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A43043	Certaine choise and remarkable observations selected out of a discourse written long since by the late and ever famous Earle of Essex, very usefull for these times ; whereunto is annexed the advice of that worthy commander, Sir Edvvard Harvvood, Collonell, written by King Charles his command upon occasion of the French kings preparations and presented in his life-time by his owne hand unto His Sacred Majesty ; all tending to the securing and fortifying of the kingdome both by sea and land ...; also a relation of his life and death ...	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.; Harwood, Edward, Sir, 1586?-1632.; Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.; Harwood, George, 17th cent.	1642 (1642)	Wing H1096A; ESTC R42071	18,047	38

my brothers opinion for making Sea preparations which with my Brothers I humbly offer to your considerations there being none under Heaven to whom we can addresse our selves for power and fitnesse to correct the malignant aspect of these influences besides your honours And now most noble and grave Senators the true and ever renouned Patriots of your Country if my Zeale for my countries freedome and prosperity have borne me beyond my bounds impute it to my errour of judgement and let your candor close with the good intentions of him who is more in wishes and hearty desires then in parts and abil●ties for the felicity of his Countrey And he shall ever remaine Your Honours most humble and obsequious servant GEO. HARVVOOD THE LIFE AND DEATH of Collonell Harwood Gentle Reader THis little Manuscript penn'd by my honoured friend Sir Edward Harwood Colonell of an English Regiment in the Low-Countries was intended for the presse and ready thereunto when by Gods gratious providence I coming over having had much experience of his worth and in some respect obliged unto him was not a little glad to meet with an oportunity to shew my love and respects to him I therefore desired leave of his brother of whom I have now obtained it though with some difficulty to offer to the World some Testimony of it wherein I will forbeare to say what I may neither is there need for mee in that kind to say any thing at all in respect of those that knew him and have beene conversant with him they have beene eye witnesses to more then I write but for their sakes who did not know him I desire a little to acquaint them with his worth To the end that they who have alove to that Honourable profession may have a worthy example to incite them to imitation It being my portion to travell with him one whole night not loing before his decease Hee was beyond his custome kept awake all that time by his owne Spirit which constrained him to open his bosome to mee and to give mee an Epitome of his time and Gods dealing with him of which and my owne observations concerning him you may please to take this briefe extract His Birth was Gentile and from a roote fit to engraft his future education and excellency furnished hee was with such learning as his age was capable of and grew up in an especiall respect unto the faithfull Dispensors of the Gospell and accordingly reapt the fruits of it in Gods season His spirit though sad enough yet accompanied with much naturall mettall and courage and look's above other callings to that which narrow minded and effeminate men close not with Hee soone attended the Schoole of warre of those times where quick and curious designes issued into dayly action and execution There my Lord Veere who could well distinguish of men cast his eye upon him by whose favour exhal'd by his owne worth hee was not long ascending the usuall step whereon the warres placeth reward for its followers as hee grew skilfull in his trade so was hee amiable to others They live who know how deare hee was to that justly lamented Prince Henry who tooke such delight in him that his closset thoughts were open to my Noble friend from whom that Noble Prince got no smale advantage in his military way Hee was also ever precious to King James of blessed memory so also no lesse in the esteeme of our now gracious Soveraigne witnessing their Royall affection toward him in severall expressions of their favours The illustrious Princesse the Queene of Bohemia who hearing of his death cried out in a great passion Oh that uggly Towne of Mastricht that hath bereeved mee of so faithfull a Servant Also to that mirrour of his time the last Lord Harrington to whom hee was so endeared that hee offered to hazard estate liberty and life for his good as by divers of his Letters still extant appeares To the late Duke of Buckingham who after the defeat at the I le of Ree remembring what service hee did at Cadiz voyage in bringing of the retreat cried out Oh Ned Harwood Ned Harwood that I had had thee heere To the last Lord Steward To the old Earle of Southampton To the late Earle of Bedford To this now Earle of Essex And to the now Earle of Leycester who was sometime his Colonell To the Earle of Warwick To the Lord Carleton and to most of the chiefe Nobilitie of this Kingdome Whose Letters found among his papers mention such reall affection as is scarcely credible from men of their quality Neither was hee a little deare to that highly honoured Lord the Lord Craven who beside the late reall expression of love to his Brother and for his many great noble and pious workes deserves to have his name written upon pillers of brasse who when hee heard of his death as was related to his brother cast himselfe on his bed cried out hee had lost his Father such was his love and opinion of him Moreover when his death was noised in the Army there was such a generall lamentation for his losse that his Excellency was faine to send speciall command to still it least the enemy should take courage as thinking it were for some of greater quality And his Excellency himselfe in my owne hearing I being appointed to goe before his Excellency after the Hearse heard him say to Count Earnest He had lost his right hand in the losse of Monsieur Harwood To bee briefe his name amongst Souldiours was In omni ore tanquam mel suavis est tanquam instrumenta musica in convivio lauto Hee lived desired and died lamented Hee soone ascended in the States service to the highest step that Englishmen usually tread that was a Collonell in which condition I had my knowledge of him And these things my eye observed that Religion fidelity and prowesse so met in him that there seem'd a constant strife among them which should most appeare and often shewed themselves together by which hee brooke the back of that Proverb Nulla fides pietasque viris qui castra sequuntur The first of these shewed it selfe in attendance upon the word intimate acquaintance with and respect unto the faithfullest dispensours of it The exercise of his family therein His purse standing open to the advancement of every worke of that nature in England and Holland Hee gave a large summe annually to the redeeming impropriations the ruine whereof was none of his least griefes together with the many soules that suffer by it His conceipt was that nothing lesse then Atheisme and hellish malice could blast it Hee kept a diary of his inward man wherein hee wrot his owne slips infirmities and Gods severall wayes of providence toward him which stood him in no small stead He was very often in humiliations and loved those dayes in his life time and to his death being slaine in a publique day of fasting In all his actions hee gave testimony

In memoria Coll HARVV Equitis Aurati CArmina quid canerem Tristes imitantia Musas Carmina sunt meritis inferiora suis Vixit quem dederat cursum Deus ille peregit Gentis honos obiit gloria fama decus Multa fides pietasque viri sic multa recursat Nobilitas animi plurima nota loquor THough Holland honour'd be to keepe the dust Of such a Souldier valiant wise and just The Basis of the Universe not great Nor Vaste enough his merits on to seat Mars Hermes Phoebus and chaste Theseus Sonne In Coll'nell Harwood did meet all in one But should I wirte his praise it would be thought A Nephew wil commend the Work tho nought I rather leave it to each Readers minde To judge thereof as he the Worke shall finde And if they say that he hath not done well Bid him that blames him Show his Parallell M. Draper CERTAINE Choise and Remarkable OBSERVATIONS Selected out of a Discourse written long since by the late and ever famous Earle of ESSEX very usefull for these Times Whereunto is annexed the advice of that worthy Commander Sir EDVVARD HARVVOOD Collonell Written by King CHARLES his Command upon occasion of the French Kings preparation and presented in His life-time by His owne hand unto His Sacred MAIESTY All tending to the Securing and Fortifying of the Kingdome both by Sea and Land and now published for the benefit of these present Times Also a Relation of his Life and Death worthy the Imitation of all such as love that Honourable profession LONDON Printed for J. B. and are to be sold at his Shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Grey-found 1642. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE the Lords and COMMONS assembled in the High Court of Parliament RIGHT Honourable Lords and worthy Gentlemen We are all imbarqu●d in the ship the Common-wealth and as in a ship there are divers Agents whereof some of the chiefest at the sterne to gove●ne others of ●n inferiour rank clime the Mast hoyse sailes and doe inferiour workes in it all of them according to their severall ranke as they doe the duties of their severall places so have interest in the Common good and either doe or ought to mind the publike welfare of it And as in building of the Tabernacle some of the chiefe sort brought gold silver and precious stones others of inferiour sort goats haire and Badgers skins every man according to his ability did contribute unto the same I though but of the inferiour rank in this ship even the meanest of all others yet imbarqued therein see not but I ought to endeavour though but in inferiour workes the good of it who though I have not gold silver or precious stones nor any thing besides my poore prayers to advance the glorious Tabernacle yet would with Ahimaaz run also as one willing and desirous to doe good if I had any ability in my selfe or opportunity But having nothing of my owne finding this little Manuscript among the papers of my deare deceased brother and considering the troublesomenesse of the times the feares of the better sort and hopes of the worse I have adventured to make it publike which though written some time since and upon another occasion yet there may something be gathered out of it if I mistake not my selfe which may bee of good use for these present times of our feares and sad apprehensions wherin if there be any thing which in your grave wisdoms you may thinke fit to put in execution it shall much rejoyce me that I brought it to the light or at least if it may but occasion your wisedomes to take into your serious consideration the subject matter of it which is the securing of the Kingdome against all dangers that may come to it and in your wisedomes to thinke upon better directions that may remove the fears and apprehensions of most men in these tumultuous times by reason of the Insurrection of our neighbouring Kingdome and the just feares we have of these pestilent enemies of our Church and Common wealth The Papists in this Kingdome and their Aoherents the Prelates Now as concerning my brothers manuscript as it was penned in time of a grea● S. a preparation made by the French King some ten yeares past so as I had it from his owne mouth it gained the approbation and good liking of his Majesty who commanded him to write his judgement and opinion of those preparations and by what meanes if they were intended against us wee might secure our selves both for the present and in fu●ure which though for some reasons was not thought fit to be put in execution yet I have beene encouraged by some of good jugement now to publish it in these times wherein wee have some more apprehension of danger then formerly partly by the actuall rising of these many ill affected to Religion in Ireland and also those proud threatning speeches lately given forth by the Papists here at home which if not by some such course as is here pr●pounded bee prevented may breed more danger then most are sensible of Eliahs cloud rose but like a hand which after orespread the whole heaven what this may doe if suffered to enlarge it selfe how farre reach we cannot directly say but even to our owne Horison wee may w●ll presume if not repelled or dispersed by a strong and swift gale The mischiefe they carry with them cannot bee contayned in the neighbour Kingdome if they thus grow in their progresse What combination there may be with forrain states I leave to deeper judgements but for my owne part I shall ever subscribe unto the opinion of that noble Lord concerning an old Enemy the Spaniard that if he ever find an opportunity and advantage against us hee will not baulke it I cannot easily be drawne to a beleefe that that great Fleet they sent two yeares since upon our Coast when wee and our true hearted brethren the Scots were ready to enter into a bloody battle was to guard only his Souldiers or treasure but that there was a designe in it upon this Kingdome though by Gods mercy prevented Never came such a Fleet upon our Coast save in 88. when they intended a reall invasion But if it be objected was he not in league with us But alas what security can we have thereby in being in league with him or any of that Religion when first they hold that it is no fault to breake faith with Hereticks Secondly If it be The Popes dispensation will take it away Thirdly if the Pope find it for his advantage hee will so charge them to breake with us that so conscience and obedience shall cure their malice and perfideousnesse I am bold to adde to what my brother wrote what once long since I read in a little Treatise which may something conduce to this of that brave Lord the late Earle of Essex exprest in an Apology in the late Queens time of happy memory which may something strengthen