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A15040	A mirror of treue honour and Christian nobilitie exposing: the life, death, and diuine vertues, of the most noble, and godly Lorde Frauncis Earle of Bedford, Baron Russell, Lorde chiefe Iustice, [and] Iustice in Oier, of all the Queene forrests, [and]c. ... Who deceased at Bedford house, the xxviij. of Iune. 1585. AEtatis suæ. 58. Wherevnto is adioyned a report of the vertues of the right valiant & worthy knight S. Frauncis, Lord Russell, sonne and heire apparant of the honour and good giftes of the sayd right noble Earle, who vpon a daye of truce was slaine, by a treacherous strategeme of the Scots, the 27. day of the said month of Iune. The report of George Whetstone, Gent. a faithfull seruant of the sayd right honorable Earle.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1585 (1585)	STC 25342; ESTC S111688	14,333	24

shield Yong yeeres faire lookes nor prayer may intreate The Prince the Peere and evry estate must yeld Of fame yeat Death the 〈…〉 not get Desire whereof mens mindes 〈…〉 set And sure this Lord by Fame 〈◊〉 here Old Iohn of Tymes that saw 〈◊〉 ●●●dred yeare 89 He liued so as he shall neuer dye In Heauen nor earth while any earth remaine His godly life is crownde aboue the skye His noble deedes which no fowle deed doth staine Though veniall sinne in evry flesh doth raigne Doth make his life his mortall life I saye In fame to liue till Mor●all Tyme decaye 90 I say no more that can not praise too much This Lord that liued well and dyed blest Fame spreades abroade reports I dare not tuch Ti●l leaue do ioyne in knowledge with the rest Truth shields frō shame and Truth is yet exprest And I in time God willing will expose With leaue obtainde the practise of his foes Viuit post funera virtūs AN EPITAPHE VPON THE DEATH of the right honorable Frauncis Earle of Bedford Baron Russell c. And of his most valiant Sonne and heire S. Frauncis Lord Russell treacherously slaine by a Stratageme of the Scotes and dyed the day before his noble father HEare vnderneathe the Earle of Bedford lyes Whose head was fraught with Grace godly care Who eares were ope to heare the poore mās cries Whose eyes to wi●h his neighbours goods forbare VVhose toung pronounst but good and godly speach VVhose hands 〈◊〉 and seldome did receiue VVhose holy 〈◊〉 ●●rts of men might teach This painted wo●●d did nothing but deceiue He liu'd and dy'de as he with God should raigne But O his losse ioynes with an other rod. His noble Sonne slaine by a Scottish traine His father lead the happy way to God Vpon a day of trute they did him wound VVhome shame no doubt by vengeance will confound Nemo ante obitum beatus The Order of the Romaine funerals to be attired withall his honors Ill men are not lamented being dead He was a liberall Comforter of the poore His Ancestors were Lords of the manner of Barwick in Dorcetshire H. ● Dorcetsh His noble fathers vertues and dignities By H. 8. He was created Earle of Bedford by E. 6. His saying Sans ●ayde de Dieu le ne puis He was in mortall peril of drowning and yet preserued His seruice in King Henry 8. dayes His Father being a generall he had chardge at Muttrill whē he was but 18 yeares of age His most valiant seruice in suppressing the Western Rebels in King Edward the 6 dayes He was alwayes a most godly Protestant The bishops in Queene Maries dayes narrowly searched him Vide acts monum He was Prisoner with the old ● Rich 〈◊〉 Queene M●●nes dayes His seruice in Queene Maries dayes at S. Quintes at his owne charge Queene Mary made him Lieutenant of the West Countries The tyranny of the papists in Queene Maries dayes He was most honorably ●ntertained ●y forraine Princes Disposition of english fugitiues Tyranny no warrant to rebolt The short raignes of Tyrants Example by England Queene Elizabeth He was the first that was sworne of Queene Elizabethes Counsell H●r great zeale to advaunce the Gospell Hee made high accou●● of good preachers Hee litle passed of dum Preachers Hes poesie applied to Gods power ouer all actions Antipater was driuē by a subtill pollicie to get Alexanders body buried the glory that Caesar esteemed His bounty and mercy very great A gratefull parte Passiōs which followes Princes Courts An honorable disposition Her Maiestie sēt him Ambassadour into Fraunce He was Gouernour of Barwicke in her Maiest Time A reuenge contrary to Martiall or politicke Iustice. He was her Maiesties deputie to cristen the scottish king Lord Darley her Maiest subiect ●e was Warden of the stanerie in the West The true cōmendatiō of the Iustice which he administred He was Lieutenant of the Counties of Dorcet Deuō of Cornwaule at the time of his death and oftentimes before The Lawiers in the Westerne Circuts murmured that he ended so many matters Vnkind sutes vnnaturall in this peaceable Gouernment The Petifogger a dāgerous neighbour The best end of law To appease smal discords a speciall duty of Iustices of peace Written vpō a cruel worldlings house A most honorable vertue in this Lord. He was a gret comforter of persecuted strangers He was highly regarded of forraigne princes which profes the ●ospell He greatly in what he might ●urthered the succour of Flaunders He was highly honored of strangers His wiues were most gratious Ladies 3 Daughters of his were al maried to Earles His sonnes were all Lords or Knights in his life time Pharos a wōderfull light made by Ptholomie Philodelphus for the derectiō of sea-faring men He was afflicted with a most violent sicknes one yeare and more past He was wonderfully martered by the Phisitions Surgieons The gretnesse of his patiēce The Doctors and Surgions gaue him ouer M. Marrad Fow●er westerne men Surgion● Discription of the world and of all estates The vncertaintie of Life The certainty of death The worldly mans felicity Nemo ante obitum ●eatus Life like voyages at Sea Hee neuer had great care of worldly causes since his former sicknes Her Maiestie oftentime most gratiously visited him in his former sicknes His most godly and blessed ende One of his godly sayinges in his last ende The senses of a number fayle before they deseace He had parfect vse of his senses vnto his latter gaspe He lyuely cōfessed his faythe in the tremblyng passage of deathe A frutefull admonition vpon hi● last sayinge His departure most quiet Of the valiāt Lord Russell God pun●●●eth murder for the most pai●e with visible vengeance At the spu● In the last siege of Edenbrough Vide Holengh Cre. He was treache●ously slaine vpon a daye of Truse Euer 〈◊〉 last rebellion in the 〈◊〉 He followed all o●ters of seruice in Scotland and the Norther● partes He maried the daughter and heire of S. Iohn Foster Knight L. Warden of the midle marcher TITVS MANLIVS being Consul commaunded that none of his Souldiers should fight but when he commaunded them Ge●●iu● Metius one of his Enimyes pricked forth of his Campanie and chalenge Ma●●ius Sonne The commandement of his father was that h●● should not fight But he being the Consul Sonne rather then the Ehim 〈…〉 him with Cowa●dise preferred a certaine death by breac● 〈…〉 Commandement before a dishonorable life in refusing 〈…〉 Hee slew his enimie and was himselfe put to death 〈…〉 iustice Euen so this noble Lord although not so 〈…〉 because hee valiauntly aduentured his person in a 〈…〉 at the assaults of Edinbrough Castell which Sir W Drurie ●●●●●enant had appointed for men of meaner reputation was by the sayd Lieutenant Committed toward But albeit discipline in martiall pollicie it to be reuerēsed The noble courage of this Lord aunswered 〈…〉 saying 〈…〉 matters of honorable danger there ought to be no difference betweene a king and a meane Souldier and through that thought vpon a mortall drought hee powred a present of 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 because it sufficed not to releaue his whole Armie Vid●●●oling Cro. He was Knighted by the Earle of Sussex generall of the field His stont aunswere to his treacherous enimies He liued vntill the daye after that hee was wounded Spes famae solet ad virtutom impellere multos Iohannes de Temporib●s liued in Charles the 5. time

Rytes with such a royall Grace As that his ●ame the Scottish writers ring Enuyed there Renowne he home did bring The Scottish Prince our Soueraignes subiect was And so this Lord euen there by him did pas 47 Returned home where Lawrell rules the launce Where Peace doth shine which plenty doeth afford Where lawes do Trueth and Equitie aduaunce In Iustice seate though Girt with Mars his sword Nothing but right was censurd by this Lord Of many he was Iudge and wrongs redrest As Warden of the stanerie in the West 48 An office great which some would wrest to gaine Yet through his gaine there was not one that lost A multitude belong vnto the traine In ruling whome of this he chiefe may boast His Iustice gaind the fauour of the most And for the rest vpon a true account His charge did neare vnto his gaine amount 49 Lieutenant he was of the Westerne Coast Where as he found a number loued strife What meanes he wrought the Lawiers do not boast For to appease the discords that ware rife He mou'd strong foes to loue like man and wife That lacke of worke made Lawiers to exclame But what of that it was a godly blame 50 And truth to say where peace and plentie raignes It is a fault to see our papar war They know God wet that tasted haue the paines Where bookes do wound as deep remaines y e scar. As browne bill strokes which nothing reach so far The reason is the beast doe not accord Their neighbours Iars by sample of this Lord. 51 Though holsome lawes do strēgthē Cōmō weales Law is to strong for evry trifleling cause The fogging mate is worse then he that steales Where sute is raisde for wind wagging strawes A foxe is found among a sort of dawes For you that sewe put this in your beleefe Law measures right with toyle expence and griefe 52 If like this Lord whose fame cannot disseace Make friends of Foes the meaner Iustice would To Iustices might well be ioyned peace This quit● raigne doth challenge that they should Their blame nay shame that will not if they could If not be sure each wheare will light the lote Which once vpon a worldlings house was wrote 53 Thy Grownd worke bilt on discord and debate Thy front of brick Temperd with widowes teares The Orphants spoyle Thy windowes and thy state Good yeomens falles the beames that thee vp beares A wonder if thou stand in this repaire When built of wrongs thy fairest beauties are 54 Now to the Lord of whome I lately spake The Prouerbe goes although more true then iust The way is safe the strongest parte to take But sure ●●e weake that to the wall was thrust His noble minde did ayde in causes iust Which made mensing in open streetes this song There rydes the Lord their strength that suffer wrong 56 The Thralls which ●led for persecutions feare When as they saw the Pope and Papists frowne His purse and toung in banishment did ch●ere All forraine states yea persons of renowne Whome Tyrants sought to tumble hedlong downe Upon his zeale In England greatly stayde Which Realme they saw god blessed for their ayde 57 Whose grieues he did in all he might releaue His care for them he shewed to the end The Holland States his loue did soundly preaue Flaunders may say that she hath lost a frend To mende her state much trauell he did spend His helping hand her sutors did not lacke Which still appeard till sicknes kept him backe 57 The very bad did reuerence his name And all the good with griefe his lose deplore The strangers praise doth blow abroade his fame Loud of his prince for Valour Truth and Lore A happy man whome all men did Adore Happy and blest of God euen in his birth Who here possest the blessing of the earth 58 Blessed he was of God in mariage twise His noble wiues the samples were of Grace His Children such as that in all mens eyes Their actions did their fathers vertues blaze His Daughters macht with Earles of noble rase His sonnes himself all Lords or Knights did see By vertue raysd asmuch as by degree 59 What would you more he was a Pharoes blase To prye into whose gilts doth dimme my eyes Like him that long against the Sonne doth gase Of honour sound in Iudgement graue and wise In all good deeds he euer was precyse Aliue refuge to those whome wrong did paine Aliue and dead vnbleamisht with a staine 60 Long thus he liu'd euen blessed from aboue And tride in fine as gold is in the fire God chastiseth quoth he whome he doth loue And trueth to say his torment might attaint The strongest hart yet he did neuer faint Yea martred long with furious griefe and paine No one can say they hard him to complaine 61 The griefe of hart showde in the watry eyes Of friends that saw the mangling of his flesh But he that felt what griefe man may deuise With comfort did his Comforters re●resh His patience then my pen cannot expres His sicknes straunge as straungely was he vsde More strangely calde when Art had him refusde 62 What should I say that Science is deuine Yet knowledge failes vnlesse God blesseth skill The maister Docters gaue him ore in fine And left his Cure vnto the Lord his will The mournfull cryes the howse with sorrowes fill The Lord then had compassion of our mone And blest the workes of men that ware vnknowne 63 But o their Cure did but prolong his paine Euen from this Crosse he longed Christ to see He heald this world and all her beauties vaine The prowdest pompe a short felicitie The regall care a Golden misery The Maiestrate an honorable thrawle The poore man blest whose cōscience hath no gawle 64 But ware mishap from worldly pleasure free So short a vse may not be counted Ioy. Mans life is like a bloome vpon a tree Which evry storme is ready to destroy No threatning can the Monster death annoy From all his pompe he takes the Prince away Euen as the night doth clowde the brightest day 65 A sory tale vnto the worldly thrawle Which hath health wealth in his bowels peace But foolish man that these thy pleasures cawle Thy lasting Ioye is after thy decease A graine of wheate doth rot ere it increase Euen so the flesh a lasting Ioye to giue Must tourne to dust and then the sowle doth liue 66 And from this ground this Lord did neuer sma●ue he likened life to voyages at Sea Some short some long as winde and wether ●a●ue And as men Ioy their ships retourne to see Because their wealth within their bowels bee The godly so in death their comfort eye Which made him liue as he would dayly dye 67 Retourne of health which visibly was seene To tempt this Lord was but an ydle traine The visiting

of our most gratious Queene Did glad his hart but with no clyming vaine Which swelleth still where princes fauours raigne She lou'd him as her strength in time of need He honord her with duty zeale and dread 68 He straind him selfe farre more then was his case To serue her highnesse in his latter health In Parlament he did himselfe dissease About sound lawes to arme the Common wealth But priuate gaine he grounded on a shelfe Came the Brydegrome by day or els by night In his cleare lampe he euer more had light 69 Not like his worth his life before is showne The more our losse his death doth now draw neare What was his life his godly death made knowne His sharpe assaulte his faith did nothing scare His care was past he found his Conscience cleare He saw by faith the perfect life in dead The VVomans seede trode on the Serpents head 70 In those fearce panges mans sences often quaile Their feeble heads are full of Idle thought Their hollowe eyes of worldly sight do faile Their foltring tonges do wag and vtter nought Their harts do pant as they with death had fought But he whose life by none of these did wrōng In death had vse of eye hart head and toung 71 His head was free from worldly thought and care His harte did still contemplate of gods booke His toung his faith did in his end declare His eyes abroade did towards heauen looke His hands he heau'd when strength the rest for sooke His chamber seem'd a heauenly preaching place Him selfe euen then the soundest teacher was 72 Among the rest his sayings full of Grace For our regard this one would here remaine I do thanke God that I shall dye in peace And do not liue for to beholde the paine Which for our sinnes on earth is like to raigne Regard it well and each man one amend What good men dreed God forth most doth send 73 S. Austine saith that God is all in all And with his Grace is euer with the good It followes then the wicked to appaule His vengeance is euen mixed with their blood His mercy long his Iustice hath forestood But tempt not farre the lothest man to fight When he is wou'd the soundest blowes doth smight 74 England beware bewarnd if thou be wise Thy ●ecret sinnes ●or open vengeance crye The words are mine but his the sound aduise What men forshaue that ready are to dye The sage do hold euen for a prophesie His eyes no dobut the hyest heauens did peace And saw euen that his toung did then rehearce 7● For to conclude the word the deuill and death He vanquished in all his housholds sight From Gaspes or Grones ware free his latter breath His life did weare euen like a Taper light O happy soule that made so strong a fight And thus in fine he mildly did disseace Euen in the place where long he liu'd in peace 76 A happy ende that Plato calleth blest The end that he most gladly did imbrace The ende his end that many since haue mist. The end that failes his memory to deface Whose vertues liue and shineth in his race The end that soone had raisd this heauy mone Alas the Earle of Bedford now is gone 77 Yea he forth of this sinfull world is gone Gone from the traines of Enuy and disdaine Gone gone before the knowledge of this mone Which would haue grieu'de him more then all his paine His noble sonne treacherously is slaine His sonne his heire of honor Grace and all Stout Lord Russell whom Mars we well might call 78 A passion heare so dul● my heauy muse As that I faint to sound his high renowne My hand and iudgement haue forgot their vse To staine my worke the teares do trickle downe O dismall tune where in the heauens should frowne To reaue at once two Starres of Russels Fame The Sire and So●●e to all this Realme amame 79 Frauncis the Sire derrast by natures Corse Frauncis the Sonne was slaine by Fortunes spight By Fortunes spight armed with treacherous force But yet in spight of all the spights their might His fame shall shine when shame shall raigne light Upon his foes and all the cursed seede That gilty are of this most impious deede 80 God wil be iust you Murthrers then vniust Your iudgement heare although pronounst by me The God that sayd to Cain most accuest Who Caine doth kill shall scanenfolde punisht be Your Murther heare euen in the worst degree Where law of Armes and martiall faith was broke Of God and man will feele the wrathfull stroke 81 I iudge not who are gilty of this deed God will reueale the deepth of all this reach But this I say his valour they did dread Experience erst before their eyes did teach Where danger stood his courage made a breach Which made them seeke by Cowardise his breath Who would himselfe haue els reveng'd his death 82 A shamefull part vpon a day of Truse Where mortall foes no sharpe reuengement trye But once againe who set this fowle abuse T'ware good that he the 〈…〉 ●ye And desarts haunt till vengeance 〈◊〉 dye Yea there to dreede vntill his 〈…〉 Each bush that strrres a RVSS 〈◊〉 frend 83 But leaue we here his foes vnto their fall And see how hye ●●●●●e vertue ●a●●d this Lord When Treason arm'd the Northerne parts with thrall In tender yeares with noble courage sturde He left the Court and tooke him to the sword But did not with the multitude retower When Rebels fled before their Princes Power 84 To stay him there he maried in those parts A louing wife and S Iohn Fosters heire Who dyed soone yet for her sweete desarts And for the zeale he to that seruice bare To leaue those parts he neuer since had care Whose gouerment and hazard oft of blood Approu'd him arm'd to do his Country good 85 The Romaine warres record a noble fight By Mantius sonne in Combat with his foe His father yet in all his Souldiers sight Put him to death because he did vndoe His Order made that none should hazard so This Lord likewise commaunded was to ward For valiantues beyonde his lifes regard 86 Knighted he was and worthy in the field Who neuer yet did faint to see his foe Yea thus betrayde when he was wild to yeld He aunswered thus That will I neuer doe Add drewe his sword but o they shot him through Yet home he went and caried death aliue So lōg as strēgth with mortal woūds might striue 87 What should I say In field a Mars he was In time of peace a stayde and noble Knight In pride of yeares to be cut vp like gras Giues cause of mone to many a worthy wight Of Chiualrie who held him for the light But all in vaine To market to be sold The young sheape comes aswell as doth the old 88 To ward Deaths Dart Honnour is no