silly Henry though a Saint he bee Must beare the plagues his Grandsires guilt incurr'd When he imbrude his hands or did agree To have his Sov'raignes bloud shedd savaglee His Vncles more like Fathers first he looseth Then by a woman most improvident He is ore ruâ—'d foâ— shee of all disposeth Till Hate and Factions ore-grew government Then Richard Duke of Yorke in Parliment Claimed the Scepter being so ill swai'd Where was examin'd his claime and descent And then gaue waie to it when all was wai'd So silly Henry was by law betrai'd The title of Duke Richard thus admitted But an Vsurper needes must make the King Yet t' was decreed that he should bee permitted For life to hold the Crowne which death doth bring When as the Crowne is held as no such thing Making the Duke by Act of Parliament His Heire apparant without altering Which for them both was most malevolent For hardly can one Crowne two Kings content This was a fond conspiring Parliment Against their Liege directlie and the Lawes No lesse disloiall then improvident And of effectes most bloudie was the cause For now the King his Friendes together drawes VVho for his safetie straight began to lay VVhich could not be without the fearefull Pawse Of Yorke that Lion cleane were cut away Downe must his Den his Howse must haue no stay VVho like him selfe beeing truely Leonine Stood on his strength so to defeate his foes And having wisedome truelie serpentine Still compassing about the crowne he goes Whom Henry tripping in his course orethroes But his Sonne Edward kept the claime a foote Vntill that civill bloud the Land oreflowes Who in conclusion pull'd vp by the roote All Lets got th'imbrued crowne with mickle boot Whilst this was doing the Realme was vndunne The Common-wealth became a Common-woe Iustice and government by Rogues ore runne The Ministers whereof tost too and fro Like foote-balls over which al men may goe All was quite out of square by squaring thus The Ground did grone enforc'd to vndergoe Continued Armies most contentious That made the State poore as prodigious This Claime was wel examin'd and admitted Here was Succession wel established What villanie was not thereby committed What vertue was not quite abolished And who so high that were not drown'd in dreade Yonge olde rich poore and Babes vnborne or borne Beasts things senselesse had cause Teares to shedd For all hereby away perforce were worne And far'd at least as Creatures most forlorne Woe woorth such vip'rous Cousins that wil rend Their Mothersâ—wombe the CoÌ„mon-wealth to raigne From such apparant-Heires God vs defend That care not who doe lose so they may gaine And long may Hee in peace the Crowne sustaine That for our peace his such Heires hath brought We all of late for such did stil complaine Then now sith we haue such and cost vs nought Lett 's thankfull be and know them as we ought As Pow'r doth want so Claimes Factions cease Might Right orecomes chiefly in Kingdoms claimes Pow'r Titles stirrs and Conquest makes their peace The Sword the Law how firme soever maymes Which at a Conquest though vnlawful aymes Though Prince and Peeres provide for future rule Ambition hardly her estate disclaimes Though for a time the Lawes her over-rule Yet when time serues the Law shee wil misrule Our State stands not on Armes as others doe Our force lies most dispersed at the Plow Vnready rude and oft rebellious too Whose Sun-burnt Necks oft rather breake theÌ„ bow Not caring whom ne what they doe alow These and such like enduced our late Prince Such motions vtterly to disalowe For this and many an inconvenience Whereof all Times affoord experience This made this careful Queene as knowing well By fortie fiue yeares proofe and her sharpe sight Into events whereof al Stories tell How safe to rule and keepe the State vpright For her rights sake right close to keepe this right Better she thought such Hëires two daies old Then two yeares and as strong in Law and Fight So lou'd her States life and her owne to hold And made her Hart that Heires securest Hold. But sith shee did conclude this great affaire Both Law and Conscience doe conclude the State And who resists by birth that lawful Heire Resists the lawful Sov'raigne Maiestrate Made both by birth and Law from iust estate Monarchicall-inheritance resides In him from her then who doth violate Obedience to him wounds the tender sides Of Law and Conscience and al good besides Edward the fourth thus hauing caught the Crown The weake Lancastrians drave to the wall And spared none till all were overthrowne That might lie in his waie to make him fall His Brother Clarence ô Crime Capitall He did rebaptize in a Butt of VVine Being ielous of him how soere Loiall A Turkish providence most indivine Yet Crownes wil rest on such ere thei 'le decline Besides a sliding and new-fangled Nation Ful of Rebellion and Disloyaltie May cause a Prince for his securer station To stand vpon the like extremitie VVhere Vertue hath no place of certenty VVhat Prince if provideÌ„t wil stick to straine Both Law and Conscience in secresy To cutt one MeÌ„ber off that letts his raigne VVhich the states Body doth in health maintaine The more perfection and Heroick worth Such Heires great Cousines or great Subiects haue The more the Multitude wil sett them foorth And more and more their rule they seeke and craue Then must we lose a part the vvhole to saue These haue Achitophells to egge them on And make them much more restlesse then a wave Vntil their Soveraignes they sett vpon To make them yeeld vp their Dominion Manie a busie Head by VVords and Deeds Put in their Heads how they may coÌ„passe Crownes That Crownes at last may compasse so their Heads And sitt victoriously on steedfast Thrones All these like humming Bees ensue those Drones To gather Hony if they chance to rest And store themselues with sweete provisions VVhilst the Crown-greedy Cousine in vnrest Lives but for them with feares and cares opprest Now though King Edward like a wary Prince To remoue Obstacles bent all his might Yet could no skill or humane providence Protect his Sonnes from their Protectors spight VVho as he seru'd King Henry seru'd them right The blood of Innocents on Innocents VVith heavy vengeance mixte amaine doth lightâ— Thus Innocents are plagu'd for the Nocents Such are the High'sts inscrutable Iudgments And as He murdred Henrie for his Crowne So for their Crowne were his Sonnes murdered By hardest Harts in softest Bedd of Downe They were deere Harts at once quite smothered VVhich some ignoble Nobles furthered And rather then they should not die by force Or want a VVant-grace to performe the Deede Their Vncle and Protector must perforce Their Crowne from Head and Head froÌ„ Life divorce Now vp is
thy fame from thy name WILLIAM Sons Son of VVilliam dreaded Earle Of Pembrooke made by Englands dreadful'st King Nephue to Sidney rare VVorths richest Pearle That to this Land her fairest fame did bring These VVorthies worthes are treasured in thee So three in one makes one as deere as three I. D. To the same VVIthin my Soule I sensiblie doe feele A motioÌ„ which my Minds atteÌ„tion markes That is to strike Loues Flint against Truthes Steele More hard to kindle thy loue by the Sparkes But if the fire come not so freely foorth As may inflame the Tinder of thy loue The tender of my Zeale shal be hencefoorth Offred in flames that to thy grace shal move Which is their Spheare where they desire to rest And resting there they wil in glorie shine I am thine owne by double interrest Sith once I vow'd my selfe to thee and thine O then had I but single loue of you I should bee double bound to VV. Your Honors peculier Iohn Dauies To the Right Honorable and highly renowmed Lady the Countesse of Pembrooke the Vertuous Lady Lady Anne her daughter and the Right Worthie and Worshipfull Phillipp Herbert Esquier her Sonne THus must poore Debters pay their Creditors And share a little where the due is more I owe my selfe to you great Favorers And I am little so are great Ones poore I owe my selfe vnto my selfe and so Doe â— to those whom as my selfe I loue I owe you more the three in One belowe Which I haue honor'd most next That aboue If more what more sith that 's more theÌ„ I haue for I am not so much mine owne as yours More by as much as what I else might crave I wish it mine for you for in your powres All that and more if more could be possest Should while you held me yours yours firmly rest I. D. To the Right Honorable the Earle of Mar. c. LOE how my Muse inflamed by desire To winne thy loue in paying thee thine owne Doth striue with VVitts dull sword and loves quicke fire To honor thee but how that is vnknowne And if vnknowne to me then needs it must To All to whom my Thoughts are lesse reveal'd In me it 's like an Embrio or like Dust Wherein the first Man laie at first conceal'd I am devising how to fash'on it God grant I spoile it not in hammering And if I doe I le sacrifize my VVitt In fire of Zeale the while my Muse doth sing Like to the Swanne when death the songe ensu'th Most blest to die with sweete Mar in her Mouth I. D. To the Right Honorable and Loiall-harted Lord the Earle of Clanricard OVR English Crownes approued Irish frend That raign'st in our true loue for such thy truth Let thine owne rare perfections thee coÌ„meÌ„d For perfect praise perfection still ensu'th I never was so happie as to see thee Much lesse to knowe thee whom I longe to see But in thy predecessor did fore-see thee For if Fame fable not much like you bee To add then to thy glory more bright beames Loue His thy other-selfe with deerest loue For shee hath martir'd bin with greefes extreames Deere Innocent whose vertues all approue Her loue to thee doth argue thy hie vvorth Then loue such loue that setts thy glory forth I. D. To the Right Honorable and no lesse vertuous Lady the Countesse of Clanricard HOnor attend as vertue guides thy life Deere Lady lou'd of all that are belov'd As it hath done thee virgin VViddowe VVife For which thou wert of all in all approu'd By Heav'n assign'd to Natures Miracles Mirrors of Manhood and Heroick partes VVorld Flesh Fiends to such are obstacles But God Saints Angels guerdoÌ„ their deserts In thee it is the loue of such â—'alure And binde them to thee with loves Gordian knott It is thy grace and reputation pure That made these worthies fall so to thy Lott God give thee ioy of this for in the rest Thou seemd'st accurst because so highly blest I. D. To the most heroick meritoriously renowmed Lord the Lord Mount ioy Lord Deputy of Ireland TO praise thee noble Lord were but to doo What all the world doth and to doo the same Were to offend and that extreamly too And al extreame offence incurrs defame Praise is not seemely in a wicked mouth The VVorld is wicked and her mouth is worse Ful of detraction false-praise and vntruth Then should I praise according to her course O no! thy vertue merits more regard Let Vertue praise thee as thou her dost praise For sacred vertue is her owne reward And Crowns her selfe in spight of Fortunes Nayeâ— She is thy guide and Glory her attends VVhich her in thee and thee in her commends The true lover of your honor vertue I. D. To the Right honorably honored and right wel-beloved yonge Earle of Essex c. DEere offspring of that all-belooued One Deere vnto all to whom that one was deere The Orphanes God requites thy cause of mone By Him that doth to all like God appeere Al those that loue you al-beloued Two Will blesse and loue him for it blest of God To comfort Innocents and Orphanes too That ruin'd were by fell Disasters Rod. Liue like His Sonne that liv'd too like him selfe And dide like one deere to Him without like He wrackt his fortunes on false Favors shelfe Which are this worlds that smiles wheÌ„ it doth strike And that thou mai'st thy country glorifie No lesse then hee all pray then needes must I. I. D. To the R. Honorable Sr. Iohn Popham Knight Lord chiefe-Iustice of England c. IVstly seveare seveare in Mercies cause Sith it is mercie mercie-wanting men To cut of with the razor of the lawes That wounds the wounders of their brethren To thee graue Cato are these lines adrest As proofes of what respect they beare thy fame Which with these VVorthies shal be here imprest By my best Pen in Honor of thy name If best deseruers of the publike weale Should not be memorized of the Muse Shee should her proper vertue so conceale And so conceal'd should that and them abuse To free her then and thee from so great wrong Liue lines with Pophams earned praises long I. D. To the R. Honorable and most learned Lord the Lord Henry Haward c. WHat hope the noble vertuous and the learn'd May haue they having now so rare a King In thee learn'd vertuous noble Lord 's discern'd In whom these flourisht without cherrishing Where vertue raignes her subiects shal beare rule The learn'd and vertuous shee wil haue to sway For vice wel-learned is but arm'd Misrule By whom the vertuous stil are made awaie Honors doe alter manners in â—those men That are to honor and good manner foes In thee that is not to be feared then For each with thee from thy conception groes And sith Apollo now doth water them They wil grow great togither with the stemme I. D. To the Right Noble
iudgmeÌ„ts because we feele not the force therâ—of that at length like the Fly in the flame we are consumed of them o Civill warre is faâ—re worse then Tyranny or vniust iudgmeÌ„t Plutarch in Bruto p Gods commandements A Recapitulation of what hath bin discoursed touching the Kings of England their governments William Conqueror q Vis vnita fortior New Lords new Lawes r To hurt and heale for more health is holsome s Blessed is the affliction that procures greater perfection t Soone ripe soone rotten Edward 1. Longshancks Edw. 2. Rich. 2 Hen. 6. Edw. 5. a Ambition gathers resistles strength in a Kings weakenes Maiesty without magnanimity is vnassured Livie 2. â— b I haue seene servaÌ„ts on horses Princes walking like â— servaÌ„ts on the ground Eccl. 10.7 Edw. 3 Hen 4. Hen. 5. Edw. 4. Loving feare a sure guarde to Soveraigns No kingdâ—me free froÌ„ Ambition Kingdoms the obiects of fortune Envy Simil. a PerfectioÌ„ humane AmbitioÌ„ a sore of the minde incurable b An inevitable incoÌ„venience Richard 3. a Ambition would destroy al to be aboue all Hen. .7 Vniust peace is to be prefer red before iust warre Livie Yet open war is more secure theÌ„ suspitious peace Tac. 4. Hist. Great heapes are made of many litle thiÌ„gs in peace brought to nothinge in warre Peace good government the Parents of Prosperity God selleth vs riches for the price of labor We are said to be well backt when wee are no worse frended a Gold makes al thinâ—s pregnable b Money is the very sinâ—wes of a State Mucian c The good of the Subiects is the obiect of the good â—rince d Money saith Thucidides makes weapoÌ„s forcible and profitable Cyrusâ— was wont to say he heaped great treasures wheÌ„ he enriched his friends Subiects f Let Kinges that desire to live in peace provide in time thinges necessary for warre g Tiberius of Constantinople accounted that for counterfet coyne that was levied with Teares and cryings of the people h The bitings of enraged necessitie are most dangerousâ— Portiuâ— latro Hen. 7. a true Paâ—terne of a wise and vertuous Prince Hen. 8. Bounty doeth cover manie faults Avarice obscureth many vertues Guiftes doe superinduce the heart to loue He more respected honor then profit Edward 6. Qâ— Marie Contempt in subiects is the conâ—usion of government Qâ— Elizabeth Act. 5.35,36 37,38,39 The Mindes pleasurs much more pleasant theÌ„ corporal delightes Sensuall persons are vselesse burdens to the earth The senses soone weery of their pleasures Wine sicknes 2. Obstacles that lets the mâ—ndes actions Simil. Wee ought to propose nothing to the minde vnworthy of her Simil. Sense must awhile forbear pleaâ—ures to make them more pleasaÌ„t * The pleasurs which sense receiues from natural things are more pleasant theÌ„ those froÌ„ Artificiall * Nothing vnder the SuÌ„ne long coÌ„tents therefore wee should seeke contentment aboue the Sunne * Birdes Simil. None know it but they that feele it a The propertie of true felicity is alwaies to coÌ„cent the desire and exclude feare b St. Paule Loue doth descend not ascend How love is bredd Doating bâ—ings loathing God should simply be loved for his own goodnes It is selfe-loue to love God for his bounty towards vs onely b Loue made vs to loue God is mans beginning his end The order of loues progres He workes in vs both the will and the deede Selfe-loue is iustifiable wheÌ„ we loue our selues for god only Beauty is a speciall cause of loue God the FouÌ„t of all Beauty Painting the face * Without coulor of Reason Outward argues inwarde beauty Sinne is conceived in the womb of concupiscence * They rather ruine then repaire the â—ender honors of women A well teÌ„pred body makes a like tempered mind ordinarily An vnchaste eie loues to looke vpon â— light eie Beauty â—igniorizeth the sense The beauty of a WomaÌ„ cheereth the face and a man loues nothing better Eccl. 36.22 * Maried Adultery Luxury wantonnesse slouth Pride c. are sins in Specie the Genus to all these is Caro. 4. Kindes of divine furie Loues force is vnvtâ—erable Alexander Mag. b Plutar. in Alexand. Loue is lawlâ—â— Lust is blinde Such lovers are as sensles as the stones which they loue Lust is most willfull O toile intollerable Quoth Speculation Beâ—uty promisâ—th more honesty then deformity 3. Causes of loue viz Pleasant pâ—ofitable honest Perfect loue God the Exchequer of Beauty Goodnesse is mother to loue beauâ—y Goodnes hath made 4 especiall beautieâ— The little consideration we haue of Gods goodnesse towards vs is the cause of our coldnesse in loue to him The loue that is bought is â—â—ark nought A natural reâ—son why loue descendeth In him we liue move haue our being To know godâ— loue is the way to make Man loue All true loue is either Amor Coeâ—i or amor Seculâ— this of our neighbouâ—e that of God As â—here is no lâ—ue without faith so there is no faith without loue Loue of all humane Affections is the most puiâ—ant passionate b Loue is the Bond that vnites God man Brothers by redemption ought to be more neere deere to each other theÌ„ Brothers by creation In good desires there is pleasure and paine * God When loue is in the height of perfection â—owe favoure iâ— bredd Reverence springs from powre and goodnesse Simil. We reverence God more for his goodnesse then for his powre To whom honor and reverence are due vpon Earth Mercy and compassion Affectes flowing from loue Loue hath nothing in private Man made of earth CompassioÌ„ extendeth her vertue to man and beast Mercy Iustice are godâ— almightie Armes Gods Mercie triumpheth over his Iustice towards Man Priâ—ces and Maiestrates Inhumane affections howe bred 4. Perturbations froÌ„ whoÌ„ do flow al immoderate passions of the soule Wherefore God doth blesse man with abundance There is no greater temptation theÌ„ never to be teÌ„pted no sorer punishmeÌ„t then of God never to bee punished Sinne offers the senses their severall satisfactions Vertue without adversitie withereth and loseth her force There is no other passage to heaven theÌ„ through the fire of Afflictions Griefe fear accompanie transitory riches Simil. Good Affects proceede froÌ„ the opinion of good and evill froÌ„ evill OffeÌ„ce what All mundane things are as they are takeÌ„ Offenses against the outward Senses are much lesse osâ—ensiue then those against the inward * Nothing moues our patience that moves not our will Man of all creatures hardest to please * Who so pleaseth all doth more then he that made all Some to bee thought more iudicious are most censorious Criticks of these times A Foole may make the wise ridiculous to Fooles These be men of partes that would have al whollie The coÌ„plaint of base male-contents * Without good partes Divells incarnate tempt meÌ„ desperate * The PestileÌ„ce which infects al that comes neere it * They walke like Devills invisible A