NOTICES RELATIVE TO LITERATURE AND THE ARTS. Fifty copies of "the whole Order howe our Soveraigne Ladye Queen Elizabeth was receyved into the Citie of Bristow," and of the Poetical description of Queen Anne's Visit to Bristol, contained in the 2d and 3d Numbers of The Bristol Memorialist, have been worked off in Quarto, and will be shortly published, with some introductory remarks. "Mr. Branwhite, of Queen-Square, being engaged in engraving a Portrait of that distinguished Philanthropist, Richard Reynolds Esq. now, to the sorrow of the inhabitants of this City, deceased; in order to give an opportunity to the affectionate friends of so good a man to procure early impressions from the plate, proposes to take Subscriptions for Proofs in the order subscribed for, at the following places-Messrs. Norton & Sons; Mr. Rees, HighStreet. Size of the Plate, 14 inches by 10. Price to Subscribers only, Proofs, 5s." Mr. Hobday has issued "Proposals for publishing by Subscription, an Engraving by the celebrated W. Sharp, Member of the Imperial and Royal Academy at Vienna, from the original Portrait painted by Mr. Hobday, of that distinguished Philanthropist, the late Richard Reynolds, Esq. now exhibiting at Mr. Hobday's Rooms, Small-Street, Bristol. Subscription for the Prints, One Guinea. Proofs, Two Guineas. The Prints will be delivered according to the order in which they are subscribed for." No. IV. of THE BRISTOL MEMORIALIST will be embellished with the original quarto plate of " AN EXACT DELINEATION OF THE FAMOUS CITTIE OF BRISTOLL AND suburbs thereof Composed by a Scale and Ichnographically described By I. M. [Ia: Millerd] 1671." The Editor of The Bristol Memorialist feels grateful for the liberality which entrusted this Plate to his care. Its impression will be interesting, as descriptive of the form of the City, with the whole of its walls and gates, shortly after the demolition of the Castle. Reprints. The following poetical account of the visit, which Anne, Queen of JAMES I. paid to this city, is copied from a MS. Register, in the possession of Charles Joseph Harford, Esq. communicated by the Rev. Samuel Seyer. The Register was written by William Adams, in the reign of CHARLES I. and is probably the most compleat of the many, which are in the possession of different persons in the City. 1613. QUEENE Anne came to Bristoll,* whose princelike entertainment I will here shew as it was truly shewed & set fourth by one Robert Naile a prentice in Bristoll, who dedicated his booke to the Maior & Aldermen here. IF auncient Records of renowne unto our eares declare what deeds by our forefathers time of old atchiued were If they for us such care have had, that their successors bee by writing of theire former acts, that we the same might see; shall we to our suruivers then oursealves ungrateful prove, Entertainement of Q. Anne. by not recording things which may succeeding ages moue. In imitation of the like to get a glorious name, and to enrowle themsealves in bookes of neuer dying fame; The monuments so much renowned that mightie monarches rare, Priamids & Colossas great doo moulder downe & weare In tract of time; so that no forme nor fashion they retaine whereby the passengers may say, here once they did remaine. But vertuous dedes, which by the muse preserued are for ay, shall still abide, when date of thes is passed cleane away. * Vide an account of the Queen's visit, in the Annals of Bristol, p. 191. For vertues fame imortall is, & neuer shall it die, though under grownd, consumed to dust a thousand yeares we lie. The graue & ancient councell first in gownes of scarlet dye, Attended one each by a page, did ride triumphantlie. With footclothes were theire horses deckt, no cost they thought to much, For to expres theire willing harts, theire loue to her was such. To Bristolls antient utmost bounds marcht on this gallant traine, To meet her Grace, for whose aproach with ioy they did remaine. Next after them the companies, each after theire degree with ioyfull harts marcht on to meet her gratious maiestie. Like as the dry & thirstie grownd by Phœbus burning dart with extreame heat for long time vext, & pierced to the hart with yawning throat, which gaping seemes the moistie clowds to call, that with their watry drops they would into her bosom fall; thereby to coole her thirstie throat, & arme her breast so well, that Phæbus stinging darts she might with moisture cold espell. Euen so also both old & yong with harts & voice did crave the wished presence of her grace in compleat ioy to have. And last of all, tho' last not least, chiefe subiect of my verse 3 bands there were whose worthy praise my muse cannot rehearse. The first in white & violet elad, the second blacke & white, The third with white & scarlot was in martial order dight. But lest that curious carping fooles obiecting thus may say, renowned vallour seldom lurkes, where is apparrell gay; I answeare them nay, this hath beene by flying fame extolled, that Bristoll bands in all attempts have bene of corrage bold. For as to please her princely sight, they spared not their goods, like so for to protect her Grace, they will not spare their bloods. The hardy pilot neuer is but in a storm descride, the purest gowld not known from brasse, but when by tuchston tride. Even so when stormes shall threaten wrack, & blustring billowes beat then shall apeare, & not till then, where is true vallours seat. But hast, my muse, for too too long the time thou hast delaid, to bad men more will not suffice, to good enough is said. No sooner did her Graces traine aproch our Citties bownd, and that her herald gan draw neare, with blast of trumpet sound submissiue, prostrate on his knees the maior then fell downe, This Bristolls gemme, set cleerly forth in euery subject true, on whom your grace shall bend your fate, or daine to take a view. 'Prostrates itself in lowly wise unto your graces sight, 'to serue our gratious king or queene with all our force & might. 'Bristoll a city of renowne hath neuer traitor bene 'to soveraigne rule or regall raigne; or false to king or queene, ' with thankfulnes recordeth still full many a favour great inioyd by famous kings and queenes, that ruled Englands seat. 'But to your gratious maiestie, as to our soveraigne sweet ' for preservation of our Realme we render praises meet; 'Our liberties by you preserued & many other thinges : 6 you are the fruitful root, from whence our hopeful branches springs. ( Ingrateful then shall we be thought, & justly be condemned 'for pretermitting dutie bownd, unto your grace descended 'from ancient Christian kinges, adorned with outward graces, blest 'with inward princely virtues rare, which far surpas the rest: ' with royall impes blest from aboue, to raigne & rule this land ་ so long we hope as sun and moone in firmament shall stand. 'Yet this respect of princely guiftes could not our citty moue ' for to inuite your maiestie; was yet for want of love? 'Far be it from theire loyal harts; nay rather did they feare 6 too mean for such a princely guest your entertainement here Expected, should aprove itselfe, unto theire grife of minde, 'when as your princely grace the same should insuficient finde. But now with double bands of loue indebted to your grace, we find ourselves most strictly bownd; since that unto this place Of your accord & princely loue you have aproched neare, 'to make our Citty by this means more famous to appeare. Most humble thankes I yeeld therefore, unto your maiestie 'In name of all thes Citizens, whose seruice till they die, ' devoted is unto your grace as to theire soveraigne good, ⚫ rot fearing if occasion were to seale it with theire bloud; requiring pardon of your grace for what amiss you finde, 'imputing it not to neglect, but to the want of time. S Accepting our token small, a pledge of louing hartes, 'Treading the steps of princes great, as by recordes we finde 'who neuer did respect so much the gift, as giuers minde. "This don, Bristoll, which to our ioy & great content hath bene 'for euer more accompted still the Chamber of the Queene of England, is & euer will, as yet hath bene tofore, 6 unto Queene An our gratious queene much bownd for euermore. And I this Citties worthles mowth, which tasted hath full oft your princely favours bountifull, on me bestowed for nought ' of worthines of me you fownd, for which I will intreate for you & all your royall traine, unto the mercy seate ' of God, that he may bless you still, & send you long to raigne 6 unto his glory & our good, the truth for to maintaine. The graue Recorder having then concluded this his speach, The Maior he his present gaue, & did her grace beseech for to accept in good part, as pledge of theire good will, which to her soveraigne maiestie they would continue still. A ritch embrodered purse it was, most sumptuous to behold in owtward shew, the inside was cramd full of massy gold. In gratious wise the queene receaued the present he her gaue, & rendred thancks, more thanks then they of her could wish or crave. And lastly all the magistrates in order passing by, with reuerence did, (as dutie bownd) salute her maiestie. When she had passed thus along unto the cittie gate attended one by great and small and many a noble state, There first her eies beheld what erst her hart could not conceive Through suddaine admiration rapt, scarce cold shee credit give unto her sight; for since shee first set foot on English grownd such braue corragious hardy men at once shee never fownd. Admiring at this sodaine sight, shee views thes martiall bands how each in his assigned place in order firmly stands; on either side of Bristoll streats firme ioyned like a wall, to guard her grace unto the court, lest out might her befall, through rashnes of the multitude, which might her grace annoy, by pressing on for to behold theire loue, theire life, theire ioy. First stood a rank of hardy pikes much like a thorny wood, next after them the nimble shot in order ready stood. Here waves the ensignes in the winde, there stands the fife & drum, attending when her maiestie would through their squadrons com. All to theire captaines collours were with scarfes & feathers bright, adornd, not wanting ought was fit to please her princely sight. Each man for martiall discipline doth a comaunder seeme, As though in warres from tender years they exercised had bene Like some great princes, who intends to purchase jewels rare, Which by some forraigne jeweller to her presented are: |