sure Sword which had the pow'r to make The Moorish Rage strike saile what Rage could move Thee from the honor'd Sheaths where thou did'st rest To be new sheath'd in Lady's gentle Brest 124. The horrid blood-hounds dragg'd her to the King Whose bowels now to mercy stood inclin'd But ill-Advisers with false reasoning To her destruction re-inflam'd his mind Shee with Heart-breaking language which did spring Onely from sense of Those she left behind In solitude her Prince and children deare Whose Griefe she more then her own death did feare 125. Lifting unto the azure Firmament Her Eyes which in a Sea of Tears were drown'd Her Eyes for one of those malevolent And bloody Instruments her hands had bound And then the same on her dear Infants bent Who Them with smiling innocence surround By whom poor Orphans they will streight be made Unto their cruel Grand-Father thus said 126. If Beasts themselves wild Beasts whose use and way By Nature's dire instinct is not to spare And vagrant Birds whose bus'ness 't is to prey And chace their Quarrey through the yielding Ayre The world hath seen take Babes expos'd and play The tender Nurses to them with their care As NINUS'S mother once it did befall And the Twinn-Founders of the Roman Wall 127. O Thou whose Superscription speaks thee Man That the Contents were suited to the Cover A feeble Maid thou wouldst not murther than Onely for loving Him who first did love her Pitty these Babes the babes about him ran In thy hard doom since I am spot all over Spare for their sakes their lives and mine And see Whiteness in Them though thou wilt not in Me. 128. And if subduing the presumptuous MORE How to give death with fire and sword thou know'st Know to give life too to a damsel poore Who hath done nothing why it should be lost Let my hid Innocence thus much procure Exile me to some sad intemperate Coast Cold SCYTHIA or burn't LYBIA to remain A weeping Tomb and never more see SPAIN 129. Plant me where nothing grows but Cruelty 'Mongst Lyons Bears and other Savage Beasts To see if They that mercy will deny Which I in vain implore from humane Breasts There in firm love to Him for whom I dye I 'l breed his Pieces thou here seest their guests And my Companions to slide off with Those Part of the burthen of their mother's woes 130. Fain would have pardon'd her the gracious King Mov'd with these words which made his Bowels yearn But Fate and whisp'rers That fresh Fewel bring They would not pardon 'T is those mens concern Having begun to perpetrate the Thing They strip their steel out of the Scabbard stern Out Villains Butchers What imploy your spights Your swords against a Lady and call'd Knights 131. As at the breast of fair POLIXENA Condemn'd to death by dire ACHILLES'S shade The last dear stake of Aged HECUEA Revengeful PYRRHUS bent his cruel Blade But with a look that drives ill Ayrs away Patient as any Lamb The Royal Maid On her mad Mother casting up her Eys Presents her self a Sacrifice and dyes 132. So gentle YNES'S bruitish Murtherers Ev'n in that Neck white ATLAS of that Head Whose stars thought set had influence o're the pow'rs Of Him That crowu'd her after she was dead Bathing their thirsty Swords and all the flow'rs Which her fair Eyes had newly watered Mindless of the insuing Vengeance stood Like crimson'd Hunters reeking with her blood 133. Well mightst Thou PHEBUS from an Act so dire PYROUS starting have reverst thy look As from THYESTES'S Table when the Sire Din'd on the Son the Uncle being the Cook You hollow Vales which when she did expire From her cold lips the dying accentstook Hearing her PEDRO nam'd with her last breath Form'd PEDRO PEDRO after YNES'S death 134. Like a svveet Rose vvith party-colours fair By Virgin 's hand beheaded in the Bud To play vvithal or prick into her Hair When sever'd from the stalk on vvhich it stood Both Scent and beauty vanish into Ayre So lies the Damzel vvithout breath or Blood Her Cheeks fresh Roses ravisht from the Root Both red and white and the svveet life to boot 135. This Act of horrour and black night obscure MONDEGO'S daughters long resented deep And for a lasting Tomb into a pure Fountain transformd the Teares which they did weep The name they gave it which doth still indure Was YNES'S loves whom PEDRO there did keep No wonder such sweet Streams water those Flowers TEARES are the substance and the Name A-MOURS 136. It was not long ere PEDRO found the way To that Revenge which in his breast did boyle For taking in his hands the Kingdom 's sway Hee takes it on the Murd'rers who chang'd soyle With licence of another PEDRO They Partners in mischief having made that vile And bloody pact AUGUSTUS did with those He was new Friends with of exchanging Foes 137. A rigorous Chastizer was this King Of Thefts of Murthers and Adultries blind The Ill to condigne punishment to bring Was the delight and banquet of his mind Restraining Cities with rough disciplin From Vice and Insolence of every kind He gave more Robbers their deserved meed Then wandring THESUS or ALCIDES did 138. From the just PEDRO and severe Behold How Nature sometimes can prevaricate Sprang the remisse the Carelesse the sheep-sold FERNANDO who set all of a Flame straight Whence the CASTILIAN entring uncomptrold Went wasting so the weake disnerved State That at last gaspe it lay For it s seen oft A soft KING makes a valiant People soft 139. Whether it were GOD'S Judgement for his sin Of taking from her Husband LEONORE And marrying Her besotten with her win Ning looks and by his Flattring Casuists more Or that faynt Vice through custom soaking in Into his Breast thence breathing through each pore Made him all Pap within For t is as true Vnlawfull fires make Valiant KINGS soft too 140. Lust oft hath brought great men to great mishap GOD that permitting and ordaining thus Witness th'ABETTORS of fair HELEN'S Rape King-TARQUIN and Triumvir-APPIUS Why could not holy DAVID judgement scape Why was destroy'd the TRIBE illustrious OF BENJAMIN DINAH cost SICHEM deer Nor SARAH onely wisht went PHAROAH cleer 141. Then whether manly Bosoms melt or not With fires that are not kindled from Above ALCMENA'S Son who ware a Petticot To please OMPHALE well may serve to prove And ANTHONY who lost the fame he got And the World's Crown for CLEOPATRA'S love And Thou of CARTHAGE in full conquest stayd By stumbling on a mean Appulian mayd 142. But who is priviledg'd from the sweet snare Which Love so subt'ly weaves and hides it oh In Damask Roses in bright auburn haire Transparent alablaster and warm Snow Who from the poyson'd Arrows of the Faire From a MEDUSA'S head I term it so That turns the hearts of them whom she doth tame Not into Stone then it were well but flame 143. Who sees a crystal Brow a piercing look A
Which Floods of bitter Tears drown in Annoy Why leav'st thou mee in this sad equipage VVhy wilt thou goe and leave mee my deare Boy To make the greedy Seas thy Sepulchere And Fishes feed That take their pastime there 91. Another with loose Hayr O my deer Mate Without whom Love tells mee my roote must pine Why wilt thou goe and venture at this rate That life to GULPHS which is not thine but mine How canst thou change for so uncertain Fate The chaste embraces of thy constant Vine Our loves our joyes in vain how sweet must They To Sea and with this wind be blown away 92. In these and other speches of this kind Which from deer love and soft compassion rose Old men and children to like Ruth inclin'd By diff'rent Ages imitated Those The neigbring mountayns in dull consort joyne And melting bare the burthen of their woes The golden Sands the Silver Tears bedew'd Which seemd to strive with them in multitude 93. WEE not so much as lifting once our Eyes On VVife or Mother though our Soules it grinds Whereby in vain laments to Sympathize Or change the purpose of our fixed minds T'embarque our selves conceiv'd it was most wise Without those Farewells to which custom binds Which though it bee Love's most indeering way Galls more both Those That goe and Those that stay 94. But an Ould man of Venerable look Standing upon the shore amongst the Crowds His Eyes fixt upon us on ship-board shook His head three times ore cast with sorrows clowds And streining his Voyce more then well could brook His aged lungs It rattled in our shrow'ds Out of a science practise did Attest Let fly these words from an oraculou's Brest 80. Put me on Tasks as great as those of yore Suborn'd EURISTEUS to ALCIDES gave The fruitful HYDRA ERIMANTHIAN BORE The HARPIES dire NEMEAN LYON brave In short to visit the infernal shore Where Styx moats PLUTO'S House with its black Wave For Thee O KING worse dangers and worse Toyls My Spirit leaps at nor my Flesh recoyles 81. With sumptuous Boons and words that those exceed My good will He doth praise and gratifie For Vertue spurr'd with praise doubles her speed And is inflam'd to Enterprises high To second me in this Exployt agreed Oblig'd by Nature's and by Frendship's Tye Thirsty alike of Honour and of Fame My dear and loving Brother PAUL DE GAME 82. NICH'LAS COELLIO makes a Third for pains Most indefatigable And These are My two Supporters strong of Hand and Brains Experienc't both both no less bold in warr I get me a young Crew of sturdy Swains Whose budding Valour itcht for martial jarr All metled Lads And so it well appeers That came to such a business Volunteers 83. These too have gifts from MANUEL'S hand t'equip Themselves and make the love they bear him more And with the praising bounty of his Lip Are arm'd 'gainst All hard Fates can have in store Thus man'd KING PELIAS that prophetick ship In which through Euxine Seas unsayl d before With AESON'S Heyre the vent'rous youth of GREECE He sent to COLCOS for the Golden Fleece 84. Now in the famous Port of LISBON-TOWN Where golden TAGUS mingles his sweet Flood With the Salt OCEAN and his Sands doth drown With noble longings and transported mood The SHIPS lye ready There no sullen frown No frosty Fear benmms the youthful blood For both the Sea-men and the Land-men there Will go with me about the WORLD they sweare 85. Upon the shore the strutting souldiers sayle In cloathes of sev'rall colour sev'rall cutt Their minds more brave bent to extend our pale And plant in lands unknown their daring foot The gentle wind breathing a tempting Gale On the tall Shipps the Standarts ope and shutt The Shipps expect for this new Navigation To bee like ARGO made a Constellation 86. Wee fitted and provided thus with All That such a Voyage doth require and crave To fit our soules for death devoutly fall Which Saylers see in ev'ry rounding Wave From Him whose presence Beatificall Is all the Food that Saints and Angels have Favour we beg for to prepare our way And to conduct us with his heavenly Ray. 87. Thus of that Temple took we a long leave Which on the Margent of our Ocean plac't From the blest City did it's name receave Where GOD was born a Gem in Clay enchac't I promise thee O KING how wee did heave Our Anchors from that shore when I recast With doubt of ever seeing it again Scarce can my bridled eyes from Tears refrain 88. Th' Inhabitants of LISâ—…ON that sad day For Frendship some and some for Kindreds Tyes Others as meer spectators flockt dismay And solitarinesse writt in their Eyes And wee whom thousand Priests upon our way Did bring with Psalms and all solemnities Of grave procession praying to our GOD Went to take shipping in the Noble Road. 89. In so long Voyage and so doubtfull ways The gazing people give us All for lost This by their â—…eares the softer sex bewrays The Men by Sighs as they would yeild the Ghost Sisters and Mothers And poor Wives always Where there is most of love there feare reigns most Increase the doubt upon the gen'rall score That she shall never see our Faces more 95. O Glory of commanding O vain Thirst Of that same empty nothing we call Fame O Ignis fatuus kindled and nurst With vulgar breath and this we Honour name What Plagues what stings what secret scourges curst Torment those Bosomes which thou doest inflame What deaths what dangers what impetuous storms What cruelties on them thy Hand performs 96. Fell Tyrant of the soules life 's swallowing VVave Mother of Plunders and black Rapes unchast The secret miner and the open Grave Of Patrimonies Kingdoms Empires vast They call thee noble and they call thee Brave Worthy t' have other names upon thee cast They call thee Fame and Glory soveraign Titles with which the foolish Rout is tane 97. What new disaster dire intendest Thou To lead these Kingdoms and these Folk into What deaths what Horrours must they swallow now Vnder pretence to spread Religion true What holdings forth of golden Mines and how Great Kingdoms shall be conquer'd by a Few What Fames do'st thou advance what Histories What Palms what Triumphs and what Victories 98. But Thou the lignage of that Foole who twice Undid thee by his disobedience Not only when he lost thee PARADICE Into this Vale of Teares exild from thence But when by growth of his infectious Vice He forfeited thy second Innocence And Thee out of a golden exile hurld Into an Iron and contentious world 99. Since with this sweet and pleasing vanity Thy giddie Brain is so bewitcht and drownd Since bloody Rage and Inhumanity Valour and Brav'rie in thy language sound Since thou doest valew and esteem so high The disesteem of life which we are bound To cherish and in great accompt to have it Since so much feaâ—…'d to loose it Hee who
Thou ne're wilt wish to see them as a Foe 67. This having said the ready Officers He doth command to shew the Magazeen Out come the Backs and Breasts glitt'ring and terse Fine Mayles safe Coats with quilted plates between Bucklers where various Imagerie appeares Ball Lead and Iron Muskets of Steel sheen Strong Bows and Quivers with barbd Arrows wedg'd Sharp Partesans and Halberts double edg'd 68. The morter-pieces come and with them came Confounding where they light Granadoes dire Yet would he not permit the sons of Flame Unto the dreadful Cannon to give fire For valiant spirits which are still the same With generous to boast their utmost Ire To few and timid soules cannot indure To be a LYON among Sheep 't is poor 69. But now the MOORE from what he heard and view'd All which he did observe attentively Conceiv'd within his Breast a certain feud A root of Envy and Malignity Yet no such thing his outward gestures shewd But with a smiling hollow Courtesie He with himself resolves to treat them faire Till he his purpose may by deeds declare 70. Pilots the Captain at his hands doth pray His Ships as far as INDIA to guide Assuring him they shall with ample pay For all their pains therein be satisfy'de The MOORE consents but still the poyson lay Close where it was invenoming his side For had he pow'r of blasting with his breath Instead of Pilots he would give him death 71. So great the hate was and so great the spight Which to the strangers suddainly he took Knowing they follow that unerring light The SON OF DAVID holds out in his BOOK O the deep secrets of that INFINITE Into the which no mortal eye can look That They whom THOU to be thy friends hast chose Should never be without perfidious Foes 72. The trech'rous MOORE when he his fill had seen Departeth from the Frigates with his Crew As false in heart as flatt'ring in his meen And feign'd Regards on all the Sea-men threw Through the short Traverse of the humid Green The Boats had quickly cut when wellcom'd to The shore and met by an obsequious Train To his known House they wait him back again 73. The famous THEBAN from th' aethereal Hall He in his Thigh whom JOVE his Father bore Seeing this meeting with the PORTINGALL Is an abomination to the MORE Hath in his Brain a Stratagem which shall He hopes destroy him quite upon that score Now whilst this plot is forging in his head Unto himself these angry words he sed 74. Is it already then by FATE ordain'd That so great Victories and so renown'd Shall by the men of PORTUGAL be gain'd On warlike People and on Indian Ground And I son of the HIGHEST unprofan'd With carnal mixture and in whom are found Such rare Indowments must I suffer FATE To a meer man my honors to translate 75. Unto the son of PHILIP it is true Such pow're the GODS did in those parts afford 'T was one with Him to See and to subdue And MARS himself did homage to his Sword But can it be indur'd that to so Few FATE such stupendious puissance should accord That that of MACEDON of ROME and MINE The LUSITANIAN GLORY should out-shine 76. It must not nor it shall not For before This Swabber shall arrive the wished Land I 'l spin him such a Webb on yonder shore That he shall never see the Eastern-strand I 'l down to Earth and spur th' inraged MORE The Iron cooles that suffer'd is to stand And who so means a business sure to make He by the foretop must occasion take 77. Thus saying vext and little less then mad Upon the Affrick-shore he did descend Where in a humane shape and visage clad To neighb'ring PRASSUS he his course doth bend The shape he took on him thereby his bad And false designe the better to commend Was of a MOORE in MOZAMBIQUE known Old wise and with the GOVERNOUR all one 78. And entring to his Patron when he spy'de The fittest season to infuse his guile He tells him These who in the Harbour ride Are men That live by robberie and spoyle That Fame from Nations rang'd on the Sea-side With hue and crye pursu'd them to their Isle Of whom these Vagabonds a Bootie made When they had anchor'd with pretence of Trade 79. Moreover I would have thee know quoth Hee These bloody CHRISTIANS as I understand With Flames and Pyracies have fill'd the Sea As well as with their Robberies the Land And that they have it in designe how Wee May be reduc't too to their proud command How they may rob us of our goods and lives And take for Slaves our children and our Wives 80. And this I know to morrow by day-breake To come on shore for water they intend Arm'd with their Captaine Can Men plainer speake They mischief mean to feare it who pretend Thou arm'd with thine the same advantage take Them in close ambush quietly attend Who thinking to catch thee at unawares Will come with ease to fall into thy snares 81. And should it so fall out that by this feat They should not wholly be destroy'd and slain Another Plot the which will give thee great Content I 'm sure I have within this Brain Send them a Pilot skill d so in deceit And how to lay an undiscerned Train That he may lead them blinded where they may Be kill'd wreckt sever'd or quite lose their way 82. This said by Him who plaid so well the MOORE Whom years and Fraud made wise to obviate Harmes Thanking him much for his advice mature About his Neck the ZEQUE throws his armes And from that instant bids his Bands be sure To be all ready for the Morn's Allarmes That so when land the LUSITANIAN shou'd He may convert their water into blood 83. Farther t' effect that other false device A Moorish Pilot he did ready git Subtle dissembling and in mischief wise To whom so great a Trust he might commit Him through such Seas where such and such Coast lyes He bids to guide the Lusitanian Fleet That should the danger in one place be past It may be sure to perish at the last 84 Now visited th' Apollinean Ray. The Nabathêan mountains with a smile When GAMA with his men themselves aray To go and fetch fresh-water from the Isle Plac't with good order in the Boates are They As he had known of the intended guile And in a sort he did so For the Wise Have a divining soul that never lyes 85. Moreover for the Pilot he had sent To land before in need whereof he stood To which the sound of Warlike Instrument Was all the answer he had understood For this As likewise to be confident Of a false Nation being never good He went as well provided as he could With no more people then three Boats could hold 86. But the keen MOORS pickeering on the Strand To keep them from the Fountain's thirsted draught With Buckler on one Arm and dart in hand
how many Storms how many Harms Death in how many sev'ral fashions drest By Land how many Frauds how many Allarms Under how many wants sunk and opprest Where may a fraile man hide him in what Arms May a short life injoy a little Rest Where Sea and Land where Guile the Sword and Dearth Will not all arm 'gainst the least worm o' th Earth End of the first Canto Second Canto STANZA 1. NOw was the glorious Guilder of the Pole Who into hours distinguishes the DAY Come to his temp'rate and desired Gole From Mortals hiding his celestial Ray And GOD NOCTURNUS to descending SOL Of THETYS'S private Chamber turn'd the Kay When to the ships the faithless People row'd Which were new-anchor'd in MOMBASSA'S Road. 2. Amongst them One who had it in command To Sugar o're the poyson thus began Undaunted Captain That with Keel hast span'd The spaces of the briny OCEAN The noble King of this renowned Land At thy arrival is an o'rejoy'd Man The sum and heighth of whose Ambition is But to behold and serve thee with what 's his 3. And for he longs indeed thy Face to see As One's whose name Fame glories to repeat Within the Barr without suspition Thee With all thy ships to come he doth intreat Also because thy Men must wearied beee Through so long Toyle and so excessive great He says thou maist refresh them on the shore Which humane Nature doth delight in more 4. Moreover if thou seek for Merchandize Produc't by the Auriferous LEVANT Cloves Cinnamon and other burning Spyce Or any good or salutiferous Plant Or if thou seek bright Stones of endless price The flaming Ruby and hard Adamant Hence thou may'st All in such abundance beare That thou may'st bound thy wish and Voyage Here. 5. The Captaine by the Bearer did return His humble thanks unto the King and said Because the Sun already did adjourn His Royal pleasure was not streight obayd But at the first disclosing of the Morn Whereby the Anchors might be safely weigh'd With all assurance he would Enter since He was oblig'd to more for such a Prince 6. He asks him afterward if in the Isle Are CHRISTIANS as the Pilot certify'de The subtle Messenger who smelt the Wile Most of the Isle believe in CHRIST reply'de With this all jealousie he did exile And wise suggestion of the soul decride In the strange Captaine Resting now secure In a false Nation and a Sect impure 7. Yet out of such as having been condemn'd For faults and horrid mischiefs done at home Had their lives giv'n them onely to the end For desp rate services with Him to come Two of the prime and craftiest Heads to send With the deceiptful MOORES he pick't By whom To spye the Town and what their strength might be And note those CHRISTIANS whom he yearns to-see 8. And He by them sent presents to the King Through which the Friendship to himself pretended Might be soft pure and without wavering Nothing of which was by the King intended Now was the wicked and perfidious Ging. Gone from the ships and through the waves contended The two of the Armada with a faign d Alacrity on shore were entertain'd 9. And when they had delivered to the King The Presents with the message which they brought They walkt the Town But no discovering The half of what to have observ'd they thought For the suspitious Moors not every thing Would shew to them which They to see besought Where malice reigns there Jealousie doth nest Which doth suppose it in Anothers Brest 10. But He who hath perpetual Youth and Mirth In his plump Cheeks ruddy with blood and wine And from two mothers took his wond'rous birth Who for the ships spun all this snare so fine Disguis'd into a Creature of the Earth Was in a House within the City's line Feigning himself a man of Christian lore And deckt an Altar where he did adore 11. On It the picture of that Shape he plac't In which the HOLY SPIRIT did alight The picture of the Dove so white so chast On the BLEST VIRGIN' 's head so chaste so white The SACRED TWELVE sate figur'd all aghast More wondring at themselves then at the sight As Those who knew what onely did inspire Their various Tongues was those faln TONGUES OF FIRE 12. The two Companions carried by design Where BACCHUS was in this deceitful guize Their knees devoutly to the Earth incline And raise their hearts to Him That 's in the skyes Gums of the oderiferous and divine PANCHAYA Gums in which the PHENIX dyes LYEUS burnt from whence it doth insue That the false God came to adore the true 13. Here entertained and carest that night With all good Treatment and Reception fair Were the two Christians heedless of the slight By which with holy shew deceiv'd they were But when the Sun displayd his glorious light Having dispatcht before him through the Ayre Old TYTHON'S youthful Consort to proclame With Blushes to the world her Gallant came 14. The MOORS return who to the City went With Orders from the King for entring There With them the Couple whom the Captain sent To whom the King appear'd a Friend sincere So that assur'd there is no Evil meant To PORTINGALLS which he should need to feare And that CHRIST hath some Sheep amongst those Wolvâ—…s To enter the salt River he resolves 15. His own ENVOYEES say they saw on shore Religious Altars and a holy Priest That they were nobly treated and did snore Till fair AURORA left her rosie nest Nor ought but joy and wellcome more and more By King or People could they see exprest So that to doubt a thing so fair and cleer No ground of reason did to them appeer 16. Therefore the noble GAMA did receive With open arms the MOORS That came aboard For wariest minds 't is easie to deceive When words and deeds so seemingly accord His Ship is cram'd with faithless folk who leave The Boats which brought them ty'de to 't with long Cord. Blithe they are all as Those that understand They have the Prey as sure as in their hand 17. Weapons and Ammunition of the War They have on Land prepared secretly That when the Ships are anchor'd past the Bar They may invade them bold and suddainly And by this treachery resolv'd they are To ruine Those of LUSUS totally Making them unexpected to pay so The score which they in MOZAMBIQUE owe. 18. Hoysting the holding Anchors the ships Men In the accustom'd Nautick clamour joyn'd To thrid the Barr's Land-marke they bord it then Giving the fore-sails onely to the Wind. But fair DIONE never absent when The gallant Folk need her in any kind Seeing so neer so cruel a surprize From HEAV'N to th' OCEAN like an Arrow flyes 19. She calls together NEREUS'S snowy daughters With all the azure Flock That haunts the deeps For being born from the salt-Sea the Waters In her obedience as their Queen she keeps And telling them the Cause that thither
close a War upon the MORE That what with policy and what with might Many he slew and many a Town he bore This KING' 's sublime Renown taking her flight From Streights Herculean to the Caspian Shore Diverse affecting an immortal name To Him and Death to offer themselves came 24. Others more fir'd with an intrinsick love Of Christian Faith then Honour popular Flock from all Corners willing to remove Both from sweet Countrey and from private Lar. But when their names by Actions rais'd above The vulgar pitch they All advanc't in War The fam'd ALPHONSO for such gallant deeds Would have them reap proportionable meeds 25. Amongst These HENRY saith the History A younger son of FRANCE and a brave Prince Had PORTUGAL in lot in the World's eye Not then so glorious nor so large as since And the same KING did his own daughter tye To Him in Wedlock to infer from thence His firmer love as giving in her hand The Livery and Seisin of that LAND 26. He when against the Off-spring of the Hand Maid HAGAR mighty Conquests he had won Gaining in much of the adjacent LAND And doing what was comely to be done Obtains from Him who doth high Heav'n command In a short time to guerdon All a Son Who adding to his Father's worth his owne Shall first erect the LUSITANIAN THRONE 27. HENRY was now come from the HOLY LAND And Conquest of enslav'd IERUSALEM Having seen consecrated IORDAN'S Strand That saw the flesh of GOD bath'd in his stream For GODFREY finding nothing could withstand After IUDEA was subdu'd by Him Many who in that War had giv'n him Ayd Their wisht return to their Dominions made 28. When come to the last Exit of his Age The famous FRENCH-MAN to a wonder brave Pull'd by DEATH'S hand down from this mortal Stage His Spirit unto Him that gave it gave His Son remain'd in tender â—…upillage True Copy of his Sire that 's in the Grave Then whom more excellent the world had none For such a Father must have such a Son 29. But old Report how true I cannot say For things so distant with much night are spred Tells how the Mother taking all the sway Scorn'd not to stoop unto a second Bed And for herself an After-Game to play Her Fatherless-Son disinherited Claiming for Hers the Land and Princely Pow're As giv'n her by her Father for a dow're 30. Then young ALPHONSO so the Prince they call Inheriting his Grandsire in his Name Despairing by fair means of PORTUGALL For that the Mother and her Groom the same Usurp and mean from Him to give it All His bosom boyling with a Martial flame By force to seize it in his mind revolves As briskly executes what he resolves 31. The blushing Plains of ARADUCA groan With one-same blood of War intestine dide In which the Mother whose deeds spake her none The Son her love and his own LAND deny'de Now stands against him in battalion And cannot see being blinded with her pride How much she sins 'gainst HEAV'N and natural Love But in her Breast the sensual swims above 32. O Witch MEDEA PROGNE with blood-stain If for their Fathers not their own misdeeds By you your children in Revenge were slain Behold TERESA'S Sin ev'n yours exceeds Incontinence the sacred Thirst of Raign These are the Causes whence her Crime proceeds SCYLLA her aged Father slew through one Through Both TERESA goes against her Son 33 But the brave Prince a perfect conquest had O're an ill mother and a Father-in-Law Forthwith the Victor all the LAND obay'd That did before their swords against him draw Then by his Wrath his judgement oversway'd Fast laid in Irons he his Mother saw Which GOD' 's avenging Hand did soon pursue Such Reverence is to all Parents due 34. Loe proud CASTEEL unites her Forces all To be reveng'd for sad TERESA'S wrong Against the few-in-People PORTINGALL But though his Troops be weake his Heart is strong His mortal Head with Shield Angelical Hid in the day of Battail from a throng Of falling darts not onely firm he stands Their shock but routs the formidable Bands 35. Yet not long after was this valiant Prince In the same ARADUCA his chief Nest Blockt up with avast Army to which since Their late defeat the angred Foes increast But by his faithful Tutor EGAS thence Offring himself to death he was releast Else of all needful matter ill bested He in that streight had surely perished 36 But the best Servant ever Master found Seeing his rince can no resistance make That he should hold of Him the Countrey round To the CASTILIAN KING did undertake He having honest EGAS MONIZ bound The dreadful siege did presently forsake But the Illustrious youth cannot afford To pay low Homage to another Lord. 37. The time prefixed was arrived now When the CASTILIAN MONARCH made account To do him homage that the Prince would bow As to his Founder and Lord Paramount EGAS who knew that would not be and how Because of Him CASTEEL rely'de upon 't Resolves his broken promise at the rate Of his sweet life's expence to expiate 38. And with his children and dear Wife he went T'unpawn and to redeem his morgag'd Faith Barefoot and bareleg'd and with eyes so bent To th' Earth as would move pity more then wrath If my rash confidence thou have intent To scourge as it deserves O KING he saith Loe here I bring thee of mine own accord A life in lieu of ill-accomplisht word 39. Loe here to piece out mine the innocent Lives of my Wife and Babes before thy Eyes If Bosoms generous and excellent Accept so frail and dire a Sacrifice Loe here the guilty Hands and Tongue invent All sorts of pains and deaths to exercise On These such as may prove fierce SCINIS dull In mischief and out-roare 〈◊〉 'S Bull. 40. Just as before the Heads-man one condemn'd Who doth in life his death anticipate And now upon the Block his Neck extend For the fear d stroak which must dispatch him straight So EGAS look't expecting the worst end Could be pronounc't by KING'S deserved Hate But the KING seeing such stupendious Faith Mercy at length could more with him then Wrath. 41. O great and Portingal-Fidelitie Payd by a Subject to his Prince What more Perform'd the PERSIAN in that Project high When Nose and Face he carbonado'd o're Which made the great DARIUS sighing cry His brave ZOPYRUS such as he was once H 'had rather have then twenty BAEILONS 42. But now the Prince ALFONSO did provide The happy Hoast of LUSITANIA Against the MOORS who on the other side Of TAGUS'S delectable River lay Now in the fam'd ORIQUE'S Champion wide The proud and warlike Troops he doth aray Just in the beard of the confronted MOOR As rich in couraege as in numbers poor 43. His Trust is not in Flesh but placed all In the eternal GOD That Heav'n doth steer For the baptized Army was so small To his one man an hundred MOORS there were
63. Lo now that noble City certain Seat Of the brave Rebell in old time SERTORIUS Where still his far-fetcht Water pure and neat To serve the place b'an act so meritorious Through Arches on Two hundred Pillars set Doth pass with Royall restauration glorious Ev'n Her the bold GERARDO'S prowess brings To own and serve the LUSITANIAN KINGS 64. Against the City now of BEYA To take revenge for spoyl'd TRANCOSO'S Town ALPHONSO goes who cannot rest a Day For ymping a short life with long Renown Before this City long he doth not stay And storming it b'a part that 's beaten down Enraged enters where of all that breathes His hungry Steel he in the Bowels â—…heathes 65. Jointly with these PALMELA doth he win Fishy CIZIMBRA too nor wins alone But his good star assisting him therein A potent Army there hath overthrowne The Town saw his intent so did her King Nor was he backward to relieve the Towne Careless he marcht along the Mountain-side Little imagining what did betide 66. 'T was He of BADACHOZ a haughty MORE Four thousand furious Spirits were his HORSE Of INFANTRY innumerable store With gilded Arms Gallants and Warriors But as in May a jealous Bull before He is perceiv'd rushes with all his force Upon a Travailer and runs him over Twice mad both as a Beast and as a Lover 67. Just so ALPHONSO from an Ambush close Assaults the people that securely past Strikes overturns and kills The Field he mows The MOORISH KING flyes for his life in hast Struck vvith a Pannick fear the Remnant throvvs Avvay their Arms and follovvs him as fast They That made all this Havock being a Force Good God! consisting but of sixty Horse 68. The Victory vvithout delay the great And indefatigable KING pursues Causing his Drums through all the Realm to beat Conqu'ring of LANDS he as his Trade doth use Besiegeth BADACHOZ and soon doth get The end of his desire For there he shevvs So much of Souldier and a Soul so high That keep It must the others company 69. But the great GOD vvho keeps his Rods in store For such as merit them till his ovvn time Whether for Sinners to amend before They fall or CAUSES Man can not divine If he till now the valiant KING forbore And through all dangers leading gave him line Yet now he vvill no longer let him be From his imprison'd MOTHER'S curses free 70. For lying in this City weakly man'd The LEON-MEN besiege th'ill-guarded Walls 'Cause he that Conquest took out of their Hand Being of LEON and not PORTUGAL'S Here dear did Him his Pertinacy stand As in the World out oftentimes it falls For in a furious Sally his leg burst Against an IRON he to yield was forc't 71. O famous POMPEY Be not Thou in pain To see thy Glories's sad Catastrophie Or that just NEMESIS should pre-ordain Thy Father-in-Law to triumph over Thee Though frozen PHASIS and BOOTES'S Wayn The Land under the BURNING AXLE-TREE And strange SYENE where no oblique Sun A Shadow casts and all the day is Noon 72. And ENIâ—…CHIANS fierce and ARABS rich And COLCHOS famous for the Golden Sheep And CAPPADOCEANS and JUDEANS which Abolisht Rites so obstinately keep And soft SOPHENA scruft with pleasures Itch And with SILICIAN-ROBBERS on the DEEP ARMENIA That two Rivers boasts which came From PARADISE All trembled at thy name 73. And though in fine from the ATLANTICK-SEA To SCYTHIAN-TAURUS with erected Crown Victorious Wonder not that thou shouldst be In the PHARSALIAN BATTAIL overthrown For high and great ALPHONSO thou shalt see Bear All before him and at last bourn down By a Cross-match of FATE were Both undon Thou by a FATHER-IN-LAW He by a SON 74. The noble KING thus scourg'd by HEAV'N at length Restor'd was to his PORTUGAL again There after he had been by a vast strength Of MOORS in SANTAREN besieg'd in vain And after that the Corps of St. VINCENTH The Martyr from that Head of Land in SPAIN Which by his name to all the world is known Translated was to th'ULYSSEAN TOWN 75. To carry on the Work by Him begun The old man weary doth his Son command With men and warlike preparation To march into the ALENTEIAN-LAND SANCHO to prove himself his Fathers Son Like a strong stream let loose passes beyand And makes the River of GUADALQUIVEER Run Moorish blood That wont to run so cleer 76. Flesht with his winnings the young Gamester grows Now Covetous and cannot rest before He in a second Battail overthrows In sight of BEIA the beleagu'ring MORE Nor long with this design in labour goes E're he the â—…ays by Him desired Wore The MOOR on both sides justled to the Wall Resolves at once to be reveng'd for all 77. Now from the Mountain which MEDUSA star'd Out of that Body which the HEAV'N sustayn'd From AMPELUSA'S Promontory hard They march from TANGER where ANTEUS raign'd Of AVILA the dwellers are not spar'd Doth likewise march well arm'd and choicely train'd At the harsh Mauritanian Trumpet 's sound Of noble JUBA all the Kingdom round 78. With this huge mass of men his inroad made The great MIRAMOLIN in PORTUGAL Twelve Moorish Kings he carryed in his Ayd 'Mongst whom He wears the Crown Imperial These having in their march by Parties prey'd And where they could destroy'd the Countrey all In SANTAREN Don SANCHO close impound But a sad Seige it will for them be found 79. Furious assaults th' incensed MOOR doth make A thousand Stratagems in practice puts In vain huge Stones from horrid Engins brake In vain the Mine is hid and the Ram buts ALPHONSO'S Son is everywhere awake Here his Care Sheilds and there his courage cuts So what with these and what with martial Art Stopt is each Meuse and guarded in each part 80. But the old man whose burthen'd Lims and Head With years and Cares oblig'd him to repose Retir'd into that City whose fair Mead To sweet MONDEGO'S streams its verdure ows Hearing his Son is close beleaguered In SANTAREN by blind and barb'rous Foes Flyes from that City to his Ayd For Age Cramps not his wonted speed nor cools his rage 81 He with his Troops inur'd to warlike Feats Thund ring the Reare and his Son salying out The PORTINGAL who now of custom beats In a short space the MOORS doth wholly rout With Terbants Cassacks Faulchions Coverlets Cloaks with wrought Capes the Field is strew'd about Horses and their Caparisons rich Prey And by the Horses their dead Masters lay 82. The Lusitanian Bounds the rest forego Put to a hasty and disordred flight The great MIRAMOLIN he flyes not though For before he could flye he fled the light To HIM who did this Victory bestow Are rendred thanks and Praises infinite For in so great and so apparent odds The part man acts is the dumb shew to GOD'S 83. This was the great ALPHONSO'S latest wreath Of Victory a Prince of vast Renown When He who forg'd it with his Sword his breath Deserting him exchang'd his
MORTAL CROWN The hand of sickness ush'ring that of death Toucht his weak Body and so pusht it down Thus whom so many had paid Tribute to Paid the last tribute unto Nature due 84. Him did the lofty Promontories moan With all their streams the widow'd Rivers wept And overflowing the Fields newly sown With rueful Tears the next years Harvest swept But through the world his living FAME is blown And where he raign'd his name so fresh is kept That there each Hill and ev'ry ecchoing Plain ALFONSO calls ALPHONSO But in vain 85. SANCHO succeeds valiant and in his Spring True Copy of his Sire examin d well By the Original alive yet being When he with barb'rous blood made BETIS swell And overturn'd the Andalusian King Of the accursed Race of ISHMAEL But better when at BEJA'S siege he made Them feel the weight of his Victorious Blade 86. After he ware the LUSITANIAN CROWN Some years elaps'd since he to reign began Before the City SILVES he sat down Then in possession of the AFFRICAN Assisted was he to take in this Town By Strangers from the Northern Ocean With Men and Arms for ASIA bound to joyne In rescue of distressed PALESTINE 87. They sayld to second in the Holy Cause RED FREDRICK who with a potent Hoast To the defence of that plagu'd City draws By which the LORD OF LIFE his own life lost When GUIDA with his Troops having their jaws Parcht up with drowth to the GREAT SOLDAN forst Were to surrender where the Miscreants Have prepossest the Springs which GUIDO wants 88. But the fair Navie forc't upon our shore By adverse Winds though SANCHO s prosperous Star Assists him willingly against the MORE Since one and t' other is a Holy War As thy great Father LISBON took before Just so and with the same Auxiliar From the fierce dwellers tak'st Thou SILVES This Also a noble Realm's METROPOLIS 89. And if from the MAHUMETANS thou hast So many trophies neither didst thou let The men of LEON though in Mountains plac't And nurst in bloody Battail quiet set Till thou a Yoke upon the Neck hadst cast Of their proud TUI adding a Coronet Of Towns her Neighbours on which Thou didâ—…t puâ—… Renowned SANCHO thy triumphant Foot 90. But death like a bold Thiefe did Him assault In his Career of glory He was heyr'd B'a Son whom many Vertues did exalt Second ALPHONSO of our Kings the Therd In his Raign was ALCACER OF THE SALT Subdu'de again in spight of the MOOR'S Beard By whom late took 't is now re-took with great Destruction of them and four Kings's defeat 91. ALFONSO dead The Second SANCHO came To hold the Scepter Tame and negligent To that degree both negligent and tame That for the shadow of Himself he went Then did Another fitter for the same Wrest from his hands that pow r he was content To delegate And why He having none Himself his Minion's Crimes were call'd his owne 92. No no our SANCHO was not of that mood Lewd NERO was who married with a Boy And after with less guilt he shed her blood His mother AGRIPPINA did injoy Nor like the self-same NERO piping stood Then clapt his hands to see his burning TROY Nor did his daughter like one King devour Nor change his Sex like t'other Emperour 93 He did not o're his People tyrannize Like Those who Kings in SYRACUSA were Nor hyr'd he men strange Tortures to devise Like PHALARIS one of the Tyrants there But the proud Realm which too indulgent skyes Had us'd to Kings who would indure no Peere That likewise to such niceness did arrive T' indure no King who had his Peer alive 94. Therefore BOLONIA'S Earl the Helm did guide Which he did after in his own right hold When his still-sloathful Brother SANCHO dy'de He nam'd ALPHONSO and surnam'd the Bold After he had the Kingdom pacify de And all sharp humors setled or controll d Thinks how he may enlarge it by his merit Too small a Circle for so great a spirit 95. Of the ALGARVES'S land the conquering Whereof was giv'n him with his Queen in dow'r He gains in much outing the Moorish King On all whose Actions now curst MARS did low'r But out of PORTUGAL did wholly fling By Prudence part and part by martial pow'r That pertinacious People and did chace From that good Land which LUSUS left his Race 96. Now DENIS worthy his own Parentage And for whom such a Father should make room DENIS Who strikes in the way of Patronage The fa me of ALEXANDER'S bounty dumbe The Land got breath and flourisht in that Age Mild â—…eace and with peace Justice from Heav'n come With Constitutions Laws and Customes right Of a calm Kingdome LUMINARIES bright 97. He was the first That made COYMBRA shine With Lib'ral Sciences which PALLAS taught By Him from HELICON the Muses Nine To bruize MONDEGO'S grassie brink were brought Hither transferr'd APOLLO that rich Mine Which the old GREEKS in learned ATHENS wrought Here Ivy-Wreaths with Gold he interweaves And the coy DAPHNE'S never-fading leaves 98 Now noble Cities from the ground ascend Castles and warlike Fortresses secure Scarce any Corner but this Prince doth mend Convents he builds and Towns he doth immure But ATROPOS the Best must have an End Shearing his golden Thrid in years mature His Son succeeds not dutiful the Fourth ALPHONSE but of high courage and much worth 99. On proud CASTEEL he still with Scorn did look Yet free from malice as 't was free from feares Onely men have a custom in that Nook To dread no pow'r for being more then theirs For when the MAURITANIAN undertook HESPERIA'S second Conquest and appeares Just ready now CASTILIANS to invade The brave ALPHONSO pow'rs in to their Ayd 100. Never SEMIRAMIS with such an Hoast Did swarm HYDASPES'S banks his Sands out-number Nor ATTILA He who Himself did boast The Scourge of GOD and was the fright and wonder Of ITALY so many GOTHS ingrost And Northern People As of MOORS were under The AFFRICK-MOOR with Those GRANADA yields At that time mustred in Tartessian Fields 101. Then the CASTILIAN KING who saw so great And vast a pow r against his Countrey bend Nor weigh'd his life but the intire defeat Of SPAIN it self once lost did apprehend Help from the valiant PORTINGALL t' intreat His dearest Consort to that Court did send His Wife from whom the Embassie is sent And his dear daughter unto whom it went 102. Vertuous MARIA and as fair as good Enters her Father's Palace glorious dame Lovely in Grief nor though the water stood In her sweet eyes did that suspend their flame Her Angel's Tresses with a golden flood Coverd her Ivory shoulders When she came Before her Sire He overjoyd and kind It rain'd down right and thus she brake her mind 103. As many Nations as all AFFRICK bred A People barbarous and inhumane Hath the great King of the MOROCCO'S led To take possession of illustrious SPAIN So vast a pow'r ne're marcht under