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A poem upon the coronation by J. Baber ...
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Baber, John.
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1685
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Wing B245; ESTC R3067
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A POEM upon the CORONATION By J. Baber Esq LONDON Printed by R. Everingham 1685. A POEM upon the CORONATION LET the Globe mend its pace Stars Stars push on Let Moons change quick and Phoebus swifter run May the Thames faster Ebb and faster Flow Let Nature her Concern for Britain show Time whet his Scythe to cut the Hours which stay The Glories of the CORONATION Day May the kind Skies lend aid the Spring to dress And Trees in Early Blossoms Joys express My Pulse does with unusual fastness beat And shews Desire impatient as 't is great Haste Glorious Morn for Britain's greedy Eyes Will follow Phosphor till he quits the Skies With shouts and Acclamations their Old Way The Multitude will their Allegiance pay The Loyal Souldiers of the Land and Seas Their Joys shall oft repeat in loud Huzza's Extravagant Mirth be proper ev'ry where Philosophers shall Bacchanals appear Oh Bacchus how have I in Envy Those Who loyal Hearts infus'd in Thee expos'd But I spurr'd on by Importuning Muse To show my gladness must my Credit lose No Theme shall ever draw me in agen Heart once atone for my Transgressing Pen. Hold Muse forbear those Joys to antedate Would you could the past Acts of JAMES relate His Valour for his Countries Glory shown His Love on much more nice occasions known During our Civil Broils distracted Rage How he retir'd and chose a Pilgrimage He did however with regret remove From England though unworthy of his Love Ev'n then his Thoughts were bent o' th' Kingdom 's Good More than to seek his Adversaries Blood Like the True Mother he resigns his share The Infants dear-beloved Life to spare The careless Whore mean while with all her heart The Babe would sever to obtain a part So for our Peace YORK sometime stept aside And Others staid the Nation to divide Tell what since Britain's Monarch he 's proclaim'd Is done and how his Subjects Hearts are gain'd How All his Declaration did behold And wish'd it writ in Characters of Gold This Golden Days denotes for from his Mouth Did ever fall Indubitable Truth Safely on him may England's Church depend Pious he is and will the Faith defend The Faith I mean of our Progenitors We by our Practice scarce can call it Ours That Faith and Loyalty go hand in hand And thus united shall Hells Gates withstand All who to be True Christians do profess To you Great Sir must say with thankfulness Your Sacred Word our Faith's defence secures And now Jove's safety does consist in Yours More than Religion fam'd for Liberty England's pronounc'd as in past Ages free The Laws with force attacque whoever dare Your Self their Second in the Fight declare Thus when you of our Laws protection take You chuse the same which you your self would make They dream of Safety who rely on Laws For few are perfect clear and void of Flaws Some with Obscurity some Doubts abound Some were design'd to puzzle and confound But JAMES's Justice all Defects supplies And he sleeps safely who on him relies His Conquering Justice when he takes the Field Must make his Enemies like Subjects yield By that to him the Universe must own A Right to Victory as to his Crown What though his Genius him to Arms incite His Prudence can dispose the time to fight That Prudence which a settled Government Has now contriv'd and gave the Land content That of his Treasury himself takes care And does his Subjects Blood and Substance spare To Us a Father's Tenderness he shows That All Things he inspects and All Things knows Kings that have just took pains to view about And able Ministers by chance pick out Have on the Toils of Servants built their Fame By his own Labours JAMES makes known his Name The Minister grows almost out of date He Supervizes Judge and Magistrate And bears alone the Burthen of the State Factions and Plots he 'll in their Bud defeat Tares shall no more spring up amongst the Wheat Nor can his lofty vast unbounded Mind To rule his Kingdoms only be confin'd His Vigilance does o're the Main extend And th' Ocean in his Thoughts does comprehend He Admiral becomes no less than King And him you 'd present judge at Ev'ry Thing For some great End it was no doubt that Fate So soon to Heaven did mighty CHARLES translate Whose Health and Vigor did the world beguile With hopes that he should longer Rule this Isle But now we find this sudden Work was done To place great JAMES upon his Question'd Throne Rebellion to subdue and those confute That dar'd about the Crown 's Descent dispute To lay 'em prostrate solemnly to own Thy Title they contested to the Crown These had affirm'd should CHARLES have you surviv'd To Reign in Peace you ne're could have arriv'd And that their Bill had been a flaming Sword To guard the Throne from you their Lawful Lord Posterity intending to delude With compast Projects which were but pursu'd Let a long Reign the Contrary evince Make us Sir understand who makes our Prince Make Heaven's Will be better understood The Crown 's Descent Proximity of Blood The word Succession with reserve to use As was Jehova's Name by Pious Jews Those whose Icarian boldness soar'd so high With melted Wings which nearer Earth could fly By Royal Beams came tumbling from the Sky Crown'd with one King more Virtues ne're were seen Never so many Graces in one Queen Whose Beauty to describe Attempts were always weak Nor shall I on that Subject silence break Where Laureats have of Just Description fail'd That Theme by Verse should be no more Assail'd Tasso the Poet of your Ancient Line Were he alive this Subject must decline With me confess who am discourag'd quite 'T is to your disadvantage all men write In History it never did appear Where King and Consort better coupled were How oft are Kings with homely Persons catcht They Married are indeed but ye are matcht And may your God-like Persons many more Years Reign together than ye liv'd before Our Hopes are great but I shall little say Of Sons from you which shall great Britain sway Next ye The Greatest Christian Princes on the Earth Expected twenty years a Dauphin's Birth And since the Greatness of his conquering Fame Shews Heaven does take more Time a King to frame Than other Men. Then Britain can't despair 'Twixt such a Couple in due Time an Heir Mean while her present Happiness all Tongues must sing The Greatest Subject JAMES become the Greatest King FINIS