to Solomon, and to Sampson; and prays that God will preserve Elizabeth " in regale seat Til Nestor's yeres be full complete." The early events of Henry's reign are continued, partly in rhyme and partly in prose, from Hall's Chronicle. After relating the events at "Floddon's blood-stained field," and justifying the indignities offered to the royal corse of James, Fulwell "takes upon him to introduce King James unto us in forme of the Mirror for Magestrates, to utter his complaynt, and tell his own tale:" the first four lines will serve to prove, if proof were wanting, the popularity of those legends. Among the rest, whom rewfull fate hath reft, Whose shrowding sheetes hath wrapt their woful lyves, Why have not I a place among them left, Whose fall eche tonge with laylye talke revyves." The Legend of James the Fifth of Scotland follows, At the close of the account of "The acts of Henry and how he warred," is "An epitaph of the deathe of that moste valyant and renowned Prince." What follows is a sort of appendix or second book, and contains Commemorations of Anne Bulleyne, Jane, and Katherine Parr; the first opens "as hereafter followeth." "Ye noble imps of Parnas hill, Ye muses all arowe, Resound your plesant melodie, Your warbling notes bestowe. Take The "Epitaph on the death of Queene Anne Bullayne," may be given as a specimen of his poetry. "Yf wayling woes might win thy lyfe To lodge in corpes agayne; For if that death might life redeeme, But sith that may in no wise bee, For death woulde worke his spight, And shew our grefes with secret sighes, The flodds of teares shed for thy sake • "Why music with her silver sound? What say you, Simon Catling? Marry, sir, because silver hath a sweet sound→→→ Pretty! What say you, Hugh Rebeck? I say silver sound, because musicians sound for silver." See Romeo and Juliet. Steevens thought silver sound was first used by Spenser. And were it not thy royale impe* Wee uneth could sustayne. Yet this somewhat recomfortes us, For that we be moste sure, Thy blessed soule is lodged with God, Also thy noble splendent fame, O noble Prince, Queen Anne, And eke thy lyfe shall be a lore, Dame vertues path desearne," This may serve as an example of Ulpian Fulwell's poetry. The most curious part of the volume is "The History of the Winning of Hadington in Scotlande, An. 2 Reg. Edwardi VI." which is given from the information of several who were witnesses of the siege, and which, if the present article were not extended to the usual limits, I would have willingly transcribed, O. G. ART. XIII. A Declaration of the Demeanor and Cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knighte, as well in his Voyage, as in and sithence, his returne; and of the true motives and inducements which occasioned his Majestie to proceed in doing justice upon him as hath been done. London: Printed by Bonham Norton and John Bill, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majestie. 1618. 4to. pp. 68. ART. XIV. Newes of Sir Walter Rauleigh, with the true Description of Guiana: as also a relation of the excellent government, and much hope of the prosperity of the Voyage. Sent from a Gentleman of his Fleet, to a most especiall friend of his in London. From the River of Caliana, on the Coast of Guiana, Novemb. 17, 1617. London: Printed for H. G. and are to be sold by J. Wright, at the signe of the Bible, without New-gate. 1618. With Portrait. pp. 45. The following extracts I have taken from the latter work (both of which are very uncommon, but the latter especially,) intituled "Orders to bee observed by the Commanders of the Fleete, and Land Companies, under the Charge and Conduct of Sir Walter Rauleigh, Knight, bound for the South Parts of America or elsewhere. Given at Plimouth in Devon, the third of May, 1617. "First, because no action or enterprise can prosper (be it by sea or land) without the favour and assistance of Almighty God, the Lord and Strength of Hoasts and Armies, you shall not fayle to cause divine service to be read in your shippe, morning and evening, in the morning before dinner, and at night before supper, or at least (if there be interruption by foule weather) once the day, praysing God every night with singing of a psalme at the setting of the watch. Secondly, Secondly, you shall take especiall care that God be not blasphemed in your ship; but that after admonition given, if the offenders doe not refraine themselves, you shall cause them of the better sort to be fined out of their adventures, by which course, if no amendment bee found, you shall acquaint me withall: for if it be threatened in the scriptures, that the curse shall not depart from the house of the swearer, much lesse from the ship of the swearer. "No man shall play at cards or dice, either for his apparill or armes, upon paine of being disarmed and made a swabber; and whosoever shall shew himselfe a coward upon any landing or otherwise, hee shall bee disarmed, and made a labourer and carrier of victualls for the rest. "No man shall land any men in any forraigne parts, without order from the generall, the serjeant-mayor or other chiefe officer, upon paine of death; and wheresoever wee shall have cause to land, no man shall force any woman, bee shee Christian or Heathen upon paine of death; and you shall take especiall care when God shall suffer us to land in the Indies, not to eat any fruits unknowne; such fruits as you doe not find eaten by birds on the tree, or beasts under the tree, you shall avoyd. "You shall not sleepe on the ground, nor eat any new flesh till it bee salted two or three houres, which otherwise will breed a most dangerous fluxe; so will the eating of over fat hoggs or turkies: you shall also have a great care, that you swim not in any rivers but where you see the Indians swim, because most of the rivers are full of allegators: you shall not take any |