Chruso-Thriambos: The Triumphs of Gold · chunk 4 of 6
Munday, Anthony · published 1611 · first performed or written 1611 [Oct 29] (Annals) civic play; pageant unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 471 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
You have your own desires. Go Faringdon, There in that Chariot is thy place prepared: here, I (as Coachman) mean to guide ye on, So long as well our respite may be spared. On then, away, for we have held ye long: And done (I doubt) your worthy Guests great wrong. Here, my Lord, my charge was limited, to describe this rich and beauteous Monument unto ye, 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 offensive and troublesome; therefore it is referred to more apt conveniency, when we (with much better leisure) may attend ye. THis Orferie, so styled by the ancient Epithet of your Companies profession, or Gold-Smithery, doth speak itself unto your honour in this manner. here do the Miners and pioneers delve into the Earth's entrails, to gain the Oar, both of Gold and Silver; and having attained thereunto in plentiful measure, the ingenious finer purgeth him from his first Nature, and shapes him into to Ingots of variable form, according as his Art best guides and instructs him. From him, these precious Metals descend to divers other dexterious Artezans; as the Mint-Maister, his Coiners, and divers others, who make them to serve in public passage for general benefit, both in Coin, Plate, and jewels, as occasion best discovereth the just necessity. Being brought into these variant substances, to preserve those pure refined bodies from base adulterating, the Essay-Maister or absolute Trier of either's virtue, makes proof of them in his Furnaces, and of their true worth or value. So are they commended to Sovereign justice, attended by her gracious Daughters, Gold and Silver, who bountifully hurl abroad their Mother's treasures, after she hath (yet once again) tried them, by the Touch of undeceiveable perfection. The rest, that do sufficiently speak themselves in their distinguished places, as the jeweller, Lapidary, Pearle-Driller, Goldesmith, and such like, your eye of heedful observation may spare their further relating. Only I may not omit these two virtuous Ladies, Antiquity and Memory, who, present (in apt place) Grave judgement or Experience in the Goldesmiths ancient faculty, by the supposed shape of venerable Dunstane, a man, sometime very practic, & so well skilled in Gold-Smithery, as (notwithstanding his more Divine profession) being Bishop of Worcester, London, and lastly Archbishop of Canterbury, delighted therein to his utmost date of life. So much for that; There Leofstane make a pause, Till Time have certified this honoured Lord Concerning these fair Emblems, And the cause Of their combining in this kind accord. The Argument doth instantly afford, The ancient love and cordial amity Between the Fishmongers & goldsmiths Company. At Feasts and solemn meetings, on each side, A fishmonger and Goldsmith, hand in hand
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You haue your owne deſires. Goe Faringdon, There in that Chariot is thy place preparde: Heere, I (as Coach-man) meane to guide yee on, So long as well our reſpit may be ſparde. On then, away, for we haue held ye long: And done (I doubt) your worthy Gueſts great wrong. 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 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. So much for that; There Leofſtane make a pauſe, Till Time haue certified this honoured Lord Concerning theſe faire Emblemes, And the cauſe Of their combining in this kind accord. The Argument doth inſtantly affoord, The ancient loue and cordiall amity Between the Fiſhmongers & Gold-Smiths Company. At Feaſts and ſolemne meetings, on each ſide, A Fiſh-Monger and Gold-Smith, hand in hand