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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