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B03169
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An elegy on the death of His Sacred Majesty, King Charles the II of blessed memory.
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1685
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Wing E372; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[30]; ESTC R36073
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MEMENTO MORI AN ELEGY ON THE Death of His Sacred Majesty KING CHARLES the II. OF BLESSED MEMORY UNwelcome News White-Hall it 's Sable Wears And each Good Subject lies dissolv'd in Tears Justly indeed for CHARLES is Dead the Great Who can so much as such great Griefs repeat King CHARLES the Good in whom that Day there fell More then one Tribe in this our Israel Ah! Cruel Death we find thy Fatal Sting In Losing Him that was so Good a KING A KING so Wise so Just and H 'had great part In SOLOMON'S Wisdom and in DAVID'S Heart A KING whose Vertues onely to Rehearse Rather requires a VOLUMN then a VERSE Sprung from the Loyns of Charles of Blessed Fame A Worthy SON of His Great FATHERS Name His Parents and His Grandsires Vertues He As H'did their Crown enjoy'd ex Traduce Of th' Best and Greatest of KINGS the Epitome His Justice such as none could Him Affright From doing t' all to God and Subjects Right Punish He could but like He'vens Majesty Would that a Traytor should Repent not Dye His Prudence to the LAWS due Vigour gave He saved Others and Himself did save His Valour and His Courage VVrite who can B'ing a Good Souldier e're he was a Man VVrestling with Sorrows in a Land Unknown Whilst Herod did Vsurp His Royal Throne Banish'd His Native Country every Day Like Moses at the Brink of Death He lay But that Storm 's over and Blest be that Hand That gave Him Conduct to His Peaceful Land Where this Great KING the Gordion Knot Unties Of Heavens the Kingdoms and His Enemies Not with the Sword but with His Grace and Love Giving to those their Lives that for His strove Never did Person so much Mercy Breath Since our Blest Saviour's and His Father's Death In fine His Actions may our Pattern be His Godly Life the Christian Diary But now He 's Dead alas our David's gon And having Serv'd His Generation Is fall'n Asleep That Glorious Star's no more That th' English Wisemen led unto the Shore Of Peace where Gospel-Truth's Profest Cherisht within our Pious Mothers Breast And with Protection of such KINGS still Blest Blest with His Piety and the Nation too Happy in h's Reign with Milk and Honey flew Yea Blest so much with Peace and Natures store Heaven could scarce give or We desire no more But yet alas He 's Dead Mourn England Mourn And all your Scarlet into Sack-Cloth turn Let Dust and Ashes with your Tears Comply To Weep not Sing His Mournful Elegy And let your Love to Charles be shown hereby In rendring James your Prayers and Loyalty Long may Great JAMES these Kingdoms Scepter Sway And may His Subjects lovingly Obey Whilst with Joynt Consort all agree to Sing Heaven Bless these Kingdoms and God Save the KING Entred according to Order London Printed by J. Millet for W. Thackeray at the sign of the Angel in Duck-Lane MDCLXXXV