Stella Meridiana Caroli Secundi regis, &c. verses written 31 years since, upon the birth and noon-day star of Charles, born Prince of Great Brittaine the 29 of May 1630 : our now miraculously restored and gloriously crowned Charles the Second of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, &c./ by several persons of honour. 1661 Approx. 12 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 6 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-07 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A61405 Wing S5401 ESTC R17549 13385798 ocm 13385798 99347 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 0 1.0 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 1, no. A61405) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 99347) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 477:6) Stella Meridiana Caroli Secundi regis, &c. verses written 31 years since, upon the birth and noon-day star of Charles, born Prince of Great Brittaine the 29 of May 1630 : our now miraculously restored and gloriously crowned Charles the Second of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, &c./ by several persons of honour. Shirley, James, 1596-1666. 11 p. : port. Printed for T. Basset ..., London : 1661. Some poems signed: J. P., Ja. Shirley. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Sources. 2003-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-05 John Latta Sampled and proofread 2003-05 John Latta Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-06 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion STELLA MERIDIANA CAROLI Secundi Regis , &c. VERSES Written 31 years since , upon the Birth and Noon-day Star of CHARLES , born Prince of Great Brittaine ; the 29. of May 1630. Our now Miraculously Restored , and Gloriously Crowned , CHARLES the Second of Great Britain , France and Ireland KING , &c. By severall Persons of Honour . LONDON , Printed for T. Basset in S. Dunstans Church yard in Fleetstreet . 1661. Vpon the 29. of May 1630. being our Gracious King CHARLES the Second his happy Birth-Day , being a Feria , and no Commemoration of any Saint for that Day . THe Holy Ghost , which guides the Church her Way , Admits no Saint an Office on this Day . But by Divine fore-sight reserv'd this room To be supply'd by one that was to come ; Which is fulfil'd , for now the thankful Earth Shall keep it holy for this Prince his Birth . By the Lord Windsor . HE that observ'd this Dayes Nativity , Had sure the Spirit in 't of Prophecy , Divining above thirty years before , It should be kept for Holy evermore . And now by Parliament confirm'd appears A Holy Office for this Day all years . What in this Calender before was blanck Shall bear a Rubrick from hencefore to thank Almighty God , honour our KING , and pray , In His blest Reign to Centuply this Day : A Day whose Blessings none too high can sing ; That brought us first our Prince , and next our King ; And with him came to three ●orn Kingdomes Peace , Whose Name and presence did our Woes Release : For which Te Deum , and all praise be given ; Let Hymns and Authems eccho up to Heaven . Iames Parry . KING CHARLES the First ( of ever blessed Memory ) went to S. Pauls Church the 30. day of May 1630. to offer there , and to give praise and thanks to God for the Birth of his Son , our now most Gracious King Charles the Second , ( born the 20. of the same May ) attended with all his Peers , and a most Royal Train , where a bright Star appeared at High Noon in the presence and sight of all . Sir William Iones sitting in the same seat with Serjeant Hoskins , and both of them beholding the Star with admiration ; Sir William Iones , said Judge Hoskins , ( who was a very learned and ingenuous Poet ) Brother , here is a fair Subject for you to write some thing upon . Who then composed these Verses following , which were presented to the Kings Majesty the same day at Dinner . DVm Rex Paulinas accessit gratus ad Aras , Emicuit medio , lucida stella Die. Die mihi Divinus tractans AEnigmata preco , Hac nobis hodie , Quid sibi stella velit ? Magnus in Occiduo , Princeps modo nascitur Orbe Crasque sub * Eclipsin Regna Orientis erint . Jo. Hoskins Servi . ad Legem . Englished . WHilst to the Altar of Saint Paul the KING Approached with a gratefull Offering , A Star at Noon appear'd ; tell me Divine , That preachest Riddles , why it then did shine ? I' th' Western World a * Great Prince newly born ; And th' East to morrow in Eclipse shall mourn . Some further Observations on the same Subject , written the same time by James Parry , Esq T Is not fit any should conceal What God from high doth here reveal , When by strange language of the Skies He Thunders Ears , and Stars our Eies ; For by most high Prognosticks God Forewarns his Mercies and his Rod. A Star appearing at High Noon , And in Highest glory face the Sun. For Doctor Don saies , The Stars be ( By light he lends ) his Com'naltie . And in the presence of his Rayes 'Pear not but in Ecliptick dayes . This Noon-bright Star doth therefore show Somethng above what man can know . King , Church , Peers , Citizens discern'd This Star at once , and all concern'd . Pray God no fiery spirits high Disturb our peacefull Monarchy . God's Tabernacle's in the Sun , As clear's his Truth , when some Stars run Erring in Opposition , ill Aspects That oft produce as ominous Effects ; But God's true Church shall be in sight By him maintain'd whilst Sol hath light , 'Gainst which Hell Gates shall ne'r prevail : Who promis'd it can never fail . Pray Heaven th' Eclipse that doth attend , No future troubles may portend . Clouds cause dark dayes . Eclipses fears , When past the Sun more bright appears . But gracious CHARLES ( best King on earth ) Here gives God praise for his Sons birth , Who sends his Star at Noon to shine , And pose the riddleing Divine . The Sun's height then makes me presage , This Prince at his Meridian Age Shall shine in Glory most renown'd , And in his perfect Age be Crown'd Great Brittain's King , and all restore That Church , Peers , Gentry lost before . B'ing * first born Prince of Britain since The blest Cadwallader went hence . And this the Nation to advance , Be second Charlemain of France . Somewhat more on the Text and Eclipse observed . TH' Eclipse follow'd the Birth too near , wherefore Some wish'd it had been thirty years before , That the Saturnian malevolence Might have been wasted , and quite vanisht hence . The Text was Sampsons Riddle intricate , And puzled with his Audience too great State , In Scruples of his Text the man was maz'd , And with the presence daunted as he gaz'd . The King commanding no new Text should be , Nor other preach that day but only He Appointed was before , and be content At that time with the Pulpits Accident . The business fraught with much dark my stery Of a dead Lion , a strange History , In which a Commonwealth of Bees did build , Their waxed Garison with Honey fill'd , Suck'd from the flow'ry Meads , and seem'd to thrive , Having that Princely Carkas for their Hive , And arm'd with stings Levellers seem'd to be Their Houses equal , all of like degree . But had not there their Parliament enjoy'd , Had not Mis●haur the Lion King destroy'd , But were at last discover'd in full season , And lost their lives , and all they got for Treason . I.P. THere was a Lawdress had imbezzled a Jewel ( that had been Queen Annes , ) and had got it altered , and sold it to our Queen . The late King Charles of blessed memory ( who had an excellent judgement in all things ) knew the precious Stone . The Woman was dismissed ; and in further fear of danger , she got this Petition put into our then Prince Charles his hand , being an Infant before he could speak . REad Royal Father , mighty King , What my little hand doth bring . I , whose happy birth imparts Joy to all true Subjects hearts , Though an Infant , dod not break Natures Laws , if now I speak By this Interpreter , for one Whose face doth blush and heart doth groan For her acknowledged offence , Who only found my Innocence To gain her Mercy ; she is bold , O may it some proportion hold ; If to the Father she doth run By mediation of the Son. To whom a Star God also gave In token I was born to save . If therefore , O my Royal Sir , My first request may purchase her Restoring to your Grace , to me ( Though yong ) it will an honour be When in my Cradle it was said , I Master of Requests was made . Ia. Sherley . I Heard it credibly reported by a Person of Quality , that King Charles the first , of blessed memory ; ( the Mirrour of Princes for Piety and Patience ) being in his bed in Christ church in Oxford , and a Candle burning in the Chamber , as the Order was ; the King being awake , ( who did meditate much , and sleep little ) saw that the Candle was gone out of a sudden ; whereupon the King calls to a Great Peer of eminent office , that lodged in the Chamber , and told him the Candle was gone out , and it was so , and all dark ; the Lord wondred at it , and said , he would call to have it lighted again ; but His Majesty bad him let it alone and take his rest : a good while after the King wakens him again , and shewed him the Candle lighted again of it self . The Lord suspected some Witchcraft ; but the King said , I see I shall suffer detriment , but Charles my Son shall shine again . And His Majesty commanded the Noble-man not to speak of it whilst the King lived . A remarkable strange light seen about the time of the Kings Martyrdom . ABout the time King Charles was hence enspher'd , A wonderfull strange Light that Mouth appear'd , Six miles from Hereford , where is a Park , Through which the Owner riding in the dark , And his man with him : from the Earth did rise A Light that with amazement did surprise The two Beholders , and in quantity Like the Moon Orb'd in full serenety , And from the ground ascended to the sky , Which there receiv'd it up immediately . They were not frighted with the glorious shine , But home they rid , and told what they had seen . The name of Morehampton the place doth bear , I' th' Golden Valley , and my Neighbor near . A person wise and grave , of honesty , Not to report or speak but verity . To kill a King is Deicide , Cristicide , Regicide , Paricide , and Homicide . J. Speed , in his Chron. Bloud is a Crying sin ; but that of Kings Cries lowdest , and to certain ruine brings . Ia. Howell , in his Inquisition after bloud . And till his Murderers come to Justice hand , The stain and scandal lies on all this Land ; Though those that sign'd and seal'd his blest bloud spilt , Yet on the Nation they laid all the guilt . He was the Common Father of us all : And Duty bids us loud for justice call . Let some Lords , Priests , Cits , Lawyers , men o th' Blade , Of all sorts some be now a Victim made . I. P. FINIS . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A61405-e650 * An Eclipse of the Sun next day . * Magnus Princeps , here he was stiled Great at his Birth . Notes for div A61405-e890 * Hactenus Anglorum nulli was the Motto on the Meddals , made in memory of Prince CHARLES his Birth-day the 29. of May 1630. upon them , &c. And since Cadwallader , the last King of the Britains , none born Prince of Great Britain , but only this our now most great and gracious King CHARLES the Second , whom God blesse and preserve with long and most happy Reign . Amen . Notes for div A61405-e1670 Sampsons Riddle .