alone and yet still but one It is thy doing that Prudence the chiefe head and governour of vertues the rule and direction of all well doings and prescribing to every vertuous action the manner order and course of doing well doth so knit and joyne together all morall vertues as that by thy secret influence they all may be found joyntly in all wise Subjects and in every one particularly with one heart to performe that duty which both yeeldeth right to the King and maintaineth peace and love among men Siquidem communis vitae societas in unione consistit And seeing it hath pleased his Majesty King Iames by publique Proclamation to assume the name and stile of King of Great Britaine jure haereditario it is meet that all loving Subjects not only acknowledge the clearenesse of his right but joyfully applaud and chearfully follow him herein now in our gracious K. Charles his reign lest murmuring they like evill and base minded souldiers follow their Emperour with an evill will according to that saying Malus miles imperatorem sequitur gemens We see some noble men yea and the gentlemen in our State daily to purchase and unite Land to Land and Lordship upon Lordship and to seek by all meanes to shake off the Tenure in Capite and to hold all their Lands in some other more free Tenure And it cannot be denyed that to all their severall Courts all Tenants and freeholders willingly performe their severall services or else are fined by the Lord of the Mannor or by his Steward And may the inferiour Lord expect more homage from a Tenant then a King require both of Lords and Tenants all Subjects to him and holding all they have from by and under him Pacis interest omnem potestatem ad unum referri But all gain-sayers and murmurers qui contumaciam potius cum pernicie quam â—bsequium cum securitate malunt are not unlike Mesech and Kedar spoken of in the Psalme in respect of whom the good King complained to God and to himselfe saying Woe that I dwell with Mesech and Kedar I labour for peace and they prepare them to battell I study union and they strive to make division Non placeo concordiae author said that good Valerius But alas why should Ephraim beare evill will to Iuda or Iuda vexe Ephraim fratres enim sumus should not they rather both together united now into the name of Britaines as into the name of the beloved Israel of God Esay 11. Flee upon the shoulders of the Philistines and make spoile of their enemies so that the Idumites Moabites and Ammonites even all their enemies might be subdued unto them Duo enim sunt quibus omnis respub servatur in hostes fortitudo domi concordia And verily the uniting the two Kingdomes into the name of Britaine is not unlike Esay 21 that chariot drawne with two horsemen mentioned in Esay at sight whereof the watchman cryed Babilon is fallen Babilon is fallen and all the images of her Gods are smitten downe to the ground For so except we will smother the childe of Vnion in his first birth both English and Scottish will soone heare him sound aloude into the whole world that all great Britaine is like Ierusalem which is as a City at unity within it selfe and Babilon even division disorder discord and confusion are confounded and overthrowne and what King Egbert did write in Sand King Iames of blessed memory and our gracious King Charles hath blotted out and troden under foot all the dishonour thereof and engraven as in a marble Stone the perpetuall honour of great Britaine by Royall restitution This verily commeth of the Lord of hosts which worketh with wonderfull wisdome and bringeth excellent things to passe Alexander asked King Porus his captive how hee would be entertained and Porus answered like a King Alexander demandeth againe Porus answereth againe in Kingly manner Alexander asketh what else Porus answereth nothing else for in this kingly maner every thing else is contained And though God be praised for it the cause be not between English and Scottish in Conquest and captivity as between Alexander and Porus but two famous Kingdomes in right of blood under one mighty Monarch yet our great Alexander in his high wisdome considering how these two might best be governed hath in his owne royall heart best resolved it namely by uniting them into one Monarchy into one government and into one name and if any demand how else verily he must be answered no way else for in this union whatsoever else is contained Nam in istoc sunt omnia even the Stoickes who I think neither were in jest nor arrogantly conceited contained under Prudence both justice and fortitude and temperance and whatsoever vertue else accounting also him who was perfectly wise an Orator a Poet a Rich man a very King and an Emperour All blessings and graces may be thought attendants and companions to union who alone knoweth how to order all things in government and is a princely commander of Subjects obedience and subduer of gain-sayers ordering unruly affections bridling untamed lusts restraining swelling pride composing rebellious appetites determining all doubts and rights within the compasse of her judgement and yet giving to every one his due by her discretion And therefore is like the Sun in the middest of heaven among the Stars and as the Stars take light of the Sun so also blessings of Weale publique proceed from this sacred and thrice happy union into the name of great Britaine whose glorious light shineth to all and every one hath comfort thereby It is also not unlike the Soul in the Body of man for in the whole common Weale it is wholly and in every part thereof whether it be of English or Scottish intire Tota in toto tota in qualibet parte As a shining light it sheweth a way for common good and as a reasonable soule giveth understanding to the blindest body to see the full fruition of all worldly happinesse let no man shut his eyes against the Sunne nor refuse a living Soule for his Carcasse If I could express the image of this union in lively colors I would surely make her a goddess faire beautifull having a garland and crown of all blessings upon her head and sitting in a Chaire of State with all good fortunes vertues and graces attending her and as a goddesse in triumphant chariot going into the capitol or temple of mighty Iupiter where also the Poets have found her but called by another name even Pallas who is also named Monas that is Vnity because having one only parent she resideth in Iupiters braine even in the chiefe seat of his wisdome where all the Muses are her companions so called Musae quasi {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} that is altogether in one where all the Graces goe hand in hand congratulating to Vnion their mutuall society where all vertue and knowledge are neare of affinity but Iustice
and government of consanguinity to her her selfe still holding primacy over all as England and Scotland are chearefully looking one towards the other in the name of great Britaine and as the two Cherubins did looke one towards the other in one propitiatory And thy royall state O great Britaine is as the anointed Cherub Ezek. 28. And as in the heart of man is placed fortitude in his liver temperance and in his minde Iustice and yet all these with all other vertues are annexed to Prudence the common ligament of all so is great Britaine by uniting all his kingdomes principalities countries and honours the compleat proportioned forme of all and all in it both universally and particularly are fashioned and made fit on every side for happy conjunction and mutuall correspondence For this renowned name of great Britaine standeth in stead of a Loadstone drawing all into one chaining them together with links of love as Lisippus made an image of foure mettals mixed together gold silver brasse and iron expressing hereby absolute perfection of vertue putting in gold to signifie Prudence silver Iustice brasse Fortitude and iron Temperance whereof they are altogether ignorant as if they had never seene vertue so much as painted who to overthrow union in the name of great Britain bring no union of vertues even excellencies of many Countries to this so excellent worke But skilfull Zeuxes going about to depaint an absolute worke of a perfect virgin took not only view of one womans beauty but had variety of many the fairest to accomplish out of all these a more excellent and consummate forme of body Shall we not thinke the Kingdome of France containing Pickardy Normandy the Isle of France Champaigne Averne Dalpheny Bry Bloys Turin the Dutchy of Anâ—ow Xantoâ—n Burgundy and uniting â—o it little Britaine to be more glorious in all these being made one then if but one only of all these were that Kingdome Doe we not see that the enlarging of the dominions of Spaine in uniting and establishing divers kingdomes and territories as those of Aragons Castile and that of Portugal with others hath so enlarged that Kingdome as that the like hath not befallen other Christian Potentates Hath not the King of Denmarke beside the Cimbrian Chersonese where Holsatia Theutomartia the Dukedome of Sletia Flensburgh Friesland and Iuthland doe lie other spacious Islands fifteen in number all comprehended under the name Denmarke and united to that Crowne Did not Iagello taking to wife in the yeare 1380. the Princesse Hedingee the last of the blood Royall of Polonia after he was enstalled King there unite all his owne principalities of Lithuania and Samotgathia Provinces of Russia to the Kingdome and Crowne of Poland Did not Ahasuerus Esther 1. raigne from India to Ethiopia over an hundred twenty and seven divers Provinces And was not he so mighty by reason of this variety subjected and united to his sole government that he was an hundreth and fourescore daies shewing the riches and glory of his Greatnesse to all his Princes and to the mighty men of Persia and Media But to take example of one only Rome for all How hath it been renowned through the whole world by joyning all Nations of the world into one even to it selfe Herehence it was called Terrarum dea gentiumque Roma communis patria mundâ— compendium As Propertius Omnia Romanae cedant miracula terrae Natura hic posuit quicquid in orbe fuit But the Majesty of this Empire grew so great by adjoyning other nations and bringing them all into one Haec est in gremium quae victos sola recepit Humanumque genus communi nomine fovit Matris non dominae ritu civesque â—ocavit Quoâ— domini nexuque prâ— longinqua revinxit And againe Fecisti patri em diversis gentibus unam Dumque offers victis proprii consortia juris Vrbem fecisti quod prius orbis erat And so may we say of this renowned name of great Britaine comprehending us all of divers nations in one under our gracious King Hujus pacificis debemus moribus omnes Quod cunctigens una sumus I could set forth and confirme by sundry examples this uniting of many into one and thereby shew that the enlarging of dominion consisteth in uniting all together into one name and establishing divers Territories under one Soveraignty and government and that the greater States and Imperiall powers of larger extent and far spreading domination are the more durable and that the Monarchy of great Britaine is like to bee hereafter of more durance strength and honor as partly comming under our Kings government without conquest or constraint Nam errat longe mea qui dem sententia qui credat imperium stabilius aut firmius quod viâ— adjungitur quam quod facilitate clementia so now especially it being united in the whole then heretofore divided in parts his contexture being of a greater frame than before holding by more then one naile anâ— upholding its owne greatnesse even as great buildâ—ings endure and subsist by their owne weight as the Poet speaketh Pondere tâ— suo est But I thinke it here as needfull to lay open the great fault imputed to Conâ—stantine dividing the Emâ—pire among his Children whereby of one Empire he made three and withall a memorable diminution of of his authority and forces which part Brutus also played dividing this whole Empire of great Britain among his three Sons of which though two parts afterward namely England Wales were againe in good time united yet Scotland stood till now divided from the rest and the rest from it till God in speciall goodnesse restored to former name and government all into one againe for which Kings Iames may challenge more glory by uniting all into one then Brutus or Constantine dividing it from one and though Constantine the great was counted the glory of Britaine as being borne and made Emperour here yet may that commendation better fit King Iames than Constantine Tu nobiles fecisti Britanias quod illic ortâ— factusque es imperator The Platan tree hath many goodly Branches and boughes and leaves in one body and therefore Xerxes in Herodotus crowned him with a golden Garland doubtlesse there is a deserved glorious garland due to the name of great Britaine bringing forth many goodly boughes and branches like to the faire and well spread Platan tree or rather for the height of his honour like the â—all and goodly Cedar in whom the dreame of Nebuchodonosor hath been verified for he saw a tree in the middest of the earth great and strong whose height reached unto the heaven and the sight thereof to the end of the earth whose leaves were faire and the fruit thereof much Dan. 4. in which was meat for all yea the beasts of the field had shadow under it the fowles of the aire dwell in the boughes thereof and all flesh fed of it But Nebuchodonosor heard also a watch crying out mightily hew downe
together that though there appeare among them and their distinct publique services as in digitis divisio it shall not be ab unitate praecisio And verily the two kingdomes are like two hands warming and enfolding each other continuing two yet in one body where if the right hand challenge more necessary use and service in the body then the left or the left hand more than the right and one not readily yeeld to joyne with the other as is meete the head may in his good pleasure make choice and use of either as in the Romane Story when Tribunes disagreed for chiefest honour Quintus Servilius Consul of much lesse dignity and authority than a King tooke the matter into his owne hands saying Patria Majestas altercationem istam dirimet Here Prudence among Subjects hath need intermeddle with all other vertues and shew the power of union in her selfe where Justice demandeth right fortitude tollerateth what ought be borne temperance reformeth will subdueth anger moderateth passion and represseth ambition and all in unity of obedience coupled together bring forth plentifull fruit for society honour and joy Which thing well pleased Marcus Furius Camillus Dictator of Rome seeing all the Senate and Subjects of Rome not only accord in the common execution of each office for common good of all but willingly and lovingly both highest and meanest to embrace one the other saying that the Common-Weale was flourishing and most happy Si tales viros in magistratu habeat tam concordibus junctos animis parere atque imperare juxta paratos laudemque conferentes potius in medium quam ex communi ad se trahentes whereof the Senate Consuls and Tribunes gave testimony and good proofe when they all submitted all authority to Camillus perswaded in themselves Nec quicquam de majestate sua detractum quod majastati ejus viri concessissent In Britaines union England may not exalt it selfe above Scotland nor Scotland strive against England but both as members of one and the same body under one and the same head ought to have the same care one for the other as if one member suffer all suffer with it and if one be honoured all the members rejoyce with it and as in the Church so in the common-Weale one is my Dove one is my darling shee is the only beloved of her mother and deer to her that bare her so I know there are diversities of gifts and differences of administrations and divers manners of operations in both and God hath set the members of the whole body every one of them severall in the body as it hath pleased him but omnia ab uno ad unum All from one head and to one end Hee that is wise will consider this Qui vero curiosiores sunt quam capatiores quaedam magâ—is contentiose objectanda quam prudenter consideranda esse arbitrantur And now seeing I have waded so far in the union of Britaines English may not mislike that Scottish beare Office among and with them as if they were of a farre Countrey hunting after others Treasures serving the King of Babylon and not as the same Subjects to Hezechias for they are of and for England as we and we of and for Scotland as they and both for both being made one Nay rather we ought desire their society and rejoyce in this community setting before our eyes for example that saying of Austin of the communion of Saints made fellow heires with Christ through the mercy of our good God Deus cum baberet unicum noluit esse unum sed habere fratres And if in humane matters humane examples more move remembring that Scipeo was as glad of his brothers preferment as of his owne and that Castor would not be a god without his brother Pollux but would be only Semideus that his brother might partake with him as is well said Habent oculi in corpore magnum honorem sed minorem haberent si soli essent In the time of Claudius the Emperour when it was consulted that the Senate should bee supplyed with more Senators the Peeres and Nobles of France long before enfranchised free denizens of Rome sought also to participate in honours magistracies and dignities with Romanes and the matter being handled on both sides with great consideration the Romanes alleadged against the French that Italy wanted no sufficient men within it selfe for it selfe And that there was no reason to incorporate others with them who had beene at so deadly hatred and bloody warres against them What no private men not the common People not Strangers but enemies taken into the Senate Was it not counted for a wonder that the Athenians did take onely Anacharsis into their City Would the Lacedemonians admit the Tyrrheni to participate in their honors though they had done them service And had their mothers also Athenian women But the good Emperour replying said to the Senators that he would assume into the Senate of all his Subjects such as he found most worthy of what Countrey soever alledging that his owne Ancestors were descended from the Sabins and made of Nobility and Senate of Rome and that the Iulij were taken from Alba Coruncani from Camerium the Porcij from Tusculum Etruria and Lucania and from all parts of Italy chosen into the Senate And that by this meanes Italy was extended and greatly enlarged so as not onely the people but all their possessions had their dependance upon the state of Rome and grew into one Nation and people of Rome And that a setled state chiefly flourished when the people inhabiting even beyond the River Padus were received into the community of Romane Citizens And lastly that nothing was more hurtfull to the Lacedemonians and Athenians then refusall to encrease the common-weale by accesse of new and other people What Shall not they be admitted because they and Romanes have had deadly feud one against another So the Aequi so the Volsci And yet are now all one and the same people of Rome This forcible speech pierced their hearts and prevailed so as that all submitted their judgement to the Emperours wisedome Which thing I thought good here to remember not forgetting also what Anna said to Dido Quam tu urbem soror hanc cernes quae surgere regna Connubio tali Troum Comitantibus armis Punica se quantis attollet gloria rebus Which if we consider as we should wee cannot then but ingenuously acknowledge that good and praise-worthy was the speech of Paedaretus who uederstanding he was not chosen into the number of the Trecenti who chiefly bare rule said he did glory there were so many his betters in the Common-weale And no lesse commendable was his saying who wished hee could raise froÌ„ the dead many moe such excellent Citizens as Quintus Fabius well advertised Titus Octacilius Nec tu id indignari possis aliquem in civitate Romana meliorem haberi quam te Doubtlesse the Common-Weale is more happy and doth there