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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07502	Honorable entertainments compos'de for the seruice of this noble cittie. Some of which were fashion'd for the entertainment of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Councell, vpon the occasion of their late royall employment. Inuented by Thomas Middlevon [sic].	Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.	1621 (1621)	STC 17886; ESTC S110003	13,907	57

HONORABLE ENTERTAINMENTS Compos'de for the Seruice of this Noble Cittie SOME OF WHICH WERE fashion'd for the Entertainment of the Lords of his Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Councell vpon the Occasion of their late Royall Employment Inuented by Thomas Middleton Imprinted at London by G. E. 1621 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE Sir Francis Ihones Knight L. Maior of the Citty of London the Right Worshipfull Sir Iohn Garrard Sir Thomas Bennet Sir Thomas Lowe Sir Thomas Middleton Sir Iohn Iolles Sir Iohn Leman Sir George Bolles Sir William Cokayne Knights and Aldermen The truely Generous and Noble Heneage Finch Esquire Master Recorder Master Edward Barkham Master Alexander Prescot Master Peter Probye Master Martin Lumley Master William Goare Master Iohn Goare Master Allen Cotton Master Cuthbert Hacket Master William Halliday Master Robert Iohnson Master Richard Herne Master Hugh Hamersley Master Richard Deane Master Iames Cambell Aldermen Sheriffes and Aldermen Master Edward Allen Master Robert Ducye All Brethren-Senators Presidents of religious and worthy Actions Carefull Assistants in the State of so vnmatch'd a Gouernment And a'l of them being his Worthy and Horable Patrons T. M. Wisheth the Fulnes of that Honor whose Obiect is Vertue and Goodnesse THose Things that haue tooke Ioy at seuerall Feasts To giue you Entertainment as the Guests They held most truely Worthy become now Poore Suiters to be entertaynde by you So were they from the first their Suite is then Once seruing you to be receiude agen And You to aequall Iustice are so true You alwaies cherish that which honors You Euer obedient in his Studies to the Seruice of so compleate a Goodnes Tho. Middleton HONOVRABLE ENTERTAINMENTS On Monday and Tuesday in Easter weeke 1620. the first Entertainment at the house of the right worthy Sr. William Cokaine then L. Mayor Which on the Saturday following was fashioned into seruice for the Lords of his Maiesties most Hoble Priuy Councell vpon which day that noble Marriage was celebrated betwixt the Right Hoble Charles L. Howard Baron of Essingham and Mary eldest Daughter of the said St. William Cokaine then L. Mayor of London and L. Generall of the Military forces One habited like a Gentleman Sewer bearing in his hand an Artificiall Cocke conducted by the City Musicke toward the high Table a Song giuing notice of his Entrance SONG ROome roome make roome You Friends to Fame Officers of worth and Name Make roome make roome Behold the Bird of State doth come Make roome Cleere the place O doe it all the grace It is the King of Birds whose chaunting And early morning Crowing So quicke and strongly flowing Doe's make the King of Beasts lye panting How worthy then to be brought in with Honour That daunts the proudest in that humble manner The Speech TWo powers at strife about conceiued wrong To whom this Bird should properly belong Were reconcil'd by Harmony First the Sunne Cald it his Bird cause still when day begun To ope her modest Eye this Creature then Proclaimes his glory to the world agen Minerua next Goddesse of Armes and Art Claymd it for hers not without iust desert He like the Morning being the Muses friend And then for courage 't is his life his end Without wrong then those properties related To both hee may be iustly consecrated But Worthy Lord how properly to you Whose place pertakes of both it is so true An Emblem of your worth charge power state None Noblier can expresse a Magistrate For all that is in this Bird Quality Is in you Vertue Iustice Industry What do's his early morning note imply But in you early care and vigilancie A Duty that begets Duty to you So Vertue still payes and receiues her due What do's the striking of his wings import Ere to his Neighbour hee his sounds retort But the deere labours and incessant paines Of a iust Magistrate that e'en constraines His Nerues to giue more Vertue to his word And beate in sense into the most absurd The Sharpest is the easiest to apply For his quicke Spurre Lawes sword doth signifie The execution of your Charge and Place To cut off all crimes that are bold and base Vertues should be with kind embraces heap'd But with a Sword Sins haruest must be reap'd To the Aldermen My reuerence next to you to you that are The Fathers of this Citty by whose care Wisedome watchfulnes the good cause thriues You that are Lights and Presidents in Liues Noble Examples Honours t'Age and Time This is the Top which your good cares must climbe A ceaslesse labour Vertue hath impos'd Vpon all those whom Honour hath enclos'd And such are you selected from the rest Works then that are most choice become you best Place before all your Actions and Intents The rare gifts of that Bird this but presents Behold the very shape and Figure now Serues for a Noble Welcome turnd into A Cup of Bounty and t' adorne the Feast Loaden with loue comes to each worthy Guest And but obserue the manner there 's in that Freenesse exprest humility yet State First you take off his head to tast his heart Which showes at this time power is laid apart And bounty fils the place then he goes round To shew a Welcome of an equall Sound To euery one a free one through the Boord So plaine hee speakes the goodnesse of his Lord Take then respectfull Notice through the Hall That heere the noble Health begins to All The Cock-cup then deliuered by this Gentle man Sewer to the L. Mayor hee beginning the Health a second Song thus honouring it 2. SONG THe Health 's begun In the Bird of the Sun pledge it round pledge it round With hearty welcome it comes crownd O pledge it round The Ceremonies due Forget not as they were begun to you When you are dranke to y' are by duty led First to kisse your hand then take off the head You cannot misse it then To put it on and kisse it agen The next to whom the Health doth flow It taught to honour your Pledge so So round round round round let it goe As aboue so below For Bounty did intend it alwayes so The second Entertainment At Bun-hill on the Shooting day Another habited like an Archer did thus greet the L. Mayor and Aldermen after they were placed in their Tent WHy this is nobly done to come to grace A Sport so wel becomes the Time Place Old Time made much on 't it thought no praise Too deere for 't nor no honour in those dayes Not only Kings ordaind Lawes to defend it But shinde the first Examples to commend it In their owne Persons honord it so farre A Land of Peace show'd like a field of Warre But chiefly Henry Memories Fame the Eight And the Sixt Edward gaue it worth and weight By Act and fauour not without desert It being the comliest and the Manliest Art And whereas meaner Crafts took their first forme From humble Things as Twisting from a worme And Weauing from