. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature. lad. makers: what he did, how he was welcome, and by whom entertained. The First Days journey, being the first Monday in clean Lent; from the Right Honourable the Lord Mayors, of London. He first Monday in Lent [Feb. ii, 1600],the close morning promising a clear day ;attended on byTnoMAsSLYE, myTabourer;William Bee, my servant; and GeorgeSprat appointed for my Overseer, that Ishould take no other ease, but my pre-scribed order: myself, thats I (otherwisecalled Cavaliero Kemp, Head Master ofMorrice dancers, High Headborough of h
. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature. lad. makers: what he did, how he was welcome, and by whom entertained. The First Days journey, being the first Monday in clean Lent; from the Right Honourable the Lord Mayors, of London. He first Monday in Lent [Feb. ii, 1600],the close morning promising a clear day ;attended on byTnoMAsSLYE, myTabourer;William Bee, my servant; and GeorgeSprat appointed for my Overseer, that Ishould take no other ease, but my pre-scribed order: myself, thats I (otherwisecalled Cavaliero Kemp, Head Master ofMorrice dancers, High Headborough of heighs, and onlytricker of your Trill-lilles, and best bell-shangles, ^°^^[^f^^^ Sion and Mount Surrey) began frolicly to and Mountfoot it, from the Right Honourable the Lord NoTwTcirMayors, of London, towards the Right Worshipful and trulybountiful Master Mayors at Norwich. My setting forward was somewhat before seven in themorning, my Tabourer struck up merrily, and as fast as kindpeople thronging together would give me leave, throughLondon, I leapt I. 144 Through Whitechapel and Stratford. [l^pVifi^e^; By the way, many good old people, and divers others ofyounger years, of mere kindness, give me bowed [bent] six-pences and groats ; blessing me with their hearty prayersand God speeds 1 Being past Whitechapel, and having left fair London,with all that north-east suburb before named, multitudes ofLondoners left not me ! but either to keep a custom thatmany hold, that Mile End is no walk, without a recreationat Stratford [at] Bow, with cream and cakes, or else for lovethey bear towards me, or perhaps to make themselves merryif I should chance, as many thought, to give over myMorrice within a mile of Mile End. However, many a thousand brought me to Bow; where Irested a while from dancing : but had small rest with those,that would have urged me to drinking. But, I warrant you !Will. Kemp was wise enough ! To their full cups, kindthanks ! was my return ; with gentlemanlike
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