to'ther Pole doth run Now tost now calm'd A sufferer in all Times By want and plenty equally undone I saw both BEARES the little and the Great Despight of IUNO in the Ocean set 16. To tell thee all the dangers of the DEEP Which humane Judgment cannot comprehend Suddain and fearfull storms the Ayre that sweep Lightnings that with the Ayre the Fire doe blend Black HURRACANS thick Nights THUNDERS that keep The VVorld alarm'd and threaten the last End Would be too tedious indeed vain and mad Though a brasse Tongue and Iron lungs I had 17. I saw those things which the rude Mariner Who hath no Mistresse but Experience Doth for unquestionable Truths aver Guided belike by his externall sence But ACADEMICKS who can never err Who by pure Wit and LEARNING'S quintessence Into all NATURES secrets dive and pry Count either Lyes or coznings of the Eye 18. I saw as plain as the sun's midday light That fire the Sea-man saints shining out faire In time of Tempest of feirce winds despight Of over-clowded Heaven 's and black despayre Nor did wee all lesse wonder and well might For t was a sight to bristle up the Hayre To see a sea-born Clowd with a long Cane Suck in the sea and spout it out againe 19. I saw with these two eyes nor can presume That these deceiv'd mee from the Ocean breathed A little Vapour or a eriall Fume With the curld wind as by a Turnor wreathed I saw it reach to Heaven from the salt spume In such thin Pipe as those where springs are sheaâ—…hed That by the Eye it hardly could be deemed Of the same substance which the Clowds it seemed 20. By little this and little did augment And swell'd beyond the Bulk of a thick Mast. Streightning and widening like a Throat it went To gulp into it self the water fast It wav'd upon the wavy Element The top thereof impregnated at last Into a Clowd expanded more and more With the great load of Water which it bore 21. As a black Horse-leech mark it in some Pool Got to the Lip of an unwary Beast Which drinking suck't it from the water cool Upon another's blood it self to feast It swells and swells and feeds beyond all Rule And stuffs the paunch a rude unsober Guest So svvell'd the Pillar vvith a hideous Crop It self and the black Clovvd vvhich it did prop. 22. But vvhen that novv 't is full the Pedestal Dravvs to it self vvhich in the Sea vvas set And flutt'ring through the Ayre in shovv'rs doth fall The couchant Water vvith new vvater vvet It pays the vvaves the borrow'd Waves but all The Salt thereout did first extract and get Novv tell me SCHOLARS by your Books vvhat skill Dame NATURE us'd these waters to distil 23. If old PHILOSOPHERS vvho travayld through So many Lands her secrets out to spye Had viewd the Miracles vvhich I did vievv Had sayled vvith so many winds as I What writings had they left behind vvhat nevv Both Starres and Signs bequeath'd to Us What high And strong Influxes What hid Qualities And all pure Truths vvithout allay of Lyes 24 But vvhen that Planet vvhich her Court doth keep In the first sphere five times vvith speedy Race Had since our Fleet vvas vvand'ring on the DEEP Shevv'd sometimes half and sometimes all her Face A quick-eyd Lynx cryes from the Scuttle steep LAND LAND vvith that upon the decks apace Leaps the transported Crew their Eyes intent On the Horizon of the ORIENT 25. At first the dusky Mountains of the Land Wee made like congregated Clowds did look Seen plain the heavie Anchors out of hand Wee ready make Approach'd our sailes we strook And that we might more cleerly understand The parts remote in which we were I took The ASTROLABE a modern Instrument Which with sharpe Judgment SAGES did invent 26. We disembarke in the most open space From whence themselves the rasher Land-men spread Greedy of Novelties through the wyld Place Which never Stranger 's Foot before did tread But O not passing the Land 's sandie Face To find out where we are with Sea-men bred Stay taking the Sun's heigth by th OCEAN curld And with my Compasse trace the painted World 27. We found we had already wholly past Of the halfe-Goate halfe Fish the noted Gole Between the same and that cold Countrey plac't If such there be beneath the SOUTHERN Pole When loe lockt in with my Companions fast I see a NATIVE come black as the Cole Whom they had took perforce as in the Wood Getting out Honey from the Combe he stood 28. He comes with borrour in his looks as Hee Who of a snare like this could never dreame Hee understood not Us neither Him VVee More savage then the brutish POLYPHEME Of COLCOS'S glistring Fleece I let him see The mettle which of mettles is supreme Pure Silver sparckling stones continuing suite But in all these was unconcern'd the Bruite 29. I bid them shew him lower prized Things Beades of transformed crystall a fine noyse Of little Bells thridded on tawdry strings A red Cap Colour which Contents and joys Streight saw I by his looks and beckonings That he was wondrous taken with these Toys Therewith I bid them they should set him free So to the Village nigh away went Hee 30. But the next morn whilst yet the skyes were dim All naked and in colour like the shades To seek such Knacks as had been given to Him Loe by the Craggs descending his Camerades Where now their carriage to us is so trim So tractable and plyant as perswades VELOSE with them to venture through the Cover The Fashions of the Countrey to discover 31. VELOSO says his pledge shall be his Blade And walks secure in his own Arrogance But having now away a good while stayd And I out-prolling with my countenance To see what signs for our Advent'rer made Behold him comming with a vengeance Down from the Mountain-top towards the shipps And faster homeward then he went he skips 32. The long-boate of COELLIO made hast To take him in but ere arrive that could An ETHIOPIAN bold his weapon past Full at his bosome least escape he should Another and Another too Thus chac t VELOSE and those farr off That help him would I run when just as I an Oare lift up A Troop of Negroe's hides the mountain-top 33. A Clowd of Arrows and sharpe stones they rain And hayle upon us without any stint Nor were These uttered to the Ayre in vain For in this leg I there receiv'd a dint But wee as prickt with smart and with disdayne Made them a ready answeare so in print That I believe in earnest with our Rapps Wee made their Heads as crimson as their capps 34. And now VELOSO off with safety brought Forthwith repayre we to the Fleet agin Seeing the ougly Malice the base Thought This false and brutish people hid within From whom of INDIA so desired nought Of Information could we pick or win But that it is remote
brought her With all in Squadrons to that part she sweeps Where the ships are to warn them come no nigh Or they shall perish fundamentally 20. Now through the Ocean in great haste they flunder Raising the white foam with their silver Tayles CLOTO with bosom breaks the waves in sunder And with more fury then of custom sayles NISE runs up an end NERINE younger Leaps o're them frizled with her touching Scales The crooked Billows yielding make a lane For the feard NYMPHS to post it through the Maine 21. Upon a TRITON'S back with kindled Face The beauteous ERICYNA furious rode He to whose fortune fell so great a grace Feels not the Rider proud of his fair load Now were they almost come upon the place Where a stiff gale the warlike Navy blow'd Here they devide and in an instant cast Themselves about the Ships advancing fast 22. The Goddess with a party of the rest Lays her self plum against the Am'ral's Prow Stopping her progress with such main contest That the swoln sayl the Wind in vain doth blow To the hard Oak she rivets her soft Brest Forcing the strong ship back again to go Others beleagu'ring lift it from the Wave It from the Bar of Enemies to save 23 As to their Store-House when the Houswife Ants Carrying th' unequal Burthens plac't with slight To their small shoulders lest cold Winter's wants Surprize them helpless exercise their might This tugs that shoves one runs another pants Strength far above their size they All unite So toyl the Nymphs to snatch and to defend The men of LUSUS from a dismal end 24. The ship inforced contre goes back back In spight of those she carries who with Cries Handle the Sayls They fume their wits they lack From side to side the shifted Rudder flyes The skillful Master from the Poop doth crack His Lungs in vain for in the Sea he spyes A horrid Rock just just before the Ship Threatning a Wreck should she advance a step 25. Here the rude saylors raise a Cry indeed As they are busie at their work The MORE This hideous clamour strikes with such a dread As when in horrid fight the Cannons roar From them the cause of all this fury 's hid Nor whom t' approach know They or what t'implore They think their treacherie is made appeer And that for it they must be punisht heer 26. Loe in the twinckling of an Eye some dart Themselves into their speedy Boats agin Others betake them to their swimming Art Making the Sea leap up as they plump in They vaut o're the ship-sides from ev'ry part So mainly are they frighted with the dyn Advent'ring rather to the OCEAN so Then to the hands of a provoked Foe 27. As Froggs in ancient Ages Lycian-Folkes Confin'd to live in Water they deny'de If basking heedless on the Banks or Rocks Some Person on the suddain they have spy'de Skip back again and fill the Pond with croakes Flying the danger which they have descride And scaping to their Sanctuary known Shew above Water their black heads alone 28. So fly the MOORS And so the Pilot who To this great peril had misled the Ships Thinking his Treason was discovered too Into the briny water flying skips But that fixt Rock to scape and to exchue Which the sweet life might drive out of their lipps The Admiral threw streight an anchor out And close to her the others likewise do 't 29. Th'observing GAMA seeing the great fright And unexpected of the MOORS withal The Pilots suddain and accusing flight Found what the bruitish Folke hatcht in their gall And seeing how in spight of wind in spight Of Tyde both with him and in spight of all Their Art the Ship would not advance a head Holding it for a miracle thus sed 30. O great undreamt of strange deliverance O Miracle most cleer and evident O fraud discover'd by blind Ignorance O faithless Foes and Men devlishly bent What Care what Wisdom is of suffisance The stroake of Secret mischief to prevent Unless the SOV'RAIGN GUARDIAN from on high Supply the strength of frail Humanity 31. Well into Us hath PROVIDENCE infus'd What little safety in these Ports is known Well have we found how much we were abus'd With shows of Friendship and Religion But since to humane Prudence is refus'd To pierce intents and where such masks are on O thou GUARDIAN DIVINE to guard Him daigne Who without Thee doth guard himselfe in vain 32. And since thy heart is toucht with so great Ruth For a poor People wandring on the Seas As of thy goodness whence alone it doth Proceed to save us from such Wolves as these Unto some Haven now where there is Truth Resolve to lead us for a little Ease Or shew us to the long desired Coast If for thy honour we desire it most 33. These pious words the fair DIONE heard And to compassion being mov'd thereby Goes from among the NYMPHS who sad appear'd That they must loose so soon her company Now doth she pierce the Stars now in the therd Sphere she is entertain'd whence by and by Having repos'd her she doth forward move Towards the Sixt where is her Father JOVE 34. And ruffled with her motion now so fair So fresh so gay so lovely is her looke That Starrs and Heav'n and circumfused Ayre And All That see her are with passion took Her Eyes the Nests of CUPID whom she bare Breath'd such quick Spirits and such fire they strook They burn the World again like PHAETON And to the torrid turn the frigid Zone 35. And to bewitch her Sov'raign Sire the more Whose dearling she was always and his joy She comes to JOVE as she had done of yore In the Idean Grove to Him of TROY The Huntsman who the Horns transformed wore For seeing thus that other GODDESS coy Had he seen this had ne're been torn asunder By his own doggs But di'de of love and wonder 36. The golden Tresses on her shoulders fell Whose whiteness smuts the Fleece of nnfaln Snow Her Breasts and those ev'n their own milk excel Playd with by unseen CUPID trembling go Her Cesto's white doth mounting flames expel Which that Boy kindling those white bellows blow Of this fair Pyle the Pillars smooth and round Desires like Ivy have about them wound 37. Those parts of which Shame is the natural Screen In a thin Veile of Sarcenet she doth fold Not wholly shewd nor wholly left unseen Not Prodigal nor niggard of that Gold But this transparent Curtain draws between To double the desire by being control'd Now HEAV'N is fill'd with jealousie and love This mov'd in MARS in VULCAN that did move 38 And then discov'ring in her Angels face A Sadness temper'd with a little smile Like some nice Dame who by the rude embrace Of heedless Lover got a bruise or soyl She 's pleas'd and angry in one instant space And one while chides and laughs another while So spake the GODDESS who admits no Peer Less sad then
Those who consider things by Reason call It madness rather then th' effect of cleer And sober heate on such vast Heapes to run Where there 's an hundred Horsemen to his one 44. Five MOORISH KINGS he hath that day defy'de Of whom the Chief hath ISMAR to his name All with the style of SOLDIER dignify'de By which is purchased immortal Fame Each had his Mistress fighting by his side Like that as beautiful as warlike DAME Who helpt so long to prop up falling TROY And Those who streams of THERMODONT injoy 45. Now did AURORA beautiful and cleer Out of the Welkin chase the golden Fry When MARY'S son ALPHONSO'S heart to cheer Appear'd to him upon the Cross on high Whom worshipping That thus vouchsaft t'appeer All of a fire with Faith the Prince doth cry Not to me LORD but to the INFIDEL Not unto me who know thy pow'r so well 46. This miracle of mercy so inflam'd The POTINGALLS and did their minds erect That they the gallant Prince their KING acclam'd Whom with such cordial love they did affect And drawing up before the Foe proclam'd To HEAV'N and to the World their new Elect Crying alowd THE ARMY CROWN AND ALL FOR GREAT ALPHONSO KING OF PORTUGALL 47. As a fierce Mastiffe in in the woody CHACE Whom Shouts and Hunters Instruments incite Attacks a Bull the which his Trust doth place In his sharp Horns's irrefragable might Now fastning on his flank now on his Face More nimble at the turn then strong in fight Till tearing out his Throat down falls the Beast The groaning Mountain with his weight opprest 48 So the new KING with courage no less new Inflam'd by GOD and by the People Both Upon the barb'rous Hoast before him flew With his bold Troops impetuous and wroth With this the doggs take up a Howle and rue Full Cry the people rowze th' Alarum goeth They snatch their Spears and Bowes the Trumpets sound Lowd Instruments of war go bellowing round 49. As when a fire in Stubble dry begun The whistling Boreas hapning then to blow Fann'd by the Bellows of the Wind doth run To the next which Field Furzes overgrow And there a knot of Sheepherds who upon The grassie ground sweet slumbers undergo Wak't by the crackling flames in the thick Brake Snatch up their Hooks and to the Village make 50 So the surprized MOORS and thunder-strook Catch up their weapons which lye round about Yet fled not these but to their Arms they took And spur d their warlike Barbs resolv'd and stout The PORTINGALL incounters them unshook He makes his Lances at their backs come out Some drop half-dead some tumble dead outright Others invoke the ALCORAN and fight 51. Most terrible Incounters there resound Enough to shake in its firm seat a Rock When those fierce Beasts the Trident-strooken ground Produc't with their more furious Burthens shock No Nook exempt the war is kindled round Vast wounds are giv n Neither hath cause to mock But those of LUSUS Armours Males and all Break cut hack batter penetrate and maule 52. Heads from the shoulders leap about the Field Arms Leggs without or Sence or Master flye Others their panting entrails trailing wheel'd Earth in their bloodless cheek death in their Eye Th' impious Army now the day doth yield Rivers of Blood flow from their wounds whereby The Field it self doth lose its colour too And into Crimson turns the verdant hew 53. The PORTINGALL victorious doth remain Reaping the Trophies and the wealthy Prey Having discomfited the MOOR of SPAIN Three days the GREAT KING on the place doth stay In his broad Shield which he till then bore plain A Badge eternal of this glorious day Five small Shields azure he doth now include In sign of these five Kings by Him subdu'de 54. In these five Shields he paints the Recompence For which THE LORD was sold in various Ink Writing his history who did dispence Such favour to him more then Heart could think In every of the Five he paints Five-pence So sums the Thirty by a Cinque-fold Cinque Accounting that which is the Center twise Of the five Cinques which he doth place Cross-wise 55. Some time after he gave this grand defeat Th' illustrious KING whose Thoughts to Heaven soare To take in LEYRIA marcht which Those He beat Had took from Him a little while before To boot the strong ARRONCHEZ he doth get And with her pleasant Vale the evermore Glorious SCABELICASTRO Santaréne Which Thou sweet TAGUS waterst so serene 56. Unto these noble Towns reduc't he soon Adds MAFRA dar'd by his victorious Wings Then in the famous Mountains of the Moon Cold SYNTRA forc'd to his obedience brings Syntra in which the NAYADES do run From the sweet Snare hiding themselves in Springs But LOVE hath Nets will there too serve their turn And in the water will his wild fire burn 57. And Thou fair LISBON worthy to be crown'd Of all the Cities of the WORLD the Queen Which that great Prince of Eloquence did found Who by his wit TROY-TOWN had ruin d seen Thou whom obeys the Ocean-Sea profound By the brave PORTINGALLS wer t taken in Helpt by a potent Fleet which at that time Happen'd to come out of the Northern Clime 58. Thence from the German ELVE and from the RHENE And from the Brittish-Sea-commanding THEAMES Sent to destroy th'usurping SARACEN And free their sister JORDAN'S captive streames These entring TAGUS'S pleasant mouth and then With great ALPHONSO joyn'd whose Glory's beames Attract all Hearts but those his name appalls A Seige is laid to th'ULYSSEAN WALLS 59. Five times the Moon did hide her horned head And other five her face at full displayd When by main force the City entered The will of the Beleaguerer obayd Fierce was the Battail much the blood there shed As needs they must be circumstances waigh'd Between rough Conquerours That all things dare And conquer'd People driven to despaire 60. Thus Shee was after some few Months expence Compell'd to stoop to this new Victor's law Whom in old time to their obedience With all their might cold Vandals could not draw Whose pow'r which own'd no bound stuck at no Fence EBRE and GOLDEN TAGUS trembling saw And BETIS they did so entirely tame They did that Land VANDALUSIA name 61. If noble LISBON could not stand it out Where is that City so resolv'd and strong That can resistance make to such a stout And warlike people FAME'S immortall song Now all ESTREMADURA'S at his Foot OBIDOS fair ALENQUER proud among Whose pleasant Groves runs many a River sweet Murm'ring as if too good to wash their Feet And TORRESUEDRAS 62. You likewise O ye fair TRANS-TAGAN LANDS Which golden CERES with her Bounty crowns Hee who brings more then Mortall strength commands Out of your Forts and Arms. And you the Clowns Of AFFRICA who plough'd them with your hands Hope not to reap the Fruits For the good Towns Of MOURA SERPA YELVES by assault Are taken and ALCACER OF THE SALT
sure Sword which had the pow'r to make The Moorish Rage strike saile what Rage could move Thee from the honor'd Sheaths where thou did'st rest To be new sheath'd in Lady's gentle Brest 124. The horrid blood-hounds dragg'd her to the King Whose bowels now to mercy stood inclin'd But ill-Advisers with false reasoning To her destruction re-inflam'd his mind Shee with Heart-breaking language which did spring Onely from sense of Those she left behind In solitude her Prince and children deare Whose Griefe she more then her own death did feare 125. Lifting unto the azure Firmament Her Eyes which in a Sea of Tears were drown'd Her Eyes for one of those malevolent And bloody Instruments her hands had bound And then the same on her dear Infants bent Who Them with smiling innocence surround By whom poor Orphans they will streight be made Unto their cruel Grand-Father thus said 126. If Beasts themselves wild Beasts whose use and way By Nature's dire instinct is not to spare And vagrant Birds whose bus'ness 't is to prey And chace their Quarrey through the yielding Ayre The world hath seen take Babes expos'd and play The tender Nurses to them with their care As NINUS'S mother once it did befall And the Twinn-Founders of the Roman Wall 127. O Thou whose Superscription speaks thee Man That the Contents were suited to the Cover A feeble Maid thou wouldst not murther than Onely for loving Him who first did love her Pitty these Babes the babes about him ran In thy hard doom since I am spot all over Spare for their sakes their lives and mine And see Whiteness in Them though thou wilt not in Me. 128. And if subduing the presumptuous MORE How to give death with fire and sword thou know'st Know to give life too to a damsel poore Who hath done nothing why it should be lost Let my hid Innocence thus much procure Exile me to some sad intemperate Coast Cold SCYTHIA or burn't LYBIA to remain A weeping Tomb and never more see SPAIN 129. Plant me where nothing grows but Cruelty 'Mongst Lyons Bears and other Savage Beasts To see if They that mercy will deny Which I in vain implore from humane Breasts There in firm love to Him for whom I dye I 'l breed his Pieces thou here seest their guests And my Companions to slide off with Those Part of the burthen of their mother's woes 130. Fain would have pardon'd her the gracious King Mov'd with these words which made his Bowels yearn But Fate and whisp'rers That fresh Fewel bring They would not pardon 'T is those mens concern Having begun to perpetrate the Thing They strip their steel out of the Scabbard stern Out Villains Butchers What imploy your spights Your swords against a Lady and call'd Knights 131. As at the breast of fair POLIXENA Condemn'd to death by dire ACHILLES'S shade The last dear stake of Aged HECUEA Revengeful PYRRHUS bent his cruel Blade But with a look that drives ill Ayrs away Patient as any Lamb The Royal Maid On her mad Mother casting up her Eys Presents her self a Sacrifice and dyes 132. So gentle YNES'S bruitish Murtherers Ev'n in that Neck white ATLAS of that Head Whose stars thought set had influence o're the pow'rs Of Him That crowu'd her after she was dead Bathing their thirsty Swords and all the flow'rs Which her fair Eyes had newly watered Mindless of the insuing Vengeance stood Like crimson'd Hunters reeking with her blood 133. Well mightst Thou PHEBUS from an Act so dire PYROUS starting have reverst thy look As from THYESTES'S Table when the Sire Din'd on the Son the Uncle being the Cook You hollow Vales which when she did expire From her cold lips the dying accentstook Hearing her PEDRO nam'd with her last breath Form'd PEDRO PEDRO after YNES'S death 134. Like a svveet Rose vvith party-colours fair By Virgin 's hand beheaded in the Bud To play vvithal or prick into her Hair When sever'd from the stalk on vvhich it stood Both Scent and beauty vanish into Ayre So lies the Damzel vvithout breath or Blood Her Cheeks fresh Roses ravisht from the Root Both red and white and the svveet life to boot 135. This Act of horrour and black night obscure MONDEGO'S daughters long resented deep And for a lasting Tomb into a pure Fountain transformd the Teares which they did weep The name they gave it which doth still indure Was YNES'S loves whom PEDRO there did keep No wonder such sweet Streams water those Flowers TEARES are the substance and the Name A-MOURS 136. It was not long ere PEDRO found the way To that Revenge which in his breast did boyle For taking in his hands the Kingdom 's sway Hee takes it on the Murd'rers who chang'd soyle With licence of another PEDRO They Partners in mischief having made that vile And bloody pact AUGUSTUS did with those He was new Friends with of exchanging Foes 137. A rigorous Chastizer was this King Of Thefts of Murthers and Adultries blind The Ill to condigne punishment to bring Was the delight and banquet of his mind Restraining Cities with rough disciplin From Vice and Insolence of every kind He gave more Robbers their deserved meed Then wandring THESUS or ALCIDES did 138. From the just PEDRO and severe Behold How Nature sometimes can prevaricate Sprang the remisse the Carelesse the sheep-sold FERNANDO who set all of a Flame straight Whence the CASTILIAN entring uncomptrold Went wasting so the weake disnerved State That at last gaspe it lay For it s seen oft A soft KING makes a valiant People soft 139. Whether it were GOD'S Judgement for his sin Of taking from her Husband LEONORE And marrying Her besotten with her win Ning looks and by his Flattring Casuists more Or that faynt Vice through custom soaking in Into his Breast thence breathing through each pore Made him all Pap within For t is as true Vnlawfull fires make Valiant KINGS soft too 140. Lust oft hath brought great men to great mishap GOD that permitting and ordaining thus Witness th'ABETTORS of fair HELEN'S Rape King-TARQUIN and Triumvir-APPIUS Why could not holy DAVID judgement scape Why was destroy'd the TRIBE illustrious OF BENJAMIN DINAH cost SICHEM deer Nor SARAH onely wisht went PHAROAH cleer 141. Then whether manly Bosoms melt or not With fires that are not kindled from Above ALCMENA'S Son who ware a Petticot To please OMPHALE well may serve to prove And ANTHONY who lost the fame he got And the World's Crown for CLEOPATRA'S love And Thou of CARTHAGE in full conquest stayd By stumbling on a mean Appulian mayd 142. But who is priviledg'd from the sweet snare Which Love so subt'ly weaves and hides it oh In Damask Roses in bright auburn haire Transparent alablaster and warm Snow Who from the poyson'd Arrows of the Faire From a MEDUSA'S head I term it so That turns the hearts of them whom she doth tame Not into Stone then it were well but flame 143. Who sees a crystal Brow a piercing look A
gave it 100. Hast thou not close at hand the ISHMAELITE To cut thee work out more then thou canst doe If for the sacred Law of CHRIST thou fight Th' ARABIAN'S false one does not He pursue Hath Hee not thousand Citties Infinite Of Land if Power 's availe if Wealth 's one too Hath not Hee got in Arms a mighty Name If Honour and not Bootie be thy Ayme 101. Leav'st thou a growing Foe just at thy dore To goe and seek another Foe so farr Dispeopling an ould Realm wasting her store Quitting thy Countrey and thy private LAR That flatt'ring Fame to Heav'n may make thee soare Through waves uncertain seekst thou certain warr In thy swoln Style in words at length to find ARABIA PERSIA ETHIOPIA YN'D 102. Accurst be Hee who first sorsook the Ground And fastned canvas wings to a dry Tree Worthy in endlesse darkness to be bound If that which I was taught RELIGION bee May never Judgment solid and profound May never Happy Veyn in Poetrie Retrive his memory adorn his Fame But dye with Him his Glory and his Name 103. The son of IAPET stole from PHEBUS'S Carr Fire which in humane Breast he did infuse Fire which the world did kindle into Warr Plagues and debaucheries a great abuse PROMETHEUS had it not been better farr For Us and for the world which wee misuse Thy noble Statute had excus'd that fire Which made it with Ambition's wings aspire 104. Then had not the much pittied youth been driving His Sire's gilt charet nor that great contriver Through th' empty Ayre sayld with his Son This giving The sea a name Hee Fame unto a River Nothing so high nothing so barrd the living Through Fire Sword Water Calm and Cold what ever Which MAN projecteth and attempteth not A strange Condition an unquiet Lot End of the fourth Canto Fifth Canto STANZA 1. THe rev'rend Father stood inculcating These Sentences when Wee to a serene And gentle Gale expand our Canvas wing When from the loved Port our selves we reane And sayles unfurling make the Welkin ring After the manner of Sea faring Men With BOON VOYAGE Immediatly the Wind Does on the Trunks his Office and his kind 2. The ever burning Lamp that rules the day In the Nemean Bruite began to rage And the great world which doth with time decay Limpt in his Sixt infirm and crooked Age Thereof accompting in the CHURCH ' is way Of Sol's incessant Race the THOUSAND stage Four hundred Ninetie Seav'nth was running whan In all their trim the Shipps to saile began 3. Now by degrees out of our sight did glide Parts of our Coâ—…ntrey which abode behind Abode deer TAGUS and we then did hide Fresh SYNTRA About this our eyes did wind In the lov'd Kingdom likewise did abide Our Hearts whose stâ—…ings could not be thence untwind And when as all the Land did now with draw The sea and Firmament was all wee saw 4 Thus went we opening those seas which save Our own no Nation open'd ere before See those new Isles and clymates near which brave PRINCE HENRY shewd unto the world before The Mauritanian Hills and Strand which gave ANTEUS birth who there was King of yore Upon the left hand left for there is none Upon the right though now suspected known 5. We the great Island of MADERA pass Which from its Wood's abundance took the name The first which planted by our Nation was Of which the worth is more then the great fame Nor though the last place in the world it has Doth any VENUS loves excel the same Who rather were it Hers would lay aside For This CYTHERA CYPRUS PAPHOS GNIDE 6. We leave adust M SSILIAS barren Coast Where AZENEGUES'S lean Heards take their repast A People That want water to their Roast Nor Herbs it self in any plenty tast A LAND in fine to bear no Fruit dispos'd Where Birds in their hot stomachs Iron waste Suff'ring of all things great Necessitie Which ETHIOPIA parts from BARBARIE 7. We pass the Bound that hedges out the Sun When to the frozen North he bends his way Where people dwell whom CLYMENE'S rash Son Deny'de the sweet Complexion of the day Here NATIONS strange are water'd one by one With the fresh Currents of black SENEGA Here ARSINARIUS Aloof is seen That lost his name confirm'd by Us CAPE GREEN 8. CANARIAN ISLES the same men call'd of old THE FORTUNATE declined After These Among the Daughter-Islands we did fall Of aged HESPER term'd HESPERIDES Locks in the which the Fleets of PORTUGAL To wonders new before had turn'd the Keys There did we touch with favourable wind Some fresh provisions for our Ships to find 9. It 's Name the Isle on which we Anchor cast Did from the warlike St. IAGO take The Saint That holp the SPANIARD in times past Such cruel havock of the MOORS to make Thence when the North renew'd his kinder blast We cut again the circumfused Lake Of the salt Ocean And that Store-House leave From which Refreshment sweet we did receive 10. Winding withal about your Affrick shore Where to the EAST like a half-moon it bends About JALOFO'S Province which doth store The world with BLACKS whom forc't Aboard it sends The large MANDINGA that affords the Ore The which doth make Friends Foes and of Foes Frends Which suck't GAâ—…MEA'S crooked water laves That disimbogues in the Atlantick Waves 11. We pass the GORGADES peopled by faire Sisters in ancient time residing there Who rob'd of seeing did amongst them share One onely Eye which they by turns did weare Thou onely Thou the Net of whose curl d Haire Caught NEPTUNE like a Fish in his own Were Turn d of them all at last the ugliest Lout With Vipers sow'dst the burning sands about 12. Ploughing in fine before a Northern Wind In that vast GULPH the Navy went embayd LEONA'S craggie mountains left behind The CAPE OF PALMS so call'd from Palmie shade And that great RIVER where the Sea confin'd Against the shores which we had planted bray'd With th' Isle that boasts his name who would not trust Till in the side of GOD his Hand he thrust 13. There lyes of CONGO the wide-spreading Ream By Vs before converted to CHRIST'S Law Through which long ZAYRE glides with crystal stream A River this the Ancients never saw In fine through this vast Ocean from the Team Of known BOOTES I apace withdraw Having already past upon the Maine The BURNING LINE that parts the World in twain 14. There we before us saw by it's own light In this new EPICICLE a Star new Of which the other Nations ne're had sight And long in darkness no such matter knew The world's Antartick Henge less gilt less bright For want of Stars then th' Artick we did view Beneath the which a question yet depends Whether more Land begins and the Seâ—… ends 15. Past in this sort those equinoxiall clymes By which his steeds twice yearely drives the sun Making two Summers VVinters Autumns Primes Whilst he from one to
illustrious Actions more and more Such as contend in honorable deeds The Spur of high Applaeuse incites their speeds 93. Those glorious Things ACHYLLES did in War With ALEXANDER sank not half so deep As the GREAT TRUMPET That proclam'd them fat And neer He envies this This makes him weep The Marathonian Trophies Larums are Which suffer'd not THEMISTOCLES to sleep He said no Musick pleas'd his ear so well As a good Voyce that did his prayses tell 94. VASCO DE GAMA takes great payns to show Those NAVIGATIONS which the World up-cryes Deserve not in such gorgeous Robes to go As his which doth astonish Earth and Skyes True But that WORTHY who did foster so With Favours Gifts Rewards and Dignities The MANTUAN MUSE made that ENEAS sing And set the ROMAN GLORY on her wing 95. SCIPIOS and CAESARS Portugal doth yeild Yeilds ALEXANEDRS and AUGUSTUSSES But with those lib'ral Arts it doth not guil'd Them though which would file off their roughnesses OCTAVIUS made compt Verses in the Feild Fiillng up so the blanks of Business Forsaken FULVIA will not let me lye Through CLEOPATRA'S charms on ANTâ—…ONY 96. Brave CESAR marches conquering all FRANCE Nor was his Learning silenc't by his drumme But in this hand a Pen in that a Lance To th' eloquence of TULLY he did come SCIPIO whose Wit in other's Socks did dance Wrote plays ev'n wirh that Hand which had sav'd Rome Our HOMER doted ALEXANDER so That th'ILIAD was his constant Bedfellow 97. All That have ere been famous for COMMAND Were learned too or lov'd the Learned All In LATIUM GREECE or the most barb'rous Land But only in unhappy PORTUGALL I speak it to our shame the cause no grand POETS adorn our Countrey is the small Incouragement to such For how can He Esteem That understands not POETRIE 98. For This and not for want of Ingenie VIRGIL and HOMER are not born with Us Nor will ENEAS and ACHYLLES bee This feirce Hee pious if the World hould thus But which is worst of all for ought I see FORTUNE hath shapt our Lords so boysterous So rude so carelesse to be knâ—…wn or know That they like well enough it should be so 99. Thankt let the Muses be by our DE GAME To my deer Countrey that my zeale was such As to commend her noble Toyles to FAME And her great deeds with a bould hand to touch For Hee That 's like him only in his name Deserves not of CALIOPE so much Or TAGUS'S Nymphs That They their golden Loom Should leave to carve his ANCESTORS a Tomb. 100. Love to my Brethren and to do things just Giving all â—… ortingal-Exploits their dues To serve the Ladies to procure their gusts Are th' onely spurr and int'rest of the MUSE Therefore for fear of black Oblivion's Rust Heroick Actions let no man refuse For by my hand or some more lofty strain VERTUE will lead him into HONOUR'S Fane End of the fifth Canto Sixth Canto STANZA 1. THe Pagan King could never entertain The NAVIGATORS well enough he thought The friendship of the Christian King to gain Of men whose courage had such wonders wrought It troubled him his lot should be to raign So far from EUROPE with all good things fraught And that his happy Station had not bin Where HERCULES the Mid-Land-Sea let in 2. With Games Masks Revels Gambals on the Green With Moorish-Dances their sport natural With jovial Fishings such as EGIPT'S Queen Pleas'd the out-witted ANTHONY withal When Carbonadoed Fish were hang'd unseen On her dropt Hooks he treats the PORTINGALL Each day with Bauquets of unusual Fare With Frits with Foules with Flesh with Fishes rare 3. But now the Captain seeing time spend fast And that the fresh Wind wooes him to be gon From the indulgent Land taking in hast Th' appointed Pilots and Provision Resolves to quit it of the Ocean vast Having no little Portion yet to run His leave now takes he of the PAGAN free Wâ—…o prays from All a lasting Amitie 4. He prays them more that Port such as it is That all their Fleets would visit when they pass For greater good he doth not wish then this To give such men his Realm and all he has And whilst he breathes whilst what he has is his Whilst the least sand is running in his Glass He will be always ready to lay down For such a King and People Life and Crown 5. GAMA went not behind in Complement And weighing Anchor without more delay To the rich Kingdoms of the ORIENT Which he so long had sought pursues his way Now a direct and certain Course he went The Fleet this Pilot means not to betray Which therefore from the hospitable shore Goes now securer then it came before 6. The Oriental Billows they divide Now in the Indian Seas and spying than Th' Alcove whence PHEBUS rose as from a Bride See their desires fullfill'd within a span But spightful THYONEUS grudging the Tyde Of Happiness which then to smile began On PORTINGALS who well had earn'd the same Repines fumes curses and with Rage doth flame 7. He saw the Stars unanimous to make Of LISâ—…ON a new ROME and that in vain It was for Him to hope alone to shake That which the SUPREME POWER did ordain Desp'rate in fine OLYMPUS doth forsake To seek below what There he could not gain Enters the humid Realm and to the Court Of Him that bears the Trident doth resort 8. In the abstrusest Grottoes of the DEEP Where th' OCEAN hides his head far under ground There whence to play their pranks the Billows creep When mocking the lowd Tempests they resound NEPTUNE resides There wanton Sea-Nymphs keep And other Gods That haunt the Seas profound Where arched Waves leave many Cities dry In which abides each watry Deity 9. The never fadom'd Bottom doth expand A Levell gravell'd o re with Silver fine Where lofty Turrets rise from drayned Land Of Massive stuff Transparent crystalline To which the neerer you shall hap to stand The less will you be able to define If it be crystal which your Eye suâ—…vays Or diamond which cast such glorious Rays 10. The Gates are Massive Gold richly imbost With ragged Pearlez in their Mother-shell In goodly Sculpture wrought of wondrous cost On which vext LIBER'S eyes did feed and dwell Where first old CHAOS in it own selfe lost Varied with proper shadowes doth excell Then the FOVVR ELEMENTS transcribed faire From that foule Copy in their Colours are 11. There active FIRE got highest on the wing Which without matter did it selfe sustayn Till to give Soule to ev'ry living Thing By bold PROMETHEUS from the Sun t was tane Next subtle AYRE with the invisible Ring Gaping for places importuning vain Now vacant in the world which that doth not Step streight into though nere so cold or hot 12. Warted with Mountains then was the low EARTH In her green gown shadow'd with fruitfull Trees Giving those Creatures to which she gave hirth Such sustenance as best with each
ye are allow'd Your Nation 's future Actions to survay Which through the Sea by you left ope her prowd And never wearied Ensigns shall display Now then since ye have found not to be bow'd Under Herculean labours is the way To please your Angell-Spouses bright and fair That knit immortall Garlands for your Hair 143. Ye may embarque for Wind and Weather fit And the Sea courts you for your Countrey dear Thus said shee to them and they forthwith quâ—…t The Isle of Love the Harbour of good chear Noble Provisions they take out of It Take their desir'd desirous 〈◊〉 to bear Them company Whom nothing shall divorce Whilst in the Heav'ns the Sun shall run his course 144. Thus went They ploughing the appeâ—…sed MAIN With always prosp'rous Gale and always fair Till sight long wishâ—… much long'd for they obtain Of that dear Earth where first they suck't the Aâ—…r Sweet TAGUS'S Mouth they enter once again Where to their King and Master whom they fear And love for having sent them the Renown They give and add new titles to his CROWN 145. No more my MUSE no more my Harp's ill strung Heavy and out of tune and my Voyce hoarse And not with singing but to see I 've sung To a deaf people and without remorse Favor that wont t' inspire the POET'S tâ—…ngue Our Countrey yeilds it not she minds the Purse Too much exaling from her gilded Mud Nothing but gross and melancholy blood 146. Nor know I by what fate or duller Chance Men have not now that life and gen'rall gust Which made them with a cheerfull countenance Themselves into perpetuall Action thrust You then O KING whom Heav'n reserv'd t' advance At this time to the Throne to scoure our Rust Behold mark else what other Nations doe The Best of Subjects doe belong to You 147. Behold how cheerfully a thousand ways Like fearlesse Lions and wilde Bulls they run Expos'd to watch whole Nights to fast whole days To fire and sword the Arrow and the Gun To torrid Regions and to frozen Bays To MOORS and People that adore the Sun To unknown perils a new World to find To Whales to shipwracks to tempestuous Wind 148. To doe and suffer All for You prepar'd And to obey in the remotest Land Though ne'r so bitter and though ne'r so hard Without Reply or stop what You command With You they 'll charge the Devill and his Guard Ev'n to the Gates of Hell did You but stand A meer Spectator by and never feare But they will make you too Victorious there 149. Then warm and glad them with your present Rayes Sweetly majestick and severely kind Their shoulders of their heavie Taxes ease Thus thus the path to Honour you shall find Men of Experience to your Councell raise If with Experience they have goodness joyn'd For such have a more certain Rule to tell The How the When the Where to do things well 150. In their respective PLACES count'nance All But choose Men rightly qualifi'd thereto Let REV'REND CHURCHMEN to their Prayers fall That GOD would bless the Government in you And for the NATION' 's sins in generall To Disciplines and Fastings for the true CHURCHMEN exempted from Ambition's heat Seeks neither to be Rich nor to be Great 151. Your NOBLES and your GENTRY highly prize For they their boyling blood undaunted spend Thereby not only Christianitie's But ev'n your Empire 's limits to extend And He who to a Clyme so distant flyes Your Royall Service duely to attend O'recomes two Enemies the Living first Excessive Toile the second and the worst 152. Great Sir let never the astonisht GALL The ENGLISH GERMAN and ITALIAN Have cause to say the fainting PORTUGALL Could not advance the GREAT WORK he began Let your ADVISERS be experienc'd All Such as have seen the World and studied man For though in SCIENCE much contained bee In speciall Cases PRACTICE more doth see 153 PHORMIAN an elegant Philosophar You may have read how HANNIBALL did foole When in his presence of the ART OF WAR He made a long Discourse by Square and Rule No no the brave PROFESSION MILITAR Is not learnt SIR by Fancy in the Schoole Dreaming contemplating to spelling held But seeing sweating fighting in the FEILD 154 But I who speak in rude and humble Rymâ—… Not known nor dreamt of by my 〈◊〉 at all Know yet from mouths of little ones sometime The praise of GREAT ONES doth compleatly fal I want not honest studies from my Prime Nor long Experience since to mix withal I want not Wit such as in this you see Three things which rarely in Conjunction be 155. An Arm to serve you trayn'd in War have I A â—…oul to sing you to the Muses bent Onely I want acceptance in your Bye Who owe to VERTUâ—… fair encouragement If HEAV'N afford me This and you some high And brave EXPLOYT worthy a Monument Of Verse aâ—… my prophetick Thoughts presage By what I see now in your tender Age 156. Making MOUNT-ATLAS tremble at your sight More then at that of dire MEDUSA'S Head Or putting in AMPLEUSIAN FIELDS to flight The MOORS in FEZ and black MOROCCO bred I 'l gage my MUSE then in esteem and plight You in such manner through the WORLD shall spred That ALEXANDER shall in you respire Without envying the MEONIAN LYRE FINIS