Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	justice_n	prudence_n	temperance_n	1,847	5	10.3903	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03229	Londini emporia, or Londons mercatura Exprest in sundry triumphs, pageants and showes, at the inauguration of the Right Honorable Ralph Freeman into the Maiorty of the famous and farre renowned citty London. All the charge and expence of the laborious proiects, both by water and land, being the sole vndertaking of the Right Worshipfull Company of the Cloath-Workers, written by Thomas Heyvvood.	Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.	1633 (1633)	STC 13348; ESTC S106210	9,313	20

still boasts in the'Auncient Poets road So vsefull pr●oue or make so fine a threed With ours low pris'd because not counted rare No remote Climat's able to compare It is that onely Marchand Zewhich brings All nouels wanting heere euen forreigne Kings Haue thought themselues Rich Habited to haue worne Such Cloath as for the commonnesse we scorne Oh blesse then our increase those that haue been I' th Worlds remote parts and strange Nations seene For want of Cloath find them goe naked there Yet men like vs and the same Image beare Make much Sir of your great Charge 't is not mine Y' are the true Shepheard I my place resigns THe second Show by Land presented in the vpper end of Cheape-side is a Ship most proper to the Trade of Merchant-aduenturers neither know I whom more aptly to imploy as Pilot therein then Mercury whom the Poets feigne not onely to be Diactorus or Internuntius betwixt the gods and men as also the Leader of the Graces the Inuenter of Wrestling the Deuiser of Letters the Patron of Eloquence c. From whence hee hath sundry attributes and denominations conferr'd vpon him but he is also termed the god of Barter buying selling and com●merce in all Merchandise whatsoeuer Wee reade of two onely imployd by the gods in Embassie vnto men namely Iris and Mercury The difference betwixt their imployments is that Iris for the most part commanded by Iun● as being her chiefe Attendant and neuer by the rest of the gods vnless● to fore-tell Warre Famine Pestilence or some strange Disaster And Mercury was negotiated but in sports pastimes marriage Feasts sollemne meetings Showes Ouations Triumphs spectacles of the like nature and therefore more proper to this Dayes imployment He is figured like a young man fresh coloured and beardlesse In his right hand holding a Golden Purse in his left a Caduzcaem a Rod with two Snakes twined and internoded about it their Heads meeting at the top and their Tayles at the bottome which the Aegyptians held to be an Embleame of Peace and in ancient dayes Great men imployde in the affaires of State or forreigne Embassies boare such Staues from whence they were called Caducaeatores Hee weares Wings vpon his Hat and Heeles intimating his Celerity and behinde him stands a Cocke denoting his Vigilancy so much for the person I come now to his Speech Mercuries Speech I Mercury the Patrone of all Trade Of Trafficke and Commerce am this day made A speaker from the Gods for my quicke motion Can sayle as well vpon the Land as Ocean And who the Merchant better can assure Then Mercury the Lord of Mercature To you this Day with state and power indow'd Whose winged Ships all forreigne Seas haue plow'd And mauger surge gust or tempestuous flawe Discouered what our Pole-starre neuer saw They from cold Arctos to the burning Zone Haue washt their keeles to find out lands vnknowne Crossing the Boreal and the Australl lynes To view the set and rise of all the Signes To you whose Factors in both Indies lye The East and West all parts both farre and nye 〈…〉 vp then downe the Volga steere To k●●● i● Musco what is che●pe or deere And wh●● Hespe●i●n Tagu● can affoord To 〈◊〉 this noble Island take ab●●rd There 's nothing the braue Persian can ●old rare Bu● his her brought by your great Cost and Care The potent Turke although in faith aduerse I● p●●●d th●● he with England can commerce What Genoua Luca Florence Naples yeeldes What growes or 's found through all the Latian fields What is in China Greece or Ormous sold That Diamond worthy to be set in Gold For Norway Danske France Spaine the Netherlands What 's best in them comes frequent to our h●●ds And for transportage of some surplus ware Our owne wants furnisht what we best can spare No rarity for profit or for pleasure But brought to vs in an abundant measure To this braue Isle by Neptune moared round You giue a Wall not fixt on any ground But mouing 'tweene the Ocean and the Ayre Which as you build 〈◊〉 yearely you repayre And though a woodden Fabricke so well knit That should inua●●●● force once menace it With loud voic't Thunder mixt with Sulpherous flame 'T would f●●ke or send them backe with feare and shame Graue Sir 〈…〉 you neede To follow now then him whom you succeede● Next on your Motto thinke so happy prooue Let yo●● 〈◊〉 be in him that reignes aboue THe third Show by Land is a Modell deuised for sport to humour the throng who come rather to see then to heare And without some such intrude● Anti-maske many who carry their eares in their eyes will not sticke to say● I will not giue a pinne for the Show Since therefore it consists onely in motion agitation and action and these expressed to the life being apparently visible to all in vaine should I imploy a speaker where I presuppose all his words would be drown'd in noyse and laughter I therefore passe to the fourth and last Which is a curious and neately framed Architect beautified with many proper and becomming Ornaments bearing th● Title of The Bower of Blisse An Embleame of that future Happinesse which not onely all iust and vpright Magistrates but euery good man of what condition or quality soeuer in the course of his life especially aimeth at I dwell not on the description thereof I will onely illustrate the purpose for the which it was intended This Pageant is adorned with foure persons which represent the foure Cardinall vertues which are behoouefull vnto all who enter into any eminent place or Office Prudence Temperance Iustice and Fortitude which are so concatinated amongst themselues that the one cannot subsist without the other The first Prudence Reformeth Abuses past ordreth affaires present and fore-seeth dangers future Further as Cicero obserues Iustice without Prudence is resolu'd into Cruelty Temperance into Fury Fortitude into Tyranny Next Temperance which as Hermes sayth is Rich in losses Confident in perills Prudent in assaults and happy in it selfe As a man cannot be Temporate vnlesse he be Prudent so none can be truely valiant vnlesse he be Temperate neyther can Iustice exist without Temperance since no man can be truely iust who hath not his brest free from all purturbations Then Iustice which according to Cicero is the badge of Vertue the staffe of Peace the maintenance of Honour Moreouer Iustice and Order are the preseruers of the Worlds peace the iust Magistrate is in his word Faithfull in his thought sincere in his heart Vpright without ●eare of any but God and his Prince without hate of any but the wicked and irregular Last Fortitude which as Epictetus obserues is the companion of Iustice and neuer contendeth but in Rrighteous Actions it contemneth Perill despiseth Calamities and conquers Death briefely Fortitude without Pr●dence is but Rashnes Prudence without Iustice is but Craftines Iuststice without Temperanc● but Tyrany Temperance without Fortitude

but Folly Amongst the rest of the Persons placed in this structure are the three Theologicall Vertues Faith Hope and Charity as hand-maides attending to conduct all such pious and religious Magistrates the way to the caelestiall Bower of Blisse of which this is but a meere representation and ●igne who ayme at that Glorious Place leaft they anyway deuiate from the true path that leadeth vnto it I proceede to the Speech Prudence the Speaker GRaue Praetor with your Censors Sheriffes elected And now in place it is from you expected That hauing your Authority from Kings And many hundred yeares since all such things As Custome by Time strengthned hath made good You should maintaine withall your liuelyhood Which that you will performe we doubt the lesse When we consider who 's your patronesse The Holy and blest Virgin further this Fabricke before you plac't The Bower of blisse If we to greater lesse things may compare These present but the petty Symbols are Of what is future for bare Prudence here P●●t and confin'd in humane knowledge there Shall be reduc't to Wisedome that 's Diuine Tempe●ance which is bare Abstinence shall shine In clarity immaculate Iustice which Oft swayes the Ballance so that to the Rich It most inclines shall by an equall Scale Lea●ing nor this nor that way so preuaile That Right in glorious Star-wreaths shal be crown'd And Iniury in tenebrous Lethe drownd Braue Fortitude which chiefely doth subsist In opposition of the Antigonist Whether that hee the Bodies mortall state Seeke to supplant or Soule in●idiate Shall stand impugnable and thenceforth be Fin'd and repur'd to all Eternity When you arriue at yo● Caelestiall Tower Which aptly may be titled FRE●MANS Bower The way to finde which through these vertues lies Call'd Cardinal The stepps by which to rise These Graces shewe Faith Hope and Loue attend you Who on their vnseene wings shall soone ascend you These when all Earths pompe ●a●les your prayers shal bring Where Saints and Angels Haleluiahs sing I cannot without iust taxation of ingratitude omit to speake something of this Worshipfull company of the Cloath Workers at whose sole charge the Tryumphs of this day were celebrated for the Master the Wardens and the Committi chosen to see all things accomodated for this busines then in motion I cannot but much commend both for their affabillity and courtesie especially vnto my selfe being at that time to them all a meere stranger who when I read my then vnperfect Papers were as able to iudge of them as attentiuely to heare them and rather iudicially considering all things then nicely carping at any thing as willing to haue them furthered for his honour to whom they are dedicate as carefull to see them performed to their owne reputation and credit in both which there was wanting in them neyther incouragement nor bounty and as they were vnwilling in any vaine glory to shew new presidents to such that should succeede them so they were loath out of parsimony to come short of any who went before them lesse I could not speake in modesty and more I forbeare to vtter least I might incurre the imputation of flattery I come now to the twelue celestiall Signes which may aptly be applied vnto the twelue Moneths during the Lord Mayors gouernment The Speech at Night SLeepe may you soundly Sir to morrow prest To a yeares trouble for this one nights rest In which may Starres and Planits all conspire To warme you so by their celestiall Fire Aries whose Gold-Fleece Greece doth so renowne May both inrich you and this Glorious ●owne That Taurus in your strength may so appeare You this great wieght may on your Shoulders beare That the two Twins the Mothers blest increase May in this Citty still continue peace That Cancer who incites to hate and spleene May not in your faire Gouernment be seene That Leo waiting on your iudgement seate May moderate his rage and scorching heate That the Celestiall Maide may you aduice Virgins and Orphans still to patronize And rather then your iustice heere should faile Libra no more be seene with Golden scale And that the Scorpions sting may be so charm'd The poore may not be wrong'd nor innocent harm'd That Chirons bent bow so may guide your will You may still aime but neuer shoot to kill And Capricorne though all things said to dare Though he haue power yet may haue will to spare That as Aquarius doth his water power You may your goodnes on this Citty shower Pisces the last of Twelue the Feete they guide From Head to Foot O may you so prouide I conclude with the excellent Artist Mr. Gerald Chrismas whose worth being not to be questioned as a prime Master in his profession I am of opinion that there is not any about the towne who can goe beyond him of whom I may boldly speake that as Art is an helpe to nature so his experience ●s and hath beene an extention to the tryall and perfection of Art therefore let euery man in his way striue to be eminent according to that of Ouid. 2 De pont Artibus ingenuis quaesita est gloria multis FINIS Lib. 〈…〉 〈◊〉 lib. 1 ● 1. Show water 〈◊〉 Riuer ●●at this ●●ne clin●●g by sun●●● water●●gines To Stanes vpward an● downe to Lee the L. Maior com●mandeth the Thames ●he first ●how by ●and ●he second ●how by ●and Bowin● the Lo●● Maio● Compa●● Motto 〈◊〉 trust 〈◊〉 God 〈◊〉 ●hird 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 The Show Land Gemini Virgo