The Triumphs of Golde.

THE ancient Romaines, who were the first Creators of Consuls and Senators for publike rule and honorable gonernment, vsed yearelie triumphall showes and de­uises, to grace their seuerall Inauguration. From which famous and commendable Custome, London (as well as other Magnificent Citties of the World) hath (from time to time) both deuised and conti­nued the like loue and carefull respect, at the Cre­ation of her worthy Consuls and Magistrates: As instant occasion may serue to testifie, for the ho­norable enstaulment of Sir Iames Pemberton, knight and Alderman, in the high and eminent office of Londons Maioralty. For the better effecting where­of, the Ancient, Worthy, and Right Worshipfull Company of Gold-Smithes (sparing no cost; that might expresse their loue to so Honorable a Bro­ther) added to his day of Triumphe, diuers deuises.

First then, concerning the seruices performed on the Water, when he tooke Bardge, with all the [Page] other Companies towards Westminster; suppo­sicion must needes giue some gracefull help to in­uention; and bee as ready in apprehension, as the other in action. Imagine then, that from the rich and Golden Indian Mines, sundry Ships, Frigots, and Gallies, are returned home; in one of which, Ch [...]orison the Golden King, with Tumanama his peerelesse Queene, are (at their owne entreatie) brought into England, with no meane quantity of Indian Gold, to behold the Countries beauty, and the immediate day of sollemne tryumph. Diuers Sea-fights and skirmishes [...]re actiuely performed, both in the passage on to Westminster, and backe againe, each Gallant hauing his Indian Page atten­ding on him, laden with Ingots of Golde and Sil­üer, and those Instruments that delued them out of the earth. In which manner they march along by Land likewise, the Indian King and his Queene beeing mounted on two Golden Leopardes, that draw a goodly triumphal Chariot.

No sooner landeth the Lord Maior at Baynards Castle, but there he is saluted by Leofstane a Gold-Smith, the first Prouost that bare authoritie in London, who likewise is guarded by ten Halber­diers, to expresse the Martiall gouernment then in vse. His speech being ended, hee conducteth the Lord Maior and his worthy train on, till he comes to an ancient Toombe or Monument, standing in apt place appointed for it: and by it is ordered the Triumphall Chariot, to performe the seruices thereto appointed. In the Chariot we suppose the shapes of king Richard the first, sirnamed Cordelion, [Page] and King Iohn his Brother, that succeeded him in the Kingdome, and each hath his seuerall atten­ding Vertue. Richard was the first that gaue Lon­don the dignity of a Lord Maior, reducing it from the rule of Portgreues, Prouosts, and Bay liffes, to that more high and honourable Title: yet with this restriction, that the election of the Maior con­sisted then in the King himselfe, as it did all King Richards life time, and so continued til the fifteenth yeare of King Iohn, who then (most graciously) gaue the Cittizens of London absolute power, to elect a Lord Mayor amongst themselues, in which worthy condition it hath euer since conti­nued. The seruices at the Tombe performed, doth sufficiently speake it selfe in more meete place ap­pointed; and therefore needeth heere no further relation.

The Orferie, or Pageant.

ON a Quadrangle frame, of apt constructure, and answerable strength, we erect a Rocke or Mount of Golde, in such true proportion, as Art can best present it with clifts, crannies, and passa­ble places, such as may best inlustrate the inuenti­on, and expresse the persons therein seated, accor­ding to their seuerall Carracter and Office. The Pioners, Miners, and Deluers, doe first vse their endeuour and labour, to come by the Oare of gold and Siluer hidden in the Rock; which being (from them) conuaied to the industrious Finer, it is by him framed into Ingots of diuers formes, accor­ding [Page] as further benefit is to be made of it, and the same applyed to most necessary vses, as likewise is apparantly discouered, in the Mint-Maister, Coy­ners, Gold Smithes, Ieweller, Lapidarie, Pearle-Driller, Plate-Seller, and such like, all liuely acting their sundry professions. To distinguish those pre­cious Mettals of Gold and Siluer, from base adul­terating or corruption, wee show there also an in­genious Say-Maister, with his Furnaces, Glasses of parting each Mettall from other, his Table, Bal­lance, and Weightes, euen to the very smallest quantitie of true valuation, in Ingots, Iewelles, Plate or Monies, for the more honour of the Prince and Countrey, when his Coynes are kept from imbasing and abusing.

On the top or height of our Orferie, because the Societies creast or supremest Embleme, may hold some correspondency with our inuention (their Motto or word being, Iustitia Virtutum Regina.) As Queene of all other Vertues, we figure Chthoon, or Vesta (Mother to Saturn, and called likewise Terra, the breeding and teeming Mother of al Golde, Sil­uer, Mineral, and other Mettals, and seate her in the cheefest Soueraignetie. On her right hand sits Chrusas, Gold, her eldest Daughter, and Argurion, Siluer; the youngest, richlie suted, according to their seueral Natures and qualities. After a suppo­sed long and tedious iourney, which al her daugh­ters, Gold and Siluer may seeme to haue had, tho­rough their Mothers large limits and Rocky king­dome, leauing in euery Vaine, Sinnew, & Artery, the rich and valuable vertue of their splendour: [Page] they are returned againe, and seated by her, to ful­fill this sollemne day of Triumph, prepared for her eldest Daughter, Golde. Now, that it might bee publikely discerned, how vnpartiall an Empresse she is, and vncorruptible in her rich bounty to the World; thus she reueales it. That greedy and ne­uer satisfied Lydian King, who desired, that what­soeuer he toucht might turne to Golde, finding his own couetousnesse to be his ruine, & he (imagina­rily) Metamorphozed into a Stone: Our Chthoon, finding this Lydian Stone fit for her vse, tearmed it Lithos; and because (in his life time) the King was so immeasurably affected to Golde, shee imposed this vertue on the Stone, that it should (for euer after) be the Touch-Stone and Trier of both Gold and Siluer, to warne other Worldlings of the like auaritious folly. By this Stone shee tries the ver­tue of her Ingots, Iewels, Monies, &c. and poy­zing them afterward in her euen-handed-Ballance, that euery Mettall might be iust and perfect: shee not onely gaue that Stone to her golden Sonnes, the Gold-Smiths, but her Daughter, Goldes figure likewise, appointing her to sit on their Armories creast, with the Touch-Stone in the one hand, and Ballance in the other, to represent her owne sacred person in Iustice, and to verify their word; Iustitia Virtutum Regina.

Now, least the insatiable World (which neuer is surficed with guifts of greatest esteeme) should rob her againe of her two precious Daughters, Chrusos and Argurion: she linckes them fast to her Chaire of State with a Chaine of Gold, fastned in [Page] the middest with a Golden Ouch or Buckle, the tongue where of hath so intricate a vertue, as none but her selfe is able to vntye it. On them also doe attend two beautifull Ladies, Philoponia and Mnae­mae, Antiquity and Memory, who make discoue­ry of Empetria, or graue Experience in the Golde-Smiths auncient profession, by the imagiued Car­racter of learned Dunstane, who beeing Byshop of Worcester, London, and Arch-Byshop of Canterbu­ry, had no little delight in the Arte of Cold-Smi­thery, and shewes himselfe now (as then) acting that profession.

The Emblems going before this Orfery, a Mare­man, and Mare-Maid (each quartered with a gol­den Vnicorne) do figure the long continued loue and amity, which (time out of minde) hath helde betweene the Gold-Smiths and Fish-Mongers, as Time (in his speech for that purpose) more at large declareth.

Leofstane his first speech at Baynards Castle, after the Lord Maior is Landed.

IF it seeme strange vnto yon (Ho­nourable and woorthy Lorde) that in this manner I presume to saluce yee; the Iustice of the present cause, and the Suffrages due to such daies of Triumph. shall instantly veild you ample satisfaction. First for my selfe, I was sometime as you are now, Lieutenant [Page] or Gouernour of this famous Citty, albeit not in so milde a forme or temper; in regarde that those dayes of disturbance and rough combustion (after foure seuerall Conquests of the whole Land, and vnsetled assurance in the very last) required a stear­ner straine of awfull rule, then now these sweeter singing times are able to endure. Portgreues, Pro­uostes, and Bayliffes, were Londons first M [...]gi­strates, and (of Prouosts) I the first, beeing named Leofstane, and a Golde Smith by my pro [...]ession, as the powerfull commaund that raised me from my Graue at Bermondsey, enstructes mee that you are, and thought it fit, that the first honoured Brother of our auncient Fraternity, should attend this day of your solemne Inauguration, hauing a Brother Sheriffe also of the same Society. For these my fol­lowers that attend mee now, as in my time of au­thority they did: hostile still, to Londons enimies or rude disturbers, but peacefull to all her friendly louers. Then honorable Lord, and Brother Gold-Smith, seeing Time priuately tels me, that he hath further employment for mee in this your day of Triumph, as best occasion shal giue way thereto: heere endes my first salutations to your selfe, and these graue Senators your worthy brethren, who (in my time) were styled by the Name of Domes­men, Elder-men, or Iudges of the Kings Courts, & were then assistant to me, in care, counsel, and fa­therly prouidence, for this Citties good, as these reuerend men haue bin to others; and now will be the like to you. And so I leaue ye to your further progression.

The speeches at the Toombe.

Time striketh on the Tombe with his Siluer wand, and then Faringdon ariseth.

Leofstans speech at S. Lawrance Lane.

HEere, my Lord, my charge was limited, to de­scribe this rich and beautious Monument vnto yee, with all relations thereto appertaining. But Time hath told me, that Guests of great State and Honour are come to feast with you, and the least delay now, may be both offensiue and troublesom; therefore it is referred to more apt conueniency, when wee (with much better leysure) may attend yee.

THis Orferie, so styled by the auncient Epithite of your Companies profession, or Gold-Smi­thery, doth speake it selfe vnto your honor in this manner. Heere doe the Miners and Pioners delue into the Earths entrailes, to gaine the Oare, both of Gold and Siluer; and hauing attained thereun­to in plentifull measure, the ingenious Fyner pur­geth him from his first Nature, and shapes him in­to to Ingots of variable forme, according as his Art best guids and enstructs him. From him, these pre­cious Mettals descend to diuers other dexterious Artezans; as the Mint-Maister, his Coyners, and diuers others, who make them to serue in publike passage for generall benefit, both in Coyne, Plate, and Iewels, as occasion best discouereth the iust necessitie. Beeing brought into these variant sub­stances, to preserue those pure refined bodies from base adulterating, the Essay-Maister or absolute Tryer of eythers vertue, makes proofe of them in his Furnaces, and of their true worth or value. So are they commended to Soueraigne Iustice, atten­ded by her gracious Daughters, Golde and Siluer, who bountifully hurle abroad their Mothers trea­sures, after she hath (yet once againe) tried them, by the Touch of vndeceiueable perfection. The rest, that do sufficiently speake themselues in their distinguished places, as the Ieweller, Lapidarie, Pearle-Driller, Golde-Smith, and such like, your [Page] eye of heedefull obseruation may spare their fur­ther relating. Onely I may not omit these two ver­tuous Ladies, Antiquity and Memory, who, present (in apt place) Graue Iudgement or Experience in the Golde-Smiths ancient facultie, by the suppo­sed shape of venerable Dunstane, a man, sometime very practique, & so well skild in Gold-Smithery, as (notwithstanding his more Diuine profession) being Bishop of Worcester, London, and lastly Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, delighted therein to his vt­most date of life.

At night at my Lords Gate.

THus (honoured Lord) haue wee dutiously at­tended ye, till Time appointeth our departing, who hath tutourd Leofstanes tongue how to take his leaue, with some remarkeable obseruations, not altogether vnfitting your attention. First, the day of your Election, falling out in such strange manner as it did, exceeded the memory of Man to speake the like. And yet, notwithstanding, so great a Snow, Sleete, and rough winde; at the ve­ry instant of your choyce, the Sunne did as readily [Page] thrust foorth his Golden beames, to guilde the in­stant of your Inauguration, as harts and hands did cheerefully applaud it with free and full confirma­tion. Next, three Names, all of equall sillables and sound, to happen in the immediate choice; is a matter deseruing regard, and (from the Maioral­ties first beginning) neuer was the like. Pemberton, Swynnerton and Middleton, Names of three most worthy Gentlemen, but of much greater worth in sence and significancie, as your own (my Lord, for breuitie) may yeilde an instance. Pemberton deriues it selfe from the auncient Brittish, Saxon, and eldest English, each Sillable suted with his apt meaning. Pem, implyeth the head, cheefe or most eminent part of any thing; Bert, beareth the Charracter of bright shining and radiant splen­dour; and Tun, hath continued the long knowne Word for any Towne or Citty, as most Shires in England (to this day) dooth deliuer the expression of their Townes; As London, sometime tear­med Ludstun, or Luds-Towne, may serue as an ex­ample. A bright head of this famous Citty, in­terpreting it selfe in the Name of Pemberton, and he being enstaulled in the gouernment, to bee her bright-shining Head vnder his Soueraigne, Leof­stanes desire is;