The Device of the Pageant Borne before Wolstan Dixie Author George Peele Printer Edward Allde CSS Editor Zaqir Virani Toponymist Zaqir Virani First Transcriber EEBO-TCP MoEML Transcriber Quinn Macdonald MoEML Transcriber Zaqir Virani MoEML Transcriber Janelle Jenstad Encoder Quinn MacDonald Markup Editor Zaqir Virani Final Markup Editor Janelle Jenstad Copy Editor Sarah Milligan Copy Editor Kim McLean-Fiander Data Manager Tye Landels Junior Programmer Joey Takeda Programmer Martin Holmes Associate Project Director Kim McLean-Fiander Project Director Janelle Jenstad The Map of Early Modern Londonhttp://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/includes.xmlVictoria, BC, Canada
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This work, the earliest extant mayoral show, survives in a single copy held by the Bodleian Library at Oxford University [Call number: Gough Lond. 122 (1)]. The quarto volume has 8 leaves. Collation: A4 (A2 signed). The Bodleian copy was filmed for Early English Books I in 1976 (Reel 1526:11), STC 19533; the film was digitized for Early English Books Online. Zaqir Virani and Quinn MacDonald prepared the transcription from the EEBO images, independently of the EEBO-TCP transcription. Virani checked the transcription against EEBO-TCP’s transcription. Janelle Jenstad checked Virani’s transcription against the EEBO images. Jenstad viewed the Bodleian copy in 2004. DEEP 122.

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THE DEVICEof the Pageant bornebefore Woolſtone Dixi LORD Maior of theCitie of London. An. 1585.October 29.
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IMPRINTEDat L O N D O N byEdward Allde.1585. *
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A Speech ſpoken by him that rid on a LuzarneLynx. before the Pageant apparelled like a Moore. FRom where y͑ Sun dooth ſettle in his wayn  And yoakes his Horſes to his fiery Carte, And in his way giues life to Ceres Corne, Euen from y͑ parching Zone behold I come  A ſtraunger ſtraungely mounted as you ſée,  Seated vpon a luſty Luzerns back.  And offer, to your Honour (good my Lord)  This Emblem thus in ſhowe ſignificant. Loe louely London riche and fortunate, Famed through the Worlde for peace and happineſſe:  éer aduaunc’t and ſet in Higheſt ſeat,  BeaAn ink smudge partially obscures three characters here. They have been supplied based on the context and the shape and size of the characters.wtified throughly as her ſtate requires. Firſt, ouer her a Princely Trophey ſtandes, Of beaten golde: a riche and Royall Armes:  Wher–too this London euer more bequeathes, Seruice of Honour and of Loyaltie. Her props are well aduiſed Maieſtrates, That carefully attend her perſon ſtill.  The honeſt Franklin and the Huſband–man,  Layes downe his ſackes of Corne at Londons féet,  And bringes ſuch preſents as the Countrie yéeldes. The pleaſaunt Thames a ſwéet and daintye Nymphe,  For Londons good conuayes with gentle ſtreame,  And ſafe and eaſie paſſage what ſhée can,  And kéepes her leaping Fiſhes in her lappe.  The Souldier and the Sayler franckly bothe,  For Londons ayde are all in readines, To Uenture and to fight by Land and Sea.  And this thriſe reuerend honorable Dame,  Science the ſap of euery common wealth.  Surnamed A.y. The Deuice Surnamed Mechanicall or Liberall  Is vowed to honour London with her ſkill,  And London by theſe fréendes ſo happy made:  Firſt thankes her God the Author of her peace,  And next, with humble geſture as becomes,  In méeke and lowly manner dooth ſhe yéeld,  Her ſelfe her welthe with hart and willingnes.  Unto the perſon of her gracious Quéene,  Elizabeth renowned through the world,  Stall’d and annointed by the higheſt powre,  The God of Kings that with his holy hand,  Hath long defended her and her England. This now remaines right honourable Lord,  That carefully you doo attend and Kéep,  This louely Lady rich and beautifull·  The Iuel wherwithall your ſoueraigne Quéene, Hath put your honor louingly in truſt:  That you may adde to Londons dignity,  And Londons dignity may adde to yours,  That woorthely you may be counted one,  Among the number of a many moe:  Carefull léeftenaunts, carefull Maieſtrates,  For Londons welfare and her worthines. 

Dixi.

¶Spoken by the Children in the Pageant viz.

London.

NEW Troye I hight whome Lud my Lord ſurnam’d,  London the glory of the weſtern ſide:  Throughout the world is louely London fam’d,  So farre as any ſea comes in with tide.  Whoſe peace and calme vnder her Royall Quéene:  Hath long bin ſuch as like was neuer ſéene. Then of the Pageant. Then let me liue to caroll of her name,  that ſhe may euer liue and neuer dye:  Her ſacred ſhrine ſet in the houſe of fame, conſecrate to eternall memorie.  My péerles miſtreſſe ſoueraigne of my peace:  Long may ſhe ioy with honours great increaſe.

Magnanimity.

THe Cuntry and the Thames affoord their aide, and carefull Maieſtrates their care attend: All Engliſh harts are glad, and well appaide, in readines their London to defend. Defend them Lord and theſe faire Nimphs likewiſe: that euer they may doo this ſacrifice.

Loyaltie.

THe greateſt treaſure that a Prince can haue, dooth louely London offer to her Quéene, Such loyaltie as like was neuer ſéene. and ſuch as any Engliſh hart can craue.

The Cuntry

FOr Londons aide the Cuntry giues ſupplie, of néedfull things, and ſtore of euery graine: London giue thanks to him that ſits on hie, had neuer Towne leſſe cauſe for to complaine, And loue and ſerue the ſoueraigne of thy peace: Under whoſe raigne thou haſt this rich encreaſe.

The Thames.

WIth ſiluer glide my pleaſant ſtreames doo runne, where leaping fiſhes play betwixt the ſhores: This gracious good hath God and kinde begun, for Londons vſe with help of Sailes and Ores. London The Speeches London reioyce and giue thy God the praiſe: For her whoſe highnes lengths thy happy daies. 

The Souldier.

ARmour of ſafe defence the Souldier hath, So louely London carefully attends: To kéep her ſacred ſoueraigne from ſkathe, That all this engliſh land ſo well defends.  And ſo farre London bids her ſouldiers goe, As well may ſerue to ſhéeld this land from woe.

The Sayler.

THe Sayler that in colde and quaking tide, the wrathfull ſtormes of Winters rage dooth bide  With ſtreamers ſtretcht, prepares his mery bark, for cuntries welth to ſet his men awark. That Quéene and Cuntry eazely may ſée: The Sea–man ſerues his Prince in his degrée.

Science.

FOr Londons ſafety and her happines,  the Souldier and the Sayler may you ſée: All well prepar’d and put in redines,  to doo ſuch ſeruice as may fitting be, and Arte with them doo ioyne and they with me. London then ioy and let all ages knowe, What duty to thy ſoueraigne thou doo ſhowe.

The firſt Nymphe.

THus with the morning Sun and euening ſtarre, theſe holy lights ſhall burne, the chéerfull flame  With ſwéeteſt odour ſhalt perfume as farre  as India ſtands in honor of her name. Whoſe Trophey we adore with ſacred rights: With ſwéeteſt incenſe and with endles lights. The of the Pageant.

The Second Nymph.

SO long as Sunne dooth lend the world his light, or any graſſe dooth growe vpon the ground: With holy flame, our Torches ſhall burne bright, and fame ſhall brute with golden trumpets ſound  The honor of her ſacred regiment: That claimes this honorable monument.

The third Nymph.

OUr holy lights ſhall burne continually, to ſignifie our duties to her ſtate: Whoſe excellent and princely maieſtye, approoues it ſelfe to be moſte fortunate.

The fourt Nymphe.

VErtue ſhall witnes of her woorthines,  and fame ſhall regiſter her princely déeds: The world ſhall ſtill pray for her happines, from whome our peace and quietnes procéeds.

Verſes written vnder the Armes of England.

Gallia victa dedit flores inuicta Leones, Anglia, ius Belli in flore, Leone ſuum: O ſic ô ſemper ferat Anglià laeta triumphos, Inclita gallorum Flore, Leone ſuo.

Donne by George Peele Maiſter of artes in Oxford.

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