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war_n	civil_a	france_n	scotland_n	5,728	5	11.0082	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20677	Encouragments for the vvarres of France to excitate and induce all generous minded and heroick noble-men, gallant gentlemen, and couragious souldiers, who vnder the conduct and regiment of the most martiall and magnanimous Lord the Earle of Mortoun are worthilie disposed to serue our King His Most Sacred Maiestie in France / by William Douglasse North-Britaine.	Douglas, William, Earl of Morton, 1582-1650.	1627 (1627)	STC 7075; ESTC S778	5,646	18

that League must prejudiciall bee ' Gainst English in one Ile who natiues are Since aide of French stood in vncertaintie Of Elementes vnconstant wind and Sea Time hath confirmde Colmannus counsell good Who ' gainst this League his speeches did propone Spent by the Scotts what speates of bravest blood In fending France whiles English them oppone Abroad in France at home in Britannie What bravest Scots did in that quarrell die Were French e're since victors in any Warre Wherein not Scots did chiefest credit carrie To English braue since French inferiour farre In valour worth in matters militarie So long with them beene at such deepe debate Were not for Scots vndone long since their state The English Archers so by the French were fearde Whiles Edward the blacke Prince who praisde so much Through most of France his statelie Trophies rierde With his victorious troupes wrought matters such That numbers small of his with easie toyle Whole Myriads of feeble French would foyle If not impeded by those ciuill jarres And by the Martiall Scots wel-knowne might What valiantly was wonne by them in Warres And what they did possesse by Normand right The worthie English in Celticke Diadame Vnto this day had still maintainde the same Now Warres of Lancaster and Yorke are done And both the Roses well long since are joynde And Scotland now and England all in one Vnder one King are happilie conjoynde Vnit in boundes in bodies mindes and loue Gainst all the Worlde invincible to prooue Since then the French most madde in their intent Hath incitate our most couragious King That for reuenge and for their ruine bent Deserued warres doth duelie ' gainst them bring And by his generall braue Buckinghame He hath begun their fronters for to tame It is full time for Scots for to concurre And by their Kings and Englands injurie Vnto their proper splene to bee a spurre And ' gainst the French for to encrease their furie That Archers of the Corps so long neglected Nor is our gens d'armes as due respected Nor haue they kept in minde that League so old Nor dueties done to them which were so great Into their histories not wee inrolde The actions of the Scots doth not entreat Our deedes in France both recent and of old By Forrainers not by the French or told How can the Scots forget in ages all In latest times their great ingratitude Since God this Land from errours did recall Resaued heere pretending much our gude Since that our Queene of Scotland onlie heir In France espoused to their Dolphine their When they as Friends had seazed in their hand Our Fortresses and strengths of importance They much opprest the people of this Land And euerie where as victors did advance Badlie for Soule and bodies ruine bent Did use tyrannicall gouernement Which Tyrannie had longer heere indurde If English we not meriting so much With strongest troupes to hardnesse all inurde Had not them forcde to composition such That soone they left the limites of this Land For which to England yet wee obligde stand Then Martiall Mortoun with thy Men at armes Like thy Ancestors worthilie aduance Let to thy Foes notorious bee their harmes By Douglasse Name sounded againe throught France That they who French wont to defend before Now of their spoiles and victories may glore As in the Warres of Scots by oldest right The Vanguard to the Douglasse did belong So first of Scots against the French to fight Leade thou our trained troupes their lands along That ancient valour which in ages old May now againe reviue in Douglasse bold Two Douglasse Earles their valour this proeur'de In Turoues Dukedome were worthilie invest Which yet their successours if not injurde Vnto this day had still the same possest Since thou hast right from thy ancestors race Let now thy Sword thee in Possession place Right Gallant Guilliam King Achaius Brother Transported first fiue Thousand Scotts to France As wise and valiant he as any other With Lillies first the Lyon did advance For rare exployts right fast his fame did flie Through Flanders France through Spaine and Italie Most famous Florence was by him restorde By cruell Gothes when brought to great decay With Monuments and buildings braue decorde Which keepes in minde his name vnto this day And yet respects the Scots with Honoures hie Since they restorers of their libertie So valiant William of statelie Douglasse stemme Is now the first into thir sturring times Gallants transportes from Scotlands Diademe To conquesse and to kepee those Celtick climes The bloody heart with Lyon to erect King Charles Foes with terrour to correct That hee in France may possiblie repeat Those Provinces which doe him to belong Since he as heire to conquering William great Deprivde of Normandie receiues great wrong By and attoure his right and greatest claime To all the rest of Celticke Diademe Hee is the Man to whom the mates of Mars Directed hath the drift of their designes His Grandour chiefest end of wished Warres He highest aime whom hope to most assignes That tru elie him we Charles the great may see Greater nor Charles the great or fifth to bee For shall wee not expect to be compleat What prophesied by sacred Sibill Songs In Gods owne time he 'le raise some man of Spreit To free his Church and vindicate their wrongs The Antichrist with all his cursed crew The tyran Turke the Lord in Hell will spew And is there one from east to occident A Potent Prince so for this purpose meete As is King Charles our Monarche eminent In whom those Prophesies shall bee compleet That so Gods Saintes enjoy may libertie Hence by his Sworde from proud oppressours free So then it restes for all that seeke renowne With their braue King concurre in such a quarrell His old vnconquered Caledonian Crowne For such pretence they will refuse no perrell Invincible they will their courage show That all the Worlde may still their courage know FINIS An Acrostiche or Alphabeticall Sonnet to the said Noble Earle VVyse valiant vertuous Worlds admired worth In courtesie and courage next to none Loved of all heroike heart goe foorth Let armes aduance thy old Ancestoures Throne In our vnconquerde soill at of this one As many good was ere of any Name Mars had not else foure hundreth yeares by gone Doubled the Douglasse still augmenting Fame Or was the Vandgard euer lost with shame Whereas chiefe Chiftaine Douglasse did appeare Grand honour of the royall Diadame Loe for their woethin Parliament they beare And yet more praise expects of thee alone Since seldome God gaue vertue More to one An Echo resounding and answering to the same purpose COme Echo canst thou answere to my call E. all What votes thou to this Earles brave adventer E. enter Will thou stand good then for all future euill E. I will But what all future chances are vncertaine E. Certaine Who then doth know mens afterward estates F. Fates And cannot their presages faile for euer E. never Who doth inspire them God from Heauen hic E. eaven he VVhat shall the Earle of his paines exonor E. honor And since he goes what shall he bring againe E. Gaine VVhat gaine For by long time Fame will decay E. nay Shall none forget to memorate this voage E. no age Then who is fitte to conquere such a Pearle E a Earle And who bee's Master of this matchles Fortoun E. Mortoun Quod Galli arctissima jamdiu cum Scotis necessitudine neglecta pactisque violatis stristissimis antiquissimis Scotiam iustissime contra seipsos armarunt Carmen Elegiacum TEmporibus priscis fulsit victoria Gallis Vllene quae Scotis non fuit auxiliis Mirum igitur Gallos vincendos milite Scoto Victores toties milite Scotigeno Nempe sui nostro cum regno faedris icti immemores fragilem nunc violasse fidem Constat ut in Celtis nō sunt data praemia nostris Debita nec laus nec gloria militibus Quid referam Fratres Anglos cum classe retentos Quid referam oppressos Relligione pios Quid Cereris sacrum arcanae puerilibus ausis Vulgatum memorem spretaque connubia Carolus ille ergo noster regum editus alto Gallorum Anglorum Scotigenumque satu Normannaeque ducis qui longa ab origine Gentis Ius certum in Celtas nunc habet imperij Armis accinctus justis hic Carolus ensem distrinxit justum justaque bell a movet Vindicet vt fraudes vt debita forte reposcat sceptra utque oppressos subleues ense pios FINIS Quod Nobilissimus Mortoniae Comes ex antiquissima Invictissima Douglasiorum Familia cujus majores toties Gallis opem temporibus aerumnosis tulerunt nunc in Gallos ex Scotia primus milites ducat SI qui de nostris vnquam meruere camaeuis Vel si vnquam Musae quid potuere meae An non te quem prima decent praeconia laudis Carmine nunc celebret Calliopeia mea Tune ille antiqui magna de stirpe Douglassi Regis ut patriae raptus amore tuae Prima Caledoniae qui primus belliger infers In Francos meritis arma petita suis Qui regem Patriamque tuam virtutibus ornas Exuperas proavos qui probitate pios Tanta tua baec virtus nostr● bene nota Monarchae te facit astrigeras Martis adire Domos Tanta tua boec virtus regali milite structum mittit te ad Trojam major Achille novam Te duce longinquos quis non percurrat ad Indos Succinctus gladio jussa subire tua Hostis imo armatas procedentem ante catervas Si te tam validum viderit ire ducem Non modo terga dabit sed ter verba baec geminabit Heu cum Scotigenis venit ad arma Deus Qualis vt aethereis si Iuppiter esset in armis qualis et in castris Mars foret ipse suis Talis eris dum bella gerens sub imagine Martis structus eris clypeo tu Iove nate tuo Marte igitur part●s qui diu latuere triumphos Nomini ut patriae tute repone tuae FINIS Anagr.