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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	earth_n	element_n	11,896	5	9.9757	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94866	Neptunes address to His most Sacred Majesty Charls the second: King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. Congratulating his happy coronation celebrated the 22th. day of Aprill, 1661. In several designements and shews npon [sic] the water, before White-hall, at His Majesties return from the land-triumphs.	Tatham, John, fl. 1632-1664.	1661 (1661)	Wing T230; Thomason E1080_18; ESTC R207881	1,553	8

NEPTUNES ADDRESS TO His Most Sacred MAJESTY CHARLS THE SECOND KING of England Scotland France and Ireland c. CONGRATULATING His happy Coronation CELEBRATED The 22 th Day of Aprill 1661. In several Designements and Shews upon the Water Before White-hall At His MAJESTIES Return from the LAND-TRIVMPHS LONDON Printed by William Godbid for Edward Powel 1661. To the Reader I Heartily wish Thee a Spectator of this Triumph it being set out with such Art and Variety of Delight not to speak in the Canting way of Puppet Shews it will afford Thee Talk to please thy Children besides thy own Satisfaction To the Demonstration of which I refer Thee Neptune's Address To His Most Sacred MAJESTY Charles the Second HIs Majesty after the Land Solemnity and returning to Whitehall with the Duke of York and others His Nobility is pleased to take a Balcony towards the Water in expectation of this Triumph The Ordering of which is thus A Gallant-Large Fabrick made in likenesse of the Tower of London moves through London-Bridge and so placeth it self on the River Her Attendants are the Hamblets and Officers belonging to the Tower or persons representing them The Second Presentment is a Circle in which is figured Three Whales in chace of Three Ships on whose Backs fit Three Red Coats or Prey-men with Dudgeon Daggers in their hands like those of Pigmies Hats on their heads buttoned up and Monchatoes like Switzers smoaking Tobacco their Mouths wide ready to swallow the Ocean from the Center of this Circle is raised a Rock out of which springs the Royal Oake adorned with Crowns and Scepters The third Presentment is three Garlands signifying the Three Crowns of England Scotland and Ireland these Garlands move Circumferentially also on the Water On this Triumph are several Wayters relating to Gardens who are placed in Lighters at a convenient distance The fourth Triumph is the Figure of a Castle out of which Neptune Mounted on a VVhale seems to come In the Body of the VVhale are placed Hoe-boys or loud Musick who sound all the time on the VVater until Neptune addresseth himself to His Majesty against Whitehal in Words as followeth Neptunes SPEECH On the Water TO THE KING At His Return from the LAND-TRIUMPHS NEPTVNE Coming as from a CASTLE or TOWER GREAT SIR INvited from our Princely Bower by Fame Who ever waited on Your Royal Name And to complete the Wonder of this day To which the Worlds Eye doth a Tribute pay Neptune sole Soveraign of the Seat is come To give Your Majesty a Welcome home After the Lands Caresses we would do Something though weak that might be talkt of too At such a Greet the Elements Conspire And Body into Joy Earth Ayre and Fire Your Actions have created Wonders Sir Converted Time Astonish'd Bumazer Convinc'd the Atheist in a powerful sense Who ne're till now did own a Providence This is the Hand of Miracle which we Have often wish'd and now rejoyce to see Be pleas'd then to accept what here we bring Although a rude yet Peaceful Offering The Tower is the Emblem of Your Peoples Love From whose united Strength Your Actions move The Wales the Seas Levyathans are those That were to God Your Self and Countrey Foes Who to maintain their Monstrous Bulk persue Not the Barque only but the Traffick too By which Trade perish'd all Commerce was barr'd And War too rude burden'd Our Realm too hard Yet from that ill-contriv'd Circumference We find a Center and derive from thence A Rock out of whose Barren Womb doth spring The Royal Oake a Shelter for a KING The Lawrel shall no more its Vertue boast Since that the Oake deserves the Glory most And Consecrated ought to be to Jove Producing both th' Effects of Peace and Love The Fairies in a Ring shall 'bout it dance Inscribing Hony soit qui mal y pense The Poets with Phaebean Lyricks Sing The Actions and the Fame of Brittains KING VVhich ended the several Figures on the VVater as that of the Tower Whales and the rest become a sudden Flame as though the Elements of VVater and Ayre had been invited to the Celebration of His Majesties Coronation Many other excellent Fire-works are presented both on the Water and in the Ayre being the Designments of Mr. Zacheus Juat Gunner of one of His Majesties Ships Thus I have given you a true Relation of the Night Triumphs presented to and much approved by His Most Gracious Majesty he having already seen the Model thereof Thine John Tatham FINIS