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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00552	Portland-stone in Paules-Church-yard Their birth, their mirth, their thankefulnesse, their aduertisement. Written by Hen: Farley, a free-man of London: who hath done as freely for free-stone, within these eight yeares, as most men, and knowes as much of their mindes as any man. Buy, or goe by.	Farley, Henry.	1622 (1622)	STC 10689; ESTC S114629	6,094	44

Portland-Stone IN Paules-Church-yard Their Birth their Mirth their Thankefulnesse their Aduertisement Written By HEN FARLEY a Free-man of London Who hath done as freely for Free-Stone within these eight yeares as most men and knowes as much of their mindes as any Man Buy or goe by LONDON Printed by G. E. for R. M. and are to be sold at the great South doore of of Pauls 1622. THE AVTHORS CHARGE TO HIS BOOKE TO know where Portland is If any doe desire Lest they should thinke amisse Tell them in Dorsetshire For some perhaps will say That doe not vnderstand From whence they be that they Came from a forraigne Land So England may haue wrongs And eke a noble County And God to whom belongs All thanks for his great bounty For sure as Hee 's aboue Then we no liuing Nation E're tasted of his loue In more abundant fashion Of things which named be Aboue or vnderground Or on or in the Sea That can or may be found His name be blest therefore And so my Booke adieu I need to say no more But pray God prosper you The Bookes answer YOur Charge I will obey As I am bound by right And what y' aue writ I 'le say To Lady Lord and Knight In hope though I am weake And in proportion small Yet so y 'aue taught me speake As some good doe I shall And workmen will take heed To doe what 's iust and fit Which is as much as need Where Conscience is and Wit TO THE RIGHT Honourable Reuerend Worshipfull and Worthy Commissioners appointed by the Kings most Sacred Maiesty for the Reparation of St. PAVLS Church in LONDON My very good Lords and Masters IF your graue Wisedomes herein I offend My faithfull Muse did neuer so intend For though but plaine shee 's honest and shee 's true And hath respect to God King Church and You. In all humilitie shee 's well content For her least fault to be right penitent And of your fauors craues but this for guerdon If well your boon if ill your gentle pardon Amore Veritate Reuerentia So deuoted to Gods House And to your Lordships and Worships euer bounden HEN FARLEY TO THE RIGHT Reuerend Father in GOD GEORGE Lord Bishop of London c. My singular good Lord. AS from the Hill of Hermons Heau'nly tops Most Sacred Dewe on Sion Mountaines drops Which falling further to the lower ground Doth make the Fields with fruits diuine abound So may that Hermon-Dewe be dropping still On thee chiefe Montaigne of Pauls-Sion Hill That so Her lower grounds may fruitfull be And She poor Church made fortunate by Thee For which I pray these Blessings may ensue Health Plenty Peace Ioy and Long-life to You. H. F. This is no Nettle thorne or thistle But vnto Enuy an Epistle PErhaps you doe delight to flout and fleere Perhaps a word may be misplaced here ●erhaps some thing may touch you very neere ●erhaps you doe beleeue your threats I feare ●erhaps you loue me not the case is cleare ●erhaps you doe backbite me euery where ●erhaps you thinke it comes not to mine eare ●erhaps you crost my new bookes sale last yeare Perhaps you know I cannot quit this geare Yes if I would as enuious appeare But what need I sith acting thus your part You wound your selues by Enuy to the heart H. F. PORTLAND STONE IN Pauls Church-yard E'Re since the Architect of Heauens faire frame Did make the World and Man to vse the same In Earths wide wombe as in our nat'rall bed We haue beene hid conceal'd and couered Where many thousand ships haue sailed by But knew vs not and therefore let vs lye Till at the last and very lately too Some Builders hauing building worke to doe And time be'ing come we could no longer tarry But must be borne from out our earthly quarry We were discouer'd and to London sent And by good Artists tryde incontinent Who finding vs in all things firme sound Fairer and greater then else-where are found Fitter for cariage and more sure for weather Then Oxford Ancaster or Beerstone eyther Did well approue our worth aboue them All Vnto the King for seruice at White-hall Where being quickly come as quickly we Had welcome to his Sacred Maiesty And for our humblenesse full many a day Were still exalted highest euery way In workes of most perspicuous Eminence Which in all buildings haue preheminence As Columnes Cornish Capitals and Basis In Fillets Frise in Ornaments and Facis In Architraues in Pedistals and Pillars And as the onely best of our well-willers Hi● Highnesse now our seruice doth preferre Vnto the Church to ioyne and dwell with Her So that from one good Montaigne to another And frō our Mother-earth to this Church-mother We come apace and are preparing aye To cure her euils and her great decay To be her front her bulwarke and defence And also to renue her excellence Where Hymnes and Haleluiahs shall be sung With praises to the Lord by old and young From day to day and so from yeare to yeare Till Christ his second comming doth appeare O happy age wherein such things are done Thrice happy we that now may see the Sunne And be vnited to this sacred place A grace to vs beyond all other grace For thus wee know the truth of truest story All that God made he made for his owne glory And at one time or other come to light To doe man seruice and their Maker right That very senslesse things may him adore And magnifie his holy Name therefore O Blessed God preserue our Royall Iames honor his name among the honor'd names Of best precedent Kings that euer stood Renown'd for Wisedome and for doing good Make him a second Salomon a peerlesse Iemme In these his Kingdomes this his Ierusalem Lengthen his dayes his treasure still increase And let him liue and dye a King of peace So blesse O Lord our high mighty Charles And then the names of Barons Peers and Earles The worthy Knights and Gentry of this Land That to this Worke doe set their helping hand The Bishops Clergy Citie Country All And as our duties binde in speciall This Reu'rend Bishop for his loue to vs Let him be famous as MAVRITIVS Anno 1087. This Church of Saint Paul was much wasted by fire and worthy Mauritius here mentioned then Bishop of London beganne a new foundation thereof in manner as now it is vpon Arches and Vaults of stone for defence of fire In which worke he continued a constant and a bountifull Benefactor for 20 yeares together and then dyed After him viz Anno 1107 succeeded Bishop ●eaumer who wonderfully encreased the same Church for 20 yeares more purchasing at his owne costs the large Streets and Lanes round about it which he beganne to compasse about with a strong wall of stone and Gates Long liu'd as Nestor and in euery way Happy and prosperous till his dying day That still he may this famous Church aduance In gaining her both