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ll　true　smokers　shall　hereafter　visit　as　a　hallowed　spot　and　point　of　pilgrimage）　first　twinkled　that　fiery　beacon　and　beneficent　lodestar　of　Bidefordian　commerce；　to　spread　hereafter　from　port　to　port　and　peak　to　peak；　like　the　watch…fires　which　proclaimed　the　coming　of　the　Armada　or　the　fall　of　Troy；　even　to　the　shores　of　the　Bosphorus；　the　peaks　of　the　Caucasus；　and　the　farthest　isles　of　the　Malayan　sea；　while　Bideford；　metropolis　of　tobacco；　saw　her　Pool　choked　with　Virginian　traders；　and　the　pavement　of　her　Bridgeland　Street　groaning　beneath　the　savory　bales　of　roll　Trinadado；　leaf；　and　pudding；　and　her　grave　burghers；　bolstered　and　blocked　out　of　their　own　houses　by　the　scarce　less　savory　stock…fish　casks　which　filled　cellar；　parlor；　and　attic；　were　fain　to　sit　outside　the　door；　a　silver　pipe　in　every　strong　right　hand；　and　each　left　hand　chinking　cheerfully　the　doubloons　deep　lodged　in　the　auriferous　caverns　of　their　trunk…　hose；　while　in　those　fairy…rings　of　fragrant　mist；　which　circled　round　their　contemplative　brows；　flitted　most　pleasant　visions　of　Wiltshire　farmers　jogging　into　Sherborne　fair；　their　heaviest　shillings　in　their　pockets；　to　buy　（unless　old　Aubrey　lies）　the　lotus…leaf　of　Torridge　for　its　weight　in　silver；　and　draw　from　thence；　after　the　example　of　the　Caciques　of　Dariena；　supplies　of　inspiration　much　needed；　then　as　now；　in　those　Gothamite　regions。　And　yet　did　these　improve；　as　Englishmen；　upon　the　method　of　those　heathen　savages；　for　the　latter　（so　Salvation　Yeo　reported　as　a　truth；　and　Dampier's　surgeon　Mr。　Wafer　after　him）；　when　they　will　deliberate　of　war　or　policy；　sit　round　in　the　hut　of　the　chief；　where　being　placed；　enter　to　them　a　small　boy　with　a　cigarro　of　the　bigness　of　a　rolling…pin　and　puffs　the　smoke　thereof　into　the　face　of　each　warrior；　from　the　eldest　to　the　youngest；　while　they；　putting　their　hand　funnel…wise　round　their　mouths；　draw　into　the　sinuosities　of　the　brain　that　more　than　Delphic　vapor　of　prophecy；　which　boy　presently　falls　down　in　a　swoon；　and　being　dragged　out　by　the　heels　and　laid　by　to　sober；　enter　another　to　puff　at　the　sacred　cigarro；　till　he　is　dragged　out　likewise；　and　so　on　till　the　tobacco　is　finished；　and　the　seed　of　wisdom　has　sprouted　in　every　soul　into　the　tree　of　meditation；　bearing　the　flowers　of　eloquence；　and　in　due　time　the　fruit　of　valiant　action。〃　　With　which　quaint　fact　（for　fact　it　is；　in　spite　of　the　bombast）　I　end　the　present　chapter。



CHAPTER　VIII

HOW　THE　NOBLE　BROTHERHOOD　OF　THE　ROSE　WAS　FOUNDED


〃It　is　virtue；　yea　virtue；　gentlemen；　that　maketh　gentlemen；　that　maketh　the　poor　rich；　the　base…born　noble；　the　subject　a　sovereign；　the　deformed　beautiful；　the　sick　whole；　the　weak　strong；　the　most　miserable　most　happy。　　There　are　two　principal　and　peculiar　gifts　in　the　nature　of　man；　knowledge　and　reason；　the　one　commandeth；　and　the　other　obeyeth：　these　things　neither　the　whirling　wheel　of　fortune　can　change；　neither　the　deceitful　cavillings　of　worldlings　separate；　neither　sickness　abate；　neither　age　abolish。〃LILLY's　Euphues；　1586。


It　now　falls　to　my　lot　to　write　of　the　foundation　of　that　most　chivalrous　brotherhood　of　the　Rose；　which　after　a　few　years　made　itself　not　only　famous　in　its　native　country　of　Devon；　but　formidable；　as　will　be　related　hereafter；　both　in　Ireland　and　in　the　Netherlands；　in　the　Spanish　Main　and　the　heart　of　South　America。　　And　if　this　chapter　shall　seem　to　any　Quixotic　and　fantastical；　let　them　recollect　that　the　generation　who　spoke　and　acted　thus　in　matters　of　love　and　honor　were；　nevertheless；　practised　and　valiant　soldiers；　and　prudent　and　crafty　politicians；　that　he　who　wrote　the　〃Arcadia〃　was　at　the　same　time；　in　spite　of　his　youth；　one　of　the　subtlest　diplomatists　of　Europe；　that　the　poet　of　the　〃Faerie　Queene〃　was　also　the　author　of　〃The　State　of　Ireland；〃　and　if　they　shall　quote　against　me　with　a　sneer　Lilly's　〃Euphues〃　itself；　I　shall　only　answer　by　askingHave　they　ever　read　it？　　For　if　they　have　done　so；　I　pity　them　if　they　have　not　found　it；　in　spite　of　occasional　tediousness　and　pedantry；　as　brave；　righteous；　and　pious　a　book　as　man　need　look　into：　and　wish　for　no　better　proof　of　the　nobleness　and　virtue　of　the　Elizabethan　age；　than　the　fact　that　〃Euphues〃　and　the　〃Arcadia〃　were　the　two　popular　romances　of　the　day。　　It　may　have　suited　the　purposes　of　Sir　Walter　Scott；　in　his　cleverly　drawn　Sir　Piercie　Shafton；　to　ridicule　the　Euphuists；　and　that　affectatam　comitatem　of　the　travelled　English　of　which　Languet　complains；　but　over　and　above　the　anachronism　of　the　whole　character　（for；　to　give　but　one　instance；　the　Euphuist　knight　talks　of　Sidney's　quarrel　with　Lord　Oxford　at　least　ten　years　before　it　happened）；　we　do　deny　that　Lilly's　book　could；　if　read　by　any　man　of　common　sense；　produce　such　a　coxcomb；　whose　spiritual　ancestors　would　rather　have　been　Gabriel　Harvey　and　Lord　Oxford；if　indeed　the　former　has　not　maligned　the　latter；　and　ill…tempered　Tom　Nash　maligned　the　maligner　in　his　turn。

But；　indeed；　there　is　a　double　anachronism　in　Sir　Piercie；　for　he　does　not　even　belong　to　the　days　of　Sidney；　but　to　those　worse　times　which　began　in　the　latter　years　of　Elizabeth；　and　after　breaking　her　mighty　heart；　had　full　license　to　bear　their　crop　of　fools'　heads　in　the　profligate　days　of　James。　　Of　them；　perhaps；　hereafter。　　And　in　the　meanwhile；　let　those　who　have　not　read　〃Euphues〃　believe　that；　if　they　could　train　a　son　after　the　fashion　of　his　Ephoebus；　to　the　great　saving　of　their　own　money　and　his　virtue；　all　fathers；　even　in　these　money…making　days；　would　rise　up　and　call　them　blessed。　　Let　us　rather　open　our　eyes；　and　see　in　these　old　Elizabeth　gallants　our　own　ancestors；　showing　forth　with　the　luxuriant　wildness　of　youth　all　the　virtues　which　still　go　to　the　making　of　a　true　Englishman。　　Let　us　not　only　see　in　their　commercial　and　military　daring；　in　their　political　astuteness；　in　their　deep　reverence　for　law；　and　in　their　solemn　sense　of　the　great　calling　of　the　English　nation；　the　antitypes　or　rather　the　examples　of　our　own：　but　let　us　confess　that　their　chivalry　is　only　another　garb　of　that　beautiful　tenderness　and　mercy　which　is　now；　as　it　was　then；　the　twin　sister　of　English　valor；　and　even　in　their　extravagant　fondness　for　Continental　manners　and　literature；　let　us　recognize　that　old　Anglo…Norman　teachableness　and　wide…heartedness；　which　has　enabled　us　to　profit　by　the　wisdom　and　civilization　of　all　ages　and　of　all　lands；　without　prejudice　to　our　own　distinctive　national　character。

And　so　I　go　to　my　story；　which；　if　any　one　dislikes；　he　has　but　to　turn　the　leaf　till　he　finds　pasturage　which　suits　him　better。

Amyas　could　not　sail　the　next　day；　or　the　day　after；　for　the　southwester　freshened；　and　blew　three　parts　of　a　gale　dead　into　the　bay。　　So　having　got　the　〃Mary　Grenville〃　down　the　river　into　Appledore　pool；　ready　to　start　with　the　first　shift　of　wind；　he　went　quietly　home；　and　when　his　mother　started　on　a　pillion　behind　the　old　serving…man　to　ride　to　Clovelly；　where　Frank　lay　wounded；　he　went　in　with　her　as　far　as　Bideford；　and　there　met；　coming　down　the　High　Street；　a　procession　of　horsemen　headed　by　Will　Cary；　who；　clad　cap…a…pie　in　a　shining　armor；　sword　on　thigh；　and　helmet　at　saddle…bow；　looked　as　gallant　a　young　gentleman　as　ever　Bideford　dames　peeped　at　from　door　and　window。　　Behind　him；　upon　country　ponies；　came　four　or　five　stout　serving…men；　carrying　his　lances　and　baggage；　and　their　own　long…bows；　swords；　and　bucklers；　and　behind　all；　in　a　horse…litter；　to　Mrs。　Leigh's　great　joy；　Master　Frank　himself。　　He　deposed　that　his　wounds　were　only　flesh…wounds；　the　dagger　having　turned　against　his　ribs；　that　he　must　see　the　last　of　his　brother；　and　that　with　her　good　leave　he　would　not　come　home　to　Burrough；　but　take　up　his　abode　with　Cary　in　the　Ship　Tavern；　close　to　the　Bridge…foot。　　This　he　did　forthwith；　and　settling　himself　on　a　couch；　held　his　levee　there　in　state；　mobbed　by　all　the　gossips　of　the　town；　not　without　white　fibs　as　to　who　had　brought　him　into　that　sorry　plight。

But　in　the　meanwhile　he　and　Amyas　concocted　a　scheme；　which　was　put　into　effect　the　next　day　（being　market…day）；　first　by　the　innkeeper；　who　began　under　Amyas's　orders　a　bustle　of　roasting；　boiling；　and　frying；　unparalleled　in　the　annals　of　the　Ship　Tavern；　and　next　by　Amyas　himself；　who；　going　out　into　the　market；　invited　as　many　of　his　old　schoolfellows；　one　by　one　apart；　as　Frank　had　pointed　out　to　him；　to　a　merry　supper　and　a　〃rowse〃　thereon　consequent；　by　which　crafty　scheme；　in　came　each　of　Rose　Salterne's　gentle　admirers；　and　found　himself；　to　his　considerable　disgust；　seated　at　the　same　table　with　six　rivals；　to　none　of　whom　had　he　spoken　for　the　last　six　months。　　However；　all　were　too　well　bred　to　let　the　Leighs　discern　as　much；　and　they　（though；　of　course；　they　knew　all）　settled　their　guests；　Frank　on　his　couch　lying　at　the　head　of　the　table；　and　Amyas　taking　the　bottom：　and　contrived；　by　filling　all　mouths　with　good　things；　to　save　them　the　pain　of　speaking　to　each　other　till　the　wine　should　have　loosened　their　tongues　and　warmed　their　hearts。　　In　the　meanwhile　both　Amyas　and　Frank；　ignoring　the　silence　of　their　guests　with　the　most　provoking　good…humor；　chatted；　and　joked；　and　told　stories；　and　ma