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A38480
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Eikon basilike deutera, The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty King Charles II with his reasons for turning Roman Catholick / published by K. James.; Eikon basilike.
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1694
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Wing E312; ESTC R14898
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He who was but lately a Subject of mean Quality is now attended with Royal State and I who am a King by Birth and Inheritance am thus reduc'd to the greatest of Straits Thus the Omnipotent leadeth away Princes spoil'd and overthroweth the Mighty and thus he poureth Contempt upon Princes and weakneth their Strength so that this Day may the Vanity of the World be discovered when Servants are seen upon Horses and Princes walking on the Earth as Servants Now I am arrived at a Place of Security where several of my Friends have found a safe Retreat Surely the Saints have interceded for me and preserv'd me from all the Dangers of my Way This ghostly Father is very kind for he knows that I am still the hope of their Party and Heaven seems to declare that I must espouse them as my own They do indeed requite my Father and Mother's Kindness and are as tender of me as they were of them Thus may Princes learn to extend their Compassion towards the meanest of their Subjects when it 's in their Power to crush them for a Mouse may requite a Lion's Kindness I have now the Satisfaction of some sutable Company whereas before I was immured amongst Clowns Now here 's a Clergy-man a Gentleman and a Peer a small Representative of all the three States with whom I may safely advise how to retire so that in the midst of my Affliction God hath asswaged my Grief Here I find a more convenient Subsistance and can take some Repose for my wearied Limbs till my galled Feet which are not used to travel may grow whole again and fit for another Journey But alas how variable is the Wheel of Fortune and how quickly is all my Joy over-clouded I thought I had found a secure Place to hide in but the Malice of my Enemies pursues me throughout Yet blessed be God I have escap'd the Snare which they laid for me he hath broken the Net and I am escaped in as miraculous a manner as David did from Saul when they were both together in the same Cave so that as Saul sought David every Day but God delivered him not into his Hands he hath been graciously pleased to protect me from the Fury of the Rebels who have hitherto sought me but in vain for God is my Hiding-place and hath sent his Angels who smote the Sodomites with Blindness to do the same to those who sought after me but have not hitherto been able to find me though they came into the very place where I was CHAP. XI On the Proclamation against entertaining his Majesty and offering 1000 l. to any that would discover him HOW is the World turn'd up-side down when they who are guilty of the vilest Treason dare proclaim their Soveraign a Traitor and they who have no Right to their Estates but through his Clemency deny him any Residence in his own Dominions Where the Word of a King is there is also Power but now both my Name and Authority are despised and by an unparallel'd Audacity they have taken upon them to abolish the Regal Dignity and though they be great Pretenders to Religion yet they do not consider the Divine Prohibition not to touch his Anointed nor to do his Prophets any harm but rather wrest and misapply the Scriptures and look upon themselves to be the People who must bind the Princes of the Earth with Fetters and load their Nobles with Chains But do thou deliver me O Lord from the violent and blood-thirsty Man who hunts after my Life that the King may joy in thy Strength and greatly joy in thy Salvation But what do I say or why should I be discourag'd for all these things will justify my Procedure when I shall be re-advanced to the Throne of my Fathers for shall not my Soul be avenged on such a Nation as this CHAP. XII On his Majesty's leaving Mr. Huddleston's and riding before Mrs. Jane Lane to Bristol c. in order to his embarquing for France NOW I must leave my Catholick Landlord but it 's in order to go to a Catholick Country where instead of being conceal'd by a poor Priest I shall have the Protection of a mighty King I have hitherto acted the Part of a Master but now I must learn to act that of a Servant and instead of being conducted by Men must submit to the Conduct of a Woman and though all Passes ought to be given by my Authority yet now I must make use of another's and that also procur'd from the Rebel-Usurpers So that what I ought to decline in point of Honour I am forc'd to comply with in regard of my Safety How mutable are all sublunary Comforts when he who hath sat as a Monarch on his Throne is now obliged to change both Habit and Name and he who was born Soveraign over some Millions of Men must now act the Servant to an ordinary Gentlewoman he to whom Princes themselves did uncover must now attend his Mistress with Hat in hand But Heaven seems to favour my Inclinations and not to be angry at my hidden Designs for the Catholicks whose Religion I have imbraced are hitherto the Instruments of my Preservation and now I must be obliged to the fair Sex to whom I have a more than an ordinary Propensity On his Majesty's passing through a Troop of Rebels before Mrs. Lane undiscovered How hard is my Fate that I who ought to protect others cannot now protect my self and that I should be in continual Danger from my Subjects who are obliged to spend their Lives and Fortunes in my Defence But the Angels who blinded the Eyes of my Enemies that they could not find me when seeking for me in the House where I was can as easily smite them with Blindness now when they do not suspect me and carry me safely through them O all ye Angels and Saints as ye tender the Advancement of the Holy Catholick Church watch over me for Good Ye who smote the Host of the Syrians with Blindness that brought them to Samaria instead of Dothan do the like to these Men who hunt after my Life that they may not perceive me Blessed be ye O ye Saints and Angels who have heard my Request and brought me safe through this imminent Danger and vouchsaf'd unto me such a signal Deliverance may I incur your Displeasure and forfeit your Protection if when I am restored again to my Throne I don't remember my Vows to promote every thing that may tend to the Advancement of the Church of Rome which allows so much Honour to Saints and Angels of whose Protection and Guardianship I have had such a visible Demonstration ✚ Hallelujah Ave Virgo singularis Mater nostri Salutaris Coeli decor stella Maris Arca mundi mystica Nos in hujus vitae Mari Ne permittas naufragari Sed favoris vela Cari Clemens in nos explica Amen On his Majesty's being chid by the Cook-maid at Long-marston for not winding up the Jack