FRiends
and
Confoederates
,
if
ye
maruaile
for
what
cause
we
Odcombians
onely
of
all
your
other
neighbours
whatsoeuer
ye
haue
bordering
about
your
towne
,
doe
no
lesse
valiantly
then
volunta●ly
present
our selues
in
this
military
manner
,
according
to
the
forme
of
martiall
discipline
before
the
face
of
your
whole
towne
,
and
your
fraternities
:
I
will
alledge
two
causes
why
ye
ought
to
pardon
our
boldnesse
in
this
behalfe
.
First
,
because
I
that
am
chosen
to
be
their
Generall
Captaine
,
haue
euer
from
mine
infancy
borne
that
loue
to
your
towne
,
that
I
thought
good
at
this
present
to
make
an
apparant
demonstration
thereof
by
some
extraordinary
action
;
being
also
the
principall
animator
of
my
whole
band
of
soldiers
to
ioyne
their
hands
,
their
hearts
and
their
purses
with
me
for
the
accomplishment
of
this
my
resolued
proiect
.
Secondly
,
because
although
we
are
come
vnto
you
with
martiall
instruments
,
yet
not
with
a
martiall
resolution
to
inuade
the
precincts
of
your
incorporation
by
force
of
armes
,
to
brandish
our
glittering
and
refulgent
swords
after
a
terrible
and
warlike
sort
against
you
,
to
bereaue
you
of
your
ancient
priuiledges
and
immunities
,
to
ransacke
your
houses
and
your
goods
,
to
subuert
your
whole
estates
,
to
lade
our selues
with
the
rich
spoyles
of
conquered
enemies
,
to
put
some
as
obstinate
and
stiffe-necked
rebels
to
the
furious
and
irrelenting
di●t
of
our
swords
,
to
embrace
others
with
the
ar
...
es
of
mercy
that
shall
humbly
submit
themselues
into
our
hands
,
and
after
to
carry
them
away
into
most
lamentable
captiuity
.
These
matters
(
deare
Consederates
)
we
neuer
as
much
as
harboured
in
our
thoughts
;
much
lesse
intended
to
put
any
such
hostility
in
execution
.
But
verily
we
are
come
vnto
you
for
a
contrary
purpose
,
namely
,
to
offer
our selues
euen
of
our
owne
accords
vnto
you
in
a
league
of
friendship
,
yea
such
a
league
,
the
like
whereof
made
betwixt
vs
Odcombians
and
you
Euillians
,
neither
antiquity
hath
recorded
,
nor
the
time
wherein
wee
liue
hath
seene
,
nor
succeeding
ages
could
haue
hoped
for
,
had
not
we
Odcombians
at
this
present
out
of
the
sincere
affection
we
beare
you
,
sued
vnto
you
for
this
confederacy
.
Moreouer
we
are
come
vnto
you
for
another
cause
,
which
is
very
honest
and
religious
:
for
we
determine
to
spend
our
money
with
you
for
the
benefit
of
your
Church
,
hoping
yea
most
earnestly
crauing
to
receiue
the
like
curtesie
againe
at
your
hands
for
our
Church
of
Odcombe
.
But
before
I
vse
any
further
speeches
vnto
you
concerning
the
confirming
of
this
foresaid
league
of
friendship
,
I
resolue
,
by
way
of
preuention
,
or
preoccupation
,
to
communicate
my
slender
opinion
into
you
concerning
the
lawfull
vse
of
that
,
for
the
which
we
are
now
assembled
,
I
meane
Church
ales
;
least
any
captious
and
carping
wits
should
deem
that
we
haue
intruded
our selues
into
your
liberties
,
as
a
very
disorderly
and
confused
crew
,
rather
to
giue
some
cause
of
offence
,
then
to
benefit
your
Church
.
Therefore
to
the
end
I
may
illustrate
this
present
matter
by
relating
examples
of
solemnities
vsed
in
ancient
ages
,
vnto
some
whereof
our
Church-ales
may
(
in
my
opinion
)
be
very
fitly
compared
,
I
will
exemplyfie
some
few
.
The
ancients
celebrated
solemne
meetings
at
certaine
times
of
the
yeare
for
their
pastimes
and
recreations
,
as
the
Romanes
had
their
seueral
[
a
](A19379-e7050-b)
a
These
feasts
are
treated
of
at
large
by
su●drie
ancient
Romane
writers
as
Liuie
,
Varro
,
Macrebius
,
Gellius
,
&c.
feasts
,
whereof
some
were
called
Bacchanalia
or
Dionysia
,
some
Saturnalia
,
some
Agonalia
,
some
Lupercalia
,
&
some
others
Amberualia
,
with
innumerable
more
that
were
ordained
for
sundrie
purposes
.
Likewise
the
Athenians
had
their
[
b
](A19379-e7130-b)
b
●ocrales
thereof
wrote
an
Oration
.
Panathenea
,
&
their
Thesmophoria
.
The
Thebans
their
[
c
](A19379-e7170-b)
c
Xenop
.
histo.
Graca
.
i.b.5
.
Aphrodisia
,
and
their
Trietericall
Orgia
celebrated
euery
third
yeare
vpon
Cithaeron
a
mountaine
of
Boeotia
.
The
Corinthians
their
[
d
](A19379-e7210-b)
d
Xmop
.
in
orat
.
de
A●esilao
.
Hyacinthia
.
The
Lacedemonians
their
[
e
](A19379-e7230-b)
e
Xenop
histo
G●
act.
lib.
5
.
Plut.
in
Lyeur
.
Phiditia
,
inuented
by
their
famous
lawgiuer
Lycurgus
,
and
so
called
from
the
Greeke
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
which
signifieth
parsimonie
,
because
those
feastes
exhibited
a
very
true
spectacle
of
sobriety
,
and
frugality
.
Finally
the
ancient
Christians
which
liued
about
the
beginning
of
the
Primitiue
Church
had
their
feasts
of
charity
,
which
they
called
in
Greek
[
f
](A19379-e7280-b)
f
Epist.
tude
.
Apustult
.
Tertull.
in
Apolog●tico
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
because
they
were
the
verie
meanes
to
confirme
mutuall
amitie
,
and
Christian
charity
betwixt
friends
and
friends
.
I
humbly
craue
pardon
for
mine
errour
(
if
at
the
least
l
erre
)
in
saying
that
these
Church
ales
which
we
vse
now
in
England
are
very
like
to
those
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
the
ancient
Christians
,
if
they
are
rightly
and
religiously
vsed
,
as
they
ought
to
be
without
any
outragious
enoimities
.
Truly
I
thinke
they
are
:
my
reason
is
,
because
these
are
feasts
of
charity
,
as
those
were
,
and
they
were
instituted
by
our
ancient
progenitors
for
many
hundred
years
ago
for
these
two
causes
of
especially
First
for
the
breeding
of
loue
betwixt
neighbors
,
&
secondly
for
the
raising
of
a
stocke
for
the
supporting
and
maintenance
of
our
Church
,
&
the
Church
affairs
:
so
that
I
do
most
confidently
beleeue
that
the
good
&
religious
vse
of
Church-ales
may
be
well
retained
,
if
the
abuses
thereof
be
vtterly
banished
,
and
exterminated
out
of
a
Christian
Commonwealth
,
as
drunkennesse
,
gluttonie
,
swearing
,
lasciuiousnesse
,
with
many
more
,
which
indeed
I
must
needs
confesse
seeme
to
be
the
inseparable
accidents
,
and
indiuiduall
adiuncts
of
Church-ales
.
But
ought
the
vse
of
Church-ales
,
which
were
first
destinated
for
a
religious
intent
,
to
be
absolutely
exti●pated
,
because
now
and
then
some
few
abuses
creepe
into
ciuill
and
sober
societies
,
by
the
meanes
of
some
dissolute
,
rusticall
,
and
ill-nurtured
pessants
?
Surely
no.
Neither
ought
they
which
doe
so
greatly
dislike
the
lawfull
vse
of
Church-ales
soberly
managed
for
the
benefit
of
a
stocke-spent
Church
,
incurre
lesse
reprehension
,
then
that
furious
king
of
Thrace
[
g
](A19379-e7310-b)
g
Hom.
Ilia
.
6
.
Lycurgus
,
who
because
many
of
his
subiects
were
often
times
drunke
with
the
wine
that
came
from
plentifull
vineyards
of
his
kingdome
,
in
his
angrie
passion
,
caused
all
the
vines
of
Thrace
to
be
rooted
vp●
an
action
verily
most
indiscreet
and
inconsiderate
.
For
it
behooued
him
rather
to
haue
rooted
away
the
abuse
,
I
meane
the
drunkennesse
of
his
subiects
,
then
to
abolish
both
the
vse
and
the
abuse
cleane
together
.
Therfore
let
vs
,
at
this
our
present
meeting
,
(
fellow
souldiers
)
imitate
the
feasts
of
those
ancient
and
religious
Christians
,
not
those
of
the
prophane
and
irreligious
Gentiles
,
wherein
were
exhibited
many
lasciuious
spectacles
,
that
as
certain
angling
hookes
yeelded
alluring
baites
to
draw
the
spectators
to
diuers
vanities
,
and
most
inciuill
outrage
:
but
we
Christians
ought
at
our
solemnities
to
expresse
a
very
patterne
of
modesty
,
and
temperance
,
yet
so
intermingled
and
seasoned
Atticis
leporibus
,
that
is
,
with
the
sauory
salt
of
pleasant
conceits
,
well
beseeming
both
the
time
,
the
place
,
and
the
persons
,
that
they
may
neither
sauour
of
a
rude
scurrility
on
the
one
side
,
nor
of
a
too
Cynicall
austeritie
on
the
other
side
,
but
keepe
the
golden
meane
,
which
vertue
betwixt
both
extremes
we
call
in
Greeke
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
in
Latine
vrbanitas
,
and
in
our
mother
English
tongue
,
ciuility
.
Now
for
as
much
as
this
sociable
&
neighborly
meeting
,
which
doth
tend
to
the
aduancement
of
our
Churches
wealth
,
cannot
be
performed
without
some
expences
of
mony
,
giue
me
leaue
I
pray
you
to
make
some
short
digression
from
my
maine
matter
,
to
the
end
to
animate
you
to
spend
your
money
for
so
laudable
a
purpose
.
Be
not
I
beseech
you
slaues
to
your
money
,
which
is
but
a
base
excrement
digged
out
of
the
very
bowels
of
the
earth
.
Worship
not
so
dumbe
an
image
,
as
a
litle
peece
of
stamped
gold
,
or
siluer
.
For
truly
I
may
very
fitly
terme
those
euen
worshippers
of
their
money
,
out
of
whose
purses
a
man
shall
with
greater
difficulty
draw
a
litle
peece
of
coine
,
althogh
it
be
for
the
benefit
of
their
country
,
the
credi●
of
themselues
,
the
good
of
their
soules
,
and
the
wealth
of
their
Church
,
then
Hercules
club
out
of
his
hands
.
Therefore
set
a
broach
your
pelse
at
so
opportune
a
time
as
this
is
;
howbeit
I
exhort
you
not
to
prodigality
,
which
is
an
extreme
vice
,
but
to
frugall
and
moderate
expences
for
the
aduantage
of
your
Church
.
Remember
that
golden
sentence
of
the
sweetest
Philosopher
that
euer
drew
vitall
breath
,
[
h
](A19379-e7370-b)
h
〈…〉
the
place
of
a
Captaine
:
to
that
I
deriue
the
word
Ducall
not
from
Dux
,
which
signifieth
a
Duke
,
that
is
,
a
supreme
or
soueraigne
Lord
of
a
Signiorie
or
free
State
,
as
the
Duke
of
Florence
,
the
Duke
of
Saxony
&
c.
f
For
the
name
of
Duke
I
did
not
challenge
it
my selfe
,
in
my
souiall
merriments
,
although
a
worshipfull
friend
of
mine
graced
me
with
the
religious
title
of
the
great
Duke
of
Charity●
but
more
properly
from
Dux
which
signifieth
a
Captaine
in
warre
which
word
.
commeth
from
Duke
,
that
signifieth
to
lead
an
armie
or
a
band
of
soulcicis
.
Plato
,
that
We
are
not
borne
for
our selues
onely
,
but
that
our
countrie
doth
challenge
one
part
of
our
birth
,
our
parents
another
,
and
our
friends
the
third
.
Taxe
mee
not
,
Confederates
,
of
arrogancy
,
though
I
doe
according
as
the
nature
of
my
place
and
office
doth
require
.
For
euen
as
it
behoueth
euery
prouident
and
prudent
Captaine
to
direct
&
instruct
his
souldiers
in
those
things
that
are
to
be
done
,
and
to
forbid
them
those
things
that
are
not
to
be
done
:
so
I
by
vertue
of
my
*
Ducal
authority
,
which
is
a
dignitie
that
I
haue
receiued
at
this
time
,
not
by
way
of
vsurpation
,
but
by
imposition
,
(
for
by
the
generall
consent
and
suffrages
of
you
all
it
was
imposed
vpon
me
)
by
vertuel
say
of
my
Ducall
authority
I
command
you
some
things
,
and
prohibit
you
some
other
things
.
The
things
that
I
command
you
are
these
.
First
a
mutuall
obliuion
of
all
iniuries
whatsoeuer
,
euen
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
till
this
present
day
,
(
if
at
the
least
any
haue
bene
offered
betwixt
vs
Odcombians
and
you
Euillians
)
according
to
the
imitation
of
that
memorable
[
i
](A19379-e7450-b)
i
Valer.
Max.
li.
4.
verum
memorabilium
Tul.
in
I.
Philippica
.
Xenop
.
histor.
Graca
.
3.
lib.
7
.
lust
.
lib.5
.
Diodorus
Siculus
lib.
14
.
historica
Bibliotheca
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
the
Athenians
,
that
is
,
an
obliuion
of
wrongs
,
which
was
established
by
their
valiant
Captaine
Thrasibulus
,
after
the
bloodie
gouernment
of
the
thirtie
tyrants
(
who
had
most
grieuously
dilaniated
the
whole
State
with
very
horrible
massacres
)
was
abrogated
and
defaced
out
of
the
Common-wealth
of
Athens
.
Secondly
,
friendly
,
louing
,
and
harmelesse
societie
,
ioyned
with
ciuill
and
discreet
merriments
fit
for
this
flourishing
time
of
the
yeare
.
Thirdly
,
a
cheerfull
spending
of
your
mony
without
any
base
whinching
or
murmuring
,
for
the
emolument
of
your
Church
.
The
things
that
I
prohibite
you
are
these
.
Drunkennesse
,
swearing
,
brawling
,
picking
of
quarrels
,
lasciuious
&
obscoene
communication
.
For
(
according
to
Menanders
speech
)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
is
,
euill
words
corrupt
manners
.
Finally
,
I
forbid
you
to
commit
any
enormous
outrage
,
whereby
we
should
scandalize
our
credit
,
and
make
our selues
infamous
in
our
country
.
For
these
foresaid
matters
beseeme
rather
the
wanton
feasts
of
the
goddesse
[
k
](A19379-e7500-b)
k
Aug.
de
Ciuit.
Dei
.
Flora
,
or
god
Bacchus
the
patron
of
drunkards
,
which
were
celebrated
amongst
the
barbarous
Paynims
,
then
the
sober
solemnities
of
godly
and
religious
Christians
.
But
whereas
at
the
beginning
of
my
Oration
I
called
you
Confederates
,
(
which
word
signifyeth
those
that
are
vnited
and
combined
together
in
a
league
of
friendship
)
not
because
ye
are
so
already
,
but
for
that
I
hope
yee
will
be
so
:
I
hold
it
expedient
to
vnfolde
vnto
you
the
ceremonies
which
were
heretofore
obserued
in
ancient
●●
at
the
making
of
leagues
,
and
to
declare
the
custome
which
I
would
haue
you
now
vse
touching
this
present
league
betweene
vs
.
It
was
the
custome
of
the
ancient
Romanes
(
as
[
i
](A19379-e7540-b)
i
Deca●
Liuie
their
most
peerelesse
and
incomparable
Historiographer
doth
'
record
)
that
a
certaine
Herauld
of
armes
should
at
the
Kings
commandement
take
an
hearbe
in
his
hand
,
and
strike
an
Hog
with
a
flint
stone
,
pronouncing
these
words
.
Sic
â
loue
feriatur
is
,
qui
sanctum
hoc
fregerit
foedus
,
vt
ego
hunc
porcum
ferio
:
that
is
,
I
pray
that
lupiter
may
so
strike
him
that
shall
violate
this
holy
league
,
as
I
now
strike
this
present
Hogge
.
But
Polybius
the
Arcadian
historian
affirmeth
in
his
third
booke
of
Histories
,
where
he
treateth
of
a
league
that
was
concluded
betwixt
the
Romans
and
the
Carthaginians
,
that
there
was
another
rite
.
For
he
saith
thus
.
As
soone
as
the
conditions
of
the
league
were
agreed
on
betwixt
the
parties
,
a
certaine
herauld
of
arms
took
a
stone
in
his
hand
,
and
vttered
these
words
:
If
I
make
this
league
without
any
guile
or
deceit
,
I
pray
the
goddes
to
giue
mee
most
happie
successe
in
my
affaires
.
But
if
I
doe
,
or
as
much
as
thinke
otherwise
then
according
to
the
couenants
of
the
league
,
I
wish
that
all
the
rest
being
saued
,
I
onely
may
perish
,
euen
as
this
stone
shall
by
and
by
fall
out
of
my
handes
:
and
there
withall
hee
presently
flung
away
the
stone
.
As
for
the
[
m
](A19379-e7600-b)
m
Polydorios
Virgilius
lib.
3
.
ca.
15.de
rerum
inuentoribus
.
Arabians
,
whensoeuer
they
contracted
confederacy
with
any
forraine
nation
,
one
standing
in
the
middest
betwixt
both
the
Ambassadors
,
strooke
with
a
certaine
sharpe
stone
the
palmes
of
the
handes
of
them
that
were
to
make
the
league
,
euen
about
their
greater
fingers
,
&
incontinently
taking
a
peece
of
flocks
out
of
the
garments
of
both
the
Ambassadors
,
annoynted
seuen
stones
that
were
put
in
the
middest
of
them
,
with
the
bloud
that
issued
out
of
their
hands
;
and
all
the
while
they
were
occupied
about
this
ceremonie
,
they
inuocated
Dionysius
and
Vrania
.
This
being
done
,
hee
that
was
the
mediator
of
making
the
league
betwixt
the
friends
,
ingaged
his
credit
,
as
suertie
for
the
stranger
:
which
league
they
also
thought
good
to
obserue
that
contracted
friendship
and
familiaritie
together
.
These
and
such
like
sundrie
formes
of
making
leagues
there
were
heretofore
amongest
the
ancient
Pagans
,
according
to
their
seueral
and
distinct
nations
.
But
we
setting
aside
these
superstitious
rites
,
as
being
for
many
ages
past
growen
stale
and
out
of
date
,
will
vnite
our selues
in
the
league
of
loue
,
especially
for
this
time
,
onely
by
the
ioyning
of
our
bands
together
,
a
token
very
sufficient
to
ratifie
an
euerlasting
and
inuiolable
vnion
betwixt
vs
.
DIXI
.
THIS
ORATION
FOLlowing
I
pronounced
at
Odcombe
to
the
Euillians
when
they
came
home
to
vs
.
DEere
Associates
,
we
entertaine
you
with
a
whole
volley
of
most
heartie
thankes
,
partly
for
the
bountifull
and
magnificent
entertainment
yee
lately
affoorded
vs
at
your
towne
,
and
partly
for
that
yee
haue
satisfied
our
expectation
by
reuifiting
vs
according
to
your
faithfull
promise
,
for
the
reliefe
of
our
Church
.
Truly
we
ingenuously
confesse
that
yee
Euillians
haue
iustly
merited
our
euerlasting
loue
,
in
that
ye
being
oppidanes
(
that
is
,
townesmen
)
[
*
](A19379-e7730-b)
*
At
the
pronouncing
of
this
word
,
a
volley
of
shot
was
discharged
by
twenty
Mus●
eters
.
borne
,
brought
vp
,
and
dwelling
in
a
rich
,
populous
,
and
fertile
towne
,
dotated
with
ancient
charters
and
priuiledges
,
yea
liuing
in
so
fat
a
soyle
,
that
it
doth
euen
flow
with
milke
and
honey
,
doe
vouchsafe
vs
your
poore
confederates
the
Odcombians
of
this
fauour
,
as
to
visite
vs
with
such
a
troope
of
the
most
selected
persons
of
your
towne
;
vs
I
say
the
Odcombians
,
being
a
rurall
and
mountanous
people
,
dwelling
vpon
a
billy
and
sterill
countrie
,
and
wanting
many
comfortable
helpes
of
life
,
which
both
Nature
and
Art
haue
most
abundantly
powred
out
vpon
you
.
Neuerthelesse
because
it
shall
not
be
thought
that
I
de●
rog●te
too
much
from
our selues
by
attributing
so
much
vnto
you
,
pardon
me
I
pray
you
though
I
speake
somewhat
in
commendations
of
this
little
parish
Odcombe
being
my
natiue
soyle
,
the
smoake
whereof
(
according
as
another
Author
saith
of
a
mans
natiue
countrey
)
is
more
deere
vnto
me
,
then
the
fire
of
a
forraine
place
:
and
the
rather
I
am
induced
to
digresse
somchin
;
into
the
praise
hereof
,
because
yee
shall
haue
the
lesse
occasion
to
repent
for
the
league
yee
haue
contracted
with
vs
,
as
being
no
perfidious
and
disloyall
slaues
,
but
such
as
will
,
while
our
breath
doth
last
,
shew
our selues
most
faithfull
and
sincere
friends
to
those
whom
wee
haue
once
entertained
in
our
friendship
.
[
a
](A19379-e7770-b)
a
Lucian
in
his
Treatise
intituled
Encomi●
patriae
,
whose
words
are
these
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
that
is
,
that
smoake
of
a
mans
owne
countrie
it
brightet
then
the
fire
of
an
other
country
.
Therefore
to
deriue
my
beginning
euen
from
that
which
is
the
necessariest
thing
that
man
hath
in
this
life
,
without
the
which
it
is
impossible
for
him
to
breath
as
much
as
one
minute
of
an
hower
,
I
meane
the
ayre
,
nature
the
best
perfectresse
of
things
hath
priuiledged
this
rien
soyle
of
Odcombe
with
so
great
a
prerogatiue
of
a
most
wholsome
and
pleasant
ayre
,
that
in
that
part
of
happinesse
we
hold
our selues
nothing
inferior
to
any
towne
or
parish
whatsoeuer
in
the
whole
Shirewe
dwel
in
,
nay
we
attribute
so
much
to
the
excellent
subtiltie
of
our
piercing
Odcombian
ayre
,
as
the
Poet
[
b
](A19379-e7830-b)
b
In
Epistola
ad
Mec●
Horace
did
to
the
aire
of
Baiae
a
famous
maritime
town
of
Campaniain
in
Italy
,
whereof
he
saith
thus
,
Nullus
in
orbe
locus
Baiis
praelucet
amoenis
.
That
is
,
no
place
whatsoeuer
within
the
whole
circumference
of
the
earth
doth
surpasse
pleasant
Baiae
for
the
incomparable
temperature
of
the
ayre
.
Neither
doe
we
Odcombians
sticke
to
affirme
that
our
ayre
is
as
sweete
as
that
of
the
royall
Citie
Madril
in
Spayne
,
Brixinia
in
the
Earldome
of
Tyrol
,
Serauallum
in
Italy
,
Ormus
in
Persia
,
Alexandria
in
Egypt
,
and
finally
Croton
in
Magna
Grecia
:
all
which
Cities
are
most
highly
extolled
both
by
the
ancient
and
moderne
Geographers
for
the
passing
amoenitie
of
their
ayre
.
The
second
thing
which
doth
euen
nobilitate
our
little
parish
(
being
also
such
a
speciall
accident
for
the
sustentation
of
mans
life
,
that
it
is
impossible
for
man
,
especially
in
this
part
of
Europe
,
to
liue
well
without
it
)
is
our
wooll
,
which
is
so
famous
for
the
singular
finenesse
thereof
,
that
wedare
boldly
auouch
,
that
no
place
whatsoeuer
in
England
yeeldeth
better
sauing
onely
[
c
](A19379-e7870-b)
c
Cambden
in
Herefordthite
Lemster
in
Hereford-shire
.
Neither
surely
is
this
a
thing
of
the
least
importance
to
ennoble
our
Parish
.
For
euen
as
[
d
](A19379-e7880-b)
d
Stephanus
de
vrbibus
.
Pompo
.
Mela.
lib.
●
.
Strabo
vulgo
Melazo
.
Miletus
which
was
in
times
past
the
verie
Queene
of
the
Cities
of
Ionia
in
Greece
,
and
the
mother
of
almost
●ou●escore
Colonies
,
grew
no
lesse
famous
for
the
singularity
of
her
wooll
,
which
was
distracted
into
diuers
regions
&
quarters
of
the
world
,
then
for
her
pleasant
situation
,
and
the
statelinesse
of
her
sumptuous
buildings
:
So
Odcombe
(
not
that
I
make
any
iust
comparison
betwixt
the
glorious
citie
of
Miletus
and
our
little
parish
,
being
but
as
it
were
an
handfull
in
respect
thereof
)
ought
to
be
much
the
better
regarded
,
by
reason
of
so
worthy
an
helpe
that
it
ministreth
to
couer
mans
nakednesse
.
The
third
is
the
conspicuous
eminencie
of
our
Church
,
being
erected
vpon
so
loftie
a
place
,
that
it
ouerprieth
and
ouertoppeth
the
whole
countrie
round
about
it
;
euen
as
that
notable
AEgyptian
watch
tower
called
[
e
](A19379-e7920-b)
e
Plinius
lib.
2.cap.85
.
Pharos
neere
to
Alexandria
,
which
was
built
by
Ptolomaeus
Philadelphus
vpon
so
eminent
an
hill
,
that
it
ouerlooked
the
whole
circum●acent
countrey
.
And
truly
this
our
Church
deserueth
commendation
in
consideration
both
of
the
nobility
of
the
founder
,
being
one
Moritonius
an
Earle
of
Normandie
,
that
came
into
this
land
(
as
I
haue
heard
)
with
William
the
Conqueror
;
and
also
of
the
antiquitie
.
For
it
is
at
the
least
fiue
hundred
yeares
agoe
since
the
first
foundation
thereof
was
laid
.
The
fourth
is
the
varietie
of
our
sweet
and
wholsome
springs
,
distributed
by
the
prouident
artifice
of
nature
into
sundrie
conuenient
places
of
our
parish
,
as
well
for
the
delight
as
the
vtility
of
our
inhabitants
,
and
endued
with
that
orient
and
Cristalline
cleerenesse
,
together
with
the
singular
effects
most
inseparably
therunto
adioyned
,
that
we
may
presume
to
compare
them
with
whatsoeuer
fountains
are
reputed
the
excellentest
in
our
whole
countrey
.
The
fift
and
last
is
that
which
shall
(
I
hope
)
encourage
you
to
perseuere
most
constantly
in
your
league
,
namely
,
our
vnity
&
perfect
loue
amongst
our selues
;
for
we
all
from
the
verie
highest
to
the
lowest
are
most
firmly
knit
togither
in
an
indissoluble
knot
of
friendship
.
It
fareth
not
with
vs
as
it
dothoftentimes
with
citizens
and
townsmen
.
For
they
are
eftsoones
so
inraged
and
inflamed
with
the
burning
7
eale
of
ambition
,
that
they
foster
many
turbulent
factions
,
and
oppose
themselues
in
such
virulent
and
hostile
manner
against
each
other
,
that
now
and
then
there
fall
out
most
grieuous
broyles
and
mutinies
betwixt
them
,
whereby
the
strength
of
their
societies
is
the
sooner
weakened
and
dissolued
:
but
wee
Odcombians
conioyne
our selues
together
in
one
,
euen
as
the
members
in
mans
bodie
without
any
emulation
,
or
repining
at
each
others
prosperous
estate
,
and
dispose
our
affections
as
a
well-tuned
harmonie
,
that
they
neuer
suffer
any
iatring
discord
.
So
that
by
this
sympathie
of
our
neighbourly
loue
wee
waxe
the
stronger
,
and
become
euen
inexpugnable
to
our
enemies
,
if
at
the
least
wee
haue
any
.
Heerein
wee
follow
the
wise
counsaile
of
that
sage
Scythian
[
f
](A19379-e7980-b)
f
Plutar●bus
:
Scylurus
,
who
being
on
his
death
bed
called
to
him
all
his
sonnes
,
which
were
in
number
fourescore
,
to
all
whom
seuerally
one
after
another
bee
deliuered
a
sheafe
of
arrowes
bound
vp
together
,
commaunding
them
to
breake
those
arrowes
as
they
were
so
bound
;
they
tried
,
but
were
not
able
to
doe
it
.
Whereupon
hee
tooke
the
sheafe
againe
into
his
owne
handes
,
and
hauing
loosed
the
bond
,
hee
easily
brake
all
those
shaftes
being
sundred
one
from
another
,
which
hee
could
not
doe
,
when
they
were
bound
together
.
By
which
token
hee
intimated
to
them
that
they
should
bee
strong
and
inuincible
,
as
long
as
they
perseuered
in
the
bond
of
vnitie
,
but
should
quickly
come
to
vtter
ruine
and
destruction
,
if
by
their
priuate
dissentions
they
were
diuided
asunder
.
Therefore
,
louing
Confederates
,
imitate
vs
Odcombians
in
this
our
vnitie
,
so
that
not
onely
yee
your selues
may
cherish
and
embrace
mutuall
loue
amongest
your selues
,
but
also
that
yee
and
wee
ioyntly
together
may
expresse
such
sinceritie
of
friendshippe
,
by
reason
of
this
late
league
confirmed
betwixt
vs
,
that
wee
may
bee
as
it
were
one
fraternitie
,
one
neighbourhoode
.
Now
if
any
shall
reprehend
mee
of
partialitie
,
for
attributing
so
much
to
my
natiue
countrey
,
which
seemeth
indeede
in
outward
shewe
but
a
verie
obscure
and
ignoble
place
:
I
heartily
craue
pardon
for
my
presumption
in
this
behalfe
,
being
by
so
much
the
more
pardonable
,
by
how
much
the
lesse
I
did
euer
illustrate
my
countrey
with
any
condigne
prayses
heretofore
in
all
my
life
till
this
present
time
.
Desiring
my
countrey-men
also
the
Odcombians
to
take
this
my
present
speech
as
a
sufficient
satisfaction
and
recompence
in
liew
of
my
long
silence
of
Odcombe
,
for
whose
good
and
saferie
,
I
hope
I
shall
bee
as
readie
to
expose
my
bodie
to
any
perils
,
(
if
opportunitie
shall
so
require
)
yea
,
(
which
is
more
)
to
powre
out
my
deerest
vitall
bloud
,
as
euer
was
noble
[
g
](A19379-e8040-b)
g
●u●lirus
lib.
2.sectio.5
.
Codrus
for
his
Countrey
of
Athens
,
[
h
](A19379-e8060-b)
h
Liuius
Deca
.
Marcus
Curtius
for
Rome
,
or
the
famous
Ladie
Androclea
for
Thebes
..
[
i
](A19379-e8100-b)
i
Pausanias
lib.
9.
Boeticorum
.
As
concerning
the
entertainment
which
ye
expect
at
our
hands
,
pardon
vs
we
pray
you
,
though
we
requite
you
not
with
a
correspondent
proportion
both
in
manner
and
matter
like
vnto
yours
.
For
we
want
those
meanes
to
expresse
our
bountie
towards
you
,
as
yee
oppidanes
are
plentifully
furnished
with
all
.
But
this
wee
will
assure
you
,
that
the
defect
of
your
entertainment
shall
bee
most
abundantly
supplied
with
the
integrity
of
our
heartie
loue
and
affection
.
Truly
wee
haue
neither
Bulles
,
nor
Beares
,
nor
Apes
that
are
wont
sometimes
to
be
beaten
vpon
skittish
iades
,
nor
any
such
things
to
shew
you
,
for
the
sight
wherof
together
with
the
most
peeuish
pastimes
that
they
yeeld
to
their
spectators
,
many
men
are
often
times
drawen
to
vndertake
long
and
chargeable
iournies
:
but
in
steed
thereof
we
shew
you
our
men
,
that
like
valiant
Martialists
present
them
;
selues
vnto
you
with
their
warlike
munition
,
some
with
partizans
,
some
with
those
remorselesse
and
mercilesse
instruments
which
were
for
almost
seuen
score
yeares
agoe
inuented
by
a
certaine
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Polydor.
Virgil
.
&c.
Germane
as
a
pernicious
bane
of
many
millions
of
worthy
men
,
I
meane
Muskets
and
Caliuers
;
and
some
other
with
swords
,
with
all
which
weapons
we
Odcombians
can
(
if
neede
requireth
)
maintaine
right
,
and
repulse
wrong
:
but
these
instruments
which
were
made
for
the
effusion
of
bloud
,
we
like
peaceable
men
lay
aside
at
the
entertaining
of
you
,
and
with
our
Laurell
branches
in
our
hands
,
which
are
the
true
ensignes
of
peace
,
most
effectionately
ambrace
you
as
our
deere
friends
.
But
seeing
I
perceiue
that
the
time
doth
impose
silence
vpon
me
,
I
will
breake
off
further
circumstances
,
which
doe
breed
a
tedious
wearisomenesse
to
the
eares
of
the
hearers
:
and
finally
conclude
my
speech
with
this
request
,
namely
to
intreate
you
all
,
and
that
most
instantly
,
that
yee
would
as
louingly
accept
of
this
rurall
entertainment
,
which
our
parish
shal
now
yeeld
you
,
as
of
luxurious
and
Epicurious
delicacy
,
which
Cities
and
townes
doe
oftentimes
affoord
their
guestes
;
seeing
kinde
entertainment
ought
not
so
much
to
be
measured
by
the
curiositie
of
delicious
cates
,
as
by
the
vnfained
welcome
and
entire
beneuolence
of
the
inuiting
friends
.
DIXI
.