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The blessednes of Brytaine, or A celebration of the Queenes holyday Wherein is briefly discoursed the most happy regiment of her Highnes. Newly set foorth vvith a nevv addition containing the late accidents and occurrents of this yeere 88. being the thirtieth of hir Maiesties raigne. By M. Kyffin. Published with authoritie.
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Kyffin, Maurice, d. 1599.
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THE BLESSEDNES OF BRYTAINE OR A Celebration of the Queenes Holyday Wherein is briefly discoursed the most happy Regiment of her Highnes Newly set foorth vvith a Nevv Addition Containing the late Accidents and Occurrents of this yeere 88. being the Thirtieth of hir Maiesties Raigne By M. Kyffin 1. Pet. 2.17 Deum timete Regem Honorate 1. Tim. 2.2 Fiant preces pro Regibus Principibus vt tranquillam quietam vitam degamus cum omni pietate honestate Published with Authoritie LONDON Printed by John VVolfe 1588. TO THE RIGHT HONOrable 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 faythfull loue and duetie 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 hee was much bounden being aliue and 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 under your fauorable protection these my vnpolished verses of hir Maiesties wherein though I haue but showen my leaden skill in a Golden Cause yet hath the same proceeded from such ardent desire and deuotion in mee as thereby it may seeme in some meane to merite Tolleration especially sith it carrieth a dutifull remembrance of hir Maiesties most prosperous and peaceable raigne ouer vs which hauing run the full and Blessed Course of Nyne and Twenty yeeres doth now begin the Thirtieth to the great ioy and inspeakeable comfort of this hir 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 Whom I beseech the Highest to blesse and enriche with increase of all perfect Honour long life and euer during felicitie Most humble at your good Lordships commandment M. K. 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 graunts our Birth and Being In this same Realme with this Rare Prince these gladsome Seasons seeing And pray wee God likewise this State still to defend Preseruing it in perfect Peace til that the worlde take end The Author of this booke deserues a during fame Who chose a good Groūd for his work 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 hearts dismaid Whose Name and Fame encreaseth more and 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 heart 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 I. H. In commendation of this worke and the writer THe Persian Cyrus Xenophons penne Achilles Homersfound King Alexanders valure great did Curtius stile resound Their worthie fame those worthie wittes to skies aloft doo send Those worthie wits cake by their fame themselues to fame commend Though skilfull Muses notes come short to sound this Princesse prayse Her Princely gifts her Iustice mylde her Peacefull lasting dayes Yet Kyffins Muse in stately stile hath shot so neare the same That by resounding worthie praise himselfe deserueth fame R. Cooke In commendation of his friend M. 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 heere can finde no cause And Zoylus spitefull wretch hath heere 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 Whom Kings adore and Lords in worldly length Whose Sacred Hands the Stately Scepters hold And Royall Rules her Realmes in Crowned gold A Monarch Maiden Queene adorned rare VVith Regall Heauenly dowres of diuers kinde In whom who list dame Natures Woorkes 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 Wisdoms 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 * Besides that such maner of Reciting strange and Hethenish Names were here altogether incōuenient The author doth also of very purpose somewhat shun that beaten high way to fill paper with pestring Names of fained Gods Goddesses Nymphs Persians Grecians Romans c. Being a thing of some somtimes vsed too too much to litle effect VVhat should J Nymphs or Goddesses Recount Or Aegypt Queenes or Romane Ladies 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 Shining Sunne recleeres the darkned Skye The reestablishing of the Gospell by her Maiestie a work of inestimable worth euerlastingly famous for euer and euer Primaria Principis Curia Religio Dauid 1. ◠13. Asa 2. par 14 Icho 2. P. 17 Ioash 2. p. 23 Iosias 2. Reg. 22. Hez 2. p. 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 A pow'rfull Prop of Christes Euangell pure On whose Support it rests Reposed sure Our Currant Coyne was Mettall base and meane Argentum tuū Scoria 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 Which passe for cōmon Coynes her Realms throughout A Deede deseruing her Perpetuall Praise And Publik Profit to this Land alwaies Ad hereto Armour and Artillerie The royal increase of Armour Artillery by her Maiestie for the defence of the Realm Foelix est ea Resp quae tē pore pacis Bella tractat Laur. Grimal. de optimo Senatore fol. 71. Of her most Royall Charges cheefely found As store of Arming steele defensiuely And Roring Gunnes