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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04954	The blessednes of Brytaine, or A celebration of the Queenes holyday conteining, a breefe rehersall, of the inestimable benefits, generally had & enioyed, not only all England ouer, but also in forrein partes, through the gracious bountie, and incomparable blessed rule of our royall Queene Elizabeth. Composed, and set foorth, in due reuerence, & ioyfull memoriall, of her Maiesties present entrance into the thirtieth yeere of her most triumphant raigne, with hartie prayer, for the long continuing, and prosperous preseruing of the same: by Maurice Kyffin. Published with authoritie.	Kyffin, Maurice, d. 1599.	1587 (1587)	STC 15096; ESTC S109296	6,868	18

THE BLESSEDNES OF BRYTAINE OR A Celebration of the Queenes Holyday Conteining A Breefe rehersall of the inestimable Benefits generally had enioyed not only all England ouer but also in forrein Partes through the gracious Bountie and incomparable blessed Rule of our Royall Queene ELIZABETH Composed and set foorth in due Reuerence ioyfull Memoriall of her Maiesties present entrance into the Thirtieth yeere of her most triumphant raigne with hartie prayer for the long continuing and prosperous preseruing of the same by Maurice Kyffin Deum Timete Regem Honorate 1. Pet. 2.17 Fiant preces pro Regibus Principibus vt tranquillam quietam vitam degamus cum omnipietate honestate 1. Tim. 2.2 Published vvith Authoritie LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Windet dwelling in Adling streete at the signe of the White Beare neere Baynardes Castell 1587. Plura Posthac TO THE RIGHT HONORBLE and Renoumed in all Heroicall Vertues Sir Robert Devreux Knight Erle of Essex and Ewe Vicount Hereford and Bourgchier Lord Ferrers of Chartleigh Bourgchier and Lovain and Maister of her Maiesties horse THE faithfull loue and dutie Right honorable long since deseruedly born by my deceased Father both to your lordships Noble Graundfather and likewise to the famous and woorthie Erle your Father vnto whom for diuers respects he was much bounden being aliue being dead left the like Bond of dutie in vs his Children towards your Lordship hath the more emboldened me presuming on your Lordships great Courtesies To publish vnder your fauourable protection these my vnpolished verses of her Maiestie wherin though I haue but showen my leaden skill in a Golden Cause yet hath the same proceeded from such ardent desire and deuotion in me as thereby it may seeme in some meane to merit Tolleration especially sith it carrieth a duitifull remembrance of her Maiesties most prosperous and peaceable raigne ouer vs which hauing run the full and Blessed Course of Nyne and Twentie yeeres doth now begin the Thirtieth to the great ioy in speakeable comfort of this her royall Kingdome In reuerend regard whereof this poore Poem is most chiefly intended I humbly therefore present it to the Courteous acceptation of your most Honorable Lordship Whome I be seech the Highest to blesse and enriche with increase of all perfect Honor long life and euer during felicitie Most humble at your good Lordships commaundment Maurice Kyffin D. P. To the Reader TWO things make blisfull Realmes Religion pure and Peace Which Two our England hath enioyd long time with large increase The God of peace be praisd who grauntes our Birth and Being In this same Realme with this Rare Prince these gladsome Seasons seeing And pray we God likewise this State still to defend Preseruing it in perfect Peace till that the world take end The Author of this booke deserues a during fame Who chose a good Ground for his worke and wrought well on the same T. LL. In praise of this booke and the Author WHo list to see her Noble deeds displaid Whose golden gifts eche creature doth adore Whose Vertues Rare haue hauty harts dismaid Whose Name and Fame encreaseth more more Let them peruse this Poem with Aduise By Kyffins pen put down in perfect wise A work of woorth beseeming well his Arte So fitly framd and fraught with tryed Truthe As may Reioyce eche loyall subiects hart To heare and see which hidden had bin Ruthe Our Queenes long Raigne to our still during ioy The King of Kings preserue free from Annoy J. H. In commendation of this worke the writer THe Persian Cyrus Xenophens penne Achilles Homers found King Alexanders valure great did Curtius stile resound Their worthie fame those worthie wittes to skies aloft do send Those worthie wits cake by their fame themselues to fame commend Though skilfull Muses notes come short to sound this Princes prayse Her Princely giftes her Iustice mylde her Peacefull lasting dayes Yet Kyffins Muse in stately stile hath shot so neare the same That by resounding worthie praise himself deserueth fame R. Cooke in commendation of his friend Mr. Kyffin THe frutefull Muses seeme to haue conspird with full assent Vplifting Kyffins lore with weightie woords to work Content The subiect of his Verse is sacred firme and full of grace Whereon his Web is wrought whose learned skill none can deface Momus the carping God to Cauill here can finde no cause And Zoylus spitefull wretch hath here wherewith to stop his iawes THE BLESSEDNES OF BRYTAINE PEarce Clio Muse my weake vnwoorthie wit Caliope set foorth my stile with strength Vnfold her Fame with words foorth sounding fit Whome Kings adore Lords in worldly length VVhose Sacred Hand the Stately Scepters hold And Royall Rules her Realmes in Crowned gold A Monarch Mayden Queene adorned rare VVith Regall Heauenly dowres of diuers kinde In whome who list dame Natures Workes compare VVith those rich Thewes Vertues of her Minde Shall much admire at such a Myrrour sheene At such a Prince at such a Peereles Queene The Starre of VVomen Sex Graue Wisedoms store Sententious speaking Tongs in filed phraze Profoundly learnd and Perfect in eche Lore Her Fame no Rav'ning Time shall euer Raze Hater of Wrong high Refuge eke for Right Concord and Peace continuing by her Might VVhat should I Nymphs or Goddesses Recount Or Aegypt Queenes or Romane Ladies * Befides that such manner of Reciting strange and Hethenish Names were here altogether inconuenient The author doth also of very purpose somewhat shun that bea ten high way to fil paper with pestring Names of fained Gods Goddesses Nymphs Persians Grecians Romans c. Being a thing of some somtimes vsed too too much and to little effect name Sith as Supreme our Sov'raigne dooth surmount In choice of Good the cheefe of all those same For to compare the Great with simple small Is thereby not to praise the Best at all Elizabeth Large Light of Sov'raigne Seat VVhose Iustice Prudence Temprance Fortitude Ingrafted yong are grown foorth spreading Great Throughout the world mong Nations wise rude No land but laudes this right Resplendant Rose Tutor to Frends and Terror vnto Foes As Shyning Sunne recleeres the darkned Skye The reestablishing of the Gospel by her Maiestie a work of inestimable worth euerlastingly famous for euer and euer Primaris Principis Cura Religio Dauid 1. P. 13. Asa 2. Par. 14. Ichos 2. P. 17. Ioosh 2. p. 23. Iosias 2. Reg. 22. Hezechiah 2 Par. 29. And foorth recalles eche thing from shiv'ring Shrowds So hath our Second Sunne both farre and nye by brightning Beames outcleerd erronious Clouds Apow'rfull Prop of Christes Euangell pure One whose Support it rests Reposed sure Our Currant Coyne was Mettall base and meane Argentum tuum Scoris Isaiah 1.22 Till her most princely Grace the same put out By perfect Gold and pured Siluer cleane Base Coynes abolished by her highnes VVhich passe for cōmon Coynes her Realms throughout A Deede deseruing her Perpetuall Praise