ingratitude reveng'd, or, a poem upon the happy victory of his majesties naval forces against the dutch, june the and , under the auspicious conduct of his royal highness james duke of york, lord admiral of england &c. smith, william, fl. - . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing s estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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"epistle dedicatory" signed: william smith. reproduction of original in the harvard university library. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; 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of normandy , gascoigne , and aquitane ; and one of his majesties most honorable privy council . may it please your highness , though i may be supposed to undertake vainly , like him , who would needs read lectures of martial stratagems to the great carthaginian , yet your highness his innate candour , and command in the late happy victory , obliged me to prostrate these lines at your feet . and in this pamphlet is as much dutiful affection , as if it were a greater volume of the authors , who humbly implores the honour to subscribe himself , your royal highness most obedient servant , william smith . ingratitude revengd . scarce had poor holland baffl'd potent spain , when she usurps upon the spacious main ; and ( oh ingrateful ! ) first affronts that crown , whose pow'r alone kept her from sinking down , whose kinder pity and relieving grace , stampt high and mighty on her brazen-face . so the revived snake seeks to destroy that life , by which she did her own enjoy . no sooner had our mis-imployed sword dissolv'd their yoke , expell'd their nat'ral lord , but ( oh perfidious ! ) these dutch fisher-men their patrons quite forget , demonstrate plain how they 'l requite us . and our merchants finde to whom i' th indies they had been so kinde . their baseness had un-sheath'd our * sov'reign's blade , if th' high and mighty had not quickly made humble requests for peace ; which got , how soon broke ? witness lantoree and poleroon , and that unparallel'd dire cruelty amboyna saw , of all the epitomy . not any heathen , any christian prince , but breaking leagues , they have abused since ; and if their sly endeavors had not fail'd , the world from holland must have all retayl'd . his sacred majesty now taking care , a nest of pyrats should not christians scare , ( a crew of infidels , that domineers in thieving tunis , and in proud argiers ) with th' dutch contracts by joyned power t' invade these vile obstructors of all publique trade . but ( oh ! the like can any age produce ? ) these treacherous toads with argiers strikes a truce ; intending to make london stoop as low to pedling amsterdam , as antwerp now . when reparation's sought for , with fresh throngs they do require us of renewed wrongs , and will with arms , and armed fleets maintain , forgetting their last fate , their pride again . all this yet our heroick neptune views with un-disturbed looks , no passion shews ; yet doth at last with a majestick frown tell them , myn heer must vail to th' english crown . now is his royal highness out at sea , and wondring thetis is amaz'd to see whole forrests float upon her face , whilest her soft bosom moving castles grace . neptune displeas'd to finde his tritons caught within a wooden city , lab'ring sought to make 's escape , cryes out ; here 's one that reigns o're me , and bindes my vaster arms in chains ; here 's he , who rules as far as windes do blow , or winged fleets upon my surface go ; whose weighty navies make my shoulders crack , whose daring subjects plough my ample back , who have toucht all by their discoveries , that rising , or that setting phoebus sees . then his affrighted head th' astonish'd god sunk down again into his moist abode . now had kinde zeph'rus with auspicious gales stretch'd out our canvas , fill'd our pregnant sayls , and in triumphant order wafted o're our well-mann'd fleet to view the belgian shore , our still-victorious flags there riding , made the poor dutch lyon shrink into a shade . straight angry corus doth usurp the deep , their festivals the wanton porpus keep , presaging storms ; but ours , some tackling lost , recover safe again the brittish coast : these storms at last the bragging dutch bring out , storms or more kinde or cruel , is a doubt , which though permitting to joyn with their friends , hurry'd them on to their approaching ends . * unwilling phoebus slowly hastened , as very loth to leave his eastern bed : desiring rather to eclipse his ray , than view the slaughters of th' ensuing day . heavens smaller lights then seem'd to cease to burn , dreading the ancient chaos might return . and now our fleet bears up , enrag'd ( they say ) that winds and ocean were more calm than they . the cyclades you might have then believ'd , torn from their firm foundations , had been heav'd on the rude waves ; or that vast mountains had strongly 'gainst mountains there encountered ; or two unfixed towns , or floating woods , or islands rolling on the curled floods . the war-presaging trumpet and loud drum , in horrid accents tell the dutch we come ; who after brandy-wine and gunpowder had well provok't their duller souls draw near , such morning-draughts sarmatians never take , nor those that border on meotis lake ; the dutch those cannibals intend t' out-vie , as well in barbarism , as in cruelty . the tyger , lyon , elephant and bear , the leopard , wolf , the boar , the dog appear fiercely advancing , threatning bloody strife , with an aspect far grimmer than the life , making depressed amphitrite show a salvage wilderness , or like unto old rome's great circus , where these beasts did breathe their last , in acting serious parts of death . the tempest-breathing brass soon spoke aloud , muffling day 's visage in a dusky cloud , forthwith involving in a sable cloak contending fleets , whilest seas lay hid in smoak ; and from its angry mouth fierce bullets flie , impartial messengers of destinie . if some old greek , or roman poet had but heard this dismal noise , and view'd the sad and never-equall'd slaughters here , no words had now been left us in the fam'd records of troy or thebs ; ulysses still had lay forgotten in his native ithaca : aeneas too had un-remembred come from the sigiean shore to latium ; sicilian aetna ne're had kept such coil , nor the loud cataracts of seven mouth'd nile . fiercely each ship in a resolved rage , all terrors of grim death forgot , engage ; upon each other a tempestuous shower of fatal broad-sides never-ceasing powre , whilest meagre death ( but then in purple clad ) is satiated with the wounds they made : cross charon rails at him with winged feet , because he had not rigg'd him out a fleet , or tallow'd his old boat ; legions of ghosts vex the old sculler , fill the stygian coasts . the sense of hearing is by hearing crost , all fear by too much cause of fear is lost ; the loud-mouth'd cannons roaring silenc'd then the groans of wounded , and of dying men : nought left but valour , here 's no way to run , no means approaching dangers left to shun , here all men know ( if they come any more ) their hands , not feet , must bring them to the shore . here might be seen a helpless pine , had got 'twixt winde and water an unlucky shot ; but whilest the colder element steals in , she burns ; then a grand combate doth begin between old neptune and the god of fire , till in the conquering waves he must expire ; mean while her men need take no care for graves , both crackling flames , and rough devouting waves are ready ; death sits in 's majestick weeds , the furious bullets take away their heads ; next comes a whistling chain-shot , sweeps away hundreds from vulcans rage into the sea ; though different planets , various aspects reign'd when they were born , they center in one end . let antique dayes forget their actium now , the stout agrippa and augustus too , and let the legends never more be seen of mad antonius , or th' egyptian queen ; nor let the austrian prince lepanto name his naval conquest , nor the turkish shame . audacious opdam toward the duke does stear his gouty limbs , included in a chair , kindly salutes with his broad-sides , and then his highness sharply answers him agen ; his royal highness on whose conquering brow so many naval coronets shall grow . here 's eight of theirs with four of ours engag'd ; * never till now thus dire bellona rag'd : one ball by a sad inauspicious blow , muskerry , boyl , and loved falmouth slew , close by his highness , who undaunted stood , although besprinkled with their purple blood . now opdam's wounded , when a happy shot alters the scene , and spoils the present plot. oh happy shot ! whose sure unerring blow reliev'd his highness , and procured too brave smith an honor , and a lasting name , to live in the eternal books of fame ; whilest opdam's end , or th' oriana's fate , shall be lamented by the hogen state. now opdam's ship takes fire , high thunder spoke , belching up horrid waves of flames and smoke , obnubilating the disturbed skies , a pitchy cloud of powder roaring flies . not so the vast enceladus doth roar , shaking the basis o' th' trinacrian shore , vvhen from hot aetna's subterranean caves , huge cinder'd rocks , curl'd flames and fumes he heaves . this tempest bears up all ; torn members there of half-dead mortals flie i' th yielding air , using an art beyond dedalian skill , to mount air 's regions with no feathered quill ; men , decks , guns , tackling , broken planks and tall masts , i' th' same chaos are evolved all ; and into step-dame thetis must fall low , as phaethon into the river poe. now might be seen upon the liquid plain two foes , though swimming , fierce t' engage again , strugling together , till both loose their breath ; poor souls ! though foes in life , yet friends in death . two brothers shaking hands forsake the light , both slain together , take their last good-night , and dying thus in their own blood they lye , truely conjoyn'd in consanguinity . here 's one whose arms are gone , ( then useful limbs ) yet wanting them ( alas ! ) a while he swims , thinking to catch kinde planks ; till out of breath , and wearied , armless he embraceth death . but you thrice noble , thrice illustrious souls , whom immaturer destiny enrols dear victims to your grateful countreys good , vvho for your king and countrey spent your blood , how must we mourn you ! oh! those colder vvaves vvhereon you dy'd , whereon such horror raves , are scarce with all their brackish floods , supplies enough to furnish our lamenting eyes ! these heroes knew it was a gallant toil to lose their lives to save their native soil . these were our decii ; let our matrons mourn , let th' peoples hearts be their eternal urn ; and , though the chiller seas entomb them now . tell the next age what they , and theirs do owe to such deserts ! whilest in a doleful knell we give our salve , and our last farewel . oh happy worthies ! if my humble pen could here have reacht the old poetick strain , you should have lived ! — yet your lasting fame shall be eterniz'd by a purer flame . the dutch thus worsted , and five admirals slain , nine taken , eighteen sunk , they strive to gain the texel with the rest ; but many come a great way short of their desired home . but oh ! great sir , the title 's due to you , of brittains parent , and its refuge too ! in your long , happy , and successful raign , saturnian ages will return again . you many careful nights ( great prince ) do make , that we may all our rest securely take . you by your royal care and wisdom , know to guard us from our selves , and from our foe . the proudest nations on the globe must greet , with stooping sayls , each vessel of the fleet ; whilest by most potent princes , you alone for the world 's feared neptune shall be known . and you , illustrious sir , by whose great care and happy conduct we successful are , how many naval honors , triumphs you , and rostrate columns doth your countrey owe ? a herd of sheep with such a chieftain might tygers subdue , and leopards put to flight ; how can the mastiff e're be conquered , whilest there 's a royal lyon for his head ? vvhen thetis saw you furrowing her plains , vve may suppose she us'd these kinder strains . here 's he , whose early glories do out-run the envy'd lustre of my vvarlike son ; whose worth in honors-field one hour declares greater , than he attained in ten years . and , oh heroick prince , your conduct too subdues proud holland , with our hearts also ; this happy victory can do no less , than crown your former labors with success . brave sandwich , lawson , ascugh , holms , their glory shall in our annals have a living story , with all the rest of those bold worthies , who reveng'd their injur'd countrey on its foe . and you , the noblest patriots , ever were within those walls , your wise foreseeing care , with liberal hearts provide for fresh supplies , knowing in money war's best sinews lyes . what shall not england now not dare to do , embrac'd both by her sovereign and you ? and thou , oh stately city , whose fair face minerva , mercury , bellona grace , whose arms and arts astonish'd europe owns , whose trade the frigid and the torrid zones , vvhose double-named river kindly brings [ as tribute ] useful , and all precious things , rich indian harvests , what is rare or strange , whilest his transparent stream's the worlds exchange , thy helping hand was here . what though * that 's gone which bore thy name ? thy willing heart builds one greater than she , whom angry fates no more resolv'd should terrifie the belgick shore . oh may thou flourish still secure from foes , vvhilest lucid thames in his meanders goes through reedy banks ; but slowly hast'ning thus , to the embraces of oceanus . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e * king james * saturday the of june , at three of the clock in the morning . * saturday , in the evening . to his majesty . to the duke of york . to prince rupert . to the two houses of parliament . to the city of london . * london frigat . by the lord protector. whereas by the thirtieth article of the peace ... england and wales. lord protector ( - : o. cromwell) this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason .f. [ ]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing c thomason .f. 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[ ] title from caption and opening line of text. dated at end: given at white-hall the . of may, . reproduction of the original in the british library. eng anglo-dutch war, - -- reparations -- early works to . great britain -- politics and government -- - -- early works to . a r (thomason .f. [ ]). civilwar no o.p. by the lord protector. whereas by the thirtieth article of the peace ... england and wales. lord protector a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion op blazon or coat of arms by the lord protector . whereas by the thirtieth article of the peace lately made and concluded between his highness the lord protector of the common-wealth of england , scotland , and ireland , and the lords the states general of the united provinces , it is concluded and agreed , that four commissioners shall be nominated on both sides to meet here at london , upon the eighteenth day of may one thousand six hundred fifty and four , old style , who shall be authorized to examine and determine all the losses , and injuries which either allege to have susteined from the other , since the year one thousand six hundred and eleven , unto the eighteenth of may one thousand six hundred fifty and two , as well in the east indies , as in greenland , muscovy , brazeel , or in any other place ; the particulars of all which shall be delivered in to the said commissioners before the said eighteenth of may one thousand six hundred fifty and four . and whereas in pursuance thereof commissioners are respectively named , viz. john exton , william turner , doctors of law , william thompson , and thomas kendall , merchants , on the part of the english ; and adryan van almonde , christian van rodenbure , lodovick howens , james oysel , on the part of the people of the united provinces , who not being able to meet so soon as the said eighteenth day of may , it was mutually agreed , that the said meeting should be deferred unto the thirtieth of the same moneth of may , and that the particulars of the said demands on either part may be delivered in at any time before , or upon the thirtieth of may next , and that the same being delivered in before , or upon the said day , should be as effectual as if they had been exhibited upon the eighteenth day of may aforesaid . which last agreement his highness hath commanded by these presents to be made publique , to the end all persons concerned may take notice thereof , and deliver in their demands unto the commissioners accordingly . the place of whose meeting is appointed to be at guild-hall upon the thirtieth of may aforesaid . given at white-hall the . of may , . london , printed by william du-gard and henry hills , printers to his highness the lord protector , mdcliv . sigh for the pitchers breathed out in a personal contribution to the national humiliation the last of may, , in the cities of london and westminster, upon the near approaching engagement then expected between the english and dutch navies : wherewith are complicated such musings as were occasioned by a report of their actual engagement, and by observing the publike rejoycing whilst this was preparing by the author / george wither. wither, george, - . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing w wing w _cancelled estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) sigh for the pitchers breathed out in a personal contribution to the national humiliation the last of may, , in the cities of london and westminster, upon the near approaching engagement then expected between the english and dutch navies : wherewith are complicated such musings as were occasioned by a report of their actual engagement, and by observing the publike rejoycing whilst this was preparing by the author / george wither. wither, george, - . [ ], p. s.n., [london : ] in verse. this item is identified in wing as w (entry cancelled) and in wing ( nd ed.) as w . imprint consists of chronogram: imprinted in the sad year expressed in this seasonable chronogram lord have mercie vpon vs. mdclxvi. reproduction of original in huntington library. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng anglo-dutch war, - -- poetry. great britain -- history -- charles ii, - -- poetry. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - andrew kuster sampled and proofread - andrew kuster text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion sigh for the pitchers : breathed out in a personal contribution to the national humiliation the last of may , . in the cities of london and westminster , upon the near approaching engagement then expected , between the english and dutch navies . wherewith are complicated such musings as were occasioned by a report of their actual engagement ; and by observing the publike rejoycing whilst this was preparing by the author george wither . hold , if ye knock , ye are broke . hold. unless god prevent . imprinted in the sad year expressed in this seasonable chronogram lord have mercie vpon vs. mdclxvi . to the english nation , and to every individual person within these brittish isles , geo. wither , wishes that grace , peace , and love in christ jesus , which by an unfeigned humiliation , may reconcile us all to god ; vnite us by an indissolvable band of charity , to each other ; and in a christian amity , withall nations through the world . my sighs concern you all , throughout this nation who are this day , in true humiliation to seek the face of god ; for , we make one of those two pitchers whom i do bemone : and , unto whom ( then fearing much their breaking , when first i saw war preparations making ) i sent a trumpet , both with an intent and hope , that which was feared , to prevent ; which , failing my good purpose to produce , i send this now , to mediate a truce ; for , who can tell , but that my words may have such ●ssue now , as heretofore god gave unto a private-womans when she spoke for abel , what effect in season took ? so may it prosper as i am sincere in that , which i have superscribed here ; and , let my foes on earth , be still as many as there are men , if i wish ill to any ; or , am not pleasd that all should live and die as happy , both in life and death as i who shall not , by a final wilfulness , deprive themselves of what they might possess ; and slander god , as cause original of that , which doth amiss to them befal . for , though , not few , my adversaries be or such , as , yet , bear no good will to me , i , ev'n for that cause , am in love , their debter ; for , him , who loves his foes , god , loves the better : yea , having partly been , in my distress relievd by some few who , do naytheless seem still my enemies ; it , makes me more , love god , and all mankinde , then heretofore . a time is come , in which , it is our turn both altogether , and apart to mourn : those general calamities befal which , for a general repentance call , and , for particular humiliation , in order to a publick reformation , from which , at present , are excepted none ; no , not the king , who sitteth on the throne : for , that which is in cottages begun will seize the pallace , ere the round is run , if god in mercy , answer not our hope , and , to our sins and fears , vouchsafe a stop. to that end , though this be not what i would or , should contribute , it is what i could and , may now , be as usefully exprest , as what more artificially is drest : yea , ( though it be , that onely ) in effect , which i have ost preferd without respect , this , seems a very seasonable time , to greet you , with a reasonable rime . accept it therefore , and be not offended with what is conscientiously intended . god , who from us doth trifles oft receive , requires of none , more then he hath to give ; and , if you shall accept what 's in my powr he , will of that accept , which is in your ; for , all that is contributed , by this , worth your acceptance , is not mine , but his . sighs for the pitchers . breathd out , in a personal contribution to the national humiliation , formally begun in the cities or london and westminster , the last of may , . ' such is gods gratiousness , that , wheresoever ' he finds a willingness joynd with endeavour to please or to appease him , though bat small , ( and in it self worth no respect at all ) he doth accept it : but , it is not so with men , what er'e we mean , or say , or do . for , most so pettish are ; that ev'n with that which to their own well-being doth relate , they quarrel ; and as much offended are with what , unto their own particular hath no relation , as to any thing which may to them a disadvantage bring . yea , so inclind are , to be discontent with actions , and with words indifferent , that how to fit all humors no man knows what ere he writes , be it in verse or prose . some , are best pleasd with this , and some with that , with nothing some ; or , with we know not what , except with that , ( and in their own mode drest ) whereby their single fancies are exprest . if , i may freely , truth declare in either , to me , it is indifferent in whether : verse cannot be so justly termd unholy as they , who think so , may be chargd with folly . the libertie , i therefore , at this time , resume , to vent my mind in verse and rime as heretofore without an affectation of what , is this day , with most men in fashion ; and , what i purpose to contribute now , shall be such private sighings as i owe to publick sorrowings ; not such , as may , without true sense thereof , be puft away . i offer not , now cures are to be done , that , which will prove no better then herb-john or chipps in broth ; nor , when provide i should apparel to preserve my friend from cold , bring them such thin sleight garments , as are neither good silk or cloth , but bawbles patcht together , lace , points and ribbands : nor , to feed them , set a platter full of sawces without meat , or , with so little , and so trimd about with kickshawes , that they cannot pick it out : nor give the sick , when they for health endeavor , such trash , as may beget a mortal feaver ; nor healing plasters , when i do perceive the patient rather needs a corrosive : nor , if there ought improper to that end , for which , humiliations we pretend in that , which i in words have added here : either peruse it therefore , or , give ear . before a storm is actually begun , or , symptoms of it , in the skies appear ; both birds and beasts , for shelter fly and run , to scape the dangers , then approaching near . to what these are by sense inclind , in season , men are assisted ( for their preservations ) by strong impulses , both of grace and reason , till they neglect , or sleight those inclinations . and to the publick safety , every one owes what may possibly by him be done : for , there 's a portion due from him that 's poor , though from the rich , there is expected more . . i had some education in the , schools , but my best teachings , came another way , and , neither to the wisest , or meer fools , is that intended which i have to say . my muse is to a midling-temper fitted , what suits with their capacities to write who , ( not much under or much over witted ) more in the matter , then the words delight . by that means , when with trifles i begin , things useful , are oft , thereby skrewed in , which peradventure , had not else been sought , where , they appeard more likely to be taught : what i but to one end , at first intended , occasions many cautions , ere 't is ended . so , sometimes , twenty businesses are done , by him , who went from home , to do but one . . sometimes too , by what in this mode is hinted , ( on sleight occasions in a vulgar strain ) such notions have been in the heart imprinted as were more plausibly exprest in vain : yea , otherwhile , a few plain words , in season , experimentally in private spoke , more operate with sanctified reason , ( and of what they import , more heed is took ) then is ( although more gloriously arayd ) of what 's but formally , in publick said . now therefore , i contribue thus , alone , to what was this day , publickly begun . but , stay ! what pannick fear hath seizd this nation that , they who triumphd but one day ago , assume the postures of humiliation , and fast and pray , at least , pretend thereto ? their jollitie is at a suddain pause , and to the temples , they begin to flock ; god make th' effect , as real as the cause , that , him with formal showes we do not mock , lest plagues increase , and when of what is better , we are in hope , our fears grow dayly greater : for , till our sins are heartily repented , by fasts and prayers , plagues are not prevented . . most , dedicated this moneths first aurora to their own fleshly lusts ; and spent the day in sacrificing to the strumpet flora , which was by some employd another way , perhaps though not prophane , more superstitious then holy : for , all is not sanctifide that is not vulgarly reputed vitious ; nor all unholy , which will not abide a sanctuary-test : but , somwhat hath doubtless , been acted which provokes gods wrath against our nation , since this month begun , that brings us on our knees , before 't is done . . our safety , peace and glory lie at stake ; and , we are forced such a game to play , as makes us tremble , and our hearts to ake twixt hope and fear of that which follow may : ev'n they , who lately foolishly did boast , and with proud vaunts and scorns contemn their foes , do find , that recknings made without their hoast , arise to more then they did presuppose . of foes without them , their regard was small ; of those within them , less , or none at all : but , now , to be assaulted , they begin with outward perils , and with fears within . . beyond reteating we ingaged are with forraign enemies ; and not quite free from factions , threatning an intestine war , if our presumings unsuccessfull be . as foes do multiply , so , friends grow fewer ; and , in those few , there is but little trust : for , none can in another be secure who , to himself is neither kind nor just . war is begun ; the pestilence doth spread ; and , though of dearth we feel but little dread , they , by whose labours , plenty was increast , are by a wasting poverty opprest . . the rich are discontent , the poor much grievd : the first have small hope to be better pleasd ; the last as little hope to be relievd , and most men are grown stupidly diseasd . men with ill tidings in all places meet , bewailing loss of goods , or want of trade : all day they hear complainings in the street ; all night , they and their families are sad . hereof , they upon others lay the blame who have been chief deservers of the same : most , apprehend a general distress , but , no man knows which way to make it less . . they , who should act , or mediate at least , some course to stop the fury of the current , finde , it will most advance their interest , to be at this time fishing in the torrent . they , who have now most cause , least frighted be : those few alone , who with a filial fear and christian hope , gods purposes foresee , submissive to his dispensations are : the rest are active still , in their own mode , as if in their own power their safety stood ; or , that it might be wrought , by their own hand , if ( as t was once said ) god would neuter stand . . for our defence , a naval preparation is made , as strong , as ever heretofore in any age , was modeld by this nation ; yea , stronger much , though not in number more . and , if they who thereof have management , shall not thereon ( as if it could not fail ) or , in themselves , be over-confident , it may against our ablest foes prevail : but , not unless , we timely lay aside our malice , our profaness , and our pride , which by the lord of hosts , are so abhord , that , they destroy more , then both fire and sword . . in mournings , we so little do delight , that , whatsoever sad event befals , which to humiliation doth invite , it seldom supersedes our festivals . a fast therefore , so near a feast begins , to moderate our mirth , and make us minde a true and speedy mourning for those sins whereto we have been , and are still inclinde . a change of feasts to fastings threatned was , which is within a little come to pass ; and , that , may peradventure be effected which we most fear , when it is least expected . . hereof the civil powers having sense , and , fearing what might probably befal , unless , we strengthned are by providence much more , then by their moving wooden-wall ; they lately summond us by proclamations to meet , and on the last of may begin in our head-cities , such humiliations as may declare a true remorse for sin . early that morning , likewise , lest we might their summons , either then forget , or slight , god , seconded their act , and from our beds with peals of thunders , raisd our drowzie heads . if i was not deceivd , five hours together that summons lasted , ( with few intervals ) made signal by rain , lightning , stormy weather , and thunderbolts , which pierced through stone-wals . it brake and melted bells ; consumd a steeple ; scard fowls and beasts , yea , and afraid did make even them , among those unrelenting people , who , heed of nought but smart and noise will take ; and in security again sleep on assoon as ere the pain or noise is gone . alas ! what horrours will such men confound , when they shall hear the seventh trumpet sound ? . i did obey this call ; and knowing too , that in the common peace , mine doth consist , in meekness , i prepard my heart , to do what might secure the common interest . the best have failings , and the worst have more ; though therefore they oft erre , who are in powre , with their defects , we must our own deplore : for oftentimes their faults take root from our . king davids crime sprung from the peoples sin ; for his offence , a plague on them broke in : thus , to each other , men of each degree , a mutual cause , of sins and suffrings be . . this makes me the more cautious , to take heed wherein , i personally give offence ; and , ere i censure that which others did , bewail mine own misdeeds with penitence . all of us have offended , ( if not more ) as much as our forefathers have transgrest : some , with more impudence , then heretofore ; and , my sins , have the common guilt increast : my self , to humble therefore , i went thither where good and bad men congregate together ; and , where , the worst are , or ( before they die ) may be , for ought i know , more just then i. . he seems to me , unlikely to appease the wrath of god , or mortifide to be , who , offers prayers like that pharisees , who judg'd the publican less just then he . there is no sign of true humiliations , but , of a proud self-overweening rather in those , who judge unclean whole congregations who with them , serve one spirit , son and father ; and ( although members of another colledge ) adore one god according to their knowledge . according unto mine , therefore , with them i joynd in love , and left their doom to him . . i dare not such a separation make twixt persons , things or places , as may bar a freedom in those duties to partake which necessary or expedient are . when sins and plagues grow epidemical , it such humiliations then requires , as may in that respect , be general : for , private tears quench not the publike fires . in all fraternities and constitutions , among men , are both errours and pollutions ; yet safe converse , for pious men hath bin with such , ( even then ) in all things , but their sin . . with others , i preferred those petitions vvhich with christs prayr assentially agree ; vvith them , i joyned in all those confessions that seemed proper both to them and me . their persons i did much commiserate , who were in hazard by the war now wag'd : with god , i meekly did expostulate concerning that wherein we are engag'd . for others sakes , those fears my fears i made , whereof , no sense , for self-respects i had ; and wished all their hopes might be enjoyd whereby , their true bliss might not be destroyd . . although particulars inclusive are in vniversals ; yet , they who neglect their single duties , justly loose their share in what the general devoirs effect . i have contributed my best endeavour , to what i think is publickly intended , and in that duty purpose to persever which is to my performance recommended . for all things , and all men ( so far as they are objects of our prayers ) i do pray ; and , when i doubt , what to insist upon , conclude my prayer thus : gods will be done . . their welfare seeking , who would me enslave , the person i distinguish from his crime ; and rather would a wicked people save , then let the righteous be destroyd with them . to their proceeds in wickedness , i say good speed to none ; and whensoere , therefore i pray against their sins , for them i pray : yea , when they seem worst , pray for them the more . when lot was prisner among sodomites , against their foes , to free him , abram fights . when universal plagues on us befal , not knowing good from bad , i pray for all . . i have a long time taken so much heed both of gods righteous , and our crooked ways , that , whatsoere doth outwardly succeed , i finde just cause to give him hearty praise . so oft , experience i have likewise had , my losses , wants , and those things which i feard , to have been unto me more gainful made , then such , as more desirable appeard ; that , whensoere god granteth or denies , my soul is pleasd , and on his love relies . for , when they seemed most severe to be , his judgements have been mercies unto me . . such they were , such they are , such will be still , not unto me , and to some few alone ; but , if they be submissive to his will , such likewise , at all times , to every one : and , though he grants not always that request , which is preferred , he doth condescend to what is better ; yea , to what may best conduce to what we chiefly should intend . if , what we pray for , he denies to grant , humility , or faith , or love we want ; or else , there are some other great defects , in those petitioners , whom god rejects . . sins national , so far forth as they were confest in publike , i with those confest to whom i joynd ; and in particular , if possible , they ought to be exprest . i know we are obliged at this time ( considering why together we did come ) to mention such , ( or part at least of them ) as brought what we would be deliverd from . i hope such were acknowledged by many ; but , since i heard it not performd by any , i will enumerate some few of those provoking sins , from whence most danger flows . for , god , at this time over all the land hath in displeasure stretched forth his hand ; and for our sins , doth strike us , here and there with every judgement , yea , and every where . . we are a nation to whom god hath given as many priviledges , as bestown on any people that is under heaven : but , therewithal more proud , then thankful grown . vve overween , as if we thought none were our equals ; and with so much impudence our selves before our neighbours do prefer , that , more disgrace then honor springs from thence . some vaunt as if none ought to be compar'd vvith them , in what is by their valour dar'd ; and , some , as if none went or knew the way vvhereby , men shall ascend to heavn , but they . . if what god hath conferd , or for us done vvere mentioned , to stir up thankfulness in us ; or to advance his praise alone , thence would spring many great advantages . but that which most men rather do pursue , is but before mens eyes a blinde to raise , and , hide their shameful nakedness from view ; or , blow the bubbles of an empty praise . and , ( as if we were not befoold enough , vvith such ridiculous and frothy stuff ) in ballads , which are for such objects meet , vve sing out our own shame , in every street . perhaps in suchlike things the neighbring nations opposing us , as guilty are as we : but , our own sins , in our humiliations is that , which to confess , oblig'd we be . our sins , our sins , are horrid , great and many , those plagues too , which they bring on us , are great ; vvhereof , there is not so much fense in any , as ought to be , nor such confessions , yet . so loth we are that other men should see ( or , we ourselves ) in what sad case we be , that , we our scabs and sores had rather hide vvith any clouts , then let them be espide . . so loth we are , in that course to proceed , vvhich god and reason offers to our heed ; so apt , to take the clean contrary way ; to heed , what every mountebanck doth say ; so ventrous , any hazard to endure , vvhich our enjoyments present may secure ; so prone with bugbears to be frighted from vvhat may secure a happiness to come ; and , are so wilful in pursuing things vvhich every day , more mischiefs on us brings , that , very seldom we approve of that vvhich may be for our good , till t is too late . . and then , surprised with a sudden , dread , to any god , to any idol run ; move every way , like dors without a head ; do every thing save that which should be done : catch hold on sticks , and reeds , and chips & straws , to save our selves ; descend , to sawn on those vvhom we contemn'd ; and to support our cause , against old friends , confederate with foes ; yea , with the greatest enemy of christ ; and , rather hazard all our interest in him , then here to be deprivd of that which we enjoyed , and have aimed at . . vve are so much inclined to rely upon the trustless and bewitching charms of state-designs and humane policie , on armies , fleets , and strength of our own arms , that we are deafer then th'inchanted adder , to those who shew to us the way of peace ; good counsel maketh us to be the madder , and , doth but raging violence increase . yet , they who know they shall not be excusd from doing their endeavour , though abusd , must speak what on their consciences doth lie , whatere thereby befals ; and so will i. . such times have be●n , and such are come agen , wherein , the sluggard to the ant was sent ; the wise instructed were by simple men how to reform their wayes when they miswent . god , by them , kings reprovd , ev'n for their sake whom they had then inslav'd ; and they were heard . yea , unto balaam , by his ass he spake , and , at that present he escapd the sword : but they who to their words gave no regard , receivd their obstinacies due reward . they , who were penitent escapd the blow which then was threatned ; so shall all such now . . ore them a very dreadful plague impends whom to the will of men , god , doth expose , though such they be whom they suppose their friends and , have thereof made fair external shows . a greater plague it is , when known foes are impowred upon them to excercise all cruelties , and outrages of war which rage will act , and malice can devise . but , when so terrible a doom as this , and mercie too , much and oft sleighted is , it will be then more horrible then all that can be thought , into gods hands to fall . . alas ! how shall this horrour be prevented , if none in such a time should silence break ? vvhen should what is misacted be repented , unless , to that intent the stones could speak ? and , what may they speak likely to prevail upon a generation grown so giddy ? the stars to do their duty did not fail ; the elements have often spoke already , and acted in their place , as well as spoken what might our duties , and gods minde betoken ; yea , so much , and so oft , that what they heard or saw , few men did credit or regard . . hereby are blessings turnd into a curse ; those hardned , whom it should have softned more ; they who were bad before , grow to be worse ; some wicked , who seemd good men , heretofore . our sins are as immoveable as rocks ; our guides and leaders , either lame or blinde ; the shepherds as great straglers as the flocks , and both alike , to wickedness inclinde . that , which we thought should make us , doth undo us , all things do seem to cry vvo wo unto us : and , that which should have movd men to repent doth but their rage and blasphemies augment . . most , against those by whom they were offended are so imbitterd , that although in them they see performances to be commended , such , naytheless , they totally condemn : yea , those who have ingenuously confest what seems to be in these worth approbation , they judge to be time-pleasers , not the best ; vvhich is a bar to reconciliation . our proverb bids us give the devil his due ; and , they the ways to peace , do not pursue vvho are unwilling , in their foes , to see good things , as well as those that evil be . . the knowledge men have gotten hath destroyd that love , which ought thereby to be increast . the publick peace , that might have been enjoyd , is vitiated by self-interest . the gospel is abusd , law made a snare , or , of unrighteousness a confirmation : the consciences of men inslaved are , to nothing left so free as prophanation . the rich do quarrel , and the poor must fight , to serve their lusts , who do them little right ; and they whose lives to pawn for them are laid , with deaths or vvounds , or with neglect are paid . . religion is to policy become a servile handmaid ; and few persons are conceivd to be so dangerous as some , vvho are in christian piety sincere . now , not to be like others superstitious , or to be strict in moral righteousness , gives cause of more suspect then to be vitious ; or else , at least , it them ingratiates less . foundations are so overthrown , that few are safe in whatsoever they pursue : for , liberty , life , credit , and estate , in hazzard are by all that aim thereat . . pickt juries , and suborned vvitnesses may , if assisted then with partial udges , bring quickly to destruction , whom they pleases ; frustrate all laws , and all our priviledges : and ( what was never heretofore in reason thought probable ) charge falsly upon some the plotting and pursuing plots of treason at open meetings whither all may come . in likelihood , they have nor wit , nor fear , nor need be feared , who so foolish are : and , i might of my fear be much ashamed if i should fear such plots , as then were framed . vvho erre in malice , or to get reward , shall forge an accusation , though it be improbable , with favour shall be heard , vvhen none seems guilty of the plot but he . they , who of all men do least conscience make of perjury , at pleasure may destroy an innocent . they who false oathes dare take may rob rich men of all they do enjoy . the lyar is not out of danger ever ; but , he that speaks truth boldly , is safe never until his death , unless by god protected from what may be by wicked men projected . . this also , doth increasing plagues pretoken , ( unless we to repair it speedy are ) the bond of christian charity is broken , and brotherly affection lost well-near . both persons and societies seek more their several new structures to uphold , then disciplines and doctrines to restore unto that purity which was of old . from hence doth spring impair of peace and health in minde and body , church and commonwealth , for , though few heed it , thence our private jars at first proceeded , and then , open vvars . . all constitutions both in church and state are , for the most part , made but properties to add a grandeur , and repute to that vvhich pride and avarice did first devise . not those alone , which may essential seem unto the civil powre ; but also , some which have among divine rites most esteem , are serviceable to the flesh become . prophand is every holy ordinance , self-profit or self-honour to advance : yea , ev'n the lords day and the sacraments are made expedients for the same intents . . judgements & mercies have not in their course wrought that on us , which they were sent to do : for , what should make us better , makes us worse , and others by our ill examples , too . good counsels timely given we have slighted , scoft and derided seasnable forewarnings , neglecting that , whereto we were invited both by our own and other mens discernings : and , if these failings be not heeded more now , and in time to come , then heretofore , the consequents , will not much better be whether the dutch are conquerours , or we . . those animosities we must repent which are pretended to be laid aside ; else pride and malice will so much augment those practices which more and more divide , that , as the ruine of jerusalem had been compleated when the time was come by those three , factions , which then wasted them , although it had not been destroyd by rome : so , though we should subdue french , dutch & dane , our own distempers would become our bane ; and , that which others are inclind unto , our follies and our wilfulness will do . . the breach of covenants , of faith and oathes we must lament , and from that falshood turn : for , god that capital transgression loathes ; oathes , ( now , if ever ) make the land to mourn , we must confess our sin of bloudshed too , the blood of innocents much more bewail , and our oppressing them , then yet we do ; else , of our expectations we shall fail . for , to no more a bare confession tends , then to increase our guilt , without amends . he that neglects performing what he knows to be his duty , merits nought out blows . . we have moreover , failings by omissions which it concerns us to be humbled for no less then for those actual transgressions which we are now engaged to abhor : not one day , no not one year will suffice to recollect them . and yet if we would our selves but so much humble as it lies in us , god , would accept of what we could . hereof apparent evidences are in nineveh and nebuchadnezzar : for by these paterns , king and people too instructed are , what in our case to do . . when that king , for his sins had been bereaven of understanding , and for sevn years space , to live with beasts , was from his kingdom driven , and re-inthroned , when unlikely t was ; himself he did abase , gods powre confess acknowledge him , to be in chief ador'd ; declare that powre extol his righteousness and that free grace , by which he was restor'd : yea , praised him for their de●iverance whom he himself opprest ; them did advance who suffred ; and reverst that law whereby he had compeld them to idolatry . . this signal patern of humiliation was royal ; but , by one both popular and regal , unto what beseems a nation in our condition , we directed are . at nineveh , there was not in a day , like this , some in the temples god adoring , some there , inclined more to sleep then pray , some , in an alehouse , or a tavern roaring ; some , who did of their duties conscience make , some who perform'd it , but for fashion sake : but i believe , that with more veneration they testified their humiliation . . both king and people joyned there as one in penitence , net being less fincere then formal in pursuing what was done . strict their commands and executions were . the king , his rich apparel from him cast ( by good examples , precepts are made strong ) he , and his nobles did proclaim a fast , vvith all the rites , that to a fast belong . the prophet was believd , in what he said ; the royal proclamation was obeyd . god , thereto had so gratious a regard that , king and people thereupon he spard . . alas ! how comes it that now christian men , are deaf to what gods messengers do say ? not so meek-hearted as those heathens then ? more dead in sins and trespasses then they . imperfect was their penitence , no doubt , yet god accepted what they did endever , and ( though perhaps , their zeal did soon burn out , ) he , in vouchsafing mercy did presever . so might it be with us , if we would heed his judgements , and perform what ethnicks did : for , god , upon a formal penitence , did with a part of ahabs doom dispence . . but , though we have as much cause to bewail our sad condition , we have much less fear . and little or no sence of what we all until with mischief overwhelmd well-near . then , likewise , we endeavour all we can to hide what cannot cured be till known , dissembling grosly , both with god and man , and will not see what 's evidently shown . yea , so presumptuous are , that , now god sends his judgements , and his arm in wrath extends , vve labour to obscure it , lest the heeding of his proceeds , may hinder our proceeding . . and as among the jews in former ages there were false prophets and corrupted priests , vvho prophecid and preachd for balaams wages , and to promote their carnal interests , then flatterd them into security : so we have some among us , who as much do magnifie this nations piety as if it never had till now been such . they boast of our prosperities encrease , and promise us both victories and peace , as if vain words believd should rather be then what we feel , as well , as hear and see . . though sensible enough of sin we are not to humble us ; or though plagues yet deferd ( how near at hand soever ) we much fear not , nor thereby for this duty are prepard : methinks the loss of so much blood and treasure as hath been spent ; at home , decay of trade and manufactures in so large a measure ; abroad in colonies , the havock made should humble us , or that at least , which hath more cause of dread then war , or sudden death , to wit , a press , whereby some grieved are , more then by all the worst events of war. . for , war is pleasing to those voluntaries , who , wealth or honor , hope thereby to gaine ; through every difficulty them it carries with very little sense of dread or pain . by suddain death likewi●e all plagues are ended which sin , or folly on our bodies bring ; yea , thereby finished ere apprehended , in which respect , no very dreadful thing . but , to be snatcht at unawares away , from all relations by a suddain press , and , from all our affairs , as at this day , is more injurious , then words can express . whole families , thereby destroyd become ; in soul and body , it tormenteth some ; and , thereby greater griefs occasiond are then do befal , by life or death , in war. . i know well that , the civil powrs intend the prosecution of those services which to their substitutes they recommend , should be pursu'd without just grievances : and , to inform us in this very case , ( of taking men to serve them in the wars ) a law among the jews establisht was to be our guide in some particulars : let it observed be , lest that oppression which is occasioned by indiscretion , those persons to our damage may inrage , whom we think , for our safety to ingage . . with others i did publickly be mone those things which we ought joyntly to deplore ; and , in my spirit , i lament alone that for mine own sins , i can sigh no more . i sigh for those two pitchers , which are knocking against each other , when they mind not me ; yea , when some are , perhaps , my sighings mocking , or , not well pleasd with my good meanings be . i sigh to see their charity decrease who are pretenders to religiousness ; not for my self , though i perceive t is grown less then it was , five shillings in a crown . . i have now , somwhat more then fifty years , been oft mine own and your remembrancer ; and whilst i live , as oft ( as cause appears ) resolved am such cautions to prefer . for since god hath so long preservd me from a total ruine in such services , i will continue during life to come whilst i see need , in services like these , not doubting but his mercy shall outlast the time to come as well as what is past ; and , still , as comfortably be enjoyd , though life in their pursute should be destroyd . . this , i have therefore , now contributed in private to what publickly was done . with hopefulness , that when it shall be read it will to good effect be thought upon : for in the common lot , i shall have part , to whatsoever the success may tend , and dare to arrogate no self-desart , more then they justly may , who most offend . from publick sins my self i count not free ; what is in others bad , is worse in me , since , he whom god so many years hath taught , if bad , is worse then others who are naught . . yet , as there is no righteousness in me , that , may with safety be confided in ; so , whatsoere the common plagues may be , in me there is no slavish fear of sin : for , in gods promise , and his mediation who hath redeemed me , i , so confide , that , i despair not of a soul-salvation , whatever to my body shall betide , and , know , that , whilst to live , more then to die , shall tend to what gods name may glorifie , my life shall comfortably be enjoyd when thousands round about me are destroyd ; and that all , who are firm in this belief , shall see a glad end of their present grief . lord in that patience keep me alway strong , which , to the saints probation doth belong . . there was a promise made long time ago , to some , who then in our condition were , ( and , in what they were to believe , and do , as much as they , we now concerned are . ) to them , it by gods prophet was declard that , from their wickedness if they returned , one with a writers inkhorn was prepard to set a mark on all who truely mourned , assuring all who had his mark upon them that when the common judgements seized on them it should not harm them , as to that , at least , in which a real safety , doth consist . . that mark is set on thousands at this day , and many writers hither have been sent to shew it , and inform us how we may the mischiefs threatned , seasonably prevent . prophets rise early , and do sit up late , to mind us of our duties , yea , there are some thousands ev'n this day , declaring that which they are bound to speak , and we to hear . to that end also , goo , hath now and then , employed me , and my despised pen , as at this time : and , at his feet i lay wha● i have writ , and what i have to say . i might — but , hark ! methinks , some whisperings i hear , as it both navies now ingaged were : and , lo , the suddain rumour of that storm startles my muse into another form before i am aware , and makes me stop , to heed , what it contributes to my hope . fame speaks it louder , and th' increasing sound on every side , my person doth surround . if what we fear succeeds , let them speed worst at last , who of this war gave just cause first ; and , by both parties , let all be amended wherein they joyntly , or apart offended . more blood ! more fury still ! are bruitish passions no whit abated by humiliations ? no marvel then , no good effects yet spring to peace conducting , by my trumpeting , when i first saw a likelihood of breaking our pitchers , by the preparations making ; for , that , wherein divine expedients faile humane endeavours little can prevaile . my heart is pinched betwixt hope and fear , by musing upon what i see and hear , with that whereto our actings may amount when we of all events have had account . fame tells us that the english and the dutch have fought five days together . this is much , and i think so implacable a rage , was rarely paralleld in any age , if ( as it is reported ) neither side gave quarter , whatsoever did betide . how that with christian charity may be consistent , it appeareth not to me ; or , how it quadrats with the tender nature that 's pro●er to a reasonable creature : nor do i know infallibly how far it is permissive in an actual war ; nor is it known to any , till ●e tries the justness of it in extremities . to censure that , i therefore , will forbear which lies without the compass of my sphear . king david in some cases , such things did as natural compassion doth forbid . this i dare say , no man can see that end whereto , a bruitish fury , will extend , when both provoked , and let loose , to do whatever it shall then be prone unto . i clearly gather from our contestations , what may be truely judged of both nations as to their daring , and couragiousness ; which , i in few words , fully will express , ev'n thus : ( for nothing parallels it fitter ) two english mastive dogs never fought better ; nor hath ought oft been acted heretofore , which evidenced humane courage more , if all be truely said which we have heard this day , of these antagonists averd : for , though some cowards upon either side , were so amazd they knew not what they did , and some ( when blinded by the fires and smoke slaughtred those friends , whom they for foes in that long combate , neither of the two ( mistook ; the other , did in any thing outdo . and ( which deserveth heed ) no wind yet wags that brings us tidings of such fears , or brags as usually are published abroad , when rivals are ingaged in this mode ; and , that , to me presageth a success which may to both contribute happiness , if meekly , they and we , submit unto what god vouchsafeth to permit , or do , who , did a mercy unto both begin when he withheld the french from coming in ; which mercy , though yet hidden , will be seen vvhen time removes that artificial skreen , vvhich , an abusive policy invents to interpose twixt actions and intents . heed , therefore , let both take when this fight ends , how it concerns both , quickly to be friends ; vvhat may be quite lost ; what may yet be saved : how both may by their discord , be inslaved : vvhat great plagues they now feel ; what may betide more grievous , if they further should divide ; vvhat great advantages it might bring thither where , they their strength & courage joyn together , not thereupon as heretofore presuming , neither that glory to themselves assuming , vvhich appertaineth unto god alone ; nor vaunting of what their own hands have done ; nor la'bring , breaches to repair with lies , nor putting upon truths a false disguise , ( a fault now so habitual become that , t is not easily refrained from ) nor sacrificing what god doth abhor , or that , which at the best , he cares not for ; but , giving what he still takes in good part , ( though meritless ) an humble contrite heart . then , that the mercies daignd may be prolongd , let not his saints in any wise be wrongd ; ( among whom many will be found at last , on whom the world reproachful terms hath cast ) for , when , or wheresoever , peace he makes , it is at their requests , and for their sakes ; whereas , no peace is true , or long possest , where innocents are causlesly opprest ; especially , where they oppressed are who serve god , with a conscientious fear according to their knowledge : of this crime , neither the dutch , nor they who now with them associate , so guilty are as we do at this present day appear to be . and , i believe 't was therefore that gods hand enabled them our forces to withstand ; and still preserves both , that both might more heed , what they have done , and how they should proceed . among those things by them and us misdone provoking gods displeasure , this alone next mentiond , is enough without one moe , us , in all our plantations to undo : for , to advance our carnal interest we parallel the practice of the beast in merchandizing souls ; yea , more then so , have set to sale , both souls and bodies too , in many colonies : our avarice ( which is one root of evry other vice ) gave partly an occasion of that jar , from whence first sprung , this present bloody war , and , which at last , will totally destroy , both that which we in forraign lands enjoy and here at home , unless we shall with speed , repent that course wherein we do proceed . we do not only there , both sell and wast mens bodies whilst their lives and strength do last , ( in bondage and in labour like a beast , from which they have no hope to be releast , ) but , miserably , keep them , too , inslavd without the means , whereby the soul is savd : whereas , a blessing both to them and us might be procured by endeav'ring thus : ev'n by providing conscientious preachers , to be one day in every week their teachers . this would in part at least , excuse the crime , whereby guilt lies on many at this time . i , seriously have heeded with compassion what them concerns , who have to god relation , and , in particular what i beheld or , heard concerning those of late exild for consciencesake . how much ado there was ; how much time spent , to send them to the place of their confinement ; what , within short time , befel thereby to others ; what to them worth observation ; and how they were cast into the powre of our dutch foes at last , to whom their ship and goods are made a prey , who undertook to carry them away . whence i collect , that , we shall nothing win , whilst we are guilty of so great a sin ; and , that by long continuance in this guilt , much blood that might besaved will be spilt . of this sin , therefore let an expiation be constantly endeavourd through the nation , and henceforth , twixt the english and the dutch , let nothing be contended for so much as , whether shall the other most excel in love , in piety , and doing well let both petition for , grace , truth and peace , and , for their mutual amities increase , let them not fast to be protected in their quarrellings , but , fast from strife and sin , and when humiliations they pretend begin them with beginning to amend ; withhold their hands from lawless violences , not cloke hypocrisie with fair pretences , nor think , when god vouchsafes deliverance , it is , their pride and selfness to advance , or , that , when they a victory have won , t was got , that they might do as they have done , this , ( though humiliation , we pretend ) i fear , by very many is designd . for , providence hath brought me to behold what i should not have credited if told . the dreadful hazzards which we now are in , so little moves to penitence for sin , that i have heard of one this day , who from the last ingagement came sore wounded home who , ere those wounds were cur'd , did by another endeavour , how he might corrupt the mother to be her daughters baud , and to contrive the means , how they might in uncleanness live . this i have heard , and ( whether yea or no ) see probability it may be so . alas ! what will insue thereon in fine if this should be the general designe ? oh! let each individual soul beware of such presumptions , lest they spread so far that , god , in his provoked indignation wholly destroy this wicked generation . in chief , let those grand parties whose escapes yet , give them time , beware of a relapse and hear him ; for , assured then i am , that , he , ( according to the chronogram upon my title page , ) us will so bear , that , this will prove to be a happy year . let us for bear to vaunt , as we have done , of conquests , whilst our arms are putting on : for , an example of that folly have i in their invincible ( so called ) navie which was in eighty eight , upon our coasts destroyed after many shameless boasts . god grant that sixty six , be not to us for such like vauntings as unprosperous . i hope the best , and i as much do fear the worst , according as our actings are . if possible it be , let an accord be made by christian prudence , not the sword. for that cure , usually doth leave a skar from whence at last , breaks forth another war. if to no end , our quarrels can be brought till we have to the utmost fought it out ; let them , whom god shall pleased be to crown with signal victory , themselves bow down , in true humility , as low as they who , then , have lost the glory of the day ; such mercy showing , as they would have shown u●●● themselves , if that case were their own ; and , mind what plagues , god threatens to inflict on them , who add grief , where he doth correct : else to avenge their cruelty and pride , a greater foe , shall rise up in his stead who was destroyed , and they shall then have that measure to them given , which they gave . when all this , and much more then this is done , we may , as far be , as when we begun from being truly humbled . for , with leaving gross sins , there enters often a deceiving whereby , the soul may be polluted more and , in more danger then it was before ; unless we shall together with a loathing of all sins , value our ownselves at nothing . for , we have nought good , but by imputation , which to confess , is true humiliation if done sincerely . it will then abide the test , when thus it shall be qualifide ; and , we soon after , shall behold , or hear what will compleat our hope and banish fear , for , god in mercy always doth return to all , who for offending him , so mourn . whilst this was writing , tidings we receivd ( which very willingly we then believd ) that we were victors . god vouchsafe thereto a blessed consequ●nce , if it prove so : make us , whatever otherwise befel , sincerely thankful that we speed so well , still mindful of the hazzards we were in , before that doubtful trial did begin ; and be henceforth , obedient to his calls lest else a worse thing suddainly befals : for , most to fear him , we have then most cause when an impending judgement he withdraws , since , in our duties , if we then grow slack ; vengeance , with double rigour it brings back ; but , much more , when instead of penitence those faults renewd are , which first gave offence . that news , came whilst the people were in prayr , some , hopeful , some afraid , some in despair , such medlies making of words , thoughts and passions as oft befal in suddain alterations ; and peradventure , causd some to forget to what end , they that day together met : for , many had expressed signs of gladness before , they gave one sign of sober sadness , days of thanks giving and humiliation being by them , observd still in one fashion ; and , by their various postures , those digressions occasiond were , which vary my expressions . we were nor like jews-harps on willows hung , but , like those , which are always tun'd and strung for jiggs ; and we , a triumph-song begun before our lamentation-song was done . from laying , by , our vain desires and boasts , from sanctifying of the lord of hosts with filial awe ! and praise to him returning ( for joyful tidings on our day of mourning ) we were so far , that , evn before we knew , or could hear certainly , the news was true , we skipt abruptly , from humiliation into our antick mode of exultation , joyning our selves to throngs of fools and boys , in triumphs , which consist of squibs and noise , of healths , and bells , and fires , and tunes , and smoak ( thanksgiving tools , in which delight we took ) objects of scorn , to wisemen rendring us ; to grave spectators , more ridiculous then pleasing : and , instead of some relief to sufferers an increasing of their grief , chiefly to those poor orphans and sad wives , whose husbands , and whose fathers limbs and lives were lost in that ingagement , whereof they had little sense , or drank the same away , ( whilst they who hardly scaping it , lay grieving , their safety , rather doubting then believing ) and , these too , when grown sober , found they had not so much cause of mirth , as to be sad . an outward joy , exprest with moderation , and triumphs , are not without approbation , when they shall be exhibited in season , and for ends justified by sound reason ; yet , for all victories , they are not so ; nor the same things , fit at all times to do . king david knew it did not him become to triumph when he conquerd absolom , and i have seen , for victories , of late , ( much less to be rejoyced in than that ) great joy exprest : yea , for a conquest won ( thanksgivings also rendred ) where was none . at all times , by all men , are praises due , and thanks to god , for all things that ensue on our endeavours : for , in all he doth inclusively , are comprehended both justice , and mercy : yet , our thanks to god is not on all occasions , in one mode to be exprest ; nor ought we to pretend his glory , when t is for another end ; lest , he in our destruction or our shame , provoked be to glorifie his name . in both our late ingagements god hath done that , which both nations ought to think upon with much more heed , and much more thankfulness , then either we or they do yet express . this month last year when we did glorifie our selves , for a supposed victory , i did contribute then , as i do now my single mite , ( as well as i knew how ) to praise god for his mercy , making none with him , a sharer in what he had done ; then offring also to consideration such things as tended to humiliation , much to the same effect , with that which here , i tender in another mode this year . but , god who times , and orders all we do , my purpose knowing , put a stop thereto ; perhaps lest if it had been publishd then , it had exasperated more , some men , both to their own , and to my detriment , then was consistent with my good intent . for , ( by my printers death ) what , i then did in some unknown hand , till this day lies hid ; and possibly may come again to light , by that time , this is brought to open sight . meanwhile , i will proceed , with what , this day a new occasion prompteth me to say . the said ingagements , now already past ( which if god please , i wish might be the last ) by providential means , have made their swords speak more , then else with so much power in words , could have been spoken , to perswade us to what , it , will most concern us both , to do . for , whatsoever , policy and pride have published abroad on either side , t is evident ; ( or , may be so to either ) our earthen pitchers , are so knockt together that one or two more such like knocks will break them so small , that useless po●sherds it will make them ; except to patch up the designs of those who seem their friends , to whom they will be foes . this would be better heeded , if it were propounded by a private counseller , a bishop or a judge : thus i suppose , till i remember , that the best of those have writ , and spoke in vain : yet , then , were they obligd to speak their conscience , so am i. but , many , who to be my friends would seem , ( and , not me , or my words to disesteem ) perswade me , in thes : matters to be mute : tell me , that my attempts produce no fruit save mischiefs to my self : and , other some affirm this medling doth no● me become . i thank their wisdoms ; but , am not so wise as to believe they prudently advise . a fool may to good purpose speak somtimes , and , they have found sound reason in my rimes , who were not so adverse to words in season , that , they lovd neither truth , nor rime , nor reason . th' effects to other men will be the same , whether , to them i speak , or silent am ; yet , since with profit , i have heretofore spoke somwhat , i will speak a little more , because , i know the damage will not be so great , then , in relation unto me , as unto those men , who shall be offended with what is conscientiously intended . successes , good and bad , are shard so even between them ( by his justice , who from heav'n beholds both what they did in every place with whatsoere by them intended was ) that , if on both sides , truth might be exprest it would by them and others , be confest , the sword hath spoke a loud , and plainly too , that , which both nations speedily should do : that , it speaks also , what they do intend on whose assistances they much depend : and hints , that both , in their proceeds , ( at length ) may be devourd by their own wealth and strength . for , whereunto amounts all we have heard three days together , to and fro , averd , but certainty of ruine , on both sides , to which soever best success betides ? what have we heard , by that which pro and con hath been reported of what 's lost and won , but contradictions , intermixt with sounds of lamentations , losses , deaths and wounds , and with relation of a victory , which with infeebled and lame wings doth fly : none certainly informed of what 's done , or of that which may follow thereupon . we hear sad news one day , as bad next morrow , or worse perhaps : and shall have dayly sorrow , till of their sorrows , we more sense have got , whose suff●ings , we do know and pitty not : and till our nation shall discharge that better , where●n to god and man it is a debter . i have with heedfulness , perused that , sea-gibbersh , which is publishd to relate what passed in the naval fight between both fleets ; with what , to some a ground hath been to think , the victory is on our side and , that we st●ll victorious do abide . if so it were ( because , it might prevent the foes proud brags , our friends discouragement ; or , superfede their fears ) i should be glad , and thankful , for the good success we had : but , nothing therein mention'd found i out , whence , i could pick forth , what to find , i sought . all i could thence collect , was but thus much , that , we were heaten , and did beat the dutch , till they were glad , at last , to sail away , and , we as glad , they did no longer stay . he , that was otherwise informd thereby doth understand much more , or less , then i , and , for ourselves , i know no reason why we should , if , we for god , ought not to lie ; for , though it is imprudence to reveal all truths at all times ( and not to conceal , what may occasion mischiefs ) never should the truth be falsesaid , or untruths be told : and , more advantage would to us , ensue if our intelligence were always true : indeed , i found , in that express , much wit in such terms , as that subject , did befit ; as also , very much , related there to magnifie those who then active were for our defence . and , i well pleased am with what may add to their deserved fame . to them i grudge no meed , or honour due , who prudently , and valiantly pursue their undertakings : but , gods praise alone , is my chief aim . to praise what men have done , is , to my proper work impertinent , and , also , at this time , to my intent . if , by omitting that , i shall offend in prosecutions to a better end ; or , if that any shall maligne me more , for this , who di● not love me heretofore , i shall not think it strange : for , i of late meerly , for speaking , and for writing that , which both to gods prdise , and mans welfare are tends , loose daily , very many seeming friends ; whereby , if they no whit indamagd are , i shall not , for what haps to me , much care ; especially , whilst that , which i designe tends to gods praise ( without selfends of mine . ) to which intention , that which now is read ( in these few pages , ) is contributed . and though , like jeremiahs lamentation , or davids humblings , this humiliation is not besprinkled with corporeal tears , or , worded with hyberbolies like theirs ; nor strowd with ashes , nor in haircloth drest ; or , with such formal-complements exprest , ( as may be , and ofttimes assumed are as well by hypocrites , as men sincere or , though it may want what affects the sense , i hope , that , which affects th' intelligence it shall not want , nor ought , which to that end is needfull , whereto , i , the same intend ; and , t is exhibited in such a mode , i hope too , as will pleasing be to god. what , he hath done , at this time , seems to me not so much heeded as it ought to be , to make us thankful ; nor do we express what we pretend , in way of thinkfulness as it becomes us ; neither do we show it as doth beseem him , unto whom we ow it : but , act it with such vain appurtenances ( and break out into such extravagances ) as , to our sins , are rather an addition then signes of thankfulness , or true contrition . for , though , at full , informd i have not bin what streights , and what great hazzards they were in ; or , of what might have hapned , unless then assisted more by providence , then men ; thus much is likely , we were so intrapt , that , by our own powre , we had not escapt a total rout , if providentially there came not in , a seasonable supply . for , had not god , sent rupert timely back , the fleet with albemarl , had gone to wrack ; or , both perhaps , then , been destroyd together , had not god sent the french , we know not whither : yea , somewhat , in that providence i see , which our foes ought to heed , as much as we. god , grace vouchsafe both unto us , and them , to heed , whereto it tends , whilst there is time ; and , unto me , and every person living , timely repentance , and sincere thanksgiving . ere these few cautionary exhortations , ( which i think proper to humiliations ) i do conclude ; i le add this corollary in hope , that some , the same in mind will carry . though very great our streighrs and hazzards are , ( and , those may be much greater which we fear ) seek remedies , by no dishonest course ; lest , thereby , we still make the mischief worse . that , were to do like them , who , when an evil befals , run to a witch , or to the devil , who , such cures , onely , for his pati●nts hath as their , who kill themselves , through fear of death . it hath been thought , ye● , ● have oft been told , that , i , in my attempts , have been too bold ; yet i think no man standeth in more dread of doing ought which is not warranten by common justice ; for , i dare not act to save my life , in any such like f●ct . nor would my conscience let me step in peace should i but wink at an unrigh eousness , which might by me be hundred , ( though to gain that , which i do most covet to obtain ) till i repented it : nay , i should dread a vengeance were impending ore my head , if i in secret , wishd advance unto my hopes , by what another might misdo without my knowledge ; or , by ought not right both in gods eye , and evry good mans sight . which , i profess , that others might beware of such ill consequents , as i now fear . if we believe there is a god , that heeds the patience of the sain●s , and our procreeds , let us not still persist , as we have done , within mans corscience , to usurp gods throne as many do , in most presumptaous wise , ev'n whilst his heavy hand upon us lies : for , he will shortly make it to appear , none ought , but he , to sit in judgment there ; as also , what th●y merir , who offend so highly , when an humbling they pretend . at ho●re , from persecuting of them cease who do not interrupt the civil peace ; let for bear in an inhumane mode , more to divide us , and our foes abrode ; let us leave off those railings at each other , vvhich hinder the uniting us together . t●ll god shall judge the cause that is depending between the nations which are now contending , let none of us who in ou private stations , are called to sincere humiliations , presume to judge them further then he knows their actings , and what judgements god allows in doubtful tria s ; but with humbleness , at end on 〈◊〉 ose of the success ; 〈…〉 as tears and prayers , vvhat ●l●e●h immergencies of our affairs 〈…〉 require ; lest , we betray 〈…〉 ves , and th●m we should obey . 〈…〉 private share , is part of that vvhich ●s the joint stock of the publick state , a●d , ought propo●ition● ably ●o b● shard , as 〈◊〉 shall b● , to make a publick gard. 〈◊〉 others , are thereby invited to is 〈◊〉 , which conscientions● i do : for , 〈◊〉 this end , ( though i am so bereft of 〈◊〉 i hd , that , ●o h●ing now is left but almes to live on ) i , have ever since ● and t●xes , out of that b nevol●nce ; and , will not grudg● to do ir , whilst god shall that way , 〈◊〉 any way , give wherewithal : 〈◊〉 ●hat he publick strength , may not decline vvill take h●ed that it be no fault of mine , by not contributing , what i think may be thereto needful , in an evil day . if well it be employed , god , will bless their prudent management , and faithfulness , vvho therewith are intrusted : ●f , unjust therein th●y prove , and shall deceive our trust , t will be dest● uctive onely to th' abusers , and , faithful men , will be at last no loosers : for , when the kingdome which we look for , comes , all men , shall have their just deserved dooms . hereof , to me , god hath oft earnest given by aids vouchs●fed , as it were , from heav'n , at every need . by him , i have been fed vvith manna , quail s , and with my dayly bread , ( i know not else , either by whom or how ) for some years lately pnst ; and so am now , vvithout suspect , of ought which may be fal vvhether , my gathering shall be much or small . yea , now , while i behold d●spairing fear in most mens faces , almost evry where ; although the day , now very gloomy be ; though falling off , our chariot-wheels i see ; their drivers with much difficulty driving ; against waves , rocks and sands , our leaders striving , and , god , in this day of our great distress , within a black cloud , hiding yet his face ; a glummering , i naytheless perceive of mercy , shining on all who believe ; with symp●oms , of the like aspect to them who , yet believe not , if they turn to him . turn therefore , oh return unto him , now ; hear him , and he will give an ear to you . but i fear most men so corrupt are grown , that , my words , are on them in vain bestown : lest , therefore what i write , they heed the less , i , at this present , will no more express ; and , since , in our case , there 's no help in man , his aid , i will implore , who help us can . let god arise ! arise lord , i implore thee ; and , let all those who hate thee , fly before thee ; rebuke them who thy adversaries are , the bulls and calves who take delight in war ; aswel the common people , as their kings , till all the world , to thee , due tribute brings . lee those destroying angels , which are sent to chastise us , make a distinguishment between them , who through hum●ne frailty sin , without persisting wilfully therein , and , such , as have been unto thee and thine , malitious foes , a long time , by designe ; or , who , not onely , against us , now be confederates , but likewise against thee . in mercy , look again , on us , and those , who are , at this day , our professed foes ; lest , the pursuit of what is yet intended consumes both nations , ere the war be ended . now , so unclose the eyes of evry nation , which hath pretended to a reformation , that , they may see how much , they have been blinded ; how they depraved are , and howself-minded : so prudent make all governours and kings , so qualify the peoples murmurings ; so , let thy holy spirit sanctifie each congregational societie ; so shew , to evry individual one , what ought to be believd , and to be done together and apart , which may improve that , principle of vniversal love , in which , the being of the world begun ; whereby , preserved while time wheeleth on , and , by which , that perfection shall be gaind which was by thy eternal love ordaind ; that we regenerated may become , and not continue , till the day of doome , so stupified in our sins , as they who were , at last , with water , washd away ; or , sodom-like , in sinning persevere until with fire consumed as they were : but , let what thou haft done , sufficient be to turn thee unto us , and us to thee . i do confess , shouldst thou be so severe , as , but to heed how bad , the best men are ; among us all , there could be found out none who might be called righteous ; no , not one of whatsoever calling , or degree , whether , priest , prophet , a king it be , or of the common rank ; lord , naytheless in mercy , and in thy sons rigteousness vouchlafe to look upon us ; and , to cure our single , and our joynt distemp'rature . at this time , to those lustings put an end , which makes us more then brutishly contend for trifles ; and to brawl , curse , lye and swear ; like dogs , for bones , to scramble , scratch and tear ; fight , wound and kill each other , without heed of what we do , or of what may succeed . yea , so inhumanely , as if , now , here the devils , clothd with humane bodies were ; hell , as it were , broke loose , and , they come hither with purpose , to bring hell and earth together . that , which this may portend , secure us from : hallow thy name , and let thy kingdom come . thy will be done on earth , as t is in heaven : give us the bread of life ; and , that forgiven our sins may be , let us forgive each other , and , henceforth , live in amity together , on us , let not temptations , then prevail , when then permittest any to . ●ssail our persons ; that , we may in our probations be constant , and enjoy our expectations . let neither presnt , past , or future evil , ( the temptings of the world , the first or devil ) hive powre to harm , or fright us any more , with plagues and wars , as now , and heretofore ; especially , let them not us , insnare with those sins , whereof these the wages are . wholly , to thee , our selves let us resigne ; consels the kingdom , powre and glory thine without a partner ; and henceforth , forbear to seek our kingdom , powre and glory here . whilst that time lasts , wherein in things yet remain undone , which to thy glory appertain and , wherein we must further be imployd , before the man of sin shall be destroyd , ( who very oft , usurps a lodging , where thy kingdom is , although he reigns not there ) him to resist , vouchsafe assisting grace to every one of us , in his own place : preserve us blameless , in that dispensation whereto , a conscentious inclination ( without self-ends ) hath joynd us ; so to use our liberty , that , we do not abuse the christian freerdom by including on thy right ; or , by imposing that upon anothers conscience , by usurped powr , which , we would not should be imposd on our . and , so incline those also , to do thus to whom thou givest power over us , that none , may to obey them forced be , by being disobedient unto thee ; but , let our duties be performd in peace to thee , and , to all men , in righteousness . and , that both we , and our superiours too , may be the more kept heedful what to do ; make them to know ; that if in what relates to thee , the humane laws , or magistrates must be obeyd in all they shall command , however they , or we shall understnd thy 〈◊〉 reveald ; then , if the kingdom be the turks or - popes , we mast believe , as he ; and , thy will and thy deity , thenceforth , stand for a cyther , or , for what 's less worth : for tha● , will be the consequence thereof , though politians , at his truth will skoff : me therefore , unto what thou callst me to , keep firm , in spight of all the world shall do . the single , and the joynt humiliation of king and people , bless with acceptation , although , what hath been done , prayd , or consest , will not abide thy sanctuery test ; for , hope of an acceptance , none there is , if thou shouldst mark all things that are am'ss : and , sav'd from what 's deserved , here , would neither be good or bad men , but , sink altogether . let , in one duty , none be so ●mployd , that , all the rest be sleighted , or made void . so let us hear , that , we as aswel may do as hea ken , what thy word perswades unto . so let us strive to do , that having done the best wee can , wee trust not thereupon ; and , so believe too , that wee may improve our faith still more , both by good works and love ; remembring , it is love , that doth fulfil the law , the gaspel , and thy total will. let thin own spirit help urs so to pray , that , wee may minde thee , more then what we say . since to speak words , less needful is to thee , then telling our own hearts , what our thoughts be ; and , chiefly used , that we might discern or , h●●d , the better those things which concern our selves , and brethren ; because , none can show that unto thee , which thou didst not foreknow words , oft are sooke to others , with intent to counterfeit that which was never ment . to such ends , as we ought to make addressings to thee , are all my prayers and confessings ; to such ends , i now offer here in words , those musings , which my narrow heart affords ; and , which drawn , and prest out of it , have been by those great streights , we still continue in . to such ends , implore thee in this mode ; accept of this oblation , my dear god : give us his righteousness , who took our guilt ; love us , and then , do with us , what thou wilt . these musings , mee , did waking keep when other men were fast asleep : and , may , when i a nap am taking , keep others , peradventure , waking . god , grant we may so help each other to watch , by turns , or , altogether , that , when the bridegroom , doth appear ( although at midnight ) we may hear . and , keep our lamps , in such a trim that , we may entrance have within . written june . this sad year , mdclx vi. that which is mentioned in the thirty fifth page aforegoing , being imprinted in or about june , and ever since concealed by reason of the printers death , is now come to light , and hereto added in the three next following sheets . there are many faults escaped in the printing by reason of the authors absences , which the reader must correct where he finds them . finis . the valiant hearted sea-man; declaring a late skirmish fought between our english fleet and the dutch. wherein the dutch was worsted, two of the dutch ships sunk, and two taken as lawful prize, with a very small loss on the english side. the tune is, lusty stukely. j. r. fl. . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase , no. b ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) the valiant hearted sea-man; declaring a late skirmish fought between our english fleet and the dutch. wherein the dutch was worsted, two of the dutch ships sunk, and two taken as lawful prize, with a very small loss on the english side. the tune is, lusty stukely. j. r. fl. . sheet ([ ] p.) : ill. printed for s. tyus ... london, : [ ] signed at end: j. r. contains illustrations. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng ballads, english -- th century. anglo-dutch war, - -- poetry. naval battles -- great britain -- th century -- poetry. broadsides -- england -- th century. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the valiant hearted sea-man ; declaring a late skirmish fought between our english fleet and the dutch. wherein the dutch was worsted , two of the dutch ships sunk , and two taken as lawful prize , with a very small loss on our english side . the tune is , lusty stukely . brave gallants now of england chear up your hearts , and firmly stand against all people which oppose our king let us sight with hearts lusty and stout , to keep all forraign nations out , let valour still the same of england ring . the hol ander as i am fold adventure new to be so void as to oppose our gracious king to fight . for truth it is i understand they have some english in their land that right or wrong would do england a spite in histories we all may read brave england nere was conquered , but in five hundred seventy years ago by william duke of normandy , yet kent held out most valiantly and met that duke so gallantly their foe . brave england then he not dismay'd , the lord above will send you aide if hand in hand you all together joyn 't is not the turk nor spaniards pride nor butter box which traitors guide shall ever daunt this valiant heart of mine , the duke of york himself is pleas'd chief admiral upon the seas to venture life and limb for englands right , therefore our valiant sea-men hold doth now while life and limb doth hold they will ingage the hollanders to fight . there is now a subject in this land but willing is with helping hand to venture still for englands liberty . therefore prepare you hollander which now is bent to civil war we do intend to make you fight or flye . in fifty two , ful well you know england gave you an over-throw how bare you now for to resist again ? your service then was not so hot , as now shal be our cannon shot we wil make you yeild or sink into the pain a gallant fleet we have at sea wel arm'd , and bravely man'd they be and men of courage , valiant , hold and stout fear not in england but we shal give all our enemies the fall ere long , of it you need not make a doubt . an● now you valiant sea-men all thear up i hear the bowson cal see where the fleet of enemies do lye . let drums now beat , and trumpets sound and canoniers turn your guns round brave english hearts wil scorn a foot to fly . see where our tygre rides amain , the dolphin and the pellican . the charls , the james , the lion , and the boar , with many a gallant ship beside , hoping to cool the dutch-mans pride see how they fly along the holland shore . see valiant hearts , we are for battle harke how the thundring guns do rattle . the lord above , i hope is on our side stand to it now brave hearts so stout see how the dutch-men wheels about they cannot long this service hot abide . me thinks i see a top sail fal before our noble general some losse is sure within the enemy . i hope ere long we all shal see brave england get the victory , that we may live in peace and unity , two dutch ships sunk as we hear say and two is carryed quite away the rest no longer would abide our shot our guns so rattles in their ear i hope ere long we all shal hear they wil repent that they begun the plot . j. r. finis . so the lord preserve little england , convert o god , her foes that we may live in quietness , our enemies plots disclose . london , printed for s. tyus on london-bridge with allowance . an exact and perfect relation relation [sic] of the terrible, and bloudy fight: between the english and dutch fleets in the downs, on wednesday the of may, . relating, how martin van trump the dutch admiral, upon general blagues friendly salutation, set forth his bloudy flag of defiance; with the whole particulars of the fight, and the manner of the engagement. also, a list of our admirals ships that engaged in the aforesaid fight; and the names of those those [sic] that lost men in this service, with the namber [sic] of them that were slain and wounded on both sides; together wth [sic] the sinking of one of the hollanders, the taking of , and the total spoiling of their whole fleet; with their flight to deep in france, and what hapned [sic] to the english in the pursuit. being the true copy of a letter sent to mr. richard bostock of london, merchant. published according to order, and printed for the satisfaction of all that desire to be truly informed, white, thomas, fl. . this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason e _ ). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing w thomason e _ estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; :e [ ]) an exact and perfect relation relation [sic] of the terrible, and bloudy fight: between the english and dutch fleets in the downs, on wednesday the of may, . relating, how martin van trump the dutch admiral, upon general blagues friendly salutation, set forth his bloudy flag of defiance; with the whole particulars of the fight, and the manner of the engagement. also, a list of our admirals ships that engaged in the aforesaid fight; and the names of those those [sic] that lost men in this service, with the namber [sic] of them that were slain and wounded on both sides; together wth [sic] the sinking of one of the hollanders, the taking of , and the total spoiling of their whole fleet; with their flight to deep in france, and what hapned [sic] to the english in the pursuit. being the true copy of a letter sent to mr. richard bostock of london, merchant. published according to order, and printed for the satisfaction of all that desire to be truly informed, white, thomas, fl. . p. printed for robert wood, london : . dated and signed on page : dover, may, . thomas white. annotation on thomason copy: " may"; and following 'merchant', which is underlined: "of ye post house". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng anglo-dutch war, - -- early works to . netherlands -- history -- - -- early works to . great britain -- history, naval -- stuarts, - -- early works to . a r (thomason e _ ). civilwar no an exact and perfect relation relation [sic] of the terrible, and bloudy fight: between the english and dutch fleets in the downs, on wednes white, thomas c the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the c category of texts with between and defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion an exact and perfect relation relation of the terrible , and bloudy fight : between the english and dutch fleets in the downs , on wednesday the of may , . relating , how martin van trump the dutch admiral , upon general blagues friendly salutation , set forth his bloudy flag of defiance ; with the whole particulars of the fight , and the manner of the engagement . also , a list of our admirals ships that engaged in the aforesaid fight ; and the names of those those that lost men in this service , with the namber of them that were slain and wounded on both sides ; together wth the sinking of one of the hollanders , the taking of , and the total spoiling of their whole fleet ; with their flight to deep in france , and what hapned to the english in the pursuit . being the true copy of a letter sent to mr. richard bostock of london , merchant . published according to order , and printed for the satisfaction of all that desire to be truly informed , london : printed for robert wood , . a more particular and exact relation of the bloudy fight that happened in the downs , between the english and the hollanders . worthy sir , my service to you , wishing all happinesse ; on the of may instant , the hollanders fleet consisting of sayl of stout ships , all men of war ) came by the eastward , and lay by the lee of the south-fore-land , and from thence sent two of their fleet into the downs to major bourn , who was then admiral ( gen. blague being absent ) the captains of those ships comming aboard our admirals ship , desired leave of him to anchor their ships in the downs ; the admiral asked them why they came into our seas with their flags up , so near our navy ; they answered they had orders not to strike their flags to any they should meet with ; whereupon , the major answered them , that within two days time they should know whether there was room enough for them to anchor in or not ; yet notwithstanding this , the hollanders anchored in dover road , and rode there till the th . about two of the clock in the afternoon , major bourn came out of the downs into dover road with sail , and col. blague from the rest with sail more ; the dutch fleet seeing this weighe anchor , and stood up to the coast of france with their flaggs up , near upon two hours , and then bore up to gen. blague , each ship having a man at the top mast head , as if they intended to have struck their flags , when they came within shot of our admirall , he made one shot at them for to strike but they refused still coming towards him , whereupon he made two shot more at them , and then the hollanders gave him one shot , still making nearer to h●m , and comming up to him , saluted our admirall with a whole volley of small shot and a broad side of gunshot , and col. blague returned him the like , and bearing up after him they two charged three or four broadsides at each other , , of the hollanders gave our admirall each of them a broad side , before any of our ships came up to second him ; then the generall of foulston came up between the hollanders and our admirall , and gave them a breathing time ; and in an hours time the ship called the triumph came up to them , and fell up into the whole fleet . about sixe of the clock at night the dutch admirall bore away , and gen. blague after him ; but van trump went better then our admirall , insomuch that he could not come up with them but followed them within shot till nine of the clock , in which time , the hollanders had so shattered our generals sails and rigging , that they had neither sheets , tacks , nor brace , and his fore-sail was all torn in pieces ; by means whereof van trump sailed away , and all his fleet after him ; onely one of our frigots boarded one of them , who had in her ; whereof were slain , and the rest wounded and taken : we also shot another dutch ship main mast over board , and took her , she having guns in her , but finding sixe foot of water in her hold , we onely took out the captain , and two more and left her not able to swim , but sunk shortly afterwards . in this fight we had but sail engaged , because some could not get up time enough ; also one of our fleet had but two guns , the grey-hound was of no great foree , and two more were but catches would do no good . our admirall received shot , some of which did execution , and many of their own shot ; we lost men in the admiral , five slain out right , three dead since ; and had twenty wounded ; in the reuben there was three men slain ; in the centurian two ; in the victory two , and in the fairfax one , the garland entrance , and the worcester frigot lost not one man , but the dutch lost four times our number in the two ships that were taken ; besides what they lost in that which was sunk . the generall saith some men did not ingage at all , and therefore deserve to be looked upon as undeserving men . our ships are all now ( god be praised ) safe in the downs , and have brought in two hollanders , one of them thought to be an adviser . i was aboard our fleet in the downs and there came six hollanders that were marchant men , within a league of our fleet , whereupon a frigot of ours came up to the admiral , and asked leave to fetch them in ; but the admirall answered that they were men about honest occasions , and he had no order from the councell of state to meddle with them , and so let them passe about their occasions . while i was aboard the admiral , there came a dutchman of war , supposing it to be van trump , but the speaker frigot quickly fetcht him up , and brought him in to our fleet . there are of the hollanders ships that engaged with our fleet in the aforesaid fight , that ride about deep , every one of them being about ▪ . or . tun , most of them pittifully torn and battered , and many of them without either mast , sails , or flags ; having lost the company of their admiral . dover , may , . . sir , your assured friend , thomas white . the copy of another letter from dover of the same date . sir , i cannot but intimate unto you some particulars of a bloudy beginning of an unhappy breach between the english and the dutch fleet , though perhaps you may have it more fully then we , yet i shall impart what i have seen . tuesday , martin vantrump came before this town , and rode in the road at anchor with his fleet , being sail of good ships of war , not a small ship amongst them till wednesday at noon , with his flag on the main top , at which time some shot was sent from the castle and fort , to cause him to strike ( as is the custome ) but he would not . at which time general blake with his fleet appeared , being in all good ships , of which , of the old navy ships , and the rest were frigots , and other ships of good defence . on sight of them , the dutch tack'd about , and stood in with the english fleet , and trump himself very boldly stood up with gen. blake with his flag aloft , and comming near , the admiral shot at a distance from him ( as is the custome ) to make him strike , and so at second and third time shot at him and hit him . to whom trump answered with one gun without shot ; then our admiral shot ▪ . or . upon which , trump came up and gave him a whole broad side , and in stead of pulling down his flag , put up a red flag under the former , and having received the like salute from the english general , the fleets on both sides did desperately engage , so that there was the hottest dispute for the time , that hath been this many years , between two such fleets , and was conceived by knowing men that it would not end so long as a ship on both sides could swim on the water . but it pleased god better to dispose thereof ; for it began at of the clock in the afternoon , and ended at past at night , it being dark that they could not know one another . the flemming stood off towards the french coast , and our ships anchored about the place , and in the morning the dutch were gone . our ships came up this morning with their whole fleet , having not lost one , and have taken one from the dutch , and have sunk another ; it was thought their admiral could not but sink : just now is come a collier from france that met them last night ; he saith , that they have never an admiral amongst thew , nor any flag or ensign out amongst them all . a list of those ships of the parliaments side that chiefly engaged , and the number of men that were slain out of each ship . in the admiral , wounded , and slain . in the reuben , three slain . in the centurion , two , in the victory , two . in the fairfax one . the garland , entrance , and worcester frigots lost not a man out of them . what loss the enemy received is not certainly known ; but we sunk one of them , took three , and totally shattered and spoiled their whole fleet . finis . by the king. a proclamation, for a publick general thanksgiving, throughout the realm of scotland. scotland. sovereign ( - : charles ii) approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). b wing c a estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. b ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) by the king. a proclamation, for a publick general thanksgiving, throughout the realm of scotland. scotland. sovereign ( - : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, - . sheet ([ ] p.) printed by evan tyler, printer to the king's most excellent majesty, edinburgh : . caption title. royal arms at head of text; initial letter. printed in black letter. dated at end: given at our court at whitehall, the tenth day of june, and of our reign the seventeenth year. reproduction of the original in the national library of scotland. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng public worship -- scotland -- early works to . church and state -- scotland -- early works to . anglo-dutch war -- - -- early works to . great britain -- foreign relations -- netherlands -- early works to . broadsides -- scotland -- th century. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion c r honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms by the king . a proclamation , for a publick general thanksgiving , throughout the realm of scotland . charles , by the grace of god , king of scotland , england , france and ireland , defender of the faith , &c. to all and sundry our good subjects , greeting ; forasmuch as our navy royal , under the command of our dearest brother the duke of york , hath , upon the third day of june last , obtained a glorious victory over the fleet set out by the states of the united provinces : and we finding it suteable , that a solemn return of praise be paid to almighty god , by whose special hand , and signal appearance for vs and the justice of our cause , this great salvation hath been wrought ; have judged fit , by this our proclamation , to indict a general and publick thanksgiving for the cause aforesaid . our will is herefore , and we straitly command and charge , that the said thanksgiving and solemn commemoration of the goodness of god , manifested by the conduct and management of this late action , be religiously and solemnly observed through this our whole kingdom , upon the second thursday of july next , being the thirteenth day thereof ; requiring hereby our reverend archbishops and bishops , to give notice of this our royal pleasure to the ministers in their respective diocesses ; and that upon the lords-day immediatly preceeding the said thirteenth day of july , they cause read this our proclamation from the pulpit in every paroch kirk : and that they exhort all our loving subjects to a chearfull and dévout performance of this so becoming a duty they owe to the name of the lord our god , who has done these great and auspicious things for vs , and for the honour and interest of our kingdoms . given at our court at whitehall , the tenth day of june , and of our reign the seventeenth year . god save the king . edinburgh , printed by evan tyler , printer to the king 's most excellent majesty , . an act for setting apart vvednesday the thirteenth day of october, , for a day of publique fasting and humiliation. england and wales. parliament. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason .f. [ ]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing e thomason .f. [ ] estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; : f [ ]) an act for setting apart vvednesday the thirteenth day of october, , for a day of publique fasting and humiliation. england and wales. parliament. sheet ([ ] p.) printed by john field, printer to the parliament of england, london : . order to print dated: wednesday the first of september, . signed: hen: scobell, cleric. parliamenti. with parliamentary seal at head of text. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng fasts and feasts -- england -- early works to . anglo-dutch war, - -- early works to . a r (thomason .f. [ ]). civilwar no an act for setting apart vvednesday the thirteenth day of october, , for a day of publique fasting and humiliation. england and wales. parliament. c the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the c category of texts with between and defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread - emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion blazon or coat of arms incorporating the commonwealth flag ( - ) an act for setting apart vvednesday the thirteenth day of october , , for a day of publique fasting and humiliation . whereas the most wise god , whose iudgements are unsearchable and ways past finding out , hath by his over-ruling providence made a breach upon that amity ( which the parliament hath in all sincerity endeavored to conserve ) between this commonwealth & the vnited provinces ; the parliament of england well knowing it to be their duty , in all the turns of providence to acknowledge god , and to seek unto him to direct their paths ; and also considering the word of truth doth teach , that sin onely doth separate between god and a people , have thought fit to admonish and stir up the people of this nation to confess their sins unto the lord , and to seek his face , that he would be pleased to grant unto us repentance and pardon through the blood of his dear son iesus christ who is our peace , and by the blood of his cross reconciles all things in heaven and earth : and humbly to beseech him to direct and bless the councels and actions of the parliament , to the spiritual and temporal welfare of the people of this commonwealth ; and more particularly ▪ that he will be pleased to shew them the way how the saving truth of the gospel may be best advanced and propagated , and whatsoever is contrary to sound doctrine & the power of godliness suppressed : and likewise , that he would vouchsafe his presence with , and blessing upon the forces and navy of this commonwealth , and out of all the troubles wherewith he is pleased to exercise us , to bring forth a righteous and lasting peace to his people to his own glory : and to the end the people of this nation may have an opportunity for this purpose , be it enacted by this present parliament , and the authority thereof , that wednesday the thirteenth day of october , . be set apart to be observed as a day of solemn fasting and humiliation in all cities , towns and places within england , wales , and the town of berwick upon tweed ; and that the ministers of the respective parishes & places aforesaid , upon the lords day next preceding the day so to be observed , do give notice hereof , that the people may the better attend the exercises of that day . and for the more full observation thereof , the parliament doth forbid the holding or using of any fairs , markets , and servile works of mens ordinary callings on the day thus set apart : and all majors , sheriffs , iustices of peace , constables and other officers , are hereby enjoyned to take special care for the observation of the said day accordingly . wednesday the first of september , . ordered by the parliament , that this act be forthwith printed and published . hen : scobell , cleric . parliamenti . london , printed by john field , printer to the parliament of england . . saturday april . . by the council at white-hall. whereas a peace is made, concluded, and ratified, between his highness the lord protector, and the states general of the united provinces of the low countries. ... england and wales. council of state. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason .f. [ ]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing e a thomason .f. [ ] estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; : f [ ]) saturday april . . by the council at white-hall. whereas a peace is made, concluded, and ratified, between his highness the lord protector, and the states general of the united provinces of the low countries. ... england and wales. council of state. sheet ([ ] p.) printed by will. du-gard and hen. hills, printers to his highness the lord protector, london : . title from caption and opening line of text. order to print dated: saturday april . . signed: w. jessop clerk of the council. identified on umi microfilm (early english books, - ) reel as wing ( nd ed.) e . reproductions of the originals in the british library (thomason tracts), and the bodleian library (early english books, - ). eng anglo-dutch war, - -- treaties. england -- foreign relations -- netherlands -- early works to . netherlands -- foreign relations -- england -- early works to . great britain -- history -- commonwealth and protectorate, - -- early works to . netherlands -- history -- - -- early works to . a r (thomason .f. [ ]). civilwar no saturday april . . by the council at white-hall. whereas a peace is made, concluded, and ratified, between his highness the lord prote england and wales. council of state. a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - elspeth healey sampled and proofread - elspeth healey text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion saturday april . . by the council at white-hall . whereas a peace is made , concluded , and ratified , between his highness the lord protector , and the states general of the united provinces of the low countries . and whereas it is agreed , that publication therof shall be made on both parts on wednesday next , being the six and twentieth day of this instant april ; from which time , restitution is to be made of all ships that shall be taken on either side , after twelve daies , within these seas ; and in all other places on this side the cape of st. vincent , after six weeks ; and from thence , within the mediterranian sea , and to the aequinoctial line , after ten weeks ; and beyond the equinoctial , after the space of eight moneths : which several spaces were so limitted , to the intent , convenient time might be allowed for notice to be given of the said peace , in all places where it shall be necessary . the council have therefore thought fit hereby to give notice thereof to the several ports of this commonwealth , and to all others , whom it may concern , within the dominions thereof ; to the end , they may have warning , to provide for their own safety , and not expose their ships to danger within the several , and respective times aforesaid . saturday april . . ordered by the council , that this be forthwith printed and published . w. jessop clerk of the council . london , printed by will. du-gard and hen. hills , printers to his highness the lord protector , . a declaration of the parliament of the commonwealth of england for a time of publique thanksgiving, upon the five and twentieth of this instant august, for the great victory lately vouchsafed to their fleet at sea. england and wales. parliament. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason .f. [ ]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing e thomason .f. [ ] estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; : f [ ]) a declaration of the parliament of the commonwealth of england for a time of publique thanksgiving, upon the five and twentieth of this instant august, for the great victory lately vouchsafed to their fleet at sea. england and wales. parliament. sheet ([ ] p.) printed by john field, printer to the parliament of england, london : . order to print dated: friday the twelfth of august, . signed: hen: scobell, clerk of the parliament. annotation on thomason copy: "august ye :". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng anglo-dutch war, - -- naval operations -- early works to . fasts and feasts -- great britain -- early works to . great britain -- history -- commonwealth and protectorate, - -- early works to . great britain -- history, naval -- th century -- early works to . a r (thomason .f. [ ]). civilwar no a declaration of the parliament of the commonwealth of england, for a time of publique thanksgiving, upon the five and twentieth of this ins england and wales. parliament. a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread - emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion blazon or coat of arms incorporating the commonwealth flag ( - ) a declaration of the parliament of the commonwealth of england , for a time of publique thanksgiving , upon the five and twentieth of this instant august , for the great victory lately vouchsafed to their fleet at sea . it having pleased the lord , after those many signal tokens of his presence with his people in this nation , in the several straights and changes , through which he hath by a mighty hand and an out-stretched arm led them hitherto , yet again to manifest his wonted power and goodness to them in that late and great success of our fleet at sea , when it pleased the lord at the end of july last , so to bless the forces of this commonwealth engaged by the dutch ( who by advantages not a few , to humane appearances , were likely to have prevailed ) as that after a most sharp and doubtful encounter , he crowned us with victory , and made our enemies to feel the stroak of his righteous hand against them , who have abundantly manifested it to be in their intentions to have made us ( wearied by a long intesttine war ) a spoil to their avarice and ambition , by their first unjust invasion of us , and their earnest prosecuting since of a war against us , notwithstanding all the endeavors used on our part to compose so sad , and to us so unwelcome a breach between the two nations : we being desirous to be deeply sensible hereof before the lord , and bearing also in minde what cause we have at all times to make mention of his name in this nation , with all humble and thankful acknowledgements , but especially when he hath thus seasonably made bare his holy arm in this late mercy , before the eyes of all the nations round about us , have thought it requisite at a particular time , and in an especial maner to acknowledge the hand and goodness of our god to us in this great work which he hath wrought for us ; and we have therefore set apart thursday the five and twentieth of this present august , for the end aforesaid . and in regard the mercy is general , and we hope will be of great advantage to this whole commonwealth , and to all that fear god in it ; we do earnestly desire them to contribute their help in this great work of thankfulness to the lord , and to suffer us to call upon them , to sing together with us unto the lord a new song , he hath dealt bountifully with us , for his mercy endureth for ever ; and that as the lord shall move and direct them , they would seriously set themselves in his presence and praise him , together with us , that so we may all with one heart and voice , offer up a free sacrifice of prayer and of praise , and all of us endeavor in our several stations , to improve so great a deliverance to the alone glory of our great god , and the good of his people throughout the world . friday the twelfth of august , . ordered by the parliament , that this declaration be forthwith printed and published . hen : scobell , clerk of the parliament , london , printed by john field , printer to the parliament of england . . a poem being an essay upon the present vvar with the dutch, since the first battel and victory obtained by his highness royal, june , , continued to and upon the late happy victory obtained by his majesties forces at sea, under the conduct of his highness prince rupert, and his grace the duke of albemarle, july , / by john eames. eames, john, th cent. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing e estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) a poem being an essay upon the present vvar with the dutch, since the first battel and victory obtained by his highness royal, june , , continued to and upon the late happy victory obtained by his majesties forces at sea, under the conduct of his highness prince rupert, and his grace the duke of albemarle, july , / by john eames. eames, john, th cent. [ ], p. printed for henry herringman, and are to be sold at his shop ..., london : . in verse. reproduction of original in the british library. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng anglo-dutch war, - -- poetry. great britain -- history -- charles ii, - -- poetry. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a poem . being an essay upon the present vvar with the dutch , since the first battel and victory obtained by his highness royal , june . . continued to and upon the late happy victory , obtained by his majesties forces at sea , under the conduct of his highness prince rupert , and his grace the duke of albemarle , july . . by john eames . haec in primitiis tentamina parva manebunt , juven . london , printed for henry herringman , and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the anchor on the lower walk of the new exchange . . a poem . being an assay upon the present war with the dutch , since the first battel and victory obtained by his highness royal june . . scarce the black curtains of the night were spred , when drowsie poppy round my temples shed a solemn sleep ; from whose dark womb a dream , the soul from her close mansion did redeem : this eager vapour archt the burnisht sky , from either pole extended to the eye ; thence the glad sun had banish'd drery night , and no dull shadow durst impeach his light . the sea i saw as calm as when the wind , sports with the spring , and to soft buds is kind ; whilst thetis rock't on wanton billows plays , and mirth through shining troops of nymphs conveighs : neptune , and all that watry hoast beside , in triumph ov'r that azure empire ride . this pompous shew of wonder and delight , ushers a winged forrest to my sight ; whose aspect joyful characters betray'd , for a late combate which that tryumph made : it was the navy on the ocean spred , which from pursuing of the dutch was led by royal york ; whose awful brows retain , the growing emblems of the conquer'd main . and whilst ambitious gales this prospect blew to the glad ports , my fetter'd eyes pursue ; till shouts and thunder eccho'd from the shore , the soul to her first faculties restore . awak'd ( though not like those whose sullen phlegm draws sacred precepts from a guilty dream ) my numbers are encourag'd to relate the wandring homage of the belgian state. how from remotest shores attonements come , and center in our channel as their home ; whilst fear instructs their anger to forsake the straight , as fowls abhor avernus lake : how they believe the pole , and think to find no storm to urge the murmurs of their mind . trusting the north as the securer way , they court the night for treasures of the day ; sweet spices , gums , and all the sun can boast , or the indulgence of the indian coast , pay tribute to their hopes ; which least they may perish near home in wither'd norway stay : where that rough satyr bergen , is possest of the rich spoils of the luxurious east . the port was the dark burden of that womb , whose liquid bowels are the greedy tomb of trade and hope , by art improv'd to be from foes a refuge , boisterous winds and sea. the worth and safety , though not equal fate of this fair prize , might jasons emulate ; that yellow fleece bulls hoof'd with thunder kept , and a more watchful guard that never slept ; this cloister'd in the hostile harbour lay , maintain'd by castles and a treacherous way . the english that this proud return did wait , ( more conscious of revenge than guilty fate ) attempt with one bold squadron of their fleet , to render vows though not their hopes compleat ; obsequious to their courage , they dispence through the sad lake a bloody influence ; which tears in sight of the unfaithful shore , and spoils the fraught we would have sav'd before . art , fury , all to ruin had design'd those joys of peace , but the mamour'd wind , which like a phaenix in that nest would lye , and with a surfeit of those odors , dye ; thus jealous grown , does with full cheeks oppose , those flames which ships dissembl'd to our foes . retreating thence as lions , which some wile or stratagem did of their prey beguile . we cleave the briny element to meet dodona sacred to our jove , the fleet. the dutch at home improve their hulls with men , and rigg their vanquish'd ruins out agen ; not to impeach our bays , but to convoy the frighted barques we labour'd to destroy . arriv'd they tell their joy , and wing their sails with greeting shouts , that breath conspiring gales ; when heaven ( to shew how frail mens passions are , how soon proud hope is chang'd to sad despair ) contracts his brow , and buries in a cloud , the worlds bright eye ; whilst aeolus aloud proclaims his challenge through the troubl'd main , that now repeats their danger once again . the clouds drawn down upon the labouring deep , divide ( as shepherds scatter'd from their sheep ) the armed convoys from the wealthy fleet which beg from the wild contest a retreat , with sighs that break th' abortive womb of fear , when english frigats , louder storms , appear . some the loud summons of our cannon wait , others with dread and silence watch their fate ; those that got safe and ' scapt both enemies , paleness and grief entitl'd to the prize . so shiptwrackt men which safely swim to shore , their treasures in hoarse surges lost deplore . now titan in his oblique course had stray'd , from the just ballance of the days , and made the sullen brow of winter to maintain the priviledge of naval wars in vain : for the incensed dutch invade the skies , and their wise rage the blackest storm defies ; cloudy orion with their fleet they dare , and regiments of fish disbanded are to their revenge and fate ; loud engines roar on bleating cattel objects on the shore . thus we caligula in records view , ( his legions in battalia ) to subdue the harmless ocean , when their helmets bore trophees of cockle from our neighbour shore . the aged solstice gone , new months supply the teeming earth with visits from the sky , soft zephyres breathing on the opening scene of fragrancy , with blushing vestures , green ; the softer bosome of the earth is charg'd with buds from blossomes tenderly enlarg'd : the painted flowers with their early pride , steal from their prisons to adorn the bride , nature ; whose youth ( propensive to increase , and celebrate the festivals of peace ) does with unwilling looks new vigor give , when war's cold embers in fresh flames do live ; but time and war one strict resemblance hold , and in eccentrick circles both are rowl'd : strife moves a milder course when leafs appear , and silent sleeps , when storms infest the year . the spring our navy from its moist aboad , to neptunes spacious courts invites abroad ; where floating ( thus sick fortune prov'd unkind ) another way one squadron is design'd . the wary dutch the silent ocean shade in castles lin'd , with nations for their aid , so bold ; hope seem'd espous'd and banish'd fear : the duke still constant in them both drew near ; his courage like a rock frowns on the main , storms in their wildest fury to restrain . approacht the business of the day is ply'd , with terror , noise and death on either side ; in sable shades of rowling smoak they fight , till they anticipate the wings of night ; and when the stifl'd sun had cleans'd his beams , from their pollution in th' hesperian streams , aurora , heaven with guilded lustres grac'd , which were again by stygian rage defac'd . the belgian courage shone like flames which rise from wood , and not improv'd by bellws , dyes : the english burns like oyl , nor needs the name of wind or wine-improvements to a flame ; nor ebbs and flows with fortunes erring tides , but 'bove the power of her empire rides : so small our force that could we own her frown , the bold attempt might teach the world renown . the heroe manag'd by his prowess steers , and the safe bulwark of his charge appears ; his conduct such , his antique lawrels now spred to defend as well as grace his brow : wont to reprove the clamors of the sky , here his bold wreaths a louder fate defie . now shifts the doubtful scene , and we discry the message of new hopes hang in the sky : so shews the radiant ensign of the day , when storms submit to his majestick ray . the prince appears , with whom whilst we unite , the dutch like theeves are victors made by flight ; with full spred sails they leave the dreadful news , panting revenge as hastily persues , and summons to repeat the tragick-play , whilst the confused sea and sun obey , the emphasis of rage , and all things there dissolv'd from their first principals appear . the colder element becomes the stage , on which the first dares improve his rage . the heavy bowels of the earth do fly , ( as though they center'd upward ) through the sky . those fatal druggs which wretched arts compose , to wing those fates that pregnant guns inclose , to the dull earth once quiet tenants were ; now in thick mists inhabiting the air , obstruct the passage of prevailing fire , which lost in its own bowels climbs no higher . those stately piles of wonder and delight , which on the rowling billows did invite the silver-footed nymphs to feast their eyes , and doubt them of their watry dieties ; ●●●nt stain'd with gore , and loud with groans appear no more their objects of delight , but fear . there flaming aetna and vesuvius seem belching out smoak and fire on the stream : the portholes flames , and iron showrs dispence as burning caverns do curl'd cinders thence . here burning pines sad fun'ral rites supply ; there tumults of one wound together dye : some climb the waves , and in their bowels meet the fate from which their hasty fears retreat . confusion spreads her sable plumes , as night and clouds obscure the canopy of light ; through which black vail ( so burning meteors blaze , and mortals with approaching ills amaze ) shines rupert like another jove , from whom the dutch by thunder do receive their doom : his floating tower is the sphere which hides , whole flakes of dying fury in its sides ; his martial influence by heaven sent , taught the capricious goddess to repent . so the dictaean god did iris send , when victory to either side should bend . live the blest theme of the castalian spring , you that were made your countrys offerring ! though dying in a croud , may every name swell the immortal heraldry of fame ; whose wings now open to salute our shore , laden with homage as the year before : whilst the success , mysterious holland ( wise ●n figures ) by synecdoche belies ; and with italian arts betrays the world , through which her subtile characters are hurl'd . nor had the bays obey'd the doubtful laws of disputation , whilst the weary cause ●nt'rest and envy urge ; but the dispute must have slept quiet in a loud persuit , had not those lofty firrs , which crown'd of late , ●ome mighty grove stoopt to their second fate , and prostrate on the deck disarm'd the wind , and the two heroes to their rage confin'd : whilst the batavians with their shatter'd fleet first leave the seas , and to their ports retreat . pale phaebe had not twice her silver gleams of light replenish'd by her brothers beams , when the dutch navy reacht the british coasts , proud to deceive the christian world with boasts , to mend the errors of this fatal chance , after some time our ready sails advance ; while the dull belgians with a guilty look ( like one in his own politicks mistook ) survay the motion of this dreadful fleet , by which they must their shame or ruin meet : they gaze like men , whose wandring sight betray'd , by the vast distance of the object made , to think that but some rising bank , which nigh , results a hill , whose fore-head beats the sky . at sea the day propitious to their rage , these floating armies furiously engage ; whilst artick and antartick kingdomes wait ( with continents between ) to know the fate of the loud combate , and the nations , who parcel the regions which they ne'r subdue . so pompeys gallants did old rome divide , when the pharsalian victor spoil'd their pride . not many hours blood and ruin breath'd , the waves discolour'd , human bowels sheath'd with flying balls ; but triumph and success , with all their marks our generals do bless : these heroes lodg'd within that ample frame , whose pride displays our mighty monarchs name ( no vulgar crowds fit for their nobe rage ) the chieftain of the belgian fleet engage . courage does heaven oblige , and such attempts like future faith from threatn'd harms exempts . now death on the pale wings of lightning flies , and fatal storms of thunder wound the skies . the royal ship such heavy ruins throws , de ruyter can no longer bear the blows ; but spreads his canvas to intreat the wind from following foes security to find . some as they flye we seize , the rest that reach their ports , the fatal overthrow do preach ; with which alarm'd , their beacons burn on shore , afraid of what they threatn'd us before . one squadron of their fleet by heaven design'd to a more cruel fate remains behind ; with which the admiral of the blew contends , who burns , and sinks , and with his ordnance rends ; till the maim'd remnant with obedient sails implores the succours of assisting gales . here one might see those solid planks the grace , and latest pride of thames persue the chace ; whilst the ambitious air before their ports , with our victorious flaggs and standart sports : the chieftains now dispencing as they please the fate of all that float the vanquish'd seas . to the king upon the same . great sir ! to whom as the first source we owe , what by degrees descends on us below ; olympus owns a tryumph in your name , and eccho's to the joy our shouts proclaim . nations will now their neutral arts forget , as streams their currents in one ocean met . spain will desert her phlegm to reach that shore whose kindness ruin'd nations can restore . france that forgot her annals may advise with her old ruins , and too late grow wise . denmark ( whose white and aiery mountains dare sin to another babel in the air ) her angry rocks may quarrel with the sea , but from your influence cannot be free . now amphitrite is your own , you may teach kingdoms with your trident to obey : the gordian knots their interests have tyed , your power is extended to divide ; whilst your victorous frigats press the main , your title to that empire to maintain . finis . a proclamation, for publishing of the peace between his majesty and the king of denmark england and wales. sovereign ( - : charles ii) approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). b wing c a estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. b ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) a proclamation, for publishing of the peace between his majesty and the king of denmark england and wales. sovereign ( - : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, - . sheet ([ ] p.) printed by evan tyler, printer to the kings most excellent majesty, edinbvrgh : . caption title. royal arms at head of text; initial letter. printed in black letter. dated at end: given at our court at whitehall, the twenty fourth day of august, one thousand six hundred and sixty seven, and of our reign the nineteenth year. reproduction of the original in the national library of scotland. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng treaty of breda ( ). anglo-dutch war, - -- treaties -- sources. great britain -- politics and government -- - -- sources. great britain -- foreign relations -- denmark -- early works to . denmark -- foreign relations -- great britain -- early works to . broadsides -- scotland -- th century. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion c r honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms a proclamation , for publishing of the peace between his majesty and the king of denmark . charles r. whereas a peace hath been treated and concluded at breda , betwixt his majesty and the king of denmark , and the ratifications thereof exchanged , and publication thereof there made the fourteenth day of this instant august : in conformity whereunto , his majesty hath thought fit hereby to command , that the same be published throughout all his majesties dominions . and his majesty doth declare , that all ships or other moveable goods whatsoever , which shall appear to be taken from the subjects of the said king of denmark , after the fourth day of september next , in the north seas , as also in the baltick and the channel , after the twenty second of september next , from the mouth of the channel to the cape st. vincent ; after the twenty third day of october next ensuing , on the other side of the said cape , to the equinoctial line , aswell in the ocean and mediterranean sea , as elsewhere : and lastly , after the fourteenth day of april , one thousand six hundred and sixty eight , on the other side of the aforesaid line , throughout the whole world , without any exception or distinction of time or place , or without any form of process ; shall immediately and without damage , be restored to the owners , according to the said treaty . and hereof his majesty willeth and commandeth all his subjects to take notice , and to conform themselves thereunto . given at our court at whitehall , the twenty fourth day of august , one thousand six hundred and sixty seven , and of our reign the nineteenth year . edinbvrgh , printed by evan tyler , printer to the kings most excellent majesty , . whereas upon the french kings declaring warr against his majestie and his subjects, his majestie hath issued his declaration against the french, which followeth in these words ... by the lord lieutenant and council, ormonde. ireland. lord lieutenant ( - : ormonde) approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) whereas upon the french kings declaring warr against his majestie and his subjects, his majestie hath issued his declaration against the french, which followeth in these words ... by the lord lieutenant and council, ormonde. ireland. lord lieutenant ( - : ormonde) ormonde, james butler, duke of, - . [ ] leaves. printed by john crooke ... and are to be sold by samuel dancer ..., dublin : [ ] title from first lines of text. statement of responsibility transposed from head of title. imprint from colophon. "given at the council chamber in dublin the th day of february, " [ ] broadside in [ ] leaves. reproduction of original in the society of antiquaries library, london. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; 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we relying upon the help of god almighty in the justice of our cause , and being assured of the valour and affections of our subjects in the defence thereof have thought fit to declare , and by these presents do declare , that we will oppose the french king , and vigorously prosecute this warr , which he hath so unjustly begun , with the utmost of our force by sea and land , in the maintenance and defense of our subjects , enjoyning hereby our most dear and intirely beloved brother our high admirall , and our right trusty right intirely beloved cosen and councellor george duke of albemarle generall of our forces by land , our lieutenants of the severall counties , and all other officers and souldiers under them both by sea and land to oppose all attempts of the french king or his subjects , and to do and execute all acts of hostility in the prosecution of this warr against the proclamation for the convention of estates scotland. sovereign ( - : charles ii) approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase , no. b ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) proclamation for the convention of estates scotland. sovereign ( - : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, - . scotland. convention of estates. sheet ([ ] p.) printed by evan tyler, printer to the kings most excellent majesty, edinbvrgh : . caption title. royal arms at head of text; initial letter. printed in black letter. dated at end: given at our court at whitehall, the twenty fifth of october, one thousand six hundred and sixty six, and of our reign the eighteenth year. reproduction of the original in the national library of scotland. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; 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and seing that just and necessary war in which we are engaged doth still continue , we do think it necessary to keep up these forces , for the defence of that our kingdom , as long as the present danger from foreign enemies remains . therefore , to the end , the easiest and most regular way of their maintenance may be agreed upon , we have thought fit to call a convention of the estates of that our ancient kingdom , to meet at edinburgh upon the ninth day of january next to come ; and do hereby require and command all archbishops , dukes , marquesses , earls , viscounts , bishops , lords and officers of state of that our kingdom , to be present and attend that dyet ; and also we do require all our sheriffs in the several shires and their deputies , that if there be any new elections made for this year of commissioners to parliaments or conventions , they make timous intimation to those commissioners to keep this meeting : but if there be no elections already made , that then they forthwith call and conveen all the free-holders in the respective shires , that according to the laws and acts of parliament , elections may be made of fit persons to be commissioners for this convention , and that our royal burroughs make choice of commissioners accordingly , and that they , and all other persons having interest , attend this convention of our estates , under the pains contained in our laws made thereanent . and that all our good subjects may have notice of this our royal will and pleasure , we do hereby command our lyon king at armes , and his brethren heraulds , macers , pursevants and messengers at armes , to make timous proclamation hereof at the mercat-cross of edinburgh , and at the mercat-crosses of the head burroughs in the several shires of that our kingdom . given at our court at whitehall , the twenty fifth of october , one thousand six hundred and sixty six , and of our reign the eighteenth year . edinbvrgh , printed by evan tyler , printer to the kings most excellent majesty , . ordered by the parliament, that the ministers in the several congregations within the cities of london and westminster ... do on the next lords-day render thanks to almighty god for ... the great success he hath been pleased to give unto the navy ... against the dutch fleet, on the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth of this instant february england and wales. parliament. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (wing e ). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing e estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) ordered by the parliament, that the ministers in the several congregations within the cities of london and westminster ... do on the next lords-day render thanks to almighty god for ... the great success he hath been pleased to give unto the navy ... against the dutch fleet, on the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth of this instant february england and wales. parliament. broadside. printed by john field ..., london : [i.e. ] at head of sheet: thursday the four and twentieth of february, . "ordered by the parliament, that this order be forthwith printed and published. hen: scobell, cleric. parliamenti." reproduction of the original in the union theological seminary library, new york. eng anglo-dutch war, - . a r (wing e ). civilwar no ordered by the parliament, that the ministers in the several congregations within the cities of london and westminster ... do on the next lo england and wales. parliament d the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the d category of texts with between and defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion blazon of the protectorate thursday the four and twentieth of february , . ordered by the parliament , that the ministers in the several congregations within the cities of london and westminster , and the late lines of communication and weekly bills of mortality , do on the next lords-day render thanks to almighty god for his great mercy vouchsafed to this commonwealth , in the great success he hath been pleased to give unto the navy of this commonwealth against the dutch fleet , on the eighteenth , nineteenth and twentieth days of this instant february ; wherein many of their men of vvar and other ships were sunk and taken , and the rest put to flight and scattered . ordered by the parliament , that it be referred to the lord major of the city of london , to give timely notice of this order to the ministers within the places aforesaid . ordered by the parliament , that this order be forthwith printed and published . hen : scobell , cleric . parliamenti . london , printed by john field , printer to the parliament 〈…〉 a proclamation for publishing the peace between his majesty and the states-general of the vnited netherlands. england and wales. sovereign ( - : charles ii) approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). b wing c estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. b ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) a proclamation for publishing the peace between his majesty and the states-general of the vnited netherlands. england and wales. sovereign ( - : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, - . sheet ([ ] p.) printed by evan tyler, printer to the kings most excellent majesty, edinbvrgh : . caption title. royal arms at head of text; initial letter. printed in black letter. dated at end: given at our court at whitehall, the twenty fourth day of august, one thousand six hundred and sixty seven, and of our reign the nineteenth year. reproduction of the original in the national library of scotland. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; 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after the twenty fourth day of september next ensuing , from the mouth of the channel , to the cape st. vincent ; after the twenty second day of october next ensuing , on the other side of the said cape , to the equinoctial line , aswell in the ocean and mediterranean sea , as elsewhere ; and lastly , after the fourteenth day of april , one thousand six hundred and sixty eight , on the other side of the aforesaid line , throughout the whole world , without any exception or distinction of time or place , or without any form of process ; shall immediatly and without damage , be restored to the owners , according to the said treaty . and hereof his majesty willeth and commandeth all his subjects to take notice , and to conform themselves thereunto . given at our court at whitehall , the twenty fourth day of august , one thousand six hundred and sixty seven , and of our reign the nineteenth year . edinbvrgh , printed by evan tyler , printer to the kings most excellent majesty , . an english-duel, or, three to three, or, great britaines challenge to france, denmark, and holland her puissance and strength, her readinesse and willingnesse to obey her soveraigne in his just war, and how all the counties in these three kingdomes are at an hours warning ready to defend his sacred majesty, together with the justnesse of his cause, and hopes of a happy conquest over his enemies / by george eliot. eliot, george, th cent. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) an english-duel, or, three to three, or, great britaines challenge to france, denmark, and holland her puissance and strength, her readinesse and willingnesse to obey her soveraigne in his just war, and how all the counties in these three kingdomes are at an hours warning ready to defend his sacred majesty, together with the justnesse of his cause, and hopes of a happy conquest over his enemies / by george eliot. eliot, george, th cent. broadside. [s.n.], [london] printed : . in verse. place of publication suggested by wing. reproduction of original in the society of antiquaries library, london. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; 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and heavens hand had quite disarm'd the rebels of this land : this famous island then her dayes did spend in peace and plenty , and all kingdomes send to englands king , who kindly did him greet with joyful welcomes ; humbly at his feet did crave his friendship : and amongst the rest false-hearted france , and that base scorpions nest deceitful holland , those fat greasie hogs , did fawn and flatter like to spaniel dogs ▪ but now these greasie states , without a cause , as god an● all the christian world well knows , by force of armes doth seek to overcome the greatest potentate in christendome . poor silly currs , i 'm sure they may as soon put out the suns light , or pull down the moon : for britaines empire , i dare boldly say , of stout and valiant men , hath at this day above four hundred thousand , which can make not europe onely , but all turky shake ; they all are willing for to spend their blood in this just war , the cause it is so good . all counties in these kingdomes ready are to aid their king in his defensive warre . brave england , scotland , ireland , are agreed to make false holland , france , and denmark bleed . when james and george their glittring swords do draw then englands lion , with his armed paw , will tear proud france in pieces , and will make , rebellious holland , and base denmark shake . there 's not a king in christendome can say , in his dominions he hath at this day such brave commanders , as hath britaines king , whose names already through earths globe doth ring . nor is there any king that ever had more just a cause , nor ever foe more bad . poor hungry hollands belly he did fill , and did allow them at their own free will to trade in england , on her seas to fish . they had their pleasure , and what heart could wish . from england yearly of all sorts of grain , went many thousand quarters , to maintain her hungry children , or else they would die ; and for his goodness him they now defie . but 't is a basenesse with a detestation , that france should such a hair-brain'd declaration set forth , and without cause give such affront , as not a king in europe would have don 't . a crown of gold will not become that pate , that sides with rebels , and a paltry state , and wars with kings : no , such a cock-brain'd head must wear a fools-cap , or a crown of lead . it is not denmark that can you assist , when britaines angry , and doth heave her fist : for she hath power for to overcome france , denmark , holland , and all christendome . when hell and earth , and all the world did fight ' gainst queen elizabeth in eighty eight , because gods sacred truth she did maintain ; those sons of belial which did come from spain , from rome , and france , and many nations more , all slaves and vassals to that scarlet whore were by the valour of her subjects drownd , nor could they set a foot on english ground . great britain's now as willing for to fight , as ever england was in eighty eight : for never king in england ere did raign , that did the affections of his subjects gain ; or ever did more good , than englands king that now doth raign . since heavens hand did bring him to his sacred throne , in this short while he hath restor'd new life to this great isle : for many years in thraldome she did lie , and groaned deeply under anarchy ; till god was pleas'd to work a work of wonder , then he did hew those bands and cords asunder , restor'd religion to his subjects joy , and like josiah , he did quite destroy false wayes of worship , clean throughout the land , and at this day defends with his own hand gods sacred truth ; his subjects he doth nourish : both church and state abundantly doth flourish . a word or two i have to speak , and then i shall conclude , and so take off my pen. ere many years , all christendome shall see great britaines king gods instrument to be ; christs sacred gospel truth he will advance , throughout all holland , and wide-skirted france . and with his own right hand will tumble down base antichrist , and take from him his crown . false sects and schismes , with all vain opinions , shall not take root or bide in his dominions . and now , o britain , give me leave to say , thou art oblig'd this good king to obey ; thy hand and heart unto him freely give , and in subjection see thou ever live . stand fast and shrink not , and thou then shalt see , he 'l be a nursing father unto thee . finis . printed in the year . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e france and holland deceitful nations . britaines terrible puissance . three to three . duke of yorke . duke of albermarle . duke of yorke . prince rupert . duke of albermarle . duke of ormond . earle of manchester . marquesse newcastle . marquesse dorcet . lord fairfax . lord bellas . the kings love to holland . hollands ingratitude . the basenesse of france . the king of france none of the wisest . the victory over the spanish invincible armado , in eighty eight . great britains● valour . the subjects love to his majesty . restor'd him to his crown and dignity . assoon as god restor'd him , he restor'd gods truth ; an argument of thankfulnesse . the king an instrument of much good . seasonable thoughts in sad times being some reflections on the warre, the pestilence, and the burning of london, considered in the calamity, cause, cure / by joh. tabor. tabor, john. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) seasonable thoughts in sad times being some reflections on the warre, the pestilence, and the burning of london, considered in the calamity, cause, cure / by joh. tabor. tabor, john. [ ], p. printed for anne seil, london : . in verse. errata: prelim. p. [ ]. reproduction of original in union theological seminary library, new york. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng anglo-dutch war, - -- poetry. plague -- england -- london. london (england) -- fire, -- poetry. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - jonathan blaney sampled and proofread - jonathan blaney text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion seasonable thoughts in sad times , being some reflections on the warre , the pestilence , and the burning of london . considered in the calamity , cause , cure. by joh. tabor , m. a. non placentia , sed utilia . amos . . i have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of egypt , your young men have i slain with the sword , &c. i have overthrown some of you as god overthrew sodom and gomorrah , and ye were as a fire-brand pluckt out of the burning , yet have ye not returned to me saith the lord , &c. and psal . . . let the righteous smite me , it shall be a kindness , and let him reprove me , it shall be an excellent oyl which shall not break my head , for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamity . london , printed for anne sell , . to the right worshipful sir gervase elwes knight and baronet , one of his majesties deputy leiutenants in the county of suffolk , and justice of the peace and quorum for the counties of essex and suffolk . right worshipful ! the knowledge of your piety and virtue , candour and benignitie , emboldens me to address these reflections on our calamities , with their cause , and cure , to the world , under the shadow of your name , and favour ; presuming that with the regularly devout , and truly pious , such as you are , they may find favour , though perhaps not pleasing the nicer wits of this curious age , who will mind more the strain of poetry than piety , and like children throw away the kernel to play with the shell : and since they so freely and impartially taxe the vices of all , yet only the humble , and pious will endure to hear of their faults , and there ? are few such in these atheistical dayes , possibly distasting many licentious and erroneous persons , which yet discourages me not from endeavouring to amend our sad times , the complaint of all mouths , by reforming our evil manners , the care of few . now ( noble sir ) you sheltered my person under your roof , and favour in the late times of tyranny and confusion ; and when i entered into the ministery by the dore , with an episcopal ordination on my head , in a time , and place that would for that cause only render me slighted and rejected of the most , you therefore contracted the beams of your countenance more auspiciously upon me ; nor shunned to impart to me your pious and loyal thoughts of heart for our then persecuted church , and distressed soveraign . a confidence you were pleased to put in me , which hath inseparably obliged my soul to you in the greatest sincerity and dearness of honour and affection ; so that if i may be so free with you , i can sincerely profess , no gentleman in the world possesses a greater love and esteem in my heart than your self . i saw your exuberance of joy , and extasie of spirit when you received the happy tidings of the then parliaments vote for his majesties restauration , as therein for seeing the return of glory and prosperity to our land : and by this , though absent from you , i can easily guess at the greatness of your sorrow for your nations sufferings since : besides , you have been no small sufferer in these woes , chiefly in the fire , in reference to your own concernments and your relations : and therefore i conceive a poem of the nature and design this is , may not be unacceptable to you . and since i have had thoughts of making my reflection on these things publick , thinking to contribute something to the return of our prosperity , by turning if it may be , some from their iniquity , i have been glad hereby to catch the opportunity , to testifie to the world my due resentments of your manifold undeserved kindnesses ; a grateful acknowledgment being the only requital i am able to make for all your accumulated favours , a poor requital indeed , when thus by paying my old score i run but farther into your debt , begging your acceptance from him , who remains your very much obliged servant john tabor . to the pious unprejudiced reader , giving an account of the ensuing poem . christian reader , the dismal dispensations of divine providence towards us , in that series of sad judgments lately inflicted on us , viz. the destroying war , devouring pestilence , and desolating fire in london , having swallowed up my soul in a deep sense of our hainous sins as the true cause of our heavy sufferings , i remained some time in a confused plunge of spirit hereby , all other business and employs superseded , till at last recollecting my disordered thoughts , i brought them to a certain composure , and to render them more profitable to my self , and to allay the sharpness of sorrow with the pleasure of some phancy , i framed them in metre . i began with the war , therein considering not the history as to the management of men , but the calamity as to the judgment of god : i went on with the pestilence guided in my contemplation by the course of that , considering the rise , increase , progress , and deplorable effects thereof , as they happened , but having no thoughts all this time of publishing what i wrote , concluding with my self in regard these reflections would not be sin shed but with the sickness , they would be then less seasonable , acceptable and profitable to the publick , the sense of judgments too frequently wearing off with the suffering , and scarce any thing concerning them than making impression on most hearts . but then the startling and astonishing news of the cities conflagration , hurried my muse to a new wrack of tormenting griefs , rending me as many others for a time capable of nothing but to stand in the way for news , wherein for some days together we still met with job's messengers , with sad tidings of increasing misery : till at length occurring the joyful report of the miraculous extinguishing of the flames , and unexpected preservation of the unconsumed part of the city and suburbs , my mind became more sedate and quiet , and my muse set her self to reflect on this woe as the former , not without some thoughts of publication , imagining this had revived mens sense of gods just displeasure , and might render them capable of remorse for their sins , procuring these dire effects of it in such a dreadful succession of woes : then purposing to discover all our sins as cause of our sufferings , and knowing that by the law is the knowledge of sin , i run over the law of god in my thoughts , and observed how sins of all sorts against every commandment , and others more directly against the gospel abound among us , so that our sins being found so great , and numerous , we may not wonder our sufferings have been so many and calamitous : and what ever god in his merciful providence may seem to be doing for the removal of his judgments , and restoring of health , and peace , and prosperity to us , and we may flatter our selves with hopes of seeing good days again ; yet otherwise than on the foundation of our repentance and better obedience , can we build no assurance of setled prosperity for the future ; for should it now clear up , yet another cloud may soon rise , if we still provoke the god of heaven . and therefore i proceed to add an hortatory part , perswading to repentance and obedience to gods laws , as the most certain cure of our calamities , and sure way to have better times , which , ( if ( as we hope ) our woes are in a manner past , yet ) may be of good use to us all for the securing us in a flourishing condition for time to come , the prosperity of any people usually ebbing and flowing with their piety and virtue . and so at last , i add a consolatory part as a cordial for to chear the penitent and humble , introducing there , the historical relation of our war omitted in the first part. the three first parts i have composed in a familiar kind of compleat verse , as being for the most part reprehensive , and hortatory , therein condescending to the meanest capacities , as meant for the use and benefit of all : in the last , where the subject is more heroick , suitably i use quattrains closing the sense with a compleat , and rise to a little higher , though not aiming ( if i could attain it ) at a lofty strain : i seek where to make my verse serve my subject , and not subject my nobler matter to my metre . now candid reader , i hope the sincerity and integrity of my design in this work may obtain an apology for any defects in the management ▪ and the divinity excuse the want of phansie : i do more than suspect i shall fall under the censure of seduced sectaries , though piously affected , because i tax their errors ; of vitious persons , though loyal and conformable , because i tax their vices ; of hypocrites , especially such as mask traiterous and factious designs with pious pretences to seduce the people , because i lay them open to the world , furtivis nudatos coloribus , and tax their villanies , however palliated , as contributing to our calamities : but my prayer to god is , that he would open all their eyes and turn their hearts , the first to follow after truth , the second holiness , and the third sort the truth of holiness , then i am sure we should be a flourishing church and nation . if thou blame me ( reader ) for any where ripping up old sores , i will assure thee i do not otherwise than for fear that false prophets have healed the hurt of the daughter of our people slightly , to let out the corruption the right way by repentance , lest they fester and break inwardly and kill their souls . if thou complain of rough handling , know it is done with a chirurgeons heart , to heal and not wound : and if my patient cry out of me in searching his sore as an enemy , i am well assured if he would suffer the cure , he would acknowledge me in the end to be his friend : and when in searching thy sore i touch thee to the quick , lay thine hand on thine own heart confessing thy corruption and sin , rather than stretch out that , or move thy tongue to smite me who only mean thy health , and welfare . read on , and the sweetness of consolation at last will allay the tartness of reprehension before : nauseate therefore nothing herein , since all will do thee good , if thou with candor receive and digest it . accept then kindly what is intended sincerely for gods , thy souls , and this nations glory from him who is thine in the lord jesus , john tabor . to the reader . reader suspend thy censure , till thou run the whole book over , and when that is done : the author's meaning rightly understood ; that his design , if not his verse , is good , i doubt not thou wilt say ; and when you see : he layes our woes on our impietie : think not one sin , or party he alone doth here accuse , but all and every one : assure thy self the author doth designe , that times may mend , to mend his heart , and thine . curteous reader . before thou peruse this book , i intreat thee , for thine own sake , to turn to and correct or supply with thy pen , these mistakes and omissions of the printer , and let not his errors be imputed to the author , who fears some will judge he hath enough herein to answer for of his own , but desires thou wilt courteously mend the printers , and candidly forgive his errata . in the epistle to the reader page . line . & . for compleat r. couplet , l. . before where add every . in the poem p. . l. . for chelmford r. chelmsford , p. . l. . for then r. thence , p. . l. before stuffe add their , pag. . that which is under an asterism in the margent refers to the asterism upon lud in the next page ; and the asterism in the margent p. . answers to this on brute , p. . p. . l. . for land r. laud , p. . for lately r. late , p. . l. . before mere blot out are , p. . l. . before him blot out of , & l. . for swettest r. sweetest , p. . l. . for to r. too , p. . l. . for first r. first 's , p. . l. . for religious r. religions , p. . l. . before glory add bliss and , p. . l. . for convey r. conveys , pag. . l. . before please blot out doth . p. . l. . for sottishness r. foolishness , p. . in marginal note for countries r. country as . p. . l. . for own r. one . seasonable thoughts in sad times . reflections on the war. where e're i go , the sighing air rebounds sad ecchoes to my heart , and doleful sounds of lamentation : still the plague and war , in ev'ry place , the talk of all mouths are . the funeral knells continually ring in mortal ears , and thundering guns do sing in the reporting air , by both are brought nothing but death , and slaughter to our thought . death rules at land , devouring as he please ; and sight who will , he 's master on the seas , thousands at land away he weekly sweeps , by sea he hundreds swallows in the deeps . from one poor city , in few months he hurl'd so many thousands to another world ; as against this would a stout army be : unsatiate yet , in town , and country , he hath slain so many thousands , as might serve an alexander , for a sure reserve , if to content his great ambitious mind , another world to conquer he could find : these are the dire effects ( oh god! ) of our transgressions , and thy just avenging pow'r . did then the persian cyrus , from an hill beholding his huge host , his eye-lids fill with brackish tears to think , one age revol'd , all those would into ashes be resolv'd ? and shall so many christians in one year , be turn'd to dust , and we not shed a tear ? o that my head a fountain wore , and i could vent a stream of grief from either eye , weep , and blot out of sin the crimson stain , whereby the daughter of my people 's slain ! sometimes i sit in pensive posture , and form sad ideas of the sea , and land. how while the proud insulting dutch , and we contend in dreadful fights for masterie : hell opes her mouth , and in few hours receives such crouds of souls , as no time ere retrieves : of bodies such huge numbers sinking then , as threaten to earth up the sea with men . so that our ships may for the future strand on shelves of bodies , not on shelves of sand . methinks i see the swelling billows boil , heat by the fire doth from the guns recoil : the roaring guns which pierce the parting air , with terror we on land far distant hear they shake the massie earth , and thunder like , houses , and windows into trembling strike : and each broad side which strikes my ear , i think , now a brave ship with braver men doth sink . enraged mortals striving to out-vie , thunder , and lightning in the lofty skie darken the air with smoak , but fire gives light , or they at noon-day would scarce see to sight . blood from the reeking decks into the main pours down , like water in a showr of rain , discolouring the ocean by its fall , as if 't would turn it to a red-sea all . fire-ships set all on flames , and make a show , as subterranean fires were from below , broke through the waves : and one would think no doubt , fire strove to drink up sea , sea to quench out the fire , and men by their contentious action , put all the elements into distraction : but themselves rue most , while the bloody sight gives blood to them , who do in war delight . now on the decks some shriek with painful and others sinking are in deadly swounds : wounds , here a commander falls , th' opponents hollow , the souldiers soon in death their leader follow : here from torn shoulder flies an arm , and there from shatter'd thigh a leg the bullets tear : here wags a head off , this mans brains are dasht full in the next mans face , his bowels pasht on his next neighbour , and a third is found , groaning his soul out at a wide-mouth'd wound . here bullets force drives a heart out , which dies to mortals rage a bloody sacrifice : there a head from the bloody neck is rent , mounting as if to hit the sun it meant ; thus the dutch heads we well may wish to rise , and be lift up , above their enemies . but i had rather we , and they in peace might live , and war might from all nations cease had not astraea left the earth , and rage possest mens bosomes in this iron age : had not sin first divided men from god , then from themselves , scattering all abroad to seek new countries , all had still been one language , and people , letting warr alone . sin is the onely make-bate in the world , that hath all things into contention hurl'd : but since the prince of peace his happy birth , who came to reconcile both things on earth , and things in heaven , methinks those who professe , themselves his subjects , from all wars should cease : one faith should be of force hearts to unite , in love as much as e're one language might : the second adam should all his restore to the same concord , which they had before by nature in the first , and not pursue their christian brethren , like a turk , or jew . but what a grief 't is to good hearts , to see christians among themselves thus disagree : and those , for whom christ spilt his blood & life , to shed each others blood in lust , and strife : that those , who when they go to sight doe pray to the same god , that each may have the day , and both doe hope alike in death to be translated hence to heavens felicitie , should one another with such fury kill ; and r●uch rejoyce each others blood to spill : good lord ! how will heav'n quietly hold those souls , who just now were here such deadly foes : if some of either side to heav'n do come , and both to dutch , and english be their home , could heav'n admit repentance , grief , and sorrow find a place there , those souls would surely borrow time from their heav'nly joys this to repent , and their unchristian feuds below lament : lament now christians , and leave of your slaughter , there 's no bewailing but in hell hereafter . yet 't is to be bewail'd that such a slood by christian hands is shed of christian blood . thus we contend to blood , but all the while the holy spirit grieves , and devils smile , all the good angels too are grieved for 't , but your contention makes the devils sport ; and the slain carkases of christians drest in blood , and wounds , make lucifer a feast : and at these broils the infidels do laugh , christians should weep , but yet the most do quaff : such direful deeds just god thou sufferest , sinners for their transgressions to infest : in times when blood , and wounds make such ado ; o that our hearts were rightly wounded too ! and with just grief could bleed as fast as those poor hearts , who have been pierced by their foes . slack christians , slack your fury ! and employ your noble valour for a victory more worthy praise , than any you can gain by numbers of your christian brethren slain . you souldiers by profession are , your life a warfare , and you must here live in strife : but 't is a strife more with your selves than others , ' gainst certain foes , and not your christian brothers . the world , the flesh , the devil , these are those you must still combate with , as mortal foes to your immortal bliss ; and these will find tough work enough for the most warlike mind : but while with christian men we do contest , we cherish , and serve these foes in our brest : the world rejoyces , devil takes delight , lusts of the flesh are pleas'd when christians sight . le ts turn our force then against them , and shew what noble acts our valour there can do ; the lord of hosts our captain is , and will with armour furnish you , courage , and skill : you need not doubt success at all , for he who fights gods battails shall have victorie : one lust subdued will you more glory gain , than he whose single arm an host hath slain . for 't is more honour , to o're-come within our selves our lusts , than cities wall'd to win . great alexander , who subdued all nations , continued slave still to his lustful passions . be of good courage then , subdue your sin , and an eternal crown , and kingdom win : or if the warriours spirit can't be laid , but it will still in blood , and slaughter trade let christians valiant , and victorious arm , turn to do turks , and infidels the harm which now amongst our selves , we daily feel , and let the heathen fall upon our steel ! there might be rais'd another holy war , more truly holy , than the first by far : not to get canaan , a land accurst as well for jews , as canaanites at first : but the insulting sultan to restrain ; who hath so many thousand christians slain ; and with his hundred thousands oft doth come pouring destruction into christendome , forraging , wasting all with fire , and sword , defying , and blaspheming christ our lord. leading away such as the sword doth spare , into a bondage worse than death by far : o that all christian princes could agree to hamper this leviathan , and free , from his outragious inroades , all those borders of christendom , where he commits his murders . the asiatick churches when i think upon mention'd in saint john's revelation : oh how it grieves my heart ! to think that there , where sometimes famous christian churches were now turkish mosques do stand , & men adore , the imposture mahomet , where christ before . and those who yet retain a christian name , have little else of christ , beside the same : their low estate allows no means to gain such knowledge , as is needful to retain , religion pure and perfect : besides , must they to this great turk the tenth child yearly pay . the tenth is due ( o god! ) to thee alone , and must an infidel thy tribute owne ? this woe of all their woes is worst , to see their dearest children educated be in blinder turcism , made his janizars , chief souldiers against christians in his wars . when cruel herod mockt of the wisemen slew so many infants , he did kindness shew , compared to this turkish tyranny ; for 't is a greater priviledge to die innocent martyrs , and go hence to glory , than to be train'd up in the cosening story of mahomet : poor babes ! at once must you be from christs bosome , and your parents too , by tyrants-force thus miserably torn ? better it were you never had been born . let us reflect , and think did we now hear the approaching feet of turkish officer , entring to take away our darling child , oh what a plight should we be in ? how wild , and quite beside themselves , would surely be the tender mothers of the infantry ? who , that their senses have , would not desire to see their tender infants soul expire , his brains dasht on the wall before his eyes , and how the sprawling corpse convulsing dies , rather than such should us of them bereave , in thraldom , and idolatry to live ? but who do think on this with pity , and deplores not the sad state of grecian land ? now then it were a noble enterprise , if christian princes hearts , and arms would rise , to pull down this proud sultan , and restore the christian faith where 't flourished before ; and free afflicted greece , once the worlds eye from turkish thraldom , and idolatry ; and all those christian souls which yearly come tribute , and captives from poor christendome . if th' english and dutch fleer would both combine , t' assist the bold venetian , worthy of christian valour ) they would make a designe the vaunting seigniour with his gallies quake : if throughout all christendom were more ( like those brave knights of malta , who have swore destruction to the turks ) that would combine quite to raze out the bloody ottoman line : then christendome might flourish , and be free from devastation , and captivitie . god grant us peace at home , and send us victory abroad , and end all wars 'mong christian men , and cease the plague his war with men ; in peace , and health grant us to live , that we might still a happy kingdom be . but though the lord in war on our side stood , and gave us victory for the price of blood , allaying this sore judgment by success , which in the loss of lives makes grief go less : yet the plague raging far and nigh , destroyes with sweeping slaughter , and doth damp our joys : this casts my soul into a sad reflection , on the just vengeance of such dire infection . reflections on the pestilence . jer . . . shall i not visit them for these things saith the lord ? shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? when the just god did visit london first , our danger less , our fears were at the worst : in every place men stood upon their guard , and against citizens kept watch , and ward : had we done so against our sins before , less had our danger been , our safety more : but when this dire destruction still doth last , and round about us fearfully doth wast ; harden'd by custom , we do nothing fear : our dangers greater , but who sheds a tear ? our hearts are stone , were they of marble kind 't were well , marble sometimes we weeping find . on the great city of this sinful land london , with wealth , and folk , abounding , and with sin , the cause of woe too , god first pour'd the brimful vial of his wrath , and showr'd his ireful judgments : there his angel drew the sword of vengeance , and that people slew , at first by tens , which soon to hundreds come , then thousands weekly sent to their long-home . the frighted citizens begin to fly from house , and habitation , lest they die : they leave their livelyhood to save their life ; and where they come , their coming makes a strife . lest they bring death with them , towns are in arms to keep out citizens , as mortal harms : waggons , and coaches still in every road are met with , which they , and their goods do load : where they shall shelter find , they scarce do know , yet durst not stay at home , where e're they go . some who did thure in stately houses dwell , now gladly creep into a countrey-cell : and others wandering up and down the fields ; no town , or village them admittance yields : thus from the rod of god poor sinners fly , not from their crimes , for which they smart , & die . alas ! what boots it from the plague to start , and bear with you a worse plague in your heart ? running will not secure you , you 're undone , unless you know how from your selves to run : had you your selves forsaken , when at home , you need not thus about the countrey roame . had you fled from your sins before as fast , you need not from the plague have made such hast . had you been just , and honest in your trade , to deal uprightly , had a conscience made ; false weights , and measures , and deceitful wares , the snares false oaths , equivocations , lies , for simple buyers , ) had you never us'd : nor with great prizes customers amus'd : for which i' th' countrey you a proverb are ; you ask , say they , just like a londoner : had not your shops been dens of such as theive , and lie in wait cunningly to deceive ; nay oftentimes your cosening with a shew of honesty , and goodness cloaked too : no plague had likely nigh your dwellings come ; you might securely still have staid at home . had you but kept your conscience , so you might your shops with comfort , free from deadly fright : but when you turn out conscience first , no doubt , gods judgments after 't justly turn you out : and if you e're get home again , beware ! more plagues in store for sinners still there are : but for a while here they resolve to be , till london shall be from contagion free : but there contagion is , from which , i fear you 'le never find the sinful city clean . but now le ts think on those who stay behind , distrest in body , and estate , and mind : who know not where to sly , and fear to stay ; but yet must bear the burthen of the day ; a wrathful day , a dismal time , wherein thousands receive the wages of their sin : some have no friends to go to , nor yet coin to make them any , some the laws enjoyn to stay , and do their office , some presume , and others trust no plague shall them consume . but it increases , spreads , destroyes , doth make such as remain , for fear of death to quake . now might you see red crosses there great store , and lord have mercy upon many a doore : the wardsman standing , as if he were sent deaths bayliffe to arrest the house for rent , and turn the dwellers out ; and sure i am , but few could live long there after he came : now knells of death continually do ring , and that same doleful sound of buryers , bring your dead out , mortal ears with terror pierce ; and now a cart becomes the only hearse to bear a heap of bodies to their grave , which neither obsequies , nor rites can have of christian burial , the best of all have now no friends attend their funeral : no cost of heirs , no mourners to be seen , but driven in a cart , as they had been from hanging carry'd , thrown into a pit , no priest to say , earth to earth i commit . now might you see all faces blackness gather , the son lamenting for his dying father , the wife for her deceased husband crying , and parents mourning for their children dying : now might you hear some from their windows cry , bread for the lords sake , or we starved die ; groaning at once under two dismal woes , the plague , and famine , both their deadly foes . now friends , and neighbours keep at distance , fear t' approach their nearest kindred , for life's dear : the father dreads to see his only son , the son to see his father too doth shun , the husband dreads his wife , whom he with dear embraces us'd to hold , durst not draw near , the wife 's afraid her husband to behold , whom in kind arms she used to infold : now such as yet do dwell in health and ease , know not how soon the plague on them may seise : where lately by our kings happy return , all joy , and triumph was , and then to mourn , it was piacular ; behold ! and see how sad now there , and mournful all things be ! and now it were ridiculous to laugh , yet some bold sinners now game , sing , and quaffe : nay ( as 't is told ) some by dead corps do play , away the remnant of their lives short day : poor london ! this thy sad condition is , yet who bemoans thee ? and who weeps for this ? thou sit'st disconsolate , of joys bereft , in thy distress by friends , and lovers left : such as to satisfie their pride , and lust , spend here their wanton summers yearly must ; when they have helpt to bring the plague upon thee now in thy woe , and misery fly from thee : but let them go , if they mend not , no doubt , gods judgments in due time will find them out : though it begins with thee , and you must bear the almighty's wrath , for that you sinful were ; a wrath so killing , that your dead do come unto nine thousand in the weekly sum ; and 't is reported , though bills speak no more , fourteen might be some weeks upon the score . hath god forgotten to be gracious ? is his mercy gone for ever , and your bliss ? o spare thy people lord , thy people spare ! who with thy precious bloud redeemed are : will god his anger evermore retain ? will he still frown , and never smile again ? no , he is gracious , and his mercies sure , his pity doth from age to age endure : humble thy self , and hope well london ! for god will not cast off his for ever , nor be always wrath , slouds at the highest fall ; so now his over-flowing judgments shall : he will consult his bowels , and have pity for mercy sake upon an humbled city : and ere the year went round , the plague was so abated , folk a pace did thither go . theirs ended : now began the countrey 's woe . and as provoking sin its course hath run , avenging judgment after that hath gone . as london like the fountain , sent forth streams of evil through the land , so now the gleams of wrath , dart thence the plague abroad , and thus sent death into the countrey among us : colchester for two years her thousands paid for tribute unto death , poor braintry's made to give her hundreds , chelmford scapes not free , and mousham long hath worn deaths liverie . in easterford kelv'don upon the way , death took into an inne , and made some stay ; but , ( blessed be the god of heav'n ) slaughter was here no dweller but a sojourner : as once the year before he here was sent into a cottage , but no further went. but in most market-towns about us slays , and by his terror puts down market-days . whereby the poor want work , the farmer vent for his commodities , his landlord rent , and such whom god doth in their persons spare , deep in their purses now afflicted are : money is dead as well as people , trade is low , yet payments high must needs be made . for sickness , and the war do both require . though things we sell are low , our rates be higher . this is our woe , this is our great distress , the more 's our sorrow , is our sin the less ? 't were well if so , our loss would be our gain , nor would i doubt to see good days remain : but this i cannot see , and therefore fear no end of these , but a third woe is near : gods knows what will be next , but sure , unless we better prove for these , god will not cease to punish us , he hath more plagues in store , and can for sin afflict us seven times more : since both the war , and sickness still endure , and once to know the cause is half the cure ; let us reflect on that , and throughly try to search the cause , and find a remedy for these calamities , which make so long , have mercy lord , the burthen of our song : let 's see what hinders mercy , and what sure course we must take , his mercy to procure : but while i was about to think on this , another woe befell ; the city is all on a flame , the countrey in a fright , our thoughts distracted , business put to flight , all stand i' th' way to hear what news from thence , as men astonisht , even bereft of sense : but when my muse her self could recollect ; on this third woe began she to reflect , resolv'd at last by light of th' fire to see the cause of all these woes , and remedie . on the bvrning of london . jer . . , . at what instant i shall speak concerning a nation , and concerning a kingdom to pluck up , and to pull down , and to destroy it . if that nation against whom i have pronounced , turn from their evil , i will repent of the evil that i thought to do unto them , &c. the war still slaughters , & the plague destroys , and england mournful sits , berest of joys , abandoned to sorrow : yet gods hand is stretched out against this sinful land : and as the city london still hath been the spring , and fountain of the nations sin , another wrathful vial god doth spill on them , and thence the land with terror fill . heav'n from the former with provoked ire shed death among them , but from this a fire , a wasting fire : scarce had that vial done dropping down sickness , ere this woe begun , and all at once in flaming fury thrown on this great city , quickly burnt it down : god seem'd to slack his wrath , the pestilence was in a manner quite removed thence : and having swept the city , thence did come , and all about the countrey strangely roame : and those who hither fled for safety , fly for danger hence , and gladly homewards hye : london is quickly fill'd , trading returns , no miss , or thought of those are in their urns : and with the people sin returned too unmortified , by all the plague could do : this foster'd in their flight , brought home again in their return , bred their ensuing bane : they come the same men home , take the old course ; whom judgments do not mend , they oft make worse : the beasts god sav'd in noah's ark came out beasts as they went in , and some men , no doubt , have no more sense of mercy , when they live , while god doth others to destruction give : c ham scapt among the eight in noah's flood , yet this deliverance did not make him good ; he 's sav'd , the world destroy'd , yet when all 's done wicked comes forth and proves a cursed son . so when the plague like to a deluge swept in london , and god there a remnant kept alive , and such as to the countrey fled , a life in mercy here in safety led ; london replenisht once , the plagues forgot , and god that sent it too , the folk no jot amended by it , but the plague is still most in their hearts , when lest 't is in their bill : therefore as when the plague of leprosie among the jews , could no way purged be out of their houses , gods law did require , such houses should be burned down with fire : so when the plague of sin could not be purg'd from out that sinful city , sharply scourg'd by that of sickness , god himself in ire burnt down their houses with consuming fire . upon september's second day i' th' year ▪ much talkt of * sixty six , did there appear by two i' th' morning these consuming flames , which did break out first in the street of thames : and then blown on by a strong wind into the city , what e're art , or strength could do of men to stop , or slack its fury , by the friday morning did in ruines lie the greatest part of that within the wall , and much beside of that we suburbs call : for it broke thorough newgate , and went on to holborn-bridge , and had through ludgate gone , up fleetstreet unto temple-bar before its fury stopt , and did burn down no more : if what without the walls is burnt , you count for that which stands within , as tant'amount ; even the whole city in a manner lies a ruinous heap to all spectators eyes : to quench this fire men labour'd all in vain , it wasting run like wild-fire in a train , then you might hear at first the doleful sound , fire , fire cryed all about the city round , and there you might behold with weeping eye , by fire a whole street , quickly ruin'd lye ; th' increasing flame mounting its spire to heav'n , laid th' aspiring buildings with earth even : there might you see the water-engines ply'd with toilsome hands , but god success denyed ; they quickly broke , and peoples hearts while they behold their houses to the flames a prey : thousands did strive to quench the fire , but all labour'd in vain , the stately structures fall before its fury : some do water bear ; others pull down such houses as are near , to stop its progress , but aloft it flies o're th' interval , and makes a sacrifice of the next mansion , thence again doth hast , the rest with sweeping vengeance to lay wast : no church , no hall , no house , no hospitall can stand before it , but it ruines all : what will not burn , it breaks with piercing heat , and tumbling down with rubbish fills the street : as when a field of stubble's fired , and it runs like flowing billows cross the land blown with the wind , or as when torrents fall from some steep hills , they bear before them all stands in their way : e'ven so this fire runs on , and in a little time a mile hath gone : buildings of all materials you can name , as stubble were before the spreading flame ; which like a falling torrent swiftly flows through london streets , it comes and down all goes : which while the tired people do behold with deep astonishment ; their hearts grow cold within them by this fire , when thus they view the fate of old troy light upon the new . now might you poor distressed people meet with streams of tears lamenting in each street : were these for sin , they 'd sooner quench the flames , than all the water of the river thames . some you might see there with extreamest passion , bewail their loss as nigh to desperation . now might you see our soveraign lord the king , water himself unto this fire to bring , i mean in mournful eyes , weeping to see his cities ruines , subjects miserie ; whose sorrow was their solace , as compassion to those in woe 's a kind of consolation : nor did his tears speak pity only , but by comfortable words he solace put into distressed hearts , and night , and day rode up and down from place to place , to stay by all means possible the running flame : giving forth orders look't to see the same effectually performed , ventring where inferior persons dar'd not to come near ; and with his hands to labour did not spare , ( 't is said ) and to expose his life , through care to save the city , for a rumor slew abroad of treachery , if that be true ; to think , i tremble in what peril then our soveraign was among the rout of men , when any foe had opportunitie to act a not to be thought of tragedie : but praised be the king of kings alone , no hand , or tongue was mov'd by anyone against our king , all joy'd , and blest him , when they saw his care , his grief , his labour then ; but nothing would asswage this furious fire , which all attempts to quench did raise but higher : as the smiths forge by water grows more hot ; when fire of water mastery hath got : all limbs , and spirits tired were , but yet their hopes grew lesser , and the flames more great : now faint , and weary , and despairing quite e're to put out the fire , all in a fright , ( giving o're the whole city to the will of god , and fury of the flames , which still rage more , and more ) ( too soon perhaps ) disperse their several wayes , to save stuffe , and purse : as when a town 's besieged , ta'ne and sackt ; their goods away like plunder now are packt : but many , whom the flame surpris'd before , out of their houses they remov'd their store , lost all their goods , and in one hour were some , wealthy before , mere beggars now become : and those who most did save , and bear away , much of their goods left to the flames a prey : th' excessive rates of carrs made much not worth removal , though they safe could get it forth : some hurrying what they snatcht out of the fire to the first friends they thought of , when that nigher approacht those places , now with speed they were compell'd their things away from thence to bear . and the fire still pursuing them as fast , forc't them soon to a third remove in hast : thus some to shift their place were oft compell'd , who still in hopes the fire would be quell'd , would not quite leave the town , until at last , all thinking the whole city it would wast ; no other refuge sought but open fields : man loth at last unto gods judgments yields . moore-fields with piles of goods are fill'd , and there their owners lie abroad in th' open air : thousands who lately went secure to bed , their dainty limbs on doun , or feather spread in stately mansions , now abroad must lie , the earth their bed , and heav'n their canopie . and after three days toil , trouble , and fright , having no ease by day , nor rest by night , nor leisure all this time , due food to eat , now in the fields may sleep , but still want meat : many who late fed on delicious fare , would now skip at a crust , though brown it were : but hold ! with horror think i now upon ( what 's yet forgot ) the sad condition of women then in travail , and such there as in this time sick , weak , and dying were : for scarce a day revolved , but you might here there of births , and deaths each day and night . how many sad benoni's now were born ! while lab'ring mothers through the streets are born . how many frighted parents now miscarry , and travail must , at home they may not tarry ! how many while they in the fields do lie , have pangs of child-birth , and deliverie ! how many dying persons now expire ! breathing their last like martyrs in the fire ; their souls like manoah's angel , soaring on the mounting flames to heav'ns blest mansion : how many dead have roman buryal there ! their houses funeral piles wherein they were now burned , and lie buried underneath the ruines of the place , where seiz'd by death . as when our saviour in judea wrought . his powerful miracles , they sick folk brought on beds , and couches to him ; even so you might see them carried forth the city now ; but with this diff'rence , then to him they came for life , and health , but fly hence for the same : these were the sad disasters , which the ire of heav'n did punish sinners with by fire : the rampant flames went on victorious still , on both hands levelling up to tower-hill , approach't , as if 't would offer an assault , but there receiv'd a blow , and made an halt ; houses blown up , by which a breach was made , prov'd the best rampart now , whereby was staid the fury of this foe , and in one hour gunpowder cool'd his courage , sav'd the tower : is powder then the way to quench a flame : strangely begun , went on , went out this same . stranger experiment sure ne're hath bin , thus by a blast to save the magazin . but had the fire came on , the tower ta'ne , how had that strong and ancient structure lain , great britains strength and glory , in the dust ! for want of ammunition then we must yield to our foes ; but god ( blest be his name ) would not commit the tower to the flame : which elsewhere forward went , newgate can't hold this fire , it broke the prison , and as bold as ever , unto holborn-bridge it straid , but there through mercy was its fury staid . yet still in fleetstreet did it wander far , e'ven to the temple , but god put a barre there to this lawless fire , and here supprest this tyrants raging force , and sav'd the rest ; for which we ought with thankful hearts to raise to him some trophies of immortal praise . now he that once gave forth his law in flame , would not at once destroy ours by the same . now he that saith , from truth he will not vary , gods mercy was the temples sanctuary . had not his mercy now a remnant spar'd , like sodom , and gomorrah we had far'd : the city for the most part ruin'd lies , to gods just vengeance a due sacrifice ; but through his mercy , just like a fire-brand , out of the burning pluckt , the suburbs stand : their goods for the most part too , and lives he saves , who in their houses might have found their graves : but now when i reflect on what 's consum'd , how many churches are themselves inhum'd ! how many hospitals are cripples made ! how many lofty publick halls are laid e'ven with the ground ! my quill in tears i steep , my muse sits down in dropping verse to weep . now stately churches in their graves are laid : altars themselves are sacrifices made : and now old paul a martyr is once more , and that in england , which we must deplore : his temple in the firie ocean stood like to some island , but the raging flood of flames hath drown'd its glory , over-turn'd this wondrous fabrick , wonder ! how it burn'd ! the school it self ignis could not decline : the pulpit could not its own fall divine : yet falling preacht earths glory is a trance : the organs could not pipe , though the stones dance : paul falls away in 's old age , the saint hath by strange apostacy now broke his faith † yet he who when he liv'd wrought many , fell not now 't is said without a miracle . his altar , clothing , canopie remain'd untouch't , and unconsum'd when the sire reign'd o're all the rest , lest some phanaticks shall report the bowing that way made him fall . but since he now lies buried in faith , my heart hope of his resurrection hath : where could the doctor of the gentiles have , than among learned books * , a fitter grave : now some obscure authors , profane , divine , are brought to light , and their names made to shine : some of them said , tempus est edax rerum , but this fire proves it self so , and doth jeer ' um . were i poet only , no divine , i chiefly might lament the loss of wine ; but i care not if it were burned all ; too much of this hath made the city fall . see how this fire did worldly glory jeere ! view the exchange ! o what a change is here ! now from the steeple of the stately bow the bells are shot , and run indeed , but so that scarcely one of twelve well cast is found ; all are like water spilt upon the ground : you that were wont to make the ringers sweat , now are your selves in a far greater heat : ringers keep up your bells ! so we would man , but they will fall too fast , do what we can : now for the bells men wring their hands , to see how the sweet ring of cornhil melted bee : the town 's on fire , ring the bells backwards all ! alas ! they cannot , for they backwards fall : for help to save themselves they cannot call , how sits the city solitary , who was full of people only full of woe ? how like a cottage in a garden shows , or a storm'd garrison sack't , burnt by foes , this ancient city ! which as stories tell , brute * built when samuel judged israel , and call'd it troy-novant , 't was ominous sure , and signified troy's fate it must endure . lud * afterward rebuilt , more ample made this city unto ludgate , which 't is said , deriv'd its name from his , nay some averre , he his name to the city did transferre ; and changed troy-novant into luds-town , which time hath chang'd to london of renown for age , yet beauty , strength , wealth , glory , scarce to be paralel'd in the universe : the ancient fear of kings , and royal place of british , saxon , norman , scottish race ; and which hath hitherto by age , and time , grown but more beautiful , than in its prime : but not without some alteration , true , it hath oft like a snake chang'd skin , and hew : nor did it alwayes scape the fire before , but in the conquerours twentieth year (a) it bore , such marks of wasting flames as at this day : the greatest part in ruines then did lay . saint paul's which ethelbert , (b) of saxon men first christian king , did build , was burnt down then ; this erkenwald (c) its bishop had enlarg'd , adorn'd , enricht , all which this fire discharg'd . but the next year (a) mauritius piouslie , another prelate of this ancient see , laid the foundation of a far more fair , magnificent , and stately structure there ; which in process of time , by bounteous hand of pious benefactors , late did stand this nations glory , others envy , and not to be paralel'd in christian land : the boasted of fair church of nostre dame in paris , might be handmaid to this same ; when our st. paul was in his pomp , i trow , their lady set by him would make no show until the steeples heav'n assaulting spire , by lightning sent from heav'n was set on fire : as if this seem'd to imitate the pride of babel builders , whom god did deride , this lofty pyramis he burned down ; which fire seis'd on paul's roof , & sing'd his crown , and with its smutty beams , scorched his head , black't and defac't the whole structure , and made paul look more like , to such as did him mark , an ethiopian , than an english clark : the marks of which he for a long time bore , nor could regain his beauty as before ; till to the land of god , and his own praise , the reverend archbishop land did raise paul's to its pristine glory ; till late times , when sacriledge , rebellion no crimes , but vertues were accounted : some mens zeal could devour whole cathedrals at a meal : christ's zeal for gods house eat him up , more odd was this , their zeal eat up the house of god : the holy tribe , and service , they cast out , brought horses in , the more beasts they no doubt : thus these phanaticks , o abominable ! turned the house of god into a stable ; and reformation was there never stranger , where altars stood , to set up rack , and manger : temple profaners must on the sacred sloore your horses dung ? what could the turks do more ? the jews indeed did less , they to a den turned gods temple , but it was of men , though thieves , but these more brutish , for the nonce make it a den of thieves , and beasts at once ; and by such usage , paul declin'd a pace ; the souldiers gave him deep scars on his face , his walls lookt sadly , and his gates did mourn , until the late miraculous return of king , and bishops , who remov'd th' abuse , and paul's restor'd unto its pristine use : and daily did re-edifie , repair all parts about it , which lately ruin'd were : but by this raging fire , which now befell the city , sparing neither church , nor cell , paul 'mong the rest into his grave is thrown , whence we expect his resurrection : in king , and bishops , to good works inclin'd we ethelbert , and erkenwalds to find , and generous mauritus too do trust ; who will redeem paul's once more from its dust : nor do i doubt , did we but lay to heart the causes of our woes , by which we smart : or would this stubborn nation but endure the means of their recovery , and cure : th' almighty would in mercy soon restore the city to its beauty , or to more : it should not long as now in ruines lie ; nor noise of war our borders terrifie : the killing plague should in all places cease , our land enjoy prosperity , and peace . let us consider then of all our woe the cause , the cure we shall the better know . the cause of our calamities . the cause of all , in highest heav'ns i seek , and in our sinful bosomes , which do reek with boiling lust , whence sinful deeds do rise , as vapours from the earth , above the skies ascend , and make those clouds of gods just ire , which thunder'd forth the war , lightned the fire , and did on this provoking people pour of mortal sickness a contagious showr : not for the causes meerly natural of all these woes , or means instrumental , search i , but for the prime efficient , and inward moving cause , were our hearts rent with due contrition , this we soon might spy deep in our brests , for that we must look high : god is the author , and our sins the spring ; which on us all these dreadful plagues do bring : how many atheists in this land do dwell ? even owles at athens , blind in israel . there is no god , say some fools in their heart , vvhom war , nor plague would from their atheism start : sure by the light of the late dreadful fire they 'le see their folly , and the light that 's higher . how many with corporeal fancies serve that god who is all spirit ? others swerve from his prescription , after their own will do worship him , and are devoutly ill . many a swearing , cursing miscreant , as devils upon earth , each place doth haunt , and do blaspheme gods sacred name , in spight of all plagues , wish a plague , and take delight to tear christs wounds , & afresh make him bleed ; pray to be damn'd , but sure they shall not need : when neither war , nor plague would these affright , god fir'd their houses 'bout their ears to light them to repentance , and thus let them see an embleme of the worlds catastrophe , and an epitome of that hell infernal in which the wicked after death must burn all . how many do neglect , contemn , profane all holy times consecrate to god's name , and service now ? how is the zeal grown cold , which thronged christian churches so of old ? scarce the tenth part will in some places come to church , but most do idley stay at home ? or to schismatical assemblies run , or make an halt until the pray'rs be done : of those , who in our churches do appear , how few with reverence , and godly fear behave themselves ? some do in taverns wast those precious hours , when here their souls should feast ; and one would think , when such a plague god sent , all christians now would fast , pray , and repent : but on the fasting days , good lord ! how few will come before thee , and for mercy sue ! all holy-days are mere play-days now are made , or consecrate to drunken baechus trade : church doors are open'd , & bells ring for fashion , but th' alehouse hath the greater congregation : gods house indeed is styl'd the house of pray'r , but if no preaching be , few will come there , they think 't not worth the while to call on god , even when they groan under his scourging rod : they hear , and hear , but never learn to do those duties which all preaching tendeth to : others whose lusts , and sins the word controuls , nauseate all preaching , physick for their souls ; and the seduced people , whose blind eyes see not of christ the saving mysteries , yet wholesome chatechizing wont endure , for their souls blindness though the only cure : thus is gods service crucified between two thieves like him , and in his house is seen a den of thieves , one sort rob of him of pray'r ▪ the other rob their souls of his word there : and for the blessed sacrament , so full of sweetest consolation , to the dull a quickning goad , to weak a strong support , assurance to the fearful , and a fort to tempted christians , to such as for sin cry , an handkerchief dipt in christs blood to dry their sorrow up , a cordial to the faint , an heav'nly banquet to the humble saint : how few will sit themselves , draw nigh , and tast this soul refreshing mystical repast : 't was one effect of our late reformation , t' exile this sacrament out of the nation almost , some towns in twenty years had not any communion , they had forgot do this in remembrance of me , and now they 've lost their stomacks by long fasting ; how to bring them to an appetite once more , that the lords table may of guests have store , we scarce do know , they have been so affrighted from that wherewith their souls should be delighted their preachers sounding in their ears damnation , to scare them from communion profanation , which was indeed to rise 'mong some , that durst approach without due preparation first , but still forgetting equally to press their duty to receive , though in the dress of knowledge , faith , repentance , charitie ; that in contempt did as much peril lie ; the poor deluded people did believe , the only danger was if they receive ; fly from their souls food as their certain bane ; to whom christs institution is in vain , so strangely gods commandements were then made void by the traditions of these men . now this luke-warmness to gods worship , we may both in countrey , and in city see : for such contempt of christs authoritie , might justly some be sick , some weak , some die : mens coldness kindled wrath , that fire anon , to make them fervent in religion : you would not come to church a while ago , no churches now you have to come unto : the gates of sion mourn'd ' cause few , or none would enter there , but now you make your mone , and mourn for sions gates , ' cause they are burn'd with fire , and to a heap of ashes turn'd . sion before in silence did lament , because so few her solemn feasts frequent now you may mourn in silence , sigh , and fast , for that the places of her feasts be wast : thus want of zeal hath sir'd the house of god , neglect of worship temples hath destroy'd , nor could you look , but that which burned down god's houses thus , must needs consume your own . thus justly may the war , plague , fire , and all , for our neglect to serve god , on us fall . how many disobedient are to all their parents , civil , spiritual , natural ? how rife's rebellion , while the people strive with prince and priest neither due reverence give ? their princes laws , the people think not right ; the priests their prelates admonition slight : servants rebel against their masters , and wives disobey their husbands sit command : children their loving parents honour not : obedience among all sorts is forgot . what swarms have we of stubborn sectaries ? who all dominion boldly do despise : nor are afraid to speak of dignities all kind of evil , though most grievous lies . the ark had but one cham , our church many , who glad their fathers nakedness to spy , with most reproachful mocks , and taunts discover , and blazon it abroad the nation over . nay rather than fathers in church or state , shall want the ruder peoples scorn , and hate : such whet their tongues to tell the smoothest lies , which these to pop'lar scorn may sacrifice . rebellion though as sin of witchcraft reigns among this headstrong people , whom no reins of law will rule , no power curb , or awe from following their will , their will 's a law to them alone , who without fear , or shame , publickly their perversness do proclaim : saying , if they were not commanded to these , and these things they would them freely do . o stubborn people ! shall there ever rest spirits of contradiction in your brest ? hath god stampt his authority upon your governours , and do you think they 've none ? hath he said they are gods , and will ye then give less respect to them , than other men ? counsels of whispering seducers , how prone to observe , and promptly follow , you are ; but how backwards to obey , we see , lawful commands of just authoritie : and is the lawfulness , and duty less , because enjoyn'd ? nay more your stubbornness to disobey : god is contemned sure , and such contempt from men will not endure . yet when for peoples sins he plagues hath sent , they oft impute them to the government : so the rebellious mutineers of old vvhen the earth strangely swallowed up those bold conspirators of corah's faction , cry'd ye the lords people kill'd , gods hand denied , moses , and aaron with that slaughter charg'd , till god by his just judgment them discharg'd ; by a sad plague sweeping these murmurers thence , brought the whole camp into another sense : now when the like sins among us are spread ; shall we not say for these are many dead ? gods judgments are a great deep , if we dive too far , we drown all charity , alive preserve censoriousness , believe i do all sorts have sin'd , all sorts have suffer'd too ; yet all may hear , what some observe , and dread ; most factious places are most visited . have we not murmurers among us too , like to rebellious corah , and his crew ? vvill , what is moses , and what aaron , say , are we not all holy , as well as they ? to rule , and sacrifice , all would have pow'r : might not for this a fire from god devour the city , which as eminent in sin , hath exemplary now in judgment been ? that whilome was rebellions spring and nurse , and seem'd back-sliding to the former course : is now of england's woe , and sorrow source : sin no more so , lest you are plagued worse . what murthers in this land committed were ; for civil wars on one side murthers are : and god doth know , to whose charge shall be laid that blood which in our civil wars was shed . blood is a crying sin , so much was spilt , this nation cannot but be deep in guilt ; especially when royal blood hath been profanely shed , no doubt a roaring sin ; and who doth know , but the just god doth make now inquisition for that blood , and take due vengeance on us for that barbarous fact , the like whereto no nation ere did act : unless those cursed jews who crucified their saviour , for which they still abide the wrath of god , and shame of men , as we for that through all the world reproached be . nor need we wonder judgment was delaid , that this same vengeance was no sooner paid , if it should be for this : for god is wont to call men to repentance first , he don't suddenly punish , but gives means and time , that men may see , and sorrow for their crime ; and so prevent the plague ; now all the while usurpers rul'd ; our king was in exile ; none openly of this might speak a word ; which to deluded people could afford due information of these hainous crimes , which past for vertues in those cheating times : but since the throne , and pulpit too were free from gulls , impostors and their knavery ; since all men saw , what ever such pretended , in self-advancement their religion ended : since the saints coat was pulled o're their ears , who for a cloak of villany it wears . since that vile murther hath been quite disclaim'd by a free parliament , a fast proclaim'd , wherein the nation annually may humble themselves before their god , and pray the guilt hereof may not lie on their head , to them nor their posterity be laid : since orthodox divines have soundly shown how sins of others may become our own ; and so how many ways men guilty stand of royal blood , before gods bar , whose hand or heart ne're toucht it : not by commission , covnsel , or by abetting the transgression only , or by allowing it for good , but by our not resisting it to blood , or by not mourning for 't enough , or by those sins , which did provoke the deitie , so far to suffer villany to reign , for woe to us , to kill our sovereign : since means , and opportunities have thus of true repentance been afforded us ; the only reason of gods patience ; yet so few shew a hearty penitence , even among those most deeply guilty were ; who where the fast is kept will not come there : but have such seared consciences , that they keep a thanksgiving on that fasting-day ▪ dwell we not stil with those ? whose fine tongues are more soft than oyl , yet in their hearts have war , who smoother are than butter in their words , yet in design , and wish , are drawing swords : such as pretended ever to abhorre , charles the first death , and seemed zealous for the seconds restauration , missing what in church , or state they hoped for by that , seem in their discontent to lay the train of th' old rebellion , venturing again a second charles his ruine , rather then their will shall not be law , and they the men . shall not god visit such a generation , and be avenged on a bloody nation ? and since that sinful city cannot be excus'd from guilt of blood , which was too free in contributing to the war , and killing ; and to the royal bloods inhumane spilling , not ( to the shedding of their own , ) resisting , to that which came to this , too much assisting ▪ ( the bodkins which the city dames did give , our caesar of his life help't to deprive : the tumults raised there were prologue to this tragick act , which other hands did do : ) since they could see their king before his doore murther'd by miscreants , and weep no more : since blood of loyal subjects too was shed i' th' midst of them , and they scarce shook their head . since they so long supported , and maintained usurping powers , who in rebellion raigned under the kingly power unruly were , yet tyrants force so long could tamely heauen might not for this gods justice lately call for those judgments did on the city fall ? in david's time a plague on israel , for what saul did to th' gibeonites , befel . how with uncleanness of all sorts defil'd is this our sinful land , the people wild in their unbridled lusts , like horses they are ranck , each for his neighbours wife do neigh : sodomy , incest , fornication , and adultery ; nay of heart , tongue , and hand , all kind of filthiness is sadly found to be too fruitful in our english ground : in court , and camp , city , and countrey , we this kind of sin grown impudent do see : the nation hath the forehead of an whore , declares her sin as sodom , and doth more : when such as should in others punish it , the same themselves without shame do commit ; sinners are bold , and do not seek to hide their shame , but all reproof thereof deride . we read by plague did many thousands die , when israel did with moab's daughters lie : how sodom , and gomorrah when they burn'd in lustful heat , god into ashes turn'd by fire from heav'n , since first our guilt and blame hath been , well might our suff'ring be the same ; and that same filthy city which doth lie in ruines , how full of adulterie , and all uncleaness was it ? and as some observ'd , the plague did most in places come and rage , where this sin reign'd , yet , health return'd to them , afresh they in their old lusts burn'd : in filthiness they drove on sodom's trade , and now by fire are like gomorrah made : yet have a remnant scap't , like little zoar for shelter unto lot , let such beware ! more plagues in store for sinners still there are . thou shalt not steal , saith god , but o my soul ! how doth our peoples practice this controul ? will they not rob ? yes , god himself they will ; in tithes , and offerings they do it still . in ev'ry parish vicar you may see a witness of the old church robberie : nor can we yet forget the later time , when sacriledge accounted was no crime : when from the church her rights , revenues , lands were pluck't away by sacrilegious hands : when some mens zeal the very bells did melt bullets to make , their enemies to pelt : when heat of reformation our church plate coin'd into current money for the state. and some mens feud with superstition rent each peice of brass from dustie monument : when greedy cormorants stood gaping still for gleab , and tithes , even to the goose , whose quill , thanks be to god , is left us yet to write the shame of those , who in such theft delight ; and was it not commission of transgression against this law , to plunder by commission ? besides their sequestration , decimation , was there not cunning stealing in this nation ? whatever some do reckon of their sin , far lesser theives i doubt have hanged bin . now when i fraud , and cosenage think upon , extortion , bribery , and oppression : i fear almost in ev'ry way and street , go where you will , each man 's a theif you meet : some on the bench are greater theives by far , than such as stand before them at the bar : too often law , and livings too are sold for bribes , and simony , now very bold : such as do sell , or lend to court must stay , and some years hence for expedition pay : in ev'ry shop a cheating thief doth stand , to cosen with fine words , while by the hand he friendly shakes you ; in each market , fair , each buyer finds thieves are not very rare . each brother will supplant , and falsely deal , each neighbour over-reach , which is to steal : and i believe , even to the countreys cost , the king of all men now is cheated most . whom may we trust , whose word now dare we take ? why do we bonds to one another make ? there are we see more thieves among us , then house-breakers , cut-purses , and high-way men . now may i be of jeremiah's mind , and wish some quiet lodging-place to find in solitary wilderness , that so i might from such a treach'rous people go : who bend their tongues as bows for cosening lies ; deceitful men , whom none will trust , that tries : whose tongues are arrows shot out , speak deceit , utt'ring fine words to cheat , they lie in wait : of such god saith , behold , i 'le melt , and try them : reprobate silver , then to be he 'l spy them . shall i not visit for these things , saith he , and on such people now avenged be ? and as the city hath notorious been for sins of this sort , justly now 't is seen low in the dust , sunk under its own weight of cosenage , and oppression , from its height . landlords intolerably rack't their rent , this made them rack their consciences to vent at highest rates their wares ; e'ven forc't to cheat , to get their landlords rent , their family meat : fraud , with equivocations , lies to mask , double the price of any thing to ask , hath been the brand of citizens we know : these things may be the cause of all their woe . thou shalt not bear false witness god hath said : how then are knights of th' post become a trade ? nay those who like saints walk in holy guise , do bend their tongues as bows for telling lies : had there been none who would false witness bear , our martyr'd sovereign had yet stood clear before the worst of judges , calumnies were ever blown into the peoples eyes ( lest they should see his innocence , and wrongs ) by subtile slander from their double tongues , who fought against , yet said they for him fought , vow'd to preserve , yet to the scaffold brought his life , and honour ; still belied his cause , his person , party , and the juster laws ; while in a mockery of justice , they would seem by law their sovereign to slay : falsely accuse god too , religion , reason , while they would make these seem t' allow their treason : had not false rumors , & reports 'mong us , into rebellion gull'd the people thus : they'd ne're have suffer'd charles the first so good a prince , by regicides to lose his blood : still the same trade of lying's carried on under the mask of pure religion : no mountebanck doth use more lying tricks to cheat , than these religious empericks : on womens zeal when they 'd commit a rape , the pander still must be religious ape : to slander king , and bishops , from the church , is still the way , new proselytes to lurch : and of all men the holy tribe are most belyed by some , who of their saintship boast ; nor of her sons alone false tales they broach , but most the church their mother do reproach : schism's backt with slander of the church their mother ; yet all the factions slander one another : but beside slanders , errors , heresies , false oaths , equivocations , perjuries , are in these sinful dayes among us found , to grow , and thrive , and spread in english ground : oaths of allegiance , some like sampsons cords can snap asunder , while a pack of words they call a covenant , contrived by a pack of knaves , must hold inviolably : oaths of canonical obedience many to keep make little conscience , but swallow them , and think no more upon 't , these ne're rise in their stomacks , though they don 't at all observe them , while a squeamish sister , to whom the cross , or surplice , gives a glister , it goes against their conscience to offend though oaths , subscriptions , and all bonds they rend in pieces quite ; nay their good dames to please , to all their duty give a writ of ease : nor is the countrey fertile soil alone to these ill weeds , but they have freely grown within the city , for such sins of late god justly might lay it even desolate . nor is the root of all curs'd evil less of growth in english ground , covetousness : this sin with us hath had the greatest stroke in breach of both the tables , we thus broke : many make gold their god , a silver shrine is their diana , conscience for coin is sold ; truth , honestie , justice , and faith the greedy lust of gain devoured hath : o cursed thirst for gain , what canst not thou compel frail mortals sinful hearts to do : to swear , and lie , rebel , and murther , and turn bauds , or whores , knights of the post , or stand to cry , and rob , to cosen , and betray their dearest friend , church-rights to make their prey , for gain to prostitute wives , daughters , and do any thing , they are at thy command : nay some the form of godliness do make a cloak for cosenage , and a snare to take the simple buyer in : in holy guise some hucksters dare of souls make merchandise ; who like the pharisees pray by the hour only the widows houses to devour : and others will not spare an hour to pray , devoted unto mammon quite are they ; who now do find to leave their shops to pray , had been to keep their shops the surest way : while covetousness in all our hearts thus grew , alas poor london ! is it not too true ? for these things we ▪ and thou above the rest , by the just hand of god now sufferest . nor let the drunkard think he is forgot , his nations stain , and his religions blot : who under one commandement alone is hardly rank't , his sins ' gainst ev'ry one ; or doth at least betray him to commit the heav'n provoking sins , which violate it . the swinish drunkard bacchus doth adore : who oaths , and curses in his mouth hath more ? gods service he contemns , his sundays spends at some good fellowship of drunken friends : he little honour , or obedience shows to whom he honour , and obedience ows ; be they parents or preists , prelates , or prince ; david the song of drunkards was long since : what brawls , contentions , murthers some commit in drunken revels , without fear , or wit : by drinking healths , some drink away their own , and kill themselves , a thing not seldom known : wine is they say the milk of venus , true , a drunkard not a wencher , who ere knew ? nor spares he cosening , sland'ring , and doth covet more liquor still , above his soul doth love it : to sins of all sorts thus he gives the reins , all ill with 's liquor slides into his veins : since now so rise is this abomination , who can expect from heaven , but desolation , and with the noisome pestilence chastise a beastly people , who themselves disguise so much with drink ; some their bowls tossing up , found death even at the bottom of the cup ; when in the midst of jollity were they , death brought a reck'ning up and took away ; and in this city , where this sin was common , a drawer now can show a room to no man : such who o're-charg'd with drink too oft cast in , god out of house , and home hath cast for sin : and he hath pour'd that wine upon the floore , which often laid the drinkers there before : wine in a thousand cellars was burn't all , and pour'd out at the cities funeral : and some for loss of wine did more lament than for their sins , for which our plagues are sent : more of a tavern , or play-house the fall lament , than of a church , or hospital . sick with this sin from head to foot hath bin our nation , sick 't is justly for this sin : their wine inflam'd the citizens before , justly now fire inflam'd their wine therefore : as well with shame , as wine , to make these blush , god now in th' fire appeared in the bush : and for this sin god justly might , no doubt , make this good land to spew the dwellers out . and next to drunkenness , now pride may stand accus'd as cause of all woe in this land : for this the french , whose apes in this we be , may justly be our scourge ; the vanitie of varying fashions ! which doth make us strange to such as know us , and our women change their shape with each new moon , & some do show , by the loose wanton garb in which they go , what ware they sell ; and some do strive by paint , to make the ugly devil seem a saint : some have their faces with black patches drest , as thinking dapled ladies will sell best : methinks it seems as if some feind did place the print of hell burnt fingers on their face : born with such spots should you your children see , you 'd call 't no beauty , but deformitie : god now sends spots , as he would theirs deride , and note to all , that theirs is plaguie pride : and now adays , because within there rests so little vertue in most womens brests , ( which of old won them husbands , that would give dowries to get a vertuous wife to live with them , as helps most meet , and comforts sure , friends in both fortunes till death to endure ▪ ) naked they expose them to youthful eyes , hoping , if not true love , yet lust may rise at such a sight ; and seizing on the heart betray it unto them , and the fond smart of cupid's flames , while these do now deny what they would fainest grant , and only try , by sprinkling water to increase the fire , by their denyal to augment desire : thus hunt they for their dear , and use some wile to bring the simple heart within their toil ▪ vertue can only it a subject make ; beauty a wandring heart may captive take : and now our ladies vanity , and pride , and their neglect of huswifery beside , affright all sober men , who fear to woo , lest they should court their woe in doing so ; or with their wives will now some thousands have to keep them in the fashion fine , and brave . what a fine life our gallants live ? and yet 't were fine indeed , if 't were the way to get to heav'n , and its immortal happiness ; but they 're beside the way i more than guess ; whose days , and years are always vainly spent in dressing , mistressing , and complement ; who rise , and dress by noon , come down and dine , then to a play , thence to the house of wine , and so to bed , it may be drunk before ; perhaps all night embracing of an whore : if these be christians , where 's their masters badge , the cross , and self-denyal ? they can't fadge with these ; if such go hence to glory , hell , and the devil sure are but a story : the way to heav'n is broadest sure , if they who wander thus , can thither find the way : pride doth usurp on god , provoke him thus to plague us for 't , that he might humble us : and that proud city , which lift up her hand above the rest in pride , full low is laid : the parent , nurse , spring , stage , of pride , and vain fashions , and tricks , which our religion stain . and whose proud dames out-vied in garishness , our modest ladies in their countrey dress . to all these sins , wherewith this sinful land before the lord of heav'n doth guilty stand , may many aggravations urged be , from gospel light , whereby men clearly see the evil of these evils , yet do they the works of darkness in the brightest day ; from great ingratitude so plainly shown , when god miraculously poured down incomparable mercies on us ; those , who late opprest under their cruel foes , could own their sins the cause of all their woes , now freed from these , return again to those : a king , a parliament , a church regain'd peace , liberty , religion maintain'd , some desperate god-dammes do begin to war with heav'n by their gigantine sin : the roaring blades aloud do quickly call for thundring vengeance on their heads to fall : when health , and plenty , joy , and triumph , crown'd our land , our hainous sins apace abound : swearing , carowsing , cheating , briberie , oppression , sacriledge , and simonie , pride , lust , and all the rout of sins o're-run our countrey , so our joy , and triumph's done : we first forsook the god of mercies , and god makes his mercies to forsake our land ; and now to mercy judgment doth succeed ; vve surfeited , and god doth make us bleed : abundance of corruption sickness brings ; and heat of lust hath fir'd our pleasant things : yet under all these judgments are we still incorrigible , and perverse in ill : god may say , i have sent the pestilence , that i might bring you to an humble sense of sin : your young men with the sword i slew : your city i as sodom overthrew : yet have ye not returned unto me ; therefore yet seven times more i 'le punish ye : and thus of all our woes we see the cause transgression is against gods holy laws : a gospel unbecoming conversation provoketh god thus to afflict our nation : and in the ripping up our sins to see the root , and spring of all our miserie , i would not have men think , to any one or sin , or party , i impute alone our woes , and judgments , but to one , and t'other , to all , and ev'ry one , i would not smother my own , or friends , but do desire that all would think for their sins these things us befal and each apply the plaister to his wound , which healing ev'ry one will make all sound : nor need we doubt to have a perfect cure if all will but the remedy endure : which now i shall consider of , and try , for all these woes to find a remedy . the cure. and 't is half wrought already , since we see the inward cause of our sad maladie : now to remove the cause is the most sure way to effect a safe and speedy cure : and had i but good patients , then i might promise a cure , and lose no credit by 't : but i must first the patients court , to let the physick be apply'd , for they as yet , how sick soever , scorn our ministry , who would the healing remedies apply : in bodily diseases they will hie them quickly to physicians , lest they die , send , pray , and pay , take what 's prescrib'd , endure all pains , and tortures , for a speedy cure : but in their soul distempers will not give an ear to sound advice , nor seek to live : and when we freely offer , do disgust our wholsom physick , such needs perish must : is earth less worth than heav'n ? or is the soul less to be valued than the body soul ? no reason can you thus preposterous make ; we keep the casket for the jewels sake : or if this transitory life now is in more esteem than heav'ns immortal bliss , yet take our counsel , and our medicines , seeing they 're for the welfare of your present being : receive , apply , and let them work , they health , temporal , and eternal peace , and wealth do bring : and now these remedies so rare repentance , faith , and true obedience are : repentance takes away the cause of woe , faith reconciles us unto god , and so future obedience will our bliss secure , from age to age for ever to endure . go mourning , and hold up your guilty hand before gods bar , there self-condemned stand ; the way here to be sav'd is to confess , your sins cloak not , excuse not , nor make less ; but aggravate them all , mercy implore , from him who keepeth mercy still in store for penitent offenders , ever will exalt the humble , and the mournful fill vvith oyl of gladness , never will despise , but with delight accepts the sacrifice of broken-hearts , and binds them up and heals the wounded spirit , which compunction feels : before gods foot-stool therefore prostrate lie , cry guilty lord , confess , or else you die : judge , and condemn your selves , if you would save your selves , with god such only pardon have . relent , repent , reform , and throughly purge away your sins , and god will take his scourge , and plague away , with him make but your peace , and he will make your vvars with men to cease , or us victor ; quench but the flames of lust , and he will raise the city from the dust . that kindled first gods wrath , and this the flame vvhich sit'd the city of so ancient fame : for this bow down before gods throne , and kneel , this fire might melt you , if you were all steel , into some godly sorrow ; lie as low as doth your city , and bemone your woe . repent in dust , and ashes , as that lies , and god will make it phoenix like to rise from funeral ashes , london then shall yee more glorious in its resurrection see : might this fire be the cities purgatory , god would restore it with far greater glory : thus if repentance make our peace with god , vve may believe he 'l throw away his rod : vvithout repencance faith presumption is , and finds no mercy ; but when mixt with this it never fails to find , and sure ground hath for hope , and trust , and then indeed 't is faith : if we repent , it 's the condition still imply'd in every promise , that god will prevent , or take away his judgments , but th' impenitent the door of mercy shut against themselves , and lock themselves in woe , keep then your sorrows , or your sins forgoe : but if we do repent , we then may trust , god will forgive us because he is just : then pray in faith , with hearty supplication , that god would pardon this our sinful nation , remove his heavy hand , send peace and health , repair our ruines , and restore our wealth . go sin no more , but henceforth him obey , so shall our kingdom flourish , and all they vvho seek its ruine shall confounded be , and snar'd in their subtile iniquitie : no force , nor fraud shall hurt a righteous cause , manag'd by such as keep th' almighty's laws : but we oft see the juster cause o'rethrown in sinners hands , who hardly god will own , the stronger party to the weak a prey , when they will not the lord of hosts obey . if god be for us , who can us defeat ? if he against us , where shall we retreat for refuge ? if we him against us arm whom all the creatures serve , what cannot harm and ruine us ? the angels take gods pay , and one of them a mighty host can slay : the stars in their swift course do slyly fight gods battels against sinners day , and night : clouds are his canons , swift destruction fling by thunder , and their lightnings vengeance bring by fire on sinful mortals : and the wind brings on its wings oft ruine to mankind : the calmer air convey the pestilence , whereby death steals into us without sense : the earth is iron , and the heav'ns are brass , when threatned famine god will bring to pass ! earth once did open , and take rebels in alive , as if it could not bear that sin : the seas do pass their bounds , and us o'reflow with mischeif , when god bids them further go : frogs , locusts , caterpillars , creeping things , will take the palaces of mighty kings when god doth arm them , and their persons seise , and in a land devour all ( when god doth please ) that 's fair , and fruitful : even our breath infects , our very dust turns lice , or some insects to infest sinful men ; a fly 't is spoke ventur'd a pope infallibly to choke : could he souls out of purgatory vote , and yet not keep a fly out of his throat ? but thus we see , when god gives them commission , the feeblest creatures give us expedition into another world : who god not fears hath all the world in arms about his ears : while man his maker serves , he 's lord of these ; but when he sins they are his enemies : when we provoke our god , where e're we go , each creature looks upon us as a foe : god will protect , and bless his servants , but they who rebel , no confidence can put in him : since to believe , and not obey , self flatt'ry is no faith , henceforth i pray , le ts lay the sure foundation of our trust , in purposes to keep his laws most just : then may we trust he will our plagues remove , and showr down blessings on us from above : when we do purpose to endeavour , and do strive to purpose to keep his command : begin a new course then , and never cease to walk in gods ways , for his ways are peace , and pleasantness , to bear christs yoke delight ; his yoke is easie , and his burthen light : to sin is no light thing , did it not press legions of angels to the bottomless infernal pit from highest glory ? hath not man by weight of sin been prest to death ? look upon worldly wealth , and count it dross ; deny your selves , take up your saviours cross ; the worlds crown hath its cross , his cross a crown , her smiles betray , more safety's in her frown . give unto caesar , and to god their due . fear god honour the king , to both be true : since god is one , so let your heart be , and serve him with one heart after his command . think not your wit a better way can find to worship god , than what is his own mind : take not his sacred name in vain , nor swear profanely , but with reverence , and fear mention gods holy name , in justice , truth , and judgment , when call'd to it , take an oath . observe the holy times , grudge not to spare some time each day for holy thoughts , and pray'r ; but on the days to worship consecrate , divide not betwixt god , and mammon , hate to rob god , and your souls , be wholly given to holy service , grudge not one in seven to him that made them all , nor yet refuse the churches holy days , as such to use : nor count to pray scarce worth your coming there , since god doth style his house , the house of pray'r . honour your parents of all sorts , and show to prince , and priest the rev'rence that you owe : their nakedness when spy'd lament , and bide ; and not like cham discover , and deride . hate not your brother , have no murtherous thought : remember what dire vengeance murther brought on cain , and under no pretence be killing ; religion cannot justifie blood-spilling . make clean your hearts , and keep your bodies free from fornication , and adulterie : they are the temples of the lord , be sure the holy spirit hath a mansion pure in you ; that dove likes not a cage unclean : you 'l be th' unclean spirits den , if obscaene . be just , and honest , and do no man wrong , nor cheat , and cosen with a double tongue ; ill gotten goods do not increase your wealth , but are the rust , that wasts by secret stealth : think not you gain , when you a curse do get , this is a canker , and will surely fret . accuse thou no man falsely , nor defame thy neighbour , tender as thine own , his name : the angel durst not on the devil rail ; and shall we call them saints , who do not fail prince , prelates , priests , & all their friends to slander ; nor spare the church their mother , but will brand with calumnies , their schism to justifie : bad is the cause sure , which doth need a lie for its support ; and shall they not be had in more esteem , whom foes by lies make bad ? father of lies the devil 's rightly styl'd ; and he who like him is , is his own child : his own brood then are sure the sectaries , whose constant trade is to be telling lies : truth unto ev'ry one , or friend , or foe , in justice , and in charity we owe. accuse not god as the heretick doth , who broaches his own error , for gods truth . beware of covetousness the root of evil ! mammon of all the swarm's , the master devil : love not the world , nor sell thy soul for coine ; thy soul 's a richer jewel , than doth shine in this inferior orb , keep that , and quit thy wealth , wealth 's of no worth and price to it . love god , thy soul , thy friend , covet more grace ; and care to see in heav'n thy saviours face . leave drunkenness , and lew'd debauchery , your nations , and religions infamy , your souls , and bodies ruine , families bane , estates consumption , only devils gain : god made you man , make not your self a beast ; drink of its reason will your mind divest : drink to refreshment , not to sottishness ; by healths to lose your own is ●o●●ishness ; stay at the third glass , keeping still the round doth often spill the drinkers on the ground : custom , continuance makes the wine inflame , then in thy face beholders see thy shame . leave foolish pride , and garish vanity , and cloath your selves with neat humility : meekness , and grace , with neatness more adorn , than all the foolish fashions which are worn . let not gods mercies be by us neglected ; nor all his judgments leave us uncorrected : his showrs of blessings be more fruitful under , and let his hammering judgments break asunder your rocky hearts , the means of grace regard ; walk in the light , and light shall you reward , light of gods countenance in heav'nly bliss where neither fire , nor vvar , nor sickness is : nay did we thus , i doubt not god would send us here peace , health , and joy , our times amend : and with our former blessings prosper us , for the days wherein we 're afflicted thus : vvhich that our god , and saviour quickly may ; let us repent , return , and humbly pray . deo gloria in excelsis . finis . * psal. . , , . . the lord is on my side , i will not fesr what man can do unto me . . the lord taketh my part with them that help me , therefore shall i see my desire upon them that hate me . . all nations compassed me about , but in the name of the lord will i destroy them . psal. . surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noysome pestilence . he shall cover thee with his feathers , and under his wings shalt thou trust , his truth shall be thy shield and buckler , &c. thou shalt not be afraid of the terror be night , nor for the arrow that flyeth by day . nor for the pestilence which walketh in darkness , nor for the destruction which wasteth at noon day . a thousand shall fall at thy side , and ten thousand at thy right hand , but it shall not come nigh thee . jer . . . thus saith the lord , behold ! i will bring again the captivity of jacobs tents , and have mercy on his dwelling places , and the city shall be builded upon her own heap , and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof . . and out of them shall proceed thanksgiving , and the voyce of them that make merry , and i will multiply them , &c. i will also glorifie them , &c. . their children also shall be as afore-time , &c. and i will punish all them that oppress them , &c. a cordial to chear our spirits under our calamities * . ( . ) when force of physick quite hath put to rout , the noxious humors did within us reign , the vital spirits almost tired out by the long conflict which they did maintain ; the wise physician doth some cordial give the patients fainting spirits to revive . ( . ) thus when by mournful conflicts we have won the day of sin , and hope our woes do slie : lest tim'rous hearts into despair do run , and when the cure is wrought begin to die ; 't is not amiss to give some consolation to chear the spirit of an humbled nation . ( . ) and if indeed the mighty hand of god hath duly humbled us , we need not fear , we once corrected , he 'l reject the rod ; and from our mournful eyes wipe ev'ry tear ; his face on us shall shine , frown on our foes , and from our land to theirs transmit our woes . ( . ) chear up brave english , fear no foe but sin ! though the ingrateful dutch , and dane combine , and proud french bustle , these shall nothing win , but shame , and slaughter from gods hand , and thine thy thundring guns shall shake the belgick shore , their lyon (a) couch , when ours do rowse & roar . ( . ) their lyon once was a poor sneaking curr broke from spains castle (b) , croucht to us , to gain our aid , in which had we but made demurr , he soon had been remanded to his chain . we succour'd him until he freedom knew , shook chain , and master (c) off , and rampant grew . ( . ) the poor distressed states came suppliants then , now , high and mighty grown , they have forgot , whose blood and treasure helpt to make them men , 't was the brave english , holland was it not ? methinks while lives the noble name of vere , the dutch should blush ' gainst england to appear . ( . ) the valiant acts of the brave veres for these , a second caesar's commentaries make , which whosoe're surveys , from thence with ease the height of dutch ingratitude may take , who by our armies raised to their height , to do us mischief , still employ their might . ( . ) and who may trust a rebel , or expect to find a traytor prove a faithful friend , who violate allegiance , will neglect all articles with others for their end : we hatcht them , thinking we should find a dove , come forth , and loe ! it doth a serpent prove . ( . ) like serpents of a vip'rous brood , which strive to kill the parent gave them life , and growth ; these who by our protection first did thrive , to let us live by whom they live are loath : but now we shall , if stars speak right their fates , bring down the mighty to distressed states . ( . ) so do our magi read in heav'ns bright book , ( god grant who rules the stars , they may not err , ) the shaggy comets have their mischief shook on us , now will as much to them transferr : heav'n hath , and will still take our part no doubt , th' almighty can the high and mighty rout . ( . ) just are thy ways o god , thy judgments right , but we to thee , our foes to us ingrate , therefore at land thou justly us do smite , and them for us at sea dost dissipate : we humbled under thy correcting pow'r , them thou wilt quickly humble under our . ( . ) thrice have the vaunting belgians come to show their numerous navy , by constraint did fight ; thrice have the braver english made them know , their safety 's best pursu'd by hasty slight : twice their expecting people saw them come as prey before the english hunted home . ( . ) once when unlucky shot disabled quite our gen'rals ships that they could not pursue , they getting home , brag'd they beat us out-right , but to get home with them is to subdue : and a thanksgiving wisely they observ'd , for that so many of them were preserv'd . ( . ) but stay my muse ! and on the peaceful shore behold the martial combates on the seas , such as no age ere veiwed heretofore , nor will succeeding times see after these : where god pays home ingratitude and pride ; giving the conquest to our juster side . ( . ) his royal highness first in person goes , with him the brave prince rupert , each of these more worth than all the navy of our foes , whom the bold opdam did not doubt to seise : with what odds fought we them ? if richest prize can whet the valour of our enemies . ( . ) the fleets engag'd (d) and a fierce conflict grew , the clouds of smoke obscur'd the midday sun , from thund'ring canons storms of bullets flew driving out souls , while streams of blood do run from shatter'd bodies , as sometimes you shall in sudden showres see rain from houses fall . ( . ) the frighted sun himself i' th' smoke doth shroud , and threatens night so soon as day 's begun ; to do his office , from no thundring cloud lightning breaks forth , but from the louder gun : when peaceful heav'n denies its purer light to mortals rage , by their own fire they fight . ( . ) forth from the deadly engines sirie womb the sp'rit'ous peter bursting rends the skies , and flaming sulpher raises foaming scum in boiling seas , the fish in water fries ; the earth receiving the report doth quake , but all this cannot english spirits shake . ( . ) no wonder they did deisie of old their valiant heroes , who undaunted run into the arms of death , resolv'd , and bold , for fame , and honour , they no peril shun , but dangers which all others dread desie ; a noble soul 's a kind of deity . ( . ) but if these heroes had so great renown , who stood in noiseless war , pecking out life with flying arrows , hewing bodies down with swords , to let out souls ; a sporting strife : what honours due to him who never shuns the deaths which flies so thick from roaring guns ? ( . ) guns , whose report strikes fearful hearts with death , and more with terror than with blows do slay , whose wind doth snatch from untouch't men their breath , and passing by can whistle souls away : here cowards hearts dead in their breasts are found , though coming off at last without a wound . ( . ) guns whose loud thunder shakes the worlds huge frame into convulsive fits , and seems to threat a sudden dissolution of the same , before the wise creator thinks it fit : yet among these our worthies boldly stand with hearts unshaken , shaking death by th' hand . ( . ) neptune rows'd with their noise comes up to see , what on the surface of his kingdom 's done , rising , he shakes his head to see that he cannot be master of the seas alone : but that two daring fleets are sighting for 't without commission from his watry court. ( . ) he looks upon them , and the dutch he knows , their land was stol'n from him , & all their wealth his tides bring in ; if nurselings proves his foes , he will recover what they got by stealth : he fears them not , though valiant in a cup , he thinks they cannot drink the ocean up . ( . ) but on the english casts a jealous eye , seeing them mantled all in fire , and smoke , he fears they will with him for empire vie , gazing a while , deep silence thus he broke : what mean these daring mortals ? who are these without my leave thus lord it on the seas ? ( . ) he spies the duke (e) and fears that mars is come to ravish thetis , and to rule at sea yet thinks he , i will send him whistling home , and therefore bids the winds to come away : but drawing nearer he beheld the prince (f) . and his mistake , with a far kinder sence . ( . ) he smooths his ruffled brow , and calms the air , comes mildly on , doth thus the duke salute ; accept this trident o thou fiercely fair , and rule at sea , see it is neptune's sute : let all the winds serve thy design , and show to thee , what reverence to me they owe. ( . ) where e're my trident's known , or rule extends , from sea to sea , where e're my tides do flow , and to each river which his tribute sends to me , do thou a conquerour still go ! ride sir in triumph on the ocean wide and tame these hogen mogens swelling pride . ( . ) he said , and on his sea-green couch sits down to see the issue of the kindling sight : by this his highness hot , and eager grown , diffuses valour as the sun doth light , till by his raies the english all on fire , make the dutch valour soon like smoke expire . ( . ) they fire at greatest distance , and the air not us they beat , and make the water fly , they hope the noise us a far off will scare , for they much fear that we will come too nigh : but ours bear bravely up , nor spent a shot till almost certain that they loose it not . ( . ) now near enough , discharged canons send pluto a present of dutch souls , who take a sudden leave of sprangling corpse , and wend to lower shades over the stygian lake : who came in hopes as high as ships on float , now sail to their long home in charon's boat. ( . ) when our brave admiral on lofty deck stands brandishing his sword , confronting death , whose influence to fear in all gives check , and inspires valiant heat by his warm breath . whom as a noble prey opdam espies , and with a daring fierceness at him flies . ( . ) him others follow , all the duke engage , who life to his , and death to their men throws from martial brows , which with a smiling rage strike awful love into his very foes . put five (g) to one is odds , yet so he shows his presence counter-vaileth four of those . ( . ) smith saw the unequal combate , and straight flew with wind fill'd canvase wings the duke to shield , himself between the duke , and dutch he threw , nor gives them time to choose , die , flie , or yield : one broad side given unto opdam blows him up , and blew away the other foes . ( . ) now bragging opdam ( set in chair of state as still alive ( though kill'd before some say ) with cosening shew his men to animate ) sinks down in triumph , leading more the way to stix and acheron , where such as shall descend , will find him pluto's admiral . ( . ) mean while prince rupert doth like lightning fall among the scattered squadrons of the dutch , vvhere he finds none , makes way like hanibal , who many fights have seen , saw never such : with murd'ring broad-sides opening passage wide : his dreadful frigate thorough them doth glide . ( ) passing , on either side he shares his shot , to which dutch hulls so weak resistance make , that speedy death enters at ev'ry plot , and sinking ships a shrieking farewel take , and shiver'd splinters from torn planks that fly to many deaths make one shot multiply . ( . ) thorough , he tacks about , and soon returns , and from loud guns repeats the doom of wounds , and death to them , some sinks , some takes , some burns , and hundreds makes fall into lasting swounds : while his besieged batter'd pinnace stood a floating castle in a sea of blood . ( . ) experience now doth give a just allay to his high metal , both in him do meet so duly temper'd , that he justly may lead a land army , or conduct a fleet : in conduct wary , and in counsel grave , in courage fiery , and in conquest brave . ( . ) here gallant holms too , bold defiance gave to trump , and all his fury , whom he made ' twice quit his sinking ship his life to save , who in a boat got home at last , 't is said : where landing , if the women could have catch't him , for slaughter'd sons , and husbands they 'd have scratch't him . ( . ) now all this time the ecchoing air resounds , the noise of war to many aking hearts on trembling holland , and on english grounds , each wound in sympathizing bosomes smarts : but now the routed dutch invoke the winds , hoyse all their sails too slack for flying minds . ( . ) all steer for nearest ports where their folk stand expecting them laden with spoils to come ; but see them with stretcht canvase fly to land , and the pursuing english drive them home . whose guns , and shouts strengthning the winds the more , hast fleeing belgians to their wisht for shore . ( . ) got into harbour , there they skulking lie , by our triumphant daring navy aw'd : so creeps the tim'rous hare to some wood by , and squatted lies , hearing the hounds abroad : from smitten brests now doleful cries rebound , for sons , and husbands not returned found . ( . ) mean while our crouded shore with shouts doth ring of joyful people , which with longing eye behold the vessels that doth tidings bring , and colours (h) trophies of our victorie : and conqu'ring frigates bringing home their prize , make thundring guns shake th' earth , and rend the skies . ( . ) whose kind salute our watchful forts return with as loud welcome , and the watry store , proud of the worthies on its waves are born , curvets , and foams , and gallops to the shore : where landed captives , and the taken prize do take our hearts , and captivate our eyes . ( . ) now see the fruit of pious management of war , and all affairs , we kept a fast before the fight , and heav'n success hath sent , who sow in tears shall reap in joy at last : le ts owe our glory to humiliation ; for humble penitence exalts a nation . ( . ) what prayers got , let praises give to god ; who in the first engagement turn'd the wind to favour us , and be to them a rod with smoke repell'd to lash them almost blind : nor will our giving god the greatest glory at all eclipse mans honour in the story . ( . ) in giving thanks , we do but sow the seeds of future blessings , and lay up in store that which in time a fruitful harvest breeds ; and praise for what heav'n gives , bespeaks for more . thus do thanks-givings victories obtain , and conquests make thanks-giving-days again . ( . ) now bragging holland saw they could not beat the english by their single strength alone , from france , and denmark they seek aid to get , so hope to match us , being three to one : we dread them not , our trust in god shall be , there 's three in one can make our own beat three . ( . ) our king , and loyal hearts no help require from such consederates , our cause is good , and god will blast our foes designs , as fire consumes with sudden blaze the thorny wood . though nations compass us about , we shall in gods great name , we trust , destroy them all . ( . ) the faithless dane first offer'd friendship here ; and during treaty tempts us to his port (i) to seise the belg'ans indies anchor'd there , a squadron under tyddiman go for 't : and under sail to berghen by the way each sea mans mind is laden with his prey . ( . ) arriv'd they see inclos'd in rocks their prize , first clifford lands the governour to treat , who knowledge of his master's (k) will denies , brib'd by the dutch , he means both kings to cheat : yet bears us fair in hand if once he knows his princes will , he our design allows . ( . ) mean while he lets the belgians plant on shore their batt'ring canons to defend their wealth , and from his castle murd'ring pieces roar , fir'd by the dutch , he saith , got in by stealth : thus basely dealt with , the bold english fall pell , mell to batter castle , town , and all . ( ) enrag'd to see themselves thus tantalize , they seek to sink what 's past their pow'r to gain one on a bed of spices sweetly dies , others by broken diamonds are slain . rich odours fir'd in ships now cloud the skies , as incense doth from kindled censors rise . ( . ) but this did not appease incensed minds , our batt'ring balls now shatter houses down , now thorough castle-wals death entrance finds , and folk now fear the sea will take the town , what will not english spirits bravely dare to do ? for ships to storm a castle 's rare . ( . ) by this the governour seems to relent , desires to treat again , pretending now th' agreement made betwixt the king is sent , the order owns , he first did disavow , that what we in their harbours take shall be betwixt the kings divided equallie . ( . ) now he invites ours to a fresh attempt , but limitted with terms to frustrate it , they saw his proffers did success exempt , and wisely thought a new assault not sit : till they return'd , he would secure the prey he promis'd , they hoise sail , and come away . ( . ) now whether denmarks king new counsels took , or berghens governour his faith did sell , few day 's expired ere the dutch forsook the harbour uncontroul'd , but a storm fell ; whereby just heav'n seeing our wrong did bring , part of the prize we fought for to our king. ( . ) nor shall perfidious denmark lose his due , heav'n will his kindness unto us repay , and he his double dealing erst shall rue , when england shall of holland win the day : and then have leisure to remember friends , whose proffer'd leagues but serve their treach'rous ends . ( . ) mean time the slighted swede may check the dane , and ballance him on the divided sound ; or ancient fame of swedish valour gain by flowing conquests on the danish ground : whom he may soon in field subdue , and then in coppenhagen block him up agen . ( . ) nor wish we munster's bishop better fate , who got our coin , and left us in the lurch , by whose deceit we costly learn too late , the german faith is not in roman church : which keeps no faith with hereticks we know , but did forget that they do count us so . ( . ) holland of france expects a kind protector , 't is envy , and not love that makes him such , i doubt he 'l rather prove a sly projector , and only help that he may rule the dutch : so once the saxons did the britains aid , until this kingdom for their service paid . ( . ) what ruffling france for holland means to do , two summers hence they possibly shall know , the last they complemented to and fro , this their fine fleet abroad shall fairly show : the third he may to show his horns begin , but if a storm comes wisely draw them in . ( . ) yet proud france blusters with his men , and arms as if he 'd win the world , and great plots laies for some invasion , but no land he harms , his mind on holland , not on england preys : the sea 's an hill (l) his forty thousand men may bravely sail up , and goe down agen . ( . ) le roche can tell 't is a design more meet for courtly french to man a lady home , than warlike english on the seas to greet from whose salute doth greater mischief come . if first he had not carried home their queen , france's tall ships portugal ne're had seen . ( . ) yet he with promises doth holland feed of great assistance which he still delays , those haughtiness in belgian spirits breed , but this their expectation still betrays : the greatest kindness he hath done them yet , was by the show he made to part our fleet. ( . ) unhappy parting when prince rupert went to seek the french , nois'd to be put to sea , their joyning with the belgians to prevent , which the dutch hearing came out presentlie : whom albemarle's great duke (m) engag'd alone , though they in numbers were near three to one . ( . ) their numerous navy he no sooner spies , which on the ocean like a city shows , but he with canvase wings to battel flies , whose fleet looks like an hamlet to his foes : more great in mind , in pow'r less by far , he hurls himself into unequal war. ( . ) his captains all bear bravely up , and fear no perils where this gen'ral leads them on , dangers with him like shadows do appear , which where bright phoebus sheds his rays are gone : the name of monk was dreadful still among remembring dutch , his name 's a squadron strong . ( . ) the fleets engage (n) , and they in numbers bold , and ours in spirit , now the fight grows warm , our snugging frigates do their sides unfold , and their 's more lofty built our rigging harm : we ply'd them thick , & made their fleet more thin , each ship its own way open'd to get in . ( ) among their multitude unseen ours lie , like stragling hunters beating in a spring , until the hollowing guns do signifie to partner ships their place ; these answering : then through the dutch they cut their passage free , and let in light ; thus one another see . ( . ) long time our few their many counterpoise , the english valour holds the balance even , if either , the dutch scale did seem to rise , and the advantage to our side was given : but envious night her sable mantle spread , and from our force glad belgians covered . ( . ) the weary seamen lay them down to rest to fresh their spirits for a fiercer fight ; victorious dreams (o) the english minds possest , and black ideas did the dutch affright : those dream of flying dutch , start up , and shout these startle up to run as put to rout . ( . ) aurora drew her curtains , and did peep forth from her eastern bed , and scatter light , our eager souldiers shook of idle sleep , and theirs arose with early minds for flight : with wishing heart each homewards casts his eye , and vessels coming from their coast doth spy . ( . ) which brought a fresh supply of sixteen sail , these rais'd their fal'n spirits up anew : ours heard their shout , and saw : their hearts might fail , if ought the english spirit could subdue : whose strength 's their courage , doubling this they vie th' increasing number of their foes supply . ( . ) our little fleet was lesser grown by war ; a little from a little 's quickly mist : their multitude did many better spare : yet all discouragements our still resist : with such a general they scorn to fear , who doth the prize of conquer'd nations wear . ( . ) the noble duke , what e're his heart revolves , with smiling aspect chears his pensive men , and fills their anxious hearts with brave resolves ; to new assault he fiercely leads them then : long time with even success the fight maintain'd , no conquest ever greater honour gain'd . ( . ) another new supply (p) augments their store , and so the strongest strength increasing get ; while our disabled ships sent off to shore , unto the weaker adds more weakness yet : but day these conflicts weary to behold , gave leave to night her sables to unfold . ( . ) the careful duke commands his men to (q) rest , himself on reeling deck doth watchful stand , a thousand thoughts perplex his anxious brest no gale of hopes his fervent spirit fann'd : yet he resolves no english shore to touch , unless he 's victor o're the vaunting dutch. ( . ) the rising sun now gilds the eastern skie , both fleets prepare the quarrel to decide , victory thus far evenly pois'd did lie , but now inclined to their stronger side : yet are not ours o'recome when they pursue , but to the flying still the honour's due . ( . ) opprest with number mightiest spirits yield , when force , and ammunition both do fail , the truest valour wisely quits the field , thus wants , and weakness , not the dutch , prevail , make our unwilling general retreat , who yet in this doth still his foes defeat . ( . ) in such triumphant order he retires as above former victories doth raise his great renown , big frigates he requires to keep the reer , the less securely lays under the shelter of the greaters wing , and thus his shatter'd navy off doth bring . ( . ) our greatest frigates keep the dutch in awe , if their advancing vessels drew too near , they turn'd , and by a broadside give them law for distance , one was sunk the other fear , and follow as if awfully they come to see our batter'd navy safely home . ( . ) only the prince ( a gallant ship ) did strand , whose presence boldest dutch could never brook , nor durst approach while upright she could stand , but falling fowl , her helpless men they took : her self expir'd in flames , much better so than to be prize to the insulting foe . ( . ) at last the prince (r) whose heart was in his ear , e're since he heard the guns , steer'd by their sound , with flying colours doth far off appear , but french they were , which first did ours confound , and the glad dutch bore up their friends to meet , and him with warlike welcome kindly greet . ( . ) approaching , he red crosses soon displays , which husht their joy , heav'd english hearts , and hands , de ruyter sneaking back with shame , now lays with craft his bragging ships behind the sands , who with a braving shew now hover there to tempt the eager prince into the snare . ( . ) fierce as a lyon he to combate slyes , to check the boldness of this vaunting foe , but the dukes wibfe upon his jack-slag spyes , the signal that he should not forwards go , but first consult ; then with a slighting tack he waves the dutch , and to our fleet comes back . ( . ) with leaping hearts the prince , and duke embrace ; the prince doubts no success , the duke alive , the duke sees victory in the prince's face ; both joy , and weep for joy , and weeping strive to tell their sights , and fears , how parted hence , each shot against the duke did wound the prince . ( . ) they curse their parting hour , but 't is too late : now the dukes wasted stores the prince supplies , and both next morn resolve to try their fate , for night came on , but soon their hunting eyes did catch the breaking day , then rowse their men , and to the wakened dutch stood in agen . (ſ) ( . ) in this one (t) day they three days war repeat ; as if the princes presence healed all , the wounded men , and ships so nimbly treat the dutch with presents of their powder'd ball , that their vast numbers to retreat begin , willing to part stakes since they could not win . ( . ) night interceded for a truce again : her suit was granted , but day calls to fight ; the maimed fleets lie lagging on the main , their chiefest war was now in angry sight ; their eyes shot death , unweildy ships could not ; the princes main-yard down by luckless shot . ( . ) the belgians bless the time , and now with-drew , in joyful triumph stand for holland's coast , our shatter'd generals could not pursue ; and this is that great victory they boast : when we not wont such victories to make , disclaim more right , and call it parting stake . ( . ) now our torn vessels too are homewards bound for swift repair ; the duke displeas'd he brought no triumph home , would touch no english ground , until the dutch with more success he fought : took no content , although he had renown for what he did , in all minds but his own . ( . ) the famous name of monk all lands adore , and though no monks in england bishops be , the monk who soundly beat the dutch before , in spite of them shall rule the brittish sea : he th' honour of three conquer'd kingdoms bore the honour had three kingdoms to restore . ( . ) this sight the earnest was of great success , without a miracle could be no more ; by which wisemen with hopeless hearts did guess the rest for a new fight was kept in store : for if divided us they could not beat , how will they stand by our united fleet. ( . ) our careful king with pers'nal industry quickens his carpenters with active hands to sit his fleet another bout to try , whose double diligence serves his commands : now the streights fleet to joyn come fitly home : and others , newly of the stocks , do come . ( . ) but to maintain the honour they assum'd the hasty dutch were vap'ring on our shore , now all would think them victors they presum'd , who dar'd the enemy at his own dore : nor stayd our ( yet unready ) navy long , but soon appear as numerous , and strong . ( . ) the boasting dutch our coming would not stay , nor th' english durst with equal numbers meet , wisely they hoyse their sails , and go away ; and after them did sail our gallant fleet : now courages must fight , the numbers even , the glory to the valiant shall be given . ( . ) what ours ne're shun to seek , they seek to shun , an equal combate on the watry plain . do victors use from beaten foes to run ? leave bragging belgians ! for your brags are vain . these never will but with advantage fight , nor kindness shew but where they can get by 't . ( . ) behind their dangerous shallows bold they lie , as coward cocks on their own dunghils crow , ours mind no danger but to battel flie , toss't o're the flats by waves that lofty slow : well overtaken , they their foes engage , and on their own coast a fierce battel wage . ( . ) the generals did like themselves , nor can more in their praise be said ; allen was brave : holmes as he us'd still plaid the gallant man ; and spraggs from trump himself shall honor have : harman through fire and water glory sought , and all the rest there like true english fought . ( . ) the fight was sharp , but short , nor could be long where heartless foes so soon did leave the field : they will not fight but when they 're much too strong , whose hasty flight did us less glory yield , they from the waxing sight so soon withdrew , the battel wain'd e're it to fulness grew . ( . ) now fled to harbour close to shore they lay their beaten vessels , where 't was pretty sport , to see the fanfan with de ruyter play ; as if a pigmy went to storm a fort : the prince , and duke had pleasure there to note de ruyters ship fought by their pleasure boat. ( . ) while on their coast as victors thus we lie , holms , holland's scourge , goes on an enterprise ; and with admir'd success burns in the uly a numerous fleet (t) most rich in merchandise ; who when winds serv'd would sev'ral wayes have gone , but end their voyage in the torrid zone . ( . ) this done he lands , and gives a town to flames ; but in this light our fate we did not see , who had a greater soon on this side thames a fire that quench'd the joy of victorie : yet prais'd be god , who under all our woe supports our hearts from yielding to our foe . ( . ) see here the vain attempts of mortals care , with restless toil for wealth by sea , and land , when earth , fire , water , and the blustring air can all devour , what we count sure in hand : with much less labour we might be more wise , if we did trade for heavens merchandise . ( . ) even when the flames our london made their prey , our nimble fleet was hunting foes at sea , both french and dutch were joyned now they say , this the brave prince , and fleet would gladly see : at last they have their sought for foes in veiw ; but her black curtain night betwixt them drew . ( . ) and e're the morn did in the east appear , heav'n as a mediator rais'd a wind to intercept the sight , no ships could steer a steady course , nor place for battel find : this storm might christians furious spirits calm , and on its wings for wounds bring healing balm . ( . ) but if dutch haughty spirits will not yield to terms may suit our nations interest , let foes combine ! god is our rock , and shield , and will the justness of our cause attest : by war we seek an honourable peace , till this may be , war may not safely cease . ( . ) nor shall while england hath , or blood , or treasure , or loyal hearts have votes in parliament , whose princes will is their own choice , & pleasure , assur'd the nations good is his intent : and loyal london which in ruine lies , rak'd from her ashes raises new supplies . ( . ) whose fire hath made her loyaltie to shine , rich to her king even in her low estate , nor doth her bounty to her wealth confine , but makes her want supply the needs of state , and will convince both france , & holland's fleets , her spirit is not fallen with her streets . ( . ) her courage , and her patience both are try'd by fire , and do illustrious appear ; with greater patience none can loss abide or with more courage far less crosses bear ; laid low , her foes to trample on her think , but neither fire , nor water make her shrink . ( . ) relenting heav'n who hath us soundly scourg'd , these vertues , pledge of better times , doth give , and if our sickness hath our vices purg'd , and fire consum'd our dross , we yet shall live , to see the war in our full conquest cease , and london rising from her dust in peace . ( . ) then shall the wealth of nations thither flow , and silver thames be rich as tagus shore , and strangers ravish'd by her beauteous show , turn captiv'd lovers , and go home no more : the east shall her adore with incense , and the west enrich her with her golden sand . ( . ) in ample glory lofty , and more wide , her streets with structures uniform shall stand surpassing all the world can boast beside ; the palace , and the temple of our land : and swains who heav'n some glorious city deem , will this the new jerusalem esteem . ( . ) her royal father , whose dear sympathy in her late suff'rings was her sweetest fare , shall in her beauty , and her loyalty rejoyce , and she in his great love , and care : their twined int'rests and affections shall native , and forreign enemies appal , ( . ) we have indeed been compassed with woes , trials to good , and punishments to bad : we are beset by sea , and land with foes , who in our sorrows , and distress are glad : but let our faith and courage now appear , nor let us ought but god almighty fear . ( . ) who his destroying angels hand hath staid , who much from flames beyond our hopes did save , who twice our navy hath victorious made , whom still the faithful on their side shall have , who to the patient will their loss repair with double gain ; so patient job did fare . ( . ) now for the yet unfinisht part of war : go on brave seamen , and compleat your glory ! who die in this their countries martyrs are , whose worthy names shall live in british story : lawson , and mims with honour now do lie embalmed in the english memorie . ( . ) when bullets flie so thick they darken air , the lord of hosts in such a storm can save ; or if your souls these to light mansions bear , and seas your bodies take , the sea 's a grave trusty as earth , and when the angel sounds gives up her dead safe as the sacred grounds . ( . ) but there 's less fear of death than honour now , your vanquisht foes will scarce endure a sight , scarce will their keels this spring the ocean plough , the conquest 's now less difficult than sight : they , like dull stars the sun with-drawn , are clear about , watch their advantage to appear . ( . ) or as full moons rise when the sun doth set , look big , and fierce , as if the skies they won ; our searching fleet come in , so out they get , and shine as if the ocean were their own . but when the sun looks up , the moon doth hide : so can't the dutch our navy's sight abide . ( . ) but the sun hunts the flying moon until his opposition doth eclipse her light : so seek the shifting dutch our navy will , till they eclipse their honour in a fight . as for the french they meteors are , no doubt ; let them but blaze a while , they will go out . ( . ) those shine like stars , but are indeed a vapour , which hath no proper orb , howe're it shows , but only upwards cuts a nimble caper , and sinks to earth again from whence it rose : perhaps these ignes fatui may jeer the dutch into the ditch and leave them there . ( . ) but let us pious , loyal , loving , prove to god , our king , our church , and one another ; so shall the reliques of our woes remove , and prosp'rous days our griefs , and fears shall smother : our bliss from virtue we may calculate more sure than any stars prognosticate . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e * sept. . . by two in the morning began this fire , which was not supp●●st in all places till friday morning following . † the roof of paul's falling , broke strangely through into st. faith's church underneath pauls . * many books by the stationers were put under pauls church , to secure them from the fire , but there were burned . * lud king of britain . * who as stories tell landed at totnes in devonshire , anno mundi , . and before christs birth , . years , and soon after built here a city , calling it troy-novant . (a) anno dom. . (b) king of kent : and moved by mellitus bishop of london , to found this church mellitus consecrated bishop , an. dom. . (c) consecrated bishop of london , an. dom. . (a) anno dom. . notes for div a -e (a) the arms of holland . (b) the arms of spain , from whom the netherlands revolting , were aided by queen elizabeth . (c) king of spain . (d) the first sight with the dutch. (e) duke of york . (f) duke of york . (g) five of their ships set upon the duke 's at once . (h) colours taken from the dutch ships ours took , and sent up to the king , shewed in the countries they went. (i) bergh●n business . (k) the king of denmark who profered our king that his ships might take any dutch ships in his harbours , and the prize to be divided betwixt them . (l) according to the common o●inion that the waters are h●gher than the earth , and lie upon and heap at sea. (m) the second sight with the dutch , in the beginning of june this last summer , when prince rupert and the duke of albemarle went general● by joynt commission . (n) the first days fight . (o) the second days fight . (p) on saturday even . (q) the third day . (r) prince rupert who came into the duke on sunday ever . (ſ) the fourth days fight . (t) the fifth day the fight held but an hour or two e're the dutch withdrew . 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in answer to mr. waller . nay painter , if thou dar'st design that fight , which waller only courage had to write ; if thy bold hand , can without shaking draw , what even the actors trembled when they saw ; enough to make thy colours change like their's , and all thy pencills bristle , like their haires . first in fit distance of the prospect vaine , paint allen tilting at the coast of spaine ; heroick act , and never heard till now , steming of her'cles pillers with his prow , and how two ships he left , the hills to waft , and with new sea-marks , dover and calice graft . next let the flaming london come in view . like nero's rome , burnt to rebuild it new : what lesser sacrifice then this was meet , to offer for the fafty of the fleet ? blow one ship up , another thence doth grow ; see what free cities ; and wise courts can do . so some old merchant to ensure his name , marries a fresh , and courtiers share the dame : so what soe're is broke , the servants pay 't , and glasses are more durable then plate . no mayor till now , so rich a pageant fain'd ; nor one barge all the companies contain'd . then painter draw coerulean coventry , keeper , or rather chancelor of the sea ; of whom the captain buys his leave to dye , and barters it for wounds , or infamy : and more exactly to express his hue , use nothing but ultra marinish blue ; to pay his fees the silver trumpet spend , and boatswains whistles ; for his place depends ; pilots in vain repeat the compass o're , untill of him , they learn that one point more ; the constant magnet to the pole doth hold , steel to the magnet , coventry to gold : muscovy sells us hemp , and pitch and tar ? iron and copper sweden ; munster war ; ashley prizes , warwick customs , cartret pay ? but coventry doth sell his fleet away . now let our navy stretch its canvas wings , swoln like his purse , with tackling like its strings , by slow degrees of the encreasing gale , first under sale , and after under sail : then in kind visit unto opdams gout , hedge the dutch in , only to let them out : so huntsmen fair , unto the hares give law , first find them , and then civilly withdraw , that the blind archer , when they take the seas , the hamborough convey may betray at ease . so that the fish may more securely bite , the fisher baits the river over night . but painter now prepare t' enrich thy piece , pencills of ermins , oyl of ambergreece : see where the dutches with triumphant tayl of numerous coaches . harwich doth assayl ; so the land-crabs , at natures kindly call down to engender , at the sea do crawl ; see then the admiral with navy whole , to harwich through the ocean caraloe : so swallows buried in the sea , at spring , return to land , with summer in their wing . one thrifty ferry-boat of mother-pearl suffic'd of old , the citherian girl : yet navies are but propperties , when here a small sea-mask , built to court you dear . three goddesses in one . pallas for art , venus for sport , and juno in your heart . oh dutches ! if thy nuptial pomp were mean , it 's paid with intrest , in this naval scean : never did roman mark within the nyle , so feast the fair egyptian crocodile ; nor the venetian duke with such a state , the adriatique marry at that rate . now painter spare thy weaker art , forbear to draw her parting passions , and each tear , for love alass , hath but a short delight , the winds , the dutch , the king , all calls to fight ; she therefore the dukes person recommends to brunker , pen and coventry , as friends ; pen , much more to brunker , most to coventry . for they ( she knew ) were more ' fraid then bee . of flying fishes , one had fav'd the finn , and hop'd with that , he through the aire might spin : the other thought he might avoid his knell , in the invention of the diving bell : the third had tri'd it , and afirm'd , a cable coil'd round about men , was impenetrable : but these the duke rejected ; only chose to keep far off , and others interpose . rupert that knew not fear , but health did want , kept state suspended in his chair volant , all save his head shut in the wooden case , he shew'd but like a broken weather-glasse ; but arm'd in a whole lyon cap-a-chin , did represent a hercules within ; dear , shall the dutch his twinging anguish know , and feel what valour ( whet with pain ) can do : curst in the mean time be that traitrous iael , that through his princely temples drove the nail . rupert resolv'd to fight it like a lyon , but sandwich hop'd to fight it like aryon : he to prolong his life in the dispute , ( and charm the holland pyrats ) tun'd his lute , till some juditious dolphin might approach , and land him safe and sound as any roach ; hence by the gazetteir he was mistooke , as unconcern'd , as if at hinchinbrooke . now painter reassume thy pencills care , it has but skirmisht yet , now fight prepare and battle draw , more terrible to show , then the last judgement was of angelo : first let our navy scour through silver froth , the oceans burthen , and the kingdomes both ; whos 's every bulk doth represent it's birth from hide , and paston , burthens of the earth ! hide , whose transcendent paunch so swells of late . that he the rupture seems of law and state. paston , whose belly devours more millions then indian carracks , and contains more tuns . let sholes of porposes on every side wonder in swimming , by the oakes out-vide and the sea-fowls ( at gaze ) behold a thing so vast , more strong and swift then they of wing : both which presaging gorge , yet keep in sight , and follow for the reliques of the fight . then let the dutch with well disembling fear , or bold dispair , more then we wish , draw near ; at which our gallants , to the sea but tender , and more to fight , their squezy stomacks render , with breasts so panting , that at every stroake you might have felt their hearts beat through the oke ; whilst one concern'd most in the interval of straining choller , thus did cast his gall ; noah be damb'd , and all his race accurst , who in sea-brine did pickle timber first ; who , though be planted vines , he pines cut down he taught us how to drink , and how to drown : he first built ships , and in the woodden-wall , saving but eight , e're since endangers all. and thou dutch negromantick frier , damn'd , and in thine own first morter-piece be ram'd , who first inventedst cannon in thy cell , nitre from earth , and brimstone fetcht from hell. but damn'd , and treble damn'd be clarendine , ( our seventh edward ) with his house and line ; who , to devert the danger of the war with bristol , hounds us on the hallander : f●ls coated gown-men , sells to fight with hans dunkirk , dismantles scotland , quarrels france ; and hopes he now hath business shap'd , & power t' out ●as● his life , or ours , and scape the tower , and that he yet may see , e're he went down , his dear clarinda circled in a crown . by this time both the fleets in reach , dispute , and each the other mortally salute : draw pensive neptune biting of his thumbs , to think himself a slave , who e're o're comes ; and frighted nymphs retreating to the rocks , beating their blue breasts , tearing their green locks paint ecchoes slain , only the alternate sound from the repeating cannon doth rebound ; opdam sails up , mounted on his naval throne , assuming courage greater then his own : makes to the duke , and threatens him from far , to nail himself to 's board like a petar : but in this vain attempt , takes fire too soon , and flies up in his ship to catch the moon : mounsiers , like rockets , mount aloft and crack in thousand sparks , then prancingly fall back ; yet e're this hapned , destiny allow'd him his revenge , to make his death more proud a fatal bullet from his side did range and battered lawson , ah! too dear exchange : he led our fleet ( that day ) too short a space ; but lost his knee , died since in honours race : lawson , whose valour beyound fate doth go , doth still fight opdam in the shades helow . the duke himself , though pen did not forget , yet was not out of dangers random set . falmouth was there , i know not what to act , unless it was to grow duke by contract ; an un-taught bullet in its wanton scope , quashes him all to pieces and his hope : such as his rise , such was his fall , unprais'd , a chance-shot sooner took , then chance him rais'd his shatter'd head the fearless duke disdains , which gave the last , first proof that he had brains . berkley had heard it soon , and thought not good to venter more of royal hardings blood ; to be immortal , he was not of age , and did even now the indian prize presage ; but judg'd it safe and decent ( cost what cost ) to loose the day , since his drar brother 's lost , with his whole squadron straight away he bore , and like good boy , promis'd to fight no more . the dutch aurania careless at us fail'd , and promised to do , what opdam fail'd ; smith ( to the duke ) doth intercept her way ; and cleaves there , closer then the re-mo-ra : the captain wonder'd , and withall disdain'd , so strongly , by a thing so small , to be detain'd ; and in a raging bravery to him runs , they stab'd their ships with one anothers guns ; they fight so neer , it seems to be on ground , and even bullets meeting bullets wound ; the noise , the smoak , the sweat , the fire , the blood , is not to be exprest , nor understood ; each captain from the quarter deck commands , they wave their bright swords glittering in their hands ; all luxury of war , all man can do in a sea-fight , did pass between them two : but one must conquer , who so e're does fight ; smith took the gyant , and is since made knight . marlborow , who knew , & dar'd no more then all , falls undistinguish'd by an iron-ball ; dear lord , but born under a star ungrate , no soul so clear , nor none more gloomy fate : who would set up wars trade , that means to thrive , death picks the valliant out , cowards survive : what the brave merrit , the impudent do vaunt , and none's rewarded , but the sicophant : hence all his life-time , he 'gainst fortune fenc'd , or not well known , or not well recompenc'd ; but envy , not this praise to 's memory , none more prepar'd , and none less fit to dye : rupert did others , and himself excell : holmes , tiddiman , minns ; bravely sanson fell . what others did , let none omitted , blame ; i shall record , who e're brings in his name ; but unless after stories disagree , nine only came to fight , the rest to see . now all conspire unto the dutchmens loss , the wind , the fire , wee , they themselves do cross . when a sweet sleep the duke began to drown , and with soft diadems his temples crown ; but first he orders all besides himself to watch , that they the foe ( whilst he a nap ) shu'd catch : but brunker by a secreter instinct slept not , nor needs hee , he all day had wink'd ; the duke in bed ; he then first draws his steel , whose vertue makes the misled compass reel : so er'e he wakes , both fleets are inocent , and brunker member is of parliament . and now dear painter , after pains like those , 't were time that thou and i too should repose : but all our navy scape so sound of limb , that a small space serv'd to refresh its trim : and a tame fleet of theirs do convoy want , laden with both the indies and levant : paint but this one scene more , the worlds our own the halcion sandwich doth command alone ; to bergen now with better maw we hast , and the sweet spoiles in hope already taste : though clifford in the caracter appears , of super cargo to our fleet , and theirs . wearing a signet ready to clap on , and ceaze on all for 's master arlington . ruiter , whose little sqadron skimes the seas , and wasteth our remotest collonies , with ships all soul , return upon our way . sandwich would not disperse , nor yet delay ; and therefore like commander grave and wife , to escape his sight and fight , shuts both his eyes : and for more state and sureness , curtins drew , he the left eye closes , the right mountegue . and even clifford proffer'd in his zeal , to make all sure , to apply to both his seal . vlisses so till he the cyrens past , would by his mates be pinnioned to the mast. now can our navy view the wish'd for port , but there ( to see the fortune ) was a fort. sandwich would not be beaten , nor yet beat , fools only fight , the prudent use to treat . his conzen mountegue by court disaster , dwingled into a wooden horses master . to speak of peace . seeem'd unto all most proper , had talbot there treated of nought but copper : what are forts when void of ammunition , with friend or foe ? what would we more condition yet we three days ( till the ' dutch furnish'd all , men , money , cannon , powder ) treat with wall. then tiddy finding that the dane would not , sends in six captains bravely to be shot : and mountague , though drest like any bride , though aboard him too , was reacht and died . sad was this chance , and yet a deeper care , wrinckled our membrains under forehead fair : the dutch armado yet had impudence , to put to sea , to waft their merchants thence ; for as if all their ships of walnuts were , the more we beat them , still the more they bear . but a good pilot , and favouring wind , brings sandwich back , and once again doth blind . now gentle painter , e're we leap on shore , with thy last strokes ruffle a tempest o're ; as if in our approach the winds and seas , would undertake the dutch , whilst we take ease : the seas their spoils within our hatches throw , the wind both fleets into our mouths did blow , strew'd all their ships along the coast by ours , as easie to be gathered up as flowers . but sandwitch fears for marchants to mistake a man of war , amongst these flowers a snake , two indian ships , pregnant with eastern pearls , and diamonds , sates the officers and earles ; then warning of our fleet , he it divides into the ports , and he to oxford rides : whilst the dutch re-uniting to our shames , ride all insulting o're the downs and thames ; now treating sandwich seems the fittest choice for spain , there to condole and to rejoyce : he meets the french , but to avoid all harms , slips into groine , embassies bears no arms. there let him languish a long quarrentine , and ne're to england come , till he be clean . henceforth ( o gemini ) two dukes command , caster and pollux , aumerle , cumberland : since in one ship ; it had been fit they went io pettyes double-keel'd experiment . to the king. imperial prince ! king of the seas , and isles , dear object of our joyes , and heavens smiles , what boots it , that thy light doth guild our dayes and we lye basking in thy milder rayes ; whilst swarms of infects , from thy warmth begun , our land devour , and intercept thy sun : thou , like ioves minos , rul'st a greater creet , and for its hundred cities , counts thy fleet : why wilt thou that state daedalus allow , who builds thee but a labyrinth , and a cow : if thou a minos , be a judge severe , and in 's own maze confine the engineer . or if our sun , since he so neer presumes , melt the soft wax , with which he imps his plumes ; then let him falling , leave his hated name , unto those seas , his wars have set on flame ; from that enchanter , having clear'd thine eyes , thy native sight wild pierce within the skies , and view those kingdoms full of joy and light , wher 's unevarsal triumph ; but no fight : since both from heaven thy care & power descend rule by its pattern , there to reascend ; let justice only draw , and battel cease ; kings are in war but cards . they 'r gods in peace , thus having fought , we know not why , nor yet w 'ave done we know not what , or what we get ; if to espouse the ocean , all these pains , princes unite , and will forbid the banes : if to discharge phanaticks , this makes more , for all phanaticks turn , when sick or poore : or if the house of commons , to repay their prize commissions are transfer'd away . if for triumphant check , stones , or a shell for dutches closet , 'tas succeeded well . if to make parliaments all odious pass , if to reserve a standing force , alas : or if ( as just orange ) to reinstate , instead of that , he is regenerate . and with four millions vainly given or spent , and with five millions more of detriment ; our sum amounts , yet only to have won , a bastard orange for pimp arlington . now may historians , argue con and pro , denham saies thus , though waller alwaies so ; but he good man , in his long sheet and staff , this pennance did for cromwel's epitaph ; and his next theme must be the dukes mistrisse , advice to draw madam l'aedificatresse . finis . the third advice to a painter , on our last summers success with french and dutch , . written by the same hand as the former was . sandwich in spain now , and the duke in love , ler's with new generals , a new painter prove lillie's a dutchman dangerous in his art , his pencils may intelligence impart . thou gibson who among the navy small , of marshal'd shells , commandst admiral ; thy self so slender , that thou shewst no more then barnicle new hatcht of them before : come mix thy water colours , and express , drawing in little , what we do in less : first paint me george and rupert , ratling far , within one box , like the two dice of war ; and let the terror of their linked names , fly through the air , like chain-shot , tearing flame iove in one cloud did scarcely wrap lightning so fierce , but never such a clap : unighted gen'rals , sure the only spell ; wherewith united-provinces to quell : alas , even they ( though shell'd in trebble oak ) will prove an adle-egg , with double yoalk : and therefore next uncouple either hound , and low-them at two hares , e're one be found ; rupert to beaufort , hollow-ay there rupert ; like the fantastick hunting of st - hubert , when he with earthy hound , & horn of aire , pursues through fountebleau the witchy hare : deep providence of state ! that could so soon fight beaufort here , e're he had quit thoulon : so have i seen e're humane quarrels rise , forebodeing meteors combat in the skies ; but let the prince to fight with rumours go , the general meets a more substantial foe ; ruiter he spies , and full of youthful heat , ( though half their number ) thinks has odds to great the fowler watches so the watry spot and more the fowl , hopes for the better shot ; though such a limb were form his navy torn , he felt no weakness , yet like sampson shorn , but swoln with sence of former glory won , thought monck must be by albemarle out-done ; little he knew , with the same arm and sword , how far the gentleman out-cuts the lord : ruyter inferiour unto none for heart , superior now in number and in art ; askt if he thought , as once our rebel nation , to conquer them too by a declaration ; and threatens , though now he so proudly sayl , he shall tread back his iter boreale : this said , he the short period e're it ends , with iron words from brazen mouths extends ; monck yet prevents him , e're the navies meet , and charges in himself alone , a fleet , and with so quick and frequent motion wound , his murd'ring sides about the ship seem'd round , and the exchange of his incircling tyre , like flaming hoops shew'd like triumphant fire ; single he does at their whole navy aim , and shoots them tbrough a porcupine of flame ; he plays with danger , and his bullets trouls , as 't were at tron-madam through all the holds ; in noise so regular his cannons met , you 'd think 't was thunder , unto musick set ; ah , had the rest but kept a time as true , what age could such a martial confort shew ? the listning air unto the distant shore , through secret pipes conveys the tuned roar , till as the ecchoe vanishing abate , men feel a deaf sound , like the pulse of fate : if fate expire , let monck her place supply , his guns determine who shall live or die ; but victory does alwayes hate a rant ; valours her brave , but conducts her gallant . ruiter no less with vertuous envy burns , and prodigies for miracles returns , yet he observ'd how still the iron-balls brusled in vain against our oaken walls ; and the hard pellets fell away as dead , which our inchanted timber filllipped : leave then ( said he ) th' unvulnerable keel , we 'l find them feeble lik achilles heel : he quickly taught , and pours in continnal clouds of chain'd dilemnaes , through our sinewy shrowds forrests of masts fall with their rude embrace , our stiff sails , masht and netted into lace , till our whole navy lay their wanton mark , and no ship now could sayl ; but as the ark. shot in the wing , so at the powders call , the disappointed bird does fluttering fall ; yet monck disabled , still such courage shows , as none into his mortal gripes durst close : so an old bustard maim'd , yet loath to yield , duels the fowler , in newmarket-field ; but soon he found it was in vain to fight , and imps his plumes the best he may for flight . this painter were an noble task to tell , what indignation his great breast did swell ; not vertuous men unworthily abus'd , not constant lovers without cause refus'd ; not honest merch●●r broke , not skilful player hist off the stage , not sinner in despair , not loosing rooks , not favourites disgrac'd , not rump by ' oliver or menck displac'd , not kings depos'd , nor prelats when they dye , feel half the rage of generals when they flie : ah! rather then transmit our scorn to fame . draw curtains ( gentle artist ) o're the shame . cashier the memory of dutel , raised up to taste ( instead of death ) his highness cup : and if the thing were true , yet paint it not how berkley ( as he long deserv'd ) was shot ; though others , that survai'd the corps ( too clear ) say onely , he was putrifi'd with fear , and the hard statue mummied without gumme , might the dutch balm have ipar'd an english tomb but if thou wilt paint minns turn'd all to soul , and the great harman charkt almost to cole , and iordan old , thy pencils worthy pain , who all the way held up the dukal-train : but in a dark cloud cover ascough , when he quit the prince ; t'imbarque in lovesteain . and wounded ships , which we immortal boast , now first led captive to an hostile coast ; but must with story of the hand or thumb conceal , as honour would , his graces bum , when the rude bullet a large collop tore out of that buttock , never turn'd before : fortune it seems would give him by that lash , gentle correction , for his fight so rash ; but should the rump perceiv 't , they 'd say that mars had now reveng'd them upon aumar●s arse . the long disaster better o're to vail , paint only jonas three dayes in the whale ; then draw the youthful perseus all in haste , from a sea-beast to free a virgin chaste : but neither riding pegasus for speed , nor with the gorgon shielded at his need ; for no less time did conquering ruyter chaw , our flying gen'ral in his spungy jaw ; so rupert the sea-dragon did invade , but to save george himself , and not the maid ; and so arriving safe , he quickly mist , even sails to fly , not able to resist ; not greenland seamen that survive the fright of the cold chaos , and a half-years night ; so gladly the returning sun adore , or run to spy their next years fleet from shore , hoping yet once within the oily side of the fat whale , again their spears to hide , or our glad fleet with universal shout , salute the prince , and wish the other bout : nor winds long pris'ners in earths hollow vault , the fallow seas so eagerly assault ; as fiery rupert with revengeful joy , does on the ' dutch his hungry courage cloy : but soon unrigg'd , lay like a useless board , as wounded in the wrist , men drop the sword : when a propitious cloud hetwixt us stept , and in our aid did ruyter intercept ; old homer yet did never introduce , to save his heroes , mist of better use . worship the sun , who dwells where he does rise , this mist doth more deserve our sacrifice , now joyful fires and the exalted bell , with court gazets , our empty triumphs tell , alas , the time dr●ws near , when over-turn'd , the lying bells will through the tongue be burn'd paper shall want to print that lye of state , and our false fires , true fires shall explate : stay painter here a while , and i will stay , not vex the future times with nice survey ; seest not the monkey dutchess all undrest , paint thou but her , and she will paint the rest ; the sad fate found her in her outward room , nailing up hanging , not of persian loom , like chast penelope , that ne'r did rome , but made all fine , against her george came home ; upon a ladder in a coat much shorter , she stood with groom and porter for supporter , and careless what they saw , or what they thought with honi pensi , honestly she wrought ; for in she gen'rals breech , none could she knows carry away the piece with eyes or nose ; one tenter drove , to loose no time or place , at once the ladder they remove and grace ; whilst thus they her translate from north to east , in posture of a foul-footed beast , she heard the news , but altered yet no more , then that which was behind she turn'd before : nor would come down , but with a handkercher , which pocket foul , did to her neck prefer ; she dry'd no tears , for she was so viraginous , but only snuffling her trunk cartilaginous ; from scaleing-ladder she begun a story , worthy to think on , as memento mori arraigning past , and present , and futuri , with a prophetick , if not spirit fury ; her hair began to creep , her belly sound , her eyes to startle , with her udder bound ; half witch , half prophet , thus she albemarle like presbyterian sibel out did snarl , traytors both to my lord , and to the king , nay now it grows beyond all suffering ; one valiant man at land , and he must be commanded out to stop their leaks at sea. yet send him rupert , as a helper meet , first the command dividing , then the fleet. one may may if they be beat , or both be hit , but if they overcome , yet honours split : but reckoning george already knockt o' th' head , they cut him out like beef e're he be dead ; each for a quarter hopes , the first doth skip , but shall fall short , though at the generalship . next they for master of the horse agree ; a third the cock-pit begs , not any me , but they shall know , i marry shall they do ; that who the cock-pit has , shall have me too . i told george first , as calamy told me , if the king these brought over , thus 't would be . men that have pickt his pocket to his face ; to sell intelligence , or buy a place : that their religion pawn'd for cloaths , nor care 'tas ●un so long , now to redeem 't , or dare . oh! what egregious loyalty to cheat , oh! what fidelity it was to eat , whilst langdale , hopton , glenham starv'd abroad , and here true loyalists sunk beneath their load . men that did there affront , defame , betray the king , and do so here , now who but they . what say i men ? nay rather monsters : men only in bed ; nor to my knowledge then : see how they home return with revel rout , with the same measure that they first went out , no better grown , nor wiser all this while , renew the causes of their first exile . as is to shew you fools , what 't is i mean ; i chuse a foul smock , when i might have clean . first they for fear disband the army tame , and leave good george an empty generals name : next bishops must revive , and all unfix , with discontents , for contents twenty six ; the lords house drains the houses of the lord ; for bishops voices silencing the word . o bartholmew , saint of their callender , what 's worse , their ejection , or their massacre . then culp'per , glocester , e're the princess dy'd , nothing can live , that interrupts a hide : o more then humane glocester , fate did shew thee to the earth , and back again with-drew . then the fat scrivener durst begin to think , 't was time to mix the royal blood with ink. berkeley who swore , as oft as he had toes , does kneeling now her chastity depose , just as the first french cardinal could restore , maidenhead to his widdow , neece , and whore : for portion if she should prove light when weigh'd four millions shall within four years be paid . to raise it we must have a naval war , as if 't were nothing but taratantar , abroad all princes disobliging first , at home all parties , but the very worst . to tell of ireland , scotland , dunkirk , 't is sad , of the kings marriage , ( but he thinks i 'me mad . ) a sweeter creature never saw the sun , if we the king wish'd monck , or queen a nun , but a dutch war must all these rumours still , bleed out these humours , and our purses spill ; yet after one dayes fight , trembling they saw , 't was too much danger for a son-in-law . hire him to leave with fixscore thousand pound , as with the kings drums , men for sleep componnd . the modest sandwich thought it might agree , with the state-prudence to do less then he ; and to excuse their timerousness & sloth , they 've found how george now might do less then both . first , smith must to legorn with force enough , to venture back again , but not go through ; beaufort is there , and to their dazeling eyes the distance more the object magnifies ; yet this they gain , that smith his time shall loose , for my duke too he cannot interpose . but fearing that our navy george to break , might not be found sufficiently weak ; the secretary that had never yet , intelligence , but from his own gazett , discovers a great secret fit to sell , and payes himself for ' te're he would it tell : beaufort is in the channel , hixy here , doxy thoulon , beaufort is every where : herewith assembles the supream divan , where enters none but devil , ned , and nan ; and upon this pretence they straight design'd , the fleet to separate , and the world to blind ; monck to the dutch , and rupert ( here the wench could not but smile ) was destin'd to the french ; to write the order , bristols clerk they chose , one slit in 's pen , another in his nose ; for he first brought the news , and 't is his place , he 'l see the fleet divided like his face , and through the cranny in that grifly part , to th' ' dutch , thinks intelligence may start . the plot succeds , the dutch in haste prepare , and poor peel-garlick georges arse they share . and now presuming of his certain rack , to help him late , they write for rupert back ; officious will seems fittest , as afraid lest george should look too far into his trade ; on the first draught they pause with statesmens care , they write it fair , then coppy't out as fair ; these they compare , and then at last 't is sign'd , will soon his purse-strings , but no seal could find . at night he sends it by the common post , to save the king of an express , the cost ; lord ! what a-do to pack one letter hence ? some pattents pass with less circumference ; well george , in spite of them thou safe dost ride , lessen'd in nought , i hope , but thy backside ; for as to reputation , this retreat of thine exceeds their victory so great , nor shalt thou stir from thence by my consent , till thou hast made the dutch , and them repent : 't is true , i want , so long the nuptial gift , but ( as i oft have done ) i 'le make a shift ; nor with vain pomp will i accost the shore , to try the valour of the buoy i' th' nore : fall to thy work george there , as i do here , cherish the valiant , and the coward cashier , see that the men have pay , and beef , and beer , find out the cheats of the four millioneer ; out of the very beer they steal the malt , powder from powder , and from beef the salt ; put thy hand into th' tub , instead of ox , they victual with french-pork that hath the pox : never such cotqueans by small arts to ring , ne're such ill huswives in the managing ; purssers at sea know fewer cheats then they ; marriners on shore less madly spend their pay. see that thou hast new sails thy self , and spoyl all their sea-markets , and their cable coyl ; tell the king all , who do him countermine , trust not , till done , him with thy own design ; look that good chaplains on each ship do waite , nor sea diocess , to be impropriate . look to the pris'ners sick , and wounded all , as prize , they rob the very hospital ; recover back the prizestoo , in vain we fight , if all be taken which is tane , along our coasts , the dutchmen , like a flight oh feeding ducks , morning and evening light . how our land-hectors tremble , void of fence , as if they came straight to transport them hence , some ship are stoln , the kingdom all array'd and even presbyters now call'd to aid ; they wish even george , divided , to command one half of him the sea , tother the land. what 's that i see ; ha ! 't is my george agen it seems in seven weeks they 've rigg'd him then , that curious heaven with lightning him surrounds to view him , and his name in thunder sounds , but with the same shaft gores his navy neer , so e're we hunt , the keeper shoots the deer . stay heaven a while , and thou shalt see him sayl , and how george too can lighten , thunder , hail , happy the time that i thee wedded george , the sword of england , and of holland scourge . avant roterdam-dog ! ruiter avant , thou water-rat , thou shark , thou cormorant ; i 'le teach thee to shoot sizers , i 'le repair , each rope thou loosest george , out of this hair , e're thou shalt lack a sail , and lye a drift , ( 't is strong , and course enough ) i 'le cut this shift , bring home the old ones , i again will few , and darne them up to be as good as new . what i twice disabled ? never such a thing ; now ( sovereign ) help him that brought in the king guard thy posterior lest , left all be gone , though jury-masts , th' hast jury-buttocks none . courage ; how bravely whet with this disgrace he turns , and bullets spits in ruiters face . they flie ! they flie ! their fleet does now divide , but they discard their trump , our trump is hide . where are you now de ruiter with your bears ? see how your merchants burn about your ears . fire out the wasps , george , from their hollow trees , cram'd with the honey of our english bees . ay now they 're paid for guiny , e're they steer to the hot coast , they find it hotter here . turn all your ships to stoves ere you set forth , to warm your traffique in the frozen north. ah! sandwich had thy conduct been the same , bergen had seen a less , but richer flame ; nor ruiter liv'd new battel to repeat , and oftner beaten be than we can beat . scarce has george leasure after all this pain , to tye his breeches , ruiter's out again : thrice in one year ? why sure the man is wood , beat him like stock-fish , or he 'l nere be good . i see them both again , prepar'd to try , they first shoot through each other with the eye . then — but that ruling providence that must with humane projects play , as wind with dust , raised a storm , ( so constables a fray , knock down ) and send them both well cuft away . plant now virginy firrs in english oak , build your ship-ribs proof , to the cannon stroak ; to get a fleet to sear exhaust the land , let longing princes pine for the command ; strong merchants ! wafers , so thin a puff of angry air , can ruine all that nuff . so champions having shar'd the list , and sun , the judge throws down his warder , & they 've don for shame come home george , 't is for thee too much to fight at once with heaven , and the dutch. woe 's me ! what see i next ? alass the fate i see of england , and its utmost date ; these flames of theirs , at which we fondly smile , kindled like torches , our sepuchral pile ? war , fire , and plague , against us all conspire ; we the fire , god the plague , who rais'd the fire ? see how men all like ghosts , while london burns wander , and each o're his ashes mourns . dear george ! sad fate ! vain mind ! that did me please to meet thine with far other flames then these . curst be that man that first began this war ; in an ill hour under a blazing star : for others sport , two nations fight a prize , between them both , religion mounded dies . so of first troy the angry gods unpaid , rac'd the foundations which themselves had laid . welcome , though late dear george , here hadst thou been w'nad scap'd , let rupert bring the navy in ; thou still must help them out , when in the mire , general at land , at sea , at plague , at fire . now thou art gone , beaufort dares here approach , and our fleet angling , hath caught a roach . gibson , farewel till next we put to sea , faith thou hast drawn her in effigie . to the king. great prince , and so much greater , as more wise sweet as our life , and dearer than our eyes ; what servants will conceal , and counsellors spare ; to tell the painter , and the poet dare ; and the assistance of an heavenly muse , and pencils , represent the times abstruce . here needs no fleet , no sword , no forreign-foe ; only let vice be damn'd and justice flow : shake but ( like iove ) thy locks divine , and frown , thy scepter will sffice to guard thy crown . hark to cassandras song ' ere fate destroy , by thy own navies wooden-horse , thy troy. us , our apollo , from the tumults wave , and gentle gales , though but in oars will save . so philomel , her sad embrohdery strung , and vocal silks tun'd with her vocal tongue ; the picture dumb , in colours loud reveal'd , the tragedies of court , so long conceal'd . but when restor'd to voice , inclosed with wings , to woods and groves , which once she painted sings . finis . instructions to a painter for the drawing of the posture & progress of his ma[jes]ties forces at sea, under the command of his highness royal together with the battel & victory obtained over the dutch, june , / by edm. waller, esq. waller, edmund, - . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing w estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng war poetry, english. anglo-dutch war, - -- poetry. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - john latta sampled and proofread - john latta text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion instructions to a painter , for the drawing of the posture & progress of his maties forces at sea , under the command of his highness royal. together with the battel & victory obtained over the dutch , june . . ut , qui vos , imperatores vestros , & anglorum res gestas semper ornavit , humanitate vestrâ levatus , potius quam acerbitate violatus esse videatur . cicero pro arch. poet. by edm. waller esq london , printed for henry herringman , at the anchor on the lower walk of the new exchange . . instructions to a painter , for the drawing of the posture and progress of his maties forces at sea , under the command of his highness royal . together with the battel and victory obtained over the dutch june . . first draw the sea , that portion which between the greater world , and this of ours is seen ; here place the british , there the holland fleet , vast floating armies , both prepar'd to meet : draw the whole world , expecting who shall raign , after this combate , o're the conquer'd main ; make heav'n concern'd , and an unusual star declare th'importance of th' approaching war : make the sea shine with gallantry , and all the english youth flock to their admiral , the valiant duke , whose early deeds abroad , such rage in fight , and art in conduct show'd ; his bright sword now a dearer int'rest draws , his brothers glory , and his countries cause . let thy bold pencil , hope , and courage spread through the whole navy , by that heroe led ; make all appear , where such a prince is by , resolv'd to conquer , or resolv'd to die : with his extraction , and his glorious mind make the proud sails swell , more than with the wind ; preventing cannon , make his louder fame check the batavians , and their fury tame : so hungry wolves , though greedy of their prey , stop when they find a lion in their way . make him bestride the ocean , and mankind ask his consent , to use the sea and wind : while his tall ships in the barr'd channel stand , he grasps the indies in his armed hand . paint an east-wind , and make it blow away th' excuse of holland for their navies stay ; make them look pale , and the bold prince to shun , through the cold north , and rocky regions run ; to find the coast where morning first appears , by the dark pole the wary belgian steers , confessing now , he dreads the english , more then all the dangers of a frozen shore , while from our arms security to find , they fly so far , they leave the day behind : describe their fleet abandoning the sea , and all their merchants left a wealthy prey ; our first success in war , make bacchus crown , and half the vintage of the year our own : the dutch their wine , and all their brandee lose , disarm'd of that , from which their courage grows ; while the glad english , to relieve their toil , in healths to their great leader drink the spoil : his high command to africk's coast extend , and make the moors before the english bend , those barbarous pirates willingly receive conditions such , as we are pleas'd to give ; deserted by the dutch , let nations know , we can our own , and their great business do ; false friends chastise , and common foes restrain , which worse then tempests did infest the main . within those streights make smyrna-fleet with a small squadron of the english meet ; like falcons these , those like a numerous flock , of fowl , which scatter to avoid the shock ; there paint confusion in a various shape some sink , some yield , and flying some escape : europe and africa from either shore spectators are , and hear our cannon roar , while the divided world , in this , agree , men that fight so , deserve to rule the sea. but neerer home , thy pencil use once more , and place our navy by the holland shore ; the world they compass'd , while they fought with spain , but here already they resign the main : those greedy mariners , out of whose way , diffusive nature could no region lay , at home , preserv'd , from rocks and tempests lie , compell'd , like others , in their beds to die ; their single towns th' iberian armies press't , we all their provinces at once invest , and in a month , ruine their traffique , more , then that long war , could in an age before . but who can always on the billows ly ? the watry wilderness yields no supply ; spreading our sails , to harwich we resort , and meet the beauties of the british court , th' illustrious dutchess , and her glorious train , like thetis with her nymphs , adorn the main ; the gazing sea-gods , since the paphian queen sprung from among them , no such sight had seen ; charm'd with the graces of a troop so fair , those deathless powers for us themselves declare , resolv'd the aid of neptuno's court to bring , and help the nation where such beauties spring : the souldier here his wasted store supplies , and takes new valour from the ladies eyes : mean while , like bees , when stormy winter 's gone , the dutch ( as if the sea were all their own ) desert their ports , and falling in their way our hamburgh merchants are become their prey ; thus flourish they , before th' appoaching fight , as dying tapers give a blazing light. to check their pride , our fleet half victuall'd goes , enough to serve us , till we reach our foes , who now appear , so numerous and bold , the action worthy of our arms we hold ; a greater force , then that which here we find , ne're press'd the ocean , nor employ'd the wind. restrain'd a while by the unwelcom night , th' impatient english scarce attend the light ; but now the morning , heav'n severely clear , to the fierce work indulgent does appear ; and phoebus lifts above the waves his light , that he might see , and thus record the fight : as when loud winds from different quarters rush , vast clouds incountring , one another crush , with swelling sails , so , from their several coasts , joyn the batavian , and the british hoasts ; for a less prize , with less concern and rage , the roman fleets at actium did engage ; they for the empire of the world they knew , these for the old , contend , and for the new : at the first shock , with blood , and powder stain'd , nor heav'n , nor sea , their former face retain'd ; fury and art produce effects so strange , they trouble nature , and her visage change : where burning ships the banish'd sun supply , and no light shines , but that by which men dy , there york appears , so prodigal is he of royal blood , as ancient as the sea , which down to him , so many ages told , has through the veins of mighty monarchs roll'd ; the great achilles march'd not to the field , till vulcan that impenetrable shield and arms had wrought ; yet there no bullets flew , but shafts , and darts , which the weak phrygians threw ; our bolder heroe on the deck does stand expos'd , the bulwark of his native land , defensive arms laid by , as useless here , where massie balls the neighbouring rocks do tear : some power unseen those princes does protect , who for their country thus themselves neglect . against him first opdam his squadron leads , proud of his late success against the swedes , made by that action , and his high command , worthy to perish by a princes hand : the tall batavian in a vast ship rides , bearing an army in her hollow sides , yet not inclin'd the english ship to board , more on his guns relies , then on his sword , from whence a fatal volley we receiv'd , it miss'd the duke , but his great heart it griev'd , three worthy persons from his side it tore , and dy'd his garment with their scatter'd gore : happy ! to whom this glorious death arrives , more to be valu'd than a thousand lives ! on such a theatre , as this , to dy , for such a cause , and such a witness by ! who would not thus a sacrifice be made , to have his blood on such an altar laid ? the rest about him strook with horrour stood , to see their leader cover'd or'e with blood ; so trembl'd jacob , when he thought the stains of his sons coat had issu'd from his veins : he feels no wound , but in his troubled thought , before for honour , now revenge he fought , his friends in pieces torn , the bitter news not brought by fame , with his own eyes he views ; his mind at once reflecting on their youth , their worth , their love , their valour , and their truth , the joys of court , their mothers , and their wives to follow him abandon'd , and their lives , he storms , and shoots ; but flying bullets now to execute his rage , appear too slow ; they miss , or sweep but common souls away , for such a loss , opdam his life must pay : encouraging his men , he gives the word , with fierce intent that hated ship to board , and make the guilty dutch , with his own arm , wait on his friends , while yet their blood is warm : his winged vessel like an eagle shows , when through the clouds to truss a swan she goes ; the belgian ship unmov'd , like some huge rock inhabiting the sea , expects the shock : from both the fleets mens eyes are bent this way , neglecting all the business of the day , bullets their flight , and guns their noise suspend , the silent ocean does th' event attend , which leader shall the doubtful vict'ry bless , and give an earnest of the wars success ; when heav'n it self for england to declare , turns ship , and men , and tackle into air ; their new commander from his charge is tost , which that young prince had so unjustly lost , whose great progenitors with better fate , and better conduct sway'd their infant state. his flight tow'rds heav'n th' aspiring belgian took , but fell , like phaeton , with thunder strook , from vaster hopes than his , he seem'd to fall , that durst attempt the british admiral ; from her broad-sides a ruder flame is thrown , than from the fiery chariot of the sun ; that bears the radiant ensigh of the day , and she the flag that governs in the sea. the duke ill pleas'd that fire should thus prevent the work which for his brighter sword he meant , anger still burning in his valiant breast , goes to compleat revenge upon the rest ; so on the guardless herd , their keeper slain , rushes a tyger in the lybian plain . the dutch accustom'd to the raging sea , and in black storms the frowns of heav'n to see , never met tempest which more urg'd their fears , than that which in the prince his look appears ; fierce , goodly , young , mars he resembles , when jove sends him down , to scourge perfidious men , such as with foul ingratitude have paid both those that led , and those that gave them aid ; where he gives on , disposing of their fates , terror and death on his loud cannon waits , with which he pleads his brothers cause so well , he shakes the throne to which he does appeal ; the sea with spoil his angry bullets strow , widows and orphans making as they go ; before his ship , fragments of vessels torn , flags , arms , and belgian carcasses are born , and his despairing foes to flight inclin'd , spread all their canvase to invite the wind : so the rude boreas where he lists to blow makes clouds above , and billows fly below , beating the shore , and with a boysterous rage does heav'n at once , and earth and sea ingage : the dutch elsewhere , did through the watry field perform enough to have made others yield ; but english courage growing as they fight , in danger , noise , and slaughter takes delight , their bloody task , unwearied still , they ply , only restrain'd by death , or victory : iron and lead , from earths dark entrails torn , like show'rs of hail from either side are born ; so high the rage of wretched mortals goes , hurling their mothers bowels at their foes , ingenious to their ruine , every age improves the arts , and instruments of rage ; death-hast'ning ills nature enough has sent , and yet men still a thousand more invent . but bacchus now , which led the belgians on so fierce at first , to favour us begun ; brandee and wine , their wonted friends , at length render them useless , and betray their strength : so corn in fields , and in the garden flowers , revive , and raise themselves with moderate showers ; but over-charg'd with never-ceasing rain , become too moist , and bend their heads again : their reeling ships on one another fall , without a foe enough to ruine all : of this disorder , and the favouring wind , the watchful english such advantage find , ships fraught with fire among the heap they throw , and up the so intangled belgians blow ; the flame invades the powder-rooms , and then their guns shoot bullets , and their vessels men ; the scorch't batavians on the billows float , sent from their own to pass in charon's boat. and now our royal admiral , success with all the marks of victory does bless ; the burning ships , the taken , and the slain proclaim his triumph o're the conquer'd main : neerer to holland as their hasty flight carries the noise and tumult of the fight , his cannons roar , fore-runner of his fame , makes their hague tremble , and their amsterdam ; the british thunder does their houses rock , and the duke seems at every door to knock ; his dreadful streamer like a comets hair threatning destruction , hastens their despair , makes them deplore their scatter'd fleet as lost , and fear our present landing on their coast. the trembling dutch th' approaching prince behold as sheep a lion leaping tow'rds their fold ; those piles which serve them to repel the main they think too weak his fury to restrain : what wonders may not english valour work , led by th' example of victorious york ? or what defence against him can they make , who at such distance does their country shake ? his fatal hand their bulwarks will o'rethrow , and let in both the ocean and the foe : thus cry the people , and their land to keep , allow our title to command the deep , blaming their states ill conduct to provoke those arms which freed them from the spanish yoke . painter , excuse me , if i have a while forgot thy art , and us'd another stile ; for though you draw arm'd heroes as they fit , the task in battel does the muses fit ; they in the dark confusion of a fight discover all , instruct us how to write , and light and honour to brave actions yield , hid in the smoak and tumult of the field . ages to come shall know that leaders toil , and his great name on whom the muses smile ; their dictates here let thy fam'd pencil trace , and this relation with thy colours grace . then draw the parliament , the nobles met , and our great monarch , high above them set , like young augustus let his image be , triumphing for that victory at sea , where aegypts queen , and eastern kings o'rethrown . made the possession of the world his own . last draw the commons at his royal feet , pouring out treasure to supply his fleet ; they vow , with lives and fortunes to maintain their kings eternal title to the main , and with a present to the duke approve his valour , conduct , and his countries love. to the king. great sir , disdain not in this piece to stand supream commander both of sea and land : those which inhabit the celestial bower , painters express with emblems of their power ; his club alcides , phoebus has his bow , jove has his thunder , and your navy you. but your great providence no colours here can represent , nor pencil draw that care which keeps you waking , to secure our peace , the nations glory , and our trades increase ; you for these ends whole days in counsel sit , and the diversions of your youth forget . small were the worth of valour , and of force , if your high wisdom govern'd not their course ; you as the soul , as the first mover you vigour and life on every part bestow , how to build ships , and dreadful ordnance cast , instruct the artists , and reward their haste : so jove himself , when typhon heav'n does brave , descends to visit vulcan's smoaky cave , teaching the brawny cyclops how to frame his thunder mixt with terrour , wrath , and flame . had the old greeks discover'd your abode , crete had not been the cradle of their god , on that small island they had look'd with scorn , and in great britain thought the thunderer born . finis . by the lord protector. a proclamation of the peace made between this common-wealth, and that of the united provinces of the netherlands. england and wales. lord protector ( - : o. cromwell) this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason .f. [ ]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing c thomason .f. 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(eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; : f [ ]) by the lord protector. a proclamation of the peace made between this common-wealth, and that of the united provinces of the netherlands. england and wales. lord protector ( - : o. cromwell) cromwell, oliver, - . england and wales. council of state. sheet ([ ] p.) printed by william du-gard and henry hills, printers to his highness the lord protector, london : . dated at end: given at whitehall this . april, . reproduction of the original in the british library. eng anglo-dutch war, - -- peace -- early works to . great britain -- history -- commonwealth and protectorate, - -- early works to . great britain -- foreign relations -- netherlands -- early works to . netherlands -- foreign relations -- great britain -- early works to . a r (thomason .f. [ ]). civilwar no by the lord protector. a proclamation of the peace made between this common-wealth, and that of the united provinces of the netherlands. england and wales. lord protector c the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the c category of texts with between and defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion blazon or coat of arms by the lord protector . a proclamation of the peace made between this common-wealth , and that of the vnited provinces of the netherlands . his highness the lord protector of the common-wealth of england , scotland and ireland , considering how necessary it is , not onely to preserve peace and quiet at home , but , as far as in him lies , to live in amity and friendship with his neighbours , hath , by the blessing of god , with the advice of his council , made and concluded a peace , vnion and confederation to continue for ever , between this commonwealth of the one part , and that of the vnited provinces of the low countries of the other part , their lands countries , cities , towns , dominions , territories , places & people , by sea , land , fresh waters and elsewhere ; by the which peace it is agreed that all enmity , hostility , discord and war between the said common-wealths , their people and subjects shall cease , and all injuries and wrongs whatsoever don since the / of may one thousand six hundred fifty two , shall cease , and be forgotten , except such depredations as shall be committed by either side in these seas after twelve daies , from the date of these presents , and in all other places on this side the cape of st. vincent , after six weeks ; and from thence , within the m●diterranian sea , and to the aequinoctial line , after ten weeks , and beyond the aequinoctial line , after the space of eight moneths , or immediately after sufficient notice of the said peace given in those places . and that the people and inhabitants of each party respectively , of what condition or quality soever they be shall treat each other with love and friendship , and may freely and securely come into , and pass through each others countries , towns , villages and precincts , and there stay and abide , and from thence depart again at their pleasure , without any hinderance and molestation , and likewise trade and have commerce , and generally do , use , and exercise all other things ( observing the laws and customs of each place respectively ) as freely , fully and securely as they might have done in time of peace . whereof all persons whatsoever in these nations of england , scotland , and ireland are to take notice , and conform themselves accordingly . given at white-hall this . april , . o. p. printed and published by his highness special commandment . london , printed by william du-gard and henry hills , printers to his highness the lord protector , . two letters from the fleet at sea, touching the late fight: the one written by generall monck to the commissioners of the admiralty sitting at whitehall. the other by capt bourn, captain of the resolution to his wife. in which fight generall deane is killed by a great shot, and a dutch admirall blown up, and , or , of their ships sunk. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason e _ ). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing a thomason e _ estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; :e [ ]) two letters from the fleet at sea, touching the late fight: the one written by generall monck to the commissioners of the admiralty sitting at whitehall. the other by capt bourn, captain of the resolution to his wife. in which fight generall deane is killed by a great shot, and a dutch admirall blown up, and , or , of their ships sunk. albemarle, george monck, duke of, - . bourn, john, captain. p. printed by tho. newcomb, dwelling in thamestreet, over against baynards-castle, london, : mdcliii. [ ] reproduction of the original in the british library. eng anglo-dutch war, - -- early works to . naval battles -- early works to . great britain -- history, naval -- stuarts, - -- early works to . netherlands -- history, naval -- early works to . a r (thomason e _ ). civilwar no two letters from the fleet at sea, touching the late fight:: the one written by generall monck to the commissioners of the admiralty sittin albemarle, george monck, duke of a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion two letters from the fleet at sea , touching the late fight : the one written by generall monck to the commissioners of the admiralty sitting at whitehall . the other by capt bovrn , captain of the resolution to his wife . in which fight generall deane is killed by a great shot , and a dutch admirall blown up , and , or , of their ships sunk . london , printed by tho. newcomb , dwelling in thamestreet , over against baynards-castle , mdcliii . two letters from the fleet at sea , touching the late fight . gentlemen , yesterday morning being at anchor some miles without the south-head of the gober , early in the morning we discryed the dutch fleet , about two leagues to the leeward . we made sail towards them , and between eleven and twelve at noon we were engaged ; and for three hours the dispute was very sharp on both sides ; which continued from three till six in the evening ; at which time the enemy bore away right before the winde , and little more was done ; onely the frigats gave chace so long as there was any light to distinguish one from another . one of the dutch admirals was blown up , and three or four sunk , as we are informed . we cannot hear that any of our own ships was lost in this engagement , blessed be the lord . we are at this time again very fair by them , and shall endeavour our utmost to engage them as soon as we can . it hath pleased the lord to take away general dean in the fight , an honest and faithful servant of the commonwealth . he was slain by a great shot . in this engagement we have spent the greatest part of our powder and shot ; and therefore i earnestly desire you vvill take care that a considerable proportion may be suddenly provided for us and sent , vvith such victuals and waterships as are yet behinde what ships are making ready in the river , may as soon as can be sent . this is the best account can be given at present . your most affectionate friend and servant geo. moncke . from aboard the resolution , leagues from the northforeland bearing west of us , june . . at in the morning . col : bourns letter to his wife . dear heart , our engagement was yesterday . about two of the clock in the afternoon . this time , at ten of the clock in the morning , we are in pursuit of dutch , who , if they will stay , i hope we shall by gods providence make an end of the war . and i hope we shall engage the enemy within an hour and less . from aboard the resolution , leagues off the northforeland , the of june , . about east , and east by south . our master , and lieutenant , and all the other officers are well , but general dean was taken off by a great shot . your loving husband john bourn . finis . a declaration from the generall and council of state to incite all the good people of these nations to thankfullness and holy rejoycing in the lord, for the late great victory at sea, obtained by the fleet of this common-wealth against the dutch, upon thursday and friday being the second and third of june . england and wales. council of state. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason .f. [ ]). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing e aa thomason .f. [ ] estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; : f [ ]) a declaration from the generall and council of state to incite all the good people of these nations to thankfullness and holy rejoycing in the lord, for the late great victory at sea, obtained by the fleet of this common-wealth against the dutch, upon thursday and friday being the second and third of june . england and wales. council of state. sheet ([ ] p.) printed for giles calvert, henry hills, and thomas brewster, london : . dated and signed at end: saturday, june . . at the council of state at white-hall, ordered, that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. jo. thurloe secr. annotation on thomason copy: "june ". reproduction of the original in the british library. eng anglo-dutch war, - -- naval operations -- early works to . great britain -- history -- commonwealth and protectorate, - -- early works to . great britain -- history, naval -- th century -- early works to . a r (thomason .f. [ ]). civilwar no a declaration from the generall and council of state, to incite all the good people of these nations to thankfullness and holy rejoycing in england and wales. council of state. a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a declaration from the generall and council of state , to incite all the good people of these nations to thankfullness and holy rejoycing in the lord , for the late great victory at sea , obtained by the fleet of this common-wealth against the dutch , upon thursday and friday being the second and third of june . it hath been a custom much exercised to enjoin days and duties of thanksgiving for mercies received from the lord : the suitablenesse of which practise with gospel times , and that gospel spirit , which is only to bear rule in the churches of god ( where the worship is to be in spirit and truth , exercised by a free and willing people ) is besides the intent of this paper to dispute . but considering how welcom to the lords people every occasion of praise , ministred by the lord himself , and minded by those that manage the publique affairs , is , to such as wait for his salvation , we have thought fit to commend this high and heavenly exercise and privilege , to all those , who are faithful in these lands , in the words of the prophet isaiah . isa. . . in that day ye shall say , praise the lord , call upon his name , declare his doings among the people , make mention that his name is exalted . ver. . sing unto the lord , for he hath done excellent things ; this is known in all the earth . ver. . cry out and shout , thou inhabitant of zion ; for great is the holy one of israel in the midst of thee . truly this is such a day , if not that day , it may be the dawning of it . isa. . a day of wo to unrighteous judges , to tyrants , to all the proud of the earth . isa. . the day of him who is the rod , the branch , and the root of iesse . ver. . the day of his righteousness and faithfulness . ver. . of his beginning to heal the creation . ver. , . the day of gathering his people , and taking away their envyings of one another , and making up their breaches . this great success against the dutch ( who , a few daies before , were lifted up with their success in getting out their fleets for trade , and bringing their ships loaden with merchandise home in safety , and in their braving it upon our coasts , shooting against our towns and castles in the absence of our fleet ) was a most signal , and every way , a most seasonable mercy . the victory was a compleat one . the enemy flying with great terrour and astonishment , having received great loss of men and ships , and this in the view and hearing of the subjects of france , and spain , and their own countrymen . it was without the loss of one ship on our part . it was also seasonable , in abasing pride , haughtiness and fleshly confidence , and in discovering hypocrisie . it was an answer to the faith and prayers of gods people , and to their great hopes and expectations from the lord . it is a mercy minding us of , and sealing to us , all our former mercies . a mercy at such a time as this , to say no more ; what mercies it hath in the bowels of it , time will declare : who knows ? one of which we desire from our hearts , and hope may be , as of establishment and union to all those that fear the lord amongst us : so of conviction to that nation ( at least to all those that fear the lord there ) of their opposition to the work of the lord in the midst of us : and of their duty to be serviceable to christ ( with their brethren ) in that which he is doing in the world , preferring their usefulness therein , before all their worldly advantage . we shall conclude our exhortation with that of david . psal. . ver. . o give thanks unto the lord , for he is good , for his mercy endureth for ever . ver. . let the redeemed of the lord say so , whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy . psal. . ver. . o give thanks unto the lord , for he is good , for his mercy endureth for ever . ver. . let israel now say , that his mercy endureth for ever . ver. . let the house of aaron now say , that his mercy endureth for ever . ver. . let them now that fear the lord say , that his mercy endureth for ever . ver. last . o give thanks unto the lord , for he is good , for his mercy endureth for ever . the general and council of state have appointed the . of this instant inne to meet ( if the lord permit ) with the council of officers , to praise him . saturday , june . . at the council of state at white-hall , ordered , that this declaration be forthwith printed and published . to . thurole secr. london , printed for giles calvert , henry hills , and thomas brewster , . a true relation of the late great sea fight as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the lord general cromvvell, from gen. blake and gen. monck. wherein is a list of what dutch ships were taken and sunk, with the number of prisoners. likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side. blake, robert, - . this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason e _ ). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing b thomason e _ estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; :e [ ]) a true relation of the late great sea fight as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the lord general cromvvell, from gen. blake and gen. monck. wherein is a list of what dutch ships were taken and sunk, with the number of prisoners. likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side. blake, robert, - . albemarle, george monck, duke of, - . [ ], p. printed by henry hills, and are to [sic] sold at his house in py-corner, and by thomas brewster at the three bibles in pauls church-yard, london, : . annotation on thomason copy: "june th". reproduction of the original in the british library. wing has "to be sold" in imprint. eng anglo-dutch war, - -- early works to . naval battles -- england -- early works to . a r (thomason e _ ). civilwar no a true relation of the late great sea fight: as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the lord general cromvvell, from gen. blake and g blake, robert a this text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - robyn anspach sampled and proofread - robyn anspach text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a true relation of the late great sea fight as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the lord general cromvvell , from gen. blake and gen. monck . wherein is a list of what dutch ships were taken and sunk , with the number of prisoners . likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side . london , printed by henry hills , and are to sold at his house in py-corner , and by thomas brewster at the three bibles in pauls church-yard , . for his excellency the lord generall cromwell . may it please your excellency , your lordships of the second instant , with the inclosed intelligence , we this day received , and , according to your excellencies apprehensions thereon , we have engaged with the dutch fleet ; a brief accompt of the first daies action we have already sent unto your lordship ; the next day , being the third instant , we did what we could to re-ingage them , and having the wind ( which was but little ) about noon we came within shot ; after four houres dispute with them , or thereabouts , they endeavoured what they could to get away from us ; but having then a pretty fresh gale of wind , we pressed so hard upon them , that we sunk and took many of them , as appears by the inclosed list , and do suppose we should have destroyed most of them , but that it grew dark , and being off of ostend among the sands , we durst not be to bold , especially with the great ships ; so that it was thought fit we should anchor all night , which we accordingly did about ten of the clock . this morning some of our ships descryed the enemy again a farre off , steering toward the willings ; whereupon a councell of war being called , it was resolved we should forthwith set fail with the whole fleet towards the vvillings , so farre as with safety we might , and so to range along the coast till we came to the texell ( the better to improve the present victory the lord hath given unto us ) unlesse we shall see cause to divert our course . vve shall not further trouble your lordship , but subscribe our selves from on board the resolution at sea off of ostend north east , june . . your excellencies most humble servants , robert blake , george monck . a list of the dutch ships taken and sunk , with the number of prisoners ; likewise the number of men slain , and wounded in our own fleet , viz. on thursday . four or five dutch ships sunk . on friday . dutch prisoners . whereof six captains . dutch ships taken , . sunk , six . water hoys taken , two . dutch ships blownup amongst their own fleet , two . sunk by that disaster , one . men slain in our own fleet , . whereof one captain . wounded , . not one ship lost on our part . finis . by the king. a proclamation, for a publick general fast, throughout the realm of scotland. scotland. sovereign ( - : charles ii) approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). b wing c a estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. b ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) by the king. a proclamation, for a publick general fast, throughout the realm of scotland. scotland. sovereign ( - : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, - . sheet ([ ] p.) printed by evan tyler, printer to the king's most excellent majesty, edinbvrgh : . caption title. royal arms at head of text; initial letter. printed in black letter. dated at end: given at edinburgh, the third day of may, . and of our reign the seventeenth year. reproduction of the original in the national library of scotland. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng fasts and feasts -- church of scotland -- early works to . church and state -- scotland -- early works to . anglo-dutch war, - -- early works to . broadsides -- scotland -- th century. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion c r honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms by the king . a proclamation , for a publick general fast , throughout the realm of scotland . charles , by the grace of god , king of scotland , england , france and ireland , defender of the faith , &c. to all and sundry our good subjects , greeting ; forasmuch as we , by the great injuries and provocations from the states of the united provinces , have been forced , for the just defence and vindication of our own and our subjects rights , to prepare and set out naval forces , and to engage into a war upon most important reasons of honour and iustice : and we , out of our religious disposition , being readily inclined to approve of an humble motion made to vs , for commanding a general fast to be kept throughout this our whole kingdom , for imploring the blessing of almighty god upon our councils and forces imployed in this expedition ; have thought fit , by this our proclamation , to indict a general and publick fast and day of humiliation , for the end foresaid . our will is herefore , and we straitly command and charge , that the said fast be religiously and solemnly kept throughout this our whole kingdom , by all our subjects and people within the same , upon the first wednesday of june , being the seventh day thereof : requiring hereby the reverend archbishops and bishops , to give notice hereof to the ministers in their respective diocesses , that upon the lords-day immediatly preceeding the said seventh day of june , they cause read this our proclamation from the pulpit in every paroch church ; and that they exhort all our loving subjects to a sober and devout performance of the said fasting and humiliation , as they tender the favour of almighty god , the duty they owe to vs , and the peace and preservation of their country ; certifying all those who shall contemn or neglect such a religious and necessary work , they shall be proceeded against , and punished as contemners of our authority , and persons disaffected to the honour and safety of their countrey . given at edinburgh , the third day of may , . and of our reign the seventeenth year . god save the king . edinbvrgh , printed by evan tyler , printer to the king 's most excellent majesty , . instructions to a painter for the drawing of a picture of the state and posture of the english forces at sea, under the command of his royal highness in the conclusion of the year waller, edmund, - . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing w estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) instructions to a painter for the drawing of a picture of the state and posture of the english forces at sea, under the command of his royal highness in the conclusion of the year waller, edmund, - . sheet ([ ] p.) [s.n.], london : . reproduction of original in harvard university libraries. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng war poetry, english. anglo-dutch war, - -- poetry. broadsides -- england -- th century. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion instructions to a painter for the drawing of a picture of the state and posture of the english forces at sea , under the command of his royal highness in the conclusion of the year . first draw the sea , that portion which between , the greater world , and this of ours is seen : here place the british , there the holland fleet , vast floating armies , both prepar'd to meet . draw the whole world , expecting who shall raign after this combat , o're the conquer'd mayn ; make heav'n concern'd , and an unusual star declare th' importance of th' approaching war. make the sea shine with gallantry , and all the english youth flock to their admiral the valiant duke , whose early deeds abroad such rage in fight , and art in conduct show'd . his bright sword , now , a dearer int'rest draws , his brothers glory , and his country's cause . let thy bold pencil hope and courage spread through the whole navy by his highness led ; make all appear , where such a prince is by , resolv'd to conquer , or resolv'd to dye . with his extraction and heroick mind , make the proud sails swell more than with the wind . preventing cannon , make his lowder fame check the batavians , and their fury tame . so hungry wolves , though greedy of their prey , stop , when they find a lyon in their way . make him be-stride the ocean , and man-kind ask his consent to use the sea and wind : while his tall ships in the bar'd chanel stand , he grasps the indies in his armed hand . paint an east-wind , and make it blow away . th' excuse of holland , for their navies stay ; make them look pale , and the bold prince to shun , through the cold north , and rocky regions run ; to find the coast , where morning first appears by the dark pole , the wary belgian stears , confessing now he dreads the english more than all the dangers of a frozen shoar ; while , from our arms , security to find , they fly so far they leave the day behind . describe their fleet abandoning the sea , and all their merchants left a wealthy prey . our first success in war , make bacchus crown , and half the vintage of the year our own ; the dutch their wine , and all their brandy lose , dis-arm'd of that from which their courage grows . while the glad english to relieve their toyl , in healths to their great leader drink the spoyl . his high command to africks coast extend , and make the moor before the english bend ; those barb'rous pyrats , willingly receive conditions , such as we are pleas'd to give . within those streights make hollands smyrna fleet , with a small squadron of the english meet ; like falcons these , those like a numerous flock , of scattering fowl , which would avoid the shock . there paint confusion in a various shape , some sink , some yield , and flying some escape ; europe and africa from either shoar spectators are , and hear our cannon roar . while the divided world in this agree , men that fight so , deserve to rule the sea. london ; printed in the year . by the king, a proclamation for prohibiting the importation or retailing of any commodities of the growth or manufacture of the states of the united provinces england and wales. sovereign ( - : charles ii) approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing c estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) by the king, a proclamation for prohibiting the importation or retailing of any commodities of the growth or manufacture of the states of the united provinces england and wales. sovereign ( - : charles ii) charles ii, king of england, - . broadside. printed by john bill and christopher barker ..., london : / [i.e. ] "given at our court at whitehall the fifteenth day of march, / . in the seventeenth year of our reign." reproduction of original in the huntington library. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng anglo-dutch war, - . great britain -- history -- charles ii, - . great britain -- politics and government -- - . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion c r diev et mon droit honi soit qvi mal y pense royal blazon or coat of arms by the king. a proclamation for prohibiting the importation or retailing of any commodities of the growth or manufacture of the states of the united provinces . charles r. the kings most excellent majesty having duly considered and weighed the present state of affairs between him and the states of the united provinces , and finding the differences on their parts daily multiplied and heightned ; and particularly , that they have prohibited the importing and vending of any goods or wares made in this kingdom , or any his majesties dominions , into any their provinces or dominions , upon great penalties ; his majesty hath therefore thought fit , and by and with the advice of his privy council , doth hereby publish and declare , and also straightly charge and command , that no goods , merchandizes or commodities whatsoever of the growth or manufacture of the dominions of the said states of the united provinces , or of any of their plantations or factories wheresoever , shall at any time or times hereafter be brought or imported into any of his majesties realms or dominions , or any port or creek of the same , or if hereafter imported , shall not be there retailed , uttered , bartered or sold by any person or persons whatsoever , upon pain of confiscation and forfeiture thereof to his majesties use : of which confiscation and forfeitures his majesty is pleased the informer shall have one moyety . and hereof his majesties pleasure is , that all his loving subjects , and all others whom it may concern , do take notice at their peril : and to that end doth hereby straightly charge and command , as well all and every the officers of the admiralty , as also all and singular farmors , customers , comptrollers , searchers , waiters and other officers , in all ports , havens , creeks and other places , that they and every of them respectively take special care to see this his royal pleasure and command put in due execution at their perils . given at our court at whitehall the fifteenth day of march , / . in the seventeenth year of our reign . god save the king. london , printed by john bill and christopher barker , printers to the kings most excellent majesty , / .