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Copy Of A Letter From Sir John Harrington To Prince Henry, Son To King James I.
the . Dogge and g ive stowage to the wine themselves ; but they-did refrain and watchede the passinge of this whole businesse . I need not saie howe muche I did once grieve at missinge this Dogge , for , on myjourniee towardes Londone , some idle pastimers did diverte themselves withe huntinge mallards in a ponde , and conveyd him to the Spanish Ambassadors , where inahappie home after six weekes I did heare of him ; but suche was the . covvrte he did pay to the Don ,
that he was no lesse in good lilange there then at home . Nor did the household listen to my claim , or challenge , till I rested my suite on the Dogges own proofs , and made him perform such feats before the nobles assembled , as put it past doubt that I was his master . I did send him to the hall iu the time of dinner , and made him bringe thence a pheasant out of the dish , which created much mirthe , but
much more Avhen he returnede at my commandment to the table ao-ain , and put it again in the same coA'er . HereAvith the companie was well content to allowe me my claim , and we bothe were well content to accept it , and came homewardes . 1 could dwell more on this matter , but jubes renovare dolorem ; 1 will IIOAV saie in what manner lie died : as we traveld towardes the Bathe , he leapede on my horses neck , and was more . earneste in fawninge and courtinge my notice than what I had observed for time backe , and after my chidinge his
disturbing my passinge forwardes , he gave me some glances of such affection as movede me to cajole him ; but alas , he crept suddenly into a thorny brake , and died in a short time . Thus -I have' strove to rehearse such of his deeds as maie suggest much more to yr Highnesse thought of this Dogge . - ' But havinge saide so much of him in prose I will say somewhat too in A'erse , as you may find hereafter at the close of this historic . Now let Ulysses praise his Dogge Argus
, or Tobite be led by that Dogge whose name cloth not appeare , yet could I say such things of my Bungey , for so Avas he styled , as might shame them both , either for good faith , clear wit , or wonderful deeds ; to say no more than I have said of his bearing letters to London and Greenwich more than an hundred miles . As I doubte not but your Hig hnesse woulde kwe my Dogge if not myselfe , I haA'e been thus
• tedious in his storie , and againe saie that of all the Dogges near your father ' s Courte not one hathe more love , more diligeince to please , or lesse pay for pleasinge , than him I write of ; for verily a bone Avould contente my ser-vante , when some expecte- greater matters , or Avill knavishly find onte a bone of contention . ¦ I now reste youre Hig hnesse friend in all service that maye suite him , ' JOHN HARRINGTON .
P . S . The verses aboA'e spoken of are in my book of epigrams in praise of my Dogge Bungey to Momus . And I have an excellent p icture curiously limned to remain in my posterity . Kelsion , June 14 , 1608 .
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Copy Of A Letter From Sir John Harrington To Prince Henry, Son To King James I.
the . Dogge and g ive stowage to the wine themselves ; but they-did refrain and watchede the passinge of this whole businesse . I need not saie howe muche I did once grieve at missinge this Dogge , for , on myjourniee towardes Londone , some idle pastimers did diverte themselves withe huntinge mallards in a ponde , and conveyd him to the Spanish Ambassadors , where inahappie home after six weekes I did heare of him ; but suche was the . covvrte he did pay to the Don ,
that he was no lesse in good lilange there then at home . Nor did the household listen to my claim , or challenge , till I rested my suite on the Dogges own proofs , and made him perform such feats before the nobles assembled , as put it past doubt that I was his master . I did send him to the hall iu the time of dinner , and made him bringe thence a pheasant out of the dish , which created much mirthe , but
much more Avhen he returnede at my commandment to the table ao-ain , and put it again in the same coA'er . HereAvith the companie was well content to allowe me my claim , and we bothe were well content to accept it , and came homewardes . 1 could dwell more on this matter , but jubes renovare dolorem ; 1 will IIOAV saie in what manner lie died : as we traveld towardes the Bathe , he leapede on my horses neck , and was more . earneste in fawninge and courtinge my notice than what I had observed for time backe , and after my chidinge his
disturbing my passinge forwardes , he gave me some glances of such affection as movede me to cajole him ; but alas , he crept suddenly into a thorny brake , and died in a short time . Thus -I have' strove to rehearse such of his deeds as maie suggest much more to yr Highnesse thought of this Dogge . - ' But havinge saide so much of him in prose I will say somewhat too in A'erse , as you may find hereafter at the close of this historic . Now let Ulysses praise his Dogge Argus
, or Tobite be led by that Dogge whose name cloth not appeare , yet could I say such things of my Bungey , for so Avas he styled , as might shame them both , either for good faith , clear wit , or wonderful deeds ; to say no more than I have said of his bearing letters to London and Greenwich more than an hundred miles . As I doubte not but your Hig hnesse woulde kwe my Dogge if not myselfe , I haA'e been thus
• tedious in his storie , and againe saie that of all the Dogges near your father ' s Courte not one hathe more love , more diligeince to please , or lesse pay for pleasinge , than him I write of ; for verily a bone Avould contente my ser-vante , when some expecte- greater matters , or Avill knavishly find onte a bone of contention . ¦ I now reste youre Hig hnesse friend in all service that maye suite him , ' JOHN HARRINGTON .
P . S . The verses aboA'e spoken of are in my book of epigrams in praise of my Dogge Bungey to Momus . And I have an excellent p icture curiously limned to remain in my posterity . Kelsion , June 14 , 1608 .