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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07516	The triumphs of integrity A noble solemnity, performed through the city, at the sole cost and charges of the Honorable Fraternity of Drapers, at the confirmation and establishment of their most worthy brother, the Right Honorable, Martin Lumley, in the high office of his Maiesties Lieutenant, Lord Maior and Chancellor of the famous City of London. Taking beginning at his Lordships going, and perfecting it selfe after his returne from receiuing the oath of maioralty at Westminster, on the morrow after Simon and Iudes Day, being the 29. of October. 1623. By Tho. Middleton Gent.	Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.	1623 (1623)	STC 17901; ESTC S110011	5,346	19

THE TRIVMPHS OF Integrity A Noble Solemnity performed through the City at the sole Cost and Charges of the Honorable Fraternity of Drapers at the Confi●mation and Establishment of their most worthy Bro●her ●he Right Honorable MARTIN LVMLEY in the high Office of his Maiesties Lieutenant Lord Maior and Chancellor of the famous City of London Taking beginning at his Lordships going and perfecting it selfe after His Returne from receiuing the Oath of Maioralty at Westminster on the Morrow after Simon and Iudes Day being the 29. of October 1623. By THO. MIDDLETON Gent. IN DOMINO CONFIDO LONDON Printed by Nicholas Okes dwelling in Foster-Lane 1623. TO The Honor of him to whom the Noble Fraternity of Drapers his Worthy Brothers haue Consecrated their Loues in costly Triumphs the Right Honorable MARTIN LVMLEY Lord Maior of this Renowned City THy Descent Worthy Fortunes Early Grace Sprung of an Antient and most Generous Race Mac'ht with a Vertuous Lady iustly may Challenge the Honor of so Great a Day Faithfully deuoted to the Worthines of you Both The. Middleton THE TRIVMPHS OF Integrity or a Noble Solemnity through the City OF all Solemnities by which the Happy inauguration of a Subiect is celebrated I find none that transcends the State and Magnificence of that Pompe prepared to receiue his Maiesties Great Substitute into his Honorable charge the City of London Dignified by the Title of the Kings Chamber Royall which that it may now appeare no lesse hightned with Brotherly Affection Colt Art or Inuention then some other praeceeding Triumphs by which of late times the Cities Honor hath beene more faithfully illustrated this takes it's fit occasion to present it selfe And first to specifie the loue of his Noble Fraternity after his Lordshippes returne from Westminster hauing receiued some seruice vpon the water by a proper and significant Maister-peece of Triumph called the Imperiall Canopy being the Antient Armes of the Company an Invention neither old nor enforst the same Glorious and Apt Property accompanied with foure other Triumphall Pegmes are in their conuenient Stages planted to honor his Lordships progresse through the City the first for the land attending his most wished ariuall in Pauls-Church-yard which beares the inscription of a Mount Royall on which Mount are plac't certaine Kings and great Commanders which Antient History produces that were originally sprung from Shepheards and humble beginnings onely the number of Six presented some with Crownes some with gilt Laurels holding in their hands siluer Sheephookes viz. Viriat a prime Commander of the Portugals renowned amongst the Historians especially the Romans who in battailes of 14 yeares continuance purchased many great and honorable victories Arsaces King of the Parthians who ordained the first Kingdome that euer was amongst them and in the reuerence of this Kings Name and memory all others His Successors were called Arsacides after his Name as the Roman Emperours tooke the Name of Caesar for the loue of Great Caesar Augustus Also Marcus Iulius Lucinus Bohemiaes Primislaus the Emperour Pertinax the Great Victor Tamburlayne Conqueror of Syria Armenia Babilon Mesapotamia Scythia Albania c. Many Honorable Worthies more I could produce By their deserts enobling their meane Originals But for the better expression of the purpose in Hand a Speaker lends a voyce to these followings words The Speech in the Mount Royall THey that with Glory-enflamde hearts desire To see Great Worth deseruingly aspire Let e'm draw neere and fixe a serious Eye On this Tryumphant Mount of Royaltye Here they shall finde faire Vertue and her Name From low-obscure Beginnings raysde to Fame Like Light struck out of Darknes the meane wombes No more Eclipse braue Merit then rich Toombes Make the Soule happy 't is the Life and Dying Crownes both with Honors Sacred Satisfying And 't is the Noblest Splendor vpon Earth For man to adde a Glory to his Birth All his Lifes Race with honor'd Acts commixt Then to be Nobly-borne and there stand fixt As if 't were Competent Vertue for whole Life To be Begot a Lord 't is vertuous Strife That makes the compleate Christian not high Place As true Submission is the State of Grace The Path to Blisse lyes in the humblest Feild Who euer rise to Heauen that neuer kneeld Although the Roofe hath Supernaturall Height Yet there 's no Flesh can thither goe vpright All this is instanc'st onely to commend The low condition whence these Kings descend I spare the Prince of Prophets in this File And preserue him for a farre Holier Stile Who being King Annoynted did not scorne To be a Shepheard after these were borne Shepheards and rise to Kings tooke their ascending From the strong hand of Vertue neuer ending Where Shee begins to rayse vntill shee place Her Loue sicke Seruants equall with her Grace And by this Dayes great Honor it appeares Sh' as much preuaylde amongst the Reuerend yeares Of these Graue Senators chiefe of the rest Her Fauour hath reflected most and best Vpon that Sonne whom wee of Honor call And may ' t Successiuely reflect on all From this Mount Royall beautified with the Glory of deseruing Aspirers descend we to the Moderne vse of this Antient and Honorable Mistery and there we shall finde the whole Liuery of this most renowned and famous City as vpon this Day and at all Solemne meetings furnished by it it clothes the Honorable Senators in their highest and richest Wearings all Courts of Iustice Magistrates and Iudges of the Land By this time his Lordship and the Worthy Company being gracefully conducted toward the little Conduit in Cheape there another part of the Triumph waytes his Honors happy approach being a Chariot Artfully framde and properly garnished And on the Conspicuous part thereof is plac'st the Register of all Heroicke Acts and worthy Men bearing the Title of Sacred Memory who for the greater Fame of this Honorable Fraternity presents the Neuer-dying Names of many memorable and remarkable Worthies of this Antient Society such as were the Famous for State and Gouernment Sir Henry Fitz-alwin Knight who held the Seate of Magistracy in this City twenty foure yeares together He sits figured vnder the Person of Gouernment Sir Iohn Norman tho first Lord Maior rowed in Barge to Westminster with siluer Oares at his owne cost and charges vnder ●he person of Honor the Valiant Sir Francis Drake that rich Ornament to Memory who in two yeares and ten moneths space did cast a girdle about the world vnder the person of Victory Sir Simon Eyre who at his owne cost built Leaden Hall a Granary for the Poore vnder the figure of Charity Sir Richard Champion and Sir Iohn Milborne vnder the person of Munificenee or Bounty Sir Richard Hardell and Sir Iohn Poultney the one in the seate of Magistracy sixe yeares the other foure yeares together vnder the figures of Iustice and Piety That Sir Iohn being a Colledge-Founder in the Parish of St. Lawrence Poultney by Candle-wick streete fic de caeteris This Chariot