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Editor: Edward Arber

AN ENGLISH GARNER

INGATHERINGS FROM OUR HISTORY AND LITERATURE BY EDWARD ARBER, F.S.A.

ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. 2 WHITEHALL GARDENS, WESTMINSTER

Contents of the Eighth Volume. PAGE

PAGE Accept in gree 273 After that Harflete 20 A gallant Master 401 A gallant Whistle 121 A gallant Youth 399 A gentle tame 326 A' LICIA sigh! 449 "A King I was 466 Alas, wilt thou 242 All that this earth 556 All youthful wights 32 Also I find that 230 A LUCRECE for 232 A maiden 360 Am I a GORGON? 179 Amongst the 311 And, after many 404 And arm in arm 408 And as there 547 And by these 560 And cast me into 33 And cheerfully 546 And diversely 530 And ere her 402 And fain I would 401 And feeds him 536 "And for myself 549 "And if they crown 470 And if ye list to 558 And if you cannot 229 And in her heart 400 And in my choice 533 And in regions 547 "And I a Whistle 121 "'And I protest' 471 "And I," quoth he 404 And I, who was 238 "And me, not long ago 123 And now, "Farewell!" 234 And now he pries 238 And now to take 399 And raised my 415 And since doomed 535 And since the Feast 557 And since the fish 238 And taking many 548 And that great 562 And the ambitious 547 And this whereso 229 And Thou, the Genius 174 And though the 273 And thus I end 36 And thyself such 241 And turning to 549 And unto me 231 "And wantonly 535 And what's 544 And when he to our 19 And when they 409 And when you 233 And whether Nature 415 And why not I? 529 "An English Friar 407 An ocean Sea of 315 A painter drew 429 APOLLO and the 529 Are those two stars? 446 As are the sands 433 As Britons that 531 As burnished 289 As by ENEAS, first 230 As close as you 229 As duty wills 240 As his prisoner 200 As rocks become, 300 As sacrifice 335 A she there was 462 As those 530 "A tempest 122 A wise man poor 108

Dear City! 563 Death, in a rage 428 DIANA shineth 288 Die, die, my Hopes 196 Distance of 462 Do not too 363 DORIS, I love not 454 Down from the 278 Down in a bed 461 "Do you resolve 464 Drawn, cunning 302

Each beast in 193 Each frown of 364 "Each little bird 553 Ease by Disease 56 ELSTRED I pity 466 EUNICA scorned 137 Even as the lamp 293

"Fair Bridegroom 134 Fair Bristow 400 FAIRFAX the 611 "Fair Maid," quoth 402 Fair Maids, my 366 Fair matchless 443 Fair MAUDLIN 400 Fair Shepherdess 195 Fair stood the 548 Fairest, wear 365 Far better had 292 Farewell! Adieu! 243 "Farewell," quoth 399 Far more's my 317 Fearing of harm 542 Feed, silly sheep! 176 First did I fear 434 "For certainty it 555 "For ere I will 407 For every great gun 17 For God's sake 560 For he always did 237 For help the 19 For I, by suit 32 For if alone 445 For, lo, my careful 33 "For, look, what 408 For only Thee 274 For she that 232 For to behold my 286 For they be such 529 For they, for 231 For trial shall 235 For we, her peers 135 For when he, by 230 "Fortune and I 466 Fortune, cross 275 Frequent not 35 From milk of 304

"Gallant Captain 200 Give her th' Eoan 532 Give warmth to 173 Glad was her 460 GLOUCESTER that Duke 551 "'GOD bless thee' 472 GOD that all this 14 Gold upon gold 331 Good folk, for 560 "Grammercy, Sirs! 15 "Grant, fairest 432 Grant me my 407 Grant me, thy 406 Great JANUS, I 532 Great ordnance 15 Great sickness 20 Great semptuous 317 Great was the 277

JASON, that came 230 Joy of my soul! My 324 Justly of thee 288

King NISUS had a 236

Lady, the sun 284 Lady, thou 290 Lady, what time 299 LAURA is fair and 329 "Leave me not 201 Leave off, sweet 455 Lest for a heart 360 Let THESEUS be! 231 "Let us conspire 464 "Let's laugh at 554 Let your Jests fly 557 LICIA, my Love 435 Like MEMNON's 448 Like to the blacksome 276 Like to the shipman 192 Little fish, what 237 "London's Lord 473 Long since the 540 Loose humour nor 537 Lo, thus our 23 Loud are my sighs 458 LOVE and my Love 426 LOVE, being blind 279 LOVE, I repent me 451 Love is like a 358 LOVE, ope my 311 "Love this fair 332 LOVE was laid 429 LOVE, with her hair 427

Madam, two hearts 555 Madmen, what gain 130 "Maidens, why 534 Marvel I do not, 297 "MAUDLIN", quoth 406 Meet are my 458 Messengers went 18 Most good, most 538 Mother, your 353 Mournful AMYNTAS 182 Muse, bid the Morn 553 My brother 467 My brother CLARENCE 17 My brother died 468 My Debtor hath 33 "My father 467 My fixed faith 191 My grief began 444 My lips I'll 553 My LAURA wonders 305 "My Lord," she said 470 My Love, amazed 427 My Love, I cannot 184 My Love lay 431 My Love was 436 My Mistress 332 "My Mistress 334 My mourning 301 "My thoughts 463, 468

Nay, just are they 241 Nay, then I see 454 "Nay," then said our 15 Never, I think, had 556 New is my love 457 Non convitia 415 None dares now 333 None stands so 559 No art nor force 105 No gifts, no gold 241 No man can be so 537 No more a man, as 294 No more I, for 552 No, No; not so, for 241 No pain like this 464 No sooner do I 308 No sooner had fair 178 No sooner LAURA 323 Nor adamant 534 Nor bravery doth 537 Nor is he foul 454 Nor is 't the Verse 531 "Nor PELOPS' kingdom 122 Nor speak I now 474 Nor think the 317 "Nor weep I now 466 Not I, but many 34 "Not long this 469 Not vouching 243 "Now as the sea 473 "Now in the Spring 534 Now may you hear 231 "Now two there were 473 Now were their 408 "Now will I walk 404

Painter, in lively 325 Pale are my looks 441 Pardened of 320 Perchance, my words 228 Perchance, ye 232 PHOEBUS had once 323 Poets did feign 444 Poets have still 129 Poitiers and 549 "Possessed with 469 Priests of APOLLO 556 Proud is her 458

Unbare that 333 Under this 611 Unto an Image 312 Unto the fountain 179 Unto thy favour 289 Upon Saint 551 Upon this sinful 536 Upon triumphant 280

WARWICK in blood 551 Weary was LOVE 425 "Welcome, sweet 404 Well it thine age 550 Were it cemented 555 Wer't granted me 539 What cruel star 189 "What if we call 121 What lack you? 228 What need I mourn? 178 What now is 559 What should I 360 "What then? What 120 "What therefore shall 120 What though 541 What time fair 181 What time, with 284 When all the 613 When as her lute 439 When as I wish 441 When as my LICIA 439 When as my Love 436 When as the 547 When CHLORIS first 198 When down their 550 When first the 303, 450 When first the sun 303 When GOD made all 108 When he had read 407 When I did part from 301 When I did part, my 338 When I more large 197 When I, of my 336 When M. heard her 406 When no 408 When she had 408 When She was 322 When she was born 197 When VENUS first 139 When you appear 287 Where be the Graces? 557 Whereby I see that 33 Wherefore I pray 233 Where Nature hath 546 Which, in his 548 Which heart I let 32 Which I pour forth 183 Which life, I pray 233 Which, six long 242 Which unto gods 242 "Which we have 55 Which vow gave 242 Whilst angry JUNO 281 Whilst foaming 306 Whilst this 545 "Whistler MENALCAS 120 White art thou 334 White was the 287 Who do not know 187 Who joys in love? 319 Who would a 243 Whole showers of 176 Whom promise 536 Whom the base 537 Whose constancy 537 Whose constantness 229 Whose heart hath 243 Whose trade if 230 Why have ye such 235 Will you hear a 200 "Wilt thou in singing 120 With gold and 325 With lovely 119 With patience 191 With Spanish yew 550 With that bespake 403 With thousand 336 With trickling 400 "Wolf, spare my 123

"Ye groves and 121 "Ye pleasant 121 "Ye Shepherds tell 136 Ye Virgins, that 234 Ye wasteful 185 Years, months 440 Yet do I hope 339 Yet, if I be 534 Yet if thou chance 36 Yet required a Note of the Archbishop's doings, what he had said and opposed in the Parliament touching that matter. And this word was sent to him from the King by CROMWELL and other Lords of the Parliament, whom the King then sent to dine with him at Lambeth: somewhat to comfort again his grieved mind and troubled spirits: as hath been above recited at page 1,298.

the Lord CROMWELL , the two Dukes of NORFOLK and SUFFOLK, and all the Lords of the Parliament, to dine with him at Lambeth: where they signified to him, That it was the King's pleasure that they all should, in His Highness's behalf, cherish comfort and animate him as one that, for his travail in that Parliament, had declared himself both greatly learned, and also a man discreet and wise: and therefore they willed him not to be discouraged in anything that was passed in that Parliament contrary to his allegations.

Whereupon, when this dinner was finished , the next day after the Archbishop caused his Secretary to write a fair Book thereof for the King, after this order:

First, the Scriptures were alleged.

Then, the Doctors.

Thirdly, followed the arguments deduced from those Authorities.

This book was written in his Secretary's Chamber ; where, in a by-chamber, lay the Archbishop's Almoner.

When this Book was fair written, and while the Secretary was gone to deliver the same unto the Archbishop his Master, who was, as it chanced, ridden to Croydon; returning back to his chamber, he found his door shut, and the key carried away to London by the Almoner.

At this season also chanced the father of the said Secretary to come to the city; by whose occasion it so fell out, that he must needs go to London. The Book he could not lay in his chamber, neither durst he commit it to any other person to keep; being straitly charged, in any condition, by the Archbishop his master, to be circumspect thereof: so he determined to go to his father, and to keep the Book about him.

And so, thrusting the Book under his girdle, he went over unto Westminster Bridge, with a sculler; where he entered into a wherry that went to London: wherein were four of the Guard, who meant to land at Paul's Wharf; and to pass by the King's Highness who was then in his barge, with a great number of barges and boats about him, then baiting of bears in the water, over against the Bank .

The aforesaid Yeomen of the Guard, when they came against the King's barge, they durst not pass by towards Paul's Wharf, lest they should be espied: and therefore entreated the Secretary to go with them to the Bearbaiting; and they would find the means, being of the Guard, to make room and to see all the pastime.

The Secretary perceiving no other remedy, assented thereto.

The Guard forsook the wherry, and went into another barge; one or two of them leaping short, so fell into the water.

The bear and the dogs so shaked the wherry wherein the Secretary was, that the boat being full of water sank to the ground; and being also, as it chanced, an ebbing tide, he sat there in the end of the wherry up to the middle in water. To whom came the bear and all the dogs. The bear, seeking as it were aid and succour of him, came back with his hinder parts upon him; and so, rushing upon him, the Book was loosed from the Secretary's girdle, and so fell into the Thames out of his reach.

The flying of the people, after that the bear was loose, from one boat to another, was so cumbrous that divers persons were thrown into the Thames: the King commanding certain men, that could swim, to strip themselves naked; and to help to save them that were in danger.

This pastime so displeased the King, that he bade, "Away, away with the bear! and let us go all hence!"

The Secretary, perceiving his Book to fleet away in the Thames, called to the Bearward to take up the Book.

Anon, the Secretary came to the Bearward for his Book.

"What," quoth the Bearward, "dare you challenge this Book? Whose servant be you?"

"I am servant to one of the Council," said the Secretary, "and my Lord of CANTERBURY is my master."

"Yea, marry," quoth the Bearward, "I thought as much. You be like, I trust, to be both hanged for this Book."

"Well," said he "it is not so evil as you take it: and, I warrant you, my Lord will avouch the book to the King's Majesty. But I pray you let me have my Book, and I will give you a crown to drink."

"If you will give me 500 crowns, you shall not have it," quoth the Bearward.

With that the Secretary departed from him: and, understanding the malicious forwardness of the Bearward, he learned that BLAGE the Grocer in Cheapside might do much with him. To whom the Secretary brake this matter, requiring him to send for the Bearward to supper; and he would pay for the whole charge thereof: and besides that, rather than he would forego his Book after this sort, the Bearward should have 20s. to drink.

The supper was prepared. The Bearward was sent for, and came. After supper, the matter was intreated; and 20s. offered for the Book.

But do what could be done; neither friendship, acquaintance, nor yet reward of money, could obtain the Book out of his hands: but that the same should be delivered unto some of the Council, that would not so slightly look on so weighty a matter as to have it redeemed for a supper, or a piece of money. The honest man, Master BLAGE, with many good reasons would have persuaded him not to be stiff in his own conceit: declaring that in the end he should nothing at all prevail of his purpose, but be laughed to scorn; getting neither penny nor praise for his travail. He, hearing that, rushed suddenly out of the doors from his friend Master BLAGE; without any manner of thanksgiving for his supper: more like a Bearward than like an honest man.

When the Secretary saw the matter so extremely to be used against him; he then thought it expedient to fall from any farther practising of entreaty with the Bearward, as with him that seemed rather to be a bear himself than master of the beast: determining the next morning to make the Lord CROMWELL privy of the chance that happened.

So, on the next day, as the Lord CROMWELL went to the Court, the Secretary declared the whole matter unto him; and how he had offered the Bearward 20s. for the finding thereof.

"Where is the fellow?" quoth the Lord CROMWELL.

"I suppose," said the Secretary, "that he is now in the Court, attending to deliver the book unto some of the Council."

"Well," said the Lord CROMWELL, "it maketh no matter. Go with me thither, and I shall get you your book again!"

When the Lord Cromwell came into the Hall of the Court, there stood the Bearward with the Book in his hand; waiting to have delivered the same unto Sir ANTHONY BROWNE or unto the Bishop of WINCHESTER, as it was reported.

To whom the Lord CROMWELL said, "Come hither, fellow! What Book hast thou there in thy hand?" and with that snatched the Book out of his hand: and looking in the Book, said, "I know this hand well enough. This is your hand," said he to the Secretary.

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