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The Post of the World. Wherein is contayned the antiquities and originall of the most famous Cities in Europe. With their trade and traficke, with their wayes and distance of myles, from country to country, with the true and perfect knowledge of their Coynes, the places of their Mynts: with al their Martes and Fayres. And the Raignes of all the Kinges of England. A booke right necessary and profitable, for all sortes of persons, the like before this tyme not Imprinted.

As the Bird is prepared to flye,

So Man is ordained to labour and travaile.

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An Almanack for xvij. yeares.

Anno Dom. | Domi letter. | Easter day. | Whitsonday.

1572 | F. E. | 6 Apriell | 25 May

1573 | D. | 22 March | 10 May

1574 | C. | 11 Apriell | 30 May

1575 | B. | 3 Apriell | 22 May

1576 | A. G. | 22 Apriell | 10 June

1577 | F. | 7 Apriell | 26 May

1578 | E. | 30 March | 18 May

1579 | D. | 19 Apriell | 7 June

1580 | C. B. | 3 Apriell | 22 May

1581 | A. | 26 March | 14 May

1582 | G. | 15 Apriell | 3 June

1583 | F. | 31 March | 19 May

1584 | E. D. | 19 Apriell | 7 June

1585 | C. | 11 Apriell | 30 May

1586 | B. | 3 Apriell | 22 May

1587 | A. | 16 Apriell | 4 June

1588 | G. | 7 Apriell | 26 May

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January hath xxxi. dayes

The day hath 8 hours 26 min.

The night hath 15 ho. 34 mi.

A New yeares day.

b Octa of Stephen.

c Octa of John.

d Octa of Innocents.

e Titus Pau bish.

f Twelfe day.

g Tran. william.

A Felix and Jan.

b Lucian.

c Paule first hermite.

d Ignius martir.

e Archade martir.

f Hillary martir.

g Felix priest.

A Isidore martir.

b Maurice.

c Depo. of Anthony.

d Prise martir.

e wolstan bishop.

f Fabian and Sebast.

g Agnes virgin.

A Vincent martir.

b Emerice.

c Timothe disciple.

d Conversion of Paule.

e Policarpe martir.

f Chrisostome doctor.

g Theodore.

A Valery bishop.

b Bartilde Queene.

c

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February hath xxviii dayes.

The day hath 9 houres 35 min

The night hath 14 hou. 28 min.

d Fast

e Purifi[cation] of Mary.

f Blase martir.

g Gilbert confessor.

A Agathe virgin.

b Amandis bishop.

c Dorethe virgin.

d Angule virgin.

e Paule bishop.

f Appoline virgin.

g

A Scolastice.

b Eufrage virgin.

c Valentine martir.

d

e Faustine bishop.

f Juliane virgin.

g Polieron bishop.

A Simon marter.

b

c Sabine and Juliane.

d Mildred virgin.

e Fast.

f Mathie Apostle.

g LXIX [sic] martirs.

A Peters chaire.

b Augustine bishop.

c Oswald bishop. [*3r]

March hath xxxi. dayes.

The day hath 11 houre 24 min.

The night hath 12 ho. 36 min.

d David bishop.

e Chadde confessor.

f Martine.

g Adrian martir.

A Phocas and Eus.

b Victor and victorine.

c Perpetue.

d Apoline martir.

e Agape virgine.

f Gregory bishop.

g Aggeus prophet.

A Theodore martir.

b Leo bishop.

c Peter martir.

d Longin martir.

e Quirin martir.

f Gertrude virgine.

g Edward King.

A Joseph the hus. of Ma.

b Cutbert bishop.

c Benidict Abbot.

d Affrodose bishop.

e Theodore priest.

f Fast.

g Annunc. of mary.

A Castor martir

b Ludgar bishop.

c Dorothe martir.

d Victorine.

e Sabine virgin.

f

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Aprill hath xxx. dayes.

The day hath 12. houres 26 min.

The night hath 11 houres 34 mi.

g Theodore Virgin.

A Mary Egiptian.

b Richard bishop.

c Ambrose bishop.

d Marcien and mar.

e Sextus martir.

f Ephemie virgin.

g Denise martir.

A Perpetuus martir.

b Marcus martir.

c Guthlake.

d Apolline martir.

e Sotherd martir.

f Tiburt martir.

g Osmond bishop.

A Isidore bishop.

b Anicete bishop.

c Eluther bishop.

d Tibertus con.

e Hermogenes.

f Quintine.

g Clete Bishop.

A George martir.

b Wilfride confes.

c Marke Evang.

d Anastace bishop.

e Vitalis martir.

f Peter of Milan.

g Clete bishop.

A Depo. of Erkenwald.

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May hath xxxi. dayes.

The day hath 15 houres 24 min.

The night hath 8 houres 46 mi.

b Philip and Jacob.

c Athanasius bishop.

d Inven. of the crosse.

e Christopher.

f Goddard archbish.

g John ante port.latin.

A John of Beverly.

b Appe. of Michael.

c Tran of Nicho.

d Gordiane.

e Poncrase martir.

f Victorius martir.

g Servatius confes.

A Boniface martir.

b Sophia virgine.

c Brandon bishop.

d Transla. of Barnard.

e Dioscor. martir.

f

g Dunston confes.

A Barnardine.

b Helene Queene.

c Petronell.

d Julian virgin.

e Desidery martir.

f Adelmer confes.

g Augustine confes.

A Germaine bishop.

b Nicodeme.

c Corone martir.

d Felix bishop.

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June hath xxx. dayes.

The day hath 16. houres 30 min.

The night hath 7 hou. 30 min.

e Nicodeme.

f Erasmus.

g Basill.

A Mercell martir.

b Petrocius confes.

c Boniface bishop.

d Medard and Gil.

e Transla. Edmound.

f Juan confes.

g Transla. Wolstan.

A The longest day.

b

c Anthonie con.

d Basilids con.

e Vitemodeste.

f Trans. Richard.

g Botolph confe.

A Exupirie bishop.

b Gervasius mar.

c Tran. Edward.

d Walburge virgin.

e Albane martir.

f Fast.

g John Baptist

A Tran. of Egelie.

b John and Paule.

c Crescens martir.

d Fast.

e Peter and Paule

f Comme. of Paule.

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July hath xxxi. dayes.

The day hath 16 houres.

The night hath 8 houres.

g Octa. John Baptist.

A Visita. of Mary.

b Tran. of Tho. Apost.

c Transl. of martir.

d Octa of Peter.

e Zoe virgin martir.

f Depo. of Grimbal.

g Cirill bishop.

A vij. brethren martir.

b Dog dayes begin.

c Nabor and Felix.

d Tran. of Benedict.

e Private martir.

f Tran. of Osmond.

g Kenelme king.

A Enastasij.

b Arnulph martir.

c Rufine and Justine.

d Praxede virgin.

e Margret virgin.

f Appolina. virigne.

g Mary Magdalen.

A Christine virgin.

b Fast.

c James Apostle

d Anne mo. of Marye

e Seven sleepers.

f Sampson bishop.

g Felix and his fellow

A Addon. and Sen.

b

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August hath xxxi. dayes.

The day hath 15 houres 11 min.

The night hath 8 houres 48 mi.

c Lammas day.

d Stephen bishop.

e Finding of Stephen.

f Justine priest.

g Festum nivis.

A Trans. of Christ.

b Feast of Jesus.

c Ciriacke and his fe.

d Romaine martir.

e Laurence martir.

f Tiburt martir.

g Clare virgin.

A Ipolite virgin.

b Exalta crucis.

c Assump. of Mary.

d Roche martir.

e Octa Laurence.

f Magnus martir.

g Bernard confessor.

A Dog dayes end.

b Lewes martir.

c Octa. assump.

d Fast.

e Bartilmew Apo.

f Lewes King.

g Severine.

A Augustine confessor.

b Johns beheading.

c Rufine martir.

d Felix and Audacte.

e

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September hath xxx. dayes.

The day hath 12 houres 35 min.

The night hath 11 hou. 25 min.

f Gilis bishop.

g Anthony martir.

A Lupe bishop.

b Tran. of Cutbert

c Bertine Abot.

d Eugine confessor.

e Enurcius bishop.

f Nativitie of Mary.

g Silvius bishop.

A Gorgony martir.

b Prochy and Jacune.

c Martinian.

d Amanii.

e Holy Roode.

f Lambert martir.

g Edith virgin.

A Timotheus.

b Victor and Corou.

c January martir.

d Fast.

e Mathew Apostle.

f Mauricius.

g Vecla virgin.

A Andochius martir.

b Firmin bishop.

c Ciprian and Just.

d Cosme and Damian.

e Exuperie bishop.

f Michael Archangel.

g Jerome priest.

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October hath xxxi. dayes.

The day hath 10 houres 50 min.

The night hath 13 houres 10 mi.

A Remegius bishop.

b Leodagere martir.

c Candidie martir.

d Frances martir.

e Faith virgin.

f Gerionis.

g Mary and Marc.

A Apolinaris martir.

b Pelagie martir.

c Linus confessor.

d Denice and his fel.

e Nicolaus Bishop.

f Wilfrid bishop.

g Tran. Ed. King.

A Calixt bishop.

b Wolfran bishop.

c Michael of the mo.

d Luke Evangelist.

e Etheldred virgin.

f Frideswide virgin.

g Austreburt virgin.

A xi.M. virgins.

b Mary Salomon.

c Romaine bishop.

d Maglore bishop.

e Crispin and Cris.

f Fast.

g Simon and Jude.

A Narcissus bishop.

b Germyne confessor.

c Fast.

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November hath xxx. dayes.

The day hath 8 houres 52 min.

The night hath 15 houres 8 mi.

d All Sainctes.

e All soules.

f Winfride virgine.

g Amatius.

A Lete priest.

b Leonard.

c Wilbrode.

d Foure crownes.

e Theodore

f Martine.

g Martine bishop

A Briefe bishop.

b Patern martir.

c Tran. Erkenwall.

d Macute bishop.

e Dep. of Edmond.

f Init. Regni Elizabeth

g Octa. Martine

A Eelizabeth martir.

b Edmond King.

c Pres. of Mary

d Cecily virgine.

e Clement Martir.

f Grisagon martir.

g Katherine virgine.

A Line martir.

b Vitales martir.

c Rufus martir.

d Fast.

e Andrew Apostle.

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December hath xxxi. dayes.

The day hath 7 houres 36 min.

The night hath 16 ho. 24 min.

f Elegie bishop

g Liban martire.

A Dep. of Osmond.

b Barbara virgin.

c Sabba bishop

d Nicholas bishop.

e Octa Andrew.

f Con. of Mary.

g Ciprian bishop.

A Eulalie virgin.

b Antippe

c Damasc. confessor

d The shortest day.

e Nicasius virgine

f Otholy virgin.

g O Sapientia

A Lazarus confessor

b Gracian bishop

c Venetia virgin

d Fast.

e Thomas Apostle.

f xxx martirs.

g Victor virgin.

A Fast.

b Christmas day.

c Stephen martir.

d John Evangelist.

e Innocents day.

f Thomas Becket

g Transl. of James

A Sylvester martir.

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A rule to know when the terms begin & end with their returns.

Hillary terme beginneth the xxiij. of January, and endeth the xij or xiij day of February, and hath iiii returnes. That is, Oct. Hol. Qui Hol. Cra. Pur. Octa Pu.

Easter terme beginneth xvij daies after Easter day & endeth the monday nexte after the ascension day & have five returnes. That is Qui. Pas. Tres Pas. Qua. Pas. Cra. Asc. Men. Pa.

Trinity Term beginneth the xij. day after Whitsonday & continueth xix dayes and hath iiij returnes. That is Cra. Tri. Octa. Tri. Qui Tri. Tre. Tri.

Michaelmas Term beginneth the ix or x day of October & endeth the xxviij or xxix of November and hath viij returnes. That is Octa. Mi. Qui. Mic. Tres. Mic. Mense mi. Cra Ant. Cra Mar. Oct. mar. Qu. mar

Eight daues before any term begin the Exche. openeth excepte trinity terme for then it openeth bu iiii dayes before.

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TO THE RIGHT

worshipfull, Syr Thomas Greasham Knight.

R. Rowlands wisheth continual encrease of renoumed worship and Vertue

After that I (Right worshipfull) had perused thys small Pamflet, conteyninge a briefe collection of the most useall and accustomable wayes, leadinge from the one notable Citie in Europe, to an other: being written with no smal labour and industry, and not without great cause very necessarily published in the high Almaine tongue, and the like also to be seene in the French, and Italian, I thought it a thing very uncurteous, and worthy of reproofe, to withhould so needefull a commoditie any longer from our voulgare spech, whereby I was the more imboldened to the finishing [A2v] therof, at such times as I might best attend upon the same. I have moreover, set downe the antiquitie of many cities worthy of memory, & the founders of their auncient monuments, the which I have diligently collected out of sundry approved aucthors. It resteth now that I therein most humbly crave your good worships furtheraunce, (as of one most worthy, for your great experience and travailes, into forreyne Realmes, in the Princes waighty affaires, as it is not unknowne) so that therby it might the better, under your protection, passe forth into the handes of many. And although (right worshipfull) this briefe collection, doth contain no pleasant history, nor delightful new devised matter, yet doubtlesse a thinge of necessitie to be desired, especially of all suche Gentlemen as are adicted to travaile, which hetherto have wanted the same: beside Marchants, or Factors, in forreyne countries, dispersed as their trafique requireth. But to be briefe, I cease further to reherse perticulerly the commodities thereof. Desiring your [A3] worship to take in good part, the first frutes of my labours, trusting hereafter (if God lend me good successe) to impart unto your worship, some further matter of more delight or pleasure in the reading thereof. And this I desire almightie God to preserve you, with your verteous Lady, in health and prosperous felicitie.

Your worshippes most bounden to commaund, Richard Rowlands.

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[A3v] ¶A godly prayer, very needefull to be used and sayde, before any Jorney be taken in hand.

O Lorde Jesus Christe, with thy almightie everlasting & heavenly Father, in unitie with the holy Ghost, very trwe and everlivinge God, as thou diddest leade the children of Israell out of the lande of Egipt, into the lande of Promise, through the unfrequented Wildernesse, in great safetie, in the daye tyme by a Cloude, and in the darke night by a Firy Piller: Even thou O Lorde, which dyddest guyde the Wyse men from the rysing of the Sunne unto Bethlem, and home againe into their owne countrie by a Starre, preservinge them from all hurtes and daungers. So likewise, O heavenly Father, I most humbly desire thee that in this my Journey, thou wilt be my guide and protectour, that I may accomplish and bring this my way to an ende, in health, and gladnesse: Preserve and keepe me from all [A4] perills of the Soule and body, so that by thy fatherly protection, I may overcome all perills and daungers, through Jesus Christ thyne onely welbeloved sonne our Lord and Saviour. Amen.