258 NORTHERN MEMOIRS- 



whose shady trees, as a pavilion, shelter and so- 

 lace the contemplative angler : there it is that 

 Philomel melts the air in delightful groves ; 

 there the hills will shelter us, the rocks surround 

 us, and the shady woods relieve and retrieve us, 

 whilst Nottingham, that nonsuch, doth sweeten 

 our ears with delicious concerts, and our eyes 

 with variety of buildings, that stand in a serene 

 and wholsom air. But their cellarage, beyond 

 compare, is the best in England, and most com- 

 modious, and the whole town situated on a plea- 

 sant rock ; where the streets are adorned with 

 beautiful houses, the florid fields fill'd with sweet 

 aroma's ; and the exuberant meadows enrich'd 

 with fragrant perfumes, that will ravish the an- 

 gler, if when to trace and examine the gliding 

 silver streams of famous Trent. 



Theoph. Rome was not built in a day, nor are 

 my resolutions so precipitant to build without 

 materials ; for if rash results reap repentance, it's 

 good and wholsom e advice, to look before we 

 leap ; an old proverb is a good premonition, and 

 a timely premonishment prevents a premonire. 

 I cannot say where to settle, but am desirous 

 my lot may fall in or near to the forest of Sher- 

 wood, that mingles her shades with the florid 

 meadows that adorn the beautiful streams of 

 Trent ; on whose polite sands and murmuring 

 streams, I could freely espouse my vacant hours. 



