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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09581	A commemoration of the life and death of the right worshipfull and vertuous ladie; Dame Helen Branch (late wife to the right worshipfull Sir Iohn Branch Knight, sometime Lord Maior of the famous Citie of London) by whose godly and virtuous life, virgines are insinuated to virtue, wiues to faithfulnes, and widdowes to Christian contemplation, and charitable deuotion, &c. Which godly ladie left this mortall life (to liue with Christ Ihesus) the 10. of April last: and lieth interred in the parish church of Saint Marie Abchurch, nigh vnto Canwicke streete, the 29. day of the same month. 1594. I.P.	Phillips, John, fl. 1570-1591.	1594 (1594)	STC 19863.7; ESTC S104641	4,381	10

A Commemoration of the life and death of the Right Worshipfull and vertuous Ladie Dame Helen Branch late Wife to the Right worshipfull Sir Iohn Branch Knight sometime Lord Maior of the famous Citie of London by whose godly and virtuous life Virgines are insinuated to virtue wiues to faithfulnes and widdowes to Christian contemplation and charitable deuotion c. Which godly Ladie left this mortall life to liue with Christ Ihesus the 10. of April last and lieth interred in the Parish Church of Saint Marie Abchurch nigh vnto Canwicke streete the 29. day of the same month 1594. Fidenti sperata cedunt I. P. A Commemoration of the life and death of the Right worshipfull and vertuous Lady Dame Helen Branch late wife to the Right Worshipfull Knight Sir Iohn Branch sometime Lord Maior of the famous Cittie of London c. IF vertuous déeds doe merite praise and penetrate the skie Why should not we record their liues that Godly liue and die To th'end that such as now doe liue and on the earth remaine Might learne to pace swéet vertues paths viscious waies disdaine And that by them posterities to come might learned bée To serue the Lord when as the liues of his déere Saints they sée Here Uirgins yong are taught the way to famous wisdomes bower Here may they féede to their contents vpon the finest flower Here married wiues a loadstarre haue to leade them from abuse Here Widdowes are instructed still vertue to put in vse Here iustice sits to giue her doome here truth her cause doth pleade Who doth reuiue our Helens name though she to world be dead I speake not I of Helena that fickle Gretian Dame That causd the Gréeks for Paris rape to set all Troy on flame But I a vertuous Helen minde whose life when you behold Deserues for to bée regestred in letters writ with gold The stocke from whence shée sprang God garnished with grace Hir Parents were right godly bent to vertue they gaue place And as shee grew in yeares the Lord hir wisdome did increase Whose name to praise and magnifie his seruant did not cease To Uirgins Helen Nicolson did giue a golden light Shée by hir déeds did stir them vp in goodnes to delight First vnto God hir honour due most reuerently shée gaue And to hir Parents as a childe hir selfe shée did behaue Shée was not stout nor stubborne found but gentle méeke and milde All vaine and wanton idle words were from hir lips exilde That Monster pride within her brest could neuer harbour finde Humillitie bare soueraigne sway within hir hart and minde Shée bragd not of her beautie braue although it did excell Shée knew as God had giuen it hir to grace hir bodie well So beautie should in future time through crooked age decay And that the wounes should hir consume when flesh should shroud in clay The beautie of hir sillie soule therefore by faith shée sought Hir hope was set on Iesus Christ that with his blood hir bought And he of loue did beautifie hir conscience with his Grace Because shee fixte his sacred feare all times before hir face Thus thus shee led hir virgins life to hir increase of fame Would Uirgins all in these our daies would exercise the same Then wantonnes and lust should die pride should fall downe quite And maidens by virginitie would neuer set so light But God the Lord of life and time for Helen did prouide And she vpon his prouidence did constantly abide Her parents wills she willingly at no time would gainsay Nor rashly séeke as some doo now to cast themselues away Their will they hold a law no doubt their parents may not mell For wed they will without consent beside them ill or well Our Helen was not of this crue reason did rule her minde Unto her parents wills her will was euermore inclinde In wedlocke they their daughter gaue vnto a worthie wight A Citizen of London faire Iohn Minors he was hight And of the Drapers Companie a man discréete and wise And such a one as firmly fixt Gods feare before his eyes Our Helen was his onely ioy and he her harts delight He loued her and she with loue her Minors did requight And though this yong new wedded wife were but of tender age She shewd her selfe to husband hers a curteous Sara sage Obedient vnto his hests she was at euery becke With modestie her selfe she clad she feard to haue a checke A godly life she alwayes led vprightly she did deale Her chéefest care was bent to wish and worke her Minors weale And God beholding how that they in loue did spend their time Indeuoring to praise his name and shun each sinfull crime From heauen the swéete deaw●s of his grace did on them both distill He blessed them with health and wealth tha● did obay his will And in his mercies milde and swéete their ioyes for to increase One sonne and daughters thrée to them he gaue as pledge of peace Which in Gods feare to foster vp they wer● right willing found As thereunto by Gods commaund and Nature they were bound A g●lden meane our Helen kept her drinke was sm●llest béere Sweete Temprance was the misteres and foundres of her chéere With wine she was at deadly warre excesse she did disdaine Content was taster of her ●ates his guest she did remaine Yet plentie swéet within hir house did beare the soueraigne sway At no time emptie from hir gates the hungry went away Hir seruants had their meate and drinke in time and season dewe Here wedded wiues a Ph●nix rare for vertues vse may vewe Penellope Vlisses wife more constant could not bee Then Helen was to Minors kinde the world did plainely sée But that great God that giueth life hath set downe his decrée That vnto death both yong and old in time should subiect bée Clotho the distaffe loathes to hold L●che●is will not spin And Parchas for to cut liues thred in sunder doth begin Their children he from them doth take their houre glasse was run They murmerd not but were content with that which God had done For well they know that God that giues can also take away For King and Duke yea rich and poore are Subiects vnto clay But loe when that these louers true had fortie yeares bin wed And vndefilde ●●sacred sort had held their marriage bed The enimie of life prepares the fatall stroke to strike He spares not one for all estates to Atrapos are like The husband from his wedded wife in time he did bercaue And for to waile his death with teares his Helena doth leaue But though that death did life subdue his faith in Christ Gods sonne Hath giuen him life with Iesus Christ though death his worst hath done Yet in hir secret hart shée doth hir gentle Minors shrine And wets hir chéekes with brinish teares from conduits of hir eyne But on the liuing Lord of hoasts shée made hir only stay And vnto him for mercie swéet most constantly