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A Prospect of the Navy Royal, or, A panegyrique upon the fleet humbly addrest to the most illustrious Prince Rupert, upon the occasion of his going as admiral to the sea, the 23 day of April, 1673, with a description of the fleet.
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A PROSPECT OF THE NAVY ROYAL OR A Panegyrique upon the Fleet. Humbly Addrest to the Most Illustrious PRINCE RUPERT Upon the Occasion of his going as ADMIRAL TO THE SEA the 23 day of April 1673. With a Description of the FLEET London Printed in the Year 1673. A PROSPECT OF THE NAVY ROYAL WHile I in pleasing Melancholly sat Reflecting on this Islands happy state When from the top of an aspiring Tower I view'd at once it 's Beauty and it's Power Pleas'd to behold how safe we are from harm Embrac'd by Thetis kind and Clasping arm Blest Isle said I and full of Natures Pride So Beautiful and so well Fortifi'd At last my Unrestrained Senses strove Farther than Nature gave them strength to rove My eyes a lavish freedom I allow'd Which nothing cou'd confine but Sea or Cloud Until at length where Skies and VVaters met Where these did seem to Rise and those to Set At first a Leafeless VVood began to appear But strait it Vndeceiv'd me and drew near So that my wonder Ceas't as it Begun And my Slow Thoughts were by my Sight Out-run Which soon presented to me such a Fleet Few Nations ever Saw and None dare Meet A hundred Moving Castles floating came That seem'd the Winds to Calm and Seas to Tame Each Swelling Sail the baffled storm Out-braves And makes the Ships look Prouder than the VVaves Now the Enlarged Oak whose Fettered Foot Had many years been Prisoner to it's Root Gratefully brings new Tributes to that Earth Which gave it both it's Liberty and Birth Ioyful in storms remembring that it knew More Danger in Less Tempests while it Grew And thanks the Axe that did commit that Rape To Cut it Down and Give 't a Nobler shape These are the Arks that save us from the Flood Which else might Overwhelm our Land with Blood These Guard our Prince from Villanies Fatal Stroke And every Man of VVar's a ROYAL OAKE The Grecian Horse although it's womb contain'd Heroick souls whose courage was unstain'd Might long before the Trojan Walls have stay'd Had not the Enemy Themselves betray'd They first their own destruction did begin And Made a way to Let their Ruine in But these Sea-Horses by the English backt Do Truths beyond those Grecian Fables act Our Moving Forts with ease themselves Transplant Proving the Castle and the Elephant We make a way to be Victorious where Base Fraud did never in our glory share And fairly Conquer all we do oppose So we not only Beat but VVin our Foes Mark now these Monarchs of the spacious Main Each seems Attended with a glorious Train The streaming Pendants dally with the Galis They in like manner court the prouder Sails Below the steady Keels the Waves divide Aloft the Masts display their wanton Pride Aboard the Jocund Seamen pleasant are Yet in the Midst of Mirth Prepar'd for War They are not Tyr'd with a long tedious March Nor does the scorching Sun their bodies Parch No Luggage there is to new quarters sent Their Tent do's Carry them not they their Tent They weary not their Limbs by carrying Arms Nor in their Sleeps disturb'd by Strange Alarms They 're always Fit always Prepar'd to fight And never See the Foe but with delight Now Veiw the Royal Charles before the rest Proud that they are with such a Leader blest Her Virgin-self she freely has resign'd To him that 's grown the Terrour of Man-Kind The Matchless Prince who midst the powerful Foe Dares Doe whatever she dares Vndergo Before his Own Her Safety he 'l Prefer And rather chuse to lose Himself than Her Have you observ'd at some great Monarchs Court Where People of All Qualities resort How they pay Homage in their Several Sphears Knights do give place to Lords and Lords to Peers But when they come before the Regal Throne No man is Honour'd but the King alone So here we see all the well order'd Fleet With humble Flag their Admiral do greet And seem with joyful shouts and smiles to say This is the Charles and Princes wedding day Old Poets feign when Jason went from Greece Hoping to steal not win the Golden Fleece That the small ship wherein he safely went As a gay Present to the gods was sent But had the Actions of our Prince been told What Prizes he has wâ—n more rich than Gold How many VVaking Dragons he has slain He might be thought to merit what they Feign And having Finish'd the successful VVar His Charles might well deserve to be a Star So a new constelation should we gain If Rupert's Ship were joyn'd to Charles his VVain But see amidst that Vast and Royal Town Others that bears Alliance to the Crown The Soveraign and the Prince two Sisters are Who 've Lost their Maidenheads alreay there Ravish'd by Boors whom they resisted so As in the strife t' affectt their Overthrow And the Redoubled Honour they brought thence Became at once their Praise and Recompence To reckon all your Hero's that do fight For the true Neptunes Mighty Charles's right To sing of all the Battails they have won Of what they have Endur'd and what they 've Done Alas what Pen what Volumes would Suffice To write what written needs must pass for Lyes My Quill would undergo Cassandra's grief To utter Truths and yet not gain belief I should all Poets Fictions farr out-doe Which with my truths compar'd would all seem true But stay Methinks the Caverns of the Oak Send forth like Aetna Sulpher Fire and Smoak Which follow'd by a harmony of noys Seem to express the Seamen's doubled joys 'T is even so the Mighty Prince appears And chases thence already banish'd fears So when the Ever youthful Prince of Light ' Has well disclos'd the Eyelids of the Night The Drooping Flowers erect their pensive-heads Shaking their Dew upon their Earthly-beds And while he courts them all in Amorous Rays Each greedy of a Kiss her leaves displays Until they see th' espoused Heliotrope To whom they all resign their Widdow'd Hope Thus fares it with our Prince each Frigate runs To meet and welcome him with Peals of Guns Cowards whose pond'rous Soul so low was sunk That they durst scarce exchange a cuff though drunk Do neither fear the Dutch the Rocks nor Shelves For they are petty Princes now themselves Toutcht with Magnetick vertue every soul Turns to the Prince as to their Northern Pole Who Shines on all the Ships with equal light And none can Guess which is his Favourite Till caught at last by Charles's Nuptial Charms Briskly he runs into her Loyal Arms So that no hostile Stratagems or Force Shall him from her or her from him Divorce Thus did I please my Fancy and my Sight The One with Wonder th' Other with Delight Passing in solitude the short liv'd Hours While ev'ry Lust the Latter still Devours When Ten were Past I scarcely thought'em One As if Old Time had for a Wager Run Till by and by the Sun Declin'd apace Seeming in Hast to Wash his Ruddy Face But as he passes by our Navy see He bows his Head and Once more Courts a Tree Go glorious Fleet go on and though black Night Ha's Ravish'd thee from my unhappy Sight Yet shall my eyes send forth a Briny Flood Whence I will Launch out Prayers for thy good A Gust of powerful sighs shall drive them on Their Haven shall be the Eternal Throne Where if they e'r arrive they 'l humbly crave That in Just Wars thou Good Success may'st have May our Prince Finish what he do's begin May he Survive the Battails he do's win Our Nations farther Safeguard may he be And may we Conquer both by Land and Sea May CHARLES our King his enemies defeat And ever be as Happy as he 's Great FINIS