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Great Brittaines generall ioyes. Londons glorious triumphes Dedicated to the immortall memorie of the ioyfull mariage of the two famous and illustrious princes, Fredericke and Elizabeth. Celebrated the 14. of Februarie, being S. Valentines day. With the instalment of the sayd potent Prince Fredericke at Windsore, the 7. of Februarie aforesaid.
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Nixon, Anthony.
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STC 18587; ESTC S110171
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the state and riches of the Land But how shall euer Time forget to tell The Tragicke actions of that bloody Warre That in this Kingdome many yeeres befell Betwixt the Houses Torke and Lancaster VVhere Englands honour 'gainst it selfe was arm'd Saint George against Saint George did lift his hand Nature by Nature was vnkindly harm'd Blood did 'gainst Blood in opposition stand And if the sacred hand of Vnitie Had left vntun'd the stringes of their debate Mischiefe with vnpreuented Miserie Had wrought the vtter ruine of the State But God and good foresight preuent such ill That no eclipse of Glory may befall But that this Vnitie may flourish still To be the power-full safegard of vs all That so the Imperiall Ensignes of this Land And the Prince Palatines admired fame In high Maiesticke glory long may stand To dignifie their glorious Countries name And that the Nobles of each Land may ioyne Aswell in forraine as Domesticke state By peace and warre to make their Glories shine Extended farther then the power of fate Wishing that they whom Honour thus combines May mutually partake in peace and warres And as an ofspring from the glorious lines Of royall Princes Kinges and Emperours Still in one Center of Coniuction rest That both their Glories so may long time stand And with their seuerall farre spreading Crests Make knowne their Fames to many a forraine Land So shall the Princely heads of this faire frame VVith peacefull Scepters both their Countries sway So shall they keepe Religion Rule and Name That they haue still mayntayned to this day That God that is the God of Vnion First founder of all vndeuided thinges May guide the state of this Coniunction And make it happy in a line of Kinges Which from their Princely stocke may grace both climâ—â—â— And euermore continue Soueraigntie In all high Honour till the end of times And the beginning of eternitie Deo Trino et vni Gloriâ—â— Hymens Holiday or the Mariage day of the two famous Princes being S. Valentines day DEscend you sacred Daughters of King Ioue Apollo's louely Darlings leaue your Mount And those delightsome sweet Castalian Springs That warble with their siluer winding waues Making soft Musicke in their gentle glide Clio thou sâ—gest of the sisters Nine Conduct thy lustie company to Court Great Brittains Court on earth an earthly Heauen There take suruey of faire Elizabeth And in her prayse tune your heroicke Songs Write write you Chronicles of Time and Fame That kepee remembrance golden Register And recommende to Times eternitie Her honours height and wonders of her Age Wonders of her that reasons reach transcend Such wonders as haue set the world at gaze Elizabeth whose worth all English hearts Admire at home and so doe forraigne parts Clio proclaime with golden Trumpe and Pen This happy VVedding-day this Nuptiall-â—ay Ore Europs bounds take wing and make thy flight Through â—elting Ayre from wâ—eâ—'s the rising Sunne Gallops the Zodiack in his hery VVayne Euen to the brinke where Thetis in her Bower Receaues the weary Bridegroome of the Sea Beyond Graund CAYRE by Nâ—lus sly my bankes Ouer the wilde and sandy Affricke Playnes Along the frozen Shoare of â—anais VVhose Icye crust Apollo can not thaw Euen there and round about this earthly Ball Proclayme the daies of Brittains happynesse The dayes of Peace and Victory proclaime And let this glaâ—some Nuptiall day be first This Wedding day beginning of much blisse Set downe this day in Characters of Gold And marke it with a Stone as white as milke This cheerefull Wedding day weare Eglantine And wreaths of Roses redde and white put on In honour of this day you louely Nymphes And Paaus sing your sweet melodious songs Along the chaulky Clifts of Albion Lead all Great Brittaynes Shepheards in a daunce Ore Hill and Dale and Downes and Daisey plottes And be this day Great Brittaynes Holy-day That thus vnites the royall hearts and hands Of these two Princes in Loues holy bandes Bee multiplide the number of their yeeres Their yeeres that may prolong our golden daies Wherein we still in safetie may abide And they may raigne and rule in Honours height So may they long and euer may they so Vntoucht of traytrous hand and tretcherous foe This Nuptiall day being celebrated thus Is to Great Brittaine Hymens Holiday The day of ioy the day of iollitie That young and old and all doe celebrate Muses and Graces Gods and Goddesses Adorne adore and celebrate this day The meanest with the mightiest may in this Expresse his loue for loyaltie alike Blazons affections force in Lord and Lowne In honour of this VVedding day behold How young and old and high and low reioyce England hath put a face of gladnesse on And Court and Countrie caroll both their prayse And in their honour tune a thousand Layes Behold in honour of this happy day What Poems and triumphals London singes What holy Hymnes and sacrifice of thankes Englands Metropolis as Incense sâ—ndes And in the sound of Cymbals Trumps and Shalmes In honour of Eliza and great Fredericks name To whom his life he owes and offers vp VVith songes of ioy for this long lookt-for day This Nuptiall day wherein we all enioy Such perfect comfort throughout Brutes new Troy VVith vs in simpathy of sweete accord All English Subiectes ioyne and hearts and hands Of prayses and of hearty prayers send Thankes-giuing for the blessings and the grace The gracious blessinges on this day powr'd downe This blessed day wherein these blessed Princes The peoples peace their Countries happy fate Are both conioynd in Matrimoniall state And in this generall plaudite and applause And celebration of this ioyfull day VVherein pale Enuie iustly vanquished Giues way vnto the vertues of these Princes And wounded with remembrance of their names Hath taken wing and made amaine from hence To murmure that he durst not here disgorge And breath his discontentments ouer Sea Among those gracelesse fugitiues that thirst For nothing more then dangerous change of times And alteration of a setled State That rabble of vnnaturall Englishmen VVhose base reuolt infamous through the world Makes them foule Architectes of vilde practises That end in their dishonour and their death Those bloody stratagems and trayterous traynes That shall be cruelly layde vnto their liues Precious in sight of Heauen and deare to vs By these base Truth-falne run-awayes VVee pray that Iacobs God may still preserue These Princes euen twixt bridge and waters brinke And saue their sacred persons in the fall From Pharaos Rod and from the Sword of Saul For this great Triumph that true Subiectes make Is likt of all but Enemies of the Truth Enemies to them that serue the liuing Lord And put in him their trust and confidence And this they well haue showne in gorgeous Showes And in all other fitt accuttrements Prepar'd to doe their duty and deuoyre VVherein they did so well demeane them selues So well so willingly to please these Princes That breathles yet they