True loving Sorrow, attired in a Robe of unfeigned Grief, presented upon occasion of the much bewailed Funeral of that Gracious and Illustrious Prince Lewis Steward Duke of Richmond and Linox, Eearle of Newcastle and Darnely, Lord of Torbolton and Methuen, Baron of Settrington, Knight of the noble order of the Garter, Lord high Admiral, and great Chamberlain of Scotland, Lord high Steward to the Kings most excellent Majesties most Honourable Household, Gentleman of his Majesty's Bedchamber, and one of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council for England and Scotland; Who departed this life at White-Hall on Thursday the 12. of February, whose Obsequies were solemnly and Princely Celebrated, on Monday the 19 of April, described in form as followeth. Dedicated generally to all his worthy Friends, and loving Servants; and particularly to that trusty and well-beloved Servant of his Arthur Neassmith.  

ANd first my Muse finds, that his Grace's name  
Significantly makes an Annagram.  
LEWIS STEWARD, Annagram VERTV IS WELL EASED.  
His Virtues such continual pains did take  
For King and Country, Church and people's sake:  
That for Earth's courtly toil, to him 'twas given  
His UERTU IS WELL EASED i'the Court of Heaven.   

GReat God, that to thyself wilt take thine own  
By sundry ways, and means to Man unknown,  
Whose Eye of providence doth still perceive  
When, where, why, who to take, or else to leave,  
Whose mercy, and whose justice equal are,  
Both Infinite, to punish or to spare,  
All men do know, that men to dye are borne,  
And from the Earth, must to the Earth return.  
But Time and Circumstance conjecture may,  
For some great cause thou took'st this Duke away.  
Amongst us lurks so many a foul offence,  
Which gives thee cause to take good men from hence:  
And that this Prince was Good as well as Great,  
His life and timeless loss doth well repeat.  
Devout and zealous to his God above:  
True to his King, as did his service prove:  
Discreet in Counsel, Noble in his mind,  
Most Charitably, Honourably kind.  
So Affable, so Hopeful unto all,  
And so replete with virtues general,  
That we may say, this Land in losing Him:  
Hath lost a gracious Peer, a prop, a limb.  
It must be true, that well he spends his days,  
Whose actions do attain all people's praise:  
And surely I suppose he doth not live,  
Who of this Duke a bad report can give.  
So full endued he was of all good parts,  
With noble Courtesy he won all hearts,  
To love and honour his admired mind  
So well addicted, and so well inclined,  
That as a Diamond in Gold transfixed  
His virtues with his Greatness was so mixed,  
That he as one of an immortal Race  
Made Virtue virtuous, and gave Grace to grace.  
Then since his goodness, was so general,  
The loss of him is General unto all:  
This being true, let's recollect our spirits  
And weigh his worth, with our unworthy merits;  
And than our frailties truly will confess  
God took him hence for our unworthiness:  
Death was in Message from th'Almighty scent  
To summon him to Heavens high Parliament,  
He changed his Gracious Title transitory,  
And (by the grace of God) attained true Glory;  
And as his King had his integrity;  
So did the Commons share his Clemency,  
Which was so pleasing to his Maker's sight,  
That Bounteously he did his life requite  
That Lamblike, mildly hence he took him sleeping,  
To his Eternal euer-blessed keeping.  
Thus as his name includes, so God is pleased  
(From worldly sorrows) VERTV IS WELL EASED.  
No sickness or no physic made him languish,  
He lay not long in heart-tormenting anguish,  
But as God's fear was planted in his breast,  
So at his Rest, God took him to his Rest.  
When like a good Tree, laden full of fruit,  
Of Grace, of Virtue, Honour, and Repute:  
Even in his best estate, too good for Earth,  
Then did his soul put on a second Birth.  
And though his part of frail mortality,  
In Monumental Marble here doth lie:  
Yet thousands weeping souls, with deep laments,  
As his most woeful mourning Monuments,  
I daily see, whose visages do show  
That He's interred within their hearts below;  
Whose faces seems an Epitaph to bear,  
That men may Read who is entombed there.   

Epitaph.  
GOod, Gracious, Great, Richmond and Linox Duke,  
God, King, and Country's servant here doth lie;  
Whose living Merits merit no rebuke,  
For whose lives less lamenting Memory,  
Our hearts are groaning Graves of griefs and cares,  
Which when we die, we'll leave unto our heirs.   

Me thinks the Sable Mourners did appear,  
As if in form they numbering Figures were;  
As 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9  
Whilst all that viewed, like cyphers did combine  
Their mourning with the Mourners to unite,  
Which made their Lamentations infinite.  
And Infinite are now his joys Above  
With the Eternal God of peace and love:  
Where for a mortal Dukedom he hath won,  
(Through boundless merits of th'Almighties Son)  
A Kingdom that's immortal, where he sings  
Perpetual praise unto the King of Kings.  
Thus what the Earth surrendered, Heaven hath seized  
Most blessed LEWIS STEWARD, UERTU IS WELL EASED.   

The manner of the Funeral.  
Eight Conductors with black staffs, and poor Gowns, 100  
Servants to Gentlemen and Esquires in Cloaks 50.  
Servants to Knights, 46.  
Servants to Baronet's, 10.  
Three Trumpeters.  
Then came the Standard borne by Sir Gerrard Samms Knight, accompanied with an Officer of Arms.  
The first Horse covered with black cloth garnished with Scutcheons, Shaffron and Plumes led by a groom.  
Here went Servants to Baron's youngor Sons, and some others of like quality in number 15.  
The servants to Knights of the privy Council, 30.  
Servants to Earls younger sons, 24.  
Servants to Viscounts eldest Sons, 6.  
Then the Scholars of Westminster in Gowns and Surplises, their Masters following in mourning Gowns.  
Three Trumpeters.  
The Guidon borne by Sir Andrew Boyd Knight, accompanied with an Officer of Arms.  
The second Horse led by a Groom, and furnished as the former.  
Baron's servants 60.  
Bishop's Servants 10.  
Earl's eldest Sons servants, 15.  
Viscounts' Servants, 10.  
Marquis' eldest Sons servants.  
3. Trumpers.  
The Banner of the augmentation borne by a Knight, accompanied with an Officer of Arms.  
The third Horse led by another Groom of his Graces Stable furnished as the others. Earl's servants: Marquesses and Duke's servants, The Lord Privie-seales servants.  
Precedent of the Council, Servants. Lord Thresurors, Lord Keepers, And Lord Archbishops,  
3. Trumpets. The, Banner of Steward, borne by Sir john Steward accompanied with an Officer of Arms.  
The 4. Horse led by a Yeomen of his Graces Stable furnished as the other.  
Servants to his Grace in Cloaks: Officers to his Grace in Gowns.  
3. Trumpeters.  
The Banner of Steward and the augmentation quartered with it borne by a Baronet accompanied with a Herald of Arms.  
The fist Horse led by a Yeoman of his Graces Stable furnished as the former.  
Sergeants of several Offices in his Majesty's House, and other Esquires, his Majesty's Servants of good quality. The Gentlemen of his Majesty's Chapel in Surplices and rich Copes, the Sergeant of the Vestry accompanying them. Chaplains. Doctors of Physic. Doctors of Divinity. Knights. Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber. Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to the Prince. Baronet's. Baron's younger Sons. Knights of the Privy Council. Viscounts' eldest Sons. A velvet Cushion carried by an Esquire, The controller, Treasurer, Steward, and Chamberlain to his Grace, bearing white Staffs. Barons of Ireland, Scotland, and England. Bishops. Earl's eldest Sons Viscounts. Earls of Scotland, and England. The Duke of Lennox eldest Son. The Archbishop of Canterbury. The Mace, The Purse, The Lord Keeper Preacher. Sergeant Trumpeter, and four Trumpets. The Great Banner borne by an Earl's Son, accompanied with an Herald. The chief Mourning Horse covered with black Velvet, and garnished with Eschochens of Taffeta, with Shaffron and Plumes led by Mr. Hatton Clavell. His Grace's Hatchivements borne as followeth. The Gauntlets and Spurs, the Helm and Crest, and the Sword borne by three Heralds. The Targe and Coat of Arms, borne by two Kings of Arms. Then the lively Effigies or represention of his Grace, drawn in a Chariot by six goodly Horses garnished as the former, covered with a Canopy of black Velvet, the Pall supported by two Earls Sons, and two Marquises Sons. The Footmen going on each side the Chariot and likewise to small Banners, carried by to Knights, 5. of Scotland, and 5. of England round about the Chariot, two principal Gent. riding at his head and feet in the said Chariot. Then followed Garter principal King of Arms accompanied with a Gent. Usher who went bare headed. The Duke of Lennox chief Mourners. The L. Treasurer, & L. Precedent of the Council, his supporters. 10. Other assistants. The L. Privy Seal, and D. of Buckingham. The Marquis Hamilton, and Earl Martial. The L. Chamberlain of his Mayest. House, and the E. of Sussex. The E. of Southampton, and E. of Essex. The E. of Salisbury, and E. of Exeter. The Mr. of the Horse to his Grace in close mourning, leading the Horse of Honour, most richly furnished. Thus past, this sad Show from his Grace's House in Holborn to Westminster, where the Funeral Rites being solemnly ended, his Grace's lively Effiges, was left in the Abbey of St. Peter under a Rich Hearse.   john Taylor.  

Printed for Henry Gosson. 1624.