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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18762	A reuyuing of the deade by verses that foloweth vvhich makes worthy men knowen, by the examples of King Henry the eight: King Edward the sixt: Sir Walter Mildmay: the last Erle of Warwick: and Sir Christofer Hatton, lately L. Chaunceller of England. VVith a declaration of the names of all the most honourable counsellers, that haue dyed since the beginning of the Queens Maiesties raigne	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1591 (1591)	STC 5253; ESTC S104986	7,031	14

A reuyuing of the deade by Verses that foloweth Which makes worthy men knowen by the examples of King Henry the eight King Edward the sixt Sir Walter Mildmay the last Erle of Warwick and Sir Christofer Hatton lately L. Chaunceller of England With a declaration of the names of all the most honourable Counsellers that haue dyed since the beginning of the Queens Maiesties raigne AT LONDON Printed for Edward VVhite and are to be solde at his Shop neere the little north doore of Saint Paules Church at the signe of the Gun 1591. TO THE RIGHT HONOVVRABLE M. I. Wolley Secretary for the latin tong and one of her Maiesties Priuie Councel Thomas Churchyard wisheth increase of honour aboundance of knowledge blessednes of life IN calling to minde right honourable the continuance of your fauour and amiable countenance towards me I found my selfe indetted and vnable but by affection or good will to deserue the least part of your curtesies yet looking on your manie yeares spent in learning and knowledge for the which vertue God hath called you to an honourable place I thought by some studie albeit my iudgement weake to lead on your good liking so farre into my labors that you shold not only affect my writings but also accept the poor present I offer which although they be but papers stuffed full of verses yet the plaiines of the matter and good meaning of the writer I hope shall purchase some small season as a passing of the time to make you beholde the willing paines I bestow This first presumption penneth out the Epitaphs of 2. good Kings that gouerned this land of late and sheweth by Epitaphs 3. other most honorable Counsellers that dyed not long agoe vnto the which 5. great personages I was bound for benefits receiued and so in the end of my dayes which cannot be long to be thankful for good turnes and discharging of dutie I haue set foorth by the passage of those that are gone before showes heer is no certain habitatiō or sure dwellīg place for thos that are left hinde placed heer below a little while to look for a better world aboue The Tragedies in my next book called my Challenge shal make manifest at the full the effect of those passages of which Tragedyes you shall haue a sufficient portion that therby the world shall see what wrong I haue suffred to endure a deniall by busie tunges of mine owne workes Shores wife shall speake in her kinde to defend me and such as waites on her because her good fortunes were worthy waiting on shall tell the world I haue beene abused and not iustly and rightly vnderstood and in gods good giftes for his glories sake my book of Chalenge shal chalenge all honest labours that euer I did in my daies deny them who please Now these bare verses and barren Epitaphes bringing no better frute but the death of some one or other makes euery line vnwelcome that showes no cheerfull newes but time that discouers all accidents and death in his fury brings pardon by the trueth that is found and such as in seasonable time do truly vtter that becomes them are halfe excused though their boldnes be great So neither fearing the open barker that makes a great bruite nor the priuie byter that makes a great woūd to the mildnes of your sweet censure I offer these plaine Epitaphs that follow partly to make you beleeue I am mindfull of my promise and cheefely for that I know my L. Chancellers death was sorowfull vnto you so knoweth God who encrease your honorable credite Yours in all humblenes at cōmaundment Thomas Churchyard The Epitaph of the most Triumphant King King Henry the eight THe flower whose smell is past lyes dead like withered weed the blosom burnt with scorchig blast yeelds nether senxt nor seed The Sunnie day declin'd lookes like di●●e darksome night Cleere clowds o're cast with blustring wind soon loseth former light The tree that axe hewes downe lies flat where bowes do fall And greater things of more renown are scarce thought of at all When their decay drawes on bid rotten frute a dew When olde delights are dead and gone world welcomes fancies new Olde Kinges whose glory shone as bright as Phoebus face Lyes lowe in Windsor now alone with no great-Princely grace To write of Henryes raigne a true discourse to tell A world of wit it would containe and please the readers well For such a King as he though heer bewail'd with pen Ought still of dutie honourd be among all English men His loue to Countryes soyle like-Father to his sonne Kept all true subiects free from foile how ere worlds course did run His woord no sooner past but at a becke obayd He stood like Fort full firme and fast and made his foes affraid His bountie did abound his largesse had no end Gaue freely where desartes he found yet had inough to spend A flowing Fountaine head that ran faire streames of golde To euery place through pypes of lead and Conduits treble-folde But cheefely to those men whose seruice crau'de reward There sprouting springs gusht now then great grace with great regard A glorie great he took in giuing golde as drosse As one that still for fame did look disdaining mucke and mosse A Lyon in the feild that made wilde tygers tame And many a woorthie Towne to yeeld so fearfull was his name A King that made Kings stoop and held them all in awe When he him selfe did neuer droop for any thing he saw A King that took no wrong of none in deed nor word But would haue right ere it were long or trye the same with sword The Emperour Charles the fift came here his loue to craue The French King met our King at Guynes his fauour for to haue And when he was in Fraunce as fortune flong the maine At Flowdan feilde as was the chaunce a noble King was slaine Whose Lords at Sollo mosse the olde Lord Wharton tooke The fleet of Fraunce at Portsmouth to durst not on Henry looke His Shippes burnt Trayport than and causd that Coast to quake He went before to T●●wyn towne and so Turney did take Wonne Bulleigne after this built neere it many a seat All yeeldes where King in person is his presence was so great Whiles these things were in hand as doutfull ballance stood In Scotland many a warlike band he had for causes good He neuer carde for peace nor how began the iarre If he his Kingdome could increase or honour winne by warre Shall such a King now sleep with crawling wormes below Nay rather we his losse should weep that did defend vs so Praise Caesar you that please and lookes into a state There was not borne beyond the seas nor yet in England late So great a King in deed for many speciall thinges Turne ore your books both look reed among your famous Kings And Henry theight shall goe amid the noblest sorte When Trump of fame shall shrillie blowe to