To them they are tied, by their necessities,
From the Kinge's steede unto the ploweman's cart,
All stande in neede of _Farriers_ skillfull arte.
In peace at hande the _Farriers_ must be hadde,
For lanncing, healinge, bleedinge, and for shooeinge,
In Warres abroade of hym they wille be gladd
To cure the wounded Horsse, still he is douinge,
In peace or warre abroade, or ellse at home,
To Kinge and Countrie that some good may come.
Loe! thus you heare the _Farriers_ endelesss praise,
God grant it last as many yeres as it hath lasted Daies.
Anno Dni 1612.
G.W.
[1] It commences from Henri de Ferrer, Lord of Tetbury, a Norman who came
over with William the Conqueror.
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CURIOUS SCRAPS.
We read of a beautiful table, "wherein Saturn was of copper, Jupiter of
gold, Mars of iron, and the Sun of silver, the eyes were charmed, and the
mind instructed by beholding the circles. The Zodiac and all its signs
formed with wonderful art, of metals and precious stones.
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