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A08176 An epitaphe vpon the worthy and honorable lady, the Lady Knowles Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607. 1569 (1569) STC 18512; ESTC S121818 1,135 1

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❧ An Epitaphe vpon the worthy and Honorable Lady the Lady knowles DEath with his Darte hath vs berefte a Gemme of worthy fame A Pearle of price an Ouche of praise the Lady Knovvles by name A Myrroure pure of womanhoode a Bootresse and and a stay To all that honest were she was I say both locke and kaye Among the Troupes of Ladies all and Dames of noble race She counted was and was in deede in Ladie Fortunes grace In fauoure with our noble Queene aboue the common sorte With whom she was in credit greate and bare a comely porte There seemde between our Queene Death Contencion for to be Which of them both more entier loue to her could testifie The one in state did her aduaunce and place in dignitie That men thereby might knowe to doe what princes able be Death made her free from worldly carke from sicknes paine and strife And hath ben as a gate to bringe her to eternall life By Death therfore she hath receiu'de a greater boone I knowe For she hath made a chaunge whose blisse no mortall wight can showe She here hath loste the companie of Lords and Ladies braue Of husband Children frendes and kinne and Courtly states full graue In Lieu wherof she gained hath the blessed companie Of Sainctes Archangels Patriarches and Angelles in degree With all the Troupes Seraphicall which in the heauenly Bower Melodiously with one accord Ebuccinate Gods power Thus are we sure for in this world she led a life so right That ill report could not distaine nor blemish her with spight She traced had so cunningly the hath of vertues lore Prefixing God omnipotent her godly eyes before And all her dedes preciselie were so rulde by reasons Squire That all and some might her beholde from vice still to retire The vertues all the Muses nine and Graces three agreed To lodge within her noble breast while she in Earth did feede A head so fraight and beautified with wit and counsaile sounde A minde so cleane deuoide of guyle is vneth to be founde But gone she is and left the Stage of this most wretched life Wherin she plaid a stately part till cruell Fates with knife Did cut the line of life in twaine who shall not after goe When time doth come we must all hence Experience teacheth so Examples daily manifolde before our eyes we see Which put vs in remembraunce of our fragilitie And bid vs watch at euery tide for Death our lurking foe Sith dye we must most certainely but when we do not knowe Som which to day are lusty Brutes of age and courage ripe To morow may be layd full lowe by Death his greuous gripe Respect and parcialitie of persons is there none For King or Kaiser rich or poore wise foolish all is one God graunt that we here left behinde this Ladies steppes may treade To liue so well to die no worse Amen as I haue saide Then maugre Death we shall be sure when corps in earth is closde Amonge the ioyes celestiall our Soule shalbe reposde FINIS Tho. Nevvton Imprinted at London in Fleetstreete by William How for Richarde Iohnes and are to be solde at his Shop vnder the Lotterie house