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A97083	Britannicæ virtutis imago. Or, The effigies of true fortitude, expressed to the life, in the famous actions of that incomparable knight, Major Generall Smith, who is here represented, June, 1644.	Walsingham, Edward, d. 1663.	1644 (1644)	Wing W649; Thomason E53_10; ESTC R21145	21,181	34

foule an action Our Major Generall now wounded desires those faithfull Gentlemen not to suffer him to come into the enemies hands but convay him to some place where he may a while repose with security They bring him immediately to the Phisitian Generall to be drest who unfortunately missed his mortall wound discovering onely a bruise on the same side beneath it and therefore concludes he is out of danger upon this they bring him to Woonston a village 5 miles from Winchester where his Troope lately quartered here after he had drunke a posset and warm'd himselfe a while he desires to lye downe and rest a bed is prepared and he lyes downe immediately falling to sleepe which considered together with the courage he supported his mortall wounds made us confident he was out of danger his being so hearty and no sighs or groanes to be perceived as generally in dying men He was no sooner awake but he began to question how farre we were from the enemy what time a night it was and what was become of our Army and after falls into a formall discourse wherein he dispatcht some particular things concerning himselfe which because they were private I omit which done he lyes downe againe and said the conceit of our men running away did more trouble him by farre then his wounds and though others were hardly induced to beleeve it both now and before he expressed in a mild manner that his life was neare a period and conjured me by all the love and respect I ought him to certifie his Deare Mother that he died with a quiet conscience and a resigned mind hoping likewise that she would not take his death with too much heavinesse but rather rejoyce that she had a son to shed his bloud for his Soveraigne A truly Christian and Heroicall speech which though but short comprised the very Elixar of true fortitude loyalty and piety After this he prayes making an excellent act of perfect resignation saying O my Lord and God out of thy infinite goodnesse have mercy upon mee who cast my selfe into thy blessed hands heartily wishing that thy divine will may be performed in mee whilst he was thus like the Swan singing so sweet a dying Ode with eloquence scarce usuall in his life time his carriage is made ready to take him from danger imminent to a place of more security and so to Oxford if it were possible He notwithstanding his deadly wounds comes down staires on foote ascends the carriage with that stoutnesse as hardly hath beene seene in a dying man all the symptomes of paine you could perceive in him was sometimes he would bite his nether lip when his pangs with most extremity came upon him When we drew neere Andover he began to say his senses being a little astonished Good my Lord let us charge up againe let us charge them once againe and the day is ours As soone as we entred the towne he began to invoke the sacred name of Jesus often repeating it with a soft voyce as if he had taken taken a gust and sweetnesse in the divine vertue of it Shortly after over against the signe of the Angel in a mild and sweet repose he expired where it would have grieved the hardest heart to have seene him round enclosed with sundry Gentlemen condoling with teares the untimely end of so Peerlesse a Gentleman Thus alas you have seene how this Worthy of our Age one of the prime flowers in our English Garden is cut off in his youth at the age of scarce thirty yeares who seeing he was arriv'd to such an eminent excellence in so short a time what might we have expected from him had he attained but a mans age His body at Oxfora is entertained with exceeding griefe both to Court and City whilst his buriall is preparing at the Colledge of All-Soules in the Chancell his body is exposed to the peoples view whither a great number of all sorts resorted some to view his wounds and many to behold the man of whom fame had proclaimed so great things and for whom now there was so universall lamentation The next day being the first of April in the afternoone were his Funerall rites solemnized with as much ceremony as the shortnesse of time and meanes of preparation for one of his quality would permit The manner whereof was briefly thus First three Trumpets with black Scarfes went sounding very dolefully before next his Horse whereon he was slaine was led by a Page and covered in black to the ground upon which were placed his Escucheons of Armes Then two Heralds went carrying his Sword and Spurres the Corps were carried by Gentlemen of his owne Troope whilst the Pall set with Escucheons was supported by the Earles of Cleveland and Rivers the Lord Herbert of Ragland and the Lord John Somerset his brother Six Colonels on each side the Corps three carried his Armes Then followed the Right Honourable the Lord Carington as principall mourner accompanied by the Earle of Lindsey Lord Great Chamberlaine of England and the Earles of Northampton and Dover from persons of that degree an extraordinary respect with divers others of the Nobility after these came all the chiefe Commanders of Horse and Foot then in Oxford with a multitude of other Gentlemen In this solemne manner proceeded they to Christ-Church and in the South-east corner of the Chappell on the Southside of the Quire was the body of this renowned and gallant Souldier deposited at the head of the late Viscount Grandison Where after the Office of buriall was performed this following expression in honour of his memory was made by Somerset Herald THus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life unto his divine mercy the valiant and most worthy Gentleman Sir JOHNSMITH Knight descended of the ancient Family of Carington from Sir Michael Carington Standard bearer to King RICHARD the first in the Holy-land who for his signall valour in rescuing His Majesties Banner Royall in the Battaile of Keinton after it was possest by the Rebels at that time received the Honour of Knighthood from His Majesty in the field and since in sundry other Battailes against the Rebels hath given singular testimony of his loyalty and valour especially in that memorable Battaile of Bramdean on Friday last the 29 of March where having received severall wounds in pursuite of victory he dyed of them the day following at And over and here in Oxford is now interred God save the King Here lies our noble Heroe whose memory exacts both from his Family and our Nation a Monument to adorn his triumphant ashes which I doubt not but either of them will performe rather then suffer the least staine of so great neglect or ingratitude rest upon them In the meane time will I make bold to inscribe an Epitaph upon this living monument which I now erect unto him His Epitaph Immortalitati Sacrum SUspend your teares whilst I declare Whose ashes here enshrined are This Tombe

daunted when they saw our young Champion had laid their Mechanicke Leader upon the ground and still bestowed his strokes so freely on all that he came neere that the rest judged it better to give ground then to come in reach of his sword Their retreat was so sudden and confused that much of their Plunder was left behind where our noble youth happens upon a Cloak-bag full of Silver plate His eminent service this day procured him speciall thanks from the chiefe of the City but the other side were so enraged against him that they vowed to hew him in pieces and to that end laid wait every way to compasse him By this time an Army comes to punish the offenders and settle the City our young Souldier glad of this opportunity seconded with the necessity of avoiding the peoples fury bids his books farewell layes by his gowne and takes his sword in hand repairing to the Campe where he puts himselfe into a posture fit for a gentleman of his birth under an expert Commander and behav'd himselfe with that gallantry as purchased him love and admiration from all that knew him You have seene his introduction to Martiall attempts was both fortunate and gallant where you may observe that this noble spirit in his first enterprize shew'd a naturall aversion from base and vulgar actions and that he disdained to accommodate himselfe to Popular humors choosing rather to suffer shipwrack with the nobler sort then to stand idle and let them perish if his endeavour might the least conduce to their safety It was not long after he had entred the schoole of Mars but he had occasion given to make tryall of his wit as well as fortitude for a Party of their Horse attempted to beat up the enemies Quarters and at the first entered the place where out of inconsideration and desire of Pillage they made a way to their owne ruine by dismounting for the enemy finding a way to gather a head and call more aid came and surprized the dispersed Souldiers Our Heroike youth had still discreetly kept on Horsebacke and prevailed with some few more to doe the like which had all escaped had not the enemy strangly circumvented them They seeing no hope of escape left resolved to force a way by meere strength In this attempt he leading the way was knockt off his Horse with such a violence that quite astonished him the enemy gave him for dead he falling prostrate on his face Wherefore they busied themselves in searching for and pursuing the rest making sure of him at leisure At last recovering his spirits and memory considering how he came there he lyes still for a while till hearing the streets quiet he lookt about very circumspectly and discovers all cleare with a Stable open over against him furnished with Horses ready sadled He takes hold of the oportunity and goes in chooses one of the prime Horses commanding the boy there not to dare to speake till he was gone as he tendred his owne life After he is out he puts spurs to his Horse which with such celerity conveyed him thence that he escapt his pursuers and unhurt past by divers that met him When he arrived at the Army divers of the chiefe Commanders were full of joy to see him whose fall but even now they did generally there condole The Generall himselfe did praise his ingenuity and courage giving him one hundred pieces for the Horse he brought away This put a second vigour into him both encouraging and enabling him to continue in his present courses his successe doth animate him and his reward gives life to his encouragement He continues with singular respect and love amongst the Commanders and Souldiers most of the later proposing him as an example to themselves At last some accident or other happens which calls him into England his departure is very unpleasing to that Army nor can he get away without engagement of his honour for his speedy returne By this time his same is growne eminent and his friends began to relish his courses which makes his welcome of a better temper then before for now they did honour those excellencies in him which so prosperously began to flourish He had scarce taken time to visit his friends after his arrivall but his promise calls him backe and thither also he is already by Letter invited the imployment was so gratefull unto him that to his friends he makes a necessity of vertue and tells them he had engaged his honour for his returne under this pretence he bids them farewell and immediately repaires to his former service in the Netherlands where he serves in the Lieutenant Generalls owne Troope whose favourite he was preferred in esteeme before the rest I am sorry that I am not able to give account of sundry of his actions deserving memory performed in this time divers of which I have heard related though now I cannot call them to mind One thing I cannot omit to wit the taking of a signall Colour in a memorable Fight in those parts wherein the honour of the adverse Army was much engaged And here I may take occasion to expresse his modesty in my judgement very singular for in the gaining of those Colours he having slaine the man that carried them another takes them up when they were downe whom the enemies assaile in such manner that there had that party died had not our English Gallant rescued both him and the Colours This ungratefull man out of too much vanity claymes the reward for the action and such was this young gentlemans modesty that he resign'd it and as much as in him lay the honour of the act unto him This and such like gained him an extraordinary portion of honour and esteeme amongst all but especially endeared him to his Generall insomuch that he seeks occasion to displace his owne Captaine-Lieutenant thereby to make way for his advancement to that place Which when our gallant perceives with anger he expresses his dislike of it and absolutely refuses the offer But still seeing his Generall promoting the businesse and privately urging it with a modest indignation he protests that he will not build on anothers ruine and therefore quits the service Here you may behold an eminent effect of that true nobility which inhabited his generous brest and how much he disdained to tread upon anothers head for his owne advancement Immediately after this the Scottish Tumults began at home whereupon an honourable invitation concurring with his owne naturall inclination to that service he makes for England choosing rather to serve his owne Soveraigne then any forraigne Prince This was unwelcome newes to the Belgian Army that he should now forsake that Field where his Laurell began so happily to flourish But he will by no meanes be any longer detained from doing service to his owne Lord and Soveraigne therefore requesting them in this respect to dispence with him he takes his leave There never went thence a young Gentleman more beloved or of