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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13451	For the sacred memoriall of the great, noble, and ancient example of vertue and honour, the illustrious and welbeloued Lord, Charles Howard, Earle of Nottingham iustice in Eyre of all His Maiesties forests, parks, and chases on this side Trent, Knight of the Honourable Order of the Garter, and one of the lords of His Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell : who departed this life at his mannour of Haleing in Surrey on Thursday the 14 of December, 1624, and was buried at Rigate, amongst his honourable ancestors, the 20 of December last, 1624.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1625 (1625)	STC 23758; ESTC S1371	3,827	13

Some few yeares since I rode to my Lords Mannour of Haleing in Surrey where I presented his Lordship with a Manuscript or written Booke of the names and degrees of all the Knights of the Noble Order of the Garter since the first institution by King Edward the third which was of mine owne collections out of Windsor Castle and some authentique Histories His Lordship receiued it gratefully and rewarded me honourably in the which Booke was an Anagram of his Name and Earledome of Nottingham which I hold very fitting to bee hereunder Printed because it fals correspondent to the reuerence of his age and the happinesse which the words import Charles Howarde Earle of Nottinghame Anagramma O Heauen cals and hath true Glorie for me And happie was this happy Anagram Heauen cals Charles Howard Earle of Nottingham And he obeyd the call and gaind true Glory For change of earthly titles transitory FOR THE SACRED MEMORIALL OF THE GREAT NOBLE and ancient Example of Vertue and Honour The Illustrious and Welbeloued LORD CHARLES HOWARD Earle of Nottingham Iustice in Eyre of all his Maiesties Forests Parks and Chases on this side Trent Knight of the Honourable Order of the Garter and one of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell WHO DEPARTED THIS Life at his Mannour of Haleing in Surrey on Thursday the 14 of December 1624. and was buried at Rigate amongst his Honourable Ancestors the 20 of December last 1624. Printed at London for H. G. 1625. TO THE RIGHT HONOVrable Right Worshipfull of both Sexes who had either alliance by Mariage Consanguinity by Birth or bore loue to the Right Noble and truly vertuous deceased I Humbly craue your Worthinesse t' excuse This boldnesse of my poore vnlearned Muse That hath presum'd so high a pitch to flye In praise of Vertue and Nobility I know this taske most fit for Learned men For Homer Ovid or for Virgils pen But for I with him haue both seru'd and sail'd My gratefull duty hath so far preuail'd Boldly to write true Honours late decease Whiles better Muses please to hold their peace And thus much to the world my Verse proclaimes That neither Gaine nor Flattery are my aimes But Loue and Dutie to the Noble dead Hath caus'd me cause these Lines be published And therefore I entreat your gen'rous Hearts T' accept my duty pardon my deserts Beare with my weaknesse winke at my defects Good purposes doe merit good effects Poore earthen Vessels may hold precious Wine And I presume that in this Book of mine In many places you shall something find To please each Noble well affected mind And for excuse my Muse doth humbly plead That you 'le forbeare to iudge before you reade He that is euer a true well-wisher and obsequious Seruant to your Honours Worships and Noble Personages Iohn Taylor For the sacred Memoriall of the Great Noble and Ancient Example of Vertue and Honour the Illustrious and welbeloued Lord Charles Howard Earle of Nottingham Iustice in Eyre of all his Maiesties Forests Parks and Chases on this side Trent Knight of the Honourable Order of the Garter and one of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell c. WHat English Muse forbeares to shed a teare For Englands Nestor grauest oldest Peere Not onely old in number of his dayes But old in vertue and all good mens praise Whose actions all his pilgrimage did passe More full of honour then his title was And though his corps be seuer'd from his spirit And that the world sufficient knowes his merit Yet shall my poore vnworthy artlesse Verse In duteous seruice wait vpon his Hearse My selfe his Honour on the Seas attended And with his bounty haue I beene befriended And to acquite me from vnthankfulnesse My lines shall here my gratitude expresse No monumentall Marble reard on hie He needs t'emblaze him to posterity No flattering Epitaph he needs to haue To be engrau'd vpon a gaudy graue His life and actions are his Monument Which fils each Kingdome Clime and Continent And when their memories shall stinke and dye Who in most stately sepulchers doe lye Then Royall Histories shall still relate To each degree or age or sex or state The vertue valour bounty and the fame Of Englands all beloued Nottinghame And Noble hearts his memory shall retaine Vntill the World to Chaos turne againe That yeere of wonderment call'd eighty eight When Fraud and Force did our destruction wait When Hell and Rome and Spaine did all agree That wee should vanquish'd and inuaded be Our foes at Sea thirty one thousand men With neere foure hundred ships and Gallies then Then this White Lion rows'd with irefull teene Defending both his Country and his Queene Like second Mars to battle braue he went God making him his worthy Instrument His Chieftaine Champion and his Generall With sixscore ships and Vessels great and small To conquer those that did for conquest come And soile the power of Hell and Spaine and Rome Then valour was with resolution mixt And manhood with true honour firmly fixt When death and danger threatned euery where Braue Charles all fearlesse did encourage feare When roring cannons countercheckt heauens thunder And slaughterd mē their vessels keeles lay vnder The Sun eclyps'd with smoake skies darke and dim And battering bullets seuerd lim from lim When as that sea might be the Red Sea call'd Then he with dreadlesse courage vnappall'd Like a bright Beacon or a blazing Star Approu'd himselfe a thunderbolt of war Whose valour and example valiantly Pursu'd and wonne a glorious victory And then by him through the Almighties hand Preserued from inuasion was this Land So that who euer shall his Tombe passe by And shall enquire who there doth buried lye If answer be but made He 's in this Graue Who did in Eighty eight this Kingdome saue Then is the totall told and seruice best Wherewith this little Land was euer blest At Cales likewise the Sea-fight we did win By his direction and graue disciplin The Spanish ships soone from his force retir'd Some torne some sunke some taken and some fir'd And whensoere he gaue the ouerthrow He nere insulted ore his conquerd foe But like a Noble Lyon euery way He scorn'd to prey vpon a yeelding prey With pity piety and true remorce His clemency was mixt with manly force Vnto his foes a noble care he had Nor would affliction to affliction adde So that his enemies much cause did find To loue and honour his true noble mind Yet gainst offenders he was sharply bent Seuere in threats and milde in punishment His iustice would condemne and in a breath His mercy sau'd whom iustice doom'd to death His aduersaries he did oft relieue And his reuenge was onely to forgiue He knew that well got honour nere shall die But make men liue vnto eternitie It as his greatest riches he esteem'd And Infamy he basest begg'ry deem'd He knew though worthy spirits may be crost Yet if they lose no