in middle of the Sea in fine Which they their bitter enemies have found And neer that INDIA I would have them breathe And of their Labours the first-fruits â—…eceave 40. As wanton Fishes then therein are strook So do Thou strike the fair NEREIDES That on these LUSITANIANS they may look With amorous eyes who carry home the Keys Of their discover'd World Sick with the Hook Let them on shore an Isle an Isle in Seas Immense which I have deckt with all the Flow'rs Or ZEPHYRUS breathes out or FLORA pow'rs 41. There with a thousand dishes delicate With oderiferous Wines and Râ—…ses sweet In crystal Palaces immaculate In lillie sheets they whiter then the sheet In fine with thousand joys past Vulgar rate Let the obliging Nymphs their Heroes meet wounded with love and yield up Nature's treasure To be all ransackt at the Victor's pleasure 42. In NEPTUNE'S Realm to which I owe my birth A fair and manly Off-spring would I have To serve for pattern to the Bastard-Earth Which with rebellious Heart thy pow'r doth brave That men may know From Thee the Foe of mirth Hypocrisie nor walls of brass can save Ill can it be resisted on the Land If in the Sea burn thy immortal Brand. 43. She had not ended when the Wag her Son Prepares himself to do as he was told Calls for his Iv'ry Bow ingrav d upon Whose Arrow-points are tagg'd with heads of Gold Ravisht with joy the CYPHIAN PARRAGON Sets the Boy by her in her Coach which troll'd The rains enlarged to those Birds whose Song The death of PHAâ—…THON laments so long 44. But we do want a certain necessary Woman to broke between them CUPID said Whom though to Him she had been oft contrary Yet of his side he had as often made Rash Boaster who both Lyes and Truths doth carry Sister to Them that did the Gods invade Who with a thâ—…usand Tongues spreads where she flyes That which she saw but with a hundred eyes 45. Her find they out and make her go before Who with a ratling Trumpet doth proclame The Praises of the Navigators more Then of all else she e're vouchsaf't to name Now in the hollows of the Rocks did roare And the hoarse Waves the piercing voice of FAMâ—… Truth she relates and Truth esteem'd to be For with the Goddess went CREDULITIE 46. Brib'd with this Praise this excellent Report The Gods whom BACCHUS so inflam'd had erst Against these gallant men in NEPTUNE'S Court With passion for them are a little pierc't The female Breasts that quit with less effort The prejudices they receiv'd at first Now call it an ill Zeale a cruel mind Which to such Vertue made them prove unkind 47. The bloody Boy strikes while the Iron 's hot Shafts follow shafs the Sea roares with his shoots Some through the fickle Waves point blanck are shot Some hit on Rocks nor to be rocks it boots Down drop the Nymphs each hath her deaths wound got All dart out burning sighs from their heart-Roots No Face yet seen For Shafts which LOVâ—… lets flye Kill in the Eare as sure as in the Eye 48. With doubled force the Lad that tam'd was never Makes the two horns meet of his Iv'ry Moâ—…n More then of All he ayms at THETYS'S Liver For more then All hath she against him done Now not â—…ne shaft is left in all his Quiver In all the Sea NYMPH left alive not one Or if being hurt they live it is for This That they may feel how sweet such dying is 49. Make room ye azure Billows of the DEEP Loe VENUâ—… comes and brings the Med'cine with her The pregnant Sayles on NEPTUNE'S surface creep Like her own Swans in Gate out-chest and Fether. That their desires like equal pace may keep And neither to great LOVE complain of either The Mens bold fires shall press chaste HYMENS bands The Female-Blush do 〈◊〉 'S QUEENS commands 50. All the faire Quire of the NEREIDES Is now prepar'd and in a lofty Dance After their loving custome through the Seas To th' Isle by VENUS shew'd at once advance The skilful Goddess there erudiates These In all she did when LOVE her Breasts did lance They whom the Son had conquer'd are not nice To listen to the Mother's sweet advice 51 The lofty ships went cutting the vast Sea In their long Voyage to their Countrey deare Least that they had should fail them by the way Prolling about for water fresh and cleare When to their suddain joy at break of day Th' inamour'd Isle doth to them All appeare Streight MEMNON'S mother delicate and faire Spread all her sweetness through the purged Ayre 52. They see Aloofe the Island fresh and green Which VENUS carries floating on the Main Just as the Wind does their white Sayles and seen The ships are from the Isle too but not plain For lest by Them o'reshot it should have been Making her Wish and Preparations vain What cannot VENUS ACIDALIA do She mov'd it plum in the Armada's view 53. But fixt it when she saw They saw and sought The Island with their Keels so on the Floods Was DELOS fixt when forth LATONA brought APOLLO and the GODDESSE OF THE WOODS Thither through sliced Seas their way they wrought Where a calm Bay the crooking shore includes Whose gliss'ning Sands with interfused vains Of purple Cockles CYTHEREA stains 54. Three goodly Mountains with a graceful pride Thrust their majestick Heads into the Ayre With green imbroydred Hangings beautify'de In this gay Isle delicious fresh and faire From their three Tops three crystal Springs did glide Lacing the Liv'ry their rich Margents ware Jumping on Peebles while their Crystals brake Such Musick never Water-works did make 55. In a pure Valley which those Hills divides As by appointment the three Currents meet Shaping a Table with proportion'd sides Broad and beyond imagination sweet A Frenge of Trees hangs over it and prides It self in so cleer Glass it self to greet Now prancks its locks therein and now retires Now looks again and its own form admires 56. A thousand gallant Trees to Heav'n up-shoot With â—…pples odoriferous and faire The Orange-tree hath in her sightly fruit The colour DAPHNE boasted in her Haire The Citron-tree bends almost to her Root Under the yellow burthen which she bare The goodly Lemmons with their button-Caps Hang imitating Virgins fragrant Paps 57. The savage-trees That doe the Forest there With leavie-Haire innoble and adorn Are â—…oplars of ALCIDES Laurels deare In vain unto the GOLDâ—…N GOD UNSHORN Myrtles of VENUS the proud Pine severe That CYBELE for meaner love did scorn The speared Cypress from this vale of Vice Stands pointing at CELESTIAL PARADICE 58 The fruit POMONA gives NATUâ—… bestowes Heer lib'rally and in the kinds all good Better then elsewhere it in Gardens growes 'T is heer undrest unplanted in the Wood The Cherry that begs outside from the Rose The Mulberry stain'd with true-Lovers blood The Peach translated from its Mother-soile In PERSIA and made
Those who consider things by Reason call It madness rather then th' effect of cleer And sober heate on such vast Heapes to run Where there 's an hundred Horsemen to his one 44. Five MOORISH KINGS he hath that day defy'de Of whom the Chief hath ISMAR to his name All with the style of SOLDIER dignify'de By which is purchased immortal Fame Each had his Mistress fighting by his side Like that as beautiful as warlike DAME Who helpt so long to prop up falling TROY And Those who streams of THERMODONT injoy 45. Now did AURORA beautiful and cleer Out of the Welkin chase the golden Fry When MARY'S son ALPHONSO'S heart to cheer Appear'd to him upon the Cross on high Whom worshipping That thus vouchsaft t'appeer All of a fire with Faith the Prince doth cry Not to me LORD but to the INFIDEL Not unto me who know thy pow'r so well 46. This miracle of mercy so inflam'd The POTINGALLS and did their minds erect That they the gallant Prince their KING acclam'd Whom with such cordial love they did affect And drawing up before the Foe proclam'd To HEAV'N and to the World their new Elect Crying alowd THE ARMY CROWN AND ALL FOR GREAT ALPHONSO KING OF PORTUGALL 47. As a fierce Mastiffe in in the woody CHACE Whom Shouts and Hunters Instruments incite Attacks a Bull the which his Trust doth place In his sharp Horns's irrefragable might Now fastning on his flank now on his Face More nimble at the turn then strong in fight Till tearing out his Throat down falls the Beast The groaning Mountain with his weight opprest 48 So the new KING with courage no less new Inflam'd by GOD and by the People Both Upon the barb'rous Hoast before him flew With his bold Troops impetuous and wroth With this the doggs take up a Howle and rue Full Cry the people rowze th' Alarum goeth They snatch their Spears and Bowes the Trumpets sound Lowd Instruments of war go bellowing round 49. As when a fire in Stubble dry begun The whistling Boreas hapning then to blow Fann'd by the Bellows of the Wind doth run To the next which Field Furzes overgrow And there a knot of Sheepherds who upon The grassie ground sweet slumbers undergo Wak't by the crackling flames in the thick Brake Snatch up their Hooks and to the Village make 50 So the surprized MOORS and thunder-strook Catch up their weapons which lye round about Yet fled not these but to their Arms they took And spur d their warlike Barbs resolv'd and stout The PORTINGALL incounters them unshook He makes his Lances at their backs come out Some drop half-dead some tumble dead outright Others invoke the ALCORAN and fight 51. Most terrible Incounters there resound Enough to shake in its firm seat a Rock When those fierce Beasts the Trident-strooken ground Produc't with their more furious Burthens shock No Nook exempt the war is kindled round Vast wounds are giv n Neither hath cause to mock But those of LUSUS Armours Males and all Break cut hack batter penetrate and maule 52. Heads from the shoulders leap about the Field Arms Leggs without or Sence or Master flye Others their panting entrails trailing wheel'd Earth in their bloodless cheek death in their Eye Th' impious Army now the day doth yield Rivers of Blood flow from their wounds whereby The Field it self doth lose its colour too And into Crimson turns the verdant hew 53. The PORTINGALL victorious doth remain Reaping the Trophies and the wealthy Prey Having discomfited the MOOR of SPAIN Three days the GREAT KING on the place doth stay In his broad Shield which he till then bore plain A Badge eternal of this glorious day Five small Shields azure he doth now include In sign of these five Kings by Him subdu'de 54. In these five Shields he paints the Recompence For which THE LORD was sold in various Ink Writing his history who did dispence Such favour to him more then Heart could think In every of the Five he paints Five-pence So sums the Thirty by a Cinque-fold Cinque Accounting that which is the Center twise Of the five Cinques which he doth place Cross-wise 55. Some time after he gave this grand defeat Th' illustrious KING whose Thoughts to Heaven soare To take in LEYRIA marcht which Those He beat Had took from Him a little while before To boot the strong ARRONCHEZ he doth get And with her pleasant Vale the evermore Glorious SCABELICASTRO Santaréne Which Thou sweet TAGUS waterst so serene 56. Unto these noble Towns reduc't he soon Adds MAFRA dar'd by his victorious Wings Then in the famous Mountains of the Moon Cold SYNTRA forc'd to his obedience brings Syntra in which the NAYADES do run From the sweet Snare hiding themselves in Springs But LOVE hath Nets will there too serve their turn And in the water will his wild fire burn 57. And Thou fair LISBON worthy to be crown'd Of all the Cities of the WORLD the Queen Which that great Prince of Eloquence did found Who by his wit TROY-TOWN had ruin d seen Thou whom obeys the Ocean-Sea profound By the brave PORTINGALLS wer t taken in Helpt by a potent Fleet which at that time Happen'd to come out of the Northern Clime 58. Thence from the German ELVE and from the RHENE And from the Brittish-Sea-commanding THEAMES Sent to destroy th'usurping SARACEN And free their sister JORDAN'S captive streames These entring TAGUS'S pleasant mouth and then With great ALPHONSO joyn'd whose Glory's beames Attract all Hearts but those his name appalls A Seige is laid to th'ULYSSEAN WALLS 59. Five times the Moon did hide her horned head And other five her face at full displayd When by main force the City entered The will of the Beleaguerer obayd Fierce was the Battail much the blood there shed As needs they must be circumstances waigh'd Between rough Conquerours That all things dare And conquer'd People driven to despaire 60. Thus Shee was after some few Months expence Compell'd to stoop to this new Victor's law Whom in old time to their obedience With all their might cold Vandals could not draw Whose pow'r which own'd no bound stuck at no Fence EBRE and GOLDEN TAGUS trembling saw And BETIS they did so entirely tame They did that Land VANDALUSIA name 61. If noble LISBON could not stand it out Where is that City so resolv'd and strong That can resistance make to such a stout And warlike people FAME'S immortall song Now all ESTREMADURA'S at his Foot OBIDOS fair ALENQUER proud among Whose pleasant Groves runs many a River sweet Murm'ring as if too good to wash their Feet And TORRESUEDRAS 62. You likewise O ye fair TRANS-TAGAN LANDS Which golden CERES with her Bounty crowns Hee who brings more then Mortall strength commands Out of your Forts and Arms. And you the Clowns Of AFFRICA who plough'd them with your hands Hope not to reap the Fruits For the good Towns Of MOURA SERPA YELVES by assault Are taken and ALCACER OF THE SALT
So once more I Vnto the Wind let all the Canvas â—…ly 35. Then to VELOSO said a Jybing lad The rest all laughing in their sleeves Ho! Frend VELOSE the Hill it seems was not so bad And hard to be come down as 't was t' ascend True quoth th' Advent'rer bold Howe're I had Not made such haste but that the DOGGS did beâ—…d Against the Fleet And I began to doubt me It might go ill that you were here without me 36. He tells us then he past no sooner was The Mountain's top but that the people black Forbid him any farther on to pass And threat to kill him if he turn not back And turn'd they lay them down upon the grass In Ambuscade whereby they Us might pack To the dark Realm when we in haste should sally To rescue Him before we well could rally 37. The Sun five times the Earth had compassed Since We from thence departed Seas did plough Where never Canvas wing before was spred A prosp'rous Gale making the top-yards bow When on a night without suspect or dred Chatting together in the cutting Prow Over our Heads appear'd a sable Clowd Which in thick darkness did the Welkiâ—… shrowd 38. So big it lookt such stern Grimaces made As fill'd our Hearts with horror and appall Black was the Sea and at long distance brayd As if it roar'd through Rocks down Rocks did fall O Pow'r inhabiting the Heav'â—…s I said What divine threat is What mystical Imparting of thy will in so new form For this is a Thing greater then a Storm 39. I had not ended when a humane Feature Appear d to us i th' Ayre Robustious râ—…lli'd Of Heterogeneal parts of boundless Statuâ—…e A Clowd in 's Face a Beard prolix and squallid Cave-Eyes a gesture that betray'd ill nature And a worse mood a clay complexion pâ—…llid His crispt Hayre fill'd with â—…arth and hard â—…s 〈◊〉 A mouth cole-black of Tâ—…eth two yellow Tyre 40. Of such pâ—…rtentous Bulk was this COLOSSE That I may tell thee and not tell amiss Of that of RHODES it might supply the loss One of the WORLD'S Seav'n Wonders out of this A Voyce speaks to us so profound and grosse It seems ev'n torn out of the vast ABYSS The Hayre with horror stands on end of mee And all of us at what we hear and see 41. And this it spake O you the boldest Folke That ever in the world great things assayd Whom such dire Wars and infinite the smoke And Toyle of GLORY have not weary made Since these forbidden bounds by you are broke And my large Seas your daring keeles invade Which I so long injoy'd and kept alone Unplough'd by forreign Vessel or our owne 42. Since the hid secrets you are come to spye Of NATURE and the humid Element Never reveal'd to any MORTAL'S Eye Noble or Heroes that before you went Hear from my mouth for your presumption high What losses are in store what Plagues are meant All the wide OCEAN over and the LAND Which with hard War shall bow to your command 43. This know As many Ships as shall persever Boldly to make the Voyage you make now Shall finde this POYNT their enemie for ever With winds and tempests that no bound shall know And the first FLEET OF WAR that shall indeaver Through these inextricable Waves to go So fearfulan example will I make That men shall say I did more then I spake 44. Here I expect unless my hopes have ly'de On my discov'rer full Revenge to have Nor shall He onely all the Ills abide Your pertinacious confidences crave But to your Vessels yearly shall betide Unless provoked I in vain do rave Shipwracks and losses of each kinde and Race Amongst which death shall have the lowest place 45. And of the first that comes this way in whom With heighth of Fortune heighth of Fame shall meet I 'll be a new and everlasting Tomb Through GOD'S unfathom'd judgement At these Feet He shall drop all his Glories and inhume The glitt'ring Trophies a Turkish Fleet. With me conspire his Ruine and his Fall Destroyd QUILOA and MOMBASSA'S Wall 46. Another shall come after of good fame A Knight a Lover and a lib'ral Hand And with him bring a fair and gentle dame Knit his by LOVE and HYMEN'S sacred Bond. In an ill hour and to your loss and shame Ye come within the Purlews of my land Which kindly cruel from the sea shall free you Drown'd in a sea of miseries to see you 47. Sterv'd shall they see to death their Children deare Be Got and rear'd in so great love The black Rude CAFRES out of Avarice shall teare The Cloathes from the Angellick Lady's back Her dainty limbs of Alablaster cleare To Heate to Cold to Storm to Eyes's worse Rack Shall be laid naked after she hath trod Long time with her soft Feet the burning Clod. 48. Besides all this Their Eyes whose happier lot Will be to scape from so much miserie This Yoake of LOVERS out into the hot And unrelenting Thickets turn'd shall see Ev'n there when Teares they shall have squeez'd and got From Rocks and Desarts vvhere no waters be Embracing kind their souls they shall exhale Out of the faire but miserable Iayle 49. The ugly Monster vvent to rake into More of our Fate vvhen starting on my feet I ask him Who art Thou for to say true Thy hideous Bulk amazes me to see 't Hâ—…E vvreathing his black mouth about him threvv His savvcer-Eyes And as his soul vvould fleet Fetching a dismal groan replide as sory Or vext or Both at the Interrogatory 50. I am that great and secret HEAD of LAND Which you the CAPE OF TEMPESTS well did call From STRABO PTOLOMEE POMPONIUS And Grave PLINY hid and from the ANTIENTS all I the but-end that knits wide AFFRICK'S strand My Promontory is her Moun'd and Wall To the ANTARTICK POLE which neverthelesse You only have the boldness to transgresse 51. Of the rough sons oth'EARTH was I and Twin Brother to Him that had an hundred Hands I was call'd ADAMASTOR and was in The Warr 'gainst Him That hurls hot VULCAN'S Brands Yet Hills on Hills I heapt not but to win That Empire which the SECOND JOVE commands Was GENERALL at Sea on which did sayle The Fleet of NEPTUNE which I was to quayle 52. The love I bare to PELEUS'S spouse divine Imbarqu'd mee in so wild an Enterprize The fayrest GODDESSE that the Heav'ns inshrine I for the Princesse of the Waves despise Vpon a day when out the Sun did shine With NEREUS'S daughters on the Beach these eyes Beheld her naked streight I felt a dart Which Time nor scorns can pull out of my Heart 53. I knew 't impossible to gain her Love By reason of my great deformitie What force can doe I purpose then to prove And DORIS call'd let Her my purpose see The Goddess out of feare did THETYS move On my behalfe but with a chaste smile shee As vertuous full as she is fayre replide
wast And if thou fly thereby to flye my touch I can assure thee fair one stay thou may'st And yet I ne're the neer my star is such Stay if thou please and see but if thou stay'st The slight of hand the which my Fate so much In vain deplor'd will finde at last to reare A Wall between the Sickle and the Eare. 79. O flye me not So may Time never flye Thy Beauty out of sight For do but turn Dasht with the beams of thy Majestick Eye No sawcy fire in me will dare to burn What KING could break the force of destiny What ARMY conquer it and mine hath sworn To thwart me still Yet stay I 'm happy than And thou shalt do what KINGS nor ARMIâ—… can 80. With my malignant star doest Thou take part To help the stranger is not nobly done Carriest Thou with thee my Grief-loaden heart Send it me back and thou wilt faster run That Soul of mine grown heavy with long smart Hang'd in those Tresses which out-shine the Sun Does it not clog them Or since it came there Hath it chang'd mood and weighs but for one Here 81. With this hope onely thy white feet I trace That either Thou her weight will not indure Or she by being in that heav'nly place Will change her luck and better stars procure And if that change flye never such a pace LOVE can hit flying I am very sure And if he hit Thou't stay and on this score If thou do stay of Heav'n I ask no more 82. The fair Nymph now fled not so much to sell The Jewel dear for which the Lad pursu'd her As the sweet Tunes to hear that from him fell And amorous laments with which he woo'd her Her Eyes now bath'd in smiles and tractabell Turn'd upon Him who with his charms subdu'd her All melted in pure love languidly sweet She lets her self fall at the Victor's feet 83 O what devouring Kisses multiply'd What pretty whimp'rings did the Grove repeat What flatt'ring Force What Anger which did chide Itself and laught when it began to threat What more then this the blushing MORNING spy'd And VENUS adding Her 's to the NOON'S heat Is better try'd then guess'd I must confess But Those who cannot try it let them guess 84. For first with all the Rites of wedlock joyn'd Were the lov'd Sea-men to th'AQUATICK POW'RS What gentle Tongue and what white Hand could bind The Nymphs had added in those sacred Bow'rs And now their Lovers heads they crowned kind With gold and Lawrel and abounding Flow'rs Promise to keep them company for ever Whom life or death with honor shall not sever 85. The Chief of them whom all the rest went after And did obey in all things her behest Of URANUS and Holy VESTA Daughter As by her Face was easie to be guest Filling with wonderment both Earth and Water Th' illustrious Captain worthy of the Best With grave and Royal Ceremonies took Shewing her Greatness in her Pompe and Look 86. HIM whom she first acquainted with her name Then in a kind exordium mixt with state Gave him to understand she Thither came By the immutable decree of Fate To Him of the promiscuous Globe and Frame Of the vast EARTH and OCEAN to relate Parts undiscover'd by Prophetick Spirit Which He alone and his brave SPANIARDS merit 87. Taking up with her by the hand she led Unto a Mountain's top high and divine Where a rich Pyle erected the prowd head Of crystal all with massive gold and fine Here all the live-long day they rioted In full delight and sports to sports that joyn Within the Palace she injoys her love The others theirs within the flow'ry Grove 88 Thus the fair Bevy thus the Valiant Crew Divide the How'rs by innocent by chast Delights and such as Mortals never knew In recompence of so long labours past And thus the meed to such high Actions due Of noble Prowess ev'n the World at last Pays in despight of Envy with the sound Of a great Name which Time nor Place shall bound 89. For these fair Daughters of the OCEAN THETYS and the Angellick pensil'd ISLE Are nothing but sweet Honour which These wan With whatsoever makes a life not vile The priviledges of the MARTIAL MAN The Palm the Lawrell'd Triumph the rich spoile The Admiration purchac't by his sword These are the joys this Island doth afford 90. So those false Godships which ANTIQUITIE To all illustrious Men a zealous Frend In Starry Heav'ns created to which shee Made them on towring wings of Fame t' ascend For honorable Acts they did for free And noble Suff'rings VERTUE' 's path the end Whereof is smooth and pleasant like our Isle Though it self craggie steep and full of toile 91. What meant they but an Immortality Giv'n by the World for Actions Soveraign To such as ARTS or ARMS advanc'd t' a high And heav'nly pitch being born of humane strain For JOVE APOLLO MARS and MERCURY AENEAS ROMULUS the THEBANS TWAIN JUNO DIANA CERES PALLAS All Dwell as you doe in brittle Earthen Wall 92. But FAME the Trumpet of deeds great and good Gave them new Names and Titles on the Earth GODS of the whole and GODS of the half-blood GODS by Adoption and GODS by Birth If ye love Fame then if make These ye wou'd As Men your patterns though as Gods your Mirth Fly Sloath by which the SOULE which Heaven gave To be the BODY'S Queen becomes its Slave 93. Curbe with a Bit of Iron AVARICE AMBITION curb to which y' are too too prone And curb the black and detestable Vice Of TYRANNY and base OPPRESSION For these vain Honours this false Gold give price Unless he have it in himself to none Better deserve them and to goe without Then have them undeserved without doubt 94. Either in peace promote impartiall Laws That so great Fish devour not the small Fry Or armed tear out of the Great TURKS jaws The Christians prey on which he stretcht doth lye The Kingdom 's greatness by this means ye'll cause Nor lessen but augment your own thereby In Riches merited ye will abound And with true Honor have your Temples crown'd 95. And to your KING ye so pretend to prize Ye shall bring honour now with Councels grave Now with your Swords which will immortalize You as they have done your Fore-Fathers brave I ask you not Impossibilities He That will always can Then each shall have A HERO'S place or if that more may move Be Denizen'd into this ISLE OF LOVE End of the ninth Canto Tenth Canto STANZA 1. BUt now the Larissean Lasses Frend Who for a wealthier Lover did foregoe The God of Verse his setting Steeds did bend O're the great Lake of silver MEXICO SOL'S burning Rays FAVONIUS did suspend With that cool breath which makes where it doth blow Becalmed Jesamines erect their heads And naked Lillies sit up in their Beds 2. When the fair Nymphs and Lovers two abreast Now Frends and well contented hand in hand
when his Race is half-way run And leaves it loath when his tyr'd Steeds adjourn You who we look should clap a yoak upon The bruitish ISHMAELITE become your scorn On th' Eastern TURK and GENTIL who still lies Sucking the stream which water'd PARADISE 9. That Majestie which in th s Brow appears This tender one suspend for a small time Already such as in your perfect years When FAME'S immortal Temple you shall climbe Those milder eys with which you banish Feares Bend to the ground on which by num'rous Ryme You 'l see in me a Passion overgrown To make the Portugal-Atchievemenes known 10. You 'l see a strange love to my Native-soyle Not mov'd with Vile but high immortal Meed For to be compted is a Meed not vile The Trumpet of the Nest where I was bred By That their names drawn great and laid in oyl You 'l see of whom you are the Sov'raign Head And judge which is the greater Honour Then To be King of the World or of such Men. 11. Hear me I say for not for Actions vaine Fantastick Fabulous shall you behold Yours prais'd though forraigne Muses to obtaine Name to themselves have ev'n feign'd names extold Your Subjects true Acts are so great they staine And credit all the Lyes of others told Stain RHODOMONT that puffe ROGERO too And MAD ORLANDO grant their deeds were true 12. For These I give you a fierce NUNNIO Who King and Country propt almost alone An EGAS a Don FUAS whose worths to show I wish my Voice could reach great HOMER'S tone For the twelve Peers I other twelve bestow That past to ENGLAND and MAGRIZZO one Th' illustrious GANIA in the Reare I name Who rob'd the wandring Trojan of his Fame 13. Then if to Match with CHARLS THE GREAT of FRANCE Or one you seek to rival CAESAR'S name The first ALPHONSO see who with his Lance Eclipses whatsoe're outlandish Fame And Him who by successful Valiance Rescu'd and snatcht his Realm from civil Flame The second JOHN unconquer'd by the sword The Fourth and Fift ALPHONSO and the Third 14. Nor shall my Verses in Oblivion leave Those CHIEFS who in the Kingdoms of the Morn Their name in Armes unto the starres did heave By whom your ever-conqu'ring Flag was born Matchless PACHECO Two ALMEYDA'S brave Whom weeping TAGUS will for ever mourn Terrible ALBURQUERQUE CASTRO bold And more whom death had not the pow'r to hold 15. And whilst I These do sing and dare not you Great King for I aspire not to that height Take you your Kingdomes reynes your Hand into And furnish matter for a loftier flight Whilst your new worth may meet a Vein as new Your num'rous Fleets and Armies pond'rous weight Let the World groan with and their terrour â—…eize The AFFRICK Land 's and ORIENTAL Seas 16. On you with fixed eys looks the cold MOORE In whom he reads his ruine prophecy'de The barb'rous GENTILE viewing you is sure You 'l yoak his neck and bows it to be ty'de The silver THETYS offers you in dow're All her blew Realm and doth the same provide Took with your Face where love is mixt with Awe She seeks to buy you for her Son-in-Law 17. In you out of their Blissful Bow'rs Above Your Grandsires souls both famous in their way The one in golden peace which Angels love T'other in bloody War themselves survay In you they hope their glories shall improve Their Vertues be recoynd with less Allay And wide they sit to keep for you a roome In Heav'n's eternal Temple 'gainst you come 18. But now because your time creeps slowly an To rule your People who much wish it so Play with the new Attempt of a bold man That up with you this Infant muse may grow And you shall spye ploughing the Ocean Your ARGONAUTS that they may also know You see them tost upon the angry Brine And use your self to be invok'd betime 19. They now went sayling in the OCEAN vast Parting the snarling Waves with crooked Bills The whispring Zephyre breath'd a gentle Blast Which stealingly she spreading Canvas fills With a white foam the Seas were overcast The dancing Vessels cutting with their Keels The Waters of the Consecrated DEEP Where PROTHEUS'S Flocks their Rendezvouses keep 20. When in the HEAV'N OF HEAV'NS the Deities That have of humane things the Government Convene in glorious Councel to advise On future matters of the ORIENT Treading in Clusters the Diaphane skyes Thorough the Milky way their course they bent Assembled at the THUNDERER'S command By Him That bears the Caduceian Wand 21. They leave the patronage of the Seav'n spheres Which by the HIGHEST POW'R to them was giv'n The HIGHEST POW'R who with an eye-brow steers The Earth the raging Ocean and the Heav'n There in a moment every one appears Those where BOOTES's waine is slowly driv'n Those who inhabit South and where the Sun Is born and where his golden Race is don 22. With an austere and high Majestick grace Upon a Christal Throne with stars imbost Sublime THE FATHER â—…ate worthy that place By whom the Bolts dire VULCAN forg'd are tost An Oderiferous Ayre blew from his face Able to breathe new life in a pale Ghost A Scepter in his Hand and his Head crown'd With one stone brighter then a Diaâ—…ownd 23. On glitt'ring chairs imbroyd'red richly o're With infinite of Pearles and finest Gould The other Deities were placed low'r As Reason and the Herald Order would The Seniours first to honor them the more And after them those who were not so ould When thus the most high JOVE the silence brake With such a voice as made OLYMPUS shake 24 Eternal dwellers of the Tow'r divine And Impirean-Hall with starred Vault If the much Vertue of the valiant Line Of LUTUS be not worn out of your Thought You needs must know what the great FATES design To crown the former Wonders Those have wrought That they shall darken with their evening-Glory Th' â—…ssyrian Persian Greek and Roman story 25. Your selves were witnesses with what a poor And naked Army it was giv'n to Them To take from the well-fix't and num'rous MOOR All that sweet TAGUS waters with his stream Then 'gainst the stout Castilian-Warriour Heav'n still beheld them with a fav'ring beam And still in fine with glory and Renown The hanging Trophies did their Churches crown 26. I speak not Gods of that more ancient name Which with the Queen of Nations they did get When led by VIRIATUS so great fame They wan whilst They and hostile ROME were met I pass their other Clash with that proud Dame Which 't is impossible you should forget When a Bandito did their Truncheon bear Who feign'd himself inspir'd by a tame Deare 27. See now how trusting to uncertain Waves In a fraile Barke through ways untrod before Fearless of horrid Boreas and the Braves Of the fierce Southern wind they throw at more How having yoak't before that Sea which laves AFFRICK'S North-side and yoakt her Southern-shore They
agrees The carved WATER serves her for a Gyrth And brancht like Veyns ore all her Body is Innumerable sorts of Fishes breeding Men with her Fish Earth with her moysturc feeding 13. Another door upon it carved has The War between the Gods and Gyants bold Beneath great ETNA crusht TIPHOIUS was Whence crackling flames in sulphur Baâ—…ts are roll'd NEPTUNE himself stood heer of breathing Brass Striking the ground in that contention old When the first Horse to the rude world gave Hee And PALLAS the first peacefull olive-Tree 14. LYEU s's Choler would not let him stay To view the rest and passing through this Gate The GOD who told of his Approach did stay At th'inner Court receiv d him there in state Accompanyed with Nymphs in bright Array Of whom each seems to wonder with her Mate To see the Water's King paid one in fine Of many Visits made the King of Wine 15. NEPTUNE quoth he O! never think it strange That BACCHUS comes thy succour to implore For highest pow'rs and most secure of change 'T is envious FORTUNE'S pride to triumph o're Call all thy Peers that in the Ocean range Ere more I speak if thou wilt hear me more Down-weight of misery they shall discern Let them All hear the wrongs which All concern 16. NEPTUNE presuming it some hideous thing He would impart doth TRITON streight command To call the DEITIES inhabiting The frigid Waves on one and t other hand TRITON who vaunts himself son of the King By SALACEE ador'd in LUSUS'S Land Was a great nasty Clown with all that boast His Father's Trumpet and his Father's Poast 17. His thick bush-beard and his long hair which hung Dangling upon his shoulders from his head Were spungy Weeds so wet they might be wrung Which never Comb seem'd to have harrowed The nitty points thereof were tag'd were strung With dark blew Mussels of their own filth bred He had for a Montera on his Crown The shell of a red Lobster overgrown 18. His Body naked and his genitals That he might swim with greater speed and ease But with Maritine little Animals By Hundreds cover'd and all hid vvere these As Crayfish Shrimps and other Fish that cravvles Receiving theirs from the pale Moon 's increase Oysters and Periwinckles vvith their slyme Snayles vvith their Houses on their backs that climbe 19. His great wreath'd Shell to his black mouth apply'de With all the might he had he now did sound Whose shrill and piercing noyse heard far and wide O're all the Sea from wave to wave did bound Now all those Gods without excuses high d To the bright Palace from their Quarters round Of that moist God who built the Walls of TROY Which angry GREEKS did afterwards destroy 20. Old Father OCEAN first with all the sons And Daughters he begat inviron'd went NEREUS That married was to DORIS runs Who peopled all the Crystal Element The Prophet PROTHEUS his Flocks left for once To range the bitter Meade at full content He likewise came but He already knew What FATHER BACCHUS to the Ocean drew 21. Another way came NEPTUNE'S snowy Wife URAN and VESTAS daughter soveraign Grave in her Gate yet had her Graveness life And with a Face that calmd the wand'ring Main A Robe of Lawn whose Spinster had a strife With Her That with MINERVA strove in vain Of her bright limbs was the transparent Lid For they had too much beauty to be hid 22. Fair AMPHITRITE then the flow'rs in May Fresher and sweeter would not wanting bee The Dolphin who advis'd her to obay The love of the Seas KING with Her brought Shee The Sun in all his glory yields the Day To either's Eyes more worth then all they see They marched hand in hand an equal paire For Both the Spouses of one Husband are 23. That Queen who flying ATHAMAS run mad Came so to compass an immortal State Went and with Her her pretty Infant had Him too the Gods did to their Ranks translate Toying before his Mother tript the Lad With painted Cockles which salt Seas create Whom when the looser sand molests and harms Fair PANOPEA bears him in her Arms. 24. Likewise that God who had been once a Man And though a powerfull Hearb he chanc'd to tast Was chang'd t' a Fish so from that loss began A glorious life turn'd Deitie at last Came adding water to the Ocean Still weeping the lewd Tricks by CIRCE past On his lov'd SCYLLA Hee belov'd by This Hate where it springs from love so mortall is 25. Seated in short the Powers that rule the seas In the great Hall majestick and divine On gorgeous Cushions first the Goddesses The Gods in carved Chayres of crystall fine The King with gracious gestures All did please His Throne deviding with the King of Wine The House is filld with that rich sea bred masse Which doth Arabian Frankinsence surpasse 26. When now the whisprings of the Gods were ceast And ceremonies done between the Kings Burst THYONEUS began from hidden Breast To powre the Cause out of his sufferings Knitting his brow a little which confest His leaded Heart hung heavy on the strings Hee that with other's weapons he may slay The men of LUSUS thus his cards did play 27. PRINCE who of right from one to t'other pole The angry sea dost awe and dost command Thou that all earthly creatures dost comptroll And bridlest Nations with a roape of sand And Father OCEAN Thou whose Billows roll About the world and circumscribe the Land Least those meet Bounds which are for All decteed It 's proper dwellers should presume t' exceed 28. And you SEA-GODS that wont not to permit Your Kingdom 's high perogatives be broke But whoso dar'd to trespass upon It Felt what it was your vengeance to provoke What tameness this what dull lethargick Fit Who had such pow'r to stay your Anger 's stroke Ready with cause upon mankind to fall Frayle as the Glasse yet venturing at All 29. You saw with what unheard of Insolence The highest HEAV'NS they did invade of yore You saw how against Reason against sense They did invade the SEA with Sail and Oare Actions so Prowd so daring so immense You saw and We see dayly more and more That in few years I fear of Heav'n and Sea Men will be called GODS and but men WEE 30. You see a little Generation now Call'd by the name of one that serv'd me too With haughty Bosom with undanted Brow Both you and me and all the World subdue You see your Sea with winged Oak they Plough Farther then ROMAN EAGLES ever flew You see your Wealth how they propose to drayn Your Statutes cancel and your walks profane 31. When first the MYNIAE went about ye know To cut a way through the forbidden Flood How BOREAS and his Fellow AQUILO With all the rest the Trespass then withstood If They so stormd if they concern'd were so That as their own your wrong they understood You whom it touches in a neerer way Why
2. These FIGURES all which moving seem alive As fierce and warlike as they show for here By the bright fame that doth of them survive In truth and Fact more fierce and warlike were They stand far off in time Through perspective Of cleer WITS yet they â—…oom boâ—…h great and neer This thou now seest is LUSUS from whom Fame Gives to our Kingdom LUSITANIA'S name 3. He was that THEBAN'S Son or else Camrade Who in so many Lands did Lawrels gaine Following the Wars which he did make his Trade This LUSUS built at length a Nest in SPAINE With those delicious Fields so well apaid Th' Elysian once 'twixt DWERE and GUADIANâ—… That there he set up his long Rest. He gave A Name to Those and Those to Him a Grave 4 The leavy staffe he bears for his Device The Thyrsus is That BACCHUS self did beare Which is to Us a letter of Advice And this was his own Son or Friend as deare Seest Thou Another who long Seas did slice With wand ring Keele and Lands by TAGUS there Where he a Fane to PALLAS sacred calls And is the Author of eternal Walls 5. It is Ulysses who that Temple founded For Her with Eloquence his Tongue that guilded If he in ASIA here fair TROY confounded In EUROPE there great LISBâ—…N hath he builded Who may this other be which dead and wounded That sows the â—…ield his sword with both hands weilded Death and Destruâ—…ion on great Hoasts that flings Where painted Eagles flye with true ones wings 6. Thus said the Pagan Thus replyes DE GAME This thou now seest a keeper was of Ewes And know that VIRIATUS was his name But better then a Hook a Sword could use With this he did affront the Roman Fame Invincible nor Fame once got did loose No ROME had ne re with Him nor shall that 's more That luck with PYRRHUS which she had before 7. By Valour not but creeping trechery They rob'd him of his life Why doest thou wonder In desp'rate Cases MAGNANIMITY It self doth teare it's proper laws in sunder Behold Another for Indignity Receiv d with Us that did his Countrey thunder To gain immortal Honour he chose well With whom to do it if he must rebell 8. With Us behold He likewise puts to flight Those Birds that are the Favourites of JOVE So long ago Nations of greatest might Knew how to yield when against ours they strove See with what wyle and artificial Slight Our People he to fight his Quarrel drove Th' inspiring Hind that helpt him with Advice He is SERTORIUS she is his DEVICâ—… 9. Behold that other Flag There painted see Of our first Kings the great Progenitor We make him an HUNGARIAN but there bee That do affirm he was a LORRAIGNOR After that overcome the MOORS had he GALLEGOS and the LEON-WARRIOR Went holy HENRY to the Holy War To sanctifie the Trunk whence our Kings aâ—…e 10. Surpriz'd with wonder who is this demands Tell me who this is cryes the CATUALL That doth so many â—…roops so many Bands Destroy and scatter with a Force so small So many Battailes strikes with his own hands With whose fierce Râ—…ms so many strong Tow'rs fall That fights in blood up to the Saddle-bow Whilst Flags and CROWNS fall at his feet like snow 11. 'T is first ALPHONSO doth DE GAME return Who from the MOOR all PORTUGALL did take FAME by the waters of black STYX hath sworn Ne re more to sing of ROMAN for his sake He lov'd of Heav'n with love of Heav'n did burn Whom GOD the scourge of MOORS his Foes did make Their Throne and Walls broke down to let CHRIST in And nothing left there for his Heyrs to win 12. Had CAESAR fought had ALEXANDER GREAT With such thin Troops so slender and so short Against such num'rous Armies as were beat By this brave King of every kind and sort Believe t nor He nor He with JOVE had eat Nor their proud Fames made such a lowd report But leave his Acts too glorious to unfold His Vassails deeds are worthy to be told 13. This whom thou seest upon his pupil broke All patience lost casting an angry Face Bidding him rally up his scatt'red Folke And turn again to justifie the place Turns the young man turns the old man That spoke And turns with them the day in a small space EGAS the name which the brave old man hath Tutor of MARS myrrour of Subjects faith 14. There how he marcheth with his children look Barefoot and Ropes about their Necks t' his end Because the young man as he undertook To pay CASTEEL low Homage could not bend He rays'd the Seige with Craft and Oaths he took When vain were Arms the Rampire to defend He pays the forfeit with his Babes and Wife And to preserve his Master gives his life 15 Less did that CONSULL who through folly was Caught at the CAUDINE GALLOWS in a Trap When Him insulting Samnites forc't to pass Under that shameful yoak they there did clap He brave and constant did himself disgrace To save his Army in so sad mishap This gives to shame and death himself his deer Chilâ—…ren and guiltless Spouse the last goes neer 16. Seest thou this man who from an Ambuscade Beats up a King besieging a strong Town The Leaguer's rays'd the King his pris'ner made A deed great MARS could wish had been his own See him again now Head of an Armade Massacring MOORS upon the watry Down Boarding their Galleys carrying cleer away PORTUGAL'S mayden Victory at Sea 17. It is DON FUAS ROUPINIO on the Land And on the Ocean gaining equal Fame Which from the fired Galleys neer the Strand Of AVILA shines glorious in their flame See how content he faâ—…ls by the same Hand The Fortune alter'd but the Cause the same Like Palme deprest in vain through shafts of MORâ—… His happy Soule to Heav'n triumphant soares 18. Seest thou not landing there in strange Attire From a great Navy Troops Aâ—…xiliar Not without which our first King did acquire LISBON their Prologue to the Holy-War Of these did HENRY famous Knight expire Behold Palms sprouting from his Tomb They are CHRIST'S supernatural Badge for Him to weare Who born a GERMAN dyed a Martyr there 19. See a Priest brandish not in vain his Blade Against ARRONCHEZ with revenge sharp whet To quit for LEYRIA which They taken had Who couch the Speare in Rest for MAHOMET 'T is PRIOR TEUTON But a Seige is laid To SANTAREN Look how Secure and Great That FIGURE plants upon her scaled wall The ever-winning Cinques of PORTUGAâ—…L 20. Behold once more where SANCHO overthrows In a fierce war the ANDALUSIAN MOORE He kills th' Alferez charging through the Foes And makes SEVILIA'S Standard mat the floore MEM MONIZ 't is How like his Sire he shows The Phenix of his Ashes worthy sure The Royal Flag and This who his did put Up with his Hand the Foe 's feld at his foot 21. See Him that by his
judgements spend Money had done it's office pow'rfully For the magnanimous Captain he doth send To whom arriv'd with a Majestick Eye If here the pure and naked Truth to me Thou wilt confess I pardon thee quoth He 61. I am assur'd th' Ambassage thou hast done To me in thy King s name is meerly coyn'd For that nor King nor Countrey doest â—…hou own But vagabonding sayl'dst with ev'ry wind From farthest SPAIN'S remotest Region Would any King or Prince in his right mind A single ship much less a Navy send Through so incâ—…rtain ways to the WORLD'S end 62. And if thy King support his Majesty Which great and potent Realms which he commands Thy unknown Truth to prove and testifie What pretious presents knit this friendship's bands In resents rich in sumptuous Guifts and high Kings speak their loves Their Rhet'rick's in their Hands A Hand that gives not Any falsifies Nor will a Sea-man's testing it suffice 63. If banisht from thy native soyle thou be As many a man hath been of great Renown Welcom by JOVâ—… both to my Realms and me For to the Valiant ev'ry Land 's his own Or if a Pyrat thou infest the Sea Spare not through fear or shame to make that known For in all times a vital breath to draw NECESSITIE hath been exempt from Law 64. He said DE GAMA finding this new Face Of Things is from the greedy CATUALLS Suborn'd by ISHMAEL'S malicious Race The Royal Ear to poyson with things false With such a high assurance as the Case Requir d instead of fresh Credentials Which VENUS ACIDALIA did inspire To his wise Breast surcharged thus gave fire 65. If the gilt Cup of Lyes which MAN betrayd Out of his Paradice had not pledg'd bin By our first Parents and by them convayd From hand to hand through foul original sin Till in the hand of MAHOMET it stayd Who suckt the very dreggs that were therein Most mighty King thou never had'st receiv'd This Calumny by that damn'd Sect conceiv'd 66. But in as much as there 's no good that 's great Done withour great Contract and Actions tall For man his bread in his Brows sweat must eat That stand on tiptoe are tript at by All Therefore they brand me for a Counterfait Therefore doest Thou my Truth in question call Although so cleer that see it needs thou must Didst thou not credit whom thou shouldst MISTRUST 67. For if I liv'd by robbing on the Sea Or wreck of Fortune banisht my dear Home What need I go so far to sâ—…ek my Prey For unknown Mansions need I hither roam What gain what hopes could make me in this way To tempt the fury of the waves that foam Antartick colds Heats of the burning line Where Aries hangs the Equinoxial sign 68. If on great Gifts of estimation high The credit due to me thou pin and cast My comming now was onely to descry Where NATURE hath thy ancient Kingdome place But to my Countrey and Dread Leige if I Through Fortune's goodness get long Seas re-past At my return I promise thee O King That such CREDENTIALS never man did bring 69. If unto Thee an uncouth thing it show That where her farthest Arm HESPERIA flings A King should send me to thee Thou should'st know That nothing possible is hard to Kings Then Kings of PORTUGALâ—… if this be so May be allow'd for spreading of their wings Something of greater and of larger scope Then what is giv'n for common Kings to hope 70. Know that for sevâ—…ral Generations past Our Kings have firmly purpos'd in their hearts With all those Toyles and Dangers to contrast Wherewith Heroick deeds whole NATURE thwarts And Enemies to sloath of th' OCEAN vast Piercing into the undiscover'd Parts Aspir'd to know the end of it and where The farthest Countreys which it washes were 71 The worthy Project of the learned Branch Of that victorious King who to displant From his dear Nest did through the Sea first lanch Of AVILA the last Inhabitant He joyning one unto another planch As far from Idle as from Ignorant Discover'd all those Parts which lighted are By Argo Hydra th' Altar and the Hare 72. Gath'ring fresh courage then from the event In that those first endeavours prov'd not vain Discov'ring farther new Advent'rers went Successively the secrets of the Maine Th' Inhabitants of AFFRICK That frequent Her SOUTHERN CAPE and never saw CHARLSWAYN Were seen by These leaving behind each Isle And Continent which Both the Tropicks broyle 73. With this so high Resolve and fixt therein Our Nation quell'd and triumpht over Chance Till I now ending what Those did begin The farthest Piller in thy Realm advance Breaking the Element of molten Tyn Through horrid storms I lead to thee the Dance From whom to carry to my King I ask Onely a sign that I have done my Task 74. This is Truth King For for so doubtful gain So inconsiderable a Content As were it other I could hope so vain A lye and formal I would scorn t' invent No on the restless Bosome of the MAYN To set my Rest up I would first consent Forever and by â—…yracy to get An unjust living out of others swet 75. So that O KING if my great Veritie Thou hold as 't is for single and sincere Dispatch me to my Prince with brevitie Hold me no longer from my Câ—…untry deare But if the scruple still remain in thee Ponder the Reasons I have render'd Here I lay them in thy piercing judgements scale Secure For great is â—…ruth and will prevail 76. The King markt all along the Confidence Which DE GAME ev'n proved his discourse A full assurance of hâ—…s Innocence A perfect credit did this speech inforce He weighs the copious Words's magnificence Th' authoritie with which they fetch their source Thinks now the CATUALL deceived is But He is brib'd and so he thinks amis 77. Added to this his avaritious Eye Upon the gainful Trade of PORTUGALL Makes him obey and rather to comply With the brave Captain then the Moorish gall In short he bids DE GAMA presently Get him aboard his Fleet and without all Suspect of harm whatever Merchandice To send ashore to sell or truck for Spice 78. In fine he bids him send of every thing That in Gangetick Kingdoms is not met If ought that fits them from that Land he bring Where the Land ends begins the â—…cean great Now from the awful presence of the King Illustrious GAMA parteth to intreat The CATUALL That of the Ports had charge His Own from shore to order him a Barge 79. A Barge he prays from this illustrious Lord But this is more then he is well content As ruminating mischiefe to afford Pretending this and that impediment Yet as in order to his going abord Far from the Royal Court with Him he went Where he unnoted by the King may write To Avarice what malice did indite 80. He tells him yonder afar off that He Hath imbâ—…rcation fitter for his turn Or that to
sake For GOD this Antichimist doth debase To vilest mettle with this Diffrence though That still These glister with a holy shâ—…w End of the eighth Canto Ninth Canto STANZA 1. LOng in the City the Two Factors lay Without dispatching off the Merchandize So many rubbs are scatter'd in their way By the false INFIDELS that no man buyes All These design thereby is to delay INDIA'S Discov'rers There whom they call spyes Arriv'd till they the Fleet of MECMA see With which this other overwhelm'd may be 2. At the far end o'th'ERITHREAN SEA Where calling it by his dear Sister's name The goodly City of ARSINOâ—… Which afterwards to be call'd SUâ—…Z came Was founded by EGYPTIAN PTOLOME The Port of Mâ—…CHA lyes which hath it's fame From MAHOM'S superstitious Lavatory Promising Heav'n through watry Purgatory 3. GIDDA the Port is call'd in which did meet The Trade of that RED SEA and flourisht most The Gain whereof was not a little sweet To EGYPT'S Soldan who then rul d that Câ—…ast From hence to MALAâ—…AR a warlike Fleet Of INFIDELLâ—… the Indian Ocean crost Each yeer in that EMPORIUM to find Health-giving Drugs and Spices of each kind 4 The Ships expected by the MOORS are These With which not onely great but built for Fight Them who supplant their Traffick in those Seas To wrap and burn in crackling flames and bright In this Sure Card themselves they so much please That all they wish to gorge their Appetite Is that the Strangers will but stay so long Till from fam'd Mâ—…CHA come this Navy strong 5. But the GREAT GOVERNOR of Heav'n and Earth Who for what He before all Time did doom Likewise decreed fit means which to the birth Should bring the same when the full Time should come Kindled unlikely love on the cold Hearth Of a MOOR'S breast MONâ—…AYDES sending whom Before He to DE GAMA gave advice Of All and for his payns had PARADICE 6. This man of whom the MOORS had no suspition Being one himself but on the contrary To all their secret junta's gave admission Did to the Captain this foule play descry He visits oft the Fleet and repetition Makes of his visits oft though far it lye To heart he lays the danger it is in Through the black Project of the SARACIN 7. He tells the cautious GAMA of the Fleet. Which from ARAâ—…IAN MECHA comes each yeere And how those Counâ—…rey men do thirst to see t As a sure Engin to destroy him there That it comes stuft with Soldiers and in It Doth horrid Thunderbolts of VULCAN beare So that consid'ring how his own is brusht It may thereby be overpowr'd and crusht 8 DE GAMA besides this considering That now the time it self calls him away And that for better answer from the King Who loves the MOORS he may till doomsday stay Sends one ashore the Factors summoning To come aboard forthwith and lest that They Be stopt if their intent perceiv'd should be Commands them do it with all secresie 9. But long it was not e're a rumour went And it fell out to be a rumour true That the two Factâ—…rs were to prison sent 'Cause from the City they by stealth withdrew The Captain seeing which way the world went Seiz'd by Reprisal without more ado Some That were then aboard his ship lin'd well With Preciâ—…us Stones which they desir'd to sell. 10. Grave Citizens and wealthy were These all Well known and well allide in CALICUT Therefore to see them bound for PORTUGALI Into an uproare did the City put For streight to work the sturdy Sea-men fall The Capstone roles their sâ—…v'ral strengths set to 't In sev'ral manners some the Cable halling With the Bar others their hard bosoms galling 11 This hangs by the main-yard and now untyes The flowing Saile with a great cry displayd When to the SAMORIM with greater cryes Is told how hastily the CAPTAIN waigh'd Their Wives and Children trust up in this wise That are a noyse as they were murther'd made In the KING' 's hearing screaming they should lose These their dear Fathers their deare Husbandâ—… Those 12. The Lusitanian Merchants with the Ware There 's no delaying freely he remands Although thereat the MOORS do stamp and stare Or else his own must visit uncouth Lands With all excuses to make things look faire Sends to his King DE GAME who understands The Restitution better then the Cringe Returns some BLACKS and gives the ships their swinge 13. He coasts it homewards fully satisfy'de That he in vain solicits with that King A peace and friendship to be ratify'de By mutual Trade as he propos'd the thing But having now that noble Land descry'de Which lay much hid under the Morning's wing For his deare Countrey with this news is bound Carrying sure signes of that which he hath found 14. He carries MALABARS retain'd by Him Perforce of Those who the stopt Factors brought Aboard from the inforced SAMORIM He carries burning Pepper which he brought Nutmegs the whichtheâ—…r own dry'de flow'rs up trim From BANDA the black Clove for which is sought MOLUCO'S ISLE and Cinnamon through which Câ—…YLAN is noble beautiful and rich 15. All these provided by the diligence Of good MONSAYDE whom he carries too Who fir'd with Evangelick influence To have his name writ in CHRIST'S book doth sue O happy AFFRICAN whom PROVIDENCE DIVINE out of infernal darkness drew And so far from thy Countrey found a way To thy true Câ—…untrey to reduce thee stray 16. Thus vanish from the spicy Territory The happy ships whose Prows directly stand OF GOOD HOPâ—… pointing at THE PROMONTORY South-Bound of NATURE fixt by her own Hand Bearing the evidence and welcom story TO LISBON of the Oriental Land Once more committed to the rude annoy Of Seas uncertain betwixt fear and joy 17. That they are going to their Countrey deare To their dear Parents and Aboads at last To tell their wond'rous Navigation there The various Nations seen and Dangers past That now the Harvest of their Toyles is neare The Fruits of their Adventure ripe to tast Is such a joy as cannot be exprest By their faint Tongue pent in their narrow Brest 18. But CYPRUS'S Queen who by the King of HEAV'N Was made the LUSITANIANS'S Patroness And for a Guardian Angel to them giv'n To whom she many yeers hath prov'd no less Glory for which they have so bravely striv'n Amends for their so well indur'd distress Means them by way of earnest beforehand And in sad Seas the Pleasures of the Land 19. Having a while revolved in her thought The world of Sea which they have back to pass The world of Woes that God on them had brought In AMPHIONIAN THEBES twice-born that was It is her purpose joys so dearly bought With Griefs to fill them in an ample glass To cook them some delights find them some nest Where in the rolling Empire they may rest 20. In fine an Inn of pleasure by the way To bait and strengthen tyr'd Humanity To give her
gallant Sea-men not their Pay But the use here of fair ETâ—…RNITY She means to tell 't her Son and well she may For with his shafts it is she makes the high GODS stoop to the base ground and with â—…is fire Unworthy mortals to bright Heav'n aspire 21. This well digested she resolves in fine There in the middle of the briny frost To have in readiness an Isle Divine With flow'rs on green inameld and imbost For she hath many in those Seas which joyne To that blest Land which our first mother lost Besides those sweet ones in the Midland Seas Impounded by the Gates of HERCULES 22 There will she have th' Aquatick maids prepare To these rare men their graces to impart All that are honor'd with the name of Faire The glory of the Eye Bane of the Heart With Balls and Banquets blithe and debonayre For she inspires into their brests the dart Of secret love that they with all their might Of their Gallants may study the delight 23 Such once her Project for the man she bare To TROY'S ANCHISES neer to SIMOIS'S flood To get him welcome in that City fair Which in the compass of an Oxe-hide stood Her boy she seeks for without Him her rare Beauty is nothing CUPID giv'n to blood That as to Him of yore she recommends Her sayling son so now her sayling Frends 24. She yoaks those Birds unto her Coach of gold Which sing their own sad Dirge with long white necks And those into the which was turn'd of old PERISTERA That gather'd flow'rs by pecks The flying Goddess These in Rings enfold Exchanging kisses with lascivious Beaks She where she passes makes the Wind to lye With gentle motion and serenes the skye 25. Over Idalian Mountains now she hung The winged Boy residing in that Land To get an Army up of Bow-men young For a great War which he hath then in hand Against the rebel WORLD where late have sprung Much Weeds as he is giv'n to understand Loving those things wherewith 't is richly stor'd To be made use of not to be ador'd 26. He sees ACTEON hunting so inclin'd To that mad sport and brutal exercise That a deform'd wild-beast to follow blind The Beauty of a humane Face he flyes And to torment him with a Fair Unkind Shews stript DIANA to his gazing eyes Now let him take good heed he do not prove A Prey ev'n to those Hounds he doth so love 27. He sees the great ones of each Land that none Have Publike Good so much as in their Eye Sees they love nothing but themselves alone Which is part Intrest and part Philautye Courtiers he sees men That besiege a Throne How for true Doctrine they vent Flattery 'T is husbandry these like not in a King To weed the Flow'rs out of his Corn in Spring 28. He sees how Those that owe a vâ—…wed love To Povertie and Charitie to Men Love Riches onely and to floate Above Pretending justice and a Conscience clean They tell the People what doth Them behove OBEDIENCE in the deed the Tongue the Pen. Laws they set up in favour of the CROWN Laws in the People's favour they pull down 29. He sees in fine none love that which they should But onely what complies with some vain lust Therefore his hands can he no longer hold From punishments that may be sharp yet just His Captains prickt his Soldiers are inrol'd Fit for a War which undertake he must With the misgovern'd World whereby to quell All that persist against him to rebel 30. Swarms of these little Hov'rers newly flown At sevâ—…ral works busie as Bees are all Some whetting Arrow-Heads on bloâ—…dy Hone Others the shafts of Arrows shaving small Working they sing and sing of love alone And then that Love it is Seraphical In Parts and in the burtheâ—… all do joyne The Ditty excellent the Tune Divine 31. On the immortal Anviles where their Arts They use the steeled points to forge and fit Instead of Embers there are burning Hearts Which bring their Bellows with them panting yit The streams with which they temper their steel'd dâ—…rts Tears which from miserable LOVERS flit The sparckling flame the neverâ—…quenched fire Which burns and not consumes them is desire 32. Some of these Archers exercise their Hand On the hard Bosomes of the Vulgar rude The bor'd Ayre hiss't by this we understand The sighings of the wounded multitude For Sugeons Nymphs to Curâ—… them ready stand With Sov'raign Vertue to this end indu'd Who to the Hurt not onely life can give But make ev'n them that ne're were born to live 33. Some of these Nymphs are faire and some are not According to the Nature of the Wound Into the blood if once the Taint be got Oft ugly Treacle gives the Patient sound There are whom Spells and Philters do besot Nayl'd to their Seates they wiss not how and bâ—…und Where this is LOVE hath us'd against fraile Hearts Unlawful weapons shooting poyson'd darts 34. From these raw Soldiers out of ranke and life A thousand rash and senceless Darts are sped A thousand senceless loves are born the while In the low People to be pittied Ev'n amongst Those in highest Forms of vile And horrid Love are thousand 〈◊〉 read BIBLIS and MYRRA for one sex for t'other Th'ASSYRIAN SON and the JUDEAN BROTHER 35. And you Great Lords by shepherdesses meane Under the yoke of LOVE have oft been brought And you great Ladies with rude Clowns uncleane In VULCAN'S subtle Nets have oft been caught Some watching the dim fall of the Serene Some pitchie Night o re Tiles or Walls to vaut Though for these sordid fires if right we did More then the Son the Mother should be chid 36. But the swift Coach now softly on the Green The white Swans ballanc't in their Harness put On which DIONE in whose Cheek is seen The Snow-mixt Rose sets light her milky foot The Archer meets her with a jocund meen Who shoots at HEAV'N and doth not miss the But. With Him in Squadron his SUB-CUPIDS move To do their Homage to the QUEâ—…N OF LOVE 37. She not to spend the pretious time in vain Snatching her Child up confidently said Dear Son in whom and whose strong Arm I raign And the Foundations of my Pow'r are laid Son in whom all my strengths always remain Who feard st not Them That made great JOVE afraid I have a special buis'ness to be done In which I greatly need thy pow'r my Son 38. The LUSITANIANS harast out behold Who are my Care of long Antiquity Because my Friends the Fates to me had told Wheree're They go my worshipt name should fly And for they imitate my ROMANS old In all Heroick Actions therefore I Resolve for them to do a Guardian â—…s duty And raise the Posse of the Realm of Beauty 39. And since the malice of the God of Wine Spun them new troubles upon Indian-ground When from the furies of the swelling Brine They crope out weather-beaten and half-drownâ—…d Therefore
Towards the Palace bright their steps addrest Which upon Pillars of pure gold did stand To a most splendid and Opiperous Feast All summon'd thither by the Queen's command Who had prepar'd it for them to repaire Consumptive Nature with delicious Fare 3. There in rich Chaires of substance crystalline They sit by Two's and Two's Gallant and dame At th'upper end in other of gold fine Sits the fair GODDESSE with renown'd DE GAME With Viands delicate in sawce divine Such as to CLEOPATRA'S Board ne're came Are heapt the dishes of red burnisht gold Part of the Treasure which their Seas infold 4. The fragraâ—…t Wines not onely are above Falerâ—…ian Liquor of Italian growth But that choice-Nectar sent about by JOVE When Rebel Gyants felt IMMORTALS wroth In Di'mond-Cups tempting to mirth and love The Ruby sparckles bubbles the curl'd froth With the powr'd spring Thus of their Lâ—…vers true The greatest Fâ—…e the watry Nymphs subdue 5. A thousand pleasant Arguments they touch Still-laughters pass quick witty Repartees 'Twixt dish and dish whereby without too much Of Those to whet the appetite to These Musical Instruments not wanting sâ—…ch As to the damned spirits once gave ease In the dark Vaults of the Infernal Hall Joyn'd with a SIREN'S Voice Angelical 6. The fair MUSE sang and with her shrill Accents Which from the lofty Battlement rebound In equal harmony the Instruments Keeping just time their softer Notes confound A suddain Silence curbs the Winds indâ—…nts With the hoarse waves to whisper under ground And the bruit Creatures in their Houses made By Nature's hand asleep are sung and playd 7. With a sweet Voyce she raises to the skies Rare men to come into the world whose cleare Ideas were beheld by PROTHEU s wise In a Diaphane and Phantastick Spherâ—… Which in a Dream JOVE shew'd to his shut Eyes And after He by Prophecy appeare Made it humid Realms where this Nymph took Therewith got the brave story without book 8. Matter for Buskin 't is and not for Sock In the VAST LAKE that which the Mermaid heard Beyond what POPAS knew or 〈◊〉 This King ALCINOO'S That Queen DIDO'S Bard Now my CALIOâ—…E I Thee invoke To my last Labour begging for reward Of all I write which I in vain pretend I may come off with a good tang i th' end 9. I sink into the Vale of years and past My Summer's pride to Autumn speed amain And my Wit more then years MISFORTUNES blast Which Wit I own not now nor boast my Vein Sighs blow me to that Port where all must cast The Anchâ—…r never to be weigh'd again Yet great Queen of the MUSES grant that I May close my NATION' 's Poem e're I dye 10. The SIRâ—…N sang how from the Tagan shore Through Seas first open'd by De Gama now Should Navies come which all within the Rore Of Indian Seas shall to that Empire bow And how â—…ach Pagan King who the sweet Lore And yoak those Guests will bring shall from them throw With fire and sword by their brave Arm so bit Shall be that they shall yield to Death or It. 11. She sang of One who being dignify'd With the High-Priesthood of all MALAEAR Because the knots of Friendship he had ty'd He would not break with men so singular Shall let his Fields and Cities be destroy'd With fire and sword and all the rage of war Before him By the potent SAMORIM So hateful shall those strangers be to Him 12. And sings in BETHLâ—…M there how shipt shall be The Sov'raign remedie of this Disease The great PACâ—…ECO knowing not that He Carries with Him the Pelian Lance through Seas But the Sea shall when to such great Guests she Unus'd shall feel his weight The groaning Trees Of his prowd ship shall know 't which two foot more Shall draw of water then it did before 13. But treading now the Oriental Strand And left the Pagâ—…n King of spoyld COCHIM Toâ—…yd of PORTINGALS with a small Band Upon the salt and crooked River's Brim Rout shall he at the pass of CAMBALAND Th' infernal NAYRES That there set on Him Turning with fear the burning ORIENT cold So much done with so little to behold 14. The SAMORIM shall raise an Army new The Kings shall come of BIPUR and TANORE From Highlands of NARSINGA what they 'll do For their chief Lord making large Brags before All the arm'd NORTH he shall assemble too Which lyes 'twixt CALICUT and CANANORE Of both Religions 'gainst the True that band The MOORS by Sea the PAGAN POWR'S by Land 15. And once more All defeats on Land and Mayâ—… The bold PACHECO Thunderbolt of War The multitude unnumberd of the slain Amazing all the Realms of MALABAR The undespairing Emperor again Shall hast to try his Fortune militar Rating his Men pouring vain pray'rs and tears To his vain Gods That have nor eyes nor ears 16. Your Troops shall passes now no more defend But burn the PAGAâ—…'S Houses Towns and Fanes The Dog inrag'd to see they make no end Of laying flat his goodly Towns ordains His Men whom he doth prodigally spend PACHECO'S then divided in two Lanes To charge between them He together brings His Jaws and makes two Pincers of his Wings 17. In person then the SAMORIM shall come To see what 's done and reinforce his men Dasht by a shot which through the Aire doth humme In his high Chair with blood he shall be then That Force nor Policy can overcome This Warriour now he shall to see begin Treasons and Poisons base he shall invent Which Heav'n PACHECO'S keeper wiâ—… prevent 18. That a sev'nth time he shall return she sings To fight the brave unconquer'd PORTINGALL Whom no Toyls tyre who dreads no dreadfuâ—…l Things Yet this a little discompose him shall To horrid battail the fell Tyrant brings Engines of Wood dire and unusuall To board the Caravels upon the Mayn Which he till then shall have assay'd in vâ—…in 19. Mountains of Fire shall on the water float The little Navy to consume with flame The great PACHâ—…CO like himself this hot And fierce Bravade shall in a trice make vain No Master in the Art of War That got Never so high upon the wings of Fame With all his Palms can neer this WORTHY come Pardon me noble 〈◊〉 and nobler ROMâ—… 20. For with a hundred men or little more Unto the end so many Battails fought With such high Stratagems unseen before On Warlike-Hoasts so many wonders wrought Seem either Fables dreamt by men that snore Or that celâ—…stial Quires with Pray'rs down brought Their Champion in those Exigencies Ayd With Wit Sleight Force and courage undismayd 21. He who in Marathonian Fields of old O're vast DARIUS'S pow'rs victorious was Nor He who with three hundred SPARTANS bold Of fam'd THERMOPILEE maintain'd the Pass Nor ROME'S young COCLES who at bay did hold All the prowd Tuscan pow'r till cut he has The Bridge behind him nor old FABIUS is Or wise or valiant when compar'd with This. 22.
easie yoake and honorable They learn with all their fierceness to put on Forc't by the Conquerours to pay to Them Rich Tribute of their Pearles of BAHEREM 42. What glorious Palms do I see weaving There With which his forehead VICTORY will crown When without shadow or least touch of fear He shall win GOA'S Isle of bright renown But then the Storm obeying will not bear So great a Sayle and takes that Bonet down To reattempt the thing in fitter season FORTUNE and MARS fear Valour joyn'd with Reason 43. And see he does it charges undismay'd Through walls through Pykes through Bullets and through fire Opens the quilted Squadroâ—…s with his Blade Of MOORS and PAGANS knit in Leagues intire His gallant Soldiers in more blood shall wade Then Lyons pin'd Bulls prickt with love and Ire Upon the Feast as pat as by designe Of EGYPT'S Virgin Martyr KATHERINâ—… 44. Nor Him shalt Thou though potent scape and flye Though sheltred in the Bosome of the Morn MALACCA and the Apple of her Eye Prowd of thy wealthy Dow'r as her first-born Thy poyson'd Arrows those Auxiliary CRYSES I see thy Pay That do not scorn MALACCANS amorous valiant JAVANS Shall all obey the LUSITANIANS 45. More Stanza's had the SIREN in the praise Of the illustrious ALBULQUERQUE sung But she remembers one harsh Act which weighs Him down though through the world his Fame be rung A great Commander whom to crop bright Bays On precipitious Cliffs his Fate hath hung Should to his Men a Camrade rather be Then a Judge made up of Severitie 46. But in a time of Famine and hard Toyle Of Sickness Arrows and of thund'ring Ball Of Season sad of discommodious soyle And the poor Soldier patient under All It seems to me of Savage Breasts the style Of an in humane and insulting Gall To make a Man for such a fault to dye As Love and humane frailty qualifie 47. Incest's detested Brand it shall not be Nor boyst'rous Rape upon a Virgin pure Nor blot injurious of Adulterie But with a Slave lascivious and obscure Then whether fir'd with Zeale or jealousie Or else to keep his bloody hands in Ure Against his own he give his rage the reins With a black Action his white Fame he stains 48. With his CAMPASPE ALEXANDER spy'd 〈◊〉 took and upon Him bestows Her cheerfully being not his Soldier try'd Nor serving at a Sâ—…ge of desp'rate Foes That sowr ARASPAS in the Rays is fride Of his fair Charge PANTHâ—…A CYRUS knows Having profest to be her Gâ—…rdian true And that no ill desire should Him subdue 49. But the illustrious PERSIAN seeing love Is in the fault 'gainst whom there 's no defence Acquits him streight and onely dotâ—… remove Where he may serve him well in recompence The Iron BALDWIN much his Rank above By stealth Espouses JUDITH yet th' offence Her great Sire pardons needing such a man And gives them FLANDERS whence those Earls began 50. But her long Song the Nymph continuing Of SUAREZ who his Standard doth display On the red coast of ARABIE did sing ABASIAS hindmost shore and BARâ—…ORA Neighb'ring ZEYLA'S Emporium fear the Thing She feels nor less then Mecha and GIDDA Filthy MEDINA quakes where MAHOMâ—…T In his Steel-Hamac lies in a cold swet 51. Also the noble Isle of TAPOBRANE For by that name it was as fam'd of yore As by another now 't is Soveraign Of the hot fragrant Barke of which 't has store Of which she to the STANDART LUSIANE Shall pay sweet Tribute when percht prowdly o're COLUMBO'S highest steeple that shall be More fear'd by Her then by her Neighbours she 52. Through the Red-Sea SEQUEYRA a new way To Thee vast Land of PRESTER JOHN shall show CANDACE'S Nest and Her 's who to survay The Wisdome of great SOLOMON did go From Cisterns water'd He shall see MACUA Shall see her neighb'ring Port of ARCHICE And cause new Isles to be discover'd which With Modern wonders shall the World inrich 53. MENESES comes the next whose sword shall serve In AFFRICK for the wreaths he here shall weare He prowd ORMOOZ That from her faith will swerve A double Tribute shall constrain to beare Thou GAMA too who wilt it well deserve Which two exiles the third time thou com'st there An Earl Vice-Roy and Admiral the Land Which thou hast now discover'd shalt command 54. But then that rude Necessitie which none Can scape who from a humane womb doth spring Arrests thee in thy Robes and painted Throne Where thou shalt out the person of thy King Streight will another MENNES old alone In wisdome have the Sov'raign managing Of tâ—…e Affairs And Happy HENRY shall Behiâ—…d him leave a name perpetual 55. For he shall quell not onely MALABARS Razing PANANE and COULET'S walls Incountring Cannon clapping on Petars And hurling wild-fire in sulphureous Balls But arm'd with Vertues past the Sphere of MARS Quell the SOULE' 's Enemie's sev'n Generals Quell Avarice quell foul Incontinence In a young man the sum of excellence 56. His Stars now calling Him to tread on Them Thou valiant MASKARENIAS shouldst succeed But if usurpt on know a Diadem It self thy brighter honor will not need Thy courage Admiration and Esteem Although not love ev'n in thy Foes shall breed If unjust FORTUNE shall deny the might VERTUE will give the merit LAW the Right 57. Great Actions in the Kingdom of BINTAN Thou shalt perform MALACCA'S Foe her score Of Ills in one day paying which That ran Into for many a hundred year before With patient courage more then of a man Dangers and Toyles sharp Spikes Hills always hoare Spears Arrows Trenches Bulwarks Fire and Sword That thou shalt break and quell I pass my word 58. Meane while Ambition Avarice to boot In INDIA setting up with open face Against GOD and his justice are a Root Of discontent to thee but not disgrace To trample on weak Right with a prowd Foot Presuming on the pow'r and upper place No Conquest is He conquers with Renown Who dares be just ev'n though it lose a CROWN 59. Yet I deny not but SAMPAYO shall Be of rare Valour for all this on Seas Shewing himself a thund'ring GENERALL Which he shall people with Foes Carcasses In BACANORE begins he to appall The MALABAR that he may after tease Prepar'd with that rough Prologue to submit Bold CUTIâ—…LE and his num'rous Fleet 40 Ev'n that of DIO so resolv'd and great That his at CHOUL will give it self for lost By HECTOR OF SILVEYRA shall he beate And to peccavi turn their furious boast The LUSITANIAN HECTOR who shall get Upon the always-arm'd Cambayck Coast A name that He doth GUZARATS annoy No less then GREEKS the HECTOR did of TROY 41. CUNIA is fierce SAMPOYO'S successour The Ship of State he long doth wisely steer Of CHALE he erects the lofty Tow r Whilst famous DIO quakes to be so neer The strong BAZAIN shall render to his pow'r But with much blood MELIQUE groaning here To see a way o're