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A09592	The life and death of Sir Phillip Sidney, late lord gouernour of Flushing his funerals solemnized in Paules Churche where he lyeth interred; with the whole order of the mournfull shewe, as they marched thorowe the citie of London, on Thursday the 16 of February. 1587.	Phillips, John, fl. 1570-1591.	1587 (1587)	STC 19871; ESTC S105020	7,057	16

THE Life and Death of Sir Phillip Sidney late Lord gouernour of FLVSHING His funerals Solemnized in Paules Churche where he lyeth interred with the whole order of the mournfull shewe as they marched thorowe the citie of London on Thursday the 16 of February 1587. AT LONDON ¶ Printed by Robert Walde-graue dwelling without Temple-barre neere vnto Sommerset-house 1587 To the right Honorable Lord Robert Deuorax Earle of Essex Vicount Hereford Iohn Philip his faithfull well willer wisheth increase of honor in this life and in the world to come life euerlasting RIght honorable when I considered with my self these no lesse thē dangerous daies I purposed with deliberation to haue writtē some thing that might haue tended to your better liking but in the meane season the time to the great griefe of all those that feare God loue his glorious Gospel without faining rendred the fruits of loyaltie to hir excellent maiesty and are carefull louers of their natiue country presented before me a pitiful spectacle the view wherof as it was lamentable so thought I not to ouerslip it without the remembraunce of his deserued fame which dispite of death shall liue for euer albeit his want in Court Towne and country be bewailed of Prince nobilitie Gentlemen rich and poore This Phenix sweet Sidney was the flower of curtesie who in his life time gaue a perfect light in his conuersation to leade men to virtue the fruits wherof so glistered in the eies of mortall creatures that by his example they might both learne to feare God to glory in sincerity to abound in loyalty to become carefull louers of their natiue countrie This euen this most worthy Knight passing his pilgrimage in this terrestriall vale of too manifold miseries so behaued himself that for the exercise of perfect pietie he was honoured and highly esteemed of all men to the poore he was mercifull to the learned liberall to Sutors a great comfort to the fatherlesse fauourable to the widdowes helpfull and to saye the truth his hande his heart and purs●e was alwayes ready to support the distressed with goodmen he was delighted and with them alwaies euer conuersaunt and as he himselfe had scaled Pernassus and sat with Citheria amongst the Muses so gloried he in wisdome and the louers of the same with the peruerse the frowarde and malicious suche as were contemners of truth enemies of her maiesties most royall person and conspiring Catalins against their natiue countrie who can saye that sweet Sidney was euer touched with one spot of disloyaltie nay who can not say but that he carried in his secreat bosom a hart vndesiled a cleare conscience a mind garnished with innocencie But alasse this bright burning lamp is extinguished by death who hath robed the prince of as loyall a subiect as euer liued disinherited the noble peeres of a faithful friend and spoyled the cōmons of a carefull comforter whose losse both Prince peeres and subiects wofully bewaile But is Sidney deade no he liueth his virtues in this life haue made a conquest of death and in the world to come his faith hath obtained him the glorious presence of Iesus Christe in the kingdome of heauen And to put you out of doubt his ●●●tues so reuiue him from the graue that he in truth speaketh vnto you whose voyce if you will vouchsafe to heare not only you right honorable but all other noble estates Gentlemen and others shall vnderstande that Sir Philip Sidney to his euer induring glorye hath made a conquest of death by fame in this life and is inthronized before God with his sacred saints in the kingdome of heauen Thus crauing pardon at your Lordships hands for my ouerboldnes the time commandeth me to cease sith that the truth triumphantly approcheth to accompany this worthy knight whose plea she most willinglie maintaineth Thus with my harty praiers to the almighty for your Lordships health I conclude beseeching him in this life to defend you from all perill and danger yea moste happy victorye in this life ouer all the enemies of God and her royall maiesty and in the worlde to come crowne your head with honor and glory in his celestial kingdome Your Honors most humble and faithfull welwiller Iohn Philip. The Life Death and Funerals of Sir Philip Sidney knight YOu noble Brutes bedeckt with rich renowne That in this world haue wordly wealth at will Muse not at me though death haue cut me downe For from my graue I speake vnto you still UUhilst life I had I neuer ment you ill Then thinke on me that close am coucht in clay And know I liue though death wrought my decay I neede not I record my bloud ne birth For why to you my parentage is knowne My mould was clay my substaunce was but earth And now the earth enioyes agayn her owne My race is runne my daies are ouerthrowne Yet Lordings l●st your patience here I craue Heare Sydneis plea discussed from his graue The feare of God I fixt before my face His precepts pure to learne I did delight The fruits of faith in me possessed place My glory was to do the thing was right In wisedomes bowre I my pauilion pight And lying heere though death my foyle did frame To conquer death I spotlesse kept my name Triumphant truth had place within my brest Her happy heasts I harboured in my heart Her pathes to tread my feete were euer prest And in the truth I plaid my pilgrims part And truth in time according my desert From time to time rewarded me worth praise But time in truth did finishe vp my daies Where I might helpe to harme I neuer ment where I might hurt to helpe I had a care Each ill with good to guard I was content Of rashe reuenge for wrongs I did beware To maintaine peace my minde I did prepare Where discord dwelt her tents I sought to shunne The world can tell if this I haue not done First God I sought in spirite and truth to serue On him alone my hope and trust was set From his sweete worde I neuer sought to swarue But thence by faith foode for my soule I fette what Christ had done I neuer would forget My hope and trust was in his death and bloud For none but he I knew could do me good Buy paths to pace I neuer gaue consent The Syrene songs could no time me disceaue To rest on Christ my fayth was euer bent And vnto him I constantly did cleaue Of his sweete word none could my soule bereaue The light I lou'd and Christ the shining sunne So cleerd myne eies that darknes I did shunne The shepherd sweete that brake the bread of life I could discerne by truthes true Trumpets sound The seruaunt straunge that bred debate and strife My consience came I knew by craft to wound But wolues are oft in silie lambes skinnes found And I their wiles could through my Christ discrie That from the fould I causde the wolue to flie Thus as to God