heavens Blessing, And Earth's joy.. OR A true relation, of the supposed Sea-fights & Fireworks, as were accomplished, before the Royal Celebration, of the al-beloved Marriage, of the two peerless Paragons of Christendom, FREDERICK & ELIZABETH. With Triumphal Encomiasticke Verses, consecrated to the Immortal memory of those happy and blessed Nuptials. By john Taylor, Imprinted at London for joseph Hunt, and are to be sold To the illustrious Lamp of true worth, the noble, Ingenious, inditious, and understanding Gentleman Sir james Muray Knight. Unto the prospect of your wisdoms eyes I Consecrate these Epithalamies. Not that I think them worthy of your view, But for in love my thoughts are bound to you: I do confess myself unworthy far To write, in such high causes as these are, Which, Homer, Virgil nor the fluent Tully, In fitting terms could scarce express them fully: But since the Muses did their bounties show, And on me did poor Poesy bestow, I hold it best to play the thankful man, To spend their gifts the best ways that I can, And not like peddling Bastards of the Muses, That Like to Lawyers live on Time's abuses. Thus unto you I give it as it is, Desiring pardon where there's aught amiss. Your Worships ever to be commanded in all integrity: john Taylor. Epithalamies. OR ENCOMIASTIC TRIUMPHAL VERSES, CONSECRATED to the Immortal memory, of the royal Nuptials, of the two Paragons of Christendom, Frederick and Elizabeth. With a description of the Sea-fights, and Fyreworkes, with other royal occurrences which were accomplished at the Princely Celebration. I Did not write nor publish (this description of fire and water triumphs) to the intent that they should only read the relation that were spectators of them for to such (perhaps) it will relish some what tedious like a tale that is too often told: but I did write these things, that those who are far remoted, not only in his Maistties' Dominions, but also in foreign territories, may have an understanding of the glorious pomp, and magnificent domination of our high and mighty Monarch King james: and further, to demonstrate the skills and knowledges that our warlike nation hath in engines fireworks and other military discipline, that there by may be known, that howsoever war seems to sleep, yet (upon any lawful ground or occasion) the command of our dread Sovereign can rouse her to the terror of all malignant opposers of his royal state and dignity. But to the purpose. In this representation of a Sea-fight there were 16. Ships, 16. Galleys and 6. Friggots: of the which Navy, the Ships were Christians and the Galleys were supposed Turks, all being artificially rig'd and trimmed, well man'd and furnished with great ordinance and Musquettiers: one of the Christian fleet was a great vessel or a supposed Venetian Argosy, and another was a tall Ship, as it were appointed for the safe Conuoye of the Argosy. And for the avoiding of the troublesomeness of Boats and Wherries, and other perturbatious multitudes, there was a lists or bounds made with Lighters, Hays, and other great Boats to the number of 250. or there about: the one end of the Lists was as high (almost) as Lambeth bridge, and the other end as low as the Temple stairs, and so fastened to the sowth shore, or the upper end of the banks on sowthwarke side, in the form of a half Moon or Cemicircle, So that Boats might pass up and down the river betwixt London side and the Lighters any way. The aforesaid Turketh Galleys lying all at an Anchor ever against Westminster, in a haven or harbour made artificially with Masts and other provision, 60. yards into the River, which harbour or haven was belonging to a supposed Turkish or Barbarian Castle of Tunis, Algeirs, or some other Mahometan fortification, where the Galleys might scout out for purchase, and retire in again for safeguard at their pleasure. About 2. of the clock on saturday the 13. of February, the aforesaid Argosev and the other Venetian ship her convoy, sets forward from ward the Temple, and driving up with the wind and tide till they came as high as York house, where 4. Galleys met and encountered with them: where upon a sudden there was friendly exchanging of small shot and great ordinance on both sides, to the great delectation of all the beholders: the Drums, Trumpets, Fises, Weights, Guns, shouts, & acclamations of the Mariners, Soldiers and spectators, with such reverberating Echoes of joy to and fro, that there wanted nothing in this fight (but that which was fit to be wanting) which was ships sunk and torn in pieces, men groaning, rent and dismembered, some slain, some drowned, some maimed, all expecting confusion. This was the manner of the happy and famons battle of Lepanto fought betwixt the Turks and the Christians, in the year of grace 1571. or in this bloody manner was the memorable battle betwixt us and the invincible (as it was thought) Spanish Armado in the year 1588. but in the end, in this friendly fight) the ship and Argosy were encompassed round by the Galleys, and surprised and taken: whereupon, the whole Fleet made towards them to rescue them, and revenge their received injuries. Then there was a Eeacon flered by the Turks which gave warning to the Castle and the Galleys, of the coming of the Christian Fleet: Then all the Ships and Galleys met in freíndly opposition and ymaginary hurleyburley battalions: then the lofty instruments of Wars clamorous encouragements sounded: the thundering Artillery roared, the Musqueteirs in numberless volleys discharged on all sides, the smoke (as it were) eclipsing Titans refulgent Beams, filling all the Air with a confused cloudy mist. The Castle and the Land adjacent, continually dischardging great shot in abundance at the Ships, and the Ships at them again: so that after this delightful battle had doubtfully lasted three hours, to the great contentment of all the beholders, the victory inclining to neither side, all being opposed foes, and combined friends: all victors, all triumphers, none to be vanguishd, and therefore no conquerors. The Drums, Trumphets, Flutes and Guns, filling the air with repurrussive acclamations: upon which, for a Catastrophe or Period to these delightful royalties, command was given that the Retreat should be sounded on both sides. And thus these Princely rocreations were accomplished and finished. THese things could not conveniently be printed in order as they were done, by reason of the diversity of them. For here I was fain to describe the fight of the ships & Galleys first, which was performed last. For the Fireworks were performed on Thursday night the 11. of February, and the fight was upon the Saturday following. At the which fireworks the master Gunner of England, on the shore did perform many skilful and ingenious exploits with great Bumbards, shooting up many artificial balls of fire into the air, which flew up in one whole fiery ball, & in their falling dispersed into divers streams like Rainbows in many innumerable fires. After all which, was discharged a great peal of Chambers, to the contentment of the royal spectators, and the great credit of the performers. The true description of such part of the Fireworks as were devised and accomplished by Mr. john Nodes Gunner, and servant to the King; most excellent Majesty. THe Imperial and Beauteous Lady Lucida Queen of the Feminine Territories, of the man hating Amazonians, with whose bright eye dazzling Coruscancis, and whose Refulgent feature, the Black-sould hell commanding Magician Mango (A Tartarian borne,) was so ensnared and captivated, that for her love, and to be assured to enjoy her, he would set all Hell in an uproar, and pluck Don Belzebub by the beard: assuredly persuading himself, that without her he could not live, and for her he would attempt any thing: but she having vowed herself ever to be one of Vesta's Usataries, always kept Cupid out at the arms end: and bad Madam Venus make much of stump-footed Vulcan, and keep home like a good housewife, for she had no entertainment for her. Whereupon this hellish Necromancer Mango, (being thus repulsed) converts all his love to outrageous rigour, and immediately, with his Charms, erorcismes, and potent execrable incantations, he raises a strong impregnable Pavilion, in the which he immures, and encloses this beautiful Amazonian Queen with her attendant Ladies, where (though they lived in captivity and bondage, yet) they had variety of Games and pleasant sports allowed by the Magician, in hope that time would work an alteration in her fair flinty breast. And for her sure Guard in her absence, he had erected by Magic, another strong Tower, as a watch house, wherein he had placed a fiery Dragon, and an invincible Giant: (of whom I will speak in another place hereafter.) Now to this aforesaid Pavilion wearied with toil and travail, the Great unresistible Champion of the world, and the uncontrollable Patron Saint George comes: and seeing so bright and luculent a Goddess, (according as his necessity required) demanded entertainment, whereby he might be refreshed after his laborious achievements, and honourable endeavours. The courteous Queen (although the cared not for the society of man) seeing his outward or external feature and warlike acouterments, did presently resolve with herself that so fair an outside could not be a habitation for fowl Treachery, and with most debonair gesture, admits his entrance into the Pavilion, where after he had feasted a while, she relates unto him the true manner and occasion, of her unfortunate thraldom: Saint George (ever taking pleasure in most dangerous attempts, holding it his chiefest glory to help wronged Ladies) vows, that as soon as Rhoebus roused himself from the Antipodes, he would quest the burning Dragon, Conquer the big boned Giant, subvert the enchanted Castle, and enfranchise the Queen with her followers, or else die in the enterprise thereof. After which promise of his, the Queen to pass away the time, delights him with these pastimes following, being all fireworks. First, the Pavilion is beleagerd or environed round about with fires, going out of which, many fiery balls flies up into the Air, with numbers of smaller fires ascending, that cemicircled Cynthia is (as it were) eclipsed with the flashes, and the stars are hoodwinked with the burning exhalations. Secondly, is seen a royal hunting of Bucks, and Hounds, and Huntsmen, flying and chase one another round about the Pavilion (as if Diana had lately transformed Actaeon, and his ignorant dogs ready to prey on his Carcase) from whence continually is flying many fires dispersed every way: The lower part of the Pavilion always burning round about, giving many blows, and great reports, with many fires flying aloft into the Air. Thirdly, there doth march round about the Pavilion Artificial men, which shall cast out fires (as before) as it were in skirmish: another part of the Pavilion is all in a Combustious flame, where Rackets, Crackers, Breakers, and such like, gives blows and reports without number. Fourthly, the Queen of Amazonia with all her train of Virgin Ladies, with fires, marcheth round as the men did before, with the fire flying despearsedly divers ways: the whilst another part of the Pavilion is fired, with many blows and reports, and fires flying aloft into the air, from whence it comes down again in streaching flakes of slashing fire. Fifthly, aloft with the Turret, shall runs (whirling round) a fiery Globe, with the Turret and all on fire, with many more greater blows than before had been heard, and divers and sundry other sorts of fires (than any of the former) proceeding from thence, and flying into the air in great abundance. All which things being performed, and the undaunted Knight Saint George taking his leave of the Amazonian Queen Lucida, he mounts upon his Steed, and adventerously rides towards the enchanted Tower of Brumond. Now these disports being ended, wherein Saint George's entertainment was only expressed, with the Queen's relation of her bondage, this brave Champion was seen to ride over the bridge to combat with these aforesaid Monsters, the Dragon and Giant: all which was expressed in the next devise of Mr. Thomas Butler: and so I end, with my hearty invocations to the Almighty to send the Bride and Bridgraome the years of Methushalah, the fortitude of joshua the wisdom of Solomon, the wealth of Crefsus, and last of all an endless Crown of Immortality in the highest heavens. FINIS. john Nodes. A true description of the Platform of a part of the fireworks, devised and made by Mr. Thomas Butler Gunner, and servant to the King's Royal Majesty. THis enchanted Castle or Tower of Brumond is in height 40. foot and 30 square, between which and the Pavilion of the Amazonian Queen, is a long Bridge, on the which Bridge, the valiant and heroic Champion Saint George being mounted on horseback, makes towards the Castle of Brumond, which being perceived by the watchful Dragon, (who was left by Mango the conjuror as a Sentinel) is encountered by him, where as Saint George (being armed at all points (but especially) with an unrebated courage) having in his Helmet a burning flaming Feather, and in one hand a burning Lance, and in the other a fiery Sword, with which weapons he assails the dreadful Dragon, with such fury and Monster-quelling streaks, as if the Cyclops had been forging, and beating Thunder bolts on Vulcan's anvil: where in conclusion, after a terrible and long endured Combat, with his Lance he gores the Hellehound under the wing, that he presently aftermost hideous roaring, and belching of fire, is vanquished and slain: at which the terrible shaped Giant rises (who having sat as a spectator of this bloody battle upon a great stump of a tree at the Castle Gate) and addresses himself towards Saint George, meaning to revenge the death of the Dragon, and to swallow his enemy for a modieum: but at their first encounter, the blows on both sides fell like Thunder claps, enforcing lightning, and fiery exhalations to sparkle, from whence their powerful strokes lighted: at last the Monstar gaping wide, as an Arch in London Bridge, runs furiously, intending to swallow his adversary at a bit: which Saint George seeing, upon the sudden thrust his Sword into his greedy throat and overthrew him: at which the Monster yells and roars forth such a terrible noise, as if the Centre of the earth had cracked, that with the uncouth din thereof, the Neighbouring hills, woods, and valleys, seemed to tremble like an earth quake. The Gyane lying at the mercy of Saint George, entreats him to spare his life, and he will show him the way how he shall conquer the Castle, and bring the enchanter to his everlasting downfall. Upon which promise, Saint George and the Giant walk into the Castle together, where he tells Saint George that there is an enchanted fountain, and whosoever can attain to drink of it, shall be he whom the Fates have ordained to be the conclusion of the Castle's glory. In the mean space, whilst these things were doing, the Magician Mango, having intelligence of the dangerous estate of his Castle, and fearing the loss of his Lady: suddenly mounts him on a flying invincible devil, and in a moment alights within the Castle, upon whom St. George makes a present conquest. The Castle hath on the top thereof a fiery Fountain, which burns and sends up Rackets into the air, with many reports and blows: some great, and some less, and fire dispersed many ways in great abundance with innumerable lights round about. Secondly, the Magician is taken with his Conjuring Sceptre in his hand, and bound to a Pillar by Saint George and burned, with store of lights (as before) with fires and. Rackets ascending and descending too and fro in the air. Thirdly, the four squares of the Tower are stired, with abundance of lights, with Rackets flying into the air, with hers dispersed, and scattered divers and sundry ways, and with reports and blows, some great, and some less, according to their making. Fourthly, the fours Turrets are fired with fire, and innumerable lights, with abundance of Rackets flying to and fro in the air, giving divers reports, as before. Then the main Castle is fired, and upon two of the corner Terrets are two Globes fired, and betwixt each Globe at two other corner Turrets, are two men, catching as it were at the Globes which still turn from them, and they chassing and following the Globes, still burning and turning till all be extinguished with fire: always Rackets flying and reports thwacking, and lights burning. Thomas Butler. William Bettis his invention, of such part of the fireworks as were performed by him at the Royal Celebration: which he had contrived in such sort, that if the weather had been Rainy or Windy, yet his dessignments should have been accomplished. A Castle with divers fireworks, representing and assuming divers variable shapes, and immagiary forms: which continued the space of an hour or thereabouts: the nature and quality of which firework, was performed as followeth. 1 First, there was seen 13. great fires, to fly to and fro round about the Castle, whereby it seemed to be beleagerd or Circumvolved with fires, which yielded a most pleasing object to all the spectators. 2 Secondly, a flight of great store of Rackets was seen to ascend into the air, and descend again, which in their descending were extinguished. 3 Thirdly, the whole Castle was all on fire, wherein was seen many things very delightful. 4 Fourthly, was seen many Buttons fly, dispersed divers ways from the Castle, with great cracks, blows, and reports, in great number. 5 Next that, was seen a Stag or Hart, hunted and chased with dogs, all their bodies being artificially made, and preportiond in one flame of fire, where the following Hounds were plainly seen, to pull down and vanquish the Stag which they before had chased. 6 Sixtly, there was seen a great flight of Rackets, with two or three fires piece. 7 Seventhly, were seen two or three hundredth fires flying from the Castle, and then flying to and fro in and out, many ways all together. 8 Next which, was seen a great slight of Rackets, with many great fires, some of the said fires breaking into many parts, divers ways dispersed in abundance, which fires were seen to fall burning into the water. 9 Ninthlyt, was seen many Rackets flying into the air in great abundance, giving many blows, Cracks or reports, numberless. 10 Tenthly, was seen divers other Rackets flying aloft into the air, which Rackets did assimilate the shapes or proportions of men, women, fowls, beasts, fishes, and other forms and figures. 11 Last of all, was heard 100 blows and reports as loud as the report of a reasonable Chamber is able to give, and so with fires, lights, Rackets, and such like, (to the delight of all the beholders, and the great credit of the inventor of this firework) all was extinguished and concluded. William Bettis Mr. john tindal Gunner and servant to the King's royal Majesty, The true description of such part of the Fireworks, as were by him devised and performed at this Royal Triumphs. A Castle, old and very Ruinous, called the Castle of Envy situated and erected on a Rock (all ragged and horide to behold) called the Rock of Ruin, encompassed round and drenched in a troublous Sea, called the Sea of Disquiet: the Captain of this Castle name was Discord with his Liettenant lawless, ancient Hatred, Sericant Malice, Corporal Contention, with his Lancsprezado Hellhound. The Rock or foundation of this Castle being all replenished with Adders, Snakes, Toads, Serpents, Scorpions, and such venomous vermin, from whose throats were belched many fires, with Crackers, Rackets, blows and reports in great number. To the subversion of this malevolent Edifices, there came three Ships, the one of them being called goodwill, in whom Loyalty was Captain, and Zeal was master. The second Ship was named the True-love, in whom Trust was Captain, and perseverance was master. The third Ship was called Assurance, in whom Circumspection was Captain, and Providence the Master. These three Ships and Captains, with their valorous and confident assotiates, assaults this Castle of Envy, where after half an hours fight, or thereabouts, (by the invincible prowess of the assailants) the Hellborn defendants were vanquished, their Castle utterly razed, demolished, and subverted, with Rackets, breakers, blows and reports innumerable. The description of such part of the Fireworks as were devised and accomplished by Mr. William Fishenden Gunner, and servant to his Majesty. A Pyramids or lofty Platform, in the form of a Triangled spire, with a Globe fixed on the top thereof, the whole work turning and burning, the space almost of half an hour, or near thereabouts: from whence proceeded many Rackets, fires, blows and reports, in great numbers, to the great delight and contentment of the King the Queen, the Prince, the Princess Elizabeth, the Prince Palatine, and divers others, the Nobility, the Gentry and Commons of this Kingdom. FINIS. Epithaleamies. OR ENCOMIASTIC TRIUMPHAL VERses, consecrated to the immortal memory of the royal Nuptials, of the two Princes and Paragons of Christendom, Frederick and Elizabeth. With A description of the Sea-fights, and Fireworks, with other royal occurrences which were accomplished at the princely Celebration. By john Taylor. Printed for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold at his shop on London Bridge. 1613. Epithallamies'. OR ENCOMIASTIC TRIUMPHAL VERSES CONSECRATED to the Immortal memory, of the royal Nuptials, of the two Parragons of Christendom, Frederick and Elizabeth. With a description of the Sea-fights, and Fyreworkes, with other royal occurrences which were accomplished at the Princely Celebration. HHe * God. that upon the Poles hath hinged the skies Who made the Spheres, the Orbs, & Planets seven Whose justice damns, whose mercy justifies, What was, is, shall be, in earth, Hell, or heaven: Whom men and Angels lauds and magnifies, (According as his laws command hath given) The poor, the Rich, the Beggar and the King, In several Anthems his great praises sing. There are some that think scorn that I being of mean degree should write of such Princely occurrences. But I make hard shift to shoulder into the press in despite of envy Then as the meanest do their voices stretch To lawd the sempiternal Lord of Lords: So I a lame Decreppit-witted wretch, With such poor phrases as my skill affords: From out the Circuit of my brain did fetch, Such weak invention as my wit records. To write the triumphs of this famous I'll, On which both heaven and earth with joy doth smile. My Genius therefore my invention moves To sing of Britain's great Olympic Games Of mirth, of heaven and earth beloved loves. Of princely sports, that noble minds inflames To do the utmost of their best behoves; To fill the world with their achieved fames. T' attain eternities all passing bounds, Which neither Fate, nor Death, nor Time confounds. Guns, Drums, and Trumpets, Fireworks, Bonfires, Bells, With acclamations, and applausefull noise; Tilts, Attorneys, Barriers, all in mirth excels, The air reverberates our earthly joys. This great triumphing, Prophet-likefore-tells (I hope) how * The lake or gulf of forgetfulness of the which I hope our griefs have sufficiently carrowsed, Leathes lake all grief destroys. For now black sorrow from our land is chased, And joy and mirth each other have embraced. How much Ichovah hath this Island blest, The thoughts of man can never well conceive: How much we lately were with woes oppressed, For him * Prince Henry. whom Death did late of life bereave. And in the midst of grief, and sad unrest, To mirthful sport he * God. freely gives us leave: And when we all were drenched in black despair, joy conquered grief, and comfort vanquished care Thou high and mighty Frederick the fifth, Count Palatine, and Palsgrane of the Rhine: Bavares great Duke, when God on high doth lift, To be the tenth unto the'Worthies nine. Be ever blest with thy beloved * The Princess Elizabeth. Gift, Whom God, and best of men makes only thine: Let annually the day be given to mirth, Wherein thy Nuptials gave our joys new birth. Right gracious Princess, great Elizabeth In whose Heroic, pure, White, ivory breast, True virtue lives, and living flourisheth, And as their Mansion hath the same possessed: Beloved of God above, and men beneath, In whom the Goddesses and graces rest. By virtues power, jehovah thee hath given, Each place doth seem, (where thou remain'st) a heaven The Royal blood of Emperors and Kings, By this happy marriage, great Britain, France, Denmark, Germany, & the most part of Christendom are united, either in affinity or consanguinity. Of Potent Conquerors, and famous Knights Successively from these two Prince's springs: Who well may claim, these titles as their rights: The Patrons Christendom to Union brings, Whose unity remoted lands unites. And well in time (I hope) this sacred work, Will hunt from Christian lands the faithless Turk. Since first the framing of this world's vast Room, A fitter, better match was not combined: So old in wisdom, young in Beauty's bloom, And both so good and graciously inclined. And from this day, until the day of doom: I doubt succeeding ages shall not find: Such wisdom, beauty, grace, compact together, As is innate in them, in both, in either. None (but the Devil and his infernal crew) That which God loves most, the Devil hates most: and I am sure that none but the blackcrew are offended with these Royal Nuptials. At this beloved heavenly match repines, None (but such fiends, which hell on earth doth spew:) Will wish Eclipse of their illustrious shines, The Gods themselves, with rare inventions new, With inspiration man's device refines: And with their presence undertakes these tasks, devices, Morions, Revels, plays, and Masks. The thunderers a june. Bride hath left her heavenly bed, And with her presence this great Wedding graces; Hymen in Saffron Robes enveloped: joins and accords these lovers loved embraces: Yea all the Gods down to the earth are fled, And 'mongst our joys their pleasures enterlaces. Immortals joins with mortals in their mirth, And makes the Court their Paradise on earth. Where the planet jupiter hath sole predominance there is all Royal mirth and jovial Alacrity. Majestic jove hath left his spangled Throne To dance Levaltoes as this Bridal feast: Infusing jovial glee in every one, The high, the low, the greatest and the least. Sad minds to sable melancholy prone, Great jove their vital parts hath so possessed: That all are raped in sportful ecstasies, With shouts and Clamours echoing in the skies. b Soll. Apollo from two topped Muses c Parnassus. Hill Light of the d The muses. Sisters nine hath brought from thence, (Leaving e A tragical mournful those who hath been here already, but I hope now she's lame of the gout, that she'll keep home for ever. Melpomena alone there still To muse on sad and Tragical events) The rest all stretching their all matchless skill To serve this Royal Princess, and this Prince. Thus Sol descended from his Radiant shrine, Brings Poesy and Music down divine. The wrathful God of f Wars War in Burnished Arms Lays by his angry all-confounding mood: And in the lists strikes up sweet loves Alarms, Where friendly wars draws no unfriendly blood, Where honours fire the noble spirit warms To undertake such Actions as are good. Thus mighty Mars these triumphs doth increase With peaceful war, and sweet contention's peace. The Queen of g Venus. love these Royal sports attend, And at this Banquet deigns to be a guest: Her whole endeavours, wholly she doth bend, She may in loves delights outstrip the best: For who so ere doth Hymen's laws pretend If Venus be but absent from the feast, They may (perhaps) be merry in some sort, But 'tis but painted h All, worth nothing. mirth, and eyrie sport. Bright Maia's i Mercury. son, the God of tricks and sleights Hath oped the treasure of his subtle wit: And as a servant on this wedding weights With masks, with revels, and with triumphs fit, His rare inventions, and his quaint conceits (Twixt heaven aloft, and hell's infrerall pit) He in immaginary shows affords In shape, form, method, and applausfull words. Old sullen k A dogged melancholy planet, a malevolent opposite to all mirth. Saturn hid his moody head In dusky shades, of black Cimmerian night: And wavering l The moon, who doth never continue at a stay, and therefore she absented herself from those delights which I hope will be permanent. Luna closely cooched to bed, Her various change she knew would not delight The loyal minds where constancy is bred, Where Proteus t thoughts are put to shameful flight. These m Saturn and Luna for in deed the nights, were dark at the wedding because the Moon shined two (by Ioues command were straightly bound To stay at home (as better lost then found) Cupid descended from the Crystal skies And leaves behind his golden feathered darts: In steed of whom he makes fair Ladies eyes The piercing weapons of true loving hearts. And be amongst these high solemnities, His awful presence freely he imparts, To all in general with mirthful cheer, All sports the better if loves God be there. The offspring of the high celestial jove His braine-bred a Minerus, whom the poet's fame to be the Goddess of wisdom, borne and bred in the brain of jupiter. daughter, and his thigh borne son b Bacchus, whom his father jove saved from Abortive birth from his mother Semell & sowed him upon his thigh till the time of his birth was come to a period Ovid Lib. 3. One with advice of wisdom showed her love, And tother bounteously made plenty run: Where wine in streams 'gainst one another strove, Where many a cask was bankrupt and undone, Deprived the treasure of the fruitful vines: By Bacchus' bounty, that great God of wines. Thus jove, and juno, Imps of aged Ops With wise Minerva, Mars and Mercury: Resplendent Sol with musics strains and stops Fair Venus' Queen of loves alacrity, loves God with shafts betiped with golden tops And Bacchus showering sweet humidity, Gods, Goddesses, the Graces and the Muses, To grace these Triumphs all their cunnings uses, Amongst the rest was all recording Fame Insculping noble deeds in brazen leaves: That meager Envy cannot wrong that name, Where brave Heroick acts the mind upheaves: Fame's golden Trump will through the world proclaim Whom Fortune, Fate nor Death nor Time bereaves. Thus like a Scribe Fame waited to record. The Nuptials of this Lady and, this Lord. All-making-marring Time that turneth never To these proceedings, still hath been auspicious, And in * Time's progress. his progress will (I hope persever To make their days and hours to be delicious. Thus Fame, and Time affords their best endeavour Unto this royal match to be propitious: Time in all pleasure through their lives will pass Whilst Fame records their fames in leaves of brass You sons of judas and Achitophel Whose damned delights are treasons, blood, and death: Th' almighty's power your haughty prides will quell, And make you vassals, vessels of his wrath, Let all that with these Princes worse than well, Be judged and doomed to everlasting scathe, For 'tis apparent, and experience proves No hat prevails, where great jehovah loves. To whose Omnipotent eternal power, I do commit this blessed beloved pair: Oh let thy graces daily on them shower, Let each of them be thine adopted Heir: Raise them at last to thy Celestial Bower, And seat them Both in lasting glories Chair. In fine, their earthly days be long and blessed: And after, bettered in eternal rest. A Sonnet to be Imperious majestic mirror of Kings, james, great Britain's Monarch. GReat Phoebus spreads his Rays on good and ill, Dame Tellus feeds the Lion and the Rat, The smallest Sails God AEol's breath doth fill: And Thetis harbours both the Whale and Spratte. But as the Sun doth quicken dying Plants, So thy illustrious shine doth glad all hearts: And as the earth supplies our needful wants, So doth thy bounty guerdon good deserts. And like the airy Eoll's pleasant gales, Thou fill'st with joy the Sails of rich and poor, And as the sea doth harbour Sprats and Whales, So thou to high and low, yeald'st harbours store. Thus Sea, Air, Earth, and Titan's fiery face, Are Elemental servants to thy grace. To Life. SInce that on earth thou wondrous wandering guest, Arithmeticians never number can The several lodgings thou hast ta'en in man, In Fish, in Fowl, in tame, or brutish beast Since all by thee from greatest to the least, Are squared (and well compared) unto a span, Oh fleeting Life take this my counsel than, Hold long possession in the royal breast: Dwell ever with the King, the Queen, the Prince, The gracious Princess, and her Princely Spouse, In each of these thou hast a lasting house: Which Fate, nor Death, nor Time cannot convince. And when to change thy lodging thou art driven, Thyself and they exalted be to heaven. To Death. TO thee whose avaricious greedy mood, Doth play at sweepe-stake with all living things: And like a Horseleech Quaffes the several blood, Of Subjects, Abjects, Emperors and Kings: That high and low, and all must feel thy slings, The Lord, the Loon, the Caitiff and the Keasar, A beggars death as much contentment brings To thee, as did the fall of julius Ceasar. Then since the good and bad are all as one, And Larks to thee, no better are then Kites, Take then the bad, and let the good alone, Feed on base wretches, leave the worthy wights. With thee the wicked evermore will stay, But from thee, Fame will take the good away. To Eternity. THou that beyond all things dost go so far, That no Cosmographers could e'er survey, Whose glory (brighter than great Phoebus' Car) Doth Shine, where night doth ne'er eclipse the day: To thee I consecreate these Prince's acts, In thee alone let all their beings be: Let all the measures of their famous tracts In thee begin, but never end like thee. And when thy servant Time, gives Life to Death. And Death surrenders all their lives to Fame: Oh then inspire them with celestial breath, With Saints and Martyrs to applawd thy name. Thus unto thee (as thine own proper rights) I consecreate these matchless worthy wights. FINIS. john Taylor.