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A07518	The triumphs of truth A solemnity vnparalleled for cost, art, and magnificence, at the confirmation and establishment of that worthy and true nobly-minded gentleman, Sir Thomas Middleton, knight, in the honorable office of his Maiesties lieuetenant, the lord maior of the thrice famous citty of London. Taking beginning at his Lord-ships going, and proceeding after his returne from receiuing the oath of maioralty at Westminster, on the morrow next after Simon and Iudes day, October 29. 1613. All the showes, pageants, chariots; morning, noone, and night-triumphes. Directed, written, and redeem'd into forme, from the ignorance of some former times, and their common writer, by Thomas Middleton.	Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.	1613 (1613)	STC 17903; ESTC S119885	13,754	32

wide-stretch't Armes There is a poore thin thred-bare thing cal'd Truth I giue thee warning of her if shee speake Stop both thine eares close most Professions breake That euer delt with her an Vnlucky thing Shee 's almost sworne to nothing I can bring A thousand of our Parish besides Queanes That nere knew what Truth meant nor euer meanes Some I could cull out here e'en in this Throng If I would show my Children and how strong I were in faction 'lasse poore simple Stray Shee 's all her life time finding out one way Shee 'as but one foolish way streight on right forward And yet she makes a toyle on 't and goes on With Care and Feare forfooth when I can run Ouer a hundred with delight and pleasure Backe-waies and by-waies and fetch in my Treasure After the wishes of my heart by shifts Deceits and slightes and I le giue thee those giftes I le show thee all my corners yet vntold The very nookes where Beldams hide their gold In hollow wals and chimneies where the Sun Neuer yet shone nor Truth came euer neere This of thy Life I le make the golden yeare Follow me then Enuy Learne now to scorne thy Inferiours those must loue thee And wish to eate their Hearts that sit aboue thee Zeale stird vp with Diuine Indignation at the Impudence of these Hel-hounds both forces their retirement and makes way for the Chariot wherein Truth his Mistresse sits in a close garment of white Sattin which makes her appeare thin and naked figuring thereby her simplicity and neerenesse of heart to those that embrace her a roabe of white silke cast ouer it fil'd with the eies of Eagles shewing her deep insight and height of wisedome ouer her thrice sanctified head a milke-white Doue and on each shoulder one the sacred Emblemes of Purity Meekenesse and Innocency vnder her Feete Serpents in that she treads downe all Subtelty and Fraud her Fore-head empal'd with a Diadem of Stars the Witnesse of her Eternall descent on her Breast a pure round Cristall showing the brightnesse of her thoughts and actions a Sun in her Right-hand then which nothing is truer a fan fild all with Starres in her left with which she parts Darkenesse and strikes away the vapours of Ignorance if you hearken to Zeale her Champion after his holy anger is past against Error and his crue hee will giue it you in better tearmes or at least more smoothly and pleasingly The speech of Zeale Bold Furies backe or with this scourge of Fire Whence sparkles out Religious chast-desire I le whip you downe to darkenesse this a place Worthy my Mistresse her Aeternall Grace Be the full obiect to feast all these eies But Thine the first hee that feeds here is wise Nor by the naked plainenesse of her weeds Iudge thou her worth no burnisht glosse Truth needs That Crowne of Starres showes her descent from heauen That Roabe of white fild all with Eagles eies Her piercing sight through hidden mysteries Those milke-white Doues her spotlesse Innocence Those Serpents at her feete her victory showes Ouer deceite and guile her rankest foes And by that Cristall Mirrour at her Brest The cleerenesse of her Conscience is exprest And showing that her deeds all darkenesse shun Her Right-hand holds Truths Symbole the bright Sunne A Fan of Starres shee in the other twists With which shee chaceth away Errors mists And now shee makes to thee her so euen Grace For to her Rich and Poore looke with one Face The Words of Truth Man raysd by Faith and Loue vpon whose Head Honour sits fresh let not thy Heart be led In ignorant waies of insolence and pride From Her that to this day hath bene thy guide I neuer showed thee yet more Paths then one And thou hast found sufficient That alone To bring Thee hether then go forward still And hauing most power first subiect thy Will Giue the first Fruits of Iustice to thy Selfe Then dost thou wisely Gouerne though that Elfe Of Sin and Darkenesse still opposing mee Counsels thy Appetite to Master Thee But call to minde what brought thee to this Day Was Falshood Cruelty or Reuenge the way Thy lust or pleasures peoples curse or hate These were no waies could raise Thee to this State The ignorant must acknowledge if then from Mee Which no Ill dare deny or Sin controule Forsake mee not that can aduance thy soule I see a blessed yeelding in thy Eye Thou' rt mine leade on thy Name shall neuer dye These words ended they all set forward this Chariot of Truth and her coelestiall hand-maids the Graces Vertues taking place next before his Lord ship Zeale and the Angell before that the Chariot of Error following as neere as it can get all passing on till they come into Pauls Church-yard where stand ready the fiue Ilands those dumbe Glories that I spake of before vpon the water vpon the heighth of these fiue Ilands sit fiue persons representing the fiue Sences Visus Auditus Tactus Gustus Olfactus or Seeing Hearing Touching Tasting Smelling at their feete their proper Emblemes Aquila Ceruus Araneus Simia Canis an Eagle a Hart a Spider an Ape a Dogge No sooner can your eyes take leaue of these but they may suddenly espy a strange Ship making toward and that which may raise greater astonishment it hauing neither Saylor nor Pilot onely vpon a white silke streamer these two words set in letters of Gold Veritate Gubernor I am Steer'd by Truth the Persons that are contained within this little Vessell are onely foure a King of the Moores his Queene and two Attendants of their owne colour the rest of their followers people the Castle that stands in the middle Iland of which company two or three on the top appeares to sight this King seeming much astonied at the many eies of such a multitude vtters his thoughts in these words The Speech of that King I see amazement set vpon the faces Of these white people wondrings and strange gazes Is it at mee do's my Complexion draw So many Christian Eyes that neuer saw A King so blacke before no now I see Their entire obiect the 're all meant to thee Graue Citty Gouernour my Queene and I Well honor'd with the Glances that by I must confesse many wilde thoughts may rise Opinions Common murmurs and fixt Eyes At my so strange arriuall in a Land Where true Religion and her Temple stand I being a Moor ethen in Opinions lightnesse As far from Sanctity as my Face from whitenesse But I forgiue the Iudgings of th' Vnwise Whose Censures euer quicken in their Eyes Onely begot of outward forme and show And I thinke meete to let such Censurers Know How euer Darkenesse dwels vpon my Face Truth in my soule sets vp the Light of Grace And though in daies of Error I did runne To giue all Adoration to the Sunne The Moone Stars nay Creatures base and poore Now onely their Creator I adore My Queene and People all at one time wun

red Crosse a Lambe at her Feet by which both their Conditions are sufficiently exprest The Mount thus made glorious by the Power of Truth and the Mist expeld London thus speakes London Thicke Scales of Darknesse in a Moments space Are fell from both mine Eyes I see the Face Of all my Friends about me now most cleerely Religions Sisters whom I Honour deerely Oh I behold the worke it comes from Thee Illustrious Patronesse thou that mad'st me see In Dayes of blindest Ignorance when this Light Was ee'n extinguisht Thou Redeem'st my sight Then to Thy Charge with Reuerence I commend That worthy Son of mine thy vertuous Friend Whom on my Loue and Blessing I require To obserue Thee Faithfully and his Desire To imitate Thy will and there lye bounded For Power 's a Dangerous Sea which must be sounded With Truth and Iustice or Man soone runs on 'Gainst Rockes and Shelues to Dissolution Then that thou maist the Difference euer know Twixt Truth and Error a few words shall show The many Wayes that to blind Error slide Are in the entrance broad Hell-mouth is wide But when Man enters farre he findes it then Close Darke and Streight for Hell returnes no Men But the One sacred Way which Truth directs Onely at Entrance Mans Affection Checks And is there strict alone to which place throngs All Worlds Afflictions Calumnies and wrongs But hauing past those then thou find'st a way In bredth whole Heauen in length aeternall Day Then following Truth she brings Thee to that way But first obserue what workes she here requires Religion Knowledge Sanctity Chast Desires Then Charity which Bounty must expresse To Schollers Souldiers Widdowes Fatherlesse These haue beene still my Workes they must be thine Honour and Action must together shine Or the best part 's Eclipst behold but this Thy very Crest showes Bounty here 't is put Thou giu'st the open Hand keepe it not shut But to the Needie or Deseruing Spirit Let it spred wide and Heauen enrowles that Merit Do these and proue my Hopefull Worthy Sonne Yet nothing's spoke but needfully must bee done And so lead forward At which Words the whole Triumph moues in his richest glory toward the Crosse in Cheape at which place Error full of Wrath and Mallice to see his Mist so chaced away falles into this Fury Error Heart of all the Fiends in Hell Could her Beggarly Power expell Such a Thicke and Poisonous Mist Which set Enuies Snakes to twist Vp Monsters was her Feeble Frowne Of Force to strike my Officers downe Barbarisme Impudence Lies Ignorance All your Hell-bred Heads aduance And once againe with Rotten Darknesse shroud This Mount Triumphant drop downe sulphurous Cloud At which the Mist falles againe and hangs ouer all the Beauty of the Mount not a Person of Glory seene onely the foure Monsters gather courage againe and take their Seates aduancing their Clubs aboue their Heads which no sooner perceiu'd but Truth in her Chariot making neere to the place willing still to rescue her Friends and Seruants from the Powers of Ignorance and Darknesse makes vse of these Words Truth Dare yet the workes of Vglinesse appeare Gainst this Dayes Brightnesse and see Vs so neere How bold is Sinne and Hell that yet it dare Rise against Vs but know Perditions Heire T' is Idle to contend against our Power Vanish againe Fowle Mist from Honors Bower Then the Cloud dispersing it selfe againe and all the Mount appearing Glorious it passeth so on to the Standard about which place by Elaborate action from Error it falles againe and goes so darkned till it comes to S. Laurence lane end where by the former words by Truth vtter'd being againe chac'd away London thus gratefully requites her Goodnesse London Aeternities bright Sister by whose Light Errors infectious Workes still flye my Sight Receiue thy Seruants Thankes Now perfect Loue Whose Right hand holds a Sphaere wherein doe moue Twelue blest Societies whose belou'd encrease Stiles it the Ring of Brother-hood Faith and Peace From thy Harmonious Lips let them all taste The Golden Counsell that makes Health long last Perfect Loue then standing vp holding in his right hand a Sphaere on the other two Billing Turtles giues these words Perfect Loue First then I banish from this Feast of Ioy All Excesse Epicurisme both which destroy The Healths of Soule and Body no such Guest Ought to be welcome to this Reuerend Feast Where Truth is Mistresse who 's admitted here Must come for Vertues loue more then for Cheere These two white Turtles may example giue How Perfect Ioy and Brother-hood should liue And they from whom Graue Order is expected Of rude Excesse must neuer bee detected This is the Councell which that Lady calles Golden Aduice for by it no man falles Hee that desires Dayes healthfull sound and blest Let moderate Iudgement serue him at his Feast And so lead on may Perfect Brother-hood shine Still in Sphaere and Honor still in thine This Speech so ended his Lordship and the Companies passe on to Guild-hall and at their Returning backe these Triumphs attend to bring his Lordship toward Saint Pauls Church there to performe those yearely Ceremoniall Rites which Antient and Graue Order hath determined Error by the way still busie and in Action to drawe Darknesse often vpon that Mount of Triumph which by Truth is as often disperst then all returning homewards full of Beauty and Brightnesse this Mount and the Chariot of Truth both plac'd neere to the Entrance of his Lordships Gate neere Leaden-hall London the Lady of that Mount first giues vtterance to these words London Before the Day sprang from the Mornings Wombe I rose my Care was earlier then the Light Nor would it rest till I now brought Thee Home Marrying to one Ioy both thy Day and Night Nor can we call this Night if our Eyes count The Glorious beames that dance about this Mount Sure did not Custome guide 'em Men would say Two Noones were seene together in one day The Splendor is so piercing Triumph seemes As if it sparkled and to Mens esteemes Threw forth his Thankes wrapt vp in Golden Flames As if hee would giue Light to reade their Names That were at Cost this Day to make him shine And be as free in Thankes as they in Coine But see Time checkes me and his Sithe stands ready To cut all off no State on Earth is steady Therefore Graue Sonne the Time that is to come Bestow on Truth and so Thour' t welcome Home Time standing vp in Truths Chariot seeming to make an offer with his Sithe to cut off the Glories of the Day growing neere now to the Season of Rest and Sleepe his Daughter Truth thus meekely stayes his Hand Truth Father desist a while till I send forth A few Words to our Friend that Man of Worth The Power that Heauen Loue and the Cities choyce Haue all confer'd on Thee with Mutuall voyce As it is Great Reuerend and Honorable Meet it with equall Goodnesse striue

Faith the Loue the zealous Fires With which I cheer'd thy Youth my Age requires The duty of a Mother I haue showne Through all the Rites of pure affection In Care in Gouernment in Wealth in Honour Brought Thee to what thou art throw'st all from mee Then what thou shouldst be I expect from Thee Now to Thy Charge Thy Gouernment Thy Cares Thy Mother in her age submits her yeares And though to my abundant griefe I speake it Which now ore-flowes my ioy some Sonnes I haue Thanklesse vnkind and disobedient Rewarding all my Bounties with Neglect And will of purpose wilfully retire Themselues from doing grace and seruice to me When they haue got all they can or hope for from me The thankfulnesse in which Thy Life doth moue Did euer promise fairer fruits of Loue And now they show themselues yet they haue all My blessing with them so the world shall see 'T is their vnkindnesse no defect in me But go Thou forward my thrice Honor'd Sonne In waies of goodnesse Glory is best wonne When Merit brings it home disdaine all Titles Purchas'd with Coine of Honor take Thou hold By thy Desert let others buy 't with Gold Fixe thy most serious Thought vpon the Weight Thou goest to vndergo 't is the iust Gouernment Of this Fam'd Citty Mee whom Nations call Their brightest Eye then with great care feare Ought I to be ore-seene to be kept cleare Spots in deformed Faces are scarce Noted Faire cheekes are stain'd if ner'e so little blotted See'st thou this Key of Gold it showes thy charge This place is the Kings Chamber all pollution Sinne and Vncleannesse must be lock't out here And be kept sweet with Sanctity Faith Feare I see Grace take effect Heauens Ioy vpon her 'T is rare when Vertue opes the Gate to Honor My blessing be vpon thee Sonne and Lord And on my Sonnes all that obey my word Then making her Honour as before the Waites of the Citty there in seruice his Lordship and the Worthy Company are lead forward toward the water side where you shall finde the Riuer deck't in the richest glory to receiue him vpon whose Christall Bosome stands fiue Islands art-fully garnished with all manner of Indian Fruite-Trees Drugges Spiceries and the like the middle Island with a faire Castle especially beautified But making haste to returne to the Citty againe where Triumph waites in more Splendor and Magnificence the first then that attends to receiue his Lordship off the water at Bainards Castle is Truths Angell on Horse-backe his Raiment of white Silke powdred with Starres of Gold on his head a Crowne of Gold a Trumpeter before him on Horse-backe and Zeale the Champion of Truth in a Garment of Flame-coloured Silke with a bright haire on his head from which shoot Fire-beames following close after him mounted alike his Right hand holding a flaming Scourge intimating thereby that as hee is the manifester of Truth he is likewise the chastizer of Ignorance and Error The Salutation of the Angell I haue within mine Eye my blessed Charge Haile Friend of Truth Safety and Iay attnds thee I am Truths Angell by my Mistresse sent To guard and guid thee when thou took'st thy Oath I stood on thy Right hand though to thy eye In visible forme I did not then appeare Aske but thy Soule t' will tell thee I stood neere And 't was a Time to take care of Thee then At such a Marriage before Heauen and Men Thy Faith being wed to Honor close behinde thee Stood Errors Minister that still sought to blinde thee And wrap his subtill mists about thy Oath To hide it from the nakednesse of Troth Which is Truths purest glory but my light Still as it shone Expeld her blackest spite His Mists fled by yet all I could deuise Could hardly keepe them from some Peoples eyes But thine they flew from thy Care 's but begun Wake on the Victory is not halfe yet wun Thou wilt be still assaulted thou shalt meete With many dangers that in voyce seeme sweet And waies most pleasant to a worldlings eye My Mistresse ha's but One but that leads hye To yo'n triumphant Citty follow mee Keepe thou to Truth Eternitie keepes to thee ZEALE On boldly Man of Honor thou shalt win I am Truths Champion Zeale the Scourge of Sin The Trumpet then sounding the Angell and Zeale ranke themselues iust before his Lordship conduct him to Pauls-chaine where in the South-yard Error in a Chariot with his infernall Ministers attends to assault him his Garment of Ash-colour Silke his head rowld in a cloud ouer which stands an Owle a Moale on one shoulder a Bat on the other all Symboles of blinde Ignorance and Darknesse Mists hanging at his Eyes close before him rides Enuy his Champion eating of a humane heart mounted on a Rhenoceros attired in Red Silke sutable to the bloudinesse of her manners her left Pap bare where a Snake fastens her Armes halfe Naked holding in her right hand a Dart tincted in bloud The greeting of Error Art come O Welcome my triumphant Lord My Glories Sweet-heart how many millions Of happy wishes hath my loue told out For this desired minute I was dead Till I enioyd the Presence I saw nothing A Blindnesse thicker then Idolatry Cloue to my Eye-bals now I am all of Light Of Fire of Ioy Pleasure runs nimbly through mee Le ts ioyne together both in State and Triumph And down with beggarly and friendlesse Vertue That hath so long impouerish't this faire Citty My Beasts shall trample on her naked breast Vnder my Chariot-wheeles her Bones lye prest She ner'e shall rise againe great Power this day Is giuen into thy hand make vse on 't Lord And let thy Will and Appetite sway the Sword Downe with them all now whom thy heart enuies Let not thy Conscience come into thine Eyes This twelue-month if thou lou'st reuenge or gaine I le teach thee to cast mists to blinde the plaine And simple eye of Man he shall not know 't Nor see thy Wrath when 't is vpon his throte All shall be carried with such Art and Wit That what thy Lust Acts shal bee counted fit Then for Attendants that may best obserue thee I l'e picke out Seriants of my band to serue thee Here 's Gluttony and Sloth two pretious Slaues Wil tell thee more then a whole heard of Knaues The worth of euery Office to a Haire And who bids most and bow the Markets are Let them alone to smell and for a need They 'l bring thee in Bribes for Measure and light Bread Keepe thy eye winking and thy hand wide ope Then thou shalt know what Wealth is and the scope Of rich Authority Ho t is sweete and deere Make vse of Time then thou 'st but one poore Yeare And that will quickly slide then be not nice Both Power and Profite cleaues to my Aduice And what 's he lockes his Eare from those sweet Charmes Or runs not to meet Gaine with