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A15042	A remembraunce of the life, death, and vertues, of the most noble and honourable Lord Thomas late Erle of Sussex Vicount Fitz-water, Lord of Egremount and Burnell, iustice of an ayer, of all her Maiesties forrestes, parkes, chaces, and warrantes, on the south side of Trent, Captaine of the pensioners & gentlemen at armes, Lord Chamberlaine of her Maiesties honorable household, Knight of the noble Order of the Garter, and of her Highnesse most gratious and prudente Pryuy Councell. VVho deceased at Barmesey the 11. of Iune 1583. The report of George VVhetstones gent.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1583 (1583)	STC 25344; ESTC S111701	7,104	16

A Remembraunce of the Life Death and Vertues of the most Noble and Honourable Lord Thomas late Erle of Sussex Vicount Fitz-water Lord of Egremount and Burnell Iustice of An Ayer of all her Maiesties Forrestes Parkes Chaces and Warrantes on the South side of Trent Captaine of the Pensioners gentlemen at Armes Lord Chamberlaine of her Maiesties Honorable Household Knight of the Noble Order of the Garter and of her Highnesse most Gratious and Prudente Pryuy Councell VVho deceased at Barmesey the 11. of Iune 1583. The report of George VVhetstones gent. Formae nulla Fides LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe and Richard Iones 1583. To the right honorable Sir Henry Ratclif Knight Earle of Sussex Vicount Fytz-water Lord of Egremount and Burnell George Whetstons wisheth accomplishment of honorable and perfect desires RIGHT NOBLE EARLE in former times it was held so deepe an office of iustice to eternize the memories of worthie personages deceased with sumptuous monuments and learned Epitaphes as in the ouerthrowes of warre the dead were ransomed to haue honorable funerals at as hye a price as the liuing Captaines in hope of further seruice One of the chiefe of the seauen wonders of the world was the sumptuous sepulchre of king Mausolus which his louing wife Artimisia caused to be erected and in aduantage she hyred with rich rewardes the most famous Poets of Grece to register his life vertues The performing of these louing and naturall dueties is the cause that the memory of so many famous men long since ingraued is at this day so fresh and to posteritie the incouragement to vertue so great And to say the truth the Cronicles of good mens actes are the guydes of wel doing on the other side the blaming of vitious deedes is the bridle of euill attempts The noble Emperor Alexander called Seuerus would often times say that his firmest motions to do well proceeded of this cause that Historiographers should write well of him by the warrant of good desart and furthermore hee feared to iniury any wryter lest he should defame him through a froward and malicious disposition Your Honorable Lordship in solemnising most sumptuously the funerals of the thrise noble Lord and your deare brother the late Earle of Sussex fully assureth the world that you regarded his worthinesse farre more then his wealth And to giue him his right the full report of his vertues would be a taske as troublesome as to gase against the Sunne painefull But for that in greatest things it sufficeth to show a good will Much moued by the passion of a cōmon sorrow for the death of so gracious a Lord but farre more by the generall bruite of his diuine and heroicall vertues I haue written this small remembrance of his mightie merits no better garnished then precious stones set in brasse protesting that I onely haue re●●ued my Instructions of vpright fame stopping one of my eares when affection praysed and the other when enuy detracted So that right honorable you may greatly pacifie your naturall sorrow with this precious comforte That this briefe regester of his worthynes common to the world May be an Image of honor to the wise which present I humbly present vnder the protection of your Lordship as the shadow of your selfe Being the heire of your magnanimous brothers honours by law and of his vertues by nature No more but the Lord protect your Lordship in health and happines Redie to do your Honor seruice George Whetstons A Remembraunce of the most Noble and Honorable life death and vertues of Thomas late Earle of Sussex Vicount Fitz-water Lord of Egremount and Burnell c. WHylom of Macedon the mighty King By Homer pend Achylles life did reade Who forthwith wisht his owne renowne to ring Homer aliue and Alexander dead Desire of Fame Contempt of life so bread And trueth to say mans life is but a breath VVhen Fame outliues Enuie Time and Death The hope of Fame as Pallingene doth write Of yore mens minds with vertuous thoughts did crown The Monuments that Hystoryes resight Of worthies dead which liue in bright renown when millions mo a shallow graue doth drown Are spurs to thrust the Coward on the pykes And dobbles force when as the valiant strikes Yet farre more good then fame vnto the dead the registers of good mens liues containe for in the same posteritie may read the way to worke their owne and countries gaine withall to shunne the faultes which honor staine which well forewaid it is each wryters charge of good men dead to show the liues at large My selfe for one who worst may pay this due but want no will more able wits to whet this many a day haue laid in open viewe their liues and deathes that did by vertues set not fed with hope rewardes thereby to get for most men know it is no way to thriue to prayse the dead but flatter men aliue But God forbid the dead should lose his right and shame befall the flattrer at his need some skill I haue on good mens tombes to wright no grace at all at vaine mens bordes to feed and now too old the flattring art to read yet thus my name shall with the best remaine when flattrers vade like thunder smoke and raine Well let this goe and fall I to my taske a common griefe doth charge my Muse to wright a sowresweete song for such his friendes as aske for Sussex Earle most true and noble knight of vertue and vallor the mirror bright with much adoe who vanquisht is by death vanquisht not so but onely reau'd of breath His purple robe doth shew his honor sound his armed sworde the mettle of his hart his forward leg in S. Georges garter bound shewes that he would not from his standard start his staffe of peace a witnes is of art then no man dead may iustly iudge this lord who liuing vsde both Cesars pen and sworde But to discribe this worthie Peere at large in vertue he did blase his noble race in peace in warre a man most meete for charge whome chaunge nor chaunce could maske with double face a Tutch that tryes faire semblance often bace he dreaded these one God one king one law and of the rest he stoode no whit in awe In tender yeares whilst vertue might engraue within his plyant minde her sacred heast he bent his eare to heare the counsels graue that Science taught and wrote them in his brest thus still with time his worthines increast withall so staid when youth was in his pride as then he wist a vvaightie charge to guyde Ambassador a mariage to intreate betwene the Queene and Philip king of Spaine this Earle was sent who in this message great behau'd him selfe so nobly wise and plaine as with successe much honor he did gaine and waighing Armes beseemed best this lord the king gaue him a rich and costly sworde And sure the sworde becomes the noble best vpon

his necke a shepe-hooke hath no grace God and S. George Alloune set speare in rest Soundes through the field where honor geues the charge AEconomie is neuer drawne on targe her dwelling is a sheepe-fold or a stall For Mars and Minerua the lordings hall Of yore the sword these priuiledges had while Rome triumpht her Captaines in the field Might breake the lawes the sacred Senate made The Soldyars wil engrau'd in sword or shield To cunning quirkes of Lawe would no way yeald The Cause there liues in howerly danger stood Therefore their actes held lawful iust and good wel of the King this sumptuous sword receau'd This Lord in hart vou'd to deserue the same And time wel prou'd his vow he not deceiu'd His puisant hand the Irish rude did tame And of their heads did buyld a Fort of Fame But Enuy which at worthyest dedes doth spurn Did raise a blame which to his praise did turn when home he came he proou'd him self so iust As in his brow the Queene his vertues read She found that he returned truth for trust And with new trust she gaue his truth her meed which made him wright as he had cause in deed From wicked lips and tongues thou Lord hast set me free Because my Princes hart is in the hands of thee Hir hart hir head hir rule and blessed Raign The King of kings doth gouern with such grace As that the world hir fame may scarce contain In Enuies spight which shines in euery place As Summers Sunne doth in the Saylers face And therfore Iust this Lord should thus confes when thousands may as much as he expres Wel when he thus had put suspect to flight His Princes grace by vertue soon he wroght The Starre appear'd most perfect in her sight Then Enuies frownes he set as light as naught For Merit him in credit dayly brought In Ambassadge he to Vienna went Who from the Queene to Th'emperor was sent His waighty charge with faithful seruice done Home he return'd with honor for his toile And straight was made the President of Yorke In such a time as vprore kept a quoyle And arm'd the North vnto their proper foile Through hope that Im-Pius of Rome then pope By his crossing could blesse them from the rope Dismaid no whit to heare this lowd Allarme For wel he wist that traytors had no might Her Highnesse frends and subiects he did arme And with a fewe the Rebels put to flight Yer that the Princes power could come in sight without bloudshed this broile thus ended he Saue such as died by iustice on a tree The stur appeas'd and al in order set He left his chardge and to the Court did hy For seruice true where he such glory gat As that he seem'd a Pearle in Princes eye No fault in him til death she could espy And therfore now she caus'd his trauels cease And wild him rest vpon a staff of Peace Lord Chamberlaine she of her house him plac'd An office great and neare vnto her selfe Thus stil he rose whom spight would haue disgrac'd No Perry serud to set him on the shelfe Who only sought for honor not for pelfe He serud his Prince and sought his Countreys good And for them both aduentured ofte his bloud When blessed peace his trenching sword did sheath A Laurel bowe he managed as wel In counsell graue he neede not sit beneath As time gaue cause his words were short and sure His iudgements sound and likely to endure He neuer lean'd to fauor gaine or hate But still aduis'd what best auail'd the state His hand that oft the enemy did lame He reacht to those whose succors were dismayde His valeant hart that no mischance could tame Did melt to ruth when wretches cride for ayde VVhose cause to pleade his tongue the mighty frayde His eye that had in forraine practise sight was neuer fixt vpon the poore mans right In this that he each Christian language spake He honord much but seru'd his Soueraigne more Intreatment good Ambassadors to make No man more prest nor yet more meet therfore whose reach their wyles so cunningly would shore As oft they sayd by Alligorie thus Monstrant viam Astra Regibus But wel he knewe the starres were thrall to wit And therfore walkt in wisdomes perfect way Who finding where a friend of his had writ Hei nescio quo me vocant fata He vnderneath replyed Fata falsa And prou'd withall his answere true in this Sapiens dominabitur Astris On such sure ground thus buylded he his hap Slie fortune he did neither trust nor feare Stil as he walkt he sawe the wyly trap That Enuy set the vertuous to snare And of the same through wisdome did beware So that his foes had euermore the foyle As those that spar'd Pericles land to spoyle O happy man that hadst thy vertues tride As golde in fire through enuy and suspect O happy Queene which had so true a guyde In peace and warre to gouerne and dyrect Happy Commons whose weale he did respect Thrise happy Realme that had him for defence He blest alone that death hath tane him hence But for his losse why should we mone or mourne All humaine flesh a dying day must haue The stoutest men that euer Armes haue borne Maugre their wils were borne vnto the graue Asaiels life his swiftnes could not saue Sampson Caesar and Alexander great Were foylde by death that all the world would beat This Tyrant yet no easy Conquest had Although he charg'd and charg'd this Lord again In spight of whom whose wished life dyd fade Like Marble Stone with mysling drops of rayn So stoutly he endured grief and payn But to no boote auayl'd this valyant strife The hower approacht that must dyssolue his life Yet as the Horse that stricken is in war His Rider brings from danger to be torne So brought this Earle his deadly wound thus far when as he seem'd a threshed eare of Corne. when as flesh bloud and humors al were worne His noble hart did foster stil his breath Vntil his soul had foyld the deuil and death For Nobles lore his life a Pharos light His vallor great the Image of renown His end doth shew al sorts of men to fight In spite of death theyr soules with ioy to crown For when that sicknesse came to pluck hym down As one that had both life and death in scorne Saue for his sins he neuer seem'd to mourn My tyme is come qd he prepare my Hearce The monster death no prayer may intreat His naked breast the Cannon cannot pearce Euen as the weak he wounds the strong and great He holds for fish what commeth in his Net The Prince and Peere to saue hym from the graue No Charter haue more then the wretched slaue A heauy tale vnto the worldly wight That hath helth welth and in his bowels peace which buyes and buylds and wallowes in delight That

sits him down and byds hys soule take ease But foolish man know that thou shalt decease The Thunderbolt the strongest towers teare And Time in Time what worldly is wil weare what is become of Caesars Equipage Of Pompeys Rule of Alexanders Raign Of Samsons Strength of Salamon the sage Of Tullies skil of Mydas golden gayn Of them and al this only doth remayn They liu'd like Gods and leaue as men did take And for their pompes haue large accompts to make If rule and raign were seuer'd from this checke who then could blame the man that would be great The mighty may both Lawe and order break Command his wil rob spoile outrage and beate And none that dare with vengeance once him threat Til death appears then thought of former sin That neuer ends his torment doth begin I wish man would this morral Rule but heede The end is that that maketh Fortune good The thoght of death more better thoughts would breed VVhich certaine is the ende of flesh and bloud His worldly cups would seem but dregs and mud Ten thousand times he would contemplate thus Nemo ante obitum beatus No man on earth in happy state doth liue The Prince that rules a thousand feares inclose Enuy the Peereful many a check doth geue The Magistrate for cares can scarce repose The Soldyar standes in danger of his foes The Lawyers gayne is bought with toyle inough A paynful life is following of the plough For Adams fault man with this curse is borne He vvretch his bread vvith svveat of brovve shal eate Not meant that al should worke as men forlorne But that al sorts with toyle or care should svveat Their mindes should moyle vvhose hands are smooth neat VVhich felt and vvaide vvhat vvise man vvil not crie Vt essem Christo cupio dissolui VVith this aduise his flesh he mortified And to his soule such comfort he profest As those vvhich savve hovv Christianly he dyed Admyr'd to heare the Scripture he exprest The Deane of Paules thus openly confest Though Glorius fame his mortal Combats crowne His fight with death was far of more renowne Yet ere he dyed that none should him misfame His worldly vvil he made such regard As for his debtes vvas order in the same He vvild that none should of their due bee barde His seruants paynes he nobly did revvarde VVhich done qd he vvhen death he savve to prease Vaine world farewel my soule thee leaues in peace Thus godly he did end his noble life VVhose losse is vvayl'd vvith many vvatry eyen VVhile vvord doth last vvhose fame vvil here be rife VVhose soul in heauē vvhose Corse the tomb doth shrine VVhose vertuous deedes in good mens brests doe shine And therefore iust that euery eye may see VVhereas he liues this Epitath should be An Epitaph vpon the death of the most noble Lord Thomas Earle of Sussex Vicount Fytz-water Lord of Egremount and Burnell c. Heare vnder lies Syr Thomas Ratclife knight Of Sussex Earle and many honors moe VVhose vertues oft put enuy vnto flight VVhose knightly force both Fraunce and England know True to his prince and euer had bene so To hawty to craue ready stil to giue Image of grace while he on earth did liue Viuit post funera virtus The magnanimus saving of king Alexander when he vewed Achilles Tombe and Epitaph Spes Far●●● solet ad virtutem impellere multos The benefite of Cronicles The confusion of flatterie The order of the Romain funerals At nyntene yeares of age he was captaine of a great charge of Demilances Quene Mary He was Ambassador about the mariage of Queene Mary and king Philip King Philip gaue him a most rich sworde Armes the proper attire for the nobilitie The preuileges of the romaine Captaines Millitary Testament Queene Mary made him deputy of Ireland and sent after him a patent to be Iustice of an Aire of al her Forrests c. On the south side Trent And made him Captaine of the pentioners and gentlemen at armes Queene Elizabeth His saying Alabius iniguis a lingu● 〈◊〉 ●her avit me Deus quo●iam cor Regina is mani●●● ci●● The true renowne of 〈◊〉 Her maiestie sent him Ambassador vnto the Emperour The Queenes Maiestie made him president of Yorke Rebellion in the North. Pius 5. Pope of Rome The peaceable victory against the Northen rebels The Queenes Maiestie made him Lord Chamberlaine of her most honorable houshold He was a gratious fauorer of oppressed men Pericles spoyling the coūtry of Sparta his souldiors spared hys land to bring him in suspition of the Athenian Senate who to preuent the suggestions of Enuy gaue the said land frely vnto the common wealth Iust●● lib. 3. His most godly end The good Deane of Paules in his funerall sermon He tooke a most honorable and prudent order in the disposement of his worldly causes