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A06935	Honour in his perfection or, A treatise in commendations of the vertues and renowned vertuous vndertakings of the illustrious and heroycall princes Henry Earle of Oxenford. Henry Earle of Southampton, Robert Earle of Essex, and the euer praise-worthy and much honoured Lord, Robert Bartue, Lord Willoughby, of Eresby: with a briefe cronology of theirs, and their auncestours actions. And to the eternall memory of all that follow them now, or will imitate them hereafter, especially those three noble instances, the Lord Wriouthesley, the Lord Delaware, and the Lord Montioy.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1624 (1624)	STC 17361; ESTC S112100	25,787	50

returne for England and so shooke hands with the warres for euer After him succeeded in his dignities his sonne Robert Earle of Essex now liuing whom he left vnto the world young and tender yet a Souldier from his cradle for his whole delight was in Martial Exercises of this I dare iudge because I professe it that when he was a very child both in yeares and strength few horsemen in the Kingdome the Gentleman that taught him excepted did ride better valianter or with more discretion and iudgement In the Vniuersitie he spent his first time where he got both admiration loue and Learning and indeed being the sonne of that Father the very naming of his Name was enough to raise an army to gaze vpon him cry out That Heauen would protect him From the Vniuersitie he betook himself to trauell wherin he spent many yeares for the bettering of his knowledge and some in beholding the warres in the Neatherlands being an obiect to which his heart was fixed as soone as occasion was offered he entred himselfe into the lyst of Souldiers like a Soulder humbling himselfe to the lowest degree considering his greatnesse that thereby he might make his Scale more noble and persit In the Palatinate he did both Summer and Winter held out all extremities and in despite of Famine Sword and Sicknesse returned home with Honour Now last of all new matter being offered he hath put himselfe on this present action Proceede in it braue Earle and prosper thou that art the Image of thy Fathers body be the imitatour of his actions and I doubt not but Heauen will powre vpon thee a ten times treble measure of his blest and Glorious Rewards go on I say couragiously and be the Heart of this warlike preparation the large heart the vnyeelding heart that thou maist inflame burne all things before thee till the Enemie be glad that thy Masters Children will receiue their Inheritance for so my hopes Prophesie and so I hope God himselfe hath spoken Lastly reade O Britaine to thine vnkindled spirits the Storie of the House of Willoughby a Storie that whosoeuer will turne ouer that great Volume shall finde it full of Honour full of wonder full of Vertue full of great actions for mine owne part I can but touch at the names the matter and Substance lies at large inrolled by a much better pen-man And first as fittest for this short discourse and omitting many that went before him I will begin with William Lord Willoughby in the daies of King Henry the eight who was a man of infinite courage and vertue of high thoughts deepe wisdome and discreete caryage hee commanded whilest he liued in all the Kings Warres went on euer with renowne and came off euer with glory insomuch that Henry the eight that potent King held him as one of the richest Iuels which adorne his Kingdome and thought no fauour too deare or pretious for such great deseruings but the best things on earth are euer subiect to Mortalitie for it pleased God when this braue Lord was in his greatest prosperitie of Fortune and the highest fauour with his Soueraigne to take him to his mercy and he died without any Issue male of his body and only left behind him a Daughter and heire called Katherine which was maryed to that great heroyicall Lord Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke so that the King seeing the name of Willoughby which he loued so dearely and had so dearely deserued at his Royall hands likely to be lost in this sweete Lady began to take it to his consideration and to make as it were a monument to preserue this great Name and to giue it still a quickning life in his remembrance hee called for a well-loued Kinsman of this Lord Willoughbies and created him in memorie of the other Lord Willoughby of Param But see the effect working of Prouidence after the death of the Duke of Suffolke this Lady Katherine his Duchesse maryed with Bar●ue by whom shee had a sonne borne beyond the Seas which she called Peregrine and was in her right Lord Willoughby of Eresby To tell the Storie of this great Duchesse life how worthily Religiously and bountifully shee liued here in England how malitiously cruelly and treacherously shee was hunted and pursued for her life ouer all Christendome by an whole Kennell of the Popes worst deuouring Woolues to tell the dangers shee escaped the magnanimitie shee vsed the extremities shee was put to to tell the snares that were laid to intrap her and the pretty sleights her sweetnesse vsed to escape them to see how busie the Deuill was to vndermine her and how strong God was to protect her would raise vp amazement euen in stones and make the Earth cry out O Dea certe After her succeeded Peregrine Lord Willoughby the myrror and myrackle of his time This man must needes bee a Souldier for hee was borne in the Warres nurst in the Warres brought vp in the Warres his whole life nothing but a Storie of the Wars and the last act of his life was playd in a Town of Garison Of this mans actions all the Neatherlands can report and especially Bergenupzone for in them where was any fury of Warre out of which hee brought not Triumph and the Duke of Parma himselfe wheresoeuer his Chronickle is read of the Neatherlands must bee contented if Truth bee witnesse to haue this Lord Willoughby triumphant against him France thou must likewise bee a Trumpet of this Noblemans Glory and Paris thou must bee an euidence too strong to bee refelled thou knowest hee blew vp thy Ports and battered downe thy Walls and had not the Kings mercy throwne cold water on his anger t is well knowne hee had wrapt thee vp in a bloudy mantell for exceeding great were his designes and very good both his successe and Fortune so that lawfully without arrogance he might haue assumed Coesars inscription which was Veni vidi vici for althings proued easie to his vndertakings Lastly when hee had performed all his great Mistresses commandements and brought peace to her Neighbours he then returned into England where in recompence of his great seruices she made him Gouernour of her warlike Towne of Berwicke and in that Gouernment with peace of contience and the loue of all sorts of People he died and was exceedingly lamented After him succeeded in his dignitie Robert Lord Willoughby his sonne now liuing who hitherto hath followed his Fathesr step for step to Honor put on his Armour almost as soone and had imployments been as frequent and abundant as in the daies of his Father doubtlesse he had ariued at a great part of his glories notwithstanding he did neither neglect nor loose time but tooke hold vpon all occasions neither did Peace or Ease cast any such mist about him but that our Royall King Iames his great Master found him worthy of imployment so that when his deare Brother the

HONOVR IN HIS PERFECTION OR A TREATISE IN COMMENDATIONS OF THE Vertues and Renowned Vertuous vndertakings of the Illustrious and Heroyicall Princes HENRY Earle of Oxenford HENRY Earle of Southampton ROBERT Earle of Essex AND The euer praise-worthy and much honoured Lord ROBERT BARTVE Lord Willoughby of Eresby With a Briefe Cronology of Theirs and their Auncestours Actions And to the eternall memory of all that follow them now or will imitate them hereafter especially those three Noble Instances the Lord Wriouthesley the Lord Delaware and the Lord Montioy At nunc horrentia Martis Arma virumque Cano LONDON Printed by B. Alsop for Beniamin Fisher and are to be sold at his shop in Pater noster Row at the Signe of the Talbot 1624. TO THE HONOVR AND Eternall Memorie of the Foure Illustrious Great Heroyicall and Noble Houses The House of OXFORD The House of SOVTHAMPTON The House of ESSEX And the House of WILLOVGHBY and to alll the liuing Braunches Males and Females which truly deriue themselues from any of those long honoured and Princely Families IF I should labor right Honourably honourable and you glorious Branches of these goodly Cedars which I would preserue to Eternitie to giue a generall contentment to all which shall vouchsafe to looke vpon this litle Treatise my worke would be infinite and the ende like a shadow euer farthest off when I did couet to be most neere it for it is a maxime That he which did well offended some yet an Apostle Hee that did worst pleased many and yet was but a Beast and He that did best of all could not please all and yet was God So various are the mindes of men and so curious the dyet of those which feede on varietie Besides Slaunder who hath much Tongue and litle Fore-head who is not pleased but in licking of Vlcers Is euer so Impudent that it dare mis-interpret Nick-name and abuse any vertuous meaning therefore to these children of Spleene and Passion who are mouthd like Anius-Satire can blow both hot cold at one instant I direct none of my Labours But to You You that are the Issues of true Honour You in whom they all liue of whom I haue written You whom Goodnesse will not gine leaue to doe or thinke any thing euill to You in all humblenesse I direct this Seruant of your Families Vertues doe not imagine it is a Chronickle of all their Noble Actions farre be it from my weaknesse to aime at a Worke of such merit let it suffice it is but an Essay or Imperfit offer of those excellencies which no doubt will hereafter draw a Penne of Immortalitie to to crowne them Nor was this done so much to extoll and renowne them as to quicken and set on fire the noble hearts of many others which now like some of the Statues or the Monuments in West-Minster lye sleeping on their Elbowes Thus if the Worke bee taken it hath got a true Coniecture if otherwise that men bee couetous and will seeke for more then my Knowledge is able to pay Let them not blame mee if I giue there expectations leaue to perish and only submit my selfe and my Labour to Your noble Censure beseeching Your Charitie to protect it whilst my selfe will euer liue A deuoted and true admirer of your honourd Vertues G. M. THE FOVRE REGIMENTS The Ear. of Southampton Col. Sr. Iohn Burlacy Lieu. col Sr. Iarret Ashley Ser. Maior Lord Wryothesley Lord Montioy Sr. Thomas Littleton Captaine Henry Barkley Captaine Crumwel Captaine Hubbert Captaine Iames Iucks Captaine Goring Captaine Conieres The Earle of Oxford Col. Sr. Iames Leuyston Lieu. col Captaine Seton Ser. Maior Lord Delaware Sir Dudly North. Sir William Heydon Sir William Brunckard Sir Iohn Weintworth Sir Henry Crofts Sir Edward Hawley Captain Henry Weintworth Captaine William Ramsey The Earle of Essex Col. Sr. Charles Rich. Liu. col Captain Swanton Ser. Mai. Sr. Walter Deuoreux Sr. Robert Knolles Sr. Iohn Ouzley Sr. Sigismond Zinzan Captaine Throgmorton Captaine Terringham Captaine Weynman Captaine Higham Captaine Daues The Lord Willoughby Col. Sr. Edw. Conwey Lieu col Cap. Tho. Conwey Ser. Mai. Sr. Peregrine Bartue Sr. Iohn Ratcliffe Captaine Conwey Captaine Hunks Captaine Clapton Captaine Terwitt Captaine Ashburnham Captaine Vane Captaine Goodrycke HONOVR IN HIS PERFECTION THE greatest and most glorious worke that euer the supreame and diuine Maiestie brought to passe was the Creation of the World The most excellentest thing that he therein created was Man And the most necessariest function which he ordained for the propagation both of the one and others Glory was a Souldier Then a Souldier nothing more needfull nothing more absolute more perfit It began with the World for when Adam offended a fierie Sword in the hand of an heauenly Souldier draue him out of Paradise A Souldier is the right arme of Iustice and carries the Sword Wisedome is the left and beares the Ballance without a Souldier no estate no Commonwealth can flourish Who shall vnmaske false pretences but the Souldier who shall confound the secret subtill Traitor but the Souldier who shall tread downe the publike daring Rebell but the Souldier and indeed who shall or can doe right to all men but the Souldier If then the Souldier be thus good thus ancient thus iust and thus needfull how many Glories ought to crowne and attend him why all whatsoeuer that can be accounted Glorious as the conquest ouer Daunger ouer Labour and ouer Passion the defence of true Religion true Titles and true vndertakings He shall haue all the Glories of the Earth as praise from the Greatest reuerence from the wisest and wonder from all he shal haue the Glories of Garments as Crowns Garlands Plumes and Scarfes the glorie of Place as the Chaire for Counsell and the Chariot for triumph the glory of Buriall as Tombes Temples Hearses Epitaphs nay after all the glory of Eternitie that is famous Cronicles to keepe his Name and Reputation to eternall memorie and Heauen for his soule where he shall liue with God for euer But some here wil aske me why shal a Souldier haue all these glories only because he is needfull because he is ancient because he is iust yes for them an infinite number of other Vertues for in the Souldier lies the protection of Ladies the defence of Orphanes the reliefe of Widowes the support of weaknesse the strength of goodnesse the vtter destruction of all that can be named vitious it is his Actions which must make vp the myrror wherein true Honour is to be seene his words that must pull Truth from darkenesse and his Thoughts which being euer busie in Heauen must keepe the Earth in forme and true order It is his Vallour that must make all dangers assaileable his Wisdome that must make a separation betwixt good and euill his Temperaunce that must quench the flames of Princes angers and his Iustice that must distribute to all the portion of equitie Is the Souldier thus excellent

King of Denmarke stood oppressed with Iniurious Neighbours it pleased him for his Vertues sake to elect this Noble man and made him Generall of an Army which he sent to his succour There this Lord acted all the parts of a most glorious Souldier for he gaue to the King of Denmarke all satisfaction made the enemie feele his courage and his friends taste his loue he cloathed euery great desert with Honour and euery lesse with his Bounty so that after his worke finished he returned home with praise and found fauour in the eies both of his great Master and Royall Mistresse After this expedition the peacefulnesse of the times kept both his body and minde a prisoner till now at last our Neighbours harmes teaching vs how to husband safetie hath giuen libertie to this new Armie in which this Lord is a principall Commander Goe on then braue Lord in this braue designe and make euery obstacle the Enemie would finde to deterre or hinder thee a new spurre to quicken thy resolution a new flame to kindle thine anger thou hast a plentifull Catalogue of presidents in thine owne Bloud reade them ouer and ouer and when this great Substance of Martaill resolutions shall bee brought to a comely and inuincible Body be thou the prosperous and successefull Foote which in despite of all oppositions shall march forward and bring the rest to the long wisht for Palatinate Doe this prosperously doe this bouldly for I presage it is a worke to which God hath called thee and Angels will clap their wings when they see it effected When O Britaine thou hast read these foure Chronicles to thy younger Schollers if thou findest any heauie or vnapt for Noble Action especially where youth and abilitie of body hath giuen incouragement of better hopes then point them out these three young Coesars the Lord Wriothesley the Lord La-Ware and the Lord Montioy let them looke vpon them with admiration and when they haue perfitly viewed them let them sigh and blush for shame that they are not equall partners of their vndertakings let them behold the obiect whereat they looke and they shall finde it is sacred and not profane a marke of holinesse not a blazing meteor of greatnesse looke on the chaine which drawes them and they shall finde it iustice not the quarrel of earthly passion and let them looke at the end whereat they would aime and they shall finde it is Heauen and the Communitie with Saints not the Court which is the Theater of worldly praise nor the Princes fauour But if all this preuaile not but still this secure Slumber of Peace will lye heauy vpon them then stirre vp thy warme bloud and modestly thus chide them Tell them that as the King is the great maine Ocean or Sea of all Honour and may bestow his waters freely at his pleasure so he expects from those which are his pettie Riuers that hourely to him they pay backe their Tributes That hand which giues Honor euer lookes from the honour'd hand to receiue some seruice Then you O you yong men you ablemen you that haue receiued honors beyond expectations fauours past hope and wealth past merit Looke whether your Riuers be not conuerted to standing lakes and no Tribute returned and whether your seruices be not concealed whilest poore barren wishes only make good the place of a dead duty if you finde these falts amend them if you finde these falts forsake them Againe tell these great ones whom hardly Thunder can awaken that when they neglect Honour they neglect and are rebellious against God and it is a meere folly for them to hope to rule men when they will not be ruled by him that made them But they will answere thee that greatnesse of place giues them priuiledge from Censure and so they can cary a faire shew no matter for sufficiencie Reply thou that it is folly to thinke so for assure them that a superficiall shew of sufficiencie is but like small Wines which will not keepe and being once tainted no poison like that of Contempt Say vnto those which are dull and want good matter whereon to build great thoughts that as small springs are soone emptied if they be often drawne so spirits that haue weake foundations silence is good to make them seeme wise but when Wisedome comes to proue them euery imagined good thing in them fals asunder like so many disioyned peices Tell the phantasticke Mimmickes of honour those which are caried away with euery shadow of fauour or fashion that neuer fixe vpon any thing that is constant or serious that alwaies hunt after vanities and thinke no exercise in Armes so meritorious as tossing a Shyttelwike tell them the study of vaine things is a toilesome Idlenesse and a painefull Folly the spirit which is strucke with this disease are very hardly cured neither can their curiositie in this kinde how carefull soeuer afford them any thing but Ignorance and belieue it there is nothing more dishonourable or daungerous either to Court or Common-wealth then an Ignorant great one Tell them that Henry the Great of France call'd Ignorant Noble-men Golden Calues and all that did Reuerence to them were worthy to perish for Idolatrie It was his opinion that Noblemen might bee borne good Generous and capable of Vertue but Instruction only makes them wise Wisedome cannot be gotten without paine she cannot be sold or if she could it is ten to one this sort of Nobilitie would neuer buy her there are so many follies to step betwixt her and them which are both cheape and euer ready to pull downe the market Lastly and for a Conclusion of this small Treatise say to him whatsoeuer hee be that shall taxe me of bitternesse or thinke I haue gone beyond the bounds of good manners in seeking to aduise them who are aboue the rule of my knowledge and that whatsoeuer is aboue me doth nothing belong vnto me tell them they are mistaken Bid them call to minde that the Tree which grew from Romulus Iaueling when he threw it into the ground was walled about by the Romans and kept so carefully that if any man of what degree soeuer saw the leaues begin to wither he presently gaue an allarum to the whole Citie and cryed for water as if all had beene on fire In like manner Subiects haue cause to grieue and call out when as those plants from whence the hope to gather the strength of Protection the fruits of Iustice and the shadow of their rest doe wither either through the negligence of those which should prune and preserue them or through the want of good Sap which might be infused into them by due watering and manuring FINIS The excellencie aed necessitie of a Souldier The antiquity of a Souldier What a Souldier is and his duties What Glories attend a Souldier Why the Souldier is glorified The Reward of a Souldier Fame Wealth Honour What Honour is The difference betwixt Honor and Laude The antiquitie of Honour Honour is eternall Honour vniuersall The priuiledges of Honour Inuocation on Great Britane The foure Vndertakers What they goe to doe 〈…〉 Britaine An Incouragement to her friends Who are her foes Gifts for her friends Difference of gifts The effects of good gifts How to helpe weake minde The Storie of the House of Oxford compared with Caesar. A memorabse note The Storie of Iohn Earle of Oxford the 15. Earle Edward the 4. his opinion of Oxford Oxford against Rchard the third Oxford comes to Earle Richmund Oxford brings Richmund into England Oxfords actions at Bosworth field Oxford leades the Vanguard Oxford wonne the field Oxfords happinesse A discourse of Iohn the 16. Earle of Oxford Oxford kils a Wild Boare The Frenchmens admiration Edward the 17 Erle of Oxford Sir Francis Vere and Sir Horace Vere Henry Earle of Oxford the 18. Earle Sir Horace Vere The Storie of the House of Southampton Thomas Earle of Southamton Henry Earle of Southampton Henry second of that name Earle of Southampton The Iourney to the 〈◊〉 The Earles education His going to the warres Robert Earle of Essex Fiall taken Robert Earle of Essex Spaines Indian Fleete beaten The Earle of Essex Villa Franca taken and a Carrackt split The Enemies assault and are beaten Southampton Knighted Southampton goes to Ireland He appeases Munster The Storie of the House of Essex Walter Deuereux Earle of Essex Robert Earle of Essex The Earles education His seruice in the Low-countries The Earle of Essex seruice in Portugal The Earle of Essex seruice in France The Earle of Essex seruice in France The meeting of the Earle and the King The Earles iourney to Cales The Earles iourney to the Azores The Earles seruice in Ireland Robert second of that name Earle of Essex Mr. Henry Alexander The Earle went a Captaine into the Palatinate The Storie of the House of Willoughby William Lord Willoughby Katherine Duchesse of Suffolke Peregrine Lord Willoughby The Lord Willoughby made gouernour of Berwicke Robert Lord Willoughby A remembrance of the Lord Wriothesley the Lord De-Ware and the Lord Montioy