LONDON'S joyful Gratulation, and thankful Remembrance for their safeties. Presented to the Right Honourable their Excellencies, the most Noble Earl of Essex, and the most Noble Robert, Earl of Warwick. Both Generals of the present Forces raised for the defence of this kingdom, with the general joy for their safe coming hither.  
Arma virosque Cano.  
LONDON, Printed by John Johnson. 1642.   

London's joyful Gratulation, for their safeties.  
WIth as much zeal as to the lusty Spring,  
The little Birds their jocund Orgies bring,  
Permit men sanctimonious reverence pay,  
To aught beneath the Deity: with a true  
Unfeigned intention offer we to you  
Our grateful hearts: which if you'll not despise,  
Shall burn our gratitudes ample sacrifice  
To you, brave pair of Earls, who have been the health,  
The very life and soul o'th' commonwealth.  
The frozen Russian, so who half the year  
Hath been locked up in night, when day does clear  
That cloudy darkness, joyfully do run,  
To pay his homage to th'all-quickening Sun,  
As we to gloirous Essex do impart  
The best devotions of a thankful heart;  
Who without fear, being justified by th'lawes,  
Did put himself into his country's cause,  
And like great Mars, wherever he did come,  
The foe did shake at terror of his Drum.  
And as the timorous fowl; the ●●ab●on fly,  
So did they him; when he did dim the sky  
With groves of Pikes the splendour of whose heads  
Seemed to obscure the Sun beams: when the beds  
Of honour in the tombed field were made,  
The waving ensigns gloriously displayed;  
And to the valiant soldiers full delight,  
The Trumpets sung tantarah to the fight.  
When after this brave Earl had led his men,  
Through most o'th' fertile provinces, and again  
Reduced them towards this City, in the way,  
He made triumphant and victoriour stay,  
When near to Keinton the malignant's came,  
Dressed in the prodigies of smoke and flame;  
Such fury in their faces, that from far  
Each of their looks appears a civil war,  
Teeming with death and horror, as indeed  
They'd come to make the Countries Genins bleed,  
To show themselves true urpers, that without,  
lest Scruple eat their mother's entrails out.  
Then this great Earl his country's general stood  
Resolved to offer in its cause his blood;  
And with undaunted Courage his Command,  
Brought safety to the much afflicted land.  
Under which fighting the bold army went  
To death to serve the King and Parliament,  
And giving the fierce enemy the defeat,  
Who fearfully disordered did retreat,  
They brought home conquest: to adorn the breast  
O'th' commonwealth, and deck the general's crest.  
Illustrious Essex, who's so truly good,  
His virtue dignifies his name and stood:  
Which being deduced from ancient steers stem,  
With chartley's barony even had on him.  
To whom by right inheritance did arrive  
The stile of Earl of Essex, and of Eve,  
Whose father, that same darling and delight  
Of manhood vanquished in victorious fight.  
The Spanish powers when with propitious sails,  
He with his Army landed at that Cales;  
Where Hercules of old upon the shore,  
His Pillars fixed, which non plus ultra wore,  
Engraven in they Marble sides, to stand  
As 'twere the last marks of the then-known land.  
Now to this City in whose just defence,  
(And to secure the laws from violence)  
he's been abroad, with everlasting fame  
The general Essex is returned: A flame  
Of joy and gladness breaking from each heart,  
The City multiplied through every part  
With, he expressions of their thanks: the bells  
With their loud voyes ringing welcome kneels  
To his approach, with whom conjoined must be,  
Warwick that's now our other general: He  
That has our Fleet commanded, that same walls  
Oth' island, been its glorious admiral  
And this passed Summer, when our British Seas,  
Swarmed with malignant's practices did appease.  
All troubles were emergent on the main,  
That could approach us, or from France or Spain,  
Or Holland, where the bold Malginants lay,  
To purchase Ammunition to betray  
Their country's safety, and impugn its peace,  
He did by's diligence those fears release.  
Which did like tempests threaten to o'erwhelm  
The State, and those that plied were at the helm;  
To ruin that great Chartre which was made  
Unto our Ancestors, by whom was said  
The Basis of our Liberties. Even than  
Did this same second Neptune among men,  
Boldly the Azur'd Oceans curled face greet,  
With a well-ordered and unconquered Fleet.  
So that no bark could furrow up the main,  
But by his industry was surprised and ta'en.  
That he in glory with brave Essez, even  
Might seem the other Atlas of our heaven.  
Upon whose shoulders, from assured decay,  
The reeling pillars of this Realm might stay,  
That glorious Warwick might his name advance  
As high as his, who through the heart of France  
Led his great Masters warlike squadrons on,  
Warwick, third Edward's marshal that upon  
A pile of wounds, did to true honour build  
Eternal trophies. Such renown shall guild  
Our Warwick's Crest, who with his Essex bands  
Another Champion of his Countries stands,  
As well as noble Essex self, and is  
A worthy patriot in this extasis  
Of the sick State: which gladly did him call  
From Sea, to take the stile of general  
Which now he wears, resolved to spend his blood  
In our defence, and for the kingdom's good,  
Which needs such worthies, firmly to support  
Its frame against those Catiline's at Court,  
Those strange perverse malignant's that instill  
Into King Charles his sacred ears an ill  
Opinion of his Parliament, that strive  
The Subject of its property to deprive:  
And for their own sinister lude intents,  
Would quell the essence of our Parliaments,  
Who as a constant axiom told this true,  
The safest way to old ills is by new.  
And 'gainst such monsters, whose each acts a crime,  
Each thought destruction, was it not high time  
To call these Heroes to our aid, to stand  
Up for the Liberty and peace o'th' land,  
That their endeavours suddenly might bring  
Tranquillity to th' Subject and the King.  
That this brave City, Britain's royal Seat,  
Might still continue happy as 'tis great,  
Blessed with imperial presence, which of old,  
It as the Chamber of our Kings, did hold  
That true Religion might its wings display  
O'er the vast face of fair Britannia,  
Which these brave Earls, by their industrious course,  
And by the assistance of the almighty's force,  
We hope will see effected; that the tears  
May from our eyes be wiped, and all our fears  
Banished; and new and glorious sunshine smile  
Through the mourning compass of this Isle.  
Then our bright Virgins shall themselves adorn  
With beauty's ornaments, as if the morn  
Broke from their eyes, and gladly flock to see  
These men of fame, whom their felicity  
Has been derived from: then our wives shall run  
With joyful Ios to salute the Sun,  
Brought by these Earls upon them, when they may  
Safely enjoy the glories of the day.  
When every one may under his own vine,  
Eat his bread freely, and carouse his wine:  
Our Matrons then shall from their couches rise,  
And tears of joy shed from their orient eyes,  
To see this peace, and happy plenty brought  
Into the City, where there shall be nought  
Of noise or tumult heard: the old men than  
Shall be as jocund, as their youths again  
Were growing on them: children shall rejoice  
In their first language, and the common voice  
Shall be to chant soft hymns and pleasant lays,  
To noble Essex and brave Warwick's praise.  
To whom this kingdom and this City shall  
(When all their names are held apocryphal  
That do detract their worths: not to be hid)  
Erect to each a lofty Pyramid,  
To which the Memhpian ones so famed of old,  
Shall yield priority: while this Isle does hold  
Their memory's sacred; and 〈◊〉 Annals tells  
The History of these two parallels  
In the big art of war, who swift as time  
Does follow motion, shall while this same clime  
Beneath the Pole rests in the book of fame,  
Together bear sufficiently a name;  
For worth and love unto their Country, which  
Shall still to noble Deverux and Rich  
Still pay their gratitude: and to begin  
The Islands wishes free from that base sin  
Of flattery to them. May the joys of health,  
Strength, happiness and unexhausted wealth  
Surround their ages; May they never meet  
The cross of sickness to impair the sweet  
Harmony of their frames; may they enjoy  
Bliss which no time nor fortune can destroy  
In heaven; and while they sojourn here on earth,  
May all their actions give a daily birth  
To deeds of honour; may a fair success  
Crown their attempts; may victory still dress  
At the reflection of their glittering swords  
its beauteous looks, that when their heads are whit  
Beneath their helms they may o'ercome in fight:  
These are our wishes to them, the same fate  
Wait upon all those worthies of the state  
That do defend their Country; may there fall  
Heavens precious bounties plenteously on all  
That love the peace of Zion: may the King  
Increase in grace and virtue quickly bring  
Joy and tranquillity to the realm; and may  
Divisions cease among us, so does pray  
All who affect this kingdom, which heavens bless,  
With all the fruits of peace and happiness.  
FINIS.