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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03784	The historie of Edward the Second, surnamed Carnarvan, one of our English kings together with the fatall down-fall of his two vnfortunate favorites Gaveston and Spencer : now published by the author thereof, according to the true originall copie, and purged from those foule errors and corruptions, wherewith that spurious and surreptitious peece, which lately came forth vnder the same tytle, was too much defiled and deformed : with the addition of some other observations both of vse and ornament / by F.H. knight.	Hubert, Francis, Sir, d. 1629.	1629 (1629)	STC 13901; ESTC S122596	77,301	183

Building on that which former times did square O let it not be thought to derogate From thy perfections admirably rare If I some errours of these Times declare Since neuer State was so precisely good But faults haue scap'd which could not be with stood 11 For men are not like God compleat divine Whom neither passions moue nor errors blind Who is not limited with any time Nor tyde to meanes nor into place confin'd But free in all no counter checke doth find To contradict the least part of his will But worketh all in all and nothing Ill. 12 Whereas our humaine actions all are mixt Men liue in motion so doe theyr designes Nothing is simply good or firmely fix'd All haue defects Nature it selfe declines Darknes oft clouds the clearest Sun that shines Our purest streames are not without their mud And we mistake what oft we take for good 13 Besides Kings needs must see with others Eyes From whence mistakings cānot choose but spring And when the offence from Error doth arise Why should men cast the Enuie on the King And not on those that mis-informe the thing It is the gall most banes the Kingly throne That of his faults the least part is his owne 14 For hee him-selfe is blamelesse oft God knowes Except it bee because hee doth not know The noted Scandals that arise from those On whom hee doth his fauours most bestow Which they abusing discontents may grow Against the Prince though not deseruing them So apt wee are eu'n Goodnes to condemne 15 Nor must we with a blacking Coale streight brand A Prince or State because of some defect Who can be free from Sulley if so scan'd But that same Prince or State deserues respect Whose actions doe in generall affect And ayme at good for in particulers None can be so compleat but often erres 16 And much they are deceiu'd that thinke to find A State without some blemish or a staine Conceit may cast Ideas in the mind And forge strange formes in th'inuentiue braine But States consist of men and men retaine One natiue badge which vnto all doth cleaue That is to be deceiu'd and to deceiue 17 It is the sole Prerogatiue of Heau'n Not to be tainted with the smallest error But that Immunitie was neuer giu'n To Earth wise Soloman be thou the mirrour Where all may see their frailties euen with terror Thou mouing in perfections higest Spheare Fell from thy orbe who hath not cause to feare 18 The Warlike Trumpet sounding to the fight Commands the hearing more then doth the Reed Each eye is fixed on the Eagles flight When little Wrens deserue not any heed The greatest men shall haue the greatest meed Marke who so list and they shall find it try'd That all mens eares to Princes tongus are ty'd 19 Then let the world attend King Edwards words The second Edwards matter fit for moane Whose smiles gaue life whose frownes did wound like swords Whilst he did sit vpō the Kingly throne Nor minded now nor moan'd by any One. So time we see cuts down with fatall blow As wel proud oakes as humble shrubs below 20 Imagine with your selues you see him come From forth the deep darke Cauernes of the earth Starued and pin'd Nothing but skin and bone In Princely plentie suffering want and dearth As naked as an Infant at his birth So pinching need doth pluck what Pride did plant And wastfull Ryot is repay'd with want 21 And thus p●ore Prince begins his tragick plaint Am I the same that was first Edwards Sonne By Nature borne to liue without restraint Were there for me so many Trophies wonne By Long-shanks and such great atchiuements done I am the same and he so great did leaue me As none I thought of Greatnes could bereaue me 22 But now I find by proofe that One there is And well it is that there is such an One Who is not hood winckt vnto our amisse And he can pull vs from our Kingly Throne For all our Guards our Forts our walles of ●●one Know King how great-soeuer that thou be The King of Kings still ruleth ouer thee 23 Thou do'st command on Earth well be it so That Earth which thou cōmand'st his foot-stoole is Thy power but reacheth things that are below Heau'n Earth and Hell are subiect vnto his Th' Infernall Agents and the spirits of blisse His Seruants are to execute his will What wants nor might nor means to punish Ill. 24 I know that Nature apt to ouer-weene May easily straine a Prince his thoughts to high I know it is and euermore hath beene A common course to flatter Maiestie Greatnesse is apt to sinne in surcudrie Yet thogh like Hils we ouer-look low grounds All vertuous Kings doe know they haue their bounds 25 And therefore though we haue Prerogatiues Yet there are certaine limits to the same Which keepes not Kings from being Superlatiue● To sway as Gods-Lieue-tenants this faire frame And those Aspirers merit death and shame That doe repine against those supreame powers Whom God hath made his vnderlings not ours 26 Yet grant their State free from coerciue force That giues not lawlesse libertie in all Kings must obserue a just and rightfull course God is their King by whom they stand or fall Who all their acts to strickt acccount will call Besides their Oath their vertue their Renown● Are Diamantine chaines to tye a Crowne 27 And such as are not mou'd with these respects But make their power to serue their will in all Leaue them to God who ruine sand erects Sets vp a Dauid and puls downe a Saul Hee prospers Houses rise he frownes they fall 'T is not discents nor fortune force nor fate But God supports and God supplants a State 28 Nine Kings had raigned since the Conquest here Whom I succeeded in a rightfull line My Father all domesticke tumults clere Did warre and win in fruitfull Palestine This Northerne Sunne eu'n to the East did shine The French were fearfull hearing but his name French Scots and Turkes aeternized his fame 29 No Realme but did resound first Edwards praise No praise was euer wonne with more deserts And no deserts though great could counterpoise Much lesse out-balance his Heroyicke Parts Mars taught him Armes the Muses taught him Arts Whereby so great he grew that might there bee A Ioue on Earth that earthly Ioue was he 30 A King may leaue his name vnto his Sonne But to his Sonne no King can leaue his nature In outward forme and shape they may seeme one Hi● posture speech his Countenance and feature May make the Son be thoght the selfsame creature 'T is true in face Sonnes may be like their Sires But faces like haue oft vnlike desires 31 For why our Bodies made of humaine seed Resemble them whose matter was our making Yea so farre forth as often times we read Of many griefes hereditarie taking First roote from Parents loines and not forsaking Their Issues issue vntill many Ages To wofull masters most