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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04436	On the death of the illustrious David Earle of Wemyss, &c. One of the most honourable lords of his Majesties Privy Council. Elegie.	Murray, Mungo, 17th cent.	1679 (1679)	Wing M3110; ESTC R180801	994	1

On the DEATH of the ILLUSTRIOUS DAVID EARLE of WEMYSS c. One of the most Honourable Lords of His Majesties Privy Council ELEGIE AS Great Men do their Vassals charge and call Them to attend anothers Funerall Neptune bids Triton warn each Christal-Spring A Floud of Tears into Forths-Firth to bring To wait His murmuring Tydes upon Wemys Shore That Noble Earles Death still to deplore Whose Hollow-Rockie-Caves with Eccho's may Teach Swans to weep in an unwonted way And Rampant-Lyons hence to roar with Grief Their Lord and Master is bereav'd of Life Each Navigator sails Fifes pleasant Coast To moan the Anchor of their hope is lost For whom built Peer and Harbour safe and sure No raging storm can Shipping there injure But all this nothing to those Sorrows that Of which this Kingdom must participat King Nobles Gentry Clergy most concern'd A braver Subject Monarch ne're govern'd Wish'd that his Soveraigns-Crowns in concord flourish And Heav'ns good-success all His Projects cherish Whose and the Publique's safety did desire Free from all Plots Rebellion can conspire Straight Loyal-Rule to States-men of the Land How to Obey and likewise to Command From Passion free unto sound Council prone Rich'd with the Wisdom of a Solomon Promotion and Seditious wayes did hate Endeavour'd rather to be Good than Great Court Parasitick flatteries did scorn By whom Truth and Integrity were born To Law and Gospel Zealous Constant Friend Religious VVorship in the Church maintain'd Faith justify'd with unfaign'd Charity The Luckie H 〈…〉 Liberality In Virtuous Actions all the Age excell'd At VVork a Thousand Souls daily upheld Gave Colledges Schools Artists and each Muse Incouragement Their Genious to use Augustian Sp'rit yet of Meek humble mind The Worlds best Breeding by Thee was refin'd Renowned Fame of whom can well report More Hospitable ne're kept Princely Court Fraughted with Courage and Mag'nimity Honour'd all Orders of Nobility In Converse Mirthful Jovial and Sweet VVith Clemency made Mercy Justice meet With Coal and Salt enrich'd Thy Countrey more Then all the Traffiquers for Indian Ore As Boas did His Family o'resee Thy Beasts were fatned by the Masters eye In whose affairs were nothing wrong that went Whom Tenents Servants ever may lament Brag'd not of Blood as many now-a-days Though from M cduff Fifes Thane Thine did arise In Matching and Alliance did digress Ne're from the splendor of his worthiness Sad Pryzless loss to Name its ancient Chief Thereto shew friendship beyond all belief As Scripture tells Joseph of Husbands best And Isaac the most loving do attest Of Noble Wemys may future times record The best of Husbands and most loving Lord Thy Deathless Praise spread through the Univers As is Thy Merit can no Pen express Full sixty nine years lustre lent this Clyme In all whose Days most Peaceful free of Cryme Hence call'd to Heav'n to have eternal Rule David Earl of Wemyss Anagram