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The emblem of our King. And of the Scots and English Parliaments : a poem. / By a well wisher to King, and Parliaments.
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The Emblem of Our KING And of the SCOTS and ENGLISH PARLIAMENTS A POEM Dulce et Decorum est pro Patriâ mori Horatius By a well Wisher to King and Parliaments Regum timendorum in proprios greges Reges in ipsos Imperium est Jovis Horatius Ecce silet Maris unda silent et flamina venti Haud tamen intra nostra silent precordia curae Theocritus Honor fugacem perseqâ—â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 Fugit sequacem si fugis occupat Ut Umbra venantesque ludit Niliacâ Crocodilus alga Hermanus Hugo Vive Vale si quid novisti rectius istis Candidus imperti si non his utere mecum Horatius EDINBURGH Printed by John Reid 1700. The PROEMIUM OR INTRODUCTION 1 IF King 's by Birth and Right do not mantain Their Crowns and Scepters and by Love do Reign If David Saul or Solomon did Sway Their Scepters by their Subjects word obey And not by the Decree of GOD alone Let Angles Call Three Parliaments in One. 2 N Nothing is found in Scripture to Defend Or yet a Shaddow to this Thame extend That Kings be Govern'd by a Parliament Except a Council given us be of Trent For Samuel surely by GOD's sure Decree Anointed Saul a Monarch for to be 3 G Goodness alone of Love and Charitie And great Compassion mov'd the Trinity To come from their Abyss of Happiness And make the Fabrick of this Universe Who could have liv'd perpetually in Bliss Without our Praises or a ficunt born Wish 4 R Rich was this Love of GOD the Blessed Three But our Redemption by Immanuel see The first to wit Creation was but Love The second only the Extent doth prove A third then take with you a Noah's Race How Providence Governs all here by Grace 5 A At last shall I Commemorate Christ's Death Who dy'd upon a Cross for Mortal Breath Who took upon him our Mortalitie And was an Emblem of Humilitie Who sin excepted paralleled a Man In likeness yet in Graces bore the Van. 6 T This GOD has kept His Church from Peter's time In Chains of Gold most perfect through the Rhene And France and Rome and Flanders Germanie Do Harbour Papists to a vast degree Yet Scotland England Ireland do possess St John's Religion free of Munick Mass 7 I Ingratitude by all Men hatted be To whom next unto GOD our Libertie Doth Scotland England and Old Ireland to But unto Great King William humbly ow Let Thanks to GOD and Honour to the King Our Parliaments and our Assemblies Sing 8 T Then let the King his Majesty Condole The loss of our Great Northern Artick Pole Our Caledonian and our Albion Fleet And come and view how Scotland now doth weep For Providence's Procedure ' gainst the Trade Whose rising would have made thy Subjects glad 9 U Unto Despair Poor SCOTLAND fainteth now And longs to see thy MAJESTY to do It Right and Justice in a Purer-Sense Than Faint-Addresses sent with Reverence Since no Petitions by Our COMPANIE Could move the Angles with SCOTS to agree 10 D Danger and Loss and Grief and Fear prevail Of DARIEN TRADE of Our St. Andrews Sail Of Edinburghs-Burning and Kirk Registers Of Parliament's Adjournments are Our Cares Come Noble Hero most Illustrious KING Sail o're the Main and take a Turtles-Wing 11 E Except thy yet more Pressing-hot Affairs Detain Thee not in Holland Loo thy Fears Come down to SCOTLAND and be Crowned here Let no Advice Suspend Thee nor a Tear But come like Alexander kind Serene Thy MAJESTIE and Court we 'll Entertain SCOTLANDS first Address to the KING IF I had Clouds and could the same Preserve Nothing from Fears should cause my Motion Swerve Grant me the Treasures of the Main to keep Rich Floods of Tears will Testifie I Weep And shall my Grief be Quarrellous or Mute To Pray to GOD who sees me Destitute If little shows my Face my Minds intent Then Smile when Griev'd when Pleas'd I will Lament Unless my Groans my Sighs and Tears the KING Dispell and Cause our Cities Bells to Ring Enter my Sorrows now and mount the Wing Scotland's or Affrica Companys second Address to the King IF it be Vain Our Losses to Deplore Now Tears are empty let us Weep no more Go tell thy KING thy Mind and thy Desire Reason the Matter Charity 'll inspire A Gen'rous Soul to listen hear and say Thy Modest Sute ADDRESSES well obey If it be Vain thy other Pains to tell Till Thy Address with Mounting Wings can Sail Under Thy Cover Shelter thou thine Head Deny to Speak but look as Thou were Dead Except Thy Wounds a PARLIAMENT Remeid Scotland's or African-Company's Third and last Address to His Majesty presented by the Lord Ross and others IF all my Suffrings no Compassion move Nor yet perswade the Angles Us to Love Good GOD Protect us KING and Parliament Recoile O SCOTLAND View thy Banishment Ah! if Our Sorrows had a Parallel Taught by Example I should bear them well If my base Slav'ry is alone my Blame Then less to be Bewail'd with Tears than shame Under this Toke by Magick am I bound Do Sun Moon Stars in Circle go the Round Except I Move and Act I 'le gain no Ground A DIALOGUE Betwixt KING House of PEERS the PARLIAMFNT and House of COMMONS called Burrows by the Author KInd Council Peers and Parliament You see I 'm Deafed with Sighs of Scotland's Miserie Now solve me where to fix my Doubtfull Love Grant me my Wish or let my Pity Move PRince King Dread Soveraign Monarch of our Lands And sole Protector of Our Hearts and Hands Reason Religion Faith Love Charitie Ly hid to England if it lose Pietie If we can ne're Embrace Scots in our Arms And ne're be darted by their Wounds and Charms Must generous England ever Soar above Extreamly silent and yet ardent Love No surely let the King grant their Request That kind led Fires of Love within our Breast BEnign Kind Monarch of our Lands and Hearts Unto thy Goodness we ow Trade and Arts Religion freedom from the Mass and Charm Rising from four pound Proselyts to harm Oh! come and view our Citys Crown thy self Why we be Loyal though we have no Wealth Scotland's poor soil will not prejudge thy Health The Authors Wish or Desiderium Desires are faint yet Languishing they be Ev'n when posses'd they cannot satisfie Sorrow and Fear torment the Soul by turns If both concur behold the Fever burns Distance and Absence may retard our Love Ev'n present Joy our Constancie doth prove Reason and Wit a kindly Sympathie Indu'd with Love also with Charity Under my Cross or Comfort shall excell More then they who like China proudly swell FINIS