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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06935	Honour in his perfection or, A treatise in commendations of the vertues and renowned vertuous vndertakings of the illustrious and heroycall princes Henry Earle of Oxenford. Henry Earle of Southampton, Robert Earle of Essex, and the euer praise-worthy and much honoured Lord, Robert Bartue, Lord Willoughby, of Eresby: with a briefe cronology of theirs, and their auncestours actions. And to the eternall memory of all that follow them now, or will imitate them hereafter, especially those three noble instances, the Lord Wriouthesley, the Lord Delaware, and the Lord Montioy.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1624 (1624)	STC 17361; ESTC S112100	25,787	50

HONOVR IN HIS PERFECTION OR A TREATISE IN COMMENDATIONS OF THE Vertues and Renowned Vertuous vndertakings of the Illustrious and Heroyicall Princes HENRY Earle of Oxenford HENRY Earle of Southampton ROBERT Earle of Essex AND The euer praise-worthy and much honoured Lord ROBERT BARTVE Lord Willoughby of Eresby With a Briefe Cronology of Theirs and their Auncestours Actions And to the eternall memory of all that follow them now or will imitate them hereafter especially those three Noble Instances the Lord Wriouthesley the Lord Delaware and the Lord Montioy At nunc horrentia Martis Arma virumque Cano LONDON Printed by B. Alsop for Beniamin Fisher and are to be sold at his shop in Pater noster Row at the Signe of the Talbot 1624. TO THE HONOVR AND Eternall Memorie of the Foure Illustrious Great Heroyicall and Noble Houses The House of OXFORD The House of SOVTHAMPTON The House of ESSEX And the House of WILLOVGHBY and to alll the liuing Braunches Males and Females which truly deriue themselues from any of those long honoured and Princely Families IF I should labor right Honourably honourable and you glorious Branches of these goodly Cedars which I would preserue to Eternitie to giue a generall contentment to all which shall vouchsafe to looke vpon this litle Treatise my worke would be infinite and the ende like a shadow euer farthest off when I did couet to be most neere it for it is a maxime That he which did well offended some yet an Apostle Hee that did worst pleased many and yet was but a Beast and He that did best of all could not please all and yet was God So various are the mindes of men and so curious the dyet of those which feede on varietie Besides Slaunder who hath much Tongue and litle Fore-head who is not pleased but in licking of Vlcers Is euer so Impudent that it dare mis-interpret Nick-name and abuse any vertuous meaning therefore to these children of Spleene and Passion who are mouthd like Anius-Satire can blow both hot cold at one instant I direct none of my Labours But to You You that are the Issues of true Honour You in whom they all liue of whom I haue written You whom Goodnesse will not gine leaue to doe or thinke any thing euill to You in all humblenesse I direct this Seruant of your Families Vertues doe not imagine it is a Chronickle of all their Noble Actions farre be it from my weaknesse to aime at a Worke of such merit let it suffice it is but an Essay or Imperfit offer of those excellencies which no doubt will hereafter draw a Penne of Immortalitie to to crowne them Nor was this done so much to extoll and renowne them as to quicken and set on fire the noble hearts of many others which now like some of the Statues or the Monuments in West-Minster lye sleeping on their Elbowes Thus if the Worke bee taken it hath got a true Coniecture if otherwise that men bee couetous and will seeke for more then my Knowledge is able to pay Let them not blame mee if I giue there expectations leaue to perish and only submit my selfe and my Labour to Your noble Censure beseeching Your Charitie to protect it whilst my selfe will euer liue A deuoted and true admirer of your honourd Vertues G. M. THE FOVRE REGIMENTS The Ear. of Southampton Col. Sr. Iohn Burlacy Lieu. col Sr. Iarret Ashley Ser. Maior Lord Wryothesley Lord Montioy Sr. Thomas Littleton Captaine Henry Barkley Captaine Crumwel Captaine Hubbert Captaine Iames Iucks Captaine Goring Captaine Conieres The Earle of Oxford Col. Sr. Iames Leuyston Lieu. col Captaine Seton Ser. Maior Lord Delaware Sir Dudly North. Sir William Heydon Sir William Brunckard Sir Iohn Weintworth Sir Henry Crofts Sir Edward Hawley Captain Henry Weintworth Captaine William Ramsey The Earle of Essex Col. Sr. Charles Rich. Liu. col Captain Swanton Ser. Mai. Sr. Walter Deuoreux Sr. Robert Knolles Sr. Iohn Ouzley Sr. Sigismond Zinzan Captaine Throgmorton Captaine Terringham Captaine Weynman Captaine Higham Captaine Daues The Lord Willoughby Col. Sr. Edw. Conwey Lieu col Cap. Tho. Conwey Ser. Mai. Sr. Peregrine Bartue Sr. Iohn Ratcliffe Captaine Conwey Captaine Hunks Captaine Clapton Captaine Terwitt Captaine Ashburnham Captaine Vane Captaine Goodrycke HONOVR IN HIS PERFECTION THE greatest and most glorious worke that euer the supreame and diuine Maiestie brought to passe was the Creation of the World The most excellentest thing that he therein created was Man And the most necessariest function which he ordained for the propagation both of the one and others Glory was a Souldier Then a Souldier nothing more needfull nothing more absolute more perfit It began with the World for when Adam offended a fierie Sword in the hand of an heauenly Souldier draue him out of Paradise A Souldier is the right arme of Iustice and carries the Sword Wisedome is the left and beares the Ballance without a Souldier no estate no Commonwealth can flourish Who shall vnmaske false pretences but the Souldier who shall confound the secret subtill Traitor but the Souldier who shall tread downe the publike daring Rebell but the Souldier and indeed who shall or can doe right to all men but the Souldier If then the Souldier be thus good thus ancient thus iust and thus needfull how many Glories ought to crowne and attend him why all whatsoeuer that can be accounted Glorious as the conquest ouer Daunger ouer Labour and ouer Passion the defence of true Religion true Titles and true vndertakings He shall haue all the Glories of the Earth as praise from the Greatest reuerence from the wisest and wonder from all he shal haue the Glories of Garments as Crowns Garlands Plumes and Scarfes the glorie of Place as the Chaire for Counsell and the Chariot for triumph the glory of Buriall as Tombes Temples Hearses Epitaphs nay after all the glory of Eternitie that is famous Cronicles to keepe his Name and Reputation to eternall memorie and Heauen for his soule where he shall liue with God for euer But some here wil aske me why shal a Souldier haue all these glories only because he is needfull because he is ancient because he is iust yes for them an infinite number of other Vertues for in the Souldier lies the protection of Ladies the defence of Orphanes the reliefe of Widowes the support of weaknesse the strength of goodnesse the vtter destruction of all that can be named vitious it is his Actions which must make vp the myrror wherein true Honour is to be seene his words that must pull Truth from darkenesse and his Thoughts which being euer busie in Heauen must keepe the Earth in forme and true order It is his Vallour that must make all dangers assaileable his Wisdome that must make a separation betwixt good and euill his Temperaunce that must quench the flames of Princes angers and his Iustice that must distribute to all the portion of equitie Is the Souldier thus excellent