Kemps nine
rey, began frolickly to foote it, from the right Hono-
rable the Lord Mayors of London, towards the
right worshipfull (and truely bountifull) Master
Mayors of Norwich.
20 My setting forward was somewhat before sea-
uen in the morning, my Taberer stroke vp merrily,
and as fast as kinde peoples thronging together
would giue mee leane, thorow London I leapt:
By the way many good olde people, and diuers o-
25thers of yonger yeeres, of meere kindnes, gaue me
bowd sixepences and grotes, blessing me with their
harty prayers and God-speedes.
Being past White chappell, and hauing left faire
London, with all that North-east Suburb before
30named, multitudes of Londoners left not me: but
eyther to keepe a custome which many holde, that
Mile-end is no walke without a recreatiō at Strat-
ford Bow with Creame and Cakes, or else for loue
they beare toward me, or perhappes, to make them-
35selues merry, if I should chance (as many thought)
to giue ouer my Morrice within a mile of Mile-end.
How euer, many a thousand brought me to Bow,
where I rested a while from dancing, but had small
rest with those that would haue vrg'd me to drink-
40ing. But I warrant you Will Kemp was wise
enough: to their ful cups, kinde thanks was my re-
turne, with Gentlemanlike protestations: as, truely
sir, I dare not: it stands not with the congruity of
my health. Congruitie said I? how came that
45strange language in my mouth? I thinke scarcely
that