The Pennyles Pilgrimage or the Money-Lesse Perambulation of John Taylor: Alias the Kings Majesties Water-Poet
John Taylor
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(Forgotten Books, May 4, 2017)
Excerpt from The Pennyles Pilgrimage or the Money-Lesse Perambulation of John Taylor: Alias the Kings Majesties Water-PoetIst Lordlings, list (if you have lust to list) I write not here a tale of had I wist But you shall hear of travels, and relations, Descriptions of strange (yet English) fashions. And he that not believes what here is writ, Let him (as I have done) make proof of it. The year of grace, accounted (as I ween) One thousand twice three hundred and eighteen, And to relate all things in order duly, 'twas Tuesday last, the fourteenth day of July, Saint Revels day, the almanack will tell ye The sign in Virgo was, or near the belly The moon full three days old, the wind full south At these times I began this trick of youth. I speak not of the tide, for understand.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.