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Thomas Westoott John Connye 



Paw Bioohe, farrier Connie's wyfe 



Thomas Hewes, ale brewer Connie's boy 



Thomas Vrarren,ostringer[».«, Falconer'] Jack, the Falconer's boy 

 Gilbert, the beer- brewer Edmonds, Robert Tutt's man 



Barnaby, the baker James, Mr. Ludloe's boy 



Cusse, the boy of the bakehouse Southerne, Mr. Smith's boy." 



Hugh, boy of the Warderobe 



Mr. Robert Smith, at the head of the above list, was tutor to the 

 young Lord Beauchamp and his brother Thomas, and probably 

 chaplain. Of his style of composition, the following specimen 

 remains : — 



R. Smyth to Edward E. of Hertford. 



30 Jan. " Bi this bearer (my singuler good Lord) I have sent two such as I 

 could call to mynd, the one longer, the other shorter, more wold I have sent but 

 that 1 omnium rerum est satietas,' I feare theise be to much. The names of 

 suche bokes are herein enclosed, as apperteine to such purpose. The argument 

 of the first titled boke is ; the Poete meaning to extoll the praise of Isotta 

 dawghter to the prince of Ariminium and married to the Duke of Forence \_sic~\ 

 he feineth Jupiter to have been ravished wyth her excellent beuty. His first 

 epistle conteyneth Jupiter's wowing. The second Isotta her modest and matron- 

 ly ke refusall. The third Jupiter's reply wherein 1 precious q minus regaliter 

 addit.^ But as appeareth by the others folowing, 



' Nil prece, nil pretio, nil valet ille minis. 1 



For she told hyr husband who writeth to Mars to defend him from Jupiter's 

 wrath. And Mars to Phoebus to take his parte. Jupiter wrytes it to Saturne, 

 and Saturne to Luna to steal her away by night. Mercury calleth a counsel of 

 the gods wherein yt ys determined that Pallas and Yenus should be sent with 

 this embassage ; that Sigismunde should enjoye Isolta peaceably as long as she 

 ys mortall and after Jupiter to have her when she is immortall. The peace 

 being thus concluded Luna and Juno gratulate the Erth for joy of the peace 

 concluded. 



What story was ment that I told whether of Cephalus or Procris or Hippo- 

 manes and Attalanta or Linceus and Hipermnestra, I know not. If I misse 

 the title of the boke of Questions, theise are some of theime. A lady loving 

 two at a banquett she toke from one a garland and put yt on her heade : to the 

 other she gave a garland which before she had upon her head. The question 

 ys, whether (of the two) she loved better. Another, whether yt be better for 

 a woman to marry a wyse man, a stronge man, or a riche man. 



Another, whether the lover is more passioned in presence or in absence. 

 Thus, with " Jucundum est amare si cures ne quid insit amari" I take my 

 leave. — Wolphall, 30 January. 



Y or . L. most bounden and humble 



R. Smyth." 



