A Dialoge or Confabulation Between Two Travellers; Which Treateth of Civile and Pollitike Gouvernement in Dyvers Kingdomes & Contries, Printed from the Ms. of the Author William Spelman, Written Circa 1580 (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Excerpt: ... his ffacter at the Cittie of Bruges in fflanders, ffowr yeares after the Losse of Callis, untill such time as god of his goodnes dyd gyve me a wyfe of Generouse birth of the howse of Sconehone in Holland. By whome I enioyed bothe howse Landes and gooddes, to the valure of one Thousand powndes. By whome I had by godes gifte ffyve children. So that I thank god he blessed a iyttei wordiy me in a lovinge wyfe ffayer children and Computente living. So as for the space of vi yeares I lyved Quietly and thoughte my self moste happie. But what is perdurable heere on earth: when the Lorde exalteth uppe, and pulleth Downe at his plea- Luke 14, v. n. sure. ffor within a verye shorte tyme After I had lyued in this Luke. 18, v. 14. Securite, dissention risinge in the lowe Contryes.* The marchats 6 of the Staple wer Inforced to remoue; ffrom place, to place To ther no small Losses, hinderancs, and trobles, which caused me to trade in other Marchandyce, into other Cuntryes; therby to Sustayne my wyf and children, as denmark, Norwaye, hamborowe, westephalie, danske, The land of hessen, Jermany, france, Italy, Savoy, pydemount, and Spayne, as occation dyd serve me to travayle or trade. And Sekynge therby to Augment my Lyvynge, 1 ffell from Silla into Caribdes, from euyll to woors. But beinge debard ffrom the Seas, and Traffycke, by Reason of Losses I Susteyned by pyrates on the Seas, and bancruptes by Land, I becam a Soldyour by land and a generall over dyuers Captaynes, and ther shippes, Servyng by the Seas. But I may verefye the ould sainge The oulde saing to be true, The rollinge Stone, seldome or neuer Gathereth Mosse, and aman Cannot have one losse, but more will ffollowe. So was yt with me, That throughe Trobles in the Lowe Cuntryes, I loste not only my good wyfe and children who dyed ffrom me, ...