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A01194 Of the most auspicatious marriage: betwixt, the high and mightie Prince, Frederick; Count Palatine of Rheine, chiefe sewer to the sacred Roman Empire, Prince Elector, and Duke of Bauaria, &. and the most illustrious Princesse, the Ladie Elizabeth her Grace, sole daughter to the high and mightie Iames, King of great Brittaine, &c. In III. bookes: composed in Latine by M. Ioannes Maria, de Franchis. And translated into English.; De auspicatissimis nuptiis. English Franchis, Joannes Maria de.; Hutton, Samuel. 1613 (1613) STC 11309; ESTC S102613 45,931 90

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streams from Thame and Isis flowing Then he commands those that were young and strong To leaue their other works and fall to rowing Vntill they came to London where the band Of Germain Youth with many welcomes land THE THIRD BOOKE ARGVMENT Britans receiue with ioy triumphantly The Princely Suitor Rhein's great PALATINE CONSVS by night moues IAMES his Maiestie ELIZA loue by CVPIDS power diuine A match is made the heauens and earth reioyce And FREDERICK enioyes his royall choice 1. NO sooner tydings to great Brittaine came Of Princely Fredericks arriuall there Whose Vertue mounted on the wings of fame Flies through the world admired euery where But straight our gratious King to grace him more Thus welcoms honourd Honor to the shore 2. Wales royall Prince attended with a traine Of worthiest Nobles and of chiefest blood With many a gallant ship cuts through the mayne Making the Sea seeme like a stately wood The while her shore was hid with people standing So closely troupt to see these Princes landing 3. Where our great Prince with kingly curtefie Giues this great German royall entertain Inuiting to the Court of maiestie His princely selfe with all his honourd train Extending to those Lordings whom he brings Such Iouiall welcoms as proceed from Kings 4. Forth with a stately steed with sparkling eie Whos 's all proportion nature beautified Adorn'd with richest arts Ephippirie Is brought this braue Bauarian on to ride Whence with their Lords in honour through the throng This royall paire of Princes trots along 5. Where the promiscuous people all contending Whose eie should first and most bee fed with sight Of these two Princes to their Palace wending Stopt their faire passage There obserue you might The beggar plac'd before the rich behoulder And yong boies climbing on the graue mans shoulder 6. Here careless runs the scholler from his book There hurles the Smith his hammer from his hand Here leaues the Marchant shop and all to looke And there the Suitor lets his mistres stand Here the suspitious Maeck leaues wife at Venter With millions mo to see this German enter 7. Mo were not seene when proud Romes Consuls went In pompous triumph to their Capitol Nor when to grace their Captains who had spent Their bloods their countries honor to extoll The potent Romans in triumphant sort Receiu'd their victors at their Latian Port. 8. Then when our greatest King our gratious Queene Our mighty Prince with troups of royall states Whose outward graces made their inward seen Receiu'd Prince Frederick at their Courtly gates Whose curious eies employ'd with obseruation Of what he sees strike him with admiration 9. The places yeeld him more then most content 〈◊〉 ●●●●ers habits gestures of our men 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as vncouths all the way he went 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 meaning and then praises them But with so sweet a tongue so comly grace As seem'd an ofspring of imperiall race 10. Perhaps but scarce beleeue I such an one Was the faire louely Phrigian Ganumede Whom rapt from Iila to the Gods being sho wne By mighty Ioue the Gods all wondred His speech grace beauty then perhaps excelld But now by Fredericks more then paraleld 11. Thus the beholders this great Prince commending The Prince beholding and commending all From their faire steedes in royall sort descending Approach great Brittains court imperiall A Court repleat with greater maiesty Then in great Caesars euer mortal see 12. Walles deckt with rich Meonick Imagerie Wrought with Arachnes best Pallaclian hand A cloth of state of Thebane tapestry Where our chiefe Caesars throne of state doth stand Seelings compact of Tellus purest mould Garnisht with bosses of Opherian gold 13. Heer sits our Monarch on his lofty throne And hither he admits this prince of wonder Who to his highnes was no sooner showne Bnt straight discends to this Bauarian vnder VVhere after Kingly gracious embraces Thus gins a speach to giue him further graces 14. VVe ioy great Prince with thanks to you and fate For honouring our Court and Country thus Wishing we could your Grace remunerate Yet towards requitall this receiue from vs What ere our countries yeeld command as free As our apparant heyre to Brittanie 15 Heere Frederick Count Palatine of Rhine Thus makes reply Greatest of greatest Kings To render thankes for your high grace is mine Who is 't that loueth heauen or heauenly things To whom Fame shall report your Godly zeale Your gracious rule of Brittaines Common-weale 16. But straight is mooud like Shebaes royall Queene To seeke the place where Salomen doth liue That he may see the like was neuer seene And heare those lessons only you can giue That he may learne aright to serue his God And rule his contries with a Princely rod 17. It s this high Monarch hath Rheins Palsgraue mooud To heare and see your Princely Maiesty With your faire ofspring whom my heart hath loud With that his cheekes receiue a rubie die Ther stayes where straight as to their royall brother The Prince of Wales and Rhine salute each other 18. With that our regall and resplendent Queene The happy Mother of a hopefull spring In gorgious robes most glorious to behold Presents her selfe before the potent King Where with respect repleat with Maiesty She bids the Prince welcome to Brittanie 19. Next with her golden tresses dangling Which sweetly sport them with her sweeter breath Clad with rich Tissues all with gold bespangling Comes beauties mirror faire Elizabeth This Ioue deseruing Princesse nows adrest To welcome this imperiall German guest 20. With such a speech as Pallas might giue place Such Maiesty as Iuno might amaze Such beauty as faire Venus hide her face All to Eliza yeelding all their praise Ercinia neuer saw so faire a feature Mongst all hir Nimphs as this celestiall creature 21. Struck with amazement of this heauenly sight VVas louely Frederick trembling cold as yce The mighty Prince now wants his manly might And like he is to fall downe in a trice Strange metamorphosis nor had he stood Had not her rosie lips reuiu'd his blood 22. A modest maiden kisse Nectarian sweet Deigns faite Eliza to the danted Reine In whose pure cheeks when both their lips did meet The roses with the Lillies did combine No maruaile for the kisse no sooner done But straight loues fire to kindle was begun 23. She feeles a sparke but knowes not whence it came Her virgin breast nere knew what Cupid meant The spark encreaseth til it prooues a flame Yet ignorant withall of loues intent The person birth and gesture being seen Of Princely Rhein do please this beauties Queene 24. Nor rests it there but what she likes she loues And what she loues desireth to obtaine No lesse then he she louers lawes approoues And feeles no lesse then he a louers paine To look at what she loues she lifts her eye But dare not look for feare som other spy 25. Againe she opes her two caelestiall stars A little twinckling on this princely mirror
daughters gaind Why should I not then write writing ●s 〈◊〉 Why go I not and speak my mind at full 99. Then shall I see what I so much admire Yet wherefore should I goe Cupid may flatter Shee seemes too faire I may too much aspire Kings would with Kings vnite perchance her father Already hath espousd his gracious maid To some great Prince then mine hopes are layd 100. Why should I follow such vncertainties O venter where I cannot well preuaile Oppressed peeres maintaine their auncestrie And titles much more such why should I faile The Gods I think affected me to loue her And therefore they wil help I hope to moue her 101. They first prouok'd me by faire Imagery What shall do shall I be knowne so light Or dye not knowne vnlesse I loue I die Yet rather dye then be dispised quite Shall I not follow loue who tells my mind The fates her for me me for her designed 102. Surely the picture calls and proffers grace If I should erre it is but loue and youth Which erres this is esteemd a veniall case My bookes declare how Cupid hath no ruth But makes men follow by fire and swords and floods Forsaking their owne parents lands and goods 103 You powers deuine if any loue true loue Or haue inspird me with affection Let me protest the same and humbly mooue Your help to bring this busines to perfection As ere my parents in heart honord you As I them imitate with seruice due 104. As I hate sinne and would liue pure til death 〈◊〉 your good speed I le passe the narrow Seas Further ioy Iorney towards Elizabeth Who beautifies great Brittaine there I le please Myselfe atleast with seeing hearing kissing Though like a stranger all contentment wishing 105. Shee 'l know perchāce answer mine eyes language Thus being resolu'd he calls his counsell sage Bids them prepare a nauy for his passage With al things fitting such a stately voyage And shewing the cause doth aske his mothers leaue Least his vnknowne departure might her grieue 106. The heauenly consort seeing so good successe And well foreseeing this blessed marriage neere Reioyce and for this iourney soone adresse The Seas of winds the ayre of cloudes to cleare Fame ran before this happy newes t' impart Mouing the Kings and his faire daughters heart 107. No sooner shone the day prefixt for going But his braue ship with golden garlands cround Well rigd and drest her owners honor showing Was drawne into the riuer from the grownd Earth smild though loth to leaue them when t was lancht The Water glad of such a burthen danc't 108. The raine-bow Goddesse did alay the wind East North and South were quiet in their caues Only the Westerne gently came behind No storme exciting star troubled the waues VVhen the Prince Palatine with Germaine Gentry Into their barck prepard first made faire entry 109. Then Hymen loos'd the cable from the shore Fortune with good luck spred the silken sailes The graces each in order take an oare While pretty fancy the ship foreward hales Cupid as chiefest Pilot at her helme sate Giuing smooth way that waues winds orewhelm not 110. A multitude of wel mand ' Barks attending This expedition slice the smooth fac'd flood But the braue Admirall more swiftly wending Proceeds like Argo made of AEmon wood Leaues Heidelberg of old men cald Budor●● With Neccars siluer streames and fruitfull shores 111. Emers with hopefull speed the flood-swolne Rhine Salutes the Citie Worms once Baugious ground Auncient Mogunce where printing did begin Drusus toumb Bachreck many a neighbour towne Goar with hundreds more which are his right Mosellas current then appeares in sight 112. Col●n first built by Nero's Agrippine With cloud-high Towres and Temples threatning stars The famous Inlish Champion Gelders Grigne Holland ennobled with sea-search and wars Containing within three score miles short bounds Twentie nine Cities with fowre hundred townes 113. The right hand of the now-enlarged Riuer Leads them vnto the lower Belgick banks Which waters driuen by winds oft couer And when they tooke the seas with ordered ranks The gods allayd all storms winds waues and raine So that they smoothly ran along the maine 114. Then by faire Iris instantly besought A troop of Sea-gods led these gallants on Palaemon on a Dolphins back was brought Neptune by chariot Phorcus and Aegeon On tamed Whales Neptune with his old Queene Swimming on sea-borne horses might be seen 115. Shrill Triton Glaucus each Nimph thither trips Speio thought faire for eyes for haires Thicaea Nerine for brows Thalia for her lips For white neck Leu●othe for paps Nicaea Thetis for feet and Panope for hands For shoulders Melite most admired stands 116. Slender arm'd Galathe with hundreds more Begot by Ne●eus aud made complet faire The Syrens which Vlises tempted sore Shew'd their faire beauties vs'd their voices rare Each had a seuerall fashion of disport Yet all in mirth and musick well consort 117. One seems to stand at gaze another swims Some shew their face some lift their bodies higher Some turne their sides to view some all their lims Some seeme to come yet flie when you come nigher Some leap some diue some walke whereas men could not All would be seen yet seem as if they would not 118. First one then other shews their hides their head Then altogether turne a circle making Another follows when before she fled Now their fine hands now limber arms are shaking Now rise they right and then fall on their backs Then on their brest each way no beauty lacks 119. Their bodies turning in so many shapes Cut furrows in the main make bubbles rise Seeming to flie like hares they play like ape Casting salt water each in others eyes They sprinkle siluer drops on euery ship Like lambs in Aprill they bound wind and skip 120. Part sits on fish to trim their moistned haire Drawing it forth and drying it by Sunne Combs it with ivory teeth and laies it faire Binds it with Coral flowers and Indian stone Part with a watch-word cals for Glaucus flocks And taught them how to daunce amidst the rocks 121. The Daulphin swift the Sea-calfe hugely throted The Lobsters bold the mullets nimbly running The Turbuts soft and Scaves for fatnes noted With all the scaled fish in waters wonning The greater now left eating vp the lesse The lesse came forth to grace this businesse 122. Part of the Nimphs diuided with much ioy To seuerall quires applied their voice and hart In praise of Sea-borne Venus and her boy While Tritons cornet sweetly bore a part All shewing his companie so gracious Made Fredericks iorney not seem tedious 123. Albion appeares ere they were aware And then the Marriners amaine cried land The Prince with hope encreas'd with lessned care Said heartily welcome to mine eyes deare sand Thou Region lov'd of God mother of loue Speed me with swift successe and happy proue 124. While thus he spoke the Nauy sayl'd along Entring the