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cause_n	good_a	law_n	work_n	2,920	5	6.2264	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63188	Londinum triumphans : Londons triumphs celebrated in honour of the truely deserving Sir Anthony Bateman, Knight, Lord Maior of the honourable City of London, and done at the costs and charges of the Right Worshipful the Company of Skinners, the 29th of October, 1663 / by John Tatham.	Tatham, John, fl. 1632-1664.	1663 (1663)	Wing T221; ESTC R568	6,805	21

and eight foot broad the Front thereof is arched over with a Wilde Arbour in which sits a living Figure representing Faunus His head is Circled with a Crown of Wool inter-mixed with Ermyns the upper part of his body habited like a Forrester in Green his nether pa●● like a Woodman in Russet He wears a long loose Robe over it lined with Fur and inter-mixed with Ermyns In one hand he holds a Javelin in the other a Bugle Horn. His attendants are three Satyres habited accordingly who are in continual Motion playing on several rude Instruments singing and dancing Upon four Pedestalls sit four Girles alluding to the Nymphs of the Wood and Forrests called Dryades and habited accordingly On the Stage are placed several Boyes in the shapes of Bears Monkeys and several other beasts relating to the placed several Boyes in the shapes o f Bears Monkeys and several other beasts relating to the Companies Trade who likewise are in continual action Faunus is said to be God of the Woods and Forrests and Father of all the Rural gods He is reported to be the Ancient'st of all the Kings in Italy and was the first that brought in any Form of Religion thither He Consecrated Groves gave Names unto Cities erected Temples ordained Sacrifices from whom the Churches as some say were named Fana Upon his Lordships approach Faunus directs himself in these words Faunus's SPEECH E'Re scarce the face of Government was known Or superstitious Ceremonies shown E're Rome received from Romulus a Law Which did the Sabines to Subjection draw Or that her Gods into request became And Altars on her Holy Mount did flame I lead the way to those mysterious rights By the Pale Tapers of Instinctive lights For nature then us Heathens reason lent To worship what we held Omnipotent When now there are a sort strive to deface With Oaths and Blasphemy the Seat of Grace Worser then Heathens live past sense of shame From Christian into Atheist change their Name We were devout in what we did not know They know and yet will not devotion shew In Woods and Groves at first we sacrific'd And then we Temples to erect devis'd As we grew up in Knowledge we the more Our unknown Gods did Honour and Adore These sort of Men your Temples do despise And to their lusts do onely sacrifice That such who thus your Government displease Deserve the name of Satyrs more then these Licentious liberty obdurates hearts And man from virtue more then beasts departs For they forsake not theirs And as we do Order our Beasts let them be order'd too Wild Beasts are Tam'd by men and wild-men may Be brought in time to be as Tame as they 'T is Wisdome in the Magistrate that must Crumble all such Prophaneness into dust Let such as in your Church no service lovee Confin'd be to a Forrest Wood or Grove Let them be Company for Beasts not Men Till they return unto the Truth agen By this their Punishment you will appear Unto the World more Vertuous then Severe The speech ended his Lordship and his Retinue move towards the place where Cheapside-Crosse stood and there he is entertained by another Scene or Pageant being a stately Fabrick made after the Dorick order on the Top whereof is seated a lively Figure representing Albion or England taking her Name from the White Cliffs her hair is of a Flaxen colour dishevelled her Temples are Circled with an Imperial Diadem her Neck ornamented with a Collor of SS her Garment Cloth of Silver about her shoulders a loose flying scarf of Gold In one hand she holds a Shield whereon is figured the Heptarchy or the seven petty Kings that once ruled here kneeling and tendring their Crowns to her in the other hand she holds a rich Banner whereon the Arms of England and Portugall is impal'd At her Feet upon a Pedestall is seated a living Figure representing the City of London her hair of a light Brown on her head a Coronet of Gold her Garment white sarsnet fring'd with Gold over her shoulders she has a loose flying Green sarsnet scarfe fringed with silver in one hand she holds a Banner of the Cities Arms in the other one of the Companies On either side of the Pageant sit two more living Figures representing two Cities York and Bristoll and in the Rear sits another figure representing Worcester York is habited in a Flame coloured Sarsnet Robe her hair a dark Brown dishevel'd on her head a Coronet of Gold in one hand she holds a Banner with the Arms of that City in the other the Arms of England Bristoll is habited in a Limon-coloured Sarsnet Robe her hair dishevel'd on her head a Coronet of Gold in one hand she holds a Banner with the Arms of that City in the other the Arms of England Norwich is habited in a Crimson coloured Srasnet-Robe her hair dishevel'd on her head she has a Coronet of Gold in one hand she holds a Banner with the Arms of that City and in the other the Arms of England All these Banners are made of Silk about the Pageant is painted the Figure of every City in little His Lordship and the rest drawing neer Albion directs her self to him in these words Albions SPEECH Albion that not long since was left forlorn Her Bosom ransackt and her Garments torn By her unnatural Children now presumes Your presence and her antient State assumes Bless'd be the happy Change the Sacred Cause Of our Religion Liberty and Laws So great a Work could not accomplish'd be Without restoring Heaven-born Monarchie How happy are you could you prize your good And your Conditions rightly understood Now Peace has got the upper hand of War And Plenty hath exiled Famin far Remote from hence our fields are clad with Corn Whose laden Ears do listen to be shorn The Husbandman hides not his Cattel now Lest that they shall be taken from the Plough The Shepherd fears not those Sheep stealing men Far worse then Wolves of late but laughs agen And to his harmless flock tunes forth the Praise of Peace and our Revived Halcion dayes Thrice happy England in so bless'd a King Vnder whose Government the Clergy sing The Songs of Sion in the sacred Tongue Converting old Men and Informing young Where vile Oppression is supprest by Law And Clemency doth more then rigour Awe Then London and my other Daughters know How much to God for such a King you owe And let no dirty thoughts Rebellious prove The dark rewarders of his Serene love The Speech ended his Lordship and his Retinue move towards Milk-street and there he is saluted by another Scene or Pageant made in manner of a Chariot in the Front whereof sits a living Figure representing a Turk alluding to his Lordships Quality a Turkish Merchant and so to Trade his Habit is very rich apted to the Fashion of that Countrey in the body of the Pageant are three Turks more habited accordingly and three Slaves employed in ordering and