LAVRA
.
The
Toyes
of
a
Traueller
.
OR
The
Feast
of
Fancie
.
Diuided
into
three
Parts
.
By
R.
T.
Gentleman
.
Poca
fauilla
gran
fiamma
seconda
.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
Valentine
Sims
.
1597.
❧
To
the
no
lesse
vertuous
,
than
faire
,
the
honourable
Ladie
Lucie
,
sister
to
the
thrice
renowmed
and
noble
Lord
,
Henry
Earle
of
Northumberland
,
&c.
GOod
Madam
,
I
make
bold
to
present
vnto
you
a
few
Toyes
of
mine
owne
trauell
,
most
parte
conceiued
in
Italie
,
and
some
of
them
brought
foorth
in
England
:
by
which
my
imperfections
you
may
see
(
as
in
a
liuely
Mirror
)
your
owne
perfections
;
and
by
the
follies
of
my
rechlesse
youth
,
behold
plainly
the
virtues
of
your
flowring
age
,
hoping
your
Ladiship
wil
keep
them
as
priuately
,
as
I
send
them
vnto
you
most
willingly
;
neither
doubt
I
at
all
,
but
that
your
excellent
spirit
will
iudge
graciously
of
this
my
bare
,
yet
bounden
Conceit
,
and
to
accept
the
same
(
as
a
mean
at
ydle
times
)
to
driue
away
that
selfe-pleasing
,
yet
ill-easing
humour
of
neuer
glad
melancholie
:
which
spitefull
Fortune
(
seeking
,
though
in
vaine
,
most
iniuriously
to
insult
ouer
you
)
laboureth
by
all
meanes
possible
to
inflict
vpon
you
,
the
vertuous
behauiour
of
your selfe
being
such
,
as
euen
in
the
midst
of
all
your
crosses
,
you
crosse
her
designes
with
an
inuincible
hart
,
and
with
your
honorable
carriage
carrie
her
with
all
her
deuises
as
a
slaue
to
follow
you
,
in
al
your
generous
and
thrice
noble
actions
,
mangre
the
intricate
Laborinth
of
so
manie
and
infinite
troubles
allotted
(
most
vnworthely
)
vnto
you
,
by
the
inerreuocable
doome
of
your
too
partiall
and
fli●tie
Destinie
.
All
which
notwithstanding
,
you
beare
and
ore-beare
with
a
most
resolute
staiednes
▪
&
a
resolued
courage
of
a
right
PERCIE
,
and
of
a
minde
A
per
se.
But
additions
breed
suspitions
,
and
faire
words
(
for
the
most
part
)
are
counted
the
blazons
of
flatterie
;
wherefore
I
will
leaue
to
the
temperate
iudgement
of
the
wise
,
and
to
the
vncorrupt
censure
of
the
worthier
sort
,
your
heroical
&
vndaunted
mind
,
and
the
integritie
and
neuer
staind
proceedings
of
your
spotlesse
selfe
.
Onely
this
with
submission
wil
I
say
,
that
if
the
richnes
of
the
ground
is
knowne
〈◊〉
the
Corne
,
the
daintinesse
of
the
Water
by
the
sweetenesse
of
the
fish
,
and
the
goodnesse
of
the
tree
by
the
rarenesse
of
the
frutte
;
then
may
euerie
man
giue
a
gesse
of
the
internall
habit
&
excelent
qualities
of
your
inward
minde
,
by
the
outward
behauiour
and
apparant
semblance
of
your
exceeding
chast
and
more
than
admirable
demeanor
in
euerie
respect
.
And
thus
,
hoping
your
Honour
will
as
debonairly
accept
of
these
trifles
,
as
I
dutifully
bequeath
them
vnto
you
,
and
with
the
Sun-shining
fauour
of
your
gracious
aspect
deign
to
read
these
few
lines
:
crauing
both
priuiledge
and
pardon
for
al
such
faults
and
defects
as
shal
happen
to
be
discouered
in
the
same
;
I
humbly
deuote
my selfe
vnto
your
Ladiships
thrice
vertuous
and
immaculate
disposition
and
commaund
whatsoeuer
.
Who
am
Bound
as
a
vassall
to
doo
homage
vnto
the
same
for
euer
.
R.
T.
To
the
gentle
,
and
Gentlemen
Readers
whatsoeuer
.
GEntlemen
;
as
the
Fencer
first
maketh
a
flourish
with
his
weapon
,
before
he
commeth
to
stroakes
,
in
playing
his
prize
:
So
I
thought
good
(
pro
forma
onely
)
to
vse
these
few
lines
vnto
you
before
you
come
to
the
pith
of
the
matter
.
What
the
Gentleman
was
that
wrote
these
Verses
,
I
know
not
;
and
what
she
is
for
whome
they
are
deuised
,
I
cannot
ghesse
:
but
thus
much
I
can
say
,
that
as
they
came
into
the
hands
of
a
friend
of
mine
by
mere
fortune
;
so
hapned
I
vpon
them
by
as
great
a
chaunce
.
Onely
in
this
I
must
confesse
we
are
both
too
blame
,
that
whereas
he
hauing
promised
to
keep
priuate
the
originall
,
and
I
the
copie
,
secret
:
we
both
haue
consented
to
send
it
abroad
,
as
common
:
presuming
chiefly
vpon
your
accustomed
curtesies
;
assuring
our selues
if
we
may
haue
your
protections
,
wee
shall
thinke
our selues
as
safe
as
Vlysses
did
,
when
hee
was
shadowed
vnder
the
shielde
of
Pallas
against
furious
Aiax
;
so
we
by
your
countenances
,
shal
be
sufficiently
furnished
to
encounter
against
any
foule-mouthed
Iackes
whatsoeuer
.
To
censure
of
this
worke
,
is
for
better
wittes
than
mine
owne
;
and
it
is
for
Poets
,
not
for
Printers
,
to
giue
iudgement
of
this
matter
:
yet
if
I
may
be
bolde
to
reporte
what
I
haue
heard
other
Gentlemen
affirme
;
many
haue
written
worse
,
some
better
,
few
so
well
:
the
worke
being
so
ful
of
choice
&
change
,
as
it
is
thoght
it
will
rather
delight
euery
way
,
than
dislike
any
way
.
Thus
curteous
Gentlemen
,
building
vppon
my
woonted
foundation
of
your
friendly
acceptance
,
I
rest
your
debtors
,
and
will
studie
in
what
I
can
daily
to
make
you
amends
.
Yours
alwayes
.