semper viuas Tuae dignitatis alumnus Robertus Dallingtonus IN OBITVM CLARISSIMI Illustrissimique viri D. GVILIELMI BVTTI Equitis Norfolciensis qui obijt tertio die Septembris Anno Dom. 1583. A Page saeua nimis renuis fera Parca recede I pete mors alios apage saeua nimis Buts super astra sedet virtus tamen vndique fulget Res gestae fulgent i pete mors alios Quempietas Diuum fecit quem gratia sanctum Quem mors exemplum quem pia vita bonum Hîc iacet indigno contectum puluere corpus Ast anima aetherij transijt astra poli Nunc super astra sedet Buttus mortemque beatus Tam benè qui vixit morte sua superat Buttus erat miseroque pater Patriaeque patronus Doctus erat doctis fautor author erat Defuit officio nunquam Pax aurea iustum Bella virumque probant Tempus vtrumque pium Ossa iacent tumulo mentis monumenta suê‘sunt Optima pars superest Non iacet haec tumulo Fama manet dum facta manent nec laus morietur Fama memor Butti nescia fama mori Ergo petas alios qui plus tua tela morentur Buts super astra sedet tunc pete mors alios Robertus Dallingtonus Thomae Butti ad fratrem Distichon Butte redi mihi chare redi ter chare redito Non ter chare redis eheu mihi chare valeto Robertus Dallingtonus The same in English O Brother deare to me most deare thrise deare to me returne Wilt thou depart farewel my hart thy want doth make me mourne Thomas Buttes GVilielmus Buttus Nomine inclytus aestimatione magnus Virtutis alumnus sceleris mastix Dictis probandus factis sequendus Hîc iacet lapideo monumento tectus Robertus Dallingtonus An Epitaphe vpon Sir William Buttes a worthie Knight Who liude to die and dide to liue and liues nowe in Gods sight HEre lyeth a BVTTES of noble fame And in this BVTTES was such a white Whereat who shootes and hittes the same may well be calde a worthie Knight His will to ill did not decline His might to right was euer bent His counsaile wise his sage aduise Was euer seene in his iudgement When he was young with might in fight With shielde in fielde he purchasde praise When he was olde then he by right And iustice did his fame increase Whose youthfull yeres with courage great Whose hoarie hayres with counsell graue Were so adornde that due desert Immortall praise for him doth craue Which vertues rare with many moe Doe prooue to vs that BVTTES was borne Tam Marti quà m Mercurio Whose name with time cannot be worne Robert Dallington An other VVoe and alas shal be my song England BVTTES haue I lost I had so long The griefe cannot be tolde with tongue I haue without him And I also will waile and weepe Norfolke My Norfolke men like sillie sheepe Doe crie for BVTTES who is asleepe And they without him What shall we doe what shall we say Gentlemen What counsaile take if BVTTES away What iudgement giue if gone our stay And we without him And shall not we of eche degree Commons Who had reliefe and equitie Of BVTTES bewaile this miserie To be without him Nowe Buts is gone mine is the smart The Ladie Buttes Farewell my Buts adewe my heart O dolefull death that didst vs part I die without him O Brother come to me againe M. Thomas Buts Oh let me not alone remaine Alas he is gone my hope is vaine And I without him We haue him lost who did vs loue Kinsfolke Our griefe is such nought can it moue We here beneath wish him aboue And waile without him To crie to waile to sigh to grone Reason Cannot auaile now he is gone You must for all your plaint and mone Still be without him But liue you well doe that is right Gods word Then dying you shall haue in sight Sir William Buttes that worthie Knight And neuer be without him Robert Dallington An other Short is our time that we doe liue yet liue we in these dayes Subiect to sinne offending oft transgressing many wayes Infinite griefes a minde we haue subiect to miserie Increasing paine desiring death and yet we cannot die Reioice theÌ„ Buts who though now dead yet dost thou liue for euer Rewarded with the good in heauen God grauÌ„t vs passage thither VVhen man is sicke then doth he seeke his sicknesse to eschew VVhen health is got God is forgot and griefes do grow anew In wealth we wallow wickedly forgetting God most wretchedly In woe we waile flesh is so fraile that nought is life but miserie Long though we liue strong though we be though stomack do not faile Lose yet we must life and to dust to this port must we saile Life is a leafe death comes aloofe common to me with all Life is a blast age comes at last then death to great and small In God therfore leauing the world see that you fixe your ioy In death seeke life that dying once auoide you may annoy As worthie Buttes who in his life to men a myrror was And by his death hath life obtainde such life as shal not passe Make him a patterne how to liue and see thereat you aime Marke his example how to die God graunt you do the same Beware therefore see that for life eternall thou do seeke Betimes as Buttes to th' ill be iust to th'godly be thou meeke Vse wel thy welth which God doth giue helpe the pore y t mone Vse thy selfe so that thou maist go to th'place where Buts is gone To God on high where Buttes doth dwel do thou thy selfe apply To God most iust ô man but dust make haste continually To God aboue yeeld all thy loue the staffe of man in age The strength of youth to euill terror to good a great courage Embrace vertue but vice eschew cast thou thy minde on high Ende thou thy life as did good Buttes think that thy health is nigh So shalt thou then ô mortal man whose sorrowes now are great Soone come to Buts who lookes for thee in heaueÌ„ to haue thy seate Robert Dallington An other BVTTES liuing here this poesie had for to be wise and plaine BVTTES liuing there his corps here left shortly to take againe So wise and plaine that being here no man did BVTTES excell So wise plaine that going hence with Christ now Buts doth dwell Robert Dallington An other So soone as man vpon the earth doth breath SIR So soone he is to wickednesse inclinde Such wicked men to th' world themselues bequeath Such worldlings oft haue neuer God in minde Whose life though long yet yeelds to death at last WILLIAM Whose death is losse of life and pleasures all When wretched worldlings wicked life is past Wealth then is gone their pleasures then are gal But BVTTES by brideling natures crooked will BVTS By God his guide did
for puer loue And heauen he gaines Must â—uch away as walke aright Shall â—hose decaie as are a light And countries stay ah great despight And griefe ofheart Nay stay thy rage let faith thee leede Death spares no age that earth doth breede Both young and sage God hath decreed Once to depart But gone is he that vice did hate The bad we see enioy their state They liue they be they sport they prate How falles this out The wicked still God le ts abide Such is his will to haue them tryde When from the ill the iust man slide To heauenlie route So BVTTES is gone most worthie Knight And we alone to abide the fight The earth may mone the heauens bright Are now his rest His faith was sure one God he feare Religion pure was all his care The popish lure he did not spare For to detest For Prince no wight was more precise He sparde no might howe to deuise By iustice right to exercise Her royall will In warre or peace he did not dreede By lande or seas to serue at neede His countreies ease he sought to breede Such was his skill He sought not gaine nor honours hie His litle traine suffisde his eye None he disdainde but heard the crie Ofriche and poore He spent his dayes sinne to destroy And sought the wayes voide of annoy He liued with praise he dyed with ioy Thanke God therefore Samuell Stalon In eiusdem obitum per R. C. SIlua vetus stabat multos intacta per annos Pendebant tremulis dulcia pomaramis Glandiferae quercus illuc odiosa colubris Fraxinus inque auras se extulit altapinus Serpentes hederae coryli vitesque nodosae Et lapidosa pirus populus alba salix Apta fretis abies amictae vitibus vlmi Et fagus spectans sydera laurus item Nec tantum arboribus sed amaeni floribus agri Et varios cantus hic modulantur aues Mille modis renouat veteres Philomela querelas Et Progne nati rubra cruore sui Quas sequitur Tereus cui stant in vertice cristae Non oblitus adhuc Ilios ipse sui Hic matutinos iterabat Acredula voces Et cantu siluas aurea alauda replet Aedes Diuorum Musarum maxima dicas Templa per angustos aedificata locos Hic ego fortè loci insolita dulcedine captus Defessus nimio membra labore sedens Dumque oculis valdè vigilantibus omnia lustro Mens intentarei dum nouitate stupet Hic oculis subitò obijcitur magnoque futurum Augurio monstrum foemina flens grauiter Dilacerata comas miserè similisque furenti Talia lugubri verbula voce refert Heu nihil hic stabile est celeri nam singula gressu Diffugiunt cunctos mors violenta rapit Ipsa ego quae fueram natis opibusque beata Squallentem lachrymis atque cruore vides Inuidiae me dira lues subuertit vnum Proh dolor è natis abstulit atâ—a dies Vnum sed multorum instar pietate secundum Nulli par cunctis relligione fuit Cui propius postquam accessi vultusque notaui Collustrans oculis vndique cuncta meis Protinus agnoui Mulier Norfolcia dicta est Defuncti nati funere moesta sui Funere moesta sui Guilielmi nomine Butti Qui nuper superûm sede receptus erat QuaÌ„ quia tristis erat lachrymaruÌ„ flumina fuÌ„dens Consolaturus talia verba loquor Desine cur luges genitrix sistasque dolorem Quodqueemel factum est desine quaeso queri Corpore concessit fatis sed fama per orbem Peruolitans nulla est interitura die Ne terrere quidem possis res vna salutis Certa fuit pietas conscia recta boni Caetera quid referam generoso stemmate natus Factaque praeclaris signa reliquit auis Iustus erat fortisque simul duo pignora Craesi Omnibus eximij splendidiora opibus Orphanis pietate parens largus egenis Oppressis miseris portus aura fuit Ianua tota patens occlusaque tempore nullo Hospitium ignotis reddere dulce viris Patriae amans facilè tales optaris alumnos Subditus fidus principis ille fuit Denique quod non est munus mortalis adeptus Miles militiae munere fortis erat Foris fortis erat multo sed fortior intus Hoc clipeo vicit flumina dira Stigis Anchora perpetuae Deus est fidissima vitae Et sors laetabonis caetera vana fluunt Chare vale dux clare vale tua funera fleui Praelachrymis nequeo scribere plura vale R. C. An otherin English MOurne and lament we may Gods elect children deere From vs is gone our ioy and stay and guide whilst he liude here That worthie famous Knight Sir William Buttes by name Who ranne his race alwaies aright to his immortall fame I cannot worthily commend his vertues rare They be worthie of memorie namely his godly care Which he had to maintaine the preaching of Gods lore Who willed it should still remaine in Thornage as before Behold a zealous minde thirsting for mans soules health A father and most deare friend a stay for common wealth To our dread Soueraigne more faithfull none could be The lawes and statutes to mainetaine none more carefull than he To doe iustice and right he had a great regard Ofsuch as would doe wrong by might he would take no reward BVTTES hated all excesse and prodigalitie Whose portion were it more or lesse he spent full bounteouslie BVTTES pinched not the poore BVTTES raised not his rent BVTTES fed the needie with his store that which God had sent In all the countrie round of those that did him knowe BVTTES fame and good report did sound among both high low O ve rtuous blessed Knight and thrise blessed againe It may be saide and that full right thou wert both wise and plaine Thy wisedome spred thy fame thy plaine dealing did proue That both of theÌ„ thou didst so frame as good men might thee loue But Thornage thou maist say and proue it true to be Fewe townes like thee had such a stay as this BVTTES was to thee A mirrour and a glasse BVTTES might be for vs all How we our daies and time should passe vntil the Lord doth call But Gods wil must be done for so he hath discust All must die either late or soone and be turned to dust Giue God the whole glorie who did giue him such grace Godlie to liue and so to die and thus to end his race His corps in tombe doth lie his soule is freed from paine And both shall liue eternallie when all shall rise againe Robert Lawes FINIS
goe that way was best BVTTES dyde to sinne whereby he vanquisht ill BVTTES liude to Christ with whom he now doth rest Robert Dallington In eiusdem obitum per F. A. OSsa sub hoc fido Guilielmi marmore Butti Seruantur mens est libera laeta polo. Clarus eques fuit atque obseruantissimus aequi Antistes pacis relligionis amans Vita peracta piè mortem est sortita beatam Exijt ad certum mens reditura diem Franciscus Aungerus The same in English VNder these stones do lie the bones of William Buttes a wight Whose soule on hie aboue the skie is freed from sorowes quite He liude a Knight he loude the right in peace he studied still Gods word it was he did embrace by them he framde his will Who leauing breath did yeeld to death his corps in tombe to lie Till soule againe at time certaine shall haue them vp on high Robert Dallington In eiusdem obitum per F. A. ASpicin ' hospes atro Guilielmus puluere Buttus Hîc iaceo puluis tu quoque puluis eris Quicquid habes formae vt propriū sibi terra resumet Et facies pulchro corpore pingue solum Ipse vigens aetate fui nutritus in armis Vici in bello acrem non sine laude Scotum Tum pacem senior vergens aetate colebam Et populum patrio iure tuebar eques Complures numerans vixi haud inglorius annos Multis hospitij nomine clarus eram Sed quid tantillum haud prosunt haec tanta sepulto Horum non vita longior vsus erat Hoc vnum prodest post mortem hoc glorior vno In Christo veramme tenuisse fidem Ergo hospes multis hoc vnum quaerito votis Nam spem destituent caetera vana tuam Franciscus Aungerus In eiusdem obitum per I. A. IN cineres cinerem conuersum carmine flebo Membraque quòd morti debita morte iacent Est commune mori morimur moriemur omnes Non fleo Butte mori sed potuisse mori Non cineres deflebo tuos nec inania membra Est desiderium flebile Butte tuum Flebile virtutes flebile facta referre Dummodo non liceat morte premente frui Intemerata iuuenta fuit veneranda senectus Vtilis haec castris vtilis illa foro Vtraque iustitiam coluit Pietatis asylum Hospitium miseris iuris amica domus Omnia quid prosunt superest nisi nominis vmbra Fama viri superest talem habuisse dolor Iohannes Aungerus In eiusdem obitum per I. D. QVem patris Regi quondam bene nota medendi Doctrina illustrem quem sua vota pium Quem rerum virtus gestarum fecit Equestrem Cui generis clari nobile stemma fuit Exijt è viuis animum Deus aethere seruat Hic tumulus structus marmore corpus habet Iohannes Dix In eiusdem obitum per R. P. INcipe Melpomene lugubres incipe cantus Mortalis nemo morte perire nequit Hei mihi quòd nullis mors est curabilis herbis Hei mihi quòd Dominus Buts Guilielmus obit Optima discedunt semper terrasque relinquunt Constantemque tenent deteriora locum Charus erat cunctis iustos dilexit omnes Millibus ex multis par puto nullus erat Buts met as lingua nos dicimus esse Latina Et bene huic Christus meta scopusque fuit Hanc metam tandem nos hunc speramus adeptū Ergo iam flendi fac mea Musa modum Robertus Parkerus In eiusdem obitum per C. A. COnditur hoc tumulo generosae stirpis imago Vera vir inprimis relligionis amans Qui medici patris natus virtute probata Conspicuum nomen Militis obtinuit Namque illum prae se clarissima facta ferentem Inter honoratos extulit ipsa viros Haecque ipsum sublimè feret post funera virtus Et qua natus erat gloria summa domus Gaudebunt igitur tali cognomine cuncti Qui sua signa petunt principe digna viro Saepe tamen lachrymas non absque dolore ciebunt Illius in mentes cùm venit atra dies Sed cùm mortalem reputant fortia facta Incipient luctus attenuare suos Nam longo numeros impleuit Militis aeno In patriam meritis occubuitque senex Christophorus Abbys In eiusdem obitum per A. M. OCcidit heu tristis plenissima dictio luctus Non nisi tartareo digna sonanda lacu Occidit ô miserae iustissima causa querelae Saepe mihi moestis ingeminanda sonis Occidit madido stillant mihi lumina fletu Lumina iam cuperem flumina nostra forent Tunc ego perpetuas pro Butto fundere stillas Cogerer aeternis vt fluit Ister aquis Buttus enim cecidit mea mens retulisse tremiscit Tam meminisse timet quam cecidisse dolet Quid clamem quae fata vocē quae numina poscā Quid loquar anne fleam quid quaerar anne gemam Heu nostri gemitus erit ortus exitus eheu Exprimit ast animum dictio neutra meum Hei mihi praeclarum rapuit mors abstulit eheu Bello magnanimum relligione pium Ergo Butte tuam redimam quo munere vitam Num potero madidis fata mouere genis Tristia fatidicae spirant suspiria Parcae Exitus è stigijs nec datur vllus aquis Fata negant mors atra negat Deus ipse recusat Et verum est Nulli parcere Parcapotest Ergo Butte vale charissimus Elizabethae O dolor ad fratrem non rediture tuum Optime Butte vale nunquam moriture sed alto Viuens crede mihi mortue Buttus eris Ergo non tumulo non thure aut carmine Buttus Est opus absque vllo carmine Buttus erit Anthonius Maxeius Epicoedium in eiusdem obitum per R. H. COnuenêre fides Pietas Constantia Virtus Vt celebrent magni busta beata viri Conticuere fides pietas constantia virtus Heu dolet eximium fata petisse Ducem Praefatur tandem virtus Deus optime Diuum Magnatem in superas accipe quaeso domos Me duce commeruit mauortia Symbola Buttus Me duce aetherei scandat ad astra poli Fortis eques pegasum potis est conscendere orco Mittere Cyclopum corpora vasta malo Cui pietas Cepheus potius descendat ab alto Dignior est tanto sydere noster eques Amphitrioniadae iungatur nobilis Heros Sic Mars sic Phaebus sic Ioua iubet Non moritur pietas non sentit vulnera lethi Sed volat in celsas candida virgo domos Deinde fides riguis lachrymas detersit ocellis Atque optat Butti coelica dona duci Par fuit Hydromachon coelestia scandere tecta Nec decet illustrem sydera habere ducem Ergo petat diuos diuus Guilielmus honores Ac verò cedat fabula Graeca duci Mî placet erecto dicat constantia vultu Quaeque haec quaeque illa est voce locuta dea Immortalis erat Butti mens consiliumque