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TO THE MOST HIGH AND ALMIGHTY
God the Father, Creator of the World, and to the King of Kings,
Lord of Lords, and onely Ruler of Princes, Iesus Christ, the Glorious Redeemer
of the World, And to the most holy & Blessed Spirit, the Comfort of all true Beleeuers,
and Sanctisier of the World, Three Persons, and one Eternall Omnipotent God.
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TO THE MIGHTIE MONARCH OF
MONTZAGO, THE MODELL OF MAGNANIMITY,
the map of man-darring Monster-quellers, the thrice three times trebble triple re∣nowned
Alphebo, ornamented honorable Knight of Standsalio, Treldedo, Ma∣roua,
Fregero, Andalowsia, and the skie-scaling mountaine of Muffetto: Illu∣strious
Pheander, victorious and valorous Champion to Don Phoebus, great
Duke of Delphos, and the Oracle of Apollo; Marquesse of Muzetta, and the lake
Asse-phaltites: Earle of Vtopia; Lord and Dominator of the Promontory of Poli∣pratemost:
The vnconquer'd all conquering Mayden Knight, by reuelation, by
creation, by procreation, and contentation: the vnmatched Phoenix, and foure∣fold
Commander of the Inchanted Ilands, by nomination, by Banner, by warlike
atchieuements, by natiuity, by descent and processe, matchlesse and vnparalleld Sir
Thomas Parsons, Knight of the Sunne, great cousin Vermin to the seldome seene
Queene of Fayries, and hopefull heire apparant to her inuisible Kingdome.
TAYLORS GOOSE
DESCRIBING THE VVILDE GOOSE, THE
Tame Goose, the Taylors Goose, the VVinchester Goose, the
Clack Goose, the Soleand Goose, the Huniburne Goose, Goose vpon Goose,
the true nature and profit of all Geese, the honourable victories of the Gray∣Goose-wing,
the worthinesse of the Pen, the Description of Goosetoft,
and Goose Fayre, with the valour of the Gander.
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THE PENNYLES
PILGRIMAGE,
OR
THE MONEY-LESSE PERAMBVLATION,
OF IOHN TAYLOR, ALIAS, THE KINGS
MAIESTIES WATER-POET.
HOVV HE TRAVAILED ON FOOT,
FROM LONDON TO EDENBOROVGH IN
Scotland, not carrying any Money to or fro, neither Begging,
Borrowing, or Asking Meate, Drinke or Lodging.
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SIR GREGORY NONSENCE HIS NEWES
FROM NO PLACE.
A most learned-Lye, and Illite∣rate
Oration, in lame galloping Ri
fustianly pronounced by Nimshag, a Gisophicall
Phoolosopher, in the presence of Ac∣tophel
Smel-smocke, Annani-Asse Aretine, Is
Nabal, Fransiscus Ra-viliaco, Garnetto Iebusito,
do Salpetro Fauexit Pouderio, and many other g
Senators of Limbo. Translated out of the vulg
Language, of Terraincognita, and is as materiall as
any part of the Booke, the meaning where∣of
a blindman may see without Spectacles
as well at midnight, as at
noone day.
ODCOMBS COMPLAINT
OR,
CORIATS FVNERALL EPICEDIVM:
OR DEATH-SONG, VPON HIS
late-reported drowning.
With his Epitaph in the Barmuda, and Vtopian tongues: And translated into English by IOHN TAYLOR.
TO THE MIRROR OF TIME, THE MOST
REFVLGENT, SPLENDIDIO VS REFLECTING COVRT
Animal, Don Archibald Armstrong: Great M. Comptroller, Commander, and
Countermander of mirth, alacrity, sport, and ridiculous confabulations, in this Septentrionall,
Westerne Monarchie of Magna Britania: Your poore and daily Orator, IOHN TAYLOR,
wisheth increase of your wisdome, in your owne person, and that your eminence and spirit
may be infused into the bosoms of most mens heires, that esteeme
more of Wealth, then of Wisdome.
THE PRAISE AND VERTVE OF
a IAYLE and IAYLERS:
WITH THE MOST EXCELLENT MYSTERIE,
and necessary vse of all sorts of Hanging.
ALSO
A TOVCH AT TYBVRNE FOR A PERIOD, AND
THE AVTHORS FREE LEAVE TO LET THEM
be hangd, who are offended at the Booke without cause.
DEDICATED
To the Sensible, Reasonable, Affable, Amiable, Acceptable,
minded, Honourable, in VVit, Iudgement, and Vnderstanding Able, Robert
Rugge Gentleman, Reare Adelantado of the Holy Iland, the Fairne, and
the Staples, on the Coast of Northumbria.
The praise of cleane Linnen.
VVITH THE COMMENDABLE VSE OF THE LAVNDRES.
DEDICATED
TO THE MOST MONDIFYING, CLARI∣FYING,
PVRIFYING, AND REPVRIFYING, CLEANSER,
Clearer, and Reformer of deformed and polluted Linnen, Martha Legge
Esquiresse, transparent, vnspotted, Snow Lilly-white Laundresse to the
Right worshipfull and generous the Innes of Court, of the middle Temple,
with diuers others in the ranke of Nobility, Gentility, and tranquility:
your poore and vnknowne Poeticall Oratour IOHN TAYLOR,
in humility and , cranes your Patronages ability,
in defence of his imbecility.
Wit and Mirth: CHARGEABLY COLLECTED OVT OF TAVERNS, ORDINARIES,
Innes, Bowling Greenes and Allyes, Alehouses,
Tobacco Shops, Highwayes, and Water passages.
Made vp and Clinohes, ulls, Quirkes, Yerkes
garbled at
the requ of old n GA Gh
FOR
The sacred memoriall of the great,
Noble, and ancient Example of Vertue and Honor, the Illustrious
and welbeloued Lord, CHARLES HOWARD, Earle of Nottingham,
Iustice in Eyre of all his Maiesties Forrests, Parks, and Chases on this
side Trent; Knight of the Honourable Order of the Garter, and
one of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honoura∣ble
Piuie Councell;
Who departed this Life at his Mannour of Haling in Surrey,
on Thurseday the 14. of December, 1624. and was buried at Rigate,
amongst his Honourable Ancestors, the 20. of Decem∣ber
last, 1624.
A FVNERALL ELEGIE,
IN THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE
Right Reuerend, Right Honourable and Learned
Father in GOD, LANCELOT, Lord Bishop of
VVinchester, Deane of his Maiesties Chappell, Prelate
of the Right Honourable Order of the Garter, and one
of the Lords of his Maiestices most Honourable
Priuie COVNCELL:
Who departed this life at his house in Southwarke, on Munday the
25th. of September last, 1626, and was Honourably Interred in Saint
Sauiours Church in Southwarke, the XI. of Nouember.
True louing Sorrovv,
TTIRED IN A ROBE OF VNFAINED
efe, presented vpon occasion of the much bewailed Funerall
that Gracious and Illustrious. Prince, LEVVIS STEVVARD,
e of Richmond and Linox, Earle of Newcastle and Darnely, Lord of Torboltn and
uen, Baron of Settrington, Knight of the Noble Order of the Garter, Lord High
irall, & great Chamberlain of Scotland, Lord high Steward to the Kings most
lent Maiesties most Honourable Houshold, Gentleman of his Maiesties Bed-chamber,
one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Councell for England and Scotland: who
departed this life at White-hall, on Thursday the 12 of February 1624. whose obse∣quies
were solemnly and Princely celebrated on Munday the 19 of Aprill fol∣lowing,
described in forme as followeth. Dedicated generally to all his worthy
Friends, and louing Seruants; and particularly to that trusty and welbe∣loued
Seruant of his, Arthur Neassmith.
TAYLORS
WATER-WORKE:
OR,
THE SCVLLERS TRAVELS,
FROM TYBER TO THAMES: WITH
his Boat laden with a Hotch-potch, or Gallimawfrey
of Sonnets, Satyres, and Epigrams.
With an Inkhorne Disputation betwixt a Lawyer and a Poet:
and a Quarterne of new-catcht Epigrams, caught the last Fishing∣:
together with an addition of Pstor Equi,
or the complaint of a Shepheard.
THE SCVLLER.
To the whole kennell of Anti-Christs hounds, Priests, Friers,
Monkes, and Iesuites, Mastiffes, Mongrels, Islands,
Spanniels, Blood-hounds, Bobtaile-tike, or Foysting∣hound:
The SCVLLER sends greeting.
A FAMOVS FIGHT
AT SEA.
Where foure English Ships vnder the command of Captaine
IOHN WEDDELL, and foure Dutch Ships, fought three dayes in the
Gulph of Persia neere Ormus, against 8. Portugall Gallios, and 32. Fgots.
As also, the memorable Fight and losse of the good Ship called the
Lyon, with the barbaron Crueltie of the En
truly declared.
A BRAVE SEA-FIGHT
in the Gulph of PERSIA.
A Relation by Peter Hillion a Frenchman, of
the force of the eight Portugal Gallions, which
fought with the English and Dutch Fleet, in the Gulph of
Persia; as also the spoyle they re∣ceiued
by them, with their number of men slain,
on the 13. and 14. of February,1624. himselfe
being then in the Admirall, which afterwards
riding with three more of her Fleet at the Ri∣uers
mouth of Surat, be escaped from her, and
ran to the English, which were then riding in
the Barre of Surat.
TAYLORS TRAVELS
To Hamburgh in Germanie.
DEDICATED
To the Cosmographicall, Geographicall describer, Geometricall
measurer; Historiographicall Calligraphicall Relater and Writer;
Enigmaticall, Pragmaticall, Dogmaticall Obseruer, Ingrosser, Surueyer
and Eloquent Brittish Graecian Latinist, or Latine Graecian Orator, the
Odcombyan Deambulator, Perombulator, Ambler, Trotter, or untyred
Traueller, Sir THO: CORIAT, Knight of Troy,
and one of the dearest darlings to the blind
Goddesse Fortune.
TAYLORS TRAVELS.
Three VVeekes, three Dayes, and three Houres Obseruations,
from LONDON to HAMBVRGH in
Amongst Iemes and Gentiles, with Descriptions of Townes and Towers,
Castles and Cittadels, artificiall Glowies, Naturall Hangmen:
And Dedicated for the present, to the absent Odcombian Knight Errat,
Sr. THOMAS CORIAT,
Great Brittaines Error, and the worlds Mirror.
TAYLORS TRAVELS
TO PRAGVE IN BOHEMIA.
TAYLORS TRAVELS
From the Cittie of LONDON in England, to the Cittie of
PRAGVE in Bohemia.
WITH
The manner of his abode there three Weekes, his Obseruations
there, and his returne from thence.
AS ALSO,
How hee past 600. Miles downe the Riuer of Elue, through Bohemia, Saxonie,
Anhalt, the Byshopricke of Magdenburg, Brandenburg, Hamburgh,
and so to England.
With many Relations worthy of note.
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