Sir WILLIAM?] HERBERT?].

The Boat of Bale.

HESE LINES I send by waves of woe,

And Bale becomes my boat;

[Phanix Nest |

Which Sighs of Sorrows still shall keep

On floods of fear afloat.

My Sighs shall serve me still for wind,
My lading is my Smart ;
And True Report my pilot is,
My haven is thy heart.

My keel is framed of Crabbèd Care,
My ribs are all of Ruth,

My planks are nothing else but Plaints,
With treenails joined with Truth.

My mainmast made of nought but Moan,
My tackling Trickling Tears;

My topyard, like a Troubled Mind,
A flag of folly bears.

My cable is a Constant Heart;

My anchor, Luckless Love,

Which Reason's capstan from the ground
Of grief cannot remove.

My decks are all of Deep Disgrace,

My compass Discontent; And Peril is my Northern Pole,

And Death my Orient.

My sailors are my Sorrowing Thoughts,
The boatswain, Bitter Sense;

The master, Misery; his mate

Is Doleful Diligence.

EDWARD LEIGH, Esquire, M.A.

Hints for Travellers.

1571-1671 A.D.

[Three Diatribes &c.]

there is required— That he be above

IN SUCH a one going to travel; First. A competent age. eighteen or twenty years old: although the years of fourteen or fifteen are more proper for learning the true accent of any language; and all exercises belonging to the body.

Secondly. That he hath the Latin tongue; and some skill in the liberal sciences.

Thirdly. That he be skilful in architecture: able so well to limn or paint, as to take in paper the situation of a castle or a city, or the platform [plan] of a fortification.

Fourthly. That he be well grounded in the true religion : lest he be seduced and perverted.

Fifthly. He should be first well acquainted with his own country, before he go abroad; as to the places and government. If any came heretofore to the Lords of the Council for a license to travel: the old Lord Treasurer BURLeigh would examine him of England. If he found him ignorant; he would bid him stay at home, and know his own country

first.

Sixthly. It were of use to inform himself, before he undertakes his voyage, by the best chorographical and geographical map of the situation of the country he goes to; both in itself, and relatively to the universe: to compare the vetus et hodierna regio; and to carry with him the republics [government] of the nations to which he goes; and a map of every country he intends to travel through.

Seventhly. Before his voyage, he should make his peace with GOD; receive the Lord's Supper; satisfy his creditors, if he be in debt; pray earnestly to GOD to prosper him in his voyage, and to keep him from danger: and—if he be sui juris-he should make his last will, and wisely order all his affairs; since many that go far abroad, return not home.

In the survey of a country, these things are observable. First. The Name and its derivation; the Latitude and Longitude of the place. The temperature of the climate. The goodness or barrenness of the ground. The populousness or scarcity of the people. The limits of the country; how it is bounded by sea or land, or both. The commodities, natural and artificial. The discommodities; either imperfections or wants. The manners, shape, language, and attire of the people. Their building; their havens and harbours. The religion and government. The history of the country and families.

Secondly. The Courts of Princes are to be seen and observed; especially when they give audience to Ambassadors: the Courts of Justice, while they sit and hear causes; and so of Consistories Ecclesiastical. The churches and the monuments therein. The walls and fortifications of cities and towns; Antiquities and Ruins; Libraries, Colleges; Disputations and Lectures, where they are. Shipping and Navies; Houses and Gardens of state and pleasure, near great cities; Armouries, Arsenals, Magazines, Exchanges, Bourses, Warehouses; Exercises of horsemanship; fencing; training of soldiers; and the like. Treasuries of jewels and robes; Cabinets; and rare Inventions.

AUBERTUS MIREUS, in the life of LIPSIUS, saith that when he came first to Rome, he spent all his time, when he was at leisure, in viewing the stones and ancient places, and other rarities there and that he spent his time in the Pope's Vatican library, in comparing together the manuscripts of SENECA, TACITUS, PLAUTUS, PROPERTIUS, and other ancients. He viewed also other famous libraries, public and private.

Thirdly. The choice herbs and plants, beasts, birds, fishes and insects proper to that country; are to be taken notice of: together with minerals, metals, stones, and earths.

Their proverbs also should be observed; in which, much of the wisdom of a nation is found.

Fourthly. Learned men, and such as have abilities of any kind; are worthy to be known: and the best books there, are to be inquired after.

Men that travel must be very cautious both of speech and demeanour. The Italian proverb saith, "For a man to travel safely through the world; it behoveth him to have a falcon's eye, an ass's ears, a monkey's face, a merchant's words, a camel's back, a hog's mouth, and a deer's feet."

Sir HENRY WOTTON, in his Letters, mentions twice the answer that was given to him by ALBERTO SCIPIONI; when he begged his advice, how he might carry himself securely at Rome. Signior Arrigomio, says he, pensieri stretti, e il viso sciolto. "Your thoughts close and your countenance loose [open] will go safely over the world."

Fifthly. Make choice of the best places for attaining of the language. As, Valladolid for the Spanish; Orleans or Blois for the French; Florence or Sienna for the Italian; Leipsic or Heidelberg for the High-Dutch [German] tongues. In these places, the best language is spoken.

What profit travelling brings to an architect, VITRUVIUS shows. What, to a soldier, VEGETIUS. What, to a limner or statuary [sculptor], the horses of PHIDIAS and PRAXITELES made by art, witness: these, with other colossal statues and pictures are yet at Rome. Merchandise is almost maintained by travel. How much are cosmography, topography and astronomy improved and furthered by travel!

Change of air by travelling, after one is used to it, is good: and therefore great travellers have been long lived[!].

In the Philosophical Conferences of the Virtuosi of France, Conference 87, it is determined whether Travel be necessary to an ingenuous man. He saith there, if you except embassies-in which the good of the State drowns all other considerations - - those that would travel must be young and strong, rich and well-born; to get any good by their travels.

The French say Un honnête homme est un homme mêlé, “ An