Ballads from Manuscripts Author:Richard Williams Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: [Arundel MS. 418, loaf 1.] JHans pittance THE BOOKE TO YOCAR MAIESTIE. Althoughe I bee not clacld in golde, Nor withe a cover gorgeouse fyne, Perhaps in... more » mee you maye beholde Thinges that to vertue doe Incline, Passinge some glittringe giftes that shyne. If mee to reade youle take the payne, Yoiu' grace — I hope — shall reape the gayne. This booke coutaynes three severall subiects, as appecrs in my petic/on to yoiir Roiall maiestie. [leaf 2.] A POOKE MANS PITTANCE, Contayninge three severall subiects:— 1. The firste, the fall and complaynte of Anthonie Babington, whoe, w?'th others, weare executed for highe treason in the feildes nere lyncolns Inne, in the yeare of our lorde .... 1586 2. The seconde contaynes the life and Deathe of Roberte, lorde Deverox, Earle of Essex, whoe was beheaded in the towre of london on ash- wensdaye momynge, Anno 1601 3. The laste, Intituled "acclamatio patrie," con- tayninge the horrib[l]e treason that weare pretended agaynste your Ma!estic, to be donne on the parliament howse The seconde yeare of your Maiestis Raygne ...... [1604] [leafs.] To the kinges moste Excellent Maiestie, with all other kinglie Titells and Dignities what soever, To whome your poore humble subiecte, Richarde Williams, wisheth heal the, longe life,and Manye happie years to Raygne over vs, to the glorye of god, and yor ma- iesties comforte. My Dreade and Roiall Soveraygne, This Anthonie Babington was borne at a mansion howse of his fathers, called Dethicke, in the Countie of Darbye, in the parrishe of Crietche ; whose father was a man of good accompte, and lived well and orderlie in his contrie, kepte a good howse, and re- leived the poore; But he was Inclined to papistrie, as the tymes then requyred; whoe had a brother that was a Doctor...« less