78 OUR LOVED LOCALITY. 



Which to invasive spoile, when th' English list to draw 



Have checkt Iberia s pride, and held her oft in awe. 



Of furnishing our Dames with India's rar'st devices, 



And lent us gold, and pearle, rich silks, and daintie spices. 



But Tamer takes the place, and all attend her here, 



A faithful hound to both ; and two that be so neare 



For likeliness of soile, and quantitie they holde, 



Before the Roman came ; where people were of old 



§ Knowne by one generall name upon this point that dwell, 



All other of this He in wrastling doth excel : 



With collars be they yokt, to prove the arme at length, 



Like Bulls set head to head, with meere delyver strength : 



Or by the girdles graspt, they practice with the hip 



* The forward, backward, falx, the mare, the turne, the trip, 

 When stript into their shirts, each other they invade 

 Within a spacious ring by the beholders made 

 According to the Law. 



There are two notes which the author has in his 

 work, that must not be omitted, although one is 

 somewhat learned, but familiar to your readers. 



§ " Knowne by one general name, Sec." 



** The name Dunmonii, Damnonii, or Danmonii, in Solinus 

 and Ptolemy, comprehends the people of Devonshire and Corn- 

 wall : whence the Lizard-promontory is called Damnium in 

 Marcian Heracleotes; and William of Malmesbury, Florence of 

 Worcester, Roger of Houedon, and others, stile Devonshire by 

 name Domnonia, perhaps all from 13uff tietnt, i. low valleyes 

 in British ; wherin are most habitations of the countrey, as judi- 

 cious Camden teaches me." 



* " The forward, backward, falx, &c." 

 " The words of Arte in Wrastling." 



And now, in conclusion, permit me to add that 

 this high character of our vicinity cannot but be 

 prized, as it is a character given by no mercenary, a 

 very learned person, and an esquire to boot, which 

 must shield the vanity of your humble servant, 



Old Mortality. 



