the Spaniards 54 Of the old Duke of Larma 54 Materiall thinks of the Match 55 The witty Speech of the Marquis of Montesclares 57 Of Count Mansfields notable retreat to Breda his chiefest exploit 58 Of our Prince his arrival at the Court of Spain his usage there and som passages of Gondamars 60 Of his comportment in courting the Lady Infanta c. 64 A witty saying of a Spanish woman 63 Of their baiting of Bulls with men 64 Verses upon the Prince his wooing 66 The monstrous manner of Osman the great Turks death with som Observations theron 70 Of his ominoâ—…s dream and the grand Visiers Prediction to Sir Tho. Roe 73 A Discours 'twixt our Prince and the King of Spain 74 Of our Prince his departure thence 76 How matters stood after his departure 77 Preparations made for the wedding day 79 The Earl of Bristolls Audience upon his receiving a new Commission 80 Probabilities that the Spaniard intended a Match with England 79 My Lo. Pagetts witty Speech in Parlement 80 Of the Bishop of Halverstadt 81 The notable Plot the two Spanish Ambassadors invented to demolish the Duke of Buck. 82 The high proffers that wer made the Earl of Bristoll if he would stay in Spain 97 Of the manner of the proceedings of the Spanish Match by way of comparison 83 The breach of the Spanish Match by a Philosophical comparison 83 An Abstract of the Spanish Monarchy of its growth of the soyl and the humor of the Inhabitants from 87 to 93 Of things happen'd at the siege of Bergen op Zooma A pleasant Tale of a lame Captain 94 Of the vertu of Familiar Letters 96 Of that stupendous Monument the Escurial 96 Of the late famous Duke of Ossuna divers passages 98 Of writing by Cypher 99 A memorable Passage of the Jesuits 98 A facetious Tale of a Soldier 100 This third Section contains divers intrinsecall Passages more of the Treaties both of Match and Palatinat The fourth Section OF the Jewels that were left in the Court of Spain to be presented at the Betrothing day 101 Of the fruitfulnes of frendship 103 Of Count Mansfelt 104 An exact Relation of his late Majesties death by an eye-witnes 106 Of my Lo Verulam after his fall 108 Cautions for Marriage 109 The disasterous death of young Prince Frederic 110 Of the Treaty of a Match with France and of Cardinal Richelieu 111 How lively Letters represent the inward man 112 The Capitulation of the Match with France 114 Of Monsieurs marriage 115 The rare perfections of the late Marchioness of Winchester 116 Of Grave Maurice's death of the taking of Breda 117 The sorry success of our Fleet to Cales under the Lord Wimbledon 119 Som advertisements to the Duke of Buckingham before the Parlement 121 The tru nature of love 12â—… Of Count Mansfelt 124 Cardinall Richelieu's first rise 111 A facetious saying of the Queen of France touching Co Mansfelt 124 A clashing 'twixt Buckingham and Bristoll 124 A Comparison 'twixt the Infanta and the Daughter of France 126 A facetious Pasquil in Rome 125 The speedy conclusion of the French Match and a facetious tale of the Pope 125 Her Majesties arrivall in England 126 The dissolution of the Parlement at Oxon and of the Lord Keeper Williams 127 Of the Renvoy of her Majesties French servants c. 130 The reasons alleaged for Lone-monies 131 A memorable example in the person of a Spanish Captain how strangely a sudden conceit may work within us 132 The fifth Section A Northern Letter 135 Our breach with France and our ill success at the Isle of Rets 139 The Lord Denbighs sorry return from before Rochell 140 Of the Wars in Italy about the Dutchy of Mantoua 137 A circumstantiall relation of the D. of Buck death by an eye-witness 141 The Lord of Lindseys return from before Rochel the taking and dismantling of her by the French King 143 Colonell Grayes quick device to save his life out of a saltpit 139 A methodicall Incitement for an Oxford Student 144 Of the taking the great Royall Ship the Holy Spirit of the French by Sir Sackvil Trever 145 A dehortatory letter from swearing with examples of all sorts 147 A Hymn therupon 149 The properties of a Foot-man 151 Of Ben Iohnsons Genius 154 Of tardy Courtesies 156 Som amorous Sonnets of black eyes c. 158 A check against habit of drinking 162 A Poem upon the British language 164 A witty reply to Sir Ed Coke by a Country man 155 A character of Sir Posthumus Hobby 156 The first rise of the Lord Strafford 156 The King of Swedens first rushing into Germany 165 The King of Denmarks ill success against Tilly and the favourable peace he obtained 165 Of a ragged illegible hand 166 The proud inscription the French King left upon a triumphant Pillar on one of the Alpian hills 167 Of Sir Ken Digbies Exploits against the Venetian Galleasses c. 168 A geere put upon Sir Tho. Edmonds being Ambassadour in France 169 Another geere of the French Ambassadour 169 Of Sir Tho. Wentworth's violent rising up 170 Of the King of Swedens monstrous Progres his clashing with the English and French Ambassadors 173 A Letter of thanks 172 A discription of an Ollapodrida 174 Of the Spanish Inquisition 178 The death of the Queen Dowager of Denmark His Majesties Grandmother the richest Princess of Christendom c. 175 The sixth Section AN exact relation of the Erl of Leicesters Embassie to the King of Denmark and other Princes 188 Som remarkable passages in the Danish Court 183 Of Hamburgh and the Hans Towns their beginning and the famous quarrell they had with Queen Eliza. 184 The marvelous resemblance of Holsteyn men with the English c. 187 The King of Swedens related by an eye-witnes his aversion to the English c. 193 The Palsgraves death 193 The late Pope's compliance with him 191 A strange apparition happened in the West about a dying Gentleman 194 Of Noy the Atturney and of ship-money 196 Of the Lord Westons Embassie to Italy and a clashing 'twixt my Lord of Holland and him 196 The Queen Mothers and Monsieurs retirement to Flanders 195 A Christmas Hymn 197 Of the condition of the Jewes squanderd up and down the World how they came to be so cunning and hatefull from whence they expect their Messias c. 202 〈…〉 The sudden comfort of Letters 203 Of a strange Pattent given a Scotchman 203 Of Atturney Noy's death and the od wilâ—… he made c. 204 The arrivall of the Prince Elector and of Prince Rupert to England their designes 205 Monsieur steales from Brussells 206 A Herald of Armes sent from France to denounce War against Spaine 206 Of Mountmorencys death 206 A memorable example of the force of affection in the person of a French Lady 207 Of Peter van Heyns mighty Plaâ—…e prize c. 210 Of judgements fallen upon disobedient children 211 The Earl of Arondels return from the German
their days in meditation and in preparing themselves for another world Charles the Emperor shew'd them the way who left the Empire to his brother and all the rest of his Dominions to his son Philip the second and so taking with him his two sisters he retir'd into a Monastery they into a Nunnery this doth not suit well with the genius of an Englishman who loves not to pull off his cloaths till he goes to bed I will conclude with some Verses I saw under a huge Rodomontado picture of the Duke of Lerma wherin he is painted like a Giant bearing up the Monarchy of Spain that of France and the Popedom upon his shoulders with this Stanza Sobre les ombros d'este Atlante Yazen en aquestos dias Estas tres Monarquias Upon the shoulders of this Atlas lies The Popedom and two mighty Monarchies So I most humbly kiss your Lordships hands and rest ever most ready Madrid 3 Febr. 1622. At your Lordships command J. H. XII To my Father SIR ALL affairs went on fairly here specially that of the match when Master Endymion Porter brought lately my Lord of Bâ—…istoll a dispatch from England of a high nature wherin the Earl is commanded to represent unto this King how much his Majesty of great Britain since the beginning of these German wars hath labourd to merit well of this Crown and of the whole House of Austria by a long and lingring patience grounded still upon assurances hence that care should be had of his honor his Daughters joynture and grand-childrens patrimony yet how crosly all things had proceeded in the Treaty at Bruxells manag'd by Sir Richard Weston as also that in the Palatinat by the Lord Chichester how in treating time the Town and Castle of Heidelberg were taken Manbeim besieg'd and all acts of Hostility us'd notwithstanding the fair professions made by this King the Infanta at Bruxells and other his Ministers How meerly out of respect to this King he had neglected all Martiall means which probably might have preserv'd the Palatinat those thin Garrisons which he had sent thither being rather for honors sake to keep a footing untill a generall accommodation than that he relyed any way upon their strength And since that there are no other fruits of all this but reproach and scorn and that those good Offices which he us'd towards the Emperor on the behalf of his Son in law which he was so much encouraged by Letters from hence should take effect have not sorted to any other issue than to a plain affront and a high injuring of both their Majesties though in a different degree The Earl is to tell him that his Majesty of great Britain hopes and desires that out of a true apprehension of these wrongs offerd unto them both he will as his dear and loving brother faithfully promise and undertake upon his honor confirming the same under his hand and seal either that Heidelberg shall be within seventy days rendred into his hands as also that ther shall be within the said term of seventy days a suspension of arms in the Palatinat and that a Treaty shall recommence upon such terms as he propounded in November last which this King held then to be reasonable And in case that this be not yeelded unto by the Emperor that then this King joyn forces with his Majesty of England for the recovery of the Palatinat which upon this trust hath been lost or in case his forces at this time be otherwise employ'd that they cannot give his Majesty that assistance he desires and deserves that at least he will permit a free and friendly passage through his Territories for such Forces as his Mejesty of great Britain shall employ into Germany Of all which if the Earl of Bristoll hath not from the King of Spain a direct assurance under his hand and Seal ten days after his audience that then he take his leave and return to England to his Majesties presence els to proceed in the negotiation of the match according to former instructions This was the main substance of his Majesties late letter yet there was a postill added that in case a rupture happen 'twixt the two Crowns the Earl should not com instantly and abruptly â—…way but that he should send advice first to England and carry the busines so that the world should not presently know of it Notwithstanding all these traverses we are confident here that the match will take otherwise my Cake is Dow. There was a great difference in one of the capitulations 'twixt the two Kings how long the children which should issue of this marriage were to continue sub regimine Matris under the tutele of the Mother This King demanded 14 years at first then twelve but now he is come to nine which is newly condescended unto I receiv'd yours of the first of September in another from Sir Iames Crofts wherin it was no small comfort to me to hear of your health I am to go hence shortly for Sardinia a dangerous voyage by reason of Algier Pirats I humbly desire your prayers may accompany Madrid 23 Febr. 1622. Your dutifull Son J. H. XIII To Sir James Crofts Knight SIR YOurs of the second of October came to safe hand with the inclos'd you write that there came dispatches lately from Rome wherin the Pope seems to endevour to insinuat himself into a direct treaty with England and to negotiat immediatly with our King touching the dispensation which he not only labours to evade but utterly disclaims it being by Article the task of this King to procure all dispatches thence I thank you for sending me this news You shall understand there came lately an express from Rome also to this Court touching the business of the match which gave very good content but the dispatch and new instructions which Mr. Endymion Porter brought my Lord of Bristoll lately from England touching the Prince Palatinat fills us with apprehensions of fear Our Ambassadors here have had audience of this King already about those Propositions and we hope that Master Porter will carry back such things as will satisfie Touching the two points in the Treaty wherin the two Kings differ'd most viz. about the education of the children and the exemption of the Infanta's Ecclesiastic servants from secular jurisdiction both these points are clear'd for the Spaniard is com from fourteen years to ten and for so long time the Infant Princes shall remain under the mothers government And for the other point the Ecclesiasticall Superior shall first take notice of the offence that shall be committed by any spirituall person belonging to the Infanta's family and according to the merit therof either deliver him by degradation to the secular justice or banish him the Kingdom according to the quality of the delict and it is the same that is practis'd in this Kingdom and other parts that adhere to Rome The Conde de Monterrey goes Vice-roy to Naples the Marquis de Montesclaros being
Diet. 212 Lorain taken by the French 212 Of Translations 213 The young Prince Electors ill success in Germany and Prince Rupert taken Prisoner c. 215 The most tragicall death of the Erl of Warfuzee at Liege 216 Upon Ben Iohnsons death 217 A method in devotion 217 Razevil com from Poland Ambassador 210 The Scots Comanders returning from Germany flant at the English Court 210 Of the Soveraign of the Sea her dimensions and charge 222 Of King Edgar his mighty Navall power and lofty title c. 222 Of the heat and medicinall virtu of the Bath 225 The splendor of the Irish Court 226 Of a memorable passage in Suidas touching our Saviour 227 Of Edinburgh 228 A dispute 'twixt a Vintner and a Shoomaker about Bishops 229 Of that furious Navall fight 'twixt Oquendo and the Hollanders in the Downes 231 Of Chimistry 232 The revolt of Catalonia and the utter defection of Portugal from the Spaniard 233 The dolefull casting away of Captain Limmery's ship valued at 400000 pounds 234 Of a hideous Serpent found in a young Gentlemans heart in Holborn and other ill-favoured auguries 235 Of monstrous prophane Epithets given the French Cardinall 236 Som facetious passages of the old Duke of Espernon 238 Of comfort in captivity 240 Of a miraculous accident happen'd in Hamelen in Germany 240 Of the calamities of the times 241 Of self examination 243 Of Merchant Adventurers 245 Of the late Popes death and the election of this by the Spanish faction his propensity to Peace and the impossibility of it 246 Marquis Pawlet his ingenious Motto 248 Of the Ape of Paris applied to these times Of affliction 249 Of a tru frend 250 Of a strange peeple lately discovered in Spain 251 Of Moderation and Equanimity 253 Of the fruits of affliction 253 Of Wiving 254 Epistolae Ho-Elianae Familiar LETTERS I. To Sir J. S. at LEEDS Castle SIR IT was a quaint difference the Ancients did put twixt a Letter and an Oration that the one should be attird like a Woman the other like a Man The latter of the two is allowd large side robes as long periods parenthesis similes examples and other parts of Rhetorical flourishes But a â—…etter or Epistle should be short-coated and closely couchd a Hungerlin becomes a Letter more hansomly then a gown Indeed we should write as we speak and that 's a true familiar Letter which expresseth ones mind as if he were discoursing with the party to whom he writes in succinct and short terms The Toung and the Pâ—…n are both of them Interproters of the mind but I hold the Pen to be the more faithful of the two The Toung in udo posita being seated in a moyst slippery place may fail and falter in her sudden extemporal expressions but the Pen having a greater advantage of premeditation is not so subject to error and leaves things behind it upon firm and authentic record Now Letters though they be capable of any subject yet commonly they are either Narratory Objurgatory Consolatory Monitory oâ—… Cougratulatory The first consists of relations The second of reprehensions The third of comfort The last two of counsel and joy There are some who in lieu of Letters write Homilies they Preach when they should Epistolize There are others that turn them to tedious tractats this is to make Letters degenerat from their tru nature Some modern Authors there are who have expos'd their Letters to the world but most of them I mean among your Latin Epistolizers go fraighted with meer Bartholomew ware with trite and trivial phrases only listed with pedandic shreds of Shool-boy verses Others ther are among our next transmarin neighbours Eastward 〈◊〉 write in their own language but their stile is so soft and 〈◊〉 that their Letters may be said to be like bodies of loâ—…se slesh without sinews they have neither joynâ—… of art nor 〈◊〉 in them They have a kind of simpering and â—…ank hectic expressions made up of a bombast of words and finical affected complement only â—… cannot well away with such sleazy stuff with such cobweb-compositions where there is no strength of matter nothing for the Reader to carry away with him that may enlarge the notions of his soul One shall hardly find an apotheâ—…m example simile or any thing of Philosophy History or solid knowledg or as much as one new created phrase in a hundred of them and to dâ—…aw any observations out of them were as if one went about to disâ—…il cream out of froth Insomuch that it may be said of them what was said of the Eccho That she is a meer sound and nothing else I return you your Balzaâ—… by thiâ—… bearer and when I found those Letters wherein he is so familiar with his King so flat and those to Richelieu so puff'd with prophane hyperboles and larded up and down with such gross flatteries with others besides which he sends as Urinals up and down the world to look into his water for discovery of the câ—…azie condition of his body I foâ—…bore him further so I am Your most affectionate servitor J. H. H'â—…stminster 25. Julii 1625. II. To my Father upon my first going beyond Sea SIR I Should be much wanting to my self and to thaâ—… obligation of Duty the Law of God and his Handmaid Nature hath imposed upon me if I should not acquaint you with the course and quality of my affairs and fortunes specially at this time that I am upon point of erossing the Seas to eat my bread abroad Nor is it the common relation of a Son that only induc'd me hereunto but that most indulgent and costly Care you have been pleased in so extraordinary a manner to have had of my breeding though but one child of fifteen by placing me in a choice methodicall School so far distant from your dwelling under a learâ—…ed though lashing Master and by transplanting me thence â—…o Oxford to be graduated and so holding me still up by the â—…hin untill I could swim without Bladders This Patrimony â—…f liberall Education you have been Pleased to endow me withal â—… now carry along with me abroad as a sure inseparable Treâ—…ure nor do I feel it any burden or encumbrance unto me at all And what danger soever my person or other things I have about â—…e do incur yet I do not fear the losing of this either by Shipâ—…rack or Pyrats at Sea nor by Robbers or Fire or any other Casualty ashore And at my return to England I hope at leastwâ—…â—… shall do my endeavour that you may finde this Patrimony imâ—…roved somewhat to your comfort The main of my employment is from that gallant Knight Sir Robert Mansell who with my Lord of Pembrook and divers â—…ther of the prime Lords of the Court have got the sole Patent â—…f making all sorts of Glass with Pit-cole onely to save those â—…uge proportions of Wood which were consumed formerly in the Glasse Furnaces And this Business being of that nature that â—…e Workmen are to
the Hague in Holland having made a long progres or rather a pilgrimage about Germany from Prague The old Duke of Bavaria his Uncle is chosen Elector and Arch sâ—…wer of the Roman Empire in his place but as they say in an imperfect Diet and with this proviso that the transferring of this Election upon the Bavarian shall not prejudice the next heir Thâ—…r is one Count Mansfelt that begins to get a great name in Germany and he with the Duke of Brunswick who is a temporall Bpp. of Halverstade have a considerable Army on foot for the Lady Elizabeth which in the low Countreys and som parts of Germany is called the Queen of Boheme and for her winning Princely comportment thâ—… Queen of Hearts Sir Arthur Chichester is come back from the Palatinate much complaining of the small Army that was sent thither under Sir Horace Vere which should have been greater or none at all My Lord of Buckingham having been long since Master of the Horse at Court is now made Master also of all the woodâ—…n Horses in the Kingdom which indeed are our best Horses for he is to be High Admirall of England so he is becom Dominus Equorum Aquarum The late Lord Threâ—… Cranfield grows alâ—…o very powerfull but the City hates him for having betrayed their greatest secrets which he was capable to know more than another having been formerly a Merchant I think I shall have no opportunity to write to you again till I bet other side of the Sea therfore I humbly take my leave and ask your blessing that I may the better prosper in my proceedings So I am Your dutifull Son J. H. March 19. 1621. XIII To Sir John Smith Knight SIR THe first ground I set foot upon after this my second transmaâ—… voyage was Trevere the Scots Staple in Zeland thence 〈◊〉 sail'd to Holland in which passage we might see divers Steeples and Turâ—…ets under water of Towns that as we were told were swallowed up by a Dâ—…luge within the memory of man we went afterwards to the Hague where ther are hard by though in severall places two wonderfull things to be seen one of Art the other of Nature That of Art is a Waggon or Ship or a Monster mixâ—… of both like the Hippocentaure who was half man and half horse this Engin hath wheels and sayls that will hold above twenty people and goes with the wind being drawn or mov'd by nothing els and will run the wind being good and the sayls hois'd up above fifteen miles an hour upon the even hard sands they say this invention was found out to entertain Spinola when he came hither to treat of the last Truce That wonder of Nature is a Church-Monument where an Earl and a Lady are engraven with 365 Children about them which were all delivered at one birth they were half male half femal the Bason hangs in the Church which carried them to be Christned and the Bishops Name who did it and the Story of this Miracle with the year and the day of the month mentioned which is not yet 200 years ago and the Sâ—…ory is this That Countesse walking about her door after dinner ther came a Begger-woman with two children upon her back 〈◊〉 beg alms the Countesse asking whether those children were her own she answered she had them both at one birth and by one father who was her husband The Countesse would not onely give her aâ—…y alms but revil'd her bitterly saying it was impossible for one man to get two children at once The begger-woman being thus provok'd with ill words and without alms fell to imprecations that it should please God to shew his judgment upon her and that she might bear at one birth aâ—… many children as ther be dayes in the year which she did before the same years end having never born child before We are now in North Holland where I never saw so many amongst so few sick of Lâ—…prosies and the reason is because they commonly eat abundance of fresh Fish A Gentleman told me that the women of this Countrey when they are delivered ther comes out of the womb a living creature besides the child call'd Zuâ—…chie likest to a Bat of any other creature which the Midwiâ—…s throw into the 〈◊〉 holding sheets before the chimney lest iâ—… should fly away Master Altham desires his service be presented to You and your Lady to Sir Iohn Franklin and all at the Hill the like doe I humbly crave at your hands the Italian and French Manuscripts you pleas'd to favour me withall I leâ—… at Mr. Seiles the Stationer whence if you have them not already you may please to send for them So in all affection I kisse your hands and am Your humble Servitor J. H. Trevere 10th of Apr. 1622. XIV To ' the Right honble the Lord Vicount Colchester after Earl Rivers Right honble THe commands your Lopp pleas'd to impose upon me when I left England and those high favors wherin I stand bound to your Lopp call upon me at this time to send your Lopp â—…om small fruits of my forren Travell Marquis Spinola is return'd from the Palatinat where he was so fortunat that like Caesar 〈◊〉 came saw and overcame notwithstanding that huge Army of the Princes of the Union consisting of forty thousand men wheras his was under twenty but made up of old â—…ough blades and veteran Commanders He hath now chang'd his coaâ—… and taken up his old Commission again from Don Philippo wheras during that expedition he call'd himself Caesars servant I hear the Emperor hath transmitted the upper Palatinat to the Duke of Bavaria as caution for those moneys he hath expended in these wars And the King of Spain is the Emperors Commissary for the lower Palatinat They both pretend that they were bound to obey the Imperiall summons to assist Caesar in these wars the one as he was Duke of Burgundy the other of Bavaria both which Countreys are â—…eudetarie to the Empire els they had incurr'd the Imperiall bun It is'fear'd this German war will be as the Frenchman saith de longue halaine long breath'd â—…or ther are great powers on both sides and they say the King of Denmark is arming Having made a leasurely so journ in this Town I had spare houâ—… to couch in writing a survay of these Countreys which I have now traversd the second time but in regard it would be a great bulk for a Letter I send it your Lopp apart and when I return to England I shall be bold to attend your Lopp for correction of my faults In the interim I rest Antwerp May 1. 1622. My Lord Your thrice humble Serviv J. H. XV A survey of the seventeen Provinces My Lord TO attempt a precise description of each of the seventeen Provinces and of its Progression Privileges and Primitive government were a task of no lesse confusion than labour Let it suffice to know that since Flanders and Holland were erected to Earldoms and
of the King of England with other Kings 102 A Letter of respects to a Lady 104 A caution not to neglect the Latine for any vulgar Language 105 Of Praises to God and how they are the best Oblations 106 A facetious Tale of Henry the Fourth of France 107 America only free from Mahometisme 18 The Alchoran brought in by the Alfange 19 Arabic the sole Language of the Alchoran 17 Of the black Bean in Mahomets heart 3 Of vanity of beauties 2 The Mendicant Friers make a kind of amends for the excesses of the Cardinalls and Bishops 6 Of borrowing and buying of Books 34 Canary the best of Wine 74 Christianity more subject to variety of opinions than any other Religion and the cause therof 12 Advice from attempting a busines 27 Reputation like a Venice glass 26 A Fable of Fire Water and Fame 26 Advice to a young Soldier 26 A facetious Tale of a Soldier 27 Two famous sayings of Secretary Walsingham and Cecill 29 Of delay in busines 29 Of dispatch 29 The Mulberry an Embleme of Wisdom 30 The famous saying of Charles the fift 30 Of matches 'twixt England and Spain 30 Of the falling off of Catalonia and Portugall from the King of Spain and a judgment upon it 31 The vertu of money 31 A famous saying of Cap. Talbot 31 Of a hard intricat busines 32 Of the vertu of Letters 33 A Letter of reprehension for careles writing 34 Som amorous Stanza's 35 A Letter of gratitude 36 An Apology for Women 37 Of good and bad Women 37 Of free courtesies 38 A courtesie may be marr'd in the Mode 38 An Apology for silence 39 A Tale of a Nâ—…apolitan Confessor 39 A new Island discover'd hard by the Terreras 39 Of the Hill Vesuvius 39 Som rarities of Venice 40 Of the Genoways 40 Of our Indian Mariners 40 Grunnius Sophista's last VVill. 42 The Authors last Testament 43 Of Melancholy 44 A facetious tale of a Porter 45 A modest reply of a Letter of praise 46 A Letter of Patience 47 Of Chymistry 47 Of the Diseases of the time 47 A Letter of Recommendation 48 Of superfluâ—…us Servants 48 An advice to Travell 49 Of reading of Books 40 Of partiality of News 50 The History of Conanus and the 11000 Virgins mistaken 51 Of Prisoners 52 The Authors Epitaph 52 Advice to a Cambridg Scholar 53 A Letter of comfort 54 The effects of imprisonment 55 Of Chymistry 55 Of Dunkirk 56 A Letter of State 56 A Tale of the late Queen of Spain 57 The Turks Prayer 58 Of Nature Fate and Time 58 A Consolatory Letter 58 A modest reply to a Letter Encomiastic 59 A Letter of reprehension for not writing 60 Of Q. Eliz. pro con 61 How the Spaniards charge her 61 Of futilous Writers 62 Of speeding Letters 63 A Letter of Meditation 64 The advantage of Marriage 66 A Letter of Complement to a Lady 66 A Hymn to the Blessed Trinity 67 St. Austins wish in a Hymn 69 Of fearing and loving of God 68 A large Discourse of all sorts of Beverages that are us'd on earth 70 Of all sorts of Wines 71 The Riddle of the Vineyard man 70 Of German and Greek Drinkers 70 Of Sir Walter Rawleigh 95 Of the pittifull condition of England 99 A congratulatory Letter from Travell 105 Of Prayer and Praise 106 Of the Excise 107 A Tale of Monsieur de la Chatre 107 The power of Letters 109 Som Spanish Epitaphs 110 Of French Lawyers 113 A Letter Congratulatory for mariage 110 A Lettee Consolatory to a sick body 113 Stanzas of Mortality 114 Of the Passion Week 115 A Caution for imparting secrets 117 A Letter of Intelligence 118 Of Autology 120 A Letter of Consolation 121 A large Poem 122 Self-travell one of the ways that lead us to Heaven 122 Ut clavis portam sic pandit Epistola pectus Clauditur Haec cerâ clauditur Illa serâ As Keys do open chests So Letters open brests AN Index to the last Parcell of EPISTLES OF the use of Passions 1 Passions like Muscovia VVives expect to bee check'd 1 The conquest of ones self the greatest point of valour 1 Of the wars of Venice 2 The fearfull commotions of Naples 2 The horrid commotions in Ethiopia 2 Strange Revolutions in China 2 The monstrous Insurrections in Moscovia 2 A Prophecie of Holland 3 A Letter of correspondence 3 Letters compared to Ecchoes 4 Of Heaven 4 Endearments of love 4 Of the Presbyter and his first rise 5 Of Calvin his prophane appplications 5 Of Geneva 5 King Iames calld Presbytery a Sect. 6 Redemption the blessing paramount 6 The Eucharist the prime act of devotion 6 A Hymn upon the Holy Sacrament 7 A Rapture 8 The happiest condition of life 9 Opinion the great Lady that rules the world 9 Conceit the chiefest thing that makes one happy 9 Of the strange monster in Scotland 9 The incertain state of a Merchant Adventurer 9 A Mariner scarce to be ranked among the living 9 A rich City like a fatt Cheese subject to Maggots 10 Congratulations to a marryed couple 10 Of Tobacco and the virtu of it 11 A strange cure wrought upon my Lord Scroop by a Pipe of Tobacco 11 The way to know how much smoak ther is in a pound of Tobacco 22 Of Doctor Thorius Paetologie 12 The differing Modes of taking Tobacco 12 A Distic of Tobacco 12 Of Learning in generall 13 Handi-crafts men may well be term'd learned men 13 A wholsom peece of policy of the Chineses 13 A Tale of Bishop Grosthead 14 A meer Scholar a useless thing 14 A facetious Tale of Thomas Aquinas and Bonadventure 14 A Speech of Alexander Hales 14 The generall itching after Book-learning hurtfull to England 15 Gunpowder and Printing about a time and both hurtfull 15 The true learned men 16 A jeer upon the common Lawyer 16 Of the Physician 16 Pope Adrian's speech 16 Of the lunary world 17 Antiquity cannot priviledg an error 17 Novelty cannot prejudice truth 17 Of the Antipodes 17 The method how God powres down his blessings 18 The following day wiser than the formost 18 The Cadet older than his elder brother 18 Of experience 18 The prime Philosophers held ther was a world in the Moon 19 A notable comparison 19 VVhat kind of creatures are thought to be in the body of the Sun 19 Of Galileo's glasse 20 The Turks opinion of the Sun 20 The earth the basest of creatures 21 Of Trismegistus 21 The prerogatives of man 21 A letter of complement to a Lady 22 Of frendship 22 Of Fortunes wheel 23 The power of God 23 What use France hath made of Scotland 24 An Italian saying appliable to England 24 The old plot of the Jesuit now don in England 24 A letter of congratulation from forren travell 25 What a traveller must carry home with him besides language 25 'T is probable the Spaniard will be to hard for the French 25 A Letter complaining of the hard condition of England
motions that as it was replenish'd with such numberles sorts of severall species and that the Individualls of those species differ'd so much one from the other specially Mankind amongst whom one shall hardly find two in ten thousand that have exactly though twins the same tone of voice similitude of face or idaeas of mind Therfore the God of Nature ordain'd from the beginning that he should be worship'd in various and sundry forms of adorations which neretheles like so many lines should tend all to the same centre But Christian Religion prescribes another Rule viz. that ther is but 〈◊〉 via una veritas ther is but one tru way to Heaven and that â—…ta narrow one wheras ther be huge large roads that lead to â—…ell God Allmighty guid us in the first and guard us from the seâ—…d as also from all cross and uncouth by-paths which use to â—…ead such giddy brains that follow them to a confus'd laberinth of â—…rors where being intangled the Devill as they stand gaping 〈◊〉 new lights to lead them out takes his advantage to seize on â—…em for their spirituall pride and insâ—…briety in the search of more â—…owledge 28. Iuly 1648. Your most faithfull Servant J. H. Ut clavis portam sic pandit Epistola pectus Clauditur Haec cerâ clauditur Illa serâ As Keys do open chests So Letters open brests AN Index of the principall matters contained in this Second Tome of FAMILIAR LETTERS ENcouragements to hasten a busines 1 A strange disparity 'twixt a married couple 2 The power of the pen. 2 â—…dvice against detraction 2 â—…f the generall infirmities of men 3 â—…f naturall corruption 4 â—…f the passions of Love and the humor of Women 5 â—…f a clash that happen'd 'twixt Leo the tenth and the French King and their witty answers and replies 6 â—…he saying of Robert Grosthead Bishop of Lincoln touching the Pope 6 â—…dvice to silence 7 â—… Letter of thanks and for forgiving injuries 8 â—…f Religion in generall 9 â—…f the Religion of the Jewes and their sevâ—… all Sects 10 Of Christianity and the difficulties that attend it 1â—… England one of the first Christian Countries 1â—… The cause of the first division 'twixt the Eastern anâ—… Western Churches 1â—… Of the Eastern Church 1â—… The extent of Christianity 1â—… The lamentable decay of Christianity in Afric 1â—… Of Mahometism with the beginning and policy therof 15 The reverend opinion the Turks have of Christ and thâ—… Virgin Mary 16 The vast extent of Mahometism 17 The concurrence of the Jew with the Christian anâ—… Jew 1â—… Of the Pagans or Heathens Religion and their extent 19 The best sort of Pagans 20 The degrees how Phylosophy did propagate it selfe 2â—… A comparison in point of extent 'twixt all Religions 23 Som advices for a young traveller Of vaine gloâ—…y 2â—… Of the Arrogance of the Romanes 2â—… Advice to a young soldier 26 The fable of fire water and fame 26 A letter of advice to give over a businesse 2â—… Of Secretary Walsingham and Secretary Cecill 2â—… A rare comparison of Charles the Emperor 3â—… The Mulberry a pattern of wisdom 3â—… Of the falling off of Catalonia and Portugall from thâ—… King of Spain 3â—… Of extravagant humors 3â—… A letter of reprehension for silence 33 Of the virtu of letters 33 Advice to be carefull in epistolizing 34 An amorous Poem 35 A letter of gratitude 36 An apologie for women and of their virtues and vices 37 Of the mode of entertainment 38 An apologie for not answering a letter 39 A facetious tale of a Neapolitan 39 Of a monstrous new Island sprung up in the Atlantic sea 39 Of the fearfull earthquakes in Italy 39 Of Genâ—…a Venice c. 40 A letter of love 41 Of Grunnius Sophista's last will 42 Of melancholy 44 A facetious tale of a Porter 45 A letter of frendly respects 46 The difference twixt prosperity and adversity 47 A letter of recommendation for a servant 48 What a supernumerary servant is like to 48 Advice to forren travell 49 Of partiality of newes 50 Of the abuse of a great picture taken at Arundell 51 An Epitaph upon the Author 52 An encouragement to an Vniversity scholar 53 Of crosses and troubles 54 Of chymicall knowledg 55 Of Dunkirk and the taking of it 37 The Turks prayer 57 Of the Peace 'twixt Spain and Holland 58 A letter of condolement and mortality 58 The Authors apologie for himself 59 A letter of frendly reprehension for neglect 60 Of Qu. Elizabeths virtues and vices 61 The French Satyr of her 62 Of the exorbitant liberty of Printing 62 For the speeding of a letter 63 Of post Pidgeons 63 Privat contemplations of the Author upon divers objects 64 A remedy against melancholy 66 A letter of complement to a Lady 66 A Hymn to the Trinity 67 Saint Austins notable wish couch'd in verse 68 Of the fear and love of God 68 Of wines in generall 71 Of Ale Beer and all sorts of beverages drunk in the known world 70 Of the Wines of Spain Italy France and Germany 74 Of the Nile water 73 Of Metheglin Meath and Braggot Sider and Perry 74 How the Germans drink healths 77 The difference 'twixt the Greek and German in drinking 77 A strange tale of som Dutch drunkards 77 Of toungs in generall 78 Of the British toung and her dialects 78 The Irish a dialect of the Welsh 78 Welsh words found in America 79 The ground of the appellation of Englishmen 79 Fox his gross error at the beginning of the book of Martyrs 79 When the English toung took footing in Scotland 80 Of the German Toung and the extent of it 80 Som Persian words consignificant with the Dutch 81 Of the Slavonic Language her Dialects and vast extent of it 81 Above all other Languages the Slavonic hath two Characters 81 A Charter of Alexander the Great yet extant upon the walls of a Church in Prague 82 Of the Greek Toung her growth and Progress 82 The pittifull decay of the Greek Toung 83 How strangely the Greeks are degenerated above all other nations 84 The ancient monstrous extent of the Greek Toung 84 Of the Latine Toung and her degrees of Perfection 85 The Greek always more esteem'd than Latine in the East and West 86 How the Latine did refine her self 86 Of the sundry Barbarous peeple that invaded Italy 87 Of the Italian Spanish and French Languages 88 Of the Arcadians 89 Where to find the tru ancient Speech of any Countrey 89 Of the mother Toung of Europe 91 A Philosophicall reason of the diversity of Toungs 92 Of the vast extent of the Arabian Toung 93 Of the Hebrew 93 Languages subject to corruption and change as other things 93 Of Sir Walter Rawleigh's Voyage to Guiana and a judgment upon 't 94 Of the Excise 100 A facetious Tale of the Earl of Kildare 100 Of my Lord Carleton 100 A facetious Tale of a Spanish Soldier 101 Frendly wishes 101 A comparison 'twixt the case