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A03234 London ius honorarium Exprest in sundry triumphs, pagiants, and shewes: at the initiation or entrance of the Right Honourable George Whitmore, into the Maioralty of the famous and farre renouned city of London. All the charge and expence of the laborious proiects, and obiects both by water and land, being the sole vndertaking of the Right Worshipfull, the society of the Habburdashers. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641. 1631 (1631) STC 13351; ESTC S106212 7,986 25

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you grave Lord on whom right honour cals Both borne and bredi'th circuit of my wals By vertue and example have made plaine How others may like eminence attaine Persist in this blest concord may we long That Citties to this City may still throng To view my annuall tryumphs and so grace Those honored Pretors that supply this place Next after the Chariot are borne the two rocks Sylla and Caribdis which before were presented upon the water upon the top of the one stands a Sea Lyon vpon the other a Meare-maide or Sea-Nimphe the Sirens and Monsters beeing in continuall agitation and motion some breathing fire others spowting water I shall not neede to spend much time in the Description of them the wroke being sufficiently able to Commend itselfe The third show by Land Presented neere vnto the great Crosse in Cheape-side beareth the title of the Palace of Honour A faire and Curious structure archt and Tarrest aboue on the Top of which standeth Honour a Glorious presens and ritchly habited shee in her speech directed to the right Honorable the Lord Maior discouers all the true and direct wayes to attaine vnto her as first A King Eyther by succession or Election A Souldier by valour and martiall Discipline A Churchman by Learning and degrees in scooles A Statesman by Trauell and Language c. A Lord Maior by Commerce and Trafficke both By Sea and Land by the Inriching of the Kingdome and Honour of our Nation The Palace of Honour is thus governed Industry Controwler his Word Negotior Charity Steward the Word Miserior Liberality Treasurer the Word Largior Innocence and Deuotion Henchmen the words Patior Precor And so of the rest and according to this Pallace of Honour is facioned not onely the management of the whole Citty in generall but the House and Family of the Lord Maior in particuler Before in the Front of this pallace is seated Saint Katherin the Lady and Patronesse of this Worshipfull Society of whom I will giue you this short Character the name it selfe imports in the Originall Omnis ruina which as some interpret it is as much as to say the fall and ruin of all the workes of the Diuell Others deriue the word from Catena a Chaine wherein all cheife Vertues and Graces are concatinated and link't together so much for her name For her birth shee was lineally descended from the Roman Emperours the daughter of Costus the sonne of Constantine which Costns was Crowned King of Armenia for Constantine hauing conquered that Kingdome grew Inamored of the Kings Daughter by whom he had Issue this Costus who after succeeded his Grand Father Constantine after the death of his first Wife made an expedition from Roome and hauing Conquered this Kingdome of Great Britaine he tooke to his Second Wife Helena which Helena was she that found the Crosse vpon which the Sauiour of the World was Crucified c. Costus Dying whilst Katherine was yet young and shee being all that Time huing in Famogosta a cheife City because shee was there Proclaimed and Crowned was called Queene of Famogosta she liued and dyed a Virgin and a Martyr vnder the Tiranny of Maxentius whose Empresse with many other great eminent persons she had before conuerted to the Faith So much for her character Her speech to the Lord Maior as followeth I Katherin long since Sainted for true piety The Lady patronesse of this Society A queene a Virgin and a Martir All My Atributes Inuite you to this Hall Cald Honours pallace nor is this my Wheele Blind Fortunes Embleame she that makes to reel● Kingdomes and Common weales all turning round Some to aduance and others to Confound Mine is the Wheele of Faith all wayes in motion Stedfast in Hope and Constant in Deuotion It Imitates the Spheres swift agitation Orbicularly still mouing to Saluation That 's to the Primus motor from whom Flowes All Goodnesse Vertue There true Honour growes Which If you will attaine● must be your care Crime Magistrate Instated as you are To keepe thu Curoular action in your charge To Curbe the' opressor the opprest to inlarge To be the Widdowes Husband th' Orphants Father The blindmans oye the lune mans foot so gather A treasure beyond valew by your place More then Earths Honour trew Caelestiall grace Ayme first at that what other Honors be Honour Her selfe can best Instruct thats shee At that word shee poynteth vpward to a Glorious presens which personates Honor in the top of the pallace who thus secondeth Saint Katherens Speech Honours Speech The way to me though not debard Yet it is dificult and hard If Kings Arriue to my profection T is by Succession or Election When Fortitude doth Action grace The Souldier then with me takes place When Stooddy Knowledge and degree Makes Scollers Eminent heere with mee They are listed with the Honored and The Trauilar when many a land He hath ' peir'st for language and much knowes A great respected slatesman growes So you and such as you Graue Lord Who weare this Scarlet vse that Swoord Collar and Cap of Maintenance These are no things that come by chance Or got by sleeping but auerse From these I am 〈◊〉 by care Commerce The hazarding of Goods and men To Pyrats Rocks shelues Tempest when You through a Wildernesse of Seas Dangers of wrack Surprise Desease Make new descoveryes for a lasting story Of this our Kingdomes fame and Nations glory Thus is that Collar and your Scarlet worne And for such cause the Sworde before you Borne They are the emblems of your Power and heere Though curb'd within the Limmet of one yeare Yet manadge as they ought by your Indeuour Shall make your name as new Honored for eu●r Vnto which Pallace of peace rest and blisse Supply of all things where nought wanting is Would these that shall succeede you know the way T is plaine God the King Serue and Obay ● cannot heare forget that in the presentment of my papers to the Master Wardens Committies of this Right Worshipfull Company of the Haberdashers at whose sole expence and charges all the publick Triumphes of this dayes Solemnity both by water and land were Celebrated nothing here deuised or expressed was any way forraigne vnto them but of all these my conceptions they were as able to Iudge as ready to Heare and to direct as well as to Censure nether was there auy dificulty which needed a comment but as soone known as showne and apprehended as read which makes me now confident of the best ranke of the Cittisens That as to the Honour and strength both of the Citty and Kingdome in generall they excercise Armes in publicke so to the benefit of their Iudgements and inriching of their knowledge they neglect not the studdy of arts and practise of literature in priuate so that of them it may be truly said they are Tam Mercurio quam Marte periti I proceede now to the last Speech at night in which Vlisses at the taking leaue of his Lordship at his Gate vseth this short Commemoration of all that hath bin included in the former pageants poynting to them in order the manner thereof thus Night growes Inuiting you to rest prepare To rise to morrrw to a whole Yeares care Enuy still waites on Honour then prouide Vlisses Wisdome may be still your guide To stere you through all dangers Husband Time That this day brings you to a place sublime By the Supporture of his daughter Truth This Ancient Citty in her pristine Youth Your sword may reestablish and so bring Her still to florish like that lasting Spring That London in whose Circuit you were bred And borne therein to be the Cheife and Head Drawne by these two beasts in an Equall line May in your Mercy and your Iustice shine So Honour who this day did you Inuite Vnto Her palace bids you thus Good Night No following day but adde to your Renowne And this your Charge with numerous Blessings crowne I haue forborne to spend much paper in neede lesse and Inpertinent deciphering the worke or explaining the habits of the persons as being freely exposed to the publicke view of all the Spectators The maine show being performed by the most excellent in that kind Miaster Gerard Christmas hath exprest hia Modals to bee exquisite as hauing spared nei-ther Cost nor care either in the Figures or ornaments I shall not neede to point vnto them to say this is a Lyon and that an Vnicorne c. For of this Artist I may bouldly and freely thus much speake though many about the towne may enuie their worke yet with all their indeuor they shall not be able to compare with their worth I Conclude with Plautus insticho Nam curiosus est 〈◊〉 non ●it malevolus FINIS The first show by land ●mes speech ●on nova sunt ●mper ●uod fuit An● relictum ●st fit que quod ●aud 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. The second show by land London the speaker Serve and obey the Motto of the Worshp Company of the Habberd