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A13469	A liuing sadnes, in duty consecrated to the immortal memory of our late deceased albe-loued soueraigne Lord, the peereles paragon of princes, Iames, king of great Brittaine, France and Ireland Who departed this life at his mannour of Theobalds, on Sunday last, the 27. of March, 1625.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1625 (1625)	STC 23772A; ESTC S113529	5,580	17

A Liuing Sadnes In Duty consecrated to the Immortall memory of our late Deceased albe-loued Soueraigne Lord The Peereles Paragon of Princes IAMES King of great Brittaine France and Ireland Who departed this Life at his Mannour of Theobalds on Sunday last the 27. of March 1625. London Printed by E. All-de for H. Gosson TO THE MOST HIGH AND PVISSANT PRINCE CHARLES by the Grace of God the first of that Name and second Monarch of the whole Iland of Great BRITTAINE His vndoubted Royalties being vnited vnder one and the same his most glorious Crowne the Kingdoms of England Scotland France and Ireland Gods Immediate Vice-Gerent Supreame head of all Persons and Defender of the true ancient Christian Faith in these his Empires and Dominions MOst Mighty Monarch of this mourning Land Vpon the Knees of my submissiue minde I begge Acceptance at your Royall hand That my Lamenting Muse may fauour finde My Gracious Master was so good so kinde So iust so much-beloued neare and farre Which generally did Loue and Duty binde From all and from me in particular But as your Maiesty vndoubted are The Heyre vnto his Vertues and his Crowne I pray that whether HEAVEN send Peace or War You likewise may inherit his Renowne And as Death strucke his Earthly Glory downe Left you in Maiestie and mourning Chiefe Yet through the World apparently 't is knowne Your Sorrow is an vniuersall Griefe Let this recomfort then your Princely heart That in this Duty all men beares a part Your Maiesties most humble and obedient Subject and Seruant IOHN TAYLOR YOV Gushing Torrents of my Teare-drown'd eyes Sad Partners of my hearts Calamities Tempesteous Sighs like windes in Prison Pent Which wanting vent my grieued soule hath Rent Deepe wounding Grones Companions of vnrest Thronges from the Bottome of my Care-Craz'd Brest You three Continuall fellowes of my mones My Brinish Teares Sad sighes Pondrous Grones I doe entreate you neuer to depart But be the true Assistants of my heart In this Great Sorrow that my Trembling Quill Describes which doth our land with mourning fill Ah Death could nought thy hunger satisfie But thou must Glut thy selfe with Maiestie Could nothing thy Insatiate thirst Restraine But Royall Blood of our Dread Soueraigne In this thy spight exceedes beyond all Boundes And at one Blow 3. kingdomes filld'st with wounds When thou that fatall deadly stroake did'st strike Then Death thou playd'st the Tyrant-Catholicke Our griefes are Vniuersall and the Summe Cast vp the blow doth wound all Christendome But wherefore Death doe I on thee Exclaime Thou cam'st in the Eternall Kings Great name For as no mortall Power can thee preuent So thou doest neuer Come but thou art sent And now thou cam'st vpon vnwelcome wings To our best King from the blest King of Kings To Summon him to change his Earthly Throne For an Immortall and a Heau'nly one When men vnthankfull for a good Receau'd 'T is Iust that of that good they be bereau'd His Gouernment both God and Men did please Except such spirits as might complaine of Ease Repining Passions wearied with much Rest The want to be Molested might Molest Such men thinke Peace a Torment and no Trouble Is worse then Trouble though it should come double I speake of such as with our peace were Cloy'd Though Warre I thinke might well haue bin Imploy'd True Brittaines wish iust warres to Entertaine I meane no Aide for Spinola or Spaine But Time and Troubles would not suffer it Nor Gods Apointment would the same permit He is Inscrutable in all his wayes And at his pleasure humbleth and will raise For Patience is a vertue he Regardeth And in the End with victorie Rewardeth But whither hath my Mournefull Muse digrest From my beloued Soueraigne Lord deceast Who was to vs and we to him Eu'n Thus To bad for him and he to good for vs. For good men in their Deaths 'T is vnderstood They leaue the bad and goe vnto the Good This was the cause why God did take from hence This most Religious Learned Gracious Prince This Parragon of Kings this Matchlesse Mirror This Faith 's defending Antichristian Terror This Royall al-beloued King of Harts This Patterne and this Patron of good Arts This cabinet of mercie Temperance Prudence and Iustice that doth man aduance This Magazine of Pious Clemencie This fountaine of true Liberalitie This minde where vertue dayly did increase This Peace-full Seruant to the God of Peace This second great Apollo from whose Raies Poore Poetrie did winne Immortall Baies From whence the sacred Sisters Treble Trine Had life and motion Influence diuine These vertues did adorne his Diadem And God in taking him hath taken them Of all which Blessings we must needs confesse We are depriu'd for our vnworthinesse A good man 's neuer mist till he be gone And then most vaine and fruitlesse is our mone But as Heau'ns fauours downe to vs descended So if our thankfulnesse had but Ascended Had we made Conscience of our wayes to sinne So soone of him we not depriu'd had bin Then let vs not lament his losse so much But for our owne vnworthinesse was such So from th' vnthankfull Iewes God in his wrath Tooke good Iosias by vnlook'd for death And for our sinnes our ignorance must know We haue procur'd and felt this cureles blow And Christendome I feare in losing him Is much dismembred and hath lost a limme As by the fruite the tree may be exprest His workes declar'd his learning manifest Whereby his wisedome wan this great renowne That second Salomon wore Brittaines crowne His pen restrain'd the strong relieu'd the weake And graciously he could write doe and speake He had more force and vigour in his wordes Then neigh'bring Princes could haue in their swordes Fraunce Denmark Poland Sweden Germanie Spaine Sauoy Italie and Muscouie Bohemia and the fruitfull Palatine The Swisses Grisons and the Veltoline As farre as euer Sol or Luna shin'd Beyond the Westerne or the Easterne Iude. His counsell and his fauours were requir'd Approu'd Belou'd Applauded and Admir'd When round about the Nations farre and neere With cruell bloodie warres infested were When Mars with sword and fire in furious rage Spoyl'd and consum'd not sparing Sex or age Whil'st mothers with great griefe were childles made And Sonne gainst Sire oppos'd with trenchant blade When brother against brother kinne gainst kinne Through death and danger did destruction winne When Murthers mercilesse and beastly Rapes Theft Famine Miseries in sundry shapes While Mischiefes thus great Kingdomes ouerwhelme Our prudent Steeresman held great Brittaines Helme Conducting so this mighty Shippe of State That strangers enuide and admir'd thereat When blessed Peace with terrour and affright Was in amazed and distracted flight By bloody Warre and in continuall Chase Cours'd like a fearefull Hare from place to place Not daring any where to show her Head She happily into this Kingdome fled Whom Royall IAMES did freely entertaine And graciously did keepe Her all his Raigne Whilst other