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Show The'defeription of England. of henboroughes, Unto this fozt alto map our great fiwarmes ofidle Cevuing mien be referred, of tbome there runneth a pouerbe 5 Pong fernitng men ola beggers,bicanfeferuice is none berifage.Dhete ment ave p2ofitable tortone, fo if thefrconditton be twell Thedefcription of England. mian) fhe queene: in tbofe name and by fihofe antha titie all things are adnntruttren, 2. Mhe gentlemen abteh be Diufded into tivoforte, asthe baroniea? eftate of lords (hich conteineth ba rons and all aboue fhat degree) and allo thofe that be no lords, as knights, efquiers, ¢ fimple gentlemen, as % haue noted alreadte..Dnt of thefe alfo are the great deputies and bigh prefidents chofert,of thich he carie of Rutland, Mhe earle of Cumberland, Mheearle of Sufler. The earle of Huntingdor, Mheearle of Wath. Khe earle of WMariwtke, peruted,thep are enfmies to theit matters, to theit frends, and to themfelues ; for bpthem oft entimes theft maffers ate mcouraged bnto dlatofull crac one feructh in Freland, as another DID fomretime in tions oftheir tenants,their frends bought onto po: uertic bp their rents inbanced,and thep themfclues *° Calis,and the captcine notw at iertothe;as one lod piefinent doth gouerne in GUlales, and the other the brought toconfution by their ofone podigalitic and nozth parts of this Fland, bie) later twith certeine errors, as ment that haning not theretwith of their councello2s and tudges were created by king Pew oione to mainteinetheir ercefles,dm fearch in bigh rie the eight, ut forfomuch as ¥ hauc touched their fwaies,budgets,cofers,males,andftables,which tap conditions elfetapere, it Mall be mough to bauer re tofupplie their twants. ol diuerle of thent allo co memb2ed them at this time. ucting to beare an bigh faile do inffnuate then felues toith pong gentlemen and noble men netolie 3 Khe third and laft (opt is named the peomanrie, of tthom * their fequele,thelabourers and artificers, soite to their lands, the cafe istm much apparant, aberebp the gan naturesof the partics are not ones ¥ baue fatd fomekyat cucn now. Whereto ¥ ad that The earle of Southampton. The difcont Pontague, She bifcont Windon. aBarons. She logdof Abergeuennie, he lozd Atpoeleie, he loz Zon, Whe lord Warkelete. She lord Wosleie. he lod Dacres of the fouth. Whe logo Cobbam. Whe lod Stafford. MhelowGreie of Wilton. he lov Scrope. he iow Dudlete, helozd Latimer. in. nante peares they (hall be able to recoucr them: Cornel.godman Patcall,g@oman C ockfwet,tc:€ felues. St Were berie gedtherefore that the fupers in matters of latw thefe and the Itke are called thus, fluous beapes of them tuere inpart dinnnifhed. And Giles Jed peoman, Cdivard Wountford peoman, fith neceflitie inforceth to haue fome,pet ict toifdome James Cockeveoman,errie Wutcher peoman, tc: moderate their numbers,fo hall their matters be by ihich addition thep are crempt from the bulgar rivof trneceflarie chargeand the common wealth andcommionfo2ts,Catocalleth thent <rarores x opof manic (eeurs. Po nation cherifeth {uch {tore of timos cies rei publica, of tom alfo pou mapread moze themas tue dw bere in England, in hope of abich in. the bake of common tvealth txhich fir Thomas maintenance manie gtue themfelues to toleneffe, 30 Smithfomefiime penned of this land. that otherinife would be brought to labour,and Itue MDfgentlemen alfo Come are bp the pairice cholen, tn opoer like {ubiedts. DF their ahoredomes % {will amid called fo great offices in the common twealth,of not (peake ante thing at allmoze than of their fivea: fxbich [afd offices dinerfe concerne the bole realme; ting pet ts it found that fome of them do make the fome be moze priuat and peculfar to the kings boule, firt a chefe piller of theft builoing , confaming not And thep baue their places anv degrees, preferibed onlie the gods but allo the health ¢ tuelfare of manie mojeof thole kind.of men. Jn returning therefore fo mp matter,this furthermore among otherthings J baue to faie of our bufbandmen and artificers, that thep twere neuer foercellent in their traves ag at this prefent. Wut as the workemanthipof the las ter fort was never moze fine and curfoustothe eie, fo twasit neuerleffe rong and {ubftantiatl for cons finuance and benefit of the bufers. Petther is there ante thing that hurteth the commonfort of ourartis ficers mozethan batt, anda barbarous 92 flanity des fice to turne the penie,and bp rinding thetr teozketo make (pevdie bttetance of their wares: thich infor. ceth them to bungle bp and difpatey manic things thep care not hot fo thep be out of their bandsaberes © by thebufer is offen foze defrauded, and findeth fo bis Negi hafk maketh toatt, according to the pyar uerbe, Db botw manie trades and handicrafts are hoiy fn Cngland, thereof the common foealth bath no hed? hotv manie nedfull commodities baue fue tihich ave perfected with great coft, ¢c; and pet ma » {otth farre moze cafe ano leffe coft be peontded other countries if we could vfe the meanes from ,3 twill Not fpeake of fron, glatte,ann fiach like, tbich {potle much Wwod, and pet are bronght from other coun: thes better cheepe than tue can make them bere at home,could eremplifie alf in manie other. \But to leane thete things and proceed iwith our purpofe, and berein(as occafion ferueth) generallie -by wai of anerstpeake oftbe common-twealty of Gnigs fot>inte a dle 1 goutertied and mainteite i n by 1 Sbeprincemonare) mo head gonernonr,, thidh is called the King, 03 (i€ the crotu nefall.to the two. boue all ukes,not being of the bloud rofall, Videlicet the kings brother,onele, o2 nexue. land; the lozd. great maffer 02 Stetward of the kings 5° honfe sand the lox Chamberleine : by that act are to be placed itt all alfemblies of councell, after thelo2 patie feale, according to their degrees and effats: fo that ifbe bea baron,then be.is to Git aboue all bar tons ‘02 an earle,aboue all earles, And fo ltkewife the kings fecretarie, being aba tonofthe parlement, bath place aboue all barons, andif be beamanof higher degree, be fhall Ht an? 60 (oflate peares to fpeabe of ) bnto berie ample and thatnowts, foundatthis prefent. The earle of Derbie. he earle of Worcester, le, bicaule thep applied thete chrefe fudies puto pay flurageand feoing. After this maneralfo nid our Welth Writons order themfelues in thefr diet fo long as thep {ued of (hemfelues , but after thep bes came to be bnited and made equall with the Cnglith thep framedtheir aypetites to l{ue after ourmaner, ~ fothat at this date there is berig little oifference bes tteene b¢ tn ontdiets, Jn Scotland liketwife thep haue giuen themfelues [at in parlement, in thefift of the Queenes maiefties reigne to their degrees, as theyare tobe Hbeearle of Sheelwelburie, Zhe carle of tent, 5° inilke, thereof there tas great aboundance in this Bifhops in their anciencie, as they tie of England, according to the ancienci¢ oftheir creations,or firft calling The earle of Mo2thumberlann, heat is not fo frong as ours, which is kept in by the coloneffe of the aire,thatfrom finteto time (fpecials lie tr winter)voth enairon our bodies, Itis nomaruell therefore that onr tables are of tentimes moze plentifultte garnitheo thanthofe of 0, Ser nations,and this trade bath continued with bs euen fince the verte beginning . 3Fo2 before the Uomans found out and knetv the tate buto our countrie,our predecefozs fed largelis bpon fet and Whe lord Mozreis. °° Therchearfall of the temporall nobili- Te earle of Drfor. gions are accuffomed tofthall, thofedigemtue force 40 ts notaltogither fo behement,bicaufetheir internal Lhe low Cheinete. be placedaccozbing therebnto, Khe earleof Arundel, AY maches to be of fomekbat gteafer force : therefore our Whe low Paget. Whe lord Darcie of Chichetter. Whe lod Wotward of Cfiingbanr Chelow Porth, be lord Chaundos, Whe lord of Huntdon. Khe lor faint John of Wleth, Lhelozd of Wuckhirk, Whelord Delatware. be low Wurghlete, Ibe lon Compton. Parthall of Cugland: the tox Aomirall of Crs The Parqutle of Wtinchetker, "\>) erig nere britethe nozthdoth SIS caule the beate of our ftos Whe lord Sheffeld. And thele fir,the load great Chamberleine of C1 gland ; the lo2d high Conftable of England : thelod oi Ene icargts. She arcbithop of Canturburie. ) Zhe archbithop of Porke. iiondon. (-? Durban, BAincheffer. TXhe rel hav their places in fentozitie of cor fecration, | 5 orE ibe fituation of our region,it. belord Dele. Khe lord Darcie of the nozth, he lord Pountegle. Ihe loz Sands, Lhe lod Gaul. Lhe lowd Whindfloze. Lhe lord Wientiww;th, MhelorwWor0ugh. Zhe logd Pordaunt, Whelow Cromwell, Lhe low Cuers, Whe lor Wharton. . Whe lord Witch. Whelowd Wiillotebie, baron02 aboue,are in the fante act appointedto fit it the parlement and in all alflemblies 02 councell a 5, Atayh, [Gloceters Chap.6. below gpountiote. the 1020 Bztutefeale, being perfonsof the degrezofs peterbozongh, | Carleill, dhetter. the Englifh. Hbeiow Lumleie, large fear 3 will therefore now ftate to tpeake anie 40 ¥02(Cth0 18 supremne arary Angliciquastor 0} Tribunmses rarinsmaxius) the low paefivent ofthe councell, and Creeffer, Porwid, | Of the food and diet of be lord Stourton. by an ad of parlement made An. 31 Henrsottaui, after this maner tnfning. hele foure the loz Chancellor,the lord real IAchficlo, And this for thetc placing tn the parlement houfe, Howwbeit then the ardbithop of Canturburte htcth in bis prowinctall afembliehe bath on bis right band the archbithop of Moke , and nert bnto htm the bt: hop of Winchetter , on the feff hand the bithop of London : but if it fall out that the archbithop of Canturburte be not there by the bacattonofhis fe, then the archbithop of Pozke ts fo fake his place,tho e adntitteth the bithop of JLondon to his right banv, andfire ppelat of Wtlinchelfer fo his left , the rett fit: fing altpaies as afore,that is to fate, as thep are el Dersby confecration, abich 4 thought gad alto fo note out of an anefent prefioent, She carle of Eilers Aheearleof Lincolne, Tifconts. Couentrie and Clie. | xocetter, } he earle of iertforn. ihe earle of iLetcefter. 165 ( Bath ap Gtefles, 7) WHorcetter, WBango2. Lincolne, Salifourte. S. Dauios. Zhe earle of Wedfoxd. Theearle of Penbsoke, lie a little impaired,but alfo their liuelibods and res 20 they be not called matters and gentlemen, but god uenues fo fyaffed and confumed, that ifat all pet not men, asgodman Smith, qadman Cot , goodman honett gentlemen, citizens,wealthie peomen,ec : by {uch bnlatofull dealings. But oto farre haue F war dedinthis print,o2 how farve map 3 fafle in focha { Chichefter, | aLanbaffe, Pereford, large diet, therein as for forme refpect natute doth make them equall with bs: fo othertwtfe they far ers ced bs in over mud) and dfftemperate gormary dise, and (0 ingroffe thetr booics that diuerfe of thent bo oft become bnapt to anie other purpofe than to {pend their times in large tabling anv bellie cere. Againt this pampering of their carcafles bwth He~ étor Boetius in bis pefeription of the countric perie fharpelic inuetgh in the firft chapterof that treatife, Henric Wardlawalfo bithop of S. Andzetwes, noting thetr behement alteration from competent fru galitte into ercefftue ginttonte,to be brought out of England with James the fir (tho hav bene long tine ppifoner there onder the fourth ¢ fitt Wenrics, and |