xxxviii ORDER OF THE GARTER. [appendix.

On Sea and Lande Desire fleeting Ayes,

One while in care, an other while in Myrth.

So that Desire, amidst ten thousand wose,

Both lyves and dyes Et jamais n’ ha repose.

THE ARMS OF SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM, CHANCELLOR OFTHE ORDER, WITH HIS MOTTO,

“ AUSPICANTE DEO.”

Then last of all came forth with comlye grace,

A grave good Sir, who said, Judicio meo,

Fortune dothe beare a double dealing face;

I seeke for nought but Auspicante Deo.

And lielpe me God, my harte hath his desire,

One hap to heaven, once there I wish no higher.

If God before, I followe with goodwill;

If God geve helpe, I wishe no better hap;

If God geve hap it cannot fall owte yll,

Well springes the tree where God doth gyve y e sape.

Wherefore saye I, that in Judicio meo,

Nothing thryves well but Auspicante Deo.

And God at hand nothing can thryve amiss,

For God doth helpe the hoping harte at neede;

Both highe and lowe will all agree in this,

God guyde the hand the worke will better speed:

Then take of me this worde, judicio meo,

I worke, and wishe, but Auspicante Deo.

Thus, when eche one had geven up his Bende,

Her Highnes rose from forth her Cheare of State,

‘ I thancke you all, quod Shee, and for an ende,

Longe maie your dayes w th myne rest fortunate.’

Wherwith they all made humble reverence then,

And all th’ assembly said therto, ‘ Amen.’

The Trumpettes blewe, and Heralds lowd did call,

‘ Sortez Seigneurs, chascun a son Logis.’

The Nobles rose, and thence departed allThem to disrobe, as use and custome is;

And as the Earle of Bedforde past by,

‘ Nowe, good my Lorde, remember mee,’ q d I.

GUILIELMUS TESHEUS, 1 Composuit, Scripsit, et Pinxit.An 0 . Dom. 1582.”

1 The following notices afford some information about William Tesiie. The Additional MS. No. 1832, in theBritish Museum, is “ A Booke Containing divers sortes of Hands, as well the English, as French Secretarie withthe Italian, Roman, Chancery, and Court haunds. Also the true and just proportion of the capital Romans. Set