that she would goe to church barefoote and alwayes exercise herselfe in workes of charitie insomuch that when David her brother came out of Scotland to visite her he found her in her privie chamber with a towell about her middle washing wiping and kissing poore peoples feete which he disliking saide Verily if the King your husband knew this you should never kisse his lippes She replied That the feete of the King of heaven are to bee preferred before the lippes of a King in earth Guil Malmes Math. Paris Simon Deane of Lincolne who for his Courtlike carriage was called to Court and became a favourite of this king Henry the first was wont to say I am cast among courtiers as salt among quicke Eeles for that he salted powdred and made them stirre with his salt and sharpe quipping speeches But what saieth the Author who reporteth this of him The salt lost his season by the moysture of the Eeles and was cast out on the dunghill For hee incurring hatred in Court was disgraced committed and at last banished Henr. Huntingdon in Epistola VVHen the Scottes in the time of king Stephen with a great army invaded England the Northerne people brought to the field the Earle of Albemarle the only respective heire of those partes in his cradle and placed him by the Standard hoping thereby to animate the people But Ralph Bishop of Duresme animated them more with this saying Assure your selves that this multitude not trained by discipline wil be combersome to it selfe in good successe and in distresse easily discomforted Which proved accordingly for many Scottishmen left their carcases in the field Historiola de Standardo MAwd the Empresse daughter and heire of this king Henry the first which stiled her sâ—lfe Lady of the Englishmen would often say to her sonne king Henry the second Be hasty in nothing Hawkes are made more serviceable when yee make faire shewes of offering meate often and yet with-hold it the longer Cualterus Mapes Others Maximes of her In arte Reguands proceeding from a niggish olde wife I wittingly omitte as vnbefitting a Prince Robert Earle of Gloucester base sonne to king Henry the first the onely martiall man of England in his age vsed Stephen Beauchampe with all grace and countenaunce as his onely favorite and privado to the great dislike of all his followers Whereupon when he was distressed in a conflict he called to some of his companie for helpe but one bitterly bade him Call nowe to your Stephen Pardon mee pardon me replieth the Earle In matters of Venery I must vse my Stephen but in Martiall affaires I relie who he vppon you Gualter Mapes de Nugis Curialium HEnry the second caused his eldest sonne Henry to bee crowned kâ—ng and that day served him at the Table Whereuppon the Archebishop of Yorke said vnto the yoong king Your Maiestie may reioyce for there is never a Prince in the world that hath this day such a waiter aâ— his Table as you have Wonder you so much aâ— that my Lord saide the yong king and dooth my father thinke it an abasement for him being discended of royall bloud onely by his mother to serve me at the Table that have both a King to my father and a Queene to my mother Which prowde speech when the vnfortunate father heard hee rounded the Archbishop in the care and saide I repent mee I repent me of nothing more than of vntimely advauncements Anonymus Wimund Bishop of the Isle of Man in the time of King Stephen a martiall Prelate as many were in that age after he had with many an inrode annoyed the Scots some English procured by them sodainely apprehended him put out his eies and gelded him as my Author saieth for the peace of the kingdome not for the kingdome of heaven Who after retiring himselfe to the Abbey of Biland in Yorkeshire would often couragiously say Had I but a sparrowe eye my enemies should never carry it away scot-free Newbrigensis When king Plenry the second was at S. Davis in Wales and from the cliffes there in a cleere day discovered the coast of Ireland that most mighty Monark of this realme saide I with my shippes am able to make a bridge thither if it be no further which speach of his beeing related to Murchard king of Lemster in Ireland he demaunded if hee added not to his speech with the grace of God when it was answered that hee made no mention of God Then saide hee more cheerefully I feare him lesse which trusteth more to himselfe than to the helpe of God Giraldus Cambrensis Owen of Kevelsoc Prince of Powis admitted to the table of king Henry the second at Shrewsbury the king the more to grace him reached him one of his owne loaves which he cutting in small peeces and setting them as farre off as he could reach did eate very leasurely When the king demaunded what he meant thereby he aunswered I doe as you my Soveraigne meaning that the king in like manner tooke the fruition of offices and spirituall preferments as long as he might Giraldus The same king Henry returning out of Ireland arrived at saint Davis in Wales where it was signified vnto him that the Conqueror of Ireland returning that way should die vpon a stone called Lech-laver neere the churchyard whereupon in a great presence he pasted over it and then reprooving the Welsh-Britans credulity in Merlins Prophecies said Now who will heereafter credite that liar Merlin Giraldus Gilbert Foliot Bishop of London disliking Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury woulde say oftentimes Ad Zachaeum non divertisset Dominus nisi de sicomoro iam descendisset That Zachaeus had never entertained and lodged Christ vnlesse he had come downe from the figge tree As though Christ could never like the lofty vntill they should humiliate themselves and come downe Anonymus Ms. The same king would often say The whole world is 〈◊〉 enough for a great Prince Girald in Distinct In the time of this Henry the second the See of Lincolne was so long voyde as a certaine Convert of Tame prophecied that there should be no more Bishoppes of Lincolne But he prooved a truthlesse prophet for Geffrey the kings base sonne was preferred after sixteene yeeres vacancie thereunto but so fitte a man as one saide of him That he was skilfull in fleecing but vnskilfull in feeding Vitae Episcoporum Eboracensium This gallant base Bishoppe would in his protestations and othes alwayes protest By my faith and the King my father But Walter Mapes the kings Chaplan told him You might doe aswel to remember sometimes your mothers honesty as to mention so often your fathers royaltie Mapes de Nugis Curialium This Bishop Ceffrey in all his Instruments passing from him vsed the stile of G. Archiepiscopus Eborum but in the circumference of his Seale to notifie his royall parentage Sigillum Galfredi filij Regis Anglorum as I observed in his Seales SAvage a Gentleman which amongst the first English had
Regi Regilianus whereat the souldiers which in all actions are forward beganne with acclamation Ergo potest Rex esse Ergo potest regere Deus tibi regis nomen imposuit and so invested him with imperiall roabes In this Isle also at Silcaster in Hamshire Constantinus a militarie man of some reputation in hope of his luckie name and that he would proue another Constantinus Magnus to the good of the people was by the Britan Armie proclaimed emperour against Henorius who exployted great matters in his owne person in Gallia and by his son in Spaine So in former times the name of Antoninus in remembrance of Antoninus Pius was so amiable among the Romans as he was supposed vnfit for the empire who bare not that name vntill Antoninus Elagabalus with his filthie vices distained the same We reade also that two Ambassadours were sent out of France into Spaine to King Alphonse the 9 to dâ—mand one of the daughters that he begat of the daughter of King Henry the second of England to be married to their Soveraigne King Lewes the eight one of these Ladies was very beautifull called Vrraca the other not so beautifull but named Blanche When they were presented to the Ambassadours all men held it as a matter resolved that the choyce would light vpon Vrraca as the elder and fairer But the Ambassadours enquiring each of their names tooke offence at Vrraca and made choyce of the Lady Blanche saying That her name would be better received in France than the other as signifying faire and beautifull according to the verse made to her honour Candida candescens candore cordis oris So that the greatest Philosopher Plato might seeme not without cause to advise men to be carefull in giving faire and happie names as the Pythagoreans affirmed the mindes actions and successes of men to be according to their Fate Genius and Name One also well observeth that these seven things Virtue good Parentage Wealth Dignity or Office good Presence a good Christian name with a gratious Surname and seemely attire doe especially grace and adorne a man And accordingly saieth Panormitan Ex bono nomine oritur bona presumptio As the common Proverb Bonum nomen bonum omen The divell neverthelesse who alwayes maligneth God and goodnesse wrought by the cruelty of Valens the emperour the destruction of many men of worth who hadde happy names beginning with Theo signifying God as Theodorus Theodubis Theodoretus Theodosius c. For that diverse curious companions had found by the falling of a ring magically prepared vpon those letters onely of all the Alphabâ—t graven in a Charger of sundry mettals and set vpon a Laurell trivet that one who had his name beginning with Theod should succeede in the empire which was verified in Theodosius not long after In times of Christianity the names of most holy and vertuous persons and of their most worthy progenitors were given to stir vp men to the imitation of them whose names they bare But succeeding ages little regarding saint Chrysostoms admonition to the contrary have recalled prophane names so as now 〈…〉 names of vnhappy disastre are as 〈◊〉 some 〈…〉 they were in Pagaâ—â—smâ—s Albeit in our late 〈…〉 of good consideration have brought in 〈…〉 Iosias c. as better agreeing with our saith but without contempt of our countrey names as I hope which have both good and gratious significations as shal appeare hereafter Whereas in late yeeres Surnames have beene given for Christian names among vs and no where else in Christendome although many dislike it for that great inconvenience will ensue neverthelesse it seemeth to proceede from hearty good-will and affection of the Godfathers to show their love or from a desire to continue and propagate their owne names to succeeding ages And is in no wise to be disliked but rather approoved in those which matching with heires generall of worshipful antient families have given those names to their heires with a mindefull and thankefull regard of them as we have now Pickering Wottâ—n Grevill Varney Bassingburne Gaâ—â—dy Culthorp Parker Peesâ—ll Bracâ—â— Fuz-Raulfe Chamberlaine who are the heiâ—â—s of Pickering 〈◊〉 Bassingburn Grevill Calthorp c. For beside the continuation of the name we see that the selfe name yea somtime the similitude of names doth kindle sparkles of love and liking among meere strangers Neither can I beleeve a waiward olde man which would say that the giving of Surnames for Christian names first began in the time of king Edward the sixt by such as would be Godfathers when they were more then halfe fathers and thereupon would have perswaded some to change such names at the Confirmation Which that I may note by the way is vsuall in other countries as wee remember two sonnes of king Henry the second of France christâ—â—ed by the names of Alexander and Hercules châ—â—â—ged them at their Confirmation into 〈◊〉 and Francis But two Christian names are rare in England and I only remember now his Maiesty who was named Charles Iames as the Prince 〈…〉 and among private men Thomas Maria Wingfield and sir Thomas Pâ—sthâ—â—â—us Hobby Although it is common in Itaâ—â—e to adioyne the name of some Saint in a kinde of devotion to the Christian name as 〈◊〉 Baptista Spinalu Iohannes Franciscns Borâ—omeus Marcus Antonius 〈◊〉 and in Spaine to adde the name of the Saint on whose day the childe was borne If that any among vs have named their children Remedian 〈◊〉 Imago sâ—euâ— or with such like names I knowe some will thinke it more then a vanitie as they do but little better of the new names Free-gift Reformation Earth Dust Ashes Delivery More fruite Tribulation The Lord is neare More triall Discipline Ioy againe From above which have lately beene given by some to their children with no evill meaning but vpon some singular and precise conceit That I may omit another more vaine absurditie in giving names and surnames of ruen yea and of the best families to dogges beares and horses Whenas wee reade it was thought a capitall crime in Pomposiamas for calling his base bondslaves by the name of grand captaines Here I might remember how some mislike the giving of parents names successively to their heires for that if they should be forced to proove descent it will be hard to proove the Doner and the Done in Formedon and to distinguish the one from the other It were impertinent to note heere that destinies were superstitiously by Onomantin desciphered out of names as though the names and natures of men were sutable and fatall necessitie concurred heerein with voluntary motion in giving the name according to that of Ausonius to Probus Qualem cravit moribus Iussit vocari nomine Mundi supremus arbitar And after where he playeth with bibbing mother Mereâ— as thogh she were so named bicause she would to drink meere wine without water or as he pleasantly 〈◊〉 it â—â—rum Merum for as he saieth Qui primus Mere◠〈◊〉
Schollers who were bigge men Which when the Emperour sawe hee smiling saide In good faith Maister Iohn you are no indifferent divider Yes if it like your Highnesse verie indifferent saide he for heere poynting to himselfe and the two great fishes be two great ones and a little one and so yonder reaching his hand towardes the Schollers are two great ones and a little one Idem Wenefridus borne at Kirton in Devonshire after furnamed Boniface who converted Freesel and to Christianitie was wont to say In olde time there were golden Prelats and woodden Chalices but in his time woodden Prelates and golden Chalices Beatus Rhenanus libr. 2. rerum Germenâ—arum Ethelwold the Bishop of Winchester in the time of king Edgar in a great famine solde away all the sacred golde and silver vessells of all his church to releeve the hunger-starved poore people saying That there was no reason that the senselesse temples of God should abound in riches and living temples of the holy-ghost starve for hunger Whenas Kinnad King of Scotâ— a vassall to King Eadgar of England had saide at his Table That it stoode not with the honour of the Princes of this Isle to be subiect to that Dandiprat Eadgar who was indeede but of small stature yet full of courage He vnderstanding thereof withdrew Kinnad privately into a wood as though hee had to conferre with him of some important secret where he offered him the choice of two swords prepared for that purpose with these wordes Now we are alone you may try your manhood now may it appeare who should be subiect to the other retire not one foote backe It standeth not with the honour of Princes to brave it at the Table and not to dare it in the field But Kinad heere-at dismaied desired pardon by excuse and obtained it Malmesburiensis pag. 33. The same king Eadgar having brought into his subiection the aforesaid Kinnad king of Scottes Malcolm king of Cumberland Mac cuis the arch pirate lord of the Isles with Dufnall Griffith Howell Iacob Iudethilâ— Princes of Wales was rowed by them in triumphant manner in his barge vpon the river of Dee at Chester at which time it is reported he saide Then may my successours the Kings of England glorie when they shall doe the like Marianus Scotus Anno 973. When Hinguar of Denmarke came so sodainely vppon Edmund the king of the East-Angles that hee was forced to seeke his safetie by flight hee happened vnhappily on a troupe of Danes who fell to examining of him whether hee knew where the king of the East-Angles was whome Edmund thus answered Even now when I was in the palace he was there and when I went from thence he departed thence and whether he shall escape your handes or no onely God knoweth But so soone as they once heard him name God the godlesse infidells pittifully martired him Vita Sancti Edmundi When Brithwold a noble Saxon marching against the Danes encamped neare Maldon was invited by the Abbot of Elie to take his dinner with him he refusing answered Hee would not dine from his companies because hee could not fight without his companies Liber Eliensis King Canutus commonly called Knute walking on the sea sands neare to Southampton was extolled by some of his flattering followers and tolde that hee was a king of kings the mightiest that raigned farre and neare that both sea and land were at his commaund But this speach did put the godly King in mind of the infinite power of God by whome Kings have and enioy their power and therevpon hee made this demonstration to refell their flatterie He tooke off his cloake and wrapping it round together sâ—te downe vpon it neare to the sea that then beganne to slowe saying Sea I commaund thee that thou touch not my feete 〈◊〉 he had not so soone spoken the worde but the surgâ—ng wave dashed him He then rising vp and going backe saide Ye see now my Lorde what good cause you have to call me a King that am not able by my commaundement to stay one wave no mortaâ—l man doubtlesse is woorthy of such an 〈◊〉 name no man hath such commaund but one King which ruleth all Let vs honour him let vs call him King of all kings and Lord of all nations Let vs not onely confesse bvt also prâ—fesse him to be ruler of the heavens sea anâ— land Polydorus and others When Edric the extorteâ— was deprived by King Câ—ute of the government of Mercia hee impatient of the disgrace tolde him he had deserved better for that to pleasure him hee had first revolted from his Soveraigne king Edmund and also dispatched him Whereat Câ—ute all appalled answered And thou shalt die for thy desert whenâ—â— thou arte a traitour to God and me in killing thy king and my confederate brother His bloud be vpon thy head which hast layed handes vpon the Lordes annoynted Some reporte that he saide For his deserts he should be advaunced above all the Nobilitie of England which hâ— câ—mmediately performed advauncing his head vpon the Tower of London Florilegus King Edward the Confessour one afternoone lying in his bedde with the curtaine drawne round about him a poore pilfering Courtier came into his chamber where finding the Kings Casket open which Hugoline his chamberlaine had forgotten to shut going foorth to pay money in haste hee tooke out so much money as hee couldâ— well carry and went away But insatiable desire brought him againe and so the third time when the King who lay still all this while and would not seeme to see beganne to speake to him and bade him speedily be packing For he was well if hee coulde see for if Hugoline came and tooke him there he were not onely like to loose all that he had gotten but also stretch an halter The fellow was no sooner gone but Hugoline came in and finding the Casket open and much money taken away was greatly mooved But the King willed him not to he grieved For saide he he that hath it had more neede of it then wee have This at that time was adiudged Christian lenitie but I thinke in our age it will be accounted simplicitie in the woorst sense Vita Sancti Edwardi This Edward hasted out of Normandie whither his expelled father king Ethelred had fled with him with a great power to recover the kingdome of England from the Danes neere vnto whose forces hee was encamped ready to give them battell But when his Captaines promised him assured victorie and that they would not leave one Dane alive God forbid quoth Edward that the kingdome should be recovered for me one man by the death of so many thousand men It is better that I do leade a private and vnbloody life then be a King by such but chery And therewithall brake vp Campe and retyred into Normandy where he staied vntill God sent oportunitie to obtaine the kingdome without blood Paulus Aemilius Harold as hee waited on the cup of the said king Edward chanced
amiddest the ennemies And God bee thanked I have sufficient revenews left by my Aâ—ncestours to maintaine me in your service Whereupon the Prince praising his prudence and liberalitie confirmed his gift made to his Esquiers and assigned him moreover sixe hundred markes of like land in England â—rossard William Wickham after Bishoppe of Winchester came into the service and also into the great favour of King Edward the third by beeing overseer of his great woorke at Windesor wheras before he served as a poore parish priest Wherfore he caused to be written in one of his windows This worke made Wickham Which being tolde vnto the King hee was offended with Wickham as though hee had gone about to robbe him of the glorie of that magnificent worke But when Wickham tolde him that his meaning was that that worke had beene his making and advauncement the King rested content and satisfied Vita Wiccami When the saide William Wickham as it is commonlie saide sued vnto Edward the third for the Bishoppricke of Winchester the King tolde him that hee was vnmeete for it because he was vnlearned but hee saide In recompence thereof I will make many learned men The which hee performed indeed For he founded New Colledge in Oxford and another in Winchester which houses have affoorded verie many learned men both to the Church and to the Common-wealth When Henry of Lancaster surnamed the Good Earle of Darby had taken 1341. Bigerac in Gascoigne hee gave and graunted to every souldier the house which every one should first seaze vpon with all therein A certaine souldier of his brâ—ke into a Mint-maisters house where hee found so great a masse of money that hee amazed therewith as a prey greater than his desert or desire signified the same vnto the Earle who with a liberall minde aunswered It is not for my state to play boyes play to give and take Take thou the money if it were thrice as much Walsingham When newes was bâ—ought vnto king Richard the second that his vnkles of Yorke and Gloucester the Earles of Arundell Warwicke Darby and Nottingham with other of that faction who sought to reforme the misorders of the King or rather of his wicked Counsellors were assembled in a woodde neere vnto the Court after hee had asked other mens opinions what was to be done in so weightie and doubtfull a case At length hee mernly demaunded of one sir Hugh a Linne who had beene a good militarie man in his dayes but was then somewhat distraught of his wittes what he would advise him to doe Issue out quoth sir Hugh and let vs set vppon them and stay them every mothers sonne and by Gods eyes when thou hast so done thou hast killed all the faithfull friendes that thou hast in England Anonymus KIng Henry the fourth a wise Prince who full well knew the humour of the English in his admonition to his sonne at his death saide Of Englishmen so long as they have wealth and riches so long sâ—alt thou have obeysance but when they be poore then they be alwayes ready to make insurrections at every motion Hall King Henry the fourth during his sickenes caused his Crowne to be set on his pillow at his beds head and sodainâ—ly his pangue so sore troubled him that hee lay as though his vitall spirites had beene from him departed Such chamberlaines as had the care and charge of his bodie thinking him to be dead covered his face with a linnen cloth The Prince his sonne being thereof advertised entred into the chamber and tooke away the Crowne and departed The father being sodainely revived out of his traunce quickely perceived that his Crowne was taken away and vnderstanding that the Prince his sonne had it caused him to repaire to his presence requiring of him for what cause he had so mis-used himselfe The Prince with a good audacitie answered Sir to mine and all men iudgements you seemed dead in this world wherefore I as your next and apparant heire tooke that as mine owne not as yours Well faire sonne saide the King with a great sigh what right I had to it and how I enioyed it God knoweth Well quoth the Prince if you die King I will have the garland and trust to keepe it with the Sworde against all mine enemies as you have done Hall KIng Henry the fift when he prepared warres against Fraunce the Dolphin of Fraunce sent him a present of Paris Balles in derision but hee returned for answere That he would shortly resend him London Balles which should shake Paris Walles Anonymus Angticè When King Henry the fift had given that famous overthrowe vnto the French at Agincourt hee fell downe vppon his knees and commaunded his whole armie to doe the same saying that verse in the Psalme Non nobis Domine non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam Not vnto vs O Lord not vs but vnto thy name give the glorie HEnry the sixt did take all iniuries whereof he received plenty so patiently that he not only did not seek to revenge them but Gave God thankes that hee did send them to punish his sinnes in this life that hee might escape punishment in the life to come Vita Henrici Sexti As the Emperor Fredericke the third when he heard of the death of a great noble man of Austria who lived ninety three yeeres most wickedly in fleshly pleasures and yet never once afflicted with griefe or sickenes saide This proâ—veth that which Divines teach that after death there is some place where wee receive rewarde or punishment when wee see often in this worlde neyther the iust rewarded nor the wicked punished The same King Henry having in Christmasse a shew of yoong women with their bare breasts layde out presented before him hee immediately departed with these wordes Fie fie for shame forsooth you be too blame Idem He receiving on a time a great blowe by a wicked man which compassed his death hee onely sayde Forsooth forsooth yee doe fowly to smite a King annoynted Not long before his death being demaunded why hee had so long held the Crowne of England vniustly hee replied My father was King of England quietly enioying the Crowne all his raigne and his father my grandfire was also king of England and I even a childe in cradle was proclaimed and crowned King without any interruption and so held it fortie yeeres wel-neere all the states doing homage vnto mee as to my Auncestors Therefore wiâ—â— I say with King David My lot is fallen in a faire ground I have a goodly heritage my helpe is from the Lord which saveth the vpright in heart Idem Thomas Montacute â—arle of Sarisbury when hee besieged Orleans and had so enforced it that the Inhabitants were willing to articulate and to yeelde themselves to the Duke of Burgundie then being in his company he highly disdaining it saide in the English proverbe I wil not beate the bush and another shal have the birdes Which proverbiall speech so offended the
letter or two so that words nicking and resembling one the other are appliable to diffrent significations As the Almightie if we may heerein vse sacred authority in ratification of his promise to the seede of Isaac changed Abram ⸫ High father into Abraham that is father of many and Sarai that is my Dame into Sara that is Lady or Dame The Greekes to omit infinite others nicked Antiochus Epiphanes that is the famous with Epinanes that is the furious The Romans likewise played with bibbing Tiberius Nero calling him Biberius Mero So Tully called the extorting Verres in the actions against him Verrens as Sweepe-all So in Quintilian the sower fellow Placidus was called Acidus and of late one called Scaliger Aliger Excellent is that which our countriman Reverend Beda reporteth in his Ecclesiasticall History of England of the cause that mooved Gregory the Great to send Augustine into England On a time as I shewed before when he saw beautifull boyes to be sold in the market at Rome and demanded by what name their Nation was called and they told him English-men and iustly be they so called quoth he for they have Angelike faces and seeme meete to be made Coheirs with the Angells in heaven After when it was tolde him that their King was called Alla then said he ought Alleluya to be sung in that Country to the praise of their Creatour when it was also signified vnto him they were borne in a part of the Kingdome of Northumberland called then Deira now Holdernesse Deira Dei then said he sunt liberandi Laurens Archbishop which succeeded that Augustine was by allusion called Lauriger Mellitus Mellifluus Brith-wald Bright-world Nothelhelme Noble-helme Celnothuâ— Caelo natus all archbishops of Canterbury And such like were framed out of the names of many English Confessours which I omit Arletta the good wench which so kindely entertained Robert Duke of Normandy when he begate of her William the Conquerour as I had rather you should read in others then heare of me was for his honesty closely with an aspiration called Harlot But the good and learned Recorder would say that this name beganne from her and in honour of her was appropriated by the Normans in England to all of her kinde profession and so continueth When Herbert first Bishop of Norwich and founder of the Cathedrall Church there had simoniacally procured that Bishopricke to himselfe and the Abbacy of Winchester to his father they were alluded vpon by the name of Simon in the worst sence in this verse Filius est Praesul pater Abbas Simon vterque Strong and suddaine was that Allusion of Gilbert Folioth Bishop of Hereford who when hee had incurred the hatred of many for opposing himselfe against Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury one câ—â—ed with a lowd voyce at his chamber windowe at mid-night Folieth â—olioth thy god is the goddesse Azaroth Hee suddenly and stowtly replied Thou list fowle feind my God is the God of Sabaoth Hitherto may be referred that which Giraldus Cambrensis reporteth An Archdeacon named Peccâ—tum or Peche a rurall Deane called De vill a Iew travailing together in the Marches of Wales when they came to Illustrate the Archdeacon said to his Deane that their Iurisdiction began there reached to Malpasse The Iew considering the names of the Deane Archdecon limits said by Allusion Marvaile may it be if I scape well out of this Iurisdiction where Sinne is Archdeacon the Divell the Deane and the bounds Illustrate with Malpasse Alexander Nequam a man of great learning borne at Saint Albanes and desirous to enter into religion there after hee had signified his desire writ to the Abot Laconically Si vis veniam sin autem tu autem Who answered as briefly alluding to his name Si bonus sis venias si Nequam nequaquam Wherevpon he changed his name to Neckam Philip Rependum Abbot of Leicester alluded thus vpon the name of Neckam Es niger nequam cùm sis cognomine Neckam Nigrior esse potes nequior esse nequis But hee repaied him with this re-allusion vppon the name of Philipp Phinota faetoris lippus malus omnibus horis c. A London Poet dallied thus with the name of Fustachius when he was preferred from Treasurer of the Exchequer to be Bishop of London 1222. which was thought a great preferment in that age Eustachi nupèr benè stabas nunc benè stabis Ille status valuit praevalet iste tamen Robert Passelve an especiall favorite of Henry the third afterward by a court-tempest so shaken as he was glad to be Parson of Derham in Norfolke was alluded vnto while he was in the Sun-shine by Passâ—le-eau as surpassing the pure water the most excellent element of all if you beleeve Pindar This Allusion was composed to the honour of a religious man called Robertus resolving it into Ros Ver Thus. Tu benè Robertus quasi Ros Ver Thusque vocaris Ros sata ver flores Thus hâ—locausta facit Sic tu Ros Ver Thus geris haec tria Ros sata verbi Ver floris morum Thus holocausta precum Vpon the same another framed this Robertus titulo dotatur triplice Roris Temperie Veris dulcedine Thuris odore Vpon the same name and invention I have also found this Es benè Ros Ver Thus Ros es qùod nectare stillas Ver qùod flore vires Thus quia mente sapis Ros inquam Ver Thus Ros qui dulcedine stillat Ver quod flore nitet Thus quod odore sapit Nam qùod tu sis Ros Ver Thus perhibet tua Roris Temperies Veris gratia Thuris odor Vpon the same name Robertus an other made Robur Thus with this Distiche Tu benè Robertus quasi Robur Thus benè Robur Nam virtute vigâ—s Thus quia mente sapis When Pandulphus the Popes Nuncio came into England a scholler smoothed him with this foolish allusion Te totum dulcor perfundit indè vocaris Pandulphus quid Pan nisi totum Dul nisidulcor Phuâ— nisi fusus id est totus dulcedine fusus One in a dedication alluded vnto Roger an Ecclesiasticall peâ—son in this verse Qui Cleri Rogere Rosam geris annno vati A poore Poet begging of one whose name was Iohn which is in Hebrew The grace of God begged of him by praising his name in this manner Nomen habes non immeritò Divina Iohannes Gratia voce sua conveniente rei Ergo vel gratus summo vel gratia summi Es pro parte meâ casus vterque facit Si summo gratus ergo pietatis alumnus Ergo pauperibus ferre teneria apem Another played vpon the name of Turbervill when practising with the French he plaied false with his Soveraigne K. Edward the first Turbat tranquilla clà m Thomas Turbida Vilâ—a These may seeme over many in so slight a matter yet I will in respect of the persons offer you two or three more to be regarded William Lord Montiâ—y famous for
came to the kingdome by perswasion of her Cleargie she bare winged Time drawing Trueth out of a pit with VERIT AS TEMPORIS FILIA Her Successor of blessed memory Queene Elizabeth vpon occasions vsed so many heroicall devises as would require a volume but most commonly a Sive without a Motte for her words VIDEO TACEO and SEMPER EADEM which shee as truely and constantly performed Cardinal Poole shevvd the terrestrial globe incompassed with a Serpent adding this out of Saint Mathew ESTOTE PRVDENTES NOw I will descend from the bloud Royall and former time and present vnto you a few Impreses born by noble and gentlemen of our nation in our age without commenting vpon them as the Italians vse For the persons names I am to be pardoned as knowing them not when I observed them at Titles and else-where But such as adioyned after the olde and most laudable Italian manner their Armes withall He signified his constancie in aduersitie which painted a man swimming and striving against the streame in a tempestuous sea with this ANIMVS TAMEN IDEM Desirous was he to rise but found counterblasts who figured a man ascending a Mountaine but repelled with contrarie winds with this Mot NITENS AD SVMMA REPELLOR Henry Howard Earle of Surrey sonne and heire to Thomas Duke of Norfolke devised for himselfe I know not vpon what consideration a broken piller with this word SAT SVPEREST But I reade he was charged at his arraignement with that devise the impaling of his Armes with the Armes of Saint Edward and erecting three banqueting houses as Bastilions in his garden neere Norwich as matters of great consequence and high treason to the losse of his life This is that noble Earle of Surrey who first among the Nobilitie of England conioyned the honour of learning to the honour of high Parentage Of whom the learned Hadrianus Iunius giueth this testimonie in Lattine which I cannot so well expresse in English Hâ—roicum corporis filium ingenium velox expromptum memoria inexhausta planeque Mythridatica sermo ob ipsis Gratiis effictus linguarum multiplex cognitio c. He would either finde a way or make a way to his preferment which caused to be pourtrayed a hand working out a way in a craggie hill with a pickaxe and this woord INVENIT AVT FACIT Sir Philip Sidney to note that he persisted alwayes one depainted out the Caspian sea surrounded with his shoares which neither ebbeth nor floweth and over it SINE REFLVXV He acknowledged his essence to be in his gratious Soveraigne which bare a Sunne-diall and the Sun setting adding OCCASV DESINET ESSE Hee might seeme to beare a vindicative minde but I thinke it was for some amorous affection which bare a she vpon an eye with SIC VLTVS PEREAM Vpon his Princes favour he wholy 〈◊〉 which devised the Sunne shining vpon a bush subscribâ—â—g SI DESâ—RIS PEREO. As he which in like sense bare the Sunne reflecting his rayes from him with QVOVS QVE AVERTES His devote minde to his Lady hee devoutly though not religiously shewed which vnder Venus in â—â—â—owde chaunged the vsuall prayer into SALVA ME DOMINA He shewed his affectionate goodwill in height of courage that shewed in his shield Atlas bearing heaven with a roule inscribed in Italian INTENDAM CHE PVO. The force of love was well figured by him that gave an Vnicorne happly the badge of his family reposing his head in a Ladies lappe with this worde O QVANTA POTENTIA Excellent was that of the late Earle of Essex who when he was cast downe with sorrow and yet to be employed in Armes bare a blacke mourning shield without any figure but inscribed PAR NVLLA FIGVRA DOLORI A stedfast settled minde was in that gentleman that devised for himselfe a Pyramis open to winde and weather with NEC FLATV NEC FLVCTV He noted our peaceable times when having a Martiaâ—l minde shewed an armed Knight soundly sleeping in a cocke-boate vpon a calme Sea with AEQVORA TVTA SILENT Hee played with a Name and hoped remedy to his Love which dâ—vised a Rose with that of Ovid leaving out the negâ—tive AMOR EST MEDICABILIS HFRBIS A Gentleman committed and after to his great commendâ—tion enlarged tooke to him for an Imprese a Ball vpon a Racket sapersâ—ebing PERCVSSA RESVRâ—O The Sunne declining to the Weast with Occidens Occidens I being short in the first word and long in the second shewed that the safetie and life both of the bearer and of others did depend on the light and life of the Soveraigne A studious lover of good letters framed to himselfe only the figure of I with this philosophicall principle OMNIA EX VNO Out of Philosophie likewise an other to notifie his greatest impeachment drew this principle EX NIHIâ—O NIHIL and inscribed it bend-wise with his Armes in a bare shield One weighed downe with some adverse happe and yet not altogether hopelesse painted an heavy stone fastned to a mans arme with SPES MIHI MAGNA TAMEN Neither seemed he voide of all hope for his paines after long service which painted a followe fielde with AT QVANDO MESSIS The Needle in the Sea Compasse still moving but to the North poynt onely with MOVEOR IMMOTVS notified the respective constancie of the gentleman to one onely The ornament of our land was meant by him which placed only the Moone in heaven in full light with QVID SINE TE COELVM Farre was he from Venus service with bare Venus portrayed in a cloude with NIHIL MINVS But whole devoted was hee to that goddesse which contrariwise bare the Astronomicall character of Venus with NIHIL MAGIS The successive varietie of wordly affaires or his owne favours a studious Genâ—leman well noted which painted in an Hemisphere some starres rising some setting with SVRGVNT QVE CADVNT QVE VICISSIM His whole trust reposed that good Divine in God which after some adversities set vppe a Rocke beaten with winde weather to expresse his state yet standing with DEO IVVANTE DEO CONSERVANTE Heavenly cogitations were in him who onely figured a man kneeling with â—is hands lifted vp to the heavens with this inscribede SVPREMA OPTIMA MVNDI A verie good invention was that to shew his stay and support by a virgin Prince who presented in his shield the Zodiacke with the Characters onely of Leo and Virgo and this word HIS EGO PRAESIDIIS It may bee thought that he noted deserts to bee everie where excluded and meere happe to raise most men who inscribed within a Laurell Garland FATO NON MERITO A lavish tongue might seeme to have damnified the Gentleman which tooke for his device Landskip as they call it and solitarie Mountaines with TVTI MONTES TVTVM SILENTIVM He had no great care to expâ—esse his conceit in an Imprese which neverthelesse he did expresse which bare a white shield enscribed NEC CVRA NEC CHARACTER No Knight of Venus was he who as triumphing over her force bare
Bay in the other vvith ARTI ET MARTI It might seeme a craving Imprese vvhich set nothing but Ciphers downe in a roâ—le with ADDE VEL VNVM Likewise hee which set downe the nine numerall figures with ADDE VEL ADIME His meaning might be perceyved out of the last Eglogue of Virgill containing Gallus loving lamentations which poâ—â— trayed a tree and in the barke engraved E adding this worde CRESâ—ETIS Studious in Alchimy might he seeme or in some abstruse Art which he could not finde out which shewed for his devise onely a golden branch with LATET ARBORE OPACA Hee seâ—med not to respect hopefull tokens without good effects which made a ship sinking and the Rainebow appearing with QVID TV SI PEREO. I know one which overcome with a praedominant humour was so troubled with a fancifull vâ—ine cogitation so that no counsel or company could withdraw him from it figured a man with a shadow proâ—ected before him with this word IT COMES A Gentleman scholler drawne from the Vniversitie where he was well liked to the Court for which in respect of his bashfull modestie he was not so fit painted a red corall branch which while it grew in the sea was greene with this NVNC RVBEO ANTE VIREBAM Master Richard Carew of Anthony when he was in his tender yeares devised for himselfe an Adamant vpon an Anvile with a hand holding an hammer thereover and this Italian Motto CHE VERACE DVRERA which also contained his name Anagranimatically He seemed not to be sufficiently warmed living in the Sun-shine of the Court which framed for his devise a glasse of Parabolicall concavitie or burning glasse as some call it with the Sunne shining over it and a combustible matter kindled vnder it with NEC DVM CALESCO He doubted not but continuall suit would molifie his Mistris heart which made an eye-dropping teares vpon an heart SAEPE CADINDO He lacked but some gracious hand to effect some matter well forward which made more then halfe a circle with a paire of compasses the onefoote fixed in the center the other in the circumference placing thereby ADDE MANVM His conceit was godly and â—owe spondent to his name who made an Hart to his race to a fountaine and over it VT CFRVVS FONTEM and vnder it SIC ABRAHAMVS CHRISTVM The meaning is plaine to all which know Scriptures and I take the Gentlemans name to be Abraham Hartwell The same Imprese was vsed by Boromeo the best Cardinall which I have heard of but with this word VNA SALVS When the Spaniaâ—ds purposed the invasion 1588 and their Navie was scattered to their confusion by a ship fierd and carried among them by direction from her late Maiestie A Gentleman depainted that Navie in confusion with a fiered ship approaching adding to her honour out of Virgil DVX FAEMINA FACTI This calles another to my remembrance which I have seen cast in silver as concerning that matter A great Navy vppon the sea neere the South coast of EnglaÌ„d with VENIT VIDIT FVGIT As that of Iulius Casar when he had overcome Pharmaces VENI VIDI VICI About that time vvhen some dislikes grew betweene the English and the States of the vnited Provinces they fearing that it might tend to the hurt of both caused to be imprinted two pitchers floating on the water vpon a Medalia with SI COLLIDIMVR FRANGIMVR In the like sense there vvere comed peeces vvith two Oxen drawing the plough the one marked vvith a rose for England the other vvith a Lyon on the shoulder for Holland and vvritten thereby TRAHITE AE QVO IVGO He measured himselfe vvith a meane and seemed to rest content which made a Toâ—tois in his shell vvith MECVM HABITO His conceit vvas obscure to mee vvhich painted a savadge of America pointing toward the Sun vvith TIBI ACCESSV MIHI DECESSV Sir Philip Sidney vvho vvas a long time heire apparant to the Earle of Leicester after the said Earle had a sonne borne to him vsed at the next Tilte-day following SPERAVI thus dashed through to shew his hope therein was dashed He signified himselfe to be revived with gracious favor which made the Sun-shining vpon aâ—â—â—hered tree but new blooming with this HIS RADIIS REDIVIVA VIRESCO The late Earle of Essex tooke a Diamond onely amidst his shield with this about it DVM FORMAS MINVIS Diamonds as all know are impaired while they are fashioned and pointed Sir Henry Lea vpon some Astrologicall consideration vsed to her late Maiesties he now the whole constellation of Ariadnes crowne culminant in her nativitie with this word CAELVM QVE SOLVMQVE BE AVIT A setled conscience did he shew which made a Haleyon hovering against the winde with CONSTANS CONTRARIA SPERNIT The Fishers do say that when it is dead and hanged vp turneth the belly alwaies to the winde He might seeme to be in some hard distresse which carried a Viper vpon his hand with this word over written MORS VEL MORSVS He might seeme to reach at some of Vulcans order which made a Bucke casting his hornes with INERMIS DEFORMIS over him and vnder him CVR DOLENT HABENTES It was some loving conceite expressed by him which bare two Torches the one light the other out with EXTINGVOR A SIMILI Another presenting himselfe at the Tilt to shew himselfe to be but yong in these services and resolving of no one Imprese tooke onely a white shield as all they did in olde time that had exployted nothing and in the base poynt thereof made a Painters pensill and a little shell of colours with this Spanish word HAZED ME QVE QVIRES â—d est Make of me what you will At that time one bare a paire of Scales with fire in one ballance and smoake in the other thereby written PONDER ARE ERR ARE. The same day was borne by an other many flies about a candle with SIC SPLENDIDIORA PETVNTVR In an other shield if I am not deceived droppes fell downe into a fire and there-vnder was written TAMEN NON EXTINGVENDA The Sunne in another shield did seeme to cast his rayes vpon a starre partely over-shadowed with a cloude and thereby was set downe TANTVM QVANTVM A letter folded and sealed vp superscribed LEGE ET RELEGE was borne by another and this last I referre to the Readers consideration Confident vvas he in the goodnes of his cause and the Iustice of our Land who onely pictured Iustitiâ— with her Ballance and Sword and this beeing an Anagramme of his name DVM ILLA EVINCAM For whom also was devised by his learned friend Pallas defensive Shield with Gâ—rgâ—ns head thereon in respect of his late Soveraignes most gratious patronage of him with this Anagrammaticall woorde NIL MALVM CVI DEA Caetera desunt ¶ Grave Speeches and wittie Apothegmes of woorthie Personages of this Realme in former times TWenty yeares since while I Bishop whose memory for his learning is deare to me and my selfe turned over all our Historians wee could
honor of the name then the worth of the verse Hic iacet ingenui de Courtney gleba Roberti Militis egregij virtutum laude referti Quem genuit strenuus Reginal dus Courteniensis Qui procer eximius fuerat tunc deuoniensis A MoÌ„ke of Duresme busied his braine in nicking out these nice verses vpon the death of W. de La-march Chauncellor of England vnder king Iohn Culmina qui cupitis Laudes pompasque sititis Est sedata sitis Si me pensare velitis Qui populos regitis memores super omnia sitis Quod mors immitis non parcit honore potitis Vobis prapositis similis fucram benè scitis Quod sum vos eritis ad me currendo venitis William de valentia coÌ„monly called Valens Earle of Pembroke halfe brother to K. Henry the 3. from whom the Earles of Shrewsbury Kent and others are descended is intombed at Westminster with these ranke rimes Anglia tota doles moritur quia regia proles Qua slorere soles quam continet infima moles Guilelmus nomen insigne valentia praebet Celsum cognomen nam tale dari sibi debet Qui valuit validus vincens virtute valore Et placuit placido sensu morumque vigore Robert Grostest coÌ„monly called Robin Groshead bishop of Lincolne a most learned prelate reported by Mathew Paris to be a seuere reproouer of the Pope a fauourer of learning a searcher of scriptures a preacher of the word generally a man of great worth coÌ„manded this only to be engrauen ouer his Tombe Quis sim nosse cupis caro putrida nil nisi vermis Quisquis es hoc de me sit tibi scire satis But vpon his death this was written Rex dolet ac regnum gemit et flet Anglia tota Plebs plangit gemitus ingeminare iuuat Quippe Grosredus speculum virtutis asylum Iustâ—â—ciae Regis inchora morte iacet Non poterit tamen ille mori cui fama perorat Laus loquitur redolet fructus abundat honor Vnde 〈◊〉 tristatur homo canit Angelus inde Vnde serenantur sidera pallet humus Vpon the tombe of doctor Iohn Bekingale somtime bishop of Chichester this is engrauen which I set here for rare correspondency of the rime Tu modo qualis eris quid mundi quaeris honores Crimina deplores in me nunc te speculeris En mors ante fores quae clamitat omnibus adsum In paenis passum pro me te deprecor ores Which is the same in sence with that at Geneua VIXI VT VIVIS MORIERIS VT SVM MORTVVS SIC VITA TRVDITVR Lewes de Beaumont that learned bishop of Duresme who was preferred therunto for his affinity vnto the Queene although he could not with all his learning read this word Metropoliâ—ice at his coÌ„secration but passed it ouer with Soit pour dict and would sweare by S. Lewes that they were discourteous which set downe so many hard words in the ordering of priests had this vpon his tombe in Duresme Church where he was buried 1333. De Bello Monte iacet hic Lodouicus humatus Nobilis ex fonte regum Comitumque creatus c. King Edward the first a most worthy and mighty prince the first establisher of the kingdome of England had affixed at the Aulter of S. Edward neare his tombe at Westminster a large Epitaph in prose whereof I haue found onely this fragment Abauus autem triâ—vus eius dilatantes imperia subieâ—erunt sibi Ducatus Comitatus Edwardus vero paternarum magnificentiarum amplius aemulator existens Regaleque solium perornans in clypeo in hastà Principatum Walliae truncatis eius principibus Leclino Dauid potentissimè adquisiuit Quinimò dominium regni Scotiae primò magni industria consilij de inde virtute bellorum victoriosissimè est adeptus Nihilominus Comitatibus Cornubiae Northfolke disponente â—o cuius est orbis terrae plenitudo eius ad manus Edwardi mirabilitèr deuolutis suis successoribus amplissimam reliquit materiam gloriandi Vbicunque igitur Christus habet nomen inter praecellentissimos reges fidelium habeat Edwardus honorem The famous K. Edward the 3. which had so great victories ouer the French to the greater glory than good of England as some say is entombed at Westminster with this Hic decus Anglorum slos regum praeteritorum Fama futurorum rex clemens pax populorum Tertius Eduardus regni complens Iubilaum Robert Hawley a valiant Esquire was murthered in Westminster Church in seruice time where he had taken sanctuary and is there buried in the place where he was first assaulted with these verses Me dolus ira furor multorum militis atque in hoc gladiis celebri pietatis asylo Dum leuita Dei sermones legit ad aram Proh dolor ipse meo Monachorum sanguine vultus Aspersi moriens chorus est mihi testis in â—uum Et me nunc retinet sacer hic locus Hawle Robertum Hic quia pestiferos malè sensi primitùs hostes Famous is L. Siccinius Dentatus who serued in an hundred and twentie battailes And glorious is Henry the third Emperour who fought 62. battailes and likewise honourable should the memory be of Sir Mathew Gâ—urnay out Countriman of whose house Sir H. Newton is descended which commaunded in 6. battailes was buried at Stoke Hamden in Somersetshire with this French memoriall now defaced Icy gist le noble valient Cheualer Maheâ— de Gurnay iadis seneschall de Landes Capitayn du Chastell d'Aques pro nostre Signior le Roy en la Duche de Guien que in sa viâ— fu a la battaile de Benamazin a la pres a la siege de Algezir sur le Sarazines auxi a les battayles de Scluse de Cressy de Ingenesse de Poyters de Nazara c. Obijt 96. aetatis 26. Septemb. 146. Henry Chichely although he was founder of All Soules Colledge in Oxford and an especiall furtherer of learning was but little honoured by this vnlearned Epitaph 1443. Pauper eram natus post Primas his releuatus Iam sum prostratus vermibus esca paratus Ecce meum tumulum His next successour one Iohn Kempe happened vpon a better Poet who in one verse comprehended all his dignities which were great Thomas Kempe Bis Primas ter praesul erat bis cardine functus For he was Bishop of Rochester Chichester and London Archbishop of Yorke then of Canterbury and Cardinall first Deacon than Priest This that followeth is engrauen about a faire tombe in a goodly Chappell adioyning to the Quire of Saint Maries Church in Warwick being a worthy monument of so noble a person since whose time although but late you may obserue a great change both of the heyres of his house and the vse of words in this Epitaph Pray deuoutly for the soule whome God assoâ—le of one of the most worshipfull Knights in his dayes of manhood and cunning Richard Bâ—auchampe late Earle of Warwicke Lord dispenser