Londini Status Pacatus: OR, LONDON'S Peaceable Estate. Expressed in sundry Triumphs, Pageants, and Shows, at the Innitiation of the right Honourabe HENRY GARWAY, into the Majoralty of the Famous and far Renowned City LONDON. All the Charge and Expense, of the laborious Projects both by Water and Land, being the sole undertakings of the Right Worshipful Society of Drapers. Written by THOMAS HEYWOOD. Redeunt Spectacula Printed at London, by john Okes. 1639. To the Right Honourable Henry Garway, Lord Maior of this Famous Metropolis; London. Right Honourable, TO whom for your long Travel, variety of Language, and known Wisdom, I cannot but give a precedence due to your Person, as a priority belonging to your place; since laboured lines only comply with judicious ears. I must ingeniously confess your worth so far to transcend my weakness, that I am almost silent in the Proem ere I enter on the Epitasis: yet presuming on your generous disposition, which ever waiteth on solid Judgement, I thus proceed. Your breeding (Right Honourable) next to a Scholar hath been chiefly in Mercature, and of your sufficiency therein, you have not only given to this City ample satisfaction; but to the several parts of this Christian World: your personal Travel in your youth acquainting you with the passages and proceedings in other foreign regions, have bettered your conceptions (now growing towards Age) in the management of State Magistracy in your native Realm: of which since the time that you were first chosen Alderman, you have given rare Precedent; none having decided more differences, ended more doubtful Causes; or been a greater Peacemaker than your honoured self. And for the multiplicity of your Commerce, it is most manifest, that you have long Traded (to begin with the nearest first) in the Low Countries, France, Spain, Italy, Venice, East India; and moreover in Greene-land, Muscovy, and Turkey, of which three noble societies last named you are at this present Governor. History tells us that diverse Praetors and Tribunes during the time of their Authority, have been so indulgent over the people committed to their charge; that they have not only ratified the good Edicts of others, but devised wholesome Ordinances of themselves: when Solon swayed the Senate no Creditor had power over the Debtors bodies, but their goods only. In Plato's Commonweal all excess was prohibited, which amongst the Romans was called Lex sumptuaria. Acilius glabrio made an Edict De pecuniis repitundis, Commanding all money taken by bribery, extortion, or other indirect means to be restored, called Lex Acilia: Another compelled the Plebe to a liberal contribution towards all public Shows, and Triumphs; which was Titled Lex fannia. But not to endanger the just reproof of a presumptions arrogance, in prompting your Lordships in the studied Duties of your succeeding charge, I conclude with that Spanish Refran: Embia all sabio a lafoy embaxada, i' no le degat nada; still remembering that of Cato, Imperium gero non miht sed Civitatiet socus. Your Honour's most obsequious Tho. Heywood. Londini Status Pacatus: or London's Peaceable Estate. NOt to insist upon the Antiquity, Nobility, nor the first foundation and situation of this glorious City, comparing it with others (of old) rarely remarkable; now demolished and ruined: neither with those contemporary or at this present in greatest prosperity, either for Magnificent structure, or Grave and godly Government; because it hath been the Annual argument, suiting with the occasion now in agitation: let them therefore pass as conclusions granted, & principles against which there is no disputation to be held; since for beautiful Architectures, Palaces, Rialtoes, Guilds, Arsenals, Temples, cathedrals, Aqueducts &c. and further for commerce in all Countries, Christian or Heathen; discoveries, plantations, (as in Ireland, Virginia, Bromoothos, or Summer's Islands, St Christopher's, New England, Harbergrace in new-found Land &c. In which the most famous Cities of the World, Athens, Thebes, Lacedaemon, nor Rome itself the Metropolis of the Roman Empire, could in her most flourishing estate and Potency, (though she Tyrannised over the whole World,) in the least compare with London. And in the way of Competitor-ship, the Spartan Ephori, the Athenian Areopagitas, with Rome's purple Optimates, may subscribe to her scarlet Senate; no Praetor in any City whatsoever being graced with the like Solemn and sumptuous Inauguration. But from the City, I come now to the particular Company of the Drapers, one of the prime members thereof; which may claim one special priority above the rest: in regard that Sir Henry Fitzalwin was of that Fraternity, and the first Lord Major, who might be rather called a perpetual Dictator than an one years' Praetor; continuing his Majoralty from four and twenty years and upwards together: not Anno comple to, but vita durante; from his Initiation, to his Expiration: which hath not happened in any other of the eleven Worshipful Societies. After him within a little space, Sir William Powltney four years together Lord Major, john Hind, Sir john Newman, Sir Richard Hardell, before whom the Sword was borne for the space of six several years without intermission. Simon Eyre who built Leaden Hall, or Sir Richard Pipe, George Monox, Sir john Milborne, Sir Richard Campion, Sir Thomas Hayes, Sir john jowls, Sir Edward Barkham, Sir Martin Lumley, Sir Allen Cotten, Sir Cuthbert Hacket, and Sir Maurice Abbot, whom the Right Honourable Henry Garway now succeedeth: the right Worshipful Mr. Thomas Adam, being this year Sheriff, and of the Draper's Society. And although before the last Lord Major preceding this, there hath not been any for the space of ten years of that Worshipful fraternity, yet in the Annual vicessitude of twelve years before, six of those before named were elected into the Praetorian dignity: and all, or most of these from the first being builders of Churches, and Chapels; Founders of Schools, Almshouses, and Hospitals, repairers of decayed Temples, and Oratories; Benefactors to Halls, and liberal contributors to the maintaining of Arts, and all Pious and Charitable acts whatsoever. Besides your Coat of Arms, Nobilitated by ancient Heraldry, being three imperial Crowns supported by two golden pelletted Lions; your Crest Aries, the first of the twelve Zodiac signs; your inscript, To God alone be all honour and glory: your Patroness, the blessed Virgin; all these approve your antiquity and dignity: I have nominated these amongst many, &c. but I come now to the first show by water. The first Show by water. IS a person representing the ancient River Nilus, mounted in a Sea-Chariot, and seated upon a silver Scallop (the platform decore with Marine Nymphs and Goddesses) his habit suiting with the nature of the river, in his right hand a seven-forked Sceptre, alluding to the seven heads, or as many Channels through which he runs; and therefore by Ovid, called Septemfluus: he is drawn by two Crocodiles, which may be reckoned amongst the Amphibiae, as living in, and partaking of the two Elements, Earth and Water: the river itself by sundry Inundations watereth the whole Land of Egypt, leaving behind it a slime, or moist Clay, which serveth for a male or manuring, to make the soil more fertile. The original head from which it flows is uncertain, which Claudian thus expresseth: Et Arcanos Nili deprendite fontes. The Ecclesiastical Writers hold it for one of the four rivers that floweth from the earthly Paradise; in diverse places it changeth name, according to the situation of the shores through which it runs: it brings forth Reeds, whose films or inward rinds are much like our Paper, and for a need may be writ upon; and therefore by the Poets called Nilus papyrifer: of all other rivers it only breedeth Crocodiles, and Hippotami, Aequi fluviales, Sea Horses. The Crocodile is a Serpent that from a small Egg, grows in short time to a mighty length and bigness, for some of them have been 22 Cubits long, it hath ●our feet, with which he runs as swiftly on land as he swims by water; he is bold over those that fly him, but fearful of those that pursue him; the four winter months, November, December, january and February, he eats not at all; he hath no tongue, but teeth sharp and long; neither in feeding doth he move his lower jaw: briefly, he is terrible to man and beast, and preys on both; but I leave them and come to the speaker. Nilus. Nilus' an ancient River, known to excel Amongst those four, (which before Adam fell Watered the earthly Paradise) now claims A new alliance with his brother Thames. Martia, so called of Marsius, who to win The praise from great Apollo, lost his skin: Amphrisus, who his name shall ever keep, Since there Apollo kept Admetus' Sheep. Nor yet Cremera, by whose fertile side Three hundred and six Fabiuses at once died. Xantus, and Simois, those too famous floods, So often stained in Greek and Trojan bloods: Nor let Pharsalian Enepius boast In Caesar's triumph, o'er great Pompey's host: Deucalion brag not of Cephisus fored, Because near it lost mankind he restored: Caister of her Swans, Permessus clear, Proud that the Muses were delighted there. Pactolus, nor Idaspes, famed of old For glittering Channels, paved with pearl and gold. Let none of these compare with aged Nile, Who only breeds the weeping Crocodile. Who drew we hither to the Celebration, Of this your great loud voiced inauguration. Grave and judicious Praetor, O make me Your happy Emblem; since as I foresee By reason, that in Egypt falls no rain, There needs must be a dearth of grass and grain; Therefore, by frequent Inundations, I In my great care, that needful want supply: So Magistrates (of which you prime and best We must acknowledge) ought to the distressed: In your known gravity and goodness cast The future to provide for, salve what's past. My sevenfold Sceptres Hieroglyphic, tells Seven heads, from which (my mighty river swells, Seven liberal arts (by you maintained) express Your City's magnitude and worthiness. And as you see my Crocodiles I sway, (Monsters, which both by land and water prey) If any such here breed? as some no doubt, In place and Office may be; search them out: And then, what greater honour can you claim, Then such rude beasts like me to curb and tame? But y'are too long detained; I next commend you, Unto those Triumphs that on Land attend you. The second Show, but the first by Land IS janus, placed upon an Artificial Structure, built in a square model, at the four corners whereofsit four Persons representing the four seasons; Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter; every one habited agreeable to his propriety and condition. The name janus is borrowed from the Hebrew word jain, which implieth Vinum, wine, being held to be the first that planted the Vine. Some report him to have been an ancient King of Italy amongst the Aborigines, An. must 2629. & before Christ 1319. who received Saturn flying from his Son jupiter, & taught him the use of Agriculture and Tillage. Historians report him to have been the wisest King in his days; remembering things past, and predicting what was futurely to come; & therefore they figured him with two faces: he was Deified after his death, to whom Numa dedicated a Temple, shut in the time of peace, open in the time of war; from which he had the denomination of janus Patuleius, and Clausius: some think him to have been Ogyges, others Noah, with one face looking backward upon the world before the Flood, the other forward on that since the Flood: they also called the one the face of Government, the other of Labour. His standing upon such fixed bases admonisheth all Magistrates, and men of Honour, to be constant in all their courses; but especially in the establishing and maintenance of true Religion: He holdeth in his right hand a golden Key to shut up the year past, as never more to come; and open to the year future: it may also be an Emblem of noble policy to unbosom and bring to light their treacherous devices and stratagems, who seek to undermine and supplant the prosperity of a fair & flourishing Commonweal. Upon the Key are two Greek letters engraven, ξ and ε and on a bar in his left hand the letter τ all being numeral, and make up 365, the number of the days in our solary year; of which by some he is styled the Father: the bar in his left hand implieth the Fortitude required in every good Magistrate, in the encouragement of virtue, and suppressing of vice &c. janus the speaker: His speech as followeth. I Janus, the years Father, in my prime Almost as soon as either light, or time; Hither my servants the four Seasons bring Cold Winter, Autumn, Summer, and the Spring. Eleven Months are my Sons, my Daughter May Makes up the twelft: her Sister's Night, and Day Acknowledge me their Father: Girls of spleen So opposed, they never will at once be seen. The Hours my Handmaids are, which employed well, Shall make you in your Praetorship excel (As all the rest forenamed:) Behold this Key, With which I ope the gates of Land and Sea To the time future; being made by me To all your Trade, commerce, and Traffic free. Proceed and prosper, whilst the year forepast (As never more to come) I shut up fast; One face still looking back, least good Acts done Might be obscured in dark oblivion: As th'other forward, to see what's to do; Both for God's Honour, and your Countries to. From Janus this use may it please you gather, You for one year are made the City's Father; These four succeeding Seasons, I resign Unto your charge; (which I before called mine: To the twelve Months, most aptly may comply Your twelve chief Companies: who can deny My Daughter Day for your employment pressed? The black-browed Night, sequestered for your rest? So spend the Hours to enrich future story, Both for your own grace and the City's glory. My golden Key make use off, to set wide Those Prison gates, where many a soul hath died, Starved by th'Oppressors cruelty; those Gaild For Capital crimes, unpitied, and unbaild, Reserve for public Trial: justice is bound To cut of Gangreenes, to preserve the sound: But none knows better than yourself (Grave Lord) What Mercy is; or when to use the Sword. The third show IS Orpheus with his Harp, seated in a fair Platform, beautified with pleasant Trees, upon which are perched several Birds, and below Beasts of all sorts, who notwithstanding being of several conditions, and opposite natures, yet all imagined to be attentive to his Music. This Show hath reference to the title of the whole Triumph, Status pacatus, A peaceable and blessed estate, in which our Sovereign's Royalty hath a correspondence with Saturn's Reign, which was called the golden world. There were four most excellent of the Harp, remembered unto us by the ancient Poets, who are likewise the Emblems of the four Elements: Apollo the Son of jupiter and Latona, (killing the Dragon Python) of fire. Amphion the Son of jupiter and Antiope, figured with a Chameleon of Air. Arion the Methimnian riding upon a Dolphin, of water: and Orpheus the Thracian (thus accommodated) of the Earth: and these attributes were conferred on them for their several Airs, and strains in Music: this Orpheus was the Son of Apollo, who instructed him on the Harp, upon which he grew so excellent that the Woods and Mountains followed him; the Rivers stayed their course, and the wild beasts, and birds their prey, with Trees, and stones were said to be attentive to his Music: of him much more might be spoken, but to shorten circumstance I come to his Speech. Orpheus. I Nquire from all antiquity, 'tis said That when Apollo's Son, (ay Orpheus) played Upon my Harp: the rivers if they swelled Above their banks or Torrents that rebelled; Grew smooth to hear my music: and forbore To vex the Channels, or molest the Shore. The Panther, Tiger, the wild Boar, the Bear, Forget their rage, to give me attentive ear, Lions with Lambs together couched in love, As dreadless by the Falcon perched the Dove: The Hounds their pursuit did leave off, and there Sat Hart, and Hare, close by them without fear: The sad predicting Raven, from the Oak (Hollowed with age) was not once heard to croak, Nor any Bird of harsh throat: only then The Nightingale, the Robin, and the Wren With all their musical choir, in silent groans, (Afraid to sing out) cherrupt to my Tones. The very Trees I did so much entrance, They shook their bows because they could not dance: But, Stones not rooted, but above the ground Moved in rare postures to my Harps sweet sound: I the four blustering Brothers rage's make calm, And'stead of violent gusts to breath soft balm. Yet there's an Harmony which doth rejoice Man's heart, more than the Jnstrument, or Voice; The Gittern, Harp, the Viol, and the Lute, When that is heard to sound may all stand mute; Whose happy Symptoms more contentment brings Than any Consort, made by breatb or strings: And sends a sweeter rapture to the ears Than that above; made by th'orbicular Spheres. May it your grave Praetorian wisdom please, You are that Orpheus who can do all these: If any stream beyond its bounds shall swell, You bear the Trident that such rage can quell. When beasts of Rapine (trusting to their power) Would any of your harmless stocks devour: Yours is the sword that can such violence stay, To keep the Rich from rigour, Poor from prey; Neither from any harshall-boading beak, Lest discord shall be heard, when you but speak; Whilst in Harmonious choir the rest contend, Which in your praise each other shall transcend. Trees rooted in self-will, and (which seems strange) Even senseless stones you into life may change. This Wisdom can; yet there's a more Divine Concordancy, which far exceedeth mine: That's of unanimous hearts; plenty, increase; With all Terrestrial blessings wait on peace: Which whilst maintained in your Commerce and Trade, Proves sweeter Music than e'er Orpheus made. The fourth Show IS a Chariot drawn by two Camels, upon either's back an Indian mounted, and habited according to the manner of their Country: of Camels there be two sorts, the Bactrian, and Arabian; and differ thus: The Bactrians have two bunches or swellings on the back, and are called Dromedaries: the Arabians but one, and another on the breast, on which they lean when they lie down to rest: They want the upper order of teeth, and are some times used in War, in velocity exceeding horses; but most commonly for burdens, every one being acquainted with his own lading according to his strength; less weight they desire not, and more they will not bear: they are taught to kneel till they have their load, and then they rise of themselves. Neither in their journey will they change their pace; they can abstain from water four days together, but then they drink as well for the time past, as that to come; yet not before with their feet they have troubled the stream: they live to fifty years, and some to an hundred; and though the pelleted Lions might have served more properly to this place, as being supporters of the Arms belonging to the Right Worshipful Company of the Drapers; yet these are as genuine to the purpose: to show his Lordship's general negotiation in all kinds of Merchandise whatsoever. I cannot stand to speak much of the Fleece, but of jason, and Medea, (thus briefly;) Jason signifieth sanans, or healing, Medea consilium, or Counsel: he was the Son of Aeta, his Father was no sooner dead but he left the Kingdom to his brother Pelias, who set him upon an adventure to fetch the golden Fleece from Colchos: to which purpose he caused the Argo to be built, in which sixty of the prime Princes of Greece accompanied him; whom Medea the Daughter of Aeta King of Colchos courteously entertained with all the rest of the Argonauts: and being greatly enamoured of him, and afraid lest he should perish in the attempt; knowing the danger he was to undergo, upon promise of Marriage, she taught him how he should tame the Brazen-footed Bulls, & to cast the Dragon that watched the Fleece into a dead sleep: which he did, and by slaying him bore away the prize. The rest I leave to the Speaker, which is Medea. THus doth the daughter of the Colchian King, Her Husband Jason home in Triumph bring, After his mighty Conquest of the Fleece; The Aureum vellus brought from thence to Greece. And wast not a brave prize? for who so dull Cannot conceive the worth of golden wool? The morning's Sun upon their Fleeces shines, Making the fields appear like richest Mines. One of the first we read of was the Ram, Upon whose back Phrixus and Helle swam The Hellespont: she to her lasting fame (By being drowned there, gave the Sea that name:) But Phrixus safely did to Colchos steer, And on Jove's Altar sacrificed there The golden Beast, whose faithful service done, With the Celestial gods such favour won; That striving 'mongst themselves to have him graced, Him first of all the Zodiac signs they placed. And worthily, search the vast earth or deep, No beast to man, so useful as the sheep: How many poor men doth it keep in pay, Of several Trades and faculties; else they Might starve for want of livelihood: but their charge bearing By Carding, Spinning, Weaving, Fulling, Shearing. How with her flesh we are satisfied within, Clothed with her Wool without; in whose shorn skin Those reverend antiquities are kept, Which else long since had in oblivion slept: And for the Fleece itself, it is an honour; First Nature, and since Time, hath cast upon her, So great, so eminent, so meriting praise, Even Emperors were it on their Festival days: And none that ever her true virtue knew, But rated her with Ophir, and Peru. These Camels though amongst us rarely seen, Yet frequent where your Lordship oft hath been In your long Travels: may the world persuade The rich Commerce and nobleness of your Trade. Time so contracts us, that we cannot dwell On all in which you Merchants most excel: Yet honoured Sir, what's in this place denied Shall in Pacatus Status be supplied. The fifth Show. AS the last had a relation to the Company in general, so this hath reference to his Lordship in particular, as he is a noble Merchant; having it hereditary from his worthy Father Mr. William Garway, who was not only a great Benefactor to the Right Worshipful Society of the Drapers, but an indulgent Educator of diverse young men, who have since proved great and Eminent adventurers; some attaining even to the prime Magistracy of this our Metropolis. The next Model presented to the public view is a Ship, which as it hath all accomodating and ornaments belonging to such a Vessel; so it is also decore with the Arms of the nine Companies of Merchant-adventurers, of which his Lordship hath been, and is at this present free: the trouble of the place, the press of so mighty a confluence, with the necessity of time, in the solemnity of such a Festival Day (then limited) will not afford it a speech: which I the rather omit; because in the last representation of the like, the excellency of Merchandise, the commodity of shipping, with the antiquity and profit of Navigation was delivered at large: I therefore come to the sixt and last. which is AN artificial Architecture best able (for the Workmanship) to commend itself, and being apparent to the public view, less needeth my description. It presenteth the calamities of War, & the blessedness of peace, Status Pacatus; bearing the Title of the whole Triumph: In one part thereof are expressed to the life, the figures of Death, Famine, Sickness, strage, &c. in the other Prosperity, Plenty, Health, Wealth, but especially the free and frequent Preaching of the Word and Gospel. I desire not to swell these few pages to small purpose, therefore thus briefly of both. Peace is the Tranquillity, and calm quiet of Kingdoms, free from Section, tumult, uproars and faction; a Plantation of rest, ease and security; with all the flourishing ornaments of earthly felicity: peace is the end at which War aimeth: Honour the fruits of peace; and good Government the ground of either, asking no less wisdom to preserve it, than valour to obtain it: for Concord and Unity maketh a mite to increase to a Magazine, when discord and debate in any public Weal, or private society, lesseneth a mountain to a Molehill; and therefore Pacem te poscimus omnes. Now of the contrary, War is of two sorts, Civil, or Foreign. Domestic War is the overthrow and ruin of all Estates, and Monarchies, and the incendiary of whatsoever is most execrable, begetting contempt of God, corruption of manners, and disobedience to Magistrates: change of Laws, neglect of Justice, and dis-estimation of Learning and liberal Arts: But foreign War is that) by Plato, called a more gentle and generous contention) only lawful, being undertook to propagate true Religion; or to procure a continuance of Peace. Any War may be begun with great facility, but is ended with much difficulty; neither is it in his power to end it who begins it: to raise a combustion is in the power of any Coward, but to appease it lies only in the mercy of the Conqueror: & therefore much safer and better is certain peace, than hoped for Victory: the first is in our Will, the latter in the Will of the Gods. Ergo Fames, pestis, Bellum grassantur in omnes, Vivere si vultis, vivite jam melius. By War, Plague, Famine, (lo) the people fall; Then better live: if you will live at all. The more to illustrate this Triumph, it is graced by the Company of Artillery men completely armed, to express War: and the Livery and gownsmen being the Emblem of Peace. I come now to the Speech, delivered by The Genius of the City. W Are, to the unexperienced, pleasant shows, But they who in the Progress and the Close Shall trace it, know it horrid; 'Tis a time Destined, to the revenge, and scourge of Crime: A time, when numerous armies, with the stress Of mailed men, and harnessed Horses, press Groans from the trembling Earth (with fear assounded) And with the reeking gore of slain and wounded Drenched her in stead of Rain: when like shooting Comets. It's lightning bolts the thundering Cannon vomets; Quaking the bellowing Air: when shrill alarms, Rushing of routed Troops, clashing of Arms Render a noise; as hideous and as loud, As a tumultuous sea in Tempest ploughed: When slaughter strews the crimson plain with Courses, Men combat men, enraged Horses Horses: When Massacre, (all quarter quite denying) Revels amidst the flying, crying, dying. It is a Time when Stratagem surrounds, And the beleaguered City close impounds: When mounted Ordnance with their streporous peal (Wars Dialect) on both sides rail; and deal Death at each dire discharge: When pinching need Of food, hath forced the famished Motherfeed On her 'fore-starved Babe; and Hunger raves So fiercely, Men eat men out of their Graves: When Plague makes friend, the friend; brother, the brother; The Harmless, armless; murder one another: When in the Husbands and sad Parents sight, As lately in Germany. The Wife, and Virgins ravished, in despite Of helpless succour; when without all ruth, The Honourable Aged, lovely Youth And Infant, in promiscuous heaps are thrown (By indifferent havoc) like a meadow mown. It is a time, when forage, pillage, strage, What witty cruelty, or barbarous rage Can or invent or execute; design To utter desolation: when in fine Whole Troy is but one Bonfire, that devours House, Palace, Temple, and kicks down those Towers That with the Clouds did late alliance boast; Which in aspiring smoke give up the ghost. 〈…〉 (who Exit, in these Tragic Scenes, Of sword, fire, famine, plagues find; thraldom gleans. And such a time is War, and such the throws Our neighbour Nations travel now in; woes Quite desperate of delivery: whilst calm Peace, Prosperity, and Plenty, with increase Of all concatinated Blessings smile With cheerful face on this sole-happy Isle. Let then our gratitudes and Pious cares Strive to entail them to Us, and our Heirs: Lest that too late, (having stern War accited) We wish that Peace; which (whilst we had) we slighted. One thing I cannot omit, concerning the Wardens and Committees of this Worshipful Society of the Drapers; that howsoever in all my writing I labour to avoid what is Abtruse or obsolete: so withal I study not to meddle with what is too frequent and common: yet in all my expressions either of Poetical fancy, or (more grave History,) their apprehensions went equally along with my reading: neither, had I travelled in the least deviating path, could I have escaped without a just taxation: but I come now to the last Speech at night. The last Speech. THe Sun is set, Day doth not now appear (As some few hours late) in our Hemisphere; Hesperus the Captain of the Watch, hath ta'en Charge of the Stars; and now about Charles-wain Hath placed his Sentinels to ' attend the Moon, If possible to make of midnight noon. May't ple 〈…〉 you to remember from old Nile, The dang 〈…〉 Amphibian Crocodile; How from 〈◊〉, you this year have power Over each seasons Month, each 〈◊〉 hour. From Orpheus, that sweet music 〈◊〉 parts, The civil Harmony of tongues 〈◊〉. The Fleece of Aries Trumpets to eternity, The Draper's Honour, due to that Fraternity. We by the Sheep and Camels understand, Your Lordship's Travels both by Sea and Land: Status Pacatus last doth intimate, The happiness of this your peaceful state. Long may it last (of all Earth's blessings best,) Whilst we this night commend you to your rest. Concerning these two excellent Artists, Master john, and Master Mathias Christmas, brothers; the exquisite contrivers of these Triumphal Models; I can only say thus much: their workmanship exceeds what I can express in words, and in my opinion their performance of what they undertake, is equal at least, if not transcendent over any's who in the like kind shall strive to parallel them. FINIS.