast . Orpheus . Thrice exc●lling , for the finishment of this Feast , thou must musicke it so , that the Dieties may descend to grace it .

THE FAIRIES FEGARIES . OR , Singing and dancing b●ing all their pleasure , They le please you m●st nicely , if y●ule be at leasure , To heare their sweet chanting , it will you delight , To cure melancholly at morning and night . Sung like to the Spanish Gypsie . COme follow , follow me , You Fairie Elves that be : And circle round this greene , Come follow me your Quéene . Hand in hand le ts dance a round , For this place is Fayrie ground . When Mortals are at rest . And snorting in their nest , ●nheard , or unespy'd , ●hrough key-holes we do glide : ●ver tables , stooles , and shelves , ●e trip it with our Fairie Elves . ●nd if the house be foule , ●r platter , dish , or bowle , ●p staires we nimbly créepe , ●nd finde the Sluts asleepe : ●hen we pinch their armes and thighes , ●one escapes , nor none espies . ●ut if the house be swept , ●●d from uncleannesse kept , ●e praise the house and maid , ●nd surely she is paid : ●or we do use before we go ●o drop a Tester in her shoe . ●pon the mushroomes head , ●ur table cloth we spread , 〈◊〉 graine o' th finest wheat ●s manchet that we eate : ●he pearlie drops of dew we drinke ●n Akorne-cups fill'd to the brinke . The tongues of Nightingales , With unctious iuyce of Snailes , Betwixt two nut-shels stewde Is meat that s easily chewde : The braines of Rrnnes , the beards of mice Will make a feast of wondrous price . Over the tender grasse , So lightly we can passe , The yong and tender stalke , Nere bowes whereon we walke , Nor in the morning dew is seene , Over night where we have béene . The grasse-hopper , gnat , and flie , Serves for our Minstrels thrée , And sweetly dance a while , Till we the time beguile : And when the Moone-calfe hides her head . The glow-worme lights us unto bed . FINIS .

depiction of Adam and Eve cast out of Paradise

The Melancholly Lovers Song . HEnce all you vaine delights , As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly , There 's nought in this life sweet , If men were wise to see 't , But onely melancholly . Welcome folded hands , and fixed eyes , A sigh that s piercing , mortifies , A looke that 's fastned on the ground , A tongue chained up without a sound : Fountaine heads , and pathlesse groves , Are places where pale passion loves . Moone-light walkes , when all the fowles Are warmely hous'd , save Bats and owles ; A midnight bell , a parting grone , These are the sighes I feed upon : Then stretcht out bones in a still gloomy valley There 's nothing dainty , sweet to melancholly FINIS .