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Show The defcription of England. 2 ant rebuke. his notice Sheearanhaete the sae tobedi' bis common-tocalfh is benefited, can linetofthont manuell labour, and thcretots able and twill beare grabedcerteine officers twit diuerfe of bislate fel' lolwes.appointed, thich take from bimbis Gcorge, and other inueftiture,after a folemne maner. Gnd hitherto of this mot honorable oder,hoping that no man twill be offended twith me, in bttering thus much. JFo2 fith the noble o2der of the Loifon Do202 golden flefe, with the ceremonies apertet ning fuito the creation and inueftiture of the rand 10 the port, charge, and countenance of a eae he thalfo monte baue acote anw armes be 7 bpon bim byberalos( tro in the charter of the fame bo of cuftome pretend antiquitie and feruice, and manie gate things) and therebnto being made fo qodcheape becalied matter, which is the title that men giue to efquiers and gentlemen, and reputed fo) a gentlemanever after. Which ts fo much the thirtie knights thereof :jand liketwife that of faint -_-leffle to be dtfaloiwed of for that the prince doth lofe Michacll and his one and thirtie knights,are offcourse fed bpon at latge by the biftorfograzhers of their stone countries, without reprebenfion 02 checke, efpectaltte by vincentims Lupanbr.dedzag.Franc.cap. nothing byit, the gentleman being fo much fubied to tares and publike patments as is the peoman 9 bufbandman, ubich be liketwife bath beare the glay lier fox the Cauingof bis reputation. Weing called de equitibus ordinis, there be calleth them Cheuallicrs alfo to the warres (fo2 with the gouernment of the fansreproche,and thereto addeth that thefrcbaine is common-tvealth be medleth litle) bat foruer it colt commontic of tivo hundzed cronies at the leaft, fm, be will both arrate ¢ arme bimfelfe accozvings and honourthereof fo great,thatit is notlatwfull for lie,and fheiw the moze manlycourage, and allthe tor them to fell,gine,o2 late the fante to me2gage(would. 20 Kens of the perfon abich be repzefenteth Ao man to Godthey night once bewke their name,Sans rehath burt by it but bimfelfe, tho peraduenture {vill proche, buttheir general deling int our timetwfth all goinwider bufkens than bis legs twill beare, 02 as men, iotil not fatter fome of the beft of their ofpne our pronerbe fatth,notv and then beare a bigger faile jDome think coumtries to baue that opinionof them) 3 trutt 4 thanbis boatis able to {ufteine, ao baue not gitien ante canfe of difpleafure, bziefelie to Certes the making of netgentlemen bred great the quene, fet forth thofe things that ayperteine onto onr res firife fometimes amongt the Komans, J meane Soben the notwmed order of the Garter, in thofe compaffeis then thofe thich were vorhomines, were moze allot spain tw2itten commontie,'Honi foit qui maly pente,tabidy ed offo} thefr bertues netwlie feene and thelved,thant Spoutathinke 18 (0 much to (aie, as,Guill come to bim that enill of htr, :nlo= thinketh: a bette tharpe impzecation, and pet {uc 30 fing the gar- as is not contrarteto the tword, thich promifeth like ter after fuclh a&maner, meafure to the meter,as he doth mete to others, Mereis pet another order of knights in ng Bannerets. Landcalledbnights Bannerets, khoare madein the the olfinell of ancient race, latelie defaced by the colwardife ¢ cnill life of their neyhues 4 defendants could makethe other to be,'But as enuic bath noatti nitie {vith inffice and equitie,(o it forceth not that languagethe malicious do giue out, againtt (ud) as are eralted fo2 their toifoomes.Dhis nevertheletets field toith the ceremonie of cutting atvaic the point generallie to be reprehended in all eftates of genth of bis penant of armes,and makingif as it Were a litie, amd obich in Mhort time twill turne to the great banner,(o that being before but a bacheler knight,be tuine of our countrie,and that is the bfuall fending is now of an bigher degree, and allowed fo difplaie of noblemens ¢ meane gentlemens fonnesinto¥ bis armesin a banner as batrons do. bowbeit talie, from thence thep bring home nothing but thefe knights are neuer madebutin the twarres , the 4° mete atheiime, infivelitic, bictons conuerfation, € bings ffandard being onfolden. ambitions and proud bebantfont , tberbpif commeth Elquire, Ciquire (hic) we call commontic {quite) is a fopatle that thepreturne far wo2fle men than thep French word, and fo much in Latine ag Seutiger vel Went out. A gentleman at this p2efent is netwli¢ armiger, and {uch ae all thofe hich beare armes, 02 come ont of Ftalictho went thither an carnell py atmottes, teltimonies of their race from thence feftant,but comming home be conlo fate after this thep be defcenden, Hhep twere at the firft cofterel s 92 imaner; Faith € truth is tobe kept,bere nolotieo? beaters of the arines of barons,o2 knights, ¢ therebp binderance of a further purpofe ts fufteined by hol being intruded in martial knotoledge, bad that bingof the fantesann forgiuenetic onclie to be fhe namefo: a dignitie gtuen to biffinguith them from ed then fullreuengeis made. Another no leffe for fommonfouldiers called Grecary milices fehen thep 5° Ward thanbe, at his returne from thence couload Were togither in the ficlo, thus much; be tsa fole that maketh accomptof any Gentlemenbe thofe thome their race Gentiemen, and bloud, teligion,but mozefole that will lovfe ante part of bis 82 at the leatt their bertues bo make noble ano toealth, 02 will come in trouble fo conftant leaning kuotone. The Latines call them aobiles em»-gen erofos toanie : but ifhe pelo to loofe his life for his pottell as the French d0 Nobleso: Gentlehomm es, he es on,be is fark mad,and worthie to be takenformol tymologic of the name Erpoundeth the efficacie of foole of all the reft. This gate botie gate thefe gently the word : for as Gens in Latine betok eneth the race and furname + fo the Romans bad men bp going into Ftalie,and hereby aman map {e Cornelios, Serthat fruit is aftertvard to be loken for Sios,Appios, Curios,Papyrios,Sci fod piones,Fabios,&bloffoms do appere. ¥ care not(Catth a tere milios,lulios,Brutos, &¢ :of tbtch thirv)ubat , eho iuere Agnati, fs pou talke to me of God,fo as ¥ map hauethe prince aNd therefore kept the name,te re alfo callea Gen€ the latues of the realine on my five, Such men a tiles, gentlemenof that 02 that boufeandrace, this laff,are eafilie bnotvensfo2 thep hauc learned it Po2eouer asthe king doth dubbe knights, and Htalte,to go vp and downealfa in England, toith pe treateth the barons and bighe r vegres, fo gentle. Ges at their heeles finelie awarelien,tote face am? mont fbofe ancettors are not knowen to come in countenance thal be fuch as thetweth the matter not totth THill'am ouke of Horm endi tobe blind in bis choife.nt leat ¥ thould offend {@ Yates pet remaining te now e (Foof the Saron make hone accompt. much lelfe Of the Wzitify iftue) much,¥ pate oner to faie ante moze ofthefe Stall om take their begin Ning i Cnglann, affer hates andtheir bemeano?, thichalas ts to oper and this manerin our times, Lawt faers e.tu: coe bees (ener ttavi‘ eth the mente fo the wozlo, and pet not called into que latue carfities. : _ tt the tntuerfitic s of the tealnte, abo fa on. gtut ug bis mind to hig Prvficans, balke,orprotettesh Citizens and burgettes bane nert place to gentle' ait rbpri cke and the liber al fefenices, Pies, Or beltde bis fernice ty men,tbo be thote that are free within the cities, a the rooine of a capteine are of (ome likelie fubftance to beare the wartes,oagan counted gtuen at dome,ther in office eby fame, Wut thete ciftzens 03 burgeffes are foin "a The defcription ofEngland. theconnmortinealth in thett cities any boroughs, oy in coppozat totones there they dwell. And inthe' contmon affemblteof the realme therein ourlawes ate made,fo; tt the counties thep beare but little fiaate(tbich alemblic ts called the bigh court of par? lement) the ancientcities appoint fonre, and thebos roughs twoburgeilests haue botces init,andgine theic content 02 bifent onto fury things as pafle 02 fate there in the nameof the citte 02 boot, fox Merchants, thich thep are appointed, Inthis place allo are ourmerdhantstobeinffaly Ied,as amongt the cittsens (although thep offer ation ffrttiethwithother, Hl) of them thonln hane all the twater ‘bf commonditieruin into bir ofpte ces -_fferne, " eoimerare thofe,thtch by out tat are called ze- ycomen, leshomines, free men bone Cuglith, and mapdif pend of their otone fre land in pearelte reuenue, to the fumnveof fortic thillings tterling, o2 fir pounds as monie goeth ih our ttines. Some are of the opitits ot by Cap.2.Rich.2. an. 20.thag foep are the fame ro Sbicy the French men cali varlets.but as that phiafe és feo in myfine it fs farre ‘balitelte tobe fo. Hhe truth fg that the footd 1s deriuen framthe Sayer change effate tvith gentlemen, as gentlemendo ferme Zeoman Geoman, thich fignifiety (as 4 the other) ihofe number is foincreafen tnthefe our' dates,that theit onclie maintenance ts thecaufeof mg mariev and of feme peaves, betaketh himfelfe fa -_ffaie in the place of hts abooe for the bettet mainte? With them, by a mutuallconuerfion of theoncinto the exceeding prices of foxreine wares, hich othery Wife uber cuerte nation was premuttedto being in Dic otunte commodities, were farrebettercheapeand have read)a fet len 92 ath man,fuc) J meane as ber nance of bimfelte ann bis familte,thereof the fingle fort haue noreqatd,bnt are likelie fo be IR flecting? -_nofy hither nol thither,abich argueth pantof fabis moze plentifullie to be hap. Déthe want of ourcont 20 litte in determination and refolution of inogement, modifies here at home, by their great tranfpoztatt' onof them into other countrics,¥ {peake not,fith the -_fo2 the execution of things of ante impoztance. Zhis -fozt of people haue a certeine pacbetnitience, and matter {will eafilie beiwzatc itfelfe. Certesamong the Lacedemonians it was found out, that great moze efttinatton than labourers ¢ the common fort gf artificers,¢ thefe commonlietiue tealthilie, kepe tance ofthe Fate of the commonwealth: therefoxe fon the moff part farmtersto gentlemen(in old fire numbets of merchants tuere nothing fo the furthes gmdhontes, an tranell to get rides. Theparealfa itisto be toithed that the Huge beapeof them were called Pagant,co opponuntur militibuseatherfore Pers the reft liue moze eafilie bpon their otone, and fey -_artificcrs, ivith grating,f rqnentiitg ef markets, fometihatteffreined,as alfo of ouriatviers,fothoutd ius calleth bimtelfe Semipaganws) 02 at the leattipite boncit chapmen be brought to decaie, bp breaking of 30 and Keeping of feruvants (not inle feruants as the the bankerupt. J donot denie but that the nauie of geutlenten do, but fuchas act boty their ofone and the land isin part maintemen by their tramike, and fo ave the bigh prices of fares kept bynowthep bane gotten the onelie fale of things, bponpretenfe of better furtherance of the common-tuealth into their otune hands: thereas in times pat then the fratige bottoms were (ufferedtocomein,webantar gat fo? foure pence the pound,that not at the tw2t? ting of this treatife ts well two2th balfe a crotune, partof their maffers ifuing)Do come fo great welth, in formuch that mante of them are able and bo buie! the lands of bnthetitic gentlemen, and oien fetting their formes to the {choles,to the tniuerfities, and ta the Insof the court ; 02 otberivife leaning them fut: ficient lands frherebpon thep map liue without la bour,om make them bpthofe means to become gem -_tlemen: thefe iwerethey thatin times patt maneall tatfons 02 corints for a pente that noware bolbenat 40 France afratd.And albeit thep be net called matter fir pentce,and fometime at eight pence and ten pence the pound: nutuegs at too pence halfe pente the ounce: ginger at a penie an ounce, prunes at balfe peniefaring : great raifons thee pound for apenic, ciamon at foure pence the ounce, cloues at two perice, and pepper at tiwelue, and firteene pence the pound. CWherebp te mapfee the fequele of things not altvaies but verie {elbome tobe (uchasis pres as gentlemen are,o2 fir as to knights aperteineth, but onelie Fohn and Thomas,ee:pet have thep bene found to haue done berie god fermice ¢ and the kings of Cngland in foughten battels, tere teont Enghdymen' -toremaine among them (tho twere their fotmen) on fot and asthe jfrench kings dtd amonaff their hoofemen: Frenchmen the princethereby thetwing there his ctefe ttrength -n hang to confift, eros Uae fended in the beginning. ihe wares that thep carrie he fourth ano lat fort of people tn Cngland are Capite cen ft put of the realme,are for the moff part bzode clothes 50 baielabourers, poze bufbanodmen, and fore retat- 02 Prolctarij, and carftes of all colours, liketwife cottons, frees, rugs,tin, wall our bet bere, bates, buftian, mockas boes tufted and plaine, rath, lead,fells, 4c: thich betng fhtyped at fundeie ports of our coatts, are bone from thence into all quarters of the wo2ld,and there ters (‘abtch baue no free land)copte Holders,and all avs tificers,as tatlers,fhomakers,carpenters, bulchima ers, mafons, ac. As for flaues and bondinen tue Mo flaues -_haue none, nate {och is the pitutlege of our countric enon -_bp the efpeciall grace of Goo, and bountie of our either ercjanged for other twares 02 readie monie:to princes,that ifanie come bither fromother realms, the great gaine and cominoditie of ourmerchants. fo foneas thep fet fmt on land thep become fo free of And ubereas in times pat their deefetrave was tiv -_conditionas thetv matters, thereby all note offers to Spaine, Portingall, France, Flanders, Dankke, ile bondage ts dtterlie remouen fromthem, heres Porwaie, Dcotland, and Zfelano onclic: now in go in te tefemble (hot the Gerntans tho had flaues als thefe baies,as men not contented twith thele tour: fo,though uch as ti refped of the fanes of other nies, thep haue fought cnt the eaftandiveff Jndtes, countries might toell be reputed free,but)the olp gn: and made nol and then fulvicious bolages not one, lte onto the Canaries, ano neto Spaine, but like: totfe inte Cathata, Pofconta, Lartaria ano the re gions thereabout, from thence (as thep faic)thep bring bone great commobditics. %ut alas ¥ fee not bpall their traneli that the prices of things are anic bit abated. Certes this cnozmitie (for fo Gdm ace compt of it)was f{ufficientlic prouldcd for, An.g Edward 3-bya noble effatute made in that behalfe.but bpon that ocrafion the generail erecution thereof is flated 02 not calle on,in god foth % cannot tell, This onclic J knot, that euerie funaion and feuerall bos bians and the Lapzobanes, tho {notedit a great inturie to nature to make 02 futter themto be bond, thome the inbir wonted courte both product ang bring forth free. This fourth anv lait fort of people therefore haue neither vetce noz authoritie in the common wealth, but are to be ruled, and not to rule other : pet they are notaltogither negleted,fo> in cle &S m0 Cozpa;at tones, for default of promcn they are fatne to make bp thetr inquefts of fudy ma net of people. Andin villages thep are commonli¢ made churchwaroens,fioemen aleconners, not any then confables, and manite times tniote the name 72 ly, of M&S!" |
