Porta Pietatis, or the Port and Harbour of Piety Author Thomas Heywood Printer John Okes Transcriber Lucas Simpson Markup Editor Chris Horne Markup Editor Chase Templet 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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Commemorative pageant book prepared for the inauguration of Sir Morris Abbot as Lord Mayor of London in 1639. Pageants coordinated by Thomas Heywood on behalf of the Worshipful Company of the Drapers. Book printed by John Okes. Diplomatic transcription prepared by the MoEML Team. See https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/PIET2.htm for full credits and editorial procedures.

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Printed at London by I. Okes. 1638.
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Right Honourable:

ANtiquity informes us, in the moſt flouriſhing ſtate of Rome, of an Order of the Candidati, ſo called, becauſe habited in white veſture, betokning Innocence, and thoſe of the nobleſt Citizens, who in that garbe walked the ſtreets with humble lookes, and ſubmiſse geſture, thereby to inſinuate themſelves into the grace of the people, being ambitious after honour and Office. Great Lord, it fareth not ſo with You, who though for inward Candor and ſincerity, You may compare with the beſt of them, yet have beene ſo far from affecting ſuch popularity, that though You in Your great Modeſty would willingly have evaded it; yet ſome places by importunity, and this Your preſent Prætorſhip hath by a generall ſuffrage, and the unanimous harmony of a free Election, beene conferd upon You.

A2 Neither The Epiſtle Dedicatory.

Neither can I omit the happineſſe of Your deceaſed Father, remarkable in three moſt fortunate Sonnes: the one, for many yeares together, ArchBiſhop of Canterbury, and Metropolitane of all England; another, a reverend Father in God, Biſhop of Salisbury: as memorable for his learned Workes and Writings, as the other for his Epiſcopall government in the Church, and Counſell in ſtate. And now lately Your Honour’d ſelfe, the Lord Maior of this Metropolis, the famous City London: In which, and of which, as you are now Maximus, ſo it is expected you ſhall prove Optimus. Grave Sir, it is a knowne Maxime, that the honour which is acquired by Vertue, hath a perpetuall aſsurance: nor blame my boldneſſe, if J preſume to prompt Your memory in what You have long ſtudied: The life of a Magiſtrate is the rule and ſquare whereby inferior perſons frame their carriage and deportment, who ſooner aſſimulate themſelves to their Lives than their Lawes, which Lawes if not executed are of no eſtimation. But I ceaſe further to trouble Your Lordſhip, leaving you to Your Honourable charge, with that of the Poet, Qui ſua metitur pondera, ferre poteſt.

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Londini PortaPietatis:Londons Gate to Piety.

LOndon and Westminster are two Twin-ſiſter-Cities; as joyned by one Street, ſo watered by one ſtreame: the firſt a breeder of grave Magiſtrates, the ſecond, the buriall-place of great Monarchs; Both famous for their two Cathedrals: the one Dedicated to the honour of Saint Paul, the other of Saint Peter. Theſe I rather concatenate, becauſe as in the one, the Right Honourable the Lord Major receiveth his honour, ſo in the other he takes his Oath: yet London may be preſum’d to be the elder, and more excellent in Birth, Meanes, and Iſſue; in the firſt for her Antiquity, in the ſecond for her Ability, in the

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third, for her numerous Progeny: ſhe and her Suburbs being decored with two ſeverall Burſes or Exchanges, and beautified with two eminent Gardens of Exerciſe, knowne by the names of Artillery and Military. I ſhall not need to inſiſt much either upon her Extenſion, or Dimenſion, nor to compare her with other eminent Cities that were, or are, it having beene an Argument treated of by Authentick Authors, and the laborious project of many learned Pennes, and frequently celebrated upon the like dayes of Solemnity.

And although by the ſpace of Tenne yeares laſt paſt, there hath not beene any Lord Major free of that Company, yet was there within Twelve yeeres before that ſixe Lord Majors of the ſame. And it ſhall not bee amiſſe to give you a briefe Nomination of ſome Honourable Prætors, and thoſe of prime Remarke in that Company: Sir Henry Fitz-Alwin Draper, was the firſt Lord Major of this Citie, which place hee held for foure and twenty yeeres together, and upward; and in the firſt yeere of his Majoralty, Anno 1210. LondonBridge, which was before made of Timber, was begun to be built of Stone. Sir William Powltney was foure times Lord Major; 1337 he built a Chappell in Pauls, where hee lyeth buried, and erected a Colledge neere unto the Church of St. Laurence Powltney, London: He moreover built the Church of little Alhallows in Thames ſtreet, with other pious and devout Acts. John Hind Draper, Lord

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Major 1405, built the Church of St. Swithen by London-ſtone, &c. Sir John Norman was the firſt that rowed in his Bardge to Weſtminſter, when hee went to take his Oath: Sir Richard Hardell ſate in the Judicatory Seate ſixe yeares together: Simon Eyre Lord Major, built Leaden-Hall at his owne proper coſts and charges: Sir Richard Pipe, George Monox, Lord Major 1515, and Sir John Milborne, were great Erectors of Almes-houſes, Hoſpitalls, &c. and left liberally to the poore: Sir Richard Campion perfected divers charitable workes, left unfiniſht’t by Sir John Milborne before named. Sir Thomas Hayes 1615, Sir John Jolls 1616, Sir Edward Barkham, Sir Martin Lumley, Sir Allan Cotten, Sir Cuthbert Hacket, &c. To ſpeake of them all, I ſhould but ſpend Paper in a meere capitulation of their names, and neglect the project now in agitation.

THe firſt Show by Water, is preſented by Proteus in a beautiful Sea-Chariot: for the better Ornament, decored with divers Marine Nymphs and Sea-goddeſſes, &c. He ſitteth or rideth upon a moving Tortois, which is reckoned amongſt the Amphibiæ, quód in ambobus Elementis degant: That is, One of thoſe Creatures that live in two Elements, the Water, and the Land; alluding to the Trading of the Right Honourable the preſent Lord Major, who is a Merchant, free of the Turkey, Italian, French, Spaniſh, Muſcovy, and was late Governour of the Eaſt Indy-Company. This Proteus, or

A4 Πρϖτoς Londons Gate to Piety.

Πρϖτoς, that is, Primus, is held to be the firſt, or moſt ancient of the Sea-gods, the Sonne of Oceanus and Thetis, who could tranſhape himſelfe into any Figure whatſoever, and was skilfull in Prediction: He was call’d Vertumnus à vertendo, becauſe he indented or turned the courſe of the River Tyber, which floweth up to Rome, as the Thames to London; he was a King, and reigned in the Carpathian Iſland, which becauſe it was full of boggs and mariſh places, (as lying neere unto the maine Ocean) he had that Title conferr’d on him to be a Marine god: when the Scithians thought to invade him, and by reaſon of the former impediments could no way damage his Countrey, it therefore increaſed their ſuperſtitious opinion to have him Deified. He was called alſo Paſtor populi, that is, A Shepheard of the people; and is ſaid alſo to feede Neptunes Fiſhes call’d Phocæ.

It was a Cuſtome amongſt the Ægyptian Kings, to have their Scepters inſculpt with ſundry Hierogliphicks, or Figures, as a Lyon, a Dragon, a Tree, a flame of fire, &c. as their fancies lead them, for which that Proverb was conferr’d in him, Proteo mutabilior, that is, More changeable than Proteus. This Proteus, or Vertumnus, or Veſores, reigned in Ægypt ſome foure yeeres before the Tro jan Warre, that is, Anno Mundi, 2752.

Proteus Londons Gate to Piety. PRoteus of all the Marine gods the prime, And held the nobleſt both for Birth and Time: From him who with his Trident ſwayes the Maine, And ploughs the waves in curles, or makes them plaine: Neptune, both Lord of Ebbe, and Inundation, I come to greete your great Inauguration. They call me Verſi-pellis, and ’tis true, No figure, forme, no ſhape to me is new; For I appeare what Creature I deſire, Sometimes a Bull, a Serpent, ſometimes Fire: "The firſt denotes my ſtrength; ſtrong muſt he be, "And powerfull, who aſpire to your Degree. "You muſt be wiſe as Serpents, to decide "Such doubts as Errour or Miſpriſion hide. "And next, like Fire, (of th’Elements moſt pure) "Whoſe nature can no ſordid ſtuffe endure, "As in Calcining Metalls we behold, "It ſunders and divides the droſſe from Gold, And ſuch are the Decorements that ſtill waite Upon ſo grave, ſo great a Magiſtrate. This Tortois, double-natur’d, doth imply (By the two Elements of moiſt and dry) So much as gives the world to underſtand, Your noble Trading both by Sea and Land. Of Porpoſes the vaſt Heards Proteus keepes, And I am ſtyl’d the Prophet of the Deepes, Sent to prædict good Omen: May that Fleete Which makes th’Eaſt Indies with our England meete, B Proſper Londons Gate to Piety. Proſper to all your hearts deſires: Their ſayles Be to and fro ſwell’d with auſpicious gales: May You (who of this City now take charge) With all the Scarlet Senate in your Barge, The Fame thereof ſo heighten, future Story Above all other States may crowne her glory. To hinder what’s more weighty, I am loath, Paſſe therefore freely on, to take your Oath.

This Show is after brought off from the water, to attend upon the reſt by Land, of which the firſt is,

AShepheard with his Skrip and Bottle, and his Dog by him; a ſheep-hooke in his hand, round about him are his Flocke, ſome feeding, others reſting in ſeverall poſtures; the plat-forme adorn’d with Flowers, Plants, and Trees bearing ſundry Fruits. And becauſe this Worſhipfull Society tradeth in Cloth, it is pertinent that I ſhould ſpeake ſomething of the Sheepe, who is of all other fourefooted beaſts the moſt harmeleſſe and gentle. Thoſe that write of them, report, that in Arabia they have tayles three Cubits in length: In Chios they are the ſmalleſt, but their Milke and Cheeſe the ſweeteſt, and beſt. The Lambe from her yeaning knoweth and acknowledgeth her Damme: Thoſe are held to be moſt profitable for ſtore, whoſe bodies are biggeſt, the fleece ſofteſt and thickeſt, and their legs ſhorteſt. Their Age is reckoned at Tenne yeeres,

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they breed at Two, and ceaſe at Nine: The Ewes goe with their young an Hundred and fifty dayes. Pliny ſaith, the beſt Wooll Apulia and Italy yeelds, and next them Mileſium, Tarentum, Canuſium, and Laodicea in Aſia; their generall time of ſheering is in July: The Poet Laberius called the Rammes of the Flocke Reciproci-cornes, and Lanicutes, alluding to the writhing of their Hornes and their Skinnes bearing Wooll: The Bell-weather, or Captaine of the Flocke is call’d Vervex ſectarius, &c.

BY what rare frame, or in what curious Verſe Can the rich profits of your Trades commerce Be to the full expreſt? which to explaine, Lyes not in Poets Pen, or Artiſts braine. What Beaſt, or Bird, for Hyde, or Feather rare, (For mans uſe made, can with the Sheepe compare? The Horſe of ſtrength or ſwiftneſſe may be proud, But yet his fleſh is not for food allow’d. The Heards yeeld Milke and Meate (commodious both) Yet none of all their skins make Wooll for Cloth. The Sheepe doth all: The Parrot and the Jay, The Peacock, Eſtridge, all in colours gay, Delight the Eye, ſome with their Notes, the Eare, But what are theſe unto the Cloth we weare? Searche Forreſts, Deſarts for Beaſts wilde or tame, The Mountaines or the Vales, ſearch the vaſt frame Of the wide Univerſe, the Earth, and Skie, Nor Beaſt nor Bird can with the Sheepe comply: B2 No Londons Gate to Piety. No Creature under Heaven, bee’t ſmall or great, But ſome way uſefull, one affords us meate, Another Ornament: Shee more than this, "Of Patience, and of Profit th’embleme is, In former Ages by the Heroes ſought: After, from Greece into Heſperia brought: She’s cloath’d in plenteous riches, and being ſhorne, "Her Fleece an Order, and by Emperours worne, All theſe are knowne, yet further underſtand, In twelve divide the profits of this Land, As Hydes, Tinne, Lead; or what elſe you can name, Tenne of thoſe twelve the Fleece may juſtly claime: Then how can that amongſt the reſt be miſt, By which all States, all Common Weales ſubſiſt? Great honour then belongs unto this trade, And you, great Lord, for whom this triumph’s made.

THe ſecond Show by land is an Indian Beaſt, called a Rinoceros, which being preſented to the life, is for the rareneſſe thereof, more fit to beautifie a Triumph: his Head, Necke, Backe, Buttockes, Sides, and Thighes, armed by Nature with impenetrable Skales, his Hide or Skinne of the colour of the Boxe-tree, in greatneſſe equall with the Elephant, but his Legges are ſomewhat ſhorter: an enemy to all beaſts of rapine and prey, as the Lyon, Leopard, Beare, Wolfe, Tiger, and the like: but to others, as the Horſe, Aſſe, Oxe, Sheep, &c.

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which feede not upon the life and blood of the weaker, but of the graſſe and hearbage of the field, harmleſſe and gentle, ready to ſuccour them, when they be any way diſtreſſed. Hee hath a ſhort horne growing from his noſe, and being in continuall en mity with the Elephant, before hee encounter him, he ſharpeneth it againſt a ſtone, and in the fight ai meth to wound him in the belly, being the ſofteſt place about him, and the ſooneſt pierc’d: He is back’t by an Indian, the ſpeaker.

THe dignity of Merchants who can tell? Or how much they all Traders ante-cell? When others here at home ſecurely ſleepe, He plowes the boſome of each unknowne deepe, And in them ſees heavens wonders; for he can Take a full view of the Leviathan, Whoſe ſtrength all Marine Monſters doth ſurpaſſe, His Ribs as Iron, his Fins and skales as braſſe. His Ship like to the feather’d Fowle he wings, And from all Coaſts hee rich materialls brings, For ornament or profit; thoſe by which Inferiour Arts ſubſiſt, and become rich: By Land he makes diſcovery of all Nations, Their Manners, and their Countries ſcituations, And with thoſe ſavage natures ſo complies, That there’s no rarity from thence can riſe But he makes frequent with us, and yet theſe B3 Not Londons Gate to Piety. Not without dangers, both on ſhores and ſeas: The Land be pierceth, and the Ocean skowers, To make them all by free tranſportage ours. You (honourd Sir) amongſt the chiefe are nam’d, By whoſe commerce our Nation hath beene fam’d. The Romans in their triumphes had before Their Chariots borne or lead, (to grace the more The ſumptuous Show) the prime and choiſeſt things, VVhich they had taken from the Captive, Kings: VVhat curious Statue, what ſtrange bird, or beaſt That Clime did yeeld (if rare above the reſt) Was there expos’d: Entring your civill ſtate, VVhom better may we ſtrive to imitate? This huge Rinoceros (not ’mongſt us ſeene, Yet frequent where ſome Factors oft have beene) Is embleme of the Prætorſhip you beare, Who to all Beaſts of prey, who rend and teare The innocent heards and flocks, is foe profeſt, But in all juſt defences armes his creſt. You of this wilderneſſe are Lord, ſo ſway, The weake may be upheld, the proud obey.

THe third Show by land is a Ship, fully accommodated with all her Maſts, Sayles, Cordage, Tacklings, Cables, Anchors, Ordnance, &c. in that ſmall Modell, figuring the greateſt Veſſell: But concerning Ships and Nauigation, with the honour and benefits thence accrewing, I have lately delivered my

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ſelfe ſo amply in a Booke publiſhed the laſt Summer of his Majeſties great Shippe, called the Soveraigne of the Seas, that to any, who deſire to be better certified concerning ſuch things, I referre them to that Tractate, from whence they may receive full & plenteous ſatisfaction: I come now to a yong Sailor the Speaker.

SHipping to our firſt Fathers was not knowne; (Though now amongſt all Nations common growne) Nor trade by Sea: we read the firſt choiſe peece, Was th’Argo, built to fetch the golden Fleece, In which brave voyage, ſixty Princes, all Heroës, ſuch as we Semones call: In that new Veſſell to attaine the ſhore. Where ſuch a prize was, each tugg’d at the Oare: On one bench Hercules and Hilas ſate, Beauty and Strength; and ſiding iuſt with that Daunaus and Lynceus of ſo quicke a ſight No interpoſer, or large diſtance might Dull his cleare Opticks: thoſe that had the charge, And the chiefe ſtearadge of that Princely Barge, Zethes and Calais, whoſe judgements meet, Being ſaid t’have feathers on their heads and feete: We ſpare the reſt: Grave Sir, the Merchants trade Is that, for which all Shipping firſt was made; And through an Helleſpont who would but pull, Steere, and hoiſe ſaile, to bring home golden Wooll? For Londons Gate to Piety. For wee by that are cloath’d: In the firſt place Sate ſtrength and beauty: oh what a ſweete grace Have thoſe united; both now yours, great Lord, Your beauty is your robe, your ſtrength the ſword. You muſt have Lynceus eyes, and further ſee Than either you before have done, or he Could ever: having now a ture inſpection Into each ſtrife, each cauſe without affection To this or that party: ſome are ſed, To have had feathers on their feete and head. (As thoſe whom I late nam’d) you muſt have more, And in your place be feather’d now all o’re: You muſt have feathers in your thoughts, your eyes, Your hands, your feete; for he that’s truely wiſe Muſt ſtill be of a winged apprehenſion As well for execution, as prevention. You know (Right honoured Sir) delayes and pauſes, In judicature, dull, if not dampe, good cauſes: That we preſume t’adviſe, we pardon crave, It being confeſt, all theſe, and more you have.

THe fourth Show by Land beares the Title Porta Pietatis, The Gate of Piety: which is the doore by which all zealous and devout men enter into the fruition of their long hoped for happineſſe: It is a delicate and artificiall compoſed ſtructure, built Temple-faſhion, as moſt genuine and proper to the perſons therein preſented. The Speaker is Piety

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her ſelfe, her habit, beſt ſuiting with her condition; upon her head are certaine beames or raies of gold, intimating a glory belonging to ſanctity; in one hand an Angelicall ſtaffe, with a Banner; on the other Arme a Croſſe Gules in a field Argent: upon one hand ſits a beautifull Childe, repreſenting Religion, upon whoſe Shield are figured Time, with his daughter Truth: her Motto Vincit veritas: In another copartment ſitteth one repreſenting the bleſſed Virgin, Patroneſſe of this Right Worſhipfull Society, Crowned: in one hand a Fanne of Starres, in the other a Shield, in which are inſcribed three Crownes (gradatim) aſcending, being the Armes or Eſcutchion of the Company, and her Motto that which belongeth unto it: Deo ſoli Honor & gloria: that is, unto God onely be Honour and Glory: Next her ſit the three Theologicall Graces, Faith, Hope, and Charity, with three Eſcutchions, Faiths motto, Fidei ala, Cæli ſcala: The wings of Faith are the ladder by which we ſcale heaven. Hopes, Solum ſpernit qui Cælum ſperat: hee hates the Earth, that hopes for Heaven. Loves Motto, Vbi charitas, non eſt Caritas, who giveth willingly, ſhall never want wretchedly. A ſixth perſonateth Zeale, in whoſe Eſcutchion is a burning Hart: Her word; In tepida, frigida, flagrans: neither luke-warme, nor key-cold, but ever burning: A ſeventh figureth Humility: Her’s In terra Corpus, in Cœlo Cor: the body on earth, the heart in Heaven. And laſt Conſtancies: Metam tangenti Corona; A Crowne belongeth

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to him who perſevereth to the end. I come to the Speech.

THis Structure is a Citadell, or Tower, Where Piety, plac’t in her heavenly bower, Poynts out the way to bliſſe, guirt with a ring Of all thoſe Graces that may glory bring. Here ſits Religion firme, (though elſe where torne By Schiſmaticks, and made the Atheiſts ſcorne) Shining in her pure truth, nor need ſhe quake, Affrighted with the Faggot and the ſtake: Shee’s to you deare, you unto her are tender, Vnder the Scepter of the Faiths defender. How am I extaſi’de when I behold You build new Temples, and ropaire the old! There’s not a ſtone that’s laid in ſuch foundation, But is a ſtep degreeing to Salvation: And not a Scaffold rear’d to that intent, But mounts a Soule above the Firmament: Of Merchants, we know Magiſtrates are made, And they (of thoſe) moſt happy that ſo Trade. Your Virgin-Saint ſits next Religion crown’d, With her owne Hand-maids (ſee) inviron’d round, And theſe are they the learned Schoole-men call, The three prime Vertues Theologicall, Faith, Hope, and Love; Zeale all inflam’d with fire Of devout acts, doth a fixt place aſpire. The ſeventh Humility, and we commend The Eight to Conſtancy, which crownes the end. A triple Londons Gate to Piety. A Triple Crowne’s th’Emblazon of your Creſt, But to gaine one, is to be ever bleſt. Proceede in that faire courſe you have begun, So when your Annuall Glaſſe of State is run, (Nay, that of Life) Ours, but the Gate to bliſſe Shall let you in to yon Metropolis.

There now remaineth onely the laſt Speech at Night, ſpoken by Proteus, which concludes the Tryumph.

NOw bright Hiperion hath unloos’d his Teame, And waſht his Coach-Steeds in cold Iſters ſtreame: Day doth to Night give place, yet e’re You ſleepe, Remember what the Prophet of the Deepe, Proteus fore-told: All ſuch as State aſpire, Muſt be as Bulls, as Serpents, and like Fire. The Shepheard grazing of his Flocks, diſplayes The uſe and profit from the Fleece we raiſe. That Indian Beaſt, (had he a tongue to ſpeake) Would ſay, Suppreſſe the proud, ſupport the weake, That Ship the Merchants honour loudly tells, And how all other Trades it antecells: But Piety doth point You to that Starre, By which good Merchants ſteere: too bold we are To keepe you from your reſt; To-morrows Sunne Will raiſe You to new cares, not yet begun. C2 I will Londons Gate to Piety.

I will not ſpeake much concerning the two Brothers, Mr. John and Mathias Chriſtmas, the Modellers and Compoſers of thoſe ſeverall Peeces this day preſented to a mightly confluence, (being the two ſucceeding Sonnes of that moſt ingenious Artiſt Mr. Gerard Chriſtmas) to whom, and to whoſe Workmanſhip I will onely conferre that Character, which being long ſince (upon the like occaſion) conferr’d upon the Father, I cannot but now meritedly beſtow upon the Sonnes: Men, as they are excellent in their Art, ſo they are faithfull in their performance.

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