My honest part be patterne of the rest,

Who ever praide for them before, now thee,
Both them and thine of all joy be possest,

Whose lively presence we all blesse to see.
And so passe on, God guide thee on thy way,
Old hinde concludes, having no more to say.

But the narrow way and the preasing multitude so overshadowd him, and the noyse of the showe, that oppertunitie was not favorable to him, so that the King past by; yet noting his zeale, I have publiquely imprinted it, that all his fellow subjectes may see this olde man's forwardnes, who myst of his purpose by the concourse of people; beside the King apointed no such thing, but at several stays and appointed places.

Along Cornehill they trooped with great Majestie, but his Highnes being right over the Exchange, smilde, looking toward it, belike remembring his last being there, the grace of the marchants and the rudenes of the multitude, and casting his eye up to the third Trophie or Pageant, admirde it greatly, it was so goodly top and top many stories, and so hie as it seemd to fall forward. On the top you might behold the sea dolphins, as droping from the clouds on the Earth, or looking to behold the King's pictures, of great art, cost, and glory, as a double ship, that being two, was so cunningly made as it seem'de but one, which figured Scotland and England in one, with the armes of both in one scutchion, sayling on two seas at once; heare was a Speech of wonder delivered too: but the glorie of this show was in my eye as a dreame, pleasing to the affection, gorgeous and full of joy, and so full of show and variety, that when I held down my head as wearyed with looking so hie, methoght it was a griefe to me to awaken so soone, but thus the Dutch and French spared for no cost, to gratifie our King; still the streets stood raild, and the liveries of al the Companies on both sides guarding the way, and the strong stream of people violently running in the midst toward Cheapside. Ther our Triumphant rides, garnisht with troops of Royalty and gallant personages, and passing by the Great Cundyt, on the top thereof stood a prentise in a black coate, a flat cap, servant like, as walking before the maister's shop; now whether he spake this or no, I heard not it, but the manner of his Speech was this, comming to me at the third or second hand.

'Hind was the Saxon word for servant. Shakspeare uses it in that sense; "A couple of Ford's knaves, his hinds, were called for by their mistress, to carry me in the name of foul cloaths, to Datchet-lane." Merry Wives of Windsor.

"What lack you, Gentlemen? what wil you buy? silke, sattens, taffaties, &c. But stay, bold tongue, stand at a giddie gaze,

Be dim mine eyes, what gallant Traine are here,

That strikes mindes mute, and puts good wits in maze?
O'tis our King, Royall King James, I say:
Passe on in peace, and happy be thy way,

Live long on Earth, England's great Crowne to sway.
Thy Cittie, gratious King, admires thy fame,

And on their knees prayes for thy happy state:
Our Women for thy Queen Ann, whose rich name,
To their created blisse and sprong of late.
If Women's wishes may prevaile thus being,
They wish you both long lives and good agreeing.
Children for Children pray before they eate,
At their uprising and their lying downe:
Thy Sonnes and Daughters princely all compleat,
Royall in bloud, Children of high renowne.
But generally togither they incline,

Praying in one, great King, for thee and thine."

Whether he were appointed, or of his owne accord, I know not; but, howsoever, forward love is acceptable, and I would the King had hard them; but the sight of the Trophie at Soper-lane ende made him the more forward. There was cost both curious and comely, but the Devises of that afarre off I could not coniecture: but by report it was exceeding; it made no huge high show like the other, but as pompous both for glorie and matter, a stage standing by, on which were enacted strang things, after which an Oration delivered of great wisedome; both the sides of this Pageant were deckt gallantly and furnisht, as all the broad street as the King past shewd like a paradice; but here his Grace might see the love of his subiects, who at that time are exceeding in the shows, passing by the Crosse beautifully guilded and adorned; there the Recorder and Aldermen on a scaffold delivered a gallant Oration, and withall a cup of beaten gold. So he past on to the Pageant at the Little Conduit, very artificial indeede, of no exceeding height, but prety and pleasing in the manner of an arbor, wherein were placed all manner of wood inhabitants, divers shows of admiration, as pompions, pomgranets, and all kinde of fruit, which the Lords highly commended; where after strange musiques had given plenty of harmony, he passed towards Fleete-streete through Ludgate, where the Conduits dealt so plenteously both before and after he was past, as many where shipt to the Ile of Sleepe that had no leasure for snorting to

behold the days of triumph. When he came to the Trophie in Fleet-streete the Lords considered the same for Royalty was so richly beautified and so plenteous of show, that with the bredth of the streete it seemed to them to have gone backe againe, and were but then at the Crosse in Cheape; but otherwise saluted, as with varietye of Speeches and all sundry sorts of musiques, by the Cittie appointed two [too], as that at the Little Cunduit, and all else but the Exchange and Gratious-street; on the top of this Pageant was placed a globe of a goodly preparation; thus, whil wondring at the glory of it, setting on unawares were they on the Pageant at Temple-barre, neither great nor smal but finely furnisht; some compared it to an Exchange-shop, it shined so in the dark place, and was so pleasing to the eie: where one, a yong man an actor of the Cittie, so delivered his mind and the manner of all in an Oration, that a thousand give him his due deserving commendations. In the Strand was also another of smal motion, a piramides fitly beseeming time and place; but the day far spent, and the King and States I am sure wearied with the shows, as the stomack may glutton, the daintiest Courts staid not long, but passed forward to the place appointed: when I leave them to God's protection and theire owne pleasures. Thus you have hard a short description of this day's Progresse, in which all the Peares and Lords of England and part of Scotland were assembled to beautify the Triumphs of their most gracious King. The multitude of people at this present were innumerable: but to conclude, God be thanked for it, such was the great care of the worshipfull Cittizens of London, and al things so providently foreseene by them, that little or no hurt or daunger ensued to any which was greatly feared of many to have hapned, by reason of the great multitudes that were in the Cittie, being come both farre and neere thither to see this most glorious and happy show. And I beseech the Almighty God, of his infinite mercy and goodnes, so keepe our King, Queene, and Prince, and all their Princely Progenie, that no harm never come neere them, nor touch them, but that they may ever live to His great glory and to maintaine His most glorious Gospell for ever more. Amen 1.

' Of Gilbert Dugdale, the Author of this Tract, I have not met with any other notice. He was evidently a spectator of the Triumphant Procession, and describes it with enthusiasm, introducing several minute particulars not noticed either by Jonson or Dekker. He was, probably, himself the "old man with a white beard, of the age of three-score and nineteen, who had seen the changes of Four Kings and Queens, and now beheld the Triumphs of the Fifth, which by his report exceeded all the rest" p. 416; and the "old hind," whose short poetical address is there given in p. 416.-From his mention of the "Acters," p. 413, and his commendation of the young actor in this page, he had, perhaps, some connexion with the Stage.

BEN JONSON'S PANEGYRE

ON THE HAPPIE ENTRANCE OF JAMES OUR SOVERAIGNE TO HIS FIRST HIGH SESSION OF PARLIAMENT IN THIS HIS KINGDOME, THE 19TH OF MARCH.

"Licet toto nunc Helicone frui." MART.

Heav'n now not strives alone our brests to fill
With joyes; but urgeth his full favors still.
Againe, the glory of our Westerne world
Unfolds himselfe, and from his eies are hoorl❜d
(To-day) a thousand radiant lights, that streame
To every nooke and angle of his Realme.
His former raies did only cleare the skie,
But these his searching beames are cast, to prie
Into those darke and deepe concealed vaults,
Where men commit black incest with their faults;
And snore supinely in the stall of sinne,
Where murder, rapine, lust, do sit within,
Carowsing humane blood in iron bowles,
And make their den the slaughter-house of soules.
From whose foule reeking cavernes first arise,
Those dampes that so offend all good men's eies;
And would (if not dispers'd) infect the Crowne,
And in their vapor her bright mettall drowne.
To this so cleare and sanctified an end,

I saw when reverend Themis did discend
Upon his state, let downe in that rich chaine,
That fastneth heavenly power to earthly raigne.
Beside her stoupt on either hand a mayd,
Faire Dice and Eunomia, who were said
To be her daughters, and but faintly knowne
On Earth, till now they came to grace his throne.
Her third, Irene, help'd to beare his traine,
And in her office vow'd shee would remaine,
Till forraine malice, or unnatural spight
(Which fates avert) should force her from her right.
With these he pass'd, and with his people's hearts
Breath'd in his way; and soules (their better parts)
Hasting to follow forth in shouts and cries;
Upon his face all threw their covetous eyes
As on a wonder. Some amazed stood,
As if they felt, but had not knowne their good.
Others would fain have shewn it in their words,
But, when their speech so poore a helpe affords

Unto their zeale's expression, they are mute,
And only with red silence him salute.
Some cry from tops of houses, thinking noise
The fittest herald to proclayme true joyes;
Others on ground runne gazing by his side,
All as unwearied as unsatisfied;

And every window griev'd it could not move
Along with him, and the same trouble prove.
They that had seene but foure short daies before
His gladding looke, now long'd to see it more.
And as of late, when he through London went,
The amorous Citty spar'd no ornament,
That might her beauties heighten; but so drest,
As our ambitious dames, when they make feast,
And would be courted; so this towne put on
Her brightest tire, and in it equall shone
To her great sister; save that modesty,
Her place, and yeares gave her precedency.
The joy of either was alike and full;
No age, nor sexe, so weake, or strongly dull,
That did not beare a part in this consent
Of hearts and voices. All the aire was rent,
As with the murmure of a mooving wood;
The ground beneath did seeme a moving floud.
Walls, windows, roofes, towers, steeples, al were set
With severall eyes that in this object met.
Old men were glad their fates till now did last,
And infants that the howers had made such hast
To bring them forth; whilst riper ag'd, and apt
To understand the more, the more were rap't.
This was the people's love, with which did strive
The nobles' zeale, yet either kept alive
The other's flame, as doth the wike and waxe
That friendly temper'd one pure taper makes.
Meane while the reverend Themis drawes aside
The King's obeying will, from taking pride
In these vaine stirres, and to his mind suggests,
How he may triumph in his subjects' brests
With better pompe. She tells him first, that Kings
Are here on Earth the most conspicuous things;
That they by Heaven are plac'd upon his Throne,
To rule like Heaven, and have no more their owne,
As they are men, than men; that all they doe,
Though hid at home, abroad is search'd into;