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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92026	Upon the much lamented departure of the high and mighty Prince Oliver Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, &c. A funeral elegie.	Rowland, John, 1606-1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing R2072; Thomason 669.f.21[11]; ESTC R211097	1,496	1

Vpon the much Lamented Departure of the High and Mighty PRINCE OLIVER LORD PROTECTOR Of ENGLAND SCOTLAND and IRELAND c. A FUNERAL ELEGIE IS the States Atlas dead whose strongest Brain Held it from Ruine with his might and main Could not his Wisdome Prudence Prowess Zeal And rich endowments for the Commonweal Nor Conqu'ring hand nor peoples Votes nor Tears Nor Prayers for him to prevent their Fears Prevail against the stroke of Destiny No 't is a Statute-Law that all must dye Death is impartial Kings and Peasants must When Death knocks at their doors lye in the dust And fate wise Princes seldome so long spares As common men their heads are full of cares Which is the reason that by most is guest Why Joseph younger dyed before the rest Scepters and Crowns are oftentimes begirt With thorny cares that lying in the dirt Few men would take them up did they but know The thoughts of heart they bring with grief and woe So Henry Bullingbrook on his deaths-bed Henry the Fifth his Son admonished Men oft-times strive for things they know not what Which being gain'd they wish they had them not Crowns cannot respite time nor hinder fate But are more likely for to antidate This Wise PROTECTOR that is lately dead How was He toyl'd with thoughts that fill'd His head For to preserve from dangers that appear'd On every side most justly to be fear'd Would men lay this to heart I dare profess They 'd never envy Princes happiness They watch when subjects sleep and counsel take For publick good and for the peoples sake The People press'd it and the Parlement On Him they thought most fit for Government And strove to crown Him but He that refus'd And much adoe He had to be excus'd Which shew's that He was loath to undergo This burthen but that God would have it so Who heard the peoples voice up to the skies Sadly complaining for their Liberties Reflect on Him departed whom in vain With Sighs and groans you would call back again How did His great Achievements fill His soule Almost ubiquitary to controule And rule such multitudes so divided In mindes and hearts hardly to be guided How did His great Employments make Him sad Needing more eyes than ever Argus had To see in every corner and descry Mens private Plots and hidden Treachery Which did retard and lay'd on Him more load Yet could not stop His vast designes abroad Let England Scotland Ireland speak what Hee Perform'd by making One these Countries Three Let France and Holland Portugal and Spain Denmark and Turkie send to us again A true Report of Victories He got Where er'e His Armies martch'd almost where not Raising his Trophies not farre from the Line Let but Jamaica speak His great designe Hispaniola by Calumbus found Was first intended to be English ground But here refus'd by the King of Castile Accepted Gold may yet be gain'd by steil Where that the cause is just but private jarrs Have often hindred great attempts in warrs The Indies East and West will say no less His Name 's Renoun'd with the Antipodes Each day brought a new Conquest Flanders now In part subdu'd almost they knew not how Dint of his sword Dunkirk no sooner felt But all the peoples hearts like Ice did melt Nor Pompey Cesar great Alexander Nor great Emperour the worlds Comander Prevail'd so farre counting the time He steer'd At Helme yet by this haste 't was to be fear'd That these his noble Acts did much portend Hee hasted drawing near unto his end All things did prosper that he undertook And if we nearly into causes look Hee ner'e attempted any thing but Cries And Prayers made way for His Victories His Devotion may examples give To Christian Princes that now do live That if they mean to speed they must implore Aid from above and seek to God before Thus this Lands Gideon prosper'd alwayes And having settled Peace ended his dayes At such a time when as most things do stand In a fair posture both by Sea and Land On the same Day of Thanks design'd to bee For Woster and Dunbar's great Victorie Wee wish that his Successour may excel And bee the Sonne of great Jerubbaal Vivit post FVNERA VIRTVS JO ROW C. C. C. FINIS