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A97083	Britannicæ virtutis imago. Or, The effigies of true fortitude, expressed to the life, in the famous actions of that incomparable knight, Major Generall Smith, who is here represented, June, 1644.	Walsingham, Edward, d. 1663.	1644 (1644)	Wing W649; Thomason E53_10; ESTC R21145	21,181	34

Britannicae Virtutis Imago OR THE EFFIGIES OF TRVE FORTITVDE Expressed to the life in the famous actions of that incomparable Knight Major Generall SMITH Who is here represented June 1644. OXFORD Printed by Henry Hall in the Yeare 1644. THE DEDICATION TO the Immortall memory of that ever famous Gentleman The Glory of our English Nation Sir John Smith Knight Major Generall of his Majesties Westerne Army under Command of the Right Honourable the Lord Hopton His servant and admirer consecrateth this E. W. Britanicae Virtutis Imago OR The Life and Death of renowned Sir IOHN SMITH WHen the Reigne of James the prudent Monarch of Great Britaines united Empire drew neare a period at Skilts in Warwick-shire a Mannour of the Sheldons was borne this ornament of our Nation I am now to treat of by a choyce and selected branch of the stout and valiant Markhams of Nottinghamshire married to Sir Francis Smith of Wotton Wavers in the County of Warwicke Heire to the Noble and ancient Family of the Caringtons famous for Sir Michael Carington Standard bearer to our first Richard in the Holy-land and renowned for the loyalty of John Carington Esquire to his Lord and Soveraigne King Richard the second upon whose deposall he was forct to flie into Italy where he grew famous for many brave and valiant acts yet at his returne he chang'd his name to Smith which all his Posterity have ever since retained untill now it hath pleased His royall Majesty to renew the ancient name of this Family in the present Lord Carington Sir John Smith's eldest brother The Escucheon of this Family is of so neere a semblance to the badge of the most Noble Order of the Garter that in my judgement it convinces it selfe to be a kingly guift bestowed upon them for some notable service atchieved by their Predecessours The particular definition whereof I leave to the Heralds as a star visible onely in their Horizon But I am sure I doe not remember to have seene any Family in England excepting this to beare in a white Field a red Crosse in a forme so genuine to that we call St Georges This Sir Francis Smith was a Gentleman of that integrity of life and noble nature that to this day his memory is still precious amongst those that knew him He was remarkeably happy for many worthy children and faire possessions but especially in his Consort a Lady of those excellencies that we could expect no ordinary peice of nature from her being also eminent for her hospitality and charity but especially for her loyalty so firme and spotlesse that it is almost incredible and beyond example what that noble Lady hath sustained when for a small contribution she might have secured her selfe she rather choosing with a magnanimous patience to undergo the losse of all then in the least manner to comply with the Kings enemies Before the birth of the Heroike child this vertuous Lady and her Knight fell dangerously sicke as if they had both contributed their utmost powers to his perfections Nature perceives him to fit her expectation and therefore impatient we should longer expect her bounty exposes him to the world at least a moneth before the usuall time It may be she desired that even in his birth the child should make the first triall of his valour and beyond example there expresse his magnanimity and contempt of danger I shall not need to aske pardon if I passe by his infancy as affording nothing but meerly shadowes of a great spirit inclosed in that little casket in a sleepe as it were expecting his maturity His infancy past he is brought from his nurse and committed to his mothers care where his education could not choose but be excellent for without vanity I speake it this Kingdome affords not a Lady that hath given more happy testimonies of her skill in that kind In the time of his childhood his sweet and tractable nature made him singularly beloved in his Fathers Family and to this day many of them much please themselves with his pretty policies and witty stratagems to compasse his sports and deceive such as held a hand over him He is no sooner capable of learning but he is sent to a Kinsmans house amongst other young Gentlemen allied unto him to lay the foundation of a Scholler where notwithstanding his active disposition he profited so well that after some reasonable preparative his Parents desirous to make him more accomplisht sent him to study and travell beyond Seas where he made so good a progresse both in the Greeke and Latine tongues that in one of the prime Classes he obtained the Emperours Chayre a Seat of eminent difference from all the rest and due to him that is judged to excell his fellowes But neverthelesse he is impatient of this manner of life his noble mind aspires to greater actions and will no longer be contain'd in this course The Almighty begins to call him to that state wherein he is pleased to imploy him Who will not be satisfied untill he be sent for England where arriving contrary to his friends desire he finds a welcome accompanied with rebukes which he long patiently sustained without any effect at last meerly to comply with them against his owne nature he takes his course the second time for the Low Countries where he takes his books in hand and againe falls to his study not without dayly conflicts with himselfe in overcoming his contrary inclination But there he demonstrated his vertue in conquering himselfe to satisfie the desires of his Parents and friends declaring he knew as well how to master his passions as his bodily enemies Which in a thing of that nature so to overcome himselfe considering his age and spirit was very remarkeable In the place where now he resides there happens a Commotion in some sort resembling ours where the dreggs and rude multitude of the City bandy against their Prince Magistrates and Nobility in such sort that nothing but ruine seemed to hang over the heads of the latter The Rebells were so numerous and violent growing dayly so insolent that at last the best sort were compell'd to endeavour their owne defence in the best manner they could for divers of their persons and houses were violated and plundered the same being imminent to the rest wherefore they arme themselves as they can and resolve to resist if any one shall hereafter be assaulted This quickly produced a Skitmish wherein the multitude prevayling our gallant young Student heares of it and can no longer containe himselfe but goes out of the Colledge where he resided takes armes from the next he meets in the street and joynes to the weaker side putting himselfe into the head of them where with his brave carriage he doth so encourage and revive them as if his valour had an influence upon each in particular Wherefore they give a fresh assault to the enemy and that with so good successe that they foyled their vanquishers who were soone

our foote which much amazed him hearing both Armies at that instant in sharpe fight whereupon he presently seekes out the Lord Grandison Sir Charles Lucas and some other Officers of quality and importuned their speedy rallying tog●ther of what horse in this confusion could be suddainly got that so speedily they might returne to the assistance of out foot His excellent advise was very well resented by those noble Gentlemen and accordingly they soone rallyed about 200 horse and marched backe towards the Armies then in fight In their passage they met with a great part of the Rebells of Charles Essex his Regiment running confusedly towards Keinton Towne with their colours those they presently charged slew some routed the rest and tooke all their Colours This done these horse rallyed againe and advanced but they had not past farre before they met with about three Troopes of the Rebells horse which were wheeled off from the reare of their foote these also they charged routed and followed in execution so farre that now this brave Commander could rally but fourteene men together to prosecute his returne with which as he passed up still towards the reare of the Rebells Army he met with a great part of the Lord Whartons Regiment that formerly were routed also and now were with their Colours confusedly hastening towards Keinton Towne these with his fourteene horse he valiantly charg'd and routing them tooke their Colours The Majors Colours were taken by himselfe which he delivered to one Chichly a groome of the Duke of Richmond's who had taken a Colours of Charles Essex his Regiment But now of all his fourteene there was no more left but himselfe and Chi●hley the rest following the pillage of the routed Rebells As these two were passing on towards our Army this Mirrour of Chivalry espies six men three Curiasiers and three Harquebusiers on horsebacke guarding a seaventh on foot who was carrying off the Field a Colours rouled up which he conceived to be one of the ordinary Colours of His Majesties Leife-guards and therefore seeing them so strong intended to avoide them Whil'st he was thus considering a boy on horsebacke calls to him saying Captaine Smith Captaine Smith they are carrying away the Standard He would not suddainly beleive the boy till by great asseverations he had assured him it was the Standard who forthwith said They shall have me with it if they carry it away and desiring Chichley if he saw him much engag'd to throw down the other Colours assist him presently he charg'd in with his rapier at the footman that carried the Banner who was then Secretary to Essex the Rebells Generall saying Traitor deliver the Standard and wounded him into the breast whil'st he was bent forward to follow his thrust one of those Curiasters with a pollax wounded him in the necke through the Collar of his doublet and the rest gave fire at him with their pistolls but without any further hurt then blowing of some pouder into his face No sooner was he recovered upright but he made a thrust at the Curiasier that wounded him and ran him into the belly whereupon he presently fell at which sight all the rest ran away Then he caused a foot souldier that was neare at hand to reach him up the banner which he brought away with the horse of that Curiasier Immediately comes up a great body of His Majesties horse which were rallyed together according to his first advice to charge the enemy againe with whom he staid delivering the Standard to Master Robert Hatton a Gentleman of Sir Richard Willyes his Troope to carry forthwith to His Majesty So farre was he from prizing his owne action or gaping after honour or reward The day was now so farre spent that he had time left onely to rescue Colonell Richard Feilding who was taken Captive by the Rebells and was leading away whil'st in the interim our Heroicke Commander comes and in despite of them sets him at liberty Surely this daies worke deserves eternall memory and concludes that he was borne this day to place a laurell garland on his Soveraignes head and preserve the honour of His Nation Many confesse that the preservation of our foot is due to his prudent foresight and advise If his valour had afforded us nothing else but the rescued Standard we could not sufficiently celebrate his praise It had surely in the peoples eies beene a sad O men of succeeding enterprizes had we not by his fortunate and couragious atcheivement repaired so singular a losse but this on the other side encourag'd them who seeing the Standard so neare lost yet happily regained conceived hopes that though the royall Diadem was as deeply engag'd yet by the fortunate endeavour of such Noble Heroes that also together with the Kingdome might be recovered The next morning King CHARLES sends for him to the top of Edge-hill where His Majesty though the modest Gentleman did what lay in him to avoid the honour Knighted him for his singular valour Immediately our worthy Knight seeing the Rebells having gathered all the residue of their strength into a body stood drawne up neare the side of Keinton Towne signifies a great desire he had that our horse should charge them but that being not resolved he craved liberty to have a small party assign'd him with which he would endeavour to fetch off some of their Canon which being granted he march't downe into Keinton feild and of his party he drew out about 30 to approach neare the body of the Rebells and face them whil'st horses were span'd in to draw off the peices he commanded this party himselfe facing their maine body within musket shot but their horse were so aw'd with the former dayes worke that they durst not adventure to charge him with that small party with which he brought off three brasle peices of Canon that stood about the left wing of the Rebells army in the battaile which action our whole Army stood looking on with wonder and applause He concludes this dayes worke with the generous assistance he gave Sir Gervase Scroopes son in fetching off his valiant Father stript naked and almost dead with the losse of so much bloud by nineteene wounds These valiant actions made him very eminent in His Majesties sight so that the royall munificence gives him a troope of his owne and the noble Lord Grandison elects him for Major to his Regiment wherein he did singular service in divers places exercising all parts of an excellent Commander witnesse his gallant behaviour in the fight at Brainceford and his beating up of the enemies quarters with his souldierlike retreat the same yeare in December neare Winchester Where with a small party he dared to goe into the mouth of a powerfull army to beat up their quarters and afterward when they came upon him when he had done great execution in the place with such discretion to make his retreat scarce with the losse of a man in despite of them all He still more and