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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05291	Vertue triumphant, or A liuely description of the foure vertues cardinall dedicated to the Kings Maiestie.	Leighton, William, Sir, fl. 1603-1614.	1603 (1603)	STC 15435; ESTC S108435	25,756	64

fift doth holde a Reuerend respect And due regard of those that best deserue The last doth well the works of truth effect And from good lawes and praeceps neuer swarue But still maintaine what euer 's good and iust And not to vaine deceitfull toies to trust 171 Religion is the worship pure of God Obseruing of his iust and holy lawes To visit those that suffer scourge of rod And to relieue when want doth offer cause It keeps our minds vnstain'd and vndefilde From all infection of the world so vilde 172 But pietie is a bountifull regard Whose care respects aswell the bond of bloud As duties or priorities reward Or great obedience to the meane and good In all degrees it makes an equall show To yeeld true measure to the high and low 173 Fauour or grace a vertue we may call Wherein the true and perfect friendship shines With memorie of subiects duties all Whose bounds and limits grace to vs defines It doth containe will to remunerate The gifts and qualities of ech estate 174 Reuenge of things vniust a vertue is That doth subdue oppression force and wrong All obscure acts which leade men farre amisse She doth repell be neuer they so strong It doth defend the pure and innocent And chastice those that in transgression went 175 Much holinesse dread reuerence behights For iust obseruance of the merit due To those on whom all perfect honour lights Whose worth makes their deseruings good and true It giues renowme and honour in her kinde To men of note and of a Noble minde 176 Trueth is a practicke habit as I weene Or veritie which doth the minde possesse Inspir'd into the soule of man not seene By God himselfe whose sp'rit brings happinesse This maketh difference twixt the good and euill To chuse her selfe and hate her foe the deuill 177 Iustice is term'd the simple poore mans treasure Lockt in the chest of soule and conscience It yeelds to them the trueth of great mens measure And keepes it swept from eating-moths offence All precious stones whose vertues breed no doubt It doth reserue and cast all other out 178 He is not iust that dreadeth death or paine Or feares exile or stings of pouertie No conscience cleere whose eyes do looke for gaine Or heart prefers the foes to equitie No man for good or honest we regard Whose minde doth measure iustice with reward 179 Iustice hath wrought to vs most happie things Iustice by right hath taught our land to know A royall lawfull true descent of Kings Whose vaines the bloud of Henrie seuenth show It brought him in he will not shut her out Let none for Iustice therefore feare or doubt 180 This Princely branch from that pure roote now springs Of Brute that mightie monarch of great fame Whose buddes the fruit of perfect Iustice brings And to his people auncient Britans name Which he adorns with vnitie and peace Throughout the world for euer to increase 181 We see the buds of that same stately tree Whose blossoms yeeld our hearts and eies delight We reape the fruit of Iustice equally As moats still subiect to the Sunne of light Iustice diuine chiefe vertue of renowne Commands with loue our sacred King to crowne 182 Prudence with Iustice did coniunction make Vniting so foure kingdomes into one Heau'ns in the change did all our troubles slake In giuing pow'r and right to Ieames alone He is the first that ouer all did raigne Or could with loue and peace the crowne obtaine 183 He with his Iustice doth all strife debate And makes vs loue one onely God and king He ioineth loue twixt those that iarr'd with hate And doth our hearts to true religion bring He makes vs liue in peace and vnitie With kingdoms great and haue our trafficke free 184 Blest be his name that made vs Iustice know By such a Prince whose heart intends no wrong Blest be his power that such a tree did show From that true stocke of Brutus graft so long Blessed be heau'n a Princely Britaine raignes And that so goodly plants of Brute remaines 185 Iustice brings peace and concord to our land And breeds not warres by off'ring others wrong It knits men fast like faggots in a band In faith and loue that to one state belong Religion loue and vnitie increase Vnder the King whose heart desireth peace 186 Iustice extreme is neuer to be vs'd With crueltie or rigorous intent It may with ouer-wresting be abus'd And turne to wrong the good which vertuement The summe of Iustice which is in rigor seene To iniurie is chang'd and alt'red cleene 187 True Iustice riches neuer can infect Nor gaine of kingdomes cut off course of right No priuate whisper shall the cause detect Till both be heard and trueth be brought to light Where Iustice flies with flatt'ring wings to th' eare The King●s abus'd and subiects buy it deare 188 Most pitifull that land and people's left Where perfect iustice is not vnderstood They are of all true happinesse bereft And sure to sinke let cause be ne'er so good But still to labour striue consume and spend All that they haue yet neuer make an end 189 What greater plague or viler punishment Than liue in hope of right from day to day What greater torment to a state is sent Than Iudges to sell Iustice with delay Who rule the cause with coine vnto their will And keepe true Iustice from the iudgement still 190 They that abuse this image pure of God And sell the trueth for pictures of a King Are made the meanes to vse the deuils rod And all good causes to confusion bring They neuer care how matters come about So that the purse the golde be powring out 191 Paulus the Pythagorian doth direct How all men should this gift diuine embrace As nurse and mother truely to effect The works of all the rest with heauenly grace Gods prouidence to Iustice is appli'de Which doth the world both gouerne rule and guide 192 In Townes and Cities it is rightly thought The perfect path to equitie and peace In priuate homes twixt man and wife is wrought True vnitie and concord to increase It makes men serue their masters with regard And masters kinde good seruants to reward 193 It is commanded by Gods holy spirit All Magistrates should Iustice dayly vse And that their hearts should iudgement pure inherit And not Gods holy lawes for to abuse For whoso doth infringe and breake the same Can not auoid the curse of endlesse shame 194 It doth to Iustice duely appertaine To entertaine the pure and innocent Them to protect till they be free againe So sent away full safe to their content Iudgement resists bold deeds of wickednesse And doth with punishment all faults redresse 195 By Solon this was truely taught as meane For great

true vertue knit Doth pierce the very Throne where God doth sit 145 This vertue doth foure other parts dispose Magnificence the first I take to be The next sure Trust which nothing will disclose The third is Patience in extremitie The fourth Perseu'rance in one purpose still And not to rest vntill she worke her will 146 It hath besides a number of effects The first triumpheth ouer all her foes The second keeps to each her true respects The third enricheth with the ware it showes For valiant hand doth gather wealth and store And still increaseth riches more and more 147 The fourth it doth expugne the highest seat And heauens kingdome wherein God doth raigne With violence it suffreth to intreat That glorious state where holy Saints remaine The fift adornes the bodie and the minde With comly robes which Fortitude doth finde 148 The sixt doth make mens hearts to be secure And arm'd with care in all extreme designes With strong defence all danger to endure At no dysast'rous chance it once repines Securitie it breeds to all good hap And nothing doubts malignant thund'ring clap 149 True Fortitude fiue offices doth holde The first attempteth matters of great doubt And in strange obiects difficults most bolde Still to effect the worke she goes about Do manfully with comfort and good cheare Daunt not your hearts with any kinde of feare 150 The second is contempt of things terrene And from the loue of earthly ioyes to runne The trueth whereof by Moyses plaine was seene Deny'ng to be Kings Pharos daughters sonne The third is the induring tribulations With loue as strong as death in alterations 151 The fourth is filthie Temptor to withstand And foule suggesting which the minde offends None shall be crown'd or holde that blessed land But he that curbeth sinne and life amends Appeasing so the wrath of God he giues The world adue Surmounting Sathan liues 152 Mans life is like a warfare on the earth Whose time is spent with troubles toile and cares Subiect to all temptations from his birth In woe he liues and dies at vnwares The surest signe true fortitude to show Is in this life all vice to ouerthrowe 153 The Romanes Monarch Iulius Caesar great Being sickly tender subiect to much griefe Did still the weaknes of his state intreat With warlike labour for his healths reliefe He made a med'cine of his daily toile And exercise to be his sicknes foile 154 Of Marcus Sergius we may likewise note Whose right hand from his body was bereft Yet by continuall vse and practise gote Such perfect skill ih th' other hand was left As he did call fower seu'rall men in sight And ouercame them one by one in fight 155 Fabius Cunctator cometh to my minde Whose mod'rate courage mixt with valour still Did shew himselfe of true and noble kinde When Hanniball his souldiers all did kill He rusheth foorth and puls from him his crowne Wounded to death there dies with great renowne 156 Pompey the great and mightie Prince of power Prepar'de to sea his ships hoist vnder saile There rose a stormie tempest and a shower That all his mariners began to quaile He puts to sea spreds saile and speech doth giue It 's good I goe not fit I stay to liue 157 Agys the Lacedêmons worthie king Resolu'd to fight though oft his counsell tolde His enemies then ten for one would bring Which made his warlike sp'rite to speake more bolde It needs must be whose power commandeth many Should not be fear'd with multitude of any 158 We may not slip with silence in this place Themistocles in whom true woorth appear'd Whom Xerxes mightie fleete could not disgrace Nor whole twelue hundreth ships once make affeard Three hundreth saile he brought with skill to fight Which in that conflict put the twelue to flight 159 Damyndas answer'd being often tolde The danger great the Graecians should endure Vnlesse they did with Phillip concord holde Who had prepar'd an armie strong and sure What euill can he cause vs for to take That no account of death it selfe do'th make 160 Dercyllides from Sparta being sent To Pyrrhus stout his meaning foorth to sound Wherefore he march't and what was his intent To bring his men on borders of their ground If thou be God our faults deserue no care If thou be man thou art but as we are 161 Thundring saith Plato terrifi'th a childe And threatnings are but scar-babes vnto fooles It daunteth none but those are base and vilde And neuer learn'd in this rare vertues schooles They feare not death where fortitude is found Nor care to rot aboue or in the ground 162 A man of wisdome once demaunded was Why he for shame such actions would commit That should his death procure or bring to passe Or end his daies at seasons so vnfit He answer'd Good men put in life no trust But in those things were honest good and iust 163 True proofe by Marcus Crassus we may finde Who shew'd his valour in his later age And lost his dearest sonne to grieue his minde And all his men in furie fight and rage Yet shew'd himselfe more valiant then before And neuer seem'd his losses to deplore 164 Let vs obserue stout Machabaeus fame When fortie thousand men appear'd in sight And being aduis'de not to abide the same But flie away and not endure the fight He thus resolu'd much better was to die Then lose his name and from his foes to flie 165 But stay my Muse And now braue fortitude Which art the part of honestie that reares The minde to heauen and solely do'st include The soule and spirit daunting abiect feares Make haste and to thy reu'rend sisters hie Borne on the wings of sacred Poesie 166 Iustice giues right to whom it appertaines First vnto God next vnto eu'ry man It is a habit in the minde remaines Which doth with care the course of profit scan Preseruing and maintaining common good Which makes true Iustice to be vnderstood 167 It giues to eu'ry one his proper place And dignitie with honour woorth and praise It yeelds desert his true and perfect grace And censures iudgement to the right alwaies It is the vertue that doth comfort bring To all true subiects from a godly king 168 Sixe things to vpright Iustice do pertaine The first Religion which Gods word hath taught The second place doth Piëtie obtaine By which true works of Charitie are wrought The third is Grace or fauour which proceeds From God aboue whose sp'rite works holy deeds 169 The fourth Reuenge of things which are vniust And contrary to Gods most holy will Not in the strength of man or horse to trust But in his word whose truth continues still Which shall not change but rest the same it was Though all the world the earth and heauens passe 170 The