Monarchia Triumphans, OR, The Super-eminency of MONARCHY OVERDO POLIARCHY, Or of the Government of ONE above any FREE-STATE or other kind of Sovereignty in many. Wherein Regal Government is compared with a Republic, and proved by many Arguments to be the best, the most natural, and necessary for these KINGDOMS, as it is now established in the Sacred Person of CHARLES the Second, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, etc. Blessed art thou O Land when thy King is the Son of Nobles, Eccles. 10. 17. Deut. 11. 27. Titus 3. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Homer. Let's have One Head, One King, who will have more Heads to his Body, may have many Score; If to One Head thou wilt not faithful be, To lose Thy Head, it is most meet for Thee. London, Printed in the Year, 1666. To the Reader, IF such Essays as vindicate Protestantisme from the Calumny of its enemies, that it doth not provide so well as other Professions for the Security of Princes, the Obedience of subjects, the prosperity of Nations, which have their mutual dependence upon the excellency of the Government established be of highest use and deepest concernment. Then may this Poem pass with the Universal Applause and Acceptance of all good Subjects and knowing persons; especially in such an Age wherein there have been and yet are Extant, so many thousand Pamphlets against the present Government, which would possess the ignorant, and heedless Readers with belief that a Free-State, or Commonwealth, which the wise man tells us are the curse of God for sin, were the only Diana of the Britain's, which these Nebocadnezars' would have them worship as their Idol, or else be for ever miserable. And in a time wherein there are so many refusers of the Oaths of Supremacy, and Allegiance, and so many who take them with such Reservations, and Misprizions, as have a wide gap open for their Covetousness, Ambition, Envy, Ignorance, Discontent, and the like Hypocondriacal Passions and Frenzies, to enter on the Stage and to steel them with Brainsick Resolutions to act their Parts in new Combustions and Innovations, Even in such a season (horresco referens) when God's Visitation was amongst them, and he made so strict an Inquisition after such incorrigible enemies to the peace of his Church some of whose late Hollandizing Conspiracies have forced from me this Antidote against the like Distemper, with which there are many thousands infected, in City and Country; such as have heretefore, not only impeded the Grandeur and glory of the British Empire, but have changed the reputation of the most famous Nation, into the infamy of devils: and which if we may belive our English Nestor's, is now more Epidemical than Wise men imagine, and which by sad experience we find curable only by amputation as a Gangreen, and as infectious as the Plague. And surely the general Ignorance of the most of the sense of the fifth Commandment, and of the Fundamentals of Religion, and the fruits thereof, their disobedience to their Spiritual and Temporal Parents, have been the Fathers and Mothers of the last Years Plague here, and of all God's Judgements which are or have been in Christendom. I hope as this Poem hath been, and will be a good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or eye-save to me who else had been blind with writing it out so oft as I was importuned: So the Cogent Arguments therein illustrated, will prove like so many perspectives to all impartial Readers to behold and admire with me the order of the Hexameron, the glory, the necessity, the excellency, the Divine Majesty of Monarchy above all other sorts of Governments; but if there be some of whom it maybe said, Etiamsi satisfacies non satisfeceris, Here they are brayed in all God's Mortars, which Solomon alludes to Prov. 27. 22. 1. Of Precepts and Canons Divine and Humane. 2. It Points them to above 300 Precedents of Conspiracies Jewish and English. 3. Of God's Judgements, which not one of Millions from Adam to this present Year ever evaded. 4. Of God's Mercies to obedient Subjects, and injured Kings and Prelates who have lived to see their Enemies perish, like Oreb and Zeeb at Endor; but their own Crowns and Mytres to flourish on their Heads, as I heartily wish they may in Great Britain, and Ireland, whilst the Sun and Moon their lively Emblems shine upon them: And if all these Mortars will not bray them in their right Wits, there are two or three more in your power, as well as mine, which are serious and assiduous prayers for them that they may be throughly taught their dutiess to God and Men, and may obtain sound and saving knowledge, and obedience; and that public and private justruction and Fasting may not be omitted; for Ignorance is an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, and Obstinacy an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, which will not be exorcised without them. It remains that you and I retire to the exercise of them, as becomes you and theirs, and Your unfeigned Votary, P. Dormer. The Triumphs of MONARCHY OVERDO ANARCHY: Or the Rout of all Rebel-Republicans. WIth Alpha and Omega to Begin, Of Monarch's Monarch, of all kings the King; Doth he not govern all the World alone? That Realm's lik'st his, that ruled is by one. The Sovereign Power is Forces union; Monstrous, weak in many; strong, right, in one. Pythagoras ascribes to one what's due to God, Said it was Male, and Female, even odd; The King of Numbers, and that unity, Was the world's Soul, and the souls Harmony: The Fabric of the Grand Hexameron, Assigned was to the Government of one: And in that one the Understanding seen As King, next it the Will doth reign as Queen. One Head rules Soul and Body without Schisms, All Figures rise from one, one makes all Dimes. Thus in the body Politic we see, One multiplied to make a Family; And Families makes Towns, Towns Cities make, Both Provinces, whence Kingdoms being take. All Powers, Force, Counsel, in Immortal Man Called King are joined; what they cannot he can. David must stay, not go to th' Camp to fight, His life's worth Armies, Israel loves her light. That is the best you'll grant of Governments, Which Gospel brought, and keeps where most dissents, But such no Major Vote or States called free, To fix in British Isles could e'er agree, For still the Major part hath proved the worse, And would be ruled by Judas sword, and Purse; Betray the Truth, Religion, Innocence To fools and slaves of Wilwispt conscience. How was it than you'll say in Holland seen? 'Twas thither brought by Nasau, and our Queen. First Kings rejected Popes through Christendom, Else they had ruled all till the day of Doom. Those Raging Waves the giddy multitude, Like to themselves, have principles most rude; They hate sound truths, Dote upon Novelties, Hunt for new lights, although they be old lies. They're fierce for Liberty of Conscience, Satan's chief ordinance, 'gainst God, Truth, Sense▪ Who e'er saw Storms, Lightnings, Thunders, Legion Of Devils, but in Airs Lowest Region? The King-fish hath no foes but the Swordfish And Thrasher; that good Kings had none I wish; Then Britain's bless the Lord from Pope and Sect, Who hath you freed by Princes six select. O Europe praise Jehovah King of Kings, Who Kings you gave, who Gods pure word you brings: By him they rule, he gives them Crowns and Birth, And under him they're th' Atlas' of the earth. That Protestants should boast, could Foes abide, Th' had Europe's greatest Monarch on their side. One o'th' best works for's Church our God could do, Let's daily drink of Praise one cup or two. Now he may make King Charles the Cornerstone As ever Britain ruled, of as high Throne: But Bankrupt States, like Brokers base were bend, To patch their Cracked States, though three Realms they rend. They acted were by our worst Foes and Rome, To bring our King and Kingdoms to their Doom. Where most perfections meet in one, such things As much excels as Diamonds brass Rings. Thus the world's Sovereign, Angels doth excel, More than Heaven, Earth, Men, Beasts, which here do dwell. Thus Souls the body, bodies that are mixed Surmount the Elements in one place fix't. All Creatures sensibles and Rational, Surpass the senseless and mere Animal. Ashwerus Medes and Persians their Kings call, That's Sovereign power in one which can do all; So sure as their Law, Monarchy sole Heir Of Governments; the rest but Bastards are; Desired Accomplishments meet all in this; All Powers, Force, Virtues, do each other kiss. The two Estates did make so much ado, All with Pythagorists Curse number two. New Lords, new Laws, new Gods, new Troubles bring As was in Layish Israel, when no King; And in the Persians five day's liberty, Which made them love their Kings, hate Anarchy. So when we had a thousand Kings and more, As many Jars, who should be King them o'er, They tired us all, and made us loudly thump, And cry, God save the King, and hang the Rump: Since quietly in Britain, France, and Spain, Yea through the world Dead Kings revive again, And one succeeds the other with much ease, Death one Uncrowns, the other crowned in peace. O King of Kings, whilst Sun and Moon doth reign, Let's ne'er want Kings to guide King Charles his Wain, And may he live thrice o'er his years again. What is a Commonwealth, but common woe, Where each man's wealth's made common unto more? A Commonwealth's a Common Lottery, Where fifty Blanks for one good chance we see. A Commonwealth's a Common Weathercock, Which whirls about with every wind and knock. Whilst Phoebus past twelve signs i'th' Zodiac, As many changes nigh made Britain's Quake. When Lords were all cashiered, and honest men, None left but Fools, and Slaves, and Traitors then: What was a Commonwealth but a Fragment, A Scrap, Fagg-end, a Rump of Parliament! 'Tis a false Mirror cannot represent The people's understandings, wills, consent. A Bedlam Babel; what do you call it, Where Roland's will is ruled by Randall wit? And such as have nor t'one, nor t'other, Are ruled by the Whimsies of another; When many go to Feast, or Funeral, From the vote Major, Minor carries all: Then Commonwealth's a Common Juggler's Box, A Hoca, Poca, Major, Minor Vox. A Commonwealth's a state Hermophradite, Where He's by day vote, She's unvote by night. Democritus laughs into a Horaclite, To think for mastery how she-States did fight. Nay, what's a Commonwealth, but Common Whore? With Nobles Honours prostrates to each Boor. Our Commonwealth it was a Common Pander, To Sects and Factions, which about did wander. A Commonwealth's a common Pestilence, Where Passions vote 'gainst Reasons Common sense. That ours was Ante-Christ who can deny, Whose Horns gored Christ, whose Heads did him defy? Mark what Greeks said of Greece, who saw't flourish, When Kings Greece ruled, by many ruled perish. When first these Fiends of Hell, you guess their names, By Greeks we're courted like two Cyprian Dames; The Nations round jeered Greeks which feared their fames, Scorned Greece, when Greece burned Greece with civil flames. By Fiends are meant Free-States, and Commonwealth; Since these Greeks ruled, we Trojans had no health. Our Ruler's Bedlam Regelments by more, Teemed with as mad Effects as e'er brought woe; Then worst of Rebels is Republican, Though Independent, Presbyterian, Where e'er had Zimries' peace against their Masters, Who ' rose and fell not by some sad disasters? Hence let no new Sectarian Schelies Led you to Traitors Dire Ends, and Follies. The world a Chaos were of huge variety, Were 't not to order brought by Monarchy: Jah ruleth all, the Angels Michael, Who all the Rebels cast from Heaven to Hell. The Sun rules Stars, Spheres, Spheres Imperial, All causes end in one, the cause of all. In the Malignant Church false Heads we see, I'th' Militant Triumphant, one must be; All Arts are Handmaids to Theology, Whose wonders men and Angels stupefy; All Books but empty Pamphlets are to it, Which God hath spoke, and with his finger writ: In Fire, in Air, Earth, Water, and in Hell, The rule of one doth sway and bear the Bell; Fire above Air, Air Earth, earth waters fixed, Gives life, and doth consume all bodies mixed. Ducks have their Drakes, Cranes have their Kings they say, All feathered Creatures their chief Males obey, But o'er them all the Eagle bears the sway. Base Locusts, Grasshoppers, Infects, and Flies, Who have no King, by their confusion dies. Others live long, as th' Ant and Royal Bee. A Guard who keeps, lives, dies in Majesty. Their Hives, Walls, Combs, Cities, Holes, Houses are, Stings are their Arms, one rules in peace and war. O'er Papers Venice, Brown, Lombard, Horn, Demy, Royal, Cap., super Royal, Perial, Imperial. Herds have their leaders, Rams their flocks of Sheep, All Beasts to th' Lion, like Jackals do creep. O'er Stones the Carbuncle, o'er Metals Gold, Of which Kings Crowns are made, for which they're sold; O'er all the scaly Monsters in the Sea, The Whale's the Tyrant, him they must obey. By Nereus' sons, when caught in Greenland sound, Leviathan's prized at five hundred pound. The Basilisk a Crown on's head doth wear, To show o'er Serpents he doth Domineer. O'er every sort of creature Kings to fit, Requires a Tome, their Nomenclators wit; Each Master rules as Monarch Politic, His Children; Servants as King Despotique. One entire Nation in the world throughout, O'er it be Kings, if you can find without. If you'll believe Saint Hugh who perched in tub, He was in Hell, there's but one Belzebub. Thus from the highest Heavens to the lowest pit, The world's Grand Monarch, Monarchy hath writ In his vast Volume of the world, that here Men might their God, and his Vicegerent fear. That none might Witchcraft of Rebellion draw, From Devils precedents, and call it Law: Since Michael down from Heaven those Rebels threw, Show me one Rebel thrived of Rebel's crew. By all the Laws of God. our Charlemagne Is placed in's Throne, obey your Sovereign. Mark how our Statists natures Course pervert, When they the rule of many would assert; Suppose more Gods than one to rule the world, It soon to Antique Chaos would be hurled. Were Satan, Gog, and Magog, heads o'th' Kirk, If Christ help not with Saints, they'd make mad work. Parelii shone whilst Edward Fourth did fight, Paraselenes did the Romans fright; But ruled so many Suns and Moons i'th' sky, You would believe Doomsday were very nigh. Make Pompey's Rivals in grand Caesar's Thrones, Millions they'd turn to Skulls, and dead men's bones. Priests in each Town set many Sects to preach, The ways to Hell sooner than Heaven they'll teach. Of many Doctors, Patient be at cost, Take all their Physic, sure thy life is lost. To many Lawyers put a doubtful case, 'Tvvill look like Barred Pictures Protean face. Who loves a rule by many let him try, He shall have plagues enough in's family. Set Generals o'er each army two or moe, They'll thrive like ours who did to Hayty go. Three Colonels each Regiment lets loop, Four Captains to each Company and Troop, Five Admirals in chief one Fleet command, ne'er shall Victoria light upon their hand. Siz Pilots set o'er every Snip you have, Then Port in Seas they'll sooner find a Grave: Seven Lords t'each Manor, t'each Family, Eight Husbands to one Wife as well agree. Nine Heads t'each body, such a comely sight, The Devil out of's wits perchance would fright. Ten Rams, Bulls, Bucks, to lead your Herds and Flocks, Would Horn each others pate, with bloody knocks. Fancy there were in each Hive eleven Kings, A cruel Fight you'd see with deadly stings; Twelve Cocks o'th' Game set free out of your pens, They'll fight till death for Lordship o'er your Hens. Thus topsie turvey turvey they the World do turn, And all the Creatures which at Monarches spurn. These wild Conceits like their mad rules th' have left Them, Skip, Bear, Steal, I'll answer for your theft. In all the world show me one Commonwealth Without a Sovereign Power had peace or Health, Acted by Artificial Kings and men, Or to a Babel all returned again. What did our Slaves States do in twelve years' space, But Sword men's wills o'er those in highest Place? Without Chymerian Kings was no conclusion, Unless in jarring, Factions, and Confusion: If such with Native Kings you shall compare, You men, they Kings in cloth of Aras are; Then are Republicans the worst of Traitors, May City's Gates yield unto such Heads, Quarters. Kings but in Nonage have Superiors; Assemblies ever are inferiors To Consuls, Projectors, and Dictator's, To Generals, Precedents, Prolocutors; Thus had the old Lacaedemonians Their Ephori, Censors th' Athenians, And Cosmosses the Carthaginians, Tribunes the Romans, Doegs the Venetians: These ruled the roast under some feigned name, And used more rigour, power with Kings the same: And wheh these slaved Estates were put to shift, They set up Kings to help at a dead lift. Thus Romans boast their Scipio's, Fabius, Hated as were Camillus, Manlius, Athenians, Thrasibulus, Pericles; Thebes, Epaminondas, Thucydides, With many others who have their Country As Kings who ruled, when States had them enslaved. State's Mongrils like do run, when Wolves draw near, But Mastiffs fight, so Kings when Foes appear. Then needs must States yield unto Monarchy, Which in great'st troubles is their Sanctuary. The creatures of Assemblies were for ay, Vast in their numbers, greedy for their prey; To borrow all they could they licenese had, Protected ne'er to pay, to promote trade: But Kings have Mordecays, joseph's, who bring As Kings to them, like profit to their King. But our Grand Hydra swallowed Steeples down, Churches, Delinquents Lands, and those o'th' Crown, To keep their Crowd of Saints Lives and Estates, Of a full Million felt disastrous fates. Cart loads of Coin twice more they did divide Then David for the Temple did provide: 'Tis easier, cheaper for's to maintain one Then thousands, which brings mischief, good to none. Slave States are but the fragments of some Nation, Drove into Holds, and Forts for their Rebellion. How can they Grandeur either get or keep, Like sneaking Eunuches which in holes do creep. By marriage they can ne'er as Monarches thrive, A wonder 'tis by shifts they hated live; But Kings more Kingdoms do by Venus get, Then all Free States by Mars i'th' world have yet More Realms, Isles than the Royal house of Spain. Or Austria by their Queens, our Kings did gain. Some twenty Kings long cantoned British Isles, Mars gave them not King James but Hymen's smiles, O'er Spain John of Gawts Daughter's heirs now Reign, Our Kings by wedlock are heirs of Britain, Normandy, Poictou, Anjou, Aquitain, All France; in Paris shall be crowned again, When they their Lions, Harp, and Flowers in France, With Arms ne'er Conquered shall through it advance. Our Kings have on their side God and all right, Which makes our men's like Lions in their sight: The French like Lilies pale it doth affright, That five to one of ours they ne'er durst fight: Did they ere Battle win these thousand years, Unless with Scotch, Swiss, Mountaineers, Normans, Higlanders? and when five to one, Small numbers oft subdued their Nation; This truth to clear we need no Tomes recite, But Agincourt, and Cressy, Poictou Fight: Alas poor sneaks, when e'er we them assail, We needs must conquer, now their old friends fail, The Pope set York and Lancaster by th' ears, Which lost us France, brought Wars, and seas of tears; Else all were ours w'had nigh five hundred years, So long the world the Englishmen did fear, And thought that they the bravest Nation were. Had our King all of Kings and Queens as heir, Most Potent Prince in all the world he were: King Charles had with his Queen strong Towns so rare, The next to them the names of Kingdoms bear; Besides, her Dowry then many Queens was more, Her Grace, Parts, Virtues, ten-times worth that o'er. Thus all our Noblesi Families do rise By Nuptial Bonds, which States to States fast ties; True Lovers Knots tied by God's Hand and Word, Faster joins Crowns and Lands, than Caesar's Sword. If we so fast as Spain and Dutch Lands take, Our Mars and Venus soon great Realms may make Of Mighty Princes; 'tis best Husbandry, Their swarms of Poor well planted out to see; To th' body Politic more sad events, Then natural to void no excrements. Marriage five Crowns in one for us doth blend, And may five more if God them please to send: Fly Capon Commonwealths, love Monarchy; Court not gelt States, hate Bastard Polarchy. Britain by Kings, and Queens by Kings grew great With Kings and Kingdoms, States a Hell hatched cheat. But since our zealous States plead Text, and Faith, Mark what for Kings 'gainst them the Scripture saith; Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, And Gentiles too, as Sacred Writ you shows; In whom were all the Prophecies made good, Which e'er were made to Judah's line and blood: As he by Priests his Laws to men doth teach, So o'er the world by Kings his reign doth reach. King's are his lively Image, his Vicegerents, Who best his Power and Glory represents. Since Christ's the King of Kings, of Lords the Lord, Then Anti-Kings are Anti-christs' by th' word. God promised to Abraham Kings of's ●eed; Of his sworn truth's world you make lies? take heed: And Kings and Queens unto his Church he'd raise, Fathers and Mothers to its good, his praise; And Kings to Judah were the greatest bliss, Jacob foretold; That them ye hate, whence this? Balac said Balam blest, when Kings to Jews, Like agag's, Unicorns, Lions he shows, And that the shout of Kings was in their Camp, No Foes Enchantments could them ever damp; God vovved that Israel should live secure, Meaning vvhilst native Monarches did endure: With greatest blessings he Jesuron fostered, The chiefest was they to a Kingdom prospered. When Kings had Kings their Heirs, the Jews confess, That God did them above all people bless; By this the Kings and Sheba's Queen did prove, That he did them above all Nation's love: Kings strongest motives in Gods Writ Divine, To goodness wear? he'd Crown Kings of their line: No Prince's wickedness did void God's Oath, Nor can absolve from our sworn Faith and Troth: As his, so ours was sworn to th' Royal Line; We're perjured against Heirs if we combine. For Kings by God's Power, Rule, live, die; and when He's pleased, he hath done wonders by lewd men: Our valiant Henrys, Edwards, Richard's face Who dar'st, we leave their Virtues to God's Grace. If Crowns from wicked Kings Subjects might take, Mad work i'th' world as oft it did, 'tvvould make: Why then was David unto Saul so tender, Who for revenge true Loyalty did render? He dar'st not touch the Lords Anointed; Many Rechabs were for this disjointed. Unkinging Kings to Jews brought days of doom; Such Papal Facts, like fruits to Christendom. Of bad Kings this sharp Rock Rotation, Though for a good, oft splits a Nation: Balam, Saul, Judas, told truth as the rest, So have lewd Kings conqnered and reigned best. When God allows not words, bad thoughts of heart Against his Kings, lest Angels them impart To Subjects woe, that they may plagued be, Who dares resist Royal Authority? The Jews and Gentiles Restauration, Began with Christ his Coronation; The Sacred VVrit him sets on Kingly Throne, As oft as to the World his glories shown: By Kingdom he presents his Dearest Bride, When she in Chariot paved with love doth ride. But when his Bow against her he doth bend, He threats t' uncrown her, and her Sceptre rend: And was not this of all his plagues the worst To his Beloved, when of him thus cursed? This, this to Jews stands for a lamentation, Sign of God's wrath, their utter desolation: Praised be his name, Zanzummims han't their will With worst of woes, three Kingdoms who would fill. That our King wears his Sceptre, Sword, and Crown, Th' Emblems of Power, of Empire, and Renown, And may his Heirs till Sun and Moon go down. You see how highly God and Scriptures Rate Kings, Titles, Honours, Orders, Royal State, Sets Monarchy all Governments above, Whereby he ruled from Moses time his Dove. Then let none dare who God or truth do love, Against their King or Kingship Traitors prove; But them obey for Gods and Conscience sake, That he them blessed may, not cursed make: But if to murmur Rebels be so bold, Let's in Gods word their Rise and Fall behold. Rebellion first began in Heaven, thence fell The Dragon and his Angels down to Hell. All sins abridged in disobedience, By which man fell from state of Innocence, For which he was expelled from Paradise, And from the tree of Life of unknown price. The Serpent for Rebellion licks the dust, Women in pangs brings forth men, Earth's accursed. Cain was vagabond i'th' Land of Nod; Rebels to Prince and Parents, hate of God. The old world crowned chiefly was for this, Five Cities burnt with Fire, which did amiss; Aaron and Miriam smote with Leprosy, Because their Sovereign Moses they defy. Of Corahs' company the word of truth Shows fifteen thousands sad and direful ruth. Five Kings did fall by Chederlaomer, And King Hosea fell by Shalmaner; Abimelech and Sechem with Gaal, By mutual Treasons got their utter fall. A Fire came from the bramble which did burn That Rebel Town, and made of it one urn. When Sheba's head was Joabs, than they went From Abel's Town each man unto his tent. Did Absalon or Adonijah thrive? They thousands spoiled, more pardon left alive. Re●bah and Banah who their Sovereign slew, David their hands and feet exposed to view: Sad Fate o'ertook that line, sons of Nebat, Whose Calves for ruin soon grew Bulls full fat. Ahab his sons and Queen came to disaster, And had false Zimri peace, who slew his Master? No, for he killed King Ela, felt God's Ire, Him Omri forced with the King's house to Fire. Though Jehu to his work was called by God, Justice and Mercy kissed and burnt the Rod. Manahem slew Shallum, Zachariah, As Hoshea slew Peka, who killed Pekaiah, So Ammon's Servants, who their Master killed, Were slain when good Josiah his place filled. Queen Athaliah slew the Royal Seed, And ruled until their Wounds made her to bleed. Joash his slaves slew him, he Zachariah, But they were all slain by Amaziah. The Books of Kings, more foes to Kingly Race, And many Traitors to sad ends do trace; Besides their Armies which in battle fell, Without remorse it knoles your pass to Hell, Amend, repent, so live, and so die well. Though Sacred Writ we value most of all, Each History is full of Traitor's fall. Each Age and Country show sad Precedents, Of Rebels Fates, to force them to repent. Two hundred thirty cursed Plots and Treasons, 'Gainst Kings and Kingship without all reasons, We since the Normans times and Reigns have seen, But th' authors of them still have hanged been; And so must they who dare to show such tricks, For they against God's Laws and men do Kick. What is become of those conspired the death Of England's Mother, called Queen Elizabeth, And for their Country's ruin close did wait? Let Spain and Papists think of Eighty Eight, Of those King, Queen, Prince, State's, and Parliament, To blow up with three Kingdoms did consent. How hath this Island Reeled in her own blood, Of troubles, twenty years o'er raned a flood! Rebellion hath the Scots of glory stripped, And Ireland strangely, for it hath been whipped, By wondrous means and by a Rebel Rout Of Martin Markings, and Marprelates stout: See their Heads, Quarters, o'er the City's Gates, All Rebels are destined unto such Fates. The Sacred Trinity with one consent, And Scriptures prove, this the best Government. The Champions nine fought all for Monarchy, None loved Kings more than sisters three times three. The Jews had but confusion, nothing In Israel, when time was there was no King. Moses as King did in Jesuron reign, Judges and Kings had the power Sovereign, Till Shilo▪ came, who rules as King of Kings, And under Monarchy all Nations brings; Prophets, Apostles, taught's to love and fear, Them to obey; pray for, not scoff, or jeer. The Persian sages after long contest Of Arguments proved Monarchy the best. Maecenas and Agrippa told Augustus, Your wise men all, choose one, else ne'er trust us. For Kings our Britain's who were stout and wise, Ventured their fortunes, or have lost their lives: So all our Statesmen could say Boo t'a Goose, Which voge made them Leards of the other House. Great Alexander's Master Aristotle, Bias who carried all in's Bag and Bottle, And all the rest of the wise men of Greece, Said one Ruled all, as Gander ruled the Geese, That if there were i'th' world one Mome or Goose, Loved many Rulers, let him tri't in's house: And in such peace and order he should dwell As Locusts do, worse than the Fiends in Hell. Old Philo saith as Kings o'er all we see, And God o'er them, so Nations ruled be: Thus stood for one the wise Pythagoras, As for black Snow did Anaxagoras; So all the rest as Homer, and Dion, With Plutarch, Seneca, and Zenophon; So did Theodoret, Basil, Cyprian, Chrysostom, Austin, and Tertullian: All Counsels, Fathers, Latin, Greek, Which were most godly, learned, grave, and meek; There's scarce one School Boy but doth know it, How Kings are praised by every Poet; How Homer, Virgil, and each Poet sings The noble deeds of Mighty Queens and Kings: Thus Armies great of Pen and Inkhorn men I might produce to tire your sight, my Pen. For honest knowing souls too much; for fools They ne'er will learn, till taught in Gatehouse Schools. That Regelment's the worst which sows the seeds Of sects, and Factions and Seditions breeds, Which points the way to Moles and each base lown To creep through Heads of Factions to a crown, That Tyrants and poor upstarts many more Than we could bear, or keep us placed o'er, Which Tigers, Wolves, and Foxes manifold Allowed, by whom Nations were bought and sold, Which kept us all in daily doubts and fear What Rule and Rulers we should have each year; Made strangers far and near refuse our trade, Because they thought all Rebels are stark mad, Which cried with Harlots lewd, Divide the child, Such Mother's Britain lately did beguiled; Which noblest men, and Minds, and Clerks despite, And in the Scum of Sects and Folks delight: Which of each Dragons' Tail, and Hellbred Faction, Projects and Acts for Toleration; Which vote free Denizens for their base ends, Turks, Popes, and Jews, and the infernal Fiends, Which coined Engagements, Vows, and Oaths so fast, That millions were forsworn or first or last: Nurses so many, mock-controwlers, sects so lewd As filled each City, Town, and house with feud, Which doth confound High, low, wise, fools, rich, poor, Arms Slaves 'gainst Masters, shuts them out o'th' door; Which like to Comets poison did distil To all below, and them with Plagues doth fill; Or like Saturnal Planets in their Sphere, The higher still the more Malignant were, Which licked the Cub of Reformation, Till Love, Faith, Truth were out of fashion; Which kept the people in blind Ignorance Of Fundamental Truths, as in a Trance. O sad that one-in hundreds scarcely knew What each one's sworn to; Church by States thus grew; The first Imperious teacher of a lie, By such (dark souls) was ever most set by; That Priests and Parents all should teach an Act Was framed by some, the most denied the fact; 'Twas Ignorance and Sects let in the Turk To Asia, Greece; like Crimes, like Plagues will work. woe, woe, woe, woe, to Christians who profess Christ's Laws, than his worst Foes yet know much less, Which did destroy like Fiends without all fears All Saints good works, of fifteen hundred years; Though but half Crowns God's portion to them yields They sold it all to buy the Potter's Fields; Which make men coward's like the heartless Hen, Hence all States fight by Mercenary men: When our stout Henry's, Edward's, fought with French, Did they not soon make foes, though millions, slinch? An hundred times they made the Scots and France To quake, when they began their Martial Dance; But our States Soldates did what ne'er was done; Ten thousands from one troop of Negroes run, Whereby they millions lost a golden Town, With it world's richest Isle, and their Renown. Of Artificial men sans souls a crowd Are States, which name all Villainies doth shroud; For there's not one hath Conscience, Reason, Faith; All's public, and not private each one saith. That Government without all doubts the worst, Which is the great'st Plague for sins accursed, Which is such ugly Monster, full of shame, That Anomos in Scripture is its name; Raced out o'th' Calendar all Holy days, That Gods, Kings, Saints works none might do or praise. Most fearful Fates surprised their rotten bones, Who Soldiers, Cripples, Poor relieved with stones. God makes men great for Thousands good; State Elves, Careless o'th' poor, cried, Ah, ha, ha, for selves. Were every twig a Pen; Earth, Paper; Seas, all Ink; Men could not write all Crimes of States I think. That's the Best Rule which all distempers cures In Church and Realms, keeps them, their health secures, Which to our sinking Ark, like Noah's Dove Brought truth, and Peace, and th' Olive Branch of love, When both our Isles were tossed like Ship on Seas, Charles hushed all storms, and they in calms did cease, Which makes them like one Cornucopia, In plenty excel Sicily, Candia, Causeth these Isles of Dogs, or Devils named, With proudest pieces of the world be famed: When foes would quite destroy our Nation, Blur our high deeds and reputation; Takes care that Neptune's sons like lackey boys Tread on Sols heels, without all foes annoys: With us the Nations trade, if Charles agree, Which Sun, or Moon, or Poles, or Stars do see, Where Justice mixed with Mercy, doth abound, Vinegar in sweet Grapes oppressed, is found; Where Courage mixed with Faith, and Love, not fears, To pluck the prey out of the paws of Bears; Where no good useful man preferment lacks, As most of late did under Mushroom facks; As Phoebus' light imparts to every Star, So Charles gives Honours to worth near and far, Which purges Locusts and Caterpillars, And such as are to Kings and Realms ill-willers, To th' body Politic as sad events, As natural, to void no Excrements: If fifty years' Goal-birds had been sent o'er, Kingdoms and Isles we'd had as many more: Thus when the Gardener evil Plants doth weed, He finds much better grow good Plants and seed; Which care doth take the poor abroad to plant, Lest thousands dye with hunger, cold, and want; Which makes all people learn the Truth, Want of such knowledge is a Kingdom's Ruth; God and King Charles this work may bring to pass, Do more in it by'rour Kings then e'er done was. To know and to obey's pure Reformation, This learned and done, makes glorious King and Nation. The Spirit calls knowledge the Key of heaven, With Grace, Obedience, it souls doth leaven; Sermons won't do't, nor Wardens much forsworn, This work is Gods, Gods must lead the forlorn. That rules the best which longest doth endure, All these good things performs, States faults doth cure; No Star so bright i'th' sky, but hath its spot, To have no fault is Gods, no Creatures lot: And let Jehovah Thunder, or Rain, or Shine, He can't please all, nor Kings, though men Divine. You'll say 'tis Verrue Crowns Kings Governments, Then happy we in ours to all intents; His comely presence, meekness, majesty, Do Adamantine lustre far outvie; If to be highly born it is great bliss, What Prince for Birth may you compare with his? If Heirs are blest of God, Usurpers cursed, From Brute, what King had title e'er more just? If wise men Princes Marriage much look on, Behold his Queen, the world's chief Paragon. Great Charles the Second is of our Kings first By's Queen t'each part o'th' world, whose rule doth thrust Paire-Royal Nations, Indies in her meets, More worth than in all Mines, and Golden Fleets; For Royal Issue there's no doubt of Heirs, God will hear theirs, and millions of our prayers: If Crosses breed rare men, best tutors are, With Joseph, David, him you may compare; For Courage, Prudence, Truth, and Constancy, Match him who can without Sycophancy? He patiently endured heavens indignation, Until he wrought his Restauration. So free from pride, self-ends, and false renowns, With Kingdom's ruins he refused his Crowns; Joyed not to have his head crowned with your loss, Stay▪ d till God crowned his head, your joys, his Cross: Foes crying sins, their scandals, obloquy, He hides from penance, by his Amnesty. He grieved to see his Mother Church so torn By Sects; so stripped, left Rachel like, forlorn, He did for her the best he thought or could, What modest Churchmen either wished or would. He cannot scoff, but pity th' ill behaviour Of Brainsick folk, as mad as e'er was Naylor. For Justice, Piety, Religion, Show me his pear in any Region; The Giddy Rabble feared less you know State ordinance, than Jugglers Jubeo. Dead Rulers Junto Laws, were Crows to scare, But Just Kings winged Courts of Justice are: Hence Kings in Thrones of Justice with the eye Are said to scatter all Iniquity. He frequent is with God, familiar In Prayers, not Oaths, as many thousands are; Him for his bounty why should any blame, Whose Thrift, and Temperance, doth millions shame? To Gentry, Commons, and Nobility, He's a rare Pattern of Sobriety; To all the world he freely doth declare, Rebels to God and Laws, worst subjects are: Debauched men though great he cannot brook, On such as his worst Foes he e'er did look: What good of him our Senate doth desire For God or Country done, he doth require. Behold your King then thousands is more tall. In Grace, Power, Virtues, higher than you all. When Kingship, Persons, Virtues thus you see All meet in one, happy's that Monarchy. Not Solomon in's Glory may compare With British Rose, and Lilies, they're so rare. Caesar's best wishes. Subject's votes and Praise His Head crown, and to th' highest Heavens up raise; Of millions Prayers as he the Subject is, So may heavens Blessings shower on him and his. FINIS.