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The famous history of stovt Stukley: or, His valiant life and death
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1650
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to the Court where he gave all his thirty Hobbies to the King of Spain which were so graciously by him received that he was much estéemed by the King Now it happened that Vernon whom he had made to wear the willow-Garland escaping the fury of a Tyrant storm all the rest being sunck and perished and being abused by the Governour of the Haven wherinto they were driven came also to complain unto the King for redress of his grievances where he presently beheld Stukley who being in high favour with the King spoke unto his Majesty in Vernons behalf but Vernon grieved at the sight of him sorry that he should still become the hatefull object of his sight which he shunned shrunk away with discontent and anger But afterwards Stukley grew in great honour for the King of Spain would néeds send him Ambassador to the Pope to know if he might aid Don Sebastian himself in his Wars in Africa against the Barbarians and commanded that five thousand Ducats should be delivered to him who though he sought to avoid so great an employment yet at last he was fain to accept thereof but when he was to receive the five thousand Ducats because there wanted twenty of the five thousand hee would receive none but taking it as a disgrace it was told him that the bagges would receive no more but he imagining that the King had abridged his bounty would receive none of them but bid them tell the King that he would bear the charge of the Ambassage himself So being come to Rome he was created by the Pope Marquis of Ireland and so contrary to his intention he imbarks with his Italian bands for Italie but the winds conspiring to discover his treachery drove him a shore on the West of Barbarie and so with Philips forces landed there and were received into the Town of Terrill in Barbarie at last the day came when the great battel of Alcazal was to be fought and the earth made to blush with the blood of Spaniards and Turks in which battel thrée Kings to make it a Royall field were slain Stukley behaved himself to the wonder amazement of all Nations to the glory of his own Country and being faint wounded met with Vernon unto whom he had alwayes béen like a walking Apparition or Ghost and ever hanted him but now death thought to make them friends whom life could not reconcile and now Vernon told him the sum of all his story which was that after he resigned up his right and title to Alderman Curtis his daughter he did alwayes avoid his sight because it did refresh the remembrance of Nell but yet still they met in Ireland Spain and Rome and now at last in Africa and here we must part again by death Stukley sighing said I hope though wee part here on earth wee shall meet in Heaven for Vernon wee were alwayes friends we bore one mind loved one Woman and breathed one air followed one kind of life now we shall dye one kind of death yet let this be our comfort that our fame shall after death survive and our blood mingle with the blood of Kings and our names remembred by posterity so having mutually asked forgiveness of each other they embraced like a pair of noble constant friends and then to accomplish their Tragedy Stuklies Souldiers mutining against him came and found Vernon and he thus embracing whereupon Vernon askt the furious Souldiers whether they would mutiny against their Leader whereunto the bloody Souldiers replyed that if Stukley their leader had kept his oath which he swore unto the Pope they had béen safe in Ireland and had not travelled to find out a forraign grave in Africa and therefore they would stab Stukley to the heart that had thus brought them all to untimely deaths When Vernon saw how they were incensed against his friend Stukley he began to perswade them in his friends behalf but sooner might he move a Lioness robbed of her young or with soft and gentle words make the sea waves leave raging then reduce these souldiers to a milder temper so that desparing of any mercy from such iron-hearted minds he desired them that since they were bent to sacrifice their Captain to their offended wrath they woâ—ld fiâ—st execute their wrath on him and let his blood quench their fury and thus like another Priades he pleaded for his friend Orestes when he had seen the faithful love of Vernon and how he desired to die for his friend he desired his Souldiers to hear him speak but one word but they all cryed and said stab him stab him but then when words and perswasions could not take place Vernon like a noble friend enterposes himself to save Stukley and with his sword labours to preserve his life but all in vain Vertue hath his period beyond which it cannot pass and must be mortall here that it may gain immortality hereafter opprest with the multitude like Hercules fighting with too great odds so Vernon fighting for his friend Stukley falls in the Skirmish and then the souldiers rushing in upon Stukley stabb'd him to the heart then Love valour lying both a bléeding in the open field Stukley concludes his life with these Words Villaines have you slain my friend Then here my love and life doth end Stukley again being mortally wounded said farewel Vernon Fortune was and but before he could end his spéech his life ended both dying one death like the Pictures of two friends on whom an Epitaph might be writ though the story saith that Stukley was afterwards buried and had a most royal Tombe built over him for his Monument and thus lived and dyed the valiant stout Stukley The famous life and death of the renowned English gallant Thomas Stukley who lived in the time of Queen Elizabeth and ended his dayes in a Battel of three Kings in Barbary To the Tune of Henries going to Bulloin IN England in the West Where Phoebus takes his rest There Lusty Stukley he was born by birth he was a Clothiers son déeds of wonder he hath done Which with lasting praise his name adorn Lusty Stukley he was nam'd and a broad much honour gained For so reports the story of his life he married with a London Dame daughter to an Alderman And had great store of treasure with his wife But he in riot soon her portion did consume Which struck old Curtis so unto the heart who was his wives own father that he with age or rather With sorrow did this life depart When he was laid in earth Stukley began his mirth His golden Angels then began to flie he night by night in pleasure did melt away his treasure And wished that his loving wife would die While vice he maintained his wants at last constrained Him for to sell the pavements of his yard which with blocks of Tin were lin'd old Curtis left the same behind But he the same did ne'r the more regard His wife hereat lamented and was much discontented Make much of me dear husband she did cry I le make much more swéet-heart of thée Than any other shall quoth he I le sel thy cloathes and so from England flie so first he went for Italy and then again to Barbary Where by his valour he did soon obtain the Standard royall for to bear while in one field did appear Thrée Kings their rights for to maintain The Sun did ne'r behold a battel fought more bold And afterward brave Stukley there was slaâ—n by those Italians of great worth which Stukâ—ey to the steiâ— drew forth And thus unto himself he did complain Was I mad or did I rave thus to seen a â—orreign grave And at home abuse my loving wife Stukley on the ground now lies like to Mars his sacrifice And bléeding here must end my wretched life And with this word his breath was stopped soon by death His empty body lay upon the grounâ— which buried once they did make a royal Tomb or Stuklâ—'s sake And still his noble valor is renound FINIS