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My transcription
from the NYPL Mid-Manhattan Research Library's copy
of selected dance-relevant passages of Sir George Buck's
The Third Universitie of England, an appendix
to the 1615 edition of John Stow's The Annales,
Or Generall Chronicle of England finished and edited
by Edmond Howes. London: Thomas Adams, 1615, as well
as a few passages from the main Annales text.
The 1631 edition as viewed at the British Library also
contains The Third Universitie of England, but
while the main text differs, the 'Orchestice' and other
Third Universitie passages are the same.
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AN
A
P P E N D I X
OR
COROLLARY
OF THE
FOVNDATIONS
AND
DISCRIPTIONS
OF THE
THREE
MOST FAMOVS
VNIVERSITIES
OF
ENGLANDE,
VIZ.
CAMBRIDGE,
OXFORD, and LONDON,
THE
MATTERS WHERE
OF CONCERNING THE
FORMER TWO VNIVERSITIES
WERE GATHERED BY THAT
Indu∫trious,
and much reading Choroni∫t, Ma-
∫ter
Iohn Stow, Cittizen
of London, and ∫uppli-
ed, and continued by Edmond Howes,
of London Gentleman.
THE
THIRDE WAS
Collected and Written
by Syr GEORGE
BVCK knight,
one of the Gentlemen
of the KINGES Priuie Chamber, and
Ma∫ter
of his Maie∫ties Office
of
the REVELLS.
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ANNO
DOMINI, 1615.
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AN
ADVERTISEMENT
to
the Reader, concerning
the
three Vniuer∫ities of Englande.
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T
is not vnknowne to any that haue read the Chronicles,
or
Annales of this Kingdome, especially written by
that aunci-
ent Industrious antiquarie Master Iohn Stow,
that hee was ac-
customed to ioyne to his Historicall worke, the
foundations, and discriptions of all the colledges,
and houses of learning,
erected within the most famous vniuersities of
Cambridg and
Oxford: since whose death, I hauing done my true
endeauor
for the augumentation, and continuation of our
generall En-
glish Chronicle, have thought it fit for worthy
memory: not |
only
to set downe his relation of the said vniuersities,
and also all the supplement, and
encrease of other new colledges in those two
vniuersities since his death: but also to ad
thereunto a treatise of the third Vniuersitie
of England, to wit London, which treatise
was lately gathered, & written by S. GEORGE
BVCK Knight, Gentleman of the kings
priuy Chamber, and Master of his Maiesties office
of the Revells, and by him giuen
and dedicated, to the right honorable Sir EDWARD
COKE Knight, Lord chiefe Iu-
stice of England, and one of his Maiesties priuie
Counsell, to be disposed at his Lord-
shippes pleasure, whereof I hauing aduertisement,
became an humble sutor to his lord
shippe, that I might haue it to publish with
the rest, whereunto his Lordshippe very
fauourably condescended, and forthwith deliuered
it vnto mee, with speciall com-
mendation, and approbation, as of a worke worthy
the publique Light, and to that
purpose gaue his honourable allowance vnder
his owne hand. The publication
whereof accordingly, I haue with all diligence
performed not doubting but
that the Ingenious Reader will kindely accept
thereof, and of their
Loue and paynes by whome it is friendly, and
freely imparted vnto them.
Your
euer wellwiller,
EDMOND HOWES
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THE
THIRD
VNIVERSI-
TIE
OF ENG-
LAND.
OR
A
TREATISE OF THE
FOVNDATIONS
OF
ALL
THE COLLEDGES, AVN-
CIENT
SCHOOLES OF
PRIVILEDGE,
AND OF
HOVSES
OF LEAR-
NING,
AND LIBE-
RALL
ARTS,
WITHIN
AND
ABOUT
THE
MOST
FAMOVS
CITTIE
OF
LONDON.
WITH
A BRIEFE REPORT OF THE SCIEN-
CES, ARTS, AND FACVLTIES THEREIN
PROFESSED, STVDIED, AND
PRACTISED.
Together
with the Blazon of the Armes, and En-
∫ignes
thereunto belonging.
Gathered
faithfully out of the be∫t Hi∫tories,
Chronicles,
Records, and Archiues, by G. B. Knight.
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ANNO
DOMINI, 1615.
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To
the right Honorable, and
the most reuerend, and mo∫t
learned Iudge, Syr
Edward Coke
knight, Lord
chiefe Iu-
∫tice
of England, of pleas before the KING
him∫elfe to be holden, and
one of his Maie∫ties
pri-
uie Councell.
MY
VERY HONORABLE
GOOD LORD,
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Present
here to your Lordship, a view of the
Academicall State, and of the Vuniuersalitie of
the Studies, and of the liberall Arts, and lear-
nings taught, and professed in this Cittie of
London : And vnto your Lordshippe rather
then to any other, for these causes. First, be-
cause you are not onely generally well lear-
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ned,
but also an excellent Antiquary, that is, one
that can best iudge,
and is much delighted with these kind of Studies.
Secondly, in re-
spect that your Lordship is an especiall louer
of this Cittie, and very
studious by all meanes to aduance the flourishing
state thereof.
Thirdly, in regard that the greatest part of
this Booke is bestowed
in the description of the Colledges, and collegiate
houses founded
in this Cittie, for the professors of the Municipall,
or common Law
of this Land : Whereof your Lordship is not onely
a most learned
professor, but also a singular Antecessor, a
chiefe Iudge,and a princi-pall interpreter. My
last, and not my least reason is grounded vpon
the due consideration of the many fauous, which
I haue recei-
ued of your Lordship, and for the which I holde
my selfe, excee-
dingly bound to your Lordship : and albeit I
doe not (in com-
plementing manner) make daily profession of this
my obligation
(as many use to doe) yet there is no man shall
bee more readie to
doe to your Lordshippe any honour, or seruice,
then my poore
selfe, when, and so often as occasion shall bee
presented : and in
the meane time, and for a gage, and arrhes thereof
I giue and de-
dicate vnto your Lordship, this T H I R D
V N I V E R S I T I E,
vnto the which I pray your Lordship to giue fauourable
enter-
tainement, or if in your Iustice you thinke it
not worthy, I sub-
mit it to your Lordshippes censure or sentence,
eyther of life, or
death, presse or suppression. And so I humbly
take my leaue,
from his Maiesties office of the Reuels, vppon
Saynt Peters hill.
24. of August 1612.
Your
Lorships very much oblieged,
readie to doe you seruice,
George
Buc.
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A
CATALOGVE
OR
TABLE OF ALL
THE ARTS, AND
SCIENCES
READ, AND
TAVGHT IN THIS
VNIVERSITIE OF
LONDON.
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Heologie
Grammar
Rhetorike |
Geographie
Nauigation
Languages |
Poetry
Arithmetike
Logike
Philo∫ophie
Municipall, or common Law
Law of Con∫cience
Ciuill Law
Cannon Law
Phi∫ike
Chirurgery
A∫tronomy
Geometry
Mu∫ike
Mathematikes
Hydrographie
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Co∫mographie
Calligraphie
Brachygraphie
Steganographie
Art Gladiatorie
Hippice, or the art of Riding
Polemice, or art Millitary
Pyrotechnie
Artellerie
Art of ∫wimming
Orche∫tice,
or art of Dancing
Graphice,
or the art of Paynting
Heraldica
Art of Reuels
Art Memoratiue, And
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Of Poets and of Mu∫itians.
Cap,
38.
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Ere
be also in this Cittie Poets,
excelling in all kinde of Poesie ( to
wit ) Dramatike, Lirike, Heroi-
call, or Epick, Poemenicall, or |
Pastorall,
Sotadik, & Satyricall. That first
and most auncient kind of Poesy the Drama-
tik, is so liuely expressed and represented
vpon
the publike stages & Theaters of this
citty,
as Rome in the Auge of her pompe &
glorie,
neuer saw it better performed, ( I meane
in
respect of the action, and art, and not
of the
cost, and sumptuousnesse ) for therein
the Ro-
maynes exceeded all the nations of the
world.
Of this art haue written largely, Petrus
Vic-
torius, Petrus Crinitus, Cælius Rodyginus,
Car-
lo Gatto, Ludouico Dulce, Georgius Fabritius,
Iulius Cæsar Scaligor,
and who hath written
so much and so well ( and being an author
in
all good Poets handes ) as it were in vaine
for me to say any thing of the art, besides
that
I haue written thereof, a particular Trea-
tise.
Here bee also the best Musitians
of this
kingdome, and equall to any in Europe for
their skill eyther in composing, and setting,
or
in singing, or for playing vpon any kinde
of
Musicall Instruments. The Musitians haue
obtayned of the King our Soueraygne Lord,
Letters pattents for a Society and corpora-
tion.
And for their Armes they beare
Azure a
Swan Argent, within a tressure Countre-
floure Or. and in a cheefe Gules, a Rose
be-
tweene two Lyons Or. and for their crest
the
signe called by the Astronomers Fidicula,
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Of
other arts & ∫ciences ingenu-
ous, and liberall, professed
in this Cittie,
and in fewe other Vniuer∫ities.
Cap,
40.
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Owe
that I haue run ouer
the Liberall arts and other
scholler-like & Academicall
studies, I will speake some-
thing of other Arts, which
although they be not profes- |
sed
in euery other Vniuersitie, nor reckoned
amongst the auncient liberall Arts &
Scien-
ces, yet in respect that they are fit
for a gentle-
man ( whom none doe become but honorable
and liberall and ingenuous Arts ) and
other
arts shall haue no place in this discourse.
In
the choise of the arts of this kinde,
I will not
be mine owne Caruer, but will receiue
them
of the recommendation and warrant of
that
most learned and iudicious noble Gentleman
the Counte Baldesser Castilio, who recoun-
ting the qualities and arts necessary
and properly apperteyning to a Gentleman
(and so
consequently to be esteemed liberall
and in-
genuous ) giueth to the arts Gladiatorie
or of defence, and of Riding, and of
Paynting, and
of Pourtraying, and of Dancing, place
a-
mongst them : And these all being professed
and taught in this Cittie, and that by
excel-
lent Maisters, I thinke I should wrong
this
Academy, and the professors and learners
of
these arts herein if I should not mention
and
record them in this register or treatise,
I will
first begin with that art of Ryding (which
the
Græcians called Hippice ) as the
most wor-
thy of them, and is a principall part
or mem-
ber of Polemica or art of Military.
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Of
Orche∫tice, or the Art of
Dancing.
Cap,
44.
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art of Dancing called by the
auncient Grecians, Orchestice, &
Orchestis (although Tully in his
austeritie, and out of his spleene |
towards
M. Anthony, seeing him dance, said,
(Nemo saltat sobrius) is notwithstanding
an
art and qualitie, not iustly obnoxious
to that
his bitter imputation: but contrarywise
com-
mendable, and fit for a Gentleman, being
op-
portunely and modestly used. And Plato
that most graue Philosopher thinketh
meete
that ingenuous children be taught to
Dance:
And it is not onely allowed and graced
in the
Courts of Princes, and in the best and
most
honorable Citties, and euen in the colledges
of the reuerend and graue Professors
of our
Lawes, but also hath so good approbation
in
the holy Scriptures, as we find that
Micholl
was much blamed for laughing at King
Da-
vid when he danced. Of this art many
bookes
haue been written, as that Pamflet in
the
Macaronicall tongue, intituled Liber
bragar-
dissimus de danzis, and diuers
other the like.
And much more aunciently it hath bin
han-
dled by Athenæs and Iulius Pollux,
& since
by Cælius Rodigynus, and lastly
and largely
enough by Thomas Garzoni
in his Piazza Vni-
uersale in discorso
45. de Ballarini.
Under this
art, Valting and tumbling, and going
uppon
ropes, and the doing Feats of actiuitie,
& rare
agilittie are comprehended: and in these
arts of
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dancing
and valting we haue countrymen of
our owne, which be very excellent, as
M. Car-
dell, groome of the Queenes priuie chamber,
and M. Warren, and M. Roland, the Kinges
Musitians, and M. Iohn Hasset, and diuers
others.
I set not downe the armes
of the professors
of dancing, because I haue not seene
them:
besides I am enformed that they are of
ye So-
ciety of the musitians, which I easily
beleeue,
for dancing cannot stand without Musicke,
and then are they furnished, hauing an
equall
and common interest, as well in the ensignes
as in the Societie and corporation.
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Of
the Art of Reuels.
Cap
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hereunto adde for a Co-
rollary of this discourse, the Art
of Reuels, which requireth know-
ledge in Grammar, Rhetorike, |
Logicke,
Philosophie, Historie, Musick, Ma-
thamatikes, & in other Arts ( &
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understand I confesse ) & hath a
setled place
within this Cittie. But because I haue
dis-
cribed it, and discoursed thereof at
large in a
particular commentarie, according to
my ta
lent, I will surcease to speake any more
ther-
or : blazing onely the armes belonging
to it,
which are Gules a crosse Argent, and
in the
first corner of the scutcheon, a Mercuries
Pe-
tasus Argent, and a Lyon Gules in cheefe
Or.
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From the main text of Stow's Annales, in the
chapter 'King Iames.'
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And
that night in honor of this ioyfull nupti-
all, there was a very stately Maske of
Lords &
Ladies, wt
many ingenious speeches, delicate
deuises, melodious musique, pleasant
daunces,
with other princely entertainements of
tyme,
all which were singularly well performed
in
the Banquetting house. The 4. honorable
Innes of Court, aswell the elders and
graue
Benchers of each house, as the towardly
yoong
active gallant Gentelmen of the same
houses,
being of infinte desire to expresse their
singu-
lar loue and duteous affection to his
maiestie,
and to performe some memorable &
acceptable
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Maske of
Lord and
Ladies.
The seuerall
maskes of the
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seruice
worthy their own reputation, in honor
of this nuptiall, & therupon wt
great
exrpedition
they ioyntly & severally consulted,
and agreed
amongst themselues to sette out two seuerall
rich and stately masks, and to performe
them
brauel, without respect of charge or
expences,
and from amongst themselues they selected
the
most pregnant & actiue Gentlemen
to bee their
maskers, who to the lasting honor of
them-
selues and their societies performed
all things
as worthily : they imployed the best
wits and
skilfullest artizens in deuising, composing,
and
creating their seuerall strange properties,
ex-
cellent speeches, pleasant deuises, and
delicate
musique, braue in habite, rych in ornaments,
in demeanor courtly, in their going by
Land
and Water very stately and orderly :
all which
with their rare inuentions and variable
enter-
tainments of time were such, as the like
was
neuer performed in England by any Societie,
and was now as gratiously accepted off
by his
Maiestie, the Queene, the Prince, the
Bride
and Bridegroome. From whom they receiued
all princely thankes and encouragement
: con-
cerning which two maskes, with the multi-
plicitie of deuises, depending vpon those
enter-
tainements of time, though I may not
sette
downe the particulars, nor say all I
ought in
their deseruing commendations, by reason
it
would require a verie large discourse
: yet for
distination sake, I will briefly set
downe their
seuerall times and order of going to
the court.
Vpon Shroue-mundaie at night, the gentleme[n]
of the middle Temple & Lincolnes
Inne, with
their Trayne for this businesse, assembled
in
Chancery-lane, at the house of Sir Edward
Philips, maister of the Roles, and about
eyght
of the cloake, they marched thence through
the
Strand, to the court at White hall, in
this
manner. First rode fiftie choyce Gentlemen
richly attyred, and as gallantly mounted,
with
euery one his footemen to attend him
: these
rode very stately like a vauntguard :
next after
with fit distance, marched an antique,
or mock-
maske of Baboons, attired like fantastique
trauaillers, in very strange and confused
man-
ner, ryding vppon Asses, or dwarfe Jades,
v-
sing all apeish and mocking trickes to
the peo-
ple, mouing much laughter as they past,
with
Torches on either side to shew their
state to be
as ridiculous, as the rest was noble
: After
them came two chariots triumphal, very
plea-
sant and full of state, wherein rode
the choyce
Musitians of this Kingdome, in robes
like to
the Virginian priests, with sundry deuises,
all
pleasant and significant, with two rankes
of
Torches : Then came the chiefe maskers
with
great state in white Indian habit, or
like the
great princes of Barbary, richly imbrodred
wt
the golden sun, with suteable ornaments
in all
poynts, about their neckes were rufs
of Fea-
thers, spangled and beset with pearle
& siluer,
and vpon their heads loftie corronets
suteable
to the rest : they wore long silk Stockings,
va-
riously imbrodred with gold to ye
midleg
: their
buskins were likewise imbrodred, and
in their hands as they rode, they bra[n]dished
Cane darts
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of
the finest gold : their vizards were
of Olius
collour, their haire long & black
downe to their
shoulders : the horses for rich shew
equalled the
Maskers : their caparisons were enchast
with
suns of golde & ornamentall Jewels,
with sil-
ver, scarffing ouer the whole caparison,
& about
their heads, which made such a strange
& glo-
rious show, that it dazelled the eyes
of the beholders with great admiration
: euery of these
horse had 2. Moores to attend them, attired
like
Indian slaues with wreathes of gold and
wat-
shed about their heads, being about an
hun-
dreth in number : the Torch-bearers carryed
Torches of virgin waxe, the slaues whereof
were great Canes guilded all ouer, and
their
habits were likewise of the Indian Garb,
but
more extrauagant then those of ye
maskers,
the
maskers rode single & had euery man
his torch-
bearer ryding before him. All which with
the
last triumphall Chariot, wherein sate
manie
strange attired persenages, with their
emble-
ams, conceitfull and variable deuises,
made a
wondrous pleassing shew. And thus they
mar-
ched through the Strand to Whitehall,
where
the King, the Prince, the bride &
Bridegroome, and the chiefe nobilitie
stoode in the gallery be-
fore the Tilt-yard to behold their approch,
and
because there should be a full view had
of their
state & traine, the King caused them
to march
one turne about the list, and being dismounted
they were honorably attended through
ye galle-
ry to a chamber, in which they were to
make
them ready for performance of their Scene
in
the hall, in which place, were erected
their sun-
dry properties, & deuises, formerly
mentioned,
where they performed all things answerable
to
the best of expectation, and receiued
as royall
thankes and commendations.
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