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The laudable life and deplorable death, of our late peerlesse Prince Henry. briefly represented Together, with some other poemes, in honor both of our most gracious soueraigne King Iames his auspicious entrie to this crowne, and also of his hopefull children, Prince Charles and Princesse Elizabeths happy entrie into this world. By I.M. Master of Artes.
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Maxwell, James, b. 1581.
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father to haue such a Sonne As neuer did by any wretched wayes So much as once prouoke his passion By word or worke O wonder of our dayes The Saint of Sonnes thus may we him enstile The choysest child of many million mile 16 VVhat shall I say of the affection This heau'n-bred Prince did beare vnto his Brother His loue affection toward his Brother Sister Charles our Hearts-ioy the choyse of Albion VVhose towardnes doth tell he is another Great-hearted HENRY borne by starrie fate This Ilands honour to perpetuate 17 VVith what kindnes did he his Sister cherish Eliza's grace one of the Graces three That Princesse rare that like a Rose doth florish Filling each eye with her milde Courtesie whose happie breeding worthy inclination Makes her admir'd desir'd of euery Nation 18 The great respect he bare vnto the Peeres His respect towards the Peeres Prelates and all Preachers Pastors and Prelates and all men of worth Shall be remembred of succeeding yeeres which shall him praise and his faire parts set forth Extolling HENRIES great humanitie His mildnesse and his affabilitie 19 Princes had proofe and good experience By costly presents feasts and sumptuous showes His magnificēce towards forraine Princes and Potentates Of HENRYES much admir'd magnificence And Heroicke Heart this thing all Europe knowes Spaine Germanie with Italie and France In this respect must his braue Name aduance 20 His gratitude bounty towards his household seruants The care he had of his choyse Seruants all Them to incourage and to gratifie Shall be spoke of so long as euer shall An house be kept by Prince of Britanie His bountie thrift his houshold gouernment Beene marked well they are a wonderment 21. His great trayne and attendance with his discretion in making choyce of worthy seruants to be nearest himselfe Seau'n hundreth soules his seruice did attend Which of him did reap daily maintenance Vnto them all his bountie did extend His helpfull hand his cheerfull countenance Yet none were neere him but of worthy parts For valour warrefare languages or arts 22 His great thrift in building planting and repairing To plant and build he had a great delight Olde ruines his sole presence did repaire Orchards and Gardens forthwith at his sight Began to sprout and spring to florish faire Aske of faire Richmond standing by the Thames If this be true or yet of his S. Iames. 23 His liberality towards Schollers His glorie was good Schollers to propine With large ensignes of his benignitie As great Mecenas of the Muses nine Which shall not suffer his braue name to die So long as Pindus or Mount Helicon Shall be in place his praises to expone 24 Likewise to Soldiers and to valiant Wights His bountie towards Captaines Soldiers Large was his loue and liberality It was his pride to passe whole daies and nights Among such men and in their company To ride great horses and to handle armes To heare the Drums Trumpets sound alarmes 25. To Vault and leap to wrastle ride and runne Hardly to lye and coursely for to feede His warrelike exercises To play at Foiles to vse both Pike and Gunne Both sword and shield at euery pinch and neede To runne at Ring at Tilt and Turnament Were the delights of Albions Ornament 26 To learne all warre-like feats great was his care As for to rank a troope to fortifie T'assige a Fort to scale a wall and there T' erect the ensignes of braue Victorie T' abide heat cold and Souldier-like to sleepe But a short while good Sentinell to keepe 27 His temperance sobrietie VVhat shall I speake of his sobrietie His order'd liuing and his abstinence His shunning of all superfluity In diet drinke apparrell and expense Base Drunkennes he hated as the Deuil So did he Sloath the schoole-mistris of Euill 28 His continence chastitie With wine or Venus neuer was defil'd The Rosie body of this worthy wight VVith lusts allurements was he ne're beguil'd Eguatius Cuspinianus de Caesaribus in Henrice Sancto But pure and chaste remain'd both day and night HENRY the Saint that worthy Emperour Was not more chaste then HENRY Britaines floure 29 A wondrous thing it is yet very sure That such a Prince should liue so continent VVhere were so many obiects to allure His eyes and eares his senses to inchant Sith then this Soule so chaste was and diuine Let all chaste hands heape Roses on his shrine 30 Scotland hath brought forth but tvvo prince Henries and both of them were of most vertuous disposition and of extraordinarie expectation and died young before their Fathers the first Prince Henrie was the grād child of holy queen Margeret eldest daughter of Prince Edward the outlavv sonne and heire of Edmond Iron-side King of England The second and last Prince Henrie was the great great grand-childe of Queene Margarete the eldest daughter of Henrie the seauenth King of England Reade hereof the Chronicles of both Countries Two hopefull HENRIES much admir'd for worth The clime of Scotland heertofore hath bred The choisest floures that euer soile brought forth Both's fate it was to make this I le to shed Huge streames of tears for that in youthfull Prime Such wights of worth should fall before their time 31 The first Prince Henry was Saint Dauids childe That peerlesse Prince borne of Saint Margaret And King Malcolme which of this seuer'd I le By birth did both the Royall bloods vnite The next did likewise from a Margaret spring The Gemme of Iames our Iles vniting King 32 Likewise that Sainted Prince of Hungarie Munsterus in Hugaria Auentinus in Annalibus Boiorum Antonius Bonfinius Michael Ritius de rebus Hungarie in S. Stephano Emerico Cuspinianus in Henrico sancto Saint Henry Emeric Prince of Hungarie died yong and before his Father as did our Henry Frederick Prince of Britannie King saint Steuens Son nam'd HENRY EMERICK That holy Prince did in his spring-time die As did our hearts-ioy HENRY FRIDERICK Whose holy life shall get him lasting praise And him enstile the wonder of our dayes 33 Ten dayes did last lou'd Henries hid disease During which space his heau'n-bred brest did burne With diuine loue in God was all his Ease Mediciners could do no more but mourne And good cause why seeing their Phisicke-art No help could giue to heale great Britaines Heart 34 Thus in the month that martyr'd Edmond fell In the month of Nouember Saint Edmond King of England suffered his Martyrdome and both king Henrie the 3. and our peereles Prince Henrie did die the one leauing his Kingdome to Edward the 1. the other his Prince-dome to Charles the 1. Once Englands King whose faith him made a Saint Henry our hope who did in faith excell In hope and loue his holy soule vp sent To Christs owne Court a soule so full of grace That it was worthy of no lower place 35 Ado
yeeres much addicted to warrelike exercises patient of cold and heat hunger and thirst and both temperate and continent free from luxury and lecherie and the most toward wight of his time of whom read Pontus Heuterus in his Historie of Burgundie The same month bare Prince Charles of Burgundie Surnam'd the bold a Chieftaine sterne and stout Who many times brought home braue victorie And did his prowesse proue at many a rout Lewis of France much fear'd his force and might And had the worse by him in field and fight 11 Philip Prince Palatine of Rhine is renowned for his warrelike prowesse and singular wisedome the was a great fauourer both of Schollars and Soldiours and was chosen Generall of the Imperiall forces both by Charles the fift and Ferdinand the first Emperors of his prowesse read in Melchior Suterus Historie of the Hungarian warre and Augustinus Brunnius in his Catalogue of the Palatine Princes Philip the braue Prince Palatine of Rhine For his rare courage cal'd the Bellicous Was borne about our young Prince Charles his time Whom heere I name for his acts chiualrous Which he did shewe vnder great Charles of Spaine Then Emperour in defence of Vienne 12 Twentie sore assaults Soliman had made The famous Citie for to take by might Whole sixty thousand fell downe by his blade Yet forward Philip was not turn'd to flight But valiantly did in defending stay Till that the Turks were faine to flee their way 13 * Great Archer-King the soueraigne Lord of all Who didst ordaine Prince Charles to see the light In th'archer-signe which brings a fat all fall In the Reuelation Christ is painted out as a crowned archer riding on a white horse with a bow in his hand going forth to conquer and ouercome in Astrologie Caput Draconis or the Dragons head hath his fall in the signe of the Archer vnder the which Prince Charles was borne to be an instrument one day by his sharpe arrowes of the Turkish Dragons fall and finall ouerthrowe To Dragons-head strengthen this tender Knight Guide thou his Arrow and direct his Dart To pierce the Turkish Dragons head and hart 14 Stout Castriote George Castriote a Prince of incomparable courage magnanimitie strength of body entred to his Princedome of Albanie in the south about the same time that Prince Charles was borne to be Duke of Albanie in the North and afterwards succeeded to his brother Prince Henrie in the Princedome of Britannie Of the Turkes he was called Scanderbeg which is another Alexander the great for his great valour and of the Christians in whose cause he shewed an admirable fortitude against the Turkes in many battles and fields he was called Chrssts soldier and Champion he liued in great honour reputation and fame in despight of the Turkes the space of 63. yeeres of whome read Marinus Barletius in his life Velaterranus in his description of Macedonie Aeneas Syluius in his Europe and Paulus Iouius in his Turkish Commentaries whom Scanderbeg they call A second Pyrrhus valiant bolde and braue The Turkish Troups that often did apall And in the field full oft the foyle them gaue About the time of Charles Natiuitie Began to be nam'd Prince of Albanie 15 O happy sight to see Prince Charles one day Castriote alias Scanderbeg was Duke of Albanie in the south and our Charles is Duke o Albanie in the North. With Castriote once chiefe of chiualrie Against the Turks his Banner to display That as hee 's nam'd the Duke of Albanie So men may him a Scanderbeg enstile Th' horror of Turks the Hector of this I le 16 Christ Iesus name our Charles of Britanie With Scanderbeg thy Soldier and thy Knight Adde vnto his one Nothern Albanie Six * In the Geographie of Ptolemaeus Strab◠Plinius and Stephanus there doe occurre six countries and Cities in the east south which beare the name of Albanie and they lye in Greece Arabie Armenie Galacie and Italie or thereabout and the seauenth Albanie is in the North of Britannie being a part of Scotland and the first Dukedome of Prince Charles whome Christ enable to vnite them Imperially all in one Albanies choose him thy fields to fight Gainst Mahomet and giue him for his bire Constantines Towne with the proud Turks Empire 17 Prince Albert Marquise of Brandenburg for his incomparable valour called the Achiles of Germanie was borne on the 19. of Nouēber euen as our Prince Charles was see Nicholaus Reusnerus in Diario Historico a briefe description of whose incomparable valour and magnanimitie is to be read in the Genealogicall workes of Elias Reusnerus and Hieronymus Henninges as also in the Electorall Catalogue of Augustinus Brunnius For month and day at the same very time That matchles Marquise first did see the light Who was the honor of the Germaine Clime Whose name Albert Almans Achilles hight A Prince for fortune courage war-like arts VVisedome and worth renowned in all parts 18 A Martiall Body a Mercuriall minde An ornate Tongue with an vndaunted heart Most happily were in this Prince combinde His prowesse was spoke of in euery part Witnes his warres in Prusse and Polonie In Silese Boheme and all Almanie 19 Many a troupe this Dutch Achilles led His fiercest foes he brought them on their backe Of Challengers right oft the blood he shed Scal'd many a wall and strongest townes did take Was ay the first that enter'd in the field And ay the last that laid downe sword and shield 20 Albert was matchles in all martiall playes Prince Albert did 17. times runne against men all armed and threwe them in the dust he himselfe hauing no more armor on him except his helmet shield Of Iusting tilting and of Tournament The onely man remarked in those dayes Who ne're incur'd disgrace or detriment Yet he vnarm'd did seauenteene times in Ioust Hurle men all-armd from horse-back in the dust 21 Yeeres seauentie one this worthy wight did liue In great renowne with honor hap and fame Great Ioue to our yong Charles vouchsafe to giue The like long life with braue Albertus name As oft as I see sweet Charles runne at Ring Me thinks his Sp'rite did from Albertus spring 22 Great God of Armes grant honor'd Alberts hart His hand and hap to Charles great Britaines stay Grant him to proue his Prowesse in each part As he was borne in Alberts month and day Make him be nam'd th' Achilles Britannick As Albert was th' Achilles Germanick A Congratulation of the happy Birth of the most gracefull Princes ELIZABETH which was the 19. of August 1596. being the festiuall day of the holy Matrone and Martyr S. Thecla and the next day after the Commemoration of the most religious renowned Empresse S. Helen Daughter of Coilus King of Britanie and the Mother of the first Christian Emperour Constantine the great who was borne in the ancient and honorable Citie of Yorke 1 The Sun being entred into Virgo