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Chesters triumph in honor of her prince As it was performed vpon S. Georges Day 1610. in the foresaid citie.
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Davies, Richard, fl. 1610.; Amerie, Robert.; Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612.
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CHESTERS TRIVMPH IN HONOR OF HER PRINCE As it was performed vpon S. GEORGES Day 1610. in the for said CITIE SVRSVM LONDON Printed for I. B. and are to be Sold in Saint Dunstanes Church-yard in Fleete streete 1610 ICH DIEN HP To the High and Mightie Prince HENRY Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwall and Rothsay Earle of Chester Knight of the most noble Order of the GARTER c. CHESTER to her Prince VNto the boundlesse Ocean most dread Prince Of thy surmounting Great magnificence Doe we poore Palatines from our best hearts Enlarg'd with Loue of thine admired Parts Blushing obiect to thy deepe Iudgements eye The fruit though poore of rich Loues industrie Not that we are Ambitious or that wee Can thinke it worthy of most worthy THEE But with our best integritie to show The Awfull Duetie which our Loues doe owe To thy great Greatnesse who beyond compare Doth shine so bright in our Loues Hemisphere That in thy right our Hearts Liues Limmes and Swords Shall stretch our Actions farre beyond our Words Her ill Townesman Ri. Dauies TO THE READER REader to make a large Narration of nothing were scarce woorth any thing Yet since it hath pleased the great giuer of all things to infuse life into poore Animals as well as Spirit into more worthy Creatures I haue by the importunitie of some friends vpon honest conditions let slip this prisoner who like a poore Peregrinator to purchase enlargment is contented to passe through the Purgatorie of the Printing-house Where if by his good behauiour he doe not merit Redemptiō let him be prest without pity a Gods name and like a vituperous offender be Stamped and Stared at by the seuerest Corrector and truest Compositor To be briefe what was done was so done as being by the Approbation of many said to bee well done then I doubt not but it may merit the mercifull Construction of some few who may chance to Sweare t' was most excellently ill done Zeale procured it Loue deuis'd it Boyes perform'd it Men beheld it and none but fooles dispraised it As for the further Discription of the businesse I referre to further relation onely thus The chiefest part of this people-pleasing spectacle consisted in three Bees viz. Boyes Beasts and Bels Bels of a strange amplitude and extraordinarie proportion Beasts of an excellent shape and most admirable swiftnesse and Boyes of rare Spirit and exquisite performance Which glorious Triumph with much more was meerely intended as it was then thought for the ioyfull celebration of Cambers boundlesse glory R. D. ¶ A briefe Relation of the most delightfull pleasant and rare Shewes the which haue beene Enacted set forth and performed within the most Auncient renowned Citie Caer-leon now named CHESTER vpon the Festiuall of our most worthy approued English Champian S. George his Day being the 23. of Aprill 1610. and shall remaine and continue perpetually to future ages as a memorable and worthy proiect founded deuised and erected onely by the most famous generous and well deseruing Citizen Mr. ROBERT AMERIE late Sherieffe of the said Citie redownding to the glory and praise of Almightie God for his benefits immediately and bounteously powred vpon vs Christians and also in liew of the Homage Fealtie Alleagance and Duetie which wee doe owe and attribute vnto the KINGS most Excellent and magnificent Maiestie his Crowne and dignitie and to the most vertuous and hopefull Heire Apparent the PRINCE of Wales with that Noble victor Saint George our aforesaid English Champion 1 A Man by strange deuises clyming to the toppe of a very high spire Steeple standing at the Market rosse called S. Peters Steeple carying an Auncient of our Colours of S. George displaying the same vpon the said Steeple and fixing the same to the barre of Iron that the Vane hangeth vpon Likewise sounding a Drumme shooting off a Peece and flourishing a Sword and standing vpon the Crosse of the said barre of Iron stood vpon his hands with his feete into the Ayre very dangerously and wonderfully to the view of the beholders with casting Fire-workes very delightfull 2. Two disguised called Greene-men their habit Embroydred and Stitch'd on with Iuie-leaues with blacke-side hauing hanging to their shoulders a huge blacke shaggie Hayre Sauage-like with Iuie Garlands vpon their heads bearing Herculian Clubbes in their hands an artificiall Dragon very liuely to behold pursuing the Sauages entring their Denne casting Fire from his mouth which afterwards was slaine to the great pleasure of the spectators bleeding fainting and staggering as though hee endured a feeling paine euen at the last gaspe and farewell 3. One mounted on Horsebacke bearing the Helmet and Shield of S. George attended by three One leading his Horse a Drumme sounding before him with S. George his Scutchin in the forehead of his Horse 4. Fame mounted on Horsebacke with a Trumpet in her hand pronouncing an Oration 5. Mercurie descending from heauen in a cloud artificially Winged a Wheele of fire burning very cunningly with other Fire-workes mounting to the height of the foresaid Steeple vpon Coardes with most pleasant and mellodious harmonie at his approach 6. Another representing the forenamed and most worthy Citie Chester mounted on Horsebacke two Drummes sounding before him with the Armes of S. George vpon a Scutchin in the forehead of his Horse 7. Another with the Kings Armes very richly Haroldized vpon a Shield Also mounted on Horsebacke with the Kings Armes vpon a Scutchin in the Horses forehead 8. Another making an Oration in Honour of the King his Crowne and Emperiall Monarchie likewise mounted on Horsebacke with the Armes correspondent in the forehead of his Horse 9. Another mounted on Horsebacke with a great Bell double Gilt supported by foure Lyons Rampant standing vpon a lesser Bell with a Clapper in it the Kings Armes engrauen thereon caried vpon a Scepter Dedicated to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie with many Trumpets sounding cheerefully before him with the Kings Armes vpon a Schutchin in the Horses forehead 10 Another with the Princes Armes vpon a Shield very richly Haroldized mounted on Horsebacke with the Princes Armes vpon a Scutchin in the Horses foretoppe 11. Another mounted on Horsebacke deliuering an Oration in Honour of the Prince his Birth-right and magnificent Creation viz. To the High and Mightie Prince HENRIE Prince of VVales Duke of Cornwall and Rothsay Earle of Chester c. with the Princes Armes vpon a Scutchin in the Horses forehead 12. Another mounted on Horsebacke with a massie Bell of Siluer parcell Gilt with the Princes Armes engrauen vpon it Likewise supported by three Lyons Rampant standing vpon a lesser Bell with a Clapper in it caried vpon a Scepter a noyse of Cornets before the Bell Dedicated to the Prince with the Princes Armes vpon a Scutchin in the Horses forehead 13 Another mounted on Horsebacke with the Armes of S. George vpon a Shield with the Armes of Saint George vpon a Scutchin in the forehead of the Horse 14 Rumot mounted on Horsebacke
To entertaine you as our fastest friends With such Olympian sports as shall approue Our Best deuotion and sincearest Loue Such entertaine as best beseemes your Rancks Wee 'le striue to giue you with our hartiest thankes And so to please your nicer appetietes VVee 'le feast your paines with Pleasures honied Sweets The rarest viands Choise it selfe affords Shall o're abound vpon our bounteous bords And in the midst of all our Iouiall solace VVee 'le sucke sweet Nectar from the Paps of Pallas VVee 'le cozen France of those delitious Vines VVhere-hence they draine their brain-enchanting VVines To cheere our hearts and make you frolique so As you shall swim in ioy though sunke in woe VVee 'le Banquet you with such variety Of dulcet Fruites whose sweete Satiety Shall seeme so pleasing as it shall intice The Gods themselues to surfet on their iuice Our best Pauilions in their best attire Remonstrate shall how much we doe desire To satisfie your Expectations eyes VVith all that Arte can possibly deuise VVee 'le paue our Streetes with that Eye-pleasing sand VVhich is of powre whole Kingdomes to command And for your more delight perfume we will The Aire nay it sweete Aires shall ouer-fill Our verdant Pastures three pil'd greene in graine Shall weare to honour so your entertaine And round about the Meadowes as yee goe For peeping flowers the Grasse shall scarsely show VVhat may be done and willing hearts can doe Shall be effected with aduantage too Wee 'le furrow vp those pety hills or heights That lie but in the way of our delights And with the Surplusse of this surquedrie Fill vp the places that too lowly lie VVithin the list or prospect of that place Assign'd this Triumph and triumphant Race VVhat e're our more then strained vtmost-All Can possibly performe performe we shall BRITAINE ILlustrious Britaine stately Seate of Kings VVhose boundlesse glories inequiualent Doe so reflect on Fames orientall wings That o're the world they spred their blandishment VVhose influence past compasse of conceit Endarts such Sun-beames to obscurer places That all the world by that resplendant light Deriues from her their most peculiar graces Whose royall clement chast and bounteous King King O too base a stile for his great worth Such radiant luster to the Earth doth bring That like the Sunne it cheeres the totall North Then yeeld him honor Kings that glorious be Vaile to this next the high'st great King of Kings Who by his vertues graceth your degree And to the same immortall glory brings Great Britaines Greatnesse wonder of the North Admir'd of All whom vertues height admires VVe doe ascribe vnto thy Match-lesse worth Surmounting praise to mount thy vertues higher And while me Britaine Neptune shal embrace I le ruine those that spight thee or thy Race CAMBRIA REnowmed Camber Britaines true repose VVhose ardent zeale to her admired Prince Hath euer beene approu'd to friends and foes To sacrifice her bloud in his defence With high-swolne words of vaunt to thunder forth How much we dare to doe in this respect Were more then meerely idle since our worth Shall shew it selfe in such words true effect Our hopefull Prince whilst Cambers Race doth Breath Shall they with fast vnited might In his iust cause will their best Swords vnsheathe Against the stout'st Opposer of his Right We scorne that Wales such weaklings should afford That dare not brauely front the eagerst foe At any Weapon Pistoll Pike or Sword And like stout Warriours giue him bloe for bloe But to our Prince Great Britaines matchlesse Heire As humbly low as is his Greatnesse high Our liues wee 'le prostrate with our best Deuoire To doe what may vndoe the Enemie Whose Grace is thought vpon this present day Which day Saint George hath blisfully created To take his Birth-right with such great ioy As such a day was neuer consecrated To memorize which more then blisfull Feast We are incited by the loue we owe him The same to celebrate or at the least Our great great ioy most thankfully to shew him Then naught remaines but that we all doe pray God blesse Prince HENRY Prop of Englands ioy RVMOR SAint George for England is the Patrone Knight Whose euer-conquering and all-daring hand Did put whole Hoasts of Heathens foes to flight That did the vigour of his strength with-stand He that did euer liue a Champion stout With such vndaunted holy-high resolue That through the earth his fame did flie about Which shall not die till heauen and earth dissolue Against the Heathen folke his force he prou'd By which he did decline their highest pride For which of heau'n and earth he was belou'd And made a glorious Saint when as he dide Vpon a hideous Dragon whose thick scales Like shields that nought could pierce by force nor Arte Did Bulwarke him so fast his Faulchion falls That he through them made way vnto his heart Whose rare atchiuements and whose rich renowne Flowing from matchlesse Magnanimity Still makes them owners of great Britaines Crowne As in this day to crowne his memory Whose Fames bright Splendor rarely to depaint In colours rich according to his worth Would try the tongue of Hermes sith this Saint Thus trauels Britaines glory to bring forth Many a Monster he by force subdude And many a fiend incarnate he supprest Whose Sword did still mowe downe their multitude So to imbarne them in hells restlesse rest When loe at length returning to the soile VVherein he first receau'd his vitall breath He spent his time religiously a-while Till Death had slaine him who now conquers Death So Britaine 's when they fight with cheere they say God and Saint George for England to this day PEACE TO bring glad newes of future happy yeares Peace is the Nuntius that such tydings beares VVho while the Scotch the English faire entreate And me embrace withall I 'le make them great No forraigne Nation shall affront their force As long as I direct them in that course All rash dissentions and litigious braules I shall expell from their vnshaken walls All ciuill Mutinies shall then surcease And Peace shall bring them euerlasting Peace Inueterate hate so will I turne to loue As with one motion both shall iointly moue Brother with brother nay the foe with friend For mine and thine shall neuer more contend No massacre nor bloudy stratageme Shall stirre in Peaces new Ierusalem No ciuill Discord nor Domestick strife Shall e're annoy their Peace much lesse their life For like to Oliue branches they shall beare Fruite that giues loue an appetite to beare VVhich mutuall concord datelesse shall endure As long as loue can Peace to loue procure I 'le binde their Loues with true Loues Gordian knot That rude Dissentions hands vndoe it not And with a VVreath of euer-during Baies Crowne all your browes with peace-procured praise I 'le rend the close-mouth'd rage of emulous strife And wound Distraction with Connexions knife And when damn'd Malice comes but once in sight I with a vengeance will suppresse