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prince_n	duke_n	king_n	palatine_n	4,111	5	12.5739	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03278	An elegy upon the most illustrious and high born Prince Rupert Duke of Cumberland, &c. One of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy-Council, and one of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, son of the Most Illustrious Prince Frederick the 5th, Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhine, and the high-born Princess the Lady Elizabeth, sister to our late soveraign of blessed memory, King Charles the first, and Queen of Bohemia, who deceased on the 29th of this instant November, 1682. to the great grief of all His Majesties loyal subjects.		1682 (1682)	Wing E482; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[153]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[128]	1,527	1

AN ELEGY Upon the Most Illustrious and High Born PRINCE RUPERT Duke of Cumberland c. One of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy-Council and one of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter Son of the Most Illustrious Prince Frederick the 5th Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhine and the High-Born Princess the Lady Elizabeth Sister to our late Soveraign of Blessed Memory King Charles the first and Queen of Bohemia who Deceased on the 29th of this Instant November 1682. to the great grief of all His Majesties Loyal Subjects CAN a great Hero's Soul and Body part And not foreshown by Nature nor by Art Can the Great Princely RVPERT leave the World And no part of 't into disorder hurl'd No Blazing-Star Eclipse of Moon nor Sun To usher his depart or 's Death forerun Methinks it should not be A Soul so Great A Soul so Noble every way compleat Should leave us thus in silence and depart And Nature shew us that she felt no smart In what parts busied were our Merlin's Eyes Had our Great Prince no Star within the Skies That could before hand the effect relate To have prepar'd us for so sad a fate From all his Warlike toyls he now doth cease He 's gone alas and left us all in Peace Like other Men he silently doth sleep And left Three Kingdoms the sad loss to weep From Earth below to Heaven above he 's gon For the Reward of his Great Actions done For our Two Kings the Father and the Son He gains by Death the World alone hath lost Europe will miss him but sad England most A Mighty Pillar of the State is broke Three Kingdoms seem to tremble at the stroke And all who love the King and Kingdom now For such a loss no small concern will show With a sad Heart the King doth entertain The heavy news and can't from tears refrain For RVPERT lay nigh to His Royal Heart And of His Love deserv'd no little part But this Great Prince what is obtain'd by few Had both the Love of King and People too Of others his great merits got the start Compelling to adore him every Heart All sorts of Men tho' different in their ways Agreed the Name of RVPERT still to praise His worth they all admired with consent And now his Death as generally lament The King has lost a Councellor of State Who knew as well to Act as to Debate One who had Wisdom Courage Prudence Wit Things that together one Soul seldome sit The Church in him has lost no small support For he there shin'd as bright as at the Court. All Protestants have lost a sure defence He to their Cause was true as to his Prince In him the Kingdom too has lost a Shield Still ready to defend it in the Field For in the Gap in danger he did stand Freely exposing Life by Sea and Land His Noble Acts with Caezars may compare Like him as bold successful still in War For Victory still seem'd to be his Friend And him where e're he Fought she did attend England his Courage and great Acts have known When in his Youth he did defend the Throne Of his most gracious Uncle then even then He did surpass the Acts of Famous men Where e're he did his Loyal Force display He made the Conquering Rebel still give way And tho' his side to Cruel Fate did yield He was himself Victorious still in Field For Victory her self to him gave way Whilst like a Lion still he seiz'd his prey The French have seen what this great Prince could do The Dutch have felt his dreadful Valour too His very Name at last a Terror grew Nor did he rashly fight the Foe for still His forward Courage mixed was with skill So very Dextrous he grew that He Beat them in their own Element the Sea Among the Hero's of the British Land The glorious Name of our great Prince shall stand His Valiant deeds shall never be forgot Nor shall among the Common Rubbish rot Whilst Histories live whilst there 's a Mouth for Fame The World will hear of Mighty Ruperts Name Whilst the World lasts whilst Time about doth role Here he shall live in Fame from Pole to Pole And in the Heavens Eternally his Soul FINIS LONDON Printed for Tho. Benskin in St. Brides Church-yard MDCLXXXII