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A42630 Georgio Monck, Duci de Albemarle, Comiti de Torrington ... epitaphium George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington ... 1670 (1670) Wing G535; ESTC R36540 2,103 1

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GEORGIO MONCK Duci de Albemarle Comiti de TORRINGTON Baroni in POTHERIDGE c. Exercituum in ANGLIA sub Rege CAROLO Secundo Generali à Consiliis Secretioribus Nobilissimi Ordinis Aureae Periscelidis Equiti EPITAPHIUM Luge Mirare Quisquis ades ECce jacet in Tumulo qui Sedere noluit in Throno fatis communibus moritur qui communibus non vixit naturâ magnus fortunâ major se ipso maximus Miles audaciâ Secundus nulli Dux prudentià Subditus fide Tyrannum Populis Regibus formidabilem Solus non timuit sed terruit Defuncto Tyranno Superstite Tyrannide Venit Vidit Vicit non armorum strepitu sed consiliorum alto Silentio genus vincendi planè novum quod nec voce nec armis tria Regna obtinuit vel uno die nec praeliatus nec locutus Obtinuit tria noluit vel Unum Sceptri enim factus Arbiter maluit reddere quàm habere pluris meritò estimans restituere Regem quàm esse Restituit quidem restitutumque observantissimè coluit CAROLO non sibi victor Et obedientiâ inclytus magis quàm Imperio humilitate quàm gloriâ Modestior Ipse post restitutam Majestatem quàm post laesam alii Fel●x qui triplici Regno Regem demeruit hunc Regem CAROLUM Secundum praeter injurias oblitum nihil nihil memorem praeter officia nec triplici Regno sed omni dignum Restituto Rege simul omnia restauravit Pacem Justitiam Religionem Restauratisque omnibus decennium adhuc vixit conservaturus quae restauraverat conservando quàm restaurando clarior Curarum nempe vitaeque prodigus ut semel restaurata semper conservaret Amicos habuit BONOS omnes Inimicum neminem nisi aut Dei aut Regis aut Patriae Titulis honoribus divitiis crevit supra modum sed infra meritum fortunis mutatis nihil mutatus ipse semper minor sibi quò aliis major Penè inter nuptias filii haeredis obiit lachrymas funeris temperaturus nuptiarum gaudiis Domestico tamen solatio nihil placantur publici luctus Nec aliquod remedium doloris est ubi calamitas dolorem superat Ubi amittitur quod nec reparatur in Haerede dignissimo Virtus enim Successorem non habet quae Antecessorem non habuit HEROES toti nascuntur toti pereunt Similem non viderat Anglia nec Orbis videbit Sepelitur cum Regibus qui Rex non fuit sed nec voluit esse Quidni cum Regibus jaceat per quem stant Ipsi Reges Tumulumque accipiat qui Solium reddidit Superstes etiam post haec marmora futurus Nobilior recentior dum antiquior Dignus planè qui celebretur mortuus cùm recusaverit vivus Imò qui coelum mercedem habeat cui compensando terra non sufficit Hunc Luge Mirare George Monck Duke of ALBEMARLE Earl of TORRINGTON Baron of POTHERIDGE c. Captain General and One of His Majesties most Honourable Privy-Counsel and One of the most Noble Order of the GARTER LAment and Wonder Reader here lies one Intomb'd who did refuse t' ascend a Throne Who Dyed by the common stroke of Fate As other Men but liv'd not at that Rate By Nature Great yet Greater by Successe But above all was in himself Greatest He was a Souldier second unto none In Courage and a General well known In Prudence and 't is equally as true He was a Loyal Faithful Subject too The Tyrant whom both Kings and Nations fear'd He only fear'd him not but boldly Dar'd The Tyrant being dead this Gen'ral came And saw th'succeeding Rage then Overcame Not by the Noise of Arms but by the Deep Silence of Counsels which he knew to keep Strange kind of Conq'ring this and almost New In one Dayes space three Kingdoms to subdue Without engaging of his Tongue or Sword And yet of Either would not be the Lord Accompting it more Grandeur for to save Three Scepters and Restore them than to have For being made an Vmpire did decree 'T was better to Restore a King than be And thus resolv'd the King he did Restore Then Him as Caesar Humbly did Adore It was King CHARLES for whose most worthy Sake And not his own he did this Conquest make That all may know by reading of his Story Humility was his Aim not Glory Since with more Modesty unto the King He did submit than those who injur'd him Most happy man who didst three Kingdoms gain That CHARLES th' Second might solely in them Reign A Prince whose Virtues are so Great that He Deserves more Kingdoms Crowns as well as three Forgetting nothing but past Injuries Mindful of nothing but good Offices Even Him he did restore unto his Throne With Him PEACE JVSTICE and RELIGION That done Ten years surviv'd that he might see What was restored might conserved be And so become more famous to maintain The Crowns Support and Peace than to obtain For which his Cares and Life he valued not To keep that alwayes which at once he got All good Men were his Friends his Foes were they Who GOD the KING and COUNTREY disobey Titles Honours Wealth he did inherit High as they were yet much beneath his Merit Though Fortune did advance him above others he Had in himself the more Humility At length this brave Heroick Gen'ral Dy'd About the time his Son had ta'ne a Bride That so the Joyes in her might seem to dry Those Tears which ought to fall at 's Obsequy And though those Joyes were Great yet could not boast For to compensate what the Publick lost In him nor is there any Remedy Of Grief if master'd by Calamity Which is so great that nothing can repair Although he left a Son his worthiest Heir For Virtue hath no Parent from whose Race It may derive to Successors its Grace HEROES are such by Birth and such they Dye Without Transmission to Posterity And such a one as this nor England saw Nor ever shall the World to keep 't in awe He Vaulted is with Kings although 't is known He was no King because he would be none What though he lie by Kings by whose stout Hand And Policy even Kings themselves do stand It is great Honour but 't is justly shown To give a Tomb to him who sav'd the Throne Yet though these Marbles do consume thy Fame Shall even by Age renew still be the same For he who Living did refuse to have The World's Applause best claims it in the Grave And he deserves Heav'ns favours to partake To whom the Earth could no Requital make Who can But Mourn for and Admire this Glorious Man In the SAVOY Printed by Tho Newcomb for William Nott and James Collins M. D C. LXX