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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15635	Epithalamia: or Nuptiall poems vpon the most blessed and happie mariage betweene the high and mightie Prince Frederick the fifth, Count Palatine of the Rhein, Duke of Bauier, &c. and the most vertuous, gracious and thrice excellent Princesse, Elizabeth, sole daughter to our dread Soueraigne, Iames by the grace of God King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. Celebrated at White-hall the fourteenth of Februarie, 1612. Written by George Wither.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1613 (1613)	STC 25901; ESTC S119958	10,392	34

EPITHALAMIA OR NVPTIALL POEMS VPON THE MOST BLESSED AND HAPPIE MARIAGE BETWEENE the High and Mightie Prince FREDERICK the fifth Count Palatine of the Rhein Duke of Bauier c. AND THE MOST VERTVOVS GRACIOVS AND THRICE EXCELLENT PRINCESSE ELIZABETH SOLE Daughter to our dread Soueraigne IAMES by the grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defender of the Faith c. CELEBRATED AT WHITE-HALL the fourteenth of Februarie 1612. Written by GEORGE WITHER AT LONDON Imprinted for Edward Marchant and are to be sold at his shop ouer against the Crosse in Pauls Church-yeard 1612. TO THE ALL-VER TVOVS AND THRICE EXCELLENT PRINCESSE ELIZABETH SOLE DAVGHTER TO OVR DREAD SOVERAIGNE IAMES BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF GREAT BRITANE FRANCE AND IRELAND c. AND WIFE TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE PRINCE FREDERICK THE FIFTH COVNT PALATINE OF THE RHEIN DVKE OF BAVIER c. ELECTOR AND ARCH-SEWER TO THE SACRED ROMAN EMPIRE DVRING THE VACANCIE VICAR OF THE SAME AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE GARTER GEORGE WITHER WISHETH ALL THE HEALTH IOYES HONOVRS AND FELICITIES OF THIS WORLD IN THIS LIFE AND THE PERFECTIONS OF ETERNITIE IN THE WORLD TO COME To the Christian Readers REaders for that in my booke of Satyricall Essayes I haue been deemed ouer Cynicall to shew that I am not wholy inclined to that Vaine But indeed especially out of the loue which in duty I owe to those incomparable Princes I haue in honor of their Royall Solemnities Published these short Epithalamiaes By which you may perceaue how euer the world thinke of me I am not of such a Churlish Constitution but I can afford Vertue her deserued honor and haue as well an affable looke to encourage Honestie as a sterne frowne to cast on Villanie If the times would suffer me I could be as pleasing as others and perhaps ere long I will make you amends for my former rigor Meane while I commit this vnto your censures and bid you farewell G. W. EPITHALAMION BRight Northerne Star and great Mineruaes peere Sweet Lady of this Day Great Britans deere Loe thy poore Vassall that was erst so rude With his most Rustick Satyrs to intrude Once more like a poore Siluan now drawes neare And in thy sacred Presence dares appeare Oh let not that sweete Bowe thy Browe be bent To scarre him with a Shaft of discontent One looke with Anger nay thy gentlest Frowne Is twice enough to cast a Greater downe My Will is euer neuer to offend These that are good and what I here entend Your Worth compels me to For lately greeu'd More then can be exprest or well beleeu'd Minding for euer to abandon sport And liue exilde from places of resort Careles of all I yeelding to security Thought to shut vp my Muse in darke obscuritie And in content the better to repose A lonely Groue vpon a Mountaine chose East from Caer Winn midway twixt Arle and Dis True Springs where Britans true Arcadia is But ere I entred my entended course Great Aeolus began to offer force * The boysterous King was growne so mad with rage That all the Earth was but his furies stage Fyre Ayre Earth Sea were intermixt in one Yet Fyre through Water Earth and Ayre shone The Sea as if she ment to whelme them vnder Beat on the Cliffs and rag'd more loud then thunder And whilst the Vales she withsalt waues did fill The Ayre show'rd Flouds that drencht our highest hill And the proud trees that would no duty know Lay ouerturned twenties in a Rowe Yea euery Man for feare fell to Deuotion Least the whole Ile should haue been drencht in th'Oceā Which I peceiuing coniur'd vp my Muse The Spirit whose good helpe I sometime vse And though I ment to breake her rest no more I was then faine her ayd for to implore And by her helpe indeed I came to know Why both the Ayre and Seas were troubled so For hauing vrg'd her that she would vnfold What cause she knewe Thus much at last she told Of late quoth she there is by powers Diuine A match concluded twixt Great Thame and Rhine Two famous Riuers equall both to Nile The one the pride of Europes greatest Ile Th' other disdaining to be closely pent Washes a great part of the Continent Yet with abundance doth the Wants supplie Of the still-thirsting Sea that 's neuer drie And now these being not alone endear'd To mightie Neptune and his watrie Heard But also to the great and dreadfull Ioue With all his sacred Companies aboue Both haue assented by their Loues inuiting To grace with their owne presence this Vniting Ioue cal'd a Summons to the Worlds great wonder T' was that we heard of late which we thought thunder A thousand Legions he intends to send them Of Cherubins and Angells to attend them And those strong Winds that did such blustring keepe Were but the Tritons sounding in the Deepe To warne each Riuer pettie Streame and Spring Their aide vnto their Soueraigne to bring The Floods and Shewers that came so plenteous downe And lay entrencht in euery Field and Towne Were but retainers to the Nobler sort That owe their Homage at the Watrie Court Or else the Streames not pleas'd with their owne store To grace the Thames their Mistris borrowed more Exacting for their neighboring Dales and Hills But by consent all naught against their wills Yet now since in this stir are brought to ground Many faire buildings many hundreds drown'd And dailie found of broken Ships great store That lie dismembred vpon euery shore With diuers other mischeefes knowne to all This is the cause that those great harmes befall Whilst others things in redines did make Hells hatefull Haggs from out their prisons brake And spighting at this hopefull match began To wreak their wrath on Ayre Earth Sea and Man Some hauing shapes of Romish shavelings got Spewd out their venome and began to plot Which way to thwart it others made their way With much distraction thorough land and Sea Extreamely raging But Almighty Ioue Perceaues their Hate and Enuy from aboue He 'le checke their fury and in yrons chain'd Their libertie abus'd shall be restraind Hee 'le shut them vp from comming to molest The Meriments of Hymens holy feast Where shall be knit that sacred Gordian knot Which in no age to come shall be forgot Which Policie nor Force shall nere vnty But must continue to eternitie Which for the whole Worlds good was fore-decreed With Hope expected long now come indeed And of whose future glory worth and merit Much I could speak with a prophetick spirit Thus by my Muses deare assistance finding The cause of this disturbance with more minding My Countries welfare then my owne content And longing for to see this Tales euent My lonely life I suddainly forsooke And to the Court againe my Iorney tooke Meane while I sawe the furious Winds were laid The risings of the swelling Waters staid The Winter gan to