For her Highness the most Illustrious incomparably virtuous and r●ligious Lady ELIZABETH Princess DOWAGER. Given by a loyal true old friend, and most affectionately devoted servant. A funeral Oration; or in a Truth, a most just plain wrought panegyric of the most mighty Lord Oliver Cromwell PROTECTOR of England, etc From the love of the most Illustrious Lord Thomas de la More, Knight of the Banner, and Garter royal. And of Great Brittany, France, and Ireland, &c. the most unconquered and thrice adorned Standard Bearer. A Most sad also, elegiac posy, upon the not mortal, never to be forgotten, not to be repaired, aghast Death: Or upon the funeral universally dropping Tears, not unlike to the last gasp Ejulations of that unfortunate Edward the second, a Prince how soever conversant in wars, when he was a-dying. By the Counsels, and tyrannical Tarquinateship, of that diabolically elated spouse of his, Queen Isabel; And of that innocent white fox, Adam of Or●●on, Bishop of Hereford; And of that very wicked knave Gorney; And of that most opprobioufly notorious traitor, the ignoble fellow Maltravers; when he was with a burning hot Iron thrust through the Fundament; and unregally murdered, at Barkley Castle in Glocestershire (but true is that▪ whosoever is slain overcome his tormentor) very like also to that horrid and Ca●u● Caligula's perterrefying Thunder and Lightning. And most like unto those bitter tears, and loud cries with sobbings of Hadradrimmon in the Valley of Hynnom. This our English, Scotish, Irish, is no ill tuned Epicede, of a most just, most unconquered, most holy▪ thrice most Noble, equally well learned; And of all the Arts, Languages, and of the faculty, and profession, and the Kingly Theology, thrice most of all expert, and of a most August Monarch; and most illustrously heroic Caesar. A Prince magnanimous in virtues, and in the embroidered goods of the mind most richly set in gold of a most dread PROTECTOR, And most lovingly loving with the most beloved of great Brittany, Ireland, Flanders. And Emperor of the Isle of Wight, Jarnsey, Gransey, Lunday, Man, &c. As also of Jamaica, the most potent Lord and King, OLIVER CROMWELL, whose divine spirit the third day of September 1658. At his royal palace White Hall in Westminster City of the English Nation: Departing this life without spot and blameless, most gloriously innocent, and purely chaste, he returned to eternal salvation, his God Almighty, our heavenly Father; who with Jesus Christ our Lord, the only begotten Son of God the Father, and with the Holy Ghost is blessed for ever. Amen Brute, Priam, Alexander; Turnus King Evander: Arthur Prince Aeneas; Stout Hector Achilles: Constantine; Boar, Crookback Richard that kill-King hack: Charles, Caesar, Augustus Great Gustave Adolphus: King William Bastard Conqueror no dastard Windsor Edward longshank, Valiant Woodstock the Frank, Black Prince, bold Harry fift; The eight (six Queens did shift: Coined new wives). Are all dead Cromwell to heaven's fled. Warlike, renowned Hero; Great divine Apollo. Holy, well learned chaste; Above the stars is placed, Shines brighter than those Lamps More safe than in his Camp, Oliver man of God, And great Brittany's rod: staff, comfort, yesterday: Prince Richard now our Joy Of men the pure offspring, First Olivarian King, Great Cromwell's dearest son England's hope and freedom, Times O manners! and than The love of Englishmen, No faith i'th' world: piety Virtue praise what unity? Thou art alone our Lord: Protect us with thy Sword: Thou art to me thrice dear, Fourth Richard do not fear. Rule branch of Oliver, Lay the Robe to th' Quiver, Join Arms Gown together: Live great King for ever. So be it, Amen. Written upon Monday September 20, 1658. about Twelve at noon. At our Country Museole; or Study by the Groves; being in times past a Mansion place, of Pagan de Mowbray a noble man in the reign of Henry the third, King of England, in Oxenfordshire of the forest of Whichwode: At this day de la More's incurious provincial Court, Farewell. In August mostly these days of Mourning, a disconsolate consanguine sad true friend unto his late Highness heretofore the hope, the Protector of the English good men; O thrice, and four times blessed most Religious Lord Oliver the great to be buried: And thrice piously devoted subject, most of all Thomas of More chief Standard Bearer of great Brittany, &c. Faithfully Translated after the Original Latin Copies by the diligence and leisure of the Author himself, subscribing to the same, Thomas More. At my Study in Drury Lane, Novemb. the 22, 1658. Elegiak perselect Poems: or funeral Trophies upon his late Highness Oliver Lord PROTECTOR, of England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. Translated the third of September, 1658. from an Earthly sceptre to a Kingdom immortal; and a Crown of Glory for ever in heaven, Selah. OLIVER deservs a Princely poet's Thunder; Greater than Caesar, Charlemaigne, the world's wonder. Kinton, Burleigh house, Gaynsborough, Lincoln City, Winsby; and Prince Rupert's Irish Ladies pretty. Taken in pursuit to Leicester, from Nasby field By parliament soldiers stripped stark naked and killed Newberry, Langport, Bridgwater, the club battle, Nonny de la More, Bath, Barkley, Shirborn Castle: Bristol, Cornwell, Fxeter, Borstall, Oxenford, Basing house, Wallengford, Levellers at Burford: Preston, Uttoxeter, triumphant Marston Moor, Ragland, Ireland, Scotland, and Muscleborough Shore. Dunbar, Worcester, Jamaica, Van Trump, Mardike, Dunkirk, Graveline, Don, John, and th'Army Catholic. These martial Chevaliers; And Nations all did quake, And tottered like the Pillars, which great Samson shake. At the renowned name of CROMWELL they expired, As if he had been sacred from heaven inspired. September third, he laid down's arms, put on a Crown: Sixteen hundred fifty one he took Worcester Town. That day twelve months before, he nobly won Dunbar, I'th' year forty eight, Duk Hamiltons Army mar. England, France, Netherlands pay Tribute to his hearse, The holy good Protector's dead, Oh weep a verse. The pious, learned, wise great heroic man of war: Is with his Captain Jesus, the bright morning Star. At Gray's Inn of Court November 16. 1658. Sr. Thomas de la More Knight of the Banner, and Garter Rayall, Standard bearer of England and Wales, Prince of Mercia de la More and Port pool, Lord Marquess Eschallers, Baron northmore Moreton de la Thames, de Ponts Haddon, Waddon, Pagans Mubray, Le Feoks, Holborn S. Gyles, &c. FINIS.