dwelling Where Art is euer swelling Your learned Fount forsake Helpe Funerall Songs to make Hang them about her Herse That euer loued Verse Clio writ downe her Story That was the Muses Glory Dryope And ye soft-footed Howers Make ready Cypresse Bowers Insteade of Roses sweete For pleasant Spring-time meete Strew all the pathes with Yeugh Night-shade and bitter Reugh Bid Flora hide her Treasure Say t is no time of pleasure Thenot. And you diuinest Graces Veyle all your sacred faces With your bright shining haire Shew euery signe of care The Hart that was your Phane The cruell Fates haue slaine From earth no powre can raise her Onely our Hymnes may praise her Chloris Muses and Howres and Graces Let all the hallowed places Which the cleere Moone did view Looke with a sable hiew Let not the Sunne be seene But weeping for the Queene That Grace and Muse did cherish O that such worth should perish Collin So turne our verse and on this lofty Pine Each one ingraue for her some Funerall line Thus I beginne Collins Epitaph Eliza Maiden Mirror of this Age Earths true Astraea while she liu'de and raign'de Is throwne by Death from her triumphant Stage But by that fall hath endlesse glorie gain'de And foolish death would faine if he could weepe For killing Her he had no power to keepe Thenots Epitaph Eliza rich and Royall faire and iust Giues heauen her Soule and leaues her Flesh to dust Dryopes Epitaph There is no beautie but it vades No glory but is veyld with shades So is Eliza Queene of Maids stoopt to her Fate Yet Death in this hath little thriu'de For thus her vertues haue atchieu'de She shall by verse liue still reuiu'de in spight of Hate Chloris Epitaph Eliza that astonished her foes Stoopt her rebellious subiects at her feete Whose minde was Still the same in ioy and woes Whose frowne was fearfull and her fauours sweete Swaid all this land but most her selfe she swaide Liu'de a chaste Queene and di'de a Royall Maide These Epitaphs ended the Nymphs and Shepheards led by Collin and Thenot who afore plaide heauy tunes on their oaten Pipes gotte to their seuerall cottages and spent their time till midnight mourning for Eliza But Sleepe the equaller of Kings and captiues banished their sorrowes What humor they are in after rest you shall in the morning heare for commonly as the day is so are our affections disposed ¶ The order and proceeding at the Funerall of the Right High and Mightie Princesse Elizabeth Queene of England France and Ireland from the Pallace of Westminster called White-hall To the Cathedrall Church of Westminster the 28. of April 1603. FIrst the Knight Marshals men to make way Fifteene poore men Next the 260. poore women by foure and foure Then seruants of Gentlemen Esquiers and Knights Two Porters Next foure Trumpetors After them Rose Pursiuant at Armes Two Sergeants at Armes The Standerd of the Dragon borne by Sir George Bourcher Two Querries leading a horse couered in blacke cloth Then the messengers of the Chamber foure and foure Children of the Almondry Children of the Woodyard Children of the Skullery Children and furners of the pastry The Skalding house The Larder After them Groomes being Wheate porters Coopers Wine-porters Conducts in the Bakehouse Bel-ringer Maker of Spice-bags Cart takers chosen by the bord Long Cartes Cart takers Of the Almery Of the Stable Of the Woodyard Skullery Pastrie Skalding house Poultrie Caterie Boyling house Larder Kitchin Laundrie Ewry Confectionary Wafery Chaundry Pitcherhouse Buttrie Seller Pantrie Bakehouse Counting house Then Noblemens and Embassadors seruants and Groomes of the chamber Foure Trumpetters Blewmantle A Sergeant at Armes The Standerd of the Greyhound borne by M. Herbert brother to the Earle of Penbroke Yomen of the Seruitors in the hall foure and foure Yomen Cart-takers Porters Almondrie Herbingers Woodyard Skullerie Pastriē Poultrie and Scalding house Purueyors of the Poultry Purueyors of the Acatrie Stable Boyling house Larder Kitchin Ewrie Confectionarie Waferie Purueyor of the waxe Tallow Chandler Chaundrie Pitcher house Brewers Buttrie Purueyors Seller Pantrie Garneter Bakehouse Counting house Spicerie Chamber Robes Wardrop Earles and Countesses seruants Foure Trompetors Portcullis A Sergeant at Armes The Standerd of the Lyon borne by M. Thomas Somerset Two Quirries leading a horse trapped with blacke veluet Sergeant of the Vestrie Children of the Chappell in surplesses Gentlemen of the Chappel in copes all of them singing Clearks Deputie Clarke of the Market Clarkes extraordinarie Coferer Diet. M. Cooke for the houshold Pastrie Larder Skullerie Woodyard Poultrie Bakehouse Acatrie Stable Sergeants Gent. Herbinger Wood-yard Scullery Pastry Catery Larder Ewry Seller Pantrie Bakehouse Master Cooke of the Kitchin Clarks of the Querrie Second and third clarke of the Chaundrie Second third clark of the Kitchin Superuisors of the Dresser Surueyer of the dresser for the chamber Musitions Apoticaries and Chirurgions Sewers of the hall Marshall of the hall Sewers of the chamber Groome Porter Gentlemen vshers quarter waiters Clarke Marshall and Auenor Chiefe clarke of the wardrop Chiefe clarke of the Kitchin Two clarkes controllers Clarkes of the greene cloth Maister of the houshold Sir Henrie Cocke cofferer Rouge Dragon A Segeant at Armes The Banner of Chester borne by the L. Zouch betweene two Seargeants at Armes Clarks of the councel foure four Clarks of the priuy Seale Clarks of the Signet Clarks of the Parliament Doctors of Phisicke The Queenes Chaplaines Secretaries for the Latine Italian French tongues Rouge Crosse. Betweene two Seargeants at armes The banner of Cornwall borne by the L. Herbert Sonne and heire to the Earle of VVorcester Officers to the Maior of London Aldermen of London Solliciter Atturney and Sergeant at Lawe Maister of Reuels M. of the tents Knights Bachelors Lord chiefe Baron and Lord chiefe Iustice of the common pleas Maister of the Iewell house Knights which haue been Embassadors and Gentlemen Agents Sewers for the Queene Sewers for the bodie Esquiers of the bodie Gentlemen of the priuie chamber Gentlemen Pensioners houlding their Pol-axes heads down wards couered with blacke The Banner of VVales borne by the Viscount Bindon Maister of the Requests Agents for Venice and the Estates Lord Maior of London Sir Iohn Popham Sir Iohn Fortescue Sir Robert Cicell principall Secretary Controller Treasurer of houshold Windsor Banner of Ireland borne by the Earle of Clanricard Barons Bishops Earles eldest sonnes Viscounts Dukes second sons Earles Marqueses Bishop of Chichester Almoner Preacher at the funeral Lord Keeper Archbishop of Cant. The French Embassador Foure Sergeants of Armes The great Embrodered banner of England borne by the Earle of Penbroke and the Lord Haward of Effingham Somerset and Richmond York Helme and Crest Chester Target Norrey king at Armes Sword Clarenceaux king at Armes Coat The liuely picture of her Highnesse whole body crowned in her Parliament Robes with her Scepter in her hand lying on the corps balmed and leaded couered with Purple veluet borne in a
ENGLANDS Mourning Garment Worne heere by plaine Shepheards in memorie of their sacred Mistresse ELIZABETH Queene of Vertue while she liued and Theame of Sorrow being dead To the which is added the true manner of her Emperiall Funerall With many new additions being now againe the second time reprinted which was omitted in the first Impression After which followeth the Shepheards Spring-Song for entertainment of King IAMES our most potent Soueraigne Dedicated to all that loued the deceased Queene and honour the liuing KING Imprinted at London for Thomas Millington and are to be sold at the signe of the Crane in Paules Churchyard by Walter Burre 1603. To all true Louers of the right gracious Queene Elizabeth in her life being vndoubtedly those faithfull Subiects that now honour and affect our most potent Lord King Iames after her death MY Epistle to you is like the litle Towne that the Cynicke would haue perswaded the Citizens was readie to runne out at the great gates being scarce so long as the Title In a word the negligence of many better able hath made me bold to write a small Epitomie touching the abūdant vertues of Elizabeth our late sacred Mistris Intreating of her Princely birth chast life royall gouernment and happie death being a Lady borne liuing raigning dying all for Englands good The manner is handled between Shepheards the forme of speech like the persons rude Affection exceedeth Eloquence and I haue not shewne much Art but exprest the dutie of a louing hart Shead some teares in reading our Shepheards sorrow and in that true passion let your loue to our royall Lord be shewne who hateth hypocrites as iust men hell Farewell all of you that giue the dead Queene a sad Farewell and the liuing King a glad Welcome the rest are Time-pleasers and I write not to them Foelicem fuisse infaustum Englands Mourning Garment Worne by plaine Shepheardes for the death of that most excellent Empresse Elizabeth Queene of Vertue while she liued and Theame of Sorrow being dead THENOT COLLIN Thenot. COllin thou lookst as lagging as the day When the Sun setting toward his westerne bed Shewes that like him all glory must decay And frolique life with murkie clouds o re-spred Shall leaue all earthly beautie mongst the dead Such is the habite of thy new aray Why art thou not preparde to welcome May In whose cleare Moone thy younglings shall be fed With nights sweete dewes and open flowers of day Collin I aunswer thee with woe and wel away I am in sable clad sith she cannot be had That me and mine did glad there 's all I 'le say Thenot. Well spoken Swaine let me thy sorrow ken Rich soule though wrong'd by idle Antike men And driuen by falshood to a cloudie den Tell me thy griefe Collin O it is past releefe and which is worst of worst Bayards and beasts accurst with grosest flattery nurst Haue sung her sacred name and prais'd her to their shame Of mayden Queenes who was our last and first Thenot. Deere Collin doe not checke the humblest song The will is euer maister of the worke Those that can sing haue done all Shepheards wrong Like Lozels in their cottages to lurke The ayres the ayre though it be thicke and murke If they to whom true Pastorals belong In needefull layes vse neither pipe nor tong Shall none the vertuous raise Collin Yes those that merit Bayes though teares restraine their layes Some weeping houres or dayes will finde a time To honour Honour still not with a rurall quill But with the soule of skill to blesse their rime Aye me why should I dote on rimes on songs or note Confusion can best quote sacred Elizaes losse Whose praise doth grace all verse that shal the same reherse No gold neede decke her herse to her all gold is drosse With that Collin in discontent brake his pipe and in that passion as if his heart had beene like his pipe parted each peece from the other hee fell without sense on the earth not then insensible of his sorrowe for it yeelded wept and groand at once with his fall his weepings and his sighs Poore Th. showted for help at whose call came some Nymphs full of sorrow for their Soueraigne and no whit amazed to see him lie as dead their hearts were so dead with thinking of that which had astonied his But yet as gathering of companies draw more more to wonder so prooued it among the Shepheards that left none but their curres to attend their flockes themselues flocking about Thenot Collin who now recouered from his trance and all asking the reason of his griefe with teares abounding in his eyes that likewise drew more aboundantly from theirs he distractedly answered Illum nec enim reprehendere fas est Qui fleat hanc cuius fregerunt stamina parcae Solus honor sequitur mortales ille misellos And therewithall making a signe for the Shepheards and Nymphs to sit downe he told them they had lost that sacred Nymph that carefull Shepheardesse ELIZA but if it pleased them to lend attention he would repeate somthing of her worth memorie that should liue in despite of death whereupon a still silence seizd them all sauing only now and then by sighing they exprest their hearts sorrow and Collin thus began Seeing Honor onely followeth mortals and the works of the vertuous die not with their deaths and yet those workes neuerthelesse with the honours and rites due to the departed might be much blemished if there were no gratitude in their successors let vs poore Rurals though no other wayes able to erect Statues for our late dread Soueraigne worthy all memory among our selues repeate part of her excellent Graces and our benefite obtained by her Gouernment for to reckon all were Opus infinitum alabour without end She was the vndoubted issue of two royall Princes Henry of Lancaster and Elizabeth of Yorke In whose vnion the quiet of vs poore Swaines began for till that blessed mariage England was a shambles of slaughtred men so violent was the blood of ambition so potent the factions and so implacable their heads whose eyes were neuer cleard till they were washt in blood euen in the deare blood of their Obiects hearts This King Grandfather to our late Queene was the first Brittish King that manie a hundred yeeres before wore the Emperiall Diademe of England France Ireland in him began the name of Tewther descended from the ancient Brittish King to florish the issue male of royal Plantagenet ending in his beginning his wife Grandmother to our late Elizabeth being the last Plantagenet whose Temples were heere circled with a sphere of gold Which King and Queene liued and loued and now lie intoombed in that most famous Chappell built at his Kingly charge in the Abbey of Westminster King Henry dying in a good age left England rich beautifull and full of peace and so blest with his issue after royally matcht to Scotland France besides his vndoubted heire
King Henry of famous memory the eight that no Kingdome in the earth more flourished His sonne the Father of our Elizabeth was to his Enemies dreadfull to his friends gracious vnder whose Ensigne the Emperour himselfe serued so potent a Prince he was besides so liberall and bounteous that he seemed like the Sunne in his Meridian to showre downe gold round about the Horizon But hee died too and left vs three Princely hopes all which haue seuerally succeeded other royallie maintaining the right of England and resisted with power all forraine wrong For King Edward our late Soueraignes Brother though he died young in yeeres left instance hee was no Infant in vertues his learning towardnes and zeale was thought fitter for the societie of Angels than men with whom no doubt his spirit liues eternally Such assurance haue wee of the happines of that royall gracious and worthy Ladie Mary his eldest sister who in her death exprest the care of her Kingdomes so much lamenting one Townes losse that she told her attendant Ladies if they would rip her heart when shee was dead they should finde Callice written in it O Thenot with all you other Nymphs and Swaines setting by her affection to Papall religion wherein shee was borne and liued learne by this worthy Queene the care of Soueraignes how heart-sick they are for their subiects losse and think what felicity wee poore wormes liue in that haue such royall Patrons who cark for our peace that we may quietly eate the bread of our owne labour and tend our flocks in safetie asking of vs nothing but feare and duty which humanity allowes and heauen commaunds With this Thenot interrupted Collin telling him there were a number of true shepheards misliked that Princes life and ioyed greatly at her death withall beginning to shew some reasons but Collin quickly interrupted him in these words Peace Thenot peace Princes are sacred things It fits not Swaines to thinke amisse of Kings For saith he the faults of Rulers if any be faultie are to be reprehended by them that can amend them and seeing none is superiour to a King but God to him alone referre their actions And where thou termest them true shepheards that so enuied that Ladies gouernment thou art deceiued for the true shepheards indeede that suffered in her time by the malice of Romish Prelates prayed hartily for her euen in the fire and taught the people to obey her gouernment but such as rayld at her are still as they then were proud phanatike spirited counterfaites expert in nothing but ignorance such as hate all rule for who resisteth correction more than fooles though they deserue it most Beleeue mee Thenot and all you well affected Swaines there is no greater marke for a true shepheard to be knowne by than Humilitie which God hee knowes these mad men most want too much experience haue wee of their threed-bare pride who bite the dead as liuing Curres may Lyons not contented with their scandals of that Royal Lady our late Soueraignes Sister but they haue troubled the cleare springs of our Mistresse Elizabeths blessed gouernment nay my selfe haue seene and heard with glowing eares some of them euen in the fields of Calydon when his Excellence that is now our Emperiall shepheard was onely Lord of their foldes speake of his Maiestie more audaciouslie malapertly than any of vs would doe of the meanest officer For as I said euen now if Rulers chance to slip it is most vnsufferable that euery impudent rayler should with the breath of his mouth stirre the chaffie multitude whose eares itch for nouelties whose mindes are as their numbers diuers not able to iudge themselues much lesse their Soueraignes But they ought if they be true Pastors to follow the great Pan the Father of all good shepheards Christ who teacheth euery of his Swaines to tell his brother priuatly of his fault and againe and againe by that glorious number three including numbers numberlesse before it be tolde the Church If then they must being true shepheards deale so with their brethren how much more ought their followers doe to their Soueraignes being Kings and Queenes And not in the place where sacred and morall manners should be taught contrarily to teach the rude to be more vnmannerly instructing euery Punie to compare with the most reuerend Prelate and that by that example to haue euerie Cobler account himselfe a King Oh said Thenot Collin there are some would ill thinke of you should they heare you thus talke for they reproue all out of zeale and must spare none Peace to thy thoughts Thenot answered Collin I know thou knowest there is a zeale that is not with knowledge acquainted but let them and their mad zeale passe let vs forget their raylings against Princes And beginne with her beginning after her Royall Sisters ending who departing from this earthly Kingdome the seuenteenth of Nouember in the yeere of our Lord 1558. immediatlie thereupon Elizabeth the hand-maide to the Lord of Heauen and Empresse of all Maides Mothers Youth and men then liuing in this English Earth was proclaimed Queene with generall applause being much pittied for that busie slander and respectlesse enuie had not long before brought her into the disfauour of her Royall Sister Mary whom wee last remembred In the continuance of whose displeasure stil stil made greater by some great Enemies how she scap't needes no repeating being so wel knowne Preserued shee was from the violence of death her blood was precious in the sight of GOD as is the blood of all his Saints it was too deere to be poured out like water on the greedy earth she liued and wee haue liued vnder her fortie and odde yeeres so wonderfully blest that all Nations haue wondred at their owne afflictions and our prosperity and shee died as she liued with vs still careful of our peace finishing euen then the greatest wonder of all our deserts considered by appointing the Kingdome to so iust and lawfull a Ruler to succeede her whom all true English knew for their vndoubted Lord immediatly after her death But least wee end ere we begin I wil returne to her who being seated in the Throne of Maiestie adorned with all the vertues diuine and morall appeared to vs like a goodly Pallace where the Graces kept their seuerall Mansions First faith aboundantly shone in her then young lost not her brightnes in her age for shee beleeued in her Redeemer her trust was in the King of Kings who preserued her as the Apple of his eye from all treacherous attempts as many being made against her life as against any Princesse that euer liued yet she was stil confident in her Sauiour whose name shee glorified in all her actions confessing her victories preseruings dignities to be all his as appeared by many luculent examples this one seruing for the rest that after the dissipation of the Spanish Armatho accounted inuincible shee came in person to Paules crosse and there among the meanest of
chariot drawne by foure horses trapt in blacke veluet Gentlemen Vshers white rods About it twelue Banner-Rols six on each side caried by 12. noblemen Sixe Earles assistants with them the Footemen A Canapie borne ouer the chariot by foure Noblemen The Earle of VVorcester Maister of the Horse leading the Palfrey of Honour Two Esquiers and a Groome to attend and leade him away Gentlemen Vshers of the Priuie chamber Garter king of Armes Lady Marchionesse of Northamton assisted by the Lord Treasurer Lord Admirall Chiefe Mourner her traine caried by two Countesses and Maister Vicechamberlaine Fourteene Countesses assistants Ladies of Honour Countesses Viscountesses Earles daughters Baronesses Maids of Honor of the priuie chamber Captaine of the Guard with all the Guard following fiue and fiue in a ranke their holberds downeward The twelue Bannerols were caried by twelue Barons beginning at the yongest first The first Banner was of king Henry the second and Elenor of Aquitaine caried by the Lord Norris The second of king Iohn and Isabel of Angolisme caried by the Lord Compton The third of king Henry the third and Elenor of Arragon caried by the Lord Chandoies The fourth of king Edward the first and Elenor of Castile caried by the L. The sift of Edward the second and Isabel of France caried by the Lord Darcie of the South The sixt of king Edward the third and Philippa of Haynolt caried by the L. Cromwel The seuenth of Edmond Langley Duke of Yorke and Isabel of Castile caried by the L. Windsor The eight of Richard Earle of Cambridge and Anne Mortimer caried by the L. Darcie of the North. The ninth of Richard Duke of Yorke and Cicely Neuill caried by the Lord Dudley The tenth of king Edward the fourth Elizabeth Woodnile caried by the Lord Gray The eleuenth of king Henry the seuenth and Elizabeth daughter to king Edward the fourth caried by the Lord Cobham The twelfth of Henry the eight and Anne Bulline father and mother to our late deceased Queene caried by the Lord de la Ware The Shepheards Spring-Song in gratulation of the royall happy and flourishing entrance to the Maiestie of England by the most potent and prudent Soueraigne Iames King of England Scotland France and Ireland Collin THenot and Chloris red lipt Driope Shepheards Nymphs Swaines all that delight in fielde Liuing by harmelesse thrift your fat heards yeelde Why slacke yee now your loued company Vp sluggards learne the larkes do mount and sing Their cheerefull Carrolls to salute our King The Mauis blacke-bird and the little Wren The Nitingale vpon the hawthorne brire And all the wingd Musitions in a Quire Do with their notes rebuke dull lazie men Vp shepeheards vp your slouth breeds al your shames You sleep like beasts while birds salute K. Iames. The gray eyde morning with a blustering cheeke Like Englands Royall Rose mixt red and white Summons all eies to pleasure and delight Behold the euenings deaws doe vpward reeke Drawn by the Sun which now doth gild the skie With his light-giuing and world-cheering eie O that 's well done I see your cause of stay Was to adorne your tempels with fresh flowers And gather beautie to bedecke your powers That they may seeme the cabinets of May Honor this time Sweetest of all sweete Springs That so much good so many pleasures brings For now alone the liuery of the earth Giues not liue comfort to your bleating lambes Nor fils the strouting vdders of their dams It yeeldes another cause of gleesome mirth This ground weares all her best embrodery To entertaine our Soueraignes Maiestie And well she may for neuer English ground Bore such a Soueraigne as this royall Lord Looke vpon all Antiquities Record In no Inrolment such a King is found Beginne with Brute if that of Brute be true As I 'le not doubt but giue old Bards their due He was a Prince vnsetled sought a shore To rest his long tost Troian scattered race And as t is sed found here a resting place Grant this but yeeld he did false gods adore The Nations were not cald to Christ that time Black Pagan clouds darkned this goodly clime So when dissension brought the Romans in No Caesar till the godly Constantine Descended truly from the Brittish line Purg'd this Iles aire from Idoll-hated sinne Yet in care of Rome left Deputies Our Iames maintaines himselfe his dignities The Saxon the Dane scourgd with sharp steele So did the Norman Duke this beauteous land Inuading Lords raigne with an yron hand A gentler ruling in this change we feele Our Lyon comes as meekly as a doue Not conqu'ring vs vs by hurt but hartie loue Euen as a calme to tempest-tossed men As bread to the faint soule with famine vext As a coole spring to those with heate perplext As the Sunnes light into a fearefull denne So comes our King euen in a time of need To saue to shine to comfort and to feed O Shepheards sing his welcome with sweet notes Nymphs strew his way with Roses red and white Prouide all pastimes that may sense delight Offer the fleeces of your flockes white cotes He that now spares doth in that sauing spill Where Worth is little Vertue likes good will Now from the Orchades to the Cornish Iles From thence to Cambria and the Hiberian shore The sound of ciuill warre is heard no more Each countenance is garnished with smiles All in one hymne with sweet contentment sing The praise and power of Iames our onely King Our only King one Lord one Soueraigne O long-desired and perfected good By him the heate of wrath and boiling bloud Is mildly quencht pale Enuy counted vaine One King one people blessed vnitie That ties such mighty Nations to agree Shepheards I le not be tedious in my song For that I see you bent to actiue sport Though I perswade me all time is too short To welcome him whom we haue wisht for long Well done dance on looke how your little lambs Skip as you spring about their fleecie dams Thus were ye wont to trip about the Greene And dance in ringlets like to Fairie Elues Striuing in cunning to exceede your selues In honour of your late-falne summer Queene But now exceede this May excels all springs Which King and Queene and Prince and Princesse brings Showtioyfully ye Nymphs and rurall Swaines Your maister Pan will now protect your folds Your cottages will be as safe as Holds Feare neither Wolues nor subtill Foxes traines A royall king will of your weale take keepe Hee le be your Shepheard you shall be his sheepe He comes in pompe so should a king appeare Gods Deputie should set the world at gaze Yet his milde lookes driue vs from all amaze Clap hands for ioy our Soueraigne draweth neere Sing Io Io shepheards dance and sing Expresse all ioy in welcoming our King The aire the season and the earth accord In Pleasure Order both for sight and sense All things looke fresh to greet his excellence And Collin humbly thus salutes his Lord Dread and beloud liue Englands happy King While seasons last Fresh as the liuely Spring FINIS * Her Royall word or motto was Semper Eadem