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And so in order of discent, ioyne them together in forme of a stile, wherein ye shal perceiue our Fol. 128r our prince the verie heire of true nobilitie by natu-rall procreation.
Iubiter: Solus summa fælicitas. Pallas: Sapiencia & For-titudo. Perseus: Politia & magnanimitas, Nomos: Racio & Iustitia. Phormio: Patientia & labor. Cadmus: Exili-um & aduersa victoria. Proculus industria & Fortuna. Palaphilos: virtus & scientia.
All which naming Pallaphilos and so ascending vp-wards maketh this stile & title of your Prince. The louer of wisedome, leader of fortune, victor to wa-uering chance which patience directeth with ruled Lawe, Till preuailing pollice set on by courage ge-ueth the ouerthrow to tyrannie, placing wisedome to subdue chance, and gouerne all in all. And as in the shield, the azured field is resembled to the migh-tie Ioue, whose excellencie by nature is compared to the cleere firmament, being of it selfe the most pure work of the almightie, supporting the shining planets with all the orderly motions thereof, so it sheweth the peerlesse prince his orderly moouing with prouident pollice & singuler Iustice, the pure image of Pallas kingdome. And as in the Azured heauen, Dan-phebus hath his being: that rising in the East, throweth his reflections against the West, and giueth light throughout that whole that our dimme sights might behold the woonderfull work of the workman: So in this simple shield, the slas-quet gold, yeeldcth foorth in the puritie of the azu-red field therein contained. Signifying the shining prowes raigning in the bearer, whose acts by armes make clere th’excellencie of the person, ioiful to the beholders, And the fyery Dragon with Eagle Sable nowed Fol. 128v nowed vnder a crowne imperiall, the one chiefly ruling, forth in loftie Skies, the other of more vn-weldie substance abideth amongest men, fierce and terrible, whose one eare fast clapped to the earth and taile stopping the other, withstandeth the en-chaunters drift, well discloseth his subtile nature, are yet thought two mightie contraries here made one: resembled to the Crowned (Pallas) chiefe gouernor vnder the highest firmament, and lowest earth, ruling all contraries by one power, wise-dome withdrawing eche force by mutuall accord, to serue place with their peculiar propertie for mans reliefe and want. The enuironed order of Pegasus pendant vpon a coller accidedled, deuided with P P. endorsed declareth compassing foresight, con-stant in loue of wisedome, whose name vttereth his nature by P P. endorsed, Palaphilos patron of Pegasus: which is to say wisdome, the welspring of fame, agreeing with his worde, Volat alta ad Sidera virtus. And the Targe of the mighty Pallas of Chri-staline colour, set on a Torce Luna, and Ioue man-teled sapheir, dubbed Perle, signifieth that this targe of the celestial Gods, sheweth thincestious life and fleshly act committed by Medusa daughter to King Phorcius, who spared not a publique place for ho-lie rites. Yea the sacred Temple of Minerua to prac-tise her fleshly lust, with that fame God Neptune, whereof as she openly sled the discipline of woman-ly shamfastnes, she was by the Gods decree for her so foule a fault, bereft of all dame Bewties shape, with euer y comely ornament of Natures decking. The glyding eye framed to francios amorous lust, turned Fol. 129r turned was to wan and deadly beholding, And for those golden and crisped lockes, rose fowle and hi-deous Serpents, the worst of wayward Aspes, Thus euerie seemelie gifte transformed into loathsome annoiance, of a beautifull Queene, is made a beast-lie monster, horrible to mankinde, a mirror for Ve-nus minions. So the darke sences of that Gorgon ladie, whilst wondering at the monster of her own shape, that she beheld in the shining shielde of her enemie, was suddenlie bereft of all those her woon-ted witchings. And nowe not able to alter the pre-sent enemy, into her crooked forme after the won-ted manner, stood thus amazed, til seuered was her ouglie head borne in Pallas targe, from the carion body to pay the debt of her deserued trespas. This sheweth to you a Prince, a patron of vertue, the very knight of Pallas. Whose zealous affection prefer-ueth religion: whose chaste disposition, defendeth places consecrate to Gods from filthie prophana-tion. And the offenders therein, with destruction of themselues, as monsters of nature, he plagueth with perpetuall infamie: whose dispatche giueth place to vertue, raising fame to the glorye of Ho-nour prepared for euer. And as the Torse is by na-ture wreathed with pure colours of wise Ioue and Pale Luna, Manteled of the first, doubled of the se-conde, so it vttereth the naturall hastie behauiour of the bearer, neither abounding in hote desire neither oppressed with quamie colde, apt to vnwel-dy sloth. But with interchangeable gouernement of ech dispositiõ, supressing the growing pride of both Who Fol. 129v who is found of modest behauiour appareled with Mantell of Secrecy and Counsell, by Pallas helpe, to him a naturall garment. All which by Atlas and Hercules, the one for knowledge in the heauens, the other for his xij. monstrous labours, to the profit of mankind, are said to sustaine the world vpon their shoulders, vttering to vs hereby the further proper-ties of Pallas Souldiour to be skillful in knowledge, and able to abide the trauels of the earth. So haue you her Knights, an armed Mars, A champion pol-litique in field to fight, or at home to defend, An or-dered Iusticer without respecte. Mercifull to the meeke, enemie to monstrous tyrannie, bountiful to the vertuous, and clothed with secrecie and Coun-sell, the chiefe Dominatour in earth and skies. Who so ruleth the whole as no parte may fall, agre-ing with his deuise, whose vertue shineth by fame in the house of honour. Such a Prince your com-panion in order, is no where founde. So mightie Mars doth gouerne you as the golden Sphere hath not disclosed, whose wisedome leadeth Salomon, whose conquestes excell Alexander, whose labours to Hercules are nothing inferior: whose power yoaketh the mightie and maketh free the bound, to whose gouernement euery estate offereth vnrequi-red their obedience, All which time hath tryed, and your eyes haue made true, wherein the duty of mine office vrge th me not to be silent, especiallie being of Pallas faction, An auncient Souldiour, prefer-red by skill to office of armes, whose countenance carrieth with it authoritie to iudge of Nobilitie, and Fol. 130r and actes martiall tending to honour. So holden in the first age, as reuerenced by Libian fathers, ho-noured by great Alexander, supported by Octauia the Emperour, crowned by Charles the great, and confirmed by the law of Nations registers of troth: whose duetie is in battaile to iudge without cor-ruption, to attribute without regarde, to continue to posteritie, and preferre to fame the victorious deserued honour: wherefore the sowles in the aire, beastes in earth, fish in seas, with all dame Natures motion witnesse Pallas wisedome. And bid mee pronounce the honour of this estate with glorie and fame perpetually to endure. Approch ye there-fore, approche yee noble Gentlemen, who serue so mightie a patronnesse, with so worthie a Captaine in so highe a fellowship pe. And receiue the gwer-don of your trauaile, the honour now offered: that your liuing fame may neuer perishe, till couching cowardise by shamefull flight, and raging vice, by deadly dent, are forced to flye the face of the whole earth. Then your vertue shall pricke forth Pegasus to liue aloft with Eterne felicitie, who ruleth all in all. Thus his persivasion ended, they were called forth one by one according to their aunciency, and vpon euery one attended seuen knightes that bare the peeces of his Armour. And kneeling in open fight was by the Herehaught, armed with the helme of Fortitude, who bad him manly to abide by wis-dome, the blustring blastes of swelling Enuy, and froward fortune, Then was he likewise armed with the brestplate of Courage, that willingly he should pursue vice, fearing no perill, being armed with vertue. Fol. 130v vertue. After to him was deliuered the Targe of Pal-las for his defence, manfully to inuade, or politike-ly to defend, Then was he girt with the sword of Iu-stice, to measure by desert, and cut short the mon-strous head of growing Pride. Then were deliuered to him the spurs of Speed, to pricke therewith the horse of Fame. The was he couered with the Man-tell of Pallas triple colours, Argent, Or, and Pur-pure: that by simple trouth, secrete counsell, and good aduise to forecast ere he attempt, and then by speed to prosecute with effect. Then lastly was put about his neck, the collar of Pallas order, with pen-dant Pegasus, to linke together with louing con-sent, his armed defence. That so by Pegasus, he might to Honour mount, a place for a vertuous Conque-rour. And for better assurance hereof, Trouth held the sword, whilst he was sworne by the crosse ther-of, which was thus.
Wisedome the guide of armed strength, Vp-rise your knightlie name: By force of prowes hawt, to clymb The loftie tower of Fame: Aduance your honours by your deedes, To liue for euermore, As Pallas knights, by Pallas helpe, Pallas serue ye therefore.
And this ended, the high Constable dubbeth him with sworde, bidding him arise knight, by liuinge vertue, All which obseruances finished, Pallaphilos biddeth them g o offer to Pallas, the first fruites of their gotten vertues, giuing thankes to the God-desse with sacrifice. And so they departed towards the Fol. 131r the Temple in such order as they came, sauing ac-companied with two noble men, to euery of them. And before them were all soundes of Mars his Musicke and officers of armes in their order, their sacrifice done, they returned in like forte to Pala-philos hall, where they perepared prices of honour for Tilt, Turney, and such knightly pastime. And after for their solace, they masked with Bewties dames, with such heauenly armony, as if Apollo and Orpheus had shewed their cunning. At length the high Constable departed the hall, Anon after, the squires for the bodie prepared to rest. And the Vshers commaunded to auoide, and so I departed to Palaphilos lodging, where I lackt no entertaine-ment. Le. Sir, I thanke you for this good report, so well disclosed, as me thought, when you were tel-ling, I saw the things doing wherein I commende your memorie that seemeth not to omit any thing, but rather vttering worde by worde as they were done. Ge. You knowe it belongeth to the office of armes, to make true reportes (especially in matters of high honour) least by corruption hee defaceth things well done, and thereby giues occation to restlesse Enuy to spew her poyson to Honours ble-mish, which I assure you should be to his great re-buke, for an Herehaught must attend with Linceus eyes in drifts of Princes doings, wherefore I vse to note in tables, such things as I heere and see them do, and in such order, as I wil be sure to omit none. Le. Sir, it doth so appeare, And sorry I am that latter time hath wrought no newer matter that we like-wise might spende a longer time in report thereof. Ge. Fol. 131v Ge. Why, are yee not yet satisfied with matters of honour? Le. No surely, my desire is more nowe then when you first beganne, Ge. Well then, I will some other time when leasure may serue vs both, runne ouer one peece more that yet I haue in store. Le. Marry sir, no time better then euen nowe, for I can well attend it. Ge. Noe soft, you must thinke all shrewes at home be not a sleepe, wherefore I will hye me hence. The day passeth on, the meate bur-neth, my wife chideth, and except I hast me home I may chance to haue Socrates showre. Le. Marrie God defende. Ger. Nay, I would it were past, for (they say) after a storme commeth a calme. Le. In good faith ye halfe discourage me to link my selfe with such a clogge, least when I would be far-thest off, I should find it about my head. Ge. Well trie when you will, and you shall find a shrew or a sheepe, & therefore while time now serueth no bet-ter to vtter the rest I haue to say, I will leaue vntill my returne. Le. With most hartie thankes for this my last farwel, I wish you wel to fare, & also to haue as much of euery one, as shall haue instructions by this my learning, Ge. It is inough, God be with you. Now (Golightly) the Purseuant is gone, I thinke surely he is like to be cunning, if hee meete with a good Herehaught, which he is not like to doe if he fayle with a southeast winde into Flaunders. For as Diogenes calleth a riche man without learning a sheepe with a golden fleece: so are they but coun-tenanced by their gay cotes: such he ment as serued the place that haue not the cunning to adde or sub-tract, but if he come where cunning is, he will take his Fol. 132r his part. For he hath vsed three things that maketh the scholler better learned then his maister. As of-ten to demaunde questions, to keepe them well in memorie, and to teach them againe to other.
Gentlemen, now sith the Purseuant is gone, I wil shew you the figure of an Herehaught in hast, in his apt apparell: such one as King Edwarde the third made, for bringing him good newes from Britaine to Douer. By which figure you shall perceiue, that Herehaughts may haue all honourable shifts, that possible may serue thereto, As in my time and of late yeeres, I saw an Herehaught for lacke of the Q. cote of armes, take two trumpet banners and laced them together, and so serued. I count him better Herehaught, and better apparelled, then this that standeth here. And for that shift making, most wor-thie to be remembred perpetuallie amongst Here-haughts, and to be written of in Chronicle for euer. For at that time, it was as effectuall, as though hee had had the Queenes royall coate of Armes. And though this Herehaught stand thus: account him not so bare of knowledge of this art, as it seemeth to you, he is of apparell. For he can read and well vn-derstand these two verses following.
Fol. 132v And who that can do the same (Golightly) shal be-come his scholler, vntill he haue learned as much of him, as he hath alreadie learned here, and take him for his soueraigne Maister. This Herehaught is no Steganographier, his name is Panther, an Her-haught to the Queene of England, and serueth for hir Dutchis of Normandie: which feigniory, al En-glish men are bound to honor, not onely because the most part of the Gentlemens auncestours that are now, came from thence with king William the Conquerour, and were Normanes: but for the sweete reuenues set from thence at diuerse times by force of Armes, which hath bin richer to Englishe Souldiors then the spoyle of the Samnites was to the Romaines, who were armed in gold and siluer. For in the time of king Edwarde the third, at one voyage, his Souldiers were so laden with pray of armes, as they esteemed nothing but golde, siluer, and Estrich-fethers.
Fol. 133v The Herehaught that you see here, in a chemise blanke, powdred and spotted with mullets Sable, which of the old Herehaughts is termed Gerately. He is shielded with one escocheon of England, first borne by the Queenes ancestor, holy Edward king and confessour. And whilst this Herehaught telleth of the banner, which is gold, a Panther in his pro-per colour regarding: he friendly warneth the Her-haught, with the words contained in the lace of the same banner. Whereunto the Dragon replieth, as appeareth in the scrole: vnto whom the herehaught answereth, as in the long square vnder al appeareth. The Herehaught thinketh himselfe to be euested in a good cote of armes, presuming vpon the law. For Bartoll saieth, in time of neede, a man may take his shirt, and blot it full of spots, and that is verie good Armorie. The Panther of all other, is most amia-blest, for by the sweete breath of his mouthe, and the odoriferous sauour of his bodie, all beastes are drawne to him. And as the Magnete by his vertue draweth to him the steele: so doo all beastes fol-low him for the beautie of diuers goodlie colours, whereby they thinke themselues neuer satisfied with the beholding thereof. And therefore they re-uerence him as becommeth liege people to their soueraigne. Sir Iohn Froysart writeth, that sir Ro-bert Knowles found in the towne of Anser in Bry-tain certaine skins of this beast, which were valued at 5000. mottons of golde. This much I thought good to speake because the value of this noble beast shoulde bee onely esteemed according to his rare worth. Such is the vertue likewise thereof, as there is no Fol. 134r is no pestilent sauour that may breede infection in the place where the same is hanged. The Dragon who holdeth the banner, wel may he be put in trust therewith, For as all beasts most feare him: so trem-ble they at his gaste countenance. Though he in like maner do feare the Panther so much as he fly-eth from the aire of him: yet here he standeth to his charge, giuing example to you that be Gentlemen that haue receiued the Sacrament of Knightly dig-nitie (for so hath it beene called euen so long after Christes birth) to stand to vphold the banner, and maintaine the quarrell of your Queene. Learne of the blacke Prince, who said that his enemies should not finde him closed neither in Towne or Castell. but in the plaine fielde. When you therefore shall be victors, with spite doe not dishonour any other Princes banner. Considering in what despite, the Duke of Austrich tooke the treading of his banner vnder foote, which was of meere chance, but king Richard the first might say, of euill happe. Because hee was not onely imprisoned of his bodie long time, but it coste him an hundreth thousande pounds: which was, by the fraude of the French-men and of the couetousnes of th’Almaines, vnto whom Sir Iohn Froysart sayth, Cursed be the Al-maines, for they are people without pittie or ho-nour. So are they nowe not onely tamers of Prin-ces, but slaughter butchers ouer subiectes, and kill and shed Christian bloud for wages. Against whom with all enemies to the Realme, as Sir Iohn Froysart saieth, let English Archers shoote wholy together, Fol. 134v together that those swart Rutter s may be ouerthro-wen both horsse and man, with all their dagges and pistoleiers. And now to proceede further, But to returne to the banner, whereof I spake, I say vnto you, none can by order of Armes, tred vnder foot, or put to vile vse, any Christians banner: you may if occasion be giuen erase it, and for treason reuerte the same, but not wilfullie to pollute anie signe or token of armes. Therefore Gentlemen shoulde not suffer Little Iohn, or Much the Millers sonne to be araied in cotes of Armes, as I haue seene some wear at Whitsontide in May-pole mirth, which haue bin pulled downe and giuen to them, by the Church-wardens of Gotham. Whoe, not onelie by a long deliberate doubt, drowned an Eele, but by aduise of Iohn of the same towne, banished a snaile: which deed done, he was demanded of the townes-men, what it was: quod Iohn, it is either something or nothing. None doo more hurt to the memory of your auncestors then such or such like of whom it greeueth me to tell off. But to returne to the Here-haught, who hath listened long while to heare the talke of Gerard and Leigh, and hath gathered their communication in writing: And he knoweth wel that the Art of Logike was not of one mans doo-ing. For Permenides began the same, Plato augmen-ted to it, but Aristotle finished with a full furniture: so this Herehaught, nor woorthie to vnlace the bu-skinne of Permenides, or to holde the Candell to many Herehaughtes that he could name, and gen-tlemen in Englande borne, hath begun this booke of Fol. 135r of the Arte of Artes in London language and en-ded it in Fletestrete, not at the signe of the dogge in the maynger, but vnder the banner of the Pan-ther, and so hath put it to Fames forge the ninth houre, of the ninth day, of the ninth moneth. Ex-pecting now daily that Plato, or one like to correct, and augment the same, and then after for an Ari-stotle to finishe the worke. Further the same Here-haught prayeth all Gentlemen to note the saying of Marcus Tullius Cicero, where hee biddeth them haue in minde, how farre the dignitie of mans na-ture: excelleth the condition of brute beasts which as they are but signes of honour, and honorable houses: so are they not so much to be boasted of as the honourable bearing of them without reproch. For the same Tully saith, the Maister of the house is not made woorthie by his house, but the house is honorable for the Maisters sake. As the iiij. hono-rable houses of the Innes of Court, which are ho-nored for the Gentlemens sakes that bee therein, vnto whom with reuerence I giue this my disorde-red booke, with humble petition of pardon for my presumption, as to such as best can iudge therein. Like as Science and cunning is the only good thing of the world: so is ignorance the onely euill, the which is so distant from you in such a number of degrees, as neuer like to come nigh you. Wherefore, as Dauid saith, all people may clap their hands and reioice, that they haue such good Iudges, Magistra-tes and Iustices, sprong out of these houses of honor whereby Fol. 135v whereby they are the more bound to pray God for your continuance: for the wealth of the realme, and quietnesse of the same. Herein I might compare your state (but that you are men) vnto the heauen-ly Ierarches, for that you haue the three things that Ierarches haue, that is, Order, cunning, and work-ing. In your order is office, In your cunning, rea-dines, and in your working is seruice. Without or-der, presumption is the work: without worke, neg-ligence is the order: and without cunning, the worke is then reproueable, and the order is vnprofitable. And therefore as well in order, as cunning in working, euery Ierarchie followeth the conformitie, and likenes of God, who made vpon Mount Horeb, iij. the most ioyfullest hearts that euer were on earth. Him we beseech to graunt the Queene, with the iij. estates of this Realme, ioyfully to be-hold the glorie of his countenance in heauen, with the nine orders of Angels: Thereunto let euery English man say, Amen.