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A poem condoling the death of K. Charles II, of blessed memory and also congratulating His present Majesty / by John Nash of Grays-Inn.
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Nash, John, of Grays-Inn.
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1684
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A POEM Condoling the DEATH of K. CHARLES II Of Blessed Memory AND CONGRATULATING HIS Present MAJESTY By JOHN NASH of Grays-Inn Esq EXITVS ACTA PROBAT LONDON Printed for Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall 1684 5. A POEM CONDOLING âhe Death of K. CHARLES II. Of Blessed Memory c. I. O thy eternal Exit from this Stage E'er Resurrection speaks thy Acts and Age. âersal Vote Account select ãâã CHARLES Gods Anointed Gods Elect. ãâã his Image the Tribunal pass ãâã shall praise th' Idea of his Grace ãâã puissant Prince a Nestor dy'd ââessings had his Life not multiply'd âââse Memorial sacred Royal Herse âââk Muse pays an obedient Verse âââed dos'd and drown'd in Lachrymy ãâã grows Rage and Grief Stupidity II. ãâã then that Patience may Excess resist ãâã âârtues do in Mediums best consist ãâã plainer Style the plainer Truth appears ãâã gives the greatest credit unto Tears ãâã due Allegiance to the present Crown ãâã all Professions shou'd their Sorrows own ãâã manifest their Loyal Hearts more sad ãâã the black Nation in deep Mourning clad ãâã 't is our Duty to condole his Death ãâã was the Law and true Religions Breath ââose Royal-Right Supremacy deserv'd ãâã Orthodoxal Patronage observ'd ãâã ââfender of the Faith that 's Protestant ãâã which Great Charles ascends a Glorious Saint III. ãâã to his Life O mournful Muse Return âhose Justice guarded e'ery mans Concern And Nothing Arbitrary would atchieve Unto his Ancient Prerogative Where Liberty and Property did move Safe by the Conduct of his Care and Love MONARCH of mighty Judgement quick Access Renown'd for Clemency and Tenderness For Mercy Pardon Bounty and Release Oblivion and Protection to his Foes So mild a Soul did Charity compose Never rejecting any Contrite Case A Precedent to Princes for his Grace IV. Free from Ambitious as Tyrannick pride Contented Embassy's shou'd be deny'd Rather than Bribes should an Affair effect That might upon his Ministry reflect By this just Rule His Sovereign Reports Transcend the Monarchs of all forreign Courts The same Man when restor'd as Exile hurld And the most Christian Ruler in the world Great CAESAR's Lawrel Olive-branch and Balm Were most victorious peaceable and calm Pacifick and Heroick Royal will Spirit Angelick Love did Law fulfil Candor celestial Mirrour of Mankind A Miracle in Nature here divin'd V. Whose high Oeconomy an Order bears Of Splendor rais'd from Sublunary Stars Until his Luster was in Heaven fixt And with the divine Influence intermixt Now may his Glorious Rays rule day and night And All Succession by his Sacred light Head undisturb'd till mortal Fit and Pain Disorder'd the Dominion of his Brain Whose Apoplectick season Bright Serene Were Signals of his Temper Mind and Mein Prospect Prediction Omen of an Age Happy and golden in the Heritage VI. No Chronicle is needful to his Name For Ages shall immortalize his Fame Blest King whose Reign did totally assawage Two factious Plots of Villany and Rage And fixt the Government in Church and State So firm that it surpasses humane Fate Whereby the Art and Industry of man To change the Model is a Task in vain Great was this work to do and being done With as Great Sence his Soul resign'd the Throne Leaving the management of forreign Fact To his Illustrious Brother to Transact VII Hail Mighty James the Second to compleat What Mighty Charles the 2d thought discreet Wise in himself in Council safe and great To Thee All native Aid and Force unites As Ruler and as Champion of their Fights And as Preserver of their Lives and Rights To Thee No Forreign Play nor bold Pretence Dare falsifie a safe Obedience But own Great James sole Master of Defence To Thee all Power as Principal must yield Or as a Second to the English Field Monarch of Prowess and Propitious Shield VIII For whose Establishment in Peace we bless Heaven and Earth with Popular Address And Humors And our Habits will be Gay Upon Great JAMES's Coronation-day Whose Vertue Valour are the Pearls of Prâââ Beset in Order by the best Advice Presence a Spark and Grandeur a Gem Both ornamental to his Diadem And Royal Robes with Scepter in his hand Shews power of Peace and War at his commâââ Then with a Holy Hand Anointed King Anthems and Hallelujah's we will sing IX Seamen shall send loud volly's of Huzza's The Fleet and Tower-guns shall thunder Prâââ All Ports the duty of that Day shall brag Since the High Admiral of the English Flag Is now the Potent Emperour of the Maine Which Right he setled long before his Reââ Whom God preserve to govern Sea and ãâã With Chequer mony'd and a Navy ãâã Ballance of Peace and Trade o'er Christâââ A Power only to this Province come Lord Paramount to Monsieur's Flower de ãâã And Seignior's Half Moon the younger ãâã X. What is' t that JAMES the Second cannot Who is the first of all Supremacy And Laws can agrandize his Monarchy May Parliaments in future Bills Tri-une Grant what is Requisite and Opportune No doubt Great JAMES is worthy of All ãâã Whose Word was in a lower station Just No doubt to this Defender Any Gift May be committed to his prudent Thrift Nay 't is a Loyal Debt without delay If Lives and Fortunes serve him we ãâã And that the Session may explain Add. Vote for Supplyes shou'd be as Generous As Royal Declaration Grationis FINIS