Sir Robert Sherley, sent ambassadour in the name of the King of Persia, to Sigismond the Third, King of Poland and Swecia, and to other princes of Europe his royall entertainement into Cracovia, the chiefe citie of Poland, with his pretended comming into England : also, the honourable praises of the same Sir Robert Sherley, giuen vnto him in that kingdome, are here likewise inserted.
         Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.
      
       
         
           1609
        
      
       Approx. 28 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 12 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images.
       
         Text Creation Partnership,
         Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) :
         2005-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).
         A07509
         STC 17894.5
         ESTC S4785
         23886850
         ocm 23886850
         26949
         
           
            This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of
             Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal
            . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
          
        
      
       
         Early English books online.
      
       
         (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A07509)
         Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 26949)
         Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 658:8 or 1837:4)
      
       
         
           
             Sir Robert Sherley, sent ambassadour in the name of the King of Persia, to Sigismond the Third, King of Poland and Swecia, and to other princes of Europe his royall entertainement into Cracovia, the chiefe citie of Poland, with his pretended comming into England : also, the honourable praises of the same Sir Robert Sherley, giuen vnto him in that kingdome, are here likewise inserted.
             Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.
          
           [8], 14 p.
           
             Printed by I. Windet, for Iohn Budge, and are to bee sold at his shop at the great south doore of Pauls,
             London :
             1609.
          
           
             Dedication signed: Thomas Midleton.
             Signatures: A⁴(-A1) B-C⁴.
             Identified as STC 17894 on reel 658.
             Reproduction of original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford.
         Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors.
      
       
         EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). The general aim of EEBO-TCP is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic English-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in EEBO.
         EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org).
         The EEBO-TCP project was divided into two phases. The 25,363 texts created during Phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 January 2015. Anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source.
         Users should be aware of the process of creating the TCP texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data.
         Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). If an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in NCBEL, then their works are eligible for inclusion. Selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so.
         Image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. Quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in Oxford and Michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet QA standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. After proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. Any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. Understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of TCP data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.
         The texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the TEI in Libraries guidelines.
         Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements).
         
          Keying and markup guidelines are available at the
           Text Creation Partnership web site
          .
        
      
       
         
         
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Sherley, Robert, -- Sir, 1581?-1628.
           Iran -- Foreign relations -- Poland.
           Poland -- Foreign relations -- Iran.
        
      
    
     
        2005-06 TCP
        Assigned for keying and markup
      
        2005-06 Apex CoVantage
        Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images
      
        2005-07 Mona Logarbo
        Sampled and proofread
      
        2005-07 Mona Logarbo
        Text and markup reviewed and edited
      
        2005-10 pfs
        Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
      
    
  
   
     
       
         
         
         
           SIR
           ROBERT
           SHERLEY
           ,
           SENT
           AMBASSADOVR
           IN
           THE
           NAME
           OF
           THE
           KING
           OF
           PERSIA
           ,
           TO
           SIGISMOND
           THE
           third
           ,
           King
           of
           POLAND
           and
           SVVECIA
           ,
           and
           to
           other
           Princes
           of
           EVROPE
           .
        
         
           His
           Royall
           entertainement
           into
           CRACOVIA
           ,
           the
           chiefe
           Citie
           of
           POLAND
           ,
           with
           his
           pretended
           Comming
           into
           ENGLAND
           .
        
         
           Also
           ,
           The
           Honourable
           praises
           of
           the
           same
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Sherley
          
           ,
           giuen
           vnto
           him
           in
           that
           Kingdome
           ,
           are
           here
           likewise
           inserted
           .
        
         
         
           LONDON
           Printed
           by
           I.
           WINDET
           ,
           for
           
             Iohn
             Budge
          
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           bee
           sold
           at
           his
           Shop
           at
           the
           Great
           South
           doore
           of
           Pauls
           .
           1609.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           WORTHIE
           and
           well
           experienst
           Gentleman
           ,
           Sir
           THOMAS
           SHERLEY
           ,
           Sonne
           to
           that
           happy
           Father
           ,
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Sherley
             ,
             and
             Brother
             to
             that
          
           Noble
           Gentleman
           ,
           Sir
           Robert.
           
        
         
           
             Worthie
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           THe
           selfe
           same
           office
           of
           loue
           and
           due
           prayses
           which
           the
           world
           put
           it selfe
           into
           ,
           at
           your
           long
           desired
           ariuall
           in
           England
           ,
           fals
           happily
           vpon
           me
           to
           performe
           the
           like
           duetie
           toward
           your
           worthy
           Brother
           ,
           nor
           can
           I
           recite
           more
           Encomiums
           of
           his
           Actions
           ,
           then
           those
           of
           your
           owne
           hath
           rightly
           and
           properly
           challenged
           to
           themselues
           ;
           I
           le
           speake
           thus
           much
           of
           you
           both
           ,
           and
           the
           world
           shal
           iudge
           it
           free
           from
           flattery
           ,
           you
           well
           may
           bee
           owne
           Brothers
           in
           birth
           ,
           that
           are
           so
           neere
           kinne
           to
           one
           another
           in
           Actions
           of
           Fame
           and
           Honour
           :
           so
           commending
           you
           both
           to
           eternizing
           memory
           of
           your
           owne
           Vertues
           and
           Fortunes
           ,
           I
           remaine
           an
           vnworthy
           obseruer
           of
           them
           both
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             Worships
             ,
             in
             his
             most
             selected
             studies
             ,
             THOMAS
             MIDLETON
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           READER
           ,
           This
           Persian
           Robe
           ,
           so
           richly
           wouen
           with
           the
           prayses
           onely
           of
           Sir
           ROBERT
           SHERLEY
           (
           thy
           Conntriman
           )
           comes
           to
           thee
           at
           a
           lowe
           price
           ,
           though
           it
           cost
           him
           deere
           that
           weares
           it
           ,
           to
           purchase
           so
           much
           fame
           ,
           as
           hath
           made
           it
           so
           excellent
           .
           It
           is
           now
           his
           ,
           foreuer
           ,
           Thine
           so
           long
           as
           it
           is
           his
           ;
           for
           euery
           good
           man
           (
           as
           I
           hope
           thou
           art
           )
           doth
           participate
           in
           the
           Renowne
           of
           those
           that
           are
           good
           ,
           and
           vertuous
           .
        
         
         
           He
           hath
           bene
           a
           traueller
           a
           long
           time
           ,
           giue
           him
           now
           a
           welcome
           home
           ;
           the
           Armes
           of
           his
           owne
           Country
           embracing
           him
           ,
           will
           bee
           more
           ioyfull
           to
           him
           ,
           then
           all
           those
           of
           so
           many
           forraine
           Kingdomes
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           hath
           so
           often
           beene
           honoured
           .
        
         
           If
           a
           man
           that
           hath
           ventured
           through
           the
           world
           ,
           may
           deserue
           thy
           loue
           ,
           thou
           canst
           not
           chose
           ,
           but
           bestow
           as
           much
           of
           it
           vpon
           him
           ,
           as
           vpon
           any
           .
           Looke
           vpon
           him
           truely
           ,
           and
           thou
           shalt
           find
           a
           large
           generall
           Chronicle
           of
           time
           writ
           in
           a
           little
           Volume
           .
        
         
           Hee
           comes
           laden
           with
           the
           Trophyes
           of
           Warre
           ,
           and
           the
           honors
           of
           Peace
           .
           The
           Turke
           hath
           felt
           the
           sharpnesse
           of
           his
           sword
           ,
           and
           against
           
           the
           Turke
           is
           hee
           now
           whetting
           the
           swords
           of
           Christian
           PRINCES
           .
           Much
           more
           could
           I
           speake
           of
           him
           ,
           but
           that
           I
           should
           doe
           wrong
           to
           the
           common
           Lawes
           of
           ciuilitie
           ,
           by
           taking
           away
           that
           Reuerence
           from
           Strangers
           ,
           whome
           (
           from
           Countryes
           afarre
           off
           )
           you
           shall
           presently
           heare
           giuing
           ample
           testimonies
           of
           his
           Noblenesse
           .
        
         
           Vale
           :
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           Newes
           from
           PERSIA
           and
           POLAND
           ,
           touching
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Sherley
          
           ,
           being
           sent
           Ambassadour
           to
           diuers
           Princes
           of
           EVROPE
           ,
           fam'd
           aswell
           for
           his
           Wisedome
           and
           experience
           ,
           as
           for
           his
           knowledge
           and
           vnderstanging
           of
           many
           Tongues
           .
        
         
           ALbeit
           that
           man
           can
           receiue
           his
           Birth
           but
           from
           one
           place
           ,
           yet
           is
           hee
           Borne
           a
           Fréeman
           of
           all
           the
           Cities
           of
           the
           world
           The
           whole
           earth
           is
           his
           Country
           ,
           and
           he
           that
           dwelleth
           fardest
           off
           .
           is
           by
           the
           lawes
           of
           nature
           ,
           as
           neer
           to
           him
           in
           loue
           as
           his
           kindred
           &
           acquaintance
           .
           This
           General
           Charter
           being
           giuen
           by
           the
           King
           of
           this
           Uniuersall
           Crowne
           ,
           to
           all
           Nations
           ,
           hath
           caused
           men
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           (
           by
           the
           vertue
           of
           that
           Priuiledge
           )
           to
           forsake
           the
           places
           of
           their
           first
           being
           ,
           and
           to
           trauell
           into
           other
           Countries
           .
           The
           benefits
           that
           kingdomes
           haue
           gotten
           by
           this
           meanes
           ,
           cannot
           in
           so
           small
           a
           volume
           ,
           (
           as
           this
           in
           hand
           )
           bée
           comprehended
           .
           Trauell
           is
           the
           golden
           Mine
           that
           inricheth
           the
           poorest
           Country
           ,
           and
           filleth
           the
           barrennest
           with
           abundant
           plenty
           .
           It
           is
           the
           chaine
           that
           at
           first
           tyed
           Kingdomes
           together
           ,
           and
           the
           Musicall
           string
           that
           still
           maintaines
           them
           in
           Concord
           ,
           in
           Leagues
           and
           in
           Unity
           .
           The
           Portugalls
           haue
           hereby
           Crowned
           themselues
           and
           there
           Posterity
           with
           garlands
           of
           neuer
           dying
           honour
           .
           The
           Spaniards
           
           haue
           their
           names
           (
           for
           this
           )
           so
           deepely
           ingrauen
           in
           the
           Chronicles
           of
           Fame
           ,
           that
           they
           can
           neuer
           bee
           forgotten
           .
           The
           French
           likewise
           and
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           haue
           raised
           their
           glories
           to
           a
           nobler
           height
           ,
           onely
           by
           these
           Aduentures
           .
           In
           imitation
           of
           all
           whose
           labors
           ,
           or
           rather
           in
           Emulation
           of
           all
           their
           Fames
           ,
           our
           Englishmen
           haue
           not
           onely
           Stept
           as
           farre
           as
           any
           of
           them
           Al
           ,
           but
           gone
           beyond
           the
           most
           ,
           and
           the
           best
           of
           them
           .
           And
           not
           to
           reckon
           those
           men
           of
           worth
           (
           in
           this
           kinde
           )
           of
           our
           owne
           Nation
           ,
           whose
           voyages
           and
           trauells
           (
           by
           sea
           and
           land
           )
           to
           set
           down
           ,
           were
           able
           to
           fil
           whole
           volumes
           ,
           I
           will
           onely
           at
           this
           time
           (
           not
           with
           a
           loud
           and
           shrill
           trumpet
           ,
           as
           they
           deserue
           ,
           but
           as
           it
           were
           vppon
           an
           instrument
           tuned
           and
           directed
           by
           another
           )
           giue
           onely
           a
           soft
           touch
           at
           the
           Praises
           of
           this
           worthy
           Gentleman
           (
           Sir
           
             ROBERT
             SHERLEY
          
           )
           of
           whose
           aduentures
           ,
           dangers
           ,
           &
           various
           fortunes
           ,
           both
           good
           and
           bad
           ,
           to
           draw
           a
           true
           picture
           in
           the
           right
           &
           liuely
           colors
           ;
           would
           as
           easily
           feed
           mens
           eies
           with
           gazing
           admiration
           ,
           as
           the
           large
           pictured
           tables
           of
           others
           haue
           filled
           them
           with
           wonder
           .
        
         
           Being
           therefore
           contented
           (
           at
           this
           time
           )
           to
           swim
           but
           in
           a
           shallow
           streame
           ,
           of
           his
           Fame
           ,
           sithence
           greater
           sayles
           are
           likely
           héereafter
           (
           and
           that
           very
           shortly
           )
           to
           swell
           with
           the
           true
           report
           of
           his
           actions
           ,
           You
           shall
           vnderstand
           that
           Sir
           
             ROBERT
             SHERLEY
          
           ,
           after
           a
           long
           ,
           a
           chargeable
           ,
           and
           a
           dangerous
           progresse
           through
           most
           (
           if
           not
           all
           )
           the
           Kingdomes
           in
           Europe
           ,
           receiuing
           entertainment
           from
           the
           Princes
           of
           those
           Dominions
           ,
           sitting
           to
           such
           a
           ghuest
           ,
           desire
           of
           glorie
           still
           more
           and
           more
           burning
           within
           him
           .
           At
           the
           length
           ,
           he
           left
           Europe
           ,
           and
           trauelled
           into
           Asia
           ,
           receiuing
           noble
           entertainment
           at
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           King
           of
           Persia
           ,
           In
           whose
           Court
           he
           so
           well
           and
           so
           wisely
           bore
           himselfe
           in
           all
           his
           Actions
           ,
           that
           the
           Persian
           (
           with
           much
           of
           his
           loue
           ,
           of
           which
           hee
           tasted
           most
           plenteously
           )
           heaped
           on
           his
           head
           many
           honorable
           fauours
           .
        
         
           That
           common
           enemy
           of
           Christ
           and
           Christians
           ,
           (
           the
           
           Turke
           )
           lifting
           vp
           his
           sword
           continually
           (
           for
           the
           most
           part
           )
           not
           onely
           against
           the
           Polack
           ,
           the
           
             Hungarian
             ,
             Bohemian
          
           ,
           and
           other
           Princes
           of
           Christendome
           ,
           but
           also
           thirsting
           after
           the
           rich
           Empire
           of
           Persia
           ,
           and
           shewing
           a
           mortall
           hatred
           to
           that
           Kingdome
           by
           being
           euer
           vp
           in
           Armes
           against
           it
           ;
           It
           was
           thought
           fit
           that
           (
           the
           Persian
           himselfe
           confessing
           and
           worshipping
           Christ
           ,
           )
           Ayde
           should
           bee
           required
           at
           the
           hands
           of
           Christian
           Princes
           in
           the
           Persians
           behalfe
           ,
           against
           so
           barbarous
           ,
           so
           ambitious
           and
           so
           generall
           an
           enemy
           .
           Heerupon
           the
           honor
           of
           such
           an
           Embassy
           ,
           was
           conferred
           (
           by
           the
           King
           of
           Persia
           )
           vpon
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Sherley
          
           ,
           as
           a
           man
           worthy
           and
           apt
           to
           treate
           with
           Christian
           princes
           in
           so
           weighty
           a
           businesse
           ,
           hee
           himselfe
           being
           a
           Christian
           born
           ,
           and
           a
           gentleman
           that
           had
           Trauelled
           ,
           and
           by
           experience
           knew
           the
           conditions
           ,
           State
           ,
           and
           pollicies
           of
           most
           of
           their
           Kingdomes
           .
        
         
           First
           therefore
           was
           he
           imployed
           into
           Poland
           ,
           where
           by
           Sigismund
           (
           the
           King
           of
           Poland
           and
           of
           Suecia
           )
           hee
           was
           receiued
           with
           great
           magnificence
           ,
           and
           applause
           both
           of
           the
           Polack
           himselfe
           and
           of
           his
           people
           .
        
         
           And
           because
           it
           is
           not
           fit
           ,
           that
           euery
           Common
           and
           popular
           eare
           ,
           should
           stand
           listning
           to
           the
           priuate
           businesse
           of
           Princes
           in
           a
           Deseignement
           ,
           that
           concernes
           the
           Uniuersall
           state
           of
           Christendome
           ,
           wee
           will
           not
           therefore
           at
           this
           time
           bée
           interpreters
           of
           the
           Persians
           Embassy
           but
           rather
           waite
           his
           expected
           comming
           who
           hath
           in
           charge
           to
           deliuer
           it
           by
           word
           of
           mouth
           himselfe
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           not
           withstanding
           (
           forbearing
           to
           reckon
           vp
           the
           rich
           presents
           giuen
           by
           the
           Poland
           King
           ,
           to
           Sir
           Robert
           ,
           the
           honors
           done
           to
           him
           ,
           by
           the
           Polish
           Lords
           ,
           and
           the
           fauors
           throwne
           vpon
           him
           by
           the
           Common
           people
           )
           You
           shall
           bée
           witnesses
           onely
           ,
           to
           those
           ,
           (
           not
           vnworthy
           )
           prayses
           of
           Him
           ,
           by
           which
           his
           Fame
           (
           amongst
           Schollers
           by
           those
           of
           the
           better
           sort
           )
           was
           lifted
           vp
           ,
           at
           the
           time
           of
           his
           staying
           in
           Poland
           .
        
         
           
           
             A
             fourefold
             Anagram
             vpon
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Sherleys
               Name
            
             .
          
           
             ROBERTVS
             SHERLAEIVS
             .
          
           
             
               1
               
                 Heus
                 Labor
                 ,
                 Tueris
                 Res.
              
               
            
             
               2
               
                 Seruus
                 ,
                 ast
                 Hero
                 Liber
              
               .
            
             
               3
               
                 Libertas
                 ,
                 ero
                 Seruus
              
               .
            
             
               4
               
                 Virtus
                 ,
                 Labores
                 sere
              
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Encomions
             or
             Praises
             ,
             as
             well
             vpon
             the
             Name
             ,
             as
             the
             negotiation
             of
             Sir
             ROBERT
             SHERLEY
             ,
             an
             English
             Knight
             ,
             sent
             Ambassadour
             from
             the
             King
             of
             the
             Persians
             ,
             to
             the
             Princes
             of
             Europe
             .
          
           
             MErcurius
             ,
             seeing
             the
             Embassadour
             ready
             to
             take
             his
             iourney
             ,
             resigneth
             vnto
             him
             his
             office
             ,
             as
             being
             messenger
             or
             Herald
             to
             the
             Gods
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             fiction
             of
             Poets
             ,
             and
             with
             that
             office
             bestoweth
             the
             gift
             of
             eloquence
             vpon
             him
             ,
             because
             he
             may
             haue
             power
             to
             perswade
             the
             princes
             to
             whom
             he
             is
             sent
             :
             and
             withal
             ,
             addes
             a
             wish
             ,
             that
             those
             Christian
             Kings
             whom
             he
             is
             to
             sollicite
             ,
             may
             not
             be
             cold
             in
             ioyning
             their
             forces
             together
             ,
             but
             that
             they
             may
             enter
             into
             an
             honorable
             ,
             a
             piou●
             and
             inuiolable
             league
             against
             that
             common
             enemy
             ,
             the
             Turke
             .
          
           
             
               Mercuries
               speech
               .
            
             
               THou
               
                 (
                 O
                 Sherley
              
               )
               beeing
               borne
               an
               Englishman
               ,
               art
               sent
               from
               the
               Persian
               Empire
               to
               the
               Kingdomes
               that
               
               lye
               in
               Europe
               ,
               thy
               place
               is
               full
               of
               honour
               ,
               thy
               message
               of
               waight
               :
               discharge
               thou
               therefore
               boldly
               those
               thinges
               ,
               which
               the
               greate
               Lord
               of
               Persia
               ,
               commands
               thée
               to
               doe
               ▪
               It
               is
               not
               chance
               ,
               that
               throwes
               this
               high
               office
               vpon
               thee
               ,
               but
               a
               full
               Synode
               (
               or
               Parliament
               )
               of
               all
               the
               Gods
               ,
               doe
               appoint
               thée
               to
               bée
               their
               Messenger
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               Kings
               of
               the
               earth
               .
               For
               this
               cause
               ,
               I
               that
               am
               Heauens
               winged
               Messenger
               ,
               seeing
               thee
               ready
               to
               depart
               ,
               present
               my selfe
               thus
               before
               thée
               ,
               and
               vttering
               onely
               so
               much
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               letters
               of
               thy
               name
               lyes
               mystically
               hidden
               ,
               and
               that
               is
               this
               ,
            
             
               
                 Heus
                 Labor
                 ,
                 —
                 tu
                 Res
                 hoc
                 ore
                 Tueris
              
               
                 Persarum
                 .
                 —
              
            
             
               O
               exceeding
               Labor
               !
               yet
               thou
               art
               the
               man
               ,
               that
               must
               defend
               the
               state
               of
               the
               Persians
               ,
               euen
               by
               the
               force
               of
               my
               eloquence
               .
               Go
               on
               therfore
               ,
               be
               thou
               Mercurius
               in
               the
               Courts
               of
               Kinges
               :
               I
               giue
               thee
               my
               place
               ;
               I
               giue
               it
               to
               thée
               ,
               that
               art
               more
               worthy
               of
               it
               then
               my selfe
               .
               O
               that
               the
               princes
               of
               Europe
               ,
               would
               knit
               an
               indissoluble
               league
               together
               ,
               with
               thy
               Master
               (
               the
               Persian
               Monarch
               ,
               )
               and
               tye
               all
               their
               Sinewes
               to
               one
               Arme
               ,
               that
               a
               noble
               Warre
               may
               be
               begotten
               .
               Let
               Bellona
               (
               the
               goddesse
               of
               battailes
               )
               breath
               courage
               into
               the
               breasts
               of
               souldiers
               ;
               and
               let
               no
               Country
               bee
               dishonoured
               by
               bearing
               men
               ,
               that
               haue
               no
               hearts
               to
               come
               into
               the
               fielde
               .
               O
               let
               not
               that
               couetous
               Dragon
               ,
               which
               once
               watched
               the
               golden
               firmament
               ,
               sleepe
               in
               the
               bosomes
               of
               Kings
               ,
               and
               with
               his
               poison
               ,
               infect
               them
               with
               that
               couetous
               disease
               of
               hoording
               vp
               gold
               .
               Cast
               off
               (
               O
               you
               Princes
               )
               your
               sensuall
               pleasures
               ,
               and
               let
               it
               bee
               your
               Ambition
               to
               weare
               Garlands
               of
               Oake
               ,
               which
               are
               the
               Crownes
               of
               Conquerors
               .
               Prefer
               immortall
               Fame
               before
               all
               those
               Dangers
               ,
               ouer
               which
               you
               must
               of
               necessity
               passe
               ,
               be
               they
               neuer
               so
               inuincible
               in
               the
               shew
               of
               vndertaking
               ,
               and
               aspire
               onely
               to
               that
               life
               which
               shall
               remaine
               ,
               when
               your
               bodyes
               lye
               dead
               .
               Heauen
               (
               in
               your
               doing
               so
               )
               shall
               smile
               vpon
               your
               enterprises
               ▪
               Hell
               shall
               bée
               conquered
               ,
               and
               that
               hel-hownde
               broode
               of
               Mahomet
               
               bée
               vtterly
               confounded
               .
               Uniuersall
               peace
               shall
               Crown
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               the
               Barbarous
               Turks
               ,
               feele
               the
               Sinewes
               and
               puissant
               Arms
               of
               Europe
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             To
             the
             Nations
             (
             vnto
             whome
             the
             Ambassadour
             is
             sent
             ,
             on
             great
             and
             serious
             affaires
             ,
             as
             rightly
             may
             be
             coniectured
             .
             )
             A
             desire
             &
             wish
             is
             made
             ,
             that
             all
             Kings
             in
             Christendome
             ,
             may
             entertaine
             this
             holy
             Warre
             ,
             with
             the
             same
             courage
             ,
             constancie
             and
             zeale
             ,
             that
             the
             Persian
             doeth
             .
          
           
             HHearken
             O
             you
             Polanders
             ,
             Italians
             ,
             French
             ,
             &
             you
             Germaines
             ;
             Enrich
             your
             Chronicles
             ,
             with
             an
             Act
             of
             a
             wonder
             neuer
             heard
             of
             in
             the
             world
             before
             :
             For
             beholde
             ,
             a
             Brittaine
             ,
             is
             sent
             on
             a
             royall
             message
             ,
             from
             the
             King
             of
             the
             Persians
             .
             A
             Brittaine
             is
             sent
             ,
             but
             who
             is
             it
             ?
             Such
             a
             one
             hee
             is
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             name
             (
             beeing
             before
             Anagramatizde
             )
             hée
             may
             apparantly
             be
             deciphered
             .
          
           
             Ast
             Liber
             ,
             Seruus
             Hero.
             
          
           
             Free-borne
             and
             a
             seruant
             onely
             vnto
             his
             Soueraigne
             ▪
          
           
             Hee
             ,
             euen
             hee
             ,
             is
             sent
             to
             you
             (
             O
             you
             Nations
             of
             Europe
             ,
             )
             from
             the
             confines
             of
             the
             Persians
             ,
             bringing
             along
             with
             him
             ,
             the
             name
             of
             his
             Lord
             ,
             and
             with
             that
             name
             ,
             the
             sound
             of
             an
             Approaching
             warre
             .
          
           
             The
             destinies
             begin
             to
             promise
             some
             great
             matter
             :
             The
             God
             of
             Battailes
             (
             heereupon
             )
             speakes
             chéerefullly
             .
             God
             himselfe
             prepares
             the
             Armour
             ;
             muster
             your selues
             together
             therefore
             (
             O
             you
             Kings
             )
             and
             with
             a
             religious
             defence
             ,
             draw
             your
             swords
             against
             the
             Turkes
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             A
             gratulatorie
             compendious
             Speech
             ,
             to
             Sir
             ROBERT
             SHERLEY
             ,
             commending
             both
             his
             Vertue
             ,
             and
             present
             Fortune
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Sherley
            
             ,
             thou
             that
             art
             an
             honour
             to
             the
             Persians
             ,
             aswell
             as
             to
             the
             Britaines
             :
             within
             whose
             head
             dwelleth
             experience
             and
             wisdome
             ,
             and
             vpon
             whose
             tongue
             eloquence
             writeth
             her
             charmes
             :
             whatsoeuer
             hee
             was
             ,
             that
             at
             first
             durst
             say
             that
             Fortune
             was
             Blind
             and
             that
             shee
             bestowed
             extraordinary
             benefits
             vpon
             vndeseruing
             men
             ,
             let
             him
             know
             ,
             that
             all
             this
             while
             hee
             hath
             bin
             in
             an
             error
             :
             for
             Fortune
             had
             more
             eyes
             then
             Argus
             ,
             when
             shee
             Crowned
             this
             Englishman
             with
             so
             many
             Persian
             honors
             and
             offices
             ,
             That
             Monarch
             (
             O
             thou
             Renowned
             Britaine
             )
             whose
             sword
             is
             dreadfull
             to
             the
             Thracian
             Tyrant
             ,
             makes
             thee
             a
             partner
             in
             the
             cares
             and
             burdens
             of
             his
             empyre
             :
             for
             he
             hath
             seene
             ,
             yea
             he
             hath
             euer
             seene
             ,
             and
             found
             thee
             constant
             in
             execution
             of
             all
             his
             iust
             and
             Royall
             commandes
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Empire
             of
             the
             Persian
             is
             here
             commended
             :
             The
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             of
             Europe
             being
             called
             to
             giue
             witnesse
             ,
             how
             much
             glory
             the
             dexteritie
             of
             Sir
             ROBERT
             SHERLEY
             ,
             hath
             added
             to
             the
             Persian
             Monarchie
             :
             Vpon
             which
             ,
             he
             appeares
             to
             the
             Persians
             a
             Gentleman
             of
             such
             merit
             ,
             as
             that
             England
             may
             very
             iustly
             accuse
             Persia
             of
             wrong
             ,
             for
             detaining
             him
             from
             her
             .
          
           
             THe
             same
             of
             the
             Persian
             Empire
             doth
             not
             grow
             vp
             only
             in
             a
             meane
             Souldier
             ,
             for
             their
             Cities
             are
             full
             of
             renowmed
             
             and
             worthy
             Captains
             :
             from
             the
             Ancient
             discipline
             and
             Stratagems
             of
             warre
             ,
             are
             the
             glories
             of
             the
             Persians
             sprung
             vp
             and
             continue
             famous
             ,
             But
             (
             O
             thou
             honoured
             Englishman
             )
             shee
             deriued
             her
             first
             principles
             from
             thy
             practise
             and
             knowledge
             .
             Farre
             be
             my
             words
             from
             the
             base
             seruitude
             of
             flattery
             :
             for
             within
             a
             short
             time
             ,
             Kings
             shall
             rise
             vp
             as
             witnesses
             of
             what
             I
             speake
             .
             Let
             thine
             owne
             Country
             enuy
             the
             kingdome
             of
             Persia
             for
             enioying
             this
             honor
             ,
             (
             which
             by
             thee
             is
             giuen
             her
             )
             yea
             ,
             let
             her
             challenge
             thée
             to
             be
             deliuered
             backe
             againe
             as
             her
             owne
             ,
             yet
             let
             her
             clayme
             be
             made
             in
             such
             maner
             ,
             that
             England
             and
             Persia
             ,
             may
             not
             grow
             into
             quarrell
             about
             thée
             ,
             But
             rather
             thus
             let
             them
             both
             share
             thée
             .
             Let
             rich
             Persia
             enioy
             thy
             presence
             ,
             and
             reckon
             thée
             in
             the
             number
             of
             her
             Citizens
             ,
             &
             bee
             proud
             in
             the
             possession
             of
             a
             man
             ,
             so
             worthy
             :
             Let
             England
             glorie
             that
             shee
             alone
             ,
             is
             happy
             in
             thy
             Birth
             ,
             and
             that
             she
             beares
             the
             honor
             of
             giuing
             thée
             thy
             name
             .
             But
             howsoeuer
             ,
             (
             O
             thou
             ,
             the
             Dignitie
             and
             Luster
             of
             two
             renowned
             Kingdomes
             )
             Goe
             thou
             on
             ,
             in
             thine
             intended
             ambassage
             ,
             and
             performe
             these
             Heasts
             ,
             which
             the
             great
             Persian
             thy
             Lord
             hath
             imposed
             vpon
             thy
             Integrity
             .
          
        
         
           
             A
             short
             Speech
             vttered
             as
             it
             were
             by
             the
             whole
             body
             of
             the
             Polish
             Court
             ,
             to
             ROBERT
             SHERLEY
             Ambassadour
             from
             the
             inuincible
             King
             of
             the
             Persians
             .
          
           
             IT
             is
             not
             thy
             rich
             garments
             Embroydered
             so
             thicke
             with
             gold
             ,
             and
             wouen
             by
             Grecian
             workemen
             ,
             that
             drawes
             our
             eyes
             into
             admiration
             by
             beholding
             thee
             :
             It
             is
             not
             thy
             sparkling
             Jewels
             ,
             nor
             those
             costly
             pretious
             stones
             
             that
             adorne
             thy
             Kobe
             ,
             which
             dazle
             our
             sight
             .
             It
             is
             not
             thy
             comely
             ryding
             ,
             nor
             skilfull
             managing
             of
             that
             Thracian
             courser
             ,
             vpon
             whose
             back
             thou
             sictest
             ,
             whilst
             the
             proud
             beast
             it selfe
             ,
             Champs
             on
             the
             glistering
             bit
             in
             disdaine
             to
             bee
             so
             curbed
             ,
             that
             makes
             vs
             to
             looke
             after
             thee
             ,
             It
             is
             not
             that
             victorious
             Semyter
             of
             thine
             ,
             wherewith
             thou
             hast
             made
             the
             earth
             drunke
             so
             often
             with
             so
             much
             bloud
             of
             those
             ,
             that
             are
             enemies
             to
             the
             Persians
             ,
             that
             causeth
             vs
             to
             stand
             gazing
             at
             thy
             presence
             :
             No
             it
             is
             the
             beauty
             of
             thy
             minde
             wherewith
             our
             eyes
             are
             inchanted
             .
             It
             is
             the
             excellent
             musicke
             of
             thy
             tongue
             ,
             that
             so
             ties
             our
             eares
             to
             thy
             charmes
             ,
             Thou
             being
             able
             to
             speake
             and
             to
             answere
             se
             many
             seuerall
             nations
             ,
             in
             their
             owne
             proper
             languages
             .
          
        
         
           
             Englands
             Complaint
             to
             Persia
             for
             her
             SHERLEY
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Persia
            
             !
             thou
             glorious
             kingdome
             ,
             thou
             chiefe
             of
             Empires
             ;
             the
             Palace
             sometimes
             where
             Wisedome
             onely
             kept
             her
             Court
             ,
             the
             Land
             that
             was
             gouerned
             by
             none
             but
             by
             wisemen
             :
             Yet
             must
             I
             tell
             thee
             ,
             and
             with
             griefe
             dost
             thou
             inforce
             me
             to
             tell
             thee
             ,
             that
             against
             all
             Law
             of
             Nations
             ,
             thou
             robbest
             me
             of
             my
             subiect
             .
             Why
             should
             the
             right
             of
             another
             bée
             thine
             ?
             It
             is
             Justice
             for
             euery
             one
             to
             kéepe
             their
             owne
             .
             But
             thou
             makest
             vp
             thy
             gaine
             by
             my
             losse
             .
             Is
             this
             Equitie
             ?
             Is
             this
             tollerable
             ?
             Cease
             to
             doe
             it
             :
             and
             send
             home
             (
             O
             Persia
             )
             That
             sonne
             of
             mine
             to
             me
             that
             am
             his
             mother
             :
             for
             to
             me
             onely
             is
             he
             due
             .
             But
             (
             aye
             me
             )
             the
             honors
             of
             his
             owne
             Country
             ,
             and
             the
             palaces
             of
             my
             Kingdome
             ,
             are
             by
             him
             (
             belike
             )
             neglected
             and
             seeme
             not
             worth
             the
             looking
             on
             ;
             And
             though
             to
             the
             eye
             of
             the
             world
             I
             may
             perhaps
             appeare
             beautifull
             and
             great
             ,
             yet
             in
             his
             eye
             ,
             I
             shew
             no
             bigger
             then
             a
             small
             corner
             of
             the
             worlde
             .
             I
             doe
             enuy
             thée
             
             therefore
             
               (
               O
               Persia
            
             )
             onely
             for
             him
             :
             yet
             sithence
             I
             cannot
             enioy
             him
             ,
             Fare
             thou
             well
             ,
             O
             thou
             my
             darling
             ,
             and
             with
             that
             farewell
             beare
             along
             with
             thée
             ,
             the
             Praises
             which
             I
             giue
             thee
             .
             I
             rob
             
               Persia
               ,
               Persia
            
             robs
             not
             me
             :
             My
             losse
             is
             to
             mée
             more
             honour
             :
             for
             the
             Persian
             Empire
             ,
             borrowes
             her
             brightnes
             from
             the
             beames
             of
             one
             of
             the
             Sonnes
             of
             England
             .
          
        
         
           
             SHERLEY
             to
             his
             natiue
             Countrey
             .
          
           
             O
             Thou
             my
             Country
             ,
             if
             I
             should
             pay
             back
             into
             thy
             hands
             so
             much
             as
             by
             bond
             is
             due
             vnto
             thee
             from
             me
             ,
             I
             should
             then
             lay
             downe
             my
             life
             at
             thy
             feete
             .
             But
             my
             thoughts
             ayme
             at
             greater
             matters
             ,
             It
             is
             not
             Breath
             I
             would
             pay
             thée
             ,
             but
             Fame
             :
             Take
             thou
             from
             me
             so
             much
             Honor
             ,
             as
             may
             make
             mée
             liue
             for
             euer
             .
             Liberty
             is
             the
             Gole
             to
             which
             I
             run
             ,
             but
             such
             a
             liberty
             it
             is
             ,
             as
             may
             frée
             me
             from
             the
             common
             basenesse
             of
             the
             multitude
             ,
             and
             make
             me
             worthy
             to
             be
             respected
             by
             the
             eye
             of
             a
             King.
             
          
           
             
               Seruus
               hero
            
             ,
             I
             am
             a
             seruant
             to
             that
             greate
             Maister
             ,
             to
             whose
             feete
             all
             the
             Persians
             bow
             and
             doe
             reuerence
             :
             I
             am
             his
             seruant
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             bee
             his
             messenger
             ,
             and
             beare
             the
             Treatyes
             of
             such
             a
             King
             ,
             to
             other
             Kings
             in
             Christendome
             .
             I
             am
             destin'de
             out
             ,
             to
             deliuer
             his
             minde
             in
             their
             owne
             languages
             ,
             to
             Forrain
             Princes
             and
             to
             the
             Monarches
             of
             the
             earth
             .
             Let
             them
             therefore
             come
             together
             ,
             and
             quicklie
             shall
             the
             Turkish
             fury
             bee
             calmed
             ,
             and
             beeing
             weakened
             in
             her
             owne
             strengths
             ,
             shall
             bee
             glad
             to
             knéele
             to
             the
             power
             ,
             and
             mercy
             of
             others
             .
             And
             thou
             ,
             (
             O
             my
             Natiue
             Country
             )
             ,
             if
             thou
             wouldest
             bee
             pleased
             to
             knit
             thy
             forces
             in
             this
             iust
             and
             vniuersall
             Warre
             ,
             to
             what
             Dignities
             mayst
             thou
             aduance
             thy selfe
             ?
             Whatsoeuer
             is
             dishonourable
             ,
             hath
             a
             base
             descention
             ,
             and
             sincks
             beneath
             Hell
             ,
             But
             Whatsoeuer
             is
             
             good
             and
             honest
             ,
             lifts
             vp
             the
             vnblemished
             brow
             on
             high
             ,
             and
             makes
             it
             Leuell
             with
             the
             front
             of
             heauen
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Authors
             wish
             and
             request
             to
             vertue
             ,
             that
             shee
             would
             giue
             vnto
             SHERLEY
             such
             a
             fruitfull
             haruest
             of
             his
             Labours
             ,
             that
             hauing
             Conquered
             the
             hardnesse
             of
             them
             ,
             his
             Name
             may
             aspire
             to
             the
             full
             height
             of
             his
             desert
             .
          
           
             OUertue
             !
             the
             noblest
             and
             boldest
             guide
             ,
             thou
             that
             giuest
             to
             men
             the
             due
             Crowne
             of
             Praises
             ,
             prosper
             thou
             the
             honoured
             enterprises
             of
             Sherley
             :
             But
             touching
             those
             paths
             which
             must
             leade
             him
             to
             titles
             of
             fame
             and
             honour
             ,
             make
             them
             euen
             and
             certaine
             before
             him
             ;
             He
             hath
             no
             desire
             to
             haue
             his
             name
             eaten
             out
             by
             the
             rust
             of
             idlenesse
             ,
             no
             ;
             hee
             will
             neuer
             vnworthily
             sink
             beneath
             his
             owne
             proposed
             fortune
             .
          
        
         
           
             Another
             of
             the
             same
             Author
             ,
             touching
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Sherley
            
             being
             called
             as
             it
             were
             by
             Fate
             ,
             to
             manage
             the
             affaires
             of
             Foraine
             Princes
             .
          
           
             WHat
             is
             the
             cause
             that
             Sherley
             hath
             not
             all
             this
             while
             liued
             in
             the
             same
             Country
             ,
             that
             first
             lent
             him
             breath
             ?
             This
             is
             the
             reason
             ,
             a
             spirit
             so
             greate
             was
             not
             to
             bee
             contained
             within
             so
             small
             a
             circle
             ,
             as
             his
             Country
             .
             Besides
             ,
          
           
             
               He
               is
               the
               child
               of
               Fate
               and
               highly
               sings
            
             
               Of
               kingly
               Embassies
               to
               none
               but
               Kings
               .
            
          
           
             Crownde
             with
             these
             prayses
             as
             you
             heare
             in
             Poland
             ,
             
             and
             leauing
             the
             same
             of
             his
             memorable
             actions
             behind
             him
             ,
             bending
             his
             coarte
             to
             other
             Princes
             of
             Christendome
             with
             the
             same
             Royall
             Embassage
             of
             honorable
             ,
             and
             Christian
             confederacie
             against
             Mahomet
             &
             his
             Adherents
             ,
             it
             shal
             not
             bee
             amisse
             here
             to
             speake
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             Persia
             ,
             where
             Sir
             Robert
             receiued
             such
             honourable
             entertainment
             ,
             sutable
             to
             his
             noble
             Actions
             ,
             and
             the
             vertues
             of
             his
             minde
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             maners
             ,
             fashions
             ,
             rites
             ,
             and
             customes
             ,
             that
             are
             and
             haue
             beene
             obserued
             by
             the
             Persians
             ;
             and
             first
             ,
             for
             their
             Religion
             which
             they
             haue
             obserued
             of
             old
             ,
             doing
             worship
             and
             reuerence
             in
             their
             vpright
             zeale
             to
             the
             Sunne
             ,
             Moone
             ,
             Uenus
             ,
             Fire
             ,
             Earth
             ,
             Water
             ,
             and
             Winds
             ,
             erecting
             neyther
             Altars
             nor
             Statues
             ,
             but
             in
             open
             Fields
             offring
             their
             sacrifices
             ,
             which
             Sacrifices
             were
             superstitious
             ,
             and
             full
             of
             idle
             Ceremonies
             too
             tedious
             to
             be
             here
             rehersed
             :
             For
             their
             Kings
             ;
             the
             golden
             line
             of
             them
             is
             drawn
             out
             of
             one
             family
             ,
             that
             custome
             amongst
             the
             Persians
             neuer
             as
             yet
             suffred
             change
             or
             alteration
             ,
             and
             so
             seuere
             their
             lawes
             are
             in
             effect
             ,
             to
             the
             punishing
             of
             all
             rebellious
             treasonable
             and
             disobedient
             people
             ,
             that
             whosoeuer
             bee
             bee
             that
             is
             found
             repugnant
             in
             the
             least
             demeanor
             to
             the
             will
             and
             affection
             of
             the
             King
             ▪
             hee
             is
             presently
             ceazde
             vpon
             by
             the
             Tormentors
             ,
             his
             head
             and
             armes
             chopt
             off
             ,
             and
             with
             his
             detested
             body
             throwne
             into
             some
             common
             field
             ,
             without
             eyther
             graue
             or
             couering
             :
             And
             for
             their
             palaces
             &
             royall
             mansions
             ,
             this
             hath
             euer
             beene
             the
             continued
             custome
             amongst
             them
             ,
             that
             euery
             King
             hath
             had
             his
             seate
             Royall
             erected
             on
             some
             high
             hill
             or
             mountaine
             ,
             the
             Bowels
             of
             which
             hee
             makes
             his
             safe
             Treasure
             house
             ,
             where
             all
             his
             riches
             ,
             Jewels
             ,
             and
             Tribute
             moneyes
             are
             with
             excéeding
             carefulnesse
             kepte
             hid
             and
             secret
             ;
             And
             so
             much
             they
             do
             detest
             Sterility
             and
             Barennesse
             ,
             that
             from
             the
             highest
             to
             the
             lowest
             they
             take
             many
             wines
             in
             mariage
             ,
             counting
             the
             fruitfull
             propagation
             of
             the
             Empire
             ,
             the
             onely
             happinesse
             they
             can
             rayse
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             so
             much
             they
             thirst
             after
             humane
             fruitfulnesse
             ,
             that
             the
             Kings
             themselues
             
             propound
             great
             gifts
             and
             rewards
             ,
             To
             those
             that
             in
             one
             yeare
             brings
             forth
             the
             greatest
             haruest
             of
             mankinde
             ;
             From
             fiue
             yeare
             olde
             to
             foure
             and
             twenty
             the
             male
             children
             practise
             to
             ride
             greate
             horses
             ,
             to
             throw
             the
             Uulnerable
             and
             Ineuitable
             darte
             ,
             to
             shoote
             in
             Arbalists
             or
             long
             steele
             bowes
             ,
             and
             all
             such
             manly
             exercises
             which
             shames
             many
             other
             Christian
             Countries
             ,
             and
             may
             iustly
             vpbraide
             them
             of
             effeminacie
             and
             Lazynesse
             .
          
           
             Their
             victuals
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             by
             which
             the
             cōmon
             sort
             of
             people
             are
             sed
             &
             doe
             liue
             by
             ,
             are
             Acorns
             ,
             and
             Hedge-peares
             ,
             their
             Breade
             course
             and
             hard
             ,
             their
             Drinke
             the
             running
             Springs
             ,
             For
             their
             Apparrell
             ,
             the
             Princes
             and
             those
             that
             liue
             ingreatest
             respect
             amongst
             them
             ,
             adorne
             their
             bodies
             with
             a
             Triple
             robe
             ,
             and
             another
             garment
             in
             the
             fashion
             of
             a
             cloake
             hanging
             downe
             to
             their
             knées
             ,
             the
             inward
             linings
             all
             of
             white
             silks
             &
             the
             outward
             facing
             like
             poudred
             Ermins
             ,
             In
             Somer
             for
             the
             most
             part
             they
             walke
             in
             purple
             ,
             the
             winter
             refuses
             no
             color
             ,
             about
             their
             temples
             they
             weare
             a
             great
             Tyara
             ,
             being
             a
             stately
             ornamēt
             high
             &
             round
             with
             
               a
               Cone
            
             at
             the
             top
             ,
             from
             which
             descends
             a
             rich
             faire
             pendant
             of
             some
             costly
             embrodered
             stuffe
             ,
             as
             Tissae
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Attirde
             in
             some
             of
             which
             ordinary
             Persian
             habits
             his
             Agent
             Master
             Moore
             is
             lately
             arriued
             in
             England
             ,
             bringing
             happy
             tidings
             of
             this
             famous
             English
             Persian
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             his
             comming
             to
             England
             to
             the
             excéeding
             great
             Joy
             of
             his
             Natiue
             Country
             ,
             laden
             with
             honours
             through
             euery
             kingdome
             ,
             as
             the
             deseruing
             ornaments
             of
             his
             vertue
             and
             labour
             ;
             And
             thus
             ,
             ingenuous
             Reader
             ,
             haue
             I
             set
             down
             by
             true
             and
             most
             credible
             Information
             a
             briefe
             Epitome
             of
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Sherlyes
            
             entertainement
             into
             Cracouia
             the
             chiefe
             Cittye
             of
             Poland
             ,
             together
             with
             all
             those
             seuerall
             speeches
             deliuered
             to
             him
             by
             the
             Schollers
             of
             that
             Countrye
             ,
             which
             although
             they
             may
             seeme
             to
             the
             nice
             eare
             of
             our
             times
             ,
             not
             altogether
             so
             pure
             and
             polished
             as
             the
             refined
             labours
             of
             many
             english
             wits
             ,
             yet
             therein
             they
             striued
             to
             expresse
             both
             their
             fashion
             and
             affection
             to
             the
             worthy
             vertues
             of
             Sir
             
             Robert
             ,
             &
             for
             a
             tast
             of
             their
             Stile
             and
             manner
             of
             writing
             ,
             it
             shalnot
             be
             amisse
             ,
             if
             you
             cast
             your
             eye
             vpon
             these
             verses
             following
             ,
             composed
             by
             a
             Scholler
             worthily
             reputed
             in
             that
             Cuntry
             ,
             one
             
               Andraeas
               Loeaechius
            
             ,
             &
             those
             are
             they
             which
             at
             this
             I
             borrow
             to
             shut
             vp
             the
             honorable
             praises
             of
             our
             Famous
             English
             Traueller
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Ad
           illustrissimum
           &
           maximi
           tum
           ingenij
           tum
           animi
           virum
           ,
           Dom.
           
             Robertum
             Sherlaeum
          
           ,
           Equitem
           Anglum
           Regis
           Persarum
           nomine
           ad
           
             Europae
             PP
             .
             legatum
          
           .
        
         
           
             AEmule
             Honos
             Animo
             Proauis
             ,
             Lux
             alta
             ,
             Britannae
          
           
             Qui
             gentis
             pessum
             non
             sinis
             ire
             Decus
             ;
          
           
             Non
             vni
             dat
             Cuncta
             Polus
             ,
             sed
             Carmina
             Apollo
             ,
          
           
             Mars
             vires
             ,
             Arcas
             Nuncius
             Ingenium
             .
          
           
             Haec
             cuncta
             vnus
             habes
             ,
             est
             vis
             ,
             sunt
             ora
             deserta
             ,
          
           
             Numina
             auara
             aliis
             ,
             prodiga
             facta
             tibi
             ;
          
           
             Persia
             seiactat
             gemino
             in
             te
             munere
             ,
             Martis
          
           
             Pectore
             belligeri
             ;
             Palladis
             ingenio
             ,
          
           
             Tantus
             honore
             licet
             ,
             te
             Scoti
             hannd
             subtrahe
             Vena
             ,
          
           
             At
             Venam
             excedit
             pondere
             vatis
             Amor.
          
           
             Immò
             Censendum
             satis
             est
             Cecinisse
             Poetam
          
           
             Quod
             tibi
             se
             fassus
             carmine
             &
             ore
             rudem
             ;
          
           
             Parua
             loquor
             ,
             ne
             te
             venturis
             subtrahe
             saeclis
             :
          
           
             At
             Fidei
             ,
             ut
             Famae
             sue
             sce
             parare
             modum
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .