William Fennor, A description of the Palsgraues Countrey, as it was deliuered in a speech before the King, the Prince, the Lady Elizabeth, at White-Hall (1616)

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Betwixt the rivers that are named before

The Palsgrave’s land stands like a paradice;

The ground is fruitful! yeelding vine-yards’ store,

And mightie woods for hunting exercise

Stand on the hills invironing the plaines;—•

These forrests bring the Palsgrave trebble gaines.

First, they inrich his countrey large with wood;

Secondly, they afford him venison store;

Thirdly, for hunting pleasures they are good,

To rouze the stagge or chase the tusked bore.

If man on earth would chuse a place of pleasure,

His countrey yeelds it in exceeding measure.

On rocky clifts his stately castles stand,

Like to Mount Sion built of marble stone,

With turrets out of which he viewes his land ;—

Such worthy prospects heere are few or none.

Their aire it is so wholesome, kind, and sweet,

They seldome die till death and age doe meete.

At Bachrade stands a Castle on a clift,

And underneath a Citty of some state,

Which ever is his eldest sonn’s by gift;

It would seeme tedious if I should relate

Each severall Castle, but let mee report

The state of Hedelberge, his Princely Court.

Palace of pleasure, and a house of state,

His winter’s Whitehall, and his summer’s Hampton