Pearch, Trout, and Salmon love clean waters all, So doth the Bulhead, Gudgion, and the Loch, Of spreading poplar, oake, or willow green, The mighty Luce great waters haunts alway, The Cavender amidst the waters faire, And flat upon the bottome lieth low. The Peele, the Mullet, and the Suants good But here experience doth my skill exceed, So So that by use and practice may be known, So then it shall be needlesse to declare may Let him that list no pain nor trouble spare And then it shall not discontent his minde This curious tract has been ascribed to the pen of the celebrated Dr. Donne. See Sir John Hawkins's edition of Walton's Complete Angler, 1775. p. 153, note. At the end of this volume is a sort of Appendix, having the signature of R. R. This Sir John supposes to mean R. Roe. It should seem, that scarce as it really is, there were two editions of this work. RICHARD BARNFIELD. THIS old English Poet is slightly mentioned by Ritson, in his Catalogue of English Poets, and somewhat more at length by Mr. Bridges, in his improved edition of Philips's Theatrum Poetarum. Mr. Ellis had probably not seen any of his perform F 2 Plus esitare dum paro, DE SKELTONO VATE ET SACERDOTE. Skeltonus gravidam reddebat forte puellam, The above humourous anecdote is also related in Skelton's Jests, a book so very scarce, that I never heard of but one copy, which is in the possession of Mr. Heber. This copy of Parkhurst, in the possession of Mr. Douce, was given by the author to "Thomas Buttes," who has written in it the following curious Acrostic on his own name : T-he longer lyfe that man on earth enjoyes, S-ith synne Gods wrath agaynst us doth procure. B-eware, therefore, O wretched sinfull Wight Thomas Buttes havyng the first letter of everie lyne begynnyng with a letter of his name. The reader who wishes for farther particulars of Parkhurst and his book, may consult Herbert's Ames, vol. 1. p. 656. Warton's History of English Poetry, vol. III. p. 432. Wood's Athenæ Oxonienses, vol. 1. p. 179. Parkhurst's work is also quoted in Boys's tenth Sermon after Trinity, p. 447. ROWLANDE : ROWLANDE BROUGHTON. THIS personage adds another name to the Catalogue of English Poets. I do not find him any where mentioned, and yet he was the author of other productions than this about to be described. At least it may be so presumed from the following stanza in the commencement of this poem. What hath bewitched late thy powers, Whiche thou wast wont to use, Or where is now becom the fruite Of thy acquainted muse. I give the title page of this poem. "A BRIEFE DISCOURSE OF THE LYFE AND DEATH OF THE LATE RIGHT HIGH AND HONORABLE SIR WILLIAM PAWLET, Knight, Lord Saint John, Erle of Wilshire, Marques of Winchester, Knight of the honorable Order of the Garter, one of the Queenes Majesties Privie Counsel, and Lorde Highe Treasurer of Englande. Which deceased the tenth day of Marche, Anno 1571, and was buried at Basing the 28 day of Aprill. Auno. MDLXXII. Printed |