The Pennyles Pilgrimage
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: TAYLOR'S PENNILESS PILGRIMAGE. '1ST Lordlings, list (if you have lust to list) I write not here a tale of had I wist: But you shall hear of travels, and relations, Descriptions of strange (yet English) fashions. And he that not believes what here is writ, Let him (as I have done) make proof of it. The year of grace, accounted (as I ween) One thousand twice three hundred and eighteen, And to relate all things in order duly, 'Twas Tuesday last, the fourteenth day of July, Saint Revels day, the almanack will tell ye The sign in Virgo was, or near the belly : The moon full three days old, the wind full south ; At these times I began this trick of youth. I speak not of the tide, for understand, My legs I made my oars, and rowed by land, Though in the morning I began to go Good fellows trooping, flocked me so, T
...hat make what haste I could, the sun was set, E're from the gates of London I could get At last I took my latest leave thus late, At the Bell Inn, that's extra Aldersgate. There stood a horse that my provant1 should carry, From that place to the end of my fegary,2 My horse no horse, or mare, but gelded nag, That with good understanding bore my bag : And of good carriage he himself did show, These things are excellent in a beast you know. There in my knapsack, (to pay hunger's fees) I had good bacon, biscuit, neat's-tongue, cheese With roses, barberries, of each conserves, And mithridate, that vigorous health perserves : And I entreat you take these words for no-lies, I had good Aqua vitcz, Rosa so-lies : With sweet Ambrosia, (the gods' own drink) Most excellent gear for mortals, as I think, Besides, I had both vinegar and oil, That could a daring saucy stomach foil. This foresaid Tuesday night ...
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